May 1946 by StPetersYork

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 -

CONTENTS Page 1

Editorial Commemoration, 1946 Obituary

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Old Peterite News ...

The Staff on War Service ... The School Calendar Engagement ... Valete and Salvete

School Officers

Notes and Items 11

House Notes ... The Oxford Cup, 1945 , 46 ... The Chapel ... The Library ...

The Debating Society

The Music Society ... The Art Club Chess

The Natural Science Society A Visit to the National Glass Works

School Concert

J.T.C.

Scouting

Shooting

Fencing Athletics

Rowing

Rugby Football

Squash

Boxing Cricket Fixtures, 1946 The Junior School ...

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Editorial Notices

direct war service. The latter, who bore so much of the heat and burden of the long and arduous war years, will no doubt welcome their return with relief as well as pleasure, knowing that their load will be lightened. The calls of the services depleted our staff as it was in 1939 by nearly fifty per cent., and it is highly gratifying that almost all of them are now restored to us. We would draw attention to the article in this issue which gives some brief account of their various experiences. The teaching staff, of course, has had to grow with the School and now numbers about 30, as against 17 or 18 in pre-war days. In a school of this kind generous staffing is vital. Only so can we provide the necessary variety in advanced courses and maintain a worthy standard of teaching and supervision. A notable achievement in the past term was the brilliant victory in Athletics over Ampleforth. Competitive athletic meetings are for us an innovation—our first was an improvised fixture last year, at which the honours went to Ampleforth —and so decisive a turning of the tables against a school which has treated Athletics with the seriousness it deserves for many years gave us great satisfaction. The detailed results show some excellent performances, and the wholesale breaking of records at the annual inter-house contest is another indication of the great development in this branch of School sport. The completely inadequate dining-room accommodation—inadequate, that is, for the School as it has now grown—has presented serious problems of organization for some time. We are glad, therefore, that the removal of this disability has not had to await the materialization of our building plans as a whole. A temporary, though substantial dining-hall, large enough for our needs, is to be built immediately. To reassure those who, justifiably, are suspicious of building projects in these days, we may add that the contractors are at work on the foundations as we go to press.

COMMEMORATION, 1946 As has been previously announced, plans are being made this term to resume the normal peace-time Commemoration arrangements. Since this will be the first opportunity since the war for a re-union of Old Boys at the School, every effort is being made to ensure that everyone whose address is known receives an invitation. In this connection we should welcome information regarding Old Peterites who have, for one reason or another, lost touch with the School in recent years. The programme of events, which will be sent in greater detail to all Old Peterites in due course, is as follows :— Friday, 26th July. Morning. Two-day Cricket Match, School v. Old Peterite.s, begins. (R. A. Stratton, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, is organising the O.P. side.) 5-30 p.m. Meeting of Old Peterites. (This meeting is not limited to those who are members of the O.P. Club.) .

Saturday, 27th July. 11 a.m. Speech

Day and Prize Distribution by P. R. Morris, Esq., M.A., Vice-Chancellor of Bristol University and an Old Peterite. Afternoon. Cricket Match continued. Boat Races, etc. (Those Old Peterites wishing to row in one or other of the races should write to K. H. Rhodes.) Evening. Old Peterite Dinner (place and time to be arranged).

Sunday, 28th July. 11 a.m. Commemoration

Service. (Owing to the fact that space in the Chapel is strictly limited, it is intended that admission to this Service should be by ticket only and that tickets should only be issued to Old Peterites.) 2

OBITUARY LANCELOT ROUGIER FOSTER We regret to record the death, at his home in Sunderland, of Mr. L. R. Foster, O.B.E., on Thursday, 21st March, 1946. Mr. Foster, who was at St. Peter's in the late seventies and early eighties, was a well-known Sunderland solicitor and for 31 years, until his retirement in May, 1945, was Secretary of the Sunderland Conservative Association. He was a day-boy at School, being a native of York, where his grandfather had been Sheriff, and was admitted a solicitor in January, 1888. He became a partner in the Sunderland firm of Huntly, Foster, and Russell, and was vicepresident of the Sunderland Law Society in 1903 and president in 1915. His connection with the Sunderland Conservative Association extended over a period of more than 50 years, a devotion which was recognised by the members of the Association by the presentation of a silver tray and silver tea and coffee service on his retirement a year ago. Beginning as a voluntary worker as far back as 1892, Mr. Foster was invited to become agent for Houghton-le-Spring in 1901, and in 1913 became secretary of the Sunderland Conservative Association. In all, he conducted, as agent, eight election campaigns, in seven of which he was successful in securing the return of Conservative candidates for the Borough. In the war of 1914.18 Mr. Foster was over military age, but joined the recruiting staff, at the request of the military authorities, with the rank of captain. In the recent war he was an active member of the Sunderland Local Committee of the Ministry of Information and of many other committees engaged in various phases of the war effort. In 1938 his services had earned him the award of the O.B.E. Mr. Foster, who was 79 at the time of his death, leaves a widow and two daughters, both married. The funeral, preceded by a service at Christ Church, of which he was churchwarden for some years, took place on Saturday, 23rd

OLD PETERITE NEWS ROLL OF HONOUR T. D. Ambler. P. Heywood. H. D. F. Amor. J. R. Hollington. M. Biggin. B. H. W. Jackson. J. A. Brittain. P. A. Johnstone. M. J. Buckle. P. D. Johnstone. J. W. Butler. B. Lee (St. Olave's). M. Q. Carlton. R. C. Lynch. A. P. Coombe. H. A. Milburn. J. D. Croasdale. I. Mitchell. J. Dales. L. H. W. Parkin. J. B. Deas. H. C. Pexton. . S. Dodds. J. R. Rainford. A. W. Douglas. H. W. Richardson. T. B. J. Eveleigh. C. M. Robson. J. P. Farrow. J. B. Shillitoe. J. M. Ferguson. G. S. Stead (Master). F. W. Fineron. J. W. Stead. J. H. Foster. H. L. Taylor. J. H. Fothergill. L. Telfor. J. Garnham. J. R. Walters. J. Glaves. W. L. Walters.. S. M. Green. M. A. Wellington (St. Olave's). R. T. J. Griffiths. J. Williams (St. Olave's). The above list contains the addition of the name of John Walton Stead (School House, 1931.35), whose death in action, in Malaya, on 17th February, 1942, has , now been officially presumed. Previously he had been reported .. missing., 3

In all, the records in the possession of the School show that forty-two Old Peterites, three who were Old Olavites only, and one Master made the supreme sacrifice. May we repeat our request that any readers who may have further information will communicate with us at once ? It is important that the list should be as complete as possible. OLD PETERITE MASONIC LODGE It was mentioned in the last issue that proposals were being discussed for the formation of an Old Peterite Masonic Lodge. A number of favourable replies have already been received, and it is intended to have a meeting at an early date to discuss details and petition for a warrant. As far as can be seen at present there will be about twenty founders, and there are quite a number of applicants for membership. If any Old Peterite is interested, will he please write to Brigadier C. C. Fairweather, 23 The Crescent, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, informing him whether he would like to become (a) a founder or (b) a joining member. It is probable that the meeting to discuss details will be held at York on Commemoration Day, when it is hoped a large number of Old Peterites will be present. It would be a great help to Brigadier Fairweather if Old Peterites who are interested and who are Masons will communicate with him prior to the proposed meeting. ITEMS Mr. P. R. Morris, C.B.E., M.A. (1913.20), whose appointment as ViceChancellor of Bristol University was recorded in our last issue, has accepted the chairmanship of the provisional committee to establish a Bureau of Current Affairs sponsored by the Carnegie United Kingdom Trustees. The aim is a peace-time version of " ABCA,' the Army Bureau of Current Affairs, which would continue and extend the same kind of valuable service for the benefit of the community in general. R. A. Stratton (The Manor, 1938.43) gained his Hockey Blue at Cambridge and kept goal against Oxford in the match on Saturday, 16th March, which ended in a draw, 3-3. Stratton had already been awarded a war-time Blue for cricket, keeping wicket in last year's 'Varsity match, and we congratulate him on his double distinction. He is to organize the Old Peterite side to play against the School during the Commemoration festivities in July. It is hoped that Norman Yardley will be able to play in this match. We were glad to hear that both A. B. Sellers (the Manor, 1921.24), whose award of the O.B.E. was recorded in our issue of October last, and N. W. D. Yardley (School House, 1928.34) are expected to play regularly for Yorkshire this season. Sellers resumes duty as captain, a post in which he was conspicuously successful in pre-war county cricket ; and his appointment to the England Selection Committee is evidence of his eminence in the cricket world to-day. P. R. G. Graham (School House, 1935.40) has continued to distinguish himself at rugger for St. Mary's Hospital. He was outstanding in the triumphant progress of the St. Mary's team in the Middlesex " Seven-aside " Competition at Twickenham, which the Hospital won by defeating Cardiff, 13-3, in the final. Lt.-Commander S. G. S. Pawle, R.N.V.R. (School House, 1927.31), won the Squash Rackets Championship of Malta. The competition attracted nearly 50 entries from the Services, and Pawle went through five rounds without losing a single game. In the final he beat Lt. F. A. Nunn, R.N.V.R., by 9-4, 10-8, 9-4. It will hardly be news, though it should be recorded here, that C. M. Shadwell (1910.14) has severed his long connection with the B.B.C. and has resigned from his position as conductor of the Variety Orchestra, which he has held since 1936. The aspect of his work most familiar to the public at large has been, of course, his association with the long-lived " Itma " programme. Since April he has no longer contributed to it his ingenious musical arrangements or suffered in silence (or at best with a stuttering effort at self-defence) the 4

