July 1930

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Vol XXV.

JULY, 193o.

No. 265

Editorial.

During the past few months the "press " has been full of leading articles, paragraphs and, above all, letters relating to the caption " The Public School on Trial." Every day the editors of our leading journals have been supplied gratis with an abundance of copy on the subject. Fiery Indian Colonels (retired) rise from their plates of curry to deplore the softness of our modern youth because they grouse at a bit of rough work, while acid spinsters, educated by nursery governesses, write biting indictments against our scholastic establishments for compelling the sons of gentlefolk to perform acts of menial service. Therefore when the editor thinks that the public have lost interest in the revolutions of Mexico and have tired of the pastime of spotting " To-day's War Lord " in China, and when Mr. Shaw has not opened his mouth in public, the journal is easily filled with the indignant correspondence of these authorities on the public school system. Lucky is the editor who has an unfailing stock-bf copy to draw upon, particularly if this material rouses its readers to produce still more.

Very different is our lot. It is our task to say once more in an original way what every other editor before us has said, namely, that we do not know what to say, and if we fail in doing this, we bring down upon the editorial head such a shower of hated abuse that we hardly dare lift up the editorial countenance again in public.

The two things for which, perhaps, this term will be notably different from other sununer terms, are the real founding of the Tennis Club and the purchase of the new light-ship " Sally."

The Tennis Club has been a very popular institution and the limited membership was very soon filled. " Sally " was launched by Mrs. Toyne and an account of this occasion appears elsewhere. The cricket XI has been disappointing since hopes entertained at the beginning of the season have not been justified. However, the team is young and most of its members will remain to redeem themselves next* year.

682 May we take this opportunity to offer our congratulations to Mr. Woodcock upon his marriage, which took place during the Easter holidays; also may we congratulate W. D. Draffan, who has crowned a highly successful cricket season by being selected to appear at I.ords for the Young Amateurs against the Young Professionals.

But the pen flags and the strain of producing " creative " work begins to tell. At present many of us are under the shadow of the Northern Universities Joint Matriculation Board's annual display of low cunning, so that until the end of August our days will be days of care and anxiety. And so we reach the end of one more school year, remarkable only for its similarity to other school years, and of one more editorial, remarkable only for its similarity to other editorials, save that we have successfully resisted every temptation to quote when at a loss.

Oxford Letter.

The Old Peterite Club, Oxford.

To the Editors of " The Peterite."

Dear Sirs, We received from you a customary and gentle reminder that the Oxford Old Peterite Letter was again due. But after the strain and stress of " Schools," our editorial muse was so withered and so worn, that it was needful for you to send a second gentle reminder, before we settled down in earnest to write this letter.

Of the recent events of the club's history, the annual dinner, which was held on the first Monday in Term, was by far the most prominent. Mr. Dobree was unfortunately absent, and Mr. Pacey presided.. He was pleased to welcome the Rev. F. H. Barnby and Messrs. Woodcock, Ping, Rhodes and Norwood. Mr. Sykes had intended to come, but was unavoidably detained. We received a very kind and thoughtful letter of remembrance from Mr. Featherstone, written from New York. This was much appreciated, and was typical of Mr. Featherstone's kindness. Mr. Woodcock was congratulated on his marriage, which was then quite a recent event, and Mr. Fryer made a very witty and amusing speech in which he compared the visitors to gods, and reminded the company that he hoped shortly to be deified himself ! The dinner was held at the Clarenden Hotel, and especial praise was bestowed upon the port wine by Messrs. Barnby and Woodcock.

The club, at the last meeting of the ac.id-mic year, sent a subscription of three guineas to the School Boat Fund as a token of the undying affection which exists between them and the Boat

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Club. The uphill fight of the Boat Club always arouses sympathy in Oxford. As for the 'Varsity itself, things are very much the same. Eights Week was a social function as usual and the more fashionably dressed ladies gave observant Old Peterites a hint of what was to be worn at Ascot. Do not ask, sirs, if this is all we have learned at Oxford, as if " all our yesterdays" had lighted fools the way not to dusty death, but to a closer understanding of fashions! In case it has slipped your editorial mind, the reference in italics, besides being the title of a popular book is also a reference from Macbeth. As for " Schools," as the time appointed grew nearer, we again took comfort from Macbeth, " If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done quickly."

N. R. Dobree (Balliol), Vice-President, has got a new Bentley, and we know but little of his actions. Rumour had it at the last meeting of the club that he would shortly be married, but with what truth we cannot say. As it is not malicious libel to suggest such a thing, we beg to offer our congratulations.

F. W. B. Paoey (Keble), Honorary Secretary, expects to be ensconced in an office in Stockton-on-Tees, starting in September.

His name appeared on a programme as Director of Music for Keble Plays, but that was mere advertisement as there were no duties to perform.

A. G. Moore (Queens'), Honorary Treasurer, rendered a satisfactory account of those most intricate of things, the club's finances, at the last meeting. He has yet another year at the 'Varsity, and will be the Vice-President of the club. He was very hospitable to several gentlemen during their " Schools," since his college is so near that awful place.

J. S. Fryer (WOham) was a marvel for work during his " Schools." Burning the midnight oil is an expression which completely fails to explain the tremendous effort which this gentleman made. He had recourse to a chemist for a special " Schools " pick-me-up, which he now says is a most efficacious preparation.

H. H. McGoverne (Lincoln) has objected most strongly to the few words we wrote about him in your last issue. We have therefore to try not to offend this time. He promised the Secretary to write his own obituary notice, for he too is going down, but this did not materialize. Throughout his 'Varsity career, he has had two characteristic enthusiams; first, a love for the O.U.D.S., and secondly, a desire to meet interesting people.

He is H. B. Jeff ares (Exeter) is going to be a lawyer. acquiring or has acquired a worthy reputation for financial integrity, in that he was the first completely to pay all subscriptions which he owed to the Treasurer! Other members of the club followed his good example in due course.

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J. N. Bamforth (Merton) gave a pleasant breakfast party the morning after the annual dinner of the club. Less fortunate members are tempted to cast envious eyes upon his palatial rooms in college.

G. F. Williams (B.N.G.) is good enough to take upon himself the thankless office of Secretray for the ensuing academic year. He rowed in this year's Brasenose Second Eight, but unfortunately success was denied him. However he gained his oar last term, while a member of his College " Togger." He continues to grow mentally and physically.

H. A. Patrick (Balliol) has deserted Law in favour of the more elegant school of Philosophy, Politics and Economics, and he has expressed satisfaction at the change. He was unable to be present at the dinner, to our sorrow.

J. C. Yates (St. Edmund Hall) achieved a rowing success in eights and we are pleased to congratulate him. He has been appointed Treasurer of the club and it is hoped that his financial control will be strict and yet equitable. He has a nice kind face!

E. Lorrain Smith (Balliol) once had the Secretary as his fag.

There can be no doubt but that since then the Secretary has grown, yet he still is as far off from Mr. Lorrain Smith as ever, and this is not due to an inferiority complex.

D. B. Kingston, who was formerly in Clifton Manor, is now on the staff of St. John's College.

On the first day of term, the Secretary met him by accident, and so he was able to come to the dinner. He is now an enthusiastic member of the club.

E. G. A. Mack (Wadham) came to the last meeting, and we were pleased to see him again. He was not in Oxford at the time of the dinner and so was prevented from coming.

J. G. Troop has returned home and we are sorry that he has gone. It was some time before a person of satisfactory efficiency could be found to take his place, and so he was able to be present when our visitors from school came up for the dinner.

And now, sirs, we are about to lay down our editorial pen, which has ministered to you these two years. In spite of the labour we have enjoyed writing the letters. One of the objects of an Oxford letter is that it shall differ from a Cambridge letter, but when both letters are written by Peterites the common heritage and traditions invariably defeats the object.

We remain, Your obedient servants, THE OXFORD O.P.'S. 2a

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Cambridge Letter.

King's College, Cambridge.

To the Editors of " The Peterite."

Dear Sirs, It is not in any spirit of lighthearted joy and happiness that we at this time send to you the termly report of our doings. In fact the position may best be summed up in the words of the well-known hymn " The strife is o'er, the battle done." We devoutly hope that before the end of the term all our members may proceed to talk of the " triumph won." We have striven, most of us, throughout this term, and we have fought the wiles of the examiners, on sweltering summer days when we would have given untold wealth to be lying at ease in a punt. And the results have yet to be disclosed.

It follows, of necessity, that the social life of our community has not been up to its usual high standard, and we must crave your indulgence if the prosaic word " work " looms large in this letter.

Some measure of relief was afforded by the annual dinner, which was this year held in the Secretary's Rooms, King's College. The guests of the club were Messrs. Woodcock and Rhodes, and though it was unfortunate that neither the President nor Secretary were able to be present—the one seeking a job ; the other in hospital—a very enjoyable evening was spent.

We welcome this term one new member in Dr. Alan Gray, Fellow and Organist of Trinity College, and President-elect.

E. G. B. Atkinson (Christ's), President of the club, having at the last moment decided that he may as well take an exam. " for the fun of the thing," has been reading a lot of law. He has at the time of writing reached the semi-final round of his college tennis tournament.

G. B. Robinson (St. John's) I as again failed to make an appearance at the ordinary meetings of the club. He was, however, present at the dinner, and we learn that he is taking an examination in geography and hopes to go abroad next year. Of late he has been nursing an injured foot, and we know he must have done many other things, but the fact is that Mr. Robinson is shy.

A. A. McGowan (Christ's) must in the first place be congratulated on his engagement. This may be regarded as the sequel of the mysterious visits to town noticed in our last letter. These visits are now even more frequent, and in the intervals Mr. McCowan has been working for the Mechanical Science Tripos. He has also taken to sleeping on the roof, and probably waxes sentimental over the fact that the same moon which shines on him is shining on a certain house in a certain far away suburb of London.

686 D. V. Hewitt (King's) has got hold of the real spirit of the game.. Owing to his unerring accuracy in being ill at the right moment, he has now spent two years up here without an examination. However, we sympathise with him over his fortnight's languishing in hospital, and we are pleased to note that, the examinations being well behind, he is now almost better. As a secretary of the Pageant to be held in Cambridge he is very busy.

G. P. Easten (St. John's) is still the mighty man of valour, and is to be congratulated on gaining his Lady Margaret 1st May Boat Colours, and subsequently his Leander Colours. He is working for the Mechanical Science Tripos and his spare time is occupied in making cinematograph cameras out of biscuit tins. In fact he is still the same Mr. Easten who used to fuse the lights of the Manor.

J. D. Fergusson (St. John's) has been working for Nat. Science May's, and has been acting as a Junior Demonstrator. We do not know what else he has been doing, nor do we know exactly where he is. Owing to an unfortunate antipathy to lighted street lamps, he came into simultaneous conflict with both the police and the proctors, and we do not know whether he is languishing in prison or merely " confined to barracks."

N. H. Sutcliffe (King's) has taken the Modern Languages Tripos Part I., and has been playing cricket for his college 1st XI. He has continued his work on the King's Ball Committee, but without result, as, owing to the recent great tragedy which has overwhelmed it, all King's College festivities are cancelled.

W. G. Hutton (Peterhouse) has made big scores for his College 1st XI. He has been assiduous in his medical studies and has taken May's " only as a joke," the result being, we are told, quite immaterial.

C. G. Rob (Caius) has also been diligent in medical studies.

He has combined business with pleasure, and did most of his work in a canoe on the upper reaches of the river, and on one occasion, by accident, IN the river.

R. G. Bullen (Queen's) has made tennis his chief occupation this term and has distinguished himself by winning his College Freshman's Tennis Competition and playing in the Queen's 1st -VI. He has taken Natural Science May's and developed the river habit.

C. N. Parkinson (Emmanuel), when asked what he gas done, says, " Nothing but work." This work of Mr. Parkinson's is now getting proverbial, and the club expects a 1st and a scholarship at least as a result of it.

G. N. P. CroFibie (St. Catherine's) has worked for the Law Qualifying Examination. He is now taken as an authority on Theological matters, and spends his time in the noble sport of archery, at which we believe he is very proficient.

687 So we draw to the. close of another year's work, and we are only prevented from settling down to the ease which we doubtless deserve by the fact that class lists and such delights are not yet p ublished. [n conclusion, may we wish the school and all its members the best of luck in their cricket fixtures and other enterprises, and especially may we express our hope that Commemoration will be a most successful festival.

We remain, Dear Sirs, Yours sincerely, THE CAMBRIDGE 0.P'S.

Sandhurst Letter.

R.M.C., Sandhurst.

To the Editors of the Peterite.

Dear Sirs,-Since at long last the summer term, which gave every indication of being eternal, has dragged itself to a close, we beg to tender for your mental elevation a few of its more salient features.

But despite the fact that at no previous time have we had a better opportunity of imparting to your valued pages some slight account of our manifold activities such as the June Ball, the King of Spain's inspection and the Passing-Out Parade, yet we regret a more serious matter confronts us.. The time of light-hearted raillery is ended.

With one fell swoop the passage of time has removed three of our members to the wider sphere of the Army proper.

No longer will they laugh their light-hearted way through life with " quips and cranks and wanton wiles," for now bowed down with the weight of one pip on either shoulder they must accept the responsibility of defending our far-flung Empire.

No more will the P.T. shed resound to the happy patter of their feet. No more will they delve the earth on Barossa and the Orderly Staff Sergeants will look in vain for a familiar face on extra drills.

And to show that the Army of to-day is indeed a reformed place we join our thoughts with Valiant when he said to Great-Heart : " They thought it was an idle life, but C. L. Troop (4 Coy.), Sgt., haS' played for the R.M.C. XI. and is Captain of the XXII., also Captain of company cricket and a prominent member of the Sandhurst Wanderers. Led a ferocious party of savages across the Lake in the Pageant. His social activities were greatly curtailed •by the necessity of working for the passing-out exam. Carried the King's Colour on the inspection parades. Is destined for the Duke of Wellington's.

H. 0. Stibbard (3 Coy.) assisted his company to become champion company. Was a dashing horseman in the Pageant.

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688 seldom seen except at the bathing lake, and even then surrounded by books, working. Is trying to get to the Tank Corps.

T. B. J. Eveleigh (1 Coy. )—Since he seemed to hibernate in the middle of June we are convinced he must have been working. Is making a bold endeavour to get to the Lancashire Fusiliers.

C. D. Trimmer (1 Coy. )—Despite the endeavours of the Army to break his body by trench digging and his heart by making him up as a negro in the Pageant, managed to survive the term. Has played cricket with unvaried uniformity.

C. H. P. Bellwood (1 Coy.) is often seen walking home after riderless horses. Gambols on the cricket field during P.T. with a dash and élan hitherto unsuspected. Is thought to be working.

We are pleased to have met in the course of the term several Old Peterites and several people connected with the School, and despite our arduous existence we still follow the School in all its activities and wish it success in those to come.

We have the honour to be, Sirs, Your obedient servants, THE SANDHURST 0.P.' S.

Inter-House Boxing.

The finals of the Inter-House Boxing Competition were held in the Gymnasium on the evening of Saturday, March 29th, too late for inclusion in last term's " Peterite." R.-S. Instructor Hughes again kindly refereed the fights. He remarked on what was the most satisfactory feature of the evening's display—the great improvement in the standard of boxing. Indeed, practically every one who went into the ring seemed to know how to box. The light-weights provided some particularly close fights, Woodcock, Douglas, Coupe, and Mackintosh deserving especial mention. Houghton won the last bout by exceptirmally hard hitting, after a gallant resistance

by Prince. The Rise, by winning 6 fights, won the boxing cup ; the School House won 3, the Manor 2, and the Grove 1.

The fights were as follows 6 st. 7 lbs. and under Woodcock (M.) beat Hardacre (D. B.).

7 st. 0 lbs. and under Barker (IL) beat Watson (M.).

7 st. 7 lbs. and under • • • •• Coupe (G.) beat Douglas (R.).

8 st. 0 lbs. and under Lee (S. H.) beat Atkinson (M.).

8 st. 7lbs. and under ... Patrick (M.) beat Corner (S. H.).

9 st. 0 lbs. and under Mackintosh (S.H.) beat Brooke (D. B.).

9 st. 7 lbs. and under • • ..• Draffan (S. H.) beat Allen (G.).

10 st. 0 lbs. and under • • Raw (R.) beat Baker (S. H.).

10 st. 7 lbs. and under ... Boyd (R.) beat Henderson (M.).

11 st. 0 lbs. and-under ...Houghton (R.) beat Prince (S. H.).

