Feb 1955

THE PETERITE Vol. XLVII

FEBRUARY, 1955

No. 338

EDITORIAL The term which this number reports had two characteristics which more generally are associated with its successor, the Easter Term— the serious curtailment of our games programme by bad weather and the incidence of an epidemic of influenza. The floods deprived us of the river fields for a considerable time, and the excessive rain even denied us the use of the 1st XV pitch on several occasions. The School XV's fixture list was not seriously disturbed, but there were long periods when rugger was out of the question for the generality of boys. The problem of devising alternative recreations and above all of ensuring that everybody had the fresh air and exercise so necessary to combat the spectre of 'flu was ever-present with House Masters, and they deserve full credit for the ingenuity with which they invariably solved it.

Indeed for House Masters the term was one of unusual difficulty.

At the peak of the 'flu epidemic over 140 boys were hors-de-combat and, though the total of casualties among boarders never exceeded 60, the normal Sanatorium accommodation was naturally quite inadequate. The emergency measures, which included the use of School House dormitories as sick rooms and the accommodation elsewhere of their normal occupants, had repercussions on the domestic arrangements of all the boarding-houses. The zeal and devotion of Sister, Miss Kendall, our Domestic Bursar, and their various helpers, combined with the patience and forbearance of all concerned, enabled us to "worry through" a most difficult period. (We can congratulate ourselves that the sweeping incidence of the epidemic did not force us, as it did so many northern schools, to give up the struggle and close down. !Beaumont and Fletcher's burlesque, "The Knight of the Burning Pestle", was chosen for the Christmas performance of the St. Peter's Players, and was well received by enthusiastic audiences. A full report of the production appears elsewhere in this issue, but we would comment here on the importance of its musical aspect. A note by Mr. Waine in our later pages reveals the pains which he took to provide the incidental music and the settings for the songs which are an integral part of the play. Both he and the orchestra, whose task was 1

CONTENTS

Editorial ...

Major D. K. Crews Classical Scholarship Mr. Frederic Waine Scouts' World Jamboree Obituary—Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Medhurst Old Peterite News Valete and Salvete School Officers House Notes The Chapel The Choir The Library The Curia "A Summer in the Sun" The Music Society ...

Careers Room "The Knight of the Burning Pestle" The Debating Society ... ...

The Science Society The Photographic Society The British Ship Adoption Society The Film Society Young Farmers' Club C.C.F. Notes Scouting Shooting Fencing Squash Chess Hockey Fixtures, 1955 Rugby Football, 1954 The Junior School

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[Photo: Bassano Ltd. AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR CHARLES MEDHURST, K.C.B., O.B.E., M.C.

exacting, are to be congratulated on the important contribution which they made to the success of the production. Credit, too, is due to Mr. A. D. Hart and Mr. J. L. Gaastra, who made their debut as the designers and constructors of the Elizabethan open stage which was chosen as the setting. They proved worthy successors to Mr. Howat, for whose services in this connection for many years past we would here record our gratitude.

NEW YEAR HONOURS-MAJOR D. K. CREWS In the Army List of the New Year Honours Major D. K. Crews is awarded the (MJB.E. for his services to the Combined Cadet Force. ,Major Crews, who joined the Staff of St. Peter's in I1938, has been House Master of the Rise since 1947. When, in 1946, he returned to us from war service, he took over the command of the School Contingent of the In the war Major Crews was on active service with the Sherwood Foresters in Greece, North Africa, Italy, and the Middle East. For an act of heroism in the Italian campaign in 1944 he was awarded the American Bronze Star.

We congratulate Major Crews on this further distinction. All of us who are familiar with the enthusiasm and tireless devotion which have moulded the School Cadet Force into one of the most efficient groups in the North of England know that the honour is well deserved.

CLASSICAL SCHOLARSHIP AT KEBLE COLLEGE, OXFORD We congratulate A. M Marsh on the award of the Walter Lock Scholarship in Classics at Keble College. The Walter Lock Scholarship, of the value of £60 per annum, is open to the sons of old Keble men. The examination was held in December last.

MR. FREDERIC WAINE Mr. Waine has been elected a member of the Musical Advis Board of the Royal School of Church Music.

SCOUTS' WORLD JAMBOREE We congratulate E. H. N. Turner, one of our Senior Scouts, o his selection as one of three York representatives to attend the Won Jamboree at Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, in the Summer of 1955.

An Old IPeterite, P. A. Lacy, a member of the Lord Mayor's Own Troop, is one of the other two York scouts chosen to go to Canada 2

OBITUARY AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR CHARLES MEDHURST The death on 15th October, 1954, of Air Chief IlVfarshal Sir Charles Medhurst, K.C.B., O.B.E., M.C. (St. Peter's, 1908-1914), will be known to all our readers. His loss at the comparatively early age of 57 has deprived the School of one of its most distinguished sons.

We reproduce below (by permission) the obituary notice printed in The Times of 19th October.

'AIR 10HIEF MARSHAL SIR C. MEDHURST DISTINGUISHED CAREER AT HOME AND ABROAD Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles IMedhurst, K.C.B., 0.B.E., Head of the Air 'Force Staff, 'British Joint Service Mission in Washington from 1948 to 1950, died yesterday in hospital at Lymington, Hampshire. He was 57.

dt was in the field of Intelligence and in the Royal Air Force's relations with the air forces of other countries that Sir Charles made his greatest contribution to his service. His ease of manner and quiet charm made him an excellent "mixer" and brought him a wide circle of friends in London, Washington, Cairo, and many of the European capitals.

Charles Edward Hastings iMedhurst was born at Smethwick on 12th December, 1896, the second son of the late Rev. C. E. Medhurst, of Collingham. He was educated at St. Peter's, York, and Sandhurst. and was commissioned in The 'Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in June, 1915. Two months later he was seconded to the Royal Flying Corps for flying duties. Before the end of the year he had joined No. 13 Squadron in France and in 1917 he went out to the Middle East 'Brigade. seeing service in Salonika in 1918, and being awarded the M.C. He served with No. 111 Squadron in Palestine in 1919 and returned to 'England the following year.

He was selected for technical engineering training and took the technical course at IChiseldon before going to the Air Ministry for air staff duties in October, 1923. In 1925 he took the R.A.F. Staff -College course and the following year the senior officers' course, after which he went out to Iraq for two years' air staff and operational duties. In 1929 he was selected for the Imperial Defence College course and during 1930 he commanded No. 4 Squadron. Then followed three years as instructor at the Staff College. By this time it was clear that it was in the direction of air staff duties rather than in the technical field that his bent lay and in 1934 he returned to the Air Ministry, with the rank of Wing Commander, in the Directorate of 'Operations and Intelligence. He became a Deputy Director in 1935.

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In August, 1937, he went out to Rome as Air Attaché and remained there until 1940 when Italy entered the war. He then returned to England to become RAY. Secretary of the Supreme War Council. Later that year he became 'Director of Allied Air Cooperation and after a short time as 'Director of Plans he was appointed !Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Intelligence) in 1941. He was made an additional member of the Air Council in October, 19411, while acting as temporary Vice-Chief of the Air Staff, and in the following year he was appointed Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Policy). For the last two years of the war he was Commandant of the R.A.F. Staff College.

In October, 1945, he became Air Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean and Middle East Command, of which the headquarters were in Cairo. Later he faced the difficult task of carrying through the move of his headquarters and the major part of his forces from the Nile to the canal zone. He was succeeded as Air Commander-inChief by Sir William Dickson in March, 1948, and in May he went to Washington as Head of the Air Force Staff, British Joint Services Mission, being promoted Air Chief Marshal shortly afterwards. In !Washington he moved with a sure step at a time when a quick understanding of the American mind and scene was indispensable.

He married, in 1919, Christabel 'Elizabeth, daughter of the late Canon T. E. B. Guy, of York. Their only son was killed in action with the R.A.F. in 1944; there are two surviving daughters.

MEMORIAL SERVICE A Memorial Service was held in St. Margaret's, Westminster, on 7th December, 1954. The Address was given by the Bishop of Lincoln ('Maurice Harland, 10.1P. [1912-1914]), a close friend and contemporary at School of Sir Charles IMedhurst. The Bishop has kindly supplied us with a verbatim report of his tribute, and, with his authority, we reprint it here :Daniel 10. 11 .

"A man greatly beloved".

"This congregation is a testimony to the memory and influence of Charles Medhurst, in the words of Daniel, 'A man greatly beloved'.

For it is as 'a man greatly beloved', we remember him.

The greater part of his life was devoted to service in the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force in which he rose to the highest rank, after holding with increasing distinction many of its most important positions. The child is father of the man', said Wordsworth. I first knew Charles when we were boys together at St. Peter's School, York, where, at an early age, he showed the qualities later to be expressed in an illustrious career.

He gained his Rugby colours in the first XV at a younger age I believe, than any boy had yet succeeded in doing. He was good 4

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'all round' at work and play and was even then 'a man greatly beloved' for his personality, as much as for his prowess, a personality compacted of calm assurance, natural modesty and great kindness.

He was a romantic in the best sense of the word, who saw people and things through the golden haze of romance and idealism, strongly reminiscent of the age of chivalry. School is not only a place of learning from lessons in class; it is where we learn to live in our most formative years and where we are strongly influenced, for good or ill, by both teachers and our fellows—I think chiefly. the latter.

I count myself to have been supremely fortunate in my two closest friends at School, Charles, and another who was killed in the first World War. To Charles I owe an undying debt of gratitude. In every way he was my superior. I had always admired him but as he honoured me with his friendship I came to love him. I knew I could never attain to his status, but it was an inspiration to be with him and the memory has never left me.

When the first World War broke out we were at school and fired with the strong desire to enter the fray, only afraid lest it might be over before we got a chance ! II was eighteen and got my commission very soon in 1914 from school. Charles went to Sandhurst and was commissioned in the Inniskilling Fusiliers but went straight into the Royal Flying Corps, as it was then called. There he found his metier and full scope for his great gifts and chivalrous temperament.

In France he distinguished himself and II vividly remember his writing to me of the need for observers, especially from the Artillery—the regiment in which I was serving in France—and suggesting I applied for a transfer to the R.F.C. and join him as he was taking a squadron to Palestine. It was to me a thrilling idea on which I acted immediately, but only to have my application for transfer torn up by my Divisional Commanding Officer with the peremptory injunction not to be a fool. Charles said I could not have had a better recommendation and succeeded in working my transfer from his end, but too late for me to join him as he had already sailed and I was sent again to.rance where served till the end of the war, first as Observer and then as !Pilot, but it was a keen disappointment to have missed serving with Charles.

From that date our paths have crossed infrequently, but we never lost touch and whenever we met we simply picked up the threads from the last meeting. I always found him the same Charles, quite unspoilt by the great achievements and the honours he had won which are recorded in "The Times" Obituary notice.

He rose rapidly in the Royal Air Force, which showed its wisdom in the choice of positions it called him to occupy. He was Assistant Chief of Air Staff--!Intelligence, Assistant Chief of Air Staff—Policy.

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In 1943 he was Commandant of the R.A.F. Staff College and this was followed by his appointment in 1945 as Air Officer Commanding in Chief Middle East Air Force, being promoted Air Marshal in 1946.

It was during the exercise of this Command II last saw him in Cairo. :His last appointment before retiring at his own request in 1950, was Head of the Air Force Staff, British Joint Services Mission in (Washington, which he assumed with the rank of Air Chief Marshal.

So he gave the greater part of his life and all his rich talents to the Royal Air Force, which owes so much to the fact that it was able to attract and hold within its ranks men like Charles who left so deep and indelible an impression upon it and who helped to create it into being the great Arm of the Services it has become.

But great as were Charles' attainments, they gain lustre from being the expression of the man he was. Sometimes I heard him make a speech. It was always a good one because he spoke from complete knowledge and with absolute honesty and sincerity. He was simple and direct in what he said and no lie could remain unmasked before that calm, steady gaze which rarely failed to penetrate to the heart and truth of the matter.

Charles was one of those rare souls who are bountifully endowed with great gifts and qualities and with a character to match them.

(He was quite unspoiled by success, steadfast in danger, calm and strong in sorrow, he was a man greatly beloved by all who had the good fortune to know him and ability to recognise the greatness of his nature.

My present office has brought me back into pretty close contact with the Royal Air Force—to my joy. II have visited units in the Far and Middle East and am in close touch with the Air Force Stations in my diocese of Lincoln. Always II have found mention of Charles Medhurst to be a ready avenue to close contact with the people I meet. It breaks the ice—so to say—quicker than anything I know. The very mention of his name kindles response of the kind `so you knew (Charles', which I take to imply 'so you must be all right'.

Yes, II used to know (Charles, and I owe to him more than I can express for the inspiration of the example he so unconsciously set, and for his friendship. at is a gift beyond price to know men like him; we know we cannot attain to their stature but they embolden us to aspire and to believe. He was a 'son of the Manse' and his hold on the Christian Faith, in which he was nurtured, was strong and true.

Among his many blessings he had the inexpressible boon of being happily married. Lady Medhurst has been his true partner, sharing his life to the full. The last few years have been particularly hard

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for her when Charles was grievously ill. In spite of illness and anxieties they carried on together undaunted. Our deepest sympathy is with her and her family. Lady Medhurst was always with her husband, always courageous, loyal and devoted.

This Memorial Service recalls deep memories in us all, and it is good to dwell upon the recollections of a great and good man and to let our hearts grow warm and big with gratitude for all he gave us.

It has too long been the fashion to belittle the great and minimise their qualities. Any fool can do that. We need the weighty corrective to this unworthy exercise of little minds, of knowing men like Charles Medhurst and the power he exercised over us for good. We thank God for him and leave him in that safe-keeping in the abode of the Blessed, praying he may have joy and peace and that the comfort of the'oly Spirit may be with his wife and family, and that to us may be given grace to follow the example that has been given us in our best memories of 'A man greatly beloved'."

AN APPRECIATION BY MR. S. M. TOYNE (Head Master, 1913-1936) May 1 be allowed to add something to your account of the Service career of the late Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Hastings Medhurst.

As his Head Master and constant friend I had exceptional opportunities for realising his sterling qualities.

It had been his intention to compete for the Hastings Exhibitions at Queen's College, Oxford, for which as a collateral descendant of Lady Elizabeth Hastings—a spinster—he would have enjoyed preferential treatment. 'However, the first World War intervened, and such was the eagerness of "Titch" Medhurst to be up and doing for his country, that he and his friend, now the Bishop of Lincoln, known in the •R.A.F. as "The !Flying Bishop", walked off to the West Yorks. Barracks at Fulford, York, and tried to enlist as despatch riders. A wise Colonel consulted me by telephone and Sir Charles entered on his distinguished career through Sandhurst three months later.

At school he showed signs of the characteristics which developed later and made him not only such a fine officer, but also such a popular person. His own innate modesty could not conceal his ability.

He was a first-rate half-back at Rugger, but, as his best year was 1914, he could not get further than his school 1st XV. Typical of his modesty was a Sunday letter in June, 1914, to his father, the Vicar of collingham, near Leeds—"I made a few for the eleven against Leeds". His score was 146 ! Later he played Rugger as a stand-off half for the 1R.A.F. and in a thrilling match against the Army at Twickenham scored the winning try in a most spectacular manner.

After the war Sir Charles took up squash rackets vigorously and seriously. He was never beaten till the last point. We played together for Yorkshire in the final of the Inter-County Championship in 1930-1, when Kent won.

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Two of his most endearing qualities were that he never forgot a friend and that he was the same to high and low, rich or poor. He could lecture a leading Cabinet Minister on the inadequacy of the Air Force in the early thirties in the same friendly fashion in which he instructed the old porter at St. Peter's on how to drive him to his wedding with the daughter of Canon Guy, then a Governor of the School.

When Sir Charles came back to give away the Prizes in 1947 and deliver a very wise, original, and eloquent speech to the mixed assembly of parents, boys, and visitors, the verdict of those who had known him thirty years earlier was-"He has not changed since he was a boy". Therein lay his charm and his power over men, both of which were displayed to the full in his distinguished service for his country at home and in many foreign lands. Some have even suggested that his diplomatic ability equalled his aeronautical skill.

His private life was not untinged with sadness. His only son, Richard Edward Hastings !Medhurst, being killed while serving with the R.A.F. in a gallant action at Arnhem which earned the Captain of the aircraft the Victoria Cross.

OLD PETERITE NEWS OLD PETERITE LONDON DINNER

The London Dinner of the Old Peterite Club was held at ∎ rown's Hotel on Wednesday, 10th November, 1954. Mr. J. B. Gedge was in the Chair. Speeches were made by Mr. S. M. Toyne, by the Head Master and by the Head of the School (C. H. Lewis), who was the guest of the Club. The following were present :Anderson W. B. (1932-40).

Archer, L. H. J. (1922-26).

Atkinson, E. G. B. (1920-24).

Baddeley, W. D. (1915-19).

Baker, P. T. (1945-50).

Black, V. M. (1935-41).

Boulton, T. B. (1940-43).

Brindley, R. A. (1940-45).

Camm, J. P. (1927-31).

Claybourn, G. R. (1942-46).

Colley, W. H. (1901-07).

Cooper, A. B. (1927-31).

Dodd, D. F. (1928-32).

Dodsworth, G. H. (1937-41).

Dodsworth, J. M. (1943-47).

Dowson, R. E. (1927-29).

Dronfield, J. (Head Master).

Easten, Rev. J. A. (1881-90).

Eccles, J. D. (1940-45).

Garbett, P. (1942-46).

Gedge, J. B. (1909-19).

Gray, B. A. C. (1915-21).

Griffiths, J. C. (1944-50).

Hanson, J. A. (1918-21).

Harding, J. T. (1933-38).

Hudson, M. F. (1924-27). ,

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Hamby, F. B. C. (1937-44).

Lewis, T. J. (1923-26).

Metcalfe, C. L. (1915-16).

Metcalfe, R. H. ∎(1913-18).

Milburn, P. W. V. (1945-50).

Millhouse, G. (1912-13).

Mortimer, J. B. (1941-50).

Pattison, C. J. (1939-44).

Pick, T. S. (1908-12).

Porteous, C. C. (1947-52).

Potter, F. H. (Master).

Reynolds, A. G. (1934-44).

Rhodes, K. H. (1914-20).

Rodgers, J. (1919-25).

Samuels, W. S. (1940-47).

Seaborne, W. L. (1923-31).

Sergeant, J. H. (1913-16).

