House Notes

THE GROVE

After a lapse of fourteen years The Grove has been re-formed, and we have pleasure in presenting the House notes for the first term in its second period of existence. The Grove is by no means a new

House, and we have fine traditions in a wide field of activities which we are determined to revive.

We can feel assured that we have made a good start, for The

Grove has played a prominent part in the many activities of the past term. Perhaps our most marked success has been in the Work Cup

Competition, in which we now hold a commanding lead. For this we have to thank the more junior members of the House; let us hope that the senior members will follow their fine example when the occasion arises. We were well represented in the School rugger teams this term, and congratulate R. Parker on his captaincy of the 1st XV, J. U.

Burdass, R. B. Pringle, and A. M. Kendell on their 1st XV colours;

C. M. Bainton, T. Hobson, G. R. A. March, M. I. H. Unwin, R. D.

Watson, and D. J. Wilson on their 2nd XV colours; and P. J. Blincoe and R. M. Hodgson on their Colts colours.

In view of this imposing list of colours, the results of our efforts in the Inter-House Rugger was rather disappointing. In the senior event we reached the final by beating The Manor, 33-3, and The Rise, 17-3, but lost to Temple in the final by 14-0. We have no cause to grumble, however, for on the day's showing we were beaten by the better team. The junior team played very well to beat School House in the semi-final by 24-0, but in the final lost to The Rise by 8-11. We also congratulate J. A. Hannon, who has again captained the shooting team, and R. Parker and J. U. Burdass on the award of their shooting colours.

The following are to be congratulated on their appointments :-

R. Parker, Head of House and Vice-Head of the School; C. M.

Bainton, A. M. Kendell, E. D. Thornton, and J. A. Hannon, House

Monitors. Finally we say goodbye to Burdass and Trundell. We regret that their stay in The Grove has been so short and we wish them every success in the future. 11111 THE MANOR This term we welcome Mr. Penniston, who has joined us as Assistant Housemaster. He has shown great interest in this capacity and done much in and for the House. Frank's absence, caused by a rugger injury, was a great blow to the senior rugger of the House. The team was younger this year than 15

remained at 9-3, only leaping up later in the game when weight and age began to tell.

The junior team lost to The Rise after a hard but rather individualistic game on our part. Both sides played well, but The Rise proved in the later stages of the game to be a stronger team, winning with a clear lead of nine points, the score being 12-3.

The Work Cup came to us for the first time since The Manor was re-formed, thanks to the concentrated effort of all members of the House.

The Philatelic Society continues to flourish with increasing membership and interest under the very keen supervision of M. I. Daniel and D. H. Holmes.

The House Library is likewise becoming increasingly popular, and many contributions have been, and still are, being added.

There has been a marked tendency among several sections of the House to improve the studies, with excellent results. The policy deserves every encouragement.

Frank is to be congratulated on being appointed Head of School and House; 'E. G. Thompson on the appointment of School and Chapel Monitor; Whitehead, Goode, Gibson, Jenkins, and Carlill on being made House Monitors.

We would like also to congratulate Frank and Whitehead on the award of their 1st XV colours for 1948-49, and Hartley on the award of his 2nd XV colours for 1948-49.

Lastly, we say goodbye to R. D. Webster. We shall be sorry to see him go, and at the same time wish him the very best of luck in the future.

THE RISE

This term the House moved back into its original home on the Avenue. Everybody settled down quickly, and this was due, to a great extent, to the many hours of hard work put in by Mr. and Mrs. Crews, for which we heartily thank them. We could not attempt to describe, even in the most general terms, the changes that have been brought about, but those who knew The Rise in the old days and who have visited us since it has been re-built were greatly surprised by the tremendous changes that have been made. We are proud indeed of our new quarters.

In the senior rugger the team, though achieving no great success. did not disgrace itself in losing to The Grove. The side did well to hold a much heavier and more talented Grove XV to a score of 3-0 at half-time. Soon after play re-commenced a good penalty kick by Wall made the score 3-3. Weight began to tell in the second half, and The Grove were able to fight their way through a tired, but nevertheless plucky defence.