11 st. 7 lbs. and under ... Houghton (R.) w.o.

12 st. 0 lbs. and under ••• Allport (R .) w.o.

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Athletic Sports.

The Sports were held on Monday, 31st March, at 2-30 p.m.

The weather was cold, but there was no rain, and conditions were favourable for running. The mile had been run on the previous Friday as usual. W. D. Draffan broke the 100 yards record of 10 3-5 secs. by covering the distance in 10 1-5 secs. For the first time a 220 yards open was held.

The prizes were presented by Mrs. Robinson. The Committee would like to take this opportunity of thanking her, as well as all those who assisted in various capacities as judges, starters and timekeepers.

The results were as follows :100 Yards Handicap (under 15); 1, Redmayne; 2, Darton. 100 100 Yards (open); 1, Yards (under 14); 1, Sedman ; 2, Crisp.

200 Yards (under 15); 1, Redmayne; 2, Draffan; 2, Pawson.

Toulmin. Long Jump (Junior School), under 111; 1, Butler ; 2, Lockwood; over 11k; 1, Lyth; 2, Webster. 220 Yards (open); 1, Draffan; 2, Fargus. Long Jump (under 15); 1, Toulmin; 2, Moore.

High Jump (open); 1, Webster ; 2, Brittain. Quarter-Mile (under 16); 1, MacIldowie; 2, Harrop. Quarter-Mile (open); 1, Butler ; 2, Fargus. High Jump (under 15); 1, Toulmin; 2, Darton. HalfMile Handicap ; 1, Campbell ; 2, Attenborough; 3, Jaques. Long Jump (open); 1, Webster ; 2, Draffan. 100 Yards Handicap (open); 1, Wilson; 2, Earnshaw. 80 Yards (Junior School); 1, Graveson; 2, Davison.

60 Yards (Junior School); 1, Brockbank ; 2, Greenbank. 100 Yards (under 16); 1, Earnsham; 2, Fargus. HalfMile (open); 1, Butler; 2, Davenport. 100 Yards (Junior School over 12); 1, Lyth; 2, Baker. 220 Yards Handicap ; 1, Earnshaw ; 2, Seed. Old Peterite Race; 1, Mr. Rhodes ; 2, Mr. Leversedge.

Inter-House Relay Race; Clifton Rise. Steeplechase (under 15); 1, Sedman; 2, Whalley. Steeplechase (Junior School); 1, Baker; 2, Birkett. Steeplechase (open); 1, Prince; 2, Brockbank.

Friday, March 28th.-The Mile ; 1, Butler ; 2, Hill; 3, Maclldowie.

Saturday, March 29th.-Inter-House Tug-of-War ; Clifton Rise. High Jump (Junior School), over 11i ; 1, Webster ; 2, Quarrie. Under 11i; 1, Tyson; 2, Butler.

Inter-House Athletic Shield; Clifton Rise.

Victor Ludorum; Butler.

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Commemoration Days.

(For the following account we are chiefly indebted to the " Yorkshire Herald " and the " Yorkshire Post.")

After the glorious weather experienced last year during the commemoration celebrations it was perhaps too much to expect that it would be fine this year as well. We must be very grateful, however, for the bright period during Saturday which went far to redeem Jupiter Pluvius in our eyes in this spell the Gymnasium display and the Swimming Sports were held, and were much appreciated.

FRIDAY.—The cricket match against the Old Boys was started and, in weather going gradually from bad to worse, the Old Peterites were dismissed for 161. At this point heavy rain made further cricket impossible. In consequence of this many members of the Old Boys' cricket team were lured down to the river, where four boats were put out against four School boats. The School First IV lost to the corresponding Old Peterite Boat by three-quarters of a length after a very good race. The Second IV, however, beat their opponents by an easy two lengths. The Third IV also beat their opponents by 11 lengths, but the Old Peterites levelled results by winning the race between the fourth crews. This last race was very close right up to the finish, but the Old Peterites' crew won by a length and a half.

The crews were : P. Easten, C. D. Trimmer, Ll. W. Old Peterites 1st Ryland, C. F. Williams.

School 1st IV. —H. A. Butler, H. Webster, P. W. Arnold, cox, Bamforth.

Old Peterites 2nd IV.--J. C. Yates, E. P. Sewell, T. H. D. Wilson, C. H. P. Bellwood.

School 2nd IV.—E. Davenport, M. H. Seed, J. E. Blackburn, P. 0. Dowson, cox, G. E. T. Watson.

Old Peterites 3rd IV.—T. B. Bridges, J. A. Wood, G. B. Robinson, C. L. Troop.

School 3rd IV.—A. B. Cooper, R. M. Walker, C. H. Prince, J. E. Boyd, cox, S. Bagshaw.

Old Peterites 4th IV.--K. H. Rhodes, J. G. Troop, H. A. Patrick, F. H. Douglas.

School 4th IV.—R. D. Hunter. J. H. Bolland, J. N. Emery,, E. P. Barton, cox, A. J. Darton.

SATURDAY.—The morning proved dull though fine, and the parading of the Guard of Honour was watched by large numbers of visitors. A very favourable impression was created by the smartness and steadiness of the guard and, after the arrival of Lieut. -General

691 Sir Cameron Shute, who inspected them, together with the rest of the visitors and boys, they marched into the Hall. The gathering included Lady Shute, the Dean of York (Dr. Lionel Ford) and Mrs. Ford. Sir William Worsley, Bt., Chancellor Austen, the Archdeacon of York (Canon Cecil Cooper), Mr. S. M. Toyne and Mrs. Toyne.

The Headmaster (Mr. S. M. Toyne) said the military record of the school was the best since the war. Their boys had done well at both Sandhurst and Woolwich. They were completing a covered rifle range at the school, and Major-General Sir Reginald May had given them a very favourable report on the O.T.C. During the past year, they had heard a great deal in defend of 0.T.C.'s and Cadet Corps. But in all these speeches everyone seemed to have denied the military value of the O.T.C., and to have said that they were of merely civic value. That seemed to him to be shirking the issue. If it were merely of civic value then there was no reason why the War Office should make a grant. " Surely we ought not to deny," said Mr. Toyne, " what wry firmly believe, that it has got a potential military value." There was a great deal of confusion between military value and militarism.

There was no reason that be .cause a thing had military value it should connote militarism As a matter of fact the 0.T.C.'s saved them from militarism. England did not suffer any danger from excessive militarism. Our Army had been so long of a purely defensive character that it would be difficult for any historian to find any offensive war during the last hundred and fifty years.

It was a pity we did not admit the potential military value of the O.T.C. The civic value of the O.T.C. was also very great, and the discipline of a school with an O.T.C. was extraordinarily good.

Speaking of fagging, Mr. Toyne said there was an increasing interest among parents on this subject. He would be the last to defend a custom merely because it was old. That was one of the greatest dangers from which public schools had suffered during the last twenty or thirty years. They had tried to bolster up customs merely because they were old. At the same time, many customs whose purpose was forgotten should be reformed rather than abolished.

That was the defence of the use of fagging, which was really a mild form of routine duties.

That had a very good effect, and, he thought, parents ought to be very grateful for the training which their sons received in that respect. (Applause.) Without legalised fagging there would undoubtedly be a good deal of bullying, because it was human nature to believe that the weakest otherwise would find a great multiplication of their duties. It was really fagging which saved them from this unauthorised multiplication of small duties.

General Shute said he agreed with a great deal of what the headmaster had said about the 0.T.C.'s. The 0.T.C.'s were absolutely essential to the Army. There was no question of

69 2 militarism about it. In peace all the units were on what is known as a peace establishment, but if war came the establishment had to be raised nearly fifty per cent. Before the war they had a Reserve of Officers and the Special Reserve, better known as the Militia. The Militia had disappeared and the temporary officers were no longer with them. It was young officers they wanted, and, apart from Sandhurst and Woolwich, there was nowhere they could obtain them except from the O. T. C. 's.

People talked a great deal about disarmament and militarism and they frequently cast a slur on those who had served their country in the fighting forces. It was most unreasonable. If the country thought it was a right thing to abolish war it was not for the soldiers to object. The soldiers certainly did not want war. But there was much loose talking on the matter. It was not the fighting forces which said whether there should be war or not it was for the country and the politicians to say whether a Navy and Army were wanted.

When they had decided what forces they needed for the defence of the country and the Dominions, they passed on their requirements to the chiefs of the forces, who then had the task of training the men required.

But it was not reasonable to suppose they could abolish all their fighting forces and then expect there would be no trouble among nations, any more than if they abolished the police to think there would be no more burglaries. Yet that was the idea in the mind of people who talked about total disarmament. It was no good to give up the idea of defence, because the richer the country was, the more likely it was to be attacked.

The Dean of York, proposing a vote of thanks to General Shute, said he was an out-and-out lover of peace, yet he never could follow the argument of those who said that the way to secure peace was to clt) away with all military knowledge, equipment and preparation.

If they wanted peace they must prepare for peace the true way to prepare for peace was not by abandoning all the forces that made for peace. They could not make a peaceful city by abolishing the police, or a law-abiding community by abolishing the judges and magistrates. (Applause.)

Archdeacon Cooper seconded, and the vote was carried with acclamation, the boys giving cheers for the General.

Honours List, 1923-30.

G. A. Delgado, Class II. History Tripos, Cambridge ; W. H. Buchanan, Class III Mechanical Science Tripos, Cambridge F. R. Helmsley, 1st Class Honours Anatomy, Leeds University A. L. Hicks, Prize Cadetship, Woolwich (5th) H. 0. Stibbard, Prize Cadetship, Sandhurst E. Lorrain-Smith, Agricultural Scholarship, Balliol College, Oxford C. C. Houghton, 1st M.B., Birmingham University L. F. Leversedge, Final Law Honours A. H. McCowen, III Hons. Natural Science Tripos, Cambridge N. H. Sutcliffe, Modern Language Tripos,

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693 Cambridge ; C. D. Trimmer, Civil Service Commissioners, Sandhurst ; C. H. Bellwood, Civil Service Commissioners, Sandhurst ; SquadronLeader C. H. Medhurst, Instructor to R.A.F. Staff College ; J. C. Burgin, 1st Med. Professional, Edinburgh University ; F. W. B. Pacey, Class III. Hons. Law Final, Oxford.

Prize Winners.

Archbishop of York's prize for Classics, E. F. Williams ; Dean of York's prize for Mathematics, J. B. Doyle ; Stephenson prize for Greek, P. S. Maynard ; Whytehead Memorial prizes for Divinity—senior, H. J. B. Greeves, junior, L. Sykes ; Headmaster's prize for European History, J. C. Hill ; Headmaster's prize for Latin Prose, J. C. Hill ; Headmaster's prize for Latin Prose (under VI Form), H. Bamforth; Law Prizes, F. P. Marrian, J. P. Camm ; Elocution prizes presented by the Old Peterite Club—Senior School : 1 E. F. Williams, 2 J. H. Crook ; Junior School 1 W. B. Dawson, 2 M. R. Jeffrey ; Modern Languages prize, F. P. Marrian. ; Science prize presented by members of the British Medical Association, E. H. Pawson ; Art prizes—Senior School: 1, E. L. Dalton, 2 J. S. Sproule ; Junior School : 1 G. A. Wright, 2 J. H. Buckler.

Order for Oxford Cup.—School House, Rise, Manor, Day Boys, Grove.

During the afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Toyne held an " At Home " and a large assembly of visitors were present. The cricket match was continued in showery weather, which, however, cleared up during the course of the afternoon, and the School XI were dismissed for 135. An account of the match is included in the cricket section of this number. The Gymnasium display and Swimming Sports attracted as large an audience as ever, and there was a constant stream of people inspecting the Art Exhibition and the new Library Block.

In the evening a meeting of the Old Peterite Club was held in the Lecture Theatre, and the Old Peterite Dinner took place at the Royal Station Hotel.

Old Peterite Club Dinner.

The Old Peterite Club Dinner was held on Saturday evening at the Royal Station Hotel, when a large number of members of the club were present. The Very Reverend the Dean of York and Archdeacon C. Cooper were guests of the club.

Dr. A. E. Chapman, proposing " The Church," referred to the Lambeth Conference, and described the present as one of the most important periods in the life of the Church. Many people were inclined to think that religion could be pooh-poohed, but that was not the case.

The Archdeacon of York (Canon Cecil Cooper), in reply, said it had been remarked that religion was rapidly becoming popular. That was not so. If religion was to become popular the Church would have to close its doors for good.

694 Mr. C. Paley Scott, in a humorous speech, proposed " The Governors." He said that although their movements were a trifle secret, he felt their good work on behalf of the school was making its mark. There had been a decided improvement in the school in the last few years, and he hoped the progress that had been made would continue in the future.

The Dean of York (Dr. Lionel Ford) responded. He said that although St. Peter's was not the biggest and most spacious school in the country, it had the greatest standing, and the Governors had striven hard to keep up its reputation. In Mr. Toyne they had a fine example of what a headmaster should be, and one who would worthily uphold the traditions of the school.

Mr. J. Collinson gave the toast of " The School," and the President, Mr. Toyne, replied.

Mr. Norman Crombie, proposing " The Club," said his loyalty and devotion to his old school prompted him to further the suggestion which had been made previous to the dinner in respect to the question of a fund for making grants in connection with the University scholarship. He would be glad to head the list of subscriptions with a donation of £5 a year for 10 years or £10 a year for five years, if nine other old Peterites would subscribe £5 a year for 10 years or four others £10 a year for five years.

Dr. M. T. Clegg, replying, said the success of the school depended on what the Old Peterite Club could do for it. He would be glad to subscribe £5 a year towards the University scholarship fund, and hoped that many others would follow Mr. Crombie's lead. He was sure the Old Peterites would do all they could to back up the proposal.

Mr. Toy ne expressed thanks for the efforts made by the Old Peterite Club on behalf of the school, and said the proposal would be greatly appreciated.

SUNDAY.—Tha School Chapel was packed for the commemoration service on Sunday morning, at which the preacher was Canon Thompson Elliott, Vicar of Leeds. The chapel was beautifully decorated with flowers, for which we have to thank various friends of the school we must also thank the ladies who arranged them so well. In his sermon Canon Elliott said that they always wanted to be on their guard lest they took too much for granted, and under-valued the things with which they were daily confronted. The reason why the old boys came to the commemoration festival was because of their appreciation of the real value of the things they learned when they were at school. To the present boy in the school the commemoration festival was only an event of some interest—an acceptable change from the ordinary routine life of the school, but the positive thanksgiving was an act of the soul, which got into the heart and mind of the old boy, to whom those occasions were a real thanksgiving.

695 In regard to modern ideas about freedom, Canon Elliott said there was a good deal of confusion arising from the thought that a man could surrender himself to great causes and at the same time retain his freedom. A man who was living worthily was continually surrendering his freedom. As they went through life they were continually committing themselves in all kinds of ways, and they were no longer free men ; but because they were no longer free men they were all the more able to live worthily and satisfyingly.

A collection was taken in aid of the Exhibition Fund for the sons of clergy.

THE GYMNASIUM DISPLAY. The gymnasium display was an even greater success than last year, and Sgt. -Inst. Puddick and his squad are to be congratulated upon a really excellent performance. The programme opened with work upon the parallel bars. This had not been included in any previous display and the innovation was much appreciated. After a tableau, some horse work followed, and the Human Pyramid, on its total collapse, " brought the house down." The display was concluded by some more horse work and another tableau. The .squad was as follows : H. Webster, C. H. Prince, S. H. Jaques, J. G. K. Henderson, J. E. Blackburn, .M. H. Wilson, E. L. Dalton, R. S. Allen, L. Attenborough, W. M. Brook, J. E. Whisker, G. E. T. Watson, J. T. Coupe, R. B. Barrett, F. A. Brown and S. K. Kooka.

SWIMMING SPORTS. The baths were crowded to watch the swimming sports, which took place at 4.30 on Saturday. Some good races were witnessed and a diving display which concluded the programme was loudly applauded.

J. M. Atkinson broke the record for the Junior Plunge with a dive of 40ft. 9in. ; the plunges were decided earlier in the week. The results were as under:4 lengths Backstroke : 1, G. C. Lee ; 2, J. E. Blackburn.

Obstacle Race : 1, E. Harrop 2, R. B. Barrett.

Senior Plunge : 1, G. C. Lee. Junior Plunge : 1, J. M. Atkinson.

4 lengths Breaststroke : 1, E. Harrop 2, G. C. Lee. 3 lengths Junior Backstroke : 1, W. D. Blackburn ; 2, N. W. Smithson.

