Oct 1954 by StPetersYork

THE PETERITE Vol. XLVI

OCTOBER, 1954

No. 337

EDITORIAL Not the least interesting aspect of the Speech Day proceedings was that part of the Head Master's annual review which dealt with our building plans for the immediate future. Inevitably, in consequence of the numerical growth of the School, we have been faced for some years with the problem of making good serious deficiencies in our accommodation, a problem which the restrictions on building imposed by the war and its after-math had necessarily aggravated. Gradually, however, the difficulties are being overcome. Perhaps only those who remember the low-water mark of 1942, when enemy action did its worst, can appreciate the tremendous improvements which the vigorous policy of the Head Master and the Governors has effected in little more than a decade. The completion of the extensions to the Science Block, which will give facilities for the teaching of science equal to those of any school of comparable size, is a notable milestone along the road to our ultimate goal of perfection. The Head Master's report revealed that another important step is to be taken immediately with the enlargement and modernisation of the School Library. Facilities which were satisfactory enough in 1927 no longer meet the needs of the School as it is today. There is much wisdom in the dictum of Thomas Carlyle that "the true university in these days is a collection of books", and it is certainly true that the best work cannot be done by VIth Form boys who are aiming at university scholarships without an adequate Library. Indeed, something more is necessary than a mere "collection of books". The books, in fact, we already have in sufficiency. What is needed is accommodation for them which will be inspiring and dignified and will create the atmosphere necessary for serious reading; a Library where our senior boys may isolate themselves from the hurly-burly of school life and devote themselves to serious study. The importance of private reading for VIth Form boys, particularly those on the Arts side, cannot be over-emphasised, and it may rightly be considered that the new Library will do no less for the Humanities than will the improved Laboratory accommodation for Science. Of the vigour of the Humanities at St. Peter's no clearer evidence is needed than the extremely satisfactory results in Classics in the midsummer Scholarship Level examinations. The awards are given 1

CONTENTS

Editorial ... ... Mr. E. A. Wicks ... ... Mr. B. H. Holbeche and Mr. A. D. Hart The Junior School Staff Items ... ... ... Birth ... The School Coat of Arms Commemoration, 1954 ... ... Old Peterite News Examination Results, 1954 Valete and Salvete School Officers ... ... ... House Notes The Work Cup, 1953-54 ... The Hobbies Cup The Oxford Cup, 1953-54 ... Chapel Notes The Choir The Library ... ... The Curia Visit of Indian Schoolboys Music ... ... Careers Room ... ... The Science Society The Natural History 'Society ... ... Young Farmers' Club ... British Ship Adoption Society ••• ... Outward Bound School ... ... C.C.F. Notes Scouting Shooting Tennis ... Fencing ... Cricket, 1954 Rugby Fixtures, 1954 ... Swimming The Boat Club ... The Junior School Illustrations : ... The School Crest ... Visit of Indian Schoolboys ...

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elsewhere in our pages, and detailed comment here is unnecessary. But we may observe that between them the seven candidates entered gained three State Scholarships and four Local Authority awards. The results may justifiably be regarded as 100% success, since all candidates who were eligible gained either State or Local Authority Scholarships. Incidentally, the fact that the number of Classics candidates at "S" Level was greater than that in any other subjects is clear proof that, despite the general educational trend, there is no bias at St. Peter's towards purely "vocational" studies. Altogether, the Classical side has every reason to feel satisfied with its achievements. We congratulate all concerned and look forward to further successes in the Open Scholarships at Oxford and Cambridge in the coming year. The frontispiece of this issue is a half-tone reproduction of the new Coat of Arms authorised for the School by a grant of the College of Heralds dated 23rd July, 1953. An article by Colonel H. A. Cape, a member of the Governing Body who has a wide knowledge of Heraldry, is printed on page 4. We are grateful to Colonel Cape for his exceedingly interesting contribution.

MR. E. A. WICKS The departure, at the end of the Summer Term, of Mr. E. A. Wicks, M.A., F.R.C.O., our Assistant Director of Music, to become Organist and. Choirmaster of Manchester Cathedral, was regretted by us all. Besides his work at St. Peter's, Mr. Wicks was Assistant Organist at York Minster, and his many professional activities had gained him a considerable reputation in Yorkshire musical circles. We at St. Peter's will miss not only his invaluable and enthusiastic help with the School Music, but also the warm humanity of his personality, which was marked by a keen sense of humour and an unfailing friendliness. At the end of term farewell presentations were made to him by the boys and by his colleagues of the Staff of both Senior and Junior Schools.

MR. B. H. HOLBECHE AND MR. A. D. HART Mr. B. H. 'Holbeche, M.A., of St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, comes to us, from Kingswood School, Bath, in September to take over the post of Senior English Master vacated in April last by Mr. Manby. We extend to Mr. Holbeche a hearty welcome to our midst. During the Summer Term Mr. A. D. Hart, M.A., also of St. Catharine's, •Cambridge, filled the past during the interregnum. His appointment, originally temporary, has been made permanent and he becomes a regular member of the English staff. Mr. Hart, who

came to us from New Zealand, had already impressed us by his enthusiasm for the School and by his pleasant personal qualities, and we welcome the news that he will remain with us.

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL STAFF Two additions to the Junior School Staff will become effective from the beginning of the Christmas Term. Mr. J. K. Pemberton, M.A., F.R.C.O., of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, joins us to assist with music, and Mr. J. C. Brown, A.T.D., comes to teach Arts and Crafts. Both these appointments are full-time and, by strengthening the teaching in these two branches of the curriculum, will, of course, indirectly benefit the Senior School. We extend a hearty welcome to Mr. Pemberton and Mr. Brown.

ITEMS COMMONWEALTH YOUTH CANADIAN TOUR Three of our boys, R. D. Wheatley, C. H. Lewis, and T. A. W. Kettlewell, took part in the tour of Canada, during the Summer holiday, organised by the Commonwealth Youth Movement. The members of the party consisted of representatives from Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada itself. The tour comprehended much of the Dominion and included a visit to the Commonwealth Games at Vancouver, reaching its climax with a Youth Conference. R. D. Wheatley had the distinction of being selected to lead the British delegation. We hope to include some account of our party's experiences in the January issue of "The Peterite".

FLYING SCHOLARSHIP A flying scholarship worth £,150 has been won by a member of the Combined Cadet Force, J. Ford. Since July, 1950, more than 1,000 boys—members of the Air Training Corps and Combined Cadet Force (R.A.F.)—have been taught to fly a light aircraft under the national flying scholarship scheme. On reaching their 17th birthday, successful cadets are allotted to flying clubs in their home districts. They are expected to complete the course of 30 hours' flying within two months. 3

BIRTH On 23rd July, 1954, in Johannesburg, to Eve, wife of Michael G. Manby, a son, David Gwyn.

THE SCHOOL COAT OF ARMS The fact that the foundation of the School took place many years before the use of Coats of Arms was established during the second half of the 12th Century, may, to a certain extent, account for the reason that no application had been previously been made to the College of Arms for a grant of arms. The use of any Coat of Arms, crest or badge for the School has, hitherto, not been legitimised. The Governors recently decided to put the matter in order, and an application was made to the College of Arms for Letters Patent, and a design was submitted to them for authorisation. It is pointed out that a grant of arms to an individual or corporate body is by no means automatic and, before such a grant is made, very careful investigation is carried out by the Heralds' College as to the antecedents of a person or the justification of an application by a corporate body. In the case of the School there was no difficulty in satisfying the authorities. The Charter of the School granted by Philip and Mary in 1557 and confirmed by James I in 1621 was sufficient and the request was favourably considered. To assist those who are not conversant with the blazoning or technical description of armorial bearings, it may be mentioned that the Achievement or drawing of a full Armorial honour consists of the shield with its charges or simple heraldic figures thereon, a helmet, a wreath or torse, a crest, the mantling, a motto, and, if any, supporters. The term "Coat of Arms" is frequently misused and is often referred to as a "Crest" or "Badge", both of which are wrong. It is impossible to have a crest without a Coat of Arms, but in a few cases one meets with a Coat of Arms without a crest. In order to select a design, a small committee of past and present Peterites, under the Chairmanship of the Head Master, was formed. One or two alternative proposals were submitted and the final decision was as the arms are now. The first point to be decided was the colour or tincture of the field or foundation of the shield. This presented some difficulty as chocolate, one of the School colours, is not an heraldic tincture. It was decided, therefore, that the field should be azure or blue, this also being one of the School colours. Next the question arose as to what charges should be shown thereon. It was obvious that the two keys or (gold) and argent (silver) with different wards crossed in saltire should be one of the charges, as these are a symbol of St. Peter and have been associated with the School since its inception. It was also decided to include a charge

symbolizing the connection of the School with Yorkshire, hence the three York roses in their proper colours. Another symbol to commemorate the granting of the Royal Charter to the School was thought to be necessary. To meet this it was proposed to incorporate the Imperial crown. As, however, very strict regulations govern the use of this crown, this was not allowed. A gold ancient crown was substituted and met with the approval of the Herald's College and is most suitable, owing to the antiquity of the School. The pattern of the helmet varies according to the rank of the armigerous person, but that in the coat is the one usually assigned to a corporate body and it is shown in its proper colour—steel. Surmounting the helmet, to conceal the fastenings of the crest to the helmet, is a wreath or torse of plaited silk cords showing six twists. The colour is always that of the first named metal (or) and the first tincture (azure) in the blazoning or technical description of the coat. Resting on the helmet is the crest, which is the cap of St. Peter which again is most appropriate. Several examples of this cap can be seen in York Minster. The mantling was originally a piece of cloth which covered the helmet and hung down at the back to a point below the base of the helmet. It was intended to shield the wearer from the heat of the sun; now it has become one of the artistic embellishments and enriches the whole achievement. The ragged edges symbolise the sword cuts which a Knight coming out of battle would have received. The mantling is painted of the first mentioned colour (azure) and is lined with the metal (or) first mentioned. Great latitude is allowed in the design, but the whole should blend with the coat and should not be exaggerated in any way. Finally, the motto is added at the base of the shield, and here again the scroll gives the artist opportunity to exhibit his skilful artistry. It will be agreed, no doubt, that the design of the whole achievement forms a most attractive and artistic combination, and it was accepted by the College of Arms without any amendment on their part, which is somewhat unusual, as they seldom admit a design without making some slight alteration. The correct heraldic blazoning of the coat is :—"Azure a key in bend ward upwards or. surmounting a like key in sinister arg. between in chief an Ancient Crown of the second and three double roses two in fesse and one in base also arg. barbed and seeded proper. Crest, upon a wreath of the colours an Ancient Tiara the cap arg. the crown and mound gold". Now what does this all mean? It means just this, that in this Coat of Arms has been recorded the spirit of the School, and the symbols remind us of the facts relating to the School. Thus there is no doubt that it will assist to foster the School traditions to a greater extent than hitherto and help to bind together for all time those who are or have been at St. Peter's School. H.A.C. 5

[Editorial Note :—The reference, in the second paragraph of Colonel Cape's article, to the Charter of Philip and Mary does not, of course, imply that St. Peter's School was founded in 1557. It means merely that the Charter constituted royal recognition of the School as a corporate body and, as such, met the requirements of the College of Heralds. There is no abrogation of our claim to foundation by St. Paulinus in 627 A.D.]

COMMEMORATION, 1954 In a Summer whose perversity has startled even the hardened Englishman out of his customary phlegmatic acceptance of English weather, it was scarcely to be hoped we should escape unscathed throughout the three days of Commemoration. But we may at least congratulate ourselves that only on the first day did persistent rain play havoc with the arrangements. Cricket was out of the question. Fortunately Saturday, which after all is the important day. gave us sunshine in plenty and, what is more, a good drying wind which made it possible to start the match against the O:P.s—now inevitably a single-innings affair—at the pre-arranged time. When the day's events ended with the impressive parade of the C.C.F. which is now the customary effective climax, the large gathering could disperse with the comfortable feeling that once again the reunion had been a great success. The Clifton Cinema was, as usual, filled to capacity for the Speech Day ceremony in the morning. For the first time, as P. G. Taylor, the Head of the School, pointed out in his effective and well-delivered Latin oration, we welcomed a distinguished visitor from overseas in the person of Sir Thomas White, the High Commissioner for Australia in London, who distributed the prizes. And we were well rewarded by an address which was outstandingly apt to the occasion. Never pompous or pretentious, Sir Thomas mingled wit, humanity, and inspiring common-sense in a way which was intelligible and stimulating to the smallest boy and at the same time fully engaged the attention of the older generations present. Experience has shown that even the most experienced speakers fail in the difficult task of composing an address suited to an audience of so wide an age-range. Sir Thomas found no difficulty. The intimacy which he established with his hearers at the opening of his speech remained to the end. His address will be long-remembered as a model of its kind. Sir Thomas came, as he said, "as the representative of a new country to one of the oldest schools of Europe", and we were particularly interested in the emphasis he laid on the value of the continuity of tradition, in which inevitably we at St. Peter's take great pride. Australia, he pointed out, has not, and cannot have the same 6

traditions as the old world in individual institutions, but it shares to the full our general inheritance of Shakespeare, the democratic apparatus of government, education, and all the wholesome things which constitute our ideal of freedom. It was, he believed, that common inheritance which was the inspiration of all the partners in British Commonwealth of Nations and which united us in a determination to preserve our way of life at all costs. The importance of developing the vast latent resources of our Commonwealth could not be over-emphasised, and Sir Thomas, speaking naturally of Australia in particular, brought home to us vividly the opportunities which still await adventurous spirits, who. equipped with the qualities of leadership and initiative which our public schools develop so magnificently, are prepared to forsake the comfortable familiarity of the old world for the exciting challenge of life in a newer country. Australia wanted public schoolboys and Australia had much to offer them. Sir Thomas, in his speech, was both entertaining and inspiring, and we were in hearty agreement with Canon Lee, now almost our veteran Governor, whose unflagging interest in the School we so much appreciate, when in proposing a vote of thanks he said that it was a visit we should long remember. We were particularly glad that Sir Thomas White had been able to be present at the Old Peterite Dinner on the previous evening, when many O.P.s were privileged to make personal contact with him. Sir Thomas has left us with the memory of a delightful personality. It is a commonplace perhaps to express appreciation of the generosity of distinguished guests in sparing valuable time to visit us. In the case of Sir Thomas White, whose important office must make exacting calls on his time and energies, this cannot but be true. We are grateful to him for coming to us and entering into our affairs with such obvious zest and enjoyment. On Sunday morning Chapel was filled for the Commemoration Service. For the Sermon we were this year indebted to the Provost of Newcastle. The following was the programme for the three days :FRIDAY, 23rd JULY. 11- 0 a.m. School v. Old Peterites Cricket Match begins. 5-15 p.m. Old Peterite Club Annual Meeting. 7-30 p.m. Old Peterite Dinner.

SATURDAY, 24th JULY. 11- 0 a.m. Speeches and the Presentation of Prizes by the Hon. Sir Thomas White, K.B.E., D.F.C., V.D., High Commissioner for Australia in London. 2- 0 p.m. Cricket Match (2nd Day). 2-30 p.m. Boat Races, School v. Old Peterites. 4-30 p.m. Tea.

7- 0 p.m. A Display by the Band of the C.C.F., followed by the sounding of "Retreat" and the Naval Ceremony of "Sunset". Exhibitions of Arts and Crafts, in the Art Room, and of Hobbies, in Big Hall. SUNDAY, 25th JULY. 8-15 a.m. Holy Communion. 11- 0 a.m. Commemoration Service. Preacher : The Provost of Newcastle (The Very Rev. N. M. Kennaby).

THE HEAD MASTER'S REPORT In the course of the Speech Day ceremony the Head 'Master gave his customary review of the school year. The following is a resume of his report. Mr. Dronfield began by expressing the general satisfaction that both Mr. Burgess and Mr. Ping had fully recovered from their prolonged and trying experiences in hospital and were able to resume their work as actively and effectively as before. The illness of these two members of the Staff had cast a shadow on the early part of the school year and all would share his gratification that the consequences had not proved so serious as at times seemed possible. SCHOOL BUILDINGS The Head Master then turned to the important question of improvements in our accommodation. Considerable progress had been made in the course of the year. The additions to the Laboratory Block, which would give us facilities for science teaching second to none in any school of comparable size, would be in use next term, though, for various reasons, the formal opening of the new building would be postponed until the end of the Easter Term. A new room for Arts and Crafts, which came into full use in September, had made it possible to extend the scope of teaching in these subjects, especially in the Senior School. Our main purpose here was to foster an understanding of Art in its various branches and thus inculcate an appreciation of good design in all things : and at the same time, perhaps, we might implant in the individual boy the seeds of a hobby which would afford him life-long pleasure and satisfaction. A further improvement in our accommodation, made possible by the acquisition of a hostel to house the domestic staff, had been the provision of additional studies and modern changing rooms for School House. Mr. Dronfield then outlined our plans for the future. One of the chief items was the erection of a new Junior School block, comprising class-rooms, an assembly hall, and changing rooms—an addition which would make possible the fulfilment of another urgent need, the provision of a suitably isolated music school. Certain minor space problems which affected the Junior School would be solved by an extension to St. Olaves. 8

The first project to be put in hand was, however, the extension of the School Library. It was an urgent necessity that our large Sixth Forms should enjoy a more adequate library where they could browse among books and work in an atmosphere which in itself provided an incentive to study. The alterations, which involved the incorporation of the class-room adjacent to the existing library, would be begun in the coming Winter. In this connection the Head Master reminded us that the equipment of the present library was largely furnished by gifts from old boys and expressed the hope that such an idea might commend itself to those who were then listening to him. BUILDING FUND The financing of these projects (the Head Master explained) out of the income of the School was impracticable within measurable time, and it was intended at once to issue an appeal to our friends to help towards the provision of the necessary capital. Such an appeal had, of course, been foreshadowed on previous occasions, but various reasons had caused its postponement until now. He hoped that, despite the present severe financial strain on parents of boys in public schools, which both he and the Governors appreciated and regretted, the appeal would meet with a ready response. EXAMINATION RESULTS In reviewing the examination results, which inevitably referred mainly to the previous school year, Mr. •Dronfield mentioned in particular the good work at the "A" level. Two State Scholarships had been gained, one in Mathematics and one in Science, and eight County awards in various subjects. It was more difficult to give figures in respect of the "new" examination than it had been in the old Certificate days. But the fact that 40 candidates took Ill subjects between them at the Advanced Level and passed in 90 of them was a good index of the strength of our VIth Form. The results at "0" Level were very satisfactory and, as he felt was right, showed no particular bias towards any one subject. CURRICULUM On the subject of the School curriculum the Head Master reaffirmed the principle of giving VIth Form boys as wide an education as possible alongside their specialised work. In this respect the system of "options" contributed much to the widening of interests. Next term the principle would be developed still further by continuing some form of English teaching throughout the VIth Form, an innovation which would be especially valuable perhaps to boys on the Mathematics and Science sides. The Head Master's remarks on the question of slovenliness in spoken English, against which it was proposed to launch a vigorous campaign, were of particular interest. There was, he said, as little excuse for slovenly speech as there was for slovenly dress or hand9

writing. Indeed, on the three "externals", the spoken word, the written word, and general deportment our boys were judged, and rightly judged, when they went out into the world. The aim would be clarity of diction, not rigidity of pronunciation, intonation, or inflection. In pursuit of this it was hoped that the tape-recording instruments which were to be purchased would prove helpful. CAREERS On this subject Mr. Dronfield expressed his satisfaction at the success of the Careers Room, provided at the beginning of the year, and congratulated Mr. Coulthard, the Careers Master, on the interest which had been aroused. It was our policy to encourage boys to keep a fluid mind until we are as sure as can be that the career chosen is the right one. Apart from the learned professions there was open to ex-public school boys a wide variety of careers in industry and commerce. But in that connection it should be borne in mind that the demand was for boys who had learned leadership through service, and that implied that a boy should have remained at his public school until the age of 18. Otherwise there had been little opportunity for him to undertake the responsibilities which are the privilege of our senior boys. SOCIETIES The Head Master then passed to a review of the long list of School societies and activities outside the classroom—the Debating Society, the School production of "Macbeth" (with a special word of congratulation to Canon Pattison on stepping so efficiently into the breach created by Mr. Burgess' absence), the Music Society, the Science Society, the Young Farmers' Club, and the British Ship Adoption Society, amongst others. Speaking of the Choir, Mr. Dronfield remarked on the rare honour they had enjoyed in singing Evensong in St. Paul's Cathedral in the previous November. We were especially grateful to an Old Peterite, Mr. John Rodgers, (M.P., who had added to the pleasure of the visit to London on that occasion by arranging an interesting visit to the House of Commons in the evening. The subject of the Choir was an opportunity for Mr. Dronfield to express to Mr. Allan Wicks, our Assistant Director of Music who was leaving us at the end of term, our gratitude for his willing and enthusiastic service and our best wishes for his new venture at Manchester Cathedral. THE C.C.F. A year of success under the enthusiastic leadership of Major Crews could again be reported. All three branches, the R.N., the Army, and the R.A.F. sections, were strong, and the annual inspection had produced a most satisfactory and encouraging report. The shooting team had done particularly well in winning the West Riding InterSchool Shooting Competition at Strensall, held for the first time this year. The sending of a team to Bisley to compete for the Ashburton Shield was being seriously considered though there were difficulties which would not be easily overcome. 10

SCOUTING

In commenting on the vigour and success of the Scout Group Mr. Dronfield expressed the hope that Scouting would continue to grow in the Senior School. It was quite possible for it to do so side by side with the C.C.F., and it was most useful too for boys who were keen on Scouting to join the Troop while still too young to be in the Cadet Force. GAMES A year of success in all our many games activities—Rugger, Cricket, Boating, Hockey, Athletics, and Swimming—could be reported. Special satisfaction was found in the victories of the XV over our old rivals Durham, Ampleforth, and Worksop; in the achievements of M. L. Bywater in breaking the junior records -for the high and long jumps and of M. D. Fish in setting up a new record in the Intermediate long jump; and in the success of the 1st IV in winning the Cup for Senior Fours at the Newark Regatta. The Head Master concluded his review of a year of solid achievement by expressing his thanks for the loyal and enthusiastic support on every hand which had made it possible.

PRIZE LIST P. G. Taylor Norman Crombie Memorial Prize R. J. Shanks Archbishop of York's Prize for Classics Dean of York's Prizes for Latin Prose : - P. G. Taylor VIth Form - D. Kirby Below VIth W. Jose - C. Stephenson Greek Prize Whytehead Memorial Prizes for Divinity : M. J. Baddeley VIth Form C. Parry - D. Below VIth R. D. Wheatley Toyne European History Prize J. B. Claydon The Head Master's Prize for Mathematics J M. Rollinson The B.M.A. Medal for Science The Jack Brittain Memorial Prize for Middle School R. L. High Essay D. A. Stabler The Needham Prize for Architecture T. G. Stephenson The Frank Pick Prize for Design The Old Peterite Club Reading Prizes : A G. D. Staines VIth Form E. F. Morton - I. Below VIth - D. K. Timms Modern Languages Prize - J. B. Claydon Physics Prize - D. G. Barton Chemistry Prize - R. D. Burdass Geography Prize Music Prizes : A. Bloomfield Piano J. Ford Instrumental J. R. Loadman Art Prize General Knowledge Prizes : J. B. Claydon VIth Form I. E. F. Morton Below VIth 1

FORM PRIZES (1953-1954). - D. Kirby - J. F. Franklin - D. W. Pickup - T. E. H. Sabben-Clare - D. N. Brocklebank - C. D. M. Wood - K. A. Steel R. A. Field - M. L. Swain

VA VB VO IVA IVB IVC SHELL A SHELL B REMOVE

AN ADDRESS OF WELCOME TO THE HON. SIR THOMAS WHITE, K.B.E., D.F.C., V.D. (High Commissioner for Australia in London)

1954 P. G. TAYLOR (Winner of the Dean of York's 'Prize for Latin Prose Composition) GIVEN AT ST. PETER'S SCHOOL, 24TH JULY, BY

ORATIO AD CONCILIUM SCHOLAE SANCTI PETRI AD. NON. KAL. AUG. MDCCCCLIV

Salvete omnes. Credo equidem omnibus volentibus fore si oration saluto virum insignissimum, Thomasum White, equitem, et gratias ago quod inter tot et tanta negotia officii sui amplissimi concilium nostrum hodie adornavit et illustravit. Mihi vero quid dicendum sit reputanti in mentem venit te in hoc nostrum sollemne aliquid novi introducere. Annis enim praeteritis plurimi homines, propter studia varia ac diversa eminentes, hoc loco orationem habuerunt : sed omnes, credo, inter cives nostros numerandi. Tu autem, eques nobilissime, quasi peregrinus et hospes civitatis nostrae honoratissimus ad hanc scholam Sancti 'Petri primus venisti. Quae res, ut inusitata, ita, ut opinor, propter ipsam novitatem gratissima videtur. Certe omnibus nobis nihil gratius nihil honoratius fieri potest quam quod te, virum inter Australianos maxime egregium, ad nos accipere possumus. Si quidem breviter percurro tua praeclarissima facta et maxima merita, propter quae tantis huius regni honoribus arnatus es, me invitum hoc facere intellegendum est : nam ad amnia narranda nec tempus suppetat nec fortasse mea ipsius vis oratoria sufliciat. Quid dicam de tua militari virtute ac perita? Ne omnino praetermittam, mentionem facere velim te in priore bello Germanico hostes mira fortitudine et arte de caelo oppugnavisse, machina quadam adhuc nova atque insolita vectus et confisus, ut olim ille Daedalus, "remigio alarum". Nec ab hostibus captus sorte tua contentus vivere voluisti.

Indignatus enim vitam et ignominiam captivi, captoribus per sollertiam et perseverentiam elusis, carcere et custodia elapsus ad amicos tandem effugisti. Nec in altero bello, quamquam iam senior, nobis et civibus tuis defuisti. 'Propter experientiam militarem iterum ad munera belli evocatus to promptissimum et audacissimum ducem praebuisti. Nec in pace minor laus. Nam, dum in rebus publicis versaris, in summum civitatis concilium ascriptus, proper tuam in negotiis gerendis peritiam mox delectus es qui commercium et vectigalia curares : quo in officio, cum inter gentes de commercio consulendum esset, tibi ut sententiam pro civibus tuis diceres saepe mandatum est. Nunc autem propter tot et tanta in civitatem tuam merita honore et dignitate summa auctus, qui rebus Australianis Londinii administres delegatus quartum iam annuam apud nos hospes honoratissimus peregrinaris. Nec fortasse ineptum videtur hodie recordari quantum nos, qui hanc insulam Britanniam incolimus, civitati tuae debeamus. In bello auxilium, benevolentiam in pace ad nos semper contulisti. Omnia enim inter nos et populum tuum per amicitiam et fiduciam acta sunt. Nihil unquam hostiliter, nihil per discordiam gestum— nisi forte cum in campo certantes, proposito victoribus nullo praemio nisi parva cinerum urna, usque ad mortem debellatum est. Quantae tunc irae et dissensiones ! Quanti clamores et tumultus ! Quantum tunc terroris nobis inicere soletis, quantum trepidationis ! Ipsi autem in tantis proeliis non sine gloria militavimus : Australionis enim tandem superatis, cineribus illis post longum intervallum receptis, nonne nos gloriari ac triumphari aequum est? Nec tu, ut opinor, quamvis unus, ut ita dicam, ex ordinibus Etruscis, plaudere recuses. Nonne hoc mirum est quod nulla est inter nos dissensio nisi de pila fuste verberanda? Certe exemplum est aliis gentibus imitandum : et si quis quaerat cur nos et aliae societatis Britannicae civitates, nullis legum condicionibus, nulla verborum praescriptione foederate, vinclis tamen ita validis coniungamur, ut neque furor hostium neque invidia exterarum nationum concordiam sempiternam dirimere possit—si quis hoc quaerat, quid respondeamus? Multae, credo, sunt causae. Sed hanc praecipuam esse constat quod omnes, quamvis genere et moribus differentes, et oceanis longinquis disiuncti, eodem studio et amore devincti sumus illi unicae reginae amatissimae, Elizabethae nostrae. Ipsa quidem maximum documentum nuper dedit cum, totam orbem terrarum circumvecta ut viseret populos illos, quorum eadem ipsa imperatrix et ministra, pari honore, pari reverentia, pari amore undique exciperetur. Quo in gaudio universo certum est neminem in fide praestanda Australianos tuos vicisse. Quis vero ignorare potest quanta spes futuri in regina nostra et populis eius posita sit? Salva enim et indomita illa liberarum gentium societate, licet sperare vel in tanto discrimine rerum fore

ut omnia ea quae nobis omnibus cordi sunt, iustitia, libertas, pax denique diuturna, generi humano defendantur atque in perpetuum conserventur.

