Oct 1950 by StPetersYork

THE PETERITE Vol. XLII

OCTOBER, 1950

EDITORIAL

No. 325

Strangers to the School, conscious of the claim of St. Peter's to be the oldest Public School in England, are apt to be surprised when they are informed that the facade of our buildings fronting on Clifton is 4 little more than a century old. That, of course, is the fact; and it is likely that six years ago, had it not been wartime, we should have marked, by some celebration, the centenary of the removal of the School, in the summer of 1844, to the present site. And at that time the building to which we transferred, erected originally for the Proprietary School, to the design of a Mr. Harper, was scarcely six years old. (In passing, it is interesting to recall that the Clifton site was a third choice. Others were explored in Trinity Gardens, the present Priory Street, and in Bearparks Garden, where the Exhibition Buildings now stand; and, but for the accident of their rejection, St. Peter's might possibly have been housed today within the City wall.) It was boasted by the Chairman of the new Proprietary School in 1838 that the building would be "the handsomest in York after the Minster", and, although the claim may be extravagant in a city so richly endowed with noble buildings, we can readily agree that our dignified front, with its impressive main door, has its place among the architectural features of York. It was, therefore, with something akin to dismay that we heard at Speech Day that the architects had reported that the familiar front elevation of the School was becoming unsafe and that some dismantling and consequent rebuilding seemed inevitable. Reconstruction in stone would cost, we were told, some £50,000 (in 1838 its building cost was £3,200, and in 1844 it was transferred to the Dean and Chapter for £4,100 !), and it is obvious that the use of more modest brick must be envisaged in any restoration. We hope sincerely that any such drastic step will be postponed as long as possible. For over a century the front of St. Peter's has been a familiar feature of York not unappreciated by its citizens, and we venture to think that its transformation into something less aesthetically satisfying would be regretted as much by the general public as by those intimately connected with the School. To all Peterites now living the original stone façade is the symbol of their School, and the image of its slender, graceful towers flanking the great door admitting to Big Hall is the recollection which most readily occurs to their minds. Extensions to the colleges of Oxford and Cambridge (for instance) have shown us that dignified and not unworthy buildings can be done in brick, but there can be no doubt that the loss of our stone front would be irreparable to Old Peterites. 1

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Editorial ... Marriages ... Commemoration, 1950 Old Peterite News Examination Results Valete and Salvetc School Officers ... House Notes •• The Oxford Cup, 1949-50 The Chapel The Choir The Library The Curia ••• British Ship Adoption Society ... Article : 'Smile, Smile, Smile' ... The Musical Society ... Royal School of Church Music ... Bach's Magnificat House Music Competition Visit of York Minster Choir Natural History Society ... C.C.F. Notes Scouting Shooting Cricket, 1950 Rowing Swimming The Junior School Frontispiece—Inspection 'March-past' •

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We know, of course, that these considerations are present in the minds of the Governing Body, with whom any decision must rest, and we are confident that they will not be stampeded into precipitate action. It is hoped that what would indeed be an evil day can be postponed for some time, and we would plead earnestly that no means of preserving the fabric as it stands, or with the least possible modification, will be neglected before commitment to a wholesale rebuilding which would be unwelcome to the people of York, and to Old Peterites nothing less than a tragedy. The disturbed international situation has had its repercussions on our Staff. Mr. A. L. R. Dodds, who was on the regular reserve of officers, was recalled to the Army in the summer holidays, and when these lines appear will have embarked for Korea. There is consolation in the thought that at the time we write the campaign has developed unexpectedly in favour of the United Nations and that the end of hostilities will not, in all probability, be long delayed. Nevertheless we sympathise with Mr. Dodds in this second interruption to his career. Although he joined us only in January last, he had already made his mark as a valuable member of the Staff, both in the classroom and on the playing field, and gained the affection of his colleagues. His wedding, hastened by the sudden eventuality, was attended by the Headmaster and many of his colleagues. We wish him happiness and a safe and speedy return to our midst. Mr. Dodds' place as modern languages master has been taken by Mr. G. H. Henderson, M.A., of St. Catherine's College, Cambridge. Other newcomers are Mr. C. E. Field, B.A., Leeds, and Miss N. Gypson, N.F.F., who join the Staff of the Junior School, and Miss Binns, who is part-time Art Mistress. We welcome them all to St. Peter's and hope that they will be happy among us.

MARRIAGES COULTHARD—WHITE. On 2nd August, 1950, at Dringhouses Church, York, Keith G. Coulthard to Margaret J. White. DODDS—JOHNSON. On 13th September, 1950, at St. Peter's Church, Harrogate, Allan Edward Russell Dodds to Mary Pattinson Johnson, twin daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Johnson, of 23 Duchy Road, Harrogate.

COMMEMORATION, 1950 (Friday, 28th July—Sunday, 30th July) Once again we were fortunate in the essential concomitant of favourable weather throughout the three days of Commemoration, and we were able to carry through all our outdoor programme without interruption. Accounts of the rowing and cricket will be found else2

where in this issue, and the purely O.P. functions, the Dinner and the Annual General Meeting of the Club, have their appropriate place in our Old Peterite News. It is, perhaps, worthy of comment that in the encounters on the river between School and O.P. crews the Old Boys had the better of the argument. In recent years the reverse has usually been the case, but since the war ended there has been a large increase in the number of Peterites at the Universities who have been able to continue their rowing career without interruption, and the tide has inevitably turned. This year the School crews were not contending merely with four men (and a cox) in a boat, but with experienced oarsmen, in practice and (in some cases) in training. The usual display by the C.C.F. Band, under Drum Major Thompson, rounded off an enjoyable afternoon's cricket on the Saturday. The ceremonial on this occasion was enlarged to include contingents of the Naval and R.A.F. sections, and the parading of all three Services for the sounding of the Retreat and the Naval Ceremony of Sunset was an impressive ending to a memorable day. Our guest at the Clifton Cinema for the Prize Distribution was the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Scarbrough, K.G., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E. There was the usual large gathering, presided over by the Dean of York, who was supported on the platform by the Lord Mayor of York and the Sheriff and members of the Governing Body. The Earl of Scarbrough, inspired, as he told us, by his recollections of the most popular speaker of his own schooldays—a gentleman who fainted at an early stage in the proceedings—placed brevity as the first essential in Speech Day addresses. But if a sound instinct warned him of the very real danger of trying the patience of a schoolboy audience too high, his long experience in public life enabled him to convey within the brief limits which he set himself a wealth of wisdom and sound precept. His emphasis on the vital importance of Freedom, Tolerance, and Honesty in the world today has indeed been underlined since by the unpleasant developments in Korea and the growing tension in the international situation. These three qualities Lord Scarbrough deemed the essence of the English character, and in the last analysis they constitute our strongest defence against the Communist ideal, which is their very negation. For his inspiring and apt address the Earl of Scarbrough was thanked by County Alderman B. Wilson, whose appreciative remarks were warmly endorsed by the audience. Once again an effective feature of the Speech Day ceremony was the address of welcome to our distinguished guest, excellently delivered by M. I. H. Unwin, as the winner of the Dean of York's prize for Latin Prose Composition, at the beginning of the proceedings. The oration is printed below, with an English translation. For the Commemoration Service on the Sunday morning the Chapel was tastefully decorated with flowers, and we must record our thanks to Mrs. Dronfield and the many ladies who assisted her. Their devoted efforts contributed much to make the Chapel worthy of the 3

occasion and added to the beauty of the Service. A memorable Commemoration address was given by the Bishop of Knaresborough, and the Service as a whole, impressive and deeply moving in its simplicity, was an enriching experience to the large congregation. The following is the programme for the three days :— FRIDAY, 28th JULY. 10 0 a.m. Cricket Match, School v. Old Peterites. 5 15 p.m. Old Peterite Club Annual Meeting. 7 30 p.m. Old Peterite Dinner. SATURDAY, 29th JULY. 11 0 a.m. Speeches and Presentation of Prizes by the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Scarbrough, K.G., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E. Afternoon. Cricket Match continued; Boat Races, School v. Old Peterites. SUNDAY, 30th JULY. 8 15 a.m. Holy Communion. 11 0 a.m. Commemoration Service and Sermon by the Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of Knaresborough.

THE HEADMASTER'S REPORT In the course of the Speech Day ceremony the Headmaster gave the customary review of the events of the year and discussed various aspects of School policy. The following is a résumé of his report. Mr. Dronfield began by commenting on the outlook for the Public Schools. Of their value to the nation there could be no doubt. It was beyond question that on the whole they had used their independence throughout the centuries to establish an unchallenged leadership in education in its widest sense. The evidence was the continued overwhelming demand for places, despite the fact that so many people were feeling the economic blizzard arising from increasing costs and decreasing capital. Indeed, the threat to the survival of the Public Schools was economic and certainly not educational. In this connection the Governors of St. Peter's were very much alive to the importance of keeping expenditure down to the minimum consistent with the highest standards of education. The recent increase of fees was regrettable but inevitable, and he could assure parents, upon whom this additional burden fell, that no Governing Body could work harder to ensure that the fees were kept within reasonable bounds. He hoped confidently that no further revision would be necessary in the foreseeable future. The Headmaster turned next to problems of accommodation. The plans for enlarging the Junior School boarding accommodation, outlined a year ago, had been carried out, and the two reconstituted Houses, Wentworth and Alcuin, were providing the boys with much more space and better amenities than had been possible before. The experiment of housing the youngest Alcuin boys in St. Olave's, under the direct charge of Miss Mason, had proved so successful that it would become a permanent feature of the organisation. Our remaining 4

difficulty in the Junior School domestic arrangements was beyond our control, since we had been unable to obtain a Icence for the necessary extension of the kitchen facilities. The staff had coped magnificently and their success could be measured by the fact that no difficulties were apparent to the boys. In the Senior School, he could report the completion of the Grove changing rooms and the provision of an additional dormitory. The whole scheme, it was hoped, would soon be completed so that the Grove would accommodate its full complement of 45 boarders. The Ante-Chapel, constructed as a shrine for the Memorial Book commemorating the Old Boys who gave their lives in the two World Wars, had been dedicated by the Archbishop of York last December at a Service which was memorable by its simplicity and dignity. In our future building we should concentrate, the Headmaster said, on the very necessary provision of more and better classroom space. Our immediate objective was the building of at least part of the projected Junior School Classroom Block. The expedient of temporary accommodation was wasteful economically, and it was quite practicable to erect the ground floor with the hope of adding the remainder at a later date. The enlargement of Big Hall into the Memorial Hall was also very much in mind. Touching on the financing of these extensions, Mr. Dronfield hoped that in due course the great majority of Old Peterites would have contributed to the Fund, which was, of course, still open. The subject of building led to the unwelcome report of the Architects that the familiar front elevation of the School might soon become unsafe and that some dismantling might be inevitable. Since the cost—some £50,000—of rebuilding the front in stone was prohibitive, we had to envisage the construction of a new front more economically, a prospect which, he feared, would come as a shock to the many to whom the existing elevation was the most familiar symbol of St. Peter's. The Headmaster prefaced his review of matters academic with a consideration of the effect of the examination age limit, which operated in this and future years. He was convinced, in common with most headmasters, that this age limit, which depended on dates of birth and in practice varied from 15 years 10 months to 16 years 10 months, was wholly undesirable, and, despite the plea that it would prevent early 100% specialisation (if schools chose to adopt that practice), operated very much to the detriment of cleverer boys. Despite the fact that hitherto age has not been a prime consideration in deciding when a boy shall take the School Certificate Examination (though we have not ignored it in our placings), 100% specialisation has never been our practice. In the VIth Form at least one third of a boy's time is devoted to non-specialist general studies with no examination in view, a system to which we attach great importance. This year, with the operation of the age limit, eighteen boys will be debarred from taking the S.C. Examination. Most of them must pass into the VIth Form 5

and be forced to continue at least three subjects to examination level in addition to their specialist studies. The regulation, as it stands, makes no difference to the progress of the average boy, but the special needs of these younger and cleverer boys seem to have been completely overlooked. In our existing curriculum (Mr. Dronfield continued) opportunity was offered in the VIth Forms, and elsewhere, for optional courses in Music, Art, Civics, and the like, which would, he believed, arouse a permanent interest in these subjects. And it was our aim at some time in a boy's career to include a course of study on the City of York and its many historical and architectural treasures, a course whic'i would inculcate in our boys something of their eventual civic responsibilities. The examination results for the past year showed successes in a wide variety of subjects, both in scholarships and in the large number of "Goods" obtained by candidates taking the Higher Certificate examination for the first time. The Headmaster deplored the fact that under the regulations governing the new General Certificate of Education it would be recorded only that a boy had passed or failed, and all marks of distinction or differentiation would be abolished. Despite this continuation of the now-popular process "levelling down", we at St. Peter's should continue to encourage the competitive spirit, since it was our task to prepare them for a competitive world, and to teach them to wear with humility the laurels of temporary success, or to face set-backs in the right spirit of determination to succeed in the future. In dealing with the problem of the impact of military service on boys' careers, Mr. Dronfield explained that he was inclined to advise the course approved by most of the Oxford and Cambridge Colleges, that military service be done between school and university; though no hard and fast rule could be laid down since the factors in individual cases varied considerably. On the question of careers in general, parents would be interested in the re-organisation of the Public Schools' Appointments Bureau with representatives of business firm; on its advisory council. There was much evidence that business firms were looking more and more for boys of eighteen who had had opportunities at school of acquiring powers of leadership and the ability to shoulder responsibi.ity. A training on broad academic line, was an excellent preparation. Lastly, before turning to out-of-school activities, the Headmaster dwelt on the continued progress and development of the Junior School. Our policy remained to make this department a separate entity under its own Staff, while at the same time ensuring by a careful co-ordination of the work that transition to the Senior School should be a social rather than educational event. The re-introduction of a small advanced form at the top of the Junior School, whence boys could pass straight into the Senior School Vth Forms, had been eminently successful. 6

In his review of events outside the classroom Mr. Dronfield mentioned the production of "Twelve Thousand", another magnificent success in the sequence of School plays, and the re-introduction, in the Easter Term, of a Junior School Concert, a most successful venture, which gave scope to a very large number of boys, who thus gained the valuable experience of learning to open their mouths in public. Similarly the popular Debating Society in the Senior School afforded an opportunity to older boys to gain confidence in public speaking and to become familiar with the details of debating procedure. It was, of course, impossible to comment on the activities of all our School Societies, but he could not pass over the flourishing Science Society, whose triennial Exhibition would be held in the Easter Term, and the Music Society, in which the enthusiasm of masters and senior boys had been infectious. Two outstanding musical events of the year had been the singing by the Choir, at the service of dedication of the Memorial Shrine, of the anthem by Alan Gray, an Old Peterite, "What are these that glow from afar" (the original manuscript, loaned by Trinity College, Cambridge, was on view in the School Library); and the singing of Bach's "Magnificat" in Chapel to mark the bicentenary of the composer's death. The general enthusiasm for music had found an outlet in the successful Inter-House Music Competition for a cu? presented by Colonel Cape. In games, the year under review had been outstandingly successful. Under the splendid leadership of the Captain, D. Walter, the Rugger XV had played its usual eight School matches and won them all. The weather had not permitted us exactly to repeat this remarkable_ achievement at Cricket, none the less the XI, enthusiastically captained by P. T. Baker, had the signal distinction of an unbeaten record in School games. The Colts XI deserved a special word of praise for their victorious season; and, if we could affirm that Cricket at St. Peter's was in a very healthy state, much credit was due to our coach, Mr. B. B. Wilson, who, coming to us eight years ago, when most of our younger masters were on active service, initiated a policy of beginning at the bottom of the School which is bearing fruit today. The flourishing condition of our Rugger and Cricket must be a source of justifiable pride and satisfaction alike to Mr. Chilman, who has done so much for the Junior School, and to Mr. Harding, our Games Master. The Headmaster turned last to the C.C.F., which plays so important a part in our School life in these troubled days. Our Cadet Force had the distinction of being one of the few in the country operating all three sections, Navy, Army and Air Force. Many of our boys took up one or another of the Services as a permanent career; and in the ordinary National Service the possession of one of the Proficiency Certificates would open the door to the Army or Air Force and ensure a boy a choice of Branch. The R.A.F. Section was still in its infancy and there had not been time for Cadets to take the Proficiency

examination; but the choice of R. A. Calvert, who has been awarded a Cadetship at Cranwell, as one of the contingent of Cadets to visit the U.S.A. and Canada, under the reciprocal visits scheme, is a matter for congratulation. There are now opportunities for the annual summer camps, and at last year's camp our contingent won the cup, presented for the first time, for an Inter-School Athletics Competition. The Annual Inspection, this year taken by Brigadier Lipscomb, had produced a first-class report. For the healthy state of the C.C.F., which provided a training and discipline not easily obtained in any other way, a great debt was owed to those masters who took voluntary commissions and readily gave their time and energies; and special thanks were owed to our O.C., Major Crews, for the constant exercise of his fertile imagination in getting the very best out of his force. The Headmaster concluded by paying a tribute to all, from the Chairman of the Governors downwards, whose ungrudging support had made possible a report which was so gratifying and which the audience received with enthusiastic acclamation. PRIZE LIST

Norman Crombie Memorial Prize Archbishop of York's Prize for Classics Dean of York's Prize for Latin Prose: VIth Form Below VIth Stephenson Greek Prize Whytehead Memorial Prizes for Divinity Senior School—VIth Form Below VIth Junior School—Senior

J. B. Mortimer J. J. Youll

M. I. H. Unwin C. K. Smith C. K. Smith

Junior

Toyne European History Prize The Headmaster's Prize for Mathematics The B.M.A. Medal for Science The Needham Prizes for Architecture

A. R. Royle E. A. M. Reid-Smith M. G. Sykes K. Brown D. N. L. Beresford A. R. Royle D. G. Hilton R. J. Gibson J. N. Ramsden A. Watson B. M. Nendick

Jack Brittain Memorial Prize for Middle School Essay Old Peterite Club Reading Prizes : Senior School—VIth Form - I. G. Cobham Below VIth - C. M. Dunn Junior School—Senior - D. J. Oldman Junior - P. L. Bellwood Modern Languages Prize D. J. Wilson Physics Prize P. Jenkins Chemistry Prize J. M. Smithson Music Prizes Senior School—Piano - P. Jenkins Instrumental (Violin) - D. P. Norwood Junior School—Piano - R. M. Hick Instrumental (Violin) - E. H. N. Turner :

Art Prizes :

Senior School Junior School -

J. G. H. O'Donnell R. M. Hick J. N. Russell

General Knowledge Prizes : Senior School—VIth Form Below VIth Junior School—Senior Junior Junior School Games Cup Hobbies Cup Fernie Cup Work Cup -

- J. C. Griffiths R. D. Wheatley A. G. Quarmby P. L. Bellwood Spartans R. A. Calvert The Rise Temple

SCHOOL CERTIFICATE PRIZES English French German History Art Physics and Chemistry Elementary Mathematics Additional Mathematics Latin Greek Geography General Science -

(1949) R. D. Palframan - S. H. Storey - M. B. Markus - M. B. Markus - P. K. Masser - D. A. Haxby - D. A. Haxby - J. J. Youll - J. J. Youll - J. J. Youll - R. E. Underwood - R. E. Underwood

FORM PRIZES (1949-1950) Senior School IVA. IVB. Shell A. Shell B.

- B. M. Nendick D. J. Bird & D. Haw R. N. Johnson - P. G. Brooke -

Junior School J.VI. J.VA. J.VB. J.IVA. J.IVB. J.IIIA. J.IIIB. J.II. 11. T.I.

- D. M. Walker - P. G. Netherwood - B. A. Heap - C. W. Jose M. G. Sykes - G. F. Mitchell - R. R. Baldwin - H. C. Wright A. D. Best -

LATIN ADDRESS GIVEN AT ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 29th JULY, 1950 By M. I. H. UNWIN (Winner of the Dean of York's Prize for Latin Prose Composition) ORATIO AD CONCILIUM SCHOLAE SANCTI PETRI ANTE DIEM QUARTUM KALENDAS AUGUSTAS MDCCCCL

Salvete omnes. Credo equidem omnibus volentibus fore si, quoad ejus facere possum, virum saluto praeclarissimum, nobilissimum comitem hujus regni Scarburianum, et tibi gratias ago quod inter tot et tanta negotia nostro concilio adesse voluisti. Mihi autem quid de te et tuis amplissimis honoribus dicendum sit reputanti vehementissime occurrit quantae me circumsistant difficultates. Quid prodest apud hos bene scientes tua maxima in civitatem merita per seriem recitare? Quis enim ignorat te ab ipsis civibus nostris inter Senatores electum et in publicis consiliis et in rebus administrandis summam laudem meruisse? Nec non in ultimis Indis, quae gens olim nostri imperii florentissima pars quasi gemma splendidissima in corona regia fulgebat, nunc autem, vindicata libertate, splendore illo suis ipsius dissemsionibus paullum contaminato, suas res populariter administrare discit—nonne tu, inquam, procurator urbis inter maximas Indorum delectus ita te gessisti ut rex poster te summis honoribus dignari vellet, haud ignarus, credo, quantum debere tur tibi et tui similibus quod populum ilium, barbarum olim et artium bonarum omnino expertem, exemplis honestis erudivissetis et per imperium vestrum mite et prudens artem rerum liberaliter administrandi praecepissetis. Quid dicam de tua militari virtute ac peritia? Ne omnino praetermittam, mentionem facere velim te in priore bello adversus Germanos gesto turmis equitum praefectus mira fortitudine in Gallia propugnavisse, vectum scilicet equo et non, ut nunc, cum homines, illud Varronianum* imitati, equites vocare solent quod equum non habent, machina quadam fuliginosa atque oleum redolenti in hostem illatum. Neque in secundo bello patriae defuisti, quippe qui, jam rude donatus, evocatus ad munera belli te promptissimum praeberes. Sed fugaces labuntur anni. Tibi nobilitato et in alium locum translato non eadem munera. Nunc ut in nostro comitatu omnia prospere curentur totum animum intendis. Omnis quidem regio, cujus caput est urbs nostra Eboracum (dico enim), ut illa Gallia Caesariana, in tres partes divisa est, quibus homines, mira etymologia usi, nomen `cursibus' indiderunt. Quod ei quae ad solis occasum spectat tu, ut legatus regis et custos rotulorum, praefectus es, nihil felicius, nihil nobis beneficentius fieri potuit. Omnibus enim nota est diligentia tua, probati mores, ingenium ac prudentia experta. Unde originem ducis, ibi amor tuus et studium. * `lucus a non lucendo'.

Quod si propter tanta et talia beneficia summis laudibus oneratus es, certe non est fortunae tuae. Hodie enim plurimum valet illud Juvenalis, 'Stemmata quid faciunt . . 2f Immo nostra aetas hominis vulgaris saeculum haud absurde appellata est. Plus quidem incommodi habet quod illustrissimo loco ortus originem ducis a majoribus qui trecentos ferme annos inter nobilissimos et Britannorum et Hibernorum ordines ascripti sunt. Tu vero in nullum opificum collegium ascitus es; nunquam, credo, laboravisti vel in metallis vel in domibus aedificandis (nam quod inter eos sensu speculativo artem aedificandi edoctos summum honorem attigisti nihil fortasse ad rem) : non tu, inquam, ut nobilissimo patre natus idcirco honorem ab aequalibus nostris facile expectares. Res quidem multo alia est. Fortunae tuae, titulis, tot majorum imaginibus fortiter obsistere, superare vulgi suspiciones, quibus injuria est sanguine longo censeri, `hoc opus, hic labor est4 Ut omnes cives, et praecipue Eboracensei nostri, te laudent, ament, extollant, nonne propter tuos ipsius mores et ingenium singulare effecisti? Sed ne te et hos audientes taedeat eloquendi finem facio. Hoc solum addiderim, me magnopere gaudere quod mihi adhuc juveni et quasi in ipso limine vitae stanti te virum jam operibus et spatio temporis probatum meis sententiis ornare licuit. Te igitur alumnum illius collegii Etonae, praeclarissimae, ut constat, inter scholas nostras, ego pro hac Schola Sancti Petri Eboracensi, consensu omnium facile antiquissima, nunc saluto. Fama est ducem insignissimum Britannicum Gallorum dictatorem, Napoleonem dico, proelio vincere Etoniensibus campis edoctum esse; nobis quoque gloriari licet quod in campis Petranis didicit alumnus noster et ab Australianis et (horresco referens) Indis Occidentalibus in certamine pilae fuste verberandae superari. Sed haec fortasse jocosiora quam quae perorationi conveniant. Nos quidem non sine gloria ac laude hominum profecimus, dum per longa simos honores saecula super antiquas vias ingredimur; tuos cum amplis et maxima in rempublicam merita contemplamur, quis dubitare potest quin sempiterna sit laude atque in perpetuum floreat Etona. A TRANSLATION OF THE SPEECH I feel that I shall have the approval of all of you, if I welcome our distinguished guest, the Right Honourable the Earl of Scarbrough, and convey to him, as far as I am able, our thanks for consenting to come to us today, despite the many important calls on his time. When, however, I reflect on what should be said of one of such high distinction, I am very conscious of the difficulties which beset me. Before an audience familiar with your great services to our country, f Juvenal, Satires viii, I. $ V ergil, Aeneid VI.

there would seem little need to dilate on them in detail. All here arc aware of your record as a Member of Parliament (elected indeed by our own citizens of York) and of your achievements both in the debates of our legislature and in administrative office. Again in distant India, a country once a most flourishing part of our empire and described indeed as the brightest jewel of the crown, though now, the brightness a little tarnished perhaps by dissension, it has claimed its independence and is learning to administer its own affairs democratically—in India, as the Governor of one of its most important cities [Bombay] your services were such as to earn high honour from His Majesty the King, understanding as he does, the great debt owed to you and those like you, who by their honourable example have educated a people once barbarous and ignorant of the arts of civilization, and taught them, by their own benevolent and prudent rule, the principles of democratic government. I should, perhaps, touch briefly on your military career and your prowess in arms, and recall that in the first world war you fought valiantly in France as a cavalry officer—mounted, one imagines, on a horse, and not, as in these days when, on the principle of lucus a non lucendo, we call them cavalry because they haven't a horse, transported into battle by a grimy mechanical contrivance stinking of oil. Nor in the second war did you fail your country. Called from retirement you readily shouldered again the burden of military service. But inevitably the years slip by. Now that you have succeeded to your title and have been translated to 'another place', the sphere of your activities is changed. Today your energies are devoted to the welfare of our own county. That region, of which our city of York is (I dare to say it) the capital, is divided, like all Gaul in the days of Caesar, into three parts, which, by a curious nomenclature, are styled `Ridings'. That His Majesty has been pleased to appoint you Lord Lieutenant and Keeper of the Rolls of the West Riding is our great good fortune. For all of us know well your devotion to your responsibilities, your high character, and your proven wisdom and foresight. We know that your affections and your enthusiasm are for your own county. And I would suggest that, if your great services have been rewarded with high honours, this is in no way due to the accident of your exalted birth. Today there is especial force in the words of the poet Juvenal, .' Aptly indeed has our age been `Of what avail is a family tree. called the Day of the Common Man. Your high rank and ancestors who have been for some three hundred years of the peerages of England and Ireland must be something of a handicap. You are a member of no trades union; you have worked in no mine; you have laid no brick; and that you have attained the highest distinction among those who practise the mason's craft in a speculative sense is nothing to the purpose. From the men of today you cannot, I suggest, command honour merely because you are your father's son. The boot, .

indeed, is on the other foot. To struggle courageously against your high birth, your titles, and the portraits of your ancestors, and to overcome the suspicions of the Common Man, to whom long lineage is a personal affront, 'that you must toil and strive to do'. If you have gained the respect and honour of your fellow-countrymen and especially our people of York, it is because of your own sterling character and your own outstanding ability. But I shall weary you, Sir, and indeed my audience, and I must bring my speech to an end. I would add only this, that it is a great pleasure to me, a young man on the threshold of life, to pay my tribute to one whose work has been proved by the test of time. And so to you, a son of Eton, by common consent the most renowned of our schools, I, on behalf of St. Peter's of York, by far the oldest of all, give greeting. We are told that England's most distinguished general overthrew Napoleon and won the battle of Waterloo on the playing fields of Eton. We too can boast that on the playing fields of St. Peter's one of our number, in a contest of beating a ball with a piece of wood, against Australians and (alas) West Indians, learned— to be defeated. But I must be serious at the close of my speech. We indeed, while through the long centuries we have trodden the ancient ways, have gone forward not without glory. When, Sir, we regard your high honours and your great services to the state, can we doubt that the glory of Eton is assured and that she will flourish for all time?