Senior Dive : 1, H. Webster 2, J. Scholey and H. Prince.

Two Lengths Speed : 1, H. A. Butler ; 2, W. D. Blackburn.

One Length Speed : 1, W. D. Blackburn 2, J. R. Barton.

Three Lengths Breaststroke (Junior) : 1, E. Harrop 2, W. M. Brook.

Tug of War : School House.

Diving display by C. H. Prince and G. C. Lee, N. B. Corner and J. R. Rainford, H. Webster, J. Scholey and H. Prince.

696 Cricket.

O pReSchool. ponents.

Ground. suit.

Opponents.

Date.

Home .. Won . .213 for 6..123 Sat., May 24 .. S. M. Toyn.e's XI . 126 Thur., „ 29 .. Masters' XI .. . Home .. Won .. 201 „ 31 .. Bootham School .. Home .. Won .. 237 for 7..114 Sat., ..86 .. Home .. Won . .239 Sat., June 7 .. Worksop College 91 . , Away .. Won .. 228 Wed., „ 11 .. H. L. Lyon's XI ..Home.. Lost ..73 .. 247 „ 14. . Catterick Camp Sat. . .281 .. Home.. Lost . .106 Wed., „ 18.. Giggleswick School „ 21 ..Leeds Grammar School Au ay ..Drawn 148 for 9..191 Sat., . . 130 for9 Mon., „ 23.. Boldon C.C. • . Home .. Lost .. 68 .. 212 for 6 Wed., „ 25 .. Am pleforth College • . Away .. Lost .. 94 . . 192 for 8 • .Home..Lost ..165 „ 28 .. Durham School Sat., .. 192 . . Home . . Won . .230 Sat., July 5. M.C.C. . . .129 for 4 .. Home .. Lost . . 128 9 .. Wagtails C.C. ..

Wed., .. 269 for 4 • . Home .. Lost . .156 Sat.,,, 12 .. Craven Gentlemen Wed., „ 16.. Yorkshire Gentlemen • . Home .. Cancelled Fri., ,, 18 } Old Peterites .. .. 161 . Home.. Lost . .135 Sat., ,, 19 No Result.

Played.

Won. Lost.

Drawn.

Tie. 6 8 1 15 t1

Retrospect.

The season opened very brightly with five successive victories and there seemed a prospect of a rather inexperienced side developing into a good team. Unfortunately the high hopes were not realised and it was not until July 5th, when a strong and undefeated M.C.C. XI. was beaten that the sixth victory was registered. It was a remarkable victory and it was almost impossible to believe that this was the same team which went down to Ampleforth and Durham. One of the chief causes of the bad patch was the fielding, which was sadly lacking in anticipation, while easy catches were freely dropped. An exception must always be made of the captain, W. APport, who never spared himself and was a fine example to the rest of the side. Both the batting and bowling became less reliable.

At the beginning of the season Draffan was playing quite brilliantly and unfortunately the rest of the team appeared to lose confidence when he failed to get his 40 or 50. In the M.C.C. match, however, a very unlucky start was brilliantly retrieved and the fielding was refreshingly brisk. The team was undoubtedly young and a cheering feature for the future was the form showed by the colts and some of the Second XI. It must not be forgotten that there is a big gap between the standard of cricket played by the opponents of the First XI. and of the other teams, thus the first year in the First XI. must be regarded as a year in which to gain experience.

The enlargement of the cricket field has been of great assistance to the league games and to the Junior School.

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CHARACTERS. W. Allport, a keen captain and an exceptionally fine fielder. He has been unlucky as a batsman and on more than one occasion was becoming well set when he got out.

E. F. Williams, a. useful all-round cricketer who put in much sterling work for his side.

W. D. Draffan, a brilliant batsman and a much improved wicket keeper.

P. N. Avery, a slow left bowler, who brought off some great performances. His batting has gone off this season.

C. 0. Daintry, a fast medium bowler, who at present is not very reliable. When the wicket helps him, he can be quite nasty.

An erratic hitter.

C. C. Houghton, a stolid batsman of infinite patience and a keen fielder.

W. Mc. C. Scott plays excellent cricket at the nets and should make runs. Useful bowler to break up a partnership.

J . A. Brittain, a fast bowler, who will improve if he lets himself go.

Can hit at times—not a good ground fielder.

E. A. Richardson played one brilliant innings, but must not try to cut balls off his middle stump.

N. W. Yardley, a neat fielder, but does not always anticipate the shot. Promising bat, but inclined to edge away.

R. Ogley, a bat of much promise—slow and rather ragged fielder.

Also played for the XI.—W. R. Mann, S. S. Pawle.

SCHOOL v. S. M. TOYNE'S XII. A twelve-a-side match was played at the School against a team under S. M. Toyne on May 24th. This resulted in an easy victory for the School by six. wickets.

The School fielded first and soon met with success, two wickets falling for only six runs. Pawle offered slight resistance, playing a lucky innings, including a six and four fours, and then a slump followed, the seventh wicket going down at 49. However, the tail began to score better than the first batsmen had done, Puddick's innings being exceptionally bright; the 38 was made up of three sixes and five fours. The innings closed at 123: The School had an even worse start, four wickets going down for only 15. Then Draffan and Scott came together and so completely mastered the bowling that they were not separated until.159 was on the board. Both batted exceedingly well and never appeared to be in difficulties. Draffan was first to go, being clean bowled for 72, in

698 which were 10 fours, and Scott later, hitting wildly at a lob, was caught. He hit 17 boundaries. Stumps were drawn with the score at 213 for six. Scores :— S. M. TOYNE'S XII. Major de Hoghton, a Draffan b Mann D. Norwood, b Mann Major Sutherland, b Avery S. S. Pawle, c Brittain b Avery S. M. Toyne, c Daintry b Avery F. H. Barnby, b Brittain J. T. Davis, lbw b Avery J. R. Fishbourne, st Draffan b Avery J. G. K. Henderson, b Avery R. C. Baker, c and b Williams D. F. Puddick, b Daintry C. Perry, not out Extras

5 6 1 31 7 0 0 10 4 15 38 6 0 Total

SCHOOL. W. Allport, c Perry b Fishbourne C. C. Houghton, c Perry b Fishbourne W. D. Draffan, b Davis E. F. Williams, c Perry b Barnby N. W. D. Yardley, lbw b Barnby W. Mc. C. Scott, c Henderson, b Norwood E. A. Richardson, not out L. C. Hatt, not out Extras ,

Total (6 wkts.)

123

4 0 74 1 0 92 14 1 27 213

J. A. Brittain, P. N. Avery, C. 0. Daintry and W. R. Mann did not bat.

BOWLING. P. N. Avery W. R. Mann J. A. Brittain E. F. Williams C. 0. Daintry

. 0.

13 7 6 3 2.3

M. 3 2 1 1 0

R. 50 16 23 14 18

W. 6 2 1 1 1

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SCHOOL v. MASTERS. The second match of the season was played on May 29th, against the Masters, and resulted in a victory for the School by 75 runs.

Considering the brightness of the afternbon and the hard wicket, this cannot be regarded as a great achievement, since almost every batsman gave one or more chances before losing his wicket.

The School won the toss and decided to bat, Allport and Houghton opening the innings. Neither batsman seemed confident for the first few overs, but eventually they settled down and took the score to 46 before Allport was clean bowled. Draff an proceeded to play himself in, but at 68 Houghton was caught. Two wickets fell in quick succession after this, and it was not until Richardson came in that runs began to come steadily again. Both batsmen continually raised the ball dangerously and gave numerous chances, especially in the slips. At 129 Draffan left, after a distinctly lucky innings. Avery did not last long, but Brittain scored at a good pace. Richardson was, at last, caught in the slips and the whole side was out for 201, a score which, under the conditions, should have been bigger.

When the Masters started their innings the School met with three quick successes. K. G. Chilman was bowled with the third ball of the innings ; in the next over Mann bowled D. Norwood, thanks to the larger wicket ; and shortly afterwards Avery bowled P. H. Sykes. At this point S. M. Toyne came in, and to such an extent (lid he dominate the game that the total stood at 101, when he left for 83, a score which included three sixes and thirteen fours.

With the notable exception of K. H. Rhodes, who scored his runs in a masterly and forceful style, the remaining batsmen offered little resistance. After the early overs the School fielding was ; on the whole, good; at cover-point Allport's picking up was exceptionally clean. The scores were :— SCHOOL. 27 W. Allport, b J. T. Davies C. C. Houghton, c J. T. Davies, b S. M. Toyne 28 W. D. Draffan, 1.b.w., b S. M. Toyne 36 E. F. Williams, c W. H. G. Milnes, b S. M. Toyne 2 N. W. D. Yardley, b J. T. Davies 4 W. Mc. C. Scott, b J. T. Davies 15 E. A. Richardson, c D. Norwood, b S. M. Toyne 23 10 P. N. Avery, b J. T. Davies J. A. Brittain, not out 25 C. 0. Daintry, 1.b.w., b J. T. Davies 10 W. R. Mann, c K. G. Chilman, b F. H. Barnby 5 Extras 16 Total ...

201 3

• 70 0

MASTERS. K. G. Chilman, b Avery D. Norwood, b Mann P. H. Sykes, b Avery Rev. F. H. Barnby, run out S. M. Toyne, c Draffan, b Williams J. T. Davies, c Yardley, b Williams K. H. Rhodes, b Brittain W. H. G. Milnes, b Brittain P, K. Bourne, b Brittain F. Smith, st Draffan, b Williams L. Procter, not out Extras

4 4 0 11 83 2 15 4 0 2 0 1 Total ...

126

BOWLING. P. N. Avery W. R. Mann E. F. Williams J. A. Brittain

0.

7 8 7 5.3

M. 0 1 0 0

R. 42 40 16 27

W. 2 1 3 3

SCHOOL v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL. Played at home, on Saturday, May 31st, this match resulted in an easy victory for the School, due chiefly to good bowling by Avery and brilliant batting by Draffan. Booth= won the toss and decided to bat on a good, hard wicket. They met with early disaster, for, in his second over, Mann took two wickets, when only two runs had been scored off him. The first few -Bootham batsmen were exceptionally slow and unenterprising, and seemed to make little or no attempt to get runs ; the first twelve overs yielding but 20 for the loss of three wickets. Both Mann and Avery were bowling well,. and when Brittain came on for the former, though he got no wickets, he kept the batsmen subdued. It was not until the last wicket partnership that runs began to be scored with any freedom, but even then the batsmen were exceedingly lucky, and must thank mistakes in the field for most of the thirty runs put on. Daintry bowled much better than his figures show, since a number of catches were dropped off his bowling, particularly in the slips, where the School showed a marked weakness.

With 115 runs to get, the School started in an uncertain manner.

Allport was bowled in the second over and Houghton caught in the third, two wickets being down for 13. Draffan and Williams took the score to 40 before the latter was bowled, and when Yardley came in he helped successfully to break the bowling. The fifth wicket fell at 95 and then Richardson partnered Draffan in a stand which put on 85 runs. Draffan batted beautifully, being particularly strong on the leg side, where most of the bowling was coming. Richardson 3a

701 scored most of his runs behind the wicket with some well-timed cuts. At length Richardson was caught, and Brittain helped himself to the easy bowling. At 203 Draffan was run out for a capital innings of 115, which included two sixes and seventeen fours. He gave only one difficult chance, when he was 86, and was rarely at a loss. His running between the wickets was very clever, and he was as willing to run short, quick ones at the end of his innings as at the start. With the score at 237 for 7 wickets, stumps were drawn.

The School fielding was, on the whole, quite good, except for the slips, but the throwing-in needed improvement. Scores :— BOOTHAM SCHOOL. J. W. S. Watentson, b Mann 0 1 R. K. Allen, 1.b.w., b Mann .

K. Raphael, b Avery 10 A. S. Maw, b Avery 11 R. T. Ingham, b Avery 8 J. B. Longbottom, b Avery 11 S. W. Harland, l.b.w., b Avery 14 W. S. Tindal, not out 19 A. C. Gilpin, b Daintry 4 R. F. Graveson, l.b.w., b Avery 30 W. B. Morrell, b Daintry 2 Extras 4 Total ...

SCHOOL. W. Allport, b Ingham C. C. Houghton, c Morrell, b Gilpin W. D. Draffan, run out E. F. Williams, b Ingham N. W. D. Yardley, c and b Gilpin W. Mc. C. Scott, b Watentson E. A. Richardson, c Ingham, b Morrell J. A. Brittain, not out P. N. Avery, not out Extras

114 5 0 115 13 17 4 37 29 5 12

Total (for 7 wickets) ...

037

C. 0. Daintry and W. R. Mann did not bat.

BOWLING. 0.

16.4 8 5 6 2

•

P. N. Avery W. R. Mann J. A. Brittain C. 0. Daintry E. F. Williams

M. 6 2 0 0 0

R. 40 11 15 31 13

W. 6 2 0 2 0

702 SCHOOL v. WORKSOP COLLEGE. The School accomplished a very good performance in easily defeating Worksop College, on the School ground, on Saturday, June 7th. This victory was particularly satisfactory in view of the fact that the School bowling was considerably weakened by the absence of P. N. Avery, and the hard wicket, together with the bright sunshine, made conditions for run-getting almost ideal.

The School won the toss, and decided to field; a wicket fell off the first ball of the innings, but, by means of careful play, the score was raised to 22, when Snow, after missing easy singles, was run out in attempting a short one. Wickets fell quickly, and by lunchtime five were down for 43. When the game was resumed, the School again found wickets not difficult to obtain, and the whole side was out for 86; J ohnson and Green being the only batsmen to offer any resistance. All the School bowlers did well, and the fact that one-third of the total number of overs bowled were maidens speaks for itself. The fielding showed improvement, but there was still plenty of room for more. Draffan was once more very good behind the wicket and did not allow a single bye.

Allport and Houghton, as usual, opened the innings and gave the School a good start by making 42 together before Houghton was out to an excellent catch in the slips. At 57 Allport played-on, but Draffan and Williams put 40 more runs on before the former was caught. Draffan played another polished innings, which lasted only twenty minutes during which, time he hit eight fours. Williams had a large share of luck, being dropped twice, and hit eight fours also.

Of the remaining batsmen Richardson and Daintry were outstanding .

Richardson, as usual, scored almost all his runs by means of square and late cuts, though occasionally he pulled the short ones; his excellent innings included seven boundaries. Daintry had a bright innings in which he scored four boundaries and three two's. A word of compliment is due to the Worksop fielding, for, though the afternoon was hot, they never relaxed, their slip catching and ground fielding being especially good. Scores :WORKSOP COLLEGE. P. Snow, run out 11 B. J. Wood, c Brittain, b Williams R. Burton, b Daintry 10 J. S. Eacott, c Draff an, b Brittain 4 A. L. Johnson, b Daintry 23 3 G. C. Briggs, b Scott J. Lund, c Draffan, b Williams 12 R. B. Green, b Williams 17 W. A. R. Gorman, c Draffan, b Mann 0 W. P. Heath, not out 0 5 H. S. Eacott, c Daintry, b Mann Extras -

Total ..

86

703 SCHOOL. W. Allport, b Lund C. C. Houghton, c Gorman, b Lund W. D. Draffan, c Green, b Gorman E. F. Williams, c J. S. Eacott, b Heath N. W. Yardley, run out W. Mc. C. Scott, c Snow, b Green E. A. Richardson, c J. S. Eacott, b Gorman R. Ogley, c Wood, b Heath J. A. Brittain, T Snow, b Eacott (H. S.) C. 0. Daintry, c Wood, b Heath W. R. Mann, not out Extras Total

..

28 17 46 46 2 4 60 0 2 23 0 11 239

BOWLING. E. F. Williams W. R. Mann J. A. Brittain C. 0. Daintry W. Mc. C. Scott

0.

14 5.5 6 9 2

M. 6 2 2 1 1

R. 20 14 12 34 6

W. 3 2 1 2 1

Williams bowled one wide.

SCHOOL v. MR. H. L. LYON'S XI. Another excellent victory was scored by the School on June 11th, against Mr. H. L. Lyon's XI, at Hillam. After dismissing our opponents for 91, the School passed this total with eight wickets standing, and were ultimately all out for 228. During our opponents' innings the pitch wag wet and dead on top on account of showers early in the day, but later in the sunshine it dried and became hard.

