Oct 1948 by StPetersYork

THE PETERITE Vol. XL

OCTOBER, 1948

No. 319

EDITORIAL Not the least enjoyable feature of Commemoration at the close of the term chronicled in this issue of The Peterite was the fact that it introduced us to the delightful and inspiring personality of Dr. J. T. Sheppard. The Provost of King's came to St. Peter's primarily to distribute the prizes and to give the traditional Speech Day address. How memorably he performed this duty is recorded elsewhere in these pages; and few will dispute our verdict that his consummate artistry will not easily be surpassed. But he was truly our guest in a sense which far transcended the narrow limits of this formal occasion at the Clifton Cinema. When the official business of the morning was over he remained with us, and in the freer atmosphere of the afternoon cricket match saw to it that he got to know St. Peter's School. The eagerness and obvious pleasure with which he chatted to one and another member of the School broke down all restraint, and many are the boys—juniors and seniors alike—and members of the Staff who will treasure the memory of his great personal charm and the encouragement of his conversation. In the truest sense he was with us for Commemoration, and we were delighted that he could stay to its culmination and make one of the congregation which filled the Chapel for the Service on the Sunday morning. Our last glimpse of Dr. Sheppard was as he said a personal "good-bye" to monitors and others at the Chapel door, and we feel sure that only the inexorableness of railway time-tables restrained him from shaking hands with every boy in the School. We are grateful for the unique experience of meeting the Provost of King's. We hope—and believe—that Dr. Sheppard's recollections of his visit to St. Peter's will be no less pleasant. The Christmas Term, upon which we shall be embarked by the time this number is circulated, will see many changes in our organization. The continued increase in our numbers has necessitated the creation of a fourth boarding-house, the Grove, and we take this opportunity of offering our best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Harding as its Housemaster and Housemistress. The development has been made possible by the completion of the re-building of the war-damaged Rise. After more than six years of exile and dispersion the Rise have at last returned home. The sojourn in the wilderness may have been long and at times uncomfortable. But the magnificent new premises which they now occupy atone for much. In retrospect one cannot but feel that in this matter, at any rate, the incendiary bombs

CONTENTS

Editorial ... Mr. H. V. Moore Mrs. A. N. Baird Mr. K. H. Rhodes ... War Memorial and Building Fund ... Commemoration, 1948 Old Peterite News ... Calendar, Christmas Term, 5948 Examination Results, 1948 ... Valete and Salvete School Officer's House Notes ... Oxford Cup, 1947-48 Notes and Items The Chapel The Choir The Library British Ship Adoption Society The Art Group The Musical Society ... House Competitions in Music The Science Society ... A School Poll ... J.T.C. Notes ... Scouting Shooting ... Cricket, 5948 ... Rugger Fixtures, 1948 The Boat Club ... Swimming The Junior School ... Editorial Notices

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of 1942 were a disguised blessing. From the ashes of the old has arisen a new Rise which, by wise planning and skilful adaptation, comes near to perfection as a boarding-house. That the new House was ready for occupation at the beginning of term, when to so many of us the likelihood seemed remote, is a tribute to the drive and unremitting zeal of the Headmaster, who has given himself unsparingly to this one end. Our thanks, too, must be recorded to Mr. and Mrs. Crews, who sacrificed so much of their holiday and laboured unceasingly to complete the furnishing and final arrangments before term began. Comment was made in the last number of The Peterite on the retirement of Mr. Rhodes from the Housemastership of School House. Mr. Jeffs takes his place, and we wish him a happy and successful regime. Other changes in personnel are the departure of Mr. H. V. Moore and Mrs. A. N. Baird, to whom we express our appreciation in subsequent pages. Mr. Moore's place on the Modern Languages Staff is filled by Mr. Day, of Jesus College, Cambridge. We extend to Mr. Day a hearty welcome to St. Peter's, as we do to Mr. P. Penniston (O.P.), who returns to us as a member of the Junior School Staff. Elsewhere in this issue we publish a "School Poll". Such censuses of public opinion are perhaps not always reliable, and the cynical may be inclined to discount the value of the findings in this particular instance on the grounds that boys cannot be the judges of what is good for them. Even so, the results are not uninteresting, and we congratulate the two boys responsible on their enterprise and thoroughness. The School authorities may be encouraged by the fact that the verdict of the majority on most of the questions raised was that things are all right as they are.

MR. H. V. MOORE Mr. H. V. Moore has been appointed the Headmaster of Almondbury Grammar School and left us at the end of last term to take up the duties connected with his new appointment. Mr. Moore succeeded Mr. H. A. Wrenn here in 1940 as Senior Modern Language Master,' and since 1942 he has also been Housemaster of Temple House. The loss to the School is a severe one, but we congratulate Mr. Moore on his deserved promotion and tender him our grateful thanks for the untiring energy with which he has devoted himself to the well-being of the School.. His influence both as Senior Modern Language Master and as Housemaster was considerable, and those who are succeeding him will benefit by his example and achievements. We would also like to take this opportunity of saying goodbye to Mrs. Moore, whose constant support has been of great assistance to her husband in his work, particularly as a Housemaster. 2

MRS. A. N. BAIRD It was with great regret that we all said goodbye to Mrs. Baird at the end of last term. Mrs. Baird came to St. Peter's School in April, 1937, and from the very moment of her arrival she has devoted the whole of her energies and interests to her work for the welfare of the School. After acting for a time as hostess to the Headmaster and caterer for School House, Mrs. Baird took over the direction of the School music when Mr. Sykes left. She ably carried on the musical traditions of the School, and her infectious enthusiasm for everything she did was a very valuable asset to the School, particularly during the war years. Many boys who have passed through the School during those years will testify to the help and encouragement they received from Mrs. Baird, and, indeed, the present healthy state of the music of the School is very largely due to her. The good wishes of us all go with Mrs. Baird to China, where she has gone to join her married son, and her many friends in the School and City hope she will find time to re-visit this country in the not too distant future.

MR. K. H. RHODES At the close of term a presentation was made to Mr. Rhodes, on behalf of past and present members of School House and others who wished to express their appreciation of his long and unsparing service as Housemaster. We gladly print below a letter from Mr. Rhodes : "The Editors of The Peterite. Dear Sirs, May I, through your columns, express my very sincere thanks and appreciation to all those who contributed to present me with such a magnificent wireless set, on my retirement from the School House. It will be a constant source of enjoyment to me, and a constant reminder of many old friends. Yours faithfully, KENNETH H. RHODES."

WAR MEMORIAL AND BUILDING FUND FIFTH LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS (in Chronological Order) A.—OLD PETERITES Mr. H. F. S. Gedge Mr. J. A. Hanson

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B.-PARENTS Mr. and Mrs. A. Collins Mrs. L. Brisby ... Mr. G. W. R. Romary ... Mr. R. Porteus ... ... Mr. T. C. Kettlewell Mr. F. W. Chadwick ...

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COMMEMORATION, 1948 (Friday, 23rd July—Sunday, 25th July) Once again the Commemoration reunion was favoured by ideal weather. The success of the gathering can best be judged, perhaps, from a view of the cricket field and its surroundings on the Saturday afternoon, and the spectacle of a large crowd enjoying the sunshine, some excellent cricket, and the social amenities which are the essential kernel of the proceedings was gratifying evidence that there is no weakening of the appeal which the occasion has both for Old Peterites and the parents of present boys. The programme followed the lines which have become usual since the war. In the cricket match the Old Peterite XI reversed the verdict of 1947, and by a magnificent effort in the fourth innings forced a victory when defeat, or at best a draw, seemed likely. The School, however, proved too good on the river. The details of the cricket and the rowing will be found in their appropriate pages in this issue; and accounts of the O.P. Club Meeting and the very successful Dinner held at Betty's Cafe are given in the "O.P. News". An innovation which was much appreciated by our visitors was an exhibition in Big Hall illustrating the art of the School. On Sunday the reunion was fittingly brought to a close in Chapel. A celebration of Holy Communion at 8-o a.m. was followed at II-o a.m. by the Commemoration Service, when a large congregation, limited only by the capacity of the Chapel, heard an inspiring address by the Bishop of Brechin. The following is the programme for the three days :FRIDAY, 23rd JULY. 11 30 a.m. School v. Old Peterites Cricket Match begins. 5 0 p.m. Old Peterite Club Meeting. 7 30 p.m. Old Peterite Dinner.

SATURDAY, 24th JULY. 11 0 a.m. Speech Day and Distribution of Prizes by Dr. J. T. Sheppard. M.B.E., Provost of King's College, Cambridge. 2 30 p.m. Cricket Match (continued). Boat Races, School v. Old Peterites. 4 30 p.m. Tea. SUNDAY, 25th JULY. 8 0 a.m. Holy Communion. 11 0 a.m. Commemoration Service. Preacher : The Bishop of Brechin.

SPEECHES AND PRIZE DISTRIBUTION The distribution of prizes by Dr. J. T. Sheppard, M.B.E., Provost of King's College, Cambridge, took place in the Clifton Cinema. A large gathering of parents and friends, in addition to the members of the School, filled the hall, and the Dean of York, who, as Chairman of the Governors, presided, was supported on the platform by the Lord Mayor of York and members of the Governing Body. The proceedings began, as usual, with the Headmaster's report. Mr. Dronfield gave us his customary masterly survey of our activities and progress through the year, and in view of the importance of this annual stocktaking we make no apology for the extended summary which follows. In his introductory remarks welcoming Dr. Sheppard and the parents who were present, the Headmaster commented on the increasing number of Old Peteries who were in the category of parents of present boys. It was a gratifying sign. Old Peterites could not show greater confidence in us than by entrusting to us their sons' education. He passed at once to a subject which is of considerable importance at the moment—building and its inevitable concomitant of finance. The re-building of the Rise boarding house was nearing completion and the premises would be ready for occupation in September. Our next two designs were a new Junior School classroom and changing-room block and the enlargement and modernisation of the Science block. It was hoped to begin these two projects, or at least the first of them, before this time next year. As to the proposal for enlarging the existing hall into a Memorial Assembly Hall—it had been unanimously agreed by the Old Peterites and the Governors that the School War Memorial should take this form—the Governors had decided on the principles governing the scheme and detailed plans were being prepared. He hoped that the appeal for funds would be generously supported. So far the appeal had yielded £16,000. This included an unexpected and welcome donation of £7,500 from the estate of the late Mr. Wolstenholme. By the special request of the Trustees this sum would be used to supplement the war damage payment in financing the re-building and furnishing of the new Rise. Numerically, Mr. Dronfield reported, the School was flourishing. In pursuance of our long-term policy boarders and day-boarders would be increased next term by the creation of a new boarding-house, 5

to be called The Grove, a name which revived that of a former House which had been closed in x935. The Headmaster passed to some observations on the authorisation by the 1944 Education Act of special places in independent boarding schools. St. Peter's was always ready to consider such applications, and he was glad to announce that an arrangement had been made with the East Riding Authority providing for three such special places. It was difficult for Local Authorities to select boys for these places, and in the country as a whole such boarding places had not been widely taken up, but he hoped that as time went on the demand for them would increase. Turning to things academic, Mr. Dronfield could report steady progress and results in the School and Higher Certificate examinations which were entirely satisfactory. In the Higher Certificate a noteworthy feature was the variety of subjects taken, evidence that in the advanced work the School had no undue bias towards any particular branch of learning. It was, too, the policy of the School that VIth form work should not be confined to the narrow field of examination subjects. In furtherance of this it was intended that in the next School year a VIth form boy would spend one-third of his working week on subjects outside his specialist curriculum. The VIth form was not primarily for vocational training. While we were aware of our responsibilities in assisting boys to a career, our principal aim was to turn them out mentally equipped for those intellectual pursuits which do so much to make a full and happy life. In a brief digression on the important issues raised by the recent report of the Secondary Schools Examination Council on the future of external examinations, the Headmaster welcomed the recommendations as throwing the responsibility for a boy's curriculum on the School and giving some relief from the shackles of examination requirements. At the same time he approved the retention of external subject examinations, though he saw unsatisfactory aspects of raising the minimum age for taking the examination. The whole question, however, was too technical to discuss in detail, and in any case the full effect of the proposals could not be gauged until the University matriculation requirements were known. Reverting to the School curriculum the Headmaster referred to the great advance which had been made in the past year in music and art. So far from regarding these subjects as mere "frills" we were trying to ensure that every boy left school with some appreciation of the wide fields of enjoyment which both music and art could provide. The advance in music was manifest in the School Concert at the end of the Easter Term and in the institution of the inter-House Music Contests which were recently judged by Dr. W. M. McKie, the organist of Westminster Abbey. It was our aim to introduce boys to as much first-class music as possible by recitals of the works of great composers 6

on the School amplifier : but above all to encourage actual performance. For that reason the School had bought orchestral instruments for loan to beginners and increased its collection of pianos. In art much had been done apart from the class teaching. The Art Group had a large and enthusiastic membership, and among new activities were pottery, bookbinding, and sculpture. The later part of the Headmaster's review was devoted to activities out of School, and he commented on the Natural History Society, the Debating Society, the successful production of "Caesar's Friend" by the Dramatic Society in December, the House concerts in the Easter Term, and the newly-formed Cycling Safety League. He explained the scheme for a Combined Cadet Force which next term would supplant the J.T.C. Under this scheme a boy at the end of a period of basic training would continue with specialist instruction in either the Army or Naval section. We hoped ultimately to form an R.A.F. section so that selection would be possible from all three Services. The change would in no way affect the training in leadership which had been one of the primary functions of the J.T.C. A notable event in the J.T.C. year had been the visit of General Sir William Slim, who inspected the contingent and gave the boys a most inspiring address. For the first time since before the war we were sending a contingent to the annual J.T.C. camp in August. The School shooting had steadily improved, as was evidenced by the fact that of the J.T.C. contingent 47% were rated as First Class Shots, an improvement of to% on the previous year. A second School VIII capable of holding its own in inter-School matches had become possible. The First VIII had been placed 7th in the "Country Life" Public Schools Competition out of 39 entries. Keenness for the Scouts and Cubs was undiminished. The Cubs had won the Willsdon Trophy for Athletics, and the Scout Troop had regained the Thompson Cup in the Scoutcraft Competition organised by the York and District Association. The fact that more than two-thirds of the Troop would attend the forthcoming Scout Camp was proof of the great enthusiasm for Scouting.' In his review of the games the Headmaster mentioned that three members of the 1st XV, W. Graham, T. M. A. Griffiths, and Stuart, played for the Yorkshire Public Schools in matches against the Durham and Northumberland Schools. The Cricket XI—a very young one— after a shaky start had developed into one of the best teams in recent years. Wins were recorded against Worksop, Giggleswick, Ampleforth, Leeds Grammar School, and Bootham, and, in addition, against two club sides, Southgate C.C. and the Yorkshire Gentlemen, the latter being dismissed for 31 runs. Much of the success of the XI was due to the keenness and astute leadership of the captain, M. Speight, himself an outstanding all-rounder. Enthusiasm for Squash was greater 7

than ever, and it was worthy of mention that Parker and Fairweather had reached the third round in the Public Schools Squash Doubles Competition at Surbiton. As usual, Athletic Sports had been held successfully by both Junior and Senior Schools, and after a five years' lapse due to the war conditions hockey had been revived. In an excellent inaugural season the 1st XI had won five of the eight matches played. Fencing, too, had made great strides and had given an opportunity for a wider range of boys to represent the School. They were to be especially congratulated on a victory over Durham University in a match in all three weapons. Outstanding, perhaps, in the School games had been the success of the rowing. The Boat Club, numbering fifty-five members, produced crews which compared very favourably with any in recent years. The first boat, rowing in very good company, had won eight out of its twelve races, and the second boat four out of nine. The third boat, usually almost unheard of, had covered itself with glory and won nine out of ten races. Interest had been maintained, especially among those not in representative fours, by the institution of a School Regatta from which only the first four were excluded. In this, four boats rowed in the senior division and six in the junior. Mr. Dronfield pointed out that there was no need for him to dwell expressly on the Junior School. Much of what he had said applied as much to the Junior School as to the Senior School. We were one School and the point of transfer to the Senior School was not of great academic importance, since the curriculum was continuous. But even so, we maintained, as far as was possible, a separate Junior School staff directly concerned, under the enthusiastic guidance of Mr. Ping, with the well-being of the younger boys. Dwelling on personal matters the Headmaster referred to the transfer of Mr. Rhodes to the Housemastership of Temple after twenty-three years' devoted service to School House; to Mr. H. V. Moore's appointment to the Headmastership of Almondbury Grammar School; and the imminent departure of Mrs. Baird to take up a new life in China. He expressed our pleasure at the "promotion" of Canon Patteson from the Governing Body to the School Chaplaincy and bore witness to the great help his enthusiasm and sincerity were to the boys of the School. Finally, in concluding his review of a year which had been as happy as it had been successful, he expressed his appreciation of the devotion of all who served the School in any capacity and the spirit of the boys themselves, who, after all, were the School. He realized that to be the figurehead and spokesman for that School was both a great pleasure and a great responsibility. Following the Headmaster's report the Chairman of the Governors, the Very Rev. E. Milner White, introduced our distinguished visitor, the Provost of King's College, Cambridge, who was to distribute the 8

prizes. The duty, he said, was singularly pleasant, since for twentynine years he had worked under Dr. Sheppard, first as the Senior Fellow and subsequently as the Provost. As a subordinate—he hoped a good subordinate—the Dean felt that he had learnt from him, as so many hundreds of young men and Fellows of Cambridge had learnt, what education really was—a matter of the whole man and not the mere inculcation of knowledge. We had with us a great authority on real education. From his own knowledge of what was being done in the School the Dean felt that he could assure the Provost that we at St. Peter's were educationally through and through on the right lines. After the prizegiving (a full list of the prizewinners is appended) Dr. Sheppard gave an address which was probably unique in the experience of all who were privileged to hear it. It has often been said that Speech Day orations present one of the toughest of all nuts to the public speaker and that there is no technique which has not become, through lapse of time and repetition, trite and threadbare. Possibly some of those present, who have been at many speech days, believed confidently that they were proof against any surprises. If so, they must have recanted. All of us, from the most junior boys to the most case-hardened members of the Staff, were conscious of a new and enriching experience. Dr. Sheppard's talk—the word "address" has a flavour of pompous formality which, we are sure, he himself would have been the first to repudiate—was a sheer delight. From the moment when he settled himself comfortably on the table from which he had just dispensed prize-books he established his own peculiar atmosphere of engaging intimacy which at once banished solemnity without forfeiting one iota of authority. And throughout, to the last "digression"—there had to be a last—with which, appropriately, he ended, he held his hearers spellbound with a consummate skill which was worthy of the most notable artists of the theatre. Yet there was no superficiality or fleeting emotional significance in what he had to say to us. We were left at the end with a sure conviction that we had heard profound truth born of a ripe experience. The informality and delicious wit never obscured or detracted from the great wisdom with which Dr. Sheppard examined the vital educational problems of the day and enlarged upon the great opportunities opened up by recent reforms, if only we approached them courageously and with flexible and humane minds. To "report" Dr. Sheppard would be to invite calamity. Any résumé would inevitably be the shadow of the shadow of a dream, and the attempt will not be made. Those who heard him were fortunate indeed. A vote of thanks to Dr. Sheppard, ably moved by Sir John Dunnington Jefferson, brought to an end a Speech Day which will remain memorable. 9

PRIZE LIST W. Graham Norman Crombie Memorial Prize D. C. Jack Archbishop of York's Prize for Classics Dean of York's Prizes for Latin Prose : - D. C. Jack VIth Form - D. G. Hilton Below VIth - D. A. Haxby Stephenson Greek Prize Whytehead Memorial Prizes for Divinity : - J. M. Herring Senior School—VIth Form - J. J. Youll Below VIth J B. M. Nendick Junior School - 1 R. J. Shanks - J. F. N. Addey Toyne European History Prize - D. P. Norwood The Headmaster's Prize for Mathematics P. Jenkins B.M.A. Medal for Science Needham Prizes for Architecture : R. D. Watson Senior C. W. D. Green Junior Jack Brittain Memorial Prize for Middle School Essay S. J. White Old Peterite Club Reading Prizes : M. Speight Senior School—VIth Form - R. I. Hunt Below VIth f A. M. Marsh Junior School—Senior - 1 A. G. D. Staines - D. J. Oldman Junior - C. D. Ryder Modern Languages Prize - F. Carlill Music Prizes—Senior School P. McL. Walshaw - M. A. Butterworth Junior School D. Pfluger - J. Rayson Art Prizes—Senior School J D. I. W. Smith Junior School t D. G. Barton General Knowledge Prizes : D. C. Griffiths Senior School—VIth Form D. T. N. Tyne Below VIth D. K. Timms Junior School—Senior A. G. Quarmby Junior I. G. Cobham Sykes Memorial Prize for Divinity F. Carlill Hobbies Cup The Rise Fernie Cup School House Oxford Cup School House Work Cup -

SCHOOL CERTIFICATE PRIZES (1947) - J. A. Whitehead - P. T. Baker - T. M. A. Griffiths - D. C. Jack - M. I. H. Unwin - M. I. H. Unwin - M. I. H. Unwin - M. I. H. Unwin - F. Carlill - P. W. V. Milburn - D. Hall.

