tbc Pactitc. Vol. XXVIII
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APRIL, 1936.
No. 282,
Eoitoriat. Seldom has a term started under such adverse conditions.. The School assembled under the shadow of the death of His Majesty King George. That alone was enough to form depressing thoughts, but later a more sudden and even more personal loss took place. The whole School knew that Mr. Featherstone had been ill,. but confidently expected him back in a few weeks. The news of his death staggered us all and left us wondering how the loss could ever be replaced. Few House Masters have had such am interest in their house or have been so eager to foster work and sport in the School. As a master, no one can say that he favoured, or refused advice where advice was required. In his death the School has lost an influence as well as a master, and an influence which will be hard to replace. We know we voice the feeling of the whole School when we offer our deepest sympathy to Miss. Featherstone, and his parents, the Reverend R. J. and Mrs.. Featherstone. Yet another sad fact has to be recorded. We deeply regret to learn that Mr. Toyne is leaving at the end of the Summer Term_ Severalyears ago he seriously strained his leg whilst playing: hockey, and it is only right that be should have a complete rest in order to take a full cure and regain his health. To us it seems an_ immense pity that he has to leave just after the completion of his. new scheme which, under him, would have been assured of success. All of us are equally sorry that Mrs. Toyne has to leaveas well, for she has had so much to do with the School and has always been kindness itself to all. Peterites. We join with thewhole School in expressing our deepest regret at Mr. and Mrs., Toyne's coming departure. Everybody will agree, we feel sure,. with the appreciations which follow. The School itself has continued along the usual Easter Term lines. The most severe weather for many years upset all chances of an outstanding hockey season, for the fields were either too soft or too frozen for practice during most of February. The River, after flooding twice within the first month, had one final flood for the races, and then sank to normal. However, there was onerelieving feature—skating. For a week the School skated at all hours on ice of all degrees of thickness and safety, and in doing sco, found a pleasant substitute for regular games.
Contents.
Editorial S. M. Toyne Mrs. Toyne Charles Richmond Featherstone Memorial to C. R. Featherstone Commemoration Days, 1936 Oxford Letter ... Cambridge Letter Old Peterite News Old Peterite Squash Old Peterite Hockey ... Marriages, Births, Deaths School Officers Valete and Salvete Theatricals, Christmas, 1935 Theatricals, 1913-35 ... Scientific Society " The Curtain "
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Entertainments
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... Chapel The Library
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O.T.C.
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Fifty Years Ago Notes and Items Football Hockey Rowing ... Squash Rackets Cross-Country ... Athletic Sports ... Boxing Gymnasium Cricket Fixtures, 1936 Correspondence The Junior School Scout News Contemporaries
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S. M. TOYNE, Esq., M.A. Head Master, 1913-1t.
64 The New Buildings are doing valiant work. St. Olave's, completely installed in the new classrooms at their end, *exuberantly tell the world how much they appreciate them. Outside the buildings new railings blatantly show their contour where before a straggling hedge provided thorns and firewood for passers-by. Looking back on the term, we see it has been one of tragedy and misfortune, but with the New Buildings finished and Mr. Toyne taking part in School activities again we wound up the term in happier fashion. Thus, yet another term is ended. Father Time trudges on and the " Peterite ' obediently follows. Perhaps in a hundred years' time an Editor may turn over the following pages and see that Easter terms have always been the same, and perhaps he will think they always will be. Good tradition is better than written law because it covers all circumstances, and so we hope that good ^traditions will follow Father Time and the " Peterite " into the future.
Z. 1115. Coyne. HEAD MASTER, 1913-1936. It was with the greatest possible regret that the approaching retirement of the Head Master was received by all Peterites, past and present. But it is a regret tempered by extreme gratitude for the service he has rendered to the School during the twenty-three years of his Headmastership. Early in 1914 his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, then in the Province of York, opened Clifton Grove, which had been :acquired as a new boarding house, very soon after Mr. Toyne's .appointment. "We are seeing new shoots," said the Archbishop, '" springing from the trunk of a very old tree ; and these new shoots of life are welcome signs that there is still within that old tree abundance of sap and strength." The Head Master, from the moment of his arrival, has devoted himself to the careful cultivation of this tree. Present Peterites can hardly realise how cabin'd and confined' the School was at that time, with its parallel boundary fences running from the outer walls of Chapel And Science Block respectively down to the lane at the end of the cricket field ; nor would they relish the journeys to and from Water Lane where lay the only rugger field which the School possessed. Peterites of those early years may remember the Prologues written by George Yeld, to precede the Annual School Play 'No small boys, sent for cricket balls, after searches unavailing Will leave large portions of their dress adherent to the paling.' -
65 This extract referred to the removal of the fence which followed the annexation of Clifton Grove field and half the present cricket field. This was the beginning of a long period of expansion which was only equalled by the increase in the numbers in the School. In 1914 the Pavilion and Shooting Range was added—the latter has since been covered; in 1918-19 Clifton Rise and Clifton Manor were acquired as boarding houses; the Swimming Bath was finished in 1922, and three years later additional playing fields. brought the School property to the river-side, where a temporary boat house (built during the last century) was soon replaced by one more worthy of the School; squash courts had already been completed, and to commemorate the 1300th Anniversary the new Library Block was opened. Finally came the recent New Buildings, opened in 1935. The vigour and foresight of the Head Master have been very evident throughout this rapid growth. Peterites of past generations came to look upon the towers of the Big Hall as symbolic of everything the School meant to them. Now has been added another symbol, and this central tower of the New Building joins with the twin towers of the old in gratitude to. the Head Master, who will shortly close a chapter of remarkableachievement in the history of the School. The fruits have been equally remarkable and have thoroughly justified the care and energy with which the 'old tree and its new shoots' have been tended. It is impossible in the space of these pages to record the names of Old Peterites who have won outstanding honours during Mr. Toyne's regime : indeed, in any case such a list is bound to be invidious. But the names of H. E. K.. Reynolds, 1'. Watkinson, M. E. Reed, E. W. Gilbert, H. Tomlinson, J. C. Rodgers, J. E. C. Hill, J. D. Fergusson, C. NParkinson, I. L. Lupton stand out in Scholarship, as do those of R. H. Metcalfe, W. L. Roberts and H. G. English in Medicine; of H. W. Hussey, D. V. Hewitt and V. W. G. Musgrove in. Music; of A. E. Robinson, H. 0. Stibbard, C. E. H. Medhurst, E. P. Sewell and A. L. Hicks in the Services; of N. Ker Lindsay in Politics; of C. E. H. Medhurst, F. H. Butterfield, H. F. S.. Gedge, E. P. Sewell and C. L. Troop in rugger ; of H. G. Coates, A. B. Sellars, J. D. Draffan, P. Daintry and N. W. D. Yardley in cricket ; of K. G. Chilman, L. F. Leversedge, H. G. Coates, N. W. D. Yardley and R. P. Warin in hockey ; of L. Elliot-Smith and H. N. Hodd in rowing; of N. R. Dobree and W. H. Buchanan in athletics; of R. G. Bullen, L. F. Leversedge and N. W. D.. Yardley in squash ; of H. S. and J. D. Burrows in tennis; of G_ Marwood in golf ; of A. T. Blair in boxing; and H. Tomlinson in lacrosse. A Fellow of All Souls, a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, a President of the O.U.D.S., a rugger International..
a Captain of the Yorkshire Cricket XI, a tennis International, together with 'blues' in cricket, hockey, rowing, boxing, athletics, and squash rackets, all bear ample testimony to the broad foundations on which the training of successive generations at S. Peter's has been based. Mr. Toyne, during his Headmastership, has often said in his Commemoration Day Speeches that the smaller Public School has .2 distinct advantage over those whose greater numbers render them more unwieldy. He meant that more intimate contacts were possible, not only between Masters and Boys, but between Head Master and his Assistant Staff. No one could have taken greater :advantage of these opportunities than Mr. Toyne has done. Even luring the War when the demands of the City and County were at least as great as those of the School, he never failed to maintain with Staff and Boys that close touch which has been a feature of his regime. There cannot be a school anywhere in the country where this family spirit is developed to a higher degree. This <close touch which Mr. Toyne promoted and fostered was many sided. No interest of the School has been too insignificant for his :support and encouragement. Peterites of his time will remember with pleasure those Saturday evenings in Big Hall, gymnasium or "Bay' when some form of activity was organised and shared by the Head ; or those pre-Belisha journeys in the car; the skating <expeditions and river picnics. And yet he never failed to maintain a close grip upon the discipline and more serious life of the School. -
His highly developed sense of humour made it possible for him always to take the long view. At the same time the advice which he gave was always sound, and if punishment was necessary the delinquent was assured of justice, and left him with the knowledge that 'bygones were bygones.' -
One has only to glance down the records of the School as they have appeared in this magazine to see how all embracing were Mr. Toyne's activities. Here was a Head Master who successfully taught history and gained University Scholarships for his pupils ; a Head Master who played and coached at all games, building excellent teams and shaping brilliant individuals ; a Head Master who acted and produced plays (of which a summary :appears elsewhere in this number), and whose directing hand helped in every School activity. -
Mr. Toyne will be missed in all phases of the School life with -which he had become identified so closely. The gratitude of all Peterites will be coupled with sincere good wishes for a complete recovery of good health which means so much to him.
TOYNE.
Mrs.. Coyne The approaching departure of Mrs. Toyne from St. Peter's Will fill many with a great feeling of personal loss. Present Peterites, Old l'eterites, parents, and Staff alike will all miss her kindness and friendliness. From 1913 to the present she has always maintained a close personal touch with all the activities of the School, and with all its individual members. Many generations of Old Boys will recall with gratitude how, on their arrival at School as new boys, she hastened to make them feel at home, and those who were in the School House will remember with pleasure the evenings in her drawing room, playing games and charades. Others will remember her kindness and thoughtful attentions to them when they were ill. Old Peterites she was always glad to see—each year at the House Supper, in her annual speech, she used to give a sincere invitation to them—and she was always ready to show a real interest in their doings and to welcome them and their wives. At all School functions—Commemoration Days, cricket, football, hockey and rowing alike—she was always present, and her ready charm and tact made her a perfect hostess. In the Athletic Sports she took a special interest, and many winners of the Victor Ludorum will be proud to have won the cup presented by her. In the Dramatic side of the School life Mrs. Toyne played a great part. Herself a talented actress, she contributed greatly to the success of the many School plays in which she took part, while ber constant readiness to denude her own house to furnish the stage made easy the life of a stage manager. But it was not only her acting and her production which helped to make the plays successful; it was largely her interest and hospitality during the rehearsals which made the performance of the plays such good fun to all who took part in them. Lately, too, she has founded and has been President of " The Curtain," a society for reading plays, during the year. In short, in all branches of the life of the School Mrs. Toyne has shown a constant and sincere interest, and it is with the greatest regret that we now say good-bye to her. All who have passed through the School from 1913 to 1936 unite in saying Thank you."
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ebarles Vicbmono featberstone. Mr. C. R. Featherstone, Senior Science Master and House Master of Clifton Rise, died on Thursday, January 23rd, the day after the School Term began. He had not been well during the Christmas •holidays, and, after attending the meetings of the Science Masters' Association in London at the beginning of the year, he had gone for a rest cure to Bexhill. He seemed on the way to recovery, but then came a sudden failure of strength, and late on the 23rd he passed away. Mr. Featherstone joined the staff of St. Peter's in September, 1910, as Senior Science Master, and was at first resident in the School House. In January, 1917, he opened Clifton Rise as a School Boarding House. From the first he instilled into the science work of the School a spirit of energy and enterprise which quickly spread to those who• worked with and under him. His broad view of what a liberal education should be saved him and his pupils from any narrowness or prejudice, and he was careful to keep his work alive and up-todate by repeated visits to Oxford for research, and by taking an active share in the wider scientific interests of York. Whether as• President or as Member of the Committee, he did much quiet and useful work for the York Field Naturalists' Society. As founder of the School Scientific Society, he not only arranged the annual series of winter lectures and meetings, and the summer expedition, but also organised the periodic Science Exhibitions. These were a valuable training and inspiration to all who took part in them, and he gave himself unsparingly to the heavy labour which their preparation entailed. In addition, he edited the Annual Report which recorded in permanent form the many activities of the Society. When Clifton Rise was opened as a House in 1917, he impressed upon it from the first the stamp of his personality and ideals. Though never the largest House, it took its full share in, and made its full contribution to, the history and the successes of the School, whether in scholarship or in games. His spirit informed it in all that it did—the spirit of meeting both success and failure with equal good grace and good humour, and of realising that a full human life has its share both of work and of play. He was always insistent that the keenest rivalry with other Houses could be a friendly rivalry, and that a generous acknowledgment of the prowess of others was the finest ingredient in one's own success. To the better type of boy—i.e., to the majority of boys— this chivalrous spirit made an irresistible appeal, and brought out a similar response. Even to the other type, where it occurred, this attitude must have brought a dim suspicion that here was
CHARLES RICHMOND FEATHERSTONE.
69 something new, something to which he himself had not yet risen : he might be led to wonder whether perhaps his own attitude was the right one : and so a new beginning might be made. As House Master he kept a full and careful record of all the boys who passed through the Rise, and spent endless time and trouble in keeping in touch with those who had left. Thus, in nineteen years he had given his House a history and a tradition which will be of great value to those who will have to carry on his work. Of his relations with his colleagues, it is enough to say that he was the best loved and the most deeply respected member of Common Room. His was the advice most eagerly sought, and, because it was obvious that he thought—and thought long and carefully—before he spoke, his was the opinion that carried most weight. The loss to the School is more heavy than can be expressed. But what he did and what he was will remain. May the School be worthy of it.
Mr. Featherstone was buried at Thornaby-on-Tees on January 27th. The service took place in St. Luke's Church, of which his father is vicar, and was conducted by the Yen. T. E. Lindsay, Archdeacon of Cleveland, and the Rev. W. Palin, vicar of St. Paul's, Thornaby ; the committal was said by Canon Lawson. The School was represented by the Headmaster and Mrs. Toyne, the Rev. F. H. Barnby (who read the lesson), Mr. Ping, Mr. and Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Rhodes, Mr. Chilman, A. W. Douglas (Head of the School and the Rise), C. A. Smart (Head of the School House), R. S. A. Bickle (Head of the Day Boys), N. A. Newman and R. White (Rise Monitors), with T. Adams and F. W. Roberts. The Church was full, and the congregation included Mr. H. W. Liddle (some time an assistant master here, and now Headmaster of Bedford Modern School) and Mrs. Liddle, several Old Peterites, and many friends from York.
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In Memoriani CHARLES RICHMOND FEATHERSTONE. THE SCHOOL CHAPEL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2nd, 1936, Psalm CX I I. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord. (P. 1:56). Lesson : Revelation VII, 9. Nunc Dimittis (M.32). Prayers. Hymn 240. God moves in a mysterious way. Address. Hymn 247. Happy are they, they that love God. An Evening Prayer of Alcuin. The Blessing. " God he in my head." (To be sung kneeling.) The congregation at this service included, as well as the School, many Old Peterites and friends who had not been" able to attend the funeral at Thornaby. The hymns and psalm were chosen from those which were known to be particular favourites of Mr. Featherstone, and the Chaplain delivered an address which will never be forgotten by those who heard it.
Ebe featberstone Memorial. It was well known that the beautifying of the Sanctuary of the School Chapel was a scheme which Mr. Featherstone always had very near his heart. It was, therefore, decided by those who knew him best that a memorial to him could take no better form than that of oak panelling in place of the existing tiles around the Altar. A committee was formed, consisting of the Dean of York (representing the Governing Body of the School), the Archdeacon of York (representing the Diocesan Board of Faculties), the Headmaster, the Rev. F. H. Barnby (representing the Staff), and K. H. Rhodes (representing Old Peterites and the Rise), with P. H. Sykes as Hon. Secretary. A fund was opened, and an appeal for subscriptions (ranging from 2s. 6d. to a guinea) was lodged ; so far the response to this appeal amounts to D28 14s. 6d. The panelling has been designed by F. N. E. Thompson, Esq., of Messrs. Penty and Thompson, Diocesan Architects, under whose direction the work is now in hand. A special memorial panel will be incorporated immediately adjoining the stall which for so long Mr. Featherstone occupied. The seventeenth century Altar, transferred to us from the disused Church of St. John, Micklegate, will be erected at the same time, and any necessary work on the fabric of the Sanctuary will be carried out during the Easter holidays : the woodwork of the roof is to be treated and darkened, the walls re-painted a lighter colour, and the tracery of the windows cleaned.
71 It is hoped that the whole scheme will be a memorial worthy of a good man, who was loved and respected wherever he went, and to whom the long list of subscribers which follows is, itself, a tribute. FEATHERSTONE MEMORIAL SUBSCRIBERS. Abson, H. Adams, T. Allport, Mrs. Ambler, Mr. and Mrs Antrobus, P. Atkinson, P. S. Atkinson, L.
Cooper, R. M. Cooper, J. S. Cooper, A. B. Cooper, R. W. A. Coore, H. Corkhill, W. N. Craig, J. G., and Mrs. Crawshaw, H. G. Creer, H. L. Crisp, Miss A. Crook, J. H. Currie, R. D.,Currie, D.
Heywood, Rev. J. W., and Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Hill, J. E. C. Horsley, J. Hornby, F. Houghton, Dr. C. Houseman, H. T. Hudleston, N. A. Huffam, J. L. and W. H. Hunt, S. J. Hunter, 0. Hunter, R. D'A. Hutchins, E. J.
Baines, P. N. Baker, L. H. G. Bamforth, J. N. Bamforth, H. Barker, Canon G. and Mrs. Barnby, H. G. Dalby, Rev. J. Barnby, Rev. F. H. Dales, J. H. Jackson, B. H. W. Barnes, A. H. Davin, Mrs. Jarvis, A. S. Barton, W. E. Deas, J. B. Job, W. N. Battrick, W. B. and A. Delgado, G. A Jones, Professor J. H., Beachell, F. M. Dent, J. E. and Mrs. Bell, A. R. Dickenson, G. M. Bickle, W. J. A. Dixon, W. T., and Mrs • King, P. B. Birks, Rev. C. E. Dobson, J. H. King, Lt.-Col. J. C. R. Boden, J. L. Dodd, D. F. and N. L. Kirk, D. Bolland, J. H. Dodds, S. Border, R. C. Douglas, Mr. and Mrs. Lawson, Canon. Border, E. G. Douglas, F. H. Lee, G. C. and B. Border, L. C. Liddle, H. W. Border, Messrs. S., & C°. Earnshaw, N. R. Liddle, Mrs. Bourne, P. K. Emery, J. N. Lindsay, Ven. T. E. Boyes, G. T. Little, L. A. Bramer, Miss E. S. Fargus, C. H. Li vesey, C. E. L. Briggs, G. H. Fletcher, H. J. Lockwood, F. W. Brittain, J. A. Foster, J. H. Lupton, F. G. Brockbank, N. J. L. Frisby, H. N. E. Lynch, Mrs. Brown, H. G. Buchanan, W. H. Gayner, Dr. J. S. Buckle, E. Mack, E. G. H. Gedge, H. F. S. Butler, H. P. Mackenzie, C. W. Butterfield, Capt. F. H. Gilbert, E. W. Mann, F. J. Gill, L. Buttimer, W. J. Marshall, J. H. and Golden, G. J. C. H. Gourley, J. H. Cadell, H. and T. Marwood, G. and M. Cameron, D. M. & A. K. Graham, C. E. L. Mawer, J. R. Graham, P. Campbell, A. D. H. Maynard, P. S. Green, Dr. S. M. Campbell, R. E. McGuffie, D. D. Greenway, R. E. Campbell, G. McLean, D. Griffiths, R. T. J. Canning, Miss G. Milnes, Rev. W. H. G. Gunn, Rev. P. B. Chapman, R. H. Moore, A. G. Chilman, K. G. Moore, H. G. Clarke, Rev. R. G. Moore, R. W. Hall, W. P. Morris, P. R. Cobb, C. H. Hey, D. Cooper. Very Rev. C. Hey, P. Morris, Capt. A. J.
72 Nicol, G. D. H. Norwood, D. Ogley, F. Orriss, J. H. Osborn, Miss E. A. Oxford O.P.s. Parkinson, Rev. R. C. Pawle, S. G. S. Pearson, F. S. Pendlebury, A. L. Penn, G. J. Pierrepont, J. R. Pickersgill, J. B. Ping, A. W. Powell, C. Powell, E. A. Puddick, Sgt.-Maj. D. Quarrie, R. G. M.
Rose, R. Rucklidge, G. A. Rumfitt, J. N. S. Ryland, J. W. Rylatt, S.
Bromley-Taylor, P. and J. A. Tendall, R. E. F. Thompson. A. P. Toulson, W. P. Toyne, S. M. Toyne, Mrs. Trimmer, C. D. Turner, Miss D.
Schofield, A. E. Scholefield, C. E. Scholefield, Rev. J. Vasey, C. H. Scholefield, Jno. Vigor, Miss M. Scott, Lt.-Col. H. C. Scott, S. P. Wall, L. J. L. and Scruton, J. R. J. L. Seaborne, W. L Sewell, Capt. E. P.;Wamsley, J. B. Ware, J. and Mrs. Watson, Mrs. M. Shepherd, G. E. Shillitoe , J. Weatherill, G. F., & Mrs. 'Smith, Capt. W. W. West, D. H. Whalley, Dr., and Mrs., Smithson, N. W. and J. Smyth, W. J. Whitaker, E. A. Stansfield, L. Stansfield, J. White, R. Whitney, A. Stead, J. W. Whitworth, J. H., & Mrs.. Stephenson, R. F. H. Widd, G. L. Stevenson, J. H. "Wildsmith, E. E. Strickland, W. R. Williams, C. F. & E. F. Strover, G. B. Wolf, Mrs. Summers, H. F. Swainson, W. Wood, H. S. Sykes, P. H. Wood, W. and T. Sykes, Mrs. Wray. R., and Mrs. Wrenn, H. A.
Rainford, J. R. Rainford, T. C. Ramsden, J. Ramsden, H. W. Reynolds, H. E. K. Rhodes, Mrs. Rhodes, K. H. Rhodes, R. L. Rimmer, Dr. R. Rix, L. Rob, C. G. Roberts, F. W., & Mrs. Robson, M. W. Tattersall, J. D. Rodgers, J. L. Taylor, Mrs. H.
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Yardley, N. W. D. A York Friend.
If there are any others who have not had an appeal, and who would like to send small subscriptions as above, they should address them to : " The Secretary, Featherstone Memorial Fund, St. Peter's School, York." All subscribers will be notified by letter of the date of the Dedication Ceremony, which will take place sometime during theSummer Term.
Commemoration Zags, 1.036. The Archbishop of York has kindly consented to give away the prizes on Commemoration Day. The Bishop of Carlisle will preach the Commemoration Service in the School Chapel, on . July 26th. Times and final arrangements will be announced later.
Oxforo letter. To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, We were all grieved to hear of the death of Mr. C. R. Featherstone at the beginning of the term. A vice-president of the Club, he took a keen interest in its members and honoured us on more than one occasion with his presence at our annual dinner. His death is a great loss to the School, not only as a science master and a house master, but also in the field of sport, where he was always an enthusiastic spectator at School games and ever ready to lend assistance in coaching the younger players. We do not propose, under the circumstances, to give a lengthy account of the activities of our members. But we should like to • congratulate N. W. D. Yardley on getting his Hockey " Blue " at Cambridge, and on scoring the goal which deprived us of victory. In the Torpid races, C. H. Vasey stroked the Lincoln boat to make six bumps, and M. P. L. Wall was in the Hertford boat. W. Toulmin played in the 'Varsity Rugger Trial this term. J. M. Atkinson and J. R. Farrow are both doing " Schools " this term and we wish them every success. Yours, etc., THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES.
Cambrioge Letter. To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, The Lent Term had hardly begun when the O.P. Club suffered a. great blow by the death of Mr. C. R. Featherstone. He was a true friend of the Club and was always ready to help in any way. We sympathise with the School in losing a patient and hardworking master. Despite the almost unanimous praise from the critics, Oxford once more refused to race for more than half the distance. Noting the slight improvement, however, there seems to be a faint possibility that the Boat Race will be a race again soon. Cambridge itself has been very peaceful this term apart from the noise and tumult which seem inseparable from the numerous peace meetings held during the last few weeks. Still the " Trip " does not arrive until next term, so who cares?
