Old Peterite News

This is because, by his mission in life and by his training, the vicar will make it his business to know, for example, all who are ill in the village, and will be visiting them regularly. He will be aware of the less publicised calamities that are afflicting his fellow villagers. He will make it his first concern to care for people, at a time when an offering of friendship, or the speaking of God's comfort, is particularly sought for. This is work that cannot be rushed. Friendships of this kind will not form overnight.

The vicar, too, has opportunities to speak to groups of people. He uses sermons to teach the Christian faith. But perhaps his most fundamental work is to encourage people to grow closer to our Lord, and help them to realise that God meets their deepest needs.

He meets with the church council to plan the life of the church. Working with such groups demands from him gifts of perceptiveness of how people are thinking, and of what their real needs are.

Using his gifts of diplomacy, the vicar is often able to create bridges of understanding between differing village groups. As a reasonably detached outsider he can frequently help to keep explosive affairs in the village within proportion.

For all this work he needs to be a man praying regularly about his responsibilities and for the people he comes in contact with.

Then lying behind his pastoral concern, the vicar has the responsibility for maintaining buildings and plant. He has an office from which he administers the quite considerable amount of paperwork even a small parish requires.

But for all this part of his life, people come first, singly or in groups, each of them a child of God, valuable in His eyes.

J.N.T.H.

A meeting of the General Committee of the Old Peterite Club was held at the School on December 13th.

F. W. B. Pacey was unanimously elected the President of the Club.

A Sub-Committee was organised to consider a memorial for K. H. Rhodes and how an appeal should be formed.

Dates for Regional dinners were announced as follows:—

NORTH WEST—Friday, March 6th at the Bracket Arms, Wigan. Organiser: G. E. L. Graham, Netherby House, Wigan, Lancs.

SHEFFIELD—Friday, May 1st at the Royal Victoria Hotel, Sheffield 4. Organiser— E. D. W. Fulbrook, 1 Barnes Lane, Dronfield, Woodhouse, Sheffield.

EAST RIDING—Friday May 29th at the Highfield Country Club, Driffield. Organiser: P. S. Atkinson, "Greystones", Garton, Driffield.

It was resolved that the next meeting of the General Committee should be held on Saturday, February 28th, 1970. The Hon. Secretary (D. Kirby, 7a St. Peter's Grove, Clifton, York) would like to receive any items for inclusion on the agenda by February 18th. 38

COMMEMORATION, 1970

Old Peterites are reminded that the 1970 School Commemoration will be held on July 10th, 11th and 12th, and Old Peterites are urged to support it.

The Headmaster has again kindly agreed that a limited number of unaccompanied O.P.s (in order of application) can be accommodated in the Junior School, charge 15s. Od. per night for bed and breakfast.

Old Peterites are reminded that the President of the Club will, as is customary at Commemoration, lay a wreath on the Memorial Shrine in the Ante-Chapel at 10.30 a.m. on Saturday, July 11th, and it is hoped that O.P.s attending Commemoration will accompany him.

The O.P. Club Annual Dinner will be held at the School on Saturday, July 1 1 th (price £1 2s. 6d.). It is hoped that Old Peterites, who wish to come to the Dinner, will apply for tickets in good time.

Organisers for the O.P. teams for the Sporting Events, with whom members wishing to take part are asked to communicate, are as follows:—

Boat Races: C. R. G. McNeil, Thorganby Lodge, Thorganby, York.

Cricket: J. A. Shouksmith, Denstone College, Preparatory School, Smallwood Manor, Uttoxeter, Staffs.

Golf : P. J. Middlebrook, "Highfield", Brayton, Selby, Yorks.

Tennis: B. Jones, 12 Elm Park Vale, Stockton Lane, York.

NOTES

The following crested neckwear is available:-

All-silk crested ties ... 20s. Od. each, postage free.

Terylene crested ties ... 13s. Od. each, postage free.

All-silk bow ties 12s. 3d. each, postage free.

All-silk batswings 20s. Od. each, postage free.

All-silk squares 60s. Od. each, postage free.

All-silk cravats 34s. Od. each, postage free.

WEST RIDING OLD PETERITE DINNER

The West Riding Old Peterite Annual Dinner was held at the Griffin Hotel, Leeds, on Thursday, October 30th, 1969.