A TRANSLATION OF THE SPEECH Ladies and Gentlemen, I feel sure that I shall have the approval of everyone here if I address some words of welcome to Sir Thomas White, our distinguished visitor, and express our thanks to him for coming here today to honour our gathering, despite the many exacting calls of his important office. As I was thinking upon what I should say, it occurred to me that you, Sir, would be introducing a new note into this annual ceremony of ours. In past years we have been addressed from this platform by many men of distinction in various walks of life : but all of them, I think, have been our own compatriots. You, Sir, are the first to come to our School of St. Peter as a visitor from overseas and an honoured guest of our State; and if your presence has an air of novelty, it is, I believe, for that reason, the more welcome to us. Certainly all of us here appreciate the pleasure and honour of being able to welcome a distinguished Australian in our midst. If I review but briefly your outstanding achievements and great public services, for which you have been decorated with some of the highest honours of our realm, it will be appreciated that I do so reluctantly. There would scarcely be time to rehearse them in detail, and I suspect too that my own powers of oratory would prove inadequate. I must not, however, pass over your valour and experience in warfare, and would mention that in the first war against Germany you fought the enemy, with notable skill and courage, from the air, in a machine which was then novel and unusual, trusting yourself, like Daedalus in the ancient fable, "to a winged ship". And when you were captured by the enemy'* you were by no means ready to accept your lot. Resenting the ignominy of a life in captivity, you eluded your captors by your ingenuity and determination, escaped from prison- and ultimately rejoined your friends.' Nor, in the second war, though now an older man, did you fail our joint cause. Recalled again to the battle by reason of your experience in war you showed yourself a resourceful and courageous commander. Your achievements in peace have been no less distinguished. You entered politics as a member of the House of Representatives, and your considerable business experience was recognised by your appointment as Minister for Trade and Customs, in which capacity you represented your country at several international trade conferences. f From Constantinople.

* By the Turks, in November, 1915.

Finally your many great public services have been rewarded by an appointment of the highest honour and dignity, and for the past four years, as High Commissioner for Australia in London, you have lived among us as a distinguished guest. Perhaps it is not unfitting to recall here the great debt which we who live in this island of Britain owe to your country. You have given us your aid in war and in peace your unfailing goodwill. The relations between us have been marked always by friendship and mutual confidence. There has been no hostility, no dissension— except, perhaps, when we have striven in the field, for no other prize of victory than a paltry urn of Ashes, and it has indeed been war to the knife. Then what angry passions and dissension ! What tumult and shouting ! What terror and apprehension you inspire in us ! Though in these mighty battles we too have fought gloriously. For the Australians have at length been conquered, at long last those Ashes have been regained. May we not then justifiably glory in our triumph? And I fancy you too, Sir, though one, if I may so put it, of the ranks of Tuscany, will not forbear to cheer. It is indeed remarkable that the only serious difference between us concerns the clouting of a ball with a piece of wood—surely an example which other nations might well follow. And if anyone were to ask why we and the other peoples of the British Commonwealth, though allied by no rigid legal ties or written obligations, are yet joined together by bonds so strong that neither the frenzy of our enemies or the envy of foreign nations can break our enduring friendship--if anyone were to ask this, what would be our reply? There are, of course, many reasons, but the chief, we would agree, is that all of us, though differing in race and traditions and separated by vast oceans, are united by the loyalty and devotion which binds us all to one beloved and peerless Queen 'Elizabeth. We have had in recent months the clearest proof of this when Her Majesty circumnavigated the globe to visit the peoples of which she herself is at the same time the ruler and the servant. Everywhere she was received with the same honour, the same reverence, the same affection : and, Sir, in this universal rejoicing none gave clearer proofs of loyalty than your own people of Australia. All of us must be conscious that in our Queen and in her peoples lies our greatest hope for the future. While our Commonwealth of free nations remains secure and• undaunted, we may yet hope, even in the great crisis through which the world is passing today, that those ideals which are dear to the hearts of all of us, justice, freedom, and an enduring peace, may yet be defended and preserved for mankind for all time. 15

OLD PETERITE NEWS OLD PETERITE CLUB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Annual General Meeting of the Club was held at the School on Friday, 23rd July, at 5-15 p.m. The Head Master took the Chair. There were 27 members present. After the presentation of the Minutes and the Accounts, the Secretary reported that the Bible and Altar Book, as part of the Coronation Gift to the School Chapel, had been purchased and had been in use for the past year. The following inscriptions were approved. On the outside : at the top "St. Peter's School Chapel." : at the bottom : "Coronation Year 1953." On the inside : "A gift to St. Peter's School from the Old Peterite Club to mark the Coronation of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, 2nd June, 1953." On the question of the Presidency of the Club the following resolution was passed : "When the Presidency of the Club becomes vacant, a President shall be elected for a period of three years and shall not be eligible for immediate re-election. There shall be a permanent Chairman of the Committee in the person of the Head Master." A further resolution was carried : "That Brig. Fairweather be asked to invite the Governors to accept from the Club the gift of a portrait of the Head Master, to be hung in the School." J. A. Hanson and the Rev. N. G. L. R. McDermid were elected to the Committee for a period of three years.

THE OLD PETERITE DINNER The Old Peterite Dinner was held on Friday, 23rd July, at the De Grey Rooms. There were 67 present. Sir Thomas White, the High Commissioner for Australia in London, Canon C. Patteson and the Head of the School, P. G. Taylor, were the guests of the Club. The toast of "The School" was proposed by J. F. Addey and the Head Master responded. Canon Patteson proposed the toast of the Old Peterite Club, to which the Secretary, K. H. Rhodes, replied. The following were present : Addey, J. Blenkin, J. N. Burdass, W. J. Burgess, L. Chilman, P. W. G. Clegg, M. T. Craven, A. Crews, D. K.

Crombie, G. N. P. Dee, C. C. Denison, E. A. K. Dodgson, G. M. Easten, J, A. Eastwood, C. R. Fairweather, C. C. Frank, C.

Farrar, R. E. S. Foy, T. A. Gedge, J. B. Gibson, R. J. Gregory, V. B. Griffiths, J. C. Hallas, M. Harding, R. F.

Harnby, F. B. Oliver, D. J. Parker, J. H. 0. Hodd, H. N. Pacey, F. W. B. Hollis, M. J. Pegg, S. L. Holt, J. M. Penty, J. R. Hudson, G. B. Ping, A. W. Huntley, W. G. Jeffs, E. S. Powell, W. W. Kershaw, M. E. Ratcliff, K. M. Knowlson, P. G. Reynolds, G. H. F. Lewis, T. J. Rhodes, K. H. Lochore, M. C. M. Rumfitt, D. T. Lumby, P. S. Saville, J. McDermid, N. G. L. R. Smith G. D. Mortimer, J. B. Sproulle, M. I. H. Newdick, F. N. Stanley, R. M.

Stratton, R. A. Taylor, P. G. Thompson, C. W. Tyne, D. T. N. Wall, J. D. C. Watson, A. Wilson, D. Whitelock, P. R. Wright, P. J. The Head Master. Sir Thomas White. Rev. Canon C'. Patteson. Head of the School.

O.P. LONDON DINNER The London Dinner will be held at Brown's Hotel, Albemarle St., on Wednesday, 10th November. Members of the Club who have not received detailed information by the beginning of November and who may wish to attend, should communicate with the London Secretary, Dr. R. H. Metcalfe, St. James's Hospital, Ousley Rd., Balham, London, S.W.12. 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 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 16th June, 1954, Worshipful Brother John Noel Blenkin, 0.B.E., M.C., T.D., was installed as Worshipful Master, and the following Officers appointed and invested :Immediate Past Master : W. Bro. J. Saville, J.P. Senior Warden : Bro. A. S. Rymer, O.B.E., J.P. Junior Warden : Bro. D. L. T. Creer. Chaplain : W. Bro. J. Dronfield, J.P., P.P.G.W. Treasurer : W. Bro. H. L. Creer, J.P., P.A.G.D.C. Secretary : Bro. W. S. Moore. Director of Ceremonies : W. Bro. R. A. Wilkinson, P.P.G.Reg. (Lincs.). Senior Deacon : Bro. E. R. Gossop. Junior Deacon : Bro. G. H. Briggs. Assistant Director of Ceremonies : W. Bro. F. W. B. Pacey. Organist : Bro. R. H. Buckton. Inner Guard : Bro. The Rev. Canon H. N. Hodd, T.D. Stewards : Bro. D. T. Rumfitt. Bro. W. D. Blackburn. Bro. J. A. Hanson. Bro. W. Anelay. Tyler : Bro. S. E. Howe, Prov.G. Tyler. Charity Representative : W. Bro. C. Oliver, P.P.G.D.

All correspondence for the Lodge should be addressed to the Secretary at 148 Manor Drive, North, Boroughbridge Road, York. (Tel. 71247).

S. K. KAZEROONI (1930 1935) -

Mr. S. M. Toyne has sent us some information about S. K. Kazerooni and his experiences in the troubled times of the Abadan crisis which will no doubt be of interest to his contemporaries. Kazerooni, at the time the trouble broke out, was Manager of the Refineries personnel of the Anglo-Iranian Company. He had nearly 2,000 people directly under him and was responsible for the welfare, social services, and industrial relations of 40,000 more. He was working directly under K. B. Ross. To his work "Kazzy" brought the zest for games which had been engendered in him at St. Peter's. He formed cricket teams in Abadan and himself played regularly. He was President of the Hockey Association which had many affiliated clubs, including squash and tennis clubs for which he himself played. A Labour Sports Club which he founded had a membership of over 1,500. A Football Club, of which he was Chairman, won the AllIran Championship; and he was President of a society for those who had been educated at English Public Schools or Universities. When the nationalisation disorders began Kazerooni's enthusiasm for the Oil Company and for things British proved his undoing. In particular the award to him, in 1946, of the George Medal for bravery in the service of the Allies made him an especial target of the troublemongers. In the night-mare years 1951-53 he was branded as a "British Medallist", constantly attacked, and eventually hounded out. He was denied ration cards and employment and ultimately, with his wife and two children, forced into exile. "We survived", he says in a letter to Mr. Toyne, "because I managed to work and translate for an Indian paper, 'The Statesman', and at last was taken into the American Embassy as interpreter and teacher of English." In the same letter Kazerooni says : "I had a grand time at St. Peter's and learned a great deal about honesty, loyalty, and patriotism. I have suffered much by being an ardent believer in these teachings, but nevertheless my wife and I are proud to follow them". Happily, Mr. Toyne informs us that "Kazzy" is back in Abadan trying to restore cosmos in a city of 150,000 people and his hope is that he can help to make his people happier and better. S. K. Kazerooni, who was in the Rise from 1930 to 1935, was a School Monitor, 1st XI Cricket, 1st XI Hockey (representing the Yorkshire Schoolboys), and 2nd String in the Squash Rackets team. At Squash he reached the semi-final in the Drysdale Cup.

G. F. TENDALL We have received the following letter from J. B. Gedge (1909-1919) : Pinners Hall, Austin Friars, London, E.C:2. June, 1954. The Editor, "The Peterite". Dear Sir, G. F. TENDALL Hundreds of us Old Peterites must be grateful to E. G. B. Atkinson for his tribute to G.F.T. which you printed in "The Peterite" for May, 1954. My wife and I were fortunate in seeing Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Tendall in Cannes in 1950, and again more recently after they came home to live at Ringwood in Hampshire. In Cannes he and Mrs. Tendall were pillars of the English church, where for many years he played the organ—while Mrs. Tendall sang in the choir. He was avid for news of St. Peter's and his old friends, and several times mentioned how favourably impressed he was by the tremendous improvement in "The Peterite" itself. At School I remember him best as a rugger coach—building up teams from a number of boys far fewer than the present School. He was a master of good humour. Yours faithfully,

BERNARD GEDGE.

ITEMS Sir Philip 'Morris, C.B.E. (1913-1920), who has been ViceChancellor of Bristol University since 1946, was, in June last, appointed Vice-Chairman of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The appointment is for two years, the term expiring 30th June, 1956. Sir Philip has been a Governor of the B.B.C. since 1952. Among other important Posts he has held is that of Director General of Army Education from 1940 to 1946.

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J. Crawford (1922-1925), a Flight Lieutenant in the R.A.F., had the task, as an engineering officer, of devising a mechanism which would enable the Queen to unveil with a single slight movement the 20 panels of the R.A.F. Memorial in Malta. The ceremony passed off without a hitch, thanks to Crawford's ingenuity and hours of rehearsal. 19

D. J. Wilson (1943-1950), who is entering on his last year at Oxford, where he is reading French and Italian for a Modern Languages degree, has been appointed Editor of "Isis" for the Michaelmas Term. This is a high distinction in University journalism and a position which has been held in the past by many who have subsequently attained eminence in the literary world. Wilson is also Editor of "Signpost", a short-story magazine which he himself founded two terms ago and which is enjoying a considerable vogue. We wish him every success in his chosen career as a journalist. Incidentally he has just returned from Italy where he has spent much of the Long Vacation in the enjoyment of a Kemsley Travelling Scholarship. * * * Colonel C. D. Trimmer, D.S.O. (1924-1929), West Yorkshire Regiment, has been appointed Brigade Colonel of the Yorkshire and Northumberland Group. In 1951 he took over the command of the 1st Battalion in Austria and moved with the Regiment to the Canal Zone and later to Malaya. His new appointment concerns the training of recruits as they arrive from civilian life.

CORRESPONDENCE [We have received the following letter from an Old Peterite regarding the disappearance of the Oxford and Cambridge Letters from our pages. We would assure him that there are many O.P.s in residence at each university and that we share his regret that their doings are not now recorded in "The Peterite". Frequent but unavailing requests have been sent. We would take this opportunity of appealing to all O.P.s to keep us informed of their activities and whereabouts from time to time. It should be remembered that Old Peterites are interested in news of their contemporaries at the School, however trivial or seemingly unimportant. It is not necessary to get in the Honours Lists or to become front-page news in the daily Press to justify an item in our O.P. News. One of the purposes of this section of the magazine is surely, as it were, to keep the family together, and we are conscious of shortcomings in this respect—through no fault of our own.] 17 Elm Farm Avenue, Marston Green, Birmingham. 25th May, 1954.

The Editors, "The Peterite", St. Peter's School, York. Dear Sirs, How many, I wonder, of your readers have mourned with me the passing from your pages of the Oxford and Cambridge Letters?

I have now lost count of the number of issues I have read since the last Letter appeared, but it is so great that it has given rise to some disquieting speculations. The principal ones are these : 1. Old Peterite undergraduates are too busy reading for Finals (Ha!). or 2. They are all reading harsh scientific subjects which inhibit the art of self expression except by means of anagrammatic formulae. or 3. The School has now ceased to send its nurslings to the Universities altogether. Continued absence of the University Letters will oblige me, Sirs, unwillingly to adopt one or other of the above theories. Unless I receive powerful evidence to the contrary, I shall probably plump for No. 3. I shall also be obliged to set about the compilation of a substitute which I shall call "Old Oxonians' Letters". This will contain tedious details of the present lives of those who were my companions at The First University just after the Second World War. Perhaps someone from that more modern establishment at Cambridge will feel moved to follow suit. If today's undergraduates are prepared to endure the excruciating boredom implied in this threat, they deserve, Sirs, everything that is coming to them. Yours faithfully, J. M. BANISTER, Temple House, 1941-43; Oxford, 1947-49. OBITUARY E. S. STEWARD We have to record the death, on 10th January, 1954, of E. S. Steward (1880-1887). He had lived in retirement (he was a doctor and was F.R.C.S.) at Elleray Bank, Windermere. We regret the passing of another veteran O.P. who remained a member of the Club and staunch supporter of the School to the end. We offer our sincere sympathy to his widow. BIRTH CLAYBOURN.—To Elizabeth, wife of Malcolm Claybourn, a son. [1937-1942.]

MARRIAGES

BRINDLEY—TERRY. On 3rd April, 1954, at St. James', North Cray, Kent, Ronald Anthony, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Brindley, of Petts Wood, Kent, to Patricia Eileen, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Terry, of North Cray, Kent. [1940-1945.] 21

HAM—McLEOD. On 1 1 th September, 1954, at Norwood United Church, Winnipeg, Canada, Ronald Ham, of Guildford, to Anne 'Marie McLeod, only daughter of Mr. and 'Mrs. S. N. McLeod, of St. Vitas, Winnipeg. [1943-1948.] HUTCHINSON—FAULCONBRIDGE. On 8th May, 1954, at St. Nicholas Church, Harpenden, Richard Lewis, only son of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. L. Hutchinson, of Newark, to Norma, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Faulconbridge, of Harpenden. [Manor, 1939-1947.] RUDDOCK—WISE. On Thursday, 5th August, 1954, at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Woodford Halse, Near Rugby, Gerald Fredrick, younger son of the late 'Mr. H. E. Ruddock and of Mrs. Ruddock, of Hellidon House, Hellidon, Daventry, and Frances Mary, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Wise, of Woodford Halse. The Best Man was Mr. F. B. S. Hornby (Temple, 1937-1944), of York. [The Rise, 1935-1942.] WARD—S'PARKES.—On 1st September, at Clifton Parish Church, by Rev. E. A. Barton, John Derek, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Ward, to Judith, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Sparkes. Both of York. [1939-1945.]

ENGAGEMENTS HARPER—APTHORP. The engagement is announced between Kenneth, only son of 'Mr. and Mrs. Harper, of Fulford, York, and Shelagh, only daughter of the late Major S. E. Apthorp, D.S.O., and Mrs. Apthorp, of 19 Evelyn Court, Cheltenham. [1933-1944.] TAYLOR THOMPSON—LAURIE WALKER. The engagement is announced between John Derek, only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Taylor Thompson, of 19 Burdon Lane, Cheam, Surrey, and Helen Margaret, only daughter of the late Mr. George Laurie Walker and of Mrs. Laurie Walker, of Blairmore, Ellerton Road, Wimbledon. [1938-1945.] GARTH—PRIOR. The engagement is announced of Richard Michael, only son of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Garth, Hollybank House, Holgate Hill, York, and 'Jeannie Elizabeth, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Prior, 12 The Esplanade, Scarborough. [1933-1943.] PORTEOUS—McQUADE. The engagement is announced between Charles Clive Porteous, of Howdendyke, near Goole, and Helen McQuade, of Paisley, Scotland. [1947-1952.]

EXAMINATION RESULTS, 1954 SCHOLARSHIPS J. R. Jenkinson, State Scholarship and North Riding Major Scholarship in Classics. P. G. Taylor, State Scholarship and York City Major Scholarship in Classics. D. K. Timms, State Scholarship in Modern Languages. D. M. Walker, State Scholarship in Classics. J. B. Claydon, Essex County Major Scholarship in Mathematics and Physics. B. M. Nendick, East Riding Major Scholarship in Classics.

GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION ADVANCED LEVEL. UPPER VI. M. J. Baddeley* (Latin, Greek, Ancient History). J. B. Claydon* (Mathematics and Higher Mathematics—Distinction, Physics—Distinction). R. Dunwell* (French, English). J. N. T. Howat* (Geography, Mathematics and Higher Mathematics). W. R. Ibberson* (Mathematics for Science, Physics). J. R. Jenkinson* (Latin, Greek—Distinction, Ancient History). A. M. Marsh* (Latin, Greek, Ancient History). B. M. Nendick* (Latin, Greek, Ancient History). J. M. Rollinson* (Botany, Biology). R. J. Shanks* (Latin, Greek—Distinction, Ancient History). P. G. Taylor* (Latin, Greek—Distinction, Ancient History). D. K. Timms* (French—Distinction, German—Distinction). D. M. Walker* (Latin, Greek, Ancient History—Distinction). R. D. Wheatley* (French, History). * Indicates a Pass in the optional General Paper. VI (AB). A. Bloomfield (Geography, Music). J. Crossley* (French, German). P. Crowe* (Geography). W. B. Hawkins* (English, Music). R. M. Hick (Geography). R. N. Johnson* (French, English). R. M. Kirkus (French, German, English). E. I. Moore (French, German, English). D. J. Nesham (French). R. D. Welch* (French, English). J. M. Welsh* (French, English). M. Willstrop (French, English). P. B. Wilson* (Geography). * Indicates a Pass in the optional General Paper.

LOWER

VI (CDE). P. L. Bardgett (Physics, Chemistry, Biology). D. G. Barton (Physics, Chemistry—Distinction, Biology). J. D. Birch (Mathematics and Higher Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). M. W. Bolton* (Biology). R. G. Bough* (Biology). P. G. Brooke (Chemistry). A. B. ,Bryce (Mathematics and Higher Mathematics, Physics). H. C. Bulmer* (Geography). A. M. Carr (Physics, Chemistry, Biology). C. C. Chapman* (Physics, Chemistry). C. S. Elston* (Physics, Chemistry, Biology). J. Ford (Chemistry). J. M. Grainger* (Physics, Chemistry, Biology). C. J. Griffiths* (Physics, Biology). J. H. Hepworth* (Chemistry). D. C. Holmes (Chemistry). R. A. Jackson* (Chemistry, Biology). M. J. Kent* (Physics). M. J. McCallum* (Physics, Chemistry, Biology). J. H. Macdonald (Chemistry, Biology). J. D. Metcalfe (Physics, Chemistry).

LOWER

P. J. Netherwood (Mathematics and Higher Mathematics, Physics). 0. R. Penman (Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry). C. B. Simpson* (Physics, Chemistry). R. M. Stork* (Geography, Chemistry, Biology). 0. C. Wetherell* (Chemistry, Biology). R. V. King (Physics, Mathematics for Science). J. E. H. Quickfall (Mathematics for Science). * Indicates a Pass in the optional General Paper.

ORDINARY LEVEL. VA. R. G. Bean (English Language, English Literature, History, Latin, French, German, Elementary Mathematics). K. Brown (English Language, English Literature, History, French, Elementary and Additional Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). G. P. Burden (English Language, English Literature, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). T. Chilman (English Language, English Literature, Latin, French, German, Elementary and Additional Mathematics, Physics-withChemistry). G. R. H. Clemons (English Language, English Literature, Geography, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). C. R. Clough (English Language, English Literature, History, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). K. Gosling (English Language, English Literature, Latin, French, Elementary and Additional Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). M. G. Hancock (English Language, English Literature, Latin, French, Elementary and Additional Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). D. R. Holt (English Language, English Literature, Latin, French, German, Elementary and Additional Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). D. B. Irvin (English Language, English Literature, History, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics). D. Kirby (English Language, English Literature, History, Latin, French, German, Elementary Mathematics). D. A. A. Lamb (English Language, English Literature, Geography, Latin, French, Elementary and Additional Mathematics, Physics-withChemistry). N. J. Magson (English Language, English Literature, Geography, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). G. F. B. Mitchell (English Language, English Literature, Latin, French, Elementary and Additional Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). J. D. Morrison (English Language, English Literature, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). I. E. F. Morton (English Language, English Literature, History, Latin, French, German, Elementary and Additional Mathematics). T. J. Robbins-Jones (English Language, English Literature, French, Elementary Mathematics, General Science). M. G. Sykes (English Language, English Literature, History, French, Elementary and Additional Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). N. D. Taylor (English Language, English Literature, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). E. H. N. Turner (English Language, English Literature, History, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). M. Welsh (English Language, English Literature, Latin, French, Elementary and Additional Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). D. Wilkinson (English Literature, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry).

A. C. Wilson (English Language, English Literature, Latin, French, Elementary and Additional Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). F. G. Woolgrove (English Language, Elementary Mathematics). S. J. S. Wroe (English Language, English Literature, Geography, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). VB. J. C. Armstrong (English Literature, Geography, Elementary Mathematics). R. G. Bingham (English Language, English Literature, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). R. G. Brown (English Language, English Literature, Elementary Mathematics). J. W. Coates (English Language, English Literature). F. G. Etches (Additional Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). J. F. Franklin (English Language, English Literature, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). D. K. Hodd (English Language, English Literature). A. P. Hopwood (English Literature, Geography, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). F. B. Hudson (English Language, English Literature, Geography). J. B. Huzzard (English Literature, Geography, Physics-with-Chemistry). M. Kay (English Literature, French, Elementary and Additional Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). M. G. Kay (English Language, English Literature, Geography, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). F. A. L. Kirby (History, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-withChemistry). S. Mackintosh (English Language, English Literature, French, Elementary Mathematics). P. B. Mitchinson (Geography). P. A. Morris (English Language, English Literature, History, French). D. Pfluger (English Literature, History, Physics-with-Chemistry). G. Ridley (History, Geography, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-withChemistry). I. N. Ridley (English Literature, Geography, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). J. W. Rudd (French, Elementary and Additional Mathematics, Physicswith-Chemistry). R. M. Scarth (English Literature, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). A. H. Sneesby (English Language, English Literature, Elementary Mathematics, General Science). A. C. Stubbs (English Language, English Literature, Geography, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). H. W. H. Unwin (English Literature, History, French, Elementary Mathematics). M. Veal (English Language, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics). I. Wilson (English Literature, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-withChemistry). C. J. Woolley (English Language, English Literature, History, Geography, French). R. N. Worsley (English Language). VC. R. Atkinson (English Language, English Literature, General Science). I. L. Barton (English Language, English Literature). R. D. Beckitt (General Science). R. M. Botterill (Geography, Art). R. D. Burdass (Geography, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-withChemistry).

W. B. Crosskill (English Literature, General Science). J. R. Dawson (English Language, English Literature). M. D. Fish (English Language, English Literature, History, Elementary Mathematics, Art). C. B. Hardie (English Literature, History, Geography). J. L. Hyde (English Language, Elementary Mathematics, General Science). E. A. Jackson (English Language, English Literature). P. A. Lacy (English Literature, Geography, Elementary and Additional Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry, Art). M. R. Leonard (English Literature, History, Geography, Spanish, Elementary Mathematics). P. J. Middlebrook (English Literature, Geography, Elementary and Additional Mathematics, General Science). R. D. J. Pattison (English Literature, General Science, Art). D. W. Pickup (English Literature, Geography, Elementary and Additional Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). T. G. Stephenson (History, Elementary and Additional Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry, Art). W. C. Stubbs (English Literature, Art). J. R. Tomlinson (English Literature).

