St Edmund Hall Magazine 1995-96

St Edmund Hall Magazine

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ST EDMUND HALL MAGAZINE VOL. XV. No. 1

October 1996 EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL FOR OCTOBER 1995:

"Last year an emergency duet was hastily set up to put together what it could, and this year an old work horse, recalled from his pasture, sees the Magazine to the press.

Times are changing and perhaps the Magazine must change with the times. None of the younger Fellows has shown any interest in the office and the Old Fellows have now nearly all retired. The Rule of the Wrinklies is ending. A new editorial structure is being discussed, and youth - comparative - will have its hands on the helm. May we end our very last Editorial with the hope that the Magazine will continue to be the invaluable historical record of the Hall's life, year by year, which it has always been, and at the same time become, possibly, more attractive and friendly to its users in the younger generations which now form the largest group of our faithful readers."

Editorial for October 1996: Nothing has changed, nothing has happened, - except that a wiser and sadder man has learnt never to use the words "very last".

AVE: A NEW PRINCIPAL Governing Body of St Edmund Hall elected His Honour Stephen Tumim to succeed Justin Gosling as Principal of the College.

In June "His Honour" became "His Honour Sir" when his services to public life were recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.

His Honour Sir Stephen Tumim comes from an Oxford family: his father was Clerk of Assize for the Oxford Circuit. He attended St Edward's School in North Oxford. After national service with the Royal Artillery he returned to Oxford, with a scholarship at Worcester College, to read Jurisprudence. He was called to the bar in 1955 and as a barrister specialised in matrimonial cases. He became a Crown Court Recorder in IN MAY THE

1977, a Circuit Judge in 1978 and a Judge at Willesden County Court in 1980. In 1987 he was appointed H.M. Chief Inspector of Prisons and he served in this capacity for eight years. In 1990 he became a Bencher of the Middle Temple.

To this busy professional life, Sir Stephen added a rich mix of other activities. He has worked for the disabled, in particular for deaf children.

He has worked to promote the interests of the visual arts and of literature.

His list of chairmanships and memberships , past and present, of committees plus the list of organisations of which he is trustee or a patron is astonishingly long. It has some noteworthy conjunctions.

Thus he is currently chairman of the Koestler Awards Trust, which encourages prison art, and a trustee of the Richard Attenborough Centre for Disability and the Arts. These exemplify how he has combined his interests and his professional concerns in work for organisations with objectives that are both humane and civilising.

The pace of his speaking engagements would defeat a lesser mortal.

Recently many of these have been to well-informed and concerned audiences on the subject of prisons. As a guest of Desert Island Discs he was able to place before a wider audience some of these prison issues.

During his time as H.M. Chief Inspector of Prisons not only did he institute overdue prison reforms but also he was able, by his sincere humanism, by his personality and by the strength of his principles, to make a majority of the public sympathetically aware of the crisis in our prison system. In the Nicholas Bacon Lecture for 1991 his title was "What are Prisons for?". In raising this question and by his high profile, hopefully he has set in motion, in both the Home Office and the Government, and amongst the public, a debate on this matter that is both charitable and informed and not a knee-jerk response to crime.

He writes "My interests are appropriately described in Who's Who as books and pictures ...". He found time to write two books: Great Legal Disasters (1983) and Great Legal Fiascos (1985). He has contributed reviews of general literature and of criminological books to The Daily Telegraph and to The Times. He has more than a dozen honorary degrees or fellowships awarded by universities or professional bodies, including an honorary fellowship at Worcester College.

Lady Tumim is also an Oxford graduate (LMH) and obtained Diplomas in Linguistics and in Social Studies from the University of London. The description of her career associates her with many organisations involved in housing and health, in the education and 2

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employment of the handicapped or disabled. She has written books, notably on the pre-school services for deaf children and their parents, and about and for children with special needs.

The Tumims have three grown-up daughters, Matilda (Mrs Prendergast), Emma (Mrs Iliffe), and Olivia. There are four grandchildren.

Sir Stephen takes up the post of Principal on 1st August and there will be a brief swearing-in ceremony and signing of the Buttery List at the start of the first Governing Body meeting of Michaelmas Full Term, on lOth October. Until then he will be familiarising himself with College business and all members of the College will be looking forward to making him and his wife welcome.

w.s.c.w. ... ATQUEVALE r BEGAN to think that fourteen years was a long time, I reflected that John Kelly had done twenty-eight. Yet the changes during the shorter period come out at well under half those that occurred during his period of office. It has been a period of consolidation rather than development, but also of having to face up to an increasingly uncertain future. There has been some expansion of accommodation: in 1986 we bought the Isis Hotel, in 1990 we built Brockhues Lodge, and this year Brockhues Building (in the Front Quad), - these last both, as the names suggest, through the generosity of Dr. Frederick Brockhues. Compared with what had happened between 1951 and 1980 these were finishing touches. By the mid 80's we considered that the vast development started back in the 1920's when Emden was Vice-Principal, and given considerable impetus during John Kelly's principalship, had been successfully completed.

At that point we instituted regular Gaudies for tranches of matriculation years, and later the 40-year on Gaudies, in order to celebrate the achievements of earlier generations of Principals and Fellows.

The period has not, however, been one of quiet vegetation. It became clear quite early on that the financing of Higher Education was in for radical changes. This happened first with the erosion of student maintenance grants, and the move to loans. Richer colleges were willing to bear the brunt of this by raising charges by less than the rate of inflation . This put strain on poorer colleges such as ourselves who did not have the buffer of endowments. The tuition fee level, however, did keep up for a time. Recently that too has come in for reduction in real terms, and WHEN

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that is more serious, since fees account for about 50% of our income.

At about the time that we could see a reduction of fee income on the horizon, our conference trade plateaued, first because new building by other colleges was planned with conferences, and so more luxurious accommodation, in mind; and then the recession shrank the market. It became clear that we needed urgently to look for alternative sources of income and/or increased endowment if we were able to continue to keep up our level of provision.

At this point we decided to dip our toes into the water of fundraising by employing a fundraiser half time. We were somewhat uneasy about further approaches to old members since the appeal for the purchase of Norham St Edmund had only just been successfully completed under Bill Nield's and then Graham Midgley's chairmanship of the Old Members' Association. The experience did, however, reveal that there was a good deal to be done, and more than could be done by someone part time.

There was an increase in both contacts with and the purveying of information to old members, and it was during this period that we received a very generous benefaction of ÂŁ700k from Bill Miller, - it was not as though he had not given to us before. In 1993 we appointed a full time Director of Development, and were the first college to attach a Fellowship to such a post. This led to an improved database, and the production of a Who's Who through a generous gift from the Yves Guihannec Foundation, and more frequent communication in the form of a Newsletter. We have also instituted a Board of Advisers, consisting partly of Old Members, partly of people from outside the college. The first chairman was David Band, who recently tragically died when on holiday. We benefited greatly from his generosity with both time and money. The present chairman is Peter Jansen, chairman of Caradon plc, not an old member, but an old friend of Bill Miller's, who has been on the Board since its inception. Under their instigation we have started an in-depth re-examination of our aims as an educational institution and the best means of achieving them. We have just been studying the not always comfortable results of questionnaires to both the JCR and MCR, as well as of some research into the attitudes of recent graduates conducted

by Peter Hayes' firm 'Research International'. All this will undoubtedly lead to improvements, many of them, of course, with no fundraising implications. It should also put us in the position of being able to present more sharply what we want and why we want it, in a way sufficiently attractive to win support.

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One source of funds is a committee which distributes to poorer colleges money raised by university taxation of the richer ones¡. We have, over the years, been recipients of money from this source, though it will never be enough to solve the problems of the poorer colleges. We are hopeful that our current representations will be successful. There is also, at present, a Commission, working under the Vice-Chancellor, to examine the university's structure of government, and also questions of relative wealth. We have been galvanising the poorer colleges to work together on this question. This has resulted in a shared growth of confidence. We now have regular meetings and have submitted a joint paper to the Commission drawing attention to various ways in which the current level of disparity affects not just colleges but also the university's reputation.

It is too early to say what will come of all these measures. In the meantime we have been cautious. We now only support Junior Research Fellowships which are specially funded, and we do not automatically replace retiring fellows: where we used to have three English Fellows we now have two, and we are not filling our Philosophy Tutorial Fellowship until we can find another college to share the costs with us. On the other hand we recently decided to expand in Management Studies . The Director of the new school will be a fellow, and we shall have a tutorial fellow, - but in time the fees will more than cover the costs, because the college outlay relative to income is less with this class of University Lectureship than with most Arts ones.

There have also been other developments. Increasingly the funding of Universities and departments has come to depend on their research ratings. This has led to increased pressure on academics to publish, so that we are beginning to experience something long familiar in the United States: the pull to consider students a distraction from research. In Oxford this is exacerbated by the fact that both at university and college level academics have a heavy administrative load. Members of the Governing Body are corporately responsible for everything from appointments of staff to admission of students, from care of investments to care of drains. This shared responsibility has two important psychological advantages : (i) it secures the commitment of the fellows to the institution and the students, and (ii) it facilitates interaction between subjects as people move from knowing each other in shared work to being interested in each other's academic interests. We have been, and still are, much exercised with devising means of lessening Fellows' administrative 6

load without losing these advantages. If we can succeed, and if sufficient financial rewards can be made to follow good teaching ratings, then the feared imbalance might be righted.

All the above concerns will continue to occupy the college's energies during my successor ' s time in office, and the Vice-Chancellor's Commission could, further, well affect the relation between University and colleges. In all these discussions one item which in my view needs to be kept constantly at the centre is the care and education of students.

These pressures have one useful effect in that they make us question the value of what we do and the efficiency with which we do it. One of the most valuable things we do, in my opinion, is educate undergraduates; and tutorial teaching, properly used in combination with other forms of teaching, and properly adapted to the subject in hand, gives educational opportunities which we should work hard to retain. That is not a universal view; but if it is right, it is important for more than Oxford to ensure that such a system of teaching flourish.

Academically, with a few blips, we have continued to flourish. Musical life has been enhanced in a number of ways. The organ has been improved, we have four choral awards, which have transformed the choir, and we have acquired a Steinway Model B grand piano, all through Robert Venables' generosity. The piano is a great boon to our better pianists, but it has also enabled us to attract Ms Donna Stoering as Artist in Residence. In return for the association she gives us two concerts a year. Since the Bursar got us involved in Oxford Art Week, there has been an annual display of the current state of competence of a wide range of members and staff of the college. Hall members are active in the Union and student journalism, and while the dramatic tradition has had its low periods, it resuscitates from time to time.

Some moves have been made to increase contact between Fellows and students. The arrangements for the St. Edmund Day dinner have been changed so that members of the JCR and MCR play a more active part as hosts; all second year undergraduates get invited to a lunch with the Principal and one or two Fellows ; and the Terry Jones Society organises visits to theatres, concerts etc. at group rates, in which both senior and junior members of the college take part.

On the sports field our dominance continued until some five years ago when first St. Anne's and then Keble adopted a policy of recruiting national and international sports players for certain one year and sometimes two year graduate courses. I am glad to say that we have not 7

One source of funds is a committee which distributes to poorer colleges money raised by university taxation of the richer ones. We have, over the years, been recipients of money from this source, though it will never be enough to solve the problems of the poorer colleges. We are hopeful that our current representations will be successful. There is also, at present, a Commission, working under the Vice-Chancellor, to examine the university's structure of government, and also questions of relative wealth. We have been galvanising the poorer colleges to work together on this question. This has resulted in a shared growth of confidence. We now have regular meetings and have submitted a joint paper to the Commission drawing attention to various ways in which the current level of disparity affects not just colleges but also the university 's reputation.

It is too early to say what will come of all these measures. In the meantime we have been cautious. We now only support Junior Research Fellowships which are specially funded, and we do not automatically replace retiring fellows: where we used to have three English Fellows we now have two, and we are not filling our Philosophy Tutorial Fellowship until we can find another college to share the costs with us. On the other hand we recently decided to expand in Management Studies. The Director of the new school will be a fellow, and we shall have a tutorial fellow, - but in time the fees will more than cover the costs, because the college outlay relative to income is less with this class of University Lectureship than with most Arts ones.

There have also been other developments. Increasingly the funding of Universities and departments has come to depend on their research ratings. This has led to increased pressure on academics to publish, so that we are beginning to experience something long familiar in the United States: the pull to consider students a distraction from research. In Oxford this is exacerbated by the fact that both at university and college level academics have a heavy administrative load. Members of the Governing Body are corporately responsible for everything from appointments of staff to admission of students, from care of investments to care of drains. This shared responsibility has two important psychological advantages: (i) it secures the commitment of the fellows to the institution and the students, and (ii) it facilitates interaction between subjects as people move from knowing each other in shared work to being interested in each other's academic interests. We have been, and still are, much exercised with devising means of lessening Fellows' administrative 6

load without losing these advantages. If we can succeed, and if sufficient financial rewards can be made to follow good teaching ratings, then the feared imbalance might be righted.

All the above concerns will continue to occupy the college's energies during my successor's time in office, and the Vice-Chancellor's Commission could, further, well affect the relation between University and colleges. In all these discussions one item which in my view needs to be kept constantly at the centre is the care and education of students.

These pressures have one useful effect in that they make us question the value of what we do and the efficiency with which we do it. One of the most valuable things we do, in my opinion, is educate undergraduates; and tutorial teaching, properly used in combination with other forms of teaching, and properly adapted to the subject in hand, gives educational opportunities which we should work hard to retain. That is not a universal view; but if it is right, it is important for more than Oxford to ensure that such a system of teaching flourish.

Academically, with a few blips, we have continued to flourish. Musical life has been enhanced in a number of ways. The organ has been improved, we have four choral awards, which have transformed the choir, and we have acquired a Steinway Model B grand piano, all through Robert Venables' generosity. The piano is a great boon to our better pianists, but it has also enabled us to attract Ms Donna Stoering as Artist in Residence. In return for the association she gives us two concerts a year. Since the Bursar got us involved in Oxford Art Week, there has been an annual display of the current state of competence of a wide range of members and staff of the college. Hall members are active in the Union and student journalism, and while the dramatic tradition has had its low periods, it resuscitates from time to time.

Some moves have been made to increase contact between Fellows and students. The arrangements for the St. Edmund Day dinner have been changed so that members of the JCR and MCR play a more active part as hosts; all second year undergraduates get invited to a lunch with the Principal and one or two Fellows; and the Terry Jones Society organises visits to theatres, concerts etc. at group rates, in which both senior and junior members of the college take part.

On the sports field our dominance continued until some five years ago when first St. Anne's and then Keble adopted a policy of recruiting national and international sports players for certain one year and sometimes two year graduate courses. I am glad to say that we have not 7

Chancellor into attending ; Warne Boyce organised occasions in Pittsburgh, and with his wife Doreen has given a generous donation of $50,000; Simon and Arpi Simonian and Stefan and Cynthia Graae have hosted meetings in Washington; Alan Westaway has done much behind the scenes arranging functions, using his influence on occasion to get us the use of UN facilities. These are just examples, and many others of later vintage have been generous with their time and energy. I know that those who take part in these events and give of their time are selfselected from among those with warm memories of the Hall, but I am constantly impressed by how many they are and how warm the feeling is.

These visits have been among the most rewarding experiences of my principalship, and I am most grateful to all concerned.

**** In the spring my wife and I went to South Africa, where similar remarks apply. We were overwhelmed by the hospitality of Peter and Denny Gush. They put on a dinner for us to meet some old members in their beautiful house in Johannesburg, and Robin Crawford put on another dinner a few days later. In Cape Town, where we again experienced the Gushes' hospitality, we had a long and interesting discussion with Vie Razis. The problems of higher education in South Africa are more acute than ours, but it was interesting to compare notes both on the forms of the problems and the possibilities and difficulties of getting financial support.

It is clear that old members there as elsewhere enjoy meeting one another and I hope the new Who 's Who will make it easier for them to identify each other's whereabouts and perhaps adopt some adaptation of the New York Dinner format. It can be an interesting surprise to discover who from the Hall is among one's neighbours and what line of life they are now in.

We took the opportunity of this visit to see something of South Africa: all too little, but enough to whet our appetites. As so often we were saved ¡from acquiring financial debts by building up debts of gratitude instead.

I hope those we met will come to be entertained when they come to England.

J.C.B.G. 10

TWO RETIREMENTS THIS YEAR SEES the retirement of two Fellows. Dr. Bill Williams was elected a Fellow in Physics in 1963, and has been our senior Physics Fellow since George Series left to take a Chair in Read ing. He cannot then have seen how fraught his last few years would be. As VicePrincipal he has had to organise and oversee the election procedure for the new Principal. Combining this with the approach of retirement cannot have been easy, and he has done it with remarkably cheerful calm.

Professor Zbynek Zeman is also due to retire at the end of the academic year. He came to us in 1982 from the University of Lancaster where he had been Professor of Central and South-Eastern European Studies and Director of the Comenius Centre. He acquired a reputation as being the most succinct minute taker in the College, giving a perhaps accurate impression of the almost total vacuity of committee discussions.

I should like to wish them all the best for their retirement.

J.C.B .G.

SENIOR COMMON ROOM NEWS R. E. ALTON (EMERITUS FELLOW) still edits the Review of English Studies for OUP. During Michaelmas Term he was asked to report on the authenticity of a document said to have been found among papers connected with the alleged suicide of one of the White House aides. This murky business took him once to Washington and once to Boston.

A. Briggs believes he has nothing respectable to report, but to break the tedium, and to further his studies of the cult of the personality, is leaving for North Korea in June. "The intention is that I return in July ... " Professor J. W. Christian (Emeritus Fellow) gave the opening lectures at conferences in Lausanne, Switzerland and at Urbana, Illinois. He also lectured in Cleveland, Ohio , at Case Western University, and in Hamilton, Ontario, at McMaster University.

Dr P. J. Collins gave a plenary address at the American Summer Topology Conference in Portland, Maine, in August 1995, and then drove across Canada, encountering, from a safe distance, both black and white bears. In March 1996 , he was a guest of the Presi dent of Malta for a celebration of the foundation of the city of Valetta, and sampled local food with Professor Joe Friggieri (1980), recent past president of 11

the Manoel Theatre, a delightful eight~enth century masterpiece, still in regular use.

John Cowdrey (Senior Research Fellow) has been awarded a Leverhulme Emeritus Fellowship to continue work on Pope Gregory VII (1073-85). He has lectured on this Pope at Lilienfeld (lower Austria) and on the First Crusade at Madrid and Tarragona.

John Cox (Honorary Fellow) has continued to produce operas in every corner of the globe: Don Giovanni with Scottish Opera; Falstaff in Catania, Sicily; Hamlet in Copenhagen; Elissir d'Amore in Copenhagen; La Cenerentole in Madrid ; the world premiere of Lieberman's The Picture of Dorian Gray in Monte Carlo; Arabella at Glyndebourne; a rare stageing of Philider's Tom ]ones at Drottingholm, Stockholm, and Albert Herring at Sydney. (The Magazine apologises for mistakenly describing Mr. Cox's position at Covent Garden in last year's issue as "Production Manager". It was, of course, the much more important and prestigious post of Director of Productions).

Sir John Daniel (Honorary Fellow) has been awarded the degrees of MA (Educational Technology) at Concordia University, Canada, and Honorary Doctorates by the Universidde Aberta, Portugal, and the University of Humberside, UK. J. P. D. Dunbabin spent a brief and alas cold March holiday on Alderney - staying in a nineteenth century fort that was dramatically cut off by the tide each evening. In May 1996, he attended and gave a short paper to the Canadian studies "Boundaries" conference in Edinburgh; he was pursued down Arthur's Seat by a rainstorm.

Deborah Eaton (Librarian) gave a seminar at Oxford in the Literae Humaniores series "Gender Studies in the Ancient World", and also gave an adjusted version to a group of undergraduates at Teddy Hall who had chosen the Classics option in their English degree. In November she spoke on "The Old Library, St Edmund Hall, its history and its special collections," at a private function for German industrialists hosted by Sir Julian Ballard, retired British Ambassador to Germany, in the Old Library. In March she gave a lecture and a two-hour tour for Oxford Bibliographic Society entitled, "St Peter-in-the-East, or there's more to this library than meets the eye; the Old Library, or what you see is not necessarily what you get." She also gave three lectures in the United States at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: one on the University of Oxford library resources, at the School of Information and Library Science; and two at the English Department - in the Creative 12

Speaker Series, "The muse as harpy : Jungian psychoanalytic literary criticism ;" and, as part of a graduate course on bibliography and methodology, "Using relational databases for recording bibliographic material".

Step hen Farthing (Professorial Fellow) visited Japan at Easter 1996 to formally open the new academic year at Otemae College, Osaka. He was in Sydney in May as a British Council visitor to lecture at the University of Technology and develop a world-wide web project for visual artists in Australia and the UK. He has been appointed a trustee of the British School at Rome and judge for the 1996 Prudential awards to the arts. He is exhibiting a painting of "The Atlantic Ocean" (which also includes highlights of Liverpool and New York) at this year's Royal Academy summer show.

Stuart Ferguson, during the 1995-96 academic year, lectured in Moscow, Edmonton (Alberta, Canada), Los Angeles, Glteborg and Lund.

Professor P. B. Hirsch (Emeritus Fellow) has been elected a foreign member of the Koninblijke Academie voor Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schone Kunsten van Belgie, the Flemish branch of the Belgian Academy.

David Manolopoulos, in London, gave a lecture and collected the 1995 Marlow Medal of the Royal Society of Chemistry. He has accepted invitations to conduct a research seminar in Toulouse, to give a talk at an international meeting in Denmark (MOLEC XI, 1-6 September 1996), and to give a series of lectures at the Charles Coulson Summer School in Theoretical Chemistry, which will be held at SEH between 8 and 18 September 1996.

E. G. Midgley (Emeritus Fellow) returned tired and excited from his wonderful visit to South Africa and Zimbabwe. He also returned slightly bruised from riding on and falling from a racing Ostrich. He is contemplating a winter trip to Finland and possibly some gentle cross-country skiing and snow scooter safaris! Meanwhile, he has written a book.

William R. Miller (Honorary Fellow) has been elected the sixteenth Chairman of the English-Speaking Union of the United Statues, and continues to serve on the Boards of Trustees of the Manhattan School of Music, The Metropolitan Opera Association and the Opera Orchestra of New York.

Dr R. B. Mitchell (Emeritus Fellow) has lectured and conducted seminars at the University of Cape Town and the University of Edinburgh. He attended the conference of Teachers of Old English in Britain and Ireland at the University of Durham and, with his wife, was a pilgrim to Pontigny.

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David Phillips gave papers in Meissen, Atlanta, Williamsburg and Halle. He has been elected Chairman of the Committee for Educational Studies.

N. C. Pollock (Emeritus Fellow): "Geography from the Air" - On flights to and from Europe and Australia my wife and I have been fascinated by the contrasting landscapes that change seasonally and over time.

On a recent journey to Australia we were puzzled by large green circles in the desert near the Omani coast that we had not seen before, only to discover that they were examples of spray irrigation on a vast scale. Then flying back from Malta on a clear January day we were enthralled by the panorama of the Alps curving round in a glistening arc for a hundred miles . In June this year we flew over France on sunny days and as usual were intrigued by the contrast between East Anglia's large fields, and stripes of cultivation in France, many of them unploughed; perhaps setaside land. Other contrasts were the extensive areas of woodland and large numbers of small villages in France. One can learn so much by studying aerial geography, an obvious statement, but one aspect of travel that so many airborne passengers tend to neglect.

Dr D. I. (Ian) Scargill continues to find a little time for the Oxford Preservation Trust in its battle to save the Green Belt.

Martin Slater has a daughter, Emma Newlyn Slater, born on 27 November 1995. He has been chairing the Economics sub-faculty and editing Oxford Economic Papers.

Robert Venables QC (Fellow by Special Election) published the Sixth Edition of his Non-Resident Trusts and the Second Edition of his Tax Planning and Fundraising for Charities. His more notable cases included the Unilever case, where the Court of Appeal held for the first time that the Inland Revenue had behaved irrationally, and the Death Cigarettes case, shortly to be heard by the European Court of Justice, where, if his contentions are successful, cigarettes and alcohol will drop drastically in price but the basic rate of income tax will have to rise by three pence in the pound. As Director of the Yves Guihannec Foundation, with the help of a leader in The Times, he successfully persuaded the University to accept the gift of a digital organ to be installed in the Sheldonian Theatre, despite widespread opposition from Oxford musicians. (Though Mr Venables was acknowledged as the sponsor of the Who's Who in the Principal's foreword to that publication, the Magazine failed to include in its "Gifts to the Hall" paragraph the most generous gift of ÂŁ30,000 which lay behind that sponsorship. For this oversight, we apologise. Ed.) 14

Sir Denis Wright (Honorary Fellow) delivered the keynote address on "The Iranians and their relations with the British" at the fourteenth Annual Conference of the American-based Centre for Iranian Research and Analysis. For the first time in its history this well-attended international conference took place in the UK - at Coventry, 28-30 March, in association with the Business School, Coventry University. In July he and his wife cruised by canal, river and lake from St Petersburg to Moscow under the auspices of Aularian Canon Michael Bordeaux's Keston Institute.

Derrick Wyatt QC accepted invitations to lecture in Amsterdam, Cambridge, London and Leiden. He represented a major British company in legal proceedings before the European Court, and represented the United Kingdom in various cases involving social and environment law.

He accepted an invitation from the European Affairs Committees of the Bundestag and Bundesrat (German Houses of Parliament) to make submissions in writing and to appear before them to explain his views on the effectiveness and future application of the principle of subsidiarity in the European Union, and visited Bonn for this purpose.

Sir David Yardley (Emeritus Fellow) has been appointed by the Lord Chancellor as Vice President of Cambs Chilterns and Thames Rent Assessment Panel, and as Independent Adjudicator by West Bromwich Building Society. He has served on the Home Office Recruitment Board to select the first Chairman of the new Criminal Cases Review Commission. He chaired a conference at Oxford Brookes University on "Citizenship, Participation and the Law", and gave the keynote paper. He has published "Geldart's Introduction to English Law" (11th ed, 1995, OUP) and "Tribunals and Inquiries", being Vol 40 of Atkin 's Court Forms (1996, Butterworths) .

DISTINCTIONS of the Senior Common Room have been given the following titles by the Distinctions Committee:

THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS

Dr A. Borthwick (Reader in Engineering Science); Dr M. D. Brasier (Reader in Earth Sciences); Dr R. J. Crampton (Professor of East European History) ; Dr J. P. D. Dunbabin (Reader in Politics) ; Dr S. J. Ferguson (Professor of Biochemi stry); Dr J . D . Hunt (Professor of Materials Science); Mr J . B . Knight (Professor of Economics); IS

Dr B. Kouvaritakis (Reader in Engineering Science); Dr D. Phillips (Reader in Educational Studies); Dr N. J. Stone (Professor of Physics) ; Dr D. Wyatt (Professor of Law).

CONGRATULATIONS Magazine records its congratulations to: The Principal, Sir Stephen Tumim on being created a knight in the Queen's Birthday Honours List 1996.

Dr. Frederick Brockhues (Honorary Fellow) on celebrating his 90th birthday, being then in Laos to open a new childrens' village there, and on being created an Honorary Son of the King.

Professor J . W. Christian on being awarded the University of Pennsylvania Medal for Distinguished Achievement in recognition of his creative and innovative research on phase transformations and the mechanical behaviour of materials.

Dr. John Hunt (Fellow) on being awarded the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society's 1996 Bruce Chalmers Award.

Ms. E. Clark-Darby (1994) on being awarded the Mitzi Cunliffe Sculpture Prize.

Mr. Timothy A. Corbett-Clark (1991) for being awarded the Unilever Prize for the best Control project, in the Honour School of Engineering Science, 1995.

Miss Katrina Gotch (1993) on being awarded the George Webb Medley Essay Prize, 1995.

Ms. Anneli Howard (1991) on winning the Financial Times/Freshfields European prize for the best business law student of 1995 .

Mr. John Lipscomb (1991) for being awarded the ICE Prize for the best performance in Civil Engineering in the Honour School of Engineering Science, 1995.

Mr. S. Melford (1991) on being awarded the Paten Prize for pharmacology.

Professor J. Newsom-Davis (Fellow) on being awarded the CBE. J. R. Oakley (1993) on being awarded a Junior Mathematical Prize by the examiners in the Honour School of Mathematics.

R. D. Peverett (1954) on being awarded the OBE. A. Farrand Radley (1935) on being awarded the Cyril Styring Trophy for services to the Inland Waterways Association.