74 The U.P. Club, although flourishing at present, views with grave concern the prospect of its complete disappearance within the next year or two, due to the continued absence of any prospective members coming up to take exams. J. N. EMERY (St. John's) still has a motorbike, and is still a member of the Union Committee. R. W. MOORE (Sidney Sussex) also has a motorbike. He is becoming a typical scientist, but continues to row occasionally for Sidney Sussex Second Boat. V. W. G. MUSGROVE (St. Catherine's) is becoming more and more elusive as term follows term. He has been seen playing hockey for St. Catherine's 1st XI. N. A. HUDDLESTON (Trinity) is believed to be working hard in the intervals between 25-mile walks. L. A. LITTLE (Sidney Sussex), not having any exams. this year;. has been doing nothing in a remarkably accomplished manner.. H. E. T. SUMMERS (Queens') says he is working, but it is not very noticeable. He still finds time to play hockey for Queens' 1st XI. W. D. YARDLEY (St. John's) has acquired yet another. " Blue " (Hockey this time, for which congratulations), and is probably still studying Law in his spare time. Yours, etc., THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITES..
eto peten te illews. Dr. C. Northcote Parkinson has been awarded the Julian Corbett Prize in Naval History by the Senate of the University of London; the successful work is his book, " Edward Pellew, Viscount Exmouth.," published by Methuen's in 1934. Dr. Parkinson, who is a Research Fellow of Emmanuel College,. Cambridge, received the degree bf Doctor of Philosophy last autumn in recognition of his thesis " Trade and War in the Eastern Seas, 1803-1810." C. Paley Scott, K.C., has been appointed Chancellor of theCounty Palatine of Durham. H. C. Scott has been appointed Clerk to the Magistrates for the City of York. W. A. Clarke has passed the Law Society's final exam., held last November, at Leeds, and has been admitted a Solicitor.
75 The O.P. Squash Club had a brilliant run of successes at Queen's Club, when competing in the Londonderry Cup. They reached the semi-finals and were beaten by Eton with their two middle strings unable to play. The score was 3-2. P. W. Arnold has left England for Portugal, where he is to, work in the wine trade. We wish him luck. R. Arnold is recuperating from illness, but will be taking up; an engineering post in Wales in six months' time. P. N. Baines and H. N. E. Frisby paid us a visit during last Baines is in the Police Force and Frisby is in the Manchester Regiment, stationed at Strensall.
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D. McLean seems to be enjoying his work with the Yorkshire. Copper Company, and C. H. Vasey enjoys Oxford despite Chemistry and Rowing, at both of which he is doi'ng very well. N. J. L. Brockbank, B.A., Balliol College, Oxford, is articled o the legal firm of O.P.s, Crombie and Wilkinson, of York. O.P.s who date back sixty years will have pleasant memories. of the Third Form Master, the Rev. E. Bulmer, M.A., who died,, a nonagenarian, at Filey, recently. The Editors will be pleased to accept apy information about O.P.s which is sent to " The Peterite." NOTICES TO OLD PETERITES. THE O.P. CRICKET MATCH. The Old Peterite Cricket Match will be played on Saturday,.
J uly 25th. Will all those who wish to play kindly send their names; t o K. G. Chilman, Esq., as soon as possible.
THE O.P. BOAT RACES. The Old Peterite Boat Races will take place this year either at 6 p.m. in the evening of July 24th, or in the morning of July 25th. Will any Old Peterites who would like (or would be willing) to row kindly inform K. H. Rhodes, Esq., as soon as possible, and definite details will be sent to them later. O.P. DINNER. The Old Peterite Dinner will be held on Saturday, July 25th_ All intending to be present should send in their names to K. H.. Rhodes, Esq., St. Peter's School. Details of time and place will be announced later.
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016 Ipcterite %qua31). THE LONDONDERRY CUP. The first full season of the Old Peterite Squash Rackets Club was a triumphant success in every way, and the School justified their entry for the Londonderry Cup by reaching the last four. Their conquerors in the semi-final were Eton, the holders of the Cup, but the latter only won by the odd event of five—a most creditable performance by St. Peter's when one considers the •enormous disparity in the numbers of the two schools. -
Before dealing with the Cup matches in detail, a few general comments may not be out of place. In the case of a comparatively small school like St. Peter's, it is vitally important that such team -events as the Londonderry Cup should attract the support of everyone in the running for a place in the side. At the present time we have five players of County standard in N. W. D. Yardley, the brothers Burrows, R. G. Bullen, and S. G. S. Pawle, and there is no doubt that if this team was available for every match we should stand a very good chance, even against such a strong side as Eton. But without any one of these five, the standard falls Appreciably. There is a big drop in playing ability from A. V. Mackintosh, fifth string against Clifton in the first match, to the next best candidate for a place—and the fifth string position is often of vital importance, as we saw in the Eton match. It was greatly to be regretted that the School's second best player, who has represented Yorkshire at first string on more than one occasion, did not consider the semi-final worthy of a journey from the West Riding. His decision not to play for St. Peter's undoubtedly cost us a coveted place in the final, for on his form against the Northern champion of 1932, Charles Packe, our fourth string, David Burrows, would have beaten De Quetteville in straight games. Any reference to Old Peterite Squash would be incomplete without a tribute to the untiring and unselfish work of the Hon. Sec., B. A. C. Gray, whose keenness brought about the formation of the club. His organising ability was of tremendous value, and his infectious enthusiasm had a good deal to do with making the Cup and other matches such an unqualified success. With a stronger team at our disposal than at any other time
in the season, we gained a most convincing victory over Clifton
by five events to love, at Latymer Court, on February 27th. Yardley, Bullen, and Mackintosh won in straight games, though Bullen had a close first game with Elsmie, cousin of the former R.A.F. Champion, who set a pace he was unable to maintain.
77 Henry Burrows had a long and level struggle with Aslett, his superior stamina and experience eventually telling after four games. Pawle started badly against Franklin, but though he had to work hard for his points he had the match in hand after a reverse in the first game. Mackintosh wore down that grand ,
vetran,Col.Ksyhugedinotplayhrs much as he might have done, and Yardley's victory was, as usual, the most decisive of all, Gower fighting pluckily to score eight points. The scores were :N. W. D. Yardley beat D. I. Gower (O.C.), 9-1, 9-5, 9-2_ H. S. Burrows beat G. G. Haslett (O.C.), 9-7, 5-9, 9-6, 9-6. R. G. Bullen beat G. R. Elsmie (O.C.), 10-8, 9-1, 9-5. S. G. S. Pawle beat A. W. L. Franklin (O.C.), 2-9, 9-3, 9-7, 9-5. A. V. Mackintosh beat Col. A. H. Kearsey (O.C.), 9-6, 9-3, 9-2. The Dulwich match, which followed at the International Sportsmen's Club a month later, was little better than a rout, the Alleynians failing to win a single game between them. And this despite changes in our team at fourth and fifth string. In every department St. Peter's showed far more knowledge of the game than their opponents, and the matches do not call for detailed comment. The results were :N. W. D. Yardley beat A. J ; Mutton (O.A.), 9-4, 9-3, 9-3. R. G. Bullen beat J. R. Kelting (O.A.), 9-7, 9-5, 9-2. S. G. S. Pawle beat G. F. Huntley (O.A.), 9-2, 9-2, 9-2. B. A. C. Gray beat L. A. Frenken (O.A.), 9-7, 9-2, 9-2. N. R. Dobree beat 0. Swainston (O.A.), 9-0, 9-4, 9-0. Though they were without Henry Burrows and Mackintosh, the School put up an extremely creditable fight against Eton in the semi-final round at the International Sportsmen's Club, on March 5th. For a description of the play we cannot do better than quote the special report written by the well-known authority on Squash Rackets, Mr. H. F. Winterbotham (of " The Morning Post " and " Sunday Times "), for " The Yorkshire Post." " The Old Peterites were beaten in the semi-final round of the Old Public Schoolboys' Squash Rackets Competition for the Londonderry Cup at the International Sportsmen's Club, Upper Grosvenor Street, London, yesterday, but it was a defeat of which , theycanbrsolpudbecasthOlEoni,ware the holders and were strongly represented, won only by the odd match of the five. In view of the fact that they were two short of the full' strength, the result is all the more creditable to the Yorkshire side. Had H. S. Burrows and A. V. Mackintosh been available, it is quite possible that the Yorkshire side would have reached the final _
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The Old Peterites made a most auspicious start, N. W. D. Yardley beating Captain V. A. Cazalet, M.P., and J. D. Burrows playing a brilliant game to defeat so good a player as C. W. C. Packe, a former winner of the North of England Championship and a leading Army player, in three games. The match between Yardley and Cazalet was particularly interesting. Cazalet set up a record which will stand for a long time when, in the amateur championship, he won the title four times and was the runner-up twice. All in six years. He is very near forty now and, of course, not quite so mobile as of yore, but he is still a most formidable opponent and a great match player. He played very well indeed and was wonderful in the second game in which he found a fine length and played the drop effectively. In the other three games, however, he found his master in
Yardley, whose touch was exquisite. The young Yorkshireman was taking a very early ball and was making Cazalet do nearly all the running. He masked his shots with great cleverness and played many perfect drops. Altogether, Yardley gave a display which gained rounds of applause from Etonians. J. D. Burrows played magnificently against Packe. He set up a great pace from the outset, and maintained it through the first game. He then took a breather, and Packe went away to lead 8-3. Burrows rallied magnificently, and, again forcing the pace, won all the next seven points. The third game was 'desperately fought, but Burrows hung on doggedly and, playing some good shots down the side-walls, just got home by 10-9. It was a very praiseworthy performance and produced an excellent impression among the spectators. A. G. Hazlerigg, who would probably be " ranked " in the first twelve in England, was too strong all round for Guy Bullen, but the latter made a much better fight than the score against him would suggest. R. G. de Quetteville, although a veteran, is still a very clever player, and knew too much for N. R. Dobree.
The scores were now two matches all, and S. G. S. Pawle had the anxious burden of the final result on his shoulders. He was opposed by R. C. Greville who, as third string for the Bath Club in the Bath Club Cup, has never been defeated. Greville won the first two games easily, but Pawle made a gallant effort and won the third game well, his playing of the reverse angle being particularly good. This game took it out of him a lot, and Greville went to 8-2 in the fourth game. Pawle saved four match points before going under to a player who is considered one of the best in the South of England."
79 RESULTS. Captain V. A. Cazalet (O.E.) lost to N. W. D. Yardley, 3-9, 9-4, 1-9, 3-9. A. G. Hazlerigg (O.E.) beat R. G. Bullen, 9-0, 9-5, 9-4. R. C. Greville (O.E.) beat S. G. S. Pawle, 9-1, 9-5, 5-9, 9-4. C. W. C. Packe (O.E.) lost to J. D. Burrows, 1-9, 8-10„ 9-10. R. G. de Quetteville (O.E.) beat N. R. Dobree, 9-5, 9-4, 9-0.
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For the second year the Old Peterites played in the Easter hockey festival at Scarborough. The team manager and organiser was again D. Norwood. The headquarters were at the " Queen's. Hotel," and a most enjoyable week-end was spent, with matches on Good Friday, Saturday, and Easter Monday. Last year's record was improved on and two matches were won and one drawn.. On the Saturday and Monday nights there were dances in the hotel, and on the Sunday night an amusing impromptu concert. O.P.s and parents who came to support the team deserve thanks for their interest. OLD PETERITES, 3; SOUTHERN DISTRICT, 1. This was the first match of the festival and was played on Good Friday morning on the cricket ground, which was hard and dry. Consequently a very fast and open game resulted. The O.P. forwards went off with considerable dash from the start with Yardley and Warin prominent in the attack. Some two minutes from the start Warin pushed the ball out to the right wing where Stead took it down and centred at the twenty-five ; Warin, gathering the ball well, beat the two backs and got in a well-placed_ shot. Southern District retaliated and pressed hard, and soon had an equalising goal. Just before half-time, Yardley, taking the ball from the half-way line, went through on his own and beat the goalkeeper as he came out to push it through his legs, for the O.P.s' second goal. In the second half the pace of the game began to tell, and the hockey, though still of a fairly high standard, became slower. The Southern District team were defending hard and kept in their own half by the valiant work of Ogley, who. played a sterling game at centre-half. Finally Stead scored the O.P.s' third goal with a good shot from an attempted clear by the opposing left-back. Team :—K. G. Chilman ; N. W. Smithson, E. A. Harrop ; B. H. W. Jackson, R. Ogley, J. M. Atkinson ; J. W. Stead, R. M. Cooper, R. P. Warin, N. W. D. Yardley, D. Norwood.
80 OLD PETERITES, 5; WHARFEDALE, 2. In this the second match the O.P. team reached the peak of its form. It is no exaggeration to say that everyone played extremely well against a team which had several county players, past and present. Hockey of a high standard was played throughout, and the O.P.s were successful chiefly because they swung the ball about well and were much quicker on to it than their (opponents. As in the previous match a goal was scored very early, but sthis time it was practically straight from the bully-off. Warin, ,winning the bully, passed the ball to Cooper who, making a few yards, put it back to Warin again ; he passed to Yardley who beat .a half and a back and then pushed it to Warin, who scored with .2 hard shot. It was a good goal and somewhat rattled our .opponents. From then on the O.P. team scored goals at fairly iregular intervals, but it always needed hard work to do so against such experienced opponents. Perhaps the O.P. half-back line was s-esponsible as much as anyone for the convincing victory, and Jackson, Ogley, and Atkinson did some magnificent work and marking. At half-time the score was 3-2 in our favour. Shortly afterwards Yardley shot another good goal to complete his " hat trick " for the match, and finally, after constant pressure by the O.P.s, Cooper took the ball from a centre from the left wing, and, going between the two backs, flicked the fifth goal. Chilman played a most useful game in goal and made several good saves, and indeed, his clearances with his stick were sufficiently formidable to clear many opponents away as well ! Team :—K. G. Chilman ; N. W. Smithson, W. Elliott ; B. H. W. Jackson, R. Ogley, J. M. Atkinson ; J. W. Stead, R. M. Cooper, R. P. Warin, N. W. D. Yardley, F. Smith. ,
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OLD PETERITES, 4; CESTRIANS, 4. This was a disappointing game from our point of view. We "ought to have won, but things did not go so well as in the previous two matches. Possibly this was partly due to the early start 410-15 a.m. !) and partly to a different ground, which was a good flat one, but much slower than the cricket ground where the other two games were played. Once again Yardley kept up our previous initiative and scored 'first, but the Cestrians soon equalised. Nevertheless, it did not :appear that it would be very difficult to win the third match and ;many raids were carried out on the Cestrian goal. At half-time, thanks to Warin and Yardley, we were leading by three goals to 'one, but our opponents made a remarkable recovery ; their right -wing was very strong and two equalising goals came from there although Chilman made some splendid saves. This put the
81 O.Y. team on the attack again, and Warin scored a fourth goat after a good dribble and pass by Ogley followed by a centre by Stead. However, the Cestrians broke away and equalised again with a shot which gave Chilman no chance. The game was partly spoilt by some poor umpiring. Team :—K. G. Chilman; N. W. Smithson, W. Elliott ; B. H. W.. Jackson, R. Ogley, E. A. Harrop ; J. W. Stead, R. M. Cooper,. R. P. Warin, N. W. D. Yardley, D. Norwood.
Marriage, CUTFORTH—VORLEY. On January 18th, 1936, at the Parish Church, Wimbledon, George Edward, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. Cutforth, 3 Esplanade Road, Scarborough, to Helena Betty, only daughter of Captain S. T. Vorley and of Mrs.. Vorley, 22 Montana Road, Wimbledon.
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Mirth. LEVERSEDGE. On January 29th, 1936, at Ndola, Northern Rhodesia, to Lisbeth, wife of Leslie F. Leversedge—a daughter.
Zeatbs. EADON. On December 15th, 1935, at Bybrook House, Ashford,. Kent, Lieutenant-Colonel Frank Henry Eadon (late 21st Lancers), aged 74. Lt.-Col. Eadon took part in the famous charge at the Battle of Omdurman. COBB. On March 3rd, 1936, at Oak House, Baughurst, Hants.,. William Hey Cobb. William Hey Cobb was educated at St. Peter's School, Winchester College and New College, Oxford. He obtained a scholarship at Winchester in 1876 and from there passed fourth into the Indian Civil Service in 1881. At Oxford he had taken honours in the Final School of Jurisprudence and, before going out to India, he was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple. His work was chiefly in the North West Provinces• and Oudh (afterwards the United Provinces). He was a keen big game hunter and an excellent shot. BELLERBY. On March 27th, at York, William Bellerby, in his 84th year. William Bellerby was a well-known citizen of York and was. associated with many ancient and learned Institutions of his. native city.
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%cboot Officers. Monitors— A. W. DOUGLAS (Head of Clifton Rise). R. S. BICKLE (Head of Day Boys). C. A. SMART (Head of School House). N. A. NEWMAN. R. W. WHITE. J. B. DIXON. J. L. BODEN. Captain of Hockey—N. A. NEWMAN. Hon. Secretary of Hockey—D. W. WATSON. Captain of Boats—A. W. DOUGLAS. Captain of Squash—M. HOLLWAY. Captain of Shooting—J. B. DIXON. C.S.M. of O.T.C.—A. W. DOUGLAS. Editors of " The Peterite "I. L. LUPTON. A. W. DOUGLAS. R. WHITE. C. A. SMART. D. W. WATSON.
lete & Zatvete. VALETE.
SCHOOL HOUSE. J. W. Stead. 1931-1935. Al. School Monitor. Head of School
House. Played for 2nd XI, 1932-3. 2nd XI Colours, 1932. Played for 1st XI, 1933-4-5. 1st XI Colours, 1934. Hon. Secretary of Cricket, 1935. Played for 2nd XV, 1933. 2nd XV Colours, 1933. Played for 1st XV, 1933-4-5. 1st XV Colours, 1934. Captain of Football, 1935. Played for Hockey XI, 1933-4-5. Hockey Colours, 1934. Hon. Secretary of Hockey, 1935. Played for Squash Rackets team, 1933-4-5. Colours, 1934. Played at Lord's for Young Amateurs v. Young Professionals, 1935. Certificate " A." C.S.M. in O.T.C. Member of " The Curtain." Editor of `` The Peterite."
83 P. N. BAINES. 1930-1935. VIth Modern. School Monitor. Played for 2nd XI, 1932-3-4. 2nd XI Colours, 1933. Played for 1st X I, 1933-4-5. 1st XI Colours, 1935. Played for 2nd XV, 1932. 2nd XV Colours, 1932. Played for 1st XV, 19334-5. 1st XV Colours, 1933. Vice-Captain of Football, 1935. Played for Hockey XI, 1934-5. Shooting Team, 1934. Shooting Colours, 1935. Captain of Shooting, 1935. Corporal in O.T.C.
CLIFTON RISE.
Squash House Monitor. 1931-1935. Al. D. McLean. Rackets Team, 1934-5-6. Squash Rackets Colours, 1935. Played for Hockey XI, 1934-5. Hockey Colours, 1934. Played for 2nd XI, 1934-5. Played for 2nd XV, 1934. 2nd XV Colours, 1934. Played for 1st XV, 1934-5. 1st XV Colours, 1934. Shooting Team, 1934-5. Shooting Colours, 1935. Member of " The Curtain." Certificate " A," 1935. Sergeant in O.T.C. D. G. Laughton. B2. C. Wray. B2.
DAY BOYS. J. R. Hollington. 1933-1935. Al. House Monitor. Played for 2nd XV, 1934. 2nd XV Colours, 1934. Played for 1st XV, 1935. 1st XV Colours, 1935. Cadet in O.T.C.
J. D. Collins. VIth Modern. SALVETE.
SCHOOL HOUSE. H. A. S. Hobson. B2.
CLIFTON RISE. J. E. Longley. B3.
Ebeatricals, Cbristmas, 1935. " BADGER'S GREEN," by R. C. SHERRIFF. DRAMATIS PERSONIE. In order of appearance. Dr. Wetherby Mary (a maid) Mr. Twigg
K. H. Rhodes, Esq. Miss Turner J. B. Dixon
84 R. M. Cooper, Esq_ Major Forrester M. B. Marwood Dick Wetherby B. J. Eastwood Mr. Butler (a speculative builder) Miss Toyne Secretary J. M. Dickenson. Grover J. W. Stead Mr. Rogers (landlord of Blue Boar) M. Hollway Charlady T. D. Ambler Bill R. White Chauffeur P. N. Baines Morgan E. Antrobus Scorer N. A. Newman Cricketer Village Boys ... R. M. S. Parker, H. A. Milburn, P. R. G. Graham Scene : Hampshire Village. Act I. Dr. Wetherby's Library, Monday afternoon. Act II. Scene I. Same, Tuesday midday. Scene II. Same, Wednesday morning. Act III. Scene I. Marquee on green facing cricket ground, Wednesday middayScene II. The Same, Wednesday afternoon. PRODUCER : S. M. TOYNE, ESQ. Orchestra under the direction of P. H. Sykes, Esq. Stage Carpenter and Electrician : A. E. Schofield. During the last twelve months there has arisen in the School a much livelier interest in plays and play-acting, due, probably, to. the institution and activities of " The Curtain," under the guidance of Mrs. Toyne and Mr. Cooper. We were not, therefore, surprised to find that this year's play showed a considerable advance, both in selection and performance. One could easily imagine that " Badger's Green " was designed for schoolboys : its theme may be summed up as Village Cricket versus Town Planning and Ribbon Building Unlimited ; and, naturally, cricket wins, so what more could one want? It is, however, by no means a play that plays itself, and the whole cast is to be congratulated, not only on the interpretation of the individual parts, but on the team work, both on and off the stage, due, we need hardly mention, to the untiring efforts of the producer, the Headmaster. To deal with individuals first : we need say nothing about the sympathetic part of Dr. Wetherby, except that it was in the capable hands of Mr. Rhodes. He was, of course, occasionally dominated (as he was meant to be) by the forceful personality of Major Forrester, played by Mr. Cooper, whom we could not but admire for his obvious restraint in not making bad language worse ; an authority, by the way, has said that his effort this year will rank amongst the great pieces of acting on the School stage during the last twenty years.
85 J. B. Dixon, in the exacting part of Mr. Twigg, added to his laurels, and M. B. Marwood made a typical son of the house. B. J. Eastwood did not quite come up to the expectations of last year, but he is young and should have plenty of time for further experience. J. M. Dickenson, on the other hand—a newcomer to the stage—showed distinct possibilities in the small part of the groundsman. J. W. Stead, with a large voice, an eye for colour in neckwear, and a capacity for handling unruly small boys, made an admirable publican turned scorer. The ladies' parts were both too small and insignificant to give either of the players a chance, yet it was evident that this, Miss Turner's first appearance, should not be her last. Of Miss Marianne Toyne, we can only say that she played a poor part well. ,
So far as team work was concerned, the climax came very fittingly in the last act, the cricket match, where the ingenuity of producer, actors, stage carpenter, and "noises off" were taxed to their utmost. Special mention should be made of the voice of the anonvmous umpire, which, even if it destroyed the illusion that the village green in question was as far away as Hampshire, certainly belied the fact that outside the thermometer was well below freezing point and visibility was nil. The contribution made by the -small boys in charge of the telegraph showed that there is promising talent amongst the younger members of the School. From Newman we naturally expected a great catch, and it was inevitable that a little emphasis from the stage was necessary to -convince the audience that he had dropped it. The silence of P. N. Baines was probably more eloquent than anything else in the whole play.
Ebeatricals, 1913=-1035. No account of the School Play this year would be complete without the recognition of the past services of Mr. Toyne in the .encouragement of acting in the School. The triumph of his production of the last act of " Badger's Green " was merely the •culmination of his many performances in the past.