VALETE AND SALVETE VALETE (July, 1954) THE GROVE M. J. Kent. 1949-54 (St. Olave's, 1944). Head of The Grove. School Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. "A" Level, 1954. Colts XV, 1951-52. 2nd XV, 1952-53. Played for 2nd XV, 1953-54. 3rd IV, 1954. Cpl. in R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I. Proficiency, 1952. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. B. N. Jackson. 1949-54 (St. Olave's, 1947). House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. Photographic Society Committee. Chess Team, 1952-54. L/Bdr. in R.A. Section of C.C.F. R.A. Exam., Pts. I and II. Cert. "A", Pts. I and II. 1st Class Shot. Efficiency Badge. D. H. Allan. 1953-54. IVC. Cdt. in Basic Section of C.C.F. N. W. M Carr. 1950-54 (St. Olave's, 1948). Transitus E. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953. Science Society Committee. Colts XV, 1951-52. 2nd XV, 195253-54. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1952. Ldg. Cadet in R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. Proficiency, 1954. W. B. Hawkins. 1950-54 (St. Olave's, 1947). Lower VIB. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953. "A" Level, 1954. Foundation Scholarship to the Royal College of Music. Music Society Committee. School Orchestra. Member of National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, 1950-54. A.B. in Naval Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1952. A.B. Exam., 1952. Ldg. Seaman Exam., 1953. 1st Class Shot. D. W. Pickup. 1952-54 (St. Olave's, 1951-52). VC. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954. Cdt. in Basic Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1954. Qualified Shot. J. E. H. Quickfall. 1950-54 (St. Olave's, 1945). Lower VI Maths. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. "A" Level, 1954. Played for Colts XI, 1952. Queen's Scout. A.B. in R.N. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1952. Ldg. Seaman Exam., 1953. 2nd Class Shot.

J. M. Rollinson. 1949-54 (St. Olave's, 1947). Upper VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. "A" Level, 1953. Ldg. Seaman in R.N. Section of C.C.F. 2 i/c of Basic Section. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1951. Ldg. Seaman Exam., 1952. P.O. Exam., 1953. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. W. C. Stubbs. 1951-54 (St. Olave's, 1946). VC. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954. Colts XI, 1953. Member of Young Farmers' Club. Chapel Choir, 1953-54. Cdt. in Army Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1953. C.C.F. Band, 1951-54. Bugler's Badge. Ldr. of Bugles, 1954. 2nd Class Shot. THE MANOR J. A. Jackson. 1948-54 (St. Olave's, 1946). Head of The Manor. School Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. 1st XV, 1952-53-54. Colours, 1952-53. Cap, 1953-54. "A" XV, 1953-54. Lincolnshire Schoolboys' XV, 1954. 3rd IV, 1952-53. 2nd IV Colours, 1953. 1st IV, 1954. Colours, 1954. Games Committee. Cpl. in Army Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pts. I and II. 1st Class Shot. J. Ford. 1948-54 (St. Olave's, 1943). House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1951. "A" Level, 1954. Royal School of Music (Advanced)-Flute. 2nd XI Hockey, 1953-54. Music Society Committee, 1953-54. Science Society Committee, 1950-52. Secretary, 1953-54. Cpl. in R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1950. Proficiency. 1st Class Shot. J. H. Hepworth. 1948-54. House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. "A" Level, 1954. 2nd XI Hockey, 1953-54. Colours, 1954. Cpl. in Army Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pts. I and II. 1st Class Shot. R. A. Jackson. 1948-54 (St. Olave's, 1946). House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. "A" Level, 1954. 1st XV, 1953-54. Colours, 1953-54. 2nd XV, 1952-53. Colours, 1952-53. Captain of Boats, 1954. 1st IV, 1953-54. Colours, 1953-54. 2nd IV, 1952. Colours, 1952. 1st VIII, 1952-53. 4th IV Cox, 1950. Games Committee. Member of Science Society. Member of Music Society. Cpl. in Army Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pts. I and II. J. M. Saville. 1949-54 (St. Olave's, 1945). House Monitor. Transitus Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953. Science Society Committee. Photographic Society Committee. 3rd IV, 1952. 2nd IV, 1953. Colours, 1953. 1st IV, 1954. Colours, 1954. A.B. in R.N. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1951. Ldg. Seaman Exam., 1953. J. C. Armstrong. 1952-54. VB. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954. Colts XI, 1953-54. Member of Debating Society. Choral Society, 1952. Choir, 1952. Photographic Society. School Play, 1953. Cdt. in R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1953. Marksman. R. M. Botterill. 1950-54. VC. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954. 3rd IV Cox, 1954. 2nd IV Colours, 1953. Cdt. in Army Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1952. H. C. Bulmer. 1950-54. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953. "A" Level, 1954. Debating Society Committee. Member of Curia. Founder Member of Young Farmers' Club; Secretary, 1953-54. Secretary of Natural History Society, 1953. Colts XV, 1951-52-53. Colours, 1952-53. Played for 1st XV, 1952-53-54. Colours, 1953-54. "A" XV, 1953-54. 1st XI Hockey Colours, 1954. Played for Colts XI, 1952. Played for 2nd XI, 1953-54. L/Cpl. in Army Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pts., I and II. Classified Signaller. Drum Leader in C.C.F. Band, 1954. Marksman.

A. M. Carr. 1949-54. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. "A" Level, 1954. Member of Young Farmers' Club. Member of the Debating Society. Member of Science Society. 2nd IV, 1954. Colours, 1954. 2nd Shooting VIII, 1949-51. Cpl. in Signals Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pts. I and II. Morse Instructor. Signals Classification. 1st Class Shot. Efficiency Badge. C. S. Elston. 1950-54. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953. "A" Level, 1954. 1st VIII Shooting, 1953-54. Colours, 1953-54. Cdt. in R.A. Section of C.C.F. Classified Signaller. Signals Instructor. Marksman. D. C. Jackson. 1951-54 (St. Olave's, 1948). IVC . Founder Member of Young Farmers' Club. Member of Science Society. Cdt. in Army Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1953. 1st Class Shot. J. H. Macdonald. 1949-54 (St. Olave's, 1944). Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. "A" Level, 1954. Member of the Debating Society. 3rd IV Cox, 1951. 4th IV, 1954. School Orchestra. School Choir, 1949-50. A.B. in R.N. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1951. Ldg. Seaman Exam. 1st Class Shot. Efficiency Badge. J. D. Metcalfe. 1949-54 (St. Olave's, 1944). Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. "A" Level, 1954. Chess Team. Member of Science Society. Asst. Armourer in C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I. J. W. Rudd. 1951-54. VB. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954. Member of Debating Society. Choral Society, 1952. Cdt. in R.N. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1953. 2nd Class Shot. C. B. Simpson. 1949-54 (St, Olave's, 1944). Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. "A" Level, 1954. Cdt. in R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1951. R.A.F. Proficiency. 1st Class Shot, J. M. E Walton. 1949-54 (St. Olave's, 1946). Transitus Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953. R.A. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pts. I and II. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. P. B. Wilson. 1949-54 (St. Olave's, 1944). Lower VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. "A" Level, 1954. Sgt. in H.Q. Section of C.C.F. N.C.O. i/c Armoury. Cert. "A", Pts. I and II. Marksman. '

QUEEN'S HOUSE Dunwell. 1948-54 (St. Olave's, 1946). Head of Queen's. School Monitor. Upper VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1951. "A" Level, 1953. Library Monitor. Member of Debating Society. Played for 2nd XV, 1953. Cdt. in Army Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I. 1st Class Shot. J. H. Baines. 1949-54 (St. Olave's, 1945). House Monitor. Lower VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. Library Monitor. Debating Society Committee, 1952-54. Secretary of Curia, 1954. School Play, 1953. Queen's Scout. Senior Scout. Campercraft Trophy, 1953. Cpl. in R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1951. Proficiency, 1953. Advanced Proficiency (+Credit), 1954. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. J. Crossley. 1950-54. House Monitor. Lower VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. "A" Level, 1954. Member of Debating Society. Library Monitor. Sgt. in R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1951. Proficiency, 1952. R. J. Shanks. 1949-54 (St. Olave's, 1947). House Monitor. Upper VI Classics. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. "A" Level, 1953. Civil Service Exam., 1954. Member of Science Society. Choral Society. Cpl. in Army Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pts. I and II. 1st Class Shot. Efficiency Badge. R. G. Brown. 1950-54. VB. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954. Cdt. in R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. R.A.F. Swimming Certificate, 1953. Cert. "A", Pt. I. Efficiency Badge. Marksman.

THE RISE R, D. Wheatley, 1948-54. Head of The Rise. School Monitor. Upper VI History. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1951. "A" Level, 1953. Editor of "The Peterite". Debating Society Committee, 1951-54. Secretary, 1952-53. Natural History Society Secretary, 1952. Member of Curia. Chairman, 1953. Member of the Young Farmers' Club. Chairman, 1953-54. Games Committee Secretary, 1953-54. Commonwealth Youth Visit to Canada, 1954. Played for 2nd XV, 1951. Played for 1st XV, 1952-5354. 2nd XV, 1952-53-54. Colours, 1953-54. "A" XV, 1953-54. Played for 2nd XI Hockey, 1953. 2nd XI Hockey Colours, 1954. S.S.M. i/c Recruit Section of C.C.F. C.C.F. Band, 1949-54. Drum Major. Cert. "A", Pts. I and II. 1st Class Shot. Efficiency Badge. W. R. Ibberson. 1949-54. School Monitor. Upper VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. "A" Level, 1953. Member of Debating Society. Member of Science Society and Treasurer. Member of Curia. School Play, 1952-53. Played for Colts XV, 1951-52. 2nd XV, 1952-53-54. Captain and Colours, 1953-54. 4th IV, 1952. 1st VIII, 1953. 2nd IV, 1953-54. Colours, 1954. Shot for 1st VIII, 1951-52. 1st Shooting VIII, 1952-53-54. Colours, 1952-53. Captain, 1953-54. P.O. i/c R.N. Section of C.C.F. Cert, "A", Pt. I, 1951. Ldg, Seaman Exam., 1952. P.O. Exam, 1953. C.C.F. Band, 1951-53. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. J. B. Claydon. 1949-54 (St. Olave's, 1947). House Monitor. Upper VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. "A" Level, 1953. Essex County Major Scholarship, 1954. Qualifying Exam. for Mechanical Sciences Tripos, Cambridge, 1954. Chess Team, 1953-54. 4th IV, 1954. Member of Curia. Secretary, 1954. Member of Debating Society. Choral Society. Editor of "The Peterite". Chapel Committee. Cpl. in R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. i/c R.A.F. Basic Section. Proficiency, 1953. C.C.F. Band, 1951-53. Marksman. J. M. Grainger. 1949-54 (St. Olave's, 1946). House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. "A" Level, 1954. Choir, 1949-50. Choral Society, 1949-53. Music Society Committee. Played for 2nd XI Hockey, 1953. 2nd XI Hockey, 1954. A.B. in R.N. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I. Ldg. Seaman and A.B. Exams. Marksman. B, M. Nendick. 1949-54 (St. Olave's, 1946). House Monitor. Upper VI Classics. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. "A" Level, 1953. East Riding Major Scholarship, 1954. Choral Society, 1948-54. Fencing Team, 1953-54. Captain and Colours, 1954. Choir, 1949-54. Cert. "A", Pts. I and II. Sgt. i/c Army Section of C.C.F. 1st Class Shot. F. B. Hudson. 1950-54. VB. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954. Colts, XI, 1952. 1st XI, 1953-54. Colours, 1953-54. Played for 2nd XI Hockey, 1954. Member of Debating Society. Member of Science Society. Cdt. in R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I. 1st Class Shot. SCHOOL HOUSE R. Nelson. 1949-54. Head of School House. School Monitor. Vice-Head of School. Transitus Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. 2nd XV, 195152-53. Colours, 1952-53. 1st XV, 1953-54. Colours and Cap, 1953-54. 2nd XI Hockey, 1953. 1st XI Hockey, 1954. Colours, 1954. 2nd XI, 1951-52-53. 1st XI, 1954. Colours, 1954. Squash Team, 1953-54. Captain of Squash. Shot for 1st VIII. Captain of 2nd Shooting VIII, 1953-54. Games Committee. P.O. in R.N. Section of C.C.F. N.C.O. i/c Basic Sections. Cert. "A", Pt. I. Ldg. Seaman Exam., 1952. P.O. Exam., 1953. Marksman. J. N. I. Howat. 1948-54 (St. Olave's, 1946). School Monitor. Chapel Monitor. Upper VI Maths. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. "A" Level, 1953. Member of Debating Society. Member of Curia. Chapel Com-

mittee. Choir, 1950-54. Choral Society, Secretary, 1953-54. Music Society Committee, Secretary, 1952-53. School Orchestra. 4th IV, 1953. 3rd IV, 1954. Sgt. i/c R.A. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pts. I and II. 1st Class Shot. Efficiency Badge. D. C. Holmes. 1948-54 (St. Olave's, 1945). School Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1951. "A" Level, 1953. Founder Member of Young Farmers' Club. Secretary, 1952-53. Deputy Leader, 1953-54. Library Monitor. Debating Society Committee. 2nd XI Hockey, 1953-54. Colours, 1954. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1954. 2nd XI, 1953. 1st XI, 1954. Colours, 1954. Secretary of Tennis, 1954. Sgt. in R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I. R.A.F. Proficiency. 2nd Class Shot. G. D. Gardner. 1949-54 (St. Olave's, 1946). House Monitor. Lower VI. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. Debating Society Committee, 1952-54. Founder Member of Young Farmers' Club. Played for Colts XV, 1951-52. Played for 2nd XV, 1952-53. 1st XV, 1953-54. Colours, 1953-54. "A" XV, 1953-54. 4th IV, 1952-53. 2nd IV, 1954. Colours, 1954. Spring Regatta, IV, 1954. 1st Shooting VIII, 1953-54. Colours, 1953-54. Individual Shot Cup and Medal, 1953. L/Sgt. in Army Section of C.C.F. N.C.O. i/c Classification Shooting. Cert. "A", Pts. I and II. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. C. J. Griffiths. 1949-54. House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. "A" Level, 1954. Chapel Committee. 1st Shooting VIII, 1952-53-54. Colours, 1952-53-54. 2nd XV, 1952-53-54. Colours, 1953-54. Chess Team, 1953-54. Ldg. Seaman in R.N. Section of C.C.F. Ldg. Seaman Exam., 1952. P.O. Exam., 1953. Cert. "A", Pt. I. Marksman. Efficiency Badge. M. J. McCallum. 1949-54. House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. "A" Level, 1954. Founder Member of Young Farmers' Club. Treasurer, 1953-54. Played for Colts XV, 1952. 2nd XV, 1953-54. "A" XV, 1953-54. 3rd IV, 1954. A/L/Cpl. in Army Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I. Signals Classification. Cpl. i/c Technical Signals. Marksman. R. M. Stork. 1949-54 (St. Olave's, 1947). House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. Member of Young Farmers' Club. Played for Colts XV, 1952. L/Cpl. in Army Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pts. I and II. 1st Class Shot. Efficiency Badge. C. C. S. Chapman. 1950-54. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. "A" Level, 1954. Member of Debating Society. Member of Science Society. Member of Young Farmers' Club. A.B. in R.N. Section of C.C.F. Ldg. Seaman Exam., 1953. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1951. R.N. Divisional Office Writer. Marksman. Efficiency Badge. W. B. Crosskill. 1950-54. VC. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954. 1st XI Hockey, 1953. Colours, 1953-54. Colts XV, 1952-53. Colts XI, 1953. A.B. in R.N. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1952. Marksman. J. R. Dawson. 1951-54 (St. Olave's, 1948). VC. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954. Founder Member of Young Farmers' Club. Cdt. in Army Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1953. F. G. Etches. 1950-54. VB. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954. Cdt. in R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1952. Marksman. R. M. Hick. 1950-54 (St. Olave's, 1945). Lower VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. "A" Level, 1954. Choir, 1946-50. Choral Society. School Orchestra, 1953. School Play, 1953-54. Music Society Committee, 1953. Member of the Science Society. Ldg. Cdt. in R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1951. R.A.F. Proficiency, 1953. 2nd Class Shot.

C. M. Jones. 1952-54. IVC. Member of Young Farmers' Club. Cdt. in Basic Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1954. C. R. G. McNiel. 1950-54 (St. Olave's, 1946). Transitus Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953. School Play, 1953. Founder Member of Young Farmers' Club. Librarian, 1953. Vice-Chairman, 1954. A.B. in R.N. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1952. A.B. Exam., 1953. Ldg. Seaman Exam., 1954. 2nd Class Shot. R. E. L. Micklethwait. 1951-54 (St. Olave's, 1946). IVC. Founder Member of Young Farmers' Club. Cdt. in Army Section of C'.C.F. P. J. Middlebrook. 1950-54. VC. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953. School Play, 1952-53. Cdt. in R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1953. 1st Class Shot. P. J. Taylor. 1950-54 (St. Olave's, 1946). Transitus Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953. Member of Young Farmers' Club. Member of Debating Society. Member of Science Society. Ldg. Cdt. in R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1951. R.A.F. Proficiency, 1953. 2nd Class Shot. T. E. Thomas. 1950-54 (St. Olave's, 1945). Transitus Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953. School Play, 1952-53. Member of Debating Society Committee, 1952-54. Transitus XI v. The Indians, 1954. Played for 2nd XI Hockey, 1954. Ldg. Seaman in R.N. Section of C.C'.F. A.B. Exam., 1952. Ldg. Seaman Exam., 1953. 2nd Class Shot. TEMPLE P. G. Taylor. 1948-54 (St. Olave's, 1946). Head of School. Head of Temple. School Monitor. Upper VI Classics. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. "A" Level, 1952. City of York Major Scholarship, 1954. State Scholarship, 1954. Colts XV, 1950-51. Colours, 1950-51. 1st XV, 1951-5253-54. Colours, 1951-52. Cap, 1952-53-54. Vice-Captain, 1952-53. Captain of Rugby, 1953-54. Played for "A" XV, 1952-53, Captain. 1st XI Hockey, 1954. Colours and Cap, 1954. Played for Colts Cricket XI, 1951. 2nd XI, 1954. Captain, 1954. Member of Curia, 1952-54. Secretary, 1953. Chairman, 1954. Chapel Committee. Member of Debating Society. Music Society Committee. Games Committee. Editor of "The Peterite". Library Monitor. C.S.M. in C'.C.F. D. H. Timms. 1948-54 (St. Olave's, 1946). School Monitor. Upper VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. "A" Level, 1952. North Riding County Major Scholarship, 1953. State Scolarship, 1954. Member of Debating Society. Member of Curia. Editor of "The Peterite". Games Committee. Played for 2nd XI Hockey, 1954. Played for 2nd XI, 1954. Flt/Sgt. i/c R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1950. R.A.F. Proficiency, 1950. Advanced Proficiency, 1954. P. Crowe. 1949-54 (St. Olave's, 1945). House Monitor. Lower VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. "A" Level, 1954. Member of Debating Society. Colts XI, 1952. Played for 1st XI, 1953-54. 2nd XI, 1954. 2nd XI Hockey, 1953-54. Colours, 1953. N. R. Seaton. 1949-54 (St. Olave's, 1947). House Monitor. Lower VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. 2nd IV Coxing Colours, 1950. 4th IV, 1954. Cpl. in R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1951 (with Credit). R.A.F. Proficiency, 1952. 1st Class Shot. Efficiency Badge. R. D. Welch. 1950-54. House Monitor. Lower VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. "A" Level, 1954. Library Monitor. School Orchestra. Member of Science Society. Choir, 1952-54. 3rd XV, 1953. C.Q.M.S. in Army Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pts. I and II. 1st Class Shot. Efficiency Badge.

J. M. Welsh. 1949-54 (St. Olave's, 1947). House Monitor. Lower VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. "A" Level, 1954. Played for 2nd XV, 1952. 2nd XV, 1953. 4th IV Cox, 1950. Member of Curia. Library Monitor. Sgt. 2nd i/c R.A.F. Section of C.C'.F. Cert. "A", Pt. 1, 1951. R.A.F. Proficiency (with Credit). Advanced Proficiency. Flying Scholarship, 1953. 1st Class Shot. C. B. Hardie. 1951-54. VC. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954. Choir, 1951-54. Choral Society, 1951-53. Cdt. in R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1952. C.C.F. Band, 1952-54. Bugle Badge. 1st Class Shot. P. A. Lacy. 1951-54. VC. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954. Member of the Science Society. Cdt. in Army Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I. Signals Classification. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. J. A. Sutton. 1950-54. Transitus B. G.C'.E., "0" Level, 1953. Choir. Music Society Committee. Glee Club. School Play, 1953. Played for 2nd XV and "A" XV, 1953. O.S. in R.N. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1952. 1st Class Shot. T. S. M. Wharram. 1952-54. IVC. Cdt. in Army Basic Section of C.C.F. Marksman.

SALVETE (May, 1954) Newbigging, S. H. (Shell B). Way, B. G. (Shell A).

THE GROVE SCHOOL HOUSE

SCHOOL OFFICERS Summer Term, 1954 P. G. TAYLOR. SCHOOL MONITORS : Head of The Grove: M. J. KENT. Head of The Manor: J. A. JACKSON. Head of Queen's House: R. DUNWELL. Head of The Rise: R. D. WHEATLEY. Head of School House: R. NELSON. Head of Temple: P. G. TAYLOR. Chapel Monitor: J. N. T. HOWAT. D. G. HOLMES. D. K. TIMMS. W. R. IBBERSON. HEAD OF SCHOOL

HOUSE MONITORS : The Grove: M. J. BADDELEY, P. G. BROOKE, P. L. BARDGETT. B. N. JACKSON. The Manor: J. FORD, J. H. HEPWORTH, R. A. JACKSON, A. M. MARSH, J. M. SAVILLE. Queen's House: A. BLOOMFIELD, J. H. BAINES, R. G. BOUGH, J. CROSSLEY, R. J. SHANKS. The Rise: M. W. BOLTON, J. B. CLAYDON, J. M. GRAINGER, C. H. LEWIS, B. M. NENDICK. School House: G. D. GARDNER, C. J. GRIFFITHS, M. J. McCALLUM, R. M. STORK. Temple: P. CROWE, R. N. JOHNSON, N. R. SEATON, R. D. WELCH, J. M. WELSH.

GAMES CAPTAINS : Captain of Boats: R. A. JACKSON. Captain of Cricket: R. G. BOUGH. Captain of Shooting: W. R. IBBERSON. Captain of Fencing: B. M. NENDICK. Secretary of Tennis: D. C. HOLMES.

EDITORS OF "THE PETERITE" : R. D. WHEATLEY, P. G. TAYLOR, D. K. TIMMS, M. J. BADDELEY, J. B. CLAYDON, A. M. MARSH.

HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE The House returned this term to what, for many of us, was the most important term in our School lives, whether we were taking the G.C.E. "A" level examinations, or just the more ordinary, but none the less important, "0" level. The prospective candidates set about their work with what one might call a mixture of enthusiasm and terror, but, before the examinations were taken later in the term, the House had many successes in other spheres of School life. Before recalling these, however, our first duty is to welcome to the House, S. Newbigging, who joined us this term. We hope that he will enjoy the years that he will have in our select community. In the term's main sport—cricket—we had a reasonable amount of success. The Senior team, after beating the Rise in the first round (when D. Kirby showed us his batting ability with an almost effortless 156 not out), and Queen's in the semi-final, we lost to School House in the final. It is a fact that Grove and School House have, for the last six years, held this cup alternately, but though we won it last year it must not be assumed that we did not wish to break this semi-tradition. After the final P. G. Brooke and D. Wilkinson were awarded their House colours. Unfortunately the Junior team did not have such a long life as its big brother and lost to the Manor by a narrow margin. The "Burton" or "House League" Cup was this year won jointly by ourselves and Queen's. It gave a chance to some of our less able cricketers to show what they could do, and we must congratulate all those who played and helped to win the cup for us. We must congratulate, also, D. Kirby on the award of his 1st XI colours. The House was well represented in other School teams. M. J. Baddeley and P. G. Brooke, after starting the season in the 1st XI settled down to a good season as regular members of the 2nd XI. The latter was awarded his 2nd XI colours, the former having gained his the previous season. N. J. Magson also played for the 2nd XI. 33

P. Megginson is to be congratulated on the award of his Colts colours. The Junior Colts team contained four members of the House. M. J. Kent rowed for the School in the 3rd boat. On the tennis court we managed to survive the 1st round by beating Temple, but unfortunately we were beaten by School House, the eventual winners, in the semi-final. As on sports day last term, again we had to be content with playing second fiddle to the Rise in swimming. We achieved what at one time we considered the impossible by surviving the new style preliminary heats without losing one person and so started on the actual day with a full team—the only House to do so. We gained five first places. Two of these were records : D. C. Parry's win in the Junior 50 yards free style, and the Junior relay team's in their race (beating the existing record by 3 seconds). Our greatest success of the term was the winning of the InterHouse Singing Competition for the first time since the Grove was reformed. Even to the less musical of us the singing of the House choir was brilliant, and one could almost feel the roof of the Big Hall straining on its timbers as the House sang the Unison song with the enthusiasm and confidence of a trained choir. We must here thank Mr. Wicks for his help in training our choir and take the opportunity of our own special farewell to him. We wish him all good luck in his new post. In a more academic field we all continued to make good progress with our studies. At the time of writing we are lying second in the Work Cup Competition but we hope that, with the results of the term's examinations, the Work Cup will once again adorn the Grove hall. We must congratulate the following on gaining prizes on Speech Day : M. J. Baddeley, J. M. Rollinson, T. G. Stephenson, D. A. Stabler, D. Kirby (2), D. W. Pickup, D. C. Parry, and R. A. Field. When we returned this term we had the pleasure of seeing the senior dormitory with a new look. It had been painted and it seemed almost a shame to use it as a dormitory. We must also say "thank you" to a few Seniors for so ably redecorating two studies at the top of the House. Under their "foreman", J. E. M. Quickfall, the work was done well and with remarkable skill for amateurs. Finally, as at the end of every year, we must say goodbye to many of our number who go out into the wide and wicked world. We hope that they will continue to visit us as do many of their friends who have left before them. Old Grovites are always welcome and we look forward to seeing them at Commemoration and other times in the year. 34

THE MANOR In the middle of term our Matron, Mrs. Broadbent, found it necessary to leave us. In remembrance of her services, the House presented her with a clock, and we wish her luck in the future. To ply the darning needle in her stead we welcome Mrs. Featherstone and hope that she will be happy with us. After the outside painting was completed, the House took on a new appearance to the passer-by, but the arrival of the painters caused the cessation of that traditional Manor sport, yard cricket. When they left, the acquisition of a billiards table by the Senior Study acted as a counter-attraction to our most experienced professionals. The examinations this term reminded many of the need for hard work, and despite the usual pessimistic remarks we have every reason to hope for pleasing results. We had three prize-winners at Speech Day; Ford won the instrumental music prize, and Brocklebank and Wood, C. D. M., both won form prizes. Though the Summer Term is full of sporting events, the Manor has not been able to achieve any noteworthy successes. Manorites, however, took a prominent part in the School boating; R. A. Jackson (the Captain of School Boats), J. A. Jackson and Saville all won their 1st IV colours, and Carr his 2nd IV colours. On the cricket field Lapidge won 2nd XI colours and played several times for the 1st XI. J. R. Jenkinson also played for the 2nd XI, Liversidge for the Senior Colts, and Chadwick was Captain of the 'Junior Colts. The House Senior team were beaten, as was expected, by an extremely strong School House XI despite a gallant 50 by Lapidge. The Junior team beat the Grove in what proved an exciting match, thanks mainly to the bowling of Brocklebank and Ridley, but lost to the Rise, whose high score was unbeatable. Chadwick (the Captain) and Ridley were awarded Junior House colours. The shooting team were expected to do well, and did, being equal first with School House. In the shoot-off, however, the more consistent shooting of our opponents got the better of us. Although vigorous Errol Flynn tactics were used by our sabre exponent, the House fencing team lost to Temple in the semi-final. The tennis, too, went badly against us when we lost to the Rise, but perhaps the less said about that the better. It was to little avail that our representatives braved the Arctic temperatures of the swimming baths, for we only managed to come fourth in the sports, but there is good hope for the future in the promising efforts of some of the Juniors. The Fernie Cup, the thought of which is like a cloud hanging over every member of the C.C.F., always provides its quota of amusing incidents. This year proved no exception when, although we came second equal with School House, one section leader got himself caught on a barbed wire fence and in his efforts to extricate himself got both himself and his section lost. 35

There is a wide variety of hobbies in the House at the moment, as can be seen from the number of Manor entries in the Hobbies Cup. These included woodwork, pottery, and photography, all of which brought complimentary remarks from the judges. Finally it is with genuine regret that we have to say goodbye to such a large number of Manorites, all of whom have played their part in all the activities which go to make a House a happy community. We hope that they will have every success in the future.

