Old Peterite News

A meeting of the General Committee of the O.P. Club was held at the School on 12th December. A vacancy on the Committee was filled by the election of Philip Crowe who kindly organises the Golf Competition which has now become established in Commemoration Weekend. The President reported that the amount subscribed to date for the extension of Big Hall by way of donations and 7-year covenants was £5,777 but that another £6,000 was required to reach the sum which the Club had undertaken to find. Any O.P. reading this note who has not yet subscribed is urged to do so without delay, as the Head Master announced that the Rt. Rev. Maurice Harland, M.C., O.P., Bishop of Durham, had kindly consented to perform the opening ceremony, which it was proposed should be held at Commemoration on Saturday, 23rd July next. An album recording the names of all O.P.s who have subscribed will be maintained permanently in the Memorial Hall Particulars of the precise arrangements for the opening ceremony will be published in the next issue of "The Peterite".

It was reported that the triennial list of members had been published and circulated to all members of the Club with the last issue of "The Peterite". In order to keep the list up-to-date any member changing his permanent address is asked to notify the Hon. Secretary immediately.

Preliminary arrangements for the Club Dinner during Commemoration, 1960, were discussed. It will be held on Saturday evening, 23rd July, at 7-30 p.m., at the School following the A.G.M., and it is hoped to increase the accommodation so that all who wish to attend will be able to do so.

NOTICES

The next meeting of the General Committee will be held at the School on Saturday, 5th March, after the annual hockey match between the School and the Club. Any member who has any suggestion to make for the consideration of the Committee is asked to send it to the Hon. Secretary, T. J. Lewis, Chebula, Clifton Road, Runcorn, Cheshire, not later than the 20th February.

O.P. Crested Business Tie, Square, Cravat and O.P. Blazer Buttons

Members are reminded that the new approved Club business tie bearing the crown and cross keys from the School coat of arms on a dark blue background may be obtained from the Hon. Secretary, whose address is Chebula, Clifton Road, Runcorn, Cheshire, upon receipt of the appropriate remittance together with a stamped (41d.) addressed foolscap envelope. The price of the all-silk tie is 18/6 and the rayon-reppe tie 11/9. Silk squares price 60/- and silk lined cravats at 34/- each, post free, in the same design are also available from the Hon. Secretary.

The chrome blazer buttons, machine-indented with the School coat of arms, may be obtained direct from the Manager of the School Shop. The large size cost 3/- and the small size 1/8 each.

NEWS OF OLD PETERITES

W. B. HAWKINS (1947-54) was awarded the Tomlinson Prize for

Viola at the Royal College of Music, where he has been studying for four years since doing his National Service. The prize was presented 1 by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.

C. W. JOSE (1947-57), after serving two years in the Royal Navy, passed the Interpretership Examination of the Civil Service Commission in Russian. He was placed in the First Class—the only one awarded in his group. He is now reading Classics at Worcester

College, Oxford.

E. A. M. REID-SMITH (1948-54), who received an Irish Rugby

Trial last season, has been appointed Captain for the second year in succession of Trinity College, Dublin, R.U.F.C. It is understood to be the first time in fifty years that a graduate of Trinity College has been appointed Captain for a second year. P. J. SHARDLOW (1943-47) passed the Diploma Membership

Examination with Honours in the Institute of Brewing Examinations in June, 1959.

ENGAGEMENTS

ANNEQUIN—COKE. John Edward Annequin, Mayhill, Manor Drive, York, and Elisabeth Anne, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Coke, White

Gables, Stockton Lane, York. [Rise, 1942-52.] BOOTH—DIXON. John Graham, only son of Mr. G. F. Booth and the late Mrs. Booth of "Seymour", Ringley Road, Whitefield, Manchester, and

Ann Christine, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Dixon of "Shelton",

Sibson Road, Sale, Cheshire. [Manor, 1946-50.] DELITTLE—QUIN. Robert James DeLittle, Dringhouses, York, and Rosemary, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. B. Quin, Acomb, York. [Manor, 1943-53.] HARRISON—McCLOY. Norman B. Harrison, "Random Stones", 53 Thirsk

Road, Northallerton, and Patricia A. McCloy of Scarborough. [Manor, 1943-48.] ROE—BELL. John Neville Roe, Southcote, Church Lane, Acklam, Middlesbrough, and Diana Margaret Bell, daughter of Mrs. K. Tinley, 1 North

Promenade, Whitby, and Mr. J. Bell, 441 Otley Road, Leeds. [Rise, 1948-51.]

