April 1924

THE

PETERITE ERITE.

VOL. XXIII. APRIL, 1924. No. 246.

SCHOOL LETTER. E are now drawing to the end of what has been a very pleasant term. Some people seem to think the Easter Term the least interesting of the three, but in diversity of interests it has no rival.

This term we have finished the Rugger season, played Hockey and rowed, yet have had time for minor amusements as well.

It was decided at the beginning of the season to play " Rugger " for a month to try to finish the season, which had been greatly curtailed during the Xmas term. With this in view, matches were arranged, but were unfortunately cancelled owing to the weather and railway strike. Sewell once again took part in the Public School Rugger matches in London, during the Xmas holidays. He unfortunately broke his collar bone in this second match and so was debarred from taking any further part in them. We also understand that he was entered for the Public Schools' Squash Tournament.

Bad weather also affected the Hockey, our first match we played without practice, with the result that we lost this and the next two games, however, a month's really fine weather followed which allowed the team to get some practice, which lead to quite a different state of things.

The House Boat Races were rowed off in glorious weather and resulted in a victory for the School House as was expected.

The Rise Boat is to be congratulated on reaching the final.

The School was intensely interested in the results of the English Squash team in America, captained by Mr. Toyne, during the time of whose absence the head-mastership was carried on by Mr. Tendall. The brilliant record the team put up was most acceptable to all British sportsmen.

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H. G. Coates represented the School in the Public Schools Squash Tournament, who, although he did not carry off the trophy, was considered, by most of the spectators, to be the best player there.

This term the Debating Society has been revived ; the thanks of the School and especially members of the Debating Society are due to Mr. Hutchins for the time and trouble he spent organizing and drawing up the rules for this Society.

The feature of this term, however, has been a Scientific Exhibition, which, we flatter ourselves, was a great success.

The School has also enjoyed a varied assortment of lectures and entertainments, accounts of which are appended below. I think we ought to mention two, Mr. Chester's entertainment which was attractive as ever and Mr. Bailey's lecture on the Wembley Exhibition. The latter was illustrated with lantern slides, the chimneys of Halifax (in America) rather reminded one of a quiet country village.

The Theatricals were as great an attraction as ever, on both nights the Hall was crowded, while the acting was up to its usual high standard. The School is about to get possession of its new playing fields, which will be a great asset. At present the lack of suitable fields is a serious drawback to all games.

OXFORD LETTER. OXFORD O.P. CLUB, OXFORD. DEAR SIR, As the end of the term draws near we are again faced with the construction of an Old Peterite letter. No doubt many volumes could be written on the noble deeds and worthy actions of each member up here, but being of modest natures, they seem to hide their lights under bushels, and so it is a little difficult to find them out.

K. G. Chilman has particularly distinguished himself by gaining his half-blue at Hockey and later by being chosen to represent England on already two occasions this year.

N. K. Lindsay has maintained his early promise in the theatrical world. He is a member of the O.U.D.S. and featured in its production of Hamlet this term.

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For the rest, let us say that they have lived and learnt.

We are pleased to hear that the term has so far been successful, and feel honoured to have been visited by Mr. Woodock and Mr. Featherstone.

Wishing the School every success, OXFORD OLD PETERITES.

CAMBRIDGE LETTER. O.P. CLUB, CAMBRIDGE.

DEAR SIRS, It is generally felt by all who wade wearily through the Lent term that it is the most uneventful, uninteresting and unendurable term of the three. It is not until we look back upon it that we see that perhaps after all there were a few bright moments, transient though they must have been.

We might mention in this connection the one fine day of the Lents, the last few warm days of term, and the descent upon us one Sunday of two illustrious Oxonian O.P's.

Before mentioning ourselves, we would like to congratulate Mr. Toyne on his most successful captaincy of the British Squash team over the herring pond ; also K. G. Chilman on playing both for England and Oxford at Hockey. Finally, coming nearer home, we most heartily congratulate Elliot-Smith on being awarded his " Blue." We wish him the very best of luck and hope to see him assisting Cambridge to victory on April 5th.

C. E. Birks (Selwyn) has distinguished himself in diverse roles.

We feel sure that the Lents and the events immediately following them will live long in his memory.

A. T. Blair (St. John's) on enquiry as to his doings this term has been curiously reticent. He has, however, played for John's 1st XV. ; his wealth of anecdote_ never fails to amuse members.

W. Darwin (Sidney Sussex) has become a " B.F. " this term ; in other words he has risen high in the ranks of the British Fascisti. He was also seen at Fenner's during the 'Varsity Sports in very congenial company.

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G. L. Elliot-Smith (St. John's) " Good wine needs no bush " and a good oar needs no further praise from us. The nth meeting of the Club. was held in his rooms and was generally thought to have been the most successful to date.

R. V. C. Gray (Selwyn) has not graced us with his presence at meetings of late. He is now President of the Selwyn Chess Club, and can, so to speak, push a pretty pawn.

L. Headlam (Corpus Christi) has succeeded in passing his Little-go and has become more settled in consequence. The speediness of his motor cycling seems to be causing the Club some alarm. Together with L. F. Leversedge (St. John's) he succeeded one fine day in holding up the entire traffic of Piccadilly, whilst he engaged an irate arm of the law in irrelevant conversation. Leversedge himself would seem to have been working fairly hard. He has been awarded his colours for College hockey.

B. McCall (Selwyn) is now a Lance Corporal in the signalling section of the C.U.O.T.C. His chief interest would still seem to be wireless, though the actual receiving set he is said to possess seems to be largely missing.

M. E. Reed (Peterhouse) has become daring in his old age.

A recent visit of his to the " Rendezvous " must have needed much strength of purpose and undeniable courage. May we enquire whether it was through his activities that the building was put out of bounds by the authorities ?

J. L. Wightman (Christ's) has not distinguished himself to any great extent this term. Together with Blair he was once seen upon the river endeavouring to keep a canoe right side up.

Of Messrs. Dawson and Tomlinson we have heard and seen little. We believe 'that the former is still at Ridley Hall, but of his activities at hockey we can obtain no news. Tomlinson is occasionally to be seen at Christ's, and has endeavoured to beautify the College by designing some new gates to the Lodge.

Wishing the School XI. every success next term, We remain, Yours sincerely, O. P's. CANTAB.

THEATRICALS.

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THEATRICALS. " RAFFLES." After considerable discussion it was decided that the School Play this year should be something in a lighter vein than usual.

The piece chosen was Hornung and Presbrey's " Raffles," a choice fully justified by the interest which the performance aroused, and by the universal commendation which the performers received.

A story full of interest, a play full of dramatic situations, the principal characters in the hands of able and experienced actors and the smaller parts played by people making first appearances—all this helped to keep the interest of the crowded audiences at a high pitch till the fall of the final curtain.

In a performance in which the general standard of acting was so extremely good for amateurs, it would be invidious and possibly asking for trouble to pick out anyone for special mention. Everyone knows how much the general level of excellence owed to the wide experience of Mr. Toyne. His versatality was never more obvious than when he gave up the part of " Raffles " to play that of Curtis Bedford, because it was felt that no one else could adequately play the latter. He did it well, with just that touch of originality which we always get with his performances.

Mr. Goolden played " Raffles " naturally, quietly and incisively, and the cheers that greeted his escape in the last act showed that he had carried his audience with him.

Mr. Rhodes, as " Lord Amersteth," got off with the 01 voxxo; with a vengeance, showing that they still dearly love a lord— and he looked as if he always had been one.

Hodd, Sewell and Yates were all uncommonly good. Hodd has some of the most difficult scenes in the play, and he got through them with credit, Yates had just to be himself, and Sewell to be what he may have been in a previous existence.

Of the ladies Mrs. Toyne once more,showed us that technique and powerful acting are not confined to those who make a life study of it. We don't like Mrs. Vidal but we liked Mrs. Toyne very much—we could not despise Mrs. Vidal as perhaps we ought to have done, but we felt genuinely sorry for her and wished that her lot could have fallen in more pleasant places.

Miss Evelyn was as ever a great little actress, Mrs. Atkinson showed that when she goes to the theatre she has her eyes open and she reminded us of more than one well-known actress ; Miss Dodsworth was dignified and hysterical in turn—as she was meant to be. .

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We have seen someone like Mrs. Tendall when in Paris, and Mrs. Peachments have often opened the door to us when years ago we used to visit our bachelor friends. Rices have mixed us many a whiskey and soda but so far we have never had to encounter any McGovernes—it will be no laughing matter when we have to.

The play owed much to Scholefield and Roberts, also to the electricians and stage manager—all of whose names appear in the appended caste.

Mr. Peachment's Orchestra played really charmingly, and added much to the enjoyment of the evening.

THE CASTE.

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Mrs. Tendall Marie (Lady Melrose's Maid) E. P. Sewell Crawshaw C. R. Rice Goldby Mrs. Toyne Mrs. Vidal ...

Lady Ethel (Lord Amersteth's Daughter Miss M. Evelyn Miss Dodsworth Lady 1`vielrose (His Sister) ...

Mrs. Atkinson Miss Conran ...

