Mrs. Mabel Baird

We would draw attention to the arrangements for Commemoration, the details of which are given below. The programme follows the customary lines, though it is noteworthy that the ceremonial part of the proceedings will be, as it were, an "all-Peterite" affair. The prizes will be distributed by the Right Rev. Maurice Harland, Bishop of Lincoln, who was at the School from 1912 to 1914; and the Rev. H. N. Hodd, who is to preach the Commemoration Sermon, is an Old Peterite who takes a very active interest in both the School and the O.P. Club. Mr. Hodd is no stranger to the Chapel pulpit, and many of us remember an address some years ago which was one of the most effective Commemoration sermons we have heard.

We comment elsewhere on Mr. G. F. Jackson's departure to become one of H.M. Inspectors of Schools. His place as Housemaster of the Manor has been filled by Mr. L. C. le Tocq, who takes over at the beginning of the Summer Term. Mr. le Tocq, of course, 'has been a valued member of the Staff for many years, and there can be no doubt that the Manor will prosper under his regime. Mrs le Tocq, too, is familiar with the life of the School, for in the difficult days of the war she acted as our Domestic Supervisor with notable efficiency. We wish them both well in their new sphere. In the class-room Mr. Jackson's place will be taken by Mr. R. Bennett, M.A., Scholar and Wrangler of King's College, Cambridge, and we take this opportunity of welcoming 'him to our midst. Another newcomer to the Staff is Mr. J. M. Rucklidge, M.A., Scholar of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, who came to us towards the end of the Easter Term and reinforces the teaching of Maths. and Science. It would, perhaps, hardly be apt to welcome him to St. Peter's, since he is himself an Old Peterite, but we trust that he will be happy in his return to the School in this new capacity.

(From the Headmaster)

It was a very great shock to us all to receive the news of Mrs. Baird's death in Kenya on 8th March, coming as it did so soon after we had received cheerful letters from her giving details of her experiences in Kenya. Reference has already been made to Mrs. Baird in the Editorial and I am glad to have the opportunity of adding my own testimony to her devoted service to St Peter's School and our united sympathy with her family in their sudden bereavement.

Mrs. Baird came to St. Peter's School with me in April, 1937, and since that time there has been no one on whom I have depended more, or who has been more ready to help in so many ways. Her service to the School was referred to in a note in the "Peterite" published last October, and will be fresh in the minds of our readers. It was known that Mrs. Baird's health was not very good when she 2