Feb 1945

THE PETERITE Vol. XXXVII

FEBRUARY, 1945

No.

EDITORIAL. The Winter Term, the first of the academic year, has its peculiar problems..

Not least is that created by the admission of large numbers of new boys whose absorption into our " body politic " may involve no small upheaval in our school life. A correspondingly large " leave "—always to be expected at the end of July—often means that tried and tested monitors and heads of houses are no longer with us, and a great responsibility rests upon successors, who have yet to gain their experience. A glance at the " Salvete " lists in this issue will reveal that the influx in September last was exceptionally large ; and the calls of the Services seemed to have taken an undue toll of our more responsible senior boys. It is a great tribute to the new School and House monitors that the transition period was bridged easily, and in a very short time we had settled smoothly to the work of yet another year.

Speech Day this year was the fifth of our modified war-time ceremonies.

It is becoming increasingly clear that this substitute for the more elaborate festivities of the days of peace can have a very real significance. There can be no substitute, of course, for the pleasant camaraderie which marked the re-union of Peterites of all generations at the old Founder's Day celebration, but as an annual " stock-taking " and an opportunity for Governors, School and Parents— three partners in one .enterprise—to meet on a formal occasion, our war-time Speech Day serves a valuable purpose, the need of which would have been soon apparent had we bowed to circumstances and put nothing in the place of the festival which was prohibited. And with experience we have learnt to make these gatherings really satisfying by their very simplicity and compact unity.

The cameo can be as pleasing in its own way as the mural painting. On such occasions much inevitably depends on our principal guest, and in 1944 we were ne less happy in our choice than in the previous year. Sir Ronald Matthews proved to have exactly the right touch. His friendly yet dignified approach admirably created an atmosphere of intimacy without sacrificing anything of the seriousness of purpose which underlies the proceedings. We should like to set on record here the appreciation which all of us felt (and expressed) at the, actual ceremony.

Almost as we go to press, news has come which splendidly justifies the confidence which we have felt in the growing strength of the Classical side of the School. The January Open Scholarships at Oxford have brought to St. Peter's a prize indeed in the offer to J. D. Taylor Thompson of the Senior, Balliol Exhibition in Classics. Taylor Thompson took the examination a year younger than the maximum age-limit, and after less than three and a half years' study of Greek, and he is to be congratulated heartily on his award. The Balliol Classical Scholarships invariably attract a formidable field, and his success against such redoubtable competition is a magnificent achievement, of which the School is proud.

OBITUARY. THE REV. FRANCIS LLOYD GRINDROD.

We regret to record the death, on the 6th January, 1945, of the Reverend.

Francis. Lloyd Grindrod. He was in his 81st year, and passed- awa.y .after a stroke at his home, Quarry House, Aughton, near Ormskirk, LancaShire. The end was rather sudden and quite unexpected, since, despite his advanced years,

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EDITORIAL OBITUARY (The Rev. F. L. Grindrod and Mr. S. I. Atkinson)

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VALETE AND SALVETE SCHOOL OFFICERS

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SPEECH DAY, 1944

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ORATIO AD CONCILIUM SCHOLAE SANCTI PETRI

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BALLIOL EXHIBITION

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NOTES AND ITEMS

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HOUSE NOTES

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THE OXFORD CUP

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THE CHAPEL

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THE LIBRARY ...

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THE. DEBATING SOCIETY

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THE MUSIC SOCIETY ...

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THE SCHOOL PLAY,

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J.TJC. NOTES

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SHOOTING

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OUTING

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RUGBY FOOTBALL, 1944

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THE JUNIOR SCHOOL ...

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OLD PETERITF NEWS ...

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Mr. Grindrod seemed hale and hearty and had never experienced a real illness.

His decease severs another link with a family of Peterite brothers of long ago.

The seven sons of the Reverend W. Grindrod, Vicar of Alne between 1875 and 1894, were all at St. Peter's School at various times in the last quarter of the century. The Rev. Francis Lloyd was the eldest. He was at the School between 18'78 and 1883, in the headmastership of the Rev. H. M. Stephenson, and afterwards went to Lincoln College, Oxford. He had retired but recently, in 1943, from the living of Battlefield, near Shrewsbury, which he had held for 31 years. After his retirement, which terminated 55 years' service in the Lichfield Diocese, he went to live at Aughton to be near his two brothers, G.B. and C.O. Four brothers still survive, and they must be among the oldest of living Peterites. Throughout the long years—years of momentous changes—their interest in the School has never waned. Indeed, it is comparatively but a short time since the Rev. Francis Lloyd Grindrod, in company with his brother, Mr. C. 0. Grindrod, visited York and paid a call on our present headmaster. We regret deeply that the march of time has taken from us such an old and valued friend of the School, and we wish continued health and well-being to those of his brothers who remain.

STUART IVOR ATKINSON.

Perhaps some Peterite, perhaps some Rossallian may care to see a short tribute to the Mr. Atkinson who was Third Form Master, years ago, at St. Peter's School, York, and later (at first in the days of that old martinet bursar, Robertson) a House Master at Rossall, and who has passed away this Christmas Day in his eighty-seventh year. Possibly some O.P. now nearing or past his own seventieth year, and some O.R. not yet quite so old may remember him.

If so, they will recall a patient, kindly, and gentle teacher, whose calm sincerity and unobtrusive idealism left some mark upon his classes, as they may have realised more fully in later and maturer years. On many, perhaps on most, his appeal was lost ; he was too rare to be readily understood or appreciated.

Those who could and did comprehend something of what he was, and to whom he unveiled something of his inner self, may well have found that he left his mark upon their after lives, and those who tasted of his generosity cannot possibly have forgotten it or him. Perhaps the truest reflection of him lay in the remark once made, Everyone is at his best with Atkinson," and this was true whether on the tennis court, the fives or racquets court, the golf course, or among the snows of the Tyrolese mountains which he loved.

He was not at the end without devoted personal 'care, but he lived his life alone, among his books and with his pipe. He would draw out others to talk rather than discourse himself. He loved a joke, and the smile that accompanied his enjoyment printed itself upon the memory. He was true to himself and to all others. The world can do with such men.

O.P.

VALETE AND SALVETE. VALETE (December, 1944).

THE MANOR.

R. HOBSON. 1942-44. (School House, 1942.) School Monitor Lower VI ; School Certificate, 1944 ; 1st XI Cricket Colours, 1942 and 43 ; Captain of Cricket, 1944 ; 1st XV Colours, 1944 ; played for School Squash team, 1943-44. Cadet in J.T.C. 2

THE RISE. P. J. R. WILSON, 1943-44. VB. Cadet in J.T.C. 1st part Certificate " A s" 1943.

SCHOOL HOUSE. E. D. McKINNEY. 1941-44. (St. Olave's, 1939-41.) VB. School House, 1941-44. House Monitor. Played for 1st XV, 1943-44-45. 1st XV Colours, School Play, 1943-44.

Played for 2nd XI Hockey, 1942.

1944-45.

Corporal in J.T.C. Certificate " A," 1944.

D. W. KNOWLSON. 1940-44. (St. Olave's, 1939-40.) House Monitor.

Middle VI Modern. School Certificate, 1943. Played for 1st XV, 194344.45. 1st XV Colours, 1944-45. The School Swimming Team, 1943.

Sergeant in J.T.C. Ceitificate " A," 1944. School Play, 1944.

W. B. BENTLEY. 1941-44. VB. L/Cpl. in J.T.C. Certificate " A," 1944.

B. MACDONALD. 1941-44. VB. Played for 2nd XI Cricket, 1944. Cadet in J.T.C. A. C. SEARS. 1941-44. Lower VI. School Certificate, 1944. Corporal in J.T.C. Certificate " A," 1944.

J. P. G. WALLS. 1940-44. Lower VI Modern. School Certificate, 1944.

Played for 1st XI Cricket, 1943-44. 2nd XI Colours, 1943. 1st XI Colours, 1944. Corporal in J.T.C. Certificate " A," 1943.

N. D. WELFORD. 1942-44. VA. Cadet in J.T.C. Certificate " A," 1944.

TEMPLE. R. L. BANISTER. 1941-44. VB. Played for 2nd XI, 1944. Cadet in J.T.C. 1st Class Shot. Certificate " A," 1944. School Play, 1942-43-44.

D. A. HARKER. 1940-44. Lower VI. School Certificate, 1944. 1st IV Coxing Colours, 1942-43. Cadet in J.T.C. Certificate " A," 1944.

Recruits Shooting Cup, 1942.

SALVETE (September, 1944).

THE MANOR. M. J. Bealing (Shell B)*, R. A. Brindley (Shell A)*, J. Burkitt (Shell B), D. S. Carr (IVA), C. C. Clement (VB), C. D. Goode (IVB)*, L. R. Hail (Shell A), E. G. Thompson (IVA)*.

THE RISE. C. M. Bainton (IVB)*, C. V. Burdass (Shell A)*, J. V. lSurdass (Shell A)*, P. W. Ellis (L.VI), D. Hall (Shell B), D. A. Hopkins (IVA)*, H. W. Kelly (IVC), J. B. Mortimer (IVA)*, T. G. Murray (IVC), R. Presswood (IVA), R. J. G. Washington (IVA)*.

SCHOOL HOUSE. P. J. Dennis (IVA), D. G. Eccles (Shell A)*, R. J. Frater (Shell A), R. J. Gibson (Shell A)*, G. W. J. Griffiths (IVB), J. C. Griffiths (VA), J. H. Hannon (Shell A)*, P. C. Knowlson (Shell A)*, P. T. Littlewood (Shell B), R. Parker (IVA), R. J. Shardlow (Shell B)*, J. D. Stanley (Shell A)*, T. P. Thomas (IVC), D. E. Warren (IVA), R. D. Watson (Shell A), T. C. Willis (Shell B)*.

TEMPLE. G. W. Bird (Shell A)", J. A. Broadley (Shell A)*, J. A. Brough (IVA)*, R. A. Calvert (Shell B)* R. E. Cochrane (IVA)*, M. A. Dawson (Shell B)*, R. G. Emmett (Shell ' A)*, J. Gamlin (Shell A), G. B. Hawksby (Shell B) 5 , G. M. Herring (Shell A), D. C. Jack (Shell A)*, E. J. Johnson (IVC), E. R. Kaiser (Shell B)', J. C. Mackeand (IVA)*, P. K. Masser (Shell B)*, G. A. Myers (Shell B)* J. H. 0. Parker (L.VI), D. Richardson (Shell A)*, F. C. Slegg (IVA)*, G. Spence (Shell B)*, J. C. Varley (IVB)*, D. Walter (Shell B)*.

• From St. Olave's.

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SCHOOL OFFICERS. CHRISTMAS TERM, 1944.

