Oct 1956 by StPetersYork

THE PETERITE Vol. XLVIII

OCTOBER, 1956

No. 343

EDITORIAL All readers of The Peterite will welcome the news that Mr. K. H. Rhodes was able to return to duty for the beginning of the Christmas Term. His genial and, as we have come to think, almost essential presence at the Commemoration festivities was sadly missed, especially by his countless friends among Old Peterites. An Old Peterite dinner without Mr. Rhodes was, indeed, unprecedented. He bore the anxiety and tedium of long weeks of confinement to a hospital bed, which began in the early days of July, with unfailing courage and cheerfulness. A period of rest in a convalescent home and a recuperative holiday in Scotland followed, and it is a relief to all of us to be assurred that he is now fully recovered and that the doctors have pronounced him fit to resume his normal work. The record of the events of the Summer Term contained in this issue is, we believe, eloquent testimony to the vigour and variety of our school life today. Of the three terms of the academic year the Summer Term is perhaps the most crowded, containing as it does not only the usual activities of our multifarious Clubs and Societies, but Commemoration and the General Certificate examination as well. It is not always easy, when there is so much afoot, to preserve a sense of balance in the direction of one's energies, but that we succeed in doing so at St. Peter's is surely proved by the fact that this number of The Peterite records both the highest number of State Scholarships ever gained by the School and an unprecedented season for the Boat Club, which in its visits to various regattas acquired no less than seven trophies. It is not our normal practice to comment in this Editorial on our routine games and other activities, since they are, of course, reviewed 1

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Editorial ... The Staff ... The Appeal ... Commemoration, 1956 ... Old Peterite News ... Examination Results, 1956 Valete and Salvete School Officers ... House Notes ... The Work Cup, 1955-56 The Oxford Cup, 1955-56 The Chapel The Choir The Library The Debating Society The Music Society Book Review—"Roman Spain" ... Careers A North Sea Trawler Young Farmers' Club ... British Ship Adoption Society Natural History Society Photographic Society "The Rhubarb Tree" The C.C.F. Scouting Shooting Fencing Tennis Cricket, 1956 Rugby Fixtures, 1956 Swimming The Boat Club The Junior School

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in extenso in the body of the magazine. But perhaps we may be

excused a reference to the Shooting VIII. Our visit to Bisley in July for the Public Schools' Competition was only the second of its kind, since 1955 was the first year in which it was found possible to overcome the many serious difficulties which had hitherto stood in our way. (That the effort is well worth while is, we think, beyond a doubt. Among other things there is much to be said for leaving our northern fastnesses and making contact with the public schools of the south.) Appreciating as they did their own inexperience and the traditionally high standard of the competition for the Ashburton Shield, the Shooting VIII did not expect to set the Thames on fire in their early ventures. It is all the more gratifying that the VIII graduated from 84th place in 1955 to 37th in 1956 (incidentally beating all other north of England schools) and that one member of the team, J. R. Peverley, who gained 16th place in the "Schools' Hundred Competition" with a score of 67 out of a possible 70, was awarded a badge.

THE STAFF CANON PArrESON At the end of last term we said goodbye to Canon C. Patteson, who had been the School Chaplain since September, 1947. During this period of nine years we have been very conscious of Canon Patteson's enthusiastic ministry in the School, and there are few boys who have not been considerably influenced by his teaching. Canon Patteson combined all that is best in both the Parish Priest and the Schoolmaster, and everyone connected with the School will feel that we have lost a friend and guide. We are glad to know that Canon Patteson, in becoming Vicar of Howden and Rural Dean, will not be far away, and we hope to see his familiar figure from time to time both in the School and on our playing fields.

MR. R. BENNETT We congratulate Mr. R. Bennett on his appointment as Head Master of Rutherford Grammar School, Newcastle, from the beginning of this term. We are very sorry on the other hand that this means his severing his connection with St. Peter's School, where he 2

has been senior Mathematics Master since 1949. Apart from his outstanding ability as a teacher and organiser, Mr. Bennett will be remembered for his enthusiastic work in the Scout Troop, and many boys will recall pleasant camps and hikes in his company. We hope Mr. and Mrs. Bennett and their family will settle happily in Newcastle. MR. V. B. GREGORY Mr. V. B. Gregory, whose marriage on 31st July to Miss Sheila Gladwin we record in our Old Peterite News, left us at the end of the Summer Term to begin new work in industry. He has taken up a post in London with the British Iron & Steel Federation. Mr. Gregory, who was a boy at the School from 1939 to 1946, returned in the capacity of Master in 1953 when he joined the Science Staff. In the comparatively short time that he was on the Staff Mr. Gregory showed convincingly that he had all the qualities which go to make a good schoolmaster. Apart from his work in the classroom, he proved an able and understanding assistant Housemaster in School House, and his enthusiasm for rowing, of which he is himself an outstanding exponent, was an invaluable asset to Mr. Howat in the coaching and organisation of the School rowing. His imperturbable good humour and attractive personality endeared him to all of us, and he will be greatly missed. We wish him well, both in the married state and in his new profession.

NEW MEMBERS The following new members joined the Staff at the beginning of the Christmas Term : The Rev. N. H. Kemp-Welch, M.A., King's College, Cambridge, who takes Canon Patteson's place as School Chaplain; Mr. G. D. Craine, B.A., St. John's College, Oxford, who joins the Science Staff; Mr. R. M. N. Montgomery, B.A., Trinity College, Cambridge, who replaces Mr. Bennett on the Mathematics Staff; and Mr. M. J. Ockenden, B.A., St. Edmund's Hall, Oxford, who is to take Modern Languages. We welcome them all and wish them happiness in their work at St. Peter's.

BIRTHS COULTHARD.—On 21st July, 1956, to Margaret, wife of K. G. Coulthard, a daughter. JOHNSTON.—On 21st August, 1956, to Maureen (nee McClew), wife of D. P. Johnston, a daughter.

THE APPEAL We publish herewith the third List of Subscribers to our Appeal, the two former Lists having been printed and circulated separately. We also give below a summary showing the total received and promised to date. Included in the third List of Subscribers will be noted the contribution from Hobgate Mothers and Friends, arising out of a Coffee Party. We would specially like to thank these ladies, and particularly Mrs. Elson, for their enthusiasm in organising so successful a function, and we hope that this will be the precursor of other similar efforts. Although the response to the Appeal has been most encouraging, we feel there are many more friends of the School, and particularly Old Peterites, who will wish to help, and we can assure them that their support will be much appreciated. Building in connection with the Appeal has not yet started, but we hope that sufficient funds will be available to enable us to begin our major projects next year.

THIRD LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS (to 26th September, 1956) Summary Totals Single Subscriptions. s. d.

Carried forward from previous lists Old Peterites Parents Others Collection : Commemoration

190 9 0 195 12 0 82 15 0 24 3 10

s. d. 3,486 17 4

492 19' 10 £3,979 17

Covenant Subscriptions. ...

Carried forward from previous lists

Old Peterites Parents Others

... ... ...

...

R. s. d. 319 14 0 362 11 7 24 7 0

25 5 3 29 15 10 2 0 0 1

£706 12

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£ s. d. 16,521 19 1

Gross Yield.

Net Annual Payments. £ s. d.

£58

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706 12

£17,228 11

£21,208

8 10

Single Donations O.P. t £ 5 ... Anonymous 3 *Batty, Mr. W. ... 3 f Burdass, Mr. C. U. ... 3 f Burdass, Mr. R. D. ... t Burdass, Mr. W. J. ... 3 3 Clifton Cricket Club ... ... 20 *Cormack, Mr. H. 10 *Crossley, Mr. N. Cummin, Mr. D. G. ... 20 tEasten, The Rev. J. A. ... 50 (Second Sub.) 1 f Endecott, Mr. D. S. ... ... 2 Evans, Mr. R. J. 3 *Fletcher, Mrs. G. 5 -Gray, Mr. D. St.G. W. ... 2 tHaxby, Mr. D. A. ... 25 Mill, Mr. E. H. Hobgate Mothers and Friends Coffee Party 34 3 flIolgate, Mr. S. 2 tJohnson, Mr. R. N. ... 3 *Kirkus, Mr. H. D. 20 *Magson, Mr. F. *Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. 2 D. V. 3 Meaby, Miss ...

Parent * £ s. d. 3 0 0 Meaby, Miss, friends of 10 10 0 f Motum, Mr. J. H. 1 0 0 -McClellan, Mr. F. C. 3 3 0 Nix, Mr. and Mrs. J. ... ... 100 0 0 *Pace, Mr. G. G. 10 0 0 *Powell, Mrs. E. 2 0 0 -Powell, Mr. M. T. 2 2 0 *Pringle, Mr. B. T. G. 1 1 0 f Proudfoot, Mr. J. C. 10 0 0 tRhead, Mr. P. J. 3 3 0 Robertson, Dr. D. -Robinson, Mr. W. B. 5 0 0 5 0 0 *Semper, Mr. G. S. 5 5 0 -Smith, Mr. P. ... 2 2 0 *Spencer, Mr. D. M. *Spencer, Major H. A. V. 15 0 0 5 0 0 Toyne, Mr. S. M. 3 0 0 tWetherell, Mr. 0. C. -Wilkinson, Mr. R. A. ... 50 0 0 1 1 0 Woodward, Mr. F. H.... 5 0 0 ... -Wye, Mr. H. ... Collection : Commemora24 3 10 tion

s. d. 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 3 0 3 0

0 0 0 0 0

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£492 19 10

Covenant Subscriptions O.P.

Parent * Annual Cash Payments. £ s. d.

-Cooper, Mr. A. B. ... *Dalkin, Mr. J. H. ... fGarbett, Mr. P. ... *Groundwater, Mr. W. A. fHeadlam, Mr. W. ... tHolmes, Lieut. D. H. *Mumble, Mr. J. G. ... -Huntley, Mr. W. G. *Irvin, Mr. R. P. ... Latter, Maj.-Gen. J. C. *Moss, Mrs. E. 0. ... *Peacock, Mr. W. ... *Pickard, Mr. J. C. ... *Shepherd, Mr. P. M. tWildsmith, Mr. E. R. Wilson, Mr. K. W. ...

1 2 2 2 10 1 1 5 4 2 1 8 8 4 2

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 4 4 2 2

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 2

£58

Gross Yield at present rate of tax.

12 24 25 24 121 12 12 60 50 24 12 100 100 51 25 50

s. d. 3 6 7 0 0 0 7 0 15 0 3 6 3 6 17 6 0 0 7 0 15 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 0 0

£706 12

COMMEMORATION, 1956 The deluge of rain throughout the Friday night and its resumption on the Saturday morning inevitably filled us with foreboding. Commemoration without the cricket match and the boat races and the social opportunities which go with them must forfeit much of its attraction, and as we trooped out of the Clifton Cinema after the Speech Day Ceremony we were not unreasonably apprehensive. However, all ended well. The skies cleared; a new wicket was prepared (though doubtless it would not have been approved by Test Match captains)• at 3 o'clock the O.P. XI set about its business of extricating itself from the ignominous position in which it had found ' itself at the close of play the day before; and the large gathering of spectators was able to enjoy a carefree and entertaining game in conditions which, if not ideal, were not unpleasant. Though an untimely shower prevented a finish that might have been exciting, and the C.C.F. concluded the proceedings with its impressive display rather earlier than had been scheduled, none the less we felt that the afternoon had been a success. The Old Peterite Dinner, held for the first time in the School dining hall (an experiment which proved an unqualified success), followed in the evening. The proceedings at the prize-giving in the Clifton Cinema followed the familiar pattern. The value and enjoyment which we derive from this function must depend largely, of course, on the qualities of our guest speaker, and our belief that the choice of Mr. Hugh Lyon, M.C., formerly Head Master of Rugby and now the Director of the Public Schools' Employment Bureau, would prove admirable was more than justified. Mr. Lyon's was one of the more noteworthy addresses we have had on this occasion. He was welcomed in the now traditional Latin oration, this time delivered by D. M. Walker, the senior Classical scholar, and we would congratulate Walker on the way in which he performed the difficult task of conveying to his audience, the bulk of whom could only follow in the printed English translation, the vigour, dignity, and expressiveness of the original. Mr. Lyon's address, as we expected, was devoted to the question of careers for boys leaving St. Peter's and schools like it. Rejecting the sordid association of the word "career" with its unattractive derivative "careerist", he contended that a career could and should be a vocation—"a calling in life", he explained, "to which you are meant to devote yourself, your energies, your talents, your tastes; and for every one of you there should be a career which you can make your vocation. Naturally at schools of this type from time immemorial there have been recruits going out to what are perhaps the greatest vocations of all, to the Church, to medicine, to teaching, to the service of your country at home and overseas. But you will perhaps forgive me if I mention another type of vocation, which sometimes is neglected. I have for the past years come, almost for the first time, 6

into close touch with the world of industry and commerce, and the more I have done that the more I have been impressed with what it is not exaggerating to call the national urgency for more young men of a quality that a school like this produces, to find their vocation there. I feel that in the past the business world has suffered many disadvantages, not least of them being perhaps the ignorance and prejudice which has been all too prevalent in some schools of this type. But I know that a man of good quality can there find not only a life full of interest, and responsibility and service, but a life which will be one where he has real human interests from first to last, and there are, I expect, many of you who if you give it thought could find there your vocation, and in that capacity do service to your country; and if you are going to do that, and are going to do it well, you have to be laying the foundations now, and so in a way we come back to the present." Mr. Lyon went on to say : "What is it you can be doing to prepare yourselves best for any sort of vocation whatever it may be? Well, first, I would say, get as much out of this School as you can. You are on a good wicket here, try and bat till the day's over. Stay here right on, your full time, if they will have you, and suck the orange dry. Try your hand at some of these very many outside activities that are there waiting for you to enjoy. That, I think, is the first thing, and then, of course, your life here, if it is going to be worthwhile, must be based upon the right foundation. Your Head Master said 'that in the best schools the school is centred on the School Chapel'. I am quite sure that is true. If your lives aren't built on that foundation then the service you render will be inefficient, unworthy. You need to be men of integrity. Men who give to the utmost of what they have, and in that connection remember that if you do stay on that extra year at school, you will not only be getting a great deal, you may be giving a little back, for all that the school has given you." Mr. Lyon's address, which was enlivened by a rich sense of humour, had the twin merits of brevity and clarity. Further, he achieved his aim of "trying to say a few things and not making you forget everything by trying to say too much". We are grateful to him for a speech which by its very simplicity and directness cannot have failed to impress his audience. A vote of thanks to Mr. Lyon, proposed by Professor Davison, was carried with enthusiasm. The Commemoration Service on the Sunday morning was, as always, a moving experience. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Canon T. H. Tardrew, who is a member of the governing body. The following was the programme for the three days :FRIDAY, 27th JULY. 11- 0 a.m. School v. Old Peterites Cricket Match. 6- 0 p.m. Old Peterite Club Annual Meeting. 7-30 p.m. Concert in Big Hall.

SATURDAY, 28th JULY. 11- 0 a.m. Speeches and Presentation of Prizes by Hugh Lyon, Esq., M.C. 2- 0 p.m. Cricket Match (2nd day). 2-30 p.m. Boat Races, School v. Old Peterites. 4-30 p.m. Tea. 6-45 p.m. A Display by the Band of the C. C.F., followed by the sounding of "Retreat" and the Naval Ceremony of "Sunset". Exhibitions of Arts and Crafts in the Art Room and of Hobbies in C Classroom. 7-30 p.m. Old Peterite Dinner at The School. SUNDAY, 29th JULY. 8-15 a.m. Holy Communion. 11- 0 a.m. Commemoration Service. Preacher : The Rev. Canon T. H. Tardrew.

THE HEAD MASTER'S REPORT In the course of the Speech Day proceedings the Head Master gave his usual report on the activities of the School in the past year. Apart from his review of the work and of activities outside the classroom, the details of which are regularly reported in "The Peterite", Mr. Dronfield gave a lucid exposition of the general policy of the School and commented with his usual incisiveness on many of the problems which confront Independent Schools today. In his observation on the curriculum the Head Master had much of interest to say on the difficult problem of reconciling education in the widest sense with the demands of vocational training. He believed that in actual fact the two were not mutually exclusive and that it was possible to give a boy a wide general education and at the same time keep an eye on his probable career. It was our endeavour so to arrange the curriculum that no irrevocable decision as to a boy's Sixth Form course need be made until he had passed the "0" level stage—and Mr. Dronfield insisted, at St. Peter's School, 'all boys pass and do not by-pass this stage'. It was inevitable, of course, that a boy who took a third language, either Greek or German, must begin at the IVth Form stage and in consequence devote less time to other subjects. But this need not preclude his taking a Science course at a later stage in the VIth Form. He believed that the boy who had an interest in and a flair for the Classics or Modern Languages should be given the opportunity to indulge them at any rate to "0" level and that at this stage too much importance should not be assigned to the claims of his possible career. It was, however, Mr. Dronfield explained, after the "0" level stage had been passed that the problem of specialisation became acute. It was still possible for the clever boy, he believed, to take Classics, Modern Languages, History, or English up to standard high enough for admission to the University and then, if desired, switch to a Science course. In this connection the new Transfer Scholarship scheme inaugurated by the I.C.I. was of particular value; and it was significant that at recent conferences between Industrialists and 8

Educationists it had been the former who had deplored excessive early specialisation. However, despite such shifts in the wind (further illustrated by the decision of some universities to accept as Medical Students good boys who had been brought up at school in humane studies in the belief that such entrants would be well able to cope, after they get to the university, with the small amount of science really necessary for pre-medical training) it remained none the less true that it was the university entrance requirements which called the tune and that for the present we must adhere to the more traditional preparation for certain professions via the Science Sixth. In this matter of providing a general as well as specialist education in the VIth Forms the Head Master strongly commended the proposed introduction next term of two new two-year courses, one in "The History of Science" for boys on the Classical and Modern sides and the other in "Economic History of England" which can be taken by the Mathematical and Scientific boys. Both these courses would lead to examinations at the end of two years and would do much to correct the lack of balance implicit in specialised VIth Form courses. For he believed that the complete education of a boy "should be based on as high a standard of specialist achievement as is possible for him in one of the principal groups of subjects but that in addition his general school experience and training should teach him to know what to look for in a work of art or a piece of music, to know something about the government and economics of the presentday world, to express himself clearly and confidently in public, to develop a liking for poetry and literature and, above all, to meet and tolerate men of all races and languages". In his observations on our building and development plans, the Head Master drew a distinction between what was possible by our own revenues and resources and what could only be achieved within measureable time as a result of aid from outside. In the former category were the new classroom block, the renovation of the Chapel, The and the important additions to the Grove boarding house. purchase of a house in St. Peter's Grove would enable us in the course of the next year to modernise and make addition to the Manor which adjoined this newly-acquired property. In the same way the acquisition of a house in The Avenue which accommodated some of the Junior School boarders had enabled us to convert the first floor of St. Olave's into a Sanatorium which was more than adequate for our ordinary needs. Our major programme of development, Mr. Dronfield said, must await the greater success of the Appeal launched a year ago. That, up to the present, had reached the satisfactory total of nearly £21,000, but it was clear that large donations from industry or commerce or from individual benefactors would be needed to reach our target. In this respect it was unfortunate that our own presight two or three years ago in spending our available resources on providing first-class

laboratory accommodation had precluded us from benefiting by the new Industrial Fund to help science-teaching in the Independent Schools. While no-one could criticise the promotors of that fund for adhering strictly to it purpose the fact did correct an impression which seemed to be abroad that such a fund solved all our financial difficulties. Finally, before passing to his detailed review of the work and activities of the past school year, Mr. Dronfield had something to say about the recent increase in the School fees. He deplored the necessity for it and assured parents that every effort was being continually made to control expenditure and to keep our fees down to the minimum compatible with the maintenance of our high standards, particularly on the strictly educational side, and the provision of all reasonable facilities for the boys to develop outside the classroom. Much, he said, was said and written about the possibility of State aid either for Independent Schools or for individual parents, and he felt it was not his province to comment on it, except to reaffirm our determination to preserve our independence, not for the sake of independence, but because we believed that in that way we could make our best contribution to the educational system of our country.

PRIZE LIST

Norman Crombie Memorial Prize E. S. Portlock Archbishop of York's Prize for Classics - D. M. Walker Dean of York's Prizes for Latin Prose : VIth Form - C. W. Jose Below VIth - J. R. Humpherson Stephenson Greek Prize - C. W. Jose Whytehead Memorial Prizes for Divinity : VIth Form D. M. Walker Below VIth F. D. Lavender The Toyne European History Prize R. F. Coates The Head Master's Prize for Mathematics P. J. Netherwood The B.M.A. Medal for Science G. F. B. Mitchell The Jack Brittain Memorial Prize for Middle School Essay C. D. Ibberson The Frank Pick Prize for Design J. N. Russell The Old Peterite Club Reading Prizes : VIth Form C. R. Clough Below VIth A. H. Crowther The Yorkshire Agricultural Society's Prize - M. Kay Modern Languages Prize H. C. Wright Senior Essay Prize I. E. F. Morton Physics Prize D. J. Oldman Chemistry Prize E. C. Sedman Geography Prize F. D. Lavender Music Prizes : Piano P. S. Roe Instrumental K. Wilson Art Prizes : - J. N. Russell Senior - W. R. Bytheway Junior General Knowledge Prizes : - B. W. H. Carter VIth Form - H. R. L. Purse Below VIth

FORM PRIZES Vth Form (Languages) Vth Form (Maths. and Science) Vth Form , (English Subjects) IV a IVA IVB IVC U. Shell A L. Shell A Shell B Remove -

J. G. Clark P. A. Crossley A. H. Crowther D. J. Wightman R. L. Evans - F. C. Beaumont M. K. Oldham S. C. Gibson P. H. Moat R. L. Jobling A. R. Ward

PRINCIPAL SUCCESSES, 1955-56 D. M. Walker P. L. Bardgett D. G. Barton J. D. Birch A. B. Bryce P. J. Netherwood A. Bloomfield R. V. King A. M. Marsh

- Open Exhibition in Classics, Downing College, Cambridge - State Scholarship in Chemistry and Biology - State Scholarship and York City Major Scholarship in Physics and Chemistry - State Scholarship and East Riding Major Scholarship in Mathematics and Physics State Scholarship in Mathematics and Physics - State Scholarship and York City Major Scholarship in Mathematics and Physics York City Major Scholarship in Music - East Riding Major Scholarship in Mathematics and Physics - East Riding Major Scholarship in Classics

OLD PETERITE NEWS OLD PETERITE COMMEMORATION DINNER, 1956 The Old Peterite Dinner was held on Saturday, 28th July. For the first time the Dinner was held in the School dining hall. The innovation was in the nature of an experiment, as, too, was the change from the Friday to the Saturday night. There can be no doubt of the success of these breaks with custom. Over 110 O.P.s were present, the largest gathering, at any rate since the war, and it was generally agreed that the Dinner was one of the most enjoyable in recent years. The toast of "The School" was given by M. E. Kershaw and responded to by the Head Master; the "O.P. Club" was proposed by Mr. D. K. Crews, and D. P. Norwood replied. H. L. Creer, the President of the Club, was in the Chair. The following is the list of those present :— J. T. Ankers. J. E. B. Annequin. J. M. Bannister. D. H. Beachell. I. S. Berg. R. Bower. D. H. Brown. Mr. Burgess. Mr. Chilman.

R. T. Clark. D. M. T. Clegg. G. R. H. Clemons. R. E. Cochrane. Mr. Craven. H. L. Creer. D. Creighton-Jack. Mr. Crews. G. N. P. Crombie.

M. I. Daniel. J. R. Dawson. R. G. De Little. R. J. De Little. E. A. K. Denison. Rev. J. A. Easten. D. I. Fletcher. P. Garbett. J. B. Gedge.

D. G. E. Graham. J. M. Graham. N. J. Green. Mr. Gregory. M. Goodburn. M. Hallas. Mr. Harding. F. B. S. Harmby. Rev. D. V. Hewitt. F. A. Hillyard. D. G. Hilton. Canon Hodd. D. K. Hodd. N. M. Hodd. D. C. Holmes. D. A. Hopkins. W. J. Horsley. J. G. Humble. C. D. Hunter. D. C. Jackson. R A. Jackson. Mr. Jeffs. R. N. Johnson. M. J. Kay. R. J. Kelsey.

M. E. Kershaw. C. D. B. Knowles. E. C. D. '0 Lees. C. H. Lewis. T. J. Lewis. M. C. M. Lochore. P. S. Lumby. D. Lyth. W. H. Masterman. J. E. Moore. H. Murray. J. H. Macdonald. D. P. Norwood. D. G. Oliver. G. H. Oxtoby. F, W. S. Pacey. M. J. Pallant. R. S. M. Parker. W. Ping. W. B. Powell. G. B. Piilian. R. M. Ratcliffe. J. M. Raylor. H. W. J. Rigg. G. W. Riley.

D. T. Rumfitt. W. S. Samuels. E. Sherrif. D. N. Simmons. A. E. Simpson. J. R. Shirtcliffe. F. C. Slegg. G. D. Smith. J. M. Smithson. P. A. Speight. H. Spencer. M. I. H. Sproulle. J. D. Stanely. R. M. Stanley. E. F. H. 0. Stansfield. P. M. Steele. R. A. Stratton. C. W. Thompson. E. D. Thornton. M. I. H. Unwin. C. M. Ward. A. J. Williams. B. Wilson.

(Note :—We apologise for some omissions in the above list occasioned by the fact that some tickets were acquired by proxy.)

O.P. LONDON DINNER The London Dinner will be held at Brown's Hotel, Albemarle Street, on Wednesday, 7th November. Members of the Club who have not received details by the beginning of November and who wish to attend are asked to communicate with the London Secretary, Dr. R. H. Metcalfe, St. James's Hospital, Ousley Road., Balham, S.W.12. WEST RIDING DINNER As announced in our last number, another West Riding Dinner will be held on Thursday, 1st November, at the Three Nuns Hotel, Mirfield. The arrangements are in the hands of G. D. Smith, 30 Goldington Drive, Oakes, Huddersfield, and any O.P.s interested should communicate with him. O.P. CLUB EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING All members of the Club will by this time have received the notice issued by H. L. Creer, the President, convening an Extraordinary General Meeting at the School on 13th October. It may be that by the time these notes are published the meeting will already have been held, and comment at this stage may therefore be superfluous. For the benefit of those readers who may not have been able to attend, it may, however, be explained that there were two main motives for this meeting—the unsatisfactory nature of the Annual General Meeting held during the Commemoration weekend 12

and the excessive dependence of the Club on the School authorities. There can be no doubt that the attempt to sandwich in an Annual Meeting in the midst of the crowded Commemoration programme has been a failure and that neither an adequate attendance nor the requisite enthusiasm are possible at such a time. It is hoped, too, that the undoubted enthusiasm of individual members can be collectively mobilised to infuse the O.P. Club with greater vigour and purpose. The School, of course, would continue to co-operate to the fullest extent, but it is felt that much could be done to give the Club a stronger and more independent life.

