May 1961 by StPetersYork

THE PETERITE Vol. LIII

MAY, 1961

No. 357

EDITORIAL A school magazine is an institution, a regular occurrence, a shortlived novelty which appears every term, to be seized avidly, read selectively and cast aside casually by the majority of boys, whilst Old Boys greet it with a glimmer of nostalgia, rapidly skim through it in search of anything sensational and then add it to the pile of other literary productions of varying merit to be read in an hour of leisure, which never comes. Such, all too often, is its fate : what then is its purpose? It is, we think, fourfold. Firstly, it is a chronicle, a factual record of the doings of the School to be preserved in the archives and serve as the basis of any future history or as a work of reference. Hence the necessity for a certain amount of apparently uninteresting and unnecessary facts and figures, but hence also the importance of full, concise and accurate accounts of the progress of societies, games and other out-of-school activities. Secondly, not necessarily in importance, the magazine acts as the link for Old Boys with the School and each other. In it they should be able to discover how the School is changing (always for the worse in their eyes) and also what their more successful contemporaries are doing; there is a strange pleasure in seeing a name and picturing its owner, whom you saw every day for many years but have not seen for many more—a pleasure not very often realised on meeting the same person and finding that you no longer have very much in common, however hard you try to recapture that youthful friendship. The third function of the magazine is to present a contemporary picture of the School to parents (how many of them read it, I wonder?) and other friends of the School. For this purpose a balance must be struck between dry factual accounts and verbose, tautological effusions, which give the whole work a turgid, stodgy effect. There is, incidentally, a distressing tendency in schoolboy prose to use six words where two will do and to consider no article complete without a liberal sprinkling of clichés. 1

CONTENTS

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Editorial ... School News The Appeal School Officers Valete Salve House Notes Chapel Choir Library Careers Curia Debating Society ... Public Schools' Debating Association Music Society ... School Concert Baird Cup ... Record Library ... British Ship Adoption Society Senior Science Society Junior Science Society Ornithological Society ... Young Farmers' Club Modern Languages Society Visit to Germany ... ... Russian Society Theological Society Combined Cadet Force Scouts ... Hockey ... Boat Club ... ... Rugger Cross Country Athletics Squash Fencing Shooting Chess Oxford Cup Rugby Fixtures, 1961 O.P. News ... ... Notices

1 2 3 5 6 6 6 12 13 14 15 19 20 20 21 21 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 30 31 32 32 35 37 41 43 44 44 48 50 51 52 53 54 55 62

And what of the present members of the School? Much of the contents of a school magazine must be already known to them, and, much as we all enjoy reading our own name in print, that is not one of the objects of the magazine. However, the activities of societies, the report from our adopted ship, the information on careers and even, in some years, a precis of the speech by the gentleman presenting the prizes can all be of interest and value. For the contributors, too, it is valuable experience to produce a readable, interesting and lively article, sailing confidently between the rocks of dull mediocrity and facetious superficiality—and to read the result in print ! The repeatedly solicited correspondence could also be of interest to the School and at the same time make the magazine a sounding-board for School opinion, instead of only the Editor's !

SCHOOL NEWS Mrs. B. L. Brittain, whose son's Memorial Essay Prize is presented each year, has kindly offered to the School Library thirty standard works on History and Classics. We are most grateful to her for this valuable gift. * * * Work began on the extension of the Dining Hall and Kitchens before the end of term and they should be ready for use in September. Two new Squash Courts are to be built on part of the garden behind Alcuin House and will be ready by October. * * * Three student masters, Mr. D. R. Grayson, Mr. D. M. Mee and Mr. K. C. Woodhead, joined the staff for the term and gave valuable help in their respective spheres. * * * The School Concert was held on 3rd March, when many of the School musicians and singers were able to make full use of the Memorial Hall. A criticism appears elsewhere in the magazine. * x * At the end of term two Houses put on their own productions in the Hall Queen's perpetrated a nineteenth century melodrama, "Black-ey'd Susan", in which about 60 out of the 71 boys in the House were involved; the play was produced by D. J. Wightman and, as the result of a silver collection, £8 were sent to the Cheshire Home at Alne. School House produced another edition of their "Folies", a lighthearted and, in some cases, spontaneous entertainment very fitting for the last night of term. * * * P. H. Sykes is to be congratulated on passing the Regular Corn! missions Board for entry to the R.M.A., Sandhurst, and also for taking full advantage of his Flying Scholarship by obtaining his civil licen during the holidays. 2 :

M. W. Woodruff and M. C. M. Jesper played for the Yorkshire Schools' Hockey XI against Cheshire and Lancashire respectively on 15th April.

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On 16th March the School was host to the Northern Region Schools in their round of the Public Schools' Debating Association Annual Speaking Competition. A report of the proceedings appears elsewhere.

THE APPEAL Fourteenth General List of Subscribers (to 15th April, 1961) SINGLE DONATIONS BY OLD PETERITES FOR MEMORIAL HALL

£ s. d. 5 5 0 5 5 0 5 5 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 2 0 3 3 0 5 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 5 5 0 3 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 2 2 0 5 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 10 10 0 3 3 0 2 0 0

Bagshaw, D. W. ... Bagshaw, P. D. ... Bagshaw, W. S. B. ... Barry, I. 0. ... Booth, J. M. ... Briggs, G. H. Broadhurst, A. Butland, W. E. Cooper, A. B. Etherington, J. Forsythe, W. T. J. Hanson, J. A. Harrison, N. B. Kirby, D. ... Little, L. A. ... Lyth, W. R. Mould, J. ... Newton, T. C. Potts, W. E. ... Proudley, D. G. Steward, H. D. C. Ward, J. D. ... Welch, I. T. R. Wilson, A. C.

£131 18

BY OTHERS

Parker, J. M. ... ... ... ... Clifton Cricket Club ... .. ... ... Proceeds of Dance, 12th January, 196 1 .. ... Proceeds of Boys' Dance, 13th January, 1961 ...

£ s. d. 10 0 0 5 5 0 747 19 4 32 0 6 £795

4 10

COVENANT SUBSCRIPTIONS BY OLD PETERITES FOR MEMORIAL HALL

Gross Yield at present rate of tax s. d. 12 0 4 60 5 4 60 5 4 24 0 8 24 0 8 60 5 4 24 0 8 60 5 4 36 1 0 12 0 4 17 3 0 24 0 8 12 0 4 24 0 8

Annual Cash Payment s. d. 1 1 0 5 5 0 5 5 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 5 5 0 2 2 0 5 5 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 10 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0

Atkinson, E. G. B. Baker, R. Croft Brockbank, J. T. Collins, M. ... Dee, C. C. ... Griffiths, J. C. Hudson, C. K. Kendell, A. M. Middleton, T. C. Piercy, T. ... Robson, P. ... Rusholme, M. B. Stead, R. L. ... Wainwright, C. B.

£39

£450

9 8

BY OTHERS

Gross Yield at present rate of tax

Annual Cash Payment £ s. d.

Smith, W.

s. d. 24 0 8

2 2 0

SUMMARY SINGLE DONATIONS Carried forward from previous lists ... By Old Peterites for Memorial Hall ... By Others

s. d. ... 8,808 17 4 131 18 0 ... 795 4 10 £9,736 0 2

COVENANT SUBSCRIPTIONS

Net Annual Payment Carried forward from previous lists By Old Peterites By Others

s. d.

Gross Yield s. d. . .

39 06 450 9 8 24 0 8 2 2 0

s. d. 28,856 8 6

41 8 0 474 10 4 474 10 4 £29,330 18 10 Total—Single Donations and Seven-year Covenants (at present rate of tax) ...

£39,066 19 0

MEMORIAL HALL BUILDERS We publish a further supplementary list of Old Peterites who have responded to the President's Appeal in respect of extensions to Big Hall to form the Memorial Hall. Atkinson, E. G. B. Bagshaw, D. W. Bagshaw, P. D. Bagshaw, W. S. B. Baker, R. Croft. Barry, I. 0. Booth, J. M. Broadhurst, A. Brockbank,, J. T. Butland, W. E. Collins, M. Cooper, A. B.

Dee, C. C. Etherington, J. Forsythe, W. T. J. Griffiths, J. C. Harrison, N. B. Hudson, C. K. Kendell, A. M. Little, L. A. Lyth, W. R. Middleton, T. C. Mould, J. Newton, T. C.

Piercy, T. Potts, W. E. Proudley, D. G. Robson, P. Rusholme, M. B. Stead, R. L. Steward, H. D. C. Wainwright, C. B. Ward, J. D. Welch, I. T. R. Wilson, A. C.

SCHOOL OFFICERS Easter Term, 1961. SCHOOL MONITORS :

D. L. BROWN (Head of The Rise) W. WOODRUFF (Head of Temple) Head of The Manor: I. T. PARKIN Head of The Grove: J. C. G. WHEELER Head of School House: T. D. F. ANDERSON Head of Queen's: J. A. SHOUKSMITH Chapel Monitor: T. E. H. SMART M. G. STAVELEY W. E. JONES A. M. ROBSON

HEAD OF THE SCHOOL :

VICE-HEAD OF THE SCHOOL : M.

HOUSE MONITORS :

The Grove: U. A. ALEXANDER, R. G. BRUCE ,J. P. R. HARRIS, C. HENWOOD, C. J. TERRITT. The Manor: R. L. BYWATER, F. J. A. HEWITT, M. MOCALLUM,

J. D. A. PLATTS, P. H. SYKES.

Queen's: J. R. ANFIELD, J. M. PICKARD, S. H. REISS, C. P. SPENCER, D. J. WIGHTMAN. The Rise: J. A. BALDWIN, T. P. N. FAWCETT, I. KIRKUS, J. M.

PATTINSON, M. J. POYNOR, A. C. ROBSON.

School House: G. W. A. R. ALDERSON, P. COLLINS, M. J. FRENCH, C. W. A. GROUNDWATER, D. H. RHODES, G. P. ROBINSON, D. A. TAYLOR, J. F. WILLIAMS. Temple: J. C. BRISBY, G. GILDENER, A. M. HEADLAM, P. G.

HUMPHERSON, I. T. HUNTER, L. K. VAIGO.

VALETE THE GROVE C. Metcalfe. 1957-61. Trans. B. "0" Level, 1960 (6). 2nd XV Colours, 1960-61. 2nd Rowing VIII, 1961. Junior House Cricket. House Athletics. House Swimming. R.L.S.S. Bronze Cross, 1959. Corporal (2 i/c. M.T. Section). Intermediate Medal for Shooting, 1959. 1st Class Shot. Y.F.C., Treasurer (1959-60), Chairman (1960-61). THE MANOR J. W. Lowe. 1958-61. Trans. B. "0" Level, 1960 (7). Junior House Rugger. House Athletics. Cdt. N.C.O. Cadre. 2nd Class Shot. F. J. A. Hewitt. 1952-61. L.VI. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1958 (8). "A" Level, 1960 (History). 1st XV, 1959-60 (Capt.). 1st XI Hockey, 1960. Capt. House Athletics, 1961. House Cross-country, 195960-61. House Cricket, 1958-59-60. House Swimming, 1960. 1st Class Scout. Acting A.S.M. M. McCallum. 1956-61. L.VIB. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1958 (3), 1959 (3), 1960 (1). 1st XV, 1960. 2nd XI Hockey, 1959-60-61. 1st XI, 1960. Colts Colours, 1958. School Athletics, 1961. House Colours. L/Sgt. 2 i/c. Basic Section. Marksman.

SALVE Q. G. Rowbottorn.

QUEEN'S

HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE Without doubt the most coveted trophy we won this term was the Cross-Country Plate, and, although the race was essentially a team event, praise must be given to C. Henwood, who came a good second and whose conscientious and assiduous training of the team brought deserving reward. Special mention must be made of Burbidge, who was third, and Harris, who was also well placed; both were awarded their House colours. The House Flick-Hockey league was very successful and was won by a clear margin by the "Bootniks". On Sports Day Wheeler distinguished himself by winning both the jumps and setting up a new School High Jump record. In the C.C.F., however, our particular forte, we did not live up to our reputation, coming 3rd and 2nd in the Fernie and Recruit Cups respectively. Jones and Territt will be braving the hazards of arduous training during Easter. We hope to see them next term. 6

We are all sorry that C. Metcalfe should have to leave us at the end of this term, but we hope he will realise his agricultural ambitions. We must thank Mr. Hayes for his aesthetic guidance in the new House Discussion Group which is an undoubted success, and also Mr. and Mrs. Harding for their continued hospitality during House Proms.

THE MANOR This term we welcomed Mr. Mee, who was attached to the House as a Housemaster's assistant and baby sitter. We wish him every success in the rest of his university career, and thank him for his company and aid in the House. Unfortunately the Athletics Shield did not choose to remain with us for a third year, but we just managed to wrest 6th place from School House. In Squash we had little more success than usual, having little backing for our one member of the School team, but it is pleasing to note that a lively interest has been aroused in the junior part of the House, Nettleton, in particular, showing much promise. We were, however, well represented in the School Rowing, when six of the eighteen who went to Nottingham were from The Manor. In view of our comparative lack of success in sport, it was all the more pleasing when our Fernie Cup squad, assiduously trained by Smart, was placed first. As the House departed at the end of term the painters moved in, and the two upper floors of the main part of the House have been transformed : after some early demands for sunglasses most of the inhabitants have expressed approval of the brighter colours— long may they remain bright !

QUEEN'S The beginning of term saw several alterations among the monitors, C. P. Spencer and Reiss being made House Monitors and J. A. Shouksmith succeeded Hawkins as Head of House. During the term Giddings left us at very short notice and one new boy, Rowbottom, joined us. Sport played a large part in the term's activities and a record number of four members of the House were awarded their 1st XI Hockey Colours. As a result of the Cross-Country, the Goodburn Cup stayed in the House, R. A. Spencer holding on to win by a narrow margin, but the team cup was lost to The Grove, with Queen's third. The Good7

burn Cup has now been in the House for three successive years and, as Spencer will be with us for at least one more year, there is every prospect of it staying longer. In the field of Athletics the House did fairly well, though there was a notable lack of 100 yard and 220 yard experts, and an even greater dearth of jumpers. R. A. Spencer was again our star performer, winning the Mile, the Half-Mile and the Gof ton Cup (440 yds.) and this earned him his Senior House Colours. The Senior Relay Team (Clegg, Hackney, R. H. Atkinson and R. A. Spencer) excelled itself, winning this event in a time only just short of the record. We finished Sports Day as we began it in third place. Three members of the House represented the School in the Athletics Match against Bootham. It came as a big disappointment when the Baird Cup went out of our hands for the first time, despite an excellent performance by Anfield. Our warm congratulations go to the winners. On the last Friday of term the House gave a most successful and enjoyable performance of D. Jerrold's melodrama, "Black-ey'd Susan". All but eight members of the House took some part in this production and much of the success of this venture must be attributed to the hard work of the producer, Wightman, and of the leading actors, Mann, R. H. Atkinson, R. A. Spencer, and Pickard. Junior House Colours have been awarded to Emsley and Abel since the last edition of the "Peterite"

THE RISE At the beginning of term, the monitorial body was augmented by Baldwin and Poynor, who quickly settled into the tempo. Kirkus wasted no time in training a Cross-Country team, but despite his efforts victory eluded them : Smith was our leading athlete, finishing eighth. Throughout the term Robson, A. C., used up spare energy in organising a Flick-Hockey league, with fourteen teams of three players each playing every other team. Appropriately the league champions were captained by—Robson, A. C., who also led the Squash team which defeated Grove 3-0, and School House 3-2 2 to retain the trophy. Pattinson, having spent the previous five weeks of the term dreaming of the Athletics season, arranged voluntary training for the whole House on the three Sundays preceding "the big day". As a result the points gained in the standards (averaging 11.91 per head) were sufficient to give the team a lead which they were able to retain on Sports Day. Pattinson himself gave an inspired lead, 8

crowning his efforts by becoming the first winner of the Clive Lewis Sprints Cup. At the end of the season, Robson, A. C., Parker, C. J. and Parker, R. H. were awarded Senior House Colours, and Blackburn Junior Honours. Brown, too, had been awarded Senior Colours earlier in the term, but the lack of connection with the above must be obvious. The Fernie Cup drill squad was under the command of Baldwin, and long day and night practices earned second place, a mere half point standing in the way of victory. The Recruit Cup squad was unplaced despite Poynor's enthusiastic efforts. The Baird Cup team was unchanged from last year, and the piano soloist (Foster) and two trumpeters (Fawcett, H. G. N. and Foy) delighted all music lovers (in The Rise, at any rate) by winning the competition. Foster was awarded his Junior House Colours, having obtained the highest individual mark. The Rise Discussion Group had two meetings. Mr. J. F. Hayes tried "To Make Sense of Himself" and Rev. Edmund Eglen, of the Clifton Methodist Church, considered certain aspects of worship. Poynor went to great trouble to publish "The Risite" after twenty years' liquidation : our thanks are due to the advertisers. Mr. Grayson, who was attached to the Rise as a Student Master, left with our best wishes : the help he gave was universally appreciated. The term was one of considerable endeavour on the part of every member of the House, and that indefinable factor, House Spirit, was further developed.

