St Edmund Hall Magazine 2001-02

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MAGAZINE 2001 - 2002

ST EDMUND HALL

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EDITOR Gillian Powell

St Edmund Hall Oxford OX I 4AR Telephone (0 1865) 279000 Internet: http://www.seh.ox.ac.uk/

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Vol. XVII No. I ST EDMUND HALL MAGAZINE October 2002

COLLEGE LIST .. ......... ..... .... ...... .. ............................................... .. ............. .... I TO REPORT From the Principal ....... ... ..... ... ... ... .. .. .... ... ..... ... ... .. ........ ..... .... .... ... ... ... ........ ... ... ...8 From the Chaplain .. .... .. ........ .. ......... .. .. .. ................ .... ......... .. .. .. .. .. ...... ........ ...... .. 12 From the Librarian ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. ...... ..... .. .... .. 13 From the Bursar ............................ .. .. ..... .. ...... .... ... .. ... .. ... .... .. ...... .... ... .. ... .... ....... .22 The Senior Common Room ..... ... .. ...... ........... .... .. .... ........ ........ ......... ........ ........ 23 The Middle Common Room ... ... .. ... .. .. .. ... .. ...... ... .. .......... ........................ .. .......... 28 The Junior Common Room .. ..... ......... ...... .... ... ..... ... ........................................... 30 Clubs and Societies .................... .. ... .. ........ ... .. .. ... ......... ........ ........... ......... .... ....... 31 THE YEAR IN REVIEW New Fellows ..... .. ............. .... ... .. .. ... .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. ......... ..... ... ... ....... ...... ...... 52 The Ritcheson Fellowship Lecture ... ....... ..... ... ................................................... 57 The Geddes Lecture .... ...... ..... .... ...... ........ .... .................. .. .. ............. ...... .. 58 St Edmund's Day ..... ... ,.... ......... .. ............................. ... ........ ................. ... .... 59 Graduate Debates and Seminars .................................. .. ..... ....... .. ... ..... ............... 60 The Nevill Coghill Poetry Prize 2002 .... ... .. .... .......... ............................ 60 Artweek .... .......... .... ............. ........ .... ... ....... .......... .. ........ ...... .................. .. ... 62 Music at the Hall .. ... ... ..... ..... ......................... ...... .... .... ........ ....... .. ...... .. .. .... .... 63 The Graham Midgley Memorial Prize for Poetry ................. ........ .... ...... ... 64 3rd Oxford-Cambridge Varsity Channel Relay Race .. ... ..... ... .... ..... ...... ....... 64 The George Series Prize .............................. ...... .. ....... .. ..... ............. ... 68 Tarheels in Teddy Hall .. ...... .... .... .................. ........... .. ......... ............ ....... 73 In Memori am - Waiter Bryan Matthew s ................ ......... ......... ............. 76 Obituaries ............. .. .. ... .. .... .. ..... ... ..... ............... .... .. .... .. .. .... .... ..... ... .. ......... 79 FOR THE RECORD Student Numbers ............... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ... .... .. .. .. ........ .......... ... ...... ..... .... .84 Matriculations .. .............. ..... .. ........... .... ..... .... ... ........ ..... ... ..... ... ....... ... .. ... .84 Vi siting Students ...... .. ............. .. ......... ...... .. ... .... .................. ... ...... ............ 88 Degree Results .................. .. .......... .. .......... ...... .......... .. .............. ................ 89 Awards and Prizes .. .... ...... ......... ............. .............. ... ... ... ... ........ ................ ... .... .... .93 Degree Days 2002-2004 .. ................................. .. ............................ ...... .......... ... .... 97 THE DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI OFFICE News ..... ............ ... .................. ... ... ... .. ........... ...... ... ..... ..... .. .. .... .... ............. 98 Aularian Gatherings ............. ...... ......... ... .............. ..... .. ..... .... ... ....... .......... ! 0 I lll

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ST EDMUND HALL 2001 - 2002 Visitor The Chancellor of the University The Rt Hon. Lord Jenkins of Hillhead, OM, PC, DCL Principal Mingos, David Michael Patrick MA (B.Sc. Mane., D.Phil. Sussex), FRS, C.Chem., FRSC Professor of Chemistry Fellows Dunbabin, John Paul Delacour, MA Reader in Politics, Butterworth Fellow and Tutor in Politics and Modern History, Library Fellow and Vice-Principal Knight, John Beverley, MA (BA Natal, MA Camb.)

Professor of Economics and Tutor in Economics Hunt, John David, MA, D.Phil. (MA, Ph.D. Camb.), FRS University Reader in Physical Metallurgy, Professor of Materials Science, Tutor in Metallurgy and Science of Materials Stone, Nicholas James, MA, D.Phil.

Professor of Physics and Tutor in Physics Wells, Christopher Jon, MA Tutor in Modern Languages (Medieval German) Collins, Peter Jack, MA, D.Phil.

Senior Research Fellow in Mathematics Venables, Robert, MA (LL M Lond.) QC Fellow by Special Election Blarney, Stephen Richard, B.Phil., MA, D.Phil.

Fellow by Special Election in Philosophy Wyatt, Derrick Arthur, MA (LLB, MA Camb. , JD Chicago), QC Barrister, Professor of Law and Tutor in Law Jenkyns, Hugh Crawford, MA (Ph.D. Leic. , MA Camb.)

Oxburgh Fellow and Tutor in Geology Slater, Martin Daniel Edward, MA, M.Phil.

Tutor in Economics, Academic Bursar and Senior Tutor Briggs, Adrian, BCL, MA Barrister, Tutor in Law

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Kouvaritakis, Basil, MA (B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. Mane.)

Professor of Engineering Science, Tutor in Engineering and Tutor for Graduates Reed, George Michael, MA, D.Phil. (B.Sc., MS, Ph.D. Auburn) GEC Fellow and Tutor in Computation Phillips, David George, MA, D.Phil., AcSS Professor of Comparative Education and Fellow by Special Election Ferguson, Stuart John, MA, D.Phil.

University Reader in Biochemistry, Professor of Biochemistry, WR. Miller Fellow and Tutor in Biochemistry Cronk, Nicholas Ernest, MA, D.Phil.

Besse Fellow and Tutor in Modern Languages (French) Newlyn, Lucy Ann, MA, D.Phil.

A. C. Cooper Fellow and Tutor in English Language and Literature and Tutor for Women Martin, RoseMary Anne, MA, D.Phil. (B.Sc. Newc.)

Professor of Abnormal Psychology and Tutor in Psychology Naughton, James Duncan, MA (Ph.D. Camb.)

Fellow by Special Election in Modern Languages (Czech) Bourne-Taylor, Geoffrey, MA Bursar Brasier, Martin David, MA (B.Sc., Ph.D. Lond.)

Professor of Paleobiology and Tutor in Geology Priestland, David Rutherford, MA, D.Phil.

Tutor in Modern History and Investment Bursar Watson, Stephen (B.Sc. Leeds, Ph.D. Camb.)

Fellow by Special Election in Pharmacology Whittaker, Robert James, MA (B.Sc. Hull, M.Sc., Ph.D. Wales) Reader in Biogeography, Tutor in Geography Borthwick, Alistair George Liam, MA (B.Eng., Ph.D. Liv.) Professor of Engineering Science, Tutor in Engineering Crampton, Richard John, MA (BA Dublin, Ph.D. Lond.)

Professor of East European History, Fellow by Special Election and Archivist Pettifor, David Godfrey, MA (Ph.D. Camb, B.Sc. Witwatersrand), FRS /saac Wolfson Professor of Metallurgy Palmer, Nigel Fenton, MA, D.Phil., FBA Professor of German

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Kahn, Andrew Steven, MA, D.Phil. (BA Arnherst, MA Harvard) Tutor in Modern Languages (Russian) Manolopoulos, David Eusthatios, MA (MA, Ph.D. Camb.)

Oxford Molecular Fellow and Tutor in Chemistry and Dean Podsiadlowski, Philipp, MA (Ph.D. MIT) Tutor in Physics Zavatsky, Amy Beth, MA, D.Phil. (B.Sc. Pennsylvania) Tutor in Engineering Korbmacher, Christoph, MA (PO, Dr.med. FU Berlin) American Fellow and Tutor in Physiology Matthews, Paul McMahan, MA, MD, D.Phil., FRCPC Professor of Neurology, Fellow by Special Election Mountford, Philip, MA, D.Phil. (B.Sc. CNAA) C.Chem., FRSC Reader in Inorganic Chemistry and Tutor in Chemistry Davidson, Nicholas Sinclair, MA (MA Camb.)

Ritcheson Fellow and Tutor in Modern History Ashbourn, Joanna Maria Antonia, MA (MA Camb., Ph.D. South Bank) Fellow by Special Election Bull, Malcolm Glen, MA (MA Lond.)

Fellow by Special Election in Fine Art Ebers, George Cornell, MA (MD Toronto) Action Research Professor of Clinical Neurology Barclay, Joseph Gurney, MA Fellow by Special Election Holland, Anna, MA, D.Phil.

Fellow by Special Election in French Flanders, Alan (BA Old Dominion, MA English-Hollins, D.Phil. George Washington) Fellow by Special Election Alien, James, M.Chem.

William R. Miller Junior Research Fellow in Biochemistry Paxman, Jeremy Dickson (MA Camb.)

Fellow by Special Election Screaton, Gavin Robert, MA, BM, B.Ch., D.Phil. (MRCP) Fellow by Special Election Shaw, James Edric (MA Edin., Ph.D. EUI Florence) Fellow by Special Election Wilhelm, William Jean, Junior (BBA, MA Wichita, Ph.D. Louisiana) Visiting Professor in Management Studies

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Johnson, Paul Robert Vellacott, MA (MB, ChB. Edin., MD Leic., FRCS, FRCS Edin., FRCS in Ped. Surg.)

University Reader in Paediatric Surgery and Fellow by Special Election Kai"ka, Maria, MA, D.Phil. (MA NTUA) Tutor in Geography Achinstein, Sharon, MA (AB Harvard, Ph.D. Princeton) Tutor in English Wentworth, Richard, MA (MA Royal College of Art) Professorial Fellow, Ruskin Master of Drawing Tsomocos, Dimitrios, MA (MA, M.Phil., Ph.D. Yale) Tutor in Management Johansen-Berg, Heidi, BA Fellow by Special Election Honorary Fellows Wright, Sir Denis Arthur Hepworth, GCMG, MA Wylie, Norman Russell, The Rt Hon. Lord Wylie, PC, BA (LLB Glas.)

McManners, the Revd John, CBE, MA, D.Litt., FAHA, FBA, F.R.Hist.S. Oxburgh, Emest Ronald, The Rt Hon. The Lord Oxburgh, KBE, MA (Ph.D. Princeton), FRS Browne-Wilkinson, Nicolas Christopher Henry, The Rt Hon. Lord · Browne-Wilkinson, PC, BA Harris, Roy, MA, D.Phil. (Ph.D. Lond.), FRSA Tindle, David, MA, RA Daniel, Sir John Sagar, Kt, MA (Des-Se. Paris) Smethurst, Richard Good, MA Cox, John, MA Miller, William Robert, OBE, MA Kolve, Verdel Amos, MA, D.Phil. (BA Wisconsin) Read, Alien Walker, B.Litt., D.Litt., (MA Iowa) Cooksey, Sir David James Scott, Kt, MA Rose, General Sir (Hugh) Michael, KCB, CBE, QGM, MA Gosling, Justin Cyril Bertrand, B.Phil., MA Garland, Patrick Ewart, MA Marchington, Anthony Frank, MA, D.Phil.

Nazir-Ali, Rt Revd Michael James, M.Litt. (BA Karachi, M.Litt. Camb., Ph.D. NSW) Jones, Terence Graham Parry, MA

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Roberts, Gareth, MA Crossley-Holland, Kevin John William, MA, FRSL Graham, Andrew Winston Mawdsley, MA St Edmund Fellows Laing, Ian Michael, MA Smith, Martin Gregory, MA (MBA Stanford) Boyce, Alfred Warne, MA (BA Rhodes)* Romain, Michael A. Cansdale, Michael John, MA *Deceased Emeritus Fellows Yardley, Sir David Charles Miller, Kt, MA, D.Phil. (LLD Birm.), FRSA Hackney, Jeffrey, BCL, MA Ridler, Vivian Hughes, CBE, MA Donaldson, lain Malcolm Lane, MA (B.Sc., MB, Ch.B. Edin.), MRCP (Lond.)

Pollock, Norman Charles, B.Litt., MA (BA Cape Town) Ganz, Peter Felix, MA (MA, Ph.D. Lond.)

Alton, Reginald Ernest, MC, MA Mitchell, Raymond Bruce, MA, D.Phil., D.Litt. (MA Melbourne) Todd, Joseph Derwent, MA, D.Phil.

Hirsch, Sir Peter Bernhard, Kt, MA, D.Phil. (MA, Ph.D. Camb.), FRS Cowdrey, The Revd Herbert Edward John, MA, DD, FBA Rossotti, Francis Joseph Charles, B.Sc., MA, D.Phil., C.Chem, FRSC Segar, Kenneth Henry, MA, D.Phil.

Child, Mark Sheard, MA (MA, Ph.D. Camb.), FRS Taylor, Ann Gaynor, BM, B.Ch., MA Worden, Alastair Blair, MA, D.Phil. (MA, Ph.D. Camb.), FBA Williams, William Stanley Cossom, MA (Ph.D. Lond.)

Newsom-Davis, John Michael, CBE, MA (MA, MD Camb.), FRCP, FRS Scargill, David Ian, MA, D.Phil., JP Farthing, Stephen, MA (MA Royal College of Art) RA Phelps, Christopher Edwin, MA, D.Phil. Dean of Degrees

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Lecturers Hewitson, Kirsty Sarah, D.Phil., M.Chem.

Biochemistry Davis, Benjamin, BA, D.Phil.

Chemistry Aarnio, Outi Marketta, D.Phil. (Licentiate, Abo) Economics Yueh, Linda, D.Phil. (BA Yale, MPP Harvard, JD NYU) Economics Rogers, Benedict David, M.Eng., D.Phil.

Engineering Cunnington, David, MA, D.Phil.

English Holton, Amanda, MA English Jenkyns, Joy, MA (BA Soton, MA Lond.)

English Martin, Priscilla Elizabeth, MA (BA, MA, Ph.D. Lond.)

English Bailey, Richard (B.Sc. Leic., M.Sc., Ph.D. Lond.)

Geography Henderson, Scott, M.Sc. (BA Washington and Lee) Geography Wild, Lorraine Sylvia, MA, D.Phil.

Geography Waters, David John, MA, D.Phil. (MA Camb.)

Geology Roberts, David Baldock, MA (Ph.D. Camb.)

Human Sciences Fowler, Peta Ginette, MA, D.Phil.

Latin Adams, John Douglas Richard (LLB Durh.)

Law Edelman, James Joshua (B.Ec. , LLB W.Aust. , B.Comm. Murdoch) Law Izzo, Michael Anthony, BCL (LLB , BA Sydney) Law Vernon, Guy (BA York, MSc., PhD. Warwick) Management Cerezo, Alfred, D.Phil.

Materials Inkson, Beverley Jane, MA (MA, Ph.D. Camb.)

Materials Roberts, Steven George, MA (MA, Ph.D. Camb.)

Materials Wilkinson, Angus, (B.Sc. , Ph.D. Bristol) Materials Knight, Robin William, MA, D.Phil.

Mathematics Raines, Brian Edward (BA Hendrix, M.Sc. Missouri) Mathematics Black, John Joseph Merrington, MB , BS, FRCS Edin.

Medicine Lear, Pamela Virginia (B.Sc., Ph.D. Lond.)

Medicine Virgincar, Anand, MB , BS, MRCP, MD, DNB Medicine Baines, Jennifer, MA, D.Phil.

Modern Languages (Russian) Florio-Cooper, Clara (Dott. Lett. Turin) Modern Languages (Italian) James, Sara (BA, Ph.D. Birm.)

Modern Languages (French) Mackridge, Peter Alexander, MA, D.Phil.

Modern Languages (Greek) Mortimer, Geoffrey, MA, D.Phil. (B.Sc., M.Sc. Swansea) Modern Languages (German) Southworth, Eric Alan, MA (MA Camb.) Modern Languages (Spanish) Wells, Rainhild Dietmut, MA Modern Languages (German) Williams, Renee, MA Modern Languages (French) Alien, Roger William, D.Phil. (BA, B.Mus. Liv.) Music

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Myatt, Gerald, MA (B.Sc. Birm. , Ph.D. Liv.) Rikovska-Stone, Jirina, MA (Ph.D. Prague) Hampshire, James, BA (MA York) Leopold, David, MA (MA Suss.)

Johansen-Berg, Heidi, BA

Physics Physics Politics Politics Psychology

Chaplain The Revd Duncan MacLaren, MA Librarian Deborah Eaton, MA Artist in Residence Donna Stoering College Secretary & Registrar Joanna Cope, MA Head Porter David Beeching Decanal Staff Cardinale, Philip, M.Phil. (BA Georgetown) Junior Dean Dryburgh, Robert James Cover Dean Witztum, Jonathan (BA Ben-Gurion) Sub-Dean (lsis) Strbac, Maja, BA Sub-Dean (lsis) Joshi, Vibha, M.Phil. , D.Phil. (B.Sc., M.Sc., M.Phil. Delhi) Sub-Dean (NSE) Countouris, Nicola, (M.Sc. Lond.)

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TO REPORT FROM THE PRINCIPAL In one of my first speeches at the Hall I addressed the Freshers and noted that I was also a Freshman and faced some of the same trials and anxieties as themselves. I did emphasise that, unlike them, I would not have to sit examinations after three years and have my efforts publicly classified.

Nevertheless, having completed three years it is perhaps a useful time to examine my own efforts and reflect on what has been achieved and more importantly define what remains to be done. Most obviously I hope I have introduced a degree of stability after what was a stormy time for the College and provided an environment which made the negative national publicity a rapidly fading memory. I hope that Stacey and I have provided a traditional open and friendly atmosphere for the students who come here wondering whether they will be accepted in Oxford, and that the Fellows have felt sufficient trust in the handling of governing body business that they have been able to agree to move forward even when the decisions have not gone in the way that they had hoped.

My first priority was to improve the finances of the College and for nearly two years I concentrated on preparing for, and launching, the Campaign. Having made a good start I was able to transfer the completion of the Campaign into Terence Cudbird's safe hands last Autumn. The enhancement of the College's endowment has changed the perception of the College within Oxford and we are no longer seen as the poorest relation in the Oxford family. It has also been an important psychological step for the College to realise that it has enough financial security to consider the merits of projects not only on financial grounds. Having been relieved of the day-to-day responsibilities of the Campaign I have focussed this year on improving communications within the College and with old members. We have a new web-site which gives access to up-to-date information on the College and hopefully will encourage students to apply and old members to renew their relationship with the Hall. We have an email facility which enables us to communicate with all our students whose rooms are computer networked. This magazine is now regularly supplemented by a newsletter which is received by old members in the early summer. The St Edmund Hall Association under its new President has recognised the importance of maintaining its relationships with old members and he has steered through a helpful review of its activities. I have also spent much of the current year

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trying to ensure that the Bridge to Business Programme, funded generously

by Ian Laing and the Martin Smith Arts Foundation, which will support activities for our students in the arts through the income from a stand-alone trust, were given a good start. These are important because if they develop appropriately they will provide us with a more distinctive character in the eyes of prospective undergraduates. A lot remains to be done, however. On the academic side I hope that we shall be able to demonstrate that you do not have to be a rich college in order to achieve excellent Schools results and that we shall be able to provide more extensive accommodation and less expensive charges to our students. These developments need a combination of wise investments and clear academic policies. In order to achieve this I do need the help of Aularians if we are to succeed in what is now a very competitive environment.

I should like to welcome those who have joined the Hall during the present academic year. Dr Maria Kai"ka has joined us as Tutorial Fellow in Geography. Although she was initially trained in Athens her research has been completed here in Oxford. Dr Sharon Achinstein, currently a Professor at the University of Maryland, was appointed as a Tutorial Fellow in English and Dr Dirnitrios Tsomocos, of the Bank of England, as a Tutorial Fellow in Management Studies. At a time when one of my fellow Heads of House has written "no rational person would work in the British higher education system", we have been most fortunate in attracting from other parts of the world such high quality academics with excellent qualifications and experience.

We are seeking to make appointments in Materials, Medicine and Physics during the coming year and I hope that we will be able to attract equally good candidates. We were delighted to elect as an Honorary Fellow, Andrew Graham (PPE, 1962) the Master of Balliol College. He seems to have started a domino effect since Oriel College has recently announced that Derek Morris (PPE, 1964) is to be their Provost from January 2004. He is currently Chairman of the Competition Commission. In the autumn we elected Warne Boyce (1948), who originally came to the Hall as a Rhodes Scholar from South Africa, a St Edmund Fellow in recognition of his generosity and commitment to the Hall, but our pleasure was short lived and cruelly curtailed by the sad news that he had lost his battle against cancer in the early summer.

Michael Romain joined as a St Edmund Fellow and we hope that his great interest in the theatre and extensive contacts with producers, directors and actors will prove to be helpful to our undergraduates. Michael Cansdale, who was President of the SEH Association for the last three years, and did much to keep the Hall community together during a difficult inter-regnum

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period, was also elected a St Edmund Fellow. He also worked tirelessly to generate donations from his contemporaries to fund much valued Postgraduate Scholarships. The recipients of the Scholarships presented interesting talks on their research projects to the donors and Fellows. Professor Basil Kouvaritakis maintained an active series of postgraduate lectures and discussions: the most memorable being a post September 11th debate chaired

by Jeremy Paxman. Dr Heidi Johansen-Berg was elected to a Fellowship by Special Election for the duration of her tenure of a prestigious Wellcome Post-Doctoral Training Fellowship in Mathematical Biology.

Dr. Peter Collins decided to take advantage of the University's early retirement scheme to resign his Fellowship/Lectureship in Mathematics, but fortunately for our mathematics students he will continue teaching them for the next few years. Professor John Hunt FRS, who acted as vice-Principal last year will retire at the end of the academic year and has been elected to an Emeritus Fellowship. I am sure that in this position he will continue his commitment to cutting edge research and we look forward to his continued presence in the Senior Common Room. Dr Nicholas Crank, who has been so successful as acting Director of the Voltaire Foundation for the last three years, has been persuaded by the University to take on these responsibilities permanently. Therefore, he has reluctantly resigned from his Fellowship, but will continue his association with the Hall. Dr. Christoph Korbmacher has resigned his Fellowship in Physiology in order to take up a very well funded chair at Erlangen-Niimberg University in Germany. He will be greatly missed by the SCR and his students. Professor Bill Wilhelm will be returning to the United States after a very successful but all too brief period with us as a Professorial Fellow in Management Studies. We shall miss his fresh ideas and helpful advice on investment matters. Dr James Shaw has completed his time with us as a Fellow by Special Election and Royal Academy postdoctoral fellow in modem history. Dr. Anna Holland and Dr. Priscilla Martin, who have made significant contributions to the academic life in the College during recent years, will also be leaving us this academic year, but since they have new responsibilities in Oxford we hope to see them occasionally in the Hall.

The University's Recognition of Distinction exercise led to Dr Martin Brasier being promoted to a Professorship in Earth Sciences, Dr Alistair Borthwick to a Professorship in Engineering Science and Dr Philip Mountford to a Readership in Inorganic Chemistry. Dr Brasier received worldwide publicity earlier in the year for his new interpretation of key experiments which have a bearing on the origin of life on earth. Most recently, David

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Phillips has been elected an Academician of the Social Sciences Academy.

Nicholas Davidson gave the inaugural Ritcheson Lecture, which was titled "A Tale of Two Republics: Venice and the United States, 1776- 1797", on the 19'h October at the in the Old Dining Room (see page 57 for a full report). Dominic Lawson gave the Geddes Lecture, entitled "The Heart of Journalism", on 6'h November and provided a most interesting question and answer session.

One of the pleasures of being Principal is having the opportunity to celebrate the achievements of Aularians whose success must be attributed to former Principals. Thus I was able to dine in the House of Commons on 29'h October with Robert Jackson ( 1965), John Spellar ( 1966), Paul Farrelly ( 1981) and Mark Field ( 1984) who are our current crop of MPs. And on 3'd May we entertained in College our three current high Court Judges the Honourable Mr Justice Cooke, the Honourable Mr Justice Burnton and the Honourable Mr Justice Pumphrey. The celebration was able to look forward to the continuation of the fine tradition in law in this College by toasting Philip McGhee (4'h Year English with French Law) who had recently been awarded the Woolf Scholarship worthÂŁ 10,000 in an open competition sponsored by the Daily Telegraph.

Although Jack McManners has recently relinquished his duties as Chaplain at All Souls, this has provided him with more time for his writing and he has presented two very interesting additions to the College Library and his academic achievements continue to be recognised. Most recently he has been made Commandeur dans 1' Ordre des Arts et des Lettres an occasion we were able to celebrate with Nicholas Crank who had been made Officier dans l'Ordre des Palmes academiques. Sir Peter Hirsch received the HeynDenkmtinze Annual Prize of the German Materials Society.

Robert Venables' (Fellow by Special Election) generous support for our choral activities is as always much appreciated and he has helped us maintain a high musical standard. The Choir has been particularly large and vocal this year and is planning a CD. The students continued to be very active in the theatre and put on an excellent production of "Bash" at the Burton Taylor Theatre in Oxford. It received such favourable reviews that it is also being produced at this year's Edinburgh Festival. David Warner, the actor gave the cast and Director the benefit of his considerable experience. In a spirit of the "two cultures" Daniel Mitchell (Physics) was awarded the George Series Prize for 2002 for writing a short play.

The Hall's sporting achievements continued to yield prizes and awards.

Stacey and I entertained the Women's Rugby Team for a Cuppers Dinner,

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and the men's rugby team- having won the league- lost Cuppers after a thrilling semi-final against St Peters. On the river the Men's First Eight took full advantage of a new boat and showed a coherence and enthusiasm which resulted in them winning several regatta and very narrowly missing blades in Eights' Week. This year the Hall held a very successful Garden Party and lunch on the Saturday of Eights' Week which was attended by more than 300 and was greatly over-subscribed.

We launched the Campaign in January 2001 and I am very pleased to announce that to date we have received pledges and donations which correspond to approximately two-thirds of our target of ÂŁ?million. Two donors have most generously pledged a million pounds each to the Campaign and they have made an enormous contribution to the success of the Campaign.

It is disappointing that less than 10% of Aularians have contributed to the Campaign and although the remaining 90% may not be able to make large donations I hope that smaller contributions will take us near to our target during the coming year. The only other Hall in Oxford- Lady Margaret Hall - had a 50% response to a recent appeal: surely we cannot let them think they have a more generous "Hall Spirit".

Several events at the Hall this year recognised that the St Edmund Hall family also includes spouses, partners and children. Stacey and I hosted a Christmas Carol Service in the Chapel on 2"d December for the children of all Fellows and staff in the Hall and this was followed by a party which included a magic show. Stacey also hosts a dinner each term for the spouses of our hard working Fellows. I was able to meet up with Aularians in Chicago, Hong Kong, Singapore, New York, Birmingham and Plymouth and in each instance I was made to feel most welcome. I also travelled to Bologna to discuss the possibility of setting up links between our own College and a newly formed College at that ancient University.

So if I may return to my examination theme - maybe not a first class performance, but I hope that a touch of alpha quality was detected here and there in my efforts.

FROM THE CHAPLAIN I am often surprised by the loyalty of visiting Aularians, who express a fondness for the Hall out of all proportion to the time they spent here. After all, a three-year degree offers an undergraduate barely five hundred days of full term. Yet on reflection, I can see why. Those five hundred days are a packed and pivotal experience for the majority of students, which no other

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season of life is likely to rival.

Looking back over the past year in the life of the Chapel evokes this same sense of the rush, the richness, and the sheer density of Oxford life.

The choir have continued to produce a consistent, high quality of choral music which is often complimented by visitors. Chris Hampson and James Bendall, the senior and junior organ scholars, both left the Hall at the end of Trinity. Their dedicated service, energy, and good humour will be missed.

Visiting preachers have been set a series of daunting subjects this year.

The theme for Michaelmas, 'Portrait of a Revolutionary', looked at Jesus through the eyes - and insults - of his enemies. Hilary term focused on 'Faith in the Public Arena', addressing issues that arise from the increasingly public role of religion in society. In Trinity, the theme was drawn from the last book of the Bible, the enigmatic Book of Revelation. There were many highlights, but one which stands out in particular was the visit of Prof.

David Martin of the London School of Economics who lectured a packed Old Dining Hall on the topical issue 'Does Religion Cause War?' There have been highlights beyond the routine life of the Chapel as well.

The Crypt has been used termly for services, and there are plans to make more regular use of it in the future . The Chapel community has visited, and sung with, the congregations ofFitzwilliam College, Cambridge, and Wadham, this year. In addition, our now traditional walk to Binsey for a service provided a fitting end to the year. On a sadder note, on 23rd February 2002, Prof.

Bryan Matthews, formerly Professor of Clinical Neurology and a Fellow at the Hall, was remembered in a memorial service in the University Church.

Likewise, on 7th June a memorial service was held in Chapel for Christopher Cox, a second-year undergraduate of the Hall, who died during the Easter vacation. No doubt he will be warmly remembered by the many people who wrote, spoke, and sang their tributes to him.

By the time I read the printed edition of my next Chaplain's report, something like five hundred days will have elapsed. I know the time will have flown by, and I will wonder what I have been doing with it. For many of the undergraduates here, however, those days will stand out in their memories like a series of endless summers. I count it a privilege to be a part of it.

FROM THE LIBRARIAN As can be seen from the listing below, this collection of publications by Aularians, Fellows and other people with close Hall associations has had a bumper year. It is most unfortunate, then, that there was no occasion at this

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year's May "Summer Reunion" to put them on display so that Aularians might see this impressive and wide variety of books, articles and music.

However, if there should be a traditional Summer Reunion next year, or, if not, then at the next opportunity, these and subsequent publications will be shown.

ALLEN, Geoffrey A little suite for double bass and piano, MT Lawley, W. Australia 1999 After the rapture for piano solo, MT Lawley, W. Australia 2001 Cantilena for violoncello and piano, MT Lawley, W. Australia 1999 Divertissement for recorder quartet (SATB), MT Lawley, W. Australia 1999 In the dark, seven nocturnes for piano, MT Lawley, W. Australia 2000 Pastorale for bassoon and piano, MT Lawley, W. Australia 1999 Piano sonata no. 5, MT Lawley, W. Australia 1998 Piano sonata no . 6, MT Lawley, W. Australia 2000 Piano sonata no. 7, MT Lawley, W. Australia 2000 Six preludes for piano, opus 19, MT Lawley, W. Australia 2001 Sonata for oboe and violoncello, MT Lawley, W. Australia 2000 Sonatina for bassoon and piano, MT Lawley, W. Australia 1999 Three short pieces for solo flute, MT Lawley, W. Australia 1999 Variations and fantasia on an original theme for piano solo, MT Lawley, W. Australia 2000

ASHBOURN, Jo 'Energy transport in the solar transition layer', Proceedings of the Royal Society London A 457, 200 I ' Heating plasma loops in the solar corona' , The Astrophysical Journal 553

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2001 'On the magnetic field supporting quiescent solar prominences', The Astrophysical Journal 568 2002

BORTHWICK, Alistair Review of Introduction to fluid mechanics, Y Nakayama & R F Boucher London 1999. Proceedings of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers Vol. 213 1999 '3-D pseudospectral numerical model of non linear free surface motions' , Proc. 21st Ocean Engineering Conference Taiwan 1999 'A finite element model of interaction between viscous free surface waves and submerged cylinders' , Ocean Engineering 28 2001 'A pseudospectral sigmatransformation model of 2-D nonlinear waves', Journal of Fluids and Structures 13 1999 'Adaptive hierarchical grid model of water borne pollutant dispersion', Advances in Water Research 23 2000 'Adaptive Q-tree Godunov-type scheme for shallow water equations', Intl Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids 35 200 I 'Adaptive quad tree model of shallowflow hydrodynamics', Journal of Hydraulic Research 39 200 I 'Coastal flow simulation using Roe's approximate Reimann solver', ECCOMAS Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference Swansea 2001

'Godunov-type solution of curvilinear shallow water equations', Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 827 2000 'Kinetic theory for particles in dilute and dense solid-liquid flows ' , Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 893 2000 'Nonlinear wave loading using sigmatransformed and unstructured finite element meshing', Proc. 15th lnt Workshop on Water Waves ... Caesarea 2000 ' Q-tree model of nearshore flows at multi cusps', 27th lntl Conference on Coastal Engineering Sydney 2000 ' Quadtree grid numerical model of nearshore wave-current interaction', Coastal Engineering 42 200 I 'Simulation of non linear free surface motions .. .', Jntl Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids 36 200 I 'The UK coastal research facility 1994-2004', Proc. Jnstn Civ Engrs Water & Mar Enging 142 2000 'Water wave diffraction by a cylinder array, parts I & 2', Journal of Fluid Mechanics 442 2001 BRIGGS, Adrian The conflict of laws , Oxford:Oxford University Press 2002 BURNS, Robert M Philosophies of history: from enlightenment to postmodernity, Oxford:Basil Blackwell 2000 BURROUGHS, William James Climate change: a multidisciplinary approach , Cambridge :Cambridge University Press 2001 The climate revealed , London : Mitchell Beazley 1999 COSSTICK, Frederick The honourable mercenary: Duke Federico and the palace of Urbino, Eastbourne:FMCOSSCO 2001

COWDREY, H. E. J. 'Some reflections upon Stephen Harding's letter to the abbot and monks of Sherborne', in Praises no less than charity. Kalamazoo, MI: 2002 The register of Pope Gregory VII I 073-1085, Oxford:Oxford University Press 2002 CRAMPTON, Richard The Balkans since the Second World War, London:Longman 2002 CROSSLEY HOLLAND, Kevin Arthur: The seeing stone, London: Orion 2000 Sea tongue, Syderstone:The Hawthorne Press 1998 Selected poems, London:Enitharmon 2001 The ugly duckling, London:Orion 2001 DAY, Sir Robin 'May it please your majesty.. .', Luncheon address Nov. 1999 Celebration of Achievers Speaking for myself, London:Ebury Press 1999 DELFS, Lauren 'English tasks: all words and verb lexical sample', in Preiss, Judita and David Yarowsky (eds). Proceedings of SENSEVAL-2 EATON, Deborah Hayward Biographies of Catullus, Ennius , Gellius, Propertius and Tibullus in From polis to empire the ancient world, c. 800 BC -AD 500 Andrew G. Traver (ed). New York 2002 'How Able Seaman Emden of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve helped Ewald Osers complete his footnotes' (The Emden Collection of Naval, Military and Intelligence History, St Edmund Hall , MIA Newsletter 200 I

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'What "goes around, comes around",' Library History Newsletter Summer 2001 FERNS, Matthew Leaves from the book of Haggai, http://www.poetry.com GORDON, Keith 'All the world's a stage', Taxation 147 2001 'Back to basics - withdrawal of cash basis' , The Tax Journal2001 no. 600 'Carry-back claims', Tax Adviser February 200 I 'Cas, FYAs, IT and CAA 200 I ' , Tolley s Practical Tax Newsletter vol. 22 2001 'Data Protection Act 1998 - the tax perspective', TAXLine February 2002 'Derivatives and loan relationships', Taxation 148 2002 ' Down on the farm', Taxation 146 2001 ' Internet filing service - the story unfolds ', Taxes 200 I no. 161 ' Internet filing service' , Taxes 200 I no. 158 'Internet P35s and directors', Simon s Tax Briefing I 0 May 200 I 'Inter spouse disposals', Taxation 147 2001 'Literary allusions', Taxation 14 7 2001 ' Penalty loophole' , Taxation 149 2002 ' Personal tax' , Taxation 146 200 I 'Personal tax' , Taxation 149 2002 'Remember your anniversaries', Tolley 's Practical Tax Newsletter vol.