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When Mr. Toyne came to St. Peter's, he found that the School Plays had been abandoned, and he at once revived them. From 1913 to 1935, with the exception of 1914, at the end of each Christmas term there has been a play. " Doctor Faustus ' was the first play to be produced, and many will remember the asphyxiating fumes which were emitted from " the mouth of Hell." In those days the stage was considerably smaller than it is now, and there were no doors through to the adjoining rooms, which complicated the matter of production. The stage was extended on somewhat unstable trestles, while for the audience,
86 as there was no permanent gallery, a temporary one had to be constructed, which must have been safe as it never collapsed, but certainly did not look it. It is impossible here to give a full account of all the playsperformed, but a few stand out. Perhaps one of the most ambitious and spectacular productions was " If I were King," which taxed the capacity of the stage to its utmost, while of Mr. Toyne's personal performances those of the Admirable Crichton, of Abraham Lincoln, and of Sherlock Holmes will long be remembered. The keynote of these plays during these years has been enjoyment. It is to be hoped that the audiences have enjoyed them ; the actors certainly have. This has mainly been due to the enthusiasm and the zest shown by Mr. Toone, both in acting and in producing. For not only has he usually acted in the plays, but frequently he has produced too, and many timid beginners owe much to his coaching, his encouragement, and his attention to detail. Thus, it is most fitting that his last play should be one that gave such scope for his qualities as a producer ; for it was entirely his ingenuity and grasp of detail that made such a success of the difficult cricket scene in the last act of " Badger's Green."
Cbe %dent& Zociety. The loss to the School by the death of Mr. Featherstone hasbeen felt in the Society as strongly as anywhere. It is not fitting here to give an account of all that he has done : it is common • knowledge that he devoted much of his time to its well being, which makes it all the more difficult to carry on without him. Let it suffice to say that, for his sake, the Society will carry on as before, much as he will be missed : and, in doing this, his utmost wish in this respect will be granted. As Mr. Featherstone held the position of Hon. Treasurer irr the Society, it was necessary to elect a new officer in this capacity : Mr. Ping was elected, and Mr. Corkhill was elected as one of the Vice-Presidents. Under the capable direction of Mr. Ping, the Society has made progress, but its activities have naturally been curtailed by the other occupations characteristic of the Lent Term. A visit was made by a number of members to the Gas Works early in the term, and was voted very entertaining. Mr. Ping exhibited a heron to the Society one afternoon before school, which everyone
87 found most interesting. A lecture was given on March 12th by Mr. Shipley, of Drax Grammar School, on Evolution, illustrated by excellent slides drawn by himself. The subject was very .difficult to cover fully and relevantly, but Mr. Shipley pleased both those interested and with some knowledge, and those merely .curious : a very entertaining evening. The Society still maintains its large number of members, and hopes are high for possibilities in the future. The Triennial Scientific Exhibition was not held this term, as it was felt that without Mr. Featherstone to help it could not be .arranged so efficiently in a short while. It is hoped that an exhibition will be held soon, but no definite date has yet been fixed.
Ebe Curtain. That highly intellectual and aristocratic Society known to its patrons as " The Curtain " may be congratulated on an increased measure of success. The plays chosen were more in accordance with popular taste than those chosen last term : the absence of Shakespeare (with all due regards to this obscure rival of Bernard Shaw) was received with relief by an overwhelming majority of members. At the ninth meeting of the Society, Galsworthy's "Loyalties" was read in the Headmaster's house, and Mrs. Toyne kindly provided refreshments. At the tenth meeting, 'Androcles and the Lion" was read at Mr. Sykes' house, where refreshments were kindly provided by Mrs. Sykes. Most of Shaw's inimitable sallies " got over," and the Society broke up feeling that it had assisted in tearing down many established beliefs, and in laughing at others even if it had not replaced them. At the eleventh meeting, " Service," by C. L. Anthony, was read in Mrs. Toyne's drawing room, with an interlude for refreshments. This was voted a successful evening. For its twelfth meeting, The late Christopher Bean " was read, at Mrs. White's house, and the Society is deeply indebted for the invitation so kindly extended, and the excellent refreshments provided. Once again the " Rocket " (alias " The Atom ") and " Susan " did invaluable service in conveying the members to their destination. If we may venture a stray shaft at such a conservative Society, we might suggest that the parts be more evenly distributed. There is tending to grow up an inner circle within the Society of handsome he-men and beautiful maidens, with an outer ring of members relegated to eternal humiliation as flunkeys, henchmen, yes-men, and charwomen. The Society is indebted to Mr. Toyne for kindly providing three tickets for the Drama League Competition, held in the private theatre of Rowntrees. I. L. Lupton, C. A. Smart, and M. Hollway were successful in obtaining the tickets from a raffle.
Entertainments. " TEN DAYS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD." This film was shown in Big Hall on Saturday, February loth_ Eisensteinmade this film to portray the ten vital days of the Russian Revolution of 1917. When it was originally made it no, more sophisticated film age it was disappointing. Eisenstein's excessive use of imagery and his determination to impress the mind by making the camera record from every possible angle were devices which tired the eye and wearied the mind. The running commentary, kindly given by a member of the York Labour Club,. was, unfortunately, largely inaudible, and without some foreknowledge it was extremely difficult to tell who was who in the Russian Revolution. The actor who played Kerensky was the only clean-cut figure who stood out from a welter of proletarian beards.. But this, we are told, is exactly what Eisenstein intended in order to show the failure of individuals like that short-lived dictator.
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" THE MYSTERY OF NANDA DEVI." On Saturday, February 29th, Mr. H. W. Tilman gave us art unusual and interesting lecture on his experiences when he accompanied E. E. Shipton on the ascent of Nanda Devi, one of the lesser known and most impregnable of the Himalayan mountain. strongholds. The lecture was well illustrated with beautiful. photographic slides. We learnt of the limited resources at thedisposal.of the two mountaineers, the vicissitudes of their fortunes, the indomitable spirit of the Sherpa porters and the unfaithfulness, of others ; we heard tales of wild pilgrimages and greedy priests, of eerie ravines and sweet hidden pastures. For those who wish to. study further this part of the Himalayas, we recommend Mr. Shipton's book, " Nanda Devi," which has just been added to the Library. CHARADES AND SING-SONG. On the last Saturday of term we spent a noisy evening in BigHall singing ballads and laughing at the foolishness of others ; for the three charades, which were produced at about five minutes' notice, were all well worth watching and laughter. St. Olave's,. the School House, and The Staff all did valiant work in entertaining the audience, and we are not sure whether the marble mal-demer of St. Olave's, the reincarnation of Mr. Twigg by J. B. Dixon, or the Queen Elizabeth of Mr. Ping was the hit of the evening. Mr. Sykes deserves thanks for his noble work at the piano, and for his choice of cheerful ballads.
Chapel. CAROL SERVICE. 6-30 p.m., SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15th, 1935. Processional Hymn : 435 (vv. 1-4) " Once in Royal David's City. 0 Lord, open Thou our lips. CAROLS. Choir " 0 Little Town of Bethlehem "...Walford Davies J Wainwright Congregation " Christians, awake !" LESSON. St. Luke II, 15-20. CAROLS. Old English " The Coventry Carol " Choir Old German " I heard an infant weeping " Choir 18th Century English " Lo I He comes " Congregation Old Dutch " King Jesus hath a garden " Choir " Angels from the realms of glory "....Old French Choir Congregation..." God rest you merry, gentlemen "...Old London Old English Choir " I saw three ships " Old English Congregation " The first Nowell LESSON. St. Matthew II, 1-12. CAROLS. " King Herod and the Cock " Old English Choir Old English Choir " Good King Wenceslas " Full..." Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Morning "...P.H.S. (Collection in aid of the Y.M.C.A.) Doxology " 0 come all ye faithful Joyful and triumphant."—(v. 1 only). An Evening Prayer of Alcuin. The Blessing. Recessional Old Yorkshire " Wassail Song " The Annual Carol Service seems to have settled down into a rather rigidly prescribed form, and the possible latitude in the choice of new music is small. Although, for the sake of variety, the choir forsook one or two of their old favourites, it is safe to say that their unaccompanied part-singing was more finished than it has been for a long time. A special word of praise is due to the trebles : owing to unforeseen circumstances they were given a stiffish task at the last minute, and they rose to the occasion excellently. LENT TERM, 1936. Jan. 26. IlIrd Sunday after Epiphany.—Rev. F. H. Barnby. Feb. 2. Purification of the B.V.M. (IVth Sunday after Epiphany). —3 p.m., Memorial Service for the late C. R. Featherstone. 9. Septuagesima.—Music.
90 „ 16. Sexagesima.—Rev. M. H. Harland, I3.A., Vicar of St. Matthew's, Holbeck, Leeds (O.P.). „ 23. Quinquagesima.—The Headmaster. Mar. 1. Ist Sunday in Lent.—(Evensong in York Minster, 4 p.m.) • „ 8. 'Ind Sunday in Lent. —Rev. F. H. Barnby. „ 15. IIIrd Sunday in Lent.—(Address in Big Hall : The Headmaster.) „ 22. IVth Sunday in Lent.—Music. „ 29. Vth Sunday in Lent.-3 p.m., School Confirmation TheRight Rev. the Bishop of Whitby. Apr. 5. Palm Sunday.—The Headmaster. The School Memorial Service for King George took place according to the prescribed form on Wednesday, January 29th. The School was represented at the Memorial Service in York Minster the previous day. :
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9th, 1936. ORGAN RECITAL. 1. Largo from the " New World " Symphony Dvorak 2. Basso Ostinato A rensky Henry Purcell. 3. Prelude on the Hundredth Psalm Hymn 416. " Let the whole Creation cry." An Evening Prayer of Alcuin. The Blessing. The most attractive feature of this recital was the Dvorak : " Largo," which has not been heard in this Chapel for some time, and which we hope Mr. Sykes will let us hear again before very long. MUSIC. SUNDAY, MARCH 22nd, 1936. Festing1. Largo, Allegro, Air with two variations 2. Chorale—" 0 Faith of England." 3. Allegretto (from Symphony in G) Haydn 4. Unison Hymn—"Come, 0 Thou Traveller unknown" P.H.S. 5. Canon—" Non nobis, Domine, Sed nomini tuo da gloriam." Byrd Hymn 285. " King of Glory." An Evening Prayer of Alcuin. The Blessing. We were grateful to Mr. Sykes for some old favourites on this. occasion. The singing of the Choir was particularly worthy of praise, especially in the Byrd canon. The School Confirmation was held by the Bishop of Whitby on Sunday, March 29th. He is so well known here that there is no -need for comment beyond recording that, as a Governor of the School, he took the opportunity of paying a gracious tribute to the, work done for the School by the Headmaster.
Ebe library. Librarian—Rev. F. H. Barnbv. Assistant Librarians—
A. W. Douglas, R. S. Sickle, C. A. Smart, R. White, I. L. Lupton, J. M. Dickenson. The following books have been added to the Library this term :— B.V. 8a.—As it Was 1930—by Capt. N. Ward-Smith, 0.P_ (Presented by the Author). D.VI. 12d.—Nanda Devi by E. E. Shipton. K.V. 30.—Harvest of Victory by E. Wingfield-Stratford. K.VIII. 6.—History of Europe, Vol. 1 : by H. A. L. Fisher. K.VIII. 6a.—History of Europe, Vol. 2: by H. A. L. Fisher. K.VIII. 6b.—History of Europe, Vol. 3 : by H. A. L. Fisher. :
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llews. After five years on the Reserve, Capt. P. H. Sykes has taken over the command of the O.T.C. again this term. At the very beginning of term we were called upon at very short notice to take part in the Proclamation of King Edward. VIII at York Castle. The contingent acquitted itself well, and was congratulated on the smartness of its drill and turn-out. Training during the term has pursued its normal course The recruits carried on their training under Sergt.-Major Puddick until his unfortunate accident. May we take this opportunity of expressing our sympathy with him, and our hope that he will be none the worse for it next term? The middle platoons have had to swallow rather a large dose of Platoon and Squad Drill. They don't like it, and we have heard some grousing. But " it's a way they have in the army," and we suppose that its tedium must be endured if we are to be ready at a moment's notice to put up a good show whenever we are called upon to do so. The Certificate " A " candidates have been more fortunate : they have had a good deal of very useful instruction from Capt_ R. G. Rooth, Depot West Yorkshire Regiment, who also gave a most interesting lecture to the whole Corps on " Poison Gas," a subject on which he is an expert. The Band has put in its usual amount of hard work under Watson and Smart. They have had the benefit of coaching from Drum-Major Swales, late of the West Yorkshire Regiment, and have improved considerably.
92 The Annual Inspection will take place on June 2nd, and will be carried out by Col. N. T. Fitzpatrick, D.S.O., General Staff, Northern Command. Camp is at Rushmoor (Aldershot), from July 28th to August .5th.
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ROLL OF N.C.O's. C.S.M.—A. W. Douglas. Sergeants.—D. W. Watson, M. Hollway, J. M. Dickenson, C. A. Smart. Corporals.—R. White, J. B. Dixon. Lce.-Corporals.—R. M. Deas, N. A. Newman, N. L. Colbeck, M. B. Marwood, B. J. Eastwood, J. A. Russell, F. E. Weatherill, J. L. Boden.
fifty pears ago. FROM " THE PETERITE," OF 1886. Vol. IX.
No. 60. May, 1886. EXCERPT FROM " A YORKSHIREMAN'S VIEWS ABOUT YORKSHIRE."
" And then to see our natural good sense, look at the prudence and caution we generally display in our statements; so much so that objectors are actually unreasonable enough sometimes to betray irritation at it. For instance, does someone want to know the exact time ?—how foolish it is, by the bye, to be so fussy about minutes; we generally keep our clocks about an hour too fast, so as to be always ready. Is the time required? Your pert Southerner would have answered at once, 'Twenty-one minutes and a half past three.' But not so fast ! We are not going to commit ourselves like that, though perhaps we could if we chose. We in Yorkshire, after due delay, interposed for the sake of dignity or what not, reply, perhaps, 'It's mebbe gettin' on a bit i' th' afternoon,' or in words equally well chosen for vagueness."
'Rotes anb items. Last term we said farewell to Mr. G. Jellicoe, who returns to Oxford to complete his Diploma course. He had been with us two terms, and had done much for us in the classroom and on the river.
93 Mr. R. T. Thornhill, who came temporarily last, term, has gone to King's School, Rochester, where we wish him the best of luck. This term we welcome Mr. G. S. Stead, and hope that he will soon find himself " settled in." Hearty congratulations to I. L. Lupton on winning the Open: Scholarship for History at Worcester College, Oxford. Best wishes to Sergeant-Major Puddick for a speedy recovery from his leg injury. We hope he will soon he with us again. We• missed his help at the end of last term. We congratulate D. W. Watson, W. Boyes, H. Toulson,. and G. E. L. Graham on receiving their 1st XV Colours at the end of last Rugger season. We congratulate G. E. L. Graham, M. Q. Carlton, J. L.. Boden, C. A. Smart, and K. Lockwood on receiving their 1st XI Hockey Colours. We congratulate N. A. Newman and G. E. L. Graham on. being awarded their School Squash Colours. M. Hollway, K. J. Jarvis, and V. L. F. Davin represented . St. Peter's in the Drysdale Cup for Squash during the holidays.. A report of their games will appear in our next issue. J. B. Dixon has been appointed Captain of Shooting, and: E. Antrobus, J. M. Dickenson, and R. S. Dixon have been awarded their Shooting Colours. Last Christmas holidays the following played for theircounties' Public Schoolboys' Rugby XV :—K. Lockwood (Yorkshire), C. A. Smart (Durham), and A. W. Douglas (Northumberland). j. M. Dickenson, F. E. Weatherill, N. L. Colbeck, R. White,, B. J. Eastwood, J. A. Russell, C. A. Smart, and J. B. Dixon, obtained Certificate "A" last winter term. A party of about 25, under Mr. Wrenn and Mr. Smith, spent . tendaysichl,oLkeurndigtheolays.Whear that they enjoyed themselves. A full report of their activities. will appear with the next issue. This is the first " Peterite " of the series published at the• beginning of term instead of the end. Thus there is a good deal of news included which seems rather late. This time-lag, however,. will not appear in the next issue. The Northern Squash Championships were again decided on' the School courts, from March 23rd to 26th. We were verypleased to see Old Peterites win both the events. N. W. Yardley won the open event for the fourth time, and S. G. S.. Pawle won the handicap. .
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94 N. A. Newman, G. E. L. Graham, and M. Q. Carlton were chosen for the Yorkshire Public Schoolboys' Hockey XI versus a Yorkshire XI on April 8th, on the School field. J. L. Boden also played in the trials, which were played on the previous day. ,
football. 1st XV versus YORKSHIRE WANDERERS. Lost, 0-3. Played at Home, December 11th. The XV was strengthened by the return of J. W. Stead to the side, now recovered from his shoulder injury. J. R. Hollington, however, took his place on the almost permanent sick-list of the XV, and the vacancy was filled by P. C. Campbell. The School took up the offensive first, and the forwards managed to keep the ball within the Wanderers' half for some ten minutes of play. The Wanderers retaliated, however, and only keen tackling by the School backs prevented them scoring. The Wanderers failed with a penalty kick. Shortly afterwards, Stead intercepted a pass, ran strongly and passed to Newman, who was a trifle slow in passing to McLean, who was immediately pulled down. On the right wing Smart gathered the ball, kicked ahead when almost on the touch-line, followed up, and passed to McLean, who made ground before being tackled. The score still stood at 0-0 at half-time, though the School had been a trifle unlucky not to score. Shortly after half-time, Newman dribbled the ball over the Wanderers' line, but was just beaten to the touch-down by a visiting forward. For long periods at a time the School forwards hammered away at the Wanderers' line, but were unable to pierce the defence. The Wanderers' forwards were superior to the School in the set scrums, and played a very bustling game in the loose. In the last quarter-of-an-hour the visiting forwards set up a prolonged attack, and a forward short-passing rush narrowly failed to score. This was followed by a dangerous run by Toulmin, who swerved past the School wing and was stopped by Lockwood just short of the line. A succession of scrums followed, and from one of these the School was penalised. Luxton kicked a goal for the Wanderers from in front of the posts, to win the match. For the last ten minutes of the game the School attacked, but were unable to score, and the Wanderers were victors by a penalty goal (3 points) to nil. The School were extremely unlucky to lose a keen match : a draw would have been the fairest result on the run of the game. As the Wanderers' President claimed that this side was the strongest put out this season, defeat by such a narrow margin can be considered no mean achievement. One of the most noticeable features of the game was the complete subjection of Toulmin, by Douglas in the first half, and Watson in the second.
95 In fact, it is little exaggeration to say we have rarely seen him a- endered so harmless. The backs handled a greasy ball exceptionally well, and Lockwood gave a very impressive display at fullback. The "Threes" were under a disadvantage in that . Campbell's combination with Smart was unavoidably shaky owing to his introduction to the side at such short notice. This meant that the halves were unable to set their "threes" going at a speed requisite for really successful attack. Stead was by far the best "three-quarter" in attack. The School pack played a plucky game against a heavier and extremely lively pack : Baines, Newman, and McLean were always prominent for the School, while P. S. Atkinson was a tower of strength in the Wanderers' pack. Team :—K. Lockwood; A. W. Douglas, G. E. L. Graham, J. W. Stead, D. W. Watson ; C. A. Smart, P. C. Campbell ; P. N. Baines, W. Boyes, B. J. Eastwood, H. Toulson, I. A. Campbell, N. A. Newman, I. L. Lupton, D. McLean. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XV v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE. At Home. Saturday, .14th December, 1935. Won, 3-0. It is difficult to give an account of the form shown by the 1st XV in this match without exaggeration, considering that they put up such fine shows against Worksop and the Wanderers. It must suffice to say that this brilliant form was maintained, and that the XV finished their season of School matches with a really great win at the expense of Ampleforth. For the first time since the Durham match the XV had a full side, J. R. Hollington returning from the sick-list in time to fill the position of serum-half. The School kicked off and were soon well within Ampleforth's 25," Stead and Smart putting in some useful touch-kicking. Ampleforth secured possession in several successive line-outs, and Kilpatrick, the Ampleforth fly-half, kicked touch a corresponding number of times until the ball was landed a few yards from the 'School line. However, the School forwards rushed and dribbled the ball away in grand style. The Ampleforth full-back fielded the ball, raced away on the wing, passed to the right wing who ran dangerously, only to be brought down by a great tackle by Baines. Meanwhile Ampleforth were gaining possession in the tight with monotonous regularity in spite of the strenuous efforts of the School forwards. The defence of the School backs was exceptionally keen, and the Ampleforth halves were continually harassed by the School wing-forwards. From a line-out on the Ampleforth "25" Baines secured the ball, burst through the opposing forwards, ran through a tackle, and forced-his way over the Ampleforth line in the corner to score the winning try for the School. Never for an instant did the School slack off, nor could they afford to do so. Lockwood gathered the ball, raced along the
96 left wing, selling several dummies to an exasperated defence, ands when in the Ampleforth " 25 s " passed to Smart, who cross-kicked to the right wing for Stead to gather and pass to Watson,, whose attempted drop-kick was charged down. This movement was perhaps the best piece of work executed in the game. Before. half-time Watson was responsible for a good run on the right wing. Thus the score at half-time was still 3-0 to the School. In the first quarter-of-an-hour the School hammered away at theAmpleforth line, and were within an ace of scoring when Newman intercepted and, after a great run in his own inimitable style, was. tackled inches short of the line. The School forwards were playing with great dash, and by dint of sheer hard work were wearing down the Ampleforth forwards even in the tight scrums,. while in the loose and line-out their superiority was unquestionable_ From a tight scrum, five yards short of the Ampleforth line, Hollington almost scored and there was a mêlée on the Amplefortk line, a "25" drop-out being ordered. The School were penalised on their "25" line and Buxton narrowly failed to kick a goal for Ampleforth. Soon afterwards the Ampleforth forwards executed' some great dribbling rushes, but the School forwards, with the back row prominent, retaliated with some equally skilful dribbling.. .
In the closing stages of the game the School were attacking: and Stead cut through and passed to Baines, who knocked-on some ten yards short of the Ampleforth line; when the whistle for no-sidewent the School were still leading by 3 points. The score cannot_ be said adequately to represent the run of the game, and the School thoroughly deserved their win in this match. The full-backs of both Ampleforth and the School gave fine displays, the former opening the game out a great deal by his speed, while Lockwood's. fielding, kicking, and tackling have never leen seen to better advantage, which is the highest praise we can give him. TheSchool " Threes" were superior to the Ampleforth "Threes" in• attack and defence, while the kicking of both fly-halves, Kilpatrick for Ampleforth and Smart for the School, was of a high standard. It must be added, however, that Kilpatrick rather overdid this, and threw away many chances of opening up the game and giving their fast wings a chance. Both packs played clean and skilful football, Ampleforth; being superior to the School in the set scrums. The School forwards' play in the loose was of a high standard, and in the line-out they have never before shown such an aptitude for breaking through and harassing the opposing halves. The outstanding School forwards were Baines and Newman. Team :—K. Lockwood; A. W. Douglas, G. E. L. Graham,,. J. W. Stead, D. W. Watson; C. A. Smart, J. R. Hollington P. N. Baines, W. Boyes, B. J. Eastwood, H. Toulson, I. A._ Campbell, N. A. Newman, I. L. Lupton, D. McLean.
