June 1969

HOUSE NOTES DRONFIELD HOUSE In the Christmas term Mr. R. H. Hubbard joined us as Assistant Housemaster. R. S. Johnson was appointed Head of House, with T. M. Day an additional School Monitor. I. A. Blomfield, S. R. Buckman, D. J. Moss, J. A. Pease and A. H. Powell were appointed House Monitors. J. P. Gee was also made a House Monitor later in the term.

In the rugger House matches fortune did not favour the House. The Junior team was beaten by a strong Queen's team, the eventual winners.

In the Senior competition, the captain, D. J. Moss, could only play at half-pace due to a leg injury. Without Moss's placekicking, the team lost an extremely exciting match with School House, 8-9. Both House league teams scored several victories, but neither was outstanding.

In the inter-House basketball competition, once again injuries limited the team's performance. In the Senior event, the House lost 4-9 to the eventual winners, School House.

On the penultimate Sunday of term a House Carols evening was held.

T. M. Day and A. H. Powell organised a most successful evening. Mrs. Coulthard kindly provided hot drinks for the participants.

A considerable number of boys helped to produce the School plays.

A. H. Powell, R. J. Brockbank and G. A. Hunt who acted, and I. A. Blomfield, the stage manager, and J. P. Gee, the set and programme designer, all deserve special mention.

At the end of the Christmas term Johnson and Pease left and I. A. Blomfield became Head of House with D. J. Moss as an additional School Monitor.

At the beginning of the Easter term we welcomed R. A. Stephenson into our Junior year and Sami Eid as a second year Senior.

Although our cross-country teams were not victorious, M. S. Bidgood deserves special mention for winning the Junior event.

In athletics standards all members of the house excelled themselves to the full and as a result of this we were well in front when the competition was unfortunately abandoned. However, in the indoor competitions which were provided because of the cancelling of the athletics, the Junior section of the House acquitted themselves well in the mini-swimming sports while the Seniors reached the final of the volley ball competition to be beaten by The Grove.

This term saw the third Dronfield House play, The Mayor of Lower Thrustlethwait. Many members of the House contributed to this successful event both behind and on stage. Our producer, A. H. Powell, and leading performers H. H. S. Kaye, J. D. Willis and C. J. Watson all deserve special mention. Many thanks to Mrs. Coulthard, Mrs. Hall and Mr. Hubbard for their expert assistance behind the scenes.

R.S.J. and I.A.B. GROVE HOUSE Mr. Nixon took over from Mr. Harding as Housemaster of The Grove, and we would like to give him and Mrs. Nixon our best wishes, while thanking Mr. and Mrs. Harding for all they have done for us. Mr. 7