Feb 1948 by StPetersYork

THE PETERITE Vol. XL

FEBRUARY, 1948

EDITORIAL

No. 317

It is becoming more and more evident that the independent Public Schools, relying as they do on their own financial resources, must be prepared to voyage in waters which will be seriously troubled by the nation's economic difficulties. The barometer is by no means "set fair". and if schools like our own are to continue to make their individual and distinctive contribution to the education of the country, they will have to solve difficult questions of ways and means. The departure from tradition in the recent appointment to the Rugby headmastership, whatever side one may take in the controversy it has aroused, underlines the urgency of the practical problems facing the Public Schools. One by one independent schools have been forced by the inescapable logic of rising costs to increase their fees. But such a remedy cannot be applied indefinitely. It must, if repeated, inevitably defeat its own end. The point of "diminishing returns", when larger fees would be offset by a decline in the numbers of those willing and able to pay them, will clearly be quickly reached. And when to the increasing difficulty of balancing revenue and expenditure is added the urgent need of capital expenditure on building and equipment, the importance of wise planning and financial administration becomes obvious. For such reasons as these we at St. Peter's must feel grateful indeed for the opportune bequest of £7.500 from the Executors of the late Mr. G. J. Wolstenholme, details of which are given in a note following this Editorial. Such generous benefactions can be of inestimable help in these days. No less encouraging is the widespread support for the War Memorial and Building Fund, which has grown steadily since the appeal was first launched some eighteen months ago. On the response to this appeal our future security and development must obviously in large measure depend. We have no reason to feel other than highly gratified : but it is equally clear that uncertainty will diminish proportionately to the rapidity of the fund's growth. To those responsible for the financial administration of the School the old tag "bis dat qui cito dat" must have a very real significance. Just as the nation is happy which has no history, so we must consider satisfactory the School term which calls for no editorial comment. There is little to be said of the Christmas Term save that

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Editorial Wolstenholme Benefactions ... War Memorial and Building Fund ... Presentation of U.S. Bronze Star to Major Crews Births ... Old Peterite News ... Calendar, Easter Term, 1948 Valete and Salvete School Officers Notes and Items House Notes ... Games Committee and Oxford Cup, 1947-48 The School Play, 1947 Article : "Brither Scots" The Chapel ... The Music Society ... ... The Film Society Road 'Safety Exhibition Verse ... The Library ... The Debating Society The Science Society ... British Ship Adoption Society Article : "China Bound" J.T.C. Notes ... Scouting Shooting Fencing Squash Chess Rugby Football Hockey Fixtures The Junior School Editorial Notices

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"CIESAR'S FRIEND", 1947

it moved smoothly and successfully through the full and varied programme which is reported in the pages which follow. As usual, the culmination of our activities was the School Play, which, despite the producer's gloomy forebodings (one might almost add again "as usual" !) and a serious last-minute threat from illness, proved in the event one of our most successful productions and was enthusiastically received by large audiences. We would congratulate those concerned on the choice of the play. It is no easy matter to find plays which fulfil all our requirements and are worthy interludes in the Shakespeare sequence. "Cxsar's Friend", by Campbell Dixon and Dermot Morrah, is a play of real quality and significance. It has much in common with Drinkwater's "A Man's House", which we presented in 1945. and, like that play, had the additional advantage of being less wellknown that it deserves to be. A nice judgment in the selection of our School Plays has been the corner stone on which our theatrical success has been built, and, though we realise that annually the task must become increasingly difficult, we hope that the same discernment will not be wanting in the future. The observant may notice that with this number we enter upon our fortieth volume. "The Peterite" is growing old, though, we hope. not tired. In something less than a year it will reach its loth anniversary, for the magazine has been published in an unbroken series since December, 1878, a sequence which even the two major wars did not interrupt. The complete set of bound volumes of "The Peterite" since that date is not the least valuable possession of the School Library. We would not claim that this longevity in a school periodical is a "record" (indeed we imagine that it is not); but at least we can derive satisfaction and inspiration from this continued virility.

WOLSTENHOLME BENEFACTIONS It will be recalled that in 1945 the School was given the option by the late Mr. G. J. Wolstenholme to purchase his house for the sum of £ i,000. This valuable property was thus acquired at a nominal cost through this generous provision of Mr. Wolstenholme's will and was equivalent to a gift of at least £2,500. The acquisition of this property secured the School boundary on the only side from which there appeared to be any danger. The Trustees of Mr. Wolstenholme's estate have now allocated to St. Peter's School a further £7,500. This money is to be used to finance the re-building of The Rise Boarding House in so far as this cost is not covered by the War Damage Commission, and any balance „remaining is to be applied to the general purposes of our Building 'Appeal. In order to commemorate this munificent further benefaction of Mr. Wolstenholme's estate, the name "Wolstenholme" will for the future be given to one of our Senior Foundation Scholarships. 2

WAR MEMORIAL AND BUILDING FUND FOURTH LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS (in chronological order) A.—OLD PETERITES £ s. d. Mr. E. D. McKinney ... to to o Mr. R. C. Baker Mr. D. H. Denholm ... 5 0 o Mr. N. W. Smithson Mr. H. F. S. Gedge Mr. C. Paley Scott, K.C. (2nd donation) Mr. W. Anelay ... ... 127 5 o Mt. B. A. C. Gray ... to 0 0

B. —PARENTS (PAST AND PRESENT) £. s. d.

Mrs. M. E. Sheriff ... 5o 0 o Mrs. J. Kendell ... Mr. and Mrs. A. Cobham 11 1 o Mr. R. Parker ... Mrs. E. E. Watson ... 5 5 o Mr. A. W. Richardson Mr. C. H. A. Eastwood 2 2 o Mr. O. H. Griffiths Mr. J. Youll Mr. J. R. Shardlow ... ... 5 0 o

£ s. d. 5 o 0 5o 0 0 127 5 0 63 12 6

£ s. d. ... too 0 0 5 0 0 ... ... 5 5 0 ... 15 15 0 ... 182 0 0

C. — GOVERNORS. STAFF, AND FRIENDS OF THE SCHOOL • s. d. Exors. of the late Mrs. Mr. and Miss Pollard ... ... 25 o o Miss M. M. Mason M. B. Douglas

s. d. o to 0 o to o

The estimated gross yield from gifts under covenant has been shown in each case.

PRESENTATION OF U.S. BRONZE STAR TO MAJOR DENYS K. CREWS We experienced a thrill of justifiable pride when the explanation of Major Crews' absence from School on Tuesday, the 25th November, was provided by the daily press. Major Crews had that day been presented with the Bronze Star Medal by the United States Military Attache, Major-General Clayton L. Bissell, at the American Ambassador's residence in London. The award was a recognition of what General Bissell described as "an heroic achievement against the enemy in Italy". The official citation is as follows :"Moving forward to attack a position previously thought to be abandoned by the enemy, Major Crews and his men suddenly were attacked by a strong enemy force, and, though under intense enemy fire, he succeeded in manoeuvring his men in such a manner as to partially nullify this threat. Having the strength of his force depleted by this initial engagement, he quickly contacted an adjacent unit and, outlining a plan of battle, succeeded in continuing the attacks and thoroughly routing the enemy. 3

By his brilliant appreciation and rapid summation of a dangerous situation, and by his marked leadership and tactical ability, he succeeded not only in defeating a strong enemy force, but in making possible a continued advance of his own and other units." Major Crews became a Master at St. Peter's in 1938. He joined the army in 1940, serving in the 5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, with the ist Army in Africa. Later he was transferred to Italy, where he was attached to the American Army. He returned to us in February, 1946, to become Housemaster of The Rise in September.

BIRTHS HARRIS.—On 22nd June, 1947, in Holgate Nursing Home, York, to Margaret, wife of P. L. Harris, a son (Timothy Charles Caldecott). COLLIER.—On i6th October, 1947, at Purey Cust Nursing Home, to Mary (née Clacy), wife of A. G. Collier, a daughter (Mary Wendy). BALLARD.—On 29th October, 1947, at "Brae", Simonstown Road, Fish Hock, Cape Province, South Africa, to Betty (nee Ping), wife of Lieut.-Cdr. R. H. Ballard, R.N., a third son (George Stephen).

OLD PETERITE NEWS OLD PETERITE SQUASH It is welcome news that the O.P. Squash Club has been revived. An auspicious beginning has been made with the success of the team competing in the first post-war revival of the Londonderry Cup Competition, open to Public Schools' Old Boys' teams. In the second round the O.P. team comfortably beat Westminster, and in the third round meet either Shrewsbury or St. Paul's. The detailed results of the match against Westminster are as follows :— ST. PETER'S N. W. D. Yardley S. G. S. Pawle J. Biggin J. T. Brockbank C. K. Hudson

WESTMINSTER beat P. A. Jesse ! (9—r, 9-1, 9-4). beat J. Trebucq (9-2, 9—o, 9-2). beat G. D. Harvey (9-7, 9-3, 9-4). beat A. F. Taylor (9-3, 9—t, 9-4). beat M. W. Thompson (6 9, 9-4, 9-5, 9-1). '

Any O.P.'s who play squash are invited to write to B. A. C. Gray, South Grange, Ryton-on-Tyne.

ITEMS Two Old Peterites have been appointed to the recently reconstructed B.B.C. General Advisory Council, whose chairman is Lord Halifax. They are Sir Philip Morris (1914-20) and John Rodgers (1919-25).

T. H. Raw (1924-29) has been appointed Station Superintendent of B.O.A.C.'s new flying boat base at Vaaldam, near Johannesburg, South Africa. Many O.P.'s will be interested to hear news of Miss J. G. Weller, who taught at the School during the 1914-18 war and for many years afterwards. She is still enjoying retirement at Dorset House, Heacham, King's Lynn, and continues to take an interest in the School. Recently she has done much useful work in her neighbourhood teaching English to members of a Polish camp. F. F. Steele (The Rise, 1936-41), a former Head of the School, has played hockey for Yorkshire and has been mentioned as a candidate for the North of England side. His selection, however, was ruled out by his departure for Uganda, on the 23rd December, to take up his work in the Colonial Service. His brother, P. M. Steele (The Rise, 1939-43), played centre-half for the B.A.O.R. Hockey XI on •their tour of 13th-21st December They beat B.A.F.O. in Germany, 4—I; in England they beat R.M.A. Sandhurst, 9—o, and drew with the Combined Services, 4-4. Their only defeat was at the hands of the Army, 0-3.

At the annual general meeting of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club on 28th January, it was announced that a testimonial of £roo to A. B. Sellers (1921-24) as a memento of his faithful service to the Club. A. C. Rodger (The Rise, 1942-46) played forward for R.M.A. Sandhurst XV against Cranwell. I. S. Macpherson (School House, 1942-46) was kept out of the R.A.F. College team by an injury sustained earlier in the season and was linesman.

We have received the following note on the doings of Kenneth Greenwood (1935-39), which may be of interest to his contemporaries. He is now in Turkey, as second-in-command of the electrical side of a Metropolitan-Vickers unit working on a scheme which embraces the erection of a power station, three sub-stations, and the electrification of coal mines. He has be en on the Outside Erection Staff of "Metro-Vick" since 1943, when he took a First Class in Electrical Engineering at London University. During a period on Tyneside he worked on H.M. ships, including the "Vanguard", installing electrically-controlled A.A. guns.

Ina recently-received letter, L. J. L. Wall inquires about the proposal made at the O.P. Club meeting in July last, to circulate a list of members' addresses. We are glad to be able to state that such a list is in course of preparation and will be sent to O.P.'s very shortly. 5

OBITUARY HENRY BRANDRETH GREEVES St. Peter's has sustained a severe loss by the recent death of the Rev. Henry Brandreth Greeves. He was at the School, under the Rev. G. T. Handford, from 1890 to x896. His games record was notable. He won the half mile and the mile and played for the XV and the cricket XI. In music, which he studied under Dr. Naylor, he was outstanding, playing regularly at York Minster in the School holidays : and at the age of 18, in the period between leaving School and going up to Cambridge, he held the appointment of Deputy Organist at the Minster under Dr. Tertius Noble. He proceeded to Peterhouse, Cambridge, as an organ scholar. He was Captain of the Boat Club and stroked the fastest boat Peterhouse has ever put on the Cam. He gained four oars. Besides rowing, he found time to play both rugger and cricket for his college, and in the vacations played for Headingley and the Yorkshire Cantabs. Destined for the Church, he went from Cambridge to the Theological College of the Leeds Clergy School. In his early days he held curacies at Brighouse and Escrick, and was a Minor Canon of Newcastle Cathedral. His subsequent livings included Ferndale, Denaby Main, and Hackness, and he was finally Rector of Walkington. For twelve years he was Rural Dean of Beverley, and he was a Governor of St. John's College, York. All who knew him appreciated his keen sense of humour, his personal charm, and his deep understanding of his fellow men. The varied aspects of a fine character made him equally at home with his humblest parishioners or at a shooting party, at a meeting of rural deans, or on the banks of the Cam. Splendidly representative of the finer type of "sporting parson" which is now almost extinct, he expressed himself most truly, perhaps, at a Commemoration Festival in the days when he was Vicar of Ferndale. He ,made 97 not out for the Old Peterites and on the following day preached an inspiring St. Peter's Day sermon. To his son, John Greeves, both an Old Olavite and an Old Peterite, and to the other members of his family we extend our deep sympathy.

ENGAGEMENTS J. B. GEDGE AND MISS M. S. JENNINGS The engagement is announced, and the marriage will shortly take place in London, between John Bernard, second son of the late Rev. H. T. S. Gedge, of York, and of Mrs. Gedge, of i 31 Worcester Road, Droitwich, and Muirne Sarsfield, second daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jennings, of Brookfield, Cork. [1916-19.] 6

CAPTAIN P. B. COCKBURN AND MRS. B. KEMPE-ROBERTS A marriage has been arranged, and will take place quietly, between Captain Peter Bernard Cockburn, Royal Signals, only son of Brigadier A. A. Cockburn, C.B.E., and Mrs. Cockburn, of Victoria Park, Manchester, and Betty, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Woods, of Lympne, Kent. [1934-381

MARRIAGES At All Saints' Church, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Yorkshire, on 4th March, 1947, Roland Croft Baker, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Croft Baker, of Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, to Pamela, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Denby, of Sherburn-in-Elmet, Yorkshire. j1928-32.] On 1st September, 1947, at the Church of St. Maughold, Ramsey, I.O.M., Richard F. Bussell to Gundrede Mary, eldest daughter of Sir T.. C. O'Brien, Bart., and Lady O'Brien, of Ramsey, I.O.M. The marriage took place on 6th September, 1947, at St. Olave's Church, York, between Guy Edwin King, eldest son of Dr. H. E. King and Mrs. Reynolds, of York, and Norma, only daughter of the late Mr. Lansdowne Russell and of Mrs. Russell, of Bournemouth and Southampton. [1937-42.]

BIRTHS INGLIS.—On 6th September, 1947, at The Purey Cust Nursing Home, York, to Irene, wife of James McNaught Inglis, M.B., Ch.B., D.A., R.A.F.V.R., a son (Timothy Christopher). (1936-401 ROB.—On 15th January, 1948, at 27 Ferncroft Avenue, Hampstead, to Mary (nee Beazley), wife of C. G. Rob, M.C., M.Chir., F.R.C.S., a daughter. WALL.—On 7th September, 1 947, to Mary (nee Ridding), wife of M. P. L. Wall, M.A., of Tomlin House, St. Bees, Cumberland, a daughter (Gillian Barbara). [1931-35.] PEACOCK.—On 1st December, 1947, to Peggy, wife of M. H. Peacock, a son. [1921-25.]

AN APPEAL OLD PETERITES ! WHY FEED THE MOTHS? In recent years the supply of 1st XI cricket colours to members of the School team has become non-existent, so much so that junior members of the School hardly know what the School's representative colours are, and manufacturers inform us that orders cannot be contemplated. It would be much appreciated if all Old Boys, who are in possession of such colours, would consider whether sentimental attachment to them has not outrun its span in life and whether these once-treasured possessions could not be put to much better use by a member of the present School team.

