C.C.F. NOTES Coxswain Evans was appointed Contingent Coxswain when C.S.M. Lockwood left. It might here be explained to outside readers that in a C.C.F. with all three Service Sections the senior N.C.O. of the Contingent may come from any of the three; thus the Royal Navy Section would provide a Contingent Coxswain or a Contingent Petty Officer, the Army Section, the traditional Company Sergeant Major, and the Royal Air Force Section has in earlier years provided a Contingent Warrant Officer. Over thirty new boys have now completed a term in the Pre-entry section, and will enter the Contingent in the Summer Term. Apart from normal training, a Field Day was held on 1st March. The Royal Navy Section went to H.M.S. "Calliope", the Royal Air Force Section visited Linton on Ouse and the Air Traffic Control Centre near Preston, while the Army Section had an exercise at Ripon Parks. The Pre-entry recruits visited the Royal Engineers Depot at Ripon, and then had a map reading exercise, organised by Sergeants Marsden and Slater, which finished at Ripon Parks. The Army Proficiency Test was held on the same day, conducted by the Depot, The Yorkshire Brigade at Strensall; nine out of the twelve candidates were successful. For the last parade of the term, on 22nd March, there was a full drill period, culminating in a March Past, which gave the new Band, under Drum Major J. F. Brown, the chance to show that it has come on very well. The Salute was taken by Group Captain R. H. Crompton, O.B.E., B.A., the Station Commander of Royal Air Force, Linton on Ouse. Petty Officer D. J. McKenzie is congratulated on being selected to go to Canada as a member of the Imperial Cadet Association Rifle Team, representing the C.C.F. and A.C.F. against the Canadian Cadets. He will be in Canada for almost a month, in August.
R.N. SECTION At the beginning of the term, the following promotions were made: L/Sea. D. J. McKenzie to Petty Officer ic. L/Sea. R. J. Mawer to 2 i/c. A.B. A. G. Bird to L/Sea. and Section Writer. A.B. R. L. Harrison to L/Sea. i/c Stores. A.B. G. H. Fairhurst to L/Sea. i/c Blake Division. Later in the term B. Lark, J. S. Nixon and 'R. P. Taylor were successful in the A.B. exam and were promoted to A.Bs. The section spent the Field Day at its parent establishment, H.M.S. "Calliope" at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. On arrival we were shown two films and were then drilled. After lunch we were instructed on gunnery and seamanship, followed by a lecture on radar. Lt. Col. Hamilton addressed us, and after tea we returned to York. It was unfortunate that H.M.S. "Northumbria" was undergoing repairs at the time, as more practical experience would have been gained by sailing in her. The new mast arrived during the term and it is hoped that it will be rigged in the near future.
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