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LESSON. St. Matthew II, 1-12. CAROLS. Choir—" Good King Wenceslas " Old English Full—" Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Morning "

P. H . S (Collection in aid of the Lord Mayor's Christmas Cheer Fund for the Unemployed.) Doxology—" 0 come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant " 18th Century

" An Evening Prayer of Alcuin." The Blessing. Recessional—" "Wassail Song " Old Yorkshire

This year an effort had been made to give the congregation a still greater share in the singing, and, by the omission of redundant verses, to include a few more carols than on previous occasions. The most welcome feature of the service itself was the presence of so many Old Peterites and friends of the School. The large congregation made the most of its opportunities, and, apart from a couple of instances of false intonation, the choir sang with a good tone and responded well to the beat when singing unaccompanied. F. Buckler sang Vaughan Williams' little cradle song with the simplicity it requires, and a special word of praise is due to M. P. L. Wall, who was in sole charge of the organ : he handled it with skill and good judgment throughout. We must also congratulate Mr. Sykes on the choice and arrangement of such a pleasing selection of carols, and the work he put in with the choir.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL CHAPEL. SUNDAY, MARCH 3rd, 1935. RECITAL OF MUSIC BY HANDEL. TENOR : DR. MARCUS CLEGG, O.P. 1. Recit.—" He that dwelleth in Heaven " (The Messiah)

Aria.—" Thou shalt break them " 2. Recit.—" Deeper and deeper still " (Jephtha)

Aria.—" Waft her, Angels " 3. Larghetto from 12th Concerto (originally for strings). 4. Recit.—" My arms ! against this Gorgias will I go "

Aria.—" Sound an Alarm " (Judas Maccabaeus)

Hymn 255. " He who would valiant be " (English traditional melody) " An Evening Prayer of Alcuin "

Voluntary—" Solemn March " (Joshua)

This programme speaks for itself. It was given by Dr. Marcus Clegg and Mr. Sykes in honour of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Handel. and it only remains for us to thank Dr. Clegg, an Old Boy, for coming all the way from Scarborough in

244 bad weather to sing to us. It is not always easy to avoid monotony when one is limited to the works of one composer, but Dr. Clegg had found songs which were well contrasted and typical of the composer's varying moods.

correspondence.

To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs,

I was very interested to note, when the Appeal for the big development scheme was sent to me, the high percentage of people who had contributed to the fund and yet had no connection with the School. It showed that the School was not only worthy of support, but a number of people had taken the Appeal as an opportunity of expressing their interest in education. It occurred to me that there might be a number of people in my own town who would view it in the same way, and, out of some thirty people approached, I had refusals from six ; and although the largest donation was only £2, I was able to send a considerable sum to the fund which I doubt whether it would have received in any other

way. I can see no reason why the five hundred Peterites, who are members of the club, and who read this letter should not do the same. One individual collecting, say, twenty pounds will make little difference, but if five hundred would do the same it would be a wonderful help towards the total.

None of us, I am sure, wish to see the School left behind, yet we can hardly expect to raise £30,000 from Peterites alone ; we shall have to rely more on outside help, and it is up to members of the club to show their appreciation to Mr. Toyne and the School by bringing the scheme to the notice of their friends and gaining their support.

Yours faithfully,

NORMAN BODDY.

To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs,

At this time of the year, and also in the Summer Term, there is always considerable confusion regarding the giving of points towards the Oxford Cup. Such questions as these arise : For which year does the Cricket count? How many points are given for the Squash, the Section Competition, the Shooting, and alost of lesser events?