Oct 1954

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.

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