House Notes

SEPTEMBER TO MARCH

DRONFIELD

of The Christmas term began with Chris Beall being appointed Head House for his final term. The main sporting activity of the first month of the term was Athletics. John Taylor gained maximum points in the standards in which we were placed fifth. On Sports Day good achieve-

ments by Mike Bidgood and James Brockbank helped us into a similar

position.

Our efforts were then turned towards the house singing competition, arid, with an old song entitled "The Sloop John B.", the large enthusiastic choir, led by Chris Hazel and Andrew Buckman, came first, equal with Queen's.

Mike Bidgood, Andrew Buckman and Chris Hazel were awarded

their senior colours whilst James Brockbank received his junior house colours.

In the house rugby competition we succumbed to Grove in the semi- als in a close match, despite the fine coaching and leadership of our ptain, Steve Kirby. Eleven members of the house represented the hool at rugby during the term, whilst we also had the School captain f football, Chris Beall, and two other members of the 1st XI.

In internal competitions Chris showed his versatility by winning the ble tennis, whilst Steve Kirby won the darts. They were both run by •hris Hazel, who also featured in the Radio 5 concert and the School lay, in which Graeme Perks acted as well.

Many thanks to Simon Fenwick and David Richardson for running e library, David Yates for looking after the papers and to Tim tephenson for organising the house carol concert.

After seven terms with us Mr. D. Du Croz has finally fallen to the

"Study 7 Curse" and we would like to thank him very much for all he has done in the house and wish both him and his wife much happiness in the future.

We heard over the Christmas holidays that Chris Beall was successful in his attempt to enter St. John's College, Oxford and wish him every success in the future. Upon his departure Mike Bidgood was appointed Head of House and Andrew Buckman and John Hudson were made School monitors.

The start of the Easter term saw us welcoming three new faces. Martin Belton had transferred from Temple, whilst Mr. D. ChapmanSmith is staying with us for just two terms to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Du Croz. The third, Tom Pfeiffer, was a German visitor from

Miinster, who had exchanged with Martin Tighe for the term.

We enjoyed a creditable term on the inter-house front, a splendid

example being given at the outset by the training of the senior crosscountry team conducted by Chris Hazel and Mr. Chapman-Smith. We

benefited greatly from this and the team finished third, whilst Mike

Bidgood was fourth. He later came second in the first ever inter-School match against Tadcaster G.S. Our best position in the junior long run

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was by Tim Kirby, who finished fifth. In both the squash and chess we fell in the first round, going down 3-0 to School and 4-1 to Temple respectively.

Our one-man fencing team, David Taylor, won the inter-house sabre competition and is fencing in the Public Schools Tournament, as well as the County championships, during the Easter holidays.

In the six-a-side hockey tournament we lost 2-0 to Queen's, the eventual winners, in the semi-finals. The swimming competition saw us finish second in the standards and fourth in the sports with many featuring in some very exciting races.

An unusual hobby that is starting to become popular is that of trainspotting. The largest users of the telescope (it apparently enables one to see the numbers from a variety of spots around the School, thus it is unnecessary to walk to the station), are Philip Wormald and Grant White, but they are rapidly indoctrinating others.

On the whole the house has had a number of successes in various fields throughout the past two terms, and this has reflected in the happy and informal atmosphere within the house.

M.S.B.

GROVE

. Three of last year's middle sixth stayed with us to enter Oxford or Cambridge: Neil Bowen, Chris Brown, Derek Dempsey. We congratulate them all on gaining places.

The sporting year started with the Athletics in which all members of the Grove put in a commendable effort, the House coming 3rd in the standards. The Grove had very few good individual athletes and on Sports Day our only success was Gary Schmidt. He won the 1500 m and the 800 m, adding two more cups to the shelf.

The house singing competition brought about a recital of "Yellow Rose of Texas" from the Grove. This was rehearsed and sung in good spirit, and although we didn't win I'm sure that we were the most entertaining house.

The junior Rugby was captained by Peter Webster. The side was unlucky to be drawn against the eventual winners, Queen's, in the first round. The Grove, however, won the senior Rugby cup. The team included six players who played for the 1st XV, three in the 3rd XV. one in the Under 16 XV and two junior middles; the remaining places were filled by other enthusiasts. It is because of their efforts that the Grove were able to win (Richard McMahon, Derek Dempsey, John Bowen, Chris Duckling). In the final we had a very close match against Rise and just managed to beat them 7-6.