The School lost the toss and fielded first. The opening bowlers failed to make much impression upon Townend and Beaumont; who made 41 together, at which point Daintry, who had come on for Williams, bowled Beaumont. Thanks to some excellent bowling

by Daintry a collapse followed and six wickets fell for 58. However, the pitch was now drying and the remaining batsmen took the score to 91. Daintry bowled very well indeed; his first six overs yielded three wickets for only three runs. Scott also obtained two wickets very cheaply. The fielding of the School was good, and again Draffan allowed no byes.

When the School commenced their innings Allport was early out; in attempting to turn the ball to leg he skied it to mid-on.

Draffan joined Houghton and both played excellent cricket. Draffan

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played a very typical innings and scored his runs in oily twenty minutes. IIoughton was not so quick, but nevertheless was invariably master of the situation. Draffan was stumped when the score had reached 75, but our opponents' total was passed with eight wickets standing. The remaining batsmen found run-getting easy, and Scott and Pawle did what they liked with the bowling. Both batted confidently, and Pawle brought off some very nice drives. The innings closed for 228. Scores :— MR. H. L. LYON'S XI. J. Townend, c Draffan, b Mann W. Beaumont, b Daintry S. Husband, b Scott T. E. L. Ashwell, b Daintry J. Taylor, b Daintry P. Brears, b Williams A. Raine, 1.b.w., b Scott Rev. E. S. Bulmer, b Daintry J. Mole, c Richardson, b Daintry M. Gill, c Draffan, b Williams H. L. Lyon, not out Extras

23 18 5 0 0 10 0 12 1 13 7 2

Total

,

SCHOOL. W. Allport, c Bulmer, b Ashwell C. C. Houghton, c Raine, b Bulmer W. D. Draff an, st Mole, b Townend E. F. Williams, c Mole, b Brears N. W. D. Yardley, c Mole, b Brears W. Mc. C. Scott, b Townend E. A. Richardson, b Beaumont J. A. Brittain, st Mole, b Ashwell S. S. Pawle, c Mole, b Brears C. 0. Daintry, run out W. R. Mann, not out Extras

E. F. Williams W. R. Mann C. 0. Daintry J. A. Brittain W. Mc. C. Scott

91 9 42 40 1° 10 43 5 15 40 4 0 8

Total BOWLING. 0.

M. 9.3 3 8 5 10 6 7 3 1 5

...

228 R. 44 11 12 12 10

W. 2 1 5 0 2

705 SCHOOL v. CATTERICK CAMP. The School suffered a crushing defeat—the first of the season— at the hands of Catterick Camp, on the school ground. The day was bright and hot, and the wicket hard, but though they lost the toss Catterick were given first use of it.

Capt.

Of our opponents' innings there is little to be said.

Ellis batted extremely well, and never looked like getting out; his score included two sixes and fourteen fours. On the other hand Sgt. Stuart gave at least five chances, none of which were taken.

The School fielding was definitely bad, no fewer than ten catches being dropped, most of which were comparatively easy ones.

Avery had a lot of bowling to do, and though hit occasionally, never really lost his length.

The School innings was as disastrous as the fielding.

The first wicket fell before a run had been made, but then S. M. Toyne and Draffan took the score to 45 and prospects seemed hopeful. At this point Draffan was caught in the slips of a rising ball and thereafter wickets fell with painful regularity. Scott was the only one of the remaining batsmen to reach double figures, and the innings closed for 73, a hat-trick by Sgt. Stuart finishing off the innings.

The reason for this complete batting failure is difficult to. see, since conditions for run-getting were quite as favourable as they had been for Catterick ; but on the other hand, the reason for losing the match was the paralytic inability to hold catches. Scores :— CATTERICK CAMP. Lieut. Worsley, b Avery Sgt. Stuart, b Avery Capt. Godley, c Toyne b Avery Capt. Ward, c and b Daintry Capt. Ellis, not out Pte. Burgess, l.b.w. b Avery Sgt. Western, c Mann b Avery Sgt. Mitchell, run out Lieut. Lawton, b Brittain Sgt. Lewington, c Draffan b Brittain Lieut. Carey, c Allport b Toyne Extras Total

19 91 4 38 86 3 0 2 0 0 3 1 ..

247

706 SCHOOL. S. M. Toyne, Esq., b Stuart W. Allport, c Carey b Stuart W. D. Draffan, c Burgess b Lewington E. F. Williams, c Worsley h Lewington K. G. Chilman, Esq., h Stuart E. A. Richardson, c Lewington b Stuart W. Mc. C. Scott, c Lawton b Lewington J. A. Brittain, not out C. 0. Daintry, b Stuart P. N. Avery, b Stuart W. R.. Mann, c Worsley b Stuart Extras

15 0 30 1 0 5 13 3 4 0 0 2

Total

BOWLING. M. 2 1 1 2 0 0 Daintry bowled one wide.

0.

C. 0 . Daintr ■, ... 11 P. N. Avery ... 22 W. R. Mann ...

4 J. A. Brittain 9 E. F. Williams 5 S. M. Toyne, Esq. 2.5

R. 34 90 20 45 11 16

...

73

W. 1 5 0 2 0 1

SCHOOL v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL. Giggleswick beat the School by five wickets on the school ground, on Wednesday, June 18th. The School played a thoroughly bad game, though, if any excuse can be offered, the wicket was much softer than any which they had experienced before. However, this cannot account for the complete failure.

The School won the toss and decided to bat first; the order on this occasion was changed, and Williams and Houghton opened the innings. However, this change was not a success, for Williams was caught in the third over when the score was only 3. Draffan came in and began to play himself in; his timing was not so accurate as usual, and he sent some catches dangerously near the fieldsmen, though this can be put down to the slow wicket. Houghton played steadily until 30 was reached, when he gave a chance in slips which was taken. The next four wickets fell quickly, and only Draffan seemed to be able to play the bowling. Pawle hit a very lucky 13 in a seventh wicket partnership, which took the score from 52 to 71, but afterwards two wickets more fell while only 5 runs were added. The brightest spot in this dismal innings was a very useful 22 by Mann, who hit the bowling fearlessly, scoring four boundaries.

The Giggleswick bowling was very good as was their fielding, both catching and ground work. Draffan's innings was one of the most useful he has played this season, and, though more subdued than usual, he hit only three fours—he kept his end up well.

707 Giggleswick started their innings in a very careful manner.

The School's medium paced bowlers found the wicket very dead, and consequently the burden of the attack fell on the slow bowlers.

Avery claimed the first wicket, thanks to some smart stumping by Draff an, when 15 had been made. Robinson and Jones then brought the score to 49, when again Avery secured Jones' wicket. Here two wickets fell quickly and with the score at 63 for four wickets there still appeared a reasonable chance of success. However, the School failed to keep their grip on the game and allowed Robinson and Tattersall to take the score to 103, before the latter was 1.b.w. to Avery. The School's total was passed shortly afterwards, and thereafter the batsmen made runs as they wanted against spiritless bowling and slack fielding. The last wicket fell for 281. Avery bowled very well, and, in spite of the large amount of work he had to do, sent down few loose balls. As a whole the team was listless, and had it been more on its toes right from the start, a better showing might have been made. Scores :— SCHOOL. E. F. Williams, c Jones b Turner 0. C. Houghton, c Kenyon b Tattersall W. D. Draffan, not out W. Al1port, b Gallagher E. A. Richardson, c Tattersall b Middleton N. W. D. Yardley, b Gallagher J. A. Brittain, st Robinson, b Middleton S. S. Pawle, c Turner b Gallagher C. 0. Daintry, b Middleton P. N. Avery, b Gallagher W. R. Mann, c Kenyon b Turner Extras .

2 9 41 1 3 3 5 13 0 3 22 4

Total

106

GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL. C. S. Bescoby, st Draffan b Avery J. T. Robinson, b Williams C. A. C. Jones, st Draffan b Avery W. J. R. Turner, b Williams P. M. Sutcliffe, c Draffan b Avery R. C. Tattersall, 1.b.w., b Avery J. Ibbotson, 1.b.w., b Avery D. E. Kenyon, b Daintry L. V. Gallagher, run out W. Middleton, not out J. Mackellar, c Yardley b Avery Extras ........

Total

...

5 61 28 3 3 26 49 11 46 40 0 9 281

708 BOWLING. 0.

P. N. Avery 27.1 R. W. Mann 8 C. 0. Daintry 11 E. F. Williams 18 J. A. Brittain 9 4 W. Allport N. W. D. Yardley 1 S. S. Pawle 1

M. 8 2 2 3 2 — —

R. 8.I 19 4g 47 19 31 11 13

W. 6 1 2 —

SCHOOL v. LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL. There was an exciting finish to the match with Leeds Grammar School, played at Leeds, on June 21st, the School just managing to save the game. The day was dull and showery, though the wicket was not especially helpful to the bowlers.

Leeds won the toss, and batted first, but when 11 runs had been scored, Avery bowled Mawer. Following this wicket, however, Avery sent down some very loose balls and Daintry was put on in his place. He, and Mann at the other end, bowled very well indeed and kept the batsmen in difficulties. The game at first went in favour of the School, and five wickets were down for 83. However, first Holderness and Walker, and later Holderness and Todd, pulled the game round, and the seventh wicket fell at 157.

Holderness hit very hard for his 61, but Todd w.as distinctly lucky in some of his leg-glances. The innings closed for 191. The School fielding showed a welcome improvement, but was still far from good.

The start of the School innings was held up for some time by a heavy shower, but when Allport and Houghton opened, they soon attacked the bowling, and runs came at a good pace. However, there were only two and a quarter hours in which to get the runs, and it soon became clear that this would not be possible. Allport was first out at 60, and played his best innings of the season, hitting six boundaries. Houghton was out at 85, and Draffan at 95. Then followed a collapse, the next five wickets falling while only 19 runs were added. The ball was getting drier now, and Milner was chiefly responsible for the disaster. The eighth wicket fell at 128, and there still remained about a quarter of an hour. However, Daintry and Mann played out time in excellent style. It should

709 be remarked that they did not merely play the bowling; Daintry hit three boundaries and Mann two. Scores :— LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL. W. A. Mawer, b Avery J. H. Phillipson, c Draffan, b Mann G. Potter, b Daintry G. E. Holderness, c Ailport, b Avery F. Milner, 1.b.w., b Daintry R. Emmerson, b Mann W. E. Walker, c Draffan, b Williams E. D. Todd, c Daintry, b Avery A. W. C. Cumming, l.b.w., b Mann J. Myers, c and b Daintry J. E. Verity, not out Extras Total

6 12 32 65 6 0 10 31 10 9 1 9 ...

191

SCHOOL. 44 23 22 11 0 0 1 3 18 8 12 6

W. Allport., b Holderness C. C. Houghton, c Verity, b Milner W. D. Draffan, c Emmerson, b Verity E. F. Williams, b Milner E. A. Richardson, c Emmerson, b Milner S. S. Pawle, b Milner N. W. D. Yardley, b Verity J. A. Brittain, b Milner C. 0. Daintry, not out P. N. Avery, b Holderness W. R. Mann, not out Extras Total (for 9) BOWLING. M. O.

P. N. Avery W. R. Mann E. F. Williams C. 0. Daintry J. A. Brittain

12 21 8 15.2 4

1 8 1 9 2

...

R.

56 58 30 35 5

Avery and Daintry each bowled one wide.

148

W.

3 3 1 3 0

71 0

SCHOOL v. BOLDON On Monday, June 23rd, the School were easily defeated by Boldon C.C., who passed the School total with five wickets in hand.

The School batted first on a wicket which gave considerable help to the bowlers; an exceedingly poor show was put up against some accurate left-arm leg-break bowling, and only two batsmen reached double figures. Mann again was the only one to bat in a convincing way, and a very miserable performance was ended when the last wicket fell for 68.

Our opponents did not take their innings very seriously. Their opening batsmen made 45 before being parted, and then some good bowling by Avery resulted in the next three wickets falling with only 12 runs added. However, Brockhill hit up 23 quite quickly, and the remaining batsmen played carelessly. Scores :— SCHOOL. W. Allport, b Cowan C. C. Houghton, c Maltby, b Cowan W. D. Draffan, c Lang, b Cowan E. F. Williams, b Cowan E. A. Richardson, b Cowan W. Mc. C. Scott, b Brockhill S. S. Pawle, c Noble, b Brockhill C. O. Daintry, c Lang, b Brockhill J. G. K. Henderson, a Maltby, b Brockhill W. R. Mann, not out P. N. Avery, c Cowan, b Harworth Extras

0 2 18 4 3 1 1 0 8 25 0 6

Total

68

BOLDON C.C. G. C .Valder, c Houghton, b Daintry F. Coulson, c Daintry, b Avery W. Maltby, st Draffan, b Avery T. Noble, b Avery F. M. Boulton, a Scott, b Avery J. G. Common, b Avery J. E. Brockhill, c Allport, b Williams H. W. Hardy, l.b.w., b Williams J. Cowan, b Williams H. Harworth, not out Extras Total (for 9) ...

J. Lang did not bat.

33 13 10 0 2 9 23 11 10 10 9 130

711

BOWLING. P. N. Avery W. R. Mann C. 0. Daintry E. F. Williams

0.

10 4 9 2.3

M. 0 0 0 0

R. 58 31 25 7

W. 5 1 3

SCHOOL v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE. The School continued their run of ill-success when, on June 25th, they lost heavily to Ampleforth College. The School batting again failed entirely before only moderate bowling, and a marked feature was the inability or unwillingness to hit loose balls. During the Ampleforth innings, before the game had been lost, the fielding was fairly good, Allport at cover-point and Yardley at extra-cover being outstanding; yet it lacked the snap and polish of a good fielding side. When the School total had been passed the fielding was disgraceful, certain players making no attempt to get to a catch and others dropping easy ones.

The School lost the toss and were sent in to bat, Allport and Houghton, as usual, opening the innings. Twenty-two had been scored when a good catch dismissed Allport, and five runs later another good one disposed of Houghton. Draffan and Scott were soon out, but Williams and Wellington took the score to 46, when the former was out to an excellent catch at the wicket. Yardley joined Wellington, and 23 runs were laboriously added before Wellington was stumped. Two wickets fell with the score at 81, and the last two put on 13 before Avery was run out, thanks to good fielding by Grieve.

Ampleforth started off at a quick rate of scoring, ffrench-Davis being the more aggressive batsman. With the score at 33 he made a bad shot, and was bowled by Avery. Two runs later Waddilove was l.b.w. to Williams, but there successes stopped for the School.

Grieve and Bean entirely mastered the bowling, and scored runs in fine style, both making excellent shots on the off. Bean gave one chance and Grieve two, one of them before he had scored, but they were not accepted, and the batsmen made good use of their lives.

This partnership put on 116 runs, and at 151 Grieve was run out.

Bean continued to hit brightly, as did Burge later on, and stumps were drawn, with the score at 212 for six wicktes, Bean being caught in the last over for an excellent 86.

It was very obvious that in order to win matches the School would either have to make far more use of bad balls or else bring

712

about a vast change in the fielding, especially catching. As it was the batting was unenterprising, and the fielding slack, careless, and without spirit. Scores :— SCHOOL. W. Allport, c Bean b Prescott C. C. Houghton, c Petre b Prescott W. D. Draff an, b Bean E. F. Williams, c Burge b Bean W. Mc. C. Scott, b Bean 0. Wellington, st Burge b Ainscough N. W. D. Yardley, not out C. 0. Daintry, l.b.w. b Bean J. A. Brittain, b Bean W. R. Mann, run out P. N. Avery, run out Extras

13 11 4 16 0

15 14 10 0 0 11 0 Total

AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE. A. Waddilove, l.b.w. b Williams P. C. ffrench-Davis, b Avery C. F. Grieve, run out J. R. Bean, c Williams b Allport P, Ainscough, l.b.w. b Williams R. Nelson, st Draffan b Scott F. E. Burge, not out Extras

94

8 23 64 86 2 6

19 4

Total (for 6 wkts.)... 212 E. Prescott, M. Petre,•A. Russell and T. McKelvey did not bat.

P. N. Avery W. R. Mann E. F. Williams C. 0. Daintry J. A. Brittain W. Mc C. Scott, W. Allport

BOWLING. 0.