97 ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 2nd XV v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE 2nd XV. Played at Ampleforth, on Saturday, December 14th, 1935. Result :—St. Peter's School 2nd XV, 3 pts.; Ampleforth College 2nd XV, 6 pts. Team :—I. A. S. Thompson; D. Lund, V. L. F. Davin, M. Hollway, J. L. Boden ; M. B. Marwood (Capt.', P. C Campbell; E. Antrobus, A. H. Moffatt, J. Morris, R. M. Deas, A. D. Barnsdale, J. T. Harding, J. B. Dixon, J. Russell. The game was all in favour of the School in the first half, the forwards pressing hard : but good kicking by the Ampleforth backs prevented them from scoring. At full-back for St. Peter's, Thompson played a brilliant game. There was no score in the ifirst half. St. Peter's, Nil; Ampleforth, Nil. In the second half, play fluctuated between the two halves. Weighill broke away to score a try for Ampleforth ; the kick failed. Shortly after this Weighill broke away again, and the kick just fell short of the posts. St. Peter's replied strongly, and from a tight scrum, near the Ampleforth line, Russell scrambled over to score for St. Peter's. The ball was very greasy by now, and Marwood failed to convert. St. Peter's pressed and dominated the play for the last ten minutes, and only bad luck prevented them from scoring again. Final score :St. Peter's 2nd XV, 3 pts. ; Ampleforth 2nd XV, 6 pts. RUGBY SEVEN-A-SIDE INTER-HOUSE TOURNAMENT. Played February 26th, 1936. Winners : School House. It was decided to follow the precedent set last year and to award the Rhodes Cup to the winner of an American Tournament. The Rise and House "Sevens" were evenly matched on paper, and the Rise went on to the field favourites by reason of their formidable backs. The Rise played the Day Boys and made short work of them, as was to be expected of the faster and heavier side. The eventual score was 26-3, the handsome margin of points being secured by Douglas (2), Newman, Watson, Lund, and Barnsdale—four of which were converted by P. C. Campbell. Lockwood kicked a penalty goal for the Day Boys. Then followed the eagerly awaited duel between the Rise and the House, and both "Sevens" were desperately keen to win. The House kicked off, playing towards the new pavilion. After a brief spurt of offensive thrust by the Rise, the House forwards .established a striking superiority over the Rise pack, and thus
98 enabled the House backs to thrust through the gallant tackling by the Rise backs. The scoring was opened by Graham, finishing with a burst of speed beneath the posts, Smart and Marwood also having a hand in the achievement. At half-time the score was. still 3-0. In the second half the House swiftly assumed completemastery of the game. Hawkins increased the House lead with a capital try scored from the Rise " 25," after a pass by Smart. Soon afterwards Graham put the House further ahead with a good try beneath the posts : the House's success was sealed. The Risecontinued to make desperate efforts, but in the closing stages of the game the House superiority was only too clearly demonstrated. The House "Seven" deserved their victory of 9-0. Without presuming to analyse the victory too minutely or to draw invidious contrasts, it is safe to say that the determined crash-tackling of the House laid the foundation of their success, and that, whileHawkins played an exceptionally good game for one so in-experienced by comparison with the majority of combatants,. Graham was the "star" back of the game. The House proceeded to inflict a sound defeat upon the Day Boys, although it was apparent to all that the "sting" and "snap'' had departed from the House with the final whistle of the House-Rise match. The ultimate score of 17-0 was made up of three tries by Smart and one each by Marwood and Eastwood, plus oneconversion. Some good running and kicking were seen in this. game, but rain had rendered the ball greasy. The House :—G. E. L. Graham ; M. B. Marwood, C. A. Smart (Capt.); R. G. Hawkins ; I. A. Campbell, B. J. Eastwood,. I. L. Lupton. RUGGER RETROSPECT. The past season may be divided into three separate and' entirely different stages, a very promising start, which included comfortable wins over Durham and North Ribblesdale, and a narrow win over York, a very bad mid-period when four successive School matches were lost, and a very successful finish which included a win over Ampleforth, a draw with Worksop, and a somewhat unlucky defeat by Yorkshire Wanderers by a penalty goal to nil. At the beginning and end of the term the team, with complete confidence, played good football which was delightful to watch, but some of their displays during the middle of the term can only be described as feeble, and having seen what they could do both at the beginning and end of the term the poor form shown in these mid-term matches is difficult to account for, but several factors seemed to contribute towards it. In the first place, the term was an unlucky one with regard to injuries, and after the Durham
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99 match we never had the same team for two successive matches... Secondly, several of the senior members of the fifteen suffered a temporary loss of form during this period. Thirdly, all four School matches which were lost were played away from home, and theteam had to undertake four journeys within a fortnight. Finally, and closely associated with the last, there was the comparativeyouthfulness of the team and the consequent more pronounced psychological effect resulting in them taking more time to settledown when playing away from home. A good start is half-way to success, and these games were lost in the first twenty minutes. The team was fortunate in having in Stead, a captain who was. ever a trier, and who refused to be discouraged by his misfortunes, an excellent full-back, and a very lively trio of back-row forwards. Any forward who has ever played in front of an uncertain. full-back will appreciate the joy of playing with Lockwood behind, him. He combined complete and absolute safety with brilliance,. and it is sufficient to say that he hardly put a foot wrong all season. The back-row forwards, too, were above the average, and distinguished themselves collectively by their loose rushes, and individually, Newman, by his opportunism and backing-up of thethree-quarters, McLean by his leadership and spoiling tactics, and Lupton by his superb dribbling. Baines, too, gave yeoman service in the pack, and at least two magnificent efforts of his in the Ampleforth match deserve mention ; one, the only try of thematch ; the other a very fine tackle of an Ampleforth wing three-. quarter, which saved a dangerous situation. The pack, although. lively in the loose, were light and lacked height, and consequentlywere usually beaten for possession both in the set scrummages and in the line-outs. In the Ampleforth match the forwards cannot have obtained the ball more than once or twice in every ten scrums, and it is greatly to the credit of the defence of the backs that ma, points were scored against them. Given the opportunities the backs combined well together and showed considerable thrust and ingenuity in attack, but, unfortunately, these opportunities were limited. In conclusion, let it be said that although several of the games. were disappointing, a season which brings us victories over our old rivals, Durham and Ampleforth, in addition to satisfactory results with such formidable opponents as Worksop, YorkshireWanderers, York, and North Ribblesdale, may be regarded with. considerable satisfaction. -
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Of the '2nd XV it is difficult to write. The persistent demand' for their players by the 1st XV prevented them from ever settling down as a team. The forwards, with a few exceptions, were veryyoung and inexperienced, hut, under the leadership of Antrobus, they managed to weld themselves into a hard-working and efficient
100 .pack, well up to standard. The half-backs, Marwood and P. C. Campbell, both of whom had 1st XV experience, were well above the average and should be a great acquisition next season. Of the three-quarters, Lund, with little experience, was a prolific scorer, scoring six tries in one match alone, against Leeds Grammar School, but none of the others were impressive, and two of them must improve their tackling before they can hope to go further. ,Cheong at full-back, if not spectacular, was safe, and did all that .was required of him. Points. A. L. D. F. P. W. 1st XV ... 12 60 130 4 7 1 2nd XV ... 105 3 5 1 82 9 1st XV CHARACTERS. W. STEAD.—Captain. Centre three-quarter. A very enthusiastic and hard-working captain. Maintained the previous season's good form in attack, while his defence was greatly improved. N. BAINES.—Forward. Always an enthusiastic and hardworking forward; had. a disappointing first-half of the season, but played some splendid games during the second half. Gets through a tremendous amount of hard work in the tight, but seems quite unable to position himself in the loose. N. A. NEWMAN.—Forward. The most versatile member of the fifteen, and suffered accordingly. Fast, with good hands, and an excellent tackler, he was continually dropping back to help his backs. Dealt with opposing attacks on the blind-side quickly and effectively. <K. LOCKWOOD.—Full-back. Maintained last season's brilliant form, his positional play and fielding being almost faultless.
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McLEAN.—Forward. An intelligent and very successful leader with the happy knack of getting that extra effort out of the pack. As an open-side-wing-forward, gave several opposing fly-halves a worrying afternoon.
A. W. DOUGLAS.—Wing Three-quarter. Fast, with a powerful physique and deceptive side-step, was a prolific scorer in the opening matches, but was well-marked during the latter half of the season. Defence greatly improved, but still needs .-strengthening. Must learn to tackle with determination.
101 I. L. LUPT6N.—Forward. The most consistent forward in thepack he rarely failed to distinguish himself. An excellent dribbler.
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B. J. EASTWOOD.—Forward. A greatly improved forward, who had a very successful first season, and should be one of the mainstays of the pack next year. As a hooker, a little disappointing, but should improve with experience. I. A. CAMPBELL.—Forward. A sound, all-round footballer, who handled and tackled well, and with a good sense of position. Frequently had to be driven to get the best out of him. D. W. WATSON.—Wing Three-quarter. Quick off the mark, with a dangerous cut-through, he is happier in a mid-field; position, but circumstances necessitated his playing on the wing, where he was somewhat lost to start with, but played a fine game against Ampleforth in the concluding match of the season. G. E. L. GRAHAM.—Centre Three-quarter. Did not find his best form until the last few games of the term, when there was every evidence that he should develop into a very sound centre in years to come. H. TOULSON.—Forward. The youngest forward to play for the1st XV for several seasons, he showed great promise. Must learn the offside rule before next season. W. BOYES.—A conscientious and hard-working forward lithoachieved some success as a hooker.
tockey. SCHOOL v. BEN RHYDDING. Result : Won, 9-1. The School opened their season with a very convincing win. over Ben Rhydding on a rather slippery ground. Play at first was fairly even, with slight advantage to the School, who were keener and quicker than their opponents. The home side soon took the lead when Newman scored after some quick work amongst the forwards. Shortly after this, Watson dribbled past the hacks and , played with good spirit and plenty of energy. The backs were never really tested, but showed a fair amount of promise. The School now scored at frequent intervals, and Marwood and
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102 Newman added points; the last one, from Newman, came from a brilliant piece of combination, right up the field from the bully-off, And between the inside forwards. Half-time came with the score at 5-0. After the interval play became more even, and there were one or two anxious moments in front of the home goal Boden managed to clear to Graham, who dribbled down the wing, and, bringing the ball inside the circle, scored with a hard shot from a difficult angle. From a free hit, Newman again scored. Play was taken into the other half from the bully-off, and an opposing inside scored after some misunderstanding over a free hit. Thereafter Marwood scored his third goal from short range, and Watson added another, flicked in after a shot by Newman. The School forwards were quick on to the ball, and played well on the whole the backs were not given much chance to shew their form. :
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SCHOOL v. MANCHESTER REGIMENT. Result Won, 2-1.. Played at Strensall on a damp, but firm ground. The Army side immediately attacked, and appeared to be very fit, and clever .with their sticks their combination, however, left much to be desired. The School fought back, and play was very even. After a rush by the opposing forwards, the inside-left broke through, and pushed the ball into the goal past Campbell, who had rightly come out to meet him. After this, the School put their backs into it, and, after several shots at goal, including short corners, Marwood scored with a hard shot at close range. Mention must be made of the opposing goalkeeper, who made some very pluCky and valuable saves, thwarting the School forwards very cleverly. After half-time, the score being 1-1, play swung from one end of the field to the other, and exciting moments occurred in front of both goals. Among the halves, Lockwood tackled and dribbled well, but failed to clear successfully, whilst Carlton played well. In the The backs tackled well, but showed lack of experience. forwards, Wright showed a tendency to pass too straight, and Campbell was rather slow in effecting his centres. Near the end, 'Newman managed to put the School ahead from a centre by flraham ; the opposing goalkeeper continued to make plucky saves, and this was ratner nal a fuck on him. As a whole the team played well and fought back with the right spirit, the chief fault was lack of experience. :
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Team :—I. A. Campbell; F. F. Weatherill, J. L. Boden ; M. Q. Carlton, D. W. Watson, K. Lockwood; P. C. Campbell, A. T. H. Wright, M. B. Marwood, N. A . Newman, G. E. L. Graham.
103 SCHOOL v. STYX H.C. Result : Lost, 1-5. Played at home on a rather wet ground. The School set a fast pace, but their opponents soon showed themselves to be a very experienced side with a clear understanding of the game : for a time, the home forwards attacked, and were repulsed. Newman and Graham combined very well in this match, but without the support of the other forwards, their efforts were to no avail; the opposing centre-forward scored after a few minutes with a shot at close range which gave Campbell no chance at all. The School still kept on trying, and the halves, especially Carlton, played a steady game, although rather a large share of work fell on their shoulders. The backs showed a poor knowledge of position, but tackled well : throughout the game, difficulty was experienced on both sides in clearing the ball, on account of the rather sticky ground : after some rushes by the Styx forwards, and some close play in the circle, a goal was scored by the inside-left, who lifted the ball into the net with a flick. Half-time came with the score 2--0. Immediately after this, the School forced a corner, from which Watson scored with a hard shot which bounced off the goalie's pads into the goal. This rather encouraged the School, who set off with more determination than ever : they were disappointed, however, for, owing to a misunderstanding between the backs, Campbell was forced to leave the goal, and the centreforward scored before he could get back. The School still played energetically, and the halves and backs robbed the opposing forwards continually : the superiority of the visitors showed up in the end, however, and they scored 2 more goals before the final whistle went. On the whole, the School played well, and defended with great spirit. Team :—I. A. Campbell; C. A. Smart, J. L. Boden ; M. Q. Carlton, D. W. Watson, K. Lockwood ; P. C. Campbell, A. T. H.. Wright, M. B. Marwood, N. A. Newman, G. E. L. Graham. SCHOOL "A" XI v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL Result : Won, 7-1. In the first few minutes the visitors were definitely superior, and the School did not seem to get going. The game developed into a hard hitting and fast contest, but the weak points in the Bootham side were noted and utilized by the School. Newman opened the scoring for the School after a pass from Graham. Shortly after, Watson dribbled past the backs to push the ball into the net. Bootham made continued rushes on the School, but the more experienced backs were too much for them. Newman again scored before half-time, bringing the score to 3-0. In the second half, the School attacked, and forced two corners, when Marwood scored after some quick work in the circle,
104 Watson and Newman then ran up, and combined to score a 'fifth goal after beating both the backs. Bootham then pressed continually and managed to score after -a good centre from their left wing. Before the whistle went, Marwood again scored after combining with Watson in a run up the field. The School showed superiority in all departments, but Bootham were very keen and quick on the ball, hitting hard on frequent occasions. In another season or two they will be formidable opponents. Team :—I. A. Campbell ; C. A. Smart, J. L. Boden ; M. Q. Carlton, D. W. Watson, K. Lockwood; P. C. Campbell, N. L. 'Colbeck, M. B. Marwood, N. A. Newman, S. P. H. Rylatt. SCHOOL v. SCARBOROUGH. Result : Won, 1-0. Played away on a firm ground, with fair weather conditions. It was evident from the bully-off that the teams were very evenly matched. The game was fast and open, with plenty of hard hitting on both sides. Both sides pressed alternately, and the School had bad luck with some shots which crossed the opposite .goalmouth from a fine angle. After some time, Newman received .a pass from Lockwood and beat both the backs to score a very good goal which the goalie had no chance to stop. From then, Scarborough pressed very hard indeed, and there were some exciting moments in front of the School goal, Campbell making two very good saves : the home side forced three corners, and the intervention of the whistle for half-time saved a rather serious situation. This match was undoubtedly the best the School had played this season : it was a very hard first half, however, and began to tell on them in the second half ; the team seemed to get tired, but never gave up trying. Outstanding among the halves was Carlton, who stuck to his man with great determination, and managed to keep to the pace, although he found it rather difficult. Graham dribbled and centred very well, but lacked support from the left wing, and consequently had rather a large share of work. Boden tackled and cleared well, and Smart showed great improvement. All through the second half a close struggle was contested, with frequent attacks by Scarborough and repulses by the School. The whistle went with the score still at 1-0, and the end of a good, clean game had gone, with due credit to the School. Team :—I. A. Campbell; J. L. Boden, C. A. Smart ; M. Q. Carlton, D. W. Watson, K. Lockwood ; P. C. Campbell, A. T. H. Wright, M. B. Marwood, N. A. Newman, G. E. L. Graham.
105 SCHOOL v. YORK. Result : Lost, 1-5. This match was rather disappointing after the form shown in the previous game. The School seemed to lack enterprise, andmissed opportunities in the first half. Among the forwards, Marwood showed poor form, and lacked dash and spirit. From the start the game was fast, with hard hitting : it cannot be said that the .School were playing badly, but they were certainly not at their best. Newman and Graham combined well, and Newman' had bad luck with a shot in the first half : Marwood missed an easy goal through slashing instead of flicking the ball. After about a quarter-of-an-hour the York centre-forward scored by following up a shot at goal. York forced two corners, but both were unsuccessful, the School clearing up the field. The visitors scored a second goal shortly after through clever combination between the inside forwards. These forwards gave good examples to the School of how following-up should be done. The score at halftime was 2-0, and when the second half began, the School began. with a special effort, and Graham took the ball up the wing, centred to Newman, who beat one back to score a good goal with a hard shot. From then a series of attacks by York were repulsed by the School, only to be repeated again, this time with more success, for the opposing centre-forward ran up from the half-way line, beating both backs, and pushing the ball past Campbell. The School had bad luck in an attack on the visitors' goal, as a shot from Newman hit the post and rebounded to be cleared. The School now set down to a determined defence : the backs were outclassed by the combination and thrustful running of the inside forwards, who scored two more goals before the final whistle went.. Watson was useful in clearing from the home circle, and Campbell made one or two useful saves, and altogether the School was rather unlucky. Team :—I. A. Campbell ; C. A. Smart, J. L. Boden ; M. Carlton, D. W. Watson, K. Lockwood ; I. H. Segar, A. T. H. Wright, G. E. L. Graham, N. A. Newman, M. B. Marwood.
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SCHOOL v. LEEDS UNIVERSITY. Result : Won, 3-2. This game was played under rather warm weather conditions,. with a hot sun, but firm ground. The School attacked from the bully-off, and set a very fast pace, which seemed to take the , visitors rather by surprise. Shortly after the start, Wright scored a good goal after following up a centre from Segar. A few rushes were made upon the home goal, but the tackling of the halves was good, and consequently not much ground was made. :
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106 Watson, enabled Newman to score a quick goal from a forward position. The School were now playing at the top of their form, -and showed great dash and spirit. The forwards were quick on the ball, and halves tackled and followed up well, whilst the backs 'cleared well where necessary. In defending, Watson dribbled up the field and beat two men to put Graham in position for a tearing shot which placed the School in a better position still. Half-time -came with the score 3-0. In the second half, mention must be made of the way in which the University recovered and put up such a good fight. The School were nearly always on the defensive, except once or twice when the inside forwards had bad luck with shots in the circle after hard work by the halves. After a quarter'of-an-hour had passed, and Leeds had made repeated attacks on the home goal, including several corners, an inside forward scored. The visitors still continued to press, and the Warin brothers, on their right wing, always looked dangerous. Boden and Smart, supported by Watson, and occasionally the other halves, however; managed to clear after many exciting moments near the goal. At last, the centre-forward broke through and scored a second goal for Leeds. This looked bad for the School, who seemed to try all the harder. But the game went on on the same lines, and some very close shaves were experienced by Campbell, who managed to keep the ball out of the net until the final whistle went. -A very close game. .
Team :—I. A. Campbell C. A. Smart, J. L. Boden M. Q. Carlton, D. W. Watson, K. Lockwood M. B. Marwood, A. T. H. Wright, G. E. L. Graham, N. A. Newman, I. H. Segar. ;
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There was a light rain falling when the bully-off was taken, and the ground was very slippery. In the first half, the School played very well indeed and showed much enterprise. The game was fairly fast and both sides attacked the School were rewarded with a goal by Wright, who pushed the ball into the net after some quick work among the forwards. The Hull forwards made several attacks, but were unsuccessful on account of the good tackling and clearing of the backs, helped by Watson. The latter cleared to Graham, who passed to Newman the ball was taken into the Hull circle, and Graham scored with a good shot. This gave the School a lead of two at half-time. Shortly after, Hull scored when the backs failed to clear after a corner. Then came the set back the School seemed to he unable to take the ball out of their own half, and several times the visitors looked dangerous. After forcing a corner, the ball was deflected past Campbell off one of the backs, an unfortunate incident. The g-ame still continued as before, and :
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107 the School seemed to be rather shaken by the unexpected turn of events.. The ground was becoming rather uneven, and most of the players found difficulty in keeping their feet. Hull scored again after some close play in the home circle : Campbell was unsighted by one of the backs, and the ball was unfortunately deflected into the goal. So the School had lost a close game : it must be said that they were hardly two goals worse than their opponents. Team :—I. A. Campbell ; C. A. Smart, J. L. Boden; M. 42: Carlton, D. W. Watson, K. Lockwood I. H. Segar, N. A. Newman, G. E. L. Graham, A. T. H. Wright, M. B. Marwood. ;
SCHOOL v. O.P's. Result : Lost, '2-4. On the day of the match, rain had been continuous since early morning, and consequently the field was appallingly wet when the teams bullied off the conditions rather spoilt the game, although there were some good passing movements on both sides, and the O.P's. attacked furiously for the first few minutes. There was good play by the halves on both sides : Lockwood played his best game in this match, and cleared with repeated success. The School scored first in grand style; Graham scored with a first-time shot from a centre by Segar. The play was now very even, with alternate attacks and repulses the O.P. forwards always looked dangerous, and Smart and Boden managed very well against heavy odds. Yardley scored after some time, after dribbling the ball past Campbell, who came out to meet him. A few minutes later, he repeated this, only with a hard shot into the corner of the goal. Half-time came with the score 2-1. :
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In the second half, the School seemed to tire, and lacked the dash displayed previously the conditions made things more difficult as by this time the field was badly cut up. The School had bad luck with some forward rushes: Mr. Rhodes, in goal, made one or two useful saves. The visitors scored 2 goals in quick succession after pressing hard and forcing a few corners. Play fluctuated after this, and eventually Newman scored after a rush by the School forwards, bringing the score to 4-2. Play became more open towards the end, the School showing determination : they continued to attack, and Marwood put a few good centres in from the left despite their efforts, however, the whistle sounded for time, and it can only be said that the School lost to a more experienced and steady side. :
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Team :—I. A. Campbell; C. A. Smart, J. L. Boden; M. Q. Carlton, D. W. Watson, K. Lockwood ; M. B. Marwood, A. T. H. Wright, G. E. L. Graham, N. A. Newman, I. H. Segar.
108 SCHOOL 2nd XI v. YORK 2nd XI. Played at Home, March 14th. Lost, 1-6. The 2nd XI's long delayed match with York eventually took place, and an enjoyable game took place. Up to half-time the game was fairly even with York slightly the better. At this point, however, the School lost their goalkeeper, and in the second half were unfortunate in being unable to prevent the sudden dashes of the York forwards. There is evidence of some good material for future first elevens in this 2nd XI, but of course much improvement will be required. School 2nd XI :—J. T. Harding ; R. M. Deas, J. T. Brockbank ; H. P. Cole, I. H. Segar, F. F. Weatherill ; E. R. Gossop, N. L. Colbeck, G. W. Russell, T. F. Cameron, S. P. H. Rylatt. HOUSE HOCKEY. SCHOOL HOUSE v. DAY BOYS. Result :—School House, 2; Day Boys, 0. The House pressed in the Day Boys' "25" for some time after the start, before Graham scored for the House. From then play went up and down the field, McKay clearing well for the Day Boys and Boden for the House. The Day Boys were playing well and giving the House a hard game. In the second half the House were again the aggressors, and Graham scored off a centre from Marwood. For the rest of the game play remained in mid-fieldneither side gaining much ground. Teams— School House :—I. A. Campbell; J. L. Boden, R. M. Deas; R. T. Wolf, C. A. Smart, M. Hollway ; M. B. Marwood, N. L. Colbeck, G. E. L. Graham, G. W. Russell, I. A. S. Thompson. Day Boys :—H. W. Richardson ; I. S. McKay, J. T. Brockbank ; I. H. Segar, K. Lockwood, H. P. Cole; R. S. Bickle, A. T. H. Wright, A. Capaldi, G. H. Briggs, E. Gossop. FINAL HOUSE HOCKEY MATCH SCHOOL HOUSE v. RISE. Result : School House, 3; Rise, 1. The Rise went away with a flying start and Newman scored for them after about 2 minutes' play. From then the play swung from end to end until Graham scored a lucky goal for the House.. After half-time the House pressed more than the Rise, but they were weak in the circle. This was balanced by the Rise backs, who foolishly cleared up the centre. Thompson scored a good goal for the House after dribbling up the wing and shooting from
109 a narrow angle. A few minutes before full time, Graham flicked a goal for the House after one of the Rise backs had mis-hit. The final result was :—House, 3 ; Rise, 1. Teams— School House :—I. A. Campbell ; J. L. Boden, R. M. Deas ; R. T. Wolf, C. A. Smart, M. Hollway ; M. B. Marwood, N. L. Colbeck, G. E. L. Graham, G. W. Russell, I. A. S. Thompson. Rise :—W. G. Barnby ; D. W. Swainson, F. F. Weatherill; M. Q. Carlton, D. W. Watson, R. White; A. W. Douglas, N. A. Newman, A. J. Morris, T. F. Cameron, and W. Boyes. 1st XI HOCKEY RESULTS. Date.