22 2001 'Taper relief- a practitioner's guide', Taxes 2001 no. 165 'Taper relief update', Tolley 's Practical Tax Newsletter vol. 22 2001 'Taper relief' , Taxation 147 2001 'Taper, dates and business or non-

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business assets', Tolley s Practical Tax Newsletter vol. 22 200 I 'Tax and the bar', Taxation 147 2001 'Tax efficient training ', Taxation 146 2001 'Tax law rewrite ', Tax Adviser March 2002 GRAHAM, David 'Discovering Jabez Henry crossborder insolvency law in the 19th century ', International Insolvency Review Vol. I 0 200 I 'The insolvent Italian banks of medieval London, pts I & 2' , International Insolvency Review Vol. 9 2000 GRAVES, Peter 'How simple are Ingo Schulze's "storys"?' in Arthur Williams et al (eds). German language literature today: international and popular?

'Kassandra. Also an allegory of the GDR's demise?' in Robert Atkins and Martin Kane (eds). German Monitor retrospect and reviews: ' From classical shades to Vickers victorious: shifting perspectives' in British German Studies, Bern:Peter Lang 1999 HEGGIE, lan G. Commercial management and financing of roads, Washington, DC:World Bank 1998 Commercial management and financing of roads [in Arabic], Washington, DC:World Bank 1998 Commercial management and financing of roads [in Russian], Washington, DC:World Bank 1998 HEWITT,Ian Joint ventures, London:Sweet & Maxwell 200 I 2nd ed HOCKNELL, Peter Boundaries of cooperation, London :

Kluwer 2001 KELLY,JND Zlote Usta Jan Chryzos tom , Bydgoszcz: Homini 200 I KNIGHT, John The economic decline of Zimbabwe: neither growth nor equity, Basingstoke:Palgrave 2002 'Economic growth, economic reform, and rising inequality in China ', in Riskin , Carl et al. China's retreat from equality: income distribution and economic transition 'A spatial analysis of wages and incomes in urban China', in Riskin , Car) et al. China's retreat from equality: income distribution and economic transition KOUVARITAKIS, Basil Nonlinear predictive control: theory and practice, London:Institution of Electrical Engineers 200 I MATTHEWS, Melvyn Both alike to thee, London :S PCK 2000 MINGOS, Michael 'Complexes, clusters and crystal chemistry', Structure and Bonding 79 1992 'Hybridization schemes for coordination and organometallix compounds', Structure and Bonding 72 1990 ' Stereochemistry and bonding', Structure and Bonding 71 1989 'A look to the future', Journal of Organometallic Chemistry Vol. 600 2000 MITCHELL, Bruce 'Phoenix 71-84 and 424-42 : two syntactical cruces involving punctuation' , ANQ 15 2002 MOONAN, Lawrence

Divine power: the mediev al power distinction , Oxford:Ciarendon Press 1994, 200 I rpt MORTIMER, Geoff Eyewitness accounts of the Thirty Years War 1618-48, Basingstoke: Palgrave 2002 NEWLYN, Lucy several poems in David Constantine et al (eds) Oxford poets 2001 : an anthology London:Carcanet 2001 Chatter of choughs [editor] Oxford: Signal Books 2001 NIXON, Bruce Making a difference: strategies and tools for transforming your organization, Chalford:Management Books 2000 200 I rev. ed.

OCKENDEN, Michael Tower and steeple: the story of Ormskirk parish church, Ashby de la Zouche:Ashby de la Zouche Museum 2002 PAGE, Martin R. Britain 's unknown genius: the lifework of J. M . Robertson , London : South Place Ethical Society 1984 Crimefighters of London: a history of the origins and development of the London Probation Service 1876-1965, London:Inner London Probation Service 1992 Homelessness and mental illness: the dark side of community care, London:Concern Publications 1991 PALMER, Nigel Das Munchner Gedicht von den 15 Zeichen vor dem Jungsten Gericht...., Berlin:Erich Schmidt 2002 PHILLIPS, David & ERTL, Hubert [Fellow; Aularian] 'Interpreting and implementing EU education and training policy: the

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examples of Germany and Sweden' , World Studies in Education Vol. I 2000 REIS,John Plenderleath's memoranda of Cherhill, Calne:Fulmer Publishing 2001 SCARGILL, Ian 'Urban communes learn to cooperate ' , Town & Country Planning June 2001 SEWELL, Richard Survival. The story of a life: 1942200 I, [mentions Paul Burrough m.

1934 also a prisoner], Victoria , BC:Richard Sewell 2001 3rd revised reprint SHIPTON, Alyn A new history of jazz, London : Continuum 200 I SMITH, Rodger Hayward Jackson's matrimonial finances and taxation, London:Lexis/Nexis Butterworths Tolley 2002 7th ed SPURR, Barry 'True confessions ? Ted Hughes' Birthday Letters ' , Sydney Studies in English 27 200 I TEMPEST, Paul Channel sailing, London:Teapot Press 2001 TYTLER, Graeme 'Some reflections on Lavater ' s Physiognomic Analyses of Two Engravings of David von Orelli ' , in Gegen Unwissenheit und Finsternis: Johann Cas par von Orelli ( 1787 -1849) und die Kultur seiner Zeit, ed. Michele C. Ferrari (Zurich:Chronos 2000), 5770 WHITTAKER, Rob 'How to go extinct: lessons from the lost plants of Krakatau', Journal of Biogeography 27 2000

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'Scale and species richness: towards a general, hierarchical theory of species diversity' , Journal of Biogeography 28 2001 'Scaling , energetic and diversity', Nature vol. 40 I 1999 'The refugial debate', Science vol 287 2000 'Species diversity - scale matters' , Science Vol. 295 2002 'Ecoregions in context: a critique with special reference to Indonesia' , Conservation Biology Vol. 16 2002 'Climatic gradients in woody plant (tree and shrub) diversity: waterenergy dynamics, residual variation, and topography ', Oikos vol. 89 2000 'Tree species richness modelling: an approach of global applicability?', Oikos vol. 89 2000 WILEY, George The poems of James Montgomery ( 1771-1854), Sheffield:Hallamshire Press 2000 WILLIAMS, W S C Nuclear and particle physics [in Bulgarian], Bulgaria 2001 Introducing special relativity, London:Taylor & Francis 2002 WORSLEY, W. T. C. Destiny delayed , privately printed in Canada 2000 WRIGHT, Denis, Sir 'Burials and memorials in Persia : further notes and photographs', I ran XXXIX 2001 Prince cAbd Ul-Husayn Mirza FarmanFarma. Notes from British sources, I ran XXXV Ill 2000 'The Iran Society : the first sixty-five years 1935-2000', np, nd WYATT, Derrick The British year book of international

law 2000, Oxford:Clarendon Press 2001 Wyatt and Dashwood's European Union law, London:Sweet & Maxwell 2000 4'h ed.

YEAGER,RF Speaking images: essays in honor of V. A. Kolve, (also article by Terry Jones), Asheville, NC:Pegasus Press 2001

Gifts to the Library 2002 As you know normally in this section I mention donations to the undergraduate Library of a special or more interesting nature and then go on to list all the names of donors.

This year, to give Aularians a better idea of the range of gifts given, I have decided to add details of some of the gifts given by each person. However I must make here special mention of the geology and palaeontology books given by both his parents and his Hall friends as gifts to the Library in memory of CHRIS COX, who died this year.

Damian ATKINSON, the recently retired Library Assistant: I 60 WWI postcards to add to the I 000 we already have; A. K. BARTON, m. 1929, the donor of the I 000 WWI postcards, this year gave us two very collectable I 926 General Strike newspaper reports; Jacquetta BLACKER, m. I 998: several health books, one titled Kosher Sex; Mark BOLTON-MAGGS, m. I 999: a

number of useful undergraduate economic texts; Geoffrey BOURNE-TAYLOR , Bursar: a book on philosophy; James BRACE, m. I 988: Annual subscription to the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies; Virginia CATMUR, mother of Caroline CATMUR, m. I 999 (who worked very hard for us after her Finals were over), again gave us copies of the books she either proof-read or copy edited; Ailsa CROFTS , our new Library Assistant: a book on human development; Nick DAVIDSON, our Early Modern History Fellow: a book on Italian history; The executors of the late Sir Robin DAY, Honorary Fellow, m. 1947, chose to give to the Library over 50 boxes of books from his private library, of which many were used to fill gaps in the main collection and in the Emden Military History Collection, the remainder being sold and whose funds will be used to purchase major reference works; Alan FLANDERS, Fellow by Special Election: copies of his own books, Confederate Phoenix: the CSS Virginia and The Royal Naval armament depots of Priddy 's hard ...

Paul GOULDING, m. I 978: Annual subscription to European Employment Law and the UK John HAYES, friend of John COX, Honorary Fellow, has again given us 8 mailbags and I 0 boxes of books which have been used to fill gaps in the main collection and in the Emden Military History Collection , the remainder being sold and whose funds will be used

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to purchase books for the Library; Derek JONES , m . l952: French literature and music analysis books; Andrew KAHN, Fellow: Russian, French and German books; Michael MINGOS, Principal: copies of his own chemistry publications as author and editor; Bruce NIXON , m. 1952: a copy of his book on modern management techniques; Keith O'SULLIVAN, cataloguer of the Emden Military Collection: books for both that collection and for the main Library ; Martin R PAGE, m. 1962: an addition to our Welfare section on homelessness and mental illness; James PRICE , m. 1947: copies of each of the Woodstock Books facsimiles of English literature published this year; even though he has now retired from publishing, he has insisted that Teddy Hall still receive what is published in these series; Arthur Farrand RADLEY, m. 1935: a C19th copy of St Augustine ' s Confessions for the Old Library ; Carole RODIER, a former French Lectrice: a copy of her book on Virginia Woolf; Michael ROMAIN, Fellow by Special Election: biographies of Diaghilev and of Sir Frederick Ashton; Barry SPURR, m. 1974: books on religious verse; Yevgeniy TSIFRINOVICH, YAB 2001-2: for the Emden Collection Liddle Hart's History of the Second World War; Ian VALVONA, m. 1994: for the Old Library, a seven volume C 18th edition of Samuel Richardson's, Sir Charles

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Grandison, given in memory of Professor Eric Radford, founder of the Muriel Radford Prize; John WALTERS, m. 1959: again has given us a rich collection of Czech and German books; W. R. WESTON, m. 1955: privately published volumes on his father's life, which have been added to the Emden Collection; David WHITMARSH, m. 1985: several geology texts for the main Library; Amy WILLETT, Florida State University Law Summer School at Oxford: English literature books she bought to read while she was here; W S C WILLIAMS, Emeritus Fellow: a copy of his latest book, Introducing special relativity Jonathan WITZTUM, m. 1996: several philosophy texts; Others not directly associated with the Hall or with the University who gave books are : Andrew BREEZE , the PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF SINGAPORE, Dorothie STORY, and Russell WOOD.

Dr. Damian Atkinson, Library Assistant, Retires

• Even though I had a part-time Library Assistant at the time, something made me keep a mailshot sent in 1991 to all Oxford college librarians from a mature PhD student who wanted full-time work in a library. ., . J'a' Keeping that letter and CV was the best thing ·. :'\\ : I have done as Hall Librarian. For, as the result of major changes in the day-to-day ~ running of the Library, the next year found ~·,~ its use increasing exponentially, making the hiring of a full -time Assistant imperative. I remembered that mailshot, got in touch with its writer on the off chance, and, as they say, the rest is history.

Over his nine years with the Hall, Dr. Damian Atkinson, drawing on his previous experience as a researcher and teacher, worked with and for the students and Fellows to help make the Library the welcoming and vibrant place it is today. Evidence of this can be seen not only in his election as an Honorary Member of the Junior Common Room in 1994, but also in the fact that, in a survey of the students about the Hall some years later by the Governing Body, the Library was voted the best run aspect of the Hall and its staff the best at helping the students.

When he wasn't filing loan slips or fixing photocopier malfunctions or helping students find books, Damian was researching one his several entries for the up-coming new edition of the Dictionary of National Biography or one of those for Volume 4 of The Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature. He also continued his work on the late Victorian author, W. E. Henley, and 2000 saw the publication of his book, The Select Letters ofW E. Henley, which received both a cover notice and a one and a half page review in the Times Literary Supplement.

Damian is thoroughly enjoying his retirement. As an Affiliate Member of the Middle Common Room, he is a frequent visitor to the Hall. He has recently returned from a "tramp steamer" trip to South Africa, and is just finishing one of four more books on Henley and his circle.

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FROM THE BURSAR This last year has been one of consolidation in the College following the monstrous commitment that was expended on the refurbishment and extension of the College Lodge. So my report this year of new loos and repairs to the library tower seems a little lame. Terry Jones has often regretted visiting the College to find that his former room on staircase 6 had become a lavatory- sorry Terry, it's now been upgraded to an office! With new appointments and changes in staffing in the College office, it has been necessary to re-orientate the south east corner of the quadrangle. The former disabled toilet facilities are now an adjunct of the main College Office and Senior Tutors' office. Across the passage way, by swapping a ground floor student room elsewhere, it has been possible to produce disabled wc and shower facilities, and another wc, all without loss of student room space- don't ask me how.

It has been necessary to redesign the lead-work and parapet detail at the foot of the library tower of St Peter-in-the-East; climatic changes seem to be producing more heavy rainfall with the consequence that we have had flooding down the inside of the library walls at that point. It was discovered that during such flash floods the enormous gullies and hopper on the north wall were simply not coping with the quantity of rainwater to be dispersed.

Most of the available time this summer on the library roof has been spent rectifying the lead detail and with the installation of another large hopper in the north western corner, and we are grateful for the financial assistance of the Columbia Foundation.

A highlight of this year (ifthat is the right phrase) was the fire that gutted one of our newer rooms in the Emden block, illustrating vividly the perils of an unattended candle. Everybody learned a great number of lessons and the staff are to be congratulated on the speedy response to what could have been a major disaster and, in the aftermath, the refurbishment of the room and adjacent damage in time for the conference trade during the long vacation.

I am sorry to have to report the death of Ruth Jones who served the College as a senior scout until an incredible 78 years old. Ruth died recently at the age of 86. I have personal memories of Ruth as an Oxford scout of the old school, dependable, discreet and, in everything she did, a great credit to the College. A donation was sent by the College to the Acute Stroke Unit at the JR in token of our esteem.

Eunice Lock celebrated her Ruby Wedding anniversary of her marriage to David this year: most of those 40 years have been spent working at

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Teddy Hall as a senior and immensely popular scout. Eunice is one of those people I have never heard do anything but laugh. Congratulations to Eunice and our best wishes for the next 40 years!

New Staff: we welcome Joanna Cope as College Secretary and Registrar who joins us from Worcester College where she served as Admissions Secretary- Jo was an under graduate of St Anne's; Leanne Pugh took up the post of Accommodation Officer in the Bursary at the beginning of this year; Teresa Midwinter joined the Accounts Department as an Assistant Accountant; Gill Powell, who came to us from Rolls Royce & Bentley Motors in Cheshire, has joined as Principal's PA; Mary Lye was appointed to the College Office. Dawn Wizzard has been promoted to the post of Hall Butler. At the time of writing we are looking forward to the appointment of Sam Green as the Senior Common Room Butler in September.

Another exciting piece of staff news was the arrival of Alison Pargeter, daughter of bursary assistant Margaret Pargeter, to perform a lead in the trilogy of Ayckbourn comedies which were staged at the Playhouse in March.

Under the collective title of 'Damsels in Distress', the trilogy had a season in Scarborough to very positive national reviews and will have opened at the Duchess theatre in the West End by the time you read this. In 'Game Plan' she played a 16 year old school girl- for which she was nominated for best supporting actress in the BarclaysffMA awards; in 'Flat Spin' she played an out of work actress (one thing she hardly ever seems to be!); and in 'Role Play' a pole dancer/gangsters' moll: Alison is a very eclectic actress!

A substantial party of staff participated in the duty free run to Lille this summer and an equally large number turned out for the staff Christmas party in the Wolfson Hall in December, this last event always enjoyable for the rules that seem to apply: bring anybody.

At the time of writing there is some concern for the plumbing at the Is is hotel and I am hoping that we shall survive to the end of the conference season before this complicated job of replacement of hot water and heating pipework is undertaken.

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Dr Alistair Borthwick continued to undertake research into extreme environmental events during the past year. Donning waders, Dr Borthwick assisted Dr Paul Taylor (Keble) and Dr Alison Hunt (SEH MCR, 2001) in recording extreme focused wave groups (i.e. storm events) and solitons (i.e. tsunamis) in the U.K. Coastal Research Facility. The work should be useful

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in developing a new design methodology for coastal protection and sea defence- timely research for those who inhabit Cambridge colleges, as sea levels rise and the east coast sinks! On 5th September, Dr Borthwick gave seminars on the numerical simulation of waves and currents at Birmingham and Swansea Universities, while another co-authored paper was presented in his absence by Dr Ben Rogers (SEH MCR, 1998) in San Francisco. Dr Borthwick also presented papers on free surface waves in Crete, and dam breaks in Cairo. In April 2002, he visited Cornell University and gave a seminar on "Rip currents, focused waves and solitons in the U.K. Coastal Research Facility" as part of the grandly-titled Environment Fluid Mechanics & Hydrology Seminar Series in the Schools of Civil, Environmental, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering. As Tutor for Admissions, Dr Borthwick organised several visits to schools as part of St Edmund Hall's access initiative.

Professor Richard Crampton 's chief preoccupation during the summer and early part of the academic year was to complete a book on The Balkans since the Second World War. The fast moving events in that area caused him to change the book so often that it became known in his family as 'The BBB' , or 'The B****y Balkan Book'. Proofs were read, an index was compiled after Christmas, and the book appeared in March.

Sir John Daniel stepped down after eleven years of service as ViceChancellor of the Open University in June 2001 to take up a new appointment as Assistant Director-General for Education at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in Paris. During the year he has been awarded honorary doctorates by the Open University of Hong Kong and the University of Wales and has been made an honorary fellow of the Commonwealth of Learning.

Deborah Hayward Eaton, Librarian, dined with and gave Hall tours to two groups of pilgrims from the Society of St. Edmund (founded in 1852 in France as Society of the Fathers and the Brothers of Saint Edmund, Oblates of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary) (www.sse.org) and the college they founded after they moved to Vermont, St. Michael's (www.smcvt.edu). On 1 December 2002 she was received into the Roman Catholic Church at the Oxford Oratory.

In January Justin Gosling and his wife Margaret went to New Zealand for a month, stopping off in Los Angeles to see friends on both the outward and return journeys. Margaret had been evacuated to New Zealand during the war for four years, so their visit was a return to childhood. Otherwise the usual tedious round of pleasure.

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Andrew Graham, after being Acting Master of Balliol for four years, formally took over as Master on 1 October 2001 and, since 1 January 2002, he has been combining this with being Acting Director of the newly established Oxford Internet Institute.

Terry Jones is in the process of writing a book called "Who Murdered Chaucer?" with colleagues Terry Dol an, R.F. Yeager, Alan Fletcher and Juliette Dor. He has also made two documentaries for Discovery: The Hidden History of Rome and the Hidden History of Egypt, and is just about to make another: The Surprising History of Sex and Love. His last book- the Lady and the Squire- was short-listed for the 2002 Whitbread Children's Award.

Dr David Manolopoulos has had a pretty uneventful year except for being invited to give talks at meetings in Okazaki (Japan), Orlando (Florida) and Segovia (Spain).

However, this has been a busy and exciting year for Professor Paul Matthews. He has travelled to several exciting places in Europe, the US and Canada, Japan and China to deliver lectures and move collaborations forward . His group has led in establishing joint programmes in Neuroscience or Neuroimaging research and training with the University of Siena and Princeton University (promising some lovely ways of combining work and pleasure in the future!) In the context of all of this external activity, his research group (which focuses on understanding the way in which the brain adaptively "reorganises" in response to injury and disease) is becoming ever more productive. The Medical Research Council renewed his personal funding as an MRC Clinical Research Professor and confirmed funding on the first of two large programme grants that were submitted last year (a response on the second is due as we go to print). Even so, it remains a considerable pleasure for Paul to take a break from this in visits with the Teddy Hall clinical medical students in his capacity as Clinical Tutor and, of course, in the all too rare visits to the community of the SCR. Bill Miller OBE stepped down from the Chairmanship of the International Council of the English-Speaking Union (ESU), a position he had held for three years. The ESU awarded him the Medal of Honour for ouststanding service to the international development of the ESU. During his period of office, the ESU was established in Morocco, Georgia, Hong Kong, Thailand and Latvia.

The Principal, Professor Michael Mingos, gave lectures at international chemistry conferences in: Singapore, Dublin, Heidelberg and Bologna and acted as external examiner at UMIST and Bangor. He was appointed managing editor of the "Structure and Bonding" Series by Springer Verlag.

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Dr Philip Mountford presented invited lectures on aspects of his group's research at a Royal Society of Chemistry Coordination Chemistry Discussion Group meeting; the 222nd ACS National Meeting symposium "The Chemistry of the Metal-Nitrogen Bond", Chicago, USA; the Department of Chemistry, Institut LeBel, University of Strasbourg, France; Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination du CNRS , Toulouse, France; Faculty of Sciences "Gabriel", University of Bourgogne, France; Laboratoire de Structure et Dynamique des Systemes Moleculaires et Solides, University ofMontpellier, France ; Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London ; and the Department of Chemistry, University of Southampton. He also published (in the calendar year 200 I) 15 papers on aspects of organometallic and coordination chemistry, as well as progressing research in a variety of areas.

His research has received support from the British Council , EPSRC, Leverhulme Trust, Royal Society, European Commission, Millenium Pharmaceuticals Ltd, DSM Research, Scratcherd Foundation, and DTILINK. Dr James Naughton participated in the Prague Writers' Festival in April and presented the Czech author Daniel a Hodrova. Amongst other things on his mind he is trying to write a short reference grammar of Czech for Routledge.

The Right Revd. Michael Nazir-Aii, Bishop of Rochester, has published a book entitled "Shapes of the Church to Come" and contributed a number of newspaper articles following the events of September ll th; he also attended the Archbishop of Canterbury and Prime Minister's Seminar for Scholars to consider an agenda for the future in Muslim-Christian Relations. April this year saw him in Florida teaching at Florida State University and he continues his membership of the HFEA and Chair of Ethics Committee.

With the Cambridge Companion to Coleridge due to appear in September, Lucy Newlyn has finished writing about English Romanticism.

Her next book, on twentieth-century poetry, will feature writers from the West country, including Thomas Hardy, Sylvia Townsend-Warner, Charles Causley, and Geoffrey Grigson. Together with Jenny Lewis, Dr Newlyn has been using Teddy Hall Poetry workshops to explore the synergy between creative writing and critical analysis. (The fruits of this experiment, and reflections on its methodology, will be published on-line and in book form.)

Some of Dr Newlyn's own poems have been published in Oxford Poetry 2001, Poetry Cornwall, and Keystone. She is busy preparing for the Faculty's new syllabus, and looks forward to working with her new colleagues, Sharon Achinstein and Jane Griffiths.

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Keith O'Sullivan, cataloguer of the Emden Collection of Naval, Military and Intelligence History, has been appointed Librarian at Canterbury Cathedral (www.canterbury-cathedral.org/).

Lord Oxburgh has been appointed to chair the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology.

Professor Bill Wilhelm has had a number of publications this year, including the book "Information Markets" (November 2001 , Harvard Business School Press) and various journal articles - IPO Pricing in the Dot-Corn Bubble (with Ljungqvist, Forthcoming, Journal of Finance); Evidence of Information Spillovers in the Production of Investment Banking Services, (with Benveniste, Ljungqvist and Yu, Forthcoming, Journal of Finance); IPO Allocations: Discriminatory or Discretionary? (with Ljungqvist, Forthcoming, Journal of Financial Economics); Global Integration in Primary Equity Markets: The Role ofU.S. Banks and U.S. Investors (with Jenkinson and Ljungqvist, Forthcoming, Review of Financial Studies); Information Externalities and the Role of Underwriters in Primary Equity Markets (with Benveniste and Busaba, January 2002, Journal of Financial Intermediation); A Theory of the Syndicate: Form Follows Function (with Pichler, Journal of Finance, December 2001 ); The Internet and Financial Market Structure (Oxford Review of Economic Policy, June 2001).

Sir David Yardley's appointment as alternate Complaints Commissioner for the Financial Services Authority ended in October 2001 after 7 years, when the Financial Services and Markets Act came fully into force. However, he continues as Chairman of the Examining Board (now the Examinations and Assessments Board), Chairman of the Awards Panel of the Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation, Independent Adjudicator for the Millennium Commission, and also as Chairman of the Oxford Preservation Trust (for which the year 2002 sees its 75'h birthday). He also chaired the Oxford Oklahoma Law Programme in Brasenose in July 2002.

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THE MIDDLE COMMON ROOM Another academic year is over and once more the graduate community of Teddy Hall has the rather sad task of standing in the sun, in our magnificent front quad, and helping friends pack up, vacate their rooms and leave College, probably for the last time. While preparing a warm welcome for all the new members that will join us in October, we want to wish the leavers a wonderful summer and a brilliant, lucky and successful future, as bright as their days in St Edmund Hall. We also want to thank them all for their valuable contributions to our graduate community, which helped us to enjoy yet another wonderful year in Teddy Hall.

The year began with a welcome barbeque in the garden at Norham Gardens, one of the most beautiful student residences outside college. The informal atmosphere and charming environment helped new and old graduate students to socialise. It soon became clear that this year's Middle Common Room was, once more, a mix of students from all over the globe, with immensely diverse and fascinating research interests, ranging from Fine Art and Women's Studies to the most complex aspects of Thermodynamics and Control Systems.

And indeed, academic excellence was again a salient feature of this year's MCR, for many of its members had topped their undergraduate courses, whether in Oxford or abroad. The 2001-2002 MCR also provided clear proof that academic performance goes hand in hand with social participation and awareness, for our members contributed eagerly to the life and interests of our community. Their involvement took many forms, from organising original social and cultural events to participating in graduate debates on the most disparate and topical themes, successfully coordinated

by Professor Basil Kouvaritakis, our ever-patient Tutor for Graduates.

But the tastiest forms of participation were undoubtedly the culinary contributions to the weekly cake mornings. We had the chance to taste a full range of desserts and cakes, from the traditional apple-pie, made from granny's secret recipe, to the intimidating Fugu-cake. Jo Cope, our new College Secretary, joined in the fun, and her sense of humour and vitality have done at least as much as her cakes to make her a valued presence in theMCR. Hilary term began in the best possible way with Julie, our one and only MCR Butler, returning to college after a short period of leave in Michaelmas.

Old and new students were, are and will always be conscious of the importance of her gentle, sensitive and discreet presence in our MCR. Julie's capacity

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to radiate optimism and confidence is undoubtedly the key to our well-being in the Middle Common Room.

More than ever, the motto mens sana in corpore sano seems to have inspired our graduate community this year. Several of our members have practised various sports with great success, both at college and at university level, and we even had some Blues challenging athletes from 'the other place', plus a connoisseur of French literature boxing in the annual Town & Gown contest. But there is no doubt that the physical activity at which we all excel is punting, and the MCR punt was thoroughly used throughout April and May, thanks to a surprisingly sunny and warm spring. The confirmed success and intensive use of our punt triggered the idea of purchasing, rather than renting, a new MCR punt. It appears now that thanks to generous contributions from the St Edmund Hall Association and the Senior Common Room - next year we will be able to buy a brand new 28 feet mahogany punt for the greater and full enjoyment of all.

This year we managed again to overcome the temptation to segregate ourselves within the wonderful walls of our Hall, and we ventured out for numerous exchange dinners and shared events with other colleges, including a Sports Day at the end of Hilary Term. We are very grateful to our friends in Corpus Christi and Brasenose for their company and the great fun we had together on these occasions.

We are also extremely grateful to all those who allowed us to have yet another fantastic year in Teddy Hall. We would like to thank Ben, Rob, Dave and Ali, this year's MCR President, Steward, Secretary and Women's Officer respectively, for all the efforts and energies that they devoted to our community. We are grateful to Julie, our Butler, and to our Tutor for Graduates, Professor Kouvaritakis, and we are all looking forward to seeing them again next year. And, to those of us that will not be with us next term, we would like once more to wish luck and happiness, and in particular we would like to wish joy and fortune to Vibha and her newborn child. May your lives be as splendid as your smiles.

Nicola Countouris MCR President

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THE JUNIOR COMMON ROOM

This has been something of a manic year for the JCR. We are finally on a firm financial footing, and have thus been able to indulge in lots of treats for the JCR. Some of our female undergraduates held an 'Ann Summers' party, where parent's credit cards took a battering, resulting in a mad dash to return some of the more interesting purchases the following day. We have also had the annual Teddy Hall vs Queens sports day, and although we may have lost - I hasten to add we won at cricket, tennis and rounders, whilst they only managed to beat us at such well established and important sports as croquet and ultimate frisbee- we certainly had a lot more fun, and lived up to the reputation that Teddy Hall has nurtured so dearly. Amongst an array of bops and other social events, and refurbishment of the JCR, the triumph of the year must have been our May Day boat party at the Embankment. In true Teddy Hall style this was something of a lavish selfindulgent affair, requiring Tower Bridge to be opened in order to allow us revellers through, culminating in a Champagne and strawberries party after the choir at Magdalen Tower for those still standing.

Our new freshers have been a great bunch. I think 'lively' would be an appropriate term, and they have certainly ensured that the Decanal staff have plenty to do. Meanwhile, our finalists appear to be achieving some excellent results, despite having not exactly locked themselves away in the library.

Unfortunately, Trinity Term has also seen its fair share of trauma. One of our 2nd year undergraduates, Chris Cox, sadly died. A memorial service took place in the college chapel, and a memorial book was collated for his parents. His death has saddened the entire community here. We have also experienced a serious fire in a 1st year's room, and a series of thefts. In the face of all this the Hall spirit has only grown stronger and close knit, as we have all rallied to support each other.

Largely, however, things remain as ever, with Teddy Hall's reputation unblemished, as our undergraduates appear across the board as representatives of the University, not only- as you would expect- in sport, but also leading the way in drama, with a Teddy Hall production travelling to Edinburgh, and even venturing into student politics and journalism, with one of our number taking over as a Vice President of the Student Union.

It has been a year of exceptional highs and lows, more so than most, yet I can say categorically that this place remains lively, upbeat and a fantastic place to 'study'.

Alistair Richardson, JCR President

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Three old porters, seen in a certain drinking establishment (From left: Bill Whitchelo, John Fry & Wally Lewi s)

CLUBS AND SOCIETIES The Basketball Club Captain: Rohan Brown This year has seen an evolving Teddy Hall men's team. The team this year featured only three returning players (Aris Papathanos, Tom Morgan, and myself). Christian Figge, Nick Renshaw, and James Sutton, three of this year's incoming freshers stepped to fill the team 's ranks, along with 2nd years Malcolm Lee and Harry Sharpe who hadn't played in previous years.

The 1st term's competition featured a league divided into two groups, with us playing each team in our group twice. The number of returning players eligible to play was cut to two shortly after the beginning of the league, with Aris Papathanos expectedly making the university 1st team.

Our team's performance varied throughout the 1st term, with some decent individual performances, but an overall lack of team cohesion. One positive aspect of the 1st term's league was that the team was always focussed on the game; playing a lot more cleanly than past Teddy Hall teams are reputed to have done. We ended up coming 5th in our division of seven teams.

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With the start of the 2nd term came yet more changes to the "Hall'erm Trotters" team. The 1st term's unexpected lack of enthusiasm amongst visiting students was more than compensated for with five visiting students adding to the team. Joey Pyle proved to be an indispensable member of the team, with his strong drives to the basket and superb vision on the court.

Saket Navlekah made a massive contribution to the team's defence; averaging several steals per game. Paul Watkins provided some much needed physical strength, getting lots of rebounds. Steve Bonnani proved to be a versatile player, who could shoot well and add to the team's all round performance.

Greg Cesare's impressive dribbling skills and smart play further aided the team. Nick Renshaw and Christian Figge had both improved a lot, establishing themselves as two of the team's best players. Nick Renshaw played a levelheaded, quick-thinking style of basketball that resulted in him getting plenty of points and assists. Christian Figge used his height advantage well, pulling down lots of rebounds, and hitting lots of short range shots. Tom M organ's presence on court further benefited the team. He always played intense defence, and was a good motivator. Malcolm Lee, in his inaugural season, added some bulk to our team, using his size to get several rebounds per game. Harry Sharpe was a useful all-round player, getting plenty of rebounds, and even sinking the occasional 3-point shot. Our team's performance in the 2nd term 's league was always strong. We only lost one game to a socalled 'Magdalen' team, featuring an imported star player. Our team's fast, skilful offensive-minded style of play resulted in us placing I st in group A, facing 4th place group B team, St. Anne's in the quarter final. However, the absence of Joey Pyle and Christian Figge from this game, along with an excessively fast break oriented game proved to be our undoing. The superfit St Anne's team outran and outscored us by 74-35. The five visiting students who'd assisted our team so much all left at the end of Hilary term.

