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ST EDMUND HALL

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EDITOR Gillian Powell

St Edmund Hall Oxford OX14AR Telephone (01865) 279000 Internet: http:/ /www.seh.ox.ac.uk/

Development Office Telephone (01865) 279055 E-mail: development.office@seh.ox.ac.uk FRONT COVER: Photograph by Lilly Smid1 (2009, Modem Languages)

Printed by the Holywell Pre ss Ltd., 15 to 17 Kings Meadow, Ferry Hinksey Road, Oxford

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Vol. XVIII No. 1 ST EDMUND HALL MAGAZINE October 2010

COLLEGE LIST ................................................................................................................ 1 TO REPORT From the Principal ........................................................................................................... 8 From the Chaplain .......................................................................................................... 12 From the Library Fellow ................................................................................................ 14 From the Home Bursar ................................................................................................. 20 The Senior Common Room ......................................................................................... 22 Obituaries: Rev John Cowdrey ................................................................................. 25 Bruce Mitchell .......................................................................................... 27 Carol McClure .......................................................................................... 30 The Middle Common Room ....................................................................................... 32 The Junior Common Room ........................................................................................ 33 Clubs and Societies ......................................................................................................... 34 THE YEAR IN REViEW New Fellows ..................................................................................................................... 52 The Philip Geddes Memorial Lecture ........................................................................... 57 Bruce Mitchell- A Celebration ...................................................................................... 58 Success in Law Mods ...................................................................................................... 60 Hall and the Arts ............................................................................................................ 61 The A B Emden Lecture ............................................................................................... 61 Spanish American Literature and the Scientific: a one-day conference ......................... 62

FOR THE RECORD Student Numbers ............................................................................................................ 64 Matriculations ................................................................................................................... 64 Visiting Students ............................................................................................................. 69 Degree Results ................................................................................................................. 70 Awards and Prizes .......................................................................................................... 76 Degree Dates 2010-2011 ................................................................................................. 84

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THE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE AND ALUMNI NEWS News from the Development Office .......................................................................... 86 Donors to the College ................................................................................................... 88 Report of the Geography & Geology Reunion ......................................................... 103 Report of the Annual Gaudy ....................................................................................... 105 Report of the 1959 50th Anniversary Luncheon ....................................................... 107 Report of the New York Dinner ................................................................................. 109 Report of the 40th Anniversary Gaudy ...................................................................... 111 Report of the PPE Reunion ......................................................................................... 115 Report of the US West Coast Aularians Dinner ........................................................ 116 Report of the Floreat Aula Society Dinner ................................................................ 118 Members of the Floreat Aula Society .......................................................................... 121 Report of the North American Reunion .................................................................... 124 Report of the Summer Reunion .................................................................................. 126 Forthcoming Events ................................................................................................. 129 THE ST EDMUND HALL ASSOCIATION Officers and Year Representatives ............................................................................. 130 Minutes of the 79th Annual General Meeting ...................................................... 131 The 69th London Dinner ............................................................................................ 132 The Accounts .................................................................................................................. 134 ARTICLES What did the Geddes Prize for Student Journalism ever do for me?,

by Mary Morgan .............................................................................................................. 136 Corsica's GR20, the high-level route, by Paul Mather ............................................... 139 AULARIAN UPDATES De Fortunis Aularium ................................................................................................... 145 Obituaries ........................................................................................................................ 151

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ST EDMUND HALL 2009 - 2010

Visitor The Rt Hon the Lord Patten of Bames, CH

Principal Keith Gull, CBE, (BSc PhD DSc (Hon) Lond), FRS, FMedSci Professor of Molecular Microbiology

Fellows Collins, Peter Jack, MA, DPhil Senior Research Fellow in Mathematics Venables, Robert, MA (LL M Lond) QC Fellow ry Special Election Blarney, Stephen Richard, BPhil, MA, DPhil Fellow ry Special Eledion in Philosopry, and Dean Jenkyns, Hugh Crawford, MA (PhD Leic; MA Camb) Oxburgh Fellow and Tutor in Geology, and Vice-Pn.ncipal Slater, Martin Daniel Edward, MA, MPhil Tutor in Economics, and Finance Bursar Briggs, Adrian, BCL, MA Barrister, Professor of La1v and Tutor in Law Kouvaritakis, Basil, MA (MSc, PhD Mane) Professor of Engineering Science, Tutor in Engineering, and Tutor for Undergraduates Phillips, David George, MA, DPhil, AcSS, FRHistS Professor of Comparative Education, Fellow ry Special Election, and Tutor for Graduates Ferguson, Stuart John, MA, DPhil Universiry Reader in Biochemistry, Professor of Biochemistry, W R Miller Fellmv and Tutor in Biochemistry, and Senior Tutor Crank, Nicholas Emest, MA, DPhil Professor of French Literature, Professorial Fellow; Director of the Voltaire Foundation Newlyn, Lucy Ann, MA, DPhil A C Cooper Fellow, Professor of English, and Tutor in English Language and Literature

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Martin, Rose Mary Anne, :MA, DPhil (BSc Newc)

Professor of Abnormal P.rychology, Tutor in P.rychology, and Tutor for Visiting Students Naughton, James Duncan, lvfA (PhD Camb) Fellow ry Special Election in Modern Languages (Czech) Brasier, Martin David, :MA (BSc, PhD Lond) Professor of Palaeobiology and Tutor in Geology Priestland, David Rutherford, :MA, DPhil Tutor in Modern History Whittaker, RobertJames, :MA (BSc Hull; MSc, PhD Wales) Professor of Biogeograpf?y and Tutor in Geograpf?y Borthwick, Alistair George Liam, :MA, DSc (BEng, PhD Liv) Professor of Engineen'ng Science and Tutor in Engineering Pettifor, David Godfrey, CBE, MA (PhD Camb; BSc Witwatersrand), FRS Isaac Wo!fson Professor of Metallurgy Palmer, Nigel Fenton, :MA, DPhil, FBA Professor of German Kahn, Andrew Steven, :MA, DPhil (BA Amherst; :MA Harvard) University Reader and Tutor in Modern Languages (Russian) Manolopoulos, David Eusthatios, :MA (PhD Camb) Professor of Chemistry and Tutor in Chemistry Podsiadlowski, Philipp, :MA (PhD lviTT) Professor of Pf?ysics and Tutor in Pf?ysics Zavatsky, Amy Beth, :MA, DPhil (BSc Pennsylvania) University Reader and Tutor in Engineering Science Matthews, Paul McMahan, :MA, DPhil (1viD Stanford) FRCPC, FRCP Professor of Neurology, Fellow ry Special Election Mountford, Philip, :MA, DPhil (BSc CNAA) CChem, FRSC Professor of Inorganic Chemistry and Tutor in Chemistry Davidson, Nicholas Sinclair, :MA (1vfA Camb) Tutor in Modern History and Archivist Ebers, George Cornell, :MA (1viD Toronto) Action Research Professor of Clinical Neurology Barclay, Joseph Gurney, :MA Fellow 1?J Special Election Paxman, Jeremy Dickson (1vfA Camb) Fello1v 1?J Special Election

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Johnson, Paul Robert Vellacott, l'vrA (MB, ChB Edin; MD Leic), FRCS, FRCS Ed, FRCS in Ped Surg Professor of Paediattic Surgery and Fellmv ry Spedal Election Achinstein, Sharon, MA (AB Harvard; PhD Princeton) University Reader in English and Tutor in English, Library Fellow Tsomocos, Dimitrios, MA (MA, MPhil, PhD Yale) University Reader in Management, Fellow ry Spedal Election Johansen-Berg, Heidi, BA, MSc, DPhil Fellow ry Spedal Eledion Roberts, Steven George, MA (MA, PhD Camb) John Hams Memorial Fellow, Tutor in Matetials Science Tseng, Jeffrey, (BSCIT; l'vrA, PhD Johns Hopkins) Tutor in Pf?ysics Wilkins, Robert J, l'vrA, DPhil Ametican Fellow and Tutor in Pf?ysiology, Tutor for Admissions Nabulsi, Karma, DPhil Tutor in Politics Dicko, Cedric, DPhil (lng Chem Montpellier, France) Fellow ry Special Election Williams, Christopher Wesley Charles, MA, DPhil Tutor in Modern Languages (French) Galano, Marina Lorena, DPhil (Lie Buenos Aires) Fellow ry Special Election Mayer, Colin Peter, l'vrA, DPhil Professorial Fellow, Peter Moores Dean of the Said Business School and Professor of Management Studies Alien, James William Anthony, MChem, DPhil, MRSC, CChem Fellow ry Special Election Parkin, EmestJohnstone, MA Virginia, PhD Rensselaer Home Bursar Niethammer, Barbara, (BSc, Dr phi! Bonn) University Reader in Applied Mathematics, Proftssor of Mathematics and Tutor in Mathematics Riordan, Oliver Maxim, (MA, PhD Camb) Proftssor of Mathematics and Tutor in Mathematics Yueh, Linda Yi-Chuang, MA, DPhil (BA Yale, MPP Harvard, JD NYU) Fellow ry Special Election

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Samy, Shahira Samir Mahmoud, (Beam Alexandria; MA, PhD Exe) Janis Doctormv Junior Research Fellmv in International Relations and Conflict Resolution in the Middle East Yates, Jonathan Robert, DPhil (NISei Camb) Tutor in Maten'als Roger, Sarah Rachelle, .NIPhil (BA McMaster) Junior Research Fellmv in Spanish Dupret, David, MSc, PhD Bordeaux Junior Research Fellmv in Neurosoience Kavanagh, Aileen Prances, (BCL MA NUl, Magister Legum Europae Hanover,) DPhil, (Dipl Vienna) Reader in La1v and Tutor in La1v Armstrong, David, MEng, DPhil UKAEA Culham Junior Research Fellow in Materials for Fusion Power Reactors Takriti, Abdel Razzaq, (NIA Toronto) Junior Research Fellmv in Political History Thompson, Ian Patrick, (BSc, PhD Essex) Fellow I?J Special Eleotion

Honorary Fellows Oxburgh, Ernest Ronald, The Rt Hon. The Lord Oxburgh, KBE, MA (PhD Princeton), FRS Browne-Wilkinson, Nicolas Christopher Henry, The Rt Hon Lord Browne-Wilkinson, PC, BA Harris, Roy, MA, DPhil (PhD Land), FRSA Tindle, David, MA, RA Daniel, Sir John Sagar, Kt, MA (D es-Se. Paris) Smethurst, Richard Good, MA Cox, John, MA Miller, William Robert, OBE, MA Kolve, Verdel Amos, MA, DPhil (BA Wisconsin) Cooksey, Sir David James Scott, Kt, MA Rose, General Sir (Hugh) Michael, KCB, CBE, QGM, MA Gosling,Justin Cyril Bertrand, BPhil, MA Garland, Patrick Ewart, MA Marchington, Anthony Frank, MA, DPhil Nazir-Ali, Rt Revd Michael James, lviLitt (BA Karachi; MLitt Camb; PhD NSW) ]ones, Terence Graham Parry, l\IA 4

Roberts, Gareth, 1\lA Crossley-Holland, Kevin John William, 1\,IA, FRSL Graham, Andrew Winston Mawdsley, lVlA Edwards, Steven Lloyd, BA Morris, Sir Derek J ames, lVlA Doctorow, Jarvis, BA Bowen, David Keith, lVlA, DPhil, FRS, FEng Byatt, Sir Ian Charles Rayner, Kt, BA, DPhil Morsberger, Philip, lVlA Burn ton, Lord Justice Stanley Jeffrey, 1\.lA Mingos, David Michael Patrick, MA (BSc Mane, DPhil Sus) FRS, CChem, FRSC J osipovici, Gabriel David, BA, FRSL, FBA

St Edmund Fellows Laing, Ian Michael, lVlA Smith, Martin Gregory, lVlA (l\1BA Stanford) Cansdale, Michael John, MA Stanton, Paul John, BA Asbrey, William Peter, BA Pocock, Francis John, MA, DPhil

Emeritus Fellows Yardley, Sir David Charles lVWler, Kt, MA, DPhil (LLD Birm), FRSA Hackney, Jeffrey, BCL, lVlA Donaldson, lain Malcolm Lane, lVlA (BSc, MB, ChB Edin), MRCP (Lond) Mitchell, Raymond Bruce, MA, DPhil, DLitt (lVlA Melbourne) * Hirsch, Sir Peter Bernhard, Kt, MA, DPhil (lVlA, PhD Camb), FRS Cowdrey, The Revd Herbert Edward John, lVlA, DD, FBA * Rossotti, Francis Joseph Charles, BSc, lVlA, DPhil, CChem, FRSC Segar, Kenneth Henry, MA, DPhil Child, Mark Sheard, 1\llA (lVlA, PhD Camb), FRS Taylor, Ann Gaynor, BM, BCh, MA Warden, Alastair Blair, MA, DPhil (lVlA, PhD Camb), FBA Williams, William Stanley Cossom, MA (PhD Land) Scargill, David Ian, lVlA, DPhil, JP Farthing, Stephen, MA (lV1A Royal College of Art) RA Phelps, Christopher Edwin, lVlA, DPhil Dean of Degrees Hunt, John David, MA, DPhil (l\11A, PhD Camb), FRS

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Dunbabin, John Paul Delacour, l\llA Stone, Nicholas James, l\llA, DPhil Reed, George Michael, l\llA, DPhil (BSc, MS, PhD Auburn) Knight, John Beverley, (BA Natal, l\llA Camb) l\I[A Crampton, Richard John, (BA Dub), MA, (PhD Lond), Dr HonCausa Sofia Wells, Christopher Jon, MA Wyatt, Derrick Arthur, MA (LL B, l\llA Camb; JD Chicago), QC * Deceased

Lecturers Aarnio, Outi Marketta, Lie Abo Akademi, DPhil Oxf Economics Alien, Roger William, BA BMus Liv, DPhil Oxf Music Apostolidou, Ilektra-Georgia, MSc Athens Engineering Ashbourn, Joanna Maria Antonia, MA Camb, l'v£A Oxf, Physics PhD Lond Russian Baines, Jennifer Christine Ann, MA DPhil Oxf Black, John Joseph Merrington, MB BS Lond, FRCS FIMC Edinburgh, FFAEM Anatomy Bokobza, Aurore Marie Diane-Mathilde Lee trice Burton, Benjamin Paris, BA Oxf, l\llA Nott English Mathematics Chad, Benjamin l'vi.ichael John, MSc Wollongong Chalker, Jus tin M, BS BA Pittsburgh, DPhil Oxf Chemistry Cowley, Sally Anne, BA Camb, PhD Lond Molecular Biology Fine Art Evans, Christopher John Faulkner, Jennifer Louise, BSc PhD Durh Chemistry Music Gant, Andrew John, MA Camb, MMus PhD Lond Mathematics Hermann, Michael, MMath PhD Berlin Hewitson, Kirsty Sarah, MChem DPhil Oxf Biochemistry King, Peter John, BPhil DPhil Oxf Philosophy Kuznetsov, Vladimir, MSc PhD Moscow Chemistry Leitch, Jessica Roxanne, MEng Oxf Engineering Littleton, Suellen Marie, BSc California, MBA Lond Management Malpas, Margaret Ann, BLitt l\llA Oxf Linguistics McCartney, David Edward, BA BM BCh Oxf Systems Medicine Lektorin Meyer-Beining, Janna-Liisa, l\I[A Leipzig l\II.ileson, Stephen, BA Warw, MSt DPhil Oxf History l\!Wne, Kirsty, BA Oxf, MA Lond English 6

Noe, Debrah Pozsonvi, BS PhD Ohio State Nuttall, Jennifer Anne, BA MSt DPhil Oxf, MA East Ang Papachristodoulou, Antonis, MA MEng Camb, PhD California

Finance English

Engineering Schlinzig, Marie Isabel, BA Dresden, MSt Oxf German Styles, Elizabeth Anne, BSc Oxford Polytechnic, DPhil PGCE Oxf Psychology Thomas-Symonds, Nicklaus, MA Oxf, Barrister-at-law Politics Thompson, Benjamin Christopher, BA Wisconsin, MA PhD Exeter Politics Wadham, Alastair Jake, BA, MPhil Camb, DPhil Oxf French Walker, Thomas Edward John, BA Oxf, MPhil Dublin English Waters, David John, MA Camb, l'v1A DPhil Oxf Earth Sciences Wild, Lorraine Sylvia, MA DPhil Oxf Geography Wilk, James, MA DPhil Oxf Philosophy Williams, Rem!e (l'vfme), MA Oxf French Yueh, Linda Yi-Chuang, BA Yale, MPP Harvard, JD New York, DPhil Oxf Economics

Chaplain The Revd Gerald Hegarty (BA, BD Bel£) Librarian Blanca Trapat-Martin (BA Barcelona, Dip Exe) College Secretary & Registrar Joanna Cope, MA, Philip Palmer BA Head Porter Peter Bowles, Lionel Knight Decanal Staff Hird, Alastair, BA (l'v1A Reading) Bronstein, Raeli, (BA Jerusalem) MSc Maria Lookman (BFA Lahore, MA Lond) Caruana Galizia, Anton (BA Malta, MA Lond) Eno Trimcev (BA Calgary, MSc Lond) Griebe, Michael Roger, MPhil (BA Texas)

Junior Dean Cover Dean Cover Dean Sub-Dean (NSE) Sub-Dean (Isis) Sub-Dean (WRM)

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL The rhythm and terminology of Oxford's processes and procedures are still a puzzle to many, both inside and outside the institution. The appointment of a new Principal to an Oxford College can rightly be termed idiosyncratic, yet in the process - from the invitation to consider the post through to my election- I felt St Edmund Hall (under the guiding hand of Derek Wyatt as Vice-Principal) operated not just efficiently but with courtesy and understanding. Subsequently, and as is typical of certain academic appointments, after one's election there follows around 9 months of waiting before actually starting the job!

Those waiting months were useful. Mike and Stacey Mingos were extremely helpful in arranging dinners for my wife, Dianne, and I with Hall friends and alumni. Mike also very kindly met me to provide some insights and background to the Hall and its diverse communities of alumni, fellows and staff. The Hall owes Mike a tremendous vote of thanks and it was nice to write to both him and Derek Wyatt informing them of their election to honorary and emeritus fellowships respectively.

It is usual in the Magazine's yearly record to catalogue the many events, earnings and goings that have occurred. This edition of the magazine does this as usual. In this, my first piece for the Magazine, I will illustrate a few of these themes that are dealt with elsewhere in detail but then set a point in time. The 2009/10 academic year was my first year at St Edmund Hall. However, it also marked a critical time in U K higher education. The Hall is in fme shape but we face new and very difficult challenges as we position ourselves within Oxford and the wider world to maintain an excellent and unique educational opportunity.

If there is one theme that has been consistent throughout the year it has been a sense of getting to know the Hall and learning about Hall people. This started within days of arriving with a 1959 50th Anniversary Luncheon in October. It was a pleasure to welcome back to the Hall a very spritely group of Aularians. Welcoming alumni and friends continued throughout the year with the 1970 40th Anniversary Gaudy, Summer Reunion and other social gatherings but was not restricted to events in Oxford. I had the privilege of meeting alumni and friends on trips to New York for the rightly famous New York dinner last November, to Hong Kong in January and later to Los 8

Angeles and New York in April. This last event brought complications.

Designed to allow a Hall presence at the Oxford North American Reunion weekend it unfortunately coincided with the Floreat Aula Society dinner back here in the Hall. The wonders of video allowed me to record a greeting to members of the Floreat Aula Society but in future years we will try to avoid such clashes. These visits to alumni abroad emphasise the truly international reach of Teddy Hall. We attract students from all over the world and our students work all over the world. The community of Aularians is strong and offers another unique benefit. These events are often organised by alumni and we are extremely grateful for that support. For myself, they gave a tangible sense of the fellowship of Aularians - alumni of just a few years enjoyed the company and conversation of alumni of earlier generations. A common bond and an interest in events at the Hall were clear. The easy descriptor of "globalisation" is applied to many phenomena, including higher education.

These alumni events emphasise that for the Hall globalisation is not a new phenomenon. Some events are organised by the SEH Association such as the London dinner. I would like to record my personal thanks to Sir Jon Shortridge for all his and the SEH Association's support during the year.

Again, these alumni events have provided excellent opportunities for Dianne and me to meet and hear the views of individuals in lively conversations. The great affection for this place and the interest in its current situation, students and fellows is heartening. In many cases this affection translates into donations for the Hall and I am sincerely grateful to all of you who have made a gift to the Hall in the last year. A list of all donors may be found in this Magazine but I would like to mention two of those specifically. Gareth Roberts (1971) made a tremendous gift of $650,000 towards the endowment of the Ronald Oxburgh Fellowship in Earth Sciences, a post currently held by Hugh Jenkyns.

I was also delighted to attend the induction last October of Martin Smith (1961) and his wife Elise Becket Smith into the Chancellor's Court of Benefactors. Their vision and generosity have led to the creation of a new multidisciplinary research centre at Oxford, the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment. Their support for the Hall is unstinting. They join William R Miller (1949) and Gareth Roberts (1971) as astounding benefactors to the collegiate university. It is wonderful to receive large gifts but small gifts are equally important. The Hall's Annual Fund has raised over ÂŁ1 million over the last 5 years through such small gifts.

The students represent the focus of our activities. Dianne and I continued the practice of meeting all undergraduate and graduate freshers for after-dinner

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drinks in the lodgings. Young people get a bad press at times. Our undergraduate freshers have had to work for their entrance qualifications for Oxford and the Hall under the constant and often negative chattering of the press over issues such as A-level standards and the UK university system. My view is that we have some wonderful students at the Hall. These early conversations told me what an interesting set of characters we had in this 2009 matriculation. Not only are they academically able, they often bring a wealth of experience of volunteering and charity work both in the UK and overseas, and of artistic, cultural and sporting endeavours. I reinstituted Principal's Collections and in doing so have seen every undergraduate and every graduate student in the Hall during this year. These formal Collections with students, in the presence of their tutors, inform me of specific, individual student issues as well as the wider educational patterns within the Hall and Oxford. Our main interest and focus must be the ambitions and talents of the individual student. This end of year has seen St Edmund Hall rise in the Norrington table and we will aim to maintain that progression over time. It is a pleasure to applaud our students' successes at this year end. They have taken top firsts and/ or departmental prizes in many subjects and there have been some stunning successes in prelims. Continuing a long Hall tradition of success in both academic and extra-curricular activity it is a pleasure that the Magazine will record the award of two Luddington Prizes for outstanding achievement in gaining a Blue and a first class honours degree.

These pleasures have to be tempered with the sad record that the Hall lost two of its finest retired fellows. John Cowdrey and Bruce Mitchell died during the academic year and their achievements and influence were celebrated ¡ by the many who attended their funerals. We have plans in place to honour their memory by establishing endowments for teaching and research in their respective disciplines of History and English.

One clear issue at the start of this year was the realisation that, like all Oxbridge colleges, the Hall had to become a charity registered with the Charity Commission. I am pleased to report that the Hall was in the first wave of colleges whose registration was accepted. Each member of the governing body now becomes a trustee. One significant development associated with this change of status is our decision to establish an independent remuneration committee. This committee will give impartial advice concerning salaries and benefits of Fellows. I hope that this will be seen by alumni and benefactors as embracing an effective and open review of our procedures.

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I suspect that this year will be seen as a tipping point in higher education in the UK. The severity of the economic crisis became clear and a new coalition government emerged. However, in the run up to the elections, just before Christmas, Lord Mandelson announced the first wave of swingeing public spending cuts for English universities. These cuts have continued and the specific withdrawal of funds used to support teaching will impact heavily on Oxford. These will have an immediate impact on the Hall and will increasingly come to bear on us over the next three years. The Hall works in partnership with university departments and faculties and most of our Fellows are jointly funded. The university departments and faculties will no doubt be driven by relatively short-term fmancial and managerial decisions over the next years.

During this difficult time we must protect and strengthen our core activity of having the best minds teaching the best students via a unique tutorial system.

The estimate is that it costs around ÂŁ16,000 to educate a student in Oxford and we receive just about half of that from government sources and fees.

The gap - the other ÂŁ8,000 per annum - is filled by fundraising, conference income, research grants and endowments. Thus, these cuts are coming on top of an already large funding gap.

I have argued and written throughout this year in defence of excellence in teaching and the need to maintain selectivity in government funds. I have argued that the steady decline in opportunities for, say, laboratory skills that has affected some schools and universities can only be reversed by a level of selective funding. However, the university system needs to value teaching as much as it does research. I have written a report for the Academy of Medical Sciences (Redressing the Balance: The status and valuation ofteaching in academic careers in the biomedical sciences) . Its conclusions apply to virtually all disciplines. The Hall will maintain a vision that includes excellence in teaching and the provision of diverse opportunities for all of its students. In this context it is a pleasure to record that this year two of our Fellows, Dr Robert Wilkins (Tutor in Physiology and Medicine) and Professor David Manolopoulos (Tutor in Chemistry) have received University of Oxford Teaching Awards.

Maintaining that vision of excellence in tutorial-style teaching and an improving range of opportunities means that we will have to look increasingly to our own resources. This coming academic year will see the announcement of the report from the committee set up by Lord Mandelson under the chairmanship of Lord Browne. This committee is currently carrying out an independent review of higher education funding and student finance. There has been 11

much debate and Oxford has given its views. Whatever the details it seems likely that the conclusions will involve an increase in student fees, linked with the development of bursaries.

The Hall's challenge is to ensure that, whatever the flnal scheme, fees do not act as a disincentive to study here and that any student gaining entry to the Hall can be supported for the full course. Developing a fmancial sustainability that enables the Hall to employ the best minds to teach the best students will need to be at the heart of the next decade.

FROM THE CHAPLAIN It has been a busy chapel year with the regular services including Evensong for St Edmund on the 16 November and a crowded Advent Carol Service at the end of the Michaelmas term. It was our turn to travel to Fitzwilliam, our sister college in Cambridge, where the Chaplain, Revd Dr Tiffany Conlin, made us very welcome and the two choirs made a substantial and joyous sound. I preached the sermon in Fitz's modern, light and airy chapel and there was a good supper afterwards. The choir still had enough energy to sing in the bus home, at least for the flrst part of the journey. On 14 February we joined with several other college choirs in the University Church of St Mary the Virgin at what has now become a regular joint evensong. It is a substantial church and it was a pleasure to see it fllled that evening.

We have had an interesting and varied group of preachers including our own Chapel Fellow, Dr Jeff Tseng, who accepted the difficult task of speaking on Trinity Sunday. It is a challenging task to address the topic of the Trinity but Jeff added to the demands of the subject by relating it to his interests in the physics of the 'big bang' to give us a stimulating sermon. It was a pleasure to welcome Revd Roddie MacLeod (1953) to preside at a Book of Common Prayer communion service in the Hilary term. It was a remarkable occasion, Roddie preached and I acted as deacon for him. It is very rare for us to have a BCP communion service although BCP Evensong is usual for us. The choir rose to the challenge of a different setting and liturgical regime and it was very moving to see Roddie administering communion and blessing many students. Sometimes I have the chance to invite one of my old students who has been ordained to preach and so it was a delight to hear Revd Karen Browne and to have her family present. Karen is the curate of St Luke's, 12

Newport Pagnell, and she preached with characteristic energy and insight.

We also had a first in that Peter O'Connell (1987) who is an ordinand with the South East Institute of Theological Education in Salisbury had a sermon evaluated by the choir. They listened carefully to his talk and then applied themselves with gusto to the evaluation forms . There was very constructive feedback and I think Peter was pleased. I'm just glad that the practice has not caught on with the choir lest I preach with more nervous energy than sense.

The choir has maintained numbers throughout the year and, under Rachel O'Malley's guidance, has maintained a high standard and lively presence in service after service. They sang very well at Bruce Mitchell's funeral with a moving account of the difficult Kontakion for the dead from the eastern liturgy. And they managed well in the tricky hymn for St Edmund. Anthems comprised some pieces new to the choir as well as well-tried favourites. It was the senior organ scholar's fmal year. Through his four years with us Nick Race has been an outstanding leader of the choir, an excellent musician and, as it appeared, a very good singer of the liturgy. We wish him well as he moves to the University of Bristol to do research in chemistry. We did not elect a new organ scholar this year, despite it being our turn to do so, but we hope to elect in the next round later this year. We are glad to have Sam Pearce assisting Rachel for the next three terms.

Although in terms of regular attendance at chapel services the numbers are small relative to the college as a whole, we continue to maintain the tradition of evensong and Holy Communion which links us to the origins of our ancient society and the spirituality of St Edmund himself. In the Eucharistic liturgy he is always mentioned: 'in the company of St Edmund and all the saints we praise and glorify you forever ... ', and many people will recognise the value of regular prayer for all members of the Hall, past and present, and that all our endeavours will be fruitful.

Gerald Hegarty

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FROM THE LIBRARY FELLOW With Blanca Martin completing her first full year as Librarian, the Library is back again on track and a number of foundations laid for an even better library, to improve undergraduate facilities and to support the other functions of the Library. There was also the appointment of a new Assistant Librarian, Darina Wade, a graduate of the University of Wales, who is completing her MSc in Library Sciences, adding new vitality and expertise to the Library.

After last summer's major electrical refit, with wireless coverage and the new power points installed at all desks, there has been a huge increase in laptops being used in the library this year. Students are using these laptops to access websites for educational and, we must admit, also for recreational purposes.

The Library is adjusting to this new level of electronic usage, with access to electronic journals, online bibliographies, research networks, e-texts, databases, and search engines made available through the central Oxford Library online services, to which the Hall subscribes. The electronic sources do not replace the actual hard copies of books, it seems, as students signed out more books than in previous years, over 17,400 books this academic year! The Library added six hundred books to the collection, largely at the instigation of tutorial Fellows who contribute reading lists of books to order for the Library. There is also a new printer for the students, and several screens and computers both in the tower and the main library have been replaced.

At the request of the JCR, and support of the Governing Body, the Library has run an experiment with longer opening hours and in Trinity Term 2009, it was open 22 hours per day. The Governing Body will decide whether the benefits for student academic performance offset the additional needs for invigilation and monitoring, as well as the wear and tear on the Library.

Two other projects involve aspects of the library as it serves our several communities. The Librarian has worked on a proposal for conversion of the old Librarian's office to become "The Aularian Room" to accommodate the books given to us by Aularians and to provide a quiet place to appreciate them. The Aularian Collection is one of our most treasured Special Collections, made up of printed materials authored by Fellows and graduates of St Edmund Hall. The collection reflects the scholarly output of St Edmund Hall, and as such is of considerable intellectual and historical interest to all those associated with the College, as well as to the wider academic community.

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A proper dedicated place for this collection is very much needed as we have now run out of space for these books, and this room, previously the old Librarian's office, provides a charming and functional study room for Aularians and Visitors to consult these, as well as the other collections, in the Library.

The aim of the room is to provide a quiet space for Aularians and any Visiting researchers to carry out on-site supervised research and study. As it was considered important for the refurbishment to be carried out to a high standard, a highly reputable firm has been selected, one which has worked in many Oxford and Cambridge colleges so far and is highly regarded and praised in terms of quality and service.

Another particular area for the Library's focus was the Old Library, built in 1685 atop the Chapel. This beautiful room, with its collection of rare books in original bindings, is currently used as an entertaining and meeting space.

But the truth is, this is a unique and highly regarded Special Collection that is due proper attention in its own right. Begun in the reign of Charles II by Dr Thomas Tullie (Principal 1658-1676), the Old Library houses unusual collections of early English books, many of which once belonged to two remarkable Aularians. The first is Dr Thomas Hearne (BA 1699), who studied classical history, philology, and geography at St Edmund Hall, graduating BA in 1699 and MA in 1703; he lived in the Hall for the rest of his life and many Aularians will recall times spent in the Hearne room that bears his name. A significant figure in early eighteenth-century intellectual life of Oxford, Heame became second librarian at the Bodleian Library, architypographer of the press and superior beadle of civil law, and while living at the Hall edited many works, for instance, English chroniclers, Chaucer, Classical writers, and brought out the Acts of the Apostles, among other important bibliographical works. The second collection once belonged to Aularian John Oldham (BA 1674), the Restoration poet. These collections are as interesting for their association with past owners, as for the specific books they contain. By our stewardship of these libraries, we can see two most fertile minds of the seventeenth century at work. To investigate how best to conserve and maintain this precious collection, the Librarian this year hired the services of a highlyexperienced library conservator in order to undertake a rigorous assessment both of the physical quality of the space and the physical condition of its books to put in place a viable ongoing conservation programme in the Old Library. The Library hopes to make known more about this special collection in the future .

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Over the year, the College Library was the grateful beneficiary of many gifts. This year...

ANDERSON, Ewan W and Anderson, Liam D An Atlas of Middle Eastern Affairs

CHESTER, Lewis All My Shows Are Great The Life Of Lew Grade Aurum Press Ltd 2010

CLARKE,David

Routledge 2010

Ten Christmas Poems David Clarke 2009

BARNES, John

COLLIE, Bob et al

The Law of Hockey LexisNexis Canada Inc 2010

BELL, Jerry

The Retirement Plan Solution: The Reinvention of Defmed Contribution John Wiley & Sons Inc 2009

Lighting Up Australia Jerry Bell 2008

DANIEL, John S

BERRILL, James (donor) Markham, CA and Cox, J C (ed) The Records of the Borough of Northampton. Vols 1 & 2 Birdsall and Son 1898

BRIGNULL, Tony Where the Rail Ends Hand & Eye Letterpress

BRIGGS, Adrian and Rees, Peter Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Informa 2009

BROMLEY, Blake Opams and Bundu Beetles The Pentland Press Ltd 2000

CARPENTER, Peter 'Failure in Education' Forum, Vol 51 (1), 2009

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Mega-Schools, Technology and Teachers Routledge 2010

DAVIDSON, Hilary Between the Nene and the Welland: Some East Midlands hymn-tunes from the west-gallery period Positif Press 2009

FANE, Nick and Lightbown, An drew (Re)Discovering Charity The University of Buckingham Press and Quicken Trust 2009

FARRELLY, Paul (ed) Golding, John Hammer of the Left Defeating Tony Benn, Eric Haffer and Militant in the Battle for the Labour Party Politico's Publishing 2003

FORD, Derek and Williams, Paul Karst Hydrogeology and Geomorphology John Wiley and Sons Ltd 2007

HEARN, John (cont'd) Student Workbook: AS Economics Market Imperfections & Market Failure Philip Allan Updates 2002

GORDON, Keith M 'Could one Bank Indexation on Shares and Securities?'

