May 1962 by StPetersYork

THE PETERITE Vol. LIV

MAY, 1962

No. 360

OBITUARY S. M. TOYNE An Appreciation by Gerald Pawle Although it is now more than a quarter of a century since he gave up the Head Mastership of St. Peter's the death of Stanley Mease Toyne"Sam" Toyne, as he was universally known to generations of Peteriteswill have greatly saddened thousands of Old Boys and friends of the School to which he devoted the major part of his life. As a boy of strong character, personality, and all-round ability he made such a mark at Haileybury that he was persuaded to return to his old school as a member of the staff in 1906. He remained there until he became Head Master of St. Peter's in 1913. For the next twenty-three years, until his retirement, St. Peter's was the focal point of his existence. To my knowledge he could have moved on to other fields which offered at that time a wider fame and distinction but St. Peter's held his whole affection and interest till the end. There are many better qualified to write of his ability as a teacher and administrator. Here I would like to pay tribute to his humanity, his extraordinary insight into the minds of boys, his encouragement of their ambitions, and his sympathy and understanding in adversity. He would scourge the slacker, and since he suffered fools a trifle impatiently he had a tendency at times to address them—as well as the slackers—in tones of sharp but often humorous disdain which acted as a far greater spur to renewed effort than any punishment. He was quick to recognise the genuine, if uninspired, trier but perhaps his outstanding quality was his ability to develop the mind of the average boy, to broaden his outlook, and make him realise that the world was a place in which the keen allrounder, in the best sense of the word, was doubly equipped to fight the battle. Sam Toyne's own versatility was so remarkable that contemporaries were apt to credit some of his talents at less than their true worth. He was a distinguished historian who taught his subject brilliantly, making diplomacy, politics and economics spring vividly to life by his use of modern metaphor; but some may recall him more readily as the captain of the first British squash rackets team to visit America, a tour for which the Governors gave him a term's leave of absence in 1925. He published studies of Albrecht von Wallenstein and the Scandinavians in History, books about Brunel and the island of Sark, at least one novel, as well as countless articles in historical journals—he was Chairman of the Historical Association Council from 1946-49—but the new boy coming to St. Peter's was more likely to be impressed by the knowledge that the Head Master had played cricket for Hampshire, hockey for Yorkshire, and once been a finalist in the Amateur Rackets Championship. History also records

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that he once scored two separate centuries in the same cricket match—on the same day! His connection with squash rackets must be given more than passing mention, for he was one of the greatest figures in the history of the game and to the day of his death he was the Squash Rackets Association's Vice-President. He not only captained an unbeaten England team at an age when most players have long since given up active squash, but he won the North of England Championship two years later, and for nearly forty years he took a prominent part in the game's administration. It was due to him that St. Peter's played the first Public Schools' squash rackets match in history—against his old school, Haileybury, at Queens Club in 1926—and to his encouragement that the Old Peterites played and won what I seem to recall as the first Public School Old Boys match, against Lancing, in the early thirties. In assessing Toyne's career it would, however, be a disservice to his memory to over-stress his love of games and his great ability in playing them. Because he believed wholeheartedly in the creed of Mens Sana in Corpore Sano he fostered a great games-playing tradition at St. Peter's. But he did far more than that. By setting a tone and a standard, by widening the School's horizon and its scope so that, almost imperceptibly, it attained a greater stature and influence than at any time in its previous history, he gave St. Peter's, York, a new standing among the schools of Britain. And in the years that were left to him after his retirement I doubt whether a day passed when the school and its later achievements, of which he was very proud, were not in his mind. The affection and sympathy of countless Old Peterites will go out to Mrs. Toyne, who came with him to St. Peter's nearly fifty years ago and shared his life so fully, and to his daughters, one of whom married one of the School's most distinguished Old Boys.

EDITORIAL As it has recently been the policy of this magazine to encourage the growth of the Old Peterite section, it was interesting to see that the paper allegedly read by the Top People appreciates the value of this service. In the hope that it might inspire an even readier flow of news (and, incidentally, in order to avoid the grim necessity of producing an original Editorial) we reproduce the article from The Times, in case there may be one or two O.Ps. who are not T.Ps. OLD BOYS However long it is since he left school, however dim his own career there may have been, and however much he may have grumbled about how bad the food was in his day, and how spartan the conditions of life, the average Old Boy (or F.P.) remains tied to his Alma Mater by imperishable bonds of memory and sentiment. A good many flourishing societies exist for the express purpose of keeping such O.Bs. in touch with their schools and with each other; and the annual reports or reviews of these associations are studied by their recipients with fascinated interest. "R. P. de V. Blank (1925) is still farming in Kenya, and often sees A. H. R. Dash (1924), who regularly visits the colony on business." The reader of this intelligence may not have seen, or even thought about, these two erstwhile schoolfellows for nearly forty years. His memory for the

names and faces of current acquaintances may be growing vaguer with advancing age. Yet, in an instant Blank and Dash are back with him in that well-remembered form room. He can recall every small particular of their appearances, every nuance of their voices, and every trick of their individual mannerisms; and he feels tempted to fill in the printed postcard that will inform the editor of their society that he himself (1925) recently celebrated his silver wedding, and published an article on the origins of the field-system in Wester Ross. If his own school record was distinguished intellectually rather than athletically—if indeed it can be said to have been distinguished at all—he will tend to skim through the accounts of the prowess of the XV and the XI, giving more attention to the "Letters from the Universities". Such pleasantries as "Rumours that A. N. Other (1960) is playing law and reading rugger should be discounted" will reassure him that undergraduates are still writing as undergraduates have always written; but it is small items of incidental school news that will really rivet his attention. That the Play Reading Society tackled Caucasian Chalk Circle, Roots, and The Cocktail Party astonishes and delights him. That the School House bicycle shed has been re-roofed bridges the intervening years in a flash. Footnote: (C) The Times Publishing Company Limited, 1962. All rights reserved.

Reprinted, by permission from The Times, of January 27th, 1962.

SCHOOL NEWS At the end of term presentations were made on behalf of the Staff and the School to Mr. and Mrs. Dronfield in honour of the Head Master's completion of twenty-five years at St. Peter's. * * * C. J. Marsay has been awarded an Open Scholarship in Natural Sciences at Trinity College, Oxford. * * C. J. Territt has succeeded P. Collins as Head of the School and J. G. Ainley has been appointed Vice-Head of the School; D. H. Rhodes becomes Head of School House and C. J. Parker Head of The Rise; J. A. B. Carruthers and M. E. Robson have been appointed School Monitors. * * * Mr. P. H. Bolton, M.A., The Queen's College, Oxford, has joined the Staff as Head of the English Department and Mr. N. T. Burbridge, B.Sc., Leeds, has joined the Science Staff. * * * During the term Messrs. D. Biltcliffe, M. S. Oxley and D. R. Wright were attached to the Staff as Student Masters. * * * We congratulate both Mr. and Mrs. Brown and Mr. and Mrs_ Johnston on the birth of a son. * * * A Careers Convention and Exhibition were held in the School on Friday and Saturday, 16th and 17th March. A report appears elsewhere in the magazine. * * * Stainer's 'Crucifixion' was sung in Chapel on Sunday, 25th March, by the Choral Society with the congregation joining in the singing of the hymns. 3

The new Squash courts were officially opened by Mrs. Dronfield on Saturday, 24th March; immediately after the opening a short knock-out competition was held, in which a number of Old Boys and the School Squash team took part.

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VALETE QUEEN'S J. M. Pickard. 1954-62. UVI. Head of House. "A" Level, r95o (History with Foreign Texts, (English (Dis.)) "A" Level 1961 (History and English). "0" Level 1958 (9). 3rd XV, 1961; 2nd VIII, 1962. Athletics team, 1962. House Cross Country, 1962. Cpl. i/c C.D. Section. Secretary Debating Society. Curia. C. P. Spencer. 1951-62. UVI. Chapel Monitor. "A" Level, 1960-61 (English (Dis.), History (Dis.), Geography). "0" Level, 1958-60. (Jo). Cpl. i/c Information room. Geography Society Committee. Curia. Assistant Librarian. P. Stuttard. 1954-62. UVI. House Monitor. "A" Level, 1960 (Chemistry, Biology, Geography); 1961 (Chemistry (Distinction), Botany, Zoology); "0" Level 1958 (9). House Rugger, Athletics. Cpl. 2 i/c C.D. Section-1st class shot. Senior Science Society Committee Secretary; Chairman of Natural History Society; Secretary of Archaeological Society. TEMPLE A. M. Headlam. 1950-62. UVI. Head of House. York City Exhibition, 1961. "A" Level 1960 (French, German). "0" Level 1958 (9), 1961 (3). 1st XV, 1961; 6th IV, 1961. House Athletics, Squash, Tennis, Swimming, Chess. Leading Seaman 2 i/c R.N. Section, Yeoman of Signals, Naval Proficiency. Marksman. Library Monitor. Modern Languages Society (Secretary,'61961), Russian Society (Secretary, 1960, Chairman, 1961); Curia (Secretary4i962).

SALVETE SCHOOL HOUSE: E. N. Rawcliffe, R. Williams.

HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE We congratulate Territt on his appointment as Head of the School,

Shubrook on obtaining a place at Hertford College, Oxford, and Hayes on his appointment as a House Monitor. We sadly miss the presence of E. S. Bolton, Esq., 0.P., especially when the General Knowledge Prize is announced : this and Music were not two of our strong points this term. Despite a strong cross-country tradition we only managed to come third in the Senior event. We were however, somewhat redeemed by a very spirited performance by our Junior team who came second in the Junior Long Run. For the first time in years our Squash team reached the final only to be thwarted by the School Squash team—or The Rise. For his performances in the court and his services as Captain, Hayes was awarded his House colours. The House did well to finish in second place in Standards but was unable to hold or improve its position on the day. We must however congratulate Burbidge, Lee and Slade for their efforts. We must also thank Burbidge for his conscientious captaincy in Cross-Country and Athletics. Our thanks again go to Mr. and Mrs. Harding for their continued hospitality during the House Proms. A House Play Reading group has also sprung up under the directorship of Evans and the aesthetic influence of Mr. Hayes. It appears they rehearse in No. 18's kitchen. To the Arduous trainees, the boaters in Cambridge and the Hockey XI at Bridlington Festival, go our best wishes—may they return refreshed by their experiences. 5

THE MANOR There were no new boys in the House, but Elson transferred from Temple and quickly settled in after a short illness. After delays because of snow over the Christmas period work progressed steadily throughout the term on the new extensions. By our departure the shell of the building was complete and the roof safely secured. As mentioned in the last issue the House reached the final of the Chess Competition, but were narrowly defeated after playing five exciting boards. Although R. L. Bruce was an enthusiastic Captain of Athletics, he and his team were unable on Sports Day to pull back our deficit in Standard points. M. J. Howard, P. A. Liversidge and W. R. Pickersgill excelled themselves in Standards and the latter was awarded his Junior House Colours. The Cross-Country team met with little success, but we were placed fourth in the Junior Long Run and we hope this promises well for future years. The Junior Discussion Group for various reasons met only once, when Mr. Dunstan gave a most interesting talk on Russia. Following the example of the younger part of the house the Senior Discussion Group was re-formed and hopes to function to full capacity next term. The House was well represented in Stainer's Crucifixion and J. D. A. Platts is to be congratulated on his excellent tenor solos. Although the House did not shine in the Baird Cup, M. J. Howard and N. J. Crumpton, as an integral part of the "Trespassers", gave the School an excellent concert of popular and modern music.

QUEEN'S Mr. Shuttleworth has taken over the House at a most prosperous period of its existence. We have now more monitors and more furniture than ever before and the silver-ware on our shelves is steadily increasing. Jesper, Hunt and Shannon were promoted to the Monitors Study and have firmly entrenched themselves in the limited parking space available there. The first sporting event of the term was the Cross-Country and the high quality of the Queen's team was demonstrated by the fact that seven members came in the first twenty, thus making doubly sure of the "plate", while Seymour brought the individual cup back to Queen's for the fourth year in succession. Three weeks later we exchanged the individual Junior Long Run Cup for the team trophy. Thus Queen's had taken three of the four long distance running awards. In the Athletics we fielded a very good team which did much to make up the gap in our standards. However, despite a stupendous effort we could only secure second place. As was expected we were swiftly removed from the Squash and Fencing competitions but the youthfulness of our teams bodes well for the future. Queen's has always played a prominent part in the School's music but this term was outstanding. Both the solid weight of the orchestra as well as its outstanding soloists were provided by Queen's, as was forcibly brought to the notice of the School in the Baird Cup Competition: here, our nine piece "orchestra", together with the duet by Hunt and Hardman, secured the cup. P. Hunt is also to be congratulated on his brilliant performance in the School Concert. 6

At the end of term we put on an epic production of "Cyrano de Bergerac". The entire House took part in this ambitious project and, whilst it is difficult to single out individuals for praise in such a corporate undertaking, universal acclaim was accorded J. D. M. Hackney's excellent settings. A successful term ended with the departure of our two School Monitors, C. P. Spencer and J. M. Pickard, to whom we wish all they wish themselves.

THE RISE Risites came back this term to find four changes in the House. We welcome back Mr. Waine as Assistant Housemaster; C. J. Parker was appointed Head of House, M. E. Robson became a School monitor, and A. J. Wakefield a House monitor. The highlight of the term was the winning of the Athletics Shield for the second year running. Although the winning of the Shield was based upon a tremendous House effort in the Standards, special mention must be made of R. H. Parker for his efforts in herding the House down to the track on every conceivable occasion and also for his own performance in the sports, particularly in winning the Clive Lewis Sprint Cup. J. L. Newhouse must also be congratulated on coming second in the 220 yards, having been almost dragged along by R. H. Parker. For this and other 'activities' J. L. Newhouse was awarded his House Colours; Oliver was awarded his Junior House Colours. The Rise Squash team, under the captaincy of P. W. Shepherd, won the Squash Cup, hardly losing a match. Unfortunately we lost the Fencing Cup, but this was by no means due to lack of enthusiasm. A sad note was sounded at the Baird Cup when M. C. Foy gave his last performance for the House, having represented it four years running, a remarkable performance. We congratulate Queen's on their success. It is said that a house cannot be judged by the number of cups it has on the shelf, but in the case of The Rise our success in sport is a fair reflection of the House in general.

SCHOOL HOUSE

This term saw the appointment of two new House monitors, Powell and Vajrabukka, and the arrival of two new boys, Rawcliffe and Williams. P. Hunt of Queen's and two Grove boys used the amenities of No. 8 St. Peter's Grove. As usual the term was filled with a multitude of sporting activities not leaving much time for specialisation. The introduction of a House Squash ladder failed to induce much enthusiasm, which was further dampened by our first round defeat in the Squash Competition. It will suffice to say that we took an energetic part in both Cross-Country and Junior Long Run, Adamson and Lunn doing well in the former. The Fencing team reached the final for the second year in succession, providing the most exciting finish that has been seen for many years, the decision depending on the very last bout. Those taking part are highly commended for their effort and they can look forward to a good year in 1963. For his part Eastaugh was awarded his Junior House Colours. 7

At mid-term the House presented the play "Charley's Aunt". This proved to be in keeping with the high standard set by the previous School House play. Brown did a noble job as producer, Rhodes and his helpers created some effective scenery and the whole cast played up splendidly to an appreciative audience. The House Proms continued at regular intervals throughout the term with a variety of programmes, some providing the opportunity for boys to exhibit their individual tastes—usually of a high critical standard. The Eoclesia met only when demand required it, one of the best meetings being that addressed by Mrs. Dronfield, which covered the whole field of voluntary social service. Though the House as such did not have a very successful term, there was one individual effort which must be put on record and that is Carruthers' triumph in breaking the High Jump record which he had previously set up in the Bootham Athletics Match two days earlier. It was an exciting spectacle to see him reach the 5 ft. 8 in. level. The official record of this contest has been framed and hung in the House. The noteworthy efforts of Lunn, Semper and Smith also deserve special mention. For their efforts in the Sports Gaunt and Smith were awarded their Junior House Colours. The House was sorry to lose Miss Banks for the last three weeks of the term through illness but she was able to return in time for the Athletics and to organise the linen room for the end of term.

