St. Olave's

The ideas lying behind the plans for the new Boat House were that the existing Boat House, consisting of a single bay long enough to accommodate Eights, erected in 1927, should be extended by adding a further bay on each side. This simple scheme was complicated by other factors, such as the provision of lavatory accommodation for use by boaters and cricketers alike and also a cricket store in order that cricket gear should not have to be carried backwards and forwards to the School every day. In addition, it was felt strongly that the new building should not encroach in any way on the Rugger pitches. It was also vital that the frontage should be of pleasing design and a credit to both School and City.

The results of all this are that the Architects have planned and produced a building fulfilling as far as possible all these conditions. The present new building has a very satisfying appearance. It has a concrete apron leading to a wooden ramp at the top of which two sets of folding doors give access to the central seventy-foot bay and to the new shorter bay just long enough to accommodate Fours, which also houses the oar racks and a work-bench. To the left of these folding doors is a small door leading to the boaters' changing room in which there are ample pegs and seats for whatever number of boaters are boating at any one instant. Through this there are hand basins with cold running water and beyond them lavatory accommodation. These latter facilities are also approachable from the field through a door in the side of the building. The doors and locks are so arranged that the Boat House can be isolated from the rest; these precautions being necessary since there will be times when the cricket field will be in use when the Boat House is not.

There is also a small room for the sole use of cricketers which has a window looking onto the square of the Wightman Field, thus providing a score box for matches. Off this room is a store room for cricket gear.

A large part of the construction consisted in making a new roof to span the three bays instead of only one. This has resulted in a frontage with a roof with a much more gentle pitch and therefore more restful appearance.

A further improvement is the removal of the old and decrepit but and railway coach which were used as changing rooms and a store for oars. Where these stood an area has been fenced off on which boats may be stood and washed down without interfering with passers-by.

When looking back over the events of the term, the one really surprising thing is that we ever had time to grumble about the weather. So much has happened in a comparatively short time that it has been one long rush, generally in several directions at the same time. Perhaps owing to the constant change for the worse in weather conditions for quite a large slice of the term, we have been beset by a series of minor illnesses. The staff, in fact, has been as prone to collapse this term as during the exceptional conditions of the influenza epidemic, and we are indebted to Irvin for teaching a variety of subjects. The P.T. was, however, too much for him, and he retired to the operating table after a gruelling session with J2A. It is interesting to note that in two forms more boys had at least a day's absence this term than last, and that our total of 148 boys away at one time or another during the term is considerably above the average. The greatest number of boys away on any one day was 28 and the smallest total of absentees was five—on the very first day of term.

Quite apart from the ordinary nagging work in the form room, we have a long list of activities, ranging from the mental torture of the various selection examinations to the physical agony of the hyperdermic syringe innoculating us against polio. It really is remarkable how very cheerful we have all kept. Once more the general knowledge examination started the term, and once more there were workmen mixing their concrete and their cups of tea in more or less equal proportions (but in different receptacles). For weeks the surroundings to St. Olave's resembled the last days of Pompei, sometimes covered in ice and sometimes in mud (but always in confusion). Both surfaces mentioned were converted into slides, generally over the most frequently-used routes, but the very pleasing improvements were well worth the preliminary chaos, alarm, and despondency.

Accounts of the various inter-House games are given elsewhere, and we only played one rugger match against another school. Our fixture against St. Martin's, after one postponement, had finally to be cancelled, but we visited Drax at the end of January and were defeated by fifteen points to three. We had had very little practice, and our tackling let us down badly.

Scouting and Cubbing have flourished, and a most successful Camp Fire was held. Some useful badge work, including first aid by the Scouts, has been carried out. One of the more piercingly cold Saturday afternoons was taken up by the Wolf Cub cross-country races. Our teams were not conspicuously successful, possibly because a very powerful band of supporters arrived on the scene after the end of all the races, but C. W. Clegg came in 4th in the Junior event and did indeed lead for quite a long time.

In Chapel we had the litany on Ash Wednesday and on two occasions we had evensong instead of martins, but the highlight of the worship was probably the special service on Palm Sunday.

