St Edmund Hall Magazine 2010-11 by St Edmund Hall

ST EDMUND HALL

MAGAZINE

EDITOR Gillian Powell

St Edmund Hall Oxford OX1 4AR Telephone: 01865 279000 Web: www.seh.ox.ac.uk

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

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Vol. XVIII No. 2 ST EDMUND HALL MAGAZINE October 2011

COLLEGE LIST ................................................................................................................ 1 TO REPORT From the Principal ........................................................................................................... 8 From the Senior & Finance Bursar ................................................................................ 12 From the Home Bursar ................................................................................................. 15 From the Library Fellow ................................................................................................ 17 From the Organ Scholar, and the Chapel Fellow .......................................................... 25 From The Senior Common Room .............................................................................. 27 Obituaries: Rev Gerald Hegarty ................................................................................ 25 Zybnik Zeman ........................................................................................ 42 The Middle Common Room ....................................................................................... 45 The Junior Common Room ........................................................................................ 46 Clubs and Societies ......................................................................................................... 48 THE YEAR IN REVIEW New Fellows ..................................................................................................................... 66 The Masterclass & Advanced Coaching Scheme: a Showcase ....................................... 72 The Philip Geddes Memorial Lecture ........................................................................... 74 The Geddes Prizes for Student Journalism ................................................................. 75 The A B Emden Lecture ............................................................................................... 76 Careers Day ....................................................................................................................... 77 Artweek ............................................................................................................................. 78 Music in the Hall ............................................................................................................ 78 Outreach Work ................................................................................................................. 79 Bridging the Gap ............................................................................................................ 80

FOR THE RECORD Student Numbers ............................................................................................................ 81 Matriculations ................................................................................................................... 81 Visiting Students ............................................................................................................. 86 Awards and Prizes .......................................................................................................... 87 Degree Results 2011 ........................................................................................................ 93 Degree Dates 2011-2012 ................................................................................................. 98

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NEWS FROM THE DEVELOPMENT & ALUMNI RELATIONS OFFICE From the Director of Development ........................................................................... 99 Donors to the College ................................................................................................... 100 Report of the English Reunion ................................................................................... 112 Report of the 1960 50th Anniversary Dinner ............................................................ 113 Report of the Annual Gaudy ....................................................................................... 116 Report of the New York Dinner ................................................................................. 117 Report of the 40th Anniversary Gaudy ...................................................................... 119 Report of the Floreat Aula Society Dinner ................................................................ 122 Members of the Floreat Aula Society .......................................................................... 126 Report of the Mathematics & Education Reunion ................................................... 128 Report of the US West Coast Aularians Dinner ........................................................ 129 Report of the European Reunion ............................................................................... 130 Report of the Summer Reunion .................................................................................. 131 Forthcoming Events ................................................................................................. 133 ARTICLES Grymbald's Crypt, by John Hawkins ....................................................................... 136 A Portrait and its Mirror Image, by Bill Williams ................................................... 141 Running Biomechanics in O xford, by Jessica Leitch ............................................... 143 The Active Tectonics of Kazakhstan, by Richard Walker ........................................... 145 THE ST EDMUND HALL ASSOCIATION Officers and Year Representatives ............................................................................. 149 Minutes of the 80th Annual General Meeting ...................................................... 150 The 70th London Dinner ............................................................................................ 151 The Accounts .................................................................................................................. 153

AULARIAN UPDATES De Fortunis Aularium ................................................................................................... 155 Obituaries ........................................................................................................................ 160

ST EDMUND HALL 2010 - 2011

Visitor The Rt Hon the Lord Patten of Barnes, CH

Principal Keith Gull, CBE, (BSc PhD DSc (Hon) Land), 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 by Special Election Blarney, Stephen Richard, BPhil, MA, DPhil Fellow by Special Election in Philosopf?y Jenkyns, Hugh Crawford, MA (BSc S'ton, MA Camb, PhD Leic) Oxburgh Fellow and Tutor in Geology, and Vice-Principal Slater, Martin Daniel Edward, MA, MPhil Tutor in Economics, and Finance Bursar Briggs, Adrian, BCL, MA Barrister, Prrfessor o/ Law and Tutor in Law Kouvaritakis, Basil, MA (BSc, MSc, PhD Mane) Professor o/ Engineering Science, Tutor in Engineering, and Tutor for Undergraduates Phillips, David George, MA, DPhil, AcSS, FRHistS Professor o/ Comparative Education, Fellow by Special Election, and Tutor for Graduates Ferguson, Stuart John, MA, DPhil Universiry Reader in Biochemistry, Professor rf Biochemistry, W R Miller Fellow and Tutor in Biochemistry, and Senior Tutor Crank, Nicholas Ernest, MA, DPhil Professor rf French Literature, Professorial Fellow; Director rf the Voltaire Foundation Newlyn, Lucy Ann, MA, DPhil A C Cooper Fellow, Professor o/ English, and Tutor in English Language and Literature

Martin, RoseMary Anne, MA, DPhil (BSc Newc) Professor of Abnormal P.rychology, Tutor in P.rychology, and Tutor for Visiting Students Naughton, James Duncan, MA (PhD Camb) Fellow 1?J Special Election in Modern Languages (Czech) Brasier, Martin David, MA (BSc, PhD Land) Professor of Palaeobiology and Tutor in Geology Priestland, David Rutherford, MA, DPhil Tutor in Modern History Whittaker, Robert James, MA (BSc Hull; MSc, PhD Wales) Professor of Biogeograpl!J, Tutor in Geograpl!J, and Dean Borthwick, Alistair George Liam, MA, DSc (BEng, PhD Liv) Professor of Engineering Science and Tutor in Engineering Palmer, Nigel Fenton, MA, DPhil, FBA Professor of German Kahn, Andrew Steven, MA, DPhil (BA Amherst; MA Harvard) Professor of Russian Literature and Tutor in Modern Languages (Russian) Manolopoulos, David Eusthatios, MA (BA, PhD Camb) Professor of Chemistry and Tutor in Chemistry Podsiadlowski, Philipp, MA (PhD MI1) Professor of Pl!Jsics and Tutor in Pl!Jsics Zavatsky, Amy Beth, MA, DPhil (BSc Pennsylvania) University Reader and Tutor in Engineering Science Matthews, Paul McMahan, MA, DPhil (MD Stanford) FRCPC, FRCP Professor of Neurology, Fellow f?y Special Election Mountford, Philip, MA, DPhil (BSc CNAA) CChem, FRSC Professor of Inorganic Chemistry and Tutor in Chemistry Davidson, Nicholas Sinclair, MA (MA Camb) Tutor in Modern History, and Archivist Ebers, George Cornell, MA (MD Toronto) Action Research Professor of Clinical Neurology Barclay, Joseph Gurney, MA Fellow I?J Special Election Paxman, J eremy Dickson (MA Camb) Fellow I?J Special Election Johnson, Paul Robert Vellacott, MA (MB, ChB Edin; MD Leic), FRCS, FRCS Ed, FRCS in Ped Surg Professor of Paediatric Surgery and Fellow I?J Special Election

Achinstein, Sharon, MA (AB Harvard; PhD Princeton) Professor rf Renaissance Literature and Tutor in English, and Library Fellow Tsomocos, Dimitrios, MA (MA, MPhil, PhD Yale) University Reader in Management, Fellow f?y Special Election Johansen-Berg, Heidi, BA, MSc, DPhil Professor rf Cognitive Neuroscience, Fellow f?y Special Election Roberts, Steven George, MA (BA, PhD Camb) John Harris Memorial Fellow, Tutor in Materials Science Tseng, Jeffrey, MA (BSCIT; MA, PhD Johns Hopkins) Tutor in Pf?ysics Wilkins, RobertJ, MA, DPhil American Fellow and Tutor in PI?Jsiology, Tutor for Admissions Nabulsi, Karma, MA, DPhil Tutor in Politics Williams, Christopher Wesley Charles, MA, DPhil Tutor in Modern Languages (French) Mayer, Colin Peter, MA, DPhil Professorial Fellow, Peter Moores Dean rf the Said Business School and Professor rf Management Studies Alien, James William Anthony, MChem, DPhil, MRSC, CChem Fellow f?y Special Election Parkin, ErnestJohnstone, MA (MA Virginia, PhD Rensselaer) Home Bursar Niethammer, Barbara, MA (BSc, Dr phil Bono) University Reader in Applied Mathematics, Professor rf Mathematics and Tutor in Mathematics Riordan, Oliver Maxim, MA (MA, PhD Camb) Professor rf Mathematics and Tutor in Mathematics Yueh, Linda Yi-Chuang, MA, DPhil (BA Yale, MPP Harvard, JD NYU) Fellow f?y Special Election Yates, Jonathan Robert, MA, DPhil (MSci Camb) Tutor in Materials Roger, Sarah Rachelle, DPhil (BA McMaster) Junior Research Fellow in Spanish Dupret, David, MSc, PhD Bordeaux Junior Research Fellow in Neuroscience Kavanagh, Aileen Prances, MA (BCL MA NUl, Magister Legum Europae Hanover,) DPhil, (Dipl Vienna) Reader in Law and Tutor in Law

Armstrong, David, MEng, DPhil UKAEA Culham Junior Research Fellow in Materials for Fusion Power Reactors Takriti, Abdel Razzaq, (MA Toronto) Junior Research Fellow in Political History Thompson, Ian Patrick, (BSc, PhD Essex) Fellow ry Special Election Loenarz, Christoph, Dipl Chem Tuebingen, DPhil William R Miller Junior Research Fellow Abou-El-Fadl, Reem, DPhil Jarvis Doctorow Junior Research Fellow in Conflict Resolution in the Middle East Walker, Richard, BA (MSc Leeds, PhD Camb) Fellow ry Special Election in Earth Sciences Stagg, Charlotte Jane, (BSc, MB ChB Bristol), DPhil Glaxo Smith Kline Junior Research Fellow in Biomedical Imaging Edwards, Claire Margaret, (BSc, PhD Sheff) Fellow ry Special Election in Surgery (Bone Oncology) Gaiger, Jason Matthew, (MA St And, MA, PhD Essex) Fellow ry Special Election in Contemporary Art History & Theory Sykes, Katharine, MA, DPhil (MA York) John Cowdrry Junior Research Fellow in History Costa, Charles Simon Arthur, (BSSc Birm), MA, MPhil Senior & Finance Bursar

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 Lond), FRSA Tindle, David, MA, RA Daniel, Sir John Sagar, Kt, MA (Des-Se. Paris) Smethurst, Richard Good, MA Cox, John, MA Miller, William Robert, OBE, MA Kolve, Verdel Amos, MA, DPhil (BA Wisconsin) Cooksey, Sir David James Scott, Kt, MA Rose, General Sir (Hugh) Michael, KCB, CBE, QGM, MA Gosling, Jus tin Cyril Bertrand, BPhil, MA Garland, Patrick Ewart, MA 4

Marchington, Anthony Frank, MA, DPhil Nazir-Ali, Rt Revd Michael James, MLitt (BA Karachi; MLitt Camb; PhD NSW) Jones, Terence Graham Parry, MA Roberts, Gareth, MA Crossley-Holland, Kevin John William, MA, FRSL Graham, Andrew Winston Mawdsley, MA Edwards, Steven Lloyd, BA Morris, Sir Derek J ames, MA Doctorow, Jarvis, BA Bowen, David Keith, MA, DPhil, FRS, FEng Byatt, Sir Ian Charles Rayner, Kt, DPhil Morsberger, Philip, MA Burn ton, Lord Justice Stanley Jeffrey, MA 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, MA Smith, Martin Gregory, MA (MBA Stanford) Cansdale, Michael John, MA Stanton, Paul John, BA Asbrey, William Peter, BA Pocock, Francis John, MA, DPhil

Emeritus Fellows Yardley, Sir David Charles Miller, Kt, MA, DPhil (LLD Birm), FRSA Hackney, Jeffrey, BCL, MA Donaldson, lain Malcolm Lane, MA (BSc, MB, ChB Edin), MRCP (Lond) Hirsch, Sir Peter Bernhard, Kt, MA, DPhil (MA, PhD Camb), FRS Rossotti, Francis Joseph Charles, BSc, MA, DPhil, CChem, FRSC Segar, Kenneth Henry, MA, DPhil Child, Mark Sheard, MA (MA, PhD Camb), FRS Taylor, Ann Gaynor, BM, BCh, MA Worden, Alastair Blair, MA, DPhil (MA, PhD Camb), FBA Williams, William Stanley Cossom, MA (PhD Lond) Scargill, David Ian, MA, DPhil, JP Farthing, Stephen, MA (MA Royal College of Art) RA 5

Phelps, Christopher Edwin, MA, DPhil Dean if Degrees Hunt, John David, MA, DPhil (MA, PhD Camb), FRS Dunbabin, John Paul Delacour, MA Stone, Nicholas James, MA, DPhil Reed, George Michael, MA, DPhil (BSc, MS, PhD Auburn) Knight, John Beverley, (BA Natal, MA Camb) MA Crampton, Richard John, (BA Dub), MA, (PhD Lond), Dr HonCausa Sofia Wells, Christopher Jon, MA Wyatt, Derrick Arthur, MA (LLB, MA Camb; JD Chicago), QC Pettifor, David Godfrey, CBE, MA (PhD Camb; BSc Witwatersrand), FRS

Lecturers Aarnio, Outi Marketta, Lie Abo Akaderni, DPhil Oxf Economics Alien, Roger William, BA BMus Liv, DPhil Oxf Music Ashbourn, Joanna Maria Antonia, MA Camb, MA Oxf, PhD Lond Plysics Baines, Jennifer Christine Ann, MA DPhil Oxf Russian Black, John Joseph Merrington, MB BS Lond, FRCS FIMC Edinburgh, FFAEM Anatomy Bokobza, Aurore Marie Diane-Mathilde Lectrice Burton, Benjarnin Paris, BA Oxf, MA Nott English Chad, Benjarnin Michael John, MSc Wollongong Mathematics Chalker, Jus tin M, BS BA Pittsburgh, DPhil Oxf Chemistry Cowley, Sally Anne, BA Camb, PhD Lond Molecular Biology Faulkner, Jennifer Louise, BSc PhD Durh Chemistry Gant, Andrew John, MA Camb, MMus PhD Lond Music Hermann, Michael, MMath PhD Berlin Mathematics Herring, Neil, MA DPhil Oxf, MRCP Systems Medicine Hewitson, Kirsty Sarah, MChem DPhil Oxf Biochemistry Keating, Peter Emmett, BA Dub, MSc Oxf Neuroplysiology King, Peter John, BPhil DPhil Oxf Philosoply Littleton, Suellen Marie, BSc California, MBA Lond Management Malpas, Margaret Ann, BLitt MA Oxf Linguistics Meyer-Beining, Janna-Liisa, MA Leipzig Lektorin Mileson, Stephen, BA Warw, MSt DPhil Oxf History Nuttall, Jennifer Anne, BA MSt DPhil Oxf, MA East Ang English Papachristodoulou, Antonis, MA MEng Camb, PhD California Engineering Schlinzig, Marie Isabel, BA Dresden, MSt Oxf German 6

Sereni, Darnien Charles Louis, BA DPhil Oxf Computer Science Styles, Elizabeth Anne, BSc Oxford Polytechnic, DPhil PGCE Oxf Prychology Thomas-Symonds, Nicklaus, MA Oxf, Barrister-at-law Politics Wadham, Alastair Jake, BA, MPhil Camb, DPhil Oxf French Waters, David John, MA Camb, MA DPhil Oxf Earth Sciences Wild, Lorraine Sylvia, MA DPhil Oxf Geography Wilk, James, MA DPhil Oxf Philosophy Williams, Renee (Mme), MA Oxf French

Chaplain The Revd Gerald Hegarty (BA, BD Bel£) * *Deceased

Librarian Blanca Trapat-Martin (BA Barcelona, Dip Exe)

College Secretary & Registrar Philip Palmer BA

Director of Development Yvonne Andrea Rainey (BA, PGCE Bel£)

Head Porter Lionel Knight

Decanal Staff Stone, Abigail, BA, DPhil (MSc Lon) Simon, Joanna, BA, (LLB Cape Town, LLM LSE ) Caruana Galizia, Anton (BA Malta, MA Lond) Trimcev, Eno, (BA Calgary, MSc Lond) Etmannski, Tamara, (BA & BSc Calgary)

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

FROM THE PRINCIPAL, Professor Keith Gull The many aspects and cycles of academic life have their own particular rhythms. These rhythms vary from the termly, the yearly, the 3 or 4 yearly of the matriculation to graduation cycle and onto the almost-lifetime. This magazine sits firmly on the yearly cycle but contains within it reflections of all of the other rhythms of Hall life. The year has been one of continued success, some changes and some emerging challenges. The year started with Dianne and I welcoming a new round of undergraduates and graduate students. We continued the practice of meeting all undergraduate and graduate freshers for drinks in the Lodgings. However, we held separate welcome parties for our PGCE graduate students and our international graduate students whose Oxford year starts slightly earlier. These parties give a clear impression of the wealth of talent coming to the Hall and the diversity of background and experience of this cohort. I have continued Principal's Collections during this year. These collections, in the presence of their tutors for nearly 400 undergraduates, or the tutor for graduate students for the 200 graduate students, give a real feel for the individual as well as the collective issues. At the time of writing the finals results are emerging and I am pleased to report that we have more firsts than last year. This year 25% of the SEH undergraduate students graduating obtained a first. Of course, in line with a particular tradition this Magazine will report the names of students who have the unique distinction of gaining a Blue and a first class honours degree. They will be awarded Luddington Prizes for this outstanding achievement. The artistic talents and achievements of our students were seen in performance, writing and directing. The magazine records these achievements in reports of the John Oldham Society, Arts Week, a hugely successful Masterclass Showcase evening, as well as individual reports and details of the George Barner and Geddes prizes. The Hall is able to recognise many achievements of our students via such Prizes donated by alumni and friends. I want to record my deep appreciation of such donations and initiatives. They are valued by students and formally demonstrate the interest of Aularians in assisting a new generation of students. The JCR and MCR Presidents and their committees are also on the yearly cycle but both are slightly out of synchrony. This summer sees the end of Ivor Simpson's Presidency of the MCR along with his committee but the 8

JCR President, Joshua Coulson, and his committee run through the calendar year. These individuals and committees have shown superb leadership and representation and I, along with the students, fellows and staff recognise their contribution and record our thanks. This yearly rhythm of continuing success is shared by recognition of the achievements of the Fellowship and Tutors. Recently, Professor David Manolopoulos, our Tutor in Physical Chemistry, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. St Edmund Hall has many historical associations with Fellows of the Royal Society. David joins current FRSs with close associations to the Hall: Peter Hirsch, John Hunt, Mark Child, Mike Mingos, Ron Oxburgh, David Pettifor, Keith Bowen and myself. This is a huge personal honour for David but it also worthy of note that it is highly unusual for successive tutors in a discipline in a given college to be elected - Mark Child was our Physical Chemistry tutor before David. Others at different stages in their careers received news of the award of prestigious Leverhulme Trust fellowships. At an early stage in her career Isabel Schlinzig gained an Early Career Fellowship whilst our Tutor in Modern History, Nick Davidson, obtained a Research Fellowship, and economist John Knight who has retired from teaching in the Hall but is still very active in research, has been awarded a Leverhulme Trust Emeritus Fellowship. This cohort provides an excellent demonstration of the Hall's strength across the academic spectrum. This yearly cycle of continuing success can be complemented by one of much lower frequency. This year saw the 150th Anniversary of the Boat Club. A tremendous event was organized, special beer brewed, a book written, many gathered, much was said and recounted, and individuals and their contributions were praised. The event, well organised and well attended, was a tremendous evening in Hall that will be long remembered. In the midst of celebration I must record an intensely sad event. Gerald Hegarty, our Chaplain of many years' association with the Hall died in June. Gerald fought his illness with enormous dignity, stoicism and patience. He became a good friend of mine, and many in the Hall, making an enormous contribution to the Chapel, the Choir and the wider Hall community. Our condolences and sympathy go to Karen and family. I know from many communications and comments from present and past students how much he was appreciated. The Magazine reports an appreciation of Gerald's life and influence. 9

The above perhaps illustrate the different rhythms and periodicities of academic life but I noted earlier a second overall theme - that of change. One such was the retirement of Martin Slater as the Hall's Finance Bursar. It is important to note that Martin will continue his tutorial role for a few more years. We all recognise Martin's tremendous contributions in many areas, there will be a time in the near future when we will recognise these in a more formal manner, but for now I want to record my personal thanks and appreciation. This change crystallised the Governing Body's decision to appoint a Senior and Finance Bursar. The post attracted an extremely competitive field and we were pleased to welcome Simon Costa as the successful candidate at the start of Trinity term. Simon comes with a wealth of experience and the Hall is already seeing the positive benefits of this major development in its bursarial organisation, as well as Simon's leadership and expertise. The financial expertise of the Hall was bolstered further by the appointment of a new Accountant, Christopher Wood, during Hilary term. The involvement of Aularians and other external advisors in these appointments greatly assisted the process. This willingness to assist the Hall is a feature of the St Edmund Hall Association and individual Aularians. Perhaps it was seen at its best this year when many Aularians gave their time to contribute to a phenomenally successful and much appreciated Careers Day. I am very grateful for this support for the Hall and our present students. Change in the Fellowship occurred in a number of ways. In addition to Simon Costa, Richard Walker joined the Governing Body as Fellow and Tutor in Earth Science. It was very pleasing to welcome a batch of new Junior Research Fellows. Katherine Sykes, as John Cowdrey JRF in History; Reem Abou-el-Fadl as Jarvis Doctorow JRF; Christoph Loenarz as William R Miller JRF in Molecular Aspects of Biology and Charlotte Stagg as GSK JRF in Biomedical Imaging. The list of donors to the Hall is given as usual in this magazine. However, it is worth noting that each JRF is supported to various extents by alumni giving. At a time of great difficulty for young academics it is a pleasure to acknowledge how much a JRF means to the people supported and how much these young academics enliven the scholarship and atmosphere of the Hall. Two other fellows joined us as Fellows by Special Election: Claire Edwards in Surgery (Bone Oncology) and Jason Gaiger in Contemporary Art History & Theory. Jason is the new Head of the Ruskin School of Fine Art and continues the Hall's long association with this position. Finally, we have mixed emotions in congratulating Professor Alistair Borthwick on his appointment to the Head of Department 10

of Engineering at the University of Cork. This is a prestigious appointment and we offer Alistair many congratulations and the Hall's very best wishes. Alistair has been a wonderful supporter of the Hall and Engineering. We will miss his insight and judgment. I commented last year that I foresaw 2011 being a tipping point for this country's universities. There is now no doubt that the Higher Education system faces the most fundamental changes for a generation. The Government decision to place a much higher percentage of the cost of tuition in the hands of the student after graduation was accompanied by removal of a substantial proportion of the funds in the form of Higher Education Funding Council for England grant paid directly to Universities. There is only one acceptable standard for our teaching and research and that is world-class. This comes at a price. Oxford's world-class education based on the tutorial system is expensive (now at around ÂŁ16,000 per annum) and only around half that cost is met by the combination of fees and government funding. Under the changed arrangements the collegiate University will continue to meet almost half this annual cost of educating an undergraduate at Oxford out of its own resources. The increase in the fees cap is accompanied by a radical reduction in government funding for teaching, and for capital investment, which will to a large extent 'cancel out' the increased fee income. The post-graduation cost of a student's education and the increasing costs of accommodation whilst at University led to much debate within Oxford over setting the fee rate and the consequential changes to student support. Our JCR and MCR Presidents and committee members were engaged and highly constructive in providing me with informed views to inform this debate within the wider University. The outcome is that Oxford's financial support for lower-income students is likely to be the most generous in the country. While many universities are offering either fee waivers or bursaries, Oxford will provide both. Based on current student proflles, one in six students will receive a fee waiver and a quarter will receive a bursary. The colleges and the University underwrite the costs of both fee waivers and bursaries in a 50-50 split, and this will be an increasing pressure on a college such as SEH. Support through the generosity of alumni, donors and well-wishers will remain vital to our future. I will continue to focus on the quality of both the education and the wider student experience that the Hall provides for undergraduate and graduate students. 11

FROM THE SENIOR & FINANCE BURSAR, Simon Costa It is a great pleasure to be writing my first report for the Magazine, as the Hall's new Senior & Finance Bursar. But when Gill Powell, our esteemed editor, handed me last year's Magazine for reference, it had a rather familiar feel to it- perhaps because I have 25 of them at home, one for each year since I matriculated here in 1986. Yes, 25 years after I came up to read for an MPhil, I have returned to this wonderful place: I'm honoured to have received not one, but two acceptance letters from the Hall during the past quarter century! My intervening years have been spent working in mergers and acquisitions on Wall Street, and then doing the same in the City. Latterly, I have been managing my own property and consulting company in Charlottesville, Virginia. Studying management, winning a blade, and enjoying student life all this seems a long time ago. Yet so much of what defined Teddy Hall for me- and I suspect for all of us -is thankfully unchanged: its friendliness, its global Aularian family, and its happy balance of quality-without-pretension. Even a few of the tutors I remember are still here- somewhat older, perhaps wiser (if that's possible), and unfailingly welcoming. And we still have the prettiest front quad in Oxford! The Senior & Finance Bursar role is a new position in College, created by the Governing Body in response to the growing financial, legal and regulatory burden being faced by all higher education institutions; in recognising this need, the Hall is following many Oxbridge colleges in employing separate Financial and Home bursars. I started in this post just after Easter, and I am responsible for managing the entire finance function, and for overseeing the bursarial function; as such, I sit on essentially all of the College's committees. We all owe a deep debt of gratitude to Martin Slater, Fellow and Tutor in Economics, who has been the Hall's Finance Bursar for the past five years, and who had earlier been our Investment Bursar, managing both roles parttime. Martin's expertise and careful stewardship have been invaluable in stabilising and growing the Hall's finances over many years. In addition, I personally owe Martin a debt I can never repay- for all his kindness, practical assistance and expert guidance as he handed over to me the College's financial affairs. Happily, although Martin has retired from his financial duties, he is

not leaving the Hall, and will continue to give Economics tutorials here as a Stipendiary Lecturer. During this past term, I have driven forward three important financial initiatives. First, the budget for 2011-12 has been finalised, with £130,000 of additional savings identified during the review process; the budget predicts a small surplus overall. Second, the Hall made its annual case for assistance from the College Contributions Committee, which is the current mechanism for a modest redistribution of funds from richer to poorer Colleges; this year, we were awarded £120,000, and the portion of this amount due for immediate payment was the largest among all the recipient colleges. However, we should all remember that by the University's own calculation, the Hall's current endowment is barely two-thirds of the minimum recommended amount for a college with our student numbers. Most colleges, the Hall included, lose about £4,000 per UK/EU undergraduate student each year; and this shortfall can only be made good with third-party or endowment income. Third, the Remuneration Committee has held its first meeting, and has begun its discussion and review of Fellows' remuneration and related matters. This Committee was constituted as a direct result of the College becoming a registered charity, in order to provide the Governing Body (which, after all, consists of Trustees who determine their own pay) with independent advice. So, what does the near-term future hold? The University and its colleges face continued funding cuts- particularly during the upcoming 2011-12 academic year- and a new system of £9,000 annual fees for students; but since the higher fees do not begin until 2012-13, the upcoming year will be particularly squeezed. We also operate in an unhelpful political environment. Not only have politicians failed to "sell" the new fee system effectively (leaving tens of thousands of prospective students believing that they will have to find these fees out of their own pockets), but also these same politicians seek to influence the proflle of our student body by suggesting that academic merit should not be our sole criterion; and they dare to suggest that our own academic tutors are not the best people to judge such merit. 13

Please rest assured that we will stop at nothing to ensure that the Hall, and the University of Oxford as a whole, remain the world-class institutions that they have become over the centuries. However, we will need your help in order to achieve this. We will have to do more under the new fee system to ensure that excellent students are not deterred from coming to the Hall. Accordingly, all forms of support for students - both undergraduate and graduate - will form the central theme of a new Campaign for the Hall, which we plan to launch during the next twelve months. Also in the Campaign will be plans for enhancing students' experience while at the Hall- particularly by improving our artistic and sporting facilities. And the final leg of the Campaign will be the preservation of our building infrastructure- with projects involving the Old Dining Hall, the Library, the Old Library and the Chapel. All Oxford colleges are facing challenging times. St Edmund Hall has always punched above its weight, by accepting a student body of average size, despite our below-average financial resources. In the current environment, this dynamic becomes particularly acute. We hope you will understand this imperative when we ask for your help.

FROM THE HOME BURSAR, Dr Ernest Parkin This has been a terrific year at the Hall, going from strength to strength. We have had a confluence of favourable factors - excellent students, fine colleagues, and a positive spirit in the Hall. One of the Hall's strengths is its staff, and during this year we welcomed 10 new people to the Hall. Sirnon Costa became the new Senior and Finance Bursar and John McGeever became the new Head Chef. Chris Wood took over as Chief Accountant, and Ceri Hunter became the new Admissions Officer. Joanna Barker became Development Assistant for much of the year, and was replaced by Emma Bowler this summer. Caroline Legg became Assistant Librarian, and Jennie Cockram became assistant Gardener. Stuart Saunders joined us as Porter, and Derek Bloomfield became JCR Butler. The arrivals were balanced by departures. Chef Gabriele Cavalieri and Chief Accountant Paul Pittaway both retired, as did JCR Butler Lucille Whittaker and Assistant Gardener Geoff Wootton. Alex Lang, Darina Wade and Suneil Gill all left for new jobs. In the Development Office, Betony Bell and Kate Roessler left after the arrival of their daughters. Including the girls born to Betony and Kate, we welcomed four new Aularians this year. Scout Hardeep Kaur had a daughter, and Scout Dragana Rnic had a son. I'm sure you join me in saying congratulations and good luck to the new parents. Work in IT continues, as it must in this constantly evolving field. We've added two new forms of connectivity: OWL (the Oxford Wireless LAN) and Eduroam, an international system for academics that allows users from other universities to use the same log-ins they would use at their home institutions. In addition, replacement of infrastructure items is constant, and we're seeking to extend our wireless coverage to the few remaining dark spots where signals find it hard to reach. In Maintenance, the big news is the replacement of the roof on the North Range of the Front Quad. This major project, funded partly by the Annual Fund, will last into the autumn. In addition, we have contractors creating an Aularian Room in the library, and refurbishing heavy traffic doors around the College. 15

Last summer we completed the rewiring of St Peter-in-the-East and the removal of asbestos. We refurbished two student rooms on St IV, including the installation of oak vanity units and wardrobes, electrical rewiring, redecoration and furnishings. A quantity of asbestos had to be removed as part of the project. At NSE we replaced the roof at our properties at numbers 1 and 2 Crick Road. During the academic year we installed a new fire detection system in the Emden and Whitehall buildings and installed a Power Perfector voltage optimisation unit to cover the entire Queen's Lane site. This is showing an energy saving of approximately 10%, that is most welcome in a time of rising energy prices. We also undertook a project to repair and paint the Grade II listed High Street frontage of Staircase VIII. That became a major effort, when we discovered rot in the wooden frames of the building. We replaced the affected areas under the direction of the Council's Listed Buildings Office. A lot of work has gone into our kitchens. We installed a chilled vegetable storage room and replaced two small, inefficient walk-in freezers with one big walk-in fridge. We also replaced obsolete kitchen equipment with two combination ovens, one convection oven, two grills, one Bratt pan, and two fryers. Also, a new bulk toaster and a food mixer were replaced. As I write this, we're currently replacing a roof and doing damp repairs at 8 Circus St. We're replacing the front steps at 1 Crick Road and doing damp repairs. Exterior painting at 19 NSE is also underway. The Bursary introduced this year a web-based room booking system for teaching and meeting rooms. This joins automated systems for booking meals. We have also placed a renewed emphasis on our conference business, seeking not only to encourage repeat business but also to identify new customers. Revenue from our conference business supplements the College's hardpressed budgets, and is particularly welcome in the current economic climate. This report should convey the efforts underway by all employees of the Hall to be sure our properties and systems are fit to meet the needs of the College. This duty of stewardship is both a responsibility and a pleasure. It is a responsibility for those of us who are trustees of the charity, and a pleasure because of our affection for the Hall.

FROM THE LIBRARY FELLOW, Professor Sharon Achinstein The Library has been a dynamo this year, with Blanca Martin, our Librarian, spearheading a number of significant projects. First among these is the creation of the Aularian Room, which is a fine testament to the generosity and cultural richness of our Old Members. The Aularian Collection consists of books authored by Aularians given to the Hall, and it is an honour to have such an esteemed and varied collection. For the Aularian room, the old Librarian's Office is as of this writing being stripped bare and readied for its new role, to become home for our collection and a lovely small study. The Architectural firm Luke Hughes has produced a stunning design for this bijou space, with a sweet window overlooking the graveyard, to be a place of repose, quiet reflection and study for Aularians, Visitors, Students and Fellows. Since space is at a premium in the Library, this is a much needed home for those Aularian books, now totalling over 2,300 books. Generous donations by Aularian John Hawkins (1970) and the Jeniam Foundation, established by Aularian Andrew Clarkson (1957), have made possible this glorious refurbishment. We welcome all Old Members to visit the Aularian Room in the upcoming academic year to appreciate this very Special Collection in its new, beautiful surroundings. Another major project has been the upgrading of the Old Library, which underwent a specialist evaluation last year. In the Old Library the Librarian has overseen a series of conservationist cleaning and restoration of its books, and has had put in place the necessary environmental changes to ensure the stability of the environment for the Hall's living legacy of old books. It used to be that Hall members were required to make a donation of a book to the Library upon departing the Hall. This fine collection of books, begun in the seventeenth-century, is a testament to Aularian ongoing devotion to the Hall, and the Librarian has been putting it right so that the books are maintained and conserved. The Library remains a very popular place for students to study, and in Trinity (Examinations) term, there was occupancy of 95-100% at times. Although the Library experimented with a 22-hour opening in Trinity Term 2009 and 2010, this proved to be unnecessary as the late night owls are indeed mostly gone by 3am. The Library has adjusted its opening hours accordingly. Overflow and late night space in the Emden Room was made available to accommodate students who wished to do late night study. Let's hope all that 17

studying makes for good results! An initial discussion of the creation of a dedicated graduate study space has taken place over the year. There was also the first stock-check in many years, which establishes the collection and forms the basis of future acquisitions and culling. In addition, there is a new Assistant Librarian, Caroline Legg, who began work in December 2010. Caroline is a graduate of Exeter College, Oxford (BA Modern History), and who has received her MSc in Information and Library management (Loughborough). We list below this year's gifts of books and articles, for the Aularian Collection:ALLEN, Geoffrey Stile and Stump: Five songs to poems of Kevin Crossley-Holland, The Keys Press 2007 Outback Sketches for Clarinet and Piano, Opus 58, The Keys Press 2010 Suite for Piano, Opus 69, The Keys Press 2007

ALLEN, Geoffrey (cont'd) Two Songs for Baritone, Viola and Cello, Opus 76b,The Keys Press 2010 BARNES, Darrell "Off With The Gun" St Edmund Hall Boat Club 1861-2011 : A Miscellany St Edmund Hall Boat Club 2011

Fantasy Trio for Flute, Clarinet and Piano, Opus 70, The Keys Press 2009

BARNES, John The Law of Hockey LexisNexis Canada Inc. 2010

Wind Quintet, Opus 71 for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, French Horn and Bassoon, The Keys Press 2007

BERRYMAN, John The Church: Defining Moments In Its Western Tradition, Xlibris Publishing 2010

Piano Sonata No 13, Opus 73, The Keys Press 2009

BIRKS, Tony Gabriele Koch: Hand Building and Smoke Firing, Stenlake Publishing 2009

Trio for Descant, Treble and Tenor Recorders, Opus 74, The Keys Press 2009

BIRKS-HAY, Tony

A Passion for Paint, Stenlake Publishing The Mirror of Galadriel for Piano Solo, Opus 75, The Keys Press 2009 The Mirror of Galadriel, Orchestral Study Score, Opus 75a, The Keys Press 2010 Two Songs for Voice and Viola, Opus 76a, The Keys Press 2010

2009 Liang, Q & BORTHWICK, Alistair GL 'Simple treatment of non-aligned boundaries in a Cartesian grid shallow flow model' International journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, Vol 56 No 11 (2008)

Li, ZS, Feng, DJ, Wu, SL, BORTHWICK, Alistair GL, & Ni, JR 'Grain size and transport characteristics of non-uniform sand in aeolian saltation' Geomorphology, Vol 100 No 3-4 (2008)

Liang, Q, Taylor, PH, & BORTHWICK, Alistair GL 'Particle mixing and reactive front motions in chaotic but closed shallow flows' Computers and Fluids, Vol 38 No 2 (2009)

Ning, DZ, Zang, J, Liang, Q, Taylor, PH, & BORTHWICK, Alistair GL 'Boussinesq cut-cell model for non-linear wave interaction with coastal structures' International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, Vol 57 No 10 (2008)

Stansby, PK, Huang, J, Apsley, DD, Garcia-Hermosa, MI, BORTHWICK, Alistair GL, Taylor, PH, & Soulsby, RL 'Fundamental study for morphodynamic modelling: sand mounds in oscillatory flows' Coastal Engineering, Vol 56 (2009)

Yong, Z, BORTHWICK, Alistair GL, & Yaqiong, W 'Analysis and design on pricing urban wastewater services in Wuhan City' Urban Water Journal, Vol 5 No 2 (2008) Huang, J, BORTHWICK, Alistair GL, & Soulsby, RL

'One-dimensional modelling of fluvial bed morphodynamics' Journal of Hydraulic Research, Vol 46 No 5 (2008)

Liang, Q, Du, G, Hall, JW, & BORTHWICK, Alistair GL 'Flood inundation modeling with an adaptive quadtree grid shallow water equation solver' ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol 134 No 11 (2008) Boushaba, F, Chaabelasri, EM, Salhi, N, Elmahi, I, Benkhaldoun, F, & BORTHWICK, Alistair GL 'A comparative study of finite volume and finite element on some transcritical free surface flow problems' International Journal of Computational Methods, Vol 5 No 3 (2008)

Leighton, FZ, BORTHWICK, Alistair GL, & Taylor, PH '1-D numerical modelling of shallow flows with variable horizontal density' International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, Vol 62 No 11 (2010) Sun, LY, Ni, JR, & BORTHWICK, Alistair GL 'Rapid assessment of sustainability in mainland China' Journal of Environmental Management, Vol 91 No 4 (2010) Cheng, J, Zhu, X, Ni, JR, & BORTHWICK, Alistair GL 'Palm oil mill effluent treatment using a two-stage microbial fuel cells system integrated with immobilized biological aerated filters' Bioresource Technology, Vol 101 No 8 (2010) Lee, W-K, Taylor, PH, BORTHWICK, Alistair GL, & Chuenkum, S 'Vortex-induced chaotic mixing in wavy channels' Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol 654 (2010)

Liang, Q & BORTHWICK Alistair GL 'Adaptive quadtree simulation of shallow flows with wet-dry fronts over complex topography' Computers and Fluids, Vol 38 No 2 (2009)

Huang, J BORTHWICK, Alistair GL, & Soulsby, RL 'Adaptive quadtree simulation of sediment transport' Proceedings of the Institute of Civil Engineers: Journal of Engineering and Computational Mechanics, Vol 163 Issue EM2 (2010) Draper, S, Houlsby, GT, Oldfield, MLG, & BORTHWICK, Alistair GL 'Modelling tidal energy extraction in a depth-averaged coastal domain' JET Renewable P01ver Generation, Vol 4 No 6 (201 0)

