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Old Peterite News
from Feb 1964
by StPetersYork
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. All-silk crested ties ... 19 6 each -I- postage 41-d. Bow ties (silk) ... 11 9 each + postage 4id. Batswings (silk) ... 19 6 each -I- postage 41d. Squares (silk) ... 60 0 each. Cravats (silk) ... 34 0 each. 40
The London O.P. Dinner was held at the Public Schools Club on Friday, the 15th November, and was attended by 44 Old Peterites. The guests were R. H. Metcalfe—the retiring Hon. Secretary of the London Committte—the Head Master and the Head of the School. The toast of "The School" was proposed by Surgeon Capt. B. R. Alderson, to which the Head Master responded. The toast to "The Club" was proposed by the President, J. A. Hanson, and he coupled with it the name of the Guest of Honour, Dicky Metcalfe, who responded to the toast.
Those present were as follows:— The President of the Old Peterite Club—J. A. Hanson, the Hon.
Secretary of the Old Peterite Club—T. J. Lewis, R. H. Metcalfe, M.D.,
F.R.C.S., C. H. Lewis, B. R. Alderson, G. W. A. R. Alderson, L. H. J.
Archer, W. D. Blackburn, J. P. Blake, Dr. T. B. Boulton, K. A. Boyes,
A. B. Cooper, D. F. Dodd, D. C. Drummond, H. G. B. Fawcett,
P. Garbett, H. F. S. Gedge, J. B. Gedge, Dr. G. E. L. Graham,
D. St. G. W. Gray, J. D. Horsley, M. F. Hudson, C. Hutchinson,
Dr. P. D. F. James, F. R. S. Mervyn, G. Millhouse, J. B. Mortimer,
C. J. Pattison, M. Pick, J. Ratter, K. H. Rhodes, P. Robson, J.
Scholefield, C. W. Sergeant, C. M. Shadwell, R. L. Stead, D. J. Stone,
N. H. Sutcliffe, D. H. Tate, H. A. Thompson, D. Tyre, W. H.
Wellbum, I. Wilson, W. G. Yeoman, the Head Master—J. Dronfield, the Head of the School—P. C. N. Brown.
NORTH-EASTERN DINNER
The North-Eastern O.P. Dinner was held at the Three Tuns Hotel, Durham, on Friday, 18ffi October, 1963.
Present : — The Head Master, N. R. Barton, J. T. Brockbank, H. G. Brown,
K. Brown, M. A. Clegg, P. A. Crane, E. P. Davison, W. R. Dalkin,
J. B. Doyle, M. J. Firth, C. T. Griffiths, T. M. A. Griffiths, W.
Graham, J. F. Gartside, J. C. Grove-Stephensen, G. D. Gardner, J. T.
Harding, D. C. Holmes, W. G. Huntley, E. A. Jackson, G. R. A.
March, M. J. McCallum, D. J. Nesham, F. W. B. Pacey, J. B.
Pickergill, K. H. Rhodes, J. N. Roe, D. T. Rumfitt, D. N. Simmons,
T. E. Thomas, E. K. Varley.
WEST RIDING DINNER
The 10th Annual West Riding Dinner of the Old Peterite Club was held at the Leeds Club, Albion Place, Leeds, on Thursday, 31st October, 1963. Michael Butterworth proposed the health of "The School", to which the Head Master, Mr. J. Dronfield, replied. D. Lyth acted as Chairman, While the arrangements were carried out by M. Hallas. In addition to the Head Master, three other members of the staff and 35 O.P.s attended the function. Those present included:— J. Dronfield, K. H. Rhodes (O.P.), A. E. R. Dodds, D. Kirby (O.P.)—staff; J. Ambler, J. E. B. Annequin, D. S. Atkinson, J. N.
