Old Peterite News

FORM PRIZES (1945-46) Senior School

IV.A. IV.B. IV.C. SHELL M. I. H. Unwin. J. A. Whitehead. R. A. Calvert. P. G. Taylor.

Junior School

J.V.A. J.V.B. J.IV.A. J.IV.B. J.III J.II.

• • • D. G. Hilton. • • • M. G. Goodburn. • • • G. D. Lambert. • • • A. W. Driver. • • • M. Johnson. ..• J. E. Quickfall. J.I. ... C. J. Kirk. EXAMINATION RESULTS (1945-46) Scholarships J. D. Taylor-Thompson... Senior Classical Exhibition at Balliol College, Oxford. G. Mountain ... York City Major Scholarship in Classics. J. F. Blackburn ... York City Major Scholarship in Mathematics. J. F. Blackburn ... Mathematical Exhibition at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.

Higher Certificates-17. School Certificates-37.

OLD PETERITE NEWS

ROLL OF HONOUR

1939-1945 T. D. Ambler. J. H. Foster. H. C. Pexton. H. D. F. Amor. J. M. Fothergill. E. A. Powell. M. Biggin. J. S. Garnham. J. R. Rainford. J. A. Brittain. J. Glaves. H. W. Richardson. M. J. Buckle. S. M. Green. C. M. Robson. J. W. Butler. R. T. J. Griffiths. S. P. Scott. M. Q. Carlton. P. Heywood. J. B. Shillitoe. A. P. Coombe. J. R. Hollington. G. S. Stead (Master). J. D. Croasdale. B. H. W. Jackson. J. W. Stead. J. H. Dales. P. A. Johnstone. H. L. Taylor. J. B. Deas. P. D. Johnstone. L. Telf or. S. Dodds. B. Lee. J. R. Walters. A. W. Douglas. R. C. Lynch. W. L. Walters. T. B. J. Eveleigh. H. A. Milburn. G. F. Watson. J. P. Farrow. I. Mitchell. M. A. Wellington. J. M. Ferguson. L. H. W. Parkin. J. Williams. F. W. Fineron.

HONOURS AND DISTINCTIONS

R. Baldwin (1896.1903), of the British Consulate General, Beirut, was awarded the O.B.E. in the New Year's Honours List.

G. A. Fisher (1896-1904) has been made K.C.M.G.

P. N. B. Hale (1933.35), we learn belatedly, was Mentioned in Despatches in the New Year Honours List of 1944. Hale is in the R.A.F., and when we heard of him last, in June of this year, he was stationed at Shaibah, Persia.

R. R. H. Horsley (1924.28), who is a Major in the Royal Engineers, has been awarded the M.B.E. and was Mentioned in Despatches for his services in Burma. Major Horsley found an opportunity of re-visiting the School in the summer holidays after a prolonged absence of thirteen years in the East.

P. R. Morris, C.B.E., M.A. (The Rise, 1913.20), Vice-Chancellor of Bristol University, was made a Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours in June last.

Colonel A. A. Phillips has been made a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire. HONOURS AND DECORATIONS

GAINED BY OLD PETERITES DURING THE WAR J. C. Atkinson—D.F.C. J. N. Bamforth—British Empire Medal (Civil Division). W. B. Battrick—Mentioned in Despatches. J. Biggin—Mentioned in Despatches. Capt. J. L. Boden—Mentioned in Despatches. Col. D. W. E. Burridge—Order of the Crown of Iran (Fourth Class). P.O. D. Bushell—D.S.M. Col. H. G. Crawshaw—O.B.E., Mentioned in Despatches. G. M. Curtois—Mentioned in Despatches. Major D. K. Crews (Master)—American Bronze Star, Mentioned in

Despatches. Lt. R. H. Davison, R.N.V.R.—D.S.C. J. M. Dickenson—Mentioned in Despatches. W. D. Draffan—D.S.O. Brig. C. C. Fairweather—O.B.E. Wing-Commander J. Fearne—O.B.E. P. N. B. Hale—Mentioned in Despatches. Lt. G. A. W. Heppell—M.C. F/L. P. Heywood—D.F.C. Major R. R. H. Horsley—M.B.E. and Mentioned in Despatches. E. S. Jeffs (Master)—Mentioned in Despatches. Col. C. W. V. Kennedy—Cross of Valour (Polish Republic). Lt. I. S. McKay—M.C. A. C. Mackintosh—Mentioned in Despatches. Air Marshal C. E. H. Medhurst—K.C.B. (Military Division). P. R. Morris—C.B.E. (Civil Division).