At present, one and only one 1st XI blazer and cap are in our possession, which it is intended shall be worn by the School captain, measurements permitting, and in addition one fielding cap, handed down in successive years, which will be worn by the vice-captain. Cannot Old Peterites help us to provide suitable attire for all the 1st XI from a pool which will be held at the School for teams in each successive year? All such contributions would be gratefully acknowledged by the School and well cared for, whether sent as a gift or on indefinite loan. All the above equally applies to hockey colours. UNIVERSITY AND SANDHURST LETTERS

OXFORD,

December, 1947. The Editors, "The Peterite," Dear Sirs, Michaelmas, 1947, is already a thing of the past, eight weeks in so many diaries, and by the time this reaches print, we, the Oxford O.P.'s, will be shivering through Hilary, 1948, wishing we had done a little more work in the Christmas vac. We shall be remembering the rainy, miserable days of November, and wishing it was just half as warm now. We shall be remembering that one bar of our electric fire was enough then, and wishing we had some coal to help out the two bars we rashly have on at the moment .. . But our duty is to record, not to prophesy. This term we have been seven in number, consisting of three newcomers (more or less), three who consider themselves oldstagers, and Duffield. F. L. Duffield (still at Brasenose) deserves a category of his own. Having bade him a fond farewell at the end of last term, we were taken somewhat aback to see him roll up with a mountain of luggage and a quizzical expression a few days after the beginning of this. His explanation—that he couldn't find any other University in Europe worthy of his patronage—was accepted with reserve. That he was heard, having fallen asleep over his coffee one morning, muttering something which sounded like, "Control of Engagements Order .. . Nuts to Isaacs," may have had some bearing on the case. He is telling everyone that he is reading for a B.Litt. If this is so, it appears that a huge daily consumption of coffee and regular exercise round the Union billiards tables are essential pre-requisites of this degree. Any kind of work in the first two or three terms is evidently banned. J. D. Taylor-Thompson (Balliol), next in seniority, has, as becomes a Greats man, been working hard. He has been frequently seen cycling down the High from his new digs in Cowley Road, presumably in the direction of wherever one goes to read Homer in Oxford. 8

He gained for himself a reputation for professorial absent-mindedness by writing to Banister saying he would be delighted to come to tea on a certain Thursday, and then turning up on Friday, and wondering why there wasn't much cake left. This provided Banister with a funny story which lasted him the rest of the term. P. F. Tee (Christ Church), we were glad to note, had moved to a room one storey down from the ridiculous heights he had occupied previously. Most of the O.P.'s have had tea with him during the term, but otherwise he has not been seen much. He is believed to have been working, but someone said there was a lady in the case. Someone else reliably denied this. J. M. Banister (Brasenose) was not often seen in public places, though he was never known to refuse an invitation to tea with anyone. He has hardly got over the fact that he has to do as much in a week for his tutor as he did in days of yore for the Minister of Fuel and Power. He hotly refutes those who suggest that this is not very much. The newcomers (or in the case of Hey and McDermid, the returned wanderers) are all ex-servicemen. Someone with a taste for figures has estimated that 0.P.'s now at Oxford are costing a benevolent Ministry of Education rather more than £,1,500 a year. We trust it is not being wasted. R. T. Hey (New College) has returned from the jungles of Malaya to take up residence in a concrete but in one of the New College quads. Here he wrote long essays for his eminent tutor, Lord David Cecil. As a form of relaxation he took up squash, smashed an expensive racquet, and took up table-tennis. The racquets are cheaper to replace, he explains. N. G. L. R. McDermid (St. Edmund Hall) is back after some years in the Navy. He was seen at the beginning of the term at an occasional lecture, but the fact that he had to take an exam at the end of the term probably accounts for his later disappearance. He is believed to have played some rugger. J. A. Denison (Worcester) is up reading History. Worcester has been described as a college near Oxford, and this is perhaps the reason why Denison has not been often seen in the city itself. He was present at the foot-the-ball match which brightened the landscape early in the term and the pages of "Picture Post" a week later, and has been heard complaining of the difficulty of acquiring books. When seen in the Broad or the Cornmarket, he has invariably recognised us with a cryptic wink. With this account of our activities, we must now take our leave. Wishing the School every success in the New Year, and trusting that it will continue to send, as it has always done, its outstanding members to join us here, we remain, Yours very sincerely, THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES. 9

CAMBRIDGE.

January, 1948. The Editors, "The Peterite." Dear Sirs, Cambridge, that garden of great intellects, has, in some respects, changed but little since Wordsworth so memorably described it. The "gowns grave, or gaudy, doctors, students, streets, courts, cloisters, flocks of churches, gateways, towers" still remain, but the present day student, sometimes a bearded exserviceman, perhaps married, often, alas, disabled, can hardly be placed in the category of "poor, simple schoolboys, now hung round with honour and importance." The 1948 undergraduate, then, can be more suitably likened to • those scholars of Renaissance times who "led in abstemiousness a quiet life" and it would be fairer to speak of our Cambridge O.P.'s, too, as "loyal students, faithful to their books" rather than as "half-and-half idlers, hardy recusants, and honest dunces." D. Anderson (School House and Sidney Sussex) reads Agriculture and plays hockey and squash regularly. His attitude to life may be summed up, perhaps, by the motto resting on his mantelpiece, proclaiming to all of melancholy aspect that "happiness, like toffee, is best home-made." G. Long (Temple and Emmanuel) finds modern languages too absorbing to allow other activities to encroach upon his time. "Drink," he says, "is my only relaxation." G. Mountain (Temple and Christ's) finds his main preoccupation in investigating the authenticity of a ghost, the spirit of a B.B.C. announcer who murdered his wife and who is said to inhabit his rooms .. . with him ! P. F. Ringrose (School House and Clare) reads Law and, by all reports, is working very hard. He occasionally "talks shop" with other ex-naval types. J. F. Spink (School House and Emmanuel) possesses "a calm resolve of mind, firmly addressed • to puissant efforts" though, nevertheless, he enjoys "the odd party, you know." J. D. Ward (Temple and St. John's), "a man of business and expense," also reads Law—why, he doesn't exactly know, but he is evidently taking it very seriously. "Labor omnia vincit Improbus". . . ! ! IO

A Cambridge O.P. dinner is to be held this term, and it is hoped that this will become a regular feature. Yours faithfully, •

THE CAMBRIDGE OLD

PETERITES

LEEDS UNIVERSITY UNION, The Editors, "The Peterite." Dear Sirs, With the advent of the Sandhurst letter among the pages of "The Peterite" we have at last been galvanised into action, the result of which you now see before you. Our numbers have increased since last session, two having gone down and four having come up. J. Scholey has now gone down with a Medical Degree, and P. Simpson, we hear, has also left us. Our four newcomers are Andrews, Black, and T. G. Robson, (and one more—name unknown). Thanks to the inadequate communications in the University we have been unable to contact Messrs. Moore, Robson and Black. Andrews, after a year's practical farming, has joined us to take his Agriculture Degree. He was surprised to find his knowledge hardly sufficient for the December exams, and now claims to be working. He manages to keep his social activities surrounded by mystery. F. D. Godsmark, who is now our oldest inhabitant, informs us that he has forsaken the three "W's" (we presume only temporarily) in order to work for a Mental (sorry—we mean Dental) exam. T. F. Morris claims to be working for znd M.B., but is frequently heard deploring the standard of University rowing, with Shepherd, and anyone else willing to listen. Spends his vac. assiduously cultivating a growth on the mandible (chin to you !). G. E. Shepherd returned a year last September from the Forces. Spends most of the week giving himself electric shocks and at the week-ends retains his connection with the Black Watch by visiting Edinburgh (we hear that there is some other attraction). Often to be seen energetically running along the river bank, trying to make coxes hear him. Wears a balmoral ! B. Tomlinson has managed to pass his I st M.B. and is now occasionally seen in the dissecting room savagely hacking at a body with a blunt scalpel. We believe he has been seen "tripping a light fantastic" at various social gatherings in the Union. Appears to have retired from the sporting field. Finally, we wish the School every success during the year, and we hope to see some new recruits to our ranks in September. Yours sincerely, THE II

LEEDS OLD PETERITES.

ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY SANDHURST.

The Editors, "The Peterite." Dear Sirs, It is with some elation that we sit down to write the Sandhurst letter at the beginning of 1948, as in the last year our number has risen to eight sturdy O.P.'s, and so we feel it will be some time before the Regular Army will be able to forget St. Peter's, York. Who knows, perhaps in a few years time they will even be saying that the Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of St. Peter's. The last term was the longest any of us have ever experienced, lasting from August to December, but with the thought of Christmas leave to urge us on, we managed to reach the end of the term without any cases of homicide, suicide, or really serious mental disarrangement. I. H. Baker (Normandy) is •to be congratulated on becoming one of the first S.U.O.'s (Senior Under Officers) of the new Sandhurst. Those O.P.'s who remember him in the J.T.C. will understand this. He has become rather an elusive fellow, but we are told he has not grown out of the unhealthy habit of talking before breakfast. He can still be seen to some advantage tearing up the wing on the rugger field as if the whole of the Worksop team was after him, and his quiet, modulated voice is often heard in the F.G.S. protesting at having to pay aid. for a sausage roll. R.A. M. G. Jones (Rhine) can generally be found outside his Company Commander's Office. We also caught glimpses of him on the hockey field and slinking down to the squash courts, and has been noticed setting off at week-ends armed with his golf clubs. Whether he ever plays golf, we cannot tell. He came out of hibernation long enough to do a turn in Victory College Concert, 'but only because he was under the impression Mr. Rank was in the audience. Royal Sussex. P. W. Weighill (Waterloo), a reasonably old hand, who disheartens others by insisting on singing in his cold bath. On two occasions has been seen in the ring ! Enjoys making frequent trips up to London, but refuses to divulge the nature of his visits. Claims to have solved many problems of advanced atomic warfare, without the aid of a "commission". R.A. F. P. Baker (Marne). We see very little of Baker, but we often used to watch a neat figure with a walking stick hurrying up the corridor after last period on Saturday morning. This we identified towards the end of term as F. P. Baker. He fences regularly for the Academy, and also plays rugger. He lives in some remote part of the New Buildings we have never yet been able to locate. R.A. E. O. Owen (Somme) was seen to his best advantage at a Young Conservative Dance held some way outside the grounds towards the middle of last term. Seemed in the best of spirits. 12

Was also reported seen in P.T. kit down by the Lake, at a time when the Lake was devoid of water. Judging by his gestures he also fishes. R.T.R. A. C. Rodger (Waterloo) arrived here in August, and has since played regularly for the Academy 1st XV. After much persuasion he "volunteered" for boxing. Congratulations to him on winning his weight. He also did a very amusing turn with a performing flea at the Old College Concert. His brown sports coat seems to be lasting very well. H.L.I. G. H. F. Reynolds (Dettingen) also arrived in August and is rarely seen except in the fraternal company of Weighill. Usually found in his room in a state of despondency; the reason, he says, is being continually on the verge of bankruptcy. Occasionally seen disappearing over "the heath" on a cross country treasure hunt. R.A. M. Rignall (Ypres) is so elusive that we didn't even know he was here until a figure came and borrowed a cigarette from us one morning. Still we hear he is well known in his own Company, plays rugger and gets on wonderfully with the R.S.M. Still has that "Rise" look about him. Green Howarth. Wishing the School every success for 1948, we remain, Yours faithfully, THE SANDHURST 0.P.'s. CORRESPONDENCE CENTRAL DOOARS TEA ESTATE, PANA COSTI P.O., BHUTAN, N. INDIA, lith December, 1947.

The Editors, "The Peterite." Sirs, I have been thinking (having plenty of time for that exercise) that it would be a good idea to re-design the O.P. tie, when cloth rationing and such like restricting orders are repealed by our good and provident Government. At present we have two O.P. blazers; one a coat of many colours and the other dark blue with the 'School crest on the breast pocket. Would not a more restrained tie to match the latter be preferable to the present gaudy affair which matches the former? I cast no aspersions on the "gaudy affair," •but it is, surely, more suited for wear at cricket matches, for example, than for ordinary use. I do wear a tie out here during the cold weather, so I'm not speaking out of place. Best wishes to the School. Yours faithfully, A. W. PING. /3

CALENDAR, EASTER TERM, 1948 JANUARY Mon. Boarders return. i3 Tues. Full Term begins. 15 Thurs. i i a.m. Governors' Meeting. 17 Sat. 6 p.m. Science Society. r8 Sun. 2nd Sunday after Epiphany. 6-3o p.m. Epiphany Procession in York Minster. 6 p.m. Debating Society. 24 Sat. 25 Sun. Septuagesima. Preacher : The Chaplain. 26 Mon. Conversion of St. Paul. 6 p.m. Science Sociey. 3x Sat. FEBRUARY Sexagesima. r Sun. Preacher : Canon T. H. Tardrew. Purification B.V.M. 2 Mon. 6 p.m. Debating Society. 7 Sat. Quinquagesima. 8 Sun. Preacher : The Bishop of Whitby. z z Wed. Ash Wednesday. 8 a.m. Holy Communion. 1i-45 a.m. Morning Service. 1st XI v. Scarborough H.C. Home. 14 Sat. 6 p.m. Science Society. rst Sunday in Lent. z5 Sun. 8-45 a.m. Holy Communion (Sung). Preacher (Evensong): The Chaplain. 18 Wed. 1st XI v. Midland Bde. T.C., Strensall. Home. 19 Thurs. x x a.m. Governors' Meeting. 6 p.m. Illustrated Talk on "Appreciation of Architecture" by Mr. 20 Fri. G. G. Barnett, D.A. (Edin.). 1st XI v. York H.C. Home. 21 Sat. 6 p.m. Debating Society. 2nd Sunday in Lent. 22 Sun. Preacher : The Chaplain. 24 Tues. St. Matthias. 25 Wed. 1st XI v. Bootham School. Home. 1st XI v. Worksop College. Away. 28 Sat. 6 p.m. Science Society. 29 Sun. 3rd Sunday in Lent. Preacher : The Chaplain. MARCH Mon. 2-3o p.m. Cross-country Run. 3 Wed. ist XI v. H.M.S. Ceres (Wetherby). Away. 1st XI v. Rowntree's H.C. Home. 6 Sat. 6 p.m. Debating Society. 4th Sunday in Lent. 7 Sun. Preacher : The Chaplain. to Wed. 1st XI v. R.A.F., Linton. Home. t Thurs. H.S.C. and S.C. Trial Examinations begin. 1st XI v. University College, Hull. Home. 13 Sat. 6 p.m. Science Society. Passion Sunday. /4 Sun. Preacher : The Chaplain. x7 Wed. Inter-House Boat Races (both divisions). 18 Thurs. 12 noon. Confirmation by the Bishop of Selby. 12

19 Fri.

11 a.m. Governors' Meeting. Certificate A Examination. Athletics v. Ampleforth College. Away. 6 p.m. Debating Society.

Sat.

Sun. Palm Sunday.

8-45 a.m. Holy Communion (Sung). Preacher (Evensong): The Headmaster. 22 Mon. 6 p.m. School Concert. (School performance at 2-3o p.m.) 23 Tues. 2-3o p.m. Athletic Sports. 24 Wed. Term ends. Sunday Services, except where otherwise stated, are :—Holy Communion, 8.1 5 a.m. Matins, ro-3o a.m. Evensong and Sermon, 6 p.m.

VALETE AND SALVETE VALETE (December, 1947) THE MANOR J. Burkitt. 1 944- 47. VC. Cadet in J.T.C. Cert. "A". R. M. Greenhalgh. 1 943-47. VI L. School Certificate, 1947. Member of Chess Team. Fencing Team. Cadet in J.T.C. Cert. "A". School Play, 1 947. THE RISE G. W. Smith. 1943-47. VC. House Monitor. 2nd XV Colours, 1 947. Captain of 2nd XV, 1947. Played for 1st XV, 1947. Boxing Team, 1947. 2nd VIII and 3rd IV, 1947. Sgt. in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1946. D. Hall. 1 944 - 47. VI L. School Cert., 1947. Played for 2nd XV and "A" XV, 1947. Chess Team, 1946-47. Cadet in J.T.C. Cert. "A", Pt. I,

1946.

SCHOOL HOUSE W. S. Samuels. 1 943 - 47 (Junior School, 194o). VI U. House Monitor. School Cert., 1945. Higher School Cert., 1947. Member of Chess Team, 1946-47. Cadet in J.T.C. Cert. "A". School Play, 1 943-44• J. D. Stanley. 1 944- 47 (Junior School, 1939). VC. TEMPLE D. Richardson. 1 944- 47 (Junior School, 1942). VI L. School Cert., 1 947. Cadet in J.T.C. R. H. Richardson. 1945-47 (Junior School, 1944). VC.

SALVETE (September, 1947) THE MANOR A. C. Barker (IVC), R. B. Hudson (IVB), C. D. Hunter (IVC), J. B. Nicholson (Shell), R. D. Palframan (IVA), M. R. Pallant (IVB), J. M. Raylor (Shell), H. W. J. Rigg (IVA), E. W. Stead (IVC), J. J. Youll (IVA). THE RISE A. P. Buttrum (IVA), F. D. Browne (IVC), E. G. Dixon (IVA), A. N. W. Gunning (IVA), R. Hawkins (IVB), D. A. Haxby (IVA), M. J. Hollis (Shell), R. J. Kelsey (IVB), D. B. Knowles (IVA), M. C. M. Lochore (Shell), M. B. Markus (IVA), W. B. Powell (VA), J. V. Rayson (Shell), H. P. G. Shaw (IVA), D. T. Simpson (IVB).

