Old Peterite News

faithful supporter of all the Old Peterite functions for many years. The toast of the Old Peterite Club was proposed by the Head of the School, J. T. Ankers, and replied to by A. G. Reynolds. The following attended the dinner :-

W. Amos. N. B. Harrison. W, W. Powell. W. H. Andrews. G. M. Herring. D. J. Pratt. W. P. Anelay. D. V. Hewitt. K. M. Ratcliff. J. N. Blenkin. E. J. Hillyard. J. V. Rayson. J, G. Booth. H. N. Hodd. R, A. Relton. J. M. Booth. N. M. Hodd. A. G. Reynolds. E. G. Brown. W. G. Huntley. P. J. Ahead. F. D. Brown. D. C. Jack. K. H. Rhodes. L. Burgess. E. S. Jeffs. J. M. Ryder. A. Cawood. R. J. Kelsey. D. T. Rumfitt. K. G. Chilman. P. W. G. Chilman. M. E. Kershaw. D. W. Knowlson. H. C. Scott. J. L. Simpson. M. T. Clegg. P. C. Knowlson. F. C. Slegg. R. E. Cochrane. G. D. Lambert. G. D. Smith. A. B. Cooper. B. Lee. G. W. Smith. D. K. Crews. T. J, Lewis. R. A. Stratton. G. N. P. Crombie. N. G. L. R. McDermid. P. G. Taylor. R. G. De Little. R. T. McDermid. D. C. Thompson. C. P. Denby. H. V. Moore. D. T. N. Tyne. J. A. Easten. P. N. H. Moreton. R. E. Underwood. R. G. Emmett. H. Murray. J. D. C. Wall. C. C. Fairweather. R. L. Murray. D. E. Warren. R. E. S. Farrar. F. N. Newdick. A. Watson. R. J. Gibson. D. G. Oliver. R. D. Watson. C. D. Goode. . F. W. B. Pacey. P. R. Whitelock. G. P. Gray. J. Hannon. R. Parker. A. W. Ping. The Headmaster. The Head of the School P. E. Hannon. W. B. Powell. (J. T. Ankers). R. F. Harding.

OLD PETERITE XV v. THE SCHOOL Saturday, 6th December, 2-30 p.m.

R. Parker (School House and The Grove, 1944-49) will be collecting the O.P. side this year, and will be pleased to receive applications to play. His address is :—Moor End, Catterall, Nr. Preston, Lancs. (Tel. : Garstang 72).

OLD PETERITE CLUB COLOURS

BLAZERS.

It will soon be possible again to obtain the striped blazer in the O.P. colours. Messrs. R. W. Anderson, 33 Coney Street, have ordered the cloth which will be woven in serge, and will make blazers for a maximum price of £,10. This blazer should not have the badge on the pocket. Caps will also be obtainable.

Pocket badges for the alternative blue blazer may be obtained from Mr. A. T. Howat at the School Shop at the price of 25/-. 13

There are now two official Old Peterite Club ties : the old striped tie and the newly sanctioned "Town" tie (thin Chocolate, White and Light Blue stripes on a Dark Blue background). These can be obtained from Messrs. Anderson and from the School Shop.

OLD PETERITE LODGE

The Old Peterite Lodge of Freemasons (No. 6412 on the Register of the United Grand Lodge of England) was founded on the 5th of March, 1947, with the object of furthering the masonic association of Old Boys, Masters and Governors of the School, and meets at the Masonic Hall, Duncombe Place, York, on the third Wednesday in March, May, June, July, October and November.