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1. Leeds Corinthians :Sat., Feb. Sat., Feb. 8. Ben Rhydding Wed., Feb. 19. Manchester Regiment •at., Feb. 29. West Riding Wed., March 4. Styx 'Sat., March 7. Worksop College Sat., March 14. Scarborough Wed., March 18. York Sat., March 21. Leeds University Thur., March 26. Hull Wed., April 1. Old Peterites -
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Home Cancelled. Home Won 9-1 Away Won 2-1 Home Cancelled. Home Lost 1-5 Home Cancelled. Away Won 1-0 Home Lost 1-5 Home Won 3-2 Home Lost 2-3 Home Lost 2-4
Wed., March 11. "A" XI v. Bootham Sch. Home Won 7-1 Sat., March 14. 2nd XI v. York 2nd XI... Home Lost 1-6 HOCKEY RETROSPECT. We started the season with four of last year's eleven—all forwards—two of whom were old Colours. Around these a team had to be built from material which was in some cases young and inexperienced. For a nucleus Watson went to centre-half, where he was of invaluable help in both attack and defence ; we only wish we could have afforded to have had him in the forward line. Our team-building was considerably interrupted in the early part of February, when continual rain made the fields quite unplayable. 'Consequently we had not played more than half-a-dozen times on grass before our first match. This was against Ben Rhydding, whom we beat 9-1; this was bad for us; it made the team over .confident. Thus, when we met the Manchester Regiment we had a hard struggle to win ; their goalkeeper was the best against whom we have had to play, or perhaps it would be more true to say that he was the hardest to score goals against. After being one goal down, we eventually won 2-1 some five minutes before time, the team fighting back in a way which, later in the season, they seemed to have forgotten.
110 AgainSt Styx H.C. we played well, but had to admit defeat before a more experienced side including several county players. Our chief fault in this match, as it was all through the season, was being either too wild or two slow in the circle. In the middle of the season we were pleased to welcome Bootham School whom we played with an "A" team. We won_ fairly easily, but we foresee that before long they will be serious and keen rivals. It was a bitter disappointment to us that the match against Worksop College had to be cancelled. The team reached its best form against Scarborough, who had a strong team out. Their ground was hard and fast and this seemed to suit us; we kept the ball swinging about better than in any other game, and our tackling seemed to be inspired by the "bite" in the air. Against York we were below form, perhaps by reaction. We met a team of experience at its best, and when we missed our chances, the team's spirit rather foolishly waned. However, in the next match we retrieved our fortunes by beating Leeds University 3-2, though this we nearly lost in the second half when we suddenly found ourselves with our backs to the wall. Hull beat us 3-2 after we had been leading 2-1. This was most disappointing, we lost it purely by slow thinking. The match , they aginstheOldPrwaspyedinlgcots would probably have beaten us by more on a dry day, but in spite of the state of the ground and falling rain it was a hard and by no means scrappy game. ;
Looking back on the season the team must remember that the following few rules were what they were at one time and another apt to forget. Forwards must follow up each other's shot at goal; almost as many goals are scored off the goalkeeper's pads as by straight drives. Halves must follow up their forwards and give them the ball again when they lose it near their opponents' circle_ This was pertaps our worst fault all through the season ; our opponents were always able to clear too easily. Finally, the team must remember to go and get the ball—it cannot be expected that every pass will reach them perfectly if they stand about waiting for it this does not mean they have to get out of position, but dash and "snap" were not seen frequently enough. ;
Finally, a word about the Middle Game. They unfortunately must come off worst when there is bad weather, for the Senior Game must be served first, but, nevertheless, they might be better. Let those on this year's Middle Game remember that hockey is one of the world's fastest games, and that to move fast you have got to be fit and you have got to keep your eye in, so let them try to get a game or practice or two during next Christmas holidays before the hockey term begins. Played 8.
SUMMARY OF 1st XI MATCHES. Goals for, 21 ; Goals against, 21. Lost 4. Won 4.
111 1st XI HOCKEY CHARACTERS. N. A. NEWMAN (Right-inside). Captain—Did a tremendous amount of work, being especially useful to the side for his persistent tackling hack. Last season he was inclined to be slow in the circle, but this year he put in many quick, hard shots, some of which produced match-winning goals.
D. W. WATSON (Centre-half). Hon. Sec.—A centre-half who tackled well and cleared hard, though his marking was sometimes at fault. Showed greatly improved stickwork since last season. Sometimes misjudged the speed of his forwards and overhit, but a quick thinker, very useful to the side.
G. E. L. GRAHAM (Centre-forward)—Started the season at outside-right, but moved to the centre where he showed very useful dash, scoring some intelligent goals. Must improve his stickwork, as he keeps the ball too far away from him, so making it easier to tackle him.
M. Q. CARLTON (Right-half)—One of the most improved players
in the team. His marking and positioning were excellent, but still requires more strength in hitting and passing.
J. L. BODEN (Full-back)—A fearless tackler who often saved the situation. Found his form early in the season, but towards the end was not too reliable when stopping the ball, for which he has a bad style.
C. A. SMART (Full-back)—Was tried at forward early in the season, but soon found his true position at full-back. Also a fearless tackler, though he was best at "nipping in" and foreseeing passes by the opposing forwards. K. LOCKWOOD (Left-half)—Marked his wing well and, being possessed of a good eye, was often able to intercept passes. But must learn to get rid of the ball sooner, to follow up quickly and support his forwards in attack. A. T. H. WRIGHT (Inside-left)----A young player who should be good with more experience. Improved as the season advanced. Will get more goals if he continues to follow up quickly. A poor tackler. I. A. CAMPBELL (Goalkeeper)—Learnt the game quickly, but must learn to move across more quickly to stop flick and push shots. Came out to the edge of the circle well on several occasions. M. B. MARWOOD (Outside-left)—A puzzle. Ought to have been better than he was. Lost goals by wild hitting at centre-forward, but sent across some fine centres from outsideleft later in the season. Must learn to fetch and go for the ball.
112 P. C. CAMPBELL (Outside-left)—A promising player who lost his. place half way through the season through illness. Has a lot to learn about centreing, but when he has learnt this, his speed will be useful. I. H. SEGAR (Outside-right)—Came into the side late in the season. Keenness did not always make up for lack of experience. Must learn to get moving with the ball more quickly, and to centre harder. Also played :F. F. WEATHERILL (Full-back)—A hard worker who tackles well, but must learn to clear harder.
'Rowing. Previous accounts of the term's rowing have always started by condemning, or praising, the vagaries, or kindness, of the weather and this one is to be no exception. The term opened with weather conditions that would have made the average Eskimo shiver, but the waters of the Ouse remained at a level that made it just possible to get into the boathouse, and so tubbing began right away, and within ten days the first division clinkers were in use. Accustomed as most of the Boating Club is to perform peculiar and varied jobs in connection with the boats, it was a novel experience for some of us when on one occasion we acted in the capacity of ice-breakers ! Practising for the Cross-country and House Rugger interfered slightly with boating, but when these events were over, full time was put in on the river by the first division crews, the weather on the whole being considerate, although the river was slightly flooded for most of the time; this made balance and rhythm hard to acquire and harder to maintain. The second division crews also found time for plenty of practice. 1st DIVISION RACES. In the draw for the first division the School House I drew the Rise .1 and the Day Boys I drew the School House II. The semi-finals were rowed on Thursday, March 12th, in fineweather ; the river was well above its normal level. The first race was between the School House I and Rise I, who had the Boathouse side. Both crews got away with a good start and the School House went a few feet ahead then the Rise slowly pulled ;
113 tip, and at York City boathouse were a length in the lead. Under Scarborough Bridge the Rise were unfortunate in encountering dead water, while on the other side the School House forged a length-and-a-half ahead on the strong current. The Rise made tremendous efforts to regain the lead and were going up fast when the School House passed the post three feet in front. Time, min. 28 secs. The next race was almost a repetition of the first, owing to the abnormal state of the river. After a moderate start the School House II, who were on the boathouse side, were leading by a length at York City boathouse; but with the strong current on the Railway side the Day Boys went ahead and won by three-quarters of a length. Time, 3 min. 33 secs. The final was rowed on Friday, March 13th, under very similar conditions, except that the water had subsided slightly, although there was still a powerful stream through the Railway side arch of Scarborough Bridge. The School House I were again on the Railway side.. Both -crews got a fairly good start and there was very little between them down the first stretch ; just before York City boathouse the School House began to draw ahead, and through Scarborough Bridge they further increased their lead. The Day Boys' time and rhythm became very ragged in the dead water after Scarborough Bridge. The School House I won the race and the Cup by two lengths in 3 min. 45 secs. 1st DIVISION CREWS. :School House I.—J. B. Dixon (Bow); A. H. Moffatt (2); B. J. Eastwood (3) ; I. L. Lupton (Stroke); G. E. Shepherd (Cox). Day Boys I.--C. J. Lynch (Bow); J. A. F. Amor (2); C. Biscomb (3); R. S. Bickle (Stroke); E. W. Whitney (Cox). Clifton Rise I.—R. White (Bow); A. D. Barnsdale (2) ; J. M. Dickenson (3); A. W. Douglas (Stroke); A. J. Dent (Cox). School House II.—M. Hollway (Bow); R. G. Hawkins (2); J. S. Phillips (3); P. Heywood (Stroke); T. W. Walters (Cox). 2nd DIVISION RACES. This term the Day Boys put in two boats for the Second Division Cup and the School House and Clifton Rise one each. The first round was rowed on Monday, March 23rd. In the first race the Rise II were drawn against the Day Boys II, who were on the Railway side of the river. After a splashy start, both crews got going strongly, but the weight in the Rise boat proved too much for the Day Boys, who were a more stylish crew. The Rise II won by two lengths.
114 In the next race the School House III were vastly superior to the Day Boys III, and won easily by four lengths. There was a half-holiday on Tuesday, March 24th, for the final_ between the School House III and Rise II. The Rise got a poor start compared with the School House, but in spite of this handicap they kept level as far as the boathouse; after this the School House gradually pulled away, and, rowing a very short stroke,, retained the Cup by one length. 2nd DIVISION CREWS. School House III.—A. M. S. Walker (Bow); J. A. Russell (2);, E. H. Tankard (3); N. L. Colbeck (Stroke); J. M. Rucklidge(Cox). Clifton Rise 1I.—A. C. W. Ping (Bow); W. Boyes (2); D. Lund' (3); E. Antrobus (Stroke); G. C. Brown (Cox). Day Boys II.—L. Telfor (Bow); C. E. Greaves (2); H. D. F. Amor (3); J. A. Wright (Stroke); R. C. Lynch (Cox). Day Boys III.—J. E. England (Bow); K. E. Marriatt (2);-, J. Banford (3); E. \\ \\ hitney (Stroke); R. L. Stead (Cox)..
%qual) Maas. SCHOOL v. YORK GARRISON. (Played on the School Courts, Tuesday, February 11th.) .
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In this match York Garrison avenged their defeat by the School in the previous term. In the first string match Hollway started very well, and won the first two games. Hutchinson then found his touch, and after Hollway had failed to take two chances of winning the fourth game, a very close one, he ran out the winner easily in the last game. Though Newman fought well in the games against Davies, the latter had much the better shots to finish off the rallies, and. better stamina to finish off the games. Graham, playing very well, thoroughly outclassed Frampton. The latter was unable to get to many of his well-placed drop-shots, and hit a lot of easy returns down. SCORES— M. Hollway (School) lost to G. F. Hutchinson, 9-5, 9-0, 4-9, 9-10, 2-9. N. A. Newman (School) lost to Capt. W. W. N. Davies, 7-9, 4-9, 7-9. G. E. L. Graham (School) beat Capt. G. Frampton, 9-2, 9-1,, 9-1.
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115 SCHOOL v. THE YORKSHIRE ROCKS. (Played on the School Courts, Thursday, February 27th.) Result Won by 2 events to 1. The School beat the Rocks for only the second time since the fixture was inaugurated, accomplishing a very fine performance. In the top string match Hollway played much better than in the previous match, retrieving more steadily, and making more winning shots. Consett hit the tin a lot in trying for winners, and. was not retrieving as well as he usually does. :
Newman was out-classed by Knox, but played well in the third. game, winning the first five points. However; Knox's hard cross shots and straight drops beat him in the end. Graham again played well against Mr. Toyne, but he was. helped by the fact that the latter had not played since January, and, was rather out of training. SCORES— M. Hollway (School) beat M. C. W. P. Consett, 9-3, 7-9, 9-3, 4-9, 9-4. N. A. Newman (School) lost to J. R. B. Knox, 3-9, 5-9, 5-9. G. E. L. Graham (School) beat S. M. Toyne, 9—.3, 9-8, 5-9, 10-9. SCHOOL v. THE STAFF. (Played on the School Courts, Monday, March 2nd.) Result Won by 4 events to 1, This year the Staff were unable to field such a strong side as. usual, owing to the departure of Mr. Bourne and Mr. Milnes. .As. a result the only Staff victory was gained by Mr. Smith, though. the third strings had a very close match. Hollway was out-classed by Mr. Smith, and failed to get a. game, though he rallied well in the last one after being 7 points. down. Newman was too active for Mr.. Toyne, getting to nearly everything, though the latter was playing much better than in theRocks match. Graham had a terrific struggle with Mr. Cooper, and only just won the last game after several changes of hand at 8-8. Mr. Cooper was playing much better than usual, and Graham was. rather slow in finding his touch. Jarvis beat an opponent who has little opportunity for practice,. but even so Mr. Rhodes played well to get 14 points. Ambler beat Mr. J. S. Cooper easily, as the latter has played: little, and relied chiefly on hard hitting.. :
116 SCORES— M. Hollway (School) lost to F. Smith, 3-9, 6-9, 5-9. N. A. Newman (School) beat S. M. Toyne, 4-9, 9-3, 9-6, 9-7. G. E. L. Graham (School) beat R. M. Cooper, 3-9, 10-9, 9-6, 6-9, 10 8. K. J. Jarvis (School) beat K. H. Rhodes, 9-6, 9-4, 9-4. T. D. Ambler (School) beat J. S. Cooper, 9-1, 9-1, 9-6. SCHOOL v. S. G. S. PAWLE'S TEAM. (Played on the School Courts, Sunday, March 8th.) Result Lost by 2 events to 1. The School were beaten by a scratch side brought by S. G. S. Pawle, the Huddersfield first string, and an Old Peterite. :
Hollway retrieved very steadily, but was tired in the last game, which Pawle won easily. He nearly lost the fourth game in which he was leading 8-2, but just got home after several changes of hand at 9-9. Newman played disappointingly against Bagot, the Yorkshire Badminton player, and allowed the latter too much time to play some very accurate drop-shots. Graham recorded the School's only victory, playing very well against Sagar, and winning in straight games. SCORES— M. Hollway (School) lost to S. G. S. Pawle, 9-4, 2-9, 2-9, 10-9, 1-9. N. A. Newman (School) lost to A. B. Bagot, 8-10, 6-9, 2-9. G. E. L. Graham (School) beat L. H. Sagar, 9-3, 9-7, 9-5. SCHOOL v. DEVONSHIRE HALL. (Played on the School Courts, Monday, March 9th.) Result Won by 3 events to 0. The School concluded the season with an easy victory over Devonshire Hall, none of the players conceding a game. The match between the first strings was closer than the score suggests, but Hollway had the better strokes with which to finish off the rallies. Jones retrieved well, but made few drop-shots. :
Newman was also playing well against Brearley, being very fast about the court, and placing some accurate winners. Graham, who has gone through the season unbeaten in matches, never looked like losing to Proctor, although the latter fought back in the first game to 8-8. His opponent relied too much on hard hitting.
117 SCORE S— M. Hollway (School) beat S. D. Jones, 9-2, 9-4, 9-4. N. A. Newman (School) beat H. Brearley, 9-6, 9-7, 9-1. G. E. L. Graham (School) beat J. R. Proctor, 10-8, 9-5, 9-1.. INTER-HOUSE SQUASH. This year all three houses put in a team. The House regained the Cup easily from the Rise. In the preliminary round the House beat the Day Boys 3-0. The latter put in a young team, all of whom will be here next year and A. T. H. Wright especially should be very good in the future. In the final the House also won 3-0. Hollway beat Newman by more varied shots and accurate placing. Graham was too. experienced for Watson, though the latter rallied well in the last game, and Jarvis was much too good for Cockburn, who is stilt very young. SCORES— M. Hollway (S.H.) beat A. T. H. Wright (D.B.), 9-1, 9-5, 9-4. G. E. L. Graham (S.H.) beat J. T. Brockbank (D.B.), 9-4, 9-3, 9-3. K. J. Jarvis (S.H.) beat J. A. Ware (D.B.), 9-6, 9-4, 9-2. M. Hollway (S.H.) beat N. A. Newman (Rise), 9-5, 9-5, 9-0G. E. L. Graham (S.H.) beat D. W. Watson (Rise), 9-4, 9-4, 9-7. K. J. Jarvis (S.H.) beat P. B. Cockburn (Rise), 9-1, 9-1, 9-3Below are the results of the competitions, held in the School luring the last term. SCHOOL SQUASH RACKETS CHAMPIONSHIP. Brockbank Davin Ambler Hollway Watson Ware Boden Graham Jarvis Gossop Hawkins Smart Wright Harding Newman Rucklidge
Davin (3-0) Hollway (3-1) Watson (3-0) Graham (3-2) Jarvis (3-0) Smart (3-0) Wright (3-0) Newman (3-0)
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SENIOR HANDICAP. larding + 2 Iawkins + 2 + 3 Wright 3oden scr. iewman — 5 Valters + 5 ;ockburn + 4 )ouglas + 4 ambler — 3 + 2 Wolf lrockbank + 4 ;mart scr. )urrie + 5 Jarvis — 3 Iced + 4 1°1lway — 7 3ampbell + 2 Vatson — 2 tucklidge + 1 )eas + 3 Rylatt + 3 iraham — 4 Jorfatt + 3 )avin + 1
Ware + 4 Shepherd + 4
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Milburn (3-2) Thompson (3-0) Cameron (3-1) Graham (3-1)
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Cross Country. INTER-HOUSE CROSS-COUNTRY PLATE. The Cross-country was run on March the 1st over the same' course as last year, which was in a waterlogged condition. The House team were anticipated to secure the Plate for the House, owing to their being four members still extant from the team which failed to secure the plate last year by the narrow margin of a single point. The race began by the usual insane sprint down Burton Stone Lane, preceded by the inevitable, general protestations of a desire for an easy start. The gun proved mightier than the tongue, however, and Watson set a magnificent pace down Burton Lane, followed by a bunch of the Rise team—Boyes, Lund, and Campbell, P. C. Boden and Hollway followed, both looking slightly the worse for wear. After an interlude of somewhat fatigued runners there came a knot of Day Boys running strongly together and preceded by the indefatigable Cole, who appeared determined not to be inveigled into any preliminary squandering of energy. Over the Stray Lund and Campbell, P. C., fell rearwards, while Boden took the lead from Water Lane onwards.' Boyes and Watson were not far behind, with Hollway doggedly on their heels. At the North Road crossing Boden was seen to be running strongly in his own inimitable style : but the striking knot of wearers of the green Zephyrs ominously persisted, and had moved up many places. At the finish, Boden led easily, running with style and force and continually increasing the pace from the Scope to the tape amidst the cheers of the House spectators. Boyes was second and Watson third, with Hollway fourth and obviously run to a standstill. The satisfaction of the House suffered a rude set-back when a cohort of Day Boys—Brockbank, Amor, Cole, and Bickle—made its appearance. To those whose Maths. had become rusty, victory for the Day Boys seemed assured. I. A. Campbell secured the 9th place for the House, P. C. Campbell the 10th for the Rise, and Colbeck the 11th for the deciding point, thus bringing the Plate to the House. If we might venture a stray remark on the result, it would be to congratulate the Day Boys on a plucky attempt.
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THE HOUSE. Boden Hollway
RESULT. DAY BOYS.
RISE. Boyes Watson
Brockbank Amor
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Campbell, I. A. Colbeck Smart Walker
Cole Bickle Campbell, P. C.
Lynch, R. C. Biscomb
1st-The House 2nd-Day Boys 3rd-Rise
Lund Douglas Moms 25 points. 26 points. 31 points.
7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
TIME :-29 mins. 42 secs. Thanks are due to Mr. Rhodes for so competently organising once again and to Mr. J. S. Cooper, Mr. Wrenn, and Mr. Corkhill for their interest in, and advice to, the various House teams.
Athletic %por0. APRIL 6th, 1936. RESULTS. OPEN EVENTS.
Steeplechase 1. J. L. Boden 2. M. Hollway Putting the Weight 29ft. 2in. 1. D. Lund 2. R. S. Bickle 1. V. L. Davin 2. D. Lund 4ft. 10in. High Jump 2. A. D. Barnsdale 17ft. 4in. 1. C. A. Smart Long Jump 1. D. W. Watson 2. A. W. Douglas 11 secs. 100 Yards 25 2-5sec. 1. A. W. Douglas 2. N. A. Newman 220 Yards 2. D. W. Watson 1. C. A. Smart 59 1-5sec. Quarter Mile 2. N. A. Newman 2m. 16 2-5s. 1. W. Boyes Half Mile 5m. 16 3-5s. 1. N. A. Newman 2. W. Boyes 3. M. Hollway Mile UNDER 16 EVENTS.
Steeplechase High Jump Long Jump 100 Yards 220 Yards Quarter Mile Half Mile
2. R. G. Hawkins 1. W. G. Barnby, R. N. Rimmer & R. Bower equal 2. W. G. Barnby and 15ft. 10iin. 1. P. Heywood R. N. Rimmer 1. R. G. Hawkins 2. W. G. Barnby 12 secs. 1. R. G. Hawkins 2. W. G. Barnby 28 1-5sec. 1. R. G. Hawkins 2. W. 0. Barnby lm. 3 2-5s. 1. J. T. Brockbank 2. R. G. Hawkins 2m. 24sec.
1. J. T. Brockbank
121 UNDER 15 EVENTS.
High Jump Long Jump 220 Yards Quarter Mile Half Mile
14ft. 10in. 11 4-5sec. 27 4-5sec. 65 secs. 2m. 32 4-5s
100 Yards
1. H. D. F. Amor 2. C. A. Marriott 1. E. H. Tankard 2. R. C. Lynch 1. T. F. Cameron 2. A. C. W. Ping 1. T. F. Cameron 2. C. N. S. Killicl A. S. Thomp- 2. A. C. W. Ping son 1. C. A. Marriott 2. H. D. F. Amor
ST. OLAVE'S. Steeplechase, Jun
1. C. A. F. Cook- 2. R. A. Stratton son 1. A. Broadhurst 2. F. F. Steele Steeplechase, Sen 1. C. A. F. Cook- 2. R. T. Hey High Jump, Jun son 1. F. N. Buckler 2. G. A. R. Calder High Jump, Sen 1. C. A. F. Cook- 2. W. Wellburn Long Jump, Jun son 1. R. W. Wright 2. H. C. Belchamber Long Jump, Sen 2. F. F. Steele 1. H. Wellburn 60 Yards 1. P. G. R. Dench 2. C. A. F. Cookson 9 secs. 80 Yards 1. R. W. Wright 2. G. A. R. Calder 11 2-5sec. 100 Yards 1. G. A. R. Calder 2. A. Broadhurst 13 1-5sec. Quarter Mile 3. G. E. K. Reynolds Relay Race ... lm. 11sec. 1. Boarders 2. Day Boys. 3, Day Boarders Old Peterite Race-1, R. Ogley, Esq.; 2, B. A. C. Gray, Esq. ; 3, Dr. Reynolds, Inter-House Relay, Senior-1, Clifton Rise; 2, School House. Inter-House Relay, Junior-1, Clifton Rise ; 2, School House. Tug of War-Clifton Rise. Cross-Country-1, J. L. Boden; 2, W. Boyes; 3, D. W. Watson. Victor Ludorum-D. W. Watson and R. G. Hawkins, equal. ATHLETIC SPORTS SHIELD.