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COLLEGE AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES THE GOVERNING BODY

approved the following:

ARMOURERS AND BRASIERS' TRAVEL AWARD

J. D. O'Connor, R. Zugic MRS BROWN BURSARY

D. Williams RICHARD FARGHER BURSARIES

W. M. Handley, S. Morrison GRAHAM HAMILTON TRAVEL FUND AWARDS

J. Boucher, M. Ghali, A. Newman, J. Hook, N. Raybould COCHRANE SCHOLARSHIPS

E. Grierson, K. Parr, R. Mansley, T. McClelland MICHAEL PIKE FUND

R. Hamilton, R. Mansley, T. McClelland, A. Lis ton, N. Gillett, J. Chesher MURIEL RADFORD MEMORIAL PRIZE

J. Goodman BESSE SCHOLARSHIP

R. Labrusse FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE JCR Hall JCR continues to excel at an eclectic mixture of activities. This year Hall members were prominent in drama, art, music, journalism, politics and, yes, even sport.

The women's first eight continued its ascent through the first division accumulating two bumps. The women's seconds got five bumps including two over-bumps. The men's first was unlucky falling from third on the river to fifth. The men's third, however, only missed blades by the narrowest of margins and, furthermore, sunk a Worcester boat in the process. So we can all still be proud of our Hall heritage. In rugby the first XV unfortunately went out of the semi-final, but not without a valiant fight. The Hall did produce several University players for several of the teams including two in this year's Varsity match. Several ONCE AGAIN TEDDY

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University teams were led to victory in varsity matches under Aularian captains including football and lacrosse.

At Cuppers level we did well again going far in several new sports such as the final of korfball and winning ice hockey cuppers. The women's cricket team reached the cuppers final and the women's hockey team the semi-final. The mixed hockey team were a particularly notable success winning their cuppers and the men's first XI stormed the league with a convincing win. Netball was another SEH cuppers victory as was the pool doubles tournament.

In drama this year the Hall was represented by members in the BurtonTaylor, the Old Fire Station and anywhere else with a stage. The musical 'Nessie', written by a Hall member, won the 'Best Musical' award and is being staged sometime later this year.

On the political side, Hall members continue both to seek their fortunes in OUSU and to slither up the ranks of the Oxford Union. The current Labour society Chair is an Aularian as is the OUSU exec officer for Target Schools and Publicity.

In the Oxford press this year the Hall contributed two Cherwell editors as well as a host of other writers, reviewers and sub-editors.

Our artists did well with both first years getting distinctions in their exams and another fine artist winning the Mitzi Cunliffe prize. The Hall artists also contributed to an excellent Finalist's Art Exhibit.

The SEH Music society introduced an innovative advertising campaign which further boosted their rise to prominence. The greatest achievement this year was the resurrection of the SEH Orchestra which gave an excellent performance of Weber's "Der Freischutz" overture and Beethoven's "Emperor" concerto. Donna Stoering, our artist in residence, continued her generous support of the society giving a number of recitals and lectures. Along with more serious musical ventures the Hall also busked to raise money for OU Homeless Action Group in association with Rag. Academically, the Hall continues its slow progression up the Norrington Table and boasts several of the university's best and brightest.

Our Chess team even reached the semi-finals of cuppers. But do not fear, however, we have not all become too intelligent or hard-working. The University Challenge team has maintained the Hall's record of failing to qualify for yet another year.

As far as JCR policy goes we have decided against abandoning our status as a JCR to become a scout pack as well as deciding not to require that the JCR president changes his/her title to 'the captain ' , wears a white 18

beard and says "only the best cod fillets served at my table" . Without detracting from the importance of either of these policies, we have also taken the more productive steps. The JCR continues to give money, where it can, both to charities and to ' good cause' groups within the university. One of our most important decisions was to endorse and financially back the National Union of Students' (NUS) full-page ad in the Guardian which aimed to raise awareness of the diabolical implications of the proposed scheme to introduce 'Top-Up Fees' for University education . With SEH still having among the highest Battels in Oxford the financial position of many of the undergraduates is poor. If Top-Up fees are introduced, possibly around ÂŁ1000 per year, this would prevent many students from being able to attend or finish their studies at Oxford.

In conjunction with an overall college rethink, we have also undertaken a thorough survey into college life detailing student views on everything from the humble qualities of ironing facilities right up to the big question 'where would you like to see the Hall in fifteen years ?'The results have made interesting reading and are already being considered among the various committees that craft college policy.

The JCR ' Committee has been very active recently with a number of new initiatives up-and-running or in the pipeline including the first ever Fresher's Handbook. This publication serves to give a student-eye view of life at the Hall for all new members. The Editors did a fantastic job and the response back from this year's Freshers was very enthusiastic and the publication will certainly continue into the future. Other initiatives include a Welfare library and the continuation of the most comprehensive student support group in Oxford. Another brave new scheme our Men's officer hopes to bring to light is the 'Men's Domestic Workshop'.

This will not only teach the vital skills of cooking, cleaning and laundry to those Fresher men who have never been faced with these chores before, but will also include the essential talent of tying one's own bow tie.

In conclusion, Teddy Hall remains a college with a lot of talent and a well-deserved reputation for being unpretentious, friendly and a fun place to be.

Floreat Aula!

S.W. FROM THE MCR PRESIDENT SEH MCR has seen many changes this year. We have, sadly, had to say goodbye to valued members who have left us to go out into the world, but a new, lively and outgoing group of graduates has quickly settled in to become the new AS US UAL , THE

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MCR stalwarts. The transition has, as always, been eased by the invaluable presence of Julie McCann our MCR butler. Julie knows each student by name and is always there to share our triumphs or to provide a bit of tea (or coffee) and sympathy when someone hits the occasional rough patch. We have all learned to rely on her sympathy and her good humour and find it hard to imagine what the MCR would be like without her.

MCR social events have been highly successful and have, at times, provided the MCR with more than the usual amount of entertainment. Christmas dinner featured a lively speech by the inimitable Reg Ault and some especially spirited carolling, while the liveliness of the bop which followed the dinner impressed even the undergraduates, who were astonished to discover just how energetic Teddy Hall 's graduate community can be! A series of parties given jointly with Hertford, Trinity and Wadham MCRs also enlivened Michaelmas term. The annual Hearne dinner, in Hilary term, gave the MCR members an opportunity to treat their tutors and supervisors to one of the Chef's superb dinners. The dinner was a great success, with many compliments on the food, the surroundings and the company! Congratulations and many thanks are also due to Charlie Robinson who organised an outstanding wine tasting in Hilary term. It was a huge success and vied with the Hearne dinner as "the" event of the term. In spite of exam pressures, MCR members enjoyed a number of events in Trinity term as well. These included the lively May morning champagne brunch (spurring a few members on to some very un-graduate-like hi jinks in the front quad!), Trinity term dinner and the traditional MCR Summer Garden Party. In addition, the MCR hosted a group of graduate students from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge (SEH's sister college at Cambridge) at a Sunday Formal Hall and Dessert Night. The "Fitzers" were impressed by the beauty of the college (particularly of the Old Dining Hall) , by the quality of the food and by the warmth of the greeting extended to them by the SEH MCR members. They've promised to rise to the challenge of equalling our effort at an Exchange Dinner planned to take place in Cambridge in the coming Michaelmas term! Finally, the MCR Garden Party, attended not only by MCR members but by various members of the college staff as well, was an appropriately lively and relaxing end of term event.

The MCR has, this year, also made its presence felt on the sports fields and the river. SEH MCR fielded an ice hockey team which, thanks to the efforts of Grant and Jonathan Gush and Sami ("The Finnish Rocket") Savrilena, acquitted itself well in Cuppers. Sami, a man with more than one string to his bow, was also the guiding spirit behind the MCR Korfball team which, featuring star quality play from Sami himself, as well as from Mark Brewer and Anya Henry, went all the way to Cuppers finals before falling victim to the team from Pembroke. Sami was not the only MCR member providing inspiration to Cuppers teams, however, as Sandy Van Hoogstraten provided both the organisational and much of the dancing talent that carried the SEH Ballroom dancing team to a second place prize in Ballroom Cuppers. Assisted by MCR members Harald Braun and Georg Brun, Sandy has vowed to take first place next year! The SEH second VIII, powered by MCR members Charlie Robinson and Grant Gush, performed magnificently in Torpids, getting four bumps. The Women's First VIII, including MCR members Anne Juel and Jenny Taylor also acquitted itself well in Eights Week.

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Changes in the MCR this year included changes in the MCR Committee, as president Anne Juel completed her term of office (having done a splendid job) and passed the baton to one of our resident Americans, Mary Laurents. After a year of work well done, Georg Brun handed his responsibilities as Steward to Charlie Robinson and MCR Secretary Jacqueline Ouzman handed off the job of looking after the MCR's administrative matters to the new secretary, Mark Brewer. The new MCR Committee would like to express its appreciation to the outgoing officers for their hard work during the past academic year and for their assistance in easing the transition. The MCR Committee now looks forward to carrying on the SEH tradition for excellence in many fields, and to a successful and enjoyable coming year.

M.K.L. THE NEW YORK DINNER New York Aularian Dinner was held on Friday lOth November, 1995. Kindly hosted once again by Bill Miller in the dramatic setting of the Sky Club , guests of honour were the Principal and Margaret Gosling. Thirty-three Aularians and guests attended: Mr. & Mrs. William R. Miller (Irene), Mr. & Mrs. Justin Gosling (Margaret), Mr. & Mrs. Jarvis Doctorow (Constance), Mr. & Mrs. Warne Boyce (Doreen), Mr. & Mrs. Gareth Roberts (Gwenna), Dr. David Brenner, Dr. Edward Ilgren and guest, Mr. J. Owen Ward and Jody Shields, Mr. Angus McCallum, Dr. James Wilk, Dr. & Mrs. Simon Simonian (Arpi), Mr. Charles Simonian, Mr. & Mrs. Jin Whi Hong (Yejin), Mr. & Mrs. Tony Whitton (Gina), Mr. David A. Davies, Ms. Margaret Hyre, Mr. Simon Costa, Mr. Stephen Oxenbridge, Mr. Steffen Graae and Cynthia, Mr. John Child, Jr., Mr. Nicholas Howard, Mr. Peter Grossbard.

Before the traditional greeting of first-time attenders, Angus McCallum was called upon to recount the Degree Day earlier in the year when he and his siblings Douglas, Heather and Hamish, who had matriculated at the Hall between 1980 and 1988, had all taken their BA's and MA's together. The Principal, as Pro-Vice-Chancellor, had substituted for the Vice Chancellor as president of the ceremony, so it was he who hailed the phalanx of supplicant McCalli, before installing them by symbolically rapping each on the head with the New Testament. No-one seemed sure whether four siblings double-graduating together had a precedent.

Nick Howard told us that the chances of the next generation of Howard siblings emulating such a feat had improved dramatically over the summer when his wife Donna had given birth to triplets. Nick is also presently serving as President of the Oxford Alumni Association of New York. He assured us that his tenure would bring a Hall flavour to the Association - he was striving to increase the number and attractiveness of social events on its calendar.

Bill Miller then greeted those assembled. He noted that John Ward was, with him, a veteran of every New York Aularian Dinner since the inception in 1985. Sadly, family commitments had kept a few old friends away, notably stalwarts Alex and Kate McCallum, Bill and Moira Sotirovich, Fletcher Newsum, Alan Westaway (sorry to be missing the dinner for the first time) and Alien Walker and Charlotte Read.

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introduce themselves: Judge Steffen Graae from Washington, DC ; James Wilk, Jin Whi Hong from Belmont, Massachusetts, Tony Whitton, David Davies from Atlanta and Stephen Oxenbridge.

In calling on the Principal to speak, Bill thanked him and Mrs. Gosling for bringing their support to the New York dinner once again and remarked (to cheers) what a splendid job they had done. Bill spoke for everyone in stressing how reluctant he was to say goodbye. He concluded that the Goslings would always be welcome at the New York dinner. Philosophers present agreed by acclamation that, ontologically speaking, while it might be the Principal's last New York dinner qua Principal, he was 'a person such that he is an Aularian whose presence will always be in demand' .

The Principal then confounded those who believe that rules for oratory deny the co-existence of wit and complete, grammatical sentences. Thanking Bill for his many years of hospitality, he confirmed that he did indeed expect to retire before the academic year was out (calls of "no! "). He took the opportunity to express his warm appreciation for the support, both moral and financial, that the Hall had received over the years from old members. Looking to the future, he noted that his successor would not only benefit from the same free dom of action enjoyed by his predecessors. He lamented dryly that some 14 years into Dr. Kelly's incumbency, the requirement that Fellows obey the Principal without demurrer had been eliminated with the realisation that the college statutes entitled Fellows to vote - which they had proceeded to do with abandon ever since. These democratic constraints notwithstanding, the Principal still retained "enormous capacity for damage", through such tempting expedients as being rude to distinguished visitors and losing paperwork.

Returning to a previous theme, however, he doubted how effective these tools would be for his successor in addressing the mounting fiscal pressures on the Hall.

The threat was not, he re-emphasised, impending oblivion - the college could easily survive, for example, by compromising the tutorial system and moving to a cheaper, class -based teaching system. Students were "much more economical en bloc".

Rather, the real question was whether the Hall could keep its teaching provision within "shouting distance" of the richer colleges, both in terms of the student-teacher ratio and of the material infrastructure. If not, it would become increasingly difficult to attract undergraduates and Fellows on an equal basis with other colleges.

Another insidious possibility was gaining currency because of the progressive erosion of capitation (student-based government funding , which at present accounts for approximately half of government payments to the college, the remainder being based on research profiles). Since research-based fundin g was not under such immediate threat, some even within the university were suggesting that undergraduate teaching be eliminated altogether and that the college should move to a research-only footing (cries of dismay). The teaching of undergraduates, fundamental to the character of the college, was under serious attack, as was the tutorial system and the wider college social experience, which had for centuries so distinguished an Oxford degree.

Faced with these disturbing possibilities, the Principal concluded that cherished teaching methods would need to be justified on their own merits if they were to survive. It would be during his successor's time at the helm that this pivotal issue would be fou ght out. Endeavouring to close on an optimistic note, the Principal observed that while some change was inevitable, he was not depressed by prospects overall.

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He felt that properly championed, the Hall's invaluable traditions would prove themselves worthy of retention.

Other contributions came from Margaret Hyre and Warne Boyce, who recounted anecdotes testifying to the familial feeling amongst Aularians, so strongly fostered by Justin and Margaret Gosling. Margaret Hyre told how, with other American students 'stranded' in England over the holidays, she had been invited to Christmas dinner by the Goslings. On a later visit to the U. S., the principalian couple had made a substantial detour from Rhode Island to New York, to attend her wedding. Warne enlivened proceedings by telling how Justin and Margaret had once 'enjoyed' a trip with him from Pittsburgh to Long Island in a small "two-fan" aeroplane, reassuringly piloted by a gentlemen with the sobriquet 'Ack-ack'.

Aularians newly-arrived in the U. S. are encouraged to contact Bill Miller on (212) 546-4412 so that our mailing list can be kept up-to-date. Even those just passing through North America in early November are always very welcome at the dinner and should call Bill, even at short notice.

A.W.M. A WEST COUNTRY REUNION INSPIRED BY THE West Country reunion in Wells two years ago organised by Michael Cansdale, two Aularians, Colin Hewitt (1962) and Chris Tromans (1961) invited the more south westerly members (and their spouses) to meet in another cathedral city, Exeter, on 8 June.

On a beautiful day some 40 Aularians and their families, together with the Principal, Justin Gosling, the Vice-Principal Bill Williams, and the Director of Development, Richard Wade, assembled for coffee at the Royal Clarence Hotel, England's first hotel, which opened its doors in 1769. After coffee Prebendary John Scutt (1943) guided the group on a tour of the great Cathedral, returning them in time for sherry and a splendid buffet luncheon in the library of the Devon and Exeter Institution, a fine Regency house, and a fitting setting for such a distinguished company.

The sun was still shining on the Cathedral and its lawns when the party ended, a party which everyone thought a great and happy success. We offer our best thanks to Colin Hewitt and Chris Tromans for all they did in organising and hosting the event.

Its success may inspire other regional gatherings - in the North and East, perhaps even in Scotland and the Principality.

THE LONDON DINNER Dinner of the St Edmund Hall Association was held at The Royal Over-Seas League, St lames's, on Tuesday, 9 January 1996. After half a century a change of venue but otherwise no easing of best Aularian traditions. Attendance was a record (153), John Kelly sent warmest greetings and the bar stayed open later than ever.

The retiring President of the Association, Bob Breese, welcomed the guests (the Principal and Mrs Gosling, General Sir Michael Rose, and the JCR President, Samuel White) as well as his successor as President, Dudley Wood. He then spoke of the

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progress of the Development Appeal and in particular of a telephone campaign aimed at those "w ith deep pockets and a conscience". His attention turned to the Association's plans to celebrate the 750th anniversary of St Edmund's canonisation; John Heggadon was thanked warmly for co-ordinating the Hall's contribution.

The Principal opened with a formal announcement that this was to be his last London Dinner as Principal. This was an occasion he had found over the years to be "progressively pleasant", attracting as it does such a high level of interest from old members. Although "fairly confident" in the main, he suggested that many uncertainties would confront his successor, not least in respect of the increased importance attached by the University to research at the possible expense of undergraduate teaching and the tutorial system. Before all this, however, was the prospect of an extended Reunion this summer, with lectures juxtaposing veterans ' "Eights". Of College life there was encouraging news : the number of Firsts had picked up, the Hall could claim 50% of Oxford's undergraduate contingent for the Varsity Match and the lst VIII was "full of hope" for the summer.

The guest speaker, General Sir Michael Rose, was introduced to an expectant audience. A veteran of the Falklands, the Gulf and Bosnia, he had lately had to deal with such issues as war criminals and the potential dismantling of NATO; for this reason he felt good simply to be part of an Aularian occasion. His days as an undergraduate had not been "unduly shadowed by work". Indeed there was a fond memory of a meeting with John Kelly shortly after Finals . "My dear Michael", said John. "It is an enormous surprise that you should have obtained a second class honours degree. We all thought you were thoroughly third class material." Whereupon he went immediately to the nearest Army recruiting office.

The tragedy of Bosnia was at the heart of the General's speech. The United Nations had emerged apparently broken-backed and lacking in moral authority, yet its peacekeeping mandate, larger than that of the Berlin Airlift, had been carried out heroically. Keeping peace in a vacuum was as tortuous as a game of bluff with local warlords.

In addition to the Association's guests the following Aularians attended the Dinner: 1930 Sir Claude Hayes; 1931 Revd R. J. Vaughan; 1933 F. H. H. Finch; 1934 J. C. Cain; 1935 H. A. F. Radley ; 1938 R. E. Alton (Emeritus Fellow); 1941 W. N. HillierFry, Revd E. G. Midgley (Emeritus Fellow); 1945 J. R. Paul; 1946 F. W. Cosstick, E. M. Goodman-Smith, J. Pike; 1949 W. P. Asbrey, R. J. L. Breese (President, SEH Association), T. P. Kelly; 1950 M. Baldwin, J. C. D. Holmes, J. D. S. Purves , J. Wheeler; 1951 D. J. Day, J. E. Farrand, W. H. Slack, D. E. Wood; 1952 H. W. Goldsworthy, A. J. Harding, D. M. Jacobs, C. J. Jones, N. F. Lockhart, C. J. Lummis; 1953 E. P. Fox, A. J. Kember, H. A. Smith, I. N. Smith; 1954 S. R. Bilsland, I. L. R. Burt, J. C. M. Casale, K. M. Hounslow, Dr D. I. Scargill (Fellow); 1955 J. Cox (Honorary Fellow) , J. L. Fage, R. A. Farrand, P. R. Lewis, J. Owen-Smith; 1956 M. J. Cansdale, S. C. H. Douglas-Mann, F. J. Farrell, J. G. French, A. F. Ham, D. H. Johnson, W. J. S. Moorcroft, J. W. J. Pinnick, B. J. Whittaker, J. R. C. Young; 1957 J. W. Harrison, G. R. Mihell; 1958 L. L. Filby, R. D. Haddon, J. F. O' Donnell, J. H. Phillips; 1959 J. A. Chapman, M. R. Oakley, M. S. Shaw, G. R. Walmsley; 1960 D. J. Cook, A. G. S. Douglas, P. J. Hayes, T. R. R. Richards, P. J. R. Sankey-Barker; 1961 Dr W. J. Burroughs, Sir John Daniel (Honorary Fellow) , E. A. Fretwell-Downing,

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J. M. Heggadon, J. A. Martin, A. M. Rentoul; 1962 M . J. Hamilton, A. J. Hawkes, J. N. Thomas; 1963 D. R . Clarke, R. A. S. Offer; 1964 R. W. F. Stoner; 1965 R. W. Beckham, M. A. Pannell, Dr M. R. D. Randall, M. J. Richardson; 1966 P. A. D. Griffiths, D. J. Hansom, D. A. Hopkins; 1967 P. V. Robinson, M. C. V. Spencer-Ellis; 1968 Dr D. J. Hughes, H. J. Hunt, R. T. Ward; 1969 M. J. Birks, G. J. Coates; 1970 W. N. David, P. G. Harper, J. W. Hawkins, L. N. Kaye; 1971 I. Brimecombe, L. Cummings, Dr M. E. Hawthorne, R. J. Henshaw; 1972 P. B. Buckle, H. D. Evans, A. J. Peacock, M . A. S. Winter; 1973 G. K. Chamberlain, T. R. Lucas; 1974 J. A. B. Gray, H. A. Kirby; 1975 A. Davids, J. H. McManners, J. Samuel, P. M. Watson; 1976 R. A. H. Finch, Dr S. C. Flood, P. L. Smith, S. A. Staite, N. J. Worthington; 1977 I. W. Durrans, A. J. Haxby, R. Keeley; 1978 G. C. Nissen, R. E. Pay; 1979 Dr P. G. Skokowski; 1980 N. D. Caddick, Ms S. A. Jennings, Mrs P. E. Skokowski; 1981 Ms C. P. Ivins, Miss J. B. Turner; 1982 D. Aeron-Thomas, T. G. Christopherson, S. K. ffitch, P. D. McWilliam; 1983 M. R. S. Irwin; 1985 D. S. McCallum; 1986 A. T. Harrison, Ms R. H. Trethewey; 1987 Dr J. R. Rainbow; 1988 S. J. E. Martin; 1991 Miss A. L. Rentoul. The following other Fellows also attended: Mr G. Bourne-Taylor (Domestic Bursar), Dr P. J. Collins, Revd. H. E. J. Cowdrey (Emeritus Fellow), Ms D. Eaton (Librarian), Dr R. B. Mitchell (Emeritus Fellow), Dr N. J. Stone, Mr R. L. Wade (Director of Development), Dr W. S. C. Williams (Vice-Principal).

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Luncheon for Sir Claude Hayes, to ce/ebrme his 60 years of service on the Executive Commillee of the St Edm.und Hall Association.

ST EDMUND HALL ASSOCIATION MINUTES OF THE 65th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION - 9 JANUARY 1996 65th ANNUAL GENERAL Meetin g of the Association was held in the St. Andrew's Room of The Royal Over-Seas Leag ue , Over-Seas House, Park Place, St. James Street, London SW lA JLR on Tuesday, 9 Janu ary 1996 at 6.15 pm, R. J. L. Breese presiding.

46 members were present.

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I. MINUTES The minutes of the last, 64th , Meeting held on 10 January 1995, having been published in the Magazine and copies being available, were confirmed and signed in the Minute Book by the President. There were no matters arising.

2. PRESIDENT'S REPORT R. J. L. Breese said he would make his report at th e forthcoming dinner.

3. PRINCIPAL' S REPORT J. C. B. Gosling said he would make his report at the forthcomin g dinner.

4 . HONORARY SECRETARY ' S REPORT P. R. Lewis said he had nothin g to report.

5. HONORARY TREASURER'S REPORT I. R. Durrans explained that the Accounts published in the Magazine had been modified before audit and detailed the modifications made. The modified accounts were adopted. The modified accounts are attached to the minutes of the 102nd Exec uti ve Committee Meeting and therefore any member of the Association may obtain a copy from any member of the Executive Committee or from the Honorary Secretary.

6. ELECTION OF PRESIDENT

J. M . Heggadon had proposed D. E. Wood as President in writin g by the due date, seconded by R. S. Luddington. J. M. Heggadon said that D. E. Wood had matri culated in 195 I and had been a Rugger Blue. After 32 years with ICT he had serve as Secretary of the RFU for 9 years and had been awarded the CBE. He proposed him as an ideal candidate and a worthy successor to the office of President. As there was no other candidates, D. E. Wood was declared elected amid applause from the Meeting.

D. E. Wood sa id that he was deepl y honoured.

7. ELECTIONS The followin g were elected un animously: P. R. Lewis a. Honorary Sec retary b. Honorary Treas urer I. W. Durrans J. Lee c. Up to 1934 1935-44 W. N. Hillier-Fry 1955-64 M. G. M . Groves J. M. Heggado n

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re-elected re-el ected re-elected re-elected re-elected re-elected

1965-74 1975-84 1985-94

L. Cummings R. S. Luddington A. C. Greenham

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8. APPOINTMENT OF HONORARY AUDITOR L. D. Page was unanimously re-appointed Honorary Auditor.

9. DATE OF NEXT MEETING Tuesday, 14 January 1997, Royal Over-Seas League, 6.15 pm.

10. There being no further business, the President closed the Meeting at 6.24 pm.

P. R. Lewis Honorary Secretary

SIX THOUSAND OF THE BRIGHTEST AND THE BEST

by Richard L. Wade, Fellow and Director of Development TO MOST ALUMNAE/I or even some people inside a college the role of the Development Office may be cloudy. Fundraising? Yes, but a bit more than that. We are the central point of contact for any Old Member who wants to update his Who 's Who entry, reply to her Gaudy invitation, book a ticket for a seminar at the summer Reunion Weekend, change the amount of their covenant, ask about supporting a Fellowship in Management Studies or simply respond to something I have written in a recent Newsletter.

To the two of us who man (and woman) the phones it is a continually fascinating process of getting to know some 6000 graduates of the Hall, out there all over the world. Not many jobs have such a bright and talented audience for their missives and such delightfully precise or creative responses. It is a privilege! So all of you who need to get in touch with us at the Hall, do write, phone, call in - we love hearing from you! And when you come en masse . .. well anyone who attended the Reunion Weekend last June will know what a wonderful atmosphere that was!

But of course our main task is to raise money for the college. Why is that necessary in a country where Further Education is funded by Government, national or local , and fees and grants are paid to the educational establishments? Well , the answers are not difficult. Government policy is clear. The real value of fees is going down. The "market" is becoming increasingly competitive. The costs which a college has to meet - for staff, for teaching, for facilities, for housekeeping - continue to inflate. And so there is the threat of a gap opening up between income and expenditure.

So far St Edmund Hall has succeeded in maintaining a surplus on its accounts, but only by prudent housekeeping and the ruthless pruning of costs . That pruning is finite . The outlook is such that we must increase our income if we are not only to survive effectively but to then flouri sh and innovate. Is this a problem unique to us? No, but few colleges have so little room for manoeuvre. The richer colleges with great historical endowments are fortunate. They can put their hands in the deep pockets of

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their endowments and draw off sometimes millions of income each year. We ourselves have been fortunate in recent years in that we have received a cross subsidy from the better heeled colleges to help support us. But there is no certainty that such a subsidy will continue. We have to find ways of increasing our income.

Conferences have proved an excellent and successful means of bringing in much needed cash but we are probably at the limit of our potential in that area. We must then find other ways of increasing our own currently quite modest endowment. To do this we have over the last three years put substantial efforts into fundraising for the Development Fund which feeds the endowment and from which income is taken. We have run Phone campaigns to hundreds of Old Members asking them to sign covenants to support the Hall and raised several hundred thousand pounds, we have recently set up a special Principal's Fund to provide special opportunities for projects in the new Principal Sir Stephen Tumim's first year (at the time of writing four donors alone have pledged some ÂŁ97,000); we have done fundraising drives in the USA in a Matching Gift Campaign to meet the challenge of the Columbia Foundation of San Francisco who put up a $50,000 stake and found that American alumni rose to the occasion and in no time at all we were $ 140,000 better off!

Thanks to your generosity we are making great strides in starting to build up a substantial Development Fund to be our bulwark against the future. We have doubled the number of donors in the last couple of years but still have a considerable way to go, so if you yourself have not yet backed your old college, please do so now and sign a Covenant or a Gift Aid form and thus guarantee us income and the ability to improve our finances.(For contact see end.)

What do we spend the money on? What are our most urgent needs? They do not differ much from what you may remember from your time as an undergraduate or graduate student. We need funds to support teaching fellowships and lectureships; to give students bursaries and scholarships; to provide the facilities for information technology, and sports and drama and music and arts. We want to improve our Junior Common Room and renovate other buildings ancient and modern. (In due course we would like to build or to buy other accommodation for our students to give them more time in college during their time in Oxford.) We need to have the money to provide hardship funds for the increasing number of students who find themselves experiencing exceptional hardship.