Trinity term featured the basketball cuppers competition. Unlike the cuppers competition in other sports, the basketball cuppers competition was initially split into four groups of five teams in a round-robin format. Our group consisted of two old foes: Magdalen and St. Anne's, and two new rivals: New and St Catz. Blues star, Aris Papathanos was eligible to play for us in cuppers and his presence bolstered the team. Cuppers also saw Damian Woods join the team. Throughout cuppers Damian provided an essential presence on court, filling a big part of the void left by the visiting students, with his lightning speed and excellent rebounding ability. James Sutton also rejoined the team after an absence in Hilary due to prelims. He consolidated himself as one of the starting five with his smart moves near the basket and

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solid effort every game. Aris Papathanos made the impact he'd been expected to, scoring more than 20 points per game; driving to the basket with complete ease whenever he decided to. After winning our first game in cuppers, against New, our team suffered two narrow defeats to arch-rivals St. Anne's and a now legitimate Magdalen team; this meant that we couldn ' t get 2nd place in our group, and hence couldn't qualify for the quarter finals. We were forced to forfeit our 4th and final game, due to various members of the team having academic commitments, and others suffering the consequences of their previous night's festivities. This resulted in the Teddy Hall team ending up in a three way tie for 3rd place in our group with New and St Catz.

Despite having had a less than ideal end to the season, the future prospects for the "Hall' erm Trotters" are promising. Next year all of this year's players will be returning. With any luck, a few new talents will mix in well with the existing team, allowing us to dominate the league and cuppers.

The Boat Club Men's Captain: Oliver McGregor Women s Captain: Erica Newman The Men's Captain 's Report Preparation for eights week began in earnest during our training camp in Seville. A combination of fine weather, a 22k stretch of still water, and a world championship 2k course provided the best possible facilities and conditions for an excellent week. Under the supervision of old Aularian and former winning president and coach of the Oxford University lightweights Chris Jones, with his coaching partnerTheo Hudson, and fellow old Aularian and lightweight Mark Bleaze, it was a giant leap for the Hall; after a discouraging term of intermittent "red flags", and the anticlimax of the cancellation of torpids, we regrouped and refocused for ten days of "hardcore training"- i.e. four sessions (4-6 hours) on the water per day. Only in the absence of both the work and social pressures of term-time is this level of training possible, and it certainly paid off.

Returning at the beginning of Trinity term, we had a certifiably fast I st VIII, fit and strong and ready for five weeks of intensive preparation for eights week. From here on in, Andy Nelder, the new lightweight coach responsible for this year's legendary victories at Henley, was at the helm.

His professional and perfectionist approach, though at times a little disheartening, certainly obtained the best possible results- a highly focussed and hard-working group of athletes. In Andy's own words, "I want a good

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crew, not a good college crew."

And he was obviously doing something right- results, after all, speak for themselves, and at Bedford Regatta we comfortably won senior 11 eights, beating both Reading University, and then Radley College in the third fastest time of the day; considerably faster than any other Oxbridge college boat.

The final test, though , was our friendly private match against Oriel the following week. Currently Head of The River, and overflowing with University rowers, they were certainly the giants of Oxford college rowing this year. We proved that, in spite of their phenomenal power and fitness, we were certainly on the same page as them speed-wise, and did not suffer the humiliation they caused at Wallingford Regatta by winning College Eights easily, crossing the line in the final with a strike rate ten pips lower than any other crew.

Thus, we were ready for anything bumps racing could throw at us, and decamped from our training ground at Wallingford, the longest stretch of water between locks on the Thames, nervous, apprehensive, quietly confident, but above all excited about the prospect of resurrecting the Hall, and the hope of a gradual restoration to former glory. Certainly, it would have been a convenient year to win blades, in the presence of Jack Wheeler, who did so fifty years ago .. .

"The Syndicate" parade before an amused crowd of onlookers

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However, there are certain aspects of bumps racing which are simply uncontrollable, and wildly unpredictable. Ironically, it was at the absolute peak of our performance that our plan was foiled. The first three days, though they were quick, businesslike and professional, were neither inspiring nor exciting to watch. We bumped St Catz, Jesus and New College, each after about one minute and forty seconds, and paddled home from the gut each day. Then came Saturday: the day of judgement. We were confident that we would be faster than Lincoln, but aware that they were in a position to bump Magdalen early on. And our performance was exactly as planneda solid, focused row, hard but sustainable, with a visible lift in pace when Lincoln bumped out. And as anyone who watched Saturday's racing will testify, Teddy Hall men's 1st VIII were a cut above the rest, we were the "good crew" to which Andy Nelder aspired. But destiny was not on our side -a dramatic decrease in the distance between our bows and Balliol's stern was not, of course, enough, and we must be content with our three bumps.

Thus, fifty-one years after Jack Wheeler's success, the Hall has yet to repeat it, and a disheartened men's 1'1 VIII was to be seen on Saturday afternoon, our dreams shattered and our chance passed once again. But now, retrospectively, we can see reason: we have turned around last year's disappointment; we have taken the first step towards our rightful place in the top of the first division; we have silenced a plethora of critics, who welcomed our defeat last year, only too pleased to have a dig at "The Mighty Hall"; but perhaps most importantly, we have made the Hall mighty once again.

Oily McGregor With a proportion of the excitement created in Seville carried over by the 1si VIII spare pair, the 2"ct VIII were galvanised into action at the beginning of Trinity term and began building on the hard work put in on the ergs which poor river conditions in Hilary term had dictated.

With a combination of old Aularian and 1s i VIII coaching the crew made great strides in the Stuart Worthington on the Isis, at Godstow and in the universities 'tank' facilities. Special mention should be made of Richard Perrot and Nicholas Renshaw who, in five weeks, learnt to row from scratch and during VIII's week acquitted themselves admirably.

VIII's week began with a gutsy race only slightly disappointing insomuch as we were unable to make up the last three quarters of a length that separated us from Christ Church 11 after a fast start. The crew, encouraged by a row over were looking forward to another attempt at bumping ChChll.

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Unfortunately the '4' man caught a crab whilst trying to get back on his seat and just beyond Donnington Bridge we were caught by Keble 11. A penalty bump awarded to St. Hughes meant that we were now racing as the sandwich boat between the Ill and IV divisions. In Friday's race the boat got off to a flying start but were hampered by the failure of the stroke man to stay on his seat- Exeter 11 then getting a rapid bump. On Saturday the feeling was that we had had plenty of the bad luck that VIII's week can throw at crews and it was now time to overturn it. Thus the crowds along the banks and at the Teddy Hall boathouse witnessed a magnificent feat as we held off a strong St. Catz crew, who had looked like bumping us coming through the Gut, pulling away from them to finish half a length ahead.

Will Young The Women's Captain's Report The Women's 1'1 VIII started Trinity term with the incredible boost of a successful training camp in Italy. Having had a difficult winter's training, the week spent in Sabaudia was extremely valuable, consolidating the many novices' new skills and focussing the whole crew for the task ahead. We returned to Oxford expecting a hard month's training, but what was in store was a surprise for us all!

Our Australian coach, Georgia Radcliffe-Smith, had a bit of a shock when we met her for the first time. Two weeks later she was prepared to tell us that she had been despairing of our chances when she saw us, thinking we were too unfit to finish the course, let alone finish it in a fast enough time! Her programme of circuits, cycling and intensive outings soon got us into shape however, as did her ruthless style. With Georgia, if you weren't dying, you weren't trying hard enough. The lack of sympathy was just what we needed to toughen us up, both mentally and physically!

Training continued well, despite some problems with the crew and being forced to have subs in the boat for many more outings than we had hoped.

Having one of the original crew drop out three weeks before Eights was another blow, but thankfully Lisa Watkinson, a finalist and next year's Women's Captain, agreed to row in the races despite the fact that she had only just finished her exams a few hours before!

By the beginning of Eights, the crew were ready for a battle. Having had so many setbacks throughout the year we knew we had to make sure it was all worth it. The week began with Teddy Hall behind New College and in front of Osier-Green, sandwiched by the strongest crews in bottom half of the first division. The crew was extremely nervous, only two of us ever having rowed in a bumps race before, and this added to our quick start.

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Before long, however, Osier were gaining on us and New were moving away. New then managed to bump in front of us and the two crews were sticking into the bank. With us and Osier bearing down on them, a serious pile up threatened. Amazingly, and entirely due to the wily coxing of Claire Lindley, we avoided the scrum by going wide and Osier went careering into New College, while we moved away to a clear row over. It was a fantastic start to the week.

Thursday began with LMH in front of us, and Osier, again, behind.

Obviously frustrated, and angry with us for denying them the blades they had been hoping for, Osier were out to thrash us. We were hopeful, however, of bumping LMH (a crew we knew to be weaker than us) before Osier got us. Unfortunately, despite a flying start and coming within a few feet of LMH, Osier bumped us just past Donnington Bridge. This was of course a

The Boatclub balcony provided a prime viewpoint for these two Aularians

disappointment, but the glee of Georgia and Richard Fishlock at the quality of our row gave us hope, if not for Friday, maybe for Saturday.

With overbumped LMH behind us on Friday, we were confident of a row-over. Despite a hair-raising start, in which it appeared thai they were gaining on us, they fell back shortly before Donnington bridge and were bumped shortly afterwards. This gave us the chance to show what were made of, by rowing over in style. This we did, gaining on Wadham who

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were three in front after Osier and Univ bumped out in front of us, although never becoming a real threat.

We went into Saturday knowing that it was our last chance for the bump we so wanted. With Univ in front and St. Hilda's behind we were aware that it would be a very tough race. Our start was improved and we were soon gaining on Univ. The sounds of frantic whistle blowing on the bank spurred us on and we came horribly close to bumping before we dropped back again, now threatened by Hilda's. Despite a valiant effort, holding them off until close to end of the race, we were finally bumped just outside the boathouses. This had been our hardest race yet, and as our last race as a crew it was particularly upsetting that we should have been bumped.

However, after going over the race and the whole term with Georgia and Richard, the entire crew was soon making an excellent effort to forget the disappointment!

For a crew made up almost entirely of novices and inexperienced rowers, we felt that we had done well in Eights. Despite the fact that we went from gth to 1Qth position in the first division, we are confident that next year, with the six remaining 1st VIII rowers and new influx of freshers , Teddy Hall will regain a higher position on the river.

The Choir Organ Scholar: James Bendall

The choir this year has been very active, once again playing a pivotal role in the chapel and college life. Under the guidance of Christopher Hampson and the accompaniment of James Bendall the musical repertoire has grown this year, and many new pieces have found themselves on the music list along with the old favourites and these have been performed both in the regular Sunday services and in additional services throughout the year. The Carol service was a great success, with the organ joining forces with Jon Gray and his 'Brass Monkeys' to accompany the choir for the popular carols and the 'Hallelujah Chorus' from Handel's 'Messiah'. The choir was present at the annual St. Edmund Day service, helping the old members raise the chapel roof with 'Stanford in Bb' , and at numerous gaudies and reunions, where their presence was much appreciated.

We have not just been confined to the Teddy Hall chapel though. As well as the annual Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge exchange we have sung in Wadham chapel at a joint SEH!Wadham service in Trinity term, performing 'Zadok the Priest' amongst other pieces. As always, our final service of

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term was held at Binsey church with its treacle well and infamous (thanks to Daniel Beach) harmonium.

Thanks must go to Chris Hampson for his commitment to the choir this year, the choral scholars- Jen Pescod, Jenny Taylor, Genevieve de la Bat Smit, Kate Wilkinson and Hilary Wilman, and all the choir members for making this a successful year.

The Christian Union Representatives: Tom Collins, Esther Holloway and Mervyn New

Teddy Hall Christian Union has continued to meet over the last year to study the Bible, pray, encourage and learn from each other. Some of the highlights of the past year have been as follows: the joint houseparty with Mansfield, Keble, Jesus, Worcester, Pembroke and Christ Church which took place in Ledbury during Michaelmas term. This was a great time of fellowship with other Christians from other colleges, excellent teaching from the book of Jonah, good food and a chance to relax away from the hectic lifestyle of Oxford. In Trinity term we held a 'Grill a Christian' in the JCR party room and invited five Christians to be on the panel. It was an opportunity for people to hear and discuss the claims of Christianity- that Jesus is the Son of God who, through his death and resurrection, has bridged the gap between us and God. The event was well attended, with a lively discussion which was chaired by JCR president Ally Richardson.

C.U. attendance has soared since the beginning of the year. At Easter Tom Collins and Esther Holloway took over from Mike Ford as the C.U. reps, with Mervyn New stepping into the role of International Rep. Many thanks to Mike for his service and commitment to the C.U. over the past year.

At the end of this term we say goodbye to Pete Williams who will be starting a PGCE in London in the autumn, and to several visiting students, in particular to Charlene from the Philippines, and to Frankie and Christa from the States, who have been regulars at C.U. and who will all be sadly missed.

We pray that the college will be blessed with a new intake of Christian freshers and that the CU will continue to serve the college as it has done over the last year.

We thank God for a great year.

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The Cricket Club Captain: Simon Barker After the disappointment of being relegated in the previous season, Teddy Hall were keen to gain promotion back into the first division. With a great squad of players, many of whom were in the second year, and reinforced by talented first years, hopes were high for the season. The league results went well, with victories over Hertford and Magdalen, and there were some good performances from Graeme Doran, John Murphy and Simon Barker with the bat, and Mike Ford with the ball. Hall hoped to take this form into cuppers but unfortunately fell at the first hurdle against a fired-up New College team, scoring 193 in reply to the home team 's 220. Had the team performed better with the ball, then they may have progressed to the latter stages of the competition, but with many of the current team remaining for next year, hopes are high for greater success in 2003 .

The general success in the league was tempered by the defeat against Balliol, on a day when many of the first choice team were studying. Despite resistance by John Murphy, Teddy Hall were bowled out for only 69, a target which the top of the league team had no trouble in surpassing for the loss of only one wicket. Notwithstanding this set back, if Hall regain players lost to exams then they have a good chance of returning to the top flight next season, where they will surely hold their own under the captaincy of Mike Scott.

Cricket at Teddy Hall is extremely sociable and the team spirit among the lads has been superb, but beneath this exterior is an underlying willingness to win which will stand Hall in good stead for the seasons to come.

The Association Football Club Captain: Stephen Brooks "It's been a b****y long time since the boys went 'course and distance', but something tells me it's gonna be different this time around." So said the immortal Big Ron Atkinson during England's recent World Cup campaign, immediately evoking memories of Fresher's Week, 2001 at Teddy Hall, as Oxford's most cosmopolitan band of footballers embarked on another assault on the silverware cabinet.

Pre-season training had been thrown into turmoil with the abdication of Harper from his captain's position, catapulting Stephen Brooks onto the Club Captain ' s throne for the year. Seeking to build on a 4 1h placed

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Premiership berth and an early exit from Cuppers, those who returned from the Summer Vac promised another season of capers galore. The arrival of freshers Sean Parry and Clement Hutton-Mills, along with a trans-Atlantic shipment in the form of Ean Estep and Patty Knipe, provided the 1'' XI squad with toasty depth which further fuelled hope in the ranks.

Fireworks heralded the start of the new season with a monster match away at Wadham in the all-too-familiar rain of Michaelmas, and the infrastructure of our new-look midfield was fiercely examined. Steff 'The Lollipop' Knutson jinked up and down his left flank like he'd never been away, whilst Dave 'King Showbiz' Rawlins and Chris 'The Leviathan' Bruce stamped their respective prints in the boiler house of the midfield. Brooks, meanwhile, revelled in his new responsibility on the right, clocking up his first two (and last two) goals of an entertaining season. Red cards for roundhouses and a ding-dong 3-3 draw signalled that 2001-2002 was not going to be quickly forgotten. Our home debut versus New College heralded a 0-0 draw which crystallised the defensive merits of the 1st XI on which 1st XI fortunes were ultimately to be cast: Paul Mudie returned to the side a new man - the Santamaria of his era at centre-half, his game flourished under the burden of vice-captaincy. Estep and Knipe were the lungs of the back four, probing and prodding from full-back, until PC 'Smiler' Robinson and the unearthed oyster that is Rich Holdsworth replaced the Americans with their more no-nonsense interpretations of defending. All the while, the granddad of the Club, Dave Williams, played the puppeteer's role at his usual leisurely pace, dishing out his trademark Reducers with ruthless ferocity as and when he felt the urge. In goal, Mike 'The Dingo' Ford picked up where he'd left off last year, averting 'crowd scenes' with his assured handling and prudent distribution.

A handsome victory over title contenders Hertford reaffirmed the 1st XI's resolve to overcome their image as always-the-bridesmaid-never-thebride, yet a drubbing at Magdalen brought us crashing back down to earth and into the safety of the pub. Against Balliol and Merton/Mansfield, the value of our front-line was recognised as we registered more victories. Oscar Runeland was to Sean Parry what Alfredo di Stefano was to Ferenc Puskas 40 years earlier, and the good-cop, bad-cop routine ruffled many a collegiate defence to breaking point. On this theme, the on-field abrasiveness of Clement 'Easy Bruv' Hutton-Mills often provided the catalyst the team required to overcome distinctly inferior footballing sides. A frustrating home draw against relegation favourites, Somerville before Christmas sparked mutterings of the need for a 'social', so the Club duly obliged. Everyone apart from the

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Thames Valley Constabulary agreed it was a triumphant evening. Revenge in Coppers against Somerville set up a lucrative tie away at well-fancied New College: a packed crowd, fading light, 0-0 at full time, and a battle royal at the heart of the Hall defence set the stage for Parry to steal the bounty with a last minute brace; undisputedly the highlight of the season, the Hall went home happy for Christmas.

Hilary term arrived with a quarter-final tie against StJohn's on the horizon, and a 2nd placed position behind the untouchable Magdalen side. Hertford were overcome once again, as were Balliol and Merton/Mansfield as the Hall exhibited the type of football which brought the University press flocking to the touchline, hungry for memories of an uninhibited Dutch side of the 1970s.

Cancellations against Somerville and Queens did little to strengthen our league position, and another draw at Wadham saw us slip to 3'd in the top flight. With the trophy cabinet destined to remain empty once more, Captain Brooks controversially threw everything at a Coppers campaign: St John's ought not to have provided problems for the Hall machine, but it was they and not the Hall who came out to the sound of the trumpets. With 10 minutes of a wretched match remaining and the Hall trailing 2-1, an attempted Williams trademark saw the stalwart crash to the turf inside the Hall box.

Controversy abounded as the match was abandoned due to failing light and the procrastination of a so-called emergency ambulance as all the while, the ex-Skipper drifted in and out of consciousness much to his team-mates' amusement. Tom cruciate knee ligaments brought to a tragically premature end the glittering career of one of Teddy Hall's most talented players in years.

A replay offered the dented 1' 1 XI another chance, though the outcome was no less controversial. A typically chewy Razor Rawlins free-kick saw the Hall assume the lead only for the ref to rule the goal out for nothing whatsoever. Tempers flared and John's performed a last minute robbery to effectively render the Hall season finished. Also-rans again in the Premiership, the frustration in the 1' 1 XI illustrates once more that whilst we recognise that winning isn't everything, losing counts for little. The Hall spirit pulses through each and every footballer both on the field and more so at our unparalleled 'social celebrations', but silverware is the currency with which the Association Football Club earn the recognition that is still overdue. Whilst the triumvirate of leavers will be missed and remembered for their contributions to the Club, this report is prospective and with contract negotiations going well, coupled with a healthy feeder system from AFC 2nd

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XI, the 1' 1 XI have been installed as short-price 2"d favourites in the antepost market for next season's championship.

Our unique approach to 2"d XI football which, under the guiding eye of the incorrigible Tommy Morgan, saw the purchase of a stunning new kit, drew deserved praise. Whilst other colleges turned out 1' 1 XI ringers, our commitment to honouring the depth of footballing quality in the Hall paid off: in a fiercely competitive top league, the Twos exhibited a passing game reminiscent of the 1950s Magnificent Magyars. Renowned for swashbuckling performances in the Cup, AFC 2"d XI found themselves at Iffley Road for a second successive year. Deja vu, however, was overwhelming, as once again Keble 2nds held on to a 1-0 lead to send M organ's men home emptyhanded. Perhaps the foreign appointment of Christian Figge as Skipper will provide the 2"d XI with some German steel to complement the tapestry of skills which have served the side so well.

Rich Holdsworth's astonishing rags-to-riches footballing tale has been completed with his appointment as 1st XI Club Captain, whilst Williams' monopoly on the Player of the Year Award has been finally wrestled away by understudy Paul Mudie. Sean Parry took both the Golden Boot and the Fresher of the Year Award, displaying a first touch which made the elder statesmen of college football go weak at the knees. The merry band of supporters of both the XIs remained small but hardy throughout the yearvocal throughout and entertaining in their interpretations of refereeing decisions and the Captain's performances. The supporters, as with each and every one of the players, have contributed to a season of thrills and spills, joy and anguish, fun and more fun. The rollercoaster that is Teddy Hall football rolls on. Long may it continue!

The Rugby Football Club Men's Captain: Stephen MacMahon Mens Vice-Captain: Christopher Gourlay After the successes of the previous season and the departure of many key and influential players there was much rumour around the University that a younger, less experienced Teddy Hall side would find the going difficult. It was vital that the remaining players took on the responsibility of leadership of the team and also that new blood was found from within the college and the fresher intake. We were fortunate to receive talented fresh blood in the front row, the lineout and at stand-off. However, with a team that had so many new faces we were always going to be up against it.

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This was shown in the first half of the league when games were won more by Hall spirit than good tactical play. Wins over Keble and Jesus, whilst heartening showed up areas that required addressing during our now weekly training sessions. These were exploited by a new force in the first division, St Peter's, whose larger forwards and slick half-back combination made light work of our disorganisation. A narrow, but humiliating defeat to a poor Exeter side forced us to concentrate on building a game plan that would optimise our potential. The fact that there was still a feeling of underachievement and a burning desire to improve when we had finished the first league of the First Division in second place points to the expectations of SEHRFC. Everyone wanted to do better.

The forward play was reconstructed to create quick ball for our electric backs. Scrummaging from our young stable of front row players of James 'Fatman' Oseman, 'Boris' Phelps and Matt Mendelbaum, was aided admirably by Jason Linford, Chris Jose and Rhys James who between them had given 13 years service to the SEHRFC. This allowed more dynamic play from the base of the scrum, with Captain and No.8 Steve McMahon regularly making ground and taking defenders with him. This brought into play a fit and speedy set offlankers in Chris Gourlay (Vice-Captain), Mark 'Sparky' Wilson and the new wing convert 'Woody' Alien, whose rucking often resulted in good second phase possession. Nimble work by Andy Williams, who overcame a debilitating knee injury, tested defences and created room for our feared backs.

First to receive the ball was the real 'find' of the season, Dan Mendis, who created quite a name for himself both with hand and boot. Dan had to be wooed from a career in cricket, and is a great example of the depth of sporting talent that can be found in the Hall when you scratch the surface.

Many a point came from Dan's boot, but a well-drilled lineout and a set of backs with real ability gave many options. The second row was a prime example of a merger of old and new; 5th year medic PJ Howard and first year Captain Elect Chris Stephens are locks in the modern mould. Their mobility and strength made them useful in the loose as well as in the set play. PJ is a lineout and ball carrying specialist, whilst Chris wreaked havoc at the restart often providing quick attacking ball. Mike Girling and Rich Callow also made valuable contributions to the pack when called upon and will surely be influential players of the future.

The league centre pairing of Tom 'Hitman' Watkins and Fresher of the Season James Caffal were vital strike men and formed a focus of attack.

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possession. Later phases that made it wide were duly accepted and capitalised on by our back three that consisted of a choice from Player of the Season Ben Smith, Johno Venter, John Short, Mike Ford, and Freshmen Hugh Samuels (Most improved Player) and Richard Stubbley. All were devastating runners of the ball with deceiving lines. The squad strength was a real factor that created competition for places and allowed for tactical substitution, whilst also allowing us to field a quality side in times of injury. Both Ben Smith and John Short's experience of the game provided a calming influence over the squad, whilst their attacking play contributed to many points. Johno Venter's prowess under the high ball made him potent in attack using box kicks and made kicking at his touchline dangerous for the opposition.

The second league saw a more structured Teddy Hall side and the results followed. Confidence building wins over Jesus, New/Templeton and Oriel set up the table for an exciting finale to the league campaign with St Peter's, Keble and ourselves all unbeaten with two games to play. A greater spirit, tactical base and fierce defence saw victory over both. Although the Teddy Hall pack was smaller, better teamplay and individual tackling absorbed pressure and created space for our backs when possession was overturned.

Great defensive play was a common feature throughout the side and bruising tackling became our trademark. We finished the league as unbeaten champions.

The Cuppers competition was somewhat unusual for us in that we received byes all the way to the semi-finals - it appeared that our reputation had preceded us. A quirk of fate had it that we met St Peter's for the third time.

Despite a well worked try scored by Ben Smith and other good attacking possibilities, a very tight game came down to a penalty kick in injury time.

As illness had taken our first choice kicker, John 'Chompo' Thompson admirably stepped up. Our only University representative, Chompo is a very good all round powerful Greyhound, who provided invaluable training assistance throughout the season. Not usually a goal kicker, a narrow miss saw the end of our season, but the game had already been lost by not capitalising on earlier opportunities.

This season proved to be one of transition. Our performance surprised many, but with a squad of this depth and commitment the Hall's rugby tradition was always safe. Hopes are high for next season and teams should be careful not to underestimate this Hall side which retains its central core for next season. We would like to thank my administration committee, those senior players who have helped in all areas, and all those that contribute to training and the club in general. Furthermore, mention should be made of

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the continued generous support of Close Brothers Corporate Finance, which allows the Rugby Club to function with a great degree of independence. We wish our new Captain Chris and his team luck and look forward to future Teddy Hall glory.

The Golf Club Captain: Nicholas Stacey This year "The Hall" has had strong representation within Oxford University Golf, with Rob Mann obtaining his second Blue and Nick Stacey his first.

James Partington unluckily missed out on a Dinner Blue for the second year running but obtained his third Divot and produced a crushing defeat in his singles of7&6 against his oppo at Royal Cinque Ports.

For me it has been an unforgettable year playing awesome courses: Porthcawl, Sunningdale, Wentworth, St. Georges Hill to name a few. However the Varsity match this year was held at Royal St. George's, which is a club steeped in "British Open history" and known for its thick rough, fast greens and great lunch! The match is set up of 36 holes of foursomes and singles.

Both Rob and Nick performed superbly under the pressure, with Rob winning his singles and losing 5&4 in his foursomes, whilst Nick narrowly lost in both. I am sure that golf at the Hall will stay strong next year with Rob and James returning and almost certain of getting Blues.

The Hockey Club Women's Captain: Emily Miller During a Michaelmas of torrential rain, the groundsman became our new best friend. Indeed the most nail-biting part of playing a match was the weekly phone-call to the Parks - a desperate plea for permission to play on pitches that would have been more conducive to rowing. No surprise then that the green light was given (if at all) at the last possible minute, calling us to don the maroon and gold in hasty preparation for our ensuing Cuppers contest. The first -round matches presented their own respective challenges: Jesus would have been more at home at Cardiff Arms Park, causing former captain Jenny Oscroft to fall so spectacularly that an ambulance was called (thankfully later cancelled), they provided gaps through which we nipped to a well-worked 1-0 victory; Wadham received the true Teddy Hall treatment -a devastating combination of ruthless attacking (notably from Blues captain Jemma Rooker) and vodka-enhanced breath thanks to a 21 st party that had

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finished no more than ten hours previously! Future teams take note: such 'preparation' led to a 7-0 win. Magdalen and St.Hilda's sides were so terrified of clashes with us that both forfeited their matches, and thus our happy squad went down for Christmas with the maximum group match point score of twenty.

Alas the fearsome reputation that handed us two un-played wins had also denied us valuable match practice, which was sorely apparent when it came to our quarter-final against Queen's. Despite our team's consistent Sunday night practices at the Iffley Road astroturf, their frankly unbeatable forward blistered away as Hall fought to the end, but sadly left the tournament at that stage. Can next year's team do any better? Last year's freshers (Hannah Barnes, Emilia Law and Charlie Lamb) were a gift, who under the captaincy of Jen Nicholson will give new players confidence and provide our finalist/post-grads with every reason to continue in a team where fun will remain high on the agenda.

Many thanks to Philly Browne for being a lovely vice-captain, Mike Harley for his coaching/umpiring skills, and our other lads who faced the challenge of bringing women's hockey under some kind of order with whistle and appropriate hand signals!

The Ice Hockey Club Captain: Michael Cook Once again this year six adrenaline addicts and insomniacs ventured forth to try to regain the Alternative's Ice Hockey Crown held by Teddy Hall two years ago. Led from the back by Women's Blue Helen Seyler the team easily made it past the group stages in to the knock-out rounds with the tenacious Andy Gardham dominating the centre of the rink.

Aram Mikhalien caused havoc amongst the opposing defences and was able to cut through one of the many teams from Queens at will to secure passage to the next round. Strong support was provided from Doug Reay and the injured Sam Trounce who alternated in leading attacks on the opposition net.

In the knockout stages Teddy Hall met much stronger opposition and quickly found themselves a goal down on their first game on full ice, the earlier stages having been played across half the rink. However an extravagant passing move between Gardham and Reay led to an equaliser. As time ticked down the Captain forced the puck into the net to secure passage to the quarter finals.

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Unfortunately the draw was not kind as Teddy Hall drew the favourites and eventual winners. However despite their smattering of Women 's Blues and Vikings they were unable to dominate and chances were missed on both sides. Extra time followed and players were removed until just three remained on either side. Teddy Hall missed two good chances thanks to some strong defending before eventually conceding.

However hopes are high again for next year with the progression of Helen Seyler in this year 's victorious Blues side, despite the loss of both Reay and Trounce. The other sides have been warned ...

The Netball Club Captain: Victoria Wood Teddy Hall netball has had an outstanding season. Having been knocked out last year in the first round of cuppers we reached the quarter finals this year, only to be beaten by Keble who went on to win the tournament. We had even more success in the league, which runs over Michaelmas and Hilary terms. In the end we were placed joint top of our division which means promotion for next season! Congratulations and many thanks to all who played some great netball this year despite much wind and rain - we will begin next season full of promise.

The John Oldham Society Teddy Hall drama has been on the rise this year. In Michaelmas term (200 1) college freshers entered two plays for drama cuppers and this was followed by further first year involvement in several plays, including Jenny Nicolson's appearance in Oriel's garden production of Othello in Trinity term.

Second year Jonathan Van Tulleken directed and acted in his acclaimed production ofNeil LaBute's Bash at the Burton Taylor theatre (see Cherwell review opposite), which also starred Teddy Hall's Cat Ward, Kuang Liu, Sam Trounce and Hannah Murray. The play went on to Edinburgh in the summer, produced by Antony Hawkins, who is also producing West Side Story at the Playhouse this coming Michaelmas term (2002). I will be directing John Milton's Samson Agonistes at the Burton Taylor this term, and there will also be a production of As You Like It in the Old Dining Hall.

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"Morbid bashtards" "Atrocity is 'the new black'", according to the hot American playwright Neil LaBute and his 1999 play, Bash, certainly proves this. Set in modern day America, three inter-related shorts consider the dark relationships between religion, violence and sex amongst a series of characters whose external personae do not sit comfortably with the reality which is gradually revealed through their monologues. As LaBute puts it, the figures are "people saying they are one kind of person and then doing dark deeds". The key, however, to this intriguing and seductive creation lies in its subtlety. Each character has committed an act of brutality and these are intricately woven into the dialogue, coloured by the continual juxtaposition of innocence and perversity.

The second Act, entitled Gaggle of Saints, was in fact LaBute's original title, perhaps not least because it anatomizes the underlying current of the play: all of the characters have some kind of Mormon background and this affords another central opposition- between the religious and the sacrilegious.

Just like a gaggle of geese, a gaggle of saints appear deceptively clean and pure when viewed from a distance, but on closer inspection contain considerable impurity, or, in the words of LaBute, "are full of s**t". Such duality is abrasively created when John (Jonathan van Tulleken) recalls, after a brutal attack on a gay man, a group of young Mormons dousing his body in sacrificial oil.

It is the shift in extremes, both in emotion and reality, that this cast appears to tackle so successfully. Particularly in the final monologue, which uses the classical myth of Medea as its backdrop, Catriona Ward - as the anonymous woman- presents a haunting image of childish fragility laced with an air of sinister seduction: moving from the sensual reminiscence of kissing in a time when "kisses still meant something", to the traumatic recollection of sordid perversity. Similarly, the visual juxtaposition of purity and atrocity is effectively set up in the second Act; John and Sue (Hannah Murray) share the stage, but the isolation of their antithetical characters is suggested by their lack of interaction. Sue's innocence, ignorance and physical presence completely jars with John's revelation: her dress may mirror the colour of his blood stained shirt, but the flower attached to it marks her desperate assertion of normality. At one point, Sue jokes that, "this is, like,

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almost surreal" and this is certainly befitting of the play's subject matter.

Yet what LaBute is forcing us to question, with a very heavy 'bash', is the "matter of fact brutality" that constitutes our everyday existence.

This production deserves to cause as great a stir as it did when it came out on Broadway (starring Calista Flockhart of Ally McBeal fame) and is most definitely worth watching. Š Cherwell, January 2002

The Portia Society The year was started in style in the middle of Michaelmas with the annual Portia drinks. For the twelve trembling freshers it was a chance to gain a first sighting of Mr. Briggs; for the second and third years, the opportunity was taken to welcome the new recruits with traditional Teddy Hall warmth and friendliness. All in all the evening went with a bang and a jolly time was had by all.

Hilary term and time for mods. After much blood sweat and cappuccino, courtesy of Queen's Lane Cafe, everyone emerged alive. Congratulations go to Jessica Barker and Katie Hutton who both gained a distinction, and to Jennifer Nicholson for winning the Slaughter and May Prize for Criminal Law. In the meantime Phil McGhee was busy entering himself for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. His prize of ÂŁ10,000 was cleverly disguised as the Woolf Scholarship and we now wish him many congratulations and the best of luck at the bar.

