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