TEMPLE Firstly we should like to take this opportunity in print of welcoming Mr. Wilson to the House. His arrival has found immediate effect in the formation of a Dramatic Society, which has already enjoyed several playreadings. The House has been to the fore in the musical sphere, gaining second place in the Baird Cup and contributing valuable items to the School Concert; our thanks to our Director of Music, Lawson. On a lower note, congratulations to Raynes on his magnificent bass solos in Stainer's Crucifixion. Our 'pot shelf' is now groaning beneath the weight of 14 cups and it seems likely that contributions to the Embellishment fund will have to be raised to meet the engraving bill! Much to the surprise of the fifth board, we retained the Chess Trophy in the finals. At last the elusive Fencing Cup has found its rightful resting place and, with Pawson's victory in the Junior Foil Competition, we now hold all three Fencing trophies. In the Senior Cross-Country we did well to hold second place with several comparatively inexperienced runners in the team; in the Junior Long Run we did a straight swap with Queen's, losing the team award but winning the individual trophy. J. C. H. Wright was awarded his Junior House Colours. The start of Athletics saw the House performing in and, could it have been, enjoying the Standards! Although well placed in the Standards, we lacked the strong intermediate body of last year on Sports Day and eventually finished third, though we congratulate Brining on winning the Gofton Cup. For his services to the House in all spheres of activity A. L. McKay received his Senior House Colours. Temple now dominates the School academic field and in particular we congratulate Gildener on his Exhibition. 8

At the end of another successful term we bid farewell to A. M. Headlam, our Head of House, who apparently prefers the sun, sand and sin of the Continent to the joys of Study 4 and also to C. L. Brown.

SCHOOL TOUR TO AUSTRIA After a lapse of two years, there was a School tour to the continent during the Easter holidays. It differed from its predecessors in that, instead of using a fixed centre, it was based on walking, post-buses, local trams, and youth hostels. This has the great advantage of bringing closer contact with the country and the people and provides much more of an "experience", at any rate to those, like the members of this party, who have not tried anything of the kind before. As far as we were concerned, it carried three major risks: organisation, the weather, and "out of season". As it turned out, the first was no risk at all. We had an Austrian student with us, Miss Dietlinde Muhlgassner, who arranged everything for us with an efficiency possible only to someone who knew the country and its ways intimately. The weather was very mixed, but we were never called upon to use our wet-weather kit, and the main interference was from heavy snow-falls on the mountains, which restricted our plans somewhat. Three of the days were really excellent, and, luckily, these were amongst the most important. As for "out of season", this proved the main difficulty, for while it meant that other tourists were not encountered, too often we found notices "Opening 1st May", and found our plans thwarted. It is curious that more information on these points does not seem to be available in England. The area selected was the Salzkammergut, and for this type of holiday it can hardly be bettered. We stayed at hostels at St. Wolfgang, Bad Ischl, Bad Aussee and Obertraun, and also had a night in a mountain but at Hiitteneck Alp. The hostels vary enormously: none had all the virtues, all had some. In retrospect, one remembers St. Wolfgang for comfortable bunks but biting cold (it was partly new and opened specially for us, and felt really chilled), Bad Ischl for primitive conditions but a useful woodburning stove, Bad Aussee for warm water, but an icy dining room (the stove had broken down), Obertraun for its fine modern planning and furnishing. As for the mountain hut, it was in some ways best of all, except for those who object to a thick atmosphere—it is not really a feasible proposition to open windows at 3,500 feet with snow outside up to the roofs of the "alms", the homes of farmers in summer when cattle are brought up to the mountain pastures. The main walks were from St. Wolfgang to the Schwarzensee, a small mountain lake which we found frozen over, from Bad Goisern to the Hiitteneck, and next day from Hiitteneck to Steig, from Bad Aussee to Grundlsee, and from Obertraun to Hallstatt. This does not represent a vast mileage but suited the tastes of the party very well, and all the walks were of much interest. The best was up to the Hiitteneck. This took four hours and was favoured with ideal weather, which enabled us to enjoy to the full the distant views of Lake Hallstatt and the mountains, and the nearer ones, first of farms and pastures, then of the forests. The last 1,000 teet or so was in snow about four feet thick. It bore the weight of a man well enough, though the front walkers found it fairly heavy going, but it had the peculiarity that every now and again it would collapse and someone, very likely near the back of the party, would find himself knee-deep or more. 9

Sight-seeing was not a major item, but we visited the church at St. Wolfgang (where, most unfortunately, the Pacher altar was shrouded for Lent), the White Horse Inn (outside only ! "opening 1st May"); the Kaiser Villa at Bad Ischl (two rooms only—the rest closed for cleaning—but enough to give us the impression that Franz Joseph spent most of his time shooting chamois: his two thousandth is mounted there); the church, cemetery and charnel house, and the salt mines at Hallstatt (the salt mines provide a nice balance of formal instruction, visiting the works and fun ranging from the donning of gaily-coloured protective clothing to slides from one level to the next and a gravity railway); the Mirabel gardens, St. Sebastian, Cathedral and Castle and St. Peter's Cemetery (an early Christian burial ground in use since a date only a little later than that of the foundation of St. Peter's School) at Salzburg, as well as many of the other features of that attractive city, though we failed to see the inside of the new Festival Hall. The day most generally enjoyed was probably the one on which we went up the Krippenstein by cable railway. The weather was at its best and the sun really powerful, the views were of course magnificent, and even hardened travellers find an excitement in crossing from peak to peak by cable railway. At the top we found a tremendous wind, but this did not deter most of the party from climbing the summit pole to gain an extra 20 feet or so. This was a day to be remembered. Time was found for the delights—never failing—of window-shopping, of shopping, and of visits to restaurants. Neither the Austrians nor most of our party showed any desire to resist the imported joys of coca-cola, juke boxes and espresso. These seem strangely out-of-place to those with a more romantic view of the country and yet must be accepted now as part of the Austrian scene. Happily, besides these other international influences, Austria retains many characteristic features: men's and children's costume; iron shop signs; domestic architecture in rural districts; local dishes —not least the ubiquitous use of caraway seed. Altogether it is one of the best of continental countries for a holiday, and a holiday such as we had one of the best ways of enjoying it. DAY-TO-DAY DIARY Monday, 9th April. York to Dover; Channel crossing on "Kroningen Elizabeth", on from Ostend. Tuesday, 10th April. Arrive Salzburg for lunch. Post-bus to St. Wolfgang. Wednesday, 11th April. Walk to Schwarzensee and back. Post-bus to Bad Ischl. Thursday, 12th April. Visit to Kaiser Villa; train to Bad Goisern; walk to Hiitteneck. Friday, 13th April. Walk from Hiltteneck to Steig. Train to Bad Aussee. Saturday, 14th April. Walk to Grundlsee. Bus back. Sunday, 15th April. Train to Obertraun. Up Krippenstein. Monday, 16th April. Walk to Hallstatt and back. Tuesday, 17th April. Train to Salzburg. In Salzburg. Wednesday, 18th April. Salzburg. Leave 4-30. Thursday, 19th April. Back to York.

THE CHAPEL Early in the term the Epiphany Procession in the Minster once more brought its message to us in a dramatic form. Its very difference from the normal liturgical services helped some of us to realise that all the latter are dramas in which each of us has his part to play. We were so glad to have the Dean of York to preach again after his serious operation and the Bishop of Selby, another old friend of the School, who gave us his last sermon before his retirement. There were so many Confirmation candidates this year that for the first time in the School's history there was no room in the Chapel for other boys apart from the School Monitors. This was especially regrettable, as the Archbishop of York was visiting St. Peter's for the first time. We much hope that he may be able to visit us later and preach at Evensong. Once again we began Lent with a short evening service for the whole School on Ash Wednesday. On the Friday evenings in Lent there was Voluntary Compline, followed by readings of Christian verse. The first reading was taken from verse of the 14th century, the second from George Herbert and the last from contemporary poets. On the last Sunday of term we sang Stainer's "Crucifixion" instead of Evensong. N.K-W. The following boys were confirmed in the Chapel on 13th March: The Grove

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D. R. Baxter J. M. W. Bennitt J. F. Brown M. Donnelly R. K. Hall K. Hollenden P. R. J. Hoskinson J. P. Hugill G. M. Jobling M. G. Mallinson W. N. Marshall G. P. Neil R. A. Peaker R. A. Reed A. G. Slater P. St. G. Stephenson The Rise

P. N. Banks F. S. Boddy I. L. Boyd P. W. Brown J. R. Flintoft Q. Gray T. J. Haggie K. A. Moffatt K. H. Murray P. F. Nettleton W. R. Pickersgill J. Robinson P. R. Scholefield R. G. Steel N. E. Tomlinson A. Youle School House

G. M. Barton A. P. Benn C. W. Birch T. C. C. Harris T. C. Mitchell Q. G. Rowbottom M. Senior H. M. Shaftoe G. A. Wilistrop P. W. Wood

A. H. Baker C. R. Barton M. K. Beaumont C. C. H. Bell J. A. Eatough P. J. Flint N. E. Furey R. W. Oliver D. C. Ord J. R. Platts P. M. Shepherd C. J. Swiers M. J. Thompson

R. M. Carlin T. B. A. Evans M. W. Fear G. M. Foster I. R. Gibson M. E. Gough J. M. Grayson A. P. Hothersall D. E. Hudson J. R. S. Lazenby S. C. Maslin J. T. Norbury R. Pickersgill R. D. S. Pilcher R. B. Tonkinson B. S. Wallis C. W. D. Wood

J. A. F. Bilsborough R. D. Fletcher J. M. Fry C. G. Goodlock P. A. Horsman K. D. Lockwood J. H. Russell J. R. Stapleton D. W. Tidy B. J. Watson J. C. H. Wright

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THE CHOIR We had a little longer than usual to prepare for the Minster Epiphany Procession and Carols, and it was just as well, as we had not looked at the music before the beginning of term. A fresh carol was added this time, sung by the two choirs when they met at the West End. The Choir Supper on 20th February was, as usual, a very happy occasion. The loss of Mr. Cummin to the Choir and Mr. Jeffs was very much felt in the informal entertainment that followed the supper but plenty of new talent showed itself and there was no doubt that the supper and all that followed was very much enjoyed by all. We thank the Head Master for inviting us. The music sung during the term was as follows: Carols : The Noble Stem of Jesse. O'er the Hill and o'er the vale. Ding dong ding-Up good Christen folk and listen. The first Nowell. The Carol of the Star—T. T. Noble. f The Spotless Rose—Howells.

Anthems : All they from Saba—Jacob Handl. The heavens are telling—Haydn. Thou wilt keep him—S. S. Wesley. Lord for thy tender mercies' sake—Farrant. Turn thy face from my sins—Attwood. Services: Jubilate—Stanford in B flat. Communion Service—Vaughan-Williams in D minor * * with the school t new

THE CAREERS CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION

The Careers Convention was a landmark in the history of St. Peter's. It was not only something quite new for the School but, I believe, a pioneer effort in the Public Schools as a whole. The programme gives the outline of the events of the two days. Inevitably it was not possible to see everything that was provided. Films, for example, were shown almost continuously in the Lecture Theatre, while talks were being given at frequent intervals in the Memorial Hall. In the opening session Mr. Hugh Lyon made an eloquent plea for anyone to try to follow his natural bent without undue thought of financial reward. He was sure that in doing so a boy would find his true vocation and that, in whatever career he chose, dealings with his fellows would be the thing which mattered immensely. The Head Master, by his emphasis on the increasing difficulty of entry to the Universities and the fact that so many boys are not cut out for that particular type of education, and Mr. Thomson, by his careful description of the different types of Technical College and the status of their diplomas, together set the note of the Convention, which was to underline the opportunities available in industry and commerce, particularly for the boy who has not been to a university. 12

On the Saturday morning we discovered that the Civil Service did not intend to be left out and the different openings which it affords were most clearly outlined by Mr. J. R. Foster, the Assistant Director of Examinations. As Mr. Anthony Constant was unable to come to talk about "A Career as an Officer", the liaison officers of the Forces, Lt.-Commander P. J. Hutton, Brigadier W. W. A. Loring and Squadron Leader A. Blucke, very kindly formed a Brains Trust at short notice. The boys who acted as projectionists for th- films did yeoman service in keeping the programme going almost throughout the two days of the Convention. I found it possible to see only a limited number of the films. Some, such as the Cranwell film, had a straightforward Careers appeal. Others, such as "A Career in Engineering", succeeded in communicating something of the sheer satisfaction of doing a technical operation really well. But there were others, such as "Steel Town", which did not seem to be aimed at the Public School boy at all, though they were interesting in themselves. One other thought about the films the atmosphere in the Lecture Theatre after several hours' showing to packed houses was as thick as could be imagined! Ventilation was not a strong point, as the black-out had to be in position. The various exhibits were admirably set out and gave all the information which might be desired. The patient consultants who stood by the various stands succeeded in answering all sorts of questions without appearing too like spiders who hoped to snap up any passing fly. The Gym. looked very well with its displays on specially constructed screens. Though I was unable to go to the final session, I was fortunate enough to hear the recording, which gave a faithful and vivid impression of Mr. Higham's racy talk on Careers in Commerce and the ensuing Brains Trust. The flow of question and answer was virtually uninterrupted. The questions were worthy of the quality of the panel, whose treatment of them was both helpful and amusing. Only time can show whether the Convention will have helped those who are considering the choice of a career. But there can be no doubt about the interest of boys and of parents, who listened intently to the various speakers and crowded round the exhibits. The whole conception and its execution was a triumph for Mr. Coulthard, who gives the School such devoted service as Careers Master, and for the large number of companies and of boys who helped him to present such a convention. It speaks volumes for the respect in which Mr. Coulthard's work is held outside the School that such a distinguished body of speakers should have come. We owe them and him our warmest thanks. N.K.-W. :

PROGRAMME Friday, 16th March 2-0 p.m. Exhibition Opens. 6-30 p.m. Opening Session. (a) Vocation or job? Choosing the most suitable Career : Mr. Hugh Lyon, M.C., M.A. (b) The problems of University entry: The Head Master. (c) Alternatives to University Training : Mr. I. G. P. Thomson, Northern Secretary of the Public Schools' Appointments Bureau. 8-0 p.m. Informal Discussion. 13

Saturday, 17th March 9-30 a.m. Exhibition Opens. 9-45 a.m. Civil Service—Mr. J. R. Foster, Assistant Director, Examinations, C.S.C. 10-30 a.m. Second Session. Opportunities in Industry (with special reference to the nongraduate scientist and the non-scientist): Mr. T. Beevers, M.A., Chief Education Executive, S. Smith & Sons (England) Ltd. 11-30 a.m. Third Session. (a) Accountancy : A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. (b) Banking : Mr. M. P. Bevan, Assistant Staff Manager, Head Office, Midland Bank Ltd. (c) Insurance : Mr. D. J. Fearnley, F.C.I.S., A.A.C.C.A., F.S.S., Insurance Institute of York. 3-0 p.m. Fourth Session. (a) A Career as an Officer : R.N.—Lt.-Commander P. J. Hutton. Army—Brig. W. W. A. Loring. R.A.F.—Squadron Leader A. Blucke. (b) A Career in a Nationalised Industry—British Railways: Mr. S. J. Judson, Chief Establishment & Staff Officer, North Eastern Region, British Railways. 4-30 p.m. Tea. 6-30 p.m. Fifth Session. (a) Careers in Commerce (Advertising, Retail Trade, Sales etc.): Mr. T. M. Higham, Chief Employment Manager, Rowntree & Co. Ltd. (b) Any Questions? Visitors are invited to put any careers questions to a panel consisting of : —Mr. Hugh Lyon, Mr. T. M. Higham, Mr. W. R. Wilkinson (Manager of Midland Bank, Parliament Street, York), the Head Master and the Careers Master.