School Monitors :

T. F. MORRIS (Head of School, Head of Clifton Rise).

J. D. WARD (Head of Temple).

G. C. NORRIS (Head of School House).

P. SHARDLOW (Head of the Manor).

R. HOBSON. W. A. STRATTON..

N. G. L. R. McDERMID. Captain of Rugger—N. G. L. R. McDERMID. C.S.M. in J.T.C.—N. G. L. R. McDERMID. Captain of Shooting—P. A. SPEIGHT. House Monitors :

The Manor—M. G. B. JONES, G. M. SMITH. The Rise—W. P. ANELAY, G. C. BODINGTON, P. HNIK, C. S. SHEPHERD, P. B. TOYER. School House—J. D. ECCLES, D. W. KNOWLSON, E. D. McKINNEY. Temple—K. A. BOYES, E. A. K. DENISON, G. H. DODSWORTH, G. MOUNTAIN, J. D. TAYLOR THOMPSON. Editors of `: The Peterite ":

E. A. K. DENISON, J. D. ECCLES, J. D. WARD. J. D. TAYLOR THOMPSON, W. P. ANELAY,

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SPEECH DAY, 1944.

The ceremony took place on Friday, the 3rd November, and once again the Hall was filled to its capacity by the large gathering of parents and friends of the School. Sir Ronald W. Matthews, the Chairman of the London and North Eastern Railway Company, who was accompanied by Lady Matthews, presented the prizes, and, in the unavoidable absence of the Dean of York, the Ven. Archdeacon A. C. England presided. Last year's addition of a Latin address of welcome to our principal guest was repeated, and again the oration was delivered by J. D. Taylor Thompson, the winner of the Archbishop of York's prize for Classics. The speech (of which a copy, with the English translation, is printed following this report) was recited with the vigour and clarity which we have learned to expect from Taylor Thompson, and was greatly appreciated, not least by Sir Ronald himself, who, despite his pre ,occupation with the problems of commerce and industry, had manifestly retained much of the Latinity of his Eton days.

The Headmaster's survey of the activities of the past year opeped the proceedings. Mr. Dronfield, as is his practice, prefaced his account wifh some interesting and informative observations on educational developments.in general.

He welcomed the new Education Act as a reform of the deepest significance and as heartening evidence of the Government's intention to provide the country as a whole with better and wider educational opportunities. In this connection he hoped fervently that demobilization plans would ensure the early return of teachers. After more than five years of war it was difficult enough adequately to staff existing schools, still more to provide for the new schools envisaged by the Act. In his opinion the needs of education would rank in importance second only to housing in the immediate postwar period.

The position of the Public Schools in the general educational scheme was naturally uppermost in the minds of his audience, but the Headmaster, in view of the fact that the report of the Fleming, Committee was still under consideration by the Ministry, felt that it would be premature to enter on any detailed discussion of the question. He did, however, emphasise that the Public Schools had no obstructionist policy, and did not desjre independence for its own sake.

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They had been the pioneers of secondary education and through centuries of experience had evolved an unique system. If they were to make their contribution more widely felt, they must be allowed to retain that freedom of policy and action which was the foundation of their pre-eminence.

Considerations of the future led the Headmaster to the building plans which would be given effect as soon as circumstances should permit'. The plans were under detailed examination by Governors and architects, and provided both for improved educational facilities and for more and better boarding accommodation. He referred specifically to new Art and Music Schools and stressed the importance of these subjects in a general cultural education. He had been much encouraged by the critical interest shown in the plans by old boys and parents alike.

On passing to his report proper, Mr. Dronfield began with the academic achievements of the year, and dwelt on the notable successes in University Scholarships, in which the Modern Languages department was still outstanding.

He welcomed particularly, however, Taylor Thompson's State Scholarship in Classics. He found this indication of a revival of the interest in classics very gratifying, since any undue leaning towards a purely vocational training was to be deprecated. The product of a Public School should be an educated man first and a specialist second. He believed firmly that the study of the Classics could ensure that trained intellect which in reality was the foundation of all specialism. This implied, of course, no renunciation of the School's duty to interest itself in the careers of the boys—a difficult enough problem, complicated as it was by the demands of war service and the inevitable uncertainties of the time. Latterly he had felt it desirable to direct the thoughts of boys to careers in business and industry, particularly abroad. The Britisher overseas, especially the representative of our commerce, was, ipso facto, our ambassador, and no career more surely deserved the best recruits the country could supply.

From this digression, Mr. Dronfield returned to his academic review, and commented on the Higher and School Certificate results. He felt that 17 Higher Certificates and 34 School Certificates in a school of 200 boys was more than satisfactory.

War-time activities took a prominent place in the Headmaster's survey of interests outside the class-room. Foremost among them was the Junior Training Corps, which was in a most healthy condition. A steady influx of recruits had led to a great increase in the numbers, and at the beginning of the term the strength of the contingent was 180, just double the official establishment. In the course of the year, 49 cadets had passed the first part of War Certificate " A " and 39 part two. Valuable experience had been gained by attendance at holiday courses in Physical Training and Weapon Training and at the Reconnaissance Training Centre at Catterick. The War Office inspection of the contingent had produced a highly creditable report.

For boys too young to join the J.T.C., a flourishing Scout Troop, under the able leadership of Mr. Nix, offered an excellent training in citizenship and service to the community. Two scouts had gained the King's Scout badge and three their all-round cords.

Once again a Harvest' Camp had been held, and, despite the unfavourable weather, the boys were fully employed and their efforts were much appreciated by the farmers whom they assisted. Grateful thanks were due to the many members of the Staff who worked so hard to make the camp possible and to the boys themselves, who gave up much of their holiday in the national interest.

In touching on the activities of the War Savings Group, the Headmaster found particular satisfaction in the collection of £3,255 during the York " Salute the Soldier " Week. The savings movement, by encouraging the habit of thrift, was educationally valuable apart from its obvious war-time advantage, and he hoped that something of the kind could continue in peace-time.

The School games provided Mr. Dronfield with an opportunity to pay a tribute to the valuable leadership of Penniston, the Head of the School and Captain of Rugger. Not only had his inspiration resulted in an unusually 5

successful season for the 1st XV (5 of the 7 School matches. were won), but he had done a great work in stimulating a spirit of keenness in the rank and file of the boys and in invigorating the ordinary School games. The same policy of catering for the average boy had been pursued in Cricket, and the appointment of Mr. B. B. Wilson, the former Yorkshire player, as coach had already borne fruit. While not overlooking the claims of the School XI's, Mr. Wilson spent much of his time with the Junior games, and would continue to do so.

In ranging over the many branches of School sport, the Headmaster could point to a remarkably successful Rowing season and to the quality and popularity of the Athletics, with its system of standards so ably organised in recent years

by Mr. H. V. Moore; and his necessarily brief references to Swimming, Shooting, Squash and Tennis indicated that enthusiasm and efficient organisation, the twin requisites for success, were nowhere lacking. The temporary eclipse of Hockey as a School game was regretted. It was due to the serious difficulty of obtaining adequate equipment and of arranging fixtures in war-time and there was some compensating advantage in that the Easter Term was less congested.

The various societies, both in the School as a whole and in the individual Houses, flourished with undiminished vigour throughout the year, and in this connection congratulations were offered to Mr. Burgess and Mr. Fawcett on their very successful presentation of " The Taming of the Shrew." Despite the large amount of time necessarily demanded by the production of the Annual School Play, its educational and cultural value made it well worth while.

Once again (the Headmaster continued) it had been necessary to arrange for a separate Junior School Prizegiving, but it was to be emphasised that St. Olave s (now 150 strong) was an integral part of St. Peter's School, and the temporary separation of the two functions was due purely to limitations of accommodation.

Mr. Dronfield concluded his comprehensive survey with a historical note, and recalled that it was exactly 100 years since the School moved out of the confines of the City walls to its present site. One century was perhaps a brief span in the long history of St. Peter's, but the centenary of the purchase of the buildings from the Proprietary School would not, in peace conditions, have passed unobserved. Finally, he welcomed Sir Ronald Matthews and referred to the close association of the School with the great company over which Sir Ronald presided. The L.N.E.R. had honoured the School by giving its name to one of their engines, and many would remember the delightful ceremony in 1939. He hoped that the present occasion would further cement the connection.

After the distribution of the prizes (a full list of the prize-winners is appended), Sir Ronald Matthews gave an excellent address, which was enlivened by flashes of real humour. Sir Ronald proved to have the right touch for the occasion, and he spoke to us with a friendly intimacy which, while it ensured our attention, in no way detracted from the value of his advice or the underlying seriousness of his purpose. In giving his wholehearted approval to the Headmaster's " sturdy defence " of the English Public Schools, Sir Ronald claimed that the public school system, whatever its faults may have been, had played and, he hoped, would continue to play a great part in the progress of the country and the development of the Empire. An impressive and by no means tedious array of facts and figures, which was, perhaps, more convincing than flights of rhetoric, gave us a real insight into the great contribution which the British railways had made to our war effort, and Sir Ronald paid a well-earned tribute to the train-crews and signalmen, many of whom were men well on in middle age, who " had never failed in their duty and kept the trains moving through the worst of the blitz." With a justifiable pride in the achievements of our transport services under the strain of war he exhorted us not to forget that the railways had fed us and had done a good job in moving troops and munitions. We should not forget the good side and remember only that we may have had to travel to King's Cross " sitting on a box of kippers." ;

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An efficient and economic transport system was described by Sir Ronald as the life blood of the country, vital to the maintenance of a prosperous industry and our high standard of living ; and, appropriately to his audience, he dwelt upon the fine careers which our railways offered to young men of drive and imagination.

At the conclusion of his address Sir Ronald was thanked briefly, but in cordial and apt terms, by Sir William Worsley and General H. A. Holdich, D.S.O. ; and another, and not the least successful, of our wartime Speech Days was concluded.

The following is a list of the honours and distinctions recorded on the programme :Scholarships, Etc.

Open Major Scholarship in Modern Languages to Trinity Hall, Combridge : A. H. Terry.

State Scholarship in Classics : J. D. Taylor Thompson.

Hulme Exhibition in Modern Languages to Brasenose College, Oxford : F. L Duffield.

North Riding County Major Scholarship in Modern Languages : P. Robson.

St. Mary's Hospital Entrance Scholarship : D. L. Pryer.

School Leaving Exhibition : D. L. Pryer.

State Bursaries in Science : B. G. Drummond, K. R. G. Harper, A. J. Shardlow, R. H. Walker.

Prize List.

Archbishop of York's Prize for Classics : J. D. Taylor Thompson.

Dean of York's Prize for Mathematics : A. J. Shardlow.

Stephenson Greek Prize : G. Mountain.

Headmaster's Prize for Latin Prose : J. D. Taylor Thompson.

Toyne European History Prize : J. D. Eccles.

Whytehead Divinity Prizes : P. Robson, C. K. Hudson.

B.M.A. Medal for Science : D. L. Pryer.

Reading Prizes : Senior—J. D. Taylor Thompson. Junior—J. D. Swale.

Modern Language Prize : P. Robson.