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FORM PRIZES IVA. IVB. IVC. SHELL J.VI. J.VA. J.VB.

J.IVA. J.IVB. J.III. J.II. J.I.

(1947-1948) Senior School - J. J. You11 - D. T. Simpson - F. D. Browne - P. C. Newhouse Junior School - T. A. Foy - P. G. Taylor - E. K. Walker R. J. Shanks - A. E. Simpson - D. J. Oldman - C. R. Clough - C. W. Jose -

OLD PETERITE NEWS COMMEMORATION Once again a large number of Old Peterites re-visited the School for Commemoration. Both the O.P. Club Annual Meeting on the Friday afternoon and the Dinner the same evning were very well attended; though inevitably the muster of O.P.'s reached its maximum on the Saturday afternoon, when they had the satisfaction of seeing the Old Boys' XI beat the School in a well-fought cricket match, which was alive and full of interest to the end of the day. The Headmaster presided at the O.P. Club Meeting, at which some lively discussion manifested the continued cohesion of O.P.'s and their enthusiasm for the well-being of the School. The following resume of the business transacted has been supplied by the Hon. Secretary, Col. H. C. Scott. The Officers were re-elected with the addition of Sir P. A. Morris as a Vice-President. It was decided that the Committee be asked to meet at an early date to consider extending the activities of the Club and should meet once each term, on Sports Day, at Commemoration, and the School Play. The War Memorial was discussed, and it was decided that a Memorial Book should form part of the general Memorial. A SubCommittee consisting of Messrs. Hodd, Lewis, Chilman, Penniston, and Rhodes was asked to report on this. It was suggested that a Second Team Cricket Match might be arranged at Commemoration. The Dinner was held at Betty's Cafe as the year before. There was an attendance of eighty-two. Under the expert and genial chairmanship of the Headmaster a most enjoyable evening was spent. The II

health of the School was proposed by H. C. Fairweather and responded to by Mr. Dronfield. The gathering provided a suitable occasion for O.P.'s, particularly those who were in School House, to express their gratitude to Mr. K. H. Rhodes for his devoted service to the House during twenty-three years. The affection of School House O.P.'s for Mr. Rhodes and their regret that circumstances had made it necessary for him to give up his Housemastership were voiced by J. M. Rucklidge. All present were well aware how deeply Mr. Rhodes felt the severance of this tie, and the toast of his health was drank with sympathy and sincerity. The following is a list of those who were present at the Dinner :

Anderson, D. Andrew, P. A. Andrews, W. H. Anelay, W. P. Banister, M. Battrick, A. Battrick, W. B. Beetham, S. H. Black, V. M. Border, A. P. Broadhurst, A. Brown, H. Burgess, L. Burnett, N. R. Butler, J. H. Camm, J. P. Chilman, K. G. Clegg, M. T. Cookson, C. A. F. Creer, H. L. Cooper, J. S. Crombie, G. P. De Little, R. G. Dee, C. C. Denison, J. A. Dodd, N. R. Douglas, F. H. Douglas, W. S.

Dronfield, J. (Headmaster). Easten, J. A. Eccles, J. D. Fairweather, C. C. Gossop, E. R. Gray, R. V. C. Harding, R. F. Harnby, F. B. Hillyard, E. J. Hillyard, F. H. Hobson, R. Hodd, H. N. Houghton, C. C. Huntley, W. G. Jackson, G. F. Jeffs, E. S. Jones, M. G. Knowlson, D. W. Le Tocq, L. C. Lewis, T. J. Long, A. E. Moore, H. V. Mountain, G. Murray, R. L. Norris, G. C. Oliver, D. J. Pattinson, J. L.

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Ping, A. W. Ping, W. H. W. Reynolds, G. E. K. Rhodes, K. H. Rignall, M. A. J. Ringrose, D. F. Ringrose, P. F. Rucklidge, J. M. Ruddock, G. F. Rumfitt, D. T. Saville, J. Scott, H. C. Shardlow, P. A. Shepherd, C. S. Sheriff, E. Simpson, J. L. Smith, G. D. Smithson, N. W. Stanley, J. D. Taylor-Thompson, D. Tee, P. F. Thompson, D. W. Thompson, H. A. Walls, J. P. G. Walton, A. R. Weighill, P. W. Wharldall, R. B. Wright, P. J.

LONDON DINNER, 1948 Arrangements have been made to hold a London Dinner, and we have been asked by the Committee to publish the following particulars :Date : Wednesday, loth November. Time : 7 for 7-3o p.m. Place : De Hems Restaurant, II Macclesfield Street, W.I. Dress : Dinner jacket, lounge suit or uniform. Cost of Tickets : i6/- each, including sherry, beer, soft drinks and tips. 12

Guests : Each Old Peterite may apply for a ticket for one male guest, which will be issued only if space is available. The room holds 6o persons. Chairman : The Bishop of Lincoln has consented to be Chairman. Short Speeches : A number of Old Peterites representing various walks of life have been asked to speak for not more than five minutes each. Application for Tickets : 16/- to be sent to J. B. Gedge, 55 Glenalmond House, Manor Fields, Putney, S.W.I5. Any Old Peterites residing in London will be welcome even if not yet members of the Old Peterite Club. Will Old Peterites knowing the addresses of other Old Peterites living in London, who are not in the present List of Members, please send the addresses to J. B. Gedge. S. S. PAWLE, J. B. GEDGE, J. C. RODGERS, London Committee. ITEMS O.P.'s will be interested in the publication of The Scandinavians in History, by Mr. S. M. Toyne, who was Headmaster of the School from 1913 to 1937. The book is designed primarily for history students, for whom it will supply a real need, for there is justice in Mr. Toyne's claim that the references to the Scandinavians in our histories are "meagre and disconnected". Professor G. M. Trevelyan, who contributes a foreword to the work, writes : "We are all aware of our kinship to them (the Scandinavian peoples), our debt to them in the remote past, and our likeness to them in the present. We are indeed blood of their blood and bone of their bone. . . . The interest of the book is that it tells a long story, going down the ages, of people very like ourselves but living under different geographical conditions. It is at once so like to and so different from British history." The Scandinavians in History (Demy 8vo, 352 pages, with 8 plates and 4 maps, bibliography and index) is published by Edward Arnold and Co. at 18s. We hear that J. C. M. Rayson (The Rise, 1942-47), who captained the School XI in 1946 and 1947, has had a most successful cricket season playing for the D.C.L.I. In the ten matches he played he amassed 616 runs, with an average of 77. His best scores were 146 and 103 not out. G. C. Greetham (School House, 1944-47), who gained his 1st XI colours in 1947, played in the same team and had an average of 35. It is satisfactory that the St. Peter's pair contributed more than half the runs scored by the D.C.L.I. in the course of the season. 13

J. E. Thompson (The Rise, 1937-42), now released from military service, is unshaken in his determination to make the stage his career. He is Assistant Stage Manager to the new Company of Four revue, "Oranges and Lemons". The revue, the cast of which includes Elizabeth Welsh, Diana Churchill, and Max Adrian, is at present in rehearsal, and after a four weeks' provincial tour should reach London at the beginning of December. OBITUARY JOHN LEE BODEN Peterites must have read with deep regret the reports in the Press of the tragic death at the hands of terrorists in Malaya of John Lee Boden (School House, 1931-36). He was in the leading jeep of a column which ran into an ambush while taking a relief party to Sembrong estate, near Layang, which had been attacked by 300 guerrillas. In the words of an eyewitness, "Without thought for his own safety, Mr. Boden rushed towards the insurgents intent on silencing their Bren guns, but he was cut down by a burst of automatic fire." John Boden was working at Gutherie's scientific experimental station at Chemara Plantations, in Layang, Central Johore. He had joined the plantation in March, 1947. During the war he served with the 111th Brigade in the second Burma expedition of the Chindits in 1944. He belonged to the 1st Cameronians, and by the end of the war had the rank of Major. The eldest son of Mr. J. Boden, of Ben Rhydding, Ilkley, he was 3o and unmarried. DR. NOEL LOCKWOOD HOOD We regret to record the death, on 16th August, of Dr. Noel Lockwood Hood at his home, Howe Hill, Acomb, York. He was 77. The son of the late Dr. William Hood, he was one of the earliest pupils of St. Olave's School when it occupied premises in Marygate and before it was directly associated with St. Peter's. He won the Hey Scholarship to St. Peter's and entered the School in 1889. From St. Peter's he went to Cambridge with a Mathematics Scholarship. Widely known in local medical circles, Dr. Hood was in practice in York for many years, and for 35 years, until his retirement in 1933, was hon. surgeon to the York County Hospital. He was then elected consulting surgeon. Prior to practising in York he had been on the medical staff of the Sussex County Hospital at Brighton and resident physician to the Brompton Chest Hospital, London. An excellent all-round sportsman, Dr. Hood played hockey for Yorkshire and had captained the York team. He was a keen tennis 14

player, and at rugger played for the York Club. As an enthusiastic climber he travelled widely on the continent and was elected to the Alpine Club in 1909. He went regularly to St. Moritz for winter sports, chiefly "riding the Cresta" and ski-ing. He obtained the N.S.A. bronze medals for figure and speed skating. Dr. Hood was chairman of the York Waterworks Company until a year ago, when he resigned the post, though he remained a director. He was also chairman of the Linton Lock Navigation Committee and a member of the Court of Governors of Bootham Park Mental Hospital. During the last war he did much good work as medical recruit examiner in York and as medical referee for fire-watching appeals and pension adjustments. He leaves a widow and four daughters, to whom we offer our sincere condolences. CHARLES EDWARD HENDERSON We learned belatedly and with regret that Charles Edward Henderson (Day Boy, 1922-24) lost his life in December, 1945. He held the rank of Flying Officer and was killed in India while engaged on bomb-disposal work. May we take this opportunity of reminding readers that it would be helpful if we could be notified of any names which should be added to our record of O.P.'s who gave their lives in the war. The last list, complete so far as we are aware, was published in The Peterite of October, 1947. BIRTHS SHERIFF.—On 8th May, 1948, at Nunthorpe Nursing Home, York, to Marcia, wife of Edward Sheriff, a son (Edward Gaylord Berends. [Temple, 1940-44.] STIBBARD.—On 11th July, 1948, at The Park, Ogbourne, to Helen (nee Poole), wife of Major H. 0. Stibbard, a son. [Left 5928.] MARRIAGES MILLER—WEBSTER. On 31st May, 1948, at St. Matthew's Church, Rastrick, Robert Leslie Miller to Margaret Joyce Webster. [School House, 1938-42.] MORRIS—WHELDRICK. On 3rd July, 1948, at Selby Abbey, Gordon R. Morris to Joyce Mary Wheldrick. [The Rise, 1 939 -4 1 .] SLEIGHT—HENDERSON. On 5th April, 5948, at Alston Parish Church, Cumberland, John Irving Sleight, of 21a South Street, South Cliff, Scarborough, to Lorna Henderson, of Alston. [School House, 1935-40.] 15

THE OXFORD LETTER OXFORD.

September, 1948.

The Editors, The Peterite.

Dear Sirs, Once again another Trinity Term has passed with all its festivities and less congenial activities. This year, however, no O.P.'s have trodden "the Primrose Path" towards the lower end of the "High". During the first four weeks we were blessed with fine weather, and several of us could be seen both in and on the "Cher". But the weather broke on the Sunday of Eights Week and thereafter we experienced a miserable existence. Many were the activities which the weather curtailed, but none more than the many extremely fine outdoor College dramatic productions, at which even a "duffel-coat" provided but meagre protection. We have again numbered nine this term, but expect to increase once more at Michaelmas, when we shall extend a welcome to G. C. Norris and E. A. K. Denison, who are going to reside at Worcester and B.N.C. respectively. Oxford caters for all tastes and opinions, and O.P.'s, between them, seem to have sampled many branches of what is offered. F. L. Duffield (B.N.C.) has once more announced his retirement from the strenuous life of Oxford and his intention to seek recuperation in a Northern University. J. D. Taylor-Thompson (Balliol) still cycles past the Examination Schools each morning without showing any nervousness. Has challenged most O.P.'s to a game of tennis, but has not been known to carry the matter further. P. F. Tee (Christ Church) has vacated his luxurious rooms in "Peck" quad for digs, the position of which has not yet been located. This removal has deprived the remainder of us of a convenient tea retreat. We believe that he does some work, but also understand that he has other interests. J. M. Banister (B.N.C.) still resides somewhere '"on the road to Marston" and can occasionally be seen pedalling an extremely ancient bicycle in the direction of his College. R. T. Hey (New College) for all we know may have returned to the jungles of Malaya. No doubt he finds Beowulf a more inspiring companion than his fellow O.P.'s. J. A. Denison is becoming mellowed by Oxford life—even from such a great distance as Worcester.

P. A. Andrew (Keble), being a scientist, works longer hours than most of us. Has been seen leaving a photographer's with a hockey photograph, so we have at least discovered how Hilary was got through. P. Robson (B.N.C.) since returning in January has enveloped himself in a cloak of mystery, and we feel sure that he must hold an important position in the Oxford underworld. Resides in a Nissen but in the vicinity of the S.T.C. Headquarters. N. G. L. R. McDermid (St. Edmund Hall) has visited several Oxfordshire villages with the Teddy Bears Cricket Club. Could also be seen in a "Rugger VIII", which, however, was eliminated before Eights because of its spider-like progress. If any other O.P.'s come into residence we hope that they will speedily make themselves known to us. Wishing the School all the best in the coming year. We remain, Yours very sincerely, THE OXFORD 0.P.'s. THE CAMBRIDGE LETTER CAMBRIDGE.

October, 1948. The Editors, The Peterite. Dear Sirs, As your correspondents once again prepare for their sojourn of fifty-nine nights it is with varied memories that they review the past months. Some of us last saw our colleges in the rays of an early morning June sun which seemed to laugh at the assorted groups as they slowly dragged themselves away from the scenes of revelry. Those of the May Balls are happy memories. For others the overwhelming thought is of the examination rooms and that agonizing wait for the class lists. For two of us at least life at Cambridge seems all too recent .. . the Long Vacation Term having ended but seven weeks ago. The month of June was, indeed, a fitting climax to the year. The Queen's visit began the celebrations, and the pageantry of May Week reached its height when Field Marshal Smuts was installed as Chancellor amidst a gathering as eminent as had been seen in Cambridge for many a year. And then came the annual festivities . .. the Madrigals beneath King's Bridge, the college concerts, the May Races; everything leading towards the climax of the college balls. And finally there are the memories of seeing other dim-eyed revellers wending homeward through the market-place at mid-day, clad still in "tails" and bow ties. r7

But the month of October seems not to allow too many reminiscences of the long June days. There is a call to action. No longer can one contemplate the Australians on the cricket field; the river has ceased to lure us up to Grantchester; gone are the bathers in Byron's Pool; empty the tea gardens. Instead the rugger fields spring to life, Fenners is encircled by enthusiasts vainly trying to rid themselves of those surplus pounds, the punts on the river give way to the eights. Nor does this urge fail to inspire us with a certain amount of verve for work. A new academic year means a fresh start .. . no need to bewail past months of inactivity. Against this background the Cambridge O.P.'s return to find their complement maintained, though somewhat changed. G. Long (Emmanuel) left at the end of term, but not before he threw a highly entertaining farewell party. And with Long we say goodbye to G. Mountain (Christ's), whom we now bequeath to the Oxford O.P.'s with all his psychic powers, trusting that his flare for tea parties may still prevail whatever other changes come his way. Your representatives at Emmanuel will, we hear, not be diminished, for report has it that G. Wilson will be taking up his residence there. We also welcome most heartily W. J. Clark, who will compare the almost Chinese serenity of Clare to the beauty he maintains he has left behind in Japan. D. Anderson (Sidney Sussex), formerly reputed to be reading Agriculture, is now found to be, amongst other things, an Economist. He has maintained his old prowess on the cricket field, and his activities in white flannels often lead him onto the tennis courts. The squash courts also resound to his merciless hitting. A. G. Reynolds (Emmanuel) has played quite a lot of tennis. We wonder whether, after his residence in a foreign university during the vacation, he will still be as keen on his Newnham tea parties, from which no-one has hitherto been able to dissuade him. Nevertheless, he finds time to work hard at Russian. P. F. Ringrose (Clare) has played squash and tennis regularly. He was seen punting up to Grantchester in a highly sunburnt state and seemed equally warm when frequenting the highland dancing at the Strathspey Society. Finds that Law entails far more work than he originally anticipated. J. F. Spink (Emmanuel). It is believed that the exams, rather disrupted his social activities. Claims by now to have become an expert beagle, but is less certain about his engineering capabilities. Perhaps his abode will in future be in closer proximity to the centre of the town. J. D. Ward (St. John's). A great squash enthusiast who played unceasingly throughout the summer when not punting up the Granta for tea. Dabbles most successfully in the intricacies of cookery. Wishes he could transfer his squash enthusiasm to Law. 18

After this brief summary of the activities of the Cambridge O.P.'s let us, before concluding, congratulate everyone concerned on the arrangements made for a most enjoyable School Commemoration. We also hope to be present at the O.P. Dinner in London. With our best wishes to the School as it begins another year. Yours sincerely, THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITES. SANDHURST LETTER ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY, SANDHURST. October, 1948.

Dear O.P.'s, On 14th July, to the strains of "Auld Lang Syne", the first cadets to become regular officers from Sandhurst since the war marched up the steps of the Grand Entrance followed by the Adjutant on his white horse. Amongst these was I. H. Baker, who has been posted to the Royal Artillery. For the rest of us, we have again been disappointed by not having any more O.P.'s to swell our ranks from yet another intake, and we fear our contingent here will be entirely extinct by Christmas. The O.P.'s at present are as follows :F. P. Baker. He hasn't changed much since his Rise days, except that he is rather elusive these days and we no longer see his sword stick, which used to be his pride and joy at School. Congratulations on being appointed Captain of Academy Fencing. M. G. Jones. Has taken a fancy to wearing an amazing hat which resembles a very moth-eaten sombrero, but he is quite unshaken by our rude remarks. The rest of his Manor clothes are wearing well. E. 0. Owen. He is the worst case of human hibernation we have come across, and the only time we caught up with him was down at the bank one evening. All he had to say to us was, " Roll on October," or words to that effect. Is obviously counting the days to graduation ! G. H. F. Reynolds. Appears to be working hard this term, but can be found in the Academy Club during leisure times polishing up his table tennis or watching plays on the television set. Too expensive to do anything else he says. M. A. J. Rignall. Has at last decided to grow a moustache, so he tells us, but we were not quite sure what it was, since it refuses to grow in the middle. Was quite a lively figure on the cricket field last term. A. C. Rodger. He seems to have run out of tall stories these days, so we are anxiously awaiting new developments. We are hoping he will shine in the rugger team this year as he did last. I9

P. W. Weighill. Last but by no means least, he has suddenly developed the craze for playing tennis at six in the morning. The work has obviously been too great a strain for him, poor fellow. He still manages to gossip, though. Finally, we wish all O.P.'s and present members of the School the best of luck for the future. Yours very sincerely, SANDHURST O.P.'s.

CALENDAR, CHRISTMAS TERM, 1948 SEPTEMBER Full Term begins. Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity. Preacher : The Headmaster. 6 p.m. Science Society (Talk on Colour Photography by Mr. T. H. 25 Sat. Mason). 26 Sun. Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity. Preacher : The Chaplain. OCTOBER 6 p.m. Talk on Missionary Work abroad by the Rev. S. I. Kale. 1 Fri. 1st XV v. Headingley `A' XV. Home. 2 Sat. Colts Under 141 XV v. Boys' Signal Squadron, Harrogate. Away. 6 p.m. Debating Society. Harvest Thanksgiving. 3 Sun. Preacher : The Chaplain. 6 Wed. 2nd XV v. Rishworth School 1st XV. Home. 1st XV v. York R.U.F.C. Home. 9 Sat. Under 16 XV v. Boys' Signal Squadron, Harrogate. Home. 6 p.m. Science Society. St. Paulinus. 10 Sun. 8-30 a.m. Holy Communion (Sung). Preacher at Evensong : The Chaplain. 13 Wed. 2nd and Colts under 141 XVs v. Drax Grammar School 1st and Under 14i. XVs. Away. 16 Sat. Colts Under 141 XV c. Newburgh Priory School. Home. 6 p.m. Debating Society. 17 Sun. Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity. Preacher : The Chaplain. 20 Wed. 1st XV v. Durham School. Home. 2nd XV v. Durham School. Away. 2-30 p.m. Lecture Recital by Miss Guelda Waller (Junior School 22 Fri. only). 23 Sat. 2nd and Colts Under 16 XVs v. Giggleswick School. Away. 6 p.m. Science Society. 24 Sun. Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity. Preacher : Bishop Hubbard. 27 Wed. 1st XV v. Trent College. Away. Colts Under 141 XV v. Fyling Hall. Home. 1st XV v. Denstone College. Home. 30 Sat. Colts Under 16 XV v. Ampleforth College. Away. 6 p.m. Debating Society. 31 Sun. Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity. Preacher : The Chaplain. 18 Sat. 19 Sun.