SCHOOL HOUSE This term D. H. Rhodes and J. F. Williams were appointed House Monitors. Despite the intensive practice, the Fernie Cup and Recruit Cup squads failed to justify our expectations in them. However, the Squash team met with better success and reached the final, only to succumb to a star-studded Rise team. Alderson is to be particularly congratulated upon his continued personal success on the Squash courts, where his skill is receiving more and more reward. As usual, the Easter term brought with it the customary athletic events, thankfully unimpeded by the weather. The fact that we did not emerge with any great distinction does not alter the fact that everybody, without exception, tried their best in their respective spheres. In particular, we would like to congratulate Carruthers 9

on two counts, the first on coming 7th in the Cross-Country and the second on gaining the High Jump record for the School during the match against Bootham School. It was with great regret that we discovered after the jumping that he had twisted an ankle during his first jump. This meant that he could not participate in any running events on Sports Day. Even so, he tried the High Jump and, in spite of obvious pain, he gained second place. His record jump was exceeded and so he held the record for two days. M. J. French did splendid work as Captain of Athletics. Carruthers and Bell were awarded their Senior House Colours while Semper and Coles received their Junior House Colours. In the Baird Cup the opposition proved to be too good for our competitors, Powell, Yunibandhu and Stevens. Nevertheless, their efforts were much appreciated and, we feel, deserved better recognition from the adjudicator. Within the House the Junior Debating Society has continued to thrive. The Ecclesia and House Proms continued to provide a stimulating way of spending Saturday evenings. Several competitions were held in the House during the term. The Table Tennis and the Chess Competitions were not finished and the Hobbies Competition did not receive the support it should have had. However, there was great interest shown in the Artists' and the Photographic Competitions. There were a number of excellent entries for both, though in the latter the predominance was on transparencies and the prize was given to Powell with Lumley as runner-up. We thank Mr. Gaastra for being the adjudicator. In the Artists' Competition the first prize was won by Sutcliffe with Lunn as runner-up, but many other competitors were commended by Mrs. Wilson, who judged the entries and so ably made comments on them. Lastly, School House Follies, staged in the New Memorial Hall on the last night of the term, were an undoubted success and revealed a considerable amount of spontaneity. All who took part are to be congratulated and especially J. M. Atkinson, Rhodes, our natural comedian, Starkey, a budding Bruce Forsythe, and a very restrained and skilful band of musicians. We would like to thank Miss Banks for the extra work she put in to help make the show a success. 10

We say goodbye to Groundwater. We thank him for all he has

done for the House and wish him every success in the future.

TEMPLE A snowless holiday behind them, most Templars returned ready face the trials of the Easter term with determination.

The first hurdle, the Cross-Country, was approached confidently and many people, even monitors, were seen disappearing across the flooded Ings at high speed in an effort to produce a winning team; surely only bad luck robbed them of victory by 2 points. Brining, Woolley and Dowson ran well to be placed 4th, 5th and 6th, and House Colours were awarded to all three for their efforts. Shortly after this event raucous voices and the sound of crunching tarmac split the ether, and people were seen in military garb in the quad for many days. The outcome was that the younger squad won the Recruit Cup and the Senior squad were placed a good 3rd in the Fernie Cup. The House Squash match against The Grove passed quickly, the result 1 3, after a hard battle. Soon vocal chords and violin strings were being exercised by Templars in the School Concert, followed by a rapid derusting session for many brains in readiness for the Trials. Well before the actual start of Athletics a large proportion of the House had been seen on the track in preparation for hard work to come, and it was probably a surprise to most people in the House that we were finally 6th in the standards, and also that the monitors had the highest average. There were 7 people with maximum points : Carr, Dawson, Woolley, Brining, Raine, Abel, P. N., and Robertson. In the Sports, however, Temple showed its true colours and a total of 81 points gained was sufficient to raise the House to an easy 2nd place. We also established four new records, Woolley and Robertson the Intermediate and Junior High Jumps, and both Intermediate and Junior Relays. Added to this, Can equalled his own 440 yds. record, and also the 220 yds. record; he deservedly received his House Colours. -

In all it was a good but unlucky term, which left everybody expectantly awaiting Cricket and all the other pleasures of the Summer term.

THE CHAPEL When the Epiphany Procession in the Minster falls on the first Sunday of term, as it did this time, it gives us a wonderful start to the new year. The term ended, too, with an impressive service on Palm Sunday, when the Dean of York preached a memorable sermon on Our Lord's Word from the Cross : "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." The Head Master preached on the second Sunday of term and during Lent the Chaplain preached a course of sermons on "The Armour of God". On Quinquagesima Sunday we had our termly Sung Communion and on Ash Wednesday there was a short Evening Service at which the Head Master gave the address. As in other years Compline was said on the Friday evenings in Lent for those who wished to attend. This year for the first time all the services except the first one were taken by monitors. On Tuesday, 14th March, the Archbishop of York paid his last visit to the School before his translation to Canterbury, and confirmed 61 boys. There was a large congregation of parents and other boys who wished to attend. This day happened• also to be the day of publication of the New English Bible. To mark this event, the Head Master read the Second Lesson at Evensong on the following Sunday from the new translation. N.K-W. :The following boys were confirmed on 14th March The Grove R. A. Archer-Burton I. M. Crombie S. J. Holder J. G. Key D. B. Mallinson C. J. Newby M. J. Oxley J. M. Winn

The Manor M. H. Bowe D. S. C. Bruce N. J. Crtunp ton R. A. Cunningham D. N. Eckhard D. E. A. Higgins I. L. Holmes T. T. Hutchinson D. I. Lewis M. V. Smith J. G. Wood

Queen's P. M. Emsley J. M. French J. W. Hey H. A. King M. A. Popplewell M. Shannon G. M. Todd W. J. B. Ward J. L. Wood C. Yates

The Rise R. B. Blackburn R. W. C. Clegg S. Croft-Baker M. P. Crossley J. N. J. Grisdale R. D. Harding A. M. Hedley F. R. G. Hutchinson M. H. Ibberson A. C. Milnes T. J. Newhouse D. N. Quarrie

School House A. C. Charlesworth J. R. Coles G. F. Eastaugh P. J. Gregg M. D. Howard H. J. R. Hyde P. S. Marsden D. J. Mutch N. J. Smith J. N. Spencer A. T. W. Sproulle M. A. Town T. A. N. Wilson

Temple A. D. Bailey D. L. Edbrooke J. E. Fearnside P. A. J. Gibson I. B. Robertson R. Scaife

St. Olave's J. F. Gagg

THE CHOIR The Choir is beginning to get over the loss of two very competent singers who left last July. Everyone now feels that he has a job to do that cannot be left to the person next to him. This feeling has produced a better co-ordination, which was evident on the first Sunday of term when, according to long-standing custom, we were invited to sing in the Epiphany service in York Minster. Apart from the regular week-day and Sunday services the Choir attended the Choir Supper, when we enjoyed a first-class meal, followed by an entertainment which ranged from Mr. Jeffs' invention to make music easier, through various items which included a singsong, to Mr. Cummin's most outlandish story. Confirmation found several of the trebles being confirmed and therefore not available to sing and it was good to find that most of those who were "volunteered" to sing treble on that occasion have since remained as probationers. The Vaughan-Williams Communion Service went very much better this term than last, as people begin to know it better. The Naylor Benedicite is now a firm favourite. The following music was sung during the term :— Carols: The Noble Stem of Jesse. O'er the Hill and o'er the Vale. Ding-dong-ding. All they from Saba—Jacob Handl. The Spotless Rose—Howells. Anthems: Praise to God in the highest—Campbell. Thou wilt keep him—S. S. Wesley. Oculi omnium—Charles Wood. Turn thy face—Attwood. Lord, for thy tender mercies' sake—Farrant. Thou knowest Lord—Purcell. Wash me throughly—S. S. Wesley. Services (with the School): Merbecke. Vaughan-Williams in D minor. Benedicite in G—Naylor. Magnificat in D minor—Walmisley.

I.T.H.

THE LIBRARY Annual reports on institutions such as libraries tend to be either factual or impersonal. This is regrettable, for books, as Milton observed, "contain a potency of life in them", and this "extraction of the living intellect that bred them" is, or should be, transferred to their all-too-human readers. As we record the activities of the past year, therefore, it would be as well to remind ourselves that a School Library is much more than a sum of its parts and that all its users are responsible in some measure for preserving the right atmosphere of quiet and fruitful study within its walls. Two years ago when the Library assumed its present ground plan, the addition of two new shelf-and-desk units provided us with ample room for expansion—or so we thought. Nature and librarians, however, abhor a vacuum; and already the steady influx of books has necessitated the re-organisation of certain sections (notably Modem Languages and Fiction) to accommodate the newcomers. During the Summer Term the largest consignment ever of re-bound standard works will add colour to the shelves and fifty new "Penguin" titles on a wide range of subjects will be available. A new Archaeology section has been opened to meet the needs of the latest School Society and the Economics section has been expanded now that this subject is taken at "A" Level. Fortunately, firm weeding-out of old and obsolete books has given us a little more elbow room. The most obvious changes and improvements in the arrangement of the Library since September have been effected in the Geography, Religion and Sociology sections by Wightman, Anderson and Spencer. The vital Geography texts are now more accessible and Theology has assumed a proper prominence over some of its less moral associates such as War. The Sociology section has been completely re-numbered and provides a useful blanket term for seven loose members of the family : Archeology, Civics, Customs, Economics, Education, Law and War. D. J. Wilson has adopted a more logical system of numbering the Classical section and has followed the lead of the English and History pioneers by "breaking down" composite works into their analysed parts in the subject-index on the usual pink cards. Finally, dividing blocks have at last appeared on the shelves to indicate subsections and a start has been made on the long task of replacing all worn and illegible cards in the index. It will be clear from this brief record that we are all indebted once more to a faithful and hard-working band of library monitors, efficiently led by Wightman, for these improvements and for the smooth running of the Library during the year. Of all the voluntary services a senior boy may offer to the School, this is one of the most useful and most rewarding, at any rate for those who need no persuading that "books are not absolutely dead things". B.H.H. 14

CAREERS It is inevitable, in providing information and advice about careers, that the emphasis should appear to be on those in business and industry. This is because such work is more remote from the lives of the majority of Public Schoolboys, who are probably accustomed to meeting representatives of the more traditional professions and so finding out informally about the work and opportunities in these professions. As far as industrial careers are concerned, there are three methods of providing the right sort of information by giving boys direct experience or by bringing them into contact with a wide range of people who can share the benefits of their long experience. The first method is one-day visits by parties of boys. These are valuable both for those thinking of industrial careers and also to broaden the education of those who will never go into industry. They do, essentially, give a very superficial impression of the companies concerned, but they do at least show those who have never seen a large factory before what to expect as an environment if they ever go into industry. Two such visits were arranged during the Easter term, one to Dorman Long's new rolling mill at Lackenby, near Middlesbrough, and the second to the headquarters of RollsRoyce at Derby. The second method is the Short Works Course. During the Easter holidays ten boys from this School, out of sixteen who applied, were offered places on Courses which ranged from banking through electrical, mechanical and civil engineering to chemicals and iron and steel. All these boys were given a thorough introduction to the organisations they joined for about a week, and it helped them greatly to clarify their ideas about the future. For some years we have not had many applicants for these Courses but it is hoped that from now on we shall always have a good response. Full details of the Courses for the Summer holidays can now be seen in the Careers Room and applications should be made as soon as possible. The third method is to attend a General Course, where a wide range of careers is put before the boys and where they can discuss points raised by the speakers. Each Raster the Public Schools' Appointments Bureau arranges a Course at Ashridge College and one in Manchester. The Ashridge Course is specifically designed to show to the non-scientific boy where he can fit into the world of commerce. This Course takes place in very pleasant surroundings, in a large country house surrounded by three hundred acres of gardens. This year two senior boys from the School attended and found that, apart from the very pleasant time they had there, they were given a great deal to think about and that it was possible to spend a good deal of their time discussing their problems with one another and with representatives of business and the Bureau. The 15

Manchester Course is designed specifically for science students and mixes talks and discussions with visits to factories to see the practical side of industry. This year, for the first time, one senior boy from this School attended the Manchester Course. Accounts follow of visits to Dorman Long and Rolls-Royce and of the Ashridge and Manchester Courses. VISIT TO DORMAN LONG, MIDDLESBROUGH. For those of us who had never been inside a steel works before, entering the Dorman Long factory was like entering a new world. The most poignant first impression was of the noise of machines, which was both deafening and unceasing. The brute power of the rollers which transformed red hot steel ingots into girders of varying shapes and lengths was awe-inspiring. This awe, however, was somewhat tempered after we had seen the ease and precision with which these giants were controlled. The sight of a flaming hot steel girder thundering under the control platform and being stopped at the touch of a switch typified many aspects of the mill. After a very fine lunch in the factory canteen the party returned, with their guides, to the rolling mill and watched steel cables being produced. All the cables for the new Forth Bridge are being made here. The visit to the steel furnaces was most spectacular, especially as we were able to see a furnace "tapped". In this operation the whole furnace is tilted, and this enabled us to look, through coloured glass, into the very heart of the furnace. The blazing heat and the leaping flames issuing from this cauldron of liquid steel conjured up pictures of Dante's Inferno. When the furnace is tilted sufficiently, the molten steel is poured out into gigantic buckets suspended from cranes which move along tracks built high in the roof of the building. Showers of sparks reaching high into the air accompany this part of the procedure. When full, the buckets are swung over moulds, into which the steel is poured. The furnaces were kept charged with molten iron which was brought by rail from the neighbouring iron works. The visit came all too quickly to an end but nevertheless in a short time we had all learned a good deal about the practical side of steel manufacture. This visit was an undoubted success and our thanks are extended to those who made it so. T.E.H.S. VISIT TO ROLLS-ROYCE, DERBY. This visit was to the principal works and development centre of Rolls-Royce, Ltd., at Derby. Here they concentrate on the manufacture of aero engines, car manufacture being carried on at the Crewe works. The importance of Rolls-Royce in the economy of 16

the country can be gauged by the fact that, outside the Iron Curtain, more than half the world's civil aircraft are powered by Rolls-Royce engines. R. G. Bruce, having been to the firm on a summer school and living in Derby, found our destination quite easily. This was a relatively small building, housing the Apprentice Training School. As we were early, we were allowed to look round this establishment and see boys of our own ages being instructed in the use of various pieces of engineering machinery. We saw them turning, milling and grinding odd looking lumps of metal, which we understood were all parts that could be used in the industry. Everyone entering the firm has to learn the basis of the engineering trade in this school, no matter what branch he intends to enter. They regard practical engineering knowledge as essential. We even saw the boys learning to shape tin sheet and turning out perfect oilcans. After this somewhat impromptu tour we had a short lecture on the sort of people Rolls-Royce wanted for their work and they emphasised that, although a student was acceptable after university, they would prefer him to go to them for a year before university. A few Arts students were accepted but mainly students with Advanced Level in Physics and Mathematics were taken. It was emphasised that even at the top of the Company the directors had to have a detailed technical knowledge of the engines they were selling, when millions of pounds were involved. Our first scheduled visit was to the engine test beds, where we were told numerous details about engines, such as consumption, thrust, and shaft horse power. Huge fans more than 20 feet across pumped in the vast quantities of air the engines required for combustion. We saw three types of engine being made at Derby : the Dart, a turbo-prop, the Conway, a by-pass jet, and the Avon, a pure jet. Our next stop was for lunch at one of the works canteens. We had an excellent meal and were almost immediately rushed off to the newest plant in the works. A short lecture told us roughly that the plant was designed to simulate the flight of an engine in a plane without actually putting the engine in the air. In the plant they find out how an engine behaves under the varying conditions of flight. This means varying the inlet temperature and pressure and exhaust temperature and pressure. This may sound simple but in practice, as we were shown, it costs £6,500,000. The essentials of the plant were compressors for a giant refrigeration unit to supply sub-zero temperature air, desiccators for drying the air to prevent icing at these temperatures, and coolers to cool the exhaust gases. The plant was erected in just over three years and holds test cells for two engines. When the 17

engines are running the plant costs £1,200 an hour to run. Enough heat is generated to heat the whole of Derby, could it only be harnessed. We then moved on to the foundry where we saw the casting of alloy parts and from there to the assembly room, where engines were being put together. One engine costs in the region of £250,000 and there are many intricate parts. These are all accurately machined and even X-rayed for flaws. We had not a great deal of time to spend here, as tea was waiting and the hour was late.