We congratulate Chris Brown on winning the cup for the most improved rugby player and also for winning the cup for the most improved young swimmer in York.

At the end of a long Christmas term we had a break from the usual routine and had a sort of Christmas Party. Everyone contributed to the entertainment. Mr. Nixon sang a song; Mrs. Nixon read some poetry; the monitors held a drag beauty competition (in which we congratulate Peter Cass on his nomination as Miss Grove 1973), the Lower Sixth sang about lumberjacks, and J. D. Spence played the piano to the amusement of the rest of the house.

With contributions left over from "The Grove Improvement Fund" we started a new house library. It has a wide range of books and is being used very intensively.

At the end of the Christmas term Gary Schmidt and Ian Stephenson were awarded their house colours.

Mr. Nixon went to Cambridge for the Easter term and we welcomed Mr. Hubbard as our House Master for the term. He survived the term in good spirit and only needed to take a few weekends.

Ian Stephenson was appointed a School monitor.

In sport we reached the final of the water polo. We met Queen's in the final and not even the hard shooting of Nigel Foley could save us. In the Squash we lost to Manor in the semi-final. In the Cross-Country we came fifth with our top individual being Gary Schmidt, who came fifth. I believe that our big success was in the house karate and judo competitions.

The Grove lost two very good actors in Neil Bowen and Chris Brown but still managed to put on a very commendable House play, "We bombed in New Haven". It was produced by Richard McMahon and I'm sure that everyone who was in it, or saw it, enjoyed it very much. We also thank Jane Johnson for being our Red Cross girl. R.N.K.

THE MANOR

CHRISTMAS TERM

At the beginning of the year Mike Ray was appointed Head of House with Chris Pallant a School Monitor and the rest of the upper year were appointed house monitors.

The past term has been a busy one for the house and although there were no material rewards, much has been gained from the many and varied pursuits undertaken.

The first sporting event of the term was Athletics and the majority of the House, under the exemplary leadership of Andrew Beadnall, tried very hard at the standards but were only able to gain fifth position. However, on Sports Day our athletes surpassed themselves and we came a close second, an admirable improvement on previous years. All credit must go to the individuals concerned, notably Kevin McCarter for winning the Gofton Cup, Antony Yates, John Crossley and the Junior Relay team for establishing new School records.

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On the rugby field Manor was well represented in School teams at

all levels. Chris Pallant was captain of the 1st XV, and Malcolm Bruce and Dave Eddell were awarded their colours. Mike Ray captained the 2nd •XV, Marcus Haw the Junior Colts, Chris Harland the U.14's, and Ridley Clayburn was awarded his 2nd XV colours. Unfortunately this

wealth of talent was mostly in the forwards, and in the first round of the Senior House Match we were not able to contain a strong Rise threequarter line. The Juniors, led by Fred Needler, played with great spirit against a strong School House side, but once again unluckily went down.

The School soccer team contained its share of Manorites with Dick Harland, Richard Tasker and Paul Townsend prominent. Chris Harland and Steven Bruce-Jones gained notable success in their respective Squash and Orienteering spheres. In the swimming baths, life saving continued with many juniors achieving awards under the coaching of John Ray

and Philip Jones.

Athletic prowess is not all that matters by any means: David Livingston organised a sponsored swim for Shelter, which raised over £100 and involved many Manorites swimming and sponsoring. Manorites could be seen featuring prominently in the "Taming of the Shrew" both on and off the stage, once again demonstrating our extremely diverse

range of talents.

Thanks are due once more to Mr. and Mrs. Shuttlesworth for a great party enjoyed by all. Every year made a contribution with the highlight

of the evening being the monitorial "beauty contest".

At the end of the term Mike Ray was awarded his Senior House Colours and Chris Harland and Peter Clare their Junior House Colours.

There is only one leaver, Chris Pallant, who goes to Lincoln College,

Oxford to read P.P.E. We wish him well.

EASTER TERM

At the beginning of term Richard Harland was appointed a School

monitor.

Carrying on from last term this has once again been a busy and successful session involving boys of all ages, in a variety of pursuits.

Once more Manorites could be seen taking key roles in School teams.