The Persona/Tax Planning Revim;, Vol 12, Issue 3, 2009

Student Workbook: AS Economics National & International Economics Philip Allan Updates 2002

'The Right Amount of Tax' CCH Taxes The Week{y Tax News Wolters Kluwer (UK) Ltd 2009

GORDON, Keith M Tax Adviser articles see list at http:// www.atlaschambers.com/ members/KMG4.php GORDON, Keith M and Manzano, Ximena Montes Tiley & Collison's UK Tax Guide 2009-10 LexisNexis 2009 GRAYSON, AJ Timber Prices in Thames Valley Counties 1700 to 1870 NP Design & Print Ltd 2009

Student Workbook: AS Economics The Market Economy Philip Allan Updates 2002 Student Workbook: A2 Economics Labour Markets Philip Allan Updates 2003 Student Workbook: A2 Economics Theories of the Firm Philip Allan Updates 2003 Student Workbook: A2 Economics International Economics Philip Allan Updates 2004 Economics: Markets in Action Philip Allan Updates 2008 Economics: The National and International Economy Philip Allan Updates 2008

HEARN, John AS Economics Philip Allan Updates 2009

Economics: The Global Economy Philip Allan Updates 2009

A2 Economics Philip Allan Updates 2009

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KIRK, Ian Kirk on Guernsey Company Law Key Haven Publications PLC 2009 KNIGHT, John et al 'Education and the Poverty Trap in Rural China: Setting the Trap' O:xford Dm lopment Studies, Vol 37 No 4, December 2009 'Can the augmented Solow model explain China's remarkable economic growth? A cross-country panel data analysis' Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol 37, 2009

MANN, Chris Home from Home: New and Selected Poems Echoing Green Press 2010 McMANNERS, John All Souls and the Shipley Case 1808-1810 All Souls College 2002 Fusilier Recollections and Reflections 1939-1945 Iviichael Russell Publishing Ltd 2002

METTERS, G Alan (ed) The King's Lynn Port Books Norfolk Record Society 2009

NAZIR-ALI, Michael Conviction and Conflict Islam, Christianity and World Order Continuum 2006 NEWLYN, Lucy (ed) Chatter of Choughs The Hypatia Trust 2005 OGURA, Michiko (ed) Textual and Contextual Studies in Medieval English Peter Lang GmbH 2006 PAPADATOU-PASTOU, Marietta 'Sex Differences in Praxic and Linguistic Lateralisation' DPhil Thesis 2008 POPE, Christopher A Journey in Search of Ancestors Fraser Books 2008 RYE, Howard ( ed) 'Editor's Introduction' 'The Southern Syncopated Orchestra' Black Music Research Journal, Vol 29 No 2, Fall 2009 TAYLOR, Brian Basic Buddhism for a World in Trouble lulu.com 2006 TYTLER, Graeme 'Animals in Wuthering Heights' Bronte Studies, Vol 27, July 2002

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TYTLER, Graeme (cont'd) 'The Parameters of Reason in Wuthering Heights' Bronte Studies, Vol 30, November 2005 'Masters and Servants in Wuthering Heights' Bronte Studies, Vol 33, March 2008

VAN WYK SMITH, Malvern The First Ethiopians Wits University Press 2009 WILLIAMS, Wes and Kenny, Neil (ed) Cave, Terence Retrospectives: Essays in Literature, Poetics and Cultural History Modem Humanities Research Association and Maney Publishing 2009 WILLIAMS, Wes (contributor) Voyages and Visions: Towards a Cultural History of Travel Reaktion Books Ltd 1999 WILKINSON, John C A Fatal Duel: 'Harry Alis' (185795), a behind the scenes figure of the early Third Republic Serendipity 2006 As ever thanks to fellows, students and others who have been most generous with their gifts to the undergraduate library.

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'I' FROM THE HOME BURSAR This year was a year of change, and nothing in that should surprise us. After all, Heraclitus wrote 2,500 years ago that only change is permanent. The Hall changes with time, just as a child that we love grows and flourishes. Our affection does not diminish because they change, except when they reach their teens, and thankfully the Hall is well past its teenage years.

This year we welcomed a new Principal, and this brought new ideas and new ways of working. This is one of the periodic additions that rejuvenate the Hall, just as each year's influx of Freshers brings new faces, talents and assumptions. To put the change into perspective, most of this year's Freshers were born in 1992.

Other milestones have also occurred at the Hall. College Secretary Joanna Cope left in January to take up another job. Head Porter Peter Bowles, Hall Butler Dawn Williams, General Hand Amarbir Sandhu, Servery Assistant Andy Coimbra, Handyman Achiaus Carroll-John, and Kitchen Porter David Esteves all left the Hall this year.

We had two retirements from the staff - Barman Clive Hollis, who was well known to many students and alumni, retired after 18 years, and general hand David ''Wee Davey" Bishop retired in March. David sadly died in July of this year. In addition, Carol McClure, the former College Secretary, died this year to the great sadness of all who knew her.

The departures triggered other changes which were much more pleasant.

Jennean Giles moved from the SCR to become Hall Butler, Lionel Knight Became the Head Porter, and Blanca Martin became Head Librarian. Darina Wade joined the Hall to become Assistant Librarian, and we welcomed back Philip Palmer to become the new College Secretary.

On the IT front, most changes have been behind the scenes, improving services and infrastructure. This is the price of keeping our substantial investment in computer systems up-to-date. However, one thing has certainly pleased our students, and that has been the roll-out of wireless connectivity on all sites.

An old college like the Hall, with its thick stone walls and unique layout, presents many challenges in this regard, but we now provide wireless coverage to almost all locations.

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Our Maintenance efforts this year have been aimed mainly at refurbishment.

We did extensive work in the main kitchen, including new stoves and updated safety equipment. This year sees the completion of a two-year project in the library. Last summer we completely rewired the main part of the library, except for the bell tower. This summer we are completing the rewiring of the bell tower and installing an upgraded fire alarm and sprinkler system. As part of the project, it was necessary to have a specialist contractor strip out a quantity of asbestos. Carrying on from last year's repair of the Chapel's stone exterior, we are cleaning the fa<;ade . In the Front Quad we are refurbishing four student rooms. Our energy conservation initiative continues with the installation of LED lights in student rooms in the Kelly and Emden buildings.

Finally, later this summer we will complete the refurbishment of the JCR, with a new ceiling and lighting, and general redecoration.

Off the main site, improvements to our properties have continued. We opened a new computer room at the Norham Gardens Graduate Centre, and refurbished a dozen student bedrooms and bathrooms. We replaced the roof and refurbished the exterior of the Crick Road accommodation building, and completed the external redecoration of the Miller Building and our houses on Circus Street.

The impact of legislation has been felt this year at the Hall by the implementation of the Government's Carbon Reduction Commitment.

Beginning this year, institutions like the Hall have to buy carbon allowances, and then live within their estimated levels of energy consumption. If they exceed their predictions, then they are penalised. This gives even greater motivation for us to undertake "green" initiatives like the ones mentioned above. The fmancial and paperwork burdens are less welcome, but the cause is a good one.

Far from leaving us exhausted, this extensive list of improvements makes us optimistic for the future . In a period of fmancial uncertainly, we continue to make progress. If change is indeed constant, then we are committed to making it change for the better. As Harold Wilson said more eloquently, ''He who rejects change is the architect of decay."

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FROM THE SENIOR COMMON ROOM Kevin Crossley-Holland spoke on behalf of the Aularians and their guests at the very well-attended 1959 50th Anniversary Luncheon. Returning to Hall to celebrate the life of his tutor and sometime collaborator, Bruce Mitchell, he joined forces with the undergraduate Imogen Lowe to recite the last lines of Be01vulj in Old English and in his translation. The first two parts of his Arthur trilogy, The Seeing Stone and At the Crossing-Places, have now been published by the Folio Society, and are available in 24languages, most recendy Romanian.

Kevin was spokesperson for the Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree scheme, a centenary collaboration between the Poetry Society and the Royal Norwegian Embassy, and his commissioned translation of S n01v and Spruce Forest by Tarjei Vesaas was displayed on a decorative panel encircling the tree.

John Dunbabin has spent mosdy another very pleasant year, retirement resembling a rather gende sabbatical leave with (thanks to his colleagues' kindness) continued access both to the fellowship of the SCR and to university semmars.

The recent high point was a week's gende walking holiday in Austria in March, John and Jean's first real experience of mountains under snow. The low point was an operation, apparendy completely successful but involving three weeks in hospital and a somewhat subdued summer term (no canoeing as yet).

When not overseeing his recovery, his wife Jean has been heavily engaged in composing an appreciation of John Cowdrey's life and work for the Proceedings of the British Academy, which has involved her in reading or re-reading almost all his very extensive writings.

Hugh Jenkyns has been awarded the 2010 Laurence L Sloss Award by the Geological Society of America; it is awarded for outstanding contributions to the interdisciplinary field of sedimentary geology. The GSA say of the award: 'The S loss mvard is given annual!J to a sedimentary geologist whose lifetime achievements best exemplijj those of Larry Sloss- i.e., achievements that contribute Jvide!J to the field of sedimentary geology and through service to GSA."

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Heidi Johansen-Berg has received the Wiley Young Investigator Award of the Organisation for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) for "studies of brain plasticity and stroke recovery and for studies on neuroanatomy using diffusion imaging and tractography". The award was presented at the recent OHBM meeting in Barcelona.

Quite separately, Heidi has been elected as Chair by the membership of OHBM and took up this position in Barcelona also.

Terry Jones has just fmished the libretto for a short opera for the Royal Opera House which will open April 2011. The composer is Anne Dudley and the title will (probably) be The Good Doctor. He also wrote a novella for a Government project called "Quick Reads", which is designed to bring people with reading disabilities or people who don't read back into reading. So the book is short and sentences should average no more than fifteen words with only one three syllable word in each sentence. His novella is called The Planning Application. He's also in the midst of setting up a movie and giving talks on Medieval Lives, Barbarians and Richard II. And he also has a small daughter by his partner Anna. She was born 6/9/09 .

Andrew Kahn was visiting professor at Columbia University in 2009. His book Pushkin sLyrii" Intelligeni"e was awarded a prize by the Modern Languages Association. His most recent publication is an edited collection of essays entitled Representing Private u¡ves if the Enlightenment. Last summer he travelled to the Urals and beyond in the footsteps of Osip Mandelshtam.

Professor John Knight enjoyed his semi-retirement but found time to teach a graduate course at Peking University in the autumn and to attend several international conferences. In the spring he made presentations at the University of Western Ontario, the Asian Economic Panel, Seoul University, Fudan University and the Shanghai Forum. Three papers were published on the economics of happiness. Progress was made on his book explaining China's remarkable economic growth - which is part of the research programme of the Hall's China Growth Centre, of which he is research director.

In November 2009, William (Bill) Miller received the Founders Award from the English-Speaking Union of the United States.

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1"1 Since September 2009, Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali has been President of the Oxford Centre forTraining,Research,AdvocacyandDialogue. The Centre seeks to promote fundamental freedoms of belief, expression and a manifesting belief in different parts of the world. It does this through dialogue with governments and religious organisations. It also works to develop leadership in this area and to raise awareness of international issues in the West.

Early in 2010, Nigel Palmer was elected as a Corresponding Fellow of the Gottingen Academy of Sciences (Philologisch-Historische Klasse), a distinction reserved for non-German citizens.

This year, Robert Venables QC has written two books - The Ta.xation of Foundations and The Taxation of Trusts 2010, both published by Key Haven Publications.

After Sir David Yardley had resigned as Chairman of the Oxford Preservation Trust, he has been elected as their Honorary Vice-President. In the summer of2010, he gave a few lectures in the Oklahoma Law Programme in Brasenose, and also in the Missouri-Kansas Law Programme in St Edmund Hall.

OBITUARIES Dr Anne lrving, 2 July 2009, South Africa Reverend Dr Herbert Edward John Cowdrey DD, 27 November 2009, aged 82, Oxfordshire Dr Raymond Bruce Mitchell MA DPhil DLitt, 30 January 2010, aged 90, Oxfordshire Ms Carol McCiure, 19 June 2010, Oxfordshire. Former College Secretary

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THE REV JOHN COWDREY The Rev John Cowdrey was a medievalist of high international standing, and the leading authority on the ecclesiastical reform movement led

by Pope Gregory VII (1073-85) .

Herbert Edward John Cowdrey was born in 1926. His father was the head gardener at Moundsmere, a stately home in Hampshire. (His own gardening skills would be proverbial in the village of Mars ton, near Oxford, where he spent his later life). After attending a local primary school he won a scholarship to Queen Mary's School, Basingstoke. There he excelled in most subjects, except, ironically, divinity: in this he was judged only "fair", and professed himself an atheist.

In 1943 a second scholarship took him to Trinity College, Oxford, but before he could embark on a full honours course he was conscripted into the Royal Navy. He served for three years, mostly in the cruiser Mauritius in the Mediterranean. These years would stay in his memory as very happy ones, and he gave them credit for kindling his interest in the history of Mediterranean countries.

The Navy may also have begun to change his mind about divinity, because, on returning to Trinity in 1947, he followed a first in modern history with a second degree, in theology; and by the time he completed that, in 1951, his mind was set on ordination. To prepare, he moved across Oxford to St Stephen's House, whose Principal, A H Couratin, represented the Catholic tradition within the Anglican Church. Cowdrey acquired a lifelong love for that tradition, and incidentally, also, a good reading knowledge of Greek and Hebrew, which remained his preferred languages for reading Scripture when on his own. He was ordained priest by Bishop K.irk in 1953.

In 19 56 St Edmund Hall, then under J N D Kelly, needed a Fellow to act as bot11 chaplain and medieval history tutor. Cowdrey's undergraduate history 25

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had concentrated on the 18th century and later, but in theology, his tutor, Austin Farrer, had instilled an interest in the Gregorian reform. So he applied for the double post at St Edmund Hall. Thus began a college association that lasted 53 years. Cowdrey's multifarious tutorial duties ended with retirement in 1991, but the college at once made him an Emeritus Fellow to let him continue his researches. As to his priestly duties, he was relieved as college chaplain in 1978 but continued to act as deputy to the vicar of Marston, where he had made his home in 1959 after marryingJudith Watson Davis, a mUS1Ctan.

Cowdrey's publications began shyly in 1965 with an article on the monastic affiliations of Cluny, in Burgundy. They soon became a torrent. Reprinted towards the end of his life, his articles, conference papers and isolated chapters would ftll three volumes.

There were also important books. In 1970, almost simultaneously, he published a critical edition of the 70 "stray" letters of Gregory VII hitherto denied one, and a study on The Cluniacs and the Gregorian Reform, revealing unsuspected flexibilities in the relationship between those institutions, twin leaders of the reform.

In 1983 The Age of Abbot Desiderius turned the same scrutiny southwards to papal relations with Monte Cassino, under the abbot later to succeed Gregory VII as pope. The originality and quality of these works was recognised by his election to the British Academy in 1991. But meanwhile a third zone of papal-monastic relations, in Normandy and post-Conquest England, had become a subject of occasional papers, and would eventually lead to a third book, Lanfranc: Scholar, Monk and Archbishop (2003) . Each of these three monographs is a mas terly study of its own circumscribed fteld. Collectively they were accessory to the most masterly study of all, his 700-page Gregory VII (1998). Like many of history's great men, Gregory VII was and is controversial; and he is also one of the most biographically elusive. Cowdrey's masterpiece drew on a lifetime's knowledge of the complex world that interacted with Gregory's ideology. For all the minor points of possible disagreement, it is unlikely to be surpassed.

Cowdrey's personal qualities were those of the classic clerical don : unostentatious devotion and self-discipline; courtesy, humanised by a gentle sense of humour; conscientiousness, gratefully recollected by pupils whom he, in turn, would loyally remember years after they had left university.

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During Cowdrey's long career the world changed round him. H e did not change, and some younger acquaintances, even in the college, which he found his mos t congenial milieu, thought him taciturn and enigmatic. But the young or old who could tune in to his intellectual rhythm had quite the opposite impression, and treasure his memory and example.

His wife died in 2004. He is survived by their three children.

The Rev John Cowdrey, medieval historian, was born on November 29, 1926. He died on December 4, 2009, aged 83

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RAYMOND BRUCE MITCHELL, MA, DPhil, DLitt ~~--------------~

The following tribute was read by Dr Ian Scargill at Dr Mitchell's funeral which was held in the College Chapel on 9 February 2010

It is fitting that we should say goodbye to Bruce in this chapel which he loved.

He had a strong b elief in th e importance of chapel in the life of a college and he showed thi s in his supp o rt fo r its wo rk and for the chaplain throughout his long association with the Hall.

Bruce arrived in Oxford in 1952, having graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1941 and after having held several teaching and other positions in that city. These had been interrupted by a 5-year period of war service.

He came up to Oxford as an advanced student, to Merton College, where one of the attractions was the presence there of J R R Tolkien. He embarked on his DPhil - Subordinate Clauses in Old English Poetry - but a couple of years later was encouraged to apply for a position at St Edmw1d Hall where 27

John Kelly had a reputation for spotting talent. He was successful, supported by glowing references from his supervisor and from Tolkien who, despite writing in the warmest terms, could not resist starting by saying, ''Although he is an Australian . .. " For the next 32 years, until his retirement in 1987, Bruce was Fellow and Tutor in English Language at the Hall, one of that famous triumvirate of English tutors, but he retained his affection for Merton, wearing the college scarf with pride.

In the months to come there will be glowing tributes to Bruce's scholarship.

Now is not the time to talk about his many publications but I will mention just three. His Guide to Old English, on which he collaborated with his friend, Professor Fred Robinson of Yale, has passed through many editions. His magisterial Old English Syntax, in 2 volumes, was published by the Clarendon Press in 1985 and in that year he was awarded a DLitt by this University.

His Invitation to Old English and Anglo-Saxon England, in which he placed his linguistic studies in the wider context of Anglo-Saxon society, appeared in 1995. It is a sensitive and beautifully illustrated book that reflects Bruce's understanding and feeling for the people whose language he studied. The book is dedicated to Mollie with the words, "who has shared all my work".

We all know how much lies behind that phrase.

Bruce's day began early - very early - a consequence perhaps of the work ethic he had inherited from his minister father. But that meant he also had time to do other things, and after his brief post-lunch siesta, he was ready to take exercise. Like dons in the past he enjoyed exploring the surrounding countryside, following the beagle hounds, not with the intention of troubling any hares, although the way he ran he could probably have caught some.

Bruce was certainly a fit sportsman. He was a Friend of the Boat Club, and in the Hall's Whos Who he describes one of his sporting interests, rather disingenuously, as geriatric tennis. Once or twice I accepted an invitation to play squash. I should have known better. Like most Australian sportsmen, Bruce was programmed to win, and he had me scurrying around the court whilst he himself scarcely moved from the back wall.

Bruce held several college offices, including that of Vice-Principal, but I suspect

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the one which he enjoyed most and which gave him most satisfaction, was Tutor for Graduates. He recognized that students from abroad might need some extra encouragement and advice, and he was generous in the time he gave to a rapidly expanding MCR. Dining with the MCR on a Wednesday night, personal beer mug in hand, was an occasion rarely missed, and all the graduates valued his presence.

Pupils, undergraduate as well as graduate, kept in touch and on visits back to Oxford were entertained by Bruce and Mollie at Blenheim Drive. The affection they had for Bruce comes through vividly in the tributes paid to him on his 90th birthday, tributes now collected together in a permanent record.

Mollie and Bruce were married in 1952 in St Peter-in-the-East, then a living of Merton College. Theirs has been a long and happy marriage and partnership, and now is the opportunity for all of us to assure Mollie of our love and support in the days ahead. We also extend our sympathy to Bruce's niece and nephew, Ann and John, and to other members of the family.

Beowulf, that heroic figure of Anglo-Saxon literature, slew dragons and left behind him a great treasure. I don't know whether Bruce slew dragons. Perhaps he did in the English Faculty; it is not for me to say. But I do know that he has left us treasure, the treasure of his scholarship that will help and inspire others in years to come, but above all the treasured memories of a much-loved friend and colleague who touched all our lives for the better.

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CAROL McCLURE Carol McClure was a college secretary of a very special kind: the college revolved around her, and she cared passionately about all of it . Carol came to th e Hall as Admissions Secretary to Ron (now Lord) Oxburgh in 1970. Not long afterwards sh e became Coll ege Secretary, and from then till her retirement in 2001, her o ffice was the heart and the nerve-centre o f the academic administration o f the college. Apprehens ive admissions candidates might have first met her beside the beautifully produced admission timetables, wondering whether they might be expected for another interview, and where they might fmd the room . Generations of students, particularly those arriving from overseas, received a cordial welcome and sound, sensible advice: from Carol as well as from the success ion of assistant college secretaries whom she selected for their first and mos t important job. Many of these graduates remained her friend long after they had left the Hall.

Those of the Fellows who took on college offices, especially the succes sion of Senior and Admiss ions Tutors, remember how much the smooth running o f the Hall depended on Carol's organisation. She set high standards, with brief, salutary, fl ashes o f impatience for anyone who fell short: even so, the suspicion that succes s or failure as a college officer was direcdy related to one's relationship with Tommy (a spaniel who, though friendly and affectionate, was not d1e sharpest tool in the shed) and Berry (a terrier who lived for lunchtime squirrel-chasing in Christ Church Meadow) will have escaped few minds. Papers for meetings were always ready on time and the frenetic admissions process was completed, with all the occasional crises successfully dealt with, year after year. For someone wid1 traditional sympad1ies and reliable habits of work, the transition from typewriters, which knew better than to dare to misbehave, to word processing and computing (the first generation of which displayed none of d1e traditional virtues, preferring to drive those who had to work with d1em to d1e edge o f madness) was a huge one. Carol rose to d1e challenge, but never really believed that this was making her 30

professional life any easier. Many will have sympathised with her.

Her departure in 2001 marked the end of an era for the Hall: the explosion of administrative intrusion from Wellington Square and beyond had forever altered the nature of the job. But Carol settled happily into a part-time relationship with the Voltaire Foundation, whose Director, Nicholas Cronk, had been our Tutorial Fellow in French. She suited the institution, and the institution suited her.

Carol was a wonderful cook, a gardener with an unerring eye for beauty, and a gifted artist. Though she honed her talent as cartoonist on college officers, one of her first actions in retirement was to enroll in a botanic illustration class at the Botanic Garden. We were assured that this was a more taxing art than simply painting flowers , because not only the colours but also the dimensions were required to be exact. More recently she took on the organisation of Art Week (part of a county-wide amateur exhibition) in the Hall. Among the exhibits was her beautiful Winter Flora, painted from life in her garden, which will be remembered by many.

It was fitting that she was buried, on a bright summer's morning, at Bletchingdon, the village in which she lived, gardened, cared for the church and rang its bells, and entertained her many friends for over twenty years.

Mark Child Adrian Briggs

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THE MIDDLE COMMON ROOM Another year with St Edmund Hall has come to a close, and many exciting things have happened in the college and MCR! A majority of these changes have been due to the start of a new Principal, Principal Gull. He and I have worked together over the year to improve relations within the MCR, between the MCR and JCR, and between the MCR and college. These changes include constitutional amendments, a refurbishing of Freshers' Week, refocusing college life to accommodate graduate students who stay over the vacations, and most excitingly, a change in L-~~------------' dining p atterns for next year so that graduate students and fellows have greater interaction. This last change has been due to the immense efforts of Dr Wilkins and Professor Phillips, to whom the MCR is extremely grateful.

The MCR has also had the enjoyment of participating in many inter-college social events. We hosted Presidents' Committee, in which :MCR presidents across the University gather for dinner and discuss issues relevant to all graduate students. \\le have taken part in and hosted many exchange dinners, such as with Hertford, St Cross, and St Antony's. Further, though it has been two long years since we can confidently say this, our punt has found a happy new home, allowing graduate students and fellows to take advantage of a sunny day on the river. We have taken advantage of the beautifully warm weather by having several barbeques at tl1e Graduate Complex at Norham Gardens.

We have recently voted for our new committee, and I am very confident that tl1is new committee will continue to maintain and improve social and college life for graduate students within Teddy Hall. I am extremely proud to have been able to interact witl1 tl1e college on behalf of the MCR, and I wish the best of luck to all returning graduate students.

Floreat aula!

Shari Levine (2008), MCR President

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FROM THE JUNIOR COMMON ROOM It's been an interesting and challenging year for the ]CR. We have had many highs this year, from the simple pleasures of a snowcovered front quad (and all the 'mature' shapes that can be drawn in a snowy quad overnight) to the pride of success - in holding a fantastic ball (on the theme of 'Eastern Promise'), showing our worth in all manner of sports (finali sts in Table Foo tball cuppers) and of course winning the Hall -v- Queen's sports day (which made a triumphant return to our sporting schedule).

One particular project which has come to fruition this year is the establishment of the Crisis Scholarship. This is a JCR initiated scholarship, for those from an area where a crisis has disrupted the higher education facilitie s to the extent that study is no longer feasible. This is a real achievement with due credit going to both my predecessor, Charlotte Seymour, who has seen this through from start to fmish, and all those in the SCR who provided invaluable advice, support and funding. We look forward to the first scholar arriving from Gaza in Michaelmas.

This was a high point in relations between the JCR and the SCR, along with a trial extension to library opening hours, framework approval for the annual ball and harmonious rent negotiations- resulting in a commitment to reduce our rents compared to other colleges in the medium term.

There have been a few less harmonious moments in the J CR and SCR's relations, most notably on the issue of freshers' week, which has been shortened to start on Tuesday. The JCR actively opposed this move throughout and this opposition resulted in a demonstration- a sit-in on the front quad- and a letter, signed by half of all members of the JCR, expressing the J CR's displeasure at this and other decisions, being presented to the Principal.

There is hope for the future relations between the common rooms. Both have their reasons for their opinions, and everyone is trying to act in the best

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interests of the college. Further, there have been noticeable improvements in communication between the senior and junior echelons of college, not least in the Principal's innovation of a 'Town Hall Meeting'. The Principal stood in front of all members of college, taking uncensored questions on any topic.

A brave thing to do in any situation, and a tradition that I hope will continue.

As for the future of the JCR, we continue to have a vibrant community with truly diverse interests that could be described at much length ifl only had the space. Suffice to say, we can look forward to maintaining our tradition of excellence in all areas.

Floreat aula!

Charles HP Wilson (2008),JCR President

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Retaining the majority of our successful squad from the previous year, the 09/10 season looked promising from the start. The continuing popularity of Women's Football was also bolstered by fresher talent and the return of our star striker - Helena Heaton - from her year abroad. As well as the addition of new players, with the ever-enthusiastic Chris Watkin partnering up with John Waldron we had an unbeatable coaching team.

After drawing our first league match with Magdalen/Linacre, we really began to get things underway with a string of victories in both the league and Cuppers, which included putting 8 goals past Balliol/Regent's Park in both competitions. The quality of our football increased with each match played and our practice began to pay off. A particular highlight was winning by an incredible 16-0 against Brasenose in Cuppers which not only saw us through to the quarter-fmals, but was also the highest victory ever recorded for any Women's team!

We were unbeaten by Christmas, but the snow delayed fixtures; when we fmally got to play St John's in our Cuppers quarter-fmal match, we knew we would have our hardest game yet. Despite a strong and committed 34

performance by the Teddy Hall team who didn't give up until the end, we were disappointed to be defeated 4-1 by our Blues-dominated opposition.

Despite this loss, we fought back and ended the season with victories over Lincoln and New College, and our return to winning form ensured we fmished the season at the top of the league.

Overall this season was a demonstration of the team spirit, determination and hard work which has led to our deserved reputation as a formidable footballing side. Unfortunately next year we are losing a number of key players who have contributed greatly to Teddy Hall football over the years, notably Lou Cantwell, Sarah Church, Rose Manley, Charlie Maling, Tatiana Cutts and K.ate Wright, and particular congratulations must go to our Blue, Jane Rudderham. Although tl1ese girls will be a great loss, with Hermione Brooks as deserving captain, I have no doubt she will do a great job to continue tl1e success of Women's Football at Teddy Hall. A big thank you to our coaches and all players for a fantastic year of which we are all proud.

Bac k row (L to R): C hris Watkin, Steph Poulso n, Sarah Church, H elena H eato n, Kate Wright, H ermio ne Brooks, Christabel Hill, H enny Sl ater, Jo hn Waldon Front row (L to R): Charlie Maling, Tatiana Cutts, Rose Manley, Ruth Prenter, Lou Cant:well, H o lly Harris

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The Athletics Club Captain: 1\!Iaire Gorman Despite the captain's persistent pestering, the Hall couldn't raise sufficient support to enter a team for Athletics Cuppers this year. However, this year did see a good intake of enthusiastic freshers with the necessary mental health problems required to run over hills and through mud in whatever the Great British Weather could conjure up, so the Cross-country runners kept up the Hall's strength in athletics. Unfortunately, one of them, Lawrence Percival, was a little too keen and managed to break his arm going on a run in icy conditions.

This year's Varsity Cross-country match was held in Shotover, just outside Oxford which is famous for its monster hills in quick succession; this unforgiving course is only conquerable by the toughest of Bears. Teddy Hall had two representatives in the men's mob match; Pavel Chykov, a visiting student who came in 31st, and Adam King, a fresher, who did miraculously well to come in 3rd, both men securing vital points for the Dark Blues. In the women's Second's match Cambridge achieved a quite remarkable feat: despite the organisers' efforts to clearly mark the course with tape, and the presence of marshals every 50 metres, they somehow succeeded in getting lost. Their subsequent protests overshadowed what was a highly competitive match.

Maire Gorman "ran" in the women's mob match, coming in 11th after breaking her foot going over a rock in the opening 200 metres.

Overall, the 2009 Varsity Cross-country match was won 5 - 2 to Oxford, with Cambridge only winning the mob matches due to a highly dubious scoring scheme, and Oxford winning the Men's Blues, Seconds and Thirds, along with Women's Blues and Seconds.

Unfortunately this year Teddy Hall could no longer draw on the talents of Marina Johns, who completed her degree last summer, but hopefully with training and another good fresher intake, and maybe just a few less freakish injuries, Teddy Hall will continue to do well at Cross-country.

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The Boat Club Mm's Captain: Jus tin Alsing Women's Captain: Emily Barlow The Men's Captain's Report Last year saw an enormously successful Torpids and Eights, with the 1st and 2nd VIIIs racking up an impressive 18 bumps collectively. This, along with the unexpected departure of our head coach Jeremy Howick and the graduation of a significant number of experienced rowers last summer, set the scene for a challenging but exciting year for SEHBC men.

The main focus of Michaelmas term was of course Christ Church Regatta.

A big recruitment drive produced two crews of fresh, keen novices. The two novice crews came on really well, spending two weeks in the tank and on the ergs with some intensive coaching before getting out on the river and putting in some miles. By the time race day arrived, the crews were looking strong and tidy, and there was a lot of spirit and enthusiasm within the squad.

Unfortunately 7th week brought unrelenting rain and strong winds, and after the first day of racing the regatta had to be cancelled. This was hugely disappointing, as the guys were looking forward to what would have been a successful week. All was not lost, though, as 8th week saw the squad split into two teams for the anticipated l,OOO,OOOm erg challenge. This was a great chance to get in some good mileage whilst building all-important camaraderie, and the squad emerged leaner and meaner: an excellent end to a tough but successful term.

Hilary term started off the back of a tremendously successful January training camp held at Reading RC. In spite of the bitterly cold spell, we managed to run a solid 8-day camp with heaps of water time along with plenty of ergs and weights, and we hit the ground running as we entered Hilary term. Once the snow melted, however, the river went up along with the dreaded red flag, a pattern that was repeated for much of the remainder of the term. The exodus of experienced and senior status coxes last year meant that in these difficult conditions, whilst other colleges were able to get out on the river, we were confmed to the erg room and the gym resulting in much frustration for our Ml and M2 crews. In the battle against the oppressive weather, we spent a day at Dorney Lake in 3rd week, and then a week later we raced at Bedford Head. This was a great opportunity to ge t some race experience, especially for some of the newer guys, and a mid-table fmish was a good 37

result for the club. The red and amber flags persisted right through Torpids, but in spite of the difficulties our l\[1 went out and battled hard, holding position on Wednesday and Thursday, falling only to Wolfson and Univ (both exceptionally strong and experienced crews this year) on Friday and Saturday respective! y.

Trinity term was kick-started by our Easter training camp in Mantova, Italy.

Mantova was new to SEHBC, and proved to be an ideal venue allowing us to run an excellent 8-day camp with oodles of water time in an incredible location, with access to fantastic facilities (not to mention food!). Once we returned from camp our coaching situation finally settled and we hit the ground running, slotting straight into a tough programme that would take us right through to Eights. Training was running well and leaps of progress were made under the instruction of our new coach, only to be interrupted by a spate of injury and illness two weeks into Trinity term. This necessitated a quick shifting around of athletes, and the new line up was set in no time, allowing us to soldier on with our Eights campaign.

When Eights week fmally arrived, we went out and fought hard, but the lack of horsepower from troubles earlier in the term showed and in the end we lacked the power to fend off the larger, more experienced crews who were motoring up the Division from behind us.

Given the lack of experience in the men's boat club this year, the rowers have come on exceptionally well and we hope that a solid foundation has been set for sustainable success over the next few years.

The Women s Captains Report This year has been, overall, a very successful one. We began Michaelmas with a barbeque which was in aid of recruiting freshers. As the term commenced the freshers started preparation for Christ Church Regatta as the senior girls began training with our new coach AI Stuart, head girls' coach at St Edward's School. Both crews' training was very productive but unfortunately for the novices, their regatta was cancelled for all but one day so they did not get the chance to see their hard work pay off.

Over the Christmas vacation a mixture of novices and senior rowers went to Exeter on training camp. Unfortunately camp was cut short due to snow, but the work that was done was very productive.

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We went into Hilary training really hard and began to rapidly progress. It was a really difficult term as the weather was awful and the river was often amber flag status, but luckily our coach had a senior coxing licence so we managed to get precious hours on the water, which many other crews did not.

Thankfully all our hard work paid off in Torpids at the end of the term.

Despite an unfortunate first day, when Queen's bumped us, we persevered to move up three places to 3rd on the river- an outstanding result.

During Easter we went to Sabaudia in Italy for a week of intensive training.

There were blisters, injuries, tears as well as a lot of laughs but through it all we came back to Oxford a much stronger and closer crew.

Training again in Trinity was great as we were now rowing in the light and sun as opposed to the dark and rain. Unfortunately this year's crew was very small compared with all the other crews in the top half of the first Division, but knowing this only drove us to work harder and we were incredibly proud of the Summer Eights result which saw us drop just one place to second on the river.

We will most definitely be striving for double headship next year.

The Cricket Club Men's Captain: Roland McFall Women's Captain: Pim Fitzpayne

The Men's Captain's Report The 2010 season for St Edmund Hall Cricket Club was turbulent yet ultimately successful. Having only just remained in the Premier League by the skin of our teeth and failing to get a team out for the first round of Cuppers last year, it seemed that things could only improve. Indeed, a resounding victory over a cohesive Wadham side in a T20 friendly on a gloriously sunny first Saturday of Trinity augured well for the season ahead. Karl Outen (2008) made an explosive debut with 79 runs coming off just 40 balls and despite the loss of the last few seasons' top bowler, Charlie Southern (2006), the SEHCC attack looked well-balanced and threatening, easily skittling Wadham out for barely half the Teddy Hall total.

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perfect early summer's afternoon, SEHCC got off to a decent start reaching 72-1 after a third of the allotted overs. However a disastrous mix-up with the batsmen precipitated a collapse of mammoth proportions. All out for 89, even the best bowling would not stop the opposition chasing down such a tiny target.

Similar losses to New and Keble followed in the league, where it was much more a case of Teddy Hall losing the match than the opponents winning, but perhaps this can be excused as in both those weeks SEHCC was involved in nail-biting Cuppers encounters. In the first against Trinity a century opening stand by Charlie Millar (2008) and John Waldron (2006) put us in a commanding position at the break. Despite over-indulging in the best tea on the circuit, the Teddy Hall bowling came out and bowled consistently well at a strong Trinity batting line-up containing a number of University players, winning by over 40 runs. The second round of Cuppers saw SEHCC come up against Wadham for the second time in as many weeks. Batting first in a 25-over game, a score of 173 appeared to be enough on a sluggish pitch.

However some dubious umpiring from the Wadham captain, where he intercepted a clear run-out chance as well as appearing blind to the plumbest of lbw shouts, combined with some lax SEH fielding, condemned Teddy Hall to a heart-breaking 1 wicket defeat with just 2 balls to spare.

Galvanised by the misfortune of losing such a tight match, Teddy Hall's form in the league began a dramatic ascent. Jesus were sledge-hammered by some ferocious pace bowling from fresher Anthony Beddows (2009) and a five wicket haul from skipper Roland McFall (2008), whilst their total of 109 was easily reeled-in by Waldron, Outen and Beddows. A nail-biting fmish to a match against a Somerville side boasting two blues followed as Millar's impressive knock of 83 wasn't quite enough to steer Hall to an unlikely victory.

Next up, league leaders Balliol were steamrollered on their home pitch: all out for 169 after Beddows continued to demonstrate impressive pace and swing, whilst McFall picked up 4 middle-order wickets. An easy chase followed, with Ed Freeman (2008) nervelessly hooking the ball for 4 to get us over the line.

Despite this upsurge in fortunes, Teddy Hall were yet to emerge from the relegation zone of the premier league. Not helped by a no-result due to rain against Worcester, at least one victory would be required from the fmal two 40

matches against Christ Church and Pembroke for us to retain our status in the top flight. Within 3 days of each other and with most fmalists available, these matches would decide whether 2010 was a good season for Hall. With most of the team only returning from a weekend of revelry in Cambridge an hour before the match, it was always going to be a tough task. Nonetheless, Pete Gray (2007) and Chris Davies (2007) demonstrated why we have missed them for much of the season with scores of 43 and 32 respectively. A big win against Pembroke was now an imperative. Batting first in a T20, 148 was a good score, with Gray, Davies and Feargus Murphy (2007) all providing crucial knocks. Our good batting was followed by McFall bowling the Pembroke skipper first ball of their innings and Teddy Hall following up with some consistent seam bowling, McFall fmishing with figures of 5 for 10 that included a hat-trick. With this result Teddy Hall ensured their survival for another season in the top flight.

