The Head Master's Portrait

OLD PETERITE DINNER, 1955

The Old Peterite Dinner was held on Friday, 22nd July, at the De Grey Rooms.

The toast of "The School" was proposed by F. W. B. Pacey and the Head Master responded. The toast of "The Club" was proposed by the Head of the School, C. H. Lewis, and was replied to by his father, T. J. Lewis. At the end of the formal speeches, the Secretary of the Club presented a cheque to Mr. A. Wentworth Ping on the occasion of his retirement from St. Olave's, as a mark of the appreciation of the Old Peterite Club for the great services that Mr. Ping had rendered to the School in the past thirty-four years, Mr. Ping replied characteristically.

The following were present :—

Annequin, J. B. Beetham, S. H. Bird, D. J. Burdass, C. U. Burdass, J. U. Burgess, L. Chatterton, H. Chilman, K. G. Clark, R. T. Claydon, J. B. Clegg, M. T. Crews, D. K. Crombie, G. N. P. Dawson, J. R. Denison, E. A. K. Easten, Rev. J. A. Eastwood, C. R. Eccles, D. G. Fairweather, C. C. Frank, C. Gibson, R. J. Goodburn, M. G. Goode, C. D. Gregory, V. B. Hallas, M. Hanson, J. A. Harnby, F. B. H. Hodd, Canon H. N. Hodd, N. M. Holmes, D. C. Hudson, G. B. Hunter, 0. Huntley, W. G. Jackson, R. A. Jeffs, E. S. Knowlson, D. W. Lewis, T. J. Lumby, P. S. Lyth, D. Megginson, J. S. Mortimer, J. B. Newdick, F. N. Oliver, D. Pacey, F. W. B. Ping, A. W. Ping, W. H. W. Powell, W. B. Powell, W. W. Rayson, J. C. M. Reynolds, G. H. F. Rhodes, K. H. Riley, G. W. Ringrose, P. F. Roe, M. G. Rucklidge, J. M. Ruddock, P. H. 0. Rumfitt, D. T. Rymer, A. S. Saville, J. M. Scott, H. C. Shepherd, C. S. Simmons, D. N. Simpson, D. Smith, G. D. Speight, P. A. Spencer, H. C. P. Stratton, R. A. Stubbs, W. C. Sykes, P. R. Tayler, I. Thompson, C. W. Thompson, D. W. Thornton, E. D. Walton, J. 0. Watkinson, T. Wyatt-Gunning, A. N. The Head Master. Head of School.