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Musically the term has gone with a swing. The School concert (the programme is printed below) was much enjoyed by all the performers and by a very large majority of the audience. In a crowded hour the whole School either sang or played upon sundry instruments, one of the highlights being the J5A Quintet. The concentrated power of the timpani, the delicate handling of the triangle and the rhythmic tintinnabulations of the tambourine were held together by the two pianists. The Music Society has been very popular, and many of the boys have helped to entertain their colleagues. Biddle's losing battle with the French horn (or is it the cor anglais?) was a triumph of mind over matter.

The Archxological Society has continued to flourish. We had three meetings, at the first of which Mr. Cooper gave a talk on Yorkshire Castles which followed on from his talk last term. On 21st February, Mr. Willmot again showed us round the Yorkshire Museum, this time concentrating on the medieval exhibits. The final meeting was at Leeds, where we heard a most interesting lecture on Roman Gaul given by Mrs. Brogan, the noted archaeologist.

Finally, we have had to say goodbye to old friends. Mr. and Mrs. Wallbank have for many years attended to our most pressing needs, our stomachs and our games. It would be difficult to calculate how many hundred thousand dinners Mrs. Wallbank has had a hand in cooking, or how many hundred thousand times we have been told to keep off that grass for our own good. Both of them have worked unsparingly for us, so often at a time when we have still been lying abed, that we owe them a great debt of gratitude. To mark their retirement we presented them with a coffee table as a small token of our regard for them, and we wish them many happy years in their new home.

CONCERT Wednesday, 19th March, 1958, at 2-30 p.m.

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

CHORAL SOCIETY

The East Indiaman PIANO Soi.os (a) Invention in C C. F. Foster (b) Allegretto P. G. Long

1ST AND 2ND FORMS The Keeper

CELLO AND PIANO

Alla Marcia W. Lovell and V. H. R. Waine arr. McKie

Bach

Scarlatti

arr. Sharp

Trew

PIANO SOLO

Air in F

A. Kemp-Welch

CHORAL SOCIETY Ben Backstay Solo—R. H. Grayson

Bach

arr. Veal

3RD FORMS Piano—C. F. Foster and B. G. Shaw Timpani—C. G. Evans Tambourine—T. L. Adams Triangle—M. Sutcliffe

Ye Gentlemen of England

TREBLE SOLO

Silent Worship V. H. R. Waine

SCHOOL CHOIR

Flocks in Pastures Green

arr. Keighley

Handel

PIANO SOLOS

(a) Allegro W. Lovell (b) Study V. H. R. Waine

4TH AND 5TH FORMS

Sound the Trumpet

STRING ENSEMBLE

Four Folk Songs A. L. McKay; J. E. Fearnside; J. N. J. Grisdale; R. P. Shouksmith; N. J. Smith; J. F. Gagg; W. Lovell

CHORAL SOCIETY

The Coaching Song Handel

Heller

Purcell

Britten

CROSS-COUNTRY

Unlike our less tough seniors, we were undeterred by the weather, and we were able to fit in the four days of running necessary to complete our cross-country programme. We did, indeed, have to leave the Ings to the raging waters one afternoon and have our races on the aerodrome, which we shared with a small red aeroplane. The league showed Carr to be the undisputed Senior champion, whilst Farrally and Vooght were unbeaten in the Middles and the Juniors respectively. Ainsty started the championship strong favourites, but Wentworth gave them quite a run for their money and, with only the Senior championship to go, they were level at eleven points all. The championships did not go entirely to plan, for although Carr had no difficulty in staving off all his rivals, both Farrally and Vooght were unable to run up to their usual form, the former being beaten by Eatough and Hamilton-Williams and the latter having to come in second to Dew who, incidentally, beat him in the same event last year. Below is a detailed table of results :-

House Ainsty

Wentworth

League Championship Total

Seniors —3 Seniors —3 Middles-11 7 Middles-2 } 7 14 Juniors —3 Juniors —2 Seniors —0 Seniors —0 Middles-315 Middles-3 6 11 Juniors —2 Juniors —3