Over the next few months you will receive, (if you are in the upper half of the national age range), an invitation to join a special new club and make a legacy to the Hall. This is possible and easy enough at any stage in your life and the long term benefits to your alma mater will be of immense value. So please do respond, though long may it be before we receive the inheritance' That's the only time a Development Director is reticent in his requests!

To help our fundraising efforts, please contact the Development Office at St Edmund Hall, Oxford OXl 4AR; tel 01865 279055; fax 279092.

GAUDIES THE AUTUMN BROUGHT

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On September 30, 1995 , a hundred and thirty men and wo men from the years 1982-1986 joined an impressive array of some 25 Fellows- Honorary, Emeritus and present.

The company consisted of: Fellows: Dr. A. G. L. Borthwick, G. Boume-Taylor (Domestic Bursar), Dr. P. J. Collins, Sir David Cooksey (Honorary Fellow), Revd. H. E. J. Cowdrey (Emeritus Fellow), Dr. N. E. Cronk, J. C. B. Gosling (Principal), Dr. J. D. Hunt, Dr. B. Kouvaritakis, W. R. Miller (Honorary Fellow), Dr. R. B. Mitchell (Emeritus Fellow) , Dr. L. A. Newlyn, Dr. C. E. Phelps, N. C. Pollock (Emeritus Fellow), Dr. F. J. C. Rossotti (Emeritus Fellow), Dr. D. I. Scargill, M. D. E. Slater, Dr. A. G. Taylor, Dr. J. D. Todd, R. L. Wade (Director of Development), K. S. WardPerkins, C. J. Wells, Dr. W. S. C. Williams (Vice Principal), Dr. A. B. Worden, Dr. D. A. Wyatt, Sir David Yardley (Emeritus Fellow); 1949 R. J. L. Breese (President of the SEH Association); 1971 L. Cummings; 1982 D. Aeron-Thomas, A. R. Cochrane, Dr. N. A. Cox, N. I. Cox, C. L. Dale, S. K. ffi tch, J. G. Franks, Dr. R. G. Gale, D. J. Heaps, R. H. Lyndon Morgan, R. J. MacAlister, P. D. McWilliam, F. W. Mendelsohn, W. J. L. Pointing, A. J. Sandbach, E. J. Snape, Dr. A. M. Volfing, S. J. Worthington; 1983 M. B. Abbott, S. P. F. Baskett, C. D. Broad, Dr. W. M. Connolley, S. J. Freethy, T. A. Grossman, E. A. Hale, K. A. Hale, I. R. Hawkes, Dr. M . E. Hawkins, S. E. Henderson, S. J. Holmes, M. J. lddon, M. S. Kell, J. J. McGowan, P.C. Mitchell, Dr. P. J. Mitchell, D. Mustafa, D. Sankey, R. A. Sawyer, C. H. Tan, M. D. S. Triggs, C. D. C. Wynter; 1984 J. M. Bloomer, C. M. Bowers, H. F. Coombs, J. M. D ay, A. M. Duffy, M. C. Field, S. D. Geelan, C. M. Giles, N. H. Haigh, N. C. Hall-Palmer, R. F. Heaton, S. A. Hughes, A. H. Jones , M . A. King, T. J. S. Learner, S. Maw, P. J. Mott, E. A. Parsons, B. L. Rands Silva, S. A. Rose, Dr. J. A. Rossiter, J. A. Sharp, A. M. Steane, A. M. D. Varnava, H. S. West, H. M. Wheaton, P. S. Williams; 1985 A. J. Barwise, E. F. Bell, C. L. Botting, S. D. Briggs, J.-M. B. Considine, J. Elliott, M. A. Feeley, S. M. Ferguson, P. J. Gladen , H. E. Hoyle, D. S. McCallum, Dr. A. J. O ' Connell, T. C. Owen, E. C. Palmer, H. P. Simmonds, J. C. Taylor, J. R. J. Waring, R. A. Wright; 1986 S. A. Adams, J. A. Akeroyd, J. R. Allison, M. W. Bedser, L. J. Beresford, M. Betley, C. C. Bird, L. C. Booth, M . J. Borrett, A. E. Botting, S. H. Bradford, J. R. Charles, T. P. Dudley, M . G. Evans, Dr. T. S. Fell, W. S. Fraser, S. P. Gerrish, L. A. Hardiman, N. C. Hargreaves, A. T. Harrison, C. R. Harrison, S. P. Haslehurst, A. R. Hawkes, N. R. Hawton, B. Hepworth, N. A. Jacob, R. W. Jenkins, K. J. Neal, A. P. Rabin, Dr. P. Richards, P. A. Sanders, M. S. Stanislawski, J. E. Thornton, R. H. Trethewey, G. J. Turner, S. A. Williamson; 1990 A. Haberstock; 1992 H. R. Blenske, Revd. G. Hegarty (Chaplain); 1993 H. L. Morgan (Organ Scholar); 1994 L. Haynes, A. Juel (MCR President).

A WEEK EARLIER on 22 September the "Forty Years onwards forty years ago" company, the Class of 1955 as they say elsewhere, 29 stalwart men, bearing their years with grace, were joined at dinner in the Old Dining Hall by a dozen Fellows young and mature. Those present were: Fellows: J. P. D. Dunbabin, J. C. B. Gosling (Principal), Revd. G. Hegarty (Chaplain) , Dr. J. N. D. Kelly (Honorary Fellow), Revd. E . G. Midgley (Emeritus Fellow), Dr. D. R. Priestland, Dr. D. I. Scargill, Dr. J. D. Todd (Emeritus Fello w), R . L. Wade (Director of Develop ment), Dr. R. J. Whittaker, Dr. W. S. C. Williams (Vice Principal), Sir David Yardley (Emeritus

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Fellow); H. L. Morgan (Organ Scholar) ; I. S. Bain, P. M. Bevan-Thomas , J. Billington, A. G. Cooper, A. J. S. Cotton, J. Cox, R. H. B. de Vere Green, R. M. Eades, J. L. Fage, J. D. Farnworth, R. A. Farrand, Dr. D. C. Ford, Very Revd. D. Frayne, J. M. Hardman, D. R. Hare, E. M. J. Hilt, R. S. Hurren, P. R. Lewis, D. J. Marshallsay, A. M. Mathieson, P. H. R. Mercer, D. M . Nelson, Revd. T. P. Nicholson, B. K. Poulteney, M. J. 0. Sutherland, N. Tonkin, D. Ward, W. R. Weston, R. H. Williams.

A VERY SPLENDID REUNION June saw a Summer Reunion which in its length and variety matched its undoubted success. Two days instead of two half days were given over to it and they were filled with events, some old, some new.

At the afternoon start eighty old members joined our law Fellow, Derrick Wyatt, Terence Daintith, Professor of Law in London University, and Anneli Howard, in an informal seminar on "European Law: Does Brussels rule OK ~, After tea the marquee was packed out by an audience of 150 to join in a Question Time: "What' s wrong with Television", to be entertained by the knowledge and wit of a distinguished panel of distinguished Aularians - Chairman Sir Robin Day (Broadcaster), David Aukin (Head of Drama, Channel4), Sir Nicholas Lloyd (sometime Editor, The Daily Express), Anthony Rentoul (Secretary, The Telegraph plc), Mark Roberts (Producer, Granada TV), Brian Venner (MD, Venner TV Ltd) , Rowena Webster (Assistant General Manager, Mirror Group).

The old pattern of things returned in the evening, with drinks on the new turf of the Front Quad and 220 guests sitting down to dinner in the Wolfson Hall. No more could be fitted in, and sadly over a hundred Aularians who wanted to come had to be told that the ark was full.

This was the last Summer Reunion for the Principal Justin Gosling, and his last summer speech on the state of the Hall. After welcoming Dudley Wood as President of the SEH Association, and passing on a message from John Kelly who was raising a glass to us all, as he thought of us in his house at Crick Road, he said a farewell to Bill Williams, the Vice Principal and senior Fellow in Physics, who was also retiring this year, thanking him for all his help and support in the past years. Turning to sterner stuff he made an energetic defence of the Hall's admission policy, dismissing the false belief among some old members that there was a prevailing anti-sport attitude among the Fellows, and insisting that a balanced brain-and-brawn policy was the only believable one in Hall and in the University. The future held many changes, in funding, research and teaching. The whole ethos of a collegiate University and the time-honoured system of tutorial teaching would be questioned and would need to be defended.

Now, for him, it was time to look back over his years as a Fellow and as Principal, years in which, despite his very early doubts, had been happy ones where, from the start, he had felt at home in a society somewhat different from his mother college, Wadham. He had been especially pleased and surprised how soon he came to know such great numbers of old members, and thanked them for their encouragement and support through the years, and finally acknowledged his early debt to the few old

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Fellows he found in charge when he arrived, and for the support of all the Fellows elected during his time at the Hall. At the conclusion of this speech, he was given a prolonged and resounding standing ovation.

The new President of the SEH Association, Dudley Wood, made his maiden speech, which he promised would, on this occasion, be short. It was, delivered without the help of the whistling microphone, and full of quip and reminiscence. He was very flattered to be elected President, a great honour for a man whom some had included among "a lot of old f...ts" - a word he couldn't find in his pocket dictionary.

He acknowledged he was no great scholar, and recalled that his old tutor, Richard Fargher had said to him: "Dudley, I fear that when you have learnt French, you will be too old to cross the Channel". He wondered whether, during his years as Secretary of the Rugby Football Union, he had managed to raise the IQ of a body once described as "Philistines with a veneer of culture, quickly dissolved by alcohol".

Presidential speeches, it appears, will certainly add to the gaiety of nations .

A mini-auction conducted by the past-President, Bobby Breese, brought the evening's formal proceedings to a jovial and profitable close.

The great change this year came on the morning after the night before when, after Chapel and breakfast, with excellent timing, John Newsom-Davis (Professor of Clinical Neurology) addressed some 90 anxious Aularians on "The Causes of Hangovers and their connection with the onset of Senile Decay"! There was some good news for wine drinkers, less good for beer enthusiasts, but nought for the comfort of those to whom gin is mother's milk.

Eleven o'clock offered a choice when one could listed restfully to the Lorelei String Quartet playing Mozart and Dvorak in the Chapel, or walk down to the Boat House where the Friends of the Boat Club had arranged races between vintage crews and current rowing men. The weather was perfect, the rowing impeccable, and the Pimms cool and plentiful. A large crowd made it seem like Eights week again.

The crowd was even larger in the afternoon, when 60 children joined some four hundred grown-ups for a garden party and a special Gala Buffet lunch. When the children had been filled with jelly and a special lunch they were entertained with painting, cutting out and plasticine, and beautifully cared for by the Bursary ladies and the Bursar's son, all of whom revealed perfect nanny manners. After the grownups had partaken of one of the Chef's splendid buffets, a great cloud of balloons was released from the Well rising to an amazing height bearing the name-cards of the junior company, a fine climax to a truly splendid celebration.

To all those in so many departments of the Hall who planned and executed this very varied and extensive operation, our very best thanks.

Those present at the Reunion Dinner were: Fellows: G. Bourne-Taylor (Domestic Bursar), Revd. H. E. J. Cowdrey (Senior Research Fellow), Dr. S. J. Ferguson, Dr. R. B. Mitchell (Emeritus Fellow) , Prof. J. M. Newson-Davis, Dr. F. J. C. Rossotti (Emeritus Fellow), Dr. N. J. Stone, Dr. A. G. Taylor (Emeritus Fellow), R. L. Wade (Director of Development), Dr. W. S. C. Williams (Vice Principal), D. A. Wyatt, Sir David Yardley (Emeritus Fellow); 1930 Sir Claude Hayes; 1932 D. Floyd, I. M. Sciortino; 1933 F. H. H. Finch, J. Lee; 1934 J. C. Cain; 1935 H. A. F. Radley ; 1937 D. G. C. Salt; 1938 R. E. Alton (Emeritus Fellow), F. H. Pedley ; 1939 F. D. Rushworth; 1940 C. Mounsey; 1941 Revd. E. G. Midgley (Emeritus Fellow) , Dr. G.

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A. K. Missen, C. 1. Weir; 1942 A. Arthur, L. H . Elliott, H . I. Fuller, C. R. Owston , K. L. Palk, S. V. Swallow, Dr. 1. D. Todd (Emeritu s Fellow), W. J. Tunley, B. F. Wheeler; 1943 W. R. Dunsmore, R. E. Ford, Rev d. J. 0 ' Halloran, A. J. Pickett; 1944 A . H .

Foot; 1945 Prof. N. S. Haile, J. C. G. Halley; 1946 F. W. Cosstick , D. S. Dunsmore, M. G. Sarson ; 1947 Very Revd . C. R. Campling, Dr. J. V. Cockshoot, Sir Robin Day (Honorary Fellow) , Yen. J. B. Evans; 1948 P. R. Jones, M. Paterson; 1949 R. J. L. Breese, W. R. Miller (Honorary Fellow), R. J. Southan; 1950 Dr. C. M . Armitage, J. C. D. Holmes, P. E. Smith; 1951 D. Bloom, D . Y. Day, J. E. Fan·and, W. H. Slack, D. E. Wood; 1952 S. D. Grah am, D. M . Jac obs, C . J. Jones, B . C. Nixon , D . J. V. Wright; 1953 K. A. Bulgin, Sir E lgar Jenkins, D. C. Owen, B. K. Venner; 1954 S. R. Bils1and, J. M. Preston; 1955 A. J. S. Cotton , J. Cox (Honorary Fellow), P. R. Lewis, M. Willcock; 1956 A. B. Bromley, M. J. Cansdale, J. H . Ducker, D . H. Johnson , L. P. Tempest, B. J. Whittaker, G. P. T. Whurr, G. G. Williams, G. T. Woods; 1957 J. N. Aptaker, R. L. S. Fishlock, G. R. Mihell , J. L. Phillips, A. L. Stewart; 1958 M. J. Beard , R. D. Garratt, A. E . J. Phillips, N. A . J. S wanson; 1959 B. Robson ; 1960 Prof.

T. C. Daintith, Dr. F. J. Pocock, A. C. Wilding; 196 1 D. Aukin, Dr. J. K. Brockbank, Dr. W. J. Burroughs, J. M. Heggadon, M . J. Lync h, G. S. Mm·gan, A. M. Rentoul, A. St. J. B. Sandringham; 1962 J. A. Hall, W. H. Hatcher; 1963 R . A. S. Offer, M. S. Simmie, P. J. Webb ; 1964 A. Brunskill , R. W. Clarke , P. W. Liversidge; 1965 P. W. Badman; 1967 P. J. R. Masson, J. L. Seccombe; 1968 P. W. Brown, M. J. Daniels, M. G. Roberts; 1969 I. C. Busby, Dr. I. R. Cox, P. E. Ramell ; 1970 M. P. Dunn, R. C. Hatt, P. S. M alin, C. J. Sutton-Mattocks ; 1971 M . D. Booker, L. Cummings, Dr. N. A. Field-Johnson; 1972 S. S. Chandler, R. S. M onro, J. B. Smith, R. Stephenson; 1973 R. Breakwell-B os, K. A. Bromboszcz; 1974 P. Desmond, J. S. Herlihy, E. C. Inions; 1975 P. J. Congdon, A. Dale, A. Davids, Dr. B. F. Gasser, G. J. Hurst, C. D . Miller, C. Shaw; 1976 A. B. Denton, R. A. H . Finch, A . J. P. Heslop, C. S. Latimer, S. J. Tetley; 1977 I. W. Durrans, C. S. Homer, R. Kee1ey, M . O ' Sullivan ; 1978 P. J. Bladen , R. I. Collins, D. A. Hollomby, J. H . McCabe, R. Pay, P. F. Rothwell , D. L. Zwirek; 1979 C. J. Smith, B. M . Walker; 1980 N. D. Caddick, Dr. J. T. G. Coutts, A. J. Farrand, N. J . J. Holcroft, S. King , R. M . Matte!, A. W. McCallum ; 198 1 C. P. Ivins , S. 1.

Nicholas, J. J. Rees-Tonge, J. B. Turner, R. E. Webster; 1982 D . C. Eckley, J. G. Franks; 1983 T. A. Grossman, M. R . S. Irwin, S. L. K. Sim; 1984 A. M . Duffy, Dr. M. J. Jenkins, T. J. S. Learner, H. S. West; 1985 Dr. I. Grant, Dr. P. A. Harding, D. S. McCallum; 1986 S. A. Adams, W. S. Fraser, S. P. Gerrish, N . C. Hargreaves, A. T. Harrison, S. P. Has lehurst, Dr. P. Richards, R. H. Trethewey ; 1987 N. E . Clark, H. D. McCallum, J. R . Rainbow, S. E. C. Wickham; 1988 L. N. Ferera , S. L. Ford, A. C. Greenham, M. T. Jordan, H. A. McCallum, K. Mellhuish, T. J. Perrett; 1989 J. D. J. Wickham; 1990 H. I. Georgeson; 199 1 A. C. Howard , D. H. Liversidge, D . G. Searle; 1992 H. R. Blenske, Revd. G. Hegarty (Chaplain) , M. A. Snell ; 1993 A. P. Atkinson, H. L. Morgan; 1994 C. L. Hutton, S. W. White; 1995 M . Lauren ts.

THE PONTIGNY PILGRIMAGE THE SCENE "PILGRIMS" , said AI an Bennett, "are touri sts on their knees", and 165 of them went to North Burgundy 25-29 May, 1996.

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They went to honour Saint Edmund of Abingdon, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1234-39, who died at what was Soisy-en-Brie on 16 November 1246, was proclaimed a Saint by a Papal Consistory at Lyons on 16 December 1246, confirmed as such by a Papal Bull of Innocent IV on 10/11 January 1247, and lies embalmed in a shrine at the Cistercian Abbey of Pontigny. He was the first Oxford Don to be canonised.

They came from all the places in England known to have connections with him:from Abingdon where he was born c. 1175; from St Edmund Hall, Oxford, where in the early 1240's it was common knowledge in Oxford that Edmund had lived in the parish of St-Peter-in-the-East, and the Hall's site just south of that church was first mentioned in 1317-8 as bearing his name. from Salisbury, where he was Treasurer and a Canon of the Cathedral from 1222-34. from Calne where he was Rector as a Prebendary of the Cathedral. from Wells where the Cathedral was dedicated in 1239 during his Archbishopric. from Ware where the priests of the English College at Douay, expelled during the French Revolution, joined with the clandestine Catholic Hall Green Academy on St Edmund's Day 1793, and decided to take the name St Edmund's College. from Canterbury, St Edmund's School. and from Cambridge where St Edmund's House was opened in 1896 and achieved college status and name in 1975.

The Inception The catalyst for our particular pilgrimage was the previous celebration of the 750th anniversary of St Edmund's death in 1990. It was the St Edmund Hall Association (particularly the President, Bob Breese, the Hon. Sec. Paul Lewis and the Hon. Sec. Emeritus Arthur Farrand Radley) which made the running from late 1992. Some members from other bodies were invited to join with the Hall people and an initial Sub-Committee met at the Hall on 17 May 1994, with regular meetings there right up to the start of the pilgrimage. Bob Breese persuaded John Heggadon, his predecessor, to act as Chairman. The next step was, through Lawrence Cummings, then resident in France, to liaise with Les Amis de Pontigny on site there. Their President, Bernard Aleonard, and Joint Secretaries Rem~ and Marie-Odile Beaubiat, were invited to the St Edmund's Feast at the Hall on 16 November, 1995. There had been an earlier visit on 31 October 1994, when 34 of Les Amis had been entertained to lunch in the Old Dining Hall and given a conducted tour of the college by John Cowdrey. We are most grateful for their continued and selfless co-operation.

Th e Pilgrimage Saturday 25 May, 1996. Canterbury.

Most parties converged on Canterbury Cathedral, some after a very early start, the Oxford group from outside Queen's and some from the London Embankment. The Vice-Dean, Canon Roger Symon, led this beautifully arranged service. The lessons were read by Justin Gosling, Principal, and Nicholas Ridley (1968), Headmaster of St Edmund's School, whose choir had joined the Cathedral choristers for the occasion. The address was by the Very Rev d. Michael Richards, a Canon of Westminster Cathedral. He recalled that he had once had the temerity to suggest that St Edmund might now more appropriately be given burial and honour in his own country; that he seemed very lonely out there in the French countryside. But he had been very firmly

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A. Farrand Radley. ll'hO proposed rile Pilgri111age

John Heggadon , 1rho o1~~anised and led the Pilgri111age

S1 Ed111und uf'AIJingdun

St Edmund's shrine

Ponrigny: devotion within, Th e Solemn High Mass

Pontigny: instruction without

assured that the local people would not be at all happy to lose him, that there was considerable popular devotion to him. To honour him now, therefore, we have to cross the Channel on pilgrimage, and off we went, proud bearers of our special pilgrim badges, blessed during the service.

Our early intention was to cross the sea by ferry, but, finding at an early stage that all passages were booked for the Bank Holiday, Le Shuttle had to be our choice. We had to wait a couple of hours in the car park to get through the Eurotunnel. Our driver kept the speed of the lead coach strictly to French limits, despite the feeling that we were not making up time and would arrive even later than we planned. This we of course did. At least we learned some facts of current French life: at a motorway service station where we stopped for supper they only had red or rose, and the food was a little below edible. But we arrived safely and ready for sleep.

Sunday 26 May- Pontigny Day The Cistercian Abbey of Pontigny was a natural staging post for St Edmund on his way to Rome since it had lodged two of his predecessors, Thomas Becket and Stepben Langton, and an even more natural last resting place, after he had turned back ill, dying at the Augustinian Priory of Soisy-en-Brie. Dr. A. B. Emden visited the shrine in 1935 when it was still possible to mount a wooden staircase at the rear of the elaborate catafalque and look at the body through little wooden doors in its rear side. "We looked upon the recumbent body of St Edmund," he reported in the 1935 Magazine, "It is clothed in modern vestments of blue. Beneath the mitre his face is visible with the flesh drawn tight upon the skull, as in a mummy."

We were given a fascinating tour of the exterior of the Abbey by Professor Terry!

Kinder who lives there as the architectural consultant for its restoration. Not everyone has spent four years measuring it all up ... and the frilly lace round her ankles has set a new standard of fashion.

We returned to the stunningly beautiful simplicity of the Abbey's interior for the Solemn Mass, where the congregation was joined by the forty-strong grey-robed choir of the Schola Gregoriana under their director Dr. Mary Berry, which besides singing in the Mass, gave a concert in the evening, and sang again at the next day's Mass at Sens.

We had always hoped that the celebrant at the Mass would be the titular Bishop of Pontigny, Mgr. Andre Lacrampe, but he had been promoted to Corsica. Instead we welcomed our Canterbury preacher, Canon Michael Edwards , who celebrated in faultless French.

Les Amis then put on a splendid lunch in the finest room of the Dorter- the resi dential element of the Abbey. After lunch we visited the specially mounted Exhibition in rooms above our lunch room, containing many relics of St Edmund not often displayed, including his little doctor's bonnet. His hair shirt was not on show. According to Professor Lawrence, Editor of the "Life of St Edmund by Matthew Paris"- recently published by Sutlon Publishing and St Edmund Hall - it did not satisfy even contemporary sanitary standards.

At supper, again hosted by Les Amis, Justin Gosling, speaking in French without notes, paid a well-deserved tribute to Rene and Marie-Odile Beaubiat, their driving forces, and over and above the St Edmund Hall mugs and the Lawrence book, some mini teddy-bears were well received.

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Monday 27 May- Sens day At Sens the High Mass was celebrated in the splendid cathedral, with its spectacular wrought-iron altar screen. The Schola Gregoriana was there in force, cunningly picking up the key of the celebrant, again joined by the mixed choir of St Edmund's College, Ware, while the pilgrims from Calne and Abingdon proudly displayed their banners. Regrets were expressed that on such an occasion as this it was not possible for all to share fully in the same Eucharist.

There followed a reception in a magnificent 13th century vaulted chamber, La Poterne, another of those events where the home team of interpreters excelled itself.

Those who succeeded in getting served in time at the corner bistro then manfully faced an afternoon of guided tours in the Museum, the Treasury being the finest repository of St Edmund relics.

On return there was a special treat for those requesting it - the Oxford coach driver, Phil, managed to get round tachograph regulations and took them to Vezelay.

The Romanesque cathedral there had its fa9ade and nave restored by the French Giles Gilbert Scott, Viollet-le-Duc , and the ribbed vaulting of the nave shines out now as a supreme masterpiece, as does the tympanum, on which John Cowdrey gave a welcome commentary. The Crypt was of special interest to Aularians, being contemporary with that in St Peter-in-the-East, whose condition suffers somewhat by comparison.

Tuesday 28 May- Le Chemin de St Edme This is the traditional four day route followed by St Edmund's bier from Soisy to Pontigny, and along which the overnight resting places are known, and lovingly described in Rene Beaubiat's notes adapted by Lawrence Cummings. It was a lovely morning and the whole Pilgrimage converged on the charming walled town of Provins where St Edmund 's heart and entrails were deposited in the Abbey which then existed here, before the last journey began.

Soisy-Bouy (formerly Soisy-en-Brie) The actual building in which the Saint died, the Priory of the Augustinian Canons, is long lost. In the 13th century church, mainly rebuilt in the 19th century, all there is to see is a window with the S missing from the monogram SE and a modern statue of the Saint with a child at his feet. The neighbouring spring, a popular spot with 19th century pilgrims still has a cet1ain aura. Spring water of a different vintage awaited us nearby in the shape of Kir Rose provided by the local Mairie.

Trainel A further reception hit us in the village hall, and John Heggadon's mug and book again came in very handy. The bier rested here in the church of St Gervais-St Protais.

Villeneuve-l' Archeveque.

As the name suggests, Archbishop Edmund is well remembered here. This was the second rest, and the church of Notre Dame has a magnificently sculptured west door to enhance its importance.

Coulours By the time the bier arrived here, popular devotion had reached such a pitch that the coffin had to be sealed to avoid damage. In the far corner of the walled farm here,

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the former Commandery of the Knights Templars, is a barn now incorporating probably one of the most nostalgic sites of the whole pilgrimage - the aisle of the Templars' chapel. Next to it are the ruins of the former chancel, bedecked with irises and the third resting place marked by only a ring of darker grass. Here more than anywhere we felt that we were with St Edmund and he with us.

The end of the road At last we came within sight of the fourth stage, the Abbey of Pontigny, a long low outline in the distance. We had a deep feeling that we had not just been here for the ride. The whole atmosphere was one of collective dedication.

And then we played hookeyWhat was the point of being in Chablis country without visiting Chablis and sampling its delights ? So here we were in the winery of Domaine Laroche, the guests of an Irishman, Brendan Amoore, dispensing a 1995 vintage and displaying a 12th century wine press still in use on PR occasions, the exact working of which confounded the understanding of our Emeritus Engineering Fellow. Many pilgrims left with bottles of the pale golden liquor for home consumption.

A closing Feast The Oxford contingent at the Hotal Climat celebrated with a modest binge at which John Heggadon was congratulated and Justin Gosling commiserated on his imminent departure as Principal. He rightly fended off a toast "Floreat Justinius" with an emendation: it should have been "Justinus".

Wednesday 29 May - back to base An early start towards home gave us time to visit Chantilly with its chateau and magnificent gardens and, for some, a delicious lunch and very strong beer in the sunshine. A stop at a gloomy and depressing Cash and Carry and then into Le Shuttle again, and so to Dover. One last call was made here at St Edmund's Chapel, where Leo Wright (1934) received us. This tiny chapel was dedicated to his master by only the second Oxford Saint, Richard of Chichester when be consecrated it in 1253.

When it was near demolition in 1965, Dr. Emden and others saved it, with some of his own money and later a contribution from the St Edmund Hall Association. Its present simple beauty owes much to the Abe's medieval zeal in collecting truly ancient materials for its restoration. What better place for an Aularian pilgrimage to end?

Then all the way home to Oxford arriving after midnight. Hugh Lawrence tells us that St Edmund would make up his bed carefully and then lie down on the floor beside it to sleep. We happy but weary pilgrims could easily have slept on the floor, but gladly sought our beds.

Arthur Fanand Radley

(Professor Hugh Lawrence's book, The Life of St Edmund of Abingdon by Matthew Paris, translated, edited and with a biography, is available from the Domestic Bursar's Office at ÂŁ10 a copy, plus ÂŁ2 postage and packing -Ed.)

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was it that touched me?' When all denied it, Peter said, 'Master, the multitudes surround you and press upon you!' But Jesus said, ' Some one touched me; for I perceive that power has gone forth from me' (Luke 8:4, 19, 45, 45).

Crowds and Christianity go together. Of all ancient literature, the New Testament is the most telling and insistent witness to crowd behaviour. To follow Christ, we must become part of the crowd of common humanity. Seeing the crowds, Our Lord had pity on them. If people today remember St Edmund and want him to remain among them, it is because they still recognise him, as his own generation first recognised him, and wanted to be near him, as a holy man.