CURIA The new Chairman and Secretary for the Christmas Term were C. J. Territt and D. K. Hirst, respectively. New members were Messrs. Fawcett, Pickard, Thompson, Carruthers, Shubrook and Bryan. Only two full meetings were possible during the Christmas term, owing to a series of technical difficulties. One of the proposed speakers was found to have a prior engagement with his bridge club, and another was discovered in gaol a week before he was due to speak. Nevertheless there was an enjoyable evening of art appreciation, and Mr. B. H. Holbeche, the retiring Senior English Master, addressed the Society on the subject of "Public Schools". This present account is one term overdue for publication, and there have been hints of a vote of censure for the "most disastrous term ever", so it is with some relief that the present secretary hands over the job to someone else. 14

A preliminary meeting in the first week of the Easter Term saw the election of new officers—G. Gildener as Chairman and A. M. Headlam as Secretary; also, Hunt, Wakefield, Powell, Le Pla and P. C. N. Brown were elected to membership during the course of the term. At our first meeting on Tuesday, 6th February, Mr. D. R. Galley was invited to address the Society on a subject of his own choice. He proceeded to outline the general tenets of the existentialist under the general heading of 'Existentialism is a Humanism'. On 20th February, the Society welcomed Mr. G. Hopkins who outlined the 'Problems facing composers in the 20th century', and digressed a little to describe `musique concrete' for the benefit of the 'avant garde'. We finally succeeded in securing the services of Dr. Bowen of Bootham Park Hospital who gave an introductory talk on 'Psychiatry'. Our final meeting took the form of another evening of original contributions, ranging from Brown's rendering of several Victorian ballads to an amazing sketch by Territt and Gildener adapted from an article in the

Observer. May we finally extend our thanks to our speakers and also express our

appreciation of the excellent refreshments provided by the Kitchen staff. A.M.H.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY The past debating year has seen many changes and developments; Mr. G. D. Field has taken over from Mr. Cummin as Master-in-Charge; after holding office for the first term, Messrs. P. Collins and J. M. Pickard were succeeded by Messrs. C. J. Territt and G. Gildener as President and Secretary respectively. In November Messrs. Collins, Territt and Pickard were invited to the Ampleforth College Debating Society to propose the motion: "This House sees no value in the U.N.O. today". The motion was defeated. The first motion of the Christmas term was "This House refuses to fight to maintain the status quo in Berlin." The proposer, Mr. J. F. Williams, appealed for negotiation which, he felt, would avoid bloodshed. Mr. C. J. Territt, opposing, suggested that the fall of West Berlin would result in domination of the world by the forces of Communism. Messrs. A. J. Wakefield and C. G. Evans seconded and the motion was defeated —militant patriotism won the day by 129 votes to 13. The second motion, "Gaudeamus igitur, dum iuvenes sumus," was proposed by Mr. C. J. Parker, who thought true enjoyment was constructive, not destructive, and there was, therefore, no reason to imply that merriment in youth led to misery in old age. Mr. J. M. Atkinson, opposing, demanded that we work to make the country worth living in. Rejoicing was escapism. Messrs. R. E. Bryan and J. C. Powell seconded. The motion was easily carried. At the next meeting Mr. P. C. N. Brown, proposing the motion "This House would abolish the Welfare State" based his argument on an attack .on the inefficiencies of the Health Service. The opposer, Mr. Gildener, asserted that the British had a basic sense of responsibility for the welfare of their fellow citizens and this was guaranteed by community action. The seconders were Messrs. D. R. Gow and C. L. Brown, and the motion was defeated. 15

For the fourth meeting the motion was : "This House would not vote for the Conservative Government if a general election were held tomorrow." Mr. P. M. Kemp, seconded by Mr. J. M. Pickard, proposed and Mr. M. A. Clegg, seconded by Mr. M. Sutcliffe, opposed the motion which was handsomely defeated. At the final meeting of the term, the motion: "This House maintains that Britain has no justification in restricting immigration from the Commonwealth," was proposed by D. L. Slade Esq., O.P. Mr. Slade stated that mainly coloured people would be hindered by any restriction and this was just another example of racial intolerance. The opposer, Mr. C. G. Evans, suggested that any restriction would protect the immigrants from being victimised on account of their lower social levels. N. R. Barton, Esq., O.P. and Mr. C. J. Parker seconded. The motion was carried by 76 votes to 68 after a lively debate. The Easter term's debating began with the motion, "This House abhors the death penalty, and would seek its abolition," proposed by Mr. C. J. Parker, seconded by Mr. J. L. Richardson. Mr. Parker sought the reform of the convicted not their destruction. Mr. J. M. Pickard, opposing, demanded the absolute penalty for the absolute crime. Mr. C. L. Brown seconded for the opposition. On being put to the vote, the motion was defeated. For the second meeting, the motion was "Men are but Clay and women make mugs of them." Proposing, G. D. Field, Esq., described the ways in which the types of women, who sat on committees of which he is a member, make mugs of men. M. S. Oxley, Esq., a student master, opposed. He claimed that since he himself was no mug, then the motion was obviously proved defeated. Messrs. C. G. Evans and P. Hunt seconded, and the motion was defeated. The third meeting took the form of a Brains Trust. A panel consisting of four members of the staff—P. H. Bolton, Esq., A. Craven, Esq., D. G. Cummin, Esq. and D. R. Gailey, Esq.—discussed the abolition of National Service, Advertising, Mrs. Dale's departure from Parkwood Hill, American H-Bomb tests, Lady C., and the move of the I.R.A. to become a political party. The last meeting of the year brought a challenge from the York and District Law Students' Debating Association on whose behalf P. A. Morris, Esq., O.P., seconded by J. A. Barker, Esq., proposed that: "This House prefers Saturday night to Sunday morning." The proposer described the niceties of a Saturday night's debauchery, while at the same time casting doubts as to his own sobriety. Mr. C. J. Parker, opposing, criticised the moral standards propagated by the proposer, and emphasised the tranquillity of a Sunday morning. He was seconded by Mr. C. P. Spencer. The motion was carried by a very small majority. The Junior Debating Society was re-formed late in the Easter term. The motion, "This House considers space travel futile", was proposed by Mr. C. J. Territt, seconded by Mr. H. Biddle. Mr. J. M. Pickard, seconded by Mr. P. M. Emsley, opposed the motion which was defeated by one vote. 16

THE MUSIC SOCIETY J.

C. Powell replaced J. F. Williams on the Committee. Owing to the fact that the seating in the Music School has been reorganised it was possible to increase membership from five to eight per House. As the Easter term is so short, it was only possible to fit in two meetings, besides the School Concert and Stainer's "Crucifixion", for which there are separate reports. The Baird Cup and the School Concert showed a marked improvement in the standard of School music and the number of instruments played. An earlier meeting arranged for the Music Society was given to the Choral Society, so that they could practise for the "Crucifixion", which was performed on the last Sunday of term. The first meeting of the term was held on 8th February and consisted of a talk by P. M. Kemp an Brahms' 1st Piano Concerto. The speaker likened the opening of the Concerto to the music of a J. Arthur Rank film and went on to say how he thought it collapsed in the second movement. After illustrating his talk by playing the record of the first movement, he went on to point out how it was built round the first theme which acted as a cornerstone. On 8th March, A. J. Bytheway gave an illustrated talk on the Electrical Production of Music. After giving a short definition and history he went on to illustrate the different methods, using his own equipment and an electric violin. He pointed out a modem application, the electric organ, and then compared this type of music with what he called conventional music. He said he found it difficult to see in which way this type of music would develop in the future, but he could foresee infinite possibilities and possibly a complete revaluation of transitional sounds.

STAINER'S 'CRUCIFIXION' The Music Society's contribution to the Easter Term's activities was kept for the last Sunday of term, when the choral section sang Stainer's `Crucifixion' in the School Chapel in place of evensong. This choral work, which for many years has been sung at Easter in hundreds of parish churches up and down the country, is one of proved popularity and solid worth. It is hardly music of the highest inspiration —what musician could be inspired by the pedestrian verses of the Rev. Sparrow-Simpson?—but designed as it is for the needs and tastes of the average church choir and congregation it can still be said, as on the occasion of its first performance, to be a 'work precisely suited to its purpose'. The performance on this occasion was a very commendable one. Not only was the chorus work up to the usual standard but the solo parts were sung not by masters or guest soloists but by boy members of the Society, and with the confident assurance of experienced performers. Congratulations are due not only as always to the Director of Music and his chorus, but especially on this occasion to E. P. Raynes, J. D. A. Platts and A. J.

Bytheway.

SCHOOL CONCERT On Saturday, 10th March, at 6-30 p.m. a large audience was present in the Memorial Hall to hear one of the most enjoyable concerts heard at School in the last five years. A high standard of solos and ensemble playing was evident. There were three orchestral pieces. The first, provided by the Queen's House Orchestra, was the Minuet from Mozart's Linz Symphony : it was encouraging to hear a House's own orchestra, complete with Timpani and Double Bass, and the result was a very pleasing one. The School Orchestra played the Popular Song from William Walton's "Facade", and the last two movements of Haydn's "Drum Roll" Symphony. The Orchestra seemed ideally suited to the former's witty orchestration, including muted trumpet and wood block. They were aided by the sure and confident melody of Mr. Jorysz's Violin. Foy and Fawcett were accompanied by Kemp and Thirlwell (piano) in Handel's Trumpet Tune and March. Their intonation was at most times accurate, as well as being clear and strong. The same could be said of Frank Bridge's "Minuet", played by Lawson (clarinet), Dawes ('cello) and Kitching (piano). Among the pianoforte soloists, Kitching attributed all the Chopin characteristics the Mazurka in A flat deserved, and Lunn made anticipatingly exciting what could well become dull when he gave his rendering of John Field's Nocturne in B flat. Foster interpreted the well known "Engulfed Cathedral" by Debussy, playing first with the utmost restraint, and then with towering passion—all of which this testing piece merited. If any two instrumentalists stood out as being really skilful musicians, they were Hunt and Hardman. Both displayed a high degree of skill in playing difficult compositions. Hardman played the Allegro from Brahms' Clarinet Sonata, No. 2 in E flat. He was successful in conveying the lilting melody, because he added his own emotions to those of Brahms. In Richard Strauss's French Horn Concerto in E flat, Hunt demonstrated remarkable technique in controlling swift successions of notes. Whenever he entered he took the audience with him, holding them captivated on the edge of their seats by the sheer verve and energy he put into his playing. It is with eager anticipation that I look forward to the next concert to take place at School, in the hope that some of the items will be repeated. R.A.S.

BAIRD CUP COMPETITION The object of the Baird Cup Competition is to encourage instrumental music making in the School. Is it achieving its object? If a comparison is made between 1959, the first year of the competition, and 1962 a difference will at once be obvious. In 1959 16 competitors entered. There were 8 solos, 3 items with two players and one with four. In 1962 25 competitors took part. There were 5 solos, 4 items with two players, one with three, one with four and one with nine players. 18

The numbers taking part and the pieces chosen do not alone make a successful competition, but this year the number of houses who were 'in the running' was higher than before. A musical and worthwhile performance was achieved by more teams and Queen's (who won), Temple and Rise were only separated by four marks. Mr. Reginald Pease had come over from Rossall to judge the competition and his penetrating comments and constructive suggestions were of great value to the performers in this, and the planners of future, competition programmes. He rated the Queen's duet by Nicolai (Hardman, clarinet, and P. Hunt, French Horn) highest with the Rise piano solo ('La Cathedrale engloutie' played by C. F. Foster) and the Temple Minuet (Lawson, clarinet, Dawes, 'cello and Kitching, piano) a close equal second. It was good to see that plenty of the pianists played their solos from memory. Some went through the ritual of putting the copy on the music rest and then played right through without looking at it once. F.W.

THE BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY The "Clan Fergusson's" Voyage 2— our first with this ship—took her from Glasgow and Birkenhead to the usual ports of South Africa and Mozambique, but with calls at St. Helena and Ascension on the homeward passage. The ship sailed from Birkenhead on 13th September and the passage to Durban was marked by two spells of bad weather, one from the Scillies to south of Gibraltar, the other from south of the Equator to within 100 miles of Cape Town. After Durban, the next port of call was Lourenco Marques, followed by Beira, where there was a delay of 15 days waiting for a berth. The same ports were visited, and Cape Town in addition, on the homeward run, the "Clan Fergusson" leaving this last port with over 10,000 tons of cargo and down to her marks. The cargoloading plan shows the usual variety of commodities : chrome ore, maize, vermiculite, orange juice and copper ingots from Lourenco Marques; parquet flooring, ground nuts, hides and cassava roots from Beira; hominy chop, maize meal, whale meat meal and oilcake from Durban; fish meal and sillimanite ore from Cape Town. The cargo for St. Helena consisted of provisions, wire netting, animal feeds, paraffin, lubricating oil and petrol. The ship anchored within halfa-mile of Jamestown, but Capt. Graham was unable to get ashore. He p one could get a good idea of the town. Pracwrites: "From the shi tically on the waterfront is St. James's Church. One can see steep winding roads. Ladder Hill, also on the waterfront, is noted for the ladder which extends from top to bottom. There are 699 steps. A lot of the younger people leave the island to seek work elsewhere, as, all in all, there are few prospects staying at home." Hemp is the chief export. The Governor, his wife and the Education Officer were passengers, and there were also nine deck passengers—workers seeking employment at the U.S. base at Ascension. The cargo for Ascension was only 8 tons of stores and vegetables, and the ship stayed only two hours. The anchorage, mile from the beach, is strictly limited owing to the cables laid from the island, and heavy rollers come in, making the ship roll considerably. Again, there was no chance to land, but Capt. Graham noted some fine sandy beaches and beautifully clear vivid blue water—but with plenty of sharks. 19

The next voyage is again to S. African ports and Beira, calling at Walvis Bay on the northward passage, but the ports of discharge are Barcelona, Marseilles, Genoa and Spezia. From these the "Clan Fergusson" proceeds back to S. Africa, and is not expected in United Kingdom ports until June.

SENIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY The following changes on the Committee were necessitated by the departure of Stuttarci: Hon. Treasurer: J. F. GARTSIDE. Hon. Secretary: S. D. WARD. Representative of The Grove: D. C. SHUSROOK. The first meeting of the Easter term, held on 20th January, provided an opportunity for two members of the School to address the Society. The talks were of a biological nature, E. J. Wise speaking on 'Taxidermy', and ably demonstrating on a Lapwing specimen, and A. B. Skiers giving a lecture entitled "Heredity and Disease", in which he explained how specific diseases may be passed from generation to generation. On 10th February, we were fortunate in being able to welcome Major S. Bradley of the Royal Corps of Signals to talk on "Aerials". His lecture, in which he was assisted by Captain Burn, dealt with the propagation of radio waves by aerials, and the ideals for which aerials must be designed. At the meeting held on 24th February we again welcomed an outside speaker, Dr. Youle, a research chemist in I.C.I. In his talk, which was perhaps the most instructive of the term, Dr. Youle described from personal experience the difficulties and final success of the development and manufacture of the artificial fibre, Terylene. The final meeting of the year was arranged in addition to the meetings on the calendar and consisted of a joint meeting with the Photographic Society, when Mr. J. Saville judged the photographic competition and then explained, with reference to his own slides, the technique of colour photography. In all the Society has had a most original and successful programme throughout the year. S.D.W.

JUNIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY This term being a short one, only three meetings were held. The first meeting of the term consisted of two separate talks, one by S. D. Ward on "Science and Conjuring", the tricks, all successful, being well appreciated by the Society, and the other by Mr. Galley on "Mathematical Puzzles", which subject, although one might not have expected it to go down too well, proved very interesting. At the second meeting of the term, an outside speaker, Mr. Cartwright of British Railways, talked about the controlling of high speed traffic and the utilisation to the fullest extent of track by Modern Signalling. This proved to be a resounding success. The last meeting of term consisted of a talk on "Parachutes and Ejector Seats" by Skiers and in the latter half of the meeting a film about the history and growth of "powered flight" was shown. I.B.R. 20

THE YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB At the first meeting of the term, on 18th January, Mr. Hazel came to talk on "The History of the Farm Worker". In a very interesting talk he described the conditions of farm workers through the ages and how he started at the age of nine. He then showed the history of the National Union of Agricultural Workers. At the next meeting on 1st February, a talk was given by Mr. McKenzie on the Pig Industry Development Authority. He illustrated his talk with two films, one from "The Other Man's Farm" showing a Pig Progeny Testing Centre run by P.I.D.A. and another circulated by P.I.D.A., showing the various stages of a pig's development before it entered the shops. On 22nd February, Mr. Coultie, M.R.C.V.S., gave a very informative talk on the "Charollais Breed of Cattle" which are little known in Britain. This meeting was the first to be held during prep. time, thus allowing various sporting activities on Thursday afternoon. Immediately after the Bootham Athletics Match, on 27th March, we had our final meeting, when Mr. Fleetwood gave a talk on "The Broiler Industry". We were shown a 45 minute film of all the new methods in Broilers. He implied that the profit margin was very slight. R.W.M.