SCHOOL HOUSE J. D. Cooke (Shell), A. W. Driver (IVA), D. I. Fletcher (IVB), J. S. Frost (IVB), G. W. Gears (IVC), A. Gray (IVC), R. H. Jackson (IVC), P. S. Lumby (Shell), D. W. H. McDougle (Shell), M. S. Milne (Shell), C. V. Roberts (IVA), A. R. Royle (L.VI), L. E. Shenker (IVB), P. McL. Walshaw (IVB). TEMPLE P. J. Blincoe (Shell), I. G. Clarkson (IVA), G. Danton de Rouffignac (IVB), J. B. Drew (IVB), P. M. Duffield (IVA), H. H. Hunter (Shell), J. M. Jagger (IVC), G. D. Lambert (IVA), B. Meredith (IVA), R. J. Murphy (IVB), J. B. Prendergast (Shell), G. W. Riley (IVA), J. E. Smith (Shell), D. E. B. Steele (IVB), H. K. Trundell (Shell), B. B. Wennington (IVB), S. J. White (IVA), J. Whittaker (IVB).

SCHOOL OFFICERS

CHRISTMAS TERM, 1947 SCHOOL MONITORS :

Head of School and The Manor—W. GRAHAM. Head of The Rise—J. E. STUART. Head of School House—T. M. A. GRIFFITHS. Head of Temple—F. N. NEWDICK. Chapel Monitor—C. DRYDEN. C. FRANK. G. A. RADFORD. M. SPEIGHT. HOUSE MONITORS : The Manor—C. C. CLEMENT, N. B. HARRISON. The Rise—R. E. A. ATKINSON, E. G. BROWN, A. A. CAMFIELD, G. W. SMITH. School House—R. HAM, R. PARKER, W. S. SAMUELS, R. E. THORNTON. Temple—J. M. GRAHAM, K. G. HARRISON, A. L. PAVIS, C. D. RYDER, F. C. SLEGG. Captain of Rugger—W. GRAHAM. Captain of Shooting—J. A. HANNON. Captain of Squash—R. PARKER. Captain of Fencing—G. A. RADFORD. C.S.M. in J.T.C.—F. N. NEWDICK. EDITORS OF "THE PETERITE" : W. GRAHAM, N. B. BURGESS, J. C. GRIFFITHS, C. D. RYDER, M. I. H. UNWIN.

NOTES AND ITEMS

As a fitting tribute to the standard of play reached by three "Caps" of the School 1st XV, W. Graham, J. E. Stuart, and T. M. A. Griffiths were chosen to play for the Durham P.S. v. Yorkshire P.S. in the holidays. Many of us will regret that they were not on the winning side on this occasion, but Graham, as captain of the Durham team, fully compensated for this defeat by an effective victory over the Northumberland P.S. by 22 points-3, of which Graham alone scored 14 points. Griffiths also, we learn, played a storming game in this match, and Stuart was first reserve. 16

J. A. Hannon entered for the Latymer Club Public Schools' Handicap Competition, and succeeded in reaching the third round. Although gaining a walk-over in the second round, he beat J. M. Merriman, of Sherborne (receive 3), in the first round by 9-5, to-9, 95, and went down fighting to C. H. Benbow, of Bradfield (receive 1), by to-8, 4—g, 6—g, 6—g in the third round. We congratulate K. G. Harrison, of Temple, on his complete recovery from infantile paralysis. He is now in the convalescent stage, and we are all glad to be assured that we shall have him back among us in the Easter Term. On Monday, loth October, the School received a visit from Captain Pulleyn-Thompson, the Secretary of the Public Schools' Employment Bureau. We thank him for a most interesting talk of a general nature in which he outlined the best approach to some of the more popular careers. His short talk contained a great deal of information helpful in the choice of a career. After his talk he interviewed several boys individually. A Film Society was formed this term under the chairmanship of Mr. Wiseman. Its activities are recorded in detail elsewhere. The School enjoyed a whole holiday on the day of the Royal Wedding. Boarders were allowed exeats from after breakfast until supper, after which Noel Coward's film, "This Happy Breed", was shown in Big Hall.

HOUSE NOTES THE MANOR As always this term, we returned to see many old faces gone and new ones in their places. There is little wonder that all members or the House are turning slightly grey after the gruelling ordeal of three House match replays with School House. Those on the touchline were actually in a worse position than those on the field and wore away many sets of nails. In the first encounter the game finished as an 8-8 draw. Playing a week later we once more drew, o—o, after a period of extra time. Finally, playing the next day, the game ran very evenly until two minutes from the end, with the score 6-6, School House managed to score a try, giving them a lead which proved sufficient for victory. The lightness and fragility of the team may well account for the inability to pull off the victory after playing gruelling rugger on two successive days. Those with foresight may look upon the House's rugger with confidence for the future, after seeing such talent as came to light in these games. 17

School House went on to win the cup, and we look with pride on having given them what must have been some of the toughest opposition ever encountered by any team in its efforts for the cup. Congratulations, House, well done! As a result of the House matches, C. C. Clement and E. G. Thompson were awarded their House Colours for outstanding play. Finally, we should like to congratulate the following on their appointments :W. Graham, Head of School and The Manor, also Captain of Rugger. C. Frank, School Monitor and Captain of Athletics. M. Speight, School Monitor, Captain of Cricket and Hockey. C. C. Clement and N. B. Harrison, House Monitors.

THE RISE With the beginning of a new School Year we should like to congratulate Stuart on being appointed Head of the House, and Smith, Atkinson, Camfield and Brown on being made House Monitors. In the realm of sport, this term has not been a successful one for The Rise. In the semi-final of the senior rugger we were beaten by Temple, r r—o. after a hard game. The Junior House match proved to be a different matter; in the semi-final we trounced a much bigger School House team, the score being 25-3, but, unfortunately, in the final, the Temple team overpowered our young team, more by weight than by skill, and emerged the winners by 8 o. —

Our representation in School teams this season has not been so great as usual. However, we do congratulate Stuart on 'being awarded his 1st XV Cap and Kendell on his 1st XV Colours, also Smith on captaining the 2nd XV and being awarded his znd XV Colours. Although we have not been successful on the playing field, we can feel satisfied with our efforts in the classroom, as at the end of term we find ourselves with a comfortable lead in the Work Cup Competition. Among the many House activities, this term, the most popular amongst the junior members of the House has been the Stamp Club. Besides this the Library has become rather more popular than usual. At the end of term the captains for next term's games were appointed, we wish them the best of luck and hope that they will not be hindered by a recurrence of last year's bad weather. The following Old Boys visited us during the term :—Thompson, Claybourne, Dodgson, Wilson, Blake, Dixon, Chilton and Rayson. We were very interested to hear from them about life in various branches of the Services. We hope to see more Old Risites next term. 18

Finally, we have to say goodbye to Smith, who, unfortunately, could not stay for the rest of the year because of his military service; we wish him the very best of luck in the future. Hall, who also is leaving, must be congratulated on passing his exam into the R.A.F., where we hope he will meet with every success.

SCHOOL HOUSE Once again we have come to the beginning of a new School Year and must first of all congratulate the various members of the House on their new appointments : T. M. A. Griffiths, Head of the House; G. A. Radford, School Monitor; R. Ham, R. E. Thornton, R. Parker and W. S. Samuels, House Monitors. The House has started the year with a surprising success by winning the Inter-House Work Cup for the first time in its history, largely owing to the success of last term's examination candidates. This term we have had no little success on the rugger field. Playing three games against The Manor in the semi-final before finally gaining a well-deserved victory, beating them by 3 points. The Manor proved themselves worthy opponents and had a stronger three-quarter line, although we were definitely superior in the scrum, even though we had one of our 1st XV Colours missing. The scores were 8-8, o—o, 6-3. In the final we had another close game with Temple, who on occasion proved themselves very formidable under Newdick's inspiring leadership. But by good play throughout the team, and especially by Pringle, the full-back, we managed to cope with the situation and, after being down 3—o, we succeeded in winning 6-3. Here again Temple had a superior three-quarter line, although they were not allowed to operate, and we had a stronger scrum despite the absence of two of our 1st XV Colours. Both these gaps were admirably filled by two substitutes. The following were awarded their House Colours for rugger : R. Parker, R. B. Pringle, J. F. N. Jackson, P. J. Baker, P. C. Knowlson, R. Ham, and G. W. J. Griffiths. In the Junior House matches we were unsuccessful, although we had a much larger team, and we must congratulate The Rise on their victory, beating us 23-3. Once more we were well represented in School teams, and congratulate T. M. A. Griffiths on the award of his 1st XV Cap and re-award of his Colours; R. Parker on his Cap and Colours; G. A. Radford, T. M. Ryder, P. J. Baker, and D. Walter on their 1st XV Colours; also D. G. Eccles on his 2nd XV Colours, J. F. N. Jackson and P. C Knowlson on their Colts Colours.

TEMPLE If our luck had held a little longer we might have been able to

boast of having won both the senior and junior rugger this term. In the junior rugger we had a very strong team which beat The ig

Manor in the semi-final. In the final we found four of the team, including the captain, Kershaw, were unable to play, but the team played a very good game against The Rise, winning by 8 points to nil. In the senior rugger we again fielded a strong team which beat The Rise in the semi-final without over-exertion, but again several of our team were indisposed when the final arrived. We played School House in the final, their team having played together on three occasions, and though we had rather more of the game than our opponents, we managed to score only one try from a forward rush. The final score was 6-3 to School House, whom we heartily congratulate. Congratulations to : F. N. Newdick, Vice-captain of School Rugger, on the award of his 1st XV Cap; to Dryden, Slegg, Ryder, and Broadley, on the award of their 1st XV Colours • to J. C. Varley, znd XV Colours; to Townshend and Kershaw, Colts XV Colours; and to Pavis, Ryder, Graham, Broadley, J. C. Varley, and Townshend. House Colours. We should state here that K. G. Harrison received his House Colours last term, as this was omitted in the last issue of "The Peterite". The School Play was a great success, and the Templars who contributed to that success were F. N. Newdick, as Judas, G. W. Bird, Hunt, Hearfield, and Riley. We were very pleased to see K. G. Harrison, when he returned to visit us towards the end of term. We congratulate him on his remarkable recovery, and hope he will be permanently back at School next term.

GAMES COMMITTEE AND OXFORD CUP, 1947-48 Only one meeting was held during the Christmas Term, at which the condition of the School cups was brought under review. As a result, the following recommendations were made and the matters put in hand (i) Two cups, the Squash and 2nd Division Rowing, to be scrapped on account of their battered and irreparable condition due to war damage. (ii) Two of three old School challenge cups to replace the two cups mentioned above, and the third to be used as a Cricket Fielding Cup. [These cups were originally won by the brothers H. W. Griffith (1868-69) and A. H. Griffith (1872), and have been given back to the School by the former's daughter, for which gift we are most grateful.] (iii) Engraving on all cups to be brought up to date. ,

(iv) The "Victor Ludorum" Cup, now defunct as such, should now be suitably engraved as the Tennis Cup, but its past history is to be perpetuated. In addition to the above business, it was recommended that the records on the panels in the Gym. should be brought up to date. It will also be noted in the table given below that the SubCommittee for the Oxford Cup have elected that the cross-country should be recognised as an event in addition to and apart from athletics. Points have also been allocated for hockey.

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The following table indicates the system on which points are awarded and gives the results to the end of the Christmas Term, 1947 :—

Senior Rugger ... Junior Rugger ... Senior Cricket ... Junior Cricket ... Senior Hockey ... Junior Hockey ... Rowing (1st Division) Rowing (2nd Division) Athletics, 1st ... Athletics, 2nd ... Cross-country, 1st Cross-country, 2nd Swimming, 1st ... Swimming, 2 nd ... Squash ... ... Tennis ... ... Shooting (Team) ... Boxing ... ... Fencing ...

Points School Awarded Manor Rise House Temple • •• 20 — — 20

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THE SCHOOL PLAY, 1947 "CAESAR'S FRIEND" Casting a School play must always be difficult. A boy acts in several plays and then the time for him, to leave the School has come, and for the producer, the task of building up personnel for the near future is a continuous one. This year we were badly hit, and "Cmsar's Friend" seemed a difficult choice with so little proved talent at the disposal of the producer. But, as usual, the difficulties were completely overcome. As in "A Man's House", which we saw in 1945, the theme of "Cwsar's Friend" is the first Easter in Jerusalem. But whereas Drinkwater dealt with the repercussions of the Crucifixion on in,

dividuals in Jerusalem, we now had a convincing and carefully worked-out political explanation of the betrayal of Our Lord by Judas. Against a background of Roman occupation, the play shows the quarrels between the various sections of the Jews, all of whom are united in their fear of the "hedge-preacher" from Galilee. Judas, impatient at the delay in the realisation of his dreams, and believing blindly in his Master's omnipotence, seeks to force His hand by betraying Him to Caiaphas and then waits confidently for the 'legion of angels to come and blast away the enemies of the Messiah. It is the only way to persuade the people to rise and sweep the Romans into the sea. And it is because he realizes that the real enemy is not so much the Romans as the Jewish politicians, that he returns to curse Caiaphas and then hangs himself. Three characters—Judas, Caiaphas and Pilate—were outstanding in the School performance—as indeed they must be if it is to be a success. For complete and sympathetic understanding of the play and their part in it, there is nothing to choose between Newdick, Radford and Addey—the only distinction is perhaps that Radford gave the more confident performance. For the essence of the character of Caiaphas is surely confidence— confidence that his is the only solution to the problem and that he alone can carry it out. We saw this confidence in his handling of Judas, in his treatment of his fellow-members of the Sanhedrin, and in his defeat of Pontius Pilate. And behind it all there was the confidence that he was doing his duty to God and to his people. Radford appreciated all this to the full and was suave, bullying, cunning, uncompromising, cynical and ironical as the occasion demanded. Voice and gesture were perfectly fitted to the mood, and this was perhaps Radford's best performance. The character of Pilate is by contrast full of uncertainty and hesitation, and Addey struck a fine balance between the confidence of the Governor, with the Roman Army at his back, and the uncertainty of a "civil servant . . . trying to civilize races that don't want our brand of civilization," and fearful lest authority should wantonly interrupt his work of "bringing law into wild countries and water into deserts" before he has done his share. This is the side of him which Caiaphas exploits so successfully. But this was not the whole Pilate, and Addey was no "Jesting Pilate" when he cried at the end of the play : "What is Truth?" Knowing that he had forsaken Truth for the paths of safety. His insistence throughout the play on a unity transcending political and patriotic conceptions, which could be brought into being at any moment by the appearance of a new God, could never have been understood by Caiaphas—"Couldn't there be a religion that would unite the world instead of dividing it," he says. Addey conveyed admirably this side of Pilate's character, and a good voice and a pleasing stage presence helped to make this a fine and sympathetic performance. 22

Newdick brought to his portrayal of Judas an equally fine understanding and the passion of a zealot. Vividly he showed us the simple faith which made Judas sure that God would never allow his betrayal of Jesus to have the consequences which Caiaphas intended, and the urgent patriotism which desired above all things to see the Jews arise against those Romans who forbade him freedom in his own land. And finally the disillusionment and despair which led him to hang himself. Newdick's was the most exhausting task of all, and he never flagged for a moment. His scene with Mary was perhaps somewhat unconvincing, but both Newdick and O'Donnell made the best of. a difficult task set by the authors—for although the dramatic purpose of the scene is quite clear, one felt that the situation was unreal. Indeed, O'Donnell's virtue is that he managed somehow to put conviction and character into such unconvincing material. There can be no doubt that his delightful voice helped him in his task. Procula, the wife of Pilate, sharing his doubts and his hopes, was played with dignity and charm by Gibson. Here again was thorough understanding of the implications of the character, and a most intelligent interpretation. Her Maid of Honour, Marcella, young and haughty, bemoaning her isolation from the excitements of Rome, and the young officer, Lucius, were well played by Pallant and Kendell. And before we leave the Roman characters we must not forget Balbus and his soldiers. Balbus, who has "no doubts, no fears, no problems that the drill-book won't solve", and who believes that the reading of History does a soldier harm, was very real. Bird made him so honest and so unimaginative. And so it was with the other soldiers, and we remember with particular joy the Decurion's report : "One fisherman, one assistant fisherman". Lastly, the other Jewish characters. Annas, a former High Priest, retired, "leaving the business to his son-in-law", was well acted by Jackson, who really did laugh at the religion which had made him fat and rich. If Annas cared more for the delights of the table than for the finer points of theology, Gamalial knew his Leviticus better than his Falernian, and Norwood left us in no doubt about his bigotry and his sincere hatred for revolutionary teachings. With the experience they gained from this play, Jackson and Norwood will be valuable in future performances. Joseph of Arimathma, sincere, cultured and dignified, was most sympathetically depicted by Speight. He has a good voice and presence, and acted with admirable restraint. If Frater showed us an unfamiliar picture of Peter, it was not his fault, for he acted well the mild and cautious Peter of the play, whose only raison d'être was as a foil to the stormy and impetuous Judas. 2

Of minor characters there were many, all deserving mention, for they played their parts with unusual skill and obvious enjoyment. The crowd scenes were as good as ever, and the play would have lost much without them. As for the stage, Mr. Howat and his assistants showed that there is to be no lowering of previous high standards, and their efforts were fully appreciated. In conclusion, a word should be said about the topical nature of the choice of play. Last year we saw "Macbeth" pointing to the tragic legacy of an ambitious tyrant; this year we have a picture of the Holy Land torn with civil strife and cruelty masquerading under the name of patriotism; we wonder in what direction we shall be pointed next year?