H. N. Hodd Bunny Manders R. F. Yates Lord Crow:ey ... K. H. Rhodes, Esq. Lord A7r.ersteth R. 0. Goolden, Esq. Raffles ... ... S. M. Toyne, Esq. Curtis Bedford H. McGoverne Merton Mrs, Peachment Mrs. Barraciough H. Baldwin, R. C. Cartwright Policemen Stage Manager ...

G. F. Tendall, Esq.

The School Orchestra, conducted by C. H. Peachment, Esq., rendered :— • (a) " Wana Wana." ( b) " Susannah's Squeaking Shoes." " Funeral March of the Marionettes " (Gowned). () c

Scene Painters, Electricians :—J. Scholefield, F. W. Roberts, assisted by N. Halliwell Sutcliffe, A. L. Crarer.

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FOOTBALL. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE. This match was very exciting and the result was in doubt until the final whistle went. Neither side was able to score in the first half, Coates, Robinson and Timmins were nearly over more than once for the School, and had not the latter been starved by his centre we should probably have held a useful lead. Our forwards had more than held their own and Troop was able time and again to give our backs the opportunity to oven out the game. The honours of the first half were clearly ours.

Ampleforth went off at a great pace in the second half.

Though they lost one of their three-quarters after ten minutes' play and another a few minutes later they had as much of the game as we did, and eventually Lawson went over for them.

Then we took the game in hand, and after a good break-away and kick by Coates, Sewell scored for us, making the score 3 points all. Then Ampleforth took up the attack and it was only fine defensive work by the School that kept them out.

After a scramble on our line Green scored for Ampleforth and that decided the match. We attacked at the finish but could not score. It was a well fought even match, if we had had our full team, and had we been able to press home the advantage of numbers in the second half, we should have won : but no football for more than three weeks had left us short of practice.

The team chosen was :—full back, Richardson ; three-quarters, Robinson, G. B., Timmins, Coates and Rhodes ; Halves, Troop and Delgado ; Forwards, Sewell, Hodd, Yates, Robinson, T. G., Scholefield, Smyth, Rice, Moss.

Hodd, Robinson, T. G., and Rhodes owing to injury had to stand down for Bowman, Walton and John Scholefield.

Result :— Ampleforth 2 tries 6 pts.

St. Peter's i try 3 pts.

ST. PETER'S V. OLD BOYS. The Old Boys brought down a very powerful side captained

by F. H. Butterfield.- They out weighted and out-paced the School and eventually won by 18—nil. It was a very pleasant game, and we were delighted to see so many distinguished players against us.

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O.P. team :—W. H. Huffam, J. Tasker, F. H. Butterfield, J. G. Johnson, J. H. Brooke, K. G. Chilman, T. W. Donking, K. H. Rhodes, R. R. Rainford, W. Buckle, W. H. Dixion, N. Pullan, E. G. H. Mack, J. N. Avery, R. V. C. Gray.

HOCKEY RETROSPECT AND CHARACTERS. The Hockey XI. has not had as successful a season as usual.

The old experienced players had left and serious hockey was late in starting. However, things began to turn in the second half of the first match against the Durham Light Infantry. It is rarely that the beginning of improvement is so marked. The team was two goals down, but it drew level and only lost one match afterwards. Its best performances were against the Old Peterites and in the return fixture with the D.L.I. The faults of the side were very obvious and largely due to lack of experience and as the team should be almost the same next year, it is undoubtedly beneficial to enumerate them.

The tackling was slow and often one handed, the forwards used their feet instead of their sticks, nearly every member of the side, with the notable exception of Chapman, stroked the ball two or three times before hitting it. As the season progressed, these faults became minimised and so the team improved. Next year, the side should be really good.

J. SCHOLEFIELD (captain), showed improved form, as soon as he took up his place at outside left.

G. B. ROBINSON was more successful at inside left and ended by shooting some good goals.

E. G. BULLEN a hard working half-back. He is apt to hit too hard, when feeding his forwards, but a most useful player.

C. J. WILCOX, a clever back, but must be more energetic in getting back when he is passed.

W. A. CLARKE has obvious faults, but when they were pointed out, he corrected them and ended by being the safer of the two backs.

P. DAINTRY a very fine goalkeeper. The XI. owed a great deal to him.

J. N. BULLEN passed well to his forwards and most promising.

K. H. CHAPMAN the quickest tackler on the side. Next year he will be of great value to any team. '

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has done some good things and scored one or two dashing goals, but at present he fails to know when to pass and when to dribble.

S. BOWMAN good in practice games, but strangely at sea in the matches.

N. DOBREE

HOCKEY FIXTURE LIST, W. 3o Jan. York Sycamores ... - • W. 6 Feb. York (Wednesday) H.C. S. 9 „ Bradford H.C. W. 13 „ Leeds University S. 1 Mar. Harrogate H. C. ...

W. 5 York (Wednesday) H.C. S. 8 ,, Fragments F. rr Durham L. Infantry S. 15 „ Thirsk H.C. W. 19 Ripon G. School ...

S. 22 Old Peterites W. 26 York Banks Th. 27 Durham L. Infantry S. 29 Fragments ,

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H lost 2-3 A lost 3-6

H lost 2-10

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H won 5-1 A Cancelled H Cancelled.

H Cancelled H draw 2-2 A lost 1-8 H Cancelled H won 7-2 H won io—o H won 6-1 A lost 7-2

THE SCHOOL V, YORK SYCAMORES. Played Wednesday, January 3oth, on the School ground.

This was the School's first game of the season, consequently their play did not reach a high standard, weak shooting being particularly noticeable.

The visitors scored three goals by break-aways to which the School replied with two goals through Scholefield.

The School team was as follows :—J. G. Timmins (goal), W. A. Clarke, R. C. Cartwright (backs), C. J. Wilcox, E. G. Bullen, K. H. Chapman, (half-backs) N. R. Dobree, D. Norwood, Esq., J. Scholefield, J. L. Rodgers, G. B. Robinson (forwards).

SCHOOL V. YORK WEDNESDAY. Played February 6th, on the York Ground.

In this match the School showed a marked improvement especially in the combination of the forwards, although they found the York centre half very difficult to pass. The School had most of the play in the first half and crossed over with a

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lead of 2-1. The goals being scored by D. Norwood Esq., and J. Scholefield. After the resumption the home team asserted themselves and the play ended with the score of 6-3 in their favour.

The School team was as follows :—P. Daintry (goal), C. J. Wilcox, W. A. Clarke (backs), K. H. Chapman, E. G. Bullen, S. Bowman (half-backs), N. R. Dobree, J. G. Timmins, J. Scholefield, D. Norwood, Esq., G. B. Robinson (forwards).

THE SCHOOL v.

BRADFORD

H.C.

Played Saturday, February 19th, on the School ground. The most noticeable feature of this match was the state of the ground, which was almost under water. The School, however, was up against a very strong side, and in the end had to acknowledge defeat by the margin of eight goals. Dobree scored two goals for the School.

The School team was as follows :—P. Daintry (goal), C. J. Wilcox, W. A. Clarke (backs), K. H. Chapman, E. G. Bullen, H. B. Linton (half-backs), N. R. Dobree, J. G. Timmins, J. Scholefield, D. Norwood, Esq., G. B. Robinson (forwards).

THE SCHOOL v.

LEEDS UNIVERSITY "A."

Played Wednesday, February 13th, on the York Hockey ground.

The School, after three consecutive defeats, gained their first victory of the season by defeating the visitors by 5-1.

This was achieved by an all-round improvement, the halves began to find their forwards and the backs cleared very much quicker. Scorers for the School : J. Scholefield (4), D. Nonvood, Esq. The School was as follows :—P. Daintry (goal), C. J. Wilcox, W. A. Clarke (backs), K. H. Chapman, E. G. Bullen, H. B. Linton (half-backs), N. R. Dobree, J. G. Timmins, J. Scholefield, D. Norwood, Esq., G. B. Robinson (forwards).

SCHOOL v.

DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY H.C.

Played on the School ground on Tuesday, March nth, in fine weather. In this match S. M. Toyne, Esq. played for the School for the first time this season, after his long absence in America. His presence was immediately felt and as a result of his efforts and coaching the School drew against an extremely strong Durham Light Infantry team.

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The Durhams attacked most of the first half and scored two goals but in the second half the School retaliated strongly, netting two goals and were unlucky not to win. D. Norwood, Esq., scored both goals.

The team was as follows :—P. Daintry (goal), W. A. Clarke, C. J. Wilcox (backs), K. H. Chapman, S. M. Toyne, Esq., E. G. Bullen (half-backs), N. R. Dobree, D. Norwood, Esq., J. Scholefield, G. B. Robinson, J. G. Timmins (forwards).

THE SCHOOL

V.

THIRSK H.C.

Played Saturday, 15th March, on the Thirsk ground.

The School in this match were considerably weakened by the absence of S. M. Toyne, Esq. and P. Daintry, and played much below form. The home side scored 8 goals to which the School replied with one through Hemsley.

