May 1960 by StPetersYork

THE PETERITE Vol. LI I

MAY, 1960

No. 354

EDITORIAL Tradition is a word which rarely fails to arise in any discussion on Public Schools : indeed, they, with the Universities and the Services, are the stronghold of tradition, and in it lies much of their strength, but also some of their weaknesses. For tradition is frequently used as an excuse for behaviour and practices, which do nothing to strengthen the spirit of a community, but only bring it into disrepute. As Voltaire somewhat cynically remarked : 'The more ancient the abuse the more sacred it is'. No one would wish to decry in a school healthy traditions, of scholarship, sportsmanship, good manners—these are, indeed, the qualities which each generation should strive to hand down to their successors and which distinguish a school in the eyes of the outside world. In addition to these essential and general traditions, however, each school, like a regiment or ship, has a number peculiar to itself, mostly connected with a desirable system of seniority; these are, in fact, the unwritten laws which really constitute the code of behaviour and discipline within the school. But unwritten laws depend for their observance on self-discipline and mutual respect : tradition cannot provide a substitute for these essential qualities, and those traditions which are based on humiliation rather than humility only breed a spirit of self-important intolerance and vindictiveness. Each new generation should be taught and, more important, shown by example what is expected of them; respect must be commanded—it cannot be compelled, if the object is not worthy of it. Although few members of a school or other similar community would agree with the poet who said `Tradition, thou art for suckling children, Thou art the enlivening milk for babes, But no meat for men is in thee' yet there is a grain of truth in his words. For tradition can and should strengthen, but can never replace the virile spirit of enterprise, enthusiasm and unselfish service, without which no community can ever hope to live.

CONTENTS PAGE

Editorial ...

School News

The Appeal

School Officials

Valete

House Notes

6 9

Chapel Choir

Library

Curia

12 13

Debating Society Music Society

...

British Ship Adoption Society Senior Science Society

17 17

Junior Science Society ...

Ornithological Society ...

Young Farmers' Club ...

Modern Languages Society

Russian Society ...

...

Drama Group

Combined Cadet Force

Scouts

Hockey

...

Boat Club Rugger

Cross 'Country

Athletics

Squash

Fencing

Shooting

Chess

Oxford Cup

Rugby Fixtures, 1960

O.P. News

Notices

...

Acknowledgments

47 47

SCHOOL NEWS We should like to congratulate Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Toyne, who celebrated their Golden Wedding on 30th March. Mr. Toyne was Head Master of St. Peter's from 1913 to 1936 and now lives at `Little Acres', Ware, Herts. * * * We offer our congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Mair on the birth of a son on 28th February, and to Mr. and Mrs. Brown on the birth of a daughter on 18th March. * * * Two student masters, Mr. G. D. Colson and Mr. P. R. Webster, have been teaching in the School this term both played a full part in all the School activities, and we wish them well in their new posts. * * * The new Memorial Hall was used for the first time at Assembly on Saturday, 19th March. It was not then decorated but should be completed in all respects by the beginning of the Summer Term. The Hall will be dedicated by the Bishop of Durham, the Right Reverend Maurice Harland, 0.P., on Speech Day, Saturday, 23rd July. * * * :

A whole holiday was given on Monday, 22nd February, in honour of the birth of Prince Andrew. * * * On Friday, 18th March, the Bishop of Selby, deputising for the Archbishop of York, confirmed 61 boys in the School Chapel. * * * The School was visited during the term by a delegation from Nepal and by a group of German schoolmasters. * * * Extensive drainage work has been carried out on the 1st XV and 1st XI fields : it is hoped that this will enable them to be used more often in bad weather. * * * No. 8 St. Peter's Grove will open at the beginning of the Summer Term as an annexe to School House with accommodation for 16 boys and one master. * * * Haydn's 'Creation' was performed by members of the School and friends in the Chapel on 6th and 7th March. * * * Another successful School Dance was held on Friday, 8th January, and once again a Boys Dance took place on the following evening. Mr. Holbeche commanded, cajoled and controlled both functions with his usual ebullient efficiency. A sum of nearly £300 was raised for the Appeal Fund. 2

THE APPEAL Eleventh General List of Subscribers (to 1st April, 1960) SINGLE DONATIONS BY OLD PETERITES FOR BIG HALL EXTENSION

Blake, J. P. ... Connelly, R. L. Dickenson, Lt.-Col. J. M. Eastwood, Major B. J. Hodd, D. K. ... Hodd, N. M. ... Kirby, D. ... Newdick, F. N. ... Pearson, G. E. ... Ping, A. Wentworth ... Purse, H. R. L. ... Robinson, D. ... Slegg, F. C. ... ... Williams-Raahauge, M. P. .

... ... ...

... ...

R. s. d. 3 3 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 5 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 10 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 6 6 0 £45 17

BY OTHERS ... ... ... Anonymous ... ... Proceeds of Boys' Dance-9th January, 1960 Clifton Cricket Club ... ... ... ...

£ s. d.

10 39 12 3 3

... ...

£43 COVENANT SUBSCRIPTIONS BY OLD PETERITES FOR BIG HALL EXTENSION Annual Cash Payment. s. d. 7 0 0

Dixon, R. S. BY OTHERS (* Parents)

*Shouksmith, P. H.

0 0 0 0

Gross Yield at present rate of tax. s. d. 80 0 2 57

2 10

SUMMARY

SINGLE DONATIONS Carried forward from previous lists By Old Peterites for Big Hall Extension ... By Others ... COVENANT SUBSCRIPTIONS Carried forward from previous lists ... Net Annual Payments. By Old Peterites for Big s. d. 7 0 0 Hall Extension ... .. By Others 5 0 0 12

Total—Single Donations present rate of tax)

and

Seven-year 3

7,641 19 45 17 43 5 £7,731

7 0 0

25,174 18

137

£25,312

£33,043

Gross Yield. s. d. 80 0 2 57 2 10 137

Covenants

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MEMORIAL HALL BUILDERS We publish what we believe to be a complete and up-to-date list of Old Peterites who have so far responded to the President's Appeal in respect of the extensions to Big Hall to form the Memorial Hall. These names, together with those of any additional subscribers, will be inscribed in the "Memorial Hall Builders' Book" to be kept permanently in the new Hall. Pacey, F. W. B. Gedge, J. B. Addey, J. Goodburn, M. G. Parker, R. Alderson, Surg. Capt. Graham, G. E. L. Pearson, G. E. B. R. Graham, W. Penniston, P. Anelay, W. Gray, D. St. G. W. Pickering, B. H. Archer, L. H. J. Gray, R. Ping, A. Wentworth Ping, W. H. W. Baker, P. T. Powell, W. W. Hallas, M. Bell, N. J. Purse, H. R. L. Hanson, J. A. Biggin, J. Harnby, F. B. S. Bird, D. J. Quarrie, R. G. M. Blake, J. P. Hemsley, F. R. W. Blackburn, W. D. Hodd, D. K. Raley, H. A. G. Blenkin, J. N. Hodd, H. N. Ratcliff, K. M. Blunt, D. A. C. Hodd, N. M. Rayson, J. C. M. Border, A. P. Holmes, D. C. Reavley, D. R. Brewin, J. D. Horsley, W. J. Reynolds, G. H. F. Briggs, G. H. Houghton, J. C. Rob, C. G. Brocklebank, D. N. Howard, K. A. Robinson, D. Brown, H. G. Howat, J. N. T. Rodger, A. C. Bryce, A. B. Huntley, W. G. Roy, M. H. T. Burdon, T. H. Rumfitt, D. T. Burnett, N. R. Jackson, D. C. Rymer, A. S. Burrows, H. S. Jackson, R. A. Jacques, S. H. Saville, J. Caley, J. P. Johnston, H. Scholefield, J. Camm, J. P. Sedman, E. C. Chilman, K. G. Kirby, D. Shepherd, C. S. Chilman, P. W. G. Shirtcliffe, J. R. Clegg, M. T. Leversedge, L. F. Simpson, D. T. Colley, R. H. Lewis, C. H. Slegg, F. C. Colley, W. H. Lewis, T. J. Speddings, C. B. Collins, A. A. Sproulle, M. I. H. Connelly, R. L. Stratton, R. A. Mammatt, S. E. Creer, H. L. Mann, F. J. Crossley, P. A. Taylor-Thompson, J. Metcalfe, R. H. Thompson, C. W. Milner, G. H. De Little, R. J. Thompson, D. C. Morris, P. A. Dench, P. G. R. Thornton, E. D. Mortimer, J. B. Denison, E. A. K. Troop, J. G. Macdonald, W. I. Dickenson, J. M. Mackintosh, S. Dixon, R. S. Wadsworth, C. P. Dodsworth, J. M. Walker, J. G. Douglas, M. S. Nelson, H. N. Watson, F. F. Doyle, J. B. Newdick, F. N. Webber, R. S. F. Newhouse, H. C. Wheatley, R. D. Newhouse, J. C. Easten, J. A. White. R. Norwood, D. P. Eastwood, B. J. Williams, E. F. Williams-Raahauge, Fairweather, C. C. M. P. Ogilvie, D. G. Wood, M. J. Ogley, G. H. Gardner, G. D. Ogley, S. Gedge, H. F. S. O.P. Club Yeld, P. H.

THE ASSOCIATED BOARD OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC J. R. Anfield is to be congratulated on passing Grade VIII (Final) examination in pianoforte playing with Distinction and I. T. Hunter Grade VI (Intermediate) in organ playing with Merit.

SCHOOL OFFICERS Easter Term, 1960 HEAD

SCHOOL D. L. SLADE (HEAD OF QUEEN'S) VICE-HEAD OF THE SCHOOL J. J. RHODES

THE

SCHOOL

MONITORS

Head of The Manor: J. 0. ARMSTRONG Head of The Grove: E. S. BOLTON Head of The Rise: C. D. IBBERSON Head of School House: S. D. BAKER Head of Temple: M. PRECIOUS Chapel Monitor: E. M. H. RANSON

N. R. BARTON F. D. LAVENDER HOUSE MONITORS

The Grove: W. J. BOTTOMLEY, S. C. GIBSON, W. E. JONES, J. C. G.

WHEELER. The Manor: P. GOOLDEN, F. J. A. HEWITT, I. T. PARKIN, J. R. PRECIOUS, T. E. H. SMART, R. H. SYKES. Queen's: J. M. CHARNLEY, D. E. COULSON, R. J. HAWKINS, J. M. LORD, W. MITCHELL. The Rise: W. E. BAGNALL, D. L. BROWN, J. A. FRANKLIN, J. W. S. GALE, C. J. HEMSLEY, D. L. W. SIM, T. WASDEN. School House: T. D. F. ANDERSON, D. S. ATKINSON, P. M. BEACHELL,

J. N. HANSON, R. LEACH, F. I. WATSON. Temple: D. N. KENDALL, M. N. McCULLOCH, R. A. MARTIN, A. M. ROBSON, J. M. SMITH, M. G. STAVELEY, M. W. WOODRUFF.

VALETE E. S. BOLTON. 1951-60. U.VI. School Monitor. Head of Grove. State Scholarship 1959. "0" Level, 1956 (9), "A" Level (Maths., Higher Maths., Physics), 1958 and 1959. 2nd House IV, School Chess Team. Cpl. in Signals Section. Signals Classification. Marksman. Curia. Treasurer of Young Farmers' Club, 1959-60. Film Society Committee, 1958-59.

HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE The Easter Term is seldom considered the brightest of the three, but this year the early spring allowed us to enjoy ourselves much more than usual, and The Grove has had a relatively pleasant ten weeks. We acquitted ourselves well in Athletics, despite our shortage of star performers; for some time we led in the standards, and J. C. G. Wheeler won the High and Long Jumps, and W. E. Jones the Senior Mile. Both were subsequently awarded their House Colours. In Boating, the Junior crew did as well as could be expected, while the Senior crew demonstrated its landlubberliness perfectly. A new sport has been introduced to The Grove, by the purchase of a small billiard table, which has proved very popular, and mathematically very interesting. We are sorry to be saying goodbye to E. S. Bolton, who is leaving the Grove to go to University. He has had a not undistinguished school career, including winning the General Knowledge Prize for three years in succession, for which we must congratulate him, and we wish him well. Our thanks go to Mr. and Mrs. Harding for their hospitality during another highly successful season of House Proms, and also to the Committee of the House Debating Society for carrying out a thankless but very worthwhile task. It serves a useful purpose, as can be seen from the prominence of Grovites in the School debates. We can look back on a lively if unsettled term, and look forward to a pleasant summer.

THE MANOR This has been the most successful term the House has experienced for a long time. The 1st IV set us off on our triumphs by winning the Senior Boating quite convincingly and for their part Goolden, Bywater and J. R. Brown were awarded their House Colours, as was P. M. Read, who was coxing his second winning Senior crew. The Junior crew then rowed very competently to complete the double for us, a feat the House last accomplished in 1954. We would like to thank Mr. Hayes, who has done so much for both crews, hammering skill into brute force, and we are all indebted to his great encouragement and perseverance. After a somewhat dithering start in the standards, we gently eased ourselves into first place in the Athletic Sports, winning by a clear half point. Full points were gained in the standards by Bywater, Tomlinson, Howard and Liversidge; House Colours were awarded to Watson, Hutchinson, S. R. and Bruce, R. L. and Junior Colours to Wrigley, Howard and Liversidge. 6

We would like to congratulate Sutton on winning the Frank Pick prize for design and also Goolden, who was runner-up. The House Discussion Group met twice during the term; short addresses were given by The Chaplain and Mr. J. Shannon and on both occasions many questions were asked. Mr. Hayes and Hirst each presented a House Prom. It is hoped that more members of the House may be persuaded to widen their musical experience when these concerts are resumed next winter.