CHARACTERS (In the order of their appearance) Judas (a Man of Kerioth) F. N. Newdick Joseph Caiaphas (High Priest) G. A. Radford Malthus (Servant to Caiaphas) R. I. Hunt Annas (Father-in-law to Caiaphas and formerly High Priest)...J. F. N. Jackson Gamaliel (an Eminent Pharisee) D. P. Norwood Joseph of Arimathma (a Member of the Sanhedrin) M. Speight A Roman Sentr l A. A. Camfield A Roman Soldier (Soldiers of the Tenth Legion) D. Thompson A Decurion JJJ I. U. Warrington Peter (a Galilean Fisherman) R. J. Frater Marcus Horatius Balbus (Commandant of the Roman Garrison) ... G. W. Bird Sextus Pontius Pilate (Roman Governor of Judaea) J. F. W. Addey Mary (a Woman of Magdala) J. G. H. O'Donnell Damon (a Greek Slave of Pilate) R. M. Greenhalgh Claudia Procula (Wife of Pilate) R. J. Gibson Marcella (a Maid of Honour to Procula) M. R. Pallant Lucius Licinius Cotta (a Young Officer of Pilate's Staff) A. M. Kendell Soldiers : G. W. J. Griffiths, J. M. Ryder, R. J! Shardlow, R. D. Watson, M. Wye Jews : S. Daneff, R. E. S. Farrar, J. Hearfield, N. M. Hodd, D. B. Knowles, D. J. Pratt, A. W. Riley, R. E. Underwood, R. E. A. Atkinson, R. M. Booth, E. G. Brown, J. C. Griffiths, D. A. Hopkins, J. B. Mortimer, G.. W. Smith, D. E. Warren

As a postscript to the foregoing critique of "Caesar's Friend", the following excerpt from a letter received by Mr. Burgess from Mr. Norman Hoult, the producer of the York Repertory Company, may be of interest :"May I congratulate you most heartily and most sincerely? I was amazed at the acting ability and real feeling shown by one and all : the whole performance was delightful and thrilling for me. I loved the spirit and zest of it all, and the understanding of the play and the characters. .. May I pay tribute to all concerned, without exception." .

Coming from one of great experience in the professional theatre, Mr. Hoult's words are of especial value and will no doubt greatly encourage all members of the cast.

BRITHER SCOTS The Scots are a monumental nation. Doubtless most people from North of the Tweed will agree with the observation. But I should hasten to add that I mean merely that the Scots are a nation given to monuments. Anyone familiar with the country knows that no opportunity for the erection of a monument to a famous man (woman or child), a famous victory (or defeat), or a link with History (however slender) is overlooked. The one exception, which proves the rule, is the complete contempt of the Scots for Adam Smith, a native of Kirkaldy, but closely associated with Edinburgh, whom Edinburgh ignores almost entirely. Personally I think the explanation lies in the narrow patriotism of the Scots. Adam Smith carelessly wrote about the "Wealth of Nations", and not about the wealth of the Scottish Nation. It may be replied that other nations expose themselves to this charge of "monumentalism" (a new word suggested by "bi-metallism", "associated"—see below—with Adam Smith). But the difference is that most peoples restrict their monuments to cities. I have no objection to Edinburgh and Glasgow being littered with memorials. pity squares and streets are the proper places for statues and things of that sort, and I agree that old houses should be preserved, however odoriferous and unhygienic they may be. I am no vandal, and I have every respect for History. But the Scots carry their enthusiasm much further afield, far from their towns and cities, into their lovely country. No hill, or mountain, or glen but has its cairn or obelisk; no bridge, or cottage, or wayside inn but has its tablet of stone or bronze. I am thinking particularly of the Border Country, for it is not long since I returned from going to and fro and walking up and down in it. The secret is the word "associations", which the Scots apply with great skill. You will be aware (I hope) that the Border Country is also the Scott and Burns Country—or should it be Burns and Scott? Whatever place or feature you may turn up in your guide book, you will find that your guide book has something to say about Burns or Scott. If it has not, it gets over the difficulty by the words "Scott associations", or "Burns associations", as the case may be. Actually the handbooks could be simplified by printing on their maps, across the whole area from Dumfries to St. Abb's Head, "Scott and/or Burns Associations", instead of repeating themselves ad nauseam. However, repetition is the most effective form of advertising, and it undoubtedly succeeded with me. I was not in the least surprised to find myself reading on a steam-roller "SCOTT-AND-BURNSASSOCIATIONS COUNTY COUNCIL". Actually, on closer inspection, it proved to be "KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL", which is nearly as long.

This is the sort of thing I mean. I quote from the guide book "Pretty loch where first steamboat was launched. Robert Burns on board" (tablet on tree recording the latter fact). "i8th century bridge over Tweed, designed by Smeaton" (tablet on bridge commemorating Burns' first entry into England). "Here Burns wrote Timis, Braw Lads 0' Calla Water' " (bust of the Bard, with "Braw, Braw Lads" inscribed on the pedestal). "Modern house incorporating room in which 'gay pleasures ran riot as bumpers ran o'er', the scenes of the drinking bout celebrated by Burns in 'The Whistle' " (no tablet, but room viewable by permission of the owner). "Cottage built on the site of an inn where Bums is said to have written the lines '0 Willie Brewed A Peck 0' Maut' " (tablet on wall of cottage perpetuating the allegation). You see what I mean by associations? A mere Englishman would be content to record the place of a poet's birth or death, or, possibly, the residence where he produced his big hit and leave it at that. Not so with Rabbie Burns. The spot where every line occurred to him has its memorial; his every action is commemorated by a tablet, a pillar, or a statue. Note the above—"modern house, incorporating room, etc."; "cottage built on the site where Burns is said to have written ." And Sir Walter Scott runs Burns pretty close in the subtlety of associations. Each of his five residences in Edinburgh is recorded, not to mention his birthplace in Guthrie Street. Galashiels allots him three tablets, one of them particularly patriotic. It is "over Old Bank associated with the Bard's financial crises". In one or two places the abodes of the novelist's relations (in default, presumably, of more direct associations) are duly recorded. Needless to say, there no Law (conical hill), Haugh (alluvial plain), or Scaur (precipitous bank) which is not very closely associated with one or other of the novels. Other celebrities are rather crowded out in the Burns and/or Scott Country. The Ettrick Shepherd doesn't do so badly. Do you know him? His tablets are around Ettrick and St. Mary's Loch. Mungo Park gets an odd obelisk, and James Thomson has a tablet or two about Ednam, where he was born. In fact, he can't grumble, since his works "do not necessarily reflect native scenes". He wrote "Rule, Britannia", the Braw Lad ! (not North Britannia, mark you). Henry Scott Riddell, author of "Scotland Yet", has a cottage and a hill-top at Teviothead, and, of course, Thomas Carlyle is a hot favourite in Dumfries-shire. But on the whole the Scott-Bums (BurnsScott) combination is supreme. My one regret is that I never saw "the meeting-place of Burns and Scott". (A tablet only; but what a tablet ! The Braw, Braw Lads ! ! The wee, sleekit. !) After a day or two in the Border Country I ceased trying to find anything else. The burning question at each place was the nature and quality of the Associations. The system I adopted was to ask at the inn or hotel as soon as I arrived. Invariably I got detailed information, supplemented by quotations and authentic references. :

Only once did the method fail. It was at a small wayside inn. "There's nae Wally Scott hereaboot," was the reply to my leading question about the Great Unknown. "And Rabbie Burns?" I asked, anxiously. "I ken nowt o' him. There's Tammy Burns, the blacksmith, but he's deid lang syne, puir mon." I was in a fever of excitement. Then a chill thought struck me. "You are a real Scot?" I asked, suspiciously. "Aye, mon ." he began, but I did not listen. Instead I shook him heartily by the hand. .

He shall have a tablet all to himself. Nay, an obelisk, if I can afford it. -MUNICEPS.

THE CHAPEL On the basis of the services of Holy Communion with Hymns held on Ascension Day and All Saints' Day, a fully choral celebration of Holy Communion was instituted on All Saints' Day at 8-45 a.m., and this was repeated at the same hour on the First Sunday in Advent. Celebrations of Holy Communion on two week-days each week have also been started. Normally these celebrations are on Tuesdays and Thursdays, unless a Saint's Day causes some alteration. These week-day celebra tions have been justified, though one would like to see a larger number of boys using them. The customary Carol Service was held on the last Sunday of term, and the collection for the Lord Mayor's Christmas Cheer Fund amounted to £,I5 575. 2d.—the largest yet recorded. Visiting preachers during the term were the Dean of York and Bishop Hubbard, to both of whom our grateful thanks are due. A special word of thanks is due to the Servers—their regularity and punctuality were almost without fault during the whole term. In October a number of boys began attending classes of preparation for Confirmation, and most of them will be presented to the Bishop of Selby on Thursday, 18th March.

CHAPEL CHOIR As is usual at the beginning of the school year, the Choir suffered in the early part of the term from the departure of many of last term's leaders. Nevertheless, much ground was covered during the term and an unusually large number of fresh works was attempted. The Venite and Te Deum made their re-appearance at Sunday Matins. Dr. Maurice Greene's anthem, "Thou visitest the earth", 2

was sung at Evensong on the day of the Harvest Thanksgiving. Stanford's Communion Seryice in B flat was first produced on All Saints' Day and repeated on the first 'Sunday in Advent. This service is the equivalent of about six anthems of average length, and resulted in there being fewer anthems and settings at Evensong on Sundays than usual. After Evensong on Advent Sunday the Chapel Choir was joined by members of the Choral Society and others, re-named "The Augmented Choir" and proceeded to sing some numbers from the Christmas music from Handel's "Messiah". Starting a little unsteadily with "And the glory of the Lord", the Choir found its feet in "Glory to God" and led the School firmly into the broader melodies of the Hallelujah Chorus with which the evening concluded. C. U. Burdass and D. A. White sang recitatives and J. G. H. O'Donnell sang "Come unto Him". Miss Alice Knight, Mus.B., came straight from playing the continuo for Bach's "Sleepers, wake" at York Minster to play the organ for us, thus allowing Mr. Waine to come into Chapel to conduct. CAROLS The most memorable part of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols held in Chapel on Sunday, i4th December, at 3 &clock, was the singing of the School. During the term the School had tackled some fairly difficult music in Stanford's Communion Service in B flat and the Hallelujah Chorus. When it came to singing "Wenceslas", "Puer nobis" and "Shepherds in the Field abiding", to name only a few of the congregational carols, this previous discipline bore good fruit, and the result was fine, vivid singing, which was as inspiring as it was musically satisfying. The Choir did not miss its opportunities,. singing "Ding-dong, merrily on high" and "Behold the great Creator" to the tune "This endris nyght" with the right feeling for their mood. The experiment was tried of singing the first two verses of the processional hymn, "Once in Royal David's city", unaccompanied. A solo treble in the distance was succeeded by the whole Choir singing in harmony as the procession entered Chapel. In the third verse the organ brought in the whole congregation, dead in tune and with splendid effect. Of many favourites perhaps the greatest was Vaughan Williams' setting of Wither's "Rocking Hymn", delightful in its simple contrast and blend of solo voice, chorus and organ.

THE MUSIC SOCIETY

During the Christmas Term the Musical Society was very active, especially in providing the series of weekly gramophone recitals given every Friday lunch-hour by members of the Committee. These proved to be very popular and were generally well attended. Other outstanding items, viz., an oboe recital by Leon Goossens, the WaineJackson piano recital, the Musical Society's concert, and an organ 28

recital by Alan Wicks, are dealt with in other articles. It is hoped that the Society's programme for next term will be as successful and as much appreciated as the one which has just been concluded. The School purchased, during the summer holidays, a first-class record player and amplifier. This has been widely used, not only by Mr. Waine's appreciation classes, but by the Musical Society and by the Film Society. Two small parties visited rehearsals for the Leeds Festival in Leeds Town Hall and heard Verdi's "Requiem" and Walton's "Belshazzar's Feast".

MUSICAL SOCIETY CONCERT The Musical Society gave an informal concert at 6 o'clock on Friday evening, 3tst October, and provided an enjoyable evening to itself and the rest of the School. The School Orchestra, playing for the first time without outside "stiffening", set the ball rolling with a spirited, but at times, perhaps, unbalanced, rendering of a little Minuet and Trio by Schubert. For this performance Mr. Stevens had written some special third violin parts, which, as Mr. Waine indicated in his opening remarks, made the orchestra into something very special, most orchestras being content with merely first and second violins. Solos were played by D. P. Norwood (violin), P. J. R. Mason ('cello), D. C. Jack, R. Ham and F. Carlill (piano), and P. J. Dennis, who used the experience he has gained from learning the clarinet to play two pieces on the recorder, with a delightful feeling for phrasing. The Glee Singers, D. A. White, J. G. H. O'Donnell, B. W. Mold, D. Thompson, E. G. Thompson and C. Dryden, sang "He that hath a pleasant face", by J. L. Hatton, and the orchestra wound up the first part of the programme with Haydn's celebrated "Ox" minuet. After a short interval, the remaining part of the programme was spent in community singing, which was enjoyed by all.

MR. LEON GOOSSENS The School was delightfully entertained for an hour on Saturday, th October, by Mr. Leon Goossens, the famous oboe recitalist. Treating the whole subject of the oboe, its history, its technique, and its literature, with breezy informality, he proceeded to captivate our ears with an agreeable selection of pieces from the i7th century to the present day. For sheer beauty of execution, this recital would be hard to beat. His phrasing was perfect ! there was not one false note; tunes we knew seemed to gain a new 'beauty by his interpretation. It was an evening that will not speedily be forgotten. Mr. Waine accompanied on the piano. 29

MR. FRANCIS JACKSON AND MR. F. WAINE In welcoming Mr. Francis Jackson, the newly-appointed Organist of York Minster, to St. Peter's, Mr. Waine recalled that the organist of the Minster had not visited St. Peter's in his musical capacity, since Sir Edward Bairstow re-opened the Chapel organ in 1932. He and Mr. Jackson then proceeded to give an enjoyable two piano recital. The programme was built round Brahms's St. Anthony Variations, an original work for two pianos. Before it a fine, rousing introductory group by Bach, comprising a Gigue in C and two numbers arranged by each of the performers, started the programme. The delightful and charming scherzo by Mendelssohn in E minor ("The Fairy Trumpets") ended the first part. After the interval the St. Anthony Variations seemed surprisingly agreeable in spite of their musical complexity, and worked up finely to the splendid Passacaglia at the end. The last two items in the programme were frankly light-hearted, the Braziliera of Milhaud "fairly bringing the house down". The last item was Guy Warrack's "Straussmadchen" waltz. We are very grateful to Mr. Jackson for so kindly giving us the pleasure of hearing him in this recital.