Elmet

Middles-2 } 4 Juniors —1 Seniors —2 Middles-0 2 Juniors —0 Seniors —1 Middles-1 } 3 Juniors —1 J Seniors —2 Middles-0 I 2 Juniors —0

INDIVIDUAL WINNERS

Seniors Middles Juniors 1. Carr (Ainsty) Eatough (Alcuin) Dew (Wentworth) 2. Adamson (Alcuin) H.-Williams (Elmet) Vooght (Alcuin) 3. Brining (Elmet). Farrally (Ainsty) Emsley, D. J. (Ainsty)

FOOTBALL (Seniors and Middles Rugger, Juniors Soccer)

Although Ainsty gradually built up a winning lead, the series of House matches was an interesting one, for the only foregone conclusions were that the Wentworth Seniors would have a fairly monumental score chalked up against them. The other Senior matches were evenly fought out, and indeed the result of the majority of the matches was in doubt until nearly the end of the game. The table below gives the results of all the matches :-

House Opponent

Ainsty

Alcuin

Wentworth

Elmet Alcuin Elmet Wentworth Elmet Ainsty Wentworth Alcuin Elmet

Ainsty Alcuin Ainsty Wentworth Seniors

(3) 8-6 (W) 40-6 (W) 69-0 (W) 5-9 (L) 6-8 (L) 78-0 (W) 0-78 (L) 3-51 (L) 0-69 (L) 9-5 (W) 6-40 (L) 51-3 (W)

Middles ( 02) 31 (L) 8-3 (W) 3-6 (L) 19-0 (W) 31-0 (W) 3-8 (L) 8-3 (W) 11-3 (W) 6-3 (W) 0-19 (L) 3-8 (L) 3-11 (L) Juniors Points ( 1) 1-2 (L) 3 3-0 (W) 6 3-2 (W) 4 1-2 (L) 2 2-1 (W) 3 3-6 (L) 3 6-3 (W) 3 4-1 (W) 3 2-3 (L) 2 2-1 (W) 4 0-3 (L) 0 1-4 (L) 3

Total

BOXING TOURNAMENT Wednesday, 26th February, 1958, at 2-15 p.m.

CONTESTS 1. P. J. Emsley (Ainsty) beat H. A. King (Elmet). 2. A. G. Collomosse (Alcuin) beat W. M. Hudson (Wentworth). 3. P. N. Abel (Ainsty) beat S. R. Elson (Elmet). 4. J. D. Carr (Ainsty) lost to D. H. Adamson (Alcuin). 5. M. S. J. Best (Elmet) lost to A. J. Moss (Wentworth). 6. J. R. Platts (Alcuin) beat B. Lumley-Holmes (Wentworth). 7. M. H. Sessions (Ainsty) lost to N. D. C. Morley (Wentworth). 8. J. R. Dalkin (Alcuin) beat P. A. J. Gibson (Elmet). 9. C. Ryan (Ainsty) beat D. L. Edbrooke (Elmet). 10. C. P. Midgley (Ainsty) beat R. M. Fawcett (Alcuin). 11. D. G. Routledge (Alcuin) beat P. C. N. Brown (Elmet). 12. D. S. Bruce (Alcuin) beat A. S. Brining (Elmet).

BLINDFOLD BOXERS T. L. Adams, M. A. Clayton, G. F. Eastaugh, C. J. Hoare, M. Sutcliffe, R. J. G. Smith, and P. M. Semper. Scoring—ONE point for the winner. Duration of Bouts—Three rounds of one minute. Points before finals—Alcuin-9. Ainsty-8. Elmet-5. Wentworth-4. OFFICIALS Referee: R. H. Hart, Esq. (A.B.A. Official). Judges: R. S. Cowan, Esq., D. G. Cummin, Esq., G. M. Shuttleworth, Esq. Timekeeper: K. G. Chilman, Esq., T.D. Instructor: R.S.M. P. F. Power. Seconds: Alcuin—M. Sutcliffe and T. L. Adams. Ainsty—D. R. Gow and A. C. Jowett. Elmet—K. W. Headlam and P. W. Shepherd. Wentworth—B. G. Shaw and C. G. Evans. FINAL RESULT Winners of Shield: Alcuin-15 points. 2nd Ainsty-12 points. 3rd Wentworth-6 points. 4th Elmet-5 points.