BORTHWICK, Alistair GL 'Coastal risk: advance or retreat' in: Huang, C, Weiner,J Band Ni,J (eds) New Perspectives on Risk Analysis and Crisis Response, Atlantis Press 2009 BORTHWICK, Alistair GL Book review: Durbin, P A and Medic, G "Fluid Dynamics with a Computational Perspective" Cambridge University Press 2007' Engineering and Computational Mechanics, Vol 163 Issue EM4 (2010)

Liu, RZ, Lan, DD, & BORTHWICK, Alistair GL 'Zoning abrupt environmental pollution risk in a mega-city' Procedia Environmental Sciences, Vol 2 (2010)

BORTHWICK, Alistair GL Book review: Phillips, Owen M "Geological Fluid Dynamics Sub-Surface Flow and Reactions" Cambridge University Press 2009' Engineering and Computational Mechanics, Vol 163 Issue EM4 (2010)

Miao, C, Ni, J, BORTHWICK Alistair GL, & Yang, L 'A preliminary estimate of human and narural contributions to the changes in water discharge and sediment load in the Yellow River' Global and Planetary Change, Vol 76 No 3-4 (2011)

Stallard, T, Taylor, PH, Williamson, CHK & BORTHWICK, Alistair GL 'Cylinder loading in transient motion representing flow under a wave group' Proceedings of the Rqyal Society A, Vol 465 (2009)

Liu, R & BORTHWICK, Alistair GL 'Measurement and assessment of carrying capacity of the environment in Ningbo, China' Journal of Environmental Management, published online: doi:10.1016/ j.jenvman.2011.03.033, 1-7 (2011) Lee, W-K, BORTHWICK, Alistair GL, & Taylor, PH

'A fast adaptive quadtree scheme for a two-layer shallow water model' Journal of Computational Pqysics, Vol 230 (2011)

Zhu, X, Ni, J, Li, H, Jiang, Y, Xing, X & BORTHWICK, Alistair GL 'Effects of ultrasound on electrochemical oxidation mechanisms of p-substiruted phenols at BDD and Pb02 anodes' Electrochimica Acta, Vol 55 (2010) Ni, J, Sun, L, Li, T, Huang, Z & BORTHWICK, Alistair GL 'Assessment of flooding impacts in terms of sustainability in mainland China' Journal of Environmental Management, Vol 91 (201 0)

Miao, C, Ni, J & BORTHWICK, Alistair GL 'Recent changes of water discharge and sediment load in the Yellow River basin, China' Progress in Pf?ysica/ Geograpf?y, Vol 34 No 4 (201 0) BORTHWICK, Alistair GL 'Briefing: The history of fluid mechanics at the University of Oxford' Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Engineering and Computational Mechanics, Vol 161 Issue EM3 (2008) BORTHWICK, Alistair GL, Leighton, F, Taylor, P & Borthwick, J 'Variable density shallow flow model' International Symposium on Floods and Modern Methods of Control Measures, Tbilisi, Georgia (23-28 Sept 2009) Garcia-Hermosa, MI, BORTHWICK, Alistair GL, Soulsby, RL, Stansby, PK, Taylor, PH, Huang, J & Zhou, JG 'Interpretation of large-scale morphodynamic laboratory experiments: spoil heaps and sandbanks' Coastal Engineering (2008) Garcia-Hermosa, MI, Huang, J, Zhou, JG, Stansby, PK, Taylor, PH, Soulsby, RL & BORTHWICK, Alistair GL 'A fundamental experimental and numerical study of large scale morphodynarnics of sandbanks in steady and oscillatory flows' International Conference on Coastal Engineering (2006) Yao, Y, Taylor, PH & BORTHWICK, Alistair GL 'Simplified nonlinear Boussinesq modeling of waves - an enhancement of higher order harmonics' Coastal Engineering (2006)

BORTHWICK, Alistair GL 'Editorial' Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers EngineenÂˇng and Computational Mechanics, Vol 161 Issue EM2 (2008) 'Editorial' Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engimers Engineering and Computational Mechanics, Vol 162 Issue EM1 (2009) 'Editorial' Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Engineering and Computational Mechanics, Vol 163 Issue EM1 (2010)

BRISTOW, Paul 'Using heritage in regeneration: the role of museums' Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Municipal Engineer, Vol 163 No 3 (201 0) CAMPLING, Christopher Sonnets of Faith, Campling 2010 CRAMPTON, Richard J Bulgaria, Oxford University Press 2007 CRAMPTON, Richard J (contributor) 'The Balkans' in: Gerwarth, Robert (ed) Twisted Paths: Europe 1914-1945 Oxford University Press 2007 CUTHBERTSON, Guy & NEWLYN, Lucy (eds) Edward Thomas : Prose Writings : A Selected Edition Volume 1: Autobiographies Oxford University Press 2011 DAINTITH, Terence Finders Keepers? How the Law of Capture Shaped the World Oil Industry RFF Press 2010

DOWNIE, Simon (donor) Cultural Re search Centre - Jinja, Uganda Reconciliation among the Basoga 2001

FARRUKH, M Z (cont'd) Thursday N otes [Collected articles] 1982-1991

Cultural Research Centre - Jinja, Uganda Why Women don't Carry the Dead to the Grave 2000

FINDLAY,RH Mosquito Bites Back and Some Other Poems, Upfront Publishing Ltd 2006

Cultural Research Centre - Jinja, Uganda Ritual Gestures in Busoga 2001

FORSYTH, HA & Goodwin, MG 'Which way now to widen participation to higher education - widen participation within the workforce; an opportunity for Higher Education' Discussion paper given at the 2010 annual conference of the Forum for Access and Continuing Education,UK

Cultural Research Centre - Jinja, Uganda Witchcraft, Divination and Healing among the Basoga, Marianum Press 2003 Cultural Research Centre - Jinja, Uganda Celebrating the Sanctity of Human Life Among the Basoga, Marianum Press 2008 Gonza, Richard Kayaga The Concept of Good Luck and Bad Luck Among the Basoga, Marianum Press Ltd 2010 Wambuzi, Gladys and Bukenya, Tom Sharing Our World Living Together in Our Sub-County/ Municipality Macmillan Uganda Ltd 2001 Wambuzi, Gladys and Bukenya, Tom Sharing Our World Living Together in Our District Macmillan Uganda Ltd 1995

'A CPD framework to support work based lifelong learning environments and networks-A national project' in: J Braham, T Hudson, P ]ones and JStoran (eds) Towards a New Agenda for Lifelong Learning: Access, Diversity and Participation London: Forum for Access and Continuing Education 2010

Goodwin, MG & FORSYTH, HA 'A pedagogic support programme to facilitate self-managed learning within the curriculum for 14-19 age groups supporting transition to higher education' In:

Wambuzi, Gladys and Bukenya, Tom Sharing Our World Living Together in Our District Macmillan Uganda Ltd 2001 Waswa, Anatoli and Miirima, H enry Ford Unveiling Witch-craft Marianum Press 2007

FARRUKH,MZ Friday Night [Collected articles] 2004-2010

J Braham, T Hudson, P ]ones and J Storan (eds) Towards a New Agenda for Lifelong Learning: Access, Diversity and Participation London: Forum for Access and Continuing E ducation 2010

GORDON, Keith & Manzano, Ximena Montes (eds) Tiley & Collison's UK Tax Guide 2010-11 Lexis Nexis 2010

HARRIS, Peter JF Carbon Nanotube Science: Synthesis, Properties and Applications Cambridge University Press 2011 HUGHES, John Trevor Henry Power of Halifax A Seventeenth Century Physician and Scientist, Rimes House 2010 HUGHES, John Trevor (copyright holder/ donor) Browne, Thomas Pseudodoxia Epidemica or Enquiries Into Very Many Received Tenents, And Commonly Presumed Truths Nath Ekins 1672 (2011 photographic reproduction from copy of 1672 edition owned by JT Hughes) JACKSON, Bob (translator) Huysmans, Joris-Karl En Rade or Out of the Swing of the Sea and Un Dilemme or A Dilemma Arbrose Press 2009

KNIGHT, John, Song, Una & Gunatilaka, Ramani 'Subjective well-being and its determinants in rural China' China Economic Revie111, Vol 20 (2009) KNIGHT, John, & Ding, Sai 'Why does China invest so much?' Asian Economic Papers, Vol 9 No 3 (2010) KNIGHT, John, & Ding, Sai 'Why has China grown so fast? The role of physical and human capital formation' Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Vol 73 No 2 (2011) KNIGHT, John, Shi, Li & Quheng, Deng 'Son preference and household income in rural China' Journal of Development Studies, Vol 46 No 10 (2010)

KNIGHT, John & Gunatilaka, Ramani 'Great expectations? The subjective wellbeing of rural-urban migrants in China' World Development, Vol 38 No 1 (2010)

KNIGHT, John 'China, South Africa and the Lewis Model' in: Santos-Paulino, Amelia U and Wan, Guanghua (eds) The Rise of China and India Impacts, Prospects and Implications Palgrave Macmillan 201 0

KNIGHT, John & Gunatilaka, Ramani 'The rural-urban divide in China: income but not happiness?' journal of Development Studies, Vol 46 No 3 (201 0)

KNIGHT, John & Gunatilaka, Ramani 'Does economic growth raise happiness in China?' Oxford Development Studies, Vol 39 No 1 (2011)

Appleton, Simon, KNIGHT, John, Song, Una & Xia, Qingjie 'The economics of communist party membership: the curious case of rising numbers and wage premium during China's transition' journal of Development Studies, Vol 45 No 2 (2009)

LOVELOCK, Yann (ed) The Buddha's Prescription A Selection of Talks and Essays by Dr Rewata Dhamma Triple Gem Publications 2005 LOVELOCK, Yann Dhammatalaka Peace Pagoda - A Guide Birmingham Buddhist Vihara and Dhammatalaka Peace Pagoda

MALIN, Peter Fragments Peter Malin 2010 MERRETT, Christopher Sport, Space and Segregation: Politics and Society in Pietermaritzburg University of KwaZulu-Natal Press 2009 MERRETT, Christopher (co-author) Caught Behind: Race and Politics in Springbok Cricket University of KwaZulu-Natal Press/Wits University Press 2004 MORTIMER, Geoff Wallenstein: The Enigma of the Thirty Years War, Palgrave Macmillan 2010 MORTIMORE, Simon (ed) Company Directors Duties, Liabilities, and Remedies Oxford University Press 2009 NICHOLLS, Fred The Dark Ocean and the Light Starborn Books 2009

'RYE, Howard (editor & contributor) (cont'd) The Jazz Kings and other spin-off groups' Black Music Research journal, Vol 30 No 1 (201 0) SHARPLES, John Land Licences Jordan Publis hing Ltd 2011 SHIPTON, Alyn I Feel a Song Coming On : The Life of Jimmy McHugh, University of Illinois Press 2009 'New jazz histories: can a reconciliation of widely differing source material offer new opportunities for the jazz historian?' Jazz Research Journal, Vol 3 No 2 (2009)

TELLER, Neville One Year in the History of Israel and Palestine, Troubadour Publishing 2011 TEMPEST, Paul (editorial) 'The future of the Bank of England - a silver lining?' Threadneedle Issue No 4 (2011)

PEELING, Nicholas Brilliant Negotiations What the Best Negotiators Know, Do and Say Pearson Education 2011

TEMPEST, Paul (ed) The Future of the Bank of E ngland A Silver Lining?, Medina Publishing 2011

Brilliant Retirement Your Practical Guide to a Happy, Healthy, Financially Sound Retirement Pearson Education 2010

THICK, Malcolm Sir Hugh Plat The Search for Useful Knowledge in Early Modern London Prospect Books 2010

RYE, Howard (editor & contributor) 'Chronology of the Southern Syncopated Orchestra: 191 9-1922' 'The Southern Syncopated Orchestra: the Roster' 'Schedule of SSO-related U.S. passport applications'

THOMAS-SYMONDS, Nicklaus Attlee: A Life in Politics IB Tauris & Co Ltd 2010

TYTLER, Graeme 'Eating and drinking in Wuthering Heights' in: Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights, ed. Sunita Mishra Hyderabad: The English and Foreign Languages University/Orient Black Swan Private Ltd, 2011 TYTLER, Graeme 'Wuthering Heights: an amoral novel?' Bronte Studies, Vol 35 No 3 (2010) WEST, David Project Sponsorship An Essential Guide for Those Sponsoring Projects Within Their Organisations Gower Publishing Limited 2010

WILLIAMS, Wes Monsters and Their Meanings in Early Modern Culture Mighty Magic Oxford University Press 2011

Fellows and Aularians as ever were generous to our undergraduate Library. This year gifts were received from: Keith Gull, Andrew Khan, Gerald Hegart:y, Geoff Mortimer and Chris Latimer. Mention must be given as well to the textbooks donated to the Library by our students. Thank you all for thinking of the Hall Library.

FROM THE ORGAN SCHOLAR, AND THE CHAPEL FELLOW Rachel O'Malley and Dr Jeff Tseng Life in the college Chapel has continued, with a Sunday evening service every week led by the chapel choir, and numerous other services over the year, including weddings, christenings and gaudies. Before going into any detail of the events that have taken place in chapel over the past year, it is very important that we fondly honour the memory of Reverend Gerald Hegarty. Gerald was first appointed as College Chaplain in 1990. He left this post for a number of years, but returned in 2004, doing a brilliant job through this year, even through a long and hard battle with cancer. His last sermon in chapel, on the mystery of God, was to be the first in what promised to be an insightful series of four during Trinity Term, but he was taken ill several days into the first week, and, much to all our sadness, passed away in June. He was a kind, thoughtful and very approachable gentleman, and all in the choir and congregation really noticed the weeks without him in chapel. Clare Hayns did a sterling job as our assistant chaplain this past year, working alongside Gerald and taking some of the services in his absence. She was ordained in Christ Church Cathedral in July and, unfortunately for us, has left Teddy Hall to become a Curate in the Benefice of Blenheim. A variety of Chapel preachers made excellent contributions to the services, including the Revd Tony Coulson, father of our currentJCR President, the Revd Vaughan Roberts, rector of the local church of St Ebbe's, and the Revd Canon Prof 25

Martyn Percy, Principal of Ripon College Cuddesdon, where Gerald had been Associate Principal for the Oxford Ministry Course. The Revd Andrew Wilson, from the Royal College of Art, illuminated for us the painting hanging above the altar, the "Supper at Emmaus" by Ceri Richards, which was commissioned by the JCRin 1957. Sermons of practical and political challenge were delivered by Jonathan Bartley, founder of the Christian political thinktank Ekklesia, and Lord Michael Hastings, the International Director of Corporate Citizenship at KPMG, previously a Downing Street Policy Unit adviser on race and urban policy and the BBC's first head of corporate social responsibility. The Revd Michael Bourdeaux also contributed greatly, leading a number of services during Trinity Term. Clare rounded out the last service with a blessing for the chapel choir leavers. The chapel choir, a group of committed students, a number of whom hold choral scholarships, contributed well to college life over the past year. Sam Pearce, who took on the role of Assistant Organist this year, helped Rachel O'Malley, the Organ Scholar, with the direction of the choir. David Alien, an ex-organ scholar at Teddy Hall, also appeared on numerous occasions in order to assist with the music-making. As well as the usual Sunday services, the choir sang at a number of other events over the past year. The wellattended Parents' Dinners which have recently begun in college were preceded by two choir-led evensongs, back-to-back. Each was packed out, with many extra chairs brought into chapel for the occasion. The special St Edmund night service, the Advent service, and joint evensong held in Teddy Hall Chapel with our sister college, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, have been highlights. The choir was also involved in other events in college, including "Teddy Hall's got talent", and singing at a number of dinners over the year. Priscilla Santhosham will be joining Teddy Hall this coming year, taking on the post of junior organ scholar. Many events in the chapel for this coming academic year have already been planned, including a number of gaudies, evensong for the OU Alumni Weekend in September, the Parents' Dinner in October, and the annual Carols in the Quad that will be taking place in front of the chapel on Thursday 1 December. There will undoubtedly be changes and challenges, but we look forward to continued involvement with Teddy Hall chapel life this next academic year.

FROM THE SENIOR COMMON ROOM Sharon Achinstein has been working on a project to understand how people in the Renaissance 'used' poetry, that is, how they read it and made it part of their private, political, and social lives. With Shakespeare, Donne, Herbert, and Milton's works being published in the period, the Renaissance is a fascinating and important moment in the history of English literature for finding out how readers responded to great poetry, and to what uses they put it. Over the summer of 2011 she was a Resident Fellow at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC, conducting research on rare manuscript materials dating from the seventeenth century, looking at notebooks into which people copied out their favourite poems, and she is exploring how these 'downloads' created personal anthologies and forms of literary engagement. She was also granted the title of Professor of Renaissance Literature in the University's Recognition of Distinction exercise. Over the past year, Alistair Borthwick continued to develop his long-term collaboration with Peking University on the sustainable management of water resources. Last summer, the Singapore-Peking-Oxford Research Enterprise (SPORE) was established, which is funding a total of nine graduate students, one of whom is at Teddy Hall working on the sustainability of the Yellow River. In September, Alistair Borthwick was appointed an adjunct Professor at Peking University. During his sabbatical, Alistair made two month-long visits to Peking University, and was taken to visit the very historical city of Pingyao in Shanxi Province. In January, Alistair became a member of the REF-2014 subpanel on Civil & Construction Engineering. On St Valentine's Day, he gave the Dugald Clerk Lecture on "Water and Sediment, Waves and Floods" at the Institution of Civil Engineers. In September, he visited the University of Queensland to review its Department of Civil Engineering.

Martin Brasier has discovered ancient Scottish fossils that show life on land began far earlier than previously thought. The rocks from around Loch Torridon in Wester Ross show a key moment in the history of life, when simple bacterial cells started to become more complex single cell algae that could reproduce and photosynthesise. Previous studies had dated the 'sun and sex revolution' on land as half a billion years ago. However the finely ornamented fossils show that the land was green with more larger and more complex algae one billion years ago. Martin said these complex cells led to vegetation like mosses and lichens 500 million years later. This allowed the 27

first creatures to emerge from the sea and develop into animals and eventually humans. 'None of this would have been possible without advances long ago made by these little microbes, now entombed within phosphate from the Torridon lakes. It was arguably these organisms that helped to turn our landscape from a harsh and rocky desert into a green and pleasant place,' he said.

Adrian Briggs visited the Hague Academy of International Law to deliver a course on 'Comity in Private International Law' to an audience far larger than ever encountered in Oxford (one possible explanation was that the War Crimes Tribunal was on its summer vacation, and this was, for the week, the only legal show in town). It was a fittingly odd end to a year in which he had held the fort while his new colleague, Aileen Kavanagh, had been away on maternity leave. The year ahead promises to be much more ordinary, which is a great relief. Mark Child's new book Theory of Molecular Rydberg States is due to be published by Cambridge University Press in September 2011. Peter Collins is grateful that fast advancing seniority means that mathematicians from abroad visit his seminar more and more and that therefore holidays are now rarely busman's. Apart from academic activities, there has been the usual mix of heritage work, music and wine. All three (and mathematics!) were mixed together last autumn when he travelled to South America, which included a visit to the newly refurbished Buenos Aires Opera House and tasting wine at Chilean vineyards overlooked by Andean peaks. High points of the heritage year included climbing York Minster in hard hat to see the restoration of some mediaeval carvings high on the apse and the presentation of the European Union Heritage Awards at a ceremony in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. The gain in retiring from the Chairmanship of Letcombe Regis Parish Council must be balanced by agreeing to chair the Vale of the White Horse's CPRE Committee. He was delighted to see so many Hall mathematicians at the Reunion in March. Kevin Crossley-Holland has published Bracelet of Bones, a fictional account of a Norwegian girl's journey to Constantinople in 1036, and a new edition of The Penguin Book of Norse Myths.

He was judge of the Elmet Trust's Ted Hughes Young Poets' Award and has been involved in community and educational projects in Buckinghamshire and at St Edmundsbury Cathedral while continuing as spokesman for the Poetry Society's Trafalgar Christmas Tree project. A busy round of lectures, writing workshops and literary festivals included visits to the Dingle Peninsula, Guernsey, Hay-on-Wye, Anglia Ruskin and Nottingham Universities and Christian-Albrechts University in Kiel as well as many state and private schools. The composers Bernard Hughes, Tom Smail and Giles Swayne have made new settings of Kevin's poems, performed respectively by the BBC singers and the choirs of St George's Hanover Square and Clare College, Cambridge. His poem 'The Heart-in-Waiting' formed part of BBC2's Carols from Kings, and Rodney Munday's design for one of the Hall Christmas cards was based on the same poem. He celebrated his 70th birthday with parties at the Garrick Club and at home in Norfolk, and Graham High ARBS has sculpted his portrait in bronze.

Much of Nick Davidson's time for the past two years has been taken up with his duties as Vice-Chair of the Faculty Board of History (aka Deputy Head of Department), a position that has brought him into close contact with all aspects of the Faculty's work. That experience has however been unexpectedly beneficial for his research, as in the process of observing the workings of the University, he has gained many insights into the operation of another powerful institution, the Roman Inquisition, whose sixteenth-century archives Nick has been studying over the same two years. In 2011-12, he will be on leave, thanks to the generosity of the Leverhulme Trust, and will be writing up his findings. We are delighted to report that Dr Clare Ashdowne, another Italianist and a member of the Hall since 2006, will replace him during that year. For the most part John Dunbabin is enjoying a very pleasant but uneventful retirement, with some continued academic writing and a very little teaching.

But in January he left winter for mid-summer Tasmania, mostly a family visit but with plenty of time to admire the wonderful beaches, cliffs and parrots. This photograph was taken on Maria Island, which his family farmed for a time circa 1870. He concluded with a short but most enjoyable circuit round southern New Zealand. But soon after his return to Oxford, he was back in his great sheepskin coat. There have been developments from George Ebers' lab in understanding the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis, which now appears to be a geneenvironment interaction. In northern Europe vitamin D deficiency appears to play a central role operating in gestation primarily and conferring risk which persists for at least 2 generations. This is mediated by an epigenetic effect. Stuart Ferguson has given lectures at a Gordon conference (Rhode Island, USA) and other conferences in Bamberg (Germany) and Lund (Sweden). He was appointed external examiner at Trinity College Dublin and Imperial College London. In October 2010, Keith Gull was elected a member of EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organisation) in recognition of his outstanding research contribution to life sciences.

Roy Harris's third volume of Integrationist Notes and Papers was published in June. An international conference devoted to his book The Language Machine was held in July. Hugh Jenkyns is continuing his work on global climate and oceanography in deep time, working with groups in Italy, China, Argentina and Brazil on Jurassic and Cretaceous sedimentary rocks. HeidiJohansen-Berg, Wellcome Senior Research Fellow at Oxford's FMRIB (Functional MRI of the Brain) Centre, learnt this summer that she has been granted the title of Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience in the University's Recognition of Distinction exercise. Paul Johnson is now President of the International Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association (IPITA). He has also been awarded a James IV Travelling Fellowship, and an Honorary Fellowship of the American Academy of Paediatrics. Andrew Kahn's recent scholarly efforts include numerous articles such as a book-chapter on Pushkin and blasphemy that caused him to lose some of his innocence. His work as series editor of Russian Transformations for the Swiss publisher Peter Lang has recently led to the publication of a spate of flne books by younger scholars, and he is researching and writing up a number of substantial projects. He was also granted the title of Professor of Russian Literature in the University's Recognition of Distinction exercise. He sends a 'serdechnyi privet' to all the many Aularian Russianists out there. John Knight spent the autumn teaching an MBA course in personnel economics (in English!) at Beijing Normal University. He presented papers at the Beijing Forum, at a subsidiary of the Bank of China, and at a conference in the Bank of Finland. In the spring he lectured in the universities of Stellenbosch and Kwa Zulu Natal, and gave seminars in the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Macau University. In June he delivered the manuscript of his book China~ Remarkable Economic Growth to OUP. During the 2010-11 academic year, David Manolopoulos has given invited talks about his research in theoretical chemistry at meetings in Darmstadt, Rome, Boston, Berkeley, Madrid, and (most memorably) Telluride Colorado, where he spent an extremely pleasant morning learning how to fly flsh with a 31

former graduate student from his group who has just accepted a faculty position at Stanford. David was also elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society this year and he spent three very enjoyable days in July at the New Fellow's Seminar and Admissions Day in London. In May 2011, William Miller received the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Musical Arts from the Manhattan School of Music, New York, and was honoured to be made a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2011 . Along with New York sculptor Anita Huffington, Philip Morsberger exhibited his work at the Valley House Gallery and Sculpture Garden in Dallas, Texas this Spring, and currently has an exhibition - again with Anita Huffington - at the Steffen Thomas Museum, Madison, Georgia, which runs until November 2011. And, not least, he was Artist-in-Residence at St Edmund Hall/Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art this July. During the last academic year, Philip Mountford's research has continued to focus on the following areas: reactions of new transition metal hydrazide and alkoxyimide complexes; development of new catalysts and approaches to the synthesis of biodegradable and biocompatible polymers; new ZieglerNatta type olefin polymerisation catalysts. In addition a new project on lanthanide-boryl complexes has furnished the first examples of lanthanideboron sigma bonds. Details of the work and the associated publications are given at www.mountfordgroup.org. On the departmental side, Philip has been Acting Head of the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory for the last academic year (his third year as Deputy Head of the ICL) which has been an interesting challenge.

Jim Naughton has recently produced a new edition of his textbook Colloquial Czech. A revised edition of his Colloquial Slovak is also forthcoming. During her sabbatical (the calendar year 2010) Lucy Newlyn worked on her forthcoming book, All in Each Other: The Creative Collaboration if William and Doroti?J Wordsworth, making two visits to Grasmere to study Manuscripts at the Jerwood Centre. She also completed England and Wales, a selection of Edward Thomas's prose, co-edited with Guy Cuthbertson (a former lecturer at the Hall). This will appear in November 2011 with OUP. Her University duties, including supervision and examining, continued throughout the year, and she returned to college teaching in Hilary term 2011.

Her involvement in poetry has continued. She has been revising her next collection, Earth~ Almanac, and has had a number of poems published recendy. These appear in The Interpreter~ House and in two anthologies: Music Joined with Reason: 34 Poets, British and American, Oxford 2004-2009, chosen by Christopher Ricks; and Initiate: An Oxford Anthology of New Writing, ed Clare Morgan and Rita Ricketts. In December 2010 she was the final judge of the Bedford Open Poetry Competition. The summer of 2011 saw the launch of Autobiographies, the first volume of Edward Thomas, Selected Prose Writings, a six-volume edition with Oxford University Press, of which she is General Co-editor. She has also published two articles this summer: 'Confluence: William and Dorothy Wordsworth in 1798', in Journal for 18th Century Studies and 'Wordsworth among the Glowworms' in Essqys in Criticism. She is pleased to announce that she has accepted the invitation to be the next poetry editor of the Oxford Magazine, and will be taking over from Bernard O'Donoghue when he retires in October. She has been elected this year as a Fellow of the English Association.

David Phillips has come to the end of his second period as Tutor for Graduates. The job has grown since he last held the office, and the Hall now has a graduate population approaching 200. But it has proved a pleasurable if demanding role, and the graduate body has been a pleasure to work with. His book The German Example appeared earlier this year and is the culmination of his research on the processes of policy transfer in education. It traces English interest in educational provision in Germany since 1800, examining ways in which policy makers have used the example of Germany to argue both for and against reform in England. This year David Priestland's history of Communism, The Red Flag, came out in paperback, and was translated into Spanish (as well as German and Dutch). Future translations are planned in Russian, Italian, Chinese, Turkish and Portuguese. He has given talks in Oxford and Cambridge on terror and genocides in the twentieth century, and he is now starting new projects on the culture of the market, and neo-liberalism in the post-communist world.

Oliver Riordan warns us of the danger of extrapolation: imagine you build a network by starting with a large number of nodes and no connections, and then adding links between nodes one-by-one. It has been known for 50 years

(since the work of Erdos and Renyi) that if the links are added in a suitable random way then there is a 'phase transition'. Up to some point, only small clusters of nodes will be connected. After this point, there will be a much larger connected cluster called the 'giant component', together with many small ones. As further links are added, the giant component grows, absorbing the small clusters. This is illustrated by the thick curve in the figure, showing the fraction of nodes in the giant component plotted against the ratio of the number of links to the number of nodes. Note that when the giant component first appears (at one link for every two nodes) it is initially relatively small. What is the thin curve? This is for a ER - PR-related process with a slightly 0.75 modified link-addition rule known as the 'product rule'. In a paper in Science 0.5 (one of the top two general science journals, the other being Nature), 0.2~ Achlioptas, D'Souza and Spencer conjectured that in this case the ()~----~--------~~~ Cl,?) O.l.5 05 (rescaled) size of the giant component 'jumps' at the phase transition: the thin curve is zero up to some point and then continues from height around 0.5. Although they are mathematicians, and the question is a mathematical one, they did not actually answer it mathematically. Instead, they presented simulation results with millions of nodes (as in the figure) and extrapolated to give 'conclusive numerical evidence' that when the number of nodes goes to infinity, the curve jumps.

Does the curve really jump? It's hard to tell from the figure! This question may seem arcane, but it has attracted quite a bit of attention from physicists, most of whom explained why the curve does jump - a few gave heuristic arguments that it does not. Recently Oliver and his DPhil student Lutz Warnke settled this question by providing a complete mathematical proof that the curve does not jump; this has also appeared in Science- something unusual for pure mathematics! What is actually happening is that the curve increases so rapidly (but continuously) from zero that in simulations of a manageable size, it appears to jump. There are many interesting questions about this process that are still open; they are working on some of these.

In the day (and evening ... ) job Steve Roberts has been mostly occupied with the now rather large research activity he's running on materials for nuclear (fission and fusion) applications. The research group now comprises 5 postdocs, with another joining soon, and about a dozen research students, with 5 more joining this October. (''About" because of shared supervision, not because he can't remember who they are!) Steve also organised a short course on nuclear materials, and two research workshops, all of which have been based at the Hall for accommodation and meals, which was appreciated by all those attending. On the less academic side, Steve has been gradually moving up from dinghy sailing to bigger stuff. He has just completed his "Day Skipper" course, which gives him a rather limited certification "good weather, known waters, lllllf-r---11111 in daylight": but it's a start. A good knowledge of vectors, co-ordinate systems and look-up tables helps with this, so his undergraduate years have not been entirely wasted. And he's just about to go off for a week on the annual Cave Club expedition to Spain; it's ten years since he was last there, so to get back in some kind of condition he has been doing a lot of walking in and out from Wolvercote to town with a large rucksack on his back!

Jeff Tseng reports that, with the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) up and running very well near Geneva, life has become particularly busy for particle physicists around the world, poring over the most recent data, discussing the intricacies of calibrations, arguing about the latest results - and wondering how the latest press reports square with reality. Oxford has a large, active research group in the ATLAS experiment, an international collaboration of some 3,000 physicists, including, it should be mentioned, Teddy Hall's own Ryan Buckingham, a former Hall rugby captain, JCR President, and now postgraduate student. Ryan and Jeff both spend time looking, in different ways, for tiny slivers of evidence pointing beyond the commonly accepted 35

and thus far wildly successful "Standard Model" of particle physics. Jeff has also been spending a lot of time on planning for new detector elements for the experiment five and ten years hence, to increase its capabilities and replace those worn out by sustained exposure to the LHC's intense radiation. Jeff has continued working in technology transfer in the (now trendy, but previously unfashionable) field of "cloud computing" and "computer virtualisation". Even though his group's technology arose from particle physics, it has found applications in astrophysics and medical image processing, and forms part of an Australian programme for public engagement with science. Finally,Jeff was elected to the University's Audit and Scrutiny Committee, so all remaining moments of free time are occupied.

Robert Wilkins has been appointed Course Director for Biomedical Sciences, a new course starting this October. He has also been appointed to the Editorial Board of Surgery, as Specialty Editor for Physiology, and co-edited the second edition of the Oxford Handbook of Medica/ Sciences (OUP), published in September 2011. Monsters and their Meanings in Early Modern Culture: 'Mighty Magic', published this May by OUP, is the result of a decade-long investigation by Wes Williams into the changing shapes of monsters and the monstrous across the 'early modern period', in other words, from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century. The argument of the book begins with the observation that to call something 'monstrueux' in the mid-sixteenth century is, more often than not, to wonder at its enormous size: it is to call to mind something like a whale. By the late seventeenth 'monstrueux' is more likely to denote hidden intentions, unspoken desires. Several shifts are at work in this word history, and in what Othello calls the 'mighty magic' of monsters; these shifts can be described in a number of ways. The clearest, and most compelling, is the translation or migration of the monstrous from natural history to moral philosophy, from descriptions of creatures found in the external world to the drama of human motivation, of sexual and political identity. Whilst the book is multi- and inter-disciplinary in method - taking in the history of medicine and religion, for instance, as well as that of theatre - its focus, throughout, is on the ways in which monsters give particular force, colour, and shape to tf!.e imagination. The study is richly illustrated, and the image at its centre is the ancient, triangulated picture of Andromeda, Perseus and the monster, approaching; Wes is especially pleased that the contemporary artist

Paula Rego agreed to allow him to use her version of this image on the cover of the book. From its centre of gravity in French culture, the 'Mighty Magic' also explores Shakespeare, and Italian, German, and Latin culture, as well as the ways in which the monstrous tales and images of Antiquity were revived across the period, and survive into our own times.

Linda Yueh spoke at the European Reunion in Paris in May [see the report on page 130) and, later that month, saw her book Enterprising China published by OUP. A round-the-world trip in September 2010 took Amy Zavatsky first to a meeting of the International Foot and Ankle Biomechanics Group in Seattle, Washington, USA (which included a visit to the Biomechanics Research Laboratory at the Nike world headquarters near Beaverton, Oregon, and a tour of the vast and impressive Nike 'campus'). This was followed immediately by a week-long research visit to the Institute of Biomedical Engineering at the National Taiwan University in Taipei and the China University Medical Hospital in Taichung. Two invited lectures and various laboratory visits took place alongside an enjoyable, but exhausting, programme of sightseeing. In April2011, another long-haul journey was made, this time to discuss possible collaborative research projects on foot biomechanics with the Biomechanics Research Group at the University of Wollongong, located about an hour's drive south of Sydney, Australia.

OBITUARIES Reverend Gerald Hegarty BA, 21 June 2011, aged 59, Oxfordshire. College Chaplain [see page 38)

Professor Zybnik Anthony Bohuslav Zeman FRHistS BA, DPhil, 22 June 2011, aged 82, Czech Republic. Former Professorial Fellow (History) [see page 42]

GERALD HEGARTY BA The following sermon for Gerald Hegarty was given f?y Revd Canon Prof Marryn Perry, Principal of &pon College, Cuddesdon on 1 ]u/y 2011 at S t Andrews Church, O:xford. When God weighs a person's life, the scales don't tend to tip in favour of our achievements. Instead, God looks beneath what we have done, and asks what kind of person have we been? How have we lived our lives? How have we embodied kindness, goodness, faithfulness, self-control, humility, gentleness and patience? How have we shown warmth, compassion, justice and understanding to those who have needed our help, support and comfort? It is not a surprise that when coming to arrange his own funeral, Gerald did not ask for a eulogy. Instead, he simply asked if I might say a word or two. When pressed as to what 'word or two' might mean, I was, to coin a phrase, 'eye-browed' by Gerald. You know what I mean: that strange way in which his eyebrow went up to somewhere between 45-90 degrees above his left eye, and the slight twinkle in those soft yet piercingly perceptive Irish eyes did the rest of the talking. Whether you knew Gerald as a colleague or teacher, chaplain or vicar, husband or father, or son and friend, I think essentially, we all knew the same man. He was consistent through and through. Kind, mild, gentle, wise, self-controlled, reticent, incisive; softly spoken, yet authoritative; smiling eyes and a kindly voice. Fair, moderate, temperate; modest, open-minded and generous of spirit. Yet also deeply passionate for those people, causes and issues that were so dear to him. He was a pastor's pastor. A true friend. A decent man. The best of men. But Gerald would not have been especially interested in himself being talked about today. The invitation to say 'a word or two' was Gerald's soft and under-stated way of inviting us to explore the readings and music he chose, and the gospel they contain. He'd want nothing less than that. It is typically self-effacing. Don't say much about me; keep it simple; nothing too fussy. But you might want to say a word or two about the hope we have. Of course. Gerald would not have wanted his achievements listed. He too, was more interested in the condition of the heart and the soul. He knew that true wisdom is simply to know your place before God, and your place alongside people.

Nonetheless, a few facts will help us to see who we are saying farewell today. Gerald was born in 1952, and studied at Queen's University Belfast and Union Theological Belfast. As well as a lifelong involvement with the Intercontinental Chaplains, Gerald worked initially for UCCF supervising the Travelling Secretaries, and served as a NS Curate after ordination. He went on to serve as Priest-in-Charge of Sibson, and was a Tutor at Wycliffe Hall, before his first spell as Chaplain at St Edmund Hall from 1990-1996. He then became a much-loved Tutor on the St Alban's and Oxford Ministry Course, and then its Vice-Principal until 2005, having taken on his second stint as Chaplain at St Edmund Hall in 2004. When the Oxford Ministry Course joined Ripon College Cuddesdon in 2005, Gerald joined our staff too, serving with great distinction as Vice-Principal for the Course until quite recently. He played a vital role in ensuring the smooth transition of the Course into the life of the College, and was an amiable, wise and deeply valued colleague. I first met Gerald in 2004, as a staff member of the Oxford Ministry Course. Or, more accurately, I met one of his ordinands coming out of a lecture he had just given. 'I need to lie down now', he said. 'Why?', I asked, 'are you feeling unwell?' 'No', he replied, 'but I have just had one hour with Gerald on the doctrine of the Trinity, and my head really hurts .. . '. He was a gifted teacher. A bit of a Mr Chips, I suppose. Just a brilliant educator, and one who set out not to impress, but rather to explain, explore and inspire. Gerald's hand-outs in lectures were legendary. Literally. Rarely seen. But the stuff of much speculation. But it did not matter. No-one who was taught by Gerald will ever forget his wisdom and his insight; and his kindness. He was a gentle man and generous and pastoral in his ways of getting alongside those he was teaching, and taking them on, further and deeper into the mysteries of God. But Gerald, as I say, would not have wanted his achievements or qualities listed like this. He was an intensely humble man; quiet, under-stated. His chosen reading for today begins 'humble yourself. .. '; God will exalt you. God will meet you in the depths, so do not be afraid. Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you. Do not be afraid. For Gerald, the currents of faith ran very deep. Perfect love casts out fear. And love and faith defined his life. In his love for God - but also for Karen, and all the family. Gerald was a man who was entirely shaped by his vocation and the values he lived by, and

they shaped his relationships at every level. Gerald and Karen met forty years ago at Queen's University Belfast- in the library. She thought he was rather serious and too religious - at the time. But love conquers all things; even senousness.

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For in Karen and Gerald, we see two lives entwined by love. Yet lives that faced outwards in gift: teaching so many, caring for all they taught; and also raising three children. Gerald was intensely proud of his children; and with Karen they managed to produce two teachers of religious studies in Richard and Charlotte, and in Matthew, a photographer who sees and interprets the world from new angles - much as Gerald did in his conversation. In Karen, also a teacher of religious studies, the dynastic line of Hegarty educators is established. The Hegartys are teachers and interpreters; education is a passion. So to you - Karen, Richard, Matthew and Charlotte, and to Gerald's parents, Ellis and Paul, here today from Northern Ireland, to his sisters, Angela and Elizabeth, and to Kim, Sarah and George - I want to say on behalf of us all gathered here how much we share your loss, and your pain. We are all diminished by his going. We do know something of what you have lost in Gerald's death. But we stand with you today in prayer, solidarity and love, in shared grief- and with deep admiration for a man who brought so much to so many. He was our friend and colleague; a teacher and mentor to many; and a husband, father and a son to you. And he was a friend of God too, which meant that his life and character were marked by a particular quality that is all too rare these days. For in the quiet, humble and under-stated man that was Gerald, there was also a deep radiance about him, born of a life that was touched by God. It meant he was serious, yet had levity; deep, yet with a wonderful sense of humour. When I think of Gerald, I especially think of a man who taught and thought, loved and lived - charitably. 'Charity' comes from the Latin word caritas 'costly esteem and affection' - there is a warmth and tenderness here. It is a word that resonates with 'cherishing' and 'benevolence'; the one who is charitable is the one who sees the other as dear and valued. There is diligence and duty here; but also a deep and compassionate love for the other. To live charitably, is to both imagine and see the world benevolently and mercifullyas God might see it. Gerald did this; and lived it.