witticisms of the notorious governor of that very far-flung outpost of Empire, Tomtopia. We wish Mr. Shadwell good luck in his new venture. The following excerpt from a letter from the Rev. J. A. Easten (1881.90) is of great interest and should appeal particularly to Peterites who were at the School fifty and more years ago. Mr. Easten wrote to protest against an error in the list, printed in our February number, of O.P.'s who attended the dinner in London last November :—" . . . . I feel that the memory of the ' Adamites' House,' i.e., Clifton Green House, should not be wiped out without protest. I was not at the School House, as alleged, but at Clifton Green House, first under the Rev. Thomas Adams, nephew of Professor Adams, the great astronomer, then under the Rev. H. Lowther Clarke, afterwards Archbishop of Melbourne, then under the Rev. C. R. Gilbert, afterwards Headmaster of King Henry VIII's School, Coventry, and lastly under the Rev. A. E. Burton, who is still living and is Rector of Litcham, Norfolk. Gilbert was an outstanding teacher of mathematics, and one of his pupils, Thompson, was first in all England in the mathematical part of the Indian Civil Service Examination." Mr. Easten retired in April from the living of Colton, in Norfolk, and is now living at 39 Chart Lane, Reigate, Surrey. We must confess that we do not feel very contrite about the unintentional mistake in our last number, since it has inspired such interesting reminiscences. ENGAGEMENT From " The Times " of Wednesday, 8th May :— " The engagement is announced between Norman Walter Dransfield Yardley, only son of Mr. P. D. Yardley, The Grove, Royston, Barnsley. and Antonia Marguerite, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. S. Meares, Prospect House, Kilbourne, Derbyshire." OXFORD LETTER 17th March, 1946. To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, It has become increasingly apparent during the last two terms that activities in Oxford are quickly resuming their normal course. The Boat Race is once more to be rowed from Putney to Mortlake, Blues are again being awarded, and for those colleges which are fortunate enough, Bump Suppers have been restored. There has been a considerable influx of ex•servicemen into the colleges so that the Battle of Alamein provides an inexhaustible topic of conversation in many J.C.R.'s. The Old Peterites at present in the University number four, and .though no official meetings are ever held, we manage to see each other in various haunts from time to time. The following is a brief resume of our activities, as far as we dare divulge them to the public eye. R. E. Dodd appears to be working rather hard and can often be seen on his way to the Chemical Labs., chasing along the Broad on his bicycle. He is now President of the University Swimming Club, and he tells us with great relish that he intends to take the 'Varsity team to swim against Paris University in the Long Vacation. His efforts on the violin seem to have ceased recently, but among his various pastimes he finds time to sing with the Oxford Harmonic Society and to attempt " The Times " crosswords. One of his favourite haunts is Vincent's Club, where he organised an informal O.P. meeting last term. F. L. Duffield (B.N.C.) is now back in his own college after an enforced sojourn of two years in Christ Church. He has been known to do some work, at least since the war ended, but his excuse is that he has to take Finals next year. One of his occupations last term was digging up divots on the Southfields Golf Course to the accompaniment of an incessant flow of invective, directed mainly against the man who invented bunkers. He has also been playing hockey for his college, but managed to break his finger in the first game of this term and was unable to take part in " Cuppers." Other activities include singing with the Bach Choir and drinking coffee with the Conservative Association. 5

I. H. Baker (St. Edmund Hall) is up here on an Army Course until July, and has lately been seen driving lorries to the danger both of himself and the public along the Northern By-pass. He works as much (or as little) as all other Cadets, and complained to us that whilst in pursuit of his studies, his bicycle mysteriously disappeared from outside Jesus. He plays rugger for his college, arrayed in a pair of golf stockings which he wore at School. He also patronises Conservative coffee meetings, and together with Duffield he has evolved an ingenious scheme for deposing the Labour Government. Other activities seem to consist of rowing, playing squash, and arguing over the relative merits of tanks and artillery with other Cadets. Little is known of J. D. Taylor-Thompson (Balliol), but he has apparently been engaged in book-hunting in the Oxford University Press with some success. He occasionally graces the Union and the Conservatives, as well as the Balliol Music Society. His continued interest in the Classics leads us to assume that Aristotle and Plato possess some hidden charm which has hitherto escaped us.. We have not heard of any O.P.'s among the returning servicemen, but we shall be very pleased if any who do come to Oxford will get in touch with us. In conclusion, we wish the School all the best of luck in every activity. We remain, Yours faithfully, THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES. CAMBRIDGE LETTER

To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, All too soon the Lent term, that barrier between the free and easy Michaelmas term and the frenzied revision of the Easter term, has gone, and certain O.P.'s are already beginning to feel qualms at the time wasted in doing everything except work. The preceding term saw the re-institution of the peace-time " blue " replacing the " representative colour' which was awarded during the war. Towards the end of term, activity in work and sport reached a climax with the proximity of the May exams and the inter-varsity matches. While the successes of O.P.'s in the former sphere have yet to be decided, there is no doubt that R. A. Stratton deserves our heartiest congratulations for his attainments in the field of sport. Already the recipient of a war-time blue for cricket last summer, he was awarded his hockey blue last term. We take this opportunity of wishing him every success in the coming cricket season. For the rest•of us, we are content to applaud the giants in work and sport. The oldest inhabitant, Lockwood (fondly recalling days when one dressed for dinner), insists he can't work as hard as he used to do. Having graduated from the Union to the House of Commons (we don't know how he gets the tickets), he considers himself a back-bencher in the Visitors' Gallery. R. A. Stratton, in private life sharing a room with the above, reflects many of his qualities. Work is incidental to social events such as the Conservative Balls, as a certain society magazine revealed to us. G. E. K. Reynolds has worked really hard this term. After touring with the Varsity Rugby XV in France, he returned to Cambridge and retired from all activities, social and otherwise. Most people will be relieved to learn that he has strutted and fretted his hour upon the stage and will be heard no more. Shardlow (St. John's) took his crew, the Lady Margaret 1st VIII, to Chester, where they rowed to second place in the Head of the River race held there. Other O.P.'s at Cambridge are rarely seen. We can now refute the suggestion that Drummond " does nothing in particular." On several occasions he was seen whiling away his time in cinema queues. Terry, a giant of the working world, has disappeared, as has the equally elusive Ecdes. Mountain, intercepted quite by chance on the way to what he termed an engagement, refused to divulge his activities. 6

Despite remarks to the contrary, work looms large on the horizon of an undergraduate at this time of the year, but we should, nevertheless, welcome visits from O.P.'s to the University at any time. Wishing the School every success. We remain, Yours sincerely, THE CAMBRIDGE O.P.'s.

THE SCHOOL CALENDAR In response to a suggestion from Capt. R. White, R. Signals (St. Olave's and Rise, 1925.36), we are including a School Calendar with each copy of " The Peterite " sent to O.P.'s. This course has been adopted since the programme of • the term's events was not complete at the time of going to press. We hope the innovation will be appreciated.

THE STAFF ON WAR SERVICE By the middle of the Easter term four of the permanent members of the staff who had been absent on war service had returned. Col. Chilman came back to St. Olave's in September, 1945, and at various points in the early part of the Easter term Mr. Crews, Mr. Harding and Mr. Waine resumed their places in St. Peter's. By the time this issue of " The Peterite " is published, Mr. Cooper and Mr. Le Tocq will have returned to the fold, and the staff will have taken on its peace-time complexion. The moment seems opportune for some brief review of their various war-time experiences. Altogether the calls of the war took from us nine of our regular staff. As, unhappily, we had to record in " The Peterite " of September, 1942, Mr. G. S. Stead, who was Housemaster of Temple before the war, and as a Royal Air Force Reservist was called upon at the outbreak, was killed on active service in the Middle East on 22nd June, 1942. Mr. W. N. Corkhill, who was Housemaster of the Rise, was claimed by I.C.I. early in 1941, and, reluctantly, we believe, has been induced to remain in industry for the future. Of Mr. Jeffs we cannot, at the moment, speak with certainty. He left us in July, 1940, to join the Navy, and, as was recorded in our issue of June, 1942, was Mentioned in Despatches for his gallantry in the action off Cape Matapan. He is now a Lieut.-Commander, stationed at Malta, engaged on work in connection with radar, and may not be able to return to us until September next. We may count ourselves fortunate indeed that no less than six of our masters have now returned unscathed, and with their enthusiasm for the School unimpaired. Mr. K. G. Chilman, who was the first to re-appear, had been the first to leave us. He was called up on 22nd August, 1939, before hostilities had actually begun. For more than a year he commanded an anti-aircraft unit in the Humber area, until, in October, 1940, he was called upon to set up a Training Unit in mid-Wales, of which he remained Commanding Officer until its closure in 1943. Thereafter he commanded an A.A. unit in London, sited in Hyde Park for the protection of Buckingham Palace. His next appointment was with A.A. Defence Command, Exeter, in June, 1944, to cover the invasion of Normandy. His service was rounded off with some seven months in India (S.E.A.C.), with the Civil Labour Control Mission, until July, 1945, when he returned to civilian life. His military rank of Lieut.-Colonel was made substantive soon afterwards—a well-deserved recognition of his valuable service in so many responsible posts, upon which we congratulate him. Mr. Cooper, as might have been expected, chose the Navy, entering as 2nd Class Stoker in March, 1941. Within a few months—in November—he earned promotion to Acting Temporary Sub-Lieutenant, and in April of the following year joined the staff of Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Fleet, as Cypher Officer. In this capacity he spent a year and a half in Diego Suarez, Madagascar—he was promoted to temporary lieutenant in November, 1942—until, in March, 1944, 7

he was appointed Naval Liaison Officer in the French ship " D'Entrecasteaux." In September of the same year he returned to England, where he was on the staff of H.M.S. Allenby, Folkestone, an appointment which was doubtless welcome after more than two years in eastern waters. He was, however, destined before demobilization to a further spell in the East, and in August, 1945, he was in Southern India, on the staff of Commander Minesweeping, Mandapam. The value of Mr. Crew's O.T.C. experience was promptly recognized by the authorities, and almost as soon as he left us, in September, 1940, he was made Infantry Instructor of the 164th O.C.T.U., an appointment which he held for some two years with the rank of captain, until, in November, 1942, he joined the 2/5th Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters, on coastal defence. A month later he was on active service, going to North Africa with the 1st Army as rifle platoon commander. Thereafter his fortunes were bound up with the progress of the Mediterranean war. At the end of the Tunisian campaign he was promoted to Major to command a rifle company, which he took to Italy in the 46th Division, taking part in the famous Salerno landings on 9th September, 1943. Five weeks later he was wounded at the crossing of the Volturno in the advance northward. He returned to his battalion in December to join in the assault on the so-called Hitler Line, participating in the early battles around Cassino on the Garigleano River. A respite from this protracted period of fighting came when the division was ordered to M.E.F. for a rest, in March, 1944. Until July, Major Crews was engaged on Internal Security in Syria and Palestine. He returned to Italy for the opening of the attack on the - Gothic " line, and in November reached Forli in the Po Valley. His outstanding services in this phase of the advance were recognised by the award of the American Bronze Star Medal and by a Mention in Despatches. After this rigorous campaigning he was flown to Salonika, with his battalion, for Internal Security duty, and at the beginning of 1945 he finally parted from his old company for service as an Instructor at the School of Infantry in Palestine. The end of his distinguished and arduous military service came in December, 1945, when he left M.E.F. for demobilization. Mr. Harding, who followed Mr. Crews into the army a month or so later— in October, 1940—and was demobilized in February of this year, was commissioned, after his preliminary period of training, in the Royal Artillery. He spent more than three and a half years on active service in the Mediterranean theatre, in Africa, Palestine, Syria and Italy. He had the distinction of serving with the 51st (Highland) Division and taking part in the battle which history, perhaps, will appraise as the decisive turning-point of the war, the famous victory of Alamein. With Field Marshal Montgomery's forces he joined in the rapid pursuit through Cyrenaica and Tripolitania to link up in Tunis with the troops which had landed in French North Africa. From Tunis he had a further period of service in Palestine and Syria, until, in May, 1944, he was ordered to Italy, to join in the stubborn fighting which went with our laborious advance up the peninsular. The last brilliantly-conceived campaign which gave the quietus to the Gearman armies in Italy carried Lieut. Harding to Trieste, ,whence he returned in time to take his place among us soon after the beginning of the Easter term. Mr. Le Tocq, by virtue of his Territorial Army rank, was able to dispense with the usual period in the ranks and was commissioned immediately on joining, in January, 1941. After a brief refresher course he was appointed to the 70th Battalion West Yorks., a young soldiers' battalion whose role was primarily home defence. His service with this unit, with the rank of captain, lasted until July, 1943, when the battalion was disbanded. For a year following he was attached to G.H.Q., Home Forces, as G.S.O.3, until, in July, 1944, he was transferred to the Staff College, Camberley. This period ended in December, 1944, and after a very brief sojourn in Northern Ireland with the 2/8th Lancashire Fusiliers he left England in January, 1945, to H.Q., Allied Land Forces, S.E.A.C. His duties as D.A.Q.M.G. took him to India, Ceylon, and 8