FILM SOCIETY It was a pity that "The Man Who Knew Too Much" had to be postponed from 28th January to next October, because this would have been a film of general appeal, whereas the two films that followed, being comedies of manners and character, were, to some extent, above the heads of the younger boys who, this term, constituted by far the larger part of the audience. Was it noted, for instance, that Mrs. Blandings obtruded just as much upon her husband's shaving in the large "dream" house that they had had built as in the cramped flat where they lived at the start of the picture? A sequence from the second film, in which Miss Holliday as solace for her marital troubles had recourse to some private tuition in French, I thought, was as funny as anything that I have seen in any film. But I suspect that the pronunciation of the past participle of "avoir" is not a likely subject for laughter for most of the audience. We ended the term with "Shoulder Arms" and "The Kid". It is platitudinous to hail Chaplin as a genius, more profitable perhaps to try to explain why—for his comic invention, surely, and his superb execution of it : but above all, for his ability to sustain a prolonged sequence entirely on his own. He has none of the benefits of camera angles and modern production. For most of his films the camera is merely recording from five or six yards away and as often as not the end of a street scene is a backcloth. Imagine Charlie Drake or Eric Sykes in such circumstances! and what a pleasant change to have a comic performance based on quickness of wits! No 'double-takes' here. F.J.W. 21

THE RUSSIAN SOCIETY Again we have had a successful term: three meetings were held, and membership was 60. At our first meeting on 4th February, the Society welcomed Miss Elizabeth Hunkin, M.A., Assistant Lecturer in Russian at Leeds University, who spoke about the Russian writer, Tolstoy. This talk proved to be most interesting and well within the scope of most members. Miss Hunkin also showed us a Russian filmstrip about Tolstoy and his works. On 18th February, Mr. F. Waine addressed the Society on his war experiences as a Naval officer in Russia. Mr. Waine's talk turned out to be most intriguing. At the final meeting of the term on 19th March, three Soviet filmstrips were shown—"A Tour of Moscow", "Is there life on other planets?" and "The Penalty", a road-safety cartoon. Messrs. Outhwaite, Lawson and Brown read English translations of the Russian sub-titles. The books show a reasonable surplus for the year, and this will, of course, be carried forward to next year. J.J.K. For the first time, the greater part of the Society's affairs has this year been the direct responsibility of the Secretary. I should like to pay tribute to Kettlewell, who as holder of this office has set an exemplary standard of willingness and efficiency. N.J.D.

THE THEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Master-in-charge: REV. N. H. KEMP-WELCH. Secretary and Treasurer: P. J. H. MANN. The Grove: C.

House Representatives: TERRITT. The Manor: D. K. HIRST.

Queen's: P. J. H. MANN.

The Rise: P. M. KEMP.

School House: P. C. N. BROWN.

Temple: A. N. FERRAR.

The first meeting of the term was held on Friday, 2nd February, when Mr. R. P. Smith, Headmaster of Castle Howard Farm School, gave a talk on, "The Rehabilitation of the Young Offender". The talk consisted of a brief history of attempts to deal with young criminals and a description of the Farm School and the kind of boy they have to deal with. The second meeting was held on 23rd February, when N. F. Perry gave a short talk on "Religion in Public Schools": this started off a lively discussion on all aspects of the subject.

P.J.H.M.

C.C.F. NOTES Over seventy recruits joined the Contingent this term, and have been given excellent initial training under Petty Officer Gildener. The appointment of Lance Corporal Jowett as Parade N.C.O. has brought continuity into the procedure for checking attendances. There have been Advanced Proficiency exams. in the R.N. and R.A.F. Sections; results of these are shown elsewhere. Main Events 27th February. March Past; the Salute was taken by Brigadier W. W. A. Loring, C.B.E., Schools Liaison Officer, Northern Command. 20th March. March Past; the Salute was taken by Councillor Jack Wood, the Sheriff of York. Arduous Training. Ten cadets carried out Arduous Training under Captain Gaastra, based at Cwm Pennant in Caernarvonshire, from 27th March to 2nd April. Pageant The title of the Pageant which it is hoped to produce on the night of 27th July is "The Garrison City"; the theme is the history of York as a military centre.

R.N. SECTION The Section congratulates Lieutenant Waine on his promotion. L/Sea Gildener took over second in command of the section from L/Sea Headlam, A.M., before being appointed in charge of recruits and rated Petty Officer. L/Sea Rhodes also assisted P.O. Gildener with recruits The high standard of turn-out has again been maintained. The stores have been kept in good order by L/Sea Sutcliffe and AB Dixon, M. R. During one parade a sheerlegs was erected outside the seamanship hut. This should be of benefit to future proficiency candidates. Much energy has gone into preparing for the Proficiency examinations and we owe a lot to C.P.O. Gregory who has done so much for the power of command training and examinations. In the Lecturettes all but one candidate were successful, but the Morse and Semaphore examinations revealed a lower standard. It is hoped to improve opportunity for morse and semaphore practice in future. ABs. Routledge, Adams and Templeman are to be congratulated on passing the Proficiency examinations in all parts. Many others have only one part left to take. P.O. Ainley, L/Sea Evans, C. G. and AB Milnes, D. N. are specially to be congratulated on passing the gruelling Advanced Proficiency examinations conducted by H.M.S. Calliope. It is some time since candidates have been in for this examination, as it is impossible to arrange for the instruction of cadets, who are themselves instructors, during C.C.F. time. This has inevitably meant that they have had to put in work in their own time. It is hoped next term once again to bring the whaler up from Naburn to York for more practical training in boat work. 23

R.A.F. SECTION L/Cdt. R. L. Bruce is to be congratulated on the award of a Flying Scholarship. Together with L/Cdts. Dawes and Outhwaite, he was also successful in passing the Advanced Proficiency Examination. Flight 2, whose members take the Elementary Proficiency Examination in June, has continued to receive instruction from Cpls. Skiera and Robson under the supervision of Fl./Sgt. Barrs of R.A.F. Topcliffe. The Unit was fortunate enough to be able to take advantage once again of Chipmunk flying facilities at No. 9 Air Experience Flight. 18 cadets, mostly from Flight 2, were able to record 30 minutes flying each at R.A.F. Church Fenton on Sunday, 4th February. ARDUOUS TRAINING After some seven hours' travelling, the party arrived at Cwm Pennant at 1600 hours on Tuesday, 27th March, and pitched camp near the old farm house, to be used as H.Q. The first day's walk was to the top of the valley over the hills; the range of the W/T sets proved to be too short for our purposes. Rail fell heavily that night, during which Wing Commander Cummin and Cadet Slade arrived. The next day the two parties (C.S.M. Territt, Cpl. Parker, leaders) set out for Beddgelert through the forest. Cpl. Parker's party arrived back very late having 'taken a wrong turning'. After a night in the farmhouse, we set out to climb Snowdon; owing to thick ice the attempt was given up 50 feet from the summit. We returned along the S.E. ridge and by the time the road was reached several members could go no further. The following morning was spent climbing and walking for the fitter persons under Captain Gaastra; Commander Styles, R.N.R. was the climbing instructor. The party pitched camp I mile away from H.Q. that night and returned next morning for more climbing. We left Craesor that afternoon (Sunday) for Chester and spent the night in a Military Police barracks outside the city. A tired but very happy party arrived back in York at 1315 hours on Monday. We all owe our thanks to Captain Gaastra for a lively and very enjoyable course. C.G.E.

THE SCOUT GROUP We were very grateful for the help of Mr. Oxley, who joined the staff for the Easter Term, and hope that he enjoyed his spell with the Scout Troop. P. M. Read took over from J. F. Williams as A.S.M. attached to the Senior Scout Troop and received his Warrant at the end of term. SENIOR SCOUT TROOP Training for a selected number of badges has continued and the Senior P.Ls. are taking advantage of the opportunities for leadership which are offered by our training programme. The principal badges dealt with have continued to be the Ambulance, Meteorologist and Senior Pioneer badges, while next term we hope to deal with the Conservation, Rescuer and Venturer badges. A number of Seniors have been studying separately for a variety of individual badges and three or four should qualify soon for the Bushman's Thong and the Queen's Scout Badge. 24

N. J. Smith completed the requirements for the Scout Cord before his fifteenth birthday, which means that there are very few among those who have come up from the Scout Troop in the past two years who have not gained this qualification. The Senior Scout Camp will be held in Newlands Valley, near Keswick, on a site which we visited in 1953 and 1957. Full details will be sent to parents during the Summer Term. SCOUT TROOP Training for the First and Second Class Badges has been the main occupation this term and I should like to thank Mr. Oxley for his help with the latter. Stevens has gained his Second Class Badge and we welcomed one new scout, R. C. Dixon. Several scouts are now nearing the end of their First Class training and will be going on the First Class Journeys next term as the final test. During the last ten days of term six of the scouts training for the Scout Cord obtained 23 badges between them; 7 Pioneer, 5 Athlete, 5 Sportsman, 5 Cyclist and 1 Reader. This means that Burnell, Crossley and Thiriwell have now qualified and will be presented with their Cords next term. Moffatt obtained his earlier in the term. The annual camp will be held in the North Wales area at the end of the summer term and it is hoped that as many scouts as possible will be able to attend.

HOCKEY The most outstanding feature of the 1962 Hockey season was undoubtedly the weather: not for many years has so much Hockey been played by all three games, and the enthusiasm, especially among the beginners, was most encouraging. For this happy state of affairs we must thank not only the weather but also Mr. Johnston for his hard work in keeping the pitches in perfect condition and doing all he possibly could to ensure that they were usable, even if it did rain a little. Although conditions were all in their favour, the 1st XI was not a very strong side: with four of last year's forward line and only Jesper and Gildener in the defence it was expected that it would be in the latter department that our problems would lie. It certainly proved difficult to find the right combination in the defence, but once it was found they did not give a lot away. It is true that this was in large measure due to some brilliant goalkeeping by Gildener, but Lightfoot and Kettlewell, though somewhat ponderous in movement, learned to tackle well and to stop the ball safely. Jesper, moved of necessity from left-half to centre-half, took some time to settle down to this difficult position, but by the end of the season he was playing well and competently controlling the centre of the field; as Captain he was a little diffident in encouraging his team and pulling them together when things were going wrong, but he set an excellent example of keenness, which is reflected in the readiness of ten members of the team, with four of the 2nd XI to take part in the Bridlington Hockey Festival at Easter—a very worthwhile venture, inspired and efficiently organised by Gildener. With no ready-made left-half available it became necessary to bring Hunt back from inside-right to fill the position; this he did most competently, rapidly adapting himself and developing a very good cross pass. Richardson was the original choice for

right-half and played quite promisingly, but he eventually gave way to Territt, who, though crude at times, played very hard and gave his opponent little rope. The forwards were disappointing, but allowance must be made for the removal of Hunt, which possibly rendered Hutchinson less effective on the right wing; however, he did get plenty of the ball, once he had learned to drop back for the pass, and most of the attacks came from this flank; if he can learn to vary his play more, Hutchinson ( - mild do very well in Club Hockey, where his centres will receive more constructive treatment than Carr and the other forwards seemed able to give them. One of the most difficult things to learn in Hockey is to receive a pass, control the ball and get in a hard, accurate shot in the space of a few seconds and in the close presence of numerous defenders, so it would be harsh to criticise the three inside-forwards too severely: they must realise that constant and thorough practice is the only path to success. Carr had plenty of dash and could shoot very hard, but, alas, too seldom did he get a shot in and too often was it inaccurate when he did! However, he always tried hard and he must not get despondent when things do not go just right. Headlam kept his place on the left wing, but, as last year, he promised well in practice only to fail too often in matches; nevertheless, he will grow out of this and he has the ability to do well, if he does not worry too much. Hackney was the greatest disappointment after the promise he showed last year: there were occasional flashes of brilliance but far too many damp squibs of muffed passes and slowness to the ball; so, in later games, Robson played inside-left, showing far more direct approach with a good shot and reasonably safe stickwork. Reiss promised to fill the vacancy at inside-right but lack of positional sense and agonising slowness were too great a handicap, and Cloughton in only his second season of Hockey was brought into the side; he has great promise with a good eye for an opening; when he becomes more confident with his stickwork he should be a great asset. The 2nd XI also had a moderate season, but Baker and Gow showed much promise, whilst Gartside played well on the right wing and McKay performed prodigies in goal. There appears to be much promising material in Game 3, who, as usual, continued to play as long as Mr. Craine had breath to blow his whistle, and the School Hockey owes a tremendous debt to him for the willing hours he has spent inculcating the first rudiments of the game and inspiring enthusiasm into the 1st XIs. of the future. TEAMS 1ST XI tG. Gildener; J. J. Kettlewell, J. D. Lightfoot; C. J. Territt, 1- M. C. M. Jesper (Capt.), P. Hunt; S. R. Hutchinson (Vice-Capt.), G. W. Cloughton, J. D. Carr, M. E. Robson, K. W. Headlam. t —Cap. 2ND XI f A. L. McKay; T. L. Adams, D. R. Gow; J. L. Richardson, f A. H. Baker, tC. J. Parker (Capt.); J. F. Gartside, S. H. Reiss, P. W. Shepherd, tJ. D. M. Hackney, J. R. Rowbottom. f —Colours. 26

1st XI Sat., 27 Jan. Wed., 31 Jan. Sat., 3 Feb. Wed., 7 Feb. Wed., 14 Feb. Wed., 21 Feb. Wed., 28 Feb. Sat., 3 Mar. Wed., 7 Mar.

RESULTS v. Leeds Corinthian v. Trent College v. Welbeck College v. Horsforth Shirkers v. Scarborough College v. Bootham School ... v. Worksop College v.Old Peterites v. Styx H.C.

Home Lost 2-5 Home Lost 2-4 Away Drawn 5-5 Home Lost 1-8 Home Drawn t—t Home Lost 1-3 Away Cancelled Home Lost 1-3 Home Cancelled

2nd XI Sat., 3 Feb. Wed., 7 Feb. Wed., 14 Feb. Sat., 17 Feb. Wed., 21 Feb. Sat., 24 Feb. Wed., 28 Feb.

v. Welbeck College v. Fulneck School ... v. Scarborough College v. York H.C. 'A' XI v. Bootham School ... v. York H.C. v. Worksop College ...

