Old Peterite News

The Old Peterite Club's 83rd Annual General Meeting was held at the School on 13th July.

P. S. Atkinson was elected as the new President of the Club in succession to C. W. 'Thompson.

G. E. L. Graham, R. F. Harding, L. C. Le Tocq, E. M. H. Ranson, J. C. Richardson and G. D. Smith were elected to serve on the General Committee.

Regional dinners were announced as follows:

North East: 18th October, 1974 at the St. George Hotel, Teesside Airport.

West Riding. 28th October, 1974 at the Barn Inn, Cowthorpe.

East Riding: 30th May, 1975 at the Highfield Country Club, Driffield.

Of these three dinners, those in the North East and in the West Riding are mixed functions.

NOTES

The next meeting of the General Committee will be held at the School on Saturday, 14th December, 1974 at 4.45 p.m. The Hon. Secretary (D. Kirby, The Rise, 41 Clifton, York) would like to receive any iterns for inclusion on the agenda by 26th November.

The following crested neckwear is available (from the Hon. Secretary).

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OLD PETERITE CLUB OFFICERS

President: P. S. Atkinson, "Greystones," Garton, Driffield, Yorks.

Hon. Secretary: D. Kirby, The Rise, 41 Clifton, York.

Hon. Treasurer: J. E. Moore, "Mylncroft," 1 Mylnhurst Road, Sheffield S1 1 9HU. District Hon. Secretaries:—

London: P. J. Dronfield, 21 West Hill Road, Foxton, Royston, Herts.

West Riding: M. A. Butterworth, 9 Station Road, Upper Poppleton, York.

North West: Dr. G. E. L. Graham, Netherby House, 15 Upper Dicconson Street, Wigan, Lancs.

North East: J. N. Roe, 4 Heather Drive, Acklam, Middlesbrough, Teesside.

East Riding: P. S. Atkinson, "Greystones," Garton, Driffield, Yorks.

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

Birmingham: M. Hollway, P.O. Box 34, 63 Colmore Row, Birmingham 3.

Sports Organisers:—

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

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

Hockey: H. J. Gration (Hon. Sec. Pandas H.C.), West Leigh, Northfield Lane, Riccall, York.

Rugger: J. R. Wood, 10 East Parade, York.

Squash: J. C. Richardson, The Forge Cottage, Little Ouseburn, nr. York.

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

OLD PETERITE CLUB ANNUAL DINNER

The Old Peterite Club Annual Dinner was held on Saturday, 13th July, 1974, in the School Dining Hall, by kind permission of the Headmaster. The time-honoured toast of the School was proposed by F. N. Newdick. The Headmaster responded and also proposed the health of the "Club," to which the President responded. The Club is again indebted to the School Catering Staff for the excellent meal provided.

Those present were:— The President (P. S. Atkinson) The Headmaster The Hon. Secretary (D. Kirby) The Hon. Treasurer (J. E. Moore) C. W. Thompson (Immediate Past

President) T. J. Lewis (Past President) F. W. B. Pacey (Past President) The Head of the (P. N. Withers) Allen, B. Applewhite, P. R. Atkinson, R. Atkinson, R. B. Bottomley, W. J. Brown, A. C. Brown, J. C. Browne, F. D. Butterworth, M. Chilman, K. G. Davidge, R. L. D Dawson, J. R. Denison, J. A. Dronfield, J. Fearnside, F. Fenton, P. A. Gedge, H. F. S. Gibson, C. W. Gillgrass, J. Graham, G. E. L. Hall, M. S. Hamilton, J. M. Harding, R. D. Harding, R. F. Harnby, F. B. S. Harris, P. L. Hubbard, R. H. School 'Hunter, C. D. Hyde, J. L. Jesper, D. G. S. Johnston, D. P. Knowlson, D. W. Le Pia, R. G. Le Tocq, L. C. Lewis, C. H. McKinlay, R. J. March, G. R. A. A. Magson, N. J. Morris, P. A. Mortimer, J. B. Mountain, D. C. Mountain, G. Murray, H. Nendick, B. M. Newdick, F. N. Nix, J. Nuttall, I. A. Parkin, F. N. Parkin, G. D. Peacock, R. W. Pemberton, K. R. Penty, J. R. Penty, P. R. Pick, T. S. Raylor, A. W. Rayson, J. C. M. Richardson, J. C. Riley, G. W. Royle, A. Rumfitt, D. T. Saville, J. Shepherd, N. Sheriff, E. Slater, J. R. Smith, W. Sutton, J. A. Thompson, E. G. Ward, C. Wiseman, F. J. Withers, S. P. Young, D. G. M.

D.K.

The Annual East Riding Old Peterite Dinner was held at the Highfield Country Club, Driffield, on Friday, 31st May, 1974. The toast of "The School" was proposed by the President and the Headmaster responded.