finally Singapore. He was demobilized, with the rank of Major, in March, 1946, and rejoined the staff of St. Peter's at the beginning of the Summer term. Like Mr. Cooper and Mr. Jeffs, Mr. Waine, the Director of Music, preferred the sea. He joined the Navy as Ordinary Coder in September, 1940, later transferring to Seaman Branch and serving in a destroyer in the North Sea. In 1941 he was commissioned, passing out from King Alfred, and saw service in the North Atlantic in an anti-submarine trawler and later in a corvette, H.M.S. Poppy, on Russian convoys. After a long course at Portsmouth in 1941, he joined the staff of Allied Naval Commander, Expeditionary Force, subsequently being appointed to the staff of one of the Flag Officers commanding assault forces, training at Inverness, Portsmouth, and off the Normandy coast. After the invasion he was ordered, in August, 1944, to the Pacific for service with the American 7th Fleet. A period in H.M.S. Kempenfelt for operations off Sakishima Gunto ended when he was appointed to the staff of Commander-inChief, British Pacific Fleet. He was released from the Navy, as LieutenantCommander, in February, 1946. The record of the war service of the members of the staff, of which the above is necessarily a bald epitome, contains many not undistinguished features, and we may be proud of it. We are glad to see so many of them back among us. To a large number of the School they come perforce as strangers, though many of the senior boys will remember them well enough and can give assure ance of their good qualities and of the advantage which the School will enjoy by their return. The older ones among us find them little changed by the lapse of years and their varied experiences. Mr. Cooper, Mr. Crews and Mr. Harding, who went forth in single blessedness, found themselves yoke-fellows, as has been recorded in the appropriate numbers of " The Peterite." Collectively, we can congratulate them again, now that we have made the acquaintance of their wives. ,

ENGAGEMENT It is possibly unprecedented for two members of the teaching, staff to become engaged to be married to each other. The war, introducing ladies to the St. Peter's Common Room, has made it possible, however, and we have to congratulate Miss S. M. Allen and Mr. J. R. Nix, not only on their engagement, made public in the Easter holidays, but on the complete success with which they concealed their intentions from us all. The following is the formal announcement copied from " The Times " of Tuesday, 16th April, 1946 :" The engagement is announced between John, younger son of Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Nix, Chatteris, Cambs., and Sheila Mary, only daughter of Mr. S. and the late Mrs. B. Allen, West Huntington Hall, York." We understand that the marriage will take place in the summer holidays.

VALETE AND SALVETE

March. R. I. Kemble, 1VC.

VALETE (March, 1946) THE RISE SALVETE (January, 1946)

D. M. Findlay (Shell).

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SCHOOL OFFICERS EASTER TERM, 1946

School Monitors : Head of School and Clifton Rise—C. S. SHEPHERD. Head of Temple—E. A. K. DENISON. Head of the Manor—P. A. SPEIGHT. Head of School House—I. S. MACPHERSON. Chapel Monitor—P. GARBETT. W. J. CLARK. K. A. BOYES. F. P. BAKER. House Monitors :

Manor—P. J. CHADWICK, J. McD. L. DOOK, D. R. REAVLEY, J. LENNARD. The Rise—J. C. M. RAYSON, P. R. SYKES, A. C. RODGER, K. W. WILSON. School House—W. J. T. FORSYTHE, P. N. H. MORETON, L. D. EDINGER, R. G. CROWTHER, P. J. SHARDLOW. Temple—P. W. WEIGHILL, V. B. GREGORY, D. HARDISTY, J. F. BLACKBURN. Captain of Rugger—C. S. SHEPHERD. Captain of Boats—P. W. WEIGHILL. Captain of Athletics—W. J. CLARK. Captain of Squash—J. McD. L. DOOK. Captain of Shooting—P. A. SPEIGHT. Captain of Fencing—P. A. SPEIGHT. Captain of Boxing—E. A. K. DENISON. C.S.M. in J.T.C.—P. W. WEIGHILL.

Editors of " The Peterite ":

E. A. K. DENISON, W. J. CLARK, P. A. SPEIGHT, D. HARDISTY, J. F. BLACKBURN.

NOTES AND ITEMS The first lecture of the term was given on Tuesday, 12th February, by Mr. Gurney, who was in charge of a school in Singapore until the Japanese captured it. He was a civilian internee for three and a half years, and he gave us an interesting and impressive description of prison conditions, which gradually grew worse as the defeat of the Japanese came nearer. The only careers talk of this term was on the subject " Brewing as a career " on 28th February, and was given by Mr. W. D. Frost, the general manager of Tadcaster Tower Brewery, who gave us all the details of work in a brewery and answered all our questions untiringly. On Tuesday, 5th March, Mr. Guy Butler paid us a visit. Mr. Butler, as well as being an Olympic Games runner in his younger days, has done a great deal for British athletics as a coach and lecturer, and was the first to use the standards system successfully. At 4.30 Mr. Butler gave a talk on technique and training in the Gymnasium to a number of picked ' athletes," and at 6.30 in Big Hall he gave a lecture, illustrated by lantern slides and motion films of famous athletes, to the whole School, who thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. On 20th March we were visited by Captain Pulleyn-Thompson, Secretary of the Public Schools' Employment Bureau, who gave us an interesting talk on our chances of a good career. Doubtless he deliberately intended to stimulate us by emphasizing the fierceness of competition in these days. By the time he had finished, we certainly had the impression that there was very little hope in any career for anyone with less qualification than a 1st class degree!

We were glad to hear of the arrival of the School's own cine-projector (which was ordered four years ago !). Chadwick was soon taught how to operate it, and it was given a trial run, a Western thriller, enjoyed by many more than would care to admit it ! A Cinematograph Club was formed, and in future we are to have several film shows every term. The first was on Sunday, 24th March, when we were entertained by Will Hay in " Oh, Mr. Porter !", marking the beginning of what we hope will be an important and amusing part of our school life. For, rightly, the projector is to be used for recreational as well as purely educational purposes. HOUSE NOTES THE MANOR. Looking back over this term, we can say that it has been quite successful. For the first time we have won a boating cup—the 2nd Division Cup—and we should like to congratulate D. Reavley and his crew on their success. In the 1st Division we lost to Temple after a good race. In the semi-finals of the 2nd Division we beat the Rise and then went on to beat Temple. This term we again won the Squash Cup, beating the Rise 3-0 in the semi-finals and School House 3-0 in the final. As a result, D. J. Oliver was awarded his House colours for squash. Although we were not very successful in the sports, several of our members gave a good account of themselves. We were especially glad to see C. Frank win the Intermediate 100 yards and 220 yards, beating the existing School records in each event, and also J. Dook win the Senior High Jump. While on the subject of athletics we cannot fail to mention the successes of the Manor members of the School athletic team. G. Reynolds won the Mile, J. Dook tied for 1st place in the High Jump, and C. Frank won the Intermediate 100 yards and Long Jump. We would like to congratulate G. Reynolds and J. Dook on the award of their School athletic colours, and C. Frank on the award of his Colt's athletic colours. We were also glad to see G. Reynolds first home in the Cross-Country once again. Drummond and his team again won the Chess Trophy, beating both School House and Temple. We were not very successful in the boxing this year, but we should like to congratulate our boxers on the fine performances they put up, especially W. Andrews, W. Graham and J. Gibson, who won their fights in the finals. As a result, W. Andrews was awarded his House colours. Congratulations also to D. R. Reavley and J. Lennard on their appointment as House Monitors. THE RISE Although we have little material success to show for our activities in the inter-house events this term, we can safely say that in no sport did we fail to put up a good performance. Our cross-country team did not come up to expectations in spite of considerable training, but much experience was gained. On the river this term we have been unlucky—first we found that our stroke, Amos, was unable to row, and then Wilson, who took his place, was also pronounced unfit, so that both our fours were weakened. In spite of this, however, and the time lost in training through illness, both our crews put up a good fight, and Smith in particular deserves mention for the race he rowed in the senior event, although he came into the boat only a few days before the race. Four of our contestants won their bouts in the semi-finals of the Boxing, and Dodgson, although he lost his fight, is to be congratulated on his pluck and determination. In the finals, however, our only successful entrant was Smith, who fought with skill and courage to defeat a bigger opponent. 11

Perhaps our most successful results were obtained in athletics. Led by Baker, who was himself unable to run owing to a rugger injury, the whole House worked hard and our efforts were rewarded when we found we had come top in the Standards. On Sports Day, however, we were unable to hold our lead, having to rely on a few people to run all the events, but the results of the Juniors, with three records broken by Warrington and one by Thompson, augur well for the future. The Rise was also well represented in the School running team, and Shepherd is to be congratulated on the award of his athletics colours. SCHOOL HOUSE In the inter•house events this term we have done as well as we expected to do, and even better. In the boating we caused one of our surprises by beating the Rise in the First Division semi-finals, and then giving a more experienced Temple crew a very close race in the finals. Our success was mainly due to our captain and stroke, Radford, whom we congratulate on the performance. In the Second Division we were defeated easily by Temple in the semi-finals, for reasons we are not inclined to disclose here ! The cross country we won by the narrow margin of three points. This was achieved by skilful .packing—we had five runners in the first ten time. Of these, Greetham, fourth, and Sawyer, who was awarded his House running colours, are to be congratulated on fine performances. We must also mention the plucky effort of Dennis, who, having had his foot spiked at the outset, completed the course, and was counted our sixth man. Success also attended the efforts of our boxers, and we retained the cup. Macpherson, the captain, Knowlson, Wilson, Baker, and Griffiths, J. C., all fought their way into the finals and won their bouts. Parker, in the finals, and Norwood and Jackson in the semi-finals, were good losers. Promise was shown especially by Knowlson, Griffiths, J. C., and Baker. We entered the finals of the squash, having beaten Temple easily in the semi-finals, but the Manor proved too strong, and none of our strings was successful. Rather unusually for the House, we were down in points on the Athletic Standards, and on Sports Day we were unable to catch up either Temple or Rise and finished third. We were represented in the School athletics team by Clark, Macpherson, Greetham, and Walker, and congratulate Clark up his athletics colours. Nor were our chess team up to the standard of their Manor opponents, whom we congratulate on retaining the cup. The main emphasis in hobbies this term has been upon wireless sets, which • have caused no little interference. Looking back over this fullest of terms we can say that we do so with considerable satisfaction.