OLD PETERITE RUGGER AND HOCKEY MATCHES P. Penniston, Fair Mount, Hillthorpe, Pudsey, Yorks., is again arranging the O.P. XV to play the School on Saturday, 15th December. Any O.P. wishing to play should apply to him. The O.P. hockey match will be played on Saturday, 9th March. Any O.P.s wishing to play should write to P. M. Steele, 3 Avenue Terrace, Clifton, York.

THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS' CLUB We have received the following communication from the Chairman of the Public Schools' Club in London. We feel that it may be of interest to many Old Peterites. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS' CLUB 100 Piccadilly, London, W.I. May, 1956. Dear Sir, It is many years since you received any information about the Club and I am therefore, at the request of the Committee, sending you a few details of its activities and amenities which I hope will be useful and of interest to you. 1. PREMISES. 100 Piccadilly is situated opposite the Green Park and in addition to its Club Rooms has twenty-six bedrooms for the use of members. 2. OLD BOYS' MEETINGS. Private rooms, free of charge, are provided for the committee meetings of Old Boys and Societies. 3. CLUB AND PRIVATE DINNERS. Old Boys' Club Dinners can be held in the Club and in special cases arrangements can be made for members to hold private dinners. 4. LADIES' ANNEXE. This adjoins the Club and has a separate entrance in White Horse Street. There is a lounge, dining room and cocktail bar where lady guests can be entertained. 13

Mothers, wives, daughters and sisters of members can become associate members. SQUASH COURTS. Arrangements have been made for Members to use the courts at a nearby Club. 5.

SECRETARYSHIP. Mr. C. Martin-Sperry who was Secretary for some fifteen years has retired for reasons of health and Mr. T. J. R. Dashwood has recently been appointed in his place.

MEMBERSHIP. There is no entrance fee and the present rates of subscriptions are

as follows :—

Town Members ... Country Members ... Overseas Members Junior Members (aged 18-23)

...

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

£15 15 0 7 7 0 2 2 0 3 3 0

(Where a member has joined the Club under the age of 23, he may continue as a full Town Member until the age of 27 at a Special Subscription of £9 9s. Od.) £3 3 0 ... Associate Lady Members ... The Secretary will be pleased to provide any further details or information you may require. Yours sincerely, R. S. BLUNDELL,

Chairman.

THE SCHOOL SHOP The School Shop has a good supply of the new Old Peterite Blazer Badge, priced at 45/-. Orders should be sent to Mr. A. T. Howat and should include 3d. for postage.

ITEMS J. C. Griffiths (1944-50), who proceeded from St. Peter's to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, has been awarded a Middle Temple Harmsworth Law Scholarship. The Harmsworth Law Scholarships of the annual value of £300 or £200 and tenable for three years, are a coveted honour and we congratulate Griffiths on his distinction.

W. J. Horsley, who is articled to Mr. D. H. Smallwood, of Dacre, Son and Hartley, of Otley, has achieved a notable examination double success which is believed to be unique.

He recently passed first in order of merit in all England in the intermediate examination of the Chartered Auctioneers' Institute. Now he has passed first in all England in the intermediate examination of the Royal Institute of Chartered. Surveyors. * * * J. E. Thompson (The Rise, 1937-42), whose stage sobriquet is Jimmy Thompson, is winning an enviable reputation in his chosen career of the stage. He is at present starring in the revue "For Amusement Only" at the Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue. His deliciously witty parody of the pianist, Liberace, "stopped the show" at the opening performance on 9th June and was widely acclaimed by the Press. He has made 37 television appearances and countless broadcasts; and during the last two years he has been particularly associated with the type of revue known as "intimate". In his seven years on the stage he has given convincing proof of his versatility in straight drama, variety, cabaret, and revue. His London appearances include "The Boy Friend", "Intimacy at 8", "Oranges and Lemons", "Penny Plain", and "Blame it on Adam".

OBITUARY MICHAEL WILLIAM BOLTON It is with great regret that we record the untimely and tragic death of Michael Bolton (The Rise, 1949-55). He lost his life as a result of a dinghy accident in the Firth of Forth on 25th June. He was studying medicine at Edinburgh University and was sailing in the Forth with two companions when the disaster occurred about a mile east of the Forth Bridge. Michael, with selfless courage, set out to swim to the shore and left his companions, who were later picked up by a naval hopper, to cling to the upturned dinghy. A search by helicopters and naval craft failed to locate Michael, and it was some two months before his body was recovered. Michael had entered the Junior School in 1947 and had left St. Peter's as recently as July, 1955. He had been a House Monitor in the Rise, and had been awarded his 1st XV cap and his 1st IV colours. He took an active and enthusiastic part in all School activities and was universally popular with his fellows in the School, to whom his tragic death was a severe shock. To his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bolton, of 286 Bishopthorpe Road, York, we tender our sincerest condolences in the tragic loss of their only son. Mr. R. CRAWSHAW We regret to record the death on 26th September of Robin Crawshaw, formerly of Selwyn House, Broadstairs. Mr. Crawshaw, who was in his 90th year, was at St. Peter's from 1880 to 1885.

MARRIAGES

BAKER—LOCK. On 23rd June, 1956, at Holy Trinity Church, Dorchester, Captain Ian Helstrip Baker to Sally, daughter of Major and Mrs. H. 0. Lock, of York House, Dorchester. [1941-45.]

BLACK—MILLS. On 15th August at Christ Church, Harrogate, by the Rev. T. A. Bendelow, Victor Maurice, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Black, of York, to Katherine Elizabeth, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Mills, of Harrogate. [1935-41.] CAMFIELD—SHEPPARD. On 4th August, 1956, at All Saints Church, Orpington, Kent, Anthony Albert Camfield to Joy Sheppard. [Rise, 1942-48.] COCHRANE—BROOK. On the 18th August, 1956, Robert Euan Cochrane, of 85 Etty Avenue, Tang Hall, York, to Margaret Ruth Brook, of 159 Hull Road, York, at St. George's Methodist Church, York. [Temple, 1941-46.] GREGORY—GLADWIN. On 31st July, at St. Andrew's Church, Bishopthorpe, Vincent Boyes, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Gregory, of 10 Fifth Avenue, Heworth, York, to Sheila Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Gladwin, of the White House, Bishopthorpe. [1939-461 MACPHERSON—NICHOLSON. On 4th September, at St. Aelred's R.C. Church, York, Flight-Lieutenant Ian Stewart Macpherson, D.F.C., to Jacqueline Mary, daughter of Mrs. M. A. Nicholson, of 22 Main Avenue, Heworth, York. [1936-46.] PING—HOLMSTROM. On 7th July, 1956, at the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Ranmoor, Sheffield, by the Rev. Canon H. Norman Hodd, 0.P., Rural Dean and Vicar of Mansfield, Notts., William Hugh Wentworth, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Wentworth Ping, "Lowfields", 8 Galtres Grove, Clifton, York, to Joan Carol, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Holmstrom, Lindrick Dale, nr. Worksop. [Rise, 1938-42.]

ENGAGEMENTS DENISON—PEACOCK. The engagement is announced between Edward Allan Kitson, younger son of Mrs. M. Denison, of Clifton Dale, York, and Mr. A. A. Denison, of London, and Mary Hey, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Peacock, of Enfersykes, Old Malton. [1936-46.] GOODBURN—SHERWOOD. The engagement is announced of Michael George, only son of the late George Harold Goodburn, and of Mrs. Goodburn, 22 Fitzroy Drive, Leeds, 8, to Christine Margaret, only child of Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Sherwood, of 12 St. Margaret's Grove, Leeds, 8. [1943-51.] SIMPSON—BURNS. The engagement is announced between Albert Eric, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Simpson, of New Earswick, York, and Joan Margaret, only daughter of the late Mr. J. W. Burns and of Mrs. Burns, of Southey Green, Sheffield. [1947-52.] WARRINGTON—PULLEYNE. The engagement is announced between Ian Unwin, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Warrington, of Sheffield, and Dorothy Eileen Cynthia, daughter of Mrs. Dorothy Pulleyne, of Leeds, and Mr. Paul Pulleyne, of Boston Spa. [Rise, 1945-50.]

EXAMINATION RESULTS, 1956 STATE SCHOLARSHIPS Six State Scholarships were gained by St. Peter's candidates on the results of the Oxford and Cambridge G.C. Examination at "S" level. We congratulate the following :— B. W. H. Carter—State Scholarship in Classics. C. W. Jose—State Scholarship in Claisics. D. J. Oldman—State Scholarship in Mathematics and Science. J. R. Peverley—State Scholarship in Mathematics and Science. E. C. Sedman—State Scholarship in Mathematics and Science. D. T. Sparham—Major Scholarship in Mathematics and Science. 16

YORK CITY.

LOCAL AUTHORITY SCHOLARSHIPS

M. T. Carter—Major Scholarship in Classics. D. J. Oldman—Major Scholarship in Mathematics and Science. J. R. Peverley—Major Scholarship in Mathematics and Science. E. C. Sedman—Major Scholarship in Mathematics and Science. D. T. Sparham—Major Scholarship in Mathematics and Science.

NORTH RIDING. B. W. H. Carter—Major Scholarship in Classics. WEST RIDING. J. M. Forster—County University Exhibition. NOTTS. COUNTY. R. F. Coates—County Senior Scholarship in History and French. ASSOCIATED BOARD OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC We congratulate B. Jones on passing with Distinction the Grade VII (Advanced) Examination in pianoforte playing, and R. W. Bentley on his success in Grade VI (Intermediate). OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE SCHOOLS EXAMINATION BOARD GENERAL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION, JULY, 1956 "A" & "S" LEVELS Carter, B. W. H.* (Latin, Greek, Ancient History). Carter, M. T. (Latin, Greek, Ancient History). Jose, C. W.* (Latin, Greek—Distinction, Ancient History). Bean, R. G.* (French, English). Bradford, R. N. (French). Coates, R. F.* (French, History). High, R. L. (French). Irvin, D. B. (French, English, History). Kirby, D. (French, German). Le Pla, R. G. (History). Loadman, J. R.* (English, Art). MacKellar, W. G.* (French). Metcalf, D. G. (Latin—Distinction, French). Morris, P. A. (English, History). Morton, I. E. F.* (French, English). Pfluger, D. (History). Stanton M. P. (French, German). Taylor, 'N. D. (French, English). Woolley, C. J. (History, Geography). Wright, H. C. (French—Distinction, German). Bingham, R. G. (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Brown, K. (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics, Physics). Chilman, T. (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Franklin J. F. (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Hancock, ' M. G. (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics, Physics). Holt, D. R. (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics, Physics). Lamb, D. A. A. (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics, Physics). Roe, P. S. (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics, Physics). Stephenson, T. G. (Mathematics for Science, Physics). Sykes, M. G. (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics, Physics). Wilson, A. C. (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics, Physics). Barton, D. G. (Zoology, Botany). Burden, G. P. (Art, Mathematics for Science, Physics). Clayton, P. B. (Chemistry, Biology). Clough, C. R.* (Physics, Chemistry).

Gosling, K. (Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry). Handler, M.* (Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry). Heap, B. A.* (Mathematics for Science, Physics). Hopwood, A. P. (Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry). Isherwood, A. J. (Mathematics for Science, Physics). Kay, M. (Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry). Kirby, F. A. L. (Mathematics for Science, Chemistry). Mitchell, G. F. B. (Physics, Chemistry, Biology). Morrison, J. D. (Physics, Chemistry). Oldham, D. J. (Mathematics for Science—Distinction, Physics—Distinction, Chemistry—Distinction). Peverley, J. R.* (Mathematics for Science—Distinction, Physics—Distinction, Chemistry—Distinction). Portlock, E. S.* (Physics, Chemistry). Scarth, R. M. (Physics). Sedman, E. C.* (Mathematics for Science—Dinstinction, Physics— Distinction, Chemistry—Distinction). Sparham, D. T. (Mathematics for Science—Distinction, Physics—Distinction, Chemistry—Distinction). Turner, E. H. N.* (Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry). Welsh, M. (Chemistry). Wilkinson, D. (Mathematics for Science, Chemistry). Wilson, I. Nathematics for Science). Wilson, R. B.* (Physics, Chemistry). Wroe, S. J. S. (Geography, Chemistry, Biology). * After a name indicates a Pass in the optional General Paper.

VU (1, 2).

ORDINARY LEVEL

Armstrong, J. 0. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, Latin, French, German, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics). Barry, I. 0. (English Language, English Literature, French, German). Bolton, E. S. (English Language, English Literature, History, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Brewin, J. D. (English Language, Geography, Elementary Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Brocklebank, D. N. (French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics). Burdon, R. T. (English Language, History, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics). Carolin, C. J. (French, Elementary Mathematics, Chemistry). Clark, J. G. (English Language, English Literature, History, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics). Crossley, P. A. (English Language, English Literature, History, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Crowther, A. H. (English Language, English Literature, History, Latin, French, German, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics). Dale, A. (English Language, Latin, French, German, Elementary Mathematics). Elliott, R. A. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, French, German, Elementary Mathematics). Field, R. A. (English Language, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Gomersall, A. (English Language, English Literature, History, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics). Hamilton, P. G. (English Language, French, Physics). House, W. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Howat, P. W. (English Language, French, Elementary Mathematics). 18

Marsden, D. (English Language, French, German, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics). Purse, H. R. L. (English Language, English Literature, History, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics). Rayner, D. E. (English Language, History, Latin, French Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Robinson, D. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Slade, D. L. (English Language, English Literature, Latin, Franch, German, Elementary Mathematics). Slater, J. G. (English Language, Geography, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Strong, J. P. (English Language, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Thorp, R. H. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Way, B. G. (History, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Wheeler, R. M. (English Language, Geography, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Wilson, D. A. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Young, D. G. M. (English Language, History, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics). VU (3, 4). Allan, T. M. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, General Science). Bagshaw, D. W. (Elementary Mathematics). Bentley, R. W. (English Language, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). Blenkhorn, G. W. (English Literature, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). Burbidge, P. B. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). Burrows, A. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, Elementary Mathematics). Burton, P. J. (English Language, English Literature, Latin, French, German, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics-withChemistry). Butland, A. N. P. (English Language, English Literature, Latin, French, German, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physicswith-Chemistry). Bygate, J. A. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). Collingwood, D. A. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). Gee, D. H. (English Language, English Literature, Latin, Greek, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics-withChemistry). Hopper, K. A. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics-withChemistry). Humpherson, J. R. (English Language, English Literature, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics-withChemistry).

Jesper, P. S. H. (English Language, English Literature, Latin, French, German, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics with-Chemistry). McCallum, A. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, General Science). Maxwell, J. R. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). Mayson, D. C. (English Language, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). Parkin, F. N. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, Physicswith-Chemistry). Parkin, G. D. (English Language, Geography, French, Physics-withChemistry). Rice, T. D. L. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, General Science). Steel, K. A. (English Language, Latin, French, German, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). Turnbull, D. R. (French, Elementary Mathematics). -

V Mod. Beaumont, L. T. i(English Language, English Literature, Geography, Elementary Mathematics, General Science). Brown, P. B. (General Science). Burn, P. H. C. (Elementary Mathematics, General Science, Art). Butler, B. C. R. (English Literature, History, Geography, General Science). Chadwick, C. I. (Geography, Elementary Mathematics, General Science). Craven, B. W. A. (English Language). Crowe, R. E. (English Language, Elementary Mathematics, General Science). Hick, J. K. (English Language). Ibberson, J. S. (Geography, Elementary Mathematics). Lennox, J. M. (English Language, History, Geography, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). Littlewood, J. V. (English Language, Geography, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry, Art). Lowley, G. P. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, General Science). Miers, J. F. (Geography, General Science, Art). Newitt, J. A. (English Language, History, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics). Smith, E. M. )(English Language, Geography, Elementary Mathematics, General Science). Spink, J. G. (English Language). Storey, D. (English Literature, French). Taylor, K. H. (English Language, English Literature, History, Geography, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). Ward, J. M. (Geography, Elementary Mathematics, General Science). Watson, T. (English Language, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-withChemistry). Whitmore, J. A. (English Language, Geography). Wood, M. R. (General Science).

VALETE AND SALVETE VALETE (JULY, 1956) THE GROVE D. M. Walker. 1950-56 (St. Olave's, 1945). School Monitor. Head of The Grove. Upper VI Classics. G.C.E. "0" and "A" Levels, 1953. State Scholarship, 1954. Open Exhibition to Downing College, Cambridge, 1955. Editor of "The Peterite". Library Monitor. Chapel Committee. Secretary of Games Committee. Debating Society Committee. Member of Curia. Chairman, 1955. 2nd XV, 1955. Captain and Colours, 1955. 3rd IV, 1956. 2nd IV Colours, 1956. Chess Team, 1952-53-54-55-56. Queen's Scout. A.S.M. of Senior School Scout Troop. M. D. Fish. 1951-56 (St. Olave's, 1948). House Monitor. Lower VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. Played for 1st XV, 1955. 2nd XV, 1954-55. Played for 1st XI, 1956. 2nd XI, 1955-56. Colours, 1956. 2nd Hockey XI, 1956. A/Cpl. 2 i/c Army Training Platoon. Cert. "A", Parts I and IL Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. N. J. Magson. 1951-56 (St. Olave's, 1947). House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E. "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. Games Committee. Colts XV, 1953. 2nd XV, 1954-55. Colours, 1955. Played for 1st XV, 1955. 2nd XI, 1954. Colours, 1955. 1st XI Colours, 1956. 2nd XI Hockey, 1955. Colours, 1955. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1955. 1st XI Hockey Colours, 1956. 1st V Squash, 1954-55-56. Colours, 1955-56. Captain of Squash, 1956. Hull and E.R. Squash Competition, 1955-56. Senior Scout. Queen's Scout. E. H. N. Turner. 1951-56 (St. Olave's, 1947). House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. Science Society Committee. Music Society Committee, 1953-54. Member of Curia. School Orchestra, 1951-56. 4th IV, 1956. Ldg. Cdt., R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency. 1st Class Shot. Band. Senior Scout. World Jamboree, Canada, 1955. Queen's Scout. D. Wilkinson. 1951-56 (St. Olave's, 1949). House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. 2nd Hockey XI, 1954-55. Colours, 1955. 1st XI Hockey Colours, 1956. Played for Squash Team, 1955-56. A/Cpl. in Army Basic Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. Band. 1st Class Shot. T. M. Allan. 1954-56. V Upper. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. Cdt. in Basic Section. Cert. "A", Part I. N. J. Dick. 1952-56 (St. Olave's, 1947). Transitus Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. Music Society Committee. Choir. Choir Librarian. 2nd XV, 1955. Ldg. Cdt. in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency. 2nd Class Shot. D. C. Mayson. 1952-56 I(St. Olave's, 1947). V Upper. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. Cdt. in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. 2nd Class Shot. J. G. Walker. 1952-56 (St. Olave's, 1950). V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. Cdt. in Army Section. THE MANOR R. B. Wilson. 1950-56. School Monitor. Head of The Manor. Upper VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. Games Committee. Member of Curia. Secretary, 1956. Colts XV, 1952. 1st XV Colours, 1954-55. Northumberland Schoolboys' XV, 1954. 2nd Hockey XI, 1955. Captain and Colours, 1955. Played for 1st Hockey XI, 1955. 2nd Shooting VIII, 1954-55-56. Captain, 1955-56. Bisley Major Colours, 1955-56. Vice-Captain of Shooting, 1956. Sgt. in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency. Efficiency Badge. Signal Instructor's Cert. Marksman.

M. A. Handler. 1951-56. House Monitor. Upper VI Science. Science

Society Committee. Member of Curia. Chairman, 1955. 2nd Shooting VIII, 1955. 1st VIII Minor Colours, 1956. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. P.O. i/c. Naval Section. Cert. "A", Part I. P.O. Exam. Marksman.

I. Wilson. 1952-56. House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level,

1954; "A" Level, 1956. Debating Society Committee. School Play, 1955. 3rd IV Cox, 1954. 2nd IV Cox, 1955. Colours, 1955. 1st IV Cox, 1956. Colours, 1956. A.B. in R.N. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Leading Seaman Exam. Marksman. D. A. Collingwood. 1953-56 (St. Olave's, 1951). V Upper. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. Cdt. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. 1st Class Shot. P. J. Ladd. 1952-56. Transitus Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. 2nd XV, 1955. 2nd Hockey XI, 1956. L/Cpl. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. Band. 1st Class Shot. M. P. Williams-Raaharge. 1954-56. IVC. Cdt. in Signals Section. Band. Cert. "A", Part I. M. R. Wood. 1953-56 (St. Olave's, 1951). V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. Choir, 1951-54. A.B. in R.N. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. A.B. Exam. 1st Class Shot. QUEEN'S HOUSE B. A. Heap. 1950-56 (St. Olave's, 1948). School Monitor. Head of Queen's House. Upper VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. Games Committee. Member of Curia. Chairman, 1956. Colts XV, 1952. 2nd XV, 1953. 1st XV Colours, 1954-55. 2nd IV, 1953. Colours, 1953. 1st IV Colours, 1954-55-56. Captain of Boats, 1955-56. Flt./Sgt. i/c. R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. D. G. Barton. 1950-56 (St. Olave's, 1945). School Monitor. Upper VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1954. Cambridge University 1st M.B. York City Major Scholarship, 1955. State Scholarship, 1955. Library Monitor. Science Society Committee. Secretary, 1955-56. Natural History Society Committee, 1955. 2nd XV, 1953-54-55. Colours, 1955. Played for 1st XV, 1955. Fencing Colours, 1953-54. Secretary of Tennis, 1956. Chess Team, 1955-56. S.S.M. i/c. Basic Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. R.A. Classification Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. M. T. Carter, 1951-56 (St. Olave's, 1949). House Monitor. Upper VI Classics. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. York City Major Scholarship in Classics, 1956. Chapel Committee. Library Monitor. 2nd XV, 1955. Sgt. 2 i/c. Army Section. i/c. Demonstration Squad. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. I. E. F. Morton. 1951-56. House Monitor. Lower VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1955. Shooting VIII, 1955-56. Major Bisley Colours, 1955-56. Fencing Team, 1952-53-54-55-56. Colours, 1954. A/Cpl. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Marksman. R. G. Bean, 1952-56. Lower VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. Music Society Committee. Secretary, 1955-56. Choir, 1952-56. Orchestra. Librarian, 1955. School Play, 1955. Cpl. in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency. Efficiency Badge. Leading Bugler, 1955. Drum Major, 1956. 1st Class Shot. P. B. Brown. 1952-56 (St. Olave's, 1951). V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. Cdt. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Marksman.

R. G. Bingham. 1952-56 (St. Olave's, 1949). Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. Choir. Orchestra. P. H. C. Burn. 1952-56 (St. Olave's, 1947). V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. Choir, 1949-53, 55-56. Senior Scout. Queen's Scout. A. Burrows, 1953-56. V Upper. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. Colts XV, 1954. Colts XI, 1954. 1st XI Colours, 1954-55-56. Cdt. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot. C. J. Carolin. 1952-56 (St. Olave's, 1948). V Upper. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. Senior Scout. Queen's Scout. R. E. D. Clifford. 1954-56 (St. Olave's, 1948). Shell B. A. P. Hopwood. 1951-56 (St. Olave's, 1947). Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. Colts XV, 1953. 2nd XV, 1955. Colours, 1955. Played for 1st XV, 1955. 2nd IV, 1956. Colours, 1956. Sgt. i/c. Basic. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. M. A. Jones. 1953-56. Transitus Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. Photographic Society Committee. 2nd Hockey XI, 1956. 2nd XI, 1956. Colours, 1956. Played for 1st XI, 1956. Orchestra. A/L/Cpl. in Army Section. 2 i/c. Demonstration Squad. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. J. P. Strong. 1951-56. VB. J. A. Whitmore. 1952-56. V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. 4th IV, 1956. Ldg. Seaman in R.N. Section. 1st Class Shot. Cert. "A", Part I. Ldg. Seaman Exam. THE RISE E. S. Portlock. 1950-56 (St. Olave's, 1947). Head of School. Head of The Rise. Upper VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. Member of Curia. Debating Society Committee. Chapel Committee. Games Committee. 2nd XV, 1954. Played for 1st XV, 1954. 1st XV Colours, 1955. 4th IV, 1954. 2nd IV, 1955. Colours, 1955. 1st IV Colours, 1956. Athletics Team, 1954. C.W.O. i/c. C.C.F. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency. Advanced Proficiency. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. Reciprocal Visit to U.S.A., 1955. Flying Scholarship, 1956. R. F. Coates. 1951-56. House Monitor. Upper VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. Photographic Society Committee. Treasurer, 1954-55. Secretary, 1955-56. Chess Team, 1955-56. Sgt. Instructor in Recruit Section. 1st Class Shot. J. M. Forster. 1951-56 (St. Olave's, 1948). House Monitor. Upper VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. Bisley Major Colours, 1956. Squash Colours, 1956. Sgt. in R.A.F. Section, i/c. Instruction Room. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency. Advanced Proficiency. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. A. J. Isherwood. 1950-56 (St. Olave's, 1945). House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1956. Debating Society Committee. Colts XI, 1953. Played for 1st XI, 1954. White Rose IV, 1955. 1st VIII Shooting Minor Colours, 1956. Major Bisley Colours, 1955-56. Cpl. in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency. Marksman. P. S. Roe. 1951-56. House Monitor. Upper VI Maths. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. Games Committee. Music Society Committee. School Play, 1954. Colts XV, 1952-53. Colours, 1953. 2nd XV, 1954-55. Colours, 1954. Played for 1st XV, 1953-55. 2nd XI Hockey, 1955. Colours, 1955. 1st XI Hockey Colours, 1956. Colts XI, 1954. 2nd XI, 1956. Captain and Colours, 1956. Played for 1st XI, 1956. Squash Team, 1956. A.B. in R.N. Section. Cert."A", Part I. Ldg. Seaman Exam. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot.

R. M. Scarth. 1951-56. House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. 2nd VIII Shooting, 1956. 1st Bisley Major Colours, 1956. Sgt. in R.A.F. Section. Armourer Sgt. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. J. B. Wilkinson. 1950-56. House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1956. Science Society Committee. Orchestra. 4th IV, 1956. Ldg. Seaman in R.N. Section. Boat Rating. Cert. "A", Part I. Ldg. Seaman Exam. 1st Class Shot. J. D. Morrison. 1951-56 (St. Olave's, 1947). Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. Chapel Committee. Photographic Society Committee. A.B. in R.N. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Ldg. Seaman Exam. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. F. Sheldon. 1952-56. Transitus Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. School Play, 1954. A.B. in R.N. Section. R.N. Storeman Cert. "A", Part I. 2nd Class Shot. J. G. Spink. 1952-56 (St. Olave's, 1949). Vth Modern. Cdt. in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Efficiency Badge. Marksman.