M. 15 1 0 8 2 9 1 6 1 5 0 6 0 0.2

R. 72 37 34 21 25 19 0

W. 1 0 2

0 0 1 1

713 SCHOOL v. DURHAM SCHOOL. Played at home and lost by two wickets. The School batted first on a hard wicket, and Allport and Houghton scored 30 runs quite easily, at which point a good ball bowled Allport. Draffan came in and at once settled down. He scored much quicker than Houghton, though both batsmen, indeed later batsmen as well, missed numerous runs off bad balls on the leg side. These two carried the score to 109, and the foundations seemed laid for a useful total. However the remaining batsmen failed completely against bowling which was by no means difficult, and a very long tail was shown. Wellington was the only other batsman to reach double figures, and his runs were extraordinarily shaky. Houghton reached his fifty after about two hours' batting and, after scoring five more, was bowled. He hit five fours. There was again a marked inability to score off loose balls, and Shawyer's slows were treated with quite unwarranted respect. The innings ended with the score at 165.

Durham started their innings badly, losing two wickets for 11, but Gordon-Russel and Johnston—who had a life almost before he had scored—improved the position and scored quickly, until at 61 Gordon-Russel was l.b.w. to Daintry. When the fourth wicket fell at 66 the School seemed to have the game well in hand, but they allowed Fraser and Barraclough to double the score, so that the fifth wicket did not fall till 122. When the sixth wicket went down at 126 again the School seemed to regain their grip on the game, but once more they let it slip, allowing the seventh wicket partnership to put on 15, and the eighth wicket partnership a similar number. The eighth wicket was the last to fall, and Potts and Skene carried the score to 192 when stumps were drawn.

The bowling throughout the Durham innings was bad, none of the bowlers ever finding a length. The fielding showed improvement, but many runs would have been saved and fours turned into singles if the field had been set further out in view of the hard ground and quick outfield. Scores :— SCHOOL. W. Allport, b Fraser C. C. Houghton, b Shawyer W. D. Draffan, l.b.w. b Shawyer E. F. Williams, b Potts A. C. Mackintosh, l.b.w. b Potts W. Mc. C. Scott, b Shawyer C. Wellington, 1.b.w. b Shawyer N. W. D. Yardley, b Fraser C. 0. Daintry, l.b.w. b Fraser R. H. Harwood, c Kendal b Shawyer P. N. Avery, not out Extras

15 55 40 1 6 8 12 2 4 0 0 22 Total

165

714

DURHAM SCHOOL. G. D. Gordon-Russel, 1.b.w. b Daintry C. A. Smallwood, l.b.w b Avery H. Y. Kendal, b Avery W. H. Johnston, c Scott b Avery T. G. Fraser, st Draffan b Avery A. Barraclough, .c Allport b Harwood A. Shawyer, l.b.w. b Avery K. A. Clark, c Daintry b Avery J. P. A. Potts, not out S. C. S. Skene, not out Extras

28 0 0 27 20 37 5 17 34 9 15

Total (for 8 wkts)

192

W. H. Spencer did not bat.

BOWLING. P. N. Avery E. F. Williams C. 0. Daintry W. Mc. O. Scott R. H. Harwood W. Allport

0.

14 6 8 4 3 1

M. 2 2 1 1 0 0

R. 55 31 40 18 20 13

.

W. 6 0 1 0 1 0

SCHOOL v. M.C.C. At long last the School threw off the spirit of listlessness and lethargy which had brought about a series of defeats in the previous five matches, when on Saturday, July 5th, a strong M.C.C. team was encountered and defeated by 38 runs. It was a most creditable victory since there was an immense improvement in the batting, the tail " wagging " to the tune of 119 runs for the last five wickets; and the fielding showed a keenness and liveliness which had been conspicuous by their absence in other games.

It was a hot, sunny day, and the wicket, though slow at first, gradually dried until it was perfectly hard, and was at no time at all difficult. The School won the toss and decided to bat. Houghton was a little unlucky to be out off the first ball of the game, and when only 11 had been scored Allport was brilliantly caught at the wicket.

Williams joined Draffan, who was playing himself in, and both batsmen exercised caution and ran no risks. Draffan did most of the scoring, but at 35, in attempting a big hit he mistimed the ball and was caught on the boundary. Richardson succumbed only two

715 runs later, and with four wickets down for 37 it looked as if the story of our previous defeats was repeating itself. However, at this point Yardley joined Williams, and a most valuable stand ensued. Runs came very slowly against the accurate bowling of Waghorn and Covell, and both batsmen poked rather dangerously at rising balls from the latter. However, the lunch interval came with these batsmen still together and the score at 71 for four. On the resumption, when two more had been scored, Yardley was bowled by Waghorn for an innings worth more than the actual number of runs. Scott, who was next in, soon attacked the bowling, and runs began to come a little quicker. When the score reached 111, Williams was bowled ; though very subdued—he hit but three fours—he stayed in while 100 runs were added, and the position changed from one of certain disaster to one reasonably successful.

Ogley now joined Scott, and for the first few overs was definitely uncomfortable ; however, as time went on his confidence increased, and he proceeded to play a beautiful innings. He has a great number of scoring shots, notably an off drive and a leg glide, and his innings included eight fours. Scott was out at 129 after a bright display, and his successor, Daintry, followed his example, the partnership between him and Ogley putting on 40 runs. Brittain followed Daintry, and runs came quickly, but when 225 was on the board Ogley was caught on the boundary. His innings was brilliant, and it was largely due to him that the bowling was broken so that the later batsmen made so merry. The innings closed for 230, a score which was larger than at one time seemed probable.

The School met with success early when our opponents went in to bat, and got two wickets down for 16. The fieldsmen were more alert than before, and seemed to be ready to take advantage of any chances that should be offered. About one hour and fifty minutes had been left for our opponents to get the runs, and it was clear that if they were out to win there would be some risks taken.

On the fall of the second wicket Brinckman joined Sheepshanks, and proceeded to keep his end up, allowing his partner to do most of the scoring. Sheepshanks had one life early in his innings, but hit to such good effect that, when Scott bowled him at 98 he had made 72, including thirteen fours. Brittain bowled well during his first spell, but Avery was not allowed to find a length. Both Daintry and Williams were tried during this stand, but it was left for Scott to get the wicket wanted so badly. Brinckman and Rowland took the score to 130 when the latter was caught by Allport, and the next ball resulted in Waghorn being brilliantly caught by Richardson.

When 20 more runs had been put on Avery at last dismissed Brinckm an ; his score of 43 included four boundaries. Avery was bowling much better now, from the other end, and the School had got a real grip on the game. De Hoghton still continued to go for the runs, but could not find a partner to stay with him. Buckston foolishly ran himself out, and Drummond, after being dropped off one ball, was

716 caught in exactly the same place the next. Finally Avery finished off the innings by bowling both Wilson and Swan, the total being 192. Scores :— SCHOOL. W. Allport, c Buckston b Covell C. C. Houghton, c Waghorn b Covell W. D. Draffan, c Rowland b Waghorn E. F. Williams, b Covell E. A. Richardson, st Buckston b Waghorn N. W. D. Yardley, b Waghorn W. Mc. C. Scott, b Wilson R. Ogley, c Sheepshanks b Wilson C. 0. Daintry, c Brinckman b Waghorn J. A. Brittain, not out P. N. Avery, c Sheepshanks b Swan Extras Total M. C. C. S. M. Toyne, c Williams b Brittain E. R. Sheepshanks, b Scott Covell, c and b Brittain Capt. T. E. W. Brinckman, 1.b.w. b Avery C. A. Rowland, c Allport b Brittain Waghorn, c Richardson b Brittain Major G de Hoghton, not out H. R. H. Buckston, run out E. R. B. Drummond, c Yardley b Avery R. M. Wilson, b Avery H. D. Swan, b Avery Extras Total

P. N. Avery

BOWLING. 0.

M. 0 11.1

J. A. Brittain

10

1

7 6 3

1 1 1

C. 0. Daintry E. F. Williams W. Mc C. Scott

8 0 20 44 1 10 29 60 20 26 2 10 230 3 72 0 43 27 0 27 1 6 0 7 6 192

R.

W.

60

4

42 41 29 14

4 0 0 1

717 SCHOOL v. WAGTAILS C.C. For this match, which was played on Wednesday, July 9th, the School team was not at full strength as Brittain and Williams were taking examinations, and the School were easily defeated by six wickets.

The visitors fielded first and Whitaker and Tebbs opened the bowling to Allport and Houghton. In his first over Tebbs, a medium left-hander, bowled Houghton with the total at six runs. Draffan then joined Allport and a further 20 runs were added before the latter was caught off the bowling of Whitaker. After this the only batsman to show any confidence, with the exception of Draffan, who was playing excellent cricket, was Scott, who made a very useful 26. No other member of the " tail " reached double figures, and the innings closed with the score at 128 runs. Of these Draffan contributed a valuable 52 and once more proved himself to be the most reliable batsman on the side. His innings included nine fours, and he played the bowling of T'ebbs with excellent discretion. The latter took five wickets for 48 runs.

Although three wickets of the Wagtails fell for 52, Thornby and Whitaker placed the visitors in a safe position by forcing play, and the School total was passed for the loss of one more wicket. The School bowlers were unable to keep a length, and all short balls were heavily punished. Four bowlers were tried in Avery, Daintry, Scott and Mann, and each took one wicket. Thornby and Whitaker scored 51 and 50 respectively, the former being still in when stumps were drawn when the total was 129. Draffan kept wicket well and allowed no extras, but the fielding otherwise was far from good. There were certain players who displayed a marked unwillingness to chase balls which they had allowed to pass them or even to try to reach those which were not corning directly to them. Scores SCHOOL. W. Allport, c Taylor b Whitaker C. C. Houghton, b Tebbs W. D. Draffan, b Firth N. W. D. Yardley, b Whitaker E. A. Richardson, c Thornby b Whitaker R. Ogley, c Ambler b Whitaker W. Mc C. Scott, c Parkinson b Whitaker S. S. Pawle, c Thornby b Tebbs C. 0. Daintry, b Tebbs R. W. Mann, b Tebbs P. N. Avery, not out Extras Total

16 0 52 0 9 2 26 1 0 8 7 7 128

718 WAGTAILS C.C. A. C. Mackintosh, lbw b Daintry K. W. Parkinson, c Ogley b Mann P. R. Whitaker, lbw b Scott R. K. Tebbs, b Avery R. H. Thornby, not out 0. J. Firth, not out Extras

0 11 50 4 51 13 0

Total (4wkts.)

129

R. G. H. Taylor, J. B. Ambler, B. Gray, J. Wormald, and A. B. Maclldowie did not bat.

BOWLING. P. N. Avery C. 0. Daintry W. R. Mann W. Mc C. Scott

0.

14 9 8 7

M. 2 1 1 3

R. 48 30 32 19

W. 1 1 1 1

SCHOOL v. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN. The Craven Gentlemen brought a strong side to the School on Saturday, July 12th, and had no difficulty in winning comfortably.

Our opponents won the toss and decided to bat on a hard, fast wicket.

Their opening pair, Sellars and Sunderland, laid the foundations for a big score by putting 107 on the board before Sunderland was caught at the wicket. Dawson, a left-hander, who came in next, found nothing difficult in the School attack and disorganised the field. At the other end Sellars was batting beautifully and completed his century, only to be caught off the next ball. He hit 16 fours, and when he left the score stood at 167 for two. Dawson continued to hit hard and was helped by Best until the latter was bowled by Avery. Taylor made 12 before he was brilliantly caught by Daintry, who fell after making the catch.

Crane was missed on the boundary quite early in his innings and with the score at 269 for four the innings was declared closed. Dawson's 78 included 16 boundaries.

The School innings fell distinctly into three phases, a moderate start, a bad slump in the middle, and some merry hitting by the last four batsmen. The first wicket fell at 22 when Houghton was bowled ; Allport, with Draffan, brought the score to 42, but then he too was out. Then ensued a rot and six wickets were down for 65.

Yardley kept his end up for some time, but eventually he succumbed.

It was not until Scott came in that anything like a stand was made and the other three batsmen followed his example. The whole side was out for 156. The bowling of the brothers Craven was much faster than any which the School had played during the season, and one or two lost their wickets in trying to play back to it.

7 19 It was most disappointing to see how the fielding of the team had fallen off after the bright display given the previous week.

Certain of the taller members of the team found the ground very far below them, and certain of the smaller members were woefully slow.

Only one catch was missed, but the ground fielding was careless and slack. Scores : CRAVEN GENTLEMEN. 101 37 78 20 12 13 8

A. B. Sellars, c Draffan b Scott J. Sunderland, c Draffan b Williams G. Dawson, not out J. F. Best, b Avery N. A. Taylor, c Daintry, b Williams Rev. C. E. D. Crane, not out Extras Total (4 wkts.)

269

H. E. M. Benn, J. Craven, J. H. Craven, A. C. Mackintosh and I. P. MacDonald did not bat.

SCHOOL. 21 W. Allport, lbw b Craven (J ) 2 C. C. Boughton, b Craven (J. H.) W. D. Draffan, b Craven (J. H.) 10 E. F. ,,illiams, b Craven (J ) 6 N. W. D. Yardley, c Sunderland b Craven (J. H.) 4 E. A. Richardson, b Craven (J ) 0 R. Ogley, c Taylor b Craven (J. H.) 3 W. Mc C. Scott, b Sellars 28 J. A. Brittain, b Sellars 14 C. 0. Daintry, st MacDonald b Crane 28

P. N. Avery, not out Extras

7 33 Total

P. N. Avery J. A. Brittain C. 0. Daintry E. F. Williams W. Mc C. Scott W. Allport

BOWLING. M. 0.

1 16 1 16 14 3 19 1 3 10 3 1

R. 70 70 50 81 29 9

156 W. 1 1 0 2 1 0

720

SCHOOL v. OLD PETERITES. A two-day match against the Old Peterites was much hindered by the rain, and at the end of the first day's play it was decided to count one innings only. The Past was successful by a margin of 26 runs.

The first day's play saw the completion of the Old Boys' innings in very dull, showery weather. The wicket was very wet and the rain which fell at frequent intervals made bowling difficult. The School started off well and had four wickets down for 38. However, J. G. Troop and Chilman were together in a partnership for the fifth wicket which was not broken until 77 was on the board. Two wickets fell for the addition of 16 runs and the School seemed to have the game well in hand. However, the remaining batsmen were allowed to hit the bowling freely in the semi-darkness and the last wicket did not fall until 161. Avery came out with the excellent analysis of five for 56.

During the tea interval which followed the end of the innings rain fell so heavily that all further play for the day was put out of the question.

On the Saturday conditions at the start were similar to those of the previous day, but after about an hour the rain cleared away and a warm sun made the wicket fairly difficult. The first wicket fell at 29 when Allport was out; 16 runs later Draffan skied a ball back to the bowler, and with the next ball Williams was bowled.

When the fifth wicket fell at 53 the position seemed bad. but Yardley and Ogley put on 36 valuable runs for the sixth wicket. Yardley batted better than his score might suggest, while Ogley played very well indeed. Scott and Daintry both made efforts to pull the game round, but all in vain, the last wicket falling at 135. Davis, for the Old Peterites, took five for 25, and Scholefield four for 38.

During the remaining 40 Minutes a little careless cricket was played, during which the Old Boys lost six wickets for 74. Scores : OLD PETERITES. C. L. Troop, b Avery J. Scholefield, c Draffan b Brittain F. H. Douglas, c Brittain b Avery R. G. Bullen, c Yardley b Williams J. G. Troop, b Daintry K. G. Chilman, b Avery T. J. Wright, b Scott J. Tasker, c Houghton b Williams E. P. Sewell, not out A. K. Cameron, c Daintry b Avery J. N. Blenkin, lbw b Avery J. B. Davis, c Draffan b Daintry Extras

7 3 12 7 22 26 1 22 26 2 2 21 11 Total

161

7 21 SCHOOL. W. Allport, lbw b Bullen C. G. Houghton, b 'Scholefield W. D. Draffan, c and b Davis E. F. Williams, b Davis N. W. D. Yardley, c Blenkin b Tasker E. A. Richardson, b Scholefield R. Ogley, c Bullen b Davis W. Mc C. Scott, c Bullen b Scholefield J. A. Brittain, b Davis C. 0. Daintry, c Bullen b Scholefield P. N. Avery, not out J. G. K. Henderson, b Davis Extras

BOWLING. M. 0.

2 P. N. Avery ... 18 5 3 J. A. Brittain ...

E. F. Williams .. 10 1 1 C. 0. Daintry ...

5.3 W. Mc C. Scott... 3 0

15 14 12 0 12 0 29 9 4 12 3 6 19 Total

135

R. 56 8 40 31 15

W. 5 1 2 2 1

FIRST XI AVERAGES. BATTING. No. of Not Total Highest Innings.Out. Runs. Score. Average.