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F/O. V. M. G. Musgrove—D.F.C. and Bar. Squadron-Leader L. H. W. Parkin—D.F.C. F/L. H. C. Pexton—D.F.L. (Posthumous). Wing-Commander R. D. Pexton—D.F.C. and A.F.C. Squadron-Leader J. S. P. Phillips—D.F.C. C. Powell—Mentioned in Despatches. S/L. J. R. Rainford—D.F.C. and Bar. F/O. K. Ramsden—D.F.C. Major A. B. Sellars—O.B.E. Brig. E. P. Sewell—C.B.E. (Military Division). Lt. J. E. Smart, R.N.V.R.—M.B.E. Major C. D. Trimmer—D.S.O. R. B. Wharldall—D.S.M. P/O. E. W. Whitney—D.F.C. Major A. R. Walton—Twice Mentioned in Despatches. R. S. F. Webber—Mentioned in Despatches. Major E. F. Williams—M.B.E. Sub.-Lieut. R. T. Wolf—D.S.C. (We should be grateful for any additions or corrections to this list.)

GENERAL MEETING OF THE O.P. CLUB

At the meeting held at the School on Friday, 26th July, the following officers were elected :- Joint Hon. Secretaries : H. C. Scott (3 Blake Street, York) and W. P. Anelay (54 Hobgate, York). Committee : K. H. Rhodes and R. A. Stratton (for three years), B. A. C. Gray and P. G. R. Graham (for two years), C. C. Fairweather and D. Norwood (for one year).

An innovation is the appointment of a second (and comparatively youthful) secretary. It is hoped that by this means contact may be maintained with all generations of Peterites. In accordance with the established practice, members of the Committee will retire in rotation, although, of course, retiring members will be eligible for re-election.

In order that these notes may be up to date and cover as wide a field as possible, may we appeal to members to send information which may reasonably be supposed to be of general interest to one or other of the Hon. Secretaries, or, alternatively, to the Editor of " The Peterite."

OLD PETERITE MASONIC LODGE

The proposal to inaugurate an O.P. Masonic Lodge has met with a gratifying response. The prescribed eighteen Founder Members have already come forward, and it is hoped that the Lodge will be consecrated in February next, in York. Old Peterites who are interested and would like further information, should write to Brigadier C. C. Fairweather, 23 The Crescent, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough.

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ITEMS

The Rt. Rev. H. H. Williams, D.D. (1884.89), resigned from his appointment as Bishop of Carlisle on the 3rd April last.

We congratulate our two outstanding Old Peterite cricketers, A. B. Sellers (1921.24) and N. W. D. Yardley (1928.34), on adding to their laurels in the past season. That Yorkshire again won the championship was due in large measure to Sellers' brilliant captaincy and to his consistently sound batting, which frequently saved his side when things were critical. Yardley, besides playing for the Gentlemen in the match against the Players, was further distinguished by his selection as Captain of the " England " XI in the Test Trial at Canterbury. He has our best wishes for the forthcoming Australian tour. We would add, too, our congratulations on his marriage, of which the details are given below.

R. E. 'Dodd (The Rise, 4938.43) has been appointed Lecturer in Chemistry at King's College, Newcastle. ENGAGEMENTS BUTLER—CAMERON. The engagement is announced between

Captain John Hermitage Butler (St. Peter's, 1933.40), Gurkha

Rifles, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Butler, The Mount,

York, and Patricia Joan, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon

Cameron, of Mount Lofty, South Australia, and Singapore. WALL—RIDDING. The engagement is announced 'between F/L.