SCHOOL HOUSE N. J. Bell. 1951-56. School Monitor. Head of School House. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1956. Games Committee. Debating Society Committee. Music Society Committee. Member of Curia. School Orchestra, 1954. Colts XV, 1952. Colours, 1952. Played for 1st XV, 1952. 1st XV Colours, 1953-54-55. Cap and Captain of Rugby, 1955. Sheffield District Schoolboys' XV, 1953-55. Captain, 1955. Yorkshire Schoolboy Trial XV, 1955. 1st XI Hockey Colours, 1956. 2nd Shooting VIII, 1953. 1st VIII Minor Colours, 1954-55-56. Bisley Major Colours, 1955-56. Captain of Shooting, 1956. Sgt. i/c. Recruit Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. P. B. Clayton. 1951-56 (St. Olave's, 1948). School Monitor. Upper VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. Games Committee. Founder Member of Young Farmers' Club. School Play, 1953. 2nd XV, 1954. Played for 1st XV, 1954. 1st XV Colours, 1955-56. Hull and E. Riding Schoolboys' XV, 1955-56. Colts XI, 1953. Colours, 1953. 1st XI Colours, 1954-55-56. Cap and Vice-Captain of Cricket, 1956. 1st XI Hockey Colours, 1955-56. Chess Team, 1951-52-53-54-55-56. Ldg. Seaman in R.N. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. P.O. Exam. Efficiency Badge. Leading Drummer in Band. 1st Class Shot. R. G. Le Pla. 1951-56. House Monitor. Upper VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. Library Monitor. Chapel Committee. Music Society Committee. School Play, 1953 and 1955. Choir, 1955-56. Member of Curia. Secretary, 1955. Cpl. in R.A.F. Section. Asst. Armourer. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. R. N. Worsley. 1951-56. House Monitor. Transitus Modern. "0" Level, 1954. Debating Society Committee. Mu is Society Committee. Secretary of Choral Society, 1955-56. Choir, f951-52-54-55-56. School Play, 1953. 2nd XV, 1955. Colts XI, 1953. 2nd XI Cricket, 1956. Played for 1st XI Cricket, 1956. 2nd XI Hockey, 1956. Colours, 1956. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1955-56. Fencing Team, 1953. Fencing Colours, 1954-55-56. Captain, 1955-56. A.B. in R.N. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Ldg. Seaman Exam. R.N. Writer. Marksman. 1 D. W. Bagshaw. 1953-56. V Upper. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. Cdt. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. 2nd Class Shot. M. Ruddock. 1952-56 (St. Olave's, 1948). Transitus Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. School Play, 1953-54. Ldg. Cdt. in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency. Band. 1st Class Shot.

R. J. Sharp. 1952-56. Transitus Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. Colts XV, 1953. 2nd XV, 1954. Colours, 1954. Played for 1st XV, 1954. 1st XV Colours, 1955. Colts XI, 1953. 2nd XI, 1954. 2nd IV, 1956. Colours, 1956. L/Cpl. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. Band. Bugler's Proficiency. Marksman. K. H. Taylor. 1953-56. V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. Young Farmers' Club Committee. 1st VIII Shooting Minor Colours, 1956. Cdt. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. T. Watson, 1952-56 (St. Olave's, 1948). V Modern. Choir, 1952-54. Cdt. in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. TEMPLE R. D. Beckitt. 1950-56 (St. Olave's, 1947). Vice-Head of School. Head of Temple. Lower VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. Editor of "The Peterite". Head Library Monitor, 1955-56. Chapel Committee. Debating Society Committee. Music Society Committee. Member of Curia. School Play, 1954-55. Colts XV, 1952. 2nd XV, 1953-54-55. 3rd IV, 1953. 2nd IV Colours, 1953. 2nd IV, 1954. Colours, 1954. 1st IV Colours, 1955-56. 1st VIII, 1952. 1st VIII Minor Colours, 1953-54-55-56. Ldg. Seaman in R.N. Section. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. P.L. in Senior Scouts, 1955. D. A. A. Lamb. 1950-56 (St. Olave's, 1948). House Monitor. Lower VI. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. Entry to R.N.C., Dartmouth, 1953. Science Society Committee. Photographic Society Committee. Member of Curia. 1st Shooting VIII, 1956. Ldg. Seaman in R.N. Section. P.O. Exam. Yeoman Signals. Gunnery Qualification. Marksman. Queen's Scout. Acting A.S.M. in Senior Scouts. W. G. MacKellar. 1950-56. House Monitor. Upper VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. York City Bursary, 1955. Music Society Committee. Cpl. in Army Section. Coy. Clerk. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. 2nd Class Shot. J. R. Loadman. 1951-56 (St, Olave's, 1949). Upper VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. Senior Scout. J. A. Newitt. 1953-56 (St. Olave's, 1949). V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. Cdt. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot D. H. K. Simpson. 1952-56 (St. Olave's, 1950). Transitus Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. Cpl. in Army Section. Army Storeman. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. R. S. Smyth. 1953-56 (St. Olave's, 1949). IVC. Cdt. in R.N. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. A.B. Exam. 2nd Class Shot. M. Kay. L.VID. Junior School, 1949-51. Senior School, 1951-56. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. Winner of first Yorkshire Agricultural Society's prize. Bdr., R.A. Detachment. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Classified Signaller. Part I of R.A. Exam. Marksman. M. Veal. 1952-56 (St. Olave's, 1947). Lower VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954. Cdt. in Army Section. J. M. Ward. 1952-56 (St. Olave's, 1950). V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. Choir, 1951-52. Colts XI, 1954. 2nd XI, 1956. Cdt. in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot.

SALVETE (MAY, 1956) SCHOOL HOUSE R. Yunibandhu. Transitus D.

SCHOOL OFFICERS Summer Term, 1956 HEAD OF SCHOOL : E. S. PORTLOCK SCHOOL MONITORS :

Head of The Grove: D. M. WALKER Head of The Manor: R. B. WILSON Head of Queen's House: B. A. HEAP Head of The Rise: E. S. PORTLOCK Head of School House: N. J. BELL Head of Temple: R. D. BECKITT Chapel Monitor: D. PFLUGER

D. G. BARTON P. B. CLAYTON HOUSE MONITORS : The Grove: M. D. FISH, D. KIRBY, N. J. MAGSON, T. G. STEPHENSON, E. H. N. TURNER, D. WILKINSON. The Manor: M. HANDLER, D. G. METCALF, J. R. PEVERLEY, I. WILSON, C. J. WOOLLEY. Queen's House: B. W. H. CARTER, M. T. CARTER, I. E. F. MORTON, P. J. NETHERWOOD. The Rise: R. F. COATES, J. M. FORSTER, A. J. ISHERWOOD, D. OLDMAN, P. S. ROE, R. M. SCARTH, J. B. WILKINSON. School House: A. G. HALL, F. A. L. KIRBY, R. G. LE PLA, T. J. ROBBINS-JONES, R. N. WORSLEY. Temple: D. A. A. LAMB, W. G. MACKELLAR, P. A. MORRIS, E. C. SEDMAN, D. T. SPARHAM, M. WELSH. GAMES CAPTAINS : Captain of Cricket: D. KIRBY Captain of Boats: B. A. HEAP Captain of Squash: N. J. MAGSON Captain of Shooting: N. J. BELL Captain of Fencing: R. N. WORSLEY EDITORS OF "THE PETERITE" : D. M. WALKER, R. D. BECKITT, D. PFLUGER. •

HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE We are able to report another successful term, which brings to a close a year marked by success in almost every sport. The cricket competition seemed very open this year, as we were without our captain, indeed the captain of School cricket, D. Kirby. We must therefore congratulate N. J. Magson, who had the difficult task of replacing Kirby as captain, and his team on their success. Having beaten School House in the semi-final we beat the Rise in a close and interesting final. Kirby would also have played as our first tennis string, but we do not offer this as an excuse for narrowly losing to a strong team from the Rise. At any rate we probably provided the most exciting match of the whole tournament when our leading pair pulled back from 26

6-5 down to beat the Rise first string (a promising young partnership), by 14 games to 12 some forty-five minutes later. An account of the Grove's fencing match will no doubt be given in the Queen's note's, and our junior cricket team was not strong enough to defeat the eventual winners, Queen's. Our most unexpected victory of the year was the winning of the Swimming Sports, largely because of a very strong Senior entry in which Parry, Fish, and P. L. Bellwood were outstanding. One of the main contributions to our victory was the wise decision of our swimming captain, T. G. Stephenson, to reserve all his efforts in the finals for one length in the relay. We are pleased to record here the awards of House colours to Parry and Bellwood, which they have so obviously deserved. Throughout the year the Monitors, though by no means possessing a monopoly of the House's games talent, have invariably shown an enthusiastic leadership both in practising themselves, and above all in helping to encourage and to train the junior members of the House in every sport in which they have been given the opportunity to assist, and at the end of the year we should like to thank them for their leadership and encouragement and example. We must congratulate Kirby on his appointment as Captain of School 'Cricket, Magson on his cap, and J. J. F. Knapton and P. B. Burbidge on their cricket colours, and most of the House 1st IV on their share in the successes of the School Boat Club. But let it not be said that sport is all that matters in the Grove. Our upper landing suffered an attack, even though belatedly, of examinitis, and our main occupation for several weeks has been the hasty revision of chemistry "spots". It is pleasant also to record that J. F. Miers has been Secretary of the Natural History Society, the first member of the House to become Secretary in a major School society for three years. As usual. our musicians have done what was expected of them, and the chorus for the music competition, trained by W. J. Dick, gained us a close second place. Several members of the House gave solos in the music competition and our share in the trumpet voluntary in particular will re-echo down the annals of School music. Finally we must bid farewell to Mr. Coulthard as Assistant Housemaster, and thank him for all he has done for us during the last three years, and welcome Mr. Holbeche, who is to succeed him.

THE MANOR If one may judge by the results we have obtained, this term would appear to have been highly successful, and despite some small setbacks earlier in the term, we have risen to what would have seemed "dizzy heights" a term ago. As usual we have contributed several members to School teams. Wilson, I., gained his colours as 1st IV cox, and Bywater, 2nd IV, and Wilson, M., 3rd IV, were both awarded 2nd IV colours. 27

In cricket, an almost "lost sport", so it would seem, MaoCallum played for the 1st XI and was awarded his colours, and Brocklebank, Chadwick, and Ridley played for the 2nd XI, colours being given to Brocklebank. In the Senior House cricket we lost to School House by only 20 runs, and in view of the relative proportions of School team players this was a highly commendable performance, and does credit to the practices conducted beforehand. The Junior cricket match, after a protracted and hard-fought battle, was lost to Queen's. Chadwick was awarded his House colours for his efforts on the cricket field and as Captain of House cricket. Shooting, however, has proved our main success. The Bisley VIII contained Wilson, R. B., as vice-captain, and Peverley as the highest scorer in the Ashburton, both being awarded their colours. The Recruit Cup and Individual Shot Cup were won by Goolden and Lennox respectively, to be followed by the Inter-House and Aggregate Cups. As members of the House shooting team, Handler and Peverley were awarded House colours. We hoped to be successful, too, in the Fernie Cup, but were hindered by an insecure bridge, which precipitated two members into a bottomless cavern and possibly cost us victory in the exercise. The drill squad, encouraged by Handler and sundry instructors, carried off the Recruit Cup, amid some ribald remarks from those who had previously seen the squad drilling. The swimming competition was conducted to a dramatic close. Efforts by those less susceptible than the average to exposure to cold brought us to within two points of success, but victory was not to be, for in the last race Grove pulled up in an exciting relay to give them victory. It was announced half-way through the term that the House next to the Manor, No. 2 St. Peter's Grove, had been acquired, and that it was to be used for extra dormitories, studies and common rooms. No more people will sleep at No. 7 and although some Grovites will sleep in No. 2, it is understood that it will be architecturally linked with the present Manor very soon. Yard cricket has flourished as usual this term, and appears to be as popular as its conventional counterpart. Unfortunately mighty hitting made the Junior yard version too dangerous, and it was stopped. A noticeable feature this term has been the decline in cycling on Sundays. This was in part due to the bad weather, but mainly to the new regulations concerning exeats. We are saying farewell to many people this term. Mr. Bennett relinquishes his post as Assistant Housemaster after being with us for three years and contributing much to the House during that time. He leaves us to take up an appointment as a Head Master in Newcastle, and with him go our best wishes for his future. 28

Also leaving us is Goldmann, who came to us from Hanover for the term. We much appreciate his presence as an active member of the House and hope his visit has proved interesting and pleasant. Finally we bid farewell to Wilson, R. B., Handler, Wilson, I., Ladd, Wood, M., and Raaharge. We thank them for all they have done for the House and wish them every success for the future.

QUEEN'S Lots of names in School teams, lots of prizes, lots to be proud of this term : and to the sound of the Monitors' study arguing over cards, we herewith write up the yearbook with the final details. We won the Junior cricket, the tennis (again), the music (again), and the fencing (at last). We lost our Senior Cricket Cup to Rise in the first round, but still ended with seven pieces of silverware. Bean gathered House colours for his efforts. The Fernie Cup found us on the tail of School House, the winners, despite shortcomings in our drill and an overloaded boat. The C.C.F., however, is still controlled by the Sergeant Major and Queen's N.C.O.s. School teams had Burrows (colours) a regular in the 1st XI, which tried also Netherwood, Hopper, Jones, Crane, before promoting them to the 2nd team. Crane took a further jump. Bygate led the Senior Colts, with Dale, Jesper, Swain among the merry men. Moat and Horsley wore white for the Junior XI. On a number of rivers in the North of England, Heap, Hopwood, Whitmore, Bytheway, had much to do with pushing several pointed ends past several flags, while Beresford made sure the second crew went in the right direction. See Boating Notes for the list of cups, tankards, etc. In School shooting, Morton had Bisley VIII colours reawarded, and was seen in a ridiculous hat. Queen's came unhappily last in the House shooting matches. In the Swimming Sports Queen's came fourth, with six firsts, three of them by Stewart, who gets Junior House colours. Lots of prizes, we said. We meant it. Netherwood—Head Master's Prize for Mathematics; Carter, B. W. H.—General Knowledge (VIth Form); Clough—O.P. Reading (VIth Form); CrowtherO.P. Reading (below VIth), also his Form Prize; Morton—Senior Essay; Wightman and Moat—each their Form Prizes; Bytheway, W. R.—Junior Art. And Nick R. de Herberte-Bartoune (whom you will not find either in the School List or in Debrett) won the Hobbies Cup with a sheet of ersatz vellum and a family tree. We say goodbye this year to Heap, Barton, D. G., Carter, M. T., Morton, Bean, Hopwood, Whitmore, Brown, P. B., Burrows, Carolin, Burn, Bingham, Jones, M. A., and Clifford; poor Smart goes to the Manor. We wish them all they wish themselves. We must not end without reference to Mr. Rhodes. Many of us knew him (too well, maybe !) before the day-boy split, and we all wish him a quick and permanent recovery. 29

THE RISE In the inevitable and furious cleaning that the Rise suffers at the end of a School year, the House notes written by the retiring Head of House were unfortunately mislaid, and the following were inspired by a pint of strong, black coffee and hastily compiled during the midnight hours by a member of the House who apologises for any omissions. This term the monitorial body was increased by the promotion of Oldman and Jose, making seven House Monitors in all. Never before has the Rise been in so many finals in one year only to lose them all. This term the Senior and Junior cricket and the fencing just eluded us. Our greatest sporting success has been the proud record of the various boaters who represented the School crews, and who between them gathered 11 cups for themselves. Stubbs, Burden, and Jose are to be especially congratulated as members of the unbeaten 3rd IV. Irvin has held regularly the innumerable fielding practices which appear to be necessary for the production of a cricket team and his efforts were rewarded by the fine show put up by both the Senior and Junior reams who were narrowly beaten in the finals by Grove and Queen's respectively. Roe and his racquet-swingers demolished a strong Grove team in the tennis but failed to repeat the performance against Queen's, who also beat us in the final of the fencing. We condescended to allow some other House to hold the Swimming Cup for a further year at least, having held it for the last four years. Our swimmers were apparently too concerned with their examinations. At the end of term we were very sorry to say goodbye to Mr. Waine, our most energetic and helpful Assistant Housemaster. The Senior part of the House provided a musical evening for him on the last night of term. We also said farewell to Portlock and to the majority of the monitorial body, and we expressed our appreciation of one in no uncertain manner. Other leavers we are sorry to have no longer with us are Sheldon and Spink. The latter has removed with him his set of noisy and dangerous electrical gadgets, to the dismay of most, but to the delight of authority.

SCHOOL HOUSE This term we welcomed Miss Penfold, our new Matron, who was recently at Ashville College, and we hope that her stay with us will be a long and happy one. The House has taken on a pleasantly cosmopolitan atmosphere this term. We welcome Yunibandhu from Thailand who will be with us for some years, and Voigtlander from Germany who has spent a term with us on the exchange scheme. Robbins-Jones returned to us after a year of illness and we wish him the best of health in the future.

In the Summer Term work is, of course, of paramount importance, and we have noticed with satisfaction the number of boys who have been "burning the midnight oil" in the Quiet Room. Groundwater obtained an Exhibition in the Entrance Scholarship Examination and is to be heartily congratulated on this achievement. Two form prizes came our way. Beaumont, F. C. (IVB) and Oldham (IVC) have worked hard during the year and thoroughly deserve their awards. We have had a hard term's sport, too, and not an entirely unsuccessful one. In the first round of the Senior cricket we beat Manor in Test Match conditions, but lost to Grove in the final. The House League team beat off all opposition to win the Burton Cup. Shearsmith set a good example as captain by topping the batting averages, and Coles batted with confidence, while Oldham knocked down 47 wickets. Our Junior team lost to a strong Rise team. We were well represented in the Senior School cricket teams but numbers were disappointing in the Colts. Clayton is to be congratulated on his appointment as Vice-Captain of the 1st XI and Macpherson and Middleton on the award of their colours. Robinson, D., and Worsley, after a spell in the 1st XI, were transferred to the 2nd XI. Dukes is a promising cricketer who should develop into an excellent all-rounder. He played for the Junior Colts, with Robinson, J. B., and occasiotially Smith, P. N. B., and Bond. Rhodes made some brief appearances for the Senior Colts. In the House tennis we reached the finals, but were narrowly beaten by Queen's. Temperament played a large part in this game and unfortunately we were not so steady as our opponents. School shooting was led by Bell, with Butler a promising shot who travelled to Bisley. Garbutt and Baxter, too, are natural shots with a good future. Our House shooting team, which held the cup, lost by one point to Manor. Sharp stroked the 2nd IV of the victorious Boat Club, while Kirby and Hall were members of a solid 5th crew. At the end of term, our swimming team, though not successful, put up a creditable performance. We particularly congratulate Hodgson, who established two new records, and also Webster and Barrett who both won plunge events. We also congratulate Peacock and Webster for gaining the Award of Merit; Hodgson the Bronze Cross; and Fenton, Fletcher, Groundwater, Sutcliffe, Way, the Bronze Medallion for life saving. Turning to C.C.F., we find that all our candidates for Cert. "A", Part II, passed, and this no doubt helped in our success in the Fernie Cup. The House team really worked as a team and this was the deciding factor. Stones' speed with a spanner deserves mention. Looking into the future, we feel that if the Junior members of the House are to be successful in School teams and activities, spare time must be used to its full advantage. Those who persevere with a squash racket, or a rugger ball or anything else, often find themselves representing the School.

Our gratitude for Mr. Gregory's hard work and vitality is voiced by every member of the House and we wish him in life and in his marriage, happiness and success. To those boys who are leaving, too, we hope that the education they have received will stand them in good stead for life outside this relatively sheltered community. With them we send our best wishes. TEMPLE It was with real regret that we heard of the illness of Mr. Rhodes and the necessity for a protracted stay in hospital. He has our sincere wishes for a speedy and complete recovery. The knowledge that Mr. Howat has stepped into the breach should pacify him for a while. This has not been a term of achievement in sport—(shall we let that term include the C.C.F.?)—since we have lost the Cricket, Tennis, Fencing, Individual Shot, and Fernie Cups. Cup-hunting is not everything, or so we must think, having lost so many, and we could not expect to retain the Fernie Cup or the Fencing Cup forever. In School, as opposed to House, sport, however, we have had our small share. Beckitt and Welsh have proved to be worthy members of the 1st IV, and we suspect that it is hero-worship among the Juniors which has lessened the numbers of prospective "flannelled fools" for next year. Woodruff has been captain of the Junior Colts and also won his Junior House colours for cricket. Taylor has rowed with the 5th IV and Sparham has captained the 2nd game of cricket. Swimming has once again been notable for its lack of support, but those who have displayed keenness have tried really hard and deserve high praise. The Juniors, we are glad to note, have often been seen down at the baths which is more than can be said of some of our more elderly members to whom pure and unadulterated water does not seem to appeal. On the intellectual side we have had greater success; Sedman has won the Chemistry Prize, Russell the Art Prize for the second year running and the Frank Pick Prize. Kay has been awarded the Inaugural Prize of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society. Wilson, K., has won the Instrumental Music Prize and Ward the Form Prize for Remove. To all these and others who have maintained our prestige in the Work Cup we offer our congratulations. We also note with pleasure the many Templars who are in the Choir. On the whole a rather uneventful term, out of which can be gleaned memories to gladden the heart of those leaving : first, the lovely ball of Littlewood's in the Senior House match which skittled the stumps of the mighty Irvin; secondly, the memorable occasion when Morris in the drill section of the Fernie Cup, feeling a sudden piety, marched his squad into the Chapel; thirdly, the mysterious way in which Sparham has been saddled with most of the organising jobs in the House; fourthly, the great interest in Austins taken by Lamb, our self-appointed assistant chauffeur; and, last of all, the feelings of the writer of these notes with whom hardly anything but memories will remain after this term. 32

Postscript. In acting as deputy to Mr. Rhodes during the last three weeks of the term I have been conscious of the size of the gap created by his absence and of my inability to fill it. Every member of the House looks forward to the day when he will be back with them. I am sure that he would like me to add a note of appreciation of the capable and confident way in which Beckitt has performed his duties as Head of House. No task has disturbed his equanimity and in the last three weeks I have come to rely on him and his judgment to a very great extent. Good luck to him in the future. A.T.H.

THE OXFORD CUP, 1955-56 The Cup was won by The Grove. The following are the detailed results :Points School Awarded Grove Manor Queen's Rise House Temple

Senior Rugger ... 20 Junior Rugger ... 10 Senior Cricket ... 20 Junior Cricket ... 10 Rowing (1st Division) 20 Rowing (2nd Division) 10 Athletics, 1st ... 20 Athletics, 2nd ... 10 Cross-country, 1st ... 10 Cross-country, 2nd ... 5 Swimming, 1st ... 10 Swimming, 2nd ... 5 Squash ... ... 10 ... ... 10 Tennis Shooting (Team) ... 5 Fencing ... ... 5 180

— — — 20 10 — — — — 20 — — — — 10 — — — 20 — 10 — — — — — — 20 10 — — — No competition this year.

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THE CHAPEL The final Act of Worship of any Summer Term is the Commemoration Service on the last Sunday. This year's service was as inspiring as ever, and our preacher was Canon T. H. Tardrew, Precentor of York Minster, and a Governor of the School. We are most grateful to Canon Tardrew, and also to our other visiting preachers during the term : Canon Addleshaw, Treasurer of York Minster; the Revd. D. F. Rees, Sacrist of York Minster; and the Revd. S. P. Hutton, Vicar of Hessle. The Servers, under the leadership of the Chapel Monitor, D. Pfluger, have been most regular; and I am sure that they appreciate the privilege which is theirs of Serving at the Altar. The number of

Communicants during the term is the highest we have ever attained; but this is in part due to the increased numbers in the Senior School. There is some evidence nevertheless of a greater regularity at Communion, and this is most encouraging. The Chapel accounts for the School year 1955-56 are appended; and here again there has been an increase so that the Chapel Committee has been able to make larger allocations. C.P.

CHAPEL ACCOUNTS, 1955-56 Receipts.

s. d. 7 1

Balance from 1954-55 ... 9 Collections: Christmas Term, 1955 159 12 Easter Term, 1956 ... 74 3 Summer Term, 1956 ... 131 16 Grant from School ... 10 0

8 9 1 0

Expenditure. £

2 British Legion (wreath)... Printing Carol Services 14 (share of) 9 Altar Expenses ... 8 Confirmation Manuals 2 Palms ... 0 Cheque Books 0 Postages Collections Allocated : West Indies Hurricane 16 Relief St. Stephen's Orphanage 14 Gordon Walker, Home, 12 Acomb Sherwood College, 19 India Allocated by Chapel Com257 mittee, as below 6 Altar Wine Balance a/c.

£384 19

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6 10 5 3

£384 19

ALLOCATION OF CHAPEL COLLECTIONS York Diocesan Board of Finance, £10; Training of Ordinands, £25; York Minster Appeal, £15; Universities Mission to Central Africa, £10; Imperial Cancer Research Fund, £25; St. Dunstan's, £10; People's Dispensary for Sick Animals, £10; British Empire Leprosy Relief Association, £15; British Limbless Ex-Servicemen's Association, £10; Dr. Barnardo's Homes, £5; Sunshine Homes for Blind Babies, £10; Church Army, £5; Mission to Seamen, £10; Royal National Lifeboat Institution, £5; Cheshire Home at Alne, £20; Royal School of Church Music, £5; Historic Churches Preservation Trust, £5; National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children, £10; York Association for the Deaf and Dumb, £5; Chapel Furnishing Fund, £10; Family Service Unit in York, £10; Friends of York Minster (corporate membership), £3 3s. Od. Total, £233 3s. Od. With allocations from Carol Services, and a special collection for the Jamaica Hurricane Relief Fund, and the Junior School Lent Collection for Sherwood College, India, we have given away altogether £296 7s. Od., and the Commemoration Service Collection for the School Appeal came to £24 3s. 10d., making a grand total of £320 10s. 10d.

THE CHOIR The Choir had a busy term, for besides its normal function of leading the singing in Chapel, it travelled to Ripon to take part in the first Royal School of Church Music Festival for Northern Schools in the Cathedral, and appeared on the stage at the School Concert. During the term the trebles struggled hard to make their cracking voices last for the Commemoration Anthem "I was glad" (Parry), and some managed to produce good tone on the top B flat Parry has given them in his climax on the last page. These experienced trebles will be sorely missed next term, but we shall look forward to seeing them back as the altos, tenors and basses of the future. We say goodbye also to many tenors and basses who are leaving, all of whom have our best wishes. It is good to have seen more than one former member of the School Choir in the Minster Choir recently. Because of the R.S.C.M. Festival the music list contains more novelties than usual. Of these Dr. Statham's "Praise thou the Lord" was a favourite from the start. Carol: This joyful Eastertide. Motet: Splendente te--Mozart.* Anthem: Come Holy Ghost—Attwood. All from the sun's uprise—Tomblings.* How goodly are thy tents—Ouse/ey.* Praise thou the Lord—S'tatham.* Give us the wings of faith—Bullock. Save us, 0 Lord—Bairstow. Thou wilt keep him—S. S. Wesley. I was glad—Parry. Settings: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis—Stanford in B flat. Jubilite—Stanford in B flat.* * New music.