TEMPLE This term, it seems, we have found our feet as a House at last and had a very successful term. Although we lost the Cross-Country Plate to School House by a mere three points, and the Manor brains proved too much for us at chess, our successes in other fields have more than made up for these and other losses. Congratulations to School House on winning the boxing again and beating us at squash, too. The 1st IV succeeded in winning the Boating Cup, which returns to us after an absence of two years. Our most important successes, however, were in athletics. Templars formed nearly half the School athletics team which defeated Ampleforth so decisively, and we congratulate Haysey on the re-award of his athletics colours and Slegg on the award of his colts athletics colours.

In inter-house athletics we won the shield for the first time for several years. Thanks to the efforts of the whole House we were a close second to Rise when Standards finished. The fact that, on the last day of Standards, in response to an appeal by Mr. Moore, the House gained over 100 extra points, shows that we have developed a very real House spirit, which promises well for the future. When Green, Slegg, and Dodsworth gained first three places in the Intermediate Mile we drew level with the Rise. On Sports Day individual successes were too numerous to mention ; let it suffice to say that as well as gaining first place in eight events and two relays the Temple representatives finished in the first four in all except five events. Hearty congratulations also to the following new House colours : Haysey, Parker, Green, Slegg, Dodsworth, and Dryden. We shall still be in full force next term as no one is leaving, and thus have high hopes of completing a successful year.

THE OXFORD CUP, 1945 46 -

The results to date are given in the following table :Points Rise Awarded Manor — — 20 Senior Rugger ... — 10 -Junior Rugger ... 20 Senior Rowing ••• 10 10 Junior Rowing ... — 20 — Senior Cricket ••• — — 10 Junior Cricket ... 20 ... Athletics 20 — — ... Swimming 10 Cross-country ... — — 10 ... Squash ... 10 — Shooting (Team) 10 — Shooting (House Average) — 10 ... ... Tennis 10 ... ... Boxing 10 Section Competition ... 200

School House 20 —

— 10 —

Temple — 10 20 — — — 20 — — — — — — — —

— 10 —

THE CHAPEL The Very Rev. the Dean of York preached at Evensong on Sunday, 17th February, and the Rev. G. A. Ellison, Chaplain to the Archbishop of York, on Sunday, 24th February. On Thursday, 21st March, the following thirty-nine boys were confirmed in Chapel by the Bishop of Selby :—S. H. Amos, I. G. Cobham, D. Dixon, R. E. S. Farrar, C. W. D. Green, P. V. W. Gunning, L. R. Hain, D. Haley, G. M. Herring, T. Hobson, D. H. Holmes, D. C. Jack, J. F. N. Jackson, A. M. Kendell, P. C. Knowlson, B. J. Longstaff, R. T. W. McDermid, R. C. Marshall, P. J. R. Mason, P. W. V. Milburn, G. A. Myers, D. P. Norwood, D. J. Osborne, R. A. Relton, R. H. Richardson, I. R. Riley, M. Speight, E. D. Thornton, M. I. H. Unwin, J. C. Varley, B. D. C. Walker, I. U. Warrington, R. G. J. Washing ton, A. Watson, B. D. Watson, R. D. Webster, P. R. Whitelock, D. J. Wilrin M. Wye. 13

The Chapel Committee met on the 24th March and decided to make donations from the Collections Fund to St. Dunstan's, The S.S.M.'s Missionary work in South Africa, Dr. Barnardo's Homes, The York Boys' Club, and The R.S.P.C.A.

THE LIBRARY Librarian : L. BURGESS, Esq. Library Monitors : E. A. K. DENISON, P. GARBETT, W. J. CLARK, K. A. BOYES, D. HARDISTY, J. F. BLACKBURN. The following books have been added to the Library this term :— Presented by J. C. Lyth, Esq. History of York, 3 vols. (Victoria County History Series)—Page. History of North Riding, 2 vols. (Victoria County History Series) —Page. Presented by the Rev. J. A. Easton. Picturesque Palestine, 3 vols.—Wilson. Presented by the Venerable Archdeacon England. History of Cambridge, 2 vols.—Dyer. Poverty and Progress—Seebohm Rowntree. History of the Jews, 3 vols.—Milman. Juveral—Ed. by Mayor. Aeneid of Virgil—Ed. by Conington. History of the Church of England—H. W. Patterson. The Church in the Roman Empire—Prof. Ramsay. Also : Science at Your Service—Ed. by Bullard. Science Broadcasts—Intr. by G. I. Smith. Avril—Hillaire Belloc. Science of Everyday Life—Buskirk and Smith. The Mediterranean Lands—M. I. Newbigin. Whitaker's Almanac. 1946. The Fanaticks—W. S. Scott. British History in the 19th Century and After—Trevelyan. Imperial Commonwealth—Lord Elton.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY President : THE HEADMASTER. Chairman : Mr. R. CALDER, M.A. Secretary : E. A. K. DENISON. Committee : C. S. SHEPHERD, P. R. SYKES, J. D. SWALE, W. S. SAMUELS, R. L. HUTCHINSON, R. T. W. McDERMID. Owing to the many and varied activities of the Easter term, the meeting, of the Society were once again curtailed to three. The first meeting of the term was held on Saturday, 26th January, when R. T. W. McDermid proposed that " This House believes that there is a deterioration in the fine arts owing to a lack of appreciation by the public." Appreciation of the arts was controlled, he said, by leisure, wealth, talent, security and taste. The speaker went on to illustrate, with appropriate examples, how much the public were now lacking in those controlling factors. He ended by showing how the war had speeded the decline of the arts. 14

R. Calder, Esq., opposing the motion, compared the arts to a person, and said that there was no deterioration but that the arts were suffering from a slight illness. He stated, with examples, that the arts had never been dependent on popularity, and claimed that even though there might be a certain lack of appreciation, it remained for the test of time to say whether or not there is any deterioration in the actual work. A. C. Rodger, speaking third, used all his time in attempting to contradict some of the opposer's statements. The arts, he claimed, were dependent on popularity, and any arts were dependent on public appreciation for their very survival. C. P. Lascelles, seconding the opposition, pointed out the difficulties of judging the value of the fine arts until a considerable time had elapsed. Taking what modern-day examples he could, he showed that classical books, classical concerts and art exhibitions were sought after as never before. When put to the vote, the motion was easily defeated. The second meeting of the term was held on Saturday, 23rd February, and took the form of a Brains Trust. The Trust consisted of C. S. Shepherd, W. J. Clark, P. W. Weighill, J. McD. L. Dook and J. F. Blackburn, with E. A. K. Denison, who also took the chair, as question-master. The meeting ran its full length of an hour and a half, and even then it was unable to deal with all the questions which had been selected from the many sent in. The question-master dosed a pleasant evening's entertainment by calling for a well-deserved round of applause for the members of the Brains Trust. The third and last meeting of the term took place on Saturday, 9th March, when the speakers were restricted to people below the Sixth Form. D. J. Pallant opened the debate by proposing that " This House believes the newspapers to have a bad influence on the public." He contended that newspapers were harmful in that they were party-biased concerns revolving round politics. Propaganda and crime were too dominant, and the only remedy was a strong control of the press by a committee of all parties concerned. C. D. Ryder, opposing the motion, pointed out the beneficial side of the newspaper, such as speech-reporting and advertising. A newspaper existed, he said, for the free expression of views, and it was not the newspaper's fault that reports and articles were misjudged, but rather the reader's fault for not hearing all the views before forming an opinion. M. Speight, seconding the proposition, said that the danger of the newspaper came from political propaganda, and said that international situations had arisen in which Britain had had to explain the statements of the press. He claimed that newspaper scandal was harmful in that it gave rise to much bad feeling. J. C. Varley, speaking fourth, pointed out the great use made of the newspaper by both the police and the government. He then went on to illustrate the great pleasure and enjoyment, without any harm being done, which the majority of people derived from reading the accounts of sporting events. After being thrown open to the House, the motion was put to the vote and defeated by eight votes to seven.

THE MUSIC SOCIETY There has been a noticeable increase of interest in the activities of the Music Society this term which augurs well for the future, and which may in part be attributed to the growing enthusiasm of monitors and senior members of the School. The Society offered a fuller programme this term than it has done hitherto and aimed chiefly at variety in order to please as many people as possible. 15

I. S. Macpherson and J. Dench gave a recital of gramophone records which covered a wide range of music of all ages and of all categories. For those who prefer to participate vocally in music-making, Mrs. Baird arranged a " SingSong," which, as always, was fully appreciated. Hardisty, who was elected to the committee as a swing representative early in the term, began his duties well with a Swing Recital which captured the interest of more people than would have cared to admit it. The A Piano Recital by J. D. Swale attracted an attentive audience. programme included Beethoven's " Pathetique " Sonata and four Chapin Preludes. We are again grateful to the Rev. P. P. N. Fawcett for another delightful evening of Gilbert and Sullivan, which on this occasion took the form of a performance of a complete recording of " The Yeoman of the Guard." The term's music was admirably rounded off with an Organ Recital by the School's Director of Music, Mr. F. Waine, who has just returned to us after serving in the Royal Navy during the war. The highlights of an interesting and well-balanced programme were the " Toccata and Fugue in D minor " by Bach and " Introduction and Fugue—The 94th Psalm " by Reubke. We extend a hearty welcome to Mr. Waine, and earnestly hope that under his guidance the music of the School will go from strength to strength.

THE ART CLUB The Club continued its usual activities, and the weekly meetings were regularly attended. Work of widely varied character, including painting in oils, modelling in clay and casting in plaster, poster designing, and model building, occupied the members' time to good purpose. Amongst the most active supporters were Dench, Burgess, Carlill, Watson, Grove-Stephenson, March, and Pickering. CHESS As usual in the Easter term, a host of other activities considerably delayed the playing of the inter-house chess. In the semi-finals Manor and Temple scored decisive victories over School House and Rise respectively, but in the final Manor had a hard task to beat Temple 5-2, and we congratulate the Manor team : D. C. Drummond, P. Jenkins and F. J. Chadwick, on regaining the cup after two years.