Sergeant, C. W. H. ∎ 913-14).

Scholefield, C. E. 1915-20).

Shadwell, C. (1910-14).

Thompson, E. G. (1939-45).

Thornton, E. D. (1945-50).

Toyne, S. M. Walker, H. L. (1914-17).

Yeoman, W. G. (1910-17).

Guest: Head Boy (C. H. Lewis).

WEST RIDING OLD PETERITE DINNER An Old ■Peterite Dinner for the West Riding Area was organised

by G. D. Smith and Michael Hallas, and was held on 4th November, 1954, at the Three Nuns Hotel, Mirfield. It is hoped to make this dinner an annual event and to extend its scope. The Chair was taken

by K. H. Rhodes, the Secretary of the Old IPeterite Club, and there were 20 members present :— Miller, R. L. (1935-43).

Brown, E. G. (1943-48).

Penniston, P. (1939-44).

Platt, W. G. (1913-19).

Rhodes, K. H. (1914-20).

Sellars, A. B. (1921-24).

Sheriff, T. R. M. (1945-54).

Smith, G. D. (1935-42).

Smith, G. W. (1943-47).

Stabler, D. A. (1945-54).

Thompson, D. C. (1938-43).

Burridge, D. W. E. (1914-21).

Butterworth, M. A. (1946-53).

Crowther, R. G. (1942-46).

Fenton, J. (1941-45).

Gillgrass, J. (1941-45).

Hallas, M. (1943-47).

Hewitt, J. 0. (1921-23).

Lee, B. (1940-46).

Leigh, P. V. (1939-43).

AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR CHARLES MEDHURST, K.C.B., O.B.E., M.C. At the Memorial Service for the late Charles Edward (Hastings Medhurst (1908-1914), held at St. Margaret's, Westminster, on 7th December, 1954, when, appropriately, the Bishop of Lincoln (IM. H. Harland, 1912-1914), gave the Address, the 0.P. Club was represented

by R. H. Metcalfe 09134918), the London Secretary. Metcalfe writes that the Bishop's address was very inspiring (it is printed in full elsewhere in our pages) and that "the Service was most impressive as all the foreign attaches, etc., were present and the music from the R.A.F. String Band was magnificent".

NEW YEAR HONOURS The Colonial Office List of the New Year Honours contains the name of T. W. Jenkins (1929-1933), who was awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Distinguished Service. Jenkins is Assistant Commissioner of Police, Kenya.

BRITISH TRANSPORT COMMISSION APPOINTMENT J. Ratter (1923-1925), C.B.E., B.Sc., M.Inst.C.E., has been appointed Supplies and Production Adviser to the newly created general staff of the B.T.C. The function of this general staff will be to channel all communications from the various transport authorities to the appropriate committee or sub-ComMission of the Commission and thus covers all the activities of the undertaking.

Ratter began his railway career with the L.N.E.R. in 1929, after taking his degree at Durham University. in the war he served with the Royal Engineers in 'France, Africa, and Italy. With the rank of 9

Colonel he was Deputy Director of Transportation, C.M.F., with responsibility for railway reconstruction in the Italian campaign. He was mentioned in despatches in 1942, awarded the O.B.E. and the Legion of Merit (U.S.A.) in 1944, and the C.B.E. in 1945. On demobilization he returned to the L.N.E.R. and after nationalisation ultimately was appointed Chief Officer (Civil Engineering), B.T.C.

ITEMS J. A. Denison (1933-1942) has joined the firm of Messrs. Guthrie & Co., well-known as Far Eastern Merchants, and is now in Penang, Malaya. * * * Lt.-Commander J. S. Sproule (1926-1931), who is in charge of the Air-Sea Rescue Service at Ford (Sussex), has invented a scoop net to be used by naval helicopters in rescuing persons from the sea. The net has been officially adopted and will be supplied to all aircraft carriers as well as Air-Sea Rescue Service generally. * * * C. D. Goode (1940-1949) has been granted the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Leeds University. He gained his B.Sc., with 1st Class Honours, in Civil Engineering at Leeds in 1952 and was awarded a University Scholarship to enable him to carry out the research which he has just completed. He captained the Leeds University Fencing team which won the Universities' Athletic Union Championship last year. .

DEATHS I. W. J. HAYSEY We regret to record that Ivor Walter John Haysey (The Rise, 1939-1946) was killed in a motor cycle accident on 10th October, 1954, at Sandakan, in North Borneo, at the age of 26.

He was returning home from a cinema when his motor cycle left the road and hit the sea-wall fence. He was taken to Sandakan Hospital and was apparently comfortable. though unconscious, but died that night, sleeping.

On leaving school he joined the 5th Royal Tank Regiment, and had served in Germany. After the Army he had obtained a post with the shipping firm of Messrs. Holt, and was posted to Kumasi and Acra in West ,Africa. At the time of the accident he had been just two months with the North Borneo Trading Company at Sandakan.

The Manager at Sandakan wrote of him : "Haysey was considered one of the most promising of our staff.

He was very well liked and he made good friends. He appeared to like his work, and in my daily talks with him I formed the highest opinion."

To his parents, whose address is Hill House, Portsmouth Road, Esher, Surrey, we tender our sincere sympathy.

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F. G. SCHROEDER We have heard with regret from Calgary, Alberta, that Felix Godfrey Schroeder (1901-1906) passed away very suddenly with a heart attack on the 115th September, 1954. He had been retired for two years after relinquishing a post with the firm of Burns & Co. in Calgary. He was unmarried. To his friends in Calgary and particularly to Mrs. P. V. Blake, who has written to us, we offer our condolences.

BIRTHS RINGROSE.—On 23rd January, 1955, at St. Brenda's Nursing Home, Bristol, to Dora (nee Lemmon), wife of David F. Ringrose-a daughter. [1943-1947.]

STEELE.—On 21st November, 1954, at Tripoli, to Evelyn Angela (nee Scott), wife of (Frank Steele, British Embassy, Tripoli, Libya— a daughter. [The Rise, 1933-1941.]

SYKES.—On 26th October, 1954, to Pamela, wife of Robin Sykes— a daughter. [The Rise, 1942-1947.]

MARRIAGES CLARK—BODEN. On 1st January, 1955, at St. Chad's, York, William James, only son of Lt.-Col. and Mrs. W. Clark, of Earley, Reading, to Mavis, elder daughter of Mr. and 'Mrs. R. .Boden, of South Bank, York. [1939-1946.]

REYINOLDS—VARDE. On 26th June, at St. George's Church, Hanover Square, London, W.1, Anthony Gilmour, younger son of Dr. and Mrs. H. E. King 'Reynolds, of York, to Avril, daughter of Mrs. Helen and the late Mr. S. V. Varde, of Bombay. [Manor, 1939-1944.]

WIC1KS—BIROWIN. On 2nd October, at St. Mark's Church, Parklands, Nairobi, Mr. Neville E. (Wicks, only son of Colonel and 'Mrs. C. L. (Wicks, of Gloucester, to Miss Margaret T. Brown, second daughter of 'Mr. and Mrs. A. G. (Brown, of Hove. Sussex.

[School House, 1940-1943.]

ENGAGEMENTS MR. R. DOBSON AND MISS M. (BULLOUGH The engagement is announced between Robert, only son of Mr. and Mrs. R. 'Dobson, of Pickering, Yorks., and Maureen, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. IA. C. Bullough, of Walkden, Manchester.

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MR. F. C. SLEGG AND Miss D. TUCKER The engagement is announced between Frederick Charles, elder son of 'Mr. and Mrs. F. W. H. Slegg, of 73 Beechwood Rd., Sandestead, Surrey, and Daphne, younger daughter of Mr. and (Mrs. G. Tucker, of ,Armthorpe, Yorks. [1942-1949.]

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LMR P. M. STEELE AND MIS'S (P. R. 'WILSON The engagement is announced between (Purcell Macduff, son the late Capt. F. R. Steele, IM.B.E., of India, and of (Mrs. F. R. Steele, K-i-H., of Clifton, York, and Pamela Rosemary, daughter of Mrs. Henry S. Wilson, of Cookridge, Leeds. {The Rise, !1933-1943.]

OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE LETTERS November, 19.

Oxford.

To the Editors of "The Peterite".

Dear Sirs, Although the sixth week of Michaelmas Term has been for time immemorial the graveyard of good resolutions, this letter is not being written with the sole intention of proving the rule, but • rather as a peace offering to everyone who reads "The (Peterite". (We do apologise most sincerely for our literary lapse, and can only plead the rate of modern living, which has permeated even Oxford colleges, as an excuse. Incidentally, if Bannister should care to visit us, we would always be most willing to illustrate this with a practical example.

The arrival this term of six more stalwarts to join our ranks has swelled numbers to what must be very nearly a record. They seem to have lost little time in finding out the shady way to the "Turf" (which now has the best shove ha'penny board in Oxford), or the health-giving properties of Elliston's Coffee.

On the other hand, we have had to say goodbye to Messrs. Murray (Jesus) and Royle (B.N.C.); the latter, it is rumoured, is about to reach the point of no return—as for the former, he should do well if he y to the Railways as he applies his physical knowledge as successfull did to his tandem bicycle. We wish them both the very best of luck for the future.

Our individual activities can best perhaps be summarised as follows :I. G. COBHAM ((Magdalen). Reads Medicine and is our oldest inhabitant. Occasionally seen clad in a distinguished looking raincoat, pedalling an equally distinguished looking bicycle in the direction of the Pathology Labs. Shoots a rifle enthusiastically and is a connoisseur of tea.

G. M. HERRING (St. ICatharine's). Reads Chemistry, works hard, and is proud of both. Apparently of a retiring nature or else digs in an inaccessible part of the town, for we see extremely little of him.

D. G. HILTON (The Queen's). Has forsaken Mathematics and joined the large herd of lawyers. Plays rugger for his College and can be recognised immediately in the street by his permanent smile and salt-encrusted duffel coat.

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P. W. V. 'MILBURN ((Worcester). Spends his time engaged in unknown pursuits and (Modern Languages. Still plays a fanatical game of rugger, which may well be the reason for his large collection of unusual signs and walking sticks.

R. D. PALFRAMAN (Worcester). 'Shares rooms with White but disclaims any responsibility for him. Reads History, discourses at length on politics and pulls an oar to the detriment of his nether parts.

E. ROBINSON (Exeter). Has unfortunately had to retire from the rugger field due to an injury sustained in the Trial, when he was seen to play an excellent game. In spite of this, he has managed to keep fit by singing lustily in St. Hilda's Choir. Reads Geography and throws gigantic tea parties in a fortress-like part of his College.

J. M. SmrrnsoN (Wadham). Reads Chemistry and utters strange remarks about it in Arabic. Rowed in his College 3rd boat last term and has now taken up Judo—for purely private reasons, we suspect. Perambulates in an exceedingly battered hat and refuses to vouch for Murray's financial stability at any time.

P. G. TAYLOR (Brasenose). Is a Classicist, judging from his lightning repartee and intelligent countenance, which is as yet unspoiled by associations with his College 2nd XV. Still thinks that the Brasenose Cellar is where the trunks are stored.

M. I. H. UNWIN (Worcester). Has now retired from his august place in the Worcester 1st boat, having glimpsed History Schools on the horizon, but his stentorian voice is still to be heard on the towpath most afternoons. Was recently seen one morning coming out of a bank in the Corn with a perplexed look on his face.

S.J. WHITE (Worcester). Was last encountered on the night of 5th November, hovering mysteriously about the precincts of the Union.

So far, however, research has failed to connect any of his forbears with the School. Plays hockey, reads History in his spare time and disclaims any responsibility for Palframan.

D. J. Wn.soN (Brasenose). Having now established himself in literary circles by attaining Editorship of "Isis", his time is mainly occupied cum of light brown hair with Modern Languages. Has a modi and thinks up-and-down ties are "pleb". Usually seen only at night.

J. J. YouLL (Worcester). Has apparently developed an anxiety complex about the morals of his fellows, which manifests itself in his superior attitude to everything except Classics. Works hard and keeps a crowbar in his room in case Zuleika Dobson should walk in.

Finally, only enough space is left for us to wish the School the best of luck and every success in the coming term.

We remain, Sirs, Yours very sincerely, THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES. 13

Cambridge.

December, 1954.

The Editor of "The Peterite".

Sir, We do apologise most sincerely for not having written a Cambridge Old Peterite letter for some considerable time, and we hope that this will not happen again. As we have eighteen residents at Cambridge now we assure you that a letter will be forthcoming every term.

As always we send our very best wishes to the School.

We have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servants, THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITES.

The following are now resident in Cambridge :T. ANKERS [1946-1952] : Temple : Emmanuel College : 1st year.

J. Has acquired a reputation for working by the simple expedient of affecting a brief-case, and does, in fact, spend almost as much time in the College library as he does at the Rex Cinema. Plays a little bad hockey with an equally bad grace ! Lives in a garret; is convinced he has consumption and is hence devoting considerable time and attention to attempts to acquire a midinette to complete the picture. Quite naturally drinks an incredible amount of coffee.

P. T. BAKER [1945-1950] : School House : St. Catharine's College : 3rd year. Reads Law and with Barry Mortimer and John Griffiths is often seen surreptitiously slinking off to eat (allegedly) his Bar dinners at the Middle Temple. Is President of the Junior Combination Room and of the College Law Society. Has represented the University several times at rugger since he has been up here; played against the Oxford Greyhounds this term and was awarded his LX Club colours. His great "play" is at "candles and cushions" parties where he invariably brings along a physiotherapist; is often heard to say "Massages my leg at Addenbrooke's, you know". Is said to work in the vocation.

J. B. CLAYDON [1949-1954] : Rise : King's College : 1st year. Is gradually getting used to his surroundings; looks frightfully impressive in his surplice as he condescendingly glances at the congregation; is capable with a slide rule in the engineering department and, we gather, is no worse than usual on the river.

Seems to conspire mainly with James Oldroyd and Christopher Griffiths—about the usual things, of course !

C. A. F. Cooxsoir [1935-1942] : Rise : Emmanuel College : 1st year.

Is our oldest member; the old stager returning to the Cambridge fold. Is reading Geography, and accordingly is to be seen on a Monday afternoon armed with miscellaneous surveying instru-

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ments, or taking "met." readings at early hours from the roof of the Geography department. Has played squash for the College 1st team but has been prevented from indulging in much strenuous rugger owing to a persistent muscle injury.. Also occasionally in evidence at the College Drama Society or University Photographic Society.

C. J. GRIFFITHS [1949-1954] : School House : Peterhouse College : 1st year. Emphatically announces that he has little spare time outside the medical laboratories, but certainly makes the most of what he has. Is continually gloating over the excellence and superb cuisine of Peterhouse food. Rides his bicycle in a reckless manner; we are told this is quite natural.

GRIFFITHS [1944-1950] : School House : Emmanuel College : 4th year. One of our two resident B.A.s; reads Economics and is now reading Law for the Bar. A leading social light of Cambridge who is often seen gliding to London by car—quite a feat, really !

At one time was the business manager of the "Light Blue" magazine which deals with the different sports in the University.

Plays a considerable amount of hockey and cricket with no little success. His forte and his pride is his delightful running of the Girton Girl Guides. My dear, the admiration .. .

J. C.

D. A. HAXBY [1944-1953] : Rise : Sidney Sussex College : 2nd year.

Is reading Classics, and well, too, we gather. Plays a good deal of squash and occasionally goes sculling. Without doubt his chief interest is music as evidenced by his belonging to the Music Club, the Pierian Singers and the Raleigh Society (Newnham). Positively an Anglican, but a member of the Methodist Society. Claims that the loss of his umbrella has left him without any Cambridge eccentricities.

A. M. KENDELL [1943-1950] : Rise and Grove : Emmanuel College : 1st year. Is reading History but sings as well; incidentally, has been awarded a Choral Exhibition and is also a member of the C.U.M.S. (generally considered as the man who came in instead of the double bass at the performance of Berlioz). Plays for the College rugger side during brief periods of fitness and visits Oxford regularly. The latter events cause him great excitement. Is often seen in the company of other O.P.s. His eccentricities are his ideas on carrying shopping bags to lectures. Has been known to cut a loaf in the Rex through sheer hunger, the crumbs he feeds to the Emmanuel swans, of course.

M . E. KERSHAW [1944-1951] : Temple : Emmanuel College : 2nd year.

Is said to be reading History but spends most of his time riding in the lift at the University Library, where he claims that he finds peace and solitude. With Peter Baker he went on the Cornish Rugby Tour and has also represented the University. Played 15

against the Oxford Greyhounds and was awarded his LX Club colours. As he has another year at Cambridge we would like to wish him every success for next season in the hope that he will get his Blue. Other activities include drinking coffee at the Copper Dive and drinking most nights .. . when not in training!

P. C. KNOWLSON [1942-1950] : School House : Emmanuel College : 2nd year. Reads Estate Management—rural, we believe. Works hard and ploughs with a gown. Is often seen surveying the fens, a sign of loneliness, no doubt. Plays for the Emmanuel 1st XV and has been awarded his colours. Is seen in the company of Tom Wyatt-Gunning quite a lot; they both take their agricultural studies seriously as befits their way of life. A rumour has it that he was seen at the Jazz Band Ball doing a rather dainty step.

J. B. MORTIMER [1941-1950] : Rise : Emmanuel College : 3rd year.

Is reading Law for the Bar at the Middle Temple. Is VicePresident of the Emmanuel Law Society and a member of the many Emmanuel clubs. Has been playing quite a good game of cricket since he has been up here and is now Captain of the College side. Was Junior Treasurer of the May Ball Committee —the only way of getting two free tickets, we discovered. Takes coffee at the Coffee Pot as, believe it or not, it is owned by an O.P. Spends three-quarters of his time with John Griffiths and the other quarter with a certain pair from "Cats".

J. C. OLDROYD [1948-1953]: Rise : King's College : 1st year. Is rapidly becoming proficient with figures he tells us; obviously he has been quick off the mark ! Also rowed against the ladies in the coxes' eight which probably explains his former remark. Still plays soldiers but now with live ammunition. Had quite a party with other O.P.s in David Haxby's rooms this term. Is seen a lot with Christopher Griffiths and John Claydon in jovial mood.

P. SIMPSON [1939-1945] : Manor : Trinity Hall : 2nd year. Elderly ex-engineer now claiming to be second year theologian. Divides his time between select luncheon parties with Eric Thompson in the University Library and select Madrigal singing in an obscure don's rooms in King's with David Haxby. Has marked existentialist tendencies and "Entmythologisierous" is his sole topic of conversation.