THE CHOIR AT RIPON Some of the more conservative back-benchers of the Choir shook their locks, and felt that things were not what they used to be, on hearing that the outing would not be to Scarborough this year. Something new was planned, a visit to Ripon to take part in the first Northern School Choirs' Festival arranged by the Royal School of Church Music. So on 7th June we went to Ripon, a respectable, quiet city, over whose Town Hall is painted the pleasing sentiment, "Except ye Lord keep ye cittie, ye Wakeman waketh in vain"; the Wakeman once being the leading citizen of Ripon. In the Market Place stands a high column to commemorate sixty years' service as M.P. for this one-time "rotten borough" by William Aislabie, son of the Old Peterite Chancellor, John Aislabie, who helped to blow the South Sea Bubble. The main purpose of the visit was, of course, to sing, and sing we did. In little more than an hour's rehearsal in the afternoon, Mr. 35

Waine, supported patiently by Mr. Lionel Dakers, the Cathedral organist, had moulded six choirs into one, and we congratulate him on this considerable achievement. The Service was at four o'clock, and details of the music sung are given elsewhere. The Dean of Ripon, to whom we are indebted for the invitation to the Cathedral, delighted us with his simple and warm words of welcome, reminding us of the value that trained choirs can have in Christian worship, and urging us to keep up our choral singing. The Dean's words were given effect in a very short time. Caught by the enormous majesty of Fountains Abbey in the evening, the Choir, without their Choir Master or staff members, began to sing on the grass slope before the West End of the Abbey. Two American visitors, walking in the silent cloisters, were at first chilled, then entranced to hear a plain song chant echoing round walls that must have heard that very chant long ago. They will return to California, and no doubt for years will tell how the great ruin was brought to life for a few minutes by the Choir of St. Peter's, York. It was not a day by the sea; but all members of this year's Choir will remember it, and may well draw strength from it in years to come.

D.G.C.

THE LIBRARY As the Head Master announced in his annual Speech Day Report, the new Library Extension has provided a much-wanted sanctum, where boys seeking peace and quiet may come and work. The number of boys using it for this purpose is rapidly increasing and we hope will continue to do so; the atmosphere is certainly congenial to work, surrounded as it is by books, and overlooked by the portrait of our Head Master, whose persuasive and paternal eye catches ours if they stray from work. We can justly claim that the selection of new and old books that we possess caters for every taste, both for serious study and for light refreshment. In the past term we have had four presentations of books, and we acknowledge these on behalf of the Library with great appreciation :Roman Spain—F. J. Wiseman, presented by the Author. British Civil Engineering Construction Industry, presented by Mr. H. Stephenson. The Roman Republic, 3 vols., by W. E. Heitland, presented by Prof. Davison. History of the Great War, by C. R. M. F. Crutwell, presented by F. C. Botting, Esq.

It is impossible to give a complete list of other books accessed over the past term but a selection from it is :A History of the English Speaking Peoples, Vol. I—W. S. Churchill. Britain : An Official Handbook. The Soviet Union—Georges Jorre. The Earth Beneath us—H. H. Swinnerton. The Adventure of Space Travel—G. V. E. Thompson. Mass Spetrometry—A. J. B. Robertson. Introduction to Atomic Physics—Tolansky. Phases of Modern Science. The Englishness of English Art—N. Pevsner. Dictionary of World Literary Terms—Ed. J. T. Shipley. The German Novel—Pascal. German Romantic Literature—Tymms.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY A team from the Debating Society, C. R. Clough and D. M. Walker, entered for a schools' debating competition during the Easter holidays. This was organised by the Federal Education and Research Trust and the motions were connected with the United Nations. An eliminating round was held in Bradford, as a result of which two Yorkshire teams, including that from St. Peter's, went to London for the finals. These were held in the Caxton Hall and were judged by Lord Beveridge and Lord Birdwood. Clough and Walker acquitted themselves well and were runners-up. It is understood that this year's organisation was of an experimental nature, but we hope to have the opportunity of competing again next year.

THE MUSIC SOCIETY At a meeting of the Committee of the Music Society, K. Brown was elected Hon. Secretary for the coming year.

THE SCHOOL CONCERT Big Hall, Friday, 27th July, 1956, at 7-30 p.m. Many people must carry in their minds memories of School Concerts which fond parents may have suffered with their customary patience but which for anyone else were a prolonged agony. Nerves as well as violin strings were strained to breaking-point; and even the performers did not seem to enjoy themselves. We should be grateful that music at St. Peter's is so far above this amateurish level. 37

On this occasion certainly our musicians sang or played with confidence and verve; and the audience enjoyed the well-balanced programme. That this success was achieved, not by a handful of virtuosi, but by some hundred boys, is one more indication of the healthy state of music in the School. The vocal items were perhaps the most enjoyed. The Chapel Choir's "Splendente to Deus" gave a spirited start to the programme. The Choral Society's "Songs of the Fleet" brought it to a stirring close. The Choir had seemed to fill the narrow space behind the orchestra; but it was remarkable that the eighty or so members of the Choral Society were able to breathe, far less sing, crushed as they were within the same narrow space; yet sing they did, and with gusto. The part-songs, too, were delightfully sung, thanks largely to the firm leadership, the pleasant, strong voice of R. G. Bean. In view of the greater demand which instrumental music makes on technical skill the performance of the Orchestra was no less commendable. They had no slight programme, but they acquitted themselves well. And though the Orchestra was stiffened by players from outside the School, these had by no means to carry the performance. The programme included several pieces from the earlier Mozart concert, but there were many who thought the Jig and Dargason from Hoist's "St. Paul's Suite" their most polished and most pleasing contribution. Notable among the soloists were M. A. Jones (violin), K. Wilson (viola), and B. Jones (pianoforte). Some of the piano-playing, however, impressed one as proficient rather than sensitive. A very popular item was the Purcell-Wood Trumpet Voluntary in which the leading buglers in the C.C.F. gave what would best be described as a robust performance. Though they placed themselves as far from their audience as they could, they filled the Hall with sound, and if any were by chance nodding they must surely have been roused to join in the general good humour and loud applause which the performance evoked. As an innovation in the Commemoration programme the concert was a great success. Congratulations are due to all who took part in it, and also thanks to those helpers who give our players such valuable experience of orchestra playing. If the Concert is repeated in future years it is to be hoped that even more of our visitors will attend. An activity so valuable in itself, which enlists the co-operation of so many of our boys and which thrives so well, deserves the warm support of all our well-wishers. A.C.

Programme THE NATIONAL ANTHEM Mozart (1756-1791) "Splendente to Deus" 1. Motet Choir and Orchestra Mozart Serenade (K. 525) 2. String Orchestra II Romanze—Andante Eccles (1671-1742) Sonata in G. Minor 3. Viola and Pianoforte IV Allegro vivace I Largo B. Jones M. A. Jones 4. Part Songs Paxton (i) Breathe soft, ye Winds arr. Shaw (ii) Love me little, love me long "The Octet" Conductor: R. G. Bean Purcell-Wood 5 Trumpets and Orchestra Trumpet Voluntary J. A. Whitmore J. J. F. Knapton D. Anderson Hoist (1874-1934) St. Paul's Suite 6. String Orchestra IV Dargason I Jig 7. Pianoforte Solos ...Chopin (1810-1849) (i) Valse in E minor (posthumous) B. A. Heap Grieg (1843-1907) (ii) Wedding Day, Op. 65, No. 6 P. S. Roe Kreisler 8. Violin and Pianoforte Sicilienne and Rigaudon R. W. Bentley K. Wilson Mozart 9. Full Orchestra Symphony No. 39 in E flat (K. 543) III Minuet and Trio Mozart 10. Pianoforte Concerto in F (K. 459) I Allegro (with Mozart's Cadenza) Solo Pianoforte: B. Jones Stanford (1852-1924) 11. Songs of the Fleet I Sailing at dawn II Song of the Sou' Wester IV The Little Admiral Choral Society and Orchestra Solo Baritone: R. G. Bean

HOUSE SINGING COMPETITION Thursday, 24th May, 1956 At 6-30 p.m. the School assembled in Big Hall for the 9th birthday of the House Singing Competition. Mr. Lionel Dakers, Organist and Master of the Music at Ripon Cathedral, was the adjudicator, and following Mr. Waine's prefatory remarks the first music to greet his ears was the School House rendering of the Part Song—this year an arrangement by Geoffrey Shaw of the folk song "Love me little, love me long". Theirs was a speedy performance contrasting with the dignified reserve which Manor 39

brought to theirs. Queen's delighted us with cathedral blend of tone and Rise were unlucky to have to follow them. Grove and Temple demonstrated that both timing and feeling were essential to a satisfactory result and each demonstrated one without the other. In his summary Mr. Dakers reminded us of the necessity of listening while singing; without this, good chording is impossible. The Unison Song choice eventually rested between "Sir Eglamore" and the "Erl King", and of these two dignitaries the "Erl King" seemed to have the greater sway. However, he was ousted from the privilege of first performance for Manor presented us with a slightly rheumaticky "Sir Eglamore". Next a trio of "Erl Kings" from Rise, School House, and Queen's, but here surely the palm goes to the accompanist who tripled his way through these in quick succession. Mr. Waine must here have been relieved that Grove's choice was "Sir Eglamore", and so were many of us on hearing their exciting and well thought out performance. Temple's "Erl King" was a vigorous ending to the singing. Summing up, the adjudicator gave good advice when he said that the competent performance of an easier song was often artistically preferable to the partially successful attempt at the more profound work. He urged the importance of putting something into the whole song, not just the parts where one actually sang—start before you sing he advised us. In the two events, Queen's obtained highest points and the Cup K.R.P. remains with them.

BOOK REVIEW "ROMAN SPAIN" by F. J. WISEMAN (G. BELL & SONS, 18/6)

It is, of course, a familiar contention of the dust-jacket "blurbs" that the particular volume which it clothes fills "a long-felt want"; but the claim of the publishers for Mr. Wiseman's "Roman Spain" that it is the only English book of its kind is, we believe, substantially justified. There are, of course, other books devoted to the Roman conquest and occupation of the Iberian peninsular, but they are essentially histories, based mainly on the literary evidence. Nothing comparable with Mr. Wiseman's extensive survey of the major Roman remains still to be seen in Spain and Portugal has yet appeared in English, and it may justly be said that the book is unique. From this aspect "Roman Spain" has a great deal to offer to the specialist and general reader alike. The accidents of history have brought it about that our own country, despite the fact that Britain was a Roman province for three and a half centuries—a period as long as from James I to the present day—has little to offer in the way of Roman remains which is impressive to the eye. On the continent of Europe, on the other hand, much Roman building has 40

survived above ground which makes an immediate impact on the imagination. In France the magnificent aquaduct known today as the Pont du Gard, towering to a height of some 160 feet as it spans the valley of the Gardon, and the impressive Roman theatre at Orange are well-known instances. Spain has comparable treasures. The remains of the theatre, amphitheatre, and circus at Merida, the astonishing aqueduct of Segovia, carried on its double row of 128 arches, the theatre at Saguntum, the bridge at •.Alcantara, the beautiful "temple of Diana" at Evora, to name but a few of the survivals of Roman Spain, evoke a truer conception of the "grandeur that was Rome" than can anything in our own land. Mr. Wiseman, beginning at Amprias, whose lovely bay on the Costa Brava some 30 kilometers from the eastern end of the Pyrenees was for the Romans (as for the Greeks) their first introduction to Spain, conducts the reader on an exhaustive tour of the principal Roman sites in the three provinces of Tarraconensis, Lusitania, and Baetica. It is an ambitious undertaking, since there is the obvious risk of boredom with detailed descriptions of structures which the reader can only visualise with the eye of the mind. But Mr. Wiseman avoids the danger by the variety and astuteness of his commentary and by infecting us with something of his own enthusiasm for "sermons in stones", and, of course, we are helped enormously by the excellent photographs with which the book is lavishly illustrated. Mr. Wiseman on his choice and the publishers on the excellence of the reproduction are to be congratulated. A chapter of the book which the reviewer, at any rate, found of particular interest and value was that which described the structure and function of Roman public buildings. Temples, theatres, baths, aqueducts (and how right the Romans were to concentrate on these in lands where the rivers are torrents in winter but dry beds in the summer and prolonged droughts are the rule), circuses, amphitheatres (in Spain the lineal ancestors of the modern bull-ring), and public halls were, of course, built in profusion throughout the Roman Empire. But an appreciation of the remains which have survived is immensely enhanced by Mr. Wiseman's lucid account of their precise functions and architectural design. This particularly useful and interesting part of the book enables us to visualise the lay-out of the average Roman amphitheatre or circus, for example, as clearly as we can the Wembley Stadium. An essential concomitant of a work of this kind is, of course, the historical background, and this is supplied by the opening chapters of the book, which are devoted to an account of the Roman conquest and occupation from the 2nd Punic War to the year 409 A.D. when the Goths and Vandals poured over the Pyrenees to bring the long Roman rule to an end. In some respects this historical survey is the least satisfactory part of Mr. Wiseman's book. The weakness arises, not from any short-comings in the author's equipment of scholarship, but from the nature of the limitations he has set himself. To "pot" 41

more than six centuries of Roman history, even in its bearing on a particular province, in 78 pages is, of course, beyond human powers. Mr. Wiseman was faced with the dilemma which must beset all who set out to write history for the layman and the professional at the same time. It is a dilemma, we believe, to which there is no answer. Such "history" must fail with both sets of readers; to the scholar it is superficial and sketchy, and unsatisfying to the general reader in that it must presuppose a knowledge of the general course of Roman history which he has not got. But it would be ungracious, and probably unfair, to press the point. If Mr. Wiseman's history seems inadequate, it is because he has attempted the impossible—as have many before him; and his attempt is as good as many similar ones. The book concludes with an excellent chapter on the many Spaniards, from the Serecas to Prudentias, who have made important contributions to Roman life and letters. The names (Mr. Wiseman gives us an excellent thumb-nail sketch of each author) in the aggregate make an impressive list which amply proves the contention that a large proportion of the Latin literature of the Silver Age is the work of Spanish-born provincials. "Roman Spain" is a work of painstaking and enthusiastic thoroughness. There can be few references to Spain in ancient authorities which have escaped the author's eagle eye; and Mr. Wiseman's researches have produced some fascinating tit-bits of information, such, for example, as Strabo's mention of the plague of rabbits in Spain and the Balearic Isles which assumed such proportions that ferrets were imported from Libya to deal with the menace. The book is written in a simple, direct style which is eminently readable and often enlivened with shafts of humour and penetrating epigram. Verdicts such as "a city council was proving a poor instrument for the government of an empire", "Ovid's ability to dash off either a hymn or an advertisement in elegies", and "Martial's facility to coin a telling phrase raised the epigram almost to the level of an art" hit the nail on the head with Tacitean brevity. There are occasionally the inevitable errors. For instance, the statement that "by a law of 76 B.C. the first fifteen rows of a theatre were reserved for the business community" is, of course, inaccurate. The Lex Roscia was passed in 67 B.C. and gave to the Ondo Equester the privilege of the first fourteen rows. The error in the date is probably a printer's inversion uncorrected in proof, but the mistake about the quite celebrated "quattuordecim ordines" is odd. We would also dispute the interpretation of the word "amphitheatre" as a "double-theatre". The more likely derivation, we (and, it appears, the O.E.D.) think, is from the conception of the spectators completely encircling the arena. These, however, are minor matters. We congratulate Mr. Wiseman on writing an admirable and most valuable book which it has been a pleasure to read. We hope that it will meet with the success it deserves, with a public far wider than the readers of "The Peterite".

CAREERS Short Works Courses are now being regularly attended by Peterites, and the majority of those who have attended one or more courses are very enthusiastic about them. This summer nine boys have been accepted for courses which include introductions to careers in aeronautical engineering, chemicals, electrical engineering, manufacture of fertilisers, the metallurgical industry, and railway administration. Younger boys, who may be considering applying for a place on a Short Works Course in the next year or two, should note that there is a greater range of courses and a much larger number of places offered in the summer holidays. Despite this, the number of applications is proportionally very much higher for the Easter courses, and it is therefore more difficult to secure a place, especially on popular courses such as those dealing with aeronautical, automobile, or electrical engineering. Latest additions to the Careers File include information from the following firms :— Mullard, Ltd. : Electrical and electronic engineering. Crompton Parkinson, Ltd. : Electrical engineering. Richardsons, Westgarth & Co., Ltd. : Marine and turbine engineering. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co., Ltd. : Marine engineering. Colvilles, Ltd. : Iron and steel manufacture. Marks & Spencer : Managerial careers in the retail trade. Babcock & Wilcox, Ltd. : Steam and turbine engineering. Early in the Summer Term I visited two of the factories of the Richardson Westgarth Group. The Group has factories in the three main industrial areas of the north-east, at Wallsend, Sunderland, and West Hartlepool, and manufactures marine engines and turbines for the generation of electricity. The products of the Group have a very high reputation, and their training would stand a boy in very good stead. The very nature of their work precludes mass production, as their products have to be "tailor-made" to suit differing circumstances. As a result, a boy under training would have experience of all phases of engineering from planning to manufacture and would obtain a broader knowledge of engineering than in a large mass-production factory. The Group is anxious to recruit both engineering graduates and boys straight from school who have a flair for engineering (though they need not have been following a scientific course of study at school). It is also interesting to note that a training such as is offered by the marine engineering sections of the Group forms a valuable pre-sea training for the boy whose desire is to become a ship's engineer. The information from Hawthorn, Leslie & Co., Ltd was supplied by one of the directors of the company who is an Old Peterite. Since the Careers Room was established three years ago only one other

O.P. has sent careers information. There must be many O.P.s who are in a position to supply such information, and I should always be glad to hear from them. I can assure them that the Careers Room is well patronised and that their trouble in sending literature would therefore not be wasted. It is now well known that many of the larger industrial organisations are realising the need to attract boys who have followed classical, modern, or English courses of study at school, in order to broaden the outlook of their managerial staffs. This attitude is now spreading to smaller companies and this term we were visited by representatives of Arthur Balfour & Co., Ltd., of Sheffield. This company manufactures industrial tools and special steels for many purposes, including cutlery. It is a small company in which a good deal of individual attention would be given to any boys being trained by them. They require a number of boys, who do not propose to go up to university, over the next five years to train for managerial positions in either the production or commercial sides of their business. The latter would give prospects of some overseas work. They are prepared to interview any boy who is interested and do not prescribe that any particular course of study should have been followed at school, maintaining that any boy of reasonable intelligence should master the necessary technical knowledge without great difficulty. Four boys were interviewed this term; two of them are quite likely to join the company, and we look forward to their impressions with great interest. In addition a small party of senior boys will be visiting the factory next term, and we shall be able to see at first-hand the opportunities offered by a small specialised branch of the iron and steel industry.

K.G.C.

A NORTH SEA TRAWLER The fishing industry is rather taken for granted, probably because it does not appear to be disturbed by strikes, and so gains little publicity. A living won from the North Sea is hard earned, and I found it most impressive to spend eight days in the summer on board the Grimsby steam trawler "Returno". She is a vessel of about 240 tons, 120 feet long, and 22 feet wide; she has a crew of ten, consisting of a skipper, mate, and third hand, two engineers, a cook, two trimmers, and two deck hands. A description of the voyage can be taken as typical of the North Sea routine. After about six hours' steaming the trawl was put down. For the rest of the voyage it was hauled up every three hours, day and night. Since every man was required at every hauling time, it will be seen that no man had unbroken sleep during the trip. When the trawl had been hauled up, mended, and put down again, every man helped with gutting, washing, and storing the fish. If it was not a meal time, those who were free could then sleep until the next hauling time; I

say "those who were free", because between hauls the bridge watches had to be shared, and the coal bunkers had to be trimmed At hauling time the trawler was stopped. The trawl was winched up on the weather side; this made it an uncomfortable job in rough weather, but of course the sea gave its help in the manhandling of the trawl over the side. When the main net had been drawn in, the neck of the "cod-end" was looped on to the winch, and hauled up high over the deck. The "cod-end" is the bag-shaped end of the trawl; it is protected by cow-hide, and it was in this, of course, that the fish were collected. The bottom of the "cod-end" was ingeniously knotted, and with a pull on the rope the bag was opened, and the fish crashed on to the deck. With the trawl down again, the gutting and storing routine followed; and so to the end of the voyage, when, after only forty-eight hours at home, the crew would sail again. Radar and radio aids have made the Skipper's task easier. He had not the means of seeking fish by radar, but he could navigate by it, and could always fix his position by Decca Navigator. His echosounding gear gave him accurate depths—important information for deciding the length of cable for the trawl—and if necessary a complete outline of the sea bed, and some information about the presence of fish. By radio he could find out fishing prospects from other skippers, and the loop aerial on the radio gave a further aid to navigation. Such aids have now become essential, for competition in the North Sea is very strong. In eight days I saw trawlers of all the North Sea countries, and of Poland and the U.S.S.R. The fisherman's life is hard, and hazardous both in its nature and in the rewards for his labour. A crew may do very well from the sale of a good catch on a good market, but poor catches or gluts on the market are by no means uncommon. On the other hand, there is at once an excitement and a simplicity about the work which perhaps explains why the men who leave the sea for shore jobs tend to go back to the sea. D.G.C.

THE YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB Leader:

K. G. COULTHARD, ESQ.

Committee: M. L. BYWATER (Chairman), C. B. M. GREGORY (Vice-Chairman), R. R. BALDWIN (Secretary), S. J. S. WROE (Treasurer), D. N. BROCKLEBANK )(Librarian), K. H. TAYLOR.

There were only two meetings of the Club this term. The first was a visit to the Yorkshire Institute of Agriculture at Askham Bryan. The Institute consists of two mixed farms and a horticultural department, and we were fortunate enough to be shown round by Mr. Russell, the Principal. Miss Thompson conducted us round the poultry section and illustrated the advantages and disadvantages of egg-production by battery, deep litter and free-range methods. We

are very grateful to Mr. Russell and Miss Thompson for a very enjoyable afternoon. The other meeting was the annual general meeting called to elect next year's Committee and to discuss next year's programme. The three retiring members of the Committee, Wroe, Brocklebank, and Taylor were replaced by T. M. Jenkinson, R. W. Peacock, and W. I. Macdonald. Next year we hope to invite speakers to talk about farm mechanisation, farm management, the business side of dairy farming, sheep farming, and root crops and to arrange visits to illustrate these subjects. Although, because of cancellations, there were no further meetings this term, there have been in all twelve meetings during the year, and most of these have been well attended. The programme for next year promises to be a fuller one, and it is hoped that all members will endeavour to support the Club to the full. C.B.M.G.

THE BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY In the last issue we recorded that the "Clan Stewart" was proceeding to Sydney and Brisbane on Voyage 5. The outward cargo is now known in detail, as Capt. Graham has kindly sent us a cargo plan. It includes the usual wide range of articles—carbon black, cars, tractors, tiles, chemicals, stout, machinery, girders, newsprint, perspex, rock salt, wire, glass, washing machines, cookers, lamps, linoleum, nails a transformer, copper plates, fencing, dyes, and various others, all of which suggests how much Britain owes to the type of export that rarely finds its way into text books and summaries. After over two months (28th February-5th May) at Sydney and Brisbane, with delays caused by strikes and one of the wettest Australian summers for years, the "Clan Stewart" left for Fremantle to complete loading, and then set off on the homeward passage, Capt. Graham's account of which is printed below. The cargo consisted chiefly of wool, sheepskins, canned fruit, and wheat products—flour, bran, and pollard. But there were also some items whose significance required a little research : rutile sand, zircon sand, and panicum seed. One would like to know, too, what lies behind our import of bundles of oars and cartons of empty spools. The homeward passage from Fremantle : "We sailed for Aden on 14th May. A gale was blowing when we sailed and by the time we were clear of the port and away from the shelter of Rottnest Island it was really piping. We had to heaveto till the weather moderated, but were able to resume our full speed after 14 hours. We set a course to a position 10°S. and 70°E., which is to the south of the Chagos Archipelago. From that position the course was set to pass 10 miles east of Guardafui, and thence to 46

Aden. We arrived in Aden on 27th May and went direct to an oiling berth. The oiling took just over 7 hours. Here we landed two Asians who had been put on board the ship in Sydney for repatriation to India. We had a good passage to Suez, where we arrived on 31st May. As usual, there were plenty of tankers, fully loaded, waiting for the convoy to Port Said to leave. "The convoys leave Port Said twice daily at 1100 hours and 2300 hours. From Suez they leave at 0630 hours and 1830 hours. Generally speaking, the south bound convoys tie up in the Canal and wait until the north bound convoy has passed through the new cutting. Then the convoy proceeds and anchors in the Bitter Lakes and waits there until the other convoy arrives from the south. By this system ships do not pass each other in the actual canal as happened in the days before the cutting was made. This cutting was known as the King Farouk Canal until the abdication, when the name was changed to the East-West Cutting. Our passage through the Canal was without incident, and took 13 hours 20 minutes, which was good going. At Port Said we stopped for two hours in order to fill our fresh water tanks. The Aden water is somewhat brackish, and so we seldom take water there except in emergency. We sailed for Dunkirk just after midnight on 1st June. "The passage through the Mediterranean was made in fine, warm weather, but as soon as we started to head north the temperature dropped and I knew we were nearing the English summer. As it was daylight and fine weather we passed 5 miles west of Finisterre and the same distance off Ushant. From Ushant we set a course to pass 5 miles north of the 'Casquets and 6 miles south of Beachy Head. From a position off the Royal Sovereign lightship we headed over towards Boulogne and then followed the coast to Cap Gris Nez. From there it was only a few miles to the Dyck lightship, where we picked up the pilot for Dunkirk. "We arrived in Dunkirk on 9th June at 1045 hours and sailed at 2030 hours for Antwerp. During that time we unloaded 278 tons of cargo. "Between Dunkirk and Antwerp we had a very strong northerly wind and started to ship quite heavy spray. We arrived off the Antwerp pilot vessel at 0200 hours on 10th June. There was a heavy swell running, so we had to follow the pilot vessel into smoother waters before the pilot could board us. After that it rained continuously. At Flushing we changed our sea pilot for a river pilot. The river pilot takes the ship into the locks at Antwerp, and then the dock pilot takes over. We arrived off Antwerp at 0845 hours and after a short wait entered the dock and were tied up in our berth by 1120 hours." The "Clan Stewart" is sailing for Mombasa and other East

ports towards the end of July.

