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
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