• 15 1 558 115 39.8 W. D. Draffan 92 0 272 20.9 W. Mc C. Scott ••• 13 94 60 18.8 5 0 R. Ogley 11 4 126 29* 18.0 J. A. Brittain 0 203 55 14.5 14 C. C. Houghton 25* 14.4 9 4 72 W. R. Mann 44 13.7 0 206 15 W. Allport 1 160 60 13.3 13 E. A. Richardson 14 0 159 46 11.3 E. F. Williams 28 11.1 1 133 13 C. 0. Daintry 40 11.0 0 55 5 S. S. Pawle 11 8.0 12 5 56 P. N. Avery 13 1 89 17 7.5 N. W. Yardley * Denotes not out.

72 2

P. N. Avery ...

W. Mc C. Scott J. A. Brittain...

E. F. Williams

BOWLING. R. M. 0.

195.6 761 27 40.0 10 130 77.2 20 251 118.6 21 447

C. 0. Daintry... 172.8 W. R. Mann ...

89.3

28

W. Average.

51 14.9 16.2 8 12 20.9 21 21.3

450

20

22.5

24 289 12 24.1 J. G. K. Henderson, A. C. Mackintosh, C. Wellington, R. H. Harwood, L. C. Hatt have also played for the Eleven.

Second XI. The Second XI. made a distinctly poor start in the season. They were not together and obviously lacked match experience. Fielders were very apt to wander from their places and some bowlers did not quite realise the necessity for keeping an eye on their field.

The fielding was never brilliant but showed great improvement later in the season, as did the calling and running of batsmen between the wickets. Certain members of the XI., however, still do not run the first one all out. But on the whole the side remedied many of the earlier defects. J. G. Henderson proved an able and cheerful captain who refused to be depressed and managed his bowling well. No one can ever doubt the keenness of him or of the rest of his team.

RESULTS. Date.

May June „ „ „ „

ReGround. sult.

Opponents.

31 . .Bootham School 2nd XI. 7 . . Worksop College 2nd XI. 11 . . Eccentrics C.C. 18 .. Giggleswick 2nd XI. 21 . . Leeds G.S. 2nd XI. 25.. Ampleforth College 2nd XI.

Played.

6

Opponents.

School.

. . 184 for 8 .. Away .. Lost . . 183 .. 262 .. Away .. Lost .. 44 .. Home .. Won . . 124 .. 75 .. Away .. Won .. 91 for 3,. 90 .. Home.. Won . . 131 for 6..130 .. Home .. Won .. 88 for 2 . . 87

Won.

Lost.

Drawn.

Tie.

4

2

0

0

No Result.

0

2nd XI. CHARACTERS. J. G. HENDERSON* (capt.) did much to pull the team together.

Can alway be relied upon to do his bit at a crisis ! Often bowled quite well.

C. WELLINGTON* has played some good innings, but too apt to put his left foot in front to a ball on the leg stump. Improved his fielding.

A. C. MACKINTOSH* started the season on a league side and after the first match played regularly for the 2nd. A painstaking and dogged bat, without many strokes, but a good defence. Works very hard in the field.

A. B. MACILDOWIE came on well as a left arm bowler. His fielding is not good. He can use the long handle to advantage.

723 C. H. PERRY improved tremendously as a wicket-keeper. He has a way with umpires. Only had 28 byes against him the whole season.

S. DODDS has possibilities as a left-hand bowler, but must get a length before he tries to bowl too fast. Apt to get out of control. A fair bat. He must wake up in calling and running.

J. R. BARTON at present spoils his bowling by his " run-and shuffle." A promising bat.

D. H. WEST.—He improved his batting and particularly his fielding.

R. H. HARWOOD.—A keen cricketer whose bowling should have had better results. Quite a good " slip " fielder.

Also played.—L. C. Hatt and H. Wiseman. * denotes 2nd XI. colours.

S. PETER'S 2nd XI. v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL 2nd XI. May 31st, 1930. At Bootham.

A The Second XI. opened their campaign rather disastrously. score of 183 certainly looked a winning one, but there followed a series of mistakes in the field, where there was a lamentable lack of anticipation, coupled perhaps with too great a sense of security in the total they had collected. The result was a two wickets victory for Bootham.

Wellington, though slow, made a very useful 51. He came in at a critical moment when 2 wickets were down for 8 and batted steadily throughout. The next highest contribution was by Pawle, who in his own inimitable style put together 30 before being caught and bowled.

The fielding of the side was poor. Dodds, who obtained four wickets for 73, bowled quite well in his first spell, but obviously tired quickly.

His last 8 overs produced 47 runs for no wickets. Six Bootham wickets were down. for 60, 7 for 118 and 8 for 200 ! In the later stage the 2nd got badly rattled and showed that they needed a great deal more practice together before they could function as a team.

ST. PETER'S 2nd XI. Ogley, c Hicks b Lauriston.

Harrop, c Theakston b Lauriston Wellington, c .Bacon b Roberts Hatt, c Warlow b Lauriston Pawle, c and b Lauriston Henderson, b Warlow Dodds, b Roberts Whalley, b Roberts Macildowie, b Warlow Wiseman, not out Perry, b Warlow Extras

0 2 51 21 30 19 1 24 6 14 4 11 Total

183

7 24 BOOTHAM 2nd XI. 14 0 13 48 1 10 4 60 36 4 4 16

Theakston, lbw b Henderson Lauriston, c Harrop b Dodds Warlow, b Dodds Hicks, b Whalley Cowman, b Dodds Cadbury, c Wiseman b Dodds Roberts, c Harrop b Whalley Bacon, not out Hoyland, run out Pughe, b Wiseman Hill, not out Extras Total (9 wkts)

210

BOWLING. Dodds Henderson Wiseman Whalley Pawle

i

0.

18 12 4 8 4

M. 2 4 0 1 0

R. 73 38 30 30 23

W. 4 1 1 2 0

ST. PETER'S 2nd XI v. WORKSOP 2nd XI. The Bootham disaster was followed by an even greater debacle at Worksop. It is the tale of two fastisli bowlers, a slightly bumping pitch but a very good light. Several rumours percolated through the School subsequently of " a hundred yards run," " slips at 50 yards from the wicket," but the main trouble was really the inability of some members of the XI. to keep that right foot in situ.

Worksop batted first, and out of a total of 262 P. G. Turner contributed 104. None of the bowlers except Wellington and Henderson came through the ordeal with credit. The former, however, kept a good length for most of his fifteen overs, and Henderson bowled with his usual vigour and bonhomie. The fielding was still only moderate.

Of the 2nd XI. innings, the least said the better. Only Mackintosh reached double figures. He stayed quite a long time before falling a victim to C. L. Robinson. The latter, with F. Martin, bowled unchanged, and they came out with the analyses of 6 for 35 and 4 for 9 respectively.

725 WORKSOP 2nd XI. 0 28 4 48 104 21 8 0 22 8 6 13

J. B. Wilkinson, lbw b Dodds R. R. Sands, run out H. D. N. Fitzpatrick, lbw b Wellington A. H. Blackmore, b Wellington P. G. Turner, not out J. R. T. Downe, b Henderson F Martin, b Henderson H. S. Spittle, b Henderson P. T. Brownill, lbw b Wellington C. L. Robinson, b Wellington D. R. McLennan, c Whalley b Wellington Extras Total

262

ST. PETER'S 2nd XI. C. Wellington, b Martin A. C. Mackintosh, c and b Robinson L. C. Hatt, b Robinson A. B. Maclldowie, b Robinson S. S. Pawle, c Spittle b Robinson D. Dodds, b Robinson H. F. Whalley, b Martin J. G. K. Henderson, b Martin T. W. Jenkins, b Robinson J. R. Barton, c Turner b Martin C. H. Perry, not out Extras

5 12 6 0 7 1 3 7 0 2 0 1 Total

44

BOWLING. 0.

D. Dodds 12 15 C. Wellington 11 J. G. K. Henderson A. B. Maclldowie .•••••• 10 J. R. Barton 8 H. F. Whalley 3 S. S. Pawle 3 Dodds bowled one wide.

M.

R.

W.

0 1 1 2 0 1 0

53 61 41 35 21 15 24

1 5 3 0 0 0 0

726 ST. PETER'S 2nd XI v THE ECCENTRICS C.C. Against the Eccentrics the tide began to turn.

The running and calling of the 2nd XI. showed distinct improvement, and their general bearing in the field also was of a much higher standard. The 2nd XI. won the toss and batted first. At first, with 2 wickets down for 5 there was just the suspicion of gloom in the pavilion (except, of course, for our indomitable wicket-keeper). Mackintosh and Barton, however, gradually retrieved the position, and Henderson played a very stout innings of 39, which included a 6 and six 4's.

West, too, and Maclldowie showed that they were still undaunted.

For the Eccentrics, D. Norwood had the best analysis (1 for none), but of the real bowlers Harwood took 4 for 27.

Henderson again bowled well for his 6 wickets, and the fact that only one of the opposition was clean bowled showed that the fielding had certainly improved. In fact the victory—by 49 runs—was very encouraging and showed that the deficiencies so glaring in the first two matches were being remedied.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 2nd XI. 11 2 1 12 0 39 4 15 2 17 0 21

A. C. Mackintosh, c Rhodes b Priestley C. Wellington, b Wiseman R. Ogley, lbw b Harwood J. R. Barton, c and b Harwood D. Dodds, lbw b Harwood J. G. K. Henderson, b Priestley H. F. Whalley, lbw b Harwood H. West, c and b Norwood V. W. G. Musgrove, c Harwood b Priestley A. B. Maclldowie, c Hatt b Wiseman C. H. Perry, not out Extras Total

124

ECCENTRICS. Rev. F. H. Barnby, c Barton b Henderson L. C. Hatt, c Maclldowie b Wellington T. W. Jenkins, c Musgrove b Henderson D. Norwood, Esq., c Perry b Henderson C. Hill, lbw b Wellington .

K. H. Rhodes, Esq., c Perry b Henderson H. Wiseman, c and b Henderson P. K. Bourne, Esq., c and b Henderson H. Prince, b Maclldowie R. H. Harwood, c Wellington b Maclldowie J. E. Priestley, not out Extras Total

1 8 2 3 1

10 21 8 10 8 0

3 75

727 BOWLING. C. Wellington J. G. K. Henderson D. Dodds J. R. Barton A. B. Maclldowie

0.

5 8 4 2 1.5

M. 0 0 2 1 1.5

R. 26 34 9 3 0

W. 2 6 0 0 2

ST. PETER'S 2nd XI. v. GIGGLESWICK 2nd XI. June 18th, 1930.

At Giggleswick.

It is felt that no account of this match would be complete without pithy references to King Sol and his less popular relation—Jupiter Pluvius. However we will not be conventional. It merely rained ; but this did not damp the ardour of the combatants. It grew dark, very dark, but Ogley, who was batting at the time, refused the proffered adjournment.

Giggleswick batted first and declared with 90 for 7 wickets, leaving the School just over an hour's darkness in which to make the runs.

By this time Henderson and Dodds had taken 3 wickets each ; Harwood had secured two catches in the slips and West had made quite an awkward catch at square leg.

Mackintosh and Ogley opened for the School and had put up 40 when the former was run out. However Ogley and Wellington continued to take the score up steadily. With the fall of the next wicket Wiseman was sent in to hit—he missed ; but Henderson, who followed, did not, and made a very bright 25 in just over 10 minutes. The School won by seven wickets with about eight minutes to spare.

GIGGLESWICK 2nd XI. J. II. Bradford, c Wiseman b Henderson J. Mycock, c Harwood b Henderson E. H. Coles, c Harwood b Henderson J. S. Turner, b .Maclldowie H. W. Fell, c West b _Dodds A. T. Cox, b Dodds J. M. Holland, not out D. C. Leete, lbw b Dodds H. D. Brown, not out Extras Total (7 wkts) Innings declared closed A. R. Little and R. V. H. Robinson did not bat.

0 5 19 13 37 3 3 1 7 2 90

728 ST. PETER'S 2nd XI. A. C. Mackintosh, run out R. Oxley, c Cox b Leete C. Wellington, not out J. C. K. Henderson, not out H. Wiseman, b Bradford Extras

8 28 26 25 0 12 Total (3 wkts)

99

J. R. Barton, S. Dodds, D. H. West, A. B. MacIldowie, R. H. Harwood and C. H. Perry did not bat.

R. H. Harwood J. G. K. Henderson A. B. MacIldowie J. R. Barton S Dodds C. Wellington

BOWLING. M. 0.

12 3 10 2 2 9 0 5 3 4 0 2

R. 17 29 21 13 2 3

W. 0 3 1 0 3 0

Avge.

00.00 9.6 21.00 00.00 .6 00.00

ST. PETER'S 2nd XI v. LEEDS G.S. 2nd XI. At York, on June 21st. Against Leeds G.S. the School had the memory of a complete defeat at Leeds last year to efface. Leeds batted first; their first pair opening against Harwood and Henderson.

The former was rather disappointing. They were shortly relieved

by Dodds and Barton, who obtained five wickets between them. Had it not been for a stand by the eighth wicket pair, who raised the total from 57 to 108, Leeds would have been out very cheaply. As it was they made a total...of 130.

Mackintosh and Ogley did not repeat their Giggleswick performance, as Ogley was caught quite early but Mackintosh and Wellington batted well for 35 and 23 respectively. Of the remaining batsmen Barton was. quite aggressive and West showed great promise. The School won by four wickets.

ST. PETER'S 2nd XI. Mackintosh, c Marr b Taylor Ogley, c Taylor b Howard Wellington, c Kendall b Holmes Barton, b Rogers Dodds, h Holmes Henderson, b Taylor West, not out Whalley, not out Extras

35 11 23 21 6 11 17 2 12 Total (6 wkts)

MacIldowie, Harwood and Perry did not bat.

138

729 LEEDS G.S. 2nd XI. 10 22 3 5 0 12 0 30 30 9 0 8

Taylor, b Henderson Swift. c West b Dodds Marr, b Barton Rogers, c Perry b Dodds Sadler, b Barton Shepherd, lbw b MacIldowie Howard, run out Kendall, c West b Harwood Marsh, lbw b Barton Holmes, c Henderson b Harwood Smith, not out Extras Total

129

W. 2 1 2 3 1 0 0

Avge.

11.2 22.00 10.00 10.66 14.00 00.00 00.00

BOWLING. flarwood Henderson Dodds Barton VacIldowie Wellington Whalley

0.

8 4 10 9 5 3 2

M. 2 0 1 1

1 1 0

R. 23 21 20 32 14 4 6

ST. PETER'S 2nd XI. v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE 2nd XI. June 25th. At York.

This game opened sensationally. Three Ampleforth wickets were down for 6 rims. Perry took two good catches at the wicket off Barton, and the third was the result of a rather stupid " call." Barton continued to bowl quite well and finally obtained 6 for 20, though some of his " long hops " were rather flattered by the wickets they obtained. Maclldowie (2 for 18) was also at his best and kept a good length. Mackintosh was responsible for the best piece of fielding ith a very smart return and " run out " from " cover."

The School passed Ampleforth's total with 8 wickets in hand.

Mackintosh played a valuable and dogged innings of 51, and Ogley (28) was very unlucky to be given out for " obstruction." Pawle followed Richardson and, though somewhat lucky, managed to collect 21 before being caught.

730 AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE 2nd XI. Blackinore, c Perry b Barton

0

Alcazar, run out

0

Rabnett, c Perry b Maclldowie

26

Barton, c Perry b Barton

3

Stanton, lbw b Maclldowie

12

Macdonald, run out

12

Goft, b Barton

8

King, lbw b Barton

0

Waugh, b Barton

0

Brown, not out

18 5

McNally, b Barton

3

Extras Total

87

ST. PETER'S 2nd XI. A. C. Mackintosh, c Barton b Waugh

51

R. Ogley, obstruction

23

E. A. Richardson, c King b Waugh

4

S. S. Pawle, c Waugh b Barton

21

J. R. Barton, b King

13

S. Dodds, not out

13

J. G. K. Henderson, c Stanton b McNally

9 0

D. H. West, not out

13

Extras Total (6 wkts)

152

A. B. Maclldowie, R. H. Harwood and C. H. Perry did not bat.

BOWLING. 0.

M.

R.

W.

11.6

4

20

6

S. Dodds

5

0

30

0

R. H. Harwood

3

0

8

0

A. B. Maclldowie

8

2

18

2

J. G. K. Henderson

5

1

8

0

J. R. Barton

Maclldowie bowled 1 no ball, and Dodds 1 wide.