The year was rounded off with the Portia Society Annual Dinner, generously sponsored by Linklaters and Alliance. Excellent speeches were made by John Murphy, ex-president, and by Professor Wyatt and Mr Briggs and thanks are due to the college for their delicious meal. We wish all the finalists much luck in their future careers and look forward to a promising year in October.

Christine Spencer

The Summer Event Presidents: Charles Pitt and Elizabeth Taylor This year's Ball took place on that most sacred of weekends -the last before finals! We were very fortunate to enjoy rare good weather this term - a warm and dry Saturday evening in third week. The theme was the

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'Enchanted Hall' and the ball featured a 'Potions Bar' in the Old Dining Hall, various roving magicians and a popular, if slightly bizarre, hypnotist's show. Despite impending exams, attendance from Aularians was high and the atmosphere as magical as the decor intended. Having sampled the food and the cocktails by the early morning our guests had filled the JCR and the Wolfson to dance the rest of the night away. The ball committee, made up of a mix of second and third years, were rewarded for their hard work in seeing so many from the Hall, and across the University, appreciate Teddy Hall's unique, intimate and annual Summer Event.

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THE YEAR IN REVIEW

NEW FELLOWS Sharon Achinstein reports that it's a privilege to be welcomed to the College as a Tutorial Fellow in English. She comes to Oxford from Washington, DC where she lived for three years while teaching at the University of Maryland, a large state school with one of the very active Renaissance Literature faculties. She grew up in Baltimore in the USA and was trained at Harvard and Princeton, and also taught at Northwestern University in Chicago. Her specialisation is seventeenth-century English literature and poetry, and she has worked primarily on John Milton, with a book published in 1994 called Milton and the Revolutionary Reader. Her approach to literature is through history, politics and context. She likes to publish scholarly essays, and has written on the English Revolution, women's writing, gender, popular literature, and the history of the press. Her new book, exploring the literary and cultural aftermath of the English Revolution, Literature and Dissent in Milton's England is forthcoming from Cambridge UP. This study draws upon Graham Midgeley's important work on John Bunyan, and she feels keenly the honour of joining his old College. This autumn, she will be giving lectures for the English Faculty on Milton as well as a short series called "High and Low in the English Renaissance: Spenser, Nashe, Jonson." She has a toddler son and a husband who's taught at Oxford for over twenty years, and enjoys walking the Thames and painting (though not at the same time).

One of three St Edmund Fellows elected this year, Warne Boyce ( 1952) was elected in recognition of his development of companies in the health care and related areas, his generous provision of summer placements for Teddy Hall chemistry graduates, and his leadership and contributions to Hall fund-raising efforts in the USA. Sadly, Warne's deteriorating health precluded him from travelling to Oxford to be sworn in before his death on 9th May 2002, aged 72, (see Obituary on page 79).

Michael Cansdale was also elected a St Edmund Fellow. He went to Rugby School, and then after National Service came to the Hall in 1956,

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where he combined the Organ Scholarship with reading Jurisprudence under David Yardley and Nicholas Browne-Wilkinson. On going down he continued both interests, spending six years with City Solicitors Stephenson Harwood, while also Choirmaster at All Soul's Church, Langham Place, and cellist in The Royal Amateur Orchestra. In 1965 he left London to join Tory MP Sir Ted Leather in setting up a West Country Industrial Group for the Bristol millionaire John James.

Four years later he resigned to take on a small mail order gardening business, which began a 30-year fascination with specialist direct marketing.

Throughout the 1970s he was much involved in the establishment of The British Direct Marketing Association, the professional body for what had previously been the "poor relation" of general Advertising. His particular interest was in the psycho-benefits which motivate customers to purchase expensive items by mail. This was a subject on which he was both practitioner and lecturer, and on which he presented the opening paper to the First World Direct Marketing Conference held in Man ilia in 1982. In 1981 he had joined the Board of specialist publishers David & Charles and the Readers' Union Book Clubs.

Then in 1985, after travelling to China, he started The Peking Collection, selling collectors' pieces both modern and antique, ranging from silk and carpets to opium pipes. His most prominent marketing campaign was created for the Nanking Cargo- many thousands of items of porcelain, in perfect condition, recovered from a Dutch ship that sank in the South China Seas in 1752.

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of 1967, Andrew became Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister. In 1969 he was appointed to a Fellowship in Economics at Balliol. His base has been Balliol ever since, though he returned to No 10 to be Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister (1974-76) and from 1988 to 1994 he was Economic Adviser to John Smith, the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer and then Leader of the Labour Party.

Following John Smith's death in 1994, Andrew shifted his focus from macroeconomic policy to policy towards broadcasting and the Internet. In 1994 he was a Visiting Fellow at MIT and Harvard conducting research on the Information Superhighway and from 1995 to 1998 he led an Economic and Social Research Committee project on "The Information Superhighway: Market Structure, Access and Citizenship".

He became Acting Master of Balliol in 1997 and Master in 2001. Last year he headed a University and Balliol initiative that has successfully raised ÂŁ15 million to establish the Oxford Internet Institute. This is believed to be the first multidisciplinary research centre in the world located in a major university that is researching the effects on society of the Internet. He is a non-Executive Director ofChannel4 Television. He is a passionate windsurfer and is married to Peggotty who is currently acting Dean of Social Sciences at the Open University.

Heidi Johansen-Berg is a research fellow in the Department of Clinical Neurology, who first came to St Edmund Hall in 1994 to read Experimental Psychology. She graduated in 1997, winning the George Humphrey prize for the best performance in psychology. She was drawn to the more biological aspects of psychology and therefore undertook a four year MSc/DPhil course in neuroscience. Her doctoral research has explored the importance of brain reorganisation for recovery from stroke. Movement difficulties are common after stroke, but can recover over time. The possibility that this recovery is mediated by dynamic reorganisation of intact brain areas is a hotly debated topic in current research.

Dr Johansen-Berg explored these issued with new techniques that allow us to visualise and stimulate brain processes. Some of the work was carried out using a brain scanner at the Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain at the John Radcliffe Hospital. This type of scan measures brain activity and these investigations showed that the pattern of activity produced

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during hand movement changes after successful therapeutic rehabilitation.

She also produced the first demonstration that the patterns of activity change are functionally relevant, by showing that temporarily disrupting the activity affected patients' ability to move their arm. Dr Johansen-Berg was recently awarded a fellowship in Mathematical Biology from the Wellcome Trust.

She is now focussing on developing image analysis tools specific for functional brain imaging studies of patient populations. Dr Johansen-Berg has recently presented her research at international meetings in the USA, Japan and Europe and on various BBC Radio programmes.

Maria Kai"ka is a new Tutorial Fellow of St. Edmund Hall, teaching human geography. She is also Lecturer in Urban Geography at the School of Geography, University of Oxford. She holds a DPhil (1999) in Geography from the University of Oxford (title: "Modernity and the Urban Spaces of produced Nature"), an MA in Architecture ( 1993) from the National Technical University of Athens as well as professional qualifications as an architect ( 1994- Technical Chamber of Greece). Her previous posts include: Director of Studies in Human Geography St. Hugh 's College, Oxford; Departmental Lecturer, School of Geography, Oxford; Junior Research Fellow, Linacre College, Oxford; Lecturer in Human Geography, St. Peter's College Oxford.

Her research interests lie with political ecology and with the theoretical investigation of the relationship between nature, society and culture. She has done research on: urbanism and nature; representations of nature and the city in the modernist movement; governance and environmental policy; the political ecology of water supply in western cities; European water policy; theoretical approaches on sustainability; the ecology of cities. She has worked on several research projects on water supply in European metropolitan areas, and has done independent research on London and Athens.

When not teaching, writing or doing fieldwork, she loves going to the theatre, cinema and exhibitions. She has produced one short 16 mm film and one short video in 2000 and 1999 respectively with the Oxford Film and Video Makers. She also enjoys drawing with pencil and carbon and architectural drawing.

Mr Michael Romain was elected a St Edmund Fellow on 6th February 2002 in recognition of a handsome benefaction to the College to support the Graham Midgeley English Fellowship; he is also supporting dramatic arts and sport at Teddy Hall, giving much encouragement to the John Oldham Society in organising question-and-answer sessions with a number of his

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close friends from the theatre. In 1991 Michael wrote "Profile of Jonathan Miller", a well-received biography, and he has recently edited and researched productions of "Pericles" and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'; his most recent publication is a monograph, "The Scenic Art of Henry J ames", which is part of his long-term research on the interaction between the performing arts.

Michael has recently hosted very useful and enjoyable seminars with Thelma Ho it CBE, David Warner, Keith Baxter and Lady Deborah Macmillan.

Dimitrios P Tsomocos was born in Athens, Greece and educated in Athens College. He holds a B.A., M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. in economics from Yale University. His fields of specialisation are banking, financial and monetary economics.

He has published in the areas of money, banking, international finance, strategic market games and general economic equilibrium. He has taught at Athens University of Economics and Business, Columbia University Graduate School of Business, the University of Athens and Yale University. Or Tsomocos has worked as an economist at the Financial Industry and Regulation Division of the bank of England and as a financial and investment consultant in the private sector.

He has been appointed as a University Lecturer in Management Studies (Finance) at the Said Business School and a fellow at St Edmund Hall. His current teaching includes courses in financial economics and management studies. He has also taught in the areas of monetary economics, microeconomics and mathematical economics. His research will focus on banking and regulation, incomplete asset markets, systemic risk, financial instability and issues of new financial architecture. His latest work at the bank of England dealt with banking and financial instability. He analysed issues of contagion, financial fragility and the impact of the New Base!

Accord in the macroeconomy using a General Equilibrium model with incomplete markets, money and default.

Or Tsomocos is a member of American Economic Association, Econometric Society, Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory and Senior Research Associate of the Financial Markets Group at the L.S.E. His non-academic interests include classical music, literature and philosophy.

He enjoys swimming and winter skiing.

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Richard Wentworth is an artist whose sculpture and photographs are exhibited internationally. From 1965- 1970 he studied at Hornsey College of Art and the Royal College of Art London, working for Henry Moore in 1968. He taught at Goldsmith's College, University of London and then at the Architectural Association. In 1998 the Hayward Gallery and National Touring Exhibitions invited him to curate Thinking Aloud, a multi-disciplinary exhibition which toured to Kettle's Yard Cambridge, The Cornerhouse Manchester and Camden Arts Centre in London.

A particular interest in urbanism has led to architectural collaborations of which the most recent was his proposal for the external spaces of Walsall 's New Art Gallery, working with the architects Caruso St John, and which opened in 2000. In 2001 he became the inaugural 1871 Fellow at New College and the Art Institute of San Francisco.

Mr Wentworth was appointed Master of The Ruskin School from April 2002, and the Governing Body of St Edmund Hall elected him to a Professorial Fellowship from the same date.

He has served on various boards, including the British Council's Visual Arts Panel. He speaks French and Spanish and lives and works in London.

He is married with two sons.

THE RITCHESON FELLOWSHIP LECTURE On 19 October 2001, Nicholas Davidson, Ritcheson Fellow and Tutor in Modern History, gave a lecture to mark the creation of the Ritcheson Fellowship and to celebrate Professor Charles Ritcheson's benefaction to the college. The lecture, entitled 'A Tale of Two Republics: Venice and the United States, 1776-1797' , took place in the Old Dining Hall, a building erected by Principal Tullie in 1659 during the last days ofCromwell's English Republic. In the introduction to his stimulating and elegant talk, Nick drew attention to the Hall's long tradition of research on the history of republicanism, a tradition that linked Professor Ritcheson 's interests in the American Revolution with his own work on the history of Venice. By the 1770s, Venice was the world's oldest surviving republic, and Venetians followed events across the Atlantic closely as the American colonists rebelled against their British rulers. Having achieved independence, the new government of the United States was keen to establish good relations with Venice, but the relationship between the two republics was badly damaged by a series of mutual misunderstandings. Political debates in Venice and America were similarly influenced by myths about each other. In practice, 57

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however, the constitutional structures of both republics reflected the principles of contemporary republican thought. A large audience, including Professor Ritcheson and his guests, Aularians, college fellows, and members and students of the History Faculty, assembled to hear the lecture, which was followed by questions, and dinner in the Wolfson Hall.

David Priestland

THEGEDDESLECTURE Mr Dominic Lawson, editor of The Sunday Telegraph, delivered the Geddes lecture in the Examination Schools at 5 p.m. on 6th November 2001. His subject was 'The Heart of Journalism'.

Mr Lawson concentrated on the difficulties in managing news items of great sensitivity and inevitably the major subject matter was the attack upon the World Trade Center on 11 September of that year. He talked with much sensitivity on the question of what editors could and could not, or indeed should and should not, publish, illustrating his argument with examples

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of dilemmas faced by reporters and editors in covering the events in New York.

After the lecture Mr Lawson spent a considerable time answering questions from the floor. These varied widely in nature and elicited a number of interesting facts. Mr Lawson rejected, for example, the insinuation that horrific stories were good for newspaper finances; he explained that although circulation might increase for a short period, the longer-term demoralisation which such events produced depressed advertising revenue which was more important to broadsheets that circulation figures -major disasters such as 11 September tended to inhibit the willingness to spend money and therefore advertisers were less keen to come forth. Other questions were directed at the way in which news was managed and the area covered by the serious British press. On the latter point Mr Lawson unashamedly answered that papers could not be expected to fill their pages with news from regions in which no-one had any interest.

The stimulating question and answer session ended at 6 p.m.

Richard Crampton

ST EDMUND'S DAY In time-honoured fashion, StEdmund's Day was celebrated on 16 November 2001 with service in the Chapel, followed by a Feast in the Wolfson Hall.

The Principal presided at the Feast, accompanied by Mrs Stacey Mingos.

Many Fellows, old members and current junior members attended, together with a group of specially invited guests: Sir John Birch (Director of the British Association for Central and Eastern Europe), Professor Brian Cantor, Ms Helen Carasso, Professor Andrew Carr, Professor Howard Dalton, Mr David Graham, Mr Andrew Graham (Master ofBalliol College), Mr Giles Henderson (Master of Pembroke College), Mr David Holmes (Registrar), Professor Brian Johnson (Master ofFitzwilliam College, Cambridge) and Mrs Christine Johnson, Sir Tim Lankester (President of Corpus Christi), Professor Herrnione Lee, Ms Jennifer Lewis, Mr Jamie McKendrick, Dr Judith Milne (Principal of St Hilda's College), Mr Bemard O'Donoghue, Mr Tom Paulin, Mr John Powell-Ward, Sir Gareth Roberts (President of Wolfson College), Sir Michael Scholar (President of St John's College), Mr David Short, Professor Jon Stallworthy, Professor James Turner, Ms Lucy Wilkinson, Mr John Young. The SEH Association was well represented at the dinner.

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GRADUATE DEBATES AND SEMINARS Graduate seminars continue to provide a stimulating and informative forum through which our MCR members (along with participation from both the SCR and sometimes the JCR) can exercise their talents in the art of debating.

There was a wide range of topics covered starting with "Choughs", a debate lead by Lucy Newlyn (our senior Fellow in English) with contributions from the poet Jenny Lewis, to "Tactility in Renaissance Sculpture" presented by Geraldine Johnson, the acting head of the university's History of Art Department. In between these, Mike Sheil and Rosa McCausland gave us a moving account (with pictorial documentary evidence) of "Slavery in the 21 st Century" with the focus on the plight of children in West Africa, an "Introduction into Opera" by Emanuele Senici of the university's Music school, where we were entertained in style by audio equipment (a ghetto blaster as it happens), and we learnt something of our "Local Naval History" (sounds paradoxical for a place like Oxford which is as far away from the sea as it is possible to be in the UK) through Alan Flanders' talk on "Don't Give up the Ship (the Chesapeake)". Then there was the enormously thought-provoking debate on the "American Crisis", chaired by Jeremy Paxman and addressed by Andrew Hurrell ofNuffield College and Mohammad Waseem, the Ford Foundation Visiting Fellow from the Centre for Islamic Studies. Finally, as in previous years in Trinity, we had the pleasure of the company of benefactors who contributed towards the Hall's Graduate Scholarship Scheme and who came to listen to seminars given by five of our graduates scholars.

Basil Kouvaritakis Tutor for Graduates

THE NEVILL COGHILL POETRY PRIZE 2002 This prize was established in 2001 to promote the writing of poetry in colleges and is open to the Fellows, students and staff of the colleges of Balliol, Exeter, Greyfriars, Linacre, Lincoln, Mansfield, Merton, Somerville, St Edmund Hall, St Hugh's, University and Wadham. Nevill Coghill was a Fellow of Exeter and later Merton Professor of English and is best remembered for his verse translation of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. He was also a sympathetic tutor to W.H. Auden and 1937 editor of New Oxford Poetry.

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This year's judges were the poets John Fuller and David Hartnett, and the founder of the Oxford Poetry Society Martin Starkie; the large entry resulted in fierce competition, and Mathematics Lecturer Robin Knight is to be congratulated for his entry, "The Banyan Tree", being commended.

The Banyan Tree R. W. Knight

I have a plan to take over the world.

I will wrap the Earth in an envelope of leaves; I'll embrace the mountain ranges with my many legs, Legs standing each in a circle shaded from the sun, Each an individual image of this original tree, Folded ever deeper into its own shadow.

I will cast around the world a covering of shadow: Nowhere will there be borders to my green world, Nowhere a centre or circumference to this tree, Nowhere a wind unruffled by my leaves, Nowhere clear ground raked by the sun, No place for my enemies, strolling on two legs, To sharpen blades to hew at my bare legs, Or measure their days in the swinging of their own shadow, To learn their magic in the harsh school of the sun, To plan the defoliation of the world, Writing spells on the sharp-edged leaves Gathered from the funeral of some bleached tree.

My plan goes like this. Beginning with one tree, I slowly, slowly, reach out my arms and legs, Year on year, inch on inch, my leaves Casting, each new season, a little more shadow: No more than a man's hand. I smile at a world Basking complacently under a laughing sun,

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And I eat, each year, a further bite of the sun, Turning its liquid heat to yet more tree.

I will free the freezing, sweltering, aching world Staggering its febrile way on faltering legs, And cool its passion under my healing shadow And sing to it with my caressing leaves.

They'll never suspect, as each yard leaves Their world for mine, as more and more of the sun Is drunk by my ever-deepening shadow, As I cover and cloak the carcass of each tree, And trample the ground flat with an army of legs, Letting out my green net to ensnare the world.

Envoi (In winter, storms rip the leaves from each tree; The sun shines more and more for those with legs, Till there is no more shadow in the world.)

ARTWEEK 2002

The annual Art and Craft Exhibition was again staged in the Party Room at the end of May during Oxford Artweeks and, as usual, attracted an enormous number of visitors. This year the Old Members' Reunion was brought forward to Saturday of Fifth Week, and Old Members attending were privileged to have a preview ofthe exhibition prior to the official opening on the Monday of Sixth Week. This was a great success with a number of sales made to Old Members.

This year's exhibition, which ended on the Jubilee Weekend, appropriately displayed several items with a Jubilee theme: there was some wonderful embroidery by Joan Peckham depicting the Royal Wedding of 1947, the Queen's Coronation of 1953 and the Silver Jubilee of 1977 alongside a portrait in oil of Her Majesty by Ann Smith (wife of John Smith). Just as well since the cover of the catalogue produced by the Bursar and his Secretary showed that the exhibition

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apparently does not pass unnoticed by the Royal family!

It was good to see a number of Fine Art students showing their work alongside that of Fellows, members of staff and other JCR and MCR members. The most popular items this year seemed to be botanical watercolours and illustrations, which demonstrated a sharp eye for detail by those artists, Celia Crampton and Susan Kasper, the College Gardener. New to the display this year were dolls' houses by Tracey Alder, daughter of College Barman, Mike, and two of these were bought by Old Members attending the Reunion, allegedly for their grandchildren.

Again there was a wide range of media and subjects producing yet another memorable Artweek show. Congratulations to all those participating artists who collectively produced another exhibition of great talent, a number of whom were rewarded with sales of their work. A lot of time and trouble goes into organising and staging the exhibition and it is all worthwhile when so many favourable comments are received. Many different departments within the College have to be acknowledged for their hard work which all goes into making the exhibition such a success. Sincere thanks go to the maintenance department and scouts for preparing the room, the Bursar for the unenviable task of hanging the exhibition, the Bursar's Secretary for preparing the catalogue, the invigilators for giving their time so enthusiastically, and to all the artists and craftspeople who contributed to the show. The St Edmund Hall Art and Craft Exhibition really has become one of the star attractions for visitors to the Hall over the past thirteen years.

Julia Johnson-Fry MUSIC AT THE HALL The Hall this year has not been quite so musically active as in previous years, though clearly this was not through lack of talent. In particular rather exceptionally the music society did not stage any college concerts. This is a great pity because these events have been extremely well supported in the past, both in terms of participating musicians and audiences. Nevertheless we had a very accomplished performance from our very own Instrumental Award Holder, Steffan Knutson, who performed some extremely demanding virtuoso pieces on the violin accompanied by our Organ Scholar, Chris Hampson. There was also a cello/piano recital given by two very gifted young Polish musicians, Ewa Mizerska (cello) and Katarzyna Glensk (piano), who attended the Frederic Chopin Academy of Music, Warsaw and are currently on a post-graduate course at the Trinity College of Music, London.

Basil Kouvaritakis, Tutor for Music

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THE GRAHAM MIDGLEY MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR POETRY Through the benefaction of Or Christopher Wilson, the college is able to offer a prize (value ÂŁ100) each year for a single outstanding short poem in English, written by an undergraduate member of the Hall. The prize is in memory of Graham Midgley, formerly Fellow and Tutor in English. Graham was an expert in eighteenth-century literature as well as a sculptor. He wrote and enjoyed poetry of all kinds. The prize is open to any undergraduate in the college; it may be on any subject, and written in any genre or form, but it must be no longer than twenty-five lines.

This year's winner wishes to remain anonymous and has asked that the prize and a copy of the poem be sent to Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool.

For Tom We tumble, falling all over Each other in the breathless Escape of lover's loving As sister and brother weeping With laughter we slide from the Now to the bright ever-after, With your clenched tiny hands I know to be gentle and to cradle Your delicate head how I' m Meant to, so the clear tears roll Like salt memories on your Soft downy hair and puppy-fat Cheeks and your blue dungarees And your peg-like milk-teeth.

But I'm caught in myself like a Nail in my skin. You struggle, Break-free, leave me again.

I love her. Like I loved him.

JRD

OXFORD- CAMBRIDGE VARSITY CHANNEL RELAY RACE

In 1998 the Oxford Swimming club president, ex Australian international Martin Davies challenged his Cambridge counterpart to the first cross channel

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relay race. The teams finished within a minute of each other, 9hrs 36mins, and a tie was declared. 2000 saw the Oxford team finishing in 8hrs 18mins, 6 minutes ahead of Cambridge and thus claiming a win. The rules of the race are straightforward: • Each team will comprise 6 swimmers, 3 boys, 3 girls, who each swim an hour in a set order, alternating boy-girl, until France is reached.

• No wet suits, only one standard size costume, one hat and grease are allowed.

• To take over from the previous swimmer you must jump off the boat behind them and swim past without touching each other, the swimmer finishing his hour can then climb back onto the boat.

• A team must touch France over 2 minutes ahead of the opposition in order to win; otherwise the race is a tie. This is to allow for differing conditions if the boats choose to take different routes.

This year, both teams would probably acknowledge that Cambridge were favourites, despite a loss by 6 minutes in the race two years ago, as they had 3 members who were in that team and they had dominated the traditional swimming varsity match in February by winning 16 out of 17 events.

The teams headed towards their nearest shores to practise essential coldwater acclimatisation. Most competitive swimmers can swim continuously at a good pace for an hour with no problems but water temperatures of 15 degrees Celsius can have a crippling effect on muscles that are not accustomed to working in that temperature. Oxford used Hyde Park's Serpentine and Portsmouth. Cambridge used a I OOyd open air pool in their city centre.

Oxford team headed to Dover on 24' 11 June to prepare in Dover Harbour.

The acclimatisation in Dover harbour in the period before the race itself was the key- the teams practised for up to two hours a day in the sea like some of the members would have to do in the race itself, with the occasional pool session to relax fatigued muscles. The race could possibly start on the I'' July if weather conditions permitted - the wind speed has to be below 12 knots or the conditions become too rough. Both teams headed to the marina to board their respective vessels (Ocean Breeze and Seafarer) on Thursday 4'h July at 6am, only to be told to go home as the weather was predicted to deteriorate. Finally, on Saturday 6'h July the teams boarded their boats at 4am, were taken round to Shakespeare beach, and at Sam the race begun, four hours before high tide so the teams would be fighting the tide for some way and a slower race than in the previous two encounters was anticipated.

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It is hard to convey to people the tension of the race, especially when you explain to them that it lasted over 9hrs, but the fact that until midway through the 7th hour the teams were in talking distance of each other shows how close it was. If a 6hr swim had been conducted in a swimming pool it is very unlikely that a gap of only a few metres would be the separating factor.

Karl Wood (Oxford) began, running in from the beach, against Cambridge's Hong Kong international Mike Scott. The difference in physiques as they stood on the beach was as clear as their contrasting swimming techniques: the shorter, stockier Wood with a loping freestyle stroke next to the leaner Cambridge swimmer who was a superior and fitter pool swimmer but seemed to fight against the waves rather than adapting to them. After I hr there were only a few metres separating the teams, with the Cambridge boat moving slightly ahead. Indian international Rakhi Mehra took over for the 2"0 hour but the Cambridge team remained just in front.

Robert Spurr swam the 3'd leg against Daniel Mikulskis, but still the distance separating the teams remaining in the order of metres.

It was during the 4th leg that Cambridge's Gemma Hindson began to pull away and gave them a lead of several hundred metres, the key being whether the gap would be sufficient to provide a two-minute difference by the end of the race. Nothing changed during the 5th hour as Robert's twin brother Matthew tried to catch Cambridge swimmer Daniel O' Dea, the Oxford pilot even suggesting that we experiment with a new route to try and alter the way the race was going, but during the 6th hour Stephanie Bullock swam an inspired leg. She had been seasick for virtually the whole duration of the race and yet still managed to maintain an incredible stroke rate for her entire hour. The Oxford and Cambridge boats were now level again when previously it had looked like Cambridge had moved into an unassailable lead.

All six members had swum an hour and now the first swimmers had to endure another hour each. The race had virtually begun again with Karl Wood racing Mike Scott just as they had 6hrs earlier, but now with twothirds of the distance already covered. Scott went out hard moving ahead, giving the Cambridge pilot a chance to move in front of Oxford. The pilots enjoy the race, it is the only time they actually get to race head to head and test their tactics and knowledge of the channel against the skipper of another vessel. Wood's plan had always been to increase his effort throughout the hour in order to maintain the same pace. He could see the Cambridge boat moving ahead but did not risk trying to catch it so early in the hour. After 30 minutes Wood's plan paid off and he began to surge past Scott, the Oxford

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team on the boat trying to work out whether the Cambridge swimmer had started off too hard and exhausted himself or if the cold water had finally decided to play an important role. After six and a half hours the Oxford team had gained the lead for the first time in the race. Wood continued to increase his effort and after the end of the 7'h hour the Cambridge boat was considerably behind, certainly no longer within speaking distance, and easily more than the critical two minute margin needed for victory. Cambridge lost valuable time on their takeovers. When a swimmer finishes an hour they must not stop swimming, but the Cambridge swimmer did, the boat then had to stop to allow them to get back on board by which point the new swimmer had swum away from the boat, normally off course, losing valuable time.

Rakhi Mehra now had to swim her second hour despite having struggled to take down much food or fluid to replenish sugar and hydration levels.

France was in clear sight and the Cambridge boat knew that they would have to swim exceptionally hard in order to catch up and they began to, only to fall back again towards the end of the hour as fatigue set in.

Rakhi 's hour was up and Robert Spurr jumped in. It was anticipated that the Oxford boat would finish around the 9hr mark so either Robert would just finish or Sarah Boyd would have to swim a few minutes to land. Oxford pilot Dave Whyte informed the team, looking at the Cambridge boat, that unless something drastic happened then victory was likely. However the Oxford team were aware that swimming in cold water can have a profound effect on a swimmer's ability, both physically and mentally. Robert had decided to swim to the left of the boat which would mean breathing to his right the majority of the time in order to follow the vessel (the boat sets the course, the swimmer determines the speed). He developed a pain in his right arm after around 10 minutes which meant he began to breathe to his left, started to lose sight of the boat and seemed to be setting his own course causing a large amount of anxiety amongst his team members on the boat.

It was at this point that two dolphins, one grey and one black and white, began swimming beside the boat. At some points they swam within a metre of Robert and stayed alongside the Oxford boat for at least 20 minutes. The swimmer was unaware of their presence, perhaps fortunately, but not surprisingly as he was struggling to spot the 38ft boat let alone a 4ft dolphin.

The pilot said that in the 250+ channel swims he had accompanied he had never encountered dolphins. After 40 anxious minutes Robert found his rhythm and the pain in his arm ceased to be a hindrance. He finished his hour only a few hundred metres away from the French shoreline and former

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GB junior backstroker Sarah Boyd had a six minute 'sprint' into the sandy beach to finish in 9hrs 6mins. Cambridge's swimmer did not land for another 15 minutes and Oxford had secured a second successive victory in the varsity cross channel relay.

Funding is particularly important for the channel race. There are many expenses to cover and Oxford University Swimming Club are extremely grateful to the State Bank of India, who provided money for training, accommodation, team kit, boat pilot's fees and Channel Swimming Association registration by generously sponsoring the Oxford team. The team members of both universities feel that it is a challenging and exciting race and are looking forward to two years time, when hopefully the 41h race will take place. There are even rumours that the event may lead to an Invitational Open being set up with the participation of leading American and other worldwide universities.

Teams: (in the order they swam) Oxford

Cambridge

Karl Wood (Oriel) Rakhi Mehra (Lady Margaret Hall) Robert Spurr (Brasenose) Sarah Boyd (Lady Margaret Hall) Matthew Spurr (St Edmund Hall) Stephanie Bullock (Brasenose)

Michael Scott Katie Stokes Daniel Mikulskis Gemma Hindson Daniel O'Dea KatyKenny

Ruth Jones (St Catherines)- reserve Alistair McEwan (University)- reserve Matthew Spurr

THE GEORGE SERIES PRIZE The George Series Prize was created by a bequest from George Series, the first Fellow in Physics at St Edmund Hall. George felt deeply the tendency of undergraduate science courses to play down the importance of the ability to write well on either scientific or non-scientific subjects. Accordingly he made a bequest to fund an annual prize, open to students in all Natural Science and Biological Science subjects and Mathematics, to be awarded for the best piece of creative writing.

The piece can take any form; story, essay, poem, or, as this year, play let.

The subject may be purely fictional, but may also relate to broad discussion

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of any non-fictional subject not directly included in the regular science curriculum followed by the entrant.

In the past it has been won by three Physicists, a Mathematician and one Physics and Philosophy student. This year's winner is Daniel Jon Mitchell (2000, Physics) and his winning entry is reproduced below.

The Cafe A five-minute film by Daniel Mitchell

We are deep inside a well-lit, busy cafe, which seems to extend almost indefinitely. The tables are all laid for two but there are only drinks and no food. The action centres around one of these tables where two men are seated. One is staring at the other, expecting a response, whilst the latter seems dazed, even taken aback by the situation. Strangely there are no waiters behind the bar, which runs parallel along the length of the cafe.

The first man, smiling gently, asks: Chris:

So how was it?

Tom:

How was what?

Chris:

You know ... everything.

Tom (slowly):

Oh, er, yes. Well, I don't know, I suppose it was better than for most. I mean it was pretty good. There were some other things I wouldn't have minded to have done but overall I'd say I got as much out of it as I possibly could.

Chris (pensively):

You got as much out of it as you possibly could?

Tom:

Yes.

Chris looks at him intently. Tom feels like he is not giving the 'right' responses so stammers: Well, no. I tried to ... I didn't intend to waste time, it just kind of happened.

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Chris 's face remains blank. Tom is aware that he is 'digging' but the physical presence of Chris makes him add: It's what happens; it just is, isn't it?

Chris (not angrily):

Tom:

You tell me. You know the answer. Why are you even asking? Did you really expect me to tell you when you know full well the question is of your own making? Why do you think that I was expecting you to say something?

Well I was. I expected you to say exactly what you said; it's what you all say. But that's okay, I am not here to judge you, but you know that too.

Do I? Do I really? What makes you think that? I'm terrified.

Where am I? And what is this anyway? The Spanish Inquisition? I don't have to answer any of your questions, why did you bring me here?

Chris (ignoring last question): Perhaps you might choose to. This is fair you know.

Besides, have you actually, truthfully, answered any of mine? Have you ever, really, truly answered any of these questions? They have been asked before, in fact, you have even asked them yourself Why should I judge you when you already confer judgement on yourself? I know your mind- all I'm asking is that you try to do so too, but isn't that what you always wanted? And secretly you always knew why.

Tom (firmly):

Yes, I did. So you must know why I chose not to answer.

I've told you now anyhow. And this is why I believed you would judge me. This is why I was ... I was afraid to answer.

Chris:

If I was your judge, would I not look less favourably on you for not having made that choice ... after all, it is a choice that you have made, it is your choice, it is what was given to you, it is what allows you to judge yourself. You judge yourself and yet you tell me it is just what happens.

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How can you judge unless you believe you are responsible for your own actions?

Tom:

Because you just do, it's what you feel, not what you think.

I've always thought to make sense of what I feel, for no other reason. It's what compels me to think. And it's torture - twisting and turning and nowhere to go. What can I do about it? I didn't make that choice. It's just who I am. So yes, the questions are of my own making but I have every right not to answer them. Go ahead and punish me if you think I deserve it, I'm not afraid any more.

Chris says nothing. Tom looks for some reassurance but gets none. After a few more seconds Chris looks sympathetically at Tom, and, although his words sound harsh and patronising, Chris adopts a soft tone and says: Chris:

Tom (stammers):

Chris:

But you are full of fear. What if I made you answer your own questions? Would I confer any judgement on you then?