Present: —The Headmaster, A. R. Barratt, J. Bavister, S. H. Beetham, I. A. Blomfield, T. H. Burdon, M. A. Butterworth, C. I. Chadwick, R. T. Clark, J. Dronfield, R. A. Field, J. Gillgrass, H. J. Gration, M. Hallas, J. C. Houghton, D. Kirby, R. G. Le Pla, G. F. B. Mitchell, J. E. Moore, B. M. Nendick, F. N. Newdick, F. N. Parkin, G. D. Parkin, J. S. Place, A. W. Raylor, J. M. Raylor, J. C. M. Rayson, J. Shirtcliffe, D A. Stabler, C. W. Thompson, E. G. Thompson. 39

The London Old Peterite Annual Dinner was held at the Charing Cross Hotel on Friday, 14th November, 1969.

Present : —The Headmaster, F. C. Beaumont, C. J. Bevan, R. Bower, M. L. Bywater, M. N. Coates, A. B. Cooper, J. H. Crook, J. M. Dickenson, J. B. Dixon, J. M. L. Dook, J. Dronfield, P. J. Dronfield, B. J. Eastwood, J. R. Eggleshaw, T. P. N. Fawcett, P. Garbett, J. B. Gedge, H. A. L. Golightly, G. E. L. Graham, J. Griffiths, J. A. Hanson, A. J. E. Hodges, M. J. Hollis, M. E. Hudson, D. Kirby, C. W. Leach, C. H. Lewis, T. J. Lewis, N. M. Lumley, P. K. Masser, J. B. Matthews, R. H. Metcalfe, C. J. Pattison, R. I. Pigg, F. H. Potter, D. R. Proctor, R. M. E. Raley, P. J. F. Robson, J. Scholefield, C. W. H. Sergeant, A. A. Short, R. J. H. Skerrett, J. Smith, D. H. Tate, A. G. Wilson.

OLD PETERITE NOTES

SIR GODFREY FISHER (1896-1904) whose death is recorded in this issue, had presented to the Library in 1962 a copy of his book "Barbary Legend" which is now being translated into Arabic.

DR. J. L. WIGHTMAN (1916-1921) who died on November 23rd, was well-known in York as a general practitioner and as the Police Surgeon and Medical Officer to the Fire Brigade; he was a past President of the British Medical Association in York.

The sudden death of D. E. COULSON (1954-60) at the age of only twenty-eight, came as a deep shock to his many friends, and cut short his promising career as a teacher. It is with great sorrow • that we record that K. D. LOCKWOOD (Temple 1960-66) has died aged 22, after a successful and promising career at

Durham University.

REV. M. J. BADDELEY (1947-1955) has been appointed Chaplain of

Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.

LIEUT. D. L. MARSHALL, R.E., is at Durham University learning

Arabic before being posted to the Middle East.

PATTINSON: at Ashington Maternity Unit on November 6th, to Malcolm and Ailie (nee Kay) a son, Jonathan Michael. (The Rise 195661).

D. K. HODD (Grove 1951-55) would welcome news of O.P.s at his new address (see changes).

J. M. WARD (Temple 1950-56) has become manager of the Sutton Coldfield branch of Burnley Building Society.

The highly successful record of Old Peterites at Durham over the past few years, when three of them were in the University 1st V, culminated in the winning of the B.U.S.F. title by J. C. RICHARD-

SON in December.

R. J. SHIELDS (Grove 1958-61) who went from St. Peter's to Welbeck

College, ran again as an Old Blue for Cambridge University against

Oxford in the Cross Country race at Roehampton. LEES—CREASER: Charles Nicholas Thomas Lees (Grove 1963-4,

Dronfield 1964-7), only son of the late Mr. and Mrs. R. Lees, of

Barnburgh, nr. Doncaster, to Miss Laraine M. Creaser, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Creaser, also of Barnburgh. (Announced on

December 25th, 1969). PRECIOUS—HOGG: on July 26th, 1969, at St. Oswald's Church, Durham, John R. Precious (Manor 1955-60) to Miss Judi A. Hogg, youngest daughter of the Deputy Chief Constable of Durham City, and Mrs. W. E. Hogg.