The School team was as follows :—R. A. McEwan (goal), C. J. Wilcox, W:4 A. Clarke (backs), K. H. Chapman, S. Bowman, E. G. Bullen (half-backs), N. R. Dobree, F. R. W. Hemsley, G. B. Robinson, D. Norwood, Esq., J. Scholefield (forwards).

SCHOOL

V.

OLD PETERITES.

Played on the School ground on Saturday, March 22nd, on a very dry and rather bumpy ground. The Old Peterites brought quite a strong team, captained by L. F. Leversedge, though they were without J. 0. Wood or K. G. Chilman, who were playing for England.

The School started off with a rush scoring two goals in quick succession, followed shortly after by a third. The Old Boys soon rallied, however, and Tasker 'scored two goals.

In the second half the School played very well and got 5 more goals chiefly due to the efforts of S. M. Toyne, Esq. Towards the end play became very keen. In this match S. M. Toyne, Esq. deserted his usual position of half-back and played centre forward, thus quickening up the forward line, and scoring two very fine goals. Robinson also scored 3 goals and Scholefield 2.

Result :—School, 7 ; Old Peterites, 2.

The team was as follows :—P. Daintry (goal), W. Clarke and C. Wilcox (backs), J. N. Bullen, E. G. Bullen, S. Bowman (halfbacks), N. R. Dobree, N. H. Sutcliffe, S. M. Toyne, Esq., G. B. Robinson, J. Scholefield (forwards).

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O.P. team :—A. N. Other ; L. F. Leversedge, A. M. Wood, ; G. Marwood, T. Whiteley-Walker, C. E. Birks ; C. E. S. Bullen, W. McKay, J. Tasker, D. Norwood, and G. W. Etches.

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V.

YORK BANKS.

Played Wednesday, March 26th, on the School ground.

The ground was rather soft and very slippery, but it was obvious from the start that the School were the superior team, and with S. M. Toyne, Esq. in good form the School won easily.

Score io—o. The scorers for the School were S. M. Toyne, Esq. (6), J. Scholefield (2), D. Norwood, Esq., N. R. Dobree.

The School team was as follows :—P. Daintry (goal), C. J. Wilcox, W. A. Clarke (backs), J. N. Bullen, S. Bowman, E. G. Bullen (half-backs), N. R. Dobree, D. Norwood, Esq., S. M. Toyne, Esq., G. B. Robinson, J. Scholefield (forwards).

HOCKEY HOUSE MATCHES. The draw for the Hockey House matches took place on March 18th, and resulted in the following :House Grove v.

Grove 4-3 Grove 5—o Rise (bye) v. Rise Manor Manor 2-I v.

3-1 Dayboys These matches, which were inaugurated last year, were continued and much enthusiasm was shown, although the standard of play was rather low. The best match was that between the School House and the Grove which resulted in a win for the latter and it was generally felt that the winner of this tie would win the competition. The Manor, Rise, and Dayboys were all more or less on an equal footing, but a good way below the standard of the Grove or School House. The outstanding players besides those who have played on the School XI. were Haggie, Sowerby (Grove) : Job, Stuart (Rise) : Delgado, Buchanan (School House) : Khan, Sellers, Elliot (Manor) : McEwan, ma., Sanders (Dayboys).

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CORRESPONDENCE. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL, YORK, March, 1 924.

To the Editors, DEAR SIRS, May I take this opportunity on behalf of the XI. of thanking Mr. Toyne and Mr. Norwood for the time and trouble they have spent in coaching and playing for the team.

I should also like to offer the heartiest congratulations of the XI. to K. G. Chilman on gaining his Hockey Blue at Oxford, and to L. F. Leversedge, last year's captain, on his success in the Freshman's match.

I remain, Yours sincerely, J. SCHOLEFIELD,

Captain of Hockey.

ROWING. This term has been particularly exceptional for School Rowing as there has been very littte-triratrance-indeed from the point of view of the weather.

The new pair oar tub, which was raised by subscriptions from the members of the Rowing Club (with some assistance from other sources for which we are duly grateful), has proved a tremendous help, and we have at last been able to give everybody some detailed instruction on the art of Rowing before being put into the clinker four.

Several house boats undertook the long journey to Poppleton and the usual threats concerning the village pump were made to new comers, but—perhaps owing to the robust health of the new corners, the ancient custom appears to be rather falling into desuetude.

We are all immensely proud and extremely delighted that our former Captain and stroke of the School boat in 1922 has been given his Blue,' and is rowing at No. 4 in the Cambridge University boat. The wishes of our various members are somewhat divided as to the reult of the race, personal feeling being torn between allegiance to their favoured University and the desire to see an Old Peterite in the winning crew. Our heartiest congratulations to Elliot Smith and the best of luck.

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HOUSE RACES. The House coat races (1st Division) were rowed on the 6th, 7th and 8th of March. The outstanding features of the races were the excellent style and watermanship shown by School House i., and the surprising performance of Rise i., who after several accidents and alterations in the crew trained up steadily in the last week and by winning both heats were well qualified to be the runners-up in the final.

RISE I. v. SCHOOL HOUSE II. School House ii.

Rise i.

Bow A. R. Walton W. W. Gill L. G. C. Lace 2 A. W. Oddy 2 J. G. Troop A. P. Thompson 3 3 E. W. T. Smythe Str. D. G. Ogilvie Str. Cox C. Dixon G. B. Bridges Cox School House ii. came to the start with a reputation of being a fast boat and with having rowed an excellent course.

The Rise appeared to be full of a grim determination not to be beaten by more than they could help.

The start was good and the School House drew slightly in front, gradually getting-to-about tiength in front at the York City Boat House. On the corner, the Rise, who had the railway side of the river, put on a great spurt and between the bridges reduced the lead ultimately to win by length. The Rise cox deserves special mention for the excellent judgment shown in this race.

Bow

SCHOOL HOUSE I. v. MANOR I. Manor i.

School House i.

Bow A. B. Sellers Bow R. S. Moss 2 P. H. Townend R. F. Yates 2 H. S. Burrows C. R. Rice 3 3 G. R. Flint Str. H. N. Hodd Str. Cox D B Kingston A. Dixon Cox The Manor had trained well, were nicely together, and altogether were a very promising boat.

The crews got off together and were level for a few strokes, but unfortunately the stroke of the Manor boat suffered a slight wrench early in the race and although he continued most pluckily to row through, the crew was not able to put forth its best effort.

The School House won the race comfortably.

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RISE I. v. DAYBOYS L Dayboys.

Bow P. Young 2 W. Richardson 3 K. C. Hodgson Str. J. Richardson Cox F. Ryder After the previous day's performance the Rise were' considered as serious rivals and a good race was anticipated as the Dayboys had been favourites for the position of runners-up. Both boats got a very good start, the Rise being a little slower slightly behind in the first three strokes, and the Dayboys going all out to get a lead were a good length ahead at the York City corner.

Then again the Rise began to go for ' the other boat and going through Scarborough Bridge were barely a length behind.

Along the straight piece the boats were running practically dead level until the last 5o yards, when the stroke of the Rise made his final effort and splendidly backed up by his crew won a great race by a length. The Dayboys rowed well, but their fault was in not keeping together and backing up their stroke when he attempted to quicken over the latter part of the course. '

SCHOOL HOUSE- I. v. RISE I. The prospects in this race gave rise to considerable speculation as to the result. However, after the first half minute the School House established a definite lead of I- a length and although the Rise hung on all the way through they could not keep up to the superior length of their opponents. The Rise made a great effort at the finish and actually gained some ground, but Hodd kept his crew well together and won the race by 2 2 lengths.

A pleasing feature of the races was the large number of interested spectators on the bank, and being favoured with fine weather we can refer to the 1924 House races as a very successful event.

IInd. DIVISION RACES. During the earlier part of the term, the training of the 2nd Division boats was mainly confined to " pair-tub instruction," but during the week which followed the 1st Division races, a period of intensive training in clinkers set in. To some extent the interest in the races was lessened by last minute losses on

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the part of the Rise, the Manor and the Dayboys. Indeed the Manor were unfortunate in losing their stroke on the day of the race.

The races were rowed on Wednesday and Thursday, March igth and 2oth. In the first round the Manor ii. drew the School House iii. and the Rise ii. drew the Dayboys ii. The races were marked by great enthusiasm and energy rather than by any remarkable degree of style, which is hardly surprising considering the comparatively short period of training and the last minute changes in the crews. .

MANOR II. v. SCHOOL HOUSE III.

The School House iii. made rather a ragged start but soon recovered and took the lead, which they kept till the finish, winning by i lengths, in spite of a very game fight on the part of the Manor.

School House iii.

Manor ii.

Bow J. W. Y. Burton Bow J. Cunningham 2 C. H. C. Baldwin 2 J. R. Dryden 3 ..A. C. Leach 3 E. K. Ives Str. T. C. Yates Str. F. D. Horobiii Cox C. L. Troop Cox G. P. Easter" RISE II. v. DAYBOYS II. After a level start, the Rise drew away and gained half-alength which was kept over the first half of the course. The Dayboys, who were very short at the start, lengthened out and took the lead. In an exciting finish the Dayboys won by I length.

Rise ii.