THE NATURAL SCIENCE SOCIETY President : THE HEADMASTER. Chairman : E. K. ROBINSON, Esq., B.Sc. Vice-Chairman : G. W. PICKERING. Secretary : W. H. ANDREWS. Four exceptionally well-attended meetings have been held this term, and this alone shows that the Society has made a very welcome return after a lapse of two years. On 19th January Mr. E. K. Robinson gave a talk on " The Stars Visible in January and February," and this was well illustrated by lantern slides and diagrams of the celestial bodies. " Forestry " was the subject of a lecture by Mr. A. W. Ping, on the 16th February, and lantern slides obtained from Oxford were used. After discussing forestry as a career, Mr. Ping went on to describe the more common English trees and methods of identification. The work of the Forestry Commission was then outlined, especially the planting of conifers in the Lake District. 16

Two of our junior but ardent members, J. P. Blake and M. Speight, talked on the 2nd March about British birds ; they described about forty of the betterknown ones, showing their different characteristics, and made much use of lantern slides kindly lent by Mr. Ping. A second of these talks, with the idea of stimulating interest on subjects within the scope of the average member, was given on the 23rd March by R. J. Gibson and J. Hannon on " Fresh Water Fish." After a survey of amphibians by Gibson, Hannon spoke on actual fish, in particular salmon, trout, pike, and carp. To end the meeting a short talkie film was shown, entitled "Facts about Fish," which illustrated a few of the common varieties from all over the world. The committee formed for the running of the Junior Branch of the Science Society is as follows :—Secretary, Speight, M. (Va) ; Welch (Va), Blake (Vb), Shearsmith (Vc), Gibson (IVa), Frater (IVb), Daniell (IVc), Taylor (Shell). On 13th March, 1946, these boys paid a very interesting and enjoyable visit to the National Glass Works, York, an account of which is given elsewhere.

A VISIT TO THE NATIONAL GLASS WORKS The Committee of the Junior Science Society paid a visit to the National Glass Works in Fishergate, York, on the 13th March, 1946. A guide was provided to show the party round the factory and to explain the process of glass manufacture. The Glass Works employs about 300 personnel, who work on eight hour shifts, both during the day and the night. The main ingredients used in the manufacture of the glass are sand, The quantities used are 10 cwts. of sand, 5 cwts. of limestone, and soda. Cobalt is added to remove the green colour limestone, and 2i cwts. of soda. in the glass, which is caused by iron in the sand. Before the war the sand was imported from Belgium. During the war, however, it was brought from King's Lynn. The ingredients are mixed together and some broken glass added to help fusion. The mixture is then called batch. This batch is floated on creosote oil in the furnaces, which are heated by a flame blowing through the space above the batch. The furnaces are heated up to a temperature of 1,440 deg. C. This temperature is recorded by a pyrometer placed opposite a hole in the wall of the furnace. When the batch melts, it sinks to the bottom and is let out into a storage tank, where it is kept hot. Two furnaces are used on half-hour shifts so that the temperature of the glass is not raised too high. About 40 tons of batch are used a day. From the storage tanks the molten glass is led away to the machines. Here the glass is dropped into the moulds where it is blown and shaped. The factory only makes bottles and jars. The machines turn them out at the rate of 16 to 30 bottles a minute, and altogether the plant turns out about 1i million bottles a week. The hot bottles are led out of the machines on a revolving belt and are placed in cooling chambers about 15 yards long. They are cooled for about two hours to prevent cracking, which happens if they are cooled too quickly. This cooling process is known as annealing. The bottles pass through the chamber and cold air is blown on them. At the end of the chamber they are inspected for flaws and cracks and then placed in cardboard cartons. The imperfect bottles are broken up to mix with the batch. The full cartons are then stacked in large warehouses ready for despatch to the breweries, or wherever bottles are used. The paper shortage has caused a great many difficulties, as the bottles cannot be manufactured unless there are cartons in which to pack them. 17

The Glass Works has its own workshop where the moulds for the bottles are turned, and where repairs to the machines are carried out. A canteen is provided for the workers, where they can get a light meal when they come off work. A first-aid room is also provided where the numerous small injuries caused by splinters of glass are treated. The whole plant is very efficiently air cooled, so that even while standing a few feet away from the furnaces the great heat is not felt. The factory stands on the bank of the River Foss, which is used as a means of transport to bring in sand and oil to the Glass Works. It was a most enjoyable and instructive visit.

SCHOOL CONCERT The School Monitors are to be congratulated on their production of the School Concert, which this year combined the talents and resources of all four Houses. Our compere was Shepherd, the Head of School, and there can be little doubt that the concert owed much of its success to him. The comic interferences which his announcements proved to be were perhaps the most amusing part of the evening's entertainment. The programme consisted of sketches and musical items, and during the former it was interesting for a member of the audience to speculate as to where he had last seen that coat or where that extraordinary hat was acquired. In the first sketch, Newdick and Hardisty gave us a lesson on the correct approach to golfing, together with an interpretation of the technical language of that fascinating pastime. The sound common sense of our tutor was, however, lost upon his companion, with humorous results. " The Murderess," with Weighill as a constable and Claybourn as the tragic heroine, was dependent on the comedy of anti-climax, the deed being inflicted not upon the poor lady's husband, but upon her dog. Weighill also took part in a sketch entitled " The North-West Frontier " as a gallant army officer who " didn't get the V.C. for nothing." The musical interludes between the sketches had something to please all tastes. Haysey's " Music in the Modern Manner " was much appreciated, and there was community singing led by the monitors, and for lovers of classical music, Swale played pieces by Chopin and Brahms. Perhaps the best of the sketches was " The Rise and Fall of a Glorious Empire," which illustrated the changes which it is possible for a new sergeantmajor (let him remain anonymous) to make in the lives and customs of his men. The part of the sergeant-major was taken, with great success, by Dench, assisted by a number of young men in ill-assorted uniforms. " The Pantomime," which brought the entertainment to an end, was a modern version of Cinderella, complete with Americanisms (and even an American) and presented in verse. There can be no doubt that the concert was a success and that the School, for whom it was produced, participated whole-heartedly in the fun. Our thanks are due to all those whose hard work and ingenuity contributed to the entertainment.

J.T.C. This term has been marked by exceptional weather, and few indoor parades were necessary during the later part of the term. On the 5th February the District Commander, Maj.-General T. N. F. Wilson, D.S.O., M.C., visited the Corps, and after an inspection and march-past presented the Company Commander's Flag to Sgt. C. S. Shepherd, 9 Platoon. The District Commander was favourably impressed with the bearing on parade. 18

Field Day was to have been held on Ilkley Moor, but owing to the failure of transport at the last moment we had to revert to the Ings. During the morning the Company advanced towards Poppleton Bridge, hindered by a section of " Commandos " under Major D. K. Crews, who originated some rather unexpected situations. After reaching the bridge the Company deployed and practised battle drill till dinner time. The Corps then split into two armies, C.S.M. Weighill taking two platoons back to defend the School, and Sgt. Baker organizing the remaining four platoons into an attack company. This advanced down the river bank until ambushed near the Jetty ; after this initial setback, Sgt. Baker reorganized his platoons and developed an attack on the School from the river, the result of which was doubtful. The Annual War Office Inspection was held on Wednesday, 13th March, when Col. A. E. E. Chitty, D.S.O., Inspector of Training Corps, visited the Corps. After a short inspection he watched the platoons at work, and at the end of the morning saw a company attack which impressed him, although he agreed that the front was too small. The Colonel then delivered a short speech, in which he emphasized the importance of training corps and their valuable aid to the Army. Col. Chitty then presented the Flag to No. 11 Platoon (Sgt. Clark). No. 11 Platoon is the first recruit platoon to win. Certificate A, Part I, was held on 26th February, and Part II on 26th March. The following were successful :Part I—Cdts. Amos, Atkinson, Bainton, Booth, Broadley, Brown, Burgess, Carr, Chilton, Clement, Cochran, Dodsworth, Cross, Frank, Goode, Graham, J., Graham, W., Grainger, Green, N., Greenhalgh, Greetham, Griffiths, G., Griffiths, J., Harrison, K. G., Harrison, N. B., Herring, Kelly, McDermid, Parker, R., Ryder, C. D., Ryder, J. M., Slegg, Stuart, Sunley, Tate, Thornton, Trewick, Walker, J., Walters, Welch, Willis. Part II—Cdts. Blake, Bown, Dee, Griffiths, J., Hallas, Ham, Hardisty, Hilton, Hudson, Lascelles, Lee, Newdick, Pavis, Radford, Sawyer, Shearsmith, Simpson, Smith, G. W. The following attended courses during the holidays, and obtained satisfactory reports :At Beverley (Weapon Training)—C.S.M. Weighill, Sgt. Reynolds, Cpl. Gregory, L/Cpls. Dodgson and Rignall. At Catterick (Signals)—Sgt. Blackburn. The following promotions took effect as from the beginning of term :— To be A.L/Cpls. Cdts. Andrews, Claybourn, Dodgson, Dook, Edinger, Moreton, Shardlow, P. J., Tomlinson.

SCOUTING The activity and keenness of the Troop has been well maintained during the term. Among the Senior Patrols there has been a very welcome revival of interest in pioneering, and full advantage has been taken of those occasions when time has allowed more ambitious projects to be attempted. The second of our winter Camp Fires was held on Saturday, 17th February, and it was held on this occasion in the recently decorated Junior Scout Hut. Field Day this term was spent in the School grounds as in past years, but was marked this time by a visit from Col. Preston, the D.C., who saw the whole Group in action in their respective sections. We were very pleased to welcome him on his first appearance here since his release from the Services. He expressed himself well pleased with the keenness and work of the Group. Before passing on to to see the Junior Patrols and the Pack, he watched the Senior Patrols erect a signalling tower. After his departure the Senior Patrols cooked their dinner and then embarked on a strenuous Treasure Hunt, which is rapidly becoming a traditional event on this particular day. 19

It is with pleasure that we record that for the first time in the history of the Group we were represented at the National Scout Service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor, on 28th April. The three King's Scouts chosen to be among the ten representatives for the North Riding were T.L. D. W. Thompson and P.L.'s N. M. Ward and R. J. Frater. During the term twelve proficiency badges were passed, among them were the following :—Ambulance Man : Scts. Townshend, Amos, Jack and Groves ; Rescuer : P.L. Warren ; Interpreter : P.L. Warren and Sct. Norwood. We are pleased to add yet another name to our list of King's' t Scouts— that of P.L. D. E. Warren.

SHOOTING We have not achieved much success this term. Of the five matches shot this term, one was won and other four lost. Under " Country Life " conditions Lost to Ampleforth, 579-518. Lost to Denstone " A," 640-589. Lost to Wellington School, 601-586. Under " S.M.R.C." conditions. Lost to Denstone " A," 697-689. Beat Wellington School, 689-613. This term the Inter-School " Country Life " Competition was shot ; the result, however, will not be known till next term. Team :—P. A. Speight (Capt.), J. Lennard, F. J. Chadwick, J. McD. L. Dook, P. Weighill, G. H. F. Reynolds, A. Hardisty, I. S. Macpherson. Also shot :—L. D. Edinger.

FENCING Once again great enthusiasm has attended School fencing, which was placed on a level with other School sports by the arrangement of a School fixture. On Wednesday, 6th March, the School fencing team visited Leeds Grammar School, and credit is due both to the team and to R.S.M. Power that after only a year's instruction the team were able to win by 14 bouts to 11, and 58 points to 51. Results :P. A. Speight beat Lee, Weaver and Rowden, and lost to Watkinson and Beedham. E. A. K. Denison beat Lee, Weaver and Rowden, and lost to Watkinson and Beedham. F. P. Baker beat Watkinson, Weaver and Rowden, and lost to Lee and Beedham. P. R. Sykes beat Watkinson and Weaver, and lost to Lee, Rowden and Beedham. C. K. Hudson beat Lee, Weaver and Rowden, and lost to Watkinson and Beedham.

