The Chapel

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.

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.