Norman Crombie Memorial Prize : P. Penniston.

Middle School Essay Prizes : D. J. Pallant, R. M. Booth.

Music Prizes : A. J. Shardlow, P. C. Brindley.

Art Prize : P. W. Weighill.

Form Prizes : IV A—P. A. Miles. IV B--J. Lennard. Shell AD. W. Thompson. Shell B—K. G. Harrison.

Oxford Cup won by Manor and School House (Tied).

Work Cup won by Temple.

AN ADDRESS GIVEN AT ST. PETER'S SCHOOL, 3rd November, 1944,

By J. D. TAYLOR THOMPSON (Winner of the Archbishop of York's Prize for Classics).

ORATIO AD CONCILIUM SCHOLAE SANCTI PETRI Ante Diem Tertium Nonas Novembres MDCCCCXLIV

Salvete omnes. Nobis hac die sollemni iterum congressis nihil gratius nihil honoratius fieri potest quam quod nostro concilio adesse voluit hic vir 7

praeclarissimus et insignissimus, Ronaldus Guilfriedus Matthews, lumen et ornamentum ordinis equestris, quem nunc ego, quoad eius facere possum, pro vobis omnibus salutare aggredior et gratias agere quod ad nostram urbem Eboracum iter, necessarium, ut videtur, hodie fecit. Mihi quidem, cum in mentem venit eos qui apud nos priore tempore orationem habuerunt, alios militari scientia, sapientia alios vel pietate insignes fuisse, baud inept= videtur quod iam post longum intervallum ad scholam nostram invitare placuit virum inter publicanos ac negotiatores eminentissimum et spectatissimum. Nam nescio an plurima sint, a ceteris quidem oratoribus omissa, idonea tamen ad tempora nostra, de quibus tu, eques amplissime et ornatissime, ut multo aliis virtutibus praeditus, aliis in studiis versatus, nos omnes, et pueros et parentes, maximis exemplis et documentis admonere possis.

Sed antequam ad orationem venio, aequum est me, paucis •quidem verbis sed ex animo, gratias habere uxori tuae, feminae illustrissimae ac nobilissimae, quam honoris causa nominatam volo, quod illa, quamquam et ipsa suis studiis occupata, tantis pro civibus nostris susceptis laboribus, to tamen comitari dignata nostrum coetum praesentia sua illustravit et adornavit.

Quod ad tuam in negotiis gerendis maximam diligentiam, quod ad summos honores tibi concessos, quod ad tot societatum magistratus, quid prodest apud hos bene scientes longum producere sermonem vel omnia per seriem recitare ?

Urget tempus, nec fortasse, si omnia nominatim percurrere vellem, mihi, quippe qui Latina lingua dicere debeam, verbs suppeditarent. Est autem praecipuum quaddam officium cujus mentionem facere huius temporis est proprium. Nonne tu magister creatus es societatis illius cui commissa est curs viarum per quas et homines et mercatura Londinio usque ad ultimos Caledonios et totam regionem septentrionalem incredibili celeritate transportantur ? 0 praeclarum munus et operosum ! Nec dubitari potest quin tu, cui tanta auctoritas permissa est, ita res administraveris ut summam laudem propter maxima tua beneficia de civibus nostris meritus sis.

Nos enim per quinque annos labores et pericula huius tanti certaminis mira constantia perpessi, debellato tandem hoste illo superbissimo et crudelissimo, nunc e bello post hominum memoriam saevissimo victores evadimus. Nunc demum nostri exercitus gentibus exteris, quae propter illam pestem generis humani jamjudum squalent, maerent, omnes miserias tolerant, salutem in praesentia ferunt, in futurum spem tranquillitatis.

Quid ergo ? Tempore quidem praeterito solitum erat omnem gloriam belli concedere militibus qui in acie certantes manu et armis hostes fortiter proternebant. Nunc autem nec militum constantia nec ars imperatoria ipsae per se rem bene gerere possunt. Aliis virtutibus, scientia alia opus est. Miles enim nec adversus hostem suum pedibus ire potest, nec armis proeliatur quae ipse sua manu valeat portare. Quanta nunc in bello multitudo hominum !

Quanta tormenta! Quanta vehicula! Quanti omnis generis belli aparatus !

Quae omnia e longinquo per vias ad pugnam quam celerrime transveherihic labor, hoc opus est. Certe facile crederes neminem magis ad bellum gerendum profuisse quam ii qui, omnibus difficultatibus superatis, contempto omni hostium furore, hunt tantum laborem et subierunt et perfecerunt. Nec vereor ut cives vestri, si recte judicare possunt quid quisque pro virili parte in hoc bello reipublicae profuerit, vos sumna laude ornare velint, et dis immortalibus (dico enim) gratias agere quod vos constantiam in arduis perseverantiam in laboribus, in rebus ambiguis et incertis sollertiam et sapientiam semper praebuistis.

Mox autem, ut speramus, bellum conficiemus. Adlevabitur fortasse onus tuum. Pacatis autem gentibus, remanebunt tamen maximi labores. In tanta enim orbis terrarum ruina nobis quoque opes dissipatae sunt, copiae diffluxerunt, deminuta est illa satietas rerum et abundantia. Si vero nos florentibus esse fortunis et eodem, quo antea, cultu luxuque vitam degere volumus, certum est omnia pendere ab illis in mercatura facienda expertis et in foro atque negotiis versatis. Nonne tu in primis negotiosus et in foro maxime peritus ? Tuum 8

auxilium, tuam sapientiam et diligentiam tota civitas requiret, implorabit desiderabit. " Gloria sit belli, tamen est sua palma togatis."

Certe to ut antea in bello, ita in pace nobis fidem praestabis.

Sed eloquendi finem facio. Tu veto, litteras antiquas edoctus et artibus illis, quibus adulescentes ad humanitatem informari solebant, institutus et eruditus, verba mea intellexeris. Quod mihi, adhuc juveni, te, virum iam operibus et spatio aetatis probatum, sententiis meis ornare licuit, gaudeo. Te igitur, collegii Etonae olim scholarem et praeclarissimum alumnum, ego pro hac schola cathedrali Sancti Petri Eboracensi nunc saluto. Nos quidem, dum per longa saecula super antiquas vies ingredimur, non sine gloria profecimus.

Tuos cum amplissimos honores et maxima in rempublicam merita contemplamur, quis dubitare potest quin sempiterna sit laude atque in perpetuum floreat Etona.

Ladies and Gentlemen, For us, assembled once again for this annual ceremony, there can be no greater pleasure and no greater honour than the presence at our gathering of one so eminent and distinguished as Sir Ronald Wilfred Matthews', and it is my purpose, as far as lies in my power, to welcome him on behalf of all of us and to thank him for making this journey to York—a journey, we may presume, which he regarded as necessary. When I recall that those who have addressed us in recent years have been distiguished as soldiers, or scholars, or dignitaries of the Church, it seems to me singularly appropriate that, after a long interval, we have decided to invite to our School one whose high reputation has been gained in the industrial and financial worlds. Probably there are many things, omittted by other speakers, but of great importance to the times we live in, upon which you, Sir, with your widely different qualities and interests, can speak to us, boys and parents alike, with the authority of your great experience.

It is fitting, however, that I should pause before I proceed further to pay a brief but sincere tribute to Lady Matthews. We are grateful that, busy as she herself is with her own public and charitable works, she has yet wished to accompany you,, and to grace and adorn our gathering by her presence.

Those here are well aware, Sir, of your great activities in the world of commerce, of the high honours which have been conferred upon you, and of the prominent positions which you hold in the administration of so many public companies ; and there is no need for me to speak of them at length or to rehearse them in detail. Times does not permit, and, since I must speak to you in the Latin tongue, it is possible indeed that words would fail me. There is, however, one office specially worthy of mention at the present time. You are, Sir, the chairman of that company which is responsible for the routes by which men and merchandise are transported, with unbelievable speed, from London to distant Scotland and all the region of the North. That, Sir, is an appointment of the greatest dignity and responsibility. And I do not hesitate to say that in your administration of this high office you have served the country so well as to deserve the greatest meed of praise.

For five years our people have endured, with amazing fortitude, the sufferings and dangeis of the great conflict in which we are engaged. At long last the proud and ruthless enemy has been broken in battle, and we are emerging victorious from the most savage war in the history of mankind.

Now at last to those suffering peoples whose lands have been laid waste, and who for so long have endured every misery at the hands of this scourge of the human race, our armies are bringing present safety and the hope of tranquillity in the future.

And of this there is an aspect which' we must bear in mind. In times gone by, all the glory of war was assigned to the soldiers who fought in the forefront of the battle and overthrew the enemy by their personal valour and their prowess in arms. Now, however, neither the courage of soldiers nor the skill of generals can of themselves ensure victory. There is need of other 9

qualities and other wisdom. For the soldier no longer marches to battle on his two feet. He does not fight with weapons which he can himself carry in his own hands. The vast armies of today, the huge engines of war, the countless vehicles, all the war material of every kind, must be transported to the theatre of war over long distances. That is the tremendous undertaking upon which all depends. And it will not be disputed that few have done more for our war effort than those who shouldered this great task and, despite all the difficulties and the savage onslaughts of the enemy, have carried it through with complete success. I am confident that the country, if it rightly assess the contributions which individuals have made in this war, will accord to you, Sir, and those like you, the highest honours. It is not extravagant to say that we should be grateful to Providence that your resolutiOn never weakened, your endurance never flagged, and in all the problems and perplexities, your ingenuity and your wisdom never failed.

Soon, we hope, the war will be ended, and your burden will perhaps be lightened. Yet when peace has been restored to the world, great tasks will still await us. In the ruin which has overwhelmed the whole world we too have suffered. Our wealth has been squandered and our resources have been impaired.

We no longer enjoy the abundance and superfluity which were once ours. If, then, we would restore our fortunes and our former high standard of living, we shall look above all to our great industrialists and those with wide experience in the world of commerce. You, Sir, are among our captains of industry. It is your help, your wisdom, and your diligence for which the whole state in its urgent necessity will cry aloud—" Peace bath her victories . . . ." You did not fail us in war. You will not fail us in peace.

I come to an end. You, indeed, who have been taught the ancient tongues and have been trained in those arts by which youth was wont to be shaped in the mould of culture, will have understood my words. I am happy that I, who am yet young, have been privileged to pay the tribute of my words to one whose worth has been established by deeds and the test of time. And so I, on behalf of this Cathedral School of St. Peter, at York, welcome you, once a scholar of Eton College, and not the least of her sons. We indeed, while through the long centuries we have trodden the ancient paths, have gone forward not without glory. When, Sir, we regard your great honours and your great services to the state, can we doubt that the glory of Eton is assured and that she will flourish for all time ?