ATHLETICS This year's athletics season really began in the Christmas holidays, when a select band of more or less willing workers set to work, under the guidance of the groundsman, to make a high jump pit. It was an ambitious undertaking. 20

and many hours of very hard work were necessary before the pit was ready ; but now that we have it, we feel that we are a step nearer to the cinder track which we so urgently need. As far as Standards are concerned, rain, snow, and frost kept us off the track so long at the beginning that we began to wonder if it was going to be worth while—and when we did begin the weather was very cold. However, perserverance, an even greater enthusiasm than last year's, and a gradual change in the weather enabled us to derive far more enjoyment, and certainly far more benefit from Standards than ever before. The effects have already been seen this year, on Sports Day, but they will be even more apparent in a year or two. Our efforts received a great fillip when, on 5th March, we received a visit from Guy Butler, the former Cambridge and Olympic runner, who gave a general talk on Athletics to the School, and a more specialised talk and demonstration to about thirty chosen boys in the Gymnasium. We all enjoyed his talks, and were gratified to find that we are working on the right lines. We planned to repeat last year's Inter-House Relays, but our late start and the training of our School team made this impossible. The match arranged with Durham unfortunately had to be cancelled, but this year Ampleforth came to us on 27th March. It was perfect weather for athletics, and our track has never been in better condition, and as we had hoped, there were some good performances and keen finishes. Our team are to be heartily congratulated on their victory by 60 points to 45, but we must remember that in the Senior events, we were beaten, and that the individual honours went to Bamford, of Ampleforth, who gave an excellent display of speed and style in the 100 yards and the 440 yards. We look to our Juniors and Intermediates to remedy this state of affairs in the near future. As a result of this match, athletic colours were awarded to Haysey, Shepherd, Reynolds, and Dook, and for the first time Colts' colours were awarded to Frank and Slegg. For the Inter•House Athletics on the last day of term we had equally good weather, and the results of Standards, closer than ever before, promised keen competition for the championship. It soon became obvious, however, that the Temple team was too strong for their closest rivals, the Rise,.and they won deservedly easily. Some of the individual performances were very good, and there was more evidence of team running than has been seen hitherto. But even our promising athletes have still to learn the value of pace judgment and of confidence in their ability to •run their own race, and we therefore had the disappointing time of 5 mins. 25.2 secs. for the Senior Mile, when we knew that 4 mins. 55 secs. would have been a much truer reflection of the ability of those competing. Now that our performances are obviously improving, we must begin to look back and compare with those who have gone before us. Up to now the Senior records have not been in serious danger, but we are improving year after year on those set up during the last few years by Intermediates and Juniors. These records must inevitably be taken from recent years in order to make sure that the terms " Junior " and " Intermediate " have a constant meaning, i.e., that the age groups are calculated in the same way. All this does not mean that our Seniors this year have been a poor lot ; on the contrary, as a glance at their performances will show. Clark's long jump, Haysey's sprints, Reynolds' mile against Ampleforth, Shepherd's half-mile are all good, but we have some very promising young athletes in the School who must take every advantage of the experience of match athletics which the present Seniors have not had. Finally, we have further objectives ahead of us. The Public Schools have restarted their meetings at the White City, and very soon we shall expect to be well represented there. A much higher standard is necessary, however, if we are to do well, and we look to our young athletes to carry on the work which has been so well started. 21

RESULTS v. Ampleforth College, at Home, Wednesday, 27th March

Junior 100 yards : 1 Warrington (S.P.), 2 Kershaw (S.P.) and Russell (A.). Time 11.6 secs. Intermediate 100 yards : 1 Frank (S.P.), 2 Vincenti (A.), 3 Gosling (A.). Time 11 secs. Senior 100 yards : 1 Bamford (A.), 2 Haysey (S.P.), 3 Hay (A.). Time 10.6 secs. Senior High Jump : 1 Taylor (A.) and Dook (S.P.), 3 Banks (A.). Height 5 ft. 1 in. Intermediate Long Jump : 1 Frank (S.P.), 2 Dryden (S.P.), 3 Vincenti (A.). Distance 17 ft. 4+ ins. Senior Half Mile : 1 Shepherd (S.P.), 2 Schueren (A.), 3 Weighill (S.P.). Time 2 mins. 17.8 secs. Intermediate 440 yards : 1 Vincenti (A.), 2 Slegg (S.P.), 3 Dodsworth (S.P.). Time 59.2 secs. Senior 440 yards : 1 Bamford (A.), 2 Kenny (A.), 3 Boyes (S.P.). Time 54.2 secs. Senior Long Jump : 1 Clark (S.P.), 2 Haysey (S.P.) and Pernyes (A.). Distance 19 ft. 3i ins. Senior Mile : 1 Reynolds (S.P.), 2 Ryland (A.), 3 Magee (A.). Time 4 mins. 58.2 secs. Junior Relay (4 x 110 yards) : 1 St. Peter's. Time 51.8 secs. Intermediate Relay (110 x 440 x 220 x 110) : 1 St. Peter's. Time 1 min. 49.6 secs. Senior Relay (110 x 440 x 220 x 110) : 1 Ampleforth. Time 1 min. 45.2 secs. Result : St. Peter's 60 points, Ampleforth 45 points. Inter-House Athletics, Sports Day, 1st April.

Standards : Rise 200, Temple 195, School House 192, Manor 175. Senior Mile : 1 Shepherd (R.), 2 Reynolds (M.), 3 Parker (T.), 4 Dodgson Time 5 mins. 25.2 secs. (R.). Intermediate Mile : 1 Green (T.), 2 Slegg (T.), 3 Dodsworth (T.), 4 Kelly (R.). Time 5 mins. 19.2 secs. Senior 100 yards : 1 Haysey (T.), 2 Lennard (M.), 3 Hardisty (T.), 4 Clark Time 10.6 secs. (S.H.). Intermediate 100 yards : 1 Frank (M.), 2 Dryden (T.), 3 Graham (T.), Time 10.8 secs. 4 Brown (R.). Junior 100 yards : 1 Warrington (R.), 2 Kershaw (T.), 3 Baker (S.H.), Time 11.3 secs. 4 Calvert (T.). Senior High Jump : 1 Dook (M.), 2 Weighill (T.), 3 Rodger (R.) and Height 5 ft. 1+ ins. Drummond (M.). Junior Long Jump : 1 Kendell (R.), 2 Baker (S.H.), 3 Dennis (S.H.), Distance 16 ft. 7+ ins. 4 Farrar (R.). Intermediate Half Mile : 1 Green (T.), 2 Dodsworth (T.), 3 Kelly (R.), Time 2 mins. 22.6 secs. 4 Parker (S.H.). Senior Half Mile : 1 Shepherd (R.), 2 Weighill (T.), 3 Reynolds (M.), Time 2 mins. 13 secs. 4 Parker (T.). Senior 220 yards : 1 Haysey (T.), 2 Hardisty (T.), 3 Speight (M.), 4 Moreton Time 25.4 secs. (S.11.). Intermediate 220 yards : 1 Frank (M.), 2 Broadley (T.), 3 Graham (T.), Time 25.2 secs. 4 Ryder (S.H.). Junior 220 yards : 1 Warrington (R.), 2 Kershaw (T.), 3 Walter (S.H.), 4 Hawksby (T.). Time 26 secs. Senior Long Jump : 1 Clark (S.H.), 2 Dook (M.), 3 Haysey (T.), 4 Hardisty Distance 19 ft. 2+ ins. (T.). Intermediate High Jump : 1 Dryden (T.), 2 Murray (R.), 3 Ryder (S.H.), 4 Graham (T.). Height 4 ft. 5+ ins. Junior Cricket Ball : 1 Thompson (R.), 2 March (S.H.), 3 Mortimer (R.), 4 Bird (T.). Distance 72 yds. 6 ins. 22

Senior 440 yards : 1 Boyes (T.), 2 Clark (S.H.), 3 Denison (T.) and Dodgson Time 56.4 secs. (R.). Intermediate 440 yards : 1 Slegg (T.), 2 Green (T.), 3 Parker (S.H.), 4 Brown Time 57.6 secs. (R.). Junior 440 yards : 1 Warrington (R.), 2 Kendell (R.), 3 Bird (T.), 4 Dennis Time 60.4 secs. (S.H.). Intermediate Long Jump 1 Dryden (T.), 2 Frank (M.), 3 Ryder (S.H.), Distance 16 ft. 111 ins. 4 Parker (S.H.). Junior High Jump : 1 Calvert (T.), 2 Walter (S.H.), 3 Kendell (R.), 4 Baker Height 4 ft. 61 ins. (S.H.). Junior Relay (4 x 110 yards) : 1 Rise, 2 Temple, 3 School House. Time 53.4 secs. Intermediate Relay (110 x 440 x 220 x 110 yards) : 1 Temple, 2 Manor, 3 Rise. Time 1 min. 53 secs. Senior Relay (110 x 440 x 220 x 110 yards) : 1 Temple, 2 Manor, 3 School Time 1 min. 49.4 secs. House. Championship Result : Temple 3191, Rise 270, School House 234, Manor 2191. CROSS-COUNTRY

This year a slight alteration in the course brought in a little more variety— a jump across the stream at the beginning and the crossing of the equivalent of a ploughed field (the Assault Course Field under process of levelling) on the return journey. The weather was most unfavourable, drizzling rain falling during practically the entire race. With this and the further consideration that the bad weather beforehand had severely restricted training, the winning time of 22 mins. 49 secs. was as good as could have been expected. Once on to the Ings the runners divided into three distinct groups of six, four and the rest. The first six drew gradually away and came in : 1 Reynolds (Manor),. 2 Shepherd (Rise), 3 Weighill (Temple), 4 Greetham (School House), 5 Parker (Temple), 6 Drummond (Manor). This meant that the race still depended upon the packing of the rest of the teams. Next came the second group of four, all from School House. This showed good packing, but equally as good was the Temple packing in the next six places. It was now apparent that again it was a case of School House versus Temple, and in the result the House reversed the last year's result by three points. House Placings : 1 School House (55 points), 2 Temple (58 points), 3 Rise (110 points), 4 Manor (113 points).

ROWING All the 1st and 2nd division races were rowed on Wednesday, 20th March.

