House Notes

R. J. Dowson. 1958-63. U.VI. House Monitor. "0" Level (9); "A" Level, (Chemistry, Biology, Zoology, Botany). 2nd XV, 1962 (Colours). VIII, 1963.

School Athletics, 1962-63. Gofton Cup, 1963. House Squash, Swimming,

Shooting. House Colours. Ldg. Seaman 2 i/c R.N. Section. Contingent

Quartermaster. Natural History Society Treasurer. Curia. Library

Monitor. K. W. Headlam. 1952-63. U.VI. House Monitor. "0" Level (7); "A"

Level (History (Distinction), Economics). 3rd XV, 1962. Hockey XI, 1961-62-63. School Squash, 1961-62-63. School Tennis, 1961-62-63. 3rd XI, 1962. House Colours. Ldg. Seaman (Quartermaster). Russian

Society Committee. C. P. Midgley. 1954-63. L.VI. "0" Level (8); "A" Level (French, German,

Economics). 5th IV, 1963. House Rugger, Cricket, Swimming. Cpl. M.T.

Section. J. H. Ormiston. 1954-63. U.VI. Head of House. "0" Level (9); "A"

Level (Geography, Biology, Zoology, Botany). 5th IV, 1962. 3rd IV (.303). 2nd VIII (.22) (Captain). School Swimming, 196o-61. School

Fencing, 1961. House Rugger, Swimming. Queen's Scout. A.S.M.

Rover Crew. Ord. Seaman. Natural History Society Chairman. Young

Farmers' Club Secretary. D. M. Raymond. 1955-63. V.B. "0" Level (r). School Fencing. Cadet R.A.F.

Section. D. C. Royle. 19631-632. L.VI. "A" Level (Chemistry). 3rd IV, 1963. House

Squash, Cross-Country. J. S. Scott. 1956-63. U.VI. "0" Level (6); "A" Level (French (Distinction),

German (Distinction)). Cadet N.C.O. Cadre. Modem Language Society

Secretary. J. F. Yeomans. 1952-63. L.VI. House Monitor. "0" Level (4); "A"

Level (Economics). 3rd XV, 1962. 6th IV, 1963. House Athletics,

Swimming. P/L Senior Scouts.

THE GROVE

The past term has been extremely successful in many ways, but more especially in the sporting world. The shelf is once again packed tight and our final addition is the Oxford Cup, previously won in 1958. It is of interest that there is only one "major" cup.

The Junior cricket team, captained by C. S. M. Dew, amazed everyone by beating The Rise in the final. Under the captaincy of that noteworthy 2nd XI veteran, J. F. Gartside, the Senior team beat Queen's but lost in the semi-final to The Manor. Our Junior League team were unbeaten and it is rumoured that even the Senior team won a match or two.

The rowing VIII made up for their disappointing performance last year by winning the final against a determined Queen's crew. G. F. Bach and A. C. Jowett were awarded House Colours. The Junior IV somehow completed their course; some expressed surprise.

C. J. L. Clarke worked some small wonders with the tennis team; not enough however to beat Temple in the final, but enough for Clarke him- 12

self to be awarded his House Colours. Likewise M. G. D. White did much work with the swimming team, but with little to work on.

While D. B. Mallinson and R. A. Peaker have each added one of those mysterious shooting cups to the House shelf, the efforts, vain though they were, by our musicians to win the Baird Cup must not be forgotten. Most commendable were the efforts of the wind quartet, Messrs. Brown and Cartwright (trumpets) and Messrs. Hudson and Marshall (trombone) in the playing of "The Grand March" from Aida.

At half-term the Monitorial body was expanded to nine on the appointments of C. J. L. Clarke and R. J. D. Wilson.

Brown, Metcalfe, Moss and Stott were our only prize-winners at the end of term and I. H. Crumble at the head of a keen group of "handicraft" enthusiasts distinguished himself by being awarded 2nd place in the Hobbies Cup.

Five monitors and seven others are now leaving us. We wish them all well.

THE MANOR

If not particularly remarkable in most respects this term was significant for the re-appearance of "The Manorite" after an interval of some thirty years. The Editorial Committee are to be congratulated on the balance and maturity of their first production; it is hoped that funds will permit an annual publication.