Away Drawn t—z Home Drawn 1-4 Home Drawn 3-3 Away Lost 3-5 Away Won t—o Away Lost 2-5 Away Cancelled

MATCH REPORTS v. TRENT COLLEGE Played at Home on Wednesday, 31st January. Lost 2-4 This match had to be played on the 2nd XI pitch because of heavy overnight rain and conditions were very bad. From the start the School seemed quite unable to hit the ball hard—an essential on this sort of ground—and Trent were soon two goals up. They continued to play very good hockey considering the conditions and, but for poor finishing, would have had a considerable lead by half-time. As it was, in one of the few School attacks Headlam scored a very fine goal from the left wing. The School improved slightly in the second half, but there was still far too much dithering and poor passing; Trent scored twice and Carr ran through to get a consolation goal just before the end. This was a very disappointing display by the School and they were lucky to escape a much heavier defeat. v. WELBECK COLLEGE Played Away on Saturday, 3rd February. Drawn 5-5. In great contrast to the previous week this match was played on a perfect surface, which produced an excellent game of hockey. The School team had been reorganised with Hunt at left-half and Reiss at inside-right; the former settled down very well and played a good game but Reiss was lost for much of the time and seemed unable to control the ball at all. Hutchinson, after a good run, put the School ahead, and after a breakaway goal by Welbeck Headlam and Carr put the School two up and prospects of a victory looked bright. However, failure to cover in defence gave Welbeck two goals before half-time and two more immediately afterwards; the pendulum had swung with a vengeance. Both teams continued to hit the ball about well and play moved very rapidly from end to end; in mounting excitement Headlam and then Carr scored to bring the scores level again; and just before the end Carr hit a screaming shot into the top of the net from a short corner, but jubilation was premature, as the umpire quite correctly decided that he had not stopped the ball sufficiently before shooting. In any case, a draw was a very fair result to a game played with great enthusiasm and in an excellent spirit. 27

v. SCARBOROUGH COLLEGE Played at Home on Wednesday, 14th February. Drawn 1-1. The match was played on a perfect pitch bathed in sunshine, but the standard of hockey did not match the conditions. Both sides looked quite good until they reached the circle, and then all control was lost. Carr put the School ahead from a short corner and it looked as if that might be enough for victory, but six minutes from the end Scarborough equalised, and the School had paid the penalty for those extra taps in front of goal. Cloughton, in his first game for the School, did a lot of good work and gave Hutchinson some good passes. v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL Played at Home on Wednesday, 21st February. Lost 1-3. Once again conditions were excellent but the School's hockey disappointed; Bootham played very hard and were much quicker on the ball; too often did the School players hang back to wait for the ball to reach them, only to see it intercepted by good anticipation. With little skill apparent on either side victory deservedly went to the team which showed the greater determination and which took some of the chances offered them. v. OLD PETERITES Played at Home on Saturday, 3rd March. Lost 1-3. Against a very mediocre O.P. side the School frittered away chance after chance in the first twenty minutes when the O.P. defence left large gaps, but the only goal came from Robson, who had taken over from Hackney at inside-left. The O.Ps. were by now settling down and Wood's ability to shoot hard and accurately from the edge of the circle brought them two goals. The School continued to waste all their approach work and eventually Wood completed his hat-trick.

THE BOAT CLUB The 1962 season started with a notable change among the coaches. Firstly we welcome Mr. Bolton to the Club. His presence on the towpath and his enthusiasm for the sport are much appreciated, and we are keen that his stay should be a long one. Secondly, we were not convinced that Mr. Howat was of more value perambulating over the moors than coaching on the river, yet nevertheless the Easter Term saw him walking as many miles as he normally cycles. We look forward to his return to boating in May. Training for Head of the River racing occupied the whole of the boating period, the 1st and 2nd VIIIs. being entered for the Nottingham Head. The latter provided an eventful day apart from the racing itself: on the journey to Nottingham, one heard rumours of a week's training at Cambridge, and then, on the way back, of the possibility of our entering for the Schools' Head of the River at Putney. The eventual 1st VIII included two of last year's 1st VIII and five of the 3rd and 4th IVs. The weather was excellent, only one day's boating being lost. Emphasis was laid on swinging on to the feet to obtain a 28

hard accurate beginning with moderate length, and the crew responded well. A week before Nottingham the crew rowed a three mile course at 33-34, but the rhythm was brittle and a tendency to rush was apparent in the middle of the course. During the last week we steadied the rating to 32, apart from the first and last two minutes. At Nottingham the weather was cold, the snow showing no signs of thaw. Plenty of clothing was taken, but even so, it took a mile's rowing to loosen up. The boat actually moved faster over the second mile and the crew finished well to come 13th out of 32 boats in 15 min. 41 secs., and so went up three places. The 2nd VIII, coached by Mr. Hayes, could not repeat his crew's fine performance last year, and fell five places to 27th in 16 min. 19 secs. Nevertheless they very obviously enjoyed their term's boating. The Schools' Head of the River at Putney was to be held twelve days later, and, having a young crew who would benefit from the experience, we decided to enter. We are most grateful to Quintin R.C. for lending us an VIII, and in particular to John Whitmore (0.P. 1956), who was responsible for this arrangement. He is rowing in the Quintin VIII which last year won the Marlow VIIIs. and this year came 6th in the Putney Head, just behind Goldie and Isis. In the race we finished 49th out of 108 Crews, being the fifth Clinker VIII. Unfortunately, soon after Harrod's, we had no alternative but to leave the fastest stream to overtake three crews, but of course this only gave the crew greater incentive. The real novelty was the lighter water of the Tideway accentuated by a slight following wind. As a result the rating remained high, at times to the detriment of the finishes. The row was very spirited and gained us a place in the 2nd Division. To return to rowing at School, as last year, our own Head of the River races were held in three divisions, each having had its training supervised by a master. The overall standard was probably higher than last year, but the most noticeable feature was the absence of bad crews. This impression is confirmed by the difficulty coaches are having in selecting the Regatta IVs, for nearly every oarsman from these VIIIs demands consideration. This pleasing state of affairs is the result of many hours' coaching by Mr. Hayes and Mr. Bolton, and their efforts are very much appreciated. Finally mention must be made of A. J. Wakefield, last year's 2nd IV cox, who has specialised in coaching the 1st year boaters with obvious success. RESULTS OF THE SCHOOL HEAD OF THE RIVER RACES

"B" VIII, 13.44; znd, "C" VIII, 23.52; 3rd, Colts VIII (under 16 yrs.), 13.52; 4th "A" VIII, 14.50. JUNIOR IV's DIVISION, MILES:— ISE "D" IV, 21•57 znd "C", 12•o9; 3rd, "B" IV, 12.2o; 4th "E" IV, 12'25. NOVICE IV'S DIVISION (FIXED SEATS), 7 FURLONGS :—rst ,"Y" IV, 6.23; 2nd, "W" IV, 6.32; 3rd, "V" IV, 6.35; 4th, "X" IV, 6.43; 5th, "Z" IV, 6.53. VIII's DIVISION, 2i MILES :—ISt,

To conclude, a word must be said about our visit to Cambridge just before the Summer Term. The suggestion of out-of-term training came from the crew, and the advantages of Cambridge immediately became apparent. The University term would have just started, and, as expected, Caius College B.C. very kindly allowed us full facilities at their boathouse. Without this, the training would have been impossible, and we are very

grateful to them. From the outing on arrival on the Tuesday to the before-breakfast outing on the Saturday, we did the equivalent of a fortnight's training at school, and obviously made great improvement, culminating in a good paddle with Caius 1st VIII. Apart from our own training and seeing some good crews, the value of the visit lay in gaining an insight into college life, and of course, in admiring the beauty of the colleges themselves. We are all grateful for the opportunity. From the Trent, the Thames and the Cam, we return to the Ouse, looking forward with some confidence and great pleasure to the prospect of the Summer Regattas. D.S.M. CREWS :

1st VIII: Bow; A. J. Bytheway, C. G. Evans, C. L. Brown, J. G. Ainley, J. T.

Bradshaw, J. R. Brown, M. A. Clegg, Str.: R. S. Le Pla, Cox: P. M. Read. At Cambridge, G. F. Bach replaced C. L. Brown, who had left school. 2nd VIII: Bow: P. A. Liversidge, N. J. West, G. F. Bach, D. Sykes, M. Sutcliffe, J. R. P. Lee, J. M. Pickard, Str.: R. J. Dowson, Cox: R. B. Daniel. J. A. Gillies fell ill a week before the race. "B" VIII: Bow: C. E. M. Atkinson, M. R. Dixon, P. J. F. Robson, A. R. Magson, N. G. Pace, J. C. Powell, R. E. Bryan, Str.: J. H. Ormiston, Cox: J. F. Yeomans. "D" IV: Bow: J. M. French, J. N. Spencer, A. F. Stott, R. C. Newhouse, Cox: C. R. Barton. "Y" IV: Bow: S. Croft-Baker, D. E. Rowbottom, M. A. Town, A. R. Marks, Cox: J. G. Wood.

SHOOTING This is "Country Life" term, and we started with, on the assets side, six old colours, several competent shots to suport them, and two hardworking and keen team-leaders to give the fire orders. On the debit side we had an unusually prolonged spell of cold weather and rifles which are getting past their best days but for which replacements have so far been unobtainable. Actually we improved fairly steadily and were soon shooting in the 760 to 765 class (an individual average of 95 to 96 out of the 100) which is our customary level. Landscape practices went better than usual. And then on "Country Life" day everything went wrong and we did our worst shooting of the term. The following week when several of the regular team were down with German measles, the weakened first VIII was back in the 760s again, though it must be admitted that the 2nd VIII did not stand up to the strain so well! Postal match results were: 1ST VIII St. Peter's 750—St. Bartholemew's G.S. 730. Won. St. Peter's 764—Welbeck 765. Lost. St. Peter's 766—Giggleswick 764. Won. St. Peter's 761—Ampleforth 769. Lost. St. Peter's 761—Mill Hill 757. Won. 2ND VIII St. Peter's 732—Giggleswick 726. Won. St. Peter's 710—Ampleforth 757. Lost. The first VIII consisted of : Shubrook (Capt.), Platts, Shannon, Lightfoot, Dawes, Starkey, Wise and Lunn, all of whom were awarded their minor colours. 30

SQUASH RACQUETS One could not look back on the past season with any feeling of selfsatisfaction or smugness, but with the new colts ready for action and with young players of promise asserting themselves, prospects are certainly better than ever before. St. Peter's has a great tradition in Squash Racquets and one hopes' that the day when Rossall and Barnard Castle can be faced on equal terms is not far away. At the moment we are not able to extend either of those two top-notch squash-playing schools, because there is barely a Squash player of any note in the Middle School. This is a sad reflection when one considers that Squash Racquets is a wonderful game for improving quickness of eye and movement, both of which are essentials in all major games. However this deficiency will almost be set right by next year, when R. D. Harding and P. F. Nettleton reach their third year of Squash. Next season, of this year's team will be P. W. Shepherd, the Captain, K. W. Headlam and Harding. Nettleton is certainly ready now for 1st V Squash and with the youngster, J. J. Vooght, showing immeasurable talent, next year's team will without doubt have more success than this year's. Shepherd has played quite well this season, but his game is not tight enough to withstand the best he has met. Headlam has made good progress; his game is tighter and with his natural execution of shot and mobility, he could well develop into a good player next season. M. E. Robson, without any class or grace, has been the most successful of all the School's players. He worked hard for all the victories he earned, but he will find that loose hitting will do him little good in Club Squash. Harding has done extremely well, handicapped as he is by lack of reach. He has a fine temperament, a good eye and, above all, tremendous zest for the game. He played at his best in the triangular match at Rossall and won many admirers when he made a splendid effort to outhit the burly Barnard Castle No. 5, their Rugby Captain elect. S. R. Hutchinson has always suffered, one feels, from too little play in his earlier years; his positional play sums up this lack of experience. There is a nucleus of promising young Squash players in the School and it is hoped that the successes of Harding and Nettleton will serve as a spur to them. RESULTS:

v. Staff. (Home). K. W. Headlam lost to M. Willstrop, Esq. 4-9, 3-9 0-9. M. E. Robson beat R. F. Harding, Esq, 9-1, 9-1, 5-9, 9-1 R. D. Harding lost to G. D. Craine, Esq. 4-9, 6-9, 5-9. S. R. Hutchinson lost to G. M. Shuttleworth, Esq. 9—o, 4 -9, 0-9, 4-9. Result : Lost 1-3 v. York R.I. (Away) P. W. Shepherd lost to G. Martin, 9-3, 3-9, 9-5, 0-9, 7-9. K. W. Headlam lost to J. A. Hannon, 5-9, 9-5, 9-3 3-9, 6-9. M. E. Robson lost to D. Taylor, 7-9, 9-5, 9-6, 6-9, 5-9• R. D. Harding lost to Dr. C. Cyrus, 2-9, 4-9, 1-9. S. R. Hutchinson lost to E. Outhwaite, 5-9, 8-1o, 9—to Result: Lost 5—o 31

v. Hymer's College. (Away) P. W. Shepherd lost to C. I. M. Campbell, 9-6, 5-9, 2-9, 5-9. K. W. Headlam lost to B. Protheroe, 4-9, 9-4, 6-9, 7-9. M. E. Robson beat M. Chambers, 7-9, 2-9, 9-6, 9-4, 9-7. S. R. Hutchinson lost to H. Symonds, 1-9, ro-8, 2-9, 3-9. R. D. Harding lost to C. Oriss, 4-9, 6-9, 6-9. Result: Lost 4—I. v. Bradford G.S. (Away) P. W. Shepherd beat J. M. Jagger, 9-3, 9-3, 9-6. K. W. Headlam beat D. A. Lund, ro-8, 9—o, 9-6. M. E. Robson beat J. D. Moore, 9 — I, 9-4, 9-6. S. R. Hutchinson beat D. E. White, 9-5, 5-9, 9-5, 9-2. R. D. Harding beat J. R. White, 9-4, 9 -6, 9-4. Result: Won 5—o. v. Old Peterities (Home) P. W. Shepherd lost to J. E. Fawcett, 1-3. K. W. Headlam lost to G. W. A. R. Alderson, 2-3. M. E. Robson beat M. Willstrop. 3—I. S. R. Hutchinson beat A. E. R. Dodds, 3-0. R. D. Harding lost to C. W. Thompson, 2-3 Result: Lost 3-2. v. Barnard Castle (at Rossall) P. W. Shepherd lost to B. Patterson, 0-9, 8 - 10, 4-9. K. W. Headlam lost to F. M. P. Riding, 3-9, 9-7, 7 -9, 4-9• M. E. Robson lost to J. R. Lee, 1-9, 3-9, 2-9. S. R. Hutchinson lost to A. J. Davison, 4 -9, 5-9, 3-9. R. D. Harding lost to J. K. Wakefield, 4-9, 4-9, 9-5, 5-9. Result Lost 5—o. v. Rossall (at Rossall) P. W. Shepherd lost to M. C. Wagstaff, 1-9, 5-9, 9-5, 3-9. K. W. Headlam lost to R. 0. Henrikson, 3-9, 7-9, 3-9. M. E. Robson lost to J. D. Ashworth, ro-8, 1-9, 5-9, 3-9. S. R. Hutchinson lost to M. J. Stokes, I-9, 3-9, 8-10. R. D. Harding lost to J. M. C. Minne, 3-9, 2-9, 8—ro. Result: Lost 5—o. v.

Worksop College (Away) March 18th. P. W. Shepherd beat Dunn, 9-5, 8-1o, 9-6, 9-5. K. W. Headlam beat Fry, 1-9, 9-5, 9-7, 9—o. M. E. Robson beat Smith 9-5, 9-7, 9—I. R. D. Harding beat Waddington, 9-5, 9-2, 9-2. S. R. Hutchinson beat Fox, 9-5, 9—I, 6-9, 9—I. Result Won 5—o.

To enable some of the promising young players to gain experience a Colts match was played against Worksop. This provided an exciting match, the result of which depended on the final tie. Nettleton played brilliantly to overcome the talented Worksop No. 1, C. P. Marks, by three games to one. Fourteen year old Vooght also played well to win a 3-0 victory at No. 2. It is hoped that this match will become a regular event and the intention is to extend the Colts fixture list. With the existence of this team a Junior ladder will be established in support of the Senior ladder. 32

v. Worksop Colts (Home) t8th March. P. F. Nettleton beat C. P. Marks, 9-6, 7-9, 9-5, 9-6. J. J. Vooght beat P. S. Gledhill, 9-7, 9-5, 9-6. J. A. Eatough lost to P. R. Hamilton-Hill, 9-1o, 6-9, 2-9. G. A. Willstrop lost to T. C. Hoskin, 4-9, 7-9, 3-9. W. R. Pickersgill beat J. G. R. Lord, 9-3, 9-5, 9-6. Result Won 3-2. Mr. Willstrop, seeded 1 for the York Championships, begun last term, duly reached the final only to be defeated 3-2 by an Old Peterite, J. E. Fawcett, Esq., who kindly gives up much of his time to helping to coach boys in the School. The two new Squash courts were opened by Mrs. Dronfield on the last Saturday of term when 11 Squash playing Old Peterites and the School team played a knock-out Competition, each match consisting of one game only. J. E. Fawcett repeated his previous success against M. Willtsrop, winning 9-6. The courts have a magnificent balcony which enables upwards of 60 people to view in comparative comfort and, being a pace quicker than our existing court, they will provide greater encouragement for learners. Our thanks are due to the Head Master and all those who made these fine courts a reality.