SEHCC is not just about the competitive matches, however, and this season saw a high number of friendly matches where cricket could be played in a relaxed atmosphere. Of particular note was a match versus the girls' lacrosse team in which Teddy Hall were forced into using a stump to bat with!

Thanks must go to our sponsors, Hook Norton Brewery, who as well as ensuring our shirts looked the best in the university also provided countless cases of beer with which the team could celebrate (and umpire). Cricket remains one of the most enjoyable sports at Oxford and is the ideal way to spend a summer's afternoon on some of the most beautiful grounds in the country. Academic commitments currently prevent many would-be players from ever taking part but hopefully, plans to switch to more frequent, shorter, evening matches, will ensure that a greater number of players get the opportunity to take part in this fantastic sport.

Unfortunately, there was no old-boys game this year. If you are interested in playing for the Old Bears vs. Teddy Hall next summer, please email roland mcfall@seh ox ac uk

The Women s Captains Report Women's cricket is enjoying increasing popularity throughout the university and this year Teddy Hall was able to field an enthusiastic, although relatively inexperienced, team for the Cuppers tournament.

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For our first game against Trinity /Uvffi, we began with only 6 players and elected to bat, in the hope that more would turn up to field later. Unfortunately, this backfired as we suffered a spectacular batting collapse and failed to bat out all our overs. With only 30 on the board, defeat looked inevitable. Figures of 4-7 from the captain did give some hope of victory but eventually we lost by a wicket.

Our next group game was against Keble, who had the advantage of having a coach. They posted a decent score and, after another batting collapse, our defeat was only delayed by an excellent last wicket stand by Katy Stout and Claire Lasko. Special mention should also go to our star wicket keeper Henny Slater who pulled off an amazing stumping.

With litde chance of qualifying for the fmals, we approached our last game feeling more relaxed. Green-Templeton/Brasenose put us in and Pim Fitzpayne and Henny Slater got us off to a good start, and we scored 55-1 from our 10 overs. Alice Quayle thoroughly deserved her figures of 2 for 7, and in the end we sealed a convincing 15 run victory.

Thanks to everyone mentioned above, and to all the other regular players: Hermione Brooks, Freya Jennings, Rosie Henry, Lucy Durrans, Jessie-Joy Flowers and Emma Lonsdale, and also to Roland McFall for umpiring, scoring and sledging for us.

The Darts Club Captain: Roland I"vkFall St Edmund Hall Darts Club had easily its most successful season since its inception in 2004, winning two Cuppers crowns and narrowly missing out on promotion after an administrative mix-up in the league. Taking advantage of Teddy Hall's only sporting facility, the dartboard in the bar, (rowing is a game- they don't show it on SkySports), the Hall's men combined their two greatest talents of sporting prowess and drinking ability to excel on the University stage. After successive promotions in the league over the last few years, SEHDC were looking to enter the top flight of darts at Oxford for the first time. Strong wins over St Anne's and Balliol made sure we were in contention, but the unfamiliar surrounds of such a quiet and dull bar in Merton and the cheapness of beer in Christ Church's Undercroft led to two agonising defeats. In the reverse fixtures both Merton and Christ Church were felled, 42

but it was too little too late, 3rd place in the 2nd division was to be our league destiny.

Cuppers would prove our redemption. In the singles Teddy Hall number one Phi! Unsworth (2006) destroyed all opposition, despite his indecipherable darts nickname of "Krakatoa", to be crowned Cuppers champion. Likewise the 4's team of Unsworth, Ant Beddows (2009), Ed Freeman (2008) and Roland McFall (2008) defeated the noisy and flukey St Peter's, the mixedgender team of St Anne's, the seemingly mute men of Oriel and then Wadham in their space-age bar, to set up a meeting with the arch-enemy Merton in the fmal. But as is the way with Merton, footnoting their essays was taking longer than expected, prompting their withdrawal and allowing Teddy Hall to be crowned deserved Cuppers champions.

With a strong blend of experience and youth, powerful throwers and daintier floating actions, SEHDC is set for another stunning season in 2010-11. The Old Boys' Match is pencilled in for Michaelmas - if you're interested in playing please email roland.mcfall@seh.ox.ac.uk

The Hockey Club Women sCaptain: Rosie Henry This has been a successful and enjoyable season for the Women's Hockey Team. Having been relegated from the Premier Division last season due to a lack of players, we decided to team up with Keble girls. The majority of players in our team however remained Teddy Hall girls, and with the addition of new freshers and new interest throughout all year groups it looked like we were going to have a strong and successful season. In Niichaelmas we had our league matches against St Anne's/Somerville, Brasenose and Jesus, all of whom we had to play twice. Although drawing our first match against Jesus, we demonstrated our potential as a team having played with only nine players and no goalie. Throughout the season, as we bonded as a team and drew the interest of more players from college, we became more and more successful, the highlight of which was our amazing 6-0 victory over Jesus in our second match against them at the end of the term. We remained undefeated throughout the season, and our strong performances each week resulted in our victory in the League and promotion back up to the Premier Division next season.

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In Hilary we began our Cuppers campaign. We were victorious in the first two rounds, and it was only when we reached the semi-fmals that we faced our toughest challenge. On a cold snowy Tuesday we arrived at Iffley to face a St Catz team who all seemed to be dressed in Blue's stash, and knew immediately they would be a team which would be difficult to beat. Despite this we began the match well, but once Catz scored their second goal they began to take control of the match. With a 5-0 defeat it was hard not to feel disappointed, yet we were all happy to have reached the semi-fmals and felt proud of our successful season.

Hockey this year has provided a great opportunity to meet people from all different year groups, as well as from Keble, whose players became an important part of our team. The atmosphere both on and off the pitch has been relaxed, which has made it an enjoyable team to be a part of and I look forward to this continuing next season.

The John Oldham Society Go-Presidents: Thomas Moyser, Jack Hackett John Oldham has had a busy year, perhaps the busiest any poet who died in 1683 has had for quite some time.

As most readers will know, the John Oldham Society organises and/ or throws money at all things dramatic in Teddy Hall. The first of these things was the freshers' entry for Drama Cuppers, an adaptation of Hansel and Gntelwritten by the frankly rather too talented Ollo Clark and Amy Blakemore. Although they missed out on the Best New Writing award on a technicality (apparently the Brothers Grimm had some hand in developing the plot), that minor disappointment pales in comparison to the fact that they ended up winning the entire tournament. The macabre, dark humour with which the tale was presented (in impressively sustained rhyming couplets) made us incredibly jealous of our younger colleagues and gave us a lot to live up to as we embarked on the college production: Webster's The Duchess o/ Ma!ft.

Originally devised to be performed in the college crypt, The Duchess eventually found her way into the Old Dining Hall due to fears that the crypt might well be unintentionally damaged by our project. I must admit my vivid memories of experiments with toy daggers, fake blood and multiple onstage deaths serve only to validate the Bursar's fears. The Old Dining Hall actually worked

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brilliantly, mainly because Mal fi is a play tl1at does no t quite belong in any one tin1e, its odd stylisation shifting it, I iliink, strangely away from its own tin1e of composition . Teddy H all is ilie same - it has too m any ideas from too many generations to ever seem tl1e product of one period. This, and some lighting organised by ilie tireless Imogen Lowe, set ilie perfect scene for Webs ter's classic- our actors did tl1e rest. Everyone involved in ilie production should be hugely proud of iliemselves, especially Hana D aly and N ik H iggins [pictured below] who took ilie lead roles of ilie D uchess and Bosola - N ik should perhaps get special mention for his tireless endeavour to res tore ilie sort of improvisation tl1at Renaissance audiences so valued in ilieir productions to ilie modern stage.

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the involvement Hall members have had outside of college. Before I sign off it may be worth giving praise to Charlotte Geater's Toffee, a fmalist of the New Writing Festival, starring Nik Higgins; to Ollo Clark's involvement in many productions including The Magic Tqyshop and The Ocfyssry at the Playhouse; to Hana Daly's Talking Heads monologue over at Brasenose arts week alongside my eo-president Jack Hackett; and to Matt Kennedy's original compositions for the student-written musical Turn Again Lane (his band were all from Teddy Hall too!) , again starring the ever ubiquitous Jack Hackett. I am very proud of what we've achieved in college this year, and I doff my cap to all those who fly our flag beyond the college walls as well.

I just wonder what John Oldham would have made of it all.

The Karate Club Captain: Simon Picot Monday of Seventh Week, Michaelmas Term saw Karate Cuppers contested at Iffley Road Sports Centre. Twelve colleges were represented in a competition featuring most of the Blues squad, with only the best individual performance from each college counting. H aving come second last year, expectations were high for another good Teddy Hall placing.

The Cuppers competition consisted of two rounds of Kata. These are demonstrations of technical skill, with considerations of precision, power, speed and focus taken into account in the scoring. In a similar vein to figureskating, scores are awarded within a narrow range, between 7.0 and 8.0, with the top and bottom competitors usually being separated by only 0.5 in each round.

Simon Picot (Full Blue, 2009) [right] was the sole Teddy Hall representative and produced the 2nd Dan black belt kata "Gekisai Sho" (approximately translated as "Breaking down the small fortress") in the first round. Scored at 7.7, this snuck the initial lead in the men's competition and was jointly in the lead with Christina Floe (women's captain) in the overall standings.

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The second round saw many of the competitors unveiling their favoured kata- ones that they would go on to perform at Varsity. Men's captain Dave Armstrong achieved a 7.7 for his "Sochin" (trans. "Tranquil force"), while Christina F1oe kept up the pressure with another strong 7.7 re suit for "Sanseiru" ("36 hands'') . However, with his next 2nd Dan kata "Bassai Sho" ("Removing the small obstruction"), Simon went one better. The kata received the best mark of the day, a 7.8.

The fmal scores saw a victory for Teddy Hall (15.5 - Simon Picot) in the men's and overall categories, with women's and 2nd place narrowly going to Corpus Christi (15.4- Christina F1oe) with 3rd to University (15.2 - Dave Arms trong).

The Lacrosse Club Captain: Imogen Sarre After reaching the Cuppers fmals last year, a very successful League season, and with a good smattering of women's lacrosse Blues players and aggressively keen boys, this year's Mixed Lacrosse Cuppers should have been a walkover.

Unfortunately, the event coincided with an SEH careers day and we lost many of our regulars, and therefore far too many of our matches. As ever though, the mixed lacrosse season was, for spectators as well as players, a lot of fun.

The Squash Club Captain: Neil Morton Squash at St Edmund Hall has, for the last few years, been kept under the radar. Until now. Although numerous years have passed and the college still does not have a team entered in the university leagues, the current captain took over in January this year and introduced an intra-college squash 'ladder' whereby any members of the college who wish to play each other can do so and then record the result online, all coordinated through the captain. So far this has proved a popular idea although difficult to implement since squash is an individual sport and fmding places/times to play has been challenging. To this end, the college courts on J ames Street have been invaluable.

The ladder has at least 30 members and the captain is pushing for more people to play and record their matches, with a view to entering the top 5 as

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a team into the University league in lvlichaelmas term, and maybe even field a Cuppers team to help kick-start squash at St Edmund Hall!

The Tennis Club Women sCaptain: Imogen Sarre Women's tennis reached spectacular new heights this year. With an exceptionally keen and talented set of 1st and 2nd years, we had an intra-college league, practice sessions, and several teams entered into the University-wide competitions. We convincingly dominated our League table and reached the semi-finals. In Cuppers, Imogen Sarre, Susannah Moss, Rosie Atkinson, and Yasmin Meissner are to be congratulated for reaching the finals, where overall game difference decided the unfavourable outcome of the incredibly close matches played against Worcester. Thanks go to all those who participated with such enthusiasm, dedication, and kept the quality of tennis so high.

FRIENDS OF ST EDMUND HALL BOAT CLUB An account of this year's Boat Club activities will be found elsewhere in the Magazine: although we were disappointed not to be able to celebrate a fifth successive year of the women being Head of the River and not to see the men move higher up, we recognise that they were beaten by other excellent crews.

Since the last issue of the Magazine, we have held our first Annual General Meeting since inception as a college society and launched the Friends of the Boat Club Fund, intended to build up an endowment the income from which will go chiefly towards coaching.

This year we have funded four training camps: in January, in Exeter for the women (which was curtailed because of the extreme weather) and in Reading for the men; and in April in Sabaudia (a familiar venue) for the women and in Mantova (a new port of call) for the men. Fortunately both April training camps had fmished before Icelandic ash halted air travel.

Next year marks the 150th Anniversary of the formation of Teddy Hall Boat Club. Plans are well under way to mark this important milestone with an Anniversary Dinner at the Hall on Saturday, 19 March 2011: invitations will be issued later but you would be wise to mark this date in your diary now.

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An appropriate lSOth Anniversary logo will be applied to rowing kit, stationery, banners and whatever else floats or moves and will also label the Anniversary Ale which we are commissioning.

The Boat Club continues to prosper from the generous support given to it not only by the growing number of Friends, but also by our corporate sponsors, Jones Day (who are also the Official Sponsors of Eights Week).

THE BIRTH OF THE 'ONE-SIZE TROPHY' ...

AN INTRIGUING TALE OF SISTERLY SPORTING CONFLICT If your final ÂŁ1,000,000 question on Who Wants to be a Millionaire was: "Which Cambridge College is the sister college of St Edmund Hall?" would you have to 'Phone a Friend'? Be honest. It's not the same as 'Did you know Fitzwilliam is our sister college at Cambridge?' - to which you generally get sage nods of the head and an unconvincing, "Of course!" I didn't discover it, until our son Daniel went to read Modern Languages at Fitz.

There is, in fact, a fine symmetry in the relationship. Both colleges have strong sporting traditions and- although the Hall's academic history dates back to dear old Archbishop St Edmund in the 13th century- Teddy Hall was not incorporated into the university as a College until1957 and Fitz followed suit at Cambridge in 1966.

So, what's all that got to do with the price of bread? You might well ask. The answer lies in what may turn into one of the most significant shared sisterly activities between the two colleges and, in centuries to come, who knows, one of Oxbridge's most revered sporting events! I jest, of course, and own up to the fact that it was all my idea!

My starting point was the burgeoning Aularians Golf Society, so brilliantly run by Chris Atkinson. We were looking for new fixtures and John Phillips and I, who are both members of Wimbledon Park Golf Club - the one by the lake that you see on the Sky High shot from the BBC's tennis coverage every year- fancied acting as hosts to a new summer fixture there. Then I put two and two together, as they say, and came up with ... London, midway between Oxford and Cambridge; why not a match between the two 'sisters'?

Fitz must surely have an 'Old Fitz Golfmg Society' or the like.

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Well, to cut a long story short, they didn't - but they do now! We located a small group of ex-Fitz golfers and, after several 'committee meetings' in The l\lutre nearish to their places of work (yes, most of them are a generation younger than the bulk of our team) in the Hatton Garden diamond district of London, we confirmed a date and booked the course.

A friend at the golf club sold me a very respectable silver cup- not dissimilar in shape to the FA Cup. Years of journalistic punning had already given me its name- The One-Size Fitz-Hall Trophy!

Of course, we all know the chough as the Hall's symbolic mascot; Daniel told me that Fitz's is a billy goat. So he, by now a Master of Fine Arts following his degree course at the world's only college for cartoon studies, did some brilliant artwork involving half of each college's shield and the chough sitting between the goat's horns. All we needed then was for a Hatton Garden silversmith to engrave it and, lo and behold, we had a trophy to be seriously coveted!

The only practical problem was that whereas Chris had to restrict the number of Hall's eager players to 20, Fitz eventually scraped together just 9 plus one supporter, who came for supper! The only possible answer was to score the match like they do at the Oxford Alumni inter-college event at Frilford Heath by taking every player's Stableford points and then averaging out the best team score. The one 'wild card' element in all this was that the Fitz golfers' handicaps were substantially higher than most of ours which could, of course, be an advantage or disadvantage -depending how near to them they actually played.

In the event, at the end of a lively fish and chip supper, Chris Atkinson happily revealed that a quorum of mathematicians had come up with the result that the Hall were the first winners of the One-Size Trophy. The captain of our magnanimous opponents, Henry Croft-Baker, duly presented him with the trophy and a stunning ceremonial red blazer, to be worn by the winning skipper each year.

Thus, 28 July 2009 was forever written into the annals of Oxbridge sporting challenges. Eager to get their hands on the handsome trophy, Fitz insisted that they would act as hosts for the 2010 event -which duly took place on 22 July at l\!Ud Herts Golf Club, Wheathampstead.

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This time, for assorted reasons, the Aularians were out-numbered by their hosts. But significandy, this time, the Hall's '14 men and true' had playing alongside them their first lady member- Bridget Walker and she, in fact, turned out to be the Hall's 'secret weapon'. Not only did she share in the morning team prize but, as the top Aularian pointscorer in the afternoon's main match, she won a bottle of Fitzwilliam Port and her 39 points was obviously an important factor in the Hall retaining the One-Size Trophy with an average per player score of 31.8 points to the Fitz average (from 18 players) of 28.9.

So, Chris Atkinson, 'El Presidente' and Organiser of the Aularians' burgeoning Golf Society was again formally presented with the winning captain's red blazer, which we will do our best to ensure he retains at Wimbledon Park Golf Club next year. One thing's for sure ... win lose or draw, the conviviality and comradeship -not to say sporting synergy - of the two sister colleges will continue to grow.

Aularians' skipp er, Chris Atkin so n, re splendent in winning captain's red blaze r, receives the O ne-Size Trophy fro m Fitzwilliam captain, H enry C roft-Baker

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THE YEAR IN REVIEW NEW FELLOWS David Armstrong joined the college in October 2009 as the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, Junior Research Fellow in lviaterials for Fusion Power Reactors. This is a new JRF position which is funded by CCFE for experimental work carried out in the area of materials for nuclear fusion.

Nuclear fusion is the process that powers the Sun, and is being developed as a future ,__..,y;---, form of energy production which has the potential to play a big part in our carbonfree energy future. However to allow this to happen there is a need to develop advanced materials to contain the reaction.

David's work is based on using novel mechanical testing techniques and chemical analysis tools to investigate the properties of tungsten alloys which are candidate materials to be used in the extreme environments found in a nuclear fusion power plant. This is carried out in collaboration with other researchers in Oxford, CCFE and other institutions in Europe.

David is originally from Shropshire and first came up to Oxford in 2001 to read Materials Science at St Anne's College. He graduated in 2005 and then moved to Corpus Christi College to read for a DPhil in materials science, specialising in the development of micro-scale mechanical testing techniques.

These techniques are now being applied across a range of materials systems including metals, semiconductors and ceramics.

As well as his research he is involved in the teaching of materials science at Teddy Hall, teaching a range of courses to the first and second year undergraduate students. When he is not in the lab he is a keen sportsman, having played mgby and rowed for both his undergraduate and graduate colleges. He also played in (and won) four varsity lacrosse matches gaining a half-blue in 2007. He was the University mixed-lacrosse captain from 20072008. He is now training as a mgby referee as injury has forced him to retire from playing.

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Dr David Dupret is an MRC Investigator Scientist (Me dical Research Council, Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit, Oxford) and holds a permanent position as a "Professeur Agrige"' in Biological Sciences in France. David joined the Hall in October 2009 as a Junior Research Fellow in Neurosciences.

David studied at the University of Bordeaux, France, and in 2000 obtained the degree of "Professeur Agrigi" in Biological Sciences by national examination. While he was teaching Biological and Earth Sciences, he published a textbook in Molecular and Cellular Biology (Ellipses press, 2003) and started in 2003 his PhD in Neurosciences at the Centre for Neurosciences INSERM U862 (National Institute for Health and Medical Research, Bordeaux, France) under the supervision of Drs N D Abrous and P V Piazza.

David's PhD research objective was to identify the functional role of "adult neurogenesis" - a process referring to the (unexpected) capacity of the brain to produce new neurones throughout adulthood - in the physiology and pathophysiology of learning and memory processes. For this thesis work defended in 2007 and published in several peer-review journals as a first author (Molecular Psychiatry 2010, PloS ONE 2008, PloS Biology 2007, European Journal of Neurosciences 2005), David was awarded the National Prize for PhD Excellence from the French Society for Neuroscience in 2008 ("]ournee Alfred Fessard'', Paris).

In September 2007, David left France to join the Medical Research Unit directed by Professor P Somogyi in Oxford, having successively received research fellowship s from the French Foundation for Medical Research (research fellowship 2007), the French National Academy for Sciences (Institute of France, Louis D Foundation, 2008) and the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO research fellowship 2009). Since then, under the supervision of Dr J Csicsvari, David's research objective is to determine how neuronal activities support the acquisition, consolidation and recall of memory traces in brain circuits (Nature Neuroscience 2010) .

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Aileen Kavanagh is the new Fellow in

Law at St Edmund Hall. Originally from Ireland, Aileen did her undergraduate law degree and a Masters in political theory at University College Dublin before coming to Oxford to do a DPhil in constitutional theory at Balliol. Before taking up her Fellowship at the Hall, Aileen was a Reader in Law at the University of Leicester. She now teaches and researches in the areas of constitutional and administrative law, human rights and constitutional theory.

Recent publications include her book Constitutional Revie1v under. the UK Human Rights Act 1998 which was published with Cambridge University Press in 2009.

Abdel Razzaq Takriti joined the Hall in January 2010 as the S G Younis Junior Research Fellow in Political History. Abed studi ed as an undergraduate at the University of Toronto, where he was Woodside Scholar in History and C L Burton Scholar, receiving an Honours BA in History and Politics. Subsequendy, he was the Packer Scholar at York University, Toronto, completing an MA in Political Theory. In 2005, he began his doctoral work in History at Wadham College, Oxford, where he was a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellow, and Edward Said and Ibrahim Abu Lughod Scholar. In 2008/2009 he was awarded the Ali Pachachi Doctoral Studentship of the 1vliddle East Centre at St Antony's College, Oxford, completing his thesis and viva voce in 2010.

Abed specialises in the history of Arab political and revolutionary movements.

His doctoral thesis was entided "Revolution and Absolutism, Oman: 196576," re-reading Omani political history from the prism of the long forgotten Dhufar revolution. He currendy works on the Palestinian political history of the 1960s and 70s, and 1s involved in the British Academy Teaching 54

Contemporary Palestinian Political History Programme, which is joindy based at St E dmund Hall and the Department of Politics and International Relations.

He has previously contributed to d1e M I T Electronic Journal of l\lfiddle East Studies and d1e English Historical Review, and has recendy eo-convened a Seminar Series at d1e l\lfiddle East Centre w1der the tide "The United Arab Republic, New Historical Perspectives."

Gabriel Josipovici was born in N ice in 1940. When the war was over he and his mother made their way to Egypt, where her family was based, and it is there he did most of his schooling, at Victoria College, Cairo, before coming to England, in 19 56, to finish his schooling at Cheltenham College. From 1958 to 1961 he was a student at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, graduating wid1 a First, and then began a BLitt on Swift's A Tale of a Tub. In 1963 he was appointed Assistant Lecturer in English in the School of European Studies in the newly established University of Sussex, where he remained throughout his academic career, retiring as Professor of English in 1998. This summer, he was elected to an Honorary Fellowship of the Hall in recognition of his distinguished career.

While at Oxford he had published fiction in student magazines, and in 1968 published his first novel, The Inventory (tvfichaei Joseph), followed by Words, The Present, and a volume of stories and short plays, Mobius the Stripper (all Gollancz). His teaching at Sussex and the need to understand where he was coming from as a writer led to the writing of a critical book, The World and the Book (Macl\lfillan, 1971), and, later, a book on the narrative strategies of the Bible, The Book of God (Yale, 1987), and one on ToudJ (Yale, 1996). He has also published collections of essays on literary and cultural topics and a book based on the lectures he gave at University College London as Northcliffe Lecturer, Writing and the Body (1981) and at Oxford as Weidenfeld Professor of Comparative Literature, On Trust. The bulk of his work, however, has been in the fields of fiction and the theatre, both stage and radio, where his best known works have been Flow, performed by d1e Actor's Company in E dinburgh and on tour in 1973, AG, the BBC entry for the Prix de Rome in 55

1977, and the novels Contre-Jour, In a Hotel Garden, Moo Pak, Goldberg: Variations, E verything Passes and, most recently, Making Mistakes (all Carcanet) . In 2001 he published a memoir of his mother, the translator Sacha Rabinovitch, which is also a kind of autobiography. His production continues unabated, with three new works due out this autumn, and he goes on reviewing regularly for the TLS and other journals.

Ian Thompson, who was elected a Fellow

by Special Election in July 2010, trained as an environmental microbiologist at the University of Essex and after Research Assistant posts in the Universities of East Anglia and Kent moved to Oxford in 1989 . Until 2007 he was Head of Environmental Biotechnology at the NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH), Oxford. In 2007 he was seconded to the University Begbroke Directorate where he has established his current research laboratory. In 2008 he was made L___..L.IIl._.-'- ----''--"""'---_____j Professor of Engineering Science, Department of Engineering Science and NERC CEH Fellow. The move to the Department of Engineering Science reflects the shift in his research interests from studies of human impact on exposed microbial communities, in the environment, to exploiting them for solving key global problems such as provision of sustainable energy, clean water and resource recycling. A particular focus of his current research is exploiting nanomaterial-microbial cell interactions in the context of killing and controlling problematic microbial populations and water purification.

His research is very cross-disciplinary in nature and he has close collaborative links with colleagues in Departments of Materials, Chemistry and Plant Sciences. He sits on various Research Council committees and the editorial board of several international peer-reviewed journals. He has very close links with the commercial sector including a spin-out company he eo-founded which specialises in treatment of engineering workshop waste waters and resource recovery.

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THE GEDDES LECTURE, 24 NOVEMBER 2009 The annual Geddes Memorial Lectures celebrate the life of Phillip Geddes, an Aularian and journalist who died in the Harrods bombing in 1983. The 2009 lecture was delivered by Geordie Greig, editor of The E vening Standard, on 24 November.

Greig spoke with enthusiasm of the recent acquisition by Russian oligarch Alexander Lebedev. Greig first became acquainted with the former KGB agent whilst working as editor of the Tatler, when both attended a party in honour ofMikhail Gorbachev; he subsequently advised the Russian to buy the Standard when Lord Rothermere put it up for sale, and accepted the editorship. Greig soothed a perhaps nervous audience by describing his paymaster as 'not a businessman, but a visionary', with strong democratic credentials, established through his ownership of Moscow's only 'pro-democracy' paper.

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That was not to say that the E "·ening Standard lacks ambition. Speaking of the Standard~ switch to free circulation, Greig spoke of his 'dream' of controlling the freesheet market in London by forcing the capital's other free newspapers out of business. The dream appeared to be coming true; London Lite had folded the week before the lecture, and News International's the Iondon paper was similarly a fading memory, despite Greig's claim that Rupert Murdoch's primary reason for publishing a freesheet was a visceral horror at the thought of Lord Rothermere being allowed to 'run London'.

Greig sees free publication as 'the model to survive and thrive'; the Guardian is losing £100,000 a day, whilst the Times and Sundqy Times lost £53 million in 2008. The free Standard has slashed distribution costs, whilst experiencing an exponential rise in demand; the stand at Holborn Tube used to sell 700 copies a day, and now moves 10,000. The readership profile and content have changed significantly; as Greig puts it, 'Brian Sewell writing on Anish Kapoor won't attract 17-year-old London Lite readers.'

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Greig was somewhat coy when quizzed on the Standard~ politics and likely preference in the then-looming General Election. He noticed that the Standard has historically been supportive of Boris Johnson, but refused to pin his colours to the mast. Shrewd audience members may have noted that the Standard had recently printed an extensive interview with David Cameron, and that whilst Greig had extended an offer to Gordon Brown, the [then] Prime Minister was apparently 'very busy'.

BRUCE MITCHELL- A CELEBRATION, 24 APRIL 2010 The Principal welcomed nearly two hundred guests to the Wolfson Dining Hall to celebrate the life and work of " .. . a very, very impressive man", who was Fellow and Tutor in English Language at the Hall from 1955 to 1987, sharing in total over a hundred years of English teaching with Reggie Alton and Graham 1\tfidgley.

During this time, he gained an international reputation. His Guide to Old English (1964) became a best seller, reaching seven editions, and in 1985 his twovolume Old English Syntax was acclaimed as " monumental", "magisterial" and "one of the most significant scholarly achievements of the twentieth century ... " yet throughout Bruce remained "a Hall man .. .", strongly supportive of college life. A special guest was Mollie Mitchell - not only a dearly-loved wife for nearly fifty-eight years but also wise counsellor, scribe, secretary and gracious hostess to a succession of visitors over the years at their North Oxford home.

Bruce's academic achievements were charted by two former colleagues.

Professor Susan Irvine (Professor of English and Head of Department at University College, London) worked with Bruce in 2000, as co-editor of his edition of Beowu!f Professor Antonette di Paolo Healey (Angus Cameron Professor of Old English Studies at the University of Toronto) explained how the University of Toronto's Dictionary o/ Old English project had been the beneficiary of Bruce's interest, expertise and kindness for more than forty years. Both commented on his finely analytical mind, his capacity for phenomenally hard work and- although he was an immensely serious scholar - his terrific sense of humour.

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that Old English Syntax was written without resort to electronic tools. Bruce had his own highly efficient systems for recording examples from corpora and for compiling bibliographical information, and Mollie's perceptive comments as she typed the manuscripts of his work for publication were invaluable to him".

Such dedication required a well-ordered life. Bruce rose at Sam or earlier each day and Sus an Irvine described how she would arrive at 9.20am to work on Bemvu!f, mindful that Bruce had already completed four hours' work.

Yet she was always greeted warmly by Bruce and Mollie, with the New Zealand flag flying! It was in this BemvuÂŁfthat Bruce developed his innovative alternate systems of restrained punctuation, for he had misgivings about modem methods applied to a literature arising from an oral tradition.

Toni Healey generously declared that in his many visits to Toronto, " ... Bruce added a dimension of expertise from which we are all benefiting". She affirmed that in his Old English Syntax, " .. . he accomplished what no-one had ever attempted before: to describe all of Old English (poetry, prose and some of its glosses) syntactically in a comprehensive look at how the AngloSaxons expressed themselves, ordered their words, and communicated meaning".

Bruce's international influence spread in Japan, Finland, Germany, Canada and the USA. Fred Robinson (Douglas Tracy Smith Professor Emeritus at Yale University) collaborated with Bruce on the later editions of A Guide to Old English and on the more traditional edition of Bemvu!f In a personal message (read out by Professor Healey) he declared: "I feel fortunate to have been a contemporary and fellow worker of such a remarkably excellent philologist. His example was inspiring and irresistible. It goes without saying that Bruce was a giant among his contemporary scholars".

After the Chapel Choir sang "Pie Jesu" from Faure's "Requiem", Martin Slater (Fellow and Tutor in Economics at St Edmund Hall) spoke of Bruce as a "Hall Man". He remembered him as a genial, approachable man, a dedicated teacher whose range of physical exercise covered hockey, tennis, squash and the Oxford University Beagles. A "back-bencher" at Governing Body meetings, Bruce would offer forthright observations and would revel in any English cricketing misfortune. Junior Dean in the 1950s, he later became Tutor for Graduates and eventually Vice-Principal. He was a staunch and 59

regular supporter of the College Chapel and Choir, especially in his retirement.

College life, Martin observed, gave a structure to Bruce's academic life but also allowed him the academic freedom he needed "for his great endeavours".

Was there, though, an enigma about this Australian who loved so much that was English but regarded it as largely wasted on the English?!

Affectionate tributes followed from former pupils. Kevin Crossley-Holland (19 59) described how his own writing career owed much to Bruce's encouragement and, with undergraduate Imogen Lowe, gave a moving reading of the death of Beowulf, in both Old and Modem English.

Terry )ones (1961) confirmed that a Monty Python "Bruce" sketch was not based upon his former tutor. He then recalled Bruce's love of Australian poetry with a reading of Women of the West (George Essex Evans) and an extract from My Country (Dorothea Mackellar). Samira Ahmed (1986) remembered Bruce in his cosy room in the Front Quad, always entertaining and invariably smiling, with a boyish sense of fun. There was a sense of guilt for producing work that was not up to scratch yet she recalled that Bruce was never patronising. "Bruce's attitude made us feel that we belonged at Oxford: so much of my fear was dispelled at that moment".

It was perhaps unfortunate that time prevented even a brief consideration of An Invitation to Old English and Anglo-Saxon England (1995)- the successful culmination of Bruce Mitchell's desire to bring Old English literature and culture to the general reader. But when the Principal invited guests to continue the celebrations informally in the Jarvis Doctorow Suite it was agreed that the occasion had truly reflected the deep impression that this remarkable man had made upon those whose lives he had touched.

David Bolton (1957)

SUCCESS IN LAW MODERATIONS It is a little early to proclaim a new Golden Age in Teddy Hall legal studies, but there is no sense in waiting for good news to turn bad. Three of the four taking the First Public Examination, Anthony Kennedy, Samuel Campbell, Paul Smylie, were awarded a distinction. Indeed, Kennedy, who appears to have been named after the venerable Latin Primer, won the prizes: non solum for best performance in Roman Law and Criminal Law, sed etiam for the best

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overall performance overall. It is a long time since Victor Ludorum had the Hall for an address, but if we carry on like this, someone is going to have to revive the old art of fashioning laurel wreathes.

Professor Adrian Briggs and Dr Aileen Kavanagh

HALL AND THE ARTS The Arts have been particularly well represented this academic year: there was an amazingly diverse display of musical and dancing talents held before a full-house audience in the Wolfson Hall on 14 November, and the Principal instigated a Hall Lje photographic competition, the results of which were displayed at the annual ArtWeeks Exhibition in May. The College has participated in Oxfordshire ArtWeeks since its inception and this year's show attracted 300 visitors who admired the 101 exhibits from almost 50 members of the Hall's wide community. Once again the exhibition showcased a wide range of skills in many different materials. The JCR Art Society reps also arranged a concert in The Old Dining Hall on the last Sunday of ArtWeeks so the exhibition was extended by one day to enable exhibitors to attend the concert and collect their art afterwards.

THE A B EMDEN LECTURE, 25 JUNE 2010 Ame Westad, Professor of International History at the London School of Economics, gave the 2010 AB Emden history lecture in the Jarvis Doctorow Hall.

His title was 'The Globalisation of Cold War History'. Professor Westad, a specialist on both Chinese and Soviet history, is one of the world's leading experts on the history of the Cold War, and has been a pioneer in studying the conflict as a truly global phenomenon, rather than merely a struggle between the two superpowers.

His prize-winning book, The Global Cold War (2005) was a truly magisterial work, covering an extraordinary range of Cold War conflicts from Korea to Ethiopia, from Guatemala to Afghanistan. He is also joint editor of the new threevolume Cambridge History of the Cold War. In his lecture, he explored new 61

developments in the study of the Cold War. As he explained, newly-opened archival sources in the Soviet Bloc, China and Cuba, are allowing us to see the conflict as a truly multipolar one, rather than merely as a struggle between the US and the USSR. But historians are also beginning to explore the ways in which the Cold War affected popular culture, providing a framework through which ordinary people understood politics, and their lives more generally.

Now the days of heated polemic are over and the Cold War becomes the subject of historical study, Professor Westad provided his appreciative audience with a fascinating guide to the contours of the field.

SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE AND THE SCIENTIFIC: A ONE-DAY CONFERENCE, 5 JULY With generous support from the college, Sarah Roger, the Junior Research Fellow in Spanish, and Dr Olivia Vizquez Medina, a research fellow of the Sub-Faculty of Spanish, eo-organised a one-day conference on Spanish American Literature and the Scientific at St Edmund Hall. Speakers came from universities in the UK and the USA, and in their papers they explored the interrelations between science and Spanish American literature. They looked at a variety of texts from a range of cultural traditions and scientific theories: from romanticism in Cuba to postmodernism in Argentina, and from Darwinism to quantum theory. Of special note was a talk given by a Mexican author, Manuel Fons [pictured right with St Edmund], who discussed his collection of short stories, Manuscn"to hallado en un manuscn"to (2009); his tales draw on influences including Douglas Hofstadter and The Arabian Nights.

