OLD PETERITE NEWS A meeting of the General Committee of the O.P. Club was held at the School on the 14th December. It was reported that the School Development Fund Campaign had now realised £73,000 gross out of which expenses must be paid and that the estimate for the reconstruction of the swimming bath was £30,000. The President having sought the views of the Committee upon launching a special appeal for the renovation of the School front for which the sum of £2,232 after deduction of the War Damage claim would be required, the President undertook to do so. A suggestion was received that a team should enter the Londonderry Cup (Old Boys Squash Competition) and David Kirby undertook to organise the entry. The Head Master expressed the opinion that instead of himself the Club's President should be the Chairman of the General Committee eaofficio, which would require an amendment to the Club's Rule III (a). It was, therefore resolved that subject to the approval of the next General Meeting, Rule III (a) be altered by deleting the last sentence of Rule III (a) and substituting therefor "The President should be ex-officio Chairman of the Committee". Regional dinners will be held as follows : — N.W. Region: 13th March, 1964, Old Nag's Head Hotel, Manchester. Birmingham: 24th April, 1964, Queen's Hotel, Birmingham. East Riding: 29th May, 1964, Highfield Country Club, Driffield.
COMMEMORATION, 1964 Old Peterites are reminded that the 1964 School Commemoration will be held on the 24th, 25th and 26th July and Old Peterites are urged to support it. The Head Master has again kindly agreed that a limited number of unaccompanied O.P.s (in order of application) can be accommodated in the Junior School, charge 12s. 6d. per night for bed and breakfast. The official programme and pro-forma on which to apply for tickets for the O.P. Club Annual Dinner to be held at the School on Saturday evening, 27th July, and the Commemoration Service in the School Chapel on Sunday morning, 28th July, will be circulated with the May issue of "The Peterite".
NOTES The next meeting of the General Committee will be held on Saturday, 29th February, and •the Hon. Secretary (T. J. Lewis, 25 Clifton Road, Runcorn) would like to receive any items for inclusion on the agenda by the 20th February next, from whom O.P. crested neckwear is available, as follows: — s. d. 19 6 each -I- postage 41-d. All-silk crested ties ... 11 9 each + postage 4id. ... Bow ties (silk) 19 6 each -I- postage 41d. ... Batswings (silk) ... 60 0 each. Squares (silk) ... 34 0 each. Cravats (silk) 40