In all we saw many aspects of engine manufacture and learnt a great deal. We could not hope to see all, but what was presented to us was readily assimilated by the party. We left, very impressed with the huge scale of the whole project, and having had a very enjoyable day. We had walked miles, but it was certainly worth a few sore feet. I.T.P. THE ASHRIDGE COURSE This three-day course, entitled "Some Careers in Administration", had promised to be at best merely a cleverly disguised form of school. On arrival, however, at this country house about thirty miles northwest of London, it quickly became evident that we were to live in the lap of luxury : there was every facility for our enjoyment, including a bar, where we could discuss our careers problems over a drink with the visiting speakers or the staff of the Public Schools' Appointments Bureau. The main business of the course was a series of talks by various businessmen on those aspects of industry and commerce which had openings for the Arts student. Great emphasis was laid on the fact that the non-technical man was still assured of a place in many vital activities, such as personnel management, marketing, and general administration. In many of these jobs it was not so much a matter of whether you "liked to work with people" as whether people liked to work with you. This question of what qualities were looked for in the prospective businessman cropped up frequently : a personnel manager, for instance, from the British-American Tobacco Company made it clear that the overseas career was not for those who "on the whole thought that foreign countries were a mistake". And one thing which was universally agreed to be essential in a successful businessman was—"guts". All in all, for most of the hundred or so public schoolboys present this was an interesting and enjoyable way of gaining an insight into the big wide world of industry and commerce, and of seeing in what direction we can best employ our talents in it.

D.J.W.

THE MANCHESTER COURSE "An Introduction to Industry" This course consisted of a series of lectures on industrial organisation and visits to various firms in the Manchester area. The talks were designed to cover as much of industry as possible. After an introductory talk on company organisation talks were given on "Production", "Research and Development", "Accountancy" and "Marketing, Sales and Public Relations". Two talks were given on preparation for an industrial career, the first on "Apprentice Training" and the second on "Openings for University Graduates". There was also a talk on "Trades Unions and Industrial Relations" by an active trades unionist. There was always time for questions and discussion after each talk. There were two afternoon visits and one whole day visit to firms in the area. I found these visits far more helpful and interesting than the talks, and I would like to have spent more time on them. I visited A.E.I., Ciba Clayton (dye manufacture), and ColgatePalmolive. The course gives a general impression of industry as a whole, and to get a more detailed impression it really ought to be followed by a Short Works Course, but it is of interest to anyone who is not sure whether he would like an industrial career or not. A.H.

CURIA At a preliminary meeting D. L. Brown and R. L. Bywater were elected Chairman and Secretary respectively. The following new members were elected at this, and subsequent meetings : M. G. Staveley, J. C. Brisby and G. Gildener. For the first meeting of term T. E. H. Smart, the retiring chairman, led a discussion. Topics included crime and morality, both social and personal, tolerance and moral re-armament. The second meeting of term took the form of an Art Evening at which members presented their favourite works of art for discussion. Items varied from an extract from T. S. Eliot to Phantasmagoria, a musical fantasy for speakers and instruments performed on tape by three members of the Society. Mr. Arthur Kendrick, a psychologist from Rowntree's, spoke at the third meeting on Psychology, giving us a background of the history of psychological research and its applications. At the final meeting, Mr. Mee, a student master, gave us a talk on the development of modern music, which he illustrated with a selection of records ranging from Bartok to Brubeck. As always, the society would like to thank the kitchen staff for the provision of refreshments. R.L.B. 19

THE DEBATING SOCIETY The term opened with the motion : "This House believes that modem education is not sufficiently practical." This was proposed by Messrs. C. J. Territt and C. Henwood and opposed by L. C. Le Tocq, Esq., and Mr. C. G. Evans. The main argument centred upon the difference between education and instruction, a difference which the proposition insisted upon but which the opposition refused to accept. In the outcome the motion was lost by a large majority. At the second meeting a party from Ampleforth proposed the motion : "This House considers that the progress we have made in the last two centuries has been in technology and not in civilisation." While the proposition concentrated upon the decline of moral values and the growth of materialism, the opposition, Mr. J. C. Brisby and Mr. C. Henwood, emphasised the increase in tolerance and humanity. The motion was carried. The third meeting was held in the Stephenson Room, and Mr. D. L. Brown, seconded by Mr. J. L. Richardson, proposed the motion : "This House would be proud to sit on a pavement with Bertrand Russell." Mr. Brown did his utmost to keep unilateral nuclear disarmament out of the debate, but Mr. Poynor and Mr. Semper for the opposition both insisted on bringing it in. Despite this, however, the motion was carried after a particularly inspiring summing up from Mr. Brown. The last meeting of term was held in the Memorial Hall Mr. R. L. Bywater and Mr. J. M. Atkinson proposed that "This House believes in being behind the times". Basing his argument on the expense and effort involved in "keeping up with the Joneses", Mr. Bywater was attacked by B. H. Holbeche, Esq., and Mr. L. P. Dobson for the opposition, who wanted the House to make the effort and supply the leadership necessary for keeping up with, if not ahead of the times. The motion was lost by an overwhelming majority. :

We should like to express our sincere thanks to the President, Mr. T. E. H. Smart, for the work he has done to make this a successful term. J. M. P.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS' DEBATING ASSOCIATION At a committee meeting held in London on 12th January, D. L. Brown was elected Chairman of the Association, and P. Collins succeeded him as organiser of the Northern Branch. The regional round of the Association's Annual Speaking Competition was held at St. Peter's on 16th March. There were four debates, ranging in nature from an allegation that women are not the weaker sex to a forthright condemnation of the United Nations Organisation. 20

P. Collins and J. C. Brisby opposed, on behalf of St. Peter's, the motion, "This House maintains that economic integration with Europe is essential for Britain's future prosperity." The judges—Sir Lumley Dodsworth, Dr. Kelly and Mr. Shannon—made some helpful comments, emphasising the need for well-placed wit and humour, and for more debate (in the sense of replying to previous speakers), particularly by seconders; they would like to have seen less reliance on notes, which implies the more thorough preparation of speeches by leaders. The School team was placed third out of the eight schools; for the second successive year Ampleforth College emerged victors, and they will represent the North in the finals of this competition in Guildhall, London, on 8th May. P.C.

THE MUSIC SOCIETY The number of meetings of the Music Society was reduced through competition with Concert rehearsals and Baird Cup practices. One meeting was held in which Mr. David Mee (on loan to us from Cambridge) gave an informative address on the subject of Liszt's Pianoforte Sonata in B minor, illustrated by a recording of it played by Valentin Gheorghiu. Mr. Mee showed how well-informed taste is swinging in the direction of Liszt. The Music Society Committee was largely responsible for the organisation of the Concert and the Baird Cup Competition. With the Choral Society competing for attendance with every kind of diversion the compilation of a nominal roll was extremely difficult. W. E. Jones managed to do so with considerable accuracy. The Orchestra held its practices in the Music School, which is proving so much more accommodating than the shelter used to be, and sprouted a large percussion department for the Rio Grande, which was trained enthusiastically and successfully by Miss Iris Lemare. The Baird Cup has been moved from the Summer term to the Raster term and looks as if it will stay there. Practices for it started much earlier than previously with the result that the standard "on the night" showed a welcome improvement. Once again the Music School has made the preliminaries for this very much easier than they were before. F.W.

SCHOOL CONCERT The acoustics of any new hall not specifically designed for concerts are bound to demand adjustments in the arrangement of choir and orchestra. The Memorial Hall continues to present the School musicians with problems which remain partly unresolved. One of Mr. Waine's measures was to keep his front ranks of trebles sitting in order that the rest of the choir might be heard. If only some device could have been found for softening the impact of the orchestra! 21

This was largely the reason for the rather disappointing opening of the concert with Handel's Coronation Anthem "Zadok the Priest". This, the first of four, was composed in 1727 at the request of George II to be sung at his coronation. Those who were able to follow the Coronation Service of our present Queen will remember how exciting was that burst of sound in Westminster Abbey, "God save the Queen . . ." But the performance of 3rd March never exceeded the stately. The orchestral opening was beautifully gentle and smooth, but later, instead of accompanying the voices, the instruments dominated them to the extent that voices and words were muffled and the thrilling moments just didn't occur. Nevertheless, one could detect that the choir was singing very beautifully, if without fire. So it was that this listener felt rather frustrated of a special treat. However, large-scale amends were to be made later in the evening. There followed four items in which it depended on soloists (horrible, nerve-racking business !) to hold us pleasurably attentive. C. J. Kitching played the first movement of a Haydn Sonata in F lightly and fluently. A. Hardman played the first movement of Mozart's Clarinet Quintet in A, deriving tremendous benefit from Mr. Waine's sympathetic piano accompaniment. Hardman played competently music which is inevitably bound to charm us. It was a very enjoyable performance. The fourth item must have been more difficult to rehearse. P. Hunt with his French Horn and the orchestra under Mr. Jorysz played the Slow Movement and Finale of Haydn's Horn Concerto No. 2 in D. We know that Hunt would have been capable of a much better performance, for he is an experienced player. The orchestra, too intent on struggling through its own part somehow or other, failed to assist him, and Hunt lacked the confidence to dominate it. The orchestra's playing was more harmonious in the Finale but the soloist was unable to recover that mastery of his instrument which he undoubtedly possesses. J. C. Brisby and A. J. Bytheway, accompanied by I. T. Hunter at the piano, performed the first movement of a Double Violin Concerto in D minor by Bach. There was some firm, well-timed playing and the three kept up well together. This item had obviously been carefully rehearsed. The performance by the choir, J. R. Anfield playing the solo piano part and Mr. R. Perrin on a second piano, and by a group of timpanists and percussionists of Constant Lambert's "The Rio Grande" was undoubtedly the most exciting of the evening. This work, based on a poem by Sacheverell Sitwell, was composed in 1929 and was immediately a great success through the "combination of the popular idiom and the brilliant choral and orchestral writing". Under Mr. Waine's direction, we had as brilliant and as witty an evocation of the world of the Rio Grande as could have been desired. Nor was our interest only sustained by the succession of weird knocks, 22

thuds, tinkles and crashes emanating at opportune moments from one side of the stage, nor by the masterly playing of Anfield at the front and Mr. Perrin at the back, the one, as it were, so often replying to the other in an exciting dialogue of two pianos, but by the singing which held us through a succession of many moods as the hours by the Rio Grande passed by. There was some lovely music for the trebles and opportunity enough for the choir as a whole to show their ability in sensitive musical singing; "The noisy streets are ." was one particular instance. So this work came to its empty amusingly inconsequential end, the performance of it having given so much pleasure to the whole audience. The names (and instruments of the following players should be noted, en passant : .

Timpani—M. A. Clegg. Side Drum—J. A. D. Thompson. Tambourine—J. C. Lacy. Xylophone and Glockenspiel—J. L. Wood. Piattt—N. J. West. Triangle—P. J. H. Mann. Chinese Block—R. B. Daniel. Tom-Tom and Tam-Tam—D. R. Gow. Castanets—R. J. Dowson. Caisse Roulante—D. Outhwaite. Grande Casse—J. R. Brown.

Item number seven, "The Little White Donkey" by Jacques Ibert, was well interpreted by C. F. Foster at the piano. This was followed by a refreshingly different item, the "Octet" singing a partsong by Vaughan-Williams, "The Turtle Dove". Platts sang the role of narrator and his voice had the purity essential to this kind of ballad. Apart from the fact that the trebles occasionally sounded a bit faint, the performance was an extremely accomplished one. The group consisted of Kirkus, J. A. Shouksmith, Platts, Hunter, Dawes, Bailey, Hunt and Mr. Mee. The concert closed with three of Stanford's "Songs of the Fleet" with soloist, chorus, two pianos and orchestra. The songs are very different in mood and this was clearly emphasised in three very polished performances. "Sailing at Dawn" was a calm, measured evocation of the fleet as a whole. "The Song of the Sou'wester" is essentially jolly and here the choir again showed their great adaptability in lively but well-controlled singing. "The Little Admiral" is a nobly patriotic sort of song. Here let it be said that the orchestra acquitted themselves perfectly and for some reason the balance between all performers on and off stage was absolutely right. Their presence added that richness to the performance of this vigorous song necessary to make a very stirring finale to the evening. An Old Peterite, Mr. Beverley Jones, baritone, sang the solo parts with sensitivity throughout and with power in this last song. So it remains for us, the audience, to thank every single performer and Mr. Waine, inspirer of all, most heartily for such a pleasurable and worthwhile evening's entertainment. E. M. Dunstan. 23

BAIRD CUP The form which the music competitions have taken in the last year or two gives the School a chance of having a concert of excellent music, with no break in the programme, with players and audience keyed-up by the competitive element, and the whole rounded off by the comments of an experienced musician and adjudicator. BAIRD CUP COMPETITION 3rd Year

Adjudicator Final Position 2

David Swale, Esq. (O.P.), Director of Music designate, St. Peter's College, Adelaide.

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Marks

1. QUEEN'S

Brahms 90 Piano Solo. Rhapsodie in E flat J. R. Anfield David Mee 70 Allegro (ii) Trio A. J. Bytheway (violin), A. Hardman (clarinet), P. Hunt (horn).

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2. GROVE

Intermezzo in E flat Opus 117 No. 1. Brahms J. C. G. Wheeler. (ii) Violin Solo. Introduction and Minuet. Thomas Farmer A. J. D. Foster (violin), J. C. G. Wheeler (piano). (i)

Piano Solo.

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3. TEMPLE 75 (i) Two Pianos From San Domingo Arthur Benjamin I. T. Hunter and C. J. Kitching. (ii) Concerto in A minor, 1st Movement, Allegro 70 Bach Moderato J. C. Brisby (violin), I. T. Hunter (piano). 4. SCHOOL HOUSE Nocture in E flat Opus 27 Chopin 45 (i) Piano Solo. K. Yunibandhu. 50 The Snowy-Breasted Pearl. (ii) Cello Solo. Old Irish J. C. Powell (cello), R. A. Stevens (piano). 5 MANOR Sonata in C sharp minor Opus 27 40 (i) Piano Solo. Beethoven No. 2, 1st Movement—Adagio. R. L. Bywater. 40 (ii) Piano Duet. Two interlinked folk melodies. Anon. P. R. Scholefield and M. N. Webster. 6. RISE Jacques Ibert 90 (i) Piano Solo. Le petit arm blanc C. F. Foster. (ii) Trumpet Duet. Trumpet tune. William Russell 75 M. C. Foy and H. G. N. Fawcett (trumpets), I. Kirkus (piano).

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This year's Baird Cup Competition on 23rd March made an admirable programme with plenty of variety and yet consisting of thoroughly good music. Special point was given by the invitation to Mr. David Swale, an Old Peterite, to come to adjudicate. We are most grateful to him for doing so. 24

Mr. Swale allowed himself a wide spread of marks from 40% to 90%—far wider than we had been accustomed to—with the result that the difference in attainment between the beginner and the more experienced performer was made devastatingly clear. His brief comments at the end of the concert must have been as helpful to the performers as they were illuminating to the audience. His point that a performance must be projected to the audience and the performer's enjoyment of the music shared with them was admirably illustrated by C. F. Foster's witty playing of Ibert's "Le petit ine blanc". The vital importance of stance and bowing in violin playing was stressed; and Brisby and Hunter were complimented on their success in choosing just the right pace for Bach. Another most helpful comment was that good Chopin playing should suggest something of extemporisation. The concert could hardly have had a better send-off than Anfield's "opulent" performance of Brahms (to borrow Mr. Swale's description) nor a more exhilarating ending than Foy and H. G. N. Fawcett gave us with their trumpet tune. What a delight to have a new trumpet tune, and to hear a performance of music for trumpet that was thoroughly musical and not a sort of Grand National, with rushed fences and many falls. May I end with three purely personal comments of appreciation? First to the Queen's trio, for their enterprise in persuading Mr. Mee to write a special work for them, of which we had the world premiere, when they might very well have retained the cup if they had played for safety; secondly to Yunibandhu, who has obviously made such progress since last year; and lastly to Scholefield and Webster for their dogged first effort. They kept going; and that was quite a feat. Good luck to them next year ! N.K-W.

RECORD LIBRARY The Library has been used more than ever this term with over one hundred and eighty withdrawals. Certain additions have been made and, although they are mainly for "A" and "S" level exams, they have received reasonable approval. We are very grateful to an Old Peterite's father for three 12 in. long playing records of Bach's English Suites, numbers one to six. Other additions have been :— Coppelia and •Sylvia by Delibes. Double Concertos by Bach and Vivaldi. J. G. AINLEY (Librarian) "Archduke" by Beethoven. 25

THE BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY The "Clan Stewart's" Voyage 16 had some unusual features, being a circumnavigation of Africa, with calls at Teneriffe and Barcelona, which none of the School's adopted ships has visited before. The call at Teneriffe was in the hopes—vain hopes, as it turned out—of loading 1,000 tons of asphalt, but the ship took in oil bunkers there and so omitted the usual call at Dakar. Of Teneriffe, Capt. Graham writes : "The harbour is protected by a large breakwater which stretches in a N. to S. direction. We made fast at this breakwater. The ship is turned round in the harbour and always makes fast starboard side alongside. Oil and water are laid on at convenient places in each berth. There is unlimited fresh water. I was taken for a quick run round by our agent who took special pains to show me how the island is now catering for the tourist trade. Excellent hotels have now been built which cater for all pockets. There is a golf course, good fishing and swimming, and the winter sports enthusiast can get ski-ing in the season. From what I could make out, the melting snow seeps into the mountain-side and there are consequently large reservoirs of water. Galleries are tunnelled into the mountain to get the water, which is then pumped to various parts of the island. I was told there is no danger of water ever becoming scarce. From the sea, Teneriffe does look very bare, but what a wrong impression that is ! Small holdings could be seen everywhere and all the land looked very fertile." The ports of call on this voyage, with arrival dates, were Birkenhead (sailed 3rd Sept.), Teneriffe (8th Sept.), Cape Town (20th Sept.), Port Elizabeth (22nd Sept.), East London (26th Sept.), Durban (28th Sept.), Lourenco Marques, Beira (4th Oct.), Mtwara, Dar-es-Salaam (22nd Oct.), Tanga ( 28th Oct.), Mombasa (31st Oct.), Aden (11th Nov.), Port Said (17th Nov.), Barcelona, Newcastle (29th Nov.). Apart from a delay of 10 days at Beira, the voyage was remarkably fast. The homeward cargo consisted of a wide variety of goods : maize, maize meal, skins and hides (mainly for Barcelona), tea, coffee, sisal, oil cake, cedar timber and camphor timber. :

Voyage 17, which was completed just before end of term, was also, as it happened, a circumnavigation of Africa. There were no less than 18 ports of call, and we hope to include some details in the next "Peterite". 26

SCIENCE SOCIETIES SENIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY OFFICERS (EASTER TERM,

President: P. L.