Bamforth, J. P. Blake, W. J. Bottomley, J. C. Brisby, J. R. Brown, 41
J. Burdon, R. T. Burdon, M. Butterworth, J. A. Denison, W. A. Dykes, A. J. D. Foster, C. W. Gough, M. Hallas, K. W. Headlam, E. J. Hillyard, J. A. Hunter, 0. Hunter, H. W. Judge, P. S. Lumby, D. Lyth, N. J. Magson, G. H. Oxtoby, F. N. Parkin, M. Poynor, E. M. H. Ranson, A. M. Robson, P. J. F. Robson, M. G. Staveley, D. C. Thompson, J. D. Ward, J. C. G. Wheeler, R. A. B. Wood.
NEWS OF OLD PETERITES
I. F. CROMBIE (1918-26) is this year Governor of the Company of
Merchant Adventurers of the City of York. At the Service which preceded the Annual Michaelmas Court on 4th October, 1963, the
Preacher was the Rev. N. H. Kemp-Welch, Chaplain of the School, and the Court was attended by Mr. Le Tocq and Mr. Harding, and also
I. M. Crombie, the son of the Governor and a present member of the
School. The Head Master was unable to be present, although he is a member of the Company. M. KAY (Temple, 1949-56) has obtained the degree of Doctor of
Philosophy at Aberdeen University and is now a member of the staff of The Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen.
BIRTHS
London, to Bernice (nee Banton), wife of David G. Barton, a son (Sebastian George Richard Garbutt). (Queen's, 1950-56.) PATTISON.—On 4th December, 1963, at St. George's Hospital, London, to Ann, wife of Carl Pattison, a son (James Michael). (School House and The Manor, 1939-44.) TOMLINSON.—On 2nd July, 1963, to Gillian (nee Beaulab) and Garth, a son (Timothy Mark). (The Manor, 1953-56.)
ENGAGEMENTS
York, and Wendy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Burke, 14 Clive Grave,
Hollybank, York. (Queen's, 1951-58.) BURTON—YOUNGER. Stephen Paul Burton, 36 Manor Drive, Acomb,
York, and Judith Margaret, only daughter of Mrs. J. E. and the late
Mr. J. P. Younger, 29 New Walk Terrace, York. (Queen's, 1956-60.) HOLT—JOHNSON. Denis Raymond Holt and Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Johnson, of Hull. (Queen's, 1951-57.) KIRKUS—LOMAS. Ian Kirkus, 10 Moorland Road, Fulford, York, and
Phoebe Helen Lomas, Mosley Hall, Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire. (The
Rise, 1956-61.) STRIKE—GREEN Waynman Strike, "The Trees", Elton, Stockton-on-
Tees, and Paula, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Green, "Wynrose", 191
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CROWE—MELLAND. On 14th September, 1963, at Kensington
Registry Office, London, Robert Ensell Crowe, of York, to Alexandra
Cecilia Melland, of Kingskerswell, Devon. (Temple, 1953-58.) JENNER—LOWTHER. On 3rd July, 1963, at St. Stephen's Church,
Acomb, York, Peter Riley Jenner to Margaret Elizabeth Lowther, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Nicholson, of York. (The Manor, 1951-59.)
DEATH
LYTH.—On 9th November, 1963, at Keswick, Dr. J. C. Lyth (1897 -1902).
OLD PETERITE GOLF CLUB
The meeting for Commemoration, 1963, was held at the York Golf Club's course at Strensall, near York, on Sunday, 28th July.
The meeting for the "Burnett" Trophy was fortunate in having good weather and the results were as follows:— J. M. Booth, 71-1=70. N. R. Burnett, 90-19=71. R. A. Elliott, 82-10=72. D. Brown, 86-12=74. A. T. Booth, 77-2=75. A. M. Robson, 78-1=77. L. E. Shenker, 90-12=78. P. Crowe, 107-24=83. H. Bamforth, 102-18=84. J. N. Bamforth, 104-18=86. Messrs. P. Middlebrook and P. Dronfield were not able to complete their rounds.
J. M. Booth won the "Burnett" Trophy for the second year running.
After golf was finished a very pleasant evening was enjoyed at The Highwayman Inn, Sheriff Hutton, a few miles down the road from the Club.
Next year's competition has been arranged already by Paul Middlebrook and this will be held over the Selby Golf Club's course on Sunday, 26th July.
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