The weather was not ideal for rowing ; the river was slightly swollen, running with a strong current, and there was a steady wind and several showers throughout the afternoon. 1st Division Semi-finals Course : Wall End to Lendal Bridge. The first semi-final was at 2.30, between the Rise and School House. Rise won the toss and chose the far side. School House drew away about half a length after a very good start, but Rise soon caught up and were leading by three-quarter length at the diving boards. School House overhauled them on the corner and at Scarborough Bridge were leading by half a length. The swifter current on the far side brought the Rise almost level, but at the take-in School House drew away and won by a length. The other semi-final, between Manor and Temple, was rowed at 3-0. Temple won the toss and chose the far side. They started well and took a lead of a length, which they kept throughout the race, drawing away to a length and a half at the finish. 23

2nd Division Semi-finals

Course : Wall End to the Diving Boards. These followed soon after the 1st Division semi-finals, Temple rowing School House first. Having won the toss, Temple took the far side. Just after the start School House caught two crabs which put them about three lengths behind. They did their best to catch up, but could only reduce Temple's lead to two and a half lengths. Manor lost the toss to the Rise, who took the far side. The Rise had a slight lead at the beginning, but the Manor, a much heavier crew, soon caught them up and then went ahead to win by a length. As is usual in the 2nd Division races the coxing was not very good. 1st Division Final

This was rowed at 5-45. Course : Wall End to Lendal Bridge. School House won the toss and chose the far side, but the Temple crew got a good start and was soon two and a half lengths ahead. As a result of a " ten " by Temple on the corner before Scarborough Bridge, School House were able to catch up only half a length in the current under the bridge. Temple kept the lead and then increased it in the take-in to two and a half lengths. 2nd Division Final

Course : Wall End to the Diving Boards. Temple won the toss and chose the far side. In spite of the valiant efforts of the Temple boat, the weight of the Manor began to tell half-way through the course, and Manor won by two and a half lengths.

RUGBY FOOTBALL Rugger, confined to the first few weeks of the term, suffered much from unplayable conditions imposed by the weather. Only two matches could be played, of which accounts are given below. A team took part for the first time for many years in the Public Schools " Seven-a-side " Competition at the Old Deer Park in the Easter holidays. It was unfortunate that C. S. Shepherd, the captain, was prevented from playing by illness. The team lost to Mill Hill, 6-3, in the first round, and it is possible that Shepherd's presence might have turned the scales. CHARACTERS

TOMLINSON : Full-back. A young and promising player who should be really first-class with a little more experience. HARDISTY : Wing three-quarter. An awkward player to bring down. A little " stiff " as an all-round footballer, but he is improving. BOYES : Centre three-quarter. He does not possess the robust physique of the true centre, but he knows how to get the opposition on the wrong foot, and to make an opening. CLARK (Vice-Captain) : Centre three-quarter. One of the straightest and most dangerous runners the School has had for some time. Has been of invaluable service in attack and defence. BAKER : Wing three-quarter. Very good in defence. He runs strongly, but his methods of attack lack originality. GRAHAM : Fly-half. A resourceful player with real football brains. Has a tendency at present to have " off " days. MACPHERSON : Scrum-half. The best player in this position we have had for years. He has everything that a scrum-half of his age should have, except sureness of kick. 24

REAVLEY : A " tough " forward who is at his best in the loose. DOOK : A much improved player. A good dribbler and an excellent place-kick. DRUMMOND : A hard-working forward with the stamina to keep him well up with the ball. Always to the front in the loose. DENISON : He has his " off " moments, but at his best he has put in some good work. NEWDICK : A thoroughly competent and vigorous wing-forward. He is always in the thick of things. ROGER : Has developed into a really strong and dangerous forward now that he is more conversant with the game. WILSON : A useful " hooker " with plenty of grit, who has filled in a gap at three-quarters admirably on occasions. SHEPHERD (Captain) : At wing-forward he has never let up for a moment. An inspiration to the side, and a pack-leader who is not afraid to use his voice to good effect. GRIFFITHS : Developing into a very sound forward. FRANK : Wing three-quarter. Came into the side in the Easter term. A young player with speed and dash. Tackles well. RIGNALL : Played in the Easter term as a useful substitute in the centre and at back, and showed much improved form. Rather slow off the mark, but has a good eye for an opening. PUBLIC SCHOOLS " SEVEN-A-SIDE " TOURNAMENT This year, for the first time, the School sent a team to the Old Deer Park, Richmond, to compete in the Public Schools " Seven-a-side " Rugger Tournament organised by Rosslyn Park Football Club. The School were drawn against Mill Hill, a fact which immediately produced difficulties, in that their colours were exactly the same as our own. The result was that the School played in white and Mill Hill in their own colours. This and the unfortunate fact that Shepherd, Captain of Rugger, was unable to play owing to illness were the first things which went wrong. From the minute the whistle went, it was apparent that it was going to be a hard game. Although the School easily held their own in the " loose," Mill Hill were superior in the set scrum, which naturally gave them more opportunity. This was unfortunate, for among the backs they had nobody to equal us, and had we had more frequent possession of the ball, the MacphersonClark—Hardisty combination would have proved all-powerful. The game opened with much loose forward play following a perfect " scissors " movement by Clark and Macpherson, whose return pass was intercepted. Then came the first Mill Hill try following their only good threequarter movement of the game. Just before half-time Mill Hill scored a very lucky try when a forward got round on the blind side. After half-time the School, as usual, seemed to wake up, and for the rest of the game they were " on top " all the time. From a set-scrum in our own " 25 " Clark cut through, which he was able to do every time he got the ball, and raced up the field, until half-way inside their " 25 " he was caught by their winger, and so passed to Reavley, who went on to score the try Nithich Drummond failed to convert. The game was resumed and the School pressed continuously. Mill Hill produced only three more movements, all of which, however, looked dangerous, for the ball got out to the wing, who seemed to have a clear run, but every time Hardisty appeared and brought him down with some really fine tackling. This shows how unfortunate it was that the ball never reached Hardisty, who had the speed of everybody on the field. 25

The game, however, was an enjoyable one, and should prove to be a great experience for those taking part in future years. Final score : St. Peter's 3 points, Mill Hill 6 points. Team : B. Tomlinson, D. Hardisty, W. J. Clark, I. S. Macpherson, D. C. Drummond, F. N. Newdick, D. R. Reavley. Reserve : E. A. K. Denison. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. YORK R.U.F.C. Result : St. Peter's 0, York 9 points

Conditions this term differed greatly from last term. The weather has been wetter and the resulting muddy surface less favourable to three-quarter play. In no match was this more evident than in our fixture with York. From the outset the prevailing muddy conditions made the game a struggle between the opposing packs. The York pack were heavier, and in the end their superior weight began to tell, the School pack hanging on grimly to prevent a larger score. York, quick to realise their superiority forward, confined their play to forward rushes. At half-time the score was 3 points to nil. In the second half play was again confined mostly to the School half, and both the packs had a strenuous time. The School did penetrate the York " 25 " on one occasion, only to drop a pass, which mistake gave York another try. Shortly afterwards the York wing forced his way over in the corner for another try, completing their 9 points. Although beaten on points, the School team, the forwards especially, acquitted themselves well against heavier and more experienced players. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. LINTON R.A.F. Result : St. Peter's 0, Linton 13 points

Our own pitch being unfit, we were entertained at Linton. Conditions here were similar to when we played York, the only difference being a very high wind blowing straight down the pitch. Losing the toss, we had to play the first half into the wind, and this, no doubt, had something to do with the result, for in this first half the home team scored all their points. Again the game developed into a fierce struggle between the forwards, but there was more three-quarter play than in our previous match. In the second half, the School attacked steadily and kept play in their opponents' half, and although not actually scoring they came very near to doing so. We enjoyed this match more than our previous one, possibly because the forwards did not completely monopolise the play. SQUASH Squash has again been a very popular pastime this term, and there have been squash ladders in all the boarding houses. The inter-house squash matches produced some good, fast games. In the semi-finals, School House beat Temple, 2-0, Forsythe beating Denison, 3-0, and Hudson beating Boyes, 3-0. The third strings did not play. The Manor beat the Rise, 3-0, Oliver beating Sykes, 3-0, Dook beating Rayson, 3-0, and Graham beating Rodger, 3-0. In the final the Manor beat School House, 3-0. Oliver (Manor) beat Forsythe (School House), 9-1, 9-4, 9-2. Dook (Manor) beat Hudson (School House), 9-6, 9-4, 9-3. Graham (Manor) beat Macpherson (School House), 9-3, 2-9, 9-6, 9-4. 26

BOXING The number of boys wishing to take boxing this term was a great increase on previous years—perhaps too great to allow for adequate individual instruction and the polishing of style. This, possibly, was the reason why we saw rather more pluck than skill in the inter-house contest at the end of term. Once again this year the Headmaster gave permission for members of the boxing class to go to see the finals of the Northern Command competitions, on Friday, 1st March, a privilege which was much appreciated. The semi-finals of the inter-house tournament were fought on Tuesday, 26th March, when some very spirited bouts were seen. The finals were held on the following Saturday, 30th March. School House, with five bouts, retained the Boxing Cup, with Temple runners-up with four bouts. Manor (three bouts) were third, and Rise last with two bouts. As we have said, the contests revealed plenty of pluck. This was especially so in the Hall—Gibson fight and the match between Graham and Rignall ; but perhaps the best bout of the evening was the Matthews—Drummond contest. The audience was treated to an excellent display of boxing. Matthews, leading with his right, soon had Drummond puzzled and was able to keep a stronger and more experienced opponent at a safe distance. The contests were refereed by Capt. Hartnall, a visitor to whom our thanks are due, and the judges were Mr. R. F. Harding and Mr. D. K. Crews. We were glad to have our old friend Sgt.-Major Puddick with us again, acting as timekeeper. R.S.M. Power was M.C. We appreciated R.S.M. Power's efforts in procuring the new boxing ring, which was erected in the Hall for the occasion. A raised ring, properly constructed, has long been needed, and the bouts were fought with a sense of security not hitherto experienced. The details of the competition are as follows :— SEMI-FINALS FINALS Under 6 st. 7 lbs.

6 st. 7 lbs.-7 st. 7 st.-7 st. 7 lbs. 7 st. 7 lbs.-8 st.

8 st.-8 st. 7 lbs.

8 st. 7 lbs.-9 st.

9 st.-9 st. 7 lbs. 9 st. 7 lbs.-10 st. 10 st.-10 st. 7 lbs. 10 st. 7lbs.-11 st. 11 st.-11 st. 7 lbs. 11 st. 7 lbs.-12 st. 12 st.-12 st. 7 lbs. Over 12 st. 7 lbs.

Griffiths, J. C. (S.H.) beat I. Holmes, D. (M.) Griffiths, J. C. (S.H.) beat Amos, S. (R.) beat J Amos, S. (R.) Dawson (T.) Gibson (M.) beat Gibson (M.) beat Hull (T.) Norwood (S.H.) Baker (S.M.) beat Baker (S.H.) beat Green (T.), Burdass, C. (R.) Smith, G. W. (R.) beat i Jackson (S.H.) Smith, G. W. (R.) beat Greenhalgh (T.) beat Greenhalgh (T.) Burkitt (M.) J Knowlson (S.H.) beat Knowlson (S.H.) beat i Ward (T.) Mortimer (R.) Mortimer (R.) beat Thompson (M.) Wilson, D. J. (S.H.) beat Wilson, D. J. (S.H.) beat i Burgess (R.) Harrison, K. G. (T.) Harrison, K. G. (T.) beat Speight, M. (M.) J Macpherson (S.H.) beat Macpherson (S.H.) beat Dobson (M.) Dodgson (R.) Andrews (M.) beat Andrews (M). beat Parker, R. (S.H.) Kelly (R.) Matthews (T.) beat Drummond (M.) Graham (M.) beat Graham (M.) beat Rignall (R.) Denison (T.) Gregory (T.) beat Stuart (R.) Newdick (T.)—Walk-over. Boyes (T.)—Walk-over Rodger (R.)—Walk-over. 27

CRICKET FIXTURES, 1946 Wed. Sat. Wed. Sat. Wed. Wed. Sat. Tues. Wed. Sat. Wed. Sat. Wed. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Fri. Sat.