GAMES CUP

Event Alcuin Elmet Ainsty Wentworth Boxing (5, 2, 1) ... 5 2 1 Football (20, 8, 4) ... 6 20 5 Cross-country (15, 6, 3) 3 15 6

14 37 13

Term Christmas Easter

Total

WORK SHIELD

Alcuin Elmet Ainsty Wentworth 7.20 9.92 10.00 6.89 11.98 15.83 17.11 11.98

19.18 25.85 27.11 18.87

AMBOISE, 1958

On this, our second visit to France, we ventured further south to the Loire Valley, having booked accommodation at the College de Garcons in Amboise, about 25 km. from Tours. 1st April was perhaps a risky date on which to begin such a long journey. However, we put aside superstition, ignored the fact that almost every form of transport in France was strike-bound and pinned our faith on British Railways for the first leg of our trip.

It was a glorious day and even the fact that the 2-8 train did not arrive in York till 2-20 failed to damp the enthusiasm of nineteen Olavites and one Peterite who was travelling with us as far as Paris. Even the Chaplain and Mr. Johnston felt that the apparent advent of French weather at this early stage augured well for the future.

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They were to discover later that they had misread the omens, for, although Amboise, its inhabitants, food, wine and customs were typically French, the weather was to remain unmistakably English for most of the time. However, they learnt later that York had fared even worse and comforted themselves with the thought that such weather might do much to combat nostalgia.

But to continue. . . . We arrived at King's Cross more or less on time, negotiated the tubes at the rush-hour, found our accommodation, were joined by another member of the party, and settled down for the night.

After being awakened in the small hours of the morning by an itinerant evangelist in not too harmonious voice, we breakfasted, loaded our kit into taxis and set off for Victoria and the 8-34 train. By 9-46 we had reached Newhaven, and as there seemed to be little point in continuing by rail we boarded the "S.S. Lisieux".

Our train from Dieppe, in spite of its previous day's rest, managed to reach the Gare St. Lazare twenty minutes late. There followed a hectic dash by coach across Paris to the Gare d'Austerlitz and in spite of the rush-hour traffic we almost made it in time—but not quite ! As we came in at one end of the platform our train left majestically from the other !

We were now faced with a four-hour wait and so we descended on a nearby cafe, bought sufficient coffee and pop to placate the management and began to eat our packed meal.

At 11-15 we left for Tours where a coach was to meet us and take us back to Amboise. The train was packed, so we ensconced ourselves in the corridor and ticked off the stations as they passedOrleans—Blois, and finally, at 1-30 a.m., Tours. An hour later we were all in bed, having first arranged for a late breakfast. 3rd April. The morning was free and most of us explored the town. Though still slightly dazed by the journey some of us were alert enough to make pen-friends, Barton in particular laying the foundations of what was to become a mammoth collection.

In the afternoon we visited the Chateau and the Chapelle St. Hubert, resting place of the bones of Leonardo da Vinci. Shouksmith, in his efforts to secure unusual snaps, performed balancing feats on the ramparts until the eighty-foot drop was pointed out to him by two rather worried schoolmasters. 4th April. Rather cold and wet. In the afternoon we took the local bus to Tours where we visited the Cathedral and many large shops. 5th April. Free morning devoted no doubt to many private and nefarious activities. Many of us watched the Boat Race on television in a local café. Later we visited the Clos Luce, the house in which Leonardo da Vinci lived at the invitation of Francis I. Here we saw models of many of his inventions. 63

6th April. Easter Sunday. The Chaplain held a service for the various school groups and after this several of us attended Mass in the 12th Century Church of St. Denis. Others visited the Sunday Market which was held in a long avenue overlooking the River Loire. 7th April. Another free day. Many of us visited the annual "Foire aux Vins" in the cellars of the Chateau, sampling the regional wines and buying when conscience pricked.