EXHIBITION IN CLASSICS AT BALLIOL COLLEGE, OXFORD. We are pleased to record that, as a result of the open examination held in January, 1945, Balliol College has offered its Senior Classical Exhibition to J. D. Taylor Thompson. It is generally accepted that a Balliol award is the highest prize open to School Classical Scholarship, and Taylor Thompson is to be congratulated heartily on his distinction, which splendidly fulfils the expectations aroused by his results in the July H.S.C. Examination, which gained him a State Scholarship. For many years now the Classics in the School have suffered an eclipse, and this success in the Balliol Open Scholarships marks a welcome and brilliant revival.

NOTES AND ITEMS. A novelty was introduced this term, designed to encourage chess playing throughout the School : Alderman Croysdale, of Leeds, kindly consented to come over and play a simultaneous match against a picked team of twenty 10

chess-players, consisting of five representatives from each House. To the uninitiated, it would have seemed an impossible feat to win even half of the boards ! But Alderman Croysdale had no difficulty in winning or drawing with seventeen of the players, and succumbed only to Dook, Miles and Drummond, who are to be congratulated on their success.

On 10th October we enjoyed a very interesting display of naval films by Lieut.-Commander Rogers. Three films were shown, which dealt with a modern battleship, a modern submarine and the art of deck-landings.

On Advent Sunday, 3rd December, the School paid its annual visit to the Minster.

The series of lectures on careers was continued this term, when Mr. S. J. Wright, Director of the National Institute of Agricultural Engineers, gave the senior forms a talk on Agricultural Engineering. This was an entirely new idea to many of us, and our enthusiasm was aroused, though Mr. Wright insisted that for any profession which involved agriculture an innate love of farming was necessary, and, as he put it, " plenty of experience of muddy boots ; " but, for those who were really interested, there was indeed a great opening, and he himself was already offering suggestions to the Ministry of Agriculture for an organised university training for agricultural engineers after the war.

HOUSE NOTES. THE MANOR. Although the House returned at the beginning of term to find many familiar faces absent, we quickly settled down and enjoyed a full term.

In the realm of games, the Senior Rugger House Matches found us drawn against the Rise in the semi-finals, whom we beat 8-0 after an extremely close and well-contested game. In the finals we lost to School House, 51-0, after a much closer game than the score suggests. The fact that the School House team contained five of the six 1st XV backs was perhaps one of the leading factors in 4beir win. In the Junior House Matches, the Rise turned the tables on us and won 3-0 after an equally well-contested game.

We should like to congratulate the following upon their appointments :— P. A. Shardlow, Head of the House ; R. Hobson, School Monitor ; M. G. B. Jones and G. M. Smith, House Monitors ; P. A. Speight, Captain of Shooting.

It also should be noted that the School -Shooting team contains six people from the Manor.

Congratulations to P. A. Shardlow and R. Hobson upon the award of their 1st XV colours ; W. Graham and B. Tomlinson on the award of their Colts colours ; G. M. Smith and D. C. Drummond on their House Rugger colours.

Lastly, we say " Good-bye " to R. Hobson, who is leaving us this term, and wish him all possible success in his future career.

THE RISE. We wish, first, to welcome Mr. and Mrs. Wiseman to the Rise, and to congratulate them on the way in which, in such a short time, they have established themselves as an integral part of the House. Secondly we should like to congratulate T. F. Morris on his appointment as Head of the School. Although his School duties have occupied much of his time, he has, nevertheless, devoted himself to leading the House.

We were unsuccessful in both the Rugger events this term. We were beaten in the semi-finals of the Senior Rugger match against the Manor. This was rather disappointing, and we cannot help feeling that our team was halfasleep. However, we should like to congratulate the Manor on their victory, for which they fought hard.

We had a little more success in the Junior event, defeating the Manor 11

in the semi-finals in a close game ; only to lose heavily in the finals, however, again8t a much older and heavier School House team.

We should like to congratulate those members of the Rise in the School teams, and in particular F. P. Baker and T. F. Morris on the award of their 2nd XV colours.

We have been pleased to note the keen interest which the Junior members , of the House have shown in both House and School activities. We hope that this will continue and in due course have its reward.

In conclusion, we are sorry to say " Good-bye " to P. J. R. Wilson, who will be missed by many members of the House, and we wish him luck in the future.

SCHOOL HOUSE.

The beginning of another school year found the House with 58 members, a number reminiscent of the days before the Manor took many of our members.

Consequently there is some congestion, especially in the Middles' Common Room. However, as is evident to all who visit the School, the re-building of the old " Long " and " Incubator " Dorms. is going ahead, and we hope to have more accommodation after Easter. In the meantime we have had once more to occupy a " San " dormitory.

The only inter-House events this term have been the Rugger matches, and we have begun the year well by retaining the Senior Cup and obtaining the Junior Cup from the Rise. These victories were obtained without a single point being scored against us in the semi-finals or the finals. In the Senior finals we easily defeated the Manor by scoring 51 points, and in the Junior finals the Rise finished 34 points down.

We congratulate the following, who were awarded their House Rugger colours : W. J. Clark, I. S. Macpherson, J. F. Spink, G. C. Norris and E. MacDonald.

The House has been well represented in the School teams, especially in the 1st XV, in which we had nine members of the House. We congratulate N. G. L. R. McDermid upon his Captaincy ; W. A. Stratton upon his ViceCaptaincy and his 1st XV cap ; J. Gillgrass, E. D. McKinney and D. W. Knowlson on their 1st XV colours ; and W. J. Clark, I. S. Macpherson, T. K. Baker and J. F. Spink, all of whom played regularly for the 1st XV, upon their 2nd XV colours ; also T. M, A. Griffiths and L. D. Edinger on their Colts colours. to the Red Cross this term, an excellent We have contributed £5 16s. sum. The sale of " poppies " for Earl Haig's Remembrance Fund realised £4 2s. 6d. from the House.

Seven members of the House are leaving this term : Knowlson, D. W., McKinney, Walls, Sears, Bentley, MacDonald and Welford. We thank them for all they have done for the House, and wish them the 'best of luck for the future.

TEMPLE.

The fact that Temple lost both the Senior and Junior Rugger matches to School House in no way reflects any discredit upon the efforts of either of our teams. In both competitions, despite our weakness in size, we reached the final, and the determined tackling shown by the Junior XV deserves special mention, Both of our teams were so young that we shall have practically every member with us next season.

J. D. Ward is to be congratulated on the award of his School 1st XV colours, and F. N. Newdick and D. Hardisty on the award of their Colts colours.

This term we have once more succeeded in winning the Work Cup, and in this connection we owe a great deal to J. D. Taylor Thompson, who was awarded a State Scholarship in Classics.

Finally, to turn to our indoor activities, •the Table Tennis Club has' once more been revived, and has evoked a great deal of enthusiasm from the junior members of the House.

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THE OXFORD CUP, 1944-45.

The results to date are given in the following table :Points Rise Awarded Manor 20 Senior Rugger ...

10 -Junior Rugger ...

20 Senior Rowing ••• 10 Junior Rowing ••• 20 Senior Cricket ••• 10 Junior Cricket ...

20 Athletics 20 Swimming 10 Cross-country 10 ... ...

Squ ash 10 ...

Shooting (Team) 10 Shooting (House Average) 10 ...

Tennis .•• 10 ...

Boxing :.: 10 Section Competition ...

School House 20 10

Temple

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THE CHAPEL.

The easing of the " black-out" regulations and reduced Chapel lighting, made it possible, for the first time for five years, to continue Evensong on Sundays throughout the Christmas ter m.

We had another welcome visit from Canon Patteson, who preached on Sunday, 29th October.

The annual Service of Remembrance was held on 11th November, when the Two Minutes' Silence was observed and memorial made of those Peterites who have given their lives in the 1914.18 war and in the present war.

The Carol Service was held on the last Sunday of term, 10th December, and the singing again reached the high standard we have come to expect. The collection at this service, g7 15s. Od., was given to the Lord Mayor and Sheriff's Christmas Cheer Fund.

THE LIBRARY. A recent addition to the periodicals which are available in the Library is " The Times " Literary Supplement ; this, together with Hansard, which has now been taken for almost a year, should prove very interesting and valuable for leisure reading.

The following books have been added to the Library this term :— The Cambridge History of American Literature.

A Short History of British Expansion (The Old Colonial Empire)— J. A. Williamson.

A Short History of British Expansion (The Modern Empire and Commonwealth)—J. A. Williamson.

Europe, 1815-1939—E. Lipson.

English Social History—G. M. Trevelyan.

Mathematical Recreations and Essays--W. W. Rouse Ball.

New Pathways in Science—Sir A. S. Eddington.

An Introduction to Mathematics—Whitehead.

A Short History of Mathematics—W. W. Rouse Ball.

Surveying : For Schools and Scouts—Richardson.

The English Parish Church—Cox and Ford.

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THE DEBATING SOCIETY. President : THE HEADMASTER. Chairman : Mr. R. CALDER, M.A. Secretary : E. A. K. DENISON. Committee : T. F. MORRIS, N. G. L. R. McDERMID, P. HNIK, P. SIMPSON, W. P. A. ANELAY, J. D. ECCLES. This term the Society welcomed as its new chairman, Mr. Calder, who, in opening the first meeting on Saturday, 14th October, paid warm tribute to the work of Dr. Whitmore, the late chairman, whose departure, he knew, was regretted by everybody connected with the Society.

Miss B. Collett then proposed that " Women can no longer be regarded as the weaker sex." Miss Collett gave examples of great women in history, and then, referring to the physical side, pointed out the achievements of women in the sphere of swimming. She complained that as yet women had not had the same opportunities as men, as far as the intellect was concerned.

E. A. K. Denison, opposing the motion, stated that the acknowledged fact of men's superior strength, was the basis of so many things, and gave appropriate examples. He contended that a woman's possible equality in intellect was nullified by a lack of practical application.

J. D. Taylor Thompsons, supporting the motion, attempted to prove that women were no longer dependent on men.

P. Hnik, speaking fourth, stated that lack of experience in the process of evolution .was the cause of women's obvious weakness.

The motion was defeated by 23 votes to 12.

The second meeting was held on Saturday, 28th October. During private business, two votes of censure were proposed on the Chairman, who ruled them out of order.

P. R. Penty then proposed that " We are losing the peace." He complained that great opportunities were not taken advantage of, and he gave many examples. He adversely criticised the Education Act and the medical profession, and said that in economic spheres the Government had failed lamentably.

W. P. Anelay, opposing the motion, dealt, by means of examples, with all the proposer's complaints, and pointed out the many things that were being arranged : social security, security of employment and housing. He claimed that Britain had the world's best agricultural system.

G. H. Dodsworth, speaking third, said that in order to keep peace in the world, the Allies must keep together after the war, and he complained that Russia and America were already outstripping Britain in their post-war plans.

J. D. Eccles, speaking fourth, said there was complete agreement between the Allies, claimed that Britain was leading the world in civil aviation, and then quoted the Atlantic Charter and the Dumbarton Oaks Conference as great steps towards winning the peace.

The motion was defeated by 17 votes to 9.