In the Hockey Paul Johnston was awarded his 1st XI cap, with Paul

Townsend and Steve Hawkswell gaining places in the 2nd XI, the former receiving his colours. In Rowing, Mike Ray and Dave Eddell gained places in the 1st VIII, the former achieving notable success when his

four, coxed by Andrew Gray, won the Tyne Head of the River.

Without doubt the highlight of the term was the House Play, directed by Andrew Beadnall, whose meticulous organisation culminated in a glorious evening. Over half the House was involved in some way; the principal actor was Simon Dench, and other leading roles were taken by Steven Bruce-Jones, Richard Tasker, Andrew Gray and Richard Harland. Thanks should go to the producer Mike Ray, Dave Livingston for his posters, and to Andrew Thornton for stepping into a vital role at short

notice.

In the Cross Country, the senior team showed plenty of spirit, and were rewarded with 2nd place. The captain, Nigel Pritchard was our front-runner, coming in a remarkable eighth position, and he was closely backed up by the Ray brothers. In the Junior Long Run, we were robbed of victory when Chris Harland, lying fourth, was disqualified, and we had to be content with another second place. Most of the credit should go to Edward Storey who ran with great determination to gain second place.

In the Squash we did exceptionally well to beat Rise in the first round and Grove in the second, but unfortunately in the final, Queen's wealth of team players proved too much for us. Special mention should go to Chris Harland who played with brilliance and determination throughout.

In the Swimming, Manor did outstandingly well to win the Standards Cup, but unfortunately owing to two of our key swimmers being ill, second place was the best we could manage in the Sports. Kevin McCarter, Victor Matthews and Tom Reay all swam admirably. Lifesaving in the evening continued with another batch of Juniors gaining their Bronze Medallion.

Andrew Thornton organised an Indoor Soccer competition which was very much enjoyed and appreciated by all.

The Manor has once again been in the forefront of the charity fund raisers, when Mike Ray organised a very successful School Dance which raised over £30 for the British Diabetics Association. Thanks also to Richard Tasker for his help with the administration.

At the end of the term Nigel Pritchard was awarded his Senior ouse Colours and Steven Bruce-Jones, Simon Dench, Marcus Haw and Edward Storey their Junior House Colours.

The past two terms have demonstrated the splendid spirit which exists throughout the House, admirably led by the Monitors and Seniors. M.S.R.

THE MANOR HOUSE PLAY

As with any amateur entertainment, a House play benefits most those engaged in staging it. However, those of Manor attached to the production of Rattigan's "Harlequinade" in the Memorial Hall, Friday 23rd February, can rest assured that their efforts gave pleasure also to many others.

The choice of play was neat and the performance clever. No lines slipped memory, few were lost at the back of the hall, and most conveyed learly Mr. Rattigan's intentions. There was a briskness about the whole oduction that fixed attention and evidenced most thorough preparation.

All of the main parts were played with competence especially those of Jack (S. Bruce-Jones) and Gosport (S. Dench). Bruce-Jones conveyed well the detachment of the producer while Dench displayed excellent timing and gave us the clearest diction of the night. But this production remained vibrant as a result of the exceptional support given by the peripheral cast.

N. Gray's "Dame Maud" was superb; P. Smith's "Joyce" gave the required balance exactly; and B. Creasy, as "Miss Fishlock'" showed convincing talent. Something of a specialist with accents, A. Beadnall made all that was possible of Mr. Burton; R. Harland's policeman was in stride and voice the classical English man in blue. A. Thornton and D. Eddell gave refreshing bursts of simple buffoonery that were needed as they entered.

The play reached a climax with a duel scene excellent both for the contest itself and the clarity of the lines spoken amidst the parries.

Unrehearsed genius reared its attractive head as A. Thornton extracted child from pram, as Tasker presented his new image to St. Peter's, as A. Gray fought with a high-heel mid-speech and as Mr. and Mrs. Palmer swayed in unison.

Congratulations to producer Beadnall and his players. D.C-S.

QUEEN'S

CHRISTMAS TERM

At the beginning of the Summer term S. P. Coverdale was appointed Vice-Head of School, R. A. Scott Head of House, M. L. Naylor Chapel Monitor, and I. S. Jamieson and S. K. Grant joined P. A. Winstanley in the Monitors' Study. We welcomed 18 new boys who swelled our numbers to 75. This increase was accommodated by the addition of Room R which now houses eight members of the Lower Sixth.