OLD PETERITE NEWS THE OLD PETERITE DINNER The Annual Dinner of the Old Peterite Club was held on Friday, 28th July, at "Betty's Restaurant". After the Dinner a Presentation of a Chiming Westminster Clock was made to Lt.-Col. H. C. Scott in grateful remembrance of his thirty years' service to the Club as Hon. Secretary. The presentation was made on behalf of the Club by the Hon. Secretary (Mr. K. H. Rhodes), and Lt.-Col. Scott replied with an entertaining speech, filled with sparkling reminiscences of the "highlights" of his long period of office. The toast of the School was proposed by the Rev. H. N. Hodd and replied to by the Headmaster. The toast of the Club was proposed by Mr. E. S. Jeffs and responded to by Mr. A. B. Cooper. The following were present :— Anelay, W. P. Atkinson, J. M. Atkinson, P. S. Atkinson, R. E. A. Black, V. M. Brown, H. Beetham, S. H. Burgess, N. B.

Burgess, L. Battrick, A. Burnett, N. R. Burdass, C. U. Burdass, J. U. Bown, F. R. Blenkin, J. N. Border, A. P. 13

Chadwick, F. J. Carlill, F. Chantry, W. Clegg, M. T. Crombie, G. N. P. Crews, D. K. Cooper, A. B. Daniel, I.

Dodd, R. E. Dixon, H. L. Dean, J. Dook, J. McL. Dee, C. C. Emmett, R. G. Easten, J. A. Fairweather, C. C. Frank, C. Garth, R. M. Gray, R. V. C. Grindrod, C. 0. Goode, C. D. Grove-Stephensen, J. C. Gossop, E. R. Harrison, N. B. Hudson, C. K. Hutchinson, R. L. Huntley, W. G. Harding, R. F. Hardisty, D. Hillyard, E. J. Hillyard, F. H. Hearfield, J. Harper, K. R. G. Hannon, J. A. Hodd, H. N. Hanson, J. A.

Harnby, F. B. S. Jeffs, E. S. Knowlson, D. W. Lewis, T. J. Leigh, P. V. Lee, B. Miller, R. L. McDermid, N. G. L. R. McDermid, R. T. W. Matthews, P. G. Newdick, F. N. Norwood, D. Oxtoby, G. H. Parker, R. Pattinson, J. L. Penty, J. R. Powell, W. W. Ping, A. W. Rayson, J. C. M. Rumfitt, D. T. Roy, M. T. Robson, H. C. Rhodes, K. H. Ringrose, P. F. Rucklidge, J. M. Saville, J. Sykes, P. H. Sykes, P. R.

Smith, G. D. Stuart, J. E. Sedman, F. P. Scott, H. C. Shepherd. C. S. Stanley, R. M. Stanley, J. D. Smith, G. W. Short, A. A. Sheriff, E. Simpson, J. L. Steele, P. M. Stratton, W. A. Tate, D. H. Thompson, D. W. Troop, J. G. Whitelock, P. R. Watson, R. D. Wright, A. T. H. Wilson, K. W. Walter, D. Wade, P. T. Wilson, D. Watson, A. Whitehead, J. A. The Headmaster. The Head of the School (J. B. Mortimer)

THE OLD PETERITE CLUB The 59th Annual General Meeting of the Old Peterite Club was held at the School on Friday, 28th July. A motion that retiring members of the Committee should not be eligible for re-election until a period of one year had elapsed was fully debated and eventually rejected. Brigadier C. C. Fairweather was elected a Vice-President of the Club. The Rev. H. N. Hodd and P. F. Ringrose were elected to the Committee in the place of Brigadier C. C. Fairweather and D. Norwood, who retired in rotation. The suggestion that the Club should be represented on the Governing Body was discussed at length and a resolution to this effect was carried nem. con. The Headmaster undertook to convey the terms of this resolution to the Governors as soon as possible. The institution of an alternative Old Peterite tie, more suitable for wear with a dark suit, was discussed and approved by the Meeting. The accounts of the previous year were submitted and approved.

THE OLD PETERITE LONDON DINNER As announced in our last issue the London Dinner will be held on Wednesday, 8th November, at Brown's Hotel. Information may be obtained from A. B. Cooper, 137 Longland Drive, Totteridge, London, N.20. 14

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In the course of the summer holidays H. B. Greenwood (Day Boy, 1908-14) visited the School after a prolonged absence from England. For some 25 years he has lived in California. His address is 372 San Salvador St., San Jose, 12, California. * * * G. F. Tendall, well remembered by many O.P.s as a notable master at the School, is living at the Villa Marie Francois, 5 rue du Lac, Cannes, A.M., France. He acts as organist at the English Church, and Mrs. Tendall sings in the choir. This news we have gleaned from J. B. Gedge, who called on Mr. and Mrs. Tendall in the course of a holiday on the Riviera. We are asked to convey an invitation from Mr. and Mrs. Tendall to any O.P.s who may be in or near Cannes to stay with them for a few nights 'if due notice is given'. They send greetings to O.P. friends, from whom they would welcome letters. In a recent letter Mr. Tendall expresses his appreciation of "The Peterite" and congratulates "all who contribute to make it the live and interesting publication which it is today". * * * E. A. G. Harrop (Temple, 1926-33) has been appointed Assistant Traffic Superintendent, Headquarters, Nairobi, East African Railways and Harbours. He has been associated with railways since he left School, when he joined the L.N.E.R., North Eastern Area. After service in district and headquarters offices he was selected for special training in 1939. After war service (he was a Captain in the Royal Engineers) he held an appointment with the Railways Branch, Transport Division, Germany, and was concerned with rail and inter-zonal movements in the Berlin area. At the time of his new appointment, in March this year, he was stationed at Wuppertal as Railways Branch representative. * * * We congratulate Lt.-Col. Noel Blenkin, M.O. (1901-06), on the award of the T.D.; and Captain C. J. Lynch (1933-37), 1st Dorset Regiment, on qualifying for entrance to the Staff College by the War Office Examination held in February, 1950. * * * John Saville (1914-19) appears as a Justice of the Peace for York in the list of new magistrates published on 18th September, 1950. He takes an active part in the life of the City, and is Vice-Chairman, York Executive Council, National Health Service, Chairman of York Boys' Club, and a member of the 'Merchant Adventurers' Company. * * * Major S. Anderson (1911-21) has retired after 30 years' service in the Territorial Army. For 28 years he served with No. 213 Medium Battery of the 54th Medium Brigade, York, and for the last two years commanded "P" Battery, Harrogate. On his retirement he received presentations both from the Officers and the Other Ranks of his Company, as well as from his old York Battery. 15

We congratulate G. A. Radford (1939-48), who, following his father's footsteps, is making a career on the stage, on his debut in the West End. He has a part in "Reluctant Heroes", which, at the time of writing, is playing at the Whitehall Theatre.

O.P. BADGES, TIES, ETC. We are asked to publish that the following are available at the School Shop :O.P. ties ... 5/6 O.P. squares ... ... 15/0.P. blazer badges in silver and gold ... 21/They may be obtained at the above prices, plus 3d. for postage, from Mr. A. T. Howat, at the School. OBITUARY We are sorry to record the death, in September, of J. H. Hilton Robinson (1897-99) at his home, Foulsyke, Loweswater, Cockermouth, Cumberland. He was a member of the O.P. Club and maintained an undiminished interest in the School. We regret very much the severance of another link with nineteenth century Peterites. SILVER WEDDING We congratulate Mr. and Mrs. D. Norwood (School House, 1909-18) on the celebration of their Silver Wedding on 15th August. They were married 25 years ago at Kirk Michael, I.O.M. ENGAGEMENTS The engagement is announced between Richard Guy, only son of 'Mr. and Mrs. F. Bryan Crowther, of The Knowles, Fixby, Huddersfield, and Ann, youngest daughter of 'Mr. and Mrs. Leslie H. Stott, of Parkleigh, Queen's Road, Oldham. [School House, 1942-46.] The engagement is announced of Trevor, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Middleton, of Graham Park Road, Gosforth, and Anne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Waugh, of Westfield Drive, Gosforth. [School House, 1940-44.] MARRIAGES BUCKLER—NORTHCOTT. On 26th August, at Emmanuel Church, Plymouth, Lieut. Frederic Noel Buckler, R.N., to Constance Mary Northcott. [School House, 1930-42.] JAQUES—WILSON. On 1st August, 1950, at St. Columba's Church of Scotland, Knightsbridge, by the Rev. R. F. V. Scott, D.D., Stanley H. Jaques, of Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancs., and of Manila, Philippines, to Sarah (Sadie) Wilson, of Dromara, County Down, Ireland, Member of H.'M. Foreign Service. [School House, 1928-36.] 16

NORWOOD—WHITTELL. On 17th August, Michael Norwood, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Norwood, to Marjorie Whittell. [School House, 1937-44.] SMITH—DUCK. On 27th May, at St. Stephen's Church, Acomb, York, G. Dennis Smith to Margaret Duck. [The Rise, 1935-42.] BIRTHS TOMPKINS.—On 17th July, at the Alexandra Nursing Home, Plymouth, to Gabrielle (nee Trinkler), wife of Douglas Tompkins, a daughter (Marion). [1940-41.] WRIGHT.—On 24th September, at the Purey Cust Nursing Home, York, to Patricia (nee Bellerby), wife of Alan T. H. Wright, a son (Richard Michael Alan). [1932-38.] OXFORD LU1 1 bR (We regret that at the time of going to press no corresponding communication has been received from Cambridge.) OXFORD. October, 1950. Dear Sirs, It is always a little difficult at the end of a long, and possibly chequered, summer vacation to recapture something of the spirit of the Oxford Trinity Term. At any time it would be almost impossible to describe adequately the atmosphere of unhurried, open-air enjoyment, mingled, for some unfortunates, with a brief period of sharp anxiety in the Examination Schools; but now, at the start of a new and very different term, the task appears unapproachable. The character of versity seems to have changed whilst we have been of the whole Uni away, as if it had put on some thin grey cloak as protection from the rigours of the winter ahead. The Cherwell looks cold and rather sad beneath the rain, and only a nest of empty, neglected-looking punts, lying behind Magdalen, serve to remind us that, not so very long ago, the same river was thronged with carefree people bent on wasting yet another day. The photographers' windows still display groups of weary but very happy revellers on their way home after one of the many Commem. Balls; but it is somehow hard to believe that it was in this same city, and less than four months ago, that we danced till 6 a.m. However, the winter terms are not without their lighter side (even if the next Eights Week is not until May, '51) and there is a purposeful expression in the eyes of the solid-looking individuals in rugger kit, who have replaced their quieter colleagues in white flannels. Before we present the meagre facts which we have succeeded in extracting from some of the O.P.s who were in residence here last term, may we offer two rather more reliable pieces of information which may be of interest to some of the Oxford O.P.s? 17

First, despite the gloomy announcement appearing above the impressive array of initials, N.G.L.R.McD., in the October, '49, issue of "The Peterite", it is now possible to obtain Oxford O.P. ties and squares from Walters, 10 The Turl, Oxford. These are the genuine article—gold keys on an Oxford blue ground. Second, it is proposed to hold an Oxford O.P. Dinner on Saturday, 4th November, which the Headmaster has promised to attend. If there are any past members of the School and the University who would like to attend, will they please get into touch with P. R. Sykes, at St. Edmund Hall, before 26th October. Several O.P.s have quite succeeded in avoiding or ignoring all requests for information. We presume they were with us last term. In the faint hope of shaming them into some semblance of activity, we place their names and Colleges at the head of the list :Robert Hey (New College). M. R. Waddingham (Pembroke). Geoffrey Mountain (Wycliffe Hall). Peter Robson (B.N.C.). G. C. Norris (Worcester). A little more is known of the activities of the following :J. H. Oxley-Parker (St. Edmund Hall) managed to play his recorder, learn to punt, and swim for the Dolphins despite the threat of an examination to be taken at the end of term. W. S. Samuels (Wadham) seems to have become hopelessly involved with amateur dramatics. Was seen leading a horse off the stage in a Wadham production of "Much Ado about Nothing". Peter Andrew (Keble) enjoyed what he himself described as "the easiest term I'm ever likely to have". Was frequently seen watching cricket in the parks, playing tennis on the Keble courts, and drifting lazily up and down the Cherwell. John Denison (Worcester) claims to have been working. Played a form of cricket with the Worcester Rustics C.C. and a prominent part in the Worcester Commem. Ball. Having achieved a History degree, is now going down to make soap. E. A. K. Denison (B.N.C.) also claims to have been working, and has certainly achieved a "2nd", somehow. Was Secretary of the B.N.C. Hornets C.C., an office demanding a person of almost limitless capacity—for alcohol ! Organised an exceptionally enjoyable evening for some of the Oxford O.P.s and N. W. D. Yardley. J. C. M. Rayson (B.N.C.) appears to have averaged seven hours cricket per day. Was elected a member of the Authentics at an early stage. • Cheerfully admits having done no work at all. Joined heartily in the St. Edmund Hall Commem. Ball. P. R. Sykes (St. Edmund Hall) played quite serious tennis for S.E.H. and very light-hearted cricket for the Teddy Bears C.C. Became a fair hand with a punt towards the end of term. Worked very hard on Tuesdays. 18

EXAMINATION RESULTS SCHOLARSHIPS CITY OF YORK MAJOR SCHOLARSHIP :

M. E. Kershaw (French and History).

NORTH RIDING MAJOR SCHOLARSHIP :

A. E. Royle (History and Geography).

EAST LANCASHIRE COUNTY MAJOR SCHOLARSHIP : M. I. H. Unwin (Latin and French).

HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION The following boys were awarded Certificates :UPPER VI. R. A. Calvert ("Good" in Applied Mathematics and Physics). D. Fletcher. A. M. Kendell ("Good" in Geography). M. E. Kershaw ("Good" in French). P. J. R. Mason ("Good" in Latin). P. W. V. Milburn ("Good" in French). J. B. Mortimer ("Good" in History and French). A. R. Royle ("Good" in History and Geography). E. D. Thornton ("Good" in Pure Mathematics and Physics). R. J. Townshend ("Good" in History and Geography). M. I. H. Unwin ("Good" in Latin and French). D. J. Wilson ("Good" in Geography and French). LOWER VI. J. T. Ankers ("Good" in French). P. T. Baker ("Good" in Pure Mathematics). I. S. Berg ("Good" in Physics and Chemistry). J. G. Booth ("Good" in Chemistry). J. M. Booth ("Good" in Chemistry). I. G. Cobham. G. Elliott. R. E. S. Farrar ("Good" in Pure Mathematics). D. M. Findlay. D. G. Hilton ("Good" in Pure Mathematics and Physics). D. H. Holmes. R. I. Hunt. H. Murray. J. D. Poole ("Good" in Chemistry). W. B. Powell ("Good" in French and German). D. J. Pratt ("Good" in Latin and French). E. Robinson. M. W. Senior ("Distinction" in Geography, "Good" in History). J. M. Smithson ("Good" in Chemistry). V. K. Varley ("Good" in Applied Mathematics).

SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION 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 and Pass in English Language. + after the letters f or h indicates a pass in the Oral Examination. b—English Literature. c—History. d—Geography. e—Latin. f—Greek. g—French. h—German. i—Elementary Mathematics. j—Additional Mathematics. m—Physics and Chemistry. s—Science o—Art.

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A. P. Buttrum-2 B c e F G -F I. E. G. Dixon-2 B C E G+ H i j. P. M. Duffield-2 B G I M. M. J. F. Everitt-2 B D G+ I M. D. I. Fletcher-1 B C g+ I M. T. A. Foy-2 B D e G+ I. M. T. Greenwood-3 B g+ i M. C. D. King-2 BD Ghi j. D. B. Knowles-1 B C e f G-F I. G. D. Lambert-1 B G I m. R. J. Murphy-2 B d G h+ I. P. Newton-2 B D e G+ H+ i j. G. B. Pullan-2 B D e G+ I J. H. W. J. Rigg-1 B e G+ I M. C. V. Roberts-2 BceG I. C. K. Smith-2 B E F G+ I. J. B. Weightman-1 B D e G+ H I J. J. E. B. Annequin-2 B c g o. P. J. Blincoe-3 Bdis o. F. D. Browne-2 B D I S 0. C. D. Hunter-3 B I j S o. R. H. Jackson-2 B G+ s o. M. C. M. Lochore-2 B C S 0. N. E. V. Marshall,---2 B D I S o. P. W. Newhouse-3 B I S o. J. N. Ramsden-3 B D S 0. K. M. Ratcliff-3 b D i s 0. D. E. B. Steele-2 bdiS o. P. McL. Walshaw-2 B g+ I S. B. D. Watson-2 B c I 0.

ST. PETER'S SCHOLARSHIPS, 1950 Penman (Ascham House, Gosforth, Newcastleon-Tyne). WOLSTENHOLME SCHOLARSHIP- E. Davey (St. Hugh's, Woodhall Spa). FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS-C. S. Elston (Ascham House, Gosforth, Newcastleon-Tyne). J. B. Claydon (St. Peter's School). OTHER BOARDING SCHOLARSHIPS-J. R. Jenkinson (St. Peter's Junior School). J. E. H. Quickfall (St. Peter's Junior School). HEY SCHOLARSHIP (FOR DAY Bovs)—D. M. Walker (St. Peter's Junior School).

RILEY-SMITH SCHOLARSHIP-R.

VALETE AND SALVETE VALETE (July, 1950) THE GROVE

E. D. Thornton. 1945-50. (Rise, 1945-48). School Monitor. Head of Grove.

U.VI Maths. School Cert., 1947. H.S.C., 1949 and 50. 2nd XI Cricket, 1947. 1st XI, 1948-49-50. Colours and Cap, 1948-49-50. Vice-captain, 1949-50. Played for 2nd XI Hockey, 1948. 2nd XI, 1949. 1st XI, 1950. Colours, 1950. Played for 2nd XV, 1948-49. 2nd XV, 1949-50. `A' XV, 1949-50. Played for Squash Team, 1947-48. Squash Colours, 1949-50. Secretary of Squash, 1949-50. Athletics Team, 1948. Games Committee. Founder-member of Curia. L/Sgt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". 20

A. M. Kendell. 1945-50. (St Olave's, 1943.) (Rise, 1945-48.) School Monitor. Chapel Monitor. U.VI Modern. School Cert., 1947. H.S.C., 1949 and 50. Colts XV, 1945-46-47. 2nd XV, 1947. 'A' XV, 1947. 1st XV, 1947-48-49-50. Colours, 1947-48-49-50. Cap, 1949-50. Colts XI, Cricket, 1946-47. 2nd XI Cricket, 1948-50. Colours, 1948. Played for 1st XI, 1948-49-50. Colours, 1949. Athletics Team, 1946-48. Squash Team, 1949-50. Colours, 1950. Captain of Fencing, 1948-49-50. 2nd VIII, Shooting, 1949. School Play, 1945-46-47-49. Secretary of Games Committee. Secretary of Chapel Committee. Founder-member of the Curia. School Choir. Choral Society. Library Monitor. S.S.M. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". 1st Class Shot. G. R. A. March. 1945-50. (School House, 1945-48). L.VI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1948. 2nd XV and Colours, 1948-49. Captain, 2nd XV, 1949-50. Captain, 'A' XV, 1949-50. 2nd XI Hockey, 1949. 1st XI Hockey and Colours, 1950. School Orchestra, 1946. Sgt. in the C.C.F. Cert. "A". 1st Class Shot. Prof. Badge, Sigs. Class. D. P. Norwood. 1945-50. (School House, 1945-48). Upper VI Mathematics. House Monitor. H.S.C., 1947-49. State Scholarship, 1949. Open Exhibition in Mathematics to Hertford College, Oxford, 1950. Played for Colts XV, 1947. 2nd XI Hockey and Colours, 1950. School Play, 1946-47. School Orchestra, 1946-50. Hon. Secretary of the Musical Society Committee. Founder-member of the Curia. Library Monitor. Leading Seaman in R.N. Section of C.C.F. Leading Seaman Exam. First Class Shot. Proficiency Badge. A. R. Royle. 1947-50. (School House, 1947-48). Upper VI Modern. House Monitor. H.S.C., 1949. N.R. Major Scholarship, 1950. School Tennis Team, 1950. Member of the Chapel Committee. Founder-member of the Curia. C.Q.M.S. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". M. I. H. Unwin. 1945-50. U.VI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1947. H.S.C., 1949. H.S.C. and East Lancs. County Major Scholarship, 1950. 1st XV Colours, 1949. Hon. Sec. Debating Society. Library Monitor. Editor of "The Peterite". D. J. Wilson. 1945-50. (School House, 1945-48). (Junior School, 1943). Upper VI Modern. House Monitor. S.C., 1948. H.S.C., 1949 and 50. Junior Colts, 1946. Senior Colts, 1947. 2nd XV, 1948-49. Colours, 1948. 2nd IV, 1948-49. Colours, 1948. 1st IV, 1950. 1st VIII, 1950. Captain of Boats, 1950. Debating Society Committee. Musical Society Committee. Games Committee. Founder-member of Curia. Member of School Orchestra. Library Monitor. Editor of "The Peterite". Cert. "A". P.O. i/c R.N. Section, C.C.F. 1st Class Shot. R. I. Hunt. 1945-50. (St. Olave's, 1943). (Temple, 1945-48). L.VI. School Cert., 1949. H.S.C., 1950. Shot for 1st VIII, 1948-49-50. Colours, 1948-49. School Play, 1947. Cpl. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". 1st Class Shot. P. W. Newhouse. 1947-50. (Manor, 1947-48). VC. School Cert., 1950. 4th IV Cox and 2nd IV Cox. Colours, 1949. 4th IV, 1950. Cdt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot. Signals Classification. THE MANOR P. Jenkins. 1943-50. (St. Olave's, 1941). U.VI Science. School Monitor. Head of Manor. School Cert., 1945. H.S.C., 1947. State Scholarship, 1949. North Riding Major Scholarship, 1949. Exhibition to Emanuel College, Cambridge, 1949. B.M.A. Medal for Science, 1948. Chess Team, 1946-47-48-49-50. Captain School Chess, 1947-48-49-50. York Schoolboy Chess Championship, 1948-49. 2nd VIII (Shooting), 1947-48-49-50. Shot for 1st VIII. School Play, 1946, 1949. School Orchestra, 1950. Sgt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". Classified Signaller. 1st Class Shot. R. J. Gibson. 1944-50. (St. Olave's, 1938). L.VI Science. House Monitor. School Cert., 1948. B.M.A. Medal for Science. 3rd IV, 1949. 2nd IV Colours, 1949. 1st VIII, 1949-50. 1st IV Colours, 1950. Boxing Team, 1947. School Play, 1946-47-49. Secretary of Science and Natural History 21