In The Body and Society (Columbia U. P., 1988), Peter Brown has written of the change in moral attitudes brought about by the following of Christ, exemplified in the lives of the monks and hermits who sought God in the purity and solitariness of the desert.

The pain of Christian asceticism consisted in the fact that the present human person was an unfinished block, destined to be cut into the form of an awesome model. The body required the deep chisel-bites of permanent renunciation, if the Christian was to take on the lineaments of the risen Christ (p. 442).

This was the pattern that Edmund revealed to the world seven centuries after the Fathers of the Desert and that we are looking for seven centuries further on.

Always strict and harsh with himself, but affable and kind to others, he was conspicuous as a man of holy life, evident chastity and singular abstinence (Lawrence, p. 122).

So Matthew Paris, who tells us that ... having been made the shepherd and leader of the people of God, he did not put aside his old humility, but by continual abstinence, rough clothing, frequent vigils and devotion to prayer, he compelled his flesh to serve the spirit ... His mind was wholly uncorrupted by any pomp or pride in his exalted episcopal rank (Lawrence, p. 131).

The crowds would not have gathered for the funeral of an English ecclesiastic who simply happened to have the misfortune of dying when away from home on a business journey through France. Nor could they have been brought together by some quickly improvised effort on the part of the Cistercians to whip up the people's fervour and rally them together at their local monastery. This was a man whose reputation had spread rapidly through the region because of the inherent quality of his life. This was the holiness that the Christian people recognised and treasured but did not see every day, a holiness that was always attractive in the joy and gaiety that it showed to the world.

As if by some secret voice acting in the minds of everyone, all his words and works proclaimed that their author was seeking not his own ends but those of Jesus Christ (Matthew Paris; Lawrence, p. 122).

Edmund's friendship with the Cistercians, seven of whom had been moved by one of his lectures to enter the order, and his affinity with the Mendicant ideal practised

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SERMON FOR THE PILGRIMAGE TO PONTIGNY IN HONOUR OF ST EDMUND OF ABINGDON, WHITSUN 1996.

Preached by the Very Revd. Michael Richards in Canterbury Cathedral on May I 5th "wHAT DID YO U go out into th e wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? Why then did you go out? To see a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, those who wear soft raiment are in king's houses. Why then did you go out? To see a prophet?"

(Matt 11:7-9: Jesus speaks to the crowds concerning John the Baptist) Nearly forty years ago, two students for the priesthood at the Seminaire des Carmes in Paris set out for Pontigny to visit the seminary of the Mission de France, which was then housed in the Abbey buildings. There we also found the shrine of St Edmund, above the high altar in a church that at the time did not seem particularly frequented. But we came away curiously exalted in spirit, so much so we proceeded to set up an all-time Fontainebleau to Paris record for a Lambretta with a future Archbishop of Birmingham seated on the back.

Soon after that, I had the temerity to write to the superior of the Mission de France seminary suggesting that the body of St Edmund might now more appropriately be given burial and due honour in his own country; he seemed rather lonely out there in the French countryside. To my surprise, he assured me that the local people would not be at all happy to Jose him: that there was considerable popular devotion to St Edme, as the called him affectionately, and that they would not like to see him go.

We would have to be content with those relics that had already been taken to England.

If therefore we wish to honour him at his final resting-place, we must cross the Channel in pilgrimage: a pilgrimage whose renewal has been described by the leading Edmundian scholar as 'one of the most remarkable religious phenomena of the twentieth century' .

The centuries have shown that the scenes that accompanied his funeral procession in 1240 were not simply an expression of some short-lived religious enthusiasm.

Matthew Paris tells us that his body ... was followed with great devotion and songs of praise by an innumerable multitude of the faithful ... The further it was borne, greater and greater grew the crowds that followed, like a flood that is followed by torrential rains. All are attracted by the sight of the body, crushing one another to follow the saint on foot. . . . For any who boast of having touched the body regard themselves as having been blessed and having expiated their sins, nor was this without justification, since very many people obtained alleviation and help in their troubles (Lawrence, pp. 157-8).

Today we can easily imagine the scene because television makes us witnesses of similar demonstrations of public fervour when funerals arouse passionate feelings.

But this popular devotion is not something to be scorned as an expression of unthinking rustic hysteria or mob rule. The Gospels, too, make us familiar with crowd behaviour, for good as for ill. . . . a great crowd came together and people from town after town came to him ... his mother and his brethren came to him, but they could not reach him for the crowd. . . As he went, the people pressed round him .... And Jesus said, 'Who

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by the Dominicans and Franciscans has given rise to the thought that with the qualities of mind and heart that he so clearly possessed he might have been a monk or a friar himself if he had been born in a different generation. But it is significant that with all his many friendships in different religious families, his 9onvictions appear always to have led him to act in terms of a pastoral concern for the whole community of the Church. When he held a benefice, he resided in the parish whose revenues maintained him. When Treasurer of Salisbury, only with difficulty could he be persuaded to attend business meetings of the chapter.

He was happiest in his study or quietly ministering to the wants of his parishioners in his remote rectory at Calne (Lawrence, p. 40).

He had, after all, studied in Paris at a time when new attention was being given to the plain sense of Holy Scripture and to its historical context, together with concern for the practical problems of moral and pastoral theology.

The Paris masters of this period, who administered this programme, show an awareness that they were doing more that propagating a race of scholars; they had the responsibility of training in their classrooms the future pastors and rulers of the Church (Lawrence, p. 23).

Those who are searching today for a better understanding of the sacrament of ordination will find in Edmund's career a living example of the way in which the study of the Word of God and the struggle for obedience to it is the key to all service in the pastoral ministry of the Church, a ministry that gathers together into unity all the members of Christ's Body, all the spiritual families that live there together in peace.

When St Edmund's guide to the Christian life, The Mirror for the Church, came to be printed in the sixteenth century, it was announced to the public as 'especially useful and necessary for all Christians'. A text that was first composed for religious- it was the Speculum Religiosorum before it was the Speculum Ecclesie - could be offered as appropriate for all of us. The universal call to holiness was not invented by Vatican II. The presence of chapters of catechesis dealing with the virtues and vices, the commandments and the sacraments in a work composed as a guide to meditation, contemplation and mystical prayer has puzzled some modern readers (Forshaw, p. 21). But the modern editor is surely right to insist on the unity of the text as it has come down to us. Its publication in translation, which has been prepared and is much to be desired, would be a valuable corrective to much of what appears today as spiritual writing and which serves rather to pander to a liking for the cultivation of elevated thoughts and emotions, than to instruct us in the strategy and tactics that are needed in the unceasing struggle to find ourselves remade in Christ.

The Mirror for the Church is not an introduction to the experience and the joy of mysticism without its pains. It is a manual for attaining human perfection, which, he tells us, following St Bernard, means living a life of humility, a life of friendship and a life of honour. From the beginning to the end, he has a thoroughly human, indeed properly humanist, theme. There is no offering of rapid and easy ecstasy, no pillow for the prie-dieu. We have to know first of all whom to honour, whom to respect and to obey, seeking the will of God, which is that we should be made holy and therefore honourable ourselves. In the Christian scheme of things, to be worthy of honour

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demands that we seek the good of others and the glory of God, not the vain glory that takes pride in self-promotion.

Our neighbours must be our fri ends; fri endship is an essential key to the spiritual life , whi ch is not to be lived in an isolated self-culti vation but within a great range of loving relati ons hips. Humility toward s ourselves means that we acknow ledge that everythin g good comes to us as a gifl from God, before whose maj esty we rejoice to forget ourselves in wonder and praise. And so the treatise leads us on to the heights of contemplation and mystical prayer, bu t not by underplaying the pains and stru ggles of the climb , which is why it is a document for our own time as well as for Ed mund ' s generation.

When Edmund was dying , he asked that the eucharist should be brought to him and deeply moved the bystanders by hi s devotion, declaring with fervour: lt is yo u, Lord , in whom I have believed, whom I have loved, of whom I have preached and tau ght. You are my witness that I have sought nothing on earth save yo u (Lawrence, p. 152).

Such devotion directly expressed to the Blessed Sacrament before receiving the host, striking to those who heard it, has now become a familiar part of Catholic worship: Lord, by your Cross and Resurrection you have set us free; You are the Saviour of the wo rld.

And after he had recei ved, he di splayed such joyfulness and hilarity th at those who were with him were quite as toni shed (Lawrence, p. 15 3).

That such joy may be ours, let us pray in Edmund's words, the closing words of The Mirror j(1r the Church : May Our most sweet Jesus Christ grant us so to honour God, to love our neighbour and to humbl e ourselves that we may be honoured for the honour we pay, be loved for the love we give, and for our humility be raised up to the joy of heaven, prepared for us since the beginning of the wo rld.

Let all say Amen.

PLAINSONG OF THE PONTIGNY PILGRIMS Chant : Benedicat nos peregrinos.

Verse

We were the pilgrims, fo ur dozen from the Hall practising French phrases, parading to order feeling (some of us) bold old greybeards for going, better for having been on Teddy's Trail.

Response

Bien fait les palerin s sur le chemin de St Edme ... en autocar plein de piete dorlotee'

V

Of whom nineteen were wives, re me mbering when our pills were to be taken, le ndin g grace to the gross.

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R

Bien fait les soeurs du chemin, groupies de St Edme!

V

First came Justin to the lectern of Canterbury: in the end he amazed us with his fortitude, his shades, his Ecuadorean titfer.

R

Bien fait ce principe classique, tombe parmi les goths mais qui perseverait malgre tout. Comrne aussi a fait Margaret sa femme!

V

We salute our most senior pilgrim, sometime our Secretary: he wore his years and his haversack lightly.

R

Bien fait ce di gne voyageur!

V

We had a bear-leader of stature, John Heggadon he. A quiet man of patience and resolve: a diplomat.

R

Bien fait ce cicerone aimable: que votre frigo soit toujours bein fourni en biere !

V

Translators there were, bold fellows, who faced the natives in our hour of (considerable) need.

R

Bien fait ces compagnons sans peur et sans en¡eurs !

V

As for our rank and file, one was a general no less, first in the breach at the broaching of tincture.

R

Bien fait ce soldat-la!

V

Another an ex pat professor of Shakespeare, skilled at scanning, studied the map.

R

Bien fait ce savant-Ut !

V

Also, an engineer, like many other brought his lady to keep him on his metal.

R

Bien fait cet erudit ingenieux!

V

An erstwhile dean left both dog and dog-collar behind.

R

Bien fait cet esprit libre, dit moucheron!

V

And a sometime organ scholar pulled out all the stops at lunch, whilst all around ate bizza pizza.

Bien fait ce bon viveur-Ut! Et tous les autres. Et taus les autres, selon leurs vocations.

Chant: Gratias agimus amicis nostris.

R

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V

We honour and thank the Friends of Pontigny They cooked and carved, poured and served.

In their house it snowed food and drink, such was their hospitality.

R

Bien fait, ces gens genereux, amis non seulement de leur grande eglise mais aussi de nous-memes les pelerins 1

V

Likewise the good people of the modest villages, and their mayors, at whose tables we baited no less gratefully.

R

Bien fait vous qui nous offert vos vins d'honneur!

V

Likewise the lady who mingled wit and reverence unfolded for us the plan of the great nave of Pontigny

R

Bien fait cette enthousiaste Americaine qui a passe quatre ansa genoux en mesurant la basilique!

V

And the Gregorian brothers two by two, who chanted as well as they knew they knew they knew

R

Bien fair, bien sur, ce choeur qui peut transposer, pour quelques-uns, la musique en instrument de douleur ...

V

We took as our text "Le Chemin de Saint Edme," its author our guide on that final, rural route.

R

Bien fait le destin, je ne crois pas, quand 1' auteur du "Chemin" rencontre la "Route Barree"!

V

The learned author of the "Life" made the effort to join us briefly, no sooner coming than going, alas.

R

Bien fait cet eminence-la qui a donne son approbation

a nos ceremonies!

Chant: Vale, tabemaculae nostrae magister.

V

And when we were all gone home the innkeeper scratched his shaven crown and pondered deep upon guests who steal the plastic cups yet present one with an armorial mug.

R

Bien fait, enfin, ce bonhomme qui prefere !'argent mais qui accepte le plastique!

J.C.G.

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AULARIAN CALENDAR THE FOLLOWING DATES

in 1996-7 are of special interest to Aularians:

for those who matriculated up to and including 1955, and all overseas Aularians, on Saturday 5 October 1996.

THE GAUDY:

A SPECIAL GAUDY: ST EDMUND'S DAY:

for those who matriculated in 1956, on Friday 20 September 1996.

Saturday 16 November 1996.

preceded by the AGM of the SEH Association on Tuesday 14 January 1997, at the Royal Overseas League, Over-Seas House, off St James 's Street in Park Place.

THE LONDON DINNER,

THE SUMMER REUNION

at the Hall, Saturday 28 June 1997.

DEGREE DAYS (All on Saturdays at 11.30 am) In 1996: 26 October, 9 November, 30 November. In 1997: 18 January (in absentia only), 8 March, 3 May, 24 May, 14 June, 19 July, 2 August. Members of the Hall wishing to make arrangements for taking a degree should write in advance to the Dean of Degrees' Secretary, The College Office, St Edmund Hall, Oxford, OXJ 4AR. The University has imposed a quota of 18 candidates per college on each ceremony, so it cannot be taken for granted that a degree may be taken on a chosen date. On receipt of the application form, candidates will be informed whether it has been possible to enter them for the ceremony in question. The summer ceremonies become booked up extremely quickly. This does not, of course, apply to degrees taken in absentia. Tickets are required by visitors and these are issued through the College.

DE FORTUNIS AULARIUM shortest De Fortunis for many years. The cause is simple: lack of news and information from Old Members , even though many Aularians consider it the most popular part of the Magazine. If you value this item, please send news of your doings - new jobs, promotions, honours, travels, marriages and births - anything your contemporaries may find of interest. Send them to The Editor of the Magazine, who will also ensure that they go to the Development Office for their records, and any new edition of the Who's Who.

THIS IS THE

John Billington (1955) travelled extensively in Tibet in August 1995 with a party of his students from Repton School, a minibus, a Chinese driver and a Tibetan guide. He found complete Chinese domination in policing, security oversight and imperialist Chinese rebuilding.

Peter Carpenter (1942), a joint founder of the Kurt Hahn Trust in 1986, continues to serve as a Trustee. The Trust, centred in Cambridge, supports German students to come for a year to study there.

Desmond Day (1951) together with Steve Chevis (1980), Robin Osterley (1975), and Robert Ward (1968), three bases and one tenor, all sing in the London Symphony

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Chorus, possible the busiest of the large London-based amateur choru ses , which was fou nded in 1966 to complement the wo rk of the London Symphony Orchestra. T hi s quartet well maintains the old description of the Hall - "a nest of singing birds" .

Merrick Fall (1961) w ho was Zone Coordin ator, Humanitari an Affairs, United Nations in Somalia since 1993 and has worked with the U. N. in Geneva, Afghanistan and Phnom Penh, has mo st recently in 1995 been in Bosnia working as a civil affairs officer with the U. N. monitorin g local police activity in Bihac. He has experienced many frightening, gruesome and ev il things, but wrote hom e - "Gloomy thoughts.

But co mpelling work."

R . G. Ga le ( 1982) is now a princip le in Ge neral Practice, and has passed the Membership for the Royal College (MRCGP) . He is working as a GP at the multi national headquarters in Mons, Belgium.

Bri an F. Gasser ( 1975), formerly Ad ministrative Assistant at Leeds University, has been appoi nted to the new post of C lerk to the Proctors in the University of Oxford.

He will work alo ngside the University Marshal, increasing the senior administrative support for successive Proctors and Assessors, and will be the first point of contact in the Proctors' Office for matters relating to examinations, academic complaints or queries, club ; committees and other matters under the jurisdiction of the Proctors or the Assesso r.

G. D. Jos ipovici ( 1958), Professor of En glish in the School of European Studi es, Uni versity of Sussex, has been elected Weidenfeld Visiting Professor 1996-7, and is deli verin g a series of lectures thi s Michaelmas Term.

C l ive Lawless ( 1956) has been promoted to Professor of Educational Technology at the Open U niversity.

Cla ire Louise Marles (nee Smith, 199 1) has started a PGCE (Chemi stry, for secondary teaching).

Michael G . Pike (1968) ha s bee n give n the title of Honorary Senior C lini cal Lecturer in Paediatrics in the Faculty of Clinical Medicine at Oxford.

Professor Alien Walker Read (Rhodes Scholar, 1928) is to be congratul ated on celebratin g hi s 90th birthday. Now a Professo r E meritus of Columbia University, hi s lifelong work on the vernacul ar language of Eng land and especially America has fo und worldwi de fame.

Alastair L. Stewart ( 1957) has been appointed a temporary judge in the Supreme Courts of Scotland and has been made a Queen 's Counsel. He has ended hi s appo intmen t as Ed itor of the Scottish Civil Law Reports.

Alex J. Welby ( 1986), one of the last undergraduates to read Greats at the Hall , is enthusiastically teaching Latin and Greek at Wellington College, firml y of the opinion that the study of the classics is by no means down and out and th at a min or Renaissance may be in progress.

T he Very Revd. B. W. Whitlow (1933), as D ea n of Christ Church Ca th edral, Victoria, British Columbia, supervising the repositioning of the main organ and the building of a new casing, found himself with three main panel s demanding colour and decoration. The centre panel was filled w ith th e arms of the Canadian College of Organists and the left with the arm s of the Royal School of Church Music. In the third panel thi s A ularian Dean placed the arms of St Edmund Hall' There they will be for years to come welcomin g and perhaps mystifying visiting Aularians.

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CAROL McCLURE REGISTRAR AND COLLEGE SECRETARY DEADLI NES FOR THE last edition of the Magazine meant that I was unable to record the twenty-fifth anniversary of the appointment of Carol McClure to the administrative staff of the College.

She was appointed in 1970 by Ron Oxburgh (Sir Ron ald Oxburgh is now Rector of Imperial College), to be Admissions Secretary, and a year later became College Secretary ; I have calculated that some 4,000 students must have passed through her care since then. Indeed, there can be no member of Teddy Hall within those 25 years who has not basked in her praise or tender rebuke and now, as Registrar and College Secretary, no College Officer would manage without her hand on the tiller. For fourteen of those years, the office assistant was Tommy, her cocker spaniel and now, a younger companion, a terrier mix, Berry.

As a head of department, the Senior Common Room will be dining Carol during the coming term, and will make a presentation of the silver Armada dish that commemorates this important milestone.

G.B.-T.

ANOTHER MILESTONE - PETER CHIVERS 1971 AND STILL GOING STRONG say "very strong"?

Peter Chivers, our deputy Superintendent of Works clocked up twenty-five years' service to the College this year and has been presented with his engraved Armada Dish to mark the occasion.

Peter was taken on by my predecessor Geordie Leslie as Mason/Gardener in 1971 and undertook many varied duties as such until the mid-eighties when the indisposition of Spike Lambert caused a move to the boiler room, where he has worked, gnome-like, ever since. (One would hardly call the mighty Peter Chivers a gnome!)

OR SHOULD I

Peter Chivers ' "Bicycle Chair built for two "

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C raham Midg!ey 's "Green Man "

During th at quarte r o f a century many Fell ows, stude nts and staff have deve lo ped an affec ti o n fo r Peter, th at gentl e giant of a man, who see ms to be able to do anythin g of a practi cal nature . A. A. Milne talk s of Jonatha n Jo and hi s whee lbarrow full of surpri ses : Pete r is just such a man; his ha nd ca n be de tec ted in eve ry as pect of the Co ll ege's fabri c, the mo re noti ceable rece ntl y, hi s garden seat pictured he re, which w as s ubmi tte d as hi s co ntributi o n to th e A rt Wee k s how. a lo ng w ith Gra ha m Mid g ley 's Green Man (othe r picture ... ), care full y e rec ted by Peter C hi ve rs.

Mr. Chi vers is not do ne yet, th o ugh: and fo rtun ately fo r th e Coll ege . is no t due to re tire until 2000, by whi ch time we ho pe to see many mo re ind icatio ns of the supporting ha nd he has pl aced o n the Coll ege.

G.B .-T.

REGVAULTER sensational turnout for the departure of Reg Vaulter, who retired this Term from his post as Buttery Manager. His successor is Michael Alder, who comes, well recommended, from the Cowley Conservative Club!

Reg took up his presidency of the Buttery some nine years ago and during that short (in College terms) time has made a mark on the College that will be visible for many years. The Bar profits have soared, yet without a visible increase in the consumption habits of its patrons - the conclusion being that under his kindly hand more and more members of the College have come to visit it. Snacks, soft drinks and coffee have been introduced and the bar is undoubtedly the social centre for all members of College, and staff, too.

Always assisted by his wife, Marge, Reg has been everybody's friend, counsellor and guide. In his retirement speech, Reg spoke of the unfailing courtesy and goodwill of the young people he had met during those years and of the pride with which, every Friday, he would wear his Alternative JCR tie.

THERE WAS A

BIRTHS Lee Elizabeth Bond (1988 , nee Harvey), a son, Nicholas, on 25 May 1995.

Philip Broadley (1980) and Gillian, a son, Simon Robert John, a brother for Anne, on 8 March 1996.

Paul Cunnell (1980), a daughter, Charlotte Emma Louise, on 24 March 1996.

Richard Gareth Gale (1982) and Claire Margaret, a son, Ieuan Gareth Jones Gale, in September 1995.

Richard D. Kent (1982) and Josephine Kent (1983, nee Cox), a son, Simon J, on 24 September 1995.

Mark R. Little (1985) and Julia L. Little (1985, nee Cannon), a son, Oliver Thomas, on 11 August 1995.

MARRIAGES Anna Rebecca Bunting (1982) to Gregor Cochrane, on 13 May 1995.

Nicholas David Caddick (1980) to Jennifer Beatrice Turner (1981), at the Oxford Registry Office, on 11 May 1996.

Simon Nicholas Christian de Deney (1982) to Dorcas J ane M organ, on 10 September 1995.

Mark Andrew Feeley (1985) to Katherine, on 6 May 1995.

Marion Elizabeth Hawkins (1983) to John Geddes, on 20 May 1995.

Simon Ian Heilbron (1978) to Catherine Sian, at St Brides, Fleet Street, on 25 November 1995.

Andrew David Laws (1988) to Martelle Coffey, on 7 January 1995.

David Loan-Clarke (1986) to Rebecca, on 15 April 1995.

Claire Louise Smith (1991) to David Stuart Marles, of Churchill College, Cambridge, at St Matthew's Parish Church, Leeds, on 5 August 1995 .

so

Vasu Sangsingkeo (1995) to Nicha, on 28 May 1995.

Graham Douglas Salter (1967) to Elizabeth Ann Lancaster, on 17 August 1996.

Martin Nicholas Henson Wailer (1986) to Rebecca J. Brown, on 12 August 1995.

DEATHS Dr Ronald Wallace Avery (1976-81), in May 1996, aged 77.

David Band, MA; commoner 1961-64, on 28 March 1996, aged 53.

Revd Donald Charles Barker; commoner 1924, on 5 October 1995.

William A. Blair; 1943, on 12 May 1995.

Dr Edgar Pinder Brice, MA, DMus; music exhibitioner 1922-26, on 14 December 1995, aged 90.

Colin Godfrey Burnham, MA; commoner 1953, on 6 January 1996, aged 63.

Henry Cloke; 1932, on 29 March 1994.

Arthur Bower Codling, MA; commoner 1929-32, on 9 April1996, aged 85.

Clifford W. Currie; 1973, in February 1994.

Revd Canon David Eldred Davies; commoner 1938, on 19 July 1995, aged 66.

John Michael Eugen Dobson, MA; commoner 1968-71 , on 28 January 1996, aged 45.

Simon Dyer, MA; commoner 1959-62, in February 1996, aged 56.

John M. Evans; 1956, in March 1994.

John David Fleeman, DPhil; 1959-62, on 20 July 1994, aged 63.

Robert J. Griffith; 1938, on 6 July 1994.

Robert J. Hammond; 1972, on 25 March 1994.

Donald Joseph Hardy, MA; commoner 1944, in July 1995.

James Hardyman, MA; commoner 1936-39, on 1 October 1995, aged 87.

HenryS. Harris; 1961, on 29 August 1993.

Michael F. Harvey; 1955, on 13 November 1993.

Michael M. Hawes; 1926, on 3 January 1994.

John Charles Edwin Hayter, MA; commoner 1933-36, on 17 September 1995, aged 80.

ErnestA. Heard; 1930, on 25 February 1995.

Geoffrey Liddon Henson, MA; commoner 1939, in April 1996.

Revd Canon Thomas Charles Heritage, MA; commoner 1926-30, on 28 September 1995, aged 87.

Percival George Higgs, BA; commoner 1925, on 15 June 1995.

Professor Richard Leslie Hill, BLitt, MA; commoner 1922-25, in March 1996, aged 95.

Jack Hobbs, MA; exhibitioner 1947-49, on 13 October 1995, aged 69.

Thomas Oldland Hoyle, MA; commoner 1946-48, on 28 February 1992, aged 70.

Michael G. Jordan; 1949, on 19 November 1993.

James R. Line; 1945, on 10 November 1993.

Charles Whinnerah Mars ton, MA; RAC Probationer 1944 and 1948-51, on 2 November 1995, aged 69.

Henry Alastair Maxwell; commoner 1928-3 l, on 30 April 1996, aged 85.

John R. McGovern; 1941, in November 1994.

Ian F. Mcintosh; 1952, on 5 April 1994.

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FRESHERS 1995

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT

Back Row: Robertson E., Forster M., Cook J. , McDonald M., Van Hoogstraten S., Henry A., Sangsingkeo Karabdic K. , Laurents M., Agnew S., Nowak M., Soat C. , Neoupokoeva T. , Burkert S., Bream V. , Bolton J. 8tlt Row: King A., Mooney R., AI faro R., Gillespie N. , Armstrong-Thompson R. , Douglas-Home L., Hollis S., Walker F.. ferry W., Bramhall B., Lad C., Bamonte J., Morcom S., Fortescue N., Lehmann M., Park K., Graley C. , Martin C., Lau C. 7th Row: Todorov A. , Coli inS ., Rogers C., Calinescu R., Aquilina Zahara S., Sarvilinna S., Art D., Francis L., vetcher M., Brain T. , Balarajan Y. , Blake S., LoS. , Agalan Adlan 1., Hardiment E., Goh S., Yeo A., Madhaven G. 6th Row: Berovic D. , Lau K. , Waterfall A., Weller S., Loveridge F. Cumberland M. , Waine J. , Clapinska A. , HugheS L. , Fi sher D., Davis C. , Couhon R., Fowler A., Brewer M. , Bianchi P. , Tosa C., Arnhold N. , Vinsen A., Bradley L. 5th Row: Pyemont A. , Mamakos C. , Cooper C., Russell E. , Nosowska G. , Garvey C., Steele C., Williams C., Simmonds N., Pran T., Pran M. , Miller C. , Thornton P., Spillane¡T., Rowell T., Prestidge A., Coram D. , Hetherington S. 4th Row: Sudell N., Williams C., Cooper P., Hart M. , Lebrun R. , Martin R. , McKinnon G. , Wright R. , Morris G., Thorneycroft M. , Howes D. , McWilliam S., Kalova A., Williams M., Burbush S., Riden J. , Kalpoe H., Starring T. , Gush J. 3!tl Row: Nevi lle V. , Seubert F., Thomas J., Sadler B., Lewis M., Plans C. , Joanes P., Cohn R., Jones D., Pawson D. , Miller H., Arber 0., Zugic R., Pomery G. , Robinson S., Walley D., Drastik T., Burke H. 2nd Row: Old field R., Dionne S., Taylor R., Ghaly K. , Brown J., Dahin 0., Moseling J. , Ranigan D. , Frazer H., Fulford D., Lewis D. , Mew E., Bern1ange A. , Towell S., Shine Y., Ruse J. , Robinson C., Noerrelykke S., Shoko F. FIVIIT Row: Barron S., Proben J. , Hulme J., Dryburgh R., Tan N. , Partridge J. , Yeo S., Yamaguchi K., Gibbons E., AI ton R. , Juel A. , Green C., Shaw P., Wagg J., Mattson A. , Tranter N. , Clennell A., Hitchcock R. , Yassilopoulos T.

Austen Holland Mead, MA; commoner 1927-31, on 23 September 1995, aged 87.

John Edward Mowll, MA; commoner 1931-34, on 8 September 1995, aged 82.

Charles Whinnerah Marston, MA; 1944 and 1948-51, on 2 November 1995.

Very Revd Hubert Henry Emest Peacock, MA; commoner 1932, on 7 July 1995.

Ronald Phillips, MA ; commoner 1919, on 7 April1996, aged 95.

