HOUSE NOTES

THE MANOR.

The Manor—no new name to Old Peterites—came into being this term, and was made up of half the old School House and some juniors of great promise. The House was established at No. 17 'Clifton, adjoining School House, and we thank Mr. and Mrs. Jackson for the hard work they must have done to prepare it for us.

From the results of the House matches it would appear our rugger was not too good, for we were badly beaten in both games—by the Rise in the seniors and by Temple in the juniors. But although beaten, we were by no means disgraced. Indeed the Juniors, against much older, heavier and more experienced opponents, gave a fine display of pluck and determined tackling. They deserve much praise, and we look to them for great things in seasons to come.

House activities are flourishing, billiards, ping-pong, and croquet—on our own lawn—being very popular. The tfolybies Club has found a large following from our Juniors.

Congratulations are due to our first officers—Stratton, Head of the House; Hanson, a School Monitor; and Goodman, Pryer, Denholm, Burton and Davison, House Monitors.

Our first term is completed, and we may look back on it with every satisfaction, in that, despite our youth, there exists that spirit which augurs well for the future of the House.

THE RISE.

An uneventful term inevitably has its effect on the length of House Notes, and last term proved no exception. We began well with the news that the midsummer examination results had confirmed our title to the Work Cup. To the rank and file the winning of the Oxford Cup for interHouse games may seem of overshadowing importance, but the more thoughtful among us appreciate the significance of the fact that, for the second year in succession, the Head of the Rise was privileged to be presented at Speech Day with both inter-House trophies, for work as well as games. Nowadays the demands of war service take from us our stalwarts before their period of usefulness to the House would normally have ended. Last term has seen the 18

departure of C. A. F. Cookson, the Head of the Rise, and R. E. Dodd, both of whom have given invaluable service to the House for many years. We wish them well and take the opportunity to remind the younger end of the House of the high standards at which they too must aim.

We met, and beat, Temple in the finals for both the Senior and Junior Rugger cups, and so have made an excellent start in the 1942-43 season. The Junior teams were so evenly matched as to produce a nil-all draw in the first match. For his performance in the Rugger, and in other fields, D. M. Hart was awarded his House Colours.

We again held a raffle in aid of the Red Cross, and succeeded in raising the large sum of £2, ten shillings of which was taken when Mr. Nix, the fortunate winner of the cake in the first raffle, kindly offered his prize for reraffling. F. P. Baker had the good fortune to become final winner of the raffle for a second time. A large part of the total sum was contributed by that remarkable institution, the Joss House (or the Senior Middles, to the ignorant), and we feel that their exemplary, if not entirely philanthropic, efforts in the raffle would deserve congratulation if that were all they had done, and were going to do, for the Rise (or the Red Cross, for that matter!).

We must not end these notes without recording our sincere regret at the loss of Miss Hardy, who, although she was School Matron for last term and is now leaving us altogether, was nevertheless still regarded, by those in the Rise, as an old Risite. We hope that by the time this is in print she will have completely recovered from the leg injury sustained last term—on the Rise steps, ironically enough.

Finally, as a footnote, we would refer to the indirect honour conferred on the Rise by the award, in the New Year's Honours, of the M.B.E. to Haysey's father. We congratulate Mr. Haysey on his distinction.

SCHOOL HOUSE.

On returning at the beginning of this term, we found the House vastly changed. Many familiar faces had disappeared from our studies and common rooms to form the Manor, many whom we will doubtless meet in future interHouse contests with a feeling of friendly rivalry.

Our accommodation also differed from that of last term. Owing to the need of the Rise for more space, as a result of " The Raid," the walls between studies 5, 6 and 7 were demolished to form a Rise dining room, and the Juniors dormitory also became a part of the Rise. Thus, owing to the exigencies of war, the House and Rise mix within the same walls.

In the world of sport the House has not started the year well, but the House matches have their redeeming features. We survived the semi-finals in neither the Senior nor the Junior rugger, but we have the satisfaction of knowing that in the Senior rugger we gave Temple a good game, of which 'the issue remained in doubt to the end. In the Junior rugger we were matched against the Rise, whose heavier team, more agile than ours in the pack, outplayed us, but the tackling of our backs, though young, was good, and speaks well for the future.

To turn indoors, this term has seen a great increase in model-making, ably fostered by McKinlay and Miller, who staged a competition for the Juniors during the term, the results of which were promising and ingenious, and we hope that we shall have many future winners of the Hobbies Cup from these enthusiasts.

The money of the Embellishments Fund was brought to a timely use during the term, when it was used to buy numerous indoor games, which can be borrowed by anybody in the House at any time, with, of course, some restrictions. These, it was thought, would be useful during the long, dark evenings of the winter months, and we intend to add to them occasionally.

Finally, although we did not succeed in winning either of the rugger cups this term, we hope that we will do better next term, and during the summer, and gain, as a result of our victories, the Oxford Cup.

TEMPLE.

This term can be said to have been Temple's best for several years. The House has been well represented in the School teams. In the Senior House rugger, after having defeated the House in the semi-finals, we came up against the Rise, who defeated us. However, as more than half of this year's team will be with us next year our hopes of 20