Societies. Member of Curia. Ldg/S. and 2nd i/c R.N. Section. Leading Seaman Exam. Cert "A". Proficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. D. J. Hartley. 1945-50. (St. Olave's, 1944). Vc. House Monitor. Junior Colts XV, 1945-46. Senior Colts XV, 1946-47-48. 2nd XV, 1948-49. Colours, 1948-49. 'A' XV, 1948-49. 1st XV, 1949-50. Colours, 1949-50. 4th IV, 1948-49. 2nd VIII, 1948-49. 2nd IV, 1950. Colours, 1950. 1st VIII, 1950. Games Committee. Sgt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". Proficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. D. M. A. Quirke. 1945-50. (St. Olave's, 1941). Transitus. House Monitor. School Cert., 1949. Civil Service Exam. (Army), 1950. School Play, 1949. L/Sgt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". Proficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. B. D. Watson. 1945-50. Transitus. House Monitor. School Cert., 1949. 2nd XI Hockey, 1950. Colours, 1950. School Squash Team, 1949-50. Colours, 1949-50. Cdt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot. I. S. Berg. 1946-50. LVI. School Cert., 1948. H.S.C., 1950. School Chess Team, 1949-50. Science Society Committee, 1946-50. Debating Society Committee, 1949-50. Founder-member of Curia. L/Cpl. in C.C.F. Signals Classification. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot. J. G. Booth. 1946-50. LVI. School Cert., 1948. H.S.C., 1950. 2nd XI Hockey, 1949-50. Colts XI, 1948. 2nd XI Colours, 1950. A.B. in C.C.F. Cert. "A", Part I. Leading Seaman Exam. 1st Class Shot. D. H. Holmes. 1945-50. (Junior School, 1942). LVI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1949. H.S.C., 1950. A.B. in C.C.F. Cert. "A", Part I. J. G. H. O'Donnell, 1946-50 LVI. School Cert., 1949. School Play, 1947, 1949. Library Monitor. Cert., "A", Part I. A.B., 1949. Ldg/Seaman, 1949 M. R. Pallant. 1947-50. •(St. Olave's, 1943). Transitus. School Cert., 1949. Colts XV, 1949-50. School Play, 1947. Choir, 1947-49. Cdt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". Signals Classification. D. J. Pratt. 1945-50.•(St. Olave's, 1944). LVI. School Cert., 1948. H.S.C., 1950. School Play, 1947. K. M. Ratcliff. 1946-50. (St. Olave's, 1944). Vc. School Cert., 1950. Colts XV, 1947-48-49. 2nd XV, 1949-50. Colours, 1949-50. 'A' XV, 1949-50. 1st XI Hockey, 1949-50. Colours, 1949-50. Colts XI, 1947-48. Colours, 1948. 1st XI, 1949-50. Colours, 1949-50. Played for Squash Team, 1949-50. Cdt. in C.C.F. (Army Section). Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot. E. W. Stead. 1947-50. Remove. Colts XV, 1948-49-50. Colts XI, 1948-4950. 2nd XI Colours, 1950. Played for 1st XI, 1950. Chapel Committee. Cdt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A", Part I. THE RISE J. B. Mortimer. 1944-50. (St. Olave's, 1941). Head of School. Head of Rise. School Monitor. Upper VI Modern. School Cert., 1946. H.S.C., 1949 and 50. Colts XI, 1945-46-47. Colours, 1945 and 1947. Captain of Colts XI, 1947. 2nd XI, 1948. 2nd XI Colours, 1948. Played for 1st XI, 1945-48-49-50. Colours, 1949-50. Cap, 1950. 2nd XI Hockey, 1949. Colours, 1949. 1st XI, Hockey, 1949-50. Colours, 1950. 2nd XV, 1949-50. Colours, 1949-50. Captained Yorks. Public Schools' Cricket XI v. Craven Gentlemen, 1950. Played in Yorkshire Public Schools' Hockey Trial, 1950. School Tennis Team, 1949-50. Secretary of Tennis, 1949-50. School Fencing Team (Sabre), 1950. Debating Society Committee. Secretary of Debating Society. Secretary of Games Committee, 1949. Member of Games Committee, 1950. School Play, 1944, 1947. Founder-member and Chairman of the Curia. C.S.M. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". 1st Class Shot. I. U. Warrington. 1945-50. School Monitor. LVI. School Cert., 1948. 2nd XV Colours, 1949-50. 'A' XV, 1949-50. Captain, 2nd XI Hockey, 1949. Colours, 1949. 1st XI Hockey, 1948. Athletics Team, 1946-48. Founder-member of the Curia. Games Committee. Chapel Committee. 22

School Play, 1946-47-49. School Choir, 1949-50. Sgt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". 1st Class Shot. S. H. Amos. 1945-50. (St. Olave's, 1939). House Monitor. Lower VI Science. School Cert., 1948. School Fencing Team, 1948-49-50. Colours, 1948. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1950. 2nd XI Hockey, 1943-50. Colours, 1949. Captain, 1950. Science Society Committee. Natural History Society Committee. L/Sgt. in C.C.F. (Army Section). Cert. "A". 1st Class Shot. R. E. S. Farrar. 1945-50. Lower VI. House Monitor. School Cert, 1948. H.S.C., 1950. Played for Junior Colts XV, 1946. Colts XV, 1947. 2nd XV, 1949. 'A' XV, 1949. Played for Colts Cricket XI, 1947. Member of Curia. School Play, 1947. Leading Seaman in C.C.F. Cert. "A", Part I. Leading Seaman Exam. 1st Class Shot. Proficiency Badge. D. Thompson. 1945-50. (St. Olave's, 1943). Transitus. House Monitor. School Cert., 1949. Colts XI, 1946-47-48. Colours, 19'47. Played for Colts XV, 1948. 2nd XI Cricket, 1949-50. Captain and Colours, 1950. 2nd XV, 1949-50. Colours, 1949-50. Played for 2nd XI Hockey, 1948. 1st XI Hockey, 1949-50. Colours, 1949-50. School Athletics Team, 1947. 'A' XV, 1949. Played for 1st XV. School Tennis Team (1st String), 1949-50. School Play, 1947. School Choir. Drum Major of C.C.F. Band. Cert. "A". M. W. Sanderson. 1947-50 Vc. R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot. P. Waine. 1946-50. Remove. Cdt. in C.C.F. Band. Cert. "A", Part I. A. Watson. 1945-50. (St. Olave's, 1941). Transitus. School Cert., 1949. Cpl. in R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A". J. D. C. Wall. 1946-50. (Junior School, 1942). Remove. 1st XI Colours, 1950. 1st XV Colours, 1949. Cpl. (R.A.F.) in C.C.F. SCHOOL HOUSE P. T. Baker. 1945-50. Lower VI Mathematics. Head of School House. School Cert., 1947. H.S.C., 1950. Played for Colts XI, 1946-47. Capt. of Colts XI, 1947. 1st XI Colours, 1947-48-49-50. Capt. of Cricket, 1949-50. 1st XI Hockey Colours, 1948-49-50. Capt. of Hockey, 1949. s XV, 1945-46-47. Colours, 1946-47. Vice-Capt., 1950. Played for Colt 1st XV Colours, 1947-48-49-50. 1st XV Cap, 1948-49-50. ViceLeeds and District Public Schools XV. Capt. of Rugger, 1949-50. Capt. Played for Yorkshire Public Schools XV against Durham Schools and Welsh Schools, 1950. School Athletics Team, 1946-48. Squash Team nder-member of Curia. Colours, 1949-50. Fencing Team, 1950. Fou Choral Society, 1947-48. Games Committee. Cert. "A". 1st Class Shot. Sgt. in C.C.F. G. Brooks. 1946-50. Vc. House Monitor. 2nd XV Colours, 1949-50. 'A' XV, 1949-50. 3rd IV, 1950. 1st VIII, 1950. School Play, 1949. Armoury Cpl. in C.C.F. 1st Class Shot. Cert. "A" Bugle Badge. R. C. Groves. 1945-50. House Monitor. LVI. School Cert., 1948. 2nd IV. P. W. V. Milburn. 1945-50. Upper VI Modern. House Monitor. Foundation Scholarship, 1945. School Cert., 1947. H.S.C., 1949-50. Entrance Examination, Worcester College, Oxford, 1950. Foundermember of Curia. Chapel Committee. Choral Society, 1950. Colts XV, 1947-48-49. 2nd XV, 1949-50. Colours, 1949-50. 'A' XV, 1949-50. Played for Sunderland Public Schoolboys' XV, 1949-50. Ldg/Seaman in C.C.F. Cert. "A", Part I, 1947. Leading Seaman Exam., 1949. T. C. Willis. 1944-50. (St. Olave's, 1942). LVI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1947. School Boxing Team, 1947. Sec. of Magical Club. Armoury Sgt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". Proficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. W. D. Blease. 1949-50. (St. Olave's, 1945). Shell B. Cdt. in C.C.F. G. Elliott. 1945-50. L.VI. S.C., 1948. H.S.C., 1950.

P. T. Littlewood. 1944-50. Transitus. S.C., 1949. L. E. Shenker. 1947-50. Transitus. 3rd IV Cox, 1950. School Cert., 1949 Cadet in C.C.F. P. McL. Walshaw. 1947-50. (St. Olave's, 1942). Vc. School Cert., 1950. Colts XI, 1948-49-50. Captain of Colts XI, 1950. Colours, 1950. Played for Colts XV, 1949. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot. TEMPLE R. J. Townshend. 1945-50. U.VI Modern. School Monitor. Head of Temple. School Cert., 1947. H.S.C., 1949 and 50 Played for Junior Colts XV, 1946-47. Colts XV, 1946-47-48. Colours, 1947-48. `A' XV, 1948-49. 1st XV, 1948-49-50. Colours, 1948-49-50. Cap, 1949-50. Played for 2nd XI Hockey, 1949. Founder-member of Curia. Games Committee, 1949-50. School Play, 1949. L/Sgt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". Proficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. R. A. Calvert. 1945-50. (St. Olave's, 1940). U.VI Mathematics. School Monitor. School Cert., 1947. H.S.C., 1949 and 50 Entry to Cranwell, 1950. 2nd XV, 1947-48-49. 1st XV, 1949-50. Colours, 1949-50. 4th IV, 1948. 2nd IV, 1949. Colours, 1949. 1st IV, 1950. Colours, 1950. 1st VIII, 1950. Hobbies Cup, 1950. Founder-member of Curia. F/Sgt. i/c R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A". Proficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. G. W. Bird. 1945-50. (St. Olave's, 1943). L.VI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1947. Played for 2nd XV, 1948. School Play, 1947, 1949. Flight-Sgt. in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A". Proficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. D. L. Hourigan. 1945-50. (St. Olave's, 1941). L.VI Science. House Monitor. School Cert., 1948. 2nd VIII (Shooting), 1949. 1st VIII, 1950. Colours, 1950. 3rd IV and 4th IV, 1949. 1st IV Colours, 1950. 1st VIII, 1950. Debating Society Committee. L/Sgt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". 1st Class Shot. P. J. R. Mason. 1945-50. (Junior School, 1943). U.VI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1947. H.S.C., 1949 and 50. Secretary of the Debating Society. Musical Society Committee. Chapel Committee. School Choir. School Orchestra. Chess Team, 1949. Secretary and Founder-member of the Curia. Editor of "The Peterite". I. G. Clarkson. 1947-50. (St. Olave's, 1945). Vc. Played for Senior Colts XV, 1949. Cdt. in C.C.F. (Basic Section). C. W. D. Green. 1945-50. Vc. 2nd VIII, 1947-48. 1st VIII (Shooting), 1949-50. Colours, 1950. Cert. "A". P/O Exam. Leading Seaman in C.C.F. 1st Class Shot. G. D. Lambert. 1947-50. (St. Olave's, 1945). Vs. School Cert., 1950. B. W. Mold. 1946-50. Transitus. School Cert., 1949. Edward Long Entrance Scholarship. Civil Service Exam. for Army, 1950. Member of the Choir. Cdt. in C.C.F. D. E. B. Steele. 1947-50. (St. Olave's, 1942). Vc. Junior Colts XV, 1947. Cadet in C.C.F. (R.A.F. Section). Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. K. Varley. 1945-50. (Junior School, 1943) L.VI. School Cert., 1948. H.S.C., 1950. 1st XI Colours, 1950.

SALVETE (May, 1950) THE RISE J. R. U. Leishman (Shell A), E. I. Moore (Shell A). SCHOOL HOUSE C. C. S. Chapman (Shell A), P. J. French (Shell A), M. R. Leonard (Shell A).

J. Crossley (Shell a).

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SCHOOL OFFICERS SUMMER TERM, 1950 SCHOOL MONITORS :

Head of School and The Rise—J. B. MORTIMER. Head of The Grove—E. D. THORNTON. Head of School House—P. T. BAKER. Head of The Manor—P. JENKINS. Head of Temple—R. J. TOWNSHEND. Chapel Monitor—A. M. KENDELL.

R. A. CALVERT. P. C. KNOWLSON. I. U. WARRINGTON. HOUSE MONITORS : The Grove—G. R. A. MARCH, D. P. NORWOOD, A. R. ROYLE, M. I. H. UNWIN, D. J. WILSON. The Manor—J. M. BOOTH, I. G. COBHAM, R. J. GIBSON, D. J. HARTLEY, D. H. HOLMES, D. M. A. QUIRKE, B. D. WATSON. The Rise— R. E. S. FARRAR, M. G. GOODBURN, P. G. TAYLOR, D. THOMPSON. School House—G. BROOKS, R. C. GROVES, P. W. V. MILBURN, A. N. C. SMITH, T. C. WILLIS. Temple—G. W. BIRD, D. FLETCHER, D L. HOURIGAN, M. E. KERSHAW, P. J. R. MASON. GAMES CAPTAINS : Cricket—P. T. BAKER. Boating—D. J. WILSON. Shooting—D. M. FINDLAY Squash—E. D. THORNTON. Fencing—A. M. KENDELL. EDITORS OF "THE PETERITE". S. C. DANEFF, P. J. R. MASON, M. I. H. UNWIN, D. J. WILSON.

HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE We returned this term perhaps a little apprehensive of our chances both in the classroom and on the games field, and few expected the successful term that was in store. Not only did we almost succeed in overtaking the "invincible" lead that the Rise had established in the Oxford Cup, but also our exam. results were, to say the least, outstanding. All our School Certificate candidates were successful, and the H.S.C. results were almost as good. On the strength of the latter, Royle and Unwin were awarded County 'Major Scholarships. Congratulations ! We can perhaps claim that on the games field one run or even one stray shot deprived us of winning the Oxford Cup outright, as we tied both the final of the Junior Cricket and the Shooting, only to lose both the replays.

The semi-final of the Senior Cricket saw us drawn against the Rise, the favourites, but in spite of the failure of our "stars" we managed to win after some very anxious moments. The final was perhaps rather an anti-climax as we beat School House quite easily by seven wickets. In the tennis we won the cup, beating the Rise, School House and the Manor, but it taught us not to slacken up before the game was won. Everything depended on the Swimming Sports as to whether the Rise or ourselves won or shared the Oxford Cup, but in spite of putting almost everything we had into the water, we failed to gain second place, but as the Rise also failed, the Oxford Cup was shared. In spite of plenty of practice and enthusiasm we failed to distinguish ourselves in the Music Competition. As we were saturated with Sergeants and the like in the C.C.F. we were quite confident that we would gain the Fernie Cup, but we had to be content with third place. Our recruits, however, played their part, and won their own Squad Cup. We also retained the House Aggregate Cup, and Wick is to be congratulated on winning the Recruits' Shooting Cup. Congratulations to E. D. Thornton, who was again Vice-Captain of the 1st XI, and N. M. Hodd and R.M. Hodgson on gaining their 1st XI cap and colours respectively. Hodd should be especially congratulated on the many fine innings he played for the school. G. B. Pullan and M. J. Wood were both awarded their Colts Colours, and Pullan and A. R. Royle gained their House Colours. Finally, perhaps the saddest aspect of the term was the thought that we were losing so many of our number. We thank them all most sincerely for everything they have done for the House, and wish them every success in the future.

THE MANOR

It has been a term of ups and downs for the Manor with, perhaps, rather more ups than downs. From the cup-winning point of view we have little to boast of, but that, after all, is but one aspect of a term's activities. The Senior and League Cricket Cups have left our shelves for temporary abode elsewhere. The former we did have hopes of retaining, but after a preliminary triumph over Temple, we were ushered out by School House, who produced two youthful prodigies, a bowler and a batsman, and so secured victory in an exciting finish. Over our league cricket performance we draw, hastily, a kindly veil. Tennis saw us in the final, but here it was the Grove who proved too strong and dashed our hopes. Swimming remains our chief strength, and we retained the cup without great difficulty. Two achievements in particular are pleasing to mention : Thompson's school record in the intermediate plunge (which incidentally beat the senior record as well, and earned him his House Colours), and the record set up by the intermediate relay team, 26

all the more meritorious because a substitute was included. This augurs well for the future. Somewhat unexpectedly, we secured the team Shooting Cup, after a tie with the Grove. The whole team was well up to form, and Rigg did not drop a point in either shoot—a feat rewarded with House Colours. Among the other "ups" to be mentioned are a pleasing number of prizes—classics, reading, physics, and the B.M.A. Medal among the main school prizes, and sundry lesser ones as well. At the moment we are leading in the Work Cup, and it would be highly satisfactory if it could be brought to our now rather empty shelves. The Music Competition saw us in what, alas, seems to be our customary position, but the new-style Fernie Cup aroused much keenness in the House, and from last in 1949 we rose to second this year. The senior part of the House is being sadly depleted as thirteen boys are leaving this term. They are listed elsewhere in this issue. We offer them our best wishes and hope they will call to see us when in York again. THE RISE It is possible, without any shadow of doubt, to congratulate ourselves on being a truly "all-round" House. We have in the course of this term won both the Music and Fernie Cups, two entirely different activities. We congratulate Thompson on bringing the house singing up to such a high standard in the short time available. In the Fernie Cup, which this year took on a slightly different aspect, in that it laid more stress on the practical side of our C.C.F. life, we again showed them how it's done. Of the three items presented to us, one was to transport a box of ammunition across an imaginary river with as little apparatus as possible, so the Rise "strong men" simply lifted a rope on to their shoulders and across it went ! The nicest remark about this feat was made by the adjudicator, who said, "the boys in `E' squad certainly showed you how". The term has, however, not been without its disappointments—after the great efforts of the Easter term, the Oxford Cup, with the Cricket and Tennis still to come, looked well within our grasp. But we were too optimistic, and in the senior cricket we met defeat after a very plucky innings by Gunning and good bowling by James. Our Juniors once again showed their 'guts' by a great rally when, the opposing side needing only twelve to win, and with five wickets in hand, they took four wickets for only eight runs, only to be beaten by the last wicket pair. By winning the Senior Cricket and Tennis, the Grove were now drawing with us for the coveted Oxford Cup, with the finals of the Junior Cricket and Shooting still to come. The Grove were finally defeated in both, so we finished the term having tied with them for the honour of being 'cock' House. In connection with sport, 27

Mortimer is to be congratulated on the award of his 1st XI cap,

Wall and Annequin on their 1st XI Colours, Thompson, Gunning and James on their 2nd XI Colours, Haxby on his 1st Coxing Colours,

and Goodburn and Hawkins on their 2nd Boating Colours. We also congratulate Goodburn and Wall on being made House Monitors. Once again, as at the end of every school year, we are sorry to say goodbye to so many of our number; we wish them luck in the future and hope they will look us up in the not too distant future. It was also with great regret that we had to say goodbye to Mr. Wiseman, who has been a friend of so many who have passed through, and those who are still in, the Rise, especially to that certain 'after lunch' crowd more affectionately known by the Sheriff himself as his posse; we wish him and his wife the best of luck in the future. We are looking forward, however, to seeing Mr. Cummin next term, so until then, as the American Commentator would say, "we reluctantly say farewell".

SCHOOL HOUSE

Yet another year has gone by, and although the House can make no claims to brilliance, none can doubt that it has been a successful year in all spheres of activity. At the beginning of the term two new monitors were created, Smith, A. N. 'C., and 'Brooks, both of whom are to be congratulated on their appointments. In the cricketing world, P. T. Baker is to be complimented on his successful captaincy of the School 1st XI, and also on his award of tfie Fielding Cup. W. H. N. Fairweather did extremely well in scoring over 300 runs to win his Cap. Walshaw ably captained a most successful Colts XI, and, with MacDougle and Jackson, is to be congratulated on the award of Colts Colours. A very young House Senior Cricket team, after beating a strong Manor side in the semi-final, fell in the final before an experienced Grove team. In the Junior event, very nearly the same side were victorious over Temple, Rise and Grove, and carried off the Cup after a most exciting final, which was replayed after a tie. In this connection, Walshaw, Jackson and King are to be congratulated on the award of their House Colours; also Webster, P. H., Hodgson, Holmes and French on their Junior House Colours. We were not idle in other fields. Knowlson is to be congratulated on his 2nd IV Colours, and Groves, Brooks, Smithson and Hilton also represented School crews. The House maintained what is fast becoming a tradition in gaining 2nd place in the Swimming Sports, and very fine performances were given by Simmons and McCallum, who both established new School records. The House Shooting team did not come up to expectations although some very fine shooting on the part of Knowlson and Baker resulted in their sharing the Individual Shooting Cup. 28

The Tennis team tried hard but were outclassed by the Grove, who went on to win the Cup. In the academic world, Hilton, Smithson, and Smith, C. K., well deserved their Prizes on Speech Day. It was pleasing to note the keenness of some members of the House in presenting entries for the Hobbies Cup, and although only two could go forward (those of Groves and Willis), the standard was high and shows that our leisure hours are not wasted. It is to be hoped that the House will continue to take advantage of the Hobbies Room in the future. Finally, as is usual at the end of the year, many are leaving us, and to them all we would express our thanks for all they have done for the House, and wish them every success in the future. TEMPLE Our sporting activities during the past term have been, on the whole, unspectacular. The strong Boating tradition of the House, however, was upheld by the good oarsmanship of Calvert and Hourigan in the 1st Boat. Varley helped to raise the low prestige of our Cricket by gaining a place in the successful School 1st XI. Ankers had no enviable task in selecting a House Cricket team, yet although we sustained a defeat at the hands of Manor, a creditable stand by Varley and Townshend made it less heavy than we had perhaps feared. This setback was, however, partially redeemed by the League Cricket team, who regained the League Cup without a single defeat. A general improvement in the standard of Tennis was evident throughout the House, especially in the House team, which lost to Manor by only one set. Indoor activities present a brighter picture. A large and enthusiastic number of Templars reached a high standard in the Musical Competition, thanks to the training of Mason. Enthusiasm, however, failed before the experience of a far smaller Rise choir, and we were adjudged one point inferior. The Hobbies Cup was won by Calvert, who entered an oscillograph. We must also offer our congratulations to Calvert on his admission to Cranwell, and being selected to make a trip to Canada along with other Air Cadets. Roe has gained a Flying Scholarship and is now a qualified pilot. We hope that these successes will not give the impression that all Templars have their heads in the clouds. Our House notes would not be complete without some mention of the good results of examinations. Many Templars were awarded either Higher School Certificates, or School Certificates. Senior's distinction in Geography is specially worthy of mention. Kershaw was awarded a York City Exhibition. To those who are leaving we offer our thanks and our best wishes for the future. 29

THE OXFORD CUP, 1949-50 The Cup was won jointly by The Grove and The Rise. The following are the detailed results :— Senior Rugger Junior Rugger Senior Cricket Junior Cricket Hockey Rowing (1st Division) Rowing (2nd Division) Athletics, 1st Athletics, 2nd Cross-country, 1st Cross-country, 2nd Swimming, 1st Swimming, 2nd Squash Tennis Shooting (Team) Fencing

Points Awarded Grove

• •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• •••

20 10 20 10 20 20 10 20 10 10 5 10 5 10 10 5 5

200

Manor

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20 20 20

10 10

20 10 10 10 5

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5 5 10

5 15

THE CHAPEL Bishop Hubbard came to the School on Thursday, 8th June, and confirmed the following, who had been unable through illness to be presented in the Easter term : A. P. Buttrum, M. J. McCallum, D. K. Timms and R. K. Young. We are most grateful to the Bishop for coming, and for the memorable address he gave the boys. Other visiting preachers this term have been Canon F. Harrison, Canon T. H. Tardrew, the Revd. J. A. P. Kent and the Dean of York. Our sincere thanks are due to all of them, and on the occasion of the Dean's visit we welcomed in Chapel some visitors from Upper Canada College, Toronto, who were spending a week-end in York. The climax of every summer term is Commemoration, and the Service was an inspiration, as indeed it always is. We welcomed as our preacher the Bishop of Knaresborough, and are most grateful to him for coming. It is gratifying to be able to record a further increase in the number of Communicants. In fact never before have we had so many Communicants in one term. We had two particularly inspiring Sung Communions on Ascension Day and on St. Peter's Day, and increased familiarity with and appreciation of Merbecke is clear to see. It would 30

be good to see greater use made of the normal week-day Celebrations, though we have never lacked our quota of Communicants. The habit of making one's Communion at least occasionally on a week-day, and especially on Saints' Days, is much worth acquiring and can be most easily acquired when young. A great debt is owed to the Chapel Monitor and to the Servers. Without their regular help the worship of God in our School Chapel would surely lack something in dignity : and the object of all we do, from beginning to end, is to offer to God the very best of which we are capable—for nothing less can ever be worthy of Him. CHAPEL ACCOUNTS, 1949-50 Expenditure. Receipts.

s. d. Balance from 1948-49 ... 3 0 4 COLLECTIONS 103 12 5 Christmas Term ... 32 15 4 Easter Term 64 12 11 Summer Term ... 10 0 0 Grant from School

Earl Haig's Fund (wreath) ... Altar Supplies ... Confirmation Manuals ... Friends of York Minster War Memorial School

£214

Lord Mayor of York's Christmas Cheer Fund C. of E. Children's Society St. Stephen's Orphanage Parish Churches Restora... ... tion Fund Training of Ordinands ... Diocese of York York Boys' Club ... St. Dunstan's Universities' Mission to Central Africa ... Missions to Seamen Imperial Cancer Research ... Fund ... N.S.P.C.C. People's Dispensary for Sick Animals ... Preachers' expenses Cheque Book Balance in hand

s. d. 2 0 0 12 15 7 7 15 0 3 3 0 32

15 7 10 11 12 7 11 12 7 21 5 20 10 10 0 10 0 10 0

0 8 0 0 0

10 10

0 0

10 5

0 0

0 10 5 5 1

0 0 0 8

£214

THE CHOIR The Choir followed the custom of former years and on 20th June visited Scarborough for the annual outing. Once again the weather was kind to us, once again Mrs. Kendell put on a wonderful tea. The treat was greatly appreciated by all. We are sorry to lose many old members of the Choir, including Kendell. Their long and loyal service contributed in no small way to the successful work of the Choir. We are also sorry to say good-bye to Mr. Piers. Mr. Piers had an extensive knowledge of 31

church music and an instinct for what was appropriate, coupled with a tenor voice which he always used with refinement and understanding whether as a soloist or in chorus. He will be greatly missed. The following anthems were sung during the term :This joyful Eastertide. The strife is o'er—Vuipius. Come Holy Ghost—Attwood. Hymn to the Trinity—Tchaikovsky. Give us the wings of faith—Bullock. 0 Thou the central orb of righteous love—Charles Wood. I was glad—C. H. H. Parry.