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The House 2nd XV played well in all three matches to bring the Junior Rugger Cup to The Rise. In the first round they beat a much-fancied Manor side, 12-3. Good tackling and fast wing forwards neutralized what might have been a dangerous Manor three-line. The semi-final against Temple produced an extremely hard-fought match, but we emerged the winners by 16 points to 8. The final against Grove was a very exciting match. An early score by The Grove upset the side, and the half-time score was 8-0 to Grove, but the forwards fought back well and the final score was 11-8 in our favour. The team's success in all matches was due largely to the excellence of the forwards and the speed and sure tackling of the captain, J. D. C. Wall.

We offer our heartiest congratulations to the following on the award of colours :—M. G. Goodburn, 1st XV colours; N. B. Burgess and D. Thompson, 2nd XV colours; • J. D. C. Wall and A. N. Gunning, Colts colours; and to J. D. C. Wall, D. Thompson, and A. N. Gunning, House colours.

Congratulations also to the follows on their appointments :—N. B. Burgess, Head of The Rise; J. B. Mortimer, School Monitor; R. M. Booth, J. S. Trewick, and D. A. Hopkins, House Monitors.

Finally, we say goodbye to E. G. Brown and D. A. Hopkins. We thank them for all they have done for us and wish them the best of luck in their future careers.

SCHOOL HOUSE

We must first give a very hearty welcome to Mr. Jeffs, who has this term taken up his new appointment as our Housemaster; we hope that he will remain with us as long as Mr. Rhodes. We also welcome Mr. Day as Assistant Housemaster.

G. W. J. Griffiths is to be congratulated on his appointment as Head of the House, also P. T. Baker, P. J. Dennis, D. G. Eccles, J. C. Griffiths, and D. Walter on becoming House Monitors. We would also congratulate G. W. J. Griffiths, Captain of School Boats, P. T. Baker, Captain of School Hockey, and D. Walter, Vice-Captain of School Rugger, on their appointments.

Once again the House has been well represented in the School rugger fifteens. In the 1st XV, besides D. Walter, P. T. Baker gained his cap as well as the re-award of his colours, and P. C. Knowlson and J. F. N. Jackson their colours. In the 2nd XV G. W. J. Griffiths, P. J. Dennis, D. G. Eccles, C. T. Groves, and M. Wye were awarded their colours. Finally, G. W. J. Griffiths was re-awarded his School shooting colours.

In the House matches we have not been so successful as we were last year. In the senior rugger we were beaten by Temple in the semi-finals, but, although the final score was 14-0, the game was hard 17

fought. We congratulate them on winning the cup. In the junior House match we were defeated by The Grove, but we would congratulate our younger and lighter side on their defence. After the match Milburn and Driver were awarded their House Junior colours for rugger.

Turning to other activities, we are glad to see that so many of the House have attended the meetings of the School Debating Society, and hope that many more members of the House will take part in this very valuable activity. We are glad, too, that Elliott has found a place in the School chess team, and understand that he has made a very promising debut.

A great deal of interest has been aroused in the House by the re-opening of a Model Railway Room in the Science Block. Although the room is rather small for the purpose, several enthusiastic members of the House, led by Gray, Milburn, and C. T. Groves, have taken full advantage of it.

In purely domestic matters we have not been idle. The Monitors and the members of Studies 1 and 2 have re-decorated their respective studies to house some of the new furniture purchased with the House Embellishment Fund. With the Headmaster's permission we have adopted the Biology Form Room as our Quiet Room, and we would commend its use to every member of the House.

At this juncture we would like to congratulate G. W. J. Griffiths on his appointment as C.S.M. of the C.C.F., and to compliment P /O. Dennis on the way he has run the House Platoon.

Although we have lost the Work Cup, won by the academic achievements of the House in a previous year, we are glad to see that McDougle, King, C. K Smith, and others have already gained some points for this year's competition. We are confident that should we not be successful in regaining the cup it will not be for want of determination and honest endeavour.

We would like to conclude these notes by wishing every member of the House success in the New Year.

TEMPLE

This has been a truly historic term for Temple House, as it marked our first success in the final of the senior rugger, although our forerunners, the Day Boys, won the cup in 1925 ! In the semi-finals we beat School House, 14-0, in a good game, and went on to win corn; fortably against The Grove in the final by 16 points to nil, We congratulate all those concerned, and hope that our success may be the first of many.

In the semi-finals of the junior rugger we met The Rise and were beaten in a hard game by 16 points to 8.