April 1936 by StPetersYork

tbc Pactitc. Vol. XXVIII

APRIL, 1936.

No. 282,

Eoitoriat. Seldom has a term started under such adverse conditions.. The School assembled under the shadow of the death of His Majesty King George. That alone was enough to form depressing thoughts, but later a more sudden and even more personal loss took place. The whole School knew that Mr. Featherstone had been ill,. but confidently expected him back in a few weeks. The news of his death staggered us all and left us wondering how the loss could ever be replaced. Few House Masters have had such am interest in their house or have been so eager to foster work and sport in the School. As a master, no one can say that he favoured, or refused advice where advice was required. In his death the School has lost an influence as well as a master, and an influence which will be hard to replace. We know we voice the feeling of the whole School when we offer our deepest sympathy to Miss. Featherstone, and his parents, the Reverend R. J. and Mrs.. Featherstone. Yet another sad fact has to be recorded. We deeply regret to learn that Mr. Toyne is leaving at the end of the Summer Term_ Severalyears ago he seriously strained his leg whilst playing: hockey, and it is only right that be should have a complete rest in order to take a full cure and regain his health. To us it seems an_ immense pity that he has to leave just after the completion of his. new scheme which, under him, would have been assured of success. All of us are equally sorry that Mrs. Toyne has to leaveas well, for she has had so much to do with the School and has always been kindness itself to all. Peterites. We join with thewhole School in expressing our deepest regret at Mr. and Mrs., Toyne's coming departure. Everybody will agree, we feel sure,. with the appreciations which follow. The School itself has continued along the usual Easter Term lines. The most severe weather for many years upset all chances of an outstanding hockey season, for the fields were either too soft or too frozen for practice during most of February. The River, after flooding twice within the first month, had one final flood for the races, and then sank to normal. However, there was onerelieving feature—skating. For a week the School skated at all hours on ice of all degrees of thickness and safety, and in doing sco, found a pleasant substitute for regular games.

Contents.

Editorial S. M. Toyne Mrs. Toyne Charles Richmond Featherstone Memorial to C. R. Featherstone Commemoration Days, 1936 Oxford Letter ... Cambridge Letter Old Peterite News Old Peterite Squash Old Peterite Hockey ... Marriages, Births, Deaths School Officers Valete and Salvete Theatricals, Christmas, 1935 Theatricals, 1913-35 ... Scientific Society " The Curtain "

Page 63 64 67 68 70 72 73 73 74 76 79 81 82 82 83 85 86 87

Entertainments

Chapel ... The Library

O.T.C.

Fifty Years Ago Notes and Items Football Hockey Rowing ... Squash Rackets Cross-Country ... Athletic Sports ... Boxing Gymnasium Cricket Fixtures, 1936 Correspondence The Junior School Scout News Contemporaries

91 92 92 94 101 112 114 119 120 122 123 124 124 125 127 128

S. M. TOYNE, Esq., M.A. Head Master, 1913-1t.

64 The New Buildings are doing valiant work. St. Olave's, completely installed in the new classrooms at their end, *exuberantly tell the world how much they appreciate them. Outside the buildings new railings blatantly show their contour where before a straggling hedge provided thorns and firewood for passers-by. Looking back on the term, we see it has been one of tragedy and misfortune, but with the New Buildings finished and Mr. Toyne taking part in School activities again we wound up the term in happier fashion. Thus, yet another term is ended. Father Time trudges on and the " Peterite ' obediently follows. Perhaps in a hundred years' time an Editor may turn over the following pages and see that Easter terms have always been the same, and perhaps he will think they always will be. Good tradition is better than written law because it covers all circumstances, and so we hope that good ^traditions will follow Father Time and the " Peterite " into the future.

Z. 1115. Coyne. HEAD MASTER, 1913-1936. It was with the greatest possible regret that the approaching retirement of the Head Master was received by all Peterites, past and present. But it is a regret tempered by extreme gratitude for the service he has rendered to the School during the twenty-three years of his Headmastership. Early in 1914 his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, then in the Province of York, opened Clifton Grove, which had been :acquired as a new boarding house, very soon after Mr. Toyne's .appointment. "We are seeing new shoots," said the Archbishop, '" springing from the trunk of a very old tree ; and these new shoots of life are welcome signs that there is still within that old tree abundance of sap and strength." The Head Master, from the moment of his arrival, has devoted himself to the careful cultivation of this tree. Present Peterites can hardly realise how cabin'd and confined' the School was at that time, with its parallel boundary fences running from the outer walls of Chapel And Science Block respectively down to the lane at the end of the cricket field ; nor would they relish the journeys to and from Water Lane where lay the only rugger field which the School possessed. Peterites of those early years may remember the Prologues written by George Yeld, to precede the Annual School Play 'No small boys, sent for cricket balls, after searches unavailing Will leave large portions of their dress adherent to the paling.' -

65 This extract referred to the removal of the fence which followed the annexation of Clifton Grove field and half the present cricket field. This was the beginning of a long period of expansion which was only equalled by the increase in the numbers in the School. In 1914 the Pavilion and Shooting Range was added—the latter has since been covered; in 1918-19 Clifton Rise and Clifton Manor were acquired as boarding houses; the Swimming Bath was finished in 1922, and three years later additional playing fields. brought the School property to the river-side, where a temporary boat house (built during the last century) was soon replaced by one more worthy of the School; squash courts had already been completed, and to commemorate the 1300th Anniversary the new Library Block was opened. Finally came the recent New Buildings, opened in 1935. The vigour and foresight of the Head Master have been very evident throughout this rapid growth. Peterites of past generations came to look upon the towers of the Big Hall as symbolic of everything the School meant to them. Now has been added another symbol, and this central tower of the New Building joins with the twin towers of the old in gratitude to. the Head Master, who will shortly close a chapter of remarkableachievement in the history of the School. The fruits have been equally remarkable and have thoroughly justified the care and energy with which the 'old tree and its new shoots' have been tended. It is impossible in the space of these pages to record the names of Old Peterites who have won outstanding honours during Mr. Toyne's regime : indeed, in any case such a list is bound to be invidious. But the names of H. E. K.. Reynolds, 1'. Watkinson, M. E. Reed, E. W. Gilbert, H. Tomlinson, J. C. Rodgers, J. E. C. Hill, J. D. Fergusson, C. NParkinson, I. L. Lupton stand out in Scholarship, as do those of R. H. Metcalfe, W. L. Roberts and H. G. English in Medicine; of H. W. Hussey, D. V. Hewitt and V. W. G. Musgrove in. Music; of A. E. Robinson, H. 0. Stibbard, C. E. H. Medhurst, E. P. Sewell and A. L. Hicks in the Services; of N. Ker Lindsay in Politics; of C. E. H. Medhurst, F. H. Butterfield, H. F. S.. Gedge, E. P. Sewell and C. L. Troop in rugger ; of H. G. Coates, A. B. Sellars, J. D. Draffan, P. Daintry and N. W. D. Yardley in cricket ; of K. G. Chilman, L. F. Leversedge, H. G. Coates, N. W. D. Yardley and R. P. Warin in hockey ; of L. Elliot-Smith and H. N. Hodd in rowing; of N. R. Dobree and W. H. Buchanan in athletics; of R. G. Bullen, L. F. Leversedge and N. W. D.. Yardley in squash ; of H. S. and J. D. Burrows in tennis; of G_ Marwood in golf ; of A. T. Blair in boxing; and H. Tomlinson in lacrosse. A Fellow of All Souls, a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, a President of the O.U.D.S., a rugger International..

a Captain of the Yorkshire Cricket XI, a tennis International, together with 'blues' in cricket, hockey, rowing, boxing, athletics, and squash rackets, all bear ample testimony to the broad foundations on which the training of successive generations at S. Peter's has been based. Mr. Toyne, during his Headmastership, has often said in his Commemoration Day Speeches that the smaller Public School has .2 distinct advantage over those whose greater numbers render them more unwieldy. He meant that more intimate contacts were possible, not only between Masters and Boys, but between Head Master and his Assistant Staff. No one could have taken greater :advantage of these opportunities than Mr. Toyne has done. Even luring the War when the demands of the City and County were at least as great as those of the School, he never failed to maintain with Staff and Boys that close touch which has been a feature of his regime. There cannot be a school anywhere in the country where this family spirit is developed to a higher degree. This <close touch which Mr. Toyne promoted and fostered was many sided. No interest of the School has been too insignificant for his :support and encouragement. Peterites of his time will remember with pleasure those Saturday evenings in Big Hall, gymnasium or "Bay' when some form of activity was organised and shared by the Head ; or those pre-Belisha journeys in the car; the skating <expeditions and river picnics. And yet he never failed to maintain a close grip upon the discipline and more serious life of the School. -

His highly developed sense of humour made it possible for him always to take the long view. At the same time the advice which he gave was always sound, and if punishment was necessary the delinquent was assured of justice, and left him with the knowledge that 'bygones were bygones.' -

One has only to glance down the records of the School as they have appeared in this magazine to see how all embracing were Mr. Toyne's activities. Here was a Head Master who successfully taught history and gained University Scholarships for his pupils ; a Head Master who played and coached at all games, building excellent teams and shaping brilliant individuals ; a Head Master who acted and produced plays (of which a summary :appears elsewhere in this number), and whose directing hand helped in every School activity. -

Mr. Toyne will be missed in all phases of the School life with -which he had become identified so closely. The gratitude of all Peterites will be coupled with sincere good wishes for a complete recovery of good health which means so much to him.

TOYNE.

Mrs.. Coyne The approaching departure of Mrs. Toyne from St. Peter's Will fill many with a great feeling of personal loss. Present Peterites, Old l'eterites, parents, and Staff alike will all miss her kindness and friendliness. From 1913 to the present she has always maintained a close personal touch with all the activities of the School, and with all its individual members. Many generations of Old Boys will recall with gratitude how, on their arrival at School as new boys, she hastened to make them feel at home, and those who were in the School House will remember with pleasure the evenings in her drawing room, playing games and charades. Others will remember her kindness and thoughtful attentions to them when they were ill. Old Peterites she was always glad to see—each year at the House Supper, in her annual speech, she used to give a sincere invitation to them—and she was always ready to show a real interest in their doings and to welcome them and their wives. At all School functions—Commemoration Days, cricket, football, hockey and rowing alike—she was always present, and her ready charm and tact made her a perfect hostess. In the Athletic Sports she took a special interest, and many winners of the Victor Ludorum will be proud to have won the cup presented by her. In the Dramatic side of the School life Mrs. Toyne played a great part. Herself a talented actress, she contributed greatly to the success of the many School plays in which she took part, while ber constant readiness to denude her own house to furnish the stage made easy the life of a stage manager. But it was not only her acting and her production which helped to make the plays successful; it was largely her interest and hospitality during the rehearsals which made the performance of the plays such good fun to all who took part in them. Lately, too, she has founded and has been President of " The Curtain," a society for reading plays, during the year. In short, in all branches of the life of the School Mrs. Toyne has shown a constant and sincere interest, and it is with the greatest regret that we now say good-bye to her. All who have passed through the School from 1913 to 1936 unite in saying Thank you."

ebarles Vicbmono featberstone. Mr. C. R. Featherstone, Senior Science Master and House Master of Clifton Rise, died on Thursday, January 23rd, the day after the School Term began. He had not been well during the Christmas •holidays, and, after attending the meetings of the Science Masters' Association in London at the beginning of the year, he had gone for a rest cure to Bexhill. He seemed on the way to recovery, but then came a sudden failure of strength, and late on the 23rd he passed away. Mr. Featherstone joined the staff of St. Peter's in September, 1910, as Senior Science Master, and was at first resident in the School House. In January, 1917, he opened Clifton Rise as a School Boarding House. From the first he instilled into the science work of the School a spirit of energy and enterprise which quickly spread to those who• worked with and under him. His broad view of what a liberal education should be saved him and his pupils from any narrowness or prejudice, and he was careful to keep his work alive and up-todate by repeated visits to Oxford for research, and by taking an active share in the wider scientific interests of York. Whether as• President or as Member of the Committee, he did much quiet and useful work for the York Field Naturalists' Society. As founder of the School Scientific Society, he not only arranged the annual series of winter lectures and meetings, and the summer expedition, but also organised the periodic Science Exhibitions. These were a valuable training and inspiration to all who took part in them, and he gave himself unsparingly to the heavy labour which their preparation entailed. In addition, he edited the Annual Report which recorded in permanent form the many activities of the Society. When Clifton Rise was opened as a House in 1917, he impressed upon it from the first the stamp of his personality and ideals. Though never the largest House, it took its full share in, and made its full contribution to, the history and the successes of the School, whether in scholarship or in games. His spirit informed it in all that it did—the spirit of meeting both success and failure with equal good grace and good humour, and of realising that a full human life has its share both of work and of play. He was always insistent that the keenest rivalry with other Houses could be a friendly rivalry, and that a generous acknowledgment of the prowess of others was the finest ingredient in one's own success. To the better type of boy—i.e., to the majority of boys— this chivalrous spirit made an irresistible appeal, and brought out a similar response. Even to the other type, where it occurred, this attitude must have brought a dim suspicion that here was

CHARLES RICHMOND FEATHERSTONE.

69 something new, something to which he himself had not yet risen : he might be led to wonder whether perhaps his own attitude was the right one : and so a new beginning might be made. As House Master he kept a full and careful record of all the boys who passed through the Rise, and spent endless time and trouble in keeping in touch with those who had left. Thus, in nineteen years he had given his House a history and a tradition which will be of great value to those who will have to carry on his work. Of his relations with his colleagues, it is enough to say that he was the best loved and the most deeply respected member of Common Room. His was the advice most eagerly sought, and, because it was obvious that he thought—and thought long and carefully—before he spoke, his was the opinion that carried most weight. The loss to the School is more heavy than can be expressed. But what he did and what he was will remain. May the School be worthy of it.

Mr. Featherstone was buried at Thornaby-on-Tees on January 27th. The service took place in St. Luke's Church, of which his father is vicar, and was conducted by the Yen. T. E. Lindsay, Archdeacon of Cleveland, and the Rev. W. Palin, vicar of St. Paul's, Thornaby ; the committal was said by Canon Lawson. The School was represented by the Headmaster and Mrs. Toyne, the Rev. F. H. Barnby (who read the lesson), Mr. Ping, Mr. and Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Rhodes, Mr. Chilman, A. W. Douglas (Head of the School and the Rise), C. A. Smart (Head of the School House), R. S. A. Bickle (Head of the Day Boys), N. A. Newman and R. White (Rise Monitors), with T. Adams and F. W. Roberts. The Church was full, and the congregation included Mr. H. W. Liddle (some time an assistant master here, and now Headmaster of Bedford Modern School) and Mrs. Liddle, several Old Peterites, and many friends from York.

In Memoriani CHARLES RICHMOND FEATHERSTONE. THE SCHOOL CHAPEL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2nd, 1936, Psalm CX I I. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord. (P. 1:56). Lesson : Revelation VII, 9. Nunc Dimittis (M.32). Prayers. Hymn 240. God moves in a mysterious way. Address. Hymn 247. Happy are they, they that love God. An Evening Prayer of Alcuin. The Blessing. " God he in my head." (To be sung kneeling.) The congregation at this service included, as well as the School, many Old Peterites and friends who had not been" able to attend the funeral at Thornaby. The hymns and psalm were chosen from those which were known to be particular favourites of Mr. Featherstone, and the Chaplain delivered an address which will never be forgotten by those who heard it.

Ebe featberstone Memorial. It was well known that the beautifying of the Sanctuary of the School Chapel was a scheme which Mr. Featherstone always had very near his heart. It was, therefore, decided by those who knew him best that a memorial to him could take no better form than that of oak panelling in place of the existing tiles around the Altar. A committee was formed, consisting of the Dean of York (representing the Governing Body of the School), the Archdeacon of York (representing the Diocesan Board of Faculties), the Headmaster, the Rev. F. H. Barnby (representing the Staff), and K. H. Rhodes (representing Old Peterites and the Rise), with P. H. Sykes as Hon. Secretary. A fund was opened, and an appeal for subscriptions (ranging from 2s. 6d. to a guinea) was lodged ; so far the response to this appeal amounts to D28 14s. 6d. The panelling has been designed by F. N. E. Thompson, Esq., of Messrs. Penty and Thompson, Diocesan Architects, under whose direction the work is now in hand. A special memorial panel will be incorporated immediately adjoining the stall which for so long Mr. Featherstone occupied. The seventeenth century Altar, transferred to us from the disused Church of St. John, Micklegate, will be erected at the same time, and any necessary work on the fabric of the Sanctuary will be carried out during the Easter holidays : the woodwork of the roof is to be treated and darkened, the walls re-painted a lighter colour, and the tracery of the windows cleaned.

71 It is hoped that the whole scheme will be a memorial worthy of a good man, who was loved and respected wherever he went, and to whom the long list of subscribers which follows is, itself, a tribute. FEATHERSTONE MEMORIAL SUBSCRIBERS. Abson, H. Adams, T. Allport, Mrs. Ambler, Mr. and Mrs Antrobus, P. Atkinson, P. S. Atkinson, L.