THE LIBRARY Librarian: L. BURGESS, Esq. Library Monitors:

D. G. Hilton, D. M. Kendell, G. H. O'Donnell, D. P. Norwood, M. I. H. Unwin, D. J. Wilson. This term has seen the inauguration in the Library of a small museum, consisting of a large showcase divided into three sections. In the first is a collection of coins, mostly late 18th century, although the oldest dates back to 1657, presented by the Rev. H. Bloomfield. The second section contains a small but diverse collection of ceramics, including a fragment from the Tomb of Kings, at Thebes; and in the third section there is a display of papers relating to the School, which include a "merit book" of the Elizabethan School. Some were presented by R. Crosthwaite, Esq., and included in the selection, most of which is dated around 1880, is the imposition card used in those days—a fearful collection of dates, known as a 'Tommy Card'. To turn to the Library itself, the main task has been the annual stock-taking, which was carried out in the week preceding Commemoration. There was a great deal of work to be done, and in addition to the usual checking it was found necessary to revise the Card Indices, since many discrepancies had arisen. It was also discovered that many books did not bear the School label upon the cover, and the laborious task of rectifying this omission was begun; unfortunately, time did not allow for its completion, but it is hoped that this will be effected in the coming term. It was pleasing to note a considerable decrease in the number of books officially 'reported missing'. The School are asked to co-operate further, so that next year there will be no losses, and it is also hoped that fuller co-operation be given to the librarians with regard to reference books. It would save them much unnecessary trouble if these books were returned to the shelves immediately after use, and not left littered around the library in an untidy fashion. 32

Finally, that the Library continues to grow and prosper is shown by the increasing use which the School makes of the Library, and by the addition of the following range of new books :The Second World War, Vol. III (2 copies)—Churchill. Rommel—Young. Oxford Junior Encyclopaedia, Vol. IX. Christianity and History—Butterfield. A History and Political Geography of Europe—Pounds. The English Revolution, 1603-1714—Jones. The Pacific Basin—Wood and McBride. Introduction to Practical Organic Chemistry—Maun and Saunders. Recent Advances in Physical and Inorganic Chemistry—Stewart and Wilson. Sound—Mee. Science since 1500—Pledge. The Concerto—Culshaw. J. S. Bach, Vols. I and II—Schweitzer. History of Yorkshire County Cricket, 1924-49—Kilburn. The Young Cricketer—ed. John St. John. Cricket Campaigns—Yardley. Farewell to Cricket—Bradman.

THE CURIA It is with mixed enthusiasm and reserve that we publish this first report of a new School Society which is yet in its infancy. We feel, however, that some record of our activities will be of interest, and will perhaps dispel some of the possible misconceptions about us. We must first of all make is clear that we are not in any way a secret society. This misconception has possibly arisen from the fact that membership is by election, and is therefore competitive; but any member of the sixth form may ask to be considered at any time, and there is nothing secret about our activities. Our aim is to further the interests of culture and the intellectual arts by discussions, play readings, talks by invited speakers and visits to places of interest outside the School. In the past term we tried to do one of each of those things. For our first meeting we invited Mr. Geoffrey Staines, the Director of Productions at the Theatre Royal, to talk to us on theatrical production. Introducing amusing anecdotes from his wide experience of production, he expounded with feeling the problems of the producer of plays. Afterwards he answered questions put to him. We heartily thank Mr. Staines for a most enjoyable and successful first meeting. Our second function was a reading of Shaw's "Pygmalion". Play reading always affords plenty of good entertainment, and "Pygmalion" proved the right choice. We hope this will be the first of many such readings. Our two discussions were conducted quite informally, and they seemed a very successful way of obtaining the freest possible exchange of ideas, and we were able to tackle topics which could not come within the scope of the Debating Society. For our last function—for 33

it cannot be called a meeting—we visited the Theatre Royal, at the kind invitation of Mr. Staines, to see a performance from behind the scenes, and were shown round the set, workshops and dressing rooms, where we spoke to one or two of the Company. Our thanks for such an interesting afternoon are due to Mr. Staines and the Stage Managers.

P.J.R.M.

BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY The "Mountpark" has, all this term, been on charter to a New Zealand firm, but delays in Australian and New Zealand ports are bad, and the ship has in consequence travelled surprisingly little in the last three months. On arrival from Bombay about Easter, the ship dry-docked in Sydney. Mr Ellis tells us that the dry-dock is called Cockatoo and is on an island which was one of the prisons used in the days of convict settlement. From Sydney the ship went to Newcastle (N.S.W.) and loaded a part cargo, mostly of steel and telegraph poles. Further cargo was loaded at Port Kembla, the port for Wollongong, where there is a big steel plant. Loading was then completed at Sydney : machinery, tea, beer, spirits, railway sleepers, acids, and even seven big tubs of goldfish—about 250 fish per tub. Apparently aquaria are popular in New Zealand. This mixed cargo was discharged at four New Zealand ports : Lyttleton, Dunedin (where 30 days were spent discharging 3,000 tons of cargo), Bluff and Timaru. Of Lyttleton, Mr. Ellis writes, "it is a nice place at the foot of very high mountains, from the top of which there is a beautiful view of the Canterbury Plains and Christchurch. I was very interested in the path taken by the first pioneers to view the Canterbury Plains 100 years ago. The path is still preserved, and at the top is a small shelter marked 'They Passed this Way' ". Bluff, in the extreme south of S. Island, Mr. Ellis tells us, "is a great place for oysters, and we could get sacks of them for nothing. They trawl for them off Stewart Island. Some, they say, are flown to U.S.A.". From Timaru the ship proceeded to Lyttleton, where she arrived on 27th July, and is due to go to Wellington for fuel, before proceeding to Sydney with a small cargo of 1,200 tons of wool, soft wood, tinned fish, etc. In the Birthday Honours List we were more than delighted to read that Mr. Ellis had been made an 'M.B.E. We have sent, and repeat here, our hearty congratulations on this recognition of his long and honourable service in the Merchant Navy. 34

SMILE, SMILE, SMILE (A Note on Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.) "Words, words, words", was the reply of Hamlet, when Polonius (as he would) enquired of him what he read. And Hamlet, whose mind was turned to deeds, spoke contemptuously. Yet none understood better than Shakespeare himself the power of words. He is, indeed, the supreme word-master of all time. This is true, whether he is considered as a poet or a playwright. It is not intended here to attempt to add anything to all that has been written about his poetry. This note is concerned merely with the dramatic value which Shakespeare could extract from words; or, more precisely, from one word in one of his plays—the word "smile" in Julius Caesar. This word "smile" can be as versatile in its significance as any in our language. In its expressiveness it resembles that which it represents. For smiles, in their infinite variety, can reflect almost the whole gamut of human emotions : they can give silent revelation of almost all the niceties of man's thought. There are smiles of disdain, of contempt, of amusement, of happiness, of content; there is the bitter smile, the foolish smile, the ingratiating smile, the ironic smile, the wry smile; the smile malevolent, the smile sardonic, the smile incredulous—the catalogue would have no end. Probably no noun in our language is so comfortably receptive of epithet and qualification, as the pages of our novels testify. And "smile", the word itself, with its initial sibilant and its long open vowel sound closed by an expressive liquid, lends itself to such varied inflexion that it can be made to convey to the ear much of the significance of the visual original. The trained actor, who, it must be supposed, can modulate speech with more refinement than most of us, should make effective play with that expressive monosyllable. Indeed, `smile' is not one word, but many. Hamlet, telling us that "one may smile, and smile and be a villain" scarcely uses the same word as the photographer who adjures us to "Smile, please !". And so to Julius Caesar. A careful reading of the play can hardly fail to convince that Shakespeare deliberately intended to exploit to the full the dramatic possibilities of 'smile' and its equally expressive derivative 'smiling'. The words recur with a frequency and significance which cannot be accidental. After all, it was a play about men who smiled and were villains—or you may take it that way, if, as you surely must, you see Brutus as an insufferable prig, Cassius as a man eaten up with jealousy and ambition, and Casca as a stupid thug. For there is no "hero" to be found among the conspirators perhaps none in the whole play, unless it be Antony, that "plain, blunt man that loved his friend". :

It is by his smile, or, rather, by his reluctance to smile, that Cassius' character is established almost at the beginning :— 35

". .. he loves no plays As thou dost, Antony; he hears no music : Seldom he smiles and smiles in such a sort As if he mocked himself to smile at anything." .

There it is : the pale, grudging smile, the supercilious, contemptuous curl of the lips, the watery, insincere smile of the man who is convinced of his own superiority, and whose nature has been warped by his all-consuming jealousy of Rome's "one only man". Thus early in the play, 'smile', repeated and reiterated, is established. To use a word which Shakespeare, the practical man of the theatre, would have appreciated, the idea is well and truly "plugged". That Shakespeare meant in performance to make play with the `smile' motif is surely obvious from the scene between Caesar and Decius Brutus in Caesar's house (act II, ii). Caesar has just yielded to Calpurnia's entreaties and has consented, "for her humour" (and his own secret apprehensions) to stay away from the Senate House. To Decius, come to fetch him, he alleges Calpurnia's ill-omened dream :— "She dreamt tonight she saw my statue, Which like a fountain with an hundred spouts Did run pure blood, and many lusty Romans Came smiling and did bathe their hands in it

What kind of smiles were on the faces of those lusty Romans as they wallowed in the blood of the hated tyrant? They would be gloating, malevolent smiles, and Caesar, recounting this dream which foretold what actually came to pass, was meant to say as much by intonation and inflexion. Decius, however, is resourceful, and he replies at once with an interpretation of the vision which flatters Caesar's vanity :"This dream is all amiss interpreted; It was a vision fair and fortunate : Your statue spouting blood in many pipes, In which so many smiling Romans bathed, Signifies that from you great Rome shall suck ." Reviving blood . . .

How differently the actor who plays Decius must speak his `smiling' His Romans will wear happy, contented smiles, the smiles of men who are basking in the sunshine of Caesar's benevolent despotism. In their rendering of the one word 'smiling' the actors can concentrate the whole essence of the two interpretations of Calpurnia's dream. And Shakespeare means them to do so. The different rhythm of the two relevant lines cries aloud for the different inflexion of the voice. 36

Decius, with his flattering picture of happily-smiling Romans, was taking the only course open to Conspiracy. Three or four pages earlier in the text (a few hours in the action), Brutus has laid it down that Conspiracy cannot find 'a cavern dark enough to mask its monstrous visage,' but must "Hide it in smiles and affability." There, says Shakespeare, we must have the assumed smile, the false smile that hides treachery. And, after Decius, he brings in the other conspirators, all falsely smiling, to escort Caesar to the Senate House, ending the scene in an atmosphere of universal smiles and affability. Treachery, of course, did not achieve the desired end. Julius Caesar was mighty yet. His spirit came hot from hell and let slip the dogs of war. Antony, over the body of his friend, foretold smiles of a different sort :"Domestic fury and fierce civil strife Shall cumber all the parts of Italy; Blood and destruction shall be so in use, And dreadful objects so familiar That mothers shall but smile when they behold Their infants quartered with the hands of war; All pity choked with custom of fell deeds." What a fearful smile is there : the dazed, twisted smile of women numbed with suffering, and gazing upon horror with crazed eyes. The certainty with which Shakespeare pointed the development of his plot and emphasised the essential features of his characters by the subtle introduction of the word 'smile' is indeed notable. There is, again, that moment of suspense before the assassination when the enigmatic remark of Popilius, "I wish your enterprise today may thrive", startles Cassius. He fears prevention. The moment is dramatic. Popilius makes to Caesar . . . . but—"he talks not of their purposes" :"For, look, he smiles, and Caesar doth not change." Shakespeare relieves the tension with the smile that is the commonplace of everyday intercourse, a smile which precludes conversation of serious moment. There was a time, too, when Romans were watching events, wondering which way the scales would fall. It is signalised thus by Octavius in his talk with Antony after the proscriptions :— . For we are at the stake, And bay'd about with many enemies; And some that smile have in their hearts, I fear, Millions of mischiefs." It is again the false smile; though this time it hides, not conspiracy, but the irresolution of men who would keep a foot in both camps. 66

It is surely not fanciful to suppose that Shakespeare meant his actors to interpret to his audiences all these various aspects of this many-sided word 'smile'. He uses it again, and most significantly, at the supreme moment of the parting of Brutus and Cassius before the battle :"For ever and for ever farewell, Cassius ! If we do meet again, why, we shall smile; If not, why then this parting was well made." So Brutus. And Cassius, in reply :"For ever and for ever farewell, Brutus ! If we do meet again, we'll smile indeed; If not, 'tis true this parting was well made." The almost exact repetition is remarkable; and a reading of the lines leaves little doubt that there is a deliberate, purposeful emphasis of the word "smile". One cannot help feeling that Brutus' smile would have a touch of smug self-satisfaction; the smile of one who had "set death in one eye and honour in the other" and looked on both indifferently—in the confident hope that virtue would be rewarded. And Cassius' smile (the very modification of his line suggests this) would surely be tinged with triumphant malice. But it was not to be. They never smiled again. The scales were tipped in favour of Antony, who was given to good honest laughter. He had the last laugh, as Trebonius, with unconscious irony, predicted, when the question of his killing was debated by the conspirators :For he will live and laugh at this hereafter." Perhaps Shakespeare did not like smiles, which may mean anything, but preferred open-hearted laughter? And if you are not convinced by this theory of Shakespeare's use of a "theme word", try it for yourself with 'Macbeth' and the word `sleep'. L.B.

THE MUSICAL SOCIETY D. G. Hilton has been appointed Secretary for next year. The weekly gramophone recitals were discontinued for the summer, but the following musical events took place during the term. House Singing Competitions—Tuesday, 27th June. Recital of English Cathedral Music by the Choir of York Minster—Wednesday, 5th July. Talk on "Stringed Instruments" by D. P. Norwood and D. J. Wilson—Saturday, 22nd July. Musical Society Concert—Thursday, 27th July. Bach Bicentenary—(i) Magnificat in D in Chapel, Monday, 24th July. (ii) Organ Recital of his works—Friday, 28th July. 38

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We are indebted to the 'Master and Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge, for the loan of the original manuscript of Alan Gray's anthem "What are these that glow from afar", and to Messrs. Novello and Co., Ltd., for the loan of the original manuscript of Parry's "I was glad", which were shown in the Library at Commemoration. "STRINGED INSTRUMENTS" D. P. Norwood and D. J. Wilson gave an interesting and wellinformed talk on Stringed Instruments to a small but appreciative audience on Saturday evening, 22nd July. Norwood sketched the history of the stringed instruments of the orchestra and described their construction, capabilities and limitations. His talk was followed by a lively discussion on the methods of tuning violins, and there was an erudite argument about "temperament", as applied to tuning. Wilson showed that the strings have always been the backbone of the symphony orchestra and he played several records to demonstrate this not always obvious point. The fine weather and other interests out of doors contributed to making the audience very small. The talk was repeated on the following Tuesday to the Shells. MUSICAL SOCIETY CONCERT Thursday, 27th July, 1950 The concert coincided with the showing of the School Art Exhibition, and the decoration of the Big Hall provided a setting reminiscent of the lunch-time concerts at the National Gallery. D. J. Wilson opened the programme with Handel's delightful minuet from "Samson". His intonation was not always faultless, but his expression and bowing were good, and he made the best use of an excellent vibrato. The violin solo was followed by a Schubert Impromptu, played by Shepherd, who was brought in at very short notice to deputise for Ford, who was absent. He acquitted himself well, and gave a convincing performance. The third work was Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata, and, with each movement played by a different pianist, it was interesting to compare techniques. P. Jenkins made the most of the startling contrasts of the first movement; M. G. Goodburn followed with the slow movement, playing with plenty of expression except when his attention was wholly taken up with technical matters. It was a brave attempt, but in places lacked light and shade. Mr. Waine rattled off the Rondo and managed to make of it a more convincing movement than it really is. Haydn's Serenade, the signature tune of "Music in Miniature", was played by D. P. Norwood, leader of the School Orchestra. It was interesting comparing his performance with Wilson's. His intonation was excellent and his notes accurate, but as he does not play with vibrato his tone by comparison was lifeless. 39

He was followed by the highlight of the concert, in the opinion of many—Schubert's Scherzo in B flat, played most artistically by Atkinson. This piece obviously delighted the audience. In contrast, Mason followed with two Shakespearian songs by Quilter, both sung with great conviction. His words were clear, and his voice very pleasant to the ear—a good performance. Finally, Smithson rounded off a varied programme with Chopin's stirring and ever-popular Polonaise in A. Playing without music, he survived a shaky start to give a bold, vigorous rendering of this piece. D.G.H. ORGAN RECITAL 28th July, 1950

Mr. Waine started this recital, given within an hour or two of the exact bicentenary of the death of John Sebastian Bach, with the wellknown Prelude in C minor. This work is normally associated with a comparatively immature fugue, but on this occasion the fugue was omitted. The movement from the trio sonata in E flat was registered in the "baroque" style in which the mutation stops of the organ are predominant. If Bach's name is associated in most peoples' minds with the perfection of the musical form known as Fugue, he is for the organist indissolubly associated with the Chorale Prelude. In the three which followed, Mr. Waine indicated the amazing diversity of style that Bach employed in his numerous Chorale Preludes. The Fugue in E flat (St. Anne), so called from the chance similarity of its subject with the tune of that name which is sung to "0 God our Help in Ages Past", and the Toccata in F were the two remaining Bach works in the programme. Before the Toccata in F, however, Mr. Waine played Liszt's eloquent and musical tribute to the memory of one of the greatest names in music, the prelude and fugue on the notes B.A.C.H. ROYAL SCHOOL OF CHURCH MUSIC Cathedral Course, 9th-23rd August, 1950 For the last few years it has been the custom of the Royal School of Church Music to organise a course for members of affiliated choirs (St. Peter's is affiliated) for a fortnight in August and supply fully choral services in a Cathedral during the regular choir's holidays. This year, for the first time, the course was held in York. The 72 members of the choir, drawn from public school and parish church choirs, were somehow squeezed into School House, dormitories, common rooms and the sanatorium being pressed into service. They fed in the old School House dining room, rehearsed in the old Geography Room and were directed by their choirmaster, Mr. Edred J. Wright, from—the Headmaster's Office ! Dr. Edgar P. Brice, Director of Music of Brentwood School, acted as House Master. 40

The Dean of York came to St. Peter's on the first day to welcome the boys to York. He arranged for all the doors in the Minster metaphorically to be open to them, taking several parties round the Minster himself. A large party climbed the West towers to see the belfry and Big Peter. In York, by kind permission of the Lord Mayor, another party visited the Mansion House, where they saw the State Rooms and inspected the Mansion House Plate. On this occasion they were welcomed by the Lady Mayoress in the unavoidable absence of the Lord Mayor. Evensong was broadcast from the Minster on Tuesday, 22nd, and that evening an enjoyable concert (the second of the course) rounded off a fortnight of hard work (Sundays, for instance, saw the choir attending two rehearsals in the Chapter House of the Minster, each of over an hour's duration, and singing three services). At the end Mr. Wright made a short speech thanking the Headmaster and domestic staff of St. Peter's for the warm welcome the members of the course had had at St. Peter's, and Canon Patteson for celebrating Holy Communion in Chapel both Sundays. Mr. Waine, who was present in liaison as well as a musical capacity, responded, in the absence of the Headmaster. Two members of the Chapel Choir, P. J. R. Mason and D. A. Haxby, attended the course.

BACH'S MAGNIFICAT 1950 is, of course, the bicentenary of J. S. Bach's death, and in what better way could the School commemorate it than by making history? Towards the end of the term, the School Choir, with Mary Collier, under the direction of 'Mr. Waine, presented, it is believed for the first time in the history of York, Bach's 'Magnificat in D. Bach's Magnificat presents difficulties, it is agreed, but the confidence, understanding and expression which typified its performance by the School Choir completely concealed them. Mr. Waine prefaced the recital by a compact and interesting résumé of Bach's life, and pointed out that his music has always been in vogue from the time of Mendelssohn. The choruses, portraying various moods, were sung with clearness of diction and telling expression. By reason of the music scoring, the trebles had to be split into two parts, and therefore it was largely owing to the lack of numbers that their execution wavered a little, but they blended well in the choruses. All the soloists had successes. Mary Collier and Eustace Piers, performing with obvious feeling, suited the moods exactly; clearness and control were perhaps the qualities which made D. A. Haxby's alto solo so pleasing; P. J. R. Mason in his singing of "Quia fecit mihi magna . . ." gave evidence of a remarkably expressive voice capable of a wide range of tone, 41

though it was a pity he had not more volume. Mr. Wicks played the complicated organ accompaniment, and Miss Alice Knight was at the piano.

D.J.W.

HOUSE MUSIC COMPETITION The whole school assembled in the Big Hall on Tuesday, 27th June, to hear the annual Music Competition, which was ajudicated this year by Father Austin Rennick, from Ampleforth College. "Sleep, wayward thought", by Dowland, was the Part Song which all Houses had to sing, but for the Unison Song they could choose from "The Onset", "Waltzing 'Matilda", and "The Old Superb". Those Houses which could sing the Part Song unaccompanied were given credit. Before he announced the result, Father Austin commented on the performances of the individual Houses and reviewed the singing as a whole. After Father Austin announced the result, Colonel Cape, who has given the Cup to the School, after making an amusing and interesting speech, in which he urged those who were leaving the School not to abandon their music, presented it to Thompson, the conductor of the Rise singers. The Headmaster, bringing the evening to a close, said how pleased he was to notice that the standard of singing had improved considerably on last year, and that so many more people were taking part in the Competition. He thanked Colonel Cape for presenting the Cup, and Father Austin for adjudicating. The marks are appended. The order of singing was decided by lot. MARKS Place Class I Class II Total

Grove Manor Rise ... School House Temple ...

(100) 76 64 84 82 88

(100) 70 76 90 80 85

146 140 174 162 173

4 5 1 3 2

D.J.W. VISIT OF YORK MINSTER CHOIR On 5th July the Minster Choir gave a recital in our Chapel of English Cathedral Music. The opening was on a bright note, with three works of Byrd and Gibbons, in which the melody is taken up by all the voices in turn, in the contrapuntal style of music. In these, all the leads were firm and well punched out. The next item was a longer work of Boyce, comprising solo recitatives and quartets, as well as full choruses. From the back of the Chapel the quieter middle section seemed a little colourless and tended to drag. The ending, however, was exuberant, the choir enjoying their Hallelujahs thoroughly. 42

Perhaps the most memorable section of the programme was the three Motets, which were rich with the fullness and vigour of Stanford's music. Outstanding was the lively "Ccelos Ascendit Hodie", for two choirs, its magnificent finish coming like a dazzling beam of bright sunlight. In this the trebles excelled themselves. An interlude followed, in which Mr. Jackson played the lively Scherzo in A flat of Sir Edward Bairstow (Mr. Jackson's predecessor at the Minster). If the third section was the most enjoyable, the last was certainly the most interesting. "What are these" might to a certain extent be called our anthem. It is written by an Old Peterite, and the School Choir sang it at the Service of Dedication of the War Memorial. But the Minster have a claim on it, too. Alan Gray was born in the shadow of the Minster and the Minster Choir have recorded the work for the British Council. Polish and artistic phrasing characterised a fine performance, the main feature of which was, perhaps, the excellent tone of the treble voices. The second work in this section was the conductor's own anthem_ Quite different from the other works, being written in a freer idiom, it possessed dramatic and poetic strength, and was sung with expressive feeling for music. A thrilling performance of Vaughan-Williams' dynamic "Antiphon" (from the 5 Mystical Songs) brought the programme to a close. Mr. Jackson, at the piano, and Mr. Wicks, at the organ, are to be congratulated on their complete unanimity in a fascinating arrangement of the accompaniment. We would like to thank all those who made this stimulating and enjoyable evening possible. Programme 1. (a) (b)

...

