R. S. Bickle (Queen's) will be our only member up next year, and so will have no one to spy on his activities. He is reported to have spoken at the Union last term, in support of a motion preferring the public house to the public school. Wishing the School every success in the coming year. We are Yours sincerely THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITES.
OLD PETERITE NEWS. We heartily congratulate N. W. D. Yardley on being chosen 12th man for England in the 1st and 2nd Test matches, on captaining Cambridge C.C., and on his fine innings for the Gentlemen v. The Players. We also congratulate A. B. Sellars on being appointed a member of the Test Selection Committee, and on his 82 not out against Lancashire.. In King George the Sixth's first birthday honours list Mr. Lancelot Rougier Foster, of Sunderland, was awarded the O.B.E. Mr. Foster has been in political and public work for 40 years. He is a native and Freeman of York, his grandfather being a former Sheriff of York. N. A. Newman, since leaving School two years ago, has been playing cricket regularly for Northumberland and was recently selceted to accompany them on tour and against Lancashire 2nd XI. D. Lyth represented the Northern Counties v. Combined Universities at Manchester, on May 28th, anti also Yorkshire in the British Games at the White City. Extract from " Gazette of India," No. 7, New Delhi, Saturday, February 12th, 1938. DEFENCE DEPARTMENT. Part B. (Army Branch). Not. No. 121. Personal Staff. His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief is pleased to make the following appointment on His Excellency's personal staff, with effect from 8th December, 1938 :— To be Hony. Aide-de-CampMajor (Hony. Lt.-Col.) A. A. Phillips, V.D., N.W.Ry. Bn., A.F. (I), Vice Lt.-Col. (Hony. Col.) C.B. Rubie, C.B.E., E.D., Garachi Corps, A.F. (I), vacated. 6