NOVEMBER 1 Mon. All Saints' Day. 8-45 a.m. Holy Communion (Sung). 2 Tues. Film on Atomic Physics. 3 Wed. 'A' XV v. Ripon Grammar School. Home. 6 p.m. Lecture, "Background to Vitamins", by Mr. H. B. Sear. 5 Fri. M.P.S. 1st and 2nd XVs v. Bradford Grammar School. Home. 6 Sat. 6 p.m. Science Society. 7 Sun. Remembrance Sunday. 10-30 a.m. Special Service. Preacher at Evensong : Rev. R. R. Beckitt (Missions to Seamen). 10 Wed. 1st and 2nd XVs v. Worksop College. Away. Colts Under 16 and Under 14f XVs v. Worksop College. Home. 1st XV v. Leeds Grammar School. Away. 13 Sat. 2nd XV v. Leeds Grammar School. Home. 6 p.m. Lecture Recital by Mr. Bernard Shore. 14 Sun. Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity. Preacher : The Chaplain. 17 Wed. Colts Under 16 XV v. Durham School. Home. 20 Sat. 1st XV v. Giggleswick School. Home. 6 p.m. Debating Society. 21 Sun. Sunday next before Advent. Preacher : The Dean of York. 24 Wed. First Round House Match. 27 Sat. 1st XV v. Ampleforth College. Away. 2nd XV v. Ampleforth College. Home. Colts Under 16 XV v. Harrogate R.F.C. Colts XV. Home. 6 p.m. Science Society. 28 Sun. First Sunday in Advent. 8-30 a.m. Holy Communion (Sung). Preacher at Evensong : The Chaplain. DECEMBER 1 Wed. Semi-final House Match. 4 Sat. Semi-final House Match. 6 p.m. Debating Society. 5 Sun. Second Sunday in Advent. Preacher : The Headmaster. 8 Wed. Final House Match. 1st XV v. Old Peterites. 11 Sat. 6 p.m. Science Society. 12 Sun. Third Sunday in Advent. 3 p.m. Carol Service. 14 Tues. Full Term ends. Normal Sunday Services are :—Holy Communion, 8 a.m. Junior School Service, 11 a.m. Evensong and Sermon, 6 p.m.

EXAMINATION RESULTS, 1948

The following boys were awarded Certificates :HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION UPPER VI. R. Ham ("Good" in Pure Mathematics and Applied Mathematics; "Very Good" in Scholarship Applied Mathematics). P. Jenkins ("Good" in Physics and Chemistry; "Very Good" in Scholarship Chemistry). D. P. Norwood ("Distinction" in Pure Mathematics; "Very Good" in Scholarship Pure Mathematics). 21

MIDDLE VI. R. E. A. Atkinson. M. A. Cross. P. J. Dennis. C. D. Goode. K. G. Harrison. D. A. Hopkins. J. C. B. Mackeand. R. Presswood. C. D. Ryder ("Good" in French). M. Speight. E. G. Thompson. J. C. Varley ("Good" in Chemistry).

SCHOOL CERTIFICATES The Pass is indicated by a lower case letter; the Credit is indicated by a capital letter; Very Good is indicated by a capital letter in italic type. 1, 2, 3 indicate Very Good, Credit or Pass in English Language. b—English Literature. c—History. d—Geography. e--Latin. f—Greek. j—Additional i—Elementary Mathematics. h—German. g—French. Mathematics. s—General Science. o—Art. + after the letters g or h indicates that the candidate has passed in the Oral examination. VA.

Va.

T. Ankers-1 d e G+ H+ I S. J. U. Burdass-2 d G+ I S. I. G. Cobham-1 D E G+ 11+ I S. S. C. Daneff-2 D G+ 11+ I S. J. R. Dwyer-2 D G+ H+ I S. R. E. S. Farrar-2 D G I J S. D. M. Findlay-2 D G+ H+ I J S. R. J. Gibson-2 D E G+ h+ I S. J. Hearfield-2 D e G I S. D. G. Hilton-1 D E F G+ I J S. H. Murray-2 D G I J S. W. B. Powell-2 D e G+ H+ I J S. D. J. Pratt-2 d e G+ i S. E. Robinson-2 D E g+ I J S. J. M. Smithson-2 D E G+ I j S. R. M. Stanley-2 DEGI S. I. S. Berg-2 B C G+ I J S. J. M. Booth-2 B C i S. W. J. Burdass-2 B c I S. G. Elliott-2 B c G+ I s. D. Haley-2 B d g+ i S. R. M. Hodgson-2 B D G I S. G. R. A. March-2 BcgIj S. M. W. Senior-2 B d G+ i s. A. N. C. Smith-2 BdGI S. D. Walter-2 B C g+ I S. I. U. Warrington-1 B C G+ h+ i S. R. G. J. Washington-2 B D G+ I j. G. A. Wood-2 B D g+ I S. M. Wye-3 Bc gi S. 22

Vc.

S. H. Amos-2 bdis o. J. G. Booth-2 BDGIJS o. J. M. Brook-2 BDis o. J. H. Chilman-1 B D g S o. M. I. Daniel-2 B cgIS 0. R. C. Groves-3 b c I j S o. D. L. Hourigan-2 B D S o. J. D. Poole-2 b d i S. R. A. Relton-3 bdis o. D. T. N. Tyne- 2BDiS o. K. Varley-2 B c g+ / J S o. T. C. Willis-2 B g+ i s o. R. F. Wyman-1 B G+ s 0.

ST. PETER'S SCHOLARSHIPS, 1948 K. Smith (Ascham House, Gosforth, Newcastle-on-Tyne). B. Markus (Senior School). WOLSTENHOLME-M. J. Quarmby (Junior School). OTHER BOARDING SCHOLARSHIPS-P. Newton (Junior School). G. B. Pullan (Junior School). HEY (FOR DAY BOYS)-T. A. Foy (Junior School). RILEY-SMITH-C. FOUNDATION-M.

VALETE AND SALVETE VALETE

(JULY,

1948).

THE MANOR W. Graham. 1943-48. Head of School. Head of The Manor. Upper VI Medical. School Cert., 1945. H.S.C., 1947. Played for 1st XV, 1944-45. Colours, 1945-46-47-48. Cap, 1946-47-48. Captain, 1947-48. Played for Durham County Public Schools XV, 1946-47-48. Captain, 1947-48. 1st XI Colours, 1947-48. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1947-48. Vice-captain. Rowed for 2nd IV and Colours, 1945-46. Squash Team, 1946-47. Athletics Team, 1946. Editor of The Peterite. Sgt. in J.T.C. Cert. "A". First Class Shot. M. Speight. 1945-48. VIM. School Monitor. School Cert., 1946. H.S.C., Captain of Cricket, 1948. 1st XI Cricket Colours, 1947. 1948. Captain of Hockey, 1948. 2nd XV, 1947. Member of Shooting Team, 1947. Shooting Colours, 1948. Athletics Colours, 1948. Sergeant in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1946-47. School Play, 1946-47. C. C. Clement. 1944-48. VIM. House Monitor. Played for Colts XV, 1945. "A" XV, 1946-47. 2nd XV, 1946-47. 1st XV, 1947. 3rd IV and 1st VIII, 1948. 2nd IV Colours. Rowed for 1st IV, 1948. C.Q.M.S. in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1946. "Crossed Swords", A.S.P.T., Aldershot. N. B. Harrison. 1943-48. VIM. House Monitor. School Cert., 1946. Played for 2nd XI Cricket. Shot for 2nd VIII. Sergeant in J.T.C. Cert. "A". First Class Shot. J. F. W. Addey. 1946-48. Middle VI. 1st XI Hockey, 1948. Played for School Squash Team, 1947. Corporal in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1947. School Play, 1947 and 1948. H. Allanson. 1946-48 (Junior School, 1943). IVc. Chess Team. Cadet in J.T.C. L. R. Haill. 1944-48. L.VIB. School Cert., 1947. Cadet in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1948. First Class Shot. R. B. Hudson. 1947-48. IVB. Cadet in J.T.C.

THE RISE

J. E. Stuart. 1943-48 (St. Olave's, 1941-43). L.VI. Head of The Rise,

1947-48. School Cert., 1947. Played for Colts XV, 1945. Colts XV Colours, 1945. 1st XV, 1946-47-48. Colours, 1946-47-48. Cap, 1947-48. Played Rugger for Durham P.S. v. Yorkshire P.S., 1948. Played Hockey for 1st XI, 1948. Colours, 1948. Played Cicket for 2nd XI, 1947-48. Captain, 1948. Captain of Tennis, 1948. Boxing Team, 1947. Athletics Team, 1948. Sergeant in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1947. School Play, 1944-45-46. R. E. A. Atkinson. 1943-48 (Junior School, 1941). M.VI. House Monitor. School Certificate, 1946. H.S.C., 1948. 3rd IV, 1948. 2nd VIII, 1948. 2nd IV Colours, 1948. Played for 2nd XV, 1947. Lance-Sergeant in J.T.C. Cert. "A". First Class Shot. A. A. Caulfield. 1942-46. L.VI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1947. Played for Colts XV, 1946. Played for 2nd XV, 1947. Played for 1st XV, 1947. 2nd XI Cricket, 1947-48. Coxed 3rd IV, 1946. Athletics Team, 1948. Lance-Corporal in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1948. First Class Shot. School Play, 1944-46-47. C. U. Burdass. 1944-48 (Junior School, 1942). Vs. Played for Colts Under 16 XI, 1947. Cadet in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1948. D. Dixon. 1947-48 (Junior School, 1943). Vc. Cadet in J.T.C. G. E. Grainger. 1943-48. Vc. 2nd XV, 1947. Shooting VIII, 1947-48. Colours, 1947-48. Corporal in J.T.C. Cert. "A". First Class Shot. R. W. Holmes. 1946-48. IVc. Cadet in J.T.C. R. Presswood. 1944-48. VIM. School Cert., 1946. H.S.C., 1948. Cadet in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1948. R. G. Washington. 1944-48 (Junior School, 1941). VB. School Cert., 1948. Played for Colts XV, 1947. Cadet in J.T.C. Cert. "A". First Class Shot. SCHOOL HOUSE T. M. A. Griffiths. 1943-48. Head of House. L.VI. Played for 1st XV, 1945-46-47-48. 1st XV Colours, 1946-47-48. 1st XV Cap, 1947-48. 2nd XV Colours, 1945-46. Played for Colts XV, 1943-44-45. Colts Colours, 1944-45. Played for Durham Public Schools at Rugger. 1st IV Colours, 1947-48. Captain of Boats, 1948. 1st VIII, 1947-48. LanceSergeant in J.T.C. Cert. "A". G. A. Radford. 1943-48. L.VI. School Cert. 1st XV Colours, 1947-48. Colts XV Colours, 1944-45. 1st IV Colours, 1948. 1st VIII, 1948. Yorkshire County VIII, 1948. Sergeant in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1946. Captain of Fencing, 1948. School Play, 1943-47. Secretary of the Games Committee. First Class Shot. R. Ham. 1943-48 (St. Olave's, 1939-43). U.VI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1945. H.S.C., 1947-48. Chess Team. Colts XV, 1945. 2nd XV, 1947. Lance-Corporal in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1946. First Class Shot. J. M. Ryder. 1944-48. L.VI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1947. 1st XV Colours, 1947-48. 2nd XV Colours, 1946-47. Played for Colts, 1945-46. 4th IV, 1948. Athletics Team, 1946-48. Boxing Team, 1946. LanceCorporal in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1947. First Class Shot. P. D. Waters. 1944-48. L.VI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1946. 2nd VIII, 1948. Lance-Sergeant in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1946. First Class Shot. A. Gray. 1947-48. IVc. Cadet in J.T.C. W. E. Warren. 1944-48. M.VI. School Cert., 1946. Played for 2nd Hockey XI, 1948. School Fencing Team, 1947-48. Fencing Colours, 1948. Shot for 2nd Shooting VIII, 1948. Fenced in Public Schools Foils and Sabre Championships, 1948. School Play, 1944-45-46-47. Cert. "A", 1948. First Class Shot. Corporal in J.T.C.

TEMPLE F. N. Newdick. 1942-48 (St. Olave's, 1940). U.VI. School Monitor. Head of Temple. Vice-Head of School. School Cert., 1944. H.S.C., 1946-47. Captain of Colts XV, 1944. 2nd XV Colours, 1944. Captain of "A" XV, 1945. 1st XV Colours, 1945-46-47. 1st XV Cap, 1946-47. Vice-Captain 1st XV, 1947. Represented School in Seven-a-side Tournament, Rosslyn Park, 1946. 2nd IV Colours, 1947. 1st IV Colours, 1948. Rowed for Yorkshire VIII, York, 1948. Captain of Boxing, 1947-48. Athletics Team, 1944. Fencing Colours, 1948. Librarian, 1947. School Play, 1946-47. C.S.M. in J.T.C. First Class Shot. Cert. "A", 1946. C. Dryden. 1945-48. Chapel Monitor. M.VI Science. School Cert., 1946. Colts XI Colours, 1945. 2nd XI Colours, 1946. 1st XI Colours, 1947-48; Cap, 1948. 2nd XV Colours, 1946-47. 1st XV Colours, 1947-48. 1st XI Hockey Colours, 1948. Athletics Team, 1946. Lance-Sergeant in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1948. Secretary of Musical Society. House Monitor. M.VI. 1943-48 (St. Olave's, 1941). A. L. Pavis. School Cert., 1946. Colts XV, 1946. Colours, 1946. Played for 2nd XV, 1947. Played for 2nd XI Hockey, 1948. Sergeant in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1946. Cert. "T", 1947. J. A. Broadley. 1944-48 (Junior School, 1942). L.VI. School Cert., 1946. D. Haley. 1945-48 (Junior School, 1942). VB. G. B. Hawksby. 1944-48 (Junior School, 1942). Vc. G. A. Jewitt. 1945-48 (Junior School, 1943). Vc.

SALVETE (MAY, 1948) THE MANOR

H. C. P. Spencer (Shell). J. B. Weightman (IVB). SCHOOL HOUSE C. D. King (IVs). R. W. Webster (Shell).

SCHOOL OFFICERS SUMMER TERM, 1948 SCHOOL MONITORS :

Head of School and The Manor-W. GRAHAM. Head of Temple House-F. N. NEWDICK. Head of School House-T. M. A. GRIFFITHS. Head of The Rise-J. E. STUART. Chapel Monitor-C. DRYDEN. G. A. RADFORD. C. FRANK. M. SPEIGHT. R. PARKER. GAMES CAPTAINS :

Cricket-M. SPEIGHT. Boats-T. M. A. GRIFFITHS. Shooting-J. A. HANNON. Fencing-G. A. RADFORD. C.S.M. in J.T.C.-F. N. NEWDICK.

HOUSE MONITORS :

The Manor—C. C. CLEMENT, N. B. HARRISON. The Rise—R. E. A. ATKINSON, A. A. CAMFIELD, E. G. BROWN, N. B.

BURGESS, J.

MORTIMER.

School House—R. HAM, P. D. WATERS, J. M. RYDER. Temple House—F. C. SLEGG, C. D. RYDER, J. M. GRAHAM, A. L. PAVIS,

K. G. HARRISON.

EDITORS OF "THE PETERrTE"

W. GRAHAM, J. C. GRIFFITHS, M. I. H. UNWIN, N. B. BURGESS, C. D. RYDER.

HOUSE NOTES THE MANOR This term has provided us with opportunities for each one of us to take part in some activity or other. The first event of the term was the Junior Cricket. We won this by beating School House in the first round and Temple in the final. The first match provided us with something like an Australian Test score of well over 200, Stead made 73 of these in really expert style. The Senior competition started off well with a victory over Temple by 7 wickets, Graham, of all people, opened, and got 59 ! In the final against School House we made the mistake of trying to force the pace and were beaten by 6 wickets. This was the turning point in the Oxford Cup struggle; if we had won, the Cup would have been ours, but School House deservedly won, and we should like to congratulate them. In the tennis we played our way into the final, bringing us up against School House once more, and after a hard-fought match we won. For his part in this victory Jenkins was awarded his House Colours. After beating the much fancied Rise team in the semi-finals of the fencing we lost to the experienced School House team. Our team was ably captained by Wyman, who did very well. With the House Aggregate Shoot already won, the Team Shoot turned out to be yet another contest between ourselves and School House. Set to drop less than eight points, our team shot exceptionally well to win. The Music Competition, a new event, was an interesting interlude and gave enjoyment to a number of boys who put in a deal of practice. Unfortunately, it was not our budding Giglis' day, but we are still hopeful, because who can tell a flower from the bud ! Contrary to current opinion we did well in the Fernie Cup to beat School House for third place. Carlin, whose efforts in the Music Competition should not go by without recognition, won the Hobbies Cup with a fine copy of a Goya self-portrait. The Swimming Sports brought the term to a glorious end with ourselves amassing a record number of 120 points. For their contribution to this victory, Gibson, Ratcliff, and Booth, J. M., were awarded their House Colours. 26

The House was well represented in the XI this term, Speight being Captain, Hodd obtaining his Cap, Graham and Hodgson getting their Colours. To all those leaving the House, including Mr. Jeffs, and those going to the Grove, we wish the best of luck ! THE RISE Loking back on the past School year one can hardly call it a successful one as far as "pot-hunting" is concerned, since our only capture was the Fernie Cup, and that at the last moment when many people in the House feared a cup-less year. However, it is not always the best House that wins the cups, and in view of the promise of many of the junior members of the House, the Rise can look forward to a better future. Next term the Rise will return to the home of its forefathers. We are sure that many "Old Risites" will be more than pleased to hear that out of the ruins of the old a newer and more modern Rise has arisen. In this connection the House would like to thank everyone who has helped to house some of our members during what have been, without doubt, the most difficult years of our history. Many of our members were represented in the School teams, and the following are to be congratulated on being awarded Colours : Brown, 1st IV; Thornton, rst XI Cap; Stuart, Mortimer, and Kendell, 2nd XI; Atkinson, 2nd IV. In the classroom, Markus is to be congratulated on being awarded a Foundation Scholarship. The usual end-of-term festivities were spoilt for the House by the news of Suzanne Crews's illness, which came as a shock to everyone. We hope that she will soon recover and that on returning next term we shall find her as lively as ever. Finally, we say goodbye to those of us who are leaving the House, either to go into the Grove or elsewhere. We wish them the best of luck, and may they, wherever they go, take the spirit of the Rise with them. SCHOOL HOUSE The House has completed a most successful year by winning back the Oxford Cup from the Manor. The House Cricket XI, by their victory over the Manor, settled the final destination of the cup. Also it has put School House in possession of the three senior cups : the Rugger, Rowing and Cricket. In the semi-finals of the inter-House cricket matches School House beat the Rise by six wickets, but were not too certain about beating the Manor in the final. However, we were victorious, winning by seven wickets. In the shooting the House team made a good score, getting 232 out of 240. But, unfortunately, they were beaten by two points by the Manor. 27

Also the Manor beat us in the final of the inter-House tennis matches by one set. Congratulations to them on both these successes. The House fencing team was successful in winning the trophy. They beat Temple in the semi-finals and the Manor in the final. In the Swimming Sports the House put up a very good performance, but were beaten by our rivals, the Manor. Once again the House has been well represented in School sports, and the following are to be congratulated : T. M. A. Griffiths, Captain of Boats, 1st IV Colours; G. A. Radford, 1st IV Colours; R. Parker, Vice-Captain Cricket and Cap; D. Walter, his Cap; T. C. Griffiths, P. T. Baker, and W. H. N. Fairweather, ist XI Colours; also P. J. Dennis on his znd XI Colours. We also congratulate Parker on his appointment as Head of the Grove next term. The only event to mar a very successful term was the discovery that Mr. Rhodes has to leave the House after twenty-three years' loyal service. We wish him and Mr. Howat, who is accompanying him, the best of luck in Temple. We also wish Mr. Jeffs, who succeeds Mr. Rhodes, and the House the best of luck in the future. TEMPLE This term we had to say goodbye to Mr. H. V. Moore, who has been our Housemaster for the past six years. We greatly appreciate all he has done for the House in very difficult times, and wish him the best of luck in his new appointment. At the same time we welcome Mr. K. H. Rhodes as our new Housemaster. We feel that Mr. Rhodes' experience, and his capabilities which were so marked in his last Housemastership, will stand the House in very good stead for the future. We are unable to record any substantial success in sport this term. In the senior cricket semi-final we lost to the Manor, who also beat us in the junior final after we had beaten the Rise. The tennis we also lost to the Manor, and the fencing to School House. Our swimming team also failed to come up to the standard of former years. We were unlucky, however, not to win the Fertile Cup, losing to the Rise by the narrow margin of I points. The newly-instituted Music Competition gave scope to the musicians of the House, who are to be congratulated on winning the cup with an excellent performance. Congratulations to Newdick on the award of his 1st IV Colours, Dryden on the re-award of his 1st XI Colours, and to Graham and Ward, 2nd IV Colours. 28

OXFORD CUP, 1947-48 The following table indicates the system on which points are awarded and gives the final result :— Awarded Manor

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, 2nd Squash ... Tenths ... Shooting (Team) Boxing Fencing .