Our two major cups were not surrendered without a struggle: with only five members of School teams, one of them a Junior Colt, the cricket side did well to reach the Final, in which, after being torpedoed in the first twenty minutes of the innings, they sank with a flourish of hitting, such as was not often seen last season. For his efficient captaincy and other services to the House Nettleton was awarded his House Colours. The House VIII was unfortunately drawn against their chief rivals in the first round and The Grove duly took their revenge for last year's defeat. Thus it was not until the last day of term that any points at all were salvaged towards the Oxford Cup by scraping into second place in the swimming, a reward for Bruce's enthusiasm.

Our leaving list was formidable, 'headed by Mr. Craine, migrating to School House, and Mr. Pease, on completion of his three-year sentence; Mr. Craine has watched over the fortunes of No. 2 ever since it opened and many Manorites owe their awakened interest in ornithology or tennis to him, not to mention his free film shows and use of his television set; the House expressed its gratitude by presenting Mr. Craine with a slide box, and he returned the compliment by adding to the House's growing art collection. We are also grateful to Mr. Pease for his great interest in the House, especially on the rugger field, and we shall always welcome his assistance and advice in an unofficial capacity. Of fourteen other leavers it would be invidious to select individuals, but all have played their part, some more than others, in the successes and happiness of the House; their presentation picture, a dazzling original oil painting lending itself to endless interpretations, will remain a permanent memorial to them. 13

QUEEN'S

As the last House notes had gone to press before the exam. results, we can only now congratulate D. R. Gow on his Exhibition in Modern Languages at Worcester College, Oxford, and wish him well there.

At the beginning of this term we returned to learn that Cossins was seriously ill. He was in hospital for some considerable time, and it was only in the last few weeks of term that he was able to resume at School on a part-time basis. We hope he has now fully recovered.

During the term Cooper and Hopwood were appointed Monitors; they both fitted in well to their new roles.

In the main the successes of the House this term have been gained by individuals; Queensites are well to the fore in the prize lists. In cricket Cloughton and Mitchell demonstrated considerable ability in the 1st XI, but the House could not provide much strong support and they and the Junior XI soon retired from the House Competitions. However, the Senior XI was a young side, and 'this should bode well for the future'.

The Tennis team was competent and keen, and if they had had more luck in the draw could have gone quite far. As almost the same team is available next year and most of the opposition is leaving, it is likely that the Tennis Cup may find its way back to Queen's after a five-year absence—we hope so.

House Shooting was of a high standard again, and the dropping of just a few points can mean the difference between winning or losing the Competition. The House team scored well, but the elusive last few points made all the difference.

House Rowing provided the greatest surprise as our VIII proved victorious over both Temple and School House, but were unable to make much impression on the Grove VIII in the final. The Grove crew raced with a maturity not often found in House VIII's, and looked more like a good School 2nd VIII than a House crew. We congratulate them on their success, which was fully deserved. The House IV just lost to Temple, but did extremely well in view of their racing inexperience.

The Swimming was on us without much warning, and the team, considerably weakened by Cossins' absence, did not repeat last year's success.

The Scouts have done well and many of them have gained their first class badges. We especially congratulate Gray on becoming a Queen's Scout. All of our members of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award squad passed their moorland hike test.

.Outhwaite was awarded his House Colours, and Abel, Birch and Duckworth were awarded Junior House Colours. Cloughton is to be congratulated on winning the Fielding Cup, and Mitchell on being selected for the Public Schools' XI during the Summer holidays.

At the start of the term D. N. Milnes was appointed Head of House.

The major success of this term has been in the Senior Cricket. Although we did not start as favourites, we beat School House and Temple and then followed this up by beating The Manor in the final. For his efforts as Captain, J. R. Rowbottom was awarded his House Colours, which were also awarded to A. H. Baker and M. H. Ibberson.

The Junior Cricket team started off well, as it contained at least half the Senior Colts team, and beat Queen's in the first round and School House in the second round, only to be beaten by The Grove in the final.

