HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE In an extremely successful term the two events perhaps most outstanding were our becoming the first House to win all four Cross-country Cups, and the great success of the House Play. At the beginning of term we welcomed one new junior, Fairhurst. Soon afterwards both Cross-country teams were training under the guidance of 'P. M. Emsley. In the Senior event R. J. D. Wilson led almost the whole way to win the Individual Cup. The team retained the team Plate with Vooght well placed at third, and Dew and White also doing particularly well. Vooght was awarded his House Colours for his performance in the Cross-country. Later in the term our Junior Long Run team, despite Outhwaite's unfortunate illness, completely crushed their opposition to retain both the Individual Cup, convincingly won by Zissler, and the Team Cup. Waller also did well to come third. We could not retain the Chess Cup, and managed only fourth place in the Athletics Standards, but our Squash team, under Vooght, swept through the competition, so gaining the Squash Cup for the first time for many years. Near the end of term Metcalfe distinguished himself by winning the Montgomery of Alamein Prize with a lecture on Peter the Great, despite at the same time carrying a sizable part in the House Play, "The Critic", by Sheridan. With a vast cast of 33, and two completely different sets, the play presented quite a challenge and indeed almost foundered at the start. However, in Clarke's hands the play progressed quietly to a final performance which exceeded all hopes. With nearly all the House involved, it is hard to single out names, but of the actors Bennitt, Donnelly and Metcalfe deserve special mention; Biddle helped considerably in production, Stott in designing the sets and Crombie and Oxley in building them However, these few were enthusiastically supported by actors and scene-builders, who contributed in no small way to the success of the whole effort. At the end of term A. W. Perry left us for six months' break before starting at Oxford next October, and he carries all our good wishes.
THE MANOR At the beginning of term M. V. Smith became Head of House, and H. N. Blackford was made a •SChool Monitor. Two new House Monitors, P. F. Nettleton and A. Youle, were also appointed. Early in the term we learned that Mr. Dodds is to leave at the end of the Summer Term to take up a headmastership in Surrey, and that Mr. P. H. Bolton will succeed him as Housemaster. In the sphere of sport the prospects are beginning to improve after two years in the doldrums. The Cross-country team managed to come third, with the captain, I. L. Holmes, leading them in: the Junior Long Run team went one better and came second—a fine effort on their part. Perhaps the biggest surprise of all was that we came first in the standards—justand so won the Athletics Shield, since the Sports were cancelled. Sub5