A. N. C. Smrni [1946-1951] : School House : Emmanuel College : 2nd year. Is a person one usually notices in "odd places" in Cambridge. Reflects on life in general most of the time. Is in the 2nd VIII and from all reports is rowing well. A keen supporter of the Yorkshire Society, one of the more esoteric clubs. Read Economics in his first year but now claims he reads Law. When questioned about his night life his answer usually takes the form of a knowing smile.

E. G. THOMPSON [1942-1950] : Manor : St. John's College : 4th year.

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his activities this year he quietly assured us that he was "relaxing".

Perhaps the fact that he was seen on the stage once, took part in the Musical Society's production of the "Childhood of Christ", has been encountered on the rugger field and tells us of a recent visit to an approved school gives some indication of his interpretation of the word. His new C.U. Social Service Organisation seems to be "catching on".

E. D. THORNTON [1945-1950] : Grove and Rise : St. Catharine's College : 3rd year. Is still reading Estate Management. His rooms are littered with pamphlets on pigs, the "Farmers' Weekly", etc., and if one is lucky one can sometimes read about "The future of the milk cow", a most enlightening periodical. Is Captain of Squash and has also been awarded his College hockey and cricket colours; last year he played for the Crusaders once or twice.

"Works hard both in and out of the lecture room; this man should go far." Although we recognise this form of sentence we are not quite sure what direction it takes.

R. J. TOWNSHEND [1945-1950] : Temple : Emmanuel College : 3rd year. Seems to spend a lot of his time at the Emmanuel football ground and is usually heard muttering, "It mustn't happen again, it mustn't happen again". Goalkeeper, possibly? He assures us he is working harder than ever before, but the fact that he has recently protested about police arrangements on Girton Road between 11 p.m. and midnight makes us raise an eyebrow—or two?

Quite a man about College, too, we gather.

A. N. WYATT-GUNNING [1942-1952] : Rise : Emmanuel College : 2nd year. Is reading Agriculture, which is quite different from the Estate Management course. Finds coffee drinking an excellent substitute for work. Also holds enlightening discussion groups which gives Maurice Kershaw and others an opportunity to justify their existence at Cambridge. Has played occasionally for the LX Club this term; awarded his College colours for rugger. A great party man, and surprisingly tells us that an agricultural gait is essential for such occasions. He climbs into College regularly— with consummate ease.

VALETE AND SALVETE VALETE (December, 1954) THE GROVE D. C. Pattison, 1950-54. House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953. Treasurer of Photographic Society, 1953-54. School Play, 1953-54. 2nd IV Cox, 1952. Colours, 1952. Ldg. Seaman in R.N. Section of C.C.F. 2 i/c Recruits. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1951. A.B. Exam., 1952. Ldg. Seaman Exam., 1952. P.O. Exam., 1953. Marksman.

J. R. Tomlinson, 1950-54. VC. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954. School Play, 1953.

Cdt. in R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1952. 1st Class Shot.

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THE MANOR J. A. Stark. 1951-54 (St. Olave's, 1945). VC. Young Farmers' Club Committee and Librarian, 1954. A/L/Cpl. in Army Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I. Efficiency Badge. Marksman.

SCHOOL HOUSE G. Ridley. 1950-54 t(St. Olave's, 1944). House Monitor. Transitus B. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953. Science Society Committee. Played for Colts XV, 1951-52-53. Colours, 1952-53. Played for 1st XV, 1952-53-54-55.

Colours, 1953-54-55. Cap, 1954-55. Played for Tees-side Schoolboys' XV, 1953-54. "A" XV, 1953-54-55. 2nd XI, 1953-54. Colours, 1954.

2nd XI Hockey, 1954. Cdt. in Army Section of C.C.F. 2 i/c Shooting.

C.C.F. Band, 1951-54. Cert. "A", Pts. I and II. 1st Class Shot.

P. B. Mitchinson. 1950-54. Transitus Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953.

Colts XI, 1951-52. Colours, 1952. Played for 1st XI, 1952. 1st XI, 1953-54. Colours, 1953-54. Durham Schoolboys' XI, 1953-54. 1st XI Hockey, 1954. Colours, 1954. Tennis Team, 1952-54. Cdt. in R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1952. Efficiency Badge. Marksman.

SALVETE (September, 1954) THE GROVE Allan, T. M. (IVA), Bolton, E. S. (IVA), Dutton, I. S. T. (Remove), Evans, R. L. (Shell A), Gomersall, A. (IVA), Hobson, S. S. (Shell B), Jobling, R. L. (Remove), Moss, J. H. ((Shell A), Sykes, H. V. (Shell B).

THE MANOR Armstrong, J. 0. (IVB), Botterill, J. S. (Remove), Clark, J. G. (IVA), Dimmey, F. H. (Shell B), Dornan, P. A. 1(Shell B), Gee, D. H. (IVA), Goolden, P. (Remove), McCallum, A. (IVB), Purse, H. R. L. (IVA), Raahauge, M. P. (Shell B), Sykes, R. H. (Shell A), Thomas, C. L. (Remove), Wainwright, C. B. (IVB).

QUEEN'S Barton, N. R. (Shell A), Blacker, M. S. (Remove), Charnley, J. M. (Shell A), Clifford, R. E. D. (Remove), Coulson, D. E. (Shell B), Dillon, M. Q. (Shell B), Giddings, M. P. (Shell B), Jones, B. (IVB), Lord, J. M. (Shell A), Marsden, D. (IVA), Mitchell, W. (Shell A), Murray, C. T. (Remove), Slade, D. L. (IVA), Steward, H. D. C. (Shell A).

THE RISE Beachell, J. M. (Shell A), Cormack, G. R. (Shell B), Hopkinson, R. C. (Shell B), Howard, W. M. (VA), Hyde, R. S. R. (Remove), Ibberson, C. D. (Shell A), Matthews, J. B. (IVB).

SCHOOL HOUSE Baker, S. D. (Shell B), Beaumont, F. C. (Shell B), Garbutt, M. G. A. (Shell A), Hanson, J. N. (Shell A), Hodgson, R. A. (Shell A), Leach, R. (Shell B), Middleton, J. F. (Shell B), Moore, N. F. (Shell A), Oldham, M. K. (Shell A), Peacock, R. W. (Shell B), Rhodes, J. J. (Shell A), Robinson, J. B. (Shell B), Shearsmith, B. D. (Shell A), Watson, F. I. (Shell A), Webster, P. R. (Shell B).

TEMPLE Barrett, A. R. (Shell A), Bentley, R. W. (IVB), Best, A. D. (Shell A), Butland, A. N. P. (IVA), Fairweather, I. R. (Remove), Fraser, B. M. (Shell A), Hayes, P. A. H. (Remove), Hodgson, P. (Remove), Holroyd, J. M. I. (Remove), Howat, P. W. (IVA), Humpherson, J. R. (IVA), McCulloch, M. N. (Shell A), Quin, J. B. (IVB), Smith, J. M. (Shell A).

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VALETE (July, 1954) CORRECTION Through the omission of a line the notice of P. Crowe (Temple, 1949.54) was incompletely printed in our last issue. The following is a corrected version :P. Crowe. 1949-54 (St. Olave's, 1945). House Monitor. L.VI Modern.

G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952. "A" Level t(Geog.), 1954. Member of Debating Society. Colts XI, 1952. Played for 1st XI, 1953-54. 2nd XI, 1954. 2nd XI Hockey, 1953-54. Colours, 1953. Captain, 1954.

Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1953-54. Lance-Sgt. in C.C.F. Army Section.

Cert. "A", Parts I and II. 2nd Class Shot.

SCHOOL OFFICERS Christmas Term, 1954 HEAD OF SCHOOL:

C. H. LEWIS.

SCHOOL MONITORS :

Head of The Grove: P. G. BROOKE. Head of The Manor: A. M. MARSH. Head of Queen's House: R. G. BOUGH. Head of The Rise: C. H. LEWIS. Head of School House: 0. C. WETHERELL. Head of Temple: R. N. JOHNSON. Chapel Monitor: M. J. BADDELEY. T. A. W. KETTLEWELL. P. L. BARDGETT. HOUSE MONITORS :

The Grove: J. D. BIRCH, D. C. PATTISON, D. M. WALKER. The Manor: J. R. JENKINSON, P. K. LAPIDGE, J. 0. R. PENMAN, W. J. B. STRIKE, R. B. WILSON. Queen's House: D. G. BARTON, A. BLOOMFIELD, A. B. BRYCE, B. A. HEAP, P. M. HEWSON, R. V. KING. The Rise: M. W. BOLTON, R. M. KIRKUS, J. R. U. LEISHMAN, E. S. PORTLOCK. School House: D. A. MACPHERSON, D. J. NESHAM, F. J. PACEY, G. RIDLEY, E. K. VARLEY, M. WILLSTROP. Temple: R. D. BECKITT, W. E. BUTLAND, J. M. W. DOBSON, A. G. D. STAINES, C. J. VYLE. GAMES CAPTAINS :

Captain of Rugger: T. A. W. KETTLEWELL. Captain of Shooting: J. 0. R. PENMAN. Captain of Squash: M. WILLSTROP. Captain of Fencing: A. G. D. STAINES. Captain of Chess: B. W. H. CARTER. EDITORS OF "THE PETERITE" : M.

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HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE The Grove Hall on the first day of term saw ten eager faces; but the older and more experienced inmates could be heard to murmer "Little do they know", or, in Latin, "0 miseras hominum mentes o pectora caeca". (D. M. Walker is to be heartily congratulated on the award of a State Scholarship in Classics for his results in the Summer examinations.)

P. G. Brooke had been appointed Head of House and M. J. Baddeley and P. L. Bardgett School Monitors, and these, together with J. D. Birch, D. M. Walker, and D. C. Pattison, made up the new regime.

In the hall we noticed the comparative absence of cups after our brilliant successes on the last morning of last term ! However, we were filled with hope for cups, more lawfully gained, when we heard that we were to play Rise in the first round of the Senior House matches and Queen's in the Junior House matches. When we had soundly beaten Queen's in the Junior House match and our Senior team had drawn with Rise, many of our members, wearying of strenuous exercise, departed to the Sanatorium to enjoy ill-health for a while. Thus, thanks to the weather and the 'flu the House matches were cancelled. D. M. Walker and J. R. Tomlinson were awarded their House colours, not only for their efforts this term but also for their past achievements.

We have had representatives in all the School XVs this term.

Pfluger and Bardgett gained places in the 1st XV, the latter being awarded, the former being re-awarded, his colours. Magson and Fish played for the 2nd XV, and Stephenson captained the Colts XV, which included Kirby and Burbidge. Magson and Kirby played for the School squash team, while Bardgett and Wilkinson played for the second team.

This term we have to bid farewell to J. R. Tomlinson, and D. C. Pattison also, unless a certain board of examiners decides otherwise.

We thank them for all they have done and wish them well for the future.

The Grove was well represented in the School play, both on and off the stage. We provided actors for many of the minor roles and Bardgett, Bellwood, and Wright played major parts very successfully.

The House concert on the last night of term, although preparations came at a time when many people were engaged in examinations and other activities, was undoubtedly a howling success.

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THE MANOR This term might well be called "the term that 'flu". For nearly half the House at one time or another retired to the supposed quiet of the Sanatorium. Their places were filled by members of School House, who had been driven out of house and home by the invasion of their own dormitories by those who under normal conditions would have occupied beds in the "San" itself.

The Juniors, whom we welcomed this term, seemed comparatively immune from the epidemic. This, no doubt, was due to their constant practice in varied forms of exercise. For example, we have not for a long time seen Mr. Power so occupied in teaching fencing to members of the Manor.

As regards rugger we can perhaps claim to have done more than any other House. For we did at least manage to play two of our House matches despite the depressing weather. True, the results were not to our advantage, but in both cases we lost only by the narrow margin of three points. In the Senior match against Queen's only a dropped goal stood between us and a draw, and after a hard fought match, although it was scarcely possible to pick out any one outstanding individual, we are to congratulate J. R. Jenkinson on the award of his House colours. The Junior match was lost to the Rise by 6-3, but for their vigorous efforts Wilson, M., and Ridley were awarded their Junior House colours. One member of the Manor, R. B. Wilson, won his 1st XV colours, and we like to think that, had Lapidge not broken his ankle in the early part of the term, he too would have had similar success. Penman and Brocklebank played for the 2nd XV; Liversidge was vice-captain of the Senior Colts and had one game for the 1st XV against the O.P. team. Wilson, M., Chadwick, and Bywater also played for the Senior Colts, and Lowley, Smith, and McCallum for the Junior Colts.

One Saturday, when it was impossible to play outdoor games, an Inter-House Pentathlon was arranged consisting of basket ball, table tennis, squash, fencing, and chess. The Manor only managed to come fourth equal, but our Senior team swept aside all opposition in the basket ball, and both our Junior chess and squash champions won their way into the finals. The interest in table tennis in the House was fostered by a competition, won, as expected, by Handler, who showed a remarkable ability for returning apparently unplayable shots.

As these notes are being written, the whole House is trying to think of something which might be vaguely amusing for the House concerts, which take place on the last night of term. It has been heard said that the raucous singing which issues from the Monitors' bathroom late at night is merely practice for the great performance.

We only hope that when the day comes we will not be feeling too sleepy after the excellent supper usually provided on such occasions.

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QUEEN'S The arrival of a new school year brought smiles to our faces, as we discovered we were joint winners of the Work Cup with Temple.

The endeavours of our first year have thus been justly rewarded, and we have, we hope, set the tradition as an intellectual House.

The diverse interests of Heap, King, Bryce, Hewson, and Barton have been added to the experience of Bough and Bloomfield in the monitorial band in order to carry on the good work, and we wish them every success. They have indeed lead the House well in all spheres of activity. Bloomfield has shepherded the music of the School and the House, whilst Barton has promoted the interest of the House in the Science Society. The Discussion Group has again provided valuable experience for its members under the guidance of King, while its Senior Society, although not being attended as much as would be desired, has provided a similar outlet for the more eloquent of our members. Within the House, chess and table tennis have been, as usual, very popular, and Bloomfield (chess), Bean, Jones, M. A., and Jesper (table tennis) are to be congratulated on winning the individual competitions.

The great achievement of the term has, however, been the high standard produced in the School play, in which Atkinson gave a competent performance, along with Crowther, Elliott, Chilman, and Barton, N. R. Bloomfield and Jones, M. A., also provided entertainment by playing in the orchestra pit.

It is with great pleasure that your chronicler records our first Senior Inter-House rugger victory by 3-0, in which the Manor were gallant losers in a hard-fought game. The Junior team faced a formidable Grove XV, and retired from the battlefield, not a little disgraced. The subsequent cancellation of all House matches, owing to an influenza epidemic, prevented another battle against our Temple rivals. Hewson was awarded his House colours and Dodsworth his Junior House colours after these matches. We have been represented in all School rugger teams. Bough, Hewson, and Heap were awarded 1st XV colours; Barton, D. G. played for the 2nd XV, as also did Atkinson; Burrows, Bytheway, and Hopper played for the Colts XV, and Swain for the Junior Colts XV. When, however, we were called upon to take part in a Pentathlon, we rose to the occasion and came out convincing winners, although half the House was absent. It must be recorded, in connection with this, that Cooke showed signs of being a second D'Artagnan, whilst holding a sword for the first time.

THE RISE The House assembled at the beginning of the term minus Isherwood, who had had an argument with a lorry which resulted in him being detained in hospital. Happily he returned shortly after the commencement with a face apparently tarnished.

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As is usually the case after the Summer holidays we returned to find the House under a new regime. Lewis was the new Head of House as well as being the Head of the School. Kettlewell was appointed a School Monitor and Kirkus, Portlock, and Leishman rose to the "dizzy" heights of House Monitors. To all the above we extend our heartiest congratulations.

As the House had lost so few boys at the end of the Summer Term only six of the numerous new boys had the privilege of entering the Rise. To Howard, Hyde, Mathews, Ibberson, C., Cormack, and Beachell we extend a warm welcome, and already we are pleased to see that they are moulding themselves into Risites worthy to carry on the work of their predecessors.

This term we were also very pleased to welcome Mr. Waine as Assistant House Master. We are confidently expecting that under his coaching the Rise will once more regain the Music Cup. His predecessor, Mr. Cummin, presented the House with a book and we thank him very much for this generous gift. Mr. Rutherford visited us on many occasions during his stay at the School of one term.

We thank him for the interest he took in the Rise and we wish him all the best in the future.

Kettlewell and Bolton played throughout the season for the 1st XV. We sympathise with Kettlewell, who as captain of the 1st XV had a very worrying time, and we congratulate him on the way he himself played. We may also boast another 1st XV cap in Bolton, who had the rare distinction of gaining this award in his first season in the team. Lewis and Roe were awarded 2nd XV colours and five other members of the House played for the 2nd XV. Nine members of the House played for one or other of the Colts teams, Lock captaining the Junior Colts.

The start of the term found us with a newly painted House. At last the House team photographs lined the walls of the reading room.

Several photographs are, however, missing and we do ask old Risites who have any of them if they would kindly offer them to complete the collection.

It was pleasing to see that more members of the House were taking an active part in School Societies. The majority of the senior part of the House are members of the Debating Society and Lewis, Kettlewell, Powell, and Moore, J. E., were all principal speakers at one time or another. Our House Master also set the tone in this respect with a speech on Myxomatosis. The Young Farmers' Club has captured the interest of several would-be farmers of the Rise, and Huzzard (Chairman), Powell, and Burdass are all Committee members. Not many people, however, made use of the Hobbies room or the Railway room, although Wilkinson continues to impress all with his "home-made" furniture.

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Perhaps the feature of the term which remains uppermost in our minds is the 'flu epidemic which broke out in the House mid-way through the term.' We came in for severe criticism from the other Houses when the bug wrought havoc in the Rise, but it was not long before those same people were in the Sanatorium themselves. It is perhaps appropriate to thank here Sister, Miss Hall, Miss Kendall, and also Mrs. Crews, who worked so hard in the House during this trying period. Thirty-eight of the 'House succumbed and only Cormack of the Juniors survived.

Although only one round of each of the rugby competitions was played the 'Rise did enough to scare the other Houses into calling for a cancellation of the competition ! We would like to congratulate the Junior team on upsetting the odds to beat Manor by 6 pts. to 3, thanks mainly to some grand tackling, and also the Senior team, with eight reserves, on drawing 3-3 with a full-strength Grove side.