QUEEN'S HOUSE Our first year as a House has now ended and we can pause to look back on our achievements. They call for modest satisfaction rather than elation, for the major prizes have continued to elude us. Yet we have made our mark in the School, and in the Summer Term have been very near to success, even if we have not succeeded ih grasping it. We have not lacked talented individuals and good leaders. With a little more determination and more enthusiastic support from all the rank and file, we shall soon win our victories. We had high hopes this term of winning the Music Competition, the fencing, and the Junior cricket. In the first, our team was well trained by Dunwell and Crossley and acquitted itself admirably. It was placed first in the part song and second in the unison; but in total points it was narrowly beaten by the Grove. Why the fencing team failed to live up to its reputation and its own confident expectations still remains a mystery; but they succumbed to their closest rivals, Temple. The Junior cricket team won their way, as expected, into the final and appeared to "have the match in their pockets"; but their batting collapsed and our last reasonable hope of success had gone. This was clearly due to excessive caution, and it is to be hoped that we have at least learnt our lesson. In the end we had to be content with a half share in the Burton Cup. The House can, however, take pride in the individual successes of its members. Bough, Captain of the 1st XI. won the Fielding Cup and the Squash Cup. Atkinson was Best Individual Shot in the Shooting Competition, Heap a first-class stroke in the School 1st IV, Burrows a successful opening bowler in the 1st XI after rapid promotion from the Senior Colts. In fact, we were well represented in all School teams during the term. It is only in swimming that we seem to be deplorably lacking in talent. Can we not do something in the coming year to correct the impression that day-boys are less keen on swimming than boarders? On Prize Day, too, we were well represented. Congratulations to Barton (Chemistry Prize), Shanks (Archbishop of York's Prize for Classics), Bloomfield (Music, pianoforte), Morton (General Knowledge 36

and Reading), Swain (Form Prize, Remove). Barton and Shanks crowned their achievements with "distinctions" in Chemistry and Greek respectively in the A and S level of the G.C.E. Inevitably this term we lose some of our members. To the leavers, Dunwell, Bough, Crossley, Shanks, Baines, Brown, R. G., Bingham, and Wright, we extend our best wishes and hope they will always follow our fortunes closely in these pages. We have plenty of talent and enthusiasm left and if we can pass some on to the dozen newcomers next term it will not be long before we are able to report more spectacular progress. THE RISE The merry month of May heralded the return to School, to familiar surroundings, to important examinations, to energetic rowing and to placid cricket. The last stretch of the school year had been reached and for half a dozen Risites it was the last return. During the first few weeks the Rise garden basked in seasonable sunshine, but after this brief warm spell, as all know, Summer quitted the place abruptly. In spite of the weather, the Rise was unperturbed. The term was one of moderate and satisfying success in all spheres of activity. First, the Rise garden received a fair share of the weed-killing substance, which was sprayed all over the School grounds. Its success was soon visible, perhaps some other toil will be initiated for breakers of the peace. Towards the end of term the House received a coat of paint, a timely freshening-up for Commemoration. Our bicycle sheds have been further extended and the problem of bicycle accommodation is now solved. A remarkable event occurred about midterm, our House Master acquired a new car (nouvelle non point neuve). The vehicle gives an impression of speed quite alien to the old car ! The sporting activities of the Summer Term see the final efforts to win the Oxford Cup. A hard-fought tennis match, the final against School House, denied us this trophy. We lost by five games to four, after beating Queens and Manor in the preceding round. In the Senior House cricket matches, meeting the Grove—and in particular a gentleman called Kirby—we lost by a comfortable margin. The Junior House cricket provided success. After an interesting and not too one-sided match against the Manor (we won by 50 runs), we went on to beat Queen's by 10 runs in the final. Having only scored 55 runs, the Risites had Queen's all out for 44 thanks to some energetic bowling by Wroe. Irvin must be mentioned for his 95 not out against the Manor, whilst Spedding batted well against Queen's. Shooting provided another success. For the second year in succession, we won the Aggregate Cup to which the whole House had contributed. The House shooting team came very near to success, being only one point behind the winners, School House.

There has been much enthusiasm for swimming and not confined to the Juniors, as is generally the case; a quick dip for the more hardy before breakfast, though begrudged at first, became quite popular towards the end of term, and may have influenced the success of our team in winning the Kazerooni Cup for the third successive year. In another aquatic sphere, the canoes built during the Winter had several successful outings on the river and were a popular exhibit at the Hobbies Exhibition. Burden retained the Hobbies Cup, or at least half of it, for a further year, and we do congratulate him on the wonderful models that he has made. In the bustle of Commemoration eve we were visited by some stranded Canadian students whom we accommodated in the studies, fed in a Common Room and entertained, with imagination, afterwards. For service to the House, Roe was awarded his House colours this term, and Powell, Wroe, and Speddings, junior House colours, Wheatley, Kettlewell, and Lewis left for a trip to Canada shortly before the end of term and by reports so far received are having a wonderful time. To Wheatley, Ibberson, Nendick, Claydon, Grainger, and 'Hudson, who are leaving, we extend our best wishes for the future and also to our Assistant House Master, Mr. Cummin. In appreciation for all that he has done during his four years with us, the House presented him with an antique pewter tankard.

SCHOOL HOUSE The House assembled at the beginning of term full of optimism, particularly as regards its chances of winning the Oxford Cup. We were again well represented in the School teams, and thus it was no surprise when we won the Senior cricket without much difficulty. D. A. Macpherson is to be congratulated on being made Vice-Captain of School cricket, and Willstrop on the award of his cap. Mitchinson was reawarded his colours, and Nelson, Clayton, Holmes obtained theirs. Ridley was our sole member of the 2nd XI, and he is to be congratulated on the award of his colours. Mackintosh and Sharp were members of the Colts XI, whilst Macpherson, D. G., Beaumont, and Robinson, were in the Junior Colts. We were unable, however, to win the Junior cricket, being vanquished by Queen's, who also defeated us in the fencing. In the House tennis we reached the final with little difficulty, where we encountered our old rivals, the Rise. This was perhaps the vital final of the year; a win and the Oxford Cup was ours, or if we lost .. .. After a very exciting match we succeeded in winning by 5 games to 3. To clinch matters, however, our shooting team won the Wilson Cup in a match with

the Manor. Griffiths (who was a member of the School shooting team which won the White Rose Cup) was a model of consistency, obtaining 59 points out of 60. The Recruit Shooting Cup was won for us by Collins. The House was also represented in the boating crews, Gardner being awarded his 2nd IV colours and Donaldson his 2nd IV coxing colours. McCallum and Howat, J. N. T., were members of the 3rd IV. For their part in helping the House to win the Oxford Cup, Mitchinson and 'Pacey were awarded their House colours. When the swimming came along we were relieved to know it was not a deciding factor in the Oxford Cup as it has been in previous years. We had to be content with third place, although McCallum gave some very good performances. If we can justifiably boast about our games record, we must continue to tell a sad tale regarding our position in the Work Cup. In spite of this, we feel that there has been a greater atmosphere of endeavour, particularly among those taking examinations, and we hope they will be successful in lifting us off the bottom rung of the ladder. Our entries in the Hobbies Cup were few but the lack of quantity was made up in quality, for Howat, C. G., is to be congratulated on winning half of the cup for us. It is hoped that next year the House will have quantity as well as quality. In the Music Competition, although our unison song was above average, we had not enough experienced voices for the part song and unfortunately finished last. We will be back next year trying to win a cup that has so far eluded us. Our Fernie Cup team did very creditably as escaped prisoners. They were unfortunately seen on the road by a scout car and would doubtless have been first but for this; they finished second. Macpherson, D. A., and Wetherell are to be congratulated on their appointment as House Monitors. We wish them luck in carrying on the good work next year. Finally we must say goodbye to those members of the House who are leaving at the end of this term. We thank them for all they have done for the House which resulted in success. We wish them all luck in the future. 39

TEMPLE Another School year has dragged or shot to its close, depending on the individual point of view, and parents now have to undergo eight weeks of what schoolmasters have to put up with for the greater part of the year. Templars now scatter to their various holiday haunts, serenely confident that they have worked their hardest and played their hardest, and hoping against hope that masters will think the same thing. Looking back, we cannot say that we have had a successful year as far as pot-hunting goes, but that is scarcely surprising. On the credit side, the choas, which everybody confidently forecast would ensue when the lesser half of Temple became Queen's, has not materialised. We have even had one or two successes ! For instance, Temple is leading in the Work Cup up to press and we did at least beat Queen's in the Oxford Cup-5 points to 0 ! For this gratifying and totally unexpected feat we have to thank Staines and his gaggle of intrepid sword-swingers who, contrary to all expectation, filched the Fencing Cup from under the noses of a far stronger Queen's team. Staines and his team are to be congratulated; notably Morris who in the course of the competition must have wielded practically every pointed weapon except a toothpick. The rest of Temple sport is a rather less joyful tale. Both cricket teams were drawn against School House and both accepted their fate philosophically by getting out of the whole embarrassing business as quickly as possible. Cricket R.I.P. The six stooges who were told to go and play tennis against Grove had similar ideas. The younger end of the House buzzed about the baths with great gusto, and helped to amass a total of 32 points in the sports, but the more senile members obviously rather disapproved of the whole thing. Finally, shooting and that erstwhile perquisite of Temple, the House League Cup, must be regretfully added to the mouldering pile. Still, our size—or rather, lack of size—is always a convenient excuse, even though our lowly position in the Music Cup came as a considerable shock—especially to those would-be Carusos taking part ! However, let us not wallow in woe too much. After all, eighteen choice samples of potential officer material won the Fernie Cup for Temple by evincing a diabolical and somewhat disturbing ability to live outside the law for an afternoon in the Bad Lands of Acomb and Poppleton. As usual, Templars contributed manfully to the general life of the School this term. Johnson played cricket, we think, for the 1st XI and received his colours, and Crowe, P., and Taylor, P. G., periodically joined in the fun. Taylor captained, and Crowe was a member of, the 2nd XI. Taylor was awarded his colours. Timms also played. Ward's hulking figure was much in evidence whenever the Senior Colts turned out. Beckitt stroked the 2nd IV who, we

trust, thoroughly appreciated this kind and thoughtful action. Sometime in the term Seaton waggled an oar for the phantom 4th IV and Gosling was charged with pointing the boat in the right direction. Staines fenced for the School and received his colours. Little else of note happened in this term poisoned by examinations, although Taylor would doubtless like us to mention his gallant attempt to wake up a dead language at Speech Day. Otherwise, life, as they say, pursued its even tenor and Temple's first year under changed circumstances came to an end. For several members of the House it also meant the end of their School career, and Taylor, P. G., Head of House, Timms, Welsh, J. M., Welch, Crowe, P., Seaton, Sutton, Hardie, and Wharram, all carry our good wishes with them as they speed on their giddy way to the wild life and tinselled gaiety of Catterick and Padgate. Finally, if a personal note may be allowed to intrude for a moment, the writer of these lines is one for whom the happiest days of this life (?) have come to an end, and he would like to pass on his sincere condolences to the next unfortunate saddled with the task of recording the deeds and misdeeds of Temple House. As we go to press we learn that Timms and P. G. Taylor have gained State Scholarships in Modern Languages and Classics respectively. We offer our heartiest congratulations.

THE WORK CUP, 1953-54 For the first time the competition resulted in a tie. Queen's and Temple were joint winners with 65.8 points each, followed by the Grove with 57.4, the Rise with 57, the Manor and School House.

THE HOBBIES CUP The annual judging for this cup took place, as usual, on the Friday afternoon of Commemoration, and aroused considerable interest. We missed the Chairman of the Judging Committee, Colonel Blenkin, who unfortunately was unable to attend through illness, but were delighted to welcome his wife. Mrs. Blenkin was well briefed by her husband, and together with two other Old Peterites, Canon Hodd and Mr. John Saville, formed a most capable and interested team, entering most thoroughly into the whole spirit of the competition. The results were as follows :— lst---A tie between C. G. Howat and last year's winner G. P. Burden. (C. P. Howat submitted a design for a modern Fleet, which included pictures, specifications and plans all designed by himself.

It was a most original project and must have taken a great deal of thought and research. G. P. Burden again exhibited a selection of his scale models of ships and aircraft together with drawings and specifications. The accuracy of detail of his small models is quite amazing when one considers the materials he works with. Each model receives the same meticulous care and precision.) Of the other exhibits, the "Mobiles" of P. L. Bardgett and P. G. Brooke aroused awe in the judges, and they were obliged to give them a 'Highly Commended label. We feel that the "inspired" perhaps had their tongues in their cheeks when they brought their contraptions of counterpoise into the public gaze ! But maybe there was more in them than meets the eye when viewed from a supine posture. Highly Commended also was the Marquetry picture by A. C. Wilson, and the canoe built by I. Bytheway and designed, for virtually no cost, on the lines of a primitive coracle. It was interesting to hear that Bytheway had appeared on a Television programme with his exhibit. There were many interesting and varied exhibits on show, especially a "Fleet" of canoes built by members of the Rise. After the awards and speeches, a vote of thanks was given by P. Crowe, himself an exhibitor of the produce of his garden, and he was able to present 'Mrs. Blenkin with a fine bouquet of his own roses.

THE OXFORD CUP, 1953-54 The following are the

The Cup was won by School House. detailed results :—

Points Awarded Grove Manor Queen's

Senior Rugger Junior Rugger Senior Cricket ... Junior Cricket Rowing (1st Division) Rowing (2nd Division) ... Athletics, 1st ••• Athletics, 2nd Cross-Country, 1st • • • Cross-country, 2nd • „ ••• Swimmings, 1st .• • Swimming, 2nd ••• ... Squash ••• ... Tennis ••• Shooting (Team) ••• ... Fencing

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

—

180

— — 20 10 — —

5 5 10

— — 35

Rise

School House Temple

20 10 20 —

—

— —

20 — 10 — 10 —

— —

—

— — — — 10 5 —

— — — — — — — — — — — 5 5

THE CHAPEL The aim of all services in a School Chapel is the offering to Almighty God of as worthy an act of worship as is possible. The services must be in accordance with the Prayer Book, and a further aim which we must always bear in mind is that we must train boys to take their part in the worship of the parish church which they attend at home. Increasingly in parish churches today, the "Parish Communion", as it is normally called, is winning its way. This is a Sung Eucharist at some convenient hour, usually 9-0 a.m. or thereabouts, with the Communion of all Confirmed members of the congregation as its natural and correct climax. In most churches the service at the Parish Communion is sung to iMerbecke. For some time now we have tried at St. Peter's to accustom boys to this service on certain important Saints' days throughout the year. We are now familiar with this idea; and increasingly familiar with, and appreciative of, Merbecke. This last term we had two such "Parish Communions", on Ascension Day and St. Peter's Day; and very beautiful Acts of Worship to Almighty God they were, with an average of 245 Communicants. Only very occasionally do we have "special" services outside the Prayer Book; but our now well-known service "in Thanksgiving for the Life of St. Peter", and an equally well-known Commemoration Service, which ends the School year, are two such justifiable occasions. Commemoration followed its now traditional form, only the Anthem really being a variable item in a constant setting. Our preacher this year was the 'Provost of Newcastle, and we are deeply grateful to him for coming. Our other visiting preachers have been the Dean of York, the Revd. E. G. Moreton, and Canon A. E. Baker, and to all of them we offer our sincere thanks. The Chapel Monitor and the majority of our servers are leaving this term, almost inevitably. J. N. T. Howat has been most conscientious and efficient in attending to all his duties. His predecessors set a high standard, and Howat has fully lived up to that standard. To him, and to all the Servers, who have been most regular both on Sundays and weekdays, we owe a great debt of gratitude. They rightly regard their work as a privilege; but that does not diminish its value in helping to make the worship of God what it ought to be; orderly, devout and, above all, sincere. The Chapel Accounts for the year are given below. 43

C.P.

CHAPEL ACCOUNTS 1953-54 Receipts.

Expenditure.

s. d. 4 18 4

Balance, 1952-53 COLLECTIONS Christmas Term, 1953 113 Easter Term, 1954 ... 58 Summer Term, 1954... 87 Grant from the School ... 10

ORDINARY EXPENSES: ... Altar Supplies ... ... Confirmation Books Baskets for Junior School Harvest Thanksgivings British Legion (wreath)... Share of printing Carol ... Services ... Cheque Book GRANTS: St. Stephen's Orphanage Cerebral Palsied Children ... Westminster Abbey Sherwood College, India York Minster Restoration Friends of York Minster ... Diocese of York Training of Ordinands ... Imperial Cancer Research U.M.C.A. ... Colonial and Continental Church Soc. ... St. Dunstan's ... P.D.S.A. N.S.P.C.C. British Empire Leprosy Relief Association ... Sunshine Homes for Blind Babies Church Army; Missions to Seamen; R.N.L.I.; Deaf and Dumb (York); York Boys' Club; Family Service Unit (York) £5 each ... School War Memorial Fund Balance in Hand

£273

0 4 6 0

7 7 2 0

s. d. 13 6

5 4

2 19 2 0 13 15 0 5 15 11 10 0 10 5 14 13 10 0 3 3 10 0 15 0 25 0 10 0 10 10 10 10

0 0 0 0

17 17 3 9

6 4

£273

There is a balance in the Chapel Furnishing Fund of £26 14s. 10d.

THE CHOIR The following music has been sung by the Choir this term :Carol—"This Joyful Eastertide". Anthem—"If we believe". (Goss.) Motet—"Ccelos ascendit hodie". (Stanford.) Anthem—"Come Holy Ghost". (Attwood.)

and,

Anthem—"Give us the wings of faith". (Bullock.) Motet—"Cantate Domino". (Pitani.) Anthem—"Lord for thy tender mercies' sake". (Farrant.) Commemoration Anthem—"How lovely are thy dwellings". (Brahms.) with the School, C. S. Lang's arrangements of :Evening Service—Stanford in B flat.

Walmisley in D minor.

Te Deum—Stanford in C.

Stanford in

B flat.

The balance of tone between the voices has greatly improved during the term and the Commemoration Anthem revealed some splendid singing. From the point of view of the younger members of the Choir, no doubt the most important event of the term was the outing to Scarborough on 14th June. This was held later this year than last, when it was put forward by the Coronation. We were pleased to find the Scarborough amusements in full swing and they were patronised to the full before we drove to Hackness for a first-class tea at the Grange. We are most grateful to the Head Master for making the outing possible. A few Seniors, embroiled with "A" level revision, missed the organised outing on 14th June and went on their own later in the term. This term we are saying goodbye to some of our most senior members. We thank them for the keenness and musicianship they have shown during the many terms they have been with us and we wish them well for the future. A chant by W. the term.

B. Hawkins was added to the repertory during

THE LIBRARY Librarian: L. BURGESS, ESQ. Library Monitors: P. G. TAYLOR, J. H. BAINES, J. CROSSLEY, R. DUNWELL, D. C. HOLMES, A. M. MARSH, R. D. WELCH, J. M. WELSH.

The Library stocktaking is over. For once everything is tidy; and the poor unfortunates who volunteered for the job are convalescing. In other words, thanks to Timms, Welsh, Welch, Baines, Crowe, and Hepworth, the Library is now ready for use again.

During the term the following books were added to the collection :2nd World War, Volume VI—Winston S. Churchill.

Interpretation of Music—Thurston Dart. South East Asia—Dobby. Geographical Regions of France—F. de Martonne. The Tropical World—Pierre Gourou. Romane and Gedichte—Theodor Fontane. Zauberspiegel—E. T. A. Hoffmann. Life on other worlds—H. S. Jones. The British Isles (Revised)—L. Dudley Stamp. The Fortunes of Faust—E. M. Butler. Principles of Electronics—Buckingham and Price. Old Vic Prefaces—Hunt. Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases (Replacement)—Roget. Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries—Grant and Temperley. Concise Dictionary of National Biography—G. Smith. Geography of Towns—Smailes. Our Undeveloped World—L. Dudley Stamp. From an Antique Land—Julian Huxley. Physical Geography and Climatology—Horrocks. Ports and Harbours—F. W. Morgan. Climates of the Continents—W. G. Kendrew. The Restless Atmosphere—F. K. Hare. Observers' Handbook—H.M.S.O. Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Words—Flood and West. Signposts in German Literature—K. A. Southwell. Warren Hastings—Keith Jeiling. P.G.T.

THE CURIA Examinations prevented our meeting until after Friday, the 2nd July, but we did have a preliminary meeting at the beginning of term to decide what our activities should be in the limited time of the last few weeks. Visits from various personages were suggested, and letters were subsequently sent to the Mayor of Dijon, who visited York during the Festival, and to Miss Edith Sitwell. His eminence concluded his reply "avec tous mes plus sinceres regrets"; but no reply was received from Miss Sitwell. We have, however, not been .entirely defrauded of a view of this eminent lady, as we have seen photographs in the various local newspapers, and we are well satisfied. In spite of the initial failure of our invitations we were lucky to have a visit from Mr. Wilmot on Friday, the 9th July. Mr. Wilmot's talk was entitled "Before Written History", and it dealt mainly with the methods of co-ordinating reliable evidence in order to piece together the early stages of civilisation. The many questions we asked are a measure of the success of this lecture, which was suitably ended with light refreshments, kindly arranged by the Domestic Bursar. 46

INDIAN SCHOOLBOYS' VISIT (On the right of the picture, walking with Mr. Dronfield, is the Head Master of the School at Indore.)

A discussion on the Hydrogen Bomb was arranged for the first meeting after the examinations, and this was held on Tuesday, the ' 6th July, but lack of controversial matter caused the discussion to be of only mediocre quality, and consequently the proceedings did not last as long as had been expected. As a result of this meeting, however, the Honorary Secretary's proposal that the Society should visit the Mansion House was approved. The visit took place in the afternoon of Friday, the 16th July, when the Society assembled in the Stephenson Room and then walked down to St. Helen's Square. On the ground floor of the Mansion House we were shown the entrance hall and the dining room. In this latter a portion of the Civic Plate, worth about thirty thousand pounds, was on view to us. We inspected many valuable presentations of silver and gold to the city, which varied from Sheffield Plate candle snuffers, and a beautiful silver chamber pot, to the large ornate soup tureens. On the first floor we were shown the banqueting hall and the small drawing room. The large portrait of George Hudson, hanging on the stairs, was, of course, particularly interesting to us, although the whole visit in itself was an interesting and valuable expedition. Thus we ended the term of little activity in a burst of glory, and on looking through the minutes, it seems we ended with our only outside visit of the year 1953-54.

VISIT OF INDIAN SCHOOLBOYS On Friday, 28th May, the School had the pleasure of welcoming a party of schoolboys, accompanied by their Head Master and his assistant, from one of the leading schools in India. The school is located at Indore in Western India. The party, which included several princes, had travelled to York from Scotland the day before. In the morning they visited York Minster, the Kirk Museum and the Railway Museum. After looking round the School, the Indian visitors had lunch with the Head Master and the School Monitors. In the afternoon a cricket match between our guests and Transitus was played. Although defeated by five wickets, the Indians played well and produced some very entertaining cricket. A feature of the game was the brilliant fielding of one of the Indian players. The visit was all too short. All those who met and talked to the Indian boys found them interesting, pleasant, and very friendly. They came well within the category of "good chaps". We wished them good luck on their journey which was to take them first to London, then across Western Europe and finally back home. 47

MUSIC HOUSE SINGING COMPETITIONS Monday, 24th May, 1954, at 6-30 p.m. in Big Hall The competitions this year were in many ways the most successful yet. From the point of view of competition the results were keenly contested in both classes. From the point of view of musical enjoyment the performances were often good in themselves, and often led to interesting comparisons with other interpretations of the same piece. Mr. Francis Jackson, Organist and Master of the 'Music in York Minster, came to judge the competitions. The first piece was a light part song, "I saw lovely 'Phillis" by R. L. de Pearsall. The order of singing had been decided by lot and School House had the unenviable task of starting the evening's music. Unfortunately for them one of their middle voices had difficulty in pitching his notes and Mr. Jackson called for a second start—the only one of the evening. Manor, looking rather worried, followed, singing clearly and with good diction from memory. Inaccuracies in the tenor part cost Rise some marks, but with the first-rate performance of Queen's it was obvious that a new standard had been set. Here was the performance we had been waiting for. It was well presented, carefully rehearsed, and glittered with some of those delightful, brittle effects, almost as of plucked strings, that only experienced singers can bring off convincingly. Temple and Grove strove hard to match this standard but just failed, 'Grove just missing the light touch and Temple (surprisingly for them) actually singing some wrong notes. In his adjudication Mr. Jackson stressed the need for good intonation (i.e., singing in tune) and suggested the method of staying on one chord during rehearsal and repeating it until it is absolutely right. A second draw had been made for the order of singing the unison song and Temple led off with a calculated performance of "Captain Lean" which somehow lacked unity. Mr. Jackson later referred to the care required in choosing the right tone-colour and demonstrated a right and a wrong way of singing a word like "peace", a focal point in that song. Manor's "Arm, arm, ye brave" was vigorous and welldrilled but taken a little too fast for such a number in such a hall. Rise's "Captain Lean" was, like Temple's, rather too literal in observance of the composer's copious expression marks : it was left to School House, who sang fifth, to show how convincing a song it can be. Queen's were second in this class with a stirring performance of Arthur Somervell's "The Street sounds to the Soldiers' tread", second only to Grove whose broad, authoritative performance of "Arm, arm, ye brave", with its uproarious and truly splendid finish, was rapturously received by the School and the Adjudicator. This performance just gave Grove a lead over their nearest rivals, Queen's, and the Cup, for the first time, goes to them.

JULY MUSIC FESTIVAL First Concert The informal concert in the Big Hall on 21st July was notable for its interesting and varied programme which ranged from a Handel Sonata to a new piece for viola and piano composed by Sutton. The latter was effective and well written, though the middle section seemed out of place after the more original and imaginative opening. Hawkins—whose soft-toned viola was occasionally overpowered by the piano—gave fine, stylish performances of a sonata movement by York Bowen, and Arthur Benjamin's ever-popular "Jamaican Rhumba". The rhumba received an ovation and was repeated. An ambitious undertaking was the slow movement of a Hydn String Quartet played by Atkinson, Wilson, Hawkins, and Bardgett. Piano pieces by 'Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms, and Debussy were all commendably performed and the concert concluded with an extract from "Matra Pictures" for unaccompanied voices by the Hungarian composer, Zoltan Kodaly, sung by the Glee Club conducted by Sutton. R.C. 1. Piano Solo Scherzo in F.