Mathematician Professor Marcus du Sautoy, the University's Simonyi Chair for the Public Understanding of Science gave a keynote lecture about the mathematical enigmas posed by Jorge Luis Barges in his short-story The Library rif Babe! Professor du Sautoy discussed a collaboration exploring the mathematical ideas behind the story, involving a composer, a choreographer, and a sculptor. To learn more about this project, visitwww.the19thstep.co.uk.

A London-based Spanish-language radio station, Radio Aculco, recorded the day's event. They are producing a 60-minute podcast for their cultural emission ''Artefacto" based on the conference papers and interviews with the speakers. A free podcast will be available on the Radio Aculco webpage (www.aculcoradio.com) and via a link on the webpage of the Sub-Faculty of Spanish.

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The successful event was rounded off with a drinks reception in front quad on a beautiful summer afternoon. Students and fellows of St Edmund Hall from a wide variety of disciplines - as well as members of the university at large - attended the event, resulting in lively conversations between physicists and literary theorists, engineers and Hispanists.

Many thanks to the Principal, Professor Keith Gull, for supporting this event, and to the college staff- especially the conference office, the buttery staff, and the porters - for making the conference possible. As well, thanks to the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, the Spanish Fund University of Oxford, and St Edmund Hall for their fmancial assistance.

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FOR THE RECORD STUDENT NUMBERS In residence at the start of Trinity Term 2010 were 384 undergraduates (211 men, 173 women); 182 post-graduates (102 men, 80 women); and 23 Visiting Students (7 men, 16 women) .

MATRICULATIONS 2009 Undergraduates and Post-Graduates

Abu Samra, Mjriam University of London Alinejad, Mona University of London Anbalagan, Selvakumar University of Sussex Andrew, Lucy Elizabeth Berkhamsted Collegiate School Arce Calvo, Rodrigo Ricardo University of Cambridge Arkwright, Lucy Cheltenham Ladies' College Arnold, Stefan Harald University of Vienna Bajgar, Matej Charles University in Prague Baker, Angela University of Kent Ball, James George Clifford Wallington County Grammar School Beddows, Anthony Nicholas Charterhouse Bell, Matthew David Queen Katherine School, Kendal Bentall, Lois Samantha Latymer School Benvenuto, Romain Telecom ParisTech Bhargav, Vanya Vaidehi St Stephen's College, Delhi Blakemore, Amy Katrina Bacon's College Boehm, Nicolas Alexander William Louw Bavarian International School Booys, Jennifer Elizabeth University of Newcastle Upon Tyne Queen's University Bosiak, Elizabeth Ann Bremer, Bjorn Kristen Atlantic College Brooks, Alexandra Stephanie King's College London Brooks, Hermione Elisabeth Sevenoaks School Browning, Thomas Anthony Calday Grange Grammar School Budd, Richard Christopher University of Leeds Burns, Helen Headington School Caglar, Mustafa City of London School Campbell, Samuel James Dalriada School Colchester Royal Grammar School Carbonero, Samuel Peter 64

Chan, Alexander Victor Eastbourne College Chen, Chen Capital Medical University Chung, Ming Yan Cecilia Rugby School Ciocanea Teodorescu, Iuliana lvlihai Viteazul National College, Bucharest Clarfelt, Harriet Lily Beatrice Bryans ton School Clark, Oliver Eton College Clark, Thomas Julius Varndean College, Brighton Clough, Benjamin Alec Truro College Colley, Eleanor Anne Claire Columbia University Corcoran, Martin St James' Catholic High School, London Godalming College Coughtrey, Louisa Jane Sutton Grammar School for Boys Coulson, Joshua Crane, Lucy Victoria Taylor Wolverhampton Grammar School Culwick, Timothy Churcher's College Dachs, Daria Maria Eleonore Management Centre Innsbruck Daemgen, Marc Andre Ruhr University Bochum University of Cambridge Daly, Jennifer Anne Giggleswick School Davies, Fraser Eric De Freminville, Guillaume Francois Benoit Marie Universite Pantheon-Assas Paris II Derkatsch, Amelia Charlotte Phipps Parrs Wood High School Dias, Viren Harindra Colombo International School Druks, Naomi Beatrice Highgate School Duffell, James Brighton College Dunn, Henry George Eton College Durrans, Lucy Jane Tormead School Elbadawy, Noha Riad American University in Cairo Feygin, Yakov McGill University Fforde, Dulcie Clare Guildford High School Finn, Arden Jeremy University of Cape Town Fitzpayne, Selena Pimwipa Maclennan Abbey School, Reading Flowers, Jessie-Joy Maclean Notre Dame Sixth Form College, Leeds Fowles, Matthew University of Warwick St Mary's School, Ascot Fox, Lily Annabel Fraser, Isabelle Rebecca Godolphin and Latymer School Freeman, Christopher Anthony Griffith Warwick School Fryer, Victoria Louise Beaumont School, St Albans Gilbert, Jessica Katherine Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls Gleeson, Caroline Ruth University College, Dublin

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Peking University Gong, Haiyun Portora Royal School Graham, Michael Bryan Grant, Callum Christopher Gosforth High School Gray, Claudia Louise University of Cambridge Grunig, Anne-Marie Athenee De Luxembourg Hale, Sophie Claire St Catherine's School, Bramley Hannay, Pim-On Glenalmond College Christ's Hospital, Horsham Hayden, Joseph Paul Healy, Emily Alexandra Hamilton St Catherine's School, Bramley Heiles, Marco Bonn University Ashton Sixth Form College Higgins, Nicholas Edward Jack Higson, Maria Ruth Withington Girls' School Hille, David Curtin University of Technology Holder, James Bilborough College Horsley, Alice Natasha University of Nottingham Horvai, Anna University of Cambridge Howell, Andrew Roy Ivybridge Community College Howell, Charlotte J ane Guildford High School Jordan, Adam Samuel Whitgift School Joseph, Christopher Daniel University of California, Los Angeles Karpov, Andrey Rifatovich Rostov State University Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School, London Kennedy, Anthony James Korea Science Academy Kim, SungJae King, Adam Rex Manchester Grammar School Lake, George Edward Dr Challoner's Grammar School Lawrence, Jonathan Mark Worcester Sixth Form College Lawson, J ames Hampton School Layen, David James University of Bath Lee,Jihoon Keio University Lee, Kennan Altrincham Boys' Grammar School HELP University College, Malaysia Leong, Kar Mun Lloyd, Laura Welling School Lukas, Eric Andrew Columbia University Marsh, Nicholas Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet Martin, Emily Grace Hills Road Sixth Form College Mayer, Stephanie Oxford Brookes University McShane, Grace University of Hertfordshire Meng, Yao Xi' an Jiaotong University Michie, Alexander J ames Atlantic College

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Wolverhampton Girls' High School Mishra, Jaya Mohd.Haniffah, Mohd.Ridza Technological University of Malaysia Morgan, Nicholas Jacques Matthew University of Manchester Morris, Kathleen Anastasia University of Glasgow King's School, Canterbury Mosely, Francesca Enigmina Ming Downe House School Moss, Susannah Mottishaw, Sinead George Watson's College Murdock, Adrian Timothy Curtin University of Technology University of Leeds Ng, Keng Guan D'Overbroeck's College Ng, Stasya Minci Penang International School Ng, Sui Wei Mihai Viteazul National College, Bucharest Nica, Ioana Gabriela University of Cambridge Norton, Andrew David Stefana Zeromskiego w Jeleniej Gorze Nowak, Jaroslaw Witold O'Connor, Leigh Solihull Sixth Form College Francis Holland School Ohrling, Anna University of Sydney Palmer, Claire Helen Harrow School Park, Sung Woo University College, Dublin Parkinson-Bennett, Matthew University College London Parks, Michelle Maree University of Bristol Parry, Emily Ruth Godolphin and Latymer School Pearse, Alice Mary St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School, Slough Pearson, Michael Ian Chelsea College of Art and Design Peck, Emily Helena Blackbum College Peel, Natasha City University Pennington-Benton, Rowan King's School, Canterbury Percival, Lawrence Michael Edwin Notting Hill and Ealing High School Piotrowski, Anna Maria Hampton School Powell, Matthew Jake Jackson Royal Holloway University of London Price, Emma Queen's College, Taunton Quayle, Alice Clare California College of the Arts Quezadaz, Laura Marie University of Exeter Rackham, Michael Harvard University Ragatz, Andrew Ballard Princeton University Raimo, John Duke Falmouth College of Arts Reed, F rances Blundell's School Rix, Harriet Jennie Blue Coat School, Liverpool Roberts, Michael Peter Hutchesons' Grammar School Robinson, Robert William Maxwell

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Robinson, Stephen Mark St Austell College Florida State University Rolle, Myron L Ryzhkov, Ivan Bonn International School Samuda, Charles Edward London School of Economics Sanders, Tom Elliott Kirkham Grammar School Sanders, Victoria Rhiannon Wycombe High School Sanghvi, Ankit Kumarpal University of Mumbai Meiji University Sano, Tetsuro Savage, William George Royal Grammar School, Guildford Savva, Eleni University of Athens Shen, Yifan Suzhou High School of Jiangsu Province, China Shi, Weiheng Manchester Grammar School Silva, Claudia Alejandra University of Chile Victoria Junior College, Singapore Sim, J ian l\!Iin Simoni, Michela Universita degli Studi (Cesare Alfieri) Simpson, Shmona Ivana Royal Holloway University of London University of Maryland, Baltimore County Simson, Emma Page-Riley Skilbeck, Rowan Edward Walbeck Royal Grammar School, Worcester Caterham School Smith, Lilly Louise Range High School Smylie, Paul Francis Spilda, Juraj Comenius University of Bratislava Stoicescu, Claudia York University Studer, Monika Beatrice University of Zurich King Edward VI College, Stourbridge Swann, Peter Alexander Sykes, Kimberley Jean Wellesley College Tan, Xiao Renmin University Thaker, Hemal Whitgift School University of Illinois Tong, Wei Lynn Tanks, Katherine Elizabeth Cheltenham Ladies' College Pate's Grammar School Torry-Harris, Rebecca Louise Ustek, Funda University of the Bosphorus, Turkey Universitatea Bucuresti Vasile, Alexandra l\;faria Vasilyeva, Elena Eugenievna Tomsk State University Vildiridou, Venetia Denny University College London Vincent, Jessica Sophie Maidstone Girls' Grammar School Walsh, Reuben Bennett Memorial School Dauntsey's School Was tie, Genevieve University of Queensland Watson, Duncan Alasdair Welsh, Laura Melissa City of Bath College

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Whiteley, Ben Oliver John Masefield High School Whiteley, Georgina Rugby School Watford Grammar School for Boys Whiting, Philip Wick, Isobel Chetham's School of Music Wilkinson, Mark University of Cambridge Willett, Katherine Eleanor St Mary's High School, Chesterfield Williams, Angus Arthur Maurice St Albans School Williams, Marc James University of Manchester Wilson, Daniel Christopher Bob Jones High School, Madison Wilson, Henrietta Sarah Townshend International School, Czech Republic Wu, Huijuan East China Jiaotong University Xiong, Ying King's College London Zimmermann, Claudia Karl-Franzens-University Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls Zorab, Octavia Grace

VISITING STUDENTS 2009-2010 Buck, Anne Bayly Bundschuh, Kevin Patrick Burke, Ryan Amar Chong, Charmaine Shi-Yin Chvykov, Pavel Eisenlohr, Andrew Crane Fasano, Elizabeth Marie Gibson, Anna Katrina Golovko, Nikita Greene, Brian William Gross, Elana Lyn Ho, Mark K Johnston, James Gregory Karandy, Kurt Levitt, Alexandra Ellyse Li, Haoshu Lindsey, David Austin Markey, Joseph Michael Matejkova, Tereza Porrino, Sophia Ariella Ramachandran, Shalini Sandeva, Zhana N ikolaeva

University of Virginia Villanova University University of New Hampshire Vassar College University of Michigan Swarthmore College Alfred University Whitworth University Tomsk State University Villanova University George Washington University Princeton University Duke University American University, Washington Duke University Arcadia University Georgetown University Texas Tech University Masaryk University Cornell University Emory University University of Pennsylvania

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Shang, Wenling Singer, Stephanie Spangler, Benjamin Blair Stafaj, Genta Tracy, Lauren Elizabeth Uduehi, Esther Oluchukwu Varrelman, Lindsey Wagner, Allison Frances Wang, Youzhi Whitcher, Emily Moore Xie, Yajing (Angela)

Washington and Lee University College of the Holy Cross Goucher College Barnard College Colby College Indiana University at Bloomington College of the Holy Cross College of the Holy Cross Franklin & Marshal!

University of Pennsylvania University of Richmond

DEGREE RESULTS Final Honour Schools 2010 A further 22 candidates asked for their results not to be published Biochemistry Class I

Chemistry Class I Class II i Unclassified

Edward C Couchman, Christopher J Derry, Katherine E Wright

Laura R Groom, Nicholas J Race Daniel M Townley, Philip J Unsworth James Page

Computer Science Class I Victor Spirin Earth Sciences Class I Katrina Hibbert Class II i Caroline A Hobbs, Sophie H F Lawrence, Sean McMahon, John Waldron Economics and Management Class II i Christopher S Davies, Edward R Mortimore, Feargus E D Murphy, Jane N Rudderham

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Engineering Science Class I Katherine M Evans, Ahmed B Hameed, Richard A Hildick-Smith Class II i Robert Pearce, Philip S H Stimpson Engineering, Economics and Management Class II i Y H John Ho English and Modern Languages Class II i Siobhan Chapman English Language and Literature Class I Eloise Stonborough Class II i Sophie 0 Ackroyd, Sarah Church, Thomas Johnson, Charlotte Y Maling, Rose Manley, Robert E C Stearn Experimental Pyschology Class II i Emma Cemis, Edward G T Le Maistre Fine Art Class I Class II i Geography Class II i

Class II ii History Class I Class II i

Florence Brooks, Claire Poulter Joseph F Fuller, Istvan Prem

Daisy Barlow, Alexander M Cheesman, Katherine Davis, Emily C Piggott Rachel L Morris

Louisa B Cantwell, Elizabeth Davidson Simran Athwal, Andrew Bambury, Kathryn E Gresswell, Mark Mills, Joanne E Pearce

History and Politics Class II i Joseph R Ammoun Jurisprudence Class II i

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Materials Science Class II i Nicola K Bridge, Harry Fisher, James N Robinson Materials, Economics and Management Class I Helen Boffey Mathematics Class II i Class II ii

Jacob Copeland Tsolmon Enkhbayar, Xi Yang

Mathematics and Computer Science Class I Andrej Spielmann Medical Sciences Class I Matthew 0 Smith Class II i Caroline J Culwick, Navamayooran Thavanesan Modern Languages Class I Daniel C J Henchman, Sophie M E Reid Class II i Helena C Heaton, Arabella H Lawson, Charles T N Talbot-Smith Music Class I

Edward R Halliday

Philosophy, Politics and Economics Class II i James Fumival, Charlotte L Seymour, Edward A Swalwell Physics Class I Class II i Class II ii Class Ill

Andrew J P Gamer Paul D R Hennin, Christopher I Pigott William S Powell, James Tal bot Matthew W Firth

Physics and Philosophy Class II i Charles A Alien

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Physiological Sciences Class II i Oliver W D Stogdale Psychology with Philosophy Class II i Jack L McDonald

HIGHER DEGREES Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) Clinital Medir:ine:

Clinical Neurology: Computing.

Condensed Matter Physics: DevelopmentStudies: Edut'Cltional Studies: Engineering.

History: Law: Medidne: Physics: Politics: Psythiatry: Theology: Master of Philosophy (MPhil) Er:onomits:

Medical Anthropology:

Angela M Minassian David W Porter Janet L Kenyan Lars Marquardt Allaa I Kamil Clark R Downum Erika Kraemer-Mbula Jeremy A Rappleye Sandra D Romenska A M Dia E Hassanein Arin Jumpasut Xu Song Zhen Yu Daniel J Mitchell Noam Gur Sadia N Khan Shazrene S Mohamed SarahJ Fine Scot M Peterson Nicola Filippini Clare M Ashdowne

Christos Papoutsas (Distinction) YongSheng Nicholas E Shapiro

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Bachelor of Medicine (BM BCh) Haseeb Rahman Mirae Shi J oanna E Sumpter Master of Science (MSc) Biodiversiry, Conservation and Management Rubina A Badsha Vasiliki Orfanou Anni J Vuohelainen (Distinction) Aditya M Kandath Biomedical Engineering.

Rebecca A Kueny (Distinction) William E Moroski Carol N Ibe Clinical Embryology: Ruth K Brown (Distindion) Economic and Social History: Ari Freisinger Matej Bajgar Economicsfor Development: Arden J Finn (Distinction) Education: Comparative and Internationaf.

Kinga K Chomnicka Rebecca L Meek Kristina E Supinski Education: Higher Education: Ruyue Da Xiazi Zhao E tidence-Based Social Intervention: Isra J Bhatty (Distinction) Tara A Calderbank Noha R Elbadawy Global Governance and Diplomary: Wei L Tong Global Health Science: Holly J Edmonds Gurnam S Johal Mathematical and Computational Finance: Romain Benvenuto (Distimtion) Keng G Ng Juraj Spilda (Distinction) Mathematics and Foundations of ComputerScience: Martin M Lester (Distinction) Nature, Sociery and Environmental Poliry: Bryony K Morgan (Distinction) Pharmacology: Kingsley Leung 74

WaterS cience, Poliry and Management. Pui-Yu Lam M Ruth H Shaw Michael J F Valli

Master of Studies (MSt) English: Tom Clucas History rf Art and Visual Culture: Alice N Horsley Modern British and European History: Yakov Feygin (Distinction) Caroline R Gleeson Olivia J Williams Modern Languages: Marco Heiles (Distinction) Elizabeth F Tepper (Distinction) Master of Business Administration (MBA) David A Harris Katharine A Hill (Distinction) Yuki Hiro Yasuhiro Ishida Marc Wayshak Diploma in Legal Studies Guillaume F BM De Freminville

Postgraduate Certificate in Diplomatic Studies Jihoon Lee Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) Angela Baker Michelle M Barton J ennifer E Booys Sarah J Cox David J Layen Nicholas J M Morga Emily R Parry Emma Price Alix H Robertson Chloe E Whitde Marc J Williams

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Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) Rowan Pennington-Benton (Distimtion) Michael Rackham

Magister Juris (MJuris) Stefan Amold

UNIVERSITY AWARDS AND PRIZES

Clarendon-St Edmund Hall Graduate Scholarship Kathleen A Morris Claire H Palmer

St Edmund Hall-Clarendon Research Grant Adrian T Murdock

Ahmet Ertegun Bogazici Scholarship Funda Ustek

Andrew Colin Prize Selina Fitzpayne

Armourers & Brasiers' Company Prize for best Materials Science Part 11 Thesis Harry Fisher

Brian Bannister Prize for best performance in Chemistry Part 11 Nicholas Race

BP Prize for best 4th year Earth Sciences project Sophie Lawrence

Centre for Business Taxation Postgraduate Award Richard Wild

Chinese Ministry of Education University of Oxford Scholarship Hao Wang

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Claude Massart Prize Jaya Mishra

Department of Politics and International Relations Postgraduate Studentship Maximillian Thompson

Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Award Habib Y Baluwala

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Scholarship Rowan Pennington-Ben ton

Gibbs Prize for best performance in Part I and Part II Biochemistry Final Honour School Katherine Wright

Gibbs Prize for best Earth Sciences Final Honour School field mapping report William Hutchison

Gibbs Prize for best Part I project in Engineering Science Mark Baker

Gibbs Prize for English Language & Literature Eloise Stonborough

Gibbs Prize for Philosophy Rachel Fraser

Hill Foundation Scholarship Andrey R Karpov Victor Spirin Elena E Vasilyeva

H 0 Beckit Prize for best physical geography dissertation Henry Cottee-J ones

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IoMJ prize for outstanding performance in a Materials-related honour school Helen Boffey

John House Prize for best performance in 1st year examinations in Geography Hermione Brooks

Marie Curie Fellowship Monika B Studer

Queen Elizabeth House Scholarship Noha R Elbadawy

Rupert Cross Prize in Evidence Duncan Watson

Shell Centenary Scholarship Huijuan (I'racy) Wu

Shell Prize for best overall performance in 4th year Earth Sdences Stefan Lachowycz

Slaughter and May Prize for best performance in Roman Law in Law Moderations Anthony Kennedy

Slaughter and May Prize for best performance in Criminal Law in Law Moderations Anthony Kennedy

Sweet and Maxwell Prize for best overall performance in Law Moderations Anthony Kennedy

VWR Prize for Part II Research Project in Biochemistry Katherine Wright

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Waverly Scholarship Muhammad U sman

W eidenfeld Scholarship Matej Bajgar

Zaharoff Graduate Bursary Elizabeth F Tepper

EXTERNAL AWARDS

Chevening Scholarship Nikita Golovko

Commonwealth Scholarship Alexandra M Murray Adrian T Murdock

Rhodes Scholarship Isra J Bhatty Christopher D Joseph Myron L Rolle

SAF Merit Scholarship Wei Lynn Tong

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Scholarship Mohd Ridza Mohd Haniffah

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COLLEGE AWARDS AND PRIZES

College Scholars Charles A Allen Annabel E S Bertie Matthew N Clark Edward C Couchman Katherine l'v[ Evans Rachel E Fraser Andrew J P Garner Laura R Groom A Bilal Hameed Daniel C J Henchman Till A Hoffmann Stefan M Lachowycz James R Leech Imogen A Lowe Sotiria Manou-Stathopoulou Scott R Mclaughlan Neil T Morton Nicholas J Race Jah."Ub P Redlicki Andrej Spielmann Edward A Swalwell Owen M T Thomas Amelia G T Van Manen David M Wilkins

Jus tin A Alsing Helen Boffey Richard A Collins Tatiana Cutts Joshua N Fabian-Iviiller Rowan P Fuggle Kathryn E Gresswell XiaojingGu Thomas M Harrison Richard A Hildick-Smith Jun Yong Khoo Arabella H Lawson Karolis Leonavicius Julia A Lowis Lukas E May Tegid H l'viorfett-Jones Katherine P E Plummer Bartosz A Redlicki Mahlaqa Shaukat Victor Spirin Christopher D Tatum Muhammad Usman Adam G C Watkins Katherine E Wright

College Organ Scholars Rachel O'Malley

Nicholas J Race

College Choral Scholars Sophie 0 Ackroyd Anna M Piotrowski Alice C Quayle

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Sally McLaren Katherine P E Plummer Frances N Rudge

College Exhibitioners Mark A Baker Adam Boulfoul Emma Cemis Daniel S Collins J ames M Fleming Yan Ho John Ho William Hutchison Joanne McNaught-Davis Feargus E D Murphy David R Robinson Mayank Soni Navamayooran Thavanesan

Samantha Binding Mark P Carolan Alexander M Cheesman Christopher J Derry Maire N Gorman Oliver J Humphrys Edward G T Le Mais tre Eloise M Morse Gavin E O'Leary Graham D Sale Philip S H Stimpson Andrew J Woodliffe

Mingos Charter Scholarship Daniel C Wilson

]arvis and Constance Doctorow Scholarship Eric A Lukas

Gosling Postgraduate Scholarship Andrew G Fleming

St Edmund Hall Graduate Scholarship Thomas J Carter

Gabrielle E A M Krapels

William R Miller Postgraduate Awards William D Crouch Alexandra M Murray

Nathan W D Fisher

George Barner Prize JackS Hackett

Tom 0 Moyser

Beaverbrook Bursaries Charles A Alien Arabella H Lawson

Daniel C J Henchman

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Ron and Sheila Best Bursaries Charles A Alien Arabella H Lawson

Daniel C J Henchman

A total of 84 additional undergraduates received the means-tested Oxford Opportunity Bursary. The College component of this bursary was supported

by Aularian Tony Best.

Brockhues Graduate Awards Anton Caruana Galizia Johannes D Kaminski

Alastair THird Robert Oag

Mrs Brown Bursary Johannes D Kaminski

Writing-up Bursary Claudine E Van Hensbergen

Aisi Li

Cochrane Scholars Kelly M Dixon Sarah Nicholas Heather J Vern on

J onathan Fisher Katrina E Stout

David] Cox prize for Geography Katherine Davis Sarah Nicholas

Oliver Humphrys

Tony Doyle Science Bursary Jus tin A Alsing Scott Mclaughlan

Karolis Leonavicius Katherine P E Plummer

Richard Fargher Bursaries Jonathan Fisher

Philip Geddes Memorial Prize Sarah K Karacs

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Sarah E Nicholas

Lynn Gilbert Bursary Christopher D Box J ames J M Dargan

Nicola K Bridge Katherine P E Plummer

Graham Hamilton Travel Awards Bjom K Bremer Till A Hoffmann Sui Wei Ng Sotiria Manou-Stathopoulou John Waldron

Felix J W Brown Sophie H F Lawrence Bartosz A Redlicki Imogen Sarre

Instrumental Bursary Iuliana Ciocanea Teodorescu Yajing (Angela) Xie

Richard Luddington Prize 2008

2009 2010

Stasya M Ng

Ken Kawamoto Simon P Rainford Joanne C Smith Olivia N S Valner Serena H X Lee Christopher J Derry Richard A Hildick-Smith

Ogilvie-Thompson Prize Lily A Fox

Imogen A Lowe

Peel Awards For the Professional Practice Programme in Fine Art Kelly M Dixon

For Fine Art Shakyra S A Campbell

Rowan P Fuggle

For Mathematics Christopher D Tatum

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Michael Pike Prize R BenjaminJ Tucker

Muriel Radford Memorial Prize Samantha Binding

Jonathan M Lawrence

Simon & Arpi Simonian Prize for Excellence in Leadership Sophie 0 Ackroyd Rosie Shann foe Todd Award Jian M Sim

Andrew J Woodliffe

DEGREE DAY DATES 2010-2011 Michaelmas Term 2010 Saturday 23 October 2010 11. OOam, full * Saturday 06 November 2010 11.00am, places available * Saturday 27 November 2010 11 .00am, full, in absentia only * These ceremonies will be held in the Examination Schools and only 2 guest tickets will be given to each candidate.

Hilary Term 2011 Saturday 22 January 2011 in absentia-only ceremony Saturday 05 March 2011 11.00am, full , in absentia only Trinity Term 2011 Saturday 28 May 2011 11.00am, full, in absentia only Saturday 18 June 2011 11.00am, full, in absentia only Saturday 16 July 2011 11.00am, places available ** Saturday 30 July 2011 11.00am, places available ** ** For these ceremonies only 2 guest tickets can be guaranteed for each candidate. At all other 2011 ceremonies the normal 3 guest tickets per candidate will be issued.

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Michaelmas Term 2011 Saturday 24 September 2011 11.00am, places available Saturday 22 October 2011 11.00am, places available Saturday 05 November 2011 11.00am, places available Saturday 26 November 2011 11.00am, places available If you would like to collect your degree the application form is downloadable from the Alumni section of the College website (www;seh.ox.ac.uk) . Alternatively, please contact the College Office, who will be able to supply you with a form.

The University has imposed various quotas on candidates per college on each ceremony, so it cannot be taken for granted that a degree may be taken on a chosen date. The current availability of places for each ceremony can be found on the website. 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. It is possible to book in absentia for any ceremony, given three weeks' notice.

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THE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE & ALUMNI NEWS It has been another interesting year for the Development Office. With the arrival of the new Principal, Keith Gull, there has been an intense period of analysis and review of our fundraising and alumni relations activities. It has been a very useful exercise to see how we are performing compared to previous years and also compared to other colleges. The general conclusion is that 'we are doing alright but could do better'. In fact, we must do better.

The forthcoming cuts in higher education funding will mean that we must increase our other income streams such as fundraising and conference trade.

The time has come to begin planning for a new major Campaign for the Hall, a process which will be well underway by the time this Magazine is published.

I am delighted to report that our expectations of a slight decrease in donations due to the economic downturn were quite wrong and we succeeded in raising £1.5 million in fundraising income in the last fmancial year. This is actually an increase on the previous two years. Over £340,000 was donated to the Annual Fund. Thanks to my Deputy, Betony Bell, and her team of student callers, our fifth consecutive telephone campaign raised just over £230,000 in pledged and received gifts for the Annual Fund. 63% of those Aularians who were called made a donation. We received £150,000 from a number of legacies and the rest came from individual major gifts to specific projects and general endowment. A sincere thank you to all those who have supported the Hall over the last year, particularly in these troubling economic times. Special mention must go to Gareth Roberts (1971) who made a substantial donation of over £400,000 towards the endowment of the Ronald Oxburgh Fellowship in Earth Sciences and William Asbrey (1949), who was able to give the Hall £200,000 in much-needed unrestricted funds . Significant gifts were also given by Martin Smith (1961), Raymond Hui (1974) and Tony Best (1979). All gifts are gratefully received, no matter how large or small, and, when combined, make a real difference. 18% of Aularians gave a gift to the Hall in the last fmancial year, a rise of 1% on last year but still short of our 20% target. We need more people giving if we are to aid the present students in the Hall.

Our endowment, which hovers around £30 million depending on the markets, has increased substantially over the last 10-20 years but is still nowhere near enough to see us through the next 10-20 years. Other colleges have endowments 86

that are twice or three times that of SEH. We are forced to use the income from this endowment (around ÂŁ1m) as part of our annual operating budget (currently ÂŁ6.5m) rather than invest it back into the fund so it can grow. We have operated at a small deficit for the last 2-3 years, a gap which has been filled by fundraising income but this deficit will only continue to grow with the impending cuts in higher education funding. It is the teaching budget which is likely to suffer most when the cuts are introduced, putting the tutorial system under immense pressure. Another consequence of these cuts is that tuition fees are likely to rise as well. This means our new campaign must focus on three main areas : increasing student support (through scholarships and bursaries) and increasing support for teaching (through the funding of fellowships where possible or the creation of a 'fighting fund' to keep certain subjects going temporarily). We also cannot forget the preservation of our historic buildings and necessary improvements to student accommodation.

Keith and I are looking forward to speaking to many of you over the coming year to seek advice and support for this new campaign. Despite his hectic schedule, Keith and I made time to visit alumni both at home and abroad, with two visits to the US (east and west coast) and a trip to Hong Kong. As always, it was tremendously encouraging to hear of Aularians' affection and loyalty for the Hall, even when many are living thousands of miles away.

My thanks to the rest of the team, Betony Bell and Kate Roessler, who consistently manage to turn out a variety of interesting, well organised and executed events on a very tight budget along with a packed annual Newsletter.

Betony will be on maternity leave in the coming year, so Kate will act as Deputy Director of Development and we welcome Joanna Barker who will be working as Development Assistant for the next year. We always welcome your thoughts and feedback, so please do not hesitate to get in touch with one of us.

Yvonne Rainey, Director of Development Tel: 01865 279096 Email: yvonne.rainey@seh.ox.ac.uk

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DONORS TO THE COLLEGE FROM 1 SEPTEMBER 2009 TO 31 AUGUST 2010 The Principal, Fellows and students are all extremely grateful for the support of the 1,375 alumni and parents of students and Friends of the Hall who have donated to the College during the last year. We record by matriculation date the names of all who have made a donation to the College during this time.