Hon. Secretary: M. G.

1961)

HARRIS, ESQ., M.A.

Hon. Treasurer: C.

STAVELEY.

MARSAY.

The term opened with a lecture by P. Stuttard on "Bird Migration". He told us about the various methods of trapping birds and the directions of and reasons for migration. The talk was illustrated with some slides kindly lent by Mr. G. D. Craine. Our second lecture was by Professor Preston, of the Leeds University Department of Botany, who addressed the Society on "Electron Microscopy". Having explained that he only intended to describe the advances made in his department, he compared the Electron and Optical Microscopes and showed slides illustrating various advances in Botany made possible by the high resolving power of the Electron Microscope. Perhaps the most interesting and informative talk this term was that on "Transistors" by Major Garnons-Williams, of the Catterick School of Signals. Although faced with a difficult subject to explain to schoolboys in such a short time, he overcame this by using numerous diagrams and pieces of equipment which he brought with him. He explained the uses and composition of transistors and the actual working of a semi-conductor. This latter subject probably proved difficult to understand for those members not in the VIth Form but otherwise the lecture was an excellent one The last lecture of the term and of the Science Society year was by J. 0. Armstrong, Esq. (O.P.). He addressed the Society on the Aspects of Astronomy of Current Interest and divided his lecture into two parts : the first part about our own Solar System and the second about the galaxies. It is obvious that the large number of outside speakers coming to talk to us is the cause of much renewed interest in the Society and we hope that this will continue in future years. M.G.S.

JUNIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY All the meetings this term have been held in the Memorial Hall. At the first meeting, with C. G. Evans in the chair, Mr. Craine gave a most instructive talk on eine-photography. In the last half-hour D. J. Wightman showed his film with sound track on tape which he had made of a holiday in Switzerland. These had been prepared at short notice as one of the expected speakers, J. F. Yeomans, had been taken to hospital with appendicitis a few days before. C. J. Territt talked at the next meeting on "Automatic Weapons" and produced a 27

formidable array of guns, which he explained and exhibited at the meeting. By the third meeting J. F. Yeomans had recovered from his operation and he and R. B. Daniel gave their postponed talk on "Rock Climbing". This was illustrated by films with a spoken commentary by Daniel. At the final meeting of the term Miss Dyson, secretary of the York branch of the British Interplanetary Society, gave a very interesting talk on "Space Travel". This was illustrated by slides, a film strip of a Viking rocket and a short film showing the launching of a rocket from Cape Canaveral. M.J.S.

THE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY Trapping has continued this term but not with the success of the corresponding term last year. 232 birds were caught and the individual species totals are given at the end. Of these, two are new to our ringing list. They are the tree creeper and long-tailed tit, both of which were trapped on the same day at a farm near Stillingfieet. There are several reasons for the fall in numbers trapped this term, the most important being the very mild weather which we have had. During last February in a spell of cold weather it was not unusual to catch 20 starlings in a day, but this year we have only reached double figures three times. Other minor reasons were the steady winds in the last fortnight which prevented the use of mist nets and the fact that several of the birds caught were "retraps", i.e. birds we had ringed the previous year. Towards the end of the term a visit was made to Hornsea Mere. Although it was rather late in the year to hope to see very much, we counted seven • species of duck; mallard, widgeon, tufted, shoveller, goldeneye, pochard and merganser. In addition we had good views of some pairs of great-crested grebes in breeding plumage and a snow bunting. One of the senior boys, P. Stuttard, has now obtained his C ringing permit and it is hoped ;hat several of the members will get their permits when they are old enough. Next term our activities will include the finding and recording of nests and the ringing of the nestlings if possible. We have also offered to help in a scheme for the study of breeding swallows. This involves trapping all the adult pairs in a definite area and ringing as many of their young as we can. The scheme will be continued for a few years to see if the same birds return to the same area or even the same farm. RINGING TOTALS LIST Starling 148, blackbird 24, dunnock 17, blue tit 11, robin 8, tree sparrow 6, songthrush 5, redwing 2, great tit 2, chaffinch 2, wren 2, yellow hammer 2, reed bunting 1, tree creeper 1, long-tailed tit 1.

Recoveries:

Species Starling Starling Starling Starling Starling

Date ringed 24.1.60 12.2.60 23.2.60 5.3.60 12.3.60

Date recovered 22.1.61 16.2.61 20.1.61 19.2.61 30.10.60

Recovery details

Found dead, Hull. Dead, Gretna, Dumfriesshire. Found dead, Pontefract, Yorks. Dead, Wigginton, nr. York. Caught, Adinkerke (West Flanders), BELGIUM. Starling 14.3.60 13.11.60 Dead, Heist-sur-Mer (West Flanders), BELGIUM. Starling 22.1.61 23.2.61 Dead, Stalmine, Fleetwood, Lancs. Dunnock 4.3.60 15.1.61 Killed by cat, Bootham. Blackbird 21.5.60 18.1.61 Found with wing injury, being cared for, Bootham. The blackbird was ringed as a nestling, but all the others were full grown birds. G.D.C.

THE YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB Chairman: C. METCALFE. Secretary: M. C. B. BURSIDGE. Vice-Chairman and Minutes Secretary: M. C. M. ANYAN. Treasurer: J. M. ATKINSON. Committee Member: P. J. GIBsoN.

This term we only had three meetings of the Club, but these were very successful. Two meetings had to be postponed. The first meeting of the term was an interesting and instructive talk on "Seeds" by Mr. J. Penty. He discussed the history of the seed trade in Great Britain and then described the preparation of seed for sale. He also recommended certain insecticides for their protection. The second meeting was a talk by Mr. Swann on "Pest Control". Mr. Swann described the main pests, namely rabbits, pigeons, rats and other predators. He gave full details about methods of control and regulations about myxomatosis. The third meeting was an hilarious lecture by Mr. Stephenson on "Fur Farming". This excellent talk on rabbit breeding, housing and feeding was punctuated by witty remarks from the speaker. Several members of the club attended meetings of the Poultry Association of Great Britain. We found them highly technical but very interesting all the same. We hope to visit them regularly in the future. Altogether this was a successful term and we look forward to an even more successful term of visits in the Summer. M.C.M.A. 29

MODERN LANGUAGES SOCIETY The congestion of last term, caused by too many societies trying to hold too many meetings in too short a time, has abated and this term we have accomplished a full programme. For our first meeting we secured the services of M. Bernard Macaigne, an unsuspecting French assistant at present teaching at Nunthorpe School, who painted an excellent, if rather disturbing picture for us of life in a French Lycee. Our funds, swelled by an increase in membership, rose to the hiring of two French films, "24h. de la Regie Renault" and "16h. 40 Destination Rio", which were shown to the Society on 22nd February. Once again we were dogged by soundtracks of very dubious quality, making it virtually impossible for the less experienced members to understand. A week later the German section of the Society benefited greatly from the showing of three Austrian films. "This is Austria", "Fischer von Erlach", a biographical film on a famous baroque architect, and "Kronik von Bad Gleichberg", Which told the history and the legends surrounding this ancient Spa. These films were distributed free by the Austrian Embassy in London, to whom the Society is very grateful. It will be noticed that most of our meetings in the recent past have required no active participation by members themselves and, as our chief aim is to provide opportunities for our members to speak as well as to understand a foreign language, this is to some extent regrettable. However, we have secured promises from our more itinerant members of short talks to be given during one meeting next term. In the meantime may we wish them "Bon voyage". A.M.H.

EXCHANGE VISIT WITH AUGSBURG SCHOOLBOYS On the first day of the Easter holidays a party of eight boys, mainly from the V« German set, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Dunstan and two enthusiastic mountaineers, Daniel and Bytheway, set off for Augsburg in Southern Germany. There we spent an enjoyable fortnight staying with our pen friends from the Oberrealschule in Augsburg, who will be paying return visits during the Summer holidays. Our friends' families were all German, though three had fled from Czechoslovakia and one from East Germany. They all lived in Augsburg or the surrounding area and all of us made short excursions to nearby places of interest, including Munich and the Bavarian Alps. One boy spent a few days in Cologne. Augsburg was an excellent centre for our activities. Like York, it was founded by the Romans and during the Middle Ages enjoyed 30

considerable prosperity. Its population is twice that of York and it is interesting to note that 40,000 are Americans. The cathedral has the oldest stained-glass windows in the world, and also in the city are St. Ulrich's Minster, a beautiful Catholic church, the Fuggerei, the oldest alms-houses in the world, and a fine modern theatre which many of us visited. Several famous people have lived in Augsburg, including Martin Luther, Rudolph Diesel and members of the Mozart family. We were impressed by the many modern buildings being erected, by the wide streets and the perpetual flow of traffic. Most of us liked the German food, though the more substantial English breakfast was sadly missed. A certain amount of the German fcod is similar to what we are used to, but dishes such as Knodels, White Sauerkraut and Black Bread rarely eaten in England also pleased most of us. Many varieties of German drink were thrust upon us at frequent intervals to the delight of many. On the last day we visited the Oberrealschule, which all our pen friends attend, and we noticed many differences from our own school life. Thus concluded a very enjoyable and we hope instructive holiday and our thanks are due to Mr. Dunstan for his hard work in arranging it for us. J.A.S. and C.J.L.C.

RUSSIAN SOCIETY Secretary: A. M. HEADLAM. Treasurer: G. W. A. R. ALDERSON. House Representatives: The Grove: W. E. JONES. The Manor: T. E. H. SMART. Queen's: J. A. SHOUISSMETR. The Rise: J. J. KETTLEWELL. School House: J. F. WILLIAMS. Temple: G. GILDENER. Chairman: W. E. JONES.

This term our treasurer, G. W. A. R. Alderson, has had to keep a tight hold on our purse strings and deny us our termly film. Nevertheless, it has been a successful term. At our first meeting on 6th February the Society welcomed Mr. A. W. Rouse, who addressed us on the Russia of 1931. This talk was ably illustrated by slides of the same vintage, which were excellent even by modern standards. With our second proposed visit to the York Film Society to see the film "Ivan the Terrible—Part Two" in mind, it was decided that members would benefit from a general historical background to Ivan and the Boyars' plot. This Mr. Dunstan, the Society's man behind the scenes, offered to give, and so on 26th February some forty members of the Society met in the Stephenson Room to hear a lucid and excellently prepared talk. As a result many of the twenty-three members who visited the Clifton Cinema on '26th February found themselves fully informed and able to understand the basic plot, complicated though it was.

Our final meeting, planned for 21st March, unfortunately had to be postponed until next term owing to numerous clashes with other activities. A.M.H.

THE THEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Master-in-Charge: REV. N. H. KEMP-WELCH. Secretary and Treasurer: T. D. F. ANDERSON. House Representatives: The Grove: L. P. Dm:Isom. The Manor: D. K. HIRST. Queen's: J. R. ANFIELD. The Rise: J. A. BALDWIN. School House: T. D. F. ANDERSON. Temple: J. C. BRISBY. Additional Committee Member: T. P. BROWN.

The first meeting of the term was held on 10th February and took the form of two discussions. The first, which was concerned with the question of why religion has no place in the life of the modern teen-ager, was enthusiastically led by L. P. Dobson. His talk provoked a vigorous and sometimes heated exchange of opinion. The second discussion, led by C. J. Territt, was concerned with "Suicide" and the attitude of the Church towards those who attempted to take their own lives. As ever, time forced the chairman, J. C. Brisby, to bring a very successful meeting to a close. The second meeting of the term was held on 22nd February. The Rev. J. Andrew, Domestic Chaplain to the Archbishop of York, gave a fascinating and rather startling account of his experiences as a curate in the fashionable American Parish of Rumson in New Jersey. The Theological Society now appears to have established itself among the multifarious School societies, and its future success seems assured. T.D.F.A.

C.C.F. Nearly eighty recruits joined the Contingent this term; it is in future intended to take one entry for the year, in the Easter term, instead of one in September and one in May. It has been decided to close down the Royal Artillery Detachment, and to concentrate on the Civil Defence and Motor Transport Detachments. The former gun shed will be developed as a workshop for the M.T., and an old car has already been acquired for practical work. Corporal M. J. Poynor has been selected for the shooting team of eight, raised by the Imperial Cadet Association, from all the C.C.F. for a Canadian Tour this summer. Corporal Marshall gained a Certificate "T" as the result of a course in Electrical Engineering in the holidays.

A party of six, under the command of Captain Gaastra, carried out arduous training in the Lake District during the holidays. The weather was not good, and it was unfortunate that the planned rock climbing instruction could not take place because of the rain.

MAIN EVENTS OF THE TERM 21st February. Drill Competitions. The Fernie Cup, for which the judges were Captain J. M. Newton, The Yorkshire Brigade, and Captain Craven, was won by The Manor. The Recruit Cup, for which the judges were 2/Lt. J. M. Macaskill, The Yorkshire Brigade, and Captain Gaastra, was won by Temple. 28th February. Field Day. The Royal Navy Section went in two groups, one to the Tyne Division R.N.R. (H.M.S. Calliope), and the other to Royal Air Force, Linton-on-Ouse. The Army and Basic Sections carried out an exercise at Ripon Parks, while the Recruits were occupied in Deverell Barracks, Ripon. The Royal Air Force Section visited Royal Air Force, Church Fenton. 21st March. Visit by Colonel C. Nixon, C.B.E., Commanding The Yorkshire Brigade, who addressed the senior part of the Contingent and took the salute at a March-Past.

SUMMER CAMP The Army Camp will be at Westdown, Salisbury Plain, from

31st July to 9th August.

The Royal Air Force Camp will be at Cranwell from 31st July to 8th August.

R.N. SECTION The high standard of turn-out achieved last term has been maintained and the drill continues to improve. It is perhaps significant that the N.C.O.s in charge of the winning Fernie and Recruit Cup drill squads were both from the R.N. Section. The size of the section was increased during the term by a new intake from the R.N. Basic. Ldg. Seaman Kirkus deserves much credit for his efficient and enthusiastic instruction of this squad. Ldg. Seaman Ainley kitted out these new members of the section, who were thus in R.N. rig for their training visit to H.M.S. Calliope at Newcastle-upon-Tyne on Field Day. The rest of the R.N. Section spent an interesting and busy day at the R.N.A.S., Linton-on-Ouse, with the senior N.C.O.s being fortunate enough to go flying. Lectures

and demonstrations on a variety of subjects had been organised and were all very well received. On 7th March the written section of the R.N. Proficiency Exam was held. The marks were generally very good, with A.B. Parker, R. H., achieving the best result. The practical tests occupied the remaining parades of term. The following R.N. N.C.O.s have held appointments in the Recruits and Basic Section : Ldg. Seamen Alexander, Thornton, Gildener, Alderson and Humpherson.

H.M.S. ST. VINCENT H.M.S. St. Vincent gave us a most interesting and entertaining week, although the ship was not running with true naval efficiency, because all the junior seamen in training and regular officers were on leave. After spending Sunday on leave and looking over H.M.S. Victory, we sailed on Monday morning in an anti-aircraft frigate down to the French coast and the island of Alderney. As the ship was still on trial, we soon turned round and headed back for Portsmouth. A certain period of time was taken up with theoretical seamanship but this was fortunately cut to a minimum. A valuable morning was spent at the submarine base Dolphin and also on H.M.S. Trafalgar. Sailing in a whaler in Portsmouth harbour was both exciting and educational, because we were fortunate to have a very experienced Lieutenant to instruct us. On our last day we visited Cowes in the Isle of Wight and then spent the rest of the day practising man overboard exercises and handling the M.F.V. All in all an exceptionally interesting week was provided in unusually abnormal conditions. J.G.A.