PROGRAMME J. D. Morrison

Haydn

2. Violin Solo Handel (i) Sonata in A major Adagio—Allegro John Sutton (ii) Andante and Minuet (MS) J. A. Sutton, piano R. Atkinson, violin 3. Piano Solo Beethoven Adagio Cantabile from Sonata in C minor, Opus 13 N. J. Bell 4. Viola Solo York Bowen (i) Sonata in C minor (1st movement) Arthur Benjamin (ii) Jamaican Rumba W. B. Hawkins, viola im A. Bloomfield—piano in (ii) F.W.—piano in (i) 5. Piano Solo Debussy Valse—la plus que lent J. M. W. Dobson 6. String Quartet 2nd Movement (Allegretto) from Quartet No. 4 in G major Haydn Op 54, No. 1 W. B. Hawkins, viola R. Atkinson, violin 1 P. L, Bardgett, violoncello K. Wilson, violin II 7. Piano Solo Rhapsody in E flat, Op. 119, No. 4 A Bloomfield

Brahms

Part Songs Matra Pictures Nos. 1 and 2 (i) Vidrocki's Hunting (ii) The Farewell

Kodaly

Trebles: D. N. L. Beresford, R. F. Brooks, C. J. Quickfall Altos: G. P. Burden, J. A. Sutton Tenors: R. Atkinson, F. G. Bean Basses: M. J. Baddeley, P. L. Bardgett Conductor—J. A. Sutton

JULY MUSIC FESTIVAL Second Concert The second concert in the July 'Music Festival was a farewell concert for two friends of the School : one an intimate friend, Allan Wicks, the other, a friend who has not visited us for quite a time, Mary Collier, who, with Mr. Collier, is shortly leaving the North of England. It was, of course, hard to say "Farewell" to Mr. Wicks, who has been amongst us with his flamboyant personality for so many years now. Mr. Waine, addressing the packed Big Hall before the first item, said that no words could express what Mr. Wicks had done for the School, nor what it would be like without him next term. That Mr. Wicks chose the greater part of the programme is wholly evident ! The evening began with the Concerto for three pianos by J. S. Bach in four movements. Mr. Wicks was joined by Mr. Waine and Mr. Elliott, and one was immediately struck by the ensemble, which in the exposed opening octaves was entirely blemishless. The pianos had all been tuned with each other for the occasion, but it was noticed that the tone of an upright piano cannot be matched with that of a grand. But the pianists managed excellently, knowing that their audience was quite enthralled with three pianos on the stage. The audience's enthusiasm was demonstrated to the full by a hearty round of applause at the end of the first movement. The second item was a group by Mrs. Collier, with Mr. Waine at the piano. She sang three songs, the first of which was composed by the organist of York Minster, Francis Jackson. This was "St. Mary's Bells", an imaginative piece with a modern flavour and an apt accompaniment. Mrs. Collier showed excellent control and discretion in all her singing of the evening, and it was most refreshing and satisfying to hear her voice, which has, we think, matured over the years of her absence from the School. Two French songs, one a folk song, the other a spinning song, arranged by Benjamin Britten, brought Mrs. Collier's first group to a close. Item three brought a smile to the audience. "Scaramouche" by Darius Milhaud, is for two pianos and is in three movements, the

first and last of which are a riot of rhythm and snappy, syncopated tunes. There was spontaneous applause after the first movement ("Vif"). The second movement ("Modere") is extremely lyrical and of a contrast perhaps too complete for most people's liking. It incorporates extremely vivid modulations, and contains much very fine material. The last movement is riotous, and Mr. Wicks was in his element. Both pianos were played to their utmost and the audience took up the frenzy at the end in such a way that the concert could not continue without a repeat performance. Mary Collier's second group of songs provided welcome relaxation. They were North Countrie Folk Songs arranged by W. G. Whittaker. Folk songs will always be generously received, and the appreciative applause at the end of the charming group reflected their popularity. In introducing the next item, from Facade, Mr. Waine explained that William Walton, England's greatest living composer, has always been a close friend of the Sitwell family; and, as Mr. Waine told us, the Sitwells were born and bred in Yorkshire, where Mr. Wicks had been, and Sir William Walton was born in Lancashire, whither Mr. Wicks was going. In 1928, Walton wrote an "Entertainment" called "Facade", for which Dame Edith Sitwell wrote some nonsense verse. Mr. Wicks became narrator, then, in the fifth and final item of the concert, and, with Mr. Waine and Mr. Elliott at two pianos (enjoying themselves more immensely than most people noticed), he gave us what has become a famous rendering of this verse. Although I, at the back of the gallery, did not catch all the words, Mr. Wicks' gesticulations and swayings in his chair were eloquent in themselves. Seven numbers were performed, all proving immensely popular, particularly the "Polka" ("Tra-la-la-la-laaa"), which was given a repeat performance. Mr. Waine, having thanked Mr. Wicks, Mrs. Collier and Mr. Elliott for their services, asked the School to remain until the visitors had left the Hall. An appropriate speech was made by the Head of School, and, after a final few words, Mr. Wicks, carrying a very handsome suitcase, went out amid prolonged cheers and applause from the School. W.B.H.

PROGRAMME 1. Concerto for Three Pianos Allegro—Alla Siciliana—Adagio—Allegro Allan Wicks, Frederic Waine, Robert Elliott 2. Songs (i) St. Mary's Bells 11 est quelqu'un sur terre . . A French Spinning Song (iii) Heigh ho, heigh hi ! French Folk Song Mary Collier

J. S. Bach

Francis Jackson err. B. Britten arr. B. Britten

3. Two Pianos Darius Milhaud Scaramouche III Brazileira II Modere I Vif Allan Wicks and Frederic Waine arr. W. G. Whittaker 4. North Countrie Folk Songs (i) Blow the wind southerly (ii) King Arthur's Servants (iii) The Water of Tyne (iv) Adam Buckham, 0 ! Mary Collier William Walton 5. From Facade An Entertainment (i) Fanfare (ii) Polka (iii) Yodelling Song (iv) Tango—Pasodoble (I do like to be beside the seaside) (v) Popular Song (vi) Valse (vii) Old Sir Falk—Fox Trot Speaker • Allan Wicks Two Pianos : Frederic Waine and Robert Elliott

CAREERS ROOM The Careers File now contains information from over 120 business and industrial firms, technical colleges, and university departments, and offers a considerable variety of possible careers to the boy who has not yet made up his mind what he is going to do when he has left school. It must be emphasised, however, that the File cannot hope to give a comprehensive coverage of all the commercial and industrial careers available, though it is always possible to obtain particulars from any organisation in which any boy in the School may be interested. It is also possible to arrange interviews with and visits to many firms who will show that conditions in business and industry have changed radically in recent years and that there are many openings which provide interesting and satisfying careers. There is no doubt that a boy who has initiative, a quiet self-confidence, who can deal with people, and who has attained satisfactory academic standards, will find that industry offers him the opportunities of a management career, either on the production or on the sales side, within a reasonable period of time. He would, of course, be expected to familiarise himself with all grades of work in the organisation. The School maintains close contact with the Public Schools Appointments Bureau, and their services are available also to O.P.s, especially those under 25. The Bureau can be contacted through the Careers 'Master. The services of the Bureau are threefold : 1. The School is visited twice during each school year by one of the officials of the Bureau who may talk to the Senior boys, and who gives an interview to any boy over 17 who wants advice about his 52

career. This term, for instance, 17 boys were interviewed by Mr. H. Lyon, the Director of the Bureau, and many of them now know more definitely what they are going to do. 2. The Bureau introduces boys to firms who will give them interviews and show them what they have to offer in the way of working conditions and prospects of promotion without in any way committing the boys, or the firms, to any definite arrangement, until after National Service. One boy interviewed by Mr. Lyon was sent details of over 20 firms who were prepared to grant him an interview. 3. Each year, during the Easter and Summer holidays, the Bureau arranges for a number of Short Courses to be run by various industries, banks, businesses and by representatives of the retail trade, so that boys can see at first-hand what is entailed in work with such firms. This Summer nearly 500 boys are taking advantage of these courses. One Peterite attended a course run by the English Electric Company in the Easter holidays and found it invaluable, while another is attending a course run by the Rootes 'Group in September. The value of these courses cannot be over-estimated and younger boys who would like to know what the commercial world has to offer should consider attending one of the courses towards the end of their time K.G.C. at School.

THE SCIENCE SOCIETY VISIT TO MESSRS. FIRTH VICKERS STEEL WORKS The Science Society outing this term took us to the works of Messrs. Firth Vickers Stainless Steels, Ltd., Sheffield. The journey was enjoyed by all as the sun shone all the way, something unparallelled for the previous six weeks. We stepped from the grimy surroundings of East 'Sheffield to the "stainless" foyer of the office buldings, where we were welcomed cordially. After a brief introduction, the party was shown the older methods of processing stainless steels. Among the sights of this tour, four will be remembered most vividly—the old, white-haired forger making a red-hot bar grow under the non-stop pounding of his tilt-hammerthe searing heat of the plates at a thousand degrees centigrade as they were lifted from the furnace—the men fearlessly astride tanks eighteen feet deep of fuming acid, used for removing impurities brought out in the furnace—the cool efficiency and team-work of the men who produce four hundred feet of wire in ninety seconds from a bar no longer than a cricket bat. At this point the party was whisked off to another department, which, to the less scientificallyminded, proved to be even more attractive—tea! The bus was now boarded, and took us to the new factory about a mile away. This building, which at first sight could have been a 53

I hospital or a hotel, housed the most modern equipment of its type in the world. We were shown the intricacies of continuous rolling mill technique, in which drums of sheet stainless steel four hundred yards long are produced. This rounded off the excursion, one of the most successful and ambitious attempted by the Society in recent years. Thanks are due to Mr. Robinson for organising the outing, and to Messrs. Firth Vickers for being our hosts. W.R.I. and J.B.C.

THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY Chairman: MR. CREWS. Treasurer: M. I. L. RICE. Secretary: A. G. D. STAINES. Manor: R. B. WILSON. Grove: N. W. M. CARR. Rise: POWELL.

The Society had a fairly successful term. As usual, there was a spate of enthusiasm at the start, which petered away until the staunch core of true naturalists was reached. The first meeting was held on Saturday, 10th May. Bulmer and Penman wished to resign from the posts of Secretary and Treasurer, and the house elected Staines and Rice respectively to these positions. Then there was discussion on the term's programme; it was promising to see how members produced ideas of their own, instead of relying on Mr. Crews, as has been all to common in the past. One suggestion, which met with much approval, was for a photographic competition, to be held at the end of term, of wild life in its natural surroundings, taken by the member entering. The next meeting, on 29th May, took the form of a talk by Mr. Crews on the art of photographing wild animals. It was held on the Ings. At the third meeting, Sneesby gave a lecture on the fox. He was most instructive, although an argument developed with the Secretary over the truth of his statement that the fox is a cleaner animal than the badger. He showed some excellent pictures on the epidiascope. For the fourth meeting of the term the father of one of the members, Mr. J. A. Badham, came and gave a lecture on fishing. He told us everything that a beginner should know, explained what he would need and gave us advice about various rivers in the vicinity of York. We were very grateful to him for a most interesting and instructive talk. As a result of it, the next Saturday, 26th June, a group of enthusiastic members went onto the Ings with Mr. Crews to try their luck with some tackle bought out of the Society's funds. Nothing was caught, but it would appear that the fishing spirit has been well and truly rekindled in the School. Rumour has it that Lennox, on a later date, using Society tackle, caught two fish, one about six inches long. Let us hope this is the first of many 'tall St. Peter's fishing stories. The photographic competition was won by Gregory.

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THE YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB

Leader: K. G. COULTHARD, ESQ. Deputy Leader: D. C. HOLMES. Committee: R. D. WHEATLEY (Chairman), C. R. G. MCNEIL (Vice-Chairman), H. C. BULMER (Secretary), M. J. McCALLum (Treasurer), P. R. B. MEGOINSON (Librarian), J. B. HUZZARD.

Three visits were made this term. The first one was to Mr. Ward's farm at Sutton-on-Forest. We were shown round the farm by Mr. Ward, and most people seemed particularly interested in his method of strip grazing (which, he said, was very satisfactory) and in his poultry unit. We wish to express our gratitude to Mrs. Ward for providing us with tea. The second visit was to Mr. Woodsworth's farm at Nun Monkton. Mr. Woodsworth has a fine herd of Jersey cattle in which the Club showed a keen interest. After being shown round the farm we saw the milking unit in operation. Our thanks are due to Mr. Sneezby for arranging the visit and providing us with tea afterwards. The other visit was to Mr. Knowlson's farm at Sutton-on-Forest. As we were being shown round the farm Mr. Trevor Jones talked about various soils and how to improve them. Mr. Knowlson was about to start marling some of his lighter soil, and this method was of particular interest. After this we had a cattle judging competition. This was won jointly by McNeil and Megginson. We are grateful to Mrs. Knowlson for providing tea. C.R.G.McN.

THE BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY The "Clan Allan" discharged at Tilbury, Manchester, and Glasgow during the Easter holidays, dry-docked while in Glasgow, and loaded for "Voyage 19" at Glasgow and Birkenhead. Here Capt. Graham, who had been on leave, re-joined, and the ship sailed on 26th May for East African ports. The outward cargo was no less interesting than that to India on "Voyage 18". For Mombasa there are crates of machinery, coils of wire, bales of fine goods, sheets of asbestos, drums of paint, pails of oil, bags of bolts, rolls of linoleum, cartons of glass, trusses of tent pegs, cases of beer—besides bulk coke, wagon underframes, steel plates, 55

locomotive wheels, fourteen cars, baths, galvanised tanks, window frames, asbestos pipes, cast iron pipes, and a deck cargo of two locomotive boilers each 41 feet long and weighing 37 tons, and two railway baggage vans 59 feet long. For Tanga there is much sugar— it would be interesting to know the why and wherefore of this item. For Zanzibar there are loose pipes and whisky. For Dar-es-Salaam there are cycles, tyres, more railway rolling stock parts, chloroform, more coke, and cartons of peas. For Mtwara there is a large quantity of steel sleepers. The total is 7,524 tons. The diary of the voyage at the time of writing is :Sailed from Birkenhead, 26th May. Passed Gibraltar, 30th May. Arrived Port Said, 7th June. This gave a passage time of 12 days 13 hours, and an average speed of 11.1 knots. Arrived at Aden 13th June, and left same day after taking oil fuel. Arrived Mombasa 22 June, after meeting head winds and adverse currents, which reduced speed to an average of 8.25 knots. Left 'Mombasa 6th July and arrived Tanga same day. Left Tanga 9th July, called Zanzibar to discharge a small quantity of cargo, and arrived Dar-es-Salaam 10th July. From Tanga the ship goes on to Mtwara to complete discharging. From there she proceeds in ballast to Cochin to load for Continental and United Kingdom ports. There is much of interest in Capt. Graham's letters, and we give below some extracts from them. (a) Birkenhead to the Straits of Gibraltar. "By the time I returned to the ship (at Birkenhead), all loading had finished, and the crew were getting the ship ready for sea. All the deck cargo had been securely lashed by 'Riggers' and then the Chief Officer inspected their work with the Cargo Superintendent. They expressed their satisfaction, and away went the riggers. Now we had to await tide time. It was arranged for us to sail at 0130 hours the following morning. The pilot boarded at 2300 hours, and we finally left our berth at 0200 hours, 26th May. It was not long before we were in the River Mersey outward bound again. "There was still one thing to do, and that was to check our Direction Finding equipment. The Bar lightship had been informed of our intentions, so that when we arrived off the lightship, they commenced sending out signals. As we turned a complete circle off the lightship, the Radio Officer took bearings of the wireless signals, and the Second Officer took visual bearings of the lightship. These could be checked later. We then signalled the lightship to say we had finished and continued to Point Lynas, where we could disembark the pilot. 56

"We arrived off Point Lynas at 1030 hours and slowed down for the motor boat to come alongside from the pilot vessel so that the pilot could leave. Within ten minutes he was away and I then rang full speed on the telegraph, and then Tull Away'. That lets the engineers know that we are now on our journey and will not be slowing down unless something unforeseen happens. After rounding the Skerries and passing Holyhead, we set a course to pass the Smales lighthouse (entrance to the Bristol Channel) and then shaped to pass about 10 miles off the Scilly Islands. As it happened, rain set in and we did not sight anything after passing Bardsey Island. From the Scilly Islands course was set to pass about 15 miles off Cape Finisterre, and from there to pass 5 miles off the Burlings and Cape Roca, and so to Cape St. Vincent. We had a lot of drizzle crossing the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay, but it cleared away as we neared Finisterre. From then on the weather was good with a slight sea and a light following wind. We rounded Cape St. Vincent on 29th May at 1400 hours, and then headed for the Straits. We passed through on the following morning and were clear by 0700 hours." (b) Aden to Mombasa. "As it was getting dark, we hoisted lights instead of the normal G flag. These lights consist of three lights in a vertical line, red, white, red. They have to be hoisted half an hour before sailing time. "The pilot boarded us at 6-30 p.m. and we then let go all the ropes on the buoys and the tug pulled us clear of the berth. The pilot leaves the ship at the entrance to the harbour and we are then on our own. "Once we were clear of the buoyed channel we passed about two miles off Ras Marshag lighthouse and then headed direct for a position 10 miles north of Cape Guardafui. The weather was fine, but as we neared Guardafui the wind started to increase and the sea to become choppy. Immediately we had passed the Cape we got the full force of the wind. It is similar to suddenly opening a door and getting the full blast from the wind. Between Cape Guardafui and the eastern part of Socotra is generally considered the worst area in the South West Monsoon. A few days earlier it had been very bad but we got there during a lull. Even so, we were soon rolling and pitching and shipping water. Once round Cape Guardafui we kept on a South-easterly course so that we could get well clear of the land. After doing that we headed South until we were well past the next prominent piece of land called Ras Hafun. After that it was a case of making the shortest distance to Mombasa allowing for the direction of the wind and the strong current. 57

"After we had reached the latitude of 5 degrees North, the weather started to improve although we were still shipping water. When we were two days from 'Mombasa we received a gale warning and sure enough along came the gale from the South. It was a strong gale for 24 hours and then eased off slightly. During the strong gale our speed dropped to 5 knots. "As we neared the coast the sea became quieter although it was very choppy off Mombasa. I had sent in a wireless message giving our arrival time and the signal station notified the pilot station when we were sighted. "The pilot boat comes out nearly two miles to meet the ship owing to the strong current near the coast. If the ship were to stop close in the current could set the ship on the reef outside."

THE OUTWARD BOUND MORAY SEA SCHOOL Any keen-spirited boy who wants adventure would enjoy four weeks at one of the three Outward Bound Schools. These establishments train boys from fourteen to nineteen years in responsibility, selfdiscipline, endurance and reliability. Two of these schools, at Aberdovey and Burghead, Morayshire, achieve this through the sea, but not, as many people believe, for the sea. The instructors are mostly Royal and Merchant Navy officers. Seventy-six boys from all over England and Scotland thoroughly enjoyed the exceptionally successful course at Moray in September. The rules and discipline are strict, more so for the boy unused to discipline than for a Public School boy who finds them reasonable. The training is physical, moral, and spiritual. Prayers are held twice a day, in the morning, with a short talk, and at night. On arrival the boys are split up into six watches, named after famous admirals. Each watch competes daily to have its pennant flown at the mast-head, and the watch with the most points at the end of the course is presented with an iced cake. The everyday training consists of seamanship and athletics. In seamanship periods the watches often sail and row in the school's cutters and sloop-rigged motor boat. In bad weather splicing and knots are taught. In athletics everyone tries to better his own standards. Besides the high and long jump, the hundred yards and half-mile, there are the two miles and also the five-mile walk, throwing the javelin, and putting the shot. Everyone gets as many chances as he likes at each event. Each Sunday the boys go out on short expeditions of about eight to ten miles in the surrounding countryside. Two of these were to ancient historic buildings, and another to the Naval Air Station at Lossiemouth. 58

There is town leave after supper at eight o'clock until nine fortyfive. Boys can use the school's recreation hall. Here they can play table tennis, billiards, snooker, draughts, and chess. There are also two days a week when boys are free, for the afternoon and evening, to go to Elgin, the nearest large town. One of the high-lights of the course is the three-day trip in the school's sixty-ton Schooner, "Prince Louis". Each watch goes in turn and forms the working crew of the ship. Every morning the ship is cleaned like any other. The decks are scrubbed, brasswork is polished, and ropes are coiled, etc. Each boy goes up aloft and along the bowsprit to furl sails, needless to say wearing a life jacket. He also takes a half-hour trick at the wheel. The other big event of the course is the three-day expedition to the Cairngorms, the highest range of mountains in Britain. There the boys sleep three in a tent, cook their own food, and light their own fires. On the first day they go on a short walk of about ten miles. On the second they go about fifteen miles, climbing one of the four thousand foot mountains. The third day is spent recovering ! Every boy has to write a daily log book for which he receives marks. He takes a very simple examination at the end of the course on seamanship and first-aid. The results of this and the rest of the course are sent to the boy's parents as a report. If it is a good one it will definitely help the boy in his career, especially if he is hoping to enter the Royal or the Merchant Navy. The author attended this course in September, and had a thoroughly good time. He recommends it to any boy who has a love of the sea. C.G.H.

C.C.F. NOTES The new but was hardly ready when the term started, but as there was a feeling of impetuosity in all Sections, the move to the new quarters commenced. It proved to be a complete upheaval. The main office moved into the former R.N. store, the old office became the new training store, the sand model room became the main R.A.F. room and in the new but the three empty rooms became the armoury, the instruction room and the seamanship room. We were very pleased to welcome a new Drill Instructor from the Depot on the first parade. He very soon made himself felt and the standard of arms drill improved rapidly. The R.S.M. lost no time in equipping the new recruits and they took their place on parade in a remarkably short time. The first three weeks were occupied with a Certificate "A", Part I, Examination, and preparation for the Inspection. 59

The Annual General Inspection took place on 15th June and was carried out by a representative from the Admiralty—Rear-Admiral Ham. Lt.-Col. Henson and Squadron Leader Baxter again represented the other two services. The weather could have been better, but the rain held off until after the march past and so the disaster of last year was avoided. The heavy rain during lunch made the Ings very wet, but apart from making the going very heavy for the Army Platoon, it did not interfere with the conduct of the exercise. The general scheme was not unlike the exercise of two years ago, though this time the accent was, rather naturally, on the R.N. Section. The river was rapidly spanned by means of two jackstays and the vital ammunition for the 25-pdr. was collected and, transferred across before the Army Platoon launched their attack. Some of the R.A.F. Section flew low over the area giving an air of realism, while the remainder, using rubber boats, harassed the enemy. The "pilot line" that was fired over the river was most spectacular. The conception and execution of this item was due to the initiative and resourcefulness of Cadets Kay and Lamb. The Inspecting Officers seemed well satisfied with all that they saw. On 18th June the Unit entered a team of four for the West Riding Inter-School Shooting Competition; it is a .303 shoot on Ashburton lines to be fired on the open range at Strensall. It was a very pleasant afternoon and thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. Our team, under S/Sgt. Penman, did well to win the Cup. We hope that this will now become an annual event. On 28th June we received a short visit from a troop of Armoured Cars of the Royal 'Horse Guards. A lecture was followed by a demonstration, and many enjoyed rides in the vehicles. The Fernie Cup took place on 8th July and proved to be a hard task for all competitors. The form this year was an "Escape" Exercise. House Squads were transported and led blindfolded to an unknown destination some miles from York. They were released at intervals and had to make their way, across country, back to School, encountering certain hazards on the way. The best squads were supplied by Temple, School House and Manor—Temple winning the Cup. On the last parade of the term the Royal Artillery Examination took place. This is the first time that this Examination has been held though the Detachment has now been going for a number of years. The result was most satisfactory and we look forward next term to having a fully-qualified N.C.O. in charge. The Commemoration Ceremony with the Guards and Band brought to an end a very full term. D/M. Wheatley, who left for 60

Canada before the end, handed over the Band to the leading bugler, Bardgett. At short notice 'Bardgett did extremely well and handled the whole ceremony with confidence. All that remains now is to look forward to the three Camps— reports of these will be given separately.

R.N. SECTION The sight of our long-awaited Seamanship Room gladdened the hearts of those whose fingers numb easily when rigging gear outdoors in the depth of a York Winter. It proved to be a major task, however, to prepare the room and rig the new mast in time for the General Inspection, not to mention the intricacies of planning a Jackstay to span the river. In all these projects assistance was readily received from the less heavily committed members of the Section—special recognition being due to Kay and Lamb. School examinations inevitably lessen the enthusiasm for C.C.F. matters, and after the Inspection the visible activities of the Section seemed to dwindle. With a concentrated effort towards the end of term, however, we managed to complete some signal tests; to produce an efficient guard at Commemoration, and to hoist a suitable Commemoration signal. It is pleasing to note that there is now a steady stream of boys entering the R.N.V.R. before leaving School, thus ensuring their National Service in the Navy. R.N. SUMMER TRAINING We were cordially welcomed by the officers and men of H.M.S. Jamaica, a Colony Class Cruiser lying in Chatham Dockyard, but we were very soon told that as half the ship's company was on leave we would have to work for our living. The twenty-four cadets made a useful addition to the depleted company, and we felt we had earned our keep between 0730 and 0900 each morning. After this we were kept busy with various tours and lectures for the first part of our stay. An excellent day was spent aboard H.M.S. Obdurate (a destroyer) steaming up the Thames from Sheerness to the Pool of London. The same evening we were visited by Major Crews, who seemed most impressed by our messdeck, crowded though it was. During his stay he was shown as much of the ship and the training facilities as could be crowded into 24 hours. Then came the Chatham Navy Days. There was "part of ship" work in the mornings, and in the afternoons we were detailed to man a light jackstay used for transferring visitors from the ship to the dock side. This was arduous work, but there was considerable satisfaction to be derived from the fact that during this period we were "members 61

of the Ship's Company" in a real sense. Most of our spare time during Navy Days was spent in seeing the excellent demonstrations in the dockyard, which included diving in the submarine "Upstart". On the day before we left, the training programme was concluded by a talk on N.A.T.O. by the Commanding Officer, Capt. Burnett, D.S.O., D.S.C. We are grateful to the officers and senior ratings in Jamaica for a true insight into life aboard one of H.M. Ships. Most of us felt that we were very well treated, especially as we were the first cadet unit to visit the ship. THE ARMY CAMP The first thing to say about the Army Camp this year is that it was not held at Fylingdales. Why, indeed, those watery slopes were ever chosen for an army camp has always puzzled us; and the thought of a third visit this wet Summer could only have evoked a dreary picture of damp bedding, of streams cascading through the lines, and lorries up to their axles in water. We were spared all that. We went, instead, to Gandale, near Catterick. It seemed perhaps, in prospect, to offer less to the imagination than Loch Lomond where we had hoped to go; yet it proved in the event an excellent camp. The success of the camp was not solely due to the choice of site, though the proximity of good training ground and the neat, compact lay-out of the lines helped a great deal. It was due also to the discipline and morale of the contingent, the standard of which was higher than usual. Perhaps it was because among the N.C.O.s there were no "leavers" content to bask idly in a military atmosphere contemplating their call-up. Or perhaps it was because R.S.M. Power found a fellow Irishman in the cookhouse and was able to attend even more efficiently than usual to the inner man. Anyway, spirits remained high throughout the week, not only on training but also in the performance of routine chores. Picking up paper and aligning beds can be tedious activities. Seasoned by the comments of the Sergeant-Major ("You are someone in the modern army !") they become not intolerable. When there is a little local rivalry they can even rouse enthusiasm. The rivalry on this occasion came from Welbeck College, whose P.S.I., R.S.M. Cross —another Irishman— was with us last year before he took up his appointment. As future regular officers the Welbeck cadets were obviously conscious that they must always be a little better than other contingents. The first morning when we won the lines competition they were filled with dismay. They called conferences and frantically redoubled their efforts. We smiled at their discomfiture, feigned nonchalance and prepared in secret further refinements of "windowdressing". We won again. In fact we were placed first three days out of five. 62

The training, too, proved enjoyable. The demonstrations—R.E., Signals, Medium Artillery, Support Weapons and Tanks, were the best we have seen in recent years. Particularly impressive were the Medium Gunners getting out of action and the demonstration of the fire power of a platoon. The routine training was sufficiently organised to prevent chaos in the areas without being so over-elaborate, as sometimes happens, that some contingents have to begin with a company exercise and end the week with section attacks. We were able to hold our annual map-reading exercise, organised this year by Capt. Le Tocq, and the usual night patrols. And as a climax to the week Major Crews realised a long-standing ambition : to hold an all-night exercise for the Army Platoon. The Platoon marched out with bivouac materials and rations to a ridge about five miles from the camp and overlooking a track. They occupied the ridge, organised its defence and carried out the normal routine at stand-to both night and morning. The following morning the Recruits and the Basic Section were led into the Caudine Forks and the battle began. The result was by no means the slaughter of the ambushed party. They reacted vigorously. Some of the very young section leaders showed a good deal of initiative. It would be fair to say that the honours were even. We should mention in despatches Cadet Stark on one side for his handling of the Bren gun, Cadet Ladd on the other side for his vigorous attacking qualities. L/Cpl. McCallum we should recommend for up-grading to Cook 1st Class. Even without the Major's generous contribution of fish and chips the messing at headquarters was excellent. This was both an enjoyable and an instructive exercise and was made more realistic than usual by the use of rockets to represent mortar fire and of bulleted blank for the L.M.C. It is generally agreed that the night bivouac exercise must become an annual event. In spite of our full programme we also took part in the recreational activities of the camp. We could not raise really representative sides, but Cpl. Dobson, who was in charge of these activities, saw to it that we did the best that was possible. A party of cadets also went on a bus tour of the Lake District on the Sunday. An account of the camp would not be complete without a tribute to the 1st Glosters., whose organisation of the training, conduct of demonstrations and movement control were models of what such things should be. Their efficiency, helpfulness and understanding of cadets—as when a Company Commander allowed Gosling to drive a Bren carrier on his own—played no small part in making this one of the best camps we have attended. We shall remember Gandale with pleasure; and to ensure that we do not forget it we have two material reminders. One is a small hole in the back of Major Crews' tunic, the "wound" inflicted by an 63

overzealous sentry in the Army Platoon on the night exercise (Cadet Sneesby, I believe). The other is a rock which lay before our Company Store and which R.S.M. Power in prompt obedience to a light-hearted order brought home in his pack and had mounted and inscribed. It now stands in the C.C.F. hut.