MARRIAGES

HOLMES—BUDD. At the Garrison Church of St. Catherine, Accra, Ghana,

Captain D. H. Holmes, The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire, to Elizabeth Mary, eldest daughter of Major and Mrs. F. J. Budd. [Manor, 1946-50.] HOLT—MORTON. On 27th January, 1959, at St. Robert's Church,

Pannal, Jahn M. Holt, 96 Wetherby Road, Acomb, York, to Sheila

Margaret, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Morton, Harlow Moor Drive,

Harrogate. [School House, 1948-53.] JACKSON—NUTTAL. On 10th October, 1959, at Hawes Parish Church,

Richard Howard Jackson, Thorpefield, Thirsk, to Elizabeth, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Nuttal, Liverpool House, Hawes. [School House, 1947-51]

BIRTHS

DODGSON.—On 13th June, 1959, to Catherine Mary (née Davison), wife of Gilbert Michael Dodgson, a brother for Susan and Fiona. [Rise, 1943-47.] DRYDEN.—On 10th October, 1959, to Sheila (nee Furness) and Colin

Dryden, a daughter, sister for Philip. [Temple, 1945-48.] MARCH.—On 2nd August, 1959, at Corbridge, to Joan and Gordon March, a son. [School House and Grove, 1945-50.] MORTIMER.—On 6th November, 1959, at the Leeds Maternity Hospital, to Judith (nee Page) and Barry Mortimer, a son. [Rise, 1941-50.]

OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE LETTERS

THE OXFORD LETTER

OXFORD. January, 1960.

Dear Sir,

There have been many things to remember about Michaelmas Term, 1959. The campaign to raise funds for the World's Refugees got well under way in the Colleges and Mr. Macmillan spoke in a Union debate after threatening to walk out. The amazing American from West Point, Peter Dawkins, won his rugger blue after playing only a dozen games in his life, and the nuclear marchers marched again in spite of the Proctors. A student boycott of South African goods was launched, and the Randolph Hotel was bombarded as usual on Guy Fawkes night. Oxford beat Cambridge at Twickenham, but lost the cross-country race at Roehampton and the soccer at Wembley and, for the first time, an African was elected to be a Fellow of All Souls. • The political clubs suffered inevitably from an atmosphere of anticlimax after the General Election. The Union debated Ireland, the election, British industry, journalism, Kenya's development and whether or not life presents a dismal picture. Of course, like everyone else, we enjoyed to the full our Indian summer. It was well into November before the College scarves made their permanent appearance and the fog came down to choke us all. It was naturally a good term for out-of-door activities. An undergraduate has only to take his pick : hockey, rugger, soccer, rowing, lacrosse, cycling, and hard-court tennis, with squash and fives indoors for good measure. In the evenings, for the more leisured type, there is that Oxford favourite, bridge, and of course a quiet game of "shove halfpenny" in a College beer-cellar. Indeed, there was plenty to do, plenty to talk about, plenty to think about and plenty of work to do into the bargain.

The number of Old Peterites here has risen slightly this term. Having lost A. M. Marsh last summer, we gained three freshmen, 38

which raised our total to 11. Of the activities of individual Old Peterites, your correspondents managed to discover very little, but here is what we found out :

To find M. J. Baddeley (Keble) you have to go to a country estate on the Woodstock Road. There you will find him amidst piles of theology books, resting on the laurels of the Wells Prize. We have not yet found out just what exactly this is, but he says that it is something to do with work and, of course, is very important. It is rumoured that he has been looking for Marsh all term.