Gerald knew that charity - the giving of love - is an education in itself. That the teacher who is wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom, but rather leads you to the threshold of your own mind, and then inspires you to go beyond. Gerald knew that the purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one. And he played the long game with his students and tutees. In teaching you rarely see the fruit of a day's work. It is invisible and remains so; maybe for years, even decades. Many here today will bear testimony to that. But such a vision, and such virtues and values, are rooted in charity. Gerald's life embodied charity. But it was also one of faith and hope. He received such care in his last days from so many at the Churchill, and the Royal Marsden - doctors, nurses and chaplains. He knew much about how he was cherished and valued by family, friends and all who cared for him. But all those who cared for him, I think, knew just how much kindness he returned. And Gerald also knew heaven to be that place, as St Paul goes on to say in that famous passage from 1 Corinthians 13, 'where we shall see face to face'. In that place, there is a true fullness. Here we are known and know in part. But in heaven, we know, and are fully known. Gerald did not want a eulogy today. He wanted a 'word or two' said, because, I think, he wanted us to know that death is not the end. In Christ, we cannot be separated from the ones we love. There is no height or depth that Christ cannot and has not overcome, so death is also conquered. The Christian life has no real and ultimate 'goodbyes'; it only has 'fare-wells'- for we shall see each other again, and meet face-to-face. Heaven is that place of clearer light and vision, where there shall be no more pain or tears. In the meantime, we bid farewell to Gerald, and mourn with Karen and all the family - for we are losing a great man. Yet Gerald would, I am sure, pray us to fare well too- in our walk with God; and in faith, hope and charity. And until we meet again. As Gerald has bid us, echoing the Psalmist, and the actual words of 1 Peter 5: 'after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, support, strengthen and establish you'. For God is love. And love is eternal. And our love for him, and his love for us, has not died with him. For in Christ, it cannot. Gerald, may you rest in peace and rise in glory. Amen.

ZBYNIK ANTHONY BOHUSLAV ZEMAN I had much in common with, and owed a considerable debt of gratitude to Zbynik Zeman. We were both historians of modern central and Eastern Europe, and we were both transferred from 'county' universities to Oxford, he from Lancaster and I from Kent. In the latter process Zbynik did much to pilot my own smooth passage into St Edmund Hall; it was a hard debt to repay. Zbynik's origins lay in central Europe, and his life ebbed and flowed with the powerful currents that shaped that area's recent history, a history which his own work did much to elucidate and enrich. His full name was Zbynik Anthony Bohuslav Zeman, and he was born to Czech parents in Prague on 18 October 1928. He was raised by his mother, who owned a dressmaker's shop, and his aunt. In 1938 the Munich agreement partitioned his native Czechoslovakia, and in March 1939 Prague, together with the rest of Bohemia and Moravia, became a Nazi Protectorate. During the second World War Zbynik entered grammar school in Prague. At this time part of his family was amongst the large Czech community in exile in Britain and in 1946-1947 Zbynik made his first visit to the UK, attending the Czech College in England. He returned to Prague to complete his schooling and in the autumn of 1947 enrolled in Prague's ancient Charles University to read Law. In the following February the communists engineered a virtual coup d'etat and went on to establish a fully-fledged Stalinist dictatorship. It was too much for the energetic and open-minded young Zeman. With the help of a German smuggler he made his way into western Germany and there secured a British entry visa. A grant from the Czechoslovak Refugee Trust enabled Zbynik to take a history degree at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies in the University of London where he was an undergraduate from 1949 to 1953. After London he moved to Oxford and St Antony's to study for a doctorate on the Czechs and the Habsburg Monarchy during the first World War. Immediately after St Antony's he became involved in the editing of German foreign office documents; these papers, captured by the allies when they 42

entered Germany in 1945, had, for the most part, been flown out of Germany in aircraft bringing supplies to beleaguered Berlin during the air lift of 19489. The published volumes, edited by Zbynik and his colleagues, have provided an essential research tool for generations of scholars. From 1958 to 1961 Zbynik was again at St Antony's, this time as a Research Fellow. He then worked at The Economist before taking up his first university teaching post at St Andrews, where he was a lecturer in history from 1962 to 1970. The early 1970s saw him back in London where he became head of the research department in Amnesty International, and from 1974 to 1976 he was Director East-West SPRL (Brussels) and European Co-operation Research Group. He left that post to return to academia, moving to Lancaster to become Director of that university's Comenius Centre which specialised in central European, and especially Czech studies. He was also appointed Professor of Central and South-East European Studies. In the early 1980s the Comenius Centre was closed down, but not before, at Zbynik's insistence, all its members had been found posts in other British universities. Zbynik himself came to Oxford as a Research Professor in European History and was admitted to the Hall in 1982 as a Professorial Fellow. Age dictated that he retire from Oxford in 1996. But retirement did not for Zbynik mean the end of his working life, and after leaving Oxford he returned to Prague where he taught both in Charles University and at the Anglo-American University. His scholarly output was prolific. Following the tide of history he had, in 1968, returned briefly to his native Czechoslovakia where the reforms of Alexander Dubcek seemed to be opening a new era. That new era was tragically curtailed by the Warsaw Pact invasion in August. Zbynik's experiences in Czechoslovakia led to a Penguin Special, Prague Spring, which still serves as an excellent introduction to the events of 1968 in his native land. He wrote many other books, on a wide variety of topics. His doctoral work had given him an expertise on the first World War, and in particular on the fate of the Habsburg empire during that conflict; he deployed this expertise in books on diplomacy during the war and on the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian empire; The Break-up of the HabsburgEmpire 1914-1918, (1961) remains essential reading on the subject and argues powerfully that the disintegration of the empire was as much, if not more, the product of social divisions than ethnic differences. There were also textbooks. Pursued f?y a Bear: The Making of Eastern Europe appeared in 1989, just before the collapse of the communist system; that collapse was analysed two years later in The Making and Breaking of Communist Europe. Two decades earlier he had written, in conjunction with 43

W B Scharlau, a biography of 'Parvus', or Alexander Helphand, a controversial and intriguing figure in the early history of the Bolsheviks. Zbynik also wrote biographies of two important figures from his home turf. His The Masaryks: The making of Czechoslovakia (1976) is one of the few recent English-language studies of the great founder of modern Czechoslovakia, Tomas Masaryk. In 1997, with Antonin Klimek, Zbynik published a biography of another but more controversial founder of the Czechoslovak state, Edvard Bene$. An important, interesting, and original feature of this book was that Zbynik showed that immediately after the second World War one covert but critical aspect of Soviet policy in central Europe had been to secure control over the uranium deposits on the borders of Czechoslovakia and what was to become East Germany. This developed into another important work, Uranium Matters :Central European Uranium in International Politics, 1900-1960, which he published with Rainer Karlsch in 2008. For much of his academic career Zbynik maintained links with the 'outside world'. His spell with The Economist created links with journalism, whilst his work with and for Amnesty International owed much to his experiences in Czechoslovakia in 1968 and to the repressions which followed the Warsaw Pact invasion. In later years he spread his wings more widely: in 1992 he acted as historical advisor to the TV series 'The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles', and performed a similar service for the makers of 'The Adventures of Young Indiana )ones: Adventures in the Secret Service' which was filmed in Prague and released in 2000. Over many years I have learned much and benefited greatly from Zbynik the scholar. But I also retain extremely fond memories of Zbynik the person. I first met him in Lancaster when I was external examiner to the Comenius Centre. More than once, after the rigours of examining, did we sweep away the tensions and frustrations with excellent food and copious drink in his charming old mill house in the Pennines. It was there that I came to cherish his impish sense of humour and that deep, sonorous, staccato laugh. Zbynik was a big man, but he was also an active one. There were rumours, alas unfounded, that his skill on skis enabled him to escape from Czechoslovakia; but I can attest to the fact that for a man of his size he was remarkably nimble in the squash court. When it said adieu to Zbynik Zeman the Hall lost a major figure, a scholar of repute, an amiable and enlightening colleague, and a man who had evolved

with the century he studied so assiduously. And I lost a friend. I join with my colleagues at the Hall in extending our condolences and sympathy to Zbynik's widow Dagmar, and to his three children, Adam, Alex, and Sophie. Richard Crampton, Emeritus Fellow

FROM THE MIDDLE COMMON ROOM It's been a fantastic academic year for Teddy Hall's MCR. A huge number of enthusiastic fresh faces joined us in October, and the MCR has been busier and better than ever before. The social life and sense of community within the MCR has been outstanding, partly due to the excellent, hard-working committee and also because of a fantastically eager intake, who were keen to be involved in every aspect of life in the Hall. The MCR social schedule for this year was full of exciting events to help students take a break from their busy academic work, of which I'll mention a few highlights: Michaelmas term saw the new students coming into a fullypacked Freshers' Week, with a wide range of hugely popular events which helped to set the scene for the year. We also saw the inaugural Casino Royale party, where the MCR donned black tie and sipped vodka martinis. MCR Christmas dinner as always was excellent fun for all, with a fabulous festive meal and the traditional rendition of the Teddy Bears' Picnic. Hilary term continued the trend of great events, with a Burns' night dinner, complete with bagpipes, poetry and whisky. Trinity term saw out the end to a busy year, starting with our usual May Day visit to watch Magdalen choir, followed by a Champagne breakfast. Trinity term dinner had a fabulous range of food and entertainment, starting with a drinks reception in the graveyard complete with string quartet and magician, followed by an amazing meal in Hall. We bade farewell to the year with our traditional garden party, with a huge range of food and drinks provided for the MCR. To ensure our busy students keep their feet on the ground, regular brunches, seasonal BBQs and termly high teas were run throughout the year, allowing our students to socialise and relax with a comfortable bite to eat. Students at Teddy Hall have been extremely fortunate to be treated to extraordinary culinary delights this year, thanks to the introduction of a new college head chef, John McGeever. John's incredibly high standard of food has made every meal a moment to be savoured and prompted much envy from fellow

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students at other colleges. The MCR has been involved in a range of sporting activities this year, contributing 3 members to the Cuppers winning hockey team. The MCR also produced a huge number of women rowers this year, including the new women's captain, as well as a member of the men's 1st boat. Croquet Cuppers, the biggest croquet competition in the world, was won by a team of 4th year undergraduate MCR members. The MCR football team enjoyed their debut season, building up a great sense of camaraderie in the team, and will be working hard for promotion next year. The MCR has had a wonderful year, full of sporting successes and social events promoting a great sense of community. A fantastic new committee has been elected to take the MCR through next year's challenges, led by David Springer: I'm certain they'll all do an excellent job in continuing the tradition of a friendly, active and social Middle Common Room at Teddy Hall.

Floreat Aula! Ivor Simpson MCR President 2010-2011

FROM THE JUNIOR COMMON ROOM Sporting success, academic achievement, dramatic and musical highlights and the best food in Oxford: it is fair to say that the last year has been another fine one for St Edmund Hall. In a year that has seen higher education change forever with the upcoming fees increase, the JCR has worked closely with the Principal and the SCR to get the best possible deal for future Teddy Hall students. At the University level, campaigns to secure fee waivers for the poorest students and bigger bursaries than any other University have been highly successful along with an historic vote of no confidence against the Government's policies for higher education, but it remains to be seen if access really will continue to extend to a greater range of students. At the College level, the JCR has been grateful to the new Finance Bursar, Simon Costa, for his agreement to JCR-suggested improvements to rent and food charges. Teddy Hall is still one of the most expensive colleges for students to study at, but these improvements are a step in the right direction and we applaud initiatives to secure more funding to help the students at this great college. 46

One of the greatest highlights of this year has been the improvement in the quality of food. Gone are the days when dinner was colloquially termed 'ming', and new name suggestions are coming in for what is now becoming known as the finest food in Oxford. We are extremely grateful for John McGeever's acceptance of food ideas from the J CR, as well as his experiments in themed formal halls, and new and exciting menus. A disappointment was that the Ball this year was sadly cancelled due to stiff competition from other colleges. In its place the JCR hosted a 'super-hop' with a summer barbeque beforehand. This was a huge success and we look forward to similar events in the future. Trinity term also saw the staging of an open air concert, showcasing Teddy Hall's plethora of musicians. On the sports pitches across Oxford, Teddy Hall has fought on several different fronts, with the men's hockey team securing the cuppers title while the rugby and football teams both went on strong runs, but ultimately fell just short. The second football team also went on a very enjoyable summer tour to Hamburg, coming up just short against a very talented and efficient German club side. The men's second boat were the heroes of Summer Eights, claiming blades and bumping 1st VIII boats on their way up the river. Other notable successes occurred in women's rugby, rugby 7s, mixed touch rugby, table football (thanks largely to a new table, kindly donated by Aularian John Sherman), squash, tennis, badminton, netball, basketball, croquet and water polo. With roughly a dozen blues and several blues captains on top of this, it seems fair to say that Teddy Hall remains the sportsman's college. Student societies have also continued to thrive, with superb drama performances in the Old Dining Hall and the now annual Tedcfy Hall's Got Talent delighting sizeable audiences. The JCR gave over ÂŁ12,000 to charity last year, with many students spending their summer working in countries around the world, and four students running the London Marathon. The Crisis Scholarship continues to be a major triumph, with a first year Engineering student from Gaza having settled in well to life in Oxford. And the voluntary scheme where Teddy Hall students went to listen to local primary school children read worked well throughout the year, with over 20 students going weekly to St Ebbe's primary school each term. A final item of note is the restitution of the historic JCR/SCR Picture Fund, and we look forward to seeing original art works back up on student walls.

It continues to be a privilege to serve as JCR President at this historic institution, and it is a pleasure to represent such a diverse and high-achieving group of individuals. Student successes have been numerous throughout the year, but it would be no overstatement to say that the Hall is flourishing, with the JCR at the forefront. Floreat Aula! Joshua Coulson JCR President 2011

CLUBS AND SOCIETIES The Association Football Club Women s Captain: Hermione Brooks

The Womens Captains Report The Hall Women had a challenging but enjoyable season, playing in the Ladies' second division for the first time. Having won three out of five league games, we narrowly missed out on a fourth year of consecutive promotion, with a critical loss to Worcester in the last weekend of Hilary. There were outstanding individual and team performances - an 8-0 victory over Christ Church/ Osler House was particularly memorable (although it didn't quite match last year's 16-0 win against Brasenose, setting a university record for the highest score ever seen in College football!) Despite facing some tough opposition, the team's continuous spirit and determination paid off, clawing back a crucial league victory against Magdalen/Linacre, winning 5-3 after going 3-1 down. The Hall Women sadly didn't make it to the knock-out stages of Cuppers this year, drawn in a tough group, and beaten to it by Keble, the eventual winners of the Women's first division this season. The Hall Women have lost some key players (losing that Keble game to a team featuring an ex-Hailer!), but this was more than made up for by a fantastic new intake of freshers and second years. Football has definitely become one of the most popular women's sports at Teddy Hall, and almost as many girls as boys can now be seen sporting the new (supposedly) gold and maroon kit. Overall, it's been a great season for SEHWAFC, and my thanks go to the girls who played in all those early morning Sunday matches, showing great Hall spirit regardless of the weather, their hangovers, or the strength of the opposition!

The Athletics/Cross Country Club Captain: Maire Gorman This year has seen a large upsurge in Hallers lacing up the trainers, getting out there for a run and realising that, well, it's not all about blisters, blackened toe-nails, sweaty clothes, chaffed skin and worse! Throughout the year it has been a privilege to be part of a group of hard-working and dedicated runners who have each individually helped raise money and awareness for many good charitable causes. Kicking off the cross-country season was the annual Cross Country Cuppers held in Port Meadow. Alex King, Bobby Oag and Lawrence Percival all ran well in a field that included some of the best runners in the University. After mob matches against Thames Hare & Hounds and the RAF up at Shotover Plain, Michaelmas concluded with the annual Varsity Matches. Maire Gorman captained the Women's 2nds team to an emphatic victory over the tabs and also ran in the women's 3rds race along with geographer Sarah Nicholas and talented fresher Rose Michael. Hilary term was a busy one behind the scenes; Maire was organiser of "Teddy Hall Relays" which this year had (according to some of the "old gits") the highest attendance seen for many a year (over 800 runners); not only did this benefit the University Cross Country Club financially but it also raised over ÂŁ1,000 for the charities "Running Across Borders" and "Right to Play". GB International Steeplechaser Hattie Dean and local runner Howard Papworth, both Oxford educated, started the race off, Howard having been one of the original organisers of this event back in the 1970s. Teddy Hall was wellrepresented (well it would be rather embarrassing if it was not!!) with the Men's Boat Club and the mixed team "Teddy Hall Jogging Society" taking 1st prize in their respective categories. Holly Harris, Sarah Nicholas and Jeremy Sng ran as "solo teams"; yes some people love the event so much they want to run the scenic 3.6 mile route four times consecutively by themselves! 17 April marked a momentous occasion for an elite group of charity fundraisers - after months of gruelling training throughout the dark winter months,Jeremy Sng, Holly Harris, Sarah Nicholas and Dulcie Fford took to the streets of London and conquered the Holy Grail of distance running, the London Marathon, aka 26 miles plus the historical extra 385 yards.

Next up was the "Town vs Gown" Oxford 10k which is organised by and run in aid of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign. Special mentions must go to another Sarah Nicholas (this one's reading History) who decided to run in a gorilla costume. Bear in mind it was a very hot day. Sarah, building on the numerous charity events that she has participated in over her years at the Hall, was running in aid of "Little Big Africa." Also finishing were Camilla Scott, Theodore Hadlow, Stanley Pinsent, Dulcie Fford, Tom Bloomfield, Maire Gorman and former women's rowing captain Emily Barlow. Congratulations must also go the hugely talented, and some would say insanely hard-training, Jessica Leitch, a former engineering student of the Hall who ran tantalisingly close to the magical sub 3-hour mark in London and was third-placed woman in the "Town vs Gown" event. Throughout her time at Oxford Jess has competed for the Blues in Cross Country and on track, as well as participating in triathlon. On a University level it is fantastic to see Lawrence Percival taking up position of Treasurer for OUCCC (Oxford University Cross Country Club). Unfortunately this year no one from the Hall was selected to compete in Varsity Athletics in May but never mind, there's always next year!

The Boat Club Men~ Captain: James Duffell Women~ Captain: Maria Higson The Men~ Captain~ Report Unlike last year, Summer VIIIs 2011 had some of the best weather of the year. Sweltering heat and perfect sunshine were not the only reason to come down to the river! SEH M2 managed to secure blades by bumping Univ II, Exeter II, Magdalen II, & Corpus Christi I. As every bump took place before the gut, there is no denying that this year was a huge success for the boat. Well done to: Cox: Camilla Scott; Stk: Stan Pinsent; 7: Michael Graham; 6:Tom Hole; 5: J as on Bell; 4: Till Hoffmann; 3: J eremy Ang; 2: Harry Hodges; Bow: Gabriel May [see picture overleaf] The 1st VIII are still hearing all about it as Captain-elect Harry Hodges seems to think his only role is to advertise the achievement. Seven seat Michael

Graham even spent the Saturday evening walking around with an oar. Maybe we'll see blades in both Torpids & Summer VIIIs next year?! Watch this space ... The results of the 1st VIII, on paper, may not seem as impressive as those of the 2nds but I assure you this was no poor year. On the Wednesday SEH Ml made a push from Univ boathouse that resulted in them closing 1.5 lengths on the fleeing Magdalen crew. A swift dart across the river by the Magdalen cox- at the last moment- was the only thing denying a bump from the closing home crew. Final margin: half a canvas (at most). Thursday saw another good race between

From top, left to right: Jeremy Ang, Till Hoffmann, Michael Graham, Harry Hodges (Captain-elect), [blades], Gabriel May, Camilla Scott, Tom Hole, Stan Pinsent.

SEH & Magdalen but again the cat & mouse game continued. On the penultimate day we made a huge Missing: Jason Bell push off the line with Magdalen again in front, but now with St John's behind. We knew John's were looking good so the race would be over in 2 rnins whether we bumped up or not. Within lrnin 15sec we'd closed to within inches of Magdalen Gohn's still three quarters of a length behind) but a sudden gust of wind, as we entered the gut, caused the boat to lurch towards the bank. Two & four seat both found their blades hitting stone, not water, which caused us to stop dead in the gut. Being bumped was inevitable. This left us in an impossible position on Saturday: John's caught Magdalen within 20 strokes ahead of us, and Balliol quickly caught St Catz ahead of them. We were chasing the boat 5 places ahead - Hertford - a huge challange. The crew pushed hard -due to the blatant lies of cox Becky Preece calling "you're catching them!". True .. . although there were probably some 6lengths between us at that point! Even though - unsurprisingly - we never made up the huge margin, the crew rowed strongly past the boat houses to screams of

From left to right: Jakub Kwiecinski, James Duffel! (Cpt), Matt Donora, James Leech, Adam King, Joe E llio tt, Samir Salih, Simon Ward-Jones, Becky Preece

"HALLLLLLLL". Teddy Hall really are the loudest boat club on the river! The feeling at the close of racing was pride and elation. The Women~ Captain~ Report This year has been full to the brim for the women. Starting with an exceptionally strong recruitment campaign, we went into Michaelmas full of new talent. With one Senior Crew, one JCR novice crew and one MCR novice crew, it was a hectic term with a great vibe behind it.

Coming through the Christmas holidays we found ourselves training preHilary term, starting strong, and still with three full crews. Trials came, and all were assigned to their racing crews in time for Torpids, although with friendships strong it was fantastic to see such support across the boats. A successful campaign left Wl second on the river, the highest they have ever been at Torpids. Easter brought our training camp in Italy, and it was with great excitement (and some amnesia with regards to the level of exertion required) that we set 52

off to Sabaudia. With some fantastic training on a pristine lake, the opportunity for improvement was unparalleled, and with some brilliant coaching everyone came along and made huge strides forward. Away from the lycra, the week was littered with fabulous Italian food and not one but two birthdays to celebrate. Third term was somewhat trickier than the first two - it would seem that a rather large percentage of rowers also have degrees to do! We lost a number of our finest, and became far more grateful for our recent dramatic improvements over camp! We continued with two crews. Summer VIIIs week was rather eventful by all accounts! With last-minute crew changes and coaching changes, the week seemed more like a soap opera than a collegelevel rowing event. It may not have given the greatest of results, but against all the odds to row amongst friends was still a privilege I can only be grateful as Captain to have enjoyed.

The Cricket Club Captain: Adam Jordan This season saw Teddy Hall field a vast array of cricketing talent. We flirted with the idea of fielding our Blues but decided it was unfair and instead relied on the natural college-level talent to deliver. In a season when the team might have appreciated a number of games being rained off, we somehow managed to play every single game, usually with a team of 5 starting the batting, rotating umpiring and scoring between them and the rest wandering down to the pitches after more fulfilling afternoons spent in the Library, in their department or with a tutor in the true Hall spirit of putting our work ahead of our cricket. The year did see the makings of a new cricketer: Pat 'The Bat' Sandman, a baseball player converted to cricket helped to keep us on the field for longer than necessary with a selection of defensive shots and fielding in the slips (to save his embarrassing arm) albeit with no catches. A multitude of wins saw us really push deep into the oppositions' mental weakness and once we gained a hold, we drove hard to see it home, coming out on top a number of times, although falling short on a few too. Overall Teddy Hall cricket has had another successful year; without doubt we have the most naturally capable side in the league, and we all look forward to another great season next year under the guidance of Ian McCanne. 53

The Hockey Club Men's Captain: Christopher Freeman Women's Captain: Lucy Durrans

The men's and women's teams both had excellent seasons this past year, led by Chris Freeman and Lucy Durrans. Michaelmas saw an influx of keen and able freshers arriving at the Hall. The newcomers, alongside older players , all made significant contributions to both teams helping the sides win the majority of their league matches. For every league match the women had a strong squad and consequently had a successful season finishing unbeaten and third in Division 1. In Cuppers the women managed easily to move their way through to the semi-finals where they came up against a Catz side full ofUni players and sadly lost 3-1.

The men's side, on the other hand, had a good first half of the season being unbeaten and hence easily promoted into Division 2. The team, comprising men from every year of the JCR, post-grads and a few girls, felt they needed to push for promotion again; however they only narrowly missed out due to a rare poor performance on a weekend when numerous players were missing because of Uni varsity games. The end of the season was a huge success for the men as all the team's efforts were concentrated on Cuppers, resulting in them being crowned '2011 Men's Hockey Cuppers Champions' [pictured above] in a tense match against New. We are all thankful to the large crowd

of vocal supporters who came down to watch Teddy Hall convincingly win 2-0. Next year's captains are Owen Silk and Abi Pidgeon and we have every faith they will continue to build on the many successes of this season.

The John Oldham Society Presidents: Amy Bleasdale & Madeleine Maxwell-Libby The John Oldham Society has been very busy this year, with events both inside and outside of college over the last twelve months. October and November saw an eager group of first year students write and perform their own play, Hostel, at Oxford's Burton Taylor Studio as part of the Cuppers competition. This was extremely well received by reviewers who commented that the show "had the audience laughing constantly from start to finish", while it was one of the few shows to receive 5 stars. Throughout Hilary Term, many St Edmund Hall students acted in or assisted with plays, from garden shows to those staged in the Oxford Playhouse. The College was particularly excited to host an exclusive performance of To Hold An Apple by Aularian Alexandra Zelman-Doring (2006), accompanied by a talk on the writing of the play by Alexandra herself. As we look forward to Michaelmas 2011, we are busy organising more talks and workshops to take place, including a presentation by a West End casting director for those interested in pursuing the dramatic arts. Although a naturally busy term, Trinity saw the John Oldham Society successfully bid for a slot at the Burton Taylor Studio for Michaelmas 2011. As a result, we're excited to announce that eighth week will see our performance of Terence Rattigan's The Browning Version staged across four nights, coinciding with the year of Rattigan's centenary. This is an ambitious project and one in which we're eager to involve the new first year students who we hope will be really enthusiastic, ensuring yet another successful year of drama within St Edmund Hall.

The Lacrosse Club Captain: Charlotte Howell This has been a successful and very enjoyable season for the Hall's Mixed Lacrosse Team. Whilst our participation in League matches was casual to say the least, in true Hall style our Cuppers effort was spectacular. With numerous 55

blues women's players, we added to our team with enthusiastic (and very aggressive) men. On the day we won our group with ease, securing a satisfying victory over favourites Hertford. We then continued through both the quarter and semi-finals to face St Hilda's in the final showdown. In the end Hall was victorious, winning by a convincing four goals to one. Once again, Hall dominated other teams with our resilient determination and aggression! The repeated success of the Mixed Lacrosse Team demonstrates the Hall's continuing enthusiasm, community spirit and natural sporting prowess. I want to take this opportunity to congratulate everyone who participated in the Cuppers victory and throughout the year. I look forward to even more success next year!

The Netball Club Captain: Emily Healy This year Teddy Hall had a good netball season, winning nearly all of their league matches in both Michaelmas and Hilary terms, and moving up the league overall. Unfortunately due to a hard draw in Cuppers we didn't get past the round robin stage to the final rounds, but the whole team played really well. In Trinity term Teddy Hall entered two teams for mixed netball Cuppers but the tournament was cancelled mid-way through due to rain, and hopefully will be replayed next term. It's been great to see a lot of girls, especially freshers, getting involved in college netball this year as it is a great opportunity to play some sport and have fun at the same time, whilst not being too time-consuming.

The Rugby Football Club Mens Captain: Tom Sanders Womens Captain: Jessie-Joy Flowers The Mens Captains Report This season has been another great success for Teddy Hall RFC. After climbing back to the first division of the inter-collegiate league and finishing the league season with an impressive second place, this year our sights were set not just on keeping our top-flight position, but going one better to win the league. Our first game was against Keble, the team most likely to upset our plans for league victory. Despite going 15-7 down at half time, Hall spirit shone through; and with a passionate revving up at half time, we began a considerable second half attacking surge. A combination of the forwards' unstoppable momentum 56

in their pick-and-go 'rumbling' style, and the backs' neat attacking lines, eventually turned the game around for a hard-fought 24-18 win, the victory being all the sweeter because it was the first time we'd beaten Keble in the League for four years. Following this amazing first-game victory, Hall was set to win the league having built up a momentum which no team seemed capable of blocking. We had four more victories, each with a bonus point for winning by three or more tries. By the end of November, Hall found itself winning the first round of the league with a maximum number of league points - the first time we'd won the league in over four years, marking a high-point of the season.

We failed to replicate a first place position in part two of the league in Hilary, with Keble exacting their revenge in what was (somewhat ironically) the last and deciding league game of the season. We finished the season with an admirable second place - marking yet another impressive League campaign. Our Cuppers campaign this year was hampered with injury, but even with a less than full-strength team, Teddy Hall showed incredible heart, bowing out to Brasenose in a game we felt could have gone either way. Our Trinity term yielded much more deserved silverware in the Cuppers' Mixed Touch and Men's Sevens. Our mixed touch team was impressive throughout the tournament and the combined strength of Hall's men's and

women's teams was no match for other colleges - a credit to the overall strength of Teddy Hall Rugby. Our men's sevens team was similarly magnificent, constructed of a roll-on-roll-off ten man squad that proved incredibly effective at maintaining energy and fitness through a rather gruelling tournament. We took first place in both sevens competitions, with the men winning their Cuppers with a try in the very last play of the game! Overall, it has been a successful season, but we're not resting on our laurelsthere are new peaks to conquer in the coming season. The Women~ Captain~ Report As every Aularian will undoubtedly know, the Hall has an extremely strong tradition of rugby success. However, this year that success extended to the women's team as we participated in what will hopefully become an annual Women's Touch Rugby Cuppers event!

After a couple of training sessions down at uni parks, featuring excellent guest coaching from some of the Teddy Hall men's team, we managed to field a lastminute side of eight girls, five of whom had never played before. In true Hall spirit the girls immediately decided that if we were going to play in the competition (it was a pretty cold and rainy day ... ) we would have to win. A couple of games in it looked like this could actually be a possibility as we continued into the tournament with no losses. Inevitably the deciding game was particularly tense. We were lined up against a team that, but for one, was made up entirely of Blues, and both sides were Back row: Hannah Pate!, Lucy Durrans Front row: Ruth Prenter, Jessie-Joy

definitely up for a good match. It was Flowers, Rosie Henry close, but the determination and slight (Hermione Brooks and Maria Higson aggression (!) from the Teddy Hall girls missing from picture) won out and I am delighted to say that victory was ours!! It turned out to be 58

a really fun afternoon of competition and teamwork, and I was so proud of the commitment, perseverance and also the ability of the Teddy Hall girls. Hopefully this will be the start of a long-standing tradition of women's rugby success at the Hall ... bring on next year's Cuppers competition!

The Squash Club Captain: Neil Morton Squash in St Edmund Hall this year has really taken off, and having successfully got an intra-college ladder going we entered into the league and Cuppers competitions last Michaelmas. The top 5 in the ladder at the end of each week formed the league team for that week, and we were initially put in the 3rd division! Over Michaelmas we were unbeaten, winning all but two games which meant we shot up to the next division. Cuppers was a bit more tricky as we were drawn against Mansfield, a premiership team. Only Ant Beddows managed a victory, dispatching a blues squad player with relative ease. We moved up to the second division and over Hilary the team chopped and changed as more people challenged to be in the league team. We managed to grind out some victories with only one loss, ending on top of that division at Easter. So we go marching into 2011/2012 with two promotions in two terms ... and with more and more people interested in squash at Teddy Hall, we can hopefully compete with the top teams and possibly get a women's team going too!

The Table Football Club President. Lukas May Since its first teams were formed in Michaelmas 2009 table football has firmly established itself as a crucial member of the St Edmund Hall pantheon of sports. With three teams spanning subjects, year groups and race, table footballers truly represent the Hall in their weekly league matches both at home and in the bars of other colleges. It has been one of Teddy Hall's most successful sports this year, with the 2nd and 3rd teams gaining promotion to the top flight and the 1st team finishing its season with a highest-ever second

place. After the generous donation of a new table by alumnus Dr John Sherman (1960), and possessing a growing proftle within the JCR, the future for table football in St Edmund Hall promises continued and expanding greatness.

The Tennis Club Men's Captain: Bjorn Bremer After losing most of its players at the end of last year's season, St Edmund Hall's Men's Tennis team relied on a strong illtake of new players this year. And luckily some very skilled freshers and a few older players joined the team to make one of the best, if not the best, Tennis team that Teddy Hall has seen for years. The team started the season with a convincing Cuppers victory against Lincoln College only to meet the defending Cuppers Champions, New College in the second round. Playing at New College's home ground, on a surface that was completely new to some players, Teddy Hall's chances to achieve a major upset were regarded as minimal. The players, however, went into their second match of the season with great optimism with good reason. Against a very strong team all the Hall players succeeded in playing some of their best tennis. They put New College's Cuppers 60

campaign at serious risk, but unfortunately after a long and tight battle the match was lost. Thereafter, New College went on to win Cuppers easily; apparently no other team could challenge New College in the way that Teddy Hall had done. Focusing on the League matches, the Hall's dominance of the second division was therefore no great surprise. Only Pembroke College came close to beating us, but some brilliant individual performances secured a 7:5 victory for the Hall against this strong team. All other matches were won relatively clearly, so much so that the team won all five matches. As a reward the Hall will be promoted to the First Division next year and under the new Captain, Alex Labrom the team will renew its attempt to throw New College off the tennis throne.

FRIENDS OF ST EDMUND HALL BOAT CLUB Celebrating 150 years of Hall rowing And what a celebration it was! Over 200 Hall rowers spanning the generations gathered for a champagne reception in the Jarvis Doctorow Hall on Saturday 19 March. The oldest was Derek Rushworth (1939) - a hale and hearty nonagenarian, whilst there were seven current rowers of the 2010 intake amongst the 27 members of current crews who came. And they came from far afield too - from Canada, the USA, France, Spain and South Africa. And galvanised by Jim de Rennes (1962), seven of the 1964 Fourth VIII crew were there. On display were Hall rowing memorabilia and the Eights Ladders covering the years when the men went Head in 1959 and the Women in 2006. Before dinner was served in the Wolfson Hall, members of the current crews carried in the silverware won by the Hall, each being introduced by John Adey (1960) to huge cheers from the assembled company. In came the Henley trophies - the Ladies Plate, Thames, Prince Philip, Visitors, and Stewards Cups- the latter usually won by Olympian oarsmen, but the Hall did it in 1959!, then the Oxford University ones- the Men's Torpids and Head of the River trophies for both the Men and Women After a specially composed grace by Canon Paul Brett (1959), our new chef, John McGeever, and his team served a sumptuous 5-course dinner accompanied by fine wines and vintage port, all selected by Dick Fishlock 61

(1957). Derrick Wyatt, Senior Member of the Friends of the SEHBC, presided over the dinner and introduced the speeches. Jack Wheeler (1950) presented Lifetime Honorary Membership certificates to Derrick Wyatt and the Principal, in recognition of their support for Hall rowing. Dick proposed the toast to the SEH Boat Club and presented to James Duffell, Men's Captain, a 1st VIII blazer to be worn by future coxes. It was originally owned by Alastair Fretwell-Downing (1961 ), an enthusiastic supporter and generous benefactor to the Friends. The current captains produced surprises: James Duffell announced that they would be naming the newly acquire coaching launch Fish/ock 150 and Maria Higson presented an illuminated bow to Dick with thanks for all his coaching of the Women's VIIIs over the years. The toast to the College and the Founders of the Boat Club was proposed by Darrell Barnes (1963), who deserves our thanks for being the prime mover in creating this celebration and in writing the booklet 'Off with the Gun'- a miscellany of 150 years of Hall rowing, which was given to everyone attending. As one former rower recalled: 'My tutor strongly advised me to steer clear of rowing as it would take up too much time and affect my studies.' And we hear that similar advice is being given today! Thank goodness it is still being politely ignored! Over the years 1 in 6 Aularians have rowed during their Oxford careers. It has been and continues to be a major Hall sport. The Principal, Keith Gull, thanked everyone for making this such a special celebration and on behalf of the College presented Dick with a decanter engraved with the Hall crest and: Richard Fish/ock- a true friend

if the SEH Boat Club,

19th March 2011

With dinner finished it was time to draw the first pint of Eights Ale, especially brewed for the occasion by former coach John Robinson.

State of the Reunion Reflections from Norman Cowling (1962) following the Boat Club 150th Anniversary Celebration Dinner

The sixth and seventh decades of life are now re-defined as "late middle age", and as such they bring many minor pleasures: free prescriptions and eye tests; bus passes, and half price admission to theatres and football matches, as well as the ability to pass the grandchild back to its parent when it becomes tiresome. Above all, these are par excellence the decades of the college reunion. Galvanised by Jim de Rennes, the 1964 Fourth Eight mustered seven representatives including oarsmen, cox and coach for the Boat Club celebration on 19 March 2011, wonderfully organised by Richard Fishlock and Darrell Barnes. Matriculants spanning the years from 1939 to 2010 filled the Wolfson Hall, and 1962 produced more than any other year. The evening and half the night went with a swing; we were all oarsmen or oarswomen, and shared the dual bond of Hall and rowing. Not having seen a college friend for forty or fifty years is a slightly anxious prospect. What will they be like? Will I recognise them? Will we still have anything in common? On the night, how reassuring that most had changed hardly at all, and within a few seconds I was reminded why they had been such sterling friends and delightful company all those years ago. Perhaps the strong showing from the 1960s reflected the achievements of 1964/65, when the Hall took and retained the Headship. I wondered if the Hall rowers of today, both men and women, might be a little bored at hearing again of the annus mirabilis of 1965 when at Henley Royal Regatta, the Hall won Ladies Plate eights, Visitors Cup fours as well as providing star oarsmen for the winning Isis entries in Thames Cup and the Stewards Cup. No Oxbridge boat club will ever again reach such heights, not because our present day men and women are not as good- they are. (The Daily Telegraph's rowing correspondent had this withering comment on the overall standard in 1964: "never was the hair longer, or the stroke shorter"). The difference is that back then all sport was amateur, up to and including international level, so that an outstanding college crew could still beat all corners at Henley. Another reunion danger is the temptation to find things not as good as in our day. The college of today rapidly blows all such thoughts away. The Hall is self evidently an even better place than it was 40 or 50 years ago. The built 63

environment and facilities are immeasurably better, as is the human capital. Not only is the student body larger; it is brighter, not least because of the admission of women. The Boat Club now has two chances every year to be Head of the River, and the same is true of all the other sports - we now have two opportunities to put the House or Keble in their place. Best of all, Hall spirit has clearly not changed; it is as strong as ever. And in Keith Gull the college has a robust leader for these challenging times. Back to the magical night of 19 March, John Hall (1962) had flown in from Florida, looking like a distinguished US Senator with a very good English tailor; Anthony Hawkes (1962) had taken the train from deepest Devon, every inch the wise and unflappable diplomat. Long years in the councils of nations had taught him how to "rest his eyes" during the after dinner speeches. Lithe and puckish Jim de Rennes was fresh from having refereed his 128th match of the season that morning, and Nigel Thorp (1963) had been tempted away from Glasgow academia to keep his steady hand on our rudder once more. John Elkins (1962), doyen of English morris dancing, was as ever debunking all signs of cant and pomposity, and somehow evading a punch on the jaw. It was great to see Nigel Thomas (1962) from our engine room; back then he had been determined that the rigours of studying medicine would not keep him away from our riggers! Mike Hamilton (1962) and Bill Megill (1962) were still bringing that unique transatlantic blend of geniality and cutting edge, to round off our English callowness. Most important of all, the sine qua non of the 1964 Fourth Eight was there: Neil Jackson (1962). How on earth did Neil find time to row in the Head of the River eight, as well as getting a crew of novices to win their oars, whilst being SEHBC Secretary, and taking a first class degree? (Principal, please note). Neil is still rowing, competing and helping with the administration of theARA. The evening flowed by, as our eights had once sped along the Isis, but instead of Thames water bubbling under our hulls, we were buoyed up with champagne, port and specially brewed eights ale. After the formal proceedings we stood in the crisp moonlight around the well, in Oxford's most friendly quad. The clock was approaching 3 when someone suggested it was time to turn in. The next morning there was a punctual turn out of showered and shaved Aularians for 8.30 breakfast - some things do change.