Fencing appears to be in a healthy state, especially amongst the younger members of the House, and Cook, although only in his second year, has already appeared for the School team. Squash, too, has its enthusiasts, Lewis, Roe, and Forster all having appeared for the School 2nd team. Unhappily in this respect the junior part of the House do not appear to be over-anxious to make the trip to the squash court, a state of affairs the House is sure to regret in future years.

Oldman has run the House Library very efficiently throughout the term, and we thank him for undertaking this job.

Finally we would like to pay tribute to those Risites who took part in the School play, particularly to Moore, E. I., Powell, Trevelyan, Kirkus, and Sheldon. We understand that but for Brown behind the scenes the show couldn't go on, and so cordially thank him. Whilst on the subject of the stage we must congratulate those members of the House who responded so keenly to the demands of the "Committee" in our part of the School concert.

SCHOOL HOUSE As usual, at the start of the Christmas Term, we welcome the new members to the House, all of whom have settled down well and have contributed much to our present position in the Work Cup Competition.

In spite of the bad weather and the 'flu epidemic, the spirit of the House has remained good throughout the term. We thank all those who made us so welcome in other Houses when our own became a sanatorium extension.

As a result of the bad weather the House's high hopes for the House rugger were blighted, but activities within the House flourished.

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Not only did House runs, basket ball, and walks assume a major role, but many of the House were seen towards the end of term rushing around attired in anything from leopard skins and skirts to evening dress. It was eventually discovered that the House was preparing for the entertainment at the end of term.

We were well represented in the School play. Clemons in a major role, Rice and Peacock supporting him, and Ruddock in a "most moving performance", were all excellent. Leonard, Kirby, and Paulson did good work as stage hands.

We would like to congratulate Macpherson, D. A., on his appointment as Vice-Captain of Rugger, and Willstrop on his appointment as Captain of Squash. Several other members of the House played for a rather disappointing School 1st XV. Bell and Pacey gained their 1st XV colours, Ridley and Wetherell their 1st XV caps. Sharp and Clayton made less frequent appearances, and Willstrop, after being dropped, muttered something about an injury and was never seen again. Sharp and Marshall were awarded their 2nd XV colours, and Clayton was also a member of the team. Mackintosh played occasionally for the Senior Colts XV, Beaumont, Macpherson, D. G., and Middleton all being regular members of the under fifteen Colts XV, and Robinson, J. B., played once. Macpherson, D. A., and Pacey represented the Squash team, and Nesham, who says he fights only for the love of the game, prodded his way to an isolated yet magnificent victory for the fencing team.

The regular House "Proms." have continued under the able direction of Le Pla, assisted by N. J. Bell. Some excellent programmes of music were arranged, each piece being introduced by a brief word about the composer.

We regret that our Matron, Miss K. Hall, is leaving us this term.

We thank her heartily and sincerely for the many ways in which she has helped us, and hope she will find happiness in her new post.

We must also bid farewell to those old-timers G. Ridley and P. B. Mitchinson, who have contributed so much to the well-being of the House and School. We trust they will be even more successful in the wide world.

TEMPLE HOUSE First of all we welcome our new Templars, many of whom seem to be ardent disbelievers of the wise maxim that little boys should be seen and not heard. However, we are glad to see that they are keen workers, whether physically or mentally, and that they support House activities enthusiastically.

Templars are still distinguishing themselves in School affairs—a sure sign that we have not had "to reap a sardonic harvest" after the "split" four terms ago. Welsh and Johnson are to be congratulated

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on being awarded their 1st XV colours; Dobson and Beckitt on being in the 2nd XV; Taylor on being in the Senior Colts XV; and Kershaw on being in the Junior Colts XV. Staines, Newitt and Piercy also played for a School XV at some time in the term. We very much regret that we were deprived of the pleasure of again beating Queen's.

The sad curtailment of the rugger season caused infinite distress especially to certain members in the upper part of the House.

Turning from blood sports we hear that Beckitt is in the 1st Shooting VIII. Staines is to be congratulated on his captaincy of fencing, and Russell and Morris also excelled at the noble art of "l'escrime". Lastly we must mention one of the School's most soporific games—chess. Sedman and Vyle both played regularly for the School but we are sorry to hear that their careers were very checkered.

This chronicle would not be complete if we did not mention the School play. Once more Staines bestrode the narrow stage like a Colossus and aspired to everything except tilting at windmills. Beckitt also had a main part in the play and performed it admirably despite his ailments. Piercy also had a part—the fearsome-looking militiaman third from the right.

We should like to mention two new House societies which have been added to the still flourishing Discussion Group. Veal and Sutcliffe, D. H., have formed a Railway Society, which aims at the furthering of knowledge on the working of railways. The other society is a Music ( ?) Society which was formed at Piercy's instigation.

The colourful and copious amount of literature which this society pinned on the notice boards, put to shame those abstract biological charts which were once to be seen in our Common Room. Our notice , board space has since been cut by half—by the biologists. Is it that the unemotional scientists are jealous?

The other usual House activities have steadily pursued their course but as the semi-finalists in the Table Tennis Competition persisted in being ill, we have no results to report.

THE CHAPEL Sunday, 12th December, is perhaps a little early for the full realisation of the Christmas Message; but we had to have our Carol Services on that day, since it was the last Sunday of term. The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols followed its now well-established course, though the Service was just a little shortened by the omission of one Carol. The Carol Service seemed as much appreciated as ever, and was certainly a worthy act of worship.

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Our Sung Eucharist on All Saints' Day was glorious : and otherwise our Chapel Services have followed their normal course, except on Sunday, 21st November, when we had no Sermon ! The influenza was then at its height; and with so many absentees, it was decided to ask Canon Tardrew to postpone his visit until next term. We hope very much to see and hear Canon Tardrew, who is now a Governor of the School, then.

At the beginning of October 65 boys started their preparation for Confirmation. The actual Confirmation will take place during the second half of March, next.

Collections during the term amounted to £87 5s. 2d. on ordinary Sundays, and £44 14s. 6d at the two Carol Services, making a total of £131 19s. 8d. After paying our share of printing costs of the Carol Services we were able to send £20 Os. 7d. to St. Stephen's Orphanage, and £10 10s. 5d. to the Centre for the Care of Cerebral Palsied Children. After meeting other necessary expenses, and including the balance from last year, a sum of £86 17s. 2d. is carried forward and will be available in due course for distribution by the Chapel Committee. C.P.

THE CHOIR The Choir has been strengthened by an influx of seasoned trebles among the new boys. Solo parts in anthems and carols as well as soaring descants by the whole treble line in hymns and chants have borne witness to the quality and staying-power of the trebles. Dr. Thomas Armstrong's triple chant, which we sing to Psalm 97, has shown, with its descant, that it possesses beauty as well as the vitality we have known it to have for many terms. The altos, on the other hand, suffered grievously in the early part of the term by the loss of 75% of their number who had left the School. The new altos have shown great keenness and the result of their hard work was becoming agreeably noticeable by the end of term.

The following anthems and services have been sung :"O come ye servants of the Lord"—Ty e.

"Thou visitest the earth"—Greene.

"Blessed be the God and Father"—S. S. Wesley.

"Give us the wings of faith"—Bullock.

"What are these that glow from afar"—Alan Gray, O.P. "Hear my prayer"—Mendelssohn.

"Praise to the Lord"—Campbell.

Stanford in B flat and Walmisley in D minor (with the School singing unison part arranged by C. S. Lang).

Outstanding events have been the Yorkshire Harvest Thanksgiving in the Minster for which the Choir led the singing of a vast congregation and the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in the School

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Chapel. From the point of view of the Choir the revival of Walford Davies's beautiful and evergreen setting of "The Holly and the Ivy" was hard work and worthwhile. From the point of view of the School the antiphonal singing of "I saw three ships" added zest to a carol many had thought too simple.

It is gratifying to note how many past and present members of the Choir have been in the cast of the School play.

THE LIBRARY Librarian: MR. L. BURGESS. Assistant Librarian: MR. A. D. HART. Library Monitors: M. J. BADDELEY, R. D. BEcxrrT, R. N. JOHNSON, A. M. MARSH, D. J. NESHA1K, A. G. D. STAINES, D. M. WALKER.

At the beginning of term it was found that there was a shortage of books on English Criticism in the Library. The making up of this deficit accounts for the almost unprecedented number of new books acquired this term. The scope of the Art and Modern Language Sections was also considerably increased. The following is a list of all the new books :Reference.

Oxford Junior Encyclopaedia, Vol. XII, The Arts.

Classics.

The Greek View of Life—G. L. Dickinson.

History.

Portrait of an Age—G. M. Young.

Rennaissance and Reformation—V. H. H. Green.

The Use of History—A. L. Rowse.

English Social History—G. M. Trevelyan.

Ideas and Beliefs of the Victorians.

The England of Elizabeth—A. L. Rowse.

Medieval People—E. Power.

English.

English Literature in the Sixteenth Century—C. S. Lewis.

The Romantic Poets—G. Hough.

The Frontiers of Drama—U. Ellis-Fermor.

Purity of Diction in English Verse—D. Davie.

The Jacobean Drama—U. Ellis-Fermor.

Introducing Shakespeare—G. B. Harrison.

Contemporary Views of Romantic Poetry—J. Wain.

The Elizabethan World Picture—E. M. W. Tillyard.

Writers on Writing—W. Allen.

Revaluation—F. R. Leavis.

The Victorian Sage—J. Holloway.

New Bearings in English Poetry—F. R. Leavis.

The Cambridge Anthologies—J. D. Wilson.

Shakespeare's Life and Art—P. Alexander.

Drama from Ibsen to Eliot—R. Williams.

The Wheel of Fire—G. Wilson Knight.

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An Assessment of 20th Century Literature—J. Isaacs.

The Apple and the Spectroscope—T. R. Henn.

Talking of Shakespeare—Ed. by J. Garrett.

Shakespeare and His Critics—F. E. Halliday.

The Literature of England—W. J. Entwistle and E. Gillett.

Selected Prose—T. S. Eliot.

Reading and Criticism—R. Williams.

Geography.

Oxford Economic Atlas of the World.

Malaya, Indonesia, Borneo and the Philippines—C. Robequain_

French.

Mauriac—M. Jarrett-Kerr.

Baudelaire—P. Mansell-Jones.

Anthology of Modern French Poetry—C. A. Hackett.

Andre Gide—Enid Starkie.

L'explication L'itteraire—B. Schlumberger.

The Poetry of France—A. M. Boase.

German.

Allerlei Menschen (Modern German Short Stories).

The German Language Today—W. E. Collinson.

German Tales of Our Time—L. Forster.

Poems—F. Hebbel.

Bahnwarter Thiel und Fasching—G. Hauptmann.

Kinderseele und Ladidel—Hermann Hesse.

Drei Manner Im Schnee—Erich Kastner.

Die Drei Falken—W. Bergengruen.

Science.

Science in Perspective—D. Thompson.

The Scientific Attitude—C. H. Waddington.

The Origins of Modern Science—H. Butterfield.

Art.

Rodin—J. Cladel.

Toulouse-Lautrec—J. de Laprade.

Degas—R. Rey. Bruegel—R. L. Delway.

Daumier—C. Sweicher.

El Greco—J. Cossou.

Rembrandt—J. Cossou.

An Introduction to European Painting—E. Newton.

The Meaning of Art—H. Read.

Outline of English Architecture—A. H. Gardner.

The Story of Art—E. H. Gombrich.

An Outline of European Architecture—N. Peosner.

An Introduction to Modern Architecture—J. M. Richards.

Music.

The Organ—Chilton and Dixon.

Music Ho !—Constant Lambert.

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THE CURIA This term there have been four full meetings and great enthusiasm has been shown by all members. At a preliminary meeting the new officers and new members were elected, and a rough programme for the term was drawn up. The first full meeting took the form of a game, in which each person was placed in an awkward situation

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and had to explain himself, being cross-examined by the remainder of the Society. At the second meeting Mr. Holbeche gave a lecture on poetry of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries, entitled, "Musing on Landskips". The lecture was illustrated throughout by poems, of which typewritten copies were provided by the lecturer.

A discussion was held at the third meeting, the subject being "That the insular position of Britain is no longer an advantage". The discussion evoked lively interest.

At the fourth and last meeting of the term, we welcomed Mr. J. Armstrong to talk to the Society on the work of a probation officer.

Mr. Armstrong explained to us the many sides of his work, and regaled us with many amusing stories of his own experiences. This lecture was a great success as was clearly shown by the number of questions asked at the end. The meeting was concluded with refreshments, kindly provided by the Domestic Bursar.

A SUMMER IN THE SUN COMMONWEALTH YOUTH TOUR OF CANADA When the S.S. "Empress of France", Montreal bound, sailed from Liverpool on 16th August, 1954, she carried among her passengers three boys of St. Peter's School. They were travelling to Canada with a party of eighteen British boys and girls, on a tour under the auspices of the Commonwealth Youth Movement. The jealous guardian of British weather was evidently loath to see three of his children escaping what was to be one of his more tyranous summers, and he vented his wrath with great success while the ship was still in his domain. The log read, "Rough head sea, heavy swell" : the three gentlemen in cabin C42 did not require breakfast.

But as Britain fell behind the weather improved, and the three Peterites enjoyed all the luxuries of ocean travel—the food ( !), the deck games, the dancing, film shows, and innumerable other delights.

There is no better existence than on an ocean liner, when the passenger has gained his "sea legs". Soon—all too soon in a way— a dark line appeared along the horizon. Yes, Canada was in sight and our three travellers wondered what awaited them. They steamed up the St. Lawrence, but the never-to-be-forgotten sight of this river's banks was obscured by a typical English fog (a touching demonstration of Commonwealth solidarity).

At last, on 22nd August, the "Empress of France" was safely against the wharves of Quebec, though the passage was not at an end for our eager visitors, and the final hundred miles to Montreal was covered during the next twelve hours. At Montreal they were rushed through the customs; welcomed by a reception committee to 30

N whom Wheatley responded in a most assured manner; driven through Montreal; dined and entrained for Ottawa. Unfortunately time did not allow them to see Montreal as they would have wished, but Canada is a big place and one cannot see everything in a month.

The primary attraction of Ottawa at midnight after such a day, was a bed, and this they found at Ashbury College—an independent boarding school. The next day was very full. They toured the "Mounties" barracks, the Governor-General's residence, and Canada's Parliament buildings (a model of Westminster)—all before lunch.

Lunch at the best hotel in town (no publicity allowed), and then they went on a tour of the Gatineau Valley; vistas of water, wooded hillsides, and blue sky blending to form unforgettable memories. In the evening they met some Canadian youth, the head boys and head girls of all the ten Ottawa high schools, over a meal.

But, go west, young men, and again away; they mustn't miss the midnight train. There was plenty of time for rest, however, once on board, two whole days in the train till Regina, state capital of Saskatchewan. They were days spent sleeping, reading, eating, talking and looking, surprisingly unmonotonous, as the train sped from forest to grassland, and still coast-ward to prairie. Regina reached, we were hurried to private homes for the night. Next day a tour of the R.C.M.P. Headquarters was undertaken, and a visit to the Regina Agricultural Fair. Here, in the heart of the wheatlands, the memory most prevalent in their minds, perhaps, was the high temperature-90°F. in the shade.

After one day in Regina they reboarded the train and on to Calgary, where the train stopped just long enough for us to pick up a similar group from New Zealand and Australia. Three hours later we were in Banff, a township in the heart of the Rockies. The three Peterites were convinced that the awe-inspiring beauty of the mountains made it the most wonderful place they had ever seen.

The town is surrounded by mountains, and they saw a herd of buffalo (but no grizzlies !) in the National Park. They had tea at the worldfamous Banff Springs Hotel, and went swimming. Prices are higher at this hotel, which makes the Station Hotel, York, look like a bungalow, than at any hotel in Canada.

After leaving Banff, a day on the train and then Vancouver, where they spent ten packed and thrilling days, doing practically everything there is to be done in B.C. They mixed with millionaires, were given priority everywhere, and, indeed, only the best seemed good enough for them; it seemed that even royalty could not have been treated better. Vancouver, for the first time in its history stretching way back to 1886, was athletics crazy, for it was the focal point of interest of the whole Empire at the time they were there. The Empire Games were being held here, culminating in the dramatic climax of the "Miracle Mile". They saw Bannister win, and they will never forget 31

the Wembley-like roar that arose when he overtook Landy. They spent two other days at the Games as well. Every day was a busy day; they were given a civic reception and dinner; they toured a logging mill and canning factory (the life industries of B.C.); they saw something of the workings of a big store; and they attended matins at Christ Church Cathedral when the Duke of Edinburgh read the lesson.

Vancouver had given them ten busy days—ten tiring but exciting days—and so by steamer (Glasgow built) they travelled to Victoria.

The capital city of British Columbia was our host for four days.

Five hundred of its citizens welcomed us on the lawns in front of the Legislative building. We were all allocated to various private homes, Kettlewell was billetted at a typical English home, Lewis tasted a "Hollywood style" home, complete with swimming pool, croquet lawns, motor boat, and Chinese cook, as well as being situated at the water's edge, whilst Weatley went to a "Scottish" home. Thus the three of us had seen for ourselves something of the cosmopolitan nature of Canada. We will never be able to thank adequately our various hosts in our different ports of call throughout Canada for what they did for us. A Conference was held in the Legislative Chamber on the night of our arrival. The following day a representative C.Y.M. cricket XI played Victoria and won by one run. The evening was spent at the "pride and joy" of Victoria, namely Butchart Gardens, which impressed the three Peterites very much.

Other highlights of our stay in Victoria were a salmon barbecue, a dance, and a garden party at the residence of the Lieut.-Governor of B.C. We left Victoria by the midnight steamer after a farewell dinner to the N.Z. and Australian groups. Daybreak found us in Vancouver ready to board the train for the East. Except for one day spent in Calgary we spent five days in the train before we arrived in Toronto.

Appleby College, who were somewhat responsible for the Peterites making the trip, was situated in beautiful surroundings. We spent five days "back at school" and five of the most enjoyable days on the whole trip. The U.K. group found time to read, write, swim, play tennis, and rest in the glorious sunshine that was with us throughout our stay in Oakville. The Risites saw baseball and lacrosse matches and visited the shores of Lake Erie for a day. A memorable visit was made to Niagara Falls, where we were confronted with a never to be forgotten sight. The final night at the College was spent at a dance given by a premier band of Canada. (Again no advertising allowed.)