Martyn Philip Lucas Wall (St. Peter's, 1931 , 35), R.A.F.V.R., youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lucas Wall, of Gainsborough, and Mary Irene, only daughter of the Rev. William Caldicott

Ridding and Mrs. Ridding, of Alvechurch, Worcs. MARRIAGES COOPER—CHALKLEY. On 13th April, 1946, at St. Andrew's

Church, Totteridge, Herts., Alan Burton Cooper (St. Peter's, 1927-31), son of the late W. Burton Cooper, of Hull, and Mrs.

C. D. Ellis, of Beaconsfield, to Peggy Francis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Chalkley, of North Finchley. DODD—PLAYER. On 21st September, 1946, at St. Saviour's

Church, Iford, Robert Edward, B.A. (Oxon.), second son of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Dodd, of York, to Joan Ethel, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Player, of Boscombe, Bournemouth. SHERIFF—BERENDS. On 29th June, 1946, at the Garrison Church,

Penang, S.E.A.C., Lt. Edward Sheriff .(St. Peter's, '1935.44), only son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Sheriff, of York, to Marcia Berends, only daughter of Mrs. F. Kershaw, of York, and Coimatore, S. India. YARDLEY—MEARES. On 1st August, 1946, Norman Walter

Dransfield Yardley (St. Peter's, 1928.34), only son of Mr. P. D.

Yardley, The Grove, Royston, Barnsley, to Antonia Marguerite, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. S. Meares, of Kilbourne,

Derbyshire.

DEATHS

We regret to record the deaths of the following Old Peterites :-

Capt. D. A. D. L. Chudleigh (Temple, 1934.35), The Leicester Regiment, lost his life in a brave attempt to rescue a German from drowning. He was serving with Counter-Intelligence in Germany. He dived sixty feet from a bridge, but in the pitch darkness of the night struck an obstruction and was killed. Our deep sympathy is extended to his father, Lt.-Col. A. C. L. Chudleigh, who has sent us the news of this catastrophe.

On 9th May, 11946, Edward George Hamilton-Mack died peacefully at Orchard Bungalow, Sutton Courtenay, Berks. He was 41 and was at St. Peter's from 1918 to 1922.

C. E. Henderson, (1922.24) was killed in India shortly before Christmas, 1945. He was serving as an Explosives Officer in the R.A.F., and his death, at the age of 37, was due to an accident in the disposal of ammunition. He was married and his home was at Sheffield.

It has now been confirmed that Samuel Paley Scott (1926.31), whose name appeared so long in our lists of missing Old Peterites, died of dysentery at Kuala Lumpur, as a prisoner of war in Japanese hands, on the 27th July, 1942. He had been missing since January of that year, and it was not until October, 1945, that his father, Mr. C. Paley Scott, received definite news of his death.

N. P. W. Viner-Brady, of Ferryside House, Riverside, Twickenham, died in August, 1945. He was, in conjunction with the late Dean of Westminster, the originator of the scheme for commemorating the Battle of Britain pilots in the chapel at Westminster. He was Honorary Treasurer of the fund opened for that purpose, and it is a matter of deep regret that he did not live to see the fulfilment of his hope.

Major Walter Witten (1868.75), of Longfields, Wivelsfield Road, Haywards Heath, Sussex, died on the 2nd August, 1946. He was 87 years old, and his death occurred at The Limes Nursing Home, Ditchling, Sussex. Major Witten left instructions with his solicitors to notify the School of his demise, and we must all regret the passing of one whose affection for St. Peter's endured for so many years.

OXFORD LETTER

To the Editors of " The Peterite." Sirs,

While the population of the University is increasing by leaps and bounds, and shortage of accommodation is now becoming a major problem, the number of O.P.'s up here is proportionately decreasing. This is a disgraceful state of affairs. Whether to regard it as merely a sign of the times or to impute it to the evil propaganda that, it must be confessed, has insinuated itself even into the oldest of public schools, we leave to your good judgment. The fact remains : last term there were four of us, next term there will be but three. We were hoping that J. M. Banister might be coming up to B.N.C. in

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October, but we have to announce regretfully that for another year his prospects remain black ; that is to say, Mr. Bevin still requires his services in Bedlington Colliery. It is possible, however, that among the many " bearded pards " who will be returning from the Services there may be one or two O.P.'s ; if this is so, we would be glad if they would get into contact with us as soon as possible ; they should have no difficulty in finding us or hearing of our doings. If they can't get a place at any of the Colleges, let not that prove a hindrance ; the " squatters " have established a useful precedent ; in that connection, however, we refuse to disclose the whereabouts of our rooms before term starts.