I wouldn't even have to supply the instruments of your own misery. You'd do it for me. But I'm not making you answer them; I' m asking you to, whereas you expect me to answer your questions. But I have, everywhere, all the time, if you had ever noticed. Did you choose not to notice, or did it just happen?

It ... I ... I ... I don't know ... I don't know ... (pause) No, yes I do. I didn't notice because I was busy doing other things. I chose to do those things, whether consciously or not, based on how I felt and what I thought. And if I did something wrong, well I never blamed it on anyone else. I always took it upon myself. Don't deny me that.

I never denied you anything. Everything you had was given to you. You never had any rights; it was all a gift. You gave rights to each other but those were your choices. You alone were responsible for those decisions and in turn you had to blame yourself for their consequences, all of them and all of you. Equally you never had any obligations, they were

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entirely of your own making. There was only ever one thing, just one, and that was you should be responsible for your own actions.

Tom:

And I was, like I said, I always took it upon myself. But the fear, that fear, prevented me from ... (looks away) ...

Chris:

Noticing?

Tom:

But I chose not to notice. I won't deny you that again. And the fear of my own condemnation at my hands and the hands of others ... but always at mine, in my own head. It was indescribable, like a dull ache that's always there but you 're only half aware of. It was mine, and I was so familiar with it but barely knew it at all ... oh how awful!

A cup of coffee had appeared in front of Tom. Chris did not have one. Tom took a sip and gratefully looked at Chris before continuing: But how could I fear something when it was already happening to me? Isn't that a contradiction? How could I be afraid to answer when I was already afraid of ... oh this is so confusing. I can't cope with, I couldn't cope with it and I resented myself for it, for turning away and ... wasting time. Time I could have spent acting rather than getting stuck in this paradox. Acting to appease my own judgements ... no acting to stop making my own futile judgements. But I never did ...

Chris:

Isn't that a judgement, your own judgement, that you were afraid of? And it had already happened, you had already condemned yourself. You could cope with it, you did. I know how you have suffered with the tension, pulling you apart in the middle of your own fear and despair. It's just that you never noticed what you knew all along.

Tom:

Is that why I'm here? No, it is why I'm here. Haven't I noticed the answers now? Haven't I just noticed? If I took

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things upon myself I never asked for anything from you, I knew that I didn't deserve anything, that my rights were embroiled somewhere within my responsibilities that I didn't shirk because my actions, both good and bad but especially the bad, were mine and mine alone. But these rights, these responsibilities, they were human things; you said that, so why should I have noticed? You expected me to, you didn't tell me that yet. I thought there was only one expectation.

Chris sees how hard Tom is trying, how hard he wants to know. So he smiles visibly, for Tom, not for himself, then says, gently: Chris:

There was only one expectation, just like I told you. He never expected you to recognise Him. It is because, as you realise, as you knew all along that you never deserved anything, that your own actions and ensuing responsibility came before all that you might have noticed. You knew how much you had been given and you knew you did not deserve it and you suffered. Well I tell you that His forgiveness is limitless and it will purge your suffering. That is why you are here with me.

Tom:

But how am I forgiven if I do not deserve anything?

Chris looks at him a little surprised, as if he expected Tom to say something else. But then he smiles kindly and says simply: Chris:

It is precisely because you deserve nothing that you are given forgiveness.

THE END

TARHEELS IN TEDDY HALL Tarheels are North Carolinians, groups of whom have been visitors in St Edmund Hall under the guidance of Professor Christopher Armitage ( 1950) since the early 1970 s.

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Leaving the torrid summer of North Carolina for the cooling rain of merry England, our band of 13 intrepid students became Oxford residents for the month of July 2002. Disguising ourselves as Teddy Hall students, we lunched in the Wolfson dining room, held tutorials in the Emden room, and read our Shakespeare plays tucked in our posh Besse rooms.

Our essential purpose was to study the works of Shakespeare and his contemporaries on location, but we came away having received a thorough course on the lifestyle of the Oxford student. Far different from our Americanstyle lecture courses, our classes were shaped by student written papers- a somewhat daunting (at first), yet beneficial manner of acquiring new ideas.

Our professor, Christopher Arrnitage, shared with us many anecdotes relating to the Hall, including the legendary tale of the Graham Midgley tutorial session on chastity in Milton's Comus.

Much to our delight, the account included an incident similar to one some of our group experienced themselves while punting on the Cherwell and reading Shakespeare's sonnets one sunny afternoon. Perhaps it was because they unknowingly punted Cambridge-style that misfortune came one student's way, and she found herself clinging desperately to an overhanging tree branch so as not to become yet another victim of that murky water.

Such was our introduction to life here in Oxford.

The Besse experience was far superior to our accustomed way of life at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The daily bed-making, vacuuming, and the provision of fresh towels made our stay one of a fivestar status, as American dorms offer nothing of the sort.

And while we usually associate the word "scout" with little boys and girls in uniforms, merit badges, and ridiculous neckties, here the word came to hold a far more delightful connotation.

Mealtimes were also a novelty. As Julia, Rosie, and others set before us delectable dishes of foods such as "lovely lamb" and the ubiquitous muesli, we came to wonder how we had ever dined away from the High Table. We must admit, however, that most of our picky palates drove us to impose far too much upon our generous scouts. And as the weeks flew by and the realisation sunk in that meat is the mainstay of the British diet, the number of vegetarians suspiciously doubled.

Beyond the mechanics of existence, we enjoyed ambling about the Hall grounds on what our professor coined "mystery tours" to the crypt, the chapel, the gardens, the library (oh, the books!), and even Thomas Hearne's room. Much to our excitement, our professor discovered a "hidden"

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Visiting Students 2002 Standing (from left) : Eric Chen, Anand Toprani , Dr. Stephen Blarney (philosophy tutor), Jo Cope (College Secretary), Catherine Graciano, Joyce Si m, Frances Stone, Katherine Peters, Amy Antonelli, Bradley Schuller, Megan Dively, Stephanie Batkie, John Giblin, Ben Weston (VS Jr Advisor), Michael Mingos (Principal), Martin Slater (Senior Tutor), Maryanne Martin (psychology tutor), Michele Ledesma, Phi lip Cardinale (VS Jr Advisor), David Puzey. Kneeling (from left): Jenoa Cohn, Charlene Dy, Caroline Vasicek, Yevgeniy Tsifrinovich, Patrick Knipe, Krista Smaby, Sara Bodnar, Robert Dumitrescu, Kelly Henry.

memorial to Jacob Bobart and family on the library wall.

And of course, what visit to Teddy Hall is complete with a semi-legal viewing of the stuffed choughs? The Hall's connection to choughs complements Shakespeare's affinity for the bird, as he makes seven references to the chough in his plays (as we were reminded repeatedly).

So as our departure draws nigh, we bid a fond farewell to the scouts, to the choughs, to the Graham Midgley gargoyle, and to St Edmund himself, and hope in return that they have cause to call, in the vein of Ben Jonson, "As our show but draws you once a year, we would rather attract you, hither, once a week!"

Lee Cannon, Melissa Couchon, Benjamin Garner Visiting Student representatives 2002

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Waiter Bryan Matthews

The following address was given at the Memorial Service at the University Church of St Mary on 23rd February, 2002, by Peter Collins.

There was a young man of Berlin Who had never committed a sin.

When they told him he should, He replied 'I'm too good, I wouldn't know how to begin'.

Waiter Bryan Matthews was a man of many talents stretching beyond his international reputation as the finest of neurologists and clinicians. Amongst his accomplished and often brilliant writings, the right words could always be found, and the first draft of an article seemed inevitably the last: 'Come e facile scrivere difficile e come e difficile scrivere motto facile '.

He enjoyed writing humorous verse and had a talent for clerihews. One, published in the Spectator under the title 'Waugh Poet' , was an applauded criticism of Auberon Waugh, then constantly railing at what he thought was the injustice of not being allowed to drink and drive. It goes like this:

Auberon Waugh has become a dangerous bore.

His views on driving and drink stink.

Bryan inherited his writing talent from his father, Waiter Robert Matthews, sometime Dean of St Paul 's Cathedral, who, into his nineties, continued to write a weekly article on church matters for the Daily Telegraph, and from his mother who, under the name of Susan Goodyear, published successful novels on Cathedral life. His humour was partly engendered by reading P.G. Wodehouse and his favourite book, Winnie-the-Pooh. He was in fact at school at Marlborough with Christopher Robin and was a scholar there and afterwards at University College.

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Bryan Matthews was the youngest of three children. His sister, Barbara, predeceased him by only a few months. Bryan retained his deep sadness at the death of his elder brother, Michael, killed during war service when only twenty-six.

Both brothers were gifted sportsmen. Whereas Michael was a Blue at cricket and kept wicket for the University against the Australians in 1934, Bryan could beat the Olympic sprint champion over the first 60 of the 100 yards and was a fast three-quarter for the Univ. 1st XV. His rugby socks were later to become Christmas stockings for his children, Paul and Celia.

Bryan loved to travel, especially to France and Italy. His was a real plantsman's garden. His talents as a cook were matched by a knowledge of food and wine. He read widely, especially history and archeology, and worked hard to keep up excellent French, German and Italian. He listened to much music, at home and on visits to the concert hall and opera house. He greatly enjoyed (often solitary) walks in the countryside: 'Who's Who' gives his only recreation as 'trying to walk'. He would express delight at the wonderfully clear air at a favourite family haunt in Northumberland and how pine needles underfoot gave a spring to his step.

Bryan was gentle. He was kind. He was generous. And he was very shy.

When pressed, he was not averse to an attacking move; but one may say of him, as Adam Smith did of Hume, that 'it was never the meaning of his raillery to mortify'.

We can all picture his naturally grave countenance, punctured by a charming, warming smile, as he spoke into his (non-existent) beard and raised a quizzical eyebrow. His powers of observation were acute and of memory formidable. Together with his Wodehousian humour, they made him an attractive companion, especially on his own, over a glass, when he seemed most at ease.

As at Univ. in his undergraduate days, he pulled his weight as a Professorial Fellow of St Edmund Hall. Despite rigorous commitments in hospital, he made a point of lunching in College regularly and serving on committee. No decision would be made by the Wine Committee to buy Sancerre (a taste for which he claimed to have cultivated whilst serving in the RAMC in Normandy at the end of the war) without consulting Bryan. I remember one such consultation in face of a delectable sample: 'Should we perhaps buy?'

'Bathfulls', was his reply. 'Bathfulls'.

The right words could again be found for his patients and for his administrative staff. Women patients would, like so many of his staff, adore him, a fact of which he seemed quite unaware. One admiring patient taking

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part in a long-term MS study - in which the strength in her legs had to be measured by Bryan pushing down on them - confided to his assistant that the reason she shook when he pushed was not MS. Bryan's humility was matched by his compassion: he would share the suffering of his patients and would find discussing serious ailments with them draining. He was the third from the left who did not like deference.

'My name is Bryan, call me Bryan', he would say to a newly promoted consultant or to a member of his team on his retirement. They would just affectionately call him 'Prof'. 'Third from the left'? This is how the most unassuming of great clinicians identified himself on a holiday postcard he sent to a member of his team: the card pictured a rock covered by a multitude of birds.

Bryan's team would revel in his masterly understatements, such as: 'Respiratory paralysis is incompatible with life'. They would return the loyalty he had to them.

However, Bryan's first loyalty was of course to his family. He married Margaret (Margli) Forster in 1943. He was the greatest support to her during her long illness, a support undiminished in latter years, when his own health began to fail. She survives him as do his children, Paul and Celia, his four grandchildren and his great granddaughter.

His stoicism, already noted in his youth, served him well in his latter days which were too often ones of pain, not soothed in hospital by a glass of his favourite red wine. At the end, his courageous decision to curtail his treatment and to return home, provided him with the comfort of his family about him and also the delight of his roses in full, glorious bloom.

Bryan decided while quite young that, as it was not possible to know for sure about the meaning of life and death, he would not speculate about such things. Indeed, he was uncomfortable with the view that there is a state of mind in which understanding of this kind can be reached. To those who would know the hymn, he would quote:

Here in the body pent Absent from him I roam, Yet nightly pitch my moving tent A day's march nearer home.

It was clear to all who knew him well, that the goodness of his life followed from some kind of faith.

Let us give thanks for the good life of Bryan Matthews.

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OBITUARIES Mr Alfred Warne Boyce, MA 1929-2002 St Edmund Fellow Alfred Warne Boyce entered St Edmund Hall as a Rhodes Scholar in the Michaelmas term 1952, having attained a liberal arts, BA degree, from Rhodes University in South Africa. He achieved his honours degree in Modern History in 1954.

Warne went on to teach at Wellington College and then into industry in 1956. His career spanned periods in England, South Africa and eventually the United States.

Warne Boyce came to Oxford to complete a degree in two years and to gain a rugby Blue. He achieved both objectives but in the best Oxford tradition he gained more. He described in his entry in Halll920 to 1980 the new-found experience of going on reading holidays, which included two to the West Country with the principal, Dr JND Kelly. He had the challenge of having GO Ram say as his tutor, a great friend of Professor Michael Roberts, his tutor when at Rhodes University. He had a wonderful meeting with the musicologist, Dr Percy Scholes, soon after his arrival in Oxford. In the course of his stay he saw the "Mouse Trap" in Oxford and Anouilh in London. He sat in the "Gods" and watched Margot Fontein. As a member of the Oxford Rugby team he was a guest at the chateau of the Hennesy family in Cognac and saw oil paintings that had been slashed by Nazi soldiery ten years before, And of course he met his future wife, Doreen, who was a student at Somerville College. On their first date, on 61h May 1954, he took her to a track meeting at the University, and they watched Roger Bannister run history's first sub 4-minute mile. Eight years later, after living briefly in both Britain and South Africa, and with two young children in tow, the couple arrived in Pittsburgh where Warne became a manager at Megator, a firm which sold compressors and pumps for industrial and military uses.

"We came to the USA with our luggage and maybe $4,000 tops", said Doreen, and it is a testament to Warne's energy and vision that the company he founded, Microbac Laboratories, specialising in environmental and food testing, grew into the fifth largest independent laboratory group in the USA.

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Mr Boyce served as President of the Pittsburgh Dance Council, and served on the boards of the Pittsburgh Opera, the Pressley Ridge School and St Edmund's Academy. He was a chairman of the American Council of Independent Laboratories and represented small business on President Gerald Ford's Panel on Inflation in 1974. He was also the USA representative to the Board of the Union Intemationale des Laboratoires lndependants (UILI), and founded the Rhodes Charitable Trust to support education in South Africa. Although he read modem history whilst at St Edmund Hall, he was later awarded the Lew Harris Fellowship, the highest award normally given to outstanding scientists by the American Council of Independent Laboratories.

Together Wame and Doreen Boyce donated substantial sums to St Edmund Hall in the 1990's and have been annual contributors since then.

To him, those two years at the Hall were the start to his adult life. Since then, apart from their children, their great joy was in travelling around the world, frequently visiting Old Aularians.

In 200 I, the Fellows of St Edmund Hall elected Wame to a St Edmund Fellowship, an honour rarely awarded and intended to recognise those who have brought distinction to the Hall and who have been outstanding supporters; the Fellows wished to recognise his development of companies in the health care and related areas, his generous provision of summer placements for Teddy Hall chemistry graduates, and his leadership and contributions to Hall fund-raising efforts in the USA. Sadly, Warne's deteriorating health precluded him from travelling to Oxford to be sworn in before his death on 91h May 2002, aged 72.

Wame is survived by his wife, two children, Caroline and Trevor, and four grand-children.

A Memorial Service for Warne Boyce was held on 1' 1 June 2002 in Pittsburg, PA; several hundred people attended an uplifting tribute, including Gareth Roberts ( 1971 ), his wife Gwenna and Bill Miller ( 1949). Appropriately, Bill culminated a long friendship with Wame by reading part of the service which was followed by moving tributes from family, friends and business associates. Afterwards we attended a reception and were struck by the tremendous influence Warne must have had on this part of Western Pennsylvania. Of course most of us only knew him from the annual New York dinners but it was clear that Warne had used his unmatched style and energy to build his family, his business and his reputation to unimagined levels. What is more, he now leaves behind a group of people who continue

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to follow his philosophy of strong morality and fair play, which he always generously attributed to his time at St Edmund Hall. It is probably fair to say that there is a thriving colony of Aularians firmly established in the New World!!

Gareth Roberts

WarneBoyce I had not known Warne before I became Principal, but after that event I soon heard the rumour of him. A South African Rugby player who had settled in the United States testing food quality did not promise well: when I arrived at the Hall the rumour was that the famous old wisteria which used to be mentioned in all the guide books had been killed by a South African Rugby team breaking a nearby gas pipe, and anyone testing food quality sounded threatening. Nor did things improve much on first meeting. While having obvious charm Warne had a somewhat bumbling manner which made one wonder how he had made a success of his business. I later came to realise that these characteristics were part of a dangerous combination which was probably responsible for his success. For he was also extremely shrewd in his judgments and quite clear where, if anywhere, he was going to yield and why. I once sat in on some negotiations he was involved in and my sympathy grew for the other party who was obviously completely thrown by this combination. Made kindly by the charm and patronising by the apparent bumbling, they realised too late that they had said too much. The deal they hoped for did not go through.

Getting to know Warne led to also getting to know Doreen, and I had an early piece of luck with both of them. I had asked them in to dinner in hall early on in my acquaintance. It was during vacation, when few were in for dinner, but John Kelly was there. It emerged that Warne and Doreen had been married in the chapel and that John had officiated. It was one of the easiest bits of entertaining I have ever done, and Warne could never quite bring himself to believe that I had not planned it,- so our friendship received a quite unmerited boost.

From the mid-eighties I made regular visits to the United States for various occasions run by old members, and Warne was a regular supporter. He was usually at the New York dinner and took part in our regular fund-raising discussions, and also arranged events in Pittsburgh. In 1990 Margaret and I both went over and after a few very pleasant days in Pittsburgh with Warne and Doreen, including a visit to the local Microbac laboratory and a tour of

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the charms (sic) of Pittsburgh, we all drove down to Washington for a jamboree with the Graaes. Warne then drove Margaret and me up through Amish country to Rhode Island, where he and Doreen lent us "Port Meadow", their house at Weekapaug, during a five day interval before a meeting in New York. Warne loved Weekapaug and was keen to introduce us to the pleasures of Rhode Island. He found time, between business meetings, to show us the Newport "cottages" and to introduce us to the less elegant pleasures of a lobster dinner eaten largely with bare hands and the protection of a vast bib, Warne enjoying our English uncertainty as to the proprieties .

We also made a (literally) flying visit to an off-beat venture of his, a factory on Long Island. Mostly Warne's business was in laboratories where testing of food quality was done. This was a factory which made colour comparators and other equipment, and I always got the impression that it was a special oddball favourite with Warne.

Warne was one of those with whom Principalian contacts turned into personal ones, and we saw more of him and got to know him better after retirement. On one of his visits to us his hire car firm supplied unsatisfactory service and Warne asked if he could borrow the phone. As I sat in the next room listening to Warne giving his views on their competence I was deeply relieved that I had had nothing to do with arrangements. We might have survived even that, though, as it was difficult for his friends to do wrong. As it was, we were left to enjoy a pleasanter type of conversation. This would range from sport (for which, especially Rugby and Cricket, Warne had an enduring enthusiasm), politics (rather to the right of us), to business (he was fascinating on the development ofMicrobac), history or literature. Always he was deeply interested in matters concerning the Hall, its history, its personnel past and present, and the question of how best to be of help; but he had no illusions that he could understand the problems without having to learn about them and or could offer the solutions from a position of ignorance.

His own experience of the importance of attending to the peculiar characteristics of any business or institution stood us in good stead. He was consequently a useful supporter of the Hall. I shall always remember his delighted phone call when he heard that he had been elected toaSt Edmund Fellowship. Once again he was determined to believe that I had had a hand in it, little realising that if, as an ex-Principal, I had tried to intervene, he would never have got it.

One of my more recent and favourite memories ofWarne is of a holiday with him and Doreen in Weekapaug with his best man, Harry Goldsworthy, and his wife. The house had just been very successfully refurbished with an

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eye to the extra comfort of guests, and Warne was juggling frantic business negotiations with his determination to entertain his guests, the whole given an edge by the threat of the remains of Hurricane Floyd descending on us as a tropical storm. While nothing came of it, the organisation of supplies and the battening down of hatches brought about a camaraderie reminiscent of wartime air raids, with Doreen supplying a constant air of measured calm.

On his last visit to us he was clearly unwell, though characteristically cheerful, and on his return was diagnosed with cancer of the liver. A week or so before he died he phoned us. He sounded very very tired but was talking optimistically about our visiting him and Doreen in Weekapaug and being about in the autumn to receive his latest award. On reflection it seems obvious that Margaret's impression that he was calling to say good-bye was correct. Even then he was characteristically interested in knowing what was happening to us and to all our children, whom he remembered individually.

This gave us a faint glimmer of the atmosphere of his family. One thing that was always obvious about Warne was his deep love and admiration for Doreen , and his pride and pleasure in Caroline and Trevor and his grandchildren. It never became boring or embarrassing, but was clearly the centre of his life and his friends benefited from the spin-off. I still find it hard to realise that we shall not have that exuberant presence in the house again.

Justin Gosling

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FOR THE RECORD STUDENT NUMBERS On the college list during the 2001-2002 academic year were 401 undergraduates (254 men, 147 women) and 137 post-graduates (75 men, 62 women).

MATRICULATIONS 2001 Undergraduates and Post-Graduates

Akehurst, Jonathan Firth Alexopoulou, Olga Amin, Mohammad Tohkeel Arthur, Lucy Beatrice Augar, Peter James Ayers, Rachael Naomi Joy Ayres, Rachael Elizabeth Bailhache, Laura Harriet Barker, Jessica Susannah Barker, Peter Charles Alexander Barnes, Hannah Sara Barrett, Simon Barrett, Sophie Alexandra Bartlett, Charles James Beat, Martin Joseph Bennitt, Gemma Victoria Berry, Lucy Alexandra Bevis, Clare Elizabeth Blyth, Elaine Louise Bourne, Henry Augustine Kirton Bowles, lan Alien Caffall, James Richard Osborn Callow, Richard Howard Thomas Carapito, Yannick Chadwick, Lucy Kate Chan, Rita Ming Yee Chappell, Jonathan David Cloutier, Clarice Ann Collins, Thomas Daniel

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King Edward VI School University of Warwick Neath Port Talbot College The Perse School for Girls Wessex Tutors Croydon High School Yarm School Richard Huish College The Holy Trinity School King's College School The Lady Eleanor Holies School Solihull Sixth Form College Cheltenham Ladies College Winchester College North Devon College Godalming Sixth Form College Downe House School Newlands Girls ' School Cambridge University St Paul's School Harvard University The Perse School Queen Elizabeth 11 High School Robert Schuman University Westminster School Diocesan Girls' School King Edward VI School Princeton University Bournemouth School

Copeman, Neil Richard King Edward VI Grammar School Crick, Daniel Robert Range High School Currie, Lucy Mary Katharine South Hampstead High School Cybriwsky, Adrian Roman Yale University Davies, Nicola Mary Kingsbridge Community College Davies, Sian Sir Thomas Jones School de Cates, Mark Durham School de la Bat Smit, Genevieve Jean-Marie Cheltenham College de Waard, Machteld Catharina University of Pittsburgh di Genova, Trista Tramposch Stockholm University Doughty, Christopher Matthew Red Cross Nordic United World College Dunbar, Adrian Mark Mayes Toby Haberdasher's Aske's School for Boys Easdale, Matthew Alexander Radley College Farge, Emma Daisy Malvern College Figge, Christian Alexander Maximilian Kingswood School Galano, Marina Lorena University of Buenos Aires Gibson, Melissa Gail St Paul's Girls' School Gillard, Fiona Rosemary Bishop of Llandaff High School Girling, Michael Laurence Ranelagh School Gong, Yangcan Leeds University Grech, Mariella University of Malta Grimshaw, Matthew Ian John Prior Park College Hansen, Ulf Melgaard University of Copenhagen Harding, Christopher Charles Tasker Milward VC School Harkin, Daniel Richard Churchill Community School Hatcher, Jessica Jane Moreton Hall Headings, Neil Stuart Ormskirk Grammar School Ho, Michelle Libby Hiu Lum West Island School Holdsworth, Richard Matthew Lawnswood School Hollow ay, Esther Mary King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls Hopkins, Lucy Sophia Victoria Downe House School Hotham, Charles Peter Radley College Huang, Jingmin Tianjin University Hudson, Janette Meron University of Sydney Hunt, Alison Caroline University of Surrey Hutton, Katharine Jane Devonport High School for Girls Hutton-Mills, Clement Henly Dulwich College Jackson, Victoria Ann Gorseinon College Jones, Brendan Isaac Columbia University

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Jumpasut, Arin Westminster School Kemp, Harriet Isabel Abbey School Kirst, Christoph University of Gottingen Knuth, Adam Christoffer University of Canterbury Komoroczy, Szonja Rahel Eotvos Lorand University Lamb, Charlotte Jayne Wakefield Girls High School Law, Emilia Ruth Moreton Hall Levelt, Sjoerd University of Amsterdam Lewis, Ruth Helen St Albans High School for Girls Lim, Nathanael Chu Kwang Raffles Junior College Lindley, Claire Marie The McAuley Catholic High School Maizels, James Henry Westminster School Mandelbaum, Matthew Craig Lancing College Marsden, Thomas Craig Dollar Academy McGouran, Joanna Francelle Helsby High School Michelzon, Irene University of Paris 11 Miles, Coral Miranda Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle Mironenko, Viatcheslav Aiglon College Moore, Amanda Jayne Barton Peverill College Morey, Clover Eloise Harrogate Ladies College Myson, Louise Nicole Notre Dame Senior School Nepomniachtchikh, Alevtina Landsdowne College New, Mervyn Morley Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar Ng, Hui Min Hwa Chong Junior College Ng, Kai Lun University of Hong Kong Nicholson, Jennifer Clare Thomas Alleynes High School Nieuwenhuis, Harmen Thys University of Groningen Noterdaeme, Olivier Albert Paul Werner-Heisenberg-Gymnasium, Garching Nuhn, Malte Tobias Rainer Altes Kurfurstliches Gymnasium O'Malley, Craig Runshaw College University of Tokyo Omoi, Sachiko Ong, Wei Sheng Wilson Raffles Junior College Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Ossa, Felipe Parry, Sean Tsubasa The King' s School Perrott, Richard Henry Matthew Dr Challoner's Grammar School Petter, Oliver Robert Hugh D'Overbroeck's College Bancrofts School Philp, James Edwin Pleydell-Bouverie, Bartholomew Richard Harrow School

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Pooler, Gillian Catherine Bury Grammar School Porter, lain Kennedy Bexley Grammar School Price, Thomas Aaron Duke University Downe House School Proby, Alice Katherine Raine, Benjamin Lewis Westcliff High School for Boys Raines, Bevin Anne University of Missouri at Rolla Renshaw, Nicholas The Beauchamp College Brighton and Hove High School Roberts, Natalie Laura Samuel, Hugh Christopher Shrewsbury School Westminster School Schneider-Sikorsky, Patrick Aleksander University of Lancaster Scipioni, Roberto Harrow School Scott, William Michael Fitzgerald Royal College Curepipe, Mauritius Seetal, Gamal Adil Hassenjee Lancing College Seifert, Klaus Thilo Paul University of Manchester Short, John Anthony Uppsala University Sobocki, Rickard Arvid St Mary's School Spencer, Christine Mary University of Sheffield Stallard, Timothy John Bedford Modern School Stephens, Christopher James Sir John Deane's College Stevens, Helen Elizabeth The Castle School Stone, Emma Jane Arnold School Streule, Michael James Yarm School Stubley, Richard James Sutton, James Christopher Aylesbury Grammar School Tan, Diane Yi-Lui Hwa Chong Junior College Waseda University Tanaka, Junji Y sgol Dewi Sant Taylor, Jennifer Jane Runshaw College Taylor, Ruth Gillian Concordia International University Tihhonova, Marki Washington University Tjandra, Teddy St Bede's School Toms, Natalie Rachel Sir Thomas More School Turna, Aden Gokman Central Newcastle High School Turnbull, Helen Elizabeth Marymount International School Virta, Hanna Johanna Hawker College White, Sheldon Richard South Hampstead High School Wilkinson, Rebecca St Margaret's School Wilman, Hilary Mary Winchester College Wilson, Crispian William University of Malaysia Wong, Sue Wan

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Wood, Alice Ruth Wright, Steven Talfourd Wu, Lai Fan Yan, Jiejun Yang, Di Dianne Yau, Chun Ming Simon Yentob, Arran Kay Yeo, Wei Ning Willy Young, William Robert

Arnold Hill School Adams Grammar School University of Hong Kong Hwa Chong Junior College South China University of Technology Monmouth School University College School Hwa Chong Junior College Exeter School

VISITING STUDENTS 2001-2002 Anderson, Erika Grace Antonelli, Amy Marie Batkie, Stephanie Lynn Beckwith, Katherine Ann Bodnar, Sara Brantingham, Andrew Baldwin Chen, Eric Michael Cohn, Jenoa Morgan Delfs, Lauren Christine Dively, Megan Lynn Drexler, Charles Quentin Dumitrescu, Robert Armand Dy, Charlene Fitsko, Matthew Michael Gerdes, Lindsey Elizabeth Giblin, John Thomas Giridharadas, Anand Graciano, Catherine Theresa Henry, Kelly Kathryn Ip, Vincent Wang Chi Knipe, Patrick Ledesma, Michele Alexandra Lim Peters, Katherine Ann Puzey, David Lee Rosenfeld, Scott Julian Schuller, Bradley Sim, Joyce

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Gannon University College of the Holy Cross Northwestern University College of the Holy Cross Bowdoin College Macalester College University of Pennsylvania Scripps College University of Pennsylvania Indiana University of Pennsylvania Gannon University Amherst College Amherst College Vassar College Stanford University College of the Holy Cross University of Michigan Bowdoin College Vassar College Swarthmore College Boston College Ateneo de Manila University University of Maryland Boston College Emory University College of the Holy Cross University of Pennsylvania

Smaby, Krista Stone, Prances Marie Stoner, Ivan Michael Toprani, Anand Tsifrinovich, Yevgeniy Vasicek, Caroline Ann Zalanowska, Katarzyna Anna

Boston College College of the Holy Cross University of Pennsylvania Queen's University Connecticut College Boston College Warsaw University

DEGREE RESULTS Final Honour Schools 2002 Biochemistry Class I Class 11 i

G P Doran, P J Schartau R TDixon

Chemistry Class I Class 11 i Class 11 ii

D P Cormode, N Stacey J S Bendall, T L Hill J M Keenan

Earth Sciences Class I Class 11 i

LA Banister, EA Carder, M S Rumsey R W Court, S Macfarlane, H P Tanner

Economics and Management Class 11 i

MS Bolton-Maggs, A J Lee, D McKeown, S McMahon

English and Modern Languages Class 11 i

K A Chapple, C S G Wilkins

Engineering Science Class I Class 11 i

S Cheunkhum, T 0 Marsh R S Harrold, J W Linford, M Marchewka

English Language and Literature Class I Class 11 i Class 11 ii

G A Estry L A Cope, D A Cormack, R V Longstaff, J V M Oscroft, M M Pountney, C I S Ward K M Stone

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Experimental Psychology Class I C Catmur, D Rawlins Class 11 i C J Davies Fine Art Class 11 i Geography Class I Class 11 i

H B Finch, J A Harvey, J-L McRae

OMDonnelly VC Fuller, A E C Kingston, D A Lindsey, J R H Pattinson, J A Thompson, H A Way, A J Williams, D L Williams

Jurisprudence C J Knowles, J P B Matthews, P J McGhee, Class 11 i L D Nelson, LT Ong, A R Pearson, D S Reay, J Rogers, S B Sullivan, T D Watkins, C K Wong Mathematics Class I J D Lotay, M A Piatkus Class 11 i AMBulusu Mathematical Sciences Class 11 i M M L Lo Mathematics and Computer Science Class 11 i B H F Jones Metallurgy and Science of Materials Class I C M Gourlay Class 11 i T 0 R Perry, I P Shapiro Modern History Class 11 i M N Cooper, B Fitzsimmons, K Liu, Z R Noonan, J H Oseman, A J Radford, J Venter, M J Wilson Modern History and Politics Class I S D Reeve Class 11 i R H 0 Wall

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Modern History and Modern Languages Class 11 ii

T J Willetts

Modern Languages Class I Class 11 i Class 11 ii

C Boutieri, RA Wenzel L Helier, G S Kakoty, C E Murray, E H Nesbitt, J W F Pumphrey, K E C Sharp A B Berg, H L Metson

Music Class 11 i Class 11 ii

FA Alcindor, CM Hampson ASaitoh

Philosophy, Politics and Economics Class 11 i

Class 11 ii

N J Abrahams, S E Deacon, S Deutschenbauer, A A Grouet, M J Harley, S X Mok, J J Pescod, J C Rockey, G Rossides, S J Smith, A Taevere, P D G Williams, A H K Yeo C P Bruce, H L Drury, D Tachi

Physics Class I Class 11 i Class 11 ii

R E W Strenner S P Crabtree, J C M Fitt, R Koncewicz N M Alistoun, M Bird, T J Croston, A M Dunford, CS Lee

Physiological Sciences Class I Class 11 i

H Eriksson J T Crawshaw, T R Lomas, J Rooker

Psychology, Philosophy and Physiology Class 11 i Class 11 ii

S D Ellis S Trounce

Higher Degrees Doctor of Medicine (DM) I Grant

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Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) Ancient History Anthropology Earth Sciences Earth Sciences Economics Engineering Engineering Geography Mathematics Mathematics Physics Physics Physics

HAmirav V Joshi AL Unruh D P Lovegrove LYueh B DRogers GXiao S J Antill THLo B ERaines T S Davis DJ Spence R S Edwards

Master of Letters (MLitt) International Relations

LHHaynes

Master of Philosophy (MPhil) English

T M Northridge, J Shattuck

Master of Science (MSc) Comparative Social Policy Educational Studies

BARaines W C Goldstein

Master of Studies (MSt) Slavonic Studies

CACloutier

Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) S W Wong, L F Wu

Magister Juris (MJuris) Y Carapito, U M Hansen, A C Knuth, S Omoi, FOssa, R A Sobocki, MTihhonova

Bachelor of Medicine (BM BCh) M Strbac

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Diploma in Legal Studies IMichelzon Foreign Service Programme MGrech AWARDS AND PRIZES University Awards and Prizes

BOC/Shuftan Memorial Prize for best project in Chemical Engineering SongpolCheunkhurn Chancellor's Essay Prize Phi lip J Cardinale Geoffrey Rhoades Commemorative Prize for Performance in Fine Art Preliminary Examination Arnanda J Moo re Gibbs Prize for the Best Library Dissertation in Psychological Studies Stephen D Ellis Gibbs Prize in FHS Biochemistry Parnela J Schartau Gibbs Prize in FHS Mathematics Jason D Lotay John Farthing Prize in Human Anatomy Harriet E Varcoe Maurice Lubbock Prize for Best Performance in FHS Engineering Science Thomas 0 Marsh Peter Tizard Prize in Paediatrics Maja Strbac

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Prizes awarded at the 41h Year Engineering Project Exhibition Songpol Chuenkhum Marcin Marchewka Thomas 0 Marsh Prize in Criminal Law (Law Moderations) Jennifer C Nicholson College Scholars Au, Yiu-Bong Banister, Lucy A Boutieri, C Bryce, Emily J Carder, Edward A Cheunkhum, Songpol Cormode, David P Ellis, Stephen D Eriksson, Hanna Garver, Paul Hargrave, Laurence R Jenkins, Paul A Lotay, Jason D Martin, Robert S Pearsall, Clare D Povey, Richard A Pumphrey, John W F Rumsey, Michael S Schartau, Pamela J Slack, Joanna C Ward, Catriona I S Wenzel, Ross A Williams, Patrick FA

Baiou, Nassim Bolton-Maggs, MarkS Bramley, Helen V Burton, Benjamin B Catmur, Caroline Cook, Michael R Dambe, Simon J Enyati Rad, Araz Ford, Michael Graham, Benjamin T Harvey, Joseph A J ones, Bamaby H F Marsh, Thomas 0 Moss, David A Piatkus, Matthew A Prideaux, Alexander B Randall, Charity G Rylance, Gareth J Sharpe, Harry E Stacey, Nicholas Way, Henry A Wilkinson, E Kate Wilson, Cian R G College Organ Scholars

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Christopher M Hampson

College Choral Scholars J ames S Bendall Genevieve de la Bat Smit Jennifer J Taylor Hilary M Wilman

Philippa C Caldicott Jennifer J Pescod Kate Wilkinson

College Honorary Scholars Steven S Dionne Geoffrey R Lloyd

Dominic P-J Howard Lucy A Reynolds

College Exhibitioners Alcindor, Felicity A Belcher, Mark Chambers, Steven P Davies, Benjamin Garry, Sylvia F Hawkins, Anthony Lee, Andrew J Mansell, Mark McRae, Jenna L Mitchell, Daniel J Mudie, Paul L Ong, Luan T Partington, J ames E Pogge von Strandmann, Philip Rossides, George Strenner, Richard E W York-Moore, William

Barker-Danby, Julian E Bradshaw, Melissa J A Cormack, Daniel A Dusonchet, Julien Gourlay, Christopher M Helier, Lorraine Linford, Jason W McKeown, David Miller, Emily J Moore, Jessica M Noonan, Zoe R Papathanos, Aristeidis Partridge, Mary Reeve, Stuart D Scott-Baumann, Elizabeth J Thompson, John A

University Graduate Scholars and Students Chemistry Engineering Law Materials Yiddish

Hudson, J anette Meron Bacic, Marko Countouris, Nicola Galano, Marina Lorena Komoroczy, Szonja Rahel

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Other College Awards and Prizes

Brockhues Graduate Awards Marko Bacic, Philip J Cardinale, Maria Liakata, Geoffrey R Lloyd, Margaret A Small, David J H Wilkes Mrs Brown Bursary Elizabeth A Mellings Carolyn and David Rubin Prize for Year Abroad Work Antony B Berg Cochrane Scholarship Fund Oliver J J Deacon, Dominica A Lindsey, S Anya Saunders, Emma L Taylor Richard Fargher Bursary Steffan Knutson, Nicholas Renshaw Lynn Gilbert Bursaries Andrew R Dickson, David T Newell Graham Hamilton Travel Award H Augustine K Bourne, DominicA Charles, Natasha M Condon, Charles P Hotham, Michael D Mayer, Jonathan S van Tulleken, Christopher J Warwick-Evans, Caroline E Whitwood Instrumental Bursaries Yiu-Bong Au, Miriam M L Lo KLegal (KPMG) Scholarship for Law Moderations Jessica S Barker William R Miller Graduate Awards Oliver Daltrop, Oliver Dahin, Laura Bradley Michael Pike Prize Paul Garver

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Muriel Radford Memorial Prize Andrew R Pearson, Helen GP Seyler George Series Prize Daniel J Mitchell DEGREE DATES 2002-2004 Michaelmas Term 2002 Saturday 5 October Saturday 26 October Saturday 9 November Saturday 30 November

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Please contact the College Office for an application form if you would like to take your degree.