Then by train to Quebec. Here we were billetted at La Citadelle, the barracks of the famous 22nd Foot. Whilst we were in this Frenchspeaking city H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent and Princess Alexandra were also at the La Citadelle. The highlight of Quebec was a reception given by the Governor-General of Canada.

But all good things must come to an end and a week later we awoke to find ourselves looking at the Liver Buildings.

C.H.L. and T.A.W.K.

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HE. MUSIC SOCIETY MR. F. WAINE. Secretary: A A. BLOOMFIEL D. Choral Society Secretary: R. M. KmKus. Orchestral Secretary: R. G. BEAN. R. D. BECKrFT.

Grove:

M. J. BADDELEY.

P. L.

BARDGETT.

Rise:

R. M. KIRKUS. J. E. MOORE.

House Representatives: Manor:

A. M. MARSH. J. 0. R. PENMAN.

School House:

N. J. BELL. C. G. HOWAT.

Queen's:

R. G. BEAN. A. BLOOMFIELD. Temple:

R. D. Baclaw.

J. M. W. DOBSON.

We opened the new school year with exactly half the previous year's Committee. Six members remained and six new members were appointed. New officers were elected to the vacant posts, and the programme of the concert in the Easter Term was discussed at the opening meeting. The Secretaries of the Choral Society and Orchestra have all gone about their duties with enthusiasm, and the gramophone record library has been well administered. New records have been purchased during the term, including the recent Adrian Boult recording of Messiah on long playing records.

The Choral Society has met weekly on Wednesday or Thursday mornings after School and has rehearsed several numbers from Part I of Haydn's "Creation" and the Madrigal from the Mikado. It is hoped to add to the amount of Gilbert and Sullivan for the concert next term, but until the copyright on Gilbert and Sullivan expires many difficulties stand in the way of performing selections from the operas at concerts.

The Orchestra has rehearsed at a new time, 6-15 p.m. on Fridays, in the gymnasium, and the experiment has proved worthwhile. The tape-recorder visited a rehearsal at about half-term and it was noticed that in the following week the orchestra played very much better together and in tune. The School has purchased a bassoon and it is hoped that a player will immediately come forward to learn this useful instrument of the orchestral woodwind.

The amplifier has continued to provide music on Fridays after morning school and smallish but increasing audiences have stayed to hear music chosen by members of the School. Some new boys did not appear to know that all are welcome at these recitals, and there is no subscription to the Music Society.

Programmes were arranged and presented by :—A. Bloomfield, J. E. Moore, N. J. Bell, R. D. Beckitt, J. M. W. Dobson, and R. N. Johnson, 33

MUSIC SOCIETY CONCERT (Given in the Music Room at 6-30 p.m. on Saturday, 23rd October) PROGRAMME 1.

PIANO DUET (Mr Waine and Mr. Pemberton.)

Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D flat.

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CLAVICHORD RECITAL

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(Mr. Pemberton).

French Suite No. 6 in E. Pavanne and Galliard (The Earl of Salisbury).

Sonata (a la Siciliana).

Sonata in E flat (K282).

Brahms

7. S. Byrd Scarlatti, D. Mozart Bach,

PIANO DUETS (Mr. Waine and Mr. Pemberton).

Slavonic Dances in E minor and G minor.

Three movements from "Children's Suite".

Dvorak Faure

This concert, the only Music Society meeting of the term, was held in the Music Room as the sound of the clavichord would not be audible in Big Hall. Attendance was therefore limited, but thirty-five people crowded into the Music Room for this unusual programme.

Mr. Waine introduced Mr. Pemberton for the first time to the Society, saying that at the last public meeting he had had the exact opposite to do in saying farewell to Mr. Wicks. To break the ice, he and Mr. Pemberton began with a virile performance of a Brahms' Hungarian Dance before Mr. Pemberton was asked to give his demonstration on the clavichord.

Mr. Pemberton began by giving a short history of the clavichord and its successor, the piano, and then went on to explain the mechanism of the clavichord. This, he said, was not unlike that of the piano, for the brass tangent, corresponding roughly to the piano's felt-headed hammer, struck, instead of plucked the string. But there the similarity ended, for while in the piano the hammer, after striking the string, falls away immediately, thus allowing the string to vibrate freely, in the clavichord the tangent remains in contact with the string as long as the player's finger holds the key down. It is obvious then, that the player loses control of the tone quality as soon as the note is sounded, while the clavichordist is able by varied pressure of the key to give the illusion of varied tone quality for the whole duration of the note. The slight tone of the clavichord, amplified on this occasion, was caused because the maximum distance travelled by the tangent was only half an inch. After explaining other technical details, Mr. Pemberton proceeded to give an interestingly varied programme ranging from Byrd to Mozart.

The last section of the recital, containing more piano duets, including the Brahms once more, brought an entertaining evening to a lively close.

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CAREERS ROOM The Careers Room has been more regularly used this term, and an encouraging feature has been the increased number of younger boys who have made use of it. As has been pointed out before, though it may not be advisable to settle too definitely upon a career at an early age, it is never too early to begin finding out about possibilities. Information continues to come in from various sources, and recent additions to the Careers File include pamphlets from the following :— Stewarts and Lloyds, Ltd.—Engineering.

Dorman Long & Co., Ltd.—Engineering.

Raleigh Industries, Ltd.—Engineering.

Lockheed Hydraulic Brakes, Ltd.—Engineering.

Bradford Technical College—Textiles.

Tootal Broadhurst Lee Co., Ltd.—Textiles.

Ashton Brothers, Ltd.—Textiles.

Esso Petroleum Company.

Anglo-American Corporation (S. Africa)—Mining.

Federation of British Industries ,(a pamphlet entitled "Careers for the Graduate in Industry").

Sutherland Dental School, Durham University.

Loughborough College of Technology—Automobile Engineering.

Local Government Service.

Edinburgh University Department of Social Studies.

Also in the Careers Room are to be found two series of pamphlets produced by the Ministry of Labour and National Service, namely "Careers for Men and Women" and "Choice of Careers". The following revised pamphlets in the first series have recently been received :— Auctioneering, Estate Agency and Land Agency.

Insurance.

Electrical Engineering.

The following new pamphlets have been received in the second series :—

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Accountancy.

Medical Laboratory Technician.

Occupational Therapy.

Physiotherapy.

Chiropody.

Local Government.

In these notes last term it was pointed out that one of the functions of the Public Schools Appointments Bureau is to organise Short Works Courses during the Easter and Summer holidays for boys over 16. The object of the courses is to give boys some idea of what industrial and business careers entail. They are open both to boys who have decided to enter industry or business and also to boys who have not decided upon their careers, but who think that they might be interested in industry. Attendance at one of the courses 35

does not place a boy under any obligation. Any boy interested in attending one of these courses is well advised to apply for a place as soon as possible after the publication of full details. These are generally sent out near the beginning of the term before the holiday in which the courses are arranged.

In order to give some idea of what is done on the Short Works Courses, the following account was written by a member of the School who attended the Rootes Group course during the Summer holidays.

K.G.C.

SHORT WORKS COURSE Out of a very wide choice of courses offered by the Public Schools Appointments Bureau I chose to apply for that run by the Rootes Group in Coventry. The course lasted for four days in September, and my idea was to see the Motor Industry from the inside. There were sixteen of us from Public Schools in all parts of the country, and we were heartily welcomed at the Stoke factory. Our accommodation was at an excellent hotel outside Coventry.

On the first day we were collected by coach and taken to the factory. After an interesting talk on the birth of the motor car we were shown round the Stoke factory. In the afternoon we went round the Ryton factory where most of the final assembly work is done. This was not a detailed tour and during the next three days we spent half a day in each of the main departments. The first of these was the Foundry where we saw the molten metal being cast into cylinder blocks and other engine parts. These are finished in the Engine Machine Shop where one afternoon was spent. The next department was the Engine Assembly Shop where the engines are assembled and tested. The gear boxes come next on the list and these are assembled and thoroughly tested in the Gear Box Shop.

On the final morning we went to the Ryton works to watch the assembly of the whole vehicle. The bodies and chassis (if any) come from another factory in the Rootes Group. All the vehicles are tested on rollers and several have actual road tests.

We attended short lectures and our questions were answered by various members of the firm such as the Production Manager, Chief designer, and Personnel Manager. Our guides were pupils who were on the Company's five years' course. In the evenings we could do what we liked and one evening I had a chance to visit some stock car racing.

There was no doubt that at the end of the course everybody had had an enjoyable and extremely profitable time.

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"THE KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE" "What is the play to be this year?" That is the question which greets the producer every year at the beginning of the Christmas Term. Mr. Burgess remains reticent. After all, he does not know the answer himself until he has carefully sifted many possibilities. And when he has made his choice, rather than be drawn into explanation or discussion, he wisely prefers to let the performance speak for itself. Again this year his quiet confidence was justified.

The success of "The Knight of the Burning Pestle", greatly enjoyed by juvenile and adult audiences alike, and not least by the players themselves, gave one more proof of that shrewdness in casting and skill in production which we have come to expect of him.

The choice of a play may often resolve itself into the question whether to offer the audience a glimpse of some acknowledged masterpiece at the risk of some inadequacy, particularly among the minor players, or whether to be content with a play of less intrinsic value which is within the compass of the whole cast. That the first course is worth attempting was shown by last year's production of "Macbeth". The second course, however, is more likely to lead to a balanced and finished production. "The Knight of the Burning Pestle" is a dull reading play, but its authors have contrived situations —the coffin scene, the encounter with Barbarossa, the muster of soldiers—which could hardly fail in popular appeal when acted on the stage. It does not pretend to the poetic and dramatic intensity of Shakespearean drama; but its cheerful atmosphere of boisterous burlesque comedy falls more easily within the range of the average schoolboy player. Where there is poetry or subtle characterisation it is so important to strike just the right note. The burlesque spirit is not so exacting and can even survive such accidents as befell Jasper on the final evening, when he nearly lost his trunk hose leaping out of his coffin.

Not only was the play well suited to schoolboy talents, as might be expected in a play originally performed by boy actors, but the roles had been distributed with particular care. So well adapted were they to what each player could do that, though we knew that some were more gifted than others, we were never made painfully aware, as so often happens, that the leading players were being poorly supported. That thread of the play which contains a vein of sentiment was perhaps played a little less convincingly than the rest; but the general standard was good, and the eye was caught not only by the star performers but by the minor player admirably suited to his part. Wright as Michael and Elliott as the Boy were good examples. So shrewd was the casting that at times one reflected with some amusement that the player had only to caricature himself to fill the role to perfection.

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the part of Ralph; but he also revealed a natural turn for comedy and cleverly introduced into his address to the soldiers a Churchillian lisp which was not lost on the audience. To the part of the Citizen's Wife Moore brought the same intelligence and natural ability that he displayed last year as Lady Macbeth and gave another fine performance. Kirkus danced and spluttered effectively as an indignant father. And Bardgett found the part of the Citizen much more congenial than the one he played last year. His range of expression and gesture seemed vastly extended.

One of the most exacting parts was that of the roistering Merrythought, with his boisterous cheerfulness, his snatches of song i and ne'er a thought for the morrow. The embodiment of a humour I rather than a character it would perhaps require an experienced actor to rescue it from a certain monotony. Yet Atkinson gave a very robust performance and deserves commendation for his verve and vocal talent.

Besides providing a well-balanced cast this production also successfully avoided that other fault which often bedevils amateur performances : sluggishness in the action. Performed without a curtain the play moved briskly and without irritating delays, while the changes of scene rapidly effected before our eyes by high-stepping page-boys who always marched out to the same catchy tune were both effective and amusing.

The set chosen for the play was an approximate reconstruction of an Elizabethan Playhouse based on De Witt's contemporary drawing of the Swan Theatre. The new set-builders, Messrs. Hart and Gaastra, made an impressive debut and we look forward to seeing more of their work next year. The music staff and orchestra also contributed notably to a production which thanks to good team-work and expert direction proved well-balanced and, above all, extremely entertaining.

The cast was as follows :R. D. BECKITT ... ...

Prologue P. L. BARDGETT ...

A Citizen ...

E. I. MOORE ... ...

His Wife A. G. D. STAINES Ralph, his apprentice...

M. T. POWELL ...

Tim 1 Apprentices { C. W. JOSE George j R. M. KIRKUS Venturewell, a Merchant ...

G. R. H. CLEMONS ...

Humphrey R. ATKINSON ... ...

Merrythought A. H. CROWTHER Jasper — 1 His sons } H. C. WRIGHT ...

Michael P. L. BELLWOOD Luce, daughter of Venturewell ...

E. W. TREVELYAN Mistress Merrythought F. F. WATSON Tapster P. K. LAPEDGE Barber F. SHELDON George Greengoose ...

M. I. L. RICE William Harnmerton R. A. ELLIOTT ... ... ...

Boy ... ...

Citizens, Attendants, etc. : N. R. BARTON, H. B. BURNETT, T. CHILMAN, W. HOUSE, T. D. J. LAYFIELD, R. W. PEACOCK, T. PIERCY, M. RiUDDOCK.

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A NOTE ON THE MUSIC OF "THE KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE" How many songs that we hear every day on the B.B.C. Light Programme will be easily unearthed in three hundred years' time?

The songs of Merrythought in "The Knight of the Burning Pestle" were so obviously well-known in the time of Beaumont and Fletcher that they were never written down in musical notation. But some, though not all, appear now to be lost. Nobody knows the tune and nobody knows where the tune is written down. We found that some researchers had gone through the contemporary music in the British Museum Library and had found little or nothing. Others had sought the assistance of the Old Vic and the British Drama League to no purpose. In some cases the words have gone as well. When Mrs. Merrythought and Venturewell have to sing to gain admittance to Merrythought's house the authors give the first line only of their songs followed by an "etc.". Of those two songs we could not only not find the tunes but neither could we find the words of the remainder of the verse ! "Lost and gone for ever", like Clementine in the song.

Could the song Clementine disappear off the face of the earth so effectively that no one in three hundred years' time could trace it?

It seems hard to believe.

Some we did find. "Walsingham" is well-known, and "Go from my window, Love, go" (how similar these words are to Gracie Field's "Go away from my window" !), come in the collection of pieces in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, parts of which, though unfortunately not all, are published in popular editions. Others we adapted.

"Wolseys wilde", a contemporary tune, was pressed into service and many others. But some of the rhymes, because of odd metres and quaint rhythms, proved obdurate. Then we had to compose our own.

And here each tune had to run the double gaunlet of singer and producer. In the end all were satisfied.

The orchestral music presented fewer difficulties. Dowland's "Lachrymae" was easily transcribed and Byrd's "John come kisse me now" proved popular for "furniture music". We could not find "Baloo" but as the orchestra was not supposed actually to be playing it when it was asked for that did not matter. For the rest, the Jig of Hoist's St. Paul's Suite formed the overture, and the Dargason, with the famous and lovely tune of Greensleeves as a counterpoint, the epilogue. For the interval, the Capriol Suite of Peter Warlock, who has been termed "an Elizabethan born out of true time" seemed most fitting.

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THE DEBATING SOCIETY The Debating Society can claim to have had a very successfur term, despite having been evicted from Big Hall by the actors for most of its meetings.

At the first meeting, which was open, C. H. Lewis, seconded by T. A. W. Kettlewell, proposed the motion "Gaudeamus igitur, dum juvenes sumus". They claimed that in Classical times men lived in their youth and killed each other in later life. In the realm of sport, youth had opportunities that never returned.

Mr. Wiseman, seconded by R. N. Johnson, spoke in opposition.

They said that what appeared to be youthful high spirits really hid uncertainty. There were really more opportunities in later life and those who started to work late found they were old before they had a chance to be middle-aged. After a number of speeches from the floor, some suggesting that we should always be joyful, the House decided against the motion by 58 votes to 33.

On Saturday, 16th October, Canon C. Patteson, seconded by M. T. Powell, rose to propose that "This House regrets the appearance of myxomatosis in Great Britain". They took their stand on the humanitarian aspect, speaking of the animals' suffering, and pointing out that as the disease will probably die out, it will have no lasting economic value. Mr. D. K. Crews and. C. J. Vyle opposed in the cool, disinterested manner of scientists. By very imposing data they proved that the rabbit feels no pain and then pointed out that the rabbit does more harm than good and if reduced would prove easier to control in future. After a great many speeches from the floor the House decided that it was humanitarian in outlook, and carried the motion by 102 votes to 28 with 9 abstentions. C. H. Lewis was in the Chair.

The first closed debate of the term took place on the 6th November in the gymnasium, when D. M. Walker and C. R. Clough proposed that "Britain should not support the Chinese Nationalists" They considered that there were other Asian countries far m worthy of our support and that to defend Formosa was a threat world peace. We should not meddle, said Clough, in his maid speech from the Front Benches, with other nations' domestic politi Mr. L. C. Le Toq and P. K. Lapidge, opposing, spoke of the gr strategic value of Formosa and said that if the western powers w not united over this question they would lose the confidence of Eastern Free World. The motion was lost by 25 votes to 9 with abstentions.

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debated in C classroom on 20th November. B. W. H. Carter and J. R. Jenkinson, both maiden speakers from the platform, feared grave social disruptions if the present influx of coloured people were not checked, and compared their labour unfavourably with that of Britons..

Mr. A. Craven and J. E. Moore, opposing, stressed that we should recognise equality between coloured and white peoples, unless we were prepared for unwanted repercussions in the Empire.

The motion, after a number of speeches from the floor, was lost by 23 votes to 10, with 4 abstentions.

To wind up the term's debating in a light-hearted manner, as usual, the Society unpacked its balloon again, as in 1952. Starting off in party spirit, the House began by passing, or attempting to pass, votes of censure on the Secretary on a number of counts, such as putting up undignified notices and failing to provide the balloon with parachutes and/or ballast. They then turned on the occupants and after hearing Tommy Handley claim that he could keep the other occupants' minds off their fates, decided to throw him out. In the next round, Lord Kitchener had to jump, despite his services in the Sudan and in 1914. The third victim, though the subject of numerous biographies and a great benefactor to mankind, was voted against, and so Miss Florence Nightingale had to jump. Leonardo da Vinci had kept his seat up till then on the strength of being the useful' fellow there and because of a promised invention that would solve their problems, but now the House decided that his invention, if it appeared at all, would be too late to save any but himself; so he was thrown out. Christopher Columbus, the winner, stuck to his seat on the strength of chewing gum, and other American benefits which the world would not have had, but for his lucky landfall.