Cooper, R. M. Cooper, J. S. Cooper, A. B. Cooper, R. W. A. Coore, H. Corkhill, W. N. Craig, J. G., and Mrs. Crawshaw, H. G. Creer, H. L. Crisp, Miss A. Crook, J. H. Currie, R. D.,Currie, D.

Heywood, Rev. J. W., and Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Hill, J. E. C. Horsley, J. Hornby, F. Houghton, Dr. C. Houseman, H. T. Hudleston, N. A. Huffam, J. L. and W. H. Hunt, S. J. Hunter, 0. Hunter, R. D'A. Hutchins, E. J.

Baines, P. N. Baker, L. H. G. Bamforth, J. N. Bamforth, H. Barker, Canon G. and Mrs. Barnby, H. G. Dalby, Rev. J. Barnby, Rev. F. H. Dales, J. H. Jackson, B. H. W. Barnes, A. H. Davin, Mrs. Jarvis, A. S. Barton, W. E. Deas, J. B. Job, W. N. Battrick, W. B. and A. Delgado, G. A Jones, Professor J. H., Beachell, F. M. Dent, J. E. and Mrs. Bell, A. R. Dickenson, G. M. Bickle, W. J. A. Dixon, W. T., and Mrs • King, P. B. Birks, Rev. C. E. Dobson, J. H. King, Lt.-Col. J. C. R. Boden, J. L. Dodd, D. F. and N. L. Kirk, D. Bolland, J. H. Dodds, S. Border, R. C. Douglas, Mr. and Mrs. Lawson, Canon. Border, E. G. Douglas, F. H. Lee, G. C. and B. Border, L. C. Liddle, H. W. Border, Messrs. S., & C°. Earnshaw, N. R. Liddle, Mrs. Bourne, P. K. Emery, J. N. Lindsay, Ven. T. E. Boyes, G. T. Little, L. A. Bramer, Miss E. S. Fargus, C. H. Li vesey, C. E. L. Briggs, G. H. Fletcher, H. J. Lockwood, F. W. Brittain, J. A. Foster, J. H. Lupton, F. G. Brockbank, N. J. L. Frisby, H. N. E. Lynch, Mrs. Brown, H. G. Buchanan, W. H. Gayner, Dr. J. S. Buckle, E. Mack, E. G. H. Gedge, H. F. S. Butler, H. P. Mackenzie, C. W. Butterfield, Capt. F. H. Gilbert, E. W. Mann, F. J. Gill, L. Buttimer, W. J. Marshall, J. H. and Golden, G. J. C. H. Gourley, J. H. Cadell, H. and T. Marwood, G. and M. Cameron, D. M. & A. K. Graham, C. E. L. Mawer, J. R. Graham, P. Campbell, A. D. H. Maynard, P. S. Green, Dr. S. M. Campbell, R. E. McGuffie, D. D. Greenway, R. E. Campbell, G. McLean, D. Griffiths, R. T. J. Canning, Miss G. Milnes, Rev. W. H. G. Gunn, Rev. P. B. Chapman, R. H. Moore, A. G. Chilman, K. G. Moore, H. G. Clarke, Rev. R. G. Moore, R. W. Hall, W. P. Morris, P. R. Cobb, C. H. Hey, D. Cooper. Very Rev. C. Hey, P. Morris, Capt. A. J.

72 Nicol, G. D. H. Norwood, D. Ogley, F. Orriss, J. H. Osborn, Miss E. A. Oxford O.P.s. Parkinson, Rev. R. C. Pawle, S. G. S. Pearson, F. S. Pendlebury, A. L. Penn, G. J. Pierrepont, J. R. Pickersgill, J. B. Ping, A. W. Powell, C. Powell, E. A. Puddick, Sgt.-Maj. D. Quarrie, R. G. M.

Rose, R. Rucklidge, G. A. Rumfitt, J. N. S. Ryland, J. W. Rylatt, S.

Bromley-Taylor, P. and J. A. Tendall, R. E. F. Thompson. A. P. Toulson, W. P. Toyne, S. M. Toyne, Mrs. Trimmer, C. D. Turner, Miss D.

Schofield, A. E. Scholefield, C. E. Scholefield, Rev. J. Vasey, C. H. Scholefield, Jno. Vigor, Miss M. Scott, Lt.-Col. H. C. Scott, S. P. Wall, L. J. L. and Scruton, J. R. J. L. Seaborne, W. L Sewell, Capt. E. P.;Wamsley, J. B. Ware, J. and Mrs. Watson, Mrs. M. Shepherd, G. E. Shillitoe , J. Weatherill, G. F., & Mrs. 'Smith, Capt. W. W. West, D. H. Whalley, Dr., and Mrs., Smithson, N. W. and J. Smyth, W. J. Whitaker, E. A. Stansfield, L. Stansfield, J. White, R. Whitney, A. Stead, J. W. Whitworth, J. H., & Mrs.. Stephenson, R. F. H. Widd, G. L. Stevenson, J. H. "Wildsmith, E. E. Strickland, W. R. Williams, C. F. & E. F. Strover, G. B. Wolf, Mrs. Summers, H. F. Swainson, W. Wood, H. S. Sykes, P. H. Wood, W. and T. Sykes, Mrs. Wray. R., and Mrs. Wrenn, H. A.

Rainford, J. R. Rainford, T. C. Ramsden, J. Ramsden, H. W. Reynolds, H. E. K. Rhodes, Mrs. Rhodes, K. H. Rhodes, R. L. Rimmer, Dr. R. Rix, L. Rob, C. G. Roberts, F. W., & Mrs. Robson, M. W. Tattersall, J. D. Rodgers, J. L. Taylor, Mrs. H.

Yardley, N. W. D. A York Friend.

If there are any others who have not had an appeal, and who would like to send small subscriptions as above, they should address them to : " The Secretary, Featherstone Memorial Fund, St. Peter's School, York." All subscribers will be notified by letter of the date of the Dedication Ceremony, which will take place sometime during theSummer Term.

Commemoration Zags, 1.036. The Archbishop of York has kindly consented to give away the prizes on Commemoration Day. The Bishop of Carlisle will preach the Commemoration Service in the School Chapel, on . July 26th. Times and final arrangements will be announced later.

Oxforo letter. To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, We were all grieved to hear of the death of Mr. C. R. Featherstone at the beginning of the term. A vice-president of the Club, he took a keen interest in its members and honoured us on more than one occasion with his presence at our annual dinner. His death is a great loss to the School, not only as a science master and a house master, but also in the field of sport, where he was always an enthusiastic spectator at School games and ever ready to lend assistance in coaching the younger players. We do not propose, under the circumstances, to give a lengthy account of the activities of our members. But we should like to • congratulate N. W. D. Yardley on getting his Hockey " Blue " at Cambridge, and on scoring the goal which deprived us of victory. In the Torpid races, C. H. Vasey stroked the Lincoln boat to make six bumps, and M. P. L. Wall was in the Hertford boat. W. Toulmin played in the 'Varsity Rugger Trial this term. J. M. Atkinson and J. R. Farrow are both doing " Schools " this term and we wish them every success. Yours, etc., THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES.

Cambrioge Letter. To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, The Lent Term had hardly begun when the O.P. Club suffered a. great blow by the death of Mr. C. R. Featherstone. He was a true friend of the Club and was always ready to help in any way. We sympathise with the School in losing a patient and hardworking master. Despite the almost unanimous praise from the critics, Oxford once more refused to race for more than half the distance. Noting the slight improvement, however, there seems to be a faint possibility that the Boat Race will be a race again soon. Cambridge itself has been very peaceful this term apart from the noise and tumult which seem inseparable from the numerous peace meetings held during the last few weeks. Still the " Trip " does not arrive until next term, so who cares?

74 The U.P. Club, although flourishing at present, views with grave concern the prospect of its complete disappearance within the next year or two, due to the continued absence of any prospective members coming up to take exams. J. N. EMERY (St. John's) still has a motorbike, and is still a member of the Union Committee. R. W. MOORE (Sidney Sussex) also has a motorbike. He is becoming a typical scientist, but continues to row occasionally for Sidney Sussex Second Boat. V. W. G. MUSGROVE (St. Catherine's) is becoming more and more elusive as term follows term. He has been seen playing hockey for St. Catherine's 1st XI. N. A. HUDDLESTON (Trinity) is believed to be working hard in the intervals between 25-mile walks. L. A. LITTLE (Sidney Sussex), not having any exams. this year;. has been doing nothing in a remarkably accomplished manner.. H. E. T. SUMMERS (Queens') says he is working, but it is not very noticeable. He still finds time to play hockey for Queens' 1st XI. W. D. YARDLEY (St. John's) has acquired yet another. " Blue " (Hockey this time, for which congratulations), and is probably still studying Law in his spare time. Yours, etc., THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITES..

eto peten te illews. Dr. C. Northcote Parkinson has been awarded the Julian Corbett Prize in Naval History by the Senate of the University of London; the successful work is his book, " Edward Pellew, Viscount Exmouth.," published by Methuen's in 1934. Dr. Parkinson, who is a Research Fellow of Emmanuel College,. Cambridge, received the degree bf Doctor of Philosophy last autumn in recognition of his thesis " Trade and War in the Eastern Seas, 1803-1810." C. Paley Scott, K.C., has been appointed Chancellor of theCounty Palatine of Durham. H. C. Scott has been appointed Clerk to the Magistrates for the City of York. W. A. Clarke has passed the Law Society's final exam., held last November, at Leeds, and has been admitted a Solicitor.

75 The O.P. Squash Club had a brilliant run of successes at Queen's Club, when competing in the Londonderry Cup. They reached the semi-finals and were beaten by Eton with their two middle strings unable to play. The score was 3-2. P. W. Arnold has left England for Portugal, where he is to, work in the wine trade. We wish him luck. R. Arnold is recuperating from illness, but will be taking up; an engineering post in Wales in six months' time. P. N. Baines and H. N. E. Frisby paid us a visit during last is in the Police Force and Frisby is in the Manchester Regiment, stationed at Strensall.

t erm. Baines

D. McLean seems to be enjoying his work with the Yorkshire. Copper Company, and C. H. Vasey enjoys Oxford despite Chemistry and Rowing, at both of which he is doi'ng very well. N. J. L. Brockbank, B.A., Balliol College, Oxford, is articled o the legal firm of O.P.s, Crombie and Wilkinson, of York. O.P.s who date back sixty years will have pleasant memories. of the Third Form Master, the Rev. E. Bulmer, M.A., who died,, a nonagenarian, at Filey, recently. The Editors will be pleased to accept apy information about O.P.s which is sent to " The Peterite." NOTICES TO OLD PETERITES. THE O.P. CRICKET MATCH. The Old Peterite Cricket Match will be played on Saturday,.

J uly 25th. Will all those who wish to play kindly send their names; to

K. G. Chilman, Esq., as soon as possible.

THE O.P. BOAT RACES. The Old Peterite Boat Races will take place this year either at 6 p.m. in the evening of July 24th, or in the morning of July 25th. Will any Old Peterites who would like (or would be willing) to row kindly inform K. H. Rhodes, Esq., as soon as possible, and definite details will be sent to them later. O.P. DINNER. The Old Peterite Dinner will be held on Saturday, July 25th_ All intending to be present should send in their names to K. H.. Rhodes, Esq., St. Peter's School. Details of time and place will be announced later.

016 Ipcterite %qua31). THE LONDONDERRY CUP. The first full season of the Old Peterite Squash Rackets Club was a triumphant success in every way, and the School justified their entry for the Londonderry Cup by reaching the last four. Their conquerors in the semi-final were Eton, the holders of the Cup, but the latter only won by the odd event of five—a most creditable performance by St. Peter's when one considers the •enormous disparity in the numbers of the two schools. -

Before dealing with the Cup matches in detail, a few general comments may not be out of place. In the case of a comparatively small school like St. Peter's, it is vitally important that such team -events as the Londonderry Cup should attract the support of everyone in the running for a place in the side. At the present time we have five players of County standard in N. W. D. Yardley, the brothers Burrows, R. G. Bullen, and S. G. S. Pawle, and there is no doubt that if this team was available for every match we should stand a very good chance, even against such a strong side as Eton. But without any one of these five, the standard falls Appreciably. There is a big drop in playing ability from A. V. Mackintosh, fifth string against Clifton in the first match, to the next best candidate for a place—and the fifth string position is often of vital importance, as we saw in the Eton match. It was greatly to be regretted that the School's second best player, who has represented Yorkshire at first string on more than one occasion, did not consider the semi-final worthy of a journey from the West Riding. His decision not to play for St. Peter's undoubtedly cost us a coveted place in the final, for on his form against the Northern champion of 1932, Charles Packe, our fourth string, David Burrows, would have beaten De Quetteville in straight games. Any reference to Old Peterite Squash would be incomplete without a tribute to the untiring and unselfish work of the Hon. Sec., B. A. C. Gray, whose keenness brought about the formation of the club. His organising ability was of tremendous value, and his infectious enthusiasm had a good deal to do with making the Cup and other matches such an unqualified success. With a stronger team at our disposal than at any other time

in the season, we gained a most convincing victory over Clifton

by five events to love, at Latymer Court, on February 27th. Yardley, Bullen, and Mackintosh won in straight games, though Bullen had a close first game with Elsmie, cousin of the former R.A.F. Champion, who set a pace he was unable to maintain.

77 Henry Burrows had a long and level struggle with Aslett, his superior stamina and experience eventually telling after four games. Pawle started badly against Franklin, but though he had to work hard for his points he had the match in hand after a reverse in the first game. Mackintosh wore down that grand ,

vetran,Col.Ksyhugedinotplayhrs much as he might have done, and Yardley's victory was, as usual, the most decisive of all, Gower fighting pluckily to score eight points. The scores were :N. W. D. Yardley beat D. I. Gower (O.C.), 9-1, 9-5, 9-2_ H. S. Burrows beat G. G. Haslett (O.C.), 9-7, 5-9, 9-6, 9-6. R. G. Bullen beat G. R. Elsmie (O.C.), 10-8, 9-1, 9-5. S. G. S. Pawle beat A. W. L. Franklin (O.C.), 2-9, 9-3, 9-7, 9-5. A. V. Mackintosh beat Col. A. H. Kearsey (O.C.), 9-6, 9-3, 9-2. The Dulwich match, which followed at the International Sportsmen's Club a month later, was little better than a rout, the Alleynians failing to win a single game between them. And this despite changes in our team at fourth and fifth string. In every department St. Peter's showed far more knowledge of the game than their opponents, and the matches do not call for detailed comment. The results were :N. W. D. Yardley beat A. J ; Mutton (O.A.), 9-4, 9-3, 9-3. R. G. Bullen beat J. R. Kelting (O.A.), 9-7, 9-5, 9-2. S. G. S. Pawle beat G. F. Huntley (O.A.), 9-2, 9-2, 9-2. B. A. C. Gray beat L. A. Frenken (O.A.), 9-7, 9-2, 9-2. N. R. Dobree beat 0. Swainston (O.A.), 9-0, 9-4, 9-0. Though they were without Henry Burrows and Mackintosh, the School put up an extremely creditable fight against Eton in the semi-final round at the International Sportsmen's Club, on March 5th. For a description of the play we cannot do better than quote the special report written by the well-known authority on Squash Rackets, Mr. H. F. Winterbotham (of " The Morning Post " and " Sunday Times "), for " The Yorkshire Post." " The Old Peterites were beaten in the semi-final round of the Old Public Schoolboys' Squash Rackets Competition for the Londonderry Cup at the International Sportsmen's Club, Upper Grosvenor Street, London, yesterday, but it was a defeat of which , theycanbrsolpudbecasthOlEoni,ware the holders and were strongly represented, won only by the odd match of the five. In view of the fact that they were two short of the full' strength, the result is all the more creditable to the Yorkshire side. Had H. S. Burrows and A. V. Mackintosh been available, it is quite possible that the Yorkshire side would have reached the final _

The Old Peterites made a most auspicious start, N. W. D. Yardley beating Captain V. A. Cazalet, M.P., and J. D. Burrows playing a brilliant game to defeat so good a player as C. W. C. Packe, a former winner of the North of England Championship and a leading Army player, in three games. The match between Yardley and Cazalet was particularly interesting. Cazalet set up a record which will stand for a long time when, in the amateur championship, he won the title four times and was the runner-up twice. All in six years. He is very near forty now and, of course, not quite so mobile as of yore, but he is still a most formidable opponent and a great match player. He played very well indeed and was wonderful in the second game in which he found a fine length and played the drop effectively. In the other three games, however, he found his master in

Yardley, whose touch was exquisite. The young Yorkshireman was taking a very early ball and was making Cazalet do nearly all the running. He masked his shots with great cleverness and played many perfect drops. Altogether, Yardley gave a display which gained rounds of applause from Etonians. J. D. Burrows played magnificently against Packe. He set up a great pace from the outset, and maintained it through the first game. He then took a breather, and Packe went away to lead 8-3. Burrows rallied magnificently, and, again forcing the pace, won all the next seven points. The third game was 'desperately fought, but Burrows hung on doggedly and, playing some good shots down the side-walls, just got home by 10-9. It was a very praiseworthy performance and produced an excellent impression among the spectators. A. G. Hazlerigg, who would probably be " ranked " in the first twelve in England, was too strong all round for Guy Bullen, but the latter made a much better fight than the score against him would suggest. R. G. de Quetteville, although a veteran, is still a very clever player, and knew too much for N. R. Dobree.