Down on the Kingston Road, past the Scala, M. T. Carter (Queen's) is to be found. Someone said that he had been seen rowing in Wellington boots but this is not certain. It is thought that the close proximity of Schools has denied us the company of this tall character in recent weeks. His namesake B. W. H. Carter (Worcester) reads Classics, has been seen playing soccer and strolls in the Broad wearing a flat cap.

Nobody knows where K. Gosling lives. He is suspected of reading a science subject and is a member of St. Edmund Hall, where it is rumoured gladiatorships are awarded. He is very keen on cars and cycling but was last observed at a Myra Hess concert.

J. R. Jenkinson lives in Walton Street conveniently near his college, Worcester. He invites his friends to tea, keeps them waiting and then brain-washes them with Greek culture (illustrated, of course). Of his other activities, little is known, but we are sure he has some. T. Jenkinson follows an old Brasenose O.P. tradition by having a room overlooking the High. Smoking his pipe contentedly, he gazes out of his window towards the Marlborough Secretarial College. Apart from this, he drives around in a green-painted ex-Post Office van. C. W. Jose (Worcester) is finding the cultural and social life of Oxford to his taste. Otherwise, he is said to work and is often observed en route to lectures.

R. M. Kirkus (Hertford) resides in fashionable North Oxford. Quite definitely a Schools man, he is frantically busy and always in a hurry. In a quieter moment, he was seen in the Broad clutching two bottles of sherry and complaining bitterly about the cost of living. There is also a tale about him playing rugger on the wing ! P. Burton (Queen's) is reading something called Social Studies and holds parties which are obviously an essential part of his syllabus. He plays rugger and is enjoying University life.

D. Haxby (Barnett House) lives in Summertown and is learning to be a probation officer. He is still singing in New College Choir. It is quite evident that, after a year at Oxford, the faults in his education for which Cambridge was responsible are being put right. In Brasenose Old Quad, R. D. Wheatley resides in sixteenth century splendour. A very busy man, he invites his friends to tea and then 39

dashes off to play squash in the middle of a crumpet. He has strong views about Abraham Lincoln, plays hockey on occasions, and has taken to sherry.

We are holding our annual dinner once again in Brasenose this year on 11th February, when we hope to welcome as our guests the Head Master and Mr. Rhodes. We hope, indeed, to see some of our Cambridge contemporaries over here then. In closing, we would like to say with what pleasure we heard of F. D. Lavender's success at Worcester and how pleased we are to hear that A. McCallum will be coming to St. Edmund Hall next October.

We send our best wishes to all at School for the corning year and the future.

Yours sincerely,

THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES.

THE CAMBRIDGE LETTER

CAMBRIDGE. Michaelmas, 1959.

To : The Editor, "The Peterite". Dear Sir,

Another invasion of O.P.s has increased our number to twenty-five. Chilman's room and Herring's sherry provided a meeting-point for most of us one evening early in the term; the purpose was to arrange a Cambridge O.P. Dinner for this term, but the arrangements were mangled and there was no Dinner. Next term we hope that the Dinner will be organised, and without the preliminary convening. For, peculiar fact, there is a reluctance of O.P.s to combine in quantity, which may be indicative of a deference to Aldous Huxley's views. It also may not. The majority of us do, however, acknowledge another product of the common breeding-ground when we pass in the street.

Early in November the space of five days presented to the vulgarians in our midst Firework Night, the publication of "Lolita", Poppy Day, and the visit of Cliff Richards. This conflux revealingly separated the cynics and sensitives from the rest. But to draw conclusions would be invidious. Again, there are some who have "divorced old barren reason from the Bed, And took the Daughter of the vine to Spouse", there are others who have "pursued a maiden and clasp'd a reed", but it would be wrong and inhuman to talk about "types". You cannot catalogue and file people into vagely opposite compartments. And so we must press on to talk about our individuals at Cambridge; and, en route, we wish to deplore the passing of the First XI and First XV "Characters" from `The Peterite"; if that delicate pen is to write no more