So ended a very successful term.

THE SCIENCE SOCIETY As usual the first meeting of the Christmas Term was a film show.

Four films were shown which went to make up a very interesting and instructive evening.

The next meeting was a lecture given by Mr. M. B. Rusholme, an Old Peterite, on the "Phase-Contrast Microscope". The lecturer, with the aid of diagrams and films, explained simply and thoroughly a very difficult subject.

Mr. Harris, for the third meeting, gave a repeat performance, with additions, of his very popular lecture on the "Possibilities of Interplanetary Travel". The lecturer described conditions on some of the planets and, in a discussion at the end of his talk, stated his disbelief in "Flying Saucers".

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The lecture at the next meeting was given by Mr. W. S. Akeroyd, of the West Riding Radio Relay Service, on "Television". His lecture was accompanied by a film strip and proved to be most interesting.

The last meeting of the term took the form of a series of lecturettes given by members of the Grove. Birch and Stephenson spoke on "Science in Building", and their talk was followed by an interesting film on pre-stressed ferro-concrete. "Refuelling in Flight" was the title of Turner's talk, and he explained how, if this procedure were carried out to a large extent, the cost of running the air services could be reduced. Rayner described the different types of "Soap" and the various methods of preparing them.

The •attendance at the meetings has been good, and it is encouraging to note that the younger members of the Society are taking a greater part in the proceedings. M.I.L.R.

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY Chairman: MR. E. K. ROBINSON. Treasurer: R. F. COATES. Secretary: P. G. BROOKE. Committee: F. G. WOOLGROVE, M. A. JONES, E. K. VARLEY, W. E. BUTI AND.

The membership for this term has been very high, and all members appear to have been very busy on the practical side.

The first meeting of the term was devoted to the election of new officers and the planning of the Society's programme for the term.

A lecture was given by D. C. Pattison on 4th November entitled "How to develop a film". This was intended to be of use to the beginner and was excellently delivered.

As the Science Block had been completed, it was not long before the Society moved into its new quarters. The Dark Room has been in constant use throughout the term and some very good work has been produced.

As usual, members have attended the meetings of the York Camera P.G.B. Club, these visits being enjoyed by all.

THE BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY While we were enjoying our Summer holidays, the "Clan Allan" was in Indian waters awaiting a cargo. After being sent from East Africa to Cochin to load, the ship was sent on to Chittagong to pick up an alternative cargo. Here, however, misfortune intervened, for the railway to Chittagong was damaged by floods, and no cargo arrived. After waiting sixteen days, the ship was sent to the new E. Pakistan port to load jute. There was delay here, too, for other ships were awaiting cargo, and it was not till the end of September

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that the homeward passage to various continental ports of discharge, and Dundee, began. From Dundee the ship went round the north of Scotland in ballast—an unpleasant passage owing to weather, and arrived at Glasgow just before the big gales of 28th-29th November.

We print below some extracts from the very interesting letters sent to us by the Master, Capt. Graham. Our link is a personal one with him, and he tells us he expects to be posted to another ship for his next voyage. So it is probably "Good-bye" to the "Clan Allan", but fortunately not to Capt. Graham, who, we are hoping, will be able to visit us soon.

Diary of the Homeward Passage :— Chalna to Aden, for bunkers, 28th September-11th October.

Aden to Spezia, 12th-27th October, via Suez Canal, passed 17th October.

Spezia to Genoa, 27th October.

Genoa to Boulogne, 28th October-6th November.

Boulogne to Antwerp, 8th-9th November.

Antwerp to Rotterdam, 10th-11th November.

Rotterdam to Bremen, 12th-14th November.

Bremen to Dundee, 16th-18th November.

Dundee to Glasgow, in ballast, 23rd-27th November.

Extracts from letters received from Capt. Graham. .(a) At ChaIna, on the Pussur River.

"The pilot boarded us at 8 a.m. and we were made fast to our mooring buoy by 2-30 p.m. To make fast to the buoy, we unshackle an anchor and lower the chain down to the water. As we near the buoy a rope is sent away and it is fastened to the buoy. Then we heave on the rope until the ship's bow is touching the buoy. After that the cable is shackled on and the job is done. With an experienced pilot it does not take long. The cargo comes to the ships in large "Flats", which are towed by river steamers. One could call them floating warehouses, as they hold a large amount of jute. They are completely covered by corrugated iron to give protection from the rain, and there are openings for the cargo to be lifted on board.

At the moment we are not working, as we have to await our turn.

We expect to start loading in a week's time. We are about 50 miles from the river mouth and about 25 miles from the town of Khulna.

All I can see from the ship are rice fields, and after the recent rains everything is a vivid green. It is pleasing to the eye, and a change from seeing the usual areas where ships are berthed. There is plenty of movement on the river with cargo coming to the ships and fishermen in their boats. There are also sundry people coming to the ship in the hopes of getting food, etc. from the crew. It is getting hotter every day, although the occasional rain squalls do cool the ship down for a while. At the moment the temperature in my cabin is 90° and the time 7 p.m. To keep out the insects we put gauze covers over the port holes. They also keep out any breeze that may be blowing."

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The Straits of Messina.

"We approached Messina as the sun was setting and Mount Etna stood out very clear under a cloudless sky. One could see the smoke coming from it like wispy clouds. As we turned up into the Straits all the lights came on ashore and it was certainly a fairyland of lights.

There were thousands of them stretching from the waterfront to high up on the maintain side. The wind had died right away and the sea was like a sheet of glass with all the lights reflected. As we passed Messina harbour, the ferry boat left and it, too, was a blaze of light.

As we reached Pezzo Point the ship started to swing rapidly towards the Sicilian coast. Evidently we were passing through one of the whirlpools. Again, as we neared Scala, we did the same thing but this time swung towards the Italian coast. The swing was soon checked but it was just as well that we were not passing any ships.

"After clearing the Straits we headed up for Stromboli and passed it at 0100 hours this morning, 22nd October. The sea remained glassy and without any wind; it was a most peculiar stillness. Even the ship's engines were quiet and one got the impression that the ship had stopped.

"We should now reach Spezia about 1600 hours, Saturday afternoon."

Spezia.

"Along the waterfront is a long promenade which has gardens and lawns laid out with plenty of trees. There are two wide roads for one-way traffic and between these roads are some more grassy places_ Large portions of the pavements have mosaic work. Most of the houses were the same as the tenements one can see in Scotland. They all looked as though a coat of paint would be acceptable. They were in different colours and from a distance looked most attractive. At the different floors were small iron verandahs. These were mostly occupied with clothes being dried. The Post Office is a very large and most imposing building. Outside what I took to be Naval headquarters, there was a man standing who looked most imposing in his uniform : a blue uniform, a magnificent blue cloak lined with red material and a cocked hat worn the same way as worn by Napoleon.

Quite likely he was a commissionaire but I did not ask as I did not want to be disillusioned. The shops are well stocked with goods and prices compare favourably with those at home. There are a large number of small 'motor bikes' and quite a lot of them had women drivers. I saw few bicycles. (c)

"The police are very strict about crossing with the traffic lights and if you attempt to cross against them, a whistle is blown and then a summons is served.

"The cargo work is rapid. Motor trucks are driven down along side the ship and the bales of jute are landed in them. To discharge.

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the jute, the method is quick but dangerous. Instead of rope slings being used, chain hooks are utilised. The hook is hammered into the bale just under the binding. Six bales at a time are lifted out. Should the binding snaps, the bale falls down. As most people walk along the working side of the ship, it is easy to visualise where the danger comes in as no warning is given before the bale drops. The hammers used to hammer in the hooks have brass heads. This is to avoid causing a spark should the hammer slip as jute is very inflammable. You may remember reading about a passenger ship, the "Empress of Canada", which caught fire in Liverpool Docks, capsized, and was then refloated after many months. At the moment she is moored in Spezia Bay waiting to go into the breaking up yard."

(d) The Passage from Rotterdam to Bremen.

"From Rotterdam to Bremen we had bad weather all the way.

I had intended to do the Dutch coastal route but eventually went the outside route as there was plenty of room if the ship got out of the swept channel. At one time I was heading for the English coast as we were rolling so badly. After the wind and sea had eased off I was able to turn round and head for Heligoland Island. By evening again it was blowing a full gale with very violent squalls of wind and rain. Some of the gusts were easily 100 miles per hour. As for the lightning, I have never seen such vivid stuff before. It was not the usual kind but appeared as terrific explosions just as though a ship had hit a mine. After each flash we were blinded for a few moments.

Eventually I had to turn the ship round until we were heading the sea and then reduce speed until the ship was just maintaining headway.

We stayed like that for five hours and were then able to turn around and head for Bremen." (e) On the Passage from Dundee to Glasgow.

"By 9-30 p.m. we were able to start heading more to the north as we had to pass Kinnairds Head and then steer to the north-west for the Pentland Firth. The following morning, 25th November, the wind was piping up from slightly abaft our beam. The visibility was about three miles and we wanted to be our correct distance off the coast as it would be difficult to get the ship off the coast if we were too close in. We managed to get a glimpse of Loss Head light which is just north of Wick and found that we were too close in to be comfortable. It meant pulling the ship out and bringing the sea on our beam. We then started rolling heavily. As we neared the entrance to the Firth, the sea became gigantic and a full gale was blowing. Suddenly we took a very heavy roll, and then a second one. This rolling was caused by the man steering losing control at the wheel for those vital moments and the ship swinging beam on to the sea. I promptly rang down for full speed and we managed to swing the ship away and bring the sea abaft the beam again. The usual time to pass through the Pentland Firth from east to west is

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one hour to five hours after high water Dover. Then the strong tide helps one along. We had arrived one hour before high water so the outgoing tide was helping to heap up the waters. There was nothing we could do except carry on. We passed through the entrance, passing two miles off Duncansby Head. The visibility was getting better all the time and we could now see the Pentland Skerries.

After we had passed Stroma Island, the sea dropped right away and the wind eased off. Now was the time to find out if there had been any damage done when we took the big roll and also when we shipped one wave. The ship itself was not damaged, but one of the saloon tables was torn away from its securing bolts in the deck and broken.

The composition deck round the bolts was pulled up. The sea had completely smashed two potato lockers which were on top of a deck house on the boat deck, and the potatoes cascaded over the side.

Some of the cabin fittings had come apart, but nothing serious."

THE FILM SOCIETY Any film directed by David Lean is a guarantee of certain high standards—of care, sincerity, and competence—and "Great Expectations" is no exception. Perhaps the earlier scenes in which Anthony Wager played Pip as a boy are nearer the authentic Dickens, but what the later scenes lack in atmosphere, is made up by well-sustained excitement. As a "costume piece", the whole is remarkably well done.

"Morning Departure" was a sombre study of a grim theme—the peace-time loss of a submarine. The story moved to its predestined end with the inevitability of a Greek tragedy, allowing itself little or no deviation from the main characters and, perhaps rightly, nothing in the way of light relief. The film had its virtues even if they were of a negative sort. There were, for instance, no exaggerated "stagey" characters, who appear so grotesque when viewed through the eye of a camera close-up.

"The Lavender Hill Mob" is, of course, a high-spirited romp with an ingenious theme and some good touches of humour : e.g., the highly respectable old lady in a boarding house, who spoke like a Peter Cheyney character when interviewed by the police. This Ealing Studio production was eminently safe in the experienced hands of Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway.

The highlight of the term, however, was undoubtedly "Ninotchka".

America doesn't make comedies that sparkle like this any more.

The light-hearted touch, the carefree approach to life has been lost.

It may be that the competition of television or the newly acquired cares of world leadership are causing Hollywood to press, as golfers would say, and that the size of the screen at the moment is more important than what is put on it. Certain it is that there is no director

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today to compare with the late Ernst Lubitsch in this particular kind of work. His individuality, so manifest in every sequence, combined with the superb playing of Garbo and Melvyn Douglas and the talented supporting cast to make this revival a nostalgic joy from beginning to end—at least for the few masters present among the audience.

The best among the supporting films was British Transport's "Farmer Moves South", which not only reported the facts with great skill, but dealt with the humour and pathos of such a move with a sure touch. F.J.W.

THE YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB Chairman: J. B. HUZZARD. Secretary: P. R. B. MEGGINSON. Librarian: R. D. BURDASS.

Vice-Chairman: A. H. SNEESBY. Treasurer: M. T. POWELL. C. B. M. GREGORY.

The Club has enjoyed a very successful term, holding eight meetings. At the General Meeting held on Thursday, 23rd September, the closed membership was raised to 40.

The first meeting of the term was held on Thursday, 30th September. It took the form of a short internal lecture given by J. A. Stark, on judging beef cattle, in preparation for the coming judging competition.

The second meeting of the term took place at Messrs. G. E. and W. Head's farm at Shipton on Sunday, 3rd October. The members were shown their pedigree herd of Large White pigs and were given details of the management of the farm. We also inspected some of the machinery used on the farm and were especially interested in a pig meal mixer which Mr. Head told us had greatly cut his costs.

The third meeting of the term was held on Thursday, 21st October, when Mr. D. M. Thompson, of the Yorkshire Farmers' Bacon Factory, gave a lecture on the grading of pigs for bacon. Mr. Thompson explained various grading systems and showed the Club, by life-size photographs, how the sides are graded.

On Thursday, 4th November, Mr. W. R. Prince-Smith gave a lecture on sheep and showed a film on harvesting called "Harvest Time". Mr. Prince-Smith classified sheep according to their uses and gave the Club some information about sheep diseases. There was a short dinner-time meeting on Saturday, 6th November, when M. T. Powell gave an illustrated talk on judging dairy cattle.

The sixth meeting took the form of a cattle judging competition.

It was held at Carlton Farm, near York, by kind permission of Colonel W. F. Jackson, and was conducted by Mr. W. S. Woodsworth, the

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Farm Manager. Eight teams judged three classes of Jersey cattle and the competition was won by P. R. B. Megginson's team. Tea was very kindly provided by Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Sneesby in Kirk Hammerton.

On 2nd December Mr. McAndry showed a film from the Yorkshire Farmers' Bacon Factory on pigs and the equipment needed for various aspects of pig farming. It also traced the life of the pig after it left the farm for the factory until it arrived on the table, both as bacon and pork, and as ingredients of pork pies.

The final meeting of the term consisted of a fanning quiz and debate. The quiz was divided into a senior and junior competition, the former was won by R. D. Burdass and J. F. Middleton, and the latter by R. L. High and P. B. Burbidge.

The subject of the debate was "This House considers there is a place for a horse on every farm". It was proposed by A. H. Sneesby and opposed by P. R. B. Megginson. The motion was carried by four votes.

During the term we had to say goodbye to J. A. Stark. We wish him every success in his farming career and thank him for his work on the Committee.

C.C.F. NOTES Though there have been several changes over the past few years to the "training cycle", the Christmas Term is still the starting point for the main intake—this term the number of new recruits was over 80. Sgt. Pacey lost no time in organising the new Recruit Company.

The Promotion List was, as usual, large, and it was very satisfactory to see so many of the camp appointments confirmed. Camp is still the initial testing ground for new N.C.Os, and this year we were fortunate to have such a promising collection. Many justified their selection in the course of the term's training. The R.A.F. Section supplied the Senior N.C.O., and it was not long before C.W.O. Johnson was setting a very high standard of turn-out and discipline throughout the whole unit.

As a result of requests from the Houses a great effort was made at the beginning of term to provide sufficient locker accommodation in the C.C.F. Stores for all uniforms. After the provision of the furniture Sgt. Lewis undertook the difficult task of allocation. It took time and was working well by the end of term. Yet another labelling system is being tried out !

It can now be reported that the Section Stores are now complete Apart from the individual Service

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Section and Specialist Stores, which have been very well arranged this term, there is the main Training and Clothing Store in the old hut.

A/Sgt. Varley has kept the new Armoury in excellent order.

The efforts to produce a "Queen's Commission Board" have continued, but it is proving a more difficult task than was anticipated.

A number of Old Peterites have kindly sent in their particulars, but there must be many more.

Training in the middle of the term was severely interrupted by the 'flu epidemic, but in spite of many absentees parades continued, as, indeed, they always do.

On 12th October we were delighted to welcome Commander Pringle, R.N., of the J.C.E. at the War Office. His visit was very brief and informal but he was able to see the progress made, particularly in the R.N. Section. He seemed very impressed with the Seamanship Room and made some very helpful suggestions about the signalling equipment for the mast.

A Certificate "A", Part II, Examination was arranged at the end of term for the squad who, for one reason or another, had failed to obtain a certificate last year. The new marking system was tried out for the first time—it was certainly more tidy than in the past and the Examiners succeeded in producing a very fair result. It is noteworthy that a real effort is now being made to make the examination of a higher standard, dependent more upon ability as a potential leader than upon a grasp of some technical facts.

There has been a lively interest in signalling, but the standard reached by the young recruits was disappointing, and a complete revision of the present training system will have to be considered next term. The Signals demand a high standard and cannot afford to "carry" those whose sole ambition is to play with a "walkie-talkie" set.

It is regretted that more able operators for the Inter-School transmitter have not been trained up sufficiently to keep our earlier contacts. It is not always appreciated that loss in efficiency here means loss in prestige.

The Unit Signallers have a very good name to maintain. Praise must be given here to the most efficient way in which Cpl. Clough has organised and maintained the Signal Stores. In fact, the most notable achievement of the term has been the tremendous improvement in the administering of all the Section Stores. Storemen N.C.O.s have accepted their responsibilities most readily, and we hope they will maintain this high standard.

Our thanks are again due to our three outside instructors. C.S.M. Deakin, the Drill Instructor for the depot of the West Yorkshire Regiment, has again been assisting with the drill, and B.S.M. Webster from the 269 Field Regiment, R.A., has continued to visit the R.A. detachment whatever the weather.

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R.N. SECTION With the beginning of a new school year the R.N. Section, like most departments of the C.C.F., has undergone re-organisation.

J. R. U. Leishman has been appointed P.O. i/c and under him most of the appointments have been changed. However, by appointing the R.N. Stores Rating (M. G. Kay) and the R.N. Writer (D. A. A. Lamb) towards the end of the Summer Term, the administrative side of the R.N. Section was already "under way" as soon as term started.