QUEEN'S This term has been one of our most successful for some time. We were well represented in School teams and provided 7 members of the newly-formed School Athletic team. In the various House events we again won the Cross Country Shield easily, Hawkins winning the Goodburn Cup with a splendid effort. Coulson was awarded his House Colours. In the Squash Competition we beat a strong School House team to reach the final, but then lost easily to The Rise. We reached the final of the House Boating, ably stroked by Atkinson, R. H., but lost by a small distance to a very powerful Manor crew. Our most concerted effort came in the Athletics when we were beaten by only half a point by The Manor. Mitchell broke the 880 yards record and won the Gofton Cup for the 440 yards. Spencer, R. A., set up a new Intermediate Mile and 880 yards record. Gow and Outhwaite were awarded Junior House Colours as a result of their achievements. Finally we are proud to record that over 40 members of the House took part in a House play written and produced by Hawkins and Fairclough. Despite the unfamiliarity of certain members of the cast with their scripts, the play was a great success.

THE RISE At the beginning of the term we welcomed Wasden as a Monitor. House boating was quickly under way, but unfortunately the hard work put in by both crews was of no avail when the races came along. However, we are happy to report that the Squash team retained the cup without much difficulty. Ranson and Robson, A. C. were awarded their School Squash Colours for the season. Rise had five members of the 1st XI Hockey team. Ranson was captain and Gale was awarded his cap. A flick-hockey league within the House, admirably organised by Sim, was very popular and played in the gym with great enthusiasm.

In the field of Athletics we had but little success. Although Gale came second in the Cross-Country race for the second year running, the team as a whole found the competition too great. In Standards we finished fifth, hampered by a certain amount of illness. But in the Sports, our team did very well to finish in third place, close behind the leaders. Burdon was awarded his Senior House Colours at the end of term, and Smith and Pace were awarded their Junior House Colours.

SCHOOL HOUSE The term, on the whole, was uneventful, the most notable feature being the incidence of influenza in the last month which deprived us of more than one of our better athletes. Despite the fact that many of the House were absent during Standards we were up at the top in the averages but, on the morning of the Sports, J. J. Rhodes, Captain of School and House Athletics, was stricken with the 'flu and was unable to compete. This was a great disappointment to the House and a personal disappointment for him as he was up to record-breaking standard in both 100 yards and 220 yards. However, Rhodes had broken the 220 record two days previously in the Athletics match against Bootham, so that was some consolation to him. In the same match J. L. Richardson broke the Junior High Jump record. In the Cross Country the team was placed 5th but A. W. Martin and H. L. Sutcliffe came in 10th and 11th respectively. The Squash team, captained by G. W. •A. R. Alderson, lost their semi-final to Queen's by the narrowest of margins. One feels that a greater interest in Squash would be of the greatest benefit to the House in the next few years and in the Summer Term there is plenty of opportunity for younger players to become proficient. The boating went well from the training point of view and it was only at the end that the 1st IV really began to find their strength. They beat Rise in a classic race but lost to Manor in the semi-final. The Junior crew did not fare so well. However, there are enough younger oarsmen in the House to give hope for the future. Senior House Colours were awarded this term to P. M. Beachell and A. W. Martin and Junior Colours to D. H. Adamson. Our congratulations to H. L. Sutcliffe on being awarded an English Speaking Union Scholarship to a United States school. After a year there we are not sure whether he will be recognizable but he takes our best wishes with him. 8

TEMPLE Although the term has been a short one it has not been without activity. Rowing and Cross-Country took priority early in the term. Despite hard training the 1st IV was beaten by Queen's in the semifinal of the senior division of the boat races, but we congratulate our 2nd IV on reaching the final of the junior division. The CrossCountry team trained very hard under the expert guidance of M. G. Staveley and was placed second, due to good packing. Staveley, who led most of the way, was eventually placed fourth; F. H. Fearnside was awarded Colours for his efforts. For the School's performance of Haydn's `Creation' we supplied no fewer than three of the soloists, D. N. Kendall, M. Precious and A. F. Bailey, and this, we hope, will stand us in good stead for the singing competition next term. The athletic sports showed that we have some up and coming talent in the House, and the outstanding performance for the House came in the Intermediate 440 yards, when J. D. Carr clipped almost three seconds off the previous record. Last but by no means least we should all like to congratulate A. M. Robson, our budding Dai Rees, who has been selected to play golf for the Yorkshire Youth team during the holidays. After an eventful term we now look forward to the heat of summer, whether we shall be simply "messing about" in boats or participating in other more obscure sports.

THE CHAPEL This year the Epiphany Procession in the Minster did not take place until the second Sunday of the term, with the result that we were able to prepare for it in an unhurried way, and appreciate much better the manner in which the processions symbolise Christ's coming as the Light of the World. Other special services this term (apart from the "Creation", a report of which appears separately) were the Sung Communion on Quinquagesima Sunday and the Evening Service on Ash Wednesday, at which the preacher was the Rev. E. P. Jones, Chaplain of St. Olave's. We were most grateful to him, too, for giving a course of addresses at Compline on Friday evenings in Lent and for preaching at very short notice on 20th March. Our other visiting preachers have been the Dean of York and the Rev. Dr. J. S. Purvis. Both of them are valued friends, whose sermons never fail to stimulate and help us. Once again we must express our gratitude to Mrs. Burgess for her help with the Chapel furnishings. She has completely overhauled the vestments and altar frontals. We are very grateful indeed to her for this. 9

Though we were very sorry that his eye operation prevented the Archbishop from coming to take the Confirmation on 18th March, we are always glad to have the Bishop of Selby with us. 67 boys were prepared for Confirmation, but unfortunately an epidemic of influenza prevented six of them from being confirmed. We much hope that they will be confirmed at the School early in the Summer Term. N.K-W. The following is the complete list of candidates :— The Grove H. J. Balfour H. Biddle C. J. L. Clarke I. P. A. Coward J. R. Dalkin W. M. Hudson P. H. Masterman R. W. Metcalfe N. F. Perry D. C. D. Rees W. W. B. Scott A. F. Stott J. A. Templeman R. J. D. Wilson

The Manor H. N. Blackford M. N. Dale M. R. Dixon R. M. Fawcett J. M. B. Frank M. J. Howard S. R. Hutchinson J. D. Lightfoot P. A. Liversidge A. P. Schofield C. I. D. Tomlinson D. A. Turnbull

Queen's J. C. Abel R. J. Bowling M. A. Clayton G. W. Cloughton J. C. Cossins D. R. Gow J. M. Ruddock R. A. C. Seymour R. J. Slade

The Rise M. W. Dronfield C. F. Foster P. E. Haxby C. J. Hoare J. J. Kettlewell N. G. Pace J. R. Rowbottom A. J. Wakefield W. G. Warburton M. R. Wroe

School House R. M. Dunbar R. H. Grayson C. G. Grieves P. E. Knowles A. R. Marks R. C. R. Wilson

Temple P. N. Abel J. R. Elson A. N. Ferrar G. M. Grainger C. D. Hamilton-Williams G. Hattee P. E. Jackson F. M. Simpson G. Watson

St. Olave's C. G. Cummin

THE CHOIR The outstanding musical event of the term was the Epiphany Service in the Minster. It took the usual form of previous years. This term, however, we had more time to prepare for it. We were able to offer, besides the other carols we have always sung at this service, a contribution to Howells' beautiful carol, "A Spotless Rose", and to our great delight it was accepted. With this came the realisation of a long-cherished ambition. The long season of Epiphany gave us the opportunity of singing carols officially up to Sunday, 7th February. Unofficially we continued one further week, when after Evensong on the 14th the Choir reassembled in Chapel to sing to the Dean the favourite setting of the "Three Kings" by Cornelius. On this occasion M. Precious sang the baritone solo.

Socially the term was well provided when we received a kind invitation from the Head Master to the Choir Supper. This took place in the small dining hall on Tuesday, 16th February, and was a very happy occasion. Music sung during the term included :Thou must leave thy lowly dwelling—Berlioz. The Noble Stem of Jesse. O'er the hill and o'er the vale. Up good Christen folk and listen. A Spotless Rose—Howells. All they from Saba shall come—Jacob Handl. The Three Kings—Cornelius. Achieved is the glorious work—Haydn. Thou wilt keep him—S. S. Wesley. Ave verum Corpus—Mozart. O Lord increase my faith—Orlando Gibbons. The King of Love—Bairstow.

as well as

Stanford Evening Service in B flat (with the School).

and, new to us this term, E. W. Naylor Benedicite in G (with part for the School arranged by Peter Godfrey). F.W.

THE LIBRARY After the more spectacular advances of last year, notably in the lay-out and amenities of the Library, this must have seemed a humdrum year to the casual observer and even to some of the library monitors themselves. In fact this is not so. Our task this year has been to consolidate the above advances by steady and efficient librarianship and to mop up certain pockets of resistance left over from last year. In this task the Library has again been well served by its monitors, led by F. D. Lavender, an Assistant Librarian who is a worthy successor to Crossley. Our first problem was to check as far as possible the number of library books which are unaccountably 'lost' each term—a perennial problem in any library that must take its borrowers on trust. By a more rigid application of the 'fortnightly rule' for borrowing and by dint of chasing up offenders, this leakage has been considerably diminished if not entirely stopped. We should like to appeal, therefore, to all users of the Library to be more scrupulous in recording all books taken out and in returning them promptly. We can ill afford to 'lose' standard works which may well be out of print now or may cost twice their original price to replace if available. Secondly, we are attempting to salvage the more important books whose covers are worn out, by having them re-bound by the Scottish firm which already supplies us with bound 'Penguin' books. Moreover every new book entering the Library is now provided with a

Duracuva plastic overjacket, which not only prolongs the life of the boards but also means that the shelves are enlivened by the original bright dust-jackets. From a librarian's viewpoint, however, the two most interesting advances made this year have been in the subject indexes of the History and English sections. Any fool can use the author index once he has learned the alphabet : it is the subject index which really counts if the maximum information is to be gleaned from a library. The usual procedure is merely to duplicate the author-index-card in the appropriate division of the subject index. In the English section, Wightman has now taken an important step forward by cataloguing individual critical essays appearing in composite works; that is, he has separately indexed on pink cards under appropriate subject headings various collections of essays which might otherwise have been overlooked. Similarly, Collins has catalogued under subject titles all the more important essays in the back numbers of that excellent periodical `History Today' which we have collected over several years. These achievements, scaled down to the stature of a school library, are the real British Museum stuff, and these monitors are to be warmly commended on their efforts. Last term we passed the 6,000 mark in the accession of books, but there seems little point in listing the year's purchase of books. The sections which have been most notably strengthened during the past year have been those devoted to Religion (thanks to the Chaplain), Geography (which must be kept vigilantly up-to-date), Biology, and the Elizabethan and Jacobean shelves of the English section. Finally we should like to thank all the library monitors for their stout efforts throughout the year, not least for helping us to cope with library periods for a number of forms during the Christmas Term. B.H.H.