Rise

School chool House Temple

—

— —

to to

— to

— — No Competition. —

—

5 to 5 to to 5 5 5

— to — — 10 5

215

—

— —

— 5 10

— — — — No Competition. — 5 15

too

— — — — — — — — 30

NOTES AND ITEMS We congratulate Parker on being appointed the first Head of the newly-formed Grove House. T. M. A. Griffiths, F. N. Newdick, and G. A. Radford rowed in the Yorkshire VIII in an Inter-County Regatta held at York. The School was accorded a singular honour on Saturday, 12th June, when General Sir William Slim inspected the J.T.C. Sir William is the Commandant of the Imperial Defence College as well as Colonel of the West Yorkshire Regiment, but is perhaps better known for his achievements as Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces in S.E. Asia and as the Commander of the XIVth Army. After a march past, at which the took the salute, he gave a very inspiring address in Big Hall. The School was given whole holidays on 7th and 8th July to enable everyone to go at least once to the Royal Show. A conducted party was taken round the Show on Wednesday and an organised party went on the Thursday. 29

On Monday, 3rd May, the Secretary of "The Outward Bound Sea School" visited the School. The School, which is situated near Aberdovey, gives monthly courses in practical seamanship to older boys and young men from all walks of life, and, in addition, aims at inculcating a sense of responsibility and qualities of leadership which will be invaluable. On Friday, 4th June, we were greatly honoured by a visit from Bishop De Mel, the Assistant Bishop of Colombo. In a most entertaining talk he outlined the history of Ceylon from earliest times, through successive periods of colonization by the Portuguese, the Dutch, and finally the English, to the recent attainment of dominion status. He passed on to a brief description of the various aspects of life in Ceylon, their characteristic features and development. He also mentioned the sports of the island, which include hockey, boxing, and cricket, their achievements in the latter sport including the dismissal of Bradman for a paltry twenty. He spoke of the problems to be found in the island today and the need for relating knowledge gained from education to a moral code. He believed that Ceylon was on the threshold of the finest relationship with England ever before attained. She was very much indebted to England for the help she had received in the past and for the example which England had set. The future of the world depended on the extent to which England could colour the thought of the world with the principles of freedom and democracy.

THE CHAPEL An experiment has been tried during the Summer Term in substituting a Junior School Service at 10-30 a.m. for Matins, which was previously sung at that hour. Matins was attended by the Junior School and by those in the Senior School who had not been confirmed. In the Summer Term the latter are very few in number, and it was thought that Matins was not perhaps the most suitable service for the Junior School. The experiment has proved a success, and is to be continued. Visiting preachers during the term included the Bishop of Brechin, at Commemoration, the Bishop of Bradford, the Archdeacon of Cleveland, the Dean of York, and the Rev. P. J. Lamb, Principal of St. John's Training College—to all of whom we owe a great debt of gratitude. A special word of thanks is due to C. Dryden, who has faithfully fulfilled the duties of Chapel Monitor during the year, and to all the Servers, who have been wonderfully regular in their duties, both on Sundays and week-days. 30

Collections in Chapel during the year were :58 26 54

Christmas Term, 1947

Lent Term, 1948 Summer Term, 1948

s. d. 4 3 9 2 4 2

£138 17

Contributions made by the Chapel Committee were :— Lord Mayor of York's Christmas Cheer Fund ... School War Memorial Fund ... ... York Diocesan Appeal Imperial Cancer Research Fund ... ... .. York Boys' Club ... St. Dunstan's Universities Mission to Central Africa African Students' Welfare People's Dispensary for Sick Animals .. Church Army Chapel Furnishing Fund ... Chapel Expenses ..

£ s. d. 2 15 1 7 19 1 0 20 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 5 0 5 0 5 10 0 9 1 6

£129 14

THE CHOIR During the term the Choir has sung the following anthems :"This joyful Eastertide", "Thou wilt keep him", Wesley, "Insanae et vanae curae", Haydn, and, with the School, Mr. Waine's arrangement of Dyson's "Praise" and C. S. Lang's arrangement of Stanford's Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in B flat. The annual Choir Outing to Scarborough took place on Friday, znd July. The weather kept fine, but the prevailing temperature was so low that only a few stalwarts ventured into the icy depths of the South pool and not many more into the comparatively temperate and clear blue waters of the North pool. In spite of this lack of vigorous exercise everybody enjoyed the excellent tea, once again kindly supplied by Mrs. Kendell. Our warmest thanks are due to Mrs. Kendell for the great trouble she took to supply a tea which was as appealing to the fastidious eye as it was satisfying to the most hearty appetite present. Here follows part of an account of the Commemoration Service, kindly written for us by J. D. Swale, O.P. :— "The function of the service is best expressed in the words of the School Prayer : to yield most humble and hearty thanks for 31

mercies bestowed on us throughout many centuries. It is not surprising that the most memorable and moving moments in the service were those in which the whole congregation took part, and • particularly the singing of the hymn 'Now thank we all our God' and of the Stanford Te Deum. The Choir are to be commended on the reliable manner in which they led the congregation throughout the service and on their sound performance of the anthem `How lovely are thy dwellings' from Brahm's Requiem. The service terminated in a vigorous organ voluntary, Bach's Prelude and Fugue in D."

THE LIBRARY Librarian: L. BURGESS, EsQ., M.A. Assistant Librarians: J. C. GRIFFITHS, R. HAM, D. P. NORWOOD,

C. D. RYDER, F. C. SLEGG, M. I. H. UNWIN.

The annual stock-taking was carried out at the end of term. It revealed that some 500 volumes were missing. The figure is not so alarming as appears at first sight, for, of course, it is based on all accessions since the formation of the Library, and many books have disappeared for quite legitimate reasons. Nevertheless, there is a disturbing leakage, and the Librarians would be grateful if any books bearing the official library label which may be lying about the School could be handed in. The following books were added in the course of the term :Science and Music—Sir James Jeans. The Growth of Physical Science—Sir James Jeans. Physical Chemistry—H. C. Heys. Chemist's Pocket Book—Thomas Bailey. Physical and Chemical Constants—Kaye and Laby. Cricket Controversy—Cary. Houses—M. and A. Potter. Ordeal by Planning—John Jewkes. North America—F. G. Ashton. On Hamlet—Salvador de Madariaga. William Temple—Iremonger.

BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY The School's association with the Denholm S.S. Co.'s "Mountpark" has now been fully revived, the ship's Chief Engineer, Mr. Ellis, having taken over the correspondence formerly maintained by the late Captain Rickard. 32

The ship's present voyage may be summarised as follows Port Hull

Casablanca Fremantle Bunbury Port Lincoln Auckland Port Pirie Port Lincoln Auckland Sydney Wellington Auckland

Date Left

Remarks

8 Sept. 15 Oct.

3 Sept., 47 11 Sept. 18 Oct.

19 Oct. 3 Nov. 6 Dec. 2 Jan. 17 Jan. 31 Jan. 29 Mar. 20 April 9 May

29 Oct. 27 Nov. 24 Dec. 17 Jan. 22 Jan. 24 Mar. 14 April 7 May —

— Load phosphates. (a) Called Aden 24 Sept. for fuel. (b) Discharge part cargo. Discharge remainder of cargo. Load wheat. Discharge wheat. Load part cargo of wheat. Complete loading wheat. Discharge wheat. Load wheat. Discharge part cargo. See note below.

Date Arrived —

Our last news of the ship was that she had been held up for some weeks in Auckland. Apparently the Auckland dockers have objected that her hatches are too heavy to lift without mechanical assistance. The latest news we have is that she has been declared a "priority" ship, but whether this has had any effect remains to be learned. It will be noted from the above diary that it took her over seven weeks to discharge a cargo of wheat there during February and March. The ship is on charter to a New Zealand firm and is likely to be in the Australia to New Zealand trade till October. We are very grateful to Mr. Ellis for the trouble he is taking on our behalf, and are looking forward to the bulky surface mail which we understand is on its way.

THE ART GROUP The activities of the last year culminated in the Art Exhibition of Commemoration week-end, and it is to the credit of the "spare time" Art Group within the School that their work aroused the greatest interest. Several knowledgeable persons commented afterwards that the oil paintings showed an appreciation of the uses and effects of the medium not often to be found in amateur art. Carlill must be complimented on winning the Hobbies Cup with his copy in oil of a Goya self-portrait. The sketching trip to Rievaulx was an enjoyable experience. We had probably one of the finest days we have seen this year and made several line and wash sketches of the ruins and of the attractive local bridges over the river. Some of these sketches will now be worked up into finished works this coming year. Fortunately the hired Austin 12 took the seven of us there and back without incident, although there was some anxiety apparent in the back seat over its ability to get us down the very steep hill to the Abbey all in one piece. 33

This coming year considerably more art and craft work will be carried out in the time-table than previously, but any person wishing to work in the Art Room at other times will be able to do so. Most of the requests up to now have expressed the desire to paint in oils, but it should be remembered that almost any craft subject can be carried out in our present accommodation with a little ingenuity. Etching and engraving equipment are recent additions to the Art Room equipment, opening up several new fields of development in printing processes, be it Christmas cards or bookplates.

THE MUSICAL SOCIETY The Summer Term proved to be one of the busiest of the year. The Friday lunch-hour gramophone concerts were continued with great success until the approach of the examinations made it advisable for them to cease for the time being. Several lectures given by members of the Society proved very successful. Carlill gave a lively account of the organ and its evolution from a small portable affair of a few pipes to the present-day marvels of engineering and acoustic art like the organs in the Albert Hall, York Minster, and the Convention Hall, Atlantic City, reputed to be the largest organ in the world. J. F. W. Addey gave a carefully prepared and well-documented lecture with gramophone illustrations on "Contemporary Music". Arising from discussions relating to electric amplifiers and the differences between them and acoustic gramophones, an excellent lecture on "Distortion in Amplifiers", showing, by means of a cathode ray oscillograph how wave-forms change under certain conditions of amplification, was prepared and delivered by K. G. Harrison, assisted by M. Cross. RECITAL BY DR. HAROLD ROYLE AND MR. WAINE One of the warmest and sunniest evenings in the Summer Term was partly responsible for the poor attendance at Dr. Harold Royle's Song Recital. His programme was divided into three groups, interspersed with two pianoforte solos by Mr. Waine. The first group was of songs set to words by Shakespeare, proceeding from a pastiche of an earlier style by Dom Thomas Symons set to "Come away Death", through Dr. Arne and Schubert, to Rogert Quilter's setting of "It was a lover and his lass". The second group was an agreeable introduction for many people present to the Song Cycle. Each of the poems by Stevenson in Vaughan Williams's "Three Songs of Travel" breathes of the open air, and the music adorns and unifies them. 34

After Mr. Waine's playing of Debussy's "La Cathedrale engloutie", a mysterious piece with chords suggestive of mist and underwater bells, Dr. Royle concluded a most enjoyable recital with a handful of Irish and Scottish songs, of which the rough strength of Sir Frederic Cowen's Border Ballad ought to be better known. We are greatly indebted to Dr. Royle for the thought and trouble he lavished on his programme, and we all hope he will be able to come and sing to us again.

THE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA

After a term spent in rehearsing an Entr'acte from "Rosamunde" by Schubert, the Minuet and Trio from Mozart's Jupiter Symphony and the vivacious Farandole from Bizet's "L'Arlesienne", the Orchestra gave an informal concert in Big Hall at 12-15 p.m. on Wednesday, 21st July. It was noticed that the rhythm and intonation of the Orchestra has improved during the past year. The third violins are to be congratulated on not losing their place in the "Farandole", and the wind for its accuracy and good balance in the Mozart. As the programme below shows, the orchestral numbers were lightened by a pleasant variety of solos by members of the Orchestra and others. A fair-sized audience obviously enjoyed the fare put before them.

PROGRAMME 1. Entr'acte from "Rosamunde"

Schubert

THE ORCHESTRA

2. Clarinet Solo—"A Truro Maggot"

P. J. DENNIS 3, Trumpet Solo-2nd Movement from Trumpet Concerto R. J. FRATER 4. Minuet and Trio from Jupiter Symphony

Philip Browne Haydn Mozart

THE ORCHESTRA

5. Pianoforte Solo—Rondo from Sonata in C minor Op. 13 6. Violoncello Solo—"Lullaby"

D. C.

Beethoven

JACK

P. J. R. MASON 7. "Farandole" from "L'Arlesienne" (2nd Suite)

Ernest Claude Bizet

THE ORCHESTRA

Conductor:

MR.

WAINE

HOUSE COMPETITIONS IN MUSIC History is ever in the making, and on Monday, 12th July, 1948, a new event of importance took place at the School—the House Competitions in Music. The programme to be submitted, and the conditions appertaining thereto were excellent; and we were indeed fortunate in securing the 35

kindly services of Dr. William McKie, M.V.O., organist of Westminster Abbey, as adjudicator. Space does not permit criticism of each item, so we will take a brief survey. Carlill is to be congratulated on his arrangement of the "Trumpet Voluntary" for violin, trumpet, and two pianos, which Manor played in a spirited and vigorous manner. Temple gave a musical performance, accompanist and 'cellist working well together. School House did well in a quartette, the work being Gavotte and Musette in D by Bach. Rise solo violin played with confidence, rhythm, and good intonation. It was unfortunate that the violinist and his accompanist were not of one mind, and the latter is to be commended for his gallant effort to retrieve the situation. As for the songs, the unaccompanied four-part song, a lovely fragment, was well sung on the whole. Rise and Manor had good trebles. The minor parts were rather weak, and in some cases inaccurate. Temple and School House each produced a large chorus, but again there was uncertainty in the minor parts. School House sang in a rather solid four-square manner, Temple more musically, but with some inaccuracies. In the last item, a unison song, each House seemed to enjoy singing the song of its choice. They were good robust songs, and on the whole well sung. Each House, in spite of certain weaknesses, produced something of promise. This is as it should be. It is the birth of a tradition—a tradition one hopes will become more and more popular, ever advancing the progress of the art of music. It is noteworthy that two of the Houses provided their own accompanists for all items, and very excellent they were. The art of accompaniment is entirely different from that of solo playing. It calls for submission, unselfishness, alertness, and complete co-operation with a fellow artist. In his summing up, Dr. McKie expressed himself as well satisfied with the results, and while pointing out weaknesses, he spoke encouragingly to the performers. We congratulate Temple on winning the first House Music Competition Cup. THE PROGRAMME The programme which follows was the result of each House's interpretation of the regulations governing the competition. These aimed at giving flexibility of choice of music and encouragement to form representative House teams, without sacrificing quality of performance to numbers taking part. The order of the programme was decided by lot before the competition.

CLASS I. INSTRUMENTAL RISE Minuet in G

Beethoven

Violin : S. Daneff. Piano : W. J. Burdass. MANOR Jeremiah Clarke (arrangement by F. Carla() Trumpet Voluntary Violin I: H. C P. Spencer and R. F. Wyman. Violin II : R. B. Hudson, A. J. King, and K. M. Ratcliffe. Trumpet : J. A. Whitehead. Pianos I and II : P. Jenkins and E. G. Thompson. TEMPLE Marcello Sonata in G (3rd and 4th movements) Cello : P. J. R. Mason. Piano : D. C. Jack. SCHOOL HOUSE Bach Gavotte and Musette in D Violin I : D. P. Norwood. Violin II : D. J. Wilson. Clarinet : P. J. Dennis. Piano : R. Ham.

CLASS II. PART SONG "Never weather-beaten sail"

ALL HOUSES Campion

CLASS III. UNISON SONG RISE AND MANOR "Land to the leeward, ho !" TEMPLE "The Fighting Temeraire" SCHOOL HOUSE "Boot, saddle, to horse and away"

Parry

F. Pascal Dyson

CLASS IV. RESERVES were not called MARKS Class Rise Manor

Temple School House

I (40) 30 35 37 36

PLACES

1. Temple. 2. School House. 3. Manor.

4. Rise.

II (30) 22 24 27 26

III (30) 26 24 27 26

Total (100) 78 83 91 88

THE SCIENCE SOCIETY A VISIT TO A PLASTICS FACTORY On 16th June, 1948, a party of boys representing the Science Society visited the Derwent Plastics Factory at Stamford Bridge, which produces thermosetting plastics. First of all we went into a small workshop where we saw mechanics making the moulds from solid steel. A block of steel was being cut by a thick circular saw enveloped in a soapy-looking liquid to reduce friction and heating, and men were polishing nearly finished moulds to an accuracy of a thousandth part of an inch. The next room contained a number of hydraulic presses which exert pressures up to 2 tons per square inch. The metal moulds, similar to those which were in preparation in the adjoining room, were opened, small pellets of powder were inserted, the moulds closed and inserted in the press. They remained under high pressures and temperatures for varying times; some lampshades were being left for two and a half minutes. Whilst in the press, the powder melted, filled the mould, chemical actions took place and an inert, strong solid was left. In some cases the pellets were pre-heated to lessen the time in the press. The substances in the powder varied, but the main constituent in such articles as wall switches and motor car junction boxes is phenol formaldehyde, and that in lampshades urea formaldehyde. For knobs of radio sets the powder was mixed to give a walnut effect. Any metal parts, in such things as switches, were placed in the moulds nd the electrically-driven before processing. Outside this room we fou hydraulic pump which supplies the oil pressure for the presses. On the top floor we saw the pellets being made from plastic powder by an automatic machine. Adjacent was a large room in which girls sat at benches finishing off the articles by filing superfluous edges, drilling holes, and polishing. It may be mentioned in conclusion that the factory turns out about 1I million mouldings a month. We are grateful to Mr. B. L. Drew for arranging this enjoyable and instructive visit and for acting as our guide. The motto of the firm could, in truth, be "multum in parvo", as we have never seen better use made of very limited space.

A SCHOOL POLL The figures printed below are authentic, and were compiled in a "gallup" poll held during the past term. The compilers make no claim to originality nor do they intend that any conclusions should be drawn from the results. The poll was held for the purpose of discovering what Peterites think on a variety of topics and with no 38

ulterior motive. It was intended that two hundred people should be interviewed, but this proved impractical, and the number was reduced by half; nevertheless the results of the poll may be taken as being fairly representative. No poll of this kind can hope to be entirely representative, for obvious reasons. The compilers would like to thank all those who co-operated so readily to make the questionnaire a success. Question I.

What is your intended career?

Undecided Law ... Business ... Engineering Medicine ... Farming ... Services ...

Question

•••

.• ... •

•••

... ...

20% 14% 8% 8% 8% 8% 7%

Science ... Teaching ... Accountancy Civil Service Architecture Others ...

... ... ... ... ... ...

6% 5% 4%

... ... ... ... ...

4% 4% 3% 6% 15%

2% 8%

H. What is your father's occupation?

Business ... Engineer ... Farmer ... Doctor ... Civil Servant

...

37% 12% 8% 6% 5%

Lawyer ... Schoolmaster Holy Orders Deceased Others

Question III. Do you live in a town or city, in a suburb or in the country? Suburb ... Country... ... Town or City ... ... Not resident in England

41% 36% 22% 1%

Question IV. Do you think that too much, too little, or about the right time is spent on (a) J.T.C., (b) School work, (c) Games, (d) Prep? Too much Too little About right Undecided J.T.C. ... 42% 3% 50% 2% School work 9% 15% 76% — Games ... 18% 33% 48% 1% Prep. ... 24% 17% 40% 1% ...

Three people were not members of the J.T.C. and eighteen people did not do prep. at School.

Question V. What is your favourite morning newspaper? Daily Mail Yorkshire Post Daily Express Times ...

... ... ... ...

32% 17% 15% 13%

Daily Telegraph ... Others ... ... Undecided ... Don't read any ...

Question VI. What is your favourite Sunday newspaper?

... 7% ... 11% ... 4% ... 1%

Sunday Express ... ... 30% Sunday Chronicle 7% The Observer ... Sunday Pictorial 6% ... 16% Sunday Times ... 14% Others 12% Sunday Dispatch ... 10% Three people did not read any paper, one person would not read one if he were paid, and one person expressed more definite views on the subject, but could come to no conclusion worth printing. .