This is a procedure to be adopted in future years.

During the term bad weather has prevented much of a practical nature. An attempt was made to take out the whaler, but floods ., prevented the boat party from even getting across the river.

On account of illness, only three, M. R. Leonard, M. W. Bolton, 11 and A. M. Marsh, sat for the P.O. Examination, and all were successful. In the Leading Seaman Examination, eight took the examination and three were successful. The Signals Examination for the Leading Seaman candidates will take place early in the Easter Term.

At the end of the term the R.N. Basic Section took the A.B. Examination, and it is pleasing to note that all candidates were considered to be up to standard. These were therefore enrolled in the R.N. Section and appeared in No. 3s on the last parade of term.

In the Easter Term they will be allocated to either Nelson or Rodney Divisions which will parade separately.

This term a special word of commendation is due to Kay, who (assisted by Lapidge) has the Stores organised in a manner which would satisfy any .S.K.O.; to D. C. Pattison and C. Howat for the success of their instruction to the recruits; and finally to P.O. Leishman who has maintained a fine level of smartness and all-round efficiency.

R.A.F. SECTION

For the first time, a member of the Section has become the Senior N.C.O. of the Contingent, and we congratulate Warrant Officer R. N. Johnson on his appointment.

Flight Sergeant E. S. Portlock became the N.C.O. in charge of the Section, with Sergeant 0. C. Wetherell and Corporal J. R. Jenkinso in charge of Flights.

The results of the written examinations last Summer were sa factory, and four Cadets gained Advanced Certificates.

During the term No. 1 Flight visited Royal Air Force, Linton-on Ouse, and had the opportunity of seeing some up-to-date aircraft, and methods of airfield control. The use of films in the instructional programme has proved valuable, and we hope to use them more when they are available. Instruction from the Army Instructor in the power of command has been useful for N.C.O.s and potential N.C.O.s.

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The annual Summer Camp will take place from 26th July to 3rd August, each of these dates being a travelling day. The place of the camp is not yet known, but all Cadets are reminded that they are expected to go to camp, and that camp has always proved a useful, and usually enjoyable, part of the year's training.

SCOUTING SENIOR SCOUT TROOP At the beginning of the term seven Scouts came up to the Senior Scout Troop, bringing numbers up to 20. As a result a fourth Patrol, Wingate, was formed, D. Pfluger becoming P./L. (S.). The vacancy as P./L. (S.) of Livingstone Patrol was filled by D. M. Walker.

We congratulate P./L. (S.) D. A. A. Lamb, P./L. (S.) D. Pfluger, and Sec. (S.) E. H. N. Turner on becoming Queen's Scouts. Their addition brings the total of our Scouts who have attained this distinction to seven.

Activities during the term have concentrated on revision of much of past badge work and courses have been run in both the Ambulance Badge and the Fireman Badge. It is hoped to complete these courses early next term.

During the Christmas holidays the Senior Scouts once again banded into a choir and on two evenings went carol singing as a Christmas Good Turn. That we were able to send £7 to the Royal National Institute for the Blind is a tribute to the generosity of those whose ears we assailed.

SENIOR SCHOOL TROOP Although very few Scouts had remained in the Troop for another year, the new arrivals enabled us to form three patrols, of which Wright, Bygate, and J. M. Smith were made Patrol Leaders.

At the beginning of the term we were able to hold most of our meetings out of doors, and our first attempt at some pioneer work was the construction of a rope bridge over the stream on the Ings; unfortunately we had not sufficient time, and the bridge could hardly be described as safe. The aerial runway which we constructed shortly afterwards was, however, highly successful and proved very popular. Then we managed to use the floods, which had stopped so many school activities, as an opportunity to construct rafts; each patrol was given staves and oil drums with which to build one, and the finished products all floated, but with varying degrees of seaworthiness.

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When the weather became colder we concentrated more on and semaphore and first-aid classes were held regularly; as a eight boys took and passed the First-aid Badge.

Finally the term was rounded off with a very successful fire, which we shared with the Senior Scouts.

SHOOTING At the beginning of term much difficulty was experienced in finding time to practise, for most of our potential team members found themselves involved in the various School rugby teams. However, in due course the weather took a turn for the better—it's an ill wind. . . .—and with rain and floods, practising went ahead merrily.

We have made great efforts to raise our standard, and everyone is encouraged to regard 80 ("Country Life" conditions have a maximum of 90) as "bogey". Latterly, practices have been encouraging, with a number of scores in the higher 80s and a 90 from N. J. Bell.

Special mention must, however, be made of an old colour, R. D. Beckitt, who made 90 and 89 in successive matches.

Three matches have been shot, the first being during the 'flu epidemic, when the team was somewhat weakened.

Results were :Bridlington School 621.

St. Peter's 616.

St. Peter's 642.

St. Peter's 645.

Shrewsbury School 628.

Dean Close 666.

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A start has been made with classification this term, in order to ease pressure on the Summer Term next year, for—and this is the shooting news of the term—it has been decided to enter for the Ashburton at Bisley next year, and full use will have to be made of the few weeks available for practice.

FENCING The Fencing Club has had a very promising term. There have been large numbers of beginners, most of whom have taken to the game with an enthusiasm that has not unduly waned now the initial newness has worn off—an unusual occurence. If anything, these new recruits have tended to be a trifle too enthusiastic, wishing to be sabreurs before they were really proficient with foil. But there is an unfortunate lack of experienced fencers higher in the School who practise regularly, and this makes the choosing of teams somewhat difficult. It was partly because of this that we lost the match against Durham Colleges F.C. by 9 bouts to 18. The only other 52

match of the term, against a sabre team from the Treasurer's House Scouts, we won fairly easily, but this was not really surprising, as they have not been fencing long. We hope for a rather larger programme of matches in the future. A.G.D.S.

SQUASH Perhaps the most notable feature of the term, as far as squash is concerned, was the inauguration of a second team, which, it is hoped, will become a training ground for the more promising younger players, who are at the moment all too few.

It is pleasing to see the School squash competitions well under way. There have also been several interesting School matches, the details of which are given below :SCHOOL v. THE STAFF. Result : Won 9-2.

R. F. Harding, Esq., beat R. G. Bough (9-4, 9-5, 9-5).

A. E. R. Dodds, Esq., beat D. A. Macpherson (9-1, 9-1, 9-0).

D. A. C. Blunt, Esq., lost to N. J. Magson (6-9, 4-9, 4-9).

D. K. Crews, Esq., lost to D. Kirby (0-9, 2-9, 0-9).

E. S. Jeffs, Esq., lost to F. J. Pacey (3-9, 4-9, 7-9).

B. H. Holbeale, Esq., lost to P. J. Netherwood (3-9, 0-9, 5-9).

J. N. Gaastra, Esq., lost to P. N. Bardgett .(2-9, 1-9, 0-9).

A. Craven, Esq., lost to D. Wilkinson (1-9, 2-9, 4-9).

D. G. Cummin, Esq., lost to C. H. Lewis (1-9, 3-9, 3-9).

J. F. Lavender, Esq., lost to J. 0. R. Penman (6-9, 5-9, 4-9).

A. D. Hart, Esq., lost to J. M. Forster (0-9, 9-6, 1-9, 2-9).

SCHOOL v. YORK RAILWAY INSTITUTE. Result : Lost 0

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M. Willstrop lost to D. J. Oliver (9-6, 4-9, 4-9, 9-10).

D. A. Macpherson lost to A. Rollin (3-9, 1-9, 1-9).

N. J. Magson lost to G. Martin (9—.6, 9-10, 1-9, 7-9).

D. Kirby lost to J. Hannon (9-2, 5-9, 4-9, 2-9).

F. J. Pacey lost to J. E. Fawcett (2-9, 2-9, 2-9).

SCHOOL v. R.A.F., LINTON. Result : Won 3

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M. Willstrop lost to Flt./Lt. R. Knight (3-9, 9-6, 5-9, 10-9, 0-9).

N. J. Magson lost to F./0. N. Carter (7-9, 6-9, 2-9).

D. A. Macpherson beat L.A.C. Gysin (9-4, 9-4, 9-6).

D. Kirby beat F./0. Robert (9-0, 9-0, 9—.4).

P. J. Netherwood beat F./0. Olding (9-0, 5-9, 9-0, 9-5).

CHESS Autumn Term, 1954 Three matches were played in the course of the term, one being won and two lost :v. Archbishop Holgate's G.S.,(Away)—Won 5-3. v. Nunthorpe G.S. (Home)—Lost 31 1+. v. Bootham School (Home)—Lost

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The following played : B. W. H. Carter, E. C. Sedman, D. Walker, H. W. H. Unwin, P. B. 'Clayton, C. J. Vyle, A. Bloomfie A. M. Marsh, R. N. Johnson, C. G. Howat, R. F. Coates.

'Flu and University Examinations weakened the team for two home matches. Against Nunthorpe, Walker and Clayton wt unable to play and Howat and Coates deputised. Against Bootha Carter, Walker, and Marsh were not available and Johnson, How and Coates deputised. Bloomfield and Unwin both won twice, a Carter and Sedman both won once and drew once.

HOCKEY FIXTURES, 1955 Isl. XI

Sat., 29th Jan. Leeds Corinthian 5th Feb. Ashville College Sat., ...

Wed., 9th Feb. Styx H.C. Sat., 12th Feb. Bridlington School Wed., 16th Feb. Scarborough College ...

Sat., 19th Feb. York H.C. Wed., 23rd Feb. Bootham School Sat., 26th Feb. Old Peterites ...

Wed., 2nd Mar. Worksop College Sat., 5th Mar. Trent College Sat., 19th Mar. Welbeck College

2ND XI 5th Feb. Ashville College Sat., Sat., 12th Feb. Bridlington School Wed., 16th Feb. Scarborough College Wed., 23rd Feb. Bootham School Sat., 26th Feb. Phoenix H.C. Wed., 2nd Mar. Worksop College Sat., 5th Mar. Trent College Sat., 19th Mar. Welbeck College

Home Away • . Home.

Home • • Away • • Home • • • Away • • • Home • • • Home Away Away Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Away

RUGBY FOOTBALL 1954 RE TROSPECT Looking facts fairly and squarely in the face, one must admit this has undoubtedly been the School's most disappointing and most unsuccessful season since the war. For our disappointments we can very largely blame the appalling weather conditions and our lowlying playing fields; for our lack of successes we can only blame ourselves.

A few facts and figures never do any harm, and certainly need not ring a note of despondency. Our results, nevertheless, over the past few seasons clearly show a gradual decline to the nadir of this year, when six inter-school matches were played, of which one only was

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won, one drawn and the remaining four lost. The Colts team, too, upon whom the responsibility for the future must mainly rest, were not successful in either of their two school matches, and the Junior Colts team lost all their matches for the second year in succession.

The one compensation for this chapter of losses was the comparative success of the 2nd XV. We have now reached a point where we have nothing to lose yet everything to gain. We must urgently hope for an improvement in our Junior teams. It may well be significant enough to remind ourselves that the last time the Colts team won three out of its four school matches was in 1948. In 1949 and 1950 the School 1st XV enjoyed its most successful seasons. The two facts are not unconnected. Successful teams are not made overnight, and the Colts team might quite justifiably also expect greater support from the more Junior teams.

In some small measure, however, the 1st XV can claim their excuses, and never let it be said that they were not triers. They were dogged by injuries and eventually by 'flu. Capable substitutes were found, but much valuable time was wasted, and on the occasion of these injuries the team had to play on with depleted numbers. It was never possible to field the same team for more than one match, and as many as 22 boys, an unusually large number, played for the School in the six inter-school matches. Major injuries were sustained early on by T. J. Robbins-Jones (fly-half) and P. K. Lapidge (2nd row forward and place-kicker), neither of whom were able to do service for the 1st team again. Our sympathies must be extended to them both on their misfortune which probably deprived them of their 1st XV colours. In this disappointing season our sympathies must also be extended to the captain, T. A. W. Kettlewell. Disappointed he must have been, but never did he betray his feelings or lose hope.

The most cruel blow of all to the School's rugger came in midOctober, when the river overflowed its banks for the first time, thus turning the riverside fields into a lake, and from then onwards at regular intervals proceeded to do the same thing on five further occasions. Our activities after that were necessarily very restricted and valuable practice was lost by all. Furthermore, after several weeks of improvisation with classroom talks, passing practice on the asphalt and the showing of films, the regrettable decision to abandon all House matches had to be made owing primarily to the 'flu epidemic and lack of available time. It was the only decision that could be made, but it was a bitter pill to swallow. It can only be hoped that the lee-way, created by the loss of these valuable match practices, will be quickly made up at the beginning of next season.

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1st XV CHARACTERS if T. A. W. KETTLEWELL (Captain), 1952-53-54. Lock forward. Height 6 ft. 1 ins. Weight 12 st. 9 lbs. A keen and enthusiastic captain, who put forward many good constructive ideas regarding the composition of his team. His own play shows promise, but lacks "devil". Tackling and falling on the ball are his forte, but line-out work has not developed very effectively.

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t D. A. MACPHERSON (Vice-Captain), 1952-53-54. Scrum-half. Height

5 ft. 8 ins. Weight 10 st. 11 lbs. It will never be known how much the threat of a recurrent injury put the brake on his play. He has the makings of a first class player. His pass from the base of the scrum, particularly the reverse pass, is very good.

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f0. C. WETHERELL, 1953-54. Hooker. Height 5 ft. 8+ ins. Weight 10 st. 1+ lbs. A good leader of the pack, and one remembers particularly his outstanding leadership in the match v. Ampleforth. Weight and physique are not much on his side, but he works hard and never gives up.

If he develops he should do well. tM. W. BOLTON, 1954. 2nd row forward. Height 5 ft. 9 ins. Weight 11 st. 4 lbs. A hard-working forward, who packed well in the tight, and applied himself well in the loose.

1-G. RIDLEY, 1953-54. Full-back. Height 6 ft. 0+ in. Weight 12 st. 5+ lbs.

He has played well for the School on many occasions, but disappoints by neglecting basic principles. He possesses all the potentialities to become a first class player, but he must remember to hold the ball correctly, watch it, kick straight through it, and, above all, find touch. His tackling and falling are excellent, and he has rescued the School on many occasions.

IR. G. BOUGH, 1952-53-54. Centre three-quarter. Height 5 ft. 6+ ins.

Weight 10 st. 2+ lbs. As good a centre three-quarter as the School has had for years, but he was inadequately supported and appeared to lose confidence. His passing is a model of perfection.

'W. J. BELL, 1953-54. Prop. Height 5 ft. 7/ ins. Weight 10 st. 11+ lbs.

A sturdy front row forward but still lacks a bit of life. He knows the game well enough, and is invariably doing the right thing, but he needs to liven up the tempo of his play.

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WELSH, 1954. Wing-forward. Height 5 ft. 11 ins. Weight 12 st. 3+ lbs.

He moved from wing three-quarter to open side wing-forward in order to

bring some solidity to a tottering School defence, and he adjusted himself quite well. In heavy going he didn't act quite quickly enough, but the impact of his tackle is considerable when he does reach his target.

PFLUOER, 1953-54. Centre three-quarter. Height 5 ft. 91 ins. Weight 11 st. 1+ lbs. A strong player, but at present rather lacking in technique and finesse. As a late move he came into the centre from the wing but his passing still lacks rhythm and remains unreliable. His tackling needs to come down two feet at least.

1954. 2nd row forward. Height 5 ft. 10+ ins. Weight 11 st. 4 lbs. A good solid scrummager who was prepared to fill any role asked of him,—sometimes prop, sometimes hooking,—but he was never really at home in the 2nd row.

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IF. J. PACEY, 1954. Wing-forward. Height 5 ft. 11+ ins. Weight 11 st. 2 lbs.

He was usually capable of baulking any blind-side moves the opposition schemed, but he showed very little opportunism in the loose. As an exthree-quarter, his presence was always re-assuring in the event of injury.

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M. HEWSON, 1954. Stand-off half. Height 5 ft. 71 ins. Weight 9 st. 11 lbs. To play the role required of one in this most responsible position was no enviable task for a player who has never previously represented any School rugger team. He set his three-quarter line in motion quite well in attack, but too often neglected a similar role in defence.

f P. L. BikunciErr, 1954. Prop. Height 5 ft. 8 ins. Weight 11 st. 1 lb.

Not the best of scrummagers but a useful forward in the loose. When in the mood, he got through a lot of useful work. f B. A. HEAP, 1954. Wing three-quarter. Height 5 ft. 91 ins. Weight 10 st. 3} lbs. Whether playing in the centre or on the wing as he ended up, he found the standard a little above him, but he stuck to his task well nevertheless, and played hard. Tackling weaknesses became exposed but improved with perseverance. tR. N. JomsoN, 1954. Wing three-quarter. Height 5 ft. 101 ins. Weight 12 st. 5} lbs. He had little love for the game but with physical advantages all in his favour he was able to cope as well as anybody. He developed an inherent desire always to kick the ball as soon as he gained possession with the result that the sight of 121 stone in full spate with the ball in possession was usually left to the imagination. * Cap. f Colours.

SEASON 1954-55 2nd XV.—J. 0. R. Penman; C. H. Lewis* (Capt.), D. N. Brocklebank, A. C. Stubbs, J. M. W. Dobson; P. B. Clayton, P. S. Roe;* R. D. Beckitt, H. C. Marshall,* N. J. Magson, E. S. Portlock, J. E. Moore, R. J. Sharp,* D. G. Barton, R. M. Kirkus. * Colours.

Colts XV.—G. F. B. Mitchell; C. B. Speddings, M. L. Bywater, J. F. Liversidge, D. Anderson; P. B. Burbidge, K. A. Hopper; M. B. Wilson, D. J. Oldman, N. D. Taylor, T. G. Stephenson (Capt.), D. Kirby, C. I. Chadwick, I. C. Bytheway, A. Burrows.

No Colours awarded.

Junior Colts XV.—M. L. Swain; R. M. Wheeler, J. F. Middleton, R. T. Burdon, M. J. Kershaw; D. G. Macpherson, A. McCallum; G. P. Lowley, T. D. J. Layfield, J. J. F. Knapton, L. T. Beaumont, E. M. Smith, R. R. Baldwin, D. J. Cook (Capt.), M. P. Stanton.

SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1st XV

Sat., 2nd Oct. Headingley "A" Wed., 6th Oct. Durham School Sat., 9th Oct. York R.U.F.C. Sat., 16th Oct. Wed., 20th Oct. Sat., 23rd Oct.