Edwin L. Powys; 1926, on 14 March 1993 .

Malcolm F. Rooker; 1962, on 19 November 1994.

Kenneth Harrison Ross; commoner 1956-59, on 10 February 1996, aged 59.

Edward Royle; 1923, on 24 December 1994.

Leslie G. Sanders; 1945, on 24 September 1993.

John Melville Scutt, MA, DipTh; commoner 1926-29, on 2 October 1995, aged 88.

Ian L. Serraillier; 1931, on 28 November 1994.

Arthur E. Smith; 1926, on 25 May 1994.

John H. Spruyt; 1950, on 11 October 1994.

Leonard Thorpe, BA; commoner 1929-33, in March 1994, aged 83.

David Monro Thomas; commoner 1934-37, on 13 February 1996, aged 80.

Brian E. Toland; 1930, on 13 October 1993.

Maurice Wall; 1932, on 13 March 1995.

David Walser; 1946, in October 1993.

Thomas Derrick Weston, MA; commoner 1944-47 and 1950-51, on 13 January 1996, aged 69.

Bernard J. Wigan; 1937, on 10 October 1994.

The following deaths have also been brought to our attention since last year's Maga zine: D. E. Collins (1969), P. J. Cox (1939), J. K. Ford (1943), A. J. Fyfe (1929 ), A. J. Healey (1933) , A. G. Hopewell (1930), M. Jones (1956), E. Lewis (1947), R. A. Sandison (1930), A. Scarfe (1969), C. Wymer (1958).

OBITUARIES DAVID BAND (1961) suddenly among the snowy ski slopes of Val d'Isere on 28 March 1996. David arrived at the Hall from his Scots upbringing at the Edinburgh Academy and later his Englishing at Rugby School. He was one of a lively group of friends, dedicated from the start of their Hall life to keep together and to support the Hall.

"The Choughs" have fulfilled their promise for over 30 years, producing a newsletter each year and dining often together. It is among the members of that group and his family that David's death on the ski slopes at the age of 53 will be felt most keenly and the loss of "Bando" most deeply grieved over.

The official obituaries have chronicled his outstanding career in the complicated world of investment banking, from his early days in the London offices of J P Morgan rising through increasingly important appointments until in 1988 he was recruited to head Barclays de Zoete Wedd which, The Times recorded, "he transformed ... from a modest stockbroking division of Barclays into a powerful international investment market." He was one of the great powers in the Square Mile.

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In the Hall he will be remembered by his contemporaries as a cheerful, handsome and lively friend, a great teams player, a great party-goer, who enlivened any party he was at. His later acquaintances will remember his wise advice and deep knowledge of the money world when he chaired the Hall's Board of Advisers.

This old Chough remembers him with the deep affection which brought so many people to his Memorial Service in Southwark Cathedral on 14 May. SIMON DYER OBE (1959) law at the Hall. The first part of his career was in accountancy until in 1968 he joined the Automobile Association as chief accountant, rising at last in 1987 to become Director General, masterminding a remarkable growth in the AA's range of services for motorists, defending the motorists' rights, and representing their needs and problems among politicians and senior civil servants, with whom his charm and diplomacy made him a welcome consultant.

He died on 17 February 1996 at the age of 56 after a courageous battle against cancer.

SIMON DYER READ

THE RIGHT REVD. K. B. HALLOWES (1937) BISHOP KEN HALLOWES died in Pietermaritzburg on the 10 July 1995, at the age of 82.

His fellow Bishop Matthew Makhaye called him "one of the few whites who could truly identify with black people".

Coming from a long line of Anglican missionary priests he grew up with a knowledge of Zulus, their language and traditions, having a typical Zulu boyhood with the herdboys around the mission. After his formal schooling and work as a sugar cane farmer and four years on a coffee farm, the tradition of his family asserted itself. He decided to enter the priesthood and saved enough money to come to Oxford and the Hall, where he studied until 1939 and captained the Hall cricket team - in which Reggie Alton played.

After active service in the war at El Alamein and in Italy and Greece, he returned to study theology at Cambridge, returning to South Africa in 1947. Always a practical man and a builder, he built 20 churches in his 14 years at Springvale and after he was consecrated Bishop in 1969 he chaired the building committee for the new Cathedral at Pietermaritzburg. It was said of him that "he was more often at home in a safari suit and gumboots or a beekeeper's veil, than Episcopal robes".

His twelve years as a Bishop coincided with some of the worst apartheid excesses and he took a strong stand against forced removals and detentions, being instrumental in persuading the Anglican church to join and help fund the ecumenical justice organisation, Diakonia. He lived long enough to see the end of a system he so hated and courageously opposed.

CANON JOHN HAYTER (1933) CANON JOHN HAYTER came up to the Hall from Lancing already inspired by a sermon in the great Chapel there, to seek ordination and to work as a priest overseas. After graduating at Hall, training for the priesthood at Westcott House, Cambridge, and

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serving for three years at Romsey Abbey, he embarked on a ship for Singapore in 1941 and the most important years of his ministry, recorded years later in his book, Priest in Prison.

As the Japanese attack intensified John Hayter was an assistant priest at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, working with the wardens and burying the dead from the bombing raids, and tending the wounded lying on the floor of the Cathedral. At the capitulation to the Japanese, he, with Bishop Wilson, was allowed to remain at liberty and, due to the good services of a Christian Japanese officer, Andrew, Ogawa, to continue to minister to the Christian community in Singapore.

In March 1943 he and Bishop Wilson were moved to the notorious prison camp, Changi. The Bishop suffered terrible torture but John Hayter escaped this maltreatment, though his pastoral work was limited and secret. He was released in September 1945, came on leave to England, but returned to Malaya as Vicar of South Perak.

From 1949 he returned to England and served in various parishes, becoming an honorary Canon of Winchester Cathedral.

The memory of those days under the Japanese were with him when at the 50th anniversary ofV-J Day service in St. Paul's, he read an extract from a sermon he had preached at Sime Road camp, as that dreadful war drew to a close. He died at the age of80.

THE REVD. T. C. HERITAGE (1926) CANON HERITAGE, ONE of our oldest surviving Aularians and for many years the senior attendant at Reunions, died suddenly on 28 September last year at the age of 88.

After a long teaching career at Portsmouth Grammar School and becoming a Canon of the Cathedral, he retired to Salisbury Cathedral Close where he spent a long and happy retirement among many friends.

H. A. ("HAMISH") MAXWELL OBE (1928) and conservationist, died on 30 April, three weeks short of his 86th birthday. He had spent his youth in a wonderful part of Scotland, coming to love the hills, the lochs and especially the trees of the forest. At an early age he decided to be a man of the trees, to care for them and protect them.

On his 18th birthday he applied for and was awarded a Probationership in the Burma Forest Service which brought him to Oxford and the Hall, for 3 years at the School of Forestry. Here he made many lifelong Sassenach friends who re-christened him Hamish, which remained his accepted name for the rest of his life.

For the ten years after Oxford he worked in the great teak forests of Burma until the Japanese started to overrun the land. He was commissioned in the army and, when resistance became hopeless, he led his company of Kachin sepoys on a 35 day walk out of Burma into India.

With the post-war independence of Burma he returned to Scotland to work with the Forestry Commission in his beloved highland forests, until his retirement in 1970, with time to do the things he most enjoyed, walking in the hills and forests, gardening, playing golf and curling.

In October 1996 his grand-daughter Kate arrives to read English at the Hall.

ALASTAIR MAXWELL, FORESTER

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STAIRCASE IX ?

H ALL NEWSLETTERS H AVE documented the work to complete th e square in th e Quadran g le b y th e buildin g betwee n Sta ircase VII and the o ld Emd e n Room Staircase, whi ch, durin g its gestation , has attracted the awful labe l, ··the infill".

The work is now complete. and my pictures doc ume nt the wo rk thi s year, res ulting in such a successful des ign. whic h comple me nt s the style of the 1930s Tudor pastich e on the South side of the Quadrangle. This new staircase (number IX). is to be known forma ll y as the Brockhues Building. as thi s proj ec t was made poss ible by the generosity of Dr. Frederick Brockhues. one-time fri e nd of A. B. Emden. and the frequelll benefactor of the Hall.

Before u·vrk srarr ed

The building comprises three aclclitional bedrooms with bathrooms, one of wh ich has fac ilities for the di sa bled ; it has also bee n possibl e to take this opportunity to upgrad e some adj acen t rooms with th e addition of bathroom s, and to double the Emden Room teac hing facilities , by the in stall ati o n o f a so und -proof partition and a door at eac h e ncl.

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We are truly indebted to Dr. Brockhues ' generosity for the opportunity at last to complete the beautificat ion of the Quadrangle.

The building will be opened officially by the Vi sitor, the Chancellor, on 18th November 1996. Many visitors will have seen thi s delightful building and read the learned insc ription thereon complete with its chronogram, " Per MunifiCentiaM eXCellentem Yiri .. ."

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" MY, THAT'S THE CUTEST LITTLE GOD BOX I EVER DID SEE' " .. SA ID THE AME RI CAN to uri st. o r so c laims fo rm er C haplain Graham Midg ley. We ll . that littl e C hape l of o urs is beco min g less c ut e as the yea rs go by and time has had its way w ith th e stru cture o f Princ ipal Pent on' s 17th ce ntury building.

As organisations see m to qu eue up to co mpe te for e ndl ess national lotte ry grants. it is easy to overlook the fa ct that th ere is often an ex pec tati o n th at the g rant is matc hed by other funding and th e College has bee n lookin g into what plans are o n the stocks that mi g ht attract lotte ry money a nd whi c h fit imo th e main require me nt that th e building mu st be accessible to the publi c.

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Of th e two projects that see med poss ibl e: the Cry pt and the Chapel. it wa s th e Chapel that see med to need mo st attention and we a re co nside rin g a ca mpai g n to rai se fund s to ac hi eve the current total es timate of some ÂŁ30.000.

A s mo st reade rs will know, th e Chapel was built be twee n 1680 and 1682 ; it s fac;ade ble nd s admirably with the adjoining olde r Tudor and Stuart buildings and th e ca pital s on th e pill a rs at th e e ntran ce re prese nt pil es of books in allusion to th e Library above. The stonework in the fac;ade is now crumbling badl y and needs ex te nsive cosmetic work. In s ide the Chapel the original oak and cedar panel wo rk by Arthur Frogley still re main s, but much of it is breakin g away at joints which need to be re-g lu ed. And worse, from the press ure applied to the joints and panels (so me of which are now c rac kin g) throu gh the sub sid ence of the ce ntral fl oo r area - so me o f th e pews a nd pa ne l-fra mes are tiltin g into th e ce ntre with obv ious res ultant damage

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to these most unusual panel s. The floor is very worn , too , and would benefit immensely from the replacement of many of the flagstones.

The Chapel is a very popular public attraction as it houses the earliest example of glass from the then newly-formed glass company, Morris and Co. - the panels are by William Morris and Burne-Jones . The Chapel was originally consecrated as St. Edmund' s Chapel in the University of Oxford and this unique status has meant that visitors and worshippers are welcome from the public, University as well as the College.

When restoration work begins, it is intended to reinstate the altar rail and to install desks to the front pews in the existing style.

So, we hope that this venture will attract donations from all Aularians interested in keeping this interesting and beautiful Chapel in the very best of health into its fourth century.

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CLUBS AND SOCIETIES THE BOAT CLUB Captain of Boats: RI CHARD JACKSON M EN'S B OATS

ROW ING AT THE Hall had a tough ac t to fo ll ow from the previous year. Wi th th e I st VIII losing the four largest members of last year' s eight, I was looking fo r oarsmen capable of produ cing a more techni cal crew as opposed to the braw n of so me past years.

Michaelmas term saw a slow start to th e development of the I st VIII and subsequentl y novice crews suffered. An average showing at Christ Church regatta and the inability, due to academic commitments, of the l st VIII to race at Fairburns Race (Cambri dge) meant that a successful Torpi ds team would be very hard to ac hi eve.

Janu ary is never the best time to collect wo uld-be oarsmen to the ri ver bu t thankfully there were a few crews willing to brave the snow at 6 o 'clock in the morning.

The incorporation of novices into th e Torpids VIII meant an increase in power but, as usual, a gamble on whether people woul d reach the standard of the I st Torpid in tim e for racing. Torpid s, now in 7th week of Hil ary term, resulted in us being bumped down twice during the week. Although disappoin ting it was useful ex peri ence for the fi ve people who had not been in a bumps race before.

At school the last term of every academic year was known as the summer term .

Oxford however obviously had some inside knowledge on this year's weather when naming thi s term. With snow in April and the coldest May for some years, they called it Trinity Term . The 1st VIII returned fo r their training camp, rowing 30 km a day in co nditions th at could only be described as appalling. Whilst most colleges were not out training, we were gaining what advantage we could get.

First week we were back to shorter outin gs but still no sunshine. Marc Bleeze, our only uni vers ity oarsman this year (OULRC) stepped in as stroke. This change coupled with the arri val of our new boat mean t th at we spent a week readj usting but the final result was much more satisfying.

Sadly the Hall crews of this year suffe red a lack of coaching so progress before Eights week depended solely on the determin ation of the crew. Nevertheless the Hall seemed to be findin g the change of pace it needed.

The Wednesday of Eights week saw th e Hall rowing majesti cally past the boat houses . Pembroke losing the headshi p meant that we had clean water an d co uld relax into a rh ythm that obviously suited us we ll.

Thu rsday failed to produce the qu ality seen on the day before. With no challenge from 4th position we found it hard to settl e down, but still rowed over.

Three days into Eights often means that the crew starts losing performance. This was never evident as the Hall tried to stave off a challenge from Magdalen in probabl y our best row of the week. We fo ught until we were bumped outside the boat houses, a di sappointing result whi ch fa iled to refl ect the quality of this year's crew.

Saturday brought sun shine, at las t. With New College chas ing we knew we had to do or die. New College contained fa r superi or power and experien ce th an us and so

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we tried to gain an early advantage by taking a tighter course and delaying our stride (lowering of strokes per minute to find rhythm) . This worked for a very short time but New caught us quickly after the Gut. On reflection this year's results do not seem as good as previous years' successes but having rowed for the Hall for two years I can say that the level of commitment in this year's crew probably raised the standards for years to come.

R.J.

THE WOMEN'S BOATS TORPIDS training at the end of Oth week with several trial outings to establish places in the 1st and 2nd Eights. Then each crew knuckled down to their training programmes . It proved difficult to find coaches since we had lost many of them to the pressures of fin als or the rigours of men's 1st eight training. However, Matt Golder agreed to give up his time fo r 5 outings per week, plus two gym sessions.

For the first two weeks, the crew was as follows: R. Grinham, G. Seddon, C. Lawrence, L. Hamilton, G. Nosowska, C. Davies, K. Parr, M. Bryant. However, though the crew was progressing both technically and in terms of fitness, we decided to experiment with the positions to see if a different formula would really get the boat moving.

After a morning spent bow rigging the boat, stern pair swapped positions so that I was in the stroke seat. In the outings that fo llowed it seemed that the change had improved the run of the boat, and the Collaton remained bow rigged throughout the term. Unfortunately, however, I forgot to warn the Captain of the 2nd VIII about the change, so they were somewhat baffled when something seemed "not quite right" as they boated for their next outing! Once they had realised that it wasn' t the effects of a heavy night before, they settled down with the new rig, leaving the coxes to puzzle out the revised commands.

It came as a pleas ant surprise to find that we were actually going to row in Torpids after the previous years' cancellations. The first day was more like a summer eights day, with glorious sunshine and so lots of spectators drawn away from the libraries.

We were eager to get off to a good start, but also knew that whatever happened, we were in for a long hard row. Hertford, whom we were chasing, had been looking strong in training, and Somerville 2 behind us were an unknown quantity. We set off well, but failed to make much of an impression on Hertford, who were catching the crew in front, while behind us, Somerville had been bumped in the first minute by a powerful and polished Queen's 1st VIII. We rowed over, frustrated with the outcome, and aware that with Queen's chasing us the next day would be a hard one.

Sure enough, I had the unpleasant sight of Queen 's bow bearing down on our stern .

When they had an overlap on us, I signalled to Clare to concede the bump so that we could continue with our own race, but Queen's failed to wind down and caught our no. 7 blade under their bows. Unable to extract it, we were stuck and the braking effect on strokeside sent us in to the bank. This di sastrous turn of events meant that

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two more crews rowed past us , and we finally rowed over second from bottom in the division. It was a desperately disappointed crew that left the boathouse that evening.

On the Friday, it took a lot of grit to set out with a positive attitude. However, when the race got underway, we quickly pulled away from the chasing crew and were closing on the crew in front , but they bumped out. This then happened again, but we kept going and finally gained our first bump just in time, a few yards from the finish line.

On the final day, we were determined to claw back another place which we had given away on Thursday. Once again we were denied an early bump by the crew ahead bumping out before we could catch them. However, our persistence was rewarded and after a long solid row past three crews this time, we bumped gloriously in front of the boathouse. We certainly had mixed fortunes , but finished at last on a positive note.

Crew: G. Seddon, C. Lawrence, L. Hamilton, R. Grinham, S. Rushden, C. Davies, M. Bryant, K. Parr. Cox: C. Ormerod.

SUMMER EIGHTS The women 's I st VIII anived back in Oxford at the beginning of Oth week, eager to get straight into the training schedule compiled by Richard Fishlock. We were lucky enough to have two experienced rowers returning to the crew - Ann Juel from the 7 seat of last year's VIII, who was to stroke the now bow rigged Ann Taylor, and Jenny Taylor, who during her long career at Teddy Hall had rowed in numerous I st VIIIs, both as an undergraduate and a graduate.

This first week was spent on the Isis with Lawton Fage as our coach. The training was particularly intensive as this time we wanted to make the most of the lack of congestion on the river, and the fact that university restrictions on boating times do not apply during Oth week. With the significant changes in the crew, and the fact that the Ann Taylor is more tricky to balance, it was not surprising that the first few outings were rather shaky. However, Lawton's persistence in encouraging the crew to have "the hardest finish on the Isis" began to pay off.

At the end of Oth week we moved to Gods tow. Here began the grind of steady state outings and of course seemingly endless cycle rides up and down the Woodstock Road, where the crew would alleviate the boredom by lamenting their lack of social life, the work they were too tired to do last night, and exchanging titbits of gossip on what apparently happened in the bar the night before that' For the first of many times, Richard Fishlock stepped in at the last minute to coach when our original coach dropped out.

Then came Gary "the one that cried" Herbert to coach for 3rd week. He improved the crew technically but also succeeded in instilling a highly positi ve and competitive mental attitude in the crew. Gary left us at the end of 3rd week, and Richard returned -just in time to have to deal with the string of crew disasters' Within the space of 4 days, 3 members of the crew were lost to injury. So close to the actual racing , we had no time to train up new people, and we must count ourselves extremely lucky that we had good rowers to call upon within the college, who were ready and willing to step in at the eleventh hour, despite the pressures of research degrees and finals.

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The crew was not finally settled until halfway through 4th week, and though we knew the crew was potentially very good, the fact that it had not been rowing together as a unit until a few days before the racing, was a real worry. On the first day of racing, however, no problem was apparent when a blistering start and an extremely confident piece of rowing secured the fastest bump in the first division on Univ.

FRIENDS OF THE BOAT CLUB

THE FRIENDS OF the Boat Club continues to expand, both in numbers and financial muscle. Over the years since its formation it has been able to provide a range of new equipment to what was in danger of becoming a boat club handicapped by poor and outdated boats and blades. Following a series of purchases, including inter alia ergometers, two eights for the women, two sets of blades, a coaching launch and a four, this year we were able to provide the men's first eight with a brand new Ayling to match the best on the river.

Whilst blessed with a number of very generous one-off large donations, the measure of success of the Friends is found in its regular annual membership and occasional Deeds of Covenant. The regular membership income of ÂŁ12.00 per annum multiplies to a significant spending resource each year whilst hopefully having little overall impact on individuals ' budgets.

As well as financial resources, through its regular meetings with Captains of Boats, the Friends provide a focus for coaching, long term planning, advice and support to the ever changing undergraduate population. Anyone willing and able to provide such non-financial assistance is urged to offer their services.

Following good Boat Club tradition, the Friends organise an annual dinner in Hall accompanied by both serious and frivolous entertainment. Membership of the Friends is open to rowers and non-rowers as well as non-members of the Hall.

THE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB Captain: P. PRICHARD JONES THE 1995-96 SEASON is perhaps best summarised as one of near misses and missed opportunities. Having lost many influential players from the previous season, the Teddy Hall 1st XV did not scale the heights of last year's successful league winning side and finished a disappointing mid-table in the Michaelmas League. There were some impressive performances, notably against Balliol and Univ. when the pack overpowered highly rated opposition. Yet, all too often games that should have been won were meekly lost, through lacklustre defence and uninspired attack. The concept of quick ball and fast hands appeared to be disturbingly alien to many of the players (something with which Jack Rowell's England team also seem to have difficulty) and it was left to the 2nd XV to demonstrate the value and excitement of continuity in attack. Hopes were high, however, for Cuppers after Christmas when the side was strengthened considerably with the arrival of University players.

January saw the Cuppers schedule postponed due to inclement weather. As it snowed, sleeted and hailed the men of Teddy Hall resisted the temptation to loiter in

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the bar and in the library (if they knew where it was), and instead em barked on a grue llin g fitness regime that left stomachs churnin g but enabled many to actu ally develop so me concept of what the previously elusive term "staying power" entail ed.

Thus, when the first game of Cuppers finall y arrived, Christ Church were overrun , 58-0, in a feast (?) of champagne ru gby. The result clearly sent ripples of trepidation through the University as Balliol conceded the quarter-final which gave us the somewhat dubious honour of facing the favourites, Keble, in the semis. In a superbly spirited disp lay, the Hall went down fighting I 1-8. We led 8-0 at the interval, having had a try unfairly disallowed. Clearl y, Keble with their complement of 5 Blues and an international (all postgraduates), were rattled. Alas, a minute into injury time and with the scores level, a penalty was conceded which was kicked. The final whistle went and the tears flo wed ... Needless to say Keble went on to crush our old enemy, Brasenose, in the final.

The prospects for nex t year look promi sing with the team under the leadership of the diligent Dan Pawson, who was certainly one of the stars of the season. Sadly, the c lub is losing some loyal and gifted servants: Gary Smith learnt to jump more th an an inch off the ground thi s season ("u nassisted, honest ref! ") and, as such, was a revelation. Dave Wickes, who led the side during the Michaelmas, AI Eykyn, Richard Tufft will also be sorely missed. As will Simon Morley, captain for the 1994-95 season, who inexplicabl y decided to give up the game to play football an d ga ined hi s Blue in that rather bizarre game. Mention must also be made of Mike Butler, who represented the Blues at Twickenham in December- one of only 2 undergradu ates in the Oxford side and also the first Hall man fo r some time to gai n a rugby Blue. The college also had Jon Sackree sitting on the bench for that game when he undoubtedl y should have been on the pitch. ' Ginner' , as he is affectionately known , has been a superb player for both the club and University for 4 years . He was the best full-back in the University and it was painfull y apparent that his presence was greatly missed on December 12th.

It is clear that Teddy Hall RFC co ntinu es to acquit itself admirably on the field, begging the question of what could be ach ieved with greater support both financial and otherwise, fro m those who are in a position to give it within college. Moreover, it seems possible that the Hall co uld gain supremacy once again within the University, despite the fact that an ability to play the game is seen as anyth ing but an advantage when app l y in g'~ - perhaps explai nin g the decreasing number of talented players at the College.

P.P.J. *(See elsewhere!- Ed.)

THE ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CLUB Captain: MARK BAMFORD DUE TO OUR excellent form in the previous season and our strong representation in the University sides, a lot was expected from the Teddy Hall foo tba lli ng greats.

Howeve r, w ith the loss of a number of key players and the absence of Ri c hard Washington and Simon Morley for most of the season, things were go ing to be a lot more difficult than anti cipated.

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The situation worsened when the Aularian 1st XI were confronted with three matches in the first week of the season. With only six players surviving from the previous season it was no surprise that the team was defeated by the league's eventual winners and runners-up , Worcester and Christ Church, respectively; and were narrowly defeated by the title-holders Westminster, who had recalled their Old Boys for the grudge match against their closest rivals.

This less than impressive start did not bode well for the first half of the season in which the Hall could only muster a handful of victories, and things went from bad to worse when a linesman's adjudication on a penalty handed victory to Hertford, after an impressive performance by the Hall in a nail-biting nil-all draw.

Despite the precarious position near the foot of the table, the refreshed side turned its back on the harsh realities of the first half of the season and settled in to a period of playing flowing and at times extravagant football. James Probert, Craig Williams, Nigel Sudell and Neil Gillespie matured considerably and combined their obvious prowess in the game with a desire to win, whilst the maturity and class of Chris Gent and Ryan Mills rejuvenated the other senior players. Consequently, four straight victories followed, including a 4-0 destruction of an outclassed Wadham side.

The Hall was finally firing on all cylinders, playing a passing game that exposed the true quality of the team. Daniel Owen, Matt Golder and Ed Knight in midfield, and Mark Taylor in defence, contributed significantly and the balance desired from the team captain had been attained.

The final mid-table position was thus a fair reflection of a 'down and up ' season, which saw Richard Washington and Simon Morley receiving Blues and Robin Holgate representing the Centaurs throughout their programme. The Hall has also managed to reach the quarter-finals of the S-a-side Cuppers tournament that will be played in Sixth Week.

My thanks go out to the team's secretary, Robin Holgate, and all who played this season, and best wishes to Nigel Sudell who will be taking over the captain's armband, and his understudy Neil Gillespie.

M. B.

THE HOCKEY CLUB Captain: AL EYKYN

Secretary: DAVE WJCKES

AFfER THE ADMINISTRATIVE debacle of last season which prevented Teddy Hall from playing any competitive hockey, this year saw a triumphant return for the College.

Although narrowly beaten 1-0 by favourites Queen's in the first round of Cuppers, the Hall side bounced back to record an undefeated League season, culminating in a thrilling 2-0 defeat of Keble. It is a credit to the whole team that Teddy Hall men are back where they belong - as champions of Division One. Victories over Queen's, Worcester and Pembroke stand out in the memory for their quality and their outstanding goals. Sadly the club says goodbye to several Hall stalwarts this year, as well as Matt "Giggler" Golder and Colin Wan. Good luck to next year's boys -there is an excellent foundation to build on, and everyone should be justly proud of a memorable season.

A.E.

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THE WOMEN'S HOCKEY CLUB Captain: CAROLINE COGHLIN

Secretary: NATALIE COLLISON

THIS SEASON WAS yet again a success. The combination of experienced second and third year players and enthusiastic, skilled first years, meant that the Cuppers team was first class.

We showed our strength and determination with victories of huge margins and despite the lack of Cuppers games due to poor weather, we secured our place in the semi-final with a 10-0 win against Worcester. Unfortunately we were unable to reach the final - a confident Keble side with an abundance of Blues players and our team depleted due to injuries, proved to be a little too much. Nevertheless, we put up a good fight and demonstrated a lot of spirit if not much skill.

Our League season was less dramatic due to the shortage of matches . Bad weather and other colleges' inability to put out a complete team meant that we only played a couple of matches- victories nonetheless.

Congratulations must go to University players Katy Edwards and Rachel Grinham.

Finally, special thanks to everyone for their continued support and commitment and to Caroline for her outstanding captaincy.

N.T.C.

MIXED HOCKEY Captain: AL EYKYN

Secretary: DAVE WICKES

THE TEDDY HALL return to competition was completed in fine style when the mixed side were crowned champions the day after the men had won the league.

A stunning win over St Hugh's in the final was the justified conclusion of an excellent season that had included victories over Queen's, St Peter's and Keble. A Cuppers victory to savour!

A.E.

THE TENNIS CLUB Captain: M GRUNDMANN

Secretary: E . KNIGHT

BE COMPLETELY honest, Teddy Hall tennis had a fairly average 1996 season though the weather did not help , permitting only 4 league fixtures. The season began disappointingly with the surprising discovery that we had in fact not been promoted to Division I owing to some extremely peculiar final results last season. This meant that we were seeking promotion once again but the team was hampered by finalists' exams which made regular partnerships difficult. Mike Grundmann was frequently unavailable owing to university commitments but Ed Knight did a fantastic organisational job as stand-in captain. AI Eykyn, Jules Mort and Luke Kerr all managed to play at least once despite exams so it was left to the first and second years to provide the mainstay of the team. Rob Katz, James Goodman, Ian Valvona, Charlie Platts and Graham Pomeroy all contributed vital roles. The second VI also deserve mention as they should have secured promotion under the captaincy of Dave Lewis.

