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for the benefit of the York Field Naturalists Society, we must thank Mr. Ping for inviting us to attend.

On the only Saturday night available, Mr. Ping gave a very interesting lecture entitled " How the Water gets into the Tap." This was illustrated by some very good slides, some of which he had made himself, and some of which he had obtained from the Metropolitan Water Board. This lecture did not receive anything like the support which it deserved, and we can only surmise that radio fans are subject to a disease which was formerly supposed to be peculiar to golfers. They still keep on listening, even though the programmes are bad.

However, the prospect of the expedition next term will, we feel sure, bring the Society up to its former numbers.

HOUSE NOTES.

SCHOOL HOUSE.

We had no sooner made the acquaintance of our new matron, Mrs. Gough, than she unfortunately contracted bronchitis. We sincerely hope she has fully regained her health. In the meantime the post was ably filled by Miss Gilpin at short notice.

We must congratulate Temple House on beating us at Boating and Hockey. However, we avenged ourselves to no small degree in the Boxing and Squash.

We have had five regular members of the School Hockey XI in the House this term, and we congratulate V. L. F. Davin on being awarded his School Hockey Colours and J. S. Garnham on his House Hockey Colours.

Congratulations are also due to J. T. Harding on being chosen to play for Durham County P.S. XV v. Yorkshire in the Easter holidays.

To turn to a lighter vein, Billiards is increasing in popularity throughout the House, chiefly due to the introduction of a larger table. We are hoping to get a table of our own in the near future.

The Model Railway Club continues to progress by leaps and bounds ; this progress is largely due to Mr. Rhodes, who presented sundry rolling stock.

We have noticed with much satisfaction that the exterior of the House is being re-painted.

We close in the hope that next term will be as enjoyable as this term has been.

CLIFTON RISE.

Our first duty is to welcome Mr. D. K. Crews as assistant housemaster and Miss Mason as matron. We hope they have now settled down and feel quite at home at the Rise.

As regards sport, we defeated Temple House 16-0 in the final of the Inter-House Rugger, and by two matches to one in the semi-final of the Inter-House Squash, only to be beaten in the final by the School House.

This term saw the innovation of carpentry and hobby rooms, and we are hoping that some results of the labour partaken of therein will be forthcoming.

Yard Hockey again flourished for the greater part of the term, play being at times even fiercer than usual, but happily no serious accidents took place.

We congratulate G. P. G. Stephenson and T. F. Cameron on being awarded their School Hockey Colours, the former's being re-awarded, and also C. M. Robson on gaining his House Colours.

TEMPLE HOUSE.

We must open the account of this term's activities by welcoming Mr. Stead, who we learn is to become our assistant housemaster. We are all confident that his influence will soon be reflected in our Hockey and Cricket elevens.

Looking back on what is always the most crowded term of the year, we have every reason to be satisfied with the results of the various Inter-House competitions. As usual, the Cross-country was the first event of the term, the start being at 4-15 p.m. on Tuesday, 8th February. We retained the Oxford Plate by occupying first, third, fourth, fifth, eighth and ninth places. We congratulate Brockbank on winning once more, and Stead, Brown and J. A. Wright on being awarded their Running Colours.

In the Inter-House Hockey, we drew a bye into the final, in which we met the School House. In a very evenly contested game we eventually won by one goal to nil, Lynch scoring for us about 15 minutes before the end.

In the First Division Boating we again drew the bye. In the final we rowed against School House I, drawing the School side of the river. An account of the race will be found elsewhere. It will suffice if we say that we won the Cup for the first time since 1932. Congratulations to E. W. Whitney, R. L. Stead and R. W. Wright on obtaining their House Rowing Colours, and Inglis on obtaining his Coxing

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