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KEY TO HALL PHOTOGRAPH The nmnes are given from left to right as viewed b_,, til e rt'ader.

Bach How : .-\ . R. Douglas , J. A. Mudge, A. J. Grav, :\L Bould, M. J. William s, D. !\. Meyrick. R. H. Roberts, J. \V. G. Ric.ld, :-i. Macdonald-Smith, R. Harri s, P. G. Tudor, \V. Summers, .·\. E. H. Turner, .-\. A. Dudman, J. E. Hughes, E. Cunnell, A. J. Brimble, ,._ .·\. Bulbed<, H. L ear, D. A. Singl eton, M. T. Crabtree, G. I. DeDeney, W. H. Slack, :\1. YI. Philpot, R . J. Southan.

S econd Row: J. M. Jaffey, K. A. Lund, R. H. Irvine, P . T. Ford, T. W. Ditchburn, J. B. Staples, D. B. Ogilvie, R. W. Hall, R. G. Lunn, D. G. G. Hoare, C. D. S . .-\rtus, J. A. Ackroyd, R . R. Young, J. S. Godden, D. A. Garnett, G. M. Burt, G. R . .-\llford, A. Ln1ch, :\!. C. Seymour, C. G. H adley, F. E. Ru sby, \\i. H. C. Bro1n1 , B. S. Benabo, .-\. J. G. Jones."

T/1ird Now : .·\. J. Grayson, J. R. Down es, P. J. Kelly, P. L. lV!ortimer, D . H. E. \Vain\\-right, D. .-\. Kin sley, .-\. J. Pa tient, C. C. B. Wight\\·ick, D. E. \\'ood, J. L. Scott, B. T. Gibson, D. B. \Vright, B. C. Arthur, R. E. \\'addington-Jon es, D. B. H effer, J. G. Watson , G. D. Gilling-Smith , E. D. :\lol'ian, R. C. :VI. Cooper, B. C. Osgood, D. Bloom, J. Thornton, J. H. Spruyt, J. V. Andrews.

Fourth Row; P. S. D. E. Gass, J. Preger, G. H eddl e, J. G. Bellamy, J. Gl enton, J. C. Bingham, J. :\I. Kersha\\·, J. H. ]. Macleay, A. C. John ston, A. P. H a \\·orth, J. B. Bowes, T. E. Dowman, 'VV. Thorpe, E. J. :\<!organ, C. ]. Lan e, C. J. D. Saunders-Griffiths, Raj K. S. S. Pitamber, C. H. Benbow, G. A. L. Bennett, J .. \ .C. Ellis, D. C. Davies, H. :\!. Plo\\·d en-Roberts, D. B. Coltma n, C. H. Fletch er, J. D. Burge, A. F. R. Evans, P. R. Sykes.

Fifth Row: H . ~- R . Leach, D. A. Lillicrap, J. D. S. Pun·es, Baron \V. R . von Pach elbel-G ehag, D. R . Shenton, D. F. Bourne-Jones, D. A. Harding, A. G. Poynter, D. G. Fowler, R. W est, J. H. Hedgely, M. A. Brown, D. A. G. Turner, G. W'o rsley. R. J. Lee, D. E. T . Croocock, P. D. Lawrence, W. J. Elliott, K. Horner, P. R. Snoxall, H. 'VV. Golds\\·orthy, M. Ba ldwin, C. H. Davidson, K. 'VV. L a flin, J. A. 'VVebber, D. R . Chapman, J. J. Congdon, A. B. Currv.

Sixth How: :\!. (;.Jore.Jan, J. S. J enkins, D. A. Abbey, P. F . Barker, E . H. B. Williams, J. H. B. William s, J ..-\. Baker, D. Burden, D. Phipps, A. R. Stewart, J. H.

H ea l, :\1. .-\. Robso n, J. C. Ralph s, J. Forbes, D. A. A. \Veston, D. J. Day, J. C. Palmer, F. H. !vloeton, R. B. Petti for, J. H. W. Lapham, A. C. M. Panting, A. H. \V. Nias, J. E. Farrand, J. F. Earle, T. P. Den ehy, G. H. Hall smith, D. G. Russe ll, H. A. Shearring.

S eve nth Row: P . H. Phizackerley, J. N . McManus, R . D. Strapps, M. G. Ward, D. M. For ster, S. B. Pierce, J. :'\.Gill, :\lr. C. H. J enn er, i\fr. E. G. Midgley , The R rv.

J. :\Ic~fonn c rs, R. J. L. Breese, The Principal, The Vice-Principal, :\fr. G. D . Ram say, Dr. R. Fargher, llfr. C. F. \V. R. Gullick, M. J. Kelly, B. F. Pritchard, B . A. \,Vicker, ]. \Varwick, C. M. Armitage, B. !II. Penn, :-i. H a rvey, P.R. Eva ns, B. J. Cole, R.H. French.

Eighth Row: D. Pollard, G. B. Archer, :\!. K. Chatterj ea, G. S. vVinda ss . J. :\lcElheran, vV. H . .-\ . Sanderson, D . Sephton, J. R. Allchurch.

ST. EDMUND HALL MAGAZINE Vol. VI, No.

DECEMBER, 1952

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EDITORS 1952:

\V. H. A.

C. H.

Editor Assistant Editor

SANDERSON,

FLETCHER,

DE PERSONIS ET REBUS AULARIBUS THE PRINCIPAi.. AND FELLOWS

N 24 February the Principal, at the request of the ViceChancellor, preached the Humility Sermon before the University in St. Mary's Church. He was the guest of honour at the dinner held by the North Lancashire branch of the Oxford Society in Rossall School on 30 April, and in his speech in response to the toast ' Oxford 1 surveyed some of the problems facing the University in the post-war world. On 3 July he distributed the prizes at the High School, Newcastle-under-Lyme, and on 25 July preached at the Founders' Day service of the Boys' and Girls' Grammar Schools, Hitchin. Among other schools at which he accepted invitations to preach in the course of the year were the King's School, Canterbury, St. Edward's School, Sedburgh , Hurstpierpoint College, and Bedford School. During the year he took up his duties as Chairman of the Oxford branch of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution.

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The Vice-Principal has been elected a member of the Publications Coriimittee of the Royal Institute of Chemistry, and of the Publications Committee of the Chemical Survey. He also holds the office of Chairman of the Joint Committee on Analytical Nomenclature of the English and American Chemical Societies . On more than one occasion he has broadcast for the B .B.C., and a certain November issue of the Radio Times contained a charac- . teristic photograph of him.

VVe warmly congratulate the Chaplain and Mrs. McManners on the birth of a son, Joseph Hugh, on 9 December. Though tutors

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of the Hall have often been family men, this boy has the distinction of being the first infant to be born to a Fellow of the Hall while holding his office. May he fulfil the happy auguries of his birth by proving to be as fine a scholar and as skilful a footballer and tennis player as his father.

The Senior Tutor has been appointed Advisory Editor of the Oxford Economist Atlas. He was also appointed a delegate representing the University of Oxford at the Seventeenth International Geographical Congress held at Washington during the summer. Although he was himself prevented from attending, a paper of his was read to the Congress.

AN !RISH WEDDING

The Magazine respectfully cong.ratulates Mr. G. ¡D . Ramsay on his marriage to Miss Patricia Emilie St. John Clarke. Established for fifteen years in his comfortable suite on Staircase 8, Mr. Ramsay seemed to many of us the most confirmed of bachelors. When his engagement was made public-within a few days, most appropriately, of the Summer Dance-it was with genuine pleasure that we were forced to acknowledge the folly of such predictions.

His wife, like himself, is Irish, a graduate and some time scholar of Trinity College, Dublin, and the wedding took place on 10 September in Zion Parish Church, Rathgar. The Principal, who flew to Ireland in the early morning and flew back in the late evening, officiated at the service, assisted by the Rector of Zion Church. Mrs. Ramsay may rest assured of the warmes~ possible welcome to England, Oxford and the Hall.

THE TRUSTEES

At the beginning of the year the Bishop of London tendered his resignation as Trustee. Appointed in 1946, the Bishop has never found it easy, with his great ecclesiastical and public responsibilities, to attend meetings in Oxford, and he expressed the wish to surrender his office to someone better placed for fulfilling the duties attaching to it. While accepting his resignation .regretfully, his fellow Trustees are fully conscious that the welfare of the Hall in which he lived as an undergraduate, and of which he is an honoured Honorary Fellow, remains close to his heart.

ST. EDMUND HALL MAGAZINE When the Trustees held their Stated General Meeting early in January, it was found that there were three vacant places, and it was unanimously decided that all three should be filled by Fellows. The following were appointed : Mr. G. D. Ramsay, the Rev. J. McManners and Mr. C. F. W. R. Gullick. With the Vice-Principal this brings the total of Fellows serving as Trustees to four. Under the Statutes approved by the King in Counci l in 1937 it was provided that one of the Representative Trustees should always be appointed by the Fellows, but no limit was set to the number of Fellows who might serve as Elected Trustees.

In 1949 it was felt desirable that the Fellows should be more adequately .represented, and the Rev. R. F. VV. Fletcher was appointed, bringing the total to two. These latest appointments, welcome in themselves on personal grounds, thus carry one stage further a constitutional development which has already been at work and which the growing importance and maturity of the Hall render appropriate.

THE BISHOP OF DORCHESTER

Except to those who knew the heavy burden he had been bearing, the news that the Bishop of Dorchester had decided, for compelling reasons of health, to resign his office at the end of the summer came as a sudden and painful shock. It was during his Principalship, from 1920 to 1928, that the great era of expansion and reinvigoration began at the Hall. Dr. Allen showed himself an imaginative and resourceful leader in the forward movement, and with his stepmother, Mrs. Allen, he endeared himself to a host of Aularians . Although he was called away to serve the Church, first as Bishop of Sherborne, and later as Archdeacon of Oxford and Bishop of Dorchester, the Hall always retained a special place in his heart. As Honorary Fellow and Trustee, he was ever ready to help it with his wise counsel. In 1951, it will be .recalled, he presided over the election of the new Principal. It is a matter of great gratification to know that, in their retirement at Cheltenham, the Bishop and Mrs . Allen will not be far from Oxford, and that their. links with the Hall wiil not be severed. It is the fervent prayer of all Aularians that, released from the routine of exacting, though rewarding, business, Dr. ..\lien may be granted restoration of health and many years of happy, useful service. He has been an Honorary Fellow of the

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Hall for many years, and it was pleasing to learn in the middle of November that Christ Church had elected him to an Emeritus Studentship.

LA'w LECTURESHIP

For many years now the Hall has been fortunate in having Mr. T . H. Tylor, B.C . L., Jowett Fellow of Balliol College, as its Law Tutor, and since 1937 he has borne the title of Lecturer.

His reputation as a judicious interpreter of the Law extends far beyond the University, and as a teacher he has left an impressive mark on the Faculty at Oxford. Successive generations of Aularians have benefited by his thorough, inspiring tuition, an<l under his nurturing hand the Law School at the Hall has become one of the largest and most flourishing in the University. Its very growth and development, however, have made it desirable for the Hall to have a Law Tutor of its own; and Mr . Tylor, with his heavy commitments at Balliol and elsewhere, has taken the lead in urging this . To facilitate such an appointment he resigned his Lecturership as from the end of Trinity Term. In accepting his resignation the Principal and Fellows desire to place on record . their appreciation of his splendid services: in particular, they would single out the extraordinary pains he always took in seeing that his pupils made a satisfactory start in their profession , and the interest with which he followed their careers. They would also thank him for the affectionate interest he has invariably taken in the Hall itself as an institution, and for his readiness wJlenever consulted to place his advice and help unreservedly at its disposal.

As a result of Mr. Tylor ' s resignation the Principal and Fellows, with the support of the Trustees, have taken the important step of establishing a salaried Lectureship in Jurisprudence.

The Lecturer they have appointed, as from the beginning of Michaelmas Term, is Mr. Francis Alan Roscoe Bennion, a former pupil of Mr. Tylor's and the winner of the Gibbs Law Scholarship in 1948. Mr. Bennion has already given proof of his abilities as a ¡ teacher, having been .responsible for several of Mr. Tylor's pupils in 1951-2. A member of the Middle Temple, he has begun to practise at the Bar, but has arranged to reside in Hall for the latter half of each week in term so as to meet his pupils. V/e wish him happiness and success in his work at the H all.

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In the last issue of the Magazine it was recorded that the J .C .R., as part of its testimonial to Mr. A. B. Emden, proposed to present him with a picture of the Hall painted by Mr. John Piper, the celebrated artist. \i\Thile Mr. Piper ¡was very ready to collaborate, it is never easy to pin a great artist down to particular times and places, and the Principal had to deploy all his diplomacy and skill to Jure Mr. Piper to the drawing room of his Lodgings.

Once this had been achieved, however, Mr. Piper set energetically about his task, and the completed work was handed over to Mr. Emden by the President of the Junior Common Room at r2.30 p.m. on 17 March . The picture is a fine and characteristic e xample of Mr. Piper's mature style. Painted in vivid colours, with ominous reds and greens, and brooding shadows, it gives a sombre but fascinating impression of the Chapel and quadrangle as they took shape in the artist's interpretative consciousness.

It is rumoured that, when he received it, Mr. Emden was heard to remark that, if as Principal he had observed such a sm1ster red glow in the neighbourhood of the Senior Tutor's study, he would at once have rung- for the fire brigade.

THE

K1xc's

DEATH

Special prayers, both in commemoration of the late King Ceorge VI and in thanksgiving for the blessings of his .reign, and asking the blessing of Almighty God on Queen Eilzabeth II, were said at both services in Chapel on Sunday, 10 February. The Union Flag was hung at half-mast during the days between the King's death and his funeral, but it was raised for six hours on Saturday, 9 February, when the new Queen was proclaimed in Oxford. So far as the University was concerned, the proclamation was made by the Vice-Chancellor (Sir Maurice Bowra, Warden of \Vadham College) in the Sheldonian Theatre in the presence of an immense concourse of senior and junior members of the University.

BITTLESTOX BEQUEST

\Vith the death last summer of Miss Jennet Elizabeth Bitt.leston, of Ripon, Yorkshire, the Hall became the recipient of a .valuable tripartite benefaction . Miss J. E. Bittleston herself left ÂŁ1 ,ooo free of duty to the Trustees of the Hall, as well as

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one third of the residue of her estate. In view of taxation and other charges it is understood that this latter item will prov~ to be of very modest proportions. At the same time two other legacies of which she had enjoyed a life interest became payable to the Hall. The first, amounting to £500, is the gift of Miss Emily Bittleston, who died on 21 October, 1930, while the second, amounting to £1,500, is bequeathed by Mrs. Mary Markendale, who died on 12 July, 1937· The three ladies, who we re sisters, were daughters of the late Reverend Edwin Bittleston, who entered St. Edmund Hall at the age of nineteen in 1841, took his degrees in 1845 and 1848 respectively, and subsequently held livings in Yorkshire. It was out of regard for him that his daughters resolved to bequeath a portion of their estate to the Hall. Under the terms of all three wills, the legacies are to be devoted by the Trustees ' at the discretion of the Principal to the provision of Scholarships or Exhibitions tenable by undergraduates of St. Edmund Hall, or for the improvement or extension of the site and buildings of the Hall.' For their kindness, and for their lifelong interest in their father's college, the Hall is extremely grateful.

GIFTS

The Hall is indebted to Mrs. Forster (formerly Montgomery), of Gillitts, Natal, South Africa, for enriching the Old Library (Senior Common Room) with a handsome eighteenth-century Sheraton table and a set of crimson velour curtains . The Principal has kindly presented a pair of Sheffield plate coasters for use in the Senior Common Room and at dinners in the Hearne Room. Particular thanks are due to Mr. G. A. Kolkhorst, Lecturer in Spanish, for presenting to the Hall on permanent loan a magnificent tapestry, of vast proportions, to hang in the Principal's Lodgings. Probably of Flemish manufacture, and dating from the first half of the seventeenth century, it depicts a victorious general surrounded by his captains, all in Roman costume, with several suppliant ladies prostrating themselves before them. The scene is taken to represent Alexander the Great performing his famous act of magnanifimitas to the womenfolk of Darius III after the battle of Issus. The Hall has also received two tankards, with suitable inscriptions, one of pewter, presented by the Rev. J. C. Stephenson (matric. 1934), and one

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of silver, the gift of the Aularian Association to commemorate the winning in Hilary T erm of the 0. U. Inter-collegiate Association Football Cup. The organisation of the Senior Common Room cellars has been improved by the gift of a set of antique china wine-bin labels by Mr. S. V. Peskett (matric. 1936). Last but by no means least, it falls to be recorded with gratitude that Mr. C. R. Owston (matric. 1942) supplied, at his own expense , a considerable proportion of the paint used for decorating the staircases and corridors of the lower storeys of the Besse Building.

LINKS w1rn PoNTIGNY

In pre-war days it was customary to send, year by year, a collection taken in Chapel as a contribution to the Abbey Church of Pontigny, which since the thirteenth century has housed the embalmed body of St. Edmund of Abingdon. With the outbreak of war this pious practice had, perforce, to be . interrupted, and the difficulty of exporting currency since the war has hitherto rendered its resumption impracticable. This year, however, through the good offices of an Aularian resident in France, it has been found possible to make a new start. As usual, a procession was held in the quadrangle after Evensong on Whit Sunday, in honour of the Translation of St. Edmund, and a sum equivalent to the collection made at the service was conveyed to the Fathers of St. Edmund at Pontigny. It was accompanied by the following letter from the Principal : , Principalis Sociique necnon studiosi omnes in Aula Sancti Edrnundi Oxoniae Superiori reverendissimo et Fratribus Sancti Edmundi de Pontigny in Francogallia salutem plurimam dicimus.

Ante belli proximi tempora ad honorem Sancti Edmundi , qui hie ubi nunc Aula nostra sedem habet praeceptor olim optimus vivebat, ossa autem eiusdem in vestra hodie manent custodia, pio mori libenter obsecuti stipem quotannis ab rem divinam in Capella nostra celebrantibus collatam ideo ad vos misimus ut pecuniis ad Ecclesiae vestrae molem reparandam destinatis adderetur.

A quo more per ipsos belli luctuosissimi annos, patria vestra ab hostibus oppressa, ita discedere coacti sum us ut' ne postea quidem reciperata libertate propter rem pecuniariam perplexam liberumque inter gentes interdictum commercium resumere possemus.

Hoe tamen anno Michaelis Howson beneficio, alumni scilicet Aulae nostrae qui Lutetiae Parisiorum habet

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ST. EDMUND HALL MAGAZINE domicilium, licuit tandem stipem, quam fideles die festo Pentecostes contulerunt, denuo ad vos mittere: quam pecuniam, quamvis sit exigua, ita vos accipere velimus ut cum ad memoriam Sancti Edmundi, quern una vobiscum veneramur, donatam existimetis, tum ea spe ut inter Angliam, unde ille oriundus est, et Francogalliam, quae exulem recepit, concordia intercedat sempiterna.'

After a brief interval the Principal received a suitable acknowledgement, couched in immaculate English, from the Reverend Father V. Nicolle, S.S.E. In expressing gratitude for the gift , the writer confessed that he had been completely ignorant of the pre-war custom, for most of the brethren who had been attached to the community prior to 1940 had died in the meantime. He added: 'The Abbey Church has suffered considerable damage as the result of an explosiofl of seven cars of German ammunition sidetracked at Pontigny and in which the Resistance had planted a time-bomb. The Beaux-Arts have re-roofed the Church completely and begun to repair the interior damage. Most of the windows were wrenched off, the stalls in the choir damaged in their fall, and furnishings and statuary were wrecked.'

It is pleasant. to record that three undergraduate Aularians (M. A. Brown, D. A. Kinsley and R. J. Southan), accompanied by an undergraduate from Queen's, made the pilgrimage to Pontigny in a second-hand taxi early in September. They were given a warm welcome by the community, and were conducted over the preparatory boarding school, which since the war has been lodged under the care of the Brethren in ~he former abbey buildings, as well as over the Church itself. They were able to confirm that, while the exhaustive restoration which has been planned will have to be carried out in stages extending over many years, the Ministry of Beaux-Arts has done a splendid job with the main structure of the roof and the pillars supporting it. As the climax of their visit, the Aularian pilgrims were permitted to view the body of the great English scholar and churchman lying in the ornate reliquary rising behind the high altar.

THE FIRST BESSE SCHOLAR

In addition to inaugurating the Besse Building (of which an account is printed elsewhere in the Magazine), the Hall had the satisfaction in Michaelmas Term of welcoming to its midst its first Besse Scholar from France. The eight colleges participating

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in the Besse Benefaction from the start agreed to work together in the selection of French Scholars, two or three colleges offering¡ Scholarships each year. The plan adopted was that the Scholarships available year by year, together with any awards offered lJy St. Antony's College, should be jointly advertised throughout the French Union, and that candidates should be interviewed in Paris by the Warden of St. Antony's and representatives of the other Besse colleges. The complicated process, it should be recorded, was rendered much simpler than it might have been by the happy .relations which Mr. F. vV. D. Deakin, Warden of St. Antony's, immediately established with the French educational authorities, and by the readiness with which he placed the resources and machinery of -his college at the disposal of all the other eight colleges. In 1952, according to the agreed scheme, it became the Hall's turn to elect a Scholar, and the choice of the Principal and Fellows fell on Monsieur Nicolas Lossky. A Parisian by birth and a graduate of the Sorbonne, Monsieur Lossky is a specialist in English Literature, and he proposes to undertake research in the Elizabethan period.

