Editorial

CONTENTS.

Editorial ... Oxford Letter Cambridge Letter Old Peterite News School Officers Valete and Salvete Chapel Music Library House Notes ... The School Play The Saturday Society The Debating Society The Scientific Society Notes and Items ... The Norman T. Crombie Prize • •• Shanghai ... O.T.C. News ... Rugby Football, 1937 Hockey Fixtures, 1938 Cricket Averages, 1937 Squash Retrospect Correspondence The Junior School Scout News ... Contemporaries Editorial Notices

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In the Inter-House Rugger, which this year was played during the Christmas term, the Rise defeated the School House in the semi-final, 6-3, in a rousing game which lasted 30 minutes. Unfortunately, there was a severe frost overnight which rendered the ground unplayable, and the final will have to be played this term.

And so looking forward to a term full of activities, including the Inter-House Rugger, Hockey, Boating, Squash, Boxing and Running, we take our bow and leave you to the other pages of this magazine.

OXFORD LETTER.

OXFORD.

December, 1937.

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

Before we go any further we would like to remind you that in 1937, Oxford has won the Rowing, Rugby and Cricket, etc.

The number of O.P.'s at Oxford remains constant. We have said goodbye to W. Toulmin, who is now engaged and has gone to Persia. His place has been taken by G. E. L. Graham, to whom we extend a hearty welcome.

D. B. Kingston (Bursar of St. John's) is to be congratulated upon the birth of a daughter.

R. C. Barras (Lincoln) has been unfortunate in missing his Final Church Exams.

M. P. L. Wall (Hertford) has now recovered from his recent operation to the extent of growing a moustache, and is now playing Squash very seriously.

J. M. Atkinson (B.N.C.). We congratulate him on winning the prize for the best history collation in his College. We understand there was a cash bonus attached.

C. H. Vasey (Lincoln) is certain to be doing more work than anybody else and is receiving considerable coaching at Squash.

J. P. Farrow (Hertford) is not so certain to be working, but occasionally plays the piano.

I. L. Lupton (Worcester) has a bicycle and plays Rugby for his College 1st XV. Dresses well.

G. E. L. Graham (B.N.C.) appears to have got off the mark for a successful Oxford career. He gained his Freshers' Trials for Hockey and scored three goals in his final trial. He has played for the University Hockey XI and regularly turns out for B.N.C. He has also coped successfully with a Biology Exam.

We are beginning to think of N. W. D. Yardley more in the light of a colonial than a Cantab, but we congratulate him heartily on several fine innings for Lord Tennyson's team in India and also on his excellent fielding.

Wishing the School every success, THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES.

CAMBRIDGE LETTER.

CAMBRIDGE. December, 1937.

The Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs,

We are compelled to start this letter by repeating the warning that unless we receive reinforcements rapidly the prophecy of " The Ten Little Nigger Boys " will be only too well fulfilled.

For a change, Cambridge has been very kind providing us with weather that was more like that of an Easter term, the punts on the " Backs " being fairly popular for the first week or so of term; then for the last week we were treated to'so cold a spell of weather that we gladly went down from a Cambridge covered with snow.

A few words must be said of those members of ours who have had to go down from Cambridge for good. No longer will we be entertained with stories of Clarence, the skeleton eating Moore's tea, or of twenty-five mile walks with fearsome motor bikes, or are these things so far in the past that they are inevitably muddled in our memory ?

Now for the faithful few who remain.

H. E. T. Summers (Queen's) has not been with us this term, but we believe that he will have finished serving his sentence in time for next term.

N. W. D. Yardley (John's) also has not been seen this term, but little need be said about this, as his banishment

to sunnier climes has received much publicity already; we wish him luck.

R. S. Bickle (Queen's), our only member in residence this term, and since there was no one else to spy on his activities, they must necessarily remain unknown.

Wishing the School every success in the New Year. We remain, Yours sincerely, THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITES.

OLD PETERITE NEWS.

N. W. D. Yardley was asked to play in Lord Tennyson's XI on its tour of India. He has also been appointed captain of the Cambridge Cricket XI for next season. We congratulate him. * * *

The Editors have received a letter from the English Public Schools' Association of New South Wales, stating that their Club Rooms will always be open to any member of the O.P. Club. The Club premises are at Warwick Building, Hamilton Street, Sydney. * * *

A plan to plant a row of trees along the S.E. boundary of the School grounds has been started in order to screen the somewhat ugly-looking buildings on that side. The total cost is £28, of which £17 2s. Od. has already been given by three O.P.'s, J. C. Rodgers (£10), F. W. B. Pacey (15) and A. G. Moore (2 gns.). Any further contributions will be gratefully received. * * *

F. R. W. Hemsley, M.B., Ch.B., Leeds, has been appointed an Honorary Demonstrator in Anatomy at Leeds University. * * *

Surg. Lieut. B. R. Alderson has been transferred from H.M.S. Glorious to Home Waters. We hope to see him occasionally. * * *

From " The London Gazette " :- 63rd (Northumbrian) A.A. Bde.—Richard Maxwell

Deas (late Cadet Sgt., St. Peter's School, Cont. Jun.

Div., 0.T.C.) to be 2nd/Lieut.-6th November, 1937. 4

W. Toulmin has been appointed to the administrative staff of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company at Abadan. * * *

We are glad to hear that J. H. Collinson, Esq., who until recently was in the Purey Cust Nursing Home, is now on the road to recovery. well

* * * THE LONDONDERRY CUP.