M.G. TO

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THE WOMEN'S CRICKET CLUB Captain: L. HEYHOE

THIS SEASON HAS been remarkably successful for Women's Cricket. We reached the final of Cuppers and were unlucky to be beaten by St John's (whom we had beaten in a previous round). Special thanks must go to our tireless coaches who succeeded in transforming a mostly inexperienced (but enthusiastic) squad into a skilful and formidable team. The prediction for next year must be for a Cuppers victory.

L.H.

THE WOMEN'S SQUASH CLUB Captain: C. COGHLIN

THE WOMAN's SQUASH club had mixed success this year after beginning the season in a difficult league group. However, in Cuppers we narrowly missed gaining a place in the quarter finals after losing to Pembroke College by 3 games to 2. There was also some individual success with Caroline Coghlin and Katy Gotch playing in the Blues team which won the women's Varsity match in November.

C.C.

THE MUSIC SOCIETY President: ADAM LISTON

THE MUSIC SOCIETY' s profile rises ever onwards; attendance at weekly recitals burgeoned under the guidance of an enthusiastic committee and innovative advertising campaigns. The music on offer ranged from the traditional classical repertory through to contemporary genres, minimalism, jazz and electronic free improvisation being represented on separate occasions.

The year's greatest achievement, though, was the resurrection of the St. Edmund Hall Orchestra. Under the baton of Joseph Lo, the almost entirely college-based ensemble gave a polished performance of Weber's "Der Freischutz" overture, and in the second half, conducted by Huw Morgan, acted as a perfect foil to Paolo Salvatore's virtuoso keyboard work in the first movement of Beethoven 's "Emperor" piano concerto.

Donna Stoering, our Artist in Residence, continues her generous support of the Society with a number of recitals and lectures, including one during a week of busking organised jointly with the Charities Committee, which raised ÂŁ39 for the homeless of Oxford as part of Rag week.

Hugh Miller succeeds Adam Liston next year as president of what must be the University 's fastest-growing Music Society. Great plans are being hatched ...

A.L.

CHAPEL IT HAS BEEN a lively year in Chapel with several of our preachers not drawn from the ranks of the clergy but coming to speak of their engagement as Christians in the life of a wider world. So we heard Lord Judd, perhaps better known as Frank Judd, until recently Director of Oxfam, speaking in characteristic ebullient style, of the need for justice and compassion in our relationship with those who live in the two-thirds

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world . As someone whose co nvicti ons and enthu sias m re main undimini shed , he was an encourage ment to us all to engage as Christians and li ve the life of faith as practicall y and cou rageously as possible.

Nearer home in range of reference, Andrew Dilnot, well known on television around budget time, gave us a thoughtful acco unt of what it is li ke to be a Chri stian in the wo rld of hi gh finance , helping us to see what is possible in a complex and demanding arena. The effect of Christian thinking and action , in accord with Biblical principl e, can be effective in the policy makin g of government and administration , but to engage in this area is not as strai ghtforward , or as blac k and white, as some Christians wou ld like it to be and much is achieved piecemeal and unobtru sively.

It is always good to welc ome old members to preach; this year Dr. Rex Mason, of Regent's Park College, unrave lled so me of the difficult knots of the Old Testament, while David Wright ( 1952) drew our attention, movingly and convincingly, to the resurrec ti on narratives, focusing upon the words of Jes us to doubting Thomas 'behold my hands' .

To herald the College's involvement in Oxford Art Week we had Philip Archer, th e Principal of the Leith School of Art, Edinburgh, give an interesting visual portrayal of Christianity in Art - it was probably the first time there have been slides in Chapel evensong.

Perhaps the most memorable occasion this yea r was our trip to our sister college in Cambridge for a Fitzwilliam-Teddy Hall service. Both choi rs joined fo r vari ous anth ems and we had a very warm reception and were entertained very well indeed in Fitz's MCR. Some years ago we collected a sum of money to refurbish the woodwork in Chapel but we have delayed spending this pend ing larger renovation work. The Bursar has written about this in another place in the Magazin e and we look forward to completion of the work we envisage.

The phys ical fabric of Chapel has ec hoed to the enthu siastic and increasingly skilled singing of our choir. Huw Morgan has brought our music on in a remarkable way so that it was obvious at the Carol Service that we have one of the best choirs amongst the Oxford Chapels. This year, Li z Grierson and Martin Goodwin have been Chapel Wardens and keep every thing ru nning just as it sho uld, and it has been a pleasure to be able to rely on them and th e support for Chapel they have encouraged. Not only throughout this year, but for very much longer, the Principal has been a dedi cated Chapel supporter and we have all appreci ated his thoughtful help and encouraging commen t. It was fitting, therefore, that Justin should preach the final sermo n at the end of the Trinity Term. It was a very characteristic piece: th oughtful, memorable, modest and encouraging.

G.H .

THE CHAPEL CHOIR Organ Scholar: Huw

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an ex tremely busy and fruitful year for the Chapel Choir, and one whi ch has seen its University-wide reputat ion as a voluntary choir increase greatly.

We travelled to Fitzwilliam College in Cambridge for our ann ual exchange, when our two choirs com bined to magnificent effect. Their hospi talit y was warm and generous, and we look forw ard to receiving them next year.

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At New Year, the Choir toured to Bath Abbey to sing two Evensongs and Matins, and despite depletion due to the atrocious weather, sung extremely well and made a very good impression. This summer a trip to Hereford Cathedral is planned.

The standard of singing has improved enormously, thanks to the continuation of the Choral Scholarship scheme, an excellent fresher intake, and the continued support of the Chaplain in our music making. We have explored new and adventurous repertoire, exemplified by the choir's outstanding performance at the Carol Service. We wish Robin Taylor and Chris Willey, next year's Organ Scholars, the best of!uck.

H.L.M.

The Hall would like to join the Choir in thanking Robert Venables and the Yves Guihannec Foundation for offering to provide for the Choral Scholarships indefinitely, and so ensure a continuation of the great strengthening of Hall singing which they have encouraged.

E.G.M.

THE CHRISTIAN UNION Representatives: TILLY FORSTER, MATT FLETCHER, RICHARD COLUTON

MICHAELMAS TERM WAS again witness to a number of new faces in S.E.H.C.U., maintaining a total membership of about 28 and seeing a regular weekly attendance of between 15 and 20. Bible Studies this term have included a whistle-stop tour of John's Gospel and a more in-depth look at the first three chapters of Revelation, on top of which we have enjoyed several talks from the Chaplain Gerald Hegarty (whom we thank for continued help and support) and presentations from ex-reps Matthew Richards and Clive Jeffery concerning our attitudes to Evangelism. We have also put on three Speaker Events - Owen Lynch we involved among a panel of students in 'Challenge Christianity', Phi! Moore talked about the authority of the Bible, while Rupert Edwards (from Wycliffe Hall) was the guest at our 'Pudding Party'.

Next term we will be busy preparing for the OICCU Mission in Hilary 1997, before which we anticipate a superb weekend away with Queen's and St. Anne's.

R.C.

THE PORTIA SOCIETY President: CAROLINE MARTIN

EVERY SUBJECT HAS a College society. Each one organises a drinks night and a dinner.

There's no membership fee. In this respect the Portia Society is no different.

However, lawyers do things with a little more style. The Portia Society Dinner is renowned as the only 'subject dinner' others outside that subject want to go to. In addition, the Society organises the most raucous and memorable receptions in the Graveyard of those lawyers completing University exams. It almost makes all the work worthwhile!

The Society is not only about eating and drinking. There are also occasional speakers invited by the Society. Furthermore, Society events create a convivial atmosphere in which students and tutors can meet (although not for too long).

Because of the large amount of work we have to do, other students expect lawyers to be wild party animals. This is a reputation the Portia Society endeavours to live up to.

G.P.

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The followi ng Clubs and Societies failed to respond to the Editor's request, often repeated, to furnish the Maga zine with a report: Athletics Netball Bridge Darts Pool The Hearne Society The John Oldham Society Ballroom Dancing and finally The Closet Chronicle.

Other sources of information produced some of the missing information: T he Pool team wo n the league and Cup pers. D ave Williams played for the University.

The Ice Hockey team won all its games and were Cuppers champi ons.

The Netball team won Cuppers. Sally Hackett played for the University.

The John Oldham Society produced The Duchess of Malfi in th e Crypt.

The Ballroom Dancing team won second place prize in Ballroom Cuppers.

OLD DINING HALL PORTRAITS VISITORS TO T HE Old Dining Hall have generally been pleased by the hanging of the rare collection of Principalian portraits that have now been returned to their former home. Come again soon and see what you think of the colour scheme - a deep red colour to complement the pictures and warm up the room.

Lady Wri ght, the wife of Honorary Fellow Sir Denis Wright has very kindly had the portrait of Principal Grayson cleaned and this, together with a number of others that have been restored over recent years, has contributed immensely to the beauty of the room and the integrity of what, I believe, is the only truly consec utive collection in Oxford.

The Hall is very grateful to Lady Wright for her generosity and choice of restorer. I hope that other Aularians mi ght be tempted to consider a similar benefaction to the Hall!

G.B.-T

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL ARTWEEK !!!

ST EDMUND HALL ART AND CRAFT EXHIBITION 1996 Fell ows, Students, and Staff of St. Ed mund Hall ex hibited the ir renowned artistic and creati ve talents at the annual exhibition in the Party Room during the fifth week of Trinity Term. Again there was a wide variety of exhibits; watercolours, sketch books, engraved glass and metal, wood sculpture, oi l paintings, photographs, painted canal ware, cerami cs, knitting and tapestry. Also included this year were large scul ptures from our Ru skin Fine Art students (one of which included an ONCE AGAI N THE

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audio tape of nursery rhymes repeated over and over again) and for the first time oil paintings from an Old Member, Rev. John King (1945).

Again the exhibition was staged as part of the countywide Oxfordshire Artweeks Festival. There were more than 270 sites all over Oxfordshire ranging from art and craft exhibitions to open studios, demonstrations and other visual arts events.

This year, anyone with access to the Internet could see photographs of the work on show at various Artweek sites on Blackwell's home pages: http: I /www. blackwell. eo. uk/bookshops/ Anyone without access could explore or browse through the display of photographs showing work from selected sites.

Congratulations to everyone who contributed to the SEH Exhibition for making it a great success again. Despite inclement weather there were several hundred visitors, many of whom proclaimed the exhibition to be of a very high standard indeed. Many thanks to everyone who contributed to the exhibition, all those who gave their time and energy to prepare the room, hang the exhibits and produce the catalogue. Special thanks must go also to the many invigilators who enthusiastically gave their time, initially unaware of the audio tapes they were to enjoy/endure(?) It is hoped that most found the experience to be rewarding, and that it will not deter them from offering their valued services in the future!

Anyone who failed to visit this year's SEH Art and Craft Exhibition missed a truly memorable show!

Julia Johnson

THE LIBRARIAN AND THE CON-MAN (A Cryptic Tale) "From Peter J. M. Wayne Wingate Scholar

Oxford Prison Oxford Castle OX13LF 3.vii.94

Dear Librarian, I do hope you will excuse my writing without a formal introduction. As you will see from my address, I am currently serving a sentence of imprisonment, so all other avenues of approach were closed to me. It is in the interest and furtherance of scholarship that I write, hoping my predicament will not impede any assistance you may be able to give.

To co-incide [sic] with the re-opening of Oxford prison, as a revolutionary community link project, I am researching a history of the castle, to stimulate the national [sic] international visitors and dignitaries who are constantly being shewn [sic] around the eleventh century fabric that houses the Home Office's latest initiative in penal advancement ...

I write in connexion [sic] with the architectural similarities between the crypts of St. George-in-the-Castle and St Peter's [sic] in the East. ..."

And so it began. Mr. Wayne then asked me to provide any information, written or illustrative, that we might have in the Hall on the crypt of St. Peter-in-the-East. He

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enclosed, as "confirmation of my status as bona fide scholar and researcher" a To Whom it May Concern letter from the Architects Registration Council of the United Kingdom stating that Peter Wayne had been awarded by them a grant of ÂŁ 1885 to carry on his research into the architect, Thomas Archer, and a photocopy of a page from what seems to be the newsletter of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain citing Mr. Wayne's work.

I was not only intrigued by Mr. Way ne's erratically tight punctuation and Edwardian spellings, but also pleased to find someone in prison who seemed determined to derive intellectual advantage from his time there. (As, as a New Englander born and bred, I should have remembered that the corrupt Mayor of Boston , Massachusetts, John Curley, when he was in gaol, set himself to learn Latin).

So I quickly found and photocopied some basic information on the crypt as well as some 17th and 18th century engravings, saying in my covering letter that I was glad to help him, that I saw no reason for someone's past deeds to bar him from the pursuit of knowledge, and that, if the Oxford prison system allowed it, I would like to meet him.

By return letter Mr. Wayne effusively thanked me for what I sent and then wrote, " . .. What serious researcher does not have a list of countless follow-up references of one kind or another which always seems [sic] more difficult to locate than the Holy Grail? At the risk of trespassing on your generosity, ...", appending a list of 13 references. "Please, do say if I have overstepped the mark of good manners.

"I spoke to the Governor about your even more generous offer to come to the castle to discuss further my project and he was delighted that interest had been shewn [sic] by such an august seat of learning. I therefore have the very great pleasure in extending to you an invitation to visit me - whenever you want to come . .."

I then told Rev. John Cowdrey, our then Mediaeval History fellow, about the chance of seeing the Oxford castle crypt and he showed (or should I write shewed?) great interest and asked if he might be included in the invitation. I therefore wrote back to Mr. Wayne asking if my assistant, who would be doing some looking out of information for him while I was on holiday in August, and our Mediaeval History Fellow, might accompany me when I came to the prison. The prison governor agreed to a larger group; as for Mr. Wayne, he was "going to feel rather over-awed by the presence of so many erudite visitors."

Thus it was on the 17th Jul y 1994 that I, Rev. Cowdrey, and my assistant, Dr. Damian Atkinson, approached the gates of Oxford Prison. We were met inside

by Mr. Wayne, the Prison Governor, the Community Relations Officer, and two interested prison visitors. And what a tour it was around the entire castle, ending on the highlight of a candle-lit tour of the crypt, with the promise of the chance for interested students to make the same tour the following Michaelmas.

So, off I went on holiday, leaving Dr. Atkinson to extract the other references in which Mr. Wayne was interested. Upon my return I was greeted, among the stacks of mail awaiting my attention, by two newspaper cuttings : one from the Oxford Times, Friday, August 12, 1994, "Robber gives guided tours of historic prison's treasures" which gave great praise to Mr. Wayne; the second from the Oxford Mail, undated but obviously later, "Model inmate goes on the run", reported, " ... Two weeks ago the Oxford Mail reported how history buff Peter Wayne, 38,

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serving ten years for armed robbery and fraud, was writing a book on Oxford Prison based in the city's 11th century castle .. . He has also recently received a ÂŁ1300 grant from the Arts Council to stage celebrations to mark the tri-centenary of the death of British composer Henry Purcell.

"But Wayne left all that behind when he climbed through a toilet window at County Hall, just yards from the prison.

"He ran off on Friday while researching archive material with prison education manager Mrs [sic] Jo Donachie."

I shook my head, thought, "Oh, well ...", and assumed that was that. But, no. On the 1 October 1994 I received a letter from Meaby & Co, Solicitors, which said, "Re: Peter John Wayne "We act for the above named who we understand is known to you.

"We are currently preparing a mitigation bundle to present to a learned Judge on a forthcoming sentencing matter. We would like to be able to demonstrate to the Court that, whilst at HMP Oxford, Mr. Wayne was a useful and contributory figure in the Oxford prison community.

"We wondered whether you would be so kind as to provide a referance [sic] for Mr. Wayne providing details of the work he was doing in Oxford (and the standard of that work)."

Despite being very upset by the fact that Mr. Wayne had been involved in an armed robbery, I remembered my statement to him after his first letter that one's past should not stand in the way of one's search for knowledge, so I provided his solicitors with a brief resume of my dealings with him, and closed by saying that I was still willing to help him with his researches, if the nature of his re-sentencing would allow it and if he were still interested. Upon receiving notice from these solicitors of their receipt of my letter, in a rush of good will, I 'phoned them and offered to stand as a character witness if it would be of any help to him. And so it was that on the 26th January 1995 I appeared at Broad Sanctuary, Parliament Square, ready to speak well enough of Mr. Wayne. Alas, anticlimax; I was not needed, for the judge was deemed to be as favourably inclined as he was ever going to be and my words would make no difference. Upon presenting my expenses claim to the solicitors, I asked to know to which prison Mr. Wayne was eventually sent. However, it was not from his solicitors that I learned this, but from The Independent's Sunday supplement article by Andrew Walpole, which appeared later in that year entitled, '"I can explain everything'".

"But for inmate WE3929 at HM Prison, Bristol, that may be some time coming.

Aged 38, [Peter Wayne's]life has been one of epic failure: of high ideals giving away to low cunning; of noble gestures masking baser instincts; and latterly, of golden opportunities criminally wasted.

"A highly plausible and sophisticated con-artist with a multitude of convictions for robbery, theft, deception and fraud, Wayne has spent 14 of his last 17 years inside. He is a master of the art of 'kiting' -passing bad cheques or stolen credit cards. But he is also a prodigious literary and critical talent. It just so happens that only prison seems to provide the ordered environment in which his talent can flourish ...

"The catalyst which sparked Wayne's [interest in the architect Thomas Archer], a little-known contemporary of Wren, Vanbrugh and Hawksmoore [was Archer's church St. Pauls' , Deptford, which he saw first when on the run from prison] .. .

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After being recaptured, given a further three years, and sent to Long Lartin prison, Wayne set about making himself Britain's leading authority on Archer ...

"He wrote to distinguished professors, well-known architects and members of the gentry with Archer connections .... The response was overwhelming. Within a few months, Wayne had garnered an impressive list of patrons: Britain 's premier architect, Sir Richard Rogers, The Hon. Mrs. Diana Uhlman, The Earl of Plymouth, Viscount Norwich ..."

And then in 1994, in his guise as expert on the history and architecture of Oxford castle, he added to these, Ms. Deborah Eaton, the Librarian of St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, her assistant, Dr. Damian Atkinson, and the Hall's retired archivist, Rev. H. E. J. Cowdrey. Well, if one is going to fall prey, why not do so in such exalted company?

THE DIARY OF A LIBRARIAN or, Hasn't This Been a Wonderful Year! year was the 310th anniversary of the opening of the Old Library and the· 25th anniversary of the main library being in the church of St. Peter-in-theEast. This year with suitable fitness synchronicity brought to these libraries a cornucopia of gains. Let us take, as it were, two pages from my diary as Librarian to see what profited the Hall libraries, and, at the same time, how the Hall libraries profited others.

THIS PAST ACADEMIC

Thesday My assistant, Dr. Damian Atkinson, says that the electricians have arrived to start the installation of the new lighting for the bookshelves and for the desks in the nave of St. Peter's. They assure us that the improved ambient light given by the energyconserving Daylight 4000© bulbs will make any need for lighting over the card catalogue unnecessary; and will ensure that light will now be available right down to the lowest shelves of the bookcases. Since that they have finished replacing the lighting fixtures in the Old Library, I go over there to see that all is well. The fittings all blend in well with the ambience of the Old Library; and the high-intensity, sharpfocus, small spotlights, intended to make better light available at the table when researchers are working, seem to be as unobtrusive and effective as wanted. This will make Dr. Pittock-Wesson from the University of Aberdeen and Dr. Theo Harmsen of Universiteit Nimijen in the Netherlands happy when they return this spring to continue their delving into our collection of the works of Thomas Hearne. The only aspect of the new lighting that might cause some ripples in the aesthetic sensibilities of the Fellows is the fact that the Daylight 4000© bulbs provide just that- daylight and, as such, easier on both the eyes of scholars and on the bindings of the antiquarian books on the shelves, but not quite as "romantic" as the pearl white light produced by the bulbs which were used in the former fittings.

It is now almost 9:30am and this term 's architecture student from Oxford Brookes University will be arriving soon to do a detailed analysis of the various periods of building work in the church of St. Peter. As I walk across the front quad I hope that the mature library science student from Australia, who wants to see how we

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approached the change of use aspect of the conversion of the church to a library, does not arrive for her !0:30am appointment too early.

By 11 :30am I am ready to prepare my proposal for the reclassification of the Emden Collection of books on naval history, terrorism and cryptography during the Autumn of 1996. This collection was started by R. T. C. Worsley (1939) in memory of A. B. Emden, Principal 1929-1951 , and his involvement with the Royal Navy, both as an Able Seaman in the First World War, and as Commandant of the Oxford Royal Naval Unit in the Second, and now has in excess of 2500 books; the current Library Fellow, Mr. J. P. D. Dunbabin, who is also the Politics Fellow, has noted, while working on his current book, that the classification as it now exists is somewhat misleading and makes the shelves of this collection not easy to browse. He has generously given the Library ÂŁ200 towards the hiring of someone to make an initial handlist of the collection, after which he, with my assistance on classification niceties, will set about placing the books in a more researcher-friendly order.

This project has the added benefit of allowing a trial of the relational database format on which I am working, which is intended to be used with special collections of all kinds - antiquarian books, manuscripts, illustrations, photographs, ephemera, etc.

Although, I have not received any further responses to the questionnaire on the format of such a database which was sent to all 270 members of the UK Historic Libraries Forum, I have sufficient indications to be able to set out a first trial of the formatting. The entry of the Emden Collection, with the reviews and relevant illustrations which are included in some of the books, should make any problems become quickly apparent; and will also give me an opportunity to play around with the types of research and administration queries which such a database should ideally be able to answer. Unfortunately there is no funding in the United Kingdom for such a project to be had not even from the British Library or from any other body that includes libraries in its remit; however, I should be able to find time while I am on sabbatical in the States this coming Autumn to pick the brains of those librarians in the forefront of such database research, and so modify my work accordingly.

It is now just after lunch, and I have the first of this year's major tours of the libraries at St. Edmund Hall. Members of the Oxford Bibliographic Society will be here for two and a half hours, touring both libraries, and then listening to my lecture on the libraries' histories and their more important collections. The cleaning of the books individually and the tying of those books with loose or separated end boards with legal tape has been completed, so I can talk in detail about the conservation programme we have in progress.

4:30pm, and, now that the tour is over, I have just time before I go home to change for tonight's dinner, to take out the bulk of those books which will be conserved and repaired with the first of the four ÂŁ1500 annual instalments of an anonymous donation for the purpose of treating those books in the worst condition in the Old Library.

I had prepared the application for this grant with funds and contacts received from an Old Aularian, who also wishes to remain anonymous, and it is good to see that my work and his generosity have borne fruit. Because the Hall has a significant collection of books on the early Church of England Evangelical Movement, I feel that these in the worst condition should be dealt with first. !0:30pm and the dinner in the Old Library, given by Sir Julian Ballard, the retired

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Ambassador to Berlin, for a group of German industrialists has gone very well indeed. Preliminary to dinner the Library Fellow gave a brief and witty account of St. Edmund Hall in the University of Oxford, and after dinner, amid the soft glow of candlelight and port, I spoke about the libraries at St. Edmund Hall and the more important antiquarian books in our collection published in Germany. Both of these speeches were received very well indeed.

Wednesday There are two requests in the post this morning from private individuals wanting access to St. Peter's: one to see the memorial to one of his ancestors; the other from a couple who were married in St. Peter's when it was still a parish church and who wish to make a nostalgic visit. I will, of course, write in the affirmative to both, for I feel that this sort of request is as equally important as those from persons interested in researching the art and architecture of St. Peter's.

The ' phone has just rung with a call fro m Ms. Jane Griffiths, one of the conservators involved in the work on our antiquarian material. She wants to drop by later this morning to show me four sheets of manuscript which she found used as stuffing of the end boards of the two volumes of Gregory Naziazenus' works which she has just finished restoring. This is very exciting indeed, and I have asked her to drop by after Period Bookbinders of Bath come to pick up for restoration the evangelical books I sorted out yesterday afternoon.

Jane has left, taking for repair Rev. J. S. Reynold's (1938) gift to the Hall of a book of tracts, one of which concerns the expulsion of students from the Hall for their leanings towards Wesleyanism. The four sheets which Jane found are vellum on which is the early printed text of some late mediaeval canonical law ; there are hand insc-ribed paragraph indicators, alternately blue and red, and at the beginning of a new section there is large lettering as yet indecipherable. Most intriguing is the notation of Gregory Naziazenus' work between the columns of each page in 17th century secretary hand. Rev. John Cowdrey, who has just come to look at the sheets, suggests that Dr. Catto at Oriel has a look at them to see whether he can identify the book of canonical law from which these come, and if not, can he suggest another scholar to approach about the problem . I will show these sheets to Graeme Gardiner of Preservation Solutions when he comes this afternoon with the first set of Hall prints that he has conserved.

Mr. Gardiner's work on the first set of Hall prints to be conserved is wonderful. He has dealt in this first instance only with those which needed cleaning, bleaching, deacidifying, dismounting, and repairing in minor ways. They look so bright and fresh, yet they have not lost any sense of their age. I will be sure to display these at this year's Summer Reunion, along with Ms. Griffith's work on the books, and the vellum sheets. He has taken away all of the Hall's portrait prints, the repair and conservation of which is being paid for by a donation of ÂŁ300 from yet another anonymous Old Aularian. How fortunate the Hall is in such donations from Aularians. Of course, we are lucky as well in that there are both considerable profit from the library photocopier, and the monies the library receives as a proportion of the income from the Hall's Visiting Student programme. Not only are these used to purchase reference and other texts for the students, but they also go a long way in funding these special

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projects. I can only hope, when the time comes for Mr. Gardiner to start the badly needed conservation of the Hall manuscripts, that there will be both donations and "peripheral" income to support such an undertaking.

And, now, I must go home and change for this evening's

Dinner Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the St. Edmund Hall Library in the Church of St. Peter-in-the-East It all began with a chance comment of the Principal's to a visitor overheard by the Librarian, in the front quad during Trinity Term 1995: "The library was moved to St. Peter's in 1970; that would be twenty-five years ago. Perhaps the Librarian is planning some kind of celebration." And I wasn't. My mind was too full of plots and plans to get funding for the sabbatical in Michaelmas Term of the next academic year so generously granted me by the College. However, such an important anniversary could not be let pass without some commemorative celebration. I found out after rummaging about in the Hall Magazine that the library first opened in St. Peter-inthe-East in Michaelmas Term 1970; therefore, I had time in hand to prepare. I mulled over the form the celebration should take, and after consultation with certain of the Fellows, I decided on a dinner to include those involved in the Library from its moving into the church through to the present day, and, as well, a representative of the University libraries, a representative of the Diocese, and a representative of the parish in which St. Peter-in-the-East resides. It was felt that All Saints Day, 1 November, would be an appropriate day for the dinner, and that, although the meal itself would have to be held in the Old Dining Hall, pre-dinner drinks could be held in the Library itself. I was somewhat concerned that the usual way of laying out the Old Dining Hall for dinners was not conducive to the mood I wished the evening to have.

Therefore, in consultation with the Assistant Bursar and my Assistant, I decided to have round tables which would accommodate four people, grouped carefully according to common interests or position in the College, and instead of name cards, a placemat decorated with colour copies of one of the oldest prints the Hall has of the church, each with a dinner guest's name on it; thus, they could be taken away as souvenirs. The guests invited to this anniversary dinner were the Principal; Mr. Justin Gosling ; former Principal, Rev. John Kelly; Mr. David Vaisey, Bodley's Librarian; Rev. Brian Mountford, vicar of St. Mary the Virgin, the University Church, and chairman of the P. C. C. in which St. Peter's resides; Mrs. Mary Saunders, Secretary to the Redundant Church Committee of the Diocese; the Vice-Principal and former Library Fellow, Dr. W. S. C. Williams; the current Library Fellow, Mr. J. P. D. Dunbabin; the archivist, Dr. Richard Crampton ; the MCR President, Ms. Ann Juel; the JCR President, Liz Gibbons; the Librarian , Ms. Deborah Eaton; the Assistant to the Librarian, Dr. Damian Atkinson; former Library Fellows, Mr. Geoffrey Hackney, Dr. Norman Pollock, Dr. Francis Rossotti, and Mr. Christopher Wells; former Archivist, Rev. H. E. J. Cowdrey ; former Librarian s, Mrs. Sasha Wernberg-M6ller and Mr. David Horsfield; and former Library Assistant, Mrs. Miriam Bartlett. After the dinner, Geoffrey Hackney, who was intimately involved in the conversion, gave a brief and very witty speech reminiscing about the preparation and implementation of the plans for St. Peter-in-the-East as a library.

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GIFTS TO THE AULARIAN BOOKSHELF AND TO THE LIBRARY in the year that represents the 25th anniversary of the Hall student,_library being located in the Norman church of St. Peter-in-the-East that so many Old Aularians have donated for the first time, and that we have received such a wide variety of material, as can be seen from the listing below:

IT IS FITTING

ABNETT, D. P. (1984)

"Treasure hunt in the creepy mansion: a puzzle and role-play adventure", London : Salamander, 1995.