Question VII. What is your favourite periodical? Illustrated London News Punch ... Picture Post Illustrated The Motor

3% ... ... Tatler The Wizard (Comic) ... 3% 3% ... Sphere ... ... 25% Others

25% 20% 10% 6% 5%

Question VIII. What is your favourite indoor activity? Reading ... Table Tennis Philately ... Billiards ... Chess ... ... Music Two people

... ...

Cards Darts :•• Model Engineering ... Radio ... Others

... 20% ... 16% 9%

7% Undecided 5% ... ... said that they were never indoors.

3% 3% ... 14% 6%

Question IX. Do you approve of corporal punishment (a) administered by anyone, (b) administered by School Monitors? Undecided

Yes

1% 1%

29% 56%

70% 43%

(a) (b)

Question X. Do you approve of personal fagging? Yes

69%

30%

Undecided 1%

Question XI. Do you approve of compulsory Chapel services? Yes

40%

57%

Undecided 3%

M.I.H.U., P.W.V.M.

J.T.C. NOTES The Summer Term again found the J.T.C. busily preparing for the Certificate "A" examination and the Annual General Inspection. While extra voluntary parades were being arranged for the Certificate "A" candidates the six-pounder gun team, the signals platoon and the band were preparing for the inspection. The first Certificate "A" examination was held on s gth March when fifty-five took Part I and forty-two took Part II. The results were by no means up to our usual standards, as only twenty-one passed Part I and only nine passed Part II. We feel, however, that these results are not a reflection on our work, but a sign that this particular examination was marked on a higher standard than usual. The Annual General Inspection on 1st June was carried out by Brigadier St. Clair-Ford, D.S.O. The weather remained fine throughout the day, and the inspecting officer was able to inspect all our various activities. In the short address after the inspection Brigadier St. Clair-Ford congratulated the contingent on the turn-out and high standard of training. 40

loth June brought another Certificate "A" examination for those who had not been so fortunate in their first attempt. Under the same examiners as before the results were much better, as no-one failed Part I, fifteen passing, and only one person failed Part II, twentyeight passing. The contingent was greatly honoured on Saturday, 12th June, when we were visited by General Sir William Slim, G•B.E., K.C.B., C.S.O., M.C., A.D.C., Colonel, The West Yorkshire Regiment. General Slim inspected the contingent on the cricket field and gave a very interesting and encouraging address in Big Hall. Field Day, on 22nd June, took the form of an organised attack on the H.Q. of a band of armed "Spivs" on Birdsall Brow. The Rise Platoon, under "Racketeer Stuart", represented the "Spivs", while the rest of the contingent under C.S.M. Newdick represented the home security force. We were unable to appreciate the grandeur of the country around Birdsall Brow as it rained heavily most of the day. This, however, did not interfere with the exercise. School House Platoon attacked the "Spivs" from the high ground, while Manor Platoon went in from the lower ground. This movement forced the "Spivs" back along the Brow. Temple Platoon should have been transported to the far side of the area to bring in an attack from the enemy's rear, but, due to a breakdown in communications, the transport never reached Temple. Manor and School House, however, completed the attack and captured "Racketeer Stuart" and his supplies of ice cream. Temple Platoon finally arrived in time to join in the enjoyment of the booty. C.S.M. Newdick was shown the weakness of his campaign a few days later when we had an open discussion on the exercise, using sand table models. The Fernie Cup competition took place on Tuesday, loth July, and was won by the Rise Platoon under the command of Sgt. Stuart. To end the term there was a new competition for the best Recruit Squad. A cup has been very kindly presented by Mr. Meadowcroft, of York, and will in future be competed for every year. The Manor Squad were the first winners. These will be the last J.T.C. notes. as next term we look forward to becoming a Combined Cadet Force. J.T.C. CAMP, GANDALE, 1948 Camp, contrary to the fears of most, was a great success. After much deliberation forty-five finally signed on for camp, the greater number coming, not surprisingly, from Temple. On the morning of 27th July the first camp contingent for nearly ten years fell-in and marched off to the station. The journey was uneventful, the train discipline being a credit to the School. On arrival at Richmond we were met by Sergeant-Major Power and the advance party, who

bundled us into awaiting transport with such speedy efficiency that we arrived at the camp before the R.A.S.C. officer in charge of the convoy had given the order to start ! The camp site was pleasantly situated in hilly, wooded country typical of Swaledale. Our lines were at the top end of the area, proudly flying the only unit flag in the camp. Our lines on the first morning must have been about the worst. It was hardly surprising as no-one had had experience of what standard was required. The Unit should be proud of the fact that three days later the name of St. Peter's appeared in daily orders as the second best lines in the whole camp. There were about fourteen hundred cadets under canvas and the rivalry was very keen. On the Saturday and Sunday there was an athletic meeting. In spite of our small number we entered for most events and L/Cpl. Warrington should be congratulated on his team's achievements. There was little opportunity for cricket, Sgt. Dryden was selected to play for the camp team in the one match that was played. We entered three for the inter-school boxing competition, which was unfortunately scratched because of the lack of competitors. There were only three ! Our seven-a-side rugger team did very well to get to the quarterfinals, where they lost very pluckily to Rugby. Perhaps our greatest success at camp was in the inter-contingent drill and marching competition. Sgt. Pavis entered with his whole platoon and put up a very good performance to finish third, equal with Repton and Trent. Fourteen schools entered. The weather was almost tropical for the first few days and it was not long before many were being treated for sunburn. The training was not hard and was interspersed with some excellent demonstrations put on by Regular Units. These included the Royal Corps of Signals, the R.E.'s with an armoured dozer, booby traps, mines and explosives, the r4th/2oth Hussars with Cromwell tanks, the 45th Field Regiment with a troop of 25-pounders, and the 8th Royal Tank Regiment with a troop of Comets, R.E.M.E., and so on. One day we had an air display and were all quite amazed by the performances of a Gloster Meteor aircraft. The highlight of the whole camp was the visit of the C.I.G.S., Field-Marshal The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. C.M.S. Newdick and Sgt. Dryden represented the School in the guard of honour. The Field Marshal appeared very interested in the School, asking after our former headmaster, Mr. Toyne. The camp broke up on 5th August, and the journey home was uneventful. It was a very happy, bronzed party that marched down Bootham into the empty School to dismiss, somewhat reluctantly, after what had been a most enjoyable camp. 42

SCOUTING

The early weeks of the term were spent in practising for the Scoutcraft Competition, which was held during the first week of June. The Troop was represented by members of both Senior School and Junior School Patrols. After an interesting competition we regained possession of the Thompson Cup. After this our thoughts and actions turned towards the more usual activities of a Summer Term—camping, inter-patrol competitions, and completing the final tests for the First Class Badge. In this latter respect we were more than usually successful, as will be seen later in this article. The week-end camps were held again at Dunnington, and we were lucky in having good weather on each occasion. The inter-patrol competition was once more won by the Otter Patrol. This patrol become the first holders of the new trophy for this competition presented to the Senior School patrols by former members of the Otter Patrol. This trophy, a camp horn, will replace the shield which was won outright by the Otter Patrol a year ago. On Field Day we went to Dunnington, where we practised building camp kitchens in the morning and played wide games in the wood in the afternoon. By a fortunate combination of circumstances, a week of hot weather and a camp site with a stream laid on for bathing, the success of the summer camp was assured from the start. In other respects, too, the site was all that the most ardent camper could desire. Our activities were many and varied, we bridged the stream, we bathed, we played wide games, both diurnal and nocturnal, we explored the country round, both upstream and downstream, we were conducted round Lastingham Church by the Vicar after Sunday Matins, we learnt something of the work behind a scientifically run dairy farm, we had our Camp Fire, and in the midst of all this we ran our camp well enough to get a Camping Certificate. Parents and friends were welcomed on Sunday afternoon in large numbers. We were pleased that so many should have made so much effort to come and see us in a spot that was rather off the beaten track. This camp, at Low Askew, near Cropton, will be remembered as one of the most enjoyable of recent years. Finally, we congratulate the following on gaining their First Class Badges : P.L.'s Ratcliffe and Bird, J. R.; Sec. Buttrum and Hunter, C. D.; Scts. Hawkins, Haxby and Markus. In addition, thirteen Proficiency Badges were won during the term.

SHOOTING

This term shooting has been confined to the annual classification shooting and inter-House team shooting. The standard of shooting was found to be considerably higher this year than in previous years, as can be seen by the fact that 47% of the boys in the J.T.C. became First Class Shots, compared with 38% last year. 43

The Individual Shot Cup was won by J. A. Hannon after a reshoot with G. W. J. Griffiths and J. A. Broadley with a score of 68 out of a possible 70. The "Under 16's" competition was won by A. M. Baird, and Findlay won the Recruits' Shooting Cup with a maximum score of 80. In the inter-House team shooting competition the Manor gained a surprise victory with the very good score of 234 out of a possible 240. School House were second, only two points behind, and the Rise were third with 221 points. The standard of shooting in the competition was exceedingly high. No fewer than five boys scored the maximum 6o points. These boys were : Speight and Frank (Manor), Hannon and Griffiths, G. W. J. (School House), and Grainger (Rise). The results of the Inter-Public Schools "Country Life" Shooting Competition were announced this term. We came seventh out of 39 schools who entered for the Class B Cup. This is a distinct improvement on last year's performance, when we came 33rd. Next year, as most of the 1st VIII are staying on, we have hopes of doing still better.

CRICKET, 1948 RETROSPECT In reviewing the activities of the past season, after the 1st XI team had been finally selected, it is not unnatural that we consider it to have been a season of team-building for the future, with a very fair measure of success achieved. On the whole it has been a good season, a very happy one, and much credit is due to our captain, M. Speight, who at all times has set an admirable example both on and off the field. Even the disappointing form shown at the start of the season, when a hundred runs on the board seemed an insuperable task, left Speight completely unruffled, confident in his own ability to win through and, undoubtedly, the corner-stone upon which others later built their confidence. His efforts seem all the more admirable when it is realised that with the bat he met with so little personal success early in the season. In the first seven innings his total had only reached 32 runs, but through sheer determination and perseverance he ended up at the top of the batting averages. Even so, Speight was one of those fortunate all-rounders who, if he did not succeed with the bat, then made doubly sure of success with the ball; and into the bargain he was always outstanding in the field. The batting at the start of the season, to which reference has already been made, was deplorably weak, but with favourable weather conditions and an abundance of practice, there was always reasonable hope for optimism. One by one batsmen found their form, and there 44

is no better way of gaining confidence than runs on the board; Walter came in to strengthen the bowling; and the fielding of the whole side improved l00%, perhaps as a result of the lessons learnt from watching the Australians in the field for one day at Trent Bridge. Finally, the team took on a completely different appearance, confident in their ability to face any likely opposition, as indeed they had when on the top of their form. Five inter-school matches out of seven were won, with Worksop, Ampleforth, Giggleswick, Leeds and Bootham included in our list of victims. The cricket was often exciting and refreshing, and it will be many a year before we again see two successive matches decided by the odd run. (We think our scorer was usually right !) And when matches are won or lost by the very closest of margins (and we always play to win), it cannot be too highly stressed how important is the skill of running between the wickets, the need to hit every bad ball as it deserves, the art of bowling a steady length, and the necessity of saving every run possible in the field by keenness, alertness, and timely anticipation. A few innovations, perhaps not original in themselves, can be accredited to the season. Under the guidance of the Games Committee we were able to witness once more the general use of cricket caps amongst our team playing members. White caps were worn by all cricket teams, to which blue ribbon could be added on the back when 2nd XI colours had been won; and blue piping, with an additional white embroidered cross-keys on a blue shield, could be worn to signify the award of i st XI colours. The scheme was universally approved, and certainly justified the many hours of tortuous argument in the "blue-print" stage. It was with pleasure also that we re-introduced the Fielding Cup, an award made to the member of the 1st XI who set the best example in fielding throughout the season, an award which was made this year without hesitation to the School Captain. Thirdly, a scheme, probably quite new to the School, but in itself evolved from Lancashire League cricket, was introduced to curtail limitless House matches, and who knows how interminable the House matches might have been this year if just such a rule had not been introduced. To be brief, the rule now ensures that the innings of the first batting side is brought to a close (temporarily suspended) after I hours or 120 runs, whichever occurs first. There may be plausible arguments condemning such a scheme, but it has undoubtedly brought new life to a House match between two unevenly matched teams, and the interest can be maintained for both winning and losing sides to the end. The only alternative (without extending the term !) would have been a drastic revision of many of our School fixtures, for the junior teams in particular, and thus a change in our policy of the last few years. Further evidence of the way in which the extension of the School fixtures for the junior teams is helping to raise the general standard 45

of cricket can best be seen from the successes of this year's znd XI. Four wins to their credit against two losses is an achievement which we would never have hoped for in the past. There is certainly some talent in this team, as there is also amongst the Colts, and there will surely be plenty of healthy competition to fill the few remaining vacancies in the 1st XI next year. 1st XI CHARACTERS *f M. SPEIGHT (Captain). 1947-48. A fine all-rounder with a very sound knowledge of the game. He became a very shrewd captain and was always on inspiring leader. If his bowling was not so dangerous as it promised to be, it was only because he was concentrating on making a success of his batting, which he was quick to realise was the more important for the success of his team. A good fielder in almost any position on the field. *f R. PARKER (Vice-Captain). 1947-48. Early in the season he showed great promise as a wicket-keeper, but as a result of loss of form and lack of confidence he wisely offered to stand down. Even if he doesn't ever revert to wicket-keeping again, except in an emergency, he will be very useful in the field with his great fists, which are capable of stopping any full-blooded drive. He had some good knocks during the season, and it was a pity to see him just fail to make the century of the season. He must remember that he is essentially a forcing bat, and any other mode of play is foreign to his nature. *f C. DRYDEN. 5947-48. A useful stock bowler without ever being a match-winner. Disappointment lay in his batting, which never developed, for he lacked confidence and never realised his capabilities and great possibilities. A good slip fielder. *f E. D. THORNTON. 1948. A very much improved bat with a sound defence who should develop well. He watches the ball carefully and has been a great asset as an opening bat. He must not allow himself to get impatient, but must learn to hit still harder the loose and over-pitched balls. His fielding has improved enormously and it would not be surprising to see him next year being used as a change bowler. *f D. WALTER. 1948. Bore the brunt of the attack and is a very useful in-swing bowler. With seven wickets for 13 runs, he was mainly responsible for Ampleforth's collapse—a fine bowling achievement. He is still a bit slow and clumsy in the field, but always keen. *f N. M. Horan. 1948. A young colt who shows very great promise both with ball and bat. At the moment he is handicapped in both by lack of stature, but time will remedy that, and he should then go from strength to strength and be a very great asset to the School cricket in the years to come. A neat and keen fielder at all times.

1948. Has done well in facing up to the difficult task of an opening bat in his first season. His two main weaknesses, which he must try to rectify quickly next year, are his persistent endeavours to nibble at and cut the ball close to the off-stump, and his desire to leg-glide the ball on the middle-and-leg. f W. GRAHAM. 1947-48. Essentially an individualist with his own ideas on the game, which were not always so successful. It was a pity that much potentiality in this player was so wasted. f P. T. BAKER. 1947-48. May be said to have had a disappointing season, but he fully deserved to reinstate himself into the team as the wicket-keeper. Last season he was brought into the side as a forcing bat, and he must remember that this is still his natural role. R. M. HODGSON. 1948. A young colt who was brought into the side late in the season for his ability in the field and his apparent lack of nerves in an emergency. tW. H. N. FAIRWEATHER. 1948. Another young colt who, with his wristy flashes with the bat, has great scoring potentialities. He has a lot to learn in defence, and he must beware of hooking the ball off his stumps. His throwing into the wicket is most effective, but he must now learn to move in on the approaching ball very much more quickly. fJ. C. GRIFFITHS.

f Colour.

* Cap.

SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1st XI Date

Opponents

... ...

Ground Result

...Home Lost ...Home Lost

19th May 22nd May

York C.C. Clifton C.C.

29th May 2nd June 5th June 9th June

Worksop College Durham School Giggleswick School Manchester G.S.

12th June 19th June

...Home Won Ampleforth College Yorkshire Gentlemen ...Home Won

21st June

M .C. C.

...Home Lost

23rd June 26th June 3rd July 10th July

Southgate C.C. Bradford G.S. Leeds G.S. Craven Gentlemen

...Home Won ...Home Lost ...Away Won ...Home Drawn

17th July

Bootham School

...Away Won

21st July

T. H. Hobson's XI

...Away

23-24 July

Old Peterite XI

...Home Lost

...Away ...Away ...Home ...Home

Won Rain Won Lost

Lost

Played 15, won 7, drawn 1, lost 7. 47

School Opponents

101 139 for 4 (dec.) 52 53 for 6 Match abandoned 123 142 194 for 7 87 (dec.) 66 78 31 148 for 5 (dec.) 112 for 9 114 for 3 (dec.) 108 109 140 139 147 150 for 7 120 for 6 102 for 4 (dec.) 51 197 for 4 (dec.) 210 for 6 111 (dec.) 144 153 201 for 5 211 for 5 (dec.) 59 54

2nd XI Opponents

Date

Ground Result

...Away Lost 29th May Worksop College ...Home Rain 2nd June Durham School ...Away Won 5th June Giggleswick School ...Away Lost 12th June Ampleforth College ...Away Won 26th June Bradford G.S. ... ...Home Won ... 3rd July Leeds G.S. ...Home Won 17th July Bootham School Under Sixteen Colts XI Date

12th May 29th May 2nd June 9th June 23rd June 26th June 7th July

Opponents

Ground Result

...Away Won Bootham School ...Home Drawn Worksop College Ampleforth College ...Home Rain ...Home Won Durham School ...Away Lost Giggleswick School ...Home Lost Bradford G.S. ... ...Home Won Bootham School

Under Fifteen Colts XI Date

Opponents

Ground Result

19th May 22nd May 29th May 12th June

Newburgh Priory School Home Drawn ...Away Won Drax G.S. ...Home Won Worksop College ...Home Drawn Bootham School

3rd July 10th July 14th July

Newburgh Priory School Away Won

Semi-finals. Final. Semi-finals. Final.

...Home Lost

Leeds G.S. Bootham School

...Away Lost

School Opponents 170 92 Match abandoned 58 74 86 59

43 for 3 30 for 1 145

29 47

School Opponents 45 96 151 72 for 8 Match abandoned 89 97 94 for 7 92 118 for 5 115 61 114 for 8 (dec.) School Opponents 33 for 7 90 45 46 for 2

68 for 8

93 for 4

112 for 8 65 for 7 (dec.) 44 71 41 for 1 40

Senior House Matches School House beat Rise. School House 127 for 4, Rise 80. Manor beat Temple. Manor 107 for 2, Temple 95. School House beat Manor. School House 56 for 3, Manor 55. Junior House Matches Manor beat School House. Manor 263, School House 86. Temple beat Rise. Temple 154, Rise 82. Manor beat Temple. Manor 61 for 8, Temple 60. 1st XI AVERAGES Batting

... M. Speight ... ... R. Parker W. H. N. Fairweather E. D. Thornton J. C. Griffiths N. M. Hodd .. W. Graham ... • • • •

• • . • •

P. T. Baker ...

C. Dryden

... D. Walter R. M. Hodgson

• • • • .

No. of Innings

16 16 6 16 16 15 12

Times Not Out

2 1 2

2 3 1

6 4

4 2

Runs 398 378 94 251 202 118 73 62 86 11

* Denotes "not out".

Highest Score

75 95 46 55 48 25* 20 23 25 3* 4*

Average

28.43 25.2 23.5 15.69 12.63 9.08 8.11 6.2 6.14 5.5 3.5

Bowling M. Speight D. Walter ... N. M. Hodd C. Dryden ... W. Graham ...