Those present were: The President (C. W. Thompson) The Headmaster The Hon. Secretary (D. Kirby) Atkinson, D. Atkinson, J. S. Atkinson, P. S. Beachell, H. M. Botterill, J. S. Browne, F. D. Bulmer, H. C. Burdass, R. Burdass, C. M. C. Burdass, C. U. Burdass, J. M. Dee, C. C. Eccles, D. G. Fenton, P. A. Frank, C. Harding, R. F. Hardy, F. Hopkinson, R. C. Hornby, M. R. Kettlewell, T. Martinson C. S. Megginson, J. S. Newdick, F. N.

Ogley, D. Patchett, D. M. Peacock, R. W. Potter, B. Powell, W. L. Rayson, J. C. M. Smith, J. E. Stephenson, R. F. H. Tasker, R. Tomlinson, N. E. Tomlinson, T. G. Wetherall, 0 .C. Wick, J. A. E. Wood, H. L.

OLD PETERITE GOLF

The Competition for the Burnett Trophy was held at York Golf Club, Strensall, on Sunday, 14th July. The weather conditions were a great improvement on those of last year, and 20 Old Peterites enjoyed a very pleasant afternoon. It was particularly pleasing to see Harry Gedge (1907-1918) at one end of the scale, and at the other, Charles Crowther and Michael Newland, who had officially been Old Peterites for only three hours by the start of the competition. We were also delighted to see Frank Wiseman, on holiday from Hampshire, and Robert Harding, who took the opportunity to christen his new clubs.

The Competition was run as a Stableford and was won by Paul Middlebrook, who had the very good score of gross 72, which gave him 42 points from a handicap of 8. Runner-up was Richard Baldwin with 38 points, 15 handicap, and John Raylor, 18 handicap, won the prize for the best score over the last nine holes.

Apart from the golf this was a very enjoyable social get together, and there were more entries than for some time. Even more, next year,

please, at the same venue, on Sunday, 13th July.!

J.C.M.R.

NEWS OF OLD PETERITES

BARTON, C. R. (Rise 1958-64) qualified as a dental surgeon in 1969, at Bristol University, and after practising in Brixham and Wimborne is now in private practice in Nairobi. He and his wife, Polly, and son Timothy live a few miles outside the city. They are enjoying the opportunity of seeing as much of East Africa as possible in their two year stay, and Barton would be interested to hear from any of his contemporaries who may be in Kenya. (P.O. Box 40875, Nairobi). BLOMFIELD, I. A. (Dronfield 1964-69) married Christine E. Peers of

Halifax on 8th December, 1973. 74

DICKENSON, R. C. M. (Rise 1966-71) has gained his Degree in

Mathematics at Surrey University where he has enjoyed life and recommends it to others. He has "kept a fairly regular place" in the

University Hockey Eleven and played cricket for a local side. He has now started articles with a firm of Chartered Accountants in London. EGGLESHAW, R. C. (1964-69) is now working on reception at the

Lancaster Hotel, Paris. NEWTON, F. I. (1894-98) who died on 31st January, 1973 in his 92nd year, was the last of his branch of the family from Crayke. His two brothers were also at St. Peter's. PERRY, A. W. (Grove 1958-64). To Andrew and Carol, a daughter,

Anna Veronica, on 30th July, 1974. RAINFORD, T. C. (School House 1921-25) writes to tell us that his brother, R. R. RAINFORD, who preceded him in School House, celebrated his Golden Wedding on 1st September; the announcement of his wedding was in the Peterite of December 1924. SKERRETT, R. J. H. (1962-66) was married in July, and is an Administrative Assistant in the School of Social Studies of the University of

East Anglia. WARREN, Wing Commander D. E., R.A.F. (1944-48) has been appointed

R.A.F. Official Old Boy. WILKS, C. E. (Queen's 1962-67) married Janet Priestley at St. Cuthbert's

Church, York on 30th December, 1972. WILLIAMS, R. (School and Dronfield 1962-65) is an insurance broker, and was married in May, 1973. YELD, P. H. (1894-1903) celebrated his 90th birthday on 14th September.

He retired from the Indian Civil Service in 1937, and his father,

GEORGE YELD, was Classics Master at St. Peter's for many years up to his retirement in 1917.

We offer warm congratulations to the following on successes gained in their first university year: COVERDALE, S. P., a Cricket Blue at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. GRICE, D. W. (formerly an Exhibitioner), a Scholarship at St. Edmund

Hall, Oxford. MITCHELL, J. A., a Scholarship at Corpus Christi, Cambridge. SARGENT, A. J., a Scholarship at Nottingham University.

EDITORIAL NOTES

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