In the evening we went en masse to the local cinema, where we saw a comedy, "Le Cure est Champion du Regiment", and, strangely enough, a film about R.A.F. methods of Air-crew Selection. 8th April. Fine and fairly warm. Individual exploring was the order of the day. Our hard core of "bebe-foot" players continued to increase their skill and Biddell continued to avail himself of every opportunity of sustaining the inner man. 9th April. By coach in the morning to Vauvray, to visit the caves in which the wine is prepared and stored. These were designed like the Metro even down to signs, notices and "portillons autamatiques". En route we stopped at a vineyard and took photographs.

The afternoon was devoted to last-minute shopping for presents. 10th April. The return journey. By contrast this went very smoothly. We left Amboise at 9-15 and arrived in Paris for lunch. This left us time for an hour or two's sightseeing before catching our train to Le Havre. Having negotiated the Customs we embarked on an almost empty boat, headed for our cabins, and in many cases fell asleep within minutes. 11th April. Disembarked at Southampton at 6-0 a.m. after a fairly smooth crossing. Our arrival in London again coincided with the rush-hour but we survived and caught our train from King's Cross without incident.

So ended another trip abroad, which, it is felt, everyone enjoyed. This year we had done something different, cutting out conducted tours, arranging our own as fancy decreed and, since we were in a small town, being able to allow more freedom to everybody.

Finally, I am sure that all of us would like to express our gratitude to M. Lemaire, bursar of the College, for the excellence of our accommodation and cuisine, and to Madame Marsollier, "La Mere-Poule", for the wonderful way in which she looked after our minor casualties.

LAKE DISTRICT HOLIDAY, 1958

This year, a party of three masters and twenty-nine Olavites continued the series of invasions of the Lake District. As usual, an odd assortment of hats congregated in the booking hall, Brown's tea cosy being perhaps the most decorative and certainly the most draughty. The day was warm, for we had picked on the last week

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of the holidays in order to avoid the piercing and bitter blasts of last year. To the experienced eye there were rather too many pairs of large and new-looking boots at the feet of many of our stalwarts, which heralded a very fine crop of blisters after the first day. It is indeed noteworthy that the gym. shoe and carpet slipper brigade had far less trouble with their feet, and one pair of boots did so much damage on the first day that it was not worn again during the trip. Those who wore "fell shoes" definitely had a more comfortable time, as they always will unless the boot brigade take the trouble really to grow into their boots before they start. Here follows the diary of the holiday : Tuesday, 22nd April—night at Patterdale.

We were able to make a later start this year owing to the retiming of trains from Darlington to Penrith. Unfortunately, the welcome news of over an hour's grace never got to Mr. Chilman, and he had to wait at the station for us for an uncomfortably long time. We all boarded the North Briton, and sped onward to such good effect that the engine-spotters complained that they were missing many good numbers. At Darlington we changed to a Diesel, and our journey was made more interesting by the fact that we had a team of photographers in with us, snapping views for all they were worth. They wanted to get some of our party into their pictures but, after a closer look at us, thought better of it, so we shall not be seeing our profiles on any railway posters after all. We reached Penrith shortly before one o'clock, and were soon on our way by bus to Gowbarrow Cottages. Having been decanted by the roadside, we walked for a couple of miles until we reached the path onto Gowbarrow. Three plans were offered, to go up Sheffield Pike with packs, to dump the packs and climb Gowbarrow or to mess about. As everyone except Mr. Pemberton elected the middle one, we watched him vanish in the direction of Sheffield Pike in a cloud of dust and then dumped our gear by the side of the track. We went up Gowbarrow by the standard route above Yew Crag and left at the shooting box, but we came down to Green Hill along the ridge and had a wonderful view of Ullswater before plunging down to High Force and Aim Force, where we were suitably impressed. It was a long slog to Patterdale on the hard high road, but we got there in good time for supper. Distance walked, 11 miles; height climbed, 1,100 feet. Wednesday, 23rd April—night at Patterdale.

