Old Peterite News

The "Flying Doctor" who wrote this vivid account of his work is M. J. McCallum (Manor 1949-54). Port Hedland is in Western Australia. and Dr. McCallum says "I am very willing to correspond with any boy who is thinking of coming out to Western Australia. I have never been to the Eastern State."

His address is in the O.P. Changes of Address list at the end of this edition.

A meeting of the General Committee of the Old Peterite Club w held at the School on December 16th.

Dates for Regional Dinners were announced as follows:-

Birmingham—Monday, 19th March, at the Staff House, Univ of Birmingham.

Sheffield—Thursday, 3rd May.

East Riding—Friday, 25th May, at the Highfield Country Driffield.

West Riding—Monday, 29th October, at the Barn Inn, Co

London—Friday, 9th November, at the Charing Cross Hotel.

It was resolved that the next meeting of the General Co should be held on. Saturday, 5th May, 1973.

COMMEMORATION 1973

Old Peterites are reminded that the 1973 School Commemoration will be held on July 13th, 14th and 15th, 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 £1 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 14th, 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 14th (price £1.50p). 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: R. J. Carson, 10 Muncastergate, York.

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

Golf : J. C. M. Rayson, 2 St. Olave's Road, Clifton, York.

Tennis: G. M. Todd, 6 Heworth Hall Drive, Heworth, York.

NOTES

The following crested neckwear is available from the Hon. Secretary . Kirby, 7a St. Peter's Grove, Clifton, York): —

All-silk crested ties ... Texturised terylene crested ties Terylene crested ties ... All-silk bow ties All-silk batswings

ip 1.35 0.80 0.65 0.62 1.00

NORTH EAST OLD PETERITE ANNUAL DINNER

The North East Old Peterite Annual Dinner was held at the St. George Hotel, Teesside Airport, Darlington on 13th October, 1972.

Those present were The President (Thompson, C. W.) Huntley, W. G. Huntley, W. G. Roe, J. N. Rumfitt, D. T. The Headmaster Jobling, G. M. Simmons, D. N. Brown, H. Jobling, R. L. Thomas, T. E. Davison, E. P. Kirby, D. Varley, E. K. Dobson, L. P. Layfield, T. D. J. Wharldall, R. B. Harding, J. T. Noble, C. H. Wye, M. Holmes, D. C. Perks, J. E. Young, D. G. M. Hudson, D. E. Rob, C. G.

WEST RIDING OLD PETERITE DINNER

The West Riding Old Peterite Annual Dinner was held at the etropole Hotel, Leeds on November 2nd, 1972.

Those present were: - e President Carlile, J. W. Metcalfe, R. W. (Thompson, C. W.) Gillgrass, J. Mitchell, G. F. B. The Headmaster Beetham, S. Haigh-Lumby, P. R. Hallas, M. Moore, J. E. Parkin, F. N. Blake, Brisby, J. P. J. C. Hudson, W. Joy, D. Parkin, G. D. Pilcher, R. Brown, T. P. Judge, H. W. Rayson, J. C. M. Burdon, T. H. Kirby, D. Watson, C. J. Butterworth, M. Metcalfe, C.

NEWS OF OLD PETERITES

BIRTH:

PRECIOUS, J. R. (Manor 1955-60); to John and Judi a daughter, Helen

Elizabeth, born 8th October, 1972.

ENGAGEMENTS:

LEES—SHAW. The engagement was announced on 6th January, 1973 I between C. N. T. Lees of 13 Hall Street, Barnburgh, Doncaster, and Miss R. A. Shaw of Hollowgates, Billingley, Barnsley. (Grove 1963-64; Dronfield 1964-67). 65

SARGEANT—MONTGOMERY. On December 23rd 1972, K. J.

Sargeant of 97 Mundesley Road, North Walsham, Norfolk, to Miss

Linda Montgomery of 10 Sydenham Gardens, Belfast 4, N. Ireland. (School 1964-69). YULE—RANDALL. The engagement is announced between Graham

Stewart, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Ian Yule of 65 Waterloo Road,

Southport, and Susan Nance, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George

Randall of 33 Hesketh Road, Southport. (Rise 1966-70).

ANDREW, J. K. (1938-43) is working in Iran for a firm of management consultants and engineers on a gas trunkline from the southern Iranian oilfields to the Russian border. COLLINS, A. A. (School 1919-23) has been elected President of the

East Midlands Coroners' Society. Collins is H.M. Coroner for that part of Lincolnshire which includes Scunthorpe, where he is in private practice as a solicitor. Sending us this news, Collins praises the reproduction of the painting of K. H. Rhodes who was a School

Monitor when Collins joined School House and who returned as a

Master before he left. DODD, D. F. (School 1928-32) is the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the United Birmingham Hospitals. DUTTON, I. S. T. (1954-59) married Miss Anne Bishop of St. Austell, on 30th September, 1967. They had a daughter, Alison on 2nd March, • 1973. INGLIS, J. McN. (1935-40), a Consultant Anaesthetist, has been appointed a member of the Board of Governors of which D. F. Dodd (above) is Chairman. MAXWELL, J. R. (Grove 1953-57) is in the private practice of diagnostic

Radiology in Spokane, Washington, USA. He is still single and spends several months a year on holiday in various parts of the world. NEWTON, P. (Grove 1948-51), works in the Highways Department of

Northumberland County Council, and was recently appointed

Divisional Surveyor at Hexham where he would be glad to see any of his contemporaries (Tel. Hexham 2246 in office hours, or Stocksfield 3163). He sends his good wishes to the Masters, "especially those who had the thankless task of teaching me". OXLEY, M. J. (1960-65), is a Director of Charlton Ironworks Ltd.,

Sheffield and on the National Council of the Inland Waterways

Association. RODGERS, SIR JOHN, BART., (1919-25), M.P. for Sevenoaks, has been appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Kent. He is at present a U.K. Delegate to the Council of Europe and the Western

European Union. WARREN, D. E. (1944-48), a Squadron Leader, he had much to do with the funeral arrangements for His late Royal Highness the Duke of

Windsor. He was responsible for planning the reception of the body at RAF Benson and was Parade Marshal on the day. He commanded the Vigil Guard of RAF Officers who stood guard over the coffin until it was moved to Windsor.