731 2nd XI. AVERAGES. BATTING. Times No. of Not Total Highest Innings. Out. Runs Score.

17* 32 2 3 D. H. West 51 117 0 5 A. C. Mackintosh 51 107 1 5 C. Wellington.

30 58 0 3 S. S. Pawle 39 110 0 J. G. K. Henderson 6 21 58 0 4 J. R. Barton 28 68 0 5 R. Ogley 24 33 1 4 H. F. Whalley 17 23 3 0 A. B. Maclklowie 13* 1 21 5 D. Dodds 4 4 2 3 C. H. Perry

Average.

32.00 23.4 21.4 19.3 18.3 14.5 13.6 8.25 7.66 4.2 4.00

* Denotes not out.

Also batted : E. Harrop, L. C. Hatt, H. Wiseman, T. W. Jenkins, V. Musgrove, R. H. Harwood and E. A. Richardson.

BOWLING. 0.

J. G. K. Henderson 50 25 C. Wellington A. B. MacIldowie 33.5 53 D. Dodds 30 J. R. Barton 23 R. H. Harwood 13 H. F. Whalley

M. 8 2 8 8 3 5 2

R. 172 90 88 187 89 48 51

W. 14 7 6 10 4 2 2

Avge.

12.3 12.9 14.66 18.7 22.25 24.00 25.5

Also bowled : H. Wiseman and S. S. Pawle.

Colts.

A cheering feature of the cricket season has been the form shown by the Colts who, though they have only played one match, in their practice games have given promise of usefulness in the future. The match was played against Worksop College Colts and the result was a good victory by 27 runs. St. Peter's batted first and thanks to good innings by Ogley, who made an excellent 43, and Baker, who hit brightly for 29, made a total of 113. When Worksop went in to bat disaster came early and four wickets fell for 19.

Then occurred the only threatening stand of the innings, which took the score from 19 to 68 when this partnership was broken, however, the remaining wickets

732 Maclldowie came out with the excellent analysis of six fell easily. for 27, whilst Barton took two for 20 and Yardley one for 3. The fielding was uniformly good. Scores :— WORKSOP COLLEGE COLTS. G. M. Burnett, st Perry b Maclldowie E. W. E. Cook, run out C. W. Walton, b Maclldowie R. S. Rennie, b Maclldowie H. S. Eacott, b Barton A. Aitken, c Baker b Maclldowie J. J. Pearse, b Maclldowie F. J. Hopkinson, b Yardley H. D. N. Fitzpatrick, c Yardley b Maclldowie B. K. Maule, not out D. Hudson, 1.b.w. b Barton Extras Total

•

0 2 0 26 10 27 0 1 5 7 3 5 86

ST. PETER'S COLTS. 43 9 15 5 1 3 0 29 1 0 0 7

R. Ogley, c Fitzpatrick b Rennie P. Croskell, 1.b.w. b Eacott N. W. D. Yardley, b Walton A. B. Maclldowie, c Eacott b Walton J. Scholey, b Walton R. A. Carlton, run out J. R. Barton, b Rennie _ R. C. Baker, b Hudson S. Dodds, c Rennie b Eacott D. Lyth, not out C. H. Perry, 1.b.w. b Hudson Extras Total

113

Rowing.

For some time we have looked forward to the time when we should possess a really good "light ship " of our own, and this term our hopes have been realised.

On Wednesday, May 28th, the naming ceremony was well and truly performed by Mrs. Toyne, and the boat was successfully launched amidst applause from practically the whole school, who assembled at the Boat House.

733 " Sally " impressed everyone by " her " appearance, and when the first crew paddled away from the steps in good style using their newly painted white oars with chocolate bands, we felt very encouraged.

All thanks are due to those 0.P. 's who have so kindly made it possible to purchase this new boat and to Mr. K. H. Rhodes who has been untiring in his efforts to help on the good work.

As regards subsequent events of the term, we ,may say that the first crew practised regularly in the new boat, and neither the crew nor the boat can be blamed for the misfortune of being up against much heavier crews in the Regattas. The second crew have also enjoyed several trips in " Sally," and there is no doubt the boat will be a very great asset to the School rowing.

At present we are preparing for the races against Old Peterite crews on July 18th, and for the annual " eight " race against York City R.C. during the last week of term.

1st FOUR CHARACTERS. Bow J. B. Doyle. Improved greatly during training. Had a tendency for a crooked swing and to be a trifle late. Always works hard.

2. H. Webster. A very neat oar with good blade work.

Inclined to get rather short.

3. P. W. Arnold. Up to within a few days of the Regatta lie was rowing very well and with good length. Over-keenness then seemed to cause a heavy-handedness which spoilt his effective work.

Str. H. A. Butler. Is a stroke with good life and gets an excellent beginning. With heavier weights behind him he would almost certainly have stroked a crew to victory.

Cox. H. Bamforth. He coxeth best Who doeth best All things, both great and small . .

And Cox certainly did them—well.

2nd FOUR CHARACTERS. Throughout the term the 2nd Four have made a steady progress and got remarkably well together. They have been a most cheerful and hard working crew, with a passion for rowing courses.

E. Davenport. Bow. Has improved very considerably. Has now got a much straighter swing, but is still apt to use his arms as wings at the finish.

2. M. H. Seed.

Is inclined to get rather short in his body swing at the finish, but always worked very hard and used his very useful weight to good advantage.

3. J. E. Blackburn. Has shown excellent style throughout, and has improved the effectiveness of his work a great deal. Has backed up stroke well and has helped to give the crew length.

734 P. 0. Dowson. Stroke. Has proved an excellent stroke both in practice and in races. To him the success of the crew is not a little due. His own rowing has improved tremendously, although his finish is still inclined to be a little light. He gave the crew rhythm, length and life, and showed both judgment and courage in his stroking in the Regatta.

Cox. G. E. T. Watson. Took very good courses and took his full share in work of the crew. Did his best to keep the crew in order.

3rd FOUR CHARACTERS. A very hard working and keen crew. What they lacked in experience they made up in keenness. As a crew they rather lacked steadiness and length, but they were well together and showed plenty of life.

A neat oar who does his share of the A. B. Cooper.

Bow. work. Needs to get looser at the beginning and to reach up for the water.

2. R. M. Walker. A real worker. Is apt to swing out of the boat, but has improved in this respect. Needs to become looser in the shoulders when full forward.

3. C. H. Prince. Has picked up the principles of rowing well and has worked hard at it, on and off the river. Uses his weight well at the beginning, but is inclined to get light at the finish.

J. E. Boyd. Stroke. Has improved his own form considerably and has stroked the crew well, although inclined to be rather short.

Always rowed himself right out and never spared himself.

Cox. S. Bagshaw. Apt to be rather erratic in practice, but in the Regatta steered an excellent course and used his voice.

York Regatta. June 21st.

The White Rose Cup. The First Four, who were entered for the White Rose, were drawn in the first round against York City Rowing Club, who eventually proved the winners of the Cup. The School were on the Boathouse side of the river. Thy gained slightly at the start, but York City, rowing a much longer stroke, drew away steadily to win by two lengths.

The Regatta Cup. In the Regatta Cup both the Second and Third Crews were entered. The Third Four drew Hull Kingston Rowing Club in the first round, and rowed on the railway side of the river. They made a great spurt at the start and took a lead of half a length. They were, however, gradually rowed down and passed at York City Boathouse, but they hung on gamely down the enclosure, losing by I I- lengths.

735 The Second Four met Bradford in the first round, and rowed on the railway side. They led from the start and won easily by three lengths. In the second round they met Hollingworth Lake, again rowing on the railway side. After an even start they drew away, and although they lost a little ground up the enclosure, they kept their lead and won by one length.

In the Final the Second Four met Hull Kingston, who had already defeated the Third Four. The School had the railway side of the river. The start was very even, and all down the straight there was a great struggle for the lead. By York City Boathouse thee Hull crew had a slight lead, which they increased round the bent to just over a length by Scarborough Bridge. Then Dowson started a spurt, and the crew responded nobly. Bit by bit they crept up and spurted all along the enclosure, gaining ground all the way until just on the post, where they were still a quarter length behind. They rowed a very gallant race, and all through kept their form.

.

Durham Regatta. June 24th and 25th.

The First Four went to Durham on Monday, June 23rd, and were again entertained by Canon Budworth at Durham School.

On the first day, in the Corporation Cup, they met Leeds.

University in the first round. The School were on the Pelaw Wood side of the river, and went up slightly on the start, but as they came out of the wood they caught the wind, which rather upset them for a while. They recovered well at the end of the course, but Leeds kept their lead and won by two lengths.

On the second day, in the Lady Anne Lambton Plate, the School drew Armstrong College. They again rowed on the Pelaw Wood side. From the start they were out-weighted and out-rowed, and Armstrong, who were the eventual winners of the Plate, drew away to win comfortably.

We should like to take this opportunity to thank Canon Budworth for his hospitality, and the Durham School Boat Club for the loan of a fine boat.

Tub Regatta.

The annual Tub Regatta, which was originated by L. G. A. Baker, Esq., in 1926, was held on Thursday, July 3rd, over a course from Wall-end to Love Lane.

The races were both exhausting for the competitors, and amusing for the spectators, and in the final a very even race was rowed between K. H. Rhodes, Esq., and W. 0. Blackburn, and M. H. Seed and J. B. Doyle, the former crew winning by two feet.

The cox's race was won by G. E. T. Watson and H. Bamforth.

The prizes were very kindly presented by Mrs. Ping.

.

73 6 K. H. Rhodes, Esq. W. D. Blackburn J. E. Boyd England

K. H. Rhodes, Esq. W. D. Blackburn K. H. Rhodes, Esq. W. D. Blackburn

Walker Copper

Walker Cooper

D. Lupton Prince

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Wilson E. Davenport

1.

Stibbard J. E. Blackburn H. A. Butler T. Lupton

M. H. Seed J. B. Doyle

1

Barton P. W. Arnold Dawson Lee

Corner A. W. Ping, Esq.'

1

Corner A. W. Ping, Esq.}

Bolland Emery

Stibbard J. E. Blackburn

Corner A. W. Ping, Esq.

M. H. Seed J. B. Doyle M. H. Seed J. B. Doyle

/1 Dowson.

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Webster Dalton

Webster Dalton

Smart Hunter

Bye

Coxs.' Race.

Watson Bamforth Darton Bygott Hanks Bagshaw

Watson Bamforth

Watson Bamforth (Cox) K. H. Rhodes, Esq.

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737

" Sally.

The following additional subscriptions have been received towards the new " Sally " fund, for which we should like to express our thanks to the donors. The subscription list is still open and any further donations will be gratefully received by A. W. Ping, Esq., or K. H. Rhodes, .Esq., St. Peter's School, York.

Subscription List. (July 8th, 1930).

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Tennis.

At a meeting at the beginning of the term of those interested in tennis, a club was formed, a committee appointed and rules drawn up.

Two courts have been in use, one grass and one hard, both of which have been played on very regularly. Unfortunately the grass court soon began to suffer from excessive use, but in spite of the fact that only about two-thirds of it was still covered with grass, it remained in constant use and retained comparative accuracy. There has been a gratifying amount of interest taken in the game and thirty-seven members have joined, including thirty-one boys and six other members.

We entertain the somewhat ambitious hope that two more grass courts may be added next year, in which event .membership will be unlimited (thirty is the limit now) and lawn tennis will assume its proper position among school games. The committee was formed as follows :President : S. M. Toyne, Esq. Hon. Sec. : L. C. Hatt Committee : F. Smith, Esq., W. Allport, E. Harrop. .

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O.T.C. The O.T.C. was early to work this term since the first Sunday was Military Sunday and as usual the corps attended the church parade at the Minster. This official appearance was marked by no exceptional occurrences, though our position in the march-past was higher than usual. Perhaps the press was not quite so fulsome as it has been in the past, but this does not mean that we were less smart. The turn-out and marching were both well up to standard.

The General Inspection was held on Tuesday, June 17th, Major-General Sir Reginald S. May, K.B.E., C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., 49th Div. West Riding Area being the inspecting officer.

The morning was wet, but during the afternoon the rain held off and did not curtail the programme. The ceremonial inspection and march-past went off with hardly a hitch and afterwards platoon commanders solved very creditably the problems set by the General in controlling their platoons. Finally the company marched down to the river bank and won a brilliant victory in sodden hay. At the conclusion the General expressed his satisfaction at what he had seen and urged all those who had ever been in an O.T.C. to keep up some connection with the army in their later life.

Preparations are now going forward for camp, which is to be held at Tidworth Park ; both the band and the guard are putting in a lot of work and it is to be hoped that their labours will meet with some success. A guard of honour is being trained for the reception of General Shute, who is to present the prizes on Speech Day. In conclusion we must express our regret upon the resignation of Lieut. Sykes from the O.T.C. He has been connected with it for a long time and the ways in which he has helped it are many.

Perhaps he has been most closely connected with the band, and those who knew its state before Mr. Sykes took it over will best appreciate the result of his efforts. Everyone will agree that to teach drummers who cannot read music a part which one cannot play on a drum oneself is no mean achievement. While regretting Mr. Sykes' resignation, we welcome his successor, Mr. Bourne.

The shooting competitions have been interrupted by the demolition of the old range preparatory to building a new one. It is hoped that this will be ready for use soon, and that afterwards shooting may be taken more seriously than it is at present.

The following is the roll of N.C.O's. :— C.-S.-M. Williams; C.-Q.-M.-S. Hill; Sgts. Draffan, Scott, Doyle, Butler, Brittain; Gauls. Houghton, Musgrove, Emery, Prince (ma.); L.-Cp1s. Avery, Mandley, Hatt, Powell.

Harrop, Davenport, Henderson, Webster, Seaborne and Whalley (ma.).

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Scientific Society.

The main interest of the Society this term has been the Annual Expedition. This was to have been to Kirkham Abbey and Castle Howard, but unfortunately we were unable to secure permission to visit the woods on the Castle Howard estate owing to it being the nesting season. This did not leave much time to choose a new place to visit; however, Skipwith Common was selected as being near at hand and full of interest. The number of members going on the Expedition was the largest for some years.

A very good day was spent there and some interesting specimens were collected; we were most fortunate with regard to the weather, which was brilliantly fine. After tea at Ricca11, we looked round the house and grounds of Lord Danesfort.

Entertainments. ‘` Barnaby Rudge On Saturday, May 3rd, a recitation of " Barnaby Rudge " was given by the Rev. A. E. Runnels-Moss. It was intended for the benefit of forms taking the School Certificate, as " Barnaby Rudge " is mie of the set books. All of the important characters of the book were portrayed, and especially well that of Miggs, the servant, which brought loud laughter from the school. The reciter rendered successfully the various atmospheres which we should imagine to surround the people whom he sketched for us. The scene where Solomon Daisy tells the story of his experiences on the night when Reuben Haredale was found murdered in his bedchamber was particularly ghostly, and Mr. Haredale when capturing the murderer was very savage. Altogether the performance was very satisfactory, and should be helpful to those taking examinations on the book.

Negro Spirituals.

On Thursday, June 26tH, the Hampton Quartet, from Hampton, in U.S.A., gave a recital of negro spirituals. They had already given performances in Canterbury Cathedral, Wesminster Abbey, Eton, Harrow and other small modern schools (such as Charterhouse) as well as broadcast. Before they started, the School was given a short lecture on the origin of the songs. The singers were immediately popular, and gave a much longer performance than they had intended to give; perhaps we found the spirituals a little strange, but we soon got over that, and both realised and appreciated the real depth of feeling behind them. A further .short talk was given before the Quartet departed. We were told that the songs we had heard were sung in America by over a thousand coloured students; it was easy to gather from our recital that the effect thus produced must be wonderful.

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O.P. News.

O.P. RUGBY. The annual Rugger match, O. P.'s v. The School, will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 17th. Will those who wish to play forward their names to D. Norwood, 1, Rawcliffe Grove, York ?

GENERAL. A. H. McCowen (1921-1927) obtained a " third " in the Mechanical Sciences Tripos, 1930.

N. Richardson (1917-1919) has invented and patented an apparatus by means of which vessels which do not carry a wireless operator will be enabled automatically to send out the S.O.S. signal with the name and position of the ship in the event of sudden emergency. It is the result of the inventor's experience in the China Seas, where sudden attacks by pirates on small British trading vessels have caused great loss to underwriters during recent years.

Canon E. C. Owen has resigned his position as Principal of King William's College, Isle of Man. He leaves the island at the end of the summer term.