ARDUOUS TRAINING

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LAKE DISTRICT, 1961

On 28th March we set off by truck from York, pitching camp the same evening at Rigg Beck, Newlands Valley. This year, as a beneficial innovation, we used a central "Q" tent, in which we both ate and slept. The weather was not particularly kind to us. On many climbs we encountered dense mist, driving sleet and even snow. Likewise torrential rain caused our rock-climbing to be cancelled. However, the weather improved and we managed to carry out a strenuous training programme. In the course of the week we climbed Dale Head, Robinson, Red Pike and many other peaks. Our programme included one expedition during which we were entirely self-supporting, carrying all our equipment on man-pack carriers (approximately 45 lb.)—fortunately the climbs were not too steep. 34

Administration was generally excellent. We had a cooked breakfast, a hard-tack and chocolate lunch and a cooked meal when we returned to base in the evening. However, we sadly lacked facilities for drying wet clothing. Our R.A.S.C. rations were usually delicious (it depended on the duty cook) and our Gaz stoves excellent. Bombardier Bywater later assumed the role of chef and managed to remain popular, whilst L./Sgt. Baldwin's climbing experience was invaluable. Finally we must thank Captain Gaastra and R.S.M. Power, the former for his kindness and expert care and instruction, the latter for his stimulus, his soup and a Boy Scout Hut. It was a great experience, although perhaps even better in retrospect. C.J.T.

THE SCOUT GROUP SENIOR SCOUT TROOP The most outstanding achievement has been that P/L. (S) R. A. B. Wood completed his requirements for the Bushman's Thong and Queen's Scout Badge during the Easter holidays. He is the first to have done so for some two years and we offer him our congratulations. Several Seniors completed the Fireman Course and all successfully took the examination at the end, while an encouraging number went on Venturer journeys during the Easter holidays. These hope to complete the Venturer Badge next term. For the Field Day we split into two groups. Some two-thirds of the Troop took advantage of the recent acquisition of a large selection of new ropes to spend the day doing some elaborate pioneering. An excellent suspension bridge was constructed, while a few noble spirits cooked lunch in the training ground for the rest of the party. The rest of the Troop disappeared into the oblivion of the Hambleton Hills under the benign control of A.S.M. M. J. French. As far as we know they went on a hike. The Summer Camp will be held in the Edale area of Derbyshire, from Tuesday, 1st August, to Wednesday, 9th August. Full details will be sent to parents during the Summer term and we hope that most of the Senior Troop will be able to attend this camp in an area which should give full scope to the varied interests of the members of the Troop.

GILWELL : APRIL, 1961 During the Easter holiday, the 6th Leadership in Scouting course was held at the World Scout Leaders' Training Ground, Gilwell Park, Essex. The course, open to all Public Schoolboys, was attended by 47 boys from schools all over Britain. The course is 35

intended to encourage boys to become Scouters at a later age, but it is not intended only for scouts. On arrival each boy pays the very nominal sum of £2 and he is then put into one of six patrols, in which each person has a specific job. At 12-30 p.m. each day the patrol order changes so that each person has a chance to lead the patrol. The activities are varied but all are connected with some aspect of Scouting. Each morning there is inspection at 9-30 a.m. There is no specified time for rising from the camp beds, three to a large tent, or for breakfast. Then there is some activity in which the P.L. is the central figure, such as large scale Pioneering, or Venturer incidents (crossing ravines, swamps, etc.). In the afternoon, after a cold lunch, there is a short talk and then the subject is put into practice with some amusing twist. At 7-0 p.m. there is a four course meal, cooked by the staff, and some social activity is arranged for the evening. This year there were also opportunities to meet the Chief Scout, Sir Charles MacLean, the Lord Mayor of London, Lady BadenPowell and other interesting personalities. In fact it was said of the course that it was "the most enjoyable, the most interesting, and the cheapest week ever spent !" J.T.B.

SCOUT TROOP Numbers have fluctuated this term but are now steady at 24. At the beginning of the term we lost three scouts who joined the C.C.F. and gained one tenderfoot, J. R. Stapleton. After a fortnight Q. G. Rowbottom joined the troop and later on C. J. Atkinson as another tenderfoot. The first class scouts have continued their Scout Cord training under A.S.M. J. A. Shouksmith. R. J. D. Wilson and A. C. Milnes were awarded their Scout Cord and the others will have completed their badges by next term. The field day was held on the edge of the wolds at Hanging Grimston. The four patrols were dropped at different points and told to rendezvous at a given map reference. All the patrols arrived within 10 minutes of the arranged time, and an enjoyable exercise was held in the afternoon. This took place on a steeply sloping hillside and a few minor mishaps occurred as the attackers got out of control running down the hill and failed to miss some thorn bushes. The annual camp this year will take place as usual at the end of next term and it is hoped that all scouts will be able to attend. The site is near Kirk Michael in the Isle of Man. 36

HOCKEY After resigning ourselves in the opening weeks to the usual Easter term weather and having to cancel the first match, it gradually became apparent that we were after all to have more than our usual quota of real Hockey weather. All the remaining fixtures were played in increasingly good conditions and, thanks to the untiring efforts of Mr. Johnston and his staff, the 1st XI pitch was, by the end of the short season, in excellent condition. Unfortunately we were not to have the team to benefit fully from these unusual conditions : this was not surprising with only two old colours, Woodruff and Hewitt, left from last year. Even so the side generally gave a good account of itself once it had settled down, and, as is always the case, played best against the strongest opposition. Team-building presented some difficulties, although certain players laid claim to their positions right from the start. Robson and Jesper, for instance, of last year's 2nd XI, played consistently well at right and left half respectively : both hit very good cross passes and generally tackled and stopped the ball well, whilst their covering in defence often saved dangerous situations. Hutchinson also assured himself of the right wing position with good displays early in the season : he learned to beat his man when necessary and his speed and hard-hit centres had many a defence in trouble, although they were too often wasted by the insides. Here Woodruff never recaptured his form; it would seem that his best position is really outside right, where lack of stickwork is not such a drawback. However, he always tried hard and set a good example to his team with his untiring efforts. Of the three other newcomers to the forward line Hackney showed the most promise, with good stickwork and intelligent positional play. Hunt and Headlam did not develop as well as they promised to do at the start of term, but both showed glimpses of natural ability and should develop into good hockey players. The outstanding players in the defence were Alderson at centre-half and Gildener in goal : the former played with increasing authority as the season progressed, his anticipation, interception and covering being particularly good; he learned to support his forwards in attack and when he can pass more quickly, using the push as much as the hit, he could become a first-class player. Gildener, who pressed Hewitt hard last year for the goalkeeper's position, showed early in the term that he had improved considerably, and as Hewitt, after one good display at Trent, appeared to lose confidence, he II-Rd to give way, although he continued to play more than adequately for the 2nd XI. Gildener went from strength to strength and produced some brilliant displays, especially against the powerful York and Styx sides : he is of the phlegmatic, unspectacular school of goalkeepers, showing great courage and admirable judgment and kicking cleanly and far—a worthy successor to a long line of very good goalkeepers. The two backs, Brown and Shouksmith, the latter a converted forward, were 37

generally steady, if not as fleet of foot as one could have wished : they both tackled well and hit cleanly, if not always accurately or quickly enough. Mention must here be made of Collins, who would almost certainly have gained a place in the side but for his stubborn Rugger injury; he took his bad luck very well and gave valuable help with coaching and umpiring. The 2nd XI suffered from the changes in the 1st XI but still managed to remain unbeaten after their first two matches. Territt and Henwood were the mainstay of the defence, whilst Carr showed promise of being a very dangerous centre-forward. In such a short season it is inevitable that some players of talent in Game 2 do not get a trial in the 1st Game, but some had a chance of showing their paces when a team was produced to do combat with a Staff XI of very dubious, but in many cases surprising ability. The Staff preserved their unbeaten record and their dignity by winning 4-3, the climax being a brilliant save by the Staff goalkeeper in the last minute of the game, the gentleman in question thereby condemning himself to occupying that position until he reaches retiring age. The School XIs were : 1ST XI

G. Gildener; D. L. Brown, J. A. Shouksmith; A. C. Robson, *G. W. A. R. Alderson, M. C. M. Jesper; S. R. Hutchinson, P. Hunt, M. W. Woodruff (Capt.), J. D. M. Hackney, K. W. Headlam. * Cap 2ND XI F. J. A. Hewitt; J. J. Kettlewell, *C. J. Territt; J. L. Richardson, *C. Henwood, *J. M. Atkinson; R. A. B. Wood, *G. Mann, *J. D. Carr, M. McCallum, J. C. Lacy. * Colours RESULTS 1st XI Sat., 28 Jan. v. Leeds Corinthian ... Wed., 1 Feb. v. Trent College ... Sat., 4 Feb. v. Welbeck College ... Wed., 15 Feb. v. Scarborough College Sat., 18 Feb. v. York H.C. ... Wed., 22 Feb. v. Bootham School Wed., 1 Mar. v. Worksop College Sat., 4 Mar. v. Old Peterites ... Wed., 8 Mar. v. Styx H.C.

Home Cancelled Away Lost 1-2 Home Lost 0-1 Away Lost 2-4 Away Lost 0-4 Away Won 3-0 Home Lost 0-1 Home Won 4-3 Home Lost 0-5

2nd XI Wed., 1 Feb. v. Trent College ... Sat., 4 Feb. v. Welbeck College ... Wed., 8 Feb. v. Fulneck School ... Wed., 15 Feb. v. Scarborough College Sat., 18 Feb. v. York H.C. ... Wed., 22 Feb. v. Bootham School ... Wed., 1 Mar. v. Worksop College

Away Cancelled Home Lost 0-3 Away Lost 1-8 Away Won 3-0 Home Drawn 0-0 Home Drawn 0-0 Home Drawn 1-1

1at" XI ., 11 Feb. v. York H.C. 2nd XI

Away Lost 1-3

v. TRENT COLLEGE. Away, 1st February.

Lost 1-2 In a rather scrappy first half, with both sides lacking practice, the School promised well, with Hutchinson making some dangerous runs and centres, from one of which Woodruff scored a good goal. After half-time, however, Trent played much better and the School defence wilted under the constant pressure; desperate clearances went straight to the opposition and many corners were given away. In spite of a good performance by Hewitt, Trent justly scored two goals, whilst the School forwards made only sporadic raids. Team :—Hewitt; Brown, Alderson; Robson, Henwood, Jesper; Hutchinson, Hunt, Woodruff, McCallum, Headlam. v. WELBECK COLLEGE. Home, 4th February. Lost 0-1 The School pitch was very soft and made good hockey almost impossible. On the whole Welbeck stopped and hit the ball more cleanly and made their passes more accurately than the home team. It was, however, a half-hit shot which bounced awkwardly that gave them the winning goal. This was not a very inspiring display by the School side, but much could be excused in view of the conditions. Team : Unchanged. v. SCARBOROUGH COLLEGE. Away, 15th Feb. Lost 2-4 The very poor surface made accurate hockey very difficult, but this was little excuse for a very lethargic effort by the School. Caught napping from the bully-off, the defence never recovered, Hewitt having a poor game and everyone, except Jesper, failing to keep a cool head. After two quick goals by Scarborough, Headlam reduced the lead just before half-time, but Scarborough scored twice again before the School side woke up and played better hockey. It was too late, however, and their only reward was a goal by Woodruff. Team : Hewitt; Brown, Shouksmith; Robson, Alderson, Jesper; Hutchinson, Hunt, Woodruff, Hackney, Headlam. v. YORK H.C. Away, 18th February.

Lost 0-4

The School was not to be overawed by the quality of the opposition—one of the strongest sides in Yorkshire—and during a very good first half they swung the ball about well and gave the Club defence quite an energetic time. The defence, re-organised for the Scarborough match, now settled down and quick tackling and firm hitting prevented the clever Club forwards from making much progress, when they did shoot they found Gildener, playing his first game for the School, in brilliant form. In fact, it was not until the 39

game was well into the second half that the constant pressure began to tell and York were able to add three goals to the one they had been allowed in the first half. This was a most encouraging display against very strong opposition and it is hoped that many lessons were learned. Team : Gildener for Hewitt. v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL. Away, 22nd February. Won 3-0 Both sides hit the ball hard from the start, although there were not enough cross passes seriously to worry either defence. The School forwards kept the ball a little too close and attempted to beat a man rather than pass, usually with fatal results. Hutchinson had one or two good runs, but it was not until a few minutes before half-time that the Bootham goalkeeper saved a shot from Woodruff, only to be beaten by Hackney following up. Soon after half-time the School had a lucky escape when the ball hit a post on the only occasion that Gildener, who had another excellent match, was beaten. Thereafter the defence, with Alderson, Brown and Shouksmith especially prominent, dealt competently with all attacks. With the wing-halves supporting them well, the forwards now began to press hard, and when the ball ran loose after a long corner, Robson crashed home a brilliant shot from the edge of the circle. Shortly afterwards Woodruff went through on his own to beat the goalkeeper and push the ball into an empty goal. The School's performance in this match showed how much they had learned from the game against York. Team : Unchanged. Lost 0-1 v. WORKSOP COLLEGE. Home, 1st March. For once Worksop came to this match without a win to their credit and it was a good opportunity for the improving School side on their own ground to record their first victory over the visitors for some years. But is was not to be : the form of the previous two matches now eluded them and the defence was uncertain, whilst the forwards missed many scoring opportunities. Fortunately Worksop failed in the latter respect as well, their only goal being a scrambled affair after the defence had failed to clear the ball quickly. The School showed slightly better form in the last quarter of an hour but their shooting still let them down. It was a disappointing match, when conditions were all in our favour. Team : Unchanged. Won 4-3 v. OLD PETERITES. Home, 4th March. In a very even game the School just had the edge in speed and fitness. Two good goals by Hackney and Hunt gave them an early lead, which was reduced to 2-1 at half-time. The Old Boys equal40

ised soon afterwards and it looked as if their better stickwork was going to prevail, but defensive lapses allowed the School to score twice, before the Old Boys reduced the arrears by means of a penalty bully. Team : Unchanged. Lost 0-5 v. STYX H.C. Home, 8th March. This game followed the pattern of the York match, with the School putting up a very good show against a strong side of County and good Club players. Again they owed a lot to Gildener, who was almost continually in action, but the defence as a whole acquitted themselves well, whilst the forwards moved the ball about well without being able to apply the essential finishing touch. The quick, controlled passing of the Styx players and their use of the open spaces should have been an object lesson to their younger opponents. Team : Unchanged.

THE BOAT CLUB This year has seen the introduction of Head of the River Races and of School rowing in the Easter term. The House Races will in future be rowed in July. It has long been felt that the month of May is too short to select and train School crews for the Regatta season. Moreover, House boating does not make the task of selection of a future School crew easy, for a coach wants to shuffle and re-shuffle equal oarsmen, making them row with and against each other. Also it is inevitable that short races tend to foster high ratings at the expense of technique. What was needed was a longer period for selection, and races not rowed abreast but timed over a longer distance. It is hoped that the Head of the River Races on a School basis, which also permit a master to coach a greater number of boys, will raise the standard of boating throughout the club. House boating, moreover, will benefit from the change, principally because everybody will have had an extra season's boating. Thus the races will be rowed in VIIIs, and first year boaters will be able to row for their House in the Junior IVs. Selection for the following year's crews will be easier, as after twelve weeks' training boys will be rowing at their best. Finally the races will be fairer with the river at Summer level. So much for the reasons for the change : now to the events of the term. During the whole term, only one day's boating was lost, though on two other occasions the river was too fast for first year boaters. Blessed with this perfect weather, which brought with it less absenteeism, we were able to use the boats to a maximum.

It is fortunate that the Head of the Trent at Nottingham, which has probably the highest standard bar Putney and Reading, falls during our final week's boating. The 1st and 2nd VIIIs were entered. There were no oarsmen this year who were outstanding, but a good number who were competent. They included three strokes in W. E. Jones, J. R. Brown and I. T. Parkin, and a good seven in the Captain of Boats, R. L. Bywater. However, we lacked power in the engine room at five and six, and an adequate solution was never really found. Training went well and a fair mileage was covered. At Nottingham, after a hard workmanlike row, the 1st VIII, getting good run on the boat though perhaps at too low a rating, finished 16th out of thirty entries in 13 min. 36 sec. (1 min. 3 sec. behind the winners). The 2nd VIII contained no oarsmen of experience but was admirably welded together by Mr. Hayes, and raced well to come 22nd in 14 min. They were the only School's 2nd crew in the Senior Three Mile event. This race, which of course is totally different from a regatta, proved an excellent experience, and should doubtless stand next year's crews in good stead. The School Head of the River Races were held in three divisions. RESULTS: VIIIs Division (21 miles): 1. C VIII, 13 min. 49 sec.; 2. D VIII, 13 min. 52 sec.; 3. E VIII, 13 min. 59 sec.; 4. Colts VIII, 14 min. 4 sec. Junior IVs Division (lf miles): 1. A IV, 10 min. 32 sec.; 2. D IV, 10 min. 58 sec.; 3. E IV, 11 min. 5 sec.; 4. B IV, 11 min. 12 sec.; 5. F IV, 12 min. 21 sec.; C IV scratched. Novice IVs Division (7 furlongs): 1. W IV, 6 min. 7 sec.; 2. U IV 6 min. 17 sec.; 3. Z IV, 6 min. 24 sec.; 4. Y IV, 6 mm. 25 sec.; 5. V IV, 6 min. 28 sec.; 6. X IV, 7 min. 1 sec.