The third debate of the term was held on Saturday, 11th November, when J. D. Eccles proposed that " This House is in favour of the disestablishment of the English Church." He complained that the Sovereign was tied to the Church in many ways, of which he gave examples, and said that without state interference the Church would be more sincere. He said that state interference with theology tended to produce a totalitarian state.

N. G. L. R. McDermid, opposing the motion, said that such a break between Church and State would be disastrous, and that many people would believe we had renounced it. The union with the Crown worked well, and people regarded the nation and the Church as one, especially as, so he claimed, the Church was the foundation of the constitution. .

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J. H. 0. Parker, seconding the proposition, said that the Church of England was cluttered with convention, fettered by the state, and thus lost much of its influence. He then compared it unfavourably with the Roman Catholic and Methodist Churches.

T. F. Morris, seconding the opposition, claimed that the state had aided and broadened religion. If such a separation took place, he said, the country would become one of moral degeneracy and religious intolerance.

When thrown open to the House, the Rev. P. P. N. Fawcett made a very enlightening speech, which cleared up many difficult points.

The motion was defeated by 21 votes to 2.

The last debate of the term took place on Saturday, 2nd December, when J. D. Swale proposed " That the days of our youth are the days of our glory." He pointed out the glory of youth on the field of sport and battle, and also gave examples from literature, art and music. Youth, he said, had the necessary initiative, vigour and self-confidence which in old age gave way to " safety first and " Laissez faire."

W. S. Samuels, opposing, said that childhood and schooldays were miserable times, and that true glory was achieved after a successful career. Youth was undeveloped in mind, he said, but age brought experience, and the ability to see things in their true perspective, and thus judge them correctly.

P. A. Miles, supporting the motion, claimed that knowledge was only acquired by the youthful exertions of mental ability. He then reiterated his colleague's statement that youth alone held physical and military glory.

C. P. Lascelles, seconding the opposition, claimed that many carried on with sport, even after their youth. In youth, he said neither the mind nor the sense of pwortion is fully developed.

The motion was carried by 13 votes to 2.

THE MUSIC SOCIETY. The Music Society has attempted this term to make its activities as varied as possible. At the beginning of the term, new members were elected to the Committee, replacing those who have rcently left us. S. Welch was elected Librarian to the Society. It was decided that each House should have one member on the Committee to represent the interests of the younger boys, and the following Junior Representatives were accordingly elected : R. Ham (School), J. Burdass (Rise), E. G. Thompson (Manor) and D. C. Jack (Temple).

Everyone who turned up to the " Sing-Song " oh 12th November was made welcome. This is a popular item, and the Musical Society attempts to give as much encouragement as possible to community singing of this kind.

The Glee Club met only once this term, as other activities prevented many of its members from being present.

A lecture on " British Music " was presented on 18th November by J. D. Swale. There was a satisfactory attendance, and it is hoped that those who were present benefited by being introduced to the rich heritage of the music of our country. The talk was illustrated by gramophone records and included music by Byrd, Purcell, Stanford, Elgar and Vaughan Williams, to mention the most prominent names.

On 3rd December the Music Room was filled to capacity when the Rev. P. P. N. Fawcett introduced the music to two of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas, " Gondoliers " and " Mikado." The Musical Society and all who were present would like to express their gratitude to Mr. Fawcett for the delightful entertainment he gave them.

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THE SCHOOL PLAY, 1944. " JULIUS CIESAR." Julius Caesar was surely one of the greatest men who have ever lived, and it has been said that his very greatness makes him an impossible subject for dramatic treatment. No stage is big enough to accommodate his greatness, and no dramatist could attempt to do him justice in three hours. Shakespeare, obviously conscious of this ,has made his living Caesar a shadow of the real man, depicting only those features of his character which brought about his downfall, and it is only the spirit of Caesar, which lives on after his assassination, which approaches the greatness of the Caesar of History.

In some ways, this a help in production, for whilst it does not make the part of Caesar himself any easier to play, it does mean that the play is not made or marred by the acting of one person in a role of supreme importance.

Indeed, as we look back over our own production, we find it impossible to single out any one individual for special _praise. Caesar, Brutus, Cassius, Antony— they were all excellent, but Shakespeare had so arranged the play that none could overtop the others. And therefore " Julius Caesar " was a good choice, for 'we pride ourselves upon the homogeneity of our performances. It would have been a poor choice had we been relying on the talents of one or two, or even half a dozen good actors.

Everybody agrees that " Julius Caesar " set a new high level, and that is no mean achievement when the cast includes so large a proportion of the population of the School. Over fifty boys appeared on the stage, and those amongst them who had a great number of lines to learn and speak will be the first to agree that the Crowd deserves the first mention. In the scene of orations over the body of Caesar, much of the credit must inevitably go to Brutus, and even more to Antony, for their skilful interpretation of Shakespeare's rhetoric—but it would have been useless without the intelligent,• whole-hearted and intensely vocal support of the Crowd. There was nothing wooden about this crowd, for even their backs, as we saw them from the audience,'were the backs of individuals, each with a mind of his own, and that mind fixed upon the furthering of his own good cause.

That is how Shakespeare saw the " many-headed monster," and it says much for the skill of Anelay and Radford that they were able, with their eloquent persuasion, to carry them through the many changes of mood which Shakespeare prescribes. Well might Antony exclaim :" Now let it work. Mischief, thou art afoot," for he had done his job well. Indeed, it was not the only job he did well, and we remember particularly his very difficult scene with the Conspirators, immediately after Caesar's death. The famous apology to Caesar at the end of that scene, with its crescendo to " Cry Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war ; That this foul deed shall smell above the earth With carrion men, groaning for burial." lost nothing of its power and .beauty at Anelay's hands.

Radford was a good Brutus, as impressive in remorse as he was in triumph.

There was dignity and culture in his performance which promises well for the future (for this was his first major part). And Dench's portrayal of Cassius showed us clearly how much Shakespeare's Brutus owes to Cassius. There was vigour and finish about his performance, and we almost (but not quite) forgot that all his acting so far has been in female parts. He has successfully weathered that most difficult period of a boy's acting career, and we hope to see him as successful now that he has " reached man's estate," as he always was as a woman.

Simpson's Caesar was an excellent piece of work. To convey the superstition, egotism, ambition and the " falling sickness " of which Shakespeare 16

compounds of Caesar, and at the same time the greatness and regal dignity which was able to work on after his death—that is no mean achievement, and it is sufficient to say that Simpson did achieve it.

What of the rest of the cast ?

They were all good, and to mention individuals from so large a number would be impossible. Casca's good voice and bearing could not fail to obtain a sympathetic response, and at the opposite extreme, the directness and simplicity of Lucius made his scenes with Brutus most effective. Let us say no more of the rest, than that they were all good, and the sincerest compliment we can pay the performers in a school play is that nobody fell below the high standard set by the main characters.

Finally, it is necessary to put on record the skill and stagecraft of Mr. Burgess and Mr. Fawcett, without which the play would have been impossible. The simple and elegant proportions of the setting concealed extraordinary skill in using every square inch of a very small stage. (The backcloth of the Plains of Philippi, with its clever lighting, was most effective.) Even then, Mr. Burgess must have felt that the number of square inches was hopelessly inadequate for his crowded entrances and exits, and yet never once was this apparent, and there was never a clumsy moment in the whole of the play. There lies the secret of the success of the production, because without that skill, the excellent standard of acting would have been of no avail.

Characters : Julius Caesar • • P. Simpson Marcus Antonius • W. P. Anelay Octavius Caesar triumvers after the • L. D. Edinger Lepidus death of Julius Caesar • P. W. Ellis Marcus Brutus • • G. A. Radford Cassius • • J. D. Dench Casca • - M. G. B. Jones Decius Brutus Conspirators against J. D. Taylor-Thompson Trebonius • Julius Caesar • P. A. Miles Cinna N. G. L. R. McDermid Metellus Cimber • • P. R. Sykes Flavius tribunes - G. R. Claybourn Marullus • • F. P. Baker Cicero a Senator • • P. N. H. Moreton Artemidorus • a teacher of Rhetoric • • J. D. Swale A Soothsayer • • D. J. Pallant Cinna • a poet • - W. S. Samuels Lucius servant to Brutus • N. B. Burgess Lucilius friends to Brutus • F. P. Baker Messala and Cassius • P. B. Toyer Varro • G. R. Claybourn servants to Brutus Claudius • J. C. M. Rayson Pindarus servant to Cassius • • G. C. I. Harker Calpurnia wife to Julius Caesar • D. H. Tate Portia wife to Brutus • J. C. Hilton • e A Cobbler • • • R. L. Banister Messengers • J. H. Amos, A. A. Camfield, T. P. Thomas Citizens, Senators, Soldiers, etc.—J. P. Blake, P. C. Brindley, C. C. Clement, J. McD. L. Dook, D. S. Endecott, R. J. Frater, C. D. Goode, R. M. T. Goodwin, G. E. Grainger, G. W. J. Griffiths, D. A. Hopkins, R. I. Kemble, E. C. d'O. Lees, J. B. Mortimer, T. G. Murray, P. R. Penty, M. A. J. Rignall, A. C. Rodger, C. F. Smith, G. W. Smith, J. E. Stuart, D. E. Warren, K. W. Wilson.

• The Play produced by Leslie Burgess.

The Setting designed and executed by P. P. Noble .Fawcett, assisted by R. Hawkins, F. J. Chadwick, J. McD. L. Dook, D. W. Knowlson, E. D. McKinney, P. A. Speight.

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J.T.C. Although there were no activities outside the normal routine, and in spite of the apparent determination of the weather to be as awkward as possible during the last few weeks, the Corps has had a successful term. Its numbers continue to swell ; at the beginning of the term an influx of 19 recruits brought the total strength to 180.

We have welcomed 2nd Lieut. A. V. More and we thank him for all he has done for us this term.

During the term, officers and N.C.O.'s of the Royal Corps of Signals have been giving instruction in signalling to No. 7 Platoon, which, we are sure, has benefited much from these professional teachers. No. 8 Platoon has been preparing for the section'leading part of Certificate " A," whilst No's. 9 and 10 Platoons have been preparing for the individual part. It is hoped that a Certificate " A " examination will be held next term. Nos. 11 and 12 Platoons consist of recruits, who have been undergoing their elementary training under the able supervision of C.S.M. Puddick.

The following promotions were made at the beginning of the term :To be C.S.M.—Sgt. McDermid.

To be Sgts.—Cpl. Norris ; L/Cpls. Knowlson, D. W., Morris, Shardlow, P. A., Smith, G. M., Stratton.

To be Cpls.—L/Cpls. Baker, I. H., Eccles, J. D., McKinney, Mountain, Sears, Toyer, Walls, Ward, J. D., Weighill.

To be L/Cp1s.—Cdts. Bentley, Boyes, Hnik, Shepherd.

SHOOTING. Although there were very few shooting fixtures this term, it was nevertheless quite a successful one, and the comparative youth of the team augurs well for the future.