Haec dies This is the record of John

... (c) Sing joyfully ... 2. I have surely built Thee an House 3. Three Latin Motets Op. 38

Byrd

(1542-1623),

Orlando Gibbons ... ...

(1583-1625)

Byrd° Boyce

(1710-1779)

C. V. Stanford' (1852-1924)

(i) Justorum animae. (ii) Ccelos ascendit hodie. (iii) Beati quorum via. Scherzo in A flat ...

E. C. Bairstow. (1874-1946)

Solo Organ : —FRANCIS JACKSON ... Hymn 308. Tune "Laudate Dominum"

C. H. H. Parry(1848-1918)

5. (a) What are these (b) (c)

How bright these glorious spirits shine Antiphon (from 5 Mystical Songs)

... Alan Gray (1855-1935) Francis Jackson R. Vaughan-Williams (1872)

P.J.R.M.

THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY President: D. K. CREWS, Esq., M.A. Hon. Secretary: R. J. GIBSON.

The first meeting was an informal one and was held on 13th May, in the Rise Garden, when the Committee was elected and the programme suggested for the term. On Mr. Crews' suggestion it was decided to have official meetings once a fortnight, and on alternate Saturdays to hold informal meetings, when members would set themselves some task to perform, and this programme was more or less adhered to. Only the formal meetings will be described here. On the alternate Saturdays members did such tasks as : organising the school egg collection, attending to the aquaria and animals, looking for a bumble bees' nest to set up an observational bee-hive, etc. A membership fee of 3d. was decided upon, membership cards being given out later. On 20th May a visit was made to the gulleries at Skipwith Common, permission kindly being given by Mr. Claude Thompson. They are situated south of the village, and a distance of over ten miles from the School. Over forty members went. The majority went by bicycle, and set off from School at 4-45 p.m., but even so, many were late back. The journey took about an hour. On arrival bicycles were left in some derelict R.A.F. huts, and the party split into groups. The gulleries consisted of two fairly large marshy ponds. It had rained hard the two previous nights and the going was very wet. Besides the black-headed gulls and their nests, there were seen also a teal's nest with eggs, a whitethroat's nest and egg, wood-pigeons' nests and a jay. Mallards were seen and a young teal was caught. Many rabbits were seen in the drier parts of the common. Other objects of interest were also found. On 27th May a small exhibition was held of the various things obtained from Skipwith Common at the previous meeting in conjunction with some of the exhibits in the lab. Members afterwards split into sections to dissect frogs, etc. On 3rd June an excursion was made to Askham Bog. We started at 5-15 p.m., so we had about one and a half hours there. Having arrived, we split up into parties. Mr. Crews described how Askham 44

Bog was protected under the Yorkshire Naturalists' Trust, of which the School is a life member, and is closed to the public. Those who had been before went off with their own parties; 14 went off with Bird, J. R., to look for the Royal fern. Those who had not been to the bog before remained with Mr. Crews, who explained the history of the place—how it is the only remnant of a much larger bog in the Vale of York and is partly the result of glaciation in late Pleistocene times. Several interesting specimens were found. Seven clumps of Royal fern were found, a grey squirrel was seen, an old wren's nest was brought back, and a wood-pigeon's nest with eggs was found; also some water-fleas were netted for the school fishes. On 1st July the meeting was held on the Ings, the party meeting near Ings gate and carrying on to near the jetty. From the top of a haystack we received details of the competition, a prize being offered for the best or most interesting exhibit found within a 500 yards radius of the haystack. The party had to re-assemble at the haystack at 7 o'clock. Mr. Crews remained aloft with field glasses. The most interesting specimens found, by popular vote, were brought by Patterson and Brooks, who had found a thrush's nest with a broken egg in it, and caught some small fish fry from the river, and a meadow brown and ladybird and ladybird larvae. The prize, a book on British birds, published by the Ministry of Agriculture, and suitably inscribed, was given to Patterson. Many varieties of flowers were found. De Little and Dunn arrived too late for the judging, having found a skylark's nest, empty, quite near to the stack, some tansy beetles and some flowers. On 8th July a general meeting was not held, but there was an unorganised forage for exhibits for the vivarium. Members set off in their own time, most of them to Strensall Common to look for snakes and lizards. Several interesting finds were made, but no snakes seen, and although some lizards were seen, none was caught. De Little and Dunn caught a long-tailed field mouse, which is still thriving in the laboratory. On 22nd July a visit was made to the York Natural History Museum. As Mr. Wagstaffe has left, Mr. Wentworth kindly opened the Museum for us and accompanied us. We were very impressed with the collection of fossils, insects, birds, fishes, and animals. Mr. Wentworth also took us into the students' room, where we saw the two great auks, an extinct bird, of which only five specimens exist in England, and we also saw the Ellis collection of beetles, the best of its kind in England. We were amazed at the minute labelling of these thousands of beetles. This was the last meeting of term, and apart from the small attendance, a most satisfactory and interesting one. 45

C.C.F. NOTES COMBINED CADET FORCE Major D. K. Crews. ... Officer Commanding ... Officers:— Lieut. (Sp.) E. S. Jeffs, R.N.V.R.—i/c R.N. Section. Sub-Lieut. (Sp.) F. Waine, R.N.V.R. Capt. E. P. Piers—i/c Basic Section. Capt. L. C. Le Tocq—i/c Shooting. F/Lt. D. G. Cummin—i/c R.A.F. Section. P/O P. L. Harris—i/c Signals Section. R.S.M.I. P. F. Power, M.B.E. Sergeant Instructor ... N.C.O.'s:— H.Q. C.S.M. Mortimer. C.Q.M.S. Royle. N.C.O. i/c Shooting, Cpl. Baird. Coy. Clerk, L/Cpl. Stanley. Armourer Sgt., L/Sgt. Willis. R.N. Sec. Supply Rtg., 0/Sea. Murray. R.N. Sec. Writer, 0/Sea. Hilton. Signal Storeman, L/Cpl. Littlewood.

R.N. Section N.C.O. i/c—A/P.O. Wilson. i/c Ldg. Smn. Class—Ldg. Smn. Gibson. i/c A.B. Class—A/A.B. Holmes, D. H.

Army Section N.C.O. i/c—S.S.M. Unwin. Training Platoon:Pl. Comd., Sgt. Kershaw (2 i/c). Sec. Comds., Cpl. Hartley, Cpl. Quirke, Cpl. Hunt. Sec. 2 i/c's, L/Cpl. Walker, L/Cpl. Hodd, L/Cpl. Brook:. 6-pdr. Gun Crew:N.C.O. i/c., L/Sgt. Jenkins. 2 i/c Cpl. Hobson.

Signal Section N.C.O. i/c., L/Sgt. Cobham. 2 i/c., L/Cpl. Jackson, J. F. N. Basic Section N.C.O. i/c., S.S.M. Kendell. Trg. Pl. Comds:Sgt. Knowlson (2 i/c), Sgt. Warrington, Sgt. Baker. 2 i/c's, L/Sgt. Griffiths, L/Sgt. Thornton, L/Sgt. Jenkins.

Recruits N.C.O. i/c., Sgt. March. Squad. Comds:— L/Sgt. Thompson, D., L/Sgt. Hourigan. Asst. Instr. N.C.O.'s:— Cpl. Townshend, Cpl. Bird, G. W., Cpl. Fletcher, Cpl. Anker: N.C.O. i/c Band, Drum Major Thompson, D.

R.A.F. Section N.C.O. i/c F/Sgt. Calvert. 2 i/c., Sgt. Bird. 46

An extract from the weekly orders published on the 20th of May read : "The re-organisation of the Unit to a C.C.F. is now complete". We understand that there are very few units in the country that have all three Service Sections in full operation. Almost before the term had started the Unit supplied a representative detachment to take part in the first full-scale military, or, as it is now called, Victory Parade, held in the Minster. After the service there was a march past and the standard that this small detachment set was extremely high. The O.C. received a personal letter from Major-General C. M. F. White, G.O.C. Catterick District, adding his congratulations to those of the Commander-in-Chief, General Balfour, on the loyal and efficient support given by all Cadets on parade. The first part of the term was occupied in preparing for the Annual General Inspection. As this was the first Inspection with all three Service Sections present, considerable planning was necessary to ensure that everything went off smoothly. There were three inspecting officers. The General Inspecting Officer, Brigadier Lipscomb, from Catterick District; Commander Collett, R.N., Chairman of the J.C.E. at the War Office, and Group Captain McIntyre, from H.Q. 64 Group. The weather was fortunately fine and everyone appeared to enjoy one of the most successful Annual Inspections held for some years. We publish this short extract from the Inspection Report to show that the efforts of all ranks were not in vain. General Inspecting Officer : "A Unit as good as this has little to hide and everything to show. It was a pleasure to inspect it." R.N. Inspecting Officer : "One of the keenest and most efficiently run Naval Sections I have seen." R.A.F. Inspecting Officer : "This School has a strong, flourishing and efficient Air Section." After the Inspection, training continued and preparations were made for Camp. On 22nd July the Recruit "Passing-Out" Parade was held. This examination is now quite difficult, and a number failed to reach the "pass" mark enabling them to enter the Basic Section next term. Then the following week came the Fernie Cup Competition. Owing to the fact that the distribution of the three Service Sections throughout the Houses is quite arbitrary, we were obliged to alter the conditions this year. Each House submitted a squad, dressed in denim overalls, to compete in three competitions. The first was to test leadership and action in emergency, the second organising ability, and the last, ingenuity. The spectators appeared to enjoy the competitors' performance, especially their varied efforts at getting a heavy load across an imaginary river in the shortest possible time, with very limited equipment. We were very grateful to the two judges, The Command Secretary, Northern Command, and a regular R.A.F. Officer from Linton Aerodrome. Rise squad was first, followed by Manor, Grove, Temple and School House. 47

The last general activity to report, apart from the three camps, which are reviewed separately, was the Band Display followed by the Naval Ceremony of "Sunset" at the conclusion of Speech Day. Each Section supplied a small guard, and the Band, for the last time under the direction of its enthusiastic Drum-Major, Thompson, performed some intricate counter-marching, finishing opposite the flagstaff. Here two members of the R.N. Section sounded the "Still", and, while the Band played the "Retreat", the Colours were lowered. CAPTAIN E. P. PIERS The C.C.F. Notes would not be complete without an expression of thanks of the whole Unit to Capt. Piers for his keen service with the C.C.F. He was for a time in charge of the Signal Platoon, where his experience during the war was most valuable. He then took over the Basic Section and, together with S.M. Kende11, soon had the training running very smoothly. We shall miss him very much. The weekly training conference will be dull without him.

R.N. SECTION During the Summer Term parades have been spent largely in preparation for examinations, for the General Inspection and for camp at the end of term. With regard to examinations, Ldg./Smn. C. W. D. Green has been the first Cadet in the School to pass the Petty Officer Examination, and he is to be complimented on this achievement. In the Leading Seaman Examination six Cadets out of 15 were successful, and this percentage compares favourably with the results from other schools. This term the development of the R.N. Section has been carried a stage further in that almost the whole responsibility for organising and running the Section has now been taken over by the Cadets themselves. The following list indicates the organisation this term :— i/c R.N. Section ... A/P.O. Wilson. 2 i/c R.N. Section, i/c Training ... Ldg. Smn. Gibson. i/c Boat ... A/Ldg. Smn. Groves. i/c Basic Section (Naval Squad) ... Ldg. Smn. Norwood. R.N. Instructors—Ldg. Smn Class Ldg. Smn. O'Donnell. Ldg. Smn. Milburn. A.B. Class ...S Ldg. Smn. Green. R.N. Supply Rating ... A.B. Murray. R.N. Divisional Officer Writer ... A.B. Hilton. P.O. Wilson is to be congratulated on the smart turn-out of the R.N. Section during the term, especially during the Inspection; and Ldg. Smn. Gibson for his enthusiasm in organising the training. Ldg. Smn. Norwood has put in some good work with the Basic Section (Naval Squad), and Ldg. Smn. O'Donnell has been of great assistance in the Naval Signalling Examinations during the term. A.B.s Murray 48

and Hilton received a special commendation from the Naval Inspecting Officer regarding the efficient way in which they were running the Supply, and the Divisional side, respectively. The following members of the R.N. Section have been accepted for the R.N.V.R. :— R. J. Gibson—Humber Division. J. G. H. O'Donnell—Humber Division. P. W. V. Milburn—Tyne Division. A letter has already been received from Gibson, who has carried out his three weeks' pre-national service training in H.M.S. Vanguard, and he reports very favourably on the training received, stating that there seems to be good chances of commissions for cadets from public schools who join the R.N.V.R. O'Donnell also had a satisfactory period of training in H.M.S. Duke of York, but apparently the general facilities on board were not of such a high standard as those in Vanguard. In spite of the difficulty of entry into the R.N. for National Servicemen, the complement of the R.N. Section has steadily increased, being 33 during the term. It is felt that there is a real keenness throughout the whole Section and a vitality in which is reflected the true spirit of the Royal Navy.

R.N. Camp This year the R.N. Camp was held at Portsmouth in the Battle Class Destroyer, H.M.S. Cadiz, in which our own R.N. Section was joined by five cadets from Northampton Grammar School. The journey from York to Portsmouth was conducted very smoothly, and many observers will recall the impressive way P.O. Wilson marched the R.N. Section right through Waterloo Station. On arrival at the ship, hammocks and bedding were issued, after which the cadets settled down to a welcome hot supper. The cadets were assigned to the Boys' and Seamen's messes, along with the ship's company, and though there were some misgivings at first over this arrangement, the organisation proved a very satisfactory one. The members of the ship's company were, from the start, most ready to help the cadets, who thereby gained first-hand experience of the way things are done in the Navy. After fully exploring H.M.S. Cadiz, the R.N. Section paid visits of inspection to other ships in the Dockyard, and also various "Navy Day" Displays Trips were organised to H.M.S. Excellent, the Gunnery School; to H.M.S. Dolphin, the Submarine Base; and to H.M.S. Hornet, the M.T.B`. Base. On the Sunday included in the week, the cadets attended a service held in Nelson's Flagship, H.M.S. Victory, at which the C. in C. Portsmouth, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Algernon Willis, was present. Later the same day a trip was made by boat to Ryde in the Isle of Wight. Some motor boat work and 49

sailing was carried out towards the end of the camp On almost every day the cadets joined the ship's company in "part of ship" work, and m this and other ways helped to repay the ship's company for its hospitality. It was agreed by all who attended that the Camp was a most successful one. P.O. Wilson invariably showed initiative and resourcefulness, and the Leading hands were not slow to take responsibility. The discipline of the whole Section was excellent, and its smartness and bearing was at all times a credit to the School. THE ARMY SECTION Training in Signals, 25-pdr. Gun Crew, and the Training Platoon continued throughout the term. Both the Gun Crew and Training Platoon put on good demonstrations for the Annual Inspection. The Signals Platoon has been very active. During the year they have introduced a system of training by three classes —elementary, classification, and post-classification (instructors). This proved most successful as was shown by the results of the Command Classification Examination-16 of the 17 candidates passed. Extrasyllabus work included instruction on the School transmitter, for we intend to have all Signallers proficient in advanced training. The Signal Platoon wishes to record its thanks to Flying Officer Harris for all the enthusiastic work which he has done to build up and train the Section in the past year. The Army Section is still supplying most of the Administrative and Instructor N.C.O.s for the Recruits, Basic Section, and Contingent H.Q. The time is not far off, however, when we shall receive competition in this monopoly, so leadership training must continue to take top priority. The Gun Crew have had the 25-pounder out several times, and now that the new drill has been mastered it is hoped that some of the Crew will take the new R.A. Proficiency Certificate next term. C.C.F. Camp, Poulton This summer the Army Section of the C.C.F. spent their Annual Camp at Poulton, Cheshire. This was new ground, for all those who had been to previous camps had been to Gandale. The Corps was divided into two sections, Senior members, who had passed Cert. 'A', Part I, and Juniors, consisting of the remainder. Both sections had interesting and instructive training programmes taken by Officer Cadets from the nearby Eaton Hall O.C.T.U. The Sergeant-Major saw we were not lacking in anything we required, while Major Crews was always about, joining in the various activities. Night exercises were popular as they always are, and on Sunday we had a march-past in which we excelled ourselves. The food was excellent and the transport arrangements to Chester were most adequate, enabling many of us to visit this pleasant old city. 50

We were delighted to have the services of R. G. Emmett, now an Officer Cadet at Sandhurst. He acted as officer in charge of the Junior Platoon and generally saw to our welfare. It was generally agreed that our first visit to Western Command was a great success and a very welcome change. ROYAL AIR FORCE SECTION With numbers rising to 35, the training programme was arranged as far as possible in two Flights. By the time of the General Inspection the Section could be said to have become a real unit, with all cadets at least in R.A.F. uniform. Those who undertook instructional work are to be congratulated; F/Sgt. Calvert and Cpl. Hodgson in Navigation; Sgt. Bird and Cpl. Roe in Internal Combustion Engines; and L/Cdt. Danton in Safety Equipment. The success of last term's activities was greatly assisted by the efficiency and enthusiasm of F/Sgt. Calvert, who, we were pleased and proud to know, was selected from the many C.C.F. and A.T.C. applicants to go on a "reciprocal visit" to Canada. We wish him every success as a Cadet at Cranwell and as a future Officer of the R.A.F. D. Walton will also be starting his Cranwell career at the same time, and we wish him well. F /Sgt. Roe brings credit to the Section by his selection for a Flying Scholarship, and by the time of going to press he should have flown "solo", and we hope he will do well both in this training and in his efforts to enter Cranwell. Flying during the term eventually included every cadet, though the earlier policy was to carry out some longer cross-country flights for navigational training with the object of forming a group of potential instructors. Flying in the immediate future is likely to be considerably restricted, but every endeavour will be made to arrange it when possible. Summer Camp, Cranwell Most of those who went to Camp found it somewhat strenuous at first, perhaps because of the heat and the long distances to be covered at Cranwell, usually on foot. The organisation involved in providing so intensive a programme for so many schools was remarkable, and it would seem that the general opinion considered it a very superior camp. The variety of interesting activities, apart from dual flying in Prentices and Harvards, included a trip around the Wash in R.A.F. motor launches, a talk on the R.A.F. Antarctic Expedition by the recently returned officer in charge, S/Ldr. Walford, and some novel ideas in swimming competitions. 51

F /Sgt. Bird was N.C.O. in charge, as F /Sgt. Calvert was away in Canada. This term cadets will be taking Proficiency Examinations for the first time, and the future organisation of the Section will depend to a considerable extent on the results.

SCOUTING During the National "Bob-a-Job" Week this year the Group earned the satisfactory sum of £34 8s. 9d., nearly double last year's total, in aid of Headquarters and Local Association Funds. The jobs undertaken were, as in the past, extremely diverse. Scout A. D. Baker worked so assiduously for his employer that he was rewarded on York Military Sunday by a place at the Saluting Base and an invitation to the Reception at the Mansion House after the March Past. This summer, week-end camps took the form of Scouts camping in pairs at Dunnington. This scheme proved highly popular and provided an opportunity of developing powers of self-reliance and independence. Furthermore, valuable experience was gained of a type of camping that might be of value in years to come. These camps were subject to frequent visits by Scouters and were only attended by those who had been to at least one summer camp. Once again the routine training and activities of the Troop have gone forward with enthusiasm. We congratulate P.L. Taylor and Sec. Claydon on gaining the First Class badge. Twenty-four Proficiency badges were gained during the term—a very creditable total. The Senior School Patrols enjoyed a successful hike on Field Day in the region of Nun Monkton and Linton-on-Ouse. We are grateful to Mr. John Ramsden (O.P.) for providing us with an excellent site for our Summer Camp at Myton-on-Swale. In a week of comparatively good weather two parties hiked to Fountains Abbey, and another party to see the Roman remains at Aldborough and Three Arrows at Boroughbridge; an exciting cricket match was lost by one run to Myton Cricket Club; wide games by day and one by night were enjoyed; and over 60 parents and friends were welcomed on Visitors' Day. We look forward to returning to Myton again in a few years' time.

SHOOTING The term has been one of intense activity at the Range, with Mossberg practices on Mondays, Classification on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and C.C.F. practices on Fridays. 52

The whole C.C.F., except for a dozen or so individuals, has fired the Classification course. The state of our Mossbergs necessitated the use of the Lee-Enfields with open sights, and consequently the number of First Class and "qualified" shots has fallen. Mossberg practices were devoted partly to keeping surviving remnants of the VIII in practice, and partly to the discovery and coaching of new talent. This met with some successes, though we do not yet see quite where our next year's team is coming from. This, however, is an annual complaint, and annually our fears prove more or less unfounded. Four members of last year's VIII will be staying on. The House Team Shooting Competition provided much interest. Temple, with a team consisting entirely of 1st VIII shots, started hot favourites and shot consistently well, only to be overtaken by the Grove and Manor, who found their top form and tied for first place. In the tie shoot the Manor maintained their form and won the Cup. Other awards during the term :Individual Shot (highest score in Classification) : P. C. Knowlson and P. T. Baker, tied. Best Shot, 15-16 age group : P. Richardson. Recruit Cup : A. E. Wick and J. H. Macdonald. Wick won the tie shoot. Aggregate Cup (highest average per boy in Classification) : The Grove.

CRICKET

1950

RETROSPECT With eight old Colours still on call, it was very evident that, provided memories of 1949 were not recalled by the batsmen, our chances of fielding a strong School team were very good; and, indeed, our hopes were not unfounded, for the spate of run-getting in this very wet season was quite remarkable. Competition for a place in the team was very healthy, for many young Colts of the previous season were knocking at the door, and two of them, Youll and Annequin, immediately played themselves into the team. Annequin was the first to find form with the bat, and was followed soon afterwards by Hodd, Fairweather, and Baker, and there were probably more runs scored this season than for many seasons past. Youll quickly proved himself a most dangerous bowler, and fully filled the gap left by D. Walter from the previous season. Baker, as Captain, had gained inestimable experience from the previous year's lessons; in fact the team quickly took shape. One weak link alone seemed to be evident; there was an obvious lack of sound supporting bowling 53

after the opening pair, and in particular a leg break bowler seemed to be the one important omission. As soon as Mortimer was "found" with his steady, flighted off-spin breaks, the position was eased considerably, and Varley eventually fulfilled the role of a left-arm leg-spin bowler. Our fixture list remained the same as in previous seasons, with the exception of the omission of our annual match with Manchester G.S., which reluctantly we felt obliged to drop because of the distance to be travelled. Many of our club opponents came to the School represented by strong sides, knowing full well the reputation which our XIs are acquiring for themselves, and the strongest of these visiting teams was probably that of the Yorkshire Gentlemen, who by no means had matters all their own way. The M.C.C. team also adopted the old practice of sending up two professionals from Lord's to "bolster morale", and it was to this team alone that the School XI lost, though we cannot help still feeling that their defeat on this occasion was due to their own stupidity. The Bradford G.S. team visited us with an unbeaten record, but a quick glance at the result of this drawn match clearly shows how convincing the School's win would have been if rain had not seriously cut down the hours of play. Some of our staunchest supporters in the "Bay" and around the pavilion were very prone to censure the team for not going "all-out" for a win, whatever the cost, in some of our drawn matches. This criticism was clearly most marked in our matches with two club sides, the Yorkshire Gentlemen and Craven Gentlemen. Forcing the pace at cricket needs considerable experience, and is only likely to meet with success with a team which is well on top, or when an individual batsman is well set. Especially is this true when competing with men, who know best how to neutralise such aggression, and have all the experience at their command. Is it not, perhaps, also in the School's favour to recall that the M.C.C. took 3 hours 5 minutes to amass their 221 runs before declaring, and leaving the School 2i hours? And similarly the Yorkshire Gentlemen took a little more than half the time available for play. Harsh treatment, indeed, against schoolboys ! The School XI was undoubtedly a good one. The batting was generally very reliable, and nearly always someone contributed a half century. It must here not pass unrecorded that E. W. Stead scored a century for the 2nd XI, but a place could still not be found for him in the 1st XI. Outstanding amongst some admirable bowling performances were the hat-tricks by Youll and Wall, an event for which we have had to wait many seasons. Finally, most impressive of all, was the team's high standard of fielding throughout the season. Bowlers were admirably supported; the field looked aggressive; and everyone was obviously enjoying themselves. 54

We can without reserve confidently say that our fields and pitches have never looked better, in spite of unceasing play, and we are very indebted to Mr. Wallbank (Charles) and his helpers for their tireless energy. Our pavilion has been given a well-earned fresh coat of paint, so deftly applied by our skilful scorer D. P. Norwood and his mate, D. Thompson, and everything is set fair for our most promising young Colts in the ensuing years.

