House Notes

HOUSE MONITORS : The Grove: P. L. BELLWOOD, G. V. PLESTER, H. W. H. UNWIN, C. J.

QUICKFALL. The Manor: D. N. BROCKLEBANK, M. L. BYWATER, C. B. M.

GREGORY, D. R. PROCTER, M. B. WILSON, C. J. WOOLLEY. Queen's House: J. A. BYGATE, T. CHILMAN, P. A. CRANE. W. R. HOLT,

K. A. HOPPER. The Rise: M. G. HANCOCK, D. B. IRVIN, G. F. B. MITCHELL, W. N.

RICHARDS, A. C. STUBBS, M. G. SYKES. School House: R. BAXTER, B. C. R. BUTLER, A. G. HALL, D.

ROBINSON, D. I. STONES, D. A. WILSON. Temple: K. GOSLING, J. V. LITTLEWOOD, P. A. MORRIS, A. 0.

SUTCLIFFE, K. WILSON.

GAMES CAPTAINS :

Captain of Cricket: D. KIRBY

Captain of Boats: M. WELSH

Captain of Shooting: J. R. MAXWELL

Captain of Squash: D. KIRBY

Captain of Fencing: P. A. MORRIS EDITORS OF "THE PETERITE" C. R. CLOUGH, W. J. OLDMAN. D. PFLUGER.

THE GROVE

The great success of the School this year in all activities, both academic and sporting, has been reflected in the activities of the Grove. Again we have enjoyed a highly successful term and thereby passed yet another milestone in the history of the House.

Perhaps the climax of the term was the winning of the Hobbies Cup by A. G. Black, who with others of the Junior Common Room devoted much of their time to the training of pigeons.

In the realm of sport this term again we have been fortunate. A Junior House team, which reached the cricket final with the support of only one regular Senior Colts team player, deserves the highest praise. The Senior team was successful once again and passed to the final with the loss of only one wicket. Unfortunately the lack of match practice was made manifect in the final, when L. H. K. Mackay and A. Gomersall saved the day—the star batsmen failing, as they are wont on such occasions. D. Kirby's captaincy assured us of the cup and also the Oxford Cup. We do congratulate D. Kirby on his great season as Captain of the School XI, and also J. J. F. Knapton and P. B. Burbidge, the wicket-keeper—pace-bowler combination which has dismissed many a player this season. The 2nd XI players, D. Pfluger and T. D. J. Layfield, performed regularly, and on occasions with some success.

Tennis and Swimming were our two major disasters this term, and we must commiserate with P. L. Bellwood who trained his swimming team so conscientiously. Shooting became the greatest source of "pots" this term. J. R. Maxwell, the Captain of Shooting, won the Individual Shot Cup, and S. H. Newbigging won his Bisley Colours. M. W. Territt must be praised for his accuracy in securing the Cadet Cup, and so also must all those responsible for the combined effort which won the House Aggregate Cup.

We have here a short note concerning the fines, extracted on unmarked kit. The monitors, affectionately known to some as the Grove C.I.D., wish to make it clear that the money is not embezzled —at least not until after it leaves their possession. While the watchword is finance, we would like to express our deep concern at the subtle methods of extraction employed by Mr. B. H. Holbeche from boys for the embellishment fund. His efforts in this line seem to be as enthusiastic as his great encouragement of our House activities.

Finally to those leaving, we should like to extend our appreciation of all their efforts whether successful or not. We wish them all they would wish themselves, and hope they will return, even if it is only just to say "the old place seems to be going to the dogs".

THE MANOR

This term we bade farewell to our Matron, Mrs. Charlton, and welcomed her successor, Miss Vowler, who, we hope, will enjoy her work and life in the Manor. We also welcome De Mulder, a new addition to our overworked squad of juniors, and it is notable that he very quickly became "one of us".