The scores were now two matches all, and S. G. S. Pawle had the anxious burden of the final result on his shoulders. He was opposed by R. C. Greville who, as third string for the Bath Club in the Bath Club Cup, has never been defeated. Greville won the first two games easily, but Pawle made a gallant effort and won the third game well, his playing of the reverse angle being particularly good. This game took it out of him a lot, and Greville went to 8-2 in the fourth game. Pawle saved four match points before going under to a player who is considered one of the best in the South of England."

79 RESULTS. Captain V. A. Cazalet (O.E.) lost to N. W. D. Yardley, 3-9, 9-4, 1-9, 3-9. A. G. Hazlerigg (O.E.) beat R. G. Bullen, 9-0, 9-5, 9-4. R. C. Greville (O.E.) beat S. G. S. Pawle, 9-1, 9-5, 5-9, 9-4. C. W. C. Packe (O.E.) lost to J. D. Burrows, 1-9, 8-10„ 9-10. R. G. de Quetteville (O.E.) beat N. R. Dobree, 9-5, 9-4, 9-0.

elo 'Detente

tockey.

For the second year the Old Peterites played in the Easter hockey festival at Scarborough. The team manager and organiser was again D. Norwood. The headquarters were at the " Queen's. Hotel," and a most enjoyable week-end was spent, with matches on Good Friday, Saturday, and Easter Monday. Last year's record was improved on and two matches were won and one drawn.. On the Saturday and Monday nights there were dances in the hotel, and on the Sunday night an amusing impromptu concert. O.P.s and parents who came to support the team deserve thanks for their interest. OLD PETERITES, 3; SOUTHERN DISTRICT, 1. This was the first match of the festival and was played on Good Friday morning on the cricket ground, which was hard and dry. Consequently a very fast and open game resulted. The O.P. forwards went off with considerable dash from the start with Yardley and Warin prominent in the attack. Some two minutes from the start Warin pushed the ball out to the right wing where Stead took it down and centred at the twenty-five ; Warin, gathering the ball well, beat the two backs and got in a well-placed_ shot. Southern District retaliated and pressed hard, and soon had an equalising goal. Just before half-time, Yardley, taking the ball from the half-way line, went through on his own and beat the goalkeeper as he came out to push it through his legs, for the O.P.s' second goal. In the second half the pace of the game began to tell, and the hockey, though still of a fairly high standard, became slower. The Southern District team were defending hard and kept in their own half by the valiant work of Ogley, who. played a sterling game at centre-half. Finally Stead scored the O.P.s' third goal with a good shot from an attempted clear by the opposing left-back. Team :—K. G. Chilman ; N. W. Smithson, E. A. Harrop ; B. H. W. Jackson, R. Ogley, J. M. Atkinson ; J. W. Stead, R. M. Cooper, R. P. Warin, N. W. D. Yardley, D. Norwood.

80 OLD PETERITES, 5; WHARFEDALE, 2. In this the second match the O.P. team reached the peak of its form. It is no exaggeration to say that everyone played extremely well against a team which had several county players, past and present. Hockey of a high standard was played throughout, and the O.P.s were successful chiefly because they swung the ball about well and were much quicker on to it than their (opponents. As in the previous match a goal was scored very early, but sthis time it was practically straight from the bully-off. Warin, ,winning the bully, passed the ball to Cooper who, making a few yards, put it back to Warin again ; he passed to Yardley who beat .a half and a back and then pushed it to Warin, who scored with .2 hard shot. It was a good goal and somewhat rattled our .opponents. From then on the O.P. team scored goals at fairly iregular intervals, but it always needed hard work to do so against such experienced opponents. Perhaps the O.P. half-back line was s-esponsible as much as anyone for the convincing victory, and Jackson, Ogley, and Atkinson did some magnificent work and marking. At half-time the score was 3-2 in our favour. Shortly afterwards Yardley shot another good goal to complete his " hat trick " for the match, and finally, after constant pressure by the O.P.s, Cooper took the ball from a centre from the left wing, and, going between the two backs, flicked the fifth goal. Chilman played a most useful game in goal and made several good saves, and indeed, his clearances with his stick were sufficiently formidable to clear many opponents away as well ! Team :—K. G. Chilman ; N. W. Smithson, W. Elliott ; B. H. W. Jackson, R. Ogley, J. M. Atkinson ; J. W. Stead, R. M. Cooper, R. P. Warin, N. W. D. Yardley, F. Smith. ,

OLD PETERITES, 4; CESTRIANS, 4. This was a disappointing game from our point of view. We "ought to have won, but things did not go so well as in the previous two matches. Possibly this was partly due to the early start 410-15 a.m. !) and partly to a different ground, which was a good flat one, but much slower than the cricket ground where the other two games were played. Once again Yardley kept up our previous initiative and scored 'first, but the Cestrians soon equalised. Nevertheless, it did not :appear that it would be very difficult to win the third match and ;many raids were carried out on the Cestrian goal. At half-time, thanks to Warin and Yardley, we were leading by three goals to 'one, but our opponents made a remarkable recovery ; their right -wing was very strong and two equalising goals came from there although Chilman made some splendid saves. This put the

81 O.Y. team on the attack again, and Warin scored a fourth goat after a good dribble and pass by Ogley followed by a centre by Stead. However, the Cestrians broke away and equalised again with a shot which gave Chilman no chance. The game was partly spoilt by some poor umpiring. Team :—K. G. Chilman; N. W. Smithson, W. Elliott ; B. H. W.. Jackson, R. Ogley, E. A. Harrop ; J. W. Stead, R. M. Cooper,. R. P. Warin, N. W. D. Yardley, D. Norwood.

Marriage, CUTFORTH—VORLEY. On January 18th, 1936, at the Parish Church, Wimbledon, George Edward, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. Cutforth, 3 Esplanade Road, Scarborough, to Helena Betty, only daughter of Captain S. T. Vorley and of Mrs.. Vorley, 22 Montana Road, Wimbledon.

Mirth. LEVERSEDGE. On January 29th, 1936, at Ndola, Northern Rhodesia, to Lisbeth, wife of Leslie F. Leversedge—a daughter.

Zeatbs. EADON. On December 15th, 1935, at Bybrook House, Ashford,. Kent, Lieutenant-Colonel Frank Henry Eadon (late 21st Lancers), aged 74. Lt.-Col. Eadon took part in the famous charge at the Battle of Omdurman. COBB. On March 3rd, 1936, at Oak House, Baughurst, Hants.,. William Hey Cobb. William Hey Cobb was educated at St. Peter's School, Winchester College and New College, Oxford. He obtained a scholarship at Winchester in 1876 and from there passed fourth into the Indian Civil Service in 1881. At Oxford he had taken honours in the Final School of Jurisprudence and, before going out to India, he was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple. His work was chiefly in the North West Provinces• and Oudh (afterwards the United Provinces). He was a keen big game hunter and an excellent shot. BELLERBY. On March 27th, at York, William Bellerby, in his 84th year. William Bellerby was a well-known citizen of York and was. associated with many ancient and learned Institutions of his. native city.

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%cboot Officers. Monitors— A. W. DOUGLAS (Head of Clifton Rise). R. S. BICKLE (Head of Day Boys). C. A. SMART (Head of School House). N. A. NEWMAN. R. W. WHITE. J. B. DIXON. J. L. BODEN. Captain of Hockey—N. A. NEWMAN. Hon. Secretary of Hockey—D. W. WATSON. Captain of Boats—A. W. DOUGLAS. Captain of Squash—M. HOLLWAY. Captain of Shooting—J. B. DIXON. C.S.M. of O.T.C.—A. W. DOUGLAS. Editors of " The Peterite "A. W. DOUGLAS. I. L. LUPTON. R. WHITE. C. A. SMART. D. W. WATSON.

lete & Zatvete. VALETE.

SCHOOL HOUSE. J. W.

Stead. 1931-1935. Al. School Monitor. Head of School House. Played for 2nd XI, 1932-3. 2nd XI Colours, 1932. Played for 1st XI, 1933-4-5. 1st XI Colours, 1934. Hon. Secretary of Cricket, 1935. Played for 2nd XV, 1933. 2nd XV Colours, 1933. Played for 1st XV, 1933-4-5. 1st XV Colours, 1934. Captain of Football, 1935. Played for Hockey XI, 1933-4-5. Hockey Colours, 1934. Hon. Secretary of Hockey, 1935. Played for Squash Rackets team, 1933-4-5. Colours, 1934. Played at Lord's for Young Amateurs v. Young Professionals, 1935. Certificate " A." C.S.M. in O.T.C. Member of " The Curtain." Editor of `` The Peterite."

83 P. N. BAINES. 1930-1935. VIth Modern. School Monitor. Played for 2nd XI, 1932-3-4. 2nd XI Colours, 1933. Played for 1st X I, 1933-4-5. 1st XI Colours, 1935. Played for 2nd XV, 1932. 2nd XV Colours, 1932. Played for 1st XV, 19334-5. 1st XV Colours, 1933. Vice-Captain of Football, 1935. Played for Hockey XI, 1934-5. Shooting Team, 1934. Shooting Colours, 1935. Captain of Shooting, 1935. Corporal in O.T.C.

CLIFTON RISE.

D. McLean. 1931-1935. Al. House Monitor. Squash Rackets Team, 1934-5-6. Squash Rackets Colours, 1935. Played for Hockey XI, 1934-5. Hockey Colours, 1934. Played for 2nd XI, 1934-5. Played for 2nd XV, 1934. 2nd XV Colours, 1934. Played for 1st XV, 1934-5. 1st XV Colours, 1934. Shooting Team, 1934-5. Shooting Colours, 1935. Member of " The Curtain." Certificate " A," 1935. Sergeant in O.T.C. D. G. Laughton. B2. C. Wray. B2.

DAY BOYS. J.

R. Hollington. 1933-1935. Al. House Monitor. Played for 2nd XV, 1934. 2nd XV Colours, 1934. Played for 1st XV, 1935. 1st XV Colours, 1935. Cadet in O.T.C.

D. Collins. VIth Modern. SALVETE.

SCHOOL HOUSE. H.

A. S. Hobson. B2.

CLIFTON RISE. J.

E. Longley. B3.

Ebeatricals, Cbristmas, 1935. " BADGER'S GREEN," by R. C. SHERRIFF. DRAMATIS PERSONIE. In order of appearance. Dr. Wetherby Mary (a maid) Mr. Twigg

K. H. Rhodes, Esq. Miss Turner J. B. Dixon

84 R. M. Cooper, Esq_ Major Forrester M. B. Marwood Dick Wetherby B. J. Eastwood Mr. Butler (a speculative builder) Miss Toyne Secretary J. M. Dickenson. Grover J. W. Stead Mr. Rogers (landlord of Blue Boar) M. Hollway Charlady T. D. Ambler Bill R. White Chauffeur P. N. Baines Morgan E. Antrobus Scorer N. A. Newman Cricketer Village Boys ... R. M. S. Parker, H. A. Milburn, P. R. G. Graham Scene : Hampshire Village. Act I. Dr. Wetherby's Library, Monday afternoon. Act II. Scene I. Same, Tuesday midday. Scene II. Same, Wednesday morning. Act III. Scene I. Marquee on green facing cricket ground, Wednesday middayScene II. The Same, Wednesday afternoon. PRODUCER : S. M. TOYNE, ESQ. Orchestra under the direction of P. H. Sykes, Esq. Stage Carpenter and Electrician : A. E. Schofield. During the last twelve months there has arisen in the School a much livelier interest in plays and play-acting, due, probably, to. the institution and activities of " The Curtain," under the guidance of Mrs. Toyne and Mr. Cooper. We were not, therefore, surprised to find that this year's play showed a considerable advance, both in selection and performance. One could easily imagine that " Badger's Green " was designed for schoolboys : its theme may be summed up as Village Cricket versus Town Planning and Ribbon Building Unlimited ; and, naturally, cricket wins, so what more could one want? It is, however, by no means a play that plays itself, and the whole cast is to be congratulated, not only on the interpretation of the individual parts, but on the team work, both on and off the stage, due, we need hardly mention, to the untiring efforts of the producer, the Headmaster. To deal with individuals first : we need say nothing about the sympathetic part of Dr. Wetherby, except that it was in the capable hands of Mr. Rhodes. He was, of course, occasionally dominated (as he was meant to be) by the forceful personality of Major Forrester, played by Mr. Cooper, whom we could not but admire for his obvious restraint in not making bad language worse ; an authority, by the way, has said that his effort this year will rank amongst the great pieces of acting on the School stage during the last twenty years.

85 J. B. Dixon, in the exacting part of Mr. Twigg, added to his laurels, and M. B. Marwood made a typical son of the house. B. J. Eastwood did not quite come up to the expectations of last year, but he is young and should have plenty of time for further experience. J. M. Dickenson, on the other hand—a newcomer to the stage—showed distinct possibilities in the small part of the groundsman. J. W. Stead, with a large voice, an eye for colour in neckwear, and a capacity for handling unruly small boys, made an admirable publican turned scorer. The ladies' parts were both too small and insignificant to give either of the players a chance, yet it was evident that this, Miss Turner's first appearance, should not be her last. Of Miss Marianne Toyne, we can only say that she played a poor part well. ,

So far as team work was concerned, the climax came very fittingly in the last act, the cricket match, where the ingenuity of producer, actors, stage carpenter, and "noises off" were taxed to their utmost. Special mention should be made of the voice of the anonvmous umpire, which, even if it destroyed the illusion that the village green in question was as far away as Hampshire, certainly belied the fact that outside the thermometer was well below freezing point and visibility was nil. The contribution made by the -small boys in charge of the telegraph showed that there is promising talent amongst the younger members of the School. From Newman we naturally expected a great catch, and it was inevitable that a little emphasis from the stage was necessary to -convince the audience that he had dropped it. The silence of P. N. Baines was probably more eloquent than anything else in the whole play.

Ebeatricals, 1913=-1035. No account of the School Play this year would be complete without the recognition of the past services of Mr. Toyne in the .encouragement of acting in the School. The triumph of his production of the last act of " Badger's Green " was merely the •culmination of his many performances in the past.

When Mr. Toyne came to St. Peter's, he found that the School Plays had been abandoned, and he at once revived them. From 1913 to 1935, with the exception of 1914, at the end of each Christmas term there has been a play. " Doctor Faustus ' was the first play to be produced, and many will remember the asphyxiating fumes which were emitted from " the mouth of Hell." In those days the stage was considerably smaller than it is now, and there were no doors through to the adjoining rooms, which complicated the matter of production. The stage was extended on somewhat unstable trestles, while for the audience,

86 as there was no permanent gallery, a temporary one had to be constructed, which must have been safe as it never collapsed, but certainly did not look it. It is impossible here to give a full account of all the playsperformed, but a few stand out. Perhaps one of the most ambitious and spectacular productions was " If I were King," which taxed the capacity of the stage to its utmost, while of Mr. Toyne's personal performances those of the Admirable Crichton, of Abraham Lincoln, and of Sherlock Holmes will long be remembered. The keynote of these plays during these years has been enjoyment. It is to be hoped that the audiences have enjoyed them ; the actors certainly have. This has mainly been due to the enthusiasm and the zest shown by Mr. Toone, both in acting and in producing. For not only has he usually acted in the plays, but frequently he has produced too, and many timid beginners owe much to his coaching, his encouragement, and his attention to detail. Thus, it is most fitting that his last play should be one that gave such scope for his qualities as a producer ; for it was entirely his ingenuity and grasp of detail that made such a success of the difficult cricket scene in the last act of " Badger's Green."

Cbe %dent& Zociety. The loss to the School by the death of Mr. Featherstone hasbeen felt in the Society as strongly as anywhere. It is not fitting here to give an account of all that he has done : it is common • knowledge that he devoted much of his time to its well being, which makes it all the more difficult to carry on without him. Let it suffice to say that, for his sake, the Society will carry on as before, much as he will be missed : and, in doing this, his utmost wish in this respect will be granted. As Mr. Featherstone held the position of Hon. Treasurer irr the Society, it was necessary to elect a new officer in this capacity : Mr. Ping was elected, and Mr. Corkhill was elected as one of the Vice-Presidents. Under the capable direction of Mr. Ping, the Society has made progress, but its activities have naturally been curtailed by the other occupations characteristic of the Lent Term. A visit was made by a number of members to the Gas Works early in the term, and was voted very entertaining. Mr. Ping exhibited a heron to the Society one afternoon before school, which everyone

87 found most interesting. A lecture was given on March 12th by Mr. Shipley, of Drax Grammar School, on Evolution, illustrated by excellent slides drawn by himself. The subject was very .difficult to cover fully and relevantly, but Mr. Shipley pleased both those interested and with some knowledge, and those merely .curious : a very entertaining evening. The Society still maintains its large number of members, and hopes are high for possibilities in the future. The Triennial Scientific Exhibition was not held this term, as it was felt that without Mr. Featherstone to help it could not be .arranged so efficiently in a short while. It is hoped that an exhibition will be held soon, but no definite date has yet been fixed.