A fine morning, and a rather poor weather forecast. Local opinion was inclined to laugh this to scorn and only four of the more prudent (or pessimistic) bothered to take capes. We started off for High Street by way of Angle Tarn and The Knott, and it became evident that our four pessimists were going to have a good laugh on us for most of the rest of the day. At Angle Tarn it was unpleasantly cold and windy, and from then on we were very pleased to shelter in the lee of the many obliging walls in the vicinity. We were very 65

fortunate to run into several deer just before lunch, which was taken close to the summit of the Knott. We had a quick look down into Ramsgill, and then decided to retire, since the glory of the day had very definitely departed, and there were no takers (thank heavens) when a suggestion was made for a quick dash to Kidsty Pike. We retired in some confusion and in driving rain to Hayeswater, but there was no sanctuary there and it seemed an eternity before we could drip our way back to the hostel at five o'clock. An impassioned appeal to the Warden to open up rather earlier than usual failed dismally because he wasn't there to hear it, so we departed to the eastern shore of Ullswater, where we could at least keep warm by throwing stones into the water. By the tea interval, the rain had slackened, and it soon stopped entirely. The sun came out and we were able to enjoy a scramble on the rocks. Indeed, those who stayed out longest were more or less dry when they returned to the hostel, and the day finished as it had begun. Distance walked, 12 miles; height climbed, 2,200 feet. Thursday, 24th April—night at Patterdale.

The small hours of the morning were ruined for many of us by a positive plague of sickness, brought about by a germ and/or an unlimited amount of unsuitable food and drink and/or a chill. Even propping up the sufferers against the wind didn't revive four of them, and we had to set out for Helvellyn without them. By the time that we got home, all the invalids were in excellent form, and those who rose to great heights on a comparatively empty stomach had also recovered. The day did not start too well, but the clouds rose ahead of us, and we were able to see all but the tops when we had our lunch by the Red Tarn. The wind was blowing with some enthusiasm, but after a walk round the tarn to restore circulation and morale, a dozen members of the party elected to have a crack at Helvellyn, whilst the remainder retired gently towards Greenside, where we all met for tea. The "A" party, having removed capes in order to reduce wind resistance on Swirral Edge, was soon on its way. By some strange freak of nature, the gale which was blowing at Red Tarn had reduced itself to a flat calm on both edges, but it was a bit draughty on top. We had great fun climbing up, and the mist obligingly lifted when we were on the summit so that we had a marvellous view. The descent along Striding Edge and the crest of the ridge to Birkhouse Moor was interesting but uneventful, and we had no difficulty in reaching Greenside, where the "B" party had been learning all about the mining of lead from the miners who were about to start the four o'clock shift. We returned to Patterdale by the path alongside the old water race, rejoining the Helvellyn track by the kennels of the Ullswater hounds. Distance walked, 12i miles; height climbed, 2,900 feet. Friday, 25th April—night at Grasmere.

Another breezy day, but not threatening enough to deter the "A" party from going to Grasmere by way of the tops. The "B" party

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went sedately up Grisdale, but met a strong gale at the top of the pass, and found Atlantic rollers on the tarn. They reached Grasmere in time to explore the village and make a pilgrimage to the tomb of Wordsworth, and they watched a horse being shod, most of them for the first time. Meanwhile, the party on the tops was meeting the same mighty wind, with the occasional hail shower to make things exciting, but Birks was soon climbed and the ridge walk to St. Sunday Crag was not too difficult. Lunch was taken in the lee of Cofa Pike, with our feet hanging over Deepdale, and it wasn't long before we were standing on the top of Fairfield. Once again the mist obligingly cleared for us, and we had a splendid view from the top. A comfortable walk along the ridge to Great Rigg and then to Stone Arthur took up very little time. We climbed on the rocks of Stone Arthur, but it was rather too cold to loiter, and we had soon reached Tongue Gill. We decided to push on for the hostel and have tea close to it, leaving a clear hour for individual exploration before it opened. Distance walked, 9 miles; height climbed, 3,200 feet. Saturday, 26th April—night at Grasmere.