I. H. Baker (St. Edmund Hall) has completed his Short University Course for the Army, and so has been obliged to leave us ; wonderful to relate, after his hazardous experiences described in our last letter, he has escaped with his life and some form of degree—he himself is hazy about the details We wish him the best of success in his future career and hope that if he has less work to do in the Army than when he was up here (though that can hardly be) he will find time to call and see us occasionally.

A thick mist enshrouds the doings of the other three, R. E. Dodd (Trinity), F. L. Duffield (B.N.C.) and J. D. Taylor-Thompson (Balliol), due partly to their natural reticence concerning their activities and partly to their lack of common interests. Dodd we congratulate on being President of the University Swimming Club, a post which he has held for the past two terms. A photograph of him in this capacity appeared in the magazine " Isis." When not in water, hot or cold, he can be seen gossiping outside Trinity or the Chemical Labs. : he has been known to go inside and even on occasions to remove his pipe from his mouth.

Duffield has been playing cricket for a B.N.C. drinking club, taking an active part in the Gramophone Society, and frequenting the Union—though he rarely gets beyond the billiards room ; where lies the connection between these activities we do not know, but he hastens to assure us that work is his chief concern and is the factor controlling all his doings. After the end of term he enjoyed a fortnight's cycling tour in France, the immediate object of which he is unwilling to divulge ; the ultimate object was doubtless to learn some French for his finals next June.

Taylor-Thompson continues to find the atmosphere of Balliol congenial to him, though he was somewhat alarmed at hearing that he would have to share rooms ; as he says, " in Balliol you never know who you'll get." His work seems to be prospering ; dark stories, however, are current concerning the doings of certain Balliol men on the last night of " eights " week, when an attack was made on the Trinity gates. He hopes that Dodd was not a witness of, or, worse, a participant in this skirmish and that the exploits of that night may be lost to posterity.

We conclude by congratulating you on your enterprising schemes for developing the School buildings and wishing you all success. Yours faithfully, THE OXFORD O.P.'s.

CAMBRIDGE LETTER To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs,

Owing to this term being the time when exams are taken, things have been rather quieter, as the majority of people have been preparing themselves for them. But in spite of this, some of us do not spend all our time at the grindstone.

P. A. Lockwood ,(Emmanuel). He is the " old man " of the O.P.'s here. Activities unknown, but probably half runs his College.

R. A. Stratton (Emmanuel). Supposed to have been getting up at the unearthly hour of 6 o'clock, or even before, in order to work.

G. E. K. Reynolds (Emmanuel). Another mystery, but has been known to play tennis with borrowed equipment.

L. Jung , (St. John's). Rarely seen, except in his own College. We suppose he must be working hard.

A. J. Shardlow (St. John's). Seems to spend all of his time on the river, or on the river bank shouting at some miserable individuals in a boat.

B. C. Drummond (Trinity). Not been seen at lectures for weeks. Plays cricket for Trinity Tom-Tits and also plays bowls on Trinity backs.

G. Mountain (Christ's). Never been heard of or seen during the term. Doubtless he is still with us. Yours, etc. THE CAMBRIDGE O.P.':.

THE SOCIETY OF YORKSHIREMEN IN LONDON

We are glad to print the following letter received from the Secretary :— Victory House, Leicester Square, W.C.2. 30th May, '1946.

The Editor, " The Peterite," St. Peter's School, York.

Dear Sir,

At a recent meeting of the Council of the Society of Yorkshiremen in London, I was asked to draw your attention to entertainments and opportunities of meeting other Yorkshire people that are provided by the Society. 21