Ebe Curtain. That highly intellectual and aristocratic Society known to its patrons as " The Curtain " may be congratulated on an increased measure of success. The plays chosen were more in accordance with popular taste than those chosen last term : the absence of Shakespeare (with all due regards to this obscure rival of Bernard Shaw) was received with relief by an overwhelming majority of members. At the ninth meeting of the Society, Galsworthy's "Loyalties" was read in the Headmaster's house, and Mrs. Toyne kindly provided refreshments. At the tenth meeting, 'Androcles and the Lion" was read at Mr. Sykes' house, where refreshments were kindly provided by Mrs. Sykes. Most of Shaw's inimitable sallies " got over," and the Society broke up feeling that it had assisted in tearing down many established beliefs, and in laughing at others even if it had not replaced them. At the eleventh meeting, " Service," by C. L. Anthony, was read in Mrs. Toyne's drawing room, with an interlude for refreshments. This was voted a successful evening. For its twelfth meeting, The late Christopher Bean " was read, at Mrs. White's house, and the Society is deeply indebted for the invitation so kindly extended, and the excellent refreshments provided. Once again the " Rocket " (alias " The Atom ") and " Susan " did invaluable service in conveying the members to their destination. If we may venture a stray shaft at such a conservative Society, we might suggest that the parts be more evenly distributed. There is tending to grow up an inner circle within the Society of handsome he-men and beautiful maidens, with an outer ring of members relegated to eternal humiliation as flunkeys, henchmen, yes-men, and charwomen. The Society is indebted to Mr. Toyne for kindly providing three tickets for the Drama League Competition, held in the private theatre of Rowntrees. I. L. Lupton, C. A. Smart, and M. Hollway were successful in obtaining the tickets from a raffle.

Entertainments. " TEN DAYS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD." This film was shown in Big Hall on Saturday, February loth_ Eisensteinmade this film to portray the ten vital days of the Russian Revolution of 1917. When it was originally made it no, more sophisticated film age it was disappointing. Eisenstein's excessive use of imagery and his determination to impress the mind by making the camera record from every possible angle were devices which tired the eye and wearied the mind. The running commentary, kindly given by a member of the York Labour Club,. was, unfortunately, largely inaudible, and without some foreknowledge it was extremely difficult to tell who was who in the Russian Revolution. The actor who played Kerensky was the only clean-cut figure who stood out from a welter of proletarian beards.. But this, we are told, is exactly what Eisenstein intended in order to show the failure of individuals like that short-lived dictator.

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" THE MYSTERY OF NANDA DEVI." On Saturday, February 29th, Mr. H. W. Tilman gave us art unusual and interesting lecture on his experiences when he accompanied E. E. Shipton on the ascent of Nanda Devi, one of the lesser known and most impregnable of the Himalayan mountain. strongholds. The lecture was well illustrated with beautiful. photographic slides. We learnt of the limited resources at thedisposal.of the two mountaineers, the vicissitudes of their fortunes, the indomitable spirit of the Sherpa porters and the unfaithfulness, of others ; we heard tales of wild pilgrimages and greedy priests, of eerie ravines and sweet hidden pastures. For those who wish to. study further this part of the Himalayas, we recommend Mr. Shipton's book, " Nanda Devi," which has just been added to the Library. CHARADES AND SING-SONG. On the last Saturday of term we spent a noisy evening in BigHall singing ballads and laughing at the foolishness of others ; for the three charades, which were produced at about five minutes' notice, were all well worth watching and laughter. St. Olave's,. the School House, and The Staff all did valiant work in entertaining the audience, and we are not sure whether the marble mal-demer of St. Olave's, the reincarnation of Mr. Twigg by J. B. Dixon, or the Queen Elizabeth of Mr. Ping was the hit of the evening. Mr. Sykes deserves thanks for his noble work at the piano, and for his choice of cheerful ballads.

Chapel. CAROL SERVICE. 6-30 p.m., SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15th, 1935. Processional Hymn : 435 (vv. 1-4) " Once in Royal David's City. 0 Lord, open Thou our lips. CAROLS. Choir " 0 Little Town of Bethlehem "...Walford Davies Congregation " Christians, awake !" J Wainwright LESSON. St. Luke II, 15-20. CAROLS. Choir " The Coventry Carol " Old English Choir " I heard an infant weeping " Old German Congregation " Lo I He comes " 18th Century English Choir " King Jesus hath a garden " Old Dutch Choir " Angels from the realms of glory "....Old French Congregation..." God rest you merry, gentlemen "...Old London Choir " I saw three ships " Old English Congregation " The first Nowell Old English LESSON. St. Matthew II, 1-12. CAROLS. Choir " King Herod and the Cock " Old English Choir " Good King Wenceslas " Old English Full..." Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Morning "...P.H.S. (Collection in aid of the Y.M.C.A.) Doxology " 0 come all ye faithful Joyful and triumphant."—(v. 1 only). An Evening Prayer of Alcuin. The Blessing. Recessional " Wassail Song " Old Yorkshire The Annual Carol Service seems to have settled down into a rather rigidly prescribed form, and the possible latitude in the choice of new music is small. Although, for the sake of variety, the choir forsook one or two of their old favourites, it is safe to say that their unaccompanied part-singing was more finished than it has been for a long time. A special word of praise is due to the trebles : owing to unforeseen circumstances they were given a stiffish task at the last minute, and they rose to the occasion excellently. LENT TERM, 1936. Jan. 26. IlIrd Sunday after Epiphany.—Rev. F. H. Barnby. Feb. 2. Purification of the B.V.M. (IVth Sunday after Epiphany). —3 p.m., Memorial Service for the late C. R. Featherstone. 9. Septuagesima.—Music.

90 „ 16. Sexagesima.—Rev. M. H. Harland, I3.A., Vicar of St. Matthew's, Holbeck, Leeds (O.P.). „ 23. Quinquagesima.—The Headmaster. Mar. 1. Ist Sunday in Lent.—(Evensong in York Minster, 4 p.m.) • „ 8. 'Ind Sunday in Lent. —Rev. F. H. Barnby. „ 15. IIIrd Sunday in Lent.—(Address in Big Hall : The Headmaster.) „ 22. IVth Sunday in Lent.—Music. „ 29. Vth Sunday in Lent.-3 p.m., School Confirmation TheRight Rev. the Bishop of Whitby. Apr. 5. Palm Sunday.—The Headmaster. The School Memorial Service for King George took place according to the prescribed form on Wednesday, January 29th. The School was represented at the Memorial Service in York Minster the previous day. :

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9th, 1936. ORGAN RECITAL. 1. Largo from the " New World " Symphony Dvorak 2. Basso Ostinato A rensky 3. Prelude on the Hundredth Psalm Henry Purcell. Hymn 416. " Let the whole Creation cry." An Evening Prayer of Alcuin. The Blessing. The most attractive feature of this recital was the Dvorak : " Largo," which has not been heard in this Chapel for some time, and which we hope Mr. Sykes will let us hear again before very long. MUSIC. SUNDAY, MARCH 22nd, 1936. 1. Largo, Allegro, Air with two variations Festing2. Chorale—" 0 Faith of England." 3. Allegretto (from Symphony in G) Haydn 4. Unison Hymn—"Come, 0 Thou Traveller unknown" P.H.S. 5. Canon—" Non nobis, Domine, Sed nomini tuo da gloriam." Byrd Hymn 285. " King of Glory." An Evening Prayer of Alcuin. The Blessing. We were grateful to Mr. Sykes for some old favourites on this. occasion. The singing of the Choir was particularly worthy of praise, especially in the Byrd canon. The School Confirmation was held by the Bishop of Whitby on Sunday, March 29th. He is so well known here that there is no -need for comment beyond recording that, as a Governor of the School, he took the opportunity of paying a gracious tribute to the, work done for the School by the Headmaster.

Ebe library. Librarian—Rev. F. H. Barnbv. Assistant Librarians—

A. W. Douglas, R. S. Sickle, C. A. Smart, R. White, I. L. Lupton, J. M. Dickenson. The following books have been added to the Library this term :— B.V. 8a.—As it Was 1930—by Capt. N. Ward-Smith, 0.P_ (Presented by the Author). D.VI. 12d.—Nanda Devi by E. E. Shipton. K.V. 30.—Harvest of Victory by E. Wingfield-Stratford. K.VIII. 6.—History of Europe, Vol. 1 : by H. A. L. Fisher. K.VIII. 6a.—History of Europe, Vol. 2: by H. A. L. Fisher. K.VIII. 6b.—History of Europe, Vol. 3 : by H. A. L. Fisher. :

llews. After five years on the Reserve, Capt. P. H. Sykes has taken over the command of the O.T.C. again this term. At the very beginning of term we were called upon at very short notice to take part in the Proclamation of King Edward. VIII at York Castle. The contingent acquitted itself well, and was congratulated on the smartness of its drill and turn-out. Training during the term has pursued its normal course The recruits carried on their training under Sergt.-Major Puddick until his unfortunate accident. May we take this opportunity of expressing our sympathy with him, and our hope that he will be none the worse for it next term? The middle platoons have had to swallow rather a large dose of Platoon and Squad Drill. They don't like it, and we have heard some grousing. But " it's a way they have in the army," and we suppose that its tedium must be endured if we are to be ready at a moment's notice to put up a good show whenever we are called upon to do so. The Certificate " A " candidates have been more fortunate : they have had a good deal of very useful instruction from Capt_ R. G. Rooth, Depot West Yorkshire Regiment, who also gave a most interesting lecture to the whole Corps on " Poison Gas," a subject on which he is an expert. The Band has put in its usual amount of hard work under Watson and Smart. They have had the benefit of coaching from Drum-Major Swales, late of the West Yorkshire Regiment, and have improved considerably.

92 The Annual Inspection will take place on June 2nd, and will be carried out by Col. N. T. Fitzpatrick, D.S.O., General Staff, Northern Command. Camp is at Rushmoor (Aldershot), from July 28th to August .5th.

ROLL OF N.C.O's. C.S.M.—A. W. Douglas. Sergeants.—D. W. Watson, M. Hollway, J. M. Dickenson, C. A. Smart. Corporals.—R. White, J. B. Dixon. Lce.-Corporals.—R. M. Deas, N. A. Newman, N. L. Colbeck, M. B. Marwood, B. J. Eastwood, J. A. Russell, F. E. Weatherill, J. L. Boden.

fifty pears ago. FROM " THE PETERITE," OF 1886. Vol. IX. No. 60. May, 1886. EXCERPT FROM " A YORKSHIREMAN'S VIEWS ABOUT YORKSHIRE." " And then to see our natural good sense, look at the prudence and caution we generally display in our statements; so much so that objectors are actually unreasonable enough sometimes to betray irritation at it. For instance, does someone want to know the exact time ?—how foolish it is, by the bye, to be so fussy about minutes; we generally keep our clocks about an hour too fast, so as to be always ready. Is the time required? Your pert Southerner would have answered at once, 'Twenty-one minutes and a half past three.' But not so fast ! We are not going to commit ourselves like that, though perhaps we could if we chose. We in Yorkshire, after due delay, interposed for the sake of dignity or what not, reply, perhaps, 'It's mebbe gettin' on a bit i' th' afternoon,' or in words equally well chosen for vagueness."

'Rotes anb items. Last term we said farewell to Mr. G. Jellicoe, who returns to Oxford to complete his Diploma course. He had been with us two terms, and had done much for us in the classroom and on the river.

93 Mr. R. T. Thornhill, who came temporarily last, term, has gone to King's School, Rochester, where we wish him the best of luck. This term we welcome Mr. G. S. Stead, and hope that he will soon find himself " settled in." Hearty congratulations to I. L. Lupton on winning the Open: Scholarship for History at Worcester College, Oxford. Best wishes to Sergeant-Major Puddick for a speedy recovery from his leg injury. We hope he will soon he with us again. We• missed his help at the end of last term. We congratulate D. W. Watson, W. Boyes, H. Toulson,. and G. E. L. Graham on receiving their 1st XV Colours at the end of last Rugger season. We congratulate G. E. L. Graham, M. Q. Carlton, J. L.. Boden, C. A. Smart, and K. Lockwood on receiving their 1st XI Hockey Colours. We congratulate N. A. Newman and G. E. L. Graham on. being awarded their School Squash Colours. M. Hollway, K. J. Jarvis, and V. L. F. Davin represented . St. Peter's in the Drysdale Cup for Squash during the holidays.. A report of their games will appear in our next issue. J. B. Dixon has been appointed Captain of Shooting, and: E. Antrobus, J. M. Dickenson, and R. S. Dixon have been awarded their Shooting Colours. Last Christmas holidays the following played for theircounties' Public Schoolboys' Rugby XV :—K. Lockwood (Yorkshire), C. A. Smart (Durham), and A. W. Douglas (Northumberland). j. M. Dickenson, F. E. Weatherill, N. L. Colbeck, R. White,, B. J. Eastwood, J. A. Russell, C. A. Smart, and J. B. Dixon, obtained Certificate "A" last winter term. A party of about 25, under Mr. Wrenn and Mr. Smith, spent . tendaysichl,oLkeurndigtheolays.Whear that they enjoyed themselves. A full report of their activities. will appear with the next issue. This is the first " Peterite " of the series published at the• beginning of term instead of the end. Thus there is a good deal of news included which seems rather late. This time-lag, however,. will not appear in the next issue. The Northern Squash Championships were again decided on' the School courts, from March 23rd to 26th. We were verypleased to see Old Peterites win both the events. N. W. Yardley won the open event for the fourth time, and S. G. S.. Pawle won the handicap. .

94 N. A. Newman, G. E. L. Graham, and M. Q. Carlton were chosen for the Yorkshire Public Schoolboys' Hockey XI versus a Yorkshire XI on April 8th, on the School field. J. L. Boden also played in the trials, which were played on the previous day. ,

football. 1st XV versus YORKSHIRE WANDERERS. Lost, 0-3. Played at Home, December 11th. The XV was strengthened by the return of J. W. Stead to the side, now recovered from his shoulder injury. J. R. Hollington, however, took his place on the almost permanent sick-list of the XV, and the vacancy was filled by P. C. Campbell. The School took up the offensive first, and the forwards managed to keep the ball within the Wanderers' half for some ten minutes of play. The Wanderers retaliated, however, and only keen tackling by the School backs prevented them scoring. The Wanderers failed with a penalty kick. Shortly afterwards, Stead intercepted a pass, ran strongly and passed to Newman, who was a trifle slow in passing to McLean, who was immediately pulled down. On the right wing Smart gathered the ball, kicked ahead when almost on the touch-line, followed up, and passed to McLean, who made ground before being tackled. The score still stood at 0-0 at half-time, though the School had been a trifle unlucky not to score. Shortly after half-time, Newman dribbled the ball over the Wanderers' line, but was just beaten to the touch-down by a visiting forward. For long periods at a time the School forwards hammered away at the Wanderers' line, but were unable to pierce the defence. The Wanderers' forwards were superior to the School in the set scrums, and played a very bustling game in the loose. In the last quarter-of-an-hour the visiting forwards set up a prolonged attack, and a forward short-passing rush narrowly failed to score. This was followed by a dangerous run by Toulmin, who swerved past the School wing and was stopped by Lockwood just short of the line. A succession of scrums followed, and from one of these the School was penalised. Luxton kicked a goal for the Wanderers from in front of the posts, to win the match. For the last ten minutes of the game the School attacked, but were unable to score, and the Wanderers were victors by a penalty goal (3 points) to nil. The School were extremely unlucky to lose a keen match : a draw would have been the fairest result on the run of the game. As the Wanderers' President claimed that this side was the strongest put out this season, defeat by such a narrow margin can be considered no mean achievement. One of the most noticeable features of the game was the complete subjection of Toulmin, by Douglas in the first half, and Watson in the second.