Kenneth Barton (1929) deceased Den.is Wright (1929) deceased John King (1935) James Donn.ison (1936) David Eastwood (1937) Artlmr Aldridge (1939) Robbie Bishop (1939) Derek Rushwortl1 (19 39) Mr & Mrs Peter Stn.itlt (1940) Alan G arrett (1941) Nonnan Hillier-Fry (1941) Colin Weir (1941) One anonymous donor from 1942 Artlmr Clark (1943) Derek Ellis (194 3) Peter Keep (1943) deceased Garetl1 Mitford-Barberton (1943) Fred Nicholls (1943) Alan Pickett (1943) One anonymous donor from 1943 John Greenlllll (1944) David Shears (1944) Charles Taylor (1944) Nonnan Barr (1945) Patrick Kent (1945) Malcolm Summerlee (1945) Two anonymous donors from 1945 David Dtmsmore (1946)

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Michael Goodman-Smitl1 (1946) John Pike (1946) One anonymous donor from 1946 David Chewter (194 7) Michael Harrison (194 7) John Reddick (1947) J arvis Doctorow (1948) Roy Downing (1948) Paul Foote (1948) Joe Graffy (1948) John Hogan (1948) Two anonymous donors from 1948 Gordon Allford (1949) William Asbrey (1949) John Baker (1949) Peter Barker (1949) Roger Beckwiili (1949) Eric Cunnell (1949) Hilary Davidson (1949) Alan Garnett (1949) Arnold Grayson (1949) Colin Hadley (1949) Gerald Insley (1949) Terence Kelly (1949) Tony Kinsley (1949) Noel McManus (1949) Bill Miller (1949) Stanley Pierce (1949) Robert Soutltan (1949) William Thorpe (1949) Michael Ward (1949) One anonymous donor from 1949 Roger Adcock (1950) Brian Artlmr (1950) Noel Harvey (1950) Grailam Heddle (1950) Douglas Heffer (19 50) Raymond Lee (19 50) Antl10ny Lynch (19 50) David Pollard (19 50) Jack Preger (19 50) in memory of Barry Penn (19 50) John Purves (1950) Ralph Simmons (19 50) John Thomton (1950) Jack Wheeler (1950) Derek Bloom (1951) Tom Crabtree (1951)

Jolm Farrand (1951) James Forbes (1951) deceased Roy Harris (1951) Ketmeth Laflin (19 51) Ketmeth Lund (1951) Denys Moylan (19 51) Brirut Osgood (1951) Alrut Poynter (1951) Raymond Roberts (1951) David Shenton (1951) Roy Williams (1951) One ruwnymous donor from 19 51 Patrick Blake (1952) Peter Brown (19 52) Irut Byatt (1952) Jolm Claxton (1952) Tony Coulson (1952) Brian Cudmore (1952) Michael Darling (1952) David Fitzwilliam-Lay (19 52) John Foster (1952) David Grahrun QC (1952) Peter Henwood (19 52) Frank Lockhart (1952) Nicolas Lossky (1952) Denis McCardty (19 52) Bmce Nixon (1952) Michael Ockenden (19 52) Neville Teller (1952) David White (19 52) Ken Bulgin (19 53) Duncru1 Craik (19 53) Emie Fox (1953) Wilf Fox (1953) David Giles (1953) Keidt Harlow (19 53) Iru1 Jackson (1953) Alrut Johnson (1953) Geoffrey Jolmston (1953) Christopher Jones (1953) Tony Kember (1953) Jolm Read (1953) Pllllip Saul (19 53) I rut Smidt (19 53) Richard Turner (1953) Geoffrey Williruns (1953) Chris Benjamin (1954) Jolm Casale (1954) deceased

Jeremy Cleverley (1954) Michael Duffy (19 54) Keid1 Hounslow (1954) Brirut Howes (1954) Tony Laughton (1954) John Lowe (1954) Shaun MacLoughlin (19 54) John McLaren (1954) Michael Palmer (1954) John Phillips (19 54) Briru1 Shepherd (1954) Keid1 Suddaby (1954) David Sutcliffe (19 54) Charles Taylor (1954) Raymond Thorn ton (19 54) Ronald Trumat1 (1954) Michael Webb (1954) John West (1954) J olm Wilkinson (19 54) Peter Bailey (19 55) John Barker (1955) Hubert Beaumont (1955) Jolm Billington (1955) Tony Cooper (1955) John Cotton (1955) Jolm Cox (1955) John Drutiels (19 55) John Dellar (1955) John Farnwordt (1955) Roger Farrrutd (1955) David Frayne (1955) David Hare (1955) Michael Martin (19 55) Brirut Masters (1955) Alan Madtieson (19 55) Neil Merrylees (1955) Mike Neal (1955) David Nelson (1955) Ray O'Brien (19 55) deceased Gerald Raftesadt (19 55) Irving Titeaker (19 55) Stuart Wamsley (19 55) Bill Weston (1955) Richard Williams (1955) One a11onymous donor from 1955 Briru1 Amor (1956) John Andrewes (1956) Colin Atkinson (1956)

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Godfrey Blakeley (19 56) Ian Briars (1956) Tony Bridgewater (1956) Blake Bromley (1956) Roy Caddick (19 56) Michael Cans dale (19 56) Maresq Child (1956) JolUI Dunbabii1 (1956) Fred Farrell (1956) JolUI French (1956) Patrick Garland (19 56) Peter Garvey (19 56) Robert Gillard (1956) David Glynne-Jones (1956) David Henderson (19 56) Michael Hickey (1956) David JolUison (1956) Basil Kingstone (1956) Clive Lawless (19 56) Chris Machen (1956) Silvester Mazzarella (1956) Tony McGi.Im (1956) David Mussell (1956) Martill Reynolds (1956) David Short (19 56) Peter Slip (1956) Peter Smith (1956) Paul Tempest (1956) Alan Titcombe (1956) deceased George Wiley (1956) David Williams (19 56) Gerald Williams (1956) Howell Wilson-Price (1956) John Young (1956) Two anonymous donors from 1956 Michael Archer (1957) Ted Aves (1957) Rob ill Blackbum (19 57) David Bolton (19 57) Geoff Brown (1957) Peter Croissant (1957) Hugh Detlffian (1957) Duncan Dormor (19 57) Anthony Drayton (1957) Richard Fishlock (1957) Tony Ford (1957) John Harrison (1957) Robert J ackson (19 57)

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Dennis Jesson (1957) Roland MacLeod (19 57) deceased Charles Marriott (19 57) Dennis Marsden (1957) Geoff Miliell (1957) Colin Nichols (1957) David Parfitt (19 57) Peter Reynolds (1957) Michael Rowan (19 57) Alastair Stewart (1957) JolUI Walmsley (1957) Peter Wilson (1957) One anonymous donor from 1957 Chris Alborough (1958) Jiln Amos (1958) Michael Andrews (1958) Peter Bendey (19 58) Chris Bone (1958) Jiln Denillg (1958) Michael Duck (1958) Anthony Goddard (1958) An drew Gorrod (19 58) David Harrison (1958) John Haydon (1958) Jonathan Hewitt (1958) John Hibberd (1958) Tony Holdsworth (1958) Ronnie Irvillg (19 58) Peter Kite (1958) Del Kolve (1958) Richard Lillforth (1958) And10ny Nial (1958) Roger O'Brien (1958) Bill Patterson (1958) Dick Payn (1958) Michael Pel11am (1958) John Phillips (1958) Philip Rabbetts (1958) Nevill Swanson (1958) Frans Ten Bos (1958) lionel Toole (1958) Montefiore Yeger (1958) Ian Alexander (1959) Ewan Anderson (1959) Frederick Bird (1959) Richard Brake (1959) JolUl Chapman (1959) DC Coleman (1959)

John Collingwood (1959) Kevin Crossley-Holland (1959) Patrick Frost (1959) John Griffin (1959) Cluis Harvey (1959) Ian Hepbum (1959) Graham Kentfield (1959) Richard McCullagh (1959) Maicolm McDonaid (1959) Joe McPartlin (1959) Mike Oakley (1959) Keid1 Renshaw (1959) Derek Ritson (1959) Brian Saberton (19 59) Stewart Walduck (19 59) John Waiters (1959) John Waiters (1959) Robert White (1959) Four anonymous donors from 1959 John Adey (1960) N icolas Alldrit (1960) Cluis Atkinson (1960) David Baines (1960) Terence Bell (1960) David Bolton (1960) Adam Butcher (1960) Tim Cannon (1960) Robert Clark (1960) Terence Coghlin (1960) Jeremy Cook (1960) Keiili Dillon (1960) Mike Elmitt (1960) Ian Evans (1960) Charles Freeman (1960) Brian Fyfield-Shayler (1960) Jeff Goddard (1960) Peter Hayes (1960) Kem1eili S Heard (1960) John Head1 (1960) David Henderson (1960) Ken Hinkley-Smiili (1960) Robin Hogg (1960) Gral!am Kerr (1960) John Langridge (1960) John Law (1960) Chris Long (1960) Yann Lovelock (1960) David Mash (1960)

Derek Morris (1960) Mike Nodey (1960) Roger Plumb (1960) Francis Pocock (1960) George Ritchie (1960) Patric Sankey-Barker (1960) George Smiili (1960) Roger Sparrow (1960) John Thorogood (1960) Andrew Tod (1960) Guy Warner (1960) Two anonymous donors from 1960 Don Anderson (1961) Bill Bauer (1961) David Brown (1961) Stanley Bumton (1961) Barrie England (1961) Richard Goddard (1961) Mike Grocott (1961) John Heggadon (1961) Michael Homsby (1961) Geoff Hunt (1961) Maicolm Inglis (1961) Terry Jones (1961) Michael Lynch (1961) J onailian Martin (1961) David McCan1mon (1961) Glynn Morgan (1961) Grai1am Morris (1961) And10ny Rentoul (1961) Andrew Rix (1961) Martin Smiili (1961) Roger Smid1 (1961) Chris Tromans (1961) Stephen White (1961) Aniliony Whitton (1961) Four anonymous donors from 1961 Ian Bennett (1962) David Buckingham (1962) James Bumett-Hitchcock (1962) Rex Chapman (1962) Aniliony Cosgrave (1962) Ardmr Davis (1962) Geoffrey Davis (1962) J im de Rennes (1962) Michael Eames (1962) Michael Groves (1962) Bill Gulland (1962)

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Handley Hammond (1962) Ant Hawkes (1962) Rodger Hayward Smith (1962) Arwyn Hughes (1962) N eil J ackson (1962) Tim )ones (1962) Alan MeN amee (1962) Roger Ivliller (1962) Andrew Nonnan (1962) Jim North (1962) Roland Oliver (1962) Nigel Pegram (1962) Richard Phillippo (1962) Simon Simonian (1962) David Smid1 (1962) Hugh Thomas (1962) John Williams (1962) William Zeltonoga (1962) Two anonymous donors from 1962 Darrell Barues (1963) David Baxter (1963) And10ny Bums-Cox (1963) Bob Clarke (1963) David Cox (1963) John Crawshaw (1963) Geoff Day (1963) Roger F arbrod1er (1963) Trevor Grove (1963) Michael Harrison (1963) F rederick Holroyd (1963) Tom Jeffers (1963) David Keeler (1963) John Rosefield (1963) Stephen Sinsbury (1963) Clive Sneddon (1963) John Taylor (1963) Nigel Thorp (1963) Two anonymous donors from 1963 Aus tin Bennett (1964) Mick Boylett (1964) Martin Butcher (1964) Alan Brunskill (1964) Michael Clarke (1964) Steve Copley (1964) Peter Day (1964) Robert Dolman (1964) Campbell Dunford (1964) Jeremy Fox (1964)

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Alan Graham (1964) Bill Hardey (1964) Derek Hawkins (1964) Peter Hodson (1964) Chris Howe (1964) John Hughes (1964) Timod1y Machin (1964) David Meredid1 (1964) Derek Morris (1964) Jack Pie ton (1964) J ames Pitt (1964) John Powell (1964) Michael Powis (1964) David Rumbelow (1964) Hugh Simpson (1964) Peter Smerd (1964) Peter Steddon (1964) Michael Streatfeild (1964) David Teade (1964) Geoffery Turner (1964) Paul Badman (1965) J oe Barclay (1965) Tom Bedford (1965) Brian Fay (1965) Stephen Garrett (1965) lan Gillings (1965) Colin Hewitt (1965) Gavin Hitchcock (1965) Ken Hobbs (1965) David J ackson (1965) Ron McDonald (1965) Brian North (1965) Christopher Palmer (1965) David Powell (1965) Mike Randall (1965) John Rea (1965) Michael Richardson (1965) J olm Say er (1965) Bill Walker (1965) Nick Badl1am (1966) deceased Richard Baker (1966) Philip Bowler (1966) Cameron Brown (1966) Peter Crystal (1966) Peter Dixon (1966) Nicholas Fane (1966) Roger Frankland (1966) Frank Hanbridge (1966)

Ian Hewitt (1966) Ted Hodgson (1966) Peter Irvin (1966) Peter Jenkins (1966) Michael Johns (1966) John Kilbee (1966) David Knight (1966) Paul Maison (1966) Cad Mawer (1966) Patrick Montgomery (1966) John Orton (1966) Jon Shortridge (1966) John Spellar (1966) Michael Stone (1966) Geoffrey Summers (1966) David Turner (1966) Michael Warren (1966) Two anonymous donors from 1966 Robert Breckles (1967) Robert Breckles (196 7) Jolm Child (1967) Robert Davis (1967) Chris Harrison (1967) Colin Hawksworth (196 7) Roger Kenworthy (1967) Ethan Lipsig (1967) John Mabbett (1967) Simon Maxwell (1967) Peter Mitchell (1967) Jim Mosley (1967) Philip Robinson (196 7) Paul Rose (1967) Graham Salter (196 7) Mark Spencer Ellis (196 7) In Memory of Canon Michael Spencer Ellis (1934) Lawrence Toye (1967) Rob Weinberg (1967) Peter Wilson (196 7) Three anonymous donors from 196 7 Andrew Bames (1968) John Berryman (1968) David Blezard (1968) Martin Daniels (1968) Phi! Emmott (1968) Brian Griffid1s (1968) David Hughes (1968) Laurence J ackson (1968) Pllllip J ames (1968)

A! an J ones (1968) Sudhir Kapoor (1968) Stuart Kenner (1968) Thomas King (1968) Marcus Lobb (1968) Howard Makin (1968) Geoff May (1968) John Mitson (1968) And10ny Moore (1968) John Penfield (1968) Michael Pike (1968) Eric Rigg (1968) Peter Scott-Presland (1968) Michael Spilberg (1968) Ian Snmt (1968) Graham Taylor (1968) David Vickers (1968) One anonymous donor from 1968 John Babb (1969) David Boyd (1969) Ian Busby (1969) David Clopet (1969) Neil Corcoran (1969) Gordon Cranmer (1969) Paul Dixon (1969) Dick Ford (1969) Stephen Groom (1969) Clive Kerridge (1969) Michael Ko (1969) Tim Lavender (1969) Mark Leslie (1969) Bruce Lowe (1969) Roy Marsh (1969) Nick McGuinn (1969) David Monkcom (1969) Paul Parker (1969) Andrew Race (1969) Tim Statham (1969) Tim Stibbs (1969) Jamie Whelan (1969) Two anonymous donors from 1969 Michael Amold (1970) Stephen Bedford (1970) Andrew Bed1ell (1970) Keith Carby (1970) John Clarkson (1970) Philip Copley (1970) Julian Currall (1970)

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l'vLichael Dmm (1970) Ch.ristophe.r Evans (1970) Kevin Fisher (1970) Peter Harper (1970) Do.rian Haskard (1970) Peter Jones (1970) John Kendall (1970) Peter Malin (1970) Ev Meynell (1970) Richard Miller (1970) Roger Moore (1970) Paul Mo.ran (1970) David Mo.rgan (1970) Richard Onnerod (1970) Peter Raspin (1970) Colin Richmond-Watson (1970) TI10mas Shanahru.1 (1970) Geoff Smith (1970) F .rank Spoone.r (1970) Ch.ris Sutton-Mattocks (1970) Bill T.rave.rs (1970) Bob Wilson (1970) Bob Yeager (1970) Two anonymous donors from 1970 Richard Balfour (1971) Peter Balmer (1971) George Bishop (1971) Mark Blackbu.rn (1971) Gralmn Bull (1971) Roger Chaplit1 (1971) Lawrence Cmrunings (1971) John Fazackerley (1971) Torstein Godeseth (1971) Rick Henshaw (1971) Craig Laird (1971) Dave Leggett (1971) Robert Liston (1971) Guy Mitchell (1971) Jonad1ru.1 Onnond (1971) Tim Reru.n (1971) Gared1 Roberts (1971) Merfyn Roberts (1971) Douglas Robertson (1971) Stephen Rosefield (1971) Greg Salter (1971) Nicholas Staite (1971) Martin Cru.mon (1972) Richard Catrnur (1972)

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Steve Chandler (1972) Williru.n Clark (1972) And10ny Deakit1 (1972) Michael Foxton (1972) Jonad1ru.1 Lowe (1972) Andrew Lowenilial (1972) Howard Mason (1972) Ross Monro (1972) Andrew Peacock (1972) David Rosen (1972) Alan Smiili (1972) Jack Smiili (1972) Rob Stephenson (1972) John Trotrnru.1 (1972) Malcolm Watson (1972) Martin Winter (1972) Christopher Bru.nber (1973) Douglas Beaumont (1973) Colin Bullett (1973) Seru.1 Buder (1973) Geoff Chru.nberlain (1973) Williru.n Cooke (1973) J ru.nes Dallas (1973) Robert Godden (1973) David Grice (1973) David Holmes (1973) Nick J ones (1973) Brendan Kelly (1973) Dave Knight (1973) Nigel Laing (1973) Stephen McNulty (1973) Iru.1 Midgley (1973) Mark Patterson (1973) Nic Peeling (1973) Chris Reddick (1973) Chas Sannders (1973) Tom Schneider (1973) Jens TI10lstmp (1973) Four anonymous donors from 1973 Keid1 Albru.1s (1974) Keid1 Auckland (1974) Phil Budden (1974) Raoul Cerratti (1974) Peter Desmond (1974) Jeff Drew (1974) Thomas du Boulay (1974) Steve Edrich (1974) Robert Eggar (1974)

Andy Eggleston (1974) Jerry Gray (1974) Brian Green (1974) John Hewitson (1974) Michael Hooton (1974) Raymond Hui (1974) Hugh Kirby (1974) Frederick Leaf (1974) Paul Matd1ews (1974) Charles Munay (1974) Jeremy Nason (1974) David Neuhaus (1974) John Ormiston (1974) Andy Patterson (1974) John Ranmy (1974) John Rose (1974) Richard Sands (1974) Kirn Swain (1974) Peter Tudor (1974) Eric Wareing (1974) Two anonymous donors from 1974 Andrew Baldwin (1975) Tim Bryan (1975) Jeremy Charles (1975) Milan Cvetkovic (1975) Alex Davids (1975) Bob Gaffey (1975) Martin Ganett (1975) Brian Gasser (1975) Ed Gray (1975) Louis Greig (1975) Gordon Hurst (1975) Paul Ince (1975) Andrew Johnston (1975) Alan Ken (1975) Gral!am Kedey (1975) Alex King (1975) lan Mclsaac (1975) Robin Osterley (1975) James Senogles (1975) Ces Shaw (1975) Nigel Smiili (1975) Peter Watson (197 5) David Way (1975) Two anonymous donors from 1975 Kem Alexander (1976) Robin Beckley (1976) John Collingwood (197 6)

Richard Cook (1976) Andrew Cooper (1976) Hora den Dulk (1976) Brian Deuton (1976) Brian Deuton (1976) Clrris Elston (1976) Richard Finch (1976) Paul Godfrey (1976) deceased Bob Head (1976) Tony Heslop (1976) Mark Hockey (1976) Ed llgren (1976) Anson Jack (1976) Jeff Keey (1976) Rob Moore (1976) Brian Partridge (1976) Trevor Payne (1976) J onailian Reynolds (197 6) Jamie Robertson (1976) Martin Satmders (1976) Keiili Scott (1976) Paul Simpson (1976) Paul Sutton (1976) Ian Taylor (1976) Matiliew Wald (1976) Richard Waters (1976) Jeremy Young (1976) Tlrree anonymous donors from 1976 David Blakey (1977) Charles Blount (1977) Andrew Brown (1977) Steve Clark (1977) Ian Doherty (1977) Ian Durrans (1977) Neil Edwards (1977) Oliver Grundy (1977) Nick Hanillton (1977) Adrian Haxby (1977) David Hope (1977) Clrris Homer (1977) Roger Keeley (1977) John Moreland (1977) Nick Plater (1977) Peter Rogers (1977) Mark Schneider (1977) Rajeev Shall (1977) Jeremy Tullett (1977) Tony Watkinson (1977)

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Titree anonymous donors from 1977 Doug Ansley (1978) John Annitstead (1978) Peter Baker (1978) Simon Belcher (1978) Mark Broughton (1978) Ian Coleman (1978) Richard Collins (1978) Andrew Curtis (1978) Paul Darling (1978) Timothy Elliott (1978) George Gilbert (1978) Simon Heilbron (1978) Tim Hill (1978) Lloyd Illingwordt (1978) Simon J ohnson (1978) J an Levenbach (1978) Bcian livesey (1978) Brian livesey (1978) Richard Luddington (1978) Adrian Marsh (1978) Andy McCabe (1978) Jeremy Mead (1978) Paul Meadows (1978) Mark Morcison (1978) Gideon Nissen (1978) Robert Pay (1978) Duncan Smidt (1978) Gary Stratmann (1978) Mark Turnham (1978) Gurdon Watdes (1978) Brian Worsfold (1978) David Wright (1978) Tony Best (1979) J ames Catmur (1979) Stephen Coulson (1979) David Cox (1979) Gail Davies (1979) Carole Dominy (1979) Valecie Gnmdy (1979) John Hodgson (1979) Alan Holbrook (1979) Paul Litdechild (1979) Ian Lupson (1979) Ian McEwen (1979) Caroline Morgan (1979) J anet Nevin (1979) Justus O'Brien (1979)

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Alison Rae (1979) l'vlichael Robinson (1979) Tun Sands (1979) Graham Stewart (1979) Dtmcan Talbert (1979) Robert Vollum (1979) Bridget Walker (1979) Kevut Walsh (1979) Andries Wessels (1979) Tony Willis (1979) Key-Chong Yap (1979) One anonymous donor from 1979 Gordon Alchllt (1980) John Ayton (1980) Philip Broadley (1980) Julia Broughton (1980) Peter Buechel (1980) William Carver (1980) John Chelsom (1980) Diana Chitty (1980) Graluun Clempson (1980) J onailian Davies (1980) Tim Edmonds (1980) Kadterine Finucane (1980) Joe Friggieci (1980) Andrew Hall (1980) Graeme Hall (1980) Jonadtan Hofstetter (1980) Simon Kelly (1980) Gary Lawrence (1980) James Lyle (1980) Ray Montague (1980) Tun Mottishaw (1980) Ian Myson (1980) David Preston (1980) Simon Ramage (1980) J onadtan Scott (1980) Nick Senechal (1980) N eil Stevenson (1980) Bcigitte Stollmaier (1980) Frank Strang (1980) Christina Tracey (1980) Faith Wautwright (1980) Peter Walton (1980) Two anonymous donors from 1980 Tom Bayne (1981) Andrew Bums (1981) Mark Campbell (1981)

Paul Farrelly (1981) Sandy Findlay (1981) Matd1ew Grayson (1981) Julian Hammond (1981) Claire Ivins (1981) Nicholas J ackson (1981) Phil Knight (1981) Richard Lambert (1981) Paul McCard1y (1981) Keid1 McLeod (1981) Sallie Nicholas (1981) Richard Oliver (1981) Tim Parkinson (1981) J ai Pad1ak (1981) Michael Sherring (1981) David Stokes (1981) Paul Stowers (1981) Arvind Subramanian (1981) Mark Walters (1981) Jessica Watdes (1981) Rowena Webster (1981) Jo West (1981) One anonymous donor from 1981 David Aeron-Thomas (1982) Tony Beare (1982) Warren Cabral (1982) Maggie Carver (1982) Tom Christopherson (1982) Cad1erine Dale (1982) Simon ffitch (1982) Elisabed1 Finch (1982) Stephanie Fountain (1982) Guy Franks (1982) Simon Hart (1982) Nicola Hart (1982) Mark Hartshome (1982) Ian Harvey (1982) Dan J ohnson (1982) Richard Kent (1982) Richard MacAlister (1982) Gared1 Penny (1982) Nigel Purse (1982) Marco Rimini (1982) David Robb (1982) Simon Roberts (1982) Kevin Sealy (1982) Rod Stables (1982) Liz Streeter (1982)

Harry Travers (1982) Saral1 Vickers (1982) Simon White (1982) Stuart Wordilngton (1982) Three anonymous donors from 1982 Helen Atkinson (1983) Sara Browne (1983) in honour of Dr Ann Taylor Stephanie Clifford (1983) Kate Coleman (1983) Christopher Coleman (1983) William Connolley (1983) Cad Cunnane (1983) Titn F allowfield (1983) Sitnon Freed1y (1983) Marion Geddes (1983) Tarquit1 Grossman (1983) Kari Hale (1983) Liz Hale (1983) Cad1y (and Simon) Halliday (1983) Edward Hayes (1983) Max Irwit1 (1983) Michael Kell (1983) Jo Kent (1983) Bashir Khan (1983) Fiona Larkit1 (1983) Peter Magyar (1983) Andrew Marshall (1983) Phil Moody (1983) Cluistine Muskett (1983) Denis Mustafa (1983) Webster O'Brien (1983) Jenny Oliver (1983) Kevan Rees (1983) Andrew Sumnall (1983) Liz Thomas (1983) Warren Thomas (1983) Max Welby (1983) Belinda Worsfold (1983) Michael Yonng (1983) Dan Abnett (1984) John Bloomer (1984) Valerie Callender (1984) N eil Clemit1son (1984) Steve C=ett (1984) David Davies (1984) Julian Day (1984) Andrew Deamer (1984)

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Alison F allowfield (1984) Steve Geelan (1984) Chris Giles (1984) Nick Hall-Palmer (1984) Charles Hawley (1984) Elizabeth Hollingword1 (1984) David J ackson (1984) Neil James (1984) Rob Macaire (1984) Steve Maw (1984) Tesula Mohindra (1984) Sean Purdy (1984) lain Purvis (1984) J olm Risman (1984) Anthony Rossiter (1984) Helena Sellars (1984) Harvey Wheaton (1984) Sarah Wright (1984) One anonymous donor from 1984 Deborah Bood1 (1985) Matthew Carter (1985) Kevin Cooper (1985) Rhoda Davidson (1985) Chris Gee (1985) Martin Gorrod (1985) Andrew Gowans (1985) Jon Gulley (1985) Fiona Houston (1985) Mark Litde (1985) J ulia Litde (1985) Nicholas Peacock (1985) Susan Peacock (1985) Eileen Perryer (1985) Andrew Rolfe (1985) Pemille Rudlin (1985) Will Shaw (1985) Dane Starbuck (1985) Chris Tang (1985) Anne Ulrich (1985) Harry Upton (1985) Judith Waring (1985) Charlotte West (1985) Two anonymous donors from 1985 Samira Aluned (1986) Mary Bedey (1986) Louise Cabral (1986) Edmund Caddick (1986) Charles Carter (1986)

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Jim Charles (1986) Noel Cooke (1986) Sarah Croutear (1986) David Denholm (1986) Waiter Fraser (1986) Andrew Harrison (1986) Claire Harrison (1986) Stephen Haslehurst (1986) Neil Jacob (1986) Patrick Jennings (1986) Emma Kennedy (1986) Rachel Kiddey (1986) J onathan Lindsay (1986) Paolo Mauro (1986) Sally McKone (1986) Neil Midgley (1986) John Myhill (1986) Phil Richards (1986) Robert Robinson (1986) Ping Wah Shek (1986) J acqui Thomton (1986) One anonymous donor from 1986 Dan Bayley (1987) Andrew Betton (1987) Helen Boyling (1987) Jo Brown (1987) Caroline Bruce (1987) Katherine Charles (1987) Justin Collins (1987) Jeremy Harrison (1987) Kevin Johnson (1987) Vivek Katariya (1987) Julian Lipson (1987) Alison Lonsdale (1987) Sarah Muscroft (1987) Simon Oakes (1987) Peter O'Com1ell (1987) N atasha Palmer (1987) Paul Peard (1987) Clare Rhodes J ames (1987) Mark Sedwill (1987) Richard Smalman-Smid1 (1987) David Waring (1987) John Basnage de Beauval (1988) Lucia Bly (1988) Will Crerar (1988) Leon Ferera (1988) Jonathan Ferguson (1988)

Christopher Garrison (1988) Kirsty Garrison (1988) Heather Gowans (1988) Duncan Holden (1988) Robert Howe (1988) Peter Matd1ews (1988) Giles Sanders (1988) Roz Shafran (1988) David Stewart (1988) Mark Wilson (1988) Two anonymous donors from 1988 Tom Argles (1989) Grania Bryceson (1989) Ben Miller (1989) Steve Orbell (1989) Ruth Roberts (1989) Chris Sawyer (1989) Clare Tempest (1989) Natalie Tydeman (1989) Darren Walker (1989) Emma Bamett (1990) Paul Brady (1990) Kees Elmes (1990) Hew Bruce-Gardyne (1990) David Gauke (1990) Graham Hinton (1990) Adrian J ones (1990) David Jordan (1990) Kevin Knibbs (1990) Sarah Laurence (1990) Mark Roberts (1990) Kirsteen Rowlands (1990) Kadileen Thompson (1990) Kathryn Vardy (1990) Craig Vickery (1990) N atasha Walker (1990) Andrew Williams (1990) Julie Williams (1990) One anonymous donor from 1990 Andrew Amlstrong (1991) Balakumar Arumugam (1991) Carol Atherton (1991) Andy Barker (1991) Duncan Barker (1991) Simon Brown (1991) Julian Cater (1991) Jonny Clayton (1991) John Cole (1991)

Tessa Evans (1991) Anneli Howard (1991) N icholas Lane (1991) Adam Les ter (1991) Helen Morgan (1991) Michael Morley (1991) Tomo Nakano (1991) Clare Plllilips (1991) Anna Rentoul (1991) Dan Smid1 (1991) Lucy Williams (1991) One anonymous donor from 1991 Marc Biver (1992) Alice Clay (1992) Adam Cole (1992) Tom Farrand (1992) Steven Fisher (1992) Xen Gladstone (1992) Lucy Heaven (1992) Julian J elfs (1992) Royan Lam (1992) Jane Mann (1992) Nick Osbome (1992) Marcus Paige (1992) Jules Plumstead (1992) Claire Pugh (1992) Sasi Sanmugaratnam (1992) Gared1 Scholey (1992) Beni Surpin (1992) David Taylor (1992) Geraint Thomas (1992) Adrian Woodcock (1992) One anonymous donor from 1992 Howard Cazin (1993) Bill Ferguson (1993) Emma French (1993) Melissa Gallagher (1993) Nick Grade! (1993) I an Hunter (199 3) Kallina Jelfs (1993) Kieren Johnson (1993) Rob Mansley (1993) Clare McKeon (1993) AI Mordaunt (1993) Henry Mullin (1993) Lucy Newlove (1993) J ames Owens (199 3) Mariam Owens (1993)

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Ameli a Pan (199 3) J ames Parkin (1993) lsabel Pitts (1993) Gary Smith (1993) Richard Tufft (1993) Matt Webb (1993) Krina Zondervan (1993) Two anonymous donors from 1993 Ruben Bach (1994) J ames Chesher (1994) Gemma F arrand (1994) Manuela Gheorghe (1994) Choon Wai Hui (1994) Richard J ackson (1994) Clare J ackson (1994) Ed Knight (1994) Gared1 McKeever (1994) Kate McLeish (1994) Caroline Mitchelson (1994) J runes Mushin (1994) J ulia N ord1cott (1994) Harry Oliver (1994) Kostas Papadopoulos (1994) Tom Peel (1994) Eva Peel (1994) Amy Poole (1994) Piers Prichard J ones (1994) Jeremy Robst (1994) Cary Rubinstein (1994) lan Valvona (1994) Caroline Vilar (1994) Robert Dryburgh (1995) Uli Gassner (1995) jonad1ru1 Gush (1995) Cad1erine Hitchcock (199 5) Richard Hitchcock (1995) Chet Lad (1995) Raisdin Lau (199 5) Mary Laurents (199 5) Richard Martin (199 5) Hugh Miller (1995) Ammda Minty (1995) Gwilym Morris (1995) Stuart Robinson (1995) Cluis Ruse (1995) Sami Sarvilinna (1995) Martin TI10meycroft (1995) Caroline Tufft (1995)

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One monymous donor from 1995 Claire Burton (1996) Martin F avart (1996) Benjamin Grout (1996) Elissa Guenebaut (1996) John Houghton (1996) Cad Lavin (1996) H=ah Lawrie (1996) Craig Marshall (1996) Fmg Min (1996) Justin Newton (1996) Richard O'Donoghue (1996) David Plllllips (1996) Ben Rippin (1996) Zachary Segal (1996) Zoe Stopford (1996) Maja Strbac (1996) Amla Unrul1 Cohen (1996) Alistair White (1996) One monymous donor from 1996 Anru1dli AI Rrunial1 (1997) David Barker (1997) Glen Bowmm (1997) Lucy Bowmm (1997) Ali Cook (1997) Nad1ruliel Copsey (1997) Kristen De Amicis (1997) Jon Gray (1997) Jrunie Gri.nlston (1997) Kirstin Guy (1997) J ames Hagru1 (1997) Chris Hru1eock (1997) PJ Howard (1997) Holly J runieson (1997) Steven Johnson (1997) Kullervo Maukonen (1997) Daryl Penny (1997) Aniliony Shackleton (1997) J ames Suiliedmd (1997) Gaelle Timault (1997) Chris Tinson (1997) Lisa Whelru1 (1997) Joe Wood (1997) Guofru1g Xiao (1997) One monymous donor from 1997 J ames Bendall (1998) Alex Bed1ell (1998) Michael Brunet (1998)

David Connode (1998) Graeme Doran (1998) Alan Dunford (1998) Ann-Marie Evans (1998) Jessica Flugge (1998) Rob Harrold (1998) Nick Hirst (1998) TimJohnson (1998) Clare Murray (1998) Helen Nesbitt (1998) Naomi Neville (1998) Alina Sarantis (1998) Katy Sharp (1998) Jessica T amarin (1998) Gary Tan (1998) Jennifer Tubbs (1998) Ben Wilkinson (1998) Lucy Wilson (1998) One anonymous donor from 1998 Mark Bolton-Maggs (1999) Oliver Deacon (1999) Hester Finch (1999) Kieron Galliard (1999) Antony Hawkins (1999) Kat Howard (1999) Bamaby )ones (1999) Catherine Knowles (1999) Anthony Morgan (1999) Zoe Noonan (1999) Jo Slack (1999) Sophie Smith (1999) Bettina Soendergaard (1999) Thomas Watkins (1999) Lisa Watkinson (1999) Andrew Westbrook (1999) David Williams (1999) Mark Wilson (1999) Charlotte Wong (1999) Two anonymous donors from 1999 Catrin Astor (2000) Nassim Baiou (2000) Caroline Boon (2000) Philippa Browne (2000) Rahul Chopra (2000) Miles Clapham (2000) Julien Dusonchet (2000) John Fowles (2000) Matthew Kott (2000)

Maria Liakata (2000) Thomas Morgan (2000) TI1ea Pallut (2000) Three anonymous donors from 2000 Peter Augar (2001) Simon Barrett (2001) Matrl1ew Easdale (2001) Rachael Easdale (2001) Emma F arge (200 1) Charles Hotham (2001) Charlotte Lamb (2001) Clover Morey (2001) N ick Renshaw (2001) Patrick Schneider-Sikorsky (2001) Richard Stubley (2001) J ames Sutton (200 1) One anonymous donor from 2001 Katy Cui (2002) Jinyang Cui (2002) Charlotte Dove (2002) Stijn Paumen (2002) Sonali Peiris (2002) Zadok Prescott (2002) Felicia Shaw (2002) Paul TI10mton (2002) Garerl1 Walliss (2002) One anonymous donor from 2002 Nicolai Boserup (2003) Madeleine Chandler (2003) Jennifer Chung (2003) )onarl1an Edge (2003) Christopher J arrett (2003) Laura McMullen (2003) Marietta Papadatou-Pastou (2003) Cara Tredget (2003) James Yeagle (2003) Tatiana Zervos (2003) Tilman Diekamp (2004) Si Yu Fung (2004) Mike Lavoie (2004) Fiona Moss (2004) Cad Saucier-Bouffard (2004) David Aitken (2005) Sam Humphry-Baker (2005) Tatiana Novikova (2005) Wei Leong Poh (2005) Sal Ruggiero (2005) Yuri de Boer (2006)

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Laura Heitmeier (2006) Roland Jennings (2006) Emily Watson (2006) Lefu Li (2007) Pape Ngack (2007) Matthew O 'Sullivan (2007) Bryony Morgan (2008) Friends of the Hall Stanley Baxter in Memory of Roland MacLeod (1957) William & Camille Broadbent Dianne Gull Gerald Hegarty (College Chaplain) Ann Hughes MVO Rev Malcolm Johnson in memory of Roland MacLeod (19 57) ]ones Day Patricia Kemp in memory of Robin Kemp (1958) Lyle Foundation Charles Peel Charitable Trust T J ames Reed in memory of Roland MacLeod (1957) Noel Rowlands in Memory of Roland MacLeod (1957) Charles P Russell Foundation Harold Shaw and The Shaw Foundation Lubos Smrcka Robert Venables (Fellow by Special Election) & The Yves Guihannec Foundation Ann Taylor (Emeritus Fellow) The Ironmongers' Company Anonymous Foundation

Parental Donors Nigel and Christine Atkinson Paul Blakemore John and J ulie Bras sill Brian Carbonero Mark Clarfelt William & Elizabeth Dewar G Druks-Kok Martin & Susan Hadnutt IanHenry Ralph & Pam Hoffmann

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William J ones Mr & Mrs Clive Ke1medy Jeremy Lester Simon Mortimore Reuato Panizzon Norval & Stella Reed Andrew & Anne Robertshaw Hugh Sarre Gral1am Starr Merfyn & Alwena Tomos Stuart Ulph Gary Wllkins FE Willett Peter Wright and J ane Dyson Four parents who wish to remain anonymous

We apologise for any errors that may appear in this list. Please contact us if you are aware of any incorrect details as we strive to be as accurate as possible in respect of the wishes of our donors. We are extremely grateful to all those donors named above and those who have previously supported St Edmund Hall.

THE GEOGRAPHY & GEOLOGY REUNION, 12 SEPTEMBER 2009 I didn't realise that, in days gone by, you had to learn French to study Geography at Oxford because the key text books were written in French rather than English. Nor did I realise that years before that you had to know Greek and Latin for the same reason. However, I did know that then, as now, the Hall had an exemplary record in rugby cuppers. This enhanced knowledge was gained during discussions over drinks before dinner in the Front Quad with some of the 99 attendees of the Geography and Geology Reunion held on 12 September 2009. Connection with and affection for the Hall was reflected in a span of 63 years with representation from matriculants between 1944 and 2007 .

The reunion began with a lecture entitled Danvin~ Lost World by Professor Martin Brasier, Professor of Paleobiology and Tutor in Geology. Martin described to us his quest to shed light on Darwin's Lost World, the discovery of its strange creatures, and what drove the flurry of evolution called the Cambrian Explosion. He also recounted some of the stories of his numerous expeditions to some of the remotest corners of the world. It was a pleasure to hear the passion that Martin clearly has for his subject and his desire to engage others in his search for the truth.

David Johnson (1956, Geography) & John Phillips (1957, Geography)

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After a short break to freshen up we had a chance to chat over drinks with old friends and new acquaintances before dinner- to see just what careers emerged from Geography and Geology degrees (fortunately not too many accountants like me!). We were treated to a wonderful dinner in the Wolfson Hall of Darne de Saumon Pochee, Mallard with Brandy, and Lemon Tart with Raspberry Coulis -and not an airborne bread roll in sight! Between the courses we had a chance to catch up with family and work news from our peers; evidence abounded that the economic recovery was just around the corner, even if receding hair lines and greyness could not be reversed.

We were entertained after dinner by Ian Scargill (how does he still know everybody's name?) who spoke affectionately of his role as tutor to some of the geography students and his pride in contributing to the careers of his tutees, wherever they have ended up.

As I returned home, I had a chance to reflect that my geography studies, interspersed with spurts of rugby and rowing, had provided me with a solid foundation for the world of commerce, even if I still can't answer the geography questions in Trivial Pursuits!