African

THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY As usual the first meeting of the term consisted of the election of the new Committee and the discussion of the season's programme. The second meeting of the term took the form of a competition. Members had to hunt for a number of specified objects. The competition proved very successful. The attendance was large and competition keen. The next meeting consisted of two very interesting talks, one by Mr. Crews on the setting and preservation of butterflies; the other by Mr. Le Tocq on bird watching, and how a beginner should go about the subject. For the fourth meeting of the term the Society paid a visit to "Moorlands" bird sanctuary near Skelton. Among the interesting things seen there were the wonderful varieties of rhododendrons and azaleas. Although the weather was not at its best, we spent a very pleasant evening in the company of Mr. Ping, who acted as the Society's guide. T. M. Jenkinson, for the fifth meeting of the term, addressed the Society on "Colour in Animals". In his talk, Jenkinson spoke on the various types of colour, and how they are used by animals. For the final meeting of the term S. M. Badham talked to the Society on the "Breeding of Trout", and illustrated the various methods used. The Society has enjoyed a successful term, though outdoor meetJ.F.M. ings were fewer than in previous years.

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY Chairman: E. K. ROBINSON, EsQ. Secretary: R. F. COATES. Treasurer: A. C. WILSON.

Librarian: D. LAMB.

This year has been one of steady progress behind the scenes in the Society. The membership was already greater than ever before at the beginning of the year, and recently it has expanded still further until it now exceeds forty. The dark room has consequently been in constant use, and during the year the purchase of various minor items of equipment has brought it more up-to-date, and made work much easier. It was found, however, that there was little enthusiasm for a planned series of lectures and, in fact, the Society has been little more than a dark room club, although a few members have been to York Camera Club. We are deeply grateful to Mr. F. Brown, father of K. Brown, who has very kindly lent the Society his 35 mm. enlarger, which has proved an invaluable help to the miniaturists in the School. An exhibition of the Society's work was held as part of the Hobbies Exhibition, in which the standard was extremely high, though the quantity somewhat disappointing. R.F.C. 48

THE RHUBARB TREE [Editor's note : The inclusion of the Rhubarb Tree in a survey

of the vegetation of the African continent (called for in the routine of the classroom) was not unreasonably regarded by the master concerned as a witticism and worthy of punishment. Accordingly the boy in question was called upon to write a brief essay describing the Rhubarb Tree. The result, which we print below, would seem to confound the sceptics and prove once again that "ex Africa semper aliquid novi".]

The Rhubarb Tree, which as its name suggests resembles an overgrown rhubarb plant, is an extremely interesting botanical specimen since it has so many different varieties. They are found exclusively in the swamps of darkest Africa and all the Congo Basin. As it has only recently been discovered, the Rhubarb Tree is still something of a mystery to scientists. It is believed, and there is good evidence to prove it, that the natives use its massive leaves, which have a diameter of at least 10 feet, to make roofs for their huts. Scientists believe that the stalks contain an extremely valuable fibre which could meet the clothing needs of the world's growing population. By squashing the stalks a juice can be extracted which the natives take in the form of a drug, and many of the natives are complete "Rhubarb Addicts". The tree itself grows to heights of 20 or 30 feet and has leaves of massive diameter. The stalk grows to a thickness of about 1 foot 6 inches, and in most varieties it is green. To grow, it must have a very large supply of water as the tree consists of sixty per cent water. Surrounding a patch of these trees is a not unpleasant smell which will in time send living creatures into a deep sleep. An enterprising French scent manufacturer has had a few Rhubarb Trees analysed, and I believe he expects to produce a new scent in the near future. The most common variety of Rhubarb Tree is the Common Rhubarb Tree which has plain olive-green leaves. Perhaps the most beautiful of these wonderful trees is the Spotted Rhubarb Tree, the leaves of which have red and yellow spots on them; the other common type is the Bright Red Rhubarb Tree which also has orange hairs on the stalks. The not so common Rhubarb Trees are usually a little smaller than the ones so far mentioned. The rarest being the Greater Yellow Flowered Rhubarb Tree which has large yellow blooms somewhat resembling a very large orchid; these flowers, which are occasionally seen at markets, etc., for sale, cost anything up to ten pounds, and I was rather surprised to see some eminent ladies at Royal Ascot wearing these blooms on their heads as hats. The next rarest is the Feathered Rhubarb Tree whose leaves resemble those of an overgrown fern. The only other Rhubarb Tree worth noting is the Edible Rhubarb Tree, from which ordinary domesticated garden rhubarb has descended. This tree provides a very cheap food and large canning stations are being built on the coast of Belgian Congo.

Native farmers are being encouraged by the governments of many countries to grow Rhubarb Tree plantations. The British Government is planning a great Rhubarb Tree scheme which I trust will be more successful than the ill-fated ground-nuts scheme in West Africa. Some of the unfortunate people who have been sacked by the Standard Motor Company have been offered handsome salaries to go out to Africa and help with the scheme. These facts which I have brought to the reader's notice will help to show that in a few years' time the Rhubarb Tree may have a very great bearing on the lives of the world's inhabitants. If one asks the average person what he knows about the Rhubarb Tree, he will look at the questioner as if he were mad, but suddenly remember that elephant's nest in Rhubarb Trees. This fact is most certainly true. The trees provide camouflage for the elephant, since the leaves resemble an elephant's ear. Also, elephants are attracted by the smell. C.W.G.

C.C.F. NOTES Firstly we welcome a new officer, Mr. R. C. T. Hall. He has joined the Contingent and is sharing his time between the Basic Section and the Signal Platoon; his experience both in previous C.C.F.s, the Royal Corps of Signals, and the Parachute Regiment, will prove a great asset and inspiration to training in the Sections. We congratulate C.W.O. Portlock on successfully completing his flying training and obtaining his Pilot's "A" Licence for flying singleengined aircraft under the Flying Scholarship Scheme. Owing to the short Easter Term the Certificate "A" Examinations were postponed and took place early this term. The results were satisfactory; the Part II candidates passing into the N.C.O. Cadre. Here they were joined by their equivalents from the R.N. and R.A.F. classes. In all the examinations the high standard of drill was particularly noticeable this year. The Signallers have been active throughout the term. L/Cpl. Procter made history for the Platoon when he made a two-way contact with a school in Scotland, 200 miles away, on a standard 18 set with a special aerial. On Saturday, 9th June, we took part again in the Inter-Schools' C.C.F. Shooting Competition at Strensall. Cdt. Lowley with his team put up a creditable performance in being placed 2nd. The Annual Inspection this year was taken by Brigadier D. A. Kendrew, C.B.E., D.S.O., from H.Q. Northern Command, with representatives from H.Q. 64 Group R.A.F. and H.M.S. Ceres. In the afternoon the Fernie Cup Competition was held, demanding a high standard of leadership and initiative from the squads. This year some drill was introduced again for the younger members of

each House. In his closing address the Inspecting Officer spoke with satisfaction at all that he had seen and presented Sgt. Bell (School House) with the Cup. The Band, under Drum Major Bean, were quite noticeably more musical than usual with a strong section of "brass" from the School Orchestra in the bugles, and other musicians on the drums. A Field Day followed close after the Inspection, and for a change the Sections split up independently and carried out their own programmes. The R.N. Section went to Naburn, part of the R.A.F. Section to Linton Aerodrome, the Shooting VIII and Recruits to Strensall, and the Army Section went off to the moors for a Company Exercise with the remainder of the R.A.F. Section acting as enemy. The term's training concluded with the Ceremonial Guards and Band Display at the close of the Commemoration Weekend.

R.N. SECTION The R.N. Section made a major advance this term due to the arrival of an Admiralty 14 ft. Dinghy. This will enable cadets to do a certain amount of sailing in addition to the pulling already possible using the R.N. Whaler. With regard to sailing, the R.N. Section wishes to acknowledge with thanks the gift of a special stopwatch for use in sailing races presented by M. G. Kay, a keen member of the Section who left last year. The P.O. Oral Examination which had been deferred from the Easter Term was held in the second week of this term. Six of the nine candidates who had previously passed the written examination were also successful in the oral. The next few weeks were mainly occupied with preparations for the General Inspection. For the instruction period following the parade, the Section carried out a number of activities, which, thanks to the equipment now available, were entirely on the practical side. A major signal exercise, organised most competently by Lg./Sea. Lamb, involving both lamp and semaphore, was carried out. A light jackstay, under the supervision of P.O. Jose and Lg/Sea. Beckitt, was rigged in quick time in front of the Inspecting Officer. S/Lt. Waine, who has devoted much spare time developing a steering training device, produced the final version (Steering Trainer, Mk. III) for the inspection, and it has subsequently proved itself to be a most instructive piece of equipment. Mention must also be made of an excellent "Bends and Hitches" Board made by A.B. Franklin. This will be of permanent use to the Section. It was decided that arrangements for field day would be left to individual Sections, and there was to be no combined exercise. The R.N. Section (and R.N. Basic) accordingly planned to spend the day in the Naburn area with the following objects in view :(1) To tow the 14 ft. dinghy from York to Naburn. 51

(2) To give younger members experience in pulling, signals, and rigging, and the senior members experience of taking charge of boats. (3) To give the senior members some initial experience of dinghy sailing. The first operation was undertaken by the First Whaler's Crew (Lg/Sea. Wilkinson, Cox'n), and though they had to battle against strong cross winds, they achieved their object. For additional pulling training a second whaler had been obtained for the day from the York Sea Cadets, and this was brought from York to Naburn by a young crew under Lg/Sea. 'Clayton. The third object—sailing experience—was achieved, in spite of variable winds, using three dinghies kindly lent by Mr. Howat, Commander Palms of Naburn, and A.B. Whitmore, in addition to the School dinghy which had been got ready for sailing by A.B.s Franklin and Burden. During the day the changing of crews and general organisation was efficiently carried out by P.O. Handler, assisted by P.O. Jose, so that every member of the R.N. and Basic Section received as much practical experience as possible. Both whalers were pulled back to York, crews being changed half-way. For the remaining parades of the term a number of practical rigging exercises were carried out, although on some occasions the numbers were diminished owing to the examinations. The term ended with the Sunset Ceremony on the last Saturday, in which a guard, and piping and signal parties from the Naval Section played their part. Finally a word about the stores. These have been run most reliably by A.B. Badham, assisted by A.B. Sheldon, and it is not generally realised how much work (out of hours) is put in. The stores and seamanship room were in very good shape not only for the Inspection, but also for the Field Day. During Commemoration weekend an excellent display, arranged by the Stores Ratings in the seamanship room, attracted much attention.

R.N. SUMMER TRAINING This year, the Summer Training was carried out in H.M.S. St. Vincent, which is a shore establishment at Gosport, near Portsmouth. H.M.S. St. Vincent is the training school for boy seamen, and this made it suitable for our purpose, as all the facilities for practical training were near at hand. The Section of 31 cadets arrived at Portsmouth Harbour at 1645 on Tuesday, 31st July, and crossed the harbour on the St. Vincent launch. The remainder of the day was occupied in making beds, unpacking and to a certain extent finding out about the daily routine

with which the Section would have to comply for the next week. This routine was as follows :0610—Call the hands; P.T., followed by a swim. 0645—Breakfast. 0725—"Part of Ship" work. 0810—Stand easy. 0830—Divisions. 0900-1230—Training. 1230—Dinner. 1315—Continue training. 1600—Tea. 1630—Dogwatch instruction. 1930 Supper. 2100—Rounds. There had been no official programme made out for us for the first day as the sections from other schools were not due to arrive until Wednesday night and the overall training programme did not begin until Thursday. Midshipman Liardet, who had been put in charge of our training, gave us some instruction in the very elaborate "Seamanship Block". On Thursday morning the Section visited H.M.S. Vernon which is the R.N. Torpedo and Anti-Submarine School. Here we were shown some diving equipment, and a demonstration where miniature mines of all types were exploded by model ships passing over them. We were also shown methods of minesweeping, with a number of suitable demonstrations. In the afternoon we were taken by transport to Fraser Battery, which is used for gunnery and radar training at Portsmouth. Here each cadet had the opportunity of manipulating a naval gun and sighting it on aircraft which were being sent over for aiming practice. Friday was spent mainly on instruction inside H.M.S. St. Vincent. In the morning we were instructed in compass and steering; in the afternoon a light jackstay was rigged across the open-air swimming bath. A duty that every cadet must fulfil in Portsmouth is to see H.M.S. Victory, Nelson's famous Flagship. This was done on Saturday forenoon, the adjoining museum being also inspected. For the remainder of the day the Section went round the Navy Day exhibits in Portsmouth Harbour, and then were given shore leave. On Sunday the Section was to go to the Isle of Wight for the afternoon, the programme to include an initiative test. After Sunday Divisions and Church in the forenoon, the programme was cancelled due to a forecast of bad weather, and cadets were given leave. In actual fact the afternoon turned out to be fine, and many cadets were thus given the opportunity of seeing H.M.S. Theseus leave for the Mediterranean. Monday morning was taken up by a trip in H.M.S. Starling, a frigate specially equipped for training in navigation. The most

interesting part of the trip was the lowering of a sea-boat at sea, which is an operation most cadets know all about in theory, but have never seen carried out in practice. The experience of pulling a seaboat in more sea-like conditions than those offered on the Ouse at York was also very instructive. In the afternoon we went sailing, but as there was practically no wind, and an adverse tide, it was not as successful or enjoyable as it might have been with a good breeze blowing. Tuesday morning was spent on a visit to H.M.S. Dolphin, the Submarine Base and Training School. Here we were shown round an "A" Class Submarine, which had just come out of refit, and also a film on submarine work. In the afternoon there was to have been a sailing race, but due to insufficient wind a pulling race in cutters was arranged instead. It took the form of a knock-out competition, and St. Peter's A crew fought through to the final, but were then beaten by Fettes College after a good race. This ended an interesting, instructive and varied week of training, and the Section is grateful to the officers and men of H.M.S. St. Vincent for the arrangements made.

ARMY CAMP, 1956 Last year we exercised our privilege of attending camp, once in a while, outside Northern Command. This year we returned to Gandale, or rather to the subsidiary camp at Wathgill, where the experiment of sharing a more compact site with Uppingham, Ampleforth, Sedbergh, and Oundle proved very successful. We hope it will be possible to make similar arrangements next year. No thanks, of course, are due to the weather, which was as dismal as it has been most of the summer. But the site was well drained. (How should we have fared at Fylingdales?) We got the worst rain over in the first twenty-four hours and always had dry clothes in reserve. Above all, the Contingent faced the unpleasant conditions with unfailing high spirits. Indeed the favourable impression one obtained at School when the unit fell in on Tuesday morning was amply confirmed throughout the week, when the standards of efficiency and morale were, in spite of conditions, higher than usual. The weather did inevitably interfere with training. The usual map-reading excursion and the "Lamp" exercise were omitted from the programme. Yet that the ingenuity of our O.C. is still equal to unexpected conditions was demonstrated on the second day, when he ferried the unit out to a distant point and sent it off, section by section, on a cross-country race back to camp. We all returned thoroughly wet, having proved once more what a clumsy garment the gas-cape can be—and it only keeps the rain off the shoulders by pouring it all onto the lower legs—but we were in good heart and did not feel the afternoon had been ill-spent. The rest of the training followed the normal course : section, platoon, and company attacks. 54

There was keenness in plenty—one recalls some excellent fieldcraft in Capt. Le Tocq's platoon; and it is worthwhile to record the comments of the Training Captain from the Durham •Light Infantry. "Whenever I see St. Peter's," he remarked, "they are always busy doing something." For the final all-night exercise it was decided this year to take out the whole Contingent. The main body dug-in on Howe Hill, a prominent feature which will be remembered by some as the site of a map-reading exercise two years ago. Its task was to defend 'an imaginary bridge on the line of communications running north and south. The Senior N.C.O.s and leavers were to be a party of Chindits, "dropped" in the hills some miles to the west. Their mission was to blow the bridge. It would perhaps be better on future occasions if the Platoon Commanders organised the patrolling in a more purposeful manner, with reconnaissance, fighting, and standing patrols. Nevertheless a lot of good work was put in on the defensive position, and some of the N.C.O.s were particularly commended by the Training Captain, a keen officer who came out to see us at five o'clock in the morning. The most gratifying feature of the exercise was the excellent work of the Signals Section. Thanks to the careful preparation and conscientious endeavours of Lieut. Hall, ably assisted in particular by Sergeant Clough and Cadet Crossley, communications were maintained—dare we say "for once"—throughout the night. The army cookers we were lent for the exercise were less efficient. We shall do well to return to our former practice and rely for our cooking on our own resources. The Chindits had a long trek to their night positions, but morale was high throughout. Sgt. Hopwood's example on the long patrols was quite outstanding. Among the demonstrations this year there were some new features : some gruesome casualties rescued from a blazing tank and displayed in a Field Hospital; a demonstration of the army's methods when summoned in aid of the civil power; and, most interesting of all, the Fan Exit Trainer. The last was a platform thirty feet high used for training parachute jumpers. The jump is controlled by a steel wire attached at one end to the harness while the other uncoils from a metal drum on which a simple two-bladed fan acts as a brake. The descent proved only mildly exciting. In fact some of us found the climb onto the platform far more perilous. And many boys regretted that they had not troubled to get their parents' permission to make a jump. It should be put on record that all the officers present made their jump and in more difficult circumstances than the cadets. For while the latter had their minds made up for them, being more or less forcibly propelled into space by a barking Sergeant, the officers were merely invited, with a polite deference, to step into thin air. There was fortunately no need for the "shoulder roll" which Lieut. Hall (ex-Parachute Regiment) brilliantly, and very unexpectedly, executed one day during a break in training. However, he assures us it has its uses even in civilian life.

As the weather did so little, after all, to damp our ardour, as we had the usual recreational facilities, and as the feeding and administration were very efficiently carried out by the Durham Light Infantry, we did have a successful camp R.S.M. Power has, as usual, hung up a suitable memento of it in the C.C.F. hut.

R.A.F. SECTION The term's classroom training, supplemented by a day's visit to Linton-on-Ouse, brought no great success in the Proficiency Examination; but among the six successful candidates, Partridge did well to gain a Credit. Corporal Plester is to be congratulated on gaining an Advanced Certificate. The visiting Officers at the General Inspection in June were very pleased with the appearance and work of the Section. During the summer holidays Crowe and Partridge gained their Gliding 'Certificates at Rufforth, and Bytheway, handicapped by the summer weather, became the seventh cadet to win his pilot's A licence since the Section was started. He completed his training at Sherburn-in-Elmet.

SUMMER CAMP

One noticeable feature of this year's camp at Shawbury in Shropshire was the considerable reduction in the flying programme. The reason for this is quite clearly given by the Royal Air Force. It is not felt that a sufficient quota of Royal Air Force officers is recruited from Public Schools to justify camps as expensive as most of those in the past. It is pleasing to know that this School has provided what can be regarded as its reasonable quota since the R.A.F. Section started, and we wish success to N. D. Taylor and I. C. Bytheway, who are about to seek entry to Cranwell. The camp provided a useful all-round training, including a strenuous map and compass exercise in the south Shropshire hills. We can say that the camp fulfilled its important functions of making the Section more conscious of itself as a unit, and of giving N.C.O.s additional opportunities of responsibility and leadership.

SCOUTING THE GROUP Early in the Summer Term came the gratifying news that the Chief Scout had awarded the Long Service Decoration to Mr. R. Bennett. Our congratulations to him on this account were soon to be renewed on his appointment to a Headship. We shall be extremely sorry to lose him after so many valuable years' service in charge of the Senior School Troop and are most grateful for all that he has done for Scouting in the School. The annual hikes in the Lake District, which he initiated in this section of the Group, will long be remembered with pleasure by all those who took part in them. 56

We also say goodbye to D. M. Walker this term who began his Scouting in the Pack and passed through all sections of the Group and ultimately became a Queen's Scout. For the past year he has held the rank of Assistant Scoutmaster in the Senior School Troop. He thus holds the distinction of being the first member of the School Group to hold a warrant while still at school. In thanking him for his help, we offer our best wishes to him for the future. SENIOR SCOUT TROOP The principal activity during the Summer Term was pioneering and a number of projects were successfully carried out, despite the fact that every time we appeared with ropes and spars the heavens opened. During the term we were delighted to hear that the School Group is going to have a new Scout Room and the Senior Troop spent the two Field Days excavating foundations. This job was tackled most enthusiastically and we confounded the experts by removing more soil than was believed possible in the time available. Two Scouts, J. M. Smith and A. D. Best, came up to the Senior Troop this term, while J. A. Bygate and R. A. Elliott gained the First Class badge, bringing the number of full Senior Scouts to 18, eight of whom are Queen's Scouts. Seven of these attended the Chief Scout's reception at Gilwell Park in May, at which they were presented with their Royal Certificate and an account of their weekend appears below. At the end of term we were sorry to bid farewell to Acting A.S.M. (S.) Lamb, the last member of the original Scott Patrol, P.L.s (S.) Magson and Turner, and Senior Scouts Burn and Carolin. We wish them well and hope that some or all may find it possible to continue to support Scouting in some way. We were also sorry to say goodbye to Mr. Bennett, who has been S.M. of the Scout Troop for seven years. His going means that the Scout Troop will be without a full S.M. for some time, but as the tradition of having older Senior Scouts assisting in the running of this section has become strongly established, we have no doubt that several of our Queen's Scouts will keep the Troop running successfully until a successor for Mr. Bennett is found. Next term D. Pfluger, D. R. Holt, and D. J. Oldman will be directly responsible for the Scout Troop. VISIT OF QUEEN'S SCOUTS TO GILWELL PARK, MAY, 1956 On Saturday, 12th May, seven Queen's Scouts from the Senior Scout Troop arrived at Gilwell Park, Essex, for the Chief Scout's annual presentation of royal certificates. We pitched camp in the Yorkshire area, there being eleven regional divisions in all. Soon after this we were summoned to our Troop Leader—Cedric Harris—by means of a bell, the sound of which was soon to become extremely familiar. There were 102 of us in all from Yorkshire, and we marched together to the large parade ground for the presentation. 57

Our certificates were presented to us by Air Vice-Marshal J. G. Weston, who is the Chief Commissioner for Air Scouts. After the presentation the Chief Scout gave us a short address, during which he apologised for having to leave us that evening. Cedric then conducted us round the Park, ending up at the Pig Sty, which is the old barn, where a party of Rovers spent a stormy night when Gilwell Park was first discovered. Here we joined the Chief to have a group photograph taken. To our great relief, we were then given our tea, provided by a local Girl Guide company. Having spent rather a long time here, we were ushered into the Camp Fire Circle, where we listened to a talk given by Mr. Harold Abrahams, Olympic gold-medallist, and himself an ex-scout. After this we dispersed to cook our supper, returning for the camp-fire at 9-0 p.m., singing several verses of "Ilkley Moor". Leaving this, we continued in a musical mood round our own fires singing more popular variations of familiar themes. Sunday morning promised a good day, but two or three of our party thought they should consider this possibility from their beds, although we were all up in time to attend the "Scout's Own" at 10 a.m. There followed a short talk by Mr. Laurence Stringer, Headquarters Commissioner for Senior Scouts, and then the inter-troop sports. Though we enjoyed this last activity to the full, we have to admit that we were runners-up to Lancashire after a hard-fought battle. We then prepared a meal, the hot sun making work even more repulsive than usual. In the afternoon, three demonstrations were given, namely Bicycle Polo, a first aid display by the casualties union, and Judo. We had packed our kit and decided to leave during the second of these, but unfortunately this decision was not unanimous and one of our number had to be brought out of the casualties union display vividly describing how he had seen blood spouting from gory wounds and bodies covered in burns. We helped him out of the camp-site. A word must be said about our camp-site. The amenities included a Providore selling everything ever thought of, a large storm hut, a swimming bath, a score of wash-basins, and the highlight of camp luxury, indoor toilets. Needless to say the weekend was thoroughly enjoyed—an experience long to be remembered by all. C. J.Q. and D.R.H.

SENIOR SCHOOL SCOUT CAMP The Troop intended to camp on the Northumberland coast. Unfortunately our S.M., Mr. Bennett, was unable to come, and we offer our hearty thanks to Mr. Chilman for taking his place. The site had to be changed to the N. Riding permanent site at Kirkdale, near Kirkby 'Moorside. The weather was very unkind to us; indeed there was only one day when we had no rain at all. This was on the Monday, and it

was a welcome change after three days of almost continual rain. From then on the weather improved and Tuesday saw boys going around shirtless and even saw several swimming (a few voluntarily) in the river. The poor weather, however, made surprisingly little difference to the running of the camp, and three whole-day walks were arranged. The first took place on the Thursday when everyone visited Rievaulx Abbey; on the following Saturday an energetic party went on to the moors on the west side of Kirkdale, and towards the end of the camp one party explored the opposite side. For the remainder a walk had been planned that day to the Junior School camp, but an alternative route was followed when we heard that this had been abandoned. On the Sunday morning we all went to a Communion Service in St. Gregory's Minster, the neighbouring church. Later that day two experimental ovens were made from biscuit tins and we tried our hands at cooking. The first product was charcoal (proving beyond doubt the efficiency of the ovens), but later the cooks grew more efficient, and the last batch of scones was distinctly edible. That afternoon practically half the Troop was kept busy for a while collecting wood for a camp fire. It was suggested that some wood might be collected from a dead tree nearby. A rope was attached to one of the branches and after a series of efforts the whole tree (nearly fifty feet of it) came down ! The camp fire had been arranged with several other troops camping nearby. This was a great success, and two enjoyable solos were heard. Moat sang "Farewell Manchester", and Mr. Chilman gave us a selection of tunes on his tin whistle. On the whole then, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, and our enjoyment and appreciation of the scouters' work was expressed in three rousing cheers as the bus reached the School.

D.M.

SHOOTING

The open range shooting this term was slow to get into its stride, difficulties being encountered concerning the allocation of the ranges at Strensall and the absence of our competition rifles. The latter returned to us having been stocked up, and from that time the shooting improved considerably. In the meantime a team had been trained for the White Rose Competition in which service rifles were used and which is not open to Bisley teams. For being placed second the team was presented with medals. 200 yds. 25 27 23 24

... G. P. Lowley B. C. R. Butler ... M. G. A. Garbutt ... R. G. High

500 yds. 27 22 22 25

Total 52 49 45 49

To investigate reactions resulting from match conditions two matches were arranged. One, an internal match, show the "Stayers" to be more convincing than the "Leavers". The other, a valuable match against R.A.F., Linton, showed that the shooting was consistent and of a reasonable standard. The R.A.F. won with 313 against the School's 310, and a School 2nd team scored 301. Morton shot particularly well, scoring 67 out of 70. He was awarded his colours shortly afterwards. The first practice for the Marling Competition which consists of fire and movement took place in June. Not surprisingly the butt party was heavily armoured for the next practice. A promising score resulted when an VIII shot in this competition at Bisley. The flat, dry land at Bisley was a pleasant contrast to the swampy obstacle course at Strensall. The School was placed 13th and the experience gained must be useful in the future. The Ashburton was shot under very hot conditions. It was encouraging to see Peverley, after a term of gradual improvement, hand in a 67. He was placed 16th in the "Schools' Hundred Competition". The VIII all received their shooting colours. was placed 37th. 200 yds. 30 32 32 28 34 32 29 29

Bell Wilson ... Maxwell ... Isherwood ... Peverley ... Newbigging Forster ... ... Scarth

500 yds. 26 32 30 32 33 32 30 28

The School Total 56 64 62 60 67 64 59 56

The standard of small bore shooting has risen greatly since shooting was introduced as a major sport and each House was able to enter a strong team for the inter-House match. The holders of the cup, School House, lost by one point to Manor. In the "Country Life Competition", shot during the Easter Term, the School 1st VIII was placed 34th with 830, while the 2nd VIII was 69th, the latter team being 1st equal in the grouping series. All cadets in the C.C.F. 1 shot at the miniature range during the year. Lennox was found to be the best individual shot, while Newbigging and Goolden won the Intermediate Medal and Recruit Cup respectively. Manor confirmed their shooting strength by winning the aggregate cup. Finally, our thanks must go to the Sergeant Major and to Mr. Crews for their services in supervising the Butt Party. We must also express our gratitude to Mr. Le Tocq. His encouragement (or sympathy) has contributed in no small way to the development of a thriving club. 60

FENCING The main activity this term has been the Inter-House Competition. The favourites were undoubtedly Rise, but after good wins in the former rounds they finally lost to Queen's in the final. Queen's in the first round had had a close fight with School House, every bout being taken to the last point. The final also provided a close, and well fought, match. Temple Rise

1 Rise

School H. Queen's

1 Queen's

Manor

} Rise Queen's Queen's

Grove

From the School team R. N. Worsley and I. E. F. Morton are the only leavers. Hancock, Cook, and Morris should provide the nucleus of a very strong team, there being others to back them up, who have match experience. R.N.W.