95 In fact, it is little exaggeration to say we have rarely seen him a- endered so harmless. The backs handled a greasy ball exceptionally well, and Lockwood gave a very impressive display at fullback. The "Threes" were under a disadvantage in that . Campbell's combination with Smart was unavoidably shaky owing to his introduction to the side at such short notice. This meant that the halves were unable to set their "threes" going at a speed requisite for really successful attack. Stead was by far the best "three-quarter" in attack. The School pack played a plucky game against a heavier and extremely lively pack : Baines, Newman, and McLean were always prominent for the School, while P. S. Atkinson was a tower of strength in the Wanderers' pack. Team :—K. Lockwood; A. W. Douglas, G. E. L. Graham, J. W. Stead, D. W. Watson ; C. A. Smart, P. C. Campbell ; P. N. Baines, W. Boyes, B. J. Eastwood, H. Toulson, I. A. Campbell, N. A. Newman, I. L. Lupton, D. McLean. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XV v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE. At Home. Saturday, .14th December, 1935. Won, 3-0. It is difficult to give an account of the form shown by the 1st XV in this match without exaggeration, considering that they put up such fine shows against Worksop and the Wanderers. It must suffice to say that this brilliant form was maintained, and that the XV finished their season of School matches with a really great win at the expense of Ampleforth. For the first time since the Durham match the XV had a full side, J. R. Hollington returning from the sick-list in time to fill the position of serum-half. The School kicked off and were soon well within Ampleforth's 25," Stead and Smart putting in some useful touch-kicking. Ampleforth secured possession in several successive line-outs, and Kilpatrick, the Ampleforth fly-half, kicked touch a corresponding number of times until the ball was landed a few yards from the 'School line. However, the School forwards rushed and dribbled the ball away in grand style. The Ampleforth full-back fielded the ball, raced away on the wing, passed to the right wing who ran dangerously, only to be brought down by a great tackle by Baines. Meanwhile Ampleforth were gaining possession in the tight with monotonous regularity in spite of the strenuous efforts of the School forwards. The defence of the School backs was exceptionally keen, and the Ampleforth halves were continually harassed by the School wing-forwards. From a line-out on the Ampleforth "25" Baines secured the ball, burst through the opposing forwards, ran through a tackle, and forced-his way over the Ampleforth line in the corner to score the winning try for the School. Never for an instant did the School slack off, nor could they afford to do so. Lockwood gathered the ball, raced along the

96 left wing, selling several dummies to an exasperated defence, ands when in the Ampleforth " 25 s " passed to Smart, who cross-kicked to the right wing for Stead to gather and pass to Watson,, whose attempted drop-kick was charged down. This movement was perhaps the best piece of work executed in the game. Before. half-time Watson was responsible for a good run on the right wing. Thus the score at half-time was still 3-0 to the School. In the first quarter-of-an-hour the School hammered away at theAmpleforth line, and were within an ace of scoring when Newman intercepted and, after a great run in his own inimitable style, was. tackled inches short of the line. The School forwards were playing with great dash, and by dint of sheer hard work were wearing down the Ampleforth forwards even in the tight scrums,. while in the loose and line-out their superiority was unquestionable_ From a tight scrum, five yards short of the Ampleforth line, Hollington almost scored and there was a mêlée on the Amplefortk line, a "25" drop-out being ordered. The School were penalised on their "25" line and Buxton narrowly failed to kick a goal for Ampleforth. Soon afterwards the Ampleforth forwards executed' some great dribbling rushes, but the School forwards, with the back row prominent, retaliated with some equally skilful dribbling.. .

In the closing stages of the game the School were attacking: and Stead cut through and passed to Baines, who knocked-on some ten yards short of the Ampleforth line; when the whistle for no-sidewent the School were still leading by 3 points. The score cannot_ be said adequately to represent the run of the game, and the School thoroughly deserved their win in this match. The full-backs of both Ampleforth and the School gave fine displays, the former opening the game out a great deal by his speed, while Lockwood's. fielding, kicking, and tackling have never leen seen to better advantage, which is the highest praise we can give him. TheSchool " Threes" were superior to the Ampleforth "Threes" in• attack and defence, while the kicking of both fly-halves, Kilpatrick for Ampleforth and Smart for the School, was of a high standard. It must be added, however, that Kilpatrick rather overdid this, and threw away many chances of opening up the game and giving their fast wings a chance. Both packs played clean and skilful football, Ampleforth; being superior to the School in the set scrums. The School forwards' play in the loose was of a high standard, and in the line-out they have never before shown such an aptitude for breaking through and harassing the opposing halves. The outstanding School forwards were Baines and Newman. Team :—K. Lockwood; A. W. Douglas, G. E. L. Graham,,. J. W. Stead, D. W. Watson; C. A. Smart, J. R. Hollington P. N. Baines, W. Boyes, B. J. Eastwood, H. Toulson, I. A._ Campbell, N. A. Newman, I. L. Lupton, D. McLean.

97 ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 2nd XV v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE 2nd XV. Played at Ampleforth, on Saturday, December 14th, 1935. Result :—St. Peter's School 2nd XV, 3 pts.; Ampleforth College 2nd XV, 6 pts. Team :—I. A. S. Thompson; D. Lund, V. L. F. Davin, M. Hollway, J. L. Boden ; M. B. Marwood (Capt.', P. C Campbell; E. Antrobus, A. H. Moffatt, J. Morris, R. M. Deas, A. D. Barnsdale, J. T. Harding, J. B. Dixon, J. Russell. The game was all in favour of the School in the first half, the forwards pressing hard : but good kicking by the Ampleforth backs prevented them from scoring. At full-back for St. Peter's, Thompson played a brilliant game. There was no score in the ifirst half. St. Peter's, Nil; Ampleforth, Nil. In the second half, play fluctuated between the two halves. Weighill broke away to score a try for Ampleforth ; the kick failed. Shortly after this Weighill broke away again, and the kick just fell short of the posts. St. Peter's replied strongly, and from a tight scrum, near the Ampleforth line, Russell scrambled over to score for St. Peter's. The ball was very greasy by now, and Marwood failed to convert. St. Peter's pressed and dominated the play for the last ten minutes, and only bad luck prevented them from scoring again. Final score :St. Peter's 2nd XV, 3 pts. ; Ampleforth 2nd XV, 6 pts. RUGBY SEVEN-A-SIDE INTER-HOUSE TOURNAMENT. Played February 26th, 1936. Winners : School House. It was decided to follow the precedent set last year and to award the Rhodes Cup to the winner of an American Tournament. The Rise and House "Sevens" were evenly matched on paper, and the Rise went on to the field favourites by reason of their formidable backs. The Rise played the Day Boys and made short work of them, as was to be expected of the faster and heavier side. The eventual score was 26-3, the handsome margin of points being secured by Douglas (2), Newman, Watson, Lund, and Barnsdale—four of which were converted by P. C. Campbell. Lockwood kicked a penalty goal for the Day Boys. Then followed the eagerly awaited duel between the Rise and the House, and both "Sevens" were desperately keen to win. The House kicked off, playing towards the new pavilion. After a brief spurt of offensive thrust by the Rise, the House forwards .established a striking superiority over the Rise pack, and thus

98 enabled the House backs to thrust through the gallant tackling by the Rise backs. The scoring was opened by Graham, finishing with a burst of speed beneath the posts, Smart and Marwood also having a hand in the achievement. At half-time the score was. still 3-0. In the second half the House swiftly assumed completemastery of the game. Hawkins increased the House lead with a capital try scored from the Rise " 25," after a pass by Smart. Soon afterwards Graham put the House further ahead with a good try beneath the posts : the House's success was sealed. The Risecontinued to make desperate efforts, but in the closing stages of the game the House superiority was only too clearly demonstrated. The House "Seven" deserved their victory of 9-0. Without presuming to analyse the victory too minutely or to draw invidious contrasts, it is safe to say that the determined crash-tackling of the House laid the foundation of their success, and that, whileHawkins played an exceptionally good game for one so in-experienced by comparison with the majority of combatants,. Graham was the "star" back of the game. The House proceeded to inflict a sound defeat upon the Day Boys, although it was apparent to all that the "sting" and "snap'' had departed from the House with the final whistle of the House-Rise match. The ultimate score of 17-0 was made up of three tries by Smart and one each by Marwood and Eastwood, plus oneconversion. Some good running and kicking were seen in this. game, but rain had rendered the ball greasy. The House :—G. E. L. Graham ; M. B. Marwood, C. A. Smart (Capt.); R. G. Hawkins ; I. A. Campbell, B. J. Eastwood,. I. L. Lupton. RUGGER RETROSPECT. The past season may be divided into three separate and' entirely different stages, a very promising start, which included comfortable wins over Durham and North Ribblesdale, and a narrow win over York, a very bad mid-period when four successive School matches were lost, and a very successful finish which included a win over Ampleforth, a draw with Worksop, and a somewhat unlucky defeat by Yorkshire Wanderers by a penalty goal to nil. At the beginning and end of the term the team, with complete confidence, played good football which was delightful to watch, but some of their displays during the middle of the term can only be described as feeble, and having seen what they could do both at the beginning and end of the term the poor form shown in these mid-term matches is difficult to account for, but several factors seemed to contribute towards it. In the first place, the term was an unlucky one with regard to injuries, and after the Durham

99 match we never had the same team for two successive matches... Secondly, several of the senior members of the fifteen suffered a temporary loss of form during this period. Thirdly, all four School matches which were lost were played away from home, and theteam had to undertake four journeys within a fortnight. Finally, and closely associated with the last, there was the comparativeyouthfulness of the team and the consequent more pronounced psychological effect resulting in them taking more time to settledown when playing away from home. A good start is half-way to success, and these games were lost in the first twenty minutes. The team was fortunate in having in Stead, a captain who was. ever a trier, and who refused to be discouraged by his misfortunes, an excellent full-back, and a very lively trio of back-row forwards. Any forward who has ever played in front of an uncertain. full-back will appreciate the joy of playing with Lockwood behind, him. He combined complete and absolute safety with brilliance,. and it is sufficient to say that he hardly put a foot wrong all season. The back-row forwards, too, were above the average, and distinguished themselves collectively by their loose rushes, and individually, Newman, by his opportunism and backing-up of thethree-quarters, McLean by his leadership and spoiling tactics, and Lupton by his superb dribbling. Baines, too, gave yeoman service in the pack, and at least two magnificent efforts of his in the Ampleforth match deserve mention ; one, the only try of thematch ; the other a very fine tackle of an Ampleforth wing three-. quarter, which saved a dangerous situation. The pack, although. lively in the loose, were light and lacked height, and consequentlywere usually beaten for possession both in the set scrummages and in the line-outs. In the Ampleforth match the forwards cannot have obtained the ball more than once or twice in every ten scrums, and it is greatly to the credit of the defence of the backs that ma, points were scored against them. Given the opportunities the backs combined well together and showed considerable thrust and ingenuity in attack, but, unfortunately, these opportunities were limited. In conclusion, let it be said that although several of the games. were disappointing, a season which brings us victories over our old rivals, Durham and Ampleforth, in addition to satisfactory results with such formidable opponents as Worksop, YorkshireWanderers, York, and North Ribblesdale, may be regarded with. considerable satisfaction. -

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Of the '2nd XV it is difficult to write. The persistent demand' for their players by the 1st XV prevented them from ever settling down as a team. The forwards, with a few exceptions, were veryyoung and inexperienced, hut, under the leadership of Antrobus, they managed to weld themselves into a hard-working and efficient

100 .pack, well up to standard. The half-backs, Marwood and P. C. Campbell, both of whom had 1st XV experience, were well above the average and should be a great acquisition next season. Of the three-quarters, Lund, with little experience, was a prolific scorer, scoring six tries in one match alone, against Leeds Grammar School, but none of the others were impressive, and two of them must improve their tackling before they can hope to go further. ,Cheong at full-back, if not spectacular, was safe, and did all that .was required of him. Points. P. W. L. D. F. A. 1st XV ... 12 60 130 4 7 1 2nd XV ... 105 3 5 1 82 9 1st XV CHARACTERS. W. STEAD.—Captain. Centre three-quarter. A very enthusiastic and hard-working captain. Maintained the previous season's good form in attack, while his defence was greatly improved. N. BAINES.—Forward. Always an enthusiastic and hardworking forward; had. a disappointing first-half of the season, but played some splendid games during the second half. Gets through a tremendous amount of hard work in the tight, but seems quite unable to position himself in the loose. N. A. NEWMAN.—Forward. The most versatile member of the fifteen, and suffered accordingly. Fast, with good hands, and an excellent tackler, he was continually dropping back to help his backs. Dealt with opposing attacks on the blind-side quickly and effectively. <K. LOCKWOOD.—Full-back. Maintained last season's brilliant form, his positional play and fielding being almost faultless.

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A. SMART.—Stand-off-half. Showed rather variable form. At his best he was a very dangerous attacking player, especially when near his opponents' line. Overdoes the punt ahead as an attacking move.

McLEAN.—Forward. An intelligent and very successful leader with the happy knack of getting that extra effort out of the pack. As an open-side-wing-forward, gave several opposing fly-halves a worrying afternoon.

A. W. DOUGLAS.—Wing Three-quarter. Fast, with a powerful physique and deceptive side-step, was a prolific scorer in the opening matches, but was well-marked during the latter half of the season. Defence greatly improved, but still needs .-strengthening. Must learn to tackle with determination.

101 I. L. LUPT6N.—Forward. The most consistent forward in thepack he rarely failed to distinguish himself. An excellent dribbler.

R. HOLLINGTON.—Scrum-half. A greatly improved player. . Excellent at getting the ball away quickly from seemingly hopeless positions.

B. J. EASTWOOD.—Forward. A greatly improved forward, who had a very successful first season, and should be one of the mainstays of the pack next year. As a hooker, a little disappointing, but should improve with experience. I. A. CAMPBELL.—Forward. A sound, all-round footballer, who handled and tackled well, and with a good sense of position. Frequently had to be driven to get the best out of him. D. W. WATSON.—Wing Three-quarter. Quick off the mark, with a dangerous cut-through, he is happier in a mid-field; position, but circumstances necessitated his playing on the wing, where he was somewhat lost to start with, but played a fine game against Ampleforth in the concluding match of the season. G. E. L. GRAHAM.—Centre Three-quarter. Did not find his best form until the last few games of the term, when there was every evidence that he should develop into a very sound centre in years to come. H. TOULSON.—Forward. The youngest forward to play for the1st XV for several seasons, he showed great promise. Must learn the offside rule before next season. W. BOYES.—A conscientious and hard-working forward lithoachieved some success as a hooker.

tockey. SCHOOL v. BEN RHYDDING. Result : Won, 9-1. The School opened their season with a very convincing win. over Ben Rhydding on a rather slippery ground. Play at first was fairly even, with slight advantage to the School, who were keener and quicker than their opponents. The home side soon took the lead when Newman scored after some quick work amongst the forwards. Shortly after this, Watson dribbled past the hacks and , played with good spirit and plenty of energy. The backs were never really tested, but showed a fair amount of promise. The School now scored at frequent intervals, and Marwood and

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102 Newman added points; the last one, from Newman, came from a brilliant piece of combination, right up the field from the bully-off, And between the inside forwards. Half-time came with the score at 5-0. After the interval play became more even, and there were one or two anxious moments in front of the home goal Boden managed to clear to Graham, who dribbled down the wing, and, bringing the ball inside the circle, scored with a hard shot from a difficult angle. From a free hit, Newman again scored. Play was taken into the other half from the bully-off, and an opposing inside scored after some misunderstanding over a free hit. Thereafter Marwood scored his third goal from short range, and Watson added another, flicked in after a shot by Newman. The School forwards were quick on to the ball, and played well on the whole the backs were not given much chance to shew their form. :

Team :—I. A. Campbell; J. L. Boden, M. S. Hall; M. Q. Carlton, D. \V. Watson, K. Lockwood G. E. L. Graham, N. A. Newman, M. B. Maywood, C. A. Smart, P. C. Campbell. ;

SCHOOL v. MANCHESTER REGIMENT. Result Won, 2-1.. Played at Strensall on a damp, but firm ground. The Army side immediately attacked, and appeared to be very fit, and clever .with their sticks their combination, however, left much to be desired. The School fought back, and play was very even. After a rush by the opposing forwards, the inside-left broke through, and pushed the ball into the goal past Campbell, who had rightly come out to meet him. After this, the School put their backs into it, and, after several shots at goal, including short corners, Marwood scored with a hard shot at close range. Mention must be made of the opposing goalkeeper, who made some very pluCky and valuable saves, thwarting the School forwards very cleverly. After half-time, the score being 1-1, play swung from one end of the field to the other, and exciting moments occurred in front of both goals. Among the halves, Lockwood tackled and dribbled well, but failed to clear successfully, whilst Carlton played well. In the The backs tackled well, but showed lack of experience. forwards, Wright showed a tendency to pass too straight, and Campbell was rather slow in effecting his centres. Near the end, 'Newman managed to put the School ahead from a centre by flraham ; the opposing goalkeeper continued to make plucky saves, and this was ratner nal a fuck on him. As a whole the team played well and fought back with the right spirit, the chief fault was lack of experience. :

Team :—I. A. Campbell; F. F. Weatherill, J. L. Boden ; M. Q. Carlton, D. W. Watson, K. Lockwood; P. C. Campbell, A. T. H. Wright, M. B. Marwood, N. A . Newman, G. E. L. Graham.