"Century: distant sons", in Century: distant sons, Volume 1, No 1, 1996.

"Wonder years", books 1 & 2, in Tales of the Marvels, 1995.

"Treasure hunt in the lost city: a puzzle and role-play adventure", London : Salamander, 1996.

"Uther, the half-dead king", NY: NBM Publishing, 1994.

ALEXANDER, J. H. (1970) "Kenilworth: a romance", Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1993.

"ReadingWordsworth", London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1987.

"Scott in carnival", Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen, 1993.

"The tavern sages: selections from the Noctes Ambrosianae", Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen, 1992.

ALLEN, G. G. (1945)

"The princess and her frog go swimming" for flute and piano; "The small rain" for flute and piano ; "Interlude: squalls" for piano solo; "Floods in winter" for flute and piano; "Interlude: well wishing" for piano solo; "Fountains" for flute and piano; "All the white horses" for flute and piano; "Two interludes" for piano solo: all from the Watercolours Suite, Mount Lawley, WA: Key Press, 1993.

Sonata No. 1 for flute alone, Opus 21, no. 1, Mount Lawley, WA: Key Press, 1994.

Sonata No. 2 for flute alone, Opus 21, no. 2, Mount Lawley, WA: Key Press, 1994.

"The Currawong": Suite for two treble and a tenor recorders, Mount Law1ey, WA: Key Press, 1995 .

"Bredon Hill": Eight songs for tenor voice and piano to poems of A. E. Housman, Mount Lawley, WA: Key Press, 1995.

Duo sonata for woodwinds, Mount Lawley, WA: Key Press, 1995.

Three piano pieces, Opus 23, Mount Lawley, WA: Key Press, 1994.

"For my friends: Suite for pianoforte", Opus 16, Perth, WA: The Keys Press, 1994.

"Diversions for oboe, clarinet and bassoon", Books 1-V, Opus 20, Perth, WA: The Keys Press 1994.

ARMITAGE, C. M. (1950) "Indians in Canadian literature in English 1769 to the present", in M. Aguirre et. al. (eds.), Marginal Discourses, Alcala 1993.

BAIN, I. S. (1955)

"The watercolours and drawings of Thomas Bewick and his workshop apprentices", London: Gordon Fraser, 1981.

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BEEHLER, R. G. (1964)

"Hounding heaven: A reply to Kai Nielsen", Studies in Religion I Sciences Religieuses, Volume 23, 1994.

"Waiting for the rule of law", University of Toronto Law Journal, Volume 38, 1988. ''The concept of law and the obligation to obey", American Journal of Jurisprudence, n.d.

"For on concept of liberty", Journal of Applied Philosophy, Volume 8, 1991.

"Freedom and authenticity", Journal of Applied Philosophy, Volume 7, 1990.

"Religion v. militant atheism", Studies in Religion I Sciences Religieuses, Volume 23, 1994. ''The schools and indoctrination", Journal of Philosophy of Education, Volume 19, 1985.

"Societies, populations, and law", University of Toronto Law Journal, Volume 36, 1986.

"Containing violence", Ethics, July 1982.

"A neglected aspect of liberty", Cogito, Spring 1993.

"Autonomy and the democratic principle", Canadian Journal of Philosophy, Volume 19, 1989.

"Truth and democratic education", Studies in Philosophy and Education, Volume 12, 1993.

BENBOW, C. H. (1951)

"The 375th anniversary of parliamentary institutions in Bermuda" , Hamilton: Department oflnformation Services 1995.

BURSELL, R. H. (1965)

"Liturgy, order and the law", Oxford: Clarendon Press 1996.

BUTTON, I. D. C. (1969)

"Soviet locomotive types: The union legacy", Malmo: Frank Stenvalls Forlag 1995.

COGHLIN, T. G. (1960)

"Time charters", London: Lloyd's of London Press 1995.

COWDREY, H. E. J. (Emeritus Fellow) "The spirituality of Pope Gregory VII", in James Hogg (ed.), The mystical tradition and the Carthusians, Volume I, Analecta Carthusiana 130 Salzburg: Institut fur Anglistik und Amerikanstik 1995.

"The Gregorian papacy and eremitical monasticism", in P. de Leo, San Bruno e la certosa di Calabria, Soveria Mannelli 1995. ¡ "Review of Eva-Marie Engelen, Zeit, Zahl und Bild ...", Medium Aevum, Volume LXIV, 1995.

"Peter, monk of Molesme and prior of Jully", in Michael Goodich et. al. , Cross cultural convergences in the Crusader period, NY: Peter Lang 1995.

"Oxford, Universitat", Theologische R ealenzyklopadie, Volume XXV, 1995.

"The enigma of Archbishop Lanfranc", The Haskins Society Journal, Volume 6, 1994. review of R. Gameson (ed.), "The Early Medieval Bible: its Production , Decoration and Use", Medium Aevum, Volume LXIV, 1995. review of B. Bischoff and M. Lapidge (eds.), "Biblical Commentaries from the Canterbury School ofTheodore and Hadrian", MediumA evum, Volume LXIV, 1995.

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CRAMPTON, R. J. (Fellow) "Atlas of Eastern Europe in the twentieth century", London: Routledge 1996.

"Macedonia, 1878-1992: National rivalries and the birth of a nation ", FCO Historians Occasional Papers, no. 12: Nationality and nationalism in east-central Europe since the 18th century, London 1996.

"A short history of modern Bulgaria", Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994.

CRONK, N. E. (Fellow)

"Tom Jones I 1700-talets Frankrike", Drottingholms Slottsteater, 1995.

DUNBABIN, J. P. D. (Fellow)

"The demographic causes of the industrial revolution. Some qualifications", Journal of European Economic History , Volume 24, 1995.

FINDLAY, R. H. (1968)

"The main divide fault zone and its role in formation of the southern Alps, New Zealand", New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, Volume 38, 1995.

GARLAND, P. E. (1956)

"Wings of the morning", London: Hamish Hamilton 1989.

"Angels in the Sussex air: An anthology of Sussex poets", London: SinclairStevenson 1995.

GASKIN, R. M. (1986) "The sea battle and the master argument: Aristotle and Diodorus Cronus on the metaphysics of the future", Berlin: De Gruyter 1995.

HEGGIE, I. G. (1961)

"African road funds: What works and why ?" , SSATP Working Paper No. 14, 1995.

"Africa Transport: Newsletter of the Sub-Saharan Africa transport policy program", Africa Transport, Number 10, 1995.

"Management and financing of roads: An agenda for reform", World Bank Technical Paper Number 275, Washington, DC: World Bank 1995.

"Commercializing Africa 's roads: tran sforming the role of the public sector" , Transport Reviews, Volume 15, 1995.

"The road maintenance initiative", Africa Transport, n.d.

"Transport and economic performance: A survey of developing countries", World Bank Technical Paper Number 232, Washington, DC: World Bank 1993.

JACKSON, R. T. (1960)

"An introduction to the urban geography of Papua New Guines", Papua: University of Papua New Guinea 1976.

JOHANSEN, J. E. A. (former JRF)

"Sufism and Islamic reform in Egypt: The battle for Islamic tradition", Oxford: Clarendon Press 1996.

JONES , T. G. P. (1961)

"Nicobobinus", Harmondsworth: Penguin 1987.

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"The curse of the vampire's socks and other doggerel", Harmondsworth: Penguin 1990.

"The saga or Erik the Viking", Harmondsworth: Penguin 1988.

"Fairy tales", Harmondsworth: Penguin 1987.

KAHN, A. S. (Fellow) Murav ' ev, M. N.: Institutiones rhetoricae: A treatise of a Russian sentimentalist, Oxford: WillemA. Meeuws 1995.

KNIGHT, J. B. (Fellow)

"Human capital in economic development", Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Special Issue, Volume 58, No. 1, 1996.

LAWLESS , C. J. (1956)

"The locus of success in open and distance learning", in G. Davies and D. Tinsley (eds.), Open and Distance Learning Critical Success Factors, Erlangen 1995.

"Investigation of the cognitive structure of students studying quantum theory in an Open University history of science course", British Journal of Educational Technology, Volume 25, 1994.

"Course design: order and presentation", in F. G. Lockwood (ed.), Materials Production in Open and Distance Learning, London 1994.

LEYSER, H. (Lecturer)

"Medieval women: A social history of women in England 450-1500", London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1995.

LOVELOCK, Y. R. (1961)

"Landscape with voices", Salzburg: University of Salzburg 1995.

"Physic meet and metaphysic: A celebration of Edward Lowbury", Salzburg: University of Salzburg 1993.

"Aquarelles", Raunchland Publications 1995.

LOWE, J. C. (1954)

"The great powers, imperialism and the German problem, 1865-1925", London: Routledge 1995.

LYNCH, A. (1950)

"Weathering the storm: The Mersey docks financial crisis 1970-7 4", Liverpool: Liverpool University Press 1994.

MARSH, A. I. (Fellow)

"The carpet weavers of Kidderminster", Oxford: Malthouse Press 1995 .

MATTHEWS , P. M. (1974)

"Metabolic myopathies", London: W B Saunders 1995.

MIDGLEY, E. G. (1941 and Emeritus Fellow)

"University Life in Eighteenth Century Oxford", Yale University Press 1996.

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MITCHELL, R. B. (Emeritus Fellow)

"On Old English studies today - an interview, A. Bravo Garcia and Bruce Mitchell", Selim, No. 4, 1994.

"J. R. R. Tolkein and Old English studies: An appreciation", in Patricia Reynolds & Glen Goodknight (eds .), Proceedings of the J. R. R. Tolkein centenary conference 1992, Milton Keynes: The Tolkein Society 1995.

"Fredesleod (a poem in horror of Fred C. Robinson)", Medieval English Studies Newsletter, Volume 33.

MUIR, K. A. (1926 and Honorary Fellow)

"English epigrams and Henry Parrot", in L'Europe de la Renaissance: cultures et civilisations, Paris, n.d.

"Kep es szimbolum a Macbethben", Kulonenyom T filologiai kozlony, Volume l, 1965.

"Algunos porblemas en torno la traduction del teatro del siglo de oro", Teatro Cuardernos Clasico, No. 4, n.d.

"Stendhal, Racine, and Shakespeare", Shakespeare Studies, n.d.

"Marlowe and Shakespeare", reprint from Marlowe: A poet and a filthy play-maker, AMS Press 1988.

"Personal involvement and appropriate form in Milton's poetry", Etudes Anglaises Grande-Bretagne, Etats-Unis, Volume 27, 1974.

"Hamlet (in Russian)", Vel'yam Sheksper: material'i'i e essledovaner, Moscow 1964.

NAUGHTON, J. D. (Fellow)

'Traveller's literary companion to Eastern & Central Europe", Brighton: In Print 1995.

NIXON, B. C. (1952)

"Business-led management development", Industrial and Commercial Training, Volume 28, 1996.

O'CONNELL, P. D. (1987) "General practitioner services in Wolverhampton: A comparative study", Wolverhampton: Wolverhampton Community Health Council c. 1995.

PHILLIPS, D. G. (Fellow)

"Education in Germany: Tradition and reform in historical context", London: Rout1edge 1995.

"Reeducation et reforme de l'enseignement superieur dans la zone de !'occupation britannique", Chroniques allemandes, Volume 4, 1995: France-Allemagne de Faust a l'Universite de masse.

"Pragmatismus und Idealismus: das 'Blaue Guatchen' und die britische Hochschulpolotik in Deutschland 1948", Cologne: Bohlau Verlag 1995.

"Educational developments in the new Germany", Compare, Volume 25, 1995.

"The rekindling of cultural and intellectual life in the universities of occupied Germany with particular relevance to the British zone", in Gabriele Clemens (ed.), Kulturpolitik im besetzen Deutschland 1945-49, Stuttgart: Frank Steiner 1994.

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RYE, H. W. (1965) "B lack musical internationalism in England in the 1920s", Black Music Research Journal, Volume 15, 1995. "'Fats' in fact the reissues, parts 1 & 2", Chigwell: Storyville Publications 1993.

SAUER, C. (1972)

"Why information systems fail: A case study approach", Henley-on-Thames: Alfred Wailer 1993.

SCARGILL, D. I. (1951 and Fellow) "Europa tra reti e regione", Sistema Terra, Volume 3, 1995.

"Planning for the regions: A European perspective", Sistema Terra, Volume 4, 1995.

SHIPTON, A. G. (1972) "The Gramophone jazz good CD guide", Harrow: Gramophone 1995.

SPURR, B. (1974)

"God or Goddess ? Christian feminism today", St. Mark 's Review, Number 163, 1995.

"The word in the desert: Anglican and Roman Catholic reactions to liturgical reform", Cambridge: Lutterworth Press 1995.

"Lytton Strachey", Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press 1995.

STEPHENSON, B. J. (1993)

"Zanskar Gorge winter expedition 1995", Oxford: Department of Earth Sciences 1995.

STOLZ, M.

"<Tum>-Studien: zur dichterischen Gestaltung im Marienpries Heinrichs von Mugeln", Tubingen: Franke Verlag 1996.

STOWELL, R. (1965)

"Bronte borrowings", Bronte Society Transactions, Volume 21, 1996.

STROM, C. M. (1983) "James J. Hill: Empire builder as farmer", Minnesota History, Volume 54, 1995.

TYTLER, G. D. C. (1954)

"Physiognomy in Stendhal's Novels: 'La science de Lavater' or 'Croyez apres cela aux physionomies' ?", Studia Romanica et Anglica Zagrabiensia , Volume 39, 1994.

WELCH, J. W. (1970)

"Encyclopedia of Mormonism", 4 volumer, NY: Macmillan 1992.

WHITTAKER, R. J. (Fellow)

"Assembly rules demonstrated in a saltmarsh community", Journal of Ecology, Volume 83 , 1995.

"Disturbed island ecology", Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Volume 10, 1995.

"Surface and buried seed banks from Krakatau, Indonesia: Implications for the sterilization hypothesis", Biotropica, Volume 27, 1995.

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"Colonization and succession on Krakatau: An analysis of the guild of vining plants" , Biotropica, Volume 27, 1995.

WORDEN, A. B. (Emeritus Fellow) "Marchamont Nedham and the beginnings of English republicanism, 1649-1656", in David Wootton (ed.), Republicanism, liberty and commercial society, 1649-1776, Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press 1994. "'Wit in a Roundhead ' : The dilemma of Marchamont Nedham" , in Susan D , Amussen and Mark A. Kishlansky (eds.), Political culture and cultural politics in Early Modern Europe, Manchester: Manchester University Press 1995.

YARDLEY, D. C. M. (Emeritus Fellow) "Geldart's Introduction to English Law", Oxford: Oxford University Press , 1995 (11th ed).

We have also received many texts covering many areas of study for the undergraduate library. It is especially interesting to see that students on the various Visiting Student and Scholar programmes have given generously.

Arts Council of England, A. J. Bahm, C. H. Benbow (1951), J. M. Broughton (1992), Camelot plc, A. C. Clay (1992), P. J. Collins (Fellow), Collingwood Society, N. E. Cronk (Fellow), M. Evans (Lecturer), H. A. Fountain, N. S. Fuller (Visiting Student 1995-6), P. F. Ganz (Emeritus Fellow), E. J. Gibbons (1993) , E. M. Goodman-Smith (1946), J. Hamalainen (1994 Visiting Scholar) , R . Harper (UNC Summer School 1995), C. W. Hewitt (1962), Institute of Economic Affairs, D. F. Jones (1952) , L. Jones (Visiting Student 1994-5), A. S. Kahn (Fellow), G. Lamond (JRF), A. I. Marsh (Fellow), P. Martin (Lecturer), R. B. Mitchell (Emeritus Fellow), J. D. Naughton (Fellow) , L. A . Newlyn (Fellow), A. H . W. Nias (1944), K. O'Sullivan (Library Assistant), M. Ogura, Oxford Poetry, C. E. Phelps (Dean), R. C. Pochin (1994), J. B. Price (1949), V. H. Ridler (Emeritus Fellow), Rosmini House (publishers), F. J. C. Rossotti (Emeritus Fellow), A. Rudrum, H. W. Rye (1965), R. S. Sephton, A. G. Shipton (1972), R. J. Stroh (1986), The Executors of Constance Braithwaite, K. H. J. Wijayadasa (1971), D . A. 0 . Williams, A. B. Warden (Emeritus Fellow), D. A. Wyatt (Fellow).

Other gifts of prints and monies are mentioned in my diary article.

THE SCHOOLS TRINITY TERM 1996

Honour School of Natural Science: Biochemistry: Part If: Class 1: S. C. Cleverley Class 2/1 : T. B . Farrand , M. J . Milner. Class 2/2: R . J. Shattock. Part I (Unclassified Honours): Ms M. C. Bearchell, M. P. Butler, A. L. Grice, Ms S. Rushton, D. B. S. Yap. Chemistry: Part If: Class 211: M. Biver, N. Byrne, A. A. Calabrese, D. E. Davis , B. G. Hughes, Ms J . V. A . Ouzman. Class 2/2 : R. A. Power. Part I (Unclassified Honours): N. H. Gradel, T. S. S. Jackson, L. B. Kerr,

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R. M. Skerrett, M. J. White. Engineering Science: Part I/: Class 211: Ms C. R. Booth, E. J. Hooper, P. Young . Class 2/2: J. J. Sackree. Part I (Unclassified Honours): J. A. Hook, C. H. Jeffery, K. J. Johnson, N. C. Lutener, C. C. Teo, I. D. C. Wilson. Engineering and Computer Science: Part I/: Class 1: M. C. F. Leung.

Engineering and Materials: Part If: Class 2/1: Y. Y. Foo. Class 2/2: R. Lam. Part J (Unclassified Honours): Ms S. J. Prowting, M. J. Webb. Geology: Class 1: A. J. Cherrett. Class 2/1: M. A. Arbour, J. R. P. Owens, M. A. Parsley. Class 2/2: Ms E. C. Chambers. Metallurgy and Science of Materials: Part /l: Class 1: B. A .

Kilmartin. Class 211: Z. Akle, M. L. Rothfield. Class 2/2: Ms J. B. Beery, Ms R. D. Wyndow. Part I (Unclassified Honours): S. Jeffery. Materials, Economics and Management: Part 1 (Unclassified Honours): R. M. Firth. Physics: Class 1: A. D. Bradley. Class 2/2: M. P. D. Bailey. Class 3: C. S. Whitehouse. Physiological Sciences: Class I: S. M. Todd-Hall. Class 211: E. N. Peer, M. P. Richards. Class 2/2: I. D. Hunter.

Honour School of Engineering, Economics and Management: Part II: Class 211: S. Sanmugaratnam. Part I (Unclassified Honours): R. Adatia, S. G. Brown.

Honour School of English Language and Literature: Class 1: Ms R. DuncansonHunter, S. A. Estell. Class 211: Ms E. J. Gibbons, Ms C. F. Unwin. Class 2/2: M. G. Ferns, Ms L-J. Green, P. J. Ross-Dale, N. A. Warfield.

Honour School of Experimental Psychology: Class 2/1: C. D . Gent, Ms C. M. Grimley.

Honour School of Geography: Class 1: Ms L. M. New love, Ms E. S. Wood. Class 211: Ms J. E. Boucher, D. S. Hamilton, G. D. Henderson, S. J. Morley, Ms C. E. Smith, R. 1. K. Washington.

Honour School of Ju risprudence: Class 1: G. P. Smith. Class 2/1: Ms R. M. Arlow, Ms A. R. Berridge, K. S. Chong, M. D. Goodwin, Ms S. L. Hackett, M. L. Taylor, G. R. D. Thomas. Class 2/2: Ms S. M . Keen.

Honour School of Mathematics: Class 1: 1. Oakley. Class 211: B. J. M. Wallace.

Class 2/2: M. J. Glanville.

Honour School of Mathematics and Computation: Class 1: G. A. Fairey. Class 211: D. A. Robinson.

Honour School of Modern History: Class 211: Ms B. C. Boxer, H. A. B. Cazin, Ms H. J. M. Davies, T. I. McClelland, R. J. Mansley, R. J. Tufft, Ms T. Weir, D. J. Wickes.

Class 2/2 : A. 0. Eykyn, C. K. Y. Wan. Honour School of Modern His tory and English: Class 211: Ms E. J. French, R. Pathak.

Honour School of Modern Languages: Class 1: C. J. Hopkinson. Class 211: Ms L. A. Davie, P. D. Miller, Ms S. J. Morrison, T. F. Weiss . Class 2/2 : A. M. Dinsdale, C. G. James, A. W. Maclay.

Honour School of Oriental Studies (Japanese): Class 2/2: R. G. Cos grove.

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Honour School of Philosophy, Politics and Economics: Class 2/1: Ms M . S. Ghali, G. Gloeckler, Ms K. Gotch, J. P. Jelfs, D. R. Joy, J. S. Lee, S. F. Livermore, J. J. S. Mort, H. E. J. Mullin, Ms I. Pitts, D. S . Taylor. Class 2/2: Ms C. J. K. Bird, M .

Hayashi, D. J. C. Owen. Pass: G. B. Shingler.

Honour School of Psychology, Philosophy and Physiology: Class 211: Ms C. M. Woolley.

Final Examination in Fine Art: Class 1: M . E . T. Stanley. Class 211: Ms L. C . Allen, Ms H. L. Williams.

GRADUATE DEGREES

1995 - 1996 D.Sc.: D . J. Brenner.

D.Phil.: A. H. Al- Yousuf, J. L. Bessa, D. J. Binks, R. A. Dryfe, C. M. Goringe, Ms D. M . Greaves, A. Saalehi, F. C. Serbena.

M.Sc.: M s J. Cipriano , Ms L. J. Cotton , R. W. Ellis, G . G . Gush, Ms M . A. Schweisfurth.

M. St.: D. W. Chin.

M.Juris: Class 1: Ms S. C. Agnew, Ms S. Aquilina Zahra. Class 2: U. M. Gassner, D. P. Jones, Ms L. N. Rasmussen, S. P. Sarvilinna, Ms C. Tosa.

B.C.L.: Class 1: Ms M . C. McDonald. Class 2: J. Chambers.

B.M. , B.Ch.: Ms C. M. Donner, Ms G. R. Pottinger, G. E. Smith.

Postgraduate Certificate in Education: Ms S. A. Collin, Ms C. M. Rogers.

Diploma in Legal Studies: Ms T. S. Neoupokoeva.

Special Diploma in Social Studies: (Distinction) J. S. Gush.

DEGREES B.A.: 21st October 1995 Ms C. E. Atherton, Ms C. L. Ball, Ms R. Bhattacharya, A. B. N. Cole, S. G. Fisher, Ms 0. R. Hannah, Ms K. J. Haslam, D. H. Liversidge, M. D. McColl, S. P. Mehta, M . N. A. Paige, A. J. Peach, N. J. Price, M s C. L. Smith, A. D. Staley, *R. J. Wellings; 4th November 1995 Ms A. R. Caley, Ms L. A. Clowes, M. T. Doran, V. J. Georgiadis, Ms R. L. Grant, *Ms A. H. Gray, Ms J. M. Hitchens, Ms H. J. Jackson, K. Y. D. Koh, S. J. McWhirter, A. R. Painter, Ms J. K. Penrose, J. G. Richards, M. A. Robbins, Ms M. C. Slater, M. Vicenzino, *D. E. Wood; 25th November 1995 M. D. Haworth, N. J. Langstaff, M s F. D. Nuttgens, T. H. Roy, Ms A. H. Sales, D. G. Searle, *M. Slater, Ms C. L. Spooner, A. S. Woodcock, S. K. Woolley; 2nd March 1996 Ms C. A. S. Antunes Da Silva, M. R. Golder, Ms P. T. Pate!, N. G. Stanage; 27th April 1996 N. Byrne, M. G. Fisher, Ms C. J. Smith, Ms T. S. Turner, M. J. Weaver; 18th May 1996 A. W. Armstrong,

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Ms C. M. Bridgwood, C. M. Davies, Ms B. J. Glassey, Ms A. K. Pearce Higgins, T. R. Perkins, P. B. Ward; 8th June 1996 *R. H. U. Brooks, J. A. H. Cole, R. W. Collier, M. P. Groombridge, C. M. W. Harrison, M. A. King, Ms J. C. Simner, *M. C. Wald; 13th July 1996 Ms D. P. Ayers, Ms A. N. Barnes, Ms T. R. Evans, *A. C. W. Fielding, J. S. Lee, R. J. Miller, Ms S. S. O'Neill, G. M. Scholey, G. E. Smith, C. K. Y. Wan, Ms J. M. Watkins, Ms N. Yamazaki; 27th July 1996 A. A. Calabrese, D. E. Davis, N. A. Mavrikakis, D. J. C. Owen, J. E. D. V. Plumstead, Ms M. V. H. Rodier, Ms T. Weir.

B.F.A.: 4th November 1995 P. J. T. Stilwell; 13th January 1996 *C. P.A. Wardle; 8th Jun e 1996 Ms S. M. I. Schuster.

M.Eng.: 27th April1996 P. J. Wallace; 18th May 1996 P. B. Cassidy, C. Fussell, J. W. Lipscomb; 13th July 1996 M. C. F. Leung; 27th July 1996 Y. Y. Foo, R. Lam, S. Sanmugaratnam.

M .A.: 21st October 1995 *Ms L. Adu-Ampona, *J. D. Lipson, J. K. C. Pearce, *Ms R. L. Shafran, S. J. Tetley; 4th November 1995 *Ms C. A. Moult, *Ms A. C. Stark, *D. E. Wood; 25th November 1995 S. P. Crawford, C. M. Goringe, M. D. Haworth, *P. F. Howell, N. J. Langstaff, I. H. Mackie, A. R. J. Maxwell, *M. Slater, S. K. Woolley ; 13th January 1996 *R. Hodgkins, *R. H. Norburn, *Ms S. M. Thomas; 2nd March 1996 *D. C. Dees; 27th April1996 *A. T. Gosling, *G. D. Josipovici, *Ms C. Minchington, Ms C. J. Smith, *A. J. Vinter; 18th May 1996 P. N. Ahrens, A. Betton, Ms C. M. Bridgwood, *P.A. F. Clifford, *J. E. Cotman, *J. D. Harrison, *N. R. Herrod-Taylor, *P. R. Lynan, *Ms S. P. Thurrell; 8th June 1996 *T. R. Ball, D. J. Binks, *R. H. U. Brooks, Ms K. J. Davies, C. S. Garrison, M. A. King, T. C. Owen, Ms E. C. Palmer, *M. C. Wald; 13th July 1996 Ms P. E. Foster; 27th July 1996 S. P. Baskett, Ms J. Penrose, D. K. Reed, R. A. Sawyer.

B.M. & B.Ch.: 13th July 1996 Ms C. M. Donner, Ms G. R. Pottinger, G. E. Smith.

D.Phil.: 30th September 1995 F. C. Serbena; 4th November 1995 J. C. Milloy; 25th November 1995 C. M . Goringe; 2nd March 1996 R. A. W. Dryfe, A. Saalehi; 27th April1996 Ms D. M. Greaves; 18th May 1996 P. N. Ahrens, C. W. M. Kay; 8th June 1996 A. H. Al-Yousuf, D. J. Binks; 13th July 1996 C. E. Dawson; 27th July 1996 D. A. Gillett.

M.Phil: 8th June 1996 A. C. Bowser.

D.M. : 21st October 1995 *J. Hull; 27thApril1996 M. J. Burton.

D.Sc.: 27th July 1996 D. J. Brenner.

M.Sc.: 21st October 1995 *K. P. Robinson; 25th November 1995 R. W. Ellis; 2nd March 1996 Ms M. Schweisfurth ; 8th June 1996 *Ms J. Cipriano.

M.Litt: 21st October 1995 *0 . M. L. Starza-Majewski.

B.C.L.: 27th April 1996 Ms A. C. Howard; 8th June 1996 D. A. McPherson; 27th July 1996 Ms M. C. McDonald.

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M.Juris: 25th November 1995 G. F. M. Hellinckx, S. Sch0nberg; 2nd March 1996 B. C. J. Kirwan; 27th July 1996 *U. M. Gassner, Ms C. Tosa.

B.A. by Incorporation: 21st October 1995 *J. L. Mobey. * in absence.

