in the Valley of Desolation, Bolton Abbey . The juniors again did well as the results show:— Silver
Bronze
M. J. Bum R. Wilkinson Valley of Desolation E. M. Parkinson (April '74) R. Wilkinson Acorn Event M. Bum (May '74) The hectic pace continued with a mad dash to Snowdonia for the annual Welsh Weekend. The holiday rush slowed down to an irksome crawl once we reached the winding Welsh roads, but at least there wasn't a passport check at the border to cause further delay, and due to some slalom-type driving we arrived at the first event with only a few minutes to spare; the rush was reflected in our rather poor performances. A trip to Caernarvon and a close look at the Snowdon Horseshoe, added to the pleasure of an enjoyable weekend which ended with some spirited running in the Relay. Of our two teams, the infinitely superior one was placed 20th (out of a lot more!) after oscillating up and down the field between one leg and the next. As to who in the team contributed most to this "brilliant" performance, that is under dispute, complicated considerably by different distances, heights, degrees of difficulty, age and other variables, and any firm conclusion must remain forever hidden beneath the morass of nasty mathematics; when last mentioned, the significance of the "third decimal place" was in dispute and has been referred to arbitration. D.H.H.
HOUSE NOTES DR ONFIELD The start of term saw several innovations in the House; Mr. Armstrong, while remaining Assistant Housemaster, moved down to No. 7; John Pette was appointed a School monitor and he was a great help in running the House. Academically this term is always very full, with many boys being involved in '0' and 'A' level exams. At Commemoration the House was well represented amongst the prize winners, with Brian Kay, Mike Newland, Tim Stephenson, Nick Briggs and Graeme Perks collecting. It was with regret that we saw Stephen Spence leave school again in mid-term with a recurrence of his eye complaint. We wish him a speedy recovery and hope to see him back again soon. The summer term, as always is the term for getting out and about, and this year has been no exception. Richard Hind and Martin Belton, aided and abetted by many others have kept the naval boat Calley in running order all term. Gordon Fuller went with Mr. Croft on his historical trip to the British Museum and, as usual, the sportsmen have been on the rampage. John Cresswell, James Brockbank, Dave Yates and Charles Crowther have all been active for the tennis club, but John Cresswell's tennis elbow played up and curtailed a most promising season. However, with our strength at the top of the House we easily won the inter-House tennis competition for the third year in succession; a most satisfying win by all accounts. 58
