The Peterite. Vol. XXVIII. SEPTEMBER, 1936. No. 283
Editorial. Our first duty and desire is to welcome our new headmaster and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Price. It is no easy task taking over a headmastership after so long and so popular a reign as that of Mr. and Mrs. Toyne, but just as we have endeavoured in the past, so in the future we hope to show our sincere support and fidelity to our new headmaster and his wife. Last term passed as a conservative and stabilising one, for we were all determined that in Mr. and Mrs. Toyne's last term we would enjoy. to the full the best of school life at St. Peter's which they had been so instrumental in building up. In this vein all the usual matches were played and all the old challenges accepted ; the Eccentrics, the boaters' match, the normal school matches, and all the river events were played off with a determined zest. Although it must he added that we, whether cricketers or boaters, could find no suitable epithet for last term's weather. A bountiful mixture of rain, wind, and clouds effectively blotted out the little remaining portion of the English sun. As a summer term it was a disgrace ; even as a winter term it would have been too wet. Thus cricket was often played under marsh-like conditions, and rowing was often a necessity rather than a sport. But despite playing pitches preposterously pond-like and despite whirling and bouncing downstream in a thunderstorm, the lst XI, though by no means unbeatable, were never overwhelmed, and the 1st IV, without two of its original members, rowed excellently at York and won the Ladies' Plate at the Tyne Regatta. Full reports of these events, however, are given elsewhere in this number. For Commemoration Days at the end of term we were blessed with some sun, but these days brought home to us the imminent departure of Mr. and Mrs. Toyne. Now they have left we can say, in addition to what we said in the last issue of this magazine, that never was a departure less desired. We hope that the memories of their time at St. Peter's, and especially of the last few weeks, will be very happy ones. We regret also that Miss Featherstone has left Clifton Rise, where she had helped Mr. Featherstone to run the House for so many years. Her interest in the House and her kind hospitality will be hard to replace. Mrs. Rhodes also is departing from the Rise where she has been for so long. Everyone will miss her sorely, for her cheeriness and constant kindness and her helpful wisdom endeared her to all. They carry with them the gratitude of all Risites, anyl the best wishes of all Peterites.