103 SCHOOL v. STYX H.C. Result : Lost, 1-5. Played at home on a rather wet ground. The School set a fast pace, but their opponents soon showed themselves to be a very experienced side with a clear understanding of the game : for a time, the home forwards attacked, and were repulsed. Newman and Graham combined very well in this match, but without the support of the other forwards, their efforts were to no avail; the opposing centre-forward scored after a few minutes with a shot at close range which gave Campbell no chance at all. The School still kept on trying, and the halves, especially Carlton, played a steady game, although rather a large share of work fell on their shoulders. The backs showed a poor knowledge of position, but tackled well : throughout the game, difficulty was experienced on both sides in clearing the ball, on account of the rather sticky ground : after some rushes by the Styx forwards, and some close play in the circle, a goal was scored by the inside-left, who lifted the ball into the net with a flick. Half-time came with the score 2--0. Immediately after this, the School forced a corner, from which Watson scored with a hard shot which bounced off the goalie's pads into the goal. This rather encouraged the School, who set off with more determination than ever : they were disappointed, however, for, owing to a misunderstanding between the backs, Campbell was forced to leave the goal, and the centreforward scored before he could get back. The School still played energetically, and the halves and backs robbed the opposing forwards continually : the superiority of the visitors showed up in the end, however, and they scored 2 more goals before the final whistle went. On the whole, the School played well, and defended with great spirit. Team :—I. A. Campbell; C. A. Smart, J. L. Boden ; M. Q. Carlton, D. W. Watson, K. Lockwood ; P. C. Campbell, A. T. H.. Wright, M. B. Marwood, N. A. Newman, G. E. L. Graham. SCHOOL "A" XI v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL Result : Won, 7-1. In the first few minutes the visitors were definitely superior, and the School did not seem to get going. The game developed into a hard hitting and fast contest, but the weak points in the Bootham side were noted and utilized by the School. Newman opened the scoring for the School after a pass from Graham. Shortly after, Watson dribbled past the backs to push the ball into the net. Bootham made continued rushes on the School, but the more experienced backs were too much for them. Newman again scored before half-time, bringing the score to 3-0. In the second half, the School attacked, and forced two corners, when Marwood scored after some quick work in the circle,

104 Watson and Newman then ran up, and combined to score a 'fifth goal after beating both the backs. Bootham then pressed continually and managed to score after -a good centre from their left wing. Before the whistle went, Marwood again scored after combining with Watson in a run up the field. The School showed superiority in all departments, but Bootham were very keen and quick on the ball, hitting hard on frequent occasions. In another season or two they will be formidable opponents. Team :—I. A. Campbell ; C. A. Smart, J. L. Boden ; M. Q. Carlton, D. W. Watson, K. Lockwood; P. C. Campbell, N. L. 'Colbeck, M. B. Marwood, N. A. Newman, S. P. H. Rylatt. SCHOOL v. SCARBOROUGH. Result : Won, 1-0. Played away on a firm ground, with fair weather conditions. It was evident from the bully-off that the teams were very evenly matched. The game was fast and open, with plenty of hard hitting on both sides. Both sides pressed alternately, and the School had bad luck with some shots which crossed the opposite .goalmouth from a fine angle. After some time, Newman received .a pass from Lockwood and beat both the backs to score a very good goal which the goalie had no chance to stop. From then, Scarborough pressed very hard indeed, and there were some exciting moments in front of the School goal, Campbell making two very good saves : the home side forced three corners, and the intervention of the whistle for half-time saved a rather serious situation. This match was undoubtedly the best the School had played this season : it was a very hard first half, however, and began to tell on them in the second half ; the team seemed to get tired, but never gave up trying. Outstanding among the halves was Carlton, who stuck to his man with great determination, and managed to keep to the pace, although he found it rather difficult. Graham dribbled and centred very well, but lacked support from the left wing, and consequently had rather a large share of work. Boden tackled and cleared well, and Smart showed great improvement. All through the second half a close struggle was contested, with frequent attacks by Scarborough and repulses by the School. The whistle went with the score still at 1-0, and the end of a good, clean game had gone, with due credit to the School. Team :—I. A. Campbell; J. L. Boden, C. A. Smart ; M. Q. Carlton, D. W. Watson, K. Lockwood ; P. C. Campbell, A. T. H. Wright, M. B. Marwood, N. A. Newman, G. E. L. Graham.

105 SCHOOL v. YORK. Result : Lost, 1-5. This match was rather disappointing after the form shown in the previous game. The School seemed to lack enterprise, andmissed opportunities in the first half. Among the forwards, Marwood showed poor form, and lacked dash and spirit. From the start the game was fast, with hard hitting : it cannot be said that the .School were playing badly, but they were certainly not at their best. Newman and Graham combined well, and Newman' had bad luck with a shot in the first half : Marwood missed an easy goal through slashing instead of flicking the ball. After about a quarter-of-an-hour the York centre-forward scored by following up a shot at goal. York forced two corners, but both were unsuccessful, the School clearing up the field. The visitors scored a second goal shortly after through clever combination between the inside forwards. These forwards gave good examples to the School of how following-up should be done. The score at halftime was 2-0, and when the second half began, the School began. with a special effort, and Graham took the ball up the wing, centred to Newman, who beat one back to score a good goal with a hard shot. From then a series of attacks by York were repulsed by the School, only to be repeated again, this time with more success, for the opposing centre-forward ran up from the half-way line, beating both backs, and pushing the ball past Campbell. The School had bad luck in an attack on the visitors' goal, as a shot from Newman hit the post and rebounded to be cleared. The School now set down to a determined defence : the backs were outclassed by the combination and thrustful running of the inside forwards, who scored two more goals before the final whistle went.. Watson was useful in clearing from the home circle, and Campbell made one or two useful saves, and altogether the School was rather unlucky. Team :—I. A. Campbell ; C. A. Smart, J. L. Boden ; M. Carlton, D. W. Watson, K. Lockwood ; I. H. Segar, A. T. H. Wright, G. E. L. Graham, N. A. Newman, M. B. Marwood.

SCHOOL v. LEEDS UNIVERSITY. Result : Won, 3-2. This game was played under rather warm weather conditions,. with a hot sun, but firm ground. The School attacked from the bully-off, and set a very fast pace, which seemed to take the , visitors rather by surprise. Shortly after the start, Wright scored a good goal after following up a centre from Segar. A few rushes were made upon the home goal, but the tackling of the halves was good, and consequently not much ground was made. :

Thegamdvlopintace,sruglwithad hitting on both sides : a free hit near the Leeds circle, taken by

106 Watson, enabled Newman to score a quick goal from a forward position. The School were now playing at the top of their form, -and showed great dash and spirit. The forwards were quick on the ball, and halves tackled and followed up well, whilst the backs 'cleared well where necessary. In defending, Watson dribbled up the field and beat two men to put Graham in position for a tearing shot which placed the School in a better position still. Half-time -came with the score 3-0. In the second half, mention must be made of the way in which the University recovered and put up such a good fight. The School were nearly always on the defensive, except once or twice when the inside forwards had bad luck with shots in the circle after hard work by the halves. After a quarter'of-an-hour had passed, and Leeds had made repeated attacks on the home goal, including several corners, an inside forward scored. The visitors still continued to press, and the Warin brothers, on their right wing, always looked dangerous. Boden and Smart, supported by Watson, and occasionally the other halves, however; managed to clear after many exciting moments near the goal. At last, the centre-forward broke through and scored a second goal for Leeds. This looked bad for the School, who seemed to try all the harder. But the game went on on the same lines, and some very close shaves were experienced by Campbell, who managed to keep the ball out of the net until the final whistle went. -A very close game. .

Team :—I. A. Campbell C. A. Smart, J. L. Boden M. Q. Carlton, D. W. Watson, K. Lockwood M. B. Marwood, A. T. H. Wright, G. E. L. Graham, N. A. Newman, I. H. Segar. ;

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SCHOOL v. HULL. Result Lost, 2-3. :

There was a light rain falling when the bully-off was taken, and the ground was very slippery. In the first half, the School played very well indeed and showed much enterprise. The game was fairly fast and both sides attacked the School were rewarded with a goal by Wright, who pushed the ball into the net after some quick work among the forwards. The Hull forwards made several attacks, but were unsuccessful on account of the good tackling and clearing of the backs, helped by Watson. The latter cleared to Graham, who passed to Newman the ball was taken into the Hull circle, and Graham scored with a good shot. This gave the School a lead of two at half-time. Shortly after, Hull scored when the backs failed to clear after a corner. Then came the set back the School seemed to he unable to take the ball out of their own half, and several times the visitors looked dangerous. After forcing a corner, the ball was deflected past Campbell off one of the backs, an unfortunate incident. The g-ame still continued as before, and :

107 the School seemed to be rather shaken by the unexpected turn of events.. The ground was becoming rather uneven, and most of the players found difficulty in keeping their feet. Hull scored again after some close play in the home circle : Campbell was unsighted by one of the backs, and the ball was unfortunately deflected into the goal. So the School had lost a close game : it must be said that they were hardly two goals worse than their opponents. Team :—I. A. Campbell ; C. A. Smart, J. L. Boden; M. 42: Carlton, D. W. Watson, K. Lockwood I. H. Segar, N. A. Newman, G. E. L. Graham, A. T. H. Wright, M. B. Marwood. ;

SCHOOL v. O.P's. Result : Lost, '2-4. On the day of the match, rain had been continuous since early morning, and consequently the field was appallingly wet when the teams bullied off the conditions rather spoilt the game, although there were some good passing movements on both sides, and the O.P's. attacked furiously for the first few minutes. There was good play by the halves on both sides : Lockwood played his best game in this match, and cleared with repeated success. The School scored first in grand style; Graham scored with a first-time shot from a centre by Segar. The play was now very even, with alternate attacks and repulses the O.P. forwards always looked dangerous, and Smart and Boden managed very well against heavy odds. Yardley scored after some time, after dribbling the ball past Campbell, who came out to meet him. A few minutes later, he repeated this, only with a hard shot into the corner of the goal. Half-time came with the score 2-1. :

In the second half, the School seemed to tire, and lacked the dash displayed previously the conditions made things more difficult as by this time the field was badly cut up. The School had bad luck with some forward rushes: Mr. Rhodes, in goal, made one or two useful saves. The visitors scored 2 goals in quick succession after pressing hard and forcing a few corners. Play fluctuated after this, and eventually Newman scored after a rush by the School forwards, bringing the score to 4-2. Play became more open towards the end, the School showing determination : they continued to attack, and Marwood put a few good centres in from the left despite their efforts, however, the whistle sounded for time, and it can only be said that the School lost to a more experienced and steady side. :

Team :—I. A. Campbell; C. A. Smart, J. L. Boden; M. Q. Carlton, D. W. Watson, K. Lockwood ; M. B. Marwood, A. T. H. Wright, G. E. L. Graham, N. A. Newman, I. H. Segar.

108 SCHOOL 2nd XI v. YORK 2nd XI. Played at Home, March 14th. Lost, 1-6. The 2nd XI's long delayed match with York eventually took place, and an enjoyable game took place. Up to half-time the game was fairly even with York slightly the better. At this point, however, the School lost their goalkeeper, and in the second half were unfortunate in being unable to prevent the sudden dashes of the York forwards. There is evidence of some good material for future first elevens in this 2nd XI, but of course much improvement will be required. School 2nd XI :—J. T. Harding ; R. M. Deas, J. T. Brockbank ; H. P. Cole, I. H. Segar, F. F. Weatherill ; E. R. Gossop, N. L. Colbeck, G. W. Russell, T. F. Cameron, S. P. H. Rylatt. HOUSE HOCKEY. SCHOOL HOUSE v. DAY BOYS. Result :—School House, 2; Day Boys, 0. The House pressed in the Day Boys' "25" for some time after the start, before Graham scored for the House. From then play went up and down the field, McKay clearing well for the Day Boys and Boden for the House. The Day Boys were playing well and giving the House a hard game. In the second half the House were again the aggressors, and Graham scored off a centre from Marwood. For the rest of the game play remained in mid-fieldneither side gaining much ground. Teams— School House :—I. A. Campbell; J. L. Boden, R. M. Deas; R. T. Wolf, C. A. Smart, M. Hollway ; M. B. Marwood, N. L. Colbeck, G. E. L. Graham, G. W. Russell, I. A. S. Thompson. Day Boys :—H. W. Richardson ; I. S. McKay, J. T. Brockbank ; I. H. Segar, K. Lockwood, H. P. Cole; R. S. Bickle, A. T. H. Wright, A. Capaldi, G. H. Briggs, E. Gossop. FINAL HOUSE HOCKEY MATCH SCHOOL HOUSE v. RISE. Result : School House, 3; Rise, 1. The Rise went away with a flying start and Newman scored for them after about 2 minutes' play. From then the play swung from end to end until Graham scored a lucky goal for the House.. After half-time the House pressed more than the Rise, but they were weak in the circle. This was balanced by the Rise backs, who foolishly cleared up the centre. Thompson scored a good goal for the House after dribbling up the wing and shooting from

109 a narrow angle. A few minutes before full time, Graham flicked a goal for the House after one of the Rise backs had mis-hit. The final result was :—House, 3 ; Rise, 1. Teams— School House :—I. A. Campbell ; J. L. Boden, R. M. Deas ; R. T. Wolf, C. A. Smart, M. Hollway ; M. B. Marwood, N. L. Colbeck, G. E. L. Graham, G. W. Russell, I. A. S. Thompson. Rise :—W. G. Barnby ; D. W. Swainson, F. F. Weatherill; M. Q. Carlton, D. W. Watson, R. White; A. W. Douglas, N. A. Newman, A. J. Morris, T. F. Cameron, and W. Boyes. 1st XI HOCKEY RESULTS. Date.

Opponents. Ground. Result.

:Sat., Feb. 1. Leeds Corinthians Home Cancelled. Sat., Feb. 8. Ben Rhydding Home Won 9-1 Wed., Feb. 19. Manchester Regiment Away Won 2-1 •at., Feb. 29. West Riding Home Cancelled. Home Lost 1-5 Wed., March 4. Styx 'Sat., March 7. Worksop College Home Cancelled. Sat., March 14. Scarborough Away Won 1-0 Home Lost 1-5 Wed., March 18. York Sat., March 21. Leeds University Home Won 3-2 Home Lost 2-3 Thur., March 26. Hull Wed., April 1. Old Peterites Home Lost 2-4 -

Wed., March 11. "A" XI v. Bootham Sch. Home Won 7-1 Sat., March 14. 2nd XI v. York 2nd XI... Home Lost 1-6 HOCKEY RETROSPECT. We started the season with four of last year's eleven—all forwards—two of whom were old Colours. Around these a team had to be built from material which was in some cases young and inexperienced. For a nucleus Watson went to centre-half, where he was of invaluable help in both attack and defence ; we only wish we could have afforded to have had him in the forward line. Our team-building was considerably interrupted in the early part of February, when continual rain made the fields quite unplayable. 'Consequently we had not played more than half-a-dozen times on grass before our first match. This was against Ben Rhydding, whom we beat 9-1; this was bad for us; it made the team over .confident. Thus, when we met the Manchester Regiment we had a hard struggle to win ; their goalkeeper was the best against whom we have had to play, or perhaps it would be more true to say that he was the hardest to score goals against. After being one goal down, we eventually won 2-1 some five minutes before time, the team fighting back in a way which, later in the season, they seemed to have forgotten.

110 AgainSt Styx H.C. we played well, but had to admit defeat before a more experienced side including several county players. Our chief fault in this match, as it was all through the season, was being either too wild or two slow in the circle. In the middle of the season we were pleased to welcome Bootham School whom we played with an "A" team. We won_ fairly easily, but we foresee that before long they will be serious and keen rivals. It was a bitter disappointment to us that the match against Worksop College had to be cancelled. The team reached its best form against Scarborough, who had a strong team out. Their ground was hard and fast and this seemed to suit us; we kept the ball swinging about better than in any other game, and our tackling seemed to be inspired by the "bite" in the air. Against York we were below form, perhaps by reaction. We met a team of experience at its best, and when we missed our chances, the team's spirit rather foolishly waned. However, in the next match we retrieved our fortunes by beating Leeds University 3-2, though this we nearly lost in the second half when we suddenly found ourselves with our backs to the wall. Hull beat us 3-2 after we had been leading 2-1. This was most disappointing, we lost it purely by slow thinking. The match , they aginstheOldPrwaspyedinlgcots would probably have beaten us by more on a dry day, but in spite of the state of the ground and falling rain it was a hard and by no means scrappy game. ;

Looking back on the season the team must remember that the following few rules were what they were at one time and another apt to forget. Forwards must follow up each other's shot at goal; almost as many goals are scored off the goalkeeper's pads as by straight drives. Halves must follow up their forwards and give them the ball again when they lose it near their opponents' circle_ This was pertaps our worst fault all through the season ; our opponents were always able to clear too easily. Finally, the team must remember to go and get the ball—it cannot be expected that every pass will reach them perfectly if they stand about waiting for it this does not mean they have to get out of position, but dash and "snap" were not seen frequently enough. ;

Finally, a word about the Middle Game. They unfortunately must come off worst when there is bad weather, for the Senior Game must be served first, but, nevertheless, they might be better. Let those on this year's Middle Game remember that hockey is one of the world's fastest games, and that to move fast you have got to be fit and you have got to keep your eye in, so let them try to get a game or practice or two during next Christmas holidays before the hockey term begins. SUMMARY OF 1st XI MATCHES. Played 8. Won 4. Lost 4. Goals for, 21 ; Goals against, 21.

111 1st XI HOCKEY CHARACTERS. N. A. NEWMAN (Right-inside). Captain—Did a tremendous amount of work, being especially useful to the side for his persistent tackling hack. Last season he was inclined to be slow in the circle, but this year he put in many quick, hard shots, some of which produced match-winning goals.

D. W. WATSON (Centre-half). Hon. Sec.—A centre-half who tackled well and cleared hard, though his marking was sometimes at fault. Showed greatly improved stickwork since last season. Sometimes misjudged the speed of his forwards and overhit, but a quick thinker, very useful to the side.