THE CURIA At the preliminary meeting three new members were elected to the Society, and later in the term our numbers were increased to the maximum by further elections. J. J. Rhodes was elected Chairman for the term and C. D. Ibberson Secretary. The first main meeting took the form of two talks by members. J. 0. Armstrong spoke interestly on the planets of our solar system, and F. D. Lavender spoke wittily on Humour. For the second meeting, the Society paid a visit to the York Film Society to see Orson Welles"Othello'. Orson Welles both produced and starred in this great film, and it was greatly enjoyed by our members. Mr. Gailey addressed the Society on "The Science of conditioned reflexes" at our third meeting, and his interesting subject was, for the most part, new to members. 12

The fourth meeting consisted of discussions on the racial problem, and on the primary pleasure of the people : both very interesting topics. We must again extend our thanks to the kitchen staff for providing C.D.I. us with refreshments for our meetings.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY There was this term a slight reshuffle of the committee. Mr. D. L. Slade had been elected President for the term, so Mr. N. R. Barton replaced him as a Party Leader. There were also two additions to the committee, Messrs. J. J. Rhodes and P. Collins. As the Big Hall was being extended during the term meetings of the Society had to be held elsewhere. The first meeting, being an open one, was held in the gym. The three following were closed meetings and the Lecture Theatre was found to be big enough. By the end of term the Big Hall had been restored to general use, and the last meeting was held there. The standard of speaking this term was again fairly high. The number of speeches from the floor has been encouraging, while the different styles of speaking employed by the 'regulars' have usually put life into the meetings. The Society, then, can certainly boast its 'characters'. First, there is Mr. N. R. Barton who disdains to speak with composure and who always relies on his ancestral dignity. Then there is Mr. F. D. Lavender, a subtle reasoner and a realist, and Mr. J. M. Pickard, who has cultivated a brilliant technique of arguing round the point in his search for human justice in everything. Finally, there are Mr. D. L. Brown, a politician and a moralist, and Mr. P. H. Sykes, always urged by an abundance of self-confidence. The first meeting was held on 23rd January, the motion being that "This House deplores convention". Proposing the motion Mr. N. R. Barton, with the aid of energetic gesticulations, made a distinction between convention, which stifled progress, and tradition. In opposing him, Mr. F. D. Lavender observed that convention was a code of conduct by which man's education was judged. The seconders were Messrs. J. M. Pickard and W. J. Bottomley. The motion was rejected by 44 votes to 42 with 13 abstentions. The next meeting took place on 13th February. J. F. Hayes, Esq., a guest speaker, in proposing that "the pen is mightier than the sword", stated that the pen based its strength on reason. R. J. Wilson, Esq., another guest speaker, denied this and affirmed that military power was indispensable if civilisation was to flourish. Seconding the motion, Mr. C. J. Parker looked for rule by peace. The fourth speaker, Mr. M. W. Territt, stressed that the sword had always been the symbol of strength. The motion was carried by 40 votes to 25 with 4 abstentions. 13

The motion before the House on 27th February was that "this House would support a boycott of South African goods". A. E. R. Dodds, Esq., defending this, pointed out that the pure African was deprived of political and social privileges. Opposing him, Mr. P. Collins suggested that the results of a boycott would not be clearly visible. Seconding the motion, Mr. D. E. Coulson, in asserting human equality, quoted an appropriate passage from Galatians. The fourth platform speaker was Mr. J. C. Brisby. Convinced of the evils of Apartheid, the House voted for the boycott by 41 votes to 13 with 5 abstentions. The fourth meeting of the term was held on 12th March. Proposing that "the needs of modern civilisation should prevail over ancient monuments", Mr. J. J. Rhodes, seconded by Mr. W. E. Potts, maintained that his side was not afraid of progress and was not sentimental. Opposing him, F. J. Wiseman, Esq., averred that ancient monuments symbolised man's heritage. His seconder was Mr. R. J. Hawkins. The motion was just carried by 23 votes to 22 with 3 abstentions. The last meeting of the term took place on 26th March. The motion that "money isn't everything, but it's way ahead of whatever is in second place" was proposed by Mr. J. N. Hanson, who predicated that his side of the House was concerned with man's true attitude towards money. Most people were materialistic and money controlled everything that was material. Opposing him, Mr. J. 0. Armstrong said that money could not assure man of happiness or peace of mind. The respective seconders were Messrs. T. E. H. Smart and C. Henwood. The House rejected the value of money and the motion was defeated by 87 votes to 29 with 1 abstention. Mr. D. L. Brown was elected President for the next Christmas Term with Mr. P. H. Sykes Vice-President. J.N.H.

THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS' DEBATING ASSOCIATION This term the Association formed a north-regional branch based on St. Peter's, and on 10th March the first meeting was held. It took the form of a speaking competition with Ampleforth, Darlington G.S., Easingwold G./M.S., Pocklington, Ripon G.S. and Sheffield G.S. competing, as well as St. Peter's : Scarborough College and Bradford G.S. were represented. A panel of three judges (Sir Lumley Dodsworth, Dr. Kelly and Mr. Shannon) to whom we are most grateful for giving up their time, unanimously proclaimed Ampleforth the winners. They will go forward to the final of the competition in London. The judges deprecated the use of notes and lack of drive in the perorations. Everyone enjoyed the evening, and we look forward to next year's meeting in the hope that more schools will join an association which seems to be well worthwhile. D.L.B.

THE MUSIC SOCIETY The Music Society had one of its most active terms for many years. In addition to the performance of "The Creation" (details of which will be found elsewhere) there were eight meetings of the Society. The Junior and Senior Sections met on alternate Thursdays throughout the term, and each lecture was delivered to both sections. The first was a talk by the Secretary, in which he described in brief Haydn's life and the form of "The Creation", illustrating this with gramophone records. At the second pair of meetings, J. M. Lord traced Stravinsky's life story and the steps by which he broke away from the Russian School of Music. P. Hunt and M. J. Macartney gave illustrated talks on the French Horn and Bassoon respectively : they described the qualities of the instruments and their use in an orchestra. At the final mid-week meeting, J. R. Anfield gave a piano recital in which he included Prelude and Fugue in F sharp (No. 13 of the first book of the 48) by J. S. Bach, Beethoven's Six Variations in F major, Opus 42, and "April" by John Ireland. On Saturday, 6th February, each of the committee played and defended a gramophone record of his own choice. This produced a very varied and entertaining evening. The term was notably active for all the School's music lovers and our thanks are, as ever, due to Mr. F. Waine, our Chairman, for his enthusiastic and unfailing support for any and every musical venture in the School. J. R. Precious resigned from the post of gramophone librarian. D. N. Kendall was elected to take his place. D.L.B. THE CREATION. On Sunday and. Monday, 6th and 7th March, the School Choral Society and orchestra, conducted by Mr. Waine, gave a performance of the first two parts of Haydn's "Creation" in the Chapel. The effect of this work should be essentially one of simplicity— this is one of its greatest attractions—but the realisation of this effect demands considerable skill on the part of the performers. We were grateful, therefore, for the chance of hearing, in a suitable setting, the genuine wonder and devotion with which Haydn approaches the story of the creation, through performances which were most enjoyable. The accompaniment was shared by the organ and the school orchestra. The latter played with fine spirit in the main choruses but special praise must go to Mr. Perrin for his imaginative and resourceful accompaniments on the organ. The chorus sang with enthusiasm. Despite their hard work, an unfortunate lack of balance was evident, probably because the 'flu decimated the ranks of the trebles. The solo trebles sang their parts attractively; Wroe in particular, with more experience behind him, showed real musicianship in "With 15

verdure clad." The tenor soloist, M. Precious, sang with a feeling and a beauty of tone which hold great promise; the wonderful passage describing the creation of the sun and moon was most moving. Kendall, unfortunately another 'flu victim, supplied a good base for the solo ensembles. Mr. Ockenden made us appreciate fully the graphic description of the creation of the animal kingdom. The tenors and basses joined forces for the rousing bass solo "Rolling in foaming billows" and sang with gusto and smoothness in the contrasting parts of the aria. All who took part will agree that the success of their performance was due largely to the encouragement and inspiration of Mr. Waine, not only on the night but also during rehearsals. That there had been careful preparation was evident throughout. SOLOISTS

Gabriel (Treble) from A. D. Bailey, A. H. Baker, M. H. Ibberson, R. W. Metcalfe, M. R. Wroe.

Uriel (Tenor): M. Precious. Raphael (Baritone): D. N. Kendall. (Bass): Mr. M. J. Ockenden.

ORCHESTRA

Orchestra Secretary: W. R. Bytheway. Violin I: Mrs. Kemp-Welch (leader), J. C. Brisby, A. J. Bytheway, A. J. D. Foster.

Violin II: Mr. W. Jorysz, Mr. R. Atkinson, O.P., R. P. Shouksmith, J. E. Fearnside.

Viola: Mr. M. Jones, O.P. 'Cello: Miss E. L. Groves, Mr. D. S. Mair, J. C. Powell. Flute: Mr. J. Ford, O.P. Clarinet: W. R. Bytheway, A. Hardman. Bassoon: Mr. J. Allison, M. J. Macartney. French Horn: P. Hunt, Mr. K. R. Pemberton. Trumpet: H. G. N. Fawcett, Mr. F. A. Lawty. Timpani: J. M. D. Kirk. Organ: Mr. R. Perrin. Conductor: Mr. F. Waine. Chorus Secretary: N. R. Barton. Trebles: C. E. M. Atkinson*, A. D. Bailey*, A. H. Baker*, P. C. N. Brown, R. A. Cockroft, J. J. Cooper, D. L. Edbrooke, C. F. Foster, P. J. Gregg, M. H. Ibberson*, D. B. Mallinson, R. W. Metcalfe*, A. C. Milnes, R. J. D. Wilson, M. R. Wroe*. Altos: J. R. Anfield, J. R. P. Lee, N. M. Lumley, D. L. Marshall, D. N. Milnes, A. B. Skiera, J. M. Smith. Tenors: J. R. Brown, I. T. Hunter, D. K. Hirst, W. E. Jones, J. McD. Lord, J. D. A. Platts, M. Precious*, Mr. K. G. Chilman, Mr. N. J. Dunstan, Mr. B. Pease. Basses: J. G. Ainley, J. A. Baldwin, R. H. Barker, N. R. Barton, I. Bell, D. L. Brown, J. M. Charnley, D. E. Coulson, T. P. N. Fawcett, R. J. Hawkins, C. J. Hemsley, F. J. A. Hewitt, C. D. Ibberson, P. M. Kemp, D. N. Kendall*, I. Kirkus, J. C. Lacy, W. Mitchell, A. J. Neal, M. J. Poynor, D. L. Slade, T. E. H. Smart, R. A. Spencer, J. H. Sykes, E. White, J. F. Williams, K. Yunibandhu, Mr. A. T. Howat, Mr. E. S. Jeffs, Mr. M. J. Ockenden*. * Soloist.

THE BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY The "Clan Stewart's" Voyage 14 began in January, and was to Indian ports. At the time of writing the ship has not reached her first port of discharge, Avonmouth, and consequently we have not yet received full details of the voyage. We have, however, had letters from Capt. Graham, and have been able to follow the ship's progress. As usual, the port of departure was Birkenhead (5th January), but cargo-loading was completed at Milford Haven, where explosives were embarked. The passage to Gibraltar was calm and sunny, but from Europa Point to Cape Bon a gale was encountered with winds between West and North, force 10, with showers of snow and sleet. At one time it was necessary to reduce speed and alter course 90 degrees to reduce rolling. From Malta onwards it was either fog or sandstorms all the way to Port Said. The canal passage, with first an Italian and then a German pilot, lasted 16 hours and was uneventful. After calling at Aden for fuel, the "Clan Stewart" went to Colombo, Trincomalee, Madras and Calcutta, where she stayed 16 days, collecting a very mixed cargo. Calcutta is not a favourite port with ship-masters, and the following extract from Capt. Graham's letter indicates why : "We got out of Kidderpore dock at midnight and anchored off Garden Reach until 9 a.m. We are now going direct to sea. Getting out of the Kidderpore Dock at midnight is a bit of a nightmare. The ship always goes through the dock stern first. Cargo lighters are all over the place, and there does not appear to be any authority who can do something about it. The ship may be moving down and then a lighter comes right across the stern. Then the shouting starts. Some of the lighters are so old they would sink at a touch. The Hooghly is slowly silting up and there will soon have to be large scale dredging. The Western Channel entrance seems to be closed for all time now." More cargo was to be loaded at Madras and Trincomalee, and possibly Port Sudan. As the ship is due in home ports in early April we hope to be able to give an account of the cargo, and other details, in the next edition of "The Peterite".

THE SENIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY The first of the four meetings of the Easter Term was held on 16th January, when Professor Wilson, of Leeds University, came to address the Society on "Cosmic Rays". In his lecture he dealt with primary cosmic rays, which are the streams of charged particles coming from outside the Earth, before they are interfered with by the Earth's atmosphere and magnetism. Professor Wilson discussed them in detail under the headings of charge, energy and direction. At the second meeting, on 30th January, there was a very full attendance to hear a talk by Mr. R. P. Sedman on "Motor-car

Maintenance". Mr. Sedman had with him a large number of models and actual motor-car parts to illustrate his talk. During the evening he demonstrated the process of decarbonisation on a Ford engine, and used a model that he had made to illustrate the production of a spark by the ignition circuit. On 20th February the Society was visited by two young members of the British Interplanetary Society. Mr. Fry, assisted by Mr. Howitt, delivered a lecture entitled "A Survey of the Universe". Mr. Fry first gave a brief history of astronomy and discussed certain theories of the origin of the universe. He then proceeded to his main topic, which was a survey of the types and formation of galaxies. Finally, he outlined the work of the British Interplanetary Society. The final meeting of the term was held on 19th March, when two members of the School gave talks. R. G. Bruce spoke first on "The Jet Engine". He described the construction of the jet engine and showed how it was more efficient than the propeller engine at high speeds. C. W. A. Groundwater followed this with a lecture entitled "The Cathode-Ray Oscillograph", which was illustrated by demonstrations. Groundwater outlined his own experiments to determine the ratio between the charge on an electron and its mass, and obtained the waveforms of various musical instruments on an oscillograph. During the year we have managed to arrange lectures on several of those subjects which were most in demand at the beginning of the year, and we have been lucky to have had five visiting speakers. To them, and to those speakers from inside the School who have contributed to our meetings, we extend our thanks. J.A.F

THE JUNIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY At the first meeting of the term two films were shown. One, "Powered Flight", showed the history of aviation and the other, "The Rival World", dealt with insect pests and the methods adopted to control them. J. M. D. Kirk spoke at the second meeting on Fishing. His talk was illustrated with some film taken by Poynor during a voyage on a trawler. Mr. Eddington of York Civil Defence gave a lecture at the next meeting on "Civil Defence". He outlined the various dangers from atomic explosions and the organisation which had been set up to deal with them. Many questions were asked by members after the talk. At the final meeting Mr. Craine gave an interesting talk on "Bird Trapping and Ringing". He illustrated this with a large number of colour slides and a film taken during his visit to Fair Isle. 18

THE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY This term the trapping and ringing of birds with the British Trust for Ornithology rings was started. All the trapping was done either in the garden of 18 Clifton or on the "golf course". A double clap-net on the lawn in the garden was very effective in catching starlings, particularly in cold or wet weather. The biggest catch at one time was 20 birds, but 6 or 7 was usually a good catch. Several blackbirds and blue tits were also caught in the garden but the most interesting birds trapped were a woodpecker and a black-headed gull. Trapping on the "golf course" was done with mist nets and many energetic afternoons were spent in trying to drive birds into the nets. All the members have had experience in ringing under supervision and some are now very competent, especially with starling size rings. Two of our ringed birds were recovered before the end of the term. One was found dead at Mount Vale in York and the other was shot at Sherburn-in-Elmet, 12 miles south-west of York. Five birds which had been ringed at Bootham School were retrapped during the term. One of these, a blackbird, had been ringed in January, 1954, and another, a blue tit, in November, 1955. It will be interesting in future years to see how many of our ringed birds will be retrapped and the age which they reach. Ringing totals for the term : Starling 496, Blackbird 57, Blue Tit 42, Song Thrush 12, Hedge Sparrow 10, Reed Bunting 8, House Sparrow 7, Robin 7, Chaffinch 3, Mistle Thrush 3, Greenfinch 2, Redwing 2, Woodpecker 1, Blackheaded Gull 1—Total ringed : 651.