MR. ALAN WICKS On Saturday evening, 22nd November, at 6 p.m., the sub-organist of the Minster, Mr. Alan Wicks, B.A., A.R.C.O., gave an organ recital in the Chapel. Mr. Wicks started with a Concerto in F by Handel, a cheerful work in four movements, in which he secured variety of registration by keeping the reed stops till the finale. After two quiet minuets by Handel, came a Concerto in G by J. S. Bach, based on a Violin Concerto by Vivaldi. It is renowned for the fact that in it the player is required to play chords with his feet ! Cesar Franck's Prelude, Fugue and Variation, was played with a touch of rubato which added lustre to this delightful work. We missed the pedal reeds which are really demanded by Gigout in his Toccata— a typical piece of i 9th century French organ music written for the big organs in the lofty Paris Churches—and we enjoyed the quiet contrasting Pieds en l'air by Warlock which followed. The Grand Choeur by Guilmant ended a programme which was well balanced and of the right length. We are very grateful to Mr. Wicks for coming and playing to us. There was a large audience. 30

THE FILM SOCIETY Films play so prominent a part in the modern world of entertainment and are offered in the commercial cinemas in such multiplicity that a school need make scant apology for attempting to inculcate in its members a degree of selectivity in the matter of their picture-going. With this in view, a Film Society was formed at the beginning of the term, and its meetings on various Sunday evenings have been very well attended. Nothing very ambitious has as yet been attempted : trains have not yet run diagonally across our screen (that is a dig at the highbrows, not at our very competent team of film-projectionists !), and the technical jargon of "montage" and "camera-angles" is still a closed book to us. But the Society has been introduced to the work of good film-directors, and the presentation of the films has been prefaced by a short talk briefly outlining the career of the particular director and pointing out in advance one or two instances where effective use has been made of either camera or sound in the telling of the story. In this way it is hoped that members will be encouraged to watch their pictures critically, will realise that a good film is something more than a mere photograph of events, and will begin to appreciate good craftsmanship in film-making.

ROAD SAFETY EXHIBITION Do you know the safe braking distances of your car at various speeds? Do you understand fully how to maintain your cycle? These and similar questions were answered by the exhibition organised at the School by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents from Wednesday, 5th, to Wednesday, 12th November, 1947. The equipment, which arrived in a massive pantechnicon and trailer, was rapidly unpacked and assembled in the School Gymnasium by the technical staff of the Exhibition, assisted by a number of senior boys of the School. The exhibits included illuminated diagrams and synchrophones illustrating various aspects of the highway code, a working model of automatically operated traffic lights, and a model of a modern road junction. The most popular exhibits were, however, two motor "trainers". The senior motor reaction tester enabled the would-be driver to acquire skill in meeting typical road situations. The "Miles" trainer enabled the pupil to drive for twelve miles on a moving picture road shown on a screen in front of the driver. All of these exhibits contributed towards achieving the primary aim of the Exhibition, which was to demonstrate that road safety could only be obtained by the co-operation of every road user, of motorists, * cyclists and pedestrians alike. The Exhibition was staged for the benefit of all the schools in York, and parties of boys and girls from eight other schools arrived

throughout the week during the mornings and early afternoons. Boys of the School carried out their inspection by forms during the latter part of each afternoon and also during the one week-end for which the Exhibition was open. The evening of the first day was reserved for the staff and monitors. Visits were also paid by the Chairman of the City of York Education Committee, the Chief Education Officer, and the Assistant Chief Constable, York City Police, to whom the active co-operation of police personnel was due. The following boys assisted in running the Exhibition : Radford, Camfield, Smith (G. W.), Hall, Burkitt, Clement, Harrison (N. B.), and Goode, and the general success of the Exhibition can in large measure be attributed to their energy and demonstrating ability. E.S.J.

VERSE IMPRESSION FROM "ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT" by E. M. RDMARQUE Seventy-six ! Seventy-six of them All battered, torn and lean They march under the burning sun. Whitewashed walls they pass on their way Muddy streets with scattered hay, Dead horses with glassy eyes, Filthy dogs in pigsties Looking for food, and finding none, And dying on the road alone. And somewhere far away The thundering guns kill their prey.

FUTURE Along the dark and gloomy corridors of future Vainly tried I to perceive a glimpse of what fate held out for me. Nothing but a blurr of uncertainty. Future gives no hints. How often have I thought —Oh if I only knew .. But no, all is dark. Is future's path a destiny that goes according to a plan— or is it unarranged—just chance— an accidental pattern? .

S. DANEFF.

THE LIBRARY Librarian: L. BURGESS,

ESQ.

Library Monitors:

M. I. H. UNWIN, F. C. SLEGG, C. D. RYDER, R. HAM, D. P. NORWOOD, J. C. GRIFFITHS.

Mrs. Carey F. Knyvett kindly presented the following books to the Library this term : Goethes Werke in so volumes. Schillers Werke in 10 volumes.

The following books have been added to the Library : Statesmen and Sea Power—Richmonit. The New Europe—Fitzgerald. Australia—Griffith Taylor. Canada—Griffith Taylor. Cricketer's Almanack, 1947—Wisden. Soviet Land—Gray. History of St. Peter's School—Raine. Modern German Literature—Bithell. The Screwtape Letters—Lewis. Beyond Personality—Lewis. Broadcast Talks—Lewis. Christian Behaviour—Lewis. The Claims of the Church of England—Garbett. Organic Chemistry—Fieser and Fieser. The Londoner's England—Ed. Alan Bott. Physical Chemistry—Mee. The Mirror of Music, 2 vols.—Scholes. Practical Chemistry—Lambert and Muir. The Theory of Heat—Preston. A Text Book of Physics—Grimsehl.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY Chairman: L. C. LE TOCQ, Esq. Secretary: J. B. MORTIMER. Committee:

W. GRAHAM, F. N. NEWDICK, J. E. STUART, G. A. RADFORD, M. SPEIGHT, W. S. SAMUELS, J. M. GRAHAM.

After the first meeting of the Society it was decided that the "Big Hall" would be a more suitable place to hold the debates, with the speakers on the stage. A meeting was held there and proved very successful; later, however, the meetings again had to be held in VC because the Hall was needed for the School Play. The practice was introduced of members of the Committee acting as chairmen. The first meeting of term was held on Saturday, 4th October, and, as is usual at the beginning of a school year, started with an apology for the loss of the minutes book. The motion before the house was "That this House considers it regrettable that the abolition of the death penalty has not been included in the proposed revision of the penal code". 33

The speakers for the proposition were Mr. Wiseman, seconded by J. C. Griffiths, and for the opposition, Stuart, seconded by Mortimer. The chief points made by the proposition were that capital punishment was merely the law of the jungle, that many European countries had removed the penalty with great success, and that the death penalty was only the use of terror to prevent murder. The opposition argued that if the penalty were removed there would be an increase in murder and that those who thought the punishment too harsh were merely "sympathetic sentimentalists". When the debate was thrown open to the house, speeches were made by Burgess, Addey, Samuels, Graham, Radford, Jackson, Wilson, Chatterton and Newdick. The motion was carried by 42 votes to 22. The next meeting was held on Saturday, 25th October, at 6 p.m. The motion was "That this House considers emigration at the present time undesirable". Mr. Crews, seconded by Addey, proposed the motion, and Samuels, seconded by Speight, opposed it. The chief arguments put forward in favour of the motion were that we must stay to repay the debt we owe to those who had suffered during the war, that there were quite sufficient people in the colonies already, that we had not reached our optimum population, and that our former prosperity had been based upon an increasing population. The opposition emphasised that the population of Great Britain was too large for her resources, and that therefore to emigrate was not unpatriotic but would do the country a service, that there was a great deal of land in the colonies waiting to be developed, and that Britain would need assistance from the colonies in her crisis. The debate was then thrown open to the house, and speeches were made by Burgess, Griffiths, Mortimer, Waters, Chatterton and Mason. The motion was defeated by 27 votes to 35. At the next meeting of the Society, which was held on Saturday, 8th November, at 6 p.m., the motion before the house was "That this house considers the present crisis moral rather than economic". The speakers were the Chaplain and Graham for the proposition, and Mr. Le Tocq and Ryder for the opposition. The chief point made by the proposition was that the country was not working hard enough because of the lack of a driving motive, while the opposition contended that our central problem was the dollar balance and that our crisis was not primarily due to underproduction. The debate was then thrown open to the house and speeches were made by Addey, Mason, Radford, Storey, Markus, Kelsey and Tyne. The motion was carried by 54 votes to 18. 34

The last meeting of term was held on Saturday, 29th November, at 6 p.m. The motion before the house was "That this house considers that British Broadcasting needs the stimulus of competition". An apology was made for the absence of Wilson, and Radford was asked to speak twice for the proposition; the speakers for the opposition were Mr. Jeffs and N. Burgess. It was claimed by the proposers that with competition we would get a higher standard of programmes and also the technicians and artists would receive improved salaries. The opposition argued that the B.B.C. is a public service and gives an unbiased view of all great events, and that it is progressive and does not need stimulus. The debate was then thrown open to the house, and speeches were made by the Chaplain, Griffiths, Speight, Chatterton, Mason, Berg, Mr. Le Tocq and Thornton. The motion was lost by 26 votes to 33.

THE SCIENCE SOCIETY

The opening meeting on 18th October was addressed, appropriately, by one of our own chairmen, Mr. Ping. His talk, illustrated by lantern slides taken by himself, was entitled, "Mushrooms and Toadstools". He described several edible and inedible 'fungi, and showed that much good food in the fields is wasted, thanks to people's ignorance or prejudice. Fungi are some of Nature's scavengers and do much good in helping dead matter to decay, thus providing food for succeeding plants and animals. We were fortunate to be addressed on 1st November by Mr. Forsyth. of the British Forestry Commission on "Forest Trees". He explained that a forester must be part historian, part botanist, part ecologist, part entomologist and part artist. The history of past plant life on this planet was traced from the algae, through the mosses and ferns to the flowering plants. Some of the marvellous mechanisms connected with seed dispersal were described. He showed that insects, bacteria and viruses were not the only enemies of trees. In the list must be included sheep and man himself, at times, and Mr. Forsyth quoted instances of rivers being made unnavigable because of the felling of trees. He described a recent, and very interesting line of research. A hole was bored more than 3o feet deep into a peat bog. Pollen grains are different for different plants and vigorously resist decay. By examining the pollen grains at different depths, it is possible to trace back the history of a peat bog many tens of thousands of years. Land once fertile, and on which grew luxuriant vegetation, gave way to grasses when the trees were killed by animals or felled by man, and finally ended up as bog. The lecturer answered the objection so often made against the Forestry Commission of planting so many conifers, by saying that such afforestation only took place where the soil was poor and totally 35

unsuitable for planting any other sort of vegetation. The forester was alive to the aesthetic aspect of his job and, where possible, planted deciduous trees along roadsides. We are greatly indebted to Mr. Forsyth for coming to talk to us and also to Mr. Portlock for introducing him to us. Five films were screened at the meeting on t5th November The first film was to mark the 5oth anniversary of the discovery of the electron by Sir J. J. Thomson in 1897. Then followed films on "Vitamins", "The Common Cold", "Submarine Cables" and "Blood Transfusion", the two latter being voted the most popular of the evening. The last meeting of the term, on 6th December, took the form of a quiz. The quiz-masters were Mr. Crews (who was also chairman), Mr. Harris, Mr. Jeffs, and Mr. Le Tocq, who asked questions, of as practical a nature as possible, on their own particular subjects. Two boys, one over 15 and one under 15, from each House competed. Speight and Storey represented Manor; Presswood and Markus, The Rise; Warren and Smithsbn, School House; and Cross and Mackeand, Temple. After a re-count, School House and Temple tied for first place. Manor was third and Rise fourth. The meeting was thoroughly enjoyed by all and concluded a term of very interesting meetings. An enjoyable and instructive visit was made during the term to the Waterworks, an account of which is given below.

A VISIT TO THE YORK WATERWORKS On 25th November some Science Society members visited the Leeman Road Waterworks. The water is first pumped from the river throtigh an inlet protected by a steel grid to stop large pieces of refuse from floating in. The raw water is pumped into one of several 2,000,000 gallon outdoor tanks, where is remains for 25 hours, and receives chemical treatment. Activated carbon is added to absorb gases, etc., responsible for objectionable tastes. Aluminium sulphate is added to precipitate the colloidal matter. Chlorine, measured by a special instrument in another building, is, added to destroy bacteria. The water is now clearer but still contains some dirt particles, which are removed in the rapid filters for coarse matter and then in the slow sand filters. Fine sand is brought from Leighton Buzzard in Buckinghamshire. The rapid filters are arranged in a row up one side of a building and are fairly tall concrete tanks with a gravel and sand filter bed. The water is pumped into them and percolates through the filter by gravity. When the loss of head on filtration due to the sand becomes more than 5 feet (water gauge), the filter is clogging and must be cleaned. Compressed air at 5 lb./sq. in. is brown through jets in the bottom of the tank, which agitates the sand grains and loosens the dirt, causing the whole sand bed to rise 18 in. above the tank bottom.

This lasts about three minutes, and about 500 cu. ft. of air are used. The dirt is washed out by "reversal of flow", or the pumping of water through the bed and over the spillway to waste, contrary to the normal filtering current. It takes about to minutes to wash a filter. The water, after passing through the rapid filters now goes outside to the large area of slow sand filter beds which filter at about t/4oth of the rate and have about 20,000 sq. yards of area. Growth of algae is permitted in these tanks, and these have a beneficial effect on the water, hence the alternative name of "biological filters". Cleaning is accomplished, when necessary, by removing the sand manually and treating in small lots. We next saw the chlorination plant, which was composed of three small regulating machines, working front cylinders of the gas. The chlorine is added in accurately measured amounts and dissolves in the water, leaving a slight excess for safety after dealing with bacteria. The river water is treated when it first enters the works and also the finished water leaving for the city. We were shown round another plant adjoining the first, built in 1937 and featuring a piece of apparatus called a clarifier instead of the 25-hour-standing tank. This is a circular tank into which river water, after treatment with the Usual chemicals, enters, at a tangent to the wall, with the result that as it swirls round, the solid matter is quickly precipitated. The cleaning is done by means of a central motor-driven paddle which stirs up the dirt for washing. The advantage lies in quicker operation. The whole tank is some 5o feet across. The pressure up to the water tower on a high site in the city is maintained by pumps, and the circulation between processes is also maintained by pumping, so we were interested to see the Pump House, with oil engine and electric units deliverying 3,000 to 5,000 gallons per hour each. This Waterworks supplies, on the average, 41 gallons per person per day to the population of York.

BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY

It has been with the greatest regret that we have heard of the death of Capt. W. W. Rickard, O.B.E., on 1st December, 1947, at his home at Chipping Sodbury. Since 1938, when the School first joined the British Ship Adoption Society, we had been associated with him and his ships, the "Grangepark", "Holmpark" and "Mountpark". He had been at sea for 44 years, serving in the R.N.R. during the first world war, and since 1919 with Messrs. J. and J. Denholm, of Glasgow, owners of the various ships we have -adopted". During the second world war he took part in the landings in North Africa, Sicily and Normandy, and was awarded the O.B.E. in 1944. Though he was only a pen acquaintance of the School, Capt. Rickard always took a very keen interest in the liaison with his ship,

and many are the accounts and photographs of foreign ports that he has sent us. He was always delighted to meet any request for information, and we feel that the School has lost an old and valued friend. We have not as yet learned what new ship the Society will allot to us. The "Mountpark" docked at Hull in August with a cargo of wool from Auckland and Napier, and Capt. Rickard at once relinquished command on medical advice. Since then we have had no adopted ship.

CHINA BOUND This is a brief summary of some of the impressions gained of the cities and countries on the seaplane air route from England to Hong Kong and the subsequent sea voyage to Shanghai, undertaken in October, 1947, by an O.P. We took off on a mild, grey October mid-morning in a Hythe Seaplane from Poole Harbour in Dorset. There were 19 passengers and a crew of five. Owing to a faulty port engine we had started late, and consequently our first stop was Marignon Airport, near Marseilles, instead of Augusta, in Sicily. We were soon over the Channel and as we passed above the broken clouds we were greeted by the sun and blue sky. Nearing the French coast the clouds dispersed and we passed almost directly over the remains of the famous Mulberry Harbour and the semi-circle of sunken vessels used as a breakwater on D-day and subsequent assault and supply landings. At 7,00o ft. the devastation of Caen and the surrounding locality was clearly still visible. The cathedral stood out like a single decayed jagged tooth. Also outstanding was the wooded area of that locality, densely pitted with bomb-craters as a result of the pattern bombing on the Colombelle Iron Works and the preparation of the Falaise Gap squeeze in 1944. The straightness of France's first class roads resembled a white tape pulled taut across a map. We touched down at Marignon Airport at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and after half an hour with the French Customs we were driven by bus inland about 16 miles to Aix, which is on the main road from Lyons to Marseilles. There we were accommodated in an excellent hotel called Le Roy Rene. On the airfield there were two of the much-used Junker passenger craft, now utilised by a French airline. The bus ride to Aix traversed a Mediterranean agricultural region, the peasants being swarthy and squat. We saw only one working tractor but many horse ploughing teams on the route. Isolated, and on a lonely stretch of road, was a small signpost pointing to "U.S. Army Cemetery".

