THE PETERITE Vol. XXXVIII
MAY, 1946
No. 312
EDITORIAL There were moments in the long nightmare of the war when the links with the years before 1939 seemed irretrievably severed. Change, of course, is inevitable and inseparable from progress, and in the march of events we have -o other wish than to take our place in the vanguard. But the restrictions and . Ice shifts and expedients imposed by the war seemed likely in their cumulative feet to obliterate for all time much that was precious to us. It Was; therefore, .nth particular pleasure that we welcomed the news that Commemoration on something like the old scale would be possible in 1946. Three days at the end of the coming term will be devoted to the festival, and we print elsewhere in this issue a provisional programme of the events. The ill-health which has necessitated the resignation of the Ven. A. C. .nd from the Archdeaconry of York will be regretted by all Peterites. For qpny years Archdeacon England, who is Vice-Chairman of the Governors, has 11 1 familiar figure to us. We have learnt to appreciate to the full his I iness, his geniality, his zest, and his unfailing interest in all which , _ned the well-being of the School. He has been one of the most pfo:..inent and active of our Governors, and in days gone by his advice and guidance on financial matters have been of particular value. We write at the moment when he is about to undergo an operation at the Purey Cust Nursing Home, and hope that when our words are in print he will be well on the way to • - ry. We hope, too (and believe), that his retirement to Levisham, near ng, will not mean his withdrawal from the affairs of St. Peter's. We deeply regret the severance of an association with one whom we all it.,.. I with so much affection and esteem. The invitation to an Old Peterite, Mr. Philip R. Morris, C.B.E., M.A., M.A. to nt the prizes at Commemoration was singularly happy and appropriate. _. .is' appointment, last February, to the Vice-Chancellorship of the University of bristol was a signal honour, and a well-deserved recognition of the reputation which he has built up by his previous services to education, notably as DirectorGeneral of Army Education in the war. We look forward with pleasure to his visit, confident that an address given by one of such experience and eminence in the educational world will have the essential quality of understanding. A valuable aspect of the Commemoration arrangements is the opportunity which will be afforded to Old Peterites to discuss their affairs at a general meeting, at which, it is hoped, a large and representative number will be present. Thr-e is n ) doubt that the incidence of the war has necessitated some revision of the/ . .ganization of the O.P. Club. Six years of war have inevitably weakened its cohesion and much could be done to strengthen the ties between the members of the Club and the present School. We have no doubt that O.P.'s are fully alive to such considerations and that the dinner and business meeting vdill produce definite results. The Easter term, to which this number refers, was remarkable for the return of most of those members of the teaching staff who had been absent on i war service. We are grateful indeed to the many ladies and gentlemen who as '' - v members of the staff gave us such valuable help in the war period. a we should never have surmounted the difficulties of the emergency. i ,,.'.. • ess to a feeling of satisfaction at seeing the masters' stalls in Chapel wea' again their old, familiar aspect—familiar at least to the most senior boys and : 'hose older members of the staff who themselves were exempt from -
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