TENNIS, 1956 In the Inter-House Tennis Competition history repeated itself in that the runners-up and winners were the same as last year. School House had a relatively easy passage into the final, beating first Manor and then Temple. In the other first round match Rise beat Grove 5-4 after an exciting game. In the semi-final Queen's beat Rise fairly easily, 5-2. The final between Queen's and School House was extremely close, Queen's eventually winning by 5-4. The winning team was : Barton, Netherwood, Hopper, Morton, and Bean. After the House matches the School played the Staff. Although Mr. Harding and Mr. Dodds won all their matches, the result was a draw with the deciding match unfinished and all the participants exhausted. The following represented the School : Hopper, Roe, Kirby, D., Brocklebank, Clayton, and Ruddock. For the first time for some years a singles competition was organised, in which only five of the best players from each House could take part. Hopper and Ruddock reached the final which had to be abandoned on the last day of term owing to bad weather. The efficient running of tennis this season would not have been possible without the willing co-operation of senior boys who umpired matches and helped to prepare the courts. Finally mention must be made of the juniors who volunteered (under duress) to roll the courts whenever called upon to do so. D.G.B. 61

CRICKET, 1956 RETROSPECT The poverty of the School's cricket this season came as something of a shock to us. It would certainly never have been forecast, and even now there seems little justification for the team's failure. The winning way and the offensive spirit have certainly been lost, but with six old colours still in residence, there was good reason for sober confidence. Although five of these old colours had filled up the lower half of the 1955 team, there was plenty of room for improvement in their play and justifiable expectation that each and every one would show this improvement and form the nucleus of the 1956 side. The fact that very few of them improved at all was the crux of the whole matter. When Kirby's injury came in early June, the youngsters, who had come to fill the remaining places, found no backbone in the team upon which to support themselves, and as often as not they drifted with the others. The winning of only one school match and one club match makes poor reflection. Furthermore three matches were adversely drawn, and often a total of 100 runs seemed problematical. Only two opposing teams were dismissed up to the end of June, and the School's fielding was below standard (no Fielding Cup was awarded this year). Kirby's injury was certainly a cruel blow both to him personally and to the team as a whole, but the folly of depending upon one man has been fully exposed. Statistically there is perhaps insufficient evidence that there would have been a different tale to tell if he had not been out of the game for six weeks, for the early matches were not exactly a success story. However, the very fact that he again easily topped the batting averages would have had a marked effect and have lightened the burden on other sorely pressed shoulders; and there is no denying that his personality and presence on the field would have inspired confidence. Remaining School teams had an average season. The 2nd XI were more than usually at the beck and call of the 1st XI—no less than eight boys having 1st XI experience—and they were probably a much better side than their paper record suggests. The Senior Colts, after a poor start, redeemed themselves by wins over Durham and Ampleforth, and the Junior Colts showed distinct promise. The atmosphere and spirit of House matches also suffered a severe set-back. A test match mentality was all too prevalent, very often on instructions from higher-up, so that much more harm than good was done as a result. The mentality spread abroad seemed to be— "never mind about the runs, don't get out"—and in consequence the scoring rate became indescribably slow, much loose bowling went unpunished, easy singles were never contemplated, and the game went to sleep. The continuation of such a practice, most harmful to schoolboy cricket, must seriously exercise the minds of the cricket authorities and be combated by new legislation which is, indeed, already con-

templated. The solution really lies in a change of spirit, with House cricket put in its proper perspective. On the face of things it might appear that there is much that is wrong in the cricket at St. Peter's School, but it is largely superficial and certainly need only be temporary. We are not without hope, and when the lessons have been learnt the season can best be forgotten. Finally we say goodbye to Mr. Wilson (Benny to you !) after 13 years of devoted and tireless service to the School's cricket. He has had a splendid innings and has won our admiration. He leaves with our most sincere thanks and very good wishes for the future.

1st XI CHARACTERS *fa KIRBY (Captain). 1954-55-56. An outstanding cricketer, who has borne his injury most philosophically. His batting is of a high quality with shots all round the wicket. His chief enemies are not so much his opponents, as his own impetuosity. He is a most astute captain and his off-spin bowling is a useful asset. Fielding good, but his reaction in the slips does not appear to be sharp enough. He should have a great future. CLAYTON (Vice-Captain). 1954-55-56. Took over the realms of office * if.inB.mid-stream—no easy task—and he undoubtedly learnt a lot concerning the complexities facing a captain. His batting still shows much weakness outside the off-stump and his fielding lacks bite. 1956. It is a fairly rare distinction to gain colours and cap * fN.in J.theMAGsoN. one and only season in the team, but this honour was well deserved. His left-arm slow bowling improved with every match played. He headed the bowling honours for the season through sheer dint of practice. Fielding safe and keen, although not snappy. Batting showed determination and concentration if nothing else. fA. BURROWS. 1954-55-56. Severely handicapped by lack of stature. He imparted very little variety to his bowling with the result that once the batsman was set he took heavy toll of his left-arm medium-fast bowling. Batting disappointing and his fielding at close range lacked the "devil" that he was able to display last year. fD. B. IRvIN. 1955-56. A disappointing season for one who surely is blessed with considerable ability. His wristy batting primarily lacks guidance and power from the left arm in the first place. Best shot—the pull to midwicket off the back foot. Six wickets (four in one match) were his sole contribution to the team's bowling strength. Fielding quite good but he needs to close in on the ball quicker. f G. F. B. MITCHELL. 1955-56. A disturbing season. He showed his best form when reinstated into the side, and he looked good for runs. Before the season's end his nerves got on top of him again and unpredictable things happened. When fielding he must learn to anticipate the batsman's stroke. -I-J. J. F. KNAPTON. 1956. A promising wicket-keeper although as the season developed he appeared to become temperamental and had decidedly "off" days. Snatching was his chief fault, perhaps the result of over-keenness, and he tends to leave the ground unnecessarily. Essentially a fast wicket batsman at present, as he knows little about back play. His downfall was invariably caused through groping forward in an endeavour to reach the impossible. fD. G. MACPHERSON. 1956. Cover-point, with a left-arm throw-in, and a right-handed batsman. His movement onto the ball at cover-point has improved considerably but his throwing-in lacks "zip". His dour batting has saved the side on several occasions and he has shown pluck. Technically it is not sound, being much too two-shouldered and he is flvariably playing across the line of the ball.

1956. A young Colt. Left-arm bowler and leftJ. F. MIDDLETON. handed batsman. The season has been a struggle for him, and he was usually called upon to bat in a crisis. The experience should have benefited him. He is keen and should improve and become a useful all-rounder. i' 13 . B. BURBIDOE. 1956. Opening right-arm medium-fast bowler. Not only did he lose the ability early in the season to move the ball in the air away to the off or bring it back off the pitch from the off, but before the close of the season he lost all control and length. A powerful hitter with a good eye, but some of his shots bore no relationship to the place or time of the ball. Fielding very safe and sometimes very promising. A. McCALLum. 1956. A young Colt who struggled for runs and finally made a fine century against the Old Boys. The experience of these last two innings alone should set him off on the right note next year. There is still a danger of his batting being two-shouldered, whereby he drags the ball to the leg-side. Fielding keen, but not yet very good, not even for a converted wicket-keeper. Colours. * Cap. Colts XI (Under 16) *J. A. Bygate (Capt.) R. T. Burdon. T. D. J. Layfield. P. J. Dronfield. P. S. H. Jesper. A. Gomersall. A. Dale. M. L. Swain. E. M. H. Ranson. M. W. Woodruff. J. W. S. Gale. * Colours.

2nd XI *P. S. Roe (Capt.). *M. D. Fish. P. J. Netherwood. *K. A. Hopper. *D. N. Brocklebank. *M. A. Jones. *D. Robinson. I. N. Ridley. R. N. Worsley. C. I. Chadwick. J. M. Ward.

Junior Colts XI (Under 15) M. W. Woodruff (Capt.). E. M. H. Ranson. J. W. S. Gale. M. W. Rudd. C. W. Gough. T. A. Dukes. A. May. G. R. Cormack. R. L. Evans. L. H. K. Mackay. J. B. Robinson.

SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1st XI Date

Opponents

Ground Result ...

12th May 16th May

Clifton C.C. York C.C.

26th May 2nd June 6th June 9th June

Giggleswick School Worksop College Durham School ... Leeds G.S.

13th June

Ampleforth College

16th June 20th June

Bradford G.S.

23rd June

Yorkshire Gentlemen C.C.

Craven Gentlemen C.C. ... Staff and Boys v. R.A.F. Linton Bootham School 21st July ... T. H. Hobson's XI 25th July 27th-28th July Old Peterites 7th July 18th July

School Opponents

105 for 3 103 Home Lost Home Drawn 128 for 9 166 for 7 (dec.) 167 Home Won 169 for 6 109 for 3 105 Away Lost 121 for 5 120 Away Lost Away Drawn 75 for 5 165 for 7 (dec.) Home Drawn 86 for 9 206 for 7 (dec.) 48 for 0 47 Home Lost 205 for 6 140 Home Lost (dec.) 77 Home Won 209 for 4 (dec.) 150 for 9 149 Home Lost

Cancelled 147 Lost 58 Lost Drawn 275 for 2 (dec.) 77 for 2 (dec.) Played 14, Won 2, Lost 8, Drawn 4. Home Away Away Home

160 162 177 41 for 2

2nd XI Date

Ground Result

Opponents

26th May 2nd June

Giggleswick School Worksop College

6th June 9th June 13th June

Durham School ... Leeds G.S. Ampleforth College

16th June 21st July

Bradford G.S. Bootham School

School Opponents

99 Away Won 100 for 6 Away Drawn 210 for 8 146 for 6 (dec.) 138 49 for 3 Home Drawn 78 82 for 7 Home Lost 72 for 3 Away Drawn 76 for 8 (dec.) Away Cancelled 84 Home Won 184 for 5 (dec.)

Under 16 Colts XI Date

Ground Result

Opponents

School

47 Lost 50 Lost 92 Lost 86 for 3 Won Won 112 for 4 Cancelled Drawn 160 for 6 (dec.)

Away Home Home Home Home Away Away

12th May 26th May 2nd June 6th June 13th June 16th June 23rd June

Ashville College ... Manchester Boys XI Worksop College Durham School ... Ampleforth College Bradford G.S. Giggleswick School

21st July

Minster Choir School Old Boys Home Drawn 115 for 9

••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••

Opponents

50 for 4 52 for 2 94 for 3 82 I11 11 for I 141

Under 15 Colts XI Date

Opponents

Ground Result

Drax G.S. Bootham School

Away Lost Away Won

26th May

Pocklington School

Away Drawn

2nd June 9th June 14th July

Worksop College Leeds G.S. Bootham School

Home Drawn Home Won Home Tied

1st Round

School House 203, beat Manor 192. Rise 143 for 6, beat Queens' 139. Rise 151 for 7, beat Temple 64. Grove 75 for 4, beat School House 73. Grove 125, beat Rise 83.

12th May 23rd May

School Opponents

61 207 for 3 (dec.) 158 for 9 (dec.) 128 for 6 72 for 3 82

71 55

80 for 3 132 71 82

Senior House Matches

Semi-finals Final

Junior House Matches

1st Round Semi-finals Final

Queen's 287 for 8, beat Manor 200. Rise 97, beat Temple 48. Queen's 48 for 3, beat Grove 47. Rise 84 for 2, beat School House 83. Queen's 163, beat Rise 118.

1st XI AVERAGES Batting ... D. Kirby ... P. B. Clayton ... A. McCallum ... D. B. Irvin D. G. Macpherson P. B. Burbidge ... ... A. Burrows G. F. B. Mitchell J. F. Middleton ... ... N. J. Magson J. J. F. Knapton

••• ••• ••• ••• •• • ••. .•• ••• ••• ••• •••

No. of Innings

9 15 7 12 11 11 12

11 8 12

Times Not out

— 2 1 1 3 1 — 1 1 5 2

Runs

322 346 159 247 128 121 104 59 82 23 76

Highest Score

117 102 101* 91 36 40 45 18 15 8* 19*

Average

35.7 26.7 26.5 22.4 16.0 12.1 8.66 8.4 8.2 7.66 7.60

* Denotes "not out". Also batted:—P. J. Netherwood, R. N. Worsley, D. Robinson, P. S. Roe, K. A. Hopper, M. A. Jones, M. D. Fish, P. A. Crane.

Bowling Maidens

Ovens

Runs

Average

Wickets

15.6 18.1 23.1 24.2 25.5 46.6

27 422 18 ... 127 . .. N. J. Magson 24 434 41 ... 175.1 . .. A. Burrows 6 139 2 29 D. B. Irvin 15 364 21 ... 126 P. B. Burbidge . .. 11 271 16 91.3 D. Kirby 3 140 4 ... 34 J. F. Middleton . .. Also bowled:—K. A. Hopper, P. A. Crane, D. Robinson, M. A. Jones.

ST. PETER'S v. CLIFTON C.C. Played at home on 12th May, 1956 Result : Lost

ST. PETER'S ... P. B. Clayton, b. Hurst A. Burrows, b. Leeman D. Kirby, c. Harrison, b. Leeman P. J. Netherwood, lbw., b. Brown A. McCallum, lbw., b. Leeman J. F. Middleton, c. Harrison, ... Leeman P. S. Roe, c. Hoyle, b. Leeman G. F. B. Mitchell, not out ... J. J. F. Knapton, c. Harrison, Barker D. Robinson, lbw., b. Leeman P. A. Crane, lbw., b. Leeman Extras TOTAL

CLIFTON C.C. 10 J. Hartley, c. Knapton, b. Crane R. C. Hoyle, c. Roe, b. Kirby 8 ••• H. Harrison, not out •.• 54 P. Mowbray, b. Middleton ... 6 R. Crowther, not out. 1 R. Carter b. D. Hurst •• • 15 J. C. Brown 2 ••• Did not bat 4 S. Leeman D. Barker b. ••• 0 H. Hornshaw Extras •• 0 0 ••• ••• 3

1 25 56 8 10

•

105

TOTAL for 3 wkts.

... 103

Fall of Wickets; 1 2 3 ——— 1 69 81 13 30 47 54 95 97 102 102 103 Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S CLIFTON C.C. 0. M. 0. M. R. W. 6.4 1 ... A. Burrows ... 0 6 0 16 ... ... R. Carter 1 ... 4 P. A. Crane ... 1 0 14 3 ... ... D. Hurst 3 0 ... D. Robinson 1 0 19 6 ... J. C. Brown ... 4 0 D. Kirby ... 7 4 39 ••• 15 S. Leeman ... 1 3 J. F. Middleton 0 5 1 12 ... H. Harrison 1 0 1 1 ••• D. Barker ... Fall of Wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

R. W. 18 0 16 1 26 0 1 22 1 18

ST. PETER'S v. YORK C.C. Played at home on 16th May, 1956 Result : Drawn

YORK C.C. J. Halkon, c. Kirby, b. Burbidge ... M. Stewart, b. Robinson ... J. R. Knowles, run out ... E. Sanders, b. Burrows S. Fountain, b. Kirby J. R. Richardson, b. Burbidge ... R. Lucas, not out ... J. H. Lund, b. Robinson J. R. Pulleyn Did not bat P. M. Sawkill H. Lund ... Extras TOTAL for 7 wkts.

ST. PETER'S 2 ... P. B. Clayton, lbw., b. Fountain ... 3 ... A. Burrows, b. Fountain ... 6 D. Kirby, c. Sawkill, b. Lucas P. Netherwood, c. Stewart, b. Halkon 19 A. McCallum, st. Sawkill, b. Pulleyn 11 ... 2 J. F. Middleton, b. Halkon ... 3 J. G. Mitchell, lbw., b. Pulleyn ... 23 D. G. Macpherson, not out ... 9 ... J. J. F. Knapton, b. Richardson P. Burbidge, st. Sawkill, b. Fountain 40 0 ... D. Robinson, not out ... 10 Extras

10 30 6 38 13 14 42 2

TOTAL

166

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

Fall of Wickets: 1 2 3 5 4 6 7 40 45 55 74 91 153 166

... 128

3 10 14 34 48 48 51 68 123

Bowling Analysis :

YORK C.C.

ST. PETER'S A. Burrows ... P. Burbidge J. F. Middleton D. Robinson ... D. Kirby

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

14 16 8 7 7

M. 3 3 1 2 0

R. W. 24 1 39 2 34 0 2 13 1 43

S. Fountain R. Lucas ... J. Halkon J. R. Pulleyn J. R. Richardson

13 8 5 7 5

M. 2 1 3 2 0

R. W. 33 3 1 31 10 2 27 2 1 17

ST. PETER'S v. GIGGLESWICK Played at home on 26th May, 1956 Result : Won by 4 wickets ST. PETER'S P. B. Clayton, c. Whiteley, b. Slinger 53 D. B. Irvin, c. and b. Forster ... 14 D. Kirby, c. Westhead, b. Slinger ... 60 P. J. Netherwood, c. Whiteley, b. 6 ... Westwood ... 11 J. J. F. Knapton, b. Westhead R. N. Worsley, c. Whiteley, b. ... 6 Westhead 6 ... D. G. Macpherson, not out ... ... 5 P. B. Burbidge, not out T. F. Middleton Did not bat A. Burrows D. Robinson ... 8 Extras

GIGGLESWICK J. S. Fletcher, c. Macpherson, b. ... ... ... 30 ... Burbidge ... ... 28 D. C. Searle, b. Irvin ... J. R. Linley, c. Knapton, b. Burbidge 11 ... 55 J. S. Westhead, b. Burrows ... ... 2 A. M. Slinger, b. Burbidge ... J. P. B. Golding, c. Knapton, b. 7 ... ... ... ... Burbidge ... 13 P. F. Whiteley, b. Burbidge ... ... 0 ... C. F. Forster, run out ... ... 7 ... Grant, not out 2 ... ... R. H. Meeks, b. Burrows R. J. G. Sharp, c. Knapton, b. Burrows 0 Extras 12 TOTAL

...

TOTAL for 6 wkts. ... 169

167

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

Fall of Wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6

50 73 90 92 108 126 127 165 167

32 132 134 146 151 162

Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S 0. M. R. 15.3 1 44 A. Burrows ... 17 2 47 P. B. Burbidge 6 0 24 J. F. Middleton 2 0 2 D. Robinson 5 0 38 D. B. Irvin ...

GIGGLESWICK 0. M. 16 3 R. J. G. Sharp 18.3 3 A. M. Slinger 7 0 C. F. Forster 3 0 R. H. Meeks 4 2 J. S. Westhead

W. 2 5 0 0 1

R. 41 55 43 19 6

W. 0 2 1 0 3

The School lost the toss in this, their first school match, and were put out to "graze", no doubt expecting to remain there until midafternoon. After a promising start by Giggleswick's opening pair, who scored 58 between them, there was nobody who could stay with Westhead who made 55. Thus, at 2-46 the visitors were all out and there was plenty of time, barring rain, for a decision to be reached; a most satisfactory, though none too frequent, state of affairs. When the School went in to bat, Irvin, absent through injury until now, opened with Clayton. Although Irvin's innings was somewhat overshadowed by the power and the glory of Clayton and Kirby, he took a very useful wicket and made his contribution to a large opening stand. After a slow start to their partnership Kirby and Clayton 67

settled down and made a century stand, which included the usual amount of sixes and fours. During their innings the match looked "in the bag", but shortly after they had both scored 50 they were out, and had left the School neading 34 runs to clinch it. Three wickets fell in quick succession and at that time a close and exciting finish seemed imminent. In fact, the School won comfortably by 4 wickets. Special mention should go to Burbidge who finished up 5 for 47, and to Knapton who displayed fine form behind the wicket, and took three catches. ST. PETER'S v. WORKSOP Played away on Saturday, 2nd June, 1956 Result : Lost ST. PETER'S P. B. Clayton, b. Grieveson D. B. Irvin, c. Scott, b. Bradwell •• • D. Kirby, c. Allum, b. Jones... ••• P. J. Netherwood, lbw., b. Allum J. J. F. Knapton, st. Scott, b. McNaught ... D. G. Macpherson, b. Allum ... •• • •• • A. Burrows, b. McNaught ... ... M. Fish, b. McNaught P. B. Burbidge, c. Moody, b. McNaught ... J. F. Middleton, not out ... ... N. J. Magson, b. Sykes Extras TOTAL

Fall of Wickets: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

WORKSOP D. B. Moody, b. Burbidge G. W. Walter, c. Knapton, b. Burrows T. C. Jones, c. Clayton, b. Burrows... W. G. P. Sykes, not out A. T. W. Grieve, not out M. K. Pasha R. A. Bradwell A. R. Allum Did not bat J. B. Scott J. A. Grieveson D. H. McNaught Extras

16 12 2 24 12 1 12 0 12 1 4 9 105

TOTAL for 3 wkts.

109

Bowling Analysis : WORKSOP COLLEGE

ST. PETER'S 0. 10.3 9 5 12 3

Fall of Wickets: 1 2 3 — — — 3 74 105

21 26 58 58 69 73 73 98 99

A. Burrows ... P. B. Burbidge N. J. Magson D. Kirby D. B. Irvin ...

1 43 49 10 4

M. 0 4 0 2 0

R. W. 30 2 12 1 12 0 35 0 18 0

J. A. Grieveson A. R. Allum G. W. Walter R. A. Bradwell T. C. Jones ... D. H. McNaught W. G. D. Sykes

• •• • •• • •• ••• •••

•••

0. 9 12 2 6 6 7 4.3

M. 6 3 0 2 2 5 1

R. 16 27 12 7 12 14 8

W. 1 2 0 1 1 4 1

The match had very little to offer in the way of either batting or fielding. The flowers of Kirby's batting which had bloomed so beautifully earlier this term were nipped in the bud on this occasion when he was out, by a catch more spectacular than brilliant, for only two. Clayton, batting confidently, augured better things, but when he was out for only 16 the School's main hope lay in Burbidge and Knapton, who can afford to wield a bat as if they enjoy it, since their positions in the team depend largely on their bowling and wicket68

keeping abilities. They were soon dismissed, however, after a 24 from Netherwood (whose fours never seemed to go to the place he had ordained for them) and the side thereupon collapsed. The eye of doom blinked for a moment when a brilliant ball from Burbidge sent Worksop's opening batsman scampering back to the pavilion for one, but it was wide awake to see Walter, who led a charmed life, accompanying Jones in a stand of 87. Jones was caught by Clayton with the scores level. Worksop needed one to win and Grieve obliged with a four off the next ball. St. Peter's were on their toes right to the end, and Macpherson is to be commended for some splendid pieces of fielding. ST. PETER'S v. DURHAM SCHOOL Played away on Wednesday, 6th June, 1956 Result : Lost ST. PETER'S P. B. Clayton, c. Spirit, b. Strong ... 11 ... 10 A. Burrows, b. Fenwick 25 D. B. Irvin, b. Fenwick 9 ... D. Kirby, c. Weston, b. Strong P. J. Netherwood, st. Spirit, b. Weston 1 D. G. Macpherson, st. Spirit, b. Weston 28 J. J. F. Knapton, not out ... 19 0 J. F. Middleton, b. Fenwick 1 P. B. Burbidge, b. Weston ... 2 M. Fish. c. Fenwick, b. Weston 0 N. J. Magson, b. Fenwick Extras 14 TOTAL

Fall of Wickets: 7 3 4 5 6

DURHAM M. P. Weston, c. Knapton, b. Kirby... 21 0 W. L. S. Johnson, run out ... ... 31 R. E. Spirit, lbw., b. Kirby 15 ... F. H. Curry, b. Burrows ... 22 ... M. Oliver, not out I. D. Gregg, c. Irvin, b. Burrows ... 10 1 J. Harland, not out ... J. B. H. Fenwick P. W. Ferry Did not bat. J. K. Johnson G. C. Strong 19 Extras TOTAL for 5 wkts.

120

8 9

19 35 61 63 82 116 116 118 120

121

Fall of Wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 ————— 0 54 71 94 119

Bowling Analysis : DURHAM

J. B. H. Fenwick

...

G. C. Strong M. Weston ...

...

17.4 11 9 8

M. 3 2 2 2

R. 38 30 26 12

W. 4 0 2 4

ST. PETER'S 0. M. R. W. 3 21 2 ... 11 A. Burrows ... 0 15 0 4 ... P. B. Burbidge 2 0 13 0 ... D. B. Irvin ... 3 39 2 ... 13 ... D. Kirby 6 2 12 0 ... N. J. Magson

The School's innings was composed of "fits and starts". Though Clayton and Burrows were out with the score at 35, a spirited innings by Irvin seemed to augur better things. His innings included two sixes, and over lunch the School was by no means disheartened, hoping, no doubt, to see more of Irvin's sixes being picked out of the road. However, he was out immediately after lunch, and was followed by Netherwood who seemed content merely to break his duck. Macpherson and Knapton raised our hopes a little by putting on 47 between them, but after Macpherson was out, the side, or what was left of it, collapsed. 69

Events turned out to be as bad as appeared, even though Weston, one of the finest schoolboy cricketers in the North, was out for the unexpected score of 21. The next two batsmen put on 46 and the proceedings were then halted for two hours until the rain stopped. This was at 6-15, and the ground was really unfit to play on. From my position in the scorebox I was able to watch a hive of activity. The whole school seemed to be wandering about on the pitch, giving the impression they were experts by digging their heels in to ascertain the state of the ground, and watching the real experts lay sacks across the pitch to soak the damp out of it. There was very little they could do, but since Durham only needed about 25 to win, the authorities decided to carry on, thereby avoiding one of those unsatisfactory things called "draws". With the loss of only one more wicket Durham obtained the necessary runs, and won by five wickets. ST. PETER'S v. LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL Played away on Saturday, 9th June, 1956 Result : Drawn LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL D. H. Lupton, lbw., b. Irvin J. D. Brooke, c. Kirby, b. Burbidge P. G. Whitworth, b. Kirby ... D. A. Hill (Capt.), lbw., b. Burrows J. B. White, c. Kirby, b. Magson I. C. Fletcher, c. Kirby, b. Magson I. J. Matthews, c. Irvin, b. Kirby ... ... J. A. Windsor, not out C. C. Michel, not out Did not bat R. V. Hodgson F. Hollis J Extras

ST. PETER'S ... P. B. Clayton, not out ... A. Burrows, c. and b. Brooke ... D. B. Irvin, c. Hollis, b. Brooke P. J. Netherwood, b. Brooke J. J. F. Knapton, c. Lupton, b. Brooke D. G. Macpherson, lbw., b. Brooke ... J. F. Middleton, not out ... M. Fish P. B. Burbidge Did not bat N. J. Magson D. Kirby Extras

32 25 11 26 11 4 30 13 7 6

TOTAL for 5 wkts.