In the hotel we had tea, made with the tea bag and therefore indescribably weak. We changed a little of the sterling we were allowed to take out of England with us, and proceeded to have a walk around the township. Aix is famous for its hot spring, and this has become the centre of the town and is portrayed to the public in the form of a most ornamental and large fountain. The main street was wide, with tramcars running in the centre of the road. Here there was little light as there are trees on either side of the road, which also caused a profusion of flies. In spite of this, however, sitting in the open-air cafes having a glass of French wine was most pleasant. We returned for dinner at the hotel, had a bath and went to bed, since we were breakfasting at 4 o'clock in the morning. The next day we were skimming off the water at 6-3o on our way to Augusta, where we were to lunch. Our course crossed N. Sardinia, and just prior to Augusta we passed the summit of Mt. Etna, looking immense and remote above the clouds. Half an hour later we touched down in Augusta Harbour quite close to Italy's fastest warship. Her speed was of no avail, however, in the late war, and she now lies in the centre of the bay immobilised, with a skeleton crew. For lunch we had spaghetti, some excellent chianti, a twenty-minute snooze in a beautifully kept Sicilian garden, and then back again to our craft, bound for Cairo and the Nile. Struggling, overcrowded Cairo was a blaze of lights that evening as we descended on to the river between the two lanes of green lights mounted on buoys. After a brief visit to the customs we were given a room each on a houseboat only a few yards from our craft. We were discouraged from going into the city owing to the prevailing cholera epidemic. We were away again at 8-3o sharp in the morning, flying Eastwards, soon crossing the Suez Canal over Ismalia. As we left Cairo we spotted the Pyramids beneath, small in comparison with the historical fame they have acquired. The West coast of the Persian Gulf was crossed 3+ hours later after an eye-aching journey over the barren and dazzling deserts of Transjordan and Iraq. The plane turned South-East, parallel with the Saudi Arabian coast in the direction of Bahrein Island, our night halt. It was difficult to realise that this coastline was being coaxed into becoming one of the largest and most important oil producing areas in the world, to date. Bahrein is populated mostly by Arabs. There are two islands, connected by a stone-built causeway. When we arrived it was isolated from the mainland owing to the cholera epidemic in Arabia. Although intensely hot out-of-doors, we were accommodated in the town itself in a most modern air-conditioned rest house with a bath, electricity, and all comforts. The islands were used as an air base during the war, as many ships sailed up the Gulf to Basra to unload their cargoes, which were fed to U.S.S.R. via Basra, Teheran and beyond. In the old days it was a slave market of some note. 39

The next evening we arrived at Karachi after an eight hour flight over the Indian Ocean, and parallel with the Southern coast of Iran and Pakistan. The plane and passengers were sprayed with D.D.T. as a precaution against cholera, and we were taken ashore by launch and quartered for the night. At dinner we were served by the customary turbaned bearers, one of whom was wearing a long service N.W. frontier medal. We wondered what his feelings at the withdrawal of the British Raj might be; the night was cool but muggy, and several passengers said they were unable to sleep owing to the croaking of the toads on the marshy lands thereabouts, brought out of their earthy retreats by the Monsoon. At five next morning we were bound for Calcutta and were soon over the mainland, going East on our longest transland trip of the flight. g,000 ft. below the vast Indian plain stretched out like an immense multi-coloured patchwork quilt, irregular in design and varying in colour from green to sandy-brown, being interspersed with some jet black denoting a newly-ploughed field, and a sombre-grey twisting slash signifying a dried up stony wadi or river-bed. Approaching Calcutta the terrain became more and more emerald green, irrigation being directed to the terraced paddy-field. We touched down after lunch on the Hugli River, upstream of the massive steel Howra Bridge. It is not uncommon to see corpses floating seawards caught in the swirling currents of the Hugli. Because of their religious beliefs, Hindus deposit their-dead into the river. Again we were driven to an hotel, The Great Eastern, in the centre of the city. Before the war few Indian guests were to be seen in this hotel; now, owing to the newly-acquired Dominion Status, both Indians and foreigners mix freely there. We had chosen a bad period to visit Calcutta, it being a five day holiday, commencing with the "Pu-jas" festival. In consequence, the city was a seething mass of singing, shouting, drum-beating citizens. Police were armed with rifles in case of religious rioting. The noise soon drove us to our hotel rooms, where we slept fitfully until 4 o'clock in the morning, when we were awakened in preparation for a hop to Rangoon and Bangkok. We had partaken of an excellent "Bombay Curry" that night and felt a little guilty, having heard strong rumours of another rice famine this year. It was another early start, and as we flew seawards we studied the Ganges Delta, twisting and interwoven like a pitful of snakes. On the port side, later that morning, we were able to see the hills of the Arakan, scene of bitter and protracted fighting during the Burma campaign. We crossed the coast, flying over a continuous belt of beautiful lush green paddy fields, and after four hours spotted Rangoon, situated at the junction of the Irrawadi and Rangoon rivers. In circling before landing, war-time bomb damage on the docks was still most apparent, but both rivers were full of busy craft of all 4°

shapes and sizes. As we descended we passed close to the celebrated Golden Pagoda, called the Schwe Dagon, which towers above all other buildings. We lost some passengers here, one, a geologist occupied in mapping Burmese territory, and a lady flying out to join her soldier husband. By now all passengers had become well acquainted. At my table there was a retired captain R.N. studying Japanese whaling methods, a British Government representative, and, like myself, the four member was a business man going out to China to join his firm. The remainder of the passengers were similarly assorted except for a lady in transit to Australia. By three that afternoon we had arrived at our hotel in Bangkok. Thus we had time to study this modern and well laid-out city together with some of the 500 ornate and colourful Buddhist temples, some of which were erected during the time of Anna (of Anna and the King of Siam fame). Our hotel was excellent, and being a Saturday night, it had arranged a dinner-dance to which most of the European and American residents came. We had the dinner, but soon went upstairs to bed. Walking around the pagodas had tired us all out. At noon next day we were over the China Sea, and my copassenger, the captain, pointed down below to a straight white line in the ocean stretching as far to port and starboard as we could see. He said it was the spawning ground for fish of that locality at that time of the year. The spawn showed up as clearly as a white dividing line on a main English road. Hong Kong was reached at four in the afternoon, and here I might add that for every eight hours flying Eastwards we put our clocks forward two hours. As a rule we flew eight hours out of 24 hours. Hong Kong, partly British-controlled free port, immediately strikes one as industrious and well organised and on its way to full recovery from the effects of the war. The Chinese seem cheerful and willing to work. The city itself is modern and orderly. The shops are full of the goods now being exported by Britain and the U.S., and at night they are lighted on the pre-war London scale. After five days in a comfortable hotel, relishing the ample food and contemplating the goods in the shops, but being unable to buy owing to sterling restrictions in Britain, I caught a Dutch passenger vessel to Shanghai. It was a pleasant four-day trip in company with only five other Europeans. Smugglers were found on board and dealt with, but this apparently is a common occurrence organised on a very large scale and is caused by the import restrictions in China, and which, in turn, is due to inflation. Again, on landing in Shanghai, no longer an international settlement, as pre-war, one found the Chinese cheerful and willing. 41

Chinese national currency was practically worthless, one penny being the equivalent of i,000 Chinese dollars. The situation is still unstable. European bachelor quarters cost three million dollars a month, roughly 12 pounds in English sterling, at the time of writing. In spite of the depression caused by this state of affairs, it is a bustling, happy, sprawling port, possibly the largest in the East, and with every opportunity, once the war in the North has ceased, of becoming as vital to world trade as it was ten years ago. M. S. DOUGLAS, O.P.

J.T.C. NOTES The School J.T.C. is now affiliated to the Midland Brigade Training Centre at Strensall. This took place at the beginning of term, and Major J. C. Temple, of the Sherwood Foresters, who has been appointed to act as liaison officer, has visited the contingent several times during the term. The Band has progressed favourably this term , under the direction n awarded their of Mr. Waine, several of the buglers having bee bugle badge. The Signal Platoon started the term with new conditions, ensuring that those who joined must serve for at least one year. By this means Mr. Piers is able to instruct a year's course without any disturbances, and real headway has been made. Cpl. Harrison, N. B., L/Cpl. Jenkins, L/Cpl. Cross and Cadets Berg, Groves, R. C., Littlewood, March, and Poole are to be congratulated on passing the Signal Classification Test. This is the first time this has been attempted in the J.T.C., and these people will have the singular distinction of wearing a brilliantly coloured badge, depicting crossed semaphore flags. The Intelligence Section have had a most interesting term. We are indebted to Mr. Jeffs for the trouble he took in arranging a most instructive set of lectures on "Naval Topics". Next term we hope he will continue them, and we understand we may have the services of another war-time Naval Officer, Mr. Waine, to give us some practical work in navigation. • The drill and smartness on parade have been greatly improved this term by the Army N.C.O.'s who came from Strensall. This was particularly noticeable in the recruits, who were very keen to learn. The N.C.O.'s from Strensall also instructed Certificate "A" candidates, but the examination has been postponed until the end of next term. On i6th October, Mr. Chilman gained permission for the recruits to go to Lumley Barracks to see and have a talk on a modern heavy A.A. gun. 42

On 2t st October, Major Gofton-Salmond, O.B.E., Brigade Major, Local Brigade H.Q., Territorial Army Airborne Division, gave us a very interesting talk entitled "Airborne Forces". On 13th November the contingent went on a route march around the Clifton area. Major Temple, who watched us at several points on the march, was very impressed by the enthusiasm and high standard of marching shown by everyone. He was particularly impressed by the Band, and stated that their turn-out was very good indeed. The object of the Field Day, which was held on 27th November, was to give everyone the opportunity of firing or watching fired the main infantry weapons. The weather, however, stopped this programme, and the "wet-weather" programme was brought into operation at short notice. Each Platoon, together with its recruit squad, was transported to a different activity. One went to our miniature range to fire .22 Mosberg rifles, another went to Fulford Barracks' 3o yards range to fire their own .303 service rifles, another went to Lumley Barracks to have a lecture on A.A. guns, and the fourth went to Strensall Camp M.T. Sheds for a lecture and demonstration on tanks by the Yorkshire Hussars. The Platoons then interchanged activities in a cyclic order until each Platoon had completed the full programme. The rain stopped in the afternoon, so we borrowed a 2 in. mortar and a supply of flares and smoke bombs, and at 4 o'clock we had our own mortar and verey pistol display on the Clifton Ings after all. The result of the miniature range shoot was as follows : Average.

12.7 pts. 1 2.4 pts. 12.2 pts. to.' pts.

1st—Manor 2nd—School House 3rd—Rise

4t.h—Temple The result of the .303 shoot was as follows :

Average. 1st—Manor 2nd—School House 3rd—Temple 4th—Rise

... ...

15 pts. is pts. 7.5 pts. 6.3 pts.

The last uniform parade of the term took the form of an interPlatoon competition. There was an inspection and a march past for the Platoons and a special competition for the recruit squads. The result of the competition was as follows :— ist—Rise Platoon, Comd. Sgt. Stuart. 2nd—School House Platoon. 3rd—Temple Platoon. 4th—Manor Platoon.

Throughout the term we have had an excellent series of training films on map reading which have proved of great instructional value. Finally, we wish to thank all those who have assisted us so generously throughout the term. 43

SCOUTING

The past term would have been notable for the large number of meetings that we were able to hold out of doors, if for no other reason. This has enabled the Troop to do a much greater amount of valuable practical training than is usually the case at this time of the year. The Senior Patrols learnt to use a block and tackle early in the term and were not long in applying it to the construction of a monkey bridge. They also had practice in tree felling and other pioneering activities. The Junior Patrols put in a good deal of practice in firelighting, and cooking porridge and twists. They have made excellent headway during the term with their znd Class Tests. Given similar enthusiasm next term, many should easily acquire their end Class badge. Field Day for the Senior Patrols was marked by very inclement weather. The day was spent in working off various items in the Inter-Patrol Competition, which had been unavoidably held up. The day concluded with a "pre-Christmas" party which provided, we are led to believe, an enjoyable ending to the day. So we come to the last Saturday of term, which provided a most fitting conclusion to a good term's scouting. In the afternoon parties of Scouts delivered packages of books to the Children's Wards at the City General Hospital and at the York County Hospital. Other parties took a large carton of games, toys, etc., to the St. Stephen's and St. Hilda's Orphanages. This is the fifth successive year that our Christmas good turn has taken this form, and it is gratifying to record that on this occasion a larger quantity of books and toys were collected together than in any previous year. In this connection we are grateful for the valuable additional help that was forthcoming from the Pack. These gifts all safely delivered, the Troop gathered together in the evening for a Christmas Camp Fire. Many old favourites were sung, and we enjoyed good items from the Beavers, Owls and Hawks.

SHOOTING

This term there has been a marked increase in the number of boys shooting, with the result that, for the first time in the School's history, we have been able to shoot a 2nd VIII. Some .303 shooting has taken place at Fulford Barracks on the 3o yards range, where the teams have gained some valuable experience. Four 1st VIII fixtures have been shot this term, and although the results do not appear particularly good, each score surpasses the highest score reached last season. 1st VIII results under "Country Life" conditions : Lost to Ampleforth College, 631-592. Lost to Dean Close School, 604-592. Lost to Ampleforth College, 623-608. Beat Worksop College, 597-620.

Team : J. A. Hannon (Capt.), R. Parker, M. Speight, C. Frank, G. E. Grainger, R. D. Watson, G. W. J. Griffiths, A. M. Baird. The 2nd VIII had one match under "Country Life" conditions. Result : Lost to Ampleforth College 2nd VIII, 592

516.

Team : P. C. Knowlson P. Jenkins, J. U. Burdass, N. B. Harrison, D. A. Hopkins, J. A. Douthwaite, G. M. Herring, D. Walter.

FENCING The fencing for this term has been rather handicapped by the more important rugger. However, a certain body of enthusiasts have managed to get some extra fencing during the evenings, and the R.M.S.I. is still wearing the bruises inflicted by our first sabre bouts, especially from one member who goes on the assumption that the bigger the swing the more effective it is. We had a very enjoyable evening fighting an Army team of Instructors and fighting it out to the last under strange rules from three real experts. We finally lost, 36-37, and Amos is to be congratulated on a fine performance.

SQUASH Once again we began the term under the handicap of having only one court.' This solitary court was therefore always in great demand, and boys were unable to play as many games as they would have liked to have done. Mr. Harding has been coaching a number of players, and consequently the standard of play is improving a great deal. A School squash ladder was started at half-term, comprising senior, intermediate and junior sections. The junior ladder, although many were unable to play at the beginning of term, has gone on at a steady pace. Enthusiasm in the senior ladder is a very encouraging pointer for next term, when we hope to have several fixtures.

CHESS During the past term great enthusiasm has been shown throughout the School for Chess. So much so that it is difficult to select a representative team with the wealth of talent at hand. This year's actual results show a marked improvement on last season's, consequent on a higher standard of play all round. Jenkins, our first board, in particular, has shown his ability to change apparently unavoidable defeat into a victory on more than ryne occasion, and has not lost a game. The other members of the 45

team have also played well, Goode (2nd), Samuels (3rd), Greenhalgh (4th), Mackeand (5th) and Daneff (7th) having only lost one game

each.

Wed., 22nd Oct. School v. Archbishop Holgate's School—Won 4-3. Wed., 29th Oct. School v. Bootham School—Won 5-2. Wed., i2th Nov. School v. Nunthorpe Grammar School—Won 6--t. Wed., 26th Nov. School v. St. John's College—Won 5-2.

Next term it is hoped to play return matches with the above teams and an additional fixture at Clifton Hospital.

RUGBY FOOTBALL, 1947 RETROSPECT A quick glance at the summary of results would give quite an erroneous impression of the state of the School rugger, but a more detailed survey will show that there is just cause to be well satisfied with many of the results, that an improvement has been made on the previous season, and that there are good grounds for great expectations in the future. With seven losses, two drawn games and only three wins to their credit, the 1st XV might be said to have had a poor season, but they have, nevertheless, set a fine example and have laid the foundations for a greatly improved standard of rugger throughout the School. So many of their matches have been close, even closer than the bare results suggest, and this, in the face of persistent injuries throughout the season, has been greatly to their credit. One has only to recall the match with Worksop College, generally accepted as one of the best school teams of the year, and remember that the School were leading by 8 points to 5 half-way through the second half and that their opponents were only able to regain the lead when the School had a forward off the field, and finally only able to increase their lead with a dropped goal. The team did, of course, like all teams, have its bad patches and "off" days, and we had no doubts in our own minds (and our opponents might well have thought the same) that we ought to have won by comfortable margins both drawn matches, which would have brought the tally of wins and losses for the season to a more even score, but as the totalling of points suggests,- ir3o "for" and r47 "against", there was little discrepancy between the two. The strength of the side undoubtedly lay in the hard and sound tackling of all the team, and the dash and opportunism of the back-row forwards, Newdick, Griffiths and Parker, in the loose. Time and again it was gratifying to watch the opposing three-quarter line lose ground when in possession of the ball as a result of their endeavours to penetrate the School line, and then as often as not a forward would be on the spot, ready to take advantage of any mistakes and turn defence into attack. These, however, were tactics which were not likely to bring us victory against good teams.