01.YMPIC ACHIEVEMENTS

Although in Great Britain as a whole there has been some disappointment :( not altogether ,justified) at the results of the Olympic Games this year, the ,Hall has no reason to feel dissatisfied with its own special contribution. Two Aularians made the journey to Helsinki, N. D. Stacey and A. L. N. Jay, and a third, C. J. D. Saunders-Griffiths, came a)Jout as near as a man could to being selected for Great Britain's Hockey Xl. N. D. Stacey, with a dazzling array of athl~tic triumphs behind him, competed in the 200 metres, and also in the 4 by 400 metres relay, in which he was the last leg. In the 200 metres he reached the semi-final, being timed at ;21 .5 seconds. This is the fastest time ever set up for this event by an Englishman : it was only surpassed by McDonald Bailey in the final of the Games. In the 400 metres relay Great Britain came fifth, Stacey's time being 47.3 seconds.

This was his fastest time for this event, and was also the fa_stest of the four British competitors. A. L. N. Jay, who in 1951 was Junior Epee champion of Great Britain and this year Universities Epee champion, was chosen to be a .member of the British Olympic Foil and Epee teams: he was in fact ¡the youngest member of

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the Olympic fencing team. He did remarkably well in the Epee team event, and in the Epee individual event his performance was better than that of anyone else in the British team, reaching the semi-final as sixth in a list of ten - only five were promoted to the final. Incidentally, he beat the world , later Olympic, champio'n, Edo Mangiarotti (Italy), 3-1, and also Luchow of Denmark, the 1950 world champion , 3-1.

OFFICERS OF THE

J.C .R.

The officers of the J .C.R. for the academic year 1952-53 are: President, J. D. S. Purves; Steward, D. J. Day; Juni'.or Treasurer, W. H. Slack.

THE SUMMER DANCE

The Dance Committee under the Chairmanship of P. H. Phizackerley organised a most successful and enjoyable dance on the evening of 20 June. There was dancing in the Forum Restaurant to the music of Chappie D' Amato and his Orchestra from nine to four, the sophisticated smoothness of the foxtrot and the controlled exoticism of the samba being occasionally interrupted by the skirl of the piper whom M. D'Amato provided ¡specially for the occasion . The, Back Quadrangle was well disguised in red and white striped aw(lings and the Front Quadrangle became even more like Mr. Piper's vision of it ¡when the greens and reds of the floodlights transformed it into a perfect background for another memorable Hall occasion.

NEW DEPARTURES

As a result of the incorporation of the Besse Building and the provision of accommodation for three additional undergraduates in the Principal's Lodgings, the number of men living in Hall has been suddenly .raised from just under sixty to well over ninety.

Right from the start it was realised that this increase would have serious repercussions on the problem of communal dining.

Together with its gallery the dining hall only seats some ninetysix undergraduates, and since residents in Hall in practice dine almost every night, the places left over for men living in lodgings looked like being reduced to a handful. A drastic solution was

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dearly called for, and it took the form of the inaug uration, at the beginning of Michaelmas Term, of a system of two hall dinners, the earlier at 6.30 p.m. (6.50 p.m. on Sundays), and the later at 7.15 p.m. ¡(7 .30 p.m. on Sundays). The Hall has thus fallen into line with several other colleges in Oxford and most colleges in Cambridge. So far the system , the details of which are still experimental, has worked smoothly ; and, since exchanges may be easily made with the freshmen nominated for the earlier sitting, it seems to be agreed that there may even be certain advantages in the division of the Aularian family which circumstances have forced upon us. A second change, itself consequent on the duplication of hall dinners, has been the transference of evening Chapel from 6.40 p.m. to JO p.m. on weekdays. It seemed improper to hold divine service at a time when a proportion of undergraduates were prevented from attending it. Up to the present the most obvious result of this change has been a welcome increase in the numbers attending daily Evensong.

Two

SUPPERS

All over the world, in all ages, it is traditional to signalise eminent successes with a banquet, and this year the achievements of its sporting clubs enabled the Hall to enjoy two such celebrations. The first, which took place on Monday, 10 March , was the Cupper Supper and marked an event of outstanding distinction and unique in our annals, the winning of the Association Football Cup. It was held in the dining hall at 8 p.m. after the conclusion of the ordinary dinner, and was attended by the Principal and Fellows, the officers of the J.C .R., and some thirty representatives of other clul;>s and Football aficionados, as well as by the members of the triumphant XI and delegates from the colleges they had defeated . The Cup which had. been the object of such fierce contention stood in all its barbaric magnificence on the high table.

Speeches were made containing a mixture of hilarity and sporting fervour, and an excellent time was had by all. The second banquet was the Bump Supper, held on \\'ednesday, 28 May, as the climax of an Eights Week which saw the boats of Oriel, Pembroke, St. John's and Lincoln yield place to the Hall's irresistible VIII. The dining hall being too constricted to accommodate the throng, resort was made, after the precedent of the Torpids Bump Supper of 1949, to the Forum Restaurant .(alias the

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Masonic Hall) - not inappropriately, since the Hall holds a lease of the buildings and plans in due course to enter upon full ¡occupation of them. Close on two hundred persons attended the festive occasion, and if champagne was not universally apparent it seemed to flow freely at the privileged tables at which sat the crew, their coaches, and the representatives of the boats they had bumped. Both evenings wilJ live long in the recollections of those who took part in them, and Aularians everywhere unite in offe ring their warm congratulations to the two clubs which by their prowess on the field and on the rive r ea rned them.

THE

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PICTURE COMMITTEE

The J .C.R. Picture Committee was instituted m 1948 to formulate and carry out a definite policy in buying pictures to decorate the J .C.R. As the scheme stands at present each member of the J .C.R. pays a terminal subscription of five shillings from which he may contract out. The J.C.R. is very far from being an ideal g allery in which to hang pictures and the facilities provided by the Besse Building and , in particular, t he Emden Room have yet to be e xploited .

The policy of the C ommittee, briefly stated, has been to build up a collection of original paintings mainly by living artists of which the Hall may be proud in , say, fifty years time , and to decorate the J.C.R. and, in the long run, the rooms of membe rs living in Hall. Towards this . end exhibitions have been held to give a representative cross-section of the contemporary art-scene in order that the J .C .R. may see what pictures they ' want to live with,' and pictures have bee n bought, by general ballot, sparingly and, as far as such a system allows, well. In the course of four years, exhibitions have been drawn from London Galleries , the Leicester a nd the Redfern in particular, private collections and the work of Oxford artists. Exhibitions of Paul Nash, ToulouseLautrec a nd of modern artists from the Pembroke College Collection have been particularly successful. _The members of the Picture Committee are proud to be able to say that the Hall now owns fourteen pictures including a Paul Nash water colour, and works by John Minton, Leonard Appleby, Sir Edwin Burne-Jones, Lucien Pissar.ro and John Lehmann .

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purchase (not by ballot, but by a grant specially made by the J.C.R. to the Committee) is a large canvas by Ivon Hitchens which a lthough received with mixed feelings by the J.C.R . gives great hope for the future.

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HIGHER DEGREES

N. J. \Villiams, having submitted a dissertation on ' The Maritime Trade of the East Anglian Ports, 1550-go ' for the degree of D .Phil., satisfied the examiners appointed by the Boa rd of the Faculty of Modern History.

J. Hardyman, having submitted a thesis on 'The Principles and Methods of Missionary Work, Illustrated by the Work of the London Missionary Society in Madagascar to 1920 ' for the degree of Bachelor of Divinity, satisfied the examiners appointed by the Board of the Faculty of Theology.

A. S. Jeffreys, having submitted a thesis on' Truth in Art' for the degree of B.Litt., satisfied the examiners a ppointed by the Board of the Facultv of Literae Humaniores . .A. \Vard, having submitted a thesis on 'Some Problems in t he English Orthoepists, 1750-1809' for the degree of B. Litt., satisfied the examiners appointed by the Board of the Faculty of English Language and Literature.

J. M. Carr, havi ng submitted a dissertatio1: on ' Studies 111 the Basic Rocks of the Cuillin Hills, Isle of Skye ' for the degree of D.Phil., satisfied the examiners appointee\ by the Board of the Faculty of Biological Sciences.

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E. De L. Sprague, having submitted a dissertation on ' Hume's Use of Seconda ry Impressions to Account for Passions and Moral Sentiments : with Special Refere nce to Books II and III of the Treatise of Human Natu ¡re,' for the degree of D .Phil., satisfied the examiners appointed bi the Board of the Faculty of Literae Humaniores.

SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATIONS

As a result of the Open Scholarship Examinations m English Literature, Modern Languages and Geography held in conjunction with Jesus, Lincoln, vVorcester and Wadham Colleges on

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Tuesday, 18 March, and the two succeeding days, elections were made as follows : E. J. McLaren, City of Norwich School (English) M. P. Duffy, Warwick School (Modern Languages) N. M. Isaacs, Berkhamsted School (Modern Languages) J. C. Wilkinson, Harrow School (Geography) As a result of the Open Scholarship Examination in History a nd Social Studies held on Tuesday, 25 March, and the two succeeding days, elections were made as follows : J. P. Edwards, Cardiff High School (History) J. R. Woodhead, Bradford Grammar School (History) It has been decided that the Open Scholarship Examinations m History formerly held in March each year shal1 henceforward be held in November. The first was held this November and as a result the following elections were made : 1

A. E. Twycross, Holly Lodge Grammar School, Smethwick.

W. R. Weston, The Grammar School, Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

Scholarship examinations in 1953 have been arranged as follows. The Scholarship Examinations in English Literature, Modern Languages and Geography will be held on Tuesday, 6 January, and the two following days, in conjunction with Jesus , Lincoln, Worcester and Wadham Colleges. The Hall is offering three Open Scholarships for English or Modern Languages, and one Scholarship for Geography, each of the value of £40 per annum.

The Open Scholarship Examination in History will be held in November and the Hall is offering two scholarships each of the value of £40 per annum.

For the first time the Hall is also offering an Open Scholarship in Natural Science, in conjunction with University and Balliol Colleges, New College, Trinity and St. John's Colleges, of the value of £40 per annum. The examination will begin on Tuesday, 17 March.

In addition to these Open Scholarships the Hall is offering one Little Exhibition, of the annual value of £40, to a candidate who proposes to offer himself for ordination in the Church of England, and the Diocese of Carlisle is offering a Nicholson Exhibition, of the annual value of £40, to a candidate who

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proposes to offer himself for ordination in the Church of England and is prepared to serve in the Diocese of Carlisle for at least two years .

SENIOR SCHOLARS

At the beginning of Michaelmas Term D. B. Coltman , C. G. Hadley and G. S. Windass were elected Senior Scholars of the Hall . Mr. Coltman and Mr. Hadley gained First Classes in the Honours School of Modern Languages in Trinity Term, and Mr. ' i\Tindass in the Honours School of English Language and Literature.

THE SCHOOLS TRINITY TERM

Honour School of Natural Science: Physics: Class II: R. 0 . . Simmons. Chemistry: Part I (Unclassified Honours): B. V. Clifton, P. T. Ford , D. A. Kinsley. E ngineering Scienc e: G. Castro (over-standing for Honours).

Honour School of Jurisprudence : Class II: N. T. Andrews, ' "' · P. Asbrey, D. M. Forster, J. N. Gill, R. C. Hayes, R. J. Southan. Class III : J. R. Moss, P. R . Sykes, M. G. Ward.

Honour School of Modern History: Class II: G. B. Archer, M. A. Brown, A. R. Douglas, D. G. Fowler, R. W. Hall, J . D. Hanson, J. A. Mudge, W. Thorpe. Class III : P. G. B. Barker, R. J. L. Breese, J. H. Hedgely, M. G. Jordan.

Class IV: D. A. Abbey.

Honour School of Theology: Class II/ : C. H . Davidson.

Honour School of Eng lish Language and Literature: Class I: B. J. Wicker, G. S. Windass. Class II: J. A. Baker, T . W. Ditchburn, J . R. Downes, A. A. Dudman, K . M. Horner, J. McElheran, J. B. Price, D. G. Smith, G. Worsley. Class .JII: R . T. Beckwith , J. E. Hughes, A. J. G. Jones, M. A .

Ritchie , R. D. Strapps, D: H. E. Wainwright.

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Ho nour School of Modern Languages: Class I: D. B. Coltman, C. G. Hadley. Class II: J. A. Baldwin, A. J. Brimble, D. Burden, G. Frost, D. A. Garnett, A. P. Haworth, J. N. McManus, M. ' "'· Parkin, S. B. Pierce, D. A. Singleton .

Class III : B. Bigley, V . A. Bulbeck, E. L. Cun nell, J. E. Gillman, H. Lear . Class I V : ' "' · Summers.

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Honour School of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics: Class 11: M.A. Canning, P. S. D. E. Gass, J. M". Jaffey, T. P. Kelly, W.R. Miller, A. C. Whitby. Class Ill: N. G. Barnett, A. R. Stewart, W. R. von Pachelbel-Gehag.

1-lonour School of Geography: Class II: E. P. A. Furness, C. J. Lane, A. Shepherd. Class III: G. R. Allford.

Ho11our School of Ps31chology, Philosophy and Physiology: Class III: A. H. W. Nias.

Group B.2 : D. A. A. Weston.

Group B.5: J. 0. vVard, D. A. A. \i\Teston.

Group B.6: J. Thornton, D. A. A. Weston.

Diplorrui. in Slavonic Studies : I. P . Foote.

Diploma in Education (both parts): T. E. Dowman, R. Downing, G. D. Gilling Smith, K. M. Grayson.

Diploma in Comparative Philology: G. I. Needham.

Diploma in Music: L. G. D. Sanders.

THE NEW LIBRARY

The best thanks of the Hall are due to the following donors for gifts they have made for the benefit of the Library : The Rev. F. J. Buckle, M.A., Professor Irving A. Leonard, The Chaplain of the University of Sewanee, Tennessee, The Swiss Legation, Mrs. C. F. vV. R. Gullick, Dr. G. S. Cansdale and Messrs. P. L. Polden, J. Mudge, M. Jordan, E. L. Bath, N. J. vVi\liams, R. G. Pugh.

CONGRATULATIO:'\S HILARY TERM

â&#x20AC;˘ C. ] . Saunders-Griffiths on being invited to play for the University Hockey Team against Cambridge.

M. Baldwin on the publication of his book of verse The Silent Mirror.

R. G. Lunn on being invited to play for Pegasus and on his election as Secretary of the O .U .A.F.C. C. J. Saunders-Griffiths on his election as Asst. Hon. Secretary of the O.U.H.C.

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K. A. Lund on having played Ice Hockey for the University in the match against Cambridge.

R. 0. Simmonds on having played in the Basket Ball match against Cambridge.

D. A. Singleton and J. C. Palmer on being awarded Heath Harrison Travel Scholarships in French and German respectively.

D. E. Wood on his election to the Greyhounds.

J. R. Allchurch on his election to the Occasionals.

The Hall Music Society for its Torpids Week Concert.

The Hall A.F .C. for their 'historic' success in Cuppers.

TI.UNITY TERM

R. K. Pitamber on his election as Captain of the O.U. Golf Club.

C. J. Saunders-Griffiths on playing Hockey for Wales and being selected for the Olympic Trials.

A. L. N. Jay on his ¡selection for the British Olympic Team.

D. E. Wood on being invited to tour Japan with the O.U.R.F.C. N. G. Barnett and D. Bloom on their election to the Standing and Library Committees of the Union respectively.

The John Oldham Society on its successful production of The Ascent of F6.

MICHAELMAS TERM

A. L. N. Jay on having reached the semi-final in the epee competition of the Olympic Games.

D. E. Wood and D. Pollard on having toured with the successful University Rugby Football Team in Japan.

B. Wicker and G. S . Windass on gaining First Class Honours in English.

D. B. Coltman and C. G. Hadley on gaining First Class Honours in Modern Languages.

C. C. B. Wightwick on running for the O.U. Gross-Country Team .

A. W. Boyce, D. E. Wood, and D. Pollard on being selected to represent the University at Twickenham.

B. M. Penn on being elected to the Occasionals and on playing for the University Hockey Xls. J. F. Earle and the cast of The Death of Good Fortune on being awarded first place in the O.U.D.S. Cuppers Competition.

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The President a nd me mbers of the Hall Athletics Club on heading the Second Division in the Inter-College Relays, and winning the Field Events Relays outright.

D. W. Keighley on being elected to the Centaurs.

N. G. Barnett !=>n being elected Secretary of the Oxford Union Society.

J. M. Skinner on being chosen to play for the University Hockey side.

D. J. Day on being ele'cted Junior Treasurer of the O.U.E.T.C. A. L. N. Jay on coming second· in the International £pee Competition.

· THE LONDON DINNER, 1952 ~ 0H9wing recently-established practice, the dinner was held on the -se.<;:ond Tuesday in January, at Simpson's in the Strand. Mr. C. J. Hayes was this year's Chairman; the Principal was the guest , and 8q ~embers attended.

Mr. Hayes, on behalf of Old Aularians, congratulated the new Principal on his appointment and welcomed him to his first .meeting with old memJ>ers in the dual capacity of Principal of the Hall and President of the Aularian Association. He also gave a brief account . of the progress of the subscription fund to commemorate Mr .

Emden's great work for the Hall on the occasion of his retirement.

The Principal, in· a gracious and lively reply to the timehorioured toast of ' Floreat Aula,' paid tribute to the outstanding Principalship of Mr. Emden and gave some welcome and reassuring news of his health . He himself felt that he was still wearing ' L' plates, both on his car and in this other new venture, where the road users were being even kinder to him than those on the roads of Oxford and its environs.

Sticking felicitously to its custom of two speeches only and a comparatively short sitting at the formal board, the assembled company, under fragmentation, made a facile descent to the barlounge placed yearly at our disposal on a lower floor ,_ where many private greetings, reminiscences, offers of lifts and even of beds were heard until nearly midnight.

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AULARIAN ASSOCIATION The Executive Commit tee met before the London Dinner and on the afternoon 0£ the Reunion. Its main business was concerned with the Emdern Appeal. It determined that the objects of the appeal should be a personal gift for Mr. Emden, about which he was to be approached, and the furnishing of a room in the Besse extension to be ·named the Emden Rooin and to be used for the meetings of Hall societies and for other social occasions. Mr. Emden was extremely reluctant to accept a personal gift, but after having been threatened with a television set agreed to accept a fund to enable him to buy books which he might otherwise consider luxuries which he should not afford.

The Aimual General Meeting 6f the Ass~iation · was •held in Hall after the Reunion Dinner. The Principal took the chair. The Treasurer's statement showed a credit balance of over £400 on the year•s ·a:ccounts and a total of over ,£2;000 in the general fund. It was agreed to invest £1,6oo of this. £150 was allocated to provide etchings of Mr. Brewis and Mr. Emden; £50 to buy books by old members for the Hall Library; £50 to assist the publication of books of Aularian interest by Canon Adam Fox and the Rev . J. S. Reynolds. £40 was voted to provide scholarship; £so to enable the Boat Clu.):> to appear at Henley; £25 for clerical assistance.

The Principal was · empo~ered to buy a silver tankard to commemorate the winning of the Associa~ion Cup by the Hall XI and to buy additional silver for the High Table.

The retiring members of the Executive Committee were reelected, as were the Hon. Treasurer and the Hon. Secretary. Mr .

N. J. vVilliams was elected an addi ti onal membe r of the Executive Committee.

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THE REUNION, 1952 The Reunion was held on Thursday, 26 June, 1952. After E vensong, dinner was served in Hall. There were present: Mr. A. B. Einden, Rev. Dr. L. Hodgson, Mr. G. R. Brewis, Mr. J. C. Adamson, Mr. J. B. Allan, Rev. Canon D. Armytage , Mr. R. H. Barff, Mr. H . B. D. Beales, Mr. G. S. Bessey, Rev. J. W Blair, Mr. G. J. F. Brain, Rev. Canon. G. Branson, Rev. G. T. Brett, Mr. C. Broadhead, Rev. C. E. Burkitt, Mr. E. J. R .

Burrough, Rev. H. W. Butterworth, Mr. D. 1\1. M. Carey, Mr.

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A. L. Clegg, Mr. A. C. Corlett, Mr. E . G. Curtis, Rev. W. G. Fallows, Rev. E. Fleming, Mr. C. Grayson, Mr. E. T. Halstead , Mr. L. W . H a nson, Rev. D. E. Havergal, Mr. C. J. Hayes, Rev .