We are grateful to the Chaplain for judging and timing the finish, and to Mr. Hall for maintaining wireless contact between the Starts and Finish. They might well have felt their three hours' duty on a winter afternoon could have been more comfortably spent elsewhere. The standard of the faster crews was high, though I feel the first year boaters, who started using slides after three to four weeks, should not do so till their second term of rowing. Next year they will race on fixed seats. The Colts' system of the most promising boys being coached by a master to row in a higher event is now beginning to bear fruit. Two of the 2nd VIII were first year Colts last year. This term all the lower crews have been coached between two and four tim-s by a master. This, I regret to say, in five or six weeks' boating, is at present a maximum. A great deal of work has been done by the School carpenters in the boathouse, and we thank them. It is only now that I fully realise what a tremendous task Mr. Howat had been doing by him-

self. For those interested, our oars, which have been modified, are now 12 ft. 3 in. overall, 3 ft. si in. inboard and 6 in. blade, and crews slide 18 in. up to the work, a rig conducive to an orthodox style of rowing. The brightest news of the term has been the announcement of the Head Master's recommendation to the Governors that we buy two new clinker VIIIs. They are being built at Banhams, Cambridge, and will arrive next March. The second and third year boaters (not in the School crews), who will use these boats, must realise that they are the finest craft obtainable, and must treat them accordingly. Boats and oars are becoming dearer every year (an oar now costs £8), so I hope all will continue to exercise care in their use. An oarsman, remember, can be judged by the way he steps into the boat. This has been a novel and most enjoyable term : its success must be judged by its effect on summer boating. D.S.M. CREWS: 1st VIII: R. G. Bruce, T. P. Brown, J. C. Brisby, I. T. Parkin, J. R. Brown, J. R. Anfield, R. L. Bywater, W. E. Jones. Cox: P. M. Read. 2nd VIII: T. E. H. Smart, C. G. Evans, J. T. Bradshaw, C. Metcalfe, M. A. Clegg, J. G. Ainley, M. G. Staveley, R. S. Le Pla. Cox: A. J. Wakefield. "C" VIII: C. J. B. Batty, A. P. Bramworth, R. G. Carr, C. L. Brown, M. R. Hornby, A. M. Headlam, J. M. Pickard, R. A. Spencer. Cox: J. F. Yeomans. "A" IV: J. L. Newhouse, R. J. Dowson, A. C. Jowett, S. H. Bradley. Cox: R. J. Shields. "W" IV: P. N. Abel, R. J. D. Wilson, J. R. Flintoft, H. N. Blackford. Cox: P. A. J. Gibson.

RUGGER Easter term rugger, still a priority activity for new boys, was faced by the unusual situation of finding the playing fields on our doorstep far drier than the newly acquired Bumper Castle grounds. This year's new boys appeared strong physically but palpably weak in technical skill, yet once the enjoyment of hard play and reward to be gained from individual skill were realised, team-building rapidly took shape. It had to be remembered that they had all been seriously handicapped by the wettest of Christmas terms, and only after relentless practice did the results prove very satisfactory. The usual two teams were played, the second of which was far senior to our own, being restricted by no age limit :Junior XV v. Pocklington School (Home). Won 9-3. Junior XV v. Fyling Hall (Home). Lost 0-6.

The following represented the Junior XV :D. E. Rowbottom; D. J. Mutch, I. B. Robertson (Capt.), J. A. Eatough, A. Youle; P. F. Nettleton, D. Hunt; M. A. Town, G. F. Eastaugh, M. G. D. White, T. C. Mitchell, M. H. Bowe, N. K. Wallace, S. Croft-Baker, J. R. Coles. 43

INTER-HOUSE CROSS-COUNTRY RACE THE GOODBURN CUP Prior to the appointed date for the race, Monday, 13th February, the usual crop of rumours filled the air, which was not altogether surprising, considering the Ings presented a picture more fit for a sailing regatta than a cross-country race. However, a miraculous change came over the scene a few days before the event and, although conditions on the homeward stretch were very heavy, the day itself was quite spring-like and all in favour of the runners. The usual tales of woe and hard-luck stories were to be heard after the event but, in the main, results turned out very much as expected. Some house teams had obviously made more strenuous efforts than others to train, and once R. A. Spencer went into the lead there were few who were prepared to dispute it with him. The end of the almost 4 mile course was, however, dramatic, for it became increasingly apparent that Spencer had run out his stamina, and that he had little or no reply to C. Henwood's last minute challenge. By the finishing line he had, no more than 2 feet to spare and the time recorded was 25 min. 4.5 sec. In the team event the Grove scraped home by the narrowest of margins (1 point) from Temple. Result :-1. R. A. Spencer (Q.); 2. C. Henwood (G.); 3. M. C. B. Burbidge (G.); 4. A. S. Brining (T.); 5. D. G. Woolley (T.); 6. R J. Dowson (T.); 7. J. A. B. Carruthers (S.H.); 8. G. R. Smith (R.); 9. F. J. A. Hewitt (M.); 10. C. J. Parker (R.); 11. J. A. D. Thompson (Q.); 12. J. P. R. Harris

(G.).

HOUSE PLACINGS :

Grove

Manor

23 26

9 20 27 34 38 40

Total

168

Place

1st

6th

2 3 12 13

School House

Temple

119

150

4th

5th

2nd

Rise

Queen's

8 10 14 19 29 39

1 11 15 17 18 28

3rd

7 21 22 31 32 37

4 5 6 16 24 25

ATHLETICS v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL, held at Home on Thursday, 23rd March. Result :—Senior Event—Won 127 pts. to 77 Junior Event—Won 79 pts. to 41 Once again, the Bootham fixture, now to be regarded as an annual event, provided the athletic season with an added interest; and an enjoyable afternoon of sport was experienced. Team selection from trials was even more thorough this year than last, and results fully justified the effort and preparations that were made. 44

The Senior team defeated their opponents even more convincingly than last year, being outclassed only in the Mile event. Many competitors, in spite of their inexperience, rose to the occasion admirably and the fitness of the team was clearly demonstrated. J. A. B. Carruthers, in clearing 5 ft. 5 in., beat (by 1 inch) the previous High Jump record held by B. Lorraine-Smith since 1922. This was a particularly plucky effort, in view of the fact that he sprained his ankle on landing after the first jump. In this same event, although only placed 4th, D. G. Woolley in his own right established a new Intermediate (Under 16i) record on clearing 5 ft. 41 in. The Junior team succeeded this year where they failed last year and proved themselves superior to their opponents in all events. M. J. Howard confirmed his practice form by jumping 17 ft. 71- in. and thus established a new Junior Long Jump record. Our opponents disappointed their many supporters, nevertheless we hope they enjoyed their afternoon with us as much as we did.

DETAILED RESULTS Scoring: 1st-10 pts., 2nd-7pts., 3rd-5 pts., 4th-3 pts., 5th-2 pts., 6th-ipt. Relay: lst-8 pts. SENIOR COMPETITION. (In order of events.) 220 Yards: 1. J. E. Davies (B.); 2. R. H. Parker (P.); 3. J. M. Pattinson (P.); 4. U. A. Alexander (P.); 5. J. R. Best (B.); 6. I. L. McLellan (B.). Time : 25.1 sec. St Peter's 15, Bootham 13. High Jump: 1. J. A. B. Carruthers (P.); 2. M. A. Horsley (B.); 3. J. C. G. Wheeler (P.); 4. D. G. Woolley (P.); 5. A. D. Broadbent (B.); 6 J. D. Hill (B.). Height: 5 ft. 5 in. (St. Peter's School record). St. Peter's 18, Bootham 10. Half Mile: 1. C. J. Parker (P.); 2. M. W. Woodruff (P.); 3. M. J. French (P.); 4. J. F. Handley (B.); 5. J. C. Dickinson (B.); 6. R. N. Barnes (B.). Time 2 min. 11.8 sec. St. Peter's 22, Bootham 6. 100 Yards: 1. J. M. Pattinson (P.); 2. J. C. G. Wheeler (P.); 3. R. H. Parker (P.); 4. I. Q. Watson (B.); 5 J. R. Best (B.); 6. I. L. McLellan (B.). Time: 11 sec. St Peter's 22, Bootham 6. 440 Yards: 1. H. T. Millington (B.); 2. J. D. Carr (P.); 3. U. A. Alexander (P.); 4. A. R. Thackery (B.); 5. M. T. Bell (P.); 6. R. W. Miall (B.). Time: 55.6 sec. St. Peter's 14, Bootham 14. Long Jump: 1. J. C. G. Wheeler (P.); 2. J. E. Davies (B.); 3. M. McCallum (P.); 4. P. Armstrong (B.); 5. J. D. Hill (B.); 6. P. G. Humpherson (P.). Distance: 20 ft. 4 in. St. Peter's 16, Bootham 12. 1 Mile: 1. F. R. V. Milne (B.); 2. R. A. Spencer (P.); 3. C. J. Morphet (B); 4. W. E. Jones (P.); 5. G. R. Smith (P.); 6. H. W. Hadfield (B.). Time 4 min. 48.1 sec. St. Peter's 12, Bootham 16. Relay (4 x 110 yards): 1. St. Peter's; 2. Bootham. Time: 47.8 sec. St. Peter's 8, Bootham 0. Final score : St. Peter's 127, Bootham 77. Athletic Colours re-awarded to : J. C. G. Wheeler (Captain of Athletics), W. E. Jones, J. M. Pattinson. :

Athletic Colours awarded to:J. A. B. Carruthers, C. J. Parker, R. H. Parker and R. A. Spencer.

JUNIOR COMPETITION.

220 Yards : 1. P. R. Jarratt (B.); 2. S. Croft-Baker (P.); 3. M. J. Howard (P.); 4. D. M. Benson (B); 5. W. J. B. Ward (P.); 6. H. L. Brown (B.). Time: 26.5 sec. St. Peter's 14, Bootham 14. Long Jump : 1. M. J. Howard (P.); 2. D. R. Bayes (B.); 3. R. J. Slade (P.); 4. W. J. B. Ward (P.); 5. H. L. Brown (B.); 6. D. M. Benson (B.). Distance: 17 ft. 71 in. (St. Peter's School record). St. Peter's 18, Bootham 10. 100 Yards : .1. I. B. Robertson (P.); 2. P. R. Jarratt (B.); 3. S. CroftBaker (P.); 4. D. R. Hayes (B.); 5. R. J. Slade (P.); 6. A. C. Sellers (B.). Time 12.0 sec. St. Peter's 17, Bootham 11. High Jump : 1. I. B. Robertson (P.); 2. M. J. Lunn (P.); 3. A. H. Baker (P.); 4. E. W. Vwiers (B.); 5. W. A. Bullough (B.); 6. R. D. G. Crockatt (B.). Height : 4 ft. 7 in. St. Peter's 22, Bootham 6. Relay (4 x 110 yards): 1. St. Peter's; 2. Bootham. Time : 51.7 sec. St. Peter's 8, Bootham 0. Final score : St. Peter's 79, Bootham 41.

Quite apart from the Bootham match, the athletic season was this year a great success, and was made so by the kindest of weather. From the first word "Go!" to the conclusion of Standards, a mere 13 hours of running time, there was never a break and seldom a breather. The track remained in excellent condition throughout, and individual performances improved remarkably between the first week and the last. The following attained maximum points from Standards, quite apart from 18 more who were only 1 point short of the maximum :Set A : U. A. Alexander (G.). Set B: C. I. D. Tomlinson (M.), R. H. Parker (R.), J. A. B. Carruthers (S.H.), J. D. Carr (T.), R. J. Dowson (T.), D. G. Woolley (T.). Set C: P. A. Liversidge (M.), D. Outhwaite (Q.), J. L. Richardson (S.H.), A. S. Brining (T.), M. E. Raine (T.). Set D: M. G. D. White (G.), R. J. D. Wilson (G.), M. J. Howard (M.), W. J. B. Ward (Q.), P. N. Abel (T.), I. B. Robertson (T.). Set E : T. C. Mitchell (Q.).

On Standards, with an average per head of 11.91, The Rise broke all records, and thus entered the final phase with 200 points, a lead of 38 points over Temple, who on Sports Day proved their nearest rivals. This meteoric climb of Temple from the depths was one of the outstanding features of Sports Day, and must surely place them favourites for next year. Sports Day came as a fitting climax to the athletic season and, although conditions were good but not ideal, five School records were broken and two equalled. J. C. G. Wheeler raised the Senior High Jump record a further 11 in., thus setting the example for D. G. Woolley (Intermediate) and I. B. Robertson (Junior) to achieve new records in their respective groups. J. D. Carr equalled records in both the Intermediate 220 yd. and 440 yd. races, while Temple, by setting up new record times in both Junior and Intermediate relays, now hold records in all three relays. 46

J. M. Pattinson, by winning the 100 yards in 10.7 sec. and 220 yards in 24.5 sec., established himself as the undisputed sprinter of the year, and thus became the first recipient of the Clive Lewis Cup, presented by the donor. The Gofton Cup (i mile) was won by R. A. Spencer, who now Mile has the distinction of winning the Cross-Country, 1 Mile, Mile, all in the same season, a feat last accomplished by and M. G. Goodburn in 1950. Mrs. Wheeler kindly presented the Athletic Shield to The Rise. For the excellent condition of the track and for his always willing assistance we are very indebted to our groundsman, Mr. Johnston, who takes such an interest in our many activities.

INTER HOUSE ATHLETICS -

Saturday, 25th March, 1961 Points from Standards: Rise 200; Grove 194; Queen's 178; School House 171; Manor 167; Temple 162. Senior Mile: 1. R. A. Spencer (Q.); 2. W. E. Jones (G.); 3. C. J. Parker .(R.); 4. M. W. Woodruff (T.). Time: 4 min. 56.9 sec. Intermediate Mile: 1. D. G. Woolley (T.); 2. A. S. Brining (T.); 3. R. A. C. Seymour (Q.); 4. J. D. Carr (T.). Time: 5 min. 6.8 sec. Senior 100 Yards: 1. J. M. Pattinson (R.); 2. J. C. G. Wheeler (G.); 3. R. H. Parker (R.); 4. R. A. Wood (M.). Time: 10.7 sec. Junior 100 Yards: 1. I. B. Robertson (T.); 2. S. Croft-Baker (R.); 3. A. H. Baker (R.); 4. T. C. Mitchell (Q.). Time: 11.5 sec. Intermediate 100 Yards: 1. J. L. Richardson (S.H.); 2. D. G. Woolley (T.); 3. R. J. Adcock (R.); 4. J. L. Newhouse (R.). Time: 11.5 sec. Senior High Jump: 1. J. C. G. Wheeler (G.); 2. J. A. B. Carruthers (S.H.); 3. M. C. Burbidge (G.); 4. R. L. Bruce (M.). Height: 5 ft. 6+ in: (School record). Junior Long Jump: 1. M. J. Howard (M.); 2. S. Croft-Baker (R.); 3. W. J. B. Ward (Q.); 4. R. J. D. Wilson (G.). Distance: 17 ft. 6+ in. Intermediate Half Mile: 1. D. G. Woolley (T.); 2. A. S. Brining (T.); 3. N. G. Pace (R.); 4. R. A. C. Seymour (Q.). Time: 2 min. 18.4 sec. Senior Half Mile: 1. R. A. Spencer (Q.); 2. C. J. Parker (R.); 3. M. W. Woodruff (T.); 4. J. D. M. Hackney (Q.). Time: 2 min. 8.2 sec. Senior 220 Yards: 1. J. M. Pattinson (R.); 2. R. H. Parker (R.); 3. R. H. Atkinson (Q.); 4. R. A. Wood (M.). Time : 24.5 sec. Intermediate 220 Yards : 1. J. D. Carr (T.); 2. J. L. Richardson (S.H.); 3. J. L. Newhouse (R.); 4. R. J. Adcock (R.). Time: 25.2 sec. (Equals School record) Junior 220 Yards: 1. I. B. Robertson (T.); 2. M. H. Bowe (M.); 3. M. J. Howard (M.); 4. S. Croft-Baker (R.). Time: 26.2 sec. Senior Long Jump: 1. J. C. G. Wheeler (G.); 2. I. T. Parkin (M.); 3. R. H Parker (R.); 4. M. McCallum (M.). Distance: 20 ft. 2} in. Intermediate High Jump: 1. D. G. Woolley (T.); 2. J. L. Richardson (S.H.); 3. A L. McKay (T.); 4. D. G. Routledge (S.H.). Height: 5 ft. 4f in. (School record). Junior Cricket Ball: 1. R. B. Blackburn (R.); 2. T. C. Mitchell (Q.); 3. M. A. Clayton (Q.); 4. M. G. D. White (G.). Distance: 75 yd. 0 ft. 1 in.