The first match of the season, held under County of Lancaster League conditions, was against Durham, and resulted in a win for the School by 658 points to 649.

In the match versus Ampleforth, under " Country Life " rules, the School was defeated by 491 points to 501.

A return match against Durham, once again under County of Lancaster conditions, resulted in another win for the School, this time by 676 points to 661.

The team consisted of P. Speight (Captain), J. Lennard, J. Mc. D. L. Dook, F. J. Chadwick, G. M. Smith, F. R. Brown, I. S. Macpherson and B. Tomlinson.

D. Hardisty also shot.

SCOUTING. A " leave " of over twenty Scouts from the Junior Patrols left their ranks sadly depleted at the end of the Summer term. Thirteen recruits were forth' coming in September, and it was decided to reduce the number of Patrols to four by temporarily suspending the Woodpigeons, of whom there was only one survivor. However, by the time this appears in print the Woodpigeons will once more be a Patrol to be reckoned with, and the Junior Section of the Troop once more up to its normal strength. The temporary reduction in numbers has not been altogether unwelcome, for it has enabled the P.L.'s to cope more effectually with the newcomers. Their training has gone on with marked enthusiasm, and half of them have completed their 2nd Class Test, with the remainder very well on.

The Senior Patrols benefited by the foregoing " leave," and show an increase in numbers compared with a year ago. Progress towards the 1st Class Badge is well advanced, largely as a result of the preliminary training in the Junior Patrols during the previous year.

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The floods during the term once more provided an opportunity for experimenting with rafts. This time we made a large one instead of three smaller ones, and we tried out various methods of propulsion. It was -gratifying to see that a number of Scouts preferred this occupation on an extra halfholiday instead of having recourse to the cinema for their amusement.

Early in the term about a dozen of us went on a hike. We covered about ten miles mainly across country and spent a most enjoyable day exploring the country between Stockton-on-Forest and Strensall Common.

Towards the end of term the whole Troop gathered together in the Scout Room for a Camp Fire. The general standard of the items produced showed a marked improvement on previous occasions.

The Christmas Good Turn this year took the form of collecting, and in some cases making toys and games, which were delivered by representatives of the Troop to the St. Stephen's and St. Hilda's Homes and to the York Fever Hospital. Those who went to the St. Stephen's Home were fortunate enough to arrive at the beginning of a conjuring entertainment, to which they were very kindly invited.

It is with pleasure that we record the gaining of another King's Scout Badge—this one by P. L. Camfield. We are also pleased to hear that P. N. H. Moreton, until recently a keen member of this Troop, by sticking to Scouting during the holidays, has also gained the King's Scout Badge.

The results of the Inter-Patrol Competitions were as follows :Senior.-1st, Otters, 151 points ; 2nd, Hounds, 131 points ; 3rd, Beavers, 13 points.

Junior.—lst, Peewits ; 2nd, Hawks ; 3rd, Owls ; 4th, Curlews.

Proficiency badges have been gained as follows :—Fireman—P.L.'s Camfield and Thompson ; Reader—P.L. Varley, Secs. Flint and Coverdale, Sct. Smithson ; Rabbit Keeper—P.L. Fenton, Sct. Simpson ; Friend to Animals—Set. C. Burdass ; Farmer—Set. C. Burdass ; Air Spotter—Scts. Richardson and Quirke ; Marksman—Set. Shardlow.

RUGBY FOOTBALL, 1944.

RETROSPECT. It would be easy to look for faults in a team which by Christmas has not had a single win to record. Nevertheless, in .face of any assessment of points, the impression persists that our First Fifteen is a useful side. It is not too much to claim that the forwards this year are at least the equal of any we have had in the past few seasons.

A surprising series of drawn games—no less than four—gives the clue to both our strength and weakness. Too frequently the advantages gained by outscrummaging our opponents have not been exploited. Splendid at times in defence, the backs have never been really dangerous as an attacking force.

Let us examine the position more closely.

Why is it that so many people assert that they would rather watch a good school match than a chit) game? Isn't it because the planned advance of a well-executed passing movement is one of the most 'satisfying thrills on the rugger field, and that this is precisely the feature which a school side, with its opportunities of frequent rehearsal, can so happily demonstrate? Certainly it is the best way of piercing a defence, Now it is in the giving and taking of passes that our three-quarters have failed this term. They have ability in other directions, but this is of no avail when passing is weak. Moreover, it is' not fair on the foiWards, who have repeatedly had the gallirig experience of seeing their best efforts thrown away by selfish and careless play behind the scrum.

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Our " threes " 6 are young. They 'have shown promise—considerable promise—in several matches. But they must learn the value of accurate passing if they are to make the most effective use of their talents.

Perhaps our best two performances as a team were against Denstone and Bradford, both " away " matches. In the home matches, our forwards showed their best form against Giggleswick, when they more than held a particularly strong pack.

Turning to individuals, we shall particularly miss McKinney at full-back, the most improved player on the side. Clark had one or two good matches, and both he and his partner, Macpherson, have a future. Gillgrass has been unfortunate in finding no one with the speed to support his raids on the line, but he has been invaluable in defence.

Once again it is difficult to single out forwards, but Stratton was always a devastating influence, and McDermid, Shepherd, Knowlson, and Ward all stood out.

McDermid, as captain, has shown an astute grasp of his duties, and it is largely due to his leadership that the team spirit has been so excellent throughout the term, free from the petty back-biting which is so often a by-product of defeat.

First Fifteen Rugger Colours were re-awarded to Ward and Gillgrass, and awarded to Shardlow, McKinney, Knowlson and Hobson.

The following have played for the 1st XV during the term :—McKinney, Baker, F. P., Gillgrass, Spink, Baker, I. H., Clark, Macpherson ; Morris, Stratton, Hobson, Ward, McDermid (capt.), Knowlson, Shepherd, Shardlow and Toyer.

The 2nd XV have had several hard-fought games and did well to beat Worksop. Once again it was a case of the forwards being better than the " threes." Toyer, Denison and Smith, G. M., were the outstanding forwards.

Wilson has proved himself a tenacious scrum-half. We had difficulty in finding a stand-off, but eventually Speight filled the gap quite well.

2nd XV :—Drummond, Norris, Boyes, Dodsworth, Moreton ; Speight, Wilson ; Toyer (capt.), Hnik, Macdonald, Reavley, Denison, Smith, G. M., Forsyth, Newdick and Haysey.

We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Sister for the trouble she has taken over our football kit in the past few seasons. It is owing to her that we have been able to maintain a high standard of turn-out.

COLTS. The team showed a marked improvement during the season, and by the end of the term were playing well together. In the first match, which was played away at Ampleforth, the team took a long time to settle down, and did not really do themselves justice during the first half, when Ampleforth scored 14 points to 3. . In the second half, however, they made a good recovery, the final score being 17-3. The match against Durham, also played away, was played under very wet conditions. A very keen and closely fought game resulted in a pointless draw, both sides displaying a sound defence. In the final matoh against Worksop, played at home, also under rather muddy conditions, the team showed itself at its best, and produced some very promising threequarter movements, combined with a stalwart defence, and won by 5 points to nil.

In general, the team was well balanced. The forwards combined a fair amount of weight with speed, while behind the scrum the backs were beginning to appreciate the value of taking the ball at top speed. Generally the tackling was good, but not beyond improvement.

Team :—Back : B. Tomlinson ; Three-quarters : F. R. Bown, L. D. Edinger, M. A. J. Rignall, F. C. Slegg ; Halves : W. Graham, C. K. Hudson ; Forwards : F. N. Newdick (capt.), J. H. Amos, D. Hardisty, G. A. Radford, J. C. M. Rayson, T. M. A. Griffiths, A. C. Rodger, J. McD. L. Dook: Also played : R. I. Kemble.

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Colts colours were awarded to F. N. Newdick, D. Hardisty, W. Graham, B. Tomlinson, L. D. Edinger and T. M. A. Griffiths.

HOUSE MATCHES. As usual this term, a great deal of spirit and enthusiasm was shown' in the House Matches. In the Senior semi-finals, School House, with nine men in the School 1st XV, put a far heavier and more experienced team into the field, and beat Temple by 37 points to 0. In the other semi-final a closely contested struggle between the Manor and the Rise resulted in a final score of 8 to 6 in favour of the Manor. In the finals the House gained an easy victory over the Manor by 51 points to 0.

In the semi-finals of the Junior House Matches, School House, again the heavier side, beat Temple by 17 points to 0. However, Temple, despite its handicap in size, put up a very plucky resistance. The Rise and Manor again played a very dose game, which resulted in the Rise beating the Manor by 3 points to 0. In the finals the House again won an easy victory by beating the Rise by 34 points to 0.

TABLE OF RESULTS. 1st XV. Wednesday, 11th Oct. Leeds Grammar School ... ..• Saturday, 14th Oct. ... Denstone College ...

Saturday, 21st Oct. ... Worksop College ...

Saturday, 28th Oct. ... 123rd O.C.T.U., R.A., Catterick ...

Wednesday, 8th Nov. Giggleswick School Saturday, 11th Nov. ... Barnard Castle School ... ..• Wednesday, 15th Nov. Durham School ...

Saturday, 18th Nov. ... Bradford Grammar School ... ...

Saturday, 25th Nov. ... Ampleforth College

F. 8 3 11 33 8 23 0 9 17

A. 8 3

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Result.

Lost Lost Won Lost Lost

F. 8 12 9 11 11

A. 3 11 6

Result.

Lost Draw Won

F. 17 0 5

A. 6 0 0

Result.

Draw Draw Lost Lost Lost Lost Draw Draw Lost

A XV.

Wednesday, 1st Nov. Ripon Grammar School

... Won

2nd XV.

Saturday, 7th Oct. ...

Wednesday, 11th Oct. Saturday, 21st Oct. ...

Saturday, 18th Nov. ...

Wednesday, 22nd Nov.

Leeds Grammar School ...

Drax Grammar School 1st XV Worksop College ... ...

Bradford Grammar School Drax Grammar School 1st XV Colts XV.

Saturday, 11th Nov. ...

Wednesday, 15th Nov. Saturday, 2nd Dec. ...

Ampleforth College Durham School ...

Worksop College ...

House Matches.

Senior.

Semi-final : School House 37 points, Temple Nil. Manor 8 points, Rise 6 points.

School House 51 points, Manor Nil. Final : Junior.

Semi-final : School House 17 points, Temple Nil: Rise 3 points, Manor Nil. School House 34 points, Rise Nil. Final : 21

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ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Played at Home, 11th October.

Result : St. Peter's 8 points, Leeds 8 points.

This was the first match of the season, and the School experienced the type of weather which was to last throughout.

In the first half of the game, with the wind and rain behind them, the School gained 8 points. Gillgrass touched down after a brilliant run from over the half-way line, and Shardlow converted. Shortly after, as a result of several forward rushes, McDermid scored a second try for the School, which, however, was not converted.