O.P. CHANGES OF ADDRESS

ANDERSON, T. D. F., Hillside Cottage, Appleton-le-Street, Malton, Yorkshire. Tel. Amotherby 231. BADDELEY, Rev. M. J., 4 Windsor Road, Cambridge. CB4 3JW. (Chaplain of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. CB3 ODG). BAT-nucK, W. B., 22 Didsbury Park, Manchester. M20 OLJ. BEACHELL, P. M., 5 Eden Grange, Little Corby, Carlisle, Cumberland. BRISBY, J. C., Brackenhill, Oldstead, York. YO6 4BL. CAMFIELD, Major A. A., R.A.O.C., British Liaison Officer, Canadian

School of Administration & Logistics, Canadian Forces Base Borden,

Borden, Ontario, Canada. CLAYBOURN, G. R., "St. Ives House", New Road, Teignmouth, Devon.

Tel. Teignmouth 4291. CLEGG, Dr. M. T, 14 The Cranbrooks, Wheldrake, York. DENLEY-HILL, Capt. S. K., A.C.C., 73 Woodlands Avenue, Pencoed, Nr.

Bridgend, Glamorganshire. DICK, N. J., 14 Aldersyde, Tadcaster Road, York. Tel. York 66101. DRONFIELD, Dr. M. W., County Hospital, York. DRONFIELD, P. J., 36 Peaslands Road, Saffron Walden, Essex. ECKERT, D. V., 66 Nelson Street, South Bank, Middlesbrough, Teesside. FAIRHURST, Midshipman G. M., R.N., H.M.S. "Rothesay", BF.P.O. (Ships), London. FAWCETT, H. G. N., 133 Honor Oak Road, London, S.E.23. Tel. 01-699 6843. FAWCETT, T. P. N., 67 Belsize Park Gardens, London, N.W.3. Tel. 01405 7077.

GOUGH, C. W., 5 Quarrie Dene Court, Henconner Lane, Leeds, 7. GREEN, N. J. S., 12 Wentworth Crescent, Forest Avenue, Starbeck, Harrogate, Yorkshire GREGORY, C. B. M., 50 Bonaly Avenue, Colinton, Edinburgh. EH13 OET.

Tel. 031-441 1626. HILLYARD, F. H. 6 Cuckoo Hill Road, Pinner, Middlesex, -HAS lAY.

Tel. 01-868 8617. HODD, D. K., P.O. Box 127, Plymouth, Montserrat, West Indies. HOLGATE E., 9 Village Street, Edwalton, Nottingham. NG12 4AB. HOLGATE E. M., 9 Village Street, Edwalton, Nottingham, NG12 4AB. KIRKE, V. P. U. St.G., 16 Hanbury Road, Clifton, Bristol. BS8 2EP. Tel. 37802. LAYFIELD, T. D. J., "Thorntrees", Middleton Road, Hutton Rudby, Yarm,

Yorkshire. MARSHALL, Lieut. D. L., R.E., c/o National Provincial Bank Ltd., Crewe

Road, Alsager, Stoke-on-Trent. MILNE, M. S., 56 Whakatiki Street, Upper Hutt, New Zealand. POWELL, M. T., S.C.A.R.P., P.O. Box 24, Khairpur Mirs, via Karachi,

W. Pakistan. PRECIOUS, J. R., 7 Cromer Court, Eaglescliffe, Co. Durham. PROUDFOOT, R. H., 24 Grange Avenue, Spofforth, Nr. Harrogate, Yorkshire. Tel. Spofforth 677. RUCKLIDGE, J. M., 13 Moncrieffe Road, Sheffield. S7 1HQ. Tel. Sheffield 51600. Rumurr, D. T., St. Olave's, 30A, Westfields, Richmond, Yorkshire. Tel.

Richmond 2836.

SHERIFF, E., 41 Crossways, Badger Hill, Hull Road, York. SHUBROOK, Flt. Lt. D. C., B.A., R.A.F., c/o Barclays Bank, Church Street,

Woodbridge, Suffolk. SIMPSON, F. M., c/o De Heer J. Braak, Oosteinderweg 170, Aalsmeer,

Holland. SMITH, P. N. B., Barclays Bank Ltd., Local Head Office, P.O. Box No. 37, 1 Pavement, York, YO1 1YR. STEELE, P. M., Apsley Lodge, 35 Oakwood Road, Horley, Surrey. TURNER, H. G., "The Point", 18 Richmond Drive, Mapperley Park, Nottingham, NG3 5EL. Tel. Nottingham 65233. WARD, J. M., 33 West View Road, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire. WHITAKER, E. A., Flat No. 6, Stumperlowe Mansions, Fulwood, Sheffield, 10, Tel. Sheffield 305346.