The University has imposed various quotas on candidates per college on each ceremony (see above) 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 as to whether it has been possible to enter them for the ceremony in question. The summer ceremonies become booked up extremely quickly. The quota system does not apply to degrees taken in absentia.

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THE DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI OFFICE NEWS

This has been an eventful year in the life of the Development and Alumni Office. The Campaign has gone from strength to strength and now ÂŁ4.5m has been raised towards our ÂŁ7m target. I arrived at the Hall as Campaign Director in October 2001. A number of new initiatives have been started which hopefully will bear fruit in the future.

I joined the Hall from a background in business and specifically in marketing. I am not an Aularian, and seem to have been forgiven for coming from another university on the banks of the Cam. I took the friendly boos at the London Dinner as an example of the Hall Spirit. I have enjoyed a warm welcome from Aularians all over the country and abroad. I have enjoyed meeting people and finding out about the way things are done in the Hall. It has been a steep learning curve but at the end of my first academic year I feel a little surer of my ground.

I am very ably supported by Felicity Hampson, our Alumni Relations Officer, and Katerina Nixon, our Alumni Information Officer. They are a tower of strength. Without their dedication and professionalism, much that it is easy to take for granted would not get done. I would also like to thank Gill Powell who joined the Principal as his Personal Assistant in March 2002 for her support. Gill sits in the Development Office and we aim to work together as a team. She has taken the College Web Site in hand and we are beginning to see the results. We hope as many old members as possible will drop into the Development Office when they are in Oxford. It is just behind the new pigeon holes.

We have pursued our fundraising efforts through various mailings but also most importantly by personal contact. I am grateful to Fellows and Aularians who have introduced me to others who might be able to donate. I have found there is no better way to win support than to put the case across face to face . I have urged Aularians who feel passionately about the Hall's future to help, not only with personal donations, but also by offering to spread the message to others. A number of old Members have offered to help in this way. I would like to say a special thank you to Francis Pocock and Michael Cansdale, the current and past presidents of the SEHA, who have gone out of their way to make me feel at home and who have been so supportive in a number of ways. I was particularly pleased to see Michael elected as a St Edmund Fellow.

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We give below some details on the progress of the Campaign. We are two thirds of the way there. Over 700 Aularians have made donations so far, which is magnificent at this stage. My challenge is to get over 20% (1200) to give by the time we finish. We have received major support in the last year from Bill Miller, who has pledged£ 1m towards the Dawson Street project, and from another Aularian, who has donated over£ 1m. The College is very grateful.

In May this year we carried out a mailing to Aularians who have not supported the Campaign so far, using a newly designed donor pack with all the tax and other information relevant to how to make a gift. The response so far has been modest with just over 1% responding and £35 ,000 raised.

This is why I firmly believe that the personal approach is better if possible.

Next year we are looking at the possibility of a telephone campaign. In planning this let me say at the outset that no one will be phoned if they make it clear they do not wish to be contacted. We have also raised a further£ 16,000 from regular givers whose standing orders have lapsed. If anyone is willing to continue with an old covenant which may have run out I am anxious to hear from them.

At the same time we have carried out a mailing for the Friends of the Boat Club, which has raised £3,000 for new equipment. Jonny Seccombe, the current President of the Friends and I intend to create a closer relationship between the Development Office and the Friends in future. We are already working together on updating the membership database, on mailings and on re-launching the Graham Midgley Coaching Fund.

With the Development Office's support Francis Pocock (1960) has launched a regular giving appeal to his year group to raise £25,000 and name a room in the new building at Dawson Street. So far £20,000 has been raised and they are well on the way to their target. A number of other year groups have expressed interest in going down the same path. We are also grateful to Sir Ian Byatt (1952) and Lady Byatt for organising a fund raising garden party at their home in Birmingham.

A new Legacy Guide has been printed. This sets out the special way in which legacies can help the Hall, including all the relevant legal issues, tax benefits and projects which could be supported. Any Aularian who is interested in making a bequest to the Hall in his or her Will should ask for a copy from the Development Office.

We have spent a lot of time trying to ensure that our database of Aularians is up to date. There are still many with whom we have lost touch and they are listed on the Web Site. Please let us know if you have news of any of

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them.

During the past year the College has been progressing the Dawson Street project. This is a plan to build a 55 bedroom student accommodation block ten minutes walk from the Hall off the Cowley Road. We hope the project will receive planning permission soon and then we have to undertake revised costings before the Governing Body decides whether to go ahead.

Accommodation in the town costs around ÂŁ2,000 pa more for a student than college rooms. This building would raise the percentage of St Edmund Hall students in college accommodation from 66% to 80%. Once the project has been given approval we shall be seeking additional funds to make it become a reality.

Many successful Alumni events have been held this year both at home and abroad. The Forty Year On Gaudy (1962) in March attracted 50 Aularians. There was an equally well attended Floreat Aula Dinner two days before. In an effort to attract Aularians of all ages with families, the Summer Reunion this year took the form of a garden party on the Saturday of Eights Week. The event was a sell out. Other events have included a reunion in the South West, the Inter-Collegiate Alurnni Golf Tournament in April and a 10 Year on Gaudy organised for the 1991 Year Group by Anneli Howard in March. We welcomed back a number of old members to dine in Hall during the year. We were particularly pleased to welcome on May 3'd Sir Jeremy Cooke who was appointed a High Court Judge in 2001. He was joined by his fellow Aularian judges Sir Nicholas Pumphrey ( 1969) and Sir Stanley Bumton (1961). The Principal attended reunions in Hong Kong and Singapore just before Christmas, ably organised by Geoffrey Booth (1971) and Nigel Yeung (1982). Many thanks to them. In March the Principal, Mrs. Mingos and I attended the Oxford University Reunion in New York. Plans were agreed for forthcoming fundraising activity in the United States.

As for the future we have a number of new plans in store. Next year we hope to invite parents of new Aularians to meet tutors at an informal lunch party. We plan a dinner to inaugurate the new Benefactors' Book for the Campaign in February 2003. We are also working on a fund raising lecture

by Sundeep Dhillon (1988), the youngest person to climb the highest mountains on every continent including of course Everest.

We have our Everest to climb. We have struggled up the Lhotse face and arrived at the South Col. The summit is within our grasp!

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AULARIAN GATHERINGS 1961 401h Anniversary Gaudy The 40th Anniversary Gaudy for the 1961 year group was held on September 21'1 2001 and attended by 27 Aularians and 18 Hall guests. The weather was fine and guests were able to enjoy a drink from the Buttery Bar in the late afternoon sunshine filling the Front Quad. Evensong was followed by pre-dinner drinks in the Library of St Peter-in-the-East, where guests could also browse through some memorabilia on display from the time they spent at the Hall. This included the Battels book from 1960 to 1962, a list of the 1961 Freshers, the 1961/2 Hall magazine and photos of the rowing teams from 1961 to 1964. Dinner was held in the Old Dining Hall and the relatively small number of guests ensured an intimate and friendly atmosphere.

Speeches followed by the Principal and Peter Newell, the year group leader for 1961.

Aularian guests attending: Bill Bauer, Timothy Benoy, Cyril Brookes, Bill Burroughs, Bob Chard, Cuppam Dasarathy, Sidney Donald, Barrie England, Merrick Fall, Michael Hamilton, John Heggadon, Ian Heggie, George Marsh, James Marsh, Jonathan Martin, David McCammon, Graham Morris, Peter Newell, Richard Padfield, Nigel Pegram, Anthony Rentoul, Martin Smith, Tim Torrington, Christopher Tromans, Peter Vaughan and Peter Wilson.

Hall guests: Reggie Alton (Emeritus Fellow), Dr Joanna Ashboum (Fellow), Michael Cansdale (president of SEHA), Phil Cardinale (Junior Dean), Professor Richard Crampton (Fellow), Justin Gosling (ex-Principal), Felicity Hampson (Development Office), Paul Lewis (Secretary of SEHA), Revd Duncan MacLaren (Chaplain), Professor Mike Mingos (Principal), Dr Bruce Mitchell (Emeritus Fellow), Dr Lucy Newlyn (Fellow), Dr Phillip Podsiadlowski (Fellow), Martin Slater (Senior Tutor), Professor Nicholas Stone (Fellow), Ben Weston (MCR President), Dr Bill Williams (Emeritus Fellow), Professor Sir David Yardley (Emeritus Fellow) and Dr Amy Zavatsky (Fellow). Chris Hampson, Kate Wilkinson and Hilary Wilman also attended (organ scholar and choir members.)

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warm autumn evening made for a pleasant start to the event as guests enjoyed a drink from the Buttery Bar in the Front Quad. Pre-dinner drinks were held in the library of St Peter-in-the-East where there was a display of photos and magazines from 1978 to 1982. Dinner in the Wolfson Hall was followed by speeches from the Principal and Rachel Martel ( 1980) who thanked the Hall for hosting the event on behalf of the Aularian guests present.

Aularian guests: Judith Beresford (1981), Anthony Best (1979), Mark Bishop (1980), Philip Bladen (1978), AI Blain (1982), Warren Cabral (1982), Nick Caddick ( 1980), Chris Campbell ( 1978), Kate Chaytor (nee Gibbons) ( 1979), Tom Christopherson ( 1982), Richard Collins ( 1978), David Cooper (1979), Andrew Curtis (1978), Catherine Dale (nee Watson) (1982), Paul Darling (1978), Reynaud de la Bat Smit (1978), Liz Delacave (nee Tuck), Mark Drew ell (1981 ), Helen Duckworth-Smith (1981), Phi lip Edwards ( 1982), X (previously Lucy Exaqua) ( 1982), Anthony Farrand ( 1980), Paul Farrelly (1981 ), Oliver Fear (1980), Chris Fidler (1978), Sandy Findlay (1981), George Gilbert (1978), Alistair Graham (1980), Richard Grainger (1979), Nick Gretton (1982), Hazel Hale (nee Riley) (1979), Wendy Hayhurst ( 1979), Tim Haywood ( 1982), David Heaps ( 1982), Si mon Heilbron ( 1978), Philip Houghton (1981), Simon Inger (1981), Claire lvins (1981), Clare Jack (nee Reece) (1981), Richard Kent (1982), Steve King (1980), Gill Kinnear (nee Thurgood) (1979), Tim Laughton (1982), Chris Lee (1978), Dan Levy ( 1981 ), Richard MacAlister ( 1982), John Madgwick ( 1980), Neil Maidment ( 1981 ), Rachel Martel ( 1980), Paul Meadows ( 1978), Caroline Morgan ( 1979), Zahid Nawaz ( 1980), Chris Newman ( 1978), Sallie Nicholas (1981), David Ormerod (1981), Paul Gale (1981), Duncan Penny (1981), Rob Quain ( 1979), Simon Ramage ( 1980), Deborah Rees ( 1979), Adrian Sandbach (1982), Tim Smith (1982), Edward Snape (1982), Heather Stevenson (1981 ), Harry Travers (1982), Christine Turner (nee Walmsley) ( 1981 ), Jenny Turner ( 1981 ), Annette Volfing ( 1982), Robert Vollum ( 1979), Bridget Walker ( 1979), Mark Waiters ( 1982) and Edgar Wilson ( 1978).

Hall guests included: Reggie Alton, Dr Joanna Ashbourn (Fellow by Special Election), Michael Cansdale (President of SEHA), Dr Peter Collins (Fellow), Revd Dr John Cowdrey (Emeritus Fellow), John Dunbabin (Fellow), Deborah Eaton (Librarian), Felicity Hampson (Alumni Relations and Events Officer), Professor John Knight (Fellow), Professor Basil Kouvaritakis (Fellow), Paul Lewis (Honorary Secretary SEHA), Duncan Maclaren (Chaplain), the Principal, Professor Mike Mingos, Dr Bruce Mitchell (Emeritus Fellow), Dr Lucy Newlyn (Fellow), Dr Christopher Phelps (Emeritus Fellow), Dr

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Francis Rossotti (Emeritus Fellow), Martin Slater (Senior Tutor), Dr Ann Taylor (Emeritus Fellow), Dr Steve Watson (Fellow). Also Chris Hampson, Andrew Lamb, Jennifer Taylor, Kate Wilkinson and Hilary Wilman (organ scholar and choir members).

Australian Reunions 2001 - 2002 Besides the Hong Kong and Singapore Reunions reported in the Aularian magazine, Spring 2002, it is good to record that the Hall alumni living in Australia are particularly good at keeping in touch with each other by holding regional reunions every few months. Last year reunions were held in both Australian Capital Territory and Sydney, which were reported in the last issue of the magazine.

Last October a reunion was held in Perth, Western Australia, at University House. Organised and attended by Michael Cranswick (1958) and Sue Hall, almost all Aularians who live in the area were present. Guests at the event: Geoffrey (1945) and Trish Alien, Brian (1974) and Muriel Austin, Ian Fitzsimmons (1987), Andrew Lynch (1978), Tony (1974) and Ann Siopis and Michael Wheatley (1976).

The U.S. Aularian Group We had our Annual Aularian Dinner for 2001 on St Edmund's Day itself, thus precluding the attendance of the Principal. We were, however, delighted to welcome John Dunbabin, a good friend of the U.S. Aularian group and Andrew Kahn, together with Hall Association President Francis Pocock. It was also a pleasure to have recently resident Stephen Farthing attend. John gave us all an excellent update on happenings in Oxford.

It was the usual convivial evening and it was held, as is traditional, at The Sky Club. We greatly missed Wame Boyce due to his illness. Apart from the guests, the following Aularians attended: Ed llgren (1976), Jarvis Doctorow (1948), Steve Vivian (1977), Simon Simonian (1962), Yves DesGouttes (1971 ), John Peterson (1998), Gareth Roberts (1971 ), George Barn er (1935), George Bishop (1971 ), Geoffrey Price (1944 ), Chris Simmonds (1981), Paul Gladen (1985), John Child (1967), Justus O'Brien ( 1979), Chris Lewis ( 1970), Nick Ho ward ( 1976), Christine Ho ( 1987) and Bruce Rashkow ( 1967).

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1991 Year Group Lunch An informal buffet lunch was held in the Old Dining Hall on 91h March 2002 for the 1991 matriculation year group, to belatedly celebrate 10 years since their arrival at the Hall as nervous Freshers. The event was organised at the instigation of Anneli Howard, the year group leader for 1991, who had contacted the Development Office to suggest holding the event. She had thought it would be nice for the year group to meet up as most of them had not been back to the Hall or seen each other since graduation. The Buttery Bar did a good trade for guests once lunch was over and after a few drinks guests headed off to a bar in town to prolong the day's celebrations. All guests generously included in their ticket price a donation to the Hall 's fundraising Campaign.

This was the first time the event had been held but as it proved a success, it will now become part of the regular Development Office alumni events calendar. This avoids the 401h Anniversary Gaudy being the only event to which Aularians are invited that concentrates on their year group alone. 30 guests attended the event: Mark Ashelford, Andy Barker and Claire Burton, Simon Brown, Julian Cater and Carol Adam, John Cole and Paula Thomas, Chris Davies and Nicky Courtney, Vanessa Fitzgerald, Lindsey Fussell, Clive Fussell, Michael Hordern and Flora Nuttgens, Anneli Howard and Mark Austin, Lindsay McQuillian, Helen Morgan, Richard Naisby, Ian Oswald, Clare Phillips, Anna Sales and Nathan Patten, Andrew Skae, Salina Toll and S. Ottignon-Harris, Peter Wallace, Trevor Willis and Camilla Willis.

The Third Floreat Aula Society Dinner This year the Third Dinner of the Floreat Aula Society took place on Wednesday 20th March as earlier bookings meant we could not hold the dinner on the usual Friday. We consider a Friday the best choice because, although many of our members are retired, they often lead busy lives and being away for a night at mid-week is not so convenient as at the end of the week. This may be why we did not have quite as many attending as on the previous occasions. Forty three members came, twenty-one with a guest.

As usual all were welcomed during the afternoon with tea and biscuits in the J.C.R. Party Room. Two tours of the Hall were organised and, in spite of the rather inclement weather, about a dozen in all were prepared to listen to an account of the history and architecture of the buildings while getting slightly wet in the middle of the quad! The tours also took in some dry

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places: the Old Dining Hall, the Library in St Peter-in-the-East, the Crypt, the Chapel, the Old Library, the S.C.R. and the Hall pictures. At 6.00 pm the Chaplain, Reverend MacLaren, officiated at evensong in the Chapel, assisted by the organ scholar and five members of the college choir.

The Principal, Professor Michael Mingos, and Mrs Mingos were the host and hostess at the dinner in the Wolfson Hall. Over ninety sat down to one of the Chef's excellent dinners. The Hall was represented at the dinner by the M.C.R. President, the Chaplain with the Organ Scholar and choir, Junior Dean Philip Cardinale, and several Fellows. We also had some new faces: Gill Powell, the Principal's PA, Terry Cud bird, the Campaign Director, and Development Office staff Felicity Hampson and Katerina Nixon.

The Principal welcomed the members and their guests, bringing them up-to-date on the Hall's successes, both academic and sporting. He also thanked members for their continuing interest in the Hall and for their support both in maintaining the Hall's academic standards and in enhancing the facilities available to our undergraduates. He ended with the traditional toast at Hall occasions: Floreat Aula! The proceedings concluded with a short but most enjoyable recital by choir member Jennifer Pescod.

Many people wished to talk and circulate around the tables but staff had to clear away dinner and prepare for breakfast, so many retreated to the vacant part of the hall to continue their conversations. Others moved to the comforts of the buttery.

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The next morning a group of about thirty walked gently to the Ashmolean.

The Museum has a team of lady volunteers who guide small groups around a selection of the treasures. So, divided into three groups, each group experienced a different tour. One tour guide was Mrs Deborah Rogers, widow of Aularian Bruce Rogers ( 1936). A part of their story is reported under the title 'Ambleteuse, France 1941-2002' in this issue of the Magazine.

The whole occasion seemed to take place under the sign of enjoyment and good humour. We look forward to the next dinner of the Society which we expect to hold on a Friday in the Easter vacation 2004.

Floreat Aula!

The following members and their guests attended the dinner: Mr Hubert Beales ( 1936), Mr Kenneth Palk ( 1942) with Mrs H. E. Palk, Mr Laurence Elliot (1942), Mr Jack Scarr (1943), Major General Anthony Trythall (1944) with Mrs Celia Trythall, Professor Neville Haile (1945) with Mrs Maureen Haile, Mr David Duns more ( 1946) with Mrs Erica Dunsmore, Mr Nigel Grindrod ( 1947) with Mr Ho ward Collins, Mr Phi lip Lyon Roussel ( 1947), Dr John Cockshoot ( 1947) with Mrs Jeanette Cockshoot, Dr Michael Dobbyn (1947), Mr Martin Paterson (1948) with Mrs Marjorie Paterson, Mr Allan Jay ( 1951 ), Mr David Fitzwilliam-Lay ( 1952), Mr Robert Darling ( 1952), Mr Christopher Jones (1952) with Mrs Marion Jones, Mr John Voigt ( 1952), Mr Bob Rednall (1953) with Mrs Mary Rednall, Mr David Giles (1953) with Mrs Jean Giles, Revd Canon Dr Michael Bourdeaux (1954 ), Mr Stuart Bilsland ( 1954) with Mrs Ann Bilsland, Mr Michael Hopkinson ( 1954), Mr Paul Lewis ( 1955) with Mrs Patricia Lewis, Mr John Billington ( 1955) with Ms Alison Webb, Mr Andrew Page (1956), Mr James Markwick (1956) with Mrs J C Markwick, Mr Michael Cansdale (1956), Mr David Johnson (1956), Mr Paul Tempest (1956) with Mrs Jennifer Tempest, Mr David Bolton (1957) with Mr Roy Caddick, Mr Michael Senter (1957) with Dr Enid May berry, Mr John Phillips ( 1957), Mr Geoff Mihell ( 1957) with Mrs Jan Mihell, Dr Robert Bishop (1958) with Mrs Margie Bishop, Dr Francis Pocock (1960), Mr David Cox (1963), Dr Frank Spooner (1970) with Mrs K H Spooner.

Hall representatives and their guests: The Principal with Mrs Stacey Mingos, Dr Joanna Ash bourn (Fellow by Special Election), Mr Phil Cardinale (Junior Dean), Revd Dr John Cowdrey (Emeritus Fellow, FAS), Mr Terry Cudbird (Campaign Director), Mr Justin Gosling (Honorary Fellow, FAS) with Mrs Margaret Gosling, Ms Felicity Hampson (Alumni Relations and Events Officer), Rev Duncan MacLaren (Chaplain) with Mrs Jane Maclaren, Dr Bruce Mitchell (Emeritus Fellow, FAS) with Mrs Mollie

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Mitchell, Dr Philip Mountford (Fellow), Dr Lucy Newlyn (Fellow), Ms Katerina Nixon (Alumni Information Officer), Dr Philipp Podsiadlowski (Fellow), Mrs Gillian Powell (Principal's P.A.), Dr Francis Rossotti (Emeritus Fellow), Mr Benjamin Weston (MCR President), Dr Bill Williams (Emeritus Fellow, FAS) with Mrs Renee Williams, Sir David Yardley (Emeritus Fellow, FAS) with Lady Patricia Yardley. Also Ms Lucy Bannister (choir), Mr James Bendall (organ scholar), Ms Jacquetta Blacker (choir), Mr Oliver Deacon (choir), Ms Jennifer Pescod (choir) and Mr David Williams (choir).

Bill Williams 1962 40'h Anniversary Gaudy Alumni events came thick and fast in March. The 40'h Anniversary Gaudy for the 1962 year group was held on a sunny spring evening on March 22"d 2002, . brought forward from the usual date of late September. The Development Office invited the 90 members of the year group for whom current addresses were held (of which 23 live overseas). No less than 50 Aularians accepted the invitation, making this the largest turnout of Aularians for this event since it was started. This may have been because the event was held in the spring rather than the autumn, possibly enabling more people to attend. However, the Development Office like to think it was because

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the 1962 year group must be particularly close-knit and have many fond memories from their student days!

Aularian guests had been asked to supply a brief synopsis of what they had been up to since leaving the Hall and this was compiled by the Development Office arid distributed to all guests as a memento of the occasion. Evensong was followed by drinks in the ODH, a splendid fourcourse meal in the Wolfson Hall and after-dinner speeches by the Principal and Will Hatcher (year group leader for 1962). Jennifer Pescod (third year Geography student and choir member) then rounded off a successful evening by singing to the company. The provisional date for the 40th Anniversary Gaudy for the 1963 matriculation year group is 21 st March 2003.

Aularian guests: Gerald Barber, Roger Begy, Bill Best, Nick Boucher, John Brown, David Buckingham, Steve Burgess, James Burnett-Hitchcock, Michael Buttler, David Charman, Anthony Cosgrave, Alan Cowan, Norman Cowling, Richard Crookes, Arthur Davis, Jim de Rennes, Michael Eames, Martin Folliot, Mike Fossey, Mike Gardner, David Goodwin, Michael Groves, Bill Gulland, Bob Hall, Michael Hamilton, Handley Hammond, Bertie Harmer, Will Hatcher, Jeff Hill, Richard Holland, Arwyn Hughes, Neil Jackson, Lewis Jones, Robert Jordan, Rodney Lavin, Henry Lith, Alan McNamee, Roger Miller, Tony Moore, Robert Neden, Jim North, Richard Phillippo, John Proctor, John Shippen, Charles Shirkey, Patrick Slocock, Richard Taylor, Nigel Thomas and Roger Wardle.

Hall guests: Dr Joanna Ashbourn (Fellow by Special Election), Geoffrey Bourne-Taylor (Bursar), Michael Cansdale (ex-President of SEHA), Revd Dr John Cowdrey (Emeritus Fellow), Terry Cudbird (Campaign Director), Nicholas Davidson (Fellow), Professor Stuart Ferguson (Fellow), Justin Gosling (ex-Principal), Felicity Hampson (Alumni Relations and Events Officer), Dr Hugh Jenkyns (Fellow), Paul Lewis (Secretary SEHA), Revd Duncan Maclaren (Chaplain), Professor Mike Mingos (Principal), Dr Bruce Mitchell (Emeritus Fellow), Dr Lucy Newlyn (Fellow), Dr Francis Pocock (President SEHA), Dr Francis Rossotti (Emeritus Fellow), Martin Slater (Senior Tutor), Dr Bill Williams (Emeritus Fellow) and Professor Sir David Yardley (Emeritus Fellow). Jacquetta Blacker, Oliver Deacon, Jennifer Pescod and Tim Pinchin (choir members) also attended.

Oxford University Alumni Inter-Collegiate Golf Tournament This year's annual tournament was held on 12th April at the usual venue of Frilford Heath Golf Club outside Abingdon. The line-up of colleges was

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the same as last year, with the exception that Exeter took the place of Wadham who had struggled to raise a team in 200 I. The event was held on a beautifully sunny spring morning and expectations on the Teddy Hall alumni team were high, as last year the Hall side won the tournament.

Univ Development Office organised this year's tournament with the help of one of their alumni golfers, Nick Smith (Univ 1976), and were responsible for totting up each team's scores at the end of the tournament. Therefore it was not much of a surprise when the Univ team were declared the winners!

Univ did win with a convincing margin, but only 11 points separated the second and eighth place teams. Teddy Hall put up a good fight, coming in at seventh place.

The final scores of each college's teams were as follows: I st UNIV 218 points joint 2"d NEWI TRINITY 197 4th ORIEL 191 joint Sth PEMBROKE/ ST CATS 190 7th TEDDY HALL 189 8th MERTON 186 9th CORPUS 163 Dinner after the tournament and the prize-giving ceremony were held at Teddy Hall. The Teddy Hall team consisted of Chris Atkinson (captain-

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1960), Frank Bishop ( 1955), John Crawshaw ( 1963), Duncan Fitzwilliams (1962), Michael Groves (1962), Ron Hurren (1955), Robin Kemp (1958), Peter Newell ( 1961), George Ritchie ( 1960) and Peter Wilson (1961).

Teddy Hall Development Office will take on the organisational mantle for 2003's tournament with the help of this year's captain, Chris Atkinson, and we will be hoping to regain the college title from Univ! If you would like to play in the 2003 Teddy Hall side, please contact Felicity Hampson in the Development Office. Places will be allocated on a first-come, firstserved basis to any alumni who wish to play and have a recognised golf handicap.

South West Reunion Luncheon On Saturday 13'h April, the Principal and Mrs Mingos had a delightful day in Plymouth, meeting up with Aularians from the south-west. The reunion was initiated by Judge Christopher Tromans and generously hosted at The College of St Mark & St John by John and Rosemary Rea. Or Rea is the Principal of the College and gave all those present a most interesting tour of the campus, the highlight of which was the Library and the splendid views over Plymouth Sound. After an agreeable lunch, the Principal gave a short speech which covered recent developments at the Hall and the Campaign . . Guests in attendance: David Dunsmore ( 1946) with Erica Dunsmore, An drew Foot ( 1944), Brian Fyfield-Shayler ( 1960), Richard Haddon ( 1958), Anthony Hawkes (1962), Colin Hewitt (1962) with Susie Hewitt, the Principal, Christopher Pal mer ( 1965) with Jennifer Palmer, John Rea ( 1965) with Rosemary Rea, Phi! Richards (1986), John Scott (1943), John Spence (1941) with Marjorie Spence, Christopher Tromans (1961) with Gillian Tromans, John Williams ( 1948).

The Summer Reunion May 2S 1h 2002 This year the Summer Reunion, held on May 25'\ took a different format from the formal sit-down dinner that had been held in 2001. All Aularians were invited to bring their families for an informal day out - buffet lunch held in the Hall gardens followed by a trip down to the river to cheer on the rowers on the final day of Summer Eights Week. The event proved a great success with 340 guests attending in total, including 63 children. The youngest guest was a mere 4 months old with the oldest being almost exactly

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90 years older, and Aularian guests' matriculation years spanned from 1930 to 1994. Despite the fact that most guests had to eat their lunch in the Wolfson Hall due to the weather, the sporadic showers did nothing to dampen spirits and the shop and the Buttery Bar did brisk business all afternoon. A children's entertainer who had been hired for the afternoon proved a big hit with his balloon shaping skills and kept the children happily occupied. For the adults, the Artweek Exhibition was opened two days early so guests could view the wide variety of exhibits contributed by Hall Fellows, students and staff. All guests were then provided with Teddy Hall rosettes before walking down to the riverbank. The Friends of the Boat Club had erected a marquee next to the Teddy Hall boathouse, from which guests could buy a drink before cheering on the Hall rowers. The First Eight had a successful week on the river with three bumps.