Manor contributions to School teams have been quite good. A. McCallum was awarded his 1st XI cap, while Brocklebank and I. N. Ridley played for the 2nd XI, the former finding life there easier than in the first. The unbeaten Colts side included the May brothers and Rudd. In School boating we were represented by Wilson, M. L. Bywater, Procter, Gregory, and Brewin. Wilson and Bywater had the distinction of being in the first crew of one of the new eights, while Procter was in the third four and has been filling his study with trophies of their victories. Manor also had a considerable share in the School's success in the Ashburton, as Peverley, Lennox, and Lowley were in the VIII. Lennox, incidentally, seems to have proved a natural pistol-shooting expert.

So much for School sporting activities; events nearer home were not so successful. We did not reach the final in either Junior or Senior cricket. The Juniors, with a score of 172, normally a substantial one in a House match, lost to Grove by one wicket. Rudd made 58 and Dunn 33; Dunn also took 5 wickets. The Seniors also lost by one wicket, though at one stage it did look as if we could win. Dunn, who has had a good season, made 21 and took the wickets of two members of the 1st XI. In the House Leagues we finished second. 26

In swimming, unfortunately, we found ourselves very weak in the Junior events. In the Seniors, Gibson, and in the Intermediates, I. T. Parkin (a much improved swimmer) and Hill, did well. Shooting was lost literally by a hair's breadth, one group just failing to make inch, but the team shot well and House colours were awarded to Lennox, Lowley, and F. N. Parkin.

For a good many members of the House the term has been dominated by examinations, and we carried off a reasonable share of prizes—Peverley, R. L. Bywater, R. H. Sykes, Smart, and R. A. B. Wood being winners. Towards the end of term, however, many members of the House found other occupations, such as gardening, painting rugger posts, playing yard cricket (though this flourished, as usual, all through the term), visiting events at the York Festival, helping at the Yorkshire Show, drinking coffee, and listening to "Housewives Choice". It would not be correct to omit mention of the efforts of the Manor songsters, who practised with enthusiasm, were much praised by the adjudicator, gave a rousing performance— and ended up last in the House competition. A very valuable activity which is quietly pursued is training for lifesaving. Clark and A. McCallum have done very well to be awarded Instructors' Certificates, and lesser awards were won by Hewitt, Hill, Jenner, Ainley, and I. T. Parkin. On the last Sunday of term Mr. Craine gave a light musical evening which many of the House enjoyed.

As usual at this time of year we are having heavy losses, and say good-bye with our best wishes, and gratitude for much help in the House, to the whole monitorial body (Peverley, Woolley, Brocklebank, M. L. Bywater, Gregory, Procter, and Wilson), I. N. Ridley, C. D. M. Wood, Brewin, Craven, Etherington, Thomas, A. May and M. May.

QUEEN'S

At the beginning of the term we welcomed Bygate to the Monitor's Study, appointed B. Jones Director of Music, and Hopper as Captain of Tennis and Cricket.

The first competitive event of the term was not by any standards a success. In spite of Horsley's efforts as Captain, the Junior cricket team lost by ten wickets to School House.

Since the first week a section of the House had been rehearsing for the Music Competition, and it says much for Jones that he was able to stand these assaults on his musical senses. It was entirely due to him that the House did so well; he faced the strongest musical opposition from his own team. We finished fourth in the Fernie Cup, which was truly amazing considering that the team took the wrong route and a considerable time. Cpl. Crane handled the drill squad, and was subsequently promoted L /Sgt.

The Senior Cricket was a little more creditable than the Junior, the defeat by Rise being of not quite the same magnitude. House Shooting is perhaps best forgotten. Suffice to say that it would have fared better had more members of the House been able to shoot. 27

Now a general word about sporting personalities. First an apology. It would appear that no mention was made in the last issue of D. L. Slade's being awarded his House Colours. As he has pointed out, that is not good enough. We offer our sincere apologies. Before writing this present note a most careful check was made, and this revealed the award of four new House Colours, namely, Beresford, Barton, Swain, and Jesper. Hopper, Jesper, Swain, and Dale were in the second eleven, and Bygate opened many an innings for the first. Beresford pulled strings in the Boat Club and was awarded his first four coxing colours. Lastly we must not omit news of a most unusual career. Crane had the unique experience of playing for two seasons on first game then moving to second game. He cannot understand what has happened to talent spotting in the School.