R.A.F. CAMP Our annual camp was held this year at Dyce, near Aberdeen. Starting at 10-5 a.m. on Tuesday, 27th July, we arrived at Aberdeen at 7-45 p.m. This was a short journey compared with those of the other schools at camp, which were : St. Bee's, Dover G.S., Haberdashers', Aske's, King's Canterbury, Leeds G.S., Nottingham H.S., Oundle, Tonbridge, Uppingham and Westminster City. At this camp we encountered the division of school flights into class flights; e.g., all those with Proficiency, irrespective of their schools, were divided into flights and they attended lectures intended to suit their particular abilities. Many varied and interesting subjects were covered in the different class syllabuses such as : Navigation, Armaments, Metals, Aircraft Recognition, and Drill. Flights did parade in schools, however, twice daily, but at all times were never necessarily commanded by their own officers. This system has much to commend itself, for cadets not only mix with other schools, thus creating a more friendly atmosphere in camp, but they also learn to serve under other officers, and N.C.O.s learn to command cadets at first unknown to them—a very valuable experience. There were, perhaps, more opportunities for flying than at previous camps. Many cadets attended the evening sessions even though they often had to wait over an hour for a short flight in one of the two Ansons or in one of the three Chipmunks. The normal training programme was interspersed with visits to an ice cream factory; the Aberdeen fish docks; a paper mill; a printing works; and the Girdleness lighthouse. On Sunday afternoon Flight Lieutenant Cummin arranged a joint visit with Oundle to the Balmoral area. The trip was made in an R.A.F. bus and proved very successful. The Church Parade on Sunday was held at Bucksburn Parish Church and at the march-past afterwards a senior R.A.F. officer took the salute. 'Members of the C.C.F. had the unusual and refreshing experience of marching to the sound of bagpipes. The camp was undoubtedly enjoyed by everyone, and although we had initial difficulty in understanding the Scottish instructors, our vocabulary has now been enriched by several Scottish parade ground phrases. Finally, we should like to thank Squadron Leader W. E. Thomas, A.F.C., and his fellow officers and instructors for helping to make our camp such a success. Cpl. Ford is to be congratulated on being promoted to the rank of Sergeant during camp. R.N.J.

SCOUTING SENIOR SCOUT TROOP Activities during the term were rather curtailed by examinations and only a limited number of full meetings could be held. These were largely out-of-doors, concentrating on Pioneering and Tracking subjects. Indoor instruction was given in various parts of the Ambulance, Fireman, and Public 'Health Badges, all Public Service Badges which contribute towards the ultimate objective of any enthusiastic Senior Scout, the Queen's Scout Badge. Second (S.) D. M. Walker is to be heartily congratulated on becoming a Queen's Scout, the fourth since the formation of the Senior Scout Troop in September, 1952. He is also to be congratulated, along with Second (S.) D. Pfluger and Second (S.) E. H. N. Turner, on gaining the Bushman's Thong. Although no Senior Scout camp was held this Summer, three members of the Troop assisted at one or other of the camps run by the two Scout Troops, so gaining va'uable experience in assisting in the training of younger scouts. We have, reluctantly, to ray goodbye to two of our Queen's Scouts, P./L. (S.) J. 'H. Baines and iP./L. (S.) J. E. H. Quickfall, and in so doing we would like to thank them for all they have done to help put the Senior Scout Troop on its feet. SENIOR SCHOOL TROOP The term started with a period of intense activity in preparation for the York Scoutcraft competition. The bridge-building team, in particular, gave up a good deal of time to the practices, and produced a very efficient bridge in the forty minutes allowed. The competition was won by St. George's Troop and the School was placed third out of the score or so teams taking part. P./L.s Burn and Carolin gained the First Class Badge early in the term, and several other boys were near this goal by the end of term and hope to complete the tests in the holidays. The patrol weekend camps at Dunnington were fewer than usual, but the boys who braved the weather seemed to enjoy themselves and gained useful experience. For field day, the patrols cycled to Skipwith Common Exploring, stalking, and swimming provided a full programme, and the Squirrels also included some realistic first-aid on the way home. The last few weeks of term were spent in preparations for the camp at Seahouses. The cooking practices were especially popular, and the jam tarts which the Parkin brothers made in their biscuittin oven were really delicious. The camp itself was very enjoyable; the patrol cooking was excellent and a high standard of camping was achieved. A report of the camp by one of the Senior Scouts who attended is given separately. 65

SUMMER CAMP The camp this year was held at Annstead, a farm near Seahouses on the Northumberland coast. Three patrols of five scouts each and two Senior Scouts, with Mr. 'Bennett and Mr. Cooper, attended. We left York on Tuesday, 27th July, in pouring rain by the 10-5 train to Edinburgh, reached Chathill about 2 o'clock, and drove by lorry to the camp site, a sandy field only a few yards from the sea. The tents were pitched during a lull between torrential showers and the weather throughout the week was showery with cold winds. On Thursday evening we went on a boat trip round the Fame Islands and landed on two of the islands to get a closer view of the huge flocks of sea birds. The sea was very rough and at least one person was glad when we were on dry land again. Each patrol went on a different day to see Bamburgh Castle and on Monday we walked across the sands from Beal to Holy Island, or Lindisfarne, where we saw the castle and the priory. Several boys tried their hands at fishing, but with only small results. On Sunday everyone went to church, either to Holy Communion or Matins. Sunday dinner was beef roasted in ovens produced the previous day. The Fox's oven worked too well but the inside of their joint was reported to be very tasty. A wide game was played on the dunes on Sunday night and repeated on Tuesday night. On neither occasion was the "eminent scientist" released from his captors. Otters, led by P./L. Ibberson, won the Inter-Patrol competition for inspections, and Beavers were second. We struck camp in perfect weather on Wednesday morning, 4th August, and arrived back in York about tea-time after a very enjoyable camp. D.J.O.

SHOOTING The Summer Term is devoted to classification shooting and this has taken up most of the time available. We have now been using the No. 8 rifles for over a year, and the improved results indicate that the C.C.F. has become accustomed to them. The classification results are :Over 16 years of age : Marksmen 56 1st Class 2nd Class Failed ... Under 16 years of age : Qualified Failed ...

66 47 2 53 9

The following awards were made as a result of the classification shooting :Cup for Best Individual Shot : Cdt. Atkinson, R. Aggregate Cup (for highest House average): The Rise. Recruit Cup : Cdt. Collins, M.

For the first time the 'School has been able to enter for an open-range competition. This was organised by East and West Riding District for C.C.F. teams of four, and was held at Strensall on 19th June. There were a number of difficulties in training a team : the competing demands of other activities and the difficulty of securing range allotments at Strensall, in particular. However, there was much keenness among the small number of boys available for training. R.S.M.I. Power trained a competent team of markers, and we were lucky in the weather on our few visits to Strensall. The result was encouraging, for the team secured the "White Rose Cup", and we feel that the competition has done a good deal to stimulate interest in open-range shooting, of which we do all too little. It is to be hoped that the competition will become an annual fixture, and, perhaps, be extended to cover a wider area. The team was : J. 0. R. Penman (Capt.), C. J. Griffiths, J. B. Huzzard, and M. T. Powell. The House match proved exciting, Manor and School House being equal with 2181(max. 240), with the Rise only one point behind. School House won the shoot-off, and holds the Cup for 1954. School House team and scores :C. J. Griffiths 59 (possible 60) G. D. Gardner R. Nelson

59 48 52

N. J. Bell

TENNIS The weather this term has been unfavourable to good tennis, the courts being very slow. As usual, however, there has been a great demand for the courts, and a large number of juniors have started the game. The House matches, with the exception of the final, were rather one-sided and were considerably affected by rain. For the second year in succession the match against the Staff had to be cancelled because of the weather. In the first round matches Rise and Grove had little difficulty in beating Queen's and Temple respectively. In the semi-final Rise were again victorious, defeating Manor, whilst School House overcame the Grove. In the final School House beat the Rise by 5 matches to 3, with one unfinished. Result (School House names first) :P. B. Mitchinson and F. J. Pacey beat C. H. Lewis and F. B. Hudson, 6-0, 6-2; beat P. S. Roe and M. T. Powell, 6-1, 6-2; beat J. B. Claydon and J. M. Grainger, 6-0, 5-6, 6-2.

D. C. Holmes and M. Willstrop lost to Roe and Powell, 2-6, 4-6; lost to Claydon and Grainger, 6-4, 3-6, 3-6; drew with Lewis and Hudson, 6-3, 3-5. D. A. Macpherson and R. Nelson lost to Lewis and Hudson, 0-6, 4-6; beat Roe and Powell, 6-2, 4-6, 8-6; beat Claydon and Grainger, D.C.H. 6-5, 5-6, 6-3.

FENCING The fencing team ended their successful year with two victories against the New Earswick Fencing Club. In the first match the scores were :6 bouts ... Epee : St. Peter's New Earswick ... St. Peter's New Earswick Total : St. Peter's 19; New Earswick 15.

Foil :

3 bouts 13 bouts 12 bouts

When vengeance was sought in the return match the result was more decisive :— 6 bouts Epee : New Earswick ... St. Peter's ... Foil : St. Peter's New Earswick Total: St. Peter's 23; New Earswick 11.

3 bouts 20 bouts 5 bouts

The Inter-House matches were played with great enthusiasm and produced keen competition. Temple beat Queen's in an exciting final. The standard throughout was very high. The team had a photograph this year, to mark their success. Only one match was lost and that by the very narrow margin of a single bout. R.S.M. Power must be warmly thanked for coaching the team and all others so enthusiastically, and devoting so much of his time to the fencing of the School.

CRICKET, 1954 RETROSPECT Cricket in the School continues to absorb more and more boys, and, whereas a few years ago Game 5 was the bottom rung on the ladder of progress, now a Game 7 has come into being, and a more heterogeneous collection of boys one could not expect to see anywhere. The increased demand on our playing fields has been largely off-set by the erection of a set of nets on the riverside fields, by the use of which it is hoped that more boys will be able to play a more useful part in their games. These nets have already proved effective and popular, and are just another way in which an attempt is made to provide cricket for the masses as well as the School teams. 68

The School teams continue to play thir cricket in a highly competitive atmosphere, and the demand made upon the individuals in these teams to give of their best never diminishes. Records and results this year do not look very impressive on paper but, whereas our old confidence in the outcome of a match may have been temporarily lost, the general standard of play of the teams has fallen off very little. The 1st XI had considerable potentiality but too often just could not pull it off. After a very promising start to the season, when the batting appeared to be all-powerful yet bowling a bit weak, the team passed through a very sticky patch in mid-June, and this in spite of a very handsome win against the Yorkshire Gentlemen C.C. A contributory cause may have been wet wickets, but both opening batsmen lost confidence to such an extent that they agitated to descend in the batting order. However, hauling out the middle batting because there was no one else to open was just inviting disaster. The tail, too, became glaringly apparent, and we were made to realise once again that a first-class School side cannot really afford the luxury of a wicket-keeper who is three parts a non-striker. The arrival of A. Burrows into the team strengthened the bowling and gave muchneeded support to 1M. Willstrop, but after F. B. Hudson the change of bowling became problematical. Although the fielding was generally good, fielders near the wicket were at a premium, and this, too, is a very important factor in modern cricket. These positions demand a speed of reflex which should not elude the young and sprightly. The Senior Colts cricket was somewhat disappointing, owing to weak and indecisive batting and lack of a penetrating bowler, after Burrows' departure to the 1st XI. All batsmen seemed to lack concentration and were afraid to hit loose balls. Irvin, Megginson and Netherwood batted well on occasions, and Sharp played one good innings. Irvin showed promise as a spin bowler, but never had conditions to help him. Hopper also should develop with his good action. The remainder all bowled short. Netherwood was a good captain and a keen student of the game. Fielding was usually adequate, without being brilliant, but some members will do well to remember that a bad fielder is a bad cricketer, however good he may be with bat or ball. 1st XI CHARACTERS *fR. G. Boom (Captain). 1952-53-54. A very useful cricketer, and a very sound and reliable captain. His batting is improving by leaps and bounds. His running between the wickets was always good, and he set an admirable example in the field and well merited the award of the "Fielding Cup". 1953-54. Left-handed opening A. MACPHERSON (Vice-Captain). bat, who finally got amongst the runs in the latter part of term. Favourite shot would appear to be an off-drive wide of mid-off. A weakness still

lies on his legs and on leg stump. Fielding good, but not so lively as last season. His nerve at short leg has been shattered somewhat by bowlers pitching the ball short. 1954. Medium-paced opening bowler. To have collected WILLSTROP. more wickets than anyone else in his first season in the team was a very creditable performance. He doesn't take too kindly to fielders' lapses off his own bowling, but no doubt he will grow more tolerant. He bowls intelligently, varies his pace, and sizes up the batsmen. Fielding quite good, batting not unpromising.

* tM.

*fF. B. HUDSON. 1953-54. A useful all-rounder, more promising with ball than with bat. His century against Worksop may have been a flash in the pan for many holes in his armour were apparent. However, he has a good eye and can hit the ball hard. When in form he flights his offspinners well and keeps a good length. Fielding very useful, but still needs to be a bit quicker to become first class. f P. B. MITCHINSON. 1953-54. Potentially as good a cricketer as any in the team, but much of his play was disappointing and below his best. His performances showed little improvement on last year. Batting lacks concentration, bowling lacks control of length, and fielding too reminiscent of the "old man's game". 1954. A very promising young batsman. His 60 against KIRBY. Ampleforth was the best innings of the season. At present the gate between bat and pad is rather wide open, but will close with greater experience. It is not beyound the bounds of possibility that he will make a good stock off-spinner. He is a bit slow on his pins in the field at the moment, but there is no lack of good cricketing sense.

fR. N. JOHNSON. 1954. Wicket-keeper. As the season progressed so his keeping has improved, and with normal progress he should reach a high standard by next year. His contribution as a batsman has not been as effective as it might have been. Some of his straight drives suggest that he might well rise above the agricultural class and join the ranks of the forcing batsmen. f R.

1954. He stuck to his task resolutely as an opening batsman, NELSON. but it was always a struggle. No player was quicker between the wickets, and his judgment of a run was really good. His fielding was alert and active provided he didn't have too long a stretch in the slips.

f A.

1954. A young Colt, whose left-arm medium-fast bowling BURROWS. brought fresh life to the side. He must learn not to waste the new ball, and must try to develop greater variation in his bowling. Fielding—very sound. Batting—virtually untried.

f P. B. CLAYTON. 1954. Unaccountably he lost confidence in his own batting at a time when he was doing well, and thereafter his play went to pieces. He should be good for lots more runs. His fielding has shown signs that it can most usefully be speeded up. ID. C. HOLMES. 1954. The last corner to the School side, by virtue of his batting successes with the 2nd XI and his ability to field in the slips. He was never really able to adjust himself to 1st XI standards but never let the side down. * Cap. t Colours.

Colts XI (Under 16) *P. J. Netherwood (Capt.). *P. R. B. Megginson. *D. B. Irvin. G. F. B. Mitchell. J. M. Ward. R. J. Sharp. P. S. Roe. S. Mackintosh. J. F. Liversidge. K. A. Hopper. S. J. S. Wroe. * Colours.

2nd XI *P. G. Taylor (Capt.). *N. J. Baddeley. *C. H. Lewis. *P. G. Brooke. *P. K. Lapidge. *P. M. Hewson. *G. Ridley. P. Crowe. R. Atkinson. J. R. Jenkinson. J. B. Huzzard.

Junior Colts XI (Under 15) C. I. Chadwick (Capt.). P. B. Burbidge. T. D. J. Layfield. D. G. Macpherson. M. L. Swain. L. T. Beaumont. D. C. Parry. R. S. H. Jesper. D. Robinson. J. J. F. Knapton. R. T. Burdon.

SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1st XI

Opponents School Ground Result Home Drawn 188 for 7 165 for 7 (dec.) Home Lost 171 for 3 172 for 5 York C.C. 19th May (dec.) Away Drawn 235 for 4 119 for 1 Worksop College 22nd May (dec.) 102 118 ... Home Won Giggleswick School 29th May 167 121 — Away Lost 2nd June Durham School 123 165 Yorkshire Gentlemen C.C. Home Won 5th June 178 110 Away Lost Leeds G.S. 12th June Home Drawn 115 for 7 174 for 9 M.C.C. ... 16th June (dec.) 136 93 Home Lost Bradford G.S. ... 19th June Home Drawn 213 for 9 144 for 6 Ampleforth College 7th July (dec.) 213 for 8 212 Home Lost Craven Gentlemen C.C. 10th July (dec.) Staff and Boys v. 14th July R.A.F. Linton Away No match. Away Cancelled. Bootham School 17th July 203 for 8 202 ... Away Lost T. H. Hobson's XI 21st July 92 93 for 3 ... Home Won Old Peterites ... 24th July Played 13, Won 3, Lost 6, Drawn 4. Date 15th May

Opponents Clifton C.C.

Date 22nd May

Opponents Worksop College

2nd XI Giggleswick School 29th May 2nd June Durham School ...

12th June

Leeds G.S.

19th June

Bradford G.S. ...

7th July 17th July

Ampleforth College Bootham School

Ground Result School Away Drawn 145 for 8 (dec.) Away Cancelled. Home Drawn 172 for 6 (dec.) Home Won 160 for 6 (dec.) 81 Away Lost Away Drawn Home Cancelled.

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Opponents 94 for 9 92 for 5 63 246 for 7 (dec.) 54 for 4

Under 16 Colts XI 12th May 15th May 22nd May

Durham School ... Ashville College 2nd XI Worksop College

2nd June 19th June 7th July

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

Home Away Home

Won 61 for 5 Drawn 94 for 6 Drawn 183 for 9 (dec.) Away Lost 53 Away Won 106 Home Drawn 77 for 6

Under 15 Colts XI 22nd May Worksop College 2nd June Bootham School 12th June Leeds G.S. ... 19th June 10th July 21st July

Home Won Away Lost Home Lost

60 157 142 for 5 73 56 174 for 0 (dec.)

59 83 for 3 87 for 7 (dec.) Away Lost 54 57 for 4 69 for 4 Away Lost 68 Home Drawn 80 for 9 102 for 8 (dec.)

Pocklington School Drax G.S. ... Bootham School

76 82 37

Senior House Matches

1st Round. Grove beat Rise. Grove 215 for 4, Rise 115. School House beat Temple. School House 42 for 0, Temple 41. Semi-finals. Grove beat Queen's. Grove 138 for 9, Queen's 114. School House beat Manor. School House 140 for 6, Manor 91. School House beat Grove. School House 119 for 2, Grove 116.

Junior House Matches 1st Round. Manor beat Grove. Manor 64 for 7, Grove 63. School House beat Temple. School House 63 for 7, Temple 24. Semi-finals Rise beat Manor. Rise 199, Manor 150. Queen's beat School House. Queen's 80 for 5, School House 79. Final. Rise beat Queen's. Rise 55, Queen's 44.

1st XI AVERAGES Batting R. G. Bough ... F. B. Hudson ... P. B. Mitchinson P. B. Clayton ... D. Kirby ... ... D. A. Macpherson R. Nelson M. Willstrop D. C. Holmes R. N. Johnson A. Burrows Also batted:-P. G. Taylor.

R. G. Bough ... F. B. Hudson ... M. Willstrop ... P. B. Mitchinson A. Burrows ... D. Kirby ... ...

No. of Highest Times Innings Not out Runs Score Average •• • 13 1 388 84 32.3 ... 11 0 283 109 25.7 24.2 •• • 13 2 266 67* •• • 11 4 158 46 22.6 ... 11 1 129 60 21.9 •• • 13 62 20.2 0 263 42 •• • 10 0 130 13.0 •• • 8 2 64 36 10.7 •• • 4 0 35 14 8.75 •• • 10 21 7.9 1 71 0 0 •• • 3 2 0 * Denotes "not out". Brooke, A. J. Isherwood, P. Crowe, P. K. Lapidge, P. G.

Bowling Overs

... 10.1 ... 153.3 ... 168.3 ... 71.4 ... 98.1 ... 33.4

Maidens 0 44 32 8 23 3

Runs 38 357 521 219 233 141

Wickets 4 25 31 13 11 4

Average 9.5 14.3 16.8 16.8 21.2 35.2

ST PETER'S SCHOOL v. CLIFTON C.C. Played at home on 15th May, 1954. Result : Drawn. ST. PETER'S D. A. Macpherson, c. Prest, b. Huckerby P. G. Brooke, run out ... ... P. B. Mitchinson, b. Hurst D. Kirby, c. Hoyle, b. Hurst ... R. G. Bough, st. Harvey, b. Margetson ... F. B. Hudson, b. Hurst P. B. Clayton, not out ... R. N. Johnson, c. Wright, b. Hurst . M. Willstrop Did not bat P. Crowe M. J. Baddeley Extras ... .

12 13 61 30 3 26 16 21

CLIFTON C.C. ... 12 H. Harvey, b. Willstrop R. Hoyle, c. Crowe, b. Willstrop 0 ... 13 H. Harrison, b. Crowe ... 37 ... R. Barber, run out 4 A. Barwell, b. Crowe ... 40 A. Wright, b. Willstrop B. Prest, not out Dr. N. Margetson, c. Brooke, 'b.. 36 2 ... Kirby ... ... ... 11 B. Webb, not out D. Hurst G. Huckerby I Did not bat 10 ... ... Extras

6 Total for 7 wkts.

Total for 7 wkts. (dec.) ... 188

... 165

Fall of Wickets : 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 — — — — — — — 1 19 39 47 118 122 125 14 47 102 114 122 146 188 Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S CLIFTON C.C. 0. M. R. W. 0. M. R. W. 3 2 33 M. Willstrop ... 15 1 2 45 G. Huckerby ... 15 2 1 33 ... 10 P. Crowe 4 ... 24.5 5 78 D. Hurst P. B. Mitchinson 6 — 27 — 1 1 63 Dr. N. Margetson 17 M. J. Baddeley 4 — 39 — Fall of Wickets: 5 6. 7 1 2 3 4

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. YORK C.C. Played at home on 19th May, 1954 Result : Lost. ST. PETER'S D. A. Macpherson, l.b.w., b. ... Wilkinson b. P. G. Brooke, st. ... Isherwood R. G. Bough, ct. Saunders, b. Isherwood ... ••• P. B. Mitchinson, not out ••. D. Kirby F. B. Hudson P. B. Clayton Did not bat R. N. Johnson M. Willstrop P. Crowe M. J. Baddeley Extras ...

YORK C.C. J. Knowles, st. Johnson, b. Willstrop ... ..• •• • .. T. Hobson, not out R. F. Harding, c. Crowe, b. Willstrop J. R. Richardson, c. Johnson, b. Baddeley E. Saunders, c. Willstrop, b. Hudson G. Wilkinson, c. Baddeley, b. Mitchinson J. Halkon, not out ... J. Pulleyn Dr. Sawkill Did not bat T. A. Jacques A. J. Isherwood ... . Extras

11 12 72 67

Total for 5 wkts.

Total for 3 wkts. (dec.) ... 171

10 90 8 18 14 4 7

... 172

ST. PETER'S Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3

YORK C.C. Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 — — — — — 28 42 71 112 116

15 47 171 YORK C.C. 0. M. G. Wilkinson ... 14 4 J. Halkon .. 6 2 A. J. Isherwood 12.3 2 J. Pulleyn ... 5 1 T. A. Jacques ... 4 — R. F. Harding ... 5 1

Bowling Analysis :

ST. PETER'S 0. M. R. M. Willstrop 9 — 43 P. Crowe 6 — 28 M. J. Baddeley 7 — 29 P. B. Mitchinson 6 — 33 F. B. Hudson ... 6 — 37

R. W. 52 1 9 40 2 20 30 17

W. 2

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v . WORKSOP COLLEGE Played at Worksop on 22nd May, 1954 Result : Drawn. ST. PETER'S

WORKSOP COLLEGE P. J. Sharpe, not out ... P. C. Knowles, b. Isherwood F. R. T. Bulley, not out J. B. Somers D. A. Bolton P. C. Lobley D. E. H. Frost M. I. Newman Did not bat R. M. Wilcockson P. W. Wright P. G. Patchett Extras ... ..

D. A. Macpherson, b. Patchett... 0 F. B. Hudson, run out ... ... 109 R.

G. Bough, c. Bolton, b. ... Newman P. B. Mitchinson, not out D. Kirby, l.b.w., b. Newman P. B. Clayton, not out ... R. Nelson R. N. Johnson M. Willstrop Did not bat G. Isherwood P. Crowe Extras ...

84 28 3 5

Total for 4 wkts. (dec.) ... 235

Total for 1 wkt.