Aularian guests: Edward Phillips ( 1930), James de Courcy Meade ( 1937) with Joyce de Courcy Meade, Bob James (1938), Michael Powell (1938) with Joyce Powell, Charles Mounsey ( 1940), Denys Salt ( 1940) with family, Colin Weir (1941) with Angela Weir, John Townsend (1942) with Helena Lewis, Bernard Wheeler ( 1942) with Felicity Wheeler, Phi lip Haffenden (1943), Neville Haile (1945) with Maureen Haile, John Lloyd (1946) with Margaret Heyburn, Eric Cunnell ( 1949), John Thornton ( 1950), John Farrand ( 1951 ), Roy Harris ( 1951) with Rita Harris, An drew Johnston ( 1951) with Susie Johnston, Christopher Wightwick ( 1951) with Gillian Wightwick, David Jacobs ( 1952) with Marion Jacobs, Christopher Jones ( 1952) with Marian Jones, David Giles (1953) with Jean Giles, John Read (1953) with Farida Read, Geoffrey Williams ( 1953) with Carolyn Williams, Douglas Botting (1954) with Oxana Sedlyar, Michael Bourdeaux (1954), Norman Isaacs ( 1954) with Vicky Isaacs and family, Eric Windsor ( 1954) with Valerie Windsor, Paul Lewis ( 1955) with Patricia Lewis, Michael Cansdale ( 1956), Terence Cook ( 1956) with Pamela Cook, David Johnson ( 1956) with Barbara Etherington, John Young ( 1956), Jonathan Aptaker ( 1957) with Adrienne Aptaker, John Phillips (1957) with Jane Phillips, Bob Bishop (1958) with Margie Bishop, Anthony Phillips (1958) with Jennifer Phillips, John Reis (1958) with Sally Reis, Robert Young (1958) with Rosemary Young and guest, Francis Pocock ( 1960), Alistair Fretwell-Downing ( 1961 ), Ian Heggie ( 1961) with Jennifer Heggie, Michael Horns by ( 1961) with Carnilla Hornsby, Malcolm Inglis ( 1961) with Norma Inglis, Gillies Dalzeii-Payne ( 1962) with Karen Dalzeii-Payne, Colin Davies ( 1962), Arthur Davis ( 1962) with Carol Davis, Mike Gardner ( 1962) with Jacqui Gardner, John Hall ( 1962), Arwyn Hughes ( 1962) with Jackie Hughes, Tony Moore ( 1962) with Kate Moore,

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Richard Phillippo ( 1962) with An ne Phillippo, Roger Ward1e ( 1962) with Jenny Ward1e, Robert Brewer(1963) with Sue Brewer, Rodney Offer(1963), Terence Palmer (1963) with Kathleen Palmer, Mike Simmie (1963), Robert Wilier ( 1963) with Rebecca Willer, Graham Reville-Taylor ( 1964) with Sandra Green, Richard Stoner (1964) with Anita Stoner, David Sudlow (1964) with Helen Sudlow with family, Ian Hewitt (1966) with Jennifer Hewitt, Steve Ankers ( 1967) with Margaret Ankers and family, Peter Masson ( 1967), Ian Robertson (1967) with Louise Robertson, Robert Weinberg (1967) with Charmaine Weinberg, Mike May ( 1968) with Jane Nolting, Nick Badham ( 1969), Alistair MacKichan ( 1969) with Lama Maxwell, Desmond Ruszala ( 1969) with Sus an Ruszala and family, Michael Baker ( 1970) with Angel a Ballard, Frank Spooner (1970) with Karen Spooner and family, William Wall is ( 1970) with Jacqueline Wallis and family, Lawrence Cummings ( 1971 ), Richard Henshaw (1971) with Lindsay Henshaw and family, Peter Buckle (1972) with Jenny Buckle and guest, David Miles (1972) with Liz Miles and family, Andrew Peacock (1972) with Janet Woodhead, Mark Patterson (1973) with Sally Patterson and family, Alan Banks (1974) with Marianne Banks and family, Jeremy Gray (1974) with Inge Gray and family, Josh Herlihy (1974) with Fran Minogue, Peter Tudor (1974) with Monica Tudor and family, Gordon Hurst (1975) with Sally Hurst, William Morrison-Bell (1975) with Cynthia Morrison-Bell and family, Stephen Oxenbridge (1975) with Diane Oxenbridge and family, Ian Smith (1975) with Caroline Fishbrook and family, Peter Blakey (1976) with Su Blakey and family, Richard Cook ( 1976) with Christine Cook and family, William Hollington (1976) with Joanna Hollington and family, David Hope (1977) with Janet Hope and family, Charles Hughes (1977) with Joanne Jones, Chris Campbell (1978) with Carol Halt, Ian Coleman (1978) with Susan Coleman and family, Chris Fidler ( 1978) with Angel a Fidler and family, Simon Heilbron ( 1978), Sean Moroney ( 1978) with Helen Moroney, Gideon Nissen ( 1978) with Sally Nissen and family, Peter Tindall ( 1978), Eberhard Burghalter ( 1979) with Petra Burghalter, Christopher Till ( 1979) with Leonie Till and family, David West ( 1979) with Claire West, David Ormerod ( 1980) with Alison Ormerod and family, Nicholas Cox ( 1981) with two children, Helen Duckworth-Smith (1981) with Tim Smith (1982) and family, Caroline Jordan (1981) with Richard Jordan and family, Phi lip Roseberg ( 1981) with Sandrine Roseberg and family, Naomi Se liars (1981 ), Warren Cabral (1982), Fergus Dun lop (1983) with two children, Jonathan Larkin (1983) with Lucy Larkin and family plus guest, William Murray (1983) with Hazel Murray and family, Paul Farrelly (1984) with Victoria Perry and family, Kay Langdale (1984) 112

and Maeve Quaid ( 1983) and Hamish Stevenson ( 1984) with their families, Catherine Batting ( 1985), Samira Ahmed ( 1986) with Brian Miller and family, Lisa Booth (1986), Anna Batting (1986), James Charles (1986), Miranda Elgin ( 1986), Brian Hepworth ( 1986) with Dominic Till en, Neil Jacob ( 1986), Katherine Charles (1987), James Ferguson (1988) with Clare Ferguson, Tony Greenham ( 1988) with guest, Jon Kunac-Tabinor ( 1988) with guests and family, Philip Shaw (1988), Luke Jones (1989) with Alix Turner, Aktar Somalya ( 1989) with Alifia Chailera, Timothy Bryars ( 1992) with Naomi Tinsley, David Taylor (1992), EmmaFrench (1993), Jeremy Badman (1994) with Charlotte Badman, Dun can J ones ( 1994) with Amy Wolstenholme.

Hall guests: Reginald Alton (Emeritus Fellow) with Jeannine Alton, Or Joanna Ashbourn (Fellow by Special Election), Geoffrey Bourne-Taylor (Bursar), Revd Or John Cowdrey (Emeritus Fellow), Terry Cudbird (Campaign Director), John Dunbabin (Fellow), Justin Gosling (Honorary Fellow) with Margaret Gosling, Professor Stuart Ferguson (Fellow) with Tina Ferguson and family, Or Hugh Jenkyns with Evelyn Jenkyns and family, Or Maria Kaika (Fellow), Professor Michael Mingos (Principal) and Stacey Mingos, Or Bruce Mitchell (Emeritus Fellow) with Mollie Mitchell, Or Lucy Newlyn (Fellow) and Martin Slater (Senior Tutor) with family, Or Francis Rossotti (Emeritus Fellow) with Or Hazel Rossotti, Or Joe Todd (Emeritus Fellow), Or Bill Williams (Emeritus Fellow) with Renee Williams, Or Amy Zavatsky (Fellow). Also attending: Penelope Alden (Tutorial Secretary), Joanna Cope (College Secretary), Nigel James (Assistant Bursar), Julia Johnson-Fry (Accounts), Katerina Nixon (Alumni Information Officer) and Margaret Pargeter (Bursary Administrator).

West Midlands Aularian Summer Lunch Party A lunch party was held for Aularians who live in the West Midlands and surrounding counties at the home of Sir Ian Byatt (1952) and Lady Deirdre Byatt in Birmingham on 20 1h July 2002. The event was held as a reunion for all SEH alumni in the area and to raise funds for the Hall Development Fund. Despite thunder and showers in the morning, the rain pretty much held off for the afternoon and Aularians and their guests were able to enjoy drinks and a fine buffet lunch in a marquee erected in the Byatts' wonderful and extensive garden. Following lunch, the Principal, Professor Mike Mingos, was able to give news ofthe Hall 's fundraising progress, after which guests were entertained by a theatrical performance by the actor Peter Wight ( 1969). The Hall would like to thank Sir Ian and his wife Lady Deirdre for

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their extreme generosity in holding and hosting the event to which Aularians were invited as the Byatts' guests. The sum of ÂŁ2,680 was also raised for the Hall Development Fund due to donations from Aularians and the Byatts' friends and neighbours.

Aularian guests: John Allchurch (1950) with Elspeth Allchurch, John Akroyd ( 1951) with Lisbeth Wort, Desmond Day ( 1951 ), Geoffrey de Deney (1951) with Diana de Deney, David Harding (1951), Raymond Roberts ( 1951), Ho ward Slack ( 1951 ), Peter Tudor ( 1951) with Eirwen Tudor, Sir Ian Byatt (1952) with Lady Deirdre Byatt, Michael Ockenden (1952) with Ann Ockenden, Michael Martin ( 1955), Frederick Farrell ( 1956) with Ann Farrell, David Johnson ( 1956) with Barbara Etherington, Anthony Youell ( 1956) with Gillian Youell and son To by Youell, Jim Dening ( 1958) with Mo Duck worth, Yann Lovelock ( 1960) with Ann Lovelock, Mike Lynch ( 1961) with Penny Lynch, Angus Doulton ( 1962) with Anne-Marie Doulton, Peter Wight (1969) with Kate Kelly, David Mack (1972), Jeffery Drew (1974) with Ann Davies, Chris Elston (1976) with Linda Elston, Jo Kent (1983) and Richard Kent (1982), Christina McMenamin (1986) with Ciaran McMenarnin and baby son. 30 friends and neighbours of the Byatt's were also present to support the Hall.

Hall representatives: Terry Cudbird (Campaign Director), Felicity Hampson (Alurnni Relations and Events Officer) and the Principal, Professor Michael Mingos.

Swan Hellenic Cruises 'Golden Shores, Azure Seas' An Aularian party of twelve joined the Swan Hellenic cruise 'Golden Shores, Azure Seas' that departed from N apies on 31 st August 2002. Highlights of the 15 day cruise included the historical sites of Pompeii and Herculaneum, the islands of Cephalonia and Santorini and the ancient wonders of Delphi, Athens and Corinth. The Aularian guests who joined the cruise were: Mr W Smith ( 1928) and Mrs B Smith, Revd Preb G Sunderland ( 1940) and Mrs G Sunderland, Mr C Jones (1952) and Mrs M Jones, Mr D Keigh1ey (1952) and Mrs M Keighley, Mr D Owen (1953) and Mrs B Owen, Mr S Laurence ( 1959) and Mrs A Laurence. Each Hall guest joining the cruise received at least a 15% discount off the fares advertised in Swan Hellenic's brochure. I 0% of each of their fares will be given in commission to St Edmund Hall Development Fund. The Development Office will be advertising details of 2003's cruises and discounts in the next few months.

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FORTHCOMING EVENT FOR 2003 AULARIAN LECTURE AT THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, LONDON A lecture at the Royal Geographical Society in Kensington will be given by Dr Sundeep Dhillon (1988) on the evening of Thursday, 20th February 2003. Sundeep holds the grand distinction of being the youngest person to have climbed the highest peak on every continent in the world, including of course Mount Everest. In his exciting and fascinating talk he will give details of his experiences and adventures, illustrated by slides. Aularians and their guests will have the opportunity to enjoy a buffet supper following Sundeep's talk.

We hope that this event will appeal to a wide variety of Aularians who live or work in and around London and the surrounding areas. If you have not received a flyer giving further details of this event with your magazine, please contact the Development Office.

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Recognition of Donors to the Campaign We recognise that all Aularians face competing demands for the charitable donations which they make and are particularly grateful to those who have chosen to make a donation to our current Campaign. All donations received are acknowledged by the Development Office. However, we felt that it was appropriate to record in a more permanent way our sincere gratitude to our donors. According to the size of donation we have set up Campaign Donor categories and the names of the donors will be published annually in the Magazine and more permanently on plaques and in Donor Books which may be displayed in College. In addition we shall be expressing our gratitude to our donors in other ways and we have written to all donors indicating how this is to be done. All donors were also given the option to remain anonymous and some have chosen to do so.

The donor categories are named as follows:Hall Donors up to £499 Hearne Donors £500 to £1,999 Friends of the Hall £2,000 to £4,999 Benefactors ofthe Hall £5,000 to £24,999 1270 Society over £25,000 We have not included donations to the Campaign by those who have died since it started in October 2000. We would therefore like to recognise the generous gifts made by those who have died in the last two years- John Anthony Baldwin, Thomas Bendhem, Derek Bourne-Jones, Alfred Warne Boyce, Geoffrey Brain, Professor Harry Girling, John Franklin Lavender, The Reverend Raymond John Lowe, Peter Rodney Stott, and Brian John Whittaker.

The listing below is purely for the current Campaign. We would also like to say thank you to those who have given generously to Campaigns in the past and those who started regular giving covenants prior to October 2000 which are still in force. We plan some special recognition of them at a later date.

We also publish the names of members of the Floreat Aula Society, thus recognising those who have pledged to remember the Hall in their Wills.

We will of course continue to recognise donors to particular projects, for example donations to new buildings or Fellowships. We also appreciate the generosity of those Aularians who have chosen to express their gratitude to the Hall by giving their time and advice freely to projects initiated by the Hall.

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1270 Society William P. Asbrey Yves Guihannec Foundation Peter M. Johnson William R. Miller OBE KStJ Michael Romain Martin G. Smith

Bemard Coleman Trust Ironmongers' Company IanM. Laing Kevin 1. Prosser QC John S. and Stephen M. Rosefield Robert Venables QC

Benefactors of the Hall John F. Adey Terence R. Ball John H. Barker Professor D. Keith Bowen Cameron M. Brown Michael 1. Cansdale Columbia Foundation The Hon. Mr Justice Cooke Jarvis Doctorow Guy N. Fisher Peter N. Ford E. Alastair Fretwell-Downing Gamlen Charitable Trust Richard D. Gillingwater David Graham QC Ronald W. Hall Michael J. Hamilton Nicholas D. Hamilton J. Michael Hopkinson TD Sheik Marcellene A. Haniff Ronald S. Hurren Jeniam Foundation Loke Wan Tho Memorial Foundation Terence P. Kelly London and Scandinavian Metallurgical Company Richard S. Luddington lan H. Mackie Robert J. Mansley Roy D. Marsh Dr Ewell E. Murphy Professor Paul M. Matthews Dr Francis J. Pocock Gareth P. H. Penny Dr Michael R. Randall Christopher E. A. Reddick John D. H. Reddick T. G. Parry Rogers CBE Rothermere Foundation Professor David L. Rubin Peter L. Smith Shaw Foundation Tanya D . Spilsbury Sheriff Alastair L. Stewart QC Dr Michael A. Voisey Peter M. Watson lames M. Webster Welton Foundation Bemard F. Wheeler David B. White Mark R. Wood George Worth John R. C. Young Sir Dennis A. H. Wright

Friends of the Hall Paul W. Badman Derek Bloom Geoffrey N. Booth

Richard J. Balfour John G. Bockstoce Ian Brimecome

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William W. Budden Guido Castro Neil R. Clarke John C. W. Crawshaw Robert Davis David Eastwood CBE MC Roger A. Farrand Geoffrey R. Gleave Adrian J. Haxby W. Norman Hillier-Fry Professor Sir Peter B. Hirsch Anneli L. Howard Dudley Hughes Malcom E. Inglis Timothy L. Jones Michael C. Ko David L. Mackie QC Denis J. McCarthy Mark W. Morrison James R. P. Owens Martin Paterson Nigel V. Pinn Anthony Rentoul Patric J. R. Sankey-Barker Reverend E. Alan Simmonds David P. Turner

Philip A. J. Broadley Warren W. & Louise A. Cabral Jeremy D. Charles Richard I. Collins Linda A. Davies Dr Anthony J. Doyle Timothy R. Elliott Dr Stephen C. Flood David C. R. Harding Ian L. Hewitt J ames A. Himes Christopher S. Homer Nicholas P. Howard Dr Edward B. Ilgren Alan N. Jones Dr Graham B. Kerr Richard 0. Linforth Dr Anthony Marchington Derek A. G. Morris Dr James Mosley John Owen-Smith Andrew J. Peacock Posgate Charitable Trust George L. W. Ritchie Rajeev K. Shah Ho ward A. Skinner Dr Arthur C. Warr

Hearne Donors John R. E. Adams Professor Christopher M. Armitage Christopher J. G. Atkinson David Baines Joseph G. Barclay George B. Barner Dr David F. Baxter Colin H. F. Benbow Nigel S. Blackwell David M. Bolton Professor David P. Boyd The Hon. Mr Justice Burnton Sir Ian C. R. Byatt

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The Reverend Dr Nicolas S. Alldrit Christopher S. Armitage John G. Ayers Peter Balmer Andrew C. Barker Emma E. Barnett C. Stuart Beaty Dr Bernard P. Bewlay Stephen F. Blinkhorn David M. W. Bolton Philip S. H. Budden Dr Sean C. Butler Peter Carpenter

Julian C. Cater John S. Child Arthur T. Cl ark David R . Clarke Terence G . Coghlin Ian Coleman Nigel C. Coles Dr lain C. Cooke Professor Terence C. Daintith Paul A. Darling QC Desmond J. Day OBE Sidney M. Donald David S. Dunsmore Cedric I. L. Evans Leon N. Ferera David H. Fielding Brian H. Forster OBE Dr Charles B. Freeman Dr Brian F. Gasser Jeffery C. Goddard Edward J. H. Gould C. Derek Griffin-Smith Dr David A. Hagan John M. G. Halsted OBE Christopher M. Harrison Rex G. Harrison John W. Hawkins John M. Heggadon David R. Henderson John B. Heyman Kenneth L. Hinkley-Smith Ann M. Hughes MVO Keith E. Jackson Alan F. Johnson Nicholas M. K. Jones Dr Sudhir F. Kapoor E. Emma Kennedy Graham E. A. Kentfield Rachel H . Kiddey David A. Knight MBE John J. Langridge John A. G. C. Law Reverend Canon Raymond J. Lee

Stephen S. Chandler Professor Mark S. Child Robert C. S. Clark Geoffrey W. Cleaver Christopher J. Coleman Kathyrn J. Coleman David J. Cook Anthony G. Cooper Robert E. J. Darby Arthur J. Davis An drew J. Dickinson John P. D . Dunbabin Ian W. Durrans Frederick J. Farrell Paul M . Fickling Richard L. Fishlock Ian Fowler OBE Brian A. Fyfield-Shayler Professor Robert D. Gillard Goldman Sachs & Company Judge Steffen W. Graae Dr Jonathan W. Gulley Professor Neville S. Haile Professor Roy Harris Clare R. Harrison Carol M. Harwood John R. Heath Professor Ian G. Heggie Dr Michael Heppell Professor David B. Hicks Graham C . Hinton Ian Jackson Nicholas P. Jackson Derek H . G. Jones Dr David J. Jordan Peter N. V. Keep Stuart A. Kenner Alan C. Kerr Professor Basil D. Kingstone Professor Verdel A . Kolve Anthony W. Laughton Percival S. Leathart MBE Ethan B. Lipsig

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Professor David G. Little Christopher H. Long Kenneth D. Luke Michael J. Lynch David B. Mash lain N. Maidment Alan M. Mathieson Reverend Canon Melvyn W. Matthews Peter S. Matthews Peter B. Maxwell Alison C. McCormick David F. McKenna Gregory D. McLeen Alan J. McNamee Geoffrey R. Mihell Peter J. B. Miller Dr R. Bruce and Mollie Mitchell Charles Mounsey John F. Myhill Christine J. Muskett Peter M. Newell Michael J. Neal Colin C. Nichols Dr Michael J. Ockenden Robert M. Parkinson Michael D. and Mrs Palmer Eva C. Peel Timothy C. Parkinson Thomas D. Peel Nigel H. Pegram S. Victor Peskett Anthony E. J. Phillips John Pike CBE Dr Gillian R. Pottinger James B. Price Philip L. Rabbetts Dr John Rea John F. W. Read Dr Phil Richards Andrew G. Rix Simon J. Roberts Douglas L. Robertson General Sir H. Michael Rose KCB CBE DSO QGM Dr. David L. Rosen Jeremy J. R. Rycroft Dr Martin R. Saunders Richard J. Sands Dr Thomas J. Schneider Kevin J. Sealy William J. Shaw David J. H. Smith George A. N. Smith Judge Robert J. Southan Paul J. Stanton William J. Stafford Wing Commander Paul R. Sutton Jeffrey A. Sultoon Dr Ann G. Taylor David J. Tearle Neville Teller Irving L. Theaker Warren Thomas Dr Paul M. Thompson John R. Thorogood Dr Andrew M. Tod John L. Toole Dr Joseph D. Todd Andrew M. Urquhart OBE Micheal Turl Marianne Wardle (on behalf of late Stephen Vivian husband John Richard Wardle) J. David and Judith R. J. Waring William R. Weston Commander Guy C. Warner Reverend David G. Wilson Dr Christopher R. Wilson Martin A. S. Winter Dr Peter D. Wilson David J. V. Wright Paul Witherington The Rt. Hon. Lord Norman R. Wylie QC Thomas R. Wright William L. Zeltonoga

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Hall Donors Hugh C. Adlington David Aeron-Thomas John A. Akroyd Dr John H. Alexander John R. Allchurch Major General Ian H. Baker CBE Reverend John A. Baker William R. Baker John R. Baldwin Norman W. Barr Sandra Barwick Albert Baxter Daniel T. Bayley Douglas J. Beaumont Sara E. Beecham Austin Bennett Timothy 1. Benoy Steven G. G. Benson Berger Family Foundation John R. Berryman Christina C. Bird John Billington George W. Bishop Robert A. Bishop Mark D. Booker Reverend Preb. Patrick J. Blake Hilary Bourne-Jones James 1. Brace Robert 1. L. Breese Dr David J. Brenner Reverend Canon Paul G. Brett Emma D. Brockes A. Blake Bromley Geoffrey R. Brown Michael Brunet David J. Buckingham Michael L. Burgess James R. Burn lvor L. R. Burt Jane V. Bushey Very Reverend Dean Christopher R. Campling Marcus Castelberg John F. Chadderton Reverend Canon Rex A. Chapman David R. V. Chewter Dr Dumaresq M. Child Alice C. Clay Dr David J. W. Cooper Deborah A. Cooper Terence W. Cooper Fredrick W. Cosstick C. Simon A. Costa Arthur 1. S. Cotton The Reverend Dr Herbert E. J. Cowdrey John J. D. Craik Robin M. Crawford Giles E. Currie Francis R. Crozier Eric G. Curtis R. E. Ann Currie David Davies Brian R. Cuzner Charles B. de Navacelle Sir Geoffrey I. De Deney KCVO James M. Dening James K. Dempsey Yves R. H. Desgouttes A. Brian Denton Dr Cathy M. Donnor John F. Dixon Stewart C. Douglas-Mann Reverend Duncan S. Dormor Simon C. Downie Angus F. Doulton Robert M. Eades Jeffery R. Drew Deborah H. Eaton Michael J. Eames Christopher J. Elston Derek A. Ellis

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Charles L. Elvin Tessa E. Farmer Anthony B. Fisher Harry A. Forsyth Napier S. Fuller Robert W. Gaffey Elizabeth J. Gibbons Harold W. Goldsworthy David K. Goodwin Harold N. Grindrod William G. Gulland Dr Col in G. Hadley Canon Michael A. Halliwell Frank H . Hanbidge Claire J. Harper James W. Hartley Reverend William P. Head Professor Edward F. Henzell Derek G. G. Hoare Antony B. Holdsworth Dr Michael B. Hooker John Hughes Paul A. Hurd Lt Colonel Gerald J. Insley Dr Neil M. Jackson Julian M. Jaffey James A. Jerman Derek F. Jones Robert A. Jordan N atasha Kersh Dr Denis A. Kinsley Craig E. Laird Dr Kay L. Langdale Carl A. Lavin Christopher F. Lee John C. Lewis Joseph T-H. Lo Professor Jonathan H. Lovell John C. B. Lowe Robert G. Lunn Malcom H. MacCormack His Honour, Maurice J. P. Macnair David A. T. McCammon

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The Venerable John B. Evans John E. Farrand Hugh M. Forbes-Simpson Robin H. French Reverend E. Peter A. Furness Kaim R. G. Ghaly Richard G. H. Goddard Sarah A. Good Reverend Alan R. Graham John F. Grist Dr Grant P. Guyer James M. Hagan Handley C. D. Hammond Reverend David A. Harding Colette Harris Dr Malcom E. Hawthorne Any a C. Henry Colin W. Hewitt Samuel R. Hogg Andrew W. L. Hook Joyce Hope-Johnstone Hugh J. Hunt Alexandra M. S. Hutchinson Peter Irvin J. Nicolas Jacobs Allan L. N. Jay MBE David H. Johnson loan A. Jones Richard D. L. and Josephine Kent John W. King Peter V. Kite RoyanLam John F. Lavender Richard M. Lawson Jennifer Lewis Paul R. Lewis Professor Nicolas Lossky Yann R. Lovelock Tobias R. Lucas Anthony Lynch DavidMack Michael D. Martin Stephen A. McCann

Dr Henry F. McDonald Ronald J. McDonald Donald M. McGilchrist Richard P. Meeres Rebecca J. Miller Roger Miller Dr George A. K. Missen Ross S. Monro Thomas V. Mulvey Faith I. Mowbray Jessica M. Natale Mark Naylor Right Reverend Dr Michael J. Nazir Ali Michael Y. zur Nedden Professor William R. Niblett CBE Colin B. Orr Justus J. O'Brien Sir John C. Palmer Reverend Canon Terence Palmer Dr Constantinos Papadopoulos Paul St. John Parker William K. Patterson John R. Paul E. Peter Payne Dr Seamus Perry Alan J. Pickett Dr Michael G. Pike James M. B. Pitt Roger J. Plumb Reverend R. Michael W. Powell Michael F. Powis E. Geoffrey Price Michael Printzos Barrie F. Pritchard H. A. Farrand Radley MBE Michael Ralph Francis R. Rawes MBE Professor Alien W. Read Robert W. M. Rednall Professor W. Graham Richards Phillip J. Riden Michael A. Ritchie Yen Archdeacon Raymond H. Roberts Philip V. Robinson David V. Rumbelow Jonathan E. Rutherford Brian Saberton Denys G. C. Salt Dr David I. Scargill Jack R. Scarr TD Keith R. Scott Anthony J. Shackleton Lt Colonel Anthony K. Sharp OBE Phi lip H. Shaw David J.Shears Dr John M. Shneerson David Short CBE Mark D. Silinsky William H. Slack Dr Peter G. Smerd Patrick H. Slocock Joanna M. Smith David G. Smith A. H. Somalya The Rt. Hon. John F. Spellar MP Dr Frank Spooner Professor Elmer D. Sprague Reverend Preb John B. Squire Raymond Starkie Simon D. Stephens John K. Stephen Reverend Canon Robert D. Strapps Robin Stephenson Reverend Preb Geoffrey Sunderland Charles S. Switzer William Thorpe Charles E. Sykes David E. Timms Alan D. Titcombe Michael A. Tomko Philip J. Toogood Canon John C. Townsend Teresa M. Tse Peter G. Tudor Jeremy D. Tullett

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Jennifer B. Turner Themistocles G. Vassilopoulos Stanley E. Wallis Gerd-Dietrich Warns Col in J. Weir Reverend Peter F. White Very Reverend Brian W. Whitlow Edward J. M. Williams Claus A. Wirsig Dr Robert T. C. Worsley Anthony P. I. Youell

Natalie P. Tyderman John N. Von Bixler Christopher J. Ward James R. Wein Lisa M. Whelan Simon R. T. White George E. Wiley Professor Douglas B. Wilson C. Joe Wood Aaron J. Yeo

Floreat Aula Society JohnAkroyd Geoffrey Archer DFC John Ayers John Barker Kenneth Barton Hubert Beales Colin Benbow John Billington Robert Bishop Alasdair Blain Mark Booker Hilary Bourne-Jones Alan Brimble TimBrown Lord Bishop John Burrough John Cain DSC David Clarke Dr John Cockshoot Frederick Cosstick Revd Dr John Cowdrey John Cox John Cunningham Robert Darling Desmond Day OBE Dr Michael Dobbyn David Dunsmore David Fitzwilliam-Lay Paul Foote Robin French

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Reginald Alton MC Prof. Christopher Armitage Dr Nick Badham George Bamer Martin Bates Stuart Beaty Phi lip Bevan-Thomas Stuart Bilsland Dr Robert Bishop David Bolton Revd Canon Dr Michael Bourdeaux Revd Canon Paul Brett Geoffrey Brown William Budden lvor Burt Michael Cansdale Gloria Clutton-Williams Terence Cook John Cotton DavidCox Michael Cranswick Eric Curtis Revd Canon Hilary Davidson John Dellar Jarvis Doctorow Laurence Elliot Andrew Foot John French Revd Peter Fumess

Dr Patrick Garland Alan Garnett Brian Gibson David Giles John Gill Harold Goldsworthy Justin Gosling Derek Griffin-Smith Nigel Grindrod Dr Philip Haffenden Prof. Neville Haile Ronald Hall Revd David Harding Michael Halstead OBE David Harding Carol Harwood John Hawkins Dr Malcolm Hawthorne Revd William Head Michael Herbert CBE Derek Hoare Charles Hind Revd John Hogan Canon Stanley Hoffman Dr Michael Hooker Michael Hopkinson TD Robert Houston Keith Hounslow TD Annelrving Ann Hughes MVO Norman Issacs Peter Janson-Smith Allan Jay MBE David Johnson Geoffrey Johnston Christopher Jones Prof. George Jones Peter Kelly Terence Kelly Revd John King Roy Kings Antony Laughton Revd Canon Raymond Lee Michael Lewis Paul Lewis Kenneth Lund QC James Markwick Roland MacLeod John McEiheran Charles Marriott Jeremy Mew George McNaught Dusty Miller Geoff Mihell Dr Bruce Mitchell William Miller OBE KStJ Dr Gareth de Bohun Mitford-Barberton Revd David Moor Prof. Roy Niblett CBE Tuppy Owen-Smith Andrew Page Kenneth Palk Sir John Palmer Martin Paterson Frank Pedley Nigel Pegram John Phillips David Picksley John Pike CBE Dr Francis Pocock John Preston Philip Rabbetts Farrand Radley MBE John Reddick Bob Rednall Peter Reynolds Eric Rhodes Prof. Charles Ritcheson Parry Rogers CBE Michael Robson General Sir Michael Rose KCB CBE DSO QGM Philip Roussel OBE Jack Rowell OBE Revd Samuel Salter Ian Sandles

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Jack Scarr TD Revd Alan Simmonds Alexander Smith Peter Smith John Snelling Judge Robert Southan Sheriff Alastair Stewart QC Paul Tempest Douglas Tidy Noel Tonkin Maj. General Anthony Trythall CB John Voigt Dr Arthur Warr David Weston Revd Herbert Wills Dr Robert Worsley Rt Hon. Lord Wylie QC Bill Yeowart

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Michael Senter OBE Howard Slack Martin Smith Patrick Snell MC Michael Somers OBE Dr Frank Spooner David Summer JP David Thompson Alan Titcombe Roy Tracey Raymond Ullyatt Prof. John Walmsley James Webster Dr Bill Williams Dudley Wood CBE Leon Wright Prof. Sir David Yardley

THE ST EDMUND HALL ASSOCIATION OFFICERS AND YEAR REPRESENTATIVES President Immediate Past President Honorary Vice-President Honorary Secretary Honorary Treasurer

Up to 1944

Or Francis J. Pocock, MA D.Phil. (1960) Michael J. Cansdale, MA ( 1956) Justin C.B. Gosling, B.Phil. MA Paul R. Lewis, MA ( 1955) Ian W. Durrans, BA ( 1977) H.A. Farrand Radley, MBE, MA ( 1935)

1945-54 1945-54 1945-54

A.R. John Lloyd, MA ( 1956) R.J.L. (Bob) Breese, MA (1949) Desmond J. Day, OBE MA (1951)

1955-64 1955-64

John M. Heggadon, MA BSc (Lond) FCIM, FFB (1961) Michael G.M. Groves, Dip.Econ.Pol.Sci. ( 1962)

1965-74 1965-74 1965-74

Jon D Shortridge KCB MA, MSc (1966) Peter Butler, MA (1970) Lawrence Cummings, MA ( 1971)

1975- 84 1975-84 1975- 84

Richard S Luddington, MA M.Phil. (1978) Rachel M. Martel, BA ( 1981) Jenny B. Turner, BA (1981)

1985-94 1985- 94 1985-94

Douglas S. McCallum, BA (1985) Or Jo R. Rainbow, BA BM BCh ( 1987) A. (Tony) C. Greenham, BA (1988)

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Catherine L. Cooper, BA ( 1995)

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MINUTES OF THE 71 5T ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION 81h January 2002

The 71 ' 1 Annual General Meeting of the Association was held in the St Andrew's Hall of the Royal Over-Seas League, Over-Seas House, Park Place, St James Street, London SW I A lLR on Tuesday 81h January 2002 at 6.15pm, M.J. Cansdale presiding.

33 members were present.

Minutes: the minutes of the last meeting, the 70 1h, held on 9 1h January 2001, copies being available, were confirmed and signed in the Minute Book by the President. There were no matters arising.

President's Report: M.J. Cansdale said he would make his report at the forthcoming dinner.

Principal's Report: Professor D.M.P. Mingos said he would make his report at the forthcoming dinner.

Honorary Secretary's Report: P.R . Lewis announced that the Summer Reunion at the Hall would be on Saturday, May 25 1h; arrangements for the Committee Meeting had not been finalised.

Honorary Treasurer's Report: J.W. Durrans presented the audited accounts which showed a similar pattern to previous years, a small surplus and a healthy position. There were no questions and the accounts were adopted.

Election of President 2002 - 04: Dr. F.J. Pocock had been proposed by M.J. Cansdale in writing by the due date, seconded by R.J.L. Breese. As there were no other candidates, Dr. F.J. Pocock was declared elected amid applause from the meeting.

Elections: The following were elected unanimously: a. Honorary Secretary: P.R. Lewis re-elected for one year b. Honorary Treasurer: J.W. Durrans re-elected for one year c. 1945-54: R.J .L. Breese re-elected for three years d. 1955- 64: M.G.M. Groves re-elected for three years

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1965-74: 1975- 84: 1985- 94: 1995 - 04:

L. Cummings re-elected for three years R.S. Luddington re-elected for three years A. C. Greenham re-elected for three years C.L. Cooper re-elected for three years

Appointment of Honorary Auditor: L.D. Page was unanimously re-appointed Honorary Auditor.

