House Notes

We welcome Mr. Shuttleworth as Assistant House Master this term and wish him well in his appointment.

Most of our time this term was taken up by cricket, boating, and, of course, work. Although the House Cricket team showed a great deal of promise they were beaten by a definitely superior team. Woodruff showed his usual form in the 1st XI and won the Fielding Cup for the second year running, as well as receiving his Cap.

Again we excelled in the musical field by retaining the Singing Cup and coming a close second in the Baird Cup Competition. We congratulate Kendall, who led the singing, and Hunter, who gave the best individual performance in the Baird Cup.

The standard of House Fencing this year was very high, with the result that we came second in the Inter-House Fencing Competition and Ferrar won the Junior Foil.

We came a very close second in the House Shooting Competition and it is interesting to note that the House score would have beaten the previous year's winner's, thus illustrating the increasingly high standard of House Shooting.

A great deal of interest was shown in tennis this term, perhaps due to the better facilities provided. A very strong team, captained ably by A. M. Robson, reached the final.

It only remains to say a sad farewell to those leaving us. We thank them for all they have done and wish them all they would wish themselves.

THE OXFORD CUP, 1959-60

The Cup was won by The Manor. The following are the detail results :—

Points School Awarded Grove Manor Queen's Rise House Templd Senior Rugger ... Junior Rugger ... Senior Cricket ... 20 10 20 — — 20 — — — — — — — — 10 20 — tf — i — Junior Cricket ... Rowing (1st Division) ... Rowing (2nd Division)... Athletics, 1st ... • • • Athletics, 2nd ... ... Cross Country, 1st ... 10 20 10 20 10 10 — — 20 10 20 — — — — 10 10 10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Cross-country, 2nd Swimming, 1st Swimming, 2nd Squash ... ... Tennis ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 10 5 10 10 — — 10 — — — — — — — — 10 10 — — 5 — — 5 — — • — — Shooting (Team) ... 5 — — — — 5 Fencing ... ... ... 5 — — — 5 —

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Six boys missed the Confirmation last term through illness, so the Bishop of Selby most kindly made a special visit on the evening of 1st June to confirm them. On the following Sunday he came to preach at Evensong. We are very grateful to him for giving us so much of his time.

Our other visiting preachers this term have been the Rev. J. A. P. Kent, Vicar of Selby; Mr. Jones, the Chaplain of St. Olave's; and an Old Peterite, the Rev. Norman McDermid, who preached the Commemoration Sermon. We would express our warm appreciation to them all.

There have been a number of special services during the term. As in former years we kept the Rogation custom of using the Litany, but this year it was sung—the whole School joining in the responses. Once more we had our Sung Communion on the Sunday after Ascension, following sung Matins on Ascension Day itself.

On 28th June the C.C.F. held a special service to commemorate the Centenary of Cadet Forces. The Scouts had a service of their own earlier the same morning before they set out on their expedition to the moors.

Owing to the Festival of York it was not possible to hold the combined service for Senior and Junior Schools in the Minster at St. Peter's-Tide, so we reverted to our older practice of holding a service of lessons and hymns to commemorate the life of St. Peter, in the Chapel. The lessons were read by House Monitors from each House and by the Head Master.

This year's Commemoration was especially memorable for two things. On the Saturday morning the Bishop of Durham, an Old Peterite, dedicated the Memorial Hall at a service which was relayed to the Chapel. The next day, at the Commemoration Service, the Chaplain dedicated a stall given by Mrs. Burgess in memory of her husband, Leslie Burgess, who was master and friend to such great numbers of Peterites. It is splendid to have a permanent memorial of him.

I would like to express my warm thanks to E. M. H. Ranson, the Chapel Monitor, the Servers, and to all who in various ways have kept the Chapel in good order. We shall sadly miss the devoted work of Mr. Steel, who throughout his long illness unfailingly kept the silver beautifully polished.

Lastly we must thank Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Brown, of St. Olave's, for the gift of a green altar covering of beautiful material, to commemorate the baptism of their daughter in the Chapel. 29

CHAPEL COLLECTIONS, 1959-60

At a meeting of the Chapel Committee held on Sunday, 17th July, the Collections were allocated as follows :—

LOCAL.

York Diocesan Board of Finance ...

York Diocesan Ordination Candidates

Family Service Unit ...

York Boys' Club ...

CHURCH.

Church Army ...

Historic Preservation Trust ...

Royal School of Church Music

MISSIONS.

Universities' Mission to Central Africa

Missions to Seamen ... ... 10 0 0

... 25 0 0 ... 25 0 0 5 0 0

... 10 0 0

... 5 0 0 5 0 0

... 30 0 0 10 0 0

SICK AND DISABLED.

Imperial Cancer Research Fund 25 0 0

British Empire Leprosy Relief Association ... 10 0 0

Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind • •• 10 0 0 British Limbless Ex-Servicemen's Association ... 5 0 0 York and District Deaf and Dumb Benevolent Society 5 0 0 British Epilepsy Association ... ..• 10 0 0 National Spastics Society (York Parents' Committee) ••• 10 0 0 Multiple Sclerosis Society (York Branch) ... • • • 10 0 0

OTHER CHARITIES.

The Peoples' Dispensary for Sick Animals ... 5 0 0

National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children • •• 10 0 0

Pearson's Fresh Air Fund ... 5 0 0

Yorkshire Association for Care of Cripples ... • • • 10 0 0

Inter-Church Aid (for Refugees) ... • • • 20 0 0

Grahamstown Area Distress Relief Association ... • .• 10 0 0

£270 0 0