R. G. Bullen and L. F. Leversedge played for Yorkshire at Squash Racquets in the final of the County Championship, when Sussex was beaten.

Marriages.

Cooper--Henderson.—On June 3rd, at All Saints' Cathedral, Nairobi, Rupert William Arthur Cooper, 0.P., to Barbara May Henderson, of Nairobi.

Sibley—innes-Jones.—On July 16th, in Wellington, New Zealand, Douglas F. W. Sibley, 0.P., to Ruth Innes-Jones, youngest daughter of the Venerable the Archdeacon of Wellington, N.Z. Leversedge—Gosnell.—On June 24, at the Parish Church, Beckenham, L. F. Leversedge, 0.P., to Elizabeth Eleanor Gomel'.

Huffam—Campbell.—On April 28th, at Geelong, Victoria, Australia, William Henry Huffam, 0.P., eldest son of L. W. Huffam, 0.P., to Heather, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Angus Campbell, of Geelong, Australia.

The junior School.

Most unfortunately the Summer Term has been to a great extent spoilt for St. Olave's by a succession of cases of chicken-pox. This was brought into the school during the very first week of term by a day boy so that our cricket matches and the Whit-Monday outing had to be abandoned. Work, of course, has gone on in spite of interruptions, and we are very pleased indeed to congratulate J. P. Farrow on winning the Day boy scholarship to St. Peter's. We should also like to congratulate J. M. Atkinson, who only left us a year ago, on winning an open scholarship in St. Peter's.

74 1 In the world of games we are delighted to see several Old Olavites doing well in cricket and on the river.

We in the Junior School have been swimming as much as possible either in the Baths or in the river. When we have managed to cajole Mr. Ping into taking us to the river—armed with many motor tyres— the expeditions have been most enjoyable.

Quite an exceptional number of boys have already passed the school swimming test this term, viz. :—J. M. Buckler, C. P. Denby, J. M. Fothergill, R. White, R. H. Davison, J. M. Dickenson, B. H. McCready, E. Robinson, J. M. Large, R. G. M. Quarrie, D. McLean.

We are hoping to have our usual Swimming Sports at the end of term, in which there should be keen competition, both in swimming and diving.

We congratulate the following on winning their form prizes :— W. G. Burn.

J. 1 J.2 C. G. F. Ward.

J. M. Buckler (ma).

J.3 a _ P. H. Stembridge.

J.3 b M. R. Jeffrey.

J.4 W. B. Dawson (ma).

J.5 J.5 (Maths.)

R. H. Davison.

R. White.

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Games.

The Summer Term of 1930 will long be remembered for the excellence of the weather and the lack of matches, owing to a slight epidemic, which caused us to be in quarantine until July 5th.

On only one occasion have we had to put off games for inclement weather, and then we had "nets " in the gymnasium without causing any material damage.

We have had many enjoyable " pick-up " games, the chief ones being " England v. Australia " and " Dayboys v. Boarders."

Two matches have been played. The first one, against the " Fathers," played on Thursday, June 26th, was most exciting. We lost by one run after extra time. The scores were 98 and 97.

On Tuesday, July 8th, we paid a visit to Harrogate, which we all thoroughly enjoyed, and there played Grosvenor House School. We fared badly against them on a wicket which had evidently had some " dope," one end being fast and the other slow. Ward-Smith, the captain, though about the fifth bowler, obtained 5 wickets for 14 runs, bowling from the dry end. Grosvenor batted first and knocked up 145, their chief scorers being Du Pre 54 and Hedley 25.

We then went in and made 45, Large (ma) 11 not out and McLean 10. Brooks and Hedley bowled very well for Grosvenor on the wicket which suited their style admirably, Hedley getting a remarkable amount of " spin " on for a boy.

After tea they kindly put us in again and we made 62, the chief scorers being Ward-Smith 14, McCready 13 not out, Denby 12 and McLean 11. The following played for the 1st XI. :—Ward-Smith (captain), McLean, Quarrie, Denby, Large (ma), Atkinson, McCready, Davison, Sykes, Jeffrey, Tyson and Large (mi).

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Notes and Items.

We congratulate C. 0. Daintry and C. C. Houghton on receiving their 1st XI. colours and J. G. K. Henderson, W. R. Mann, S. S. Pawle, E. A. Richardson, C. Wellington, N. W. D. Yardley, A. C. Mackintosh and R. Ogley on receiving their 2nd XI. colours.

We congratulate J. B. Doyle, P. 0. Dowson, J. E. Blackburn, M. H. Seed and E. Davenport on receiving their 2nd IV. colours, and G. E. T. Watson on his 2nd coxing colours.

On Sunday, June 29th, St. Peter's Day, the School attended a service at York Minster.

On two Sunday evenings during the term P. H. Sykes, Esq., has given short pianoforte recitals, which have been much appreciated.

We congratulate C. C. Houghton on successfully passing his 1st M.B. at Birmingham University.

We have to thank Dr. Chapman, 0.P., for presenting a prize for the best result in an examination upon his Law Lectures.

L. C. Hatt and W. D. Draffan played in the Drysdale Cup Squash Competition and both reached the third round.

E. F. Williams and J. A. Brittain were picked in the Yorkshire Public Schools XI, in their annual fixture against the Craven Gentlemen at Ilkley. _ We congratulate S. S. Pawle and J. E. Priestley on winning the photographic competition.

We have to thank W. H. and J. L. Huffam for their gift of a Tub boat to the School. We regret that acknowledgment was not made earlier, but the omission was due to an oversight.

Correspondence.

To the Editors of " The Peterite."

Dear Sirs, I should like to take this opportunity of thanking Mr. Toyne, Mr. Norwood and Mr. Davies for their patient coaching of the School cricket teams.

I am sure the leagues are greatly indebted to Mr. Featherstone and Mr. Sykes for the painstaking Way in which they have looked after them also, none of the teams have been able to find anything to complain of in the way Roberts has prepared the wickets.

A s usual, Mrs. Toyne has given us the same excellent teas, for which we are all very grateful.

I remain, Yours, etc., W. Allport, Captain* of Cricket.

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Dear Sirs, I should like, on behalf of the boaters, to thank Mr. Ping and Mr. Rhodes for the valuable coaching they have given on the river this term.

It is only when we stop to think that one appreciates the hard work that is done every day in the week on the river bank.

I also wish to thank Mr. Rhodes for the repair work which he has done to the boats.

Yours, etc.,

H. A.

Butler, Captain of Boats.

VALETE AND SALVETE. School House.

VALETE. R. D. Pexton. 1927-3U. Bl. Cadet in O.T.C. K. F. Simpson 1928-30. B3. Cadet in O.T.C. SALVETE. J. Biggin. B3.

M. Biggin. B4.

J. W. Garbutt. B4.

M. Prince. B4.

Clifton Rise.

VALETE. S. Hodgson. 1927-30. B3. Cadet in O.T.C. SALVETE. J. Boyd. B4.

R. H. Chapman. B2.

D. Lyth. B3.

D. Ogley. B3.

E. Webster. B4

Clifton Grove.

SALVETE. P. N. Baines. B4.

D. L. Bushell. B4.

J. Stansfield. B4.

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Day Boys.

SAL VETI. J. P. de Burgh. B4.

S. Dodds. B1.

D. Hey. B4.

J. S. Sproule. B4.

Junior School.

VALETE. M. Prince (to School House).

E. Webster (to Rise).

J. Boyd (to Rise).

D. L. Bushell (to Grove).

C. H. Baker.

D. Hey (to Day Boys).

P. Baines (to Day Boys).

J. C. 0. Stansfiald (to Day Boys).

D. Lyth (to Rise).

J. S. Sproule (to Day Boys).

J. P. de Burgh (to Day Boys).

SALVETE. R. L. Fothergill (St.0.).

C. G. F. Ward (D.B.).

E. Wells (D.B.).

Chapel.

LIST OF PREACHERS. May 4. (York Military Sunday). „ 11. Rev. F. H. Barnby. „ 18. Music (P. H. Sykes, Esq., M.A.). „ 25. The Very Rev. The Dean of York.

June 1. Rev. F. H. Barnby.

8. The Headmaster.

15. Music (P. H. Sykes, Esq., M.A.).

22. The Headmaster. „ 29. (St. Peter's Day Service at York Minster.)

July 6. Rev. M. D. McCreedy (Assistant Chaplain-General).

13. Rev. F. H. Barnby.

20. School Commemoration—Canon Thompson-Elliott (Vicar of Leeds).

27. The Headmaster.

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Library.

The following books have been added to the Library this term :— B.I. 18.—The Orchestra and how to listen to it.—Montagu-Nathan.

B.IV. 17a.—Getting Wickets.—Grimmett.

K.V. 28.—Lord Melbourne.—Newman.

32.—Cricket.—Cardus.

The English G.VII. 33.—The English Constitution.—Amos.

Heritage Series.

G.VII. 34.—The English Inn.—Burke.

B.IV. 11a.—The Game of Cricket.—Lonsdale Library.

E.V. 23, 23b.—The Odyssey; translated by J. W. Mackail (vols.

1 and 3).

F. VII. 5.—Literary History of England: Groom.

Presented by B.V. 18.—Yorkshire.—Wilson (County Anthologies).

J. H. Fowler, O.P. K.VII. _W.—British Empire since 1783: Newton & Ewing.

School Officers.

School Monitors

E. F. Williams (Head of School House).

J. R. Pope (Head of Day Boys).

C. C. Houghton (Head of Clifton Rise).

J. B. Doyle (Head of Clifton Manor).

C. Hill.

E. Pawson (Head of Clifton Grove).

W. Allport.

J. A. Brittain.

Captain of Cricket : W. .Allport.

Sec. of Cricket : E. F. Williams.

Captain of Boats : H. A. Butler.

Sec. of Tennis : L. C. Hatt.

C.S.M. in 0.T.C.: E. F. Williams.

Editors of " The Peterite" : E. F. Williams.

J. R. Pope.

J. E. C. Hill.

J. A. Brittain.

Librarians : E. F. Williams.

J. R. Pope.

J. B. Doyle.

J. A. Brittain.

F. P. Marrian.

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Contemporaries.

We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following, with apologies for any inadvertent omission :—" The Dovorian," " The Malvernia.n " (2), " Danensis," " The Cranleighan," " The Giggleswick Chronicle," " The Denstonian," " The Magazine of the City of Oxford School," " The Haileyburian " (2), " The Leodiensian," " The Limit," " The Pocklingtonian," The St. Peter's College Magazine (Adelaide), " The Ousel " (2), " The Reptonian " (2), " The Johnian," " The Sedberghian."

Calendar.—Christmas Term.

Fri. Sept. 19 .. Term begins.

Home Sat., Oct. 4 ... 1st XV v. Bradford A ...

Home Oct. 11 ... 2nd,XV v. Harrogate Old Boys B Wed. Oct. 22 .. "A" team v. Ripon Grammar School Home Away Oct. 29 ... Colts' match v. Ripon Colts ...

Away Sat. Nov. 1 ... 1st XV v. Worksop College Home 2nd XV v. Worksop College ...

Cinema Entertainment.

6-30.

Away Nov. 8 ... 1st XV v. Leeds Grammar School Home 2nd XV v. Leeds Grammar School Wed. Nov. 12 ... Certificate A. Practical Examination. ...

Away Sat. Nov. 15 ... 1st XV v. Durham School Away Colts' match v. Ampleforth Colts Tues. Nov. 18 ..

Home Sat. Nov. 22 ... 1st XV v. Giggleswick School ...

Away 2nd XV v. Giggleswick School ...

Away Wed. Nov. 26 ... 2nd XV v. Drax School 1st XV ... }Rime Sat. Nov. 29 ... 1st XV v. Mount St. Mary's ...

Away 2nd XV v. Mount St. Mary's ...

Sun. Nov. 30 . . Advent Sunday. Service at York Minster.

Home Wed. Dec. 10 ... 1st XV v. Yorkshire Wanderers...

Home Colts' match v. Ampleforth Colts Away Sat. Dec. 13 .. 1st XV v. Ampleforth College ...

Home 2nd XV v. Ampleforth College ...

Home Wed. Dec. 17 ... Old Peterites

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Obituartez,.

G. F. BROWNE, O.P. We regret to announce the death of the Right Rev. G. F. Browne, D.D., formerly Bishop of Stepney and of Bristol, who died at Bentill at the age of 96.

George Forrest Browne was the son of a former proctor of the Ecclesiastical Court at York, and his mother was a daughter of the Rev. R.. Forrest, a precentor of York Minster, under the shadow of which the future Bishop was born on December 4th, 1833. He entered the School (18454852) and later went up to S Catharine's College, Cambridge. He had a long and distinguished career, first in Scotland and later in Cambridge, where he became Secretary of the Local Examination Syndicate.

After election to the Council of the Senate he undertook more and more of the general organisation of the University. All Cambridge men have heard of the intelligent foreigner, on a visit to Cambridge, who posed his guide with a question of this sort : " You have shown me the colleges and the Senate House and the library and the Science Schools, but where is the University ?"

And the guide, seeing Mr. Browne pass along with a bundle of official papers under his arm, pointed to him and said, " There, sir, that man is the University."

All this activity he combined with a keen interest in municipal and still more in Imperial politics. He was also a keen antiquary. In 1895 he was appointed Bishop of Stepney and two years later was nominated to the See of Bristol, where he remained till his retirement in 1914. .

The Bishop was elected as Hon. Fellow of S. Catharine's College in 1897. He was a D.D. of Cambridge, and Hon. D.D. of Oxford, Hon. D.C.L. of Durham, and Hon. Fellow of the Royal Academy. He was a remarkable personality, whose long life was full of service to both Church and State.

A. W. EASTWOOD (School House, 1886-1894). It is with great regret that we have to announce the sudden death of A. W. Eastwood at Heath Brow School, Boxmoor. He was one of a faithful band of Old Peterites who rarely failed to attend the dinner and Commemoration Day functions. For some years he had been headmaster of a preparatory school in Hertfordshire, and several of his old boys came on to S. Peter's. On many occasions he publicly announced the benefits which he had received from a Public School education, and his keen love for his old school endeared him to many who had not known him until after he had left school.

GEORGE EDMUNDSON, O.P. We regret to announce the death of the Rev. Dr. George Edmundson at the age of 82. A man of varied attainments and equally varied experience, he was known best of recent years as an authority without superior in this country on the history of Holland, but in early life, as a fellow of Brasenose and lecturer in the University of Oxford, he was a mathematician of distinction ; he was for many years an active minister of the Church ; his services were more than once sought by the State ; and he showed, as Bampton. Lecturer, equal erudition in ecclesiastical as in secular history: G. Edmundson, who was born in Yorkshire in 1848, was at the School from 1861-1867, when he went up to Magdalen College, Oxford. He there took a double first in mathematics and was elected to an open Fellowship at Brasenose in 1871.

Ordained deacon in 1872 and priest in 1874, he accepted, in 1880, the living of Northolt, Middlesex, which he held for 26 years. From 1906-1920 he was vicar of S. Saviour's, Upper Chelsea.

On two occasions he was employed by the Government in arbitration on boundaries of British Guiana. His services were again made use of by the Historical Department of the Foreign Office in 1917 and 1918. He was also elected a foreign member of the Netherland Association of Literature in 1886, a fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 1894, and a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 1911.

J. T. GREY. There appeared in the last issue of " The Peterite " a notice of the death of J. T. Grey. The School was represented at his funeral in the village of Cropton, on the edge of the Yorkshire Moors : here " J. T.," as he was popularly known at S. Olave's, spent the later years of his life after his retirement. Though periodically handicapped by ill-heath, he tried to take as active a part in the village activities as he had done in his earlier life in the activities of S. Olave's—Church music, sport and his garden all claimed his keen interest. A subsequent Parish Magazine contained the following words, which are reprinted here : " We shall miss him sorely at Cropton. He needs no eulogy here, for all who knew him loved him and revered him as a true Christian gentleman." " J. T." joined the staff at S. Olave's in 1894, when that school was a private one, independent of S. Peter's. He remained there long after it was taken over by the Senior School and retired a short time after the conclusion of the war. Throughout that period he had the interest of the boys at heart. He believed in doing everything in life thoroughly and, in fact, was as keen that boys should do their utmost upon the football field as that they should distinguish themselves in the form-room.

Old Olavites returning to the School could always be certain that in whatever dim and distanty ear they had left, " J. T." would remember their names, their peculiarities and, often, their subsequent progress. The latter was ever, even after his retire ment, a subject of the greatest and unfailing interest to him.