1st XI CHARACTERS (Captain). 1947-48-49-50. Once again he has done a splendid *1' job as captain, both on and off the field. He has shown a sound sense of judgement, and his positioning of the field has been most thoughtful. Little does he realise what a good wicket-keeper he has been, and he would be so well advised to forget his bowling and continue with his job behind the wicket. As a batsman his style is still rather cramped, but he watches the ball well on to the bat. le tE. D. THORNTON (Vice-Captain). 1948-49-50. As an opening bat he made some useful contributions to the team early in the season, when the team were building up their confidence, but most regrettably he lost confidence himself. He was desperately keen, but suffered the tortures of spending a large part of the season being off form. t N. M. Horan. 1948-49-50. This season he played some of those innings of 41 which we knew he was capable, when runs pour off the bat with immeasurable ease to all parts of the field. He has all the right shots in the bag, and he must not be tempted to introduce others which are far more audacious than wise. His fielding is very neat and is speeding up, and his bowling is not to be despised. *t.T. J. YouLL. 1950. A very useful opening bowler. He uses his full height of more than six feet, and on his day he is most dangerous. Occasionally he moves the ball off the wicket from leg, but usually his most damaging delivery is the in-swinger, which is sometimes made to dip very late. He might be accused still of not attacking the wicket enough, but this will come with experience, and he must not be tempted to try to bowl too fast. His fielding is still rather slow, but he is a very much better batsman than he has ever been given credit for. *fJ. B. MORTIMER. 1949-50. A good all-rounder. He flights his slow offspinners well, and is not frightened of being 'carted'. His massive hands will stop anything coming their way and he can be relied upon to field well anywhere On the field. His 90 not out against the Craven Gentlemen (top score of the season), showed his capabilities as a batsman, although he was not so consistently successful with the bat as was to be hoped. W. H. N. FAIRWEATHER. 1948-49-50. His batting has greatly improved since last year, although he tends to be unnecessarily wild and thoughtless at times. He has now developed a very useful cover drive, although his foot is not quite "there". His fielding at cover is speeding up and it should become first rate. U. D. C. WALL. 1950. An opening bowler who worked hard for his wickets. His action is low and uneconomical, but he throws his all into it. His usual method of batting is with the long handle, and he is as rustic as ever. tK. M. RATCLIFF. 1949-50. Quite a capable batsman, but he lacked the powers of concentration or judgement. He accepted countless catches at forward short-leg off Mortimer's bowling, although he was in danger of his life sometimes in this position when taking his eyes off the ball. P. T. BAKER

1950. He played himself into the team early B. ANNEQUIN. in the season with some admirable innings, in which his cover driving was most conspicuous. On the leg side his play was weak, but he watches the ball well when on his wicket, with his eyes well over the bat. Later his judgement seemed to fail him and he either selected the wrong ball to punish or never got his foot across to it. His fielding at present is an embarrassment to any captain. M. HODGSON. 1948-49-50. His technique of batting depends largely on his confidence, which was most elusive this year. He gave the impression that he might strike form at any time, but success seldom came his way. He has shown an increasing unnecessary tendency to become 'airborne' when attempting to stop the ball in the field, although it must be admitted that he will throw himself headlong for a last desperate effort to save a boundary. VARLEY. 1950. Left-arm slow spin bowler. He battled well for the last position in the XI and fully justified his selection. One might wish to see the ball spun a bit more, and bowled with a more consistent length, nevertheless, his better balls always called for a good measure of respect. His fielding has improved enormously, and on the few occasions when he was called upon to bat, he appeared quite fearless. Colour. * Cap.

11. E.

2nd XI *D. Thompson (Capt.). *A. M. Kendell. *E. W. Stead. *P. D. F. James. *A. N. Wyatt-Gunning. *J. G. Booth. *J. T. Ankers. J. M. Booth. D. I. Fletcher. J. M. Raylor. S. J. White.

Colts XI (Under 16). *P. McL. Walshaw (Capt.). *D. W. M. McDougle. *D. H. Beachell. *M. J. Wood. *G. B. Pullan. *R. H. Jackson. *H. W. J. Rigg. D. H. Gudgeon. R. J. De Little. E. A. M. Reid-Smith. P. H. Webster. * Colours

Junior Colts XI (Under 15). W. G. A. Maxwell (Capt.). C. M. C. Burdass. R. G. Bough. P. J. French. D. C. Holmes. T. Wilkinson. C. H. Lewis. A. T. Booth. P. Crowe. R. N. Johnson. M. J. Firth.

SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1st XI

Date 17th May 20th May 27th May 31st May 3rd June 7th June 14th June 21st June 24th June 1st July 8th July

School Opponents Ground Result 127 103 for 8 Drawn Home Cancelled through rain. 134 Away Drawn Away 48 100 Won 60 230 for 3 Home Won (dec.) 221 for 8 163 ... Home Lost M.C.C. ... (dec.) 145 198 Ampleforth College ... Home Won 109 for 4 161 for 9 Yorkshire Gentlemen Home Drawn (dec.) 128 95 for 2 Home Drawn Bradford G.S. 128 209 Away Won Leeds G.S. ... 132 for 5 170 for 5 Home Drawn Craven Gentlemen (dec.)

Opponents York C.C. ... Clifton C.C. ... Worksop College Durham School Giggleswick School

Home

Date

Ground Result

Opponents

Away Drawn Away Won Home Drawn

15th July Bootham School 26th July T. H. Hobson's XI 28-29 July Old Peterite XI

School Opponents

162 120 for 7 146 177 138 139 for 9 (dec.) 132 for 9 175 for 7 (dec.)

Played 13, won 5, drawn 7, lost 1.

2nd XI

68 for 4 184 for 8 (dec.) 148 139 146

27th May 31st May

Worksop College Durham School

... ...

Away Home

Drawn Won

3rd June 14th June 24th June 1st July 15th July

Giggleswick School ... Ampleforth College ... Bradford G.S. Leeds G.S. ... Bootham School

Away Away Away Home Home

Won Lost Drawn Drawn Won

17th May 27th May 31st May 3rd June

Durham School Worksop College Giggleswick School Bootham School

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

Home Home Away Away

Won Drawn Won Won

14th June 24th June

Ampleforth College ... Bradford G.S.

Home Home

Won Drawn

28th June

Bootham School

Home

Won

20th May 27th May 21st June 28th June 8th July

Bootham School Worksop College Bootham School ... Drax G.S. Leeds G.S. ...

Away Home Home Away Home

Won Drawn Won Won Drawn

148 32 for 5 35 for 2 103 69 for 7

15th July

Pocklington School ...

Away

Drawn

80 for 7

147

210 for 4

Under 16 Colts XI 111 45 for 1 104 for 5 144 for 7 (dec.) 95 for 5 125 for 4 (dec.) 34 for 2

Under 15 Colts XI

29 61 140 for 8 57 for 3 69 for 6 122

40 103 99 93 86 for 8 33

90 — 34 57 116 for 8 (dec.) 126

Junior House Matches 1st Round. Semi-finals. Final. Replay.

School House beat Temple. School House 19 for 0, Temple 18. Grove beat Manor. Grove 48 for 4, Manor 46. School House beat Rise. School House 89 for 9, Rise 85. Grove tied with School House. Grove 99, School House 99. School House beat Grove. School House 91 for 8, Grove 88.

Senior House Matches 1st Round. Manor beat Temple. Manor 114 for 4, Temple 81. Semi-finals. School House beat Manor. School House 92 for 7, Manor 91. Grove beat Rise. Grove 140, Rise 120. Grove beat School House. Grove 146 for 3, School House 145. 57

1st XI AVERAGES Batting No. of Innings N. M. Hodd W. H. N. Fairweather P. T. Baker ... J. B. Mortimer J. E. B. Annequin K. M. Ratcliff ... J. J. Youll E. D. Thornton J. D. C. Wall R. M. Hodgson K. Varley

13 13 12 10 13 10 8 13 9 7 4

Times Not out

Runs

347 304 263 185 233 154 40 125 44 4 52 17 1 Denotes "not out". 2 2 2 2 1 2 4

Highest Score

Average

82 52 58* 90* 66 36* 11 27 19* 23 8

31.55 27.64 26.30 23.13 19.42 19.25 10.00 9.62 8.80 7.43 5.67

Bowling Youll ... J. D. C. Wall ... K. Varley J. B. Mortimer N. M. Hodd

J. J.

Overs

Maidens

Runs

Wickets

Average

199.2 120.4 69.4 82.5 18.5

64 38 8 8 —

426 317 293 386 75

48 22 17 22 2

8.87 14.41 17.24 17.55 37.50

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. YORK C.C. Played at home, Wednesday, 17th May, 1950. Result : Drawn. YORK C.C. E. V. Bedford, c. and b. Wall ... K. Lockwood, b. Wall ... R. Hornshaw, 1.b.w., b. Youll ... E. Sanders, c. Baker, b. Wall ... T. A. Jacques, c. Hodd, b. Wall H. Lund, b. Youll J. Lund, run out F. Richardson, c. Fairweather b. Youll ... J. Wright, b. Youll R. Sawkill, c. Ratcliff, b. Youll E. W. Stead, not out ... Extras

Total for 8 wkts

... 127

Total 1

ST. PETER'S ... 15 E. D. Thornton, b. Sanders 7 ... 55 0 J. E. B. Annequin, not out 1 13 N. M. Hodd, b. Richardson ... 48 P. T. Baker, c. Hornshaw, b. 13 ... Lockwood 7 10 W. H. N. Fairweather, c. H. ... 4 Lund, b. Lockwood ... 3 0 ... K. M. Ratcliff, b. Jacques 0 3 R. M. Hodgson, b. Lockwood ... 0 A. M. Kendell, st. Sawkill, b. 0 ... Lockwood 26 1 ... J. D. C. Wall, b. Jacques 8 ... 10 ... J. J. Youll, not out 2 P. D. F. James, did not bat. 4 ... ... Extras

Fall of Wickets : 4 5 6 7 8

Fall of Wickets : 2 3 4 5 6 7

... 103 .

28 29 77 87 88 89 89 90

0 13 35 54 87 87 90 93 96 127 58

Bowling Analysis : You11 Wall ... James Kendell

ST. PETER'S M. O. 5 16.5 2 12 7 1 1 3

R. 31 33 45 16

YORK C.C. M. O. 3 12 Jacques 5 11 Richardson 7 — Sanders — 8 Lockwood

W. 5 4 — —

R. 13 15 37 34

W. 2 1 1

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. WORKSOP COLLEGE 1st XI. Played at Worksop, Saturday, 27th May, 1950. Result : Abandoned owing to rain. WORKSOP M. R. G. Ross, 1.b.w., b. James J. W. Jags, c. Ratcliff, b. Youll S. K. Waddington, run out R. S. Wood, c. Ratcliff, b. James D. T. Forbes, c. Baker, b. Youll C. G. Howland, c. Mortimer, b. Kendell ... J. C. Wright, b. Kendell I. G. Harrison, c. Mortimer, b. Kendell ... G. A. Cooke, b. Youll ... R. D. E. Brunton, not out C. D. Robinson, c. Fairweather, ... b. Kendell Extras ... Total

ST. PETER'S 4 Did not bat. Team:4 E. D. Thornton, J. E. B. Annequin, 44 N. M. Hodd, P. T. Baker, W. H. N. 2 Fairweather, J. B. Mortimer, K. M. 18 Ratcliff, A. M. Kendell, J. J. Youll, E. W. Stead, P. D. F. James. 0 20 2 4 14 19 3

... 134

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5 11 13 68 69 75 79 94 102 134 Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S O. M. R. W. 3 10 53 ... 22 Youll 11 28 2 ... 17 James 1 44 4 ... 14.5 Kendell Hodd Kendell bowled 1 wide.

Worksop won the toss and elected to bat. The School gained an early advantage by taking three quick wickets. The bowling of Youll and James kept the batsmen quiet, and Worksop scored only 13 for the loss of three wickets in 44 minutes. Then, however, a fourth wicket partnership rescued Worksop. Waddington and Forbes took the score to 40, when lunch was taken. After lunch a few quick runs were given away and then the School regained the initiative with four wickets for the addition of only 11 runs. The fourth wicket partnership yielded 55 runs in 46 minutes, and Waddington batted confidently, if not perfectly, for his 44 runs. The School were further baulked by a last wicket partnership of 32. The bowling, in which the absence of Wall through illness was noticeable, was well backed up by brilliant 59

fielding, and catches by Ratcliff and Mortimer gave evidence that the slip fielding cradle is paying dividends ! The rain started even before the School were back in the pavilion at the end of the Worksop innings, and although tea was taken immediately in the hope that the rain might stop, there was never any prospect of the School being able to bat. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. DURHAM SCHOOL 1st XI. Played at Durham, Wednesday, 31st May, 1950. Result : The School won by 52 runs. ST. PETER'S E. D. Thornton, c. Mitcalfe, b. Bourn J. E. B. Annequin, c. Mort, b. Rans N. M. Hodd, c. Bradley, b. Mitcalfe P. T. Baker, c. and b. Rans ... J. B. Mortimer, c. and b. Mitcalfe W. H. N. Fairweather, b. Mit-

calfe

K. M. Ratcliff, 1.b.w., b. Rans A. M. Kendell, I.b.w., b. Mitcalfe J. D. C. Wall, run out J. J. Youll, b. Mitcalfe P. D. F. James, not out Extras ...

Total

•••

DURHAM 0 J. Bradley, b. Youll 25 D. I. Mort, run out ... 28 T. Bourn, c. Baker, b. Wall ... 2 6 G. A. Tiffin, c. Thornton, b. Wall 0 T. G. Smailes, c. Mortimer, b. 1 16 Youll 13 B. D. Perrott, c. Mortimer, b. 7 Wall 21 0 ... T. P. Mitcalfe, b. Wall 6 2 D. R. Priestley, c. Hodd, b. James 0 9 W. H. W. Swales, b. Wall ... 1 1 J. Calder, not out 2 J. M. Rans, c. Mortimer, b. Hodd 0 3 0 Extras ... 0 5 •••

• • •

... 100

Total

... 48

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

21 32 62 62 78 95 98 99 100 100

0 7 7 8 38 40 47 47 47 48

Mitcalfe Priestley Swales Rans Bourn

DURHAM 0. M. 4 16.1 3 2 8 1 17 4 4 —

Bowling Analysis :

ST. PETER'S R. W. 0. M. R. W_ Youll ... 8 4 8 29 5 2 7 6 5 1 — Wall ... 10 1 21 — 16 James 3 2 ... 3 — 14 — 29 3 Kendell 1 15 Hodd 1.4 — 1 1 ... Kendell bowled 1 wide.

On winning the toss, Baker decided to bat on a wicket that looked as though it would become worse in the afternoon. The School batted slowly at first but appeared to be building up a good score, thanks to some solid batting by Thornton. Hodd and Baker put on 30 runs in a bright partnership, but both were out at the same score, the latter just before and the former just after the lunch interval. A forceful innings by Mortimer and some good support by Ratcliff helped the School to a reasonable total on such a wicket. The running between the wickets was, as usual, not very sure. 60

When the Durham innings started with the fall of four wickets for eight runs, it appeared as though our opponents would be well and truly routed. Then, in consecutive overs by James and Kendell, the score rose by 25 runs. Then the opening batsman, who had scored 21 of these runs, ran himself out in Kendell's next over. Wall returned to the attack and took three quick wickets. At the tea interval Durham were 47 for eight. Hodd and James soon finished off the innings afterwards. The bowling figures show only too well that the School depends almost entirely on the two opening bowlers to bear the main task of the bowling. The fielding was good, but not up to the standard of the Worksop match. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL 1st XI Played at home, Saturday, 3rd June, 1950. Result : The School won by 170 runs. ST. PETER'S E. D. Thornton, 1.b.w., b. ... 27 Hickson J. E. B. Annequin, c. Morris, b. ... 66 ... Harrison ... 69 N. M. Hodd, not out ... P. T. Baker, c. Briggs, b. Hickson 8 W. H. N. Fairweather, not out 39 J. B. Mortimer, K. M. Ratcliff, A. M. Kendell, J. D. C. Wall, J. J. Youll, P. D. F. James did not bat. 21 Extras ... Total for 3 wkts. (dec.)

GIGGLESWICK ... 4 J. P. Thornber, b. Youll M. J. Hartley, c. Baker, b. Youll 21 ... B. Horn, l.b.w., b. Youll 5 ... 14 B. Parsons, b. Wall ... T. D. Wilson, c. Hodd, b. Youll 0 ... 0 S. J. Hanscombe, b. Youll L. T. Hickson, c. Hodd, b. Wall 2 6 J. A. Hartley, b. James ... 3 D. L. Harrison, c. and b. Youll ... 3 ... C. Morris, not out 0 G. A. Briggs, c. Ratcliff, b. Youll ... ... ... ... 2 Extras Total

230

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 — — — 69 142 153

... 60

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

4 28 37 37 37 47 54 54 Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S GIGGLESWICK W. O. M. R. O. M. Youll 7.5 3 Hanscombe 12 4 22 8 6 Briggs 18 5 56 Wall ... 4 — Wilson 8 — 40 James 6 — 40 2 Hickson Kendell .. 3 Parsons 3 — 35 — Hodd .. 2 16 1 Harrison 7 2 ... Hanscombe bowled 2 no-balls.

60 60 R. W. 11 7 5 2 1 21 17 4

Baker did great service by winning the toss on a perfect wicket, and it was not long before the School batsmen made the fielders chase the ball all over the field. A very sound opening partnership realised 69 runs in 52 minutes, a welcome high rate of scoring. Hodd came in to face a quarter of an hour before lunch. In that time Annequin had rattled up his 50 and the 100 had been passed. Annequin was out half an hour after lunch. Some very chancy strokes and some bad ,

running marred his innings. Baker was soon out, but then Hodd and Fairweather really set about the bowling, putting on 77 in 33 minutes. Hodd batted with the natural excellence which we come to expect from him. After his 50 last year, Giggleswick must be wondering what he will do next year ! Of course, it must be admitted that both the bowling and fielding were the worst the School had encountered this year so far. In these respects, the School set an example to their opponents. The opening bowlers again did the damage, Youll bowling remarkably well. In his last complete over he performed the rare feat in school cricket of taking a "hat trick". Rarely can the difference between two sides have been shown in more marked fashion. ST PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. M.C.C. Played at home, Wednesday, 7th June, 1950. Result : M.C.C. won by 58 runs. ST. PETER'S M.C.C.

21 E. D. Thornton b. Terry 1 J. E. B. Annequin, b. Doggart 4 N. M. Hodd, b. Doggart ... ... 32 P. T. Baker, run out W. H. N. Fairweather, c. de ... 52 Brett, b. Doggart 1 J. B. Mortimer, c. and b. Bowden ... 25 K. M. Ratcliff, run out ... E. W. Stead, c. North, b. Terry 8 6 ... ... J. J. Youll, b. Terry 0 J. D. C. Wall, not out ... 3 P. D. F. James, b. Ashmore 10 Extras ...

N. A. Doggart, I.b.w., b. Youll ... 50 Prouton, R. 0., c. Thornton, b. ... 75 ... Mortimer ... 59 P. N. L. Terry, not out ... W. A. Lupton, c. Mortimer, b. 5 James ... 11 E. S. de Brett, b. Wall J. Y. H. Bowden, c. and b. 0 ... Mortimer 0 C. J. Myburgh, 1.b.w., b. Youll11 0 J. N. Jory, b. Youll 4 G. M. North, b. Youll 4 Ashmore, N. S., not out C. E. Anson, did not bat 13 ... Extras

1 2

Fall of Wickets : 5 6 3 4

... 163

Total

221

Total for 8 wkts. (dec.)

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

6 14 53 111 116 130 142 158 160 163 89 152 160 196 197 198 198 206 Bowling Analysis M.C.C. ST. PETER'S W. 0. M. R. 0. M. R. W. 11 2 24 Myburgh 7 43 4 20 Youll 3 4 34 12 Doggart 1 1 59 16 Wall 1 5.4 — 15 1 Ashmore 26 3 13 James — 39 3 8 Terry 2 — 12 — Thornton 1 1 30 9 Bowden 2 — 12 — Hodd 11 1 3 2 Jory 1 56 ... 12 Mortimer Doggart bowled 1 wide. Thornton bowled 3 wides. :

An interesting feature of the match was that the M.C.C. reverted to the pre-war custom of sending two professionals from Lord's to play. The 'M.C.C. Captain, on winning the toss, decided to bat. Doggart and Prouton put on a very good opening stand of 89 runs in 66 minutes. Doggart played a beautiful forcing innings. His partner 62

went on to make 75 in more subdued fashion before being well caught by Thornton. Thereafter a collapse occurred, apart from Terry, who used his feet very well in an attractive innings. In a match which has traditionally become a bowler's nightmare, Youll can consider his analysis very satisfying. Mortimer also bowled well, keeping a very good length. The School went in, needing 222 runs to win in two and a half hours. After the early loss of two wickets, Thornton and Baker put on a useful stand, and then Baker and Fairweather put on some quick runs before Baker was unfortunately run out just when he seemed well set. These two had put the School well in front of the clock, the 100 going up after 73 minutes. Fairweather, although rather fortunate, batted very well indeed and made his 50 in 59 minutes. After he left only Ratcliff batted confidently, and the School were all out with only two more balls to play before stumps were drawn. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. AMPLEFORTH COLL. 1st XI Played at home, Wednesday, 14th June, 1950. Result : The School won by 53 runs.

ST. PETER'S E. D. Thornton, 1.b.w., b. Tarleton ... J. E. B. Annequin, b. Tarleton N. M. Hodd, b. Tate ... P. T. Baker, 1.b.w., b. Tarleton W. H. N. Fairweather, c. Tate ... b. Mitchell J. B. Mortimer, st. Hattrell, b. Tate K. M. Ratcliff, c. Mitchell, b. Tarleton J. D. C. Wall, st. Hattrell, b. Tate ... . R. M. Hodgson, c. Bradley, b. Tate J. J. Youll, not out ... P. D. F. James, b. Tate ... Extras ... ...

...

Total 1

2 3

1 1 82 0 50 12 16 4 10

AMPLEFORTH M. J. Tate, b. Youll 0 M. Fisher, b. Youll . 0 M. Tarleton, 1.b.w., b. Youll ... 19 S. Bradley, 1.b.w., b. Youll ... 9 J. G. Faber, c. Ratcliff, b. Mortimer ... . 8 P. A. Mitchell, b. Youll ... 9 M. Corbould, hit wkt., b. Mortimer ... 18 P. Vincent, not out ... ... 47 M. Hattrell, st. Baker, b. James 9 O. Wynne, b. Thornton 15 C. Clapham, 1.b.w., b. Youll 5 Extras ... . 6

0 0

... 198 Fall of Wickets : 4 5 6 7 8

Total 1

... 145 Fall of Wickets: 4 5 6 7 8

5 14 14 113 163 176 180 198 198 198 0 9 19 30 45 46 81 110 139 Bowling Analysis : AMPLEFORTH ST. PETER'S O. M. R. W. O. M. R. Mitchell 16 62 2 1 Youll ... 19.4 10 35 Tarleton ••• 12 35 4 3 Wall ... 14 6 27 Tate ••• 12.4 42 2 5 James ... 10 3 22 Corbould ••• 14 — Mortimer ... 11 2 33 Clapham ••• 6 18 — Ratcliff ... 1 — 8 Faber ••• 2 5 — Hodd ... 2 — 11 Thornton ... 1 — 3 Wall bowled 1 wide. 63

10 145 W.

6 — 1 2 — — 1

Baker won the toss and chose first innings. The ball lifted sharply off the pitch and Tarleton, a 15 year old of whom the School will see a lot, bowled to such effect that after his first two overs the School had three wickets down. Then Hodd and Fairweather produced one of their face-saving stands, putting on 99 in an hour. Fairweather was at times lucky, but Hodd played a superb innings. The later batsmen tried to hit up some quick runs and succeeded in putting up the highest score for some years in this match. In their efforts most of them fell to Tate, who was lucky to be bowling when the batsmen were hitting. The Ampleforth innings fell into two phases. Before tea Youll caused considerable trouble to the early batsmen, and his first two spells of six overs each yielded 2 for 7 and 2 for 9. When six wickets were down for 46 immediately after tea, it seemed as though the match was practically over. However, after tea the School bowling and fielding fell to pieces and Vincent was able to produce a magnificent innings. In the end the School were fortunate to finish the match as there was an element of luck in the dismissals of both Corbould and Hattrell, and the rain was beginning to fall even as the School left the field, 15 minutes before the scheduled finish.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN Played at home, Wednesday, 21st June, 1950. Result Drawn. :

YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN N. A. Doggart, c. Hodgson, b. Varley J. C. M. Rayson, b. Varley J. R. S. Raper, c. Mortimer, b. Varley P. N. L. Terry, l.b.w., b. Wall ... D. W. Gillespie, c. Youll, b. Wall ... M. A. C. P. Kaye, b. Wall R. M. Hutchinson, c. Ratcliff, b.

37 13

Total for 9 wkts. (dec.) Fall of Wickets 6 7 4 5 :

... N. M. Hodd, b. Kaye ... ... P. T. Baker, not out ... W. H. N. Fairweather, c. Kaye, b. Holderness ... J. B. Mortimer, not out ... K. M. Ratcliff, R. M. Hodgson, J. D. C. Wall, J. J. Youll and K. Varley did not bat. Extras ...

8 35 19 7

...

Wall

P. G. Cumming, st. Baker, b. Youll C. J. Myburgh, c. Baker, b. Wall G. Holderness, not out ... ... H. J. Bailey, not out Extras ...

ST. PETER'S D. Thornton, I.b.w., b. Gillespie J. E. B. Annequin, c. Rayson, b. E.

11 0 15 4 12

... 161

Fall of Wickets 1 2 3 4 — — — 17 46 63 101

—

33 47 66 108 119 119 124 124 150 64

39 10 20 23 4

109

Total for 4 wkts. :

Youll Wall Mortimer Varley

ST. PETER'S O. M. 2 12 2 12 7 — 1 7

Bowling Analysis : YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN O. M. R. W. R. W. 1 28 1 8 ... 30 1 Gillespie — 20 1 ... 7 Kaye 47 5 — 23 1 ... 8 Terry 33 — 3 2 — Myburgh ... 4 39 3 14 — 5 9 Bailey ... 1 10 2 6 Holderness ... Gillespie bowled 1 no-ball.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. BRADFORD G.S. 1st XI Played at home, Saturday, 24th June, 1950. Result : Abandoned owing to rain. BRADFORD ... A. S. Fox, b. Youll G. W. Moore, c. Ratcliff, b. ... Mortimer J. D. Waterhouse, b. Youll W. G. Ripley, b. Youll ... A. C. Tetlow, run out ... W. L. Simpson, c. Hodd, b. ... Mortimer J. C. Driver, c. Youll, b. ... Mortimer W. G. Methuen, l.b.w., b. ... Mortimer B. Petyt, c. Youll, b. Mortimer ... K. D. Robinson, b. Wall C. E. Heighton, not out Extras ...