At the Annual Installation Meeting, held on 18th June, 1952, Wor. Bro. G. N. Paul Crombie was installed as Worshipful Master, and the following Officers appointed and invested :-

Immediate Past Master : Wor. Bro. M. T. Clegg. Senior Warden : Bro. J. Saville, J.P. Junior Warden : Bro. J. N. Blenkin, O.B.E., M.C., T.D. Chaplain : Bro. The Rev. H. N. Hodd, T.D. Treasurer : Wor. Bro. H. L. Creer, J.P. Secretary : Bro. W. S. Moore. Director of Ceremonies : Wor. Bro. R. A. Wilkinson. Senior Deacon : Bro. A. S. Rymer, O.B.E., J.P. Junior Deacon : Bro. D. L. T. Creer. Asst. Director of Ceremonies : Wor. Bro. F. W. B. Pacey. Organist : Bro. R. H. Buckton. Asst. Secretary : Bro. E. R. Gossop. Inner Guard : Bro. W. Elliott, O.B.E., T.D. Stewards : Bro. P. F. Ringrose. Bro. D. T. Rumfitt. Tyler : Bro. S. E. Howe. Charity Representative : Wor. Bro. C. Oliver.

At the Annual Installation Meeting held on 18th June, 1952, Secretary at 148 Manor Drive, North, Boroughbridge Road, York.

ITEMS

Sir Philip Morris, C.B.E. (St. Peter's, 1913-20), Vice-Chancellor of Bristol University, has been appointed a Governor of the B.B.C. for a term of office expiring in 1956. * * *

P. Hay (1923-31) was awarded the Ph.D. degree by the University of Leeds in July last. The Doctorate was conferred for his research work on relationships between chemical structure and physiological actions of drugs.

HONOURS AND DECORATIONS

"The London Gazette" for Friday, 23rd May, published a list of awards for distinguished service in operations in Korean waters. These included the D.S.C. to Lieutenant R. S. F. Webber, R.N. (St. Peter's, 1938-42). * * *

R. J. Townshend (1945-50) has been Mentioned in Despatches. The award was made by 'Major-General Cassells, G.O.C., Commonwealth Division, on 24th June, at a special parade of the Royal Leicestershire Regt., in which Townshend is serving as 2nd Lieut. Twelve officers and men were decorated for services in Korea. * * *

T. B. Boulton (1939-43) also received a Mention for gallant and distinguished service in Malaya. The award was published in the Supplement to "The Gazette" dated 4th April. Boulton, who was at the time Captain, R.A.M.C., has now completed his National Service and is pursuing his career as a doctor in civilian life. His recent marriage is recorded below.

R. S. F. WEBBER

A letter from Webber, whose address is H.M.S. Chieftain, c/o F.M.O., Malta, tells us that he intends to serve a further three years with the Royal Navy. He joined in the war, immediately on leaving School, and has already served ten years at sea, much of the time on stations abroad. Prior to joining the destroyer "Chieftain" as Navigator he had been on loan to the New Zealand Navy. It was while he was serving with the R.N.Z. Navy in Korean waters he gained the award mentioned above. His letter tells us something of the episode .. . "I took first a daylight raiding party ashore well behind the enemy's lines and captured some North Korean prisoners; and the second time I took some of our N.Z. sailors, a deatchment of marines, and some Americans ashore in the middle watch, killed several of the enemy and destroyed a Bofors gun which was giving us a lot of trouble. During the evacuation the North Koreans and my own Americans tried to fill me with lead at point-blank range, a friendly gesture that I was only able to appreciate because all missed ! Personally I found teaching the South Koreans how to minesweep from the bridge of one of their sweepers in the middle of a Russian minefield far more nerve-racking."

Webber's letter, written at Port Said, where he is standing by in the light of the Egyption troubles, has much of interest to tell us, and we regret that space cannot be found for extensive quotation of his experiences in Pacific waters. He has much good to say of the Koreans themselves, ". . . . about 40% of the South Korean Navy (of a higher

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standard than is commonly supposed) is manned by North Koreans— a case of which stable one was in at the outbreak of the war. We got to know many of these people and found them both intelligent and amusing, and I was sorry to say 'good-bye' to them."

OBITUARY

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MR. WAYNMAN BRUNTON

We regret to record the death of Mr. Waynman Brunton, of Kader Close Farm, Acklam, Middlesbrough, in Carter Bequest Hospital, Middlesbrough. He was a member of one of the best known farming families in the North Riding. He was 44.

Mr. Waynman Brunton was a churchwarden at Marton. He was an ex-member of Marton Hockey Club, a member of Middlesbrough Golf Club, and vice-president of Middlesbrough C.C. and Marton C.C. In recent years his special knowledge had been freely placed at the disposal of the Middlesbrough F.C. in connection with playing pitch improvement.