The weaknesses of the XV were the slow heeling from set and loose scrums alike, and the general lack of speed amongst all the back division. It would be as well at this juncture to remind all our readers, who aspire to 1st XV colours in the future, that the first essential of a half-back or three-quarter is speed "off the mark" and the ability to use that speed on a rugger field. Practice can play a large part in the development of this great asset, without which the game is very difficult. In spite of the stout-hearted efforts of the 1st XV, greatest encouragement can be taken not only from the general enthusiasm for rugger shown throughout the School, but more in particular from the successes of the two colts' teams, from which it is always expected that the nucleus of school teams in the ensuing years will be drawn. For the first time, the Junior Colts team has been limited to the age of "under 42", an age-grouping which was found to be highly advantageous for many reasons, and it was this team that won through with an unbeaten record against opponents often limited to the age of "under 15". The Senior Colts team also showed invincible form towards the end of the term when winning against Worksop and Ampleforth, and undoubtedly there are some most promising young players in these two teams. Congratulations to all who contributed to these successes, and let us hope that their efforts and successes will be renewed from the outset next year in the more senior teams ! Most of the rules in "Why the whistle went" are known; a sound knowledge of the game has been put to the test; and now practice, determination, and a love of the game will surely bring their reward.

1st XV CHARACTERS * tW. Graham (Captain), 1945-46-47. Centre three-quarter. Possesses all

the qualities to make a first-class rugger player, with the exception of speed, which he can yet develop. His own personal feelings and temperament have, however, too readily dictated the mode of his play, and are tending to ruin what might be a most promising future. He has been an able captain and has a sound knowledge of the game. *tF. N. Newdick (Vice-Captain), 1945-46-47. Wing-forward. A great opportunist on his day. Sounder in attack than in defence, in which he lacks the speed to get to grips with the opposing stand-off half. A good leader of the forwards, and with a little more self-confidence in his own ability he would have been first class. letT. M. A. Griffiths, 1946-47. Middle back-row forward. A grand forward in all departments of the game, he has put his heart and soul into some rousing matches. He obviously enjoys every moment of the play, and with more mature and developed physique he should go a long way, given the opportunity. *U. E. Stuart, 1946-47. A very keen and robust second-row forward, particularly good in the line-outs. He has had a very good season and has been one of the mainstays of the pack. Falls on the ball well and often prominent in the open. *tR. Parker, 1947. A very good loose forward who quickly came into prominence after winning no team honours in the previous year. Strong, fast and resourceful, and a very good dribbler.

}C. Dryden, 1947. A hard-working centre three-quarter and particularly reliable in defence. He still requires too much space and time in which to receive and give a pass, and to counteract this weakness he tended to slow his pace in an attempt to gain more room. .1. C. Frank, i946-47. A fast left-wing three-quarter who seldom showed his paces. Certainly a very good tackler when he gives his mind to it, but he still has a warped idea that it is his job to knock his opposing number about. Perhaps his temperament is more suited to that required of a forward. tG. A. Radford, 1947. Provided solidity to the pack in the second row. His efforts were sometimes rather spasmodic, but he had much weight to carry around, and he used it to good effect on many occasions. f F. C. Slegg, 1947. A stand-off half of slender build who will have profited immeasurably by the experiences of the season. He needs, above all, to develop his kicking power in each foot, an essential attainment for a. proficient fly-half. JP. T. Baker, 1947. A keen and plucky player who won his position in the team on the right-wing through his tackling alone. He showed good judgment with the short kick ahead, but he lacks the speed to follow up with good effect. It is hoped that he will gain much speed before next year. J. A. Broadley, 1947. A stocky and plucky scrum-half. Although still slow with his service from the scrum, with patience and practice he should make an admirable partner with his fly-half next year. f A. M. Kendell, 1947. In his position at full-back he has shown plenty of pluck and determination, but his sense of positioning and anticipation have been sadly at fault, with the result that all too often he has attempted to achieve at full speed the almost impossible task of gathering cleanly the rolling and bouncing ball. His kicking has developed with each foot, but it still needs much concentrated practice. tC. D. Ryder, 1947. A useful front-row forward and reserve hooker, although he needs to show more fire and sustained effort. If he is with us next year, with greater development he should be a great asset to the pack. tJ. M. Ryder, 1947. Played some of his best games early in the season, but he did not develop as might have been hoped. Probably he is more at home as a wing-forward, but he has had to fit into the team as a prop. j'D. Walter, 1947. A young hooker who, although handicapped by injury fully deserves his place in the team. He shows plenty of determination and should develop into a really good forward next year. * Cap. f Colour.

SEASON 1947-48 2nd XV.—*D. G. Eccles; R. A. Calvert, A. A. Camfield, J. M. Graham, P. J. Dennis; M. Speight, *G. W. Smith (Capt.); *J. C. Varley, N. B. Burgess, E. G. Grainger, *J. A. Whitehead, C. C. Clements, *E. G. Thompson, R. Ham, J. U. Burdass. COLTS XV.—R. B. Pringle; R. E. S. Farrar, M. G. Goodburn, *M. E. Kershaw, J. D. C. Wall; D. Thompson, *J. F. N. Jackson (Capt.); M. I. H. Unwin, P. J. Blincoe, P. W. V. Milburn H. M. Ratcliff, D. J. Hartley, D. J. Wilson, *R. J. Townshend, *P. C. Knowlson. * Colours. JUNIOR COLTS XV.—R. M . Hodgson (Capt.); P. J. Blincoe, D. S. Chadwick, J. N. Tomlinson, D. B. Steele; D. I. Fletcher, D. B. Knowles; J. Hearfield, D. T. Simpson, F. D. Browne, A. N. W. Gunning, H. W. J. Rigg, J. T. Ankers, E. Robinson, D. Wilson.

SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1ST XV

Sat., 4th Oct. Headingley "A" Sat., i 1 th Oct. York R.U.F.C. ... Wed., 15th Oct. Durham School Sat., 18th Oct. Liverpool College Sat., 25th Oct. Denstone College Wed., 29th Oct. Trent College ... Sat., 8th Nov. Bradford G.S. ... Wed., 12th Nov. Worksop College Sat., 15th Nov. Leeds G.S. ... Sat., 22nd Nov. Giggleswick School Wed., 26th Nov. Ampleforth College Wed., Toth Dec. Old Peterites ...

Result ••. Won • • • Lost • • • Lost • • • Drawn • • • Lost • •• Won • • • Drawn • • • Lost • • • Lost •• • Won • • • Lost .• • Lost

F. 25 6 ii 9 3 24 8 8 3

... Lost

Lost 3 Lost 5 Won 15 9 Lost Drawn 6 Lost 5 Lost o Cancelled Cancelled

27 g

6 5

A. 6 20

14 9 23 3 8 14 11 14 i

"A" XV Wed., 8th Oct. Ripon G.S. 2ND XV Wed., 15th Oct. Drax G.S. 1st XV ... Wed., 22nd Oct. Ampleforth College ... Sat., 25th Oct. Durham School ... Sat., 1st Nov. Rishworth School 1st XV Sat., 8th Nov. Bradford G.S. ... Wed., 12th Nov. Worksop College Sat., 15th Nov. Leeds G.S. ... Sat., 22nd Nov. Giggleswick School Wed., 3rd Dec. Drax G.S. 1st XV

COLTS XV ... Sat., 18th Oct. Giggleswick School ... ... Sat., 25th Oct. Denstone College Sat., 1st Nov. Boys' Signal Sqdn., Catterick ... Wed., 12th Nov. Worksop College ... Sat., 22nd Nov. Ampleforth College JUNIOR COLTS XV Sat., 4th Oct. Boys' Signal Sqdn., Catterick Sat., 18th Oct. Fyling Hall, Whitby ... Wed., 29th Oct. Newburgh Priory School Wed., 12th Nov. Worksop College– Wed., 3rd Dec. Newburgh Priory School .

Lost Lost Won Won

3 3 16 8

Won

Won 14 Won t8 Won 19 Won ii Cancelled

SENIOR HOUSE MATCHES Semi-finals. Temple beat Rise by I I pts. to o. School House v. Manor. 1st Attempt-8 all. 2nd Attempt—o all (after to minutes' extra time). 3rd Attempt—School House won by g pts. to 6. School House beat Temple by 6 pts. to 3. Final. JUNIOR HOUSE MATCHES Semi-finals. Temple beat Manor by 21 pts. to 3. Rise beat School House by 23 pts. to 3. Temple beat Rise by 8 pts. to o. Final.

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SCHOOL MATCHES SCHOOL v. DURHAM SCHOOL Played on Wednesday, x5th October. Result : Lost, 14 11. The first School match of the season found the School playing on foreign ground and evenly matched. Nevertheless, by orthodox passing, helped by a good service from the scrum by the halves, the Durham back division succeeded in putting their side ahead by i goal and 2 tries to nil at half-time. Confidence was restored in the School team after the interval, when Baker dribbled over for a try near the posts, Graham converted. Another quick try followed when Ryder, C. D., caught the ball in the line-out and bullocked his way over near the corner flag. This try was unconverted. The scores were level when Graham kicked a penalty goal from 40 yards. The game continued at a hot pace and only accurate kicking by the Durham fly-half prevented another score. Thanks to poor marking in the School back division, the Durham three's had a man over, resulting in a score. The School back division lacked thrust and missed a number of good opportunities by poorly-timed passes; not encouraging for the pack, who worked hard. -

SCHOOL v. LIVERPOOL COLLEGE Played on Saturday, 18th October. Result : Draw, 9-9. Playing away against the weakest opposition met with this term, the School made a very unimpressive showing. There was no cohesion among the backs and the forward play was without determination. The explanation may have been that Newdick had to be taken out of the pack to play scrum-half instead of Broadley, who was injured and out of the side. Also during the game Parker was most unfortunate in breaking a bone in his hand, whilst Baker injured his leg. Shortly after the kick-off, Baker kicked ahead and over the line, but unfortunately Parker, who touched down, had come from an off-side position. The standard of play up to half-time may be judged from the score, 3 penalty goals for the School, whilst Liverpool were 3 points down, having scored x try and i penalty goal. The low standard of play continued throughout the second-half, and it was only in the final minutes, that their scrum-half made a break on the blind side, scoring near the corner flag. SCHOOL v. DENSTONE COLLEGE Played on Saturday, 25th October. Result : Lost, 23-3. Within the first five minutes the School went ahead with a try by •Graham, the ball having gone along the three-quarter line to Frank, who gave a reverse pass after making much ground, for the score to be made near the corner flag. This lead was short-lived, 50

however, Denstone replying with two quick goals. Dryden, playing

at outside-centre for this game, was a sound bulwark in the School's defence and was responsible for breaking up many of the opposition's movements with some devastating tackling. After the interval both sides played good open rugger, with the School forwards backing up well, especially J. M. Ryder, who was always ready to take a pass. Newdick, always on the ball, was all but over the line on a number of occasions. Territorially the School were having 'the best of the game, but unsound tackling by the wing-men allowed another two easy tries, so obviously against the run of play. The ith's formation adopted for this game proved a great success and the teamwork was admirable. Newdick's inspiration in the forwards kept the pack together as never before this year. Although the Denstone pack was heavier, the School forwards gave a very good account of themselves, gaining possession regularly, even from set scrums. SCHOOL v. TRENT COLLEGE Played on Wednesday, 2gth October. Result : Won, 24-3. Encountering wet conditions for the first time this term, the School over-ran their opponents by the use of superior tactics. Slegg's kicking, both in attack and defence, was brilliant. The first try came after he had kicked ahead, Dryden following up hard, gathered the ball and passed to Graham, who was also backing up, and he raced over for a try. Slegg followed this by running straight through the opposition, scoring the most individualistic try this year. Graham scored another try for the School, and Trent replied just before halftime. The success of the School team was due entirely to the close combination between forwards and backs. Newdick, as well as being individually outstanding in the pack, gave an exhibition of leadership which will long be remembered. Stuart, in the line-out, and Griffiths in both the open and loose, gave outstanding performances in the pack. Newdick scored a fine opportunist try when he intercepted a ball from the opposing scrum-half. Stuart scored from a well-controlled forward rush, and Dryden scored yet another try when he gathered a kick by Slegg to cross the line well out. Graham converted the last three tries. SCHOOL v. BRADFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL Played on Saturday, 8th November Result : Draw, 8-8. The first half saw little aggressive play, but the defence, and the tackling in particular, was of a very high standard. The School forwards played hard but with little effect, and for the first time this term did not dictate play in the line-outs. In the tight also the forwards had less of the ball than their opponents. This, however, was countered by the backs, whose sound tackling brought all their 4-t

efforts to naught. Frank was always prominent in breaking up all such movements by very hard tackling. The School forwards, however, dominated all loose play, in which Newdick and Griffiths were outstanding in making storming foot rushes down the field. In the second half the ball was passed about more, and soon Baker went over for a try, which was unconverted. Soon after this a forward movement resulted in another try, which was converted, giving the School what should have been a clear lead. However, this was not so. Soon the Bradford backs, who were getting a liberal supply of the ball from all set-scrums, started to kick ahead out of sheer desperation, finding the defence otherwise impregnable. Unfortunately on two occasions these tactics proved successful. Advantage being taken of lucky bounces, the full-back was beaten to the touch down, one of these tries being converted. At this point the game closed, leaving a drawn game. SCHOOL v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Played on Wednesday, 12th November. Result : Lost, 14-8. Unbeaten by any School side this year, Worksop were expected to work hard to preserve their record, and they did not fall short of our expectations. They were a well-balanced side with active three-quarters and hard-working forwards. The backs would have broken through any weaker defence than our own, in which Dryden and Baker excelled with hard, sure tackling. Shortly after the kick-off Worksop gained a lucky lead by their wing three-quarter gathering a bouncing ball whilst travelling at top speed. Soon after this the School suffered a setback by having Graham injured, as a result of which he moved to the wing, where he played as a passenger for the rest of the game. The first half continued with fast open play, Worksop having much more of the ball than the School, but try as they could there was no way through the School defence. After half-time the School forwards took command in the loose, with Parker and Newdick to the fore. Although being pushed off the ball in set-scrums, Walter's hooking, superb at times, gained possession for the School. From one loose scrum Parker gathered the ball and went over for a try. Worksop retaliated, and for the next period the School were pegged down in their own "25". Eventually a score came to them when one of their centres dropped a goal. With great spirit and determination the forwards carried play towards the Worksop line in a series of foot rushes. Once inside their "25" the forwards heeled to give Slegg the ball. He made a brilliant solo run through the opposition without a hand being laid upon him. This was converted, giving the School the lead for the first time. 52

The lead lasted until a few minutes before the end, when the ball was kicked over the School's goal-line and a Worksop back was first to gain the touch-down, giving them the lead, which they held until the end. SCHOOL v LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL Played on Saturday, i5th November. Result : Lost, r 1-3. Playing without Graham, Stuart and Radford, the School gave a spirited performance. Once more the forwards held their opponents well in check in the loose, but were beaten, for a time at least, in the line-out. From a loose scrum on the Leeds "25" line, Newdick and Parker broke away with the ball at their feet and dribbled over for a try near the posts, this was unconverted. Throughout the whole game the Leeds halves were responsible for starting many deft and clever moves, but they developed into nothing else but exhibitions of orthodox passing and very good defensive play by the School backs. However, before half-time Leeds managed to score one try, which was converted, and so gained the lead. Soon after the resumption of play, Baker had to leave the field, suffering from concussion. This was a great loss at this point in the game, because Parker, who was outstanding in the pack, had to be put in the three-line. His loss was soon apparent in the scrum, for the Leeds pack began getting the ball from the majority of set scrums, which had been very even up to this point. A further six points were added to their score before the end of play, giving them a comfortable victory, a result which we might well have seen altered had we finished with a full side on the field. SCHOOL v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL Played on Saturday, 22nd November. Result : Won, 22-14. Because of unfavourable conditions prevailing at Giggleswick, a last minute switch brought them to York, where conditions were more suitable. The game opened at a fast pace, and the School Went ahead with a penalty goal by Graham from the "5-yard" line. Giggleswick regained the lead with a drop-goal by their fly-half, whose combination with his partner was very sound. The School forwards gradually gained mastery in the line-outs, and from one on the half-way line Stuart gained possession of the ball and broke through. Backed up by the rest of the pack, an inter-passing movement developed which overwhelmed the defence, and Newdick finally went over for the try. The forwards continued to play well in the loose; Griffiths was always to be seen leading rushes down the field. Whilst making a rush on the Giggleswick line the forwards were momentarily checked and heeled to Stuart, who went over for a try, Graham converting. 53