Dayboys Bow R. W. Howell Bow J. F. Atkinson 2 R. D. Boyd 2 T. S. Lamb 3 R. F. H. Stephenson 3 R. C. Parkinson Str. T. B. Bridges Str. E. L. Triffitt Cox F. H. Douglas Cox J. Crawford SCHOOL HOUSE III. v. DAYBOYS II. (FINAL).

In the final there was an unfortunate mishap. The rudder line of the Dayboys' boat had become entangled with the rudder pin with the result that they went straight into the bank from

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the start. By the time that the lines were disentangled, the School House had obtained a good lead and, in spite of heroic efforts on the part of the Dayboys, finished well ahead. In view of the accident however, the School House offered a rerow, which took place on Friday, 21st, and resulted in a win by 4 lengths for the Dayboys.

PUBLIC SCHOOL SQUASH RACQUETS. This competition was held at Queen's Club on January 7th and following days. Like the singles at Racquets, it is a handicap competition, but we are inclined to believe that it would be more popular with the competitors, if it were an open event divided into over and under 16 years of age. Last year E. G. H. Mack reached the final and somewhat unaccountably went down to Bliss of Dartmouth. This year it was fairly obvious in the practices that our representative, H. G. Coates, was one of the two best in the competition. For these events, there is a certain amount of strain, and a competitor has to be in the pink of condition if he is to be ready for any tight match, which may turn up on any of the days. Coates drew a bye in the first round and had to concede g to H. J. Morris, of Downside.

In spite of this handicap he had no difficulty in winning quite easily, 15-11, 15-9. In the third round, he met L. Brown, of Charterhouse, to whom he gave 3 points. It was considered that the winner of this match would be the ultimate _winner and this turned out to be the case. The first game was played at a very fair pace, but both players made a lot of mistakes.

Brown played to the back of the court and was very persistent, but Coates tried the drop shot more frequently. He began trying the fine shots a little too soon and the mistakes gave his opponent a good lead which enabled him to win the first game. The second game produced a fine struggle, Coates sprang into his form and it appeared that he would win the game and the match fairly comfortably. Brown, however, stuck to his guns and Coates was all out before he wan this game. In the final game Coates made very careless shots and the score went to 8-3 and then to 10-5 against him. Again after some hard rallies he crept up to ro all and then II—ro. Iicwever Coates seemed a little bit done, and with luck not too kind to ( him, he hit the telltale board three times in rapid succession and hisnpponent led 13-11. The score remained 13-11, whilst no less than three hands each were served. Then Brown ran out the winner

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of a very thrilling game, which might have gone either way.

Coates was not at his best except in the second game, but an onlooker thought that he was just not quite there in the third game owing to his opponent's quick returns, which had set a hot pace. The Charterhouse player won the final with great ease.

Scores :—H. G. Coates (St. Peter's) a bye in Round I., beat H. J. Morris (Downside) rec. g in Round II. 15—ii, 15-9.

Round III. L. Brown (Charterhouse) rec. 3. beat H. G. Coates, scratch, 15-11, 9-15,

THE BRITISH SQUASH RACQUETS TEAM IN AMERICA. After ten years' of continuous and fairly hard work at St. Peter's School, I was granted six weeks' leave of absence. This enabled me to accept the invitation of the English Tennis and Racquets Association to captain the first international team to America. It would be a mistake, however, to consider that this tour was a rest, unless one is a firm believer inthe saying that change of work is the best form of rest.

As space is limited, I do not propose to dwell long on the voyage, but it was sufficiently rough to make the Tyrrhenia, on which we sailed, two days late on arriving at New York.

Our great object on board ship was to get fit without getting fat. We expected to have- a strenuous time, but none of us expected to have quite so strenuous time as was to be our pleasurable fate.

Every day we changed and exercised hard in the gymnasium for an hour, skipped and ran two miles. In the morning we played deck tennis or medicine ball. Both of these games are excellent exercise and require agility and " eye."

One day, only, were we defeated by a hurricane whick stove in some portholes and made running and skipping positively dangerous. Unfortunately, one of the side, Dr. Drysdale, strained a tendon and we had to start in New York one man short. As the New Yorkers had arranged three matches, four aside, for the first four days, one of us had to play twice• in each match to rest Dr. Drysdale's leg and in order to prevent disappointment, we had to scrape in three matches in two days, because, as I

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said, we were two days late. Luckily we managed to win the batch, but with two reception dinners, a dance, a theatre and, most tiring of all, sightseeing, we were rather frightened of meeting Canada next day at Philadelphia and America the day after. Canada we defeated 4-1, but lost to America 3-2 in the last game of the last match. This was the only defeat of the full side on tour.

It is not possible to describe all we saw and did at each town, but a brief description of New York might be interesting.

The most striking thing about New York is the ceaseless and deafening din—not merely in Fifth Avenue and Broadway— but everywhere. This is due to several reasons, the chief of them being the peculiar shape of the city ; it is built on Manhattan Island, and is 14 miles long and i mile broad, built on solid rock, and since the great fire of 1837, it has expanded upwards and upwards. It has seven or eight main avenues parallel to each other running from West to East and 8o or 90 cross streets. Down the main avenues 2,000,000 people move from W. to E. every morning and 2,000,000 come from E. to W. every evening, and at mid-day another half million change quarters. To carry this enormous crowd down the narrow highway every method of conveyance, except the aeroplane, is brought into play, subway, elevated railway, street-cars, motors and a perfect army of taxis. The traffic control is most remarkable in New York, and is equally efficient in the other towns. Towers are placed in the centre of the street, and the whole of the traffic going E. to W. and W. to E. is stopped simultaneously by a system of red and yellow lights. This allows all traffic N. and S. and S. and N. to cross the avenues or join the E. and W. waiting traffic, yellow light to the avenues, red to the streets, and the ttaffic in the avenues E. and W. and W. to E. moves and the streets stop. In the country, the traffic regulations are very strict, and a breach of them would lead to fine or imprisonment. There is an efficient system of police, motor officers, and these may fire an automatic, if a motorist refuses to stop. At the curves, white lines are placed in the centre of the road ; a motorist detected cutting inside will suffer fine and confiscation of licence. There are practically no motor cycles and side-cars—I only saw one—which is not surprising when a Ford costs glo and can go the limit possible on the streets crowded with motors. The lengths to which the police go to catch those who break the laws was illustrated 15y the story of a motor-chaser, which actually crashed a cyclist at 40 miles an hour, who refused to stop.

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We were quite glad to leave New York, as the rate of living in every sense of the word was rather heavy. The Gotham Hotel was delightful, but as an apple cost 4/9 and a cup of tea 5/—, we had to restrain our appetites somewhat. If it had not been for the extreme generosity of our American friends, we should have been ruined. The ladies found flowers and the gentlemen tobacco awaiting them in their rooms, and we were overwhelmed with attention. On Friday, we arrived at Philadelphia, and were received by Mr. Sydney Clarke, who took us up to the most charming country house at Chestnut Hill. The much vaunted American trains disappointed us a great deal ; they were usually slow, stuffy and horribly jolty.

Owing to the continuous baggage thefts, they have a most intricate checking system, which results in the entire breaking up of boxes, and it is by no means unusual for the baggage to be a day late in arrival.

Philadelphia and its surrounding towns or suburbs, Merion, Haverford, Germantown, were more English, and the inhabitants were all of older stock. Their notions and ideas still had a smack of Quakerism and William Penn, but this prohibition is destroying the sanctity of law. Everybody carries spirits on them, and the drinking of bad alcohol at all hours of the day by boys and girls still at school is sapping the morality of the young American. There must be a great revolt to primitive ideas of right and wrong, or America will collapse.

From Philadelphia, we travelled all day by a famous train called " The Black Diamond " to Buffalo. We went to Bethlehem and thence up the Lehigh Valley to the Susquehana, thence across the Blue Mountains to Ithaca. Cornell University is perched on a hill at Ithaca, and is one of the most distinctive of many American Universities. It must be remembered that everyone goes to a University in America the butcher, the tobacconist, the florist, all may be Princetown, Harvard, Cornell graduates. No boy leaves school before 171 or i8, and the ordinary Englishman would be surprised by the books in the private book-shelf of, say, a merchant in the middle of the States.

At Buffalo, we were met by Mr. Bass, and our visit was regarded as quite an event. Offices were closed, stands erected to see us and even greater kindness heaped upon us. We stayed at a sumptuous skyscraper, the Statler Hotel, and entertained

by Mr. Bass, at the Saturn Club. So anxious were the BuffaIonians to play us that we had to play two matches each, but though we had good games, we managed to make a clean sweep.

Next day, we left Buffalo in private cars for Niagara, and were struck with the colossal developments in progress. Buffalo !

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itself is a town of 600,000 inhabitants, and it owes its growth to its position at the head of Lake Erie, and as a military post, it guards the neck of land between Ontario and Erie. This is the home of bootlegging, and rum runners from bungalows on either side of lake and river carry on a huge trade and we passed lorries with milk cans coming up from the bungalows masquerading as fisherman's cottages. A small T.B.D. is lying in the rapids half a mile above the falls. She was engaged in chasing bootleggers, and after a successful foray, the officers and crew got so drunk that they could not steer the ship, which quickly ran on to her doom. By sheer good fortune, she struck the rock midstream, and there were the drunken sailors imprisoned for three days, any moment expecting their end.

