Unfortunately the day we were allotted for flying was one of the worst in the whole week; conditions were very bumpy and we were lucky to go up at all. As it was, we got 25 minutes in a Chipmunk and 35 in a Valetta. We were luckier with the day for our evasion exercise. The weather was fine and not too hot, which was almost ideal. We were dropped supposedly in enemy territory with the task of returning to camp without being caught. Penalties were incurred for capture and for slowness. It was an arduous exercise but was enjoyed by most people as a welcome break from the bookwork of preceding days. The two St. Peter's platoons, though they did not win, did very creditably. In the Athletics competition, held on the Saturday after the Church Parade, the St. Peter's iepiesentatives did not shine but were much younger than most of the others, many of whom had done athletics all through the summer term and were fit and in practice. In the Drill competition we were eleventh and in the basketball competition we were knocked out in the second round after about ten minutes of extra time (and after breaking a light bulb) by the finalists. In the .303 shooting we had four marksmen out of twelve which was, I think, the highest percentage of any school present. We were fairly comfortable and well fed; it was a successful camp and an experience not to be missed.
SCOUT GROUP The Group has enjoyed one of its most successful years for some time, thanks largely to the influence of the Rover Crew, all members of which left at the end of term. We shall not be able to form another Crew until 1964, but already we can see that it will be possible then. Eight members of the Group were Queen's Scouts at the end of term, while four Rovers held warrants as Assistant Scoutmasters. The whole Crew, including Bradshaw, who had left school in March, assisted with the running of the Summer camps. Hirst and Ormiston, with Bradley and Haxby, were at the Senior Scout Camp in Ireland; Bradshaw, Clegg and Foster with the Scout Camp in the Isle of Man; while Hopwood and Gray assisted at the Chilman Group Camp near Thirsk. We say goodbye to them all and thank them for the excellent work they did, both at these camps and during the year. We were very pleased to be represented at the World Jamboree in Greece by one of our Queen's Scouts, J. J. Cooper. His impressions of the Jamboree follow.
THE ELEVENTH WORLD SCOUT JAMBOREE This great event was held at Marathon, in Greece, from the 1st to the 11th August. There were about 14,000 scouts there and the British Contingent of 1,500 was the largest. During these eleven days the scouts from about ninety different countries camped together. The aim of the camp was to "Scout Higher and Wider" and this was the theme of the Jamboree Song, which was played several times daily. 28
