The Junior School

hockeyites sweeping out our Boat House or digging mud from the steps. Moreover, why should certain members of the House 1st division crews have to roll twice per week and • members of the House Hockey XI's once per week? Surely this is a mistake. The members of the House Hockey and Cricket teams should roll twice and Boaters once per week. It would, of course, be better if Boaters did not roll at all, or as the Boaters roll that members of the House and School XI's should clean out the Boat House.

Wishing the School every success at Hockey and Cricket, I am, dear Sirs, A " BOATER."

The question is often asked, " Who writes the notes about St. Olave's and the Junior School ? " And the answer is never very readily forthcoming! Perhaps because it is as well that inquisitive people should sometimes be left guessing.

Let it be said, however, that the task of writing about St. Olave's for this term is a very pleasant one, partly because we have no serious illness or epidemic to record, and partly because it has been a very good term and the weather has been enjoyably abnormal (so says A.W.P.). In fact, on several occasions doubts were raised concerning the accuracy of Mr. Chilman's maximum and minimum thermometer, or, shall we say, on the readings taken by his observers ! The minimum readings in 24 hours have several times not been below 60° during the month of March.

Very shortly after the beginning of term, viz., on Tuesday evening, January 25th, we saw the marvellous display of the Northern Lights or the Aurora Borealis. When we came out of Prep the streams of light like searchlights attracted our attention, and then we saw the red coloured patches of light streaming from West to East. It was a very thrilling sight.

A great feature of the term has been the striking changes brought about by the opening out of the ground between Albany House (the new Sanatorium) and the " Top Grove Field." Quite wonderful levelling operations have been carried out, soil has been moved from " here to there," the privet hedge which enclosed Mr. Ping's bottom garden 53

has disappeared (also the " greens "), and finally a miniature railway line was laid across the Rugger Field, and two trucks provided for us to push backwards and forwards. Oh, yes, we have had terrific fun with Mr. Cooper (sometimes) as foreman-in-chief. We claim that our " fun " did move large amounts of soil though !

Roller skating has been a very popular craze again this term. We are very short of sufficient concrete surface to get as much run as we should like. Mr. Ping has hinted that he might get us another piece done with concrete—so we are hoping!

The Easter term is the Boxing term of the year, and about 20 boys have taken special instruction in Boxing with Sergt.-Major Puddick. It was quite a new idea for us to have a Boxing match with another school, but the match against Terrington Hall School was a very successful one for us, when on Thursday, March 3rd, out of seven contests we won five.

Mr. T. B. Littlewood, Headmaster of Terrington School, and Mr. J. H. Stevenson were the judges and ex Sergt.-Major Neill was the referee. We also had our own Boxing Tournament, which took place on Tuesday, March 22nd. The results of the eleven contests are given below. We may say that all the boys stood up to their opponents very well indeed, and gave a very creditable performance. The test of the individual boy's confidence is shown not only in the actual boxing, but also in doing so before the large number of spectators. On this occasion Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Crews were the judges, and Dr. I. G. Macpherson was the referee.

There does not seem to be a great deal to say about the work of the School as we do not have examinations this term. The great thing is that work has gone on without any serious break.

We were very pleased indeed to hear of the success of two Old Olavites, Mr. Kenneth Harrison, who has recently

been elected a Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, and Mr. Jack Scholey, who since leaving St. Peter's has successfully passed all his medical examinations without a single failure, and has now passed his Final to become a fully qualified doctor.

We also congratulate a present scholar, J. G. W. Gledhill, who has won a Challenge Cup for Swimming against all corners of his age at the York City Baths. 54