After half-time, Leeds had the weather in their favour, and the threequarters broke through the School defences to score 8 points.

It was a good game, although play was very much confined to the forwards, who, on this occasion, made good use of the practice of wheeling and taking.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. DENSTONE COLLEGE. Played at Sheffield, 14th October.

Result : St. Peter's 3 points, Denstone 3 points.

In spite of the very slippery surface of the field, this was an exceptionally fast and even game.

The School forwards were again a good match for their opponents, and this time were ably supported by the School three-quarters, who tackled superbly.

As a result of a very good three-quarter movement, Denstone were the first to score, but they failed to convert. Then the School retaliated, and Denstone being penalised for off-side, Shardlow kicked a fine penalty goal.

Play fluctuated from one end to the other in the second half, but there was no further score.

Clark was conspicuous for his blind-side kicking into touch.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. WORKSOP COLLEGE. Played at Worksop, 21st October.

Result : Worksop 11 points, St. Peter's 0.

After a hard-fought game, the School lost to Worksop by 11 points to nil, and it was only the resolute tackling of the School three-quarters which prevented the opposing backs from piling up an even larger score.

The School saw very little of the ball in the set scrums, and were frequently defeated in the line-outs. The binding of the pack was very bad, and probably one of the reasons why the School saw so little of the ball, in spite of the fact that they usually managed to hold the Worksop forwards.

Special tribute must be paid to McKinney, the School full-back, for his excellent fielding and kicking, and to Spink for his vigorous tackling in the three-quarter line.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL. Played at Home, 8th November.

Result : Giggleswick 8 points, St. Peter's 0.

This was probably the best game of the season, and the School forwards worked very hard throughout.

It was a very closely contested struggle, and the score in no way indicates the general trend of play. Until the last five minutes there was no score, when suddenly the Giggleswick backs, by two very good three-quarter movements, broke through the School defences to score twice.

Despite the fact that the Giggleswick pack was considerably the heavier, the School forwards usually had the better " shove," and consequently, proving inferior in the line-outs, took set scrums whenever possible.

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ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. BARNARD CASTLE SCHOOL.

Played at Home, 11th November.

Result : Barnard Castle 23 points, St. Peter's 8 points.

This was the School's first match with Barnard Castle, and they found their method of playing quite unorthodox.

It was an extremely fast game, consisting mainly of kicking ahead and following up. Barnard Castle seemed to have brought this down to a fine art and were exceptionally quick off the mark. The School forwards were again superior in the set scrums, but did not fare so well in the loose scrums and line-outs. The passing of the School backs was very weak.

The first try was scored by Baker, F. P., at the very beginning of the game, and the second, which was converted by Shardlow, was scored by a very good break-through on the part of Gillgrass.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. DURHAM SCHOOL.

Played at Home, 15th November.

Result : St. Peter's 0, Durham 0.

As the score might indicate, this was an extremely close and hard-fought struggle. The School were unfortunate in being without the vice-captain and hooker, Stratton, who had been a menace to opposing teams throughout the season.

The ground was muddier than ever, and this no doubt reduced the School's superiority over the Durham pack in the set scrums. The forwards, as usual, played very hard, but the three-quarters found the ball slippery and their passing was poor.

McDermid was conspicuous for his forward rushes, and was ably supported

by Ward and Knowlson. Special mention is also deserved by Shepherd, who played a very good game as hooker.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. BRADFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Played at Bradford, 18th November.

Result : St. Peter's 9 points, Bradford 9 points.

The School was very unlucky not to win this match.

Despite the strange and muddy ground, the School were really on top of their form and drew with a team which included eight of last year's men. The Bradford forwards, although considerably larger than those of the School, still failed to gain the upperhand in the set scrums, and it was a welcome change to see the School backs attacking as vigorously as they defended.

The Bradford wing-forwards were penalised several times for off-side, and of the penalty kicks resulting from this, Shardlow converted two, the first a really superb kick. Then Gillgrass touched down after a magnificent breakthrough, which, unfortunately, was not converted.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE. Played at Ampleforth, 25th November.

Result : Ampleforth 17 points, St. Peter's 0.

The ground was again very bad, and the School had the misfortune of just failing to score several times.

The Ampleforth forwards made a great deal of use of the policy of putting the ball at their feet and heeling. However, the School pack, mainly due to the hooking of Stratton and the consistent pushing of the second row, usually obtained the ball in the set scrums.

The School three-quarters, who " took the dummy " far too often, remained weak throughout the game, both in tackling and handling the ball, and, had it not been for some very good work on the part of McKinney at full-back, the School might have been defeated even more heavily.

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THE JUNIOR SCHOOL. • St. Olave's started the new school year with a very full complement of boys, and we welcomed Mr. A. V. More to the staff. Writing this at the end of term, we have to say " Good-bye " to Mr. More, as he is now able to go up to Cambridge and so cannot miss the opportunity. We have enjoyed having him amongst us, and we believe he has a good impression of St. Olave's.

One of the important new arrangements for this term has been the special provision of mid-day dinners in the School for day boys, in addition to those who have dinners with St. Olave's boarders. Over thirty day boys have been provided for in this way, and all feel it is so much better than having to go to the British Restaurant or elsewhere.

School work and games as well as many other activities continued without interruption until the half-term holiday, which was from 3rd-6th November.

The Junior School did not attend St. Peter's School Speech Day function owing to the impossibility of getting everybody into Big Hall.

The Junior School Prizegiving and Gym. Display was held in the Gymnasium on Wednesday, 29th November. Once again a large number of parents and visitors filled the Gymnasium to capacity ; in fact, in spite of arranging for extra seats, some parents were unable to squeeze in at all.

The detailed programme is given below, but we wish to congratulate the following boys who recited their pieces of poetry very well indeed :— John Mackenzie, who gave " The Elf and the Dormouse."

Martin Johnson, who gave " Jack of the Ink-pot."

C. D. S. Smith, who gave " Hill Tops."

Fraser Scorgie, who gave " Mr. Nobody."

Brian Meredith, who gave " Lone Dog." The Prizegiving took place about half-way through the proceedings, and the Headmaster welcomed the parents and spoke of the necessity for limiting any further increase in our numbers ; in fact he quite hinted at a possible reduction.

Mr. A. W. Ping gave a brief report on the work of St. Olave's, and mentioned the successes gained by Junior School boys in the past Summer term, and also three outstanding Old Boys, viz., F. L. Duffield, D, Taylor Thompson and H. Terry. He also mentioned that more of the senior teaching staff from St. Peter's are now taking work in St. Olave's.. This mutual acquaintance should prove immensely helpful on both sides in the future.

The Right Rev. C. F. Knyvett, Bishop of Selby, then presented the prizes, and afterwards addressed the boys. His theme was keenness and energy in applying themselves and their abilities to work and games in school, and preparing to be good citizens of the future. The Bishop said that one of the very important things all boys should remember was loyalty, loyalty to parents and to their school and masters.

The remaining P.T. exercises following the Prizegiving, and the final performance by the combined forms JVA and JVB again achieved the standard of excellence we have come to regard as usual at our P.T. Displays. The Head , School, and congratulated him on the results shown during the afternoon. With the exception of four boys who were absent, every boy in the Junior School did his bit, including the forty-three new boys this term.

The end of term seemed to come all too soon for some of us ! After the examinations we enjoyed the School Play and the Carol Service, in which old boys of St. Olave's took many parts. Lastly, the boarders thoroughly enjoyed their end-of-term party, and thank Mrs. Ping very much indeed for maintaining the traditional table of good things at the feast.

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PRIZEGIVING AND P.T. DISPLAY. Programme.

1. Songs 2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

The School

... (a) " Linden Lea " ... (b) " Big Steamers " ... ... ...

Forms J I and J II Drill Form J III Drill ...

Recitations ... Form J IVB ... ... ...

Drill Prizegiving by the Right .R.ev. C. F. Knyvett, Bishop of Selby. ... Form J IVA ... ... ... ... ...

Drill ... Forms J VA and B ... ...

Drill ... ... ...

Prizewinners.

Whytehead Memorial Prize for Divinity.—C. D. Goode.

O.P. Club Reading Prizes.—Senior—D. Jack.

Junior—D. Knowles.

Art Prize.—J. Varley.

Music Prize.—D. Jack, R. A. Brindley.

Form Prizes.—J VA—A. Cameron.

J VB—A. M. Kellett.

J IVA—M. McGregor, R. K. Brown.

J IVB—D. J. Pratt.

J III-1, D. Knowles and A. Gunning 2, J. Calder.

J II—J. S. Frost.

J I—C. M. J. Moore. " God Save the King." ;

SALVETE (September, 1944).

Boarders.—A. P. Buttrum, R. W. H. Daniel, M. J. F. Everitt, M. J. Kent,

J. W. Macdonald, W. G. A. Maxwell, K. M. Ratliff, C. E. Ridley, G. Ridley, D. T. Simpson, S. G. Underwood, P. R. L. Wetherell.

Day Boys.—J. T. Ankers, T. A. Bradford, P. K. Brown, R. T. Clark, D. I. Fletcher, I. W. F. Hanham, D. J. Hartley, D. A. Haxby, J. Hearfield, C. D. Hunter, M. G. B. Johnson, C. W. Leach, F. M. Lovell, P. T. Mackenzie, B. Meredith, J. T. Oliver, R. D. Palframan, R. S. Priestley, R. A. Relton, R. H. Richardson, E. Robinson, M. G. Roe, M. W. Senior, C. B. Simpson, C. D. S. Smith, J. E. Smith, M. J. Wheway, S. J. White, J. Whittaker, D. Wilson, G. A. Wood.

VALETE (December, 1944).

J. R. Leighton, P. C. Pulleyn.

THE BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY.

We have much activity to report in the Junior School this term. To begin with, we formed the Hestmanden Club, with the object of fostering our relations with our Norwegian ship. The following officials were elected at the first meeting :—Deputy Chairman : Rymer, J. ; Secretary : Hunt ; Members of Committee : Fletcher, Kellett, M. Weekly lunch-hour meetings of this club were held throughout term, and in spite of certain difficulties the attendances were always good, with a rough average of 40 members per session. We were lucky to find such an able and knowledgeable a speaker as Mr. A. V. More to address us on several occasions.

The popularity of his talks could be gauged by the number of questions fired at him at the end of every meeting, as a result of which we received the impression that no ship could ever have put to sea in either of the two great wars without first communicating its armour, displacement and purpose to Mr. More. We wish him the best of luck at Cambridge, and we shall greatly miss his interest in our club.

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The prizewinners of our poster competition, held last term, were Mason and Brindley, both of whom submitted clever expressions of our contact with the " Hestmanden." Haley and Brook won prizes for their contributions to a model ship competition.

During the term a photograph of our club members was taken to send to our adopted ships. We wound up in December by holding a very successful party, largely for the purpose of consuming quantities of iced cakes and drinking fire water." We thank Hunt, Almgill, Fletcher and James for their contributions to this orgy.