Peter Desmond (1974) Those attending:Gordon Allford (1949), Stephen Ankers (1967), Oliver Atkinson (2000), Nick Badham (1966), Charles Baker (1970), Peter Balmer (1971), Christopher Bamber (1973), Andrew Barker (1964), Peter Bates (1967), Betony Bell (Deputy Director of Development), Michael Berry (1970), Tony Birks-Hay (1958), Charles Blount (1977), Martin Brasier (Fellow) and Lyn Margulis, Andrew Brown (1977), Peter Brown (19 52), Michael Burgess (19 53), Hamish Cameron (1978), Stephen Chandler (1972), Robert Chard (1961), Robert Clark (1960), Emily Coates (2000), Bernie Collins (1966), John Coope (1964), David Cox (1979), Brian Cudmore (1952), Richard Daugherty (1961), Katherine Davis (2007),Julian Day (1984), Peter Desmond FCA (1974), SimonDownie (1963), Michael Dunn (1970), Paul Pickling FCA (1965), Peter Field (1976), David Fielding (1956), Duncan Fitzwilliams ASIA (1962), Paul Glover CIMgt FIPD (1944), John Graham (1977), Richard Gretton (1973), Ian Harvey (1982), Robin Holgate (1994), David Hope ACA (1977), Stefan Horsman (Friend of the Hall), Steven Hurst (1968), Ian Hutchinson (1978), Max Irwin (1983), Neil Jackson (1962), Hugh Jenkyns (Fellow), David Johnson (1956), Roger Keeley (1977), Michael Le Mesurier (1946), Basil Lewis (1952), William Lis ton 104

(1971), Colin Lizieri (1973), Roddie MacLeod (1953), Paul Maison (1966), Neil Malcolm (1975), Robert McCreath (1979), Roger Miller (1962), Ross Monro FCIPD (1972), Andrew Morgan (1965), Rachel Morris (2007), Patrick Mortimer (1950), Paul Pearson (1984),John Phillips (1957),Jack Picton (1964), John Pinnick (1956), Alan Poynter (1951), Jamie Probert AOv(A (1990), Yvonne Rainey (Director of Development), Bob Rednall (1953), Jonathan Reynolds (1976), Mark Roberts (1994), Gareth Roberts (1971), Edward Robinson (2003), Kate Roessler (Development Assistant), Fiona Ronald (2003), Ted Rose FGS CGeol (1960), Edmund Roskell (1965), Prances Rudge (2007), Ian Scargill JP (1954 and Emeritus Fellow), Keith Scott (1976), Dominic Searle (1991), Tony Shepherd FRGS (1949), Katy Skerrett (1994), Timothy Smith (1982), Simon Staite (1976), David Sudlow (1964), Ian Taylor (1976), Stephen Vivian ACII (1977), Bridget Walker (1979), Keith Walmsley (1967), Louisa Warfield (1992), Lucy Whitehead (1992), Robert Whittaker (Fellow), Lorraine Wild (1981), Kate Wilkinson (2000), Andy Williams (1999), John Wright (1975).

THE ANNUAL GAUDY, 26 SEPTEMBER 2009 Taking a first step into Front Quad and spotting a few familiar faces outside the Buttery on a glorious early autumn evening and time lapses. I remark to old friends that perhaps the strangest feeling of all is how perfectly normal it seems to be there with everyone, regardless of the fact that we may not have seen each other for a couple of decades. Jovial, inside banter re-emerges and old flames are re-kindled. The mood may have mellowed, but not that delicious sense of belonging. Thanks indeed to the College and event organisers for their generous hospitality in making us feel "at home" again.

The annual Gaudy was held on 26 September 2009 for Aularians who matriculated between 1983 and 1988, and 139 alumni from these year groups, Fellows and Hall guests accepted the invitation to attend.

The event began on Saturday with the opening of an art exhibition, The Mind's Eye, showing the work of Rodney Munday (1967) in the Pontigny Room and grounds. A Donors Drinks Reception was held in the afternoon as well as a college tour, encompassing recent additions and restoration work.

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Doctorow Hall. Meanwhile the lecture: China, US, Global Imbalances and the 2008 Financial Crisis was given by Fellow Dr Linda Yueh in the Old Dining Hall. A reception for the launch of the China Growth Centre was held in the SCR. Guests for the dinner arrived in the afternoon and took full advantage of the early opening of the Buttery Bar to catch up with old friends before Black Tie was donned and the evening's festivities began with Evensong in the Chapel followed by drinks in the Quad and dinner in the Wolfson Hall. We were fortunate indeed to enjoy one of the exiting Principal Mike Mingos's fmal speeches before he stepped down, with Justin Gosling present who served as Principal throughout our time at the Hall. On behalf of those present Tony Greenham (1988), former JCR President, responded to the Principal's after-dinner address and reflected on the myriad achievements and events of the period. He commended the college for its hospitality and highlighted the work of the two Principals present. Finishing by praising the enviable character of the College's unrivalled and unchanging Hall spirit, the majority present repaired to the Buttery and Front Quad to revel in it once more and relive old times in true Hall style.

Louise Cabral (1986) Those attending:Sophie Ackroyd (2007), Dan Bayley ARICS (1987), Mark Bedser (1986), Betony Bell (Deputy Director of Development), Betsy Bell (1985), Mary Betley (1986), Elise Billy (1988), John Bloomer (1984), Lisa Booth (1986), Kate Batting (1985), Cheng Bray (1983), Andrew Brem (1987), Simon Briggs (1985), Adam Brimelow (1984), Louise Cabral (1986), Charles Carter (1986), James Charles (1986), Katherine Charles (1987), Sarah Church (2007), William Coleman (1984), Clare Coleman (1985), Stephen Crummett ACA (1984), Nell De Falbe (1984), Tim Dieppe All (1988), Timothy Dudley (1986),John Dunbabin (1956), Stephen Easton ACMA (1986), Charles Elvin (1987), Alison Fallowfield (1984), Timothy Fallowfield (1983), Leon Ferera (1988), James Ferguson (1988), Stuart Ferguson (Fellow), Stuart Ford (1988), lain Fraser (1988), Waiter Fraser (1986), Simon Freethy (1983), Joseph Gallivan (1984), Stephen Geelan (1984), Christopher Giles ACII (1984), Keith Gordon (1988), Justin Gosling (Honorary Fellow), Lucy Gray (1987), Tony Greenham (1988), Nicholas Greensmith (1985), Tarquin Grossman (1983), David Gruenstein (1987), Jon Gulley (1985), Kari Hale ACA (1983), Elisabeth Hale (1983), Nicholas Hall-Palmer ACA (1984), Brendan Harnett (1987), Claire Harrison 106

(1986), Andrew Harrison (1986), Adam Hawkes (1986), Charles Hawley AOv1A (1984), Reverend Gerald Hegarty (1992), Brian Hepworth (1986), Simon Hodgson (1986), Fiona Houston (1985), James Hulse (1987), Alice Hutchens (1987), Helen Ixer (1988), DavidJackson (1984), Neil James (1984), John Day Jones (1986), Michael Kell (1983), Rachel H Kiddey (1986), Richard Kilgarriff (1988), Murray King (1984), Jon Kunac-Tabinor (1988), Tom Learner (1984), Ian Lines FRMetS MinstP CPhys (1984), Julia Little (1985), Mark Little CIMA (1985), Bruce Major (1984), Sally Mann ACA (1984), Vernon Manville (1987), Halcyon Martin (1987), Andreas Mavrikakis (1988), Stephen Maw MIMechE CEng (1984), Heather McCallum (1987), Justin McGowan (1983), Sally McKone (1986), Christina Mcmenamin (1986), Professor Michael Mingos (Principal), Sally Mortimore (1985), Faith Mowbray (1985), Neil Munz-Jones (1984), Sarah Muscroft (1987), Denis Mustafa (1983), Kathryn Neal ACIB (1986), Peter O'Connell (1987), Robert O'Keeffe MIMechE CEng (1984), Tamsin Oglesby (1985), Peter Othen (1988), Natasha Palmer (1987), Nigel Parkes (1984), Nicholas Race (2006),Jo Rainbow (1987), Yvonne Rainey (Director of Development), Phil Richards (1986), Kate Roessler (Development Assistant), Anthony Rossiter (1984), Rafael Russell (1984), Victoria Russell (1984), Giles Sanders (1988), Duncan Sankey (1983), Ursula Saunders (1988), Clive Sentance (1985), Charlotte Seymour (2007), Roz Shafran (1988), Reverend Alistair Sharp (1984), Andrew Shortland (1984), Martin Slater (Fellow), Richard Smalman-Smith (1987), Michael Stanislawski (1986), Professor Andrew Steane (1984), Emma Steane (1985), Ann Taylor, MA, BM, BCh (Emeritus Fellow), Andrew Taylor (1987), Jenny Taylor-Bell (1985), Jacqueline Thornton (1986), Paul Thwaite (1987), Emma Titchener (1984), MD S Triggs (1983), Gareth Turner (1986), Harry Upton (1985), Amanda Varnava (1984), Sharon Van Simson (1986), Mary Waldner (1987), Philip Waldner (1987), Martin Wailer (1986), Harvey Wheaton (1984), David Whitmarsh (1985),Bill Williams (Emeritus Fellow),Joanna Willis-Bund (1985), Richard Wright (1985), Rik Wright (1987).

1959 ANNIVERSARY LUNCHEON, 3 OCTOBER 2009 No fewer than sixty Aularians, guests and Hall guests assembled for this companionable and exuberant occasion, a Hall record for this kind of event.

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for luncheon in a noisy Jarvis Doctorow Hall. Keith Gull presided- his first formal commitment as our new Principal.

Replying to d1e Principal's toast on behalf of the Aularians, Kevin CrossleyHolland wished Keith and his wife Dianne fruitful and illustrious years in Hall. He thinks he then allowed himself ten minutes for ten thoughts (conceming life in Hall in 1959, friendship, ritual and such great matters), each of them liberally punctuated by his peers.

Recalling his own intense sense of excitement at first coming up to Hall, K.evin quoted Jan Morris: ' .. . as the first cold snap comes in, so do the undergraduates. There are trunks everywhere, and shouts of recognition, and bespectacled freshmen buying fountain pens. Porters' lodges are as busy as railway stations. Sunburnt dons talk about Greece on street corners, and there is a smell of dubbin on new football boots.'

Aularians and their guests were then offered a second opportunity to tour the college - one eagerly adopted by some, not least to stretch their stiff joints, but cheerfully spumed by others in favour of more cakes and ale and more talk, looking back, looking forward .

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Those attending (1959 unless otherwise stated) :Dr Ian Alexander with Flora Alexander, Betony Bell (Deputy Director of Development), Frederick Bird, Keith Bowen, Paul Brett with Judy Brett, John Chapman, Sir David Cooksey, Graham Cooper with Judith Cooper, Kevin Crossley-Holland with Linda Crossley-Holland, Frank di Rienzo with Patricia di Rienzo, Dr Tony Doyle with Carole Doyle, Justin Gosling (Honorary Fellow), John Griffm with Jill Griffm, Dr Dianne Gull, Professor Keith Gull (Principal), David Harding with Shirley Harding, Graham Kentfield with Ann Kentfield, John Lawson with Teresa Lawson, Dr Terry Mason with Pamela Mackenzie, Judge Richard McCullagh, Malcolm McDonald with Margaret McDonald, Mike Oakley with Ruth Oakley, Terry Quinn, Yvonne Rainey (Director of Development), John Rayner with Jennifer Rayner, Dr Francis Rossotti (Emeritus Fellow) with Dr Hazel Rossotti, Alan Rowland with Hilary Rowland, Brian Saberton, David Sellar, Mike Shaw with Marian Shaw, David Summers with Veronica Summers, Michael Voisey with Penny Voisey, Roy Walmsleywith Barbara Walmsley,John Waiters with Irene Waiters, Simon Wilkinson, Dr Bill Williams (Emeritus Fellow), Sir David Yardley (Emeritus Fellow).

THE NEW YORK DINNER, 20 NOVEMBER 2009 The New York Dinner, now past its 20th year, convened again at the Racquet & Tennis Club, Manhattan. It was a wonderful opportunity for US-based Aularians to meet Professor Gull and, more importantly, his lovely wife, this being their first NY dinner since Professor Gull joined as Principal.

The dinner was fairly well attended, particularly by those at the "newcomers" tables. As has become our habit, these more recent Aularians were invited to introduce themselves to the oldies and to tell us something about themselves and their time at the Hall. All who spoke were, not surprisingly, effusive about their experiences at the Hall. (Apparently, the Hall regularly produces the "best years" of people's young lives). We also heard brief remarks from Congressman Jim Himes about his first term as the recently elected Congressman from Connecticut's Fourth district. Having added Congressman Himes to a table beside Senator Pressler, the Hall's historical representation in the US Congress, at least sequentially, seems to have doubled. So the trend is good.

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and his future plans for the Hall. The Principal also updated us on the progress of the Charter Jvlingos Scholarship, which funds American students at Teddy Hall, the admirable success of the first such student and the need to keep up with fundraising for the scholarship so it can be sustained in future years.

Then, having heard from the Principal about the Hall, we heard from Mrs Gull about the Principal. Both talks were quite illuminating.

Mr Steven Vivian having sent his regrets for the evening, owing to a pernicious 'flu, the heckling was paltry in comparison to prior years. While Vivian was missed, and toasts were made for his speedy recovery, in his absence the various speakers' responsive skills were perhaps not fairly tested, and the Principal and Mrs Gull most certainly will have come away with a distorted view of how genteel an evening the NY Dinner can be.

After dinner, we repaired to the Bull & Bear for drinks and tall stories, all looking forward to next year's dinner. We are grateful, as always to Bill Miller and Nick Howard for organizing the dinner, and to Bill Broadbent, stalwart friend of the Hall, for hosting us in such elegant surroundings.

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Those who attended were:Daoud Awad (Visiting Student), Christian Barner, George Barner (1935), Bernard Bewlay (1980), :Michael Bird (1998), John Bockstoce (1999), David Brenner (1971), Avery Broad bent (2004) and Jus tin Doyle, Camille and William Broadbent (Friends of the Hall), John Child Jr (1967), Robert Collie FIA (1983), Adam Crego (2008), NGchelle Edelman (2005), Robert Gaffey (1975), Dianne Gull, Keith Gull CBE DSc(Hon) FRS FMedSci (Principal), Beatrice Gutmann (2005), David Hicks (1962),James Himes (1988), Nicholas Howard (1976), Alexander Lawrence (2006), James Lyle (1980) and Tracy N ixon, Sarah Mackay (2000), William R :NWler OBE, KStJ, lvlA (1949), Webster O'Brien (1983), The Hon Larry Pressler (1964), Yvonne Rainey (Director of Development), Christopher Simmonds (1981), Joyce Wu (2002).

THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY GAUDY, 20 MARCH 2010 And so after 40 years it falls to a humble Metallurgist to report on the Anniversary Gaudy for the intake of 1970. No t a single E nglish scholar to brighten these paragraphs with wit and precise grammar, so let's see what a scientist can do.

"The Old Dining Hall ... a veL-y atmospheric space with past Principals gazing down upon us ..."

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Start with the facts. There were 37 Matriculants present plus 10 hall officers and guests including the new Principal presiding at his first such event. In an impressive show of solidarity all 7 of the surviving Physicists attended (were there really so many in 1970?) and Law and PPE were equally well represented.

The numbers meant that we could just squeeze into the Old Dining Hall for dinner; highly convenient for both the Buttery and the toilet block. A very atmospheric space with past Principals gazing down upon us, reminding us, if we needed it, of the permanent yet ever-changing nature of this place called Hall. Food and wine were both excellent and in plentiful supply.

Conversation was loud and vigorous, given so many old shared memories and so much new life about which to learn. It was truly surprising how easily we recognised each other and fell back into fellowships long discarded.

There were speeches! Not being trained in shorthand I can't vouch for accuracy here but I hope any embellishments won't embarrass the Speakers. The Principal welcomed us back to the Hall. If we seemed like ancient history (as we must!) then he did well to disguise it. He began by reminding us of events in the world at the time we came up in 1970. Hendrix and Joplin had both just died, war in Vietnam ground ever on, Nixon was on a European tour, and Solzhenitsyn had won the Nobel prize for literature. To emphasise our longevity we were further reminded that Concorde had recendy completed its maiden flight, the World Trade Centre in New York was topped out, and manned flight to the moon had taken a dramatic twist with Apollo 13. Did we think we'd oudive all three? Our generation had been the first 18 yearolds to be able to vote in a General Election when Heath came to power in 1970 and had watched, unbelievingly, as England somehow lost to Germany in the World Cup (a bad dream which knows no ending!). Petrol was 2s6d per gallon, we paid the College [72 per term for full board and lodgings, and beer in the buttery was 1s8d a pint. Oh, and tuition fees were fully funded . Happy days!

The Principal went on to describe the current healthy state of the Hall, a process of steady evolution over the last 40 years. Fund-raising is vital to this continuity and Alumni play a significant role in this. This is no modern phenomenon. We were reminded that in our day the Hall was raising money for phase 3 of the building work in "the Orient" under the hopeful tide of "Completion Appeal"! The target was ÂŁ250,000 of which 50% was sought from Alumni with 50% of that figure already pledged. Plus <;a change!

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Richard Gozney replied for us all with thanks to the College and its staff for inviting us back, organising the evening and coordinating things so efficiently.

Richard's memories were, of course, less global and more parochial; after all, like us, he was there. We did look a serious and apprehensive bunch in our Matriculation photo taken before being guided to the Sheldonian at the start of Michaelmas term, but by the summer photo of 1971 we had become a group of young men who had clearly found their feet in a warm and friendly college environment. In our day the Hall was a paradise for sportsmen with the opportunity to play alongside some very talented athletes. Rugby and Soccer cuppers had been won for so many years that they'd become routine (no pressure there then for the new intake!) and we did retain both in 1971.

Rowing was also a key feature . We were no longer Head of the River but managed to float more crews in summer eights than any other college. The cry of ''Hall", often prolonged for minutes at a time, echoed loudly from the boathouse to encourage 5th VIII and 1st VIII alike.

When we were up at the Hall Emden seemed a distant memory and John Kelly was the spirit of the place. His portrait looked down at us from the wall of the Old Dining Hall but it fails to capture his innate mischief and joie-de-vivre - "my dear boy!" - and for most of us his presence bestrode the College (often literally, late at night in the Front Quad!) A Kelly speech, and there were many at Cuppers dinners, often bordered on the suggestive but were always delivered with wicked humour and brilliant timing. His voice lives on, particularly since so many of us can still do a passable impression, but his memory is understandably dulled in the modern Hall of today.

There were many other characters. Richard remembered a late night in the Library when, coming back through the churchyard, he saw lights flickering in the crypt. Waking up the Dean to report this he ended up back in the churchyard with the Dean and Fred baying at the moon. Now that's what we expected as true leadership from the SCR! Richard also remembered Hall Balls and the articles of fiction which described them in the Hall Magazine the following year. In 1971 the heavens opened and in 1972 a disastrous attempt at organic catering by the Global Village Trading Company almost destroyed the kitchen and left much of the food ground into the parquet flooring. Gordon Alexander affirmed that the fmancial accounts remain incomplete to this day and the Bursar vowed never to allow another Ball!

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time to remember at least nine of our cohort who hadn't survived to be invited to this Reunion; Philip Martin-Kaye, Frederick Murray, Colin Potter, Martin Thorne, Michael Tomkinson, Daniel Appiah-Kubi, Paul Howell, Neil Ribiero and Anthony Sherlock. So we toasted the College on their behalf and said our own "Fioreat Aula".

Festivities continued late into the night with many of us outlasting the Buttery closing time. To the best of my knowledge no beer mugs were launched into the churchyard - but we were drinking from plastic by that point! Nostalgia is a wonderful thing but age and infirmity limit one's ability to reproduce such Herculean achievements. Thank goodness no-one has suggested a reunion football match!

Finally, I came across a report from a summer reunion in 1973 at which the Dean assured all of those present, including 3 Aularians from 1922, that "the present junior members of the Hall were no worse and, happily perhaps, no better than their predecessors". I'm sure that the same applies to the current student body. The Hall still seems to be a place of strong identity with warmth, humour and friendship in evidence. Long may it flourish.

Kevin Fisher, 1970 Year Group Leader Those attending (1970 unless otherwise stated):Sophie Ackroyd (2007), Gordon Alexander, Charles Baker, Richard Barnfield FIPM FCIB, Anthony Beales, Stephen Bedford, Peter Butler, Nigel Coles, Peter Collins (1962), David Cooling, Julian Currall, William David, Michael Dunn, Christopher Evans, Kevin Fisher CEng, Stephen Fordham, Sir Richard Gozney KCMG, Keith Gull CBE DSc(Hon) FRS FMedSci (Principal), Peter Harper, Richard Hatt,John Hawkins,John Hearn, Reverend Gerald Hegarty (Chaplain), Lindsay Kaye, Chris Lewis, Peter Malin, Roger Moore, David Morgan, Rachel O'Malley (2008), Richard Ormerod, Chris Perrott, John Poyser, Yvonne Rainey (Director of Development), Richard Robinson, Kate Roessler (Development Assistant), Geoffrey Sambrook, Geoffrey Smith, Frank Spooner, Mark Stallworthy, Christopher Sutton-Mattocks, William Travers, Bill Williams (Emeritus Fellow), Robert Wilson JP, Charlie Wilson (2008), David Wilton, Sir David Yardley (Emeritus Fellow).

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PPE REUNION, 27-28 MARCH 2010

Some 70 former PPEists spanning seventy years (pride of place going to Robbie Bishop (1939)), six current PPEists and nine current PPE tutors attended the first-ever PPE reunion at the Hall. Justin Gosling and John Dunbabin were also able to attend, both receiving warm ovations after dinner, although John Knight was unfortunately already committed to a conference in Korea. Many other Aularians sent their regrets and best wishes.

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Sir Ken (now Lord) Macdonald QC (1971) opened proceedings with a direct and thoughtful lecture "Safety and freedom: can we have both?", considering the appropriate balance of responses to terrorist crimes and provoking a lively question-and-answer session. The entertaining and somewhat surprising cross-party encomia in the after-dinner speech "Challenges of modem politics" given by Rt Hon John Spellar MP (1966) should perhaps have been seen as a portent of coalitional politics to come. Martin Slater toasted the energy and vitality of the Hall PPE community, noting that no fewer than three Oxford colleges are now headed by Aularian PPEists. On Sunday morning Martin and Linda Yueh entertained early risers with a potted economic history of the world as seen year by year through the eyes of PPE examiners, leading on to an open forum on current policy issues.

All seemed to enjoy and profit from this new occasion, but maybe none more so than Aaron Yeo (1995), who used the opportunity to propose to his beloved amid beautiful surroundings and impressive company!

Martin Slater Those who attended were:Outi Aarnio (Fellow), Jonathan Aptaker (1957), Paul Archer (2007), Peter Aspden (1976), Ian Beesley (1960), Stuart Bilsland (1954), Robert Bishop

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(1939), Stephen Blarney (Fellow), Ross Bowell (1997), Charles Bryant FCIB (1967), Sir Ian Byatt (1952), Ian Coleman (1978), Ronnie Colsen (1967), Alison Cook (1997), Fay Dalby (2004), Asher Dresner (2002),John Dunbabin (1956), Michelle Eskinazi (2004), Nicholas Field-Johnson (1971), William Foy (1965), James Furnival (2007), Gabriel Glockler (1993), Roger Golland OBE (1973), Justin Gosling (Honorary Fellow), Lara Green (2005), Michael Hamilton (1962), John Harrison (1957), Bob Head ACA ACII (1976), James Hunt (1968), Gordon Hurst (1975),Jenny Imhoff (2004), Edward Inions (1974), Anson Jack (1976), Kallina Jelfs (1993), Peter Johnson (1965), Peter Kane (1975), John Kilbee FCA (1966), Alexander Kirk Wilson (1963), James Kirkland (1997), James Lawson (2009), Scott Livermore (1993), Thomas Long (1996), Shaun MacLoughlin (1954), Lord Macdonald QC (1971), Simon Maxwell CBE (1967), Geoff Mihell MA AOvlA ACIS (1957), Hugh :NWler (1995), Jules Mort (1993), Karma Nabulsi (Fellow), Gideon Nissen ACII (1978), Howard Orme ACMA (1979), Simon Parsons (1976), Thomas Pope (2008), Mike Power (1976), Yvonne Rainey (Director of Development),Jeffrey Richardson AC:NlA (1968), Kate Roessler (Development Assistant), Sir Michael Rose KCB CBE DSO QGM (1960), Shahira Samy Ounior Research Fellow), Charlotte Seymour (2007), Michael Shipster CMG OBE (1969), Martin Slater (Fellow), Ian Smith (1953), John Smith JP (1957), The Rt Hon John Spellar 11P (1966), Alastair Stewart QC (1957),Jens Tholstrup (1973), Natalie Toms (2001), Louka Travlos (2004),Jolyon Trimingham (1975), Hanna Virta (2001), Edward Watson (1996), Elizabeth Watts (2003), John West (1954), Harvey Wheaton (1984),James Wilk (1973), Rebecca Wilkinson (2001), Anna Williams (2007), Charlie Wilson (2008), Brian Worsfold (1978), Trevor Worsfold (1976), Aaron Yeo (1995), Jeremy Young (1976), Linda Yueh (1999).

US WEST COAST AULARIANS DINNER, 14 APRIL 2010 On Wednesday 14 April 2010, eighteen Aularians and guests gathered at Michael's Restaurant Santa Monica for the annual US West Coast Aularian Dinner. While the event drew alumni mainly from the Los Angeles area, a few had made the trip from Northern California and from as far away as Wyoming!

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very interesting collection of anecdotes and fond memories about life in Teddy Hall over the past few decades.

This year saw us welcome Professor Keith Gull, who joined us for the first time. He, together with Yvonne Rainey, provided us with a first-hand update on the Hall, through a description of the recent exciting developments as well as plans for the future. This was followed by a lively discussion about various issues, including fund raising campaigns within the wider context of the University and alumni relations in the US. The evening concluded over dessert and coffee, when the Pnnctpal encouraged us to bring fatward and follow-¡ :p with ideas regarding ways to be involved with the College.

This event typically rotates between the Los Angeles and d1e San Francisco area bringing toged1er alumni from California and beyond. As it slowly establishes itself within the North American Aularian calendar, it also provides an alternative to travelling to the East coast New York dinner. Peter Gelles (1962) organised this year's meeting, taking over from E d1an Lipsig (1967) who had kindly coordinated d1e two prior LA get-toged1ers. Professor :tvlingos

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initiated the US West Coast Dinners in 2005 and attended his last one in San Francisco in 2009, together with his wife Stacey. Their presence will be missed but we look forward to the next event in Spring 2011 to be co-ordinated by volunteers from Northern California.

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THE FLOREAT AULA SOCIETY DINNER, 16 APRIL 2010 Kate Roessler welcomed the guests in the Old Dining Hall, and registered their arrivals. Tea and biscuits, space and time for chatting and relaxing were available most of the afternoon.

About 40 of our members and their guests arrived early in order to join a guided tour of Magdalen College, organised through personal contacts between the Development Offices of both colleges. Magdalen has many fine buildings, a deer park and a very pretty riverside walk. The garden is home to the very rare Snake's Head Fritillary (Fn"tillan¡a meleagris), luckily in bloom for our visit. The chapel tower is of course famous for the May Day singing of the Magdalen choir: they sing from the top of the tower, although their efforts are not always heard that clearly by the crowd standing many feet below, and not necessarily listening in silence! But it's all part of what one does - and surely many of you did - on May morning: stand on Magdalen Bridge or at least as close as one can get to it, and ...be there- before continuing the jollity for the rest of the morning, lectures and tutorials permitting, of course.

Later in the afternoon, there was as usual a tour of the college conducted by French fmalist Arabella Lawson. We offer a tour every time we hold our dinner, and there is never a shortage of takers. The Chaplain, Gerald Hegarty officiated at Evensong in the Chapel assisted by undergraduate choir member Katie Plummer.

At 6.30pm everybody gathered in the Jarvis Doctorow Hall for pre-dinner drinks. The new Principal, Professor Keith Gull, could not be present to host the dinner, as he had to be in New York, at the Oxford University North America Reunion. But before he left he recorded a video speech, in which he welcomed the members of the FAS and expressed his regret not to be present.

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particularly impressed by the numbers involved in sports and arts activities as well as in voluntary services and adventurous travel. The college wishes to be able to continue providing our undergraduates with the best possible education, and so the best chances for their future. Members of the Society have shown great commitment to the future success and well-being of the College for which the Principal expressed his warmest and sincerest thanks.

Dinner took place in the Wolfson Hall; 94 sat down to a very good fourcourse meal, hosted by the Vice-Principal, Hugh J(~nkyns.

The Vice-Principal, having decided that one speech was enough, told instead a very short story: not long after having taken up his Fellowship at the Hall, he decided to walk back from lunch in Hall to his Department (Earth Sciences) taking a short cut through New College. Challenged by a porter, but hoping that being a neighbour would provide a safe passage, he announced to the porter: "I'm a Fellow of St Edmund Hall". Thereupon the porter pausedlong pause - and then replied: "Bad luck, Sir!" May I, on behalf of us all, beg to differ.

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The next morning, after breakfast in Hall, two groups set off on their chosen tour. About 40 went to the Ashmolean: I was not part of that tour, but I hear it was greatly enjoyed: the Ashmolean has lately reopened after major refurbishments, with many improvements in the display of its many treasures.

I went with the other group to Modern Art Oxford. We were fortunate to have as our guide the Director, Michael Stanley, who is an Aularian (1993, Fine Arts). The Museum is in the process of improving its facilities, but maintains a programme of work by contemporary artists. Currently it is showing moving images. We were all particularly intrigued by a video of a lady trying to be brave enough to jump from the highest diving board, presumably into a pool, although that is not visible. After several aborted attempts - shall I, shan't I? - she fmally and literally took the plunge; a very elegant dive - down and out of frame.

The day ended at about 12 noon. We hope all our members enjoyed their visit and will attend the Society's next event- which brings me to a last point: on two successive occasions our dinner has coincided with the unavoidable absence of the Principal. He would very much like to be present, and as the date of the North American Reunion is not in our control, we should think of changing the date of the FAS dinner. We shall of course keep all the members informed, in good time, so they can mark the date in their diaries.

It is my pleasure to report on the whole event for the magazine, but my thanks go to Kate and Betony for most of the creative organisation for this year's meeting. And thanks also to the staff for the smooth running of the important, domestic background to our event.

Bill Williams (Emeritus Fellow) Those who attended were:Brian Amor (1956) and Dina Amor, William Asbrey (1949) and Yvonne Hawthorn, Paul Badman FCA (1965), Darrell Barnes (1963),John Bean (1958), Anthony Best (1979),John Billington (1955), Stuart Bilsland (1954) and Ann Bilsland, Robert Bishop (1958) and Margie Bishop, David Bolton (1960), David Bolton (1957) and Janet Bolton, Mark Booker (1971), Michael Bourdeaux (1954) and Lorna Bourdeaux, Robert Breese (1949), Peter Brown (19 52) ,J ames Burnett-Hitchcock (1962) and Auriol Burnett-Hitchcock, :tvlichael Cansdale (19 56) and Hilly Cans dale, Robert Cawthorne (197 3) and Catherine Cawthorne, Raoul Cerratti (1974), Stephen Chandler (1972) and Susan 120

Chandler, Gloria Clutton-Williams (Friend of the Hall),John Cotton (1955) and Elizabeth Cotton, David Cox (1963), Michael Darling (1952), Desmond Day OBE (1951), David Fitzwilliam-Lay (1952), David Giles (1953) and Jean Giles, Maureen Haile (Friend of the Hall), Rex Harrison (1961), Gerald Hegarty (1992), Richard Hope (1957), Allan Jay lvffiE (1951), Hugh Jenkyns (Vice-Principal), David Johnson (1956) and Barbara Johnson, Christopher )ones (1952), DerekJones (1958) andJudy )ones, Shari Levine (2008), Paul Lewis CEng (1955) and Patricia Lewis, John Long (1961), Richard Luddington (1978),James Markwick FRSA (1956) and Margaret Markwick, Peter Masson (1967), Geoff Mihell ACMA ACIS (1957) and Jan Mihell, Andrew Page (1956), John Phillips (1957) and Jane Phillips, David Picksley MIMgt (1953) and Anna Picksley, Jack Picton (1964), Katherine Plummer (2008), Christopher Pope (Friend of the Hall) and Kathy Pope, Philip Rabbetts (1958) and Linde Rabbetts, Martin Reynolds (1956) and Gaynor Reynolds, Kate Roessler (Development Assistant), Edmund Roskell (1965), Michael Simmie (1963), Howard Slack (1951), Alastair Stewart QC (1957), David Summers OBE JP (1959), Philip Swindells (1953) and Jean Swindells, David Thompson (1952), Gwendoline Titcombe (Friend of the Hall) and Valerie Newman, Jeffrey Tseng (Fellow), Bill Williams (Emeritus Fellow), Russell Withington (1979), Sir David Yardley (Emeritus Fellow).

Current members of the Floreat Aula Society are listed below: JohnAkroyd John Allchurch BrianAmor Christopher Amor Jonathan Aptaker Professor Christopher Annitage William Asbrey Colin Atkinson JohnAyers Paul Badman FCA Andrew Banks John Barker George Bamer Darrell Bames Jolm Barton Martin Bates Albert Baxter John Bean Stuart Beaty Colin Benbow

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Michael Cans dale Robert Cawthome Dr Raoul Cerratti Stephen Chandler David Clarke Gloria Clutton-Williams J eanette Cock shoot Terence Cook Andrew Cordell Simon Costa John Cotton David Cox John Cox Kevin Crossley-Holland John Cunningham Michael Darling Alex Davids Revd Canon Hilary Davidson Arthur Davis FICE MBCS Desmond Day OBE, MA John Dellar Yves Desgouttes Frank di Rienzo Jarvis Doctorow Ms Olivia Donnelly Stewart Douglas-Mann MSI John Ducker John Dunbabin David Dunsmore Laurence Elliott Roger F arrand Charles Fisher David Fitzwilliam-Lay Andrew Foot Paul Foote John French FIPD MIMgt Robin French Dr Patrick Garland FRSA Alan Gamett Brian Gibson David Giles John Gill Dr David Gillett Dr Paul Glover CIMgt FIPD Harold Goldsword1y Michael Goodman-Smid1 Jus tin Gosling Paul Goulding QC

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Alis tair Gral1am Dr Philip Haffenden FRHistS Maureen Haile Graeme Hall Ronald Hall David Harding Christopher Harmer Rex Harrison J olm Hawkins Dr Malcolm Hawd10me Professor Ian Heggie Charles Hind MA ALA FSA Revd John Hog an Richard Hope Michael Hopkinson ID Keith Hounslow FICE Robert Houston Ann Hughes MVO Norman Isaacs Peter Janson-Smidl Allan Jay MBE David J olmson Geoffrey Johnston Christopher J ones Derek J ones Luke Jones ACA Dr Andrew Kalm Terence Kelly Roy Kings Antony Laughton Revd Canon Raymond Lee Paul Lewis CEng John Long Richard Luddington Kenned1 Lund QC James Lyle ChrisManby J ames Markwick FRSA Charles Marriott MIMechE C.Eng Peter Masson Robert Mathews Doug McCallum George MeN aught Peter Mercer Jeremy Mew Geoff Miliell MA ACMA ACIS 'Dusty' Miller William R Miller OBE, KStJ, MA

Professor Michael Mingos Dr Gareth de Bohun1vtitford-Barberton Dr Geoffrey Mortimer Charles Murray David Nelson Rodney Offer Andrew Page Kenned1 Palk Martin P aterson Robert Pay Frank Pedley Nigel Pegram The Revd Edward Phillips John Phillips Dr Peter Phizackerley David Picksley MlMgt Jack Picton John Pike CBE John Pinnick Dr Francis Pocock Christopher Pope Philip Rabbetts Farrand Radley MBE MCIPD FlnstAM John Reddick Bob Rednall His Honour Judge Martin Reynolds Peter Reynolds TI1e Venerable Raymond Roberts CB Michael Rob son Parry Rogers CBE CIM CIPM General Sir Michael Rose KCB CBE DSO QGM Edmund Roskell Dr F rancis Rossotti Philip Lyon Roussel OBE FRSA FRGS Dr Jack Rowell OBE MA FCA LID lan Sandles Michael Senter OBE

Michael Simmie Revd Alan Simmonds Howard Slack Martin Slater Patrick Slocock Martin Smith Peter Smid1 Patrick Snell MC Emerson Snelling Michael Somers OBE His Honour Judge Southan Dr Frank Spooner Alastair Stewart QC David S=ers OBE JP Revd Philip Swindells Paul Tempest David TI10mpson Dr John Thurston Gwendoline Titcombe Noel Tonkin Roy Tracey Carol Tricks Alan Vasa ID John C Voigt Professor John Wahnsley Dr Ardmr Warr FRCS James Webster TI1e Revd Canon Hugh Wilcox Dr John Wilkinson Geoffrey Willian1s DrJohn Williams FRCGP Dr Bill Williams Russell Withington Dudley Wood CBE Gordon Woods FRSC Stuart Wordlington Professor Sir David Yardley Bill Yeowart

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THE NORTH AMERICAN REUNION, 17 APRIL 2010: Teddy Hall at the Core of the Big Apple Perhaps the memories of an Oxford graduate student differ from those of members of aJCR, but somehow, at least in the case of the Hall, I seriously doubt it. In any case, the first, most fundamental, and enduring impression made upon me by the College when I came up in October of 1973 was that of being immediately offered an unrestrained welcome into an uncommonly joyful fraternal community.

