Editorial

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Editorial ... Oxford Letter ... O.P. News and Announcements 1

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George Yeld, M.A. Valete and Salvete School Officers Chapel Music Library ... The Saturday Society The Debating Society The Scientific Society House Notes ... ... Notes and Items ... The Five Million Club S.S. Grangepark Cricket Tour, India O.T.C. News ... Shooting Hockey Rowing Football ... Squash Rackets The Cross Country Inter-House Sports Boxing ... Cricket Fixtures Senior Scouts Correspondence The Junior School

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Boxing Football ... 55 56

St. Olave's Trip to France 57

St. Olave's Library ...

58 Cub Report ... 58 Contemporaries ... ... ... ... 59 Examination for Scholarships and Exhibitions, 1938 ... ... 60

The School Sports were held on Monday, March 28th, the weather being rather overcast. The School House won the Sports Shield with 41 points, Temple House being second with 391 points, J. T. Brockbank being Victor Ludorum. And so, in order that you may read more fully of these events, we take our bow. * * *

It was with deep regret that we learnt also of the departure of Lt.-Col. H. A. Cape, D.S.O., who has filled with distinction the office of Bursar since it was first created in 1936. We feel that the School is losing the services of a staunch friend, but we know we are not losing the friend. However, there will remain a permanent record of him— his gift of animal heads, which now adorn the walls of Big Hall. We wish him the best of luck for the future.

The Editors have received the following letter from Colonel Cape:—

Thorganby Hall, York. 21st March, 1938.

Dear Sirs,

May I, through your journal, express to all Peterites my great regret at leaving. My connection with the School has not been a long one, but it has been of sufficient length for me to have seen and admired the wonderful " esprit d'ecole " and loyalty amongst masters, boys, and all connected with the School.

Though I wish the School every prosperity, this wish would appear almost superfluous, as I am convinced that for the future success is assured, and from now onwards the outlook is brighter than ever before. Yours sincerely, H. A. CAPE.

The Editors, " The Peterite," St. Peter's School, York. * * *

We congratulate Mr. P. H. Sykes on taking over the proprietorship of the Greenhow Preparatory School at Saltburn-on-Sea. Mr. Sykes joined the School staff in September, 1921. In addition to his teaching duties, he has been the School Organist and Music Master, and for the last three years has commanded the O.T.C. During the past two years he has been Housemaster of Temple House. We hope that Mr. and Mrs. Sykes will have a happy and successful life at Saltburn, and trust that they will not altogether sever their connection with all their friends at St. Peter's. 2

Dear Sirs,

We positively refuse to say anything whatever in this letter about Toggers, Cuppers, Schools, Building Plans or the weather. These time dis-honoured topics of former Oxford letters chill our delicate marrow-cords with their appallingly sordid realism. If we cannot inject Peterites with the charm of Oxford we are content to be silent.

In the constantly re-iterated apologies of former stony hearted extroverts writing this letter, for the " uneventfulness " of the term, we do not propose to join. That " uneventfulness " is Oxford's chiefest charm, despite the desperate efforts of the Yellow Press and Mr. Keith Bryant to " hot us up." We believe that Oxford has nothing to apologise for, saving only the grotesque sartorial taste of some undergraduates that dictates their wearing on all occasions enormous, and proportionately hideous, multi, coloured scarves. For them, of course, there can be neither hope nor atonement. We confess ourselves quite abysmally ignorant of all Oxonian events, except those suitable for regaling over dinner.

However, we can tell you nothing of the stirring events which are apparently happening in this city all un-beknown to us, yet we can assure potential Oxford hedonists (of whom we hope there are many) that the eclairs in Stuart's retain their pristine quality, that Ellison's still provide excellent coffee, that Walter's still have a selection of charming cravattes, that the Playhouse is to be re-built in Beaumont Street. And so, despite the periodic descents from the metropolis of tedious politicians telling us What Ought To Be Done, we can still say that all is well with Oxford.

From the general, then, Vo the particular (if we could translate this into Latin, Greek or French, we would) :- D. B. Kingston (Bursar of St. John's) sees as-in-a= glass-darkly fame and fortune approaching. More we cannot say, but we are keeping him under observation.

Presumably he is not content to bask in the reflected glory of his six-month old daughter's adventures in the

English language. R. C. Barras (Lincoln) is as charming, harming and disarming as ever. The Club is confident that he will trounce the Church examiners this time.

M. P. L. Wall (Hertford). We sent Mr. Wall a card asking for a resume of his life during the term, and received this in return:— General activities : mainly work. Social activities : nil. Amusements : nil.

We are despatching a decontamination squad at the beginning of next term.

J. M. Atkinson (Brazenose) still does all things in moderation. The hard work which we have learnt to associate with him, seems, however, to be creating a man of iron. We hope he will stay up for a fourth year, if only to see the somewhat more laisser-faire Atkinson resurrected. The man of iron, however, still suffers occasionally from colds and the better known bronchial disorders.

C. H. Vasey (Lincoln) . From the more human visage he presents, we are sure he must have ceased . to raw. If only we can persuade him to abandon the muse .of Science we feel sure he would be absolutely :charming.

J. P. Farrow (Hertford) replied to our circular asking for account of term's activities : " Work without hope draws Nectar in a sieve." If we did not already know that he chortled over Beachcomber in the still watches of the night, this alone would have convinced us that he was a man of intellect. I. L. Lupton (Worcester) reads Macaulay, Beverley

Nichols and Beachcomber. Says that the three best things said about life were said by Shakespeare, Oscar

Wilde and Lupton. Retains his old affection for bowties, creme-de-menthe, the small-hours and Simone

Simon. Denies that he is about to have his face lifted. G. E. L. Graham (Brazenose) wore an Austrian tan with becoming savoir-faire at the beginning of the term.

We eagerly await the appearance of a Checko-Slovakian tan next term, or at any rate something a little more

Entente in origin. We endeavoured to elicit from him the . precise frontiers of his athletic, intellectual and emotional achievements for the term. He said he had done nothing, other than take the second half of his

First M.B. Since he has not been seen in any of the haunts frequented by Fanatics, Escapists or Neurotics it can only be assumed that he lives the life of a healthy, happy, sane Oxford .undergraduate. 4