He was at St. Peter's from 1921 to 1923.

BIRTHS BRINDLEY.--On 3rd July, 1952, to Joyce Elizabeth (nee Beer), wife of P. C. Brindley (1940-45), a son—Guy Richard. REYNOLDS.—On 8th June, 1952, at Solihull, Birmingham, to

Jeanne, wife of Guy King-Reynolds, a daughter. [1932-42.]

MARRIAGES BOULTON—BROWN. On 30th August, 1952, in Workington,

Tom Babington Boulton, M.A., M.B., B.Chir., to Helen, daughter of Dr. Adam Brown, O.B.E., and Mrs. Brown, of Workington

Cumberland. [Rise, 1939-43.] GOSSOP—STOREY. On Saturday, 26th July, 1952, at St. Giles'

Church, Copmanthorpe, York, by the Rev. H. Fowler, Eric

Richard, only son of Mr. R. and the late Mrs. R. Gossop, of York, to Dorothy Mary, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Storey, of Copmanthorpe. [1930-37.] PING-SPEED. On 9th August, 1952, at Calcutta, Alan, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Wentworth Ping, of St. Peter's School, to

Dorothy, younger daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Speed, of

Port Lincoln, South Australia. [1929-36.] SPEIGHT—HULBERT. On 5th May, 1952, at St. Michael's

Church Basingstoke, Peter Speight to Pamela June, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Hulbert, of Basingstoke. [1939-46.]

SYKES—JAMES. On 30th August, 1952, at St. Mary Redcliffe

Church, 'Bristol, Peter Robin Sykes, only son of Mr. and Mrs.

I. P. H. Sykes, of Glenhow, Saltbum-by-the-Sea, Yorkshire, to

Pamela Susan James, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. S. James, of Heneage Court, Falfield, Glos. [1942-47.] THOMAS—TELFORD. On 7th June, at St. Mary's Church,

Acklam, Middlesbrough, Thomas Peter, son of Mr. and Mrs. T.

Thomas, of Middlesbrough, to Margaret, daughter of Mr. J. W.

Telford and the late Mrs. Telford, of Middlesbrough. VERO—JACOMB. On 4th June, 1952, in the Cathedral, Nairobi,

Kenya, Capt. Gerald William Vero to Elizabeth Jacomb. [1935-40.]

ENGAGEMENTS

BEETHAM—MARSDEN. The engagement is announced between

S. H. Beetham, of Lidget Lane, Leeds, and Miss J. R. Marsden, of

Hillthorpe, Pudsey, Leeds. [1936-41.]

DAVISON—HOLMES. The engagement is announced between

Eric Pollitt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Davison, of Durham

Moor, Durham, and Barbara, elder daughter of Dr. and Mrs. E.

Holmes, of Linton, Maidstone, Kent. [1939-42.] WRIGHT—SHIELLS. The engagement is announced between Peter 1 John, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Wright, of Great Warley, Essex, and Margaret Thornton, daughter of the Rev. R. T. and Mrs. Shiells, of Brentwood, Essex. [1942-45.] EXAMINATION RESULTS

July, 1952 SCHOLARSHIPS J. T. Ankers, State Scholarship in Modern Languages. J. J. You11, State Scholarship and North Riding Major Bursary in Classics. A. N. Wyatt-Gunning, West Riding Major Scholarship in Science. D. A. Haxby, York City Bursary in Classics. GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION ADVANCED LEVEL.

UPPER VI.

J. T. Ankers* (French, German)

D. A. Haxby* (Latin, Ancient History).

P. D. F. James* (Zoology, Botany).

M. B. Markus* (Chemistry).

B. Meredith* (French, German).

R. D. Palframan* (French, History).

G. W. Riley* (Physics, Chemistry).

E. Robinson* (French, Geography).

H. P. G. Shaw (History, Geography).

S. H. Storey* (Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry).

S. J. White* (French, History).

A. N, Wyatt-Gunning* (Zoology, Botany).

J. J. Youll* (Latin, Greek, Ancient History).

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