As we wended our way home by car, plane and train our minds were full of stirred memories and emotions. To attend a Hall reunion is to be re-energised; to be connected to some great battery charger, and to fill up again with Hall spirit at its source. There is also a bitter sweet element; for whilst there are fond memories of all that we achieved when our reach was long and our grasp strong, there are other reflections on things one could perhaps have done better all those years ago. Undoubtedly there were sins of omission and commission - one could have shown more kindness, and gratitude, and perhaps worked harder. But hell, we were young and time was short. A Hall reunion should be more than just a sedate opportunity to tick off the diminishing muster list. For one night only, we want to feel young again. We want to be optimistic, fearless, bumptious, and iconoclastic, all good Hall qualities. We want to drum the dining table with our fists; we want to heckle the Principal, if we feel like it, and make the rafters ring with the battlecry HAAALLLL. And in the small hours when the last drop of Buttery ale is sunk, some of the more depraved may be forgiven for attempting a chorus of "Craven N'. (For the uninitiated a version of the words may be found in the Journals of Lord Woodrow Wyatt, Vol 3, page 661) . Next year will see the 50th gaudy for the class of 1962. The Hall authorities were initially planning a lunch, no doubt thinking that approaching septuagenarians would prefer a luncheon, a glass of white wine, and home to an early bed. But a word from Jim de Rennes was all it took for a promise of a full bib and tucker dinner. So it is now up to the unique vintage of 1962 to respond. By September 2012, I for one will be needing a battery charge.

THE YEAR IN REVIEW NEW FELLOWS Christoph Loenarz joined the Hall in September 2010 as the William R Miller Junior Research Fellow in Molecular Aspects of Biology. Christoph graduated in Chemistry in 2007 at the University of Tuebingen, Germany, as a Scholar of the German National Academic Foundation and the Fund of the Chemical Industry. He first came to Oxford in 2004, to pursue his 3rd year as a Matriculated Visiting Student at St Catherine's College, supported by the Dr Carl Duisberg Foundation. After being elected one of only two Rhodes Scholars from Germany, he moved back to Oxford to read for a DPhil in Biochemistry at Merton College, where he was a Prize Scholar. Christoph's DPhil research led to more than 20 co-authored publications in peer-reviewed journals, and ranged from identifying the function of a gene that causes cleft lip and mental retardation, to investigating the evolution of the biochemical pathway by which humans sense oxygen. Current research interests include the identification of novel oxygen sensing pathways with Prof Peter J Ratcliffe FRS, and investigating the function of a gene that is highly abundant in epileptic seizure tissue. Outside Oxford, he is collaborating with Geoffrey L Smith FRS to investigate how vaccinia virus proteins modulate cellular oxygen homeostasis. In addition to his research, Christoph supervises research students and has been involved in tutorial teaching both at Teddy Hall and Hertford. Outside the lab, he is a keen rock climber, was German University Master in Rowing, participated in educational development aid projects and enjoys learning languages.

Jason Gaiger joined the college in October 2010 as a Fellow by Special Election. He is the Head of the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, and University Lecturer in Contemporary Art History and Theory.

Jas on was previously Senior Lecturer and Director of Research in Art History at The Open University. He received an MA (Hons) in Art History at St Andrews University in 1989 and went on to complete an MA in Philosophy in 1991 and a PhD in Philosophy in 1995, both at Essex University. A DAAD scholarship from the German government enabled him to spend an invaluable period of study at the University of Heidelberg between 1992 and 1993. He was awarded a two-year Research Fellowship by the Leverhulme Trust in 1996 and was again the recipient of a Leverhulme Research Fellowship in 2010. His publications include Aesthetics and Painting (Continuum, 2008), an English edition of Johann Gottfried Herder's Sculpture (University of Chicago Press, 2002) and, as co-editor, Art in Theory: 1648-1815 (Blackwell, 2000) and Art in Theory: 1815-1900 (Blackwell, 1998). He has also published widely in academic journals and continues to work across the fields of art history and philosophy. His principal research interests are in aesthetics and art theory from the mid-seventeenth century through to the present day with a special emphasis on theories of depiction and visual meaning, and on twentieth-century and contemporary art practice. His current research focuses on the normativity of aesthetic judgment and the elusive relationship between verbal and visual modes of thinking.

Claire Edwards (nee Shipman) obtained a first class honours degree and PhD from the University of Sheffield, where she began her career in cancer-induced bone disease. Following postdoctoral studies at the University of Sheffield and the University of Oxford, Dr Edwards moved to the United States in 2004 to take up assistant professor positions at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and subsequently at Vanderbilt University. Dr Edwards is the recipient of multiple awards and fellowships, including most recently, the lain T Boyle Award from the European Calcified Tissue Society. Dr Edwards has recently relocated her lab to the University of Oxford as a University Lecturer in Bone Oncology, with a joint appointment in the Nuffield Dept of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences and the Nuffield Dept of Surgical Sciences. Dr Edwards is establishing a bone oncology research group, focused upon the pathogenesis of cancer-induced bone disease. Specific interests include the contributions of the host bone marrow rnicroenvironment and the role of obesity, adipocytes and adipokines.

Reem Abou-El-Fadl was appointed the Jarvis Doctorow Junior Research Fellow in September 2010, enabling her to explore her interests in the international relations and comparative politics of the Middle East through a joint position at St Edmund Hall and the Department of Politics and International Relations. Her particular research interests are in Egyptian, Turkish and Palestinian political history, as well as the foreign policy choices of developing states. She also teaches courses on Middle East Politics and International Relations to St Edmund Hall students.

Before joining St Edmund Hall, Reem was a member of St Antony's College, where she completed the MPhil in Modern Middle Eastern Studies, studying two years of Turkish, followed by a DPhil in Politics. Her doctoral thesis examined the connections between foreign policy and nation building in developing states, taking Turkey and Egypt during the 1950s as its case studies. She has also written on contemporary Turkish-Arab relations, and the impact upon them of the Arab revolutions of 2011. Her postdoctoral research at St Edmund Hall builds on her work on the 1952 Egyptian revolution, and its leadership's position on the Arab-Israeli conflict. It is a study of Egyptian solidarity with the Palestinian Revolution in the 1960s and 1970s, drawing on untapped primary material in Arabic, and interviews with Palestinian and Egyptian political cadres and activists. Her research will unfold within the framework of the British Academy programme on 'Teaching Contemporary Palestinian Political History' (fCPH), based jointly at St Edmund Hall and the Department of Politics and International Relations, and directed by Dr Karma Nabulsi. The programme brings together a rich and inspiring network of scholars, and Reem aims to convene a collaborative workshop at St Edmund Hall on the TCPH theme of 'networks of solidarity' as her research develops.

Charlotte (Charlie) Stagg was born and grew up in Surrey. She read physiology and medicine in Bristol, graduating with pre-clinical and clinical honours and the Physiological Society prize. She did her house jobs in North Bristol before moving to work in the old Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford and became a member of the Royal College of Physicians in 2006. Charlie undertook her DPhil at Lincoln College working with Paul Matthews and HeidiJohansen-Berg, both Fellows of the Hall, at FMRIB, the MR Imaging Centre within the University of Oxford. Since her DPhil she has remained at FMRIB, working within the Plasticity and Disease Group and was appointed to the GlaxoSmithKline Junior Research Fellowship in Biomedical Imaging at St Edmund Hall in October 2010. 69

Her main research interests are in using advanced MR techniques to understand how the brain adapts to new challenges, focusing in particular on the recovery of motor function after stroke, and in developing potential new therapies that may aid that recovery. Since joining the Hall, she has developed a collaboration with the University of Miami, spending time in Florida in February and bringing back to Oxford a new MR technique that promises to allow new insights into recovery in stroke patients. Charlie lives in the Buckinghamshire countryside with her husband and their dog. She enjoys cooking, modern fiction and choral singing. Richard Walker, appointed a Fellow by Special Election in October 2010, is an Earth Scientist interested in the study of earthquakes and the building of mountains within the continents. He received a PhD on Active Tectonics and Earthquakes in eastern Iran from the University of Cambridge in 2003. He has been at Oxford University since 2004, first as a Research Council Post-doctoral Fellowship and, since 2007, as a Royal Society University Research Fellow. A major focus of Richard's research is in central Asia where there is a long record of large, and extremely destructive, earthquakes, and an article on a recent expedition to Kazakhstan can be found on page 145. Over the last few years he and his colleagues have worked to determine the locations and slip-rates of active faults across the eastern part of Iran. The results of these studies, which are funded by the Leverhulme Trust and through collaboration with the Geological Survey of Iran, have direct societal benefits as well as in helping to understand how deformation of the continents is accommodated by active faults. The dating of landforms deformed by faulting has, in addition, enabled him to infer the history of environmental change through the last 10,000 years, which may have had a profound effect on the development of societies in the region. In recent years he has worked in several other countries at risk from earthquakes including China, Mongolia, Greece and Morocco.

Richard combines his research interests with a strong commitment to teaching at both undergraduate and research student levels. He lectures on methods in structural geology and geological remote sensing and teaches on undergraduate field classes in the UK and in Greece. He received the Presidents Award from the Geological Society of London in 2006, a short-term award from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in 2008, a Teaching Excellence Award from Oxford University in 2008, and was the recipient of the Royal Geographical Society Oman-Thesiger International Fellowship in 2011.

Katharine Sykes was appointed to the John Cowdrey Memorial Junior Research Fellowship in History, in January 2011. Before coming to St Edmund Hall she was a student at Brasenose, and a lecturer at Harris Manchester. Her research interests are in medieval monastic history and the creation of rules and institutions: her first book (forthcoming, 2011), examines the origins of a twelfth-century English monastic order and, in particular, the process by which the order created its rule and structure of government. She is now working on two projects: an edition and translation of this rule, and a wider project which uses double monasteries unusual monastic communities which contained both men and women within a single house - to look at changing definitions of monasticism and the monastic life from the conversion period until the Reformation. Alumnus Simon Costa has been appointed as St Edmund Hall's new Senior & Finance Bursar, following the retirement of Martin Slater. Simon Costa came up to St Edmund Hall in 1986 to undertake an MPhil in Management. During his time at Oxford, he was a recipient of the Bankers Trust Award, and rowed in our Graduate Eight, winning his blade in 1988. Prior to 71

Oxford, he earned a BSSc in Banking and Finance from Birmingham University. After leaving Oxford, Simon built a successful career as an investment banker in New York, specialising in trans-Atlantic Mergers and Acquisitions. After being head-hunted by Lehman Brothers, he moved to London where he was promoted to Executive Director in the firm's Global Mergers and Acquisitions Group. He left Lehman Brothers in 2000 to found his own property and consulting company. Simon is a Governor, Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee of Newman University College, in Birmingham. His particular interest is aviation, and he learned to fly with the British Airways Flying Club. He is a Freeman of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators.

THE HALL'S GOT TALENT! This could well have been the title of an evening's entertainment in the Wolfson Hall on Saturday 13 November 2010. There was a full house of students, parents, friends, Fellows and old members of the college, who had all come for an evening of entertainment by musicians, actors, artists, poets and athletes from the Hall. This was the "Inaugural Showcase", to promote the Masterclass & Advanced Coaching Scheme -in effect an expansion of the tutorial system, the special feature of Oxford education. Through annual grants the Hall now offers advanced coaching in extra-curricular activities, so that in a particular field students can achieve a comparable standard of excellence to what is available on the academic side. In effect every student at the Hall now has the opportunity, in addition to his or her first priority of mastering an academic subject, also to be master of something else. The Scheme was established in 2006, unique to St Edmund Hall. Each year, out of donations to the Hall's Annual Fund, some ÂŁ15,000 is earmarked, enough to fund about a dozen projects. It has already given grants to more than 50 students. And what a varied Showcase it was! After a welcome from the Principal, and an introduction by Michael Cansdale (1956), the show began. There was 72

singing, by English student Sophie Ackroyd (2007), and medic Sally McLaren (2005); Shakespearean drama from linguist Arabella Lawson (2006); original poems read by Charlotte Geater (2008) and Imogen Lowe (2008); Debussy's "La Cathedrale Engloutie" on the piano performed by chemist Nick Race (2006); violin music from Graham Sale (2008) and geographer Adam Sealey (2008); and a stirring trumpet solo from Samuel Pearce (2008). In addition to individual grants, there had also been money allocated to sports clubs. We enjoyed unforgettable "presentations" from members of the Men's Rugby Club, and the Men's and Women's Boat Clubs. The Masterclass Scheme had paid for the Men's Rugby Club to hire a professional rugby coach, Kevin Powderly, who is also the head coach at OUWRFC. The Men's Boat Club also had financial help for coaching, after which two members of the Club were selected for trials for the University squads. The Women's Boat Club had a generous grant towards the costs of its tough Easter 2010 rowing camp in Italy. The evening concluded with Schumann's Piano Trio No 1 in D minor, led by Graham Sale with two friends from Christ Church, Daisy Fancourt and Elizabeth Grew, on the piano and cello respectively. There was also an opportunity to see the Fine Art Exhibition, including portraiture by Ruth Brown (2008) and photography from Suzy Styles (2004), both of whom were helped by the Masterclass Scheme. Warm thanks to the donors to the Annual Fund who make it possible; to those who carefully consider applications; and in particular to the students who so clearly demonstrated their mastery of things way outside their normal academic discipline. There's no doubt about it- the Hall's got talent!

THE PHILIP GEDDES MEMORIAL LECTURE, 18 FEBRUARY 2011 David Armstrong reports that this year's Geddes lecture was given by Dr Philip Campbell [pictured left], the Editor in Chief of the prestigious scientific journal Nature. His talk, Science and citizens: help and hindrance from new media, was a fascinating account of how Web 2.0 and new media such as social networking are changing and challenging the traditional scientific publishing model - and how researchers can use these new avenues to promote their own work. One area he paid particular attention to was the way in which online forums and feedback systems encourage much wider debate on scientific stories than traditional peer-review systems for print journals. He illustrated this by using the example of a recent story from NASA about bacteria which utilised arsenic rather than phosphorus to build its DNA, a story which was widely reported in the press, garnered much online attention, and sparked debate leading to heated discussion amongst scientists about the methods of peer review and how scholarly debates should be held online. The second part of this was particularly interesting and it was clear that it will take some time before scientists have a method for this which is both accessible and open in nature. The second part of Dr Campbell's talk focused on how the open media disseminate scientific findings to the public. It is clear that pressure on newspaper space dictates that not every scientific story can be covered, and often editorial policies mean that the full scientific method employed cannot be described in depth. Besides this, aspects such as the error or accuracy of studies can be hard to cover fully, especially in terms comprehensible to a

largely lay audience. He suggested that it is important for scientists to be prepared to engage with the media if they wish their work to receive coverage and that people working in sensitive or controversial areas should receive media training from their institutions and be prepared to employ PR specialists if necessary. The capacity audience in the Doctorow Hall ranged from undergraduates to distinguished professors, and the lively questions after the lecture showed there was a great deal of interest in the area. As a young scientist David took home some new ideas about promoting his own research online and some highly pertinent information as to the workings of the press. David Armstrong is The Culham Centre for Fusion Energy Junior Research Fellow in Materials Science

THE GEDDES PRIZES FOR STUDENT JOURNALISM This year the Geddes prize was awarded to Camilla Turner (St Catherine's College), and the St Edmund Hall prize was awarded to Isabelle Fraser. The Clive Taylor Prize in Sports Journalism was awarded to Mehreen Khan (Trinity). The prize was judged by Graham Mather, Chair of the Geddes Trustees, Peter Cardwell (Mentorn TV /BBC and a former Geddes prize winner himself), Prof John Kelly (St John's) and Dr David Priestland.

The judges were agreed that the standard of the shortlisted candidates was very high, and it was difficult to choose between them. Camilla Turner, editor of Cherwell, had written a number of impressive investigative pieces, several of which had been taken up by the national press, and is planning a project on journalism in Ghana. Isabelle Fraser (former editor of ISIS), had written a number of features pieces of high quality, including an interview with Julian Assange (Editor-in-Chief ofWikiLeaks) which was republished in the national and international press; the judges considered that her project, on the internet in China, was the best of all those submitted. Mehreen Khan submitted several stimulating articles, relating sport to broader political issues. The Principal and Graham Mather had great pleasure in meeting the three winners over afternoon tea in the Principal's Lodgings, and presenting them with their prizes. Isabelle is pictured on the previous page, receiving her prize from Graham Mather.

THE A B EMDEN LECTURE 2011 On 4 March, Professor David Wootton, Professor of History at the University of York, gave the 2011 Emden Lecture to a large and appreciative audience in the Doctorow Hall. Professor Wootton is a specialist on intellectual history and the history of science, and his most recent book is Galileo, Watcher of the Skies. In his talk, entitled 'The Invention of the Fact', he investigated how the concept of the 'fact' emerged, and how it contributed to the development of modern scientific thought. Professor Wootton explained that in the medieval period, the term 'fact' (jactttm) was generally used in a legal context, often to mean 'something done' by a criminal (as in the phrase 'accessory after the fact'). It was only in the seventeenth century that English writers used it in its modern meaning referring to something known by observation, and contrasted with 'opinion'. This use of the term can first be found in France and Italy, and Thomas Hobbes may have been the first to introduce it into English. It took some

time to catch on, but by the mid-1660s it was commonly used among members of the Royal Society. Professor Wootton argued that the concept of the 'fact' became useful as a way of ending contentious debates between early scientists. But he also suggested that the printing press made it easier to distinguish between a 'fact' - knowledge that was public and accessible to all - and private information. The lecture was followed by a lively question and answer session, a reception, and a dinner for the speaker attended by fellows, alumni and guests.

CAREERS DAY, 15 MAY For the second year running the Careers Day was held at the Hall. Over seventy students had signed up to hear Aularians speak on careers ranging from investment banking to logistics, and sustainable energy to the law. Perhaps the most encouraging aspect of the day was just how many students have subsequently been able to pursue lines of enquiry with some of the speakers: it's very hard to know what you want to do when you go down, but to be able to speak to someone who has been through the mill and worked at the coal face (and mixed metaphors, too) can be enlightening. It has been recognised that Trinity Term is just about the worst time in the calendar to hold this event so it is now being switched to Michaelmas Term - and the format of the day will change slightly as well. To be able to help a young person on a career path is very satisfying, especially in today's harsh environment; but this help doesn't just take the form of spouting at the Careers Day - a willingness to give advice to a student who asks for it (by email or phone) is equally valuable. If you would like to get involved in this event or in giving advice, please contact Emma Bowler (emma.bowler@seh.ox.ac.uk) in the Development Office. Darrell Barnes (1963), President SEHA

ARTWEEK 2011, 23-28 MAY Teddy Hall hosted another successful Artweek with contributions from students, Aularians, Fellows (past and present), staff (past and present), and friends of the Hall. The Pontigny room was full of wonderful exhibits, showing the variety and depth of artistic talent in the college community. We had paintings, textiles, photographs, sculpture, collage and much more! The exhibition was opened with an Artweek Concert, organised by the JCR, showcasing the musical talent of a number of current Hall students. During the week, over 300 visitors viewed the exhibition, which is now a well established part of the annual Oxfordshire Artweeks. The comments included: "A delightful variety", "Very varied, exceptionally done", "Wonderful exhibition" and "We look forward to next year!" It was extremely helpful to have the expertise of Adam Wozniak (2010), Annabel Bertie (2008) and Ruth Brown (2008) (current Fine Art students) during the hanging of the pieces and thanks go also to the J CR Art reps, Matthew Kennedy (2008) and Alex Chan (2009), for all their help and support. Additional help was given by the many other members of Hall staff, whose contributions ensured the success of the event. If you would like to be involved in the 2012 Artweek or would like to display your own work, please contact Basil Kouvaritakis (basil.kouvaritakis@eng.ox.ac.uk) . All artwork is very welcome!

MUSIC IN THE HALL This year has been a pretty exciting one for music at Teddy Hall. The year opened with the thoroughly successful 'Teddy Hall's Got Talent' in Michaelmas, masterminded by the capable Alex Chan (2009) to whom Imogen Lowe (2008) and I had passed the ArtsSoc baton. We saw some fabulous performances including an enthusiastic dance routine to Willow Smith's 'Whip My Hair' courtesy of Rebecca Creamer (2008) and Imogen Lowe, some original poetry penned by Tom Moyser (2008) and the comedy stylings of Sam Pearce (2008) with his guitar and a lament for lost chickens, the lack of a college-funded sports car and leaving behind good friends after his graduation. The star of the show, however, was the masterful Adam Sealey (2008) with his extraordinary violin talents. Adam went on to secure second place for Teddy Hall in the final of 'Oxford's Got Talent' at The Union in Hilary.

The chapel choir, this Hilary, played host to the choir from our sister college in 'the other place' - Fitzwilliam. The chapel was veritably brimming with music that evening as the forty-strong ensemble squeezed themselves into the pews. The connection is something that all at Fitz and Teddy Hall hope to keep strong. Next year it's our turn to visit Cambridge and show them how it's done! Trinity saw the welcome return of Teddy Hall's ArtWeek, and the JCR were eager to organise an open-air performance to mark the opening of the exhibition. This time we were lucky enough to sample the a cape/la choral skills ofJonathan Cockerill (2010), Richard Holtham (2010), Ollie Madgwick (2010), Rose Michael (2010) and AnnaJackson (2010); the seemingly endless vocal range of Tegid Morfett-Jones (2008) (accompanied by Karolis Leonavicius (2008)) and some close harmony ABBA thanks to the Alternative Choir. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the music scene at Teddy Hall over the year, and I'm sorry I wasn't able to mention everyone, but you were all great! I'll see you next year for some more music in The Hall. Matthew Kennedy (2008)

OUTREACH WORK In a new initiative, the college hosted 20 students for a residential admissions workshop this summer. The workshop was organised by the J CR's student outreach officers, with the support of the college's Admissions Office. The high-achieving students were selected from schools in Local Authorities linked with the Hall through the University's Regionalisation outreach programme. They attended a college Open Day in early July and stayed overnight, enjoying a typical college dinner in the Old Dining Hall. The next day was devoted to helping the students prepare competitive applications, with tutors and students offering advice on personal statements, admissions aptitude tests and student finance. The students also had the opportunity to witness subject-specific mock interviews conducted by tutors with current students. Feedback was positive, with the great majority of those attending declaring that they were now planning to make an application to Oxford - hopefully to the Hall! Robert Wilkins Tutor for Admissions

BRIDGING THE GAP At the end of September each year, a small group of students return early from the long vacation to invest time in thinking about their future. And chocolate. Once again this year the Hall will be offering its "Bridge to Business" programme, which offers an opportunity to learn a mix of skills and a little about the language and practice of business, to give Hall students a competitive edge in the jobs market. Bridge to Business is celebrating its 1Oth year. It's still unique across Oxford and is a real differentiating feature for the Hall. The programme is open to undergraduates who will be going into their penultimate year, as well as members of the MCR. Historians, PPEists, geographers, fine artists - even lawyers: all are welcome. St Edmund Fellow and Aularian Ian Laing (1965), whose original idea it was, has provided generous funding to support the programme, which is taught by faculty from the Said Business School. The four-day course includes guidance on preparing CVs, exercises in interviewing and presentation skills, information on finding and successfully applying for jobs and internships, a visit to the University's Careers Service, as well as briefings on selected business topics including strategy, finance and marketing. The course is directed by J onathan Reynolds (197 6), a Hall Geography alum, and each year the JCR Careers Officer co-ordinates recruitment. Amongst the favourite activities in 2010 were mock interviewing (Lord Sugar stereotypes were discouraged), Professor Mark Shackleton's session on 'how to value your education' (even more topical this year) and, last but not least, competing in teams to design a new chocolate bar brand. Cadbury's beware. J onathan Reynolds

FOR THE RECORD STUDENT NUMBERS

In residence at the start of Trinity Term 2011 were 403 undergraduates, 193 postgraduates, and 19 Visiting Students. MATRICULATIONS 2010 Undergraduates and Post-Graduates

Anderson, Michael Ang, Zhe Wei Jeremy Arwyn-J ones, J ames Ashok, Arpita Batsha, Nishant Beck, Christian Emmanuel Bell, Jason Richard Ben Dror, Maya Berment, Claire Betts, Corinne Anne Bhushan, Ambika Bielat, Keely Elizabeth Blakes, Alexander John Miskolczy Bleasdale, Amy Blumenau, Jack Edward Boehm, Emilia Brett, Ann Caroline Prances Broad bent, Ruth Alice Brookhouse, Cameron Brooks, Sarah Louise Buckley, Kathryn Helen Gilman Budden, Lucy Anne Burger,Jacobus Wilhelm Calliess, J an-Peter Calloway, Guy Fraser Rodier Camilleri, Simon Patrick Catton, Gregory Leo Channer, Edward Adam Chen,Xiang Cheong, lan Zhewen Cherif, Alhaji Cheung, Wilson Wai Sum Choegyal, Rinchen Harry Charles

Latymer School Hwa Chong Junior College St John's College, Cardiff King's School, Rochester Columbia University Cranfield University Indiana University at Bloomington Hebrew University of Jerusalem University Paris X Nanterre University of Natal Yale University Georgetown University Winchester College Westfield School London School of Economics Wellsway School Methodist College, Belfast Camden School for Girls Royal Grammar School, Guildford University of Sheffield King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls King Edward VI School, Southampton University of Stellenbosch Carnegie Mellon University Hills Road Sixth Form College King's College London Haileybury College University of Nottingham Peking University Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore Arizona State University University of British Columbia School of Oriental and African Studies

Chotalia, Minesh Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College Clarke, Thomas Bristol Grammar School Tiffm School Cockerill,Jonathan Charles University of Leeds Cole, Suzanne Lois Cranleigh School Coleridge, Hannah Lucy Collings, Frank Edward Anthony Shrewsbury High School Ermystead's Grammar School Cowley, Benjamin Geoffrey Arkell Stanford University Crandell, Caitlin Elise Crowther,James Terence University of Edinburgh Harrow School Dafmone, Phillip Daggash, Mohammed Allamin Stonyhurst College Davenport, Katharine Elizabeth Alderson Canford School Monash University Davis, Esther Prances Shrewsbury School Degli Esposti, Michelle Columbia University Denton-Calabrese, Tracey Eberhard-Karls University Tubingen Depnering,Johannes Martin Dhillon, Vikramjeet Singh Greenford School Donora, Matthew Robert Tyrrell Tonbridge School Royal Masonic School for Girls Dudley, Angela Elliott, Gareth Alan William Pate's Grammar School McGill University Erickson, Lucy Elizabeth Etmannski, Tamara Robin University of Calgary Fadzil, Fazriz Sani Lubeck University of Applied Sciences Fayaz Torshizi, Maryam King's College London Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College Fellows, Adam Sir Roger Manwood's School Ferguson, James Alexander University of Bristol Fergusson, Joannah Ruth Fletcher, Ben Bradford Grammar School Ford, Vanessa University of Toronto Fraczyk,James RichardJozef Cardiff University Gilbert, Kathryn Rebecca St Mary's School, Cambridge Goettler, Max Josef-Effner-Gymnasium, Dachau Gordon, Prances Isobel University of Melbourne Gray, Andrew Jonathan Paul Shenley Brook End School Green, Elizabeth Mary College of the Holy Cross Greyer, Marie University of Reading Griffm, Victoria Rose Esher College Gunson, William Dominic University of Auckland Gupta, Vasudevrao National Institute of Technology, Surathk Hadlow, Theodore Alexander Dulwich College Hamvas, Gergely Andras Budapest University of Technology and Economics Hayot, Maxim Ecole nationale superieure des Telecommunications de Bretagne Hearing, Thomas William Thomas Hard ye School

Heidmann, Alexandre Ecole nationale des Ponts et Chaussees University of Regensburg Heiss, Georg Maria Reigate Grammar School Hewitt, David Edwin Manchester Grammar School Hilton, James David National College Dimitrie Cantemir Hirlea, Mircea-Dan King Edward VI Grammar School Hodges, Harry James Durham Johnston School Hole, Thomas Benjamin King Edward VI College Holtham, Richard Andrew Foulkes Whitgift School Husbands, Conor Pearce Illingworth, Joseph James Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine St Paul's School, London Inglis, George Robert St Francis of Assisi RC School J ackson, Ann a School of Oriental and African Studies Jama, Deeqa Ibrahim Zhejiang University Jiang, Nan Tsinghua University Jiang, Qianrui United World College of South East Asia Johansen, Kyrre Odegaard University of London ]ones, Luke Digby University of Durham ]ones, Philip Robert Kepler University of Hong Kong Kam, Christy Siu-Kei Gymnasium Meiendorf Karkowski, Philipp Peter King Edward VI College, Stourbridge Kerrigan, William John Dartford Grammar School King, Alexander StuartJohn University of Western Australia King, Margot Louise of Wisconsin - Madison University Kolpin, Amy Louise University of Malaya Kong, Sylvia Wei Wei University of Kent Krawatzek, Felix KunnackalJohn, George StJohn's Medical Coli, Rajiv Gandhi Univ. of Health Science University of Guelph Kwiecinski,Jakub Westminster School Labrom, Alexander J ames Niall Bowdoin College Lama, Tenzing Tashi Sherpa Radley College Lambert, Thomas James King's College London Latif, Uzma Yonsei University Lee,Seungil West Buckland School Lefevre, Guillaume D Latymer Upper School Littlejohns, Duncan Islamic University of Gaza Lubbad, Saleem Sameer St Albans School Madgwick, Oliver David Maneepairoj, Park Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine Maria Guerrero High School Martin Alhambra, Alvaro Tormead School Mathias, Theadora Antonia Maxwell-Libby, Madeleine Catherine Elizabeth Rudolf Steiner School, King's Langley

May, Gabriel Dulwich College McCann, lain Alasdair St John's College, Cardiff McEwen-Smith, Rosanna Mary University of Durham McGauran, Ross Sean University College London Mckeever, Charlotte Ann Loreto Grammar School McWalter, Grant King Edward's School Queen's University Merritt, Katelyn Grace Merttens, Anna Amelia Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls Metcalf, Camilla Victoria Langton Kensington and Chelsea College Michael, Rose Alice Dame Alice Owen's School Richard Huish College Miller, Anastasia Wendy Marie Minors, Kevin David Warwick Academy, Bermuda Mittermeier, John Constable Yale University Morgan, Rebecca Leigh Fakenham High School and College Motraghi, Terri Elizabeth Gannon University Whitgift School Mullins, Thomas University of Chile Munoz Carpintero, Diego Alejandro Mutembwa, Mutsawashe D Indiana University at Bloomington Altrincham Grammar School for Boys Nairn, Michael Graham Needham, Hazel Dame Alice Owen's School Ng, Diane Wen Yong Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong Royal Grammar School, Guildford O'Brien, Daniel Thomas Elliott School Osborne Dikerdem, Aydin Emre Paice, Bronte Ann Beacon School Farnborough Sixth Form College Paisley, Rebecca Emily King Edward VI High School, Stafford Parker, Vaughan Heckmondwike Grammar School Parkinson, Samuel Barry Pathak, Shubhangi National Academy of Legal Studies and Research University Petch, Laura Hazel University of Sussex Ralph Alien School Pidgen, Abigail Pinsent, Stanley Lawrence Sheriff School Piwonska, Olga Monika University of Surrey Roehampton Polatch, Stephen Matthew Basingstoke College of Technology University of Durham Popescu, Tudor Catalin Powell, Phillip University of Bristol Oakwood Park Grammar School Pryde, Robert John Seven Kings High School Rahman, Aminoor University of St Andrews Rajchel, Klaudyna Anna Ramakrishna, Navin Brian National Junior College, Singapore Tapton School Reed, Alis tair J ames Malcolm Reed, Rosanna Mary Godolphin and Latymer School Trinity College, University of Dublin Ruane, Sharon Prances

Sadique, Nida University of Birmingham Saker-Clark, Matthew Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle Scott, Lucy Carnilla St Joseph's College University of York Selfe,Jessica Esme Serhadlioglu, Sena University of Tokyo Harvard University Sigalos, MacKenzie Christ College, Brecon Silk, Owen Benedict William London School of Economics Simon, J oanna Simpson, John Nicholas Augustus Winchester College University of Washington Smith, Daniel Winston National Junior College, Singapore Sng, Jeremy Zhi Wei Sohn, Beom Seok Westwood High School Spencer, Robert Gordon John Leggott Sixth Form College Pembroke College, University of Cambridge Spiro, Sirnon George University of Toronto Sprague, Michael Roger Springer, David Brian University of Cape Town Stanton,Jack William Uppingham School Stelle, Anna Pereira Florida Atlantic University University of Sydney Stocker, Verena Stokholrn, lsabel Copenhagen International School Tao, Andi Christ College, Brecon Ilkeston School Teal,Jessica Thomas, Ernily Kate King's College London Princeton University Thomas,Jacqueline Hitchcock King's College School, Wimbledon Tiratelli, Matteo Toennesmann, Konstantin International School of Dusseldorf Clifton College Tong, Tsz Chung Chatham House Grammar School Tuffs, Harry James Newent Community School Tweedie, Martin Queen's College, University of Cambridge Unni, Kiran Highfields Science Specialist School Uppal, Arandeep Singh Dulwich College Valiance, Oscar Roger Catholic University of Leuven Van lnnis, Filip Jo Hendrik Gemeentelijk Gymnasium Hilversum van Zadelhoff, Camille lda University of New South Wales Verma, Anurag Georgetown University Vollono, Robert Joseph Magdalene College, University of Cambridge Wagstaff, Edward James Brighton and Hove High School Walker, Victoria Elizabeth Harriet King's College London Wallace, Christopher Julian Ashlyns School Ward-Jones, Simon James Leys School Waterman, Charlotte Radley College Watkiss, Myles Kenneth Colyton Grammar School Wells, Georgia Rose

Weng, Laiyi Werth, Pelia Whetstone, Amy Prances Wilkinson, Henry Charles Wohlstadter, Justin Worboys,Jonathan Peter Wozniak, Adam Henry Peter Wu, Ruoyu Yang,LanceJunbyung Zagajewski, Rachel Louise Zanotti, Raffaele Zoninsein, Leonora Silverstein

Hangzhou Foreign Language School Latymer School South Wilts Grammar School Canford School Harvard University King's College London Oxford Brookes University Merchiston Castle School Mill Hill School Leeds Grammar School University of Sheffield Brown University

VISITING STUDENTS 2010-2011 Chiu, Nicole Ashley Mack Dahms, Chelsea Marie Delagnes, Elise Angele Devine, Brendan Patrick Diskin, Eben Charles Djandji, Michel Garbitelli, Elizabeth Catherine Hancock-Cerutti, William Franklin Li,Hui Minogue, Allison Kay Nakka, Priyanka Noronha, Nicole Savina Owen, Rebecca Prances Peng, Chenchen Perry, Rebecca Marie Pu, Jue Ratani, Tanvi Siraj Sandman, Patrick Phillip Scher, Rory Kathryn Schweitzer, William Seamans Shah,Akash Siskin, I sa bel Sophia Soter, Kevin Benjarnin Stainton, Elizabeth Combs Zaleski, Alexandra Haven

Case Western Reserve University Arcadia University University of California, Berkeley Cornell University Wheaton College Georgetown University Georgetown University Franklin & Marshal! College Emory University Boston College Wellesley College Brown University University of Massachusetts Bryn Mawr College Gannon University University of Pennsylvania University of Michigan University of Richmond McKendree University Brown University Brown University Wesleyan University Northwestern University Cornell University Smith College

COLLEGE AWARDS AND PRIZES

College Scholars Justin A Alsing Samantha Binding Samuel J Campbell Mark P Carolan Matthew N Clark Selena PM Fitzpayne J essica K Gilbert XiaojingGu Thomas M Harrison J ames Holder Christopher I Kelly Jun Y Khoo Karolis Leonavicius Sotiria Manou-Stathopoulou Scott R Mclaughlan Jaya Mishra Jaroslaw W Nowak Katherine P E Plummer J akub P Redlicki Alexandra E Robinson Jian M Sim Mayank Soni Christopher D Tatum David M Wilkins

Mark A Baker Herrnione E Brooks Andrew J Cant Ming Y C Chung Daniel S Collins J ames M Flerning Anne-Marie Grunig Sophie C Hale Till A Hoffman Nicola Ielpo Anthony J Kennedy George E Lake Imogen A Lowe Lukus E May Joanne McNaught-Davis Neil T Morton Michael I Pearson Bartosz A Redlicki Francis M Reynolds Mahlaqa Shaukat Paul F Smylie HaoyangSun Owen M T Thomas Angus A M Williams

College Organ Scholars Rachel O'Malley

Samuel Pearce

College Choral Scholars Samuel P Carbonero Richard A F Holtham Katherine P E Plummer Katherine E Willett

J onathan C Cockerill Anna M Piotrowski Alice C Quayle

College Exhibitioners Vanya V Bhargav Samuel P Carbonero Christopher D Clasper Rosa E Cookson Caroline Dewar Maire N Gorman Emily A H Healy Oliver J Humphrys James R Leech Gavin E O'Leary Lawrence M E Percival Graham D Sale Rowan E W Skilbeck Rebecca L Torry-Harris Adam G C Watkins

Bjorn K Bremer Iuliana Ciocanea Teodorescu Richard A Collins Farhana C Daly Victoria L Fryer Callum C Grant Andrew R Howell William Hutchison Thomas 0 Moyser Daniel O'Loughlin Stephen M Robinson Tom E Sanders Lilly L Smith Jessica S Vincent Isobel Wick

Mingos Charter Scholarship Daniel C Wilson

]arvis and Constance Doctorow Fellowship Nishant Batsha

Gosling Postgraduate Scholarship Shari Levine

Andrew G Fleming

William R Miller Postgraduate Awards Amy McLennan Aleksey Shmeliov

Alexandra Murray

Emden-Doctorow Postgraduate Awards Chien Chun Tzeng

George Barner Prize Olivia J Edwards

Imogen Sarre

Bendhem Fine Art Bursary Annabel E S Bertie Rowan P Fuggle

Kelly M Dixon

Brockhues Graduate Awards Uther Charlton-Stevens Claudia Lingscheid

Georgina Juravle

Mrs Brown Bursary AisiLi

Writing-up Bursary Talal Al-Azem

Francesca Magnabosco

Cochrane Scholars Isabelle R Fraser

Adam H P Wozniak

David I Cox prize for Geography Herrnione E Brooks

Tony Doyle Bursary Christopher D Box Benjarnin A Clough

Thomas A Browning J ames M Flerning

Richard Fargher Bursaries Lena S Anayi

Peter Hutton

Philip Geddes Memorial Prize Isabelle R Fraser

Lynn Gilbert Bursary

James J M Dargan

Katherine Inzani

Katherine P E Plummer

Graham Hamilton Travel Awards Katherine E A Davenport Sui Wei Ng Anna M Piotrowski Paul G Starr