T . D. H erbert , c:ef:.!'. Mr. ·w. L. Herbert, Mr. L. G. Holmes , Major J. F . Hopkinson, Mr. G. E. Janson-Smith, Mr. G. S. Keen, Mr. A. W. Keith-Steele, Mr. C. Lummis, Mr. M. A. McCanlis, Rev. J . McMa nners, Mr. E. G. Midgley, Rev . B. P. Mohan, Rev. K. C. Olive r, Rev . H. H. E . P eacock, Rev. J. E. T. Phillips, the Ven. C. A: Plaxton, :M;r. J. F. A. Porter, Mr. H. K. Pusey, Mr. F. G. Roberts, Rev. P. H. Rogers, Mr. P. L. Roussel, Mr. R. Sayle, Mr. T. M. Schu.ller, Rev. R. Shepheard, Mr. C. D. Smith, Rev. J. C. Stephenson, Rev. J. H. Torrens, R ev. R. J. Vaughan , Mr. R. Waye, Mr. P. Witherington, Mr. T. G. C. Woodford, Mr. A. B. Curry. ' · Th~ toast' of ,· f'l~re,at Aula ' was proposed by the Principal.

After re~o.~ntir;ig the ~c~demic and athletic successes of the past year the Pri~cipa,l, in a most moving peroration, affirmed his endeavour and determination to maintain the Hall as a Christian society united in the closest fellowship to pursue truth and learning.

The ·presentation to Mr. Emden followed. The Principal said that no speech from him was necessary to explain to old members the unsurpassed achievements of the late Principal or to embroider the g ratitud~ which all felt to him. They were delighted to see him fitter in health and once more amongst them.

Mr. Einden, in reply, spoke of his happiness at the Hall and said tha t his achievements had been made possible by the unfailing support which he had received from his colleagues and from old memPerS. His retirement had been the less difficult because of his g reat confidence in his successor.

So ended a memorable Reunion, for all who attended it left with a quickened consciousness of the great traditions of the Hall and of the noble service that it had commanded and that it continued to L.W.H. comh1and.

THE ·WAR ·MEMORIAL APPEAL A financial statement showing the progress of the Appeal to 31 ~fay , 1952, is printed below. From this it will . be see n that the sum of £1,000 has been handed over to the Trustees of the Hall for the . endowment of the fast War Memorial Scholarship , a nd since tha t date a further £500 ' has been handed over towards the e ndowment 0f a secon d Scholarship. ·

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It is anticipated that the income of the Appeal Fund will amount to about ,£ 18o per annum during the next four years- the remaining period of the Covenanted Subscriptions. This should produce a total 'figure of some £2,200 for investment and so endow two Scholarships of an annual value of £40.

The Committee would like to express its grateful thanks to all Old Members and relatives who have subscribed to the Appeal with this very satisfactory result.

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DE FORTUNIS AULARIUM R. A. Adcock has been appointed assistant master at Southendon-Sea High School for Boys.

G. R. Allford, having been admitted to F.i tzwilliam House, is preparing for the Diploma in Education at the Cambridge University Department of Education.

N. T. Andrews has been appointed District Officer (Cadet) for H.M : Colonial Administrative Service, Borneo. ..

W. P. Asbrey has been articled to Messrs. · Lamond Stringer, solicitors, Kettering.

The Rev. R. Bagnall has been appointed Vicar of Smisby (in plurality).

J. A. Baker is preparing for ordination at Cuddesdon College.

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P. G. B. Barker is preparing for ordination at \tVycliffe Hall.

M. S. H. el Barwani, after teaching ,for a year in the General Secondary School at Zanzibar, and then serving as Education Officer in Pemba, East Africa, has been appointed to the EdLication Department, Zanzibar.

J.M. Bass holds an appointment with the Ford Motor Company Ltd., Regent Street, London.

L. E. Bath has been appointed assistant master at Scotch College, Tasmania, Australia.

R. T. Beckwith is preparing for ordination at the Bible Churchmen's College, Bristol.

The Rev. H. M. Bennett has been appointed Rector of Sutton Veny, Warminster, Wilts. · B. Bigley has obtained a traineeship with the Calico Printers :\ssociation Ltd., Manchester.

R. M. · Blomfield, · on leave of absence from Geelong 'Grammar School, Victoria, Australia, has held temporary teaching posts at Lord 'i\'andsworth College, Basingstoke, and Magdalen College School, Brackley.

J. B. Bowes has joined the firm of Ridley and Company.

Wigton.

D. Vv. Boyd, after holding a University Demonstratorship in Biochemistry at Oxford, has resumed his medical studies at University College Hospital, London.

R . J. L. Breese has obtained an appointment with Shell Mex and British Petroleum, Ltd . .-\. J. Brimble has been appointed to a traineeship with Messrs.

Keith Prowse and Co. Ltd. K. Brooksbank is Assistant Secretary to· the North Riding Education Committee, ' N ortha1lerton. · M. A. IBrown has been articled to the firm of C. Grobe!, Son and Co ., solicitors, Lincoln's Inn. 0. T. Brow~ has b~en. a~poin'ted co-headmaster. of Hurst Grarige Preparatory School, Stirling.

B. T. Buckle has .~en appointed (.1951) Secretary to th.e Legal Board of the .Church Assembly . .

V. Bulbeck has been appointed shipping clerk with Messrs.

Louis Duforest, the Wool Exchange, London E.C.2 .

The Rev. H. W. Butterworth has been appointed Vicar of Che,·erell Magna, Devizes, \Vilts.

ST. EDMUND HALL MAGAZINE M. A. Canning has been appointed to the Colonial Service.

G. S. Cansdale is to be congratulated on several successful a ppearances on television .

D. M. M. Carey has been appointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury as Actuary of the Lower House of the Convocation of Canterbury.

J. M. Carr has been appointed Geolog ist to the Government of Cyprus.

The Rev. M. J. D. Carmichael, Vice-Principal of St. Stephen's House, Oxford, has been acting as temporary Chaplain of Queen's College.

G. Castro has taken up an appointment with tli~ firm of C. V. Castro and Company , Cairo.

The Rev. A. S. Chandler has been appointed Vicar of Ilfracombe.

The Rev . W. R. M. Chaplin has been appointed Vicar of St. Lawrence's, AppleJ>y, and St. Michael's, Appleby, ~estmorland , in plurality with Murton-cum-Hilton. He has also been appointed Honorary Canon of Carlisle Cathedral. . . .

D. A. Clarke has been appointed, c!;ie~ist in. the . Production Department of Macleans Ltd., Manufacturing Chemists, Brentford.

F. F. Clemence has been appointed assistant master at Gl~sgow Academy. . ¡ ' B. v.' Clifton has joined the home sales department of I.C.I. (Dyestuffs Division).

J. V. Cocks hoot has held a temporary position as assistant music master at Denstone College, and has been awarded the L. R.A.M. in pianoforte accompaniment.

C. H. Coleman has joined the staff of the Great Eastern Hotel, Liverpool Street.

G. J. P. Courtney has been appointed headmaster of Mitcham County Grammar School.

The Rev. E. H. Cox has been appointed Chaplain of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea.

P. ]. N. Cox is Medical Registrar and Pathologist to the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street.

F. R. Crozier has been appointed to the staff of the Legal and General Assurance Society Ltd .

C. S. Cullerne-Brown has obtained a temporary post at Grandpont Preparatory School, Oxford.

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E. L. Gunnell has been appointed assistant at the Lycee des Gan;ons, Orleans.

R. M. Date has been appointed headmaster of the Junior School of Queen Elizabeth's, Wakefield.

C. H. Davidson is preparing for ordination at Lichfield Theological College.

M. G. D. Davys is Registrar in the Department of Psychological Medicine, Guy's Hospital.

R. Day is to be congratulated on being awarded a Harmsworth Scholarship to the Inner Temple.

R. A. Dickinson has joined the Personnel Department of W. and T. Avery Ltd., Birmingham.

The Rev. M. N. Dobbyn has been appointed assistant curate at St. Mary's Parish Church, Petworth.

T. E. Dowman has been appointed assistant h1aster at King Edward VI School, Five Ways, Birmingham.

J. R. Downes has been appointed salesman in the soft furnishing department of Messrs. A. H. Bull (Cole Brothers Ltd.), Reading.

R. Downing has been appointed assistant master at Appleby Grammar School, Westmorland.

N. -A. Dromgoole holds a temporary teaching post at Belmont College, near Barnstaple.

A. A. Dudman, having been awarded a travelling scholarship to the U.S.A. by the English Speaking Union and the Institute of International Education, is studying at Columbia University, New York.

W. R. Dunsmore has joined the staff of the Midland Bank Ltd .. and with his brother, S. Dunsmore, is reading for the Bar in the Middle Temple.

J. H. A. Eames has been appointed assistant master in the Preparatory Department of Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hampstead.

J. M. Edmonds has ¡been appointed by Hebdomadal Council as representative of the University of Oxford at the International Geological Conference in Algeria.

The Rev. J. B. Evans has been appointed assistant curate at St. Cadoc's Church, Trevethin.

Tqe Rev. W. G. Fallows has been appointed Canon of Blackburn Cathedral and Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Blackburn.

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The Rev. F. M.A. Farrer has been appointed Vicar of Ravenstondale, vVestmorland.

A. F. Finch has been appointed assistant master at Leed s Grammar School.

J. Fletcher-Cooke is to be congratulated on being gazetted as C.M.G. I. P. Foote has been appointed assistant .in charge of Slavonic books in the Bodleian Library.

D. ?11. Foster is preparing for his Bar final examination at Gray's Inn. G. Frost has been appointed assistant master at Buxton College E. P. A. Furness is preparing for ordination at St. Aidan's College, Birkenhead.

R. G. Furnival has been appointed clerk in the finance departme nt of St. Thomas' Hospital, London.

A. T. Gaydon has been acting as research assistant to Mr. A. B. Emden .

P. Gibbs is to be congratulated on having been invited to play for the Third Programme of the B.B.C. with his String Quartet.

J . N. Gill has been articled to the firm of Stanton and Walker . solicitors, Chesterfield. ] . E. Gillman has obtained a managerial traineeship with British Celanese Ltd. E. M. Goodman-Smith is working with the firm of Sedgwick.

Turner, Sworden & Watson of Watford.

K. M. Grayson has been appoin'ted assistant master at Durham School.

H. N. Grindrod has been appointed Assistant Probation Officer in Leeds.

The Rev . J.P. Gutch has been appointed Rector of St. Mark's , Port Elizabeth, S. Africa.

K. J. Haigh is Senior French Master at Bolton School.

R. W. Hall has been awarded an Associated Students' Union Scholarship and is engaged in research at Stamford University .

U .S.A. M. A. Halliwell is preparing for ordination at Ely Theological College.

The R ev. T. P. Hamerton has been appointed Vicar of Abthorpe a nd Rector of Slapton, Northants.

J. D. Hanson has been appointed to the staff of the Eastern Bank Ltd., Bishopsg ate, London E.C.2.

ST. EDMUND HALL MAGAZINE L. vV. Hanson has been appointed by the Oxford Bibliographical Society as an elector to the James P. R. Lyell Readership in Bibliography.

R. C. Hayes has been appointed commercial assistant trainee with Imperial Chemicals Industries Ltd. (Paints Division), Slough.

The Rev. W. P. Head has been appointed assistant curate of St. John the Baptist's Church, Beeston, Nottingham.

The Rev . M. M . Hennell has been appointed Vice-Principal of St. Aidan's College, Birkenhead, and has been recognised as a teacher of Ecclesiastical History at Liverpool University.

The Rev. T. D. C. Herbert has been appointed Vicar of Old \Vindsor.

The Rev. J. F. Hester has been appointed Curate at St. George's Church, Southall, Middlesex.

W. N. Hillier-Fry has been transferred from the British Embassy, Tehran, to the Foreign Office, London.

J. Ho)>bs has been appointed assistant master at Gillingham Grammar School.

The Rev. J. H. Hodson ha~ been appointed Dean of Grahamstown, S. Africa.

W. A. Holt is taking a course at the Loughborough College School of Librarianship.

The Rev. R. T . Holtby has been appointed Chaplain of Malvern College.

The Rev. T. V. Horden has been app~inted Rector of Maker with Rame, Cornwall .

H. M. K. Howson has been appoir1ted to the. Paris staff of U. N.E.S.C.O. J. E . Hughes has been appointed assistant master at St. Columba's College, Rathfarnham, Dublin.

Sadao Iguchi is to be congratulated on his appointment as the first post-war Ambassador of Japan to Canada.

G. J. Insley has been granted a regular commission in the Royal Army Educational Corps.

J. M . Jaffey has been working with the Foundation Company of Canada, constructional engineers, Toronto.

A. S. Jeffreys has ~en appointed Academic Secretary at University College, Bangor.

C. H. Jellard is assistant pathologist in the Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge,

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The Rev. G. F. Johnston has been appointed Canon of Gibraltar Cathedral.

A. J. G. Jones has been appointed District Officer (Cadet) to H.M. Colonial Administrative Service in Tanganyika, and is taking the Colonial Course at Oxford.

The Rev . G. B. Jones has been appointed Rector of St. Agathe, Quebec, Canada.

M. G. Jordan has been appointed assistant master at Nevill Holt Preparatory School, Market Harborough.

T. P. Kelly has joined the staff of The Liverpool Daily Post und Echo as a trainee.

The Rev. M. P. Kent has been appointed assistant curate at St. .-\idan's Parish Church., West Hartlepool.

D. M. Kirby has been appointed to the London office of the Ottoman Bank.

A. J. Knight has been appointed assistant master at Cargilfield School, Midlothian.

The Rev. Canon W. T . Lambeth has been appointed Vicar of St. Paul's, Swindon.

The Rev. W. J. Lancaster has been appointed Chaplain of Wellington School, Somerset.

C. J. Lane has been appointed District Officer (Cadet) to H.M. Colonial Administrative Service in Borneo, and is at the London School of Colonial Studies.

The Rev. H . McK. Law has been appointed assistant curate at Thame Parish Church, Oxon ..

The Rev. R. N. Lawson has been appointed Prebendary of Gaia Major in Lichfield Cathedral.

The Rev. A. J. Lee has been placed in charge of the Chinese Church (St. Peter's) at lpoh , Perak, Malaya.

J. R. S. Lewis holds a managerial traineeship with The Dail')' J[irror .

N . G. Long is Director of Music at Maidstone Grammar School.

The Rev. J. Lyth has been appointed Rector of Sprotbrough , I Yorks.

R. McAdams has been appointed assistant master at Warminster Grammar School.

J. N. McManus has been appointed a trainee assistant with the firm of Lucian L. Bower, textile manufacturers, Manchester.

D. L. Maidh1ent has joined the staff of Messrs. Kleinwort, Son and Co., Ltd., London, E.C.2.

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D. N. Meyrick has been appointed as temporary assistant master at Corchester Preparatory School, Corbridge.

H. D. Michell has left : Kuwait and returned to the Foreig n Office, London.

N. Micklem holds the rank of Captain in the R.A.M.C. W. R. Miller has been appointed Personal Assistant to the British Branch Manager of Chas. Pfizer Ltd. , New York.

G. A. K. Missen has been appointed Registrar in the Department of Pathology at the London Postgraduate Medical School.

G. de B. Mitford-Barbeton has been appointed to the Medical Department, Moroto , Karamoja, in the Northern Province, Uganda .

The Rev. D. D. Moor has been appointed Rector of Symondsbury, Bridport, Dorset.

E. J. Morgan has been appointed Lecteurd'Anglais at the ~cole Normale Superieure, Paris. .

F. B .. Morley has been appointed District Commissioner in H.M. Colonial Administrative Service in Nigeria.

The Rev. T. J. Morris has been a ppointed Warden of the Church Hostel, Bangor.

The Rev . E. C . Mortimer has been appointed Vicar of Minehead, Somerset.

J. R. Moss has been appoin ted to a sales traineeship with Messrs. J. and P. Coats Ltd. C. Mounsey has been appointed. senior Geog raphy master at Hull Grammar School.

J. A. Mudge has been granted a commission in the Royal Army Educa.tion Corps.

Lt. E. E. M;urphy , Jr., has been appointed legal officer to the United States Military Mission, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

J. F. Murray has been appointed assistant master at St. Bede's Preparatory School, near Stafford.

P. Nichols has been appointed assistant editor of The British Survey.

E. H. Nicholsonholds an appointment in the Education Department, Accra, Gold Coast.

J. F. 0 'Donovan ¡ has joined the staff of the Woolwich Polytechnic.

The Rev . C. R . Oilier has been appointed Vicar of Fauls , 'Vhitchurch, Salop.

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'vV. R. von Pachelbel-Gehag has beeff appointed research assistant at the Harvard Law School.

J. H. 0. Parker is articled to 1he firm of Mumby and Scott, .solicitors, York.

S. F. Parsons is Headmaster of Weymouth Grammar School.

D. J. Paxman is preparing for ordination at Ely Theological ·College .

The Rev. J. S. Payne has been appointed Vicar of Twyford, Bucks.

D. A. Perrott has been appointed full-time Science Tutor in the Oxford University Extra-Mural Department.

A. J. Perry has been appointed assistant master at King Henry VIII School, Coventry.

D. F. Perry has been appointed Ttf/issenschaftbicher Assistent ·i n the University of Wurzburg.

S. B. Pierce has joined the staff of the Liverpool and London .and Globe Insurance Co. Ltd., Liverpool.

J. Pike has been seconded from Sarawak for a course at the .Institute of Colonial Studies, Oxford.

M. Pike has been appointed District Officer in H.M . Colonial Administrative Service in Borneo.

P. L. Poe! has been appointed assistant master at Ludlow -Grammar School.

E. G. Price (1921-4) is now Managing Director of Messrs.

Butterfield and Swire (Japan) Ltd., and spends most of his time in Tokyo and Yokohama.

S. Richardson holds a teaching appointment at La Chataigne raie, Founex pres Coppet, Vaud, Switzerland. · · J. G. Roberts is a navigator with B.0.A.C. The Rev. M. S. Rogers has been appointed assistant curate at :St . Mary the Virgin, Reading.

The Rev. H. P. Saunders (sometime Assistant Chaplain) has been appointed Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Kingswinford, Staffs.

The Rev. G. Sayle has been appointed Vicar of Goathland, !Yorks. · The Very Rev. G. F. Seaver, Dean of Ossory, Kilkenny, has been appointed Canon of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.

H. A.· Shearring is preparing for the Bar final examination at the Inner Temple.

A. Shepherd has joined the staff of the Geographical section of the Oxford University Press.

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D. G. Smith has been appointed to a traineeship with the Royal Insurance Company.

W. P. Smith has joined the staff of the Air Survey Company of Rhodesia Ltd. J. W. E. Snelling has obtained an appointment in the War Office.

0. P. Snow has passed the Solicitors' Final Examinations.

R. J. Southan is preparing for the Bar final examination at the Inner Temple.

A. R. Stewart.has joined the staff of the Treasurer's Department of the Gloucestershire County Council.

P. D. Stobart is to be congratulated on being awarded the M.B.E.: he holds an appointment in the office of the U.K. High Commissioner for .Western Germany, Bonn.

L. I. Stowe has been appointed .. Headmaster of Wigton Grammar School.

R. D. Strapps is preparing for ordination at Wycliffe Hall.

H. E. Street has been appointed assistant editor with the Roger Smithells Editorial and Publishing Services.

W. Summers has been appointed personnel trainee with. British Titan Products Ltd . . The Rev. G. Sunderland has been appointed Priest-in-charge of All Saints Church, Elland, Yorks.

The Rev. C. H. Sutton has been appointed Rector of Longfield, nea¡r Dartford. ¡ P. R. Sykes has been articled to the firm of Frank and Caffin, solicitors, Truro.

P. R. H. Sykes has been appointed assistant master at the Grammar School, Prescott, Lanes.

Lieut. P. S. Taylor, R.N., has been posted to the Royal Naval Air Station, Malta .

B. F. W. Thomas has been appointed administrative assistant at King's College Hospital, London.

D. J. R. Thomas has been appointed Assistant Editor in the Publications Department of Messrs Richard Thomas and Baldwins.

L. H. C. Thomas has been admitted to the degree of D.Phil. in the University of Leeds.

R. H. Thorne is Headmaster of Beverley County Secondary Modern School, New 1'4alden.

W. Thorpe has been appointed to a marketing traineeship with the Vacuum Oil Co. Ltd., Westminster.

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The Rev. G. B. Timms has been appointed Vicar of St. Mary the Virgin, Primrose Hill, N.W.3.

P. J. Toogood has been appointed to the Education Department, Abakaliki, Nigeria.

P. R. Turk has been appointed assistant master at Campbell College, Belfast.

C. R. Ullyatt, after holding appointments . in Sweden and Finland, has been promoted to the Glasgow office of J. and P. Coats Ltd. The Rev. H. H. Vickers has .)leen appointed Vicar of Milburn, Penrith.