House Tennis was a great success. Training on a popular nightcap the team won the Cup without losing a single match. K. A. Hopper was later appointed Captain of the School side which was to play the Staff, but unfortunately the match was cancelled because of bad weather.

Jones and Anfield both played in the School Concert at the end of term, and Barton inundated a classroom with objects from his military collection during the Hobbies Exhibition. Pigeons in the same room were reported to have found the proximity of so many moths exhilarating. On Speech Day we found four members of the House on the Prize List : Crowther had won the Reading Prize, Jones the Piano, Lord General Knowledge (below the VI), and Fairclough the Vth Form Language Prize. At Speech Day too we heard of a past member of the House, M. T. Carter, who had rowed for his college.

Lastly the Swimming Sports. Crane, the Captain, no doubt inspired by Hollywood's latest release, Moby Dick, won the plunge, and the House was able to win a private competition with the other Day House finishing fifth.

And the end of a term and a year was upon us. We say goodbye to many, but our strongest sentiments are for those who remain to perpetuate the life recorded in these notes.

THE RISE

Looking back on this term, the climax of a most successful year, it is amazing to see how many committees, societies, teams and high offices are staffed, managed, and run by members of the Rise. This was perhaps best demonstrated at Commemoration when we heard Jose read the Latin address, and in the subsequent prize-giving saw a good half of the prizes collected by Risites. In the afternoon nearly a dozen members of the House represented the School in the various sporting events and finally at the close of the day we were amazed and delighted by "Hancock's Half-Hour" ! 28

As a totally unexpected and unprecedented event, pride of place must be taken by the winning of the Fernie Cup by Jose and his band of amateur commandos. It is most fitting that in his last year in command of the C.C.F., Mr. Crews should have the pleasure of seeing this cup in his own House.

The sporting record of the House must by reason of its length be little more than documentary. The Junior Cricket cup is back once more, and the Senior event only just eluded us, as last year, a final with Grove proving our downfall. Irvin, Wroe and Burdon played a large part in the success of the 1st XI, and Hopkinson's fast and furious bowling kept him always on the fringe of, if not not actually in, this illustrious team. Mitchell, this year, appeared as a Gentleman rather than a Player and so captained the 2nd XI. The Senor Colts and the Junior House team were almost identical and Ranson is to be congratulated on playing such a major part for both.

With Jose as Secretary of Boats, Stubbs and Burden in the 1st IV and Mathews, Hancock and Partridge in the ever-victorious 3rd IV, it seems difficult to explain the lack of boating cups in the House, but the crew are nevertheless to be congratulated. It should also be mentioned that the "Omega" crew, "the absolute end", was virtually sponsored, manned, and finally disbanded by members of the Rise. It is to be hoped that this tradition will be maintained by those Risites requiring a peaceful Summer term. Our shooting team surprised everybody including themselves by outshooting the School marksmen and winning the Shooting Cup.

Fencing, Swimming, and Tennis did not furnish us with any cups but this does not detract from the enthusiasm of the captains and teams who took part.

Work is not usually a popular activity in School life, but nevertheless the number of prizes gained on Speech Day showed that some work must have been done by someone somewhere, even if not actually caught at it. Somewhat in the nature of a Stop-press is the news that Wilson and Franklin have both won State Scholarships and that Wroe has a North Riding bursary. We offer them our heartiest congratulations.

Coming to the end of yet another School year we must thank those who have taken a lead in House affairs. We thank Brown for attending to our musical education, Irvin for seeing to our literary needs, and in particular, Richards, for the hard work he has put into his Bible Reading classes which have stayed well-supported throughout the year. This term our list of leavers is longer than ever; the Head of the House and all the monitors except Irvin, who takes over the task of leadership next year, are going, and the passing of many of the best and most influential of the Seniors will leave a. gap that will be hard to fill. We wish them every success in their future careers.

SCHOOL HOUSE

The outstanding event of the term was the announcement of Mr. Jeffs' engagement to our Matron, Miss Penfold. This is the second such announcement in the past four terms, and we must congratulate them both on following Mr. Gregory's good example. We wish them all that they would wish themselves for the future.