THE YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB Chairman: W. E. POTTS. Vice-Chairman and Minutes Secretary: A. G. BLACK. Treasurer: E. S. BOLTON. Secretary: S. C. GIBBON. Committee Members: D. S. ATKINSON and C. METCALFE.

The first meeting of the term was held in the Lecture Theatre on Thursday, 28th January. After the election of a new committee member, due to the retirement of D. P. Coles, the Club held a competition of farming interest, in the form of a quiz. The committee challenged six members of the Club and managed to win by a small margin. The second meeting of the term was held on Thursday, 1 1 th February, and the speaker was Mr. Gilling, of Askham Bryan, who had come to talk on "Science and the Farmer". Mr. Gilling discussed the various agricultural factors which had benefited by scientific knowledge, and concluded his talk by showing some excellent colour slides, taken mainly at Askham Bryan. The third meeting was held in the Biology laboratory on Thursday, 25th February, and Mr. Smith gave a lecture to the Club on 19

horticulture. The speaker explained in detail the responses of plants to day-length and environment, and brought along some specimens to illustrate these points. Mr. Smith also showed some colour photographs of general horticultural interest. The final meeting of the term was held on Thursday, 17th March, and a lecture on land drainage was given by the Drainage executive of the North Riding, Mr. Dottridge. Mr. Dottridge outlined the several courses water could take on entering the ground, and showed a film on drainage made by I.C.I. A.G.B. Thus ended another interesting term's programme.

THE MODERN LANGUAGES SOCIETY At the inaugural meeting M. Jean Hory gave us a talk on "Life in a Lycee". He spoke for about half an hour and then answered members' questions, if he could understand them. For the second meeting Herr Bruno Ullrich talked about a journey from York to Berchtesgaden and the Wolfgangsee. He illustrated his talk with some excellent slides which he had taken himself, showing views of towns and villages right from York to Austria; he spoke in simple German, which was intelligible to most, although, during members' questions, he had recourse to English. Two films comprised the third meeting—one about Balzac, the other about the Châteaux in the Loire Valley. The sound track of the former was not very good and it was difficult to follow the language; in the second, however, it was considerably better and the beautiful architecture of the 'châteaux' compensated for any inability to understand the commentary. The final meeting took the form of a talk by a young lady whose father is in charge of part of Algeria. The interest of the talk was greatly enhanced by the attractiveness of the speaker. J.O.A.

THE RUSSIAN SOCIETY COMMITTEE :

Master-in-Charge: MR. N. J. DUNSTAN. Secretary: H. L. SUTCLIFFE.

Chairman: J. 0. ARMSTRONG. Treasurer: D. L. SLADE.

HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES:

The Grove: W. E. JONES. The Manor: T. E. H. SMART. Queen's: N. R. BARTON.

The Rise: J. J. KETTLEWELL. School House: G. W. A. R. ALDERSON. Temple: A. M. HEADLAM.

After the Russian language had been introduced into the School timetable last September, it soon became clear that there was a considerable interest in Russia and things Russian. To cater for this it was decided to start a Russian Society, and the above committee was formed. The first meeting of the Society took place in the Lecture Theatre at 8-15 p.m. on Sunday, 24th January. The subject of this meeting was a Russian documentary film entitled "A Day in Moscow". The 20

film was in colour, and although technically below Western standards it succeeded in giving a surprisingly frank and convincing picture of Moscow life. On 15th February the Reverend Alex McGovern came to give the Society a talk on his recent visit to Russia. Although he was only in Russia for a week, the speaker managed to recount many amusing and interesting experiences, though unfortunately time did not allow him to continue for as long as everyone would have liked. It was decided that, since music has played, and continues to play, such a large part in Russian life, the Society should get to know something about it, and so Mr. Waine was invited to give us a talk on Russian music. The meeting took place on Monday, 29th February. Mr. Waine played records of a great variety of works by numerous composers, and once again we found that we were rather short of time. The last meeting of the term took place on Sunday, 20th March, when the film 'The Kuban Cossacks' was shown. This was a Russian film in black and white with Russian dialogue and English subtitles, a comedy about the exploits of two rival collective farms at an agricultural fair. The sound was better than that of the previous film, and there was some excellent photography in it. We should like to thank D. A. Taylor for operating the projector on both occasions. In addition to these events, two small groups of enthusiasts have been meeting fairly regularly to sing Russian songs and study a oneact play. The results of these activities will, we hope, be in evidence next term. Thus we can look back with considerable satisfaction on our first session. Not the least of our achievements, moreover, is the fact that as a Society we are completely self-supporting; the books even show a minute credit balance. H.L.S.

THE DRAMA GROUP This group was formed immediately after Christmas with the specific intention of training actors for the first School play to be presented in the new Big Hall next December. Unfortunately there has been a lapse in the School's dramatic tradition during the past two years, firstly because the Science Exhibition took precedence over a School production as the major event of 1958-59, and secondly because Big Hall itself has been out of action since last summer during building operations. Nevertheless there has been encouraging evidence of dramatic enthusiasm and talent in the productions staged by School House and Queen's in the gym; and there were no less than ninety-five boys who elected to join the above group at its first meeting. As the number of plays offering ninety-five parts is severely limited (though we did toy with the idea of 'The Fall of the Bastille' or even 'The October Revolution'), it is perhaps not surprising that a

ruthless preliminary weeding-out was necessary. The Acting Group was first reduced by a series of auditions to a working company of some thirty boys who are all staying on next year. At the same time a Play-Reading Group of twenty senior boys was formed under a casting committee of 'survivors' from Mr. Burgess's last production. The latter (Brown, D. L., Lavender, Watson, F. I., and Rhodes, J. J.) have done yeoman service in keeping this group together. Three diverse plays have been read during the term on Sunday evenings : Bridie's 'A Sleeping Clergyman', Arthur Miller's The Crucible' and Dylan Thomas's 'Under Milk Wood'. The Scottish, American and Welsh accents, dredged up for these readings, were remarkable, and we apologise to those members of School House who were disturbed by the dramatic climaxes (for the plays were read in the comfort of Mr. Howat's study, and we should like to thank him warmly for his hospitality). Pickard, Brisby, Jones, W. E., Brown, C. L. and Territt, C. J. distinguished themselves in character parts. Meanwhile the Acting Group was divided into two sections, one under Mr. Holbeche rehearsing Act II of Shaw's `Androcles and the Lion', and the other under Mr. Wilson in a 'production' of Act I of Barrie's The Admirable Crichton'. The first ironic embarrassment which confronted us was an apparent plethora of female and dearth of male leads ! This is borne out by Mr. Wilson's comments on his section : "Unfortunately 'flu stopped the rehearsals of 'Crichton' just at the point when the actors had begun to feel their way into their parts, but even so welcome evidence was provided that there are several promising actors in the Middle School, quite uninhibited and with good ideas of their own, while still able to respond to the producer's suggestions. In particular the performance of Turnbull, Rawson-Lax, Dickie and Quickfall as Lord Loam's three daughters and the kitchen-maid, Tweeny, suggests that there will be no difficulty in filling female parts next year." Fortunately the balance was restored by the virility with which Brown, D. L., Bywater, Lowe, Sykes, P. H. and Kirk, J. M. D. threw themselves into their parts in `Androcles' : indeed Brown, D. L. as Ferrovius seemed intent on impaling as many of the company as possible, including the producer, upon his 'blood-stained sword' (borrowed, as it happens, from the Fencing Club). In general, this section also showed promise, though the nature of the play tempted one or two to over-act. A useful start, then, has been made in the uphill struggle to create a pool of actors who will not disgrace the School in public performance. The most formidable problem is their lack of experience, which no amount of enthusiasm can quite overcome; and this will make the task of filling the leading roles in particular much more difficult. Moreover the cast will inevitably be on the young side, as the only 'old hands' and some promising Senior boys may well he excluded from performance by their commitments in scholarship work during the Christmas Term. Nevertheless the talent, we believe, is there if only it can be moulded into shape in time.

C.C.F. NOTES An encouraging response was made to the Easter holiday courses arranged by the Services. Nine members of the Contingent undertook arduous training in the Lake District arranged by Captain Gaastra; two joined the Northern Command Leadership Course at Strensall, and one the Signals Course at Catterick. These courses, which providing a variety of interest, are of value to the individual Cadet in their progress in the Contingent, as they are bound to be considered as qualifications for promotion and as an important part of their C.C.F. record. The term's work has been mainly devoted to examination training, with considerable help from the regular Services, notably from the Depot, The Yorkshire Brigade, to which we are affiliated. The Royal Artillery Detachment is particularly worthy of mention as a fully revived part of the Contingent. MAIN EVENT.

On Tuesday, 16th February, Lieutenant-Colonel J. S. Bade, T.D., The Green Howards, Commanding Officer, The Yorkshire Brigade Depot, visited the Contingent, and took the salute at a March past.

RN. SECTION Preparation for the R.N. Proficiency Test has kept the Section busy throughout the term, but the full examination will not be completed until next term. Leading Seaman Franklin has done a very worthwhile job in compiling new syllabuses for the R.N. Section examinations. In this work he was ably assisted by Able Seaman Wheeler, our hard-working writer. Leading Seaman Bagnall has been a valuable instructor in addition to performing his other duties, and Leading Seaman Hawkins has been a keen and efficient storeman. Petty Officer Ibberson has tried to smarten up the drill of the squad and has also taken part in instruction. Able Seamen Beachell and Burdon, as senior members of the Section, have been useful in carrying out a number of different tasks. Lastly we welcomed a new intake from the Basic Section towards the end of term, and their naval training is now well under way. It is hoped that the rest of the R.N. Basic Section will pass the A.B. Test at the beginning of next term.

R.A.F. SECTION Five members of the Section applied for Flying Scholarships, and so far one has been awarded, and one other Cadet has passed the Howsham tests. R.A.F. Section N.C.O.s are occupying positions in various parts of the Contingent, and the preliminary Army Proficiency Test training is beginning to show its value in the broader scope that it offers to potential N.C.O.s. 23

THE SCOUT GROUP We were pleased to have the help and interest of Mr. Colson this term; he entered fully into the activities of the Scout Troop, and we hope that he felt that his time with us was well spent. We were also pleased that Marsden was able to continue as an A.S.M., though he had left School; his invaluable work in training candidates for the Scout Cord is recorded elsewhere. This year separate camps will be held by the Scout and Senior Scout Troops and further details about each are given later. It should be emphasised that the annual camps are an essential part of the year's training and it is hoped that as many members of the Group as possible will attend. While we endeavour to keep the cost to a minimum we realise that the camp charges represent an additional financial burden to parents, but we are quite certain that it is money well spent.

SENIOR SCOUT TROOP Mr. Coward, of the St. John's Ambulance Brigade, continued his course this term and at the end of it, on 17th March, nineteen Senior Scouts were examined for and gained the Ambulance Badge. We are very grateful to Mr. Coward for all the time he has given up to us and for his most interesting and carefully presented course. The Ambulance Badge, which is a compulsory qualification for the Queen's Scout Badge, requires a high standard of First Aid, which justifies the amount of our limited time which we have had to spend on it this term. Fourteen Senior Scouts also took the examination for the St. John's Preliminary Certificate and all were successful. We are very grateful to Mrs. Dronfield for examining the candidates for this certificate and hope that a number of them may try for more advanced qualifications later. Nine Seniors attended a course at York Fire Station for the Fireman Badge. This badge, another in the Public Service category, also qualifies for the Queen's Scout Badge, and we hope to have a number of candidates for the latter in the near future. A number of Seniors are taking part in tests for the Venturer and Meteorologist Badges during the holidays; these badges contribute towards the Bushman's Thong, which represents the outdoor and practical side of a Queen's Scout's training. This year's Senior Scout camp will be held in the Llanrwst area of North Wales and a member of the Troop, S. N. Harrison, is giving up part of his Easter holidays to investigate possible sites. The camp will be held from Tuesday, 26th July, until Wednesday, 3rd August, and full details will be sent to parents early in the Summer Term.

