Choir

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

St. Olave's C. G. Cummin 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

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.