Christopher A G Freeman Stanley Pinsent Alice C Quayle Georgina Whiteley

R Hughes Prize for Geography

Genevieve Wastie

Instrumental Bursary Matthew A Kennedy

Richard Luddington Prize Julia A Lowis

Joanne McNaught-Davis

Graham Midgley Memorial Prize for Poetry Charlotte Geater

Ogilvie-Thompson Prize Pelia Werth

Nicholas Marsh

Peel Awards: For the Professional Practice Programme in Fine Art Laura Lloyd

Natasha Peel

For Fine Art Emily Peck

Prances Reed

For Mathematics & Philosophy George Lake

Tom Sanders

Michael Pike Fund Award Daniel S Collins

Muriel Radford Memorial Prize J essie-J oy M Flowers

Simon & Arpi Simonian Prize Thomas 0 Pope

UNIVERSITY AWARDS AND PRIZES

University Graduate Scholarship Hao Wang Maximillian Thompson

University Graduate Studentship Habib Y Baluwala

Monika B Studer Richard Wild

Clarendon Fund Bursary Esther F Davis Emma C Lochery

Sebastian J Langdell Michael R Sprague

Clarendon-St Edmund Hall Graduate Scholarship Kathleen A Morris

Claire H Palmer

BP Prize for the best 4th year Earth Sciences project William Hutchison

Edgell Sheppee Prize for excellent performance in Engineering Science Scott R Mclaughlan

Gibbs Annual Prize for the best overall performance in Materials Science Part 1 Christopher D Box

Gibbs Prize for the best FHS mapping project in Earth Sciences Daniel Collins

Gibbs Prize for the best Chemical Engineering Part I Project Sean M Brassill

Gibbs Prize for the second best performance in Biochemistry FHS Joanne McNaught-Davis

Herbert Hart Prize in Jurisprudence and Political Theory Prances I Gordon

Institution of Mechanical Engineers Best Project Certificate Mark A Baker

John Hicks Foundation Prize for the best overall performance in Macroeconomics Mayank Soni

John Hicks Foundation Prize for the best overall performance in Microeconomics Bartosz A Redlicki

Jakub P Redlicki 91

Materials Science Prize for the best Oxford University Materials 3rd year Team Design Project Christopher D Box

Scatcherd European Scholarship J ohannes M Depnering

Shell Prize for the best overall performance in 4th year FHS in Earth Sciences William Hutchison

5 Stone Buildings Prize for the best performance in Trusts in the Law FHS J ulia A Lowis

Wronker Prize for Tort Helen C Leach EXTERNAL AWARDS

Commonwealth Scholarship Alexandra M Murray

Adrian Timothy Murdock

Rhodes Scholarship Isra J Bhatty George Kunnackal John

Christopher D Joseph Mutsawashe D Mutembwa

DEGREE RESULTS Final Honour Schools 2011 Candidates who have agreed to their results being published Biochemistry Class I Caroline Dewar, Joanne McNaught-Davis, Alexandra E Robinson Class II i Daniel O'Loughlin Chemistry Class I Samantha Binding, Rosa E Cookson Hazel Marriott, Rhian E Price Class II i Class II ii J oseph W Elliott Computer Science Class I Victor Spirin Earth Sciences Class I William Hutchison Jonathan M Baker-Brian, Kathryn E Martin Class II i Rosie J B Atkinson Class II ii Peter D Gray Class Ill Economics & Management Class I Karl V J Lundberg, Bartosz A Redlicki, J akub P Redlicki, Mayank Soni William J Gilbert, Emma F Lonsdale Class II i Engineering Science Class I Mark A Baker, Andrew J Cant, Scott R McLaughlan Samuel J Adcock, Andrew Brierley, Karl Seddon Class II i Richard B J Tucker, Muhammad Usman Class II ii Engineering, Economics & Management Class I Xiaojing Gu, Nicola Ielpo

English Language & Literature Class I Imogen A Lowe Class II i Angus F H Eames, Charlotte Geater,Jack S Hackett, Thomas 0 Moyser, Noor Rashid, Imogen Sarre Experimental Psychology Class II ii Sevim Celebi Fine Art Class I Class II i

Annabel E S Bertie, Kelly M Dixon Rowan P Fuggle

Geography Class I Charles W Owen Class II i Sarah Nicholas, Adam J Sealey History Class I Class II i

Farhana C Daly Edward L Freeman, Rosemary G Henry, Roland C A McFall, Sarah E Nicholas

History & Politics Class II i Francis M Reynolds Rebecca L Creamer Class II ii Jurisprudence Class I Helen C Leach Class II i Sophie L Horton, Kimberley J Lord, Kathryn H Murphy, Ruth A Prenter, Harnaek S Rahania, Rhea C Wolfson Andrea C E Young Class II ii Law with Law Studies in Europe Class I Julia A Lowis Materials Science Class II i Katherine Inzani, Alexander J Knowles lain M D Parr Class II ii

Mathematics Class I Robert Wallis Jason K L Tse Class II ii Medical Sciences Class II i Holly E Harris, Sotiria Manou-Stathopoulou, Rachel O'Malley Modern Languages Class I Prances Jackson Jonathan Fisher,Jessica B Moreland, Kate Taylor, Class II i Heather J Vernon Music Class II i

Samuel Pearce, Graham D Sale

Philosophy & Modern Languages Class II i Sky F A Herington Philosophy Politics & Economics Class I Lukas E May Class II i Anthony F J Boutall, Andrew AS Chesney, Yasmin Meissner, Tina Nandha, Thomas 0 Pope, Katrina E Stout Gavin E O'Leary Class II ii Physics Class I Class II ii

Jun Yun Khoo Ka Ram Lee, Fermina Marche

Physiological Sciences Class II i Hannah Patel Psychology with Philosophy Class II i Adam G C Watkins

Higher Degrees Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) Astrop~sics:

Chemistry: Clinical Medicine: Engineering Science: English: History: Materials Science: Mathematics: Modern Languages: Neuroscience:

F Eugenio Barrio Madias Gunther Zechmann Louise E Silver Alastair R Harrison, Andrew A M Wright Claudine E Van Hensbergen Eric Caines, Anton Caruana Galizia Simon R Plant, Vi tor M F Marques, Klearchos Loukopoulos Benjamin M-J Chad J ohannes D Kaminski, Sarah R Roger Bartholomew R Pleydell-Bouverie

Master of Philosophy (MPhil) General Linguistics & Comparative Philology: Eleni Savva (Distinction) International Relations: Eric A Lukas, Claire H Palmer, Maximillian Thompson Russian & East European Studies: Eleanor A C Colley Bachelor of Medicine (BM BCh) Christopher J Deutsch J eremy F Heath Ian S H Lyons Sally McLaren Master of Science (MSc) Biodiversity, Conservation & Management: Claudia L Gray (Distinction), Claudia A Silva, Christopher D Joseph Child Development & Education: Stephanie Mayer Comparative & International Education: Alexandra M Vasile, Anna Horvai (Distinction) Funda Ustek Comparative Social Poliry: Educational Research Methodology: Richard C Budd

Master of Science (MSc) (continued) Evidence-Based Social Intervention: Emma P-R Simson, Claudia Zimmermann Financial Economics: Xiao Tan, Filip JH Van Innis (Distinction) Global Health Science: Elizabeth A Bosiak, Shmona I Simpson Law & Finance: Margot L King, Anurag Verma (Distinction) Management Research: Haiyun Gong, Thomas E Whiteley Mathematical & Computational Finance: Maxime Hayot, Alexandre Heidmann (Distinction) Medical Anthropology: Myron L Rolle Pharmacology: ChenChen P f?ysiological Sciences: Nadege M C Parrassol-Girard Radiation Biology: Selvakumar Anbalagan Russian & East European Studies: Felix Krawatzek (Distinction), Klaudyna A Rajchel Theoretical Chemistry: Marc A Daemgen Water Science Poliry & Management:Huijuan Wu Master of Science (MSc) by Research Jeremy F Heath Master of Studies (MSt) English:

Caitlin E Crandell (Distinction), Eloise Stonborough (Distinction), Victoria E H Walker, Edward A Channer Nishant Batsha Global & Imperial History: History of Art & Visual Culture: Jacqueline H Thomas Sara J H Crowley-Vigneau Modern Languages: Olga M Piwonska Slavonic Studies:

Master of Business Administration (MBA) Andrey R Karpov

Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) Biology: Laura H Petch, Phillip Powell English: Uzma Latif, Jessica E Selfe History: James T Crowther, Ross S McGauran, Emily K Thomas Modern Languages: Claire Berment, Raffaele Zanotti Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) Simon P Camilleri Kiran Unni Jonathan P Worboys DEGREE DAY DATES 2011-12 Michaelmas Term 2011 Saturday 22 October 2011 Saturday 5 November 2011 Saturday 26 November 2011

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Hilary Term 2012 Saturday 21 January 2012 Saturday 3 March 2012

in absentia only ceremony 11am Places available

Trinity Term 2012 Saturday 19 May 2012 Saturday 9 June 2012 Saturday 14 July 2012 Saturday 28 July 2012

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Full Full Places available

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Please note that only students fmishing their degree in 2011 or 2012 can book a place on one of the following ceremonies Michaelmas Term 2012 Saturday 22 September 2012 Saturday 20 October 2012 Saturday 3 November 2012 Saturday 24 November 2012

11am 11am 11am 11am

Places Places Places Places

available available available 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.

NEWS FROM THE DEVELOPMENT & ALUMNI RELATIONS OFFICE This past academic year has been one of significant change for the Development Office, as we have had to say a fond farewell to both Kate Roessler and Betony Bell, with whom I have worked for the last four years. This is sad news for the Hall but not for them as they take on the new challenge of motherhood. I would like to express my gratitude to both of them as they were a pleasure to work with and incredibly creative, efficient, and organised. I am sure those of you who were in contact with either of them will agree. Joanna Barker, who has been working in the office for the last year as maternity cover, also left the Hall in September. She did an excellent job and goes on to pursue further study at the University of York. In her place we welcome Emma Bowler as the new Development Administrator and we have also appointed a new Development Officer, Sally Smith, to replace Betony. With these staff changes and continued planning for our new Campaign we had a slightly quieter year on the fundraising front, raising just under ÂŁ1 .2 million (cash received). Approximately ÂŁ300,000 of this was donated to our Annual Fund, most of which came from our very successful telephone campaign in March 2011. Eighteen student callers did a fantastic job connecting with Aularians all over the world. 63% of those contacted, made a donation, for which we are very grateful. Overall, 18% of Aularians made a gift to the Hall this year and I would like to say a big thank you to all of you who gave. I would particularly like to mention Professor Christopher Armitage (1950) who has given a significant donation to establish an annual scholarship for a Visiting Student from the University of North Carolina to come to the Hall for a term. We also received a substantial legacy from Tuppy Owen-Smith (1955) which will help us to endow a Tutorial Fellowship. Special mention must also go to a cohort of 1961 matriculates who commissioned and paid for a superb bronze sculpture of a chough for the Hall which is now displayed in the Chough Room, next to the Jarvis Doctorow Hall. Keith and I are looking forward to speaking to many of you over the coming year to seek advice and support for our forthcoming campaign. Our focus is on three main areas: increasing student support (through scholarships and 99

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. 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. 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

DONORS TO THE COLLEGE FROM 1 SEPTEMBER 2010 TO 31 JULY 2011 The Principal, Fellows and students are all extremely grateful for the support of the 1,311 alumni, parents of students and Friends of the Hall who have donated to the College during the last year and whose names are recorded on the following pages. This year, for the first time, we record by matriculation date the names of all who have made a donation during this period including the participation rate, i.e. the percentage of people in each year who have given, and the total amount received per matriculation year. Where there are only one or two donors in a particular year we have not listed the amount given in order to preserve confidentiality.

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DONOR LIST 2010-11

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David Dunsmore Michael Johnson

Douglas Heffer Raymond Lee Anthony Lynch Jack Preger ·in Memory of

Kenneth Barton

John Pike

.1.2.15. (25%) John King

.1.2.11 (44.4%, £1 ,442.30) Christopher Campling David Chewter Michael Harrison

.1.2.16 (100%) James Donnison

John Reddick

1lli (50%)

1.21ll. (26.9%, £11,214.24)

Denys Salt

Jarvis Doctorow Paul Foote * J oseph Graffy John Hogan Ewell Murphy Martin Paterson 4 anonymous donors

1.2.32. (75%, £255.10) Arthur Aldridge Robert Bishop Derek Rushworth l21Q (25%) Geoffrey Sunderland

.1.212. (47.5%, £ 48,508.28)

1211. (16.7%)

Gordon Allford William Asbrey

Norman Hillier-Fry (George) Anthony Missen

1.212. (12.5%) Peter Carpenter Howard Fuller

12.4.3. (17.6%, £312.94) Gareth Mitford-Barberton Frederick Nicho lls Alan Pickett

.1211 (21.1 %, £1 ,381.57) Brian Howard Geoffrey Price David Shears Charles Taylor

12±5. (13.6%, £480.78) Norman Barr Anthony Knight Victor Parry

John Baker Peter Barker Robert Breese Alan Brimble Eric Cunnell Alan Garnett Colin Hadley Gerald Insley Michael J affey Terence Kelly Anthony Kinsley William R Miller Stan Pierce David Smith Robert Southan Wi lliam Thorpe 1 anonymous donor

.1.25Q (32.4%, £301 ,344.87) Christopher Armitage Brian Arthur John Elliott Noel Harvey Graham Heddle

Barry Penn (1950, PPE) David Sephton Jack Wheeler 1 anonymous donor

125.1 (30.6%, £5,211.00) John Akroyd Derek Bloom John Farrand * Robin French Kenneth Laflin Kenneth Lund Frederic Moeton Denys Moylan Alan Poynter David Shenton 1 anonymous donor 1252 (43.5%, £98,579.66) John Barton Patrick Blake Peter Brown lan Byatt John Claxton Tony Coulson Michael Darling * David Fitzwilliam-Lay John Foster Antony Harding Peter Henwood David Keighley Frank Lockhart Nicolas Lossky Peter Maxwell Denis McCarthy Bruce Nixon David Thompson David White Michael Wood

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125.1 (24.5%, £2,002.66) John Arthure Ken Bulgin Duncan Craik Ernest Fox Alan Johnson Christopher Jones Anthony Kember David Picksley Robert Rednall Ian Smith Herbert Thomas Richard Turner

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12.51 (33.3%, £13,195.46)

Michael Martin Brian Masters Alan Mathieson P eter Mercer Neil Merrylees Mike Neal Gerald Raftesath

Michael Archer Ted Aves David Bolton Geoff Brown Andrew Clarkson via The Jeniam Foundation Martin Clifford Hugh Denman Duncan D o rm or Anthony Drayto n Tony Ford John Harrison Bob Jackson Dennis Jesson Roland MacLeod * John Mander Charles Marriott Dennis Marsden

John Roberts I rving Theaker Bill Weston Richard Williams 3 anonymous donors

2 anonymous donors 12.5.6_ (41.3%, 0,887.88)

1.2.51 (27.5%, £3,881.51) Christopher Benjamin J eremy Cleverley Michael Duffy Keith Hounslow Brian Howe s Anthony Laughton J ohn Lowe Shaun MacLoughlin Michael Palmer J o hn Phillips Brian Shepherd Keith Suddaby Charles Taylor Raymond Thornton Ronald Truman Michael Webb John West John Wilkinson 1 anonymous donor 12.5.5_ (33.8%, £8,044.81)

Hubert Beaumont John Billington Tony Cooper John Cotton Robin de Vere Green John Dellar Roger Farrand David Frayne David Hare Michael Hilt

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Brian Amor Colin Atkinson Ian Briars Ton y Bridgewater Blake Bromley Roy Caddick Michael Cansdale Maresq Child John Dunbabin Bob E mery Fred Farrell John French Peter Garvey Robert Gillard David Glynne-Jones David Henderson Michael Hickey David Johnson Basil Kingstone Christopher Machen Tony McGinn Martin Reynold s Jack Rowell David Short Alan Titcombe * Brian Whittaker * David Williams Gerald Williams Howell Wilson-Price John Young 1 anonymous donor

Geoff Mihell Colin Nichols David Parfitt Campbell Pollock Peter Reynolds Alas tair Stewart Peter Wilson 1 anonymous donor

1.2.5..8 (31.3%, £5,977.07) Christopher Alborough James Amos Peter Bentley David Clarke James Dening Roger Garratt Tony Goddard David Harrison John Haydon Jonathan Hewitt J ohn Hibberd David Idwal Jones Ronald Irving Michael J arman Peter Kite Del Kolve Richard Linforth Anthony Nial

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Roger O'Brien William Patterson Michael Pelham

Terence Coghlin

John Phillips Philip Rabbetts Nevill Swanson 1 anonymous donor

1lli (28.0%, £9,907.13) Ian Alexander Hinton Bird Donald Coleman John Collingwood John Curry Frank di Rienzo Anthony Doyle David Harding Chris Harvey Ian Hepburn Matthew Joy Graham Kentfield James Kerr-Muir Richard McCullagh J oseph McPartlin Michael Oakley John Rayner Keith Renshaw Derek Ritson John Spires Michael Voisey Stewart Walduck Roy Walmsley John Waiters Robert White 1 anonymous donor

Jeremy Cook Robin Crawford Alec Dawson Keith Dillon Mike Elmitt Ian Evans Charles Freeman J eff Goddard Peter Hayes Kenneth S Heard John Heath David Henderson Kenneth Hinkley-Smith Robin Hogg John Langridge John Law Christopher Long Yann Lovelock David Mash Alex McCallum Mike Notley Roger Plumb Francis Pocock George Ritchie Patric Sankey-Barker John Sherman George Smith Roger Sparrow John Thorogood Andrew Tod Guy Warner 2 anonymous donors

1.2.6.1 (31 .8%, £64,911.62) Don Anderson

.l..2.(iQ (47.2%, £5,365.91)

John Adey Nicolas Alldrit Christopher Atkinson David Baines Terence Bell David Bolton Adam Butcher Timothy Cannon Robert Clark

John Blackburn David Brown Martin Buckley Stanley Burnton Barrie England Alexander Georgiadis Richard Goddard Mike Grocott Rex Harrison John Heggadon

12Q1 (continued) Michael Hornsby Geoff Hunt Malcolm Inglis Michael Lynch Graham Morris Anthony Rentoul Andrew Rix David Scharer Martin Smith Roger Smith Michael Sproule Timothy Torrington Christopher Tromans Peter Vaughan Stephen White Anthony Whitton 3 anonymous donors

.1.2.62 (26.5%, £8,960.46) !an Bennett James Burnett-Hitchcock Anthony Cosgrave Geoffrey Davis Jim de Rennes Sean Duncan Bill Gulland Michael Hamilton Handley Hammond Rodger Hayward Smith Arwyn Hughes N eil J ackson Tim )ones Alan McNamee Roger Miller Andrew Norman Jim North Roland Oliver John Parr Nigel Pegram Richard Phillippo Jim Rushton Hugh Thomas Roger Wardle John Williams William Zeltonoga 2 anonymous donors

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.l.2.U.5. (23.0%, 0,695.28)

12.61 (20.8%, £5,005.83)

Darrell Barnes David Baxter Bob Broughton Anthony Burns-Cox Peter Clinton David Cox John Crawshaw Geoff Day Chris Erwin Michael Harrison Frederick Holroyd Tom Jeffers David Keeler Rodney Offer Terence Palmer

Armar Archbold

Robert Breckles John Child Robert Davis

Joe Barclay Tom Bedford John Dennis Brian Fay Paul Pickling Stephen Garrett lan Gillings Gavin Hitchcock Ken Hobbs Ron McDonald Andrew Morgan Brian North Billett Potter David Powell Mike Randall

Stephen Sinsbury John Taylor Nigel Thorp 3 anonymous donors

John Rea David Reed Michael Richardson

.l.2.Ui (24.3%, £5,866.53)

John Sayer Bill Walker

Mick Boylett Michael Clarke Steve Copley Peter Day Robert Dolman Tony Fawke Jeremy Fox Bill Hartley Derek Hawkins Peter Hodson Chris Howe John Hughes Timothy Machin David Meredith Derek Morris Lawrence Mortimer Robert Norcliffe Jack Picton James Pitt John Richards Guye Roberts David Rumbelow Hugh Simpson Peter Steddon * David Tearle

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Richard White 1 anonymous donor

1.2.6.6. (22.1 %, £5,966.00) Cameron Brown Roger Brown Peter Crystal Peter Dixon Donald Easton Nicholas Fane David Garvie Peter Griffiths Frank Hanbridge Ian Hewitt Ted Hodgson Michael Johns John Kilbee David Knight Paul Maison Carl Mawer Patrick Montgomery

Jon

Shortridge John Spellar Michael Stone 3 anonymous donors

Colin Hawksworth Roger Kenworthy Jonathan Lovell John Mabbett Peter Masson Simon Maxwell Stephen Miller Peter Mitchell Jim Mosley John Orton Philip Robinson Paul Rose Graham Salter Mark Spencer Ellis Rob Weinberg Peter Wilson 4 anonymous donors

.1..2.6.8 (25.3%, £10,525.37) Andrew Barnes John Berryman David Blezard Martin Brooks Phi! Emmott Charles Fisher Brian Griffiths Steven Hurst Laurence J ackson Philip James Leos Jirasek Alan Jones Sudhir Kapoor Stuart Kenner Mark Lobb Anthony Moore John Pen field Michael Pike Eric Rigg Mike Roberts Michael Spilberg Ian Stuart David Vickers 2 anonymous donors

.1..2.6.2. (23.4%, £20,351.63) John Babb Ian Busby Roger Callan Paul Clemence David Clopet Gordon Cranmer Robert Davies Dick Ford Stephen Groom David Jones Clive Kerridge Tim Lavender Bruce Lowe Roy Marsh Nick McGuinn David Monkcom Stephen Nuttall Robert Parkinson Andrew Race Peter Ramell Michael Shipster Tim Statham Tim Stibbs David Walker

121ll (continued) Peter Raspin Colin Richmond-Watson Geoffrey Sambrook Thomas Shanahan Geoff Smith Chris Sutton-Mattocks Bill Travers Bob Wilson 3 anonymous donors 1211 (25.0%, £12,563.86) David Audsley Peter Balmer Mark Blackburn Mark Booker

J amie Whelan 1 anonymous donor

1.21Q (24.1%, £14,427.16) Andrew Bethell David Cameron Keith Carby Andrew Craston Christopher Evans Kevin Fisher Stephen Fordham Barry Gottfried Peter Harper David Hebditch Keith Jones Peter Jones John Kendall Roger Moore Paul Moran David Morgan John Naisby Richard Ormerod

Graham Bull Glyn Cadwallader Roger Chaplin Lawrence Cummings John Fazackerley Torstein Godeseth Rick Henshaw Craig Laird Gerard Lally Dave Leggett Robert Liston Chris Mann Jonathan Ormond Tim Ream Gareth Roberts Merfyn Roberts Douglas Robertson Stephen Rosefield Greg Salter Nicholas Staite Justin Stead Lyn Williams Christopher Wilson 1 anonymous donor

1212 (continued) Jonathan Lowe Andrew Lowenthal Howard Mason Ross Monro Andrew Peacock John Pedersen David Rosen Alan Smith Ian Smith Jack Smith Rob Stephenson Ronny Tong John Trotman Malcolm Watson Martin Winter 1 anonymous donor

.l.2U (19.6%, £8,802.39) Colin Ashby Christopher Bamber Colin Bullett Sean Butler Robert Cawthorne Geoff Chamberlain David Copeland James Dallas Robert Godden Roger Golland Nick Jones Dave Knight Nigel Laing Stephen McNulty Ian Midgley Kit Moorhouse Mark Patterson Nic Peeling Chris Reddick Chas Saunders 2 anonymous donors

1212 (20.2%, £8,614.06) John Calvert Richard Catmur Steve Chandler William Clark Anthony Deakin

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Robin Osterley Treepon Riebroicharoen

Phi! Budden Raoul Cerratti

James

Roger Keeley Nick Plater Peter Rogers John Round Anonymous via The Columbia Foundation Mark Schneider David Van Roijen Tony Watkinson 1 anonymous donor

Jeff Drew Thomas du Boulay Steve Edrich Robert Eggar Andy Eggleston Surrey Garland Andrew Gosling Brian Green Lawrence Hall Andrew Hargreaves Michael Hooton Stephen Hutchinson Frederick Leaf Paul Matthews in memory of Charles & Bunny Matt hews Charles Murray Jeremy Nason David Neuhaus John Ormiston Clive Penwarden John Ramsey John Rose Dick Sands Kim Swain Eric Wareing 1 anonymous donor

Senogles Ces Shaw Nigel Smith Robert Stichbury Peter Watson David Way

1216. (24.0%, £7,946.46) Robin Beckley John Collingwood Andrew Cooper Hora den Dulk Brian Denton Crispin Eley Christopher Elston Richard Finch Tony Heslop Mark Hockey Anson Jack Jeff Keey Rob Moore Brian Partridge Trevor Payne Malcolm Pheby Jonathan Reynolds

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121.5 (17.1 %, £22,112.16)

Robertson Martin Saunders Keith Scott Paul Simpson Paul Sutton Ian Taylor

Andrew Baldwin Paul Boothroyd

Jeremy Young

Peter Trowles

Jere my

Charles Andrew Cordell Milan Cvetkovic

Robert Gaffey Martin Garrett Edward Gray Gordon Hurst Paul Ince Andrew Johnston Alan Kerr John Mackinnon

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1.211 (16.2%, £11,784.90) David Blakey Charles Blount Andrew Brown

.1.21.8 (23.9%, £14,477.88) John Armitstead Peter Baker Mark Broughton Richard Collins Paul Darling Simon Double Timothy Elliott George Gilbert Paul Goulding Simon Heilbron Tim Hill Ian Hutchinson LLoyd Illingworth Simon Johnson Jan Levenbach Brian Livesey Richard Luddington Adrian Marsh Paul Meadows Mark Morrison Gideon Nissen J ulian Silks tone Gary Stratmann Richard Taylor Gurdon Wattles Brian Worsfold Enrique Zapata-Bravo

Ian Doherty Ian Durrans

1212. (21.1 %, £38,201.31)

Peter Foster Oliver Grundy Adrian Haxby Chris Horner

James Catmur Kathleen Cooke

Anrhony Best

Stephen Coulson David Cox

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1.2.82 (continued)

Elizabeth Flood (nee Baker) Valeric Grundy (nee Hendry) J ohn Hodgso n Alan Holbrook Elizabeth Lee Paul Littlechild Ian Lupson Ian McEwen Caroline Morgan Janet Nevin Rob Quain Alison Rae (nee Fell) Michael Robin son Graham Stewart Duncan Talbert Robert Vollum Bridget Walker Kevin Walsh Richard Ward Andries Wessels David West

Brigitte Stollmaier (n ee Plecher) Christina Tracey Faith Wainwright Peter Walton 2 anonymous donors

Richard Kent Tim Laughton Paul McWilliam Gareth Penny Nigel Purse Marco Rimini Simon Roberts Kevin Sealy Rod Stables Elizabeth Streeter (nee Bliss) Mark Sykes Harry Travers Sarah Vickers Mark Waiters Simon White

12.81 (24.2%, 0,482.08) Michael Addison Tom Bayne Alasdair Blain A ndrew Burns Mark Campbell Robert Davidson Sandy Findlay Matthew Grayson Julian Hammond Claire Ivins N icholas J ackson J oseph Kabari Phi! Knight Richard Lam ben

12.8.Q (23.0%, ÂŁ20,840.81) J ohn Ayton Tom Bartlett Philip Broadley

Jim McAleer Paul McCarthy Fergus McLac hlan Keith McLeod

Julia Broughton (nee Slee) Peter Buechel William Carver

Edgar Moyo Sallie N icholas Richard Oliver Tim Parkin son

John Chelsom Diana Chitty (nee Wright) Anthony Farrand Joe Friggieri J onathan Hofstetter Simon Kelly Gary Lawrence James Lyle John Madgwick Ray Montague Tim Mottishaw Ashley Pigott David Preston Simon Ramage J onathan Scott Nick Senechal Neil Stevenson

James Rothman Michael Sherring D avid Stokes Paul Srowers Mark Waiters Jessica Wattles (nee Davies) Joanna West (nee Collyer)

1.2.82 (20.2% , ÂŁ1 0,242.50) David Aero n-Thomas Warren Cabral Margaret Carver (nee Hall)

4 anonymous donors

12.8.3 (26.7%, 0,705.90) Helen Atkinson Steve Coates Christopher Co leman Kathryn Colema n (nee Penney) Car! Cunnane Tim Fallowfield Simon Freethy Targuin Grossman Elisabeth Hale (nee Maybury) Kari Hale Catherine Halliday (nee Brown) Edward Hayes Stanley Hurn Max ltwin Michael Kell Josephine Kent (nee Cox) Bashir Khan Fiona Larkin Peter Magyar Andrew Marshall Phi! Moody Christine Muskett

Tim Holman

Denis Mustafa Jenny Oliver (nee Stirling) Kevan Rees

Dan Johnson

Warren Thomas

Tom Christopherson Catherine Dale (nee Watson)

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Elizabeth Thomas (nee Wade) Mark Triggs Max Welby Belinda Worsfold (nee Markham) Michael Young

Catherine Mackay Susan Peacock (nee Hodgson) Nicholas Peacock Eileen Perryer Andrew Rolfe Pernille Rudlin Will Shaw Santhosh Tucket Harry Upton Judith Waring (nee Lacey) 1 anonymous donor

1.2.81 (18. 7%, £6,098.88) Dan Abnett John Bloomer Neil Cleminson Steve Crummett David Davies Julian Day Andrew Deamer Alison Fallowfield (nee McCormick) Steve Geelan Christopher Giles Nick Hall-Palmer Charles Hawley Rob Macaire Steve Maw Tesula Mohindra Sean Purdy lain Purvis

1.2.86. (16.0%, £3,843.26) Mary Betley Louise Cabral (nee Foister) Charles Carter Jim Charles Noel Cooke David Denholm Gavin Flook Waiter Fraser Andrew Harrison Stephen Haslehurst

Harvey Wheaton Sarah Wright

Neil Jacob Patrick Jennings Emma Kennedy Rachel Kiddey (nee Trethewey) Stewart Lee J on athan Lindsay Sally McKone Neil Midgley

12.8.5. (17 .2%, D ,033. 72)

John Myhill Phi! Richards

John Risman Lesley Rosenthal Anthony Rossiter Helena Sellars (nee French)

Stephen Bartlett Deborah Booth (nee Hercod) Adam Carey Matthew Carter Christopher Cole Rhoda Davidson (nee Tait) Martin Gorrod Nicolas Greensmith Jon Gulley Fiona Houston Julia Little (nee Cannon) Mark Little

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1.2..81 (16.7%, £4,033.10) Dan Bayley Katherine Charles (nee Inglis) Justin Collins Charles Elvin Winnie Foo-Leong J eremy Harrison Kevin Holder Kevin Johnson Vivek Katariya

1.2..81 (continued) Julian Lipson Andrew Martindale Lisa Mullen Simon Oakes Peter O'Connell Natasha Palmer Paul Peard Mark Sedwill Richard Smalman-Smith Mary Waldner (nee Harling) Philip Waldner David Waring 1 anonymous donor

.1.2.8.8 (11.8%, £10,920.86) John Basnage de Beauval James Brace Will Crerar Lean Ferera Stuart Ford Kirsty Garrison (nee Davies) Christopher Garrison Heather Hodgkinson (nee Parry) Duncan Holden Robert Howe Peter Matthews Giles Sanders Rosamund Shafran David Stewart Mark Wilson 4 anonymous donors

12.8.2 (12.0%, £2,008.29) Tom Argles Grania Bryceson (nee Baird) Rob de Rennes Jennifer Doran (nee Brookes) David Doran Simone Emmison Suzanna Hobart (nee Massey) Alexandra Hutchinson (nee Cookson) Andrew La Trobe Michael McCorkell Ben Miller

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1.22.1 (continued)

12.2.3. (continued)

Steve Orbell Ruth Roberts (nee Makin) Chris Sawyer Chris Vigars D arren Walker

Michael Morley Amanda Pearce Higgins Samantha Sherman Anna Vigars (nee Weir) Lucy Williams (nee French) 2 anonymo us donors

H enry Mullin Lucy Newlove Mariam Owens (nee Ghali)

122Q (17.8%, £3,446.69) E mma Barnett (nee Pinches) Paul Brady Paul Brando n Hew Bruce-Gardyne J oanne Corry Kees E lmes D avid Gauke Graham Hinton Edward H o bart Dan !son Adrian Jones David Jordan Graham Kitchen Kevin Knibbs Sarah Laurence Elaine Noone Clare Phillip s Mark Roberts E d Shelton K athleen Tho mpson Kathryn Vardy Craig Vickery Julie Williams (nee Coulson) Andrew Williams Su Qing Z hang 3 anonymo us donors

1.22.1 (13. 1%, £4,558.18) Carol Atherton Andrew Barker Duncan Barker Simon Brown Nicholas Byrne Julian Cater J onathan Clayton Tessa Evans Anneli H oward Nicholas Lane Helen Morgan

.1222. (12.6%, £2,210.47) Marc Biver Tim Bryars Alice Clay Adam Cole Matt Doran Tom Farrand Lucy Heaven (nee Davie) Julian Jelfs Jane Mann (nee Penrose) Sarah Morrison Sarah O'Neill Claire Pugh (nee Webb) Sasi Sanmugaratnam Gareth Scholey D avid Taylor Geraint Thomas Susanna Wood 1 anonymous donor ~

(18.6%, £10,360.99) Howard Cazin Chri stopher Den sham Cathy Donner Stuart Estell Emma French Melissa Gallagher (nee Bearchell) E lizabeth Gibbons Katrina Gotch Nick Grade! !an Hunter Kallina J elfs (nee Bird) Kieren J ohnson Rob Mansley Tom McClelland Clare McKeon (nee Smith) Al Mordaunt Geoff Mortimer

Jame s Owens Amelia Pan J ames Parkin Isabel Pitts Gary Smith Richard Tufft Matt Webb

1.221 (14.6%, 0,066.29) Jonathan Buckmaster D avid Cullen Gemma Farrand (nee Seddon) Rachel G rinham Guy H ellinckx Choon Wai Hui Clare Jackson (nee O rmerod) Richard J ackson Ed Knight Gareth McKeever Caroline Mitchelson (nee Coghlin) J ulia N orthcott Lucy O ddy Harry O liver Eva Peel (nee Clark-Darby) To m Peel Amy Poole Piers Prichard J o nes Mark Roberts Jeremy Robst Caroline Vilar 1 anon ymous do nor

1..2.25 (10.3%, £ 1,826.88) Jame s Brown Raphael Cohn Robert Dryburgh Uli Gassner Richard Hitchcock Catherine Hitch cock (nee Graley) Chet Lad

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Mary Laurents (nee Feldman) Richard Martin Hugh Miller Amanda Minty (Clapinska) Chris Ruse Martin Thorneycroft Caroline Tufft (nee Martin) 3 anonymous donors

Lisa Whelan

Mark Wilson Charlotte Wong 1 anonymous donor

.l.2.2ll (11.1 %, £3,144.02) Claire Burton Benjamin Grout Elissa Guenebaut John Houghton Parham Kouchikali Car! Lavin Craig Marshall Fang Min Richard O'Donoghue Roland Partridge David Phillips Heidi Sawtell (nee Durnford) Zachary Segal Zoe Stopford (nee Griffiths) Maya Strbac Ana Unruh Cohen Alistair White 3 anonymous donors 1221 (13.0%, £3,463.35)

Ananthi AI Ramiah David Barker Alison Cook Nathaniel Copsey Christopher Eden Jamie Grimston

Joe Wood Guofang Xiao 2 anonymous donors

1.2.2.8 (11.0%, £2,324.83) J ames Bendall Edward Carder David Cormode Stuart Crabtree Ann-Marie Evans Jessica Flugge (nee Shattuck) Robert Harrold Nick Hirst Tim Johnson Hilde Kaarstad J a son Linford Clare Murray Alina Sarantis Katherine Sharp Jessica Tamarin (nee Natale) Ben Wilkinson Lucy Wilson 3 anonymous donors

.1.2.22 (16.7%, £2,335.84) Joanna Alexander (nee Slack) Philip Davis Oliver Deacon Hanna Eriksson Hester Finch Kieron Galliard Pippa Hill (nee Caldicott)

James Hagan Chris Hancock

Barnaby J ones Catherine Knowles Sze Mok Zoe Noonan Philip Pogge Von Strandmann

Holly Jamieson Steven Johnson Kullervo Maukonen Dean O'Connell

J amie Rogers Margaret Lewis (nee Small) Bettina Soendergaard Sean Sullivan

Lucy Reynolds Anthony Shackleton Ben Smith Chris Tinson

Thomas Watkins Lisa Watkinson Andrew Westbrook

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2ll.QQ (7.1%, £1,702.60) Catrin Astor (nee Harrison) Nassim Baiou Caroline Boon Rahul Chopra Miles Clapham Anna Crabtree (nee Fairbairn) John Fowles Matthew Kott Maria Liakata Akira Mitsumasu Richard Povey

2llill (11.0%, £4,230.73) Sophie Barrett Simon Barrett Augustine Bourne Rachael Easdale (nee Ayers) Matthew Easdale Daniel Harkin Charles Hotham Clement Hutton-Mills Charlotte Lamb Clover Morey Nick Renshaw Hugh Samuel Patrick Schneider-Sikorsky Roberto Scipioni James Sutton Aden Turna Helen Turnbull William Young 3 anonymous donors

.2llil2 (5.6%, £1,029.53) Jinyang Cui Katy Cui Charlotte Dove Zoltan Marosi John Nelson Sam Offer Zadok Prescott

2illl2 (continued) Felicia Shaw Ashley Smith Gareth Walliss 2 anonymous donors

2Qill (4.0%, £830.06) J ennifer Chung Laura McMullen Marietta Papadatou-Pastou Maria Queenan Cara Tredget James Yeagle Tatiana Zervos Elyn Zhang

2QlM (3.4%, £585.76) John Biart Jared Campbell Tilman Diekamp Si Yu Fung Andrew Keech Fiona Moss Scat Peterson 2ilil5 (2.4%, £183.54) Beatrice Gutmann Wei Leong Poh Richard Reynolds Edward Reynolds Salvatore Ruggiero 2illlQ (1.4%, £160.50) Mai Nielsen Xu Song Andrej Spielmann

2llil1 (2.3%, £442. 94) Thomas Albrecht Eoghan Cusack Matthew Firth Evan lnnis Christopher Pigott

2illlli (2.4% , £309.19) Tara Batista Owen Heisey Katie Hill Joanne Pearce 1 anonymous donor

2illl.2 (1.3%, £141.42) Daria Dachs David Hille Xiao Tan

Friends of the Hall (cont'd) Robert Venables (Fellow by Special Election) & The Yves Guihannec Foundation BP PWRWG LLP Deutsche Bank AG Ironmongers' Company Jones D ay St Edmund Hall Association

Friends of the Hall

Parental Donors (£7,973.02)

(£158, 159 .86) Daoud Awad Hilary Baker in memory o f Frank Pedley (19 38) Olivia Band

John & J ulie Brassill Brian & Beverley Carbonero Mark Clarfelt Karl-Rainer & Gabriele Conermann Nicholas & Gillian D avidson

Peter Collins (Emeritus Fellow) Toby Farrand in memory of John Farrand (1951) Caroline Godfrey in memory of Paul Godfrey (1976) Rivka Golani Keith Gull Dianne Gull Simon Halliday Gerald Hegarty (College Chaplain) * Ann Hughes Patricia Kemp in memory of Robin Kemp (1958) Sheilah Luke in memory of Kenneth Luke (1932) Tony Marchington (Honorary Fellow) Sheila Owen-Smith in memory of Tuppy Owen-Smith (1955)

Mr & Mrs Druks Roger Dudley Francis & Lisa Eames Martin & Susan Hadnutt Clive & J a nice Kennedy J ere my Lester Hans & Fatos Meissner Mr & Mrs Mortimore Norval & Stella Reed D enette Ro binson Paul & Kathtyn Silk Stephen & Gillian Torry-Harris Mr & Mrs Ulph John Watson 4 parents who wish to remain anonymous

Deceased

Wendy Rae in memory o f Ian Rae (1961) Lubos Smrcka Gwen Titcombe

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ENGLISH REUNION, 11 SEPTEMBER 2010 Gently began the day, with warm welcomes from the Development Office team and badges and instructions from the Porters' lodge. Was it really 36 years ago that we first passed muster there, the Third Years surveying and labelling the new Fresher intake with considerable amusement? Via tea or coffee in Chough, some 75 English graduates made their way to the Jarvis Doctorow Hall, meeting and greeting old friends the while. There, a panel of esteemed Aularians, each representing a field for which a degree in English Language & Literature may have been deemed useful, was introduced to the eclectic and expectant guests: John Cox (1955) (Theatre),Jane Moody (1985) (Academia), Heather McCallum (1987) (Publishing), Sam Duerden (2003) (Communications), and Michael Bhaskar (2002) (Digital Publishing). Was there "Life after English"? Apparently there was, and we were living proof.