RUGGER It is always to be hoped that the extra time and attention which can be given to the first year boys in the Easter term will lead to greater successes for the Colts teams in the years that follow. Certainly this Easter term was not wasted; playing conditions were surprisingly good and the finally selected Junior XV showed considerable promise. The fact that the nucleus of the team represented the Under 14 Colts XV in the preceding Christmas term meant that they had this advantage over their predecessors, for no "Under 14" Colts teams had previously represented the School. Both matches played were convincingly won, and the team did considerable credit to themselves. RESULTS : v. Pocklington School (Away). Won 13-0. v. Fyling Hall (Home). Won 24-0. Junior XV—C. W. Clegg; R. G. Robinson, J. M. Mordue, T. B. Ward, E. N. Rawcliffe; J. J. Vooght (Vice-Capt.); D. J. Emsley (Capt.); P. A. Horsman, D. C. Ord, P. R. Hart, M. Donnelly (Leader), G. F. Hardman, J. S. Atkinson, J. R. S. Lazenby, R. K. Hall. 33

ATHLETICS Four main events comprised the Athletics Season as a whole, and a report on each can best be given in chronological order.

INTER-HOUSE CROSS-COUNTRY RACE The Goodburn Cup Run on Monday, 12th February, over the usual Ings course, which to all intents and purposes has not varied since 1949. Training conditions over the first four weeks of term had seldom been better, and, although a strong wind confronted the competitors, conditions underfoot were very good on the day. One unusual factor was the presence in the field of no less than seven runners who had been in the first dozen places last year, including R. A. Spencer, the holder of the Goodburn Cup. The winner, however, was a newcomer but by no means an outsider. Undaunted by the previous experience of his rivals, R. A. C. Seymour (Q.) moved into the leading position on the outward journey when passing the waterworks and was never headed thereafter. Running well within himself, he gradually widened the gap between himself and his nearest rivals, and finally won virtually unchallenged in the splendid time of 23 min. 24.0 sec., 1 second outside the existing record, established by D. Pfluger in 1955. Thus Seymour fulfilled the promise he had shown when winning the Junior Long Run last year. Queen's, inspired by this winner, won the Crosscountry plate in a convincing manner, while Temple just got the better of The Grove for second place. Furthermore all of the 48 runners completed the course in good time and in good fettle. RESULT : 1 R. A. C. Seymour (Q.), 2 G. R. Smith (R.), 3 R. J. Dowson (T.), 4 A. S. Brining (T.), 5 C. J. Parker (R.), 6 R. A. Spencer (Q.), 7 P. M. Read (M.), 8 J. A. D. Thompson (Q.), 9 M. C. M. Burbidge (G.), 10 D. H. Adamson (S.H.), 11 R. J. Slade (G.), 12 M. J. Lunn (S.H.). HOUSE PLACINGS

Grove

59 22

Total Place

Manor

9 II 15

Queens I

6 8

35 42

13 14

105

183

3rd

6th

1st

Rise 2

5 i8

28 3o 37

120 -

4th

School House

Temple

3 4

12 21 26

27 33

129 -

5th

17 23

24 32

—

103

— znd

INTER-HOUSE JUNIOR LONG RUN Established in its rightful place this year, as a counterpart to the Senior Cross-country in the Easter term. Held on Saturday, 3rd March after a postponement due to snow and ice on Friday, 2nd March. Conditions were cold, but good underfoot. The result came as no surprise when J. C. H. Wright (T.) (5th last year) was followed home by J. J. Vooght and P. S. Oglesby, both of whom had excelled in the Junior School. Apart from Wright, fifteen 1st year boys monopolised the first 16 places, and others to excel themselves were C. C. H. Bell (4th), D. Hillaby (5th), C. S. M. Dew (6th), D. R. Baxter (8th), J. Pawson (9th), and P. A. Horsman (10th). 34

All 60 runners completed the 2.7 mile course, and the winner's time was 16 min 49.6 sec.

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

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

149 172 178 201 210 283

ATHLETICS MATCH v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL held at Bootham on Thursday, 22nd March. Result: Senior Event—won by 137-67. Junior Event—won by 77-43. There is little doubt that this fixture, now in its 3rd year, has provided the School's athletics with just the boost and fillip that it needed. Practices and trials for team selection have alone improved the standard of performance and given additional experience to the best. Also competition against an unknown opponent has brought out the best in many of the School's athletes. In spite of the pressure of time, this year was no exception, as can be judged by the fact that three new School records were established in the Senior group. The Seniors excelled themselves by gaining 1st place in all of the eight events, but the narrow margin of some of their successes gave proof of the keen rivalry, which the results alone barely suggest. Both R. A. Spencer's and C. J. Parker's wins in the 1 mile and I mile race respectively were memorable encounters, and R. H. Parker's performance in the 220 yards was, of course, outstanding. The margin of victory was even more clear cut than last year but in no way did it detract from the enjoyment of the afternoon. DETAILED RESULTS SCORING

pts., 2nd-7 pts., 3rd-5 pts., 4th-3 pts., 5th-2 pts., 6th —Ipt. Relay: 'at-8 pts. SENIOR COMPETITION (In order of events). 220 Yards: x. R. H. Parker; 3rd Equal R. H. Atkinson and J. L. Newhouse.

Time: 23.8 sec. (St. Peter's School Record). St. PETER'S 18, BOOTHAM to. High Jump: x. J. A. B. Carruthers: 2. R. L. Bruce; 3. A. L. McKay. Height: 5 ft. 6i in. (St. Peter's School Record). ST. PETER'S 22, BOOTHAM 6.

Half Mile: I. C. J. Parker; 3. J. F. Gartside; 5. J. R. Brown. Time: 2 min. 6.9 sec (St. Peter's School Record). ST. PETER'S 17, BOOTHAM II.

too Yards: 1. R. H. Parker; 2. S. R. Hutchinson; 3. J. L. Richardson. Time: to•7 sec.

ST. PETER'S 22, BOOTHAM 6.

44o Yards: t. A. S. Brining; 3. J. D. Carr; 6. J. R. P. Lee. Time: 55.5 sec. ST. PETER'S 16, BOOTHAM 12. Long Jump: x. R. H. Parker; 3. J. A. B. Carruthers; 6. J. D. Carr. Distance:

19 ft.

51 in.

ST. PETER'S 16, BOOTHAM 12. 35

Mile: 1. R. A. Spencer; 3. P. M. Read; 4. J. M. Pickard. Time: 4 min. 55.4 sec. ST. PETER'S 18, BOOTHAM IO. Relay (4 x Ito Yards): 1. St. Peter's: 2. Bootham. Time: 47.6 sec. ST. PETER'S 8, BOOTHAM 0. FINAL SCORE: ST. PETER'S 137, BOOTHAM 67. Athletics Colours re-awarded to:— J. A. B. Carruthers (Captain of Athletics), R. H. Parker, C. J. Parker and R. A. Spencer. Athletics Colours awarded to :A.S Brin gandJ.D Car. JUNIOR COMPETITION (Under 15 on Jan 1st). 220 Yards: 1. T. C. Mitchell; 2. N. J. Smith; 3. T. B. Ward. Time: 27.1 sec. ST. PETER'S 22, BOOTHAM 6. Long Jump: 3. J. M. Winn; 4. R. W. Miers; 6. D. J. Mutch. Distance: 15 ft. of in. ST. PETER'S 9, BOOTHAM 19. I00 Yards: t. G. A. Willstrop; 2. T. C. Mitchell; 4. P. R. Hart. Time: 12'0 sec. ST. PETER'S 20, BOOTHAM 8. High Jump: t. D. J. Mutch; 3. C. J. M. Duckworth; 4. P. R. Scholefield. Height: 9 in. 4 ft. ST. PETER'S 18, BOOTHAM IO. Relay (4 x Ito Yards): 1. St. Peter's, 2. Bootham. Time: 52.3 sec. ST. PETER'S 8, BOOTHAM 0. Final Score: ST. PETER'S 77, BOOTHAM 43.

INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS Although Sports Day is essentially the climax of the Athletics Season, the inter-house competition starts in earnest at the outset of Standards. Seldom has so little time been devoted to this part of the programme as this year. Quite apart from the fact that the first three afternoons were a "write-off" owing to the wintry conditions, during the remaining two weeks distractions were never-ending; nevertheless a highly successful competition followed. A mere 10 hours of running time were devoted to Standards, so few had much to complain about. Indeed the popularity of athletics, dare it be said, seems to grow, especially among those folk who learn and experience the meaning of fitness. One striking feature was the number attaining maximum points in Set A, quite the most difficult achievement of all, which indicates an unusually large number of good athletes at the top, who undoubtedly contributed greatly to our victory over Bootham. Those with maximum points were : — Set A: J. A. B. Carruthers (S.H.), C. J. Parker (R.), R. H. Parker (R.), J. D. Carr (T.), R. J. Dowson (T.). Set B: P. A. Liversidge (M.) and A. S. Brining (T.). Set C: C. J. L. Clarke (G.), R. J. Slade (G.), R. J. D. Wilson (G.), M. J. Howard (M.), A. H. Baker (R.), P. N. Abel (T.), I. B. Robertson (T.). Set D: W. R. Pickersgill (M.) and T. C. Mitchell (Q.). Set E: D. R. Baxter (G.), M. Donnelly (G.), R. W. Miers (G.), C. W. Clegg (Q.), D. J. Emsley (Q.), P. S. Oglesby (Q.), S. C. Maslin (S.H.), T. B. Ward (T.). 36

The lead gained by The Rise on Standards over their nearest rivals, Queen's, was once again just sufficient to carry them through. The long, if not exhausting programme on Sports Day is not conducive to record breaking performances; even so Carruthers in the Senior High Jump climbed up a further 1 inches over his previous recordbreaking effort two days earlier against Bootham. Likewise The Rise Senior Relay team set the seal on a splendid afternoon's work by lowering the record time in the final event of the day. Juniors and Intermediates, however, were well short of record times. The Queen's challenge to The Rise was as much a surprise as Temple was a disappointment to their many followers. R. H. Parker, and all 6ft. 5 inches of him won both sprints virtually unchallenged, and A. S. Brining, after perhaps rather rashly running the 880 yards race earlier, won the Gofton Cup (1 mile) with little to spare. Fittingly Mrs. Parker presented the Athletics Shield and Clive Lewis Cup to her son, representing The Rise. DETAILED RESULTS Saturday, 24th March, 1962 Points from Standards: Rise 20o; Grove 193; Temple 177; Queen's 174; School

House 163; Manor 1 54. Senior Mile: t. C. J. Parker (R.); 2. R. A. Spencer (Q.); 3. A. S. Brining (T.). 4. R. J. Dowson (T.) Time: 4 min. 54.3 sec. Intermediate Mile: r. R. A. C. Seymour (Q.); 2. M. J. Lunn (S.H.); 3. R. J. Slade (G.); 4. P. M. Semper (S.H.). Time: 5 min 7 6 sec. Senior roo Yards: r. R. H. Parker (R.); 2. R. L. Bruce (M.); 3. S. R. Hutchinson (M.); 4. J. L. Newhouse (R.). Time: 10.8 sec. Junior roo Yards: r. T. C. Mitchell (Q.); 2. N. J. Smith (S.H.); 3. T. B. Ward (T.); 4. Equal. A. M. Hedley (R.) and P.S. Oglesby (Q.). Time: 12.o sec. Intermediate ioo Yards: 1. Equal. G. W. Cloughton (Q.) and S. Croft-Baker (R.); 3. I. B. Robertson (T.); 4. M. H. Ibberson (R.). Time: 11.4 sec. Senior High Jump: 1. J. A. B. Carruthers (S.H.); 2. R. L. Bruce (M.); 3. M. C. B. Burbidge (G.); 4 D. H. Rhodes (S.H.). Height 5 ft. 8 in: (School Record). Junior Long Jump: r. D. J. Emsley (Q.); 2. R. W. Oliver (R.); 3. W. R. Pickersgill (M.); 4. R. B. Tonkinson (S.H.). Distance 15 ft. 6f in. Intermediate 88o Yards: r. R. J. Slade (G.); 2. P. M. Semper (S.H.); 3. P. M. Emsley (Q.); 4. R. A. C. Seymour (Q.). Time: 2 min. 18 sec. Senior 88o Yards: r. C. J. Parker (R.); 2. A. S. Brining (T.); 3. R. A. Spencer (Q.); 4. J. F. Gartside (G.). Time: 2 min. 8.3 sec. Senior 220 Yards: 1. R. H. Parker (R.); 2. J. L. Newhouse (R.); J. D. Carr (T.); 4. R. H. Atkinson (Q.). Time: 24.7 sec. Intermediate 220 Yards : T. I. B. Robertson (T.); 2. S. Croft-Baker (R.); 3. G. W. Cloughton (Q.); 4. M. H. Ibberson (R.). Time: 25.5 sec. Junior 220 Yards : 1. T. B. Ward (T.); 2. N. J. Smith (S.H.); 3. C. J. M. Duckworth (Q.); 4. Equal. P. R. Hart (T.) and A. M. Hedley (R.). Time 27.6 sec. Senior Long Jump: r. J. A. B. Carruthers (S.H.); 2. R. H. Parker (R.); 3. R. L. Bruce (M.); 4. J. D. Carr (T.). Distance 19 ft 8in. Intermediate High Jump: I. I. B. Robertson (T.); 2. M. J. Lunn (S.H.); 3. Equal. A. H. Baker (R.) and R. J. D. Wilson (G.). Height: 5 ft. 2 in. Junior Cricket Ball: 1. B. Lumley-Holmes (Q.); 2. T. C. Mitchell (Q.); 3. W. R. Pickersgill (M.); 4. J. J. Vooght (G.). Distance: 77 yd. 2 ft. Intermediate 44o Yards: t. M. H. Bowe (M.); 2. P. M. Semper (S.H.); 3. P.M. Emsley (Q.); 4. R. J. Slade (G.). Time: 58.o sec.

Junior 44o Yards: I. T. C. Mitchell (Q.); 2. P. R. J. Hoskinson (G.); C. C. H. Bell (R.); 4. J. Pawson (T.). Time: 6o.6 sec. Senior 440 Yards: A. S. Brining (T.); 2. J. R. P. Lee (G.); 3. R. A. Spencer (Q.); 4. Equal. D. Sykes (M.) and D. H. Rhodes (S.H.). Time: 55.6 sec. Intermediate Long Jump: I. R. P. Shouksmith (Q.); 2. P. N. Abel (T.); 3. S. CroftBaker (R.); 4. D. I. Lewis (M.). Distance: 17 ft. 9 in. Junior High Jump: 1. P. R. Scholefield (M.); 2. C. J. M. Duckworth (Q.); 3. H. J. R. Hyde (S.H.); 4. G. F. Hardman (Q.). Height: 4 ft. 7 in. Junior Relay (4 x Ito yards): 1. Queen's; 2. School House; 3. Temple; 4. Equal Rise and Grove. Time 52.9 sec. Intermediate Relay (110 x 44o x 220 x Ito yds.): 1. Rise; 2. Queen's; 3. Equal. Grove and Manor. Time: I min 53.1 sec'. Senior Relay (110 x 44o x 220 x I to yd.): 1. Rise; 2. Queen's; 3. School House; 4. Temple. Time: I min. 43.4 sec. (School record).

I. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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

266f 2 54k

2201 2161

206k 182f

Winner of the Clive Lewis Cup (Sprints)-R. H. Parker. Winner of the Gofton Cup (1 mile)-A. S. Brining.