MATRICULATIONS 1995 Agalan, Intan Baiduri Adlan (Hurtwood House) Agnew, Sinead Cecilia (Trinity College Dublin) Alfaro, Raimon (The British School in The Netherlands) Aquilina Zahra, Sylvan (University of Malta) Arber, Oliver George Orlando (St Edward's School) Armstrong-Thompson, Ruth (Chatham Grammar School for Girls) Arnhold, Nina (Humboldt University) Art, David Christopher (Yale University) Balarajan, Yarlini Sangitha (Sutton High School) Bamonte, Joseph Alexander Sebastian (The Haberdashers' Aske's School) Berovic, Daniel Philip (King Edward VI Five Ways School) Bianchi, Petra Erika (University of Malta) Blake, Sula Tue (United World College of South East Asia) Bolton, Jessica Vivienne (Cockshut Hill School) Bradley, Laura Jennian Rosa (Merchant Taylors' School for Girls) Brain, Thomas Michael Richard (Wellington School) Bramhall, Benjamin Oliver (Radley College) Braun, Harald Ernst (Ruprecht-Karls-University) Bream, Victoria (Queen's College) Brewer, Mark Leslie (University of Nottingham) Brown, James Campbell (Aylesbury Grammar School) Burbush, Samantha Margaret (Keswick School) Burke, Hannah Jane (Epsom College) Burkert, Stefanie Brigitte (Katholische Universitiit) Calinescu, Radu Cons tan tin (Technical University of IASI) Clapinska, Amanda Julia (Newcastle-under-Lyme School) Clennell, Andrew James (Amman Valley Comprehensive School) Cohn, Raphael James (King Edward VI School) Collin, Sarah Ann (University of Warwick) Cook, Jacqueline (University of Rhodes) Cooper, Catherine Laura (The Godolphin and Latymer School) Cooper, Philip Edward (Nottingham High School) Coram, David Charles (Dauntsey's School) Coulton, Richard Xavier (The King's School) Cumberland, Melanie Claire (Silverdale School) Dahin, Oliver Justin (Hampton School) Davis, Catherine Ruth (Richard Huish College) Dionne, Steven Scott (Bentley College)

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Douglas-Rome, Louisa (St Mary's School) Drastik, Thomas Veit (Gymnasium Theodorianum) Dryburgh, Robert James (Bolton School Boys' Division) Fisher, Daniel Jeremy Clive (Culford School) Fletcher, Matthew James Edwin (Abingdon School) Forster, Matilda Faith (Downe House School) Fortescue, Nicolas David (Pate's Grammar School) Fowler, Alice Clare (St Paul's Girls' School) Francis, Lucy Elizabeth (Westminster School) Frazer, Hugo Gwynne (Dulwich College) Fulford, Dominic James (Monmouth School) Garvey, Catherine Jane (Harrogate Grammar School) Gassner, Ulrich Michael (University of Tiibingen) Ghaly, Karim Raouf George (Bolton School Boys' Division) Gillespie, Neil Peter (The Becket School) Goh, Sao-Ee (Hwa Chong Junior College) Graley, Catherine Louise (Carmel College) Green, Christopher Julian Emrys (Madras College) Gush, Jonathan Stuart (University of Natal) Hardiment, Emily Florence (Impington Sixth Form College) Hart, Michael (Wisbech Grammar School) Henry, Anya Colleen (Carleton College) Hetherington, Sophie Hannah Blair (St Mary 's School) Hitchcock, Richard William (King's College School) Hollis, Sam Jonathan (Winchester College) Howes, David Michael John (Solihull School) Hughes, Lucy Alice (City of Bath College) Hulme, Jeremy Stephen (University of Nottingham) Joanes, Peter Neil (Bradford Grammar School) Jones, Dylan Pasha (The University of British Columbia) Kalova, Adriana Kirilova (English Language School) Kalpoe, Jayant Satish Karabdic, Kerim (University of Sarajevo) King, Alica Alexandra (Sir John Lawes School) Lad, Chetan (Hyde-Clarendon College) Lau, Chun (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) Lau, Kenneth (Epsom College) Laurents, Mary Kathleen (University of Maryland) Lebrun, Raphael (Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle) Lehmann, Maik Ji:irg (Marburg) Lewis, David Patrick (Warwick School) Lewis, Mat-cus Dion (University College School) Lo, Sharon YinYin (Raffles Junior College) Loveridge, Fleur Alice (Brighton, Hove & Sussex Sixth Form College) McDonald, Megan Christine (University of Natal) McKinnon, Graham James Kerr (Gordonstoun School)

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McWilliam, Sally (University of Manchester) Madhavan, Giri Padmanabhan (Harrow School) Mamakos, Christina Maria (Harvard University) Martin, Caroline Maria (St Mary 's College) Martin, Richard (The King 's School) Mattson, Tony Rhys (Bishop's Stortford College) Mew, Edward James (Shrewsbury Sixth Form College) Miller, Catherine Jane (The Mary Erskine School) Miller, Hugh Lawrence (City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College) Mooney, Rachael Helen (Bootham School) Morcom, Shaun Patrick (Camborne School and Community College) Morris, Gwilym Matthew (Stockport Grammar School) Moseling, Jonathan Edward (Ardingly College) Neoupokoeva, Tatiana Sergueevna (Paris II Assas) Neville, Vladka Oriana (Westminster School) Norrelykke, Simon Flyubjerg (University of Aarhus) Nosowska, Geraldine Mary Patricia (Rugby School) Nowak, Michael Robert (Universitaet Konstanz) Oldfield, Richard Thomas (Bournemouth School) Park, Koo-Yong (Sung Kyun Kwan University) Partridge, James Anthony (University of Birmingham) Pawson, Daniel James (Norwich School) Perry, William Rees (Bishop Wordsworth's School) Platts, Charles Alexander Landsbrough (Eton College) Pomery, Graham Alan (Epsom College) Powell, Toby Andrew Luke (Budehaven Community School) Pratt, Michelle Diane (The Grammar School, Ashby-de-la-Zouch) Pratt, Tracey Sharon (The Grammar School, Ashby-de-la-Zouch) Prestidge, Amber Margaret (Oakham School) Probert, James Richard (Saint Richard Gwyn High School) Pyemont, Antonia Camilla (Benenden School) Rattigan, Daryl William Michael (Princethorpe College) Riden, James (Cardiff High School) Robertson, Elaine Russell (University High School) Robinson, Charles Kinsman (University of Liverpool) Robinson, Stuart Alan (Hills Road Sixth Form College) Rogers, Cheryl Marie (University of Tours) Ruse, Christopher James (Brentwood School) Russell, Elizabeth Ann Clare (Beverley High School) Sadler, Benjamin Michael (Cadbury Sixth Form College) Salvatore, Paolo (University of Milan) Sangsingkeo, Vasu (The Ohio University) Sarvilinna, Sami Petteri (The University of Helsinki) Seubert, Florian Karl Paul (Gymnasium Kirchheim) Shaw, Philip Daniel (Hampton School) Shine, Yuh-Jer (Merchant Taylors' School)

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Shoko, Fradreck (University of South Africa) Simmonds, Nichola Gail (Hertfordshire and Essex High School) Soat, Cheryl Ann (St Mary's University) Spillane, Timothy Alban (Bromsgrove School) Steele, Camilla Jane (Wellington College) Storring, Thomas James (Acadia University) Sudell, Nigel Joseph (Salesian College) Tan, Wei Loong Nigel (Victoria Junior College) Taylor, Robin Nicholas (Watford Grammar School for Boys) Thomas, James Robert (Northgate High School) Thorneycroft, Martin Philip (Winchester College) Thornton, Paul Stewart (Winstanley College) Tosa, Chihoko (University of Cambridge) Towel!, Steven David (Turton High School) Tranter, Neil David (Runshaw College) Van Hoogstraten, Sandra (University of Cape Town) Vassilopoulos, Themistocles George (St Lawrence College) Vinsen, Anna Louise (Beverley High School) Wagg, John Joseph (Hyton School) Waine, Justin Hernon (Reigate Sixth Form College) Walker, Faye Margaret (Shrewsbury High School) Walley, Dominic Alexander Jon (King Edward VI School) Waterfall, Alison Marianne (Wycombe High School) Weller, Suzanne Catherine (Belfast Royal Academy) Williams, Claire Alexandra (Amersham and Wycombe College) Williams, Craig Stuart (Bradfield College) Williams, Michelle Sian (Prince Henry's High School) Wright, Rollo Andrew Johnstone (Radley College) Yamaguchi, Katsuyuki (United World College of the Atlantic) Yeo, Aaron Jui-Quang (Hwa Chong Junior College) Yeo, Sho Hor (Temasek Junior College) Zugic, Richard (Queen's University)

DONORS TO THE HALL 1995-96 J. D. Armitstead B. C. Arthur

J. A. Baldwin

J. H. Alexander

A. J. Ashelford

R. E. Alton J. D. Alun-Jones

T. E. M. Ashton

P. Balmer C. J. Band S. A. Banks

J. R. E. A dams J. A. Akroyd

B. E.Amor D. Anderson S. C. Anderson M.Ando

D. L. Audsley J. M. Austin J. A. C. Ayton

T. R. Ball

P. W. Badman

F. L. Barber Barclays de Zoete Wedd A. C. Barker

C. V. A. Bailey

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A. Brimble Bristol-Myers Squibb P.A. J. Broadley M. C. T. Brookes C. M. Brown J. Brown J. N. Brown P. Brown A. D. Browne S. H. Browne M. J. Browning P. S. H. Budden V. A. Bulbeck C. R. Bullett A. R. Burditt M. L. Burgess M. R. Butler M. A. Butt M. D. Buttler I. D. C. Button I. C. R. Byatt J. M. D. Caesar R. J. Callan R. G. R. Calvert Canadian Imperial Bank of Canada M. J. Cansdale Y. H. Carim P. Carpenter A. Cash J. C. Cater J. R. Catmur R. E. Cawthorne W. R. Chambers J. D. Chapman W. R. Chapman J. R. Charles I. P. Cheffy D. M. Child J. S. Child T. J. Childs T. G. Christopherson A. T. Clark D. G. Clarke J. R. Clarke N. R. Cleminson

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A. M. Clevely B. R. Coates A. R. Cochrane W. B. Cogar I. I. Cohen J. A. H. Cole C. J. Coleman D. C. Coleman R. W. Coleman N. C. Coles J. P. Collins P. J. Collins C. M. Coltart J. H. E. Colton Columbia Foundation D. J. Cook A. J. Cooper P. V. Copley L. Corrigan D. 0. Cosgrove F. W. Cosstick C. S. A. Costa C. W. B. Costeloe A. J. S. Cotton H. E. J. Cowdrey P. R. Cowles D. J. Cox N. I. Cox M. T. Crabtree J. J. D. Craik S. P. Crawford J. Creek W. D. Crerar N. J. Cross A. M. Crowe P. M. Crystal L. Cummings E. L. Cunnell E. G. Curtis B. R. Cuzner C. L. Dale J. S. Daniel M. J. Daniels R. E. J. Darby R. D. M. Darling A. Davids

J. N. Davie D . A. Davies H. J. Davies K. J. Davies A. J. Davis R. Davis C. L. Day D. J. Day G . M. Day J. R . de Rennes R. J. de Rennes S. J. Dempsey H. R . C. den Dulk T. P. Denehy D. J. Derx P. Desmond H. A. Diab F. di Rienzo J. F. Dixon J. Doctorow I. J. V. Doherty S. M. Donald D. S. Dormor S. P. Dornyei A. R. Douglas T. E. Dowman A. J. Doyle A. E. J. Drayton R. A. Dryfe A. J. Duffus M. P. Duffy D . S. Dunsmore J. E. Durling R. J. Durrans R. M . Eades J. F. Earle P. Ebden L. E . Eburne P. W. J. Edington L. H. Elliott W. J. Elliott C . J. Elston C. I. L. Evans J. B. Evans J. D. Evans T. Fallowfield

J. E. Farrand B. W. Faulkner B . R. Featherstone T. S. Fell T. J. H. Fenton L. N . Ferera J. I. Ferguson C. C. I. Fidler M. C. Field D. H. Fielding N . A. Field-Johnson D. J. L. Fitzwilliams D. Floyd I. P. Foote J. C. Forbes P. N. Ford B . M . Forrest P. T. Foster D. G. Fowler E. P. Fox G. P. Fox J. Fox W. N . Fox E. F. Foxton W. S. Fraser R. H . French M. C. F. Freter E. A. Fretwell-Downing L. K. Friedman H . I. Fuller R. D. Galpin N. W. Gamble D. A. Garnett S. R. Garrett C. S. Garrison B. F. Gasser L. Gibeon C. M . Giles D . H. Giles J. N . Gill J. E. Gillman G. R. Gleave C. D. Glynne-Jones J. N. Goater R. G. H. Goddard J. S. Godden

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C. M. Harrison C. R. Harrison D. Harrison D. J. Harrison M. A. B. Harrison M. R. Harrison S. Hart J. W. Hartley C. R. Hartshorn J. R. M. Harvey R. W. Harvey S. P. Haslehurst W. H. Hatcher C. J. Hawkesworth T. D. Hawkins C. T. Hawksworth A. J. Haxby M. T. Hayes P. M. Haynes W. P. Head R. F. Heaton J. M. Heggadon S. E. Henderson N. J. Henshaw R. J. Henshaw D. J. Hercod T. C. Heritage D. M. Herold J. F. Rester C. W. Hewitt I. L. Hewitt D. B. Hicks M. J. W. Higgins M. C. Highstead C. R. Hill J. Hill R. L. Hill W. N. Hillier-Fry P. J. Hills on J. A. Rimes C. W. Hind G. C. Hinton C. R. Hiscocks D. G. G. Hoare J. Hobbs K. S. Hobbs

M. S. Hockey S. A. Hodgson P. R. Hodson S. H. Hoffman S. R. Hogg N. J. J. Holcroft A. B. Holdsworth W. A. Hollington T. P. L. Holman F. C. Holroyd M. A. Hooker M. J. Hooton J. M. Hopkinson D. G. Howitt R. A. Hufton A. M. Hughes C. F. Hughes F. C. Humphrey L. Illingworth M. E. Inglis R. E. M. lrving C. H. Jack I. Jackson L. A. Jackson N. M. Jackson R. H. Jackson R. V. Jackson P. Jansen W. R. James R. A. Jeavons E. S. G. Jelinek M. J. Jenkins H. C. Jennings S. A. Jennings J. A. Jerman R. L. Johns A. Johnson P. M. Johnson S. A. Johnson A. Johnston G. K. Johnston A. K. C. Jones A. N. Jones A. H. Jones C. G. Jones E. C. Jones

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JP Morgan W. J. Judd M. Kaneko S. F. Kapoor L. N. Kaye R. Keeley P. N. V. Keep T. G. Keithly P. J. Kelly J. Kendall D. C. Kennedy S. A. Kenner S. L. Kent R. A. Kenworthy G.B.Kerr A. H. King J. W. King S.King D. King-Farlow G. Kinnear N. H. Kitching P. V. Kite A. J. Knight V. A. Kolve C. D. Kunzelmann I. M. Laing C. E. Laird R. H. Lamb L. Langdon F. M. Larkin E. S. Laurence T. S. Lavender J. A. G. C. Law J. E. Law A. D. Laws J. B. C. Lazenby C. F. Lee J. Lee G. H. Levy A. M. Lewis P. R. Lewis R. V. Liddicoat R. 0. Linforth T. P. Lister

P. W. Liversidge A. R. J. Lloyd D. Loan-Clarke M. R. Lobb A. J. Lomas J. H. Lovell J. C. B. Lowe R . J. Lowe R. G. Lunn I. F. Lupson T. Luksus J. L. Lutyens A . Lynch M . J. Lynch R. B. MacDonald P.C. Machen T. J. Machin R. F. Mackay M . J. P. Macnair G. A. Maddocks C . Mann S. Manning A. G. L. W. Marshall A. N. Marshall D. 0. Marston R. M. Martel J. A. Martin D. B. Mash A. M. Mathieson P. S. Matthews J. Maurellet P. Mauro C. W. Mawer H . A. Maxwell S. J. Maxwell S. T. J. Mazzarella A. McCallum S. A. McCann D. J. McCarthy K. F. McCormac J. McElheran I. D. McEwen I. C. Mclsaac D. F. McKenna K. McLeod A. E . McNabb

A. J. McNamee R. J. D. McRobbie P. D. Me William R. P. Meeres J. D. Me!ling Mellon Bank Corporation D. E. Mellish N . E. Melville G. M . Mercer P. H . R. Mercer D. M. Meredith Merrill Lynch Europe plc E. G. Midgley G. R. Mihell A. J. T. Miller M. Witting W. R. Miller J. C . Milligan G. A . K. Missen P. J. Mitchell G. de B. MitfordBarberton O.A. Moore J. V. L. M organ B. T. C. Morris D. J. Morris J. C. Morris L. P. Mosdell J. Mosley C. A . Moult P. N. Mounsey A. J. Mourant F. I. Mowbray J. E . Mowll E. D. Moylan E . Moyo 0. R. Murphy I. F. C. Murray I. B. H. Murray C. J. Muskett J. F. Myhill H. F. Naish K. J. Neal D. Neuhaus

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P. M. Newell A. J. Nial A. H. W. Nias W. R. Niblett B. A. Nicholas C. C. Nichols W. Nield G. C . Nissen Nomura Internationa l plc R . H. Norburn A. T. P. Norman J. J. O ' Brien R. F. O'Brien W. J. O'Brien R. A. S. Offer J. E. Oliver R. S. Oliver S. E. Orbell C. R. Orchard R. S. Orchard D. S. Ormerod P.A. Os born D. Ostroff C. R. Owston H. E. Packer L. D . Page J. C. Palmer M. D. Palmer A. Pan D. E. Parker P. St J. Parker C. E. G. Parkhouse R. M. Parkinson T. C. Parkinson H . J. Parry V. T. H . Parry S . G. M. Parsons P. T. Patel M. Paterson D. J. Paxman G . J. Paxman R. Pay J. K. C. Pearce F. H. Pedley N. E. Peeling

N. H. Pegram M. L. Pelham J. Penrose T. J. Perrett A. E. J. Phillips E. L. Phillips J. L. Phillips S. B. Pierce K. Pigot J. Pike E. E. Pinches D. H. Piper J. M. B. Pitt D . Pollard R. A. J. Posgate B. K. Poulteney R. M. W. Powell W. J. Powell M . K. Power L. L. Pressler C. G. Proudfoot B. L. Purcell M. I. Purcell R. G. Pusey P. L. Rabbetts A. P. Rabin H. A. F. Radley G. A. H . Rainbow J. R. Rainbow M. Ralph J. W. Ramsay M. R. D. Randall B. C. Rashkow F. R. Rawes W. J. Rea J. F. W. Read J. d' A. H. Reddick R. W. M. Rednall A. M . Reid J. A. Reid K. Renshaw P. J. Reynolds C. J. Rhodes J. G. Richards P. Richards P. E. Richardson

D. C. Richman A. W. Riley M.R.Rimini D. B. Rimmer A. G. Rix G. Roberts D. L. Robertson B. Robson F. A. S. Roche G. B. K. Rocks H. M. Rose P. M . A. Rose S. M. Rosefield D. L. Rosen P. K. Rossiter A. J. Rowan N. Rowe C. Rubinstein D. V. Rumbelow F. D. Rushworth J. E . Rutherford B. Saberton St Jude Medical D. G. C. Salt G. D. S. Salter S. Salter M. J. M. Saltmarsh G. S. Sambrook Sanwa International plc M. Sarda M. G. Sarson M. R. Saunders D. M . Saville J. A. Sayer J. R. Scarr D. H. Scharer M. D. Schneider T. J. Schneider J. C. Scott K. J. Sealy M. P. Sedwill S. Seegers N. P. Senechal C. A. Sentance D. Sephton

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B. Seton A. K. Sharp D. J. A. Shears H. T. Shergold M. J. Sherring M. D. Shipster J. M. Shneerson B. D. Short J. D. Shortridge P. K. Shukla T. W. Silkstone E . A. Simmonds H . P. Simmonds R. 0. Simmons S. J. Simonian H. A. Skinner J. M. Skinner P. G. Skokowski W. H. Slack A. P. L. Slater A. P. Smale G. N. J. Smart P. G. Smart P. G. Smerd A. N. Smith A. J. D. Smith D. A. Smith E. M . Smith N. C. Smith J. Smukler J. W. E. Snelling R. J. Southan J. F. Spellar M. C. V. Spencer Ellis A. F. S pillane R. Sprague P. H. Spray K. H. Suter N. D. Stacey W. J. Stafford J. F. Standen D . C. Starbuck C. J. H. Starey A. L. Stewart T. P. C. Stibbs

E. G. Stokes P. K. Stowers W. F. G. Strang A. J. Stranger-Jones G. D . Summers M. J. 0. Sutherland C. H. Sutton N. A. J. Swanson C. S. Switzer T. R. Sykes A. N. J. Tate C. F. Taylor G. S. Taylor J. C. Taylor R. M. Taylor S. J. Tetley B. F. W. Thomas H. M. Thomas W. Thomas R. E. Thornton W. Thorpe J. A. Thrower A. M. Tod J. D. Todd B. J. M. Tovey J. C. Townsend B. St J. Trafford H. A. Travers W. B. Travers R. H. Trethewey K. G. Trevis M. M. T. Tse J. D. Tullett E. G. H. Turner F. M. Underkuffler

K. Unwin R. H. Upton A. M. Urquhart A. Vadher D. M. Van Roijen K. A. Vardy R. J. Vaughan R. Venables S. Vivian J. C. Voigt R. L. Vollum A. J. Voyce R. E. WaddingtonJones D. H. E. Wainwright J. B. Wakefield F. E. Wakelin M. C. Wald B. M. Walker W. Walker S. E. Wallis G. R. Walmsley J. B. Walmsley K. S. Walmsley A. C. Warr M. C. Warren C. N. Waters P. M. Watson G. D. Wattles A. J. Weiner C. J. Weir A. C. Wells C. J. Wells D. V. S. West J. A. West

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A. Westaway W. R. Weston J. D. Wharne H. M. Wheaton E. T. Wheeler P. F. White T. Whitehouse A. J. Whitton P. J. Wilkinson S. C. Wilkinson M . Willcock G. G. Williams J. H. B. Williams R. H. Williams W. S. C. Williams S. A. Williamson H. A. P. Wills A. T. de B. Wilmot A. P. Wilson C. R. Wilson D. B. Wilson J. J. Wisdom P. Witherington J. K. Wolfenden G. M. Woodman G. T. Woods S. N. Woods R. T. C. Worsley WPP Group plc D. A. H. Wright E. L. Wright D. A. Wyatt J. R. C. Young R. N. Young C. Z. Ysrael D. L. Zwirek

ST EDMUND HALL ASSOCIATION INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 1996 Year ended 31 May 1996 £ £ INCOME from Subscriptions Legacy Bank interest Emden bequest interest Other

Year ended 31 May 1995 £ £

8,839

8,660

625 112

430 112 138 9,576

EXPENDITURE Magazine production (half) (2,511) (1 ,684) Magazine postage & mailing (half) Honorary Secretary's expenses (265) (280) AGM notice printing Executive Committee meeting expenses 750th Anniversary Expenses (240) Retirement Presents (net) Donation Flowers Centenary photographs

9,340 (1,975) (1, 107) (415) (280) (17)

(115) (45) (25) (25) (9) (4,980)

(4,013)

4,596

5,327

Less grants: Preliminary estimates of grants for potential developments, including the crypt (1,500) Mrs Brown Fund (200) 750th Anniversary expenditure (1,000) Freshers' Guide (100) 1,500 Add back grants no longer required: Contribution to electronic keyboard Piano for the hall Benefactors' book

(300)

(1,500)

Appropriation to Directory Fund Surplus transferred to General Fund

(1,300)

(1,000)

3,096

4,327

(2,500)

(2,500)

596

1,827

These accounts will be submitted for the approval of the members at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting on 14th January 1997.

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ST EDMUND HALL ASSOCIATION BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MAY 1996

£

31 May 1996 £

31 May 1995 £

£

ASSETS Deposit with Charities Official Bank balances

5,700 12,684

5,700 9,073

Less: Creditors

18,384 (4,591)

14,773 (4,076)

13,793

10,697

REPRESENTED BY ACCUMULATED FUNDS General Fund at start of year Surplus from Income Account

3,870 1,827

5,697 596 6,293

Aularian Register Fund at start of year Appropriation this year

5,000 2,500

5,697 2,500 2,500

7,500

5,000

13,793

10,697

D. E. Wood (President) I. W. Durrans (Honorary Treasurer)

I have examined the books and vouchers of the Association for the year ended 31 May' l996. In my opinion the above Balance Sheet and annexed Income and Expenditure Account give respectively a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Association at 31 May 1996 and of the surplus of income over expenditure for the year ended on that date.

31 July 1996 The Coach House 29a Bennett Park Blackheath London SE~l9RA

L. D. Page (Honorary Auditor)

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NEWS FROM THE BURSAR EDMUND BEAR ENTERPRISES A COMMEMORATIVE PORCE LAI N mug has been commissioned to mark the 750th Anniversary of the Canonisation of St Edmund; featuring the Hall arms on one side and those of Pontigny Abbey on the other, with an appropriate legend in English and French, these mugs are a-glitter with gold leaf and make a handso me collectable companion to the standard item. We have a limited number at the usual price (£5) see order form at the back of the Magaz ine.

Anticipating a rush on bow ties now that Sir Stephen Tumim is in post, stocks of these soon-to-be-correct sartorial indulgences have been enlarged. Now you can obtain bow ties in all the current silk patterns -£ 15 each, see order form.

A NEW NOTELET A brilliantly coloured reproduction of a Victorian watercolour of the Hall is now available as a plain card, price £3.50 for I 0 from the Bursary.

The above photograph was not taken at Henley as you might expect, but in the College Garden. Our "models" are wearing the new College cap; in Burgundy and Gold with HALL clearly inscribed in the front four panels, these caps have got to be the fashion statement of the year. Already selling like hot cakes from the Bursary, just send £9 to include post and packaging.

CHRISTMAS CARDS The latest in the series of Hall Chri stmas cards will be available in time for Christmas posting. Many of our readers make a bank order to be delivered every year - see order page at the back of the Magazine.

BALLOON RACE The winner of the Balloon Race which took place at the Reunion Garden Party was Ralph Peskett, the remnants of whose balloon arrived some weeks later from Dorset.

Ralph wins the giant Teddy that was on display. Well done, balloon!

G.B.-T.

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THE HALL SHOP ORDER FORM SEH Umbrellas: very high quality Briggs with double Fox frame, crook handle and "by Royal Appointment" label. Maroon and Gold livery with cross flory on each panel. £35 each No required . . .

Porcelain Mugs: white bone china and gold leaf bearing full colour coat of arms (a) beaker style (straight sides) £5, (b) tankard style (waisted) £6, (c) Pontigny commemorative beaker style £5 Type . .

No required . . ...

Silk ties (a) black with red cross, (b) gold & Chough, (c) maroon with gold cross, (d) maroon with gold teddy, (e) Oxford blue with gold teddy, (f) sage green with gold teddy always available at £17.50 Type . . . .

No required .....

Polyester ties (a) black with red cross, (b) gold & Chough, (c) black & Chough, (d) maroon with gold cross, (e) black with coat of arms, (f) maroon with gold stripe, (g) maroon with gold teddy £7 Type . . . .

No required .

Polyester Bow Tie (Self tie) (a) Gold & Chough £5, (b) Maroon with gold Teddy £10 Type.

Silk bow ties black with red cross (a) ready-tied or (b) self-tie £10 Type (a) maroon, (b) Oxford blue, (c) sage green all with repeat gold teddy self-tie £15 Type.

No required.

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No required ..

Edmund Bear with embroidered jumper and Hall bow tie Type .. (a) 9.5" @ £8.50, (b) 15" @ £16.00

No required .....

Blazer buttons Boxed set of six large and six small £30.00

No required .....

Bridge Packs Boxed sets of playing cards (twin pack 1 blue, I maroon) £10.00

No required.

Table Mats Boxed set of six (heat resistant) with Hall prints £45.00

No required .

Tea Towel Pure white cotton with black aerial print of the Hall £3

No required .

No required ...

Maroon Leather Book Marks £1.00 Notelets Coloured cards (with envelopes) blank for own message No required ...

35p each, £3.00 for I 0 Hankies Pack of two (one blue one maroon with gold teddy) large enough for table napkins £4 per pack No required ...

No required ..

Poster by Stephen Farthing in cardboard tube £3 No required .... limited signed copies £25

Whisky tumblers engraved with Hall coat of arms small £10.00, large £12.00 Type ...

Tea Cosies, Teddy Beartreddy Hall repeat pattern £4.00

No required .... .

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No required .... .

PVC Tote Bag same design as above £5.00 PVC BBQ Apron same design as above £5.00

No required .. .

Tee Shirt Maroon with Gold outline Teddy Bear+ Teddy Hall Scroll £7.50 Sizes S, M, L, XL Sweatshirt Same delatls as above £12.00

No required ..

No required .....

PLEASE MAKE CHEQUES PAYABLE TO " ST EDMUND HALL" POST & PACKAGING • UK please add SOp for ties, hankies, book marks; £1.00 for other items; £5 for table mats. Overseas cheques in sterling, adding approximately £1.00 for ties; £3.00 for other items.

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