ST. PETER'S 13 E. D. Thornton, c. Moore, b. ... 14 Petyt 8 J. E. B. Annequin, c. Fox, b. 44 Petyt 6 ... 29 N. M. Hodd, not out ... 7 4 W. H. N. Fairweather, not out 6 P. T. Baker, J. B. Mortimer, K. M. Ratcliff, R. M. Hodgson 13 J. D. C. Wall, J. J. Youll and K. Varley did not bat 15 2 Extras ... 4 29 14 4 11 Total for 2 wkts.

128

Total

Fall of Wickets : 2 1

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

20 26 33 39 41 62 71 78 118 128 Bowling Analysis : Youll Wall Mortimer Varley

ST. PETER'S O. M. 7 20 4 12.2 3 11 3 —

... 95

R. W. 39 3 27 1 43 5 8 —

Petyt Robinson Heighton Moore

BRADFORD O. M. 2 14 2 9 1 4 1.2 —

46 28 12 7

W. 2

A fine early morning turned into a dull day and rain fell almost continuously from 10-30 a.m. until 2-0 p.m. Play eventually started at 2-15 p.m. The Bradford Captain won the toss and decided to bat. The School bowling was very steady, especially that of Youll and Mortimer, and this was backed up by excellent fielding. After an hour's play the score was 48 for five and it looked as though the loss of two hours would not matter. But then there was an annoying repetition of the after-tea period against Ampleforth. The bowlers 65

would not bowl at the stumps and the fielding slackened. The one fact that did emerge during the innings was that the discovery of Mortimer as a spin bowler had proved a complete success. All the catches were difficult and each was well taken. The School made a good effort to get the runs. Annequin started as he left off in the last match, and Hodd and Fairweather put on some quick runs before a heavy shower made further play impossible with 25 minutes left. The School thus scored a moral victory, but had only themselves to blame in not pressing home the advantage earlier. They could have scored a victory. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. LEEDS G.S. 1st XI Played at Leeds, Saturday, 1st July, 1950. Result : The School won by 81 runs. ST. PETER'S J. B. Mortimer, I.b.w., b. Atkinson ... J. E. B. Annequin, b. Boyd ... N. M. Hodd, c. and b. Atkinson P. T. Baker, not out ... W. H. N. Fairweather, b. Duncan E. D. Thornton, b. Boyd ... K. M. Ratcliff, b. Boyd R. M. Hodgson, c. and b. Balmforth ... J. D. C. Wall, b. Boyd ... J. J. Youll, I.b.w., b. Duncan K. Varley, b. Atkinson ... Extras ... Total

LEEDS A. D. Booth, b. Wall ... 0 29 J. D. Hardaker, b. Wall ... 5 0 T. A. Balmforth, c. Ratcliff, b. 49 Mortimer ... ... 72 58 S. G. Metcalfe, c. Ratcliff, b. 11 Mortimer ... ... 8 0 J. G. Raybould, l.b.w., b. Youll 11 8 D. C. Duncan, b. Youll 10 D. G. Whilesmith, run out 3 23 D. L. Wright, c. Ratcliff, b. 0 Mortimer ... 1 11 J. Boyd, b. Youll 1 8 D. B. Hufton, not out ... 1 12 K. S. Atkinson, b. Mortimer 0 Extras ... 16

... 209

Total

... 128

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

4 59 89 102 103 119 152 153 190 209

1 21 47 71 110 117 125 126 128 128

Balmforth Boyd Hufton Atkinson Duncan

Bowling Analysis : LEEDS 0. M. R. W. 10 1 38 Youll 16 2 45 4 Wall 5 — 29 Mortimer 12.2 — 42 3 Varley 14 2 43 2

ST. PETER'S 0. M. ... 15 5 ... 12 4

R. W. 30 3 35 2 34 4 13 —

Baker won the toss and decided to bat in the School's attempt to maintain their unbeaten inter-school record. After an early shock, Mortimer and Hodd took part in a quick-scoring partnership of 55. Hodd went on to make 49, but his innings was not as chanceless as 66

usual. Afterwards Baker batted slowly at first but with great confidence. Scarcely a ball beat him, and he was mainly responsible for the score reaching the 200 mark. Hodgson hit out in a bright partnership, and Youll and Varley batted well at the end of the innings. The Leeds innings was dominated by a great innings by Balmforth, who was on the field for all but nine balls of the match. He always used his feet to the bowlers and hit very hard towards the end of his innings. In fact all the early batsmen used their feet, but the rest of the innings passed without much batting ability being apparent. The bowlers seemed to bowl in spasms. Wall took the early wickets, then Youll took the middle out of the innings, and Mortimer finished it off. All three bowled well to their field and were, as usual, well supported by the fielding. Varley was clearly troubled by having to bowl at a left-hander and had a disastrous over.

ST PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN Played at home, Saturday, 8th July, 1950. Result : Drawn. ST. PETER'S J. B. Mortimer, not out ... ... 90 J. E. B. Annequin, c. Sunderland, b. Atkinson ... 1 N. M. Hodd, b. Gibson ... 16 P. T. Baker, b. Atkinson ... 9 W. H. N. Fairweather, b. King 6 E. D. Thornton, run out 6 K. M. Ratcliff, not out ... ... 4 R. M. Hodgson, J. J. Youll, K. Varley and P. D. F. James did not bat. Extras ...

CRAVEN GENTLEMEN E. W. King, c. Ratcliff, b. James 10 0 ... J. Foster, b. James ... 103 ... R. Moore, not out ... 21 J. Gibson, l.b.w., b. Youll 0 G. J. Sellers, b. Youll 31 C. E. Clarke, b. James ... C. B. Atkinson, M. Dean, J. H. Sunderland, E. Wildblood, and C. S. Moxon did not bat. 5 Extras ... ...

Total for 5 wkts. (dec.)

170

Total for 5 wkts.

Fall of Wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 — — — — — 4 21 94 94 170

... 132

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 — — — — — 2 53 79 100 123

Bowling Analysis ST. PETER'S CRAVEN O. M. R. W. 2 35 2 Moxon 12 11.4 2 72 3 Atkinson 5 — 33 — King 1 25 6 Gibson :

Youll James Mortimer Varley

—

GENTLEMEN O. M. R. W. 14 6 17 19 2 71 2 9 2 23 1 4 — 19 1

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL 1st XI Played at Bootham, Saturday, 15th July, 1950. Result Abandoned owing to rain. :

BOOTHAM J. R. Harrison, c. Mortimer, b. Varley M. W. Flowers, 1.b.w., b. Youll R. H. Baker, 1.b.w., b. Youll R. C. Copeman, 1.b.w., b. Youll J. P. Barwick, b. Youll T. T. Seddon, l.b.w., b. Varley M. A. Bodin, c. Baker, b. Youll J. W. Kay, hit wkt., b. Hodd I. M. Brill, c. Thornton, b. Youll A. J. Yelloly, c. Baker, b. Varley G. E. W. Fullerton, not out ... Extras Total

ST. PETER'S J. B. Mortimer, 1.b.w., b. Seddon 0 36 E. D. Thornton, l.b.w., b. Yelloly 0 0 N. M. Hodd, b. Bodin ... 27 5 P. T. Baker, b. Yelloly ... 5 4 W. H. N. Fairweather, c. Barwick, b. Bodin 4 29 7 J. E. B. Annequin, c. Barwick, b. Yelloly ... 3 13 61 K. M. Ratcliff, not out ... 36 9 R. M. Hodgson, b. Seddon ... 9 14 J. D. C. Wall, not out ... ... 7 7 J. J. Youll and K. Varley did 2 not bat. Extras ... Total for 7 wkts.

... 162

... 120

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

Fall of Wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 7 11 15 38 69 77 111 145 162

0 0 10 54 61 71 94

Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S Youll Wall Varley Mortimer Hodd

0. M.

5 21 9 4 24 3 3 — 7.1 —

R. 47 12 68

W. 6

Seddon Yelloly

Bodin

Baker

Brill

BOOTHAM 0. M. R. W.

... 8 ... 12 ...

6.1

1 2 1

36 45 30

2 3 2

... 1 — 3 — Bodin bowled 2 no-balls.

In the School's last inter-school match, Baker won the toss and sent Bootham in to bat. This policy met with immediate success, as four wickets were soon down for 15 runs, Youll having taken them all for eight runs. Then Harrison, who had not yet scored, and Seddon stopped a complete rout. Indeed the later batsmen showed far more confidence and staged a complete recovery. Kay batted with increasing confidence as his innings progressed, and was out in a very unfortunate manner. Again it was obvious that the School relied a great deal on Youll's bowling. The School innings started disastrously and three wickets were soon down. Hodd and Fairweather then hit out in a bright partnership, being partcularly severe on the bowling of Yelloly. The great strength 68

of the School's batting was shown up well in this match in that later batsmen made some runs when it was absolutely necessary that the School should not lose wickets too quickly. Ratcliff batted very well, hitting the loose balls very hard. Wall showed that he can keep his end up and with Youll and Varley to come in and only a quarter of an hour to play, the match was a certain draw even before the rain came. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XII v. T. H. HOBSON'S XII Played at Woodhouse Grange, Wednesday, 26th July, 1950. Result : The School won by 31 runs. ST. PETER'S E. D. Thornton, b. Wilkinson ... J. B. Mortimer, c. Harding, b. Hobson, T. ... E. W. Stead, b. Lawrence ... N. M. Hodd, c. Parker, b. Lawrence ... P. T. Baker, st. Kay, b. Lawrence W. H. N. Fairweather, st. Kay, b. Harding ... J. E. B. Annequin, st. Kay, b. Lawrence ... K. M. Ratcliff, b. Richardson, F. R. M. Hodgson, st. Kay, b. Lawrence ... J. D. C. Wall, c. Kay, b. Richardson, F. J. J. Youll, st Kay, b. Lawrence K. Varley, not out Extras ...

Total

T. H. HOBSON'S XII Hobson, c. Ratcliff, b. Mortimer ... N. Kay, c. Mortimer, b. Wall ... C. Kay, b. Youll J. Richardson, c. Stead, b. Mortimer H. Houseman, st. Baker, b. Varley T. H. Hobson, c. Ratcliff, b. Mortimer ... G. Parker, c. Thornton, b. Varley R. F. Harding, st. Baker, b. Varley S. Lawrence, c. Ratcliff, b. Mortimer ... G. Wilkinson, c. Baker, b. Varley T. Hobson, b. Varley F. Richardson, not out ... Extras ...

13 13

39 57 8 5 27 7 1 1 0 6

... 177

Fall of Wickets : 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Total

0 23 43 78 94 121 156 164 165 177 177

29 20 7 4 20 4 8 9

3 15

... 146

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

6 53 73 88 89 97 102 121 135 135 146

Bowling Analysis: T. H. HOBSON'S XII O. M. R.

Wilkinson ... Richardson, F. Hobson, T. ... Lawrence ... Parker ... Harding ... Houseman ...

6 10 5 22.1 4 5 6

2 1 1 4 — 1 —

8 25 30 66 13 14 15

ST. PETER'S W.

1 2 1 6 — 1

Youll 9 30 Wall 3 19 Varley 12.4 2 43 Mortimer 8 2 31 Hodd ... 2 — 8 Youll bowled 1 wide. —

—

1 1 5 4

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. OLD PETERITE XI Played at home, Friday and Sat urday, 28th and 29th July, 1950. Result : Drawn. ST. PETER'S 1st Innings. J. B. Mortimer, b. Dook E. D. Thornton, b. Lockwood N. M. Hodd, b. Lockwood ... P. T. Baker, b. Dook W. H. N. Fairweather, c. Ruck... lidge, b. Lockwood ... ... K. M. Ratcliff, b. Anderson J. E. B. Annequin, b. Dook R. M. Hodgson, c. Rayson, b. Lockwood .. ... K. Varley, b. Lockwood J. D. C. Wall, not out J. J. Youll, not out Extras ...

OLD PETERITE XI 1st Innings. J. C. M. Rayson, c. Ratcliff, b. 13 ... Mortimer 0 K. Lockwood, b. Youll ... 2 D. Cole, b. Youll J. P. Pulleyn, st. Baker, b. Varley 20 P. M. Steele, c. Baker, b. 4 ... Mortimer D. J. Oliver, c. Baker, b. Varley 25 J. M. Rucklidge, c. Hodd, b. 26 Varley J. M. Dook, I.b.w., b. Wall ... 35 H. L. Dixon, c. Varley, b. ... 3 ... Mortimer 7 J. E. Stuart, st. Baker, b. Varley 1 D. Anderson, not out ... ... 2 Extras ... ... 138 Total Fall of Wickets : 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

37 15 1 2 3 10 2 15

... 139

Total for 9 wkts. (dec.) Fall of Wickets : 6 7 2 3 4 5

14 1 0 39

3 6 30 98 102 103 106 124 128 5 11 24 28 44 79 102 113 136 138 Bowling Analysis : OLD PETERITE XI ST. PETER'S R. W. W. 0. M. R. 0. M. 5 3 50 11 2 Lockwood ... 18.1 6 1 Youll ... 12 5 15 1 14 1 Anderson 5.2 1 Wall 3 37 3 ... 13 46 3 Dook 9 1 Mortimer 1 6 ... 3 4 Steele 65 10 — Varley 16 — ... 4 — Rayson Dook and Rayson each bowled 1 wide. ST. PETER'S 2nd Innings. OLD PETERITE XI 2nd Innings 1 J. B. Mortimer, 1.b.w., b. Dook J. C. M. Rayson, c. Hodgson, b. ... 21 E. D. Thornton, 1.b.w., b. ... Mortimer ... 14 ... Anderson D. J. Oliver, c. Ratcliff, b. Youll 17 2 N. M. Hodd, c. Oliver, b. D. Cole, c. Annequin, b. Varley ... 5 ... Lockwood J. M. Dook, c. Varley, b. 9 ... P. T. Baker, b. Dook ... 28 ... Mortimer W. H. N. Fairweather, b. Steele 37 0 P. M. Steele, b. Youll 4 K. M. Ratcliff, b. Lockwood ... 14 D. Anderson, b. Varley J. E. B. Annequin, c. Oliver, b. J. M. Rucklidge, c. Baker, b. 11 9 Anderson ... 1 R. M. Hodgson, b. Lockwood ... ... 56 ... J. E. Stuart, not out K. Varley, 1.b.w., b. Dook ... 28 K. Lockwood, not out ... ... 19 J. D. C. Wall, not out ... H. L. Dixon and J. P. Pulleyn 10 J. J. Youll, not out did not bat. 5 10 ... Extras Extras ... ... 132 Total for 9 wkts. 175 Total for 7 wkts. (dec.) Fall of Wickets : Fall of Wickets :

31 45 49 49 79 82 107 70

12 32 42 61 92 95 99 109

Bowling Analysis : OLD PETERITE XI ST. PETER'S O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. 60 3 2 Lockwood ... 14 3 3 23 ... 10 Youl i 3 3 27 ... 12 Dook 1 33 — ... 7 Wall 12 2 2 8 2 Anderson ... 8 — 47 Mortimer ... — 20 -... 3 Rayson — 51 2 ... 7 Varley 8 1 — ... 4 Steele ... 1 — 11 — Hodd Lockwood and Rayson each bowled Mortimer bowled 1 no-ball. 1 wide.

Baker lost the toss and the Old Peterites batted first in a match which culminated in an exciting finish, in spite of rain on the first day. The O.P.s made a great bid for victory. A similar effort last year was unsuccessful, but only just. The supposed wealth of batting in the O.P. side disappointed us, and only hard hitting by Pulleyn, Oliver, Rucklidge, and Dook, made the score as reasonable as it eventually was. Youll was suffering from a stiff neck and could not bowl for long before retiring from the field. So it was left to the slow bowlers to take the wickets, at no small cost. The main feature of the School's reply was a partnership of 68 between Baker and Fairweather. Baker declared when the O.P. total had been passed, a feat which did not seem possible at the fall of the seventh wicket. In their second innings, the O.P.s went all out for quick runs and scored at the rate of 100 runs an hour. Dook once again hit out with considerable effect and Stuart and Lockwood put on 68 in half an hour. In the School's second innings only Fairweather stayed for any length of time, and it was left to Wall and Youll to play out the last. 20 minutes, which they did without resorting to blocking tactics.

RUGGER FIXTURES CHRISTMAS TERM, 1950 1st XV Saturday, Saturday, Wednesday, Saturday, Saturday, Wednesday, Saturday, Wednesday, Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, Wednesday, Saturday,

30th Sept. 7th Oct. 11th Oct. 14th Oct. 21st Oct. 25th Oct. 28th Oct. 1st Nov. llth Nov. 18th Nov. 25th Nov. 29th Nov. 9th Dec.

... Headingley `A' Duke of Wellington's Durham School York R.U.F.C. ... Bradford G.S. ... Trent College ... Denstone College `A' XV v. Ripon G.S. ... ... Leeds G.S. Giggleswick School ... Ampleforth College ... ... Worksop College Old Peterites -

•• • •• • •• • .•• •• •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• .

Home Home Home Home Home Away Home Home Away Home Away Away Home

2nd XV Wednesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, Wednesday, Saturday, Wednesday,

11th Oct. 18th Oct. 21st Oct. 28th Oct. 11th Nov. 22nd Nov. 25th Nov. 29th Nov.

Durham School ... Drax G.S. 1st XV ... Bradford G.S. Giggleswick School ... Leeds G.S. Rishworth School 1st XV Ampleforth College ... Worksop College

Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, Wednesday,

14th Oct. 28th Oct. 4th Nov. I 1 th Nov. 18th Nov. 29th Nov.

Durham School Giggleswick School ... Ampleforth College ... Army Apprentices' School, Harrogate Harrogate R.F.C. Colts ... Worksop College ...

Saturday, Wednesday, Saturday, Wednesday, Wednesday,

7th Oct. 18th Oct. 4th Nov. 22nd Nov. 29th Nov.

Pocklington School ... Drax G.S. Fyling Hall ... Rishworth School ... Worksop College ..

Wednesday, Saturday, Saturday, Wednesday,

15th Nov. 2nd Dec. 2nd Dec. 6th Dec.

1st Round Semi-final Semi-final Final

Wednesday, Wednesday, Wednesday, Wednesday,

25th Oct. 1st Nov. 1st Nov. 8th Nov.

1st Round Semi-final Semi-final Final

Away Away Home Away Away Home Home Away

Under 16 Colts XV Home Away Away Home Home Home

Under 144 Colts XV -

Away Away Home Home Home

Senior House Matches

Junior House Matches

OLD PETERITE XV v. THE SCHOOL Saturday, 9th December, 2-30 p.m. Old Peterites no doubt will remember that last year's match was cancelled owing to snow. Colin Shepherd has kindly agreed to organise and captain the side again this season, so would all Old Boys desiring to play please contact him at Dringhouses Manor York.

ROWING The season of 1950 will not be remembered as one of the best seasons for the Boat Club, inasmuch as the two cups held from the previous year were neither of them retained. However, the members of the School Fours can legitimately regard the year with satisfaction, 72

for on two occasions a crew was within two feet or so of winning a cup, the 1st IV just failing to gain the White Rose Cup at York Regatta, and 'A' crew almost winning the Ladies Plate Challenge Cup at Tyne Regatta. The School Regatta was a great success and congratulations are due to Thompson's crew and Danton's crew for their wins in the two divisions. One of the noteworthy events of the term was the arrival of the two new clinker fours, ordered fourteen months previously from Tims of Oxford. These new boats—the first new ones for ten years—will ensure much greater opportunities for practice, and will allow a sl:ght increase in the membership of the Boat Club. It is not general)/ realised that constant attention must be paid to boats in continual use, and wear and tear is considerable. Repairs are necessary almost every day and the older a boat gets the more repairs are needed. There is always a devoted band of boaters ready to give up free time to boat maintenance and they deserve the gratitude of the whole Boat Club. The second noteworthy event was the lengthening of the boathouse landing stage by sinking more piles and laying two more steps, thus increasing the length of the staging by ten yards. This will enable two boats (or three at a pinch) to load and unload simultaneously and again increase the efficiency of the Boat Club. The third event leading to the greater efficiency of the Boat Club was the addition of Mr. J. F. Lavender to the coaching staff. Mr. Lavender has proved himself a worthy coach and also, praise be, a useful man with hammer and nails, or rather with screwdriver and varnish brush, and his assistance over repairs and maintenance has been much appreciated. Our relations with local clubs have continued to be on the usual high standard of friendliness. Unfortunately we find it difficult to arrange a fixture with St. John's College owing to our House Races and their yearly exams, but next year we must try to hold a fixture. 1st IV CHARACTERS Stroke : D. J. WILSON (Captain). Much of his ugly style has been eradicated and he has led his crew with commendable courage. 3 : R. A. CALVERT. His long legs have always been a problem, but he has developed a strong if not beautiful style and pulled his weight well. 2 : R. J. GIBSON. A very steady oarsman. His beginnings have always been a strong point and he possessed real style. Bow : D. L. Hourigan. Also a stylish oar with plenty of length for a Bow man. 73

ST PETER'S SCHOOL v. DURHAM SCHOOL Mackintoshes, gum-boots, heavy clouds and a muddy towpath hardly showed to advantage the picturesque surroundings on the River Wear at Durham. The School and Durham School shared the river with Durham University, who were holding their invitation races, and as a result the course was quite clear of pleasure boats. The 3rd IV—rowing in strake boats over four furlongs—had only been out as a crew twice, and, although they rowed rhythmically and "well-together", they would have to have been exceptional to beat a crew which had been together for some four months. They lost at the start; and gradually Durham drew away to win by four lengths. The second crew rowed in fine boats over four furlongs. They gained at the start, and were still rowing at "40" half way along the course, when Durham were striking about "34". It was rather a pity that cox was deceived by the pronounced bay in the straight part of the course, for on realising his mistake he swerved out towards midstream and upset the balance and confidence of the boat. From then the style became a little scrappy and flurried, and Durham gradually drew ahead to win by three lengths. The 1st IV had to do about three miles of paddling before their race owing to a breakage in their borrowed boat and a return to the boathouse for another, and much finer boat, and at the start the cream of their energy had disappeared. For about the first three strokes both boats were level, but from that point Durham gradually drew away. The rate of striking in both boats was about the same—about 38 to begin with, and 32 for the greater part of the course, with a "take-in" at about 36. The School lost the toss, and had the "Easy Arch" side of the river. The Durham crew had been practising together for four or five months, whereas the School crew had been together barely three weeks. The School rowed very well; they kept the balance quite steady; they worked as a crew, and they controlled their slides well. The much greater average weight of the Durham crew, combined with the fact that they were supposed to be the best crew Durham had produced since the war, meant that, although the School rowed most satisfactorily, Durham won by six lengths. Their time was 6 mins. 41 secs. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. NOTTINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL Nottingham High School are used to much heavier clinkers than those in which they rowed at York this year—the new fours. The 1st IV took the lead at the start, but Nottingham held them very closely until Love Lane. From there the School boat gradually drew away to win by seven lengths. The 2nd IV, after one of the best starts of the season, soon took the lead. They won by eight lengths.

LEEDS REGATTA, 10th June. The three School IVs which took part were not at their best on this occasion, and though they had some good racing did not achieve any solid success. ST. PETER'S v. LEEDS UNIVERSITY, 14th June. These races, regarded by Leeds University as training races for York Regatta, were won by the School. Our 1st IV rowed Leeds 3rd IV, our 2nd their 4th and our 3rd their 5th, and we left no doubt that we had been off colour on the previous Saturday at Leeds Regatta, for the three races were won by useful margins. One result was to whet the 1st IV's appetite for their races in the White Rose Event at York Regatta, in which Leeds University 2nd IV was one of the entries. YORK REGATTA, 17th June. To most school boaters, this Regatta was full of interest and excitment. The weather, being overcast, brought fewer people from their homes than last year, but strong and enthusiastic Peterite support was very much in evidence. The first IV rowing, of course, in their fine boat, Sally, had two very hard races in the Junior-Senior Fours Division (White Rose). In their first race, against York City, the School took a canvas lead, but this was painfully wrenched from them by the time the crews had reached Love Lane. The School were rowing on the railway side, and, in spite of a slack current there, they pulled ahead at Scarborough Bridge. At the beginning of the "take-in", the School were only a canvas ahead, but very gradually they drew away to win by threequarters of a length. In the final against Leeds University, what applied to the School crew in the first race, applied to the University in the second. The School were "up" at the start, but outside York City Boathouse the School, again rowing on the railway side, began to be overhauled, perhaps on the acount of a slight misjudgement on the part of the cox who steered a little too wide. The School's "take-in" started at Marygate. Soon both boats were rowing level, with every stroke one boat would go ahead of the other. If the school could take a stroke immediately before the gun fired, they would win. Leeds seemed to be tiring. The bows were still overtaking each other at every stroke. The gun fired. It so happened that the last stroke of the race came from the Leeds boat and the School lost by three feet ! The 2nd IV acquitted themselves very honourably in the Junior Fours Event. In their first race against University College, Durham, spectators thought their cox was seeing four or fives banks instead of two, for he was swerving violently, and his crew were consequently being beaten. The poor cox, however, laid quite a legitimate claim in 75

faulty rudder mechanism. At Scarborough Bridge the School crew were losing by a length, and then by a supreme effort, preferring brute force to style, they gradually crawled up to the other crew and beat them by half a length. In the final they were beaten in a very hard race by Northwich, by a distance of half a length. In the John E. Gibbs Challenge Cup, the third four were beaten by a much stronger and experienced crew by three lengths—it was this crew which finally won the cup. The School, however, rowed stylishly and looked impressive. The fourth boat, entered for the same event, rowed well to beat Manchester University in the first round, but they were defeated in the second. In this race, the 4th IV showed, that although they are very light, they had a good sense of rhythm and control. SCHOOL REGATTA, 8th July. Once again the School held its own regatta in which all the crews in the Boat Club, after having practised together for some time, took part. The keenness and enthusiasm of the crews made all events real successes and promised well for next year. Perhaps the biggest surprise of all was I crew's victories over all the other crews in the Junior Division. The winning crews of the two divisions were :SENIOR DIVISION. B Crew : Weightman, Smith, A. N. C., Quirke, Thompson. JUNIOR DIVISION.