F. Waind has been appointed to the staff of Government Communications Headquarters.

D . .H. E. Wainwright has been appointed to the editorial staff of the Evening News. , M. G. Ward has been articled to the firm of William Irons and Son, solicitors, Sheffield.

The Rev. F. H . Warwick. has been appoint~d Vicar of Woodside, Beds.

D. G. Watson has passed the Solictors' Final Examinations.

J. F. Wearing is Second Secretary at the British Legation, Helsinki, Finland.

B. F . Wheeler holds an appointment in the London office of Messrs. Thornton and Thornton , Chartered Accountants.

A. C. Whitby has been elected to a studentship at . Nuffield College.

The Rev. B. W. Whitlow has been appointed Headmaster of the Preparatory School, Bishop College, Lennoxville, Quebec.

B. J. Wicker has been appointed to the Major Establishment of the L.C.C. H. A. Wills has obtained an appointment with the Student Christian Movement.

D. H. Willson was appointed Assistant Registrar at King's College, Newcastle-on-Tyne, in the University of Durham in 1951 .

G. M. Woodman is Medical Registrar at Whipps Cross 1 Hospital, London.

G. Worsley has been appointed pupil-administrator at the Royal Sussex Hospital, Brighton.

The Rev. P. W. Worster has been appointed Rector of Marston Trussell and East Farndon, Northants.

N. R. Wylie has been called to the Scottish Bar.

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BIRTHS G. R. Allen (Lecturer): a son, Steven Richard, on 11 January.

H. B. D. Beales: a son, Hubert Anthony, on 29 January.

G. Bennett: a son, Peter Neil, .on 17 September, 1951 (baptised in the Chapel on l 1 May). vV. E. Brook: a dau:ghter, on 14 November, at Kano, Nigeria.

P. Carpenter: a son, David, on 22 July.

B. W. Cave-Brown-Cave: a daughter, on 10 November.

F. W. Cosstick: a daughter, Sarah Helen, on 28 April.

F. R. Crozier·: a daughter, Susan Aline, on 9 November, 1949, and a second daughter, Frances Caroline, on 7 July.

J. Doctorow: a daughter, Daniele, on 22 August.

R. E. Ford: a son, Christopher Robert Bromley, on 2 February.

E. M. Goodman-Smith: a daughter, Sarah Caroline, on 9 March; and a son, Neil. Michael, on 16 April, 1948.

C. Grayson: a daughter, Julia Mary, on 20 July, 1951 (baptised in Chapel on 27 May).

A. Green: a daughter, Helen Margaret, on 4 April.

The Rev. M. M. Rennell: a son, John Murray, on 5 February, 1951.

R. Illsley : a son, Nicholas Peter, on 5 January.

H. M. Long: a son, Hugh Garrett, on· 14 December.

N. G. Long: a son, Adrian Richard, on 25 August.

The Rev. J. McManne;r s: a son, Joseph Hugh, on 9 December.

H. D. Michell: a son, David Denis, at Kuwait on 19 October, 1951 F. B. Morley: a son, Christopher Anthony, on 10 July.

G. L. Nation-Tellery: a daughter, Susan Miranda, on 2 April.

L ·B. Perrott: a son, John Christopher Brian, on 15 March. \[.C. Pollock: a son, Roger Michael, on 22 January.

I. L. Serrailier: a daughter, Chri~tine Anne, on 27 May. E. G. Stokes: a son, Hilary John, on 8 November.

C. M. Thomas: a son, Richard Monro, on ·9 June.

D. M. Thomas: a son, Hugh David Monro, on 2 July.

J.M. Wigley: a daughter, Juliet Sara, on 4 February.

E. L. Williams: a son, Jeremy Michael Lloyd, on l August.

MARRIAGES G. G.· Allen married Megan Levett at Christchurch, Rants., on 20 December, 1951.

H. B. D. Beales married Monica Mansfield on l April, 1950.

0. T. Brown married Margot ·catherine Perston Sloan in Rhu Parish Church, Dumbartonshire, on 18 April.

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B. V. Clifton married Margaret Lodge in Ebenezer Chapel, Barnsley, Yorks, on 7 January.

J. V. Cockshoot married Jeanette Johnson (St. Hugh's College) in St. Peter's in the East, Oxford, on 30 August.

B. E. Cooke married Elizabeth Martinson in Chelsea Old Parish Church on 23 August. rr. E. Dowman married Daisy Hughes in Hillsborough Wesley Church, Sheffield , on 9 August.

G. R. M. Drew married Margaret Helen Titcombe in St. John's Church, Stanmore, on 27 June.

M. B. Foster married Catherine Foster in St. Giles' Church, Oxford, on 21 June.

H. K . Girling married Zoe Newmark Geffen before the civil authorities in Johannesburg on 16 August, 1951.

J. C. Graffy married Diana Stonestreet in St. Margaret's Church, Tylers Green, Bucks, on 31 May. R. V. Kings married Joan Poulton in St. John's Church, Worcester, on 2 August.

A. J. Knight .married Hilary Scott in St. Margaret's Church, Lewknor, on 6 August.

The Rev. A. J. Lee married Kathleen Stowe in St. Edmund the King, Lombard Street, London E.C., on 16 May. H. D. Michell married Jillian Green at the British Residency, Bahrain, on 8 January, 1951.

P. Nichols married Marie Pamela Ffoulkes on 26 September, 1949.

A. W. H. Nias married Birgitta Cecilia Akerbloin, of Bjastra, Sweden, at Nafra Kyrka, Bjastra, on 25 July.

G. D. Ramsay married Patricia St. John Clarke in Zion Church, Rathgar, Dublin, on 10 September.

E. Rhodes married Brenda Tomkinson in Bethesda Methodist Church, Hornley, Stoke-on-Trent, on 20 April.

Flt. Lt. K. E. Richardson married Joan Marie Julie Whyment at St. Mary-the-Virgin Church, Hayes, Kent, on 15 March.

C. L. Robatham married Mary Elizabeth Lennard in St. Hieretha I Church, Chittlehampton, on 23 August.

J. E. M. S. Russell married Lilian Hope Russell in Netherlea Church, Glasgow, on 6 August.

M. R. Seymour-Smith married Janet de Glanville in Mallorca (Spain) on 6 September.

G. L . H. R. Shield married Stella Rosalind MacClymont in St. Columba 's Church, Cadogan Square, London, on 28 April, 1951.

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P. D. Stobart married Sheila Gwendolin Downing B.rown in the Evangelical Church, Bad Honnef am Rhin , Germany, on l l December, 1952.

P. C. Swann married Elizabeth Hayden in St. Nichqlas Church,.

Warwick, on 9 August.

P. R. Sykes married Pamela Susan James in St. Yla ry Redcliffe Church, Bristol, on 30 August.

J. D. Todd married Peggy Simpson in Holy Trinity Church, Oxford, on 16 August, 1951.

P. R. Turk married Dorothy Armitage 路 on 16 Augusc.

T. D. Weston married Marian Grace Bayley in the Old Parish Church, Glossop, Derbyshire, on 3 November, 1951.

D. H. Willson married Pamela Mary Stockwell in the Congregational Church, Radlett, Herts, on 2 August.

F. B. Wood married Helen Florence Salkeld, of Christchurch, New Zealand, in St. George's Cathedral, Sierra Leone, on 12 April.

G. M. Woodman married Irene Sutherland in Mayfield Church, Edinburgh, on 25 April.

ORDINATIONS The Rev. M. N. Dobbyn, 路deacon (Chichester).

The ReY. J. B. Evans, priest (Monmouth).

The Rev. J. F. Hester, deacon (London).

The Rev. C. S. Hope, priest (Leicester).

The Rev. M. P. Kent, deacon (Durham).

The Rev. H. McK. Law, 路deacon (Oxford).

The Rev. E. Lewis, priest (St. David's).

The Rev . N. G. L. R. McDermid, priest (Ripon).

The Rev. A. H. Overell, priest (Lichfield).

The Rev. M. S. Rogers, deacon (Oxford).

The ReY路. J. G. M. Scott, priest i(Exeter).

The Re,-. D. L. Thawley, priest (Winchester).

The Rev. K. Unwin, priest (Ripon).

In the Methodist Ministry The Rev. P. Durnford.

OBITUARY Rev. F. J. Buckle (matric. 1919), 29 April.

Rev. B. G. Richings (matric. 1895), 6 April.

F. B. \Vesley (matric. 1922).

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SOCIETIES, t952 THE DEBATING SOCIETY HILARY TERM

President-K. M.

HORNER .

Secretary -

Vice-President-]. D.S. W. G. Rrnn

PURVES

J:

By the narrow majority of one vote the Society rejected at its first meeting of the term the motion that ' Debating is a frivolous and futile occupation, hear! hear! ' Mr. Bould, proposing, spoke of the dangers of television and of the partition of Ireland. With a display of forensic eloquence the Vice-President opposed the motion. Mr. J. D. Hanson, speaking third, claimed that debates at Oxford were mere vehicles for personal publicity. The cry of 'Jobs for the Boys' was heard from the Floor.

The Heretics Club were the visitors at the second meeting of the term, to debate the motion that 'This 路 House prefers free thought to free love.' Mr. D. M. Forster, ex-president, was the mover and in a very able and characteristic speech made reference!? to . Oscar Wilde. Mr. 0. D. Macrae-Gibson of the Heretics, a figure well known to the Society, opposed the motion, basing his case on the statement that ' free thought sometimes meant no thought at all.' This was not so with free love. During the floor debate Mr. P . .R. Evans introduced a nine~footed giant and a 路 three-footed woman to the House. Mr. M. Bould spoke of the dangers of television and of the partition of Ireland. The Secretary, himself a Heretic, was heretical enough to oppose the Heretics, and the House upheld its honour by eight votes to six.

On 1 March the Society visited St. Catherine's Society, bearing with them a supply of leeks in honour of St. David.

Mr. R. E. Waddington-Jones, who explained his complicated ancestry 路to the House, and the Secretary, who 路opened his speech in pigeon Welsh, represented the Society upon the paper. The motion was that ' England is the best part of Britain.' The R:esident spoke in defence of Wales, Mr. M. Bould spoke on the dangers of television and of the partition of Ireland -:--a topical speech - and Mr. !R. Stewart supported Scotland. '.fhe motion was lost by twenty-two votes to twenty-one.Three days later the Society at its farewell debate welcomed the Sanky Society of Jesus College, and the return visit of St. Catherine's Society. Mr . .Harris moved in Ciceronian style

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that ' The abolition of Cqck-fighting would be detrimental to the finest elements of Anglo-Norman character.' In perhaps the best speech of the term, he traced the history of the sport from ancient times. Mr. N. D. H. Bampton, President of St. Catherine's Society, opposing, devoted his peroration to the motion. Other speakers included Mr. E. Cunnell who quoted Lenin , Mr. R. E. \Vaddington-Jones who quoted history, Mr. M. Bould who spoke ·of the dangers of television and of the partition of Ireland, and ·Mr. A. A. Dudman who spoke. The motion was lost by four votes.

The term was a good one, noteworthy for some excellent speeches, for some confusion about Mr. Waddington-Jones' name and for the extraordinary variety achieved by Mr. M. Bould in his speeches.

J.W.G.R. TRINITY TERM

President-]. D. s. PURVES Vice-President- J. vV. G. Rmn Secretary- R. E. WADDINGTON-JONES

Trinity Term is not always the best season for the Debating· Society, but this year we set off to an excellent start, with .t he help of our regular guests from O.U.I.D.A. The motion that ' The Scientist is a bigger enemy than the Politician ' was lost by the President's casting vote, chiefly, it is said, because a speaker against the motion described him as ' the greatest lawyer in ·the University.' Both the opposing paper speeches were made by· ladies of O.U.I.D.A., and amateur politicians in the House were saddened by the evident fact that ladies prefer scientists, preferably harmless ones in white coats and spectacles. But as A. Johnson pointed out, · nowadays we are concerned with a different type of scientist-the one in Nebraska. D. Bloom, in whose name the motion stood, evinced marked distaste for both scientists and politicians, but since the former have no responsibility for the consequences of their actions, and there is some hope of regeneration for the latter, the politician can be regarded as the lesser evil.

Among: the speakers from the floor M. Bou1d described himself as a decrepit undergraduate; our old friend 0. l\'IcC.rae-Gibson, Secretary ofO.U.I.D.A., dressed in his national costume, fiercely regretted the tax on liquor; and A. Dudman, with an eye on the guests conjured up visions of nylons and Chanel No. 5 invented by scientists and withheld from them by vexatious taxation. An

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ex-president, K. Horner, on a more serious note, warned the House not to use either politicians or scientists as scapegoats for the state of the world, for each individual should hold himself responsible.

The motion for the final debate was ' This House prefers to sit on the fence,' moved by R. Harris. Most speakers made remarks, in general, complimentary to the retiring President and on his elevation to yet another presidency.

During the last meeting, the following elections were made for the Michaelmas Term :-For President, J. vV. G. Ridel ; VicePresident, R. E. Waddington-Jones; Secretary, M. Bould.

R.E.W.-J. MICHAELMAS TERM

President - J. W. G. Rmn Tlice-President-R. E. WADDINGTON-JONES Secretary-M.

BouLD

This . was a term of contrasts and crisis. The first debate, in conjunction with the ladies of the' St. Hugh's's Muses,' produced some lively and amusing speeches on the motion ' That Men make better debaters than Women.'

Continuing what seems a tradition, the Society visited St. _Catherine's Society for a joint debate. The House rejected the motion ' That this House prefers Cleckheaton to Eton, and Barrow to Harrow . ' A great contrast with the opening meeting was the Farewell Debate, when the motion was 'That this House is in favour of the Re-introduction of Corporal Punishment.' The serious and wellreasoned speeches suggested that the standard of debating was rising, thus overcoming the crisis which seemed imminent through lack of support for the Society and the frivolous behaviour of some members.

The results of the election of officers for Hilary Term, 1953, were :~President, !R. E. Waddington-Jones; Vice-President, M. Bould; Secretary, P.R. Evans.

M.B. ESSAY SOCIETY HILARY TERM

President- E. D. SPRAGUE In an epistle, whose salutation read 'Dear Mr. President,' but whose contents were heard by the assembled Society, D. H. E. 'i\<'ainwright pointed out that the real significance of the last term's

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' presidential election was not that it determined the Society's president, but that it decided who was to head the ¡ business side of the card. The epistler, thus entrapped, proceeded to a defence of Fleet Street and his .flight thereto. In its postscript the Society deplored the generality of newspapers which have eschewed journalism and embraced sensationalism , and, in passing, regretted the epistler's descent into 't he lucrative mire. D. A. G. Turner's essay, ' 30 A.D. and All That,' proved to be a discussion of wit and satire, with examples more recent than his title suggested.

J. R . Downes identified 'The Pure and Holy Spirit of Nonsense' as W. S. Gilbert, and endeavoured to interest the Society in Gilbert' s merits as a writer of comic verse, as exemplified in Bab Ballads. The Society, however, could be interested in only Gilbertand-Sullivan and refused to accept substitutes' labelled ' Gilbert,' or for that matter, ' Sullivan. ' M. Jordan characterised opera as ' Exotic and Irrational Entertainment ' and proposed to introduce the Society to an artistic genre which he supposed his hearers regarded as a pastime definitely inferior to cricket. To the essayist's surprise the Society ranked opera far above cricket, though a little below croquet, and proved to be an ardent band of enthusiasts for his favourite indoor sport. D. A. Singleton gave an account of a recent visit to Spain in his essay, ' A Spanish Tragedy.' In the essayist's view, the Spanish tragedy is that Spaniards have no sense of tragedy. The Society was inclined to doubt whether what the essayist had assessed as a Spanish failing was after all a tragic flaw, and turned to a discussion of El Greco and the Caves of Altamira. In what might well be the. longest and most scholarly essay ever read to the Society, ' Ars Amatoria Tropatorum,' C. Hadley discussed the troubadours, their lyrics, and the ideal of romantic love which they served.

The essay was garnished with examples of the art of the troubadour, which, for the benefit of those unlearned in_Proveni;al, the essayist graciously translated into modern French. In the ensuing discussion, the Society debated the proposition that the modern survival of the troubadour's ideal of love is to be found in the English public school. The President addressed himself to his ' Friends . . . ' on a subject which he thought should be kept privy to the Society and Her . Majesty's Go:vernment; and there is no good reason for violating his plea for secrecy in this place.

E.D.S.

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TRINITY TERM

P resident- D. H. E.

\VAI:\WRIGHT

The term ope ned with a delightful piece of Victoriana A. C. Whitby ' s 'The White Knight.' Finding Alice a symbol 路of the deterioration of the conception of Victorian education, Mr. Whitby led the Society through strange and amusing byways 路Of the last century, in an essay which was, by a coincidence, read -0n the centenary of Alice's birth-May 4th. Schools preoccupied many members, in a nd out of meetings. S. B. Pierce defended Rabelais in ' A Dirty Old Monk? ' but the Society unanimously answered th is question in the affirmative after selections from his work had been reacl. R. Stewart, making ' Speculations ' about P.'P.E., carefully reviewed . his course of studies, and the Society lamented vigorously the imperfections of other schools.

J. T. Hollin discussed the aesthetics of mountaineering, in 'Cur Vadis, ' tracing the growth of this skill through literary references, and attempting to discover reasons for it. The discussion became psychological and indecent . 'Pied Perdu' found N. Harvey making an impassioned plea for less destructive criticism for its -0wn sake. within the university; certain philosophers found Mr. Harvey ' s use of terms too imprecise for them, and diverted their arguments into the Society's well-charted channel of religion versus rationalism. At the penultimate meeting of term , the 路!Rev. E. C. Mortimer (Vice-President of the Society in Hilary Term, lge>8, and a founder-member) visited the Hall to listen to ' Loony Dick,' an account and appreciation by his son, P. L. Mortimer, of Richard Jefferies .. The discussion afterwards was enlivened by reminiscences evoked by the old minute-books. The Presidential Essay, called 'The Cornucopia of Frustration,' was read sadly by a President gaunt and haggard in the midst of Schools. A certain hilarity was however induced to flow into the Society , which listened in a roseate glow to the odd phrases which the presidential muse had seen fit to cast from its emptying 路cornucopia . These concerned railway trains, T. G. Wainewright 1 (1 794-1852, art-critic, forger and poisoner), and an ice-cream cornet the President injudiciously upturned at the age of seven.

D.H.E.W. The Editor wishes to apologise for and correct an error which appeared in the report of the Essay Society in last year's Magazine.

The President of the Society in Trinity Term, 1951, was P. J.

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Frankis and not E. J. Morgan as reported, and the report for that term was written by Mr. Frankis and not, again as reported, by Mr. Morgan.

MICHAELMAS TERM

President -A. C.

WHITBY

The opening essay was by Ex-President E. D. Sprague. who, under the title of ' A Stately Pleasure Dome,' put forward some considerations on the nature of pleasure. Out of this arose a plea ¡ for broadmindedness in art. There were no absolutes in art; all pictures were wallpaper and their aim solely to give pleasure.

We have no right to be dogmatic about the sort or the value of that pleasure. J. Thornton's essay 'Prelates and Politicians' w.as a study of the relations between Church and State in this country, which insisted that the present subjection of the Church to State control was intolerable. The essayist did not concur with the Society's insistence that the logical outcome of this situation was Disestablishment. M . W. Parkin read an essay on mountaineering which, accompanied by his famous far-away smile, told us that there was something mystical in mountains which only a mountaineer could know. And not all mountaineers, said Mr. Hollins darkly. J. D. S. Purves' essay 'Excursion' was an examination of humour with more examples than argument, which pleased the Society. Members found themselves divided on whether the joke about two hippopotami in an African swa~p, one of whom turned to the other and said 'I keep thinking it's Tuesday,' was funny. D. G. Russell told the Society about the rise and fall of the Victorian music hall in a n essay called ' Those were the Days.' The Society agreed that they were, but on the whole did not regret their passing nor did it wish to revive this particular art-form. N. G. Barnett contributed an essay called' On the Hop' which was a description of hop-picking in Kent. The Presidential Essay ' Absolutely ' was a plea for individualistic political decisions, which attempted to expose the fallacy of the absolutist principles embodied in the works of George Orwell. The discussion went long way towards exposing the fallacies embodied in the work of the President. The term was noted for the election of twin Presidents owing to the oversight of the Constitution in failing to enforce that the President should withold his vote to cast in the event of a tie.

A.C.W.

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President - R. D. STRAPPS Secretary - A . B. CURRY The Society held a Concert in Torpids Week on Tuesday, 26 February. A large audience filled the Hall to capacity and gave generously of their applause. The varied and entertaining nature of the programme and the responsiveness of the listeners together made the evening a great success. Items were as follows: 1.

