The Chapel

On Monday, 23rd May, Dr. I. S. Iliffe addressed the VIth Form in the Stephenson Room. Dr. Iliffe had just returned from Waziristan a mountainous region of the N.'W. Frontier, where, in connection witl -; the C.M.S., he practised as a doctor as well as acting as housemaster to the central school boarding house.

He first spoke of the geography of the region, which is wholly mountainous, and then of the people themselves. The Waziris are Pathans and consequently have close racial and linguistic affinities with the neighbouring Afghans. They are a fine, vigorous mountain people, excelling in warfare. The one real blot on an otherwise admirable people is the prevalence of the blood feud, which may continue through countless generations. Though Christian teaching has done much to reduce this institution it still remains a serious barrier to missionary work.

The education given at the main school, to which come boys from all over the region, aims at overcoming this problem by the imparting of Christian principles; there is every indication that it will eventually be successful.

Dr. Iliffe's most interesting talk was much appreciated. * * *

Thursday, 26th May, was Ascension Day, and after Choral Communion in the morning the School was granted a whole holiday. * * *

We congratulate P. Jenkins, Captain of School Chess, on his fine performance in winning the York Schoolboys' Chess Championship. * * *

On Monday, 4th July, the Rev. E. Lloyd Francis, of the Melanesian Mission, spoke to the School in Big Hall. He spoke of the home and customs of this negroid people who are on the whole more primitive than their immediate neighbours, the Polynesians. With the aid of the Melanesian Mission their standard of social organisation has been greatly raised, whilst they are beginning to develop their islands, which are naturally among the richest in the world. He illustrated a most entertaining talk with some excellent technicolour films depicting with great vividness these delightful tropical islands.

The greatest event in a Summer Term is, of course, the Commemoration Service; and, while the actual form of the service may change a little from time to time, the service remains inevitably very much the same. This year it seemed perhaps even more inspiring than ever, and the whole service was a worthy act of worship to Almighty God. The preacher was the Rev. H. N. Hodd, 0.P., and we thank him most warmly for his very great help.

Our only other visiting preacher during the term was the Dean of York, and he should not really be described as a visitor. The Dean gave us three addresses on three consecutive Sundays on the Prayer Book, in connection with the 400th anniversary of the English Prayer Books : and we are most grateful to him for coming and giving us the benefit of his deep knowledge of the subject.

At the end of a School year it is customary to thank various members of the School who have had a special part in the work of the Chapel. In no formal way, however, but genuinely and generously, do we record our thanks to E. G. Thompson, Chapel Monitor, and to all the Servers. Their work has been most conscientiously and willingly done : and the record of attendance of Servers on Sundays and weekdays has been remarkably good, and we all owe them more than perhaps we realise.

To the Choir, who always seem ready, under Mr. Waine's guidance, to undertake any special music we need, our thanks are also due and are gladly paid.

The allocation of the Chapel Collections is made by the Chapel Committee, except only that the collections at our two Carol Services were given to the Lord Mayor of York's Christmas Cheer Fund, and that at the Commemoration Service is given to the School War Memorial Fund. The collections and allocations for the year are given below.

COLLECTIONS, 1948 -49

Balance from 1947-48 ... 11 COLLECTIONS : Christmas Term, '48 ... 81 Easter Term, '49 ... 24 Summer Term, '49 ... 57 s. 16

10 19 16 d. 3

5 8 10 £ s. d.

Lord Mayor of York's

Christmas Cheer Fund 40 School War Memorial

Fund ... ... 20 Chapel Furnishing Fund 10 York Boys' Club ... 10 Friends of York Minster 3

0 9 0 0 0 St. Dunstan's ... 10 0 0 Universities' Mission to

Central Africa 10 0 0 York Diocese ... ... 10 0 0 Missions to Seamen ... 10 0 0 Clergy Orphan Corpn. ... 5 0 0 Imperial Cancer Research 15 0 0 Dr. Barnardo's Homes ... 10 0 0 People's Dispensary for

Sick Animals ... ... 5 0 0 Church Army ... ... 5 0 0 Melanesian Mission ... 5 0 0 N.S.P.C.C. 5 0 0 Balance in hand 2 11 5

R,176 3 2 £176 3 2