CAREERS CONVENTION, 1964 The Second Careers Convention will be held in the School on Friday and Saturday, 13th and 14th March, 1964. It will follow a similar pattern to the Convention in 1962, being accompanied by an Exhibition from a wide range of representative companies and organisations, and there will also be a continuous showing of Careers Films. It is hoped that once again a large number of representatives of potential employers will be present during the Convention, so that boys and parents can discuss careers problems with them on an informal basis.
SPEECH DAY At the Prize-giving, held in the Clifton Cinema on Saturday, 27th July, the prizes were presented by John Ratter, Esq., C.B.E. (O.P.). The Commemoration Sermon was preached on the Sunday by the Rev. D. V. Hewitt (O.P.). The Head Master's Report is presented below.
HEAD MASTER'S REPORT Although the principal object in the minds of the boys, masters, Governors, parents, old boys and other friends of the School gathered together here this morning is to review the past year and generally to take stock, it would be unnatural for us not to give some thought to the future of our school. Much, indeed, is being said and written in these days about the future of Independent Public Schools, and each school will surely have to consider how best it can continue to make its own peculiar contribution towards the educational needs of the country. There are no two Public Schools with exactly the same problems and aims; in fact the only feature common to all Independent Public Schools is their independence. I am sure I am right in saying that we, at St. Peter's, have always had a clear picture in mind of the type of school we ought to have; and in that connection there are three special points I would like to make: First, although over two-thirds of our boys are boarders and are drawn from near and far, we hope we shall always be considered a School of York and not just a school in York. The presence on the platform here with us this morning of the Lord Mayor and the Sheriff of York does, we feel, emphasise the bond between School and City. I can assure you, my Lord Mayor, that the fact that our boys can, during their years at St. Peter's, imbibe something of the great history and rich heritage of York is often a very substantial reason for a parent's choice of School. Secondly, we have our own Preparatory School from which all our day boys and nearly one-half of our boarders are drawn. Admission to St. Olave's, as to St. Peter's, is by examination, and one of the main advantages of having our own 'Preparatory School is that entry at eleven provides no problem. We can cater for the parent who thinks in terms of the Primary-Secondary age division as well as those of the PreparatoryPublic School groups. In general, of course, we prefer a boy to have spent four or five years in our own or some other Preparatory School before coming to St. Peter's, but in some cases this is not possible, and it will certainly not 'be if there is to be any substantial link between State and Public Schools. No responsible body would ever suggest transfers
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