The activities of the House were extensive, starting with the appearance of "Royal Purple" edited by R. A. Scott. This was followed by coming second in the Athletic Standards and first on Sports Day, winning the shield in the last relay. S. P. Coverdale and R. A. Scott shared the sprint cup and the 400 m. cup, respectively. After the Senior Rugby team were eliminated in the semi-finals, a strong Junior team captained by G. M. Barnett regained the Junior Cup, beating The Grove, The Rise and School House.

Sporting successes outside the House were considerable. Three who deserve a special mention are S. P. Coverdale who captained Yorkshire Schoolboys Xl, I. D. Heddle, who won the National Under 16 Squash Championship, the Junior Evans Cup, and D. C. Spencer, who came second in an Under 19 International Bi-athlon held at Crystal Palace.

Led by J. J. Beadle, seventeen members of the House gave a melodious rendering of "Ilkley Moor baht 'at" coming first equal. The House music competition took on a new form consisting only of a choral section.

At the end of a successful term Junior House Colours were awarded to I. D. Heddle, R. J. Holden, A. S. Newstead and J. N. C. Turner.

It is with regret that we say goodbye to K. J. P. Mendham, and especially S. P. Coverdale whom we congratulate on gaining a place at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

EASTER TERM

On the appointment of R. A. Scott as Head of School, P. A. Winstanley became Head of House and S. J. Warren a House Monitor. We welcomed Ansgar Osewold from Miinster in an exchange for T. J. Ward.

The major sporting activity of the term was the Cross Country, Queen's winning both Senior and Junior team events. In other sporting capacities we retained the Chess Knight, won the Squash Cup, won both the Inter-House Hockey and Water Polo competitions; and were placed second in the Fencing and third in the Swimming.

Midway through the term, Queen's produced a House Play called "Unman, Wittering and Zigo" by Giles Cooper. The play was produced by R. A. Scott and C. J. Smith and was a great success, setting a high standard for the other Houses.

The term has been an extremely successful one for the House in many aspects and P. Green and G. Knowles are to be congratulated on the award of their Junior House Colours.

P.A.W.

THE RISE

CHRISTMAS TERM

For the first time in many years the House played a major part in this term's competitions. As has been the custom recently the whole House put in a lot of effort to win the Dickenson Cup for Athletics. Although not managing to score as well as last year we were still well clear of any challengers and one can only hope that this situation continues in the future. C. E. S. Monro managed to score maximum points, and there were several others just short.

On Sports Day our lack of successful athletes was shown up as we trailed in fifth place. However, E. J. M. Walmsley shared the C. H. Lewis Sprint Cup in an otherwise dismal day for the House. A. Robinson (Captain of Athletics) and E. J. M. Walmsley were awarded their Senior House Colours.

The Senior Rugby Team provided the surprise of the term when they came very close to winning the competition. Having not won a Senior House Rugby match since 1964 we were considered a push-over by a seemingly strong Manor side. However, by playing on their weaknesses we finally overcame the first round bogey with a convincing 23-0 win. In the second round the team met Queen's who have consistently beaten us in the past. This year provided a refreshing change as the team won comfortably 13-0. In the final against Grove the inspiration of previous rounds was missing and it was reflected in the game. We eventually went down to a last minute try by G. W. Schmidt after a scrappy, but tense, match. P. A. Ramsden (Captain of Rugby), T. M. Bloom and C. F. Baggs were awarded Senior House Colours, but the whole team was outstanding.

In the Junior Rugby, the House team met a weak Temple side and duly disposed of them 40-0. The second round produced a close match against a very strong Queen's side. The team went out 3-10 after a creditable performance. D. N. Potter (Capt.), J. Neale, R. E. Hudson and M. D. Ellison were awarded Junior House Colours.

In another field A. Robinson, M. W. A. Poynor, P. A. Hodges, P. D. Finegan, P. N. Withers, A. J. Marsland and D. N. Hargreaves were among those who presented yet another successful Radio 5 concert.

To round off a profitable term for the House, D. M. H. Phillips won the School Squash competition. A fine individual effort against some very skilled opposition.

EASTER TERM

The Easter term continued to be a relatively fruitless one for the House on the sports field. The first major event was the Inter-House Cross Country Race in which the team managed fourth place. Lack of practice contributed largely towards this as Rise training was minimal compared to the winners.

