The Young Farmers' Club

The boys, who assisted the Director and shot most of the film, have done an admirable job in obtaining so much usable material in the limited time available and with the one temperamental camera. It is only to be expected that the standard in such a production should be uneven, but the less successful sequences only serve to show how great the difficulties were. That these were so largely overcome is much to the credit of the Director and his staff.

Whilst the Summer Term, with its manifold activities and more suitable weather, received a somewhat more generous treatment than the others, two of the most successful sequences figured in the earlier part of the film—the Carol Service and the boating in the snow. The summer activities do, however, provide excellent material for the camera, and full justice has been done to them—in fact, a little judicious cutting of the swimming and the shooting would improve the general balance.

After such a successful first venture, it would be a pity to stop there : may we hope that the present film can be used as a basis for a longer and technically better one. If this can be done, may we be so bold as to suggest two possible additions—more shots of the School buildings and more of the ordinary day-to-day activity of the School. Such a film would undoubtedly be most popular at Old Boys gatherings throughout the country.

Leader: K. G. COULTHARD, ESQ. Chairman: D. P. CoLEs.

Vice-Chairman: D. S. ATKINSON. Secretary: W. E. Porrs. Treasurer: I. S. T. DUTTON. Committee Members: S. C. GIBSON, A. G. BLACK.

We had five very successful meetings this term and attendance was excellent. There was one committee meeting and four outings have been arranged for next term. They are to the farms of Mr. Atkinson, Mr. Pick and Mr. Ward, and a visit to the Leeds University farm has also been arranged.

At the first meeting of the term Mr. Peacock came to talk to us about the cultivation of sugar beet. After a brief outline of the history of its cultivation, which began after the first world war, he described carefully the seedbed for the crop. He emphasised that after the crop had been sown it was necessary to keep the rows well hoed. He finished by saying that during the last ten years the amount of the crop harvested by machine had increased to three quarters of the whole crop.

At the next meeting Mr. Peacock's son, an Old Peterite, spoke about the machinery used in the harvesting of sugar beet. First he described the ploughing and explained that it was the basis of all arable crops. After explaining the modern ploughing techniques, the 30