Opening of New Buildings and Prize Giving

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Ebe Opening of the 114ew tuilbinoe

By VISCOUNT HALIFAX, K.G. OCTOBER 11th, 1935.

In the minds of the general public this year will be remembered for two things—the Royal Silver Jubilee and the Italo-Abyssinian War. To Peterites, past and present, there is still another event which tends to eclipse all—the opening of the extensions to the Library block.

Shortly before 3 p.m., a huge crowd of parents and boys had assembled in front of the buildings. As the platform party, consisting of Viscount Halifax, the Archbishop of York, the Dean of York and the Headmaster, approached the North door, there was a burst of hearty applause from the crowd. The Dean, as Chairman of the Board of Governors, then asked Viscount Halifax to declare the buildings open, and instructed the head boy to present the key to his Lordship. A. W. Douglas stepped forward and handed the key to Viscount Halifax, who, after a short conversation with Douglas, advanced and inserted the key in the lock ; the door moved, but the press-men were unprepared, and Viscount Halifax

graciously repeated the ceremony for their benefit. As the buildings were formerly declared open, the School, led by the choir, rendered the doxology, " All praise and thanks to God."

The platform party then went in and inspected the buildings, while the School and visitors moved off to the huge marquee which had been erected for the prize-giving.

The completion of these extensions marks the finale of a scheme which was founded in 1928 by the laying of the foundation stone by the Bishop of Carlisle. This was followed in 1929 by the opening of the Stephenson Memorial Room and Library by Dr. Baillie, Vice-Chancellor of Leeds University.

Ebe Mistribution of 1Pri3es

By THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK. OCTOBER 11th, 1935.

In view of the large numbers expected for the opening of the new buildings, it was decided to hold the prize-giving in a huge marquee, the Big Hall having insufficient seating capacity.

The party on the platform included Viscount Halifax, the Secretary of State for War ; the Archbishop of York ; the Dean of York, who, as Chairman of the Board of Governors, presided ; General Sir Alexander Wardrop, G.-0.-C. Northern Command ; the Bishop of Whitby ; the Archdeacons of York and Cleveland ; Mr. H. L. Creer, the Sheriff of York ; Sir W. H. A. Worsley, Chairman of the North Riding Education Committee ; Capt. C. W. Whitworth ; Professor Jones ; Alderman F. W. Terry ; Alderman W. H. Birch ; and the Headmaster.

In his speech, the Dean said that the opening of the extensions marked an epoch in a long and honourable history. It was appropriate, he said, that this step should be taken in the year which saw the 1200th anniversary of the birth of that great scholar, Alcuin, who before his appointment to the court of Charlemagne was headmaster of St. Peter's.

He complimented Mr. F. Penty, an. Old Peterite, the architect of the new buildings. He also praised the " ceaseless, untiring and almost demonic energy " of the Headmaster which had made the scheme possible.

The Archbishop then gave away the prizes, a list of which is appended.

In his speech after the distribution he congratulated all concerned with the scheme.

He said that there were few things so strengthening as the inheritance of a great tradition, such as the School possessed ; care must be taken not to rely solely on the outward form of tradition, in preference to the spirit which created it, or the results would be positive obstacles to further progress.

Viscount Halifax then added his congratulations.

" We all know," he went on, " what we want all schools to do, and particularly a school like St. Peter's. It is always to provide a healthy mind in a healthy body, which is the foundation of all sane citizenship."

He concluded by saying, " I want to leave one thought in your minds. Besides all the ordinary things that go for value—poise, judgment and strength of purpose—I want to see us recognising more and more what I call, for want of a better phrase, the quality of reverence in its widest sense. The quality of reverence can mean more to us in our relationship of man with man, man to himself, and man to the world, than a great many other things of which we often think more." " If a man really has reverence for the things that have given England liberty, justice and law, things that many other European nations have not got, he will have reverence also for the people who want to maintain these things for England, and will take care that England will never lose them. If we can have something of the spirit of •reverence for other people we shall reverence their point of view, we shall be generous and tolerant. And if we can have reverence for beauty in all its forms, character, music, art and nature, it will reflect itself in every part of life." " If you have reverence for beauty in music and art you will try your best to prevent the public taste from being debased, as it constantly is, by bad music and bad art. If you have reverence for beauty in nature you will not allow the countryside to be spoiled by big advertisements reminding other people that they have livers and lungs, and you will not allow paper bags to be left about after you have picnicked. I do want to suggest that if we can incorporate something of that feeling in our general make-up, we shall be acquiring something that will help to keep the wheels of life oiled, and help them to go smoothly round." " That is not the least of the elements that go to the making of the citizenship that I look to, and which a school like this should be instrumental in producing. I do not think that I can wish anything better for this school and for those who go out from it, than that they may go out with a sense of the values that this school exists to implant in them."

The Headmaster (Mr. S. M. Toyne) then read the following letter from H.R.H. the Duke of York :— " As patron of the Development Scheme at St. Peter's School,

I wish to congratulate all concerned on the completion of the new buildings. To-day, on the occasion of the opening of the extensions of this historic building, I send my sincere good wishes for the continued success and prosperity of St. Peter's School."

Continuing, Mr. Toyne said that for generations the School had been hampered by lack of space, and when, 13 years ago, that space was acquired, there had been a lack of money. Now we had a block of buildings worthy of the school.

It was gratifying to note that there were 20 more boys in the School than at the same time last year, particularly when there were 7,000 less pupils at school in the West Riding alone.

Dr. Woolcombe, Bishop of Whitby, proposed a vote of thanks, which was seconded by Capt. C. W. Whitworth.

After the cheers had been accorded, the crowd dispersed to the Big Hall and Gymnasium for tea, and to inspect the new buildings. PRIZE WINNERS. The Dean of York's Prize for Mathematics—M. P. L. Wall. Stephenson Memorial Prize for Greek—B. J. Eastwood. Whytehead Memorial Prizes for Divinity—

St. Peter's—J. P. Farrow.

St. Olave's—M. J. Buckle. The Headmaster's Prize for European History—J. M. Atkinson. The Headmaster's Prize for Latin Prose (below VIth Form)—J. A. ftussell. Modern Language Prize—M. P. L. Wall. Old Peterite Club Elocution Prizes—

St. Peter's, Senior—R. White. Junior—E. N. Dickenson.

St. Olave's, Senior—P. S. Brenikov and P. L. Seville. Junior—J. A. Denison. British Medical Association Gold Medal for Science—C. H. Vasey. Art Prizes—

St. Peter's—D. A. Chudleigh.

St. Olave's—R. Lyn ch. Music Prize—M. P. L. Wall. Form Prizes—

Languages, B.1—R. G. H. Whitworth. B.2—A. Webster. B.3—A. T. H. Wright and A. Capaldi. Special Prizes for Block B Mathematics—S. P. H. Rylatt. Science—S. P. H. Rylatt. Essay—G. H. Briggs. HONOURS LIST, 1934-35.

N. Parkinson, Fellowship Hist. Research, Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

Yunibandhu, Rockefeller Fellowship for Medical Research in America,

Edinburgh University.

E. C. Hill, Fellowship, All Souls, Oxford.

M. Atkinson, History Exhibition, Brasenose College, Oxford. . P. L. Wall, Senior £100 Lindsey Scholarship, Tenable at Hertford

College, Oxford.

C. Smith, Math. and Science Scholarship, Sheffield University.

L. Dodd, Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.

V. Mackintosh, £100 Medical Scholarship, St. Mary's Hospital,

London. A. B. Cooper, 1st Class Honours, B.Sc., London University.