G. E. L. GRAHAM (Centre-forward)—Started the season at outside-right, but moved to the centre where he showed very useful dash, scoring some intelligent goals. Must improve his stickwork, as he keeps the ball too far away from him, so making it easier to tackle him.

M. Q. CARLTON (Right-half)—One of the most improved players

in the team. His marking and positioning were excellent, but still requires more strength in hitting and passing.

J. L. BODEN (Full-back)—A fearless tackler who often saved the situation. Found his form early in the season, but towards the end was not too reliable when stopping the ball, for which he has a bad style.

C. A. SMART (Full-back)—Was tried at forward early in the season, but soon found his true position at full-back. Also a fearless tackler, though he was best at "nipping in" and foreseeing passes by the opposing forwards. K. LOCKWOOD (Left-half)—Marked his wing well and, being possessed of a good eye, was often able to intercept passes. But must learn to get rid of the ball sooner, to follow up quickly and support his forwards in attack. A. T. H. WRIGHT (Inside-left)----A young player who should be good with more experience. Improved as the season advanced. Will get more goals if he continues to follow up quickly. A poor tackler. I. A. CAMPBELL (Goalkeeper)—Learnt the game quickly, but must learn to move across more quickly to stop flick and push shots. Came out to the edge of the circle well on several occasions. M. B. MARWOOD (Outside-left)—A puzzle. Ought to have been better than he was. Lost goals by wild hitting at centre-forward, but sent across some fine centres from outsideleft later in the season. Must learn to fetch and go for the ball.

112 P. C. CAMPBELL (Outside-left)—A promising player who lost his. place half way through the season through illness. Has a lot to learn about centreing, but when he has learnt this, his speed will be useful. I. H. SEGAR (Outside-right)—Came into the side late in the season. Keenness did not always make up for lack of experience. Must learn to get moving with the ball more quickly, and to centre harder. Also played :F. F. WEATHERILL (Full-back)—A hard worker who tackles well, but must learn to clear harder.

'Rowing. Previous accounts of the term's rowing have always started by condemning, or praising, the vagaries, or kindness, of the weather and this one is to be no exception. The term opened with weather conditions that would have made the average Eskimo shiver, but the waters of the Ouse remained at a level that made it just possible to get into the boathouse, and so tubbing began right away, and within ten days the first division clinkers were in use. Accustomed as most of the Boating Club is to perform peculiar and varied jobs in connection with the boats, it was a novel experience for some of us when on one occasion we acted in the capacity of ice-breakers ! Practising for the Cross-country and House Rugger interfered slightly with boating, but when these events were over, full time was put in on the river by the first division crews, the weather on the whole being considerate, although the river was slightly flooded for most of the time; this made balance and rhythm hard to acquire and harder to maintain. The second division crews also found time for plenty of practice. 1st DIVISION RACES. In the draw for the first division the School House I drew the Rise .1 and the Day Boys I drew the School House II. The semi-finals were rowed on Thursday, March 12th, in fineweather ; the river was well above its normal level. The first race was between the School House I and Rise I, who had the Boathouse side. Both crews got away with a good start and the School House went a few feet ahead then the Rise slowly pulled ;

113 tip, and at York City boathouse were a length in the lead. Under Scarborough Bridge the Rise were unfortunate in encountering dead water, while on the other side the School House forged a length-and-a-half ahead on the strong current. The Rise made tremendous efforts to regain the lead and were going up fast when the School House passed the post three feet in front. Time, min. 28 secs. The next race was almost a repetition of the first, owing to the abnormal state of the river. After a moderate start the School House II, who were on the boathouse side, were leading by a length at York City boathouse; but with the strong current on the Railway side the Day Boys went ahead and won by three-quarters of a length. Time, 3 min. 33 secs. The final was rowed on Friday, March 13th, under very similar conditions, except that the water had subsided slightly, although there was still a powerful stream through the Railway side arch of Scarborough Bridge. The School House I were again on the Railway side.. Both -crews got a fairly good start and there was very little between them down the first stretch ; just before York City boathouse the School House began to draw ahead, and through Scarborough Bridge they further increased their lead. The Day Boys' time and rhythm became very ragged in the dead water after Scarborough Bridge. The School House I won the race and the Cup by two lengths in 3 min. 45 secs. 1st DIVISION CREWS. :School House I.—J. B. Dixon (Bow); A. H. Moffatt (2); B. J. Eastwood (3) ; I. L. Lupton (Stroke); G. E. Shepherd (Cox). Day Boys I.--C. J. Lynch (Bow); J. A. F. Amor (2); C. Biscomb (3); R. S. Bickle (Stroke); E. W. Whitney (Cox). Clifton Rise I.—R. White (Bow); A. D. Barnsdale (2) ; J. M. Dickenson (3); A. W. Douglas (Stroke); A. J. Dent (Cox). School House II.—M. Hollway (Bow); R. G. Hawkins (2); J. S. Phillips (3); P. Heywood (Stroke); T. W. Walters (Cox). 2nd DIVISION RACES. This term the Day Boys put in two boats for the Second Division Cup and the School House and Clifton Rise one each. The first round was rowed on Monday, March 23rd. In the first race the Rise II were drawn against the Day Boys II, who were on the Railway side of the river. After a splashy start, both crews got going strongly, but the weight in the Rise boat proved too much for the Day Boys, who were a more stylish crew. The Rise II won by two lengths.

114 In the next race the School House III were vastly superior to the Day Boys III, and won easily by four lengths. There was a half-holiday on Tuesday, March 24th, for the final_ between the School House III and Rise II. The Rise got a poor start compared with the School House, but in spite of this handicap they kept level as far as the boathouse; after this the School House gradually pulled away, and, rowing a very short stroke,, retained the Cup by one length. 2nd DIVISION CREWS. School House III.—A. M. S. Walker (Bow); J. A. Russell (2);, E. H. Tankard (3); N. L. Colbeck (Stroke); J. M. Rucklidge(Cox). Clifton Rise 1I.—A. C. W. Ping (Bow); W. Boyes (2); D. Lund' (3); E. Antrobus (Stroke); G. C. Brown (Cox). Day Boys II.—L. Telfor (Bow); C. E. Greaves (2); H. D. F. Amor (3); J. A. Wright (Stroke); R. C. Lynch (Cox). Day Boys III.—J. E. England (Bow); K. E. Marriatt (2);-, J. Banford (3); E. \\ \\ hitney (Stroke); R. L. Stead (Cox)..

%qual) Maas. SCHOOL v. YORK GARRISON. (Played on the School Courts, Tuesday, February 11th.) .

Result:Loby2vns1.

In this match York Garrison avenged their defeat by the School in the previous term. In the first string match Hollway started very well, and won the first two games. Hutchinson then found his touch, and after Hollway had failed to take two chances of winning the fourth game, a very close one, he ran out the winner easily in the last game. Though Newman fought well in the games against Davies, the latter had much the better shots to finish off the rallies, and. better stamina to finish off the games. Graham, playing very well, thoroughly outclassed Frampton. The latter was unable to get to many of his well-placed drop-shots, and hit a lot of easy returns down. SCORES— M. Hollway (School) lost to G. F. Hutchinson, 9-5, 9-0, 4-9, 9-10, 2-9. N. A. Newman (School) lost to Capt. W. W. N. Davies, 7-9, 4-9, 7-9. G. E. L. Graham (School) beat Capt. G. Frampton, 9-2, 9-1,, 9-1.

115 SCHOOL v. THE YORKSHIRE ROCKS. (Played on the School Courts, Thursday, February 27th.) Result Won by 2 events to 1. The School beat the Rocks for only the second time since the fixture was inaugurated, accomplishing a very fine performance. In the top string match Hollway played much better than in the previous match, retrieving more steadily, and making more winning shots. Consett hit the tin a lot in trying for winners, and. was not retrieving as well as he usually does. :

Newman was out-classed by Knox, but played well in the third. game, winning the first five points. However; Knox's hard cross shots and straight drops beat him in the end. Graham again played well against Mr. Toyne, but he was. helped by the fact that the latter had not played since January, and, was rather out of training. SCORES— M. Hollway (School) beat M. C. W. P. Consett, 9-3, 7-9, 9-3, 4-9, 9-4. N. A. Newman (School) lost to J. R. B. Knox, 3-9, 5-9, 5-9. G. E. L. Graham (School) beat S. M. Toyne, 9—.3, 9-8, 5-9, 10-9. SCHOOL v. THE STAFF. (Played on the School Courts, Monday, March 2nd.) Result Won by 4 events to 1, This year the Staff were unable to field such a strong side as. usual, owing to the departure of Mr. Bourne and Mr. Milnes. .As. a result the only Staff victory was gained by Mr. Smith, though. the third strings had a very close match. Hollway was out-classed by Mr. Smith, and failed to get a. game, though he rallied well in the last one after being 7 points. down. Newman was too active for Mr.. Toyne, getting to nearly everything, though the latter was playing much better than in theRocks match. Graham had a terrific struggle with Mr. Cooper, and only just won the last game after several changes of hand at 8-8. Mr. Cooper was playing much better than usual, and Graham was. rather slow in finding his touch. Jarvis beat an opponent who has little opportunity for practice,. but even so Mr. Rhodes played well to get 14 points. Ambler beat Mr. J. S. Cooper easily, as the latter has played: little, and relied chiefly on hard hitting.. :

116 SCORES— M. Hollway (School) lost to F. Smith, 3-9, 6-9, 5-9. N. A. Newman (School) beat S. M. Toyne, 4-9, 9-3, 9-6, 9-7. G. E. L. Graham (School) beat R. M. Cooper, 3-9, 10-9, 9-6, 6-9, 10 8. K. J. Jarvis (School) beat K. H. Rhodes, 9-6, 9-4, 9-4. T. D. Ambler (School) beat J. S. Cooper, 9-1, 9-1, 9-6. SCHOOL v. S. G. S. PAWLE'S TEAM. (Played on the School Courts, Sunday, March 8th.) Result Lost by 2 events to 1. The School were beaten by a scratch side brought by S. G. S. Pawle, the Huddersfield first string, and an Old Peterite. :

Hollway retrieved very steadily, but was tired in the last game, which Pawle won easily. He nearly lost the fourth game in which he was leading 8-2, but just got home after several changes of hand at 9-9. Newman played disappointingly against Bagot, the Yorkshire Badminton player, and allowed the latter too much time to play some very accurate drop-shots. Graham recorded the School's only victory, playing very well against Sagar, and winning in straight games. SCORES— M. Hollway (School) lost to S. G. S. Pawle, 9-4, 2-9, 2-9, 10-9, 1-9. N. A. Newman (School) lost to A. B. Bagot, 8-10, 6-9, 2-9. G. E. L. Graham (School) beat L. H. Sagar, 9-3, 9-7, 9-5. SCHOOL v. DEVONSHIRE HALL. (Played on the School Courts, Monday, March 9th.) Result Won by 3 events to 0. The School concluded the season with an easy victory over Devonshire Hall, none of the players conceding a game. The match between the first strings was closer than the score suggests, but Hollway had the better strokes with which to finish off the rallies. Jones retrieved well, but made few drop-shots. :

Newman was also playing well against Brearley, being very fast about the court, and placing some accurate winners. Graham, who has gone through the season unbeaten in matches, never looked like losing to Proctor, although the latter fought back in the first game to 8-8. His opponent relied too much on hard hitting.

117 SCORE S— M. Hollway (School) beat S. D. Jones, 9-2, 9-4, 9-4. N. A. Newman (School) beat H. Brearley, 9-6, 9-7, 9-1. G. E. L. Graham (School) beat J. R. Proctor, 10-8, 9-5, 9-1.. INTER-HOUSE SQUASH. This year all three houses put in a team. The House regained the Cup easily from the Rise. In the preliminary round the House beat the Day Boys 3-0. The latter put in a young team, all of whom will be here next year and A. T. H. Wright especially should be very good in the future. In the final the House also won 3-0. Hollway beat Newman by more varied shots and accurate placing. Graham was too. experienced for Watson, though the latter rallied well in the last game, and Jarvis was much too good for Cockburn, who is stilt very young. SCORES— M. Hollway (S.H.) beat A. T. H. Wright (D.B.), 9-1, 9-5, 9-4. G. E. L. Graham (S.H.) beat J. T. Brockbank (D.B.), 9-4, 9-3, 9-3. K. J. Jarvis (S.H.) beat J. A. Ware (D.B.), 9-6, 9-4, 9-2. M. Hollway (S.H.) beat N. A. Newman (Rise), 9-5, 9-5, 9-0G. E. L. Graham (S.H.) beat D. W. Watson (Rise), 9-4, 9-4, 9-7. K. J. Jarvis (S.H.) beat P. B. Cockburn (Rise), 9-1, 9-1, 9-3Below are the results of the competitions, held in the School luring the last term. SCHOOL SQUASH RACKETS CHAMPIONSHIP. Brockbank Davin Ambler Hollway Watson Ware Boden Graham Jarvis Gossop Hawkins Smart Wright Harding Newman Rucklidge

Davin (3-0) Hollway (3-1) Watson (3-0) Graham (3-2) Jarvis (3-0) Smart (3-0) Wright (3-0) Newman (3-0)

Hollway (3-1) } Hollway (3-2)

6:1

Graham (3-0)

Jarvis (3-2)

Newman (3-1)

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SENIOR HANDICAP. larding + 2 Iawkins + 2 Wright + 3 3oden scr. iewman — 5 Valters + 5 ;ockburn + 4 )ouglas + 4 ambler — 3 Wolf + 2 lrockbank + 4 ;mart scr. )urrie + 5 Jarvis — 3 Iced + 4 1°1lway — 7 3ampbell + 2 Vatson — 2 tucklidge + 1 )eas + 3 Rylatt + 3 iraham — 4 Jorfatt + 3 )avin + 1

Ware + 4 Shepherd + 4

Ware (3-2)

Harding (3-1) Boden (3-2) Newman (3-0) Cockburn (3-1) Ambler (3-0) Brockbank (3-1) Jarvis (3-2)

Boden (3-0)

Newman (3-1) } Newman (3-1) Ambler (3-2)

Hollway (3-2)

Hollway (3-1) Campbell (3-2) }

Boden (3-1)

Hollway (3-2)

Rucklidge (3-0)

Rucklidge (3-2) Graham (3-1)

Graham (3-1)

Davin (3-1) J

Graham (3-2)

Colbeck + 2 Colbeck (3-2) Gossop + 4

JUNIOR SQUASH RACKETS CHAMPIONSHIP. Ping Milburn Thompson Smith Cameron Butler Morison Graham, P. Shillitoe Brown Tankard Greenwood Robson Sleight Carlile Vero

Milburn (3-2) Thompson (3-0) Cameron (3-1) Graham (3-1)

} Thompson (3-0) } Thompson (3-0) Cameron (3-0)

Brown (w.o.) Tankard (3-0)

Tankard (3-0) . Tankard (3-2)

Sleight (w.o.) Carlile (3-0)

Sleight (3-1)

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Cross Country. INTER-HOUSE CROSS-COUNTRY PLATE. The Cross-country was run on March the 1st over the same' course as last year, which was in a waterlogged condition. The House team were anticipated to secure the Plate for the House, owing to their being four members still extant from the team which failed to secure the plate last year by the narrow margin of a single point. The race began by the usual insane sprint down Burton Stone Lane, preceded by the inevitable, general protestations of a desire for an easy start. The gun proved mightier than the tongue, however, and Watson set a magnificent pace down Burton Lane, followed by a bunch of the Rise team—Boyes, Lund, and Campbell, P. C. Boden and Hollway followed, both looking slightly the worse for wear. After an interlude of somewhat fatigued runners there came a knot of Day Boys running strongly together and preceded by the indefatigable Cole, who appeared determined not to be inveigled into any preliminary squandering of energy. Over the Stray Lund and Campbell, P. C., fell rearwards, while Boden took the lead from Water Lane onwards.' Boyes and Watson were not far behind, with Hollway doggedly on their heels. At the North Road crossing Boden was seen to be running strongly in his own inimitable style : but the striking knot of wearers of the green Zephyrs ominously persisted, and had moved up many places. At the finish, Boden led easily, running with style and force and continually increasing the pace from the Scope to the tape amidst the cheers of the House spectators. Boyes was second and Watson third, with Hollway fourth and obviously run to a standstill. The satisfaction of the House suffered a rude set-back when a cohort of Day Boys—Brockbank, Amor, Cole, and Bickle—made its appearance. To those whose Maths. had become rusty, victory for the Day Boys seemed assured. I. A. Campbell secured the 9th place for the House, P. C. Campbell the 10th for the Rise, and Colbeck the 11th for the deciding point, thus bringing the Plate to the House. If we might venture a stray remark on the result, it would be to congratulate the Day Boys on a plucky attempt.

RESULT. THE HOUSE. DAY BOYS. RISE. 1. 1. Boden Boyes 2. 2. Watson 3. 3. 4. 4. Hollway 5. Brockbank 5. 6. Amor 6.

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7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

Campbell, I. A. Colbeck Smart Walker

Cole Bickle Campbell, P. C.

Lynch, R. C. Biscomb

1st-The House 2nd-Day Boys 3rd-Rise

Lund Douglas Moms 25 points. 26 points. 31 points.