1. Clifton Rise (544 points). 2. School House (414 points). 3. Day Boys (13 points). THE SPORTS, APRIL 6th, 1936.
It has bedome a sort of tradition that it is either bitterly cold or very wet for Sports Day. Happily, however, this year was a most notable exception, and the sun shone gaily all through the afternoon and made things very pleasant for spectators and runners alike. Nearly all the events were closely contested, and we must congratulate the two Victores Ludorum on their all-round performance. The times for the races and the measurements for the jumps are rather poor. This was due to the impossible state of the track right up to the Saturday before the races, and also to the limited time available for practice in so crowded a term. After the races Mrs. Toyne kindly gave away the prizes, and herself accepted a small gift from the Sports Committee. Finally more cups were distributed, but this time for tea, when Mrs_ Toyneentertained parents and visitors in the Gymnasium.
122 A word of congratulation must be said for Mr. Rhodes for so +efficiently organising the Sports and getting them off so well to schedule. Also thanks are due to Mr. Wrenn and other members •of the Staff who coached and helped in various ways.
16oxing. The Inter-I-louse Boxing finals were among the closest-fought 'events in the term. The Rise, the eventual winners, only won by 'one point, a point which was in doubt until the very last decision. In previous years, the boxing had been between the Rise and School House; last term, however, there was a welcome return of Day Boy opposition for the Cup. C. D. Trimmer, 0.P., who kindly refereed, remarked that the boxing was of the highest standard seen for many years. He 'complimented the losers on their show of spirit when the fight appeared hopeless, and kindly awarded a prize to the worthiest loser, Harding. Sgt.-Major Puddick is again to be congratulated on his 'excellent coaching of the different teams; and thanks are due to the judges. Among the best fights were T. W. Walters v. A. Capald ;
P. R. G. Graham v. G. C. Brown ; and A. C. W. Ping v. I. A.
'Campbell. All three were evenly matched and excellently fought contests. Points for the Blair Cup— Clifton Rise School House Day Boys
WEIGHTS. 6 st. to .6st. 7 lbs. 6 st. 7 lbs. to 7 st. 7 st. to 7 st. 7 lbs.
5 4 4
RESULTS, 1ST ROUND. 2ND ROUND. WINNERS. P. R. G. Graham v. . P. R. G. Graham P. R. G. Graham F. J. Hornby v. (S.H.) Bye G. C. Brown J. I Sleight v. 1 J. I. Sleight (S.H.) i G. W. Harding R. C. Lynch v. I. R. C. Lynch J. M. Rucklidge v. 1. R. C. Lynch (D.B.) Bye P. B. Cockburn
WEIGHTS. 7st. 7 lbs. to 8 st. 8 st. to .8 st. 7 lbs.
1ST
ROUND.
R. T. Wolf v. R. L. Stead Bye 8st. 7 lbs. R. G. Hawkins to 9 st. v. J. H. Butler Bye 9 st. to G. W. Russell '9 st. 7 lbs. v. E. Antrobus Bye '9 st. 7 lbs. J. A. Russell v. C. E. Greaves Bye 10 st. to ... 10 st. 7 lbs.
10 st. 7 lbs. ... to 11 st.
11 st. to 1 lst. 7 lbs. 11 st. 7 lbs. ... (Over 12 st. ...
123 2ND ROUND. T. W. Walters v. A. Capaldi
WINNERS. } T. W. Walters (S.H.)
I R. L. Stead v. } R. L. Stead (D.B.) ) J. A. Dent R. G. Hawkins v. J.T. Brockbank J. T. Brockbank (D.B.) .
1- G. W. Russell } v. G. W. Russell (S.H.) H. W. Richardson } C. E. Greaves v. C. E. Greaves A. J. Morris... (D.B.) N. A. Newman v. N. A. Newman (R.) C. A. Smart A. C. W. Ping A. C. W. Ping (R.) v. I.A. Campbell D. Lund v. I D. Lund (R.) M. B. Marwood A. W. Douglas(R.) (walk over) A. D. Barnsdale v. A. D. Barnsdale (R.) B. J. Eastwood .
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'Gymnasium. Owing to an accident to his leg, Sergeant-Major Puddick unfortunately could not be present at the final of the Inter-Form Gym Competition, held in the evening of March 28th. However, we were much indebted to Sergeant-Major Brisbane, who judged, and Sergeant Harben, who gave the commands. A word of praise must go, too, to C. A. Smart, who kept the gym classes going previously, and gave the commands for the gym squad, who gave a good show on the horse.
124 A2 won the form competition, beating B2 by a few points.. Between the form exercises we were very interested and appreciative to see a squad from the Military Gymnasium, under SergeantMajor Brisbane, give an exhibition of exercises on the horizontal bar and trick exercises with chairs.
erichet fixtures, 1036. 1st XL Thur., May 21. Masters' XI Sat., May 23. Bootham School Sat., May 30. Durham School Wed., June 3. Worksop College Sat., June 6. Giggleswick School Wed., June 10. Catterick Garrison Sat., June 13. Ampleforth College Sat., June 20. Leeds G.S. Sat., July 4. M.C.C. Wed., July 8. Yorkshire Gentlemen Wed., July 15. Craven Gentlemen Sat., July 25. Old Peterites 2nd XI. Sat., May 23. Bootham School Wed., June 3. Worksop College Sat., June 6. Giggleswick School Sat., June 13. Ampleforth College Wed., June 24. Eccentrics XI Sat., June 20. Leeds G.S. Wed., July 15. Richmond COLTS' XI. Wed., June 17. Worksop College Wed., July 1. Ampleforth College Wed., July 8. Bootham School
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Correspondence.
To the Editors of " The Peterite."
Dear Sirs, I should like to take this opportunity of thanking Mr. Cooper for the invaluable coaching of the 1st and 2nd XI's this season. I should also like to thank Mr. Smith and Mr. Corkhill for their help in improving the standard of hockey of the Middle and Junior Games. Finally, I should like to thank Mrs. Toyne for the excellent teas which she has so kindly provided. Yours faithfully, N. A. NEWMAN, Captain of Hockey.
125 To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, On behalf of the Boating Club, I would like to thank Mr. Ping, Mr. Rhodes, and Mr. Jellicoe for their indispensable coaching of the different House fours during last term. Despite excessive frost and rain, their stalwart coaching allowed the House crews to train and improve. May I also thank the masters who so kindly officiated during the House Races. Yours faithfully, A. W. DOUGLAS, Captain of Boats.
the aunfor Zcbool.
Writing these notes at the very end of term, and looking back on the events and happenings, the term somehow seems to have been a long one. The King's death, just after we returned to School, brought a national sadness, and had a great effect on us all. We should like to mention that we were able to hear all the Ceremony of King Edward VIII's Proclamation on the wireless, as Mrs. Sewell (whom we remember so well as Miss Toyne) had lent her wireless to Mr. Ping. In our Large Room in the New Building we all heard everything very distinctly. Then followed the death of Mr. Featherstone who, although he did not take any of us in form, had more than once given the Junior. School a talk on some branch of Science, and had seemed to know a great many of us. We were very sorry indeed to hear of his sudden death. Of course the first business of the term was to " find our feet " in the New Building. All the new Form Rooms were in order for us, and the Changing Room ready with any amount of hot water. In fact, so many boys wanted to change there, that the room got rather overcrowded--even in the New Building ! However, we all sorted ourselves out in the end, and we like our new accommodation very much indeed. The wintry weather during the earlier part of the term gave us an exceptional opportunity for skating, which a good many of us enjoyed very much. In the Junior School we have been free from epidemics for so long that it seemed almost our turn to receive one of the germs that fly about in the Easter term, and so it was not really surprising that we had a fairly mild epidemic of Chicken Pox.
126 From a first case we have been in quarantine all the term with a few boys away at a time. Boxing and Carpentry lessons have been in full swing all the term, and we were able to have the Boxing Tournament amongst ourselves, though not with another school. The contests are given below. We are very sorry that Sergt.-Major Puddick met with an accident, but it was satisfactory that he was able to come and see the Tournament. We should like to thank Mr. Stevenson for being Referee, and Douglas and Barnsdale for acting as Judges. The account of the Sports will be found elsewhere in " The Peterite," but we must congratulate all the winners, and particularly Cookson, who gained three firsts and one second in the St. Olave's events. We wish -Mr. Jellicoe the " best of luck " after his two terms' work with us, and we are sorry he is leaving.
%t. elave's loxing Cournament. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1st. T. Reynolds beat D. Lynch. W. Churchill beat T. Lambert. H. Ping beat R. Miller. M. Steele beat I. Tayler. R. Stratton beat K. Matthews. G. Denby beat A. Doherty. K. Ramsden beat G. Reynolds. G. Cave beat R. Shields. A. Calder beat T. Cookson. A. Broadhurst beat J. Inglis. F. Steele beat T. Lockwood. Exhibition Contest— F. Buckler (St. Olave's) boxed M. Parker (St. Peter's). E. A. K. Denison. N. B. Herbert. R. C. Thompson. R. Langstaff. P. M. Hollington. A. C. Worsfold.
SALVETE.
VALETE.
%t. Olave's %cbool Zamcs. At the commencement of the term snow and ice made the fields unfit for football, but it afforded us several days' skating which was very welcome, and quite a number of boys " got off." We had some games of Ice Hockey on Victoria Park, the flooded field opposite Clifton Scope. When the thaw set in with its resultant flooding, we took to Cross-country running, and this was followed by Rugger for the Senior game and Soccer for the remainder. Unfortunately infection prevented us having any School matches this term ; however, Mr. Stevenson got a St. Peter's School Junior XV together to play a St. Olave's XV, who were without one or two who would have been in the regular team, and, after a very hard game, a pointless draw resulted. During the last fortnight all our efforts have been concentrated on training for the Sports, the Heats of which were held on Thursday, April 2nd, and the Finals on Monday, April 6th, along with the Senior School. \Ve wish to thank Mrs. Toyne for kindly presenting the prizes for the Inter-House Relay Race, and Mr. Rhodes and Mr. J. S. Cooper for presenting the prize for the Open Quarter Mile. The detailed results of the races will be found in another part of the magazine, together with those of the Senior School.
scout -Sews. We welcome the following new members to the Troop Bulmer (ma.) to the Curlew Patrol Wright, D. H., and Holt co the Peewits. ;
Most of our time this term has been taken up with Second Class test work and the weekly Inter-Patrol Competition, which has been very keenly contested, and the positions of which are :1st, Woodpigeons. 2nd, Hawks. 3rd, Curlews. 4th, Peewits. We look forward to the " OUT " in SCOUTING next term when the weather is fine, and then, hurrah, for Camp ! I !
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Cub liZeport. We were very sorry to lose Miss Toyne halfway through this term, but Mr. J. S. Cooper, our new Big Wolf, is shaping fairly well and a full programme has been carried out. Steele (mi.) has already gained his 1st Star and the rest of the Pack is well on its way. However, it must be remembered that no cub is really efficient until he has won both Stars. In the Six competition, which will be carried over until the end of the next term, Yellow and Red are having a stern fight for 1st place. Many games have been played requiring energy, brain-work and, last but not least, powerful lungs. Of these " Look out for Shere Khan " and " Strafe," an entirely vocal game, have been most popular. On the last Tuesday of term we had a Treasure Hunt which was much enjoyed by all. Our previous training in tracking helped us to run the booty to earth amongst Mr. Ping's cabbages.
Contemporaries. We acknowledge the receipt of the following, and apologise for any inadvertent omissions :—" The Artists' Rifles Gazette," " St. Bees School Magazine," " City of Oxford High School Magazine," " The Cranleighan," " Danensis," " The Dolphin Magazine," " The Dovorian," " Dunelmian," " Eastbournian " (2), " Framlinghamian," " Giggleswick Chronicle " (2), " The Haileyburian," " Journal of the Honourable Artillery Company," " The Hurst Johnian," " The Hymerian," " The Johnian," " Leodiensian," " The Limit," " The Malvernian " (2), " Monktonian " " The Ousel " (2), " The Reptonian," " The Sedberghian " (2), " The Worksopian " (2), " The Scardeburghian," " The Denstonian," " The Stoneyhurst Magazine," " The Journal of the R.A.F. College, Cranwell."
ROYAL (DICK) VETERINARY COLLEGE, EDINBURGH. (Affiliated to the University of Edinburgh)
Principal-
0. CHARNOCK BRADLEY, M.D., D.Sc., F.R.C.Y.S.
After attendance on complete courses of instruction in this College, students may proceed to the Examinations for the Diploma of Membership of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (M.R.C.V.S.) for the Diploma in Veterinary State Medicine (D.V.S.M.) and for the Diploma in Tropical Veterinary Medicine (D.T.V.M.) granted by the University of Edinburgh. Students of the College may also present themselves for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Veterinary Science conferred by the University of Edinburgh. The College being recognised as a Central Institution under the Education (Scotland) Act, 1908, students are eligible for Bursaries granted by the Education Committees in Scotland. A copy of the College Calendar, containing particulars of Scholarships, Fellowships, etc., may be obtained on application to A. C. DOULL, C.A., Secretary and Treasurer.
The Peterite. Vol. XXVIII.
SEPTEMBER, 1936.
No. 283
Editorial. Our first duty and desire is to welcome our new headmaster and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Price. It is no easy task taking over a headmastership after so long and so popular a reign as that of Mr. and Mrs. Toyne, but just as we have endeavoured in the past, so in the future we hope to show our sincere support and fidelity to our new headmaster and his wife. Last term passed as a conservative and stabilising one, for we were all determined that in Mr. and Mrs. Toyne's last term we would enjoy. to the full the best of school life at St. Peter's which they had been so instrumental in building up. In this vein all the usual matches were played and all the old challenges accepted ; the Eccentrics, the boaters' match, the normal school matches, and all the river events were played off with a determined zest. Although it must he added that we, whether cricketers or boaters, could find no suitable epithet for last term's weather. A bountiful mixture of rain, wind, and clouds effectively blotted out the little remaining portion of the English sun. As a summer term it was a disgrace ; even as a winter term it would have been too wet. Thus cricket was often played under marsh-like conditions, and rowing was often a necessity rather than a sport. But despite playing pitches preposterously pond-like and despite whirling and bouncing downstream in a thunderstorm, the lst XI, though by no means unbeatable, were never overwhelmed, and the 1st IV, without two of its original members, rowed excellently at York and won the Ladies' Plate at the Tyne Regatta. Full reports of these events, however, are given elsewhere in this number. For Commemoration Days at the end of term we were blessed with some sun, but these days brought home to us the imminent departure of Mr. and Mrs. Toyne. Now they have left we can say, in addition to what we said in the last issue of this magazine, that never was a departure less desired. We hope that the memories of their time at St. Peter's, and especially of the last few weeks, will be very happy ones. We regret also that Miss Featherstone has left Clifton Rise, where she had helped Mr. Featherstone to run the House for so many years. Her interest in the House and her kind hospitality will be hard to replace. Mrs. Rhodes also is departing from the Rise where she has been for so long. Everyone will miss her sorely, for her cheeriness and constant kindness and her helpful wisdom endeared her to all. They carry with them the gratitude of all Risites, anyl the best wishes of all Peterites.
Contents. Page Editorial
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Commemoration Days, 1936
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Oxford Letter ...
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Cambridge Letter
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Old Peterite News
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School Officers
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Valete and Salvete Obituary
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The Featherstone Memorial
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Chapel ...
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Music ...
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The Library
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Notes and Items
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" The Curtain "
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The Scientific Society •••
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Lucerne, Easter, 1936
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Sir Clifford Allbutt
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Cricket ...
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Rowing ... Tennis ...
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Swimming Squash Rackets O.T.C. News Shooting Football Fixtures, 1936 " The Song of St. Peter's Rowers Correspondence The Junior School ... Scout News Cub Report ... Contemporaries
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A. J. PRICE, Esq., M.A., Headmaster
136 During the last few months the School has lost, by death, two faithful members of its staff in Miss Osborn, matron for many years at School House, and Captain G. J. Penn, the School Secretary for over twenty years. Short appreciations appear on later pages. We heard rumours last term of the shape of things to come : changes of various kinds. How far these changes have been enforced we cannot yet say, but whatever they are, they are sure to be to our own good. We welcome Colonel Cape as School Bursar, and wish him the best of luck. The period into which we are now entering has everything in its favour ; it is meet for Peterites to consolidate the position built up in 1913-1936, and under our new headmaster we feel sure we can look forward to the realisation of that ideal. We have been left a foundation on which to build ; we have been shown how to build ; it is up to us to continue to build well and truly. Mr. and Mrs. Toyne have asked us to convey their sincere and heartfelt thanks for all the beautiful presents which they received from the Governors, the Staff, the Old Peterites, the School, St. Olave's, School House, the indoor Staff, the outdoor Staff, and " The Curtain." They are seeking the sun in the West Indies from October 25th to December 4th ; we convey to them all good wishes for their future health and happiness.
Commemoration Days, 1936.
FRIDAY, JULY 24th. The Archbishop of York kindly consented to distribute the Prizes last term, at 8-15 p.m., on July 24th. The platform party consisted of the Archbishop of York ; the Very Reverend H. N. Bate, Dean of York and Chairman of the Governors; Mr. S. M. Toyne ; Canon A. C. England, Archdeacon of York ; and Mr. H. L. Creer, Clerk to the Governors. In his speech, Mr. Toyne gave the real reasons for his departure after twenty-three years as Headmaster. It appears that several years ago he was playing in some " wild game " and received an injury to his leg which he neglected at the time. Soon after he had set in motion the new development scheme in 1934, he received an adverse report from his doctors, and he felt that he should resign. However, he waited to see the completion of the tremendous project he had started. Continuing, Mr. Toyne said, " Life here would have been unbearable to me had I been forced to relax any activities, and I know that soon I should have been applying for a bed across the road. " As it is, however, I am much better, and I hope to be undertaking some work of definite usefulness in 1937.
137 " Naturally it has been, and will be, a great wrench to go. One has seen many and great changes, not only in the grounds and amenities, but also in the broadening basis of education here, and, I think I may say, in the School's status Mr. Toyne told us that his first Commemoration Day was attended by 65 scholars and between 50 and 100 visitors. Afterwards, Dean Purev Cust drove up in a carriage and pair and hoped that Mr. Toyne had not been unduly fatigued with the day's proceedings ! In that year three boys entered for School Certificate and one for Higher School Certificate. The next Dean paid a personal visit to the School to congratulate it on gaining a University Scholarship. Now, despite the increased competition, the School had gained twice as many scholarships in one year as were gained in the preceding twelve. Mr. Toyne ended his speech by making a plea for his successor, Mr. Price. He asked parents to avoid using the telephone except in cases of necessity, and to interpret the word 'necessity' liberally—almost 'emergency.' A list The Archbishop of York then distributed the Prizes. of Prize-winners appears below. After the distribution, those present had the pleasure and privilege of hearing, what has been voted the finest speech to be delivered from the School platform. Referring to Mr. Toyne's retirement, Dr. Temple said that it was a deep sorrow, not only to the friends of St. Peter's, but to the numerous personal friends that Mr. and Mrs. Toyne had made during their long stay in York, to think that this connection was on the point of severance. He was sure that Mr. and Mrs. Toyne would take with them, not only the best wishes of a multitude of friends, but the permanent gratitude of all generations of the School he had served so well. The Archbishop went on to speak about the fine English tradition in education. " In an ancient school such as St. Peter's," he said, " there is a special measure of responsibility in upholding the distinctive English tradition in education, which in my opinion is the greatest of educational traditions in the world. I am persuaded that the English and not the Scottish tradition is on the whole the finest in the world." Dr. Temple was of the opinion that an English school would rather be judged by the kind of citizen, and the average level of citizen it was producing, than by the number of distinguished scholars who passed through it. " The chief instrument of education is not the books, or lectures, or teaching of any kind, but the life of the school regarded as a society. If young people are to share in its membership, it must be a society of young people, with everyone having his
138 measure of responsibility ; and the training in citizenship is made more effective by sharing in the life and responsibilities of the school than by any other means." The Dean of York then rose to propose a vote of thanks to the Archbishop. Prior to this he read the following resolution of appreciation by the Governors :— " The Governors of St. Peter's School desire now to record. their high appreciation of the service rendered to the School by Mr. S. M. Toyne during his long tenure of the office of Headmaster. Mr. Toyne has devoted himself entirely to the interests of the School ; with his wide experience of Public School life, and his grasp of educational problems, he has built up a tradition which has g-iven St. Peter's a high standing among the Public Schools of this country : while, by the enlargement of the buildings to meet the growing needs of the time, he has left here an enduring monument of his resourcefulnees and energy. " The Governors are glad to recall the happy relations which have at all times existed between the Headmaster and the past and present members of the School ; and they desire to express their especial indebtedness to Mrs. Toyne, whose gracious kindness has won for her such affectionate regard, and will always be so gratefully remembered by all who are connected with the School." The Governors have since presented Mr. Toyne with a copy of this resolution, and, in addition, with a most beautiful antique chair. Canon A. C. England seconded the Dean's vote of thanks. After the speeches, the Head of the School, A. W. Douglas, presented Mr. and Mrs. Toyne with a silver tray, a gift of appreciation from the boys. The tray was inscribed :— " To Mr. and Mrs. Toyne with best wishes for the future and deep gratitude for the past, from the boys of St. Peter's." PRIZE LIST. I. L. Lupton. The Archbishop of York's Prize R S. Bickle. The Dean of York's Prize for Mathematics R. G. H. Whitworth. "Stephenson" Memorial Prize for Greek "Whytehead" Memorial Prizes for Divinity— B. J. Eastwood. St. Peter's F F. Steele. St. Olave's M. Hollway. The Headmaster's Prize for European History The Headmaster's Prize for Latin Prose— J. A. Russell. Senior P B. Cockburn. Junior (below VI Form) M. Hollway. English Essay Prize R. M. Deas. "Sykes Bequest" Prize R. G. Hawkins. Modern Language Prize R S. Bickle. B.M.A. Gold Medal for Science
139 Old Peterite Club Elocution Prizes— St. Peter's—Senior Junior St. Olave's—Senior Junior Art Prizes—St. Peter's St. Olave's Form Prize—Bl Form Prize—B2 Form Prize—B3 Block B.—Mathematics Science Essay Music Prize, Junior School (Presented by H. M. Haigh, Esq.) Oxford Cup
M. Hollway. J. M. Rucklidge. J. M. Inglis. J. K. Andrew. A. M. S. Walker. K. R. G. Ramsden. D. A. Smith. M. J. Buckle. K. Greenwood. P. A. Andrew. S. M. Green. H. A. Milburn. A. Battrick. School House.
SATURDAY, JULY 25th. Considering the miserable lack of summer we had during the term, it was a welcome surprise when the weather turned out fine for the Cricket, Rowing, and Swimming events. Full accounts of the Cricket Match and Boat Races against the Old Peterites appear elsewhere. It is sufficient to say here that a strong O.P. eleven won easily. On the river, however, the O.P.s were not so successful, and both the School Boats won comfortably, presumably retaining the elusive pewter tankard, which is now to be seen in Mr. Rhodes' room. During the afternoon, a large number of people visited the new Art Room to see an excellent display of Art of all types, which had been selected and tastefully arranged by Miss Dorothy Turner. Mr. and Mrs. Toyne were " At Home " to visitors during the
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Tea was taken in the Gymnasium and Big Hall, but despite careful planning to avoid overcrowding, it was nearly impossible to move in the Big Hall. However, by dint of much squeezing and elbowing, everyone partook of an excellent tea. The Swimming Sports were held .after tea and witnessed by a very large crowd. Many of the events were keenly contested. Clifton Rise retained the "Kazerooni" Cup by a wide margin from the School House. After the more serious business of swimming and diving was over, Mr. Rhodes' comic squad gave a display of " daring, dashing dives," and were even more successful than usual in drenching the spectators. SUNDAY, JULY 26th. For the Commemoration Day Services, the Chapel had been beautifully decorated in a blue and white colour scheme by Mrs. Toyne and the ladies of the School.