Emma French, Stuart Estell, Cathy Ellott and Liz Gibbons (all 1993)

After a pause to take in liquids (soft) next up was the nattily summer-suited Professor Gabriel Josipovici (1958): novelist, short story writer, critic, literary theorist and playwright. He treated us to a charming, discursive and erudite address and Q & A, topped and tailed efficiently by the Principal, Keith Gull. Thence, after a wash and brush up, to pre-dinner drinks in the SCR; for 112

some, no doubt, the first time inside its quiet and hallowed walls. John Billington (19 55) shamed many a younger man with his effervescent tie, matched in the sartorial stakes only by the royal blue and floral silken waistcoat of Geoff Wall (1972). Fortified by fizz, we moved to the Wolfson for a typically splendid feast, hosted by the current English professors, Sharon Achinstein and Lucy Newlyn. Now was the chance both to catch up and reminisce properly with one's peers: with graduates covering the years 1953 to 2008, there was much history, politics and philosophy to cover. The 197 5 intake provided the highest number of representatives: Andrew Baldwin, James Bilton, Alex Davids, Martin Garrett, William Morrison-Bell and Christopher Smith, but the most collectively-colourfully attired was 1993: Rosie Duncanson-Hunter, Cathy Ellott, Stuart Estell, Emma French, and Liz Gibbons. Over port, Keith Gull paid homage to the strength of the English faculty at Teddy Hall, with its lively spirit imbued and personified by the great Triumvirate through generations of undergraduates and now continued by the current teaching incumbents. A merry throng posed in groups for Kate Roessler's pictures and, largely intact, made its way to the Buttery for the traditional post-prandial "flushers". So ended an excellent event ... or did it? Was that 1993 spotted heading off to a nightclub? ... Rest assured, the Hall spirit is alive and well amongst the English grads! Jerry Gray (1974)

50TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER, 24 SEPTEMBER 2010 50 Years On! 'Well chaps, what are we going to do to celebrate 50 years from the date when we all matriculated?' asked John. He and four friends from The Hall had gathered for one of their regular convivial lunches at his London club. 'We should have a fantastic party! A black-tie dinner in the Old Dining Hall?' suggested Terence. 'Splendid!' chipped in Guy, 'and with some really good champagne -no cheap fizz for us!' But as he refilled their glasses and with a mischievous grin, Chris said: 'Wouldn't it be great if we could find and invite those four lovely girls from the Bursary who added so much glamour and fun when we were all undergraduates?' 'How on earth will we find them?' asked Francis, 'We don't know where Christabel, Jane, Patsy, or Marigold live, let alone their married names'. 'Now look here, Francis,' said Guy, 'that's no excuse. You used to be a head hunter, so we are giving you the job to find 113

them. And I'll give you a clue to get you started: Marigold's father used to be Headmaster at Summerfields School.' From this single clue, we did manage to find Marigold, who was still in touch with Jane and Patsy, but where was Christabel? An inspiratio nal piece of detective L toR: Francis, Terence, Jane, Christabel, work by Patsy found her mother Chris, Marigold, Patsy, Guy and John who was listed in the Dorset telephone directory. John was delegated to persuade the girls to come. He proved that he had lost none of his charm and ability to get a lady to agree to a date. Not only had we found them all but each agreed to come. The date was set, invitations issued, and on 24 September thirty-seven Hall men of 1960 gathered in the Doctorow Hall for champagne and canapes. Three had travelled from South Africa, another three from the USA and Mike Nedden made the long journey from Rio de Janeiro to be there. The girls added much colour and elegance in their long gowns and the Principal added an air of distinction to the occasion. In the Old Dining Hall, the tables were beautifully laid and a sumptuous dinner was served. 'This is till: finest dinner I have ever had at the Hall' said Tim Richards who echoed the sentiments of those present. This was Chef's last formal occasion before his retirement after over forty years of distinguished service at the college. He did us proud. Our thanks are due to him and other members of the Hall staff who made this event so memorable, especially Kate Roessler and Susan McCarthy who made all the detailed arrangements. After dinner Chef was presented with a framed print of the front quad and was loudly applauded. To robust cheers, each of the girls received a copy of the cartoon of 'St Edmund and the Rugby Hearties'. It is reliably rumoured that the figures were drawn from archive photographs of Bob Hopley and Robin Hogg. The Principal reflected on his first year at the Hall and the challenges for the future and mentioned that the Hall continues to do well in sports but has also achieved several 1st class degrees. There was no such academic distinction 114

amongst those present, but there were five blues there! Nevertheless latent intellectual talent did come to the fore when Guy recited - from memory, with no hesitation and with great aplomb- his poem written for the occasion.

Nowyears have rolled behind us and back in time's deep shade, The distant dqys ofyouth grow fainter 'till thry fade, One memory we cherish, one name hold ever dear, Through the darkening shadows, the Hall does yet stand clear. The Hall we worked and plqyed for on ma'!Y a hard fought field, With limbs that might grow weary but hearts that could notyield,Âˇ Hers was the flag we fought for and hers was the fame we sought, Striving to add our offerings to those our forbears brought. Those that kept with us the trust that now we hold We still her glory cherish, nor does our love grow cold,Âˇ We keep her bannerffying in ma'!Y a distant land, And continents and oceans f?y memories dear are spanned Bright through the dim seen future mqy yet her star remain, From every generation new honour mqy she gain; So through the years that vanish, the Hall shall proudfy claim, My 'sons' have made me glorious, each 'son' has brought me fame! As one Aularian whispered: 'A pretty good performance for a mathematician who had never been in a John Oldham production!' The evening continued in the Buttery where stories abounded with suitable embellishment, rugby songs remained unsung, as no one could remember the words and there were ladies present. The following day after a leisurely and convivial breakfast, Francis conducted the ladies and others sufficiently awake on a tour of the College which has advanced so much since 1960! And John has already reminded us: 'Well, chaps, that was a really good party, when shall we have the next one? Can we really wait until 55 Years On?' Francis Pocock (1960)

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THE ANNUAL GAUDY, 25 SEPTEMBER 2010 For a number of Aularians, returning to the Front Quad to discover a number of very familiar faces either heading for the bar or leaving it clutching a glass must have created a sense of deja vu. The Gaudy took place during the OU Alumni weekend, and this meant that the Hall was filled with a mix of the 1989-1994 matriculands who were attending the Gaudy, and those from other years who were there to enjoy a dinner in the ODH- a combination which made for a lively and busy Buttery later in the evening. Guests arriving early were able to enjoy a lecture from Professor Paul Johnson on his research into diabetes and a performance by Dr Chris Mann (1971) of poems, ballads, images and song-poems for the guitar. As more Aularians arrived, it was noticeable how little most people seemed to have changed, and how easy it was to recognise old friends, even if this was the first meeting for nearly 20 years for some. For the 1990 year group, the Gaudy also served as a convenient 20th anniversary event which saw a mixture of catching up with the latest news and recalling their days at the Hall. As one of the 1991 year group- possibly assisted in his philosophising by Messrs Fullers' finest product -later observed, there was truth in the statement that while someone might leave the Hall, the Hall never leaves them. The dinner was to be the last big occasion for chef Gabriele Cavaliere, who was to retire on the Monday after the Gaudy, and his last contribution to the Hall did not disappoint the guests' expectations. The meal passed quickly (but not as quickly as the port), which meant that we had reached the speeches. The task of delivering the old Aularians' speech had been passed around amongst the year group leaders like a hand grenade with the pin removed over the preceding fortnight, and it was to the 116

misfortune of the audience that the author of this piece was the man chosen to attempt to defuse it. Observing that it was a miracle some of us had been invited back given some of the incidents which had occurred during our time at the Hall (including flying fridges and the experimental employment of the chocolate profiterole as a weapon), Dave Jordan (1990) recognised that brevity would be wise, and quickly handed over to the Principal. Keith Gull gave a sober assessment of the financial situation facing higher education, but offered a rousing and confident vision of the future of the Hall, age of austerity or not. The diners then adjourned to the Buttery and the well (old prejudices die hard!) where old friendships were rekindled and memories shared well into the early hours. The Gaudy concluded with a Sunday morning invasion of Queen's Lane Coffee House and the depletion of their stock of bacon and eggs before we dispersed, determined not to wait quite so long until the next get-together. Thanks go to Keith Gull for hosting us, and particularly to Kate Roessler,Joanna Barker and Betony Bell for their organisational efforts which made the evening such a success. David Jordan

THE NEW YORK DINNER, 19 NOVEMBER 2010: THE ETERNAL RETURN Once again I can assure everyone that the 2010 dinner was very well attended, and by some of the youngest as well as the oldest of the college's members. Moreover, I can tell you that those attending for the first time once more spoke their piece, all of them ecstatically praising their years in Oxford as the happiest of their lives. Principal Gull gave another address, ultimately filled with hope for the future, but nevertheless sobering in its treatment of the problems, perennial and new, facing not just individual colleges but also the University as a whole. Mr Steven Vivian (1977), whose absence due to illness was regretted in the 2009 dinner report, was back, and the lamented lack of heckling of speakers thereby appropriately remedied. The Bull & Bear continued its yeoman service as the post-dinner watering hole, ministering to all Hall needs until well into the following early morning hours. And heartfelt thanks were owed to Bill Miller (1949) and Nick Howard (1976) for their great efforts in preparing this fine evening just as much as they were due in 2009. 117

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An Eternal Return of sorts that New York event may well be, but saying so really does not explain why the majority of attendees come back to it so readily every year. After all, if it were a purely repetitive phenomenon, it would end up being a predictable booze-up that could be arranged with office colleagues at the local bar and grill. In order to really get at the meaning of the whole thing, I have to return to the start of the evening, and review the entire experience from a different and more personal angle. First of all, a member of the college and his wife, now living in Texas, swooped me up into a lively conversation that continued from drinks through salmon, lamb, and robust red wine up to the arrival of dessert. It was at that time that the first attendees began working the crowd with their happy recollections of the past. Determined to avoid talking myself, I focused my attention upon my glass of Burgundy, half-listening to the Hall member addressing the gathering from the table behind me. Bit by bit, however, I realized that I not only knew but had energetically participated in every incident that he was recounting, and that it was, indeed, my old friend from the 1970s, Bill Cogar (1976). Recognition of that familiar voice caused me to leap up, interrupt, and embrace this cherished comrade, only to be cut off in 118

turn from the other side of the room by someone shouting: "John, I'm here, too". That someone was none other than Bob Gaffey (1975), another Hall buddy. It was only then that I remembered that I even knew Nick Howard as well. By this point, the evening was beginning to suggest emotions that would only otherwise be felt at the resurrection of the dead. In any case, the end result was my pontificating to those present regarding what, for all of us -as Bob noted in these pages last year- was the most inspiring and happiest experience of our lives: our days at Teddy Hall; the years in which we were educated not only professionally but culturally as well. The point is this. I had not seen Bill Cogar for thirty-one years; Bob Gaffey for thirty-three. That is roughly the period separating the beginning of the First World War from the end of the Second. Yet these were friends from that time out of time when we had all learned what camaraderie was all about, and just how important it was for living life properly. How could I have forgotten such a teaching, the men who had shared the experience of learning it with me, and where we had all learned it? The routine of everyday activity had dulled an appreciation of the need to maintain old friendships and a spirit of gratitude to the environment that had nurtured them that boded ill for treating present and future comrades and experiences with the real respect that they deserved as well. Whatever the case, the consequence is clear. I will never miss participating in this Eternal Return again, even if not a single aspect of the evening changed for the next twenty years. My sincere wish is that all Hall members on the East Coast would join us in November of 2011. You owe it to yourselves, to the Hall, and to Principal Gull, in his vigorous efforts to allow many more young men and women to benefit from the incomparable experience that we enjoyed. Floreat aula! John Rao (1973)

40TH ANNIVERSARY GAUDY, 18 MARCH 2011 Oxford scientists may not yet have invented a time machine, but the SEH 40th Anniversary Gaudy gave a good impression of being in one. Walking into the front quad again after so many years really was like going back in time, even if furry-faced Phillip the porter was no longer there with his familiar "Hello pal!" The greeting from the new generation of Porters was, however, very cheery and to be given the key to Kelly II.6, just two doors along from where I had spent my first year, was very reassuring. 119

Also reassuring was the room itself: nothing had changed and certainly no attempt appeared to have been made at decoration. Outside, though, it was alarming to find a new building between Kelly and Emden, occupying the empty space that had in years gone by hosted games of Frisbee and allowed music and insults to be traded between the two buildings. If just entering the front quad had made me feel as nervous as I did on my first day, then the next task of meeting some of the other 32 attendees in the Buttery was truly daunting. I felt sure that time had been kind to me and that I had changed little in 40 years, but what about my fellow Gaudyites? Fortunately, we were provided with name badges large enough to cope with failing eye-sight and so greeting people by name was easy- but remembering who they actually were was more difficult. Physically we had all changed, some more than others (but no names mentioned!). Body mass indices had clearly increased but in compensation hair length and coverage had gone in the opposite direction. At least no-one appeared to have changed sex, even though Mark Thomas, whom I thought of as Welsh, was now sporting Scottish national costume; apparently, his DJ no longer fitted. The next event for those who wished was Evensong in the Chapel led by the Rev Gerald Hegarty. An opportunity for some to give thanks that, against all expectations, they had survived so long and, no doubt, to ask forgiveness for the many sins that these years had allowed them to perpetrate. If much of what we'd seen so far was familiar, for me at least the next location was new territory as we were invited by Principal Keith Gull and his wife Dianne to a Champagne welcome in his Lodgings. Some 40 years ago our Principal, the Rev John Kelly, did invite some young men to this hallowed ground but not all of us were chosen (including me!)

There being just forty of us, we fitted snugly into the Old Dining Hall where a most excellent dinner was served. For my fellow chemist Rick Henshaw and I it was a great surprise to find we were joined by our former tutor, Francis Rossotti. Dr Rossotti, as we respectfully used to call him, never spared the rod. I recall him asking me after one tutorial whether I had actually gained my chemistry 'N. level ... I am pleased to report that the years have mellowed him and Rick and I weren't grilled on the periodic table. Pleasingly, two other Emeritus Fellows, John Dunbabin and Bill Williams, also joined us.

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Following dinner Keith Gull gave a most entertaining and informative speech which demonstrated to full effect his thoroughness as a researcher. Not only was he able to inform us about what was happening on the world stage outside of Oxford in late 1971, (in case we hadn't noticed, which we probably hadn't) but he also gave a good account of what many of us had been up to at the time (which we'd certainly forgotten about). He also gave a very clear picture of the challenges and opportunities facing the Hall today and how we as Old Aularians could contribute.

"Following dinner Keith Gull gave a most entertaining and informative speech"

In reply to Keith's speech Geoff Booth gave what was a most hilarious account of Hall life back in the early seventies. For me at least, this more than anything else brought back memories of the fun and spirit of those long gone years. Geoff is now a lawyer, which is just as well as some of the people he mentioned may wish to sue him. Thanks Geoff! The evening ended where it began, in the Buttery, but with some major changes. No longer were people talking in nervous hushed voices and at times it was difficult just to hear yourself speak. And appearances had changed! We all know what beer goggles do for ladies but they also on this occasion worked wonders on Old Aularians. Somehow the years had rolled back and it was difficult to imagine that anyone had aged at all. 121

If we went to bed the night before thinking nothing had changed then we were rudely awakened the next morning. On entering the Front Quad for a stroll before breakfast I was startled to find it bursting with people engaged in a major film production. No they weren't there to make a documentary of the SEH 1971 Gaudy, but to fJ.l.m scenes for a Bollywood block-buster. It would never have happened in our day! From start to finish the Gaudy lasted little more than 12 hours, and for a few of us half of that was sleeping, but a more enjoyable time I, and I believe everyone else, have rarely spent. For that our great thanks must go to Keith Gull and everyone who supported him to put on a superb event, or should I say, time machine. David Leggett (1971)

THE FLOREAT AULA SOCIETY DINNER, 25 MARCH 2011 Friday, March 25 2011 was the day of the ninth dinner of the Floreat Aula Society. During the afternoon Kate Roessler and Joanna Barker welcomed the guests in the Old Dining Hall, and registered their arrivals. Coffee, tea and biscuits, space and time for chatting and relaxing were available most of the afternoon. This was the first dinner since we made the decision to change from having our biennial dinners in even years to having biennial dinners in odd years. The intention is to arrange further dates in order that the Principal can attend the biennial Oxford University North American Reunion .and the biennial Floreat Aula Society Dinner. Otherwise, the clash of dates that happened in 2010, could re-occur and prevent the Principal being with members at our dinner. Many of our members and their guests arrived early in order to take advantage of tours organised by the Development Office. A tour of the College and Garden was conducted by Rhea Wolfson (2008). Such tours are always popular and we suspect that some members partake of the occasion at every dinner. There were two opportunities to take a walking tour entitled Codes in Stone. This focus sed on the gargoyles, chronograms and carvings that tell a story on some of Oxford's best known buildings. It was conducted by Felicity Tholstrup who is an enthusiastic and highly regarded guide with 'Hidden Oxford'.

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At 6pm Evensong in the Chapel was conducted by the Chaplain, the Reverend Gerald Hegarty. At 6.30pm members and their guests, college academic and support staff, gathered in the Jarvis Doctorow Hall for pre-dinner drinks; in all 99 sat down to the Dinner in the Wolfson Hall. This was the first occasion at which our dinner was hosted by the Principal, Professor Keith Gull. But there was another first: the College has a new Chef, Mr John McGeever, and this was the first occasion on which he, with his staff, cooked for the Floreat Aula Society. Consequently, the Principal began the customary after-dinner speech by inviting the Chef and his staff into the Hall to receive the plaudits of the assembled company for the excellent and original four-course menu that had been appreciated by all. The Principal continued his speech by outlining his vision for the future of the Hall: the College must be able to continue providing our undergraduates with the best possible education to ensure the best chances for their future. The College must have more bursaries available to help qualified students to take up places that might otherwise be, for them, financially prohibitive. And it has to nurture that Hall Experience to which our students are exposed during their years at Oxford. All this will be a real challenge in what is becoming a very constrained fmancial climate. Members of the Floreat Aula Society have made and will continue to make contributions to the future of the Hall that are hugely important and hugely appreciated. He reinforced the message that legacies from Floreat Aula Society members build our endowment and we rely on our endowment for financial sustainability and buffering from the whims of Government and University educational decision-making. The Principal expressed his warmest and sincerest thanks to members for their commitment and concluded with the usual toast, Floreat Aula! Saturday morning began with breakfast in the Wolfson Hall. But tea, coffee and biscuits were available in the Buttery Bar until later in the morning. It was a busy morning for the staff of the Development Office. A private tour with Dr Stephen Harris, the Curator of the University of Oxford Herbaria in the Department of Plant Sciences had been organised. The herbaria (and it is the plural because it is an amalgamation of several well-known herbaria that previously existed in Oxford) have a vast collection of plant specimens collected by explorers from around the world since 1608. In addition, there is a library of books of drawings of plants. These were made to provide 123

scientific data on a living plant, in a form that would survive transport home. Those in the early volumes are beautifully and accurately executed; in the later volumes, the accuracy is enhanced with colour.

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Numbers on the tour had to be limited but the bookings for this tour proved so numerous that Dr Harris bravely agreed to three tours. Dr Harris had skilfully chosen what to show and what to talk about. All those who went on a tour were delighted by the experience, thanks to his enthusiasm and his efforts. A tour of the University Botanic Gardens was also arranged. Such a tour has always been popular on previous occasions and so it proved to be this year. Those in the overflow from the bookings for the Herbaria were offered a place on this tour. There was some compensation: in the Botanic Gardens the plants were alive, young and often blooming whereas those at the Herbaria were old and desiccated! Those morning tours were supplemented later in the day by two lectures expected to be of interest to members: their subjects both concerned money. The first given by Emeritus Fellow John Dunbabin was entitled 'A Canter through O xford's Financial History'. This is a multi-faceted subject: many 124

independent colleges, some rich, and some poor, and a University organisation ruling, yet ruled by the Colleges; a government upon which we are dependent but is dependent upon us; a recipe for uncertainty and disagreement. The second lecture was given by Mathematics Fellow Professor Oliver Riordan on the subject 'How to Win ÂŁ1 Million (with Mathematics)'. He, with Alex Selby, solved the 'Eternity Puzzle', which earned them ÂŁ1 ,000,000! The puzzle was, as far as this reporter understood, a very sophisticated jigsaw puzzle. Instead of a rectangular boundary it had a smooth curved boundary without any symmetry, there were 209 pieces which did not interlock but matched so that one curved edge shared a curved edge with one or more of several neighbours or with the boundary. All the pieces had the same colour. Oliver described the tactics that he and his colleague developed and used in a computer programme. (They did not sit down at a table and shuffle the pieces around) . They submitted their solution (correct) a few days before the second correct solution, and won the million. It is my pleasure to report on the whole event for the magazine, but my special thanks go to Kate Roessler for the creative organisation of this year's meeting. A few days after the event, she, with her husband, began the second stage of another creative effort with the birth of Miss Lucy Roessler. The family returned to the USA in June. Our best wishes went with them. Thanks also to Joanna Barker and Yvonne Rainey for support and help. And thanks also to the staff of the Hall for the smooth running of the important, domestic background to our event. Bill Williams Members of the Floreat Aula Society have pledged to remember the Hall in their Wills. If you would like to join the Society by including the Hall in your Will, please contact the Development Office and you will be put in touch with Mr John Dunbabin (Emeritus Fellow), who is taking over the running of the Society from Bill Williams. The next biennial dinner, to which all the Society's members and their guests are invited, will take place in Spring 2013, and the date will be communicated to members in due course. Current members are listed on the following pages.

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John Akroyd John Allchurch BrianAmor Christopher Amor Jonathan Aptaker Professor Christopher Armitage William Asbrey Colin Atkinson JohnAyers Paul Badman Hilary Baker Andrew Banks John Barker George Barner Darrell Barnes John Barton Martin Bates E Baxter John Bean Stuart Beaty Colin Benbow Anthony Best William Best Philip Bevan-Thomas John Billington Stuart Bilsland Dr Robert Bishop Robert Bishop Alasdair Blain David Bolton Mark Booker The Revd Canon Dr Michael A Bourdeaux Geoffrey Bourne-Taylor Robert Breese The Revd Canon Paul Brett Alan Brimble Ian Brimecome Geoffrey Brown Peter Brown James Burnett-Hitchcock Ivor Burt Michael Cansdale Robert Cawthorne Dr Raoul Cerratti Stephen Chandler David Clarke Gloria Clutton-Williams Jeanette Cockshoot

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Terence Cook Andrew Cordell Simon Costa John Cotton David Cox John Cox Kevin Crossley-Holland John Cunningham Alex Davids Revd Canon Hilary Davidson Arthur Davis FICE MBCS Desmond Day OBE, MA John Dellar Yves Desgouttes Frank di Rienzo J arvis Doctorow Olivia Donnelly Stewart Douglas-Mann John Ducker John Dunbabin David Dunsmore Laurence Elliott Roger Farrand Charles Fisher David Fitzwilliam-Lay Andrew Foot John French Robin French Dr Patrick Garland Alan Garnett Brian Gibson David Giles John Gill Dr David Gillett Dr Paul Glover Harold Goldsworthy Michael Goodman-Smith Justin Gosling Paul Goulding QC Alistair Graham Dr Philip Haffenden Maureen Haile Graeme Hall Ronald Hall David Harding Christopher Harmer Rex Harrison John Hawkins

Dr Malcolm Hawthorne Professor Ian Heggie Charles Hind Revd John Hogan Richard Hope Michael Hopkinson TD Keith Hounslow Robert Houston Ann Hughes MVO Norman lsaacs Peter Janson-Smith AllanJay MBE DavidJohnson Geoffrey Johnston Christopher Jones DerekJones LukeJones Dr Andrew Kahn Terence Kelly Dr Steve King John King Roy Kings Antony Laugh ton Revd Canon Raymond Lee Paul Lewis John Long Richard Luddington Kenneth Lund QC James Lyle ChrisManby J ames Markwick Charles Marriott Peter Masson Robert Mathews Doug McCallum George McNaught Peter Mercer Jeremy Mew Geoff Mihell Dusty Miller William R Miller CBE, KStJ Professor Michael Mingos Dr Geoffrey Mortimer Charles Murray David Nelson Rodney Offer Andrew Page Kenneth Palk

J ames Parkin Martin Paterson Robert Pay Nigel Pegram John Phillips The Revd Edward Phillips Dr Peter Phizackerley David Picksley Jack Picton John Pike CBE John Pinnick Dr Francis Pocock Christopher Pope Philip Rabbetts Laura Radley John Reddick Bob Rednall His Honour Judge Martin Reynolds Peter Reynolds The Venerable Raymond Roberts CB Michael Robson Parry Rogers General Sir Michael Rose KCB CBE DSO QGM Edmund Roskell Dr Francis Rossotti Dr Jack Rowell OBE lan Sandles Michael Senter OBE Ruth Shaw David Shears Michael Simmie Revd Alan Simmonds Howard Slack Martin Slater Patrick Slocock Martin Smith Peter Smith Patrick Snell MC Emerson Snelling Michael Somers OBE His Honour Judge Sou than Dr Frank Spooner Alastair Stewart QC David Summers OBE JP Revd Philip Swindells Richard Taylor Paul Tempest David Thompson

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MATHEMATICS AND EDUCATION REUNION, 26 MARCH 2011 Inspired planning 1n the Development Office resulted in the first reunion for mathematicians and educationalists coinciding with an Oxford victory in the Boat Race! Forty-nine current and former students attended the reunion with Fellows and guests. Mathematicians were three times more numerous. While both subjects were well represented by students from each of the last four decades, the educationalists had matriculated over an impressive range of fiftyseven years. Events began with a lecture from John Dunbabin (Emeritus Fellow) who took us on a tour-de-force through the intricacies of the

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that the arguments for and against the first acceptance of state funding in the early 20th century were prescient; and where to spot medieval architecture inside an insurance broker's premises on The High! After watching the Boat Race in the JCR we returned to the Jarvis Doctorow Hall for a talk from Oliver Riordan (Maths Fellow) seductively entitled 'How to Win a Million Pounds (using Mathematics)'. Oliver took us through the thinking which he and a colleague, Alex Selby, had used during several months' work to solve a jigsaw puzzle which had been marketed with an enticing ÂŁ1 million prize. Conscious of his mixed audience, Oliver showed that skills developed in childhood games provided the essential elements for solving this more complex problem. Those sufficiently enthusiastic (or foolhardy) took away a successor puzzle designed by Oliver and Alex to be even harder to solve. We were entertained after dinner by a speech from Peter Collins (Senior Research Fellow) who had been tutor to all but the most recent of the mathematicians and who remembers us so well. An excellent event enjoyed by mathematicians and educationalists alike. There was plenty of time for catching-up, reminiscence and comparing of notes. I am sure I was not alone in reflecting on how much I had enjoyed maths but how much I had managed to forget. I left looking forward to the next reuruon. Andrew Johnston (1975)

US WEST COAST AULARIAN DINNER, 1 APRIL 2011 The seventh annual West Coast Aularian Dinner was held on the evening of Friday, 1 April at Kuleto's restaurant in San Francisco. The date was not chosen to encourage or reminisce about foolish pranks, but to coincide with the 2011 North American Campaign Event on 2 April. The Principal, Professor Keith Gull, attended the Northern California dinner for the first time and we were delighted to welcome him along with Yvonne Rainey. The event in San Francisco draws mainly from the Bay Area, but fourteen attendees came from as far afield as Seattle and Los Angeles, as well as more remote parts of Northern California. The evening began with drinks and appetizers, giving everyone an opportunity to meet both regular attendees 129

and new faces. Mild confusion reigned when an attendee mentioned he had actually been at Brasenose. Wrong dinner? No, just someone from another college married to an Aularian. Moving on to a three-course dinner, the conversation reflected the diversity of the group, with the young and young-at-heart, and both sides of the pond represented. Keith and Yvonne gave a well-received presentation on the current state of the Hall and the fund raising campaign, with particular emphasis on sustaining and strengthening the tutorial system. In addition Keith spoke about his interaction with current students and their enthusiasm for a gamut of extra-curricular activities. Those of us who attended the Hall thirty years before remember the JCR or local pub as the dominant extra-curricular activity. Perhaps these were just hazy memories or a reflection of the priorities of a different era. For 2012, the West Coast dinner will rotate down to Southern California and we look forward to continuing the event and matching the longevity of the New York dinner, now in its 27th Year. David Harding (1977)

EUROPEAN REUNION, 6 MAY 2011 As part of the 2011 Oxford University European Reunion, a dinner for Aularian alumni took place for the first time in Paris, on 6 May at the Bouillon Racine. This restaurant, classified as a historical monument, was founded in 1906 near the J ardin du Luxembourg by the Chartier brothers, following the trend of the "bouillon", a type of Parisian restaurant popular in the XIXth century, of which several still exist nowadays. Its dark wooden front on the rue Racine contrasts with the lavishly decorated Art Nouveau interior. The walls are outfitted with ceramic tiles and mirrors in sinuous, plant-like light green frames, matched by the intricate ironwork of the chairs. A large square of tables was set in an alcove on the second floor of the restaurant, and the guests were treated to a typically French menu. Eighteen alumni of the Hall from various walks of life and generations attended the event. Among the guests were College Fellows Linda Yueh and Nicholas Crank. Most had previously attended a reception at the nearby Sorbonne, also a part of the Oxford University European Reunion program. All 130

contributed to create an easygoing conversation, sharing memories and impressions of Oxford and the college itself, as well as their individual experiences following graduation. Groups eventually started to mingle, thus further contributing to the convivial atmosphere. The guests welcomed this unique opportunity to meet both their predecessors and successors, and hoped that it could be renewed in coming years. Tatiana Novikova (2005)

THE SUMMER REUNION, 2 JULY 2011 Fun though it is to reflect on salad days, it is with a certain sense of trepidation that the Wanderer returns to the Hall from across the swan's road. After all, can people have been as friendly, life as carefree and the weather as benign? While attending this year's Summer Reunion, I was delighted to find that I am not due my rose-tinted spectacles quite yet. Stepping through the Porter's Lodge, I received such a heartening welcome that I was quickly reminded of the familial atmosphere, which first convinced me that the Hall was indeed home. In the picturesque surroundings of the Hall's front quad I became so determined to capture events for posterity, that I took to swinging my lens like a paparazzo. If only Kelly was made of something slightly more photogenic than ... concrete. Upon hearing that refreshments awaited in the cloistered garden behind St Peter-in-the-East, we carefully navigated the croquet, quoits and giant Jenga and were transported to a scene from a far more civilised age. The shading marquees among the flowers set the scene for a delightful afternoon's entertainment. Aularians of every vintage mingled, conversing, while a string quartet provided an unmistakably Oxonian air of refinement. But someone mentioned refreshments? The Hall's much feted new Head Chef, John McGeever, had laid on a dazzling mosaic of sandwiches, quiches, scones and tarts ... and then there were the cakes. In particular, I added the spiced carrot cake to my already impressive 'insulation'. Naturally this was all accompanied by generous amounts of Pirnm's, prosecco, juices and fizz - and, to cap it all, the Principal had arranged the hottest,

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sunniest day of the year for us. Even St Edmund seemed to look up from his reflection to bestow his gentle benison on the proceedings. For those with a more adventurous bent, Felicity Tholstrup led the 'Codes in Stone' tour of Oxford's many gargoyles, chronograms and other hidden gems and, later, a literary tour for children to find the places they had heard of and read about. For the more scholarly of us, the ODH hosted 'A History of the Hall in Ten Objects' but the weather's so nice, perhaps there's time for just one more Pimm's ...? Ominous clouds threatened to trouble the drinks reception but the rain gods were obviously as pleased with our earlier contribution to Evensong in the chapel, as we were with the sparkling white and refreshed conversation. And so the merry gathering of chattering choughs slowly melted towards the Wolfson Hall in time for dinner. Aficionados of Hall cuisine will fondly remember the classic menu of 'Cream of Soup' soup, chicken & banana and tinned peaches with red sauce - adding commendably to the waistline if not to life's gourmet experiences. Such delights were not to be ours, alas, as Chef's menu was fit for the Manoir. Roast salmon ni<;:oise and duck with proven<;:al vegetables titillated the palette before an astoundingly alcohol-rich summer pudding added to the party's high spirits. 132

Imbued with a newfound sense of courage (or was that the port?) we returned to the ODH intent on demonstrating our finest moves while 'Sound Circus' performed. Fortunately common sense prevailed and the Buttery Bar beckoned. Ah, dear reader, you had to be there ... hopefully next year you will be. No doubt I will see you there! Tim Needham (1996) FORTHCOMING EVENTS 2011 Friday 21 October Saturday 29 October Tuesday 1 November Friday 4 November Saturday 12 November

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GRYMBALD'S CRYPT by John W Hawkins (1970) The ancient name associated with the crypt beneath the chancel of the church of St Peter's-in-the-East is no longer encountered as frequently as it once was, yet it has been connected with this structure for around four hundred years and gave rise to a famous controversy in the nineteenth century. Despite the mythology surrounding his supposed time at Oxford, Grymbald (or Grim bald) was a real historical figure, born at Therouanne (Pas-de-Calais), France, c825. He became a Benedictine monk about 840, rising to become abbot of Saint-Bertin (St Omer), France and developing a reputation for erudition. It is likely that he met King Alfred the Great around 885, during a journey by the latter to Rome, and must have made a favourable impression. In about 887 Alfred invited Grymbald to England, where he settled in Winchester and served as a court scholar, assisting Alfred with • r"' . . his translations of Latin works into Old "'J .. .English. Upon the death ofEldred, in 889, Alfred tried to persuade Grymbald to become Archbishop of Canterbury in his place, but he refused and became instead Fig 1: Gwilt's cross-section and plan dean of the secular canons of New Minster at Winchester. Grymbald died around 901, not long after Alfred, and his body was initially buried in New Minster. He was almost immediately canonised and his remains became honoured amongst the Minster's most precious relics; they were later translated to Hyde Abbey, just outside the walls of Winchester.

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Grymbald's supposed association with Oxford in general, and the church of St Peter's-in-the-East in particular, arises from a printed edition of Asser's Life of King A!fred. Asser (?-909), a Welsh monk and sometime Bishop of Sherborne, was a contemporary of Grymbald and, like him, a court scholar to Alfred. His Ltje was probably written around 899 and at least three copies

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of the manuscript have been reported. One was contained in the library of Sir Robert Bruce Cotton (1571-1631) and destroyed by fire in 1731. Another copy, said to date from the late fourteenth century and to have been owned by a manuscript collector, Henry Saville (?-1617) of Banke, near Halifax, was supposedly used by the historian William Camden (1551-1623) as the basis for a printed edition in 1603 and has also since mysteriously disappeared. The third copy, still held in the Bodleian Library, and from which the 1574 edition of Matthew Parker (1504-1575), Archbishop of Canterbury, was printed, may be of as early a date as the year 1000. The Camden edition contains a paragraph not present in Parker, asserting that on his arrival in England Grymbald gave lectures at Oxford University and fell into dispute with the existing scholars over the introduction of new statutes, thereafter moving to Winchester and taking with him: "the tomb in which he had proposed, after his course of life was ended, to have his bones reposited, in the vault made under the chancel of St Peter's Church, at Oxford, a church which he had himself built from the very foundations, with stones most highly polished". Numerous subsequent scholars vigorously debated the genuineness of this paragraph. Among those historians and antiquaries who believed the Camden paragraph to be genuine were Brian Twyne (1581-1644),Jean Mabillon (16321707), Thomas Hearne (1678-1735), James Theobald (?-1759) and Edward King (1735?-1807). Taking an equally strong opposing view were Sir John Spelman (1594-1643), John Whitaker (1735-1808) and William Conybeare (1787-1857); Whitaker went so far as to describe the offending paragraph as an "interpolation" in which "forgery has been superadded to falsehood". The arguments continued until the middle of the nineteenth century, with the conclusion eventually being reached that the paragraph was indeed a later interpolation, perhaps by an unscrupulous or mischievous intermediary between Camden and his printers in Frankfurt, designed to support the cause of Oxford University being of greater antiquity than that of Cambridge University. No other evidence exists for the antiquity of the church, Grymbald's association with Oxford, or even Alfred's association with the foundation or revival of the university. More recently Philip Grierson summed up the matter: "This ridiculous fiction, which ranks as one of the most impudent fabrications in the history of English scholarship, enjoyed in its day a quite undeserved success .... " 135

Antiquarians and architects familiar with the Camden edition of Asser's Life, but who in the eighteenth and early nineteenth century were less familiar with the controversy surrounding it, naturally reached the conclusion that the crypt and chancel of St Peter's were of Saxon origin, notwithstanding the fact that many of its features would have been regarded as Norman had they been the subject of unbiased assessment. As the controversy over the document became better known, some of the proponents of a Sax on origin felt obliged to defend their position. Supposed similarities were pointed out between architectural features present in St Peter's and other crypts of presumed similar antiquity, such as those of Ripon Cathedral (c 670), Hexham Abbey (c 680), Rep ton Church in Derbyshire (c 750) and Lastingham Church in Yorkshire (c 1080, but possibly partially earlier). The carved capitals were often compared with one found in the chapel of St John (or St Gabriel) in the 'French Church' at Canterbury, which originally referred to the whole of the cathedral undercroft, rather than just the Huguenot Chapel remaining today. There were certainly similarities between the ornate carvings as can be seen from the unidentified engraving shown below (Fig 2), which probably dates from around 1720. Also shown (Fig 3) is an 1807 engraving by Storer showing further detail of a dragon-like creature on one of the St Peter's capitals. However, the dating of the relevant part of the Canterbury crypt was also subject to controversy and is now generally thought to be c 1120, so quite consistent with St Peter's.