Gradually a bridge of barges was built and floated down to them, and the men were rescued ; they are now teetotallers. Buffalo's recent developments are due to the power stations at Niagara.

The power is transmitted by alternating current system, and these huge erections for carrying the three wires stretch across the country for 250 miles. Many things get accidentally charged with electricity, and I received shocks on touching a tray in a private house and often on locking or unlocking my door. We passed Dunlop's new 2,000,000 plant, went over the Shredded Wheat Factory, then to Niagara Falls. They were terrific in their power, but owing to the clouds of spray, it was hard to get a good view. We had to put on overalls to get on to the Ice Mountain " under the falls, and the cold was intense. Perhaps even more wonderful than nature's unfettered work was nature harnessed to man's use. The power station was quite remarkable ; it harnesses 25% of Niagara, and the bottled canal drops 200 feet into the turbines, which revolve at 700 per minute and 93% power of the water energy is caught, whereas in coaldriven dynamos only 17% energy is obtained. There was a most striking absence of employes—only one man per 10,000 H.P. We then went on to the Canadian side of the falls, which are more picturesque than the American, though the volume of water is slightly less. The road was rather bad, and particularly bad, with a foot of snow on it, so that the continuous chain of notices exhorting the motorist to keep under 25 miles per hour were nearly as un-necessary as the notice placed about 200 yards from Niagara, the current racing about 3o miles. " Swimming is expressly forbidden." Are the Americans lacking in humour or are they merely different ? On February 14th, we arrived at Toronto, where we had another warm welcome.

Mr. Greening was our host, and to his kindness, we owe much of the comfort and pleasure of the Canadian part of the trip.

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the barber's shop, the bank and the tobacconist's, and the idea that even French Canada is drawn towards America is utterly erroneous. During our first evening, we were taken to witness the spot ice hockey team, Ottawa, play against Toronto, St. Patrick's. It was a wonderful exhibition of skill ; the pace of the skaters, and their tactical adroitness beats anything in England. Body checking is allowed, but unfortunately many fouls creep into the game, for which, the penalty is temporary suspension. There is a little box, where the suspended players sit, and the referee demands and gets immediate obedience.

If a player is suspended for more than two minutes, he is fined anything from five dollars to 200. Next day, we lunched at Hart House, which is the residential portion of Toronto University. It is a most beautiful though modern building.

The tower is a copy of Magdalen's, and is in complete harmony with the rest of the University. There are a wonderful theatre, gymnasium, indoor running track, baths, squash courts, and the whole social life of the 3,000 undergraduates centres round the one college, Hart House. It was a most interesting day— made all the more interesting through the kindness of Professor Coventry and the Warden, E. Bickersteth, son of the late Vicar of Leeds. The latter has no easy task in providing the right type of higher education for the sons of merchants, miners, farmers, cattle-ranchers, fur-traders. When Oxford and Cambridge become democratised, will they succeed as well ? Mr. Bickersteth spent a year as a miner in order to see the other side of the canvas. Would Michael Sadler go as a collier ?

The Canadian Championship brought in our five and eight Americans. In the final, Robarts beat Macpherson, and this trophy came to England. On the Sunday, we' motored back to Toronto-4o miles along the lake—near the Indian reservations at Brantford and through the peach groves. From Toronto to Montreal in French Canada, we hit a terrible blizzard ; the trains were snowed up and sleighs were the only forms of conveyance. Again easy victory, warm hospitality, and a strong anti-American feeling. We were entertained at a seigneurie, a magnificent log mansion 15 miles from Montreal. The drive in open sleigh was perishingly cold, and even in the squash court, ice formed on the floor. Colonel Hooper received us in almost regal fashion in his gold chain, and we seemed to be back in 18th century France under the ancient regime. The sleigh drivers and servants spoke French, and when we drove back to the station singing Canadian folk songs to the jingle of the bells, it seemed difficult to believe that we had come out from England to play squash racquets. From Montreal to Boston in a director's car, excellent cook, dining room, bedrooms and observation car all to ourselves. It made the journey pass quickly

JUNIOR HOUSE FOOTBALL MATCHES. 837 and pleasantly. The Maine Forest reminded me of Norway, though the heights were not so great nor were the lakes and rivers so deep. Boston is a big financial centre, and like Philadelphia, represents the old stock. The squash racquets meeting consisted of an inter-state team championship and a singles. Unfortunately, the singles player could not compete with the team, and the exclusion of G. Robarts from the team could only be justified by his winning the Singles Championship. This he managed to do, and so we brought back the Canadian and American cups to England. Throughout the tour, the Americans showed themselves to be first-rate sportsmen, and the English victory was greeted with genuine enthusiasm, though, doubtless, America was disappointed with the result. The Americans are undoubtedly keen to excel at any game, which they take up, and few Englishmen can possibly realise the enthusiasm with which squash racquets is taken up. For the most part, they hit very hard and cross drops have to be very accurate in their narrow courts to be of any use ; only their three outstanding players, Peabody, Dixon and Bourke ever attempt them. On the Sunday, we were escorted by an enthusiastic crowd of Americans on to the Ansonia, and America ended our delightful tour, as she had begun it, by hearty good fellowship.

The following is a brief summary of the 18 days' tour :England. played ii team matches won 9, lost 2, and England (G. Robarts) won both the individual Championships of Canada and America. Total individual matches played 54, won 42, lost 12. Miles travelled by rail and car, 3,15o.

JUNIOR HOUSE FOOTBALL MATCHES. The first match was between the Manor and House B. The Manor were much heavier and scored freely without much difficulty. The Rise had an easy victory over the Grove, who were exceptionally small. The Dayboys had to play hard to beat House A, who put up a good fight. The Rise won a very close match with the Manor and eventually ran out winners by beating the Dayboys by 9 points to 3.

TABLE OF RESULTS :Manor.

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JUNIOR SCHOOL GAMES. Compared with last term, games have suffered very little from the weather and only once has it been necessary to have recourse to a paper chase, which was notable for the fact that one of the hares was actually captured. However, conditions have not been ideal as one week the field was little better than a mud swamp while the next it was as hard as iron. Illness too has rather interfered with the games.

Three matches have been played, one against Aysgarth School and two against Grosvenor House, Harrogate. These were lost but it was in weight and combination that the inferiority lay, not in pluck or keenness. Throughout the team the tackling and falling on the ball has been a very noticeable and pleasing feature. In these matches several Junior School brown caps " have been played and have proved very useful. Of the Junior School proper Hughes, Raw, Dales and Hardy were useful forwards although Hardy has a distressing fondness for off side.

Behind the scrum the tackling and falling of Young. and Hill must be mentioned, Perry is an excellent kick but is inclined sometimes to kick when he should run. Wharrarn, Barton and Crosthwaite are useful players who have suffered this term from illness, which has kept them from matches.

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In conclusion mention must be made of the most exciting game of the term, a match between the Boarders and Dayboys which was won by the Boarders by 17 points-16. K H. R. .

O.T.C. NOTES. Taking up the tale where we left off in the last issue of the magazine, we have to chronicle some quite satisfactory results in the Certificate A examination. Twelve cadets obtained certificates, which compares favourably with the work of other Schools having O.T.C's. of our strength. Corporal Parkinson in particular deserves congratulations on the marks he obtained in the written examination. The names of successful candidates are given with total marks gained.

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L/Cpl. Bowman, S. ...

L/Cpl. Cameron, D. NI. Cdt. Collins, A. A. ...

Sergt. Delgado, G. A. L/Cpl. Mayson, G. W. Cpl. Parkinson, R. C. Sergt. Robinson, T. G. L/Cpl. Rogers, J. C. Cpl. Storrs Fox, M. ...

L/Cpl. Sutcliffe, N. H. Cpl. Troop, J. G. C.S.M. Young, P. ...

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Now as to the doings of the current term, the Corps has now been recognised by the War Office as one company of Cadets, on the grounds that the War strength of a platoon should correspond with the actual establishment in numbers. In practice we are organised by Houses in three platoons with an underOfficer cadet in command of each. As usual in the winter, tactical work has been impracticable, but indications are that this scheme will make for increased efficiency. Perhaps I should make it clear that the promotion of a Platoon cadet to underOfficer depends upon the standard of proficiency he reaches.

Annual camp for this year will be held at Stobs near Hawick, which is just north of the Scottish border. A group of 14 English Northern Schools are listed for this camp, which opens on the 28th July.

Under-Officer H. N. Hodd assumed the duties of Band President.

A Wireless Section was formed recently under L/Cpl. Rice.

Practice in sending and receiving Morse Code is required, before we can hope to get the use of this means of communication in the field.

Recent promotions are given under :— C.Q.M.S. Hodd Sergt. Richardson, J. Sergt. Yates, R. F. ...

Corp. Young L/Cpl. Moss Corp. Delgado L/Cpl. Storrs Fox ...

Cdt. Gill

to be Under-Officers..

C.S.M. C. Q. M. S. Sergeant.

Corporal.