... 165

TOTAL for 7 wkts. dec. Fall of Wickets: 7 5 6 1 2 3 4 —— — — — — — 51 64 83 110 114 120 152

39 0 0 2 6 0 8

20 75

Fall of Wickets: 3 4 5

9 13 27 27

Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S 0. •• • 13 A. Burrows ... .• • 16 P. B. Burbidge • •• 15 N. J. Magson ••• 12.3 D. Kirby ... ••• 5 D. B. Irvin ••• 6 J. F. Middleton

M. 8 3 3 1 1 1

R. 15 28 45 37 16 18

LEEDS G.S. 0. 10 J. A. Windsor 4 D. A. Hill ... 16 J. D. Brooke ... I. J. Matthews 7 R. G. Whitworth ... 3

W. 1 1 2 2 1 0

M. R. 4 10 2 6 6 28 6 6 1 4

W. 0 0 5 0 0

This is a match which few members of the team will recall with pleasure. Kirby sustained a severe injury to his finger and had to be rushed to hospital; the School finished up at 75 for 5, a figure which makes one think when you remember that Clayton got 39 not out, and that there were 20 extras. 70

Leeds batted first and obtained 165 in three hours, an innings relieved from boredom only by some spirited sixes by Matthews. Kirby was in fine form, and had a hand in five of their wickets by accurate bowling and good catching. It was in an attempt to take a catch, which was disallowed, that he fell on to his finger, both dislocating and opening it. The School were given little time to secure the required number of runs, and, remembering that Kirby was absent, one must admit that they were right to try and play out time. This they succeeded in doing for the loss of five wickets. ST. PETER'S v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE Played at home on Wednesday, 13th June, 1956 Result : Drawn AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE ... B. J. Morris, b. Burrows M. C. Dongal, b. Burrows ... ... M. King, run out T. J. Perry, not out ... D. Poole, c. Knapton, b. Magson A. Sparling, c. Hopper, b. Magson Master of Lovat, b. Hopper ... F. D. Halliday, c. Irvin, b. Magson S. Parsons Did not bat Meyer R. Lorimer Extras

6 23 3 5 1 65

206

TOTAL for 7 wkts. Fall of Wickets: 6 5 2 3 4

ST. PETER'S P. B. Clayton, c. Poole, b. Lorimer 10 A. Burrows, c. and b. Lorimer ... 10 D. B. Irvin, c. Poole, b. Master of 18 J. J. F. Knapton, st. Halliday, b. Lorimer ... ... ... ... 4 P. J. Netherwood, c. Meyer, b. Lorimer ... ... ... ... 0 G. F. B. Mitchell, run out. . .. 10 J. F. Middleton, b. Master of Lovat 8 D. G. Macpherson, not out ... ... 19 P. B. Burbidge, b. Master of Lovat 0 K. A. Hopper, c. Dongal, b. Lorimer 0 N. J. Magson, not out ... ... 1 Extras 7

6 10 13 93 64 6 0 9

TOTAL for 9 wkts. 1

87 9

15 41 43 43 45 61 64 67 72

77 1 78 205

ST. PETER'S 0. ••• 18 A. Burrows ... 14 P. B. Burbidge ••• 13 N. J. Magson 12 K. A. Hopper ••• 3 J. F. Middleton ••. 3 D. B. Irvin

Fall of Wickets: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Bowling Analysis: M. R. 5 2 1 2 0 0

32 39 47 47 16 20

AMPLEFORTH 0. M. R. S. Parsons ... ... 8 4 7 Master of Lovat ... 24 10 37 R. Lorimer ... ... 22 11 35

W. 2 0 3 1

W. 0 3 5

0 0

The School were off to a good start, Ampleforth's first three batsmen being out for 35, two of them bowled by Burrows. After that, though, there was little our bowlers could do against Perry and Poole who between them scored over a hundred. Again the fielding of Macpherson was conspicuously good, although he has not yet got over his inability to aim correctly at the stumps. 71

Even without Kirby the task facing our batsmen was not formidable. However, Clayton and Burrows only added 20 runs between them, and after that the fall of wickets, 2 for 41, 6 for 61, speak for themselves. The inherent weakness of cricket now became visible in the already flimsy fabric of our innings. We had to play out time for a draw. This morbid task was ultimately left to Macpherson and Magson, Macpherson occasionally enlivening the proceedings by hitting a boundary. Since we must accept the policy of playing for a draw, Macpherson and Magson are to be congratulated on their contribution in achieving it.

ST. PETER'S v. BRADFORD G.S. Played at home on Saturday, 16th June, 1956 Result Lost by 10 wickets :

ST. PETER'S P. B. Clayton, b. Boddy A. Burrows, b. Jowett D. B. Irvin, c. Throup, b. Jowett G. F. B. Mitchell, run out ... J. J. F. Knapton, b. Jowett J. F. Middleton, b. Jowett D. G. Macpherson, b. Jowett M. A. Jones, not out P. B. Burbidge, b. Hewitt K. A. Hopper, c. and b. Jowett N. J. Magson, run out Extras

0 11 15 5 1 0 3 3 0 0 1 8

BRADFORD G.S. ... R. L. Jowett, not out ... A. J. C. Gray, not out P. M. North I. M. Hewitt M. S. Throup D. J. Castle D. W. Ormondroyd Did not bat P. M. Bagley P. Boddy J. P. Bailey R. A. Rowe Extras

TOTAL

TOTAL for no wkt. ...

Fall of Wickets: 3 4 5 6 7 8

30 18

0 48

3 22 33 34 34 42 43 44 45 Bowling Analysis BRADFORD G.S. 0. M. R. ... 16.4 7 16 I. M. Hewitt... 2 8 5 P. Boddy 5 4 1 ... J. P. Bailey ... 8 10 ... 15 R. L. Jowett

ST. PETER'S W. 1 1 0 6

A. Burrows ... P. B. Burbidge N. J. Magson M. A. Jones

4 4 1.5 1

M. 0 1 0 0

R. 11 16 9 12

W. 0 0 0 0

The story is soon told. Clayton was out for a duck and the rest of the team seemed to lose all hope and confidence. In the innings which followed only Irvin and Burrows reached double figures, and between them they scored 26 of our 47. Bradford opened their innings shortly after lunch and without loss scored the runs necessary for victory.

ST. PETER'S v. M.C.C. Played at home on Wednesday, 20th June, 1956 Result : Lost by 65 runs M.C.C. A. M. Ivey, b. Magson R. Vaulkhard, c. Knapton, b. Hopper Major E. S. L. Mason, b. Magson J. N. Harper, b. Middleton ... L. E. Liddell, not out R. W. Duvers, c. Clayton, b. ... Middleton ... J. D. F. M. Thornton, b. Burrows ... N. A. Doggart W. Andrews ... Il Did not bat Major R. J. Hutt T. M. Heaton Extras TOTAL for 6 wkts.

58 30 7 49 57 0 2

ST. PETER'S P. B. Clayton, b. Harper ... A. Burrows, b. Hutt ..••. D. B. Irvin, c. and b. Thornton G. F. B. Mitchell, st. Heaton, b. Doggart . J. J. F. Knapton, c. Hutt, b. Doggart D. G. Macpherson, lbw., b. Hutt ... J. F. Middleton, b. Hutt ... P. B. Burbidge, c. and b. Doggart M. A. Jones, c. Thornton, b. Harper K. A. Hopper, c. Liddell, b. Doggart N. J. Magson, not out Extras

205

9 45 13 18 0 1 0 25 5 7 1 16

TOTAL

Fall of Wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 — — — — — — 63 72 118 186 186 203

Fall of Wickets: 3 4 5 6 7

140 9

21 40 88 88 93 93 108 129 138

Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S 0. A. Burrows ... ••• 16.1 ••• 9 P. B. Burbidge 2 M. A. Jones K. A. Hopper ••• 9 N. J. Magson ••• 11 J. F. Middleton ••• 4

M. 2 0 0 0 2 0

R. 52 42 8 33 49 16

J. D. Thornton J. N. Harper R. J. Hutt ... N. A. Doggart

0 1 2 2

M.C.C. 0. 9 9 11 12

M. 3 3 3 2

R. 31 25 30 38

W. 1 2 3 4

ST. PETER'S v. THE YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN Played at home on Saturday, 23rd June, 1956 Result : Won by 132 runs ST. PETER'S P. B. Clayton, st. Bromit, b. Gray ... 102 0 A. Burrows, lbw., b. Robinson (M.) D. B. Irvin, c. Bromit b. Gray ... 91 1 P. B. Burbidge, b. Smeeth ... 4 J. J. F. Knapton, not out ... J. F. Middleton D. G. Macpherson G. F. B. Mitchell Did not bat M. A .Jones K. A. Hopper N. J. Magson Extras 11

YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN C. G. C. Young, b. Burrows J. Bromit, b. Burrows... ... W. J. P. Blenkin, c. Knapton, b. Burbidge A. Craven, b. Burrows ... R. F. Harding, b. Burrows ... T. M. Smeeth, b. Hopper ... D. Robinson, lbw., b. Burbidge R. H. Outhwaite, c. Clayton, b. Magson W. Austen, b. Hopper ... Dr. K. W. Gray, lbw., b. Magson R. Robinson, not out Extras

TOTAL for 4 wkts. (dec.)... 209

Fall of Wickets: 3 4 2

TOTAL

Fall of Wickets: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

3 15 27 41 45 75 77 77

0 0

16 4 10 38 0

5 2 0 0 2

Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN 0. M. R. W. 0. M. R. W. 10 1 43 4 A. Burrows ... ••• 11 2 42 1 M. Robinson 10 4 15 2 P. B. Burbidge ••• 8.4 0 46 2 Dr. K. W. Gray 2 0 11 2 N. J. Magson ••• 8 0 27 1 T. M. Smeeth 1.3 0 6 2 K. A. Hopper ••• 7 0 22 0 W. Austen ... ••• 5 0 12 0 D. Robinson • • • 5 0 20 0 F. Harding R. ••• 5 0 26 0 J. W. P. Blenkin

ST. PETER'S v. THE CRAVEN GENTLEMEN C.C. Played at home on Saturday, 7th July, 1956 Result : Lost by 1 wicket ST. PETER'S P. B. Clayton, c. Robson, b. Jackson A. McCallum, st. Shieres, b. Jackson ... D. B. Irvin, c. Sellars, b. Hall G. F. B. Mitchell, b. Sellars ... ... A. Burrows, c. Shieres, b. Hall J. J. F. Knapton, st. Shieres, b. Hall ... D. G. Macpherson, b. Robson P. B. Burbidge, b. Hall .. J. F. Middleton, run out K. A. Hopper, st. Shieres, b. Jackson N. J. Magson, not out Extras TOTAL

CRAVEN GENTLEMEN 28 A. S. Fox, c. Burrows, b. Magson ... 26 14 C. W. Nelson, c. Knapton, b. Burrows 8 20 J. D. Walker, c. Hopper, b. Magson 28 12 G. P. Shieres, c. Knapton, b. Burrows 1 4 0 A. J. Leggatt, run out 0 J. G. Sellars, c. Macpherson, b. ... 12 Burbidge 36 54 8 A. B. Sellars, c. and b. Burbidge 4 13 M. J. K. Robson, lbw., b. Burrows ... ... 9 8 E. W. Jackson, not out 2 J. S. Mason, c. McCallum, b. Burbidge 1 1 ... F. Hall, not out 2 Extras 2 TOTAL

149

150

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

21 63 64 65 71 94 129 145 147 33 56 74 74 74 76 87 114 131 Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S CRAVEN GENTLEMEN 0. M. R. W. 0. M. R. W. 16.5 5 32 3 A. Burrows ... 1 13 0 6 J. S. Mason ... 3 ... 10 0 43 P. B. Burbidge 7.1 0 26 1 M. Robson ... ... 5 0 23 0 K. A. Hopper 12 2 41 3 E. Jackson ... 13 2 47 2 N. J. Magson 14 3 49 4 Hall F. 1 5 2 18 A. B. Sellars

ST. PETER'S v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL Played away on Saturday, 21st July, 1956 Result : Lost by 13 runs BOOTHAM SCHOOL J. M. Dent, lbw., b. Burrows A. M. Nicholson, c. Irvin, b. Burbidge. 41) S. J. H. Maud, c. Knapton, b. Magson 8 ... 40 J. C. D. Allan, b. Magson ... 12 P. S. Longbottom, b. Magson D. Court, st. Knapton, b. Magson ... 4 25 A. H. H. Nicholas, lbw., b. Magson 2 D. Jarratt, st. Knapton, b. Magson 1 ... G. E. S. Luke, b. Magson J. D. Clulee, c. Burbidge, b. Burrows 11 8 J. Guy, not out 7 Extras TOTAL

160

ST. PETER'S P. B. Clayton, c. Court, b. Dent ... 17 ... 0 A. McCallum, lbw., b. Court ... 54 D. Kirby, st. Nicholas, b. Clulee D. B. Irvin, run out ... ... 9 G. F. B. Mitchell, c. Jarratt, b. Clulee 3 A. Burrows, b. Clulee... 3 D. G. Macpherson, c. Luke, b. Clulee 11 P. B. Burbidge, c. Nicholas, b. Jarratt 25 J. F. Middleton, b. Luke ... ... 14 0 J. J. F. Knapton, b. Jarratt ... 4 N. J. Magson, not out ... 7 Extras TOTAL

147

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

9 22 74 95 108 131 138 139 144

0 56 74 88 89 94 113 132 139

Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S 0. M. R. A. Burrows ... 20.49 46 P. B. Burbidge 6 1 10 D. Kirby ... 20 6 30 N. J. Magson 21 5 52 J. F. Middleton 4 1 14

BOOTHAM SCHOOL 0. M. R. W. G. E. S. Luke 9.3 3 27 1 D. Court ... 10 4 30 1 J. M. Dent ... 1 12 3 31 7 0 37 4 J. D. Clulee D. Jarratt 5 1 15 2

W. 2 1 0 7 0

The cynics are technically incorrect when they suggest that the 1st XI is a one man team. Looking back over the season, the team have not fared any better or worse, either with Kirby or without him. The Bootham match is a good example of this. Kirby, playing for the first time since his accident, hit a splendid 54 in almost as many minutes, and although he obtained no wickets he bowled with great accuracy and kept the runs down to a minimum. And yet, in a team in which almost everyone is capable of 50, six of them failed to reach double figures. Briefly, the story is this. Bootham batted first, and, due largely to Magson's impressive 7 for 52, were dismissed for 160. Clayton, strangely nervous on this occasion, failed to obey his master's voice, which commanded him to "stay put" and leave the other to get the runs, and was dismissed for 17. But then came Kirby, and the fall of wickets, 1 for 0, 3 for 74, is a silent tribute to his superb artistry. After that, very little happened which we like to remember, especially the efforts of Mitchell to take a run where no run was, which resulted in Irvin being run out. Towards the end, the match was building up to an exciting finish, but the School, in the persons of Magson and Middleton, were left with far too much to do, and in spite of their gallant efforts to save the game, they failed to do so by the narrow margin of 13 runs. ST. PETER'S v. T. H. HOBSON'S XI Played at Woodhouse Grange on 25th July, 1956 Result : Lost T. N. HOBSON'S XI ... D. Oliver, st Knapton, b. Kirby ... N. Featherby, c. Kirby, b. Irvin R. Hobson, lbw., b. Magson... R. F. Harding, b. Magson H. B. Kay, c. Irvin, b. Magson M. D. Fish, c. and b. Irvin ... G. Gill, c. and b. Irvin R. W. Parker, st. Knapton, b. Magson S. Wilkinson, 1.b.w., b. Magson G. Wilkinson, b. Irvin .. ... H. Frank, not out Extras TOTAL 1

Fall of Wickets: 7 4 5 6

ST. PETER'S P. B. Clayton, c. Hobson, b. Gill ... A. McCallum, b. Parker ... ... D. Kirby, b. Gill ... D. B. Irvin, b. Gill ... G. F. B. Mitchell, b. Parker ... ... A. Burrows, b. Gill ... D. G. Macpherson, b. Gill ... J. J. F. Knapton, st. Featherby, b. Harding ... J. F. Middleton, b. Gill ... ... P. B. Burbidge, c. Harding, b. Wilkinson ... ... H. J. Magson, not out ... ... Extras

18 62 2 27 25 1 0 1 5 1 13 7 162

TOTAL

43 46 83 127 136 136 139 139 140

Fall of Wickets: 3 4 5 6 7 8

15 23 23 28 28 28 31 51 51

13 2 8 0 4 3 0 10 10 4 4 0 58

Bowling Analysis :

ST. PETER'S 0.

A. Burrows ... P. B. Burbidge D. Kirby ... N. J. Magson D. B. Irvin

7 4 10 16 8

M. 2 6 1 1 1

R. 16 27 33 57 21

T. H. HOBSON'S XI 0. M. R. W. R. Parker ... 11 5 21 2 G. Wilkinson 5.3 2 16 1 G. Gill ... 8 4 19 6 R. F. Harding 3 1 2 1

W. 0 0 1 5 4

ST. PETER'S v. OLD PETERITE XI Played at home on 27th and 28th July, 1956 Result : Drawn ST. PETER'S, 1st Innings P. B. Clayton, c. Beachell, b. Youll A. McCallum, not out D. Kirby, b. Lockwood D. B. Irvin, not out G. F. B. Mitchell A. Burrows J. J. F. Knapton D. G. Macpherson Did not bat P. B. Burbidge J. F. Middleton N. J. Magson Extras

OLD PETERITES, 1st Innings 13 D. H. Beachell, b. Burbidge 20 101 G. B. Pullan, c. Knapton, b. Burrows 8 117 K. Lockwood, c. Mitchell, b. Magson 31 30 N. M. Hodd, c. and b. Magson 26 E. D. Thornaton, lbw., b. Kirby ... 30 D. Oliver, lbw. b. Magson 0 A. N. Wyatt-Gunning, lbw., b. Kirby 22 F. F. Steele, c. Clayton, b. Magson 12 R. N. Johnson, lbw., b. Kirby 18 M. E. Kershaw, c. Magson, b. Kirby 4 J. J. Youll, not out ... 2 14 Extras 4 TOTAL for 2 wkts. (dec.) 275 TOTAL 177

Fall of Wickets: 12 —— 18 221

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

21 29 89 90 91 136 149 151 174 Bowling Analysis :

ST. PETER'S, 1st Innings 0. M. R. W.

J. J. You11 ... F. F. Steele ... K. Lockwood N. M. Hodd... D. H. Beachell E. D. Thornton M. E. Kershaw

•• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••

OLD PETERITES, 1st Innings 0. M. R. W. A. Burrows ... ... 10 1 35 P. B. Burbidge 5 1 18 N. J. Magson ... 21 2 74 4 D. B. Irvin ... 4 0 18 0 D. Kirby ... 11.1 3 26 4

17 5 55 1 12 0 55 0 16 2 67 1 11 3 36 0 5 0 19 0 4 0 21 0 2 0 8 0

ST. PETER'S, 2nd Innings P. B. Clayton, not out

A. McCallum, c. Steele, b. Hodd P. B. Burbidge, run out ... D. Kirby, c. Thornton, b. Hodd D. B. Irvin G. F. B. Mitchell A. Burrows J. J. F. Knapton Did not bat D. G. Macpherson J. F. Middleton N. J. Magson Extras TOTAL for 3 wkts. (dec.)

OLD PETERITES, 2nd Innings 23 D. H. Beachell, run out ... 20 30 N. M. Hodd, lbw., b. Burrows 6 1 E. D. Thornton, not out 13 12 F. F. Steele, not out 1 R. A Stratton G. B. Pullan D. Oliver A. N. Wyatt-Gunning Did not bat R. N. Johnson M. E. Kershaw J. J. Youll 11 Extras 1 77

TOTAL for 2 wkts.

Fall of Wickets: 123 ——— 53 55 77

12 20 39

Fall of Wickets:

Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S, 2nd Innings 0. M. R. J. J. Youll ... 8 0 33 F. F. Steele ... ... 4 1 13 N. M. Hodd... 3.3 0 20

OLD PETERITES, 2nd Innings 0. M. R. W. 4 0 15 1 A. Burrows ... ... 2 0 13 0 P. B. Burbidge ... 3 0 6 0 N. J. Magson ... 2 0 6 0 D. Kirby ... ...

W. 0 0 2

The Old Boys were privileged to have two captains this year, K. Lockwood on the first day and R. A. Stratton on the second, but even this licence did not benefit them in any way. The glut of runs, amassed by Kirby and McCallum on a pitch which was undoubtedly a "Wallbank speciality", made previous scores scratched together earlier in the term seem quite incomprehensible. Kirby's century was just that type of innings we had been looking forward to, with shots all round the wicket, while McCallum's maiden century for the School was a valiant effort in which he survived a nightmare at the 90 stage, but handsomely drove the ball straight to the boundary to crown his innings. The Old Boys' bowling was certainly a bit thin, and they could not get one scrap of help out of the wicket, but few opportunities were missed in the field and the batsmanship was of a high quality. The Old Boys' total on the first day passed the 100 mark for the loss of 5 wickets—Magson again sharing in the spoils—and the possibility of a follow-on was not out of the question. Oceans of rain fell on Friday night and most of Saturday morning. Further play at first seemed improbable, but with a fresh wicket cut, play was resumed at 3-0 p.m. The shortage of time now made the necessity for a follow-on a more likely form of tactics if the School were able to dictate matters. With D. Kirby bowling well, the stage was set with the Old Boys 151 for 8 wickets, but at this juncture the School lost their grip on the match. Some poor fielding and an overthrow saw runs being frittered away, and with R. N. Johnson using the long handle effectively the School's opportunity was lost. The follow-on was saved by 2 runs. A little more than 21 hours was left for play. The School knocked up 77 runs in fair time— A. McCallum playing a new role very competently—and the Old Boys were left to score 175 runs in hours. Rain unfortunately had the last word, and long before any excitement grew the game was brought to an abrupt end. 77

RUGBY FIXTURES, 1956 Christmas Term, 1956 1st XV Home Home Home Home Away Home Home Home Away Away Away Home Home

Wednesday, 3rd Oct. Headingley "A" Wednesday, 10th Oct. Durham School Saturday, 13th Oct. York R.U.F.C. Saturday, 20th Oct. Bradford G.S. 23rd Oct. Trent College Tuesday, ... 27th Oct. Denstone College Saturday, Wednesday, 31st Oct. "A" XV v. Ripon G.S. 3rd Nov. Harrogate R.F.C. Colts Saturday, Saturday, 10th Nov. Leeds G.S. 17th Nov. Ampleforth College ... Saturday, ... Wednesday, 28th Nov. Worksop College 1st Dec. Giggleswick School ... Saturday, Saturday, 15th Dec. Old Peterite XV

2nd XV

Away Away Home Away Home Home Away Away

Wednesday, 10th Oct. Durham School Wednesday, 17th Oct. Drax G.S. 1st XV ... Saturday, 20th Oct. Bradford G.S. Saturday, 10th Nov. Leeds G.S. 17th Nov. Ampleforth College ... Saturday, Wednesday, 21st Nov. Rishworth School 1st XV ... 24th Nov. Giggleswick School ... Saturday, ... Wednesday, 28th Nov. Worksop College

3rd XV Saturday,

17th Nov. Ampleforth College ...

Under 16 Colts XV 20th Oct. Pocklington School ... Saturday, Saturday, 27th Oct. Barnard Castle School Wednesday, 31st Oct. Ampleforth College ... 3rd Nov. Harrogate R.F.C. Colts "A" XV Saturday, 24th Nov. Giggleswick School ... Saturday, ... Wednesday, 28th Nov. Worksop College

...

Home

Away Away Away Home Away Home

Under 15 Colts XV Wednesday, 17th Oct. Drax G.S. 20th Oct. Pocklington School ... Saturday, Saturday, 27th Oct. Barnard Castle School Wednesday, 7th Nov. Archbishop Holgate's G.S. ... Wednesday, 21st Nov. Rishworth School ... Wednesday, 28th Nov. Worksop College

Senior House Matches Saturday,

1st Round Semi-finals 8th Dec. Final

Junior House Matches 1st Round Semi-finals Wednesday, 12th Dec. Final 78

Away Away Away Away Home Home

SWIMMING Granted that the weather in the Summer Term did not foster great enthusiasm for the baths, none the less the increase in the number of non-swimmers amongst the Junior boys must be considered alarming. A non-swimmer is a liability to society, and if a boy is still a non-swimmer by the time he has reached the age of becoming susceptible to cold weather, then it is his duty to seek further practice and instruction in warmed baths. In spite of the weather the Baths have been put to very good use by the swimmers, whose standard certainly does not fall. Mr. Gregory's life-saving instruction classes have been very well attended, and the following list of results testifies to their success :Award of Merit: P. A. Dornan, W. Gibson, R. W. Peacock, S. S.

Hobson, P. R. Webster, C. W. Jose, J. Etherington, M. G. Hancock, R. M. Wheeler, J. S. Ibberson, J. S. Botterill. Bronze Cross: R. A. Hodgson, J. G. Clark, M. P. W. Raahauge. Bronze Medallion: J. H. Moss, R, L. Evans, S. K. D. Hill, I. S. T. Dutton, W. R. Dalkin, D. C. Parry, B. G. Way, J. G. Clark, C. J. Copley, P. R. Jenner, F. Parkin, R. S. R. Hyde, P. A. Fenton, D. H. Fletcher, P. Goolden, C. W. A. Groundwater, P. H. Moat, H. L. Sutcliffe.