FENCING The highlight of the term was the visit of the National Coach, Professor Bob Anderson, who was with us for one week. A vast improvement was made in our fencing technique and we are most grateful to the Professor for all his help. Four matches were fought. We won two and lost to Sheffield University and Hull Georgians. Both clubs had very experienced fencers and we gained a great deal from these matches. Quarrie and Oliver spent a week of their holidays on a fencing course at A.F.A. H.Q., Hanover Square, London, and enjoyed it. P.F.P.

CHESS, 1961-62 What had promised to be a successful year turned out to be quite uninspiring. Only four of the seven school fixtures were played: St. John's College and Archbishop Holgate's G.S. were apparently too much involved in fulfilling their York league fixtures, and the Worksop match was cancelled because of snow. The first match of the four, against Bootham, saw the only occasion when the team was at full strength; we scraped a victory by the smallest margin, but only on the result of an adjudication. Playing without the 38

top two boards against York Chess Club, a respectable draw was earned. Two defeats, at Welbeck and in the return match with Bootham, completed the season. When a team contains six experienced players one expects far better results than have been achieved. Results : Bootham (A), 20th November, Won, 5-1-4-i. York (H), 29th November, Drawn, 4-4. Welbeck (A), 3rd February, Lost, 2-4. Bootham (H), 13th March, Lost, 44-51. The team was : —G. Gildener, S. H. Reiss, A. Hardman, R. S. Le Pla, P. Hunt, A. J. D. Foster, J. D. A. Platts and J. N. Spencer. The following also played : —J. H. Russell, J. A. Eatough, G. F. Eastaugh, R. H. Grayson, P. J. Gregg and C. L. Brown. The House matches became the centre of interest, with many exciting struggles. School House produced five players for the School team and yet was defeated in the first round. Last season's finalists, Queen's and Temple, met in the first round, the latter winning after a replay on top board. Temple went on to win the competition, defeating The Manor in the final. Rise J Manor 3 1, 3 1 2 2 School Rise Manor r J Queen's 2 1 Temple 3 1 Temple 3 1 Temple Temple 3 r Grove 2 j

THE OXFORD CUP, 1961-62 (Holders : Queen's) The following table gives the points gained up to date : — Points Awarded 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 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

School Grove Manor Queen's Rise House Temple — 20 — 10 — — — — — — — 20 — — — — — — — —

—

2 2

10 10 — — — — — — — 5 — 35

—

— —

— 5

— 10 — — — —

— — — — — —

— — — — 5 — —

RUGBY FIXTURES, 1962 Christmas Term Wednesday 3rd Oct. Saturday 6th Oct. Wednesday Toth Oct. 13th Oct. Saturday 16th Oct. Tuesday Saturday loth Oct. Saturday 3rd Nov. Saturday loth Nov. Saturday 17th Nov. Saturday 1st Dec. 8th Dec. Saturday

1st XV Headingley Wanderers XV Harrogate R.U.F.C. Senior Colts Durham School ... Bradford G.S. ... Trent College Denstone College ... Leeds G.S. Giggleswick School Ampleforth College Worksop College ... Old Peterites

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

Wednesday Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday

2nd XV Durham School Bradford G.S. Giggleswick School Leeds G.S. Ampleforth College Worksop College Old Peterites

... ... ... ... ... ... ...

loth Oct. 2oth Oct. 2oth Oct. 3rd Nov. 17th Nov. 1st Dec. 8th Dec.

... ... ... ...

Away Home Away Away Home Away Home

3rd XV Barnard Castle School Wednesday 17th Oct. Wednesday 24th Oct. Worksop College ... Toth Nov. Archbishop Holgate's G.S. Saturday 17th Nov. Ampleforth College Saturday

Home Away Away Home

Under 16 Colts XV 13th Oct. Ashville College ... Saturday Giggleswick School Saturday 2oth Oct. 3rd Nov. Pocklington School ... Saturday Wednesday 7th Nov. Durham School ... 15th Nov. Ampleforth College Thursday Worksop College ... Wednesday 21st Nov. Wednesday 28th Nov. Barnard Castle School

Away Away Home Home Away Home Away

Under 15 Colts XV ... Saturday 13th Oct. Ashville College Wednesday 17th Oct. Archbishop Holgate's G.S. 3rd Nov. Pocklington School ... ... Saturday Wednesday 7th Nov. Durham School ... 15th Nov. Ampleforth College Thursday Worksop College ... Wednesday 21st Nov. Barnard Castle School Wednesday 28th Nov.

Wednesday 17th Oct. Wednesday 24th Oct. Wednesday 14th Nov.

Under 14 Colts XV Barnard Castle School Worksop College ... Scarborough College

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

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

O.P. NEWS MEMORIAL HALL We are delighted to report that the Appeal made by Dr. Marcus Clegg in February, 1959 has now attained its objective. The whole of the cost of "extending and refurnishing Big Hall and so making it a memorial worthy of those who died that we might live", has been raised as the result of his Appeal. The total figure of £13,800 was reached on 9th March at the North Western Regional Dinner, when the President (Mr. James Hanson) collected the outstanding balance of £447.

A meeting of the General Committee of the O.P. Club was held at the School on the 3rd March. The death of S. M. Toyne (Head Master 1913-36), to which reference appears elsewhere in The Peterite, was reported to the Club and at the funeral at Ware on the 27th February the Club had been represented by K. G. Chilman, G. E. L. Graham and K. H. Rhodes. Commemoration, 1962—O.Ps. are reminded that Commemoration weekend will be from Friday, 27th July to Sunday, 29th July. The O.P. Dinner will be held again at the School on the Saturday evening but in the enlarged dining hall The Club has decided that during this dinner a presentation shall be made to Mr. John Dronfield in recognition of his silver jubilee as Head Master of the School. As it is such a special occasion, it is hoped that there will be a record attendance of O.Ps. and, in particular, that the dinner will be supported by members of the Club who have passed through the School during the last 25 years. To avoid disappointment members who wish to attend the dinner are urged to make early application for tickets to the Head Master's secretary. It is hoped that all O.Ps. attending Commemoration will make a special effort to attend the A.G.M. of the Club which will be held at 6-30 p.m. immediately prior to the dinner. In addition to the annual golf competition (Hon. Golf Secretary— P. Crowe, 95 Stockton Lane, York) which will be held on the Sunday afternoon on the York golf course, Strensall, it is also hoped to arrange for an O.P. v. School tennis match on the Saturday afternoon of Commemoration. Any O.P. wishing to participate is asked to write to the Hon. Tennis Secretary—C. H. Lewis, 74 New Bond Street, London, W.1. In the hope of overcoming the difficulties of identification due to the ravages of Anno Domini, the Committee has authorised the issue of card badges to all ,O.Ps., on which space is provided for the member's name and these will be available from the Hon. Secretary at Commemoration. It is hoped that the wearing of these badges may result in many happy reunions. The Hon. Rugger Secretary (C. W. Thompson) reported that if the School was agreeable he thought it would be possible to raise an O.P. 2nd XV to play the School 2nd XV and the suggestion was adopted. Full details of the Commemoration arrangements are circularised separately with this issue of The Peterite. 41

CRICKET Please note change of address: K. M. Ratcliff, Westlyn, Thorpe Lane, Tealby, Lincs. NEWS OF OLD PETERITES A. C. RODGER (The Rise, 1942-46) is Joint Managing Director of Morleede Holdings Ltd. of Derby, Chairman and Managing Director of Fairleede Engineering Ltd., Chatteris, Joint Managing Director of Robert Mortons of Burton-on-Trent, a Director of Acrob Chemical Processors, Egham, and a Director of Daniel Millers of Dublin. C. K. SMITH (School House, 1948-53) is to be appointed District Commissioner, Moyale (on the Kenya-Ethiopia border) in June, 1962. Moyale is on the main road from Addis Ababa to Nairobi and Smith would be delighted to see any O.Ps. who might be passing! E. M. SMITH (The Manor, 1953-56) is now serving in the Merchant Navy and is Third Officer in the R.M.S. Rangitane of the New Zealand Shipping Company. He would welcome correspondence from his contemporaries. D. K. TIMMS (Temple, 1946-54) is Third Secretary at the office of the British Chargé d'Affaires in Peking. C. L. TROOP (School House, 1922-28) Group Captain, R.A.F., has recently been appointed Director of Sport and Inspector of Recreational Grounds in the Royal Air Force. D. E. WARREN (School House, 1944-48) Flight-Lieutenant R.A.F., is Recruiting Officer in Northern Ireland and had a record year for peace-time recruiting in 1961. He has been elected Chairman of the Northern Ireland Amateur Fencing Union. In an effort to trace Old Boys who are not members of the O.P. Club a letter and questionnaire were recently sent to all Old Boys whose addresses were known. The results have been encouraging and, as much of the information received may be of interest to others, we publish below some of the replies. H. ALLANSON (St. Olave's, 1943-48) is farming at Shipton, near York, and is married with one son.

J. C. ATKINSON (Rise, 1935-37), having been awarded the D.F.C. as a Navigator in the R.A.F., has since the War been working in the theatre, including seven years in Canada. He is at present a director of a new theatrical management, Migdal Productions Ltd., and is about to launch their first play. He is still a bachelor.

R. B. BARRETT (Grove, 1928-31) was disabled in the War and now lives near Newquay, where he works as a Civil Servant attached to the Air Ministry and breeds Welsh Corgis. He is married with three daughters.

L. W. BENNETT (Temple, 1935-39) is an Insurance Manager with the Yorkshire Insurance Company in Leicestershire.

J. L. BODEN (School House, 1931-36) was killed by Communists in

Malaya on 20th August, 1948; he was a rubber planter but was acting as a special Superintendent of Police and met his death when saving the lives of a fellow planter, his wife and child; he was posthumously awarded the Colonial Police Medal for gallantry. During the War Boden was commissioned into the York and Lancaster Regiment in 1941 but did most of his service with the 1st Battalion Cameronians in Burma. Writing in the Regimental Magazine at the time of Boden's death, his former Colonel wrote: "I shall never forget the debt of gratitude I shall always owe him for his advice, encouragement and help in those difficult days (May, 1944) and above all for the inspiration of his own personal example". There are, incidentally, a number of references to Boden in John Masters' latest book, 'The Road beyond Mandalay'. W. M. BROOK (Day Boys, 1926-32) is City Housing and Estates Manager for the Cardiff City Council. G. C. BROWN (Rise, 1935-39) is Assistant Manager of the Bottling Department in Tennants Brewery, Sheffield. J. G. BRUNTON (School House, 1929-32) is farming nearly one thousand acres near Middlesbrough. He has two daughters and one son. G. P. BURDEN (Rise, 1952-57) has been studying at the School of Industrial Design of the Royal College of Art, where he founded the R.C.A. Rowing Club and acted as Student Treasurer, N.U.S. Secretary and School Representative. He obtained his Certificate Des. R.C.A. in 1961 and executed several commissions for industry in the time he was at the College. He is at present studying at the Hochschule fiir Gestaltung, Ulm/Donau, Germany, having been awarded an AngloGerman Exchange Scholarship. J. D. BURROWS (Manor, 1924-29) is Managing Director of British Man Made Waste Fibres Ltd. and Burrows and Smith Ltd., Precision Engineers, both of Leicester. W. J. BUTTIMER (Rise, 1925-28) is a Trade Marks and Patents Manager and lives in Hornsea. D. S. CHADWICK (Manor, 1946-49) is a First Officer, Pilot, with British European Airways based at Manchester; he served as a pilot with the R.A.F. from 1952 to 1957 and is married with two children. C. C. S. CHAPMAN (School House, 1950-54) is an industrial chemist with the British Petroleum Co. Ltd., having obtained his B.Sc. at Sheffield. He is at present in London and studying to become an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries. P. F. CHEESEWRIGHT (School House, 1938-42) is a member of a firm of Management Consultants in London. On leaving school he was an Engineering Student Apprentice for three years and then took a Regular Commission in the Royal Engineers, but retired from the Army in 1952. He is married with two children. B. CROFT-BAKER (School House, 1930-34) lives in Beckenham and is a marketing executive with Esso Petroleum. He has a son at St. Peter's.

J. A. DENT (Rise, 1934-37) lives in Wickersley and is a Company Director with three 'strapping daughters'. 43

C. M. DUNN (Manor, 1949-53) is in General Practice in Loftus, having qualified M.B., B.S. at Durham in 1958. N. R. EARNSHAW (School House, 1929-32) is living near Blackpool and is a Director of Palatine Hotel & Building Co., Harwich Picture Houses Ltd., Globe Cinemas (Barnsley) Ltd. and Globe Entertainments Ltd. He served in the R.E.M.E. during the war and again for eight years in the T.A.

J. N. EMERY (School House, 1927-33) was at St. John's College, Cambridge, where he was President of the Liberal Club and on the Committee of the Union. He joined the Staff of Glenalmond as a Physics master in 1937, went to Repton after War Service with the R.A.F. but returned to Glenalmond in 1958. He is married with two children.

F. G. ETCHES (School House, 1950-54) is studying Medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, having served for two years in the R.A.M.C. attached to the Household Cavalry at Windsor. T. H. FRENCH (School House, 1941-45) is Senior Architect with Montague Burton in Leeds; he was previously in the office of the Hull. City Architect. D. H. GUDGEON (Rise, 1948-53) qualified M.B., B.S. at St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in 1958 and after eighteen months hospital work entered the Royal Navy with a three years commission in 1960. After five months at Haslar he was posted to Singapore, from where he is due back in November, 1962, when he proposes to return to St. Mary's to continue studying for his F.R.C.S. He is married with one son. L. R. HAILL (Manor, 1944-48) lives in Haywards Heath and is a Trust Administrator in Barclays Bank. He is married with two daughters. F. W. HARDY (School House, 1951-53) is the half tenant with his father of Grange Farm, Wetwang. He is Captain of Driffield Hockey Club and also a member of the Cricket, Badminton and Tennis Clubs. He adds: "I am unmarried and am enjoying life". D. HAW (Temple, 1948-51) is an Assistant in the Production Department of Rowntrees Advertising.

P. M. HEWSON (Queen's, 1950-55) is a telecommunications engineer with the Cable and Wireless Co. Ltd. and is now on a three year tour in the West Indies.

R. L. HIGH (Rise, 1953-57) obtained his B.A. degree at Leeds University

in 1960 and taught in a French school for a year prior to a course at the Oxford University Department of Education. At the end of this academic year he is taking up a post at `Gboluji Grammar School, Ile Oluji, Western Nigeria, and hopes to follow his two year stay there with a year in Germany.

R. B. HOLDSWORTH (Temple, 1951-53) having spent five years articled

to a firm of Chartered Accountants, joined the R.A.F. on a three year engagement in 1959 and has now extended this for a further nine years, as he has good prospects of obtaining a permanent Commission as an Administrative Officer (Accounts Branch). He is at present serving in Aden. 44

F. J. HORNBY (Temple, 1935-38) is a Major in the Royal Artillery,

having started his military career in the T.A. Regiment in Burton Stone Lane under command of K. G. Chilman. He is at present instructing at the Army Air Corps Centre, and is married with two children. B. N. JACKSON (Grove, 1949-54) studied at the Pharmacy Department of the Bradford Institute of Advanced Technology and received his Ph.C. in 1960. After serving for two years in the R.A.M.C. in Singapore and Hong Kong he is now a partner with his father in a retail pharmacy business. A. W. JOSEPHY (Grove and Manor, 1929-32) is a Chartered Accountant with a Textile Exporting firm. He has been Captain of Leeds Corinthian Hockey Club this year and has frequently played against the School. C. P. LASCELLES (Temple, 1942-47) after National Service in Cyprus read Theology at Selwyn College, Cambridge, and St. Stephen's House, Oxford, and from 1955 to 1957 pursued a course of Byzantine studies at Mount Athos and Constantinople. Since then he has been travelling and teaching spasmodically. G. LONG (Temple, 1937-41) obtained his B.A. in Modern Languages at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, in 1948 after War Service; he then joined Reuters and served as foreign correspondent from 1950 to 1960 in Frankfurt, Paris, Ankara and Bonn, where he was Reuters' Chief Representative in Germany. Now, as an Assistant General Manager, he is specially charged with the Company's European affairs. He is married with five children.

W. G. A. MAXWELL (Grove, 1949-53) qualified as a doctor at the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland, in 1960.