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Some twenty odd recruits were enrolled this term.

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SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY. The Spring term, 1924, will be noted for ever in the annals of the Society. as an epoch making period.

In addition to several minor improvements in the methods of running the Society, we have had three lectures and held a Science Exhibition, the first of its kind ever witnessed in the School. A detailed account of this event, however, will be found elsewhere.

The first lecture of the term was given on February 9th, by A. W. Ping, Esq., and was entitled " Atmospheric Moisture."

The second and third were companion lectures delivered by Messrs. W. G. H. Milnes and E. J. Hutchins on " Society and the individual" (vide " Proceedings of the Si. Peter's School Scientific Society " No. 5, published this term). In order that these lectures should be as close together as possible, Mr. Tendall, then acting headmaster, kindly granted the Society leave off preparation on Thursday, February 21st, for Mr. Milnes' lecture. It is hardly necessary to add that the attendance was most creditable. Mr. Hutchins gave his lecture the following Saturday, February 23rd.

After these lectures the Society lapsed once more into an outward calm, lasting until the week of the Exhibition, a calm beneath the cover of which the Committee and certain chosen members laboured with the preparations for the Exhibition.

Apropos of preparations we take this opportunity for thanking the various masters who kindly excused divers members their periods in order that they could proceed with the good work in the Science block.

The Wireless Section of the Society has now been founded upon business lines, and now possesses an account of its own (vide " Proceedings of the St. Peter's School Scientific Society " No. 5, published this term). Thanks to some outstandingly generous donations, and notably one of 3 from the " Peterite " Account, we have been enabled to purchase the much desired loud speaker, and we look forward to the broadcast concerts which will in the near future issue therefrom.

Another innovation this term which has proved itself quite worthy of the expense incurred is the introduction of printed membership tickets. These are issued to members on the counterfoil system, named and numbered by the Treasurer on receipt of member's subscription. They thus serve the double purpose of providing members with a receipt of their subscription and the Treasurer with a list of subscriptions received.

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In conclusion we make the usual report on the membership, which has risen considerably in the last year, being now very much nearer go than 8o, and of these no less than 12 are members of the Staff.

SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY EXHIBITION. The Scientific Society held an exhibition meeting on Friday and Saturday, March 21st and 22nd. The inte,ption of the Committee was that this exhibition should illustrate as many branches of scientific activity as possible, and members were asked to co-operate by the loan of collections, by experimental demonstrations and by lectures.

The exhibition occupied the whole of the eight rooms in the Science buildings. On the ground floor the first room was given up to general exhibits. There was an excellent series of photographs of Yorkshire Abbeys, recently acquired by the Society from the collection of Mr. Wm. Watson, of the York Museum.

A brief note of the history of each abbey was supplied by Mr. K. H. Rhodes. The secretary, C. Rice, contributed a further series of beautiful architectural studies, and Mr. W. Bellerby, 0.P., very kindly prepared a series of specimens of local mosses, sphagna and lichens. Mr. A. W. Ping exhibited a collection of twigs of 12 common forest trees, of seasonable wild flowers, and also illustrated the meteorology of York and district with diagrams. These exhibits were ably explained by T C Rainford and A. P. Thompson. Mr Ping also showed a collection of British coins and several examples of minerals in the crystalline form. Very representative collections of British birds eggs were shown by J. L. and A. McCowen, H. S. and F. V. Sola and H. M. Wood.

The geological development of the Yorkshire rivers from cretaceous times onwards was shown by models, maps and diagrams prepared by Mr. A. J. A. Woodcock and Mr. D. Norwood, and explained by A. J. Collier.

Entomology was represented by British butterflies and moths exhibited by J. L. and A. McCowen, H. M. and P. Storrs Fox, while magnificent specimens of butterflies from South America, Africa and the Malay Archipelago were shown by Mr. A. J. A. Woodcock, who also prepared two cases illustrating protective devices in insects.

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A section was devoted to the bearing of mathematics upon the solution of various biological problems, as for instance the relationship between magnitude and weight, the shapes of shells and the stresses and strains in bones, and this was demonstrated by E. G. Bullen.

Mr. S. M. Toyne showed some paper money of the French Revolution, and an interesting map of York in the i7th century.

In the second room there were frequent demonstrations of X rays and high frequency electrical effects by Mr. C. R. Featherstone, and of vacuum tubes and cathode rays by Mr. W. H. G. Milnes, assisted by G. B. Bridges.

The Physics Laboratory was used for demonstrations of refraction and dispersion of light by P. Young ; sensitive flames, singing flames and musical water jets by J. L. McCowen, S. Bowman and K. C. Hodgson ; the surface tension of liquids by A. McCowen and C. E. Henderson ; and electrical effects by G. P. Easten. In addition, a large number of microscopic preparations of insects was on view.

In the Chemical Laboratory, on the first floor, a very fine series of coal tar products, kindly lent by the York Gas Company, was shown. A large number of chemical experiments was carried out, under the direction of Mr. R. 0. Goolden. The manufacture of sulphuric acid was demonstrated by L. H. Archer, F. R. Hemsley, J. Scholefield and R. F. Stephenson ; the interesting and beautiful silica garden by T. B. Bridges and T. C. B. Hodgson ; while other experiments were shown by D. V. Hewitt and J. F. Atkinson, H. D. Jeffares and W. N. Job, C. J. Rob and C. M. Lowery, L. G. Lace and R. Armstrong, K. H. Chapman and C. D. Trimmer, W. Buchanan and M. G. Kirke.

C. Rice and H. Hills were responsible for the Wireless section of the exhibition. In addition to the loud speaker in the wireless room, wires were carried to different parts of the building and by means of head " phones " visitors were able to " listen in " in each room.

Experiments with the large Whimshurst electrical machine, which the School is fortunate in possessing, were shown by D. G. Ogilvie and E. L. Triffitt. In the dark room very fine demonstrations of effects produced by ultra-violet light and by polarised light were given by J. Richardson.

The lecture Theatre was in use during the whole of the evening. Lantern lectures were given by Mr. Ping on " Plant Life around York," by Mr. Woodcock on " The Life Histories of the Puss Moth, Gold Tail Moth, and Large Blue Butterfly " ;

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and by Mr. Milnes on " Crystals " ; while between the lectures two excellent films " Wild Birds at Home," and the "Cormorant at Home," were shown by J. D. Burrows and A. B. Sellers.

The exhibition was very much enjoyed on both evenings by large gatherings of visitors.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY. There is need of very little research into our annals to prove that, before this time, there have been Debating Societies iri this School. Unfortunately, the most profound research cannot bring to light the causes of decay in these early Societies. They passed from the glory of maturity into the darkness of inanition and death ; and they died presumably because with time they had become too commonplace.

In the middle of this term, the idea of a Society was revived, at the suggestion of P. Young. He, in combination with H. N. Hodd, was able to persuade certain members of the VIth and Vth forms that a Debating Society ought to exist in the School.

The story of their persuasion must remain untold, but its end was businesslike. In less than a fortnight a respectable number of our intelligentsia had quite decided (a) that they wanted to talk. (b) that they wanted to interrupt other people's speeches. (c) that the rational animal, man, is seen at his best when destroying, with all the politeness in the world, the arguments of his dearest friends.

They met accordingly to discuss the ways and means. An election of Officers was organised, and the Society was founded.

The Headmaster was unanimously chosen as President : three masters, the Rev. F. H. Barnby, Mr. A. J. A. Woodcock, and Mr. E. J. Hutchins became Vice-Presidents ; the Head of the School, H. N. Hodd, became ex-officio Vice-President, J. Richardson and E. G. Bullen became Clerk to the Society and Deputy Clerk respectively ; and J. C. Rodgers and H. B. Linton were elected to the Committee as Senior and Junior members.

Most startling has been the result of all these activities. The old methods of discussion have gone. In the bad old days when a study full of people took it upon themselves to discuss the

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affairs of mankind, all talked at once and none listened. It is said that men were used " To force their theories orthodox, By apostolic blows and knocks."

But now the world is safe for democracy and any hero may live in it. Only one speaker is allowed at a time ; no one may soliloquise off the point without being rudely brought to order by the voice of the chairman, or the comments of his audience.

All these marvels have, however, been witnessed before ; there have been other Debating Societies. This one it is generally believed, is to continue. Perhaps we may remind ourselves that if this hope of continuity is not to be disappointed, we must view the Debating Society in its true light. It is not merely the school of practice in speech making. It provides the occasion of thought and of contact between those of us who have different opinions, different knowledge and different habits of mind.

The value of such interchange of thought is recognised as the principle which underlies the system of Parliamentary government in England. It is not too much to hope that, similarly this Debating Society will help to dispel some of the mists enshrouding our brains, which prevent us from understanding clearly those many problems which all citizens must solve for themselves.

A meeting of the Debating Society was held in the Lecture Theatre on March 3rd. The Rev. F. H. Barnby took the Chair.

The Motion was " That in the opinion of this House, no restrictions be placed on the liberty of the Press." H. N. Hodd, proposing the motion, said that license was very often mistaken for liberty, and that a healthy public opinion was sufficient to control the press. He believed that censoring would lead to biased reports in the papers, and that the press was a very necessary safety valve for public opinion. Discussion in the papers was always healthy, and wherever repression had been tried it had had disastrous effects.