Folk-Songs The Dark-eyed Sailor I Love my Lov€ Just as the Tide ·was Flowing

arr. Vaughan Williams arr. Gustav Holst arr. V aiighan Williams

THE CHOIR CATHERINE

FOSTER,

HILARY

DAVIDSON,

J\NN E

JAcKsoN, RAYMOND vVADDINGToN-JoNEs, SHEILA SILKSTONE, IRML

ROBIN

CORCORAN,

KOHLBECHER,

CONGDON,

MARGARET

MYLES

GILLIAN CROSS ,

FOSTER,

HEALD, JOHN

JOHN

BALDWIN,

ANNE RAWSTORNE.

Conductor : 2.

ANTHONY CURRY

Sonata for Oboe and Piano No.

1

Handel

in C minor

DOUGLAS HEFFER, ANTHONY CURRY

3. Part Songs for Male Voices It was a Lover and his Lass Whether I Find Thee The Three Knights vVould you Know my Celia's Charms?

Armstrong Gibbs Edward Elgar Edward German Samuel Webbe

HILARY DAVIDSON, WILLIAM MILLER, RAYMOND WADDINGTON-JONES, DOWNES,

MYLES

JOHN FOSTER,

CoNGDO:-i, DAVID

JOHN

ME.VRICK,

\iVJLLIAM SUMMERS

+

Sonata for Oboe and Piano No.

2

in G minor

Handel

DOUGLAS HEFFER, ANTHONY CURRY

_:;. Group for Soprano with Clarinet Obligato Aria: 'Parto, parto' (La Clemenza di Tito) Maza.rt Zwiegesang Spoh1 vViegenlied Spohr The Dandelion Arthur Bliss TERESA CLINTON (Soprano), BRIAN WICKER (Clarinet), THOMAS SILKSTONE (Piano)

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6. The Story of Bahar, the little elephant Mn.Es FOSTER (Narrator), ROBERT

STR.·\ PPS

Poulenc .(Piano)

7. The 'Toy' Symphony 'Haydn Allegro. Menuetto e Trio. Allegro-Allegro Vivace-Presto

Violins:

Trumpet:

ALAN BRIMBLE JOH N PALMER RONALD COOPER JOHN WILLIAMS

Rattle:

Nightingale : G. D. RAMSAY Cuckoo: E. G. MIDGLEY Triangle and Quail :

DAVID TURNER

DAVID WAINWRIGHT

\V ILLIAM MI LLER

Drum: JOHN CONGDON

'Cello: JOHN WARD

Pia no :

KENNETH LAFLI=-

Cu 11ducted by ROBERT STRAPPS

At a General ::\'1eeting of the Society on 3 March, officers were elected for 1952-3 as follows:

.-\. B. D. B.

r.

CURRY,

President Secretary

HEFFER,

H. s. WILLIAMS H.. c. COOPER K . \ V. LAFLIN

) c ' "'"''""

TRINITY TERM

President-A.

B. Cl.iR RY

Secretar)•-D. R

HEFFER

The Society's Eights Week Concert took place on Tuesday, 27 May, in a setting with charm and dignity, the Hall Quadrangle.

Conditions under a gentle evening sky were n.o t, perhaps, beyond reproach. Players intent on their parts found them . liable to be whisked from their stands at the slightest whim of ·a perverse draught. But there was nothing else to disconcert, and an evening of music passed most pleasantly. The programme was as follows.

1.

Duets for Children

William Walto.n

HILARY DAVIDSON, KENNETH LAFLIN 2.

Quintet in E flat, Opus 16 L. van Beethoven Grave -Allegro -Andante cantabile - Rondo JEREMY SANDFORD (Clarinet), RoBERT ARUNDEL (Bassoon), ANTONY REYNELL (Horn), DouGLAs· HEFFER (Oboe), ALBERT CHATTERLEY (Piano)

ST. EDMUND HALL MAGAZINE 3. Madrigals \.Velcome, Sweet Pleasure 0 Care, Thou \Vilt Despatch Farewell, My Joy

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Thomas IVeelkes Thomas TVeelkes Tlzonws TVeelkes

~Ie .

THE CHOIR

4. The \;\Tater Mill Evening Hvmn MARION MILFORD

R. Vaug/11111 TVilliams He11r\' Purcell (soprano)

5. Sonata for Oboe and Piano Georg Telemann Andante - Allegro spirituoso - Andante cantabile Vivace D OUG LAS HEFFER , ROBERT STRAPPS

6. Madrigals · Sing \ iVc a t Plea sure Draw On, Sweet Night Rest, Sweet Nymph

T. Weelkes ]. Wilbye Francis Pilkington

THE CHOIR CATHERl;\E JACKSOK, CYNTHIA

FOSTER,

SHEILA

SILKSTONE,

ANNE

ROBIK CORCORAN, !RML KOHLBECHER , WATSON,

RAWSTO RNE,

GILLIAN

MAGDALE:\'E

HEALD, BAINES,·

:.\.NNE CICE.L\'

HAWKER, MARGARET PERFECT, PAUL MATTHEWS , G.

D.

RAMSAY,

ANDREW JOHNSTON,

\NADDINGTON-JONES, CONGDON,

MYLES

DAVID F OSTER,

RAYMOND

MEYRICK, RONALD

JOHN

COOPER,

ANTHONY PANTING, JOHN WEBBER

Conductor:

A:-1THONY CURRY

At evening prayer on I2 June, Corpus Christi, a special service with an anthem was sung in the Chapel by a select mixed choir, trained by Anthony Curry. It was a fitting form of celebration and a great pleasure to hear. · D.B.H.

MICHAELMAS TERM

President -

A.

B. CURRY

Secretary-D. B.

HEFFER

The Society arranged .the programme and performed the music at a Carol Service in the Church of St. Peter-in-the-East on

ST. EDMUND HALL MAGAZINE Saturday, 29 November. The order of the service was follows:OPENING PRAYER HYMN: 0 Come, 0 Come, Emmanuel

as

Englis h Hymnal, 8

MOTETS AND CAROLS : Hodie Christus N atus Est Sweelinck 0 Little One Sweet Scheidt, a-rr. ]. S. Bach I Sing Of A Maiden That Is Makeless Martin Shaw A Spotless Rose Howells Lullaby Byrd HYMN: It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

English Hymnal, 26

MOTETS AND CAROLS : Lullay My Liking The Crown Of Roses Ding Dong ! Merrily On High Hosanna

Holst Tschaikovsky Traditional French Carol Weelkes

CAROi,: God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen CLOSING PRAYER AND BLESSING THE LIDDON SOCIETY HILARY TERM

Chairman-C. H. DAVIDSON A meeti ng of the Society was held in the Chaplain 's Room on Tuesday, 5 February. The :Rev. C. E. B . Neate, Chaplain of Radley College, spoke on the work of School Chaplains.

The speaker began by emphasising the fact that anything which would be likely to hinder the School Chaplain's work of bringing a knowledge of Jesus Christ to the boys in his charge must be fought ruthlessly. The method of instilling such a knowledge lay in making at least one Service on Sunday compulsory.

The question ' Why must I go to Chapel? ' would provide a good opportunity for instruction in the Christian faith and worship, but it should be left with the individual boy to make his final choice in regard to the latter.

Christian members of the staff should , be invited to give religious instruction, Mr. N eate thought. In such instruction the appeal to the heart and conscience must not be forgotten. In

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addition, as ma ny outside speakers as possible should come to the School Chapel in order to give both freshness and universality to the presentation of the Christian Gospel.

Mr. Neate's outline of the work closed with an appeal to change the average age of confirmation of schoolboys. It was wrong that this should take place at the age of fourteen or fifteen, especially in view of the fact that School Certificate was looming in front of the fifteen year old.

Questions ranged over a wide field, including路 praye r groups, religious broadcasti ng and the attitude .to religion of boys studying science.

TRINITY TERM

No meetings were held in the Trinity Te rm.

MICHAELMAS TERM

Chairman-<M. J. WILLIAMS At a m eeting of the Society on 17 November, the speaker was the Rev. R. I. H. Brown, Metropolitan Area Secretary of the U niversities Mission to Central Africa.

Mr. Brown traced the history of the Mission from the time of David Livingstone, who had originally appealed for men from Oxford and Cambridge to open up Central Africa to ' commerce a nd Christianity. ' Commerce ha<l only recently developed, but the situa tion presented now, howeve r, by the extensive workings in the copperbelt, was comparable to that in South African 'shanty towns.'

The African worke r has been caught up in modern materialism, and has relinquished his former customs and beliefs . Not only does this situation 路 demand very tactful handling in view of the separationist movements in the new industrial townships, but the Church's task has been further complicated by the African's a bandonment of his 路old animistic beliefs , which provided a useful basis for Christian teaching. Mr. 路 Brown emphasised that the Christian Gospel was the only answer to the racial problem. It m ~ht well come about that the Church in Central Africa will have to copy the precedent of China, where the only hope for the survival of Christiani ty lies in t he withdrawal of a ll European missiona ries .

Questions as ked .ranged over many subjects, from witchdoctors to the possibility of aeroplanes being used by the mission clergy.

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PresÂŁdc11t -

Secretary -

)if. BALDWTK

J.

S.

JENKINS

Only two meetings were held this term as members became preoccupied with Schools and Prelims, or were caught up in the impending production of The John Oldham Society, but both meetings were lively enough. The Maker's Society does not attempt to rival the University Poetry Society. Rather, it provides an intimate atmosphere over beer in the rooms of one of its members, where writers, and those who hope to write, can read and discuss th~ir own poetry and prose. Often criticism is most useful not on the finished work burnished up for publication, but on the dead end, on the unsuccessful poem, or on the story which cannot be finished. And this the Maker's Society provides, from other people who are concerned with the same problems of writing. It can provide encouragement too. M. Baldwin's book of verse which he had promised the previous term had at last been published-which at least was a sign to other members that publication is a not quite impossible goal.

TRINITY TERM

President -

~1. BALDWIN

Secretary- J. S.

JENKINS

Distractions now became even .more .numer0us. Some members were concerned with the production of ' The Ascent of F6,' some with the increasing pressure of exams., and some were concerned with the possibilities of light summer evenings. So again only two meetings were held, and material became scarcer. Whether the Oxford atmosphere ¡ discourages writing, or whether it is just the demands it makes on time, is uncertain, but it is observable that most of the material is produced to the Society at the end of the summer ~acation, and that it falls off towards the end of the year. The meetings were still interesting, however, and evidently stimulating-for one light poem, and a good one, was actually written during the meeting at which it was read.

MICHAELMAS TERM

President- J. S.

JENKINS

Secretary- J. S.

GODDEN

This term produced a number of keen new members from among the Freshmen, and meetings were , well attended. Last term members were afraid that discussion was becoming too congratulatory, but some of this term's five meetings have produced

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fierce and even acrimonious debates, and certainly none of them have been dull. 'i\le have had much promising and interesting material read to us, ranging from short stories and poems to the first chapter of a projected humoro.u s novel.

For the first time the visual arts have been admitted within our scope, and we have discussed Mr. E. G. Midgley's woodcarvings and watched J. S. Godden's paintings through their successive stages. · J .S.J. THE JOHN OLDHAM SOCIETY HILARY TERM

P·r esident-D. G. RUSSELL Secretary-D. J. DAY 'Vith many members of the Society being dramatic two or three times a week this term as D. G. Russell and his junto produced 'F6' out of chaos, little time could be found to organise or take part in play readings. An attempt was, however , made at 'The Knight of the Burning Pestle' for which three ladies from Lady Margaret Hall joined us. This reading was chiefly remarkable for the fact that D . B . Col.t man, as Merrythought, suddenly burst into violent ejaculations of Cocteau-esque French, in lieu of the songs he was supposed to sing, but confessed he was unable to sing. These outbursts di~ at least have the effect of putting some life into a reading otherwise rather somnolent, apart from J. S. Godden's fat-sounding and excited Citizen, and B. J. Cole's vigorous Ralph. Perhaps time should be blamed to some extent, for necessary cuts made the play incomprehensible to those not alreac.ly acquainted with it.

The term ended with the produce r of ' F6 ' anxiously awaiting the results of the Preliminary Examinations.

D.J.D. TRINITY TER~!

President-]. F.

EARLE

Secretary-D.

J.

DAY

The term began with the producer of ' F6 ' having reshuffied hi s cast as a result of the Preliminary Examinations, and most of its members - with the exception of the Secretary who was detained by German measles-having already rehearsed for two ·weeks. The production, which took place in the second week, is reviewed on other pages by an ex~President of the Society.

Play-readings in the latter part of the term were four in number. The first was of '!Romeo and Juliet,' ex Lady Margaret

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Hall punts on the banks of the Cherwell, in which everyone distinguished himself by successfully competing with a nearby tractor, and the President by remembering all the parts he had to .read. Unfortunately, the fine quality of some of the reading , especially that of Messrs . Robson, Hallsmith, and Southan, as Romeo, Mercutio, and Ty bait respectively, was rather wasted on this essentially summery occasion amid the beer bottles and sandwich wrappings.

Secondly, on a rather dull afternoon, four members went along to a little room at St. Hilda 's to read ' Arms and the Man.' The Raina unfortunately made little response to J. C. Palmer's dashingly romantic if somewhat Germanic, Sergius; and D . J. Day's Bluntschli was brisk but carefully 'thrown away,' so that in the end there was little left but Josephine Thompson's delightfully pert and vixenish Louka.

Ladies from Somerville joined us for a gay reading of ' The Beaux' Stratagem,' in which the experiment of un-type-casting was tried with, in some cases, unhappy results. We did learn, however, that G. H. Hallsmith could turn with ease from a country publican into a French Count (with a Spanish accent).

To conclude the activities for the term, and by way of co.mparison with ' The Ascent of F6,' the President produced in the Hall a ' semi-rehearsed reading' of Auden and Isherwood 's ' Dog Beneath the Skin.' The play lent itself well to this treatment, clever use being made of music (especially to create atmosphere for the ' Red Light district ' scene), and of chairs for scenery -at one point to form an aeroplane. The evening was by way of being a series of dramatic reminiscences for the ' F6 ' cast, all of whom quite easily turned into lunatics for one scene; but in this type of production the humorous-repulsive characters naturally tend to leave a clearer impression in the mind, and A. C. Johnston as a be-fringed poet in a tree, J. A. vVebber turning from the pulpit to the cabaret,.and B. T. Gibson as a hopelessly wealthy and hopelessly joyless financier gave most enjoyable performances. The chief problem in connection with this production was to arrange the division of seventy-nine speaking parts among twelve copies of the play, and it was owing to the amount of work that the producer put into careful planning of this nature that the production went off so smoothly and successfully.

D.J.D.

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MICHAELMAS TERM

President-D.

J.

Secretary -

DAY

M. A.

ROBSON

The term has been a notable one as a result of large and enthusiastic attendances at the meetings . The first reading had given advance promise of many" speaking parts, but the burden of Elmer Rice's 'Adding Machine ' fell largely on the shoulders of the hapless secretary, who struggled in rapid Bronx to cope with Mr. Zero's peevish ¡p ettiness. 'Richard of Bordeaux' offered more range for general histrionic talent; to the title role G. H. Hallsmith gave sympathy and understanding, and was gracefully supported by Miss Graucob's Anne, while D. F. Jones and M. B. Foster animated the parts of Bolingbroke and Rutland.

The possibilities of 'Winterset,' Maxwell Anderson's verse play on gangsterdom, were most obvious in the lyrical duologues between Mio (M. A. 'Robson) and Miriamne (Miss Butt). D. J. Day gave a sensitive portrayal of the ageing Gaunt, and the harsh tension of J. Dodd's Garth is remembered. 'Much Ado' came as a welcome relief after a run of tragedy and drama. The society was fortunate in having a most delightful Beatrice (Miss Hackett), who was brilliantly partnered by J. C. Ralph's Benedick. D. B. Coltman gave an outrageously funny performance as Dogberry, a bly assisted by A. C. Johnston's Verges. J. C. Palmer's German studies gave colour and assurance to the part of Tausch in Denis Johnston's 'The Moon in the Yellow River,' and D. J. Day's Dobelle was intense and moving.

An account of the Society 's Drama Cup winner, 'The Death of Good Fortune,' will be found elsewhere.

M.A.R.

THE HEARNE SOCIETY HILARY TERM

President- J. D.

HANSON

Secretary-].

H. HEDGELY

Of the three meetings held in the Hilary Term, o~e paper was given by the President, the others by senior members of the University. At the first meeting, Miss May McKisack, M.A., of Somerville College, read her paper on ' Elizabethan Antiquaries ' ; at the second the President, John Hanson, read his paper entitled 'Mystics, Orthodox and Heterodox , in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries'; Doctor N. Zernov , M. A ., of Keble College, rounded D

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off a most inte resting term's programme, when he read his paper, ' P ete r the Great in England.' The Society grea tly appreciated such a variety of papers , a nd the rise in the number of members. is perhaps a reflection on the ability of the presidents to secure a n eventful programme which appeals to all tastes ; for it must be reme mbered that although primarily intended for the historian, t he Society is open to a ny m ember of the Hall. At the elections fo r Officers, P. R. Snoxall was elected President, and G. A. L. Bennett, Secretary, for the ensuing year.

TRI NITY TERM

President-P. R .

S NOXAL L

Secretary-G. A. L.

BENNETT

Only one meeting of the Society was held. A paper entitled ' Dr. Ramsay-scandalous tutor' was read by Mr. Mc.Manners.

It was absorbing, not so much for what Mr. Mo.Manners said about Dr. Ramsay , as about the Abbe Robin. Indeed . the major part of the paper dealt with the scandals, law-suits and vices of this eighteenth century abbe from Angers. If some members felt that they had attended only to be denied the pleasure of hearing about a tutor of History who was ¡ born in Ireland and obtained a degree by underhand means , everyone was, by the end of the e \¡ening, enjoying the sparkling account of the happenings in a corner of northern France just prior to the Revolution.

G.A.L.B. MICHAELMAS TERM

P resident - P. R.

$NOXALL

Secretary-G. A. L.

BENNE'IT

The term must have been one of the most varied , and most successful, in the Society's history, for we touched on the :.1edieval, Augusta n and Napoleonic eras.

At our first meeting, W. A. Pantin, M.A. , of Oriel College ,.

Keeper of the University Archives, read his paper on 'Life in a i\Iedieval University .' It was doubly interesting for members of the Hall because Mr. Pantin dealt at length with the medieval Halls, instancing St. Edmund Hall as the only remaining example of the Oxford of bygone days. Amongst the many anecdotes he told concerning . undergraduates, who even in those days were apparently penniless , was one about a young gentleman who pawned his bedclothes in order to pay his manciple's bills.

Altogether it was a most entertaining evening.

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vVe were pleased to welcome G. V. Bennett, B.A., at our second meeting. Mr. Bennett, A. H. Lloyd student of Christ's College, Cambridge, is in Oxford studying White Kennet, a former Vice-Principal of the Hall. He chose as his ·subject : ' Bishop White Kennet- a Study in the Ecclesiastical and Political History of the Early Eighteenth Century.' Mr. Bennett certainly revealed how, hitherto, much has· been left out of histories concerning the church of Queen Anne's reign, and his biography of White Kennet was extremely interesting and informative.

The questions which followed developed into a general discussion on pamphleteering and by the end of the evening we had learnt much about the enemy of Tom Hearne !

It is always a pleasure to welcome a senior member of the Hall, and to Dr. Fargher we owe an especial debt, for his paper 'Literature under Napoleon' proved how far literature and history interact and depend on one another. Into what is generally considered a barren age, Dr. Fargher brought new light. He dealt at length with the philosophical writers around whom so much controversy raged ; with the liberal-catholic clash ; with the system whereby Napoleon silenced his critics-a pension or State service! In the discussion, topics ranged from the French theatre to the pre-revolution philosophes. It was indeed an exhilarating evening and one to remember.

G.A.L.B.

THE BOAT CLUB HILARY TERM

Captain-I. ·P .

FOOTE

Secretary- J.

WHEELER

The First Torpid was not a skilful crew but had sufficient spirit and a reserve of fitness, built up under the coaching of R. L. Arundel, Esq., of Merton, to carry it through some exciting races. Lincoln was bumped on the second night and, after a quiet row-over on the Saturday, we had two hard races with University College before being bumped a hundred yards from the finish.

On the last night all our efforts were confined to a row of a minute and a half in a vain effort to catch University College. We were eventually bumped by a very fast and strong Mer-ton crew along the Green Bank.

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The Second Torpid lacked experience and had a very disastrous week. It is sufficient to record that they were bumped five times.

CREWS FIRST TORPID

SECOND TORPID

M.A. Brown R. E. Waddington-Jones 2.

J. A. Baker 3· D. B. Hefler 4· A. F. R. Evans ::i· 6. J. Wheeler 7· H. M . Plowden-Roberts Str. J. A. C. EUis Cox. P. L. Mortimer

Bow.

Bow. 2.

3.

4· 5.

6.

7.

Str. Cox.

