Obituary

SCHOOL NEWS

The Foundation Stone of Dronfield House was laid on Monday, 25th March, by the Rt. Hon. The Earl of Scarbrough. In the absence through illness of both the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Governors, Major , General J. C. Latter, Chairman of the Development Fund Campaign Committee, invited the Earl of Scarbrough to lay the stone, and Mr. L. C. LeTocq afterwards moved a vote of thanks. The ceremony was followed by a luncheon at the School.

D. R. Gow is to be congratulated on obtaining an Open Exhibition in Modern Languages at Worcester College, Oxford.

D. Shaw and J. H. Ormiston were appointed School Monitors, and J. J. Kettlewell and J. L. Richardson were appointed Captain of Hockey and Cricket respectively in place of M. C. M. Jesper, who left at Christmas.

The first competition for the Montgomery of Alamein Prize was won by P. C. N. Brown with a lecture on Socrates; the other finalists were C. G. Evans on Nelson and P. M. Kemp on Napoleon. The competition was judged by Lt.-General Sir Charles Jones, G.O.C.-in-C. Northern Command. * * *

"The Pirates of Penzance" was performed on 20th, 21st and 22nd February in the Memorial Hall. A review appears elsewhere.

A Confirmation was held on Friday, 15th March, by the Bishop of Selby. * * *

The end of term brought the retirement of Mrs. Steel, who has served the School so well for over 20 years. We wish her every happiness in her new home.

The annual competition of the Northern Section of the Public Schools Debating Association took place in the Memorial Hall on 14th March, when speakers from nine schools were judged by Dr. Kelly, Professor Peacock and Mr. A. S. Rymer.

The "Big Freeze" saw at least three innovations at St. Peter's. A section of the Riverside fields was deliberately flooded at the beginning of February to provide a skating surface; this was made good use of by elegant experts, hopeful beginners and enthusiastic sliders. Any Old Boy returning on one Saturday afternoon would have rubbed his eyes in sheer