Presidency: H.A.F. Radley thanked M.J. Cansdale for the hard work he had put in as our President for the last three years and this sentiment was endorsed by applause from the meeting.

Date of next Meeting: Tuesday, 14'h January 2003 at the Royal Over-Seas League at 6.15pm.

There being no further business, the President closed the meeting at 6.22pm.

THE 61 5T LONDON DINNER THE 61 st LONDON DINNER of the St Edmund Hall Association was held at the Royal Over-Seas League, St lames's on Tuesday, 8 January 2002.

Despite a rail strike the attendance (147) was on a par with that of previous years, proof of Aularian determination to gather on the second Tuesday of January, as laid down by A.B. Emden a lifetime ago. Indeed this sense of companionship was reflected by the President of the Association, Michael Cansdale, not only in his personal welcome to the guests (the Principal and Mrs Mingos, Mr Justin Gosling and the Presidents of the Middle and Junior Common Rooms) but in his introduction of his successor as President, Or Francis Pocock. His acknowledgement of Bruce Mitchell 's 82"d birthday was received with predictable enthusiasm and a suitable choral tribute to the anniversary. Even if the Principal was to admit to feeling as speaker like the meat in a sandwich, he could at least be grateful that wherever he travelled, be it to South Africa or Hong Kong, for example, he was always able to "persuade" Aularians to have a drink and share Hall spirit. That the last year had been "tremendously exciting" was confirmed by victories in men 's and women's rugby cuppers, news of which prompted perhaps the loudest cheer of the evening. The Principal concluded by thanking the retiring President for his "great support" and "good cheer".

Guest speaker Peter Butler introduced himself somewhat implausibly as

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the first and last teetotal President of the JCR. However it was not apparent whether the alleged incidence of 1972 as "the year of bitter lemon" was connected with the "clear prejudice" of "only" half a dozen Hall men being selected for Twickenham. In keeping with such Presidential anecdotes, an admission of"a lifelong involvement with hot air and steam" was explained by reference to Peter's spell as an MP and to his more recent association with funding the Flying Scotsman. For all the joking there was no doubt about his displeasure at having been "sacked on prime-time television" on 1997 Election Night, understandably frustrating for someone committed to leaving "a footprint in the Parliamentary sand".

In addition to the Association's guests the following Aularians attended the Dinner: (1935) Mr H.A.F. Radley; (1942) Mr B.F. Wheeler; (1943) Mr A.J. Pickett; (1946) Mr A.R.J. Lloyd; (1949) Mr W.P. Asbrey, Mr R.J.L. Breese, Mr T.P. Kelly, Judge R.J. Southan; (1950) Mr D.B. Heffer, Mr R.E. Waddington-Jones; (1951) Mr D.J. Day, Mr W.H. Slack, Mr D.E. Wood; (1952) Mr J.F. Foster, Mr D.M. Jacobs, Mr C.J. Jones, Mr N.F. Lockhart, The Revd E.A. Simmonds; (1953) Mr A.J. Kember; (1954) Mr S.R. Bilsland, Mr I.L.R. Burt, Mr J.C.M. Casale, Mr T.R. Gillard; (1955) Mr R.H.B. De Vere Green, Mr J.L. Fage, Mr R.A. Farrand, Mr P.R. Lewis, Mr J. OwenSmith; (1956) Mr G.A. Blakeley, Mr A.B. Bromley, Mr Michael Cansdale (President, SEH Association), Mr S.C.H. Douglas-Mann, Mr F.J. Farrell, Dr R.D. Gillard, Mr A.F. Ham, Mr M.J.W. Rider, Mr L.P. Tempest, Mr G.T. Woods, Mr J.R.C. Young; (1957) Mr M.J. Archer, Mr D.M.W. Bolton, Mr J.W. Harrison, Mr R.W. Jackson, Mr G.R. Mihell, Mr J.C. Pollock; (1958) Mr L.L. Filby, Mr J.F. Payne; (1959) Mr J.A. Collingwood, Mr F. Di Rienzo, Mr D.L. Summers; (1960) Mr J.F. Adey, Dr F.J. Pocock; (1961) Mr E.A. Fretwell-Downing, Mr B.A. Hardcastle, Mr J.M. Heggadon, Mr A.M. Rentoul; (1962) Mr N.H. Pegram, Mr J.R. De Rennes, Mr M.J. Hamilton; (1963) Mr J.W. Haines, Mr J.F. Mew, Mr R.M. Wilier; (1964) Dr M.J. Clarke; (1965) Mr J.G. Barclay (Fellow), Mr M.P. St Maur Sheil; (1966) Mr D.W. Broadbridge, Mr P.L.D. Brown; (1967) Mr G.D. Salter, Mr M.C.V. Spencer Ellis; (1968) Dr D.J. Hughes, Mr H.J. Hunt, Mr R.T. Ward; (1969) Mr S.J. Dempsey, Mr P.E. Dobsen, Mr S.W. Groom, Mr M.D. Shipster, Mr T.E. Statham; (1970) Mr W.N. David, Mr P.G. Harper, Mr J.W. Hawkins, Mr L.N. Kaye; (1971) Mr I. Brimecome, Mr L. Cummings, Mr D.L. Robertson; (1972) Mr P. Desmond, Mr J.R. Isbister, MrR. Stephenson; (1974) MrF.L. Barber, Mr J.A.B. Gray, MrC.M. Jones, Mr P. Phillips, Mr P.H. Tudor; (1975) Dr B.F. Gasser; (1976) Mr R.A.H.

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Finch, Dr S.C. Flood, Mr N.J. Worthington; (1977) Mr L.D. Page, Mr R. Shah; (1978) Mr I. Coleman, Mr C.D. Lee, Mr P.A. Meadows; (1979) Mr R.P. Quain, Mr D.M. Snelling; (1980) Mr D.N. Clayton; (1981) Mr M.R. Owens; (1982) Mr D.J. Heaps, Mr A.J. Sandbach, Mr M.C. Waiters, Mr J.J. Williamson; (1984) Ms C. Minchington; (1985) Mr D.S . McCallum; ( 1986) Dr P. Richards; ( 1987) Mr D.M. Gruenstein; ( 1988) Mr L.N. Ferera, Mr A.C. Greenham, Mr R.K.J. Kilgarriff, Mr N.A. Mavrikakis, Dr J.M. Reese, Dr G.H.W. Sanders; (1989) Mr R.J. De Rennes, Mr P.R. Schulze; (1990) Dr P.D. Lee, MrS. Nagpal; (1995) Miss C.L. Cooper; (1996) Mr J.A. Dempsey; (1998) Mr P.J. Cardinale (Junior Dean).

The following other Fellows and Hall representatives also attended: Dr J. Alien, Dr J.M.A. Ashbourn, Mr G. Bourne-Taylor (Bursar), The Revd H.E.J. Cowdrey (Emeritus Fellow), Professor R.J. Crampton, Mr N.S. Davidson, Mr J.P. Dunbabin, Professor S.J. Ferguson, Dr A.F. Marchington (Honorary Fellow), Dr R.B. Mitchell (Emeritus Fellow), Dr L.A. Newlyn, Dr P. Podsiadlowski, Mr T. Cudbird (Campaign Director), The Revd D. MacLaren (Chaplain).

R.A.H. Finch

ST EDMUND HALL ASSOCIATION: GIFTS TO THE HALL We record our grateful thanks to the Executive Committee of the SEH Association for the generous gift to the Hall of funds for the redecoration of the JCR, for chairs for the MCR and for video players for both the MCR and JCR.

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ST EDMUND HALL ASSOCIATION INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2002

Year ended 31 May 2002 £

Year ended 31 May 2001 £

8,558 946 82 330

8,249 I ,108 82 805

9,916

10,244

(6,928) (364) (28)

(7,044) (413)

(7,320)

(7 ,457)

2,596

2,787

INCOME

Subscriptions Bank Interest Emden bequest interest Surplus from the book titled "Graham"

EXPENDITURE

Magazine production, postage & mailing (half)

Honorary Secretary's expenses Executive Committee meeting expenses

Income less expenditure Less Grants: "Chatter of Choughs" book Chairs and video player for the MCR Two video players for the JCR

Appropriation to Aularian Register Fund

Surplus transferred to General Fund

(I ,000)

(350) (200) (I ,000)

(550)

1,596

2,237

(I ,000)

(2,000)

596

237

These accounts will be submitted for the approval of the members at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting on 14 January 2003.

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ST EDMUND HALL ASSOCIATION BALANCE SHEET 31 MAY 2002

31 May 2002 £

31 May 2001 £

5,778 5,700 36,410

8,461 5,700 24,743

47,888

38,904

(20,556)

(13,168)

ASSETS

Debtors Charities Deposit Fund Bank balances

Less: Creditors

REPRESENTED BY ACCUMULATEDFUNDS

General Fund at start of year Surplus from Income Account

Aularian Register Fund at start of year Appropriation this year

7,236 596

6,999 237

7,832

7,236

18,500 1,000

16,500 2,000

19,500

18,500

F J Pocock (President)

I W Durrans (Honorary Treasurer) I have examined the books and vouchers of the Association for the year ended 31 May 2002. 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 2002 and of the surplus of income over expenditure for the year ended on that date.

4 Park Village West London NWI 4AE 31 July 2002

L D Page Honorary Auditor

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AULARIAN UPDATES De Fortunis Aularium If you would like your news to appear in this section of next year's edition of the magazine, please send details to the Development Office or email: development. office@ seh.ox.ac.uk.

An drew Foot ( 1944) has been made Chairman of the Oxford Society (Cornwall Branch). Any Aularians in the area who are not already members would be most welcome.

Jon Deacon Shortridge ( 1966), the Permanent Secretary for the National Assembly for Wales, was awarded a Knighthood (KCB) in the Queen's Birthday Honours List announced on Saturday 15th June 2002.

Professor Linn Walker Hobbs (1966) was awarded an OBE on l3 1h November 2001 at the British Embassy in Washington in recognition of services to British-American relations in education, through his work on the Marshall Scholarships.

Professor Linn Walker receives his honorary OBE from British Ambassador, Sir Christopher Meyer.

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Martin ( 1976) and Karel Saunders are now proud parents of Christopher Edwin, born 4th June 2002.

Julian ( 1984) and Isabel Cole (nee Fry, 1985) announce the birth of their son, Stefan Robert Marcus, on 18th March 2002, a brother for four year old Rowan.

Andrew ( 1984) and Emma Steane (nee Palm er, 1985) announce the birth of their son, Joseph Michael, on 25th October 2001. Further congratulations go to Andrew, a Fellow in Physics at Exeter College, for his promotion to a Professorship this summer under Oxford University's Recognition of Distinction Exercise.

Andrew Gowans (1985) and his wife Heather (nee Wenlock 1988) announce the birth of their son Alexander James on 23rd April 2002.

Alexander was baptised in the Chapel by Rev. Canon Patrick Hobson on 25th August 2002.

Jonathan Kunac-Tabinor (1988) and wife Kate announce the birth of their daughter, Gabriella, on 7th September 2001.

OBITUARIES 1930's Revd Raymond John Lowe, MA, OBE 5th March 2002, Leicestershire, Aged 89. Commoner, 1931, Theology.

Ian Matheson Sciortino, BA 18th December 2001, London, Aged 88.

Commoner, 1932, English.

Thomas Kenneth Augustine Paschal Hoey, MA 1999, London, Aged 84. Commoner, 1935, History.

Revd Arnold John Lee, BA 1Oth November 2001, Gloucestershire, Aged 84. Commoner, 1936, Literae Humaniores.

Gerald Harvey Thompson, MA, OBE 22nd August 2002, Oxfordshire, Aged 85. Exhibitioner, 1936, Forestry.

John Franklin Lavender, MA 2"dJuly 2002, Devon, Aged 83. Exhibitioner, 1937, Modem Languages.

Roy Mclsaac, MA 23'd July 2002, Wiltshire, aged 82. Commoner, 1938, English. Devoted husband of late wife Audrey and much loved father of Anthony, Clare and Ian and grandfather of Christopher, Lizzie and Andrew.

Formerly Headmaster of Ryde School and Clayesmore School.

Adrian William Barnes, MA 2000, Cumbria. Commoner, 1939, English.

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JOHN FRANKLIN LAVENDER (1937) Matriculated 1937, Exhibitioner from King's School Worcester, he read Modern Languages and played rugby for the Hall as well as for the Greyhounds. He had every expectation of winning his Blue in 1939, but was commissioned in the K.S.L.I. on September 4 1h 1939. He returned to Oxford in 1936 to receive his B.A. degree and continued with a Dip. Ed. and M.A. to enter the teaching profession to eventually become headmaster of the Royal Wanstead School and subsequently of Dawlish College; both schools founded for the benefit of boys from broken homes. His war service included the B.E.F., Dunkirk, India and Burma and he was demobbed with the rank of Major.

Charles Michael Lavender ( 1939) ROY MciSAAC (1938) Roy Mclsaac was brought up in the Isle of Wight and was educated at the school which his father founded in 1921. At Ryde School Roy had the kind of career which in later years he might have wished for many of his pupilsa fine academic record coupled with considerable gifts as an all-round athlete and, in his final year, a place at Oxford.

In 1938 he went up to St. Edmund Hall but his degree course was interrupted, as it was for so many undergraduates, by the war. In Roy's case the interruption lasted a full six years. Commissioned at the end of 1940, he saw service with 5 Corps in North Africa, then in Sicily and Italy; by the end of the war he was holding a senior staff job in Greece with the rank of Acting Lieut-Colonel. Then it was time to return to Oxford to complete his final honours degree in English and to gain a Diploma in Education.

Roy's last two years at Oxford brought fresh distinctions. He gained a Hockey Blue in 1947, captained the Oxford hockey side throughout the 1947-48 season and toured with a combined Oxford and Cambridge team to South Africa. In 1948 he was elected President of the Teddy Hall Junior Common Room.

Following a term's teaching practice at Charterhouse, Roy was appointed Head of English at Repton and as if to celebrate his final breakthrough into the teaching profession at the ripe age of 29 he and Audrey decided to marry the following year. It was to be the beginning of a wonderfully happy partnership.

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troubled times. A dip in the school's fortunes began with the death ofRoy's father in 1947. By 1952 a crisis so severe loomed over the school that the Governors felt compelled to appoint a new headmaster, effectively to bring about a rescue. They appealed to Roy to return to his old school and accept the headship.

In the event Roy's return was the best thing that could have happened for Ryde School. Under his careful management and with the loyal support of Governors and staff, he turned the school's fortunes round and the ensuing years of his headmastership saw growing stability and development, marked by a rise in the number of boarding places, the purchase of two houses, the building of a new science wing and steadily improving academic standards.

It was significant that in 1961 Roy was elected into founder membership of the Society of Headmasters of Independent Schools.

When he reached the age of 45 it was time for Roy to take stock. He had been headmaster for 12 years; most of hi s life had been centred on Ryde and he was beginning to feel that a change would be good both for himself and for the school. Accordingly he applied for the Headship of Cl a yes more School in Dorset and was offered the post from September 1966.

Roy was at Clayesmore for 13 years and it was not all plain sailing. The 1960s were a difficult time for independent schools, especially those with a major boarding element. The problems and difficulties which Roy faced at Clayesmore were not new to him and he resolutely embarked on a programme of reform and innovation. The launching of a development appeal, the introduction of co-education and the amalgamation of the preparatory and senior schools all paved the way to bring much needed strength to Clayesmore's finances and to the school's national reputation.

To carry through these far reaching measures Roy had to draw on all his resources of patience and diplomatic skill. Sadly in 1975 he began to feel unwell and in the summer of that year he suffered a serious heart attack.

Thereafter Roy's health was never as robust as it had been but he never complained about this and always showed far more concern for the health and welfare of others.

Roy continued at Clayesmore until 1979 when he wisely stepped down , having carried the responsibilities of headship continuously over a period of 26 years.

To have restored the fortunes of two schools - it could be said to have literally saved two schools - was a remarkable achievement. Throughout his headmasterships Roy found himself strapped for financial resources and I know that he would have liked to achieve more in terms of material

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development. But what he did achieve was more important that bricks and mortar, for in both his schools he created an ethos in which young people could grow into useful and responsible members of society. Some headmasters are notoriously prone to spin! But for Roy the watchword was integrity. It was this integrity, combined with a fundamental sense of fairness and kindness, which earned him the respect and affection of governors, staff, pupils and parents.

He was an Island magistrate for 11 years, served on the Probation Committee and was a prison visitor. His experience in education fitted him ideally for the role of school governor and for many years he was a Governor of both Upper Chine School at Shanklin and Godolphin School in Salisbury.

Roy followed his father's practice of keeping in touch with pupils long after they had left school; he was keenly interested their careers and fortunes and would often phone me up with news of a long lost pupil.

In giving thanks for the long, fruitful and distinguished life ofRoy Mclsaac, some lines chosen for Audrey's service seem particularly apt: "This is the comfort of friends, that though they may be said to die, yet their friendship and society are in the best sense ever present, because immortal." (William Penn).

Keith Symons OBE

1940's ¡ Hon. Justice Harvey Lloyd da Costa, MA, CMG 17'h September 2000, Bermuda, Aged 85. Commoner, 1940, Jurisprudence.

Michael Gwynne Douglas Davys, VRD, MA, BM, BCh, MRCPsych 12'h June 2002, Sussex. Commoner, 1940, Chemistry.

Joseph Leslie Meigh, BA 13'h July 2002, Manchester, Aged 80.

Exhibitioner, 1940, Modern Languages.

Gordon Whateley Flex, BA 5'h January 2002, Northamptonshire, Aged 79. Commoner, 1941, Classics/Modern Languages.

Charles Roy Owston, MA January 2002, North Yorkshire. Commoner, 1942, PPE/History.

Neil Syme Forbes, BA April 2001, Tynemouth. Commoner, 1945, Classics.

Lt Arthur Clifford Darlow, MA 1O'h February 2002, Oxfordshire, Aged 79. Commoner, 1946, PPE. The Venerable Thomas Dyson, DipEd, OBE 24'h December 2001, Bermuda, Aged 84. Previously Vicar of St-Peter-in-the-East ( 1947 to 1955) and Assistant Chaplain at St Edmund Hall. Commoner, 1947, Education.

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John Bernard Astley Weston, MA 16'" August 200 I , Kent, Aged 78 .

Commoner, 1947, Modern Languages.

John Anthony Baldwin, MA 7'h March 2002 , Surrey, Aged 72 .

Commoner, 1949, Modern Languages.

Andrew Alister Dudman, MA 21 st June 200 I , Cheshire, Aged 71 .

Commoner, 1949, English.

MICHAEL GWYNNE DOUGLAS DAVYS (1940) Physician and psychiatrist who confronted massive medical problems after the liberation ofBelsen The consultant psychiatrist and physician Michael Davys had a varied professional practice in London and Sussex, with patients including writers, painters, actors, aristocrats and businessmen. He had a talent for fun and appreciation, and many patients became personal friends, sharing in his rich and full life.

Michael Gwynne Douglas Davys was born in 1922 in Urchfont, Wiltshire, where his father was the vicar. He was educated at Salisbury Cathedral School and Mar! borough College, before going up to St Edmund Hall, Oxford, in 1940 to read medicine. He qualified in 1946 and continued his training at Guy's Hospital.

In May 1945, as one of the more senior medical students, he went to Belsen to help with the massive medical problems as concentration camps were freed. His letter home describes "scenes of indescribable horror, filth, squalor and disease. They have been dying of starvation and typhus at about the rate of 500-600 a day. I have in my hut 300 patients. It is the size of a stable- about 100 are very ill but able to walk or crawl. 200 are lying huddled, next to the dead. I am very tired. We work a very hard 12-hour day. The scenes I have seen here will be vivid memories for the rest of my life."

The number of people buried by the British was 23,000. Of these, 10,000 were dead on the day of liberation; 11 ,000 died in the camp before they could be evacuated; and 2,000 died after their removal to hospitals. Davys's service was cut short when he caught typhus and had to be invalided back to Britain. Back at Guy 's, he qualified as a consultant physician and psychiatrist in 1953. He was then appointed Sir Arthur Fripp Research Fellow and a Fellow of Guy's. He worked mainly in the National Health Service as consultant psychiatrist at the child guidance clinic in Brighton, depression in children being a special interest.

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In 1964, after becoming disenchanted by the way psychiatry was being practised in the NHS, he established Bowden House, a private clinic in Harrow-on-the-Hill, where he was medical director for several years. He subsequently had consulting rooms in Harley Street and Wimpole Street, and later worked as a consultant to the Churchill Clinic, the Wellington Hospital, the Fitzroy Nuffield, and the Cromwell Hospital.

In 1966 he was elected a Corresponding Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, of which he became an International Fellow earlier this year.

Davys did not marry until he was well established in his profession, as he maintained that it would be a mistake to do so. When he did marry Clarissa Merton in 1963 it ended unhappily in divorce.

A keen skier, climber and walker, Davys was a trustee of the Wilderness Trust, the charitable trust aimed at introducing people to the concept and experience of wilderness and its protection.

He was a popular member of the Chelsea Arts Club and the Chelsea Society. He was also a spontaneous traveller, liking nothing better than to take off suddenly to seek adventure.

He is survived by his longstanding partner, Penny.

Dr Michael Davys, consultant psychiatrist, was born on June 3, 1922.

He died of complications following surgery on June 12,2002, aged 80. Š The Times, 3 July 2002 1950's Thomas Bendhem, MA 20th January 2002, London, Aged 73. Commoner, 1953, Jurisprudence.

Alan Edward Twycross, MA Commoner, 1955, History.

Brian John Whittaker, MA 6th March 2002, Suffolk, Aged 67. Commoner, 1956, French and Russian.

Barry John Lamb, MA April 2002, California, Aged 65. Commoner, 1957, PPE. John Richard Wardle, BA 4th September 2001, Kent. Aged 64. Commoner, 1958, History.

1960's Alien William Binks, BA January 200 1, London, Aged 61. Commoner, 1960, English.

Thomas Patrick Murphy, BCh 23'ct September 2001, Aged 59. Commoner, 1961, Chemistry.

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Peter John Ellis Jones, MA 13'h March 2002 , Berkshire, Aged 56.

Commoner, 1963, Jurisprudence.

Bernard Brodie, MA 3'ct March 2002, Canada, Aged 56. Commoner, 1964, Jurisprudence.

Robert Hooper Jones, MA 2001 , Dorset, Aged 56. Commoner, 1964, Modem Languages.

1970's Desmond Glassford Begg, BA 29'h March 2002, Hampshire, Aged 47.

Commoner, 1974, History/Modern Languages.

1980's Paul Dominic O'Flynn, BA 26'h April2002, United Arab Emirates, Aged 40. Commoner, 1985, Education (post-graduate).

PAUL DOMINIC O'FLYNN (1985) Many of you will be sad to learn that Paul O'Flynn died on 26'hApril, 2002.

He suffered a heart attack whilst competing in a triathlon in the United Arab Emirates. Paul did a PGCE in Geography at SEH in 1985. He was very popular with all the postgraduate students, particularly those on the PGCE course. My lasting memory of Paul is of endless hours spent laughing together.

He had a gift for making people laugh, and made the difficult PGCE year a memorable one. He was a kind, supportive and generous friend . His first teaching post was at Giggleswick School, and he was always full of enthusiasm for the school and his students . He went on to teach in Dubai for the next 12 years. If you remember Paul's love of travelling, you will find it heartening to know that he travelled extensively and fearlessly in the years after he left St. Edmund Hall . He is greatly missed. Paul's parents and brother, Michael, can be contacted via the 'friendsreunited' website (Paul's entry under University of Oxford), or contact me via the SEH website and I will pass on your message.

Joy Hibbins (1981).

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Inmemoriam Ambleteuse, France 1941-2002 In June 1941 Flight Lieutenant Bruce Rogers was killed during a daylight operation over Northern France, at that time occupied by the Germans. His Hurricane fighter plane came down in a field near Ambleteuse and he was buried in the communal cemetery.

Sixty years later some remnants of his aircraft were discovered. As a consequence a commemorative service was held at Ambleteuse in April.

Bruce Arthur Rogers matriculated at the Hall in 1936 following his brother Percival (Val) (1932). He intended to study French and Spanish but after Prelims he changed to Russian. He graduated in 1939 with an Honours degree. During his time at the Hall he was a leading member of the Boat Club. He was also active in the University Air Squadron and was commissioned in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in February 1938.

A fuller account of this period of Bruce's life is to be found in an obituary written by Principal Emden. (S.E.H. Magazine, Vol.S, pp 30-31, 1941.)

The German invasion of Poland on 1st September 1939 made war inevitable. Bruce was called to full-time service in October 1939. He completed his training and joined 85 Squadron at Castle Camps on 15th September 1940. On 28th he moved to 242 Squadron (Hurricanes) then at Coltishall and commanded by Squadron Leader Bader. Flying from North Weald on a squadron escort for Blenheim bombers detailed to attack a chemical works at Bethune on 17th June 1941, he was shot down and killed.

Bruce was one of the 'so Few' to whom, in Churchill's words, 'so much is owed by so many' . A personal recollection may be found in a book published in 1946 by Lieutenant-colonel Bernard Duperier who had joined 242 Squadron in May 1941: 'Rogers .... etait un gan;on tres fin et extremement bon pilote, il etait riche de qualities profondes qui le faisaient apprecier de tous.'

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While at Oxford Bruce met Deborah Maller who was studying at St Hilda's. Born in St Petersburg she had been taken by her parents, when very young, to join relatives in Paris. As a member of a family of Russian emigres she found herself spending time in France, Germany and England.

Her permanent residence in this country began in December 1933 and in October 1934 she matriculated at St Hilda's. She and Bruce were married on 11th May 1940. Their daughter Catherine was born a few weeks after Bruce's death.

After the discovery of parts of his aircraft in 2001, the R.A.F. organised the commemoration at Ambleteuse. It took place on 15th April. Mrs Rogers, Catherine, and other members of the family, including Aularian nephew Julian Rogers (1960), were present. A service was held in the local Church.

Prayers at the grave of Flight Lieutenant Rogers, 15th April 2002. Mrs Rogers is standing between her daughter on her left and her grand-daughter on her right. Father Wilson is at the extreme left of the photograph.

Coincidentally, the local priest was Father David Wilson, Aularian ( 1958).

He participated in conducting the service with Canon Humphriss from Canterbury. Following the service, prayers were said at the graveside. Mrs Rogers was touched by the large number of local people who attended the service and by the active involvement of some very elderly 'Anciens Combattants'.

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Mrs Rogers had a career in teaching which she completed with a spell at the Oxford High School for Girls. In retirement she is a voluntary guide at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.

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In the Footsteps of St Edmund (part of a public lecture first given at St Michael 's College, Colchester, Vermont 10 April, 2000) St Edmund of Abingdon wrote in his Speculum Religiosorum: "... that which you are is incomparably more powerful than that which you have. Therefore, give of your own self, and you give more than if you were to give the entire world." At various points in the history of St Edmund Hall individuals within it gave of themselves: their livelihood, their chance for education, their reputation, their freedom, and even their very lives. Both because of and in spite of this, the Hall has survived intact into the Third Millennium to become the oldest continuing seat of education in the University of Oxford.

Although not himself a member of the Hall, as it had not yet been founded, St Edmund set the example of strength of purpose and self-sacrifice which has inspired over the years. This can best be seen in the difficulties he faced as Archbishop of Canterbury. His moral superiority, his scrupulous regard for just dealing, and his personal bravery well suited him for dealing with the powerful.

First, at Westminster Castle, St Edmund threatened his king, Henry III, with excommunication unless he ceased attempting, with certain of his barons, to abrogate the terms of Magna Carta. Henry acceded. Then St Edmund opposed Pope Gregory IX by insisting that, in England at least, in order to maintain the flourishing relationship between the English Catholic Church and its powerful lay members, common law should supersede canon law.

Even when Gregory appointed a Papal Legate to England, to ensure that his views ruled, Archbishop Edmund resolutely defended his position to the point where he was forced to retire to Pontigny owing to ill health.

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When the history of the of the Hall is examined, there can be found crucial periods, all involving the interaction of church and secular authority, during which St Edmund's strength of character and his sense of justice and moral right manifest themselves in the behaviour of members of the Hall.

Two examples of this are the Lollard Principals and the Non-Juror Antiquarian.

Towards the end of the 14th century John Wyclifwas a Master at the Queen's College opposite St Edmund Hall. At this time in mediaeval England other preachers, and reformers and pamphleteers admitted of the abuses of the clergy, abuses that arose from their great wealth, their use of excommunication for political or commercial gains, and their freedom from lay control.

Wyclif's reformation lay in the fact that he was an esteemed academic who called upon the state to reform the clergy, being certain that no useful church reform could be effected unless by the lay power. His ideas met with condemnation from both secular and church officials, but attracted from among members of each sector an often keen and vociferous following, even after his death.

In the first decade of the 15th century St Edmund Hall became, briefly, a miniature stronghold of Lollardy, the movement, condemned as heretical, that spread Wyclif's teaching. Prominent and outspoken among the Hall's Lollards were two Principals, William Taylor and Peter Payne. It is reasonable to assume that there was a sizeable number of others in the Hall, it being a small and close-knit community, who shared these heretical views.

The situation as it was played out in Oxford shows the University's resistance to political or ecclesiastical interference with both its administration and its teaching. In November 1407 it was decreed that no book or tractate

by Wyclif, or by any contemporary or later follower, could be used in Schools unless approved by a committee of 12 and then by the Archbishop. Those

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found guilty were to be excommunicated, denied academic privilege and expelled.

Whatever the University's concerns, William Taylor continued his promulgation of Wyclifite thought. For doing this Principal Taylor was excommunicated, though not exiled, for he travelled about the country freely.

In 1421 he was charged again with preaching three heretical doctrines, condemned to be imprisoned, but was pardoned when "a sufficient number of them of good reputation, sound opinion and honest conversation" vouched for him. In 1422 he was taken to appear before the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Henry Chichele, and a large court of bishops and other clergy, charged with disseminating heretical views on prayer and the invocation of saints. This time there was no escape for him, and on March 1' 1 he was taken to St Paul's Cathedral, deposed from holy orders grade by grade, and on the next day in Smithfield he was "with a marvellous constancy and boldness" burned at the stake.

Peter Payne, made Principal in 1410, was both intellectually and politically more capable than Taylor. But this did not stop him as well coming into conflict with those opposed to Wyclif's beliefs. In 1416 he was charged with heresy, failed to appear to answer the charge, and was excommunicated.

Payne left England to escape martyrdom, taking with him many ofWyclif's writings, and settled in Prague, where soon he became a fugitive, was arrested and spent two years in prison, was ransomed, moved around Bohemia, was then charged again in the early 1450s with heresy, and died in Prague in 1455, some accounts say while in prison.

We now proceed to the Great Revolution of 1688 and how it affected the celebrated antiquarian member of the Hall, Thomas Hearne.

The seeds for this revolution were sewn when James Stuart, while he was Duke of York, declared himself a Roman Catholic. However, when he became king in 1683, he stated his intention to maintain and defend the Church of England. Opposition to J ames Stuart grew in the country despite this promise, and Parliament approached William of Orange, accompanied by his army, to intercede with James. When James was persuaded to move to France, gather a foreign army, and return to England in force to impose his rule, Parliament placed William on the throne.

Despite a general welcome of William, the placing of him on the throne created a problem of conscience for no small number of Englishmen who, though they would fight James' Roman Catholic moves, would not remove him from the throne. These men became known as non-jurors as a result of their unwillingness to swear allegiance to William, saying that they had

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already done so to James whose removal from the throne they did not recognise. Penalties were imposed on non-jurors who were removed from office, or, if clergy, whether bishop or vicar, were forbidden to conduct services or carry out any other religious duty.

This brings us then to Thomas Hearne, 1678-1735, editor and publisher of editions of mediaeval chroniclers and other source-material of English history, which after over 300 years have rarely been superseded. Because he was a firm adherent of the Stuart house, refusing to take the oath of allegiance even when George I came to the throne, he was deprived in 1716 of his position in the Bodleian and also as a member of the University.

Nevertheless, the then Hall Principal Thomas Pearson ( 1707 -1722) looked kindly on Hearne, as an Aularian, and allowed him to keep his rooms in Hall from which he wrote his many works (and catalogued the collection in the Old Library). So, although Hearne lost all position and influence in the University by doing what he saw was right, the Hall by also doing what they saw as right by one of their own made it possible for Heame's scholarship to continue.

What can we say, then, of these Aularian men: Taylor and Payne who wanted lay authority to control Church excesses; and Hearne who opposed the right of common law to overthrow a sovereign? Were they rebels, reactionaries, or did they, by following in St Edmund's footsteps, just do what was right?

Deborah Hayward Baton Librarian

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NEW COLLEGE MUG

Following the success of Lucy Newlyn's anthology of Chough poetry, it was suggested that Terry Jones's "Unsteady Chough" might translate to a humorous College mug. They are soon to be available, through the Bursary at ÂŁ5 each.

I met a chough as I came here Who, I thought, was acting queer: His beak was wagging up and down, He wore an academic gown, And as I stared I saw his wings Were wrapped around some curious things: A scarf, an oar, a rugger ball I thought: "A Member of the Hall!"

This extract from Terry's poem and drawing will feature on the mug.

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AULARIANEVENTSCALENDAR 2002-2003

1992 matric year- Ten Year Reunion Lunch

21 ' 1 September 2002

Annual Gaudy for 1983 to 1989 matric. years

28 1h September 2002 4 1h October 2002

Friends of the Boat Club Dinner Geddes Lecture

I st November 2002

Emden Lecture

51h November 2002 l6 1h November 2002

St Edmund's Day London Dinner

l41h January 2003

Freshers' Parents Lunch

l8 1h January 2003

Benefactors Dinner

71h February 2003

Royal Geographical Soc. lecture by Sundeep Dhillon 201h February 2003 401h Anniversary Gaudy for 1963 year group Alumni Golf Tournament Summer Reunion

21st March 2003 ll 1h April 2003

28 1h June 2003 (provisional date)

The Editor wishes to thank everyone who has contributed to the 20012002 edition of the St Edmund Hall Magazine. Special thanks are due this year to Nicholas Davidson who, as past editor, has been an invaluable source of inspiration and assistance, and to the Development Office team whose patience with the Editor's stream of questions has been commendable.

Flare at Aula!

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ST EDMUND HALL Matriculation 2001

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