K. A. Lund M. A. Canning J. D. Burge J. tR. Downes M. B. Foster D. N. Mey rick C. J. Lane J. A. Webber P. G. Tudor

TRINITY TERM

Eights vVeek this year proved most satisfactory and resulted in the first Trinity Term Bump Supper since the war. The First Eig·ht, coached by Dr. D. H. Richards and A. J. Smith, Esq., made four bumps, all between the concrete bridge and the Gut. The best row was on Tuesday against Lincoln when the crew, striking at a very high rating, went up straight away and, after a prolonged spurt through the Bay, made certain of the hopedfor celebrations. Our thanks are due to the two coaches for their efforts in maintaining morale and enthusiasm throughout training and in quieting nervous temperaments during the racing.

The Second Eight made a promising start in training under the supervision of R. C. T. James, Esq., but through lack of experience and bad luck had to suffer the indignity of being bumped four times during the week.

The Third Eight, carrying on the tradition of the previous year, made six bumps, five of them in a remarkably short space of time. May their progress continue.

At a meeting of the First Eight Colours after Eights Week, \iVheeler was elected Captain and A. F. R. Evans Secretary for the coming year. It now remains to be seen whether the Hall can continue its steady progress and attain its rightful place on the river. It will not be through lack of enthusiasm or inadequacy of coaching that we fail to do so.

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CREWS FIRST EIGHT

Bow. 2.

3·

+ :i·

6.

7· Str. Cox.

SECOND EIGHT

P. T. Ford Bow. H. M. Plowden-Roberts 2.

I. P. Foote 3· J. E. Gillman 4.

D. G . Smith 5.

A. F. R. Evans 6.

J. Wheeler 7.

M. J. P. Lancaster Str. M. A. Canning Cox.

M. A. Brown J. A. Webber M. B. Foster D . ~ . Mey rick J. A. Baker D. B. Heffer J. D. Burge R . E. Waddington-Jones P. G. Tudor

THIRD EIGHT

Bow. 2.

3·

4· 5· 6.

7· Str. Cox.

D. C. Davies D . Sephton R. H. French F. H. Moeton D. A. A. Weston J. D. S. Purves C. J. Lane J. A. C. Ellis E. L. Cunnell

REGATTAS As the majority of the First Eight was involved in examrnat ions, it was not possible to take the Eight to Henley as was hoped. Eventually a coxwainless four entered for the Wyfolds at Reading and lost to Reading in the first round, mainly because -0f the intricacies of the course. The crew was: Bow. 2.

3.

Str.

H . M. Plowden-Roberts J. Wheelei: A. F. !R. Evans M. J. P . Lancaster

Another coxwainless four assembled and entered for the \Vyfolds at Henley. Again examinations interfered with training and only the barest minimum could be done. We were unlucky

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to meet a good crew, King's College, London, in the first round, when we were quite unprepared for a hard race. The crew was: Bow. 2.

3.

Str.

J.

Wheeler A. F. R. Evans D. G. Smith H. M. Plowden-Roberts

MICHAELMAS TERM

Captain -

J.

Secretary-A. F. R. Evans

Wheeler

At the beginning of term, we found we had sufficient material to enter a ere~ for the University Coxwainless Fours. Partly because there was not sufficient time to get the crew fit we lost a good race to B.N.C., but despite this the prospects for the year seem to be good. The crew was: Bow. 2.

3.

Str.

J.

Wheeler N. B. Hall W. J. M. Chaplin A. F. R. Evans

No crews were entered for the Long Distance Race this year owing to the demands of the University upon three freshmenW. J. M . Chaplin, D. B. Hall and D. B. White-for the newly formed Freshmen's Isis Crew Trials. .A.F.R.E .'

THE CRICKET CLUB TRINITY TERM

Captain-A.

J.

G.

JONES

Secretary -

J. R.

ALLCHURCH

From the point of view of match results the cricket season cannot be called a success, but cricket is of all college games the one in which, for a variety of reasons, it is most difficult to field a consistently good side. In so far as a large number of people were able to play and enjoy their cricket, the season has been a good one. Lack of talent is a misfortune; lack of enthusiasm a disaster, and it is a source of satisfaction that disaster has been avoided. It is difficult to be enthusiastic without adequate opportunity to display enthusiasm, but even such limited facilities as the Hall is able to provide have been fully employed. Not until we have a ground of our own will Hall

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c ricket assume the status it deserves -that of a major college .activity with proportionate following and support.

The season opened with a convincing defeat at the hands of a side from Emmanuel College, Cambridge, which was vastly .superior in all departments of the game. Less ignominious was a nother defeat by the Birmingham League Club, Old Hill, but t he balance was partially restored by a sound performance against Oxford City where rain prevented a Hall victory. No college matches were won; few were completed. But this is all too often the case in afternoon games which start late, finish early and are interrupted by a prolonged tea interval.

Of individuals there is little to say: D. Phipps bowled steadily without reaping the full reward of his efforts; J. M. Kershaw and R. Downing also toiled manfully, but, with the possible exception -of A. E. H. Turner, the slow bowlers bore a striking resemblance to the lilies of the field. R. Harris, an attractive if over-deliberate bat, and J. R. Allchurch, generally laid a sound foundation to the innings, but their efforts were rarely emulated. The absence of R. K . Pitamber on the golf course, C. J. D. Saunders-Griffiths on the hockey field and ] . A. G. C. Law in his office was all too noticeable. Too many players found initial difficulty in bending a nd running for the fielding to be any other than mediocre, and, worst of all, no adequate wicket-keeper could be found any\Vhere.

It was n.o t possible to hold the annual Sussex tour, but it is hoped that it can be revived next season.

D. Phipps is to be congratulated on his election to the Authentics. R. K. Pitamber was elected Captain for 19513, with ...\. E. H. Turner as Secretary .

A.J.G.J.

THE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB HU.ARY TERM

Captain - G.

THOMAS

Secretary -

H. N . R.

LEACH

\Ve can look back on this term as a successful one from va rious points of view.

Firstly the Hall succeeded in regaining its former position in the Second Division in the League and secondly the Cuppers side managed to reach the quarter-finals before being beaten by Exeter who went on to play in the final.

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The first Cuppers game was played against Pembroke on an extremely windy day, which greatly influenced the general run of the play. Perhaps the greatest featu.re of this game from our point of view was the excellent place-kicking by J. D. S. Purves, particularly one extremely long penalty which he converted against the wind. Having beaten Pembroke 8-6, our next opponents were Worcester. This proved to be one of the best games of the season, and although we were perhaps a trifle lucky not to be several points down in the very early stages of the game, owing to missed penalties, our final victory of g--3 was indeed a just one. A good try by D. Pollard in the first half seemed to inspire the Hall players and from then on they played a splendid game. The final game against Exeter, however, was not quite so successful. The absence of our hooker was perhaps the reason why the Exeter three-quarters saw so much of the ball, but as the final score of 3--9 shows, the Hall put up a very creditable performance.

At a Colours meeting held on 18 February, the following were awarded their Colours :-T. W. Ditchburn, B. T. Gibson, J . M. Jaffey, J. H. W. Lapham, D. A. Lillicrap, A. J . Patient and D. E. ¡wood.

At a full Colours meeting held on 20 February the following officers were elected for the next season: Captain, H. N . .R. Leach; Secretary, J. ¡ H. W. Lapham.

H .N.R.L. MICHAELMAS TERM

Captain-H. N. R.

LEACH

Secretary- J. H. W.

LAPHAM

The prospects for the 1952 season looked rather uncertain at the beginning of term. There were still a number of last year's side in residence, including H. N. R. Leach, D. Thomas, J. H . W. Lapham, R. B. Pettifor amongst the forwards , and, of the threequarters, J. D. S. Purves, B. T. Gibson, J. M. Kershaw and B. F. Pritchard, all of whom have been playing for the First XV. Among the Fr:eshme n who have joined us are the versatile C. J. Lummis, H. W. Goldsworthy, J. C. Voigt and J. R. M. Branston and we must not forget J. Forbes who has saved the First XV on a number of critical occasions.

League matches have occupied our a ttention this term. In the Second Division we have had very varying fortunes . Having beaten Magdalen and Balliol comfortably , we lost to Trinity, were

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forced to a draw by Pembroke and beaten by New College. At the time of writing snow covers the ground and the final match . against Worcester is still to be played.

Cuppers next term finds us playing Worcester again in the First Round. With the inclusion of our three Blues, Pollard, Wood and A. W. Boyce, we shall be able to field a strong side.

J.H.W.L. THE ASSOCIATION FOOTBAL.L CLUB HILARY TERM

Captain-R. W.

HALL

Secretary - D. M.

FORSTER

Last term's results, though by no means unsatisfactory, gave no indication that the Hall was anything more than an average First Division side. This term's improvement can be traced to a better understanding of each other's play, coupled with the incoming of R. G. Lunn and the return of G. Frost. The former was a vital link between defence and attack, and the latter brought solidity and confidence to the last line of defence. Confidence grew with each success and by the end of the term the side was playing really good football.

Of the friendly fixtures the most interesting were the two new school fixtures. Our first visit to Malvern resulted in a 2-2 draw 1 and a very good Brentwood side was beaten 4-3 in the Parks after a hard struggle. The match with Jesus College, -Cambridge, was unfortunately cancelled because of snow, but St. John's were held to a draw at Cambridge after the Hall had enjoyed most of the play.

The Hall's winning of the Soccer Cup is celebrated elsewhere in the Magazine, and it only remains to say that the football played this season has usually been of a high standard and the team spirit could not have been better.

The playing record for the season reads :-Played 27, won Ii, drawn 5; goals for, 62; goals against, 32.

Another feature of the season has been the formation of a Hall Second XI (The 'Choughs '). Under the captaincy of J. N. Gill, the side was a little slow in finding its feet, but in Hilary Term good understanding was established and St. ~therine's and Corpus Christi F irst XI were defeated. The t moment came at the end of term when a weakened H all D.M.F.

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Captain-D. G. G.

HOARE

Secretary-D. B.

OGILVIE

The loss of seven members of last season's cup-winning side threatened to affect the Hall's chances of remaining in the First Division, but A. J. G. Jones and C. Hadley returned for a fourth year and amongst the freshmen D. Keighley, J. Smith, I. Mcintosh, J. Barton, and D. Alun-Jones, proved well up to First Eleven standard. The centre-forward problem was unexpectedly solved by J. Forbes, a convert from Rugger, who calmly established himself as leading goal-scorer of the term.

On the other hand, we were forced to make some curious but necessary positional experiments before the First Eleven finally settled down, whilst D. Keighley was seldom at our disposal owing to his regular appearances for the Centaurs.

From the first five League matches the Hall collected only three points, but in three defeats and one victory the margin was only a single goal. St. Catherine's Society and Keble College beat us 4-3 and 1--0 respectively. Fortunately the situation was retrieved by an 8--o win against University College and a 1-1 draw against St. Peter's Hall. Consequently the Hall League record compares favourably with last year's.

In friendly matches against schools we lost to Malvern 4-2 and beat Alleyn's 2-1.

The social and footballing highlight of term was the visit on 15 November of a team of Old Aularians. This game marked the institution of an annual fixture and the Hall's narrow victory of 4-3 testifies that it was highly successful not only as a reunion but as a match. In order that this new fixture may continue as happily as it has begun, all Old Aularians who would like to ta ke part in next year's match are invited to get 'in touch with D. M. Forster.

The 'Choughs' whose numbers and keenness have contributed enormously towards the running of the Club, continued their activities but, because of cancellations, only played three matches, winning two and losing the other.

D. Keighley has been elected to the Centaurs and played for Pegasus against the University. D. G. G. Hoare and D. Phipps, who reached the University Final Trial with him, have also , together with J. Smith, played for the Centaurs.

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THE HOCKEY CLUB HILARY TERM

Captain-]. R. Secretary- C.

J.

D.

ALLCHURCH

SAUNDERS-GRIFFITIIS

This was not a very successful term for the Hockey Club for, out of six matches played only one was won. Perhaps the main fault was a lack of determination. Often the team slackened when winning and seemed incapable of fighting back when losing.

More punch among the forwards was needed, and more intelligent distribution of the bail from the defence. The team missed the inspiration of C. J. D. Saunders-Griffiths, who was only occasionally able to play for the Hall. He was invited to play in the University Match and later played in four International matches for 'Vales. He was also invited to attend the Olympic Trials.

At the end of term, J. R. Allchurch was elected to the Occasionals. B. M. Penn also played for the Occasionals in several matches. C. Cullerne-Bown, W. Summers and C. H. Fletcher were awarded Colours. For the following season B. M. Penn was elected Captain and C. H. Fletcher Secretary.

J.fR.A.

MICHAELMAS TERM

Captain-B. M.

PENN

Secretary-C. H.

FLETCHER

Although deprived of the services of C. J. D. SaundersGriffiths owing to his University commitments, the Hall side showed considerable improvement on last season's form. Out of twelve games played, only one was lost when the full team was playing. As both B. M. Penn and J. M. Skinner were called to play in goal for the University during the term, the team had to be changed for nearly every match, which sometimes led to a lack of cohesiop, especially in the defence. The main weakne¡s s, however, has been an inability to finish off promising attacking movements. With the inclusion of Saunders-Griffiths in the forward line for Cuppers next term, this should be remedied, and we have hopes¡ of excelling the Hall's record in the past three years.

C.H.F.

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President- E. L.

CuNNELL

Secretary- J. D. S.

PURVES

The main event of the term - in fact, so far as the Hall is concerned, the only event apart from cross-country fixtures - was the Inter-College Cuppers. Last year the Hall finished fourth in the final, much to everyone's surprise, and the Club was out to show that this was no flash in the pan. In the preliminary heats, we were drawn against Balliol, Merton, Pembroke, and The Queen's. Our team won in a canter by fifty clear points over Balliol, with The Queen's third. In the final our opponents were B.N.C., Exeter, and Magdalen. B.N.C. emerged worthy winners, with Exeter a good second. The Hall had a very close struggle vvith Magdalen for third place, with the result in doubt until the final event. It then appeared that we were the victors by nine points. The Hall's strength lay in the high average quality of the members of the team, which was without any real stars - apart from J. H. B. Williams. All that is needed to make this into a first class team is one or perhaps two brilliant individual performers.

The Hall had one representative in the Inter-Varsity Sports at the White City: J. H. B. Williams, who competed in the High Jump.

The cross-country side of the club competed, in a team which was supplemented by St. Peter's Hall, in the Hyde Park ¡road relay race in London on 1 March. The composite side finished well up in a large field. The only other fixture this term was aga inst University College, London 11, which resulted in a victory for the Hall.

TRINIT Y TER M

Owing largely to the dema nds of approaching ' Schools ' and to injuries to several Hall athletes, we were not able to provide a full team to compete in any matches. However, on two occasions we combined with other colleges to produce a . joint team. Once with St. Peter's Hall against Culham College, and once with Lincoln against University College, London II. In addition several athletes competed for the Centipedes during the term in various events; they were A. E. H. Turner, who threw the Javelin, C. C. B. Wightwick, who ran the Mile, and D . E . Wood , who threw the Hammer a nd put th e Shot and who

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is to be congratulated on competing in the former event for the University in the Inter-Universities Athletic Union Championships at Birmingham.

J.D.S.P. MICHAELMAS TERM

President-P. S. D. E. GASS Secretary-C. C. B. WIGHTWICK Although handicapped as is perhaps inevitable m the Michaelmas Term by the loss of some of our best performers, the Hall has achieved considerable success in the first half of the season.

In the Inter-College Track Relays, by finishing top of the Second Division, we regained the place in the First Division which we lost last year. Our Hurdling teams, especially, produced the fastest times in either Division, whilst B. Pritchard, C. J. Jones and E. A. Simmonds were awarded their Hall Colours for their part in the Sprints and Middle Distance Relays.

In the Inter-College Field Events Relays, inaugurated this year, the Hall made a very good start by defeating Keble by three points for first place, the President excelling himself by representing the Hall in all events except the Shot. This event was not run on a Divisional basis.

The Club held an informal dinner to celebrate these victories, at which the Principal was our guest.

In the no less worthy if .less spectacular sphere of CrossCountry the Hall has held its own. Our Cuppers place of eleventh, vne down on last year, reflects very much the standard in the ¡ University rather than any deterioration in the Hall team which was, in fact, a good deal stronger than last year's.

C.C.B.W. LAWN TENNIS CLUB TRINITY TERM

Captain-R. W.

HALI,

Secretary- W. H. A.

SANDERSON

With all of last year's team available, the Hall was able to play a strong, First VI this term. Indeed, early successes produced hopes, expectations even, of winning the University League.

While these hopes proved unfounded, the team ended the season with the satisfying record of having lost only two matches, and of finishing in second position in the League. In Cuppers we

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fared less well. After a good win over University College we met a very strong Lincoln team in the Third Round and were defeated 7-2, a result which, since we had only one Penguin in the team, was hardly unexpected.

A most enjoyable match with the Old Aularians, played at last on a fine summer afternoon, reached the mutually satisfying conclusion of a draw.

For the Second VI there was again talent to spare. Rain interfered with many of the matches in the early part of the term, but three out of the four ma tches played were won.

Colours were awarded to C. J. D. Saunders-Griffiths and W. H. A. Sanderson. G. H. Hallsmith was elected Captain and J. Forbes Secretary for the following season.

W.H.A.S.

THE SWIMMING CLUB HILARY TERM

Captain - H .

Secretary - N.

LEAR

HARVEY

In the Inter-College vVater Polo Cuppers we were defeated 0 - 2 by Lincoln College. The team was: B. C. Arthur (goal), H. Lear, N. Harvey, J. E . Farrand. In our heat in the Swimming Cuppers J. E. Hughes obtained third place in the individual free-style event and the medley relay team also finished third, but in the other events we finished in lower places and were consequently eliminated . The team was: J. E. Hughes, J. E. Farrand , N. Harvey, H. Lear.

N.H. TRINITY TERM

Captain- C . M.

ARMITAGE

Secretary - H.

LEAR

This term the half-mile race for members of the Hall was revived , the winner taking the E. J. Mathews Cup. This was the first time since the war that the race has been held. The course was fixed from the 0. U. Boat House to the bridge at Donnington Lane, where Eights commence, and some half dozen swimmers competed. A good race resulted. C. M. Armitage held the lead along the Green Bank, but round the bend before the Gut J.E. Farrand went ahead with a steady and powerful breast stroke.

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never flagged in his efforts <tnd reached the bridge the winner in the excellent time, for the conditions, of 15 minutes 19 seconds.

Second was N. Harvey, and third C. M. Armitage.

The Cup was later present~d by the Principal.

C.M.A.

THE SQUASH RACQUETS CLUB HIL.<\RY TERM

Captain-P . R.

Secretary-A.

SYKES

J.

G.

JONES

vVith the notable exception of Cuppers, the term has been a successful one for the Squash Club. In the first round of the Cuppers Competition we wer~ drawn against Christ Church who beat the H all 5---0. Each gaine, however, was closely contested.

The League challenge match against Oriel College was won 4-1 by the Hall, so tha t ne:<t year we shall be competing in Division I of the League.

All other matches were won, notable victories being those over Imperial College, London, and Shillingford Bridge S.R.C., both of whom were beaten 4~1.

During the term J. R. Moss was elected to the 0. U. Squirrels Squash Club, a thoroughly deserved honour.

Colours were awarded to A. R. Douglas and C. H. Benbow.

A. R. Douglas was appoil\ted Captain and C. H . Benbow Secretary for the season 1952-3.

A.J.G .J. MICH.\,ELMAS. TERM

Captain-A. R.

DouGLAS

Secretary-C. H.

BENBOW

The Squash Club has h<td a busy term. Interest naturally centred on the League matches, for the Club had risen to the First Division last season and was anxious to remain there. All results are not yet available, but with thirteen points (fourth) we are definitely ahead of Lincoln and almost certainly out of reach of The Queen's. The team obtained wins against both these colleges but was soundly beaten by Worcester. Brasenose and University were also encountered and though both fixtures were lost the results were extremely close. In the Brasenose match A. J. G. Jones provided the best squash of the term. Friendly matches were played against about half of the Oxford colleges

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and the side en joyed its two London fixtures - against Imperial College and Latymer Court S.R.C. We were indeed fortunate to have the regula r service of three of last year's side and to obtain the able assistance of D. J. Alun-Jones and R . M. Whitfield, two of this year 's Freshmen.

A most promising sign was the total victory of the Second V. J. H. Spruyt, D . A. Kinsley and J. H. Heal monopolised the first three places and recorded individual successes against New College, Wadha m , Exeter, Hertford , and Somerville .

C.H .B. THE BADMINT ON CLUB HILARY TERM

Captain-A. H. W.

Secretary -

NIAS

J. B.

STAPLES

Hilary Term was not a successful one for the Badminton Club, mainly due to the lack of members . Three League matches were played . \Ve lost to Exeter College 3-1 and Worcester College defea ted us by the same score. Keble, with three University First Team players, beat us 4--0. In Cuppers Worcester College defeated us by S! games to o in the second round. At the end of the term we were sharing bottom place in Division I with St . P eter's Hall. In the play-off we were beaten and so start next season at the head of Division II. The following members also represented the Hall this term : N. \iV. Parkin, A. Shepherd, R . R. Young.