HOC:KEN XI, 1960.

A. W. Martin, J. J. Rhodes, A. E. R. Dcdds, Esq., J. Burdon, D. E. Coulson. F. J. A. Hewitt, D. L. W. Sim, M. W. Woodruff, E. M. H. Ranson (Capt.), J. W. S. Gale, C. J. Hemsley. Absent: M. Precious.

1SCOUT TROOP On 1st March we were pleased to receive an official visit from Mr. Maycock, the Assistant County Commissioner (Training). At his own request, we arranged no special programme, so that he could inspect the various groups undergoing their normal training and testing. He seemed to be well satisfied with the progress of the Troop this year and even elected to join in an inter-patrol tracking competition with which the meeting ended. While it is true that most Scouts are slightly ahead of schedule in their endeavours to become 1st Class, the most striking achievement this term has been the awarding of Scout Cords to no less than six members of the Troop : Bradley, Foster, Gow, Haxby, Quickfall and Wroe. They are to be congratulated upon their persistent efforts to obtain the requisite number of badges for their Cords; and we should like to thank A.S.M. Marsden warmly for his own share in this unprecedented accomplishment. Incidentally the tally should reach seven next term if Magson bucks up his ideas. Two other events are perhaps worth recording, though they are really part of our normal activities by now the first was a York Quest which revealed unsuspected enterprise, especially on the part of the Fox Patrol; the second, an end-of-term Wide Game which threatened at one point to develop into a fight. :

A good site for the Summer Camp has been found by our indefatigable Scouter on safari in 'William' along the Northumberland Coast. It overlooks Budle Bay and Holy Island and is only a mile from Bamburgh. Moreover, a motor-launch trip round the Fame Islands is planned for one expedition. We hope that as many Scouts as possible will round off the year by joining us at this Camp, which will extend from 26th July to 3rd August. Parents will be sent full details in good time.

HOCKEY The very welcome opportunity of playing hockey during the first three weeks of the Christmas Term had shown how much progress could be made with continuous practice on hard grounds : the ball moved much faster and, in consequence, reflexes and anticipation were speeded up. This raised the whole game from the sorry business of hacking the ball out of the mud and trying to move it accurately and quickly over a clinging, glutinous surface. Stickwork came into its own at last, only, alas, to founder without trace in the wet conditions of January and February. For once more the weather did its worst : only four matches out of ten could be played on the School ground and practice games were few and far between. However, that practice in the autumn did bear fruit and for the first time since 1938 the 1st XI was un25

beaten in School matches. Lack of experience rather than lack of skill contributed to heavy defeats by the strong York and Styx sides, both of whom were impressed by the standard of the School hockey. The foundation of the team was a strong half-back line : Ranson, Precious and Hemsley, all old Colours, played consistently well, sound in defence and intelligent in attack. Ranson inspired his team with his unflagging energy and enthusiasm and his interceptions in midfield stopped many an attack at birth. The two wing halves both tackled and hit hard, specialising in the most valuable cross pass. The rest of the team was less consistent, except for Hewitt, who was a worthy successor to a great line of School goalkeepers and rarely made a mistake. Woodruff started the season well and looked as if he would score many goals at centre forward, but he gradually tried to do too much on his own, when other forwards were unmarked, and he was not skilful enough to beat the last defender; he did however, score some good goals. The most improved forward was Gale, who, on the few occasions on which he was given a firm pitch, showed that he has developed into a very promising stick player; some of his dribbling and ball control was first-class, and, if he can develop a really hard shot, he should be an asset to any Club side. The other forwards were all inexperienced : Rhodes was dangerous on account of his speed and his centres were usually hit hard—this partially compensated for some lack of skill in beating a man; on the other wing Coulson improved after a shaky start and soon learned to collect the ball well and to centre at the right time, whilst he was often on hand to hit home a loose ball in the circle; Burdon never really fulfilled his promise of the autumn, but he was lost on the heavy grounds and not quick enough on the few firm ones. In the defence Sim was usually a tower of strength, at times looking like a really class player, but for brief periods he seemed to lose all confidence; for most of the time, however, he was very safe and nursed his fellow back skilfully. It was the right back position which posed the most difficult problem : there was no obvious choice, but Alderson played for the first few games, never very convincingly, and, when he fell ill, Martin came in and improved with every game he played; although lacking polish, he was sensible and never tried to do more than he could, whilst not being afraid to come well up in support of an attack. In a dry season this could have been the best side the School has had for many years; it was a great pity that it never had a good chance to show its full capabilities. The 2nd XI were able to play only four matches and never settled down as a team; most of the side should, however, be here next year and will form a very useful nucleus of what will have to be an almost new School XI. 26

Enthusiasm for hockey does not grow any less, in spite of the dampening efforts of the weather and the generally unfavourable conditions in which it has to be played; perhaps this is because there is only just enough to whet the appetite. TEAMS 1ST XI F. J. A. Hewitt; A. W. Martin, D. L. W. Sim; C. J. Hemsley, E. M. H. Ranson (Capt.)*, M. Precious; J. J. Rhodes, J. W. S. Gale*, M. W. Woodruff (Vice-Capt.), J. Burdon, D. E. Coulson. * Cap 2ND XI G. Gildener; G. W. A. R. Alderson, P. Collins (Capt.)*, A. C. Robson, C. Henwood, M. C. M. Jesper; S. R. Hutchinson, M. McCallum, J. A. Shouksmith*, I. A. Naisby, W. J. Bottomley. * Colours 1st XI

RESULTS

Sat., 30 Jan. v. Leeds Corinthian Sat., 6 Feb. v. Welbeck College Sat., 13 Feb. v. Bridlington School Wed., 17 Feb. v. Scarborough College Sat., 20 Feb. v. York H.C. Wed., 24 Feb. v. Bootham School Sat., 27 Feb. v. Trent College ... Wed., 2 Mar. v. Worksop College Sat., 5 Mar. v. Old Peterites Wed., 9 Mar. v. Styx H.C.

Home Scratched Away Drawn 3-3 Home Scratched Away Won 4-0 Away Lost 0-7 Home Won 3-0 Home Scratched Away Drawn 0—.0 Home Lost 2-3 Home Lost 1--10

2nd XI Sat., 6 Feb. v. Welbeck College ... Wed., 10 Feb. v. Fulneck School 1st XI Wed., 17 Feb. v. Scarborough College ... Sat., 20 Feb. v. York H.C. Wed., 24 Feb. v. Bootham School Sat., 27 Feb. v. Trent College ... Wed., 2 Mar. v. Worksop College

Away Lost 3-4 Home Lost 1-3 Home Scratched Home Scratched Away Won 2-1 Home Scratched Away Lost 0-3

`A' XI Sat., 23 Jan. v. York H.C. 2nd XI

Home Won 3-0

v. WELBEOK COLLEGE. Away on Sat., 6th February. Neither side had had much practice, but Welbeck settled down more quickly; during the first half there was panic in the School defence and Welbeck had little difficulty in scoring three times. In one of the rare attacks by the School forwards Rhodes scored with a fine shot from the edge of the circle. After half-time positions were 27

reversed and it was the Welbeck defence's turn to panic. The School were now finding their men more accurately and hitting some good cross passes. Woodruff scored two good goals, but a draw was a very fair result. v. SCARBOROUGH COLLEGE. Away on Wed., 17th February. The School ground being unfit, the match was transferred to Scarborough and played on the beach. The School side viewed this with mixed feelings, but soon discovered that the firm surface suited their play and kept up a constant attack on the Scarborough goal. This resulted in Woodruff scoring three times and Gale once, whilst Hewitt rarely touched the ball. Apart from the enjoyable hockey the whole side felt better for their taste of sea air and sunshine. v. YORK H.C. Away on Sat., 20th February. The York ground was wet but firm and some very good hockey was played by both sides, as the School side matched their more experienced opponents in all departments but goal-scoring—an almost invariable state of affairs when a school plays a club. Up to the circle the School moved the ball very well but then either paralysis or over-eagerness allowed the York defence to clear. The Club inside forwards had far too many tricks for the School defence and Nattriss, a greatly improved centre forward, helped himself to six goals. In spite of the heavy defeat Hewitt played extremely well and saved many dangerous situations. v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL. Home on Wed., 24th February. The School pitch was very wet but, despite the conditions, some good hockey was played, with the School always having the edge on their opponents. Coulson scored two opportunist goals from the left wing in the first half and Rhodes broke away towards the end of the game to score with a Chilman-like shot which the goalkeeper sensibly

ducked.

v. WORKSOP COLLEGE. Away on Wed., 2nd March. This game on the dry Worksop ground was played at a tremendous pace, but the School quickly settled down and had at least three good scoring chances in the first twenty minutes; if any of these had been taken we might have beaten Worksop for the first time since 1949. However, this was not to be, for thereafter the defences were on top, except for a brief period after the interval when Sim had one of his bad patches and infected the rest of the defence; fortunately Hewitt stood firm and just before the end the School only failed to score by the width of a goal post.

v. OLD PETERITES. Home on Sat., 5th March. For once the School pitch was reasonably dry and firm and a good game of hockey resulted. The Old Boys fielded a strong side, but the School's midfield play was once again very good; the forwards, however, allowed themselves to be hypnotised by Graham—time and again they only had him to beat and one of them, instead of passing, placed the ball tamely on his stick. Gale did once dribble through brilliantly for a well deserved goal and Coulson once again seized on a loose ball on the left, but defensive lapses, particularly at free hits, allowed the Old Boys to score three times. If the forwards had used all the chances their defence gave them, the School could have won easily. v. STYX H.C. Played on the York H.C. ground on Wed., 9th March. The match was played in continuous rain and, as was to be expected, the experienced Styx side adapted themselves to conditions very much better than the School. Try as they might, and did, the latter could make little headway against a solid defence, whilst the Styx forwards wove patterns which bewildered the School halves and backs and scored at regular intervals. The School's only reward came after another very fine piece of dribbling by Gale, who played an extremely good game throughout.

THE BOAT CLUB The term started with the knowledge that House Boating had a three week's start from the Christmas Term and as a result the Senior House Races were held only three weeks after the beginning of the term. Crews were well up to standard and the racing was keen. The final was won by a very competent Manor crew. The Junior Division should have been held on 27th February but flooding during that week caused a postponement and the races were eventually held on Wednesday, 2nd March. The Manor was again the successful House and so completed their "double". During the term it became evident that not all House Captains were paying sufficient attention to their beginners and it cannot be emphasized too much that today's beginners are tomorrow's colourmen. It pays dividends to give these beginners the best possible coaching in order to prevent bad habits from the start. The weather during the term was not as bad as usual but we suffered from a fair amount of flooding, which limited activities, especially at the beginning of the term, when it was not safe for an inexperienced crew to be afloat. We were lucky to have the services of an extra rowing master in Mr. Webster and we wish he could have stayed longer to impart more of his enthusiasm. 29

RESULTS :

Senior Division.

5 School House beat Rise by length.

j Queen's beat Grove easily. J Manor beat School House by 3 lengths. Queen's beat Temple by 2 lengths. Manor beat Queen's by 1k lengths to win the Cup.

Junior Division. J Temple beat School House by I f lengths.

t Manor beat Queen's by 3 lengths. j" Temple beat Rise easily. / Manor beat Grove by If lengths. Manor beat Temple by 1 length to win the Cup.

RUGGER The School's new playing fields in the vicinity of the Bumper Castle Inn have been put to very good use this term. Bumper Castle I, II and III are already household names, in fact it is hard to conceive how we could ever have done without them this term. The first year boys particularly have benefited from these additional amenities, and were soon made to realise they had a lot to learn. The outcome was very satisfactory, and before the season ended a sufficiently well-constructed team took shape to bring them victory in both their matches :Junior XV v. Fyling Hall (Home). Won 24-3. Junior XV v. Pocklington School (Away). Won 8-6.

The following represented the Junior XV in their two matches :-

R. W. Metcalfe, R. J. D. Wilson, R. J. Slade, G. W. Cloughton, A. H. Baker, C. J. L. Clarke, M. J. Howard, D. I. Lewis, W. M. Hudson, M. C. M. Anyan, S. J. Holder, D. S. C. Bruce, P. N. Abel, J. R. Dalkin, D. E. A. Higgins, T. T. Hutchinson, M. A. Clayton, A. F. Stott, P. A. Liversidge.