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 0

193 202 210

WORKSOP 0. M. P. G. Patchett ... 15 2 P. W. Wright ... 9 1 F. R. T. Bulley 8 1 M. I. Newman... 13 1 R. M. Wilcockson 3 1

65 25 25

... 119

Fall of Wickets : 1 Bowling Analysis : R. 80 34 38 68 9

ST. PETER'S 0. M. M. Willstrop 8 2 P. Crowe 7 — A. J. Isherwood 10 2 P. B. Mitchinson 3 — D. Kirby ... 7 2 F. B. Hudson ... 3

W. 1 2

32 20 13 10 27 13

W. 1

The opening School match at Worksop was not blessed with the best of weather conditions. The Worksop Captain won the toss and put the School in after a delayed start on a cold, drizzling day. Macpherson and Hudson opened the innings, but Macpherson was back in the warmth of the 74

pavilion after only six balls had been bowled. However, Hudson and Bough saw the 22 minutes to lunch safely, scoring 39 runs. After lunch, the bowling was again attacked, and 50 was reached after only 34 minutes batting. Hudson, playing some beautiful shots off his toes, reached 50 out of 92, and the stand soon beat the 125 set up by Bough and Mitchinson the previous Wednesday. Bough reached 50 after 83 minutes, and both batsmen continued the high rate of scoring playing with extreme confidence. With a shot to mid-wicket, Hudson reached his century out of 181 in 127 minutes, but was run out after scoring a further 9 runs, the partnership having reached 193 runs. Bough was eventually caught hitting out, for 84, and the total was raised to 235-4 with a confident knock by Mitchinson (26 not out). When Worksop batted, they opened well against Willstrop and Crowe. Isherwood replaced Crowe and, after some steady bowling, took the only wicket of the innings. Mistakes in the field did not help the School bowlers and after rain had interrupted play, the match was drawn, Sharp scoring 65 not out. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL Played at home on 29th May, 1954. Result : Won. ST. PETER'S D. A. Macpherson, 1.b.w., b. Hartley ... F. B. Hudson, b. Hartley R. G. Bough, b. Trickey P. B. Mitchinson, l.b.w., b. Smith ... D. Kirby, b. Trickey R, Nelson, st. Bilton, b. Forster P. B. Clayton, c. and b. Forster R. N. Johnson, c. Hartley, b. Forster M. Willstrop, l.b.w., b. Forster ... A. J. Isherwood, b. Forster P. Crowe, not out Extras ..

0 13 46

8 8 1 1 7

P. F. Gregory, 1.b.w., b. Hudson C. R. Forster, not out .. Extras ...

... 118

Total

14 6 5

GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL J. S. Fletcher, c. Macpherson, b. Willstrop I. W. M. Smith, b. Willstrop J. R. Dufton, 1.b.w., b. Hudson M. J. Hartley, I.b.w., b. Hudson J. S. Brewster, c. Mitchinson, b. Wills trop D. Garforth, b. Hudson ... J. E. Trickey, st. Johnson, b. Kirby ... ... R. C. D. Bilton, b. Hudson ... J. C. Meeks, c. Clayton, b.

Fall of Wickets : 8 4 5 6 7

2 3

Total 1

9 1 17 0 11 2 1 14

... 102 Fall of Wickets : 3 4 5 6 7 8

26 33 52 57 67 67 67 92 100

15 22 28 33 43 82 90 107 111

12 10 11 13

Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S GIGGLESWICK 0. M. R. W. 0. M. R. W. 6 33 3 2 M. Willstrop ... 15 J. E. Trickey ... 15 7 22 4 13 8 A. J. Isherwood M. J. Hartley ... 8 1 18 2 4 1 6 — 1 P. Crowe I. W. M. Smith 12 4 21 P. B. Mitchinson 5 — 18 — P. F. Gregory ... 3 3 — — 4 21 5 5 F. B. Hudson ... 12 ... 10.4 2 45 C. Forster 4.4 1 10 2 D. Kirby J. C. Meeks ... 2 — 10 —

On winning the toss the Giggleswick Captain put the School in on a wicket damp from overnight rain. The 35 minutes play before lunch promised to be a difficult period for the batsmen as the ball was kicking awkwardly. With only 15 runs on the board, Hudson was bowled, and 7 runs later Macpherson was l.b.w. However, Bough and Mitchinson played safely through to lunch, but soon after the restart Giggleswick had further successes. A total of 43-5 was not very promising, but Nelson and Clayton showed concentration and determination in a sixth wicket partnership worth 39 runs. Clayton especially mingled defence and attack effectively, before being last out for 46, including 2 sixes and 5 fours. One hundred and eighteen runs barely seemed a winning total, and Giggleswick went to tea in the happy position of having scored 20 for no wicket. Giggleswick reached 50 with the loss of 2 wickets to Willstrop, but as the total reached 67, the initiative changed hands. Hudson, bowling off-spinners, "struck a patch" and 3 wickets fell at this total, making the score 67-7. The tension rose as the eighth wicket added 25 runs, until a good catch by Clayton ended the stand. Hudson took the ninth wicket and Kirby tempted Trickey, who was stumped, to end a very exciting match. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. DURHAM SCHOOL Played at Durham on 2nd June, 1954. Result : Lost. DURHAM SCHOOL M. P. Weston, c. Nelson, b. Mitchinson ... •• • • • • J. R. Donald, c. Lapidge, b. Mitchinson ... ... • •• J. B. H. Fenwick, b. Mitchinson G. W. Clark, st. Johnson, b. Mitchinson ... .• • • • • F. H. Curry, I.b.w., b. Hudson J. E. C. Potts, b. Hudson J. M. Owen, c. and b. MitchinB. S. Hammond, b. Hudson M. R. Neesham, c. Nelson, Hudson W. L. Taylor, b. Hudson B. C. Cotton, not out ... .•• ... ..• E xtras Total

... b. ... •••

ST. PETER'S F. B. Hudson, c. and b. Cotton 9 18 D. A. Macpherson, b. Weston ... 31 ... 22 R. G. Bough, b. Weston 0 40 P. B. Mitchinson, b. Weston ... 9 ... R. Nelson, l.b.w., b. Cotton 4 P. B. Clayton, st. Donald, b. ... 18 Weston 26 ... 17 8 D. Kirby, b. Fenwick 0 R. N. Johnson, c. Cotton, b. ... 7 Neesham 0 38 P. K. Lapidge, not out 0 M. Willstrop, run out ... 10 A. J. Isherwood, b. Neesham 8 ... Extras 0 14 1 8 Total

... 167

... 121

DURHAM Fall of Wickets :

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 —— — — — — — — — 51 66 66 92 92 104 132 132 154

ST. PETER'S Fall of Wickets :

17 52 62 67 86 94 118 121 121

Bowling Analysis :

ST. PETER'S 0. M. R. W. M. Willstrop ... 14 5 36 — A. J. Isherwood 5 1 16 — D. Kirby P. B. Mitchinson 13 3 34 5 F. B. Hudson ... 19.5 8 29 5

DURHAM 0. M. R. W. B. C. Cotton ... 10 3 28 2 J. B. H. Fenwick 11 4 23 1 M. R. Neesham 12 4 29 2 M. P. Weston ... 11 1 33 4

In a humid atmosphere the School took the field after winning the toss at Durham. Both of the Durham opening batsmen batted confidently although missed chances cost the School an opening stand of 51 runs. At 66, two wickets fell to successive balls from Mitchinson, but the score gradually rose and passed the 100 mark, mainly owing to the inaccuracy of the School bowlers. Only Hudson bowled a consistent length, taking 5 wickets for 34 runs. The Durham innings eventually ended at 167, leaving the School ample time to get the runs. When the School batted, 17 runs were scored in the first 10 minutes before Hudson was caught and bowled for 9. Macpherson and Bough then added 35 runs in quick time. Both batsmen batted confidently, but when Bough (22) was bowled at 52, Michinson (0) and Macpherson (31) soon followed. All these wickets fell through errors on the part of the batsmen. Nelson and Clayton came together to redeem the position and added 19 before Nelson was out 1.b.w. Johnson batted patiently for 20 minutes, but when Kirby was bowled for 17 at 121, and Willstrop "bit the dust" in his eagerness to get the bowling, the end was in sight and the match, enjoyable but disastrous, was lost. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN Played at home on 5th June, 1954. Result : Won.

ST. PETER'S F. B. Hudson, st. Cummin, b. Wrigley D. A. Macpherson, l.b.w., b. Hutton R. G. Bough, b. Terry ... P. B. Mitchinson, b. Doggart D. Kirby, b. Gillespie ... R. Nelson, c. and b. Doggart • • • P. B. Clayton, not out ... ••• P. K. Lapidge, b. Doggart R. N. Johnson, run out M. Willstrop, c. Doggart, b. Terry ... ••• A. J. Isherwood, run out ••• Extras ...

Total

YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN R. F. Moss, c. Mitchinson, b. Isherwood ... N. A. Doggart, I.b.w., b. Hudson P. Terry, b. Isherwood ... J. M. Hutton, I.b.w., b. Isherwood M. A. C. P. Kaye, c. Macpherson, b. Isherwood ... P. White, b. Hudson ... P. G. Cummin, c. Lapidge, b. Isherwood ... C. G. Young, c. Johnson, b. Mitchinson ... D. W. Gillespie, c. Mitchinson, b. Kirby •• ••• D. Riley, c. Isherwood, Mitchinson ••• •• C. Wrigley, not out Extras

65 2 5 15 40 6 27 1 0 0 0 4

165

Total

9 26 27 5 0

10 14 22 7

... 123

ST. PETER'S Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 — — — — —— 15 34 65 114 128 157 163 163 165

YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN Fall of Wickets : 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 13 61 67 67 67 74 78 108 122

Bowling Analysis : YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN 0. M. R. W. Cpt. Hutton ... 5 1 18 1 D. W. Gillespie 10 2 25 1 P. Terry 15 2 44 2 N. Doggart 10.3 2 32 3 M. A. Kaye 8 — 26 — C. Wrigley 5 — 20 1

ST. PETER'S 0. M. R. W. M. Willstrop 7 37 A. J. Isherwood 12 1 40 5 2 31 F. B. Hudson ... 14 2 4 12 1 D. Kirby 2 P. B. Mitchinson 4 1

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. LEEDS G.S. Played at Leeds on 12th June, 1954. Result : Lost. LEEDS G.S. J. Wooldridge, b. Willstrop D. A. Hill, c. and b. Willstrop... E. Spencer, I.b.w., b. Willstrop... W. D. Crossland, 1.b.w., b. Willstrop J. D. Fretwell, c. Johnson, b. . Willstrop D. Lupton, b. Willstrop .. R. Williams, b. Bough ... M. L. Bellow, c. Willstrop, b. Bough P. Whitworth, b. Bough Senior, st. Johnson, b. D. ... Mitchinson G. S. Watkins, not out ... ... Extras

ST. PETER'S 5 F. B. Hudson, b. Crossland ... 13 2 D. A. Macpherson, c. Watkins, 0 b. Hill 6 R. G. Bough, c. Fretwell, b. Hill 40 27 P. B. Mitchinson, b. Watkins ... 18 ... ... 17 D. Kirby, b. Senior 0 5 R. Nelson, c. and b. Spencer ... 9 P. B. Clayton, b. Crossland 9 64 P. K. Lapidge, I.b.w., b. Cross0 land R. N. Johnson, c. Fretwell, b. 18 1 36 Hill 4 ... M. Willstrop, not out ... 0 A. J. Isherwood, c. Spencer, b. 0 0 Crossland ... 2 12 Extras ...

... 178

Total 1

Fall of Wickets : 8 3 4 5 6 7

18 26 48 55 96 169 178

... 110

Total

Fall of Wickets : 4 5 6 7

11 23 49 84 87 101 105 106 106

Bowling Analysis : LEEDS G.S. ST. PETER'S W. 0. M. 0. M. R. ... 11 6 D. A. Hill 5 6 46 23 M. Willstrop 14.2 7 W. D. Crossland 13 5 24 — A. J. Isherwood G. S. Watkins ... 5 2 9 48 — F. B. Hudson ... 25 1 D. Senior 12 2 2 16 9 P. B. Mitchinson E. Spencer 7 8 — 1 3 — D. Kirby 3 5.1 — 26 R. G. Bough ...

R. 15 28 9 34 20

W. 3 4 1 1 1

After winning the toss, Leeds elected to bat but were soon in difficulties. Willstrop, who opened with Isherwood, bowled well, taking 4 for 28 in his opening spell. Keen fielding backed up Willstrop's effort and the School went to lunch well pleased with themselves. The sixth wicket fell at 55, soon after the restart, but a stubborn seventh wicket partnership raised the total to 96, before Bough tempted Bellow and Willstrop took a good catch. Missed catches and inconsistent bowling cost the School a further 73 runs for the eighth wicket, but Bough in his second spell ended the innings with successive balls. Macpherson and Hudson opened the School innings shortly before tea, but in the last over Macpherson was brilliantly taken in the gulley. Hudson (13) and Mitchinson (18) stayed a short while, but the only time when the School appeared to be getting on top was when Bough (40) and Kirby (17) were together. However, Kirby was bowled at 87 and Bough was caught behind the wicket at 101. The remaining "batsmen" collected 14 runs between them and offered little resistance to the Leeds fast bowlers. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. M.C.C. Played at home on 16th June, 1954. Result : Drawn.

ST. PETER'S ... R. Nelson, b. Thornton F. B. Hudson, c. Durrans, b. ... ... ... Doggart R. G. Bough, c. Vaulkhard, b. ... ... ... Reynard P. B. Mitchinson, c. Doggart, b. ... ... ... Reynard D. Kirby, c. Allen, b. Thornton D. A. Macpherson, b. Raper P. B. Clayton, c. Elmhirst, b. ... ... Thornton R. N. Johnson, not out A. Burrows 1 Did not bat P. Crowe P. M. Hewson ... Extras Total for 7 wkts.

Fall of Wickets : 6 3 4 5

M.C.C. ... 20 J. R. S. Raper, b. Hudson R. Vaulkhard, c. and b. Crowe 14 R. W. Durrans, c. Clayton, b. ... 17 ... Mitchinson N. A. Doggart, l.b.w., b. Hudson 9 F. D. M. Thornton, b. Burrows 43 3 A. D. Elmhirst, b. Mitchinson ... G. Rounthwaite, st. Johnson, b. 6 Hudson R. J. Allen, c. and b. Burrows ... 43 7 P. Reynard, not out 0 W. Andrews, run out C. E. Anson, did not bat 12 ... Extras

4 0 15 17 37 30 4 0

8 Total for 9 wkts. (dec.) ... 174

... 115

Fall of Wickets :

8 9

26 49 59 76 81 118 124 173 174

4 4 36 45 106 107 115

Bowling Analysis:

ST. PETER'S 0. M. R. W. 1 ... 15 4 49 P. Crowe 2 2 31 ... 16 A. Burrows 2 1 28 P. B. Mitchinson 11 3 F. B: Hudson ... 16.4 4 22 4 — 32 P. M. Hewson ...

M. C .C. 0. M. R. W. 3 3 39 F.D. M. Thornton 18 7 12 1 12 N. A. Doggart 2 1 19 5 P. Reynard 5 — 19 — G. Rounthwaite 1 5 2 18 J. R. S. Raper ...

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. BRADFORD G.S. Played at home on 19th June, 1954. Result : Lost. BRADFORD G.S. R. L. Jowett, b. Willstrop ... A. D. Webster, c. Hudson, b. Willstrop ... A. J. C. Gray, b. Willstrop ... I. M. Hewitt, 1.b.w., b. Willstrop D. W. Thornton, c. Macpherson, b. Hudson ... ... ••• A. J. Shuttleworth, b. Bough •• • G. M. Ormondroyd, run out ••• A. R. Brown, run out ... J. P. Bailey, b. Burrows P. M. Bayley, not out ... ••• W. R. Tomkys, b. Burrows ... Extras ... ... Total 1

ST. PETER'S R. Nelson, c. and b. Tomkys F. B. Hudson, b. Brown ... R. G. Bough, 1.b.w., b. Jowett P. B. Mitchinson, c and b. Ormondroyd ... ••• D. Kirby, b. Jowett D. A. Macpherson, c. Gray, b. Jowett D. C. Holmes, c. Tomkys, b. Jowett ... ••• P. B. Clayton, b. Tomkys •• • M. Willstrop, I.b.w., b. Brown • • R. N. Johnson, b. Brown • A. Burrows, not out ... •• Extras ... ... •••

22 34 5 0 17 2 1 13 5 20

... 136 Fall of Wickets : 3 4 5 6 7 8

Total

30 36 36 72 83 89 98 99 122

3 2 23 13 6 4 14 5 1 11 0 11 93

Fall of Wickets : 3 4 5 6 7

4 13 47 55 59 59 76 80 80

Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S 0. M. M. Willstrop 19 2 A. Burrows ... 18.1 6 P. B. Mitchinson 5 1 F. B. Hudson ... 7 4 R. G. Bough ... 2 —

R. 62 28 14 7 5

BRADFORD G.S. 0. M. G. M. Ormondroyd 8 1 A. R. Brown ... 9.2 2 W. R. Tomkys... 4 1 R. L. Jowett ... 7 1 J. P. Bailey ... 3 — D. W. Thornton 2 1

W. 4 2 — 1 1

R. 15 18 15 23 9 2

W. 1 3 2 4 — —

For the fourth successive match Bough lost the toss and the School took the field. The Bradford openers, Jowett (22) and Webster (34) gave the side a good start before a good spell by Willstrop removed three batsmen in five balls. The score rose steadily as wickets fell, and at lunch 6 Bradford wickets were down and the School had completed a successful morning in the field. However, after lunch the remaining 4 wickets added 40 runs in 50 minutes, Burrows bowling Tomkys to close the innings and give himself 2 wickets for 28 runs in 18 overs—a promising effort. With over three hours to close of play, 137 runs were well within the scope of the School batsmen, but, as in previous matches, an opening stand of over 20 runs was beyond the School openers. Two wickets fell for 13 runs, but Bough and Mitchinson raised the total to 47, and appeared to be in complete command. However, at this total Bough was 1.b.w. for 23 runs, and, what appeared to be a good 80

position, changed into a precarious one. Three wickets fell, Kirby, Mitchinson, and Macpherson, in reaching 59 runs, largely caused by the bowling of Jowett, the Bradford Captain. Holmes (14) and Johnson (11) added some useful runs, but the School batting was broken, and Bradford came out worthy winners. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE. Played at Home on 7th July, 1954. Result : Drawn. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE J. E. Kirby, st. Johnson, b. ... 75 Burrows 7 J. M. Morton, 1.b.w., b. Willstrop 9 ... B. Wauchope, b. Willstrop 0 T. Perry, b. Burrows ... J. H. Sullivan, c. Macpherson, ... 38 b. Wilistrop 4 ... ... M. Dougal, not out 0 C. Moore, c. and b. Wilistrop 1 A. Green, not out D. F. Halliday Did not bat D. Swift D. P. Evans 10 Extras ...

ST. PETER'S ... 33 R. Nelson, b. Morton ... D. A. Macpherson, c. Dougal, ... 21 b. Swift 1 R. G. Bough, 1.b.w., b. Swift ... P. B. Mitchinson, c. and b. ... 30 Sullivan D. Kirby, c. Kirby, b. Sullivan 60 F. B. Hudson, c. Evans, b. ... 36 Sullivan 2 ... D. C. Holmes, b. Sullivan P. B. Clayton, c. Swift, b. 7 Sullivan R. N. Johnson, c. Dougal, b. 1 Sullivan 4 ... M. Wilistrop, not out ... A. Burrows did not bat 18 Extras ...

... 144

Total for 6 wkts.

Total for 9 wkts. (dec.) ... 213

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 — — — — — 32 42 49 127 139 143

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

54 60 60 147 153 159 179 189 213 Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE 0. M. R. W. 0. M. R. W. 4 1 53 M. Willstrop ... 15 3 43 — D. P. Evans ... 13 2 5 38 ... 17 A. Burrows 6 J. H. Sullivan ... 20.4 4 59 3 36 — F. B. Hudson ... 12 1 J. M. Morton ... 11 — 51 7— 2— ... D. Kirby 2 2 30 ... 10 D. Swift ... 2 — 12 — J. E. Kirby •

On winning the toss, the Ampleforth Captain put the School in, and Macpherson and Nelson gave the School a confident start, before rain interrupted play for 20 minutes, which did not help the Ampleforth bowlers. The 50 was reached without loss, but at 54 Macpherson (21) fell to an excellent close-in catch, and Nelson (33) soon followed him, leaving Bough and Mitchinson to play out the last five minutes to lunch. However, Bough was I.b.w. in the last over, and lunch was taken at 60-3. Immediately after lunch 81

Mitchinson and Kirby set about the bowling in a partnership worth 87 runs, Kirby, in particular, played a brilliant innings, scoring 60 in 59 minutes. Mitchinson (30) was out soon afterwards, but Hudson took on the attacking role, scoring 36 including 2 sixes, and the innings was declared closed at 213-9. The Ampleforth opening pair played the bowling of Willstrop and Burrows confidently, with Kirby, the Captain, dominating the scoring. Three wickets fell before tea for 49 runs, but a partnership of 77 checked the School's progress. This partnership was eventually broken at 127 by a brilliant stumping by Johnson to dismiss Kirby, who had batted attractively for 75 runs. This success came a little too late for the School to force a win, but the match had reached an interesting stage when stumps were drawn with Ampleforth having scored 144 for 6 wickets.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN Played at home on 10th July, 1954. Result : Lost. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN R. Moore, b. Mitchinson ... J. Carrington, b. Willstrop ... A. B. Sellers, c. Johnson, b. Willstrop ... J. S. Mason, c. Johnson, b. Hudson M. Carrington, not out J. Schofield, b. Willstrop ... C. B. Atkinson, b. Burrows ... G. D. Shires, l.b.w., b. Burrows A. J. Sellers, b. Burrows F. Hall, not out D. Carrington did not bat Extras ...

50 12 25 6 50 17 1 0 24 1

R. N. Johnson, st. Shires, b. J. Carrington ... M. Willstrop, 1.b.w., b. J. Carrington ... D. C. Holmes, l.b.w., b. Atkinson P. B. Clayton, not out ... A. Burrows, c. Mason, b. J. Carrington ... Extras ... .

Total for 8 wkts. (dec.) ... 213

Fall of Wickets: 3 4 5 6 7

ST. PETER'S A. Macpherson, b. M. Carrington ... R. Nelson, st. Shires, b. J. Carrington ... ... R. G. Bough, l.b.w., b. Atkinson P. B. Mitchinson, c. Shires, b. M. Carrington D. Kirby, b. M. Carrington ... F. B. Hudson, c. Schofield, b. D.

Total

15 62 97 111 161 164 164 209

42 0

0 1 15 10 36 8 18 0 20

... 212

Fall of Wickets : 3 4 5 6

106 107 108 110 134 137 150 8 9 --- -178 204

Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S CRAVEN GENTLEMEN 0. M. R. W. 0. M. R. W. M. Willstrop ... 20 5 66 3 J. S. Mason ... 4 2 5 — D. Carrington ... A. Burrows ... 20 5 64 3 5 1 6 — 7 34 1 F. B. Hudson ... 19 J. Schofield ... 4 1 20 — P. B. Mitchinson 6 1 15 1 C. B. Atkinson... 17 2 50 2 R. G. Bough ... 3 — 7 — F. Hall ... 10 — 64 1 Willstrop bowled 2 wides and M. Carrington ... 7 — 20 3 1 no ball. J. Carrington ... 6 — 27 4 D. Carrington bowled 1 wide.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. T. H. HOBSON'S XI Played at Woodhouse Grange on 21st July, 1954. Result : Lost by 3 wkts.

ST. PETER'S R. Nelson, st. Kay, b. Harding D, A. Macpherson, b. Birkinshaw R. G. Bough, b. Lawrence ... D. C. Holmes, c. Harding, b. Lawrence ... P. B. Mitchinson, run out ... P. B. Clayton, st. Kay, b. Lawrence ... M. Willstrop, c. and b. HouseF. B. Hudson, st. Kay, b. Lawrence ... P. G. Taylor, c. Houseman, b. Lawrence ... C. Crossland, c. Kay, b. Lawrence ... R. N. Johnson, st. Kay, b. Lawrence ... ... A. Burrows, not out ... Extras ... Total

T. H. HOBSON'S XI 17 R. Hobson, c. Johnson, b. 47 Hudson 73 T. H. Hobson, c. Johnson, b. Mitchinson ... 11 R. F. Harding, c. Macpherson, 0 b. Hudson ... N. Kay, c. Willstrop, b. Hudson 3 F. Temple, run out ... H. Houseman, not out ... 11 D. Oliver, c. Macpherson, b. Hudson 2 J. Birkinshaw, c. and b. Hudson T. Hobson, run out ... 21 J. Cooke, not out ... A. N. Other 1 S. Lawrence f Did not bat Extras ... 12 0 4 Total for 8 wkts.

... 202

68 31 24 17 9 24 14 0 8 1

... 203

Fall of Wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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

35 94 127 128 143 162 163 166 9 10 11

74 119 133 150 162 193 193 201

168 — 202

Bowling Analysis : T. H. HOBSON'S XI ST. PETER'S 0. M. R. W. 0. M. R. W. F. Nicholson 8 — 23 — M. Willstrop ... 9 — 46 R. F. Harding 10 2 20 1 A. Burrows ... 16 3 53 — T. Hobson 5 — 24 P. B. Mitchinson 3 — 18 1 J. Birkinshaw 9 — 44 1 F. B. Hudson 12 1 63 5 S. Lawrence ...15.5 3 54 7 P. G. Taylor 2 — 16 — H. Houseman ... 8 1 24 1 J. Cooke ... 1 — 9

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. OLD PETERITES Played at home on 24th July, 1954. Result : Won.

OLD PETERITES D. Thornton, 1.b.w., b. Burrows K. Ratcliffe, b. Burrows B. Mortimer, c. Nelson, b. Will-

ST. PETER'S ... 4 R. Nelson, 1.b.w., b. James 3 D. A. Macpherson, st. Stratton, ••• ••• b. Lockwood 14 R. G. Bough, not out ... 0 P. B. Mitchinson, c. Holmes, b. 14 Lockwood 1 D. Kirby, not out Extras ... 0

D. Oliver, 1.b.w., b. Willstrop ... K. Lockwood, b. Hudson J. Griffiths, b. Willstrop P. J. Wright, c. Kirby, b. Willstrop P. McL. Waishaw, st. Johnson, ... 31 b. Willstrop 1 R. A. Stratton, c. and b. Hudson A. W. Driver, c. Hudson, b. 1 Willstrop 8 P. D. F. James, not out 14 Extras ... Total

Total for 3 wkts.

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 ——— 8 61 73

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

10 17 27 30 32 34 57 91 92 Bowling Analysis : OLD PETERITES ST. PETER'S 0. M. R. W. 0. M. R. W. 4 1 13 1 M. Willstrop 6 P. D. F. James 14.3 3 34 4 1 18 A. Burrows P. McL. Waishaw ... 11 2 19 2 4 2 5 F. B. Hudson ... 2 A. W. Driver ... 7 2 16 6 1 26 P. B. Mitchinson B. Mortimer ... 4 — 5 — 8 — 25 2 K. Lockwood ...