Intermediate 440 Yards : 1. J. D. Carr (T.); 2. D. Outhwaite (Q.); 3. J. L. Newhouse (R.); 4. R. M. Fawcett (M.). Time : 56.4 sec. (Equals School record). Junior 440 Yards : 1. M. H. Bowe (M.); 2. R. J. Slade (Q.); 3. A. H. Baker (R.); 4. A. N. Ferrar (T.). Time: 60.7 sec. Senior 440 Yards : 1. R. A. Spencer (Q.); 2. U. A. Alexanaer (G:); 3. M. T. Bell (S.H.); 4. A. P. Bramworth (T.). Time : 56.2 sec. Intermediate Long Jump : 1. R. J. Adcock (R.); 2. D. I. Lewis (M.); 3. J. D. Carr (T.); 4. R. M. Fawcett (M.). Distance : 17 ft. 54. in. Junior High Jump : 1. I. B. Robertson (T.); 2. J. R. Coles (S.H.); 3. A. H. Baker (R.); 4 Equal. M. G. D. White (G.) and J. R. Rowbottom (R.). Height : 5 ft. oi in. (School record). Junior Relay (4 x 110 yards): 1. Temple; 2. Queen's; 3 Grove; 4 Manor. Time : 52.0 sec. (School record). Intermediate Relay (110 x 440 x 220 x 110 yd.): 1. Temple; 2. School House; 3 Rise; 4. Queen's. Time : 1 min. 47.2 sec. (School record). Senior Relay (110 x 440 x 220 x 110 yd.) : 1. Queen's; 2 Grove; 3 Rise; 4. Temple. Time : 1 min. 45.4 sec. HOUSE PLAC ENOS 1. Rise ... 265 2. Temple 243 3. Queen's 231 4. Grove... 227i 5. School House 197i 6. Manor 196 Winner of the Clive Lewis Cup (Sprints)-J. M. Pattinson. Winner of the Gofton Cup a mile)-R. A. Spencer.

SQUASH After the promise of last term and the considerable match play they had, the School 1st V were rather disappointing this term. Alderson produced some brilliant play in the final of the York Championship against A. Heron, the Yorkshire County player, but even he failed against the Barnard Castle No. 1, when a victory should have caused him no difficulty at all. He is, however, a fine player with a great deal of natural ability, who, when he learns that no victory in squash racquets is easily gained, may reach high grade. Robson, restored to No. 2, after at least improving his dubious temperament, was seldom impressive and there is little doubt that he is not really a No. 2 string. However, despite the ups and downs of the season for him, he has never shown lack of enthusiasm Parkin at third string looked a totally different player from last term, having lost both his touch and confidence. He has disappointed most of all, for he had shown considerable merit and fighting qualities in his play before Christmas. Wheeler continued to play with zest and keenness throughout the term and, although the game comes far from naturally to him, he always fought hard. 48

Shepherd, the only one of this year's side available next year, scarcely fulfilled his promise and never appears to be at grips with the game on the court. After a succession of easily gained wins against weak opposition he had a chance to show his mettle against Rossall and Barnard Castle. He lost on both occasions, to a fourteenyear-old against Barnard Castle ! The limitations of the side were ruthlessly exposed against Barnard Castle and Rossall and much team-building must be done before we can approach these schools on equal terms. There are the players in the junior part of the School to do this in P. F. Nettleton, R. D. Harding and J. A. Eatough, but they must realise the value of hard practice. Results : v. Staff (Home) Sunday, 29th January. G. W. A. R. Alderson lost to M. Willstrop, Esq. I. T. Parkin lost to G. D. Craine, Esq. A. C. Robson lost to J. E. Fawcett, Esq. J. C. G. Wheeler lost to G. M. Shuttleworth, Esq. P. W. Shepherd beat D. M. Mee, Esq. Result : Lost 1-4. v. Scarborough L.T.C. (Away) Sunday, 5th February. G. W. A. R. Alderson lost to E. Dennis, 3-9, 9-10, 3-9. I. T. Parkin lost to J. Tambling, 3-9, 7-9, 6-9. A. C. Robson lost to B. Booth, 4-9, 0-9, 4-9. J. C. G. Wheeler beat J. Priestley, 9-7, 9-7, 9-7. P. W. Shepherd beat F. Yates, 8-10, 9-7, 9-6, 10-9. Result : Lost 2-3. v. Railway Institute (Away) Tuesday, 7th February. G. W. A. R. Alderson lost to A. Heron. I. T. Parkin lost to D. Oliver. A. C. Robson lost to G. Martin. J. C. G. Wheeler lost to J. A. Hannon. P. W. Shepherd lost to D. Snowden. Result : Lost 0-5. v. Doncaster G.S. (Home) Thursday, 16th February. G. W. A. R. Alderson beat A. Mellor, 9-3, 9-0, 9-2. I. T. Parkin beat C. H. Mogford, 9-3, 9-0, 9-4. A. C. Robson beat K. Ball, 9-3, 9-7, 9-4. J. C. G. Wheeler beat M. C. Tuck, 9-2, 9-3, 9-4. P. W. Shepherd beat B. Carter, 9-2, 9-2, 9-1. Result : Won 5-0. v. Hymer's College (Away) Thursday, 23rd February. G. W. A. R. Alderson beat G. Anderson. I. T. Parkin beat M. G. Chambers. A. C. Robson beat T. G. Goldberg. J. C. G. Wheeler beat C. Campbell. P. W. Shepherd beat B. Protheroe. Result : Won 5-0. v. Old Peterites (Home) Sunday, 4th March. G. W. A. R. Alderson lost to M. Willstrop, 9-7, 6-9, 9-1, 6-9, 8-10, A. C. Robson lost to J. E. Fawcett, 0-9, 0-9, 7-9. I. T. Parkin lost to W. M. Howard, 4-9, 3-9, 5-9. J. C. G. Wheeler beat J. A. Hannon, 9-2, 9--7, 9-7. P. W. Shepherd beat C. W Thompson, 9-5, 9-3, 6-9, 1-9, 9-2. Result : Lost 2-3.

v. Bradford G.S. (Away) Thursday, 9th March. G. W. A. R. Alderson beat R. Greenwood, 9-7, 9-2, 9-1. A. C. Robson lost to A. T. Wilson, 3-9 ,7-9, 9-1, 9-6, 1L-9. I. T. Parkin beat D. Moore, 4-9, 9-4, 1-9, 9-1, 9-1. J. C. G. Wheeler beat J. Jagger, 9-3, 3-9, 3-9, 9-4, 9-4. P. W. Shepherd beat D. Lund, 9-3, 9-2, 9-6. Result : Won 4-1. v. Rossall (at Barnard Castle) Sunday, 12th March. G. W. A. R. Alderson beat R. M. Cooke, 9-2, 9-6, 9-5. A. C. Robson lost to E. C. Martin, 4-9, 3-9, 0-9. I. T. Parkin lost to A. N. Stephenson, 2-9, 2-9, 8-10. J. C. G. Wheeler lost to R. A. D. Dunbar, 8-10, 7-9, 6-9. P. W. Shepherd lost to A. J. Riding, 9-5, 0-9, 2-9, 2-9. Result : Lost 1-4. v. Barnard Castle (at Barnard Castle) Sunday, 12th March. G. W. A. R. Alderson lost to J. F. Coward, 6-9, 7-9, 3-9. A. C. Robson lost to B. Kirkland, 4-9, 2-9, 9-10. I. T. Parkin lost to G. L. Short, 3-9, 6-9, 1-9. J. C. G. Wheeler lost to F. M. P. Riding, 3-9, 9-10, 7-9. P. W. Shepherd lost to B. Patterson, 8-10, 4-9, 9-2, 3-9. Result : Lost 0-5. v. Worksop College (Home) Sunday, 19th March. G. W. A. R. Alderson beat R. W. Bakewell, 9-1, 9-6, 9-10, 9-4. A. C. Robson beat P. A Dunn, 9-1, 9-0, 9-2. J. C. G. Wheeler beat J. C. Miles, 9-2, 9-6, 9-6. P. W. Shepherd beat A. G. Fry, 9-2, 2-9, 10-9, 9-1. G. Mann beat P. 0. G. Smith, 9-2, 9-2, 9-1. Result : Won 5-0.

FENCING The Easter term saw the continued success of the School Fencing team, who remain undefeated. Four matches were planned, but the one against Welbeck College had to be cancelled, owing to the unexpected resignation, for health reasons, of Colonel Black, the Masterin-Charge of Welbeck Fencing. The match against King's College, Newcastle, was postponed because of the unforeseen difficulties caused by the School Trial Examinations. In place of these, a match was arranged at very short notice with the Army P.T. School, who were defeated 33 bouts to 15. We should like to thank them for a fine match. The other two matches fenced were against Leeds Grammar School, and a return match with Stonyhurst College, whom we narrowly defeated last term, 22 bouts to 19. In the first match, the scores were :— Foil: St. Peter's-16 bouts. Leeds-0 bouts. Epee : St. Peter's-6 bouts. Leeds-3 bouts.

Sabre: St. Peter's-8 bouts. Leeds-1 bout. Total: St. Peter's 30 bouts; Leeds 4 bouts.

This was the first time that the School team had won all the Foil bouts; but they repeated this achievement against Stonyhurst, who were weakened by the loss of their former captain, Miles. The scores were :— Foil: St. Peter's-16 bouts. Stonyhurst-0 bouts. Epee St. Peter's-6 bouts. Stonyhurst 3 bouts. Sabre: St. Peter's-5 bouts. Stonyhurst-4 bouts. Total: St. Peter's 27 bouts; Stonyhurst 7 bouts.

M. A. Abel and G. R. Monfort were re-awarded their Colours, and M. A. Clegg was awarded his during this term. Clegg is the first new Colour for over a year. At the end of term, the Dr. Slade Junior Presentation Foil was fenced for and won by R. W. Oliver after a barrage with G. F. Eastaugh. The high standard of fencing shown by some of the beginners bodes well for the Junior Fencing Matches next term. C.L.B.

SHOOTING Shooting followed the usual pattern for an Easter term, and consisted mainly of practices for "Country Life", with a few postal matches and the training of the next generation. The first VIII was probably, judged by averages, one of the best we have had, and it has maintained, on the whole, quite a good standard. From a study of "Country Life" scores in recent years, and the impression gained from our postal matches, the standard is rising steadily, and only by improving our own performance can we hope to maintain our position. The somewhat better scores probably mean that we are just about holding our own. The second VIII was not up to the quality of last year's, which was unusually good. As usual, the many original newcomers dwindled to a small body of enthusiasts, among whom are some promising shots. There were more candidates than vacancies for .303 for the Summer term, and these were tested during the last week to find the most promising. The first VIII, all of whom were re-awarded or awarded minor colours was :—P. G. Humpherson (Captain), M. J. Poynor (ViceCaptain), J. H. Starkey, J. D. Lightfoot, D. C. Shubrook, D. S. Yeadon, R. Dawes and J. R. Shannon. 51

The second VIII consisted of :—J. D. A. Platts (Captain), D. H. Rhodes, C. J. Marsay, R. H. Barker, N. P. Thornton, J. N. Arundale, J. F. Gartside, R. E. Jaques. Postal Match results: Leeds Grammar School 730—St. Peter's 759. Won. Pocklington School 766—St. Peter's 756. Lost. Shrewsbury School 775—St. Peter's 762. Lost. Giggleswick School (lst)-748—St. Peter's 769. Won. Giggleswick School (2nd) 709—St. Peter's (2nd) 723. Won. St. Bartholomew's Grammar School 681—St. Peter's 763. Won. King's College, Taunton 776—St. Peter's 757. Lost.

We also had a match against 146 E. and W. Riding Brigade (T.A.) on decimal targets, and won 758 to 725. "Country Life" results are expected early next term.

CHESS, 1960-61 For the first time since 1947, the chess team has a victory over Bootham School to report, and this is the feature of a most unusual season. With an unbeaten record behind us, and a nucleus of seven members of last year's team, this promised to be a memorable year. Our defeat of St. John's College in the opening match revealed our potential. At York Chess Club we were entertained by a very strong representative side and our display, although impressive, was not sufficient to overcome our more experienced opponents. Two more defeats followed, at the hands of Archbishop Holgate's G.S. and Welbeck College. These results were, indeed, quite disappointing. In a most welcome victory over Bootham mention must be made of the brilliant manner in which Reiss played his game. It is hoped that he will be able to fill the position of Board Two next season. This has been the greatest problem this year; four players were tried and only one victory in seven matches clearly shows the weakness. The season ended with the overwhelming of a weak Worksop College side, and then our own version of the "Teenagers" v. "Old Stagers" event in which the staff surprised everybody, including themselves, with a well-deserved victory. One feels that if the team had played with any degree of consistency then, perhaps, a more successful season could have been reported. Only Brisby, who in two seasons has recorded nine wins in eleven games, has displayed the necessary match temperament throughout. The experience gained this year by all players should prove invaluable next season, which has the promise of many successes. 52

RESULTS, 1960-61 7th Oct. St. John's College (H.). Won 5-3. 7th Nov. Bootham School (A.). Drew 5-5. 17th Nov. York Chess Club (A.). Lost 2-6. 7th Dec. Archbishop Holgate's G.S. (H.). Lost 2-6. 4th Feb. Welbeck College (H.). Lost 2-4. 23rd Feb. Bootham School (H.). Won 6f-11. 1st March. Worksop College (H.). Won 5-0.

The Chess team was :G. Gildener (Capt.), A. Hardman, I. Kirkus, S. H. Reiss, P. Hunt,

J. C. Brisby, R. S. Le Pla, A. J. D. Foster and J. D. A. Platts.

The following also played :N.' P. Thornton, J. M. Russell, R. S. Peat, T. L. Adams and J. A.

Eatough.

G.G.

THE OXFORD CUP, 1960-61 (Holders: The Manor) The following table gives the points gained up to date:— Points Awarded Grove Senior Rugger ... 20 — Junior Rugger ... 10 Senior Cricket ... 20 Junior Cricket ... 10 — Rowing (1st Division) ... 20 Rowing (2nd Division) ... 10 Athletics, 1st ... ... 20 Athletics, 2nd ... 10 Cross-Country, 1st 10 10 Cross-Country, 2nd 5 — Swimming, 1st ... 10 Swimming, 2nd ... 5 Squash ... ... 10 Tennis ... ... 10 Shooting (Team)... 5 Fencing ... ... ... 5 Junior Long Run, 1st ... 5 Junior Long Run, 2nd 2 187

Manor Queen's Rise 10 — — 10 — — —

School House Temple 10 — —

—

— — — — 10 5

10 — — — 5

2 10

RUGBY FIXTURES, 1961 Christmas Term 1st XV Home Away Home Home Away Home Home Away Away Home Home Home

Wednesday 4th Oct. Headingley Wanderers XV ... ... ... Durham School Wednesday 11th Oct. Harrogate R.U.F.C. Senior Colts 14th Oct. Saturday Trent College ... ... Wednesday 18th Oct. Denstone College ... Saturday 21st Oct. 28th Oct. Harrogate R.U.F.C. Colts Saturday ... ... Saturday 4th Nov. Leeds G.S. 11th Nov. Giggleswick School ... Saturday 14th Nov. Bradford G.S. Tuesday 18th Nov. Ampleforth College Saturday Wednesday 22nd Nov. Worksop College 16th Dec. Old Peterites ... Saturday

2nd XV Wednesday Saturday Saturday Tuesday Saturday Wednesday

... 11th Oct. Durham School 21st Oct. Giggleswick School • • • 4th Nov. Leeds G.S. ... ... ... 14th Nov. Bradford G.S. 18th Nov. Ampleforth College • •• ... 22nd Nov. Worksop College

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

•

3rd XV Wednesday 18th Oct. Barnard Castle School ... Wednesday 25th Oct. Worksop College Saturday 18th Nov. Ampleforth College ...