INTER-HOUSE CROSS-COUNTRY RACE THE GOODBURN CUP Training for the race presented the usual problems but, in spite of the Ings resembling a vast lake on no less than two occasions prior to the event, the Inter-House Cross-Country Race was held on the appointed day, Monday, 15th February, in reasonably good conditions. The field contained many fancied runners, including six who filled eight of the leading places last year, and this fact alone proved an invaluable experience to these runners. In spite of sunny conditions, a biting cold wind faced the runners as they battled their way up the Ings with Jones and Staveley mainly 30

setting the pace, and Slade and Hawkins in close attendance. On the cinder track at the far end of the course, Gale and Hawkins took over the lead, from which point they forged steadily ahead. Jones for the second year in succession broke down temporarily when reentering the Ings, from which point onwards the field was put to its severest test on the very soft conditions underfoot. The vigorous training to which Hawkins had subjected himself now proved its worth and with the field spreadeagled behind, he became a worthy winner virtually unopposed in the good average time of 23 mins. 46.6 secs. Gale had to remain content with 2nd place for the second successive year, more than 100 yards behind the winner. History repeated itself in that Queen's backed up their leader in noteworthy style and retained the Cross-Country Plate decisively. Result :-1 R. J. Hawkins (Q.); 2 J. W. S. Gale (R.); 3 D. L. Slade (Q.); 4 M. G. Staveley t(T.); 5 F. J. A. Hewitt (M.); 6 R. A. Spencer (Q.); 7 W. Mitchell (Q.); 8 C. Henwood (G.); 9 C. J. Hemsley (R.); 10 A. W. Martin (S.H.); 11 H. L. Sutcliffe (S.H.): 12 F. H. Fearnside (T.).

HOUSE PLACINGS

Manor

117

154 — 6th

8 14 17 22 23 33

Total Pace

Grove

—

3rd

5 21 24 29 36 39

Queen's

1 3 6 7 16 27 60

— 1st

School House

Temple

120

135

4th

— 5t h

2nd

Rise

2 9 13 25 28 43

10 11 15 30 32 37

4 12 18 19 20 26

ATHLETICS ATHLETICS MEETING v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL, Thursday, 24th March Senior—Won 122 pts. to 82 Junior—Lost 56 pts. to 64 Records show that our last athletics match was against Ampleforth in 1946, so this match against Bootham was something of a novelty. A bitterly cold wind blew across the open Rawcliffe Lane ground, but nevertheless a number of St. Peter's and Bootham records were set up. J. J. Rhodes ran the 220 yards in 24.1 secs., thereby beating J. B. Shillitoe's 1939 record of 24.2 secs.; in the Junior High Jump J. L. Richardson set up a new record of 4 ft. 11i ins., beating J. H. B. Carruthers' record of the previous year of 4 ft. 104 ins. The Senior division of the competition was won convincingly by 40 points, and the Juniors lost by the narrow margin of 8 points. Support from the School was remarkably strong, and it is hoped that this will become an annual event. C.D.I. & F.D.L. 31

DETAILED RESULTS

Scoring: lst-10 pts., 2nd-7 pts., 3rd-5 pts., 4th-3 pts., 5th-2 pts., 6th-1 pt. Relay 1st-8 pts. SENIOR COMPETITION. 100 Yards 1. J. J. Rhodes (P.); 2. M. L. Snaith (B.); 3. J. M. Pattinson (P.); D. Ibberson (P.); 5. A. Tuddese (B.); 6. J. C. Parkin (B.). Time: 10.4 sec. St. Peter's 18, Bootham 10. 220 Yards: 1. J. J. Rhodes (P.); 2. M. L. Snaith (B.); 3. C. D. Ibberson (P.); 4. J. M. Pattinson (P.); 5. T. G. Brown (B.); 6. P. J. Judson (B.). Time: 24.1 sec. (St. Peter's School record). St. Peter's 18, Bootham 10. 440 Yards 1. W. Mitchell (P.); 2. M. H. Watson (P.); 3. M. L. Snaith (B.); 4. D. L. Slade (P.); 5. C. C. Kohler (B.); 6. H. T. Millington (B.). Time: 55.6 sec. St. Peter's 20, Bootham 8. Half Mile 1. D. Kirbley (B.); 2. J. Burdon (P.); 3. A. Rowntree (B.); 4. D. E. Coulson (P.); 5. M. K. Impey (B.); 6. M. G. Staveley (P.). Time: 2 min. 12.4 sec. St. Peter's 11, Bootham 17. 1 Mile 1. J. A. Horsley (B.); 2. W. E. Jones (P.); 3. M. J. Coventry (B.); 4. R. J. Hawkins (P.); 5. F. R. V. Milne (B.); 6. R. A. Spencer (P.). Time 4 min. 44.6 sec. (Bootham School record). St. Peter's 11, Bootham 17. High Jump 1. T. E. Giddings (P.); 2. J. C. G. Wheeler (P.); 3. M. A. Horsley (B.); 4. A. D. Broadbent (B.); 5. I. M. Taylor (B.); 6. I. T. Parkin (P.). Height 5 ft. 31 in. St. Peter's 18, Bootham 10. Long Jump 1. J. J. Rhodes (P.); 2. J. C. G. Wheeler i(P.); 3. A. S. Wyon (B.); 4. A. Rowntree (B.); 5. I. M. Taylor (B.); 6. L. W. Gaunt (P.). Distance 20 ft. 21 in. St. Peter's 18, Bootham 10. Relay (4 x 110 yards): 1. St. Peter's; 2. Bootham. Time 47.5 sec. St. Peter's 8, Bootham 0. Final score St. Peter's 122, Bootham 82. Athletic Colours were awarded to J. J. Rhodes (Capt.), C. D. Ibberson, W. E. Jones, W. Mitchell, J. M. Pattinson and J. C. G. Wheeler. :

JUNIOR COMPETITION. 100 Yards 1. R. C. Sutton (P.); 2. P. Armstrong (B.); 3. D. J. Lightfoot (B.): 4. P. A. Liversidge (P.); 5. D. R. Gow (P.); 6. D. M. Benson (B.). Time 11.5 sec. St. Peter's 15, Bootham 13. 220 Yards 1. J. E. Davies (B.); 2. J. L. Richardson (P.); 3. R. C. Sutton (P.); 4. P. R. Jarrat (B.); 5. D. R. Boyes (B.); 6. P. A. Wrigley (P.). Time 26.3 sec. St. Peter's 13, Bootham 15. High Jump 1. J. L. Richardson (P.); 2. J. F. Handley (B.); 3. D. E. Foster (B.); 4. M. E. Raine (P.); 5. J. E. Davies (B.); 6. P. A. Liversidge (P.). Height 4 ft. 111 in. (St. Peter's School record). St. Peter's 14, Bootham 14. Long Jump 1. P. Armstrong (B.); 2. D. E. Foster (B.); 3. D. M. Benson (B.); 4. M. J. Howard (P.); 5. D. R. Gow (P.); 6. M. E. Raine (P.). Distance: 17 ft. 10 in. St. Peter's 6, Bootham 22. Relay (4 x 110 yards) 1. St. Peter's; 2. Bootham. Time 52.5 sec. St. Peter's 8, Bootham 0. Final score St. Peter's 56, Bootham 64. :

The athletic season in general, a mere four weeks, proved a great success. Not only had the inauguration of the Bootham fixture provided an added incentive and purpose to athletics for the more 32

expert, but much enjoyment and a considerable sense of achievement was also derived from the keen Inter-House competition which followed. In fact times and performances were so much improved one gained the impression that, with more specialisation and more favourable weather conditions, there would be a general sweeping aside of existing School records, even those accredited to the latter years of the last century. Standards, the bane of some people's lives (but let them consider all the reasons why !), were held in distinctly chilly conditions, but nevertheless the following distinguished themselves with maximum points :Set A : W. E. Jones (G.). Set B: R. L. Bywater (M.). Set C: M. C. B. Burbidge (G.), C. I. D. Tomlinson (M.), M. Raley (Q.), R. A. Spencer (Q.), J. A. B. Carruthers (S.H.), J. D. Carr (T.) and R. J. Dowsett (T.). Set D: P. A. Liversidge (M.), J. L. Richardson (S.H.), M. E. Raine (T.). Set E : M. J. Howard (M.), R. J. Slade (Q.), W. J. B. Ward (Q.).

Apart from the two new records already recorded in the match against Bootham School, four further School records were established in the final events. Both mile races were won in good time, and in the Intermediate event R. A. Spencer reduced by almost six seconds the previous record held by W. Mitchell. W. Mitchell became the first recipient of the Gofton Cup by winning the i mile in 55 sec., a very fine performance considering he had earlier established a new record in the open half mile. J. D. Carr, who last year as a Junior had only been .6 sec. outside the I mile record, again showed much promise by achieving a new i mile intermediate record, previously held by P. J. Blincoe in 1949. On Sports Day itself the greatest disappointment to all was the absence of J. J. Rhodes from the arena. Overnight 'flu had struck him and his House a cruel blow. Once again it was left to The Manor and Queen's to contest for first place and a thrilling ding-dong battle ensued. The slender advantage which The Manor gained over Queen's from Standards proved in the end invaluable, and for any House to be defeated finally by half a point was hard luck indeed. We were greatly honoured by the presence of Mrs. Gofton, who presented not only the Gofton Cup to W. Mitchell but also the Athletic Shield to J. 0. Armstrong of The Manor.

INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS Saturday, 26th March, 1960 Points from Standards : School House 200; Grove and Manor 193; Queen's 189; Rise 185; Temple 159. Senior Mile : 1. W. E. Jones (G.); 2. W. Mitchell (Q.); 3. R. J. Hawkins (Q.); 4. D. L. Slade (Q.). Time : 4 min. 52.0 sec. Intermediate Mile : 1. R. A. Spencer (Q.); 2. G. R. Smith (R.); 3. J. D. M. Hackney (Q.); 4. J. D. Carr (T.). Time : 4 min. 57.9 sec. (School record).

Senior 100 Yards : 1. C. D. Ibberson (R.); 2. J. C. G. Wheeler (G.); 3. J. M. Pattinson (R.). Time : 10.7 sec. Junior 100 Yards : 1. J. L. Richardson (S.H.); 2. Equal N. G. Pace (R.) and P. A. Wrigley (M.); 4. D. R. Gow (Q.). Time 12.0 sec. Intermediate 100 Yards: 1. S. R. Hutchinson (M.); 2. R. H. Parker (R.); 3. J. D. Carr (T.); 4. R. H. Atkinson (Q.). Time : 11.4 sec. Senior High Jump 1. J. C. G. Wheeler (G.); 2. M. J. French i(S.H.); 3. T. E. Giddings (Q.); 4. I. T. Parkin (M.). Height 5 ft. 3 in. Junior Long Jump 1. D. R. Gow (Q.); 2. M. E. Raine (T.); 3. M. J. Howard (M.); 4. R. J. D. Wilson (G.). Distance 16 ft. 4 in. Intermediate Half Mile: 1. R. A. Spencer (Q.); 2. M. J. Macartney (M.); 3. D. G. Woolley (T.); 4. J. D. M. Hackney (Q.). Time: 2 min. 11.6 sec. (School record). Senior Half Mile: 1. W. Mitchell (Q.); 2. J. Burdon (R.); 3. W. E. Jones 1(G.); 4. M. W. Woodruff (T.). Time 2 min. 8.0 sec. ,(School record). Senior 220 Yards 1. C. D. Ibberson (R.); 2. J. M. Pattinson (R.); 3. R. A. Wood (M.); 4. D. L. Slade (Q.). Time 25.0 sec. Intermediate 220 Yards: 1. R. H. Parker (R.); 2. S. R. Hutchinson (M.); 3. J. R. Brown (M.); 4. R. H. Atkinson (Q.). Time: 26.0 sec. Junior 220 Yards : 1. J. L. Richardson (S.H.); 2. D. Outhwaite (Q.); 3. N. G. Pace ,(R.); 4. M. J. Howard (M.). Time 27.0 sec. Senior Long Jump 1. J. C. G. Wheeler (G.); 2. I. T. Parkin (M.); 3. J. M. Smith (T.); 4. D. L. Slade (Q.). Distance 19 ft. 11 in. Intermediate High Jump: 1. R. L. Bruce (M.); 2. C. I. D. Tomlinson (M.); 3. J. A. B. Carruthers (S.H.); 4. M. A. Abel (T.). Height 5 ft. 0 in. Junior Cricket Ball 1. M. R. Wroe (R.); 2. J. R. Flintoft (M.); 3. P. A. Liversidge (M.); 4. R. P. Wilson (T.). Distance. 64 yd. 9 in. Intermediate 440 Yards 1. J. D. Carr (T.); 2. J. R. P. Lee (G.); 3. R. A. Spencer [(Q.); 4 Equal M. T. Bell (S.H.) and C. I. D. Tomlinson (M.). Time: 56.4 sec. (School record). Junior 440 Yards: 1. D. Outhwaite (Q.); 2. P. A. Liversidge (M.); 3. A. F. Stott (G.); 4. C. G. Grieves (S.H.). Time: 61.2 sec. Senior 440 Yards 1. W. Mitchell (Q.); 2. M. H. Watson (M.); 3. W. E. Jones (G.); 4 D. L. W. Sim (R.). Time 55.0 sec. Intermediate Long Jump 1. J. A. B. Carruthers (S.H.); 2. M. Raley (Q.); 3. R. H. Parker (R.); 4. J. A. D. Thompson (Q.). Distance: 18 ft. 6 in. Junior High Jump : 1. J. L. Richardson (S.H.); 2. M. E. Raine 1(T.); 3. Equal S. J. Holder (G.) and P. A. Liversidge (M.). Height 4 ft. 6 in. Junior Relay (4 x 110 yd.): 1. Manor; 2. Queen's; 3. Rise; 4. Grove. Time: 53.3 sec. Intermediate Relay (110 x 440 x 220 x 110 yd.): 1. Temple; 2. Manor; 3. Grove; 4. Queen's. Time 1 min. 50.5 sec. Senior Relay (110 x 440 x 220 x 110 yd.): 1. Rise; 2. Queen's; 3. Manor; 4. Grove. Time 1 min. 45.6 sec. :