R . H. French was elected C a ptain for next season.

J.B.S. THE CHESS CLUB HILARY TERM

Captain-]. R.

ALL.CHURCH

Secretary-D. R.

SHENTON

Of the three First Team matches played the Hall won two, ag ainst Trinity College I and the other against Trinity College II. The third match, against Balliol College II was lost by default.

This left the team with four points out of a possible six over the whole season and we thus finished well within the top quarter of the Swiss ladder-a not inconsiderable achievement in view of the g reater resources of the larger colleges.

The Second Team was not so fortunate. They lost to Hertford Colleg e IV and Oriel College II, and suffered the final indignity

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of being drawn in the final .round against Somerville College.

This last match they won, and they were placed just below half way in the ladder .

J. R. Allchurch, D. R. Shenton, G. I. De Deney, J. Thornton, M. C. Seymour, and J. D. Hanson played regularly for the teams. E. L. Cunnell a nd J. E. F a rra nd were invaluable reserves .

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M I CHAELMA S TERM

((a plain - D. R.

Secretary - N. F. LOCKHART The Club has been strengthened by several Freshmen this term, but the re has been little activity of note except the first half of the Cuppers Tourna ment, run this year on the Swiss system. The First Team lost their first round match and won the second by default. The Second Team lost their first and won the two subsequent rounds, while the Third Team have yet to record their first victory. This is the first time that we have fielded t hree teams in Cuppers, which shows a commendable awakening of interest in one of the more serious Aularian activities.

N.F.L. SHE:-<TON

THE BESSE BUILDING The most conspicuous, and certainly the handsomest, building in the block which extends between Long Wall Street and Queen's Lane is the g roup of houses numbered 49, 50, 51 and 52 High Street. Erected in 1901, as an emblazoned" legend over the main entrance announces, and finished in grey rough-cast plaster with a slightly Tudor appearance, they stand out as a homogeneous whole. To the west they adjoin three houses, 46-48 High Street, which the Hall absorbed in 1930 and 1932, while to the east they are bounded by property belonging to New College. The ground floor consists of shops, and above these rise three residential storeys. At the back of each house, at a somewhat lower level than the ground floor , projects a semi-basement, and above it, again at a somewhat lower level than the the first floor, a small mezzanine storey shaped like the lett~r L. The block masks the extensive premises of the Forum Restaurant, better known to many as the Masonic Buildings, access to which from the High Street is obtained through a cavernous portal in the centre of the building.

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This is the group of houses upon the occupation of which the Hall entered this Michaelmas, and which will henceforth (for ever, we dernutly hope) be designated the Besse Building. In the 1950 issue of the Magazine it was reported that negotiations were then afoot with the owners of the site, Magdalen College, to secure possession of the premises. These negotiations were in principle completed as long ago as December, 1950, although the agr.eements were not signed and sealed until this year. \Vhile the College has not seen its way to parting with the freehold of the site, it has granted the Hall a twenty-one-year lease, as from 29 September, 11952, at a rental which, though a g.rievous burden to an unendowed society , must be acknowledged to compare favourably with the commercial value of the premises. The lease negotiated includes not only 49-52 High Street, that is, the Besse Building proper, but also 46-48 High Street, the original lease of which expired in 195!. Under the arrangement agreed by both parties the College has reserved to itself the shops fronting the High Street, while surrendering the entire residential portion of the premises to the Hall. It is disappointing, of course, that the freehold, for the present at any rate, must remain beyond the reach of the Hall, for a college can never feel secure until the site and buildings which form its Lebensraum belong to it in the fullest sense of the word. At the same time, the attitude of Magdalen College has been in the highest degree friendly and accommodating, ancl a debt of gratitude is owed to its Gm·erning Body, and in particular to its Estates Bursar, for the sympathy and understanding they have cl1splayed throughout the tran saction. The College ' s decision to negotiate a lease of the p'roperty, towards \vhich the Hall has cast longing eyes for many years, itself represents a notable and welcome change of policy ; and all the indications suggest that the Gm·erning Body now regards the houses as permanently assigned to the Hall as its sphe re of deYelopment a nd influence.

It will be recalled that , ·of the total sum of £38,000 allocated by the University to the Hall as its share of the Besse Benefaction, the sum of £23,000 was earmarked for building and extension. It is this money which the Principal and Trustees have employed in adapting 49-52 High Street and linking them up ·with the existing site. Indeed, in the absence of the Besse Benefaction it is difficult to see whence the necessary funds could have been obtained without raidin'g the precious Endowment

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Fund or having reco1,1rse to large-scale borrowing. The operation¡ of conversion, even with the exercise of the strictest economy, has inevitably proved expensive and has used up nearly two-thirds ¡ of the Besse Building grant. According to the ingenious plan prepared by the Hall's architects, Messrs. R. Fielding Dodd & Stevens, it was first of all necessary to join the four houses together so as to form one, demolishing the partition walls and removing some of the staircases. Secondly, the four basements required to be completely reconstructed in order to provide for a changing-room and an ablutions centre as well as for a domestic flat, and a great deal of new plumbing had to be installed.

Thirdly, the Building had to be connected with the second quadrangle of the Hall, so that direct access could be obtained to it without going round to the High Street. Last but not least, the whole interior, from the top storey to the basement, had to be decorated, and all the rooms had to be equipped with gas or electric fires, carpets and furniture.

Apart from its costliness, the process of carrying out th~se alterations and adaptations was fraught with untold hazards and delays, and alt concerned kept their fingers crossed until it was at last complete. At the very start there was the problem of getting the previous occupants out. The farthest two houses, 51 . and 52 High .~treet, were evacuated in September, 1951, but a Magdalen College scout continued to inhabit the basement of 50 High Street until the spring of this year, while the tenant of the key house, No. 49, where the largest amount of structural and building work had to be carried through, refused to be dislodged until the end of Trinity Term. In the event she did not leave her premises free for the builders until the second week in July. On top of these delays, the greatest uncertainty prevailed until the last possible moment as to whether a building licence would be granted for the whole of the operations planned , or for only two-thirds of them, or for no more than a fractional portion of them. Those responsible were consequently in the exasperating position of having to bear three alternative schemes simultaneously in mind, and to plan for the various contingencies which would follow from the adoption of any one of them. Nevertheless the Hall's builders, Messrs. Symm & Co., did an admirable job of work under trying conditions. They made a start of the operation in the Easter Vacation, and when the complete licence eventually came through laboured on valiantly through the summer. Their

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workmen were still about the place, and much of the paint was still wet, when the week in which the freshmen were due to arrive beg an . It was a matter of heartfelt relief a nd thanksgiving when in the end it proved possible to g et the undergraduates into the roo ms , as orig inally planned, by the opening of Michaelmas Term.

As thing s now are, it is difficult to exaggerate the enhancement which the Besse Building gives to the amenities of the Hall. It provides rooms for thirty-three undergraduates, thereby raising the number accommodated in Hall to just under one ¡hundred.

This means that, in spite of the expansion of the Hall from about 150 to 230 men in residence, it has once again become possible, as it was before the war, to allow every undergraduate at least one yea r in college. Since the war, with the greatly increased numbers which the pressure of applications on the one hand and economic requirements on the other have imposed , it has not proved possible to maintain these desirable standards : and if at first the resulting difficulties were concealed by the fact that many ex-servicemen were married, they have recently become obvious and acute. It is in every way satisfactory to be able to return to, and even improve upon, the practice of pre-war days. A few of the new sets follow the traditional pattern, consisting of sitting-rooms and sepa ra te bedrooms, but the ma jority are bedsitters, which modern undergraduates seem to prefer to sharing double sets. In . addition, the Besse Building comprises a selfcontained flat for a married don and his family, and another flat for a domestic servant and his family . The former is an innovation, revolutionary perhaps and calculated to surprise the oldfashioned, which has been deliberately adopted as a practical solution of the problem , which always presses sorely on colleges with only a handful of Fellows, of finding enough dons to live in college. The new changing-room, too, with its independent water-supply and six additional baths , has at a stroke abolished the bogey of insufficient hot water and inadequate bathing facilities which ¡has been a constant source of anxiety since the war.

Apart from these material advantages, however, the Besse Building is a seemly and dignified enlargement of the Hall. All its rooms, it is generally agreed, have been handsomely furnished and tastefully decorated. Before next academic year is out, it will contain, as one of its most useful and striking features, the projected Emden Room , adorned with furnishings provided by the Aularian Association and set apart for social and general

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purposes. The entrance to the Building, where it is proposed to hang pa intings belonging to the Junior Common Room, and its long, colourful corridors create an atmosphere of spaciousness: . while the skilfully proportioned portal, with the flight of steps leading up to it and the five-pointed star, which Monsieur Besse used as his business emblem, carved in the keystone, adds an appropriate touch of stateliness.

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Altogether the acquisition of the Besse Building marks an epoch in the Hall's career of progress and expansion. Recent years have witnessed important advances, such as the leasing of the property known as Staircases 8, 9, 10 and 11 and the erection of the Canterbury Building, but this move is on a grander scalt> and is charged with even greater possibilities. Even without the freehold the incorporation of 49-52 High Street in the Hall's demesnes marks the fulfilment of many wistful hopes and dreams.

At the same time it should be realised by all who' are devoted to the Hall's welfare that this forward movement is in a real sense a venture of faith. Admittedly it would have been shortsighted to a degree to have let slip the opportunity, once it presented itself, of taking over premises so indispensable to the Hall's development. If would be equally foolish, however, to shut one's eyes to the risks, in the main financial, attendant on the process. The rent and rates which will have to be met â&#x20AC;˘ year by year represent a formidable figure ; to run the Building additional servants have had to be engaged ; and its fabric and furnishings will have to be kept in a good state of repair . .As has already been explained, the Besse grant cannot be relied upon for assistance, for the major portion of it has been expended on adaptation and equipment : the remainder will have to be set aside as a sinking fund. It is true that the charges made to undergraduates can be set down on the credit side. But it is a commonplace of Oxford finance that the overall ¡ cost of board, lodgings and services supplied to undergraduates living in colleP'I:' normally exceeds what at the present rates can be obtained from them in battels. It would not be unrealistic for a thoughtful student of the Hall's fortunes to condude that the absorption of this splendid, and indeed necessary, territorial adjunct serves only to emphasise the embarrassment of a society which lacks any solid endowment and is obliged, as it were, to live from hand to mouth.

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Though realistic and sobering, these reflections represent only one side of the picture, and it is possible and proper to end on a less pessimistic note. The inauguration of the Besse Building is .a• great occasion, and. the friends and well-wishers of the Hall have every reason to rejoice at it. The heartfelt thanks of everyone connected with the Hall go out to the statesmanlike vision of Monsieur Antonin Besse, whose splendid benefaction has enabled a struggling society to enlarge its borders in ways ~hich, at the time he made it, he could not have foreseen or imagined. If this enlargement is a venture of faith, as indeed it is, it. is one upon which anyone who knows and loves the Hall must feel compelled to embark without hesitation. For such a person is aware of the immensely powerful springs of vitality .which pulse within it, . and which will surely enable it to move forward, with confidence and the assurance of ultimate success, J .N .D.K. to the fulfilment of its manifest destiny.

'THE ASCENT OF F6 ' By

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CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD

Presented by the John Oldham Society at the Clarend,on Press Institute, May 6th--9th, 1952 Cast Michael Forsyth Ransom Sir James Ransom Mrs. Ransom Lady Isabel Welwyn General Dellaby-Couch ·Lord Stagmantle David Gunn .Ian Shawcross Edward Lamp ,Dr. Tom Williams The Abbot ,Mr. A. Mrs. A. Announcer

HARVEY HALLSMITII JACK RALPHS JANICE ELLIOTT JANET BEARD TIM DENEHY

BRIAN GIBSON MYLES FOSTER DESMOND DAY NOEL HARVEY JOHN GODDEN JOHN PALMER MICHAEL ROBSON VALERIE FRirn JOHN WEBBER

' Chorus : . MARION SMITH' ANDREW JOHNSTON' PAMELA BRYAN CoLE, JEAN LOGIE, CHRIS ARMITAGE

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Stage Director DEREK CHAPMAl'\ Stage l\fanager TONY NIAS Assisted by : BRIAN _-\RTHUR, ANTHO:-iY PAl\TI:'\G, ANTHONY LYNCH , DEREK BOURNE-JONES, HOWARD SLACK, JOHN SCOTT, COLi)'; BEX BO""' PETER LA \VRENCE, A:-<THO'\Y SA:-<DERSOX' ROBIX WE ST. Electrician Assisted b\·

KEK="iETH GRAYSO:'\ BR!.·\'\ OSGOOD, JAMES FORBES, ROBERT YOUJ\G

Sound and Effects Wardrobe and Properties Drapes and Scenery Business Manager Publicity Box Office Front of House

PETER SMITH PAT SEED DAVID PURVES JAMES EARLE JOHN ALI.CHURCH NEIL :~vIAc DONALD-SMITH PATRICK l\'10RTIMER, DOUGLAS HEFFER

Settings designed by JAMES EARLE Producer: DEREK R USSELL Co-Producer: MICHAEL BALDWIX

The second production of the John Oldham Society was a success by almost any standard. It distinguished itself among College plays by the meticulous detail of every aspect of ·production ; many members of the Hall who went out of a sense of duty came away saying how much they had enjoyed themselves, without quite knowing why; and Mr. Frank Shelley, the Director of the Oxford Playhouse, was so impressed with it as a piece of theatre that he sent most of his company to see it, and mentioned it at the Playhouse 'University Night' discussion.

This was all the more surprising since the play itself, from

W. H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood's left-wing period of the late thirties, is far from straightforward. But F6 is clearer than The Dog Beneath the Skin, that vast cataclysmic charade.

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narrative drama, indeed, that the obscurity of its thought is made plain. Michael Ransom, scholar, idealist, mountaineer 1(a T. E. Lawrence in the hills) is coerced into climbing this strange Tibetan peak which has a mystical attraction for him-but by whom, or by what , is he coerced? We are never directly told. By the wiles of his suave, successful, scheming twin, the politician Sir James? By the desire for achievement? By a mystic attraction toâ&#x20AC;˘vards the Demon of the Mountain, which turns out to be his possessive mother? By the inevitability of a saviour, provided almost fatalistically for ' The People '? Evidently the last, in the original production, which ended with Mr. and Mrs . A. looking at a monolith ere~ted in Ransom's memory, and chanting ' He is ours, now . . . ' In this rev ised version the Ransom saga becomes a play within a play ; the greatness of Ransom is compressed within the littleness of everyday life, represented by Mr. and Mrs. A. representing the audience , and commenting on the action as they hear it through their radio. They are the real audience, as the chorus is an idealised audience, chanting the sort of verse we fool ¡ ourselves that OUR thoughts, being great, would sound well in . . During the dream sequence on the mountain the two plays fuse into one; Mr. and Mrs. A. and the chorus confront Ransom, interrogate him, and find him (with a shout, and outstretched arms, and pointed fingers, as of a mob hastily justifying itself)' ' Guilty!'

But then Ransom wakes; he has reached the peak; the Demon, his mother, comforts him; and his reward is that 'he lies in death, alone.'

It is a mysterious play, but a puzzling one; but by producing it so that the interest of the audience never flagged, so that the audience was never for one moment left in bored isolation to worry about the validity of the ideas being put forward, Derek R~ssell turned it into something rich and strange. To him must go the credit of moulding together a large cast, brilliant sets, and innumerable back-stage mechanicals into a concentrated whole. The result, with this play, might so easily have been petty, irritating and diffuse - but it was never any of these things.

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the play, and therefore the character came across with a thoughtful, quiet but intense power. He commanded the stage, the action and the play, providing a firm focal point round which his companions could build. Jack Ralphs played up to him generously, with the polish and assurance one might have expected and a slight ironical edge which underlined the relation between the two. Janice Elliott seemed restricted by the mysticism implied in the part of the Mother; her rich contralto clung to the palate iike a lush wine leaving its sediment of strange sentimentality.

She was more powerful in the closing scene when the curious formality of her part was more in place than in the bare realism of the pub scene.

For the .rest, the cast built round these three primary colours : most of the other characters are near caricature. The Colonial Office scene, moulded together by Sir James with a delightful cool power, gave Janet Beard a chance as the daughter of Empire, an ex-deb., devoted to duty in ducks. She flowered, damply and pinkly. Brian Gibson clattered vocally as the newspaper magnate ; his Northern accent was broad as brass and as black as Bradford; but he overplayed his chuckles. Tim Denehy's voice was too light for the General and his gruffness artificial, though he looked magnificent.

The monastery scene gave the climbers a chance to group into complementary facets of The Mountaineer. Desmond Day, earnest, sincere, the ex-public school army officer, never overacted and later 'broke down ' tensely and convincingly. John Godden, fruity and amicable and well-meaning, should go down in the records for his speaking of ' Oh, I'm so fat . . . ' Noel Harvey, gently botanical, and Myles Foster (so accurate a David Gunn that he had no chance to act) made up the quartet, swimming round Ransom like minnows round a whale. Harvey Hallsmith held them together so well while dominating them that John Palmer's achievement as the Abbot was the more distinguishecl .

The strange figure entered, spoke, and departed like some voice of doom, gripping the audience and seeming to subdue even Ransom-a fine vignette except for some unhappy hand-movements which detracted from the prevalent feeling of some deus ex machina.

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players and interpreters, did what they could ¡with dated material.

Valerie Frith a nd }lichael Robson spoke their despondent Socialism with feelin g a nd managed to impart a warmth and humanity into that most wooden and cold dramatic invention, the People. John 'Vebber brought the house down nightly with the Announce r's Song, which he set to music himself and put across with a professional neatness of mime and voice that was pure delight. The song, bitterly cynical commentary on the mood of the thirties, gained immeasurably by this treatment. Perhaps it tended to assume too much importance, to destroy the flow of the action ; but at that point the audience was ready for such a competently played Intermission.

The Chorus, trained by Michael Baldwin, spoke their ideology with mathematical . precision infused with a certain individuality.

They did best at the close, in the commentary on the action and the obsequies of Michael !Ransom; the phra se ' black and white' ¡ shone out with the g lint of a rapier through the woolly nebulousness of the dream.

At that point the stage had darkened; Ransom, in black , lay with his head pillowed against the Mother, in black, at the top of the mountain-set o f white blocks and rostra. On the forestage spoke the Chorus, men in dinner-jackets, girls in black evening dresses : the sky-cloth faded to a deep dove g rey . This was only one of the touches invented by James Earle to make this production the visual delight which it was. His simple sets of blocks were ingenious and gave the producer more scope for groupings than the average college producer has. The lighting, at times perhaps too experimental in its use of symbolic colours red for evil, green for the Demon - at times assumed an integral part in the action.

Such careful invention seemed to inspire everyone connected with the play. The properties were invariably accurate ; the music apt- not only the Vaughan Williams (' Thomas Tallis,' and the incidental music from ' Scott of the Antarctic ') but the fanfares from Janacek's 'Sinfonietta,' which gave a musical sparkle to the dream scene. In these small things, as well as in the larger and more obvious aspects of production, The A.scent of F6 was a triumph for everyone concerned, particularly the producer, whose choice it was and whose energy invigorated these satisfying evenings.

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SOCCER CUPPERS For the first time in its history the Hall won the Soccer Cuppers competition when the team were victorious in Hilary Term.

Success was not entirely unexpected for the Hall had a ¡strong side which included R. G. Lunn, the University and Pegasus outside left, whilst B. Bigley and R. W. Hall represented the University on various occasions. Fortunately there were no serious injuries and the side was unchanged throughout the competition. The spirit of the team throughout was splendid and was fortified by the.constant and strong support of the J.C.R. and S.C.R. That there was no fluke about the Hall's victory was proved by their margin of success. No match was won by less than three clear goals and in the five rounds the Hall scored a total of twenty-four goals and conceded only four.

PRELIMINARY ROUND v. ORIEL. Score 4--0.

The Hall did not make an encouraging start and at half-time there was no score. Bigley however opened the scoring with a brilliantly headed goal from a long cross pass from Lunn, and he again increased the lead from a penalty. Further goals were added by Hall and Forster without reply from Oriel.

F'IRST RouND v. TRINITY. Score 7-1 The Hall was not discouraged when the Trinity centre forward put his team ahead in the first ten minutes. In spite of this setback the Hall settled down to play some delightful football with the result that before half time R. V..' . Hall had scored four goals and Lunn another from a penalty. In the second half Hall scored two more goals to bring his personal tally to six and making the final score 7-1.

SECOND RouND-v. NEw COLL.EGE. Score 5-1 Again the Hall was quickly a goal down when Phipps had no chance with a well-placed cross shot, and it was some time before the Hall forwards began to make an impression on the quick tackling New College defence. R. VI/. Hall equalised with a gr~at shot from a Bulbeck pass and he put the Hall in the lead when he shot the ball into an empty net after Bigley had beaten the whole defence, including the goal-keeper. The team asserted

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its supremacy in the second half. Lunn scored with a well headed goal and when, later, he hit the upright with a long shot, Hall put the rebound into the net and, in the closing minutes, added anothe_r goal. . SEM1-F11'AL "'·

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5-2.