... Away ... Home ... Away

UNDER 16 COLTS XV Ashville College ... ... Saturday 7th Oct. Giggleswick School ... ... Saturday 21st Oct. Harrogate R.U.F.C. Junior Colts 28th Oct. Saturday 4th Nov. Pocklington School ... Saturday ... Wednesday 8th Nov. Durham School Wednesday 15th Nov. Ampleforth College ... Wednesday 22nd Nov. Worksop College ... Wednesday 29th Nov. Barnard Castle School

UNDER 15 COLTS XV Saturday 7th Oct. Ashville College Saturday 4th Nov. Pocklington School Wednesday 8th Nov. Durham School Wednesday 15th Nov. Ampleforth College ... Wednesday 22nd Nov. Worksop College Wednesday 29th Nov. Barnard Castle School

• • • Home ••• Home • • • Home •• • Away • •• Away •• • Home • • • Away • • • Home

Home •• Away • • • Away • • • Home • • • Away •• • Home

••• •

UNDER 14 COLTS XV Wednesday 18th Oct. Barnard Castle School ... Wednesday 25th Oct. Worksop College

SENIOR HOUSE MATCHES Wednesday 1st Nov. 1st Round 25th Nov. Semi-Finals Saturday 2nd Dec. Final Saturday

JUNIOR HOUSE MATCHES Saturday 11th Nov. 1st Round Wednesday 6th Dec. Semi-Finals Wednesday 13th Dec. Final

... Away ... Home

OLD PETERITE NEWS A meeting of the General Committee of the O.P. Club was held at the School on 4th March. The resignation of C. W. Thompson as Hon. Secretary of the York District owing to his removal from the area was received with regret and it was decided to ask Philip Crowe to act in his stead. It was decided to suggest to the York Committee that instead of the annual golf competition being played on the Sunday afternoon of Commemoration weekend it should be held in mid-week during the summer, either late afternoon or early evening. K. M. Ratcliff has kindly undertaken to organise the O.P. cricket team in future vice R. A. Stratton, who wishes to be relieved of the task after many seasons of yeoman service for which the Committee is most grateful. It was with great satisfaction that the Committee heard from C. C. Fairweather, the Club's representative on the Board of Governors, that in furtherance of the School building programme tenders had been accepted for the construction of two new squash courts and for the extension of the School dining hall together with new kitchen. It was reported that the O.P. crested bow ties were now available and could be obtained from the Hon. Secretary (T. J. Lewis, Chebula, Clifton Road, Runcorn) price 11 /9d. plus s.a.e. (41-d.). The Hon. Secretary having reported that in accordance with rule III(a) Dr. M. T. Clegg would retire from the office of President at the next A.G.M., it was unanimously resolved that the A.G.M. be recommended to elect J. A. Hanson (1918-21) as President of the Club for the ensuing three years. Reports of District Committees were received. Commemoration, 1961-0.P.s are reminded that Commemoration weekend will be from Friday, 28th July, to Sunday, 30th July. The O.P. annual dinner will again be held on the Saturday evening at the School and it is hoped that there will again be a full house as last year. Therefore, members are urged to make early application for tickets.

K. M. Ratcliff, whose address is 11 Main Avenue, Totley, Sheffield, will be responsible for organising the O.P. cricket team and K. H. Rhodes from the School will, as usual, be kindly arranging boat races. The A.G.M. of the Club will be held at 6-30 p m immediately prior to the dinner on the Saturday and all O.P.s present at Commemoration are asked to make a special effort to attend the meeting to ensure that it is fully representative. 55

Full details of the Commemoration arrangements are circularised separately with this issue of "The Peterite" and it will be observed that for the first time for many years the prizes at Speech Day are to be distributed by an Old Peterite, John Rodgers, M.P., and, in addition, an Old Peterite, the Rev. J. C. Houghton, has been invited to preach the Commemoration sermon. OLD PETERITE GOLF COMPETITION

Arrangements have been made to hold this competition at the York Golf Club, Strensall, York, on Thursday, 29th June. The competition will take the form of a Stableford round and cards may be taken out between 2-30 and 5-0 p.m. in the afternoon. Teas are available at the Club for those who will require them. Would those who will be entering please forward their names, addresses and handicaps to the organiser : P. Crowe, 95 Stockton Lane, York. MEMORIAL HALL APPEAL

In the hope that it would be possible to clear the cost of the Memorial Hall, which was £13,800, before he retires at the next Annual General Meeting, the President on the 16th March circulated the letter printed below which is self-explanatory, to all O.P.s who had not yet subscribed. Whilst the President acknowledges with gratitude the donations and covenants received which total £12,017, a far better response was expected and all O.P.s who have not yet helped are reminded that the sum of £1,783 is still urgently required. Every O.P. has received at least two Deeds of Covenant but if they have been mislaid a further form of covenant may be obtained from the Bursar at the School :— OLD PETERITE CLUB, YORK

Dear O.P.,

11 The Garlands, Scarborough, 16th March, 1961.

SCHOOL WAR MEMORIAL The letter circularised by me on 25th April, 1960, to all Old Peterites to help to raise £12,000 met with a most gratifying response, as the sum of £11,454 has now been subscribed by some 296 Old Boys. There still remains, however, a great number who have not given. 56

The Memorial Hall, of which you will have seen photographs in the October issue of "The Peterite", was entirely completed and officially opened during last Commemoration. It is a truly noble building and a magnificent addition to the School, but, as the result of certain essential improvements and additions, the total cost has risen to £13,800, and it is imperative, in order to fulfil our promise, to raise quickly a further £2,346. As I think that you will wish to associate yourself with this loyal endeavour, I do appeal to you most earnestly for your generous support. Please, therefore, send now a donation or, preferably, fill in the enclosed Deed of Covenant and return it to the Bursar at the School. It will be most gratefully acknowledged. Yours sincerely, M. T. CLEGG, President. The following is a table showing the growth of 7-year Covenants Annual net cash payment from taxed income by Donor

s. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10

d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total of seven cash payments by Donor

7 14 22 29 36 44 51 58 66 73

s. d. 7 0 14 0 1 0 8 0 15 0 2 0 9 0 16 0 3 0 10 0

Total accruing to Fund (including Income Tax recovered)

10 20 30 40 50 61 71 81 91 101

s. 3 7 11 15 15 3 7 11 15 19

d. 10 9 11 9 11 9 9 8 8 7

BIRMINGHAM DINNER The inaugural dinner of Old Peterites living in and around Birmingham was held on Friday, 5th May, at Smallwood's Restaurant, in Birmingham. The following were present :K. H. Rhodes (1914-20), M. Hollway (1930-36), C. C. Houghton (1925-30), R. Bower (1935-38), M. J. Bond (1955-58), D. F. Dodd (1928-32), J. McNaught Inglis (1932-40), H. F. S. Gedge (1913-18).

It was decided that the Birmingham Dinner should be held annually on the second Friday in May. Unfortunately, Mr. Dronfield was unable to attend. A toast was drunk to Mr. Rhodes' good health on his birthday anniversary of 7th May. A covenant was completed by C. C. Houghton. 57

RUGBY FOOTBALL The O.P. XV v. The School. Saturday, 16th December, 1961. Due to the increased number of applications to play in the above fixture, it has been found necessary to amend the system of selection. Formerly the side was picked, as far as possible, in the order in which applications were received, on account of the small number of would-be players. Last year over thirty people wished to be considered for places, and naturally many were disappointed. To ensure a better balance in the composition of the side, it is proposed to fix a closing date for applications, and to endeavour to select a team more representative of all age groups of rugby playing O.P.s. Applications, stating Club, position, years in School XV, should be sent to :— C. W. Thompson, 37 Broadway, Peterborough, Northants. Closing date for applications is 25th November, 1961.

NEWS OF OLD PETERITES As the appeal for news in the last issue brought but two or three replies, it has been decided to insert a leaflet in this edition, which Old Boys are asked to send back to the Editor with any interesting information about themselves or other Old Boys for inclusion in this very important section of the magazine. M. J. BADDELEY (The Grove 1947-55), who is reading Theology at Oxford, has been awarded the Hall-Houghton Junior Septuagint Prize. J. T. BROCKBANK (Temple 1928-39), who has been Deputy Town Clerk of Nottingham, has been appointed Clerk to the Durham County Council. DR. P. R. G. GRAHAM (School House 1935-40) has been appointed a Justice of the Peace in Wigan. C. J. GRIFFITHS (School House 1949-54) passed his 3rd M.B. in December and started at a House Surgeon at the West Kent Hospital, Maidstone, on 7th March. He was married to Miss Ann Robina Marritt at New Eltham on 27th February. K. A. HOPPER (Queen's 1953-57) played scrum-half for Devon in the County Championship this season, in which they were defeated in the Final by Cheshire. C. W. JosE (The Rise 1947-57) obtained a First Class in Classical Moderations at Oxford in March. 58

DR. J. C. Lv.rx (Day Boys 1897-1902) has published a series of five lectures on First Aid in Mountain Rescue, which he gave to the Keswick Mountain Rescue Team. All the proceeds of the booklet have been given to the funds of the Rescue Team.

W. H. WENTWORTH PING (The Rise 1932-42) has been appointed a Special Director of Firth-Vickers Stainless Steel Ltd., Sheffield. He is already the General Sales Manager of the firm. R. J. SHANKS (Temple 1947 54) has obtained his LL.B. at London University and is to be presented to the Queen Mother at the Royal Albert Hall on 10th May. -

ENGAGEMENTS BROWN—CRUMP. Hugh Goundry Brown, F.R.C.S., and Ann Mary Crump, M.B., B.S., elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Crump, of Shincliffe, Durham. [School House, 1940-44.] KETTLEWELL—RIDSDALE. Thomas Anthony Willmott, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Kettlewell, of Hook, Goole, and Anne, youngest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ridsdale, of Blackburn. [Rise, 1950-55]. LIVERSIDGE—WRIGHT. John Franklyn Liversidge and Jennifer Gillian, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Wright, Norfolk House, Leeds Road, Selby. [Manor, 1952-55.] WILSON--COLYER. Arthur George Wilson and Paula Colyer, The Red House, Radlett. [Day Boys, 1911-13.]

MARRIAGES DANIEL—BLATTER. On 7th April, 1961, at the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Bern, Switzerland, Michael Ian Daniel, of Nassau, Bahamas, to Ursula Veronika, younger daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Fritz Blatter, of Bern. [The Manor, 1942-49.] EDINGER--CARR. On 8th April, 1961, at All Saints', Ripley, Captain Leland Duncan Edinger to Julie Ann Roberts, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. William Carr, Beckwith, Harrogate. [School House, 1936-47.] HARNBY—MACPHERSON. On 24th September, 1960, at St. Martin's Church, Scarborough, Frederick Bryan Simpson Hamby to Ellen Moira, only daughter of Mrs. Dorothy Macpherson and Dr. I. G. Macpherson of York. [Temple, 1939-44.]

BIRTHS LYNCH—On 7th March, 1961, in Exmouth, Devon, to Margaret, wife of Major C. J. Lynch, a daughter (Melanie Jane). [Temple, 1933-37.] PING—On 12th February, 1961, in Sydney, N.S.W., Australia, to Dorothy, wife of Alan C. Wentworth Ping, a daughter (Sally Ann), sister for Briony, Andrew and Angela. [The Rise, 1929-38.] RELTON—On 24th November, 1960, at Middlesbrough, to Vera, wife of Ronald A. Relton, a son (Christopher Martin), a brother for Julian Marcus. [Temple, 1945-49.]

THE CAMBRIDGE LETTER Dear Sir, It is invariably difficult when writing these letters to preface adequately the "who is doing what" section, especially when it is in this part that the interest of the majority of readers lies. It would be easy of course to fill it with sententious nonsense as spoken by a disturbingly large proportion of gentlemen in residence here. Easy, too, to pad it out with frivolous nothings as indulged in by an almost equal proportion. However, since the majority of the O.P. population manages to tread the narrow line of moderation, avoiding the extremes of excess work or games, and sidestepping the groups both of those gentlemen whose deepest concern is the whereabouts of their next glass of sherry and also of the pitiable but doubtless self-esteemed eccentrics who make a virtue of their peculiarity, we can perhaps keep our comments within the confines of normality. Suffice it to say that at this time of year the freshmen are making their first ventures into punts, while everyone regulates his activities with more or less thought of the end of term exams. The activities of individuals continue to vary surprisingly. J. N. T. HOWAT is finding five years as a student rather too long. He is still involved in boating, and continues to help at a teenage coffee bar, but not, he claims, as a "do gooder". P. L. BELLWOOD has been contributing short stories to Granta, and acted as M.C. at the inter-varsity boxing match. T. CHILMAN is an enthusiastic member of the University O.T.C. He is at present terrorising those who know him by practising driving large army trucks round our already crowded and narrow streets. D. B. IRVIN is deserting us for Oxford at the end of this year. Perhaps he is trying to compensate for Derek Wheatley's frequent and welcome visits here. However, we shall miss him and we wish him well. D. Knurl took a party to the Oxford O.P. Dinner and has been elected to the Ganders S.R.C. We wish him every success for himself and his team in the coming season. P. J NETHERWOOD and D. T. SPARHAM claim to be making every effort to avoid engagements. We are still trying to interpret this remark. E. S. PORTLOCK has been rowing in our Goldie boat and was reserve to the University 1st VIII, and he coached the Emmanuel 1st VIII. We congratulate him on his achievements in the rowing world.

D. J. Cool( has produced another party which was much enjoyed by those of us who attended. He won his oar in the Lent bumps, and edits his college magazine. P. A. CROSSLEY is to be congratulated on his engagement. He has also found time to help behind the scenes of Emmanuel's Greek play. We hear that he has nearly been gassed. A. H. CROWTHER has helped with the production of "Galileo" this term. He seems to sleep at queer times, and tells us that his dreams are disturbed. P. J. DRONFIELD appears to lead a settled existence that agrees with him, but we don't know what it is. We envy his apparent tranquility. W. M. HOWARD indulges in as much sport as ever, and still insists on treating his visitors to Mario Lanza. Perhaps he wants to be rid of them. 60

M. J. KERSHAW is in the same happy state as Dronfield as far as we can tell. He always appears to be smart and contented, in spite of occasional ventures on to the sports ground. D. G. METCALF is not often seen. We believe he has some dealings with Selwyn boat club. T. E. H. SABBEN-CLARE has not deserted rowing despite a sprained ankle. He coxed; the Emmanuel 2nd Lent VIII to the astonishment of all his acquaintances. E. C. SEDMAN, still wearing his magnificent moustache, is in mourning for the passing of his van into the scrap yard. J. G. SLATER, like most of the O.P.s up at present, is involved with boating. He rowed for his college 1st VIII, but says that this is his last term in a boat. He sings in the C.U.M.S. concerts each term. E. S. BOLTON rows for St. Catharine's 4th VIII, grumbles about the local beer and has a complicated and illegible hypothesis on this subject. A. N. P. BUTLAND soldiers with enthusiasm of the Chilman brand in the O.T.C. He objects to ladies reading engineering, and is prepared to argue on anything political at any time. D. H. GEE is working hard. He is still being selected for his hockey team, and still searches for the water mains in his digs. C. D. IBBERSON rowed for the Emmanuel 1st Lent VIII, and enjoys life when the river permits. He is taking up Law next year. T. D. J. LAYFIELD has been elected to Emmanuel 17 Club. He put in a small but delightful performance in the very successful Greek play staged by the College Classical Society. D. L. SLADE has spent his term on the river in the 1st Lent Boat, in ski party reunions and in enjoying port. J. R. PEVERLEY is seen in the company of a young lady and a large motor bike. We imagine this is the reason that we have seen little of him.

R. G. BEAN is to be heard singing in various local concerts from time to time, but on the whole we don't often see him.

Finally may we point out that we all manage to work as well, and may we offer our congratulations to those who have won awards here, we look forward to seeing them and the other Peterites who are coming up next year. Yours sincerely, THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITES.

THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLUB 100 PICCADILLY, LONDON, W.1 All past members of the School are eligible for membership PREMISES 100 Piccadilly is situated opposite the Green Park and, in addition to its Club Rooms, has thirty Bedrooms for the use of members. LADIES' ANNEXE This adjoins the Club and has a separate entrance in White Horse Street; there are a Drawing Room, Dining Room and Cocktail Bar, where Lady Guests can be entertained. SQUASH COURTS Arrangements have been made for members to use the courts of a nearby Club and the Club takes part in the Bath Club InterClub Squash Racquets Competition. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION There is no entrance fee and the annual Subscription Rates are at present as follows :Junior Members (aged 18-23) £4 4 0 per annum

(The above subscription entitles Junior members to full membership and the use of all the Club amenities). Town Membership ...

£21 0 0 per annum

(Where a member has joined the Club under the age of 23, he may continue as a Town member until the age of 27 at a Special Subscription of £12 12 0).

Country Membership £9 9 0 per annum Overseas Membership £3 3 0 per annum Application for entry forms and any other particulars should be made to :— The Secretary, The Public Schools Club, 100 Piccadilly, London, W.1. March, 1961.

NOTICES Old Peterites are reminded that the new approved School Monitors' tie bearing the School coat of arms on a maroon background is now on sale. The tie is silk and costs 18/11 post free; it can be obtained from the Manager, The School Shop. 62

EDITORIAL NOTICES The Peterite is the magazine of St. Peter's School, York. The Editor welcomes correspondence from past and present Peterites. No notice can be taken of anonymous correspondence. Contributors may, if they prefer it, send their name in a separate envelope, which will not be opened unless the contribution is accepted. Where the contributor's name is not intended for publication, his "nom-de-plume" should be enclosed as well. The subscription to The Peterite is 6s. Od. per annum, payable in advance, i.e., before the issue of the first number of the year (January). Members of the O.P. Club receive The Peterite gratuitously. The Peterite is published three times a year, at the beginning of each term. If any member of the O.P. Club should not receive his number of The Peterite, the Editor would be obliged if notice could be sent at once to The Bursar, St. Peter's School, York. The Editor of The Peterite will be glad to supply any past numbers which he may have to those desiring them, at the price of ls. Od. per copy. Applications for advertising space to be made to The Bursar, St. Peter's School, York.

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Rugby Fixtures, 1961

Oxford Cup

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