HOUSE PLACINGS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Manor Queen's Rise ... Grove School House Temple

Points 258i 258 240i 230} 2261 190

SQUASH Although the Junior Competition was cancelled because of lack of enthusiasm, there are several promising young players in the School and it is hoped that they will continue to practise and enjoy the game. The last three strings in the 1st V were unstable because of lack of practice by those concerned and this was partly responsible for a not very successful season in which, out of the five matches originally arranged, one was won, two lost, and two cancelled. 1sT V v. HYMER'S COLLEGE, played at Home on Sunday, 7th February. Won, 3-2. G. W. A. R. Alderson lost to M. B. Clemson, 2-3 (0-9, 9-2, 9-4, 7-9, 9-10). E. M. H. Ranson beat P. Dossor, 3-2 (7-9, 9-4, 8-9, 9-4, 9-3). A. W. Martin lost to M. Brock, 2-3 (4-9, 9-5, 9-7, 8-10, 4-9). J. W. S. Gale beat G. Anderson, 3-1 (8-10, 9-7, 9-4, 9-7). A. C. Robson beat Chambers, 3-0 (9-2, 9-0, 9-4). Isl. V v. BRADFORD G.S., played at Home on Thursday, 25th February. Lost, 2-3. E. M. H. Ranson lost to R. Greenwood, 0-3 (9-10, 2-9, 5-9). I. T. Parkin lost to T. R. Hulme, 2-3 (5-9, 6-9, 9-1, 9-1, 6-9). A. W. Martin lost to A. T. Wilson, 2-3 (6-9, 3-9, 9-1, 9-6, 7-9). A. C. Robson beat Macdermott, 3-0 (9-3, 9-3, 9-0). J. C. G. Wheeler beat Braun, 3-0 (9-4, 9-0, 9-0). 1ST V v. WORKSOP COLLEGE, played Away on Sunday, 20th March. Lost, 2-3. G. W. A. R. Alderson beat I. M. G. Tarkington, 3-2 (9-1, 9-5, 7-9, 5-9, 9-3). A. C. Robson lost to P. M. C. Springfield, 0-3 (4-9, 8-9, 8-9). E. M. H. Ranson lost to R. W. Bakewell, 2-3 (0-9, 9-8, 1-9, 10-8, 7-9). I. T. Parkin lost to N. Leefe, 0-3 (4-9, 4-9, 9-10). J. C. G. Wheeler beat M. G. Molden, 3-1 (7-9, 9-0, 9-0, 9-4). Two matches, those against Barnard Castle School and Abbeydale Club, Sheffield, were cancelled. RESULT OF SCHOOL COMPETITION Open G. W. A. R. Alderson beat A. C. Robson in the final (9-1, 9-6, 10--8). :

Intermediate : D. A. Turnbull beat P. W. Shepherd in the final (3-9, 5-9, 10-8, 9-3, 9-4).

FENCING The term has been a full and successful one and has heralded many innovations in the organisation of the Club. The foil has been of a very high standard, indeed in the match against Leeds C. L. Brown had one hit against him in 4 bouts and the result was 15-1. It has become evident that a late start in sabre has lowered the standard in this weapon. To remedy this a list Sabre class has been started for six enthusiastic beginners. Thanks are due to the vice-captain, C. L. Brown, for his sterling services and a 100% attendance. In similar vein P. M. Beachell must be mentioned for his help to the "new sabreurs". Finally, in the issue of kit and the repair and upkeep of weapons, the Joint Mastersat-Arms, W. M. Hudson and R. J. D. Wilson, have done a useful job. Our good wishes are extended to C. L. Brown, J. M. Pattinson, P. M. Beachell and R. J. Rawson-Lax, who are representing the School at the Public Schools' Championships in London. Finally Dr. Slade has once again given valuable aid in presiding and providing transport. Foil :

v. DURHAM COLLEGES 1. 2. 3. 4.

Epee : 1. 2. 3. Sabre : 1. 2. 3.

Foil :

Foil:

C. L. Brown, 2-2. J. M. Pattinson, 2-2. M. A. Abel, 1-3. S. P. Burton, 2-2.

1. 2. 3. 4.

Sabre : 1. 2. 3. 4.

N. R. Barton, 2-1. C. L. Brown, 1-2. G. R. Monfort, 2-1. N. R. Barton, 2-1. P. M. Beachell, 1-2. W. J. Bottomley, 2-1. Result : Lost, 16-18.

v. BEDE COLLEGE F.C.

1. 2. 3. Epee: 1. 2. 3.

v. WELBECK COLLEGE

1. 2. 3. 4. Sabre 1. 2. 3. 4.

N. R. Barton, 1-2. G. R. Monfort, 1-2. W. J. Bottomley, 0-3. Result : Lost, 8-10.

N. R. Barton, 2-2. P. M. Beachell, 4-0. S. P. Burton, 1-3. J. A. B. Carruthers, 0-4. Result : Won, 19-13.

v. LEEDS G.S. F.C.

Foil:

C. L. Brown, 3-0. J. M. Pattinson, 1-2. M. A. Abel, 2-1.

C. L. Brown, 4-0. J. M. Pattinson, 4-0. M. A. Abel, 3-1. G. R. Monfort, 1-3.

C. L. Brown J. M. Pattinson M. A. Abel G. R. Monfort

The following were reawarded Colours :

P. M. Beachell, 1-3. N. R. Barton, 3-1. M. A. Clegg, 2-2. J. M. Pattinson, 2-2. Result: Won, 23-9.

N. R. Barton, C. L. Brown, J. M. Pattinson, P. M. Beachell.

The following were awarded Colours : M. A. Abel, G. R. Monfort.

N.R.B.

SHOOTING Practices this term have followed the usual pattern, and once again it has not been possible to meet the demand for training. This remained true in spite of the fact that additional time was available each week through the assistance of Mr. Webster, for whose help we are very grateful. A number of postal matches have been fired, and two curious features emerged. One was the remarkable consistency of scores, with repetitions in successive matches, though there was one exception, a remarkably low score against Leeds Grammar School—an interesting example of how a good team can collapse, apparently inexplicably. The other curious feature was the sudden, and permanent, improvement in the latter part of term. This coincided with the arrival of a new batch of ammunition and gives rise to the suspicion that the old issue, which we knew to be bad, had in fact been handicapping us by two points per man on average. There were at least eleven candidates for the first VIII, and the decision for the "Country Life" team had to be made more on current form than on averages. While this is a sign of a very healthy state of affairs in the Club, it makes the selectors' task a difficult one, and raises the question whether the award of minor colours to the team for one particular match is in fact the right procedure. A summary of postal match results is given below. The "Country Life" scores are only an estimate, as the official scores will not come till May, but it seems likely that both teams will have higher scores on the group, snap, rapid total than any of their predecessors have had under the existing rules. The poor showing of the First VIII on the "Landscape" is therefore particularly disappointing. In fact, we devoted more time and trouble to this practice than ever before, and our two "leaders", Lord and Gibson, were amongst the best we have had. But it is a practice very open to chance results, and our luck was not in. Minor colours were awarded to the "Country Life" First VIII : Baker (Capt.), Wasden (Vice-Capt.), Lightfoot, Black (all these reawards), Humpherson, Shubrook, Hart and Groundwater. The "official" Second VIII was : Poynor, Lavender, Starkey, Platts, Marsay, Yeadon, Shannon and M. W. Territt. FIRST

VIII.

Leeds Grammar School 751—St. Peter's 702. Lost. Mill Hill School 746—St. Peter's 739. Lost. Welbeck College 732—St. Peter's 739. Won. Worksop College 742—St. Peter's 759. Won. King's College School 756—St. Peter's 759. Won. St. Bartholomew's Grammar School 670—St. Peter's 759. Won. Merchiston Castle School 770—St. Peter's 765. Lost. Merchiston Castle School 716—St. Peter's 710. Lost. SECOND VIII. Estimates of "Country Life" scores are 1st VIII :—Group 160, Rapid 382, Snap 223. Total 765. Landscape 139. Grand Total 904. 2nd VIII :—Group 145, Rapid 376, Snap 223. Total 744. Landscape 154. Grand Total 898. :

A return match v. 150 Inf. Bde. H.Q. was fired at the Stonebow Range under N.S.R.A. conditions, and resulted in a win for School, 734 to 719. 37

THE CHESS CLUB In the last decade the results of School Chess matches have reflected an extremely doleful situation. Since there is no active club in the School, for the simple reason that there is no demand for one, and since interest in chess is somewhat limited, it is by no means easy to choose a team truly representative of the School. The difficulties arising from such a situation are exemplified by one enthusiastic player who enquired at the beginning of the year how an 'unknown' could get into the team. There are in fact two ways : the Chess competitions organised by House Captains often reveal hidden talent, but the Inter-House competition provides the best opportunity for any good player to show his ability. In order to make full use of such opportunities the Inter-House competition was this year transferred from the Easter to the Christmas Term. The rest of the work done towards selecting a team is, of course, left to the Captain. In spite of this absence of central organisation, the fortunes of the School Chess team over the last season have notably advanced. The team did, in fact, enjoy its most successful season since 1947-48. After dismally losing the first match, it remained unbeaten for the rest of the season. The rate of its progress may be illustrated by a comparison between the results of the first and last matches, both of which were against Bootham. The latter match was the first we have not lost to them since 1949. With regard to the team itself, J. C. Brisby is to be congratulated on winning five games out of six, and R. S. Le Pla on losing only one out of six. Both are newcomers to the team. In addition, the team has at last found in G. Gildener a board one player who can be relied on to win some of his games. The match results were as follows :

20th Nov. v. Bootham. Lost 21-74. 2nd Dec. v. York "A". Won 5i-4+. I I th Dec. v. Archbishop Holgate's G.S. Won 5i-44. 6th Feb. v. Welbeck. Won 4-2. 2nd March v. Worksop. Drew 3-3. 8th March v. Bootham. Drew 5-5*.

The following represented the School

J. N. Hanson (Capt.), G. Gildener, R. A. Martin, J. W. S. Gale, S. H. Reiss, I. Kirkus, J. C. Brisby, A. Hardman, R. S. Le Pla, P. Hunt, E. M. H. Ranson and J. M. Lord.

The Inter-House Competition was won by Queen's who defeated Temple in the final :

Manor Rise

S. House 1 e Temple

Rise Queen's Grove T mple

Queen's Queen's Temple

* The result of Gildener's game at the time of printing had not been adjudicated, owing to the fact that it had to be done by an outside Chess official. The presumption in the above result was that the game was a draw. J.N.H. 38

THE OXFORD CUP, 1959-60 (Holders : The Rise) The following table gives the points gained up-to-date :School Points Awarded Grove Manor Queen's Rise House Temple

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

—

180

— — — —

— 10 — — — — — — —

— — — — — — — — — 5

—

— 10 — — — — — — —

—

RUGBY FIXTURES, 1960 Christmas Term 1st XV 1st Oct. Harrogate R.U.F.C. Senior Colts Saturday Wednesday 5th Oct. Headingley Wanderers XV Wednesday 12th Oct. Durham School Saturday 15th Oct. Bradford G.S. Tuesday 18th Oct. Trent College ... 22nd Oct. Denstone College Saturday Saturday 29th Oct. Harrogate R.U.F.C. Colts Saturday 5th Nov. Leeds G.S. ... Saturday 12th Nov. Giggleswick School Saturday 19th Nov. Ampleforth College Wednesday 23rd Nov. Worksop College Old Peterites ... Saturday 10th Dec.

Home Home • • • Home •.• Home • • • Away • • • Home • • • Home • • • Away • • • Home • • • Away • • • Away • • • Home ••• •• •

2nd XV Wednesday Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Wednesday

... 12th Oct. Durham School Bradford G.S. ... 15th Oct. 22nd Oct. Giggleswick School • • • 5th Nov. Leeds G.S. ... ... 19th Nov. Ampleforth College • • • 23rd Nov. Worksop College ...

Saturday

19th Nov. Ampleforth College

Away Home • • • Away •.• Away • • • Home • • • Away ••• •••

3rd XV 39

... Home

Under 16 Colts XV Saturday Wednesday Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Thursday Wednesday

1st Oct. Ashville College ... 5th Oct. Durham School ... 8th Oct. Barnard Castle School ... 22nd Oct. Giggleswick School ... ... 29th Oct. Harrogate R.U.F.C. Junior Colts 5th Nov. Pocklington School ... ... 17th Nov. Ampleforth College 23rd Nov. Worksop College ...

Away Home • .• Away • .. Away ... Home .•• Home Away Home

•••

Under 15 Colts XV Saturday 1st Oct. Ashville College ... Wednesday 5th Oct. Durham School ... Saturday 8th Oct. Barnard Castle School Wednesday 19th Oct. Archbishop Holgate's G.S. Saturday 5th Nov. Pocklington School ... Thursday 17th Nov. Ampleforth College ... Wednesday 23rd Nov. Worksop College ...