After half-time Giggleswick played hard, their fly-half kicking another fine drop-goal and a penalty. This put them on equal terms with the School and they went ahead with a try from an intercepted pass. School fought back, Graham turning defence into attack by gathering the ball near his own line and running into the opponents "25". Here School stayed. and Parker dribbled over for a try. Graham missed the kick, but made amends soon after by kicking a fine penalty goal from the "so" line, putting the School in a leading position. This lead was increased when Graham kicked ahead over the opposing three-quarters, caught the ball and raced over for a try. He converted this himself. This gave the School a good lead, which they held until the end, Giggleswick never being given any chance of recovery. From the spectators' point of view this was probably the most interesting game of the term. Not only was the play open, but excitement was abundant, the lead having changed hands four times during the match. '

SCHOOL v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE Played on Wednesday, 26th November. Result : Lost, I 1-6. This will be remembered as a battle between two very good packs of forwards. The Ampleforth forwards on the one hand were heavy and gained possession mostly from set scrums and line-outs, whilst the School pack, with Stuart and Parker outstanding, were masters in the loose. The only score in the first half came when Ampleforth gained possession from a set scrum, their wing three-quarter received the ball, raced round our wing and touched down near the corner flag. Sound marking by the School backs. avoided any further score in the first half. This sound tackling and keen marking continued in the second half. As on previous occasions the opposing three-quarter line resorted to kicking ahead in order to penetrate the School's defence. The backs in numerous games have found themselves unable to combat this move, and today proved no exception; and Ampleforth managed to get two easy tries, one of which was converted. Not in any way deterred by the points deficit, the School fought back and were soon rewarded with a penalty goal by Graham. Imbued with fresh spirit, the always hard-working forwards put in an extra effort, and it was not long before Parker fought his way over after a most devastating rush by the entire pack. The School's efforts were always hampered by incessant and accurate touch kicking by the Ampleforth backs; outstanding in this defensive was their full-back, who undoubtedly saved his side from a drawn game, if not defeat, during the closing minutes. When the final whistle did go, the unanimous wish of the whole team was, "Oh for another ten minutes."

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THE JUNIOR SCHOOL

Home Home Home Home Away Away Home Home Home

After the exceptionally fine summer and holiday it was perhaps to be expected that we all assembled in good trim for the Christmas Term, and writing at its conclusion we can say that we have had a very satisfactory and successful term. Once again we had a very large iincoming of new boys, no less than fifty-five, making our total in the Junior School 188. Some of our Old Boys will no doubt gasp and think this is a very unwieldy number, but let us assure them that we manage very well, and with the extra accommodation that has been allotted to us, we do not seem at all overcrowded. We welcomed Mr. Collier as the new Art Master, and we like his ideas for the re-arrangement of the Art Room—it is quite an innovation. The weather continued good for our games days, and rugger was played keenly and enthusiastically by the first three games, whilst the lower games played soccer. Quite a variety of specimens have been brought to the nature study lessons and aroused much interest. The specimens included a water-hen, a sparrow-hawk, a golden plover, a stoat and various kinds of mice and voles. Two boys were successful in capturing a clouded yellow butterfly, each on the School grounds. We do not remember having seen any of these butterflies on our fields before. Mr. Ping has shown lantern slides on several occasions, a special time being one day at the end of term when he produced some oldfashioned movable slides. Appently he only shows these old slides when we are to be entertained. We certainly had a good laugh. The Gym. Display was—of necessity—again held on two days, Thursday, 4th, and Friday, 5th December. The programmes are given below, but we would like firstly to say that Sgt.-Major Power again trained the forms to put on a really "good show", and secondly to record the names and congratulate the selected boys who gave recitations. Miss Mason and Mr. Blunt selected the boys from the forms which had learnt "pieces". On the first day P. Bellwood and D. Hanham from J.i, and P. Netherwood, A. Quarmby and R. Collinson from J.iii recited. On the second day R. Clough, A. q. 55

Hall, T. Huzzard, D. Huger and E. Turner from J.ii, T. S. Priestley, C. Moore, P. G. Taylor and M. J. Wood from J.va and J.vi recited. Several of the pieces were actually composed by boys in the School and showed much thought and talent. After this we had our end of term exams, the House Parties and the School Play. This year there was a special performance on the last Saturday morning of term. Our numbers seemed to take up more room in Big Hall than had been expected ! But we all got in and enjoyed the play very much. At the School Carol Service on the last Sunday of term, Andrew Marsh was chosen to read the first lesson as the representative of the Junior School, and we congratulate him on his clear and distinct reading. And so ended the Christmas Term, which somehow this year seemed unaccountably short !

PHYSICAL TRAINING DISPLAY PROGRAMME THURSDAY, 4.TH DECEMBER, 1 947, AT 2-15 P.M. I Song—"England" by Sir Hubert Parry ... Boys from J.iii, J. ivb and J.vb 2. Exercises Form J.i Form J.iii 3. Exercises Form J.ivb 4. Exercises Selected boys 5. Recitations Form J.vb 6. Exercises Teams from J.vb 7. Obstacle Race Presentation of Shield to the Winning Team God Save the King FRIDAY, 5TH DECEMBER, 1 947, AT 2-15 P.M. 1. Song—"England" by Sir Hubert Parry ... Boys from J.iva, J.va and J.vi Form J.ii 2. Exercises Form J.iva 3- Exercises Selected boys 4 Recitations Forms J.va and J.vi 5. Exercises Teams from J.va and J.vi 6. Competitive Obstacle Race Presentation of Shield to the Winning Team God Save the King

SAL-VETE Christmas Term, 1947 J. Baddeley (St. 0.), D. M. Beaton (A.H.), K. Brown (A.H.), R. J. Catchpole (St. 0.), C. Charlesworth (A.H.), F. W. Hardy (A.H.), B. N. Jackson (A.H.), J. R. Jenkinson (St. 0.), T. A. W. Kettlewell (St. 0.), C. H. Lewis (A.H.), G. F. B. Mitchell (A.H.), C. C. Porteous (St. 0.), C. W. R. Roy (St. 0.). DAY BOYS.-R. B. Atkinson, I. L. Barton, P. L. Bellwood, A. Bloomfield, M. Bolton, T. H. Bosworth, R. G. Bough, P. H. C. Burn, A. B. Bryce, J. Claydon, P. A. Crane, N. J. Dick, A. G. Hall, F. D. Hanham, W. B. n, Hawkins, P. M. Hewson, A. P. Hopwood, J. L. Hyde, R. N. fohnso C. W. Jose, R. V. King, M. J. R. Loadman, N. J. Magson, D. C. Mayson, A. J. Mallinson, P. A. Morris, J. D. Morrison, C. J. Quickfall, J. M. Robinson, J. G. R. Romary, N. R. Seaton, R. Shanks, D. Sherry, A. E. Simpson, J. M. Sparham, R. M. Stork, M. Veal, C. J. Vyle, A. G. D. Staines, F. F. Watson, W. V. Waugh, J. M. Welch. BOARDERS.-M.

VALETE Christmas Term, 1947 B. Cony, A. J. Mallinson.

JUNIOR SCHOOL GAMES As last year, we again have run six games each half-holiday. Our numbers this term being up to 188. The three senior games have played rugger and the junior ones soccer. Each House has 47 members and each House turned out two rugger teams and one soccer for the House Shield matches, the results of which arc given below : Semi-final Matches. st Teams. Spartans 20 pts., Etruscans 22 pts. Trojans 3 pts., Thebans 27 pts. 2nd Teams. Spartans 6 pts., Etruscans 3 pts. Trojans 3 pts., Thebans 15 pts. 3rd Teams. Spartans 2 goals, Etruscans nil. Trojans 4 goals, Thebans 3 goals. Final Matches. 1st Teams. Thebans 44 pts., Etruscans nil. 2nd Teams. Thebans 6 pts., Spartans 3 pts. 3rd Teams. Trojans 2 goals, Spartans s goal.

As regards School matches, we played three and lost them all. On 14th October, v. Newburgh Priory School, at York, we lost by 42 pts. to 5. In the return game at Newburgh Priory on i tth November the score was 38 pts. to nil. The third and last match, v. Drax Grammar School, a week later, at York, we fared little better. The score was 34 pts. to nil. Our team was on the small side this year, and lacked both speed and weight against their opponents. The following played for the School : *Priestley (captain), *Pullan (vice-captain), *Kidson, Megginson, Everitt, Moore, Maxwell, De Little, Dent, Wood, M. J. Burdass, Herring, Stead, Scorgie and Ridley. Also played : Haw. Welsh and Walton, J. O. * Denotes a "Colour".

WOLF CUB REPORT We welcome the following new Cubs to the Pack : Blue Six—Marshall, Oldman, Pfluger. Yellow Six—Hall, Quickfall. Green Six—Elliott, Gurney, Netherwood, Quarmby. Red Six—Beaton, Sanderson, Turner.

This term has, as usual, been a full one. Apart from the usual work and games, we have had four football matches with other Packs. Although we managed to win only one of these games, they were all

most enjoyable. Huzzard (captain), Isherwood, Renwick and Kirk were the only Cubs playing in all four matches, but the teamwork was mainly good, except that a keen desire to be near the ball at all costs tended to upset the normal positioning ! The results were : 25th Oct. v. Treasurer's House Pack 15th Nov. v. Heworth Pack 22nd Nov. v. Clifton Pack 29th Nov. v. Saint Chad's Pack ...

Away ... Lost 0-3 Home ... Lost 1-2 Home ... Won 3-2 (after extra time) Home ... Lost

On 6th December we had our Christmas Party in the New Building. Once more the mothers produced a groaning board of "big eats", and we should like to thank them all. Mrs. Kirk, in particular, must be mentioned for her great kindness in providing so many ices. We hope that the subsequent absence from School of the Blue Sixer was in no way connected with his mother's generosity. The inevitable treasure hunt took place with even more noise than usual—it is to be regretted that one of the clues led the Pack through a room where some of the Senior School were trying to do prep. This year the Pack has contributed to the collection of toys made by the Scouts for the Hospital. On the last Saturday of term a representative assisted in taking the collection round. The results of the Inter-Six Competition for the term are as follows : 1st—Blue, 152. 2nd—Yellow, 148. 3rd—Green, 130. 4th—Red, 129.

The following are to be congratulated on gaining stars and badges : st Star—Bridge, Collinson, Hall, Howat, Leonard, Oldman, Quickfall, Renwick, Stubbs. 2nd Star and Leaping Wolf Badge—Coates, Kirk. Collector Badge—Bridge, Quickfall, Renwick. Teamplayer Badge—Kirk, Thomas.

This is a most encouraging start to the year, and we should soon have a large number of Leaping Wolves. The new badge is the only one which Wolf Cubs may continue to wear when they go up to the Scouts; it is to be regarded as a prize worth winning, although there are other badges to be won when this is gained.

ALBANY HOUSE Eight vacant places were filled by new boys, each of whom soon made himself conspicuous in one way or another. After a somewhat uneventful start, life became much more exciting : the holiday on All Saints' Day was followed by a magnificent bonfire and fireworks display, and from then on there were few dull moments. We hear that in the Dolittle Club, as popular as ever, acting became one of the main features. Another week-end activity was the Scrapers' Union, which, together with the Hitters and Bangers,

held several meetings. In the Workshop, newly started this term, some boys practised such hobbies as painting and modelling, and we hope for further developments, although it is regrettable that the carelessness of a few damped the ardour of those whose labour was undone. Turning to games, we congratulate Priestley upon being captain of Junior School rugger, as well as upon his performance in the House match, which we won by 26-9; Pullan and Ridley were also conspicuous in this game, although we were also impressed by Maxwell, who scored three tries for the enemy in about as many minutes. At the end of term the monitors were responsible for sending a gift to the B.B.C. Children's Hour Appeal by Wilfred Pickles. Kitson made , a farewell presentation to Matron, Miss Jean Halford, whose careful attention, kindness and consideration have meant so much to us all. Miss Halford, incidentally, produced a substantial cake for the occasion. Everyone enjoyed the Christmas Party : the only difference of opinion was whether the tea or the entertainment was the better. Barbo's magic was uncanny; Mr. Bell's family, Tommy, Elsie and little Arnold, astounded us with their knowledge of our inside lives; Tommy's "tears" were most affecting; and Arnold became very friendly with Patricia before the end. Miss Mason kindly organised a competition, and her prizes were won by Newton and Mitchell. Finally, we thank St. Olave's for inviting us once more to join them in their carol singing. ST. OLAVE'S The term began in what seemed like summer, and the August heat was only just past, so for a while occasional cricket bats were seen. But this did not last long. We welcomed ten new boys to our midst, and they have settled well and are quickly getting proud of their title of "Olavite". Our monitors are Everitt, Maxwell, Megginson and Horsley, and they are living up to the standards expected of them in that position, and being a great help. We are represented on the XV by Everitt, Maxwell, Megginson, and in the choir by Everitt and two of the new boys, "Bish" Baddeley and Jenkinson; and since several others are in the augmented choir and doing well in music, we can claim to be taking a full part in those most important cultural pursuits. Half-term coincided with Guy Fawkes' Day so we had a bit of jollity to mark the occasion. We had a fine bonfire, which, after a very slow start, became a veritable burning, fiery furnace. After this there were fireworks for over an hour provided by many generous parents, who gave us all great joy. Mr. Everitt enjoyed helping to 59

let them off as he was one of those kind donors. After this we had gingerbread and coffee, and then a sing-song in the hall, at which Mr. Waine gave us the first of our two musical treats of the term. So after much fun we entered on the second half of term. This was marked in the House by the opening at long last of a Hobbies Room, reasonably equipped with a treadle fret-saw, a few tools, wood, and so on, and a vice very kindly given by Mr. Butterworth. It has been very popular, several fine flying models, pipe-racks and other Christmas presents have been made in it. It has given many boys a chance to develop their creative faculties, and it is a pleasure to watch them at it. As weeks passed the time came round for the Christmas tree to arrive and decorations to go up, and our usual Christmas Crib to appear in the hall. All of these made the House homely and gay, as it should be near Christmas. For the party our cook and the whole domestic staff deserve praise for great efforts to give the boys the very things they like most on this occasion. The Junior School staff were received by their hosts in a delighted way (if that is the correct word), and we set to and polished off one of the finest spreads imaginable of sandwiches, trifle, jelly, mince pies, cake, Christmas cake and so on. After games, we enjoyed an entertainment by a conjuror and ventriloquist which was great fun, very skilful and personal. Finally, after the Carol Service, we had another occasion on the last evening. In candle and Christmas tree light we sang carols in the hall all together with the added pleasure of having several of our boys' parents to share it all with us, and so again we have to thank Mr. Waine for this delightful and happy ending to the term. After it was over a contented household retired to bed to prepare for the next day's excitements.

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Telephone 2947.

WM. WRIGHT & SONS (YORK) Ltd. PURVEYORS OF BEST ENGLISH MEAT ONLY. OUR SPECIALITIES:

PORK PIES. VEAL & HAM PIES. SAUSAGE. POLONY. COOKED MEAT. GALANTINES. BRAWN. FRESH DAILY.

GOODRAMGATE

ALWAYS RELIABLE.

YORK.

Telephone 2896 & 2895.

Branches : 14 BRIDGE STREET. 45 NUNNERY LANE. BLOSSOM STREET QUEEN VICTORIA STREET. FIELD VIEW, BURTON LANE. AND YORK ROAD, ACOMB.

You're sure to get a good deal if you shop at the Maypole !

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SERVES THE BEST

Maypole Dairy Co., Ltd.

Branches everywhere.

FOR SATISFACTION GET YOUR

COAL AT

Blundy, Clark & Co. LTD.,

NORTH STREET, YORK AND BOROUGHBRIDGE

COLLIERY AGENTS ANTHRACITE STOVE NUTS AND BEANS GRADED COLLIERY COKE NUTS

RIVER SAND LIME WHINSTONE GRAVEL GRADED PEBBLES Suitable for Garden Paths and Carriage Drives,

Always in Stock.

DEPOT FOR G. & T. EARLE'S PORTLAND CEMENT Telephones:

2031 YORK

and 62 BOROUGHBRIDGE

Feb 1948

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