The Old Peterites were defeated in the first round of the Londonderry Squash Rackets Cup by the Lancing Old Boys at the Kensington Country Club, London, by five events to love. They were, of course, greatly handicapped by the absence of N. W. D. Yardley, who is playing Cricket in India, H. S. Burrows, the Yorkshire champion, and J. D. Burrows.

The best and most exciting match was that between the fifth strings, G. S. Panchaud (Lancing Old Boys) and M. Hollway (Old Peterites), and Hollway deserved every credit for putting up a magnificent fight against so good a player as Panchaud. Hollway showed great pace about the court and a good power of return. In his curiously stiff style he played a well-varied game, hitting the ball very hard at times, and playing a great many excellent drop-shots.

There was practically nothing in it when the fifth game started. Hollway, playing at his best, got to 7-4 and looked well on the way to victory, but he then lapsed into some errors and allowed Panchaud to catch him at 7-7. Panchaud led 8-7, but Hollway, running magnificently, made it 8-8. Many hands were played before Panchaud at last went out. at i n____Q mi.:,.....s_a__ , , hour.

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B. A. C. Gray was badly handicapped by the return of an old knee injury in the first game against C. M. Butler, who was good enough to play in the Amateur Championship. Considering the circumstances, Gray can be congratulated on running Butler to 10-9 in the third game.

R. S. Woodward was generally too clever for N. B. Dobree, though the latter made the third game go to 9-8. 5

Results :— D. I. Bosanquet (L.) beat S. G. S. Pawle, 9-6,. 9-4, 9-6. W. 0. Lane (L.) beat A. V. Mackintosh, 6-9, 9-3, 9-4, 9-1. C. M. Butler (L.) beat B. A. C. Gray, 9-6, 9-2, 10-9. R. S. Woodward (L.) beat N. B. Dobree, 9-2, 9-3, 9-8. G. S. Panchaud (L.) beat M. Hollway, 4-9, 9-4, 8-10, 9-5, 10-8. * * *

Will all Old Boys who wish to play in the Old Peterite Hockey match v. the School on Wednesday, March 30th, at 2-30 p.m., write to K. G. Chilman, Esq., as early as possible, but not later than March 20th, 1938. ALSO

Will all O.P.'s who wish to play for the O.P. side in the Scarborough Hockey Festival, which takes place during the Easter week-end, let K. G. Chilman, Esq., know as soon as possible, when further details as to hotel tariff, times and venue of games will be sent them.

ENGAGEMENT.

The engagement is announced between V. W. G. Musgrove, of the Kassala Cotton Company, Sudan, son of the late J. J. R. Musgrove and Mrs. Musgrove, of York, and. Joan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Banks, of Burnt Green. WorePg+Prsh ire.

COOPER—TURNER. On December 22nd, 1937, at St.

Edmund's Church, Roundhay, Leeds, by the Rev. F. H.

Barnby, Chaplain of St. Peter's School, York, assisted by the Vicar (the Rev. A. C. Vodden), Richard Mark, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. William Cooper, 15 Clifton

Avenue, Finchley, to Dorothy, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Turner, 16 Gledhow Avenue, Leeds.

Organist, P. H. Sykes, Esq. Groomsmen, K. H. Rhodes,

Esq., and G. S. Stead, Esq. 6

GEDGE—LEA. On October 16th, 1937, at Bombay

Cathedral, Henry Francis Sydney, eldest son of the Rev.

H. T. S. and Mrs. Gedge, of Foxholes Rectory, E. Yorks., to Eleanor Catherine, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

John Lea, 6 The Drive, Wimbledon. LUPTON—PRINCE. On October 2nd, 1937, at St.

Saviour's Church, Maida Vale, London, Donald Gordon

Lupton to Marjorie Joyce Prince.

BIRTH EVELEIGH. On October 16th, 1937, at Bury, to Betty (née

Herbert), wife of T. B. J. Eveleigh, XX, The Lancashire

Fusiliers—a son.

DEATHS.

JOHN ERIC BLACKBURN. On November 5th, aged 25, from injuries received in a motor car accident at

Sale.

J. E. Blackburn was studying dentistry at Manchester University, where he was President of the Men's Union and one of the original members of the Boat Club. REV. A. C. CLARKE. In December. For some years Vicar of Elvington, and previously a missionary in India.

The Rev. A. C. Clarke was a prominent 0.P., a regular preacher in the School Chapel, and a keen supporter of the School games. GEORGE YELD, M.A. In December, aged 57..

A well-known schoolmaster and Rugby football player. Represented Leicestershire and the Midland Counties. E. R. SHEEPSHANKS. Old Peterites—and especially cricketing O.P's.—of five to ten years ago will have read with deep regret of the death of E. R. Sheepshanks near

Teruel, in Spain, on the last day of 1937, when representing Reuter's at the seat of the civil war.

He appeared several times with the M.C.C. side against the School, and the impression he made, and the popularity he gained, may be judged from the fact that he had gathered to himself a nickname. " Is the Sheeper playing? Good we shall have some fun." And we did. More than once he made runs, but, even if he didn't, there was always his fielding. We recall the black hair streaming in the wind, the insolent ease with which a hard drive was stopped or a difficult catch secured. In particular, there was one acrobatic effort at long-off, which cut short a possible century by R. Ogley, and ended—if memory is not at fault-

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