Overs

... 123 ... 165.1 ... 84 ... 145.2 ... 73.2

Maidens

17 48 5 27 17

Runs

414 436 335 419 216

Wickets

34 31 22 27 10

Average

12.18 14.06 15.23 15.52 21.6

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. YORK C.C. Played at home, i9th May, 5948. Result : Lost—St. Peter's 59, York sot. ST. PETER'S Mortimer, run out ... Griffiths, b. Jacques ... Thornton, l.b.w., b. Birrel Parker, b. Quarmby Speight, c. Bedford, b. Jacques Baker, st. Bedford, b. Quarmby Dryden, b. Jacques ... Dennis, b. Jacques Burdass, not out Hodd, b. Jacques ... Graham, b. Quarmby Extras (b. 1, I.b. 1, n.b. 1)

YORK 0 Bedford, b. Dryden ... 13 4 Kay, b. Graham 0 Randell, c. Parker, b. Graham 15 24 Richardson, T., c. Burdass, b. 8 Dryden 19 2 Sanders, b. Dryden ... 1 2 Birrel, b. Dryden 25 0 Jacques, 1.b.w., b. Hodd 4 9 Lund, c. Graham, b. Speight 13 0 Richardson, R., b. Hodd 1 7 Sawkill, st. Parker, b. Speight 2 3 Quarmby, not out 1 ... Extras (b. 7) 7 Total 59 Total ... 101 Fall of Wickets : 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

5 5 6 35 38 39 40 43 43 59 0 24 28 36 70 79 91 99 99 101 Bowling Analysis : 0. M. R. W. 0. M. R. W. Jacques ... 16 7 18 5 Graham ... 10 3 22 2 Birrel ... 8 1 19 1 Dryden ... 12 1 48 4 Quarmby 7.4 2 19 3 Hodd 22 2 Speight 2 2

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. CLIFTON C.C. Played at home, 22nd May. 1948. Result : Lost—St. Peter's 54, Clifton 539 for 4. ST. PETER'S Mortimer, c. Pulleyn (J. R.), b. Temple 1 Griffiths, b. Temple ... 19 Thornton, b. Blackburn 16 Parker, b. Temple ... ... 7 Dennis, b. Blackburn ... ... 3 Baker, c. Blackburn, b. Temple 0 Dryden, l.b.w., b. Pulleyn (J. R.) 1 Speight, b. Temple ... . 2 Burdass, l.b.w., b. Temple ... 2 Hodd, 1.b.w., b. Temple ... 1 Graham, not out 0 Extras (b. 2) . ... 2 Total ... 54

CLIFTON Wood, c. Parker, b. Graham ... Rose, st. Parker, b. Speight Broadhurst, not out ... Hornshaw (R.), c. Mortimer, b. Speight Pulleyn (J. P.), b. Hodd Hornshaw (H. F.), not out ... Temple, Pulleyn (J. R.), Blackburn Crosby, Edwards, did not bat. Extras (b. 8, I.b. 3) Total for 4 wkts. 49

13 13

77 2 14 9 11

... 139

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 26 44 44 46 48 51 51 53 54 26 46 56 88

Blackburn ... Temple ... Pulleyn (J. R.)

0. M. 14 3 15.3 4 2 1

Bowling Analysis : R. W. Graham 23 2 28 7 Dryden 1 1 Speight Hodd

0. M. R. W. ... 14 1 54 1 ... 6 — 17 — ... 4 — 15 2 4 — 42 1

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Played away, 29th May, 1948. Result : Won—St. Peter's 53 for 6, Worksop 52. ST. PETER'S Mortimer, b. Wright ... ... Griffiths, b. Wall Thornton, 1.b.w., b. Gay Parker, b. Gay ... Speight, 1.b.w., b. Wright ... Baker, not out ... Dryden, c. Bradley, b. Wright ... Dennis, not out ... Burdass, Graham, Hodd did not bat. Extras (I.b. 2) ... ...

Total for 6 wkts. 1 2

20 20 28 28 29

Wright Wall Gay Hewitt

M. 0. 12 5 4 — 7 1 0.3 —

WORKSOP Gibson, c. Griffiths, b. Graham Butler, 1.b.w., b. Dryden ... ... Sumrie, 1.b.w., b. Graham ... Gay, b. Dryden ... Tidmarsh, c. Speight, b. Hodd ... Hewitt, st. Parker, b. Speight ... Wall, c. Parker, b. Speight ... Neary, not out ... Soulsby, st. Parker, b. Speight ... Bradley, c. Baker. b. Hodd Wright, run out ... ... Extras (w. 1)

1 1 17 5 3 12 1 11 2 53

Total• • •

Fall of Wickets : 9 10 1 2

4 6 17 Bowling Analysis : W. R. 11 3 Graham 18 1 Dryden 21 2 Speight 1 — Hodd

4 9 0 4 5 0 5 9 0 14 1 1

...

22 23 23 33 33 50 52 ... ... ... ...

0. 7 8 7.5 6

M. 2 3 2 1

R. 11 10 14 16

W. 2 2 3 2

The weather was dull at the beginning of play, so were the School's hopes of victory when they lost the toss and Worksop decided to bat. The wicket was good and easy, very much like our own, giving little help to the bowlers. With aggressive bowling, however, with fielding to match, wickets fell rapidly, and only one small "pocket of resistance" in the tail reached double figures and saved his side from complete disgrace. In this commanding position School set out to bat, considering victory to be in their pockets. Little did they know there was a hole in their pocket and victory nearly slipped through. Of the first six batsmen only Thornton showed any con50

fidence. The others were no doubt inhibited by Worksop's debacle. Eventually Baker and Dennis came together in the serious position of 6 wickets down for 29. Nobly they set about the bowling, driving and pulling the side through to victory. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL Played at home, 5th June, 1948. Result : Won—St. Peter's 142, Giggleswick 123. ST. PETER'S Thornton, 1.b.w., b. Davidson ... Griffiths, c. Kaye, b. Davidson Hodd, c. Kaye, b. Neal ... Parker, c. Atherton, b. Davidson Speight, b. Davidson ... Dennis, b. Scales Dryden, 1.b.w., b. Davidson ... Baker, b. Scales ... Mortimer, run out Graham, c. Davidson, b. Frank Burdass, not out ... Extras (b. 4, 1.b. 1) Total 1

GIGGLESWICK 0 Atherton, b. Speight 15 Frank, 1.b.w., b. Graham 12 Bowden, I.b.w., b. Dryden 18 Kaye, b. Dryden 8 Nicholson, b. Dryden ... 4 Davidson, c. Graham, b. Speight 25 Walker, b. Speight 3 Jameson, b. Speight 30 Parsons, b. Hodd 14 Neal, c. Hodd, b. Speight 8 Scales, not out ... 5 Extras (b. 5, w. 1) ... Total

... 142

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

15 4 36 0 2 26 9 9 2 10 4 6

... 123 9 10

7 55 55 57 59 94 98 108 110 123 4 27 27 48 53 59 67 107 135 142 Bowling Analysis : M. R. W. 0. 0. M. R. W. 6 1 23 1 5 Graham Davidson 22 11 51 5 Speight 16.5 2 39 1 Neal 9 2 30 1 8 — 32 2 Hodd Scales 9 1 28 16 1 Walker 1 15 — Thornton 2 5 7 3 1 Dryden 6 2 Frank 4.5 — 13

School batted first but did not take advantage of having first use of the wicket. Why this was so is probably because of lack of concentration on the part of the batsmen and their failure to punish mediocre bowling. The true calibre of this bowling could not be judged fairly on this wicket, which was absolutely dead. Even good length balls were coming off so slowly that they could be played with ease. Speight, however, for the School, with his prodigious leg breaks, could not be played, although coming off the wicket very slowly. If Giggleswick had had a bowler of this ability the result could well have been different. Mortimer was put down in the batting order for this match, and although not faultless, his innings was played with firm forcing strokes. Bowden, for Giggleswick, emulated this style and likewise he was the most successful scorer for his side. Both batsmen showed well that to attack the bowling is the only way to get runs on a dead wicket like this. 51

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. MANCHESTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL Played at home, 9th June, 1948. Result : Lost—St. Peter's 87, Manchester 194 for 7. ST. PETER'S Thornton, b. McKinna Griffiths, c. & b. McKinna Dryden, b. McKinna Parker, c. Whitworth, b. McKinna Speight, c. Crossley, b. McKinna Hodd, b. McKinna Baker, c. Pearce, b. McKinna Burdass, b. McKinna Mortimer, 1.b.w., b. McKinna Graham, b. Matthews ... Walter, not out ... Extras (b. 13, n.b. 1) ... Total

MANCHESTER Clayton, c. Baker, b. Dryden ... 95 Crosley, c. Griffiths, b. Speight ... 21 ... 27 Terry, I.b.w., b. Dryden 1 Bedford, run out 11 Card, b. Dryden ... 3 Pearce, c. Dryden, b. Speight ... ... 23 Holloway, I.b.w., b. Hodd 5 ... ... McKinna, not out Kaufmann, Whitworth, Matthews, did not bat. 8 ... Extras (b. 6, I.b. 2)

2 10 11 11 1 3 23 5 5 0 2 14

Total for 7 wkts.

... 87

... 194

Fall of Wickets :

1 2 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

9 12 28 35 41 62 74 80 83 87 45 108 114 135 146 184 194 Bowling Analysis : Matthews McKinna Kaufmann Whitworth

0. M. R. W. 26 1 Dryden 14 3 18.2 7 36 9 Walter 2 — — Graham 2 3 1 11 — Speight Hodd

0. M. ... 17.4 2 2 14 2 ... 5 ... 13 2 8 1 ...

R. W. 48 3 48 11 2 49 1 30

The sun shone but it was not a bright day for St. Peter's. Manchester opened on a batsman's wicket, and using it as such, took complete possession of it for the next four hours. The fact that their rate of scoring was below fifty runs an hour shows that School's bowling was not by any means trounced. In fact, when considered, the bowling was very steady, if lacking somewhat in brilliance. But then with reasonable luck, which may always be expected in this unpredictable game of cricket, and all chances taken which were given in the field, the opposition would not have looked so formidable. McKinna, bowling for Manchester, made our batting look very small. His style is very similar to Walter's, who was introduced into our team for the first time this year, adding considerably to the School's attack. Baker was the only one to play McKinna with confidence, and it was only by trying to hit a "six" over the bowler's head that he was caught at long-on. 52

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE Played at home, 12th June, 1948. Result : Won—St. Peter's 78, Ampleforth 66. ST. PETER'S ... Thornton, b. Tate Griffiths, c. & b. Faber ... Hodd, b. Tate ... Dryden, b. Tate ... Parker, c. Ryan, b. Faber Speight, c. & b. Robertson Baker, c. Murphy, b. Tate Burdass, b. Robertson ... Mortimer, c. Wadsworth (H.), b. Graham, c. & b. Robertson Walter, not out ... Extras (b. 6, 1.b. 4) Total

...

AMPLEFORTH Robertson, c. Parker, b. Walter 17 21 30 Dick, c. Griffiths, b. Walter ... 3 2 Sheahan, c. Mortimer, b. Walter 2 0 Murphy, 1.b.w., b. Walter 3 13 ... 0 Wilcox, b. Dryden 0 9 Wadsworth, b. Walter ... 1 Faber, 1.b.w., b. Walter ... 4 9 0 Tate, c. Speight, b. Dryden 17 ... Ryan, b. Dryden 0 0 Mitchell, b. Walter 1 Fisher, not out ... 2 0 ... ... Extras 0 10 ... 66

Total

... 78

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7 19 24 29 29 39 39 63 64 66

49 54 54 59 71 71 71 75 76 78

Robertson ... Mitchell ... Wadsworth ... Tate Faber

Bowling Analysis : 0. M. R. W. Walter 10.1 4 24 3 Dryden 3 10 6 Speight 3 — 15 Graham 11 5 10 5 4 — 9 2

... ...

0. 13 9.4

M. 10 1 — —

R. 13 23 24 6

W. 7 3

Going out to bat first Griffiths and Thornton made the bowling look very easy to play, the former batting with freedom, playing many fine strokes all round the wicket, particularly through gaps in the offside field. After the opening pair, however, the "tail" was in and out again very quickly like some mid-winter swimmer doing it only for the sake of his prestige. The reason for this collapse was perhaps the good batting of the first pair giving a false impression of the powers of the Ampleforth bowling, Tate's figures of 5 wickets for io runs speak for themselves. When our opponents opened their innings the atmosphere was tense, as may well be imagined with the meagre score to back up the bowlers. School's fielding was aggressive from the outset, a great improvement on previous form. Walter proved to be an "ace" up our sleeves, bowling brilliantly and unplayably most of the time. Attempts to score off him ended disastrously for all those that were foolish enough to make them. With a very narrow margin only, the last wicket fell, much to the relief and satisfaction of both spectators and our players. 53

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN Played at home, 19th June, 1948. Result : Won—St. Peter's 148 for 5, Yorkshire Gentlemen 31. ST. PETER'S YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN Thornton, c. Beckett, b. Cumming 55 North, b. Dryden ... Griffiths, st. Renton, b. Elmhirst 20 Beckett, c. Thornton, b. Graham Dryden, st. Renton, b. Cumming 13 Hutchinson, st. Parker, b. Speight Parker, not out ... 40 Cumming, b. Dryden ... 1 Speight, c. Elmhirst, b. Bradley Bradley, b. Graham ... Baker, c. Beckett, b. Cumming 4 Riley, run, out ... Hodd, not out ... 12 Ambler, c. Parker, b. Hodd Burdass, Mortimer, Graham, Renton, hit wkt., b. Hodd Walter did not bat. Scott, c. Dryden, b. Hodd Extras (Lb. 3) ... 3 Bailey, b. Walter ... Elmhirst, not out Extras (w. 2) ... Total for 5 wkts.

Total

... 148

2 0 0 5 2 7 9 0 3 0 2

... 31

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 41 80 123 128 132 North Bradley Bailey Ambler Elmhirst Cumming

5 5 5 10 12 12 28 28 29 31 Bowling Analysis : 0. M. R. W. 0. M. R. W. 1 5 9 — Graham 6 3 4 2 1 13 Dryden 3 3 23 6 2 5 Speight 5 1 15 8 1 1 13 5 Hodd 5 9 3 8 — 40 1 Walter 2 2 1 9 1 45 3

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. M.C.C. Played at home, 21st June, 1948. Result : Lost—St. Peter's 1 12 for 9, M.C.C. 114 for 3. ST. PETER'S M.C.C. Thornton, 1.b.w., b. Ricketts 18 Beckett, c. Speight, b. Walter ... 3 Griffiths, b. Holderness 0 Doggart, b. Walter ... ... 27 Dryden, b. Holderness 6 Kaye, c. Thornton, b. Walter ... 0 Parker, c. Garthwaite, b. Lupton, not out ... ... 27 Holderness 0 Holderness, not out ... ... 56 Speight, c. Garthwaite, b. Ricketts 47 Garthwaite, Fenn, Ricketts, ElmBaker, c. Anson, b. Garthwaite 0 hirst, Anson, Terry did not bat Hodd, c. & b. Ricketts ... 9 Extras (b. 1) 1 Burdass, c. Beckett, b. Ricketts 0 Mortimer, b. Garthwaite 8 Graham, not out 8 Walter did not bat. Extras (b. 11, 1.b. 4, w. 1) 16 Total for 9 wkts.

... 112

Total for 3 wkts.

... 114

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5 17 17 70 71 87 87 99 112

18 18 31

Bowling Analysis : M. R. W. Walter 9 9 3 Dryden 4 10 — 8 Speight 2 10.2 — 30 4 Graham 11 1 45 4 2 2 — Hodd

M. R. W. 0. 48 3 11 3 7 — 28 — 19 2 2 — 9 9 0.5 —

0. 13

Holderness Kaye Garthwaite ... Ricketts Doggart

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. SOUTHGATE C.C. Played at home, 23rd June, 1948. Result : Won—St. Peter's 109, Southgate ro8. SOUTHGATE ST. PETER'S 10 18 Turner, I.b.w., b. Speight Thornton, c. Broadley, b. Wass 1 6 Glennie, 1.b.w., b. Dryden Griffiths, st. Turner, b. Wass ... 33 0 Tyler, 1.b.w., b. Walter ... Dryden, l.b.w., b. Burton 29 11 Wass, st. Parker, b. Hodd Parker, b. Wass ... ... 17 47 Miller, not out ... Speight, b. Parr ... 2 6 Broadley, c. Mortimer, b. Hodd Hodd, l.b.w., b. Wass ... 1 ... 0 Sumpter, b. Walter Baker, st. Turner, b. Wass 1 11 Parr, st. Parker, b. Hodd Burdass, b. Wass ... 3 0 Smith, c. Graham, b. Hodd Mortimer, c. Turner, b. Wass ... 2 0 Burton, 1.b.w., b. Walter Graham, b. Parr 1 2 Bennett, c. Griffiths, b. Walter Walter, not out ... ... 8 8 Extras (b. 3, 1.b. 1, w. 4) Extras (b. 4, n.b. 4) ... ... 108 ... 109 Total Total Fall of Wickets : 1

•• • •• •

• •• ••• ••• • ••

6 29 55 82 84 94 95 99 102 108

23 24 32 49 69 73 87 101 102 109 Bennett Burton Wass Sumpter Miller Parr

Bowling Analysis : M. R. W. 0. Walter 4 1 13 — 4 6 1 Dryden 8 7 Speight 20 5 46 5 1 4 — Graham 7 1 23 — Hodd 3.4 1 9 2

0. M. R. 21.1 7 37 6 2 20 8 1 18 2 6 6 6 — 19

W. 4 1 4

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. BRADFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL Played at home, 26th June, 1948. Result : Lost—St. Peter's 139, Bradford G.S. 14o. BRADFORD G.S. 15 Fox, c. Hodgson, b. Dryden.. 8 8 3 Powell, c. Fairweather, b. Speight ... 6 4 Pearson, b. Walter 33 Waterhouse, c. Fairweather, b. 16 25 Hodd ... ... 10 10 Wilkinson, b. Speight ... 25 2 King, c. Parker, b. Walter ... ... 14 28 Ripley, b. Dryden 0 0 Nettleton, b. Dryden. .. 1 Terry, l.b.w., b. Speight 36 3 Still, c. Parker, b. Speight 0 15 Knowles, not out ... 14 Extras (b. 10, 1.b. 3, n.b. 1) ••• ... 139 Total ... 140

ST. PETER'S ... Thornton, b. Powell Griffiths, c. Powell, b. Terry ... ... Dryden, c. King, b. Terry Parker, c. Knowles, b. Powell ... Speight, c. sub., b. Powell ... ••• Hodd, 1.b.w., b. Knowles ••• Hodgson, hit wkt., b. Terry .• Fairweather, b. Terry ... Burdass, run out .• Graham, l.b.w., b. Pearson Walter, not out ... ... • .• Extras (b. 15) ... Total

Fall of Wickets :

8 56 59 93 93 117 118 121 139

Nettleton Terry Powell Knowles Pearson

21 11 8 6

M. 5 8 2 1 2

21 28 33 55 61 94 94 110 139 140

Bowling Analysis : R. W. 13 — Walter 43 4 Dryden 26 3 Speight 33 1 Hodd 9 1 Graham

0. 19 14 11 6

M. 3 7 3 — —

R. 39 21 39 15 12

3 4 1

The game against Southgate on the previous Wednesday had been one packed with excitement and thrills, the decision having gone to the School by one run. When this remarkable situation had been played out we looked upon it as a cricketing experience which comes only perhaps once in a life-time; and the pitch to which excitement soared when the possibility of another finish of this nature became apparent can never be recaptured in an account of the play. Bradford had batted first and had set quite a reasonable total for the School to aim at in the time at their disposal. Parker and Speight batted well, putting runs on the board fast enough to win the match, but, as always when forcing the pace, they over-tried their luck and were both out. With the fall of these wickets and Hodd's, all looked to be over but Fairweather came in and with some lusty pulls the score progressed well and hopes rose. He batted very well considering the rapidity with which his partners came and went. Finally Walter arrived and played as fine an innings at number eleven as could be wanted; but as fate would have it Fairweather failed to connect with a yorker on the leg stump. He swung across it, hoping to win the match, and was bowled, leg stump. And it was all over. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL Played away, 3rd July, 1948. Result : Won—St. Peter's 15o for 7, Leeds G.S. 47. ST. PETER'S Thornton, c. Watkinson, b. Hufton ... ••• Hodd, b. Watkinson ••• ... Speight, b. Howard Graham, b. Hufton Parker, l.b.w., b. Watkinson • • • Dryden, l.b.w., b. Howard Griffiths, b. Howard ... Fairweather, not out ... Hodgson, not out Burdass, Walter, did not bat. Extras (b. 14, 1.b. 1, w. 1, n.b. 1) Total for 7 wkts.

LEEDS G.S. Booth, c. Dryden, b. Walter ... Watkinson, c. Graham, b. Dryden Lewis, st. Parker, b. Speight ... Metcalfe, c. Dryden, b. Walter Draper, b. Speight Butterworth, b. Walter ... Sussex, c. Parker, b. Hodd Woodbridge, b. Dryden Hufton, st. Parker, b. Hodd ... Howard, c. Thornton, b. Hodd Whimster, not out ... Extras (h. 5, 1.b. 4) ... ...