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George Gwilt the younger, the architect responsible for the extensive restorations of St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside in the early nineteenth century, believed there was a similarity between the crypt of that church and St Peter's, arguing his point before the Society of Antiquaries and illustrating it with a striking cross-sectional engraving of the chancel and crypt, with a ground 136

plan of the crypt below (see Fig 1). An unidentified correspondent ("E I C") in the Gentleman's Magazine disputed this, but considerably weakened his case by declaring categorically that the crypt of St Peter's had been built by Grymbald in 885 - in his reply Gwilt simply referred him to what he considered to be William Conybeare's definitive analysis of the case in volume IV of John Britton's Architectural Antiquities. The earliest pictorial representations of the church and its crypt date from around 1715, when they appeared in the first edition of John Leland's De Rebus Britannicis Collectanea (edited by Thomas Hearne); they were later reused in 1770 in the first ever number ofArchaelogia, the journal of the (London) Society of Antiquaries, which included an article that had been presented in 1755 by James Theobald. Both contained three copper engravings executed by Michael Burghers, who succeeded David Loggan as Engraver to the University of Oxford. The two plates showing aspects of the crypt (Figs 4 & 5) are reproduced below, with the pillar capitals again prominent in the first.

Fig 4: Burgher's general view of crypt

Fig 5: Burgher's plan of crypt and font

The crypt is thirty six feet long, twenty one feet wide and ten feet high, comprising three aisles, each of five arcades. The pillars each consist of a single cylinder of stone, with a moulded base on a shallow square plinth; three of these bases are ornamented. The cushion capitals of the pillars each have a square abacus, with the lower edge chamfered, and support longitudinal and transverse roughly semi-circular arches dividing adjacent bays of grained barrel vaulting. This style may be somewhat earlier than the ribbed vaulting used in the chancel above, perhaps c 1130-40 as opposed to c 1160-70. Four of the capitals are decorated with carving, three with foliage and the fourth 137

mainly with a variety of humans and beasts, some mythical (see Burgher's engraving on previous page). Sir James Barry and William Bradbrooke speculated that the dragon may have been an early Christian symbol (like the fish) and that there may have been Mithraic influences in a representation of what might just be two men slaying a bull, but this has been disputed. In the east wall is a shallow arched recess, probably designed to house the original altar; and above this is a small square window, which may have been a sixteenth century addition or replacement. At the east end of the north and south aisles are two small high windows, like those originally in both the north and south walls, and two aumbries. Before the construction of the Lady Chapel to the north of the chancel, light would therefore have entered from the windows in the north wall as well as the south and east walls. The layout of the crypt had already been much modified by the time that Burghers drew his plan and perspective, but the extent of the alterations did not become appreciated until more than a century later. In Burgher's time, and today, the crypt has two entrances: public access is through the flight of stairs passing through the massive buttress (not original) on the south side of the church, while a winding staircase leads down from the north side of the chancel. It is likely that the entrance on the south side was once of the same form as that on the north side, with its configuration being altered when the crypt fell out of use for religious purposes and was let to local tradesmen. More significantly, there were originally two additional entrances at the west end of the crypt on either side of the central recess, the entrances to which are still clearly visible. These stairs would have led to the nave and their use has been subject to much speculation. The consensus of opinion today is that they provided limited access to the crypt for the congregation, as opposed to the clergy who would have used the stairs farther to the east. In this scenario the congregation would have been allowed to descend one set of stairs, pass in front of the recess at the west end, and ascend the other. This would only have made sense if the recess, a small barrel-vaulted chamber, had contained some sort of relic, the technical name for this type of arrangement being a confessio. These were never as common in England as on the Continent and by the time the crypt was built were going out of fashion, but it does seem the most likely explanation. Given the chain motzjprominent in the chancel vaulting, some fragment of the chains once said to have bound St Peter would be a relic candidate, examples of which are still held at San Pietro-in-Vincoli at

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Rome. The probable original arrangement is suggested in the plan following (Fig 6), based on those of Carey, Lynham and Crook.

Fig 6: Probably original plan of crypt

Fig 7: Skelton's view of the crypt

From the early nineteenth century, representations of the crypt began to occur frequently in illustrated books, notably by Ackermann in 1814, Britton in 1818 and Skelton in 1821. By then the crypt was used as a charnel house and suffered from occasional flooding, so that it was not unusual for it to be depicted in this state. As was written in one of the guides: " ... it is still suffered to be a receptacle of the frigid trophies of death, and the ground is scattered with mouldering bones, and ghostly skulls are here and there congregated in promiscuous heaps". The engraving shown above (Fig 7), from Skelton, is quite typical. There are two legends concerning subterranean passages leading from the crypt, no doubt both influenced by the entrances to the two western staircases, which were probably blocked up when the nave was extended. The flrst (recounted by Sir John Peshall and others) is that at one time an underground passage ran from the church to St Neat's Hall, then situated to the north of the church, where New College now stands. Through this the Fair Rosamund, mistress of King Henry II, was said to have passed when attending St Peter's from Godstow Abbey, in order to avoid Queen Eleanor. The second is that a passage ran from the western end of the crypt to at least the western end of the church and, according to John Leland, "as far as Wolvercote". Excavations in the nineteenth century (by Carey) and twentieth century (by Sturdy) found no trace of either. The churchwardens' accounts, many of which still exist in the Oxfordshire Record Office, were examined extensively by Mylne and Tyssen during the nineteenth century. According to the latter, in 1657-1660 the crypt was let to 139

Mr Thomas Guy, a vintner, as a wine store. It is not unlikely that it served this purpose sporadically for many years, since 'Guy & Gammon' were still in existence in Oxford as a firm of wine merchants in the latter part of the nineteenth century. However, by 1662 the crypt was let out to Mr Walker, a joiner, who continued there for at least two years. Although repairs to the crypt were first recorded in 1826, it was not until 1931 that it was properly restored; the rubble and soil, which covered the floor to a depth of about a foot and concealed the bases of the pillars, were cleared out, the windows were glazed and the walls and vaulting repaired where necessary. A new stone altar was placed against the east wall and dedicated on 29 September 1932. Further restoration work was undertaken in the late 1960s, during the conversion of the church to the library of St Edmund Hall, but it is still in need of additional work and, sadly, is not currently open to the public. ÂŠJohn W Hawkins, 2011 References Berry, Sir James and Bradbrooke, William. 'On a capital in the crypt of St Peter's-in-theEast' in OAS Proceedings (1934) pp. 37-41. Carey, C E . 'A supposed underground passage from the Crypt of St Peter's in the East' and 'Report of the Sub-Committee on the excavations made by the Society in the Crypt of St Peter's Church, 27 May 1863' in OA&HS ProceedingsNS (i) pp. 178-181 (1862) & 223-230 (1863) . Conybeare, William. 'Some Account of the Church of St Peter in the East, Oxford' in John Britton's The Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain Vol. IV (c 1820). London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown (1807-26). Crook, John. The Architectural Setting of the Cult of Saints in the Early Christian West, c 3001200. Oxford: Clarendon Press (2000) pp. 233-236. 'E I C'. 'St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside' in Gentleman's Magazine Vol. 98 Pt. 2 (1828), p. 103. Grierson, Philip. 'Grimbald of St Bertin's' in The English Historical Review Vol. 55 No. 220 (October 1940) pp. 529-561. Gwilt, George. 'St Mary le Bow, Cheapside' in Vetusta Monumenta Vol. 5 (1828), text accompanying Plate LXVI. Leland, John. De Rebus Britannicis Collectanea edited by Thomas Hearne Vol. 1 (1715) pp. xxviii-xxix & 18-19. Lynham, Charles. 'The crypts of St Peter-in-the-East and St George within the Castle' in Archaeological Journal Vol. 68 (1911) pp. 203-217. Mylne, R S. 'Note on churchwarden's accounts of St Peter's in the East dating from 1444' in Society of Antiquaries of London Proceedings Vol. 10 (1884) pp. 25-28.

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Sturdy, David Alan M. 'Excavations in St Peter's Church, O xford' in Oxoniensia Vol. 37 (1972) p. 245. Theobald, James. 'Account of St Peter's Church in the East' in Archaeologia Vol. 1 (1770) pp. 151-155 . Tyssen, Amherst Daniel. 'On the churchwarden's accounts books of St Peter's in the Eas t' in OA&HS Proceedings NS (i) (1863) pp. 286-301.

A PORTRAIT AND ITS MIRROR IMAGE lry Dr Bill (W S C) Williams Portraits of recent and not-so-recent Principals hang in the Old Dining Hall of the College. The collection is complete back to Moo re (1864-1913), apart from Cronshaw (1928) and Alien (1920-1928). Portraits of most of the earlier incumbents are either not on show or non-existent, apart from those of Shaw (1740-1751), and, earliest of all, of Tullie (1658-1675). One of the few surviving portraits is that of Principal Grayson (1824-1843) . Today his portrait hangs at eye-level on the west wall of the Hall. But this Principal is privileged for he has a second portrait hanging in The Queen's College. The two photos show these two portraits side by side.

The Queen's portrait: 29.75" X 24.75"

The St Edmund Hall portrait: 35.16" X 27.2"

Anthony Grayson (c177 4-1843) entered Queen's College 1794. He was awarded a BA in 1797 and an MA in 1801. He was a Fellow of Queen's until 1824 when he became Principal of St Edmund Hall and Vicar of Bramley in Hampshire. He died in 1843. 141

The portraits appear to be almost perfect mirror images. The artist is not known. There is no record of the circumstance in which the two portraits were produced. Could they have been painted at the same time by one artist? After one sitting, did he repeat his work but in the mirror copy? Or was one a copy, made very skilfully, later? Whatever, which is the original and which is the copy? And, why paint a mirror image? Mrs R L Poole in her Catalogue of Oxford Portraits (Oxford Historical Society 1926) reports that the portrait of Grayson was presented (1829) to the Hall by the subject 'in token of his affection to members of the Hall, to be hung in the refectory.' However the copy in Queen's was acquired by that college as recently as 2004. The comparison of the two versions has been conducted using a colour photo of the Queen's version alongside the actual Hall version. We hope an opportunity will occur to show the two portraits side-by-side. I am indebted to Dr Graeme Salmon, Curator of Pictures at Queen's, for drawing my attention to the existence of the pair, and for providing photographs and advice. We are indebted to the Provost and Fellows of The Queen's College for permission to use the photograph of their portrait of Grayson.

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RUNNING BIOMECHANICS IN OXFORD f?y Jessica Leitch (2002) After finishing my undergraduate degree in Engineering Science in 2006, I decided to stay in Oxford and work towards a doctorate. That my chosen research topic was running biomechanics will not surprise those who knew me during my time at the Hall! I was fortunate to get a fully-funded studentship through Oxford's Life Sciences Interface Doctoral Training Centre (www.lsidtc.ox.ac.uk), which runs a four-year DPhil programme. In my research project, supervised by Dr Amy Zavatsky (whom many Teddy Hall engineers will know), I investigated the biomechanics of anterior knee pain in runners and used 3D motion analysis to compare the kinematics of runners with and without the condition. Due to the repetitive nature of distance running, biomechanics play an important role in predisposing a runner to injury. However, the motion patterns that might lead to the development of an injury are often very subtle and difficult to detect without advanced 3D technology. During my research, it became apparent that there was no centre in the UK that provided 3D motion analysis for runners. So, we applied for funding from the EPSRC Knowledge Transfer Secondment scheme to fund me as a post-doe to investigate setting up a running biomechanics service at the Gait (Motion Analysis) Laboratory at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford. Our funding application was successful, and after about five months of preparatory work (in which I learned all about business plans and NHS bureaucracy), we are now nearly ready to trial this new service. There is no doubt that running is a popular recreational activity. It is a cheap, time-efficient and effective form of physical exercise. However, 50% of runners become injured each year. A runner's body must tolerate a force equal to 2.5 times body-weight with every step he/ she runs. A runner completes a mile in approximately 1900 steps, which means that a runner who runs 40 miles a week takes nearly 2 million running steps each year. The repetitive and demanding loads placed on the body mean that even small deviations in a runner's biomechanics might lead to the development of a running-related injury. The prohibitive cost of 3D motion analysis has meant that its use in the field of running biomechanics has previously been restricted to elite athletes and 143

for research purposes. However, working in collaboration with The Running Injury Clinic at the University of Calgary, we have been able to develop a service, which provides an accurate and reliable 3D assessment of a runner's biomechanics at an affordable cost. Whilst running shops might claim to offer a "free biomechanical assessment", the 1D or 2D systems that they use are often inadequate for identifying the subtle deviations from normal that might predispose a runner to injury.

"An example of someone (me) undergoing an assessment of running biomechanics"

We will provide runners with a 3D assessment of their biomechanics, which will help them prevent or treat a running-related injury. In the longer-term, we aim to work towards developing the service so as to assess the biomechanics of other sports, such as rowing, cycling and golf. If any Aularians are interested in finding out more about what I'm doing, then do get in touch Oessica.Leitch@noc.nhs.uk).

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THE ACTIVE TECTONICS OF KAZAKHSTAN f?y Richard Walker Dr Richard Walker is a RoyalSociety University Research Fellow based at the Department of Earth Sciences, O:xford University. Hejoined the Hall in 2010 as a Fellow~ Special Election in Earth Sciences. Much of his career to date has been spent on the stucfy of continental deformation and earthquakes in central Asia: particularlY in Iran, Mongolia and now Kazakhstan. The Royal Society, the Geological Society of London, the Perry Sladen Memorial Fund, the Gzlchrist Fund, and the Earth & Space Foundation supported his 2011 fieldwork in Kazakhstan, described below.

Mention 'Kazakhstan' to most people and you will conjure up images of a certain moustachioed man in a mankini. Others are more likely to associate the country with its vast reserves of oil, gas and minerals. But Kazakhstan is also a land of high mountains, active faults, and earthquakes. Indeed, earthquakes have twice destroyed the old capital city of Almaty in the last 120 years! The active faulting and mountain-building result from the continental collision of India with Asia. Although the initial collision between these continents occurred more than forty million years ago, creating such big

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geographical names as the Himalaya and Tibetan Plateau, the high ranges of the Tien Shan- the heavenly mountains of central Asia- initiated much later. Because it is one of the youngest parts of the ongoing collision between the continents of India and Asia, we hope to learn from them about early stages of mountain building: evidence of which might well be lost in older and more mature ranges such as the Himalaya and the plateau of Tibet. These factors provided the motivation for our reconnaissance visit to Kazakhstan in the summer of 2011, and form part of our endeavour to learn about the processes of continental deformation through the study of examples of active mountain-building in central Asia. The scientific team consisted of three researchers from the UK Oohn Elliott, a Postdoc from Oxford; Grace Campbell, a PhD student from Cambridge; and myself) and Prof Kanatbek Abdrakhmatov, Director of the Institute of Seismology in the Kyrgyz Republic National Academy of Sciences in Bishkek. The Institute of Geophysical Research, National Nuclear Center of the Kazakhstan Republic supported our trip and hosted us in Almaty. Our fieldwork both began and ended in Almaty, the capital city until 1997, and Kazakhstan's largest city with a population of about 1.5 million. Visitors are amazed by the snowcapped Zailysky-Alatau mountains, a sub-range of the Tien Shan that rise to over 4700 m, and form a wonderful backdrop to the city. But, beautiful as they are, the One of the few buildings to have survived the proximity to the Zailysky-Alatau 1911 earthquake in Almaty range has a significant, continuing, and sometimes literal impact on the development of Almaty. The city was almost totally destroyed by major earthquakes in 1887 and 1911 leaving only rare examples of the original wooden architecture preserved - the most outstanding example being the 19th century Zenkov cathedral. The record of destructive earthquakes in Almaty is a stark reminder of the hazard posed in Kazakhstan, a hazard perhaps not fully shown in the instrumental records of the last few decades, and one that becomes more acute with the rapid expansion of urban regions.

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The aim of our fieldwork was to travel and to see as much evidence of active faulting as possible in the three weeks that we had available to us. Our journey took us through varied landscapes ranging from desert, through semiarid steppe, across alpine meadows, to high glacial peaks. Our first stop was at the Dzungarian gate; a wide pass through the Tien Shan that has long been an important route for the movement of people and goods - and lots of strong winds! - and presently forms the rail border crossing between Kazakhstan and China. The Dzungarian gate owes its existence to the Dzungarian fault- a major active right-lateral fault that cuts obliquely through the Tien Shan. One of the main aims of our trip was to determine the rate of slip of the Dzungarian fault: If we can determine how rapidly the fault is moving on average, we can attempt to understand what its role is in accommodating India-Eurasia shortening across the Tien Shan. Our method for measuring the fault slip-rate is to date features in the landscape that have been displaced by measureable amounts across the fault. To get the ages we need samples, and to get the samples we need to dig holes!

Digging sample pits on the D zungarian fault

View towards the high glacial peaks of the D zungar Alatau mountains: A sub-range of the Tien Shan with peaks reaching to 4300 m

Leaving the Dzungarian Gate we travelled west and south through the Dzungar-Alatau mountain range, looking for evidence of Holocene activity and past earthquake history. Our reconnaissance through the Dzungar-Alatau culminated at the southern border fault of the range where high glacial peaks up to 4300 m elevation tower over the desert basin of the Ili river - a truly impressive sight! We then drove westwards back towards Almaty looking at active faults on the way. In Almaty we had a day to relax, see the sights, and experience a shower for the first time in three weeks! We then had a day at the 147

National Seismic Center where we presented a slideshow of our findings and passed an enjoyable day talking with the research scientists there. Kazakhstan is a land with a rich blend of landscapes, people, and cultures with much to offer from even the most casual visit. Having seen the evidence of numerous active faults first hand, we see that Kazakhstan does indeed offer a new frontier for the study of continental deformation and we look forward to returning soon to continue our exploration of the active tectonics of this wonderful country.

Group Photo by the D zungarian fault. From left to right: Ivan (driver), Atyr (cook), Richard (Oxford University), Kanatbek (Institute of Seismology, NAS), John (Oxford University), Grace (Cambridge University)

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THE ST EDMUND HALL ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - JANUARY 2011 President Principal Immediate Past President Honorary Vice-President Honorary Vice-President Honorary Secretary Honorary Treasurer

Darrell M P Barnes MA (1963) Professor Keith Gull CBE PhD DSc Lond, FRS, FMedSci Sir J on Shortridge KCB MA MSc (1966) Justin C B Gosling BPhil MA R (Bob) J L Breese MA (1949) Richard A H Finch MA (197 6) Ian W Durrans BA (1977)

Up to 1964

Michael J Cansdale MA (1956) John M Heggadon MA BSc (Lond) FCIM FFB (1961)

1965- 74

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

1975- 84

Richard A H Finch MA (1976) Richard S Luddington MA MPhil (1978)

1985- 94

A (Tony) 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) Polly J Cowan BA (2002)

2005- 14

Charlie W A Southern BA (2006)

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J David Waring MA (1987) Ivor Simpson (2008) Joshua Coulson (2009)

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MINUTES OF THE 80TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION, 11 JANUARY 2011 The 80th Annual General Meeting of the Association was held in Princess Alexandra Hall of the Royal Over-Seas League, Over-Seas House, Park Place, StJames's Street, London SW1A 1LR on Tuesday, 11 January 2011 at 6.15pm, Sir Jon Shortridge presiding. Over 50 members were present. 1.

Minutes. The Minutes of the 79th Meeting, held on 12 January 2010, 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 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. Ian Durrans presented the audited accounts; he said that the finances were in a healthy position. There were no questions and the accounts were adopted.

Election of President 2011-14. Darrell Barnes had been proposed by Bob Breese by the due date, seconded by Michael Cansdale. As there were no other candidates, Darrell Barnes was declared elected amid applause from the meeting.

7. Elections: The Honorary Secretary Honorary Treasurer 1965 - 74 197 5 - 84 1985 - 94 199 5 - 2004 1995 - 2004 2005- 14

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following were elected unanimously: Richard A H Finch Re-elected for one year Ian W Durrans Re-elected for one year Lawrence Cumrnings Re-elected for three years Richard S Luddington Re-elected for three years Tony C Greenham Re-elected for three years Cathy L Cooper Re-elected for three years Polly J Cowan Elected for two years Charlie W A Southern Elected for three years

8. Appointment of Honorary Auditor. Lindsay Page was unanimously re-appointed. 9.

Date of Next Meeting. Tuesday, 10 January 2012 at the Royal OverSeas League at 6.15pm.

10. There being no further business, the President closed the Meeting at 6.30pm. RA H FINCH, Hon. Secretary

THE 70TH LONDON DINNER THE 70th LONDON DINNER of the St Edmund Hall Association was held at the Royal Over-Seas League, St James's on Tuesday, 11 January 2011. A turnout of 122 was respectable, if surprisingly bereft of younger Aularians, with particular praise to the class of 1969 for their success in forrning a large party, such gatherings being the essence of the London Dinner. Association President Sir Jon Shortridge welcomed the guests (the Principal, Dr Gull and the MCR and J CR Presidents) before introducing his successor Darrell Barnes as "the personification of the Friends of the Boat Club!" He then tempered our sorrow at the passing during the year of Bruce Mitchell and Farrand Radley, both fervent supporters of the Dinner, with the news that Bruce had mentioned in his will that he would like a donation to be made each year to purchase a toast at the London Dinner, and thus "A Round on Bruce" was happily added to the traditions of the second Tuesday in January. The President congratulated the Principal on his first year at the Hall and paid tribute to all involved with a successful Careers Day, which highlighted the Association's commitment to help current students. In turn the Principal presented Jon with an engraved memento in thanks for the hard work he had put in as President. He then enthused variously about Hall matters, not least his contact with Aularians across the world (notably, at the New York Dinner, centenarian George Barner "as bright as a pin") and his appointment of a new chef which brings the promise of the very best food in Oxford! The following Aularians attended the Dinner: (1939) Dr FD Rushworth; (194 7) Mr JMH Scott; (1949) Mr RJL Breese; (1950) Mr J Wheeler; (1951) Mr DE Wood; (1952) Mr HW Goldsworthy, Mr DM Jacobs, Mr NF Lockhart; (1953) Mr AJ Kember; (1954) Mr SR Bilsland; (1955) Mr RHB De Vere Green, Mr JL Fage, Mr PR Lewis; (1956) 151

Mr BE Amor, Mr MJ Cansdale (St Edmund Fellow), Mr SC Douglas-Mann, Mr AF Ham, Mr JC Markwick,Judge Martin Reynolds; (1957) Mr MJ Archer, Mr JE Aves, Mr DM W Bolton, Mr RLS Fishlock, Mr JW Harrison, Mr RW Jackson, Mr MJ Rowan; (1958) Mr LL Filby, Mr JH Phillips; (1960) Mr JF Adey, Mr CJG Atkinson, Mr RCS Clark, Mr CH Long, Mr MA Roberts, Mr PJR Sankey-Barker; (1961) Lord Justice Sir Stanley Burnton (Honorary Fellow), Mr RG Harrison, Mr JM Heggadon, Mr MG Hornsby, Mr JC Long, Mr G Marsh, Mr AM Rentoul, Mr RK Smith; (1962) Mr IH Bennet, Mr MJ Hamilton; (1963) Mr DMP Barnes, Mr RG Hunt, Mr RAS Offer; (1964) Mr DA Ashworth, Mr AC Barker, Dr MJ Clarke; (1965) Mr JG Barclay (Fellow), Mr RW Beckham, Mr SR Garrett, Dr MRD Randall; (1966) Mr CM Brown, Sir Jon Shortridge (President, SEH Association), Mr WB Walker; (1967) Mr PV Robinson; (1968) Mr MG Heal, Dr DJ Hughes, Mr HJ Hunt, Mr RT Ward; (1969) Mr B Battye, Mr MJ Birks, Dr SF Blinkhorn, Mr IC Busby, Mr GJ Coates, Professor ND Corcoran, Mr GMM Dalzell-Payne, Mr SW Groom, Mr DJ Parsons, Mr PE Ramell, Dr REM Sage, Mr MD Shipster, Mr BA Wylie; (1970) Mr WN David, Mr PG Harper, Mr JW Hawkins, Mr LN Kaye; (1971) Mr L Cummings, Mr G Roberts (Honorary Fellow); (1972) Mr JR Isbister; (1974) Dr R Cerratti, Mr P Desmond, Mr JAB Gray; (1976) Mr RAH Finch; (1977) Mr IJV Doherty, Mr SPB Denehy, Mr IW Durrans, Mr AJ Haxby, Mr DJ Hope, Mr R Keeley, Mr RFJH Ruvigny, Mr CJL Samuel; (1978) Mr RS Luddington; (1979) Mr R Withington; (1980) Dr CR Cheeseman, Dr TD Mottishaw; (1982) Mr AJ Sandbach, Mr JJ Williamson; (1986) DrAT Harrison, Mr JP Lindsay, Mr MJ Matthews; (1990) Mr MC Woodfine; (1996) Mr CA Lavin, Dr RG Woodfine; (1997) Mr N Ishaq, Mr SD Johnson; (1999) Mr CJR Wells The following other Fellows and Hall representatives also attended: Dr Hugh Jenkyns (Vice-Principal), Professor Nigel Palmer, Dr Ernest Parkin (Bursar), Dr F Salvatorelli (former Fellow), Dr Dimitrios Tsomocos, Mr Chris Wells (Emeritus Fellow), Ms Yvonne Rainey (Director of Development), Ms Kate Roessler (Acting Deputy Director of Development), Ms Joanna Barker (Development Assistant) Richard Finch

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ST EDMUND HALL ASSOCIATION INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY2011

Year ended 31 May2011

Year ended 31 May2010

10,200 285

9,800 120,807 262

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130,869

(8,100) (70)

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Legacy Bank Interest

EXPENDITURE Magazine production, postage & mailing Committee expenses

Income less expenses Grants: Contribution to St Edmund Hall's Annual Fund St Edmund Hall Association Principal's Fund

Surplus transferred to General Fund

These accounts will be submitted for the approval of the members at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting on 10 January 2012.

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ST EDMUND HALL ASSOCIATION BALANCE SHEET 31 MAY2011 31 May2011

31 May 2010

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6,600 5,700 9,385

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21,685

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(5,794)

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ASSETS Debtors Charities Deposit Fund Bank balances

Less: Creditors

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Aularian Register Fund

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12,448 1,699

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14,147

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AULARIAN UPDATES De fortunis Aularium 1939 Derek Rushworth has a new great-grand-daughter, bringing the total to three! 1942 In March 2011, Beecham's 1848-2000: From Pills to Pharmaceuticals by Tony Corely was published by Carnegie Publishing Ltd, Lancaster. Tony is still researching in the International Business History Centre at the Henley Business School, University of Reading. 1943 Frederick Nicholls has published two books, both adult maritime novels: Master Under God (2004) and The Dark Ocean and The Light (2010), both by Starborn Books. 1945 Brian Wicker has co-edited Just War On Terror? A Christian and Muslim Response, with David Fisher (Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2010). 1949 Victor Parry celebrated his Golden Wedding Anniversary in May 2009. 1949 Be careful what you do when building a duck pond: Anthony Shepherd gave himself a most awkward hernia which needed a minor op. 1950 Graham Paxman is happy to report that- provided he achieves the grades - his grandson will be coming up to the Hall in October. 1952 Bruce Nixon's new book A Better World is Possible- what needs to be done and how we can make it happen aspires to be one of the best guides on the environmental and economic crisis: "we face the biggest crisis in human history. It results from our failure to live in harmony with Planet Earth and each other. Climate change, destruction of the ecosystem, economic injustice and violence are all connected. We need whole system change. Continuing economic growth defies common sense. We're already consuming 30% more than Planet Earth can provide, and population is set to rise from 6.7bn to 9bn by the end of the century. Then there is the scandalous banking system, allowing banks to create money for profit "out of thin air"". The book is available as a free PDF at http:/ /www.brucenixon.com/betterworld.html, and will be published in paperback and E-Book in the UK and USA in October by 0-Books. 1953 Ernest P Fox is now fully retired as Headmaster of Colyton Grammar School, Devon. 1954 John Wilkinson has recently published Ibadism: Origins and Early Development in Oman (OUP 2010, Oxford Oriental Monograph Series). 155

1956 Paul Tempest has been Chairman of the Threadneedle Club (Bank of England) since 1985, and Editor of Threadneedle magazine since 2008; he has also been Chairman of International Steering Group of the Windsor Energy Group since 2009. Recent publications include The Future of the Bank of England (2011), The Bank of England 16942008, and A Thread of Gold: Envqys to the Arab World (2009). 1957 Geoff Mihell and Jan (St Hilda's, 1957) celebrated their golden wedding in April 2011 with a family lunch at Guildford Cathedral Refectory, supported by 11 of their 13 grandchildren and a few Oxford contemporaries. They followed this by a reprise of their honeymoon up the Mosel- in rather more comfortable style. Geoff keeps himself fit by showing visitors round a National Trust water-mill (at Shalford near Guildford) with forty steps and great charm - the mill that is. 1961 On 1 October 2010, Professor Richard Daugherty was appointed Director of the Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment (OUCEA) and, associated with the Centre, Research Fellow at St Anne's. He continues to be Honorary Professor at the Cardiff University School of Social Sciences. 1963 Just to cheer up the old fogies and remind them that we don't all lose our marbles, Ian Bowers reports that - in his 70th year - he became the father of Felix on 3 January 2011. Susan is in her 60s, so this is also a testament to the power of the internet search engines, the wonders of modern biochemistry and recurring flashes of sheer bloodymindedness. 1963 Robin Crawford has relocated from Johannesberg to Cape Town, where he can be found at 27 Hillcrest Road, Constantia. 1965 In 2010 David J Powell was awarded a 1st class Hons BA by the University of London (Birkbeck) in Classics. He also retired, but is busy with consultancy relating to library return on investment. 1968 In no particular order, John Berryman is a Trade Union Shop Steward; a Justice of the Peace; a Methodist Local Preacher and Church Organist; a teacher of History, Philosophy and Religious Studies at St Bede's School, Hailsham. He has remarried and has two more children (Lowis, 4 years, and Anouk, 7 years) and has recently published The Church: Defining Moments (X Libris Publishing). 1968 Martin Brooks continues to chair an AIM listed software company based in the City, IDOX plc, and he has also taken on the Chairmanship of the Cornwall Development Company which is the economic development arm of Cornwall Council and is key to delivering much 156

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OBITUARIES 1920s Waiter Harold Taylor BA, Dip of Education, March 2010, aged 108, Pembrokeshire. 1922, History WALTER HAROLD TAYLOR BA (1922) Our oldest Old Boy Waiter Harold Taylor has just died at the age of 108. He studied in Oxford after leaving school. He maintained contact with the School and had visited it in recent times. In the summer of 2009 he had a heavy fall breaking ribs which punctured a lung. After treatment and convalescence he was fitted with a pacemaker and seemed on the road to recovery. Unfortunately a bout of pneumonia brought about the end of his life. The sad news was sent to us by his friend David Griffiths. They taught together in newly independent Kenya between 1968 and 1972. As a mark of respect to him his family and friends have decided to make donations to Kibera in Need, a UK based charity which has established a refuge in the Nairobi slum of Kibera. Its website is www.kiberainneed.org. From Old Stamfordian newsletter, 2010

1930s Alwyne Jack Young BA, BSc, January 1978. 1930, Mathematics Herbert Arthur Farrand Radley MBE MCIPD FlnstAM MA, Dip, 16 October 2010, aged 94, London. 1935, Modern Languages [page 161] Herbert David Eastwood CBE MC MA, 29 October 2010, aged 91, France. 1937, Modern Languages [page 164] Denys An drew Becher BA, 30 April 2011, aged 91, London. 1938, Modern Languages [page 166] Frank Harold Pedley MA, 6 N ovember 2010, aged 91, North Yorkshire. 1938, History [page 168]

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ARTHUR FARRAND RADLEY MBE (1935) (Arthur) Farrand (to his Quaker friends and many Aularians) Radley died on 16 October 2010 at the impressive age of 94. Sadly, his latter years were overshadowed by illness but he was devotedly cared for by his wife Laura and it was amazing how much he was able to achieve with her permanent support. Arthur was a unique personality- a man of many parts who touched the lives of many people. His general knowledge and stretch of interests and pursuits were on a remarkably broad and variegated scale, which I will touch on later. After leaving the Friends School, Saffron Walden, the well-known Quaker School with which he had long family associations, strongly maintained throughout his life, he joined the Hall to read Modern Languages (French and German). He participated fully in College activities and in his retirement became a long-serving member of the Executive Committee of the St Edmund Hall Association, a member of the Floreat Aula Society and a regular attendee of many College functions. He was also the author of a monograph on the Cornish chough, which of course figures on the Hall's coat of arms. After graduating Arthur did some supply teaching, some of it in France where he gained a teaching diploma, before joining the Territorials (Artists Rifles) and enlisting in the Lancashire Fusiliers on the outbreak of war. From 1941 to 1944 he served in Malta as ADC to Lord Gort VC, the General Officer Commanding where he collected his first decoration of the war, the Maltese George Cross. There were more honours to follow. He then joined SOE (Special Operations Executive) and was active in both the Balkans and the Mediterranean area (France and Italy). After the war he was an active member of the Special Forces Club and for a time edited its regular members' Newsletter. 161

The end of the war found him attached to a small group of Army officers and non-combatant professional staff about to enter the province of Styria in southern Austria as an occupying British Military Government with its headquarters in Graz, which for a short period three centuries earlier had been the capital of the Habsburg Empire. As a senior staff officer he maintained close liaison with the local provincial Austrian Government which awarded him a distinguished decoration for his contribution to the country's rehabilitation, while the War Office awarded him the MBE for his services in the Military Government. He moved to the Political Division of the Allied Commission for Austria in 1946 and was demobilised a year later. Arthur's unwavering attachment and affection for Austria was quite exceptional. For example, he assembled, initially for his own interest, a chronicle on Austrian affairs each year stretching from 1945 to 1985, some 40 volumes containing all sorts of documentation, even postcards and travel cards all annotated in his not easily readable handwriting. So here was an overview of almost a half-century's history of a specific area of occupied Austria during its postwar recovery which clearly was of interest to the country concerned. And so it happened that on the 50th anniversary of the end of the war this Austrian collection, compiled by one of the country's military occupiers was officially presented to the Governor of Styria and now rests in the State Archives, open free to the public and a remarkable achievement of someone paying tribute to the historical development of the country he once occupied as a member of the British Military Government. Another continuing link was his organisation each year of an Anglo-Austrian dinner with a simulated Styrian menu for the former members of the Military Government to which a leading member of the Austrian Government was regularly invited. And even the text of the country's national Anthem, lustily sung by all, was revised to suit each particular occasion. After demobilisation Arthur spent a short spell with the British Council before starting his career in the BBC in 1960 in the Organisation & Methods Department, later moving to Television, first as Organiser TV Music and then to General Features, finally retiring as Management Services Organiserappointments very appropriate to his particular skills. During this time he became a Founder Member of the British Computer Society and officially represented the BBC on metrification matters affecting both radio and television.

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It was in retirement that Arthur was able to give full rein to his various interests. He sat on a number of national committees, as often as not as Chairman or Chief Executive, as for example the London branch of the Institute of Personnel Management, the Inland Waterways Association, Kensington Council and the bodies associated with the alumni of his old School and the Hall, in both cases with long service on their respective Executive Committees. The breadth of his interests defies categorisation. But the London docks and Victually Yards might fit in with Industrial Archaeology, a special interest. And what about Protocol, or proof reading 846 pages of Martin Gilbert's magisterial History of World War ll, or Georgian and Baroque Architecture, and photography? Arthur also lectured professionally on some of the above subjects for the National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies (NADFAS). He was also a first-class chess player and I remember him holding his own against the then President of the European Chess Federation, an Austrian Minister after the war. But music was undoubtedly one of his closest interests -playing the cello or piano duets, chorale singing in many professional choirs, music camp in Oxfordshire and his close association with the Robert Mayer Concerts for Children. One often wonders how Arthur managed to balance and organise his vast repertoire of interests and pursuits. He did indeed have a system which seemed to operate on the following lines, preceding Wikipedia and Google and other search engines now available on the computer- and of course all in typescript or handscript. A specific enquiry directed to Arthur would elicit the reply "Give me ten minutes", then a scramble to his attic (3 rooms plus a boiler room) containing a range of BBC filing cabinets - probably a parting gift, book shelving, documents of every description, to say nothing of his collection of 10,000 photo slides. A dramatic wait. And the answer almost always came in time. He seldom broke his 10 minute rule. But one thing is clear. Arthur definitely needed those 94 years to fit everything in! Denys Salt (1937)

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HERBERT DAVID EASTWOOD (1937) David Eastwood, who has died aged 91, was awarded an MC for his courage at Arnhem when fighting in operation Market Garden with the 21st Independent Parachute Company (21 IPC).

