HOUSE NOTES

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

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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.

We have contributed £5 16s. to the Red Cross this term, an excellent 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.