140 Holy Communion was celebrated at 8 a.m., and a large congregation was present. The Bishop of Carlisle (Dr. H. H. Williams) was assisted by the Rev. F. H. Barnby. The Bishop of Carlisle preached at the Special Commemoration Service at 10-15 a.m. Collections at both these services were in aid of a Fund to send a boy from a distressed area to a Fairbridge Farm School.
exforo letter. To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, Had Oxford been founded as early as the School, I might have been the forty-fourth Oxford 0.P. Secretary to be confronted with the unpleasing task of speeding the parting headmaster. Did I say the forty-fourth? Well, perhaps quite not so many as that, for one cannot help thinking that in the regions of the " circas " (see list of Headmasters from 627 A.D. in the Stephenson Room) that an occasional headmaster might have departed unlamented, possibly unknown, as perhaps " John Gylliot, died 1484." But, on the other hand some poor secretary- might have had to write no less than thirteen " obituary " letters about Bosa (" circa 678 and 691"). But as it is, Oxford was only founded when Old Peterites, probably wearing the old School Toga, had been declaring for many centuries that the School was " going to the dogs." And the Oxford 0.P. Society (the present one I should say, for who knows how many there may have been " when I was a king in Babylon and you were a Christian slave" ?) has only been founded during tbe headmastership of Mr. Toyne. And so here I am alone and unarmed by precedent or rules of procedure, the first secretary to be confronted with so formidable a task. The headmaster, we know, like the king, lives for ever—or has done for thirteen hundred and nine years, but it seems scarcely enough to say " The Headmaster has resigned, long ruk the Headmaster." No, though forty odd headmasters before him may have been treated thus, Mr. Toyne cannot be so lightly passed over. In this long list of Headmasters, Mr. Toyne was a man, and so long- as St. Peter's shall flourish he will never become a mere name. It was the man whom we respected, though the mantle which he wore was venerable. As a Headmaster he ruled, but it was the man who made us happy to be ruled by him. All Old Peterites owe a great debt of gratitude to both Mr. and Mrs. Toyne, and all Old Peterites who have passed through Oxford wish them both a happy future. At the same time we would like to wish the present Headmaster and his wife the best of luck and " Floreat Scola Sancti Petri," W.T.
141 Turning to the world of sport one notices that the School continues to provide all the Amateurs for the Yorkshire Cricket eleven in increasing numbers, may this go on and soon we hope to see the entire team of Yorkshire taking one day off from county cricket each year to play against the School in the O.P. match. We would like to congratulate N. W. D. Yardley on his success this year. We believe he played for Cambridge against an Oxford eleven this season and managed to beat us. We really must give them a first team fixture next year—and in the boat race as well. All our members have been seen round the University from time to time—and one at least has been seen in the river. The consistency with which Old Peterites fall into the river is becoming monotonous—though we have never been able to ascertain whether they do it on purpose or not. J. M. Atkinson we particularly notice climbing out of the river and dripping through the streets of Oxford like a water-cart. But he can always be relied on to emerge from either his bed or the river to dash off an essay in the Radcliffe Camera on a Monday in time for his tutorial on the following day. R. C. Barrass and J. V. Icely have the unusual privilege of an extra term at Oxford during the long vac. They are both Theologians, and Icely claims that he attends the University sermons every week, which is one reason for believing D. H. Kingston is the one that Barrass does not preach them. person who does not fall out of boats, etc., the reason being that he has a car and he assures me it is not a case of him falling out of the car, but the car falling away from him. M. P. L. Wall and J. P. Farrow both row—enough said. When they are not too wet the former plays the organ and the latter plays Handel's Water Music on the J.C.R. piano. C. H. Vasey rows in the Lincoln 1st VIII and goes for long cycle rides to dry himself ; try as he will he cannot make another explosion in the labs. W. Toulmin stroked the B.N.C. 1st VIII at Henley and only missed rowing on the last day by four feet ; he too displays his swimming powers. In conclusion we would like to say that we intend to have an O.P. Dinner sometime next May. This is ample warning, so please, when the invitations come, don't mention previous engagements.
We remain, Yours sincerely,
THE OXFORD OLD PETERITFS.
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eambrioge letter. To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, N/Ve offer a sinceare welcome to the new Headmaster, Mr. A. J. Price, and hope that he will be instrumental in sending us new members in the future to swell the fast fading. ranks of our club. The news from Cambridge is the same as ever, though with seasonal variations. When Cambridge wins now, it is beginning to be no longer news, but just a fulfilment of the eternal law of cause and effect. After the conclusion of exams last term, people might be seen breathing once more and, indeed, several of our members came out from the shells in which they- had hidden for many weeks, and later they might have been heard of pushing a bicycle in far parts of Europe. J. N. EMERY (St. John's) still cavorts about on his motorbike, and is to be seen at several places at once. R. W. MOORE (Sidney Sussex) has been seen pulling a pretty oar on the river and inspecting an ugly test tube in the laboratories. V. W. G. MUSGROVE (St. Catherine's) was busy with examinations, and these he successfully accomplished. N. A. HUDDLESTON (Trinity) walks harder and longer than ever ; he solves deep problems. L. A. LITTLE (Sidney Sussex) has been seen about Cambridge quite a lot recently ; we believe he is a scientist. H. E. T. SUMMERS (Queen's) has been working quite hard and exploring Norway on a velocipede as a rest cure. N. W. D. YARDLEY (St. John's) is to be congratulated on his fine score against Oxford in the 'Varsity Match, and on his continued good scores for Yorkshire, and on his 1,000 runs. Wishing the School every success, We are, Yours sincerely, THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITES-
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016 peterute 'Sews. THE ANNUAL DINNER, JULY 25th, 1936. The Old Peterite Dinner was the best attended for many years with the exception of the Dinner at the 1,300th Anniversary. A large number of Old Peterites came to spend a pleasant evening and to show their appreciation of the retiring President, S. M. Toyne, and of all he had done for the School during his Headmastership. The new President, the Bishop of Carlisle, proposed the School in a racy speech, and described his four mile walk to School from Poppleton as a boy. Mr. K. H. Rhodes, who had arranged the Dinner, replied. Mr. H. C. Scott making the presentation, Mr. Toyne, on behalf of himself and Mrs. Toyne, received a pair of Silver Candelabra and a cheque to be expended in the purchase of Book Cases. The presentation was from the members of the Old Peterite Club, and Mr. Scott referred to the unbounded hospitality Old Peterites of all generations had always received at the School. After the health of the Toyne family had been drunk with musical honours, Mr. Toyne replied with one of his felicitous speeches. The Toast of " The Club " was drunk on the proposal of Wing-Commander C. E. H. Medhurst, and replied to by Mr. J. Noel Blenkin. All the speeches gravitated round Mr. Toyne and his great services to the School. O.P. NEWS. J. E. C. Hill, M.A., has been appointed Assistant Lecturer in History in the University of Cardiff. At a meeting of the Archbishop's Board of Examiners the following Old Peterites were amongst those commended to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel :The Rev. R. C. Parkinson, Marske-in-Cleveland, for work in the diocese of South Tokyo ; Mr. P. Storrs Fox, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., for medical missionary work in India.
J. N. Emery, St. John's College, Cambridge, was placed In Class II, Division 2, in Part II of the Natural Sciences Tripos last June. V. W. G. Musgrove, St. Catherine's College, Cambridge, was placed in Class III of Part I of the Geographical Tripos.
144 A. B. Cooper obtained 1st Class Honours B.Sc. at London University'. J. D. Fergusson was awarded the Cheselden Medal for Surgery at St. Thomas' Hospital, and has been elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. A. J. Darton obtained 1st Class Honours in Engineering at Glasgow University. F. P. Marrian passed the 1st Div. B.A. at Sheffield University. E. 'W. Gilbert has been elected to a Research Lectureship in Human Geography at Hertford College, Oxford. He has also just recently contributed an excellent study of the Human Geography of Roman Britain to " A Historical Geography of Britain before 1800," edited by- H. C. Darby. Owing to an oversight the 0.P. Hockey team, which played the School XI on April lst, was not given in the last issue of " The Peterite." The 0.P. team was as follows :— Goalkeeper : K. H. Rhodes ; Backs : W. A. Clarke and J. M Atkinson ; Halves : R. G. M. Quarrie, B. W. Jackson, and K. G. Chilman ; Forwards : J. E. Ruddock, J. Warin, R. P. NA.Tarin, N. W. D. Yardley, and V. G. Musgrove. We congratulate N. W. D. Yardley for his fine display against Oxford in the University match last term. He was top of both the Cambridge batting and bowling averages. C. B. Fry, writing in " The Evening Standard," said that Yardley ought to have played at Lord's for the Gentlemen, and this we can well believe after his several fine innings for Yorkshire during August. We also congratulate A. B. Sellars, the Yorkshire captain, for his brilliant inning-s ag-ainst Cambridge last summer, s,vhen he scored 189, beating the Amateur Record for Yorkshire County Cricket (previously held by Frank Mitchell, 0.P.). C. H. Vasev and M. P. L. Wall have cycled round Holland, a H. E. T. Summers has been cycling in Norway. Both the fGrmer rowed in the 0.P. 1st IV against the School, and Vasey has been rowing bow for Lincoln College lst VIII. R. Ogley played cricket for the Yorkshire Gentlemen against the School and seems to have kept his form. Wc were glad to welcome back many 0.P.s last St. Peter's Day, many of whom had not been back for a long time. We hope they were impressed by the new buildings. We were glad to hear from S. K. Kazerooni, who is in business in Iran, before entering upon the military training which the government of his country demands. K. H. Chapman is to captain the Harlequins' Rugby Football Club this season.
145 The engagement is announced between John Morris Birkett, Mahadowa, Madulsima, Ceylon, elder son of the Rev. C. and Mrs. Birkett, of Compton Dundon Vicarage, Somerton, Somerset, and Margaret, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Herbertson Baird, 44 Kingsborough Gardens, Glasgow, W. OLD PETERITES v. OLD BOWDONIANS. Played at York on July 26th. Result, Drawn. OLD PETERITES. 101 J. G. Troop, not out 4 J. W. Stead, b Gillbody R. Ogley, c Walton b Gillbody 96 E. R. Pickersgill, lbw Eaves.... 9 12 K. G. Chilman, b Eaves W. Elliott, b Gillbody 1 0 S. Dodds, b Gillbody 7 P. N. Baines, not out 4 Extras
OLD BOWDONIANS. W. Hanbidge, lbw Pickersgill... 23 A. G. Gillbody, lbw Dodds 25 G. K. Eaves, c Stead b Chilman 81 R. M. Partington, c Dodds b 1 Chilman G. F. Dugdale, c Dodds b ISckersgill 5 E. Loudon, run out 5 T. Jackson, lbw Pickersgill 0 E. Goodman, not out 14 K. A. F. Cohen, not out 8 Extras 4
Total (6 wkts. dec.) 234 8 G. S. Pawle, D. McLean, C P. Denby did not bat.
Total (7 wkts.) 166 D. N. Walton, J. A. A. Gillbody did not bat.
The Editors would be glad to receive any O.P. News for inclusion in these columns.
3Deatb. The Reverend Edgar Bell Husband, who was at the School from 1867-1875, died at Montreal, on the 27th of February of this year, aged 77.
ATKINSON—LORD.---On July 11th, 1936, at St. Matthew's Church, Darley Abbey, Derby, by the Rev. J. Alwyne Atkinson and the Rev. Canon J. A. Cooper, Earnest George Barritt, youngest son of the late Rev. A. D. Atkinson and Mrs. Atkinson, to Joan, .only daughter of C. G. Lord, M.C., and Mrs. Lord, of Mile Ash, Derby.
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-ct)ool efficere Monitors— A. W. DOUGLAS (Head of Clifton Rise). R. S. BICKLE (Head of Day Boys). C. A. SMART (Head of School House). N. A. NEWMAN. R. WHITE. J. B. DIXON. J. L. BODEN. Captain of Cricket—N. A. NEWMAN. Hon. Sec. of Cricket—C. A. SMART. Captain of Boats--A. W. DOUGLAS. Hon. Sec. of Shooting—J. B. DIXON. Hon. Sec. of Tennis—R. M. DEAS. C.S.M. of 0.7'.C.—A. W. DOUGLAS. Editors of " The Peterite "— A. W. DOUGLAS, R. WHITE, C. A. SMART, I. L. LUPTON, J. B. DIXON, D. W. WATSON.
%alvete. VALETE, JULY, 1936.
SCHOOL HOUSE. C. A. Smart. 1932-36. V Ith Classical. School Monitor. Head of School House. Played for 2nd XI, 1934. 2nd XI Colours, 1934. Played for lst XI, 1935-6. lst XI Colours, 1935. Hon. Sec. of Cricket, 1936. Play-ed for lst XV, 1934-5. 2nd XV Colours, 1934. ist XV Colours, 1934. Played for Durham Public School Boys v. Yorkshire and Northumberland 1934-5. Played for lst XI Hockey, 1936. lst XI Hockey Colours, 1936. Played for School Tennis Team, 1936. School Tennis Colours, 1936. Member of " The Curtain." Certificate " A." Sergeant in 0.T.C. Editor of " The Peterite."
147 J. L. Boden. 1931-6. VIth Modern. School Monitor. Played for 2nd XV, 1934-5. 2nd XV Colours, 1934. Played for 1st XV, 1935. Played for 2nd XI, 1935-6. 2nd XI Colours, 1936. Played for 1st XI, 1936. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1935-6. Colours, 1936. Played for the School Tennis Team, 1936. Certificate " A." L.-Cpl. in 0.T.C. J. B. Dixon. 1932-6. Vlth Modern. School Monitor. Played for 2nd XV, 1934-5. 2nd XV Colours, 1934. Played for 1st XV, 1935. Played for 2nd XI, 1935-6. 2nd XI Colours, 193C). Played for lst XI, 1936. Shooting- VII, 1934-5-6. Shooting Colours, 1935. Captain of Shooting, 1936. Hon. Secretary of " The Curtain," 1935-6. Certificate " A." Sergeant in 0.T.C. Editor of " The Peterite." I. L. Lupton. 1931-6. VIth Classical. House Monitor. Played
for 2nd XV, 1934-5. 2nd XV Colours, 1934. Played for lst XV, 1934-5. 1st XV Colours, 1935. Rowed for 2nd IV, 1935. 2nd IV Colours, 1935. Rowed for lst IV, 1936. lst IV Colours, 1936. Member of " The Curtain." L.-Cpl. in 0.T.C. Editor of " The Peterite." M. Hollway. 1930-6. VIth Classical. Coxed 3rd IV, 1934. School Tennis Team, 1936. Tennis Colours, 1936. Played for Squash Team, 1935. Colours, 1935. Hon. Sec. Squash, 1936. Played for 2nd XV, 1935. Certificate " A." C.Q.M.S. in 0.T.C. R. M. Deas. 1931-6. Vth. House Monitor. Played for 2nd XI, 1935-6. 2nd XI Colours, 1936. Played for 1st XI, 1936. Played for 2nd XV, 1935. 2nd XV Colours, 1935. Played for 1st XV, 1935. Played 2nd Hockey XI, 1936. Played for School Tennis Team, 1935-6. Hon. Secretary of Tennis, 1936. Member of "The Curtain." Certificate " A," 1936. Corporal in 0.T.C. I. A. Campbell. 1933-6. VIth Modern. Played for 2nd XV, 1935. 2nd XV Colours, 1935. Played for 1st XV, 1935. ist XV Colours, 1935. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1936. Played for 2nd XI, 1935-6. Member of Shooting VIII, 1935-6. Cadet in 0.T.C. K. J. Jarvis. 1933-6. VIth Modern. Played for Squash Rackets Team, 1936. Played for 1st XI Cricket, 1936. Cadet in 0.T.C. J. A. Russell. 1932-6. VIth Classical. Played for Squash 1935. Certificate " A." L.-Cpl. in 0.T.C. Best individual shot, 1936. N. L. Colbeck. 1932-6. A2. Coxed 2nd IV, 1934. Certificate " A." L.-Cpl. in 0.T.C. R. G. Hawkins. 1934-6. A2. Played for 2nd XV. Cadet in 0.T.C.
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J. S. Phillips. 1933-6. A3. in O.T.C. G. W. Russell. 1934-36. A3. Played for 2nd XV, 1935. Played for 2nd XI Hockey, 1936. Played for 1st XI Cricket, 1936. Cadet in O.T.C. C. Carlile. 1934-6. B3. Cadet in O.T.C. H. C. B. Addison. 1935-6. B3. Cadet in O.T.C. VALETE.
CLIFTON RISE. N. A. Newman. 1932-6. VIth Modern. School Monitor. 2nd XI, 1933. 2nd XI Colours, 1933. Played for 1st XI, 19334-5-6. 1st XI Colours, 1934. Captain of Cricket, 1935-6. Played for Yorkshire Public Schoolboys, 1934-5. 2nd XV, 1933. 2nd XV Colours, 1933. Played for 1st XV, 1933-4-5. 1st XV Colours, 1934. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1934-5-6. 1st Hockey Colours, 1934. Captain of Hockey, 1936. Played for Yorkshire Public Schoolboys, 1936. Played for Squash Rackets Team, 1935-6. Squash Colours, 1936. Played for Tennis Team, 1935-6. Tennis Colours, 1936. L.-Cpl. in O.T.C. R. White. 1931-6. Al. School Monitor. Rowed for 2nd IV, 1935. 2nd IV Colours, 1935. Rowed for 1st IV, 1936. 1st IV Colours, 1936. Shooting Team, 1934-5-6 Certificate " A." Sergeant in O.T.C. Member of "The Curtain." Editor of " The Peterite." M. Q. Carlton. 1932-6. VIth Modern. Played for 2nd XI Cricket, 1936. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1936. Hockey Colours, 1936. Cadet in O.T.C. E. Antrobus. 1931-6. A2. Coxed 3rd IV, 1933. Coxed 1st IV, 1934. Second Coxing Colours, 1934. First Coxing Colours, 1934. Rowed in 3rd IV, 1936. Played for 2nd XV, 1935. 2nd XV Colours, 1935. Shooting Team, 1934-5-6. Shooting Colours, 1935. Member of "The Curtain." Certificate " A." L.-Cpl. in O.T.C. D. W. Swainson. 1933-6. VIth Modern. Certificate " A." L.-Cpl. in O.T.C. W. Boyes. 1931-6. A2. Played for 2nd XV, 1935. 2nd Colours, 1935. Played for 1st XV, 1935-6. 1st XV Colours, 1935. Certificate " A," .1936. L.-Cpl. in O.T.C. F. F. Weatherill. 1932-6. A2. Played for Hockey XI, 1936. Certificate " A." Corporal in O.T.C. D. Lund. 1934-6. A3. Played for 2nd XV, 1936. 2nd XV Colours, 1936. Played for 1st XV, 1936. Rowed for 3rd IV, 1936.
149 A. D. Barnsdale. 1933-6. A3. Played for 2nd XV, 1934-5. 2nd XV Colours, 1934. Played for 1st XV, 1935. Rowed for 2nd IV, 1936. 2nd IV Colours, 1936. Rowed for 1st VIII, 1936. Cadet in O.T.C. A. J. Morris. 1934-6. B2. Played for 2nd XV, 1935. 2nd XV Colours, 1935. Cadet in O.T.C. P. C. Campbell. 1933-6. B2. Played for 2nd XI, 1934-5. 2nd XI Colours, 1936. Played for 1st XI, 1936. 1st XI Colours, 1936. Played for 2nd XV, 1935. 2nd XV Colours, 1935. Played for 1st XV, 1935. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1936. Shooting VIII, 1934. Cadet in O.T.C. W. D. Fargus. 1933-6. B2. Cadet in O.T.C. S. Ogley. 1934-6. B2. Cadet in O.T.C. VALETE.
DAY BOYS. R. S. Bickle. 1931-6. VIth Modern. School Monitor. Head of the Day Boys. 1st IV, 1936. J. A. F. Amor. 1933-6. A3. Cadet in O.T.C. G. G. T. Harrison. 1935-6. B2. SALVETE.
SCHOOL HOUSE. .J A. Cato. R. Earle. G. Green. E. Hodgson. J. H. T. Hunter. J. F. Norton.
September, 1936. A. S. Clephan. J. R. Walters. P. A. Lockwood. R. S. Derry. S. Corner. E. V. Elgey.
K. M. Ramsden.
J. Couldwell (from Day Boarders).
CLIFTON RISE. DAY BOYS. K. C. Matthews. H. Wellburn. J. McN. Inglis. A. J. Doherty. 't-- F. H. Hillyard. G. A. W. Heppell. R. W. Wright. F. F. Steele.
E. 0. Waudby. G. Cave. `-N. A. C. Chudleigh. t-A. A. Short. E. P. Bulmer. N. Porter. D. F. Wilson. J. Cobham.
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Obituary. CAPTAIN G. J. PENN. Captain George James Penn, Secretary to the School, died suddenly at his home on Friday, Aug-ust 28th. It was with real regret that we learnt of the passing of one who had been associated with the School for so long ; for more than twenty years he had served the School as its Secretary, and he brought to his work that methodic carefulness which was one of his admirable qualities and which is so necessary in such a position. If he sometimes refused to be hurried it was because he disliked slap-dash methods, and this was why he so seldom made mistakes in his work as Secretary. To those who knew him well his kindness to others and his keenness for the success of the- School must always surround their nit rrory of him. Captain Penn, before coming to St. Peter's, had an Army record of thirty-six years. He rose from the ranks to become a captain in the West Yorkshire Regiment. He was one of the founders of the York Branch of the British Legion, and had filled the offices of president, chairman, and treasurer. He had endeared himself to a large circle of friends in York, and we feel sure that they will join with us in offering to Mrs. Penn and her family our sincere sympathy. MISS OSBORN. To Peterites, more particularly to boys in the " House," where she was matron for 13 years, the news of the death of Miss Emily Ada Osborn, at Northampton, on May 27th, came as a real shock. Miss Osborn, who came to St. Peter's in 1921, only gave up her post just over one-and-a-half years ago, and her retirement was greatly regretted. The School had no more devoted servant, and though towards the end of her time here she was fighting a losing battle with ill-health, she always clung to the hope that she would make a recovery, which would enable her to stay on. Miss Osborn will naturally be remembered most for her connection with the junior side of the House, and in addition to tending the various ailments with more skill than the average small boy would perhaps be willing to admit at the time—she was a shrewd judge of the malingerer—she took a never-failing interest in their everyday life in the School. Squash was her greatest delight, and it would be difficult to estimate the number of boys she encouraged to take up the game, often guiding them herself through the preliminary stages until, as she used to announce with simulated regret, the pupil became too good for the teacher.
151 If boys in the " House " were competing in any representative event in the holidays—Public School cricket at Lords, or Squash at the R.A.C. or Queen's—they invariably received a message of good wishes from her, and their subsequent successes gave her quite as much genuine pleasure as the players themselves. The last time I met " the Matron " was little more than a year ago. Norman Yardley and I were at New Brighton, whe-e Yorkshire Second Eleven were playing Cheshire in the Minor Counties Championship, and hearing that he was in the Yorkshire side she broke off a holiday in North Wales to see the match. She was delighted to hear the latest news of the School, and hoped to visit York again when she had fully regained her health. But she was far from well then, and her death ten months later left one with a sense of real loss, which will be shared by many. Miss Osborn was very well known in her birthplace, Northampton, where she was one of the original members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. In recognition of her work in this direction she was made a Serving Sister of the Order of St. John—one of nursing's most prized distinctions.
Cbe featberstone 11)emorial. There is little to add to what was said in the May number. The work is completed and is unanimously accepted as being the most beautiful addition to the School within living memory. The Memorial was dedicated by the Dean of York at Evensong, on Sunday, June 21st. The Headmaster and the Dean proceeded to the Sanctuary step, and the Headmaster said :" Very Reverend Sir, in the name of the School and of the Donors, I desire you to receive and to dedicate the memorial offered within this Chapel, in grateful remembrance of Charles Richmond Featherstone." To which the Dean replied :" On behalf of the Governors of this School of St. Peter I willingly receive this memorial and undertake to preserve it with a watchful care ; and I do now dedicate it to the Glory of God for His service in the worship of this place, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen." The Dean then paid a last tribute to the noble and beautiful life which had, by coincidence, come to an end with the closing of a chapter in the history of the School.