The company landed on September 17 1944 and was responsible for securing and protecting drop zones (DZs) in preparation for the arrival of the 1st Parachute Brigade. On the next evening Eastwood, a platoon commander, was detailed to put out navigational aids for a supply drop. Finding Germans in occupation of the zone in some strength, he attacked, killing some and capturing the rest. On September 19 he returned to the DZ to assist in the landing of the first wave of Polish gliders. As soon as these appeared, the Germans attacked. Eastwood and his men drove them off until all the gliders had been unloaded. Cut off, however, he led his platoon through enemy positions under cover of darkness and reached Ommershof on the north-western outskirts of Arnhem. They dug in there and remained for two days before reinforcing the defensive perimeter around the nearby Hartenstein Hotel. For the next four days they held the crucial area near the Schoonord crossroads, which was constantly exposed to heavy enemy fire. Regardless of personal danger, Eastwood constantly moved between his sections encouraging his men. In spite of numerous attacks and heavy casualties, their morale was such that they remained in position until ordered to withdraw back across the Rhine on September 25. Eastwood was awarded an immediate MC. 164

Herbert David Eastwood was born at Bangor, north Wales, on January 27 1919 and educated at All Saints Bloxham and St Edmund Hall, Oxford. He was subsequently commissioned into the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and posted to India on internal security duties. After the German invasion of the Netherlands, Belgium and France, the unit was recalled to England to become part of the 31st Independent Infantry Brigade Group and later the 1st Airlanding Brigade Group. Eastwood was appointed GS03 (Air) and took part in the invasion of Sicily. On his return to England, he was given the job of briefing the D-Day planners on the lessons to be learned from the dangerous errors made during the landings on the Italian island. He then served with 21 IPC at Arnhem and in Norway. After the German surrender in Norway, he embarked upon a career in Malaya with the Malayan Civil Service. He quickly learned to speak Malay and served during the Emergency. Eastwood was a district officer when he met Margaret, his future wife, who was working at the military hospital in Kuala Lumpur. There was a serious problem with aggressive crocodiles and a cull was organised; he gave Margaret a wallet made from the skin of one he had shot and she kept it all her life. Eastwood became district commissioner for Trengganu, on the country's eastern coast, where he wrote the Land Law for the State before going to Malacca. Returning to England after Malaya achieved independence in 1957, he joined the Ministry of Defence in 1959. After serving in Jamaica he completed a four-year tour of Northern Ireland during the Troubles, working in intelligence for the Northern Ireland Office. On retiring, he farmed Jacob sheep in Wiltshire for a time before joining his son's family in France. He was president of the 21 IPC Club from its inception and attended reunions at Arnhem and Newark every year. He was appointed CBE in 1973. David Eastwood died on October 29. He married, in 1948, Margaret Skrine. She predeceased him and he is survived by their son. ÂŠ Telegraph Media Group Limited 2010

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DENYS ANDREW BECHER (1938) Denys was born in September 1920 into a military family; his father was a general, and he counted the intrepid officer, Captain Becher, who gave his name to Becher's Brook, the famous fence in the Grand National steeplechase, amongst his ancestors. The family lived near Bideford, Devon and Denys clearly remembered a happy childhood, and being a keen tennis player. Denys's elder brothers, Arthur, Michael and Jimmy had been despatched to Sherborne, a conventional rugger-playing school, but by the time it was Denys's turn his mother, now widowed, sent him to Bryanston, an advanced choice at the time, but probably a good one. Denys was clearly a sensitive soul, musical and bookish, and somewhat impetuous. He was close to his mother, who drew and painted in watercolour. At the outbreak of the Second World War, Denys joined the Army as an officer, and he was posted to West Africa where he was attached to the Gold Coast Regiment. He later spent time in East Africa fighting the Italians, and was in Burma after that. At the end of the war he went up to St Edmund Hall to read French. There, he enjoyed the conviviality of undergraduate life, the performances at the Oxford Music Club and taking part in amateur theatricals with, among other people, Iris Murdoch. He played the oboe enthusiastically, and relished the opportunities for music-making with like-minded friends. On leaving Oxford, Denys came to London and joined the concert agents Ingpen & Williams. In 1951, the year of the Festival of Britain, the Arts Council encouraged organisations all over the country to put on shows. Denys had been introduced to Tony Stokes, the colourful owner of Hintlesham Hall in Suffolk, and he suggested to him that the house would make a wonderful backdrop for open-air opera. The idea took off, with performances presented to mainly East-Anglian audiences. Denys chose the opera to be performed and, using his connection with Ingpen, found the singers and picked up the players who formed the orchestra. He threw himself into the preparations enthusiastically, even digging a pit for the orchestra, which unfortunately started to flood when it rained, everyone watching transfixed as the water rose around the players' feet. But it put Hintlesham on 166

the map and Denys was largely responsible for it for seven or eight seasons, securing Arts Council funding for the less well-known operas and attracting many flrst-rate singers such as Yvonne Minton and the tenor Alexander Young. Nicholas Jackson, the harpsichordist and Baroque music specialist, met Denys in 1963 at a party given by the artist Guy Rodden whose portrait of John Ireland hung in the National Portrait Gallery. Both were friends of the composer Richard Arnell. Denys had excellent contacts in the music world and introduced Jackson to his agent, Helen Jennings, as well as arranging other recording contracts for him. Denys shared flats with the violinist Peter Gibbs and the flautist Richard Adeney. He was adept at arranging musical parties at which top-notch musicians came to play chamber music, and moved in a circle that included Hans Neumann, an amateur violinist whose friends met in a similar way. It was at one of these evenings that Denys flrst met Konstanze Isepp, who he was to marry in 1987. When his association with Ingpen ended, Denys became a theatrical agent. He was quite a talent-spotter, and several actresses who achieved stardom later were initially represented by him, Jenny Agutter and Kate O'Mara among them. When he eventually gave up his agency he busied himself in various ways; he served on the Committee of the South Place Concert Series, held in the Conway Hall, and volunteered to go into local schools and give extra tuition in reading to the pupils. Music was his great love, and in recent years he translated notes and biographies into French for Somme Recordings. He was a most civilised person, and his great knowledge of music and literature made him delightful company. He died on 30 April2011, his wife Konstanze having predeceased him. Rose Isepp

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FRANCIS HAROLD PEDLEY (1938) A proud Yorkshireman and a proud Aularian, Frank Pedley died on 6 November 2010 at the age of 91. Born in September 1919 in Grinton (Swaledale), his father a stone mason and his mother the village postmistress, Frank was the youngest of a family of five who all became high achievers in their different fields. Education in the Dales at that time was rudimentary, but Frank won scholarships to Richmond Grammar School and later to the Hall, matriculating in 1938 to read history. Although plainly from a working class background with a Yorkshire accent, Frank was impressed by the fact that he never felt discriminated against. Playing sport helped him to find a place socially, but a knee injury in his second year put paid to prospects of a promising rugby career. In those turbulent times there were plenty of other activities to occupy his politically-aware mind. Before war broke out Frank was a conscientious objector and a pacifist, but during his time in Oxford his views changed when the futility of non-violent resistance to a dictator became apparent. After completing his two-year degree course, Frank joined the Army in September 1940. His potential to contribute to the maintenance of morale was soon recognised, and he joined the Education Corps. No-holds-barred debates about current affairs were encouraged, and for three years Frank was Warden of a recreation centre in Nottingham, where- among many other things - his love of classical music was nurtured. During the war Frank met his wife Hilarie, and their marriage lasted 52 years until her death in 1994. After demobilisation Frank developed his career in education at posts in Rugby, Manchester and Preston, before becoming Borough Education Officer in Keighley in 19 56, a position he held for 12 years. His biggest impact was in designing the 'Keighley Certificate', a prelude 168

to the CSE, but he also helped in the founding of local branches of the CAB, the Community Education Council and the Marriage Guidance Council. Posts in Wigan and Rochdale followed. Under Frank's influence parents were encouraged to participate in the governance of their schools - a novel idea at the time: Rochdale was the first place in the country to appoint parentgovernors in every school; and schools became focuses for the community, with facilities provided for those of all ages, not just for the young. Frank retired when local government was reorganised in 1974, but this was to be no pipe-and-slippers retirement. He became a magistrate in 197 5 and served until 1988, becoming Secretary of the West Yorkshire Magistrates Association and a member of the national Magistrates Association Council. He also served a period as a Local Government Ombudsman. His extensive travels in retirement took him all over the world; he was proud of the fact that he had visited all 50 US states, and a far higher number of independent countries in all continents except, oddly, South America. The achievement for which he is best remembered was still before him. In 1982 he was invited by Michael Young, later Lord Young, author of 'The Rise of the Meritocracy', to assist in the creation of a new type of adult education for retired people, to be known as the University of the Third Age. Frank threw himself enthusiastically into this new venture, negotiating with established universities - not all of which were supportive - in efforts to secure their co-operation and assistance. Michael Young said that Frank was responsible more than any other individual for the success of U3A from the beginning. In 1986 he became U3A's first elected Chairman. A history of U3A describes him at this time thus: "Tall, craggy and imposing, he was to bestride the U3A national scene with some authority, albeit lightened with a mordant humour". As Chairman he continued to nurture the emerging organisation (an obituarist referred to him as "the rock and pillar of the developing national U3A''), overseeing a switch from group to individual membership, and later stewarding a constitutional committee that stabilised the organisation at a time when the national set-up was being challenged by those who sought a different structure- an achievement later described as "a practical and rational application of mutualist principles, moderate, workable and not too elaborate. It was a brilliant and essential achievement". 169

After standing down from day-to-day involvement with the national organisation, Frank became the most valued of elder statesmen, and continued to be active in setting up local U3A groups in the area of Yorkshire where he had made his home. He was particularly proud to be made President of the Settle U3A group, which he had helped to establish. He was made an honorary life member of the Third Age Trust in 2001, and continued his work for the organisation, and an involvement in the local Age Concern group, until his death. Frank and Hilarie had three children, and after Hilarie's death he was extremely fortunate to meet Hilary Baker, a kindred spirit who partnered and supported him- and accompanied him on his continuing travels- for the last 16 years of a long and well-lived life. He died at his home at Hellifield, and his memorial service was attended by a large extended family as well as representatives of the community and the organisations that he had supported and nurtured for so long. Keith Walmsley (1967) 1940s John Kenneth Clark MA, Dip of Economics/Political Science, July 2010, aged 88, Bedfordshire. 1940, Modern Languages

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Albert Baxter MA, 26 October 2011, aged 85, Denbighshire. 1947, History [page 172] Philip Lyon Roussel OBE FRSA FRGS MA, 22 January 2011, aged 87, Oxfordshire. 1947, English [page 173] Dr Henry Arthur Shearring MA, DPhil, 25 May 2011, aged 88, Berkshire. 1947, PPE [page 17 6] Irwin Paul Foote MA, Dip of Slavonic Studies, 1 March 2011, aged 84, Oxfordshire. 1948, Modern Languages [page 176] Alan James Greenfield Jones, 26 July 2011, aged 82, Dorset. 1949, English [page 179] GARETH DE BOHUN MITFORD-BARBERTON (1943) Dr Gareth Mitford-Barberton, who served as consultant gynaecologist at Kettering General Hospital and St Mary's Hospital in Kettering in the 1970s and 1980s, died in Devon aged 85 on 13 February 2011. His son, Philip, said: "His contribution to health care in the north of the county was absolutely amazing. If I had a pound for every time a lady came up to me and said 'I was under your father' or 'Your father made me pregnant' I would be a millionaire." Dr Mitford-Barberton, who died of pancreatic cancer, also pioneered the treatment of cervical cancer and administered drugs to allow thousands of women to become pregnant. Philip said: "His reputation was brilliant. Everybody that dealt with him said he was a loving caring man who was purely dedicated to his profession." Born on the slopes of Mount Elgon in Kenya in 1926 to a Kenyan father, Dr Mitford-Barberton grew up in Stamford. He was head boy of Stamford School before going to Oxford University. He returned to Africa and worked in Uganda for a decade until the British were expelled in 1962. As chief medical officer in Uganda he was responsible for the Queen Mother's health when she visited the country.

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Dr Mitford-Barberton moved to Irthlingborough in 1967 and to Kettering in the early 1970s, where he stayed until his retirement in the early 1980s. Philip, of Stubbs Lane, Kettering, said: ''As a dad he was the most caring person." A "techno whizz kid", he would "bombard" his three children, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren with snippets of family history and home-made postcards. Philip said: "We would get a card with [a picture of] a fellow with a huge white moustache and it would say on the back this is your great-great grandfather."

ALBERT BAXTER (1947) Albert Baxter died in hospital in Ruthin, North Wales, on 26 October 2010, aged eighty-five. He and his twin brother, Arthur, were both History graduates, the latter dying tragically young in his forties. Coming from a working-class background in Lancashire, Albert always said he owed everything to Oxford, and Teddy Hall in particular. We paid several visits over the years, the last being to celebrate his eightieth birthday. On this occasion we had our son and a very dear friend with us, and though he had suffered a severe stroke in 2000, Albert took us eagerly round all his favourite haunts, struggling up the stairs off the Quad that he had once taken two at a time, to show us his old room - now, to his disgust, an office! He had been the Hall Librarian so we were allowed in to the Library in St Peter's-in-theEast, where he browsed in the History and I in the English sections. He taught in Northern Ireland, Lancashire, and North Wales where we met, and we both took early retirement in 1981. Albert was interested in so many things - music, especially choral singing, sport, travel, the theatre, hill-walking and food. And all embraced with such enthusiasm. He was a remarkable man - clever, funny, affectionate, generous, and wise. Throughout our love affair and eventual marriage we were apart only for the occasional hospital visits. He changed my life, and somehow I must find the courage to face the rest of it without him. E Olive Baxter

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PHILIP LYON ROUSSEL OBE (1947) Philip Lyon Roussel, who died on January 22 aged 87, was one of the last district commissioners in southern Sudan, overseeing a region the size of Wales until Britain withdrew in 1954. Roussel was a pragmatic administrator who believed that law and order was best secured by working with tribal chiefs of the local Nuer people, and advocated fines measured in cattle rather than using his powers to send offenders to the High Court. This pragmatic style allowed Roussel and his fellow district commissioners to manage the entire south of Africa's largest nation with a core staff of about 40 officials. Measures used to preserve peace included banning spears at tribal dances (reducing the number of deaths that occurred after the partying turned sour), and keeping out northern, Arab raiders, who for centuries had plundered the region for slaves and ivory. During his five years in the Sudan Political Service, Roussel worked with the Nuer to open up mud-track roads, enabling the distribution of medical and veterinary supplies, as well as goods such as mosquito nets, maize, axes and rope. Roussel soon became well-versed in the language, laws and religion of the Nuer. Friends ranged from Oxford anthropologist Godfrey Lienhardt, an expert on the Dinka tribe, to Roussel's postman, corporal Tip Tip Pec, with whom he played basketball on a mud court. In his time off he explored the swamplands of the Upper White Nile, where he was almost snapped up after accidentally kicking a crocodile while swimming across a stretch of the river. The son of an army officer and an artist, Philip Lyon Roussel was born in London on October 17 1923. His parents divorced and at the age of three he was sent to boarding school, where the bullying included the flushing of his teddy down the lavatory. He was put in the hands of foster parents and, when he was 16, bicycled from his school in Sussex to Perthshire, Scotland, to see his mother. Banned from the house by his stepfather, he camped in a nearby wood.

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At the age of 18 he joined the Army and was sent to northern India, where British forces were drawing up plans to attack Japan. With time on his hands he spent hours listening to classical music on his gramophone and learning to waltz at the Cherry Bashford School of Dance, a mother-and-daughter dance academy for officers. By the end of the war he was a Major. He returned to Britain and read English at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, where his passion for parachuting ended his hopes of winning a rugby blue after he broke his leg on a demonstration jump in Hyde Park. On graduating he sat the exam for the Sudan Political Service. Roussel found his return to Britain from Sudan to be something of an anticlimax. With the British Empire in decline he spent a "boring" year spying for MI5 on communist sympathisers before deciding on a complete shift in his career. His grandfather was the French Post-Impressionist, Theodore Roussel, and his mother and uncle were also professional artists. Roussel enrolled in the Chelsea Art School and, in his second year, married following a whirlwind romance in Rome, where he was arrested for speeding around the Colosseum in his AC Bristol convertible. He joined the British Council, working for 23 years in Bombay, Brussels, Washington DC and London. He returned to India in the 1960s to spend seven years as regional representative, allowing him to befriend stars including the musician Ravi Shankar. But his breakthrough as a diplomat came in 1973, in Brussels. A year earlier, Edward Heath had signed the treaty of accession to the EEC and Roussel was given the brief to coordinate Europalia, a major arts festival designed to showcase the best of British culture to the rest of Europe. So keen were performers and politicians to get involved with the festival that Sir John Beith, Britain's Turf-mad ambassador (who sometimes held weekly meetings in jodhpurs), insisted on installing a direct phone line on Roussel's desk for urgent calls- his calls. Europalia was a success and Roussel was appointed OBE. But other events were not so successful. When Margaret Thatcher, then Education Secretary, 174

came to visit, she dismissed an exhibition of modern art. On another occasion she passed out at the opera. Rushed back to the ambassador's residence the minister, to the relief of all parties, retired early to bed. Such problems did not prevent an appointment to Washington in 1976. There Roussel's greatest success was to sell the idea of an exhibition on British country houses to John Carter Brown, the high-proftle director of the US National Gallery of Art. The Treasure Houses of Britain became a hugely popular attraction, drawing a million visitors. Roussel was promoted Controller of Arts in 1979, overseeing the British Council's drama, dance, fine arts, music and literature departments. With Margaret Thatcher as prime minister he pressed for American-style privatepublic partnerships to secure funding, a move opposed by many people in the arts establishment who feared it would lead to swingeing cuts in public funding. Roussel got his way, and the British Council created a unit dedicated to business sponsorship of the arts, paving the way for millions of pounds of arts funding by major corporations. In retirement Roussel continued to pursue his interest in the arts and painted landscapes from his converted barn overlooking the Dordogne valley. He was chairman of the Wolfson College Arts Society. To the consternation of his wife he also started working in her pottery studio at their home in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, making clay figures, mostly toads. Having understood the fears of Nuer tribal chiefs about the replacement of trusted British officials by a Muslim-controlled Sudanese government, Roussel always remained disappointed by the manner of Britain's withdrawal from her largest African colony. It was of great satisfaction to him, therefore, that he lived to witness last month's referendum on secession which, after five decades of subjugation of the Nuer and Dinka tribes, presented the prospect of a lasting peace. Philip Roussel's wife, Elisabeth, predeceased him. He is survived by their son and daughter. ÂŠ Telegraph Media Group Limited 2011

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HENRY ARTHUR SHEARRING (1947) Or Harry Shearring served on a mine-sweeping sloop in the Atlantic and commanded a harbour defence vessel in the Med during the whole of World War Two. He came up to St Edmund Hall, Oxford in 1947 and read PPE. His aim thereafter was to read for a DPhil, taking the social life of London in the nineteenth century as his subject. Unfortunately he had never hit it off with John Kelly, Principal of the day, so no grant was forthcoming. Shearing's fierce independence produced the answer: he removed to London and financed his project by selling life insurance. The legacy which he left to the Hall was unusual and, some might say undeserved; an oeuvre of upwards of a dozen witty Hall songs still sung to this day. His subsequent career in management training in the UK and, for many years in the Middle East, deployed his exceptional intellect but did not make him rich. Sadly, Shearring suffered a catastrophic fall in late April 2011 and broke a neck vertebra. He survived the fusing operation under general anaesthesia a few days before his 89th birthday, but never regained his faculties and died on 25 May. J oseph Graffy (1948)

IRWIN PAUL FOOTE (1948) The best-known achievement of Paul Foote, who has died aged 84, lay in his translations into English of great works of Russian literature, notably Mikhail Lermontov's A Hero of Our Time, in 1966, and Leo Tolstoy's Hac!Ji Murad (1977), the Caucasus tale of a famed Avar warrior who ÂŁlees to the Russians. These highly readable Penguin Classics editions reflect the lucidity and vitality of their translator. However, more characteristic were Foote's two abiding passions: his studies of the preposterously inventive satirist Mikhail Evgrafovich Saltykov (pen 176

name Shchedrin, so commonly known as Saltykov-Shchedrin) and of the history of 19th-century Russian censorship. Largely unheralded in the west, Saltykov is revered in his native land- no Russian, thought Ivan Turgenev, knew Russia better, while Maxim Gorky deemed it impossible to understand the latter half of the 19th century without reading Saltykov. His language was coded, and his invective panoramic. Russian society, he wrote, was ruled by "arbitrariness, hypocrisy, lying, rapacity, treachery and vacuity". Foote translated Saltykov's lone novel, The Golovlevs (1986), termed "the gloomiest in all Russian literature" by DS Mirsky, and, for the ftrst time in English, his mock chronicle The History of a Town (1980), as well as editing two volumes, one of criticism, another of selected writings. The critic Sergei Makashin, doyen of Saltykov scholars in Russia, liked to say that Foote was the pre-eminent specialist on the writer in the west - to which Foote would add, "and the only one". Born in Swanage, Foote was the youngest of ftve sons of a butcher, and retained a love of walking the Dorset coast. He went to the local grammar school and joined the Royal Artillery towards the end of the second World War. In 1946, as a "driver-operator", he embarked on the inter-service Russian course at Cambridge. That August, when BRIXMIS - the British Commanders' -in-Chief Mission to the Soviet Forces in Germany - was launched, Foote was sent as an interpreter to Potsdam. Founded to facilitate "the reciprocal exchange of liaison missions", in practice BRIXMIS encouraged what his colleague Mike Shotton called "mutually licensed espionage". Foote gained a double ftrst in Russian and German at St Edmund Hall, Oxford (1948-51). In 1951, he was a senior scholar, earning a diploma in Slavonic studies in 1952. In 1953, he married Ann Wild, from a Sheffield steel family, who was working at one of the Oxford colleges. That year, too, Foote was appointed to a lectureship in Russian. In 1964, he was elected a fellow at Queen's College, which he remained until becoming fellow emeritus in 1993. Foote was a man of contradictions. A lifelong church bell-ringer, he had abandoned Sunday services decades previously. In his muted way, he remained, like Saltykov, a deftant outsider, and he nurtured a fondness for the bluntness of Russians, and Russian life. He was possibly most at home at his desk in the 177

tsarist Russian State Historical Archives in St Petersburg, where for nearly 50 years he held a researcher's card. It was the study of Saltykov that led Foote to the history of tsarist censorship - a quest at once painstaking, costly and without visible reward. He became expert in the circulars published by the St Petersburg censorship committee, the state's list, ever-changing, of literary taboos. He studied not only the minutiae of how the committee functioned, but how writers fought to circumvent it. Again, it was very nearly a one-man field: in the Soviet era, the topic was forbidden, and in the west it seemed arcane. But Foote's study much valued by a generation of Russian scholars - helped to reveal the contours of Russian culture and society. Foote was not a loner, but one who had learned to hoe his own row in virtual silence. Though he lost his wife to cancer in 1968, he never remarried, raising two daughters and a son alone. At the age of 83, he was awarded an honorary faculty research fellowship. In his last decade, under the auspices of the British Academy, the pilgrimage to St Petersburg became an annual affair. Excavating tsarist censorship was his life's work, though he would never call it that. He found a collaborator: Natasha Patrusheva of the National Library of Russia. It was a blossoming that yielded nearly two dozen articles in Russian, with more to come. They spoke by telephone nearly every day. Foote estimated that he needed "just two more years". But the work he leaves offers something vital: footprints, however remote and obscure, that help to map out a lost world. He is survived by his children, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Janet Watts writes: Before Paul Foote distinguished himself as an Oxford man, he was a Swanage boy. "The theme throughout his life was always Swanage," his son, Stephen, recalls. He completed his undergraduate studies at St Edmund Hall by walking home from Oxford to 19 Linden Road, Swanage, in three days.

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eight. "He was gentle," said his friend Eric Gosney; "but he was nobody's pushover." Eric and Paul played with the Back Lane Gang as Swanage kids, and walked the Purbeck hills together until their 80s. Paul seemed so well up in Swanage goings-on when he visited that Eric suspected he had the Swanage Advertiser sent to his Oxford home, which was filled with paintings of Purbeck. After his grandmother's death and the loss of Linden Road, Paul bought a cottage where he entertained students with cliff walks and home cooking. His will directed that his ashes be dispersed over the Purbeck hills with "the scatterer standing prudently to windward". That "prudently" typified Paul's humour. Paul Foote, scholar of Russian, born 14 July 1926; died 1 March 2011

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Tony Hands Lee BA, 21 September 2009, aged 74, North Yorkshire. 1953, History Philip Bycroft Saul MA, 15 November 2010, aged 77, Kent. 1953, Law Ourisprudence) [page 180] Peter Gerald Slip, 19 July 2011, aged 75, Berkshire. 1956, History Peter Geoffrey Croissant MA, 21 July 2011, aged 75, Hampshire. 1957, Law Ourisprudence) [page 182] Philippe Moret, 1 October 2010, aged 74, France. 1957, English Michael Leonard Andrews BA, PGCE, September 2011, aged 73, Lincolnshire. 1958, Modern History Anthony Douglas Beck MA, MEd, 16 May 2011, aged 73, Devon. 1958, Geography [page 183] PHILIP BYCROFT SAUL (1953) Born Rochford, Essex 19 February 1933. Died London Bridge Hospital 15 November 2010 Philip Saul was the third child (younger son) of John and Juliana Saul. His father was a solicitor in Lincolnshire but the family was originally of farming stock. Aged seven, he was sent to board at Hurst Court preparatory school in Hastings, but was soon evacuated to Wrekin College, where his older brother was a pupil. After his Father's premature death from an illness suffered since the trenches, Philip's Mother went cap in hand to Dover College to beseech them to take her promising young son. He was awarded a scholarship and excelled academically. Accelerated to take the Higher School certificate a year early, Philip then became head boy and achieved the extraordinary feat of passing A levels as well, in the first year of their existence! Following school, where he had served in the CCF, Philip joined the Royal Engineers (a family tradition) for his two years' National Service and then, typically, displaying the sense of responsibility and duty which informed his

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whole life, he joined the Territorial Army. He served as a volunteer for at least ten years achieving the rank of Captain. In 1953 Philip went up to St Edmund Hall, Oxford to read law. During this time, he consolidated his already considerable prowess in sailing and shooting, picking up a half blue in each. His academic results were very creditable, as he was awarded a second class honours degree in 1956. Apocryphally whilst skating on the frozen Port Meadow in January 1954 he also met Jane May who was to become his bride, mother of his five children and life-long companion. They married on 31 July 1956 and Jane predeceased him by almost four years, after fifty years of marriage. After graduating, Philip was articled to a small firm of Solicitors in Lincolns Inn and on qualifying took a conveyancing job in Southend. He was admitted to the Roll on 1 October 1959. His career was varied and interesting and he moved from Southend to London in the mid 1960s to take up a position as Company Secretary to the Triumph Investment Trust. The 1970s were a turbulent time in the Stock Market and the company folded as a result of significant investment losses. Philip, typically sanguine, joined the Mayfair firm of Eric Levine and Co and started practising commercial law. During this time, he met Geoff Stringer and they agreed to leave and start their own firm. Stringer Saul opened for business in 1978 and soon grew into a very successful and well-respected practice under Philip's watchful eye. Despite an attempted merger, which was then demerged, the firm thrived. Sadly Philip suffered several bouts of ill health in the 1980s and 90s, forcing his early retirement, although he remained a partner until 1998. During his life, Philip achieved outstanding success in Match rifle, including competing for the Chancellor's Challenge Plate at Bisley as an undergraduate in 1955, then winning the Queen's cup in 1963 and the 1200 Club Salver, the Stamford Young trophy and the Dram Cup in 1986. A member of the English Eight and the Stickledown club, he was a keen competitor who in later years, took to making his own ammunition to achieve the results he sought! He shot for England on eleven separate occasions between 1963 and 1992. He served as Treasurer to the National Rifle Association from 1990 to 2001 under the Chairmanship of John de Havilland.

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He was also a keen sailor in his youth and then became a competent and fearless skier. He enjoyed music, singing in the South West London Choral Society, and serving as Treasurer of the Wagner Society for many years. Never one to shirk responsibility, following retirement Philip continued to act as the Secretary or Treasurer of a number of organisations always supplying his shrewd legal advice and meticulous attention to detail to any problem that arose, uncomplainingly, free of charge and with charm and wit. Philip's sense of humour was witty, dry and also tinged with the nonsense of the Goons, Edward Lear, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, the Two Ronnies, and Michael Flanders and Donald Swann. Philip deplored poor use of the English language and kept his own vocabulary sharpened by completing the Times crossword puzzles. He also relished really difficult Sudoku puzzles! These characteristics all influenced his five children enormously and his ambition and determination have been passed on through them to the nine grandchildren! He will be sorely missed by friends, family and colleagues alike. Dorothy Pooley

PETER GEOFFREY CROISSANT (1957) Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Westminster University and South Bank University, 1992 -201 0; born 2 January 1936; two sons, two daughters. Married to Margaret Croissant. Educated Caterham School; SEH 19 57, Jurisprudence, MA 1994; Rugby, Hockey, Swimming, OU Canada Club (Founder member). Director, Doyle Dane Berbbach, 76-87; Chairman, Rapp & Collins, 87-91. Fellow, Institute of Directors; Member, Marketing Society. Recreations: Sailing; tennis; chess. Won his class in the Round the Island Race (Isle of Wight) and at the Fowey Regatta (Cornwall). He had a very high regard for St Edmund Hall, demonstrating his support of the college's Annual Fund by donating to the 1957 room.

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ANTHONY DOUGLAS BECK (1958) Tony was an undergraduate at St Edmund Hall from 19 58 to 1961. On graduation, he did a postgraduate teaching experience at Makerere University in Uganda and stayed on to teach in an East African school for two years. His last fulltime employment was as senior lecturer in Business Management at Manchester Metropolitan University. Whilst at Manchester he also initiated and ran ten summer schools in management training for Norwegian bankers. After his retirement Tony was asked to undertake UNESCO projects in Mauritius and the West Bank Palestine and Gaza in which he undertook training programmes for head teachers. Tony was always interested in sport and whilst at Oxford he captained the college badminton team and the second cricket XI. This interest was continued after retirement when he initiated the setting up of training programmes for local bowlers, and personally enjoyed playing bowls at local and county level. Pat Vaughan Beck

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Dr Patrick Leslie Little BA, BLitt, PhD, November 2010, aged 65, New Zealand. 1964, Music The Revd Dr Peter James Raymond Steddon MA, PhD, 5 January 2011, aged 64, Oxfordshire. 1964, Modern Languages and Behavioural Science [page 184) David Peter Turner MA, 8 September 2010, aged 63. 1966, Geography [page 185) Robert Michael Parkinson FCA MA, 17 June 2011, aged 60, USA. 1969, Philosophy and Psychology PETER JAMES RAYMOND STEDDON (1964) The Rev Or Peter Steddon, 64, former parish priest of Whitchurch and Whitchurch Hill, died at the Katherine House Hospice, near Banbury, on January 5 after suffering a rare brain disease. Dr Steddon served the congregations at St John's Church, Whitchurch Hill, and St Mary's Church, Whitchurch, from 2003 until April last year. He lived with his wife Christine, firstly at Rectory Cottage and later in St Mary's House. The couple had two daughters. Or Steddon, who studied medieval and modern languages at Oxford University and later earned a PhD in behavioural science, was also chaplain to the Sue Ryder Care Hospice in Nettlebed. In 2006, he was appointed director of the Oxford Industrial Chaplaincy, which led to him acting as chaplain for the Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, Thames Valley Police and company chaplain for Stagecoach in Oxfordshire. When his licence to officiate ended, he moved to a rented cottage near Chipping Norton, where he contracted the incurable disease. His funeral took place at St John's. Kate Giles, a member of the congregation, praised Or Steddon's hard work and enthusiasm. She said: "I knew Peter from many years ago when I taught at Bancroft School sixth form in Woodford Green and he was a pupil of mine. I was hugely shocked when he came to be the local reverend. He had 184

a keen interest and brilliant knowledge of the liturgy of the church and its sacraments, meaning he could be fascinating. He did very well with what is a very small congregation. He made little extra efforts, like holding a special service in his garden. He was a much-loved and wonderful man." The parish of Whitchurch is part of the Langtree Team Ministry in the diocese of Oxford led by the Rev Kevin Davies. He said: "Peter worked very hard and we were very sad to lose him. He had a lot of work to do, splitting his time between Whitchurch and Oxford. He was always hugely imaginative, enthusiastic and hard-working- he cared about the parish. He also looked at things from a different angle in that he didn't think the church was something that you just had at home but was something that you could bring into your working life. Through that, he made excellent contacts throughout the county and touched many people." Elise Hoadley, hospice manager at Nettlebed, was a nurse when Dr Steddon worked there as chaplain. She said: "He was a lovely, warm, approachable man who really gave a huge amount of peace to a lot of people. We deal with people coming to the end of their life and he was a fantastic source of comfort."

DAVID PETER TURNER (1966) David enjoyed his time at Oxford and read geography at St Edmund Hall. After graduating he did VSO in Kenya for a year. He taught in a local school and developed a love of Kenya that lasted all his life. He went on to work for the Ministry of Overseas Development, helping to deliver aid to developing countries, something he believed in passionately. He helped draw up the Montreal Protocol, which protects the ozone layer. He also led his Department's (then renamed Department for International Development) team at international negotiations at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992. He ended his time at DflD under the Secretary of State, Clare Short, of whom he was a great admirer. He took early retirement and spent his time at his cottage in Wales, and in Kenya. Diana Frampton

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1970s James Henry Joseph Tracey BA, 19 May 2011, aged 59, Wiltshire. 1971, English 1980s Richard Michael Skipper BA, October 2010, aged 45, London. 1983, Chemistry and PPP

1990s Jonathan Stuart Gush BA, 03 July 2010, aged 39, South Africa. 1995, Social Studies

Tiffany, 10 June 2011, aged 13, Oxfordshire. Engineering & Ornithology [page 186] It is with much sadness that Amy Zavatsky (Fellow in Engineering) reports the death of her blue Burmese cat Tiffany on 10 June 2011 . Born in the Principal's Lodgings at St Hilda's College, Oxford, on 28 June 1997, Tiffany joined St Edmund Hall at a young age, the exact date of her taking up __L._~Â residence on the 4th floor of White Hall uncertain. She immediately settled in and, over time, developed a strong rapport - or a truce, depending on the point of view - with a small but select group of college scouts. She devoted her mental energies to the study of dynamics, tunnels, and ornithology, and although she attended the occasional tutorial, she worked better alone, as she found tutorial discussions (and, more likely, movements of pens, papers, and students) far too stimulating. Tiffany's last unofficial duty for the Hall was to stand in for the senior Engineering fellow at the tutors' meeting with undergraduates at the beginning of Trinity Term. 'The Tiffer' will be greatly missed. L....J..__

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IN MEMORIAM THE VENERABLE JOHN BARRIE EVANS (1947) The Venerable John Barrie Evans studied theology at St Edmund Hall from 1947 - 1949. He previously graduated with a BA in classics from St David's Lampeter, and subsequently attended the Anglican theological college St Michael's in Llandaff. While at Oxford he met Joan Morton, who was studying English at St Hugh's, and they married in 19 51. Barrie was Assistant Curate in Trevethin, near Pontypool, 1951 -1957; Vicar of Caerwent, 1957 - 1964; Vicar of Chepstow, 1964- 1979; and Rector of Llanmartin 1979-1986. He became Archdeacon of Monmouth in 1977 and from 1986 to 1993 was Archdeacon of Newport, working closely with Dr Rowan Williams when he was Bishop of Monmouth. He was also involved for many years in the training of lay readers. Barrie was instrumental in twinning Chepstow with Cormeilles, birthplace of William Fitz-Osbern, the Norman knight who built Chepstow castle, and went on to organise many guided trips for parishioners over the years to Europe and the Holy Land. He retired to Tutshill, near Chepstow, and died on 20 November 2009. He is survived by his two sons and three grandchildren. Barrie retained a strong affection for St Edmund Hall, where he continued to attend reunions and clergy conferences, and on his last visit to the Hall in the summer of 2009 he remarked that his time there had changed his life.

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RAYMOND FRANCIS O'BRIEN (1955) As Ray moved up the town hall ladder he did not forget his contemporaries, making it known to them that within his gift in Nottingham were good free seats for any test match at Trent Bridge. Ray was very proud of his IrishLiverpool background. He was once very sharp with me when, with the insufferable arrogance of those who visit somewhere for a short time, I was sent to Limavady on a post National Service refresher and was careless enough to speak disparagingly of the inhabitants of Londonderry. In his time at Liverpool Ray was delighted to get public funds for environmental improvements in his native area of Speke. Like all the men who came up in 1955 Ray was good-looking and brainy. His commonsense showed when, as a standoff in the team which won rugger cuppers for the first time, he took clean ball from the lineout - should he pass it to tackler Dropper Johnson, his inside centre, to renew his search for his long-lost outside break, or slip it to Streak Parkhouse on the left wing for a sniff round the blind side? Wisely, not confident that the superb pack of forwards in front of him would secure the consequent lineout, he banged the ball into a long morale-sapping touch, 2 yards short of the opponents' try line. When the government set up the Financial Services Authority, Ray, with his public service experience and great integrity, was clearly the man to run it. He took a lot of stick for not foreseeing the Polly Peck disaster and gave interrupter Humphries on the Todqy programme a very robust defence. The men of 55 won every cup for the first time - rugger, soccer, hockey, tennis and the Boat Club went Head of the River. Roger Farrand (1955)

The Editor thanks all contributors to this, her tenth, edition of the Hall magazine, and hopes that Aularians will be as eager to share their news and views next year, as they have this. Floreat Aula!

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ST EDMUND HALL Matriculation 2010

Christy Siu Kci Kam. Amy Kolpin. Xiang Chcn. Srinivasa Rao. Ambika Bhushan. Arpita Ashok. Nnn Jiang. Dianc Ng. Jncquelinc Thomas. Raffaclc Zanotti. Amy Blcasdalc. Camilla Scotl Rose Michael. Pelia Wcrth. Hazel Necdham. Shubhangi Pathnk. Qianrui Jiang. Sylvia Kong. Claire Bcrment. Olga Piwonska. Laura Pctch. Rachel Zagajewski. Ruth Broodbent. Phillip Powell. Aminoor Ralunan. Beom Seok Sohn. Thomas Mullins. Gareth Elliott. Victoria Walker. Sarah Brooks. Suzannc Cote. lucy Sudden Camillc van Zadelhoff. Diego Munoz Carpintcro. Lance Junbyung Yang. Jcremy Ang. lan Zhewcn Cheong. Jack Stanton. Wilson Wai Sum Cheung. Jakub Kwieeinski. Jamcs Crowther. Katharinc Davenport. Abigail Pidgen. Elizabeth Garbitclli. Gabricl May. Emilia Boehm. Corinne Belts. Joanoo Simon. Charlotte Wntennan. Oeeqa Ja.ma. Sena Serhadlioglu. Maric Greyer. Anna Stelle Uzma Latif. Christian Beck. Part. Mancepairoj. Seungil Lee. Adam Wozniak. Rosanna Recd. Andrcw Gray. Adam Fellows. Simon Ward-Jones. Minesh Chotalia. Emily Thomas. Alex Blakcs. Mattco Tirntclli. Henry Wilkinson. Samuel Pn.rkinson. Anna Merttcns. Victoria Griffin. Katclyn Mcniu. Nida Sadique. Kathryn Buckley Theodore Hadlow. Sharon Ruane. Daniel Smith. lsabcl Stokhohn. Aydin Emre Osbomc Dikerdcm. Ros.s McGauran. Andrew Drenas. Christopher Wallaee. Edward Channer. Johnnnes Depnering. Ann Breu. Cameron Brookhouse. Martin Twecdie. Gregory Carton. Vaughan Parker. Duncan Lilllejohns. Bronte Paice. Phillip Dafinone. Edward Wagstaff. Vikmmjeet Dhillon. Rcbecca Paisley Navin Ramakrishna. MU!sawashe Mutembwn. Tom Hearing. Ruoyu Wu. Vanessa Ford. MacKenzie Sigalos. Tenzing Lama. Amy Whetstone. Tracey Oenton-Calabrese. Hannah Coleridge. Madeleine Maxweii-Libby. Kathryn Gilbcn. TamllJ'll. Etmannski. Keely Bielat. Elizabeth Green. Jonathan Worboys. Salecm Lubbad. Daniel O'Brien. Stephen Polatch. Anna Jnckson Georg Heiss. Luke Jones. Alhaji Cherif. Camilla Metcalf. Thomas Clarke. Max GOuler. George Kunnackal John. Harry Hedges. Nishant Batsha. Anurag Venna. Stanley Pinsc:nl. Thomas Lambert. Angela Dudley. Myles Watkiss. Tudor Popescu. Matthew Saker-Cinrk. Richard Hol!ham. Terri Molraghi. Tsz Chung Tong. Jessica Teal. Michnel Naim Robcrt Spencer. Justin Wohlstadter. Philip Jones. Michael Anderron. Maxime Hayot. Grant Me Waiter. George lnglis. Mauhew Donorn. Verena Stocker. Nick s ;mpson. Joannah Fergus.son. Kyrre Johansen. Mireea-Dan Hirlea. Owen Silk. Fil ip Van ]Mis. Alexandre Hcidmann. Frank Collin~. Ben Fletcher. David Hewitt Kevin Minors. Alexander King. Guy Calloway. Joseph lllingwortb. Alvaro Martin Alhambra. Cobus Burger.Jason Bell. Alexander Labrom. Michael Sprague. Arandeep Singh Uppal. Gergcly Hamvas. Rinchen Choegyal. Simon Spiro. Philipp Karkowski. Guillaume Lefevre. James Fmczyk. Jonathan Cockeri ll. Vasudevrao Gupta. Benjamin Cowley. David Springer Charlotte Mckeever. Leonora Zoninsein. Maya Ben Dror. Caitlin Crandell. Frances Gordon. Margot King. Jack Blumenau. William Gunson. Simon Camilleri. Roben Vollono. Klaudyna Rajchel. Ros:1nna McEwen-Smith. Georgia Wells. Anastasia Miller. Lucy Erickson. Esther Davis. James Hil1on. Re~cca Morgan. Michelle Degli Esposti. Theadora Mathias. Jeremy Sng Felix Krawatzek.. Harry TufTs. Conor Husbands. James Ferguson. lain McCann. Oscar Va liance. John Mittenneier. Andi Tao. Thomas Hole. Or Phelf)S. William Kenigan. Laiyi Weng. Roben Pryde. James Arwyn~Jones. Oliver Madgwiek. Konstantin Toennesmann. Allamin Daggash. Alistair Reed