J. A. T. PARKER (Temple, 1944-49) is a partner in the firm of Biscomb and Frith, Building Contractors in York.

J. R. POPE (Day Boys, 1924-30) is Senior Classics master at Drogheda Grammar School, Eire. C. A. PURVES (Temple, 1936-38) has been a Cinema and Theatre Manager in the R.A.F. and, since demobilisation, on R.A.F. Stations; he is at present at Hemswell, Gainsborough. He is married with two children. G. C. SANDERSON (Temple, 1952-55) studied at the Leeds College of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art, where he has recently been awarded the Rome Scholarship in Sculpture. M. W. SENIOR (Temple, 1944-51) is Assistant Geography master at Jamaica College, Kingston, Jamaica. J. L. SHAW (Temple, 1939-41) is in the B.T.C. Police, having served from 1941 to 1948 with the 5th R.T.R. D. SHERRY (Temple, 1950-53) now has his own dairy farm and attested herd near York. He is Chairman of the York and District Young Farmers' Club. J. E. SMART (School House, 1929-33) is a director in a Real Estate business in Vancouver. During the war he served in the Navy, partly in midget submarines, and was awarded the D.S.O., M.B.E. and an American decoration. He is married with one son. 45

G. M. SMITH (Manor, 1940-45) served in the R.E.M.E. for two years and then worked for a further two years in Kenya before going to Australia, where he is a sales representative for a firm of agricultural engineers. He is married with four children. J. A. SMITH (Temple, 1940-43) served with the West Yorkshire Regiment and the Black Watch in the Middle East. He is now a Railway Representative in the Claims Section in York. G. SPENCE (Temple, 1944-47) is now an Information Officer in the Public Relations Department of a national trade publicity organisation in London, after working in the York Public Library for ten years. G. P. G. STEPHENSON (Rise, 1935-39) is a doctor in Gateshead and is married with one child. F. C. SUNLEY (Manor, 1944-46) did his National Service in the R.A.F. Police in Northern Ireland and is now stationed at Malton in the Road Traffic Division of the North Riding Constabulary. K. G. TAYLOR (Rise, 1941-44) is Engineering Manager for Paul Ries and Sons Ltd. in Aden. K. VARLEY (Temple, 1945-50) obtained his B.Sc. (Electrical Engineering) at Leeds and is now a Section Engineer in charge of six engineers with Associated Electrical Industries, Manchester. E. K. WALKER (Rise, 1948-52) qualified as an architect in 1958 and worked with the London County Council until going to do forestry work as National Service as a conscientious objector. He is married and hopes to settle in Winchester. H. WALKER (Temple, 1939-42) is now an American citizen employed as a statistician with Texas Instruments Inc. in Attleboro, Massachusetts. He served in the Navy from 1943 to 1946 and from 1949 to 1955. N. M. WARD (Temple, 1943-48) joined Raleigh Industries after National Service and is now a Sales Manager living in Retford. He is married with three daughters and one son. A. WEBSTER (Temple, 1933-36) is Senior Assistant Librarian at the Royal College of Advanced Technology, Salford, after doing library service in various parts of Yorkshire and Lancashire. J. WHALLEY (Rise, 1929-34) F.R.I.B.A. emigrated after the War to South Africa, thence to Southern Rhodesia and this year to Australia. He designed the National Museum of Southern Rhodesia, Bulawayo. J. A. WHITEHEAD (Manor, 1945-49) is an Agricultural Officer with the Tanganyika Government, having obtained his B.Sc. (Agric.) at London and a Diploma in Agriculture at Cambridge. He is married with two children. D. F. WILSON (Temple, 1936-39) still lives in York but works in the Westminster Bank, Leeds. He is married with one daughter. He served in the Navy for five years. T. H. D. WILSON (School House, 1926-29), father of D. A. Wilson (School House, 1953-58) is a Mechanical Engineer, living in Skipton; he served in the R.E.M.E. in India, Burma and China. H. C. WRIGHT (Grove, 1953-57) finishes at Leeds this year and hopes to start a career with the B.B.C. or Granada Television as a Producer, having had a good deal of theatre experience since leaving school. 46

N. M. YOUNG (School House, 1955-57) studied part-time while working as a laboratory assistant at Constantine College and won a State Scholarship in Chemistry and Maths. He is now in his second year at Birmingham University, reading Honours Chemistry, having fulfilled the subsidiary requirements in Physics, Maths and German. R. K. YOUNG (School House, 1949-53) is a Sales Representative for Gillette after having worked for the Hudson Bay Company in North West Canada. MARRIAGE KETTLEWELL—RIDSDALE. On 10th March, 1962, at St. Peter's Church, Salesbury, Thomas Anthony Willmott, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Kettlewell, of Hook, nr. Goole, to Anne Bew, youngest daughter of Mrs. M. Ridsdale, of Blackburn. (The Rise, 1947-55.) BIRTHS COOKSON.—On 17th April, 1962, to Greta, wife of Anthony Cookson, a son (Neale Anthony), brother to Jeremy. (The Rise, 1938-42.) WARREN.—On 15th March, 1962, at Lisburn, Northern Ireland, to Sally, wife of Flight Lieutenant D. E. Warren, a daughter (Sarah). (School House, 1944-48.) WATSON.—On 22nd November, 1961, at Wyberton West Hospital, Boston, Lincolnshire, to Patricia, wife of Roger D. Watson, A.M.I.C.E., a daughter (Susan Elizabeth) sister for Julia Christina. (1944-49.) THE OXFORD LETTER

Oxford, Hilary Term, 1962.

Dear Sir, The Hilary Term, while being the most dismal from the point of view of weather, is, in many respects, the foremost for undergraduates in Oxford. The rugger men turn their attention from University rugger to Cuppers rugger, the rowing men to Torpids, the social men to preparations for the Summer Balls, the men of the theatre to the performance of major productions, and the final year men to a burst of activity before Schools in Summer—or to a decision that it is too late anyway. For a selected few the Boat Race is the thing; and at the time of writing victory has been conceded most lamentably to 'the other place' once more. This last factor will produce, doubtless, in the minds of many the impression, conscious or subconscious, that Cambridge is the better university. While this impression is to be found only in the minds of the unenlightened, it does raise the whole question of what university education stands for, of whether Oxbridge provides a better education than the other universities, or whether the elevated position it enjoys is based on fiction or fact. A university is more than a glorified technical college. It is for the education of the whole man—body, mind, and spirit, and its function is to provide not just brains but people. On the other hand, it must be the home of the highest level of learning; for, as a group of the intelligentsia 47

of the population, it is the education of the mind which is the greatest of these three. But there is a wide variety of types of mind amongst people of the same intelligence quotient, not only in different abilities at different subjects, the artists and the scientists, but in different appreciation of the various subjects, the academics—those interested in a subject for the subject's own sake—and those good at applying their knowledge, the technicians. Now while it is possible to study many subjects at a university, it is more difficult to mate the two different appreciations in the same place, for, above all, a university is a colony of like minded people. The tradition of the older universities is largely academic, for at the time of their foundation learning was largely divorced from commerce. The tradition of the newer universities is applied knowledge, as they have grown up in a time when learning is very relevant to the functioning of society. The tradition of Oxbridge is then academic and that of the 'red-brick' is applied learning, although this is an oversimplification, as Oxbridge men have influenced the 'red-brick'—mostly in the arts, and the need for applied learning has influenced Oxbridge—mostly in natural science. If the two types of university stand for different things, why does Oxbridge enjoy the elevated status it has? The answer seems to lie in the competition for entrance. Those people who take the Oxford and Cambridge entrance examinations are those who have done the most brilliantly in the AS level at School; and part of a school's reputation depends on how many pupils get into Oxbridge each year. The competition for entrance is hence between the best brains of the country, for competition draws competitors, and to get into Oxbridge is an achievement. This would seem to destroy arguments that suggest that Oxbridge is just different rather than better, were it not for the fact that the examiners for these examinations are a law unto themselves. The results are somewhat different from what might be expected—all those that get in are not state scholars, and many of those who fail to get in are state scholars. Many adjudged better on AS level (a more functional examination than the entrance examinations) are passed over in preference to people more successful in an academic type of examination. A type of mind is thus chosen, as much on general paper and interview as on subject papers, though those who do first class subject papers may get in whatever the weather. There are indeed 'back doors', 'sports scholarships', 'family scholarships' etc. which leads to a mixed population in the two universities but otherwise it is the academic mind that is chosen. The moral of this letter is that if you can get into Oxbridge then it is the place to be—the mind being trained to its best advantage—provided that the balance of body, mind and spirit education is held. On the other hand, if you know yourself to be not of academic mind, or discover yourself not one of the chosen few in spite of good AS level results, the moral is `not to worry'—the price of Oxbridge can be too high, and other universities may give a better education for your needs. But if you think you stand a chance, have a try; you will not get in unless it is a suitable place for you. In spite of all this, Sir, we who are at Oxford know it to be the University; just as we know our old school to be the finest. Yours sincerely, THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES.

Oxford Old Peterite News :— The annual dinner was held at Worcester College on Thursday, 15th February. Chris Jose was in the chair—the doubtful privilege of the hard worked organiser—and Bruce Carter proposed the toast to the Guests. The guests included—The Head Master, Mr. Coulthard, Mr. Lavender, Mr. Holbeche, Derek Wheatley, and as representatives of the other place, Tony Crossley, Pat Dronfield, Wally Howard and Tim Layfield. Our first year man, David Brown (Keble), John Fairclough (St. John's), Richard Hawkins (Keble), John Hemsley (Trinity), David Wightman (Lincoln), manage to play a fair amount of sport between them. Some work has also been reported—but who does which we will not disclose. John Armstrong (St. Peter's) has rowed well, Alex McCallum (S.E.M.) has ruggered well, David Lavender (Worcester) has spoken well, Chris Jose (Worcs.) has organised well, Bruce Carter (Worcs.) has serenaded well, Phil Burton (Queen's) has Schools, David Oldman (Worcs.) is here still, and Tim Jenkinson (B.N.C.) has left for Guy's. THE LEEDS LETTER Leeds University, March, 1962. To The Editor, "The Peterite". Dear Sir, Judging by the intermittent appearances of a Leeds letter it might seem that the Old Peterite element here has died out altogether at times or has been spasmodically illiterate. In the former case nothing could be further from the truth, though in the latter we do acknowledge the preponderance of O.P. scientists and engineers. :

The number of Old Peterites at Leeds has been increasing rapidly of late (eight more arrived this year) and it has been hard to discover the whereabouts of some members of the band; consequently we apologise to any O.P. whose activities we have failed to immortalise. The University remains a Mecca for the aspiring engineer—and rightly so. Nevertheless we feel that the Arts Faculty, and in particular the English Department, has been deprived of Old Peterite Humanists and litterateurs' for too long. Leeds is a rapidly developing university, both in terms of its buildings and its student population. This term one luxurious wing of the new Arts Block has been in use and work is already in progress on the second. Needless to say the "New Men" are having further extensions made to their glass mountain. Next term the new university precinct comes into being, bringing peace to the pedestrian and frustration to the motorist. Whatever may be said elsewhere, the thought of exams is never far from the minds of Leeds students. Freshmen, as in other provincial universities, suffer exams at the end of their first term as well as in the summer. Those who wish to finish their courses tend to work in savage bursts or with unflappable steadiness. The really determined have the words "aut disce aut discede" engraved on their rulers. Yet if work is the grey warp of university life, the woof is a gaily coloured strand, which even the Leeds atmosphere cannot obfuscate. 49

As ever, the Gentlemen of Hall tend to gravitate to the M.J. Coffee Lounge in that idle moment, while a large proportion of the amorphous "rest" are more generally to be found plotting revolution in the bar or listening to political fulminations in the basement of the Union. In this connection it is important to note the furious interest taken in politics by the Union set—indeed the Left-Wing wind of change has bowled over several of our number who have invariably risen dazed but converted. Three O.Ps. at least, concerned for the future of their School, have joined the C.N.D., a move not altogether approved of by some of their compatriots; indeed one, a hockey player, refuses to speak to anyone toting a black and white badge. But enough generalisation. What of the individuals? We offer these few remarks in the hope that they won't sue. D. S. ATIUNSON cannot understand why everyone is not interested in politics. He can usually be found at night in a dingy attic at the top of the Free Trade Hall in Leeds and his last visit to York was a pilgrimage to Imphal Barracks. Expects a revolution daily and reads the `Worker" avidly. R. G. BINGHAM has apparently collected two degrees already and is after the hat-trick; another revolutionary Socialist. W. J. BOTTOMLEY is a suave second year law student. He visits Armley gaol regularly, though not, he assures us, to advise an O.P. inmate We are relieved. J. C. BRISBY is a Civil (invariably) Engineer. He still sings bucolic songs if given the right incentive and maintains that he is teetotal even with froth on his nose. Is to be seen rowing three days a week with Tim Smart. Occasionally disappears into the Pennines. We are suspicious. R. A. FIELD, a gory Medic, is as cheerful as ever. He is Secretary to the Boat Club and coaches on the river; one is reminded of the galley scene in Ben Hur. Seems to own a different roadster every week. C. W. GOUGH, a third year chemist, divides his time between the lab and the hockey field. Not content with playing in goal for the First Eleven he has played for the Northern Universities (hopes no one remembers the result) and is reserve goalkeeper for the English Universities team. J. F. KNArYrox is in the second year of a Ph.D. course in Textile Engineering. He was Captain of Cricket in 1960 and since then has aspired to the post of General Athletics Secretary on the Union Committee. Intends to go to the States after qualifying. To the observer he presents the epitome of solid well-being. M. LEDGER scuttles about so fast that he evades our net, nevertheless we know that he is on amicable muttering terms with everybody. He is devoted to his work. D. ROBINSON is a regular in the First Squash Five. Quiet, but manages most parties; a final year Chemical Engineer. A. M. ROBSON plays golf for the University and given time might even aspire to Captain. Was he the one who squirted the Warden of Bodington in the eye with a fire hose? Is he still in Bodington? T. E. H. SMART arrives for lectures in a chauffeur-driven Daimler. He strokes one of the University fours and is Treasurer to the Regatta Committee. Failed to discover a suitable R.N. detachment, so now marches with the bearded, banner-carrying irregulars. 50

M. G. STAVELEY has perfected his own brand of persiflage; rows with gusto at bow in the second eight. K. STEEL, another Civil Engineer, spends happy hours breaking concrete and steel beams. He inhabits a flat only 10 seconds away from the Brotherton. Seems to have no difficulty in finding cooks. J. SYKES caused a great stir by standing for J.V.P. last term. He rows in the first eight and keeps us informed about somebody called Nick; still available to fight for us with the part-time militia. J. C. G. WHEELER started quietly but is O.K. now. Plays squash regularly for the First Five and is definitely an M.J. type. R. M. WHEELER decided that Devonshire Hall needed a bar so he built one; it's now a flourishing business—naturally; has retired from rugger but still plays squash. D. A. WILSON was Captain of Shooting last year but has now retired; walks to the University for exercise. His expression is dreamy—but then, she is very attractive. H. C. WRIGHT is bearded. Pushing carts and carrying tables on his back round the Union takes up part of his time anyway; would do well in the Candid Camera team. Never alone at parties. Finally may we wish the School every success in its Summer Sporting activities. We will be along to see the old faces at Commemmoration. Yours sincerely, THE LEEDS OLD PETERITES. O.P. SQUARES — TIES — BLAZER BADGES — CUFF LINKS HERALDIC SHIELDS Squares. All Silk Reppe Ties, Formal. All Silk Ties, Informal. Terylene Ties, Informal. All Silk ... School Monitor's Ties. All Silk ... Eccentrics C.C. Ties. Silk Reppe ••• Embroidered Gold and Silver Thread Blazer Badges Gilt Metal Cuff Links. Blue enamel School Crest at one end with torpedo at the other connected by a chain Heraldic Shields comprising School Crest 6 in. x 7 in.

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May 1962

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Rugby Fixtures, 1962

Rugger

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Squash

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C.C.F

School News

British Ship Adoption Society

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Careers Convention

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