Let us begin with the lone wolves, i.e., D. J. Cook, W. M. Howard, and E. C. Sedman. ("Lone wolves" is simply an indication that in his college—Downing, Clare, and Trinity respectively—each is the only O.P.) Cook rows, whilst Howard's sporting activities are more numerous, but probably less professional; he is something of an academic dilettante too, for his speculative permutations were many before he finally settled on French and Latin. Sedman has joined us not quite posthumously, but certainly after a long period in the vale between school and university; as he is a scientist, we assume that he works hard, but he has also been heard denying his responsibility for a fire in Trinity. J. N. T. Howat is now, we suppose, also a "lone wolf"; he has deserted Emmanuel for a secluded Newnham view, and attempts to escape the pious airs' of Ridley by coaching novices on the river.

In Selwyn E. I. Moore and D. G. Metcalf are to be found. Moore writes much poetry, and many of us read with interest (and speculation) one of his rhymed offerings in "Ffobia". As far as we know, Metcalf does not aspire to such dizzy literary heights, but he both rows and coxes on the river. He is another "almost posthumous".

R. G. Bean still sings in King's Choir. M. G. Sykes, we understand, is a big Christian worker, as is J. G. Slater.

Christ's is the home of P. J. Netherwood, D. T. Sparham, and J. R. Peverley. The two former are always seen together whether playing (most successfully) hockey, cooking, frequenting cinemas, or just not working. (We might here interpose that almost without exception, every O.P., when asked for information about himself for this letter, denied scoffingly that he ever worked.) Peverley is an exception; he is a genius whom we expect to go far.

At St. Catharine's, D. J. Oldman tells us that he is at last fed up with science, which is an encouraging sign. He is not discouraged about Homerton, though, which he visits with unfailing frequency. R. N. Johnson is a very conscientious Rugby referee, who also plays bridge. Those of us who like our theatre working-class probably spotted P. L. Bellwood in Arnold Wesker's "The Kitchen" • but he also moves in high circles, and is much in demand as a cabaret artist. A. H. Crowther is another in St. Catharine's, reading an obscure subject called Architecture; he achieved fame as a pavement artist on Poppy Day.

Finally, it is the turn of the bunch in Emmanuel. J. C. M. Herring is the old man of the party; forever in a sinister black overcoat and smiling vaguely, he is now reading Education, and will be leaving us temporarily next term for Wallasey Grammar School. Then there is E. S. Portlock : a boater who rowed well enough to have a University trial this term, and a crusader who campaigns vigorously for "human rights" and against pea soup. D. Kirby has now left behind his glories on the green fields, and contents himself with playing

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squash; apart from working hard ( ?) he is still known to enthuse about Connie Francis and Goethe. D. B. Irvin is something of a solitary; he regards life and thought as fundamentally serious, and therefore says he has nothing to offer us for what he presumes will be a facetious letter. T. Chilman is a definite timocrat : he just missed the Liberal Committee, is in the O.T.C., a member of most societies, in debt, and is continuing his search for an unattached heiress. P. J. Dronfield has found that the Cambridge examination system is not so flexible after all, and now reads Economics—"they" would not permit him to continue his study of pigs. He also plays hockey, much to the chagrin of Messrs. Chilman and Irvin. Another reader of Economics is M. J. Kershaw, and he is also a games player, but this time the game is rugby. Normally he looks very smooth, but not on a Sunday morning ! P. A. Crossley has spent this term on the river and in the laboratory; the former he finds detrimental to the latter, and we understand he is therefore going to retire from rowing. Perhaps the most novel achievement of the term is that of T. E. H. Sabben-Clare in leading an Emmanuel pooh-sticks team to triumphant victory; he also grew a beard, but it has had to be removed on account of some military inspection at the end of term.

That concludes the O.P. news for the Michaelmas Term. As always we wish the School well in all its various pursuits, and in particular do we wish well those who will soon be coming up to take the Scholarship exams.

We remain, Sir,

Yours sincerely,

THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITES.

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