seemed, the audience). We all appreciated some accomplished comic acting from Baby and Rivers in the main roles. In the school's performances of "St. Nicolas", School House as usual gave much musical support, but perhaps more noteworthy was the performance in Chapel on the last Sunday of term of Britten's "Abraham and Isaac", sung by M. P. Baby and R. A. Howat and accompanied by T. M. Day. A great deal of hard work went into its preparation and was repaid by the appreciative reception it had from many members of the School. By and large the term was a tumultuous one, but, considering that there were trial exams for many, a very active one in a large number of fields.
P.D.W.
TEMPLE The term began with Mr. Kirby as Housemaster while Mr. Croft was on leave in Cambridge. He was assisted by Mr. Stimpson, a student master. M. A. Cantrell, R. I. D. Mcllroy, J. S. Place and A. Scaife were appointed House Monitors to replace those who left at Christmas. The House Chess Team, having lost two of last term's members, lost the cup to Queen's in the final after beating Manor. After much training under the enthusiastic leadership of J. R. Lund, the Cross-Country team had a resounding success. They beat the Grove into second place by 51 points and M. A. Cantrell won the individual cup, with R. J. Hamilton-Williams coming in third. After a great deal of practice the Junior Long Run Team, although weakened by illness, did very well to come second, only three points behind Dronfield. In Squash the House Team won their match against School House, 3-2, only to lose, 0-3, to Manor in the semi-final. After much practice by the members of the Shooting Team, they were unfortunate to get only 364 points in the actual shoot. This gave them third place, 5 points down on the winners. Some successes by a few gave the House sixth place in the standards for Athletics. The Sports day was a dull one for the House, brightened only by a few fourth places and by M. A. Cantrell coming first in the 880 yds. and second in the 440 yds. The cup for the mile had already been won by him Junior House colours were awarded to R. J. Hamilton-Williams for the efforts he has made for the House in both Running and Rugby. The House made history by producing its first ever play this term. We chose "The Good Woman of Setzuan" by Bertolt Brecht. This challenging play was produced (and reduced) by Mr. Stimpson. A great deal of time and effort was put into its production by over two thirds of the House. The set constructors and lighting operators did well to overcome all difficulties and raise such an ambitious stage, set and lighting in the gym. The totally inexperienced actors were successful in keeping their audience interested for one hour and forty minutes. This was achieved by a number of unintentional jokes which relieved the seriousness of such a moralising play. Audience reaction was favourable and there is much enthusiasm among the participants for another play in the future. P.T.S. 12