This was the most exciting match of the co~petition for twice the H a ll was behind and at half time held only a narrow lead of 3 - 2, with the wind against them in the second half, and Bigley limping on the right wing. Fortunately Bulbeck and Lunn at inside forward were on top fQrm and the defence, with Hoare and Frost outstanding, stood up splendidly to :sustained Hertford pressure. The last two Hall goals were scored .by Bigley and Lunn during two of the rare visits to the Hertford goal.

FINAL v. B.N.C. Score 3-0 As the Hall ground was the only one in the University not ·water-logged, the Final was played there against a strong B.N.C. 'team. They never, however, possessed the cohesion of the Hall, and the University outside right, Clegg, was firmly held by Frost 'throughout the game .. In the first half the Hall did most of the attacking and R. v\T. Hall put us ahead when, from a perfectly placed Forster corner, he headed towards goal. The ball was deflected into the net by a defender. After Thorpe had saved a difficult situation by · kicking off the goal line with Phipps well ·beaten, Lunn headed a further goal before half time to put the Hall two in front . Thorpe played a great defensive game in the second half and A. J. G. Jones gave a fine display at wing half.

B.N .C. did most of the attacking and at times came very near to scoring. Finally R. Vv. Hall accepted a long pass from Jones· and shot the ball into the net to make the Cup safe for the Hall.

The team was entertained by the Hall at a Cuppers Supper after the Vinal, at which representatives from the defeated teams were present. The Principal and the Captain spoke and G. H. McKinna, the Captain of the O.U.A.F.C. replied for the Gue.s ts.

The team was: D. Phipps; W. Thorpe, G. Frost; D. B . .Ogilvie, D. G. G. Hoare, A. J. G. Jones; B . Bigley, V. A. Bulbeck, R. W. Hall, R. G. Lunn, D. M. Forster.

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The choice of Charles Williams' The Death of Good Fortune ;sured the Society of at least a unique position in the Acting ontest. Perhaps the producer was guided by the relative success = last year's entry, for the two plays have similarities of con~ntion. Th is year, however, the emphasis was even more on .legorical than .realistic characters and the producer J. E. Earle, ith so many actors around him capable of interpreting character, 1ade a choice which must have required some courage. That the >hn Oldham Society gained first place is as much a tribute to .s sympathetic approach to the ideas of the play as to the :chnical skill of his experienced casl.

The allegory of the play is concerned with the transformation f the pagan idea of Good Luck, which, with its stress on material =ilues, only embraces worldly success and prosperity and sees ss and unhappiness as negations of good luck, into the Christian mception of Biessed Fortune where all events, being in. the hand = God, are ultimately good. Th~ action centres on three rnracte rs, Mary who holds the key to the truth, the King who ;cepts .the old notion of good luck and in the middle the figure ' Good Fortune himself, in whose death and transformation 1e idea of the play is embodied. The p.roducer created a set to nphasise this movement of idea, with the stage flanked by the ais and the thrones of Mary and the King, backed by banners , 1eir $Upporting poles topped by lante rns. Between these two ood Fortune and his interpreters moved and spoke. It was a !t which was both useful and visually striking and which, along ith the words, played an important part in the argument. The 5hting suffered a little at times from unforeseen effects and 1ough the choice of music was for the most pa.rt effective, the :;e of religious . organ music to accompany the closing words of ie play,· themselves deeply religious, tended to become overnphatic and slightly distressing.

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its own art. Together with J. C. Ralphs as the Magician she impressed us as the best speaker of the lines in the play, but M. A. Robson as the Lover was almost as effective. Technically he had more to accomplish than Ralphs, being less confined to formal gesture and, if only for this reason, his was one of the best performances of the evening. vVith very few lines to speak and a quick change of attitude to achieve, it is difficult to see how Elizabeth Robertson as the Girl could hope to be noticed, but she filled the place assignee\ to her in the pattern of the play with perfect competence.

G. H. Hallsmith as Good Fortune was more than sound and achieved an admirable contrast between the youthful arrogance of the pagan Good Luck and the calmer dignity of Blessed Fortune. One would have liked him to die a little more tensely and a little less noisily. \Vhen Mary said of him ' It is time that he should die,' the producer should not have allowed the word 'die¡ to be lost in the violent onset of death, for this is one of the most important moments in the play.

As the King, D. B. Coltman made a most impressive entrance and for a while it seemed that he would be the most competent actor on the stage. In moments of feeling, however, his voice deteriorated and was at times nearly inaudible, a great pity in view of the difference he established between the bearing of a confident monarch and that of one who has lost his possessions.

Thus far the producer's choice of characters was commendable, but one feels that A. C. Johnston as the Youth and Janice Elliott as the Old Woman found insuperable difficulties in their parts.

It was difficult to believe that the Youth had ever attended a fair in his life, much less a wrestling match, whilst the Old \Voman, although her arms were partly hidden by a shawl, found that the part and the voice required too much effort. Nevertheless, she contriYed to give a convincing speech rhythm to Charles .

Williams' sometimes. rather awkward lines.

When all these criticisms have been made, this year's entry showed a great improvement on last year's production. Though New College's production of Harlequ.inade must have run a very close second, one feels that the triumph was a just reward for what was on the whole a highly successful enterprise.

P.E.S.

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ORIENTAL PLAYGROUND From the moment we arrived at Haneda Airport, Tokio, a tired yet excited party towering above a host of welcomers and photographers, until the moment we left, s9me five weeks later, we were to realise that Japan is a good deal closer to our own country than the atlas or four days' flying would have us believe.

The American influence shows itself clearly in the modern Japan and many scenes and objects were very very familiar. While it would be pretentious and foolhardy to pass opinions upon this country on so short an acquaintance, we can at least answer most of the questions which we asked ourselves on the way there. \Ve were in Japan to play Rugby and consequently we spent considerable time travelling to play matches. This gave us boundless opportunity to realise that the countryside is incomparably bea utiful , although little is exempt from cultivation. Our one regret is that we did not see Mount Fuji, of poster and advertisement fame , for it was wrapped in cloud when we passed.

During our stay we lived for the most part in \Vestern-style hotels and \\;¡e ate \Vestern food, but we missed no opportunity of studying Japanese habits. Japanese houses , which are built of brick in the towns and .of wood elsewhere, a re remarkably clean and ¡well-kept. One always re1poves one's shoes before entering, for the wooden floor bears no covering apart from the occasional mat , and is kept m eticulously clean . There . is no furniture other than l ~w tables which are brought in when required, a nd at night cushions and bedding are laid on the floor. Their food we did not find quite so attractive and none of the combinations of raw fish a nd sea-weed with which we were sen-ed, seemed very edible.

Rice, incidentally, is not served until the end of the meal , so that one can go on eating bowl after bowl until hunger is completely satisfied. Vle spent quite two weeks of our Yisit in Tokio itself, a rather ugly , sprawling city which must be one of the noisiest in the world. It is quite impossible to escape fro1h the blare of the klaxon by day or the shrill pipe of the peanut-seller by night.

The hospitality of the Japanese people surpassed anything we could possibly have expected. No fi'Im stars were ever made to feel so welcome and so important, and we were for ever the victims of the Japanese passion for photography and autographhunting. It was not an unusual occurrence for us to walk along a main street and find huge individual photographs of us staring

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from a store windovv, or to be invited into a shop and presented with some gift as a token of the proprietor's good will towards us .

To-day the Japanese seem to favour Western clothing which does not become t hem nearly so well as their national dress, the kimono.. In this garment the Japanese has an air of quiet dignity , increased, perhaps, by his umbrella which he is never without. He is very well-mannered and almost excessively polite.

Bowing is an infectious habit and at times we could scarcely prevent ourselves from bowing in return when a servant left the room or passed us in the corridor.

We were taken to see many beautiful scenes and places in Japan and in fact everything we expressed a desire to see. We visited shrines, universities, the Imperial Palace, hot springs, a gigantic waterfall, a pearl farm and many beauty spots. Not the least among our recollections of this trip will be the thrill of running thousands of pounds worth of pearls through o.u r hands in a room to which royalty are usually the only privileged visitors.

We watched Sumo-wrestling, where giants of more than six feet in heig ht and twenty stone in weight, hurled themselves at each . other, each attempting to remove the other from a twentyfoot circle. These wrestlers are specially bred and fed for this purpose. W e all hastily declined the invitation of the Japanese champion to enter the ring with him. We attended a performance at the traditional Kabuki theatre, which is primarily a visual entertainment, although dialogue is chanted and an orchestra with vocalists , seated to one side of the stage, plays very. much the same role as that of the chorus in classical Greek drama.

There are no actresses in Kabuki, and the actors who specialise in the impersonation of women devote years of study to femininity ; indeed, they are more consistently feminine than women. The revolving stage , which we were allowed to examine from behind the scenes during the interval, was quite twice the size of most London stages.

Naturally, we met Geisha girls, although our hosts took the precaution of asking whether we objected or not before they invited them ! The sole purpose of these talented girls is to entertain the male~ They brought â&#x20AC;˘us food, they brought us ' sake,' a sort of whisky, they sang and danced for us and they played with us simple games like ' scissors, stone, paper.' These girls, who are necessarily very attractive and wear beautiful kimonos, are specially trained from an early age in ¡the skills of their profession,

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.and no purely Japanese function is considered complete without them. It is e xpensive to employ them and a man's position is to some extenr assessed by the number a nd quality of Geisha he provides for t he entertainment of his guests.

Whilst we were in Tokio, we were presented to several members of the Imperial Family including the Crown Prince. We also met some well-known American film-stars and some Olympic athletes. :\fost of the British reside nts in Japan came to watch the games and amongst them, the three Hall members of the party, Horace Wydell, David Pollard and I, were pleased to meet Mr. E. G. Price, who was President of the Junior Common ¡ Room in 19 2+ ~fr. Price who is now in business in Yokohama entertained us to lunch.

We won all our rugby matches, although not so easily as the scores suggested, for the Japanese proved ''"orthy opponents.

The tour was a success from every point of view, and none of us would hesitate to make the trip again.

D.E.W.

SOME IMPRESSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES During the academic year 1951-1952 I was a Rotary Foundation Fellow at the University of Alabama. ~1y Fellowship enabled me to conduct research into certain aspects of the Economic Geography of the Southern Appalachian Coalfield, lying within the State of Alabama ; but, more broadly, and in keeping with the primary objective of the Fellowship programme, aimed at the development of international understanding and goodwill, it enabled me to spend a year in intimate contact with the peoples of the southern and eastern parts of the United States. I spent my year not only. as a student at the University of Alabama but also, in accordance with my agreements and sentiments, as an 'ambassador without portfolio ' at the heart of the ' Confederacy.' To match up the requirements of the two appointments was at times difficult, especially as my more informal task took me, in all, over the year, some 25,000 miles.

The University of Alabama, at which I worked and which formed my real base in the United States, is a typical Stateendowed and supported University. It had during my year of residence a student population of about 6,ooo, made up of twice

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as many men as women. During the immediate post-war years, however, the University was somewhat larger and at one time as many as 14,000 students were on its campus. Raw figures are not at first sight of any great interest, but, when it is realised that the University, together with the Alabama Polytechnic Institute of similar size, provides facilities for higher education for a State whose white population is under two million, the crude figures can be placed in their true perspective. It is, I believe, of fundamenta l importa nce in any apprisal of the American University t~ appreciate size in relation to the population served and to appreciate the urge which constantly exists in the United States for a 'College' education. Taking note of differences in population the American University system deals with five times as many entrants as does our own system.

Much has been written on the standa rds of academic achievement in the American University, especially with reference to the standards set in our own schools. To be absolutely fair, however, . it should, in this connection, be pointed out that the American University does not try to copy in fundamental concept any European pa ttern. It serves as much as a 'finishing' school and as a 'professional' or 'trade ' school as it does a University proper, in our interpretation. Some idea of its'. function as a ¡ ¡ finishing ' school can be gained from the estimate that as many as 40 per cent. of those entering the American University system fail to graduate. A:lthough I believe in the case of the University of Alabama that the figure of 40 per cent. is a little high, the lack of an y real seriousness to acquire a degree in certain departments was noticeable. It is generally appreciated that the majority of the ' co-eds,' or female students, for example, were intent mainly upon the M.R.S. Degree. The 'professional' or 'trade' aspects of the American school were well demonstrated at Alabama where almost 6o per cent. of the undergraduate students were in the Commerce and Business Administration, Education, Engineering and Home Economics departments. The one department at Alabama which seemed to work on traditiona111y English lines was the College of Arts and Sciences, where I believe that the Bachelor of Arts Degree, gained at the end of four years' work, was approximately equivalent to the English Pass Degree.

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would be invidious of me to say that, after the first and usual teething troubles, I became very happy on the campus. The Faculty with whom I came into contact were universally approachable, and almost always helpful, whilst my relations with the student body were entirely pleasant. The course work which I was required to take as a graduate student was at times tedious, yet in most cases I found the material presented. useful in my main research task. Life outside the library and classroom was in itself an experience, although I found the usual ' Campus Frolics ' rather a test. Being in the Deep South social behaviour was rather more rigid than one would immediately expect; the University was ' dry,' ladies were not allowed in rooms, and one's actions, outside the 'date parlour' or the Cadillac, were very largely controlled and ticketed. I found the noticeable absence of the Oxford-type ' society for this and that ' difficult to explain, but rather blamed the presence on the University campus of the 'Greek' fraternities and sororities. In this connection, however, one has to be extremely careful in criticism and has to appreciate the somewhat different motivations of the Alabama student.

Away from the University I travelled extensively in the south and east speaking to Rotary and to other ' service ' organisations.

It is difficult here to pick out distinct highlights in my year, for there appeared many. On some occasions I tra veiled over 1 ,ooo miles to address one meeting and in May I flew down to Mexico City to address the International Convention of Rotary. Whilst away from the University it was usual for me to stay with American families, whose hospitality never failed but to impress me. On several occasions, however, I was placed in some hotel and here again I was duly ' sold ' ; it would be difficult for an Englishman to say 'better' or 'best' of any of the establishments in which I stayed-all were excellent.

As my year drew to its close I realised how many very real friends I had made in the United States and how prior to my visit I had to some extent underestimated the fundamental humanity of the American people. Although my own impressions may well be biased, for the breadth of my social contacts was limited, I am prepared to believe that the American people are largely to be admired and respected in their maintenance of human dignity. That they are individualists is probably too much of a truism to be true, for their social and spiritual conscience is great and their adherence to some church rigid. To work and to

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stay in the United States was a privilege and a pleasure; indeed, the opportunity to study in a tradition and culture which is different is in itself an experience deserving of close attention.

To be able to do this and to mix quite freely in everyday life in one's host country, to serve both as an agent of one's own land, and upon return as an interpreter of one's hosts, is an opportunity which so rarely occurs, yet it is one which is available in the form of the Fellowship under which I travelled to the United States.

P.W.G.

THE AULARIAN BOOKSHELF The following publications by members of the Hall have come to our notice. We should be very glad to have news of any such publications for notice in this article or for review in the Magazine.

We should be especially glad to receive copies of them to place on the Aularian Shelves in the Old Library where we are trying to build up a complete collection of the works of Aularians, past and present.

G. G. ALLEN (Matric. 1945')¡ White Australia and the Asian Population Problem in Eastern World, July, 1952.

G. WILSON KNIGHT (Matric. 1921). Lord Byron, Christian Virtues.

(Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1952.)

G. E. H. GRIGSON (Matric. 1924). Gardenage, or The Plants of N inhursaga. (Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1952.)

G. S. CANSDALE (Matric. 1929). A. nimals and Men. {Hutchinson, 1952.)

THE BrsHOP OF LONDON (Matric. 1904)¡ The High Church Party.

(Mowbray, l95L) K. A. MuIR (Matric. 1926). Editor of King Lear in the new Arden edition of Shakespeare. (Methuen, 1952.)

R. FARGHER (Fellow). The Retreat from Voltairianism in The French Mind: Studies in Honour of Gustave Rttdler. (O.U.P., 1952.)

H. J. HUNT {Former Fellow). The 'Human Comedy': First English Reactions in The French Mind: Studies in Honour of Gustave Rudler. (O.U.P., 1952.)

H. M. N. H. IRVING (Vice-Principal). The Valencies of Elements in the Metallic State, with W. Hume-Rothery and R. J. P. Williams, in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1951, 298, 43i. The Solvent Extraction of Indium, with F. Rossotti and

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J. G. Drysdale, in Natitre, 1952, 169, 619. S. Methyl-Dithizone and the Structure of Metal Dithizonates, with C. Bell, in Natiire, 1952, 169, 756. Studies with Dithizone, Part III; The Extraction Constant of Zinc Dithizonate, with C. F. Bell and R. J. P. Williams, in the Journal of the Chemical Society, 1952, 357. Studies with Dithizone, Part IV; The Dissociation Constant of Dithizone, with C. F. Bell, in the Journal of the Chemical Society, 1952, 1216. 8-Hydroxycinnoline and some of its derivatives, with E. J. Alford, Miss H. Marsh and K. Schofield, in the Journal of the Chemical Societ~·, 1952, 3009.

J. B. PRICE (Matric. 1949)· Number 3 in The Fantasy Poet; (Oxford University Poetry Society, 1952.)

M. R. SEYMOUR-SMITH (Matric. 1948). Poems, with Terence Hards and Rex Taylor. {Longman's (Dorchester) Ltd., 1952.)

P. A. I. WARNER (Philip lncledon) (Matric. 1929). The Cactus H edge (The Saville Press, Windsor, 1951.)

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Badminton, John Norman (Repton School).

Barton, John (Hastings Grammar School).

Beech , Michael Haydon (Queen's College, Taunton).

Blackburn, John Martin (Cheltenham College).

Blah , Patrick John (University College of Swansea).

Boyce, .'\.!free! \\Tame (Rhodes University) .

Branston, John Richard ~iartin (King Ed,.,·ard VI School,.

Nuneaton).

Brewer, Clive Nigel ,(Harrow School).

Brown, Peter (Archbishop Holgatc's Grammar School, York.), Byatt, Ian Charles Rayner (Kirkham Grammar School).

Campbell, Maurice John (Taunton School).

Chaplin, William John Montague !(Shrewsbury School).

Claxton, John Frederick (Royal Air Force Technical College,.

Henlow).

Connor, Thomas Ylichael (Colston's School, Bristol).

Coulson, Tony Erik Frank (Merchant Taylors' School).

Cudmore, Brian ViYian (Tiffin Boys' School. Kingston-on-· Thames).

Currah, Phillip Anthony !fousden (Bedford School) .

Darling, Robert Dereck Michael (The King 's School, Canterbury).

Drummond, Charles Iain (\i\Trekin College).

Dunleavie, John (Stamford School).

Efetic, Gideon Emoro (The Dennis :\Iemorial Grammar School, Onitsha).

Ferguson, Francis Patrick (vVellington College).

Foster, John Frederick (The King's School, Canterbury).

George, Charles Roy (Chesterfield Grammar School).

Godwin, John Herbert Anthony i( St. John's School, Leatherhead). . .

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Henwood, Peter Richard (Tiffin Boys' School, Kingston-onThames).

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Jones, Christopher John (Sutton County Grammar School).

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Lay, David Hugh FitzWilliam (Lancing College).

Lees, Marcus Joseph (University of California).

Lewis, Basil Keith Elias (Magdalen College School, Oxford).

Lockhart , Noel Frank (Kingswood School, Bath).

Lossky, Nicolas (University of Paris).

Lummis, Christopher John (vVestminster School).

McCarthy, Denis James (Royal Grammar School, GuildfordJMclntosh, Ian Findlay {The Lower School of John Lyon, Harrow).

Mackenzie-Smith, Michael John (l!ppingham School and Colonial Service).

Maxwell, Peter Barnes (Sedberg·h School).

Myles, David Playfair (Highgate School).

Nash, John Alexander (Colston's School, Bristol) .

Nixon, Bruce Cornock (Birkenhead School).

Ockenden, Michael John {Marlborough College).

Patel, Jayram (St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate).

Rosenberg, David (vVintringham Grammar School, Grimsby) . .Roxburgh, Alan Lennox (Edinburgh University and Colonial Service).

Skinner, John Montague (The King's School, 'Canterbury).

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Walburn, Brian (Bristol Grammar School).

Waters, Anthony John (Stockport Grammar School).

White, David Bird i(St. Edward's School, Oxford).

White, David Russell (Tonbridge School).

Whitfield, Richard Moxon (Stowe School).

Wood, Michael Warburton (Nottingham High School). vVright, David John Vernon i(Cheltenham College).

Wright, Michael Matthew (Cranleigh School).

'Vright, Peter Brian (Brentwood School).

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