I Crew : Jackson, Humble, Herring, Danton.

TYNE REGATTA, 15th July. An overcast sky, drizzling rain and choppy water hardly seemed to harmonize with the leisurely and pleasant atmosphere of this Regatta. The School VIII, which had been prevented from having a really sufficient number of practice outings, beat Tyne A.R.C. in the first heat. When the time came for the final, however, and the crews ventured out of the boathouse, their hands well pushed down into their pockets, the weather had very much worsened. The sky dark, the rain incessant. . . the wind easterly and the tide running out—and the School on the roungh north side. "What would the water be like above the bridge?" Our worst fears soon loomed up as realities. The School VIII, rowing on the north side of the buoys, seemed constantly menaced by the relentless waves crashing against the sides. And, now and again, the blanket of spray and the wall of waves which surrounded the boat would permit a fleeting glimpse of our opponents, Durham School, way over on the other side under the shelter of the south bank, peacefully progressing and gradually drawing away from us. They won by three lengths, but after the School eight had packed away all its soaking kit, they realised that they had had a most useful experience. 76

"X" crew, which will in all probability be next year's 1st IV, set out to retain the Ladies Plate Challenge Cup. In the first round, they beat South Shields easily. In the final, while well in the lead, one member of the crew caught a bad crab and lost several lengths. The crew made a marvellous effort to regain the lead. At the "take-in" the School crew was pushing its bows nearer and nearer to its opponent ! They seemed certain of victory, but the loudspeaker announced "The last race was won by Tyne A.R.C. by 2 feet". EIGHTS RACE v. YORK CITY, 26th July. Both crews did good starts, but York City put themselves in the lead by about a canvas. The School gave two "tens". They were level. For two whole furlongs the bows were vying with each other. For two whole furlongs the boats were level. At their boathouse, the York City eight raised their rate of striking. The School crew, on the railway side, were a canvas behind at Scarborough Bridge. At Marygate, York still had a lead of a couple of feet. Then the School started their "take-in". Where the energy came from will remain a mystery for ever, for those who felt like stopping at York City Boathouse and taking refreshment were suddenly endowed with amazing strength. The strokes of the "take-in"—which was at about "35"—were long and hard. Gradually the School crept up. Just before everybody seized on the idea of going on strike, the cox shouted Eas .. y Oars ! The School had won by two feet. OLD PETERITES v. THE SCHOOL A most successful Regatta between the Old Peterites and the School was held on the Saturday of Commemoration, 29th July. No less than five crews of Old Peterites either volunteered or were pressed into service, and even then there was material for at least a sixth crew, willing, if not anxious, to row. The veteran of the Regatta was Mr. E. A. Newhouse, who had coxed the School Crew in 1919, and whose son was rowing for one (or rather for two, as he came in as a substitute) of the School crews. The O.P. crews were slightly scratch as there had been no opportunity of practice, and the crews had to be made up as the Old Peterites arrived one by one, after trying to get lunch at the Station Hotel, which had proved a lengthy business. The School crews, too, were a little disorganised as both Goodburn and Robinson were unable to row. The races themselves provided plenty of incident, and ample opportunity for chivalry on the part of the School 1st crew, who, when comfortably in the lead, stopped rowing when the O.P. crew suffered a slight mishap. Unluckily for the School crew it was they who had the slight mishap right at the end of the course, which enabled the O.P.s to win by a narrow margin. The 2nd crew of the O.P.s also managed to win, while in the race between the 3rd Crews it was the O.P.s who suffered from misfortune when they were in the lead, so 77

that the School won the race. The School also won the race between the 4th Crews, leaving the score at two races each. In the final race between the 5th Crews, disaster overtook the School just before the York City bend, when a slide broke. The crews returned to the start and set off again, and again the same thing happened at the same place. As it was now getting late and as the O.P.s in both half races had had a comfortable lead, they claimed a moral victory over the School, and so claimed to have won the rubber. The Crews were :OLD

PETERITES.

1st Crew.—F. N. Newdick (bow), D. Hardisty (2), P. Garbett (3), J. H. Amos (Str.). Cox, M. I. Daniel. 2nd Crew.—C. S. Shepherd J(bow), J. D. Dench (2), P. R. Sykes (3), D. Tate (Str.). Cox, D. B. Knowles. 3rd Crew.—N. B. Burgess (bow), T. M. A. Griffiths (2), J. C. Varley (3), D. C. Drummond (Str.). Cox, E. A. Newhouse. 4th Crew.—R. E. A. Atkinson (bow), R. G. Emmett (2), E. C. d'O. Lees (3), J. A. Whitehead (Str.). Cox, M. I. Daniel. 5th Crew.—R. E. Dodd (bow), R. D. Watson (2), A. P. Border (3), H. Brown ,(Str.). Cox, J. D. Eccles (chosen by lot).

SCHOOL CREWS.

1st Crew.—D. L. Hourigan (bow), R. J. Gibson (2), R. A. Calvert (3), D. J. Wilson (Str.). Cox, D. A. Haxby. 2nd Crew.—R. C. Groves (bow), P. W. Newhouse (2), D. J. Hartley (3), P. C. Knowlson (Str.). Cox, T. A. Foy. 3rd Crew.—R. Hawkins (bow), G. Brooks (2), J. Whittaker (3), J. M. Smithson (Str.). Cox, L. E. Shenker. 4th Crew.—D. G. Hilton ,(bow), J. R. Dwyer (2), N. E. V. Marshall (3), P. C. Newhouse (Str.). Cox, J. A. Jackson. 5th Crew.—J. B. Weightman (bow), D. A. Quirke (2), A. N. C. Smith (3), C. W. Thompson (Str.). Cox, P. R. Shearburn.

SWIMMING

By comparison with previous years, it is again evident that more and more boys are reaching a useful standard of swimming. 132 boys have passed their school test (4 lengths breast-stroke, plus 2 lengths back-stroke without the use of hands), and this represents an increase of 17 on last year. The number of non-swimmers is now down to 18, 4 fewer than last year, and a new test of 4 lengths, made for the benefit of boaters, has also been passed by a further 63 boys. The Swimming Sports at the end of term once again emphasised the Manor House superiority in this sport, with School House a moderate second. The Senior times and distances were clearly below standard—no fewer than 4 similar Intermediate events being accomplished in better times. Outstanding achievements included 4 new records by Intermediate and Junior Competitors. The Manor Intermediate relay team beat the record previously held by the Rise since 1947, and C. W. Thompson plunged the remarkable distance of 56 ft. 10 inches in the Intermediate event, beating by 10 ft. 7 inches the previous record held

by D. C. Thompson since 1940. In the Junior events, D. N. Simmons set up a new record in the 50 yds. breast-stroke, and M. J. McCallum a new record for the 25 yds. back-stroke. DETAILED RESULTS 1. Under 16i Free Style-50 yds. 1st P. J. Rhead, 2nd R. J. De Little, 3rd M. N. Coates. Time : 34% secs. 2. Open Back-stroke-50 yds. 1st P. C. Knowlson, 2nd R. J. Gibson, 3rd J. N. Ramsden. Time : 40% secs. 3. Under 15 Dive. 1st R. G. Bough, 2nd M. J. Wood, 3rd M. J. Firth. 4. Under 15 Back-stroke-25 yds. 1st M. J. McCallum, 2nd J. G. Humble, 3rd Leishman. Time : 18% secs. (School Record). 5. Open Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st R. J. Gibson, 2nd R. T. Oxtoby, 3rd M. G. Goodburn. Time : 1 min. 30% secs. 6. Under 16i Plunge. 1st C. W. Thompson, 2nd J. Whittaker, 3rd R. Hawkins. Distance 56 ft. 10 in. (School Record.) 7. Under 15 Free Style-50 yds. 1st M. J. McCallum, 2nd A. E. Wick, 3rd C. M. Dunn. Time : 39 secs. 8. Under 16i Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st H. W. J. Rigg, 2nd J. B. Drew, 3rd J. N. Roe. Time : 1 min 35% secs. 9. Open Free Style-100 yds. 1st A. M. Kendell, 2nd K. M. Ratcliff, 3rd R. E. S. Farrar. Time : 1 min. 29% secs. 10. Open Free Style-25 yds. 1st K. M. Ratcliff, 2nd A. M. Kendell, 3rd J. D. Poole. Time : 15% secs. 11. Under 16i Free Style-25 yds. 1st R. J. De Little, 2nd P. J. Rhead, 3rd M. N. Coates. Time : 14% secs. 12. Under 15 Free Style-25 yds. 1st C. M. Dunn, 2nd A. E. Wick, 3rd J. O. Walton. Time : 161 secs. 13. Open Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st J. M. Booth, 2nd J. N. Ramsden, 3rd P. C. Knowlson. Time : 39% secs. 14. Open Free Style-50 yds. 1st A. M. Kendell, 2nd K. M. Ratcliff,. 3rd J. D. Poole. Time : 35% secs. 15. Under 16-i Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st J. B. Drew, 2nd J. A. Jackson, 3rd I Collins. Time: 43% secs. 16. Under 15 Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st D. N. Simmons, 2nd W. R. Ibberson, 3rd M. J. Wood. Time : 39% secs. (School Record.) 17. Under 161 Dive. 1st R. J. De Little, 2nd G. B. Hudson, 3rd (equal) M. N. Coates and E. A. M. Reid-Smith. 18. Open Plunge. 1st J. M. Booth, 2nd W. B. Powell, 3rd A. M. Kendell. Distance: 41 ft. 5 in. 19. Open Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st R. J. Gibson, 2nd A. N. C. Smith, 3rd R. E. S. Farrar. Time : 46 secs. 20. Under 16i Obstacle Race--50 yds. 1st P. J. Rhead, 2nd C. W. Thompson, 3rd J. N. Roe. Time: 44% secs. 21. Under 15 Obstacle Race-25 yds. 1st J. G. Humble, 2nd M. J. Firth, 3rd W. R. Ibberson. Time : 22% secs. 22. Under 16i Back Stroke-50 yds. 1st M. J. F. Everitt, 2nd I. Collins, 3rd J. B. Weightman. Time: 46% secs. 23. Open Dive. 1st A. N. C. Smith, 2nd D. J. Hartley, 3rd R. M. Hodgson. 24. Under 15 Plunge. 1st Leonard, 2nd B. N. Jackson, 3rd A. E. Simpson. Distance : 39 ft. 84 in. 25. Under 16 Relay—,(4 x 25 yds.). 1st Manor, 2nd School House, 3rd Grove. Time : 1 min. 2% secs. (School Record.) 26. Under 15 Relay—(4 x 25 yds.). 1st School House, 2nd Manor, 3rd Grove. Time : 1 min. 12% secs. 27. Open Relay—(4 x 25 yds.). 1st Manor, 2nd Grove, 3rd School House. Time : 1 min. 4% secs.

Award of points Relays ... Manor School House Grove ... Temple Rise ...

... 1st— 5 pts. ... 1st-10 pts.

2nd-3 pts. 3rd-1 pt. 2nd-6 pts. 3rd-2 pts. ... 107 points. 79 points. 52i points. 17 points. 141 points.

Mrs. Kendell kindly presented the Kazerooni Cup to R. J. Gibson, the •Captain of the Manor House Swimming Team.

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL It is a great pleasure to be able to record once again that St. Olave's School has had a very successful Summer Term, with our numbers standing at the nice figure of 194. The boys—with the few exceptions we don't write about—have worked very well indeed, and some have achieved most praiseworthy results, vide the School Prize List. Keenness has been shown in games and sports (as usual), and what is very pleasing, a record number of boys passed the school swimming test. No less than 44 Certificates were presented by the Headmaster at the end of term. Also, we have had no epidemic diseases or serious illness. In our account of the term's doings we must record our considerable successes in the Scholarship examinations. From our Form J.VI, D. M. Walker gained the highest scholarship to the Senior School : J. E. H. Quickfall also gained a scholarship and M. J. Baddeley and J. R. Jenkinson gained Exhibitions. J. M. Leonard gained a scholarship award at Bedford School. From Form J.VA, D. G. Barton gained a Day Boy Exhibition, and R. M. Hick passed Grade V with Merit in the Royal School of Music exam. for pianoforte. These successes were not attained without hard work, and we do heartily congratulate all the winners. Mention must also be made of the keenness shown 'by the boys in the lower forms for making Wild Flower collections during the Easter holidays. Many of the collections were extremely neat and well done. The First Prize winners were :— J.IIIA, P. Dronfield. J.IIIB, D. Rayner, J.II, K. Hick. J.I, F. H. Dimmey. Going back to the early part of the term, our Athletic Sports were held on Whit Monday, 29th May. The weather was kind, and an unusually large number of parents and friends spent an enjoyable afternoon watching the enthusiastic activities of our small boys in the various events. The arrangements and the organisation by Mr. Chilman, Mr. Scott Cooper, and others of the staff, worked without a hitch. Mrs. Macpherson (the mother of our Captain of Athletics) presented the Prizes (dessert and teaspoons) when the sports were finished. 80

We congratulate the Cricket team on a very successful season, losing only two matches against other schools. The Inter-House Cricket Shield was won by the Thebans after some very keen and exciting games. The Games Challenge Cup (to be held by the House which has done the best during the year in all Sports, and presented to the School by Mr. David Inglis, O.O. and O.P.), was won by the Spartans. Our Annual Swimming Sports were held during the last week of term, and many of the finishes were very close indeed. The diving was particularly good this year. The prizes were presented to the winners by Mrs. Kirkus. And so we finished the term in good style. On the last Saturday of the term, the Chaplain conducted our own special service in Chapel, and after our breaking-up Assembly we all went across the road and seemed to occupy a very considerable portion of the Clifton Cinema at the Speech Day proceedings. SALVETE DAY

BOY.

A. W. Raylor.

To SENIOR SCHOOL. M. J. Baddeley. D. G. Barton. R. D. Beckitt. J. D. Birch. A. B. Bryce. N. W. M. Carr. J. W. Coates. J. M. W. Dobson. J. R. Dodsworth. C. R. Eastwood. A. I. Harrison. W. B. Hawkins. B.A. Heap. P. M. Hewson. To OTHER SCHOOLS. D. J. Elliott. J. M. Leonard.

VALETE R. M. Hick. C. G. Howat. A. J. Isherwood. J. R. Jenkinson. F. D. Jordan. T. A. W. Kettlewell. R. V. King. R. M. Kirkus. D. A. A. Lamb. W. G. MacKellar. C. R. G McNeil. D. A. Macpherson. A. L. Pegg. E. S. Portlock.

J. E. H. Quickfall. G. Ridley. R. F. Scales. D. Sherry. A. G. D. Staines. W. J. B. Strike. P. J. Taylor. T. E. Thomas. C. J. Vyle. D. M. Walker. O. C. Wetherell. M. Wilstrop.

D. S. Robertson. V. Waugh.

M. Wood.

JUNIOR SCHOOL GAMES The season has been noteworthy for two reasons, firstly, that we have run eight games every half-day, and secondly, on only two occasions have games had to be put off for bad weather conditions. Of the nine matches played, we won 5, lost 2, and drew 2. In the Inter-House Cricket 'Matches Thebans beat the Spartans. M. J. Baddeley and J B. Huzzard are to be congratulated on winning their 1st XI Cricket Colours. The following represented the Junior School in 1st XI matches :D. A. Macpherson (Capt.), M. J. Baddeley (Vice-Capt.), J. B. Huzzard, P. B. Clayton, F. W. Hardy, M. Willstrop, G. Ridley, J. R. Jenkinson, J. E. H. Quickfall, M. T. Powell, P. M. Hewsonalso played N. W. 'M. Carr (3) and O. C. Wetherell (3). .

Huzzard and Macpherson headed the batting averages with figures of 19.3 and 15.2 runs for 9 innings, while Baddeley and Macpherson, with 29 wickets for 5.89 runs and 21 wickets for 6.26 runs respectively, headed the bowling. Willstrop did well in taking 13 wickets for 5.84 runs per wicket. Points awarded towards the "House Challenge Cup" for the season 1949-50 are given below :— Rugger

...

Cross-Country ... Athletics ... Cricket ... Swimming

.. ... ... ...

The bans

Spartans

— 10 — 10 2

10 5 3 10 3 — 3

Trojans

3 2 —

Etruscans

5 10 20

JUNIOR SCHOOL SWIMMING SPORTS The Swimming Sports were on the same lines as last year, the only

difference being the insertion of a consolation race for those not in House teams who had passed their School Test. Everyone capable of swimming was therefore catered for. Before the start of the sports, Trojans had established a lead of three points from Spartans, and it soon became obvious that these two Houses would finish close together and well ahead of the others. Before the relay, Trojans had a lead of only one point, but they won the relay comfortably whilst Spartans were unplaced. It is interesting to note that the general standard of swimming has improved enormously since the introduction of points for the width, length and school test. At the time of the sports there were only 39 non-swimmers, whilst 21 had passed the width, 44 the length and 88 the test. In the sports themselves, the diving was far better than last year and the plunges, both won by last year's winners, were better tooKirkus's by ten feet and Crane's by five. The Middle one length was a good five seconds faster but Parry is exceptionally fast. It is a pity that the stop-watch failed in the Senior one length, for Isherwood appeared to be moving well, and a comparison of times would have been interesting. After the sports Mrs. Kirkus kindly presented the Shield and the individual spoons.

Senior 1 Length Free Style-1st Isherwood, 2nd Kirkus, 3rd Barton, D., 4th Heap. Time: Not taken. Senior 2 Lengths Breast-stroke—lst Macpherson, 2nd Renwick, 3rd Barton, D., 4th Beckitt. Time: 49 secs. Senior Dive-1st Ridley, 2nd Heap, 3rd Stubbs, A., 4th Magson. Senior Plunge-1st Kirkus, 2nd Barton, D., 3rd Willstrop, 4th Walker. Distance : 41 ft. 114 ins. 82

Middle 1 Length Free Style-1st Parry, 2nd Crane, 3rd Fish, 4th Waugh. Time : 15.6 secs. Middle Dive-1st Ruddock, 2nd Parry, 3rd Bellwood, 4th Waugh. Middle Plunge-1st Crane, 2nd Collinson, 3rd Quickfall, C., 4th Mitchell. Distance : 35 ft. 8ins. Junior 1 Length Free Style-1st Gibson, 2nd Stanton, 3rd Scaife, 4th Beaumont. Time : 20 secs. Junior Dive-1st Gibson, 2nd Burdon, 3rd Webster, 4th Stanton. Relay-1st Trojans, 2nd Thebans, 3rd Etruscans. Time : 58.5 secs. Winners of Shield—Trojans. Consolation Race—Stubbs, W. Beginners' Length—Hyde. Beginners' Breadth—Elliott, M.

JUNIOR SCHOOL SPORTS

Although rather more upset than usual by bad weather, standards were completed, and a somewhat higher level of achievement than the average was attained. The following obtained maximum points :Seniors—D. A. Macpherson, I. Barton, Pfluger, Ridley and Heap. Middles—Fish and Bulmer. Juniors—D. G. Macpherson, Knapton, Baldwin and Hopkinson. After the standards, only three points separated Spartans, Etruscans and Trojans, whilst Thebans with 185 points were only 15 behind the leaders. Partly owing to D. A. Macpherson's injury on Sports Day, they never managed to make up the deficit, although their Juniors did very well. Sports Day on 29th May dawned stormy, and it was only the howling gale of wind which kept off the rain. A gust blew over and smashed the scoring board before the sports had even started, and many of Mr. Blunt's announcements were swept away unheard. It is not surprising that times were not fast, for the sprints and finishes of the longer races were run dead into the wind. The racing was most exciting, particularly the duel between Dodsworth and Heap in the 880 yards. A word of praise must be given to D. G. Macpherson, whose time for the Junior 220 yards was one second faster than the hard-fought Middle race at that distance. It soon became apparent that the Spartan Seniors were building up a winning lead, and Spartans finished the day a clear 20 points ahead of Etruscans, their nearest rivals. At the end of the meeting prizes were presented by Mrs. Macpherson, the mother of the Captain of Athletics. JUNIOR SCHOOL ATHLETIC SPORTS, 29th May, 1950 SENIORS 880 yds. 1st Dodsworth (Sp.), 2nd Heap (Et.), 3rd Beckitt (Tr.), 4th Barton, L. (Sp.). Time : 2 min. 45.6 secs. 220 yds. 1st Ridley (Sp.), 2nd Pfluger (Sp.), 3rd Clayton (Th.), 4th Birch (Tr.). Time: 30.4 secs. 100 yds. 1st Pfluger (Sp.), 2nd Staines (Et.), 3rd Clayton (Th.), 4th Kay (Et.). Time : 13.6 secs. High Jump. 1st Ridley (Sp.), 2nd Barton, D. (Sp.), 3rd Hawkins (Th.) and Heap (Et.). Height: 4 ft. Long Jump. 1st Ridley (Sp.), 2nd Clayton (Th.), 3rd Heap (Et.), 4th Stubbs, A. (Et.). Distance : 13 ft. 3 in.

Cricket Ball. 1st Barton, D. (Sp.), 2nd Huzzard (Th.), 3rd Jenkinson (TO, 4th Hewson (Sp.). Distance 57 yds. 2 ft. 4 ins. Relay. 1st Spartans, 2nd Etruscans, 3rd Thebans. Time: 1 min. 2 secs. MIDDLES 220 yds. 1st Robinson (Sp.), 2nd Bulmer (Et.), 3rd Parry (Tr.), 4th Morrison (Sp.). Time: 35 secs. 80 yds. 1st Fish (Sp.), 2nd Turner (Et.), 3rd Charlesworth (Tr.), 4th Gurney (Et.). 11.8 secs. High Jump. 1st Sanderson (Tr.), 2nd Fish (Sp.), 3rd Miers (Th.), 4th Hopwood (Et.). Height 3 ft. 8 ins. Long Jump. 1st Fish (Sp.), 2nd Gurney (Et.), 3rd Jackson (Sp.), 4th Bulmer (Et.). Distance: 12 ft. 5 ins. Cricket Ball. 1st Catchpole (Th.), 2nd Whitmore (Et.), 3rd Hall (Sp.), 4th Netherwood (Tr.). Distance: 53 yds. 54 ins. Relay. 1st Etruscans, 2nd Thebans, 3rd Spartans. Time 1 min. 5.4 secs. :

JUNIORS

220 yds. 1st Macpherson (Th.), 2nd Baldwin (Et.), 3rd Burdon (Th.), 4th Crossley (Tr.). Time : 34 secs. 50 yds. 1st Hopkinson (Et.), 2nd Sawdon (Th.), 3rd Rhodes (Sp.), 4th Thorpe (Th.). Time : 8.2 secs. High Jump. 1st Hopkinson (Et.), 2nd Russell (Tr.), 3rd Bradford (Sp.), 4th Stanton (Th.). Height 3 ft. 6 ins. Long Jump. 1st Macpherson (Th.), 2nd Baldwin (E.), 3rd Sawdon (Th.), 4th Dronfield (Sp.). Distance 11 ft. 4 ins. Cricket Ball. 1st Hopkinson (Et.), 2nd Baldwin (Et.), 3rd Craven (Tr.), 4th Maxwell (Sp.). Distance 40 yds. 10 ins. Relay. 1st Thebans, 2nd Spartans, 3rd Trojans. Time : 1 min. 9.4 secs. Winners of Shield. 1st Spartans, 287 points; 2nd Etruscans, 2654 points. CONSOLATION RACES Senior. 1st Hardy, 2nd Sparham. Middle. 1st Newitt, 2nd Ruddock. Junior. 1st Parkin, G., 2nd Peacock. :

WOLF CUB REPORT

No holiday meetings were held, but during the holidays we had our annual "Bob a Job" week. A variety of jobs produced the sum of £.14 3s. 4d., which easily surpassed last year's effort. This is mainly due to more work being done rather than the increased cost of labour. During the term no second stars were gained, but six cubs won their first stars and nine badges were given. This lack of two-star cubs will have a bad effect on the badge question if something is not done about it quickly. The strength of the pack remains at 28, though the waiting list has grown smaller, and it is hoped that we shall not start next term with more than 24, as a large batch is leaving. Apart from the usual programme, in which the Yellow Six again proved victorious, we attended the Cub Sports on the Knavesmire, played one cricket match and had our outing to Dunnington. We were third in the sports, our most successful competitor being Mayson, who is now the undisputed Egg and Spoon Champion of York. Southlands inflicted a severe defeat on us at cricket, beating us by five wickets. We were perhaps a little unlucky, but the better side won. The outing involved a surprise attack by Northern Koreans, a lot of scratched legs and the dastardly theft of a bottle which caused someone acute distress. 84

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