1st XI 2nd XI Colts XI H May 15 York C.C. ... Giggleswick ... A H May 18 Clifton C.C. May 22 C. E. Anson's XI ... H June 1 Worksop Coll. ... A Worksop Coll. H Worksop Coll. A June 5 Durham School ... A June 12 Ampleforth Coll. ... H H Giggleswick A June 15 Giggleswick School H June 18 Manchester G.S. Ampleforth Durham June 19 — June 22 Yorkshire Gentlemen H Ampleforth — June 26 — ... A Leeds G.S. June 29 Leeds G.S. ... SEMI-FINAL HOUSE MATCHES July 3 — July 6 Bradford G.S. FINAL HOUSE MATCH July 10 July 13 Craven Gentlemen... H — Bradford G.S. A July 20 Bootham School ... A Bootham ... H

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J. C. M. RAYSON

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL The beginning of the Easter term seemed to come very quickly after Christmas ! Perhaps it is a usual idea in the Junior School that holidays are always too short ! Anyway, we assembled on Wednesday, 16th January, and welcomed Mr. D. A. C. Blunt, now completely released from his army duties, as Housemaster of St. Olave's, for full-time teaching and also to coach Junior School games. Four boys left at the end of last term and six new boys arrived, so our numbers were 167 on the Roll. We had not been back at School very long before seasonable weather arrived and we had a good covering of snow. The idea of Mr. Hart's illustration on the Christmas card was thoroughly carried out, and several snow fights were organised—and enjoyed. Our record of the first Lesser Celendine is rather unusual. The first specimen was brought in on 11th February, but was from the Scarborough area. A specimen from Acomb was brought in 16th February, but then followed a period of very cold Easterly winds and no more were seen until some were found in Clifton on 24th February. Many small birds found dead in various parts of York have been brought to the nature study lessons, and we have some to the conclusion that many of these birds died of wounds from air gun pellets (not fired by Olavites). On several occasions during the term Mr. Ping showed us more of his lantern slides of birds, animals and plants. We were very pleased to see quite a number of Old Boys back from service overseas who came to visit us : they seemed to think that St. Olave's is still carrying on in good style. We should conclude this note of the Easter term with a word of congratulation to ourselves and all concerned on the good health of the School. Except for a mild attack of 'flu just after we returned, the general attendance has been excellent. SALVETE (January, 1946) Day Boys. Belt, T. B., Howat, J. N. T., Howat, C. G., Reynolds, R. A. F., Watson, M. A. Boarder—Albany House. Knowles, M. J. VALET& Cole, R. J.,

(March, 1946)

Franklin, D., Webster, J. B.

ST. OLAVE'S HOUSE Almost before the York mud had had time to ingrain itself in the exposed parts, our flock " got the shivers," and small subdued specimens retired to bed in batches for a three-or-four-day rest-cure after the labour of a holiday. However, after half the House was well rested, the idea ceased to appeal. Snow and ice came and boarders became the self-appointed scourges of seniors in the Rise, hunting their " betters " in large, ill-organised and easily routed war-bands—" the brave new world." This sport at last gave way, naturally, to more useful and orderly activities, and rugger and soccer were entered into with energy. Allanson, Cooke, Megginson and Buttrum in particular made real progress at rugger on the second game, whereas on the vastly superior first game our " big-shots "Ratcliff, Simpson, Goodburn, Knowles—showed the smaller fry how the game is played (or, perhaps, only how they themselves played it !). These four played in the team twice against Ampleforth, ending the season with a great home victory, 25-9 ; and last of all, Albany House were beaten 19-3, proving that in the junior house as a whole there is some excellent developing rugby talent for the St. Olave's—Albany to pass on to the senior houses. Speculation rose higher each Thursday among eighteen pyjama'ed gentlemen sitting in an eerie fire-lit circle as to who and what " Paul Temple " suspected in the pleasant gang of rogues peddling dope in the London area. Finally it turned out that the female of the species was more deadly than the male. Some ten or twelve of the House saw Donald Wolfit in " Twelfth Night " in the first week of term—a very great treat ; and later on the remainder visited " Peter Pan " at the Grand Theatre at Leeds on the kind initiative of Mlies Mason—another great day. In general, backs have been bowed from much marbles-playing, and small depressions about the grounds show the sites of such rolling matches. In the last week or two, cricket made a welcome appearance in the yard. The term was enjoyable, and work and play showed most satisfactory results. ALBANY HOUSE For a week or two in January, several boys, including some learners, spent their spare time playing chess, but after losing 4-2 against St. Olave's, most of them found that an indoor table football game was less exacting. We must thank Miss Mason for her part in arranging visits to " Twelfth Night " at the York Theatre Royal and to Peter Pan " at Leeds, as well as for her Saturday evening " Dolittle Clubs," which have remained popular. The cold weather—or perhaps it was the reappearance of bananas?— upset one or two boys, but most of those who led an active life, with regular exercise and fresh air, remained fit and well. At rugger the House was represented by Hodd, Cawood, Cole and Burdass in Junior School games, but in the house match against St. Olave's we lost 19-3, mainly because of a collapse near the end. We must play harder next time. The new changing room has been completed now, and is a very considerable improvement from all points of view, although the footbaths, washbasins and hot water supply have not yet aroused much interest in one or two junior members of the House ! RUGGER After the snow got away at the beginning we had good ground conditions for the rest of the term, and games were provided for everyone. Our two matches were against Ampleforth School Juniors XV, the first we just lost and the return game at home we won handsomely. The following have been awarded their Junior School rugger colours :— Ankers, J. T., Blincoe, P. J., Brook, J. M., Browne, F. D., Fletcher, D. I., Goodburn, M. G., Hodd, M. N., Ratcliff, K. M., Simpson, D. T., and Wall, J. D. C. In the inter-house rugger games, St. Olave's House beat Albany House, 19 points to 3, and the Day Boarders beat the Day Boys by 30 points to 9. 29

The School team was selected from Brook, Wall, Goodburn, Cawood, Knowles and James ; Fletcher, Hodd, Gunning (Captain), Blincoe, Ankers, Robinson, Browne, Simpson, Ratcliff, Hearfield and Burdass. ST. OLAVE'S CUBS

This term we have acquired the next best thing to a lair of our own in which to meet. In January the Junior Patrols offered us the use of their newly decorated hut, complete with a cheerful coke stove. This has widened the scope and pleasure of winter meetings considerably and we are most grateful to them. We were pleased to welcome three new recruits : Blease, Howard and Marsh ;• and also Hick, J. Howat, M. B. G. Johnson and Phillis who had already started Cubbing in other Packs. The New Year saw the promotion of three new Sixers : Macdonald for the Blues, Scorgie for the Reds and Dent for the Yellows, with Rymer and Maxwell becoming Red and Yellow Seconds respectively. Most of the work tackled at meetings this term has been on knots, various exercises and first aid. After much study of what to do in cases of shock and minor accidents we held one or two competitions in Sixes to put the knowledge to a practical test. Everyone seemed to know without hesitation the treatment required, but some of the methods of actually carrying it out were unorthodox to say the least ! There have been games every week, mostly in the hut, until March, when it was fine enough to get outside for some really energetic wide games, competitions and a treasure hunt. On 14th February a team of Cubs beat a team of other Olavite " under' elevens " at soccer by two goals to nil, but only after a hard fight ; the goals were scored by M. Coates and Macpherson. This was good practice for a new venture'which took place on 9th March : a match against another Pack. We played the 2nd Acomb at home and beat them by four goals to one. They had the advantage in the size of their players, but had had much less opportunity to practise than we had. Maxwell and Scorgie scored for us, and Moore is to be congratulated on his efficiency as captain. Afterwards we entertained the visitors to sausage rolls and cake and lemonade. It was a most successful and enjoyable afternoon, and we were pleased to see so many spectators. A similar fixture with Dringhouses for the following Saturday had, unfortunately, to be cancelled, owing to illness in their Pack, but it is hoped to arrange some cricket with them in the summer. When our A.D.C., Miss Smith, came to School in February to examine some would-be " Collectors," she also found time to come and inspect the Pack. She had one or two criticisms to offer, but this made her complimentary remarks on the uniforms all the more acceptable. Only a few weeks later the District Commissioner, Colonel Preston, told us that she had been awarded the Medal of Merit for her service to Cubbing, and the Pack were most disappointed not to be able to congratulate her in person. The District Commissioner's visit on 7th March was a red letter day for the Pack. He came chiefly to see the Scouts at work during Field Day, and we were very proud to have him to ourselves for half an hour in the middle of the morning. After a rousing Grand Howl he went round with each Sixer and inspected his Six. Then he and Mr. Nix kindly helped to judge a Reef Knot Relay Race. It is to be regretted that one Two-star Cub unaccountably lost his head and had at least a dozen shots at tying his knot ! We had revived some of the Jungle Dances since Christmas, so we followed the relay by the Dance of Shere Khan's Death, and discovered that it was the first time the D.C. had seen it done. 30

Just before we dispersed, Mr. Ping appeared. This was his first visit to a full Pack Meeting and we seized the opportunity to say thank you to him for all he has done to help Cubbing from behind the scenes by a loud and spontaneous Howl. We should like to congratulate the following Cubs on their awards :1st Star : Phillis, Quickfall, Saville. Proficiency Badges : Collector : De Little, Sixer Scorgie, Second D. I. W. Smith. Team Player : De Little, Macpherson, Sixer Moore. Inter-Six Points Competition : Green 99, Blue 83, Yellow 78, Reds 72. THE HESTMANDEN CLUB

We have many activities to report this term. Every Friday we held our usual lunch-hour meeting. First we welcomed Mr. Chilman as our Chairman, who succeeded Mr. Walshaw. We had many talks, which were all very interesting and were enthusiastically attended by an attentive audience. Mr. Chilman gave two talks on " Life in India." He brought with him specimens of shells from the Arakan Coast, money and insects, including locusts. Mr. Blunt gave us a talk on " Conditions in Germany, - telling a few of his experiences while he was there. Towards the latter part of the term, Mr. Hart gave a talk on " A night on a small fishing craft." An essay competition was held on this, which was won by,G. D. Lambert. We had a Brains Trust and finally a talk by Mr. Alan Ping on his experiences in Burma. We had a very jolly end-of-term party, with " eats," for which we thank the boys' parents who so generously contributed the food.

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Articles inside

The Debating Society

Chess

A Visit to the National Glass Works

Rugby Football

School Concert