In this connection, as no doubt in many others, Mr. Gregory's helping hand will be greatly missed. There are now, however, a sufficient number of boys adequately qualified to see that the lifesaving tradition is maintained in the School. Thus there will be an opportunity for many boys with experience behind them to help others following in their wake. Performances in the Swimming Sports were again well up to standard. Slowly but surely, as the years roll on, seconds or fractions of seconds are being clipped off the School swimming records. This year R. A. Hodgson showed further promise by reducing his last year's record in the Junior 50 yards Free Style even from 31.2 secs. to 29.6 secs. Furthermore, in the 25 yards Free Style event, he recorded the time of 13.2 secs., beating by .4 sec. the previous record held by C. Frank since 1945. In the Senior events, P. L. Bellwood equalled, in the heats, last year's record time of 68.0 secs. set up by R. M. Kirkus. The inter-House contest that followed was a real "thriller". After holding the Cup for the past four years, The Rise had to give way to The Grove and The Manor. The two latter fought out an intriguing duel, the result of which depended upon the first four placings in the final Senior Relay.

DETAILED RESULTS OF SWIMMING SPORTS Sunday, 29th July 1. Under 161 Free Style-50 yds. 1st E. G. Stewart, 2nd W. Gibson, 3rd D. Storey. Time : 32.1 secs. 2. Open Back-stroke-50 yds. 1st A. J. Isherwood, 2nd M. Welsh, 3rd D. G. Barton. Time : 38.2 secs.

3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Under 15 Plunge. 1st A. R. Barrett, 2nd W. E. Jones, 3rd M. P. W. Raahauge. Distance : 34 ft. 5 ins. Under 15 Back-stroke-25 yds. 1st M. P. W. Raahauge, 2nd C. W. Gough, 3rd D. H. Fletcher. Time : 18.0 secs. Open Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st M. D. Fish, 2nd J. S. Ibberson, 3rd L. T. Beaumont. Time : 1 min. 28.5 secs. Under 164 Dive. 1st J. Etherington, 2nd S. S. Hobson, 3rd D. Storey. Under 15 Free Style-50 yds. 1st R. A. Hodgson, 2nd I. T. Parkin, 3rd C. J. Copley. Time : 29.6 secs. l(School Record.) Under 164 Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st C. D. Ibberson, 2nd A. McCallum, 3rd S. S. Hobson. Time: 1 min. 27.9 secs. Open Free-style-100 yds. 1st P. L. Bellwood, 2nd equal J. A. Whitmoor and W. N. Richards. Time : 68.8 secs.

Monday, 30th July 10. Open Free Style-25 yds. 1st D. C. Parry, 2nd A. J. Isherwood, 3rd IL Baxter. Time : 13.3 secs. 11. Under 164 Free Style-25 yds. 1st E. G. Stewart, 2nd G. A. Pacitto, 3rd J. B. Mathews. Time : 14.1 secs. 12. Under 15 Breast-stroke--50 yds. 1st D. L. Slade, 2nd R. L. Evans, 3rd C. W. A. Groundwater. Time : 44.6 secs. 13. Open Free Style-50 yds. 1st D. C. Parry, 2nd J. A. Whitmore, 3rd W. N. Richards. Time : 29.8 secs. 14. Open Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st M. D. Fish, 2nd R. J. Sharp, 3rd P. A. Crane. Time : 38.1 secs. 15. Under 164 Plunge. 1st P. R. Webster, 2nd H. V. Sykes, 3rd J. M. Lennox. Distance : 50 ft. 6 ins. 16. Under 164 Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st C. D. Ibberson, 2nd A. McCallum, 3rd S. S. Hobson. Time: 38.6 secs. 17. Open Dive. 1st P. S. Roe, 2nd M. P. Stanton, 3rd R. Baxter. 18. Under 164 Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st W. Gibson, 2nd J. B. Mathews, 3rd J. J. Rhodes. Time : 42.5 secs. 19. Open Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st P. L. Bellwood, 2nd D. N. Brocklebank, 3rd M. Ruddock. Time : 42.6 secs. 20. Under 15 Obstacle Race-25 yds. 1st M. P. W. Raahauge, 2nd P. N. B. Smith, 3rd C. J. Copley. Time : 20.0 secs. 21. Open Plunge. 1st D. G. Barton, 2nd D. A. Wilson, 3rd C. B. M. Gregory. Distance : 47 ft. 6 ins. 22. Under 15 Free Style-25 yds. 1st R. A. Hodgson, 2nd I. T. Parkin, 3rd J. C. G. Wheeler. Time : 13.2 secs. (School Record.) 23. Under 164 Back-stroke-50 yds. 1st E. G. Stewart, 2nd W. Gibson, 3rd R. S. R. Hyde. Time : 40.0 secs. 24. Under 15 Dive. 1st P. H. Moat, 2nd I. T. Parkin, 3rd J. Burdon. 25. Under 164 Relay (4 x 25 yds.). 1st Manor, 2nd Grove, 3rd Rise. Time : 65.6 secs. 26. Under 15 Relay (4 x 25 yds.). 1st Manor, 2nd Grove, 3rd School House. Time : 65.5 secs. 1st Grove, 2nd Rise, 3rd Queen's. 27. Open Relay (4 x 25 yds.). Time : 57.6 secs. 1st- 5 pts. 2nd-3 pts. 3rd-1 pt. ... Award of points 1st-10 pts. 2nd-6 pts. 3rd-2 pts. Relays ... 72 points Grove 70 points Manor 46 points Rise ... 39 points Queen's ... 38 points ... School House 5 points ... Temple ...

Mrs. Dronfield kindly presented the Kazerooni Cup to T. G. Stephenson, the Captain of The Grove swimming team. 80

THE BOAT CLUB In most respects this past year has probably been the most successful in the history of the Club; at any rate, there are seven tangible pieces of evidence of this in the shape of seven cups won at Regattas. Rowing coaches in schools and universities and the larger clubs must stop and wonder sometimes when they see how last year's novice, clumsy, lazy and ill-at-ease can turn into a useful oarsman, confident and tough. So at the beginning to the Summer Term, 1956, a promising first crew seemed to stand head and shoulders above the rest, and yet it was the third crew which had the successes backed by the fourth crew. The second crew was a good one, well stroked by Sharp, yet they seemed to be dogged by bad luck. At Durham Regatta they failed to settle in a borrowed boat; at Durham, against Durham School, they failed to appreciate the severity of the final bend of the long course and lost by a few feet; and at Lancaster there was a decision against them which bordered on the ludicrous, given first as two-and-a-half inches and, on protest, changed to two feet. The first four, compelled to row in senior events by reason of status met with tough opposition. Nevertheless they succeeded in winning a number of races and the Senior Fours at Leeds Regatta. At the start of the season there was a lack of cohesion in the crew and only the personal intervention of Mr. Gregory, who took the crew out, first rowing stroke, then two, enabled the fault to be found. From that time on great improvement was seen which lasted until Durham Regatta. After that exams. seemed to weigh heavily on the crew and fitness suffered. As usual the School Regatta was a great success and was rowed in three divisions; at the last moment C crew became the fifth School crew to row at Bradford Regatta and so three crews only took part in the senior division which was won by E crew . The intermediate division of seven crews was won by J crew and the junior division by K crew. In considering personalities one's thoughts must turn to the departure of Mr. V. B. Gregory who, in the course of three short years, had not only played a big part in coaching School crews but had also performed a useful function in cementing the friendship between York City Boat Club and ourselves. His enthusiasm will be missed; so will his unfailing readiness to do anything which would enhance the reputation of School oarsmen. He carries from the Boat Club its most sincere good wishes. Heap, as Captain for the second year, has done notable things for the Club. He has displayed a knack of organising and controlling everything that has happened at the river and no greater proof of this can exist than the fact that no masters who have coached have felt any anxiety about the well-being of the boats and equipment. His quiet insistence on good rowing behaviour has done a lot to improve the rowing. 81

Heap has been assisted in a secretarial capacity by Walker, who was in the fortunate position of having passed the stage of senior exams. He did this onerous job with complete confidence. Probably no senior member of the Boat Club would like this occasion to slip by without a reference to the tragic death of last year's bow of the first boat, M. W. Bolton. All will know how he was drowned in the Firth of Forth when the dinghy in which he was sailing capsized; none will know the exact circumstances, but all will realise from this bitter event how respectfully the world of water must be treated. In conclusion all members of the School crews will remember with gratitude the tremendous enthusiasm of Mr. Portlock and Mr. Whitmore in taking crews to Regattas and giving them such wholehearted support. Our warmest thanks to them.

RESULTS

23rd May. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd IVs beat St. John's College 1st, 2nd, and 3rd IVs. 26th May. 1st IV lost to R.A.F. Cranwell at home. NOTTINGHAM REGATTA, 2nd June. 1st IV lost to Hollingworth Lake R.C. 2nd IV lost to Derby School in the final of the Schools' Fours, having beaten Priory School, Shrewsbury, and Henry Mellish School. LEEDS REGATTA, 9th June. 1st IV beat Leeds University and York City B.C. to win the Senior Fours. 2nd IV beat Leeds University and Bradford A.R.C. to win the Junior Fours. 3rd IV beat Lancaster R.G.S., Leeds University, St. John's College, and St. Peter's School 4th IV to win the Maiden Fours. 4th IV beat Leeds University, Lancaster R.G.S., and Hatfield College, and lost to St. Peter's School 3rd IV in the Maiden Fours. YORK REGATTA, 16th June. 1st IV beat Tyne A.R.C. and lost to St. Andrew B.C. (Edinburgh) in the Senior Fours. 2nd IV lost to Hollingworth Lake in the Junior-Senior Fours. 2nd IV beat Bradford G.S. and King's School, Chester, to win the School Fours. 3rd IV beat Newark R.C., Northwich R.C., and University College to win the Junior Fours. 4th IV beat Manchester University, King's College B.C., Hatfield College and lost to Nottingham Britannia R.C. in the final of the X Division of the Maiden Fours. DURHAM REGATTA, 20th June. (Our first visit for 30 years.) 1st IV lost to Blyth A.R.C. in the Senior Fours. 2nd IV lost to Talkin Tarn B.C. in the Junior-Senior Fours. 3rd IV beat South Hylton A.R.C., University College B.C., and Hatfield College to win the Lady Anne Lambton Plate. 4th IV beat Johnston G.S., Tynemouth R.C., St. Chads R.C., Durham School, and Hatfield College to win the Lady Herschell Plate.

23rd June. 3rd, 4th, 5th IVs beat Bradford G.S. 1st, 2nd, 3rd IVs. BRADFORD REGATTA, 7th July. 1st IV lost the final of the Seniors to Liverpool Victoria B.C. 4th IV lost to Bradford G.S. in the semi-final of the Junior Fours. 5th IV lost to Hollingworth Lake in the Maiden Fours. LANCASTER REGATTA, 21st July. 1st IV lost to Hollingworth Lake in the Senior Fours. 2nd IV lost to Agecroft R.C. in the Junior Fours. OLD PETERITE RACES, 28th July. The School 1st, 4th, 5th IVs beat the O.P. crews. No O.P. crews were found to race the 2nd and 3rd IVs. CREWS :

1st IV. Beckitt, Portlock, Welsh, M., Heap; Wilson, I. 2nd IV. Bywater, Stephenson, Hopwood, Sharp; Beresford, 3rd IV. Walker, Wilson, M. B., Burden, Stubbs; Jose. 4th IV. Turner, Whitmore, Bytheway, Wilkinson, J. B.; Macdonald. 5th IV. Hall, Taylor, Kirby, F. A. L., Wheeler, R. M.; Wright. "E" Crew. Holt, Hancock, Morrison, Loadman. "J" Crew. Barry, Cook, House, Wilson, D. A. "K" Crew. Howard, Hodgson, Field, Bradford.

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL The time to write these notes has come round even more quickly than usual, it seems, but happily most items of news are mentioned in detail elsewhere, and there is little to say except that once more we have had an eventful term. We welcome Mr. D. P. Johnston to the staff. Already he has proved himself to be a most useful and energetic member, and we hope that he will settle down to a long and successful stay with us. For the first time this term, the Choir have blossomed forth in bright red cassocks and dazzling white surplices. The general effect has been most striking. They have also had an outing all to themselves, when the town of Scarborough received them, we hope with joy. We have had two special services, on Ascension Day and on St. Peter's Day. As the former occurred so very near to the start of the term, we did not mark it with a holiday, but a half holiday was given on St. Peter's Day, when all the boarders braved the rigours of the coast. We also had a holiday on Whit Monday, preparing ourselves for the strenuous events on Whit Tuesday, when a most successful atheltics meeting was held. Mrs. Headlam kindly presented the spoons to the individual winners and the Shield to Ainsty. Throughout the term we have been plagued with the odd case of mumps, and our cricket fixtures have been somewhat curtailed. As we did not have a particularly successful season, this may have been a blessing in disguise, but we finished much better than we started, winning two matches and giving the fathers a run for their money. Unfortunately both Miss Mason and Miss Gibson fell foul of the plague, but they recovered before the end of the term. As usual, boys were permitted to attend the Yorkshire Show on one of the three days. Since it always comes just close to the start of examinations, we can obviously not give permission for all and sundry to go there whenever they wish, and one afternoon instead of games seems a reasonable and fair ration. Our end of term festivities were held in fine weather, and our Speech Day on 25th July was a marked success. Sir Lumley Dodsworth presented the prizes, and gave us a short and enlightened speech which all enjoyed. The various exhibitions surpassed, if anything, their usual high standard, and particular mention must be made of the Science Exhibition. The boys themselves explained the various experiments with impressive clarity, and showed that all their instruction had not been in vain. The Swimming Sports were held on the 26th, and the prizes and Shield were presented by Mrs. Cooper. The highlight of the occasion was the manner in which N. J. Smith collected his array of spoons. As a quick change artist, he is remarkable, and, when he was a little late in arriving for the third time, he very nearly had to collect his spoon from the bottom of the baths. As by this time he was completely clad, he would then have had practice in undressing as well as dressing. For the first time, boarders were allowed home immediately after the Swimming Sports, thereby saving parents a second journey on the morrow. 84

VALETE (July Term, 1956) To ST. PETER'S : M. G. H. Adcock J. G. Ainley R. G. Armstrong J. A. Baldwin M. J. Barney J. W. Beckett A. G. Black A. P. Bramworth Anthony S. Brining J. C. Brisby C. L. Brown T. P. Brown R. G. Bruce S. P. Burton G. H. Dale L. P. Dobson To OTHER SCHOOLS: A. A. Dytch R. H. Haxby

T. P. N. Fawcett F. H. Fearnside A. J. D. Foster T. E. Giddings G. Gildener A. Hardman S. N. Harrison A. M. Headlam P. G. Humpherson R. E. Jaques P. Johnson I. Kirkus J. C. Lacy D. A. Larg D. M. Patchett T. J. Pick

M. Pickard J. D. A. Platts D. J. Plummer S. H. Reiss D. H. Rhodes D. S. H. Ridley J. G. Saunders D. C. Shubrook C. P. Spencer P. Stuttard D. W. Walsh M. H. Watson J. F. Williams A. F. Wilson R. A. B. Wood J. G. Wright

S. R. Hutchinson M. F. Pheasey

G. K. Toas

ST. OLAVE'S SPEECH DAY Wednesday, 25th July, 1956 The following was the programme :2- 0 p.m. Speeches and Presentation of Prizes by Sir Lumley Dodsworth.

3- 0 p.m. Cricket Match : St. Olave's XI v. Fathers' XI. 4-30 p.m. Tea. 5-15-6-30 p.m. A Science Exhibition was opened in the Science Block.

PRIZE LIST Art Prizes : The Wytehead Memorial Prizes for P. G. Humpherson Jv : Divinity : J. D. M. Hackney Jiv : A. M. Headlam Jv : P. J. Holmes Jiii : J. J. Kettlewell Jiv : Ji and Jii : D. St. C. Bruce G. F. Bach Jiii : Ji and Jii : W. M. Hudson Music Prizes : Piano : C. F. Foster The Willsdon Handwriting Prizes : Violin : J. C. Brisby R. G. Bruce Jv : FormPrizes : C. J. Batty Jiv : JvA : M. C. M. Jesper N. G. Pace Jiii : JvB: D. A. Larg Ji and Jii : R. D. Harding JvC: T. E. Giddings JivA : R. A. Spencer The Old Peterite Club Reading JivB : G. M. Holgate Prizes : JivC : J. N. Arundale A. M. Headlam Jv : JiiiA : C. G. Evans P. C. N. Brown Jiv : JiiiB : J. D. Carr A. W. Perry Jiii: JiiA : J. W. Hey Ji and Jii : R. W. G. Clegg JiiB : H. Biddle English Essay Prizes : G. F. Eastaugh Ji : C. P. Spencer Jv : Presentation of : R. E. Bryan Jiv : The Work Shield to Wentworth M. Sutcliffe Jiii: The Rugger Shield to Alcuin Ji and Jii : J. E. Fearnside The Cricket Shield to Alcuin The Cross Country Shield to General Knowledge Prizes : Ainsty C. P. Spencer Jv : The Boxing Shield to Elmet and D. L. Marshall Jiv : Ainsty J. D. Carr Jiii : The Games Cup to Ainsty Ji and Jii : J. N. Spencer

WORK SHIELD, 1956 Christmas Term Easter Term Summer Term

... ...

Total

Wentworth

Alcuin

Elmet

Ainsty

15.77 8.34 16.96

13.38 8.15 13.17

13.83 8.11 15.72

14.63 9.06 14.87

41.07

34.70

37.66

38.56

INTER-HOUSE GAMES CUP, 1955-56 The Cup was won by Ainsty. The details are given below Wentworth

... Boxing Football ... Cross-Country Athletics ... Cricket ... Swimming ... Total

...

Alcuin

:Ainsty

Elmet

--3 3 3 1/ 3

— 10 — — 10 —

2/ 6 — — — 10

2/ — 10 10

13/

18/

—

SWIMMING SPORTS, 1956 We had a most successful season, leading up to a good all-round standard in the Swimming Sports. One record, the Middle One Length Back-stroke, was just beaten by C. M. Wilkinson. Of the 231 boys in the School, no fewer than 103 boys have passed the School test, and the following figures may be of interest :103 Boys who have passed the test ... 62 24 37 5

Boys who have swum a length ... Boys who have swum a width ... Non-swimmers Not allowed to bathe

Total

231

RESULT OF SWIMMING SPORTS SENIORS.

One Length (Free Style). 1st, Bruce, R. G., 2nd Headlam, A, M., 3rd Reiss, S. H., 4th Burton. Time : 15.9 secs. One Length (Back-stroke). 1st Bruce, R. G., 2nd Brisby, 3rd Wright, 4th Hardman. Time : 22.0 secs. Two Lengths (Breast-stroke). 1st Reiss, S. H., 2nd Brown, T. P., 3rd Watson, M. H., 4th Wright. Time : 48.5 secs. Dive. 1st Alexander, 2nd Reiss, S. H., 3rd Headlam, A. M., 4th Hump herson. Plunge. 1st Brisby, 2nd Ainley, 3rd Burton, 4th Watson, M. H. Distance : 39 ft. 10 iris. MIDDLES.

One Length (Free Style). 1st Wilkinson, 2nd Bruce, R. L., 3rd Cossins, 4th Skiera and Bruce, D. S. Time : 21.9 secs. One Length (Back-stroke). 1st Wilkinson, 2nd Bruce, R. L., 3rd Skiera, 4th Brown, J. R. Time : 21.4 secs. Dive. 1st Bruce, R. L., 2nd Yeomans, 3rd Smith, R. J. G., 4th Skiera. Plunge. 1st Bruce, D. S., 2nd Cossins, 3rd Wilkinson, 4th Brown, J. R. Distance: 32 ft. 9 ins.

JUNDORS.

One Length (Free Style). 1st Hyde, 2nd Smith, N. 4th Semper. Time : 21.9 secs. Dive. 1st Eastaugh, 2nd Smith, N. J., 3rd Semper, Hetherton. Relay. 1st Elmet, 2nd Wentworth, 3rd Alcuin. Time: Winners of Shield-1st Elmet, 76; 2nd Alcuin, 661; 3rd 4th Ainsty, 37. Consolation Race—Toas. Beginners' Length—Blackburn. Beginners' Width—Smith, G. R.

J., 3rd Ruddock, 4th Harding and 59.8 secs. Wentworth, 611;

SCOUTING THE JUNIOR SCHOOL TROOP We began the year by welcoming Mr. Pemberton as an Assistant Scoutmaster, bringing our total of Scouters in this section of the Group to three. We had in consequence sufficient Scouters available to split the Troop into two parts, Boarders and Day Boys, for all purposes. The Patrols in each part were based on Houses, and the number of Scouts in the Junior School was increased by a half. These two sections operated separately throughout the year, but combined for the Summer Camp. This reorganisation worked very well in general, but there were occasions when the House spirit was apt to come rather too much to the fore. Training has proceeded satisfactorily and many proficiency badges gained. This summer we held the annual camp at Cropton, and in spite of the unusually wet weather, which inevitably curtailed our activities, much experience of lasting value was gained.

CRICKET This year from nine matches arranged seven were played and out of these two were won, one was drawn and four were lost. We have had a young side and are looking forward to next season when we shall have 4 or 5 of this season's team as a nucleus. M. G. M. Jesper is to be congratulated on receiving his School cricket colours. Jesper topped the batting averages by scoring 90 runs in 7 innings for an average of 15.00, and Turnbull the bowling by taking 7 wickets for 41 runs for an average of 5.86 per wicket. The following represented the School in matches :M. G. M. Jesper (Captain), G. Gildener, J. G. Wright, D. A. Turnbull, J. R. Hutchinson, R. A. B. Wood, R. A. Wood, J. Lacy, D. M. Patchett, T. J. Pick, and W. H. Watson. Also played : C. M. Wilkinson, R. G. Armstrong, T. E. Giddings, S. H. Reiss, A. Hardman, and M. F. Pheasey.

ATHLETICS This year five games afternoons were set aside for standards, but one of these was rather too wet. We managed to give everyone at least two attempts at each event, and the result was that we gained rather more points per boy than last year. We have never had such a close contest, and we had to go to the third decimal point before we could separate Elmet from Wentworth, both of whom started the sports with 80 points. Ainsty followed with 77 and Alcuin with 75, so no House was out of the running before the actual start of the sports. The following gained the maximum number of points for standards :— SENIORS : —Alexander

and Armstrong Mentworth), Humpherson (Ainsty).

MIDDLES : —Carr, Richardson, J. L., Sessions, and Spencer, R. A. (Ainsty),

Richman (Alcuin). JuNtoRs :—Fawcett, R. M., and Semper (Alcuin), Slade (Elmet), Watson, S. P. (Ainsty).

We had a lovely day for the Sports, held on 22nd May, and a large crowd of parents came. After the first batch of field events Wentworth were in the lead, but from then onwards Ainsty slowly forged ahead, and clinched matters by winning two of the relays. The other three Houses were all in a bunch before the relays, but Alcuin dropped well behind and Wentworth just managed to beat Elmet for second place. The most notable individual result was Armstrong's 880 Yards. Aided by a very fast first lap from Harrison, he managed to beat the existing record made as long ago as 1947. Both Sessions and Cloughton gained two firsts, one second, and were in the winning relay team. As a variation this year, we doubled the number of consolation races and varied the distance of each race, so that the eight year olds had a mere 40 yards to go, whilst the over 13s had to go 400 yards. Only the winner received a spoon, but there were far more runners and the experiment was a success. At the end of the meeting Mrs. Headlam presented the Shield and spoons.

ATHLETIC SPORTS RESULTS

SENIORS.

880 Yards. 1st Armstrong, 2nd Watson, M. H., 3rd Middleton, 4th Pheasey. Time : 2 mins. 32.8 secs. 220 Yards. 1st Wood, R. A., 2nd Humpherson, 3rd Alexander, 4th Brown, C. L. Time : 30.4 secs. 100 Yards. 1st Wood, R. A., 2nd Brown, C. L., 3rd Dobson, 4th Abel, M. A. Time : 12.6 secs. High Jump. 1st Headlam, A. M., 2nd Alexander, 3rd Stuttard, 4th Humpherson. Height : 4 ft. 0 in. Long Jump : 1st Dobson, 2nd Wood, R. A. B., 3rd Patchett, 4th Shubrook. Distance : 13 ft. 9 ins. Cricket Ball. 1st Reiss, 2nd Pheasey, 3rd Hart, 4th Patchett. Distance 55 yds. 0 ft. 11 ins. Relay. 1st Wentworth, 2nd Elmet, 3rd Ainsty. Time : 58.5 secs. :

MIDDLES.

440 Yards. 1st Carr, 2nd Wilkinson, 3rd Routledge, 4th Holgate. Time : 71.8 secs. 220 Yards. 1st Sessions, 2nd Bowling, 3rd Tomlinson, 4th Richardson, J. L. Time : 32.7 secs. 80 Yards. 1st Sessions, 2nd Bowling, 3rd Richman, 4th Carr. Time : 10.8 secs. High Jump. 1st Tomlinson, 2nd Sessions, 3rd Adcock, R. J., 4th Bruce, R. L. Height : 3 ft. 9 ins. Long Jump. 1st Bowling, 2nd Richman, 3rd Richardson, J. L., 4th Headlam, K. W. Distance : 11 ft. 8 ins. Cricket Ball. 1st Richardson, J. L., 2nd Gartside, 3rd Bruce, R. L., 4th Wroe. Distance : 52 yds. 2 ft. 3 ins. Relay. 1st Ainsty, 2nd Elmet, 3rd Wentworth. Time : 63 secs. JUNIOR. 220 Yards. 1st Cloughton, 2nd Fawcett, R. M., 3rd Hetherton, 4th Slade. Time : 33.3 secs. 100 Yards. 1st Watson, S. P., 2nd Birch, 3rd Todd, 4th Harding. Time : 14.4 secs. 50 Yards. 1st Cloughton, 2nd Fawcett, R. M., 3rd Watson, S. P., 4th Stott. Time : 7.2 secs. High Jump. 1st Harding, 2nd Watson, S. P., 3rd Coles, 4th Ward, W. J. P. Height : 3 ft. 4 ins. Long Jump. 1st Slade, 2nd Fawcett, R. M., 3rd Clarke, 4th Holmes, I. L. Distance : 11 ft. ins. Cricket Ball. 1st Harding, 2nd Cloughton, 3rd Clayton, 4th Collomosse. Distance : 44 yds. Relay. 1st Ainsty, 2nd Wentworth, 3rd Elmet. Time : 66.6 secs. CONSOLATION RACES. Under 9. Harris. Under 10. Hyde. Under 11. Holmes, P. J. Under 12. Popplewell. Under 13. Smith, J. R. Over 13. Ridley. WINNERS OF SHIELD. Ainsty, 168; Wentworth, 144; Elmet, 141; Alcuin, 122.

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The Junior School

The Boat Club

Shooting

Rugby Fixtures, 1956

Swimming

Scouting

"The Rhubarb Tree"

The C.C.F

Book Review—"Roman Spain"

Careers

British Ship Adoption Society

A North Sea Trawler

Young Farmers' Club

The Library

The Work Cup, 1955-56

Commemoration, 1956

The Staff

Valete and Salvete

Editorial

The Choir

Examination Results, 1956

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