The advertised 0:P. XI under the direction of Bob Stratton duly assembled at the School at the appointed time on Friday, 23rd July. Ken Lockwood represented the old-stagers, and as many as seven of the team had left School only four years previously or less. The School, not unusually, lost the toss, and the Old Boys, realising their follies of previous years, elected to bat first. This in fact was the beginning and the end of proceedings for the Friday. So much rain fell from this time onwards and for the next 13 hours, that play on the day following became problematical. Amidst such depressing scenes, however, the Old Boys wasted no time in establishing a superiority complex by challenging and trouncing the School XI in an 8-string squash match. On the following day the weather had relented. Sunshine and a good drying wind worked wonders on a rain-soaked wicket, and it became possible to start play at 2-0 p.m. The wicket was slow, but played no manifest tricks, and it was not a little surprising to see a 84

comparatively strong O.P. batting side in trouble so soon against the steady bowling of M. Willstrop and A. Burrows. These two bowled for an hour unchanged, and literally broke the back of the O.P. innings. Walshaw, a formidable No. 8, was mainly responsible for retrieving the situation somewhat, but F. B. Hudson and M. Willstrop, backed up by some good fielding, finished off the good work for the School. D. A. Macpherson (23) and R. G. Bough (45 not out) both impressed with some sound batting, and the Old Boys were powerless to stem the steady flow of run-getting, which brought victory to the School by 7 wickets. No doubt it was a good thing the squash challenge was accepted the previous day.

RUGBY FIXTURES, 1954 Christmas Term, 1954 1st XV

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

2nd Oct. Headingley "A" 6th Oct. Durham School 9th Oct. York R.U.F.C. ... 16th Oct. Bradford G.S. ... 20th Oct. Trent College ... ... 23rd Oct. Denstone College 30th Oct. Harrogate R.F.C. Colts 3rd Nov. "A" XV v. Ripon G.S. ... ... 6th Nov. Leeds G.S. ... 13th Nov. Giggleswick School ... 20th Nov. Ampleforth College 24th Nov. Worksop College 4th Dec. Old Peterites ...

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

6th Oct. Durham School 16th Oct. Bradford G.S. ... 20th Oct. Drax G.S. 1st XV 27th Oct. Rishworth School 1st ... 6th Nov. Leeds G.S. 13th Nov. Giggleswick School 20th Nov. Ampleforth College 24th Nov. Worksop College

2nd XV ... XV ... ... ...

• • • Home • • . Home • • • Home • • • Home ... Away • • • Home • • • Home • • • Home Away ... • • • Home Away ... ... Away • • • Home ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Away Home Away Home Away Home Home Away

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

Home Home Away Home Away Home

Under 16 Colts XV

2nd Oct. Army Apprentices School, Harrogate Saturday, 9th Oct. Durham School Saturday, 23rd Oct. Giggleswick School. .. Saturday, 30th Oct. Harrogate R.F.C. Colts "A" ) C. .. V Saturday, ... 6th Nov. Ampleforth College Saturday, ... Wednesday, 24th Nov. Worksop College

Under 15 Colts XV

9th Oct. Durham School ... 20th Oct. Drax G.S. 23rd Oct. Pocklington School 27th Oct. Rishworth School Wednesday, 24th Nov. Worksop College

Saturday, Wednesday, Saturday, Wednesday,

Home Away Away Home Home

Senior House Matches Wednesday, 10th Nov. 1st Round. Saturday, 27th Nov. Semi-finals. Wednesday, 8th Dec. Final.

Junior House Matches 12th Nov. 1st Round. Friday, Wednesday, 17th Nov. Semi-finals. Wednesday, 1st Dec. Final.

SWIMMING Once again we have to record that the first three months of our English Summer provided us with no incentive to swim, and the ranks of those who have evaded the Baths altogether were swollen considerably this term. Nevertheless the more hardy types have pursued their aquatic sport undaunted by the chilly conditions, and in fact swimming sessions have been much more purposefully conducted. House practices, with the boarding houses at any rate, followed a pre-determined course and some very useful swimming training was done. Mr. Gregory was frequently "on tap" to give help and advice, and assign further tasks to the well-intentioned. The creation of Queen's necessitated the swimming-off of heats in almost every event on the programme, so that by the time the finals were reached on Sunday and Monday, 25th and 26th July, entrants were reduced to four or five, and every competitor had previously been put through his paces. For the second year in succession it is very satisfying to record that again five records were broken, and, to judge from the general standard, undoubtedly swimming in the School has improved considerably.

DETAILED RESULTS, Sunday, 25th July

1. Under 16i Free Style-50 yds. 1st J. L. Hyde, 2nd P. S. Roe, 3rd J. A. Whitmore. Time : 33.6 secs. 2. Open Back-stroke-50 yds. 1st D. G. Barton, 2nd A. J. Isherwood, 3rd M. Willstrop. Time: 41.5 secs. 3. Under 15 Plunge. 1st W. House, 2nd C. I. Chadwick, 3rd R. H. Brown. Distance : 41 ft. 5 ins. 4. Under 15 Back-stroke-25 yds. 1st M. P. Stanton, 2nd R. E. Crowe, 3rd J. Etherington. Time : 19.3 secs. 5. Open Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st W. R. Ibberson, 2nd M. J. McCallum, 3rd J. A. Jackson. Time : 83.4 secs. 6. Under 16i Dive. 1st P. S. Roe, 2nd P. J. Ladd, 3rd J. F. Miers. 7. Under 15 Free Style-50 yds. 1st D. C. Parry, 2nd D. Storey, 3rd W. Gibson. Time : 32.3 secs. (Record.) B. Under 16i Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st J. E. Moore, 2nd P. A. Crane, 3rd M. D. Fish. Time : 82.5 secs. (Record.) 9. Open Free Style-100 yds. 1st R. M. Kirkus, 2nd M. J. McCallum, 3rd J. R. Tomlinson. Time : 68.9 secs.

Monday, 26th July 10. Open Free Style-25 yds. 1st R. M. Kirkus, 2nd J. R. Tomlinson, 3rd J. 0. R. Penman. Time : 13.7 secs. 11. Under 16+ Free Style-25 yds. 1st W. N. Richards, 2nd J. L. Hyde, 3rd A. G. Hall. Time : 14.3 secs. 12. Under 15 Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st C. I. Chadwick, 2nd equal R. M. Wheeler and L. T. Beaumont. Time : 42.1 secs. 13. Open Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st W. R. Ibberson, 2nd J. A. Jackson, 3rd P. L. Bardgett. Time : 36.8 secs. (Record.) 14. Open Free Style-50 yds. 1st M. J. McCallum, 2nd J. R. Tomlinson, 3rd J. 0. R. Penman. Time : 30.3 secs. 15. Under 16+ Plunge. 1st R. I. Collinson, 2nd C. B. B. Gregory, 3rd K. Wilson. Distance : 46 ft. 2 ins. 16. Under 16+ Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st J. E. Moore, 2nd M. D. Fish, 3rd P. A. Crane. Time : 36.8 secs. (Record.) 17. Open Dive. 1st H. C. Marshall, 2nd J. R. Jenkinson, 3rd F. B. Hudson. 18. Under 16i Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st N. J. Magson, 2nd M. Ruddock, 3rd G. C. Sanderson. Time : 51.7 secs. 19. Open Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st R. M. Kirkus, 2nd R. Nelson, 3rd J. 0. R. Penman. Time : 40.3 secs. 20. Under 15 Obstacle Race-25 yds. 1st P. L. Bellwood, 2nd C. I. Chadwick, 3rd L. T. Beaumont. Time : 22.3 secs. 21. Open Plunge. 1st R. M. Kirkus, 2nd D. G. Barton, 3rd M. R. Leonard. Distance : 50 ft. 4 ins. 22. Under 15 Free Style-25 yds. 1st D. C. Parry, 2nd R. Baxter, 3rd W. Gibson. Time : 14.2 secs. 23. Under 16+ Back-stroke-50 yds. 1st W. N. Richards, 2nd C. J. Carolin, 3rd H. W. H. Unwin. Time : 48.0 secs. 24. Under 15 Dive. 1st J. Ibberson, 2nd D. Storey, 3rd J. Etherington. 25. Under 161 Relay 1(4 x 25 yds.). 1st Rise, 2nd Temple, 3rd Grove. Time : 61.8 secs. 26. Under 15 Relay (4 x 25 yds.). 1st Grove, 2nd Temple, 3rd Manor. Time : 65.0 secs. (Record.) 27. Open Relay (4 x 25 yds.). 1st School House, 2nd Rise, 3rd Manor. Time : 60.0 secs. 1st- 5 pts. 2nd-3 pts. 3rd-1 pt. Awards of points 1st-10 pts. 2nd-6 pts. 3rd-2 pts. Relays ... 83 points. Rise 63 points. Grove 41 points. School House 35 points. ... Manor 32 points. Temple ... 16 points. Queen's ...

Mrs. Dronfield kindly presented the Kazerooni Cup to W. R. Ibberson, the Captain of the Rise Swimming team for the second year in succession.

THE BOAT CLUB Looking back, it is not always easy to determine the point at which a club is or is not being successful, and this applies very forcibly to the Boat Club during the past Summer Term. In point of fact, the standard of the first two crews was as high as, if not 87

higher than, in any other recent season, but in spite of this the only Regatta at which we were successful in winning an event was at Newark, where the 1st IV had a very convincing row against both Nottingham B.C. and Derby R.C. in the Senior Fours event. These two clubs put up strong opposition and in beating them it was natural to assume that the School was in for a good season. However, Durham A.R.C. defeated them in the first round of the Senior Fours at York Regatta. This was a cruel fate, for Durham had little difficulty in winning its remaining races and the Londesborough Cup. When we met Durham School we also found ourselves against a Club which was having an outstandingly fine season and suffered what might be called an ignominious defeat. This defeat was certainly disappointing in view of the extra training the School fours had willingly undertaken, but it must be remembered that Durham School have had a season that they are not likely to repeat for some time— indeed, they could hardly have done better. So, in reviewing the past term we must not look for successful performances so much as at the general standard of rowing and the progress made in the lower part of the Club. One thing was abundantly clear at the beginning of the season, and that was the uniform qualities of the first boat. There was no weak link as there has been in the past. Jackson, R. A., as Captain, was worthy of his place and was well backed up by his brother, Jackson, J. A., and Saville at Bow, and all three supported Heap at Stroke, who has yet the opportunity of leading a crew to a better season. In the second four, Beckitt at Stroke produced a more powerful crew than is usual and they had some good races, only losing the final of the White Rose Cup at York Regatta to Leeds University by a small margin. They should have had a slightly greater chance of winning this final had it not been for the presence of a motor launch which made the four swerve just as it was about to enter Scarborough Bridge. It was bad luck but it did not detract from the excellent effort they made. The third boat was light in weight and not strong enough to win events, though a change of Stroke, rather belatedly, did pull the crew together and they were rowing well when they met Durham School. On 31st August an interesting occasion arose through an invitation to send a four to the West Hartlepool Regatta. It was found possible to send a four consisting of McCallum, Carr, A. M., Griffiths, and Gardner, and coxed by Pattison, R. D. J., and they excelled themselves by winning their event. This was a very good performance considering that the whole business was taken rather light-heartedly and without much practice and, the crew will no doubt appreciate the cups with which they were presented. The School Regatta passed off successfully and once again justified itself by the encouragement given to those oarsmen who were not lucky enough to be in a School crew and to the younger members of the Boat Club. 88

As usual there was a loyal band of boaters who gave up much time and used their energies on the maintenance of the boats and the upkeep of the boat-house. The lack of a professional boatman capable of repairs to racing boats and oars is very much felt on the Ouse. We must record our thanks to Mr. Reginald Jackson, however for the help and suggestions he has given us. We must also express to York City Boat Club our sincere sympathy for the misfortune that overtook them in April when they lost their boat-house and all boats except one as a result of fire, and we congratulate them on managing to carry the Regatta through in face of big difficulties. It has given the Boat Club much pleasure to feel that York City Boat Club have been our guests, though the facilities we have been able to offer them are small compared with their own. We look forward to the day when they again have a boat-house worthy of the club. Mr. Lavender and Mr. Gregory have again given their entire energies in the interests of the Boat Club and their assistance in coaching has had far-reaching results, for it has all been with an eye to the future. Indeed, it must be like that, for we face next season with between thirty and forty of this year's boaters off into the wide world—where we hope they will still pull an oar. This big leaving list is going to throw a great responsibility on the younger members of the Club and all the coaching they have had this year will tell in time.

RESULTS

NEWARK REGATTA, 1'2th June. 1st IV beat Nottingham B.C. and Derby R.C. to win the Senior Fours. LEEDS REGATTA, 1'2th June. 2nd IV beat Leeds University 2nd IV and Manchester University and lost the final of the 'Junior Fours to York City. 3rd IV beat Manchester University 3rd IV and lost to Lancaster R.G.S. in the Maiden Fours. 2nd and 3rd IVs beat St. John's College, York. YORK REGATTA, 19th June. 1st IV lost to Durham A.R.C. in the Senior Fours. 2nd IV beat Durham County Constabulary and Nottingham B.C. and lost to Leeds University in the final of the Junior-Senior Fours. 3rd IV lost to St. John's College 1st IV in the Maiden Fours. v. DURHA'M SCHOOL, 7th July. 1st IV lost by 5 lengths. '2nd IV lost by 21 lengths. 3rd IV lost by 1 length. 89

SCHOOL REGATTA, 3rd July. Senior Division won by Z crew. Intermediate Division won by F crew. Junior Division won by K crew. OLD 1PETERITE RACES, 27th July. All five races were won by the School. SCHOOL CREWS. 1st : Saville, Jackson, R. A., Jackson, J. A., Heap; Leishman. 2nd : Gardner, Ibberson, Carr, A. M., Beckitt; Donaldson. 3rd : Howat, J. N. T., Kent, Bolton, McCallum; Wilson, I. 4th (Z) : Seaton, Portlock, Claydon, Macdonald; Hall. 5th (A): Strike, Stubbs, A. C., Shirtcliffe, Griffiths; Gosling. F Crew: Turner, Clemons, Micklethwaite, Howat, C. G. K Crew : Whitmore, Tomlinson, T. G., Bytheway, Wilson, M. B.

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL Writing this note immediately at the end of our Summer Term the thought that is perhaps uppermost in our minds is how disappointing the weather has been for a "Summer" term. Several of our cricket matches have had to be cancelled and games afternoons abandoned, and although bathing periods have been enjoyed by boys who could already swim or dive, the water has not really been warm enough for many smaller boys to gain sufficient instruction or confidence to learn to swim properly. As a consequence only 21 Certificates were presented at the end of term—a good many less than usual. Nevertheless, St. Olave's was very lucky in having good weather for its special functions. Sports Day on Thursday, 20th May, was a very pleasant day, and all the events went off exceedingly well. Mrs. Rhodes, the mother of two boys in the School, presented the customary spoons to the winners. We also enjoyed fine, sunny days for our Prize-giving, and for our Swimming Sports at the end of the term. The general routine of term has been carried through very successfully with no breaks for illness or epidemics. Whit-Monday was a whole holiday for the Junior School, and all the boarders were able to go away for the day. Two boys who left us for the Senior School in July, 1953, were successful in the St. Peter's School Scholarship Examination held in June this year. H. C. Wright and D. N. Beresford both gained awards. From our Form JvA M. C. M. Thorpe gained a very good entrance place to the Leys School at Cambridge. Three special weekday services have been held in the School Chapel for the whole of the Junior School during the term : on Ascension Day, on St. Peter's Day, and on the last day of term. On the first two occasions the Chaplain gave a short appropriate address. Our Prize-giving was held on Wednesday, 21st July, in the large marquee on the cricket field, when Lt.-Col. J. N. Blenkin, O.B.E., M.C., T.D., an Old Olavite and Old Peterite, gave away the prizes. There was a very large attendance of parents and friends. After presenting the prizes Col. Blenkin gave a very useful and yet amusing speech to the boys of the Junior School, quoting a number of anecdotes of his school days, but also insisting on the value of discipline in school life and afterwards. The Head Master spoke on the general policy of education in the School, and the intention 91

of the Governors to increase the accommodation for day boys. Mr. A. W. Ping gave a short account of the work and other activities of the boys which do not always come into the limelight. The proceedings were followed by the fathers' cricket match with St. Olave's XI, and later tea was served in the marquee. Swimming Sports were held on Thursday afternoon, 22nd July, when the Thebans won the Swimming Shield. Both the swimming and diving were well up to standard and some close finishes were seen. Mrs. Raahauge presented the Shield and the spoons. The Final Assembly on Friday morning finished the Summer Term in the usual Olavite way. The following is the list of the prize-winners who received their awards at Speech Day :— Handwriting Prizes : D. H. Gee Jv : D. Sim Jiv : A. G. Black Jiii : Ji and Jii: R. E. B. Stark

The Whytehead Memorial Prizes for Divinity : J. J. Rhodes Senior : Intermediate : I. T. Parkin P. C. N. Brown Junior : The Old Peterite Club Reading Prizes : R. L. Evans Jv : D. J. Wightman Jiv : J. F. Gartside Jiii: Ji and Jii : T. L. Adams

Special Prize for Leadership : J. F. Middleton Form Prizes : JvA : A. N. P. Butland JvB: J. J. Rhodes JivA : L. Vaigo JivB: P. G. Adams JivC : R. G. Quirk JiiiA : M. C. M. Jesper JiiiB: A. P. Bramworth JiiA : M. A. Abel JiiB : J. H. Starkey B. G. Shaw Ji :

Music Prizes : A. Gomersall (Piano) P. R. Webster; I. T. Hunter

(Singing)

Art Prizes : F. C. Beaumont Senior : Intermediate : D. A. Larg P. Richardson Junior : English Essay Prizes : M. C. M. Thorpe Jv : R. J. Hawkins Jiv : J. R. Shannon Jiii : Ji and Jii : P. C. N. Brown

Presentation of : The Work Shield to Trojans The Rugger Shield to Etruscans The Cricket Shield to Spartans The Cross Country Shield to Spartans The Boxing Shield to Etruscans The Games Cup to Spartans

General Knowledge Prizes : E. S. Bolton Jv : F. C. Beaumont Jiv : J. R. Shannon Jiii: Ji and Jii : G. M. Holgate

SALVETE AND VALETE (Junior School) SALVETE (Summer Term) P. M. Emsley

VALETE (Summer Term) BOARDERS TO SENIOR SCHOOL :

S. D. Baker J. M. Beachell F. C. Beaumont E. S. Bolton J. S. Botterill G. R. Comack F. H. Dimmey S. T. Dutton

R. L. Evans D. H. Gee A. Gomersall P. Goolden J. N. Hanson R. A. Hodgson J. F. Middleton M. K. Oldham

R. W. Peacock M, P. W. Raahauge J. J. Rhodes B. D. Shearsmith C. L. Thomas F. I. Watson P. R. Webster

DAY BOYS TO SENIOR SCHOOL :

A. R. Barrett N. R. Barton A. D. Best M. S. Blacker A. N. P. Butland J. M. Charnley R. E. D. Clifford D. E. Coulson M. A. H. Dillon

I R. Fairweather B. M. Fraser M. G. A. Garbutt M. P. Giddings P. Hodgson J. M. T. Holroyd J. R. Humpherson R. Leach J. M. Lord

M. N, McCulloch D. Marsden W. Mitchell C. T. Murray D. L. Slade J. M. Smith H. D. C. Steward R. H. Sykes

H, A. Fenn

M. C. M. Thorpe

BOYS TO OTHER SCHOOLS:

I, H, Banks

ST. OLAVE'S STANDARDS AND ATHLETICS SPORTS, 1954 In spite of threatening weather we were able to carry out a full programme of Standards, and in the four games afternoons before the Sports we could give everyone at least two attempts at each Standard, as well as run heats to enable House Captains to choose their teams. This year a Middle 440 yards and a junior 100 yards was added to the already extensive programme, so the fields looked even more like a disturbed ant-hill than usual. Spartans were easy winners in the Standards, averaging just over ten points per boy out of a possible eighteen. The following gained full points for Standards :— Seniors—May, A., Rhodes, J. j., Smith, J. M. (all of Spartans). Middles—Fen and Hermiston (Thebans), Moat (Spartans). Juniors—Holgate, Tomlinson, and Wilkinson (Thebans), Hutchinson (Etruscans), Abel, Rhodes, D. H., and Sessions (Spartans), Arundale (Trojans). Once again the High Jump seemed the hardest event in which to score, but it is felt that the present Standard is reasonable. 93

The Sports were held on Thursday, 20th May, and, although the weather was by no means perfect, there were only a few drops of rain during the afternoon. Spartans continued to race ahead and eventually won from Thebans by over sixty points. The general standard was quite good, the Junior Relay producing an unofficial record. As the Juniors and Middles do not keep exactly to the same age limits each year, numbers sometimes forcing us to alter by a month or two, "Records" are registered only for the Senior events. The surprise of the afternoon was possibly Middleton, J. F.'s good win in the 880 yards, but it was already known that he was a force with which to be reckoned, for he had eliminated last year's winner, Holroyd, in a heat. After the meeting Mrs. Rhodes kindly presented the Shield and spoons. RESULTS SENIORS.

880 yds. 1st Middleton, J., 2nd May, A., 3rd Slade, 4th Smith, B. K. Time : 2 mins. 36.1 secs. 220 yds. 1st Rhodes, J. J., 2nd Hodgson, P., 3rd Holroyd, 4th Beaumont. Time : 30.9 secs. 100 yds. 1st Smith, J. M., 2nd Hodgson, P., 3rd May, A., 4th Shearsmith. Time : 12.8 secs. High Jump. 1st Clifford, 2nd Rhodes, J. J., 3rd Hodgson, R., 4th Shearsmith. Height : 4 ft, 2 ins. Long Jump. 1st Hodgson, P., 2nd Smith, P. N. B., 3rd Middleton, J., 4th Smith, J. M. Distance : 13 ft. 11i ins. Cricket Ball. 1st Smith, J. M., 2nd Cormack, 3rd Holroyd, 4th Smith, P. N. B. Distance : 60 yds. 2 ft. 9 ins. Relay. 1st Spartans, 2nd Thebans, 3rd Trojans. Time : 58.6 secs. MIDDLES.

440 yds. 1st Burdon, 2nd Armstrong, 3rd Dukes, T. A., 4th Sutcliffe. Time : 73.4 secs. 220 yds. 1st Harris, 2nd Moat, 3rd Fenn, 4th Lavender. Time : 32.4 secs. 80 yds. 1st Hermiston, 2nd Harris, 3rd Moat, 4th Lavender. Time: 10.9 secs. High Jump. 1st Headlam, A. M., 2nd Wheeler, 3rd Groundwater, 4th Moat. Height : 3 ft. 9 ins. Long Jump. 1st Lavender, 2nd Fenn, 3rd Kirk, 4th Black, Distance: 11 ft. 10 ins. Cricket Ball. 1st Fenn, 2nd Horsley, 3rd Fletcher, 4th Watson, M. H. Distance : 58 yds. 1 ft. 1 in. Relay. 1st Etruscans, 2nd Thebans, 3rd Spartans. Time : 63.5 secs. JUNIORS.

220 yds. 1st Sessions, 2nd Yeomans, 3rd Hutchinson, 4th Gartside. Time : 34 secs. 100 yds. 1st Abel, 2nd Wilkinson, 3rd Rhodes, D. H., 4th Pulleyn. Time : 13.9 secs. 50 yds. 1st Abel, 2nd Sessions, 3rd Holgate, 4th Yeomans, Time: 7.4 secs. High Jump. 1st Wilkinson, 2nd Sessions, 3rd Richman, 4th Rhodes, I). H. Height : 3 ft. 6 ins. Long Jump. 1st Rhodes, D. H., 2nd Abel, 3rd Richman, 4th Headlam, K. W. Distance : 12 ft. 4 ins.

Cricket Ball. 1st Jesper, 2nd Holgate, 3rd Reiss, 4th Pulleyn. Distance: 44 yds. 2 ft. 10 ins. Relay. 1st Spartans, 2nd Trojans, 3rd Thebans. Time : 65.5 secs. Winners of Shield—lst Spartans, 219; 2nd Thebans, 156; 3rd Trojans, 119; 4th Etruscans, 106. Consolation Races. Senior-1st Blacker, 2nd May, M. Middle. 1st Grainger, 2nd Hewitt. Junior. 1st Brown, J. R., 2nd Wolley.

ST. OLAVE'S SWIMMING SPORTS, 22nd July, 1954 RESULTS SENIORS. Two Lengths (Breast). 1st Peacock, 2nd Beaumont, 3rd Botterill, 4th Rhodes, J. J. Time : 44.2 secs. One Length (Free Style). 1st Hodgson, R. A., 2nd Parkin, 3rd Raahauge, 4th Atkinson. Time: 15.4 secs. One Length (Back). 1st Hodgson, R. A., 2nd Slade, 3rd Atkinson, 4th Beaumont. Time: 20.6 secs. Dive. 1st Hodgson, R. A., 2nd Raahauge, 3rd Fenton, 4th Parkin. Plunge. 1st Webster, 2nd Raahauge, 3rd Peacock, 4th Dutton. Distance : 35 ft. 9 ins. MIDDLES.

One Length (Free Style). 1st Copley, 2nd Hardman, 3rd Hermiston, 4th Hill. Time : 21.6 secs. One Length (Back). 1st Brisby, 2nd Hardman, 3rd Hermiston, 4th Copley. Time : 25 secs. Dive. 1st Fenn, 2nd Prosser, 3rd Groundwater, 4th Burdon. Plunge. 1st Headlam, A. M., 2nd Wright, 3rd Hardman, 4th Moat. Distance : 29 ft. 4 ins. JUNIORS.

One Length (Free Style). 1st Wilkinson, 2nd Cossins, 3rd Gartside, 4th Dickinson. Time : 19.6 secs. Dive. 1st Wilkinson, 2nd Smith, R. J. G., 3rd Thain, 4th Tomlinson. Three Lengths Relay (One from each age group). 1st Thebans, 2nd Etruscans, 3rd Spartans. Time : 65.7 secs. The extra events, Consolation Race, Beginners' Length and Beginners' Breadth were won by Mitchell, Haxby and Saunders respectively.

The unpleasantness of the weather this Summer Term is reflected in the smaller number of points gained during the term. Instead of the usual 500 points gained by the School, we were unable to reach the four hundred mark. Spartans, with 101 points, led Etruscans by four and the other Houses by eight, but it soon became apparent that the struggle would be between Thebans and Etruscans. Everything depended on the relay at the end of the meeting, but good team-work by the Thebans enabled them to win the Shield for the second year running. Peacock knocked over a second off the record for the two lengths, and the general standard of the diving, particularly in the Senior event, was higher than usual. At the end of the meeting Mrs. Raahauge, mother of the Thebans' Captain, presented the Shield and spoons. 95

SCOUTING JUNIOR SCHOOL TROOP We provided a token force together with some of our Senior Scouts to represent the Group at the Annual Scout Service at the Minster on Sunday, 27th April. The Repeating of the Promise was led by Mr. Chilman, and the Rev. Beckitt, father of one of our Senior Scouts, preached the sermon. "Bob-a-job" earnings this year showed an increase on previous years, the total being Z28 5s. 9d., of which Grainger earned £3 5s. Od. in doing 43 jobs. Scout training has progressed satisfactorily, many First Class Tests were passed. Eight Second Class badges were awarded during the term and one at camp, bringing the total since the beginning of the school year to twenty. One Music Maker, four Firefighter, and seven Swimmer badges were gained during the term also. We camped once more at Low Askew, near Cropton. Heavy rain prevailed for the first two days, giving place to cold drying winds for most of the remainder of the period. In spite of the rather bleak start, it will be remembered as having been a good and happy camp.

WOLF CUB REPORT The term has been a normal one, the only event of note being the Sports, held on 19th June, in which we shared second place with Southlands Pack. Osbaldwick won comfortably, and we congratulate them on their effort. We have had the usual two pack meetings, a new Monday pack having been formed and the former Monday pack having amalgamated with the Wednesday meeting. During the term two second stars, four first stars and thirteen badges have been gained, but there is still the distressing collection of Cubs who are behindhand with their tests. Our Bob-a-Job effort produced well over sixteen pounds, a formidable sum.

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