13 0 63 0 49 1 0 3 4 17

... 150

Total

8 12 14 29 23 5 5 33 2 6

... 147

2 3

1 22 27 123 128 128 146

Watkinson Howard ... Hufton Whimster Butterworth

0. 11 15 6 9 2

M. 4 1 — 3 —

Fall of Wickets : 9 10 1 2 3

8 20 41 76 83 96 114 124 136 147 Bowling Analysis : R. W. 0. M. R. W. 32 2 Walter 23 10 36 3 48 Dryden 3 11 2 28 2 26 Hodd 11 2 1 30 3 19 Speight 14 1 37 2 9 Graham — 7 2

Leeds made a shaky start, their opening batsmen never, looking confident, but Metcalfe came to the wicket and played with such assurance that it looked as though he would never be dislodged. He was, however, brilliantly caught by Dryden low down in the slips, off Walter. His stay at the wicket gave some solidarity to Leeds' batting, but after he left wickets fell regularly and rapidly, Woodbridge, a forcing left-hander, being the only batsman who looked capable of stemming a rout. School were left with enough time to score the runs if they attacked the bowling, but it was not until Parker and Speight came together that any attempt was made to do so. Howard, bowling for Leeds, was the fastest bowler encountered this season, a number of his balls rose to head height and could not be played, otherwise he gave many scoring opportunities. Parker particularly took advantage of balls on the leg, scoring most of his runs in boundaries on this side. Speight drove brilliantly on the off, punishing balls of all lengths, until his concentration lapsed momentarily and he was bowled, trying to play no particular shot to a straight ball. Two more wickets fell rapidly after Speight was dismissed, and it was left to Hodgson to make the winning hit with a glorious on drive which left no shadow of a doubt that the batting strength was far from finished. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN Played at home, loth July, 1948. Result : Drawn—St. Peter's 120 for 6, Graven Gentlemen 102 for 4. ST. PETER'S

... Thornton, b. Moxon Griffiths, c. Sunderland, b. Atkinson Hodd, c. Hodgson, b. Moxon ... Speight, not out ... Parker, c. Sunderland, b. Atkinson Dryden, l.b.w., b. Taylor Fairweather, run out ... Graham, not out Hodgson, Walter, Kendell did not

bat.

Extras (l.b. 1, w. 1) ... Total for 6 wkts. dec.

CRAVEN GENTLEMEN King, b. Dryden Sunderland, b. Walter Naismith, st. Parker, b. Kendell Hodgson, b. Walter ... Crawford, not out ... ... Hinton, not out ... Sellers, Atkinson, Moxon, Taylor, Sugden did not bat. Extras (1.b. 2) ... .

14 6

34 15 2 5

Total for 4 wkts.

120

50 56 35 7 2 0 2

... 102

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 — — — — — — — — — — 21 81 92 105 43 47 55 80 112 114 Bowling Analysis : 0. M. R. W. 0. M. R. W. 2 9 — 24 Walter 2 6 23 17 Moxon 1 1 32 7 Dryden 15 — 1 5 King 3 — 24 Hodd 1 2 21 8 Taylor 2 — 11 Speight 2 44 14 1 Atkinson 1 9 1 — Kendell 1 15 — 5 Hodgson

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL Played away, i7th July, 1948. Result : Won—St. Peter's 197 for 4, Bootham 51. ST. PETER'S Thornton, 1.b.w., b. Metcalfe ... .• • Griffiths, b. Wowat Parker, c. Harrison, b. Mowat Speight, b. Mowat ••• ... Hodd, not out ... Baker, Dryden, Hodgson, Fairweather, Walter, Graham did not bat. Extras (b. 5, I.b. 4)

Total for 4 wkts. dec.

BOOTHAM 8 Harrison, 1.b.w., b. Walter 2 ... Braithwaite, run out 7 Mounsey, b. Hodd 1 Lester, c. & b. Speight 0 ... Seager, st. Baker, b. Speight Mowat, c. Speight, b. Dryden 14 ... 13 Metcalfe, b. Speight 2 Nicholl, c. Parker, b. Speight ... 0 Illingworth, b. Walter ... Nightingale, st. Baker, b. Speight 0 0 O'Brien, not out ... 4 ... ... Extras (b. 2, 1.b. 2)

18 48 95 2 25

Total

... 197

... 51

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 62 74 78 197 ... Harrison Illingworth Mowat ... Metcalfe Nightingale ... Nicholl

12 15 17 17 21 49 51 51 51 51 Bowling Analysis : 0. M. R. W. 0. M. R. W. 2 4 13 9 Walter 4 43 — 12 1 8 2 7 Dryden 1 53 — 12 5 11 2 5 Speight 3 1 41 8.5 1 4 — 15 9 Hodd 3 1 9 19 5 3 — 23 —

This will be a day remembered for the way Parker and Speight covered themselves with glory. Parker in scoring 95 registered the highest score of the year, his runs being made mainly on the off with powerful drives, shots through the covers, past point, and all manner of masterly strokes. This individual effort must not, however, be allowed to overshadow the efforts of the opening pair, particularly Griffiths, who showed that on his day he can be as attractive a bat as one could ever wish to see, and Hodd. Hodd joined Parker very early in his innings and was content to keep his end up whilst giving Parker every opportunity to take the bowling, a most difficult part to play, which he did to perfection. In the batting Bootham were never given a chance with Speight in his deadliest form, no doubt trying 58

• to atone for his batting lapse. In catching Lester off his own bowling he took the sting out of Bootham's batting. The catch was a brilliant piece of fielding, he having to dive full length and hold the ball inches from the ground when it had been driven hard in the direction of mid-off. Baker's wicket-keeping was excellent, particularly his stumping of Nightingale to close the Bootham innings. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. T. H. HOBSON'S XI Played away, 21st July, 1948. Result : Lost—St. Peter's III, T. H. Hobson's XI z 1 o for 6 wkts. ST. PETER'S Thornton, c. Kay (A.), b. Wilkin... son (G.) ... Griffiths, b. Wilkinson (G.) Parker, c. Harding, b. Wilkinson

10 10

(S.) 14 Baker, c. Kay (N.), b. Hobson (T.) 9 Speight, st. Kay (N.), b. Harding 17 ... 3 Hodd, b. Wilkinson (G.) 3 Walter, c. Kay (A.), b. Harding 0 Hodgson, b. Harding ... Graham, run out ... 20 2 Dryden, b. Kay (A.) ... 14 ... Fairweather, not out Extras (b. 9) 9 ...

Total for 6 wkts. dec.

... 111

Total

T. H. HOBSON'S XI Hobson (R.), st. Baker, b. Speight Shardlow, c. Hodgson, b. Walter Harding, c. Hodd, b. Speight ... Kay (N.), c. Parker, b. Hodd ... Dennis, b. Hodd Kay (A.), not out Hobson (T. H.), c. Thornton, b. Hodd ... Wilkinson (S.), not out Wilkinson (G.), Ward, Hobson (T.) did not bat. ... Extras (b. 8)

11 22 43 45 55 59 59 Wilkinson (G.) Harding ... Wilkinson (S.) Hobson (T.) Kay (A.)

...

Shardlow

...

0. 12 15 5 5 5 2

M. 2 2 2 1 1 —

Fall of Wickets : 6 7 5 1 2 3 4 9 10 ——— — — — — 56 92 97 151 153 175 76 83 111 Bowling Analysis : M. 0. R. W. 3 15 Walter 3 23 9 — Dryden 41 3 1 — Graham 7 1 — 9 5 1 Hodd 1 9 Speight 15 1 11 8

61 15 14 29

9 11 8

... 210 8 9 10 — —— R. 50 46 7 52 47

W. 1 — 3 2

—

SCHOOL v. O.P.'s Under the captaincy of P. A. Shardlow (1940-45), the O.P. team were bent on recapturing lost prestige, and in their endeavours the cricket was bright and well suited to the occasion. Honours were very even in the first innings, thanks to a grand innings of 75 by the School Captain, Speight, who largely contributed towards the School's lead of 9 runs. Shardlow and James Pulleyn were menacing while they stayed, and gave an object lesson on quick running between wickets, which almost rattled the School fielding, but Walter (4 for 61) and Speight (4 for 25) kept matters in check. By tea-time on the second day, the School were in a very strong position, declaring with 201 runs for 5, thus leaving the O.P.'s to score 211 runs in 21 hours. The challenge was rightly accepted, but looked 59

like failing dismally, in spite of a good knock by Bennett (67), when Pulleyn made a whirlwind 63 not out, thrashing the bowling to all parts of the ground, thus bringing victory to the O.P.'s by 5 wickets. ST. PETER'S 1st Innings Thornton, I.b.w., b. Anderson ... Griffiths, 1.b.w., b. Anderson ... ... Parker, c. Jones, b. Murray Speight, c. Wright, b. Bennett Hodd, 1.b.w., b. Broadhurst Fairweather, b. Bennett Baker, I.b.w., b. Murray lltyden, I.b.w., b. Murray Graham, I.b.w., b. Bennett Hodgson, not out Walter, b. Anderson ... Extras

1 6 3 75 24 1 5 5 16 1 1 15

... 153

Total

OLD PETERITE XI 1st Innings Lockwood, c. Speight, b. Walter ••• Bennett, I.b.w., b. Walter ••• Hobson, I.b.w., b. Speight ••• Broadhurst, b. Dryden ... ••• Shardlow, b. Speight ... Pulleyn, c. & b. Speight •... •• Rucklidge, b. Speight Anderson, c. Dryden, b. Walter ... Murray, b. Walter ... Jones, not out ... ... Wright, b. Dryden ... Extras ...

3 31

1 0 13 22 4

... 144

Total

Fall of Wickets : 9 10 1 2 3

1 4 23 7 35

5 14 31 39 99 102 109 109 109 144 5 10 12 61 70 93 106 151 152 153 Bowling Analysis, 1st Innings : W. M. R. 0. R. W. 0. M. 4 61 Walter 4 10 17 Murray 3 28 — 35 2 Dryden 11.3 3 16.3 41 3 Anderson 5 25 4 Speight 8 1 4 1 5 — Jones 20 5 1 21 3 Hodd 9 — Bennett 1 1 Graham — 4 15 1 Broadhurst 18 — Hobson 2 11 — Lockwood 1 — 2nd Innings 2nd Innings ... ... 67 Bennett, b. Walter Thornton, st. Wright, b. BroadLockwood, c. Thornton, b. Graham 30 33 hurst ... Hobson, c. Hodgson, b. Speight 18 0 Griffiths, b. Anderson ... 6 Broadhurst, c. Parker, b. Walter 56 Parker, b. Anderson ... ... 22 Shardlow, 1.b.w., b. Graham 56 Speight, not out ... 63 5 Pulleyn, not out ... Hodd, c. Wright, b. Anderson ... 1 46 Wright, not out Fairweather, b. Anderson 4 5 Extras ... Extras ... Total for 5 wkts.

Total for 5 wkts.

... 201

Fall of Wickets : 4 5 2 3 1 1 2 3 4 5 — — — — — 81 101 119 126 210 7 72 96 120 201 Bowling Analysis, 2nd Innings : M. R. 0. M. R. W. 0. Walter 12 1 65 68 4 ... 25 5 Anderson — Dryden — 42 9 6 — 29 Bennett ... Speight 11 1 56 — 39 Murray ... 8 10.2 2 44 1 Graham 3 24 Broadhurst ... 13 19 4 Shardlow ... 17 Pulleyn ... 2 60

211

W. 2 1 2

RUGGER FIXTURES, 1948 1st XV Saturday, 2nd Oct. Headingley "A" Saturday, 9th Oct. York R.U.F.C. Wednesday, 20th Oct. Durham School Wednesday, 27th Oct. Trent College ... Saturday, 30th Oct. Denstone College Saturday, 6th Nov. Bradford G.S. ... Wednesday, 10th Nov. Worksop College Saturday, 13th Nov. Leeds G.S. ... Saturday, 20th Nov. Giggleswick School Saturday, 27th Nov. Ampleforth College Saturday, 11th Dec. Old Peterites ...

2nd XV

Wednesday, 6th Oct. Rishworth School 1st XV .1. Wednesday, 13th Oct. Drax G.S. 1st XV ••• Wednesday, 20th Oct. Durham School ... Saturday, 23rd Oct. Giggleswick School • •• Saturday, 6th Nov. Bradford G.S. ... ... Wednesday, 10th Nov. Worksop College ... Saturday, 13th Nov. Leeds G.S. ... ... Saturday, 27th Nov. Ampleforth College •••

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Wednesday, 3rd Nov. Ripon G.S. ...

"Under 16" Colts XV

Saturday, 9th Oct. Boys' Signal Squadron, Harrogate Saturday, 23rd Oct. Giggleswick School ... ... Saturday, 30th Oct. Ampleforth College ... Wednesday, 10th Nov. Worksop College ... Saturday, 17th Nov. Durham School ... ... Saturday, 27th Nov. Harrogate R.F.C. Colts ...

"Under 14f" Colts XV

Saturday, 2nd Oct. Boys' Signal Squadron, Harrogate Wednesday, 13th Oct. Drax G.S. ... ... ... Saturday, 16th Oct. Newburgh Priory School ... Wednesday, 27th Oct. Fyling Hall ... ... ... Wednesday, 10th Nov. Worksop College ... ...

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Senior House Matches

Saturday, 24th Nov. First Round Wednesday, 1st Dec. Semi-final Saturday, 4th Dec. Semi-final Wednesday, 8th Dec. FINAL

Any Old Boys who wish to play in the O.P. match against the School on Saturday, 11th December, should contact P. Penniston, now in residence at the School.

THE BOAT CLUB This term School rowing has shown much progress. Coaching difficulties, due to the retirement of Mr. Rhodes from his position of coach, have been overcome by using members of the first two fours to coach junior boats, thus enabling Mr. Howat to concentrate on the senior boats. 61

1 Innovations this year have been races against St. John's Training College, a visit to Chester Regatta, and the institution of a School Regatta. This last proved immensely popular and showed the keenness which exists to the very last boat. The first division was won by the boat stroked by J. M. Graham and the second by the boat stroked by M. Wye. The School Regatta will certainly be held again. The standard of rowing has been high. Both the first and third boats have had a very successful season. The second boat struck a bad patch in the middle of the term, but has proved its worth on many occasions. Whether the third boat would beat the second is still an open question, for there has been no opportunity for the second boat to reply to the challenge of the third. The material left in the Boat Club at the end of this year bodes well for School rowing next year. ST. PETER'S R.C. v. ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, 22ND MAY, 1948, AT

1ST IV V. ST.

JOHN'S 1ST

HOME.

IV.

The School got a good start, and by the time they had reached th Boat House were a length up. They increased this lead down th Reach, and finally won by 8 lengths. 2ND

IV V. ST.

JOHN'S 2ND

IV.

The School were held at the start, but they had gained a canvas when they reached the Boat House; a very fine "ten" put them a length up, and from then on down the Reach they increased the lead to 8 lengths at the finish. 3RD IV V. ST.

JOHN'S

3RD IV.

The School put in a grand start and "twenty" which sent them ahead to win by 81 lengths. ST. PETER'S R.C. v. DURHAM SCHOOL, 29TH I ST

V. DURHAM SCHOOL 1ST

MAY,

1948, AWAY

IV.

This race was rowed over the Grand Regatta course of to furlongs 153 yards in fine boats. Durham, who row in swivel-pin riggers, very kindly borrowed a fixed pin fine boat for us. The School drew "Easy Arch" side, which gave us the easier side of a very tricky double-arched bridge about half-way down the course. At the start the School drew away to half a length's lead, which Durham proceeded to take back, until at the five furlongs mark the two boats were running dead level. The School then had the advantage of the inside of a bend and went up a length. It was then Durham's turn to have the inside of the bend and they caught up again. With 62

one furlong to go the School were just ahead, but 5o yards from the post their "take-in" faltered and they let Durham through to win a very exciting race by 3 feet. zNin IV v. DURHAM SCHOOL 2ND IV. The race was rowed in the same boats, but over a short five furlongs course, which did not include the difficult bridge. The School were down at the start but fought hard to catch up, until with one furlong to go they caught a crab and Durham went on to win by 24 lengths. 3RD

IV V. DURHAM SCHOOL 3RD IV.

This was rowed over the same five furlong course, but "clinker built" strake boats were used. The School had never been in this type of boat before, but they came up to the start looking quite happy. At the start they pulled away from Durham and went on increasing their lead to win by 31 lengths. NEWARK REGATTA The 1st and 2nd IV's represented the School at this event. The ist IV were unable to obtain the use of a fine boat and so they were entered for the "Junior Fours", rowing in clinker-built boats supplied by the Committee. The znd IV, entered -for the "Maiden Fours", also rowed in clinker-built boats. The course was practically dead straight, giving perhaps a slight advantage on the enclosure side. ST. PETER'S I ST IV V. DERBY R.C. In this first heat the School were definitely the stronger crew; we pulled away at the start and won comfortably by 3 lengths. ST. PETER'S I ST IV v. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE B.C., NOTTINGHAM. At the start of this heat, the semi-finals, it looked as if it were going to be a hard race. With the start and "twenty" behind us, the boats were still running level, but a third very powerful "ten" put us into a small lead, and this we increased until at the half-way point we were half a length up. At this point the other crew seemed to falter, and a good "ten" put daylight between the boats, and the School went on to win a decisive and well rowed race by 2 lengths. ST. PETER'S I ST IV V. TRENT R.C. In the final the School met their match. Trent had a really grand start and went away at an amazing speed. They took a two length lead in the first two furlongs. From then on the School held Trent's repeated efforts to increase their lead, but they could not catch up and finished the course 2 lengths behind. The School rowed very well in this race and showed no sign of the wild and scrappy rowing -which so often happens in a losing crew. Brown is to be congratulated on the firm, decisive way in which he set the stroke throughout the day. 63

2ND IV V. ST. NEOTS R.C.

The School were lucky enough to get a "bye" in the first round and their first race was against St. Neots, who had won in the first round against Nottingham and Union B.C. The School got a good start and pulled away well; they were going very smoothly and swinging well together when they crossed the line 11 lengths ahead. 2ND IV V. NEWARK R.C.

The School crew went down slightly at the start and they gradually went on losing ground, and although they fought back hard they were not strong enough to regain the lead, and lost by II. lengths. LEEDS REGATTA, I 2TH JUNE, 1948 While the 1st and 2nd IV's were at Newark Regatta, the 3rd IV went to Leeds Regatta, where they were entered for the Maiden Fours. After beating Kingston, Hull R.C., Sir John Deane's School 1st IV, and York City R.C. Junior IV, the School met Manchester University in the final. After a rather ragged start, the crew pulled themselves together and eventually drew away to win by 3 lengths in the fastest time of the day over that course. ST. PETER'S R.C. v. LEEDS UNIVERSITY R.C., 16.171 JUNE, 1948 1ST IV V. LEEDS I ST IV.

This was rowed in fine boats, the Leeds crew using their own swivel-pinned boat. Neither side gained much on the start, but by the Boat House the School were half a length up. Half-way down the Reach a good "ten" put us a length ahead. At this point the Leeds crew seemed to get flustered and lost ground; the School went on to win by 31 lengths, time 4 mins. 56 secs. 2ND IV V. LEEDS 2ND IV.

The Leeds crew got away to a good start, but half-way down the Reach, when they were two lengths up, they caught a crab which stopped them, and the School went into the lead by one length. The Leeds crew gradually caught up, and with one furlong to go the boats were running dead level, but in the last "ten" the Leeds crew got ahead to wing by a canvas. This race was rowed in fine boats, time 4 mins. 25 secs. 3RD IV V. LEEDS 3RD IV.

The School crew got away to a good start and led all the way to win by 5 lengths. This race was rowed in clinker boats, time 4 mins. 3o secs.

4TH IV V. LEEDS 4TH IV.

The Leeds crew got a length lead at the start, but at the Boat House they caught a crab, which put the School well in the lead, which they held until between the bridges, when they caught a crab, and although they got going again quickly the Leeds crew caught up sufficiently to cross the line dead level. Rowed in clinker boats, time 4 mins. 45 secs. YORK REGATTA,

1948 (Rowed in fine boats)

19TH JUNE,

THE WHITE ROSE CHALLENGE CUP

1ST IV V. JOHN O'GAUNT R.C. The School crew got away to a very good start and were a length up at the Boat House, from there on they increased their lead and won by 3 lengths. 1ST IV V. DURHAM SCHOOL 2ND IV. After a strong fight at the start the School crew were a length up at the Diving Boards and increased this lead to win by 2 lengths. 1ST IV v. YORK CITY R.C. This was an all-York final. The York crew got away with a very fast start and gained a lead of 3 lengths, the School crew fought back hard, especially between the bridges, but could not regain the lead, and lost by 2 lengths. THE YORK REGATTA CHALLENGE CUP (Rowed in clinker boats) 2ND IV V. NORTHWICH R.C. In this race the School crew gat away to a good start and won comfortably by 2 lengths. 2ND IV V. LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY R.C. The School crew were beaten, although they fought back hard, by a much stronger crew and lost by 3 lengths. 3RD IV. The 3rd IV were entered as a Junior Crew, and after beating Hatfield College, Durham, and Leeds University 3rd IV, they unfortunately met University College, Nottingham, in the semi-finals, who had not up to then had a race. After a very hard race, the School were beaten by 4 feet. JOHN E. GIBBS CHALLENGE CUP (Rowed in clinker boats) 4TH IV V. ST. CHAD'S COLLEGE R.C. The School crew got away to an enthusiastic if rather erratic start. After a series of crabs and mishaps they crossed the line to win by 5 feet. 4Tri IV v. LIVERPOOL COLLEGE R.C. The School crew worked very hard but were beaten by 31 lengths. 65

ST. PETER'S R.C. v. NOTTINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL, 26TH JUNE, 1948 I ST IV V. NOTTINGHAM 1ST IV.