Christmas cards and greetings were sent to the " Hestmanden " (Captain Karl Jentoft) and the " Glenpark " (Captain W. W. Rickard). Haley cleverly designed a shield which he sent to the ' Hestmanden."

Towards the end of term we heard with regret that our old friend, Captain Jentoft, was ill in hospital. We extend a welcome to •Captain Pederson, who has taken over command of the " Hestmanden."

Finally, we should like to send our hearty congraulations to Captain Rickard, on his recent award of the O.B.E. for his services to his country.

We are proud to be associated with him.

ST. OLAVE'S RUGGER.

The most interesting feature of the term was a home match against Newburgh Priory School, ending in a win by 28 points to nil. This was the first rugger match we have been able to arrange for some seasons, owing to travelling difficulties, so the result was particularly pleasing. Cass was the outstanding player of the match, scoring no less than six tries, two of which he converted. Other scorers were Goodburn and Kershaw.

We also had a thrilling match with St. Peter's Juniors, with whom we drew, 3 points each. Hull was the scorer.

Our thanks are due to McDermid, Stratton and Hobson for their invaluable help with games this term. The team which defeated Newburgh Priory was coached by McDermid and Stratton, and there can be no doubt that our success was largely the result of the keen interest they took in our Rugger.

Lower games all ran smoothly, and in the Second Game the most promising players seem to be Youll, Ankers, Hunter, Brook, Dixon and Browne, F. D. We are looking forward with interest to the House Matches, which are due to be played off next term.

ST. OLAVE'S CUBS.

In spite of frequent bad weather this term, we have had many enjoyable games, including a treasure hunt, and the Inter-Six Competition has been held as usual. The Blues led by 33 points, but only after a stiff fight with the Reds and Yellows. The results were as follows :— Blues 140 points, Reds 107 points, Yellows 105 points, Greens 78 points.

Several of our older Cubs, to whom we wish every success, have left us to join the Scouts, so that the Pack has a preponderance of new members. Ably assisted by the four Sixers, Walshaw (Blue), Kidson (Red), Youll (Yellow) and Laing (Green), and their Seconds, Nicholson, Frost, Dent and Moore, these boys have shown great enthusiasm and passed a creditable number of tests.

All the new Cubs, over 20, have passed their Tenderpad Test.

Youll and Bird, D. J., have been awarded their First Stars, and several Cubs are well on their way to gaining their Second Stars. Kidson, who is already a Two Star Cub, has been a keen and reliable Pack Leader.

We are still very short of uniform, and would be willing to buy any which is of no further use it its owner. Perhaps parents or boys who can help us in this respect will get in touch with me ?

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OLD PETERITE NEWS. T. D. Ambler.

H. D. F. Amor.

M. Biggin.

M. J. Buckle.

J. W. Butler.

M. Q. Carlton.

A. P. Coombe.

J. D. Croasdale.

J. Dales.

J. B. Deas.

S. Dodds.

A. W. Douglas.

J. P. Farrow.

J. M. Ferguson.

F. W. Fineron.

J. H. Foster.

J. H. Fothergill.

J. Garnham.

J. Glaves.

J. R. Rainford.

S. P. Scott.

J. C. Atkinson.

L. W. Bennett.

G. E. Cutforth.

P. Daintry.

E. N. Dickinson.

J. B. Dixon.

M. S. Hodson.

W. J. Pennington.

R. G. M. Quarrie.

W. Richardson.

ROLL OF HONOUR. S. M. Green.

R. T. J. Griffiths.

P. Heywood.

J. R. Hollington.

B. H. W. Jackson.

B. Lee (St. Olave's).

R. C. Lynch.

H. A. Milburn.

L. H. W. Parkin.

H. C. Pexton.

H. W. Richardson.

C. M. Robson.

J. B. Shillitoe.

G. S. Stead (Master).

L. Telfor.

J. R. Walters.

W. L. Walters.

M. A. Wellington (St. Olave's).

J. Williams (St. Olave's).

MISSING. J. W. Stead.

PRISONERS OF WAR. P. H. 0. Ruddock.

J. C. 0. Stansfield.

N. B. Stephenson.

J. D. Tattersall.

R. B. Tredger.

G. E. T. Watson.

K. R. Whitely.

G. A. Wright.

N. W. D. Yardley.

HONOURS AND DECORATIONS. J. N. Bamforth—British Empire Medal (Civil Division).

Col. D. W. E. Burridge—Order of the Crown of Iran (Fourth Class).

P.O. D. Bushell—D.S.M. G. M. Curtois—Mentioned in Despatches.

Lt. R. H. Davison, R.N.V.R.—D.S.C. J. M. Dickenson—Mentioned in Despatches.

Wing Commander J. Fearne—O.B.E. F/L. P. Heywood—D.F.C. E. S. Jeffs (Master)—Mentioned in Despatches.

Air Vice•Marshal C. H. E. Medhurst—C.B. (Military Division).

P. R. Morris—C.B.E. (Civil Division).

F/0, V. M. G. Musgrove—D.F.C. Squadron•Leader L. H. W. Parkin--D.F.C. F/L. H. C. Pexton—D.F.C. (Posthumous).

Squadron•Leader R. D. Pexton—A.F.C. Squadron•Leader J. S. P. Phillips—D.F.C. C. Powell—Mentioned in Despatches.

Act. F/L. J. R. Rainford—D.F.C. and Bar. F/O. K. Ramsden—D.F.C. Brig. E. P. Sewell—C.B.E. (Military Division).

Lt. J. E. Smart, R.N.V.R.—M.B.E. 27

Major C. D. Trimmer—D.S.O. P/O. E. W. Whitney—D.F.C. Major A. R. Walton—Twice Mentioned in .Despatches.

Sub.-Lieut. R. T. Wolf—D.S.C. OLD PETERITES SERVING WITH THE FORCES. The following names are to be added to the lists already published :W. B. Bentley, E. D. McKinney, J. P. G. Walls.

KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE. ANGUS WARD DOUGLAS. We regret to record that Angus Ward Douglas (The Rise, 1931.36) has been officially presumed dead after being missing from air operations over Hamburg. Angus was one of the four sons of Mr. J. Douglas, of Bentinck Road, Newcastle-on-Tyne, all of whom made their mark at St. Peter's. Each in his turn was Head of the Rise, and Angus was Head of the School also, as was his younger brother, M.S. From St. Peter's, Angus joined the Metropolitan Police, through the Hendon College. He was 26 when he was shot down.

MAURICE QUARTON CARLTON. It is with deep regret that we have heard that Maurice Carlton has been killed in action. Maurice, who was 25, was nine years in the School. He entered St. Olave's in 1927, passed. into, St. Peter's in 1932, and left in 1936.

He was a member of Temple.

JOHN PATERSON FARROW. We have learned with regret that John Paterson Farrow (St. Olave's and Temple, 1926.35) died suddenly of an illness contracted while serving with an anti-aircraft battery. He was 28, and was a lieutenant in the R.A. From School he went to Oxford, where he took a Class II in Modern Greats.

JOHN BURTON SHILLITOE. By the death of John Shillitoe, St. Peter's has lost another of its sons whose memory is still green with many of the boys who are yet in the School.

John left in July, 1940, and joined the R.A.F. in the following month. He was shot down near Elburg, during operations over the Zuyder Zee, on the 6th November, 1944. He was nine years in the School (he joined St. Olave's in 1931, and in 1935 entered the senior school as a boarder in the Rise), and in his later years took a prominent part in the life of both House and School. As an athlete he was outstanding, and won the Victor Ludorum Cup in the last year in which the individual competition was held. The death of one who was at the School so recently and who, since he regularly visited us on his leaves, was a familiar figure to us to the end, seems particularly tragic, and we mourn deeply the loss, at the age of 23, of one whom we still think of as a " fine boy."

In July, 1942, he married Miss Joan Andrews, and the birth of a daughter, on the 28th October last, adds poignancy to the tragedy of his passing. To his wife and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Shillitoe, of Lime Tree Cottage, Clifton Green, York, we tender our heartfelt sympathy.

PRISONER OF WAR. News has reached us that J. C. Atkinson (The Rise, 1935.37) is a prisoner of war in Germany. We hear that Atkinson, who was prominent in the Dramatic Society when he was at School, is taking an active part in dramatics in the prison camp in which he is confined.

HONOURS AND DECORATIONS. Air Vice-Marshal C. E. H. Medhurst has been appointed Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Middle East Command, in place of Sir Keith Park. He assumes the acting rank of Air Marshal on taking up the appointment.

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J. Fearne was awarded the O.B.E. in the last New Year's Honours Lists.

He is a Wing Commander in the R.A.F., and was in Temple from 1924 to 1929. He is at present on the Western Front, having gone to France soon after D-Day. Prior to that he was on the invasion planning staff. Earlier in the war he served in the Middle East and in 1943 was mentioned in despatches.

Kenneth M. Ramsden (St. Olave's 1934, The Rise 1936.40), who is a Flying Officer in the R.A.F., was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in November, 1944.

W. B. Battrick (St. Olave's 1929, Temple 1933.36), who was on leave from the Western Front at the beginning of the year (he was among the lucky ones when the leave ballot was drawn) has been awarded a certificate by Field Marshal Montgomery in appreciation of his outstanding services in connection with D-Day operations. He is a sergeant in the R.A.S.C. and has been serving for five years. For several months he was at the War Office engaged in the invasion planning.

BIRTH. In December, 1944, to Betty (nee Toyne), wife of Brigadier E. P. Sewell, C.B.E., a son.

MARRIAGE.

BOYES—WORDSWORTH.-4th October, 1944, at the Church of the English Martyrs, York, by the Rt. Rev. Monsignor Hawkswell, V.G., William Boyes, M.B., Ch.B., only son of Mrs. Boyes and the late Mr. G. T. Boyes, 150 The Mount, York, to Mary Barbara, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Wordsworth, 151 Mount Vale, York.

ENGAGEMENT. The engagement was announced on 17th November, 1944, between Alan Burton Cooper, son of the late Mr. W. Burton Cooper, of Hull, and Mrs. C. D. Ellis, of Beaconsfield, and Peggy Frances, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Chalkley, of North Finchley.

MARRIAGE OF MR. J. SCOTT COOPER.

Mr. J. S. Cooper, a member of the Staff, who for most of the war period has been serving with the Royal Navy, was recently married on his return to this country after a prolonged period of service in eastern waters. We congratulate Mr. Cooper and hope that he will soon be back among us. The following are the particulars :On 4th December, 1944, at All Saints Church, Clifton, Bristol, Lieut.

J. Scott Cooper, R.N.V.R., son of the late W. L. Cooper and Mrs. Cooper, Treath House, Helford, Cornwall, to Third Officer Jenifer Mary Baker, W.R.N.S., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. RI:And Baker, Pembroke Road, Bristol.

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