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. Sub- 5

sequently W. R. Pickersgill and M. V. Smith were awarded House Colours and N. J. Beards, I. R. D. McGrath, A. S. Medlycott, C. J. A. Smith and R. A. Spilman were awarded Junior House Colours.

This term we also won the Inter-House Basketball competition, came second in the Table-tennis competition, but were knocked out in the semifinals of both Squash and Chess competitions. Mention must also be made of a flick hockey league which has flourished all term under the supervision of D. E. A. Higgins.

The House Society—now run by A. Youle—met twice this term and was addressed first by Mr. Pease and then by Mr. Bruce.

Finally, another edition of the "Manorite" is now in preparation, and the Editors would be grateful for the support (financial and literary) of Old Manorites.

QUEEN'S \

At the beginning of term J. C. Cossins succeeded D. Outhwaite as Head of House, with J. N. Ruddock and J. W. Hey joining the remaining five House Monitors. During the holidays Cossins vice-captained the East Riding Sdhoolboys' XV, and Ruddock was awarded an Exhibition in Natural Sciences to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Outhwaite and R. P. Shouksmith gained places at Oxford and Cambridge respectively. Shouksmith, later in the term, became the third House Monitor to become a Queen's 'Scout.

Hardly had we returned before the General Knowledge paper was thrust before us. Queen's gained the first two places. R. I. S. Gow won the Senior Prize, and R. W. J. Dingwall came second in the whole School and won the Fourth Form Prize by a comfortable margin. Soon after, in the Cross-country, we did anything but distinguish ourselves, and the result reflects the lackadaisical attitude of much of the senior part of the House. The Junior Long Run team did better, particularly C. A. Wood, who ran well to come second. We note, with regret, that this is the first year since 1958 that Queen's has not won a cross-country award.

On the Hockey field we have the Captain of School Hockey, Cloughton, and two Colours, D. Hunt and T. C. Mitdhell, the latter being the season's top goal scorer. Queen's and The Rise dominated the forward lines of the first two teams, and Todd is to be congratulated on the award of his 2nd XI Colours. In the Inter-House Squash competition we lost to the eventual winners. Willstrop made a belated entry into the School team and did well to gain his Colours. In the Table Tennis competition both teams remain unbeaten, and we should retain the Senior title next term. In the Fencing competition, again we lost to the eventual winners. However, we displayed much skill and talent, especially some of the junior fencers. We have our usual member of the 1st VIII, and have enough other School crew members, in support, to do well in the House rowing next term.

To turn to more cultural activities! We have easily reached the final of the Chess competition, which is to be played next term. The House Play, or rather Trilogy, proved to be very successful, under the guidance of Hey and Atkinson. They were "The Monkey's Paw", "The Crimson Coconut" and "Death on the Line". N. K. Wallace is to be commended for his leading roles in all three plays. The •important thing is that every 6

member of the House was involved, in one way or another. "Royal Purple", issued towards the end of term, is the most successful for some years. It contains articles from all parts of the House, is smaller, and has a variety of cover designs.

There is no lack of musical talent in the House. It is pleasing to see the formation of the "Queentet". We hope it will be as successful as the "Q5" was. We also have a half share in "The Intruders".

We are sorry to see Ruddock leave us, and thank him for all he has done for the House and wish him every success in the medical profession.

THE RISE

Barton and Milnes were made House Monitors at the beginning of term.

This term a new House society has risen in the place of The Rise Discussion Group. This was because the activities of the latter had become very stereotyped and attendance was poor. The new Society, named appropriately "The Rise Society", has a definite number of elected members whose attendance at meetings is expected, and its activities will be as varied as possible. Community singing has been revived in the House by the Society. We had one session this term when the whole House, stationed on the stairs and in the hall, sang traditional songs taken from the Oxford song book.

As usual, the House put every effort into the Standards, a good incentive being given by the House ladder. It was most disappointing, however, that the Sports had to be cancelled and even more so that the House average was second to The Manor's by .02 of a point.

After five years of a rather tilted stance on the House shelf we were disappointed to see the Squash Cup go, having lost to The Grove in the final.

The Fencing team did well to get to thefinal, only to be beaten by Temple. It is good to note that a keen interest is being taken in this sport by the juniors.

This term the House magazine was once again published. We would appreciate any correspondence from Old Risites for printing in the magazine. These should be addressed to the Housemaster.

SCHOOL HOUSE

This has been an uneventful term with very little illness and very little bad weather until the last week. The Athletics, having been decided by Standards only, found us lying third, quite a good result.

The production of "She Stoops to Conquer" by Dickie was, perhaps our greatest achievement. In this a large portion of the House participated and the result was well worth all the effort which was put into it. One thing may be said without fear of contradiction, and that is that the tradition for acting in the House was well maintained, and even enhanced. 7

Shah and Perks reached the final stage of the Montgomery of Alamein Prize, and although neither was successful it was to their credit that they each made a very fine effort. Perks' speech could have been rather better presented, but it, and Shah's, represented a great deal of research.

The House is still well represented on the Debating Society Committee and Spencer's effort in the Inter-Schools' Debating Contest was very commendable.

House Proms have continued to function and to be supported by a smaller number than usual of enthusiasts.

The Ecclesia has not held a meeting this term, nor has the Junior House Debating Society, and this is a cause for regret.

It cannot often happen that a House loses three School Monitors and one House Monitor at the end of an Easter Term, but that is what we are experiencing. Inevitably it will cause a big change in the management of the House but we are sure that the gaps will be capably filled by Spencer as Head of House and Eastaugh as a new House Monitor.

In saying goodbye to Brown, Richardson, Dickie and Gregg we are saying goodbye to four boys who have worked their way steadily up the House using their varied skills in many ways. We hope that they will continue to use and develop those skills in their future life. Best wishes to them all.

TEMPLE

We give our heartiest congratulations to E. P. Raynes on gaining his Scholarship to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and also to G. Hattee on his Scholarship to Keble College, Oxford.

With the retirement of E. P. Raynes, C. J. Kitching and G. Watson from the School scene, M. E. Raine became Head of House and G. Hattee, P. A. J. Gibson and R. Scaife House Monitors.

The only scholastic achievement worth noting this term is that C. D. Hamilton-Williams won the Frank Pick Prize for Design.

The House has had a good term at sport. M. E. Raine captained the 2nd XI Hockey capably, C. Ryan coxed the 1st VIII and R. Scaife and K. D. Lockwood rowed in the 3rd VIII. A. N. Ferrar and J. Pawson fenced for the School, Ferrar being re-awarded his minor Sports Colours. J. H. Russell, J. D. Martin and J. A. F. Bilsborough represented the School at Chess. I. B. Robertson, J. C. H. Wright, T. B. Ward and M. E. Raine nearly competed against Bootham in the Athletics match.

In the Cross-country we were second to The Grove, I. B. Robertson coming second. A. D. Bailey was awarded his House Colours and R. A. Peacock his Junior House Colours. Temple retained the Fencing Cup for the third year by beating Queen's and The Rise; J. Pawson was awared his House Colours. In the Squash competition we were defeated in the first round by The Rise, but we gained our revenge in the Chess when we beat The Rise in the first round; in the second round we lost to School House. With Athletics being decided on standards we did not do very well, but J. C. H. Wright won the Senior Mile and T. B. Ward the Intermediate 3