O.P. News and Announcements

.Wishing the School every success (we were delighted to see the appearance of the School Debating Society) , We remain, Sincerely yours, THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES.

O.P. NOTES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.

O.P. SQUASH.

Old Peterites were very prominent in the North of England Championships held at Harrogate on March 21st to 25th: T. D. Ambler and K. J. Jarvis were both knocked out in the first round, but showed promise in extending more experienced players to produce their best form.

S. G. S. Pawle reached the semi-final, but was beaten by R. S. Rennie after a close three-game match. ' N. W. D. Yardley had little difficulty in beating Rennie, 9-3, 9-2, 9-1, thus winning the Championship for the sixth time in succession, a record hitherto unparalleled, in spite of his lack of practice, owing to having been with Lord Tennyson's Cricket Team in India.

In the Plate Competition for competitors who are knocked out in the first round, T. D. Ambler beat K. J. Jarvis in the final by three games to two.

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Congratulations to A. B. Sellars on being appointed a member of the Test Selection Committee. * * *

The Rev. M. H. Harland, O.P., who was ; recently instituted to the vicarage of St. ,Mary, Windermere, has been appointed Rural Dean of Ambleside. * * *

Extract from York " Evening Press."

Major D. W. E. Burridge, who has been gazetted Lieut.- Colonel at the age of 36, must be one of the youngest Colonels

in the British Army.

He is to succeed Lieut.-Colonel J. E. Rusby as Officer Commanding the 146th (West Riding) Field Ambulance.

The son of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Burridge,, of New Walk Terrace, York, Colonel Burridge married a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Miles, of The Avenue, Clifti:ni, York.

Educated at St. Peter's School; York, he waA one of the original members of the O.T.C. formed at that School After graduating at Leeds University, he joined' the 5th West Yorkshire Regiment (Territorials); York, and held commission rank.

On qualifying as a doctor he transferred to the 6th Northern Hygiene Company and became medical officer to , the R.A.S.C.' in Leeds. He has latterly served in the 146th

Field Ambulance. During the past seven years he has practised in Horsforth as a doctor.

He is well known in York. * *

Extract from " London Gazette."

43rd (D.W.R.) A.A. Bn. Brian William Woodcock (Lt. Cadet, St. Peter's School Contingent, Jun. Div., O.T.C.) to be 2nd Lieut. February 16th, 1938.

From the Royal Military Academy, Royal Corps of Signals. R. White to be 2nd Lieut. January 27th, 1938. * * * Extract from. Northern Command Orders. (Territorial Army.) The King has been graciously pleased to confer the Efficiency Decoration upon the undermentioned officers:— Royal Artillery, 62nd (Northumbrian) A.A. Bde.

Maj. K. G. Chilman.

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N. W. Smithson and P. G. T. Ward (St. Olave's) have both had successful seasons with their respective Hockey teams. Smithson is captain of the Imperial College of Science (London University) XI and Ward of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. They were at St. Olave's together, and, as a result, the two sides have met for the first time this year.

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OLD • PETERITE BOAT RACES.

Those who wish, or are willing, to row for the Old Peterites against the School on Saturday, July 23rd, at 11-45 a.m., are asked to send their names to K. H. Rhodes, Esq., St. Peter's School, as early as possible. * * *

OLD PETERITE CLUB.

The new badge for the Old Peterite blazer, to be worn on a plain blue blazer (not on the striped blazer), is now ready, and may be obtained by members of the Old Peterite Club from K. H. Rhodes, Esq., St. Peter's School. The price is 10/6, and applicants' are asked to send money with their applications.

For the present it has been decided to keep to plain buttons.

O.P. CRICKET.

Those wishing to play in the O.P. Cricket match v. the School on Saturday, July 23rd, are asked to send their names to K. G. Chilman, Esq., not later than July 1st. * * * N.B. TO ALL O.P.'s.

The Editors of " The Peterite " being from 16 to 17 years of age, are not generally in very close contact with the activities of the O.P.'s. They feel, however, that the O.P. News could be greatly developed and made of far greater interest to Old Boys, and would welcome accounts or newspaper cuttings of any successes, appointments, whereabouts, marriages, births, etc., from those concerned, or, in the case of O.P.'s abroad, from their friends at home. * * * [The Editors.] MARRIAGE. MUSGROVE—BANKS.—On April 20th, 1938, at Cofton

Hackett, by the Rev. J. C. Rowson, V. W. G. Musgrove, of Kassala Cotton Co., Sudan, to Joan Banks, Barnt

Green, Worcestershire.

OBITUARY. CLARKE.—On December 18th, 1937, very suddenly, Arthur

Cecil Clarke, O.P., 1880-88. Foundation Scholar and

School Exhibitioner. Obtained a Classical Scholarship at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Took his B.A. degree, 1st Div., 2nd Class (Classical Tripos), in 1891, and his

M.A. some years later, 1895). For some time held a mastership at Leeds Grammar School, and later went out to India under the Church Missionary Society, where he was Principal of the C.M.S. College, Amritsar. On being sent home after 25 years' service, ,owing to ill health, he held livings at Costock, Leicestershire, and for 11 years at Elvington, near York. In .October last he was presented with the living of Finningham, Suffolk.

He had a great love for his old school, and delighted in meeting at Old Boys' dinners, friends and acquaintances of his school days. VELD.—On March 'lth, 1938, at Oundle, Ndrthants., of pneumonia, Edmund Emilius Yeld, beloved' husband of

Mary Walie Yeld, and youngest son of George Yeld, late of St. Peter's School, York, aged 51. VELD.—On April 2nd, 1938, at Orleton, Gerrards CrosS,

George Yeld, late of St. Peter's School, York, aged 93. 7

The death of George Yeld, at the age of 94, must have awakened many memories among the scores of Old Peterites who had profited by his vigorous teaching. He joined the staff at the age of 23 in 1867, fresh from a distinguished academic career at Oxford, whence he had succeeded Matthew Arnold as a winner of the Newdigate Prize. A long succession of visitors to the Christmas plays will always associate him with those performances, and it was a great grief to him when they were abolished in 1901. I remember his youthful enthusiasm when he heard they were to be revived in 1913 by the production of Marlowe's " Dr. Faustus." Mr. Yeld had been accustomed to write a prologue recounting the chief events of the year—he had a facile turn for rhyme which displayed itself in his last poem, which was composed at the age of 74, just after the war, and may still be of interest to those who remember the varied activities of the School in those strenuous years. I quote half-a-dozen lines recounting the horticultural efforts of the School, and illustrating the playful nature of the verse:— "We've gardened and we've harvested, we've dug and bent our backs,

What Virgil's `joyful crops' involved, we've learned in pulling flax ;

Potatoes of the highest class—home-grown—have fed our needs,

Lettuce and beet have been a treat and our surpassing " swedes "

Just gave a hint of Charles the Twelfth, which brought to mind the play

We played in eighteen sixty-eight and play again to-day."

Mr. Yeld had just celebrated his jubilee at the School, but he had in no way lost his zest for everything at the School. He had the punctilious and iron-bound sense of duty of the old Victorian schoolmaster—he never missed attendance at Chapel or Cricket match, and his unfailing loyalty and love of St. Peter's allowed him to subordinate his natural conservatism and to give wholehearted support to the pressing changes and reforms of which the School stood in need. He even admitted the necessity of destroying eight trees to allow the first extension of the Cricket ground. Two , were left—one by the Pavilion and one by the far fence, and from that tree he watched the Cricket and the Hockey until he finally retired.

Mr. Yeld was a fine example of physical fitness. At York he did his daily walk so that he might climb his Alpirie' 8