J. Richardson, opposing the motion, said that control was needed mostly in the yellow papers. Reports of the Police courts were used to catch readers. Crime was clothed in romance, and the unnecessary details of its Divorce courts published for any one to read. He considered that this abuse of justice was degrading to our civilization, and bare official report ought to be used. The immense circulation they gained by these means enabled them to control elections.

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T. P. R. Layng, Esq., seconding the motion, confined himself to the daily papers, although, he said, the press referred to books and magazines. The English press was the most efficient and least restricted of all, he did not consider this any coincidence. He considered that discussion in the press was healthy. A good deal of the restriction at present imposed was due to editors who refused to publish any side of the case but their own.

W. H. G. Milnes, Esq., seconded against the motion, and in a speech almost entirely of a destructive nature, confined himself to demolishing the arguments of the opposition. He said that the host of platitudes with which the opposition had clouded the issue, had enveloped him in profound gloom. He pointed out signs of conspiracy amongst the supporters of the motion and expressed great respect for the journalist who coined the phrase, liberty of the Press," as, since constant use had robbed it of all meaning, it served as a useful war-cry.

C. R. L. Rice, E. G. Bullen, R. F. Yates and E. J. Hutchins, Esq., opposed the motion. The Rev. F. H. Barnby put forward a scheme for democratic control from the mover's side of the House.

The Motion was lost by 2I-5 votes. '

A meeting of the Debating Society was held in Mr. Norwood's room at 8-3o p.m., March 16th, 1924. Rev. F. H. Barnby took the chair. The Motion was " That in the opinion of this House, strikes are justifiable." J. C. Rodgers, proposing the motion, said that strikes were the result of the loose connection between employers and employees. A remedy suggested was compulsory arbitration, which had not been successful, very often owing to the rejection of the arbitrators' reports by a majority of employees in the House of Commons. He considered that a strike was extremely useful if only as a threat to check the employer. Like most speakers in this debate, he showed a distressing lack of trust in human nature, only redeemed by a knowledge of his subject.

R. G. MacEwen, opposing the motion, pointed out the harm done to the country and the enormous waste caused by a strike, which could have been better employed on improvements. He thought that the workers ought to go to a jury of unbiased middleclass people.

P. Young, seconding the motion, showed how in certain par-. ticular cases employers had been able to afford the increase demanded, when forced to do so by a strike, He agreed that strikes were harmful but he thought that they were worth it.

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CONCERT.

C. R. L. Rice, seconding against, said that strikes were due to selfishness, and suggested running civil labour on the same lines as the Army. As an alternative he suggested an impartial government Department to act as a permanent arbitration board.

M. Storr-Fox, opposing, pointed out that an arbitration board had worked successfully for twenty years in New Zealand.

E. G. Bullen, opposing, suggested a permanent conciliation board of retired business men on the lines of the League of Nations.

R. F. Yates, supporting, said that strikes were the employees only weapons, and to deny the right to strike would be to destroy the work of hundreds of years.

K. H. Rhodes, Esq., opposing, was the first speaker to show any faith in human nature. He supported arbitration and said that strikes stirred up class hatred.

T. P. R. Layng, Esq., supporting, said that he attributed the failure of arbitration courts to the fact that the arbitrator had no code to guide him He did not agree with C. R. L. Rice's ultra-socialist scheme for the nationalisation of all industry.

N. Bamforth, N. Dobree, R. C. Parkinson also supported the motion.

The motion was carried by 16—ii votes.

CONCERT MARCH 1ST, 1924.

PROGRAMME. (a) " Valse Triste " Sibelius (b) " Minuet " Boccherini THE ORCHESTRA. King Arthur " Dorset " Strawberry Fair " Folk Song " Simple Simon " Anon.

▪ " Love the Pedlar " ... Ed. German MRS. GOODMAN PLATTS. " The Vagabond " Vaughan Williams H. N. HODD. Nell Gwynne " Ed. German THE ORCHESTRA. Blow away the morning dew " Folk Song Cock Robin " Traditional " Old English Melody " • •• MRS. GOODMAN PLATTS. " Widdicombe Fair

I. INSTRUMENTAL 2. SCHOOL SONG 3. SONGS (a) 4. SONG

(b)

5. SONG 6. Two DANCES 7. SONGS (a) " 8. SONG

(b) "

9. SCHOOL SONG

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THE JUNIOR SCHOOL.

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On Saturday, February i6th, a very enjoyable entertainment was given by Mr. F. Chester, to whose visits the School always looks forward with great enthusiasm. Several items in the programme we had heard in some of his previous visits, but which, nevertheless, did not detract in the slightest degree from a very enjoyable evening. As usual " The Big Drum Major " was sung and encored, thereby showing that its popularity is as great as ever. His Somerset songs were also as popular as on previous occasions ; the School participated so vociferously in their choruses as to rival 'Arry 'Awk and his friends. We all enjoyed every minute of the entertainment, and only wish his performances were longer and more frequent.

LECTURE ON THE BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION. On Saturday evening, March ist, J. Bailey, Esq., 0.P., gave us a most interesting lecture on the British Empire Exhibition, accompanied by some extremely good lantern slides.

Mr. Bailey was well qualified to speak on the subject, he himself holding a prominent position among the inaugurators of the Exhibition. He explained to us the value of the exhibition for the purposes of trade as well as to draw our empire closer together. He showed what exhibits each part of the empire contributed, how they vied with one another in showing the most varied and interesting examples of the products of their respective countries.

Mr. Bailey finished up by shewing a general plan of the whole exhibition, in all its immensity, covering as it does, many hundreds of acres.

Altogether we spent a most enjoyable evening, at the end of which, the School showed their appreciation by heartily cheering the lecturer.

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL. The work of the Junior School has proceeded very smoothly during the term, and considerable progress has been made in spite of a certain amount of absence due to colds and coughs, particularly amongst the Dayboys. Quite an additional amount of zest appeared in the work of Forms IV. and V. when they entered into the mysteries of Latin and Geometry respectively, and we are glad to hear of good progress in the new venture.

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NOTES AND ITEMS.

The Junior School greatly enjoyed the special " half " giveiu in honour of two old Boys, viz. : L. Elliot-Smith who has been awarded his rowing " blue " at Cambridge, and K. G. Chilman, who got his hockey " blue " at Oxford.

Amongst the minor excitements of the term at St. Olave's, we would mention that several boys learnt to slide with great facility during the frosty weather—sometimes not quite in the way they intended, that the snow fight with Miss Clark was great fun, and also that during the period when Matron unfortunately caught a severe cold (to whom we offer our condolences), very considerable excitement emanated from the bathroom on bath nights which appeared to be connected with Mr. Ping and a scrubbing brush !

The Junior School appreciated the Science Exhibition very much indeed, the general expression of opinion being that it was " jolly fine."

We will conclude with a word of thanks to Mr. T. P. R. Layng for the excellent way he has assisted both the work and play of the School and hope he will forgive the slight defacement of his gown during a certain period of relaxation. We wish him every success in the future at his new school.

And now Hurrah for the Easter holidays !

NOTES AND ITEMS. We congratulate G. B. Robinson, E. W. T. Smyth, H. G. Coates,.

R. S. Moss, J. Richardson, C. R. L. Rice, J. G. P. Timmins, G. A. Delgado and J. G. Troop on receiving their 1st XV.. colours ; also G. M. Rhodes, S. Bowman, A. R. Walton, R. C. Cartwright, E. G. Bullen, T. E. Stuart, K. H. Chapman, and A. P. Thompson on their znd XV. colours.

We also congratulate E. G. Bullen and C. J. Wilcox on receiving their 1st XI. Hockey colours.

The new School Monitors this term are E. G. Bullen, C. R. LRice, R. S. Moss, W. W. Gill and J. Scholefield.

We extend our hearty congratulations to Mr. Toyne on his excellent display in America, where he captained the English Squash Rackets team.

We have the pleasure of welcoming Mr. Layng, who has come this term as a new master.

VALETE.

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During the Christmas holidays E. P. Sewell distinguished himself by playing for the Public Schools against the United Services. Unfortunately shortly afterwards he broke his collar-bone, whilst playing for the Middlesex Public Schools, which prevented him representing the School in the Public Schools Squash Championship.

We regret to announce that, owing to the outbreak of German measles, the Sports have had to be cancelled.

A very fine Exhibition was given by the Scientific Society on the 21st and 22nd March, and we are very grateful to the members for the immense enjoyment we received from it.

We congratulate T. G. Robinson, P. Young, G. A. Delgado, M. Storrs-Fox, J. G. Troop, R. C. Parkinson, N. H. Sutcliffe, J. C. Rodgers, S. Bowman, A. A. Collins, G. W. Mayson and D. M. Cameron on passing Certificate A. Mr. Tasker gave a very interesting lecture in the Big Hall on the 29th February on " Economy " ; the queues at the tuckshop have already diminished.

On the 8th March we had another interesting lecture, this time on the " British Empire Exhibition by Mr. Bailey, an Old Peterite.

