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Father Provincial. Almost a third of the cast were from The Grove, together with those who built the set, the Programme Designer, Sound Effects Manager, Wardrobe Master, Prompter and a few members of the orchestra.

We have watched with interest as the new Boarding House rises rapidly from what used to be the back garden of the Annexe, and no doubt the time is fast approaching when we shall lose the Annexe itself. At the moment we have a better idea than most of what is going on inside the new house, as one of the Annexe dormitories has a window looking into the upstairs main corridor.

At the end of term we say farewell to Anyan, Coward and ArcherBurton. They carry our good wishes for the future.

P.S.—We, the House, in our turn take this opportunity of congratulating C. J. L. Clarke, our Head of House, on his Scholarship award to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. A great achievement.

THE MANOR

The House alterations are now finally completed. No. 2 was painted during the summer holidays and so the last workmen have departed. Into these surroundings we welcomed 14 new juniors and hope that their stay will be a happy one. We also welcomed a new Assistant Housemaster, Mr. P. J. Wells, who has brought an interesting breeze of fresh air into the House. We hope that he will not want to leave too soon.

In both the Senior and Junior House matches our XVs were beaten in the semi-finals. However, the results were by no means discreditable and as a result of the Senior match against The Rise, H. N. Blackford, M. H. Bowe and D. E. A. Higgins were awarded their House Colours. As has happened in previous years, we did not do very well in the Baird Cup competition, but the large number of people who took part in the Unison Song bodes well for the future.

The House Society is still very much alive and three meetings were held this term. At one a panel consisting of Mr. Le Tocq, Mr. Craine and Mr. Williams answered questions and at another Mr. Dodds talked about the Bishop of Woolwich's book, "Honest to God". It is planned to produce another edition of the "Manorite" in the summer and any old Manorites who are interested in any way should get in touch with Mr. Dodds.

Finally, we must bid farewell to D. St. C. Bruce, N. J. Crumpton and P. A. Wrigley, who all left at the end of the term. With Wrigley's departure Mr. Dodds may at last claim to be the oldest inhabitant of the House.

QUEEN'S

This term the House returned to a kaleidoscope of colour: all the common rooms and studies had been redecorated. We also returned to I, find Wallace, Cloughton, Shouksmith and C. E. M. Atkinson as new House

Monitors, and Mr. Maw as Assistant Housemaster. We hope his stay in

Queen's will be a long and happy one.