That same welcoming, fraternal spirit was more than present once again at the cocktail party thrown for Hall members living in the United States at the Core Club in midtown Manhattan this past April. Although only one of many events of an annual Oxford-wide "visit" to New York, this particular evening, made possible through the generosity of several alumni, was, for me, the most evocative of everything that is best about Teddy Hall.

I cannot accurately estimate how many people were actually present in the very fuled room, but I am certain that I only knew two of them beforehand.

In fact, I must confess that I thought that I would probably just get a drink, hide in the corner until some presentation was given, and then sneak back into the subway to head for home. I did get my drink (three, to be frank, and very good gin went into them!). But there was never a chance that retreat to a corner would be possible. Within a few minutes, it seemed, once again, that I was in the midst of all my old buddies back in the MCR for a pint or two after the last Sunday dinner before the end of term. Foundations of new friendships were quickly laid, in my case with someone who turned out to be a neighbour of mine in Greenwich Village whom I had seen before but never known to be a Hall man.

The Principal played a central role in stimulating and maintaining the lively atmosphere at the Core Club. In speaking with him, I actually felt as though I were the guest of honour. Not only did he draw my fifteen year old son Nicholas (who accompanied me to the party) into the Hall spirit characterising the event; he also managed to accomplish what I have not been able to do over the course of a considerable number of years: stir up an excitement over the possibility of following in his father's footsteps.

Stirring up excitement over the Hall in general was, of course, the raison d'etre 124

Alison Ridpath, Emma Brockes, Karin Fox and Yarlini Balarajan at the Core Club, Manhattan

for the festivities that evening, and the Principal's presentation was very effective in achieving this purpose. He explained the problems affecting all the colleges of the University, the specific needs that we must confront, the expanding diversity of Teddy Hall, and the building projects that were to be undertaken for the future.

All this was very encouraging. More importantly, it was a powerful reminder to those of us who love the Hall how much we owe it for whatever might be good about ourselves today. Such a reminder was powerfully aided by the Principal's mention of the recent death of two fellows of great academic ability, discipline, restraint, and yet very great kindness and openness to their students: Bruce Mitchell and Reverend Cowdrey.

In Journry to the End of the Night, the French autl1or, G line, says tl1at he w1shed that he could just freeze everyone and everytl1ing exactly where they were.

That is how I felt when I was at tl1e Hall. That was how I felt once again at the Core Club last April. The thought of tl1e imminent departure of all our visitors from Oxford was depressing. Unexpected aid from a volcano in Iceland offered a few days' respite. With that respite came the chance to

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remember what I mentioned at the beginning of this short piece: the fact that the joyful, fraternal spirit of the Hall remains strong and unchanging and eternally available to those who reflect on how much they benefitted from it.

Dr John C Rao (1973)

THE SUMMER REUNION, 26 JUNE 2010 While you're attending Peter Collins' wine tasting class in the Old Dining Hall, you've packed off children and spouse on Felicity Tholstrop's Children's Literary Tour of Oxford; then, fortified by your new-found ability to distinguish graves from grenache, you discover new facts about the Hall on

Hall guests enjoying Adam Sealey's string quartet at the Hall's Summer Garden Party

Arabella Lawson's college tour; meanwhile, Felicity has resumed her role of Pied Piper by leading your nearest and dearest to the Pitt Rivers and Natural History Museums. So is it any wonder that a little while later you should be found in the shade of a marquee behind St Peter in-the-East, enjoying a cucumber sandwich or two, a slice of cake, strawberries and cream and a cup of tea? Adam Sealey's string quartet serenades you in the afternoon heat, making valiant efforts against tl1e tasteless racket blaring from New College.

"Empty vessels make the most noise", you mutter to yourself as you stretch your legs to replenish a glass, now empty of Pimm's.

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No, you are not dreaming: d1is is Teddy H all's Garden Party, part of d1e Summer Reunion, all on a summer's day- and one of ilie hottes t, too.

Now attired in your evening glad rags you attend Evensong (you never did when you were an undergraduate, so you make up for los t time). You rumble away in d1e first hymn, ilien repose gratefully as Rachel O'.!v[alley sings d1e canticles and aniliem (she reads bod1 lessons, too : ts d1ere no end to her talents?) before stretching credulity and vocal cords in d1e las t hymn which you are sure is d1e same tune as ilie German national and1em and which you hope does no t portend defeat in tomorrow's World Cup match .

P re-din ner drin ks in the balmy Front Quad

Surprised at having survived such a long sentence (d1e one above, no t Evensong) and spiritually refreshed, you indulge in spirituous refreshment wiili a glass (or two) of champagne in ilie Front Quad, certain du t you know iliat tune Adam and his quartet are playing but is it Mozart, or Bral1ms or Liszt? Come to iliink of it, are you Bral1ms and Liszt? Surely not: you've only had ... and you begin to count, but are interrupted by a slap on ilie back from one o f your contemporaries you haven't seen for many years, so decide to have perhaps just anoilier glass.

Nobody seems to move when dinner is announced but since rumbling tummies disturb d1e golden silence of a college evening, you lead a slow fil e 127

into the Wolfson Hall, stand interminably for the stragglers so that grace can be said when all are present, then sit down to a dinner of grilled goat's cheese and salad, salmon en croute and profiteroles.

Gently reproving your spouse for attempting to pass the port the wrong way round the table (oh, the benefits of an Oxford education!), you listen to Sir Jon Shortridge's account of what the St Edmund Hall Association has been doing recently: a well-attended Careers Day for the students, a London drinks gathering, the need to have more Year Group Leaders and wonder what more you might be doing for the Hall.

Keith Gull (you haven't met him before and note how tall he is for a microbiologist) tells you what an enthusiastic bunch of students the Hall is proud to have within its walls (which strikes a chord, because you remember that you were an enthusiastic student too, though your tutors may have begged to differ) and what wonderful support the Aularians give to the Hall (yes, you ought to get more involved - and is the Boat Club really one hundred and fifty years old next year?); but life is going to get a lot tougher for the Hall and its students not so far from now. 'We're all in this together" -isn't that what one of those new politicians said? Cambome? Osmeron? Oh, go on: have another glass of port.

Well, you don't really want to disgrace yourself dancing in front of the Mike Burney Trio, do you? To hell with it: you've got your chiropractor's number somewhere and you surprise yourself with your athletic grace (you're pretty sure that's what she said).

The Buttery Bar still serves a jolly good pint and your deep and meaningful conversation with your contemporaries around the well is just as pointless as it was ... how many years ago was it, now?

And you leave. What a day! What fun! You've never been in better form!

Everybody -no, really! -everybody thought you were wonderfully witty and amusing (isn't she sweet? That's why you married her) .

Must come again next year.

Darrell Barnes (1963)

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS

2010 22 28 13 19

October October November November

Parents' Dinner San Francisco Aularians event- drinks at Palomino l\!fasterclass Showcase 26th Annual New York Dinner, Racquet & Tennis Oub, :Manhattan

24 November 2 December 9 December 9 December

London Aularians Drinks Reception, The George on the Strand Carols in the Quad Varsity l\!fatch, Twickenham Washington DC Aularians event- drinks at Old Ebbitt Grill

2011 SEHA London Dinner, Royal Over-Seas League, London Hong Kong Aularians - drinks with the Principal 14 January Parents' Dinner 15 February 18 l\!farch 1971 40th Anniversary Gaudy 19 l\!farch 150th Anniversary Boat Oub Dinner 25 l\!farch Floreat Aula Society Dinner 26 l\!farch l\!fathematics & Education Reunion 2 April US West Coast Dinner, San Francisco 7 April Boston Aularians -Dinner with the Principal Oxford Inter-Collegiate Golf Tournament 8 April Graduate Student Parents' Dinner 21 l\!fay Parents' Garden Party 4June Summer Reunion 2July 26 August Aularian Golfmg Society Meeting & Dinner 10 September Physics, Chemistry & l\!faterials Reunion 16 - 18 September University of Oxford Alumni Weekend, University-wide 17 September 1995 - 2000 l\!fatriculates Gaudy 1 October 1961 50th Anniversary Luncheon 11 January

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THE ST EDMUND HALL ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - JANUARY 2010

President Principal Immediate Past President Honorary Vice-President Honorary Vice-President Honorary Secretary Honorary Treasurer

Sir Jon Shortridge KCB MA MSc (1966) Professor Keith Gull CBE BSc PhD DSc Lond, FRS, FMedSci William H Hatcher lvfA (1962) Justin C B Gosling BPhil MA R (Bob) J L Breese MA (1949) Richard A H Finch MA (1976) lan W Durrans BA (1977)

Up to 1944

HA Farrand Radley MBE MA (1935)

1945-54 1955-64

Michael J Cansdale MA (1956) John M Heggadon MA BSc (Lond) FCIM FFB (1961) Michael G M Groves DipEconPolSci (1962)

1965-74

Peter Butler MA (1970) Lawrence Cummings MA (1971)

1975- 84

Richard A H Finch MA (197 6) Richard S Luddington lvfA MPhil (1978)

1985- 94

A (fony) C Greenham BA MSc (1988) Dr David J Jordan MA PhD (1990)

1995- 04

Catherine L Cooper BA (1995) Oily M Donnelly BA MSc (1999)

eo-options

Dr Francis J Pocock MA DPhil (1960) Darrell M P Barnes BA (1963) J David Waring lvfA (1987)

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MINUTES OF THE 79th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION The 79th Annual General Meeting of the Association was held in Princess Alexandra Hall of the Royal Over-Seas League, Over-Seas House, Park Place, St James's Street, London SW1A 1LR on Tuesday, 12 January 2010 at 6.15pm, Sir Jon Shortridge presiding.

Over SO members were present.

1.

Minutes. The Minutes of the 78th Meeting, held on 13 January 2009, copies being available, were confirmed and signed in the Minute Book by the President. There were no matters arising.

2.

President's Report. Sir Jon Shortridge welcomed the Principal to his first Association AGM and confirmed that the Association was in good heart.

3.

Principal's Report. Professor Keith Gull said that he would make his report at the Dinner.

4.

Honorary Secretary's Report. There were no major items.

5.

Honorary Treasurer's Report. I W Durrans presented the audited accounts; he said that the fmances were in a healthy position. There were no questions and the accounts were adopted.

6.

Elections: The following were elected unanimously: Re-elected for one year Honorary Secretary RA H Finch Honorary Treasurer I W Durrans Re-elected for one year Up to 1944 HA F Radley Re-elected for three years 1955- 64 J M Heggadon Re-elected for three years

7. Appointment of Honorary Auditor. L D Page was unanimously reappointed.

8. Date of Next Meeting. Tuesday, 11 January 2011 at the Royal OverSeas League at 6.15pm.

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9.

There being no further business, the President closed the Meeting at 6.35pm.

RA H FINCH, Hon Secretary

THE 69th LONDON DINNER THE 69th LONDON DINNER of the St Edmund Hall Association was held at the Royal Over-Seas League, St James's on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.

The harshest of weathers did not prevent a decent turnout of 118, with impressively few last-minute cancellations despite the forecast return of heavy snows. Association President Sir Jon Shortridge welcomed the guests (the Principal, Dr Gull and the JCR President) before ranging widely over Hall and Association matters, not least the very recent 90th birthday of Bruce lvLtchell and the 75th anniversary of the matriculation of Farrand Radley, both so loyal and committed to the Hall. The Principal, making his debut at this event, was happy to report that although his first term had been "an interesting crash course" for "a naive Yorkshireman," he had found the Hall with its "fantastic family" to be a "special place!" His audience did not disagree.

As sociation Pres ident Sir Jon Shortridge address ing the 69th London Dinner

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The following Aularians attended the Dinner: (1935) Mr HA F Radley; (1939) Dr F D Rushworth; (1949) Mr R J L Breese; (19 50) lv[r J Wheeler; (19 51) Mr D J Day; (19 52) Mr H W Goldsworthy, Mr D MJacobs, lvlr N F Lockhart; (1954) Mr S R Bilsland; (1955) lvlr RH B De Vere Green, lv[r J L Fage, Mr RA Farrand, lv[r R Knowles; (1956) Mr BE Arnor, Mr M J Cansdale (St Edmund Fellow), lv[r S C Douglas-Mann, Mr A F Ham, Mr J C Markwick, Judge Martin Reynolds, Mr J RC Young; (1957) Mr M J Archer, Mr D M W Bolton, Mr J W Harrison, Mr R W J ackson, Mr M J Rowan, Professor J B Walmsley; (1958) Mr L L Filby, Mr J H Phillips; (19 59) Mr J A Collingwood, Mr M S Shaw; (1960) Mr C J G Atkinson, Dr F J Pocock (St Edmund Fellow), Mr T R R Richards, General Sir Michael Rose (Honorary Fellow), Mr P J R Sankey-Barker; (1961) Mr R G Harrison, Mr J M Heggadon, lv[r M G Hornsby, Mr A M Rentoul, Mr R K Smith; (1962) Mr W G Gull and, Mr M J Hamilton; (1963) Mr D M P Bames, Mr R A S Offer, lv[r M S Simmie; (1964) Mr D A Ashworth, Dr M J Clarke, Senator Larry Pressler; (1965) Mr J G Barclay (Fellow), Mr R W Beckham, Mr S R Garrett, Dr M R D Randall; (1966) Mr C M Brown, Mr P L D Brown, lv[r A B Fisher, Mr D A Hopkins, Sir Jon Shortridge (President, SEH Association); (1967) Mr M C V Spencer Ellis; (1968) Mr M J Daniels, Dr DJ Hughes, Mr H J Hunt, Mr R T Ward; (1969) Mr I C Busby; (1970) Mr W N David, lv[r P G Harper, Mr J W Hawkins; (1971) Mr L Cummings; (1974) Dr R Cerratti, Mr PP Phillips; (1976) Mr RA H Finch, MrJ J Young; (1977) lv[r S S Advani, Mr S P B Denehy, Mr I J V Doherty, Mr I W Durrans, Mr A J Haxby, lvlr R Keeley, Mr R F J H Ruvigny, Mr C J L Samuel; (1979) Mr R Withington; (1981) Mr A Findlay, Mr N P Maidment, Mr N D L Quick; (1982) Mr DJ Heaps; (1986) lv[r MJ Borrett, Mr T P Dudley, Dr A T Harrison, Mr JP Lindsay; (1988) Mr KM Gordon, Mr A C Greenham; (1999) Mr C J R Wells; (2000) Ms C Liddiard; (2001) Mr CH Hutton-Mills, Mr P A Schneider-Sikorsky, Ms RA Wilkinson, Mr W R Young; (2002) Mr K S Chadha, Ms E L Gabriel, Mr J F Lait, Mr M H C Lowry-Cooper, Mr L W S A Marshall, Mr A L Smith; (2003) Mr R J Caine.

The foiiowing other Fellows and Hall representatives also attended: Mr J P D Dunbabin (Emeritus Fellow), Mr N S Davidson, Dr H C Jenkyns (VicePrincipal), Dr E J Parkin (Bursar), Dr F Salvatorelli (former Fellow), Mr M D E Slater, lv[r C J Wells (Emeritus Fellow), Dr W S C Williams (Emeritus Fellow), Ms Yvonne Rainey (Director of Development), Ms Betony Bell (Deputy Director of Development), Ms Kate Roessler (Development Assistant).

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ST EDMUND HALL ASSOCIATION INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY2010

Year ended 31 May2010

Year ended 31 May2009

£

£

9,800 120,807 262

9,831

130,869

10,156

(8,100) (70)

(8,100) (69)

(8,170)

(8,169)

122,699

1,987

Grants: Contribution to St Edmund Hall's Annual Fund (120,000) St Edmund Hall Association Principal's Fund (1,000) Gift to the outgoing Principal

(800)

INCOME Subscriptions

Legacy Bank Interest

325

EXPENDITURE Magazine production, postage & mailing Committee expenses

Income less expenses

Surplus transferred to General Fund These accounts will be submitted for the approval of the members at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting on 11 January 2011.

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ST EDMUND HALL ASSOCIATION BALANCE SHEET 31 MAY2010 31 May2010

31 May 2009

£

£

6,600 5,700 9,385

9,256 5,700 4,765

21,685

19,721

(5,794)

(5,529)

REPRESENTED BY ACCUMULATED FUNDS General Fund at start of year 12,448 Surplus from Income Account 1,699

11,261 1,187

14,147

12,448

1,744

1,744

ASSETS Debtors Charities Deposit Fund Bank balances

Less: Creditors

Aularian Register Fund

Sir Jon Shortridge (President) IW Durrans (Honorary Treasurer) I have examined the books and vouchers of the Association for the year ended 31 May 2010. 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 2010 and the surplus of income over expenditure for the year ended on that date.

62 Clifton Hill St John's Wood London NW8 OJT

LD Page Honorary Auditor 31July 2010

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WHAT DID THE GEDDES PRIZE FOR STUDENT JOURNALISM EVER DO FOR ME?

By Mary Morgan (2002) I remember the morning when, bleary-eyed and sleep-deprived, I submitted my entry for the 2004 Geddes Prize. I'd been up all night working on the O>ford Student newspaper, as I did every week, and hadn't slept for 48 hours.

I was news editor at the time and whilst I thoroughly enjoyed my work on the student rag- which I went on to edit the following term - I wasn't yet set on my plans for the future . I knew that I wanted to do something which combined my love for writing and being nosey with my interest in travel and international development, I knew that I wanted something other than a conventional career path, but that was as far as I'd got. Exhausted as I was that morning, I knew I could be missing a trick if I failed to pull together an entry for the prize - that it could be a real opportunity for me. Looking back, I'm glad I drank that extra coffee and stayed awake long enough to meet the deadline!

I was delighted to win the college prize and used the prize money to help fund a trip to Ghana in the long vacation of my second year. The experience was to shape my ambitions and offer me an unusual route into international journalism. I spent six weeks that summer working as an intern on The Statesman, which was then one of the biggest private newspapers in the country.

It was my first visit to Africa and a wonderful introduction to the continent.

I didn't know much about Ghana before I arrived but I was quickly struck by the warmth and openness of Ghanaians and the energy and beauty of their country. Ghana is also a journalist's dream: an English-speaking country with a relatively new free press, still underfunded and almost completely focused on politics. The vast majority of journalists and resources were based in the capital, Accra but that meant that with a little imagination and a willingness to travel, the rest of the country was a rich source of stories - social, developmental, environmental, cultural- just waiting to be told.

As I entered my final year of studies, and as the people around me applied for graduate training schemes and postgraduate courses, I dwelled upon the job offer I had received in Ghana. The Statesman was expanding, moving from thrice-weekly editions to a daily paper, and I could be its Assistant Editor. The prospect was a scary one - a lot of responsibility, in a country far from home where I only knew a few people and had no obvious safety

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net. I was daunted, but also desperate for adventure: the worst that could happen, I reasoned, was that I would hate it and come back home.

I didn't hate it and I didn't come back home - well, not for another two years, anyway. My life in Ghana was in many ways quite chaotic but that unpredictability was one thing I loved. My job was incredibly varied; as well as working as a sub-editor for the paper I also spent stints as a kind of roving reporter, covering everything from beauty pageants to witchcraft and travelling to far-flung corners of the country in rickety transit vans and pickup trucks. I met with traditional queen mothers pioneering care of Aids orphans; village chiefs and reality TV stars; African-Americans returning to the country to retrace the footsteps of their enslaved ancestors. I joined in with the nationwide street parties as Ghana's Black Stars progressed through the 2006 World Cup, and had the immense privilege of covering the country's 50th anniversary of independence and the year-long celebrations that came with it. It was an exciting time to be in the country.

To some extent I could pick my own agenda, but that's not to say my job was easy - I worked six-day weeks; spent months slogging away on the pilot edition of a new magazine which never got off the ground; was responsible for launching a new Saturday edition of the paper, which was a success; and worked with a web designer on bringing about the paper's first website. I had opportunities I could not have dreamt of as a young trainee journalist back in the UK. Perhaps the most exciting part of my job was semi-regular foreign visits, travelling with the country's then-Foreign Minister to other parts of West Africa as part of his press entourage, reporting from Liberia and Ivory Coast amongst other places - both then recovering from still-veryrecent civil wars.

The challenges were many but so were the lessons I learnt. Constant power cuts and unreliable internet connections and phone lines made researching and writing a story a much more arduous process than I was used to. It meant I had get out of the office, go to real places and talk to real people. It's much more time-consuming than desk journalism but ultimately more rewarding and it's a shame shrinking budgets in the UK mean we don't have more real reporting here. There was also the frustration of time-keeping, or lack of it: meetings cancelled or delayed at no notice; constandy being stood up by interviewees; even weddings starting hours late because the guests couldn't show up on time. I remember my first long night working on the

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paper, one week into my time there, when I was tearing arow1d the office pulling my hair out over the approaching print deadline. "Chill out", I was advised by a colleague, "It's too hot to stress". As I learnt to adapt to a new version of GMT (Ghana Maybe Time, a local joke) I soon learnt to live by that mantra.

I returned to the UK in the swnmer of 2007, determined to put the skills and experience I had gained in Ghana to good use back home. In Ghana, I had occasionally appeared on local radio shows as a kind of pundit; besides that, my experience in journalism was solely print-based. Yet through a mixture of luck, persistence and contacts, I managed to get a job as first assistant producer, now producer, at the BBC World Service, making radio news and current affairs progran1mes for the Africa Service. It's very nearly my ideal job- and as I write this article, on yet another night shift, I can only thank the Geddes Prize for giving me the initial opportunity which made it all possible.

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CORSICA'S GR20, THE HIGH-LEVEL ROUTE

By Paul Mather, 1vith additional materialfrom Dusan Uhrin and Daz,id Puttergill In ]u!J, Dusan Uhrin, Daz,id Puttergill and Paul Mather (all matric. 2005) trekked the length of Corsica, from Calenzana in the North-West to Conca in the South-East, follmving the GR20 high-level route. They aimed to razse ÂŁ1000 for Help for Heroes and have surpassed their target. They are still colledingfunds until 20 Ottober. If you Jvtsh to donate, please vzsit www.justgiving.com/corsicagr20 "Campingaz, oui, of course, they have it in the supermarche! But it is closed."

We had made the classic error of arriving on a French-owned Mediterranean island, on a Sunday, intending to start our trek first-thing Monday, without any cooking gas. To complicate matters, we were on the wrong side of the island, and had discovered that in Corsica, two trains per day is considered a regular service, even between its principal port Bastia and Calvi, a major tourist hub. Not that we let that perturb us. We managed to catch the second and fmal train of the day, and in an inexplicable twist, this involved taking a coach between two trains. We capitalised on the waiting periods to enquire at every shop, petrol station and cafe about the availability of gas -there was none. The reactions we encountered prompted me to note in my journal that Corsican people are ''helpful but abrupt".

Some time after sunset we arrived in Calvi, tired and sweaty, and were able to borrow some gas from the campsite reception to cook up a well-earned dinner of cured sausage and couscous - it would become a regular feature on our heavily pork-oriented menus, although with Dush's extensive experience of wild-cooking and our collective culinary flair, we did attempt some rather flamboyant creations, like "Pasta Bologoese with Chorizo in a milk chocolate sauce". (Dave attributes this to my recklessness).

And so it began. The first day of the trek was both breath-taking and testing: "your ~aptism of fire", as the guidebook had warned us. We were all in fairly good shape, but 7 1/z miles uphill, with a pack, in 30 degree heat is enough to take it out of most people. Still, we managed to enjoy the wonderful sights and scents of the foothills - Maquis shrubs, Laricici pines and endless scurrying lizards of every imaginable pattern- and we began to appreciate the vastness of the mountain wilderness, the best (or worst) of which was yet to come.

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our afternoon rituals -we made camp, laid our sweaty clothes out to dry and iced our legs in a nearby stream; then, even if it was still several hours until a reasonable dinnertime, we turned our thoughts to food. We were slightly surprised tl1at the only supplies on offer in the refuge were particularly expensive cake and sausage, but this was to become a common theme.

The idea of trekking across Corsica first came to us last summer from Dush's friend Mike Cassidy, with whom he and Pete Cay (matric. 2005, now a Lieutenant in The Rifles) trekked across the Pyrenees in 2008. Dush, a couple of stone heavier after working a strenuous wine harvest in South Africa, was keen to get in shape for the Royal Marines. I, meanwhile, had picked up a nasty case of wanderlust in Central America, prompting me to delay my entry to Sandhurst by a year and making me available to join them. At some point, I decided we should try to raise some money for Help for Heroes to make it more worthwhile. Mike sadly dropped out to shack up with his girlfriend in Australia, and Dave was recruited after he had sent out a group email pleading for some adventure as a respite from his accountancy exams with PWC.

Dush and Dave at the first camp

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An adventure it certainly was, but if he was hoping for a respite, he had merely exchanged mental torture for physical. Half way through the second day, we decided to double up and walk two stages - this would allow us to stock up on food in the slightly less isolated hamlet of Haut Asco, and leave us the next day spare to go off-route and climb Monte Cinto, Corsica's highest peak. It was a hard day- we were still not really broken in and, due to the dearth of supplies at the first refuge, all we had to eat was a small bag of leftover couscous and two Mars bars each. A large part of the day's 8% mile, 1610m ascent consisted of picking our way up the rocky Spasimata Slabs. We counted our blessings that they were not wet, which would have made them truly treacherous, but the baking sun took its toll -I got through 8 litres of water that day, yet my pee was still the colour of treacle! After a seemingly endless, knee-crunching descent down a scree slope, we went through our rituals and started psyching ourselves up for the next trial.

As we had to come back the same way, we left most of our kit in the tent, carrying only food and water in our packs; and our "comedy items", but more on that later! It was, however, far from easy -much of the ascent involved arduous scrambling or walking on loose scree. It was, I think, on this day that our time-killing games really came into their own. We had already played an excessive amount of Twenty Questions, but I decided to raise the stakes, stumping the others with my choice of Avram Grant the Israeli football manager, and winning an "IOU some drinks" into the bargain. We learnt to make the most of our surroundings- a snowdrift gave the opportunity for a game of "Fives to sit in the snow with your pants off". At 2706m, and much to the alarm of onlookers, the summit became the scene of a bizarre photo shoot involving a topless, kilted Santa Claus, a lime-green mankini and a Corona-branded ski suit. We must have made for an interesting cast of characters, but then we had by now coined names for many of our fellow walkers - we tended to get up later than most people and then overtake them, which encouraged daily bantering and a certain familiarity with their habits. To name but a few, there was a bald Italian with a Bond-villain look about him who liked to smoke a pipe; a podgy, slapstick Frenchman fond of salami; and an eccentric German who always wore Lycra and carried a helmet! There were certainly not many people our age, although there was an abundance of Dutch Scout Troops.

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involved clambering 200m down an almost sheer face, clinging to fixed chains where necessary, only to haul ourselves up the equally sheer opposite side!

The following day, we attempted Paglia Orba, Corsica's third highest peak.

We could see it from our camp and the guidebook said it was fairly quick and easy, which we dispute as we wasted an hour finding the start of the trail, only to be constantly led astray by wayward cairns and eventually turn back, after reaching a point where the only means of progression was to perform a series of terrifying rock-climbing moves. This was the day when everything caught up with us. We had been powering through the stages and picking up extra summits besides, so we were pleased to discover that the next few days, while still quite long, were slightly less taxing. This gave us time to recover before our fmal detour, Monte Ritondu. Corsica's second highest peak, it stands majestically at 2622m, overlooking a crystal-clear, bluish lake fringed with snowdrifts -it was one of our most enjoyable climbs.

After 10 days of walking, we reached Vizzavona, the midpoint of the GR20, ready for a much-needed rest day. We preened our moustaches and donned our fmest clothes for a visit to the former capital Corte, where we stuffed ourselves with pastries (made with chestnuts), sampled the local tipples (also 142

with chestnut- they put them in everything!) and spent a great deal of time buying a knee-brace - I had tweaked something on the final descent, so all three of us were now wearing supports! The day passed all too quickly, and we collapsed into the tent that evening to the inviting smells of Deep Heat, musty socks and flatulence.

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We recommenced the trek with a renewed sense of vigour, doubling up to make our longest day yet at nearly 20 miles. After that I was the most tired I had been yet- I think we all were. I slipped carelessly on the approach to camp and reopened some cuts on my leg, inflicted by sharp rocks on earlier stages. The worst was behind us, but this was still rugged mountain walking, and even on the easier stretches, the rock was literally tearing chunks out of our boots. We ate two enormous dinners that night, and we genuinely needed to. The scenery had begun to change and we spent more of our time walking long distances through pine and birch forests and up hillsides and less of it scrambling along crags, although plenty enough to keep us on our toes! The fmal 4 stages passed without incident, and I describe them only briefly not because they were not interesting- they were some of the most picturesque parts of the trail, many with phenomenal panoramic views of both the 143

mountains behind and the valleys in front running down to the Mediterranean -but because they seemed less challenging compared to the earlier stages.

There was a sense that we had already conquered the mountains, we had broken the back of the trail, and these last few days were simply leading us to the soothing sea -nothing could slow our unrelenting progress, not after everything we had overcome.

On 20 July, three moustachioed men walked in to Conca, donning their comedy items. Long awaited fanfares were absent, in their place only the quizzical, sometimes vaguely threatening stares of the local villagers, who seemed decidedly unimpressed with our great feat. We posed for photos in front of a sign at the fmish, before quickly hustling Dave around the corner to cover up his comedy item - we were fearful that the locals, not having seen the ftlm Borat, and having no taste for skimpy male beachwear, would report him to the police for indecent exposure. Public indecency scandal averted, we settled down at the 'Soleil Levant' bar, the offtcial fmishing post, for a glass of Pietra, Corsica's own chestnut beer, washed down on the insistence of our self-appointed team doctor with rehydration fluids- Dush had learnt the hard way after his trek in the Pyrenees that it is best to take it easy on the booze after a period of strenuous physical activity and enforced abstinence! We began to reflect on our achievement. We had walked 133 miles, with 15,430m of ascent; we had gone out of our way to climb Corsica's two highest peaks, and tried but failed on the third; we had slept in uncomfortably close quarters with two other men; we had consumed our body weight in cured sausage and tinned pate; and it had all been for a good cause. We were elated, and itching -literally, from mosquito bites - to get to the beach and the warm, salty water it promised. But, Corsican public transport being what it is, it would be another two days until we got there, in spite of the fact we could see it on our fmal descent! Corsica has truly earned its sobriquet "L'ile de Beaute", but it has a lot more to offer besides, and to see it you must abandon the beaten track and go into the mountains.

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David Thawley and his wife now have sixteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

This year Professor Christopher Armitage celebrated 40 years of bringing summer students to the Hall.

Brian Gibson was eo-founder in 2001 of the private Christian charity alfresco associates, the aim of which is to get the homeless off the pavements into real jobs. Now he is the de facto CEO. Edward Williams was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Serampore College, India in recognition of his fundraising work for the college since his retirement in 1997.

Dudley E Wood will celebrate his 80th birthday later this year. Very sadly his wife, Mary, died on 30 January 2010. They were married in 1955.

David Keighley celebrated a golden wedding anniversary with family in April 2010.

On 6th October Philip Swindells married Jean Bennett at St Augustine's, Wisbeck, Cambridgeshire. On 27 June 2009, he celebrated 50 years in the priesthood.

In 2009 Michael Bourdeaux received two honorary degrees: (1) DHL (Doctor of Human Letters) at Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio (2) DD at Protestant Theological Faculty, Osijek, Croatia.

Philip LeFeuvre has moved from rural Limpopo back to the city, near Cape Town, SA. He will be working with disadvantaged young adults from the townships - back where he began after 33 years.

Michael Palmer announces with sadness the death of his wife, Margaret on 1 October 2008. She was mother of Emma Steane (nee Palmer) (1985) and mother-in-law of Andrew Steane (1984).

John Porter has published a short booklet on Bereavement Care entitled Being There, published by SLG Press, Fairacres Convent, Oxford.

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the Highlands. Papers have appeared recently on both topics (under the pen name Christopher Whitwell), for one of which he was awarded the Sir George Campbell Memorial Trophy.

Roger Sutton and his wife, now living in Melbourne, made their annual visit to the UK in July/ August 2009 and of course visited the Hall. During their visit they stayed with Ron Hurren (1955) and his wife Maureen in Sunningdale, and Monica and Frank Bishop (1955) in Leatherhead. Ron and Maureen have visited them in Melbourne and Frank and Monica are annual visitors. In both cases Golf was on the menu with Roger, Ran and Joy spending a very pleasant afternoon at East Berkshire and then with Frank at the RAC Club in Epsom. They also spent some time with Andrew Page (1956) and his wife Mary in Richmond and the Cotswolds. Both Andrew and Mary have been regular visitors to Melbourne. Roger is now on the Council at Royal Melbourne Golf club which he finds most rewarding.

Lewis Chester's 20th non-fiction book, All My Shows are Great: The ufe of Lew Grade, was published by Aurum press, February 2010.

While retaining his status as Honorary Research Fellow in Yiddish Language and Literature at University College London, Hugh Denman has accepted a teaching position in Yiddish at the Facultade de Letras of the University of Lisbon.

James Hawley was awarded the KCVO in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2010.

Bob Jackson had published translations of two works by J K Huysmans- En Rode and Un Dilemme, both written in 1887.

John Manderwas the UKIP Candidate 2005 for Lancaster & Wyne constituency, the UKIP Candidate 2010 for Westmorland & Lonsdale constituency and is Chairman of Kelsick Grammar School Old Scholars. He has written two books: A Wqy of Life on the Lake/and Fells: The History of Kelsick Grammar School, Ambleside, 2007, and The English of Lake/and Children: Part 2 of the History of Kelsick Grammar School, 2010.

Bill Gulland has moved from Scotland after 30 years, to Lymington to be nearer to grandchildren and enjoy the sailing on the Solent.

Arif Ali Khan Abbasi - Managing Director, Arabian Sea Country Club. Minister for Labour, Transport, Commerce, Industry ad Cooperatives. Chief executive PIAC (national airline) thrice. Chief Executive, Pakistan Cricket Board 12 years up to 1996-1997. Chief

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Christopher Erwin retired in June 2010.

Keith St John Wiseman has recently completed 17 years as Coroner for the City of Southampton and New Forest District.

Howard Rye guest-edited two issues of Black Music Research Journal published by the Center for Black Music Research, Columbia College, Chicago.

Donald Easton was elected a corresponding member of the Archaeological Institute of America. The AlA is America's oldest archaeological organisation and has about 90 corresponding members abroad who are elected for their acknowledged eminence in some branch of the subject.

Steve Ankers took early retirement from his position as Head of Environment Division at East Sussex County Council in 2007, lives in Lewes and now works part-time as Planning Officer for the South Downs Society, the "Friends" group for the new South Downs National Park. 2010 has seen the publication by Routledge, in collaboration with the Royal Town Planning Institute, of the satire Grotton Revisited: Planning in Crisis?, eo-written by Steve and two former colleagues and following, with almost indecent haste, The Grotton Papers (1979 - a year when "satire officially died" and the authors' ideas of planning nonsense became government policy) .

The new work marks the occasion of the county of Grotton achieving the status of "average with moderate prospects of remaining average" in government's league tables.

Lawrence Cummings was elected Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in December 2009.

He will probably not use the post-nominal FCILT but intends to describe himself henceforward as a "Chartered Logistician", an appellation designed to confuse the majority.

Jerry Gray has completed his first, post-modern, ironic novel, The Headhunter. To pay his bills until literary commercial success is assured, he has recently become Chief Operating Officer of The Mulsanne Partnership, a Financial Services executive search firm based in London with exciting growth plans. The first major task is to open an office in Hong Kong.