7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

TIME :-29 mins. 42 secs. Thanks are due to Mr. Rhodes for so competently organising once again and to Mr. J. S. Cooper, Mr. Wrenn, and Mr. Corkhill for their interest in, and advice to, the various House teams.

Athletic %por0. APRIL 6th, 1936. RESULTS. OPEN EVENTS.

Steeplechase 1. J. L. Boden 2. M. Hollway Putting the Weight 29ft. 2in. 1. D. Lund 2. R. S. Bickle High Jump 4ft. 10in. 1. V. L. Davin 2. D. Lund Long Jump 17ft. 4in. 1. C. A. Smart 2. A. D. Barnsdale 100 Yards 11 secs. 1. D. W. Watson 2. A. W. Douglas 1. A. W. Douglas 2. N. A. Newman 220 Yards 25 2-5sec. Quarter Mile 59 1-5sec. 1. C. A. Smart 2. D. W. Watson Half Mile 2m. 16 2-5s. 1. W. Boyes 2. N. A. Newman Mile 5m. 16 3-5s. 1. N. A. Newman 2. W. Boyes 3. M. Hollway UNDER 16 EVENTS.

Steeplechase High Jump

1. J. T. Brockbank 2. R. G. Hawkins

1. W. G. Barnby, R. N. Rimmer & R. Bower equal Long Jump 15ft. 10iin. 1. P. Heywood 2. W. G. Barnby and R. N. Rimmer 100 Yards 12 secs. 1. R. G. Hawkins 2. W. G. Barnby 220 Yards 28 1-5sec. 1. R. G. Hawkins 2. W. G. Barnby Quarter Mile lm. 3 2-5s. 1. R. G. Hawkins 2. W. 0. Barnby Half Mile 2m. 24sec. 1. J. T. Brockbank 2. R. G. Hawkins

121 UNDER 15 EVENTS.

High Jump Long Jump 14ft. 10in. 220 Yards 11 4-5sec. Quarter Mile 27 4-5sec. 65 secs. Half Mile 2m. 32 4-5s 100 Yards

1. H. D. F. Amor 2. C. A. Marriott 1. E. H. Tankard 2. R. C. Lynch 1. T. F. Cameron 2. A. C. W. Ping 1. T. F. Cameron 2. C. N. S. Killicl A. S. Thomp- 2. A. C. W. Ping son 1. C. A. Marriott 2. H. D. F. Amor

ST. OLAVE'S. Steeplechase, Jun

1. C. A. F. Cook- 2. R. A. Stratton son 1. A. Broadhurst 2. F. F. Steele Steeplechase, Sen 1. C. A. F. Cook- 2. R. T. Hey High Jump, Jun son 1. F. N. Buckler 2. G. A. R. Calder High Jump, Sen 1. C. A. F. Cook- 2. W. Wellburn Long Jump, Jun son 1. R. W. Wright 2. H. C. Belchamber Long Jump, Sen 1. H. Wellburn 2. F. F. Steele 60 Yards 1. P. G. R. Dench 2. C. A. F. Cookson 80 Yards 9 secs. 1. R. W. Wright 2. G. A. R. Calder 100 Yards 11 2-5sec. 1. G. A. R. Calder 2. A. Broadhurst Quarter Mile 13 1-5sec. 3. G. E. K. Reynolds Relay Race ... lm. 11sec. 1. Boarders 2. Day Boys. 3, Day Boarders Old Peterite Race-1, R. Ogley, Esq.; 2, B. A. C. Gray, Esq. ; 3, Dr. Reynolds, Inter-House Relay, Senior-1, Clifton Rise; 2, School House. Inter-House Relay, Junior-1, Clifton Rise ; 2, School House. Tug of War-Clifton Rise. Cross-Country-1, J. L. Boden; 2, W. Boyes; 3, D. W. Watson. Victor Ludorum-D. W. Watson and R. G. Hawkins, equal. ATHLETIC SPORTS SHIELD.

1. Clifton Rise (544 points). 2. School House (414 points). 3. Day Boys (13 points). THE SPORTS, APRIL 6th, 1936.

It has bedome a sort of tradition that it is either bitterly cold or very wet for Sports Day. Happily, however, this year was a most notable exception, and the sun shone gaily all through the afternoon and made things very pleasant for spectators and runners alike. Nearly all the events were closely contested, and we must congratulate the two Victores Ludorum on their all-round performance. The times for the races and the measurements for the jumps are rather poor. This was due to the impossible state of the track right up to the Saturday before the races, and also to the limited time available for practice in so crowded a term. After the races Mrs. Toyne kindly gave away the prizes, and herself accepted a small gift from the Sports Committee. Finally more cups were distributed, but this time for tea, when Mrs_ Toyneentertained parents and visitors in the Gymnasium.

122 A word of congratulation must be said for Mr. Rhodes for so +efficiently organising the Sports and getting them off so well to schedule. Also thanks are due to Mr. Wrenn and other members •of the Staff who coached and helped in various ways.

16oxing. The Inter-I-louse Boxing finals were among the closest-fought 'events in the term. The Rise, the eventual winners, only won by 'one point, a point which was in doubt until the very last decision. In previous years, the boxing had been between the Rise and School House; last term, however, there was a welcome return of Day Boy opposition for the Cup. C. D. Trimmer, 0.P., who kindly refereed, remarked that the boxing was of the highest standard seen for many years. He 'complimented the losers on their show of spirit when the fight appeared hopeless, and kindly awarded a prize to the worthiest loser, Harding. Sgt.-Major Puddick is again to be congratulated on his 'excellent coaching of the different teams; and thanks are due to the judges. Among the best fights were T. W. Walters v. A. Capald ; R. G. Graham v. G. C. Brown ; and A. C. W. Ping v. I. A. 'Campbell. All three were evenly matched and excellently fought contests.

Points for the Blair Cup— Clifton Rise School House Day Boys

5 4 4

RESULTS, WEIGHTS. 1ST ROUND. 2ND ROUND. WINNERS. 6 st. to P. R. G. Graham .6st. 7 lbs. v. . P. R. G. Graham P. R. G. Graham F. J. Hornby v. (S.H.) Bye G. C. Brown 6 st. 7 lbs. J. I Sleight to 7 st. v. 1 J. I. Sleight (S.H.) i G. W. Harding 7 st. to R. C. Lynch 7 st. 7 lbs. v. I. R. C. Lynch J. M. Rucklidge v. 1. R. C. Lynch (D.B.) Bye P. B. Cockburn

123 WEIGHTS. 1ST ROUND. 2ND ROUND. WINNERS. 7st. 7 lbs. T. W. Walters to 8 st. v. } T. W. Walters A. Capaldi (S.H.) 8 st. to R. T. Wolf .8 st. 7 lbs. v. I R. L. Stead R. L. Stead ) v. } R. L. Stead (D.B.) Bye J. A. Dent 8st. 7 lbs. R. G. Hawkins to 9 st. v. R. G. Hawkins J. H. Butler v. J.T. Brockbank Bye J. T. Brockbank (D.B.) 9 st. to G. W. Russell '9 st. 7 lbs. v. 1- G. W. Russell } E. Antrobus v. G. W. Russell Bye H. W. Richardson (S.H.) '9 st. 7 lbs. J. A. Russell v. } C. E. Greaves C. E. Greaves v. C. E. Greaves Bye A. J. Morris... (D.B.) 10 st. to ... N. A. Newman 10 st. 7 lbs. v. N. A. Newman (R.) C. A. Smart 10 st. 7 lbs. ... A. C. W. Ping to 11 st. v. A. C. W. Ping (R.) I.A. Campbell 11 st. to D. Lund 1 lst. 7 lbs. v. I D. Lund (R.) M. B. Marwood 11 st. 7 lbs. ... A. W. Douglas(R.) (walk over) (Over 12 st. ... A. D. Barnsdale v. A. D. Barnsdale (R.) B. J. Eastwood .

'Gymnasium. Owing to an accident to his leg, Sergeant-Major Puddick unfortunately could not be present at the final of the Inter-Form Gym Competition, held in the evening of March 28th. However, we were much indebted to Sergeant-Major Brisbane, who judged, and Sergeant Harben, who gave the commands. A word of praise must go, too, to C. A. Smart, who kept the gym classes going previously, and gave the commands for the gym squad, who gave a good show on the horse.

124 A2 won the form competition, beating B2 by a few points.. Between the form exercises we were very interested and appreciative to see a squad from the Military Gymnasium, under SergeantMajor Brisbane, give an exhibition of exercises on the horizontal bar and trick exercises with chairs.

erichet fixtures, 1036. 1st XL Thur., May 21. Masters' XI Sat., May 23. Bootham School Sat., May 30. Durham School Wed., June 3. Worksop College Sat., June 6. Giggleswick School Wed., June 10. Catterick Garrison Sat., June 13. Ampleforth College Sat., June 20. Leeds G.S. Sat., July 4. M.C.C. Wed., July 8. Yorkshire Gentlemen Wed., July 15. Craven Gentlemen Sat., July 25. Old Peterites 2nd XI. Sat., May 23. Bootham School Wed., June 3. Worksop College Sat., June 6. Giggleswick School Sat., June 13. Ampleforth College Wed., June 24. Eccentrics XI Sat., June 20. Leeds G.S. Wed., July 15. Richmond COLTS' XI. Wed., June 17. Worksop College Wed., July 1. Ampleforth College Wed., July 8. Bootham School

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Correspondence.

To the Editors of " The Peterite."

Dear Sirs, I should like to take this opportunity of thanking Mr. Cooper for the invaluable coaching of the 1st and 2nd XI's this season. I should also like to thank Mr. Smith and Mr. Corkhill for their help in improving the standard of hockey of the Middle and Junior Games. Finally, I should like to thank Mrs. Toyne for the excellent teas which she has so kindly provided. Yours faithfully, N. A. NEWMAN, Captain of Hockey.

125 To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, On behalf of the Boating Club, I would like to thank Mr. Ping, Mr. Rhodes, and Mr. Jellicoe for their indispensable coaching of the different House fours during last term. Despite excessive frost and rain, their stalwart coaching allowed the House crews to train and improve. May I also thank the masters who so kindly officiated during the House Races. Yours faithfully, A. W. DOUGLAS, Captain of Boats.

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Writing these notes at the very end of term, and looking back on the events and happenings, the term somehow seems to have been a long one. The King's death, just after we returned to School, brought a national sadness, and had a great effect on us all. We should like to mention that we were able to hear all the Ceremony of King Edward VIII's Proclamation on the wireless, as Mrs. Sewell (whom we remember so well as Miss Toyne) had lent her wireless to Mr. Ping. In our Large Room in the New Building we all heard everything very distinctly. Then followed the death of Mr. Featherstone who, although he did not take any of us in form, had more than once given the Junior. School a talk on some branch of Science, and had seemed to know a great many of us. We were very sorry indeed to hear of his sudden death. Of course the first business of the term was to " find our feet " in the New Building. All the new Form Rooms were in order for us, and the Changing Room ready with any amount of hot water. In fact, so many boys wanted to change there, that the room got rather overcrowded--even in the New Building ! However, we all sorted ourselves out in the end, and we like our new accommodation very much indeed. The wintry weather during the earlier part of the term gave us an exceptional opportunity for skating, which a good many of us enjoyed very much. In the Junior School we have been free from epidemics for so long that it seemed almost our turn to receive one of the germs that fly about in the Easter term, and so it was not really surprising that we had a fairly mild epidemic of Chicken Pox.

126 From a first case we have been in quarantine all the term with a few boys away at a time. Boxing and Carpentry lessons have been in full swing all the term, and we were able to have the Boxing Tournament amongst ourselves, though not with another school. The contests are given below. We are very sorry that Sergt.-Major Puddick met with an accident, but it was satisfactory that he was able to come and see the Tournament. We should like to thank Mr. Stevenson for being Referee, and Douglas and Barnsdale for acting as Judges. The account of the Sports will be found elsewhere in " The Peterite," but we must congratulate all the winners, and particularly Cookson, who gained three firsts and one second in the St. Olave's events. We wish -Mr. Jellicoe the " best of luck " after his two terms' work with us, and we are sorry he is leaving.

%t. elave's loxing Cournament. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1st. T. Reynolds beat D. Lynch. W. Churchill beat T. Lambert. H. Ping beat R. Miller. M. Steele beat I. Tayler. R. Stratton beat K. Matthews. G. Denby beat A. Doherty. K. Ramsden beat G. Reynolds. G. Cave beat R. Shields. A. Calder beat T. Cookson. A. Broadhurst beat J. Inglis. F. Steele beat T. Lockwood. Exhibition Contest— F. Buckler (St. Olave's) boxed M. Parker (St. Peter's). E. A. K. Denison. N. B. Herbert. R. C. Thompson. R. Langstaff. P. M. Hollington. A. C. Worsfold.

SALVETE.

VALETE.

%t. Olave's %cbool Zamcs. At the commencement of the term snow and ice made the fields unfit for football, but it afforded us several days' skating which was very welcome, and quite a number of boys " got off." We had some games of Ice Hockey on Victoria Park, the flooded field opposite Clifton Scope. When the thaw set in with its resultant flooding, we took to Cross-country running, and this was followed by Rugger for the Senior game and Soccer for the remainder. Unfortunately infection prevented us having any School matches this term ; however, Mr. Stevenson got a St. Peter's School Junior XV together to play a St. Olave's XV, who were without one or two who would have been in the regular team, and, after a very hard game, a pointless draw resulted. During the last fortnight all our efforts have been concentrated on training for the Sports, the Heats of which were held on Thursday, April 2nd, and the Finals on Monday, April 6th, along with the Senior School. \Ve wish to thank Mrs. Toyne for kindly presenting the prizes for the Inter-House Relay Race, and Mr. Rhodes and Mr. J. S. Cooper for presenting the prize for the Open Quarter Mile. The detailed results of the races will be found in another part of the magazine, together with those of the Senior School.

scout -Sews. We welcome the following new members to the Troop Bulmer (ma.) to the Curlew Patrol Wright, D. H., and Holt co the Peewits. ;

Most of our time this term has been taken up with Second Class test work and the weekly Inter-Patrol Competition, which has been very keenly contested, and the positions of which are :1st, Woodpigeons. 2nd, Hawks. 3rd, Curlews. 4th, Peewits. We look forward to the " OUT " in SCOUTING next term when the weather is fine, and then, hurrah, for Camp ! I !

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Cub liZeport. We were very sorry to lose Miss Toyne halfway through this term, but Mr. J. S. Cooper, our new Big Wolf, is shaping fairly well and a full programme has been carried out. Steele (mi.) has already gained his 1st Star and the rest of the Pack is well on its way. However, it must be remembered that no cub is really efficient until he has won both Stars. In the Six competition, which will be carried over until the end of the next term, Yellow and Red are having a stern fight for 1st place. Many games have been played requiring energy, brain-work and, last but not least, powerful lungs. Of these " Look out for Shere Khan " and " Strafe," an entirely vocal game, have been most popular. On the last Tuesday of term we had a Treasure Hunt which was much enjoyed by all. Our previous training in tracking helped us to run the booty to earth amongst Mr. Ping's cabbages.

Contemporaries. We acknowledge the receipt of the following, and apologise for any inadvertent omissions :—" The Artists' Rifles Gazette," " St. Bees School Magazine," " City of Oxford High School Magazine," " The Cranleighan," " Danensis," " The Dolphin Magazine," " The Dovorian," " Dunelmian," " Eastbournian " (2), " Framlinghamian," " Giggleswick Chronicle " (2), " The Haileyburian," " Journal of the Honourable Artillery Company," " The Hurst Johnian," " The Hymerian," " The Johnian," " Leodiensian," " The Limit," " The Malvernian " (2), " Monktonian " " The Ousel " (2), " The Reptonian," " The Sedberghian " (2), " The Worksopian " (2), " The Scardeburghian," " The Denstonian," " The Stoneyhurst Magazine," " The Journal of the R.A.F. College, Cranwell."

ROYAL (DICK) VETERINARY COLLEGE, EDINBURGH. (Affiliated to the University of Edinburgh)

Principal-

0. CHARNOCK BRADLEY, M.D., D.Sc., F.R.C.Y.S.

After attendance on complete courses of instruction in this College, students may proceed to the Examinations for the Diploma of Membership of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (M.R.C.V.S.) for the Diploma in Veterinary State Medicine (D.V.S.M.) and for the Diploma in Tropical Veterinary Medicine (D.T.V.M.) granted by the University of Edinburgh. Students of the College may also present themselves for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Veterinary Science conferred by the University of Edinburgh. The College being recognised as a Central Institution under the Education (Scotland) Act, 1908, students are eligible for Bursaries granted by the Education Committees in Scotland. A copy of the College Calendar, containing particulars of Scholarships, Fellowships, etc., may be obtained on application to A. C. DOULL, C.A., Secretary and Treasurer.

April 1936

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Contemporaries

Scout News

Boxing

Squash Rackets

O.T.C

Athletic Sports

Football

Hockey

Rowing

Chapel

" The Curtain "

Scientific Society

Theatricals, 1913-35

Charles Richmond Featherstone

Old Peterite News

Old Peterite Squash

Mrs. Toyne

Old Peterite Hockey

S. M. Toyne

Editorial