Senior House Matches Wednesday 26th Oct. 1st Round Saturday 26th Nov. Semi-finals Saturday 3rd Dec. Final ...

Junior House Matches Wednesday 9th Nov. 1st Round Wednesday 30th Nov. Semi-finals Wednesday 7th Dec. Final ...

Away •• Home • • • Away • • • Away • • • Home • • • Away • . • Home

••• •

Extension to Big Hall to form the Memorial Hall.

OLD PETERITE NEWS A meeting of the General Committee of the O.P. Club was held at the School on the 5th March. The President reported that the amount subscribed to date for the Memorial Hall by way of donations and seven-year covenants was £5,910 but that another £6,000 was required to reach the sum which the Club had undertaken to find. The President has decided to circularise again all O.Ps. who have not yet subscribed; this is now a matter of urgency, as the Memorial Hall will be dedicated by the Bishop of Durham, O.P., on Saturday morning, 23rd July, during Commemoration. It was reported that the O.P. Club crested silk cravats were now available and could be obtained from the Hon. Secretary, price 34/each, post free. C. W. Thompson has kindly undertaken to organise the O.P. Club rugger team in future, vice P. Penniston, resigned. With the approval of the General Committee, Peter Atkinson has kindly undertaken to organise an East Riding regional dinner, the first of which has been arranged for Friday evening, 27th May, at Driffield. All O.Ps. living in the East Riding will be separately notified as to the arrangements by Peter Atkinson. The reports of District Committees were received.

COMMEMORATION, 1960 O.Ps. are reminded that Commemoration weekend will be from Friday, 22nd July to Sunday, 24th July. The O.P. dinner will again be held on the Saturday evening at the School and to avoid disappointment members are urged to make early application for tickets.

R. A. Stratton of Belgrano, Winton Road, Bowdon, Cheshire, will again be responsible for the O.P. cricket team and K. H. Rhodes of the School will, as usual, be arranging the boat races. Philip Crowe of 95 Stockton Lane, York, is again kindly organising a golf competition to be held on York Golf Course, Strensall, on Sunday afternoon, 24th July. The A.G.M. of the Club will be held at 6-30 p.m. immediately prior to the Dinner on the Saturday, and it is strongly urged that all O.Ps. who are present at Commemoration will make a special effort to attend and make the meeting truly representative. 41

D. KIRBY (Grove, 1952-58), now at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and Secretary of the C.U.C.C., has been appointed Secretary of Leicestershire County Cricket Club. He will take up his duties in 1961. M. B. MARKUS ∎ (Rise, 1947-52) has been in Israel for three years after doing an Agriculture course at Leeds University. During his National Service in Israel he worked as a Farm Manager of a new pioneer settlement deep in the Negev Desert and later as a lecturer in Animal Husbandry in the Agricultural Academy of the Israeli Army. He now has a post in the Milk Department of the Central Research Station of the Ministry of Agriculture and is living in Tel Aviv. In the autumn he intends to commence an M.Sc. course in Animal Husbandry at the Hebrew University. He recently married an Israeli girl, who is a physiotherapist. E. I. MOORE (Rise, 1950-55), now at Selwyn College, Cambridge, has been awarded by the English Speaking Union a Wein International Research Scholarship to Brandeis University, Boston, Massachusetts. GERALD PAWLE (School House, 1927-31), writing from St. Mawes, Cornwall, where he is 'wrestling with the writing of a book on Churchill and the war years', comments on an extraordinary coincidence in a squash match between Falmouth and St. Ives, when the respective first strings were both O.Ps. He was, of course, one, and the other was Dr. Peter Dennis (School House, 1944-49), who is at the West Cornwall Hospital, Penzance. Pawle is Chairman of the Cornwall County Squash Rackets Association and was in the team which beat Northants in February-26 years ago to the day since he had played his first match in the Championship, for Yorkshire against Northumberland.

ENGAGEMENTS HARNBY—MACPHERSON. Frederick Bryan Simpson, only son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Harnby of York, and Ellen Moira, only daughter of Mrs. Dorothy Macpherson of Scarborough and Dr. I. G. Macpherson of York. [Temple, 1939-44d HYDE—BAKER. John Lazenby Hyde, only son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Hyde, of Hull, and Anne Marie, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Baker, of York. [Temple, 1947-55.] TOMLINSON—WATSON. John Neil Tomlinson, Primrose Hill Farm, High Catton, Stamford Bridge, Yorks., and Mary, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Watson, 7 Park Street, Pickering, Yorks. [Manor, 1946-49.]

MARRIAGES MEGGINSON—BROWNE. On 14th October, 1959, at St. John's Church, Welburn, John Stewart, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. B. Megginson, Kirkburn Grange, Driffield, to Janet Pauline, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Browne, Primrose Hill, Welburn, York. [Grove, 1945-51.] MIDDLEBROOK—HODGSON. On 1st March, 1960, at St. Stephen's Church, Acomb, York, Peter Wayne, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Middlebrook, Brayton, Selby, to Shirley Jane, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Hodgson, Manor Drive, Acomb, York. [School House, 1950-53.]

NORTH-EASTERN OLD PETERITE DINNER Held at the Three Tuns Hotel, Durham, on Friday, 16th October, 1959. 1947-56 1940-44 1940-44 1947-58 1950-54 1954-57 1939-43 1931-36 1932-43 1919-22 1949-54 1946-54 1943-48 1933-38 1945-54 1949-57 1938-43 1946-54 1954-58

1931-33 1953-59 1923-26 1955-59 1949-54 1952-55 1945-50 1947-57 1950-55 1921-27 1951-57 1948-59 1940-46 1914-20 1944-48 1949-53 1950-55 1945-49 1955-59

The Head Master. Beckitt, R. D. Border, A. P. Brown, H. G. Brown, K. Crossley, J. Dalkin, W. R. Davison, E. P. Deas, R. M. Dodd, R. E. Fairweather, C. C. Firth, M. J. Gardner, G. D. Graham, W. Harding, J. T. Holmes, D. C. Hopkinson, R. G. Huntley, W. G. Jackson, R. A. Jobling, R. L.

Johnston, H. Layfield, T. D. J. Lewis, T. J. Mackay, L. H. K. McCallum, M. J. Mackintosh, S. March, G. R. A. Morris, P. A. Nesham, D. J. Pacey, F. W. B. Plester, G. V. Rayner, D. E. Reavley, D. R. Rhodes, K. H. Ryder, J. M. Simmons, D. N. Varley, E. K. Wye, M. Young, D. G. M.

Brig. C. C. Fairweather was in the Chair. The toast of "The School" was proposed by F. W. B. Pacey and replied to by the Head Master.

WEST RIDING OLD PETERITE DINNER Held at the Three Nuns Hotel, Mirfield, on Thursday, 29th October, 1959. 1922-28 1922-31 1943-48 1946-53 1942-46 1918-23 1941-45 1941-45 1943-47 1934-36 1946-52

The Head Master. Bamforth, J. N. Blackburn, W. D. Brown, E. G. Butterworth, M. A. Crowther, R. G. Dykes, A. Fenton, J. Gillgrass, J. Hallas, M. Houghton, J. C. Hunter, J. A.

1918-23 1944-54 1946-53 1947-52 1923-32 1935-43 1949-54 1914-20 1935-38 1935-38 1938-43 1911-14

Hunter, 0. Kent, M. J. Lochore, M. C. M. Lumby, P. S. Lyth, D. Miller, R. L. Oldroyd, J. C. Rhodes, K. H. Sproulle, M. I. H. Stabler, D. A. Thompson, D. C. Wood, J. S.

M. I. H. Sproulle was in the Chair. M. C. M. Lochore proposed the toast of "The School" and the Head Master responded.

OLD PETERITE LONDON DINNER Held at Brown's Hotel on Wednesday, 11th November, 1959. 1923-26 1922-26 1920-24 1915-19 1945-50 1935-41 1927-31 1919-25 1942-46 1901-07 1901-07 1927-31 1940-46 1944-49 1916-20 1913-21 1918-21 1955-59 1942-47 1948-55 1918-24 1924-27 1948-56 1947-55

1923-26 1915-16 1913-18 1936-43 1924-29 1902-06 1918-20 1947-51 1918-23 1914-20 1919-25 1923-31 1913-14 1915-20 1920-21 1935-42 1947-55 1941-47 1948-53 1925-36 1916-32 1910-17

Alderson, B. R. Archer, L. H. J. Atkinson, E. G. B. Baddeley, W. D. Baker, P. T. Black, V. M. Camm, J. P. Chapman, K. H. Claybourne, G. R. Clegg, M. T. Colley, W. H. Cooper, A. B. Dronfield, J. (Head Master) Drummond, D. C. Griffiths, J. C. Gedge, J. B. Gray, B. A. C. Hanson, J. A. Hill, S. K. D. Hilton, J. C. Hodd, D. K. Hodd, H. N. Hudson, M. F. Lamb, D. A. A. Lewis, C. H.

Lewis, T. J. Metcalfe, C. L. Metcalfe, R. H. Murray, R. L. Perry, P. M. Pick, M. Powell, S. V. Powell, W. B. Powell, W. W. Reed, E. M. Rodgers, J. Seaborne, W. L. Sergeant, C. W. H. Scholefield, C. E. Scholefield, J. Smith, G. D. Staines, A. G. D. Tate, D. H. Thompson, C. W. White, R. Woodcock, A. J. A. (Master) Yeoman, W. G. Head of the School (D. L. Slade)

The toast of "The School" was proposed by D. H. Tate and replied to by the Head Master and the toast of "The O.P. Club" was proposed by the Head of the School (D. L. Slade) and replied to by the Secretary of the Club (T. J. Lewis).

THE OXFORD LETTER OXFORD.

April, 1960. Dear Sir, The Hilary Term at Oxford is the quietest of the three. First year men are busy with prelims., and the third year finals men wallow deeper in "anticipation blues". The peaceful scene is thus disturbed only by the voices of coaches and coxes drifting up from the river, and the clatter of traction engines as the "Oxford by-pass" goes into yet another year of construction. The highlight of the term was, of course, the new-style Torpids, which, despite a somewhat confused national Press, were well received at Oxford, and, apart from Division V, worked extremely well. This success was crowned at Mortlake by our second major sporting win of the year, but on this point we will not linger. In spite of the term, and the surroundings, the O.P.s still refuse to be serene. B. W. H. Carter threw open his (somewhat dingy) 44

apartments for a tea-party at the beginning of term, but our major meeting was naturally the annual dinner, once more held in B.N.C. To this we were pleased to welcome the Head Master and Mr. Rhodes, representing the School, D. B. Irvin and D. Kirby from Cambridge, and the Doctors Pryor, who later departed to perform an operation, "purely for money". R. D. Wheatley is to be congratulated on his efficient organisation, and we wish him success in his attempts to recover expenses. As to the individual activities of our members, we will tell as much as we dare. P. J. Burton (Queen's) rounded off his Mods. exams. with a party, at which he monopolised the only settee and was waited on by three young ladies. B. W. H. Carter claims he was sober enough to see Gosling and Jenkinson (Jun.) attempting to Cha-Cha together. The aforesaid Carter (Worcester) claims to play the guitar incessantly; certainly he visits the Heritage Society, and has proved adept at burning, crumpets. R. D. Wheatley is happy in his task of running Brasenose. His partiality to sherry is, unfortunately, becoming physically obvious. We hope he is working. D. A. Haxby (whose official residence appears to vary somewhat) is doing research psychology and affirms what every worker knows— it is not possible to concentrate fully on anything for more than 2f hours. M. J. Baddeley (Keble). Apart from finding his way into Oxford for the two gatherings, he is not observed in any of the usual or unusual haunts. Could be due to pressure of work. Keeps a large 'picture of Marsh beside an empty coffee cup for memories, but we are thinking of buying him his own tin of coffee. R. M. Kirkus (Hertford). Waves frantically when cycling by at high speed. Now has so many crises that he has no time in between to worry about them. M. T. Carter (Queen's). Attempts to look inconspicuous as he coaches along the towpath, but a huge Leander scarf and megaphone cannot conceal this well-known figure. Whenever spotted in the Eastgate, he claims to have just come in. He is rumoured to be a keen Bridge player, but denies everything emphatically, except that he is working. C. W. Jose (Worcester). Can be recognised by a pall of smoke, through which protrudes an ivory cigarette holder. Enjoys University life to the full, but must have private haunts for this. Tends to call on K. Gosling about coffee time. 45

T. M. Jenkinson (B.N.C. and, we are afraid, Radcliffe). Created his usual "life and soul" havoc at the W.R.Y. Pancake party, and is said to have invented a dance to the Car Mechanics record of engine noises. Frequently pits his van against other vehicles on the OxfordYork run. K. Gosling (S.E.H.) is now an active member of the Rover Crew, and goes on "all-night activities". Denies that Division V of Torpids was entirely his fault. He is still trying to find the Radcliffe Science Library.

J. R. Jenkinson (Worcester). Having caught a severe case of Schools Fever, shares his time between his digs and the college library. Keeps fit by walking from the one to the other. Finally, we wish the School every success during the coming cricket and boating seasons, and in all its activities. We remain, Yours sincerely, THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES.

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