The School got away to a very good start, which beat the Nottingham crew and went on to win by 5 lengths. This was rowed in clinker boats, time 4 mins. 13 secs. 2ND IV V. NOTTINGHAM 2ND IV.

The School were slightly down at the start, but some good "tens" put them a length in front by the Diving Boards and went on to win by 21 lengths. This was rowed in clinker boats, time 4 min. 34 secs. CHESTER REGATTA, THE WIRRAL CHALLENGE CUP

I OTH JULY,

1948

(Rowed in fine boats)

R.C. This was a very close race all the way, rowed over a course which was the best part of a mile and a quarter long, and was a good deal longer than we were accustomed to. 1ST IV V. ROYAL CHESTER

The two boats went away level at the start, but at the half-mile post the Chester crew were about a canvas in front. At the mile post, just before the bend, we were level again. A series of good "tens" put the School crew half a length up round the bend. The Chester crew caught up a little in the "take-in", but the School held on to win by 5 feet. R.C. This was the same crew that beat us in the "White Rose" at York Regatta, and once again it was an all-York final. This time we managed to hang on at the start and the York crew did not gain much advantage there, but by the half-mile post they were a length up. The School worked away solidly, and on the bend, with two furlongs to go, the boats were running level. The School, however, could not hold their advantage and the York crew went on to win by of a length. THE MAYOR OF CHESTER'S PRIZE (Rowed in clinker boats) At the last minute the crew entered by York City could not come, so the School znd IV rowed as substitutes. 1ST IV V. YORK CITY

R.C. This was a very close race again, rowed over a half-mile course. There was nothing in it the whole course until the "take-in", when the John O'Gaunt crew went ahead to win by 5 feet. • 2ND IV V. JOHN O'GAUNT

ST. PETER'S

I ST

AND 2ND VIII's v. YORK CITY, 2 I ST JULY, 1948

VIII V. YORK CITY. This year the City set us a hard task by rowing their Senior VIII against us. York City went ahead at the start, and down the "Reach" were three-quarters of a length ahead. At the Diving Boards they put daylight between the two boats. The School, however, made a grand spurt between the bridges, but finally lost by half a length. I ST

2ND VIII V. YORK CITY 2ND VIII.

The two crews were even at the start until half-way down the "Reach" the School crew gradually drew away and increased their lead all the way down to win by 21 lengths. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. THE O.P.'s, 24TH JULY, 1948 O.P.'s 1ST IV. The race started at the Wall Bend, and from the agonised expressions both crews were suffering from too much lunch. After the start the School crew gradually drew away two lengths ahead, but they could gain no more, and although they won by this distance the 0.P.'s must be congratulated on a very fine effort. I ST IV V. THE

2ND IV v. THE O.P.'s 2ND IV. The O.P. crew had a slight mishap after the start so the race was re-started at Love Lane. The School crew took the lead and went on to win by 3 lengths. 3RD IV v. THE O.P.'s 3RD IV. The O.P.'s were obviously suffering from lack of training, and although they put up a brave battle they were eventually beaten by 5 lengths. WORCESTER REGATTA, 3 I ST JULY, 1948 The 1st IV entered for the junior event with Eccles at bow instead of Newdick. In the first round they beat Hereford, winners of junior events in several regattas, by half a length. In the semi-finals, however, they were beaten by Trent, their victors at Newark Regatta, by I length. Trent won the final race.

1st IV CHARACTERS NEWDICK, F. N. An excellent Bow with very quick beginnings and strong, lively strokes. A great asset to the boat. G. A. A heavy Two who has pulled every pound of his weight. Bladework has improved tremendously, though he still has a slight tendency to swing out.

RADFORD,

T. M. A. An inspiring Captain of Boats, to whom is due, to a large extent, the keenness throughout the whole Boat Club. He is a strong, determined oarsman with much improved bladework and rhythm; he has backed up Stroke and built up the racing qualities of the boat. BROWN, E. G. A Stroke with a fine sense of rhythm and first-class bladework. Though on the light side he has pulled well in comparison with the heavier crew behind him. WALKER, B. D. C. He has coxed ably and has rarely steered an unworthy course. His encouragement during races has had good effect. GRIFFITHS,

SWIMMING Seldom has a worse Summer Term for swimming been experienced than this last one. Early in May our hopes were considerably raised, and the baths were hastily filled for the Whitsun week-end, the majority taking their first dip in ideal conditions. But alas, it was all too good to be true, and by mid-July the keenest of swimmers were almost driven to the depths of despair. Finally the weather atoned in some small measure, for we did have one more fine day at the end of term for the Swimming Sports. Under the circumstances, with so little encouragement, it was not surprising that the standard of swimming was not of the best, but even so eight events, mostly•intermediate and junior, were won in better times than last year, and the 5o yds. Breast Stroke race, won by J. M. Booth, was only lho of a second outside the record time. The meeting would have been a good one if only the events had been more evenly contested, but Manor House, having good entrants in all age-groups, gained a commanding lead, and it was never in doubt that they would retain the "Kazerooni" Cup for yet another year. DETAILED RESULTS 1. Under 16 Free Style-50 yds. 1st Radcliff, 2nd Goodburn, 3rd Smith. Time : 37% secs. 2. Open Back-stroke-50 yds. 1st Gibson, 2nd Poole, 3rd Burgess. Time : 44% secs. 3. Under 15 Dive. 1st Cooke, 2nd Jagger, 3rd Hudson. 4. Under 15 Back-stroke-25 yds. 1st Jagger, 2nd Webster, 3rd Lochore. Time : 23% secs. 5. Open Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st Gibson, 2nd Watson, R. D., 3rd Bainton. Time : 1 min. 37%0 secs. 6. Under 16 Plunge. 1st Booth, J. M., 2nd Smithson, 3rd Kershaw. Distance : 39 ft. 21 ins. 7. Under 15 Free Style-50 yds. 1st Rhead, 2nd Rigg, 3rd Markus. Time : 394 secs. 8. Under 16 Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st Booth, J. M., 2nd Goodburn, 3rd Frost. Time : 1 min. 37i secs.

• 9. Open Free Style-100 yds. 1st Whitehead, 2nd Atkinson, 3rd Varley, J. C. Time: 1 min. 23 1/6 secs. 10. Open Free Style-25 yds. 1st Frank, 2nd Atkinson, 3rd Eccles. Time : 13% secs. 11. Under 16 Free Style-25 yds. 1st Ratcliff, 2nd Smith, 3rd James. Time : 15% secs. 12. Under 15 Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st Chadwick, 2nd Fletcher, 3rd Haxby. Time: 47% secs. 13. Open Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st Gibson, 2nd Dryden, 3rd Watson, R. D. Time: 41 secs. 14. Open Free Style-50 yds. 1st Whitehead, 2nd Walter, 3rd Kendell. Time: 306 secs. 15. Under 16 Dive. 1st Smith, 2nd Holmes, 3rd Varley, K. 16. Open Plunge. 1st Frater, 2nd Kendell, 3rd Cobham. Distance: 46 ft. 6 ins. 17. Under 16 Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st Booth, J. M., 2nd Kershaw, 3rd Bishop. Time : 41 9A0 secs. 18. Open Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st Frank, 2nd Atkinson, 3rd Walter. Time: 46 secs. 19. Under 16 Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st Tomlinson, 2nd Smith, 3rd Goodburn. Time : 54 secs. 20. Under 15 Obstacle Race-25 yds. 1st Chadwick, 2nd Cooke, 3rd Browne. Time: 24% secs. 21. Under 15 Free Style-25 yds. 1st Rhead, 2nd Rigg, 3rd Jagger. Time : 16% secs. 22. Under 16 Back-stroke-50 yds. 1st Ratcliff, 2nd Smithson, 3rd Powell. Time: 49 secs. 23. Open Dive. 1st Walter, 2nd Dryden, 3rd Atkinson. 24. Under 15 Plunge. 1st Rhead, 2nd Whittaker, 3rd Rigg. Distance : 36 ft. 5 in. 25. Under 15 Relay—(4 x 25 yds.). 1st Manor, 2nd Temple, 3rd School House. Time: 1 min. 156 secs. 26. Under 16 Relay—t(4 x 25 yds.). 1st (Tie) Manor and School House, 3rd Temple. Time: 1 min. 23f secs. 27. Open Relay—(4 x 25 yds.). 1st Manor, 2nd School House, 3rd Rise. Time : 583 secs. 2nd-3 pts. 3rd-1 pt. ... 1st— 5 pts. Points 1st-10 pts. 2nd-6 pts. 3rd-2 pts. Relays ... 120 points Manor 86 points School House Rise 32 points Temple

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL

Old Boys of the Junior School (i.e., Old Olavites) will no doubt raise an eyebrow when we say that we are making another record this term. In fact we think we are adding a tiny bit to the History of the School. A magazine—to be called the Olavite—is being started for this term, specially to record the more intimate doings and writings of Olavites, records that very probably would not be quite in keeping with the more sedate pages of the "Peterite". However, as we have not yet seen the first issue of this proposed contribution to history, we will only say that our usual records will still continue to be published as heretofore in The Peterite. 6g

We maintained our number at 184 boys for this term, and a new scheme for dinners was successfully tried by having two sittings at St. Olave's so that all boarders and day boarders could have dinner together. The scheme worked very well. Another very useful idea was the instruction given to cyclists by officers of the Safety Cycling League, and a good many boys qualified for the proficiency badge. During the Easter holidays boys of Forms J.i, J.ii and J.iii made collections of early spring wild flowers and an unusual number of very carefully mounted collections were made. The prize winners were :—J.i : 1, C. Quickfall; 2, C. W. Jose. J.ii : r, J. Stark; 2, J. Gurney and T. Huzzard; Special Prize, D. Elliott. J.iii : r, D. J. Barton; 2, A. G. Quarmby. The full School photograph was taken early in the term, and the Panora man had the usual difficulty in getting all our crowd of small boys into place. The final result was quite good. Our Athletic Sports were held on Whit Monday, r7th May, and once again we had a very fine and pleasant afternoon, with a large number of parents and visitors. The detailed results are given elsewhere, but we should like to record how very well organized all the events were, and the keen and close competition between the Houses showed a generally even distribution of athletic talent. At the close of the Sports Mrs. H. V. Moore, the mother of our Captain of Athletics, presented the prizes (dessert spoons and tea spoons) to the winners. A good many Nature Study specimens have been brought in to School during the course of the term. Three notable and rather uncommon plants were the Trientalis, the Bird's Eye Primrose and the Musk Mallow. Mr. Ping did not have to give one sixpence this term ! Bird specimens brought to School included several rooks, jackdaws and jays, a magpie and two swifts. Also a water shrew was found just outside York. The Summer Term is always a busy term in St. Olave's for boys taking different examinations, and we should like to congratulate very warmly the boys who achieved good results in the scholarship examination to the Senior School. The Headmaster said that the results of the work of boys in J.vi were very good indeed. Awards were made as follows :—The Hey Scholarship for day boys was won by T. A. Foy. The Scholarship for boarders was won by M. J. Quarmby. Exhibitions were won by P. Newton and G. B. Pullan. D. Rymer, M. Bengtsson, C. Moore and Priestley were successful in their various entrance examinations to other schools. The Royal Show at York brought a period of considerable excitement for most of us, and the fact that the Headmaster gave us two complete days off School was an unexpected pleasure. Nearly all the boys of the Junior School spent at least one full day on the Showground and perhaps all that can be said here is that there was 70

so much to see, we couldn't possibly see it all. The memorable feature was the close view many of us had of their Majesties, the King and the Queen. On 22nd July the Annual Junior School Swimming Sports were held, and again we were favoured with a reasonably fine afternoon. Although the weather had been cool and not very encouraging for much bathing during June and July very considerable progress in learning to swim had been made by many boys. Many eliminating heats had been "swum off" before the Sports Day, and we believe the standard of swimming and diving shown by the finalists and semifinalists was pretty well up to the standard of former years. But not quite so many boys passed the School test this year, only eighteen certificates were gained. Mrs. R. G. DeLittle very kindly presented the prizes to the winners at the end of the sports, which then finished up with the "grand splash" ! During the last week of term Mr. Ping held his usual Wild Flower Identification Test in all the forms. Peter Richardson was awarded a prize for knowing the highest number. We also had a most interesting talk by Mr. Crowther, a big game hunter recently returned from Africa. He gave us a thrilling account of the methods of tracking "rogue" and other elephants. Finally we arrived at the last day of term, and after our end-ofterm assembly, mark reading and the usual cheers, we all went across to the Clifton Cinema for the prize-giving and speeches. JUNIOR SCHOOL SWIMMING SPORTS 22nd July, 1948 Two Lengths, Breast-stroke.-1 Collins, 2 Everitt. One Length, Free Style.-1 DeLittle, 2 Moore. Senior Dive-1 Moore, 2 DeLittle and M. J. Wood. Senior Plunge.-1 DeLittle (32 ft. 2 ins.), 2 Moore. One Length, Under 12.-1 Sykes, M. G., 2 Crane. Junior Dive.-1 Crane, 2 Jenkinson. Junior Plunge.--1 Percy (27 ft. 7 ins.), 2 Netherwood. One Length, Back-stroke.-1 Collins, 2 Scorgie and DeLittle. One Length, Beginners.-1 Burdass, C. M., 2 Wilson, P. B. One Breadth, Beginners.-1 Elliott, 2 Quickfall, C. Consolation Race.-1 Wood, M. J., 2 Macdonald. DAY BOY. M. G. Sykes.

SALVETE (Summer Term, 1948)

VALETE (Summer Term, 1948) BOARDERS (TO SENIOR SCHOOL).

M. A. Butterworth. M. J. Everitt. G. B. Hudson. J. A. Jackson. J. S. Megginson. G. B. Pullan.

P. F. Stead. J. 0. Walton. P. J. Williams. I. Collins. D. C. Holmes. J. A. Hunter.

R. A. Jackson. P. Newton. M. J. Quarmby. E. K. Walker. P. L. Wetherell. M. J. Wood.

DAY BOYS (TO SENIOR SCHOOL).

D. J. Bird. R. T. Clark. R. J. DeLittle. R. Dunwell. T. Foy. J. M. Hamilton. D. Haw. J. N. T. Howat. P. Richardson. To

P. R. Shearburn. P. G. Taylor. C. M. Ward. T. A. Bradford. M. N. Coates. J. C. Dent. J. Ford. H. A. L. Golightly.

D. G. Harbottle. J. C. M. Herring. J. M. Holt. M. B. Rusholme. D. I. W. Smith. D. K. Timms. M. A. Watson. T. Wilkinson.

K. N. Harrison. C. M. J. Moore.

T. S. Priestley. D. S. Rymer.

OTHER SCHOOLS.

M. Bengtsson. P. K. Brown. F. D. Hanham.

JUNIOR SCHOOL CRICKET We have had quite an average season, and out of eight matches played, five have been won and three lost. School colours have been awarded to M. J. F. Everitt, M. J. Wood, and W. G. A. Maxwell. All boys from J•IVB upwards have had net practice with Mr. B. B. Wilson, the School Coach. The following represented the School in matches :—G. B. Pullan (Captain), M. J. F. Everitt (Vice-Captain), M. J. Wood, W. G. A. Maxwell, T. S. Priestley, J. S. Megginson, R. G. Bough, R. J. DeLittle, D. A. Macpherson, P. F. Stead, and R. D. F. Scorgie. Also played :C. M. C. Burdass (3), C. M. J. Moore (2), D. J. Bird (I), and J. 0. Walton (I). Below is a list of the match results :Away 25th May Lost 59-83 v. Newburgh Priory Away 17th June v. Terrington School Home 22nd June v. Newburgh Priory ... Away 24th June v. Bootham School Juniors v. Drax Grammar School Juniors Away 29th June ... Home 1st July v. Bootham School Juniors ... Home 13th July v. Terrington School Home 15th July v. Drax Grammar School Juniors House Shield Final : Thebans 69, Etruscans 67.

Lost Won Won Won Won Lost Won

60-73 100 for 8-34 114 for 5-67 89-52 122-14 34-36 for 1 88 for 6-40

JUNIOR SCHOOL ATHLETIC SPORTS In spite of very indifferent weather for the fortnight before the Sports Day, a full programme of Standards was carried out. After these Standards, Trojans led the field with 200 points, a lead which they just managed to retain, though once again it all depended on the last event of the day. It was a glorious day for the sports (a fine sports day is rapidly becoming a tradition) and the general standard, especially amongst the younger members of the School, was high. Stubbs' long jump was remarkable, and Macpherson did a faster time for the 220 yards than the seniors. At the end of the meeting Mrs. Moore, mother of the Captain of Athletics, kindly presented the prizes, a number of which stayed in the family. 72

Below is a list of the results :Senior 100 yds. 1 Pullan (Th.), 2 Dent (Sp.), 3 Moore (Tr.), 4 Harbottle (Et.).

Time : 13 secs. Middle 80 yds. 1 Maxwell (Th.), 2 Hewson (Sp.), 3 Grainger (Tr.), 4 Seaton (Tr.). Time : 10.8 secs. Junior 50 yds. Pfluger (Sp.), 2 Netherwood (Tr.), 3 Turner (Et.), 4 Renwick (Sp.). Time 7.2 secs. Senior Cricket Ball. 1 DeLittle (Th.), 2 Butterworth (Sp.), 3 Stead (Sp.), 4 Wood (Th.). Distance : 63 yards 1 ft. 101 ins. Middle High Jump. 1 Ridley (Sp.), 2 Macpherson (Th.), 3 Maxwell (Th.), 4 Seaton (Tr.). Height : 3 ft. 8 ins. Junior Long Jump. 1 Stubbs, A. (Et.), 2 Barton, I (Sp.), 3 Pfluger (Sp.), 4 Sanderson (Tr.). Distance 13 ft. 7 ins. Senior High Jump. 1 Wick (Tr.), 2 Dent (Sp.), 3 Rymer (Tr.), 4 Williams (Th.). Height : 3 ft. 9 ins. Middle Long Jump. 1 Seaton (Tr.), 2 Ridley (Sp.), 3 Welsh (Th.), 4 Dobson (Tr.). Distance : 12 ft. 3k ins. Junior Cricket Ball. 1 Huzzard (Th.), 2 Stubbs (Et.), 3 Catchpole (Th.), 4 Sanderson (Tr.). Distance : 42 yards 2 ft. 1 in. Senior 880 yds. 1 Moore (Tr.), 2 Butterworth (Sp.), 3 Dunwell (Th.), 4 Priestley (Et.). Time : 2 mins. 47.2 secs. Senior 220 yds. 1 Pullan (Th.), 2 Dent (Sp.), 3 Harbottle (Et.), 4 Bough (Et.). Time : 33 secs. Middle 220 yds. 1 Macpherson (Th.), 2 Burdass (Tr.), 3 Ridley (Sp.), 4 Dodsworth (Sp.). Time : 32.2 secs. Junior 220 yds. 1 Birch (Tr.), 2 Stubbs (Et.), 3 Barton (Sp.), 4 Micklethwait (Tr.). Time : 34.8 secs. Senior Long Jump. 1 Moore (Tr.), 2 Pullan (Th.), 3 DeLittle (Th.), 4 Priestle) (Et.). Distance : 13 ft. 9k ins. Middle Cricket Ball. 1 Burdass (Tr.), 2 Jenkinson (Tr.), 3 Macpherson (Th.), 4 Percy (Sp.). Distance : 53 yards 0 ft. 7 ins. Junior High Jump. 1 Renwick (Sp.), 2 Pfluger (Sp.), 3 Hopwood (Et.), 4 Micklethwait (Tr.). Height : 3 ft. 4 ins. Junior Relay. 1 Spartans, 2 Trojans, 3 Etruscans. Time : 68 secs. Middle Relay. 1 Thebans, 2 Spartans, 3 Trojans. Time : 63.4 secs. Senior Relay. 1 Thebans, 2 Spartans, 3 Trojans. Time : 62.2 secs. Winners of Shield. Trojans, 266 points. Senior Consolation. 1 Lewis, 2 Macdonald. Middle Consolation. 1 Gardner, 2 Staines. Junior Consolation. 1 Sykes, 2 Romary.

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Articles inside

House Notes

The Choir

The Art Group

Swimming

Rugger Fixtures, 1948

School Officer's

J.T.C. Notes

The Musical Society