Started off fine but undeniably breezy. We made our way gently up to Easedale Tarn and lingered there for half an hour messing about. The "A" party, totalling 28, then climbed Tarn Crag on its way to Codale Tarn, whilst the small and select "B" party went there by the path and then the bed of the stream. We then started off on the grand tour of the tops, meeting a couple of very sharp hail showers en route from which we had to take cover. It was fine but windy as we climbed Sergeant Man, High Raise, Thunaker Knot and Pike of Stickle, but bad weather overtook us as we had tea at the foot of the last-named knob. A small party made a detour to take in Loft Crag and an even smaller party climbed Harrison Stickle, by which time it was quite obvious that the sooner we withdrew strategically from the tops the better. Lees had been blown inside out on Loft Crag and Shepherd nearly took off from Harrison Stickle, but it must be pointed out that the wind was blowing away from all major precipices. We all climbed down the steep hillside to Stickle Tarn, and were able to admire the very fine rock face of Pavey Ark. We then had a long and wet slog home, luckily with a stern wind, and the last man reached sanctuary with two minutes to spare for supper. Sunday, 27th April—night at Ambleside.

After a night made exciting for some by one mysterious ailment and one further attack of "mountain sickness", we proceeded in good order to Grasmere Church, where we made the welkin ring with our songs of praise and nearly persuaded the choir and usual congregation to change their usual pointing of the psalms to ours. A pleasant stroll to Rydal, where we took lunch, was followed by a "free afternoon". During lunch we had one sharp shower, but otherwise the day was clear and slightly warmer than usual. Some of the party 67

went boating on Windermere, others explored the caves in the old quarries and scrambled on the rocks on Loughrigg, whilst two intrepid mountaineers reached the top of that mountain. One section paused at the stepping stones across the Rothay and had a battle royal there, and we all had tea at the Roman Fort. Soon it was time to enter the hostel. Distance walked, 9 miles; height climbed, 850 feet.

Monday, 28th April—night at Ambleside.

A private bus to Dungeon Ghyll and a walk up the valley to a base camp just before the roads to the Stake Pass and Esk Hause diverge. At this point we halted and a magnificent dam was built across the stream, after which the long pull up Rossett Ghyll began; Mr. Cooper setting a very gentlemanly pace in order to prevent the party from straggling. In this he failed somewhat, for three or four of the slow brigade straggled up to Angle Tarn, where we made a halt, at gradually lengthening intervals. We therefore found shelter and took an early lunch. Angle Tarn is an extremely windy spot, and we watched one extraordinary squall which scooped up the surface of the tarn and lifted it quite 100 feet. The fast party then made all speed for Scafell Pikes, which it reached at 2 o'clock. The wind was strong, but it was clear and we were able to watch the "B" party advance towards us at what seemed a good round pace. Most unfortunately, however, one member of the party conked when within full sight of the summit, but all the others reached their objective. Meanwhile, the "A" party was on its way to Scafell, only a mile as the crow flies from Scafell Pikes, but then we weren't crows. We had quite the most exciting scramble of the whole trip, and the journeys both up and down Lord's Rake were memorable ones. It was extremely windy on the top of Scafell, and Quickfall lived up to his name by allowing himself to be blown over times without number, chipping little pieces out of himself each time to mark the occasion. Tea was taken at Mickledore on the way back, which left us just over two hours to get back to the bus. This we all of us managed to do, just, and a very tired but triumphant party travelled home, only to be winkled out of their seats when they had nicely stiffened up. Distance walked, 15 miles; height climbed, 4,000 feet.

Tuesday, 29th April.

Bus to Windermere and train to York with changes at Carnforth and Leeds and a long pause at Wennington before an engine could be found to take us across the Lancashire border.

In spite of the much later start which we made, the weather was almost as cool as it had been during last year's trip. The setback on the High Street day reduced our number of summits to 20, Haxby being the only member of the whole party to conquer them all. Very roughly, we walked 81 miles and climbed 17,000 feet, and most of us could have gone on for another few days without wincing. 68

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DODSWORTHS

(YORK) LTD.

DECORATORS

67 MICKLEGATE

and

15 ST. SAMPSON'S SQ. YORK

Tel.: York 2687

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