The House went into the water polo competition with only one recognised player in the team. In the first round they disposed of a Manor side 2-1 by a goal from C. E. S. Monro in extra time. Queen's, however, were abundant in good players and defeated the team 9-3, E. J. M. Walmsley scoring all our points.

The lower years achieved a notable success in coming third in the swimming standards, but the sports themselves were disappointing. The House failed to make any impression and trailed in last place. Unfortunately, the future promises little for Rise swimming teams.

The Junior Long Run took place towards the end of term and, although the team trained enthusiastically, they could only manage fourth position. However, J. S. M. Thomas won the event in a very convincing manner. So we can only hope he retains his interest in the sport in the future.

In other fields the Rise renewed its interest in House Plays. M. Yule produced a 30 minute comedy entitled "Russian Salad" which was entertaining, if somewhat inaudible at times. The House Chess team reached the semi-final before losing to Queen's, yet again!

The House Hockey team, which will be virtually unchanged next year, went out in the semi-finals of the competition to Grove on short corners. However, they had the distinction of being the only team not to concede a goal.

So, in all, we may look back on two terms rich in experience and

success.

P.A.R.

SCHOOL

CHRISTMAS TERM

In general this term has been a successful one for the House, although we have just missed taking first place in many activities.

Academically the House did well last year with all of our fifth formers gaining suitable "0" levels. D. W. Grice and C. J. Atkinson are to be congratulated on their excellent "A" level results.

The term started with the Athletics programme, and the House did far better than expected. On Sports Day many watched incredulously as our best athletes proved that School House can do well in Athletics.

There was some excellent running by N. Gray and C. P. Hodgson / who came in first in the 100 metres sprint and 800 metres respectively. Hodgson did very well, setting up a new intermediate 800 metres record. The lower part of the House was well represented with many second and third places. There was also a good intermediate 4 x 200 metre relay team of N. Gray, Hodgson, Lucas and Sherratt which came first in a record time. Maher is to be commended on his high jump performance which gained him first place. Overall the House came third.

The Senior House Rugby team was up against a very strong team from Queen's and our pack was consistently pushed off the ball. Some excellent play by Paul Scott at full back saved us many times, and Neil Gray at scrum-half was quick to stop many of the balls that Queen's gained ever getting to their three-quarters. We lost by 24-3, having put up a very good fight.

The Junior House team had many School team players and won their way to the final by beating Dronfield and Manor. Unfortunately, Neil Gray broke his collar bone playing for the School, and so we were not as strong as we might have been. Even so we gave the Queen's team a good run for their money with some excellent play from Sherratt and Barton. The final score was 15-3 against us, the experience of the Queen's team showing in the second half.

In the new sculling competition the House was assured of the Cup since three of the semi-finalists were from this House. The two finalists, Tree and McIlroy were both from this House and Mcllroy rowed very well to win the Cup and Trophy.

The House entry in the singing competition was enthusiastic but we did not retain the Cup. No final positions were given, all Houses being placed equal second.

In general this term held promise for good results in the future.

EASTER TERM

This term we welcomed Thomas Wille who had come on an exchange visit from Munster, Nicholas Gillgrass spending the term at school in Germany.

To look back for a moment, our congratulations to David Grice who gained an open award to Oxford University, and to Christopher Atkinson who has a place at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. 57

This term is the one of the Cross-Country runs. In the first, Christopher Hodgson ran very well to win the individual winner's Cup. Unfortunately the rest of the team were not up to this standard and the House ended up fifth overall. In the Junior Long Run our best runners were Parkinson and Bentley who came ninth and tenth respectively, the House being placed fifth.

In the Inter-House Squash competition we were beaten in the semifinals. Ian Gray produced some excellent play to beat the School's second best player in the only game that the House won.

As usual the House entered a very strong team for the Swimming competition. Simon Barton produced some excellent swimming, as did the rest of the team, particularly Graham and Radford, and we regained the Cup. But paradoxically we lost the Standards Cup coming, again, fifth.

The Inter-House Hockey competition saw the unexpected defeat of our team by Grove in the first round, the decision being made on the number of short corners we had given away.

Internally the House ran its own table-tennis competitions for our Junior and Senior members. Our congratulations go to Larcombe and Wright who won the Junior and Senior competitions respectively.