To return to the more commonplace of House events we must first congratulate Stones and Wilson on being appointed House Monitors. Wilson started the term by retiring to hospital to have his appendix removed, but fortunately he was back in circulation again in ten days. When he did return, however, he was unable to do any boating and was thus deprived of his place in the 2nd IV. Our only other representative in the first four crews was Hall in the fourth IV.

Our greatest sporting success came on the last day of term when we won the Kazerooni (Swimming) Cup for the first time since 1942. It was a very creditable effort on the part of the whole team, but special mention ought to be made of Hodgson and Robinson, G. P., both of whom won three events. Robinson was subsequently awarded his Junior House Colours. Baxter should have been well satisfied with this reward for his enthusiasm and the hard work he put into getting his team together.

The House was well represented in the School cricket teams. Macpherson, and Robinson, D., and Middleton gained their 1st XI Colours, and Middleton also his Cap. Beaumont, L. T., kept wicket for the 2nd XI most of the season and spent much spare time looking after cricket gear. Robinson, J. B., turned out occasionally for the Senior Colts, and Dukes, Priestley and Alderson played for the Junior Colts. Despite this bevy of cricketing stars, the Senior House team lost to Grove in the semi-final, and the Junior House team were narrowly defeated by Rise. The House continues to have the best "League" Cricket team and with it they retained the Burton Cup.

The shooting of the House this year has been exceptional, with three of the Bisley VIII and two others, Hodgson and Hide going down to Bisley. Butler, Baxter and Garbutt were awarded their Colours, and Butler is to be congratulated on coming 1 1 th in the Schools Hundred. In the small bore shooting again we did well, and in a closely fought competition we were placed 2nd.

In the tennis we reached the final (as we have done for the past three years), but lost to Queen's. As a result of his captaincy of Tennis, and also of House rugger, Robbins-Jones was awarded his much deserved House Colours.

The Fernie Cup provided everyone with a strenuous but pleasant afternoon. Most of the team spent some time in the river, and the sight of Beaumont, L. T., and Yunibandhu wading waist-deep in water towing the assault craft behind them was a morale booster for the most faded spirits. At the end of the afternoon, the Fernie Cup had left our shelves for those of the Rise. 30

Hall and Stones conducted the House into 2nd place in the InterHouse Singing Competition. This is an unusually high place for School House in this competition, and now that this has been achieved we might have hopes in the future of winning it.

Finally we must say goodbye to all those who are leaving. We thank them for all that they have done for the House, and wish them all the very best of luck in the future.

TEMPLE

When we returned this term we found that the sole remaining partner of the firm of Messrs. Sedman and Sparham Ltd. had forsaken is for Vickers-Armstrong. We hope that Sparham will have every success in the future. Sedman is to be congratulated on his gaining a National Service Commission in the technical branch of the Royal Air Force. We hope that it will not be too long before we hear of the firm's being revived by the junior partners.

Wilson, K., was our new monitor, and the musical enthusiasm of the School's fiddling genius urged the House to victory in the Singing Competition.

The other pot that returned to our shelves was the Fencing Cup, which Russell managed to retrieve from Queen's for us, in the final round. The Captain will now be able to face his predecessor again.

The cricket was ably run by Littlewood, and we put up our best performance for years, in both Senior and Junior matches, although we were up against some of the stiffest opposition in the School. Woodruff gained his Colts colours this season.

In the swimming too there was immense enthusiasm, even if the final result does not really justify the tremendous amount of effort put into it by Crowe and his amphibians.

While on the subject of swimming, we might mention the Fernie Cup. We lost, but everyone on the exercise threw themselves into, or in the case of our canoeist, were thrown into it, in the best commando tradition.

It is noticeable that the three new Queen's Scouts, who will represent the School at the World Jamboree, Steel, Smith, J.M., and Best, are all Templars.

Now to the rest of the sporting events. Queen's won the Tennis Cup without losing a game. We played Queen's.

Sutcliffe shot well, but the House lost. Welsh and Baines whiled away the summer trying to make bigger and better puddles in the river.

Wilson, K., the reigning violin champion, and Brisby supported the School Orchestra, and the former won the instrumental prize. Smith, J. M., played a piano solo in the July Music Festival. 31