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Andrew Baldwin was part of an internal team responsible for production of the Turkish Study Bible- a 6-year project. Publication was celebrated at a launch event in Istanbul in March 2010. A poignant note was the presence of the widows of two colleagues (one having been murdered) together with two Turkish Christians.

Martin Garrett's most recent publications are The Polgrave Literary Dzdionary of Byron and The Loire: A Cultural History (Signal Books) .

Current projects include The Polgrave Literary Dzdionary of P B She/fry.

William Carver is married to Maggie Hall (1982), and they have two children (13 & 16). They are currently restoring a house in Winchester. William is running Milton Keynes Mobility, and has converted to Judaism.

Jonathan Leakey was awarded his PhD from the University of Ulster in July 2009, the title being ''A qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the effects of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) platforms, programs and pedagogy on second language acquisition".

In 2009 Timothy Holman and his wife Elizabeth celebrated the birth of their third son, Yvain, a third brother for their three daughters.

This year he was elected a "Nebenamtlicher Richter' (Supplementary Technical Judge) to the Swiss Patents Court. He continues at the Barry Callebaut group, a cocoa and chocolate company based in Zurich, where he heads the Intellectual Property function.

Julia Wills was awarded an NIPhil in Writing from the University of Glamorgan in 2008.

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Luke Jones will be leaving Hong Kong after 4 years, moving to the west coast of Sweden to start life as a dairy farmer. Having converted one of the barns to a guest house, he is encouraging friends and families to visit him, wife Jenni and daughter Elsa from October 2010.

Steve Whittington and Natalie Evans were recently married on Dunk Island, Queensland, Australia, and have established their home in Melbourne, Australia, where Steve has been working in various education, HR and sport-related capacities since 1999. They honeymooned in Europe in June/July and attended the Hall's Summer Reunion on 26 June where they enjoyed renewing old acquaintances.

Matt Oakman married Rossana Mirambell in July 2009 .

On 30 November 2009, Dr Manuela Eugenia Gheorghe, currently living and working in the university city of Olomouc in the Czech Republic, received the award Ordinul "Meritul pentru nvatamnt" n gradul de cavaler (The Order of Knighthood for Educational Activities) given by the President of Romania, Traian Basescu, on 13 July 2009, "for contributing to the promotion of economic, cultural and spiritual cooperation between the Czech Republic and Romania and for the understanding and profound interest in the civilization of Romania." The ceremony took place at the Embassy of Romania in Prague, Czech Republic, on the eve of the National Day of Romania. Several other such awards were given on the occasion to Romanian and Czech citizens who have contributed to the development of the relationship between Romania and the Czech Republic. This year, 2010, marks the 90th anniversary of the beginning of diplomatic relations between Bucharest and Prague.

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On 5 June 2009 Richard Martin married Rebecca Eve Crompton in Oslo; Rebecca studied Earth Sciences at Oxford, graduating in 2003 from Exeter College.

In February, Catherine Miller was awarded Best Factual Producer prize in the new Radio Production Awards which "honour the achievement of individual producers and production companies demonstrated by a body of work created and delivered during the previous year".

Richard O'Donoghue and Anna (nee Stastny) are celebrating the arrival of Katherine Charlotte, Holly Isabelle and Jessica Lucy on 4 March 2009. All three doing well and keeping them busy!

Stuart Robinson and Jennifer Tubbs (1998) were married at the Hall on 17 April 2010.

Jacky Klein has published a book: Grqyson Perry (fhames & Hudson, 2009).

Almut Sprigade and David Montagu were married in Hall on 28 August 2010.

Rebecca Connell married Daniel Cormack (1999) on 7 June 2008 at the Ravenswood Hotel, in East Sussex; they honeymooned in Sorrento.

Kieron Galliard and Andrew Aldcroft celebrated their civil partnership with a reception at the Hall on 3 July 2010.

Jessica Hatcher swam naked for Great Britain (all in the name of journalistic research, of course).

Pollyanna Powis and Paul R Thornton married at the Hall on 7 August 2010. They were touched that so many of their Oxford friends made it despite travelling from places such as Germany and Greece.

Thomas Albrecht has a new appointment Outside Sales, EMCO Corporation.

Tara Batista (nee Calderbank) married Christopher in the Chapel of St Edmund Hall on 14 August 2009. She has accepted a PHD program at Columbia University with a full scholarship worth $145,000, and has recently had a first publication in a peer-reviewed journal: A Case for Evidence-Based Practice. Columbia Social Work Review, 1. 45-53.

OBITUARIES 1930s Aubrey Monkman BA, Dip, 20 April 2010, aged 97, Weston-SuperMare. 1931, English Kenneth Dudley Luke MA, June 2010, aged 97, USA. 1932, PPE Reverend Prebendary Gerald Anton Hayward Rainbow MA, 6 March 2010, aged 94, Cumbria. 1934, Theology John David Rosser MA, 12 July 2009, aged 90, Surrey. 1937 David William Boyd FRCP MA BM, 27 September 2009, aged 90, Somerset. 1938, Zoology, Physiology Reverend Father Arthur Roland Lewis MA, Dip of Theology, Surrey.

1938, English Michael Waiter Pitt MA, 19 October 2009, aged 90, Somerset. 1938, English James Dougal Duncan BA, 11 January 1991, aged 69, Somerset. 1939, History AUBREY MONKMAN (1931) Aubrey Monkman passed away on 20 April2010 at the age of97. He gained his BA Hons in 1934 and then took a further year to gain an education qualification. He taught English at Lancaster Royal Grammar School from 1935 until 1948 when he was appointed one of His Majesty's Inspectors of Schools until retirement in 1974.

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Michael Gregory Burtt, October 2009, Gloucestershire. 1942, Modern Languages Philip Herbert Eades, 2010, West Sussex. 1942, RAF Course Roger Sydney Owen Poole MA, 13 February 2010. 1942, Law Richard Pringsheim BA, France. 1942, History Peter Appleton Wilde MA, 21 September 2009, aged 84, Wiltshire. 1942, Modern Languages Peter Desmond Cutting CBE, 18 December 2009, aged 83, Surrey.

1944, RAF Course John Wilfred Rees Head MA, 25 October 2009, aged 83, Middlesex.

1944, ppp Peter Albert Garrett BA, 19 May 1988, aged 60, Spain. 1945, Modem Languages David Felton Goldsmith MBE MA, 1 October 2009, aged 82, Surrey.

1945, Mathematics Douglas Elborough Turner MA, 31 October 2009, aged 87, South Africa. 1946, English The Venerable John Barrie Evans MA, 20 November 2009, aged 86, Gwent. 1947, Theology Squadron Leader RAF Douglas Percy Tidy MA, 13 April 2010, aged 86, Devon. 1948, English Michael Andrew Ritchie MA, Dip, Berwickshire. 1949, English, Economics/Political Science

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PHILIP HERBERT EADES (1942)

This is Phil Eades m happier times in BCAL and his Boeing 707, when he flew the England World Cup soccer team to Brazil- they lost! [Ed. plus ra t-hange]. Some of you will have known him.

We first met at St Edmund Hall back in April 1942 during WW2 when we were both 18. We roomed together for several months. We both went across the Atlantic for our RAF pilot training in 1943.

Our patl1s crossed several times during our flying careers and especially in BCAL Airways at Gatwick back in the 1970s.

For the last 20 years he lived just around tl1e corner from me in Wortl1ing.

Laura and I went to his funeral in April this year. H e was 85. May God rest his soul in peace.

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PETER APPLETON WILDE (1942) In 1942, aged 17, Peter Wilde went up to St Edmund Hall from Chesterfield Grammar School. He chose to read French and German despite the fact that he had no knowledge of German. This was the beginning of a lifelong interest in languages and linguistics.

In 1943 he joined the army and went out to East Africa to train native troops for the Burma campaign. While there he learned Swahili.

He returned to Oxford in Michaelmas term 1947 and graduated at Christmas 1949.

In 19 50 he married Frances Bayliss, a fellow student, and joined the Diplomatic Service. His foreign postings included Bangkok, Zurich, Baghdad, Paris, Kathmandu, Mozambique and Sri Lanka, where he was Deputy High Commissioner. In all these places he set about learning the local language.

In 1967 his interest had turned to forestry. He bought 78 acres of hill land in Wales and set about planting his own forest. He took the chance of early retirement in 1973, moved to Wales and continued planting trees. At the same time he and Frances planned and built a bungalow with the occasional help of their two sons, other family members and friends.

After leaving government service he joined the Labour Party and acted as agent for the candidate in Carmarthen in 1974. In 1981, disillusioned with Labour Party policies he joined the SDP. Until his health began to fail he was active in the Royal Forestry Society and the Maple Society. He died on 21 September 2009.

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DAVID FELTON GOLDSMITH (1945) It is hard to do justice to a man such as David Goldsmith in a tribute like this. He himself was a man of great modesty who would have been embarrassed at the praise that has been lavished on him since his death. But all those who knew him, knew that this praise was well deserved.

David was a man of many talents. A born schoolmaster, a sportsman, a bon vivant, an actor, both on and off the stage, a musician - in other words a polymath.

Above all he was a great eccentric as only truly great people can be.

His qualities were much admired and included, as well as the aforementioned modesty, honesty and integrity, a wicked sense of humour, loyalty, dedication and devotion to duty, a quiet Christian faith and a deep love of his family.

David will be sadly missed, and it is almost possible to feel sorry for those that did not have the good fortune to know him.

David Goldsmith went up to St Edmund Hall from Lancing College having avoided conscription as Mathematicians were in short supply and therefore excused Military Service. Throughout his life he remained loyal to 'The Hall' and returned year after year for the annual Gaudy, always arriving in time for Chapel.

David continued his love of sport while at Oxford, playing Lawn Tennis for the College and discovering a lifelong passion for Real Tennis on the Merton College Court, a sport he later introduced so successfully to Radley College that in 2008 they opened a Real Tennis Court- one of only a handful of schools in the country to have one.

While at Oxford, apart from his academic pursuits, David continued with the activities that he had honed while at Lancing. These included playing the piano in the JCR as an accompaniment to rowdy student songs and mimicking John Kelly the then Vice-Principal amongst others. He was also a keen cricketer and rugby player.

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After two years teaching at Hurstpierpoint College David was appointed in 19 50 to Radley College where he was to remain for the next 29 years. During this time he became a Social Tutor (Housemaster) for 17 years and eventually Sub-Warden in 1974. He became nationally known through his appearance in the BBC Two Documentary series about life at Radley where his unique style of teaching and rapport with the boys was a highlight of several episodes.

As a life-long lover of racing and Ipswich Town Football Club, David was able to incorporate these enthusiasms into his lessons and boys became adept at mentally working out the odds.

It was while covering for the Warden who was on a Sabbatical that at the age of 48 David met and fell in love with the Warden's Secretary Jan Baxter. In July 1976 they were married and went on to have three sons, Charlie, Robert and William, of whom David was immensely proud.

At a recent Memorial Service in Radley College Chapel, David was remembered for many things, but the most important was his staunch support of the Chapel and his role in the Christian life of the school.

In 1979 David took up a post as Headmaster of Cokethorpe School. He remained there until his "retirement" in 1989. During this time he steered the School to its present day status, and was renowned for his wisdom and fairness.

In 1989, with three young sons, the eldest two still at Prep School, David joined the Maths Department at Cranleigh School where he remained for three years. What had been a treat for the pupils of Radley and Cokethorpe now became a joy for Cranleighans - the sight of David in his famous long shorts out on the pitches in all weathers encouraging and inspiring his 3rd teams. And the pupils were lucky enough to profit from David's inspired teaching as had those before them.

At the age of 65 David "retired" from Cranleigh and after two terms joined the Common Room of Lord Wandsworth College to teach A level Maths for the next 15 years. His fmal two years were at St Catherine's in Bramley.

In addition to his teaching, David was also an A level Maths examiner for the 0 & C Board for 17 years, only stopping through ill health in June 2009.

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mathematicians with private tutoring.

The culmination of this long and distinguished career was being awarded the .WIBE in 2008 in recognition of 60 years distinguished service to School Mastering. David was thrilled and delighted to receive his award from Her Majesty the Queen in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace with his beloved family in attendance.

But in addition to his professional life David had a full and active personal life. He was devoted to his family and was able to give his three sons individual attention appropriate to their needs and interests. With Charlie he enjoyed discussing form, both of race horses and his beloved Ipswich Town, with Robert he had deep philosophical discussions and for William, a talented musician, he spent hours at the piano playing duets, with Will on the Clarinet.

And for them all,Jan provided the haven that David needed ofloving support, delicious home cooked meals and a foil to his eccentricities. With David the family enjoyed walking - particularly in Shropshire where Lancing was evacuated to during the war and for which he had an enduring love - sport, music and much laughter.

As he had lived life, so did David die, with acceptance of his lot and great dignity. He had no fear of death as he was a believer in life ever after. The greatest sadness of his death was that having become a father relatively late in life, he only had five months to enjoy his first grandchild, Isabella, and she and subsequent grandchildren will have only the memories of others to learn about the legend that was their grandfather.

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DOUGLAS (DOUGAL) ELBOROUGH TURNER (1946) Dougal Turner died in Somerset West, Cape Town, on 31st October 2009.

He was born in Saigon on 4 February 1922. H is school was the Imperial Service College which later moved from Windsor to amalgamate w ith Haileybury; thu s Dougal ranked as an Old Haileyburian and he relished the fac t that Rudyard Kipling was a fellow Old Boy by the same token!

When the Second World War broke out in 1939, Dougal joined up as soon as possible. He was captured in N orth Africa and spent his 21st birthday as a prisoner-of-war. Years later, he recounted that while 'in the bag', he had had every opportunity to study the general traits of men from diverse cow1tries of 'Empire', and had decided d1en that if ever he emigrated, it would be to South Africa. ..__r_~~-'-'Ll

At the end of the war, he went up to St Edmund H all to read English . H is years at Oxford were among his happies t and he maintained strong links wid1 Teddy Hall throughout his life.

After graduating, Dougal sailed for South Africa to teach English at H ilton College, an independent boys' boarding-school on a magnificent es tate in the Natal lvlidlands. Between 1949 and 1954, he was Housemas ter of Pearce House (and 60 years later at his memorial-gathering, a number of d1ose who had been members of his H ouse so many years previously, spoke movingly of the influence he had had on their academic, sporting and charac ter development).

In January 1955, having just married ] ill Gray who was teaching Art at a nearby girls' school, he moved to Rhodesia - to Falcon College, a recendyfounded, independent, boys' boarding-school on 3000 acres ofMatabeleland 'bush', thirty miles south of Bulawayo. Three sons were later born there.

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the Falcon community was immense, first as Housemaster, then as Second Master, and finally from January 1962, as Headmaster. During those tumultuous early Falcon years and volatile times in a rapidly changing country, Dougal proved a markedly civilising influence, a voice of moderation with an enviable command of the English language - and few will forget the power of his public speeches. Not only was he a man of great intellect, but he possessed the wonderful ability to impart an appreciation of the written word and a real love of learning. Recent letters galore attest to the lasting inspiration of his teaching. Boys and staff alike were regularly reminded that he required hard work and good manners from all of them; and he stressed that whatever a person did or taught, he should be genuinely enthusiastic about it "because keenness is infectious; it's catching, you know!"

The boys' nickname for Dougal was DET - his initials - and in 1984, his Chairman of Board suggested that those three letters might serve to identify the attributes that Dougal possessed in all facets of good Headmastership : Dignity- Example- Tolerance, with (when absolutely necessary) just a touch of the Thumbscrew!

Dougal was pro-active in spotting talent and on a number of occasions, St Edmund Hall benefited from his steering Falcon boys in its direction: Fred Goldstein, who became a Rhodes Scholar, achieved a First, and was Captain of Oxford University cricket; Fred Holroyd who got a First in Mathematics and RobertJackson who became President of the Union, achieved a First in History, was elected a Fellow of All Souls, and became Margaret Thatcher's lvlinister for Higher Education. There were others too ... .. .

Time and again, in public and in private, Dougal reiterated that life and education at Falcon should not be divorced from the march of events in Southern and Central Africa. One marvels at his grasp of the area's political, economic and social movements, when one remembers that the Central African Federation was in existence when he arrived at Falcon, but that during his term as Headmaster, it was acrimoniously dissolved (1963), Nelson Mandela was jailed for life (1963), Malawi and Zambia became independent (1964), Ian Smith declared UDI (1965), Botswana became independent (1966), ZANLA began a guerrilla war against Rhodesian whites (1972), Angola and Mozambique gained independence (1975), Bishop Muzorewa became the first black Prime lvlinister of Zimbabwe-Rhodesia after whites voted to give up total power (1979), the Lancaster House Conference agreed to a ceasefire 159

and majority rule in a new Zimbabwe (1979), and that country became independent with Robert Mugabe as Prime Minister (1980) .

What extraordinary skills, together with dogged determination and unlimited perseverance, must Dougal have employed in order to lead Falcon safely through the maelstrom of difficulties during those times! Indeed, it is perhaps not too fanciful to claim that Dougal Turner's leadership and example in those years enabled Falcon College to survive so successfully in Mugabe's Zimbabwe to this very day?

In Central Africa, Dougal was a respected leader amongst the Heads of independent schools. This continued when he andJill moved to Johannesburg in 1985 and he was recruited to take charge of the secretariats of South Africa's Association of Private Schools and the Heads' Conference, positions he ftlled with distinction until his retirement to Somerset West in 1995. Of him, a colleague said: ''He was a shy and private person, but a great listener and very wise; he was always most sensitive to the needs of others and generous in passing on his knowledge and experience".

Dougal is survived by his wife Jill and son John in Somerset West, his son Bruno in Windsor, United Kingdom and his son Guy in Melbourne, Australia.

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1950s Christopher Derek Griffin-Smith MA, 3 August 2009, aged 79, Surrey.

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Patrick Lawrence Mortimer MA, 20 August 2010, aged 84, Buckinghamshire. 1950, Geography Raj Kumar Pitamber BA, 20 August 2005, aged 74, India. 1950, Law Robin Valentine West, 2009, North Yorkshire. 1950, History Peter Robert Evans BA, 11 August 2010, aged 79, Ireland. 1951, Modern Languages

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Robert Geoffrey Lunn MA, May 2009, Surrey. 1951, Geography Rev Charles Roy George MA, 17 October 2009, aged 77, Hampshire.

19 52, Theology John Michael Casale MA, 24 August 2010, aged 74, Surrey. 1954, Mathematics Raymond Francis O'Brien CBE MA, 3 May 2010, aged 74, Merseyside.

1955, Classics, Jurisprudence Alan David Titcombe MA, 30 January 2010, aged 74, Spain. 1956, English Roland Stuart MacLeod MA, 3 April 2010, aged 74, London. 1957, English

CHARLES ROY GEORGE (1952) Charles Roy George died last year, on 17 October 2009. He was at the Hall from 1952-5 reading Theology alongside Michael Wright whose obituary was in the magazine last year. They were part of a trio tutored by J N D Kelly of 'blessed memory'. The Principal was a world-class patristic scholar.

His lectures on the early Christian creeds were filling our Dining Hall. Another clergyman, John McManners ("The Rev'd McHappy") was a distinguished historian, but more importantly a splendidly rounded, sane and sensible human being. He did chaplain duty and occasionally could be persuaded to share his personal feelings about God. Graham Midgley taught literature and loved life. Every day this hospitable young man celebrated with humour and fun .

As Dean he dished out discipline with difficulty. He also went off and got ordained. In those days there was a rich and diverse clerical brotherhood shaping the Hall's future.

Roy George, with the other two, read their essays to the Principal. He was not impressed. But they were grateful lifelong for the privilege of his wisdom.

Like most undergraduates in those post-war years, Roy had done National Service for two years. He had shared the democratic experience of barrack 161

room, military discipline, and service overseas. Roy was commissioned in the RASC, serving in Germany. These skills came in handy one night when he decided to dismantle his small car and reassemble it in tl1e front quad. The photo (below) shows Roy George, pipe in mouili, glass in hand. The Principal is in ilie centre smiling benignly. Gral1am .!viidgley is on ilie far right.

Ray George enjoyed games, but excelled in punting. Perhaps his was ilie fastest time to ilie "Vicky" Arms on warm summers' evenings, wiili ilie young woman who was later to be his lifelong wife. Ray's home town was Chesterfield where he went to ilie Gran1mar School but, more importantly, to ilie parish church "of ilie crooked spire" where Archdeacon Dillwortl1Harrison was his mentor. This Cailiolic Anglican priest inspired him wiili ilie best of ilie parish system. He was apprenticed to a master-craftsman.

A furilier two years at Cuddesdon Seminary saw him drawing on tl1e essays he'd read to John Kelly, notes from such imaginative lecturers as Austin Farrer, learned stuff from Eric Mascall and seminars on "ilie gospels and who Jesus really was" wiili Denis N ineham and Christopher Evans. This allowed him more time for keeping ilie bell-ringers in tune and playing robust centreforward football.

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His first curacy was in Chorley in Lancashire where he began to put into practice all he had prepared for. There followed on Gleadless Valley, a showpiece Sheffield estate and the responsibility for a new church. Here he had the freedom to begin the Church Lad's Brigade, and other organisations which focussed on the traditional liturgy. They ftlled the new building seven days a week. His cheerful friendship with families established a devout centre at the heart of the community.

In 1964 he travelled South with Anne, a gifted natural vicar's wife and their growing family to Eltham, South London, for nine years. An extensive model railway filled the entire length of their vicarage attic. The garden housed exotic birds in cages. Another branch of the Church Lad's Brigade marched with their band through the neighbouring streets, camped in the summer on the Isle of Wight, and enjoyed long boat outings on the canals.

In 1974 Ray accepted the Parish of l\!Wton near Portsmouth. He rebuilt the Church Halls and continued to provide for the community organisations for young and old, and a spiritual meaning for life. In his last parish at Rowner he rebuilt the church destroyed by fire . His body rests in the churchyard among the parishioners. He retired a year early, with the beginning of Alzheimer's.

Nothing quite matched the love that Anne gave him in those darkening years.

Forty years in the Church of England's front line, he was a classic parish priest, dedicated and devoted to his trade. He gave his life and never wanted to take it back. His only regret was that in retirement he couldn't give more serv1ce.

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RAYMOND FRANCIS O'BRIEN (1955) My friend and former colleague Ray O'Brien has died aged 74 after years of declining health. He bore the physical incapacity this brought with the bravery that was the outstanding hallmark of his character. I saw his intellectual courage in a variety of settings, notably during the eventful years we shared at Nottinghamshire county council between 1969 and 1978.

Ray joined the authority in the treasurer's department. When the position of deputy clerk became vacant it was suggested by senior people at county hall that I should approach Ray to persuade him to apply. He was initially very reluctant to take the idea seriously. His appointment paved the way for the new county council, after Edward Heath's local government reorganisation in the 70s, to make him its first chief executive in 1973.

The authority had hitherto run on a bipartisan basis, though the Conservatives had an overall majority. This came to an abrupt end in 1973 with a massive Labour majority. There were all sorts of issues to deal with, but Ray never once flinched and never lost his sense of humour. He kept that until the end ofhis life.

Ray was born in Liverpool and educated at St Mary's college in Crosby, from where he won a scholarship in 1954 to study Classics at St Edmund Hall. He was fortunate to be at SEH in the late 50s, a golden period for the Hall, in which they won all the major sporting cups, as well as being head of the river. While never neglecting his studies, Ray participated fully in the wider life of SEH, playing both soccer and rugby with cricket in the summer and even finding time to enjoy shove ha'penny. He always spoke of his four years at Oxford with fondness and never underestimated what he owed to the Hall.

Following his time in Nottinghamshire, the opportunity to return to his native and beloved Merseyside proved irresistible. In 1978 he became chief executive of the newly created metropolitan county council, where he was soon engaged in quite different battles. It was the time of the Toxteth riots, with the greater Liverpool area in serious need of economic regeneration, for which he became an insistent and important voice.

Later he was chief executive of Severn Trent Water and Fimbra, the financial 164

services watchdog, before returning to Merseyside in semi-retirement. He became chairman of Liverpool Land, which played a major role in redeveloping the city, once again taking up the cudgels for much-needed investment. For this he was appointed CBE in 2000 and a deputy lieutenant of the county.

Sport was one of his abiding passions. He was a lifelong supporter of Liverpool FC and played rugby to county standard. He was captain of Chester RUFC for three years in the mid-60s.

He is survived by Wendy, his wife of 51 years, and their four children, Martin, Jacqui, Neil and Kathryn.

Colin Slater (ex Head of Public Relations, Nottinghamshire County Council)

ROLAND STUART MACLEOD (1957) Roland was born in Eltham on 9 September 1935, attended Haberdashers' Aske's, then after National Service in Cyprus in the RAF went up to St Edmund Hall to read English in 19 57. In 1960 he went to Cuddesdon Theological College, Oxford to train as an Anglican priest under Robert Runcie, later Archbishop of Canterbury, but left after a year to become an actor. Ironically he specialised in clerical roles being the bishop in 'Comedy Playhouse' (1972), the vicar in 'A Fish Called Wanda' (1988) and the Rev Bernard Marten in 'Coronation Street' (1993 /94) .

These together with many ecclesiastical roles in commercials meant that he was regularly hailed in the street 'Hello vicar.' He enjoyed working with Stanley Baxter and Marty Feldman, and was also in 'The Goodies', 'Please Sir', and 'Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em'. Roland was above all a comedy actor and toured with John Wells in 'Anyone for Dennis,' and recently appeared at the Chichester Theatre. He was immensely proud of having been at Teddy Hall, 165

and enjoyed the reunions. A quiet, private person he liked entertaining his friends with stories of his career. He died suddenly at home in Forest Gate on 3 April.

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1960s David Henry Smith BA, 31 March 2010, aged 71, Cornwall. 1960, English William Thomas Fisher BA, 3 October 2009, aged 66, London. 1961, Metallurgy David John Mills MA, 1 June 2010, aged 67, Australia. 1962, MA, Geography & MSc Agricultural Management Dr Charles Derek Statham DPhil, MBA, August 2009. 1962, Metallurgy Dr John Patrick Nicholas Badham PhD, 19 June 2010, aged 63, Spain.

1966, Geology Victor Witold Skirgajllo-Jacewic BA, 14 June 2010, aged 61, Holland.

1967, Chemistry The Hon Alipate Halakilangi Tupou Vaea, 7 June 2009, aged 88, Tonga. 1967, Overseas Services Courses

CHARLES DEREK STATHAM (1962) My old friend and colleague Derek Statham (Metallurgy, 1962) died at the end of August, 2009 in San Diego, California after a long battle with multiple myeloma.

Derek came up from King's School Macclesfield, where he did well, winning an exhibition to Oxford and representing his county rugby team at schoolboy level. While at Teddy Hall Derek played relatively little sport, devoting himself to work and to other diversions normal to young men. He took a first class degree and went on to do a DPhil with Jack Christian in the Metallurgy lab.

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Towards the end of his doctorate he met and married Pamela. I was the inexperienced best man at their very joyful wedding in Dundee. Their married life was long and happy, scarred only by illness.

Immediately after their marriage Derek and Pam moved to the US where Derek did a post doe at Carnegie Mellon. Deciding to stay in the US, Derek worked first for N L Industries. After obtaining an .NIBA from Rider College, NJ, Derek joined Alcan, moving from materials science to management and corporate finance . Following several years in Montreal in corporate development he joined Coming Inc. His working life fmished as CEO and then adviser to several high tech companies in California.

Derek and Pam lived in various houses across the US and Canada as Derek pursued his work. They had intended to retire to the Bahamas, where they had built a beautiful house on the beach, but sadly Derek's worsening health dictated that they should sell that house and move to San Diego, where medical care was more readily available. Unfortunately, even with the best care he was unable to overcome myeloma.

Derek leaves Pam and their three sons, Craig, David and Christopher, who are all making successful careers for themselves in Canada and the US. Nick Boucher

DR JOHN PATRICK NICHOLAS (NICK) BADHAM (1966) Nick Badham died unexpectedly whilst on a geological field trip in Southern Spain on the 19 June 2010.

Nick was born in Singapore, where his parents were stationed with the British Army; his father was a Colonel with the Prince of Wales Dragoon Guards.

He grew up in military surroundings, largely in Germany, and was educated at Cheltenham College.

From school, he went on to complete a degree in geology at Oxford University after which he began a lifelong commitment to field geology and academia when completing his PhD in economic geology at the University of Alberta. In 1973 he established the School of Economic Geology at the University of Southampton and began a long tradition of mentorship of 167

students, especially in the field. He constantly reminded everyone of the importance of primary observations in the field and challenged those in teaching roles to provide students with exceptional field experiences because in his words, "There is no better teacher than Mother Earth".

Nick subsequently left full-time academia to join Selection Trust as exploration research manager which later became BP Minerals International and then RTZ Mining & Exploration Limited, rising to the position of Chief Geologist where he was responsible for worldwide regional area selection and exploration research. Many believed his career, if not his life, would be ended when in 1985 he fell 22m vertically down a disused mineshaft in the Rocas Blancas in Spain. However, with trademark determination, he went on to make a remarkable recovery.

Since 1996, he ran a successful exploration consulting business with an impressive international client list including: Rio Tinto plc, BHP World Minerals, Noranda Inc, Exxon l\IIinerals SA, Inco Technical Services Limited, Anglo American Corporation, WMC Corporate Services Inc and Phelps Dodge. During this time he was a Director of West African Gold Limited and Chief Geologist of Azco Mining Limited. Most recently he was Managing Director for Sirius Exploration Ltd. He was a Fellow of the Geological Society, a Chartered European Geologist, a Fellow of the Society of Economic Geologists and published his work widely in scholarly papers and company reports. During his time in industry, he never forgot his roots in academia and retained links both with his students and with many academic institutions where he continued as a visiting lecturer and continued his tremendous support of international field education.

Nick's enthusiasm for the outdoors was the theme of his life outside work also. He was a keen shot and never happier then when on the banks of a trout stream (his office since 1996 overlooked a stretch of the Test) or in his regimented vegetable garden. He was a devoted husband to Trisha and the father of five children.

He will be remembered for his kind manner and infectious personality but most of all for his humour, which he shared at every opportunity and which made him such a pleasant person to know.

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BARON VAEA OF HOUMA (1967) King Taufa'hau Tupou IV, head of Tonga's 170 islands, spread over 650 square kilometres, was concerned that the proper Tongan style ''His Excellency Vaea, High Commissioner for Tonga" would not do justice to the weight of a newly independent South Pacific nation; and the honour has subsequently been bestowed on other members of the 33 Tongan noble families.

During almost three years as envoy Vaea presided over the smooth transition from a monarchy enjoying the formal protection of Britain to one of total independence in 1970.

He emphasised that the long-standing Treaty of Friendship between Tonga and Britain still meant just that, and that little- in essentials -had changed since the smiling Queen Salote had ridden in an open carriage in driving rain through London's streets to the Coronation in 1953. He wore a sulu on formal occasions, travelled around London in a limousine with the number plate 1 TON and was a keen rugby fan .

The natural grandson of King George II of Tonga, he was born Alipate Halakilangi Tupou on May 15 1921 and went to Tupou College at Nafuala and then Wesley College in Auckland, New Zealand. At 21 he was appointed the 15th holder of the noble title Vaea with the territorial designation of Houma, where he had his estate, and was known to Tongans by that single name thereafter.

After the outbreak of war he joined up, without telling his parents, to serve as Sergeant George Tupou for three months with the 4th Battalion, Auckland Regiment. He then became the first Tongan pilot to be commissioned in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and was posted to No 6 Squadron, flying supplies in Catalinas to Tulagi in the Solomon Islands war zone.

With the return of peace, Vaea worked in the prime minister's office and became an agriculture inspector before serving for five years as ADC to Queen Salote prior to being appointed governor of Ha'apai. He then had a long career as a member of the privy council, cabinet and legislative assembly, taking time out to study administration at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, from 1967 to 1968.

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On retiring from the high commissionership in London, Vaea returned home to be minister of labour, commerce and industries. In the early 1970s he initiated a small industrial centre to provide employment to Tongans. But while a significant number of Tongans were deeply attached to royal rule, Vaea recognised that greater energy was now required from those with authority in Tonga's feudal society.

When the health of Prince Tu'ipelehake, the King's younger brother who had been prime minister for 26 years, declined, Vaea succeeded him, taking on the additional portfolios of agriculture, fisheries and forestry. Recognising that his nation could be on the edge of change, he played a cautious hand.

He agreed that some ministers could attend a constitutional convention. It duly passed off peacefully with nobody advocating a republic, though some Tongans holding foreign passports and an American senator were prevented from attending. In 1996 the pro-democracy movement won four of the people's nine seats in parliament, but its support fell back when the cautious islanders went to the polls again three years later.

Vaea worked to ensure that Tonga's many far-flung islands were recognised as a significant presence in the South Pacific. He attended the first regional leaders' meeting and declared his disappointment that the Japanese had taken 50 years to issue an apology for their conduct in the war.

When John Major was widely criticised at a Commonwealth heads of government meeting for not condemning French nuclear tests, Vaea declared he was a Major fan, and said the British prime minister's warnings of nuclear dangers from China and Iraq should be taken seriously.

During his retirement, there were reports that Tongans were on the brink of mounting a revolution, but the skirmishes were dismissed elsewhere as little more than an opportunity for looting. Later, Vaea admitted to concerns about the lack of fresh water and economic opportunities open to ordinary Tongans: "Sometimes I think it would be best if Tonga changed," he said in an interview. ''We should let go of some of our beliefs and the way we do things that seem to weigh us down".

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Islanders as Tongan-size. He was a Methodist preacher for many years and famed as a storyteller.

In 1952, he married Tuputupu Ma'afu, with whom he had seven children, including a daughter who is the wife of the Crown Prince. Š Telegraph Media Group Limited 2010

1970s Jonathon Robert Mott MA, 17 August 2010, aged 59, Aulstralia. 1970, Mathematics Sidney Arthur North MA, 2 June 2010, aged 79, Weston-Super-Mare.

1972, Geography

JONATHAN ROBERT MOTT (1970) Jon Mott matriculated at the Hall in 1970 after coming up from Taunton School with an Exhibition, one of three admitted that year to read mathematics. A member of the cuppers winning rugby side of 1972/73 when he played in the second row, he was as familiar a figure in the buttery with his 'Unicorns' as he was in the Parks and at Iffley Road. Bridge sessions in his room at the top of Staircase 8 (a game that he played more than competently) almost invariably involved the accompaniment at some point of A/ice's Restaurant Massacre by Ado Guthrie, of which he was inordinately fond and which few of his contemporaries would otherwise have encountered. The convenience of the laundry room at the bottom of Staircase 8 was not taken advantage of as often as some of his visitors might have wished, at least as far as his rugby kit was concerned.

On going down in 1973 with a worthy second, he began his articles with Deloitte's in Liverpool, where he joined Liverpool RFC and met and married his wife, Margaret, in 1975, emigrating to Winnipeg soon after qualifying. Meanwhile, his parents had also emigrated, but from Cheshire to South Australia. The climatic differences soon became too great to ignore and Jon followed, accompanied by his family, which now included Andrew and Amy. 171

Initially joining an existing accountancy practice in Naracoorte, it was not long before he set up on his own account (Niott Finis & Co) and also began to devote some of his time to the small farm that he and Margaret had bought on the very edge of the Wrattonbully wine region. Visitors tended to be grateful that he bred sheep and had not followed his parent's example of pig farming ('beautifully ugly creatures', to use his phrase). Not content with running a successful audit practice, he underwent the protracted process of qualifying as a lawyer, culminating in the formation of the soon to be successful firm of Matt Lawyers.

His last visit to England was in 2005, when a small Hall reunion dinner in ]on's honour was held at the Oriental Club. At that dinner he described the visit as his valedictory trip to the UK, which I am certain nobody else present thought it would be. ]on passed away on 17 August 2010, after a relatively short illness. Highly respected in his community and beyond, the memorial service had to be held in Naracoorte Town Hall to accommodate all those who wished to attend.

He is survived by Margaret, Andrew (who now farms the enlarged Matt estates) and Amy (who also qualified as a lawyer and continues in the family firm).

John W Hawkins (1970) 1980s David Howard Casson BA, October 2009, aged 45, London. 1982, Medicine

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ST EDMUND HALL Matriculation 2009

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