In general this term has seen an improvement in the standard of the House as a whole with perhaps a drop in the standard of our individual representatives. P.A.E.C.

TEMPLE

CHRISTMAS TERM

At the beginning of the Christmas Term J. A. Mitchell was reappointed Head of House with the retiring Chapel Monitor R. Sharpe as Vice Head of House and S. A. Atkinson, I. W. Balls, M. J. F. Davidson, A. R. Hornby and P. M. Shepherd joining A. J. George as House Monitors. Considering its overcrowded quarters and the length of the term, the House remained remarkably active throughout—and even more or less sane—and much was achieved, both tangible and intangible, collectively and individually.

As usual on the first day of the Christmas Term, the Work Cup was returned to its permanent abode in Study 3 after yet another Temple victory in this competition, creating a record unsurpassed anywhere in the School.

In the Athletics Standards we came fourth, a reasonable position to which most of the House contributed something under the enthusiastic and competent prompting of A. R. Hornby. On Sports Day itself there were several distinguished individual performances; S. J. WinrowCampbell won the Junior Long Jump, R. J. Hazell the Senior 100 Metres and A. J. George the Senior 200 Metres. In view of these two fine victories in the sprints we were all very surprised and disappointed that the Sprint Cup did not come into the possession of the House. 58

Once again the Senior House Rugby Team was not strong on paper but nevertheless in the first round, under the captaincy of P. M. Shepherd, it put up extremely spirited and creditably untiring resistance in a surprisingly enjoyable match against a powerful Grove side, the eventual winners of the trophy. The Junior Team contained many School Team players but lacked something in size and was overwhelmed by a much larger Rise contingent. However, the match was not all gloom, the scrum in particular, urged on by R. M. Coates-Walker, having a solid first half, with W. N. Wilson at hooker getting some good ball. Many members of the House played regularly for the School—R. J. Haze11, A. R. 0. Heddle, J. A .Mitchell, P. M. Shepherd, P. N. Janes, T. A. Gibson, J. M. Newdick, R. M. Coates-Walker, P. T. Atkinson, T. C. Moore. C. G. A. Morcom, P. A. Newdick, C. J. Hirst, D. I. Riley, and S. J. WinrowCampbell; R. F. Pulleyn was awarded colours in recognition of his really tremendous play on the wing for U16 Colts (notwithstanding his shirt-ripping in practice games).

Members of the House also did well at other sports. A. R. Hornby had a successful term on the river; not only did he avoid falling in, despite the repeated examples given by the School Captain of Boats, but he also rowed for the School. Shooting was again very popular and I. W. Balls did well in the Christmas averages. Further belligerent tendencies in the House found expression in CCF night exercises and several younger members of the House will soon be attending courses organised by the Regular Services. In Squash J. C. Rounthwaite was awarded his School Colours. Senior House Colours were awarded to J. A. Mitchell, A. J. George, A. R. Hornby and R. J. Hazel!, Junior to S. J. Winrow-Campbell.

Two House table-tennis competitions were organised by the monitors and channeled some of the inevitable malaise at the end of such a long term. The finalists in the singles were A. J. George and G. C. Pattie, the last and most successful representative of a fanatical Junior Common Room, whose fierce play has already proved too much for several Senior members of the House. However, the eventual emergence of George as Champion went some way towards redressing the balance. The "Random" Doubles Competition produced some unlikely partnerships but some reasonable if occasionally uncoordinated play.

Cultural activities this term were centred on the School play and a number of musical events. C. J. Hirst, R. F. Hart and P. T. Gittins all took part in "The Taming of the Shrew" and the House was represented both in the St. Cecilia's Day Festival Concert and the Radio 5 Christmas Concert. The version of the "Yellow Rose of Texas" presented at the House Singing Competition did not quite match up to the high standard of the other entries; perhaps too many impromptu rehearsals in Study 4 were interrupted by the occupant of Study 3 hammering on the wall.

The Christmas Term ended as it began with high academic honours for the House. Many congratulations to R. Sharpe on winning an Open Scholarship to Trinity College, Cambridge. A. J. George and J. A. Mitchell will also be going to Cambridge, having gained places at Trinity and Corpus Christi respectively. We also say farewell to M. A. Belton this term and hope that he thrives in Dronfield.

Finally, on behalf of those who are leaving, may I wish the House and each member of it all the best for the future.

J.A.M.