Sat., 30th Oct. Sat., 6th Nov. Sat., 13th Nov. Sat., 20th Nov. Wed., 24th Nov. Sat.,

4th Dec.

Bradford G.S. ... ...

Trent College ... ...

Denstone College Harrogate R.F.C. Colts ...

Leeds G.S. ... ...

Giggleswick School Ampleforth College ...

Worksop College Old Peterites ...

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2nd XV Wed., 6th Oct. Durham School Sat., 16th Oct. Bradford G.S. Wed., 20th Oct. Drax G.S. 1st XV ...

Sat., 23rd Oct. Giggleswick School ...

Wed., 27th Oct. Rishworth School 1st XV Sat., 6th Nov. Leeds G.S. Sat., 20th Nov. Ampleforth College ...

Wed., 24th Nov. Worksop College ...

Away Lost 12 24 Home Won 14 3 Away Won 8 6 Away Won 12 3 Home Cancelled Away Cancelled Home Cancelled Away Lost 0 3

COLTS XV 2nd Oct. Army Apprentices' School Harrogate ...

Sat., 9th Oct. Durham School Sat., 23rd Oct. Giggleswick School ...

Sat., 30th Oct. Harrogate R.F.C. Colts "A" XV Sat., 6th Nov. Ampleforth College ...

Wed., 24th Nov. Worksop College ...

Home Won 30 Home Lost 10 Away Lost 0 Home Won 17 Away Cancelled Home Cancelled

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JUNIOR COLTS XV Sat., 9th Oct. Durham School Home Lost 3 Wed., 20th Oct. Drax G.S. Away Lost 0 Sat., 23rd Oct. Pocklington School Away Lost 3 Wed., 27th Oct. Rishworth School Home Cancelled Wed., 24th Nov. Worksop College Home Cancelled Both Senior and Junior House Matches were cancelled

SCHOOL MATCHES SCHOOL v: DURHAM SCHOOL Played at home on Wednesday, 6th October.

The School won the toss and kicked off into the wind, but for the first quarter of an hour Durham, gaining possession from the lineout and scrums, dominated the play. The Durham backs were especially superior, and tries by Donald (2) and Weston put the home team 11 points down at this stage. As the half progressed, however, the School improved, and half-time came without any further score.

Half-time : St. Peter's 0 pts., Durham 11 pts.

The School cracked off hard in the second half, their efforts being rewarded by a penalty goal kicked by Ridley. Play remained hard and open, and Durham retaliated through a try by Purvis on the left wing. The home forwards were now matching their opponents in the set and loose, and the backs also were improving with time.

One especially good rush ended in Bolton scoring. Shortly afterwards another try by Purvis brought the scoring to an end, and the match ended with the School again pressing. For the School, Bough and Ridley had played well among the backs, and Wetherell, Bolton, and 58

Bell among the forwards, in a match which had provided grounds for optimism against a virile, well-balanced Durham side.

Result : Lost, School 6 pts., Durham 17 pts.

Team: Ridley; Welsh, Atkinson, Bough, Pfluger; Clayton, Macpherson; Bell, Wilson, Wetherell, Lapidge, Bolton, Pacey, Kettlewell (Capt.), Willstrop.

SCHOOL v. BRADFORD G.S. Played at home on Saturday, 16th October.

The School ground was sodden, and, with the prospect of a greasy ball, the School kicked off. The first quarter of an hour was lively and the home forwards heeled the ball with regularity. Bradford were largely penned in their own half, but the School backs seemed to lack the necessary cohesion and "bite" to score. The half continued in the same strain—keen and hard—but good tackling on both sides gave the backs no room; Welsh, at wing-forward proved very effective in this respect. Both sides missed a penalty and this seemed the nearest either side would get to scoring. Tragedy struck the School shortly before half-time, when Lapidge had to retire with a broken ankle, an injury which subsequently kept him out of the side for the rest of the season.

Half-time : St. Peter's 0 pts., Bradford 0 pts. ,

Despite being one short, the School forwards stuck nobly to their task, and Bradford were never really in command forward. Shortly after half-time Hill scored for Bradford, but the game continued to be a ding-dong battle, and the School backs were keeping the fast Bradford three-quarters well in check. The one real movement of the day was ended by Johnson with a glorious tackle on the Bradford winger. Bough came very near to scoring when he dribbled over the Bradford line but was unable to touch down.

It was a hard-fought battle, and Bradford emerged just about worthy winners, though perhaps a draw would have seemed fairer to home supporters.

Result : Lost, School 0 pts., Bradford 3 pts.

Team: Ridley; Pfluger, Heap, Bough, Johnson; Hewson, Macpherson; Bell, Wilson, Wetherell, Bolton, Lapidge, Welsh, Kettlewell (Capt.), Pacey.

SCHOOL v. DENSTONE COLLEGE Played at home on Saturday, 23rd October.

There had been a great deal of rain overnight, but the pitch was surprisingly firm when the teams took the field. St. Peter's kicked off, and play generally fluctuated between the ends. It was soon evident, though, that the Denstone backs were a more virile and effective set than their St. Peter's counterparts, but the latter defended staunchly.

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use of some weak School tackling, cut through the home defence.

For the remainder of the half St. Peter's never looked like scoring, but their defence was sound and Denstone were restricted to their one score.

Half-time : St. Peter's 0 pts., Denstone 3 pts.

As the second half progressed Denstone's superiority became increasingly evident. The School stuck valiantly to their task, but having defended for most of the game, their defence showed signs of cracking. Denstone, on the other hand, thrived on success, and scored three further tries, two by their captain, R. A. Griffiths, at stand-off. The School came very near to scoring only once, when Heap ran over 50 yards, to be forced in to touch with only a few yards to go.

Denstone emerged clear and worthy winners, and St. Peter's had done well to hold them to 12 points.

Result : Lost, School 0 pts., Denstone 12 pts.

Team : Ridley; Pfluger, Heap, Bough, Johnson; Hewson, Macpherson; Bardgett, Wetherell, Bell, Bolton, Wilson, Welsh, Kettlewell (Capt.), Pacey.

SCHOOL v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL Played at home on Saturday, 13th November.

The School took the field with two reserves in the team, of whom Sharp was playing his first game for the 1st XV. Heap kicked off and the School immediately took the offensive, an offensive which they sustained for most of the half. The forwards had the measure of their opponents, and the backs had plenty of the ball. One breakaway by the Giggleswick winger returned play to the School half, but the home side were not to be deterred, and returned play to what they considered its rightful area. From a scrum in the visitors' "25", Macpherson broke away on the blind side and Lewis went over for the try. A little later Lewis succeeded in landing a penalty goal.

The School continued to dominate play, but half-time came with the same score.

Half-time : St. Peter's 6 pts., Giggleswick 0 pts.

The second half saw the tables turned and Giggleswick penned the School in their half; indeed, the School were only out of it for one brief period. The play was hard and close, but despite plenty of the ball the Giggleswick backs were unable to penetrate the sound School defence. The School had a few narrow escapes, but Ridley saved the line on a number of occasions, and Wetherell and Kettlewell were prominent. Though still pressing at the end, Giggleswick had been unable to finish off their movements, and the home side emerged with a narrow but well-deserved victory.

Result : Won, School 6 pts., Giggleswick 0 pts.

Team : Ridley; Lewis, Pfluger, Heap, Johnson; Macpherson, Hewson; Sharp, Wetherell, Bardgett, Bolton, Wilson, Welsh, Kettlewell (Capt.), Pacey.

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SCHOOL v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE Played away on Saturday, 20th November.

St. Peter's travelled through thick fog to Ampleforth for what, owing to cancellations, was the first away match of the season. Fog did not interfere with play however, nor did the ground which, though wet, was well covered with grass. St. Peter's kicked off, and for a time play remained open and even, though it was soon evident that in their three-quarter line Ampleforth possessed a dangerous attacking force. As the half progressed this was amplified when Spencer and Fazacherly got quick tries. The nearest St. Peter's got to scoring was when Pfluger broke away in the centre just before half-time, but in general the School's back play was unimaginative and the passing deplorable.

Half-time : Ampleforth 8 pts., St. Peter's 0 pts.

Ampleforth swung into the attack on the recommencement of play, and after a few minutes scored again through Smith. St. Peter's immediately retaliated; from the kick-off the forwards hurried play almost to the Ampleforth line, and from the ensuing scrum Macpherson dived over to score. For the rest of the game play fluctuated; and Ampleforth scored again on the left wing. For the School Ridley had played a sturdy game under difficult conditions, and in the pack, which had often proved menacing, Bolton and Wetherell were outstanding.

Result : Lost, Ampleforth 16 pts., School 3 pts.

Team : Ridley; Lewis, Pfluger, Bough, Johnson; Hewson, Macpherson; Sharp, Wetherell, Bardgett, Bolton, Portlock, Welsh, Kettlewell (Capt.), Pacey.

SCHOOL v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Played away on Wednesday, 24th November.

At Worksop the School team were confronted with an amazingly dry pitch, but unfortunately did not make full use of the dry ball.

For the first ten minutes the School attacked vigorously, but gained no profit, and when Worksop took over the initiative, they failed to push home their advantage of two effective wingers. Worksop were awarded a penalty try, but did not get the conversion, and this was the score at half-time.

Half-time : Worksop 3 pts., St. Peter's 0 pts.

The School kicked off but were quickly driven back to their own half. The School forwards were generally outplayed by the heavier Worksop pack, and the backi did not work as a line : passes going astray and tackles being missed. But Ridley at full-back was playing a sound game, and on one occasion brought down M. A. Melligan, the Worksop captain, when he had all but scored. The School forwards nevertheless had a few moments in the loose, and towards the ,

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end of the game they took the ball into the home side's "25". From a quick heel, Macpherson went over to score in the corner. The whistle went shortly afterwards finding Worksop furiously counterattacking, but the School grimly holding on. It had been a disappointing game from the School point of view—a game in which no one had distinguished themselves—and they were lucky to emerge with a draw.

Result : Drawn, Worksop 3 pts., School 3 pts.

ll Macpherso Pacey.

Team : Ridley; Heap, Huger, Bough, Johnson; Hewson, Sharp, Wetherell, Bardgett, Bolton, Bell, Welsh, Kettlewell (Capt.),

SCHOOL v. OLD PETERITES Saturday, 4th December.

Although conditions overhead were dry, a heavy fall of rain in the morning once again saturated the 1st XV field and a mud-lark was predestined. The Cambridge University members of the Old Boys' team, who play most of their rugger in the soft and clement climate of the Southern Counties were appalled by the conditions, but we at St. Peter's have begun to accept them as inevitable. For all that, it was the Old Boys who, using the advantage of their infinitely superior weight, strength, and speed, demonstrated how the open game can still be played in such conditions.

A formidable team had been mustered by Peter Penniston, a team bristling with regular players, and just such a team as the School would always want to see representing the Old Boys, and which is better days would by no means have matters all its own way a strong School XV.

against

The School did, in fact, hold the Old Boys during the first half, a time which the Old Boys spent in shaking down together and during which the School had the advantage of a following wind. The only try for the Old Boys came from a brilliant solo run by M. E. Kershaw, fresh from his experiences of playing top-class rugby.

But all the advantages laid with the Old Boys in the second halt and in the closing stages the School team wilted and the defence was easily disorganised. Four more tries followed, two for Penniston and one each for Burdass and March. Three of these were converted

by Penniston and the Old Boys very deservedly won by 21 clear points. The Macpherson duel at scrum-half had been gentlemanly and not nearly so cut-throat as one had anticipated; A. N. WyattGunning was a tower of strength at wing-forward and once again, showed what a menace he can be to an opposing three-quarter line; J. F. N. Jackson distinguished himself by losing his pants, an act reminiscent of the past; M. E. Kershaw looked an accomplished and 62

polished player; and P. Penniston gave us glimpses of the past. For the School, J. F. Liversidge did well in his first School game and G. Ridley came through a rare buffeting at full-back with honours..

G. Spink (O.P.) kindly refereed.

Result : Lost, School 0 pts., Old Peterites 21 pts.

OLD PETERITE XV J. F. N. Jackson; P. Penniston (Capt.), G. R. A. March, M. E. Kershaw, C. Frank; M. G. Goodburn, I. S. Macpherson; D. Simpson, T. Hobson, P. V. Leigh, C. W. Thompson, P. C. Knowlson, A. N. Wyatt-Gunning, J. R. Penty, C. U. Burdass.

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THE JUNIOR SCHOOL After the long Summer holiday the beginning of a new school year usually sees some fresh arrangement for our benefit or for us to enjoy.

For the beginning of this Christmas Term a new form-room building was completed, and Forms J.i and J.iiA were very comfortably and conveniently housed on the site of the old wooden but which had been there for a great many years. In fact Old Peterites who were boarders in the old Clifton Grove House (now St. Olave's) will remember the old but as the Grove studies. Since then it has been put to many uses. The woodwork has been stored and is to be used for other purposes—sheds, etc.

The new form-rooms, with their efficient heating and new desks, are much appreciated by everybody as a distinct improvement and asset.

The Christmas Term started with 231 boys in the Junior School, including 63 new boys, and no less than 106 day boys staying to the mid-day dinner.

We welcomed two new members to the Junior School teaching staff, Mr. K. R. Pemberton for Music and Mr. J. C. Brown for Art. Routine was quickly established, and new boys settled as Olavites, and an excellent term in work and games seemed likely to be fulfilled when 'flu intervened about a month from the end of term, which caused the postponement of all examinations, and also of our annual P.T. Display. These events will now take place in the Easter Term— all being well.

I. T. Parkin was appointed Head Monitor and J. A. Shouksmith Head Monitor of Day Boys.

Interest in Natural History has continued unabated and it may be of general interest to record the variety of specimens brought to School. Among birds these include : Coal Tit, Redwing, Sparrow Hawk, Jay, Woodcock, Grouse, and from Scotland a Water Rail. From the River Derwent at Sutton-on-Derwent several Lampreys were brought.

It was very pleasing that most of the boys had recovered from illness and were well enough to take their parts in the Carol Service on Sunday, 12th December, and once again the School Chapel was not large enough to hold the boys and all the parents and friends who wished to attend.

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boys chosen to read the lessons were M. C. M. Jesper, D. L. Brown, E. M. H. Ranson, and I. T. Parkin.

With the Chapel Service and Final Assembly the term came to on Thursday, 16th December.

an end

SALVETE BOARDERS

C. J. Batty (W.).

H. Biddle (St. 0.).

D. L. Brown (W.).

D. St. C. Bruce (St. 0.).

R. L. Bruce (A.) A. J. Crompton (St. 0.).

R. A. Cunningham (A.).

R. M, Dunbar (St. 0.).

J. G. Ainley.

R. J. Bowling.

C. L. Brown.

R. G. Bruce.

R. E. Bryan.

S. P. Burton.

C. J. L. Clarke.

M. A. Clayton.

G. W. Cloughton.

R. W. C. Clegg.

C. G. Cummin.

R. B. Daniel.

M. W. Dronfield.

J. E. Fearnside.

A. J. D. Foster (W.).

P. J. Holmes (A.).

P. F. Johnson (W.).

D. B. Mallinson (St. 0.).

B. R. Martinson I(St. 0.).

R. W. Pick (W.).

D. G. Routledge (A.).

A. P. Schofield (A.).

Scott (St. 0.).

P. M. Semper (St. 0.).

J. N. Spencer (St. 0.).

J. A. Templeman (W.).

G. K. Toas (W.).

J. F. Williams (A.).

D. S. Yeadon (A.).

DAY BOYS A. E. Gilderdale.

G. Gildener.

G. M. Grainger.

J. Gray.

J. W. Hey. P. E. Jackson.

N. H. King.

I. Kirkus.

J. C. Lacy.

P. W. Lattimer.

J. R. Lindsay.

P. G. Long.

C. P. Midgley.

J. H. Ormiston.

N. G. Pace.

M. Pickard.

J. M. Ruddock.

M. Shannon.

R. P. Shouksmith.

P. Stuttard.

G. M. Todd.

W. J. B. Ward.

D. C. Wilkes.

C. D. H. Williams.

M. R. Wroe.

C. Yates.

W. W. B.

VALE A. R. Millward (D.B.).

JUNIOR SCHOOL GAMES Owing to the ground conditions and 'flu epidemic only three matches were played this term. We lost them all, too, the scores. being as follows : v. Pocklington G.S. Juniors, 3 pts. to nil; v. Drax G.S. Juniors, 21 pts. to nil; and v. Ampleforth G.S. Juniors, 11 pts. to 3 pts.

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The following represented the School XV :—Smith, P. N. P., May, A. (Captain), May, M. (Vice-Captain), Smith, B., Hermiston, C., Dukes, T. A., Fenton, P. A., Wheeler, J. C. G., Hewitt, F. J. A., Ranson, E. M. H., Sim, D. L. W., Atkinson, R. B., Foster, A. J. D., Fletcher, D. H., and Groundwater, C. W. A., also played Bytheway, W. R. May, A., May, M., and Fletcher, D. H., were awarded their School Colours. In the Inter-House Rugby Shield Spartans beat the Etruscans, 33 pts. to nil.

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WOLF CUB REPORT As last year, we have had two Packs, but the Monday Pack remains small, as there is nowhere very suitable for a large pack to meet. This is rather unfortunate because the waiting list is again formidable. When the weather is warmer and meetings can be held out of doors, it is proposed to add two sixes to the Monday Pack, and this should make it possible for us to do away with a waiting list altogether.

Mr. Brown is taking out a warrant as A.C.M. and has already helped greatly in the running of the Wednesday Pack We have had many rousing meetings, but there is the usual grumble that some of us won't get on with the passing of tests. We gained four first stars and three badges during the term, and it is to be hoped that those who retired with influenza just when they were about to do great things will remember to do them early next term.

Our only outside activity has been one football match, although no fewer than three others had to be cancelled owing to the waterlogged state of the ground. In the first round of the competition we met last year's winners, and they seem to be just as good this year!

Our team played quite well, but they were simply not good enough, and we had no reply to the eleven goals which English Martyrs scored.

One of these years we shall astonish ourselves and our opponents by getting through the first round. It was rather disappointing that we couldn't give them a better game, for we put in a little extra practice and tried very hard. The main thing is that both sides enjoyed the game, and we have challenged our victors to a game of cricket in the Summer, when we don't intend to let them score any more than their allowance of eleven.

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