The lack of Boaters in the senior part of the House was felt in the Senior House Boating and the VIII lost to The Grove in the semi-final. The Junior IV lost to Temple in a very close race indeed. The influx of young talent bodes well for the future however.

The House is suffering a relapse in shooting circles. With only one shooter in the House we could not hope for any success.

In the cultural sphere we came a very close second to Temple in the Baird Cup and C. F. Foster did very well to win the keyboard prize.

A. J. Gill and J. R. T. Thirlwell are to be congratulated on winning their respective form prizes.

The R.D.G. continues to meet and one or two violently controversial reactionary meetings have been held. The Bible reading group also continues to function. Both these activities are run by P. M. Kemp.

Looking forward to next term N. G. Pace is to be congratulated on his appointment as Captain of Rugger.

We bid farewell to Mr. Waine, who relinquishes his post as assistant housemaster once more, but we are sure that it will not be long before he is back again.

We wish all our leavers all the best for the future and hope they get the results they need.

SCHOOL HOUSE

This term we welcomed F. M. Ogley as a Junior.

In Cricket we were not successful as a whole, both House teams going down to The Rise in the first rounds, and the House League teams, though sometimes winning, did not achieve an all-out victory. In this matter there was a feeling that not all members of the House displayed what might be called normal enthusiasm and it could well be remembered by those who did not get a place in a School team that there is much good sport to be had when there is sufficient keenness. The House was well represented in the various School Cricket teams.

In the Boat Races the VIII lost by a few feet to Queen's after a really good race. The IV won the Junior Cup in three stirring races beating The Manor, The Grove and Temple and we were delighted to see this. 15

The Shooting has again been in the limelight for us and, under the leadership of Starkey we won the three Shooting Cups, the Individual Shot, the House Shooting Cup and the House Aggregate Cup. Our congratulations also to Marsden for winning the Intermediate Shooting Medal and also to our five representatives at Bisley.

The Swimming Cup was recaptured after a six-year absence by a convincing margin of 70i points to the runner-up's 48. A wonderful swim by the House Captain, Le 'Pla, broke the record for the 50 yards back stroke, but it was the general high standard in all events which enabled us to win the Cup.

Senior House Colours were awarded to Routledge for all-round athletic achievement and Junior House Colours to Carr, Hyde and Marsden.

Academically we have not done brilliantly 'but the Speeches were initiated by Brown with the Latin Oration Which he delivered in excellent style and, later, prizes were awarded to six members of the House.

The ability and interest of the House in wood- and metal-work was very evident by our contribution to the Handicrafts Exhibition and we congratulate Fear on his success in winning the Cup.

In the production called the 'Idle Ceremony' put on at the end of the term the House once again showed that it has a large number of enthusiasts for acting and it is good to see this tradition continuing.

Finally, we wish good luck and good health to all who are •leaving. In particular, we would wish to Mr. D. R. Galley, who has been resident at No. 8 Peter's Grove since he transferred from The Rise, a very happy time at St. Paul's School and we would extend to him our sincere thanks, not only for what he has done for us in supervision but also for the inspiration he has often been over such widely differing subjects as Stagecraft, Art and Foreign Languages.

TEMPLE

Every Summer Term brings the inevitable onslaught for cups and trophies of all shapes and sizes—and just as surely, Mr. Rhodes's chief ambition, the winning of the Senior House Cricket, is thwarted. This time we lost to The Rise in the first round, although the Junior team managed to beat The Manor, only to lose in the semi-finals to The Grove. But the House's reputation was considerably redeemed by our winning the Burton Cup for senior house leagues, largely thanks to the able management of our captain, J. H. Russell.

Russell was also a major asset in the tennis, and was awarded his House colours when we won that cup also.

The Fernie Cup for C.C.F. drill came to the House, even after the competition had to be transferred to Lumley Barracks because of the weather, and this year, for the first time ever, the Baird Cup for music joined our ranks of trophies.

At the beginning of term E. P. Raynes joined the monitorial body, and we all look forward to his "reign" as Head of House next year. Our best wishes go with all who have passed into the Great Outside and to new experiences, not forgetting Mr. Kirby, who, we understand, has been successful in bowling a maiden over. We hope he will have a happy and prosperous future.