All subscriptions for the cost of the new two tub, bought this term, will be thankfully received at the Bursar's office.

VALETE. Sewell, E. P. 1918-1923. Head of Clifton Grove. School Monitor, sixth modern. 1st XV., 1920-21-22-23-24.

Colours 1921-22. Captain 1922-23-24. 1st XI. Cricket 1922-23. 2nd XI. Colours 1922. Hockey XI. 1923. C.S.M. in O.T.C. Certificate: A." Coates, H. G. 1919-1923. School House. School Monitor, Remove B. 1st XI. Cricket 1921-22----23. Colours 1922.

Captain 1923. 1st XV. 1922-23-24. Colours 1923-24.

Hockey XI. 1922-23. Colours 1923. Hon. Sec. Squash Racquets. Cpl. in O.T.C. Robinson, T. G. 1918-23. School House. House Monitor, Remove B. 1st XV. 1922-23-24. Colours 1923-24.

2nd XI. Cricket. Played on 1st XI. 1923. Hockey XI. 1923. Sergt. in O.T.C.

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SALVETE.

Scholefield, J. 1919-23. Clifton Grove, House Monitor, Br. 1st XV. 1922-23-24. Colours 1923-24. House Boating Captain 1922-23. L/cpl. in O.T.C. Collins, A. A. 1919-1923. School House, Senior VI. modern.

Hey memorial scholar. L/cpl. in O.T.C. Williamson, J. 1922-23. School House. Cadet in O.T.C. Daintry, J. 1918-23. Clifton Rise. House Monitor, Br. 2nd XV. 1923-24. L/cpl. in O.T.C. Hewitt, J. 0. 1920-23. Clifton Manor House Monitor,.

VI. modern. House colour. Cadet in O.T.C. Brown, E. D. 1919-23. Clifton Rise. House Monitor, VI. modern. House colour. Cadet in O.T.C. Parker, J. Q. Remove B. House colours.

Dykes, W. A. VI. modern. O.T.C. Johnson, T. F. Dayboy. B2. House colours. O.T.C. Leask, R. L. 1921-23. Clifton Manor, Vth modern. Cadet in O.T.C. Ross, D. G. W. 1921-23. Clifton Manor, B3. House colour_ Cadet in O.T.C. Harvey, R. M. Clifton Rise, Cr. Cadet in O.T.C. Watson, W. F. Dayboy, Br. Cadet in O.T.C. Tibbenham, E. A. Dayboy, Cr.

SALVETE.

Clifton Grove.

Haigh-Luntecy, H., Cr. Wood, G., C2B.

Clifton Manor.

Horobin, F. 0., C2B. Trimmer, C. D., B3.

School House.

Challoner, R. F., B4.

Eveleigh, T. B. J., Br. Sola, H. S., Cr. Sola, F. V., B3.

Hilliam, T. R., B4.

Dayboys.

Clifton Rise.

Campbell, E. D., Br. Hardie, H. D. G., C2B.

Rix, L., B4.

Parker, A. V., Cr. Golden, F. H., C2A. Wareham, T., C2B.

COMMEMORATION DAY.

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SCHOOL HISTORY. The Editor of the History, Mr. Angelo Raine, wishes it to be known that owing to the vast amount of research work required the History will not be completed before June 29th (St. Peter's Day), 1924. It may not be ready until the Autumn. The published price will be considerably more than 6s. 6d., but the subscription list will remain open till May 3oth. Price to subscribers, 6s. 6d. Letters should be marked " School History " and addressed to the Headmaster, St. Peter's School, York.

ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS TO SCHOOL HISTORY to 21/2/24.

Rev. A. A. Gibson. J. C. Ford.

F. P. Fausset.

G. L. Barton.

J. W. G. Williams. Col. W. A. White.

Lt.-Col. R. E. Key. A. G. Wilson (2).

G. Freer Buckton. J. R. Scoby.

Canon Braithwaite. H. W. Rhodes (2).

Dr. W. A. Evelyn (3). Lieut. R. Collier.

N. P. W. Brady (3). A. H. Ridgway.

W. H. Farquharson. C. Paley Scott.

Mrs. Delgado.

Dr. E. M. Taylor.

Dr. W. B. Hill.

W. Price Jones.

G. W. M. Bulman. S. R. Daniel.

COMMEMORATION DAY. The O.P. Cricket Match will be played on Saturday, June 28th, and the Commemoration Service will be held in the School Chapel the following afternoon. Those wishing to play in the O.P. team should send their names, if possible before June 1st, to D. Norwood, Esq., St. Peter's School, York.

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O.P. NEWS. O.P. NEWS. O.P. LONDON DINNER. S. THOMAS' HOSPITAL, LONDON.

DEAR SIR, It is with great pleasure that we are able to state that the London Dinner of the Old Peterite Club was revived this year after an interval of eleven years. The dinner was held on Thursday, January 17th, at the Holborn Restaurant ; G. Yeld, Esq., was in the chair and was supported by twenty other members.

It was of interest to note that those present formed an unbroken chain of connection with the School from 1868-192o, so that every member present met at least two contemporaries.

The evening was a great success and we were very pleased to have with us three members of the staff and Lt.Col. H. C. Scott, the Hon. Secretary of the Club, who had come from York for the occasion. Speeches were made by G. Yeld, Esq., the Rev. H. Bloomfield, H. W. Rhodes, Esq., Lt.Col. Scott and A. J. A. Woodcock, Esq., and the evening was brought to a close with musical honours. It is to be hoped that next year still more members will endeavour to be present and that the dinner may be made an even greater success than it has been this year.

Wishing the School every success in its many activities.

Yours faithfully, 24 LONDON O.P's.

We offer hearty congratulations to G. L. Elliot-Smith on his Cambridge rowing " blue " and to K. G. Chilman on his hockey " blue " at Oxford. The same edition of the " Times" in which these two successes appeared, also recorded the appearances of Flight Lieut. C. E. H. Medhurst (1908-15) in the R.A.F. rugger XV. against the Royal Navy and N. K. Lindsay (1918-23) in the recent O.U.D.S. production of " Hamlet " at Oxford.

We were extremely pleased to hear of E. W. Gilbert's recent success in winning the Oxford University Herbertson Geography Prize, a success which was recognised at the School " in the usual way " !

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P. G. Russell (1910-16) has been appointed an Administrative officer in Tanganyika Territory, E. Africa.

We have been pleased to receive visits to the School from the following O.P's. F. B. Crowther, G. Marwood, L. Headlam, A. T. Blair, T. G. Robinson, F. L. Leversedge, K. G. Chilman, E. P. Sewell, A. M. Wood, C. E. S. Bullen, J. L. and W. H. Huffam, G. W. Etches, A. A. Collins, G. M. Rhodes, T. C. Yates, K. H. and E. E. Wildsmith, Joshua Scholefield, D. Binks, J. Tasker, C. E. Birks, H. S. Keyworth, J. N. Avery, C. Ashton, T. Whiteley Walker.

A specimen of a " Green Back Turtle " has been kindly presented to the School, by W. Price Jones. Price Jones was a prominent member of the School XV. and is at present in the Eastern Telegraph Co., in Ascension Island.

The marriage took place on March 3rd, 1924, of G. A. Lofthouse, 0.P., to Dorothy Elinore, daughter of Mr. E. P. Wooler, of 9, Westbourne Grove, Scarborough.

CLIMBING MOUNT EVEREST.

The new 1924 Expedition organised by the Royal Geographical Society and the Alpine Club.

The third Mount Everest Expedition will shortly leave London to make another and it is expected successful attempt to conquer the world's highest mountain. Every British boy will be greatly interested in this great sporting adventure and an opportunity occurs by which it will be possible for well-wishers to get into touch with the mountaineers and explorers. A message bearing the special pictorial stamp of the Expedition will be sent from the actual slopes of the mountain to any boy who will write his name on a plain postcard and enclose it, with two penny stamps to cover cost, in an envelope addressed to Captain J. B. L. Noel, the Expedition's photographer, at Empire House, Piccadilly, London, W.I. Envelopes must be plainly marked " Everest Stamp."

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SCHOOL OFFICERS.

SCHOOL OFFICERS.

Head of the School :

H. N. Hodd.

Monitors :

R. F. Yates (Head of the School House).

J. Richardson (Head of the Day Boys).

H. B. Linton (Head of Clifton Manor).

M. Storrs-Fox. P. Young.

E. G. Bullen, (Head of Clifton Grove).

C. R. L. Rice.

R. S. Moss.

W. W. Gill (Head of Clifton Rise).

J. Scholefield.

Hockey—Captain : Secretary :

J. Scholefield.

G. B. Robinson.

Rowing—Captain : Secretary :

H. N. Hodd.

R. F. Yates.

O.T.C.Under Officers :

C.S.M.

:

Squash—Secretary : Editors of the " Peterite." :

H. N. Hodd (No. 2 platoon).

R. F. Yates (No. i platoon).

J. Richardson (No. 3 platoon).

P. Young.

R. F. Yates.

H. N. Hodd.

R. F. Yates.

E. G. Bullen.