152 Subscriptions have been received from the following since the last publication :— S. K. Kazerooni, J. W. Scholey, Rev. R. J. Featherstone, Mrs. Featherstone, C. W. V. Kennedy, Mrs. Littleboy, A. E. Long 1. Norman Boddy, Rev. A. C. Clarke, Miss H. Harland, Su:gcon-Lieut. B. R. Alderson, D. G. Ogilvie, F. W. B. Pa2..y, Making a total of D38 10s. Od.
(Limpet. SUMMER TERM, 1936. May 10. IVth S. after Easter.—The Headmaster. „ 17. Vth S. after Easter.—Rev. F. H. Barnby. „ 24. S. after Ascension.—Music. 31. Whitsunday.— June 7. Trinity Sunday.—Music. „ 14. 1st S. after Trinity.—Rev. F. H. Barnby. „ 21. 2nd S. after Trinity.—Dedication of Memorial to the late C. R. Featherstone by The Very Rev. the Dean of York, at 7 p.m. „ 28. 3rd S. after Trinity.—The Rev. Chancellor Harrisoa, M.A. July 5. 4th S. after Trinity.-10 a.m., Rev. H. N. Hodd, M.A., Vicar of Emmanuel, Leeds (0.P.). „ 12. 5th S. after Trinity.—The Ven. the Archdeacon of York. „ 19. 6th S. after Trinity.—The Headmaster. „ 26. 7th S. after Trinity.—School Commemoration at 10-15. The Right Rev. the Bishop of Carlisle (0.P.). (Collection for the Fund for support of a boy at Fairbridge Farm School.)
Musi c. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL CHAPEL. SUNDAY, 24th MAY, 1936. 1. 2. 3.
ORGAN RECITAL. Prelude and Fugue in D Minor Air from " Orpheus and Eurydice " Clair de Lune
Bach. Gluck. Karg-Elert.
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Sibelius. Hymn 364. " The Head that once was Crowned with Thorns." An Evening Prayer of Alcuin. The Blessing.
SUNDAY, 7th JUNE, 1936. ORGAN RECITAL. 1. Two little pieces for Manuals only Bach. (i) March. (ii) Minuet. 2. Two folk tunes from the Western Isles. (i) from Eriskay. (ii) from Barra. 3. " Rhosymedre " Vaughan Williams. 4. Pomp and Circumstance, No. 4. Elgar. Mr. Sykes gave two organ recitals last term, the second, as usual, being a little lighter in character than the first. We understand that the arrangements of the, folk tunes were his own : we should like some more.
Ebe library. Librarian—Rev. F. H. Barriby. Assistant Librarians— A. W. Douglas, R. S. Bickle, C. A. Smart, R. White, I. L. Lupton, J. M. Dickenson. The following additions were made to the Library during the Summer Term :— B. V. 4b.—York Minster : by Gordon Home. B. V. 7a.—Days of My Youth : by D. B. Hitchin (0.P.). D. 1. 17c.—A Guide to Maps : by H. S. L. Winterbotham. D. IV. 23.—Historical Geography of England before 1800: by H. C. Darby. D. VI. 12e.—The Pilot's Book of Everest : by Squadron-Leader the Marquess of Clydesdale and FlightLieutenant D. F. McIntyre. D. VI. 25.—Papuan Wonderland : by J. G. Hides. G. III. 76-76e.—Poems : by Swinburne. H. I. 14.—Introduction to Cambridge : by S. C. Roberts.
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illotc5 ant) 3tcms. Congratulations to I. L. Lupton, R. S. Bickle, and M. Hollway on obtaining the Higher Certificate last July, and to the following on obtaining the School Certificate :—E. Antrobus, G. H. Biggs, J. T. Brockbank, P. B. Cockburn (Matric.), R. M. Deas, R. S. Dixon, P. Heywood, C. J. Lynch (Matric.), I. Mitchell (Matric.), S. P. H. Rylatt (Matric.), I. H. Segar, G. P. G. Stephenson, F. F. Weatherill, R. G. H. Whitworth (Matric.), J. A. Wright, V. L. F. Davin, E. N. Dickinson, J. T. Harding, H. W. Richardson, A. Webster; and also to C. H. Cheong, G. E. L. Graham, and D. W. Swainson for satisfying the examiners in separate subjects as required. R. M. Deas was awarded the Sykes Memorial Essay Prize last term after keen competition. We sympathise with D. W. Watson for his unfortunate accident last term. We wish him a speedy recovery, and hope he will be as fit as ever this term. We congratulate the following on receiving their lst XI Colours during the course of last term—G. E. L. Graham, V. L. F. Davin, P. C. Campbell. Congratulations to J. L. Boden, R. M. Deas, J. B. Dixon, R. S. Dixon, H. P. Cole, J. K. Jarvis, R. Lynch, G. W. Russell, J. V. Reed, and E. Gossop on being awarded their 2nd Xl Colours last term. I. L. Lupton, R. S. Bickle, R. White, and J. M. Dickenson deserve congratulations on being awarded their ist IV Colours last term. Also G. E. Shepherd, who has received his full Coxing Colours. J. A. F. Amor, A. D. Barnsdale, C. Biscomb, and A. H. Moffatt were awarded their 2nd IV Colours, while T. W. Walters received his full 2nd IV Coxing Colours. N. A. Newman, C. A. Smart, M. Hollway, G. E. L. Graham, and S. P. H. Rylatt were awarded their Tennis Colours last term and deserve hearty congratulations. The new Tennis Court was formally opened last term, on June llth, by the Headmaster. The court has since done some ialiant work, though it is by no means perfect as yet. Congratulations to R. White on passing into Woolwich. We wish him the best of luck.
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Ebe Curtain. During the summer term The Curtain becomes a " In other words, our as one member of the staff so aptly put it. winter play-reading ceases and we confine ourselves to the annual outing. This year we spent a very enjoyable evening at the Theatre, seeing Ian Hay's play, " Happy Ending," delightfully acted by the Repertory Company. Afterwards the Society adjourned to School House where Mrs. Toyne, our President and hostess of the evening entertained us to an enticing supper, including strawberries and cream. Afterwards, on behalf of the Society, Mr. Cooper presented Mrs. Toyne with a leather bound edition of Barrie's plays, and thanked her for her great interest in and kindness to the Society. Mrs. Toyne, in reply, thanked the Society, and saying how much she had enjoyed the meetings, wished it every success in the future. The list of plays to be read this term will be announced shortly.
ebe Zcientific %ociety. President—The Headmaster. Vice-PresidentsA. W. Ping, Esq., K. G. Chilman, Esq., J. H. Stevenson, Esq., W. N. Corkhill, Esq. Hon. Treasurer—A. W. Ping, Esq. Hon. Secretary—D. W. Watson. Curator of the Museunz—j. L. Boden. Committee— School House—J. L. Boden. Rise—J. M. Dickenson. Day Boys—R. S. Bickle. St. Olave's—K. G. Chilman, Esq. Last term the Society revisited Hawnby, near Helmsley, for the annual excursion, on Friday, June 12th. The weather was very disappointing, but, nevertheless, a great many botanical specimens were collected and a bat was caught. Few insects were taken on account of the weather. An excellent tea was provided at Hawnby, after which some members of the Society took one of the two buses to Rievaulx Abbey, where they spent the time looking round the ancient ruins. The party were picked up by the other bus, and thus ended a very enjoyable outing. On Saturday, 27th June, J. C. Houghton gave a cinematograph show depicting the topical events of the past years, including the Swiss trip.
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/Lucerne, Easter, 1036. Mr. Wrenn organised a most successful visit to Switzerland during the Easter holidays. He was accompanied by Mr. Smith and Mr. Scott Cooper, and twenty-two members of the School. Below is a short account of their activities. The party left Victoria at 1-50 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15th, and after a pleasant crossing from Dover to Ostend we reached Brussels at 9-30. A few minutes later the restaurants in the station square burst into activity. The night train left Brussels shortly after midnight, and it soon became evident that our reserved accommodation was inadequate for a long night journey. 1,Ve sorted out our compartments according to size and slept not too badly—two on each seat, one on each luggage rack, and two on the floor. We breakfasted while the train steamed up the west side of the Rhine, and, after a change and a good deal of argument with the ticket inspector at Basle, we arrived at Lucerne at midday. We continued by steamer to Vitznau, and then by motor boat to " Rotschuo," a hostel adjoining the lake some two miles by road from Vitznau. We spent the first day in quiet contemplation, recuperating after a tiring. journey. Afterwards we were very energetic. The weather was mainly very fine in the day time, although snow fell each night. We climbed the Bfirgenstrock—a mountain on the opposite side of the lake—took the mountain railway half up the Rigi, and climbed to the summit—went up Klaven on the aerial railway, and had a very rough scramble down again in deep snow. About the third day Swiss hats and walking sticks made their appearance, and now and then a word or two of German flashed out. The more fortunate of our party were selected to play in a hockey match against Lucerne. We were received by the British Consul at the Lucerne Sports Club. We were rather fortunate to win a very pleasant game by the only goal scored. We were delighted to see an Old Peterite, A. J. Kirk, and his wife, among the spectators. A full account of the match appeared in the Lucerne papers the following day. The end of our stay at the " Rotschuo " came all too quickly, for once we had overcome the small hardships of youth hostel life we enjoyed its advantages. We shall remember the charm of Herr Gourlay and the pleasant efficiency of Fraulein Einderling, who were in joint control of the hostel.
157 The return journey from Lucerne—again through the night— was made less pleasant by a crowded train. After a calm crossing in very fine weather, we arrived at Victoria in time for tea on Friday, April 25th. It was generally agreed that it had been a very successful trip, and we would like to thank Mr. Wrenn for his work in organising the trip and his invaluable assistance on our excursions. The following is an account of the hockey match against the Lucerne Sports Club.
jnternational lbockeyspiel in 1u3ern. Luzerner Sports Klub, 0; Kolleg St. Peter's, York, 1. Eine Abteilung Studenten des St-Peters-Kolleg aus York, England, verbringt ihre Ferien im Rotschno am Vierwaldstatter See. Die Studenten die sich am Hockey-Turnier beteiligen wollten, konnten durch den Sportklub auf gestern abend zu einem Freundschaftsreifen verpflichtet werden. Die Englander, aus dem Mutturlande des Hockeysportes, stellten unter Fuhrung eines behrers eine jugendliche Equipe im Alter von 16 bis 19 Jahren. Der britische Vize-Konsul Herr Christoph C. Verrinder liess es sich nicht nehmen, die Jugend aus seiner Heimat, vor dem Spiele zu begrussen und als interessierter Zuschkuer teilzunchmen. Herr Dr. W. Bucher begrusste die beiden Mannschaften auf dem Felde und amtete mit Herr R. Strebi als Schiedrichter. Die ersten zehn Minuten gehoren dem Gast. Mit jugendlicher Behendigkeit und guter Spielauffassung versuchen sie das Luzerner Tor zu bestfirmen. Langsam kommen die Grfinschwarzen in Fahrt. Mit etlichen iiberraschend guten Zfigen wissen sie das Spiel im Felde zu ihren Gunsten zu gestalten. Ob dies schon die guten Fruchte die am letzten Sonntag Geschauten sind? Man mochte es fast glauben. Nur der KrOnende Torschuss fehlt noch. Verschiedene Schussgelgenheiten, die unbedingt ausgenfitzt werden sollten, werden durch den Sturmer vermasselt. Ganz fiberraschend fallt in der 23. Minute der zweiten Spielhalfte schieben die Hubelmattlente den Ball sozusagen standig in der gegnerischen Platzhalfte herum. Die Gaste verteidigen ausgezeichnet und was nicht abgewehrt werden kann verschiessen die Luzerner. Ein Imbiss nach dem Spiel in der heimiligen Klubstube des Luzerner Sportklub vereinigte die Akteure noch zu einem kurzen Plauderstundchen.
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"%ft Ctifforo[butt. The following interesting article on Sir Clifford Allbutt, who was an Old Peterite, is reproduced by kind permission of " The Yorkshire Post." The article appeared in that journal on July 20th, the centenary of Allbutt's birth. SIR CLIFFORD ALLBUTT, 1836-1925. " The Greatest Physician of His Day." By Dr. H. De Carle Woodcock. Sir Clifford Allbutt IV a S born at Dewsbury on,July 20, 1836.
When Allbutt was born the smoke of Waterloo was barely cleared away. When he died the Great War, that devastation and deluge, had been ended seven years. I was a youth learning- dispensing- at a chemist's when I first heard of Allbutt. In the town a doctor had died and his goods had . been sold. His son, a dissolute young fellow and also a doctor, happened to come to the chemist's and I noticed that he was rather drunk and that he was carrying- a marble slab such as is used in the making of pills and ointments. He rebuked my smile and said : " They've sold my Dad up. I know what you think. I might have been an Allbutt or a Jessop and this is all I have left." And he wept over the marble slab. He was in his drunken way appraising Allbutt's prestige. When Dr. T. Clifford Allbutt resigned the position of senior physician to the Leeds Infirmary and became consulting physician to that institution there was no flutter of excitement. He had done his work, good work, and had proved himself to be in the line of descent of the Heys, fine men who had earned the right to a few paragraphs in the National Biography. He was th.en about fifty years of age, and not many vears later he abruptly left Leeds and it seemed that bis active career was over. It was known that be had been the foremost and perhaps the busiest consultant in the North of England, and it was therefore natural that he should now choose work which allowed him greater leisure. When nearly thirty-five years afterwards the second part of his career was closed as abruptly as it had begun he was the acknowledged leader of his profession, the Goethe of English medicine, and like him a counsellor of State, for he was a member of the Privy Council. Men looked at his achievement in a spirit of reverence. He had been born the same year that Mr. Pickwick went on his journeys and he was almost as sure of immortality. He was even a figure in fiction and his scientific output had been enormous.
159 While in Leeds he had accumulated clinical notes which were to be the basis of his literary work in Cambridge. A Commissionership in Lunacy, a position on the staff of St. George's Hospital and then the Regius Professorship of Physic in the University of Cambridge followed ; and he was knighted, in those days an honour even to an Allbutt. Then came the great work of his life, the writing of Allbutt's " System of Medicine." Dr. Barrs voiced the general opinion when he said the work was the greatest of its kind that had ever appeared. In all countries one saw Allbutt's work on the shelf of the consulting physician. In his " System of Medicine " he published many articles based on his Leeds work. He added to the value of his writings by the great beauty of his style, and in one of his chapters on " The History of Medicine " the reader will feel the enchantment. Simile and metaphor flash across the page like Summer lightning. He rediscovered Hippocrates for us, and tells us there were eight physicians of that name, though there was one who stood out above the others. But Galen captured his mind and heart. Galen studied disease in men, in animals, and in plants ; he was an experimentalist and had produced paralysis in animals by section of the spinal cord. Allbutt's sceptical outlook on men and things is very evident in this chapter on Medical History. He deplored the destruction of learning which came with the fall of Rome and the rise of Islam. Nothing fresh was added to medicine from Galen to Harvey, and what was retained was polluted by quackery and superstition. His activities in Leeds are well known and need no description. There are some of us remaining who knew him during his later years in Leeds. Mr. Mayo, of Headingley, was at first officially associated with Allbutt's work at the Medical School, and afterwards went over to the Infirmary as Resident Surgical Officer ; Professor Wardrop Griffith, Resident Medical Officer at the Infirmary, was invited by Allbutt to assist him in his literary work. At that time I was a medical student and working with a practitioner who frequently called Allbutt into consultation. I took care to be present at those consultations. My principal held Allbutt in awe, not only for his great ability but also for his great austerity, yet it seemed to my principal something of a scandal that a man should be so virtuous, refusing cakes and ale and only occasionally taking a glass of sherry, for he himself had no such moral defect. In appearance he was aristocratic, rather tall, his features mobile and his head the Nottingham head of Keith (i.e., the long English head, differing of course from the broad square head of the German). He would walk quickly into the theatre which was packed not only by students but by graduates. He carried scanty notes, which he did not appear to use, and for an hour, a finished master of the English language, he told us something of what he
160 knew. Then he slipped out of the theatre and you saw him making his way out of the building, eating a sandwich, probably his only lunch. He was not afraid of metaphor or simile, and on occasion .would use them. Thus a neurasthenic was compared to a ship moving lazily, little breeze in the sails, while in the case of a hysteric the ship rolled violently, battered by a storm. But more prosaic details were poured out upon us, the neurasthenic, for instance, was too fatigued to remember, while the hysteric might be full of energy and yet a day of his life or even any other period might be completely cut out from his memory. It interested me to find that Mr. Michael Sadleir used this symptom of hysteria, the cutting out of memory, in one of his short stories. Allbutt once spoke of some men of genius who alternated between a state of excess of energy and excess of depression— " they were too valuable to be cured." Again, in speaking of the need of personality in a doctor, he said it was necessary sometimes to cure the doctor before getting at the patient. The celebrated Babinski said something similar, only he ignored the doctor. Another thumb-nail of Allbutt's was in his phrase " the pathologically pious child." Allbutt did not avoid humour, and, Prospero-like, called it to his service occasionally. His was the story of the young priest who requiring a housekeeper was told by the Bishop that he must get one over forty. The priest suggested he might have two, each under twenty ! I quite well remember how he told us of an unsympathetic doctor, wearing a big Ulster, who came into one of his stories. The doctor went to see a patient bedridden for six years ; as he stood by her bedside he took two ferrets out of his pocket,' raised the bedclothes and pushed them in. The patient in half a minute was half way down the stairs. It is repeatedly said that George Eliot drew the character in " Middlemarch " from her knowledge of Allbutt. Allbutt and George Henry Lewes were friends, they had studied anatomy together, Lewes taking up that subject to help him in his philosophical work. Lewes and George Eliot came North and were Allbutt's guests, and it said that the novelist was deeply interested in his work at the Leeds Infirmary and visited the Infirmary under his guardian. In her diary George Eliot speaks of Allbutt as a wise good man. In later years I met Allbutt at a medical meeting in Berlin. He was in morning dress and wearing a short brown top-coat. He seemed to wish to share my obscurity for he came over to me and began to talk to me of America, where he had lately been. (I remember that in America I was always asked about Allbutt,
161 and often about Robson and Moynihan.) He said Americans are nervous, but not nerveless. Just then a magnificent young American recognised him, and Allbutt, protesting and pointing to his top-coat, was taken off and introduced to some Grand Duke. I can still see the three figures, the tall young American, the square set Grand Duke in full uniform and of a pale Napoleonic face, and our Englishmen in his brown top-coat, the finest of the three. The next morning I saw hizn sitting apart in the gallery listening to the lectures, his head bent forward as is the habit of one slightly deaf. I have tried to show what manner of man Allbutt was. One met him sometimes at social gatherings. It was at a dinner in Bradford that he told us why he left Leeds so abruptly. He had hoped, when the decline of life came, to be appointed a Lunacy Commissioner, a pleasant form of semi-retirement, so he put his name down as an applicant and the appointment came prematurely. One day a blasphemous telegram from Crichton-Browne startled bim He had been appointed a month without knowing it ! It was at a Leeds dinner given by medical men that he spoke as if in his own family. Moynihan, a finished orator, had given a perfect speech in the style of a Gibbon or a Macaulay, and Allbutt rose. He stood contemplative, persuasive, gentle, as he spoke of his old Leeds friends in silver tones of sympathy and affection. He said the old men were wise, they knew their work, they called him in because he was something of a philosopher, and he added quaintly that these old men were fond of horses and knew a deal about them. I think I remember every word of that speech. When it was all over it fell to me to take him to the door, back into the outer world. What will posterity say about this man? He lived in the time •of Pasteur, of Lister, of Koch, and of an army of young, vigorous pathologists, pioneers of the new medicine. He correlated their work. He made no particularly dramatic discoveries, yet he made many discoveries. In his early days he invented the self-registering clinical thermometer, and used the ophthalmoscope to discover signs in the eye which pointed to disease in other organs. He worked to the end. His last contribution to a medical paper was published in the same issue as his obituary. He was probably the greatest all-round physician of his day. " The Lancet," no scatterer of compliments, called him the greatest physician of his country. Arnold Bennett had shortly before made a list of the six greatest English men of the day, and Allbutt was 43ne of them.
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Cricket. CRICKET RETROSPECT. Played 10. Won 3. Lost 4. Drawn 2. From the point of view of results it might be said that we had a fairly satisfactory season, but on the whole it was a disappointing one, though with the material at our disposal it was as good as we had a right to expect. We had not a team in the true sense of the word. Two or three could nearly always be relied on either to make runs or get wickets, but the rest were very far from being up to 1st XI standard. After Newman and Lockwood, who were the mainstays of the side, both in batting and bowling, no one could be relied on to stay in, though on several occasions one or other of the rest came to the rescue in gallant style and saved an ugly situation. But there was no solidity about the batting, and too often our score was well below 150, which gave the bowlers little margin to work on. Fortunately, in Lockwood, we had a really good slow left-hand bowler, who was able to get wickets at small cost and turn in our favour a match that looked almost lost. But whenever he was rested, which was not very often, it was noticeable how our opponents' score mounted rapidly. We were weak, then, in batting and bowling, but what was far worse was that we were weak in fielding, and for that there was no excuse. Everyone had plenty of opportunity to improve; some took their chances, notably Davin, who made himself into a really good fieldsman, but was too often wasted at point, but others did not seem to care enough and were far too often asleep, firmly embedded on their heels. In fairness, it must be said that on several occasions the fielding was brilliant, particularly in the match against Giggleswick, when we were fighting a losing battle the whole way, and we didn't give an inch till the match was lost, but on other occasions it was really bad, and in the match against the Old Peterites it was inexplicably awful. This must be remedied in future years, as a side that can field well are every bit as good as a side that can bat and bowl well. A further disappointment was our inability to finish off a match when we had it in our pocket, notably against Bootham School, whose 9th wicket pair stayed in 40 minutes, and against Yorkshire Gentlemen. Here, a too stereotyped attack and placing of the field were responsible. A little more imagination might well have brought victory in both these matches. However, there were some bright spots. Newman's batting was generally very sound, particularly as he carried a very heavy responsibility ; Lockwood was invaluable both in batting and bowling, and Smart generally kept wicket admirably. On those three we depended to an enormous extent, and seldom did they let us down, though Newman's bowling deteriorated towards the end
163 ,of the season, probably owing to his having to bowl too much, ana t.nart never quite got g-oing with the bat. But no blame must be attached to these. Of the rest, Graham at times fielded brilliantly at cover, but his batting was most disappointing, and Davin always played well. With these two forming- the nucleus of next year's side, we must hope for better things, and given real keenness we shall get them. ,
CHARACTERS OF THE ELEVEN. N. A. NEWMAN (Capt.)—A very sound bat with plenty of attacking- strokes and good defence. A good fast bowler when he could find his length, and an inspiration to his side in the field. His captaincy, lacked imagination. C. A. SMART (Vice-Capt.).—On the whole kept wicket well, sometimes brilliantly. A very sound defensive bat with few scoring strokes. A very keen cricketer. K. LOCKWOOD.—Slow left-hand bowler, who, on his day, could run through a side. Bowled very well throughout the season. Played some very useful innings, but was inclined to rely too much on defence. A very good fielder. G. E. L. GRAHAM.—A great disap.pointment as a bat. Has plenty of good strokes, but an early tendency to withdraw from a fast ball ruined his batting. An excellent field at cover. V. L. F. DAVIN.—His batting, though unsound, proved invaluable, ai he was not afraid to hit the ball, but he must get out of the habit of trying to turn straight balls to leg. A brilliant field. P. C. CAMPBELL.—Rather a disappointment as a bowler, as after the first few matches he was quite unable to keep a length. His batting improved when he decided to attack the bowling. A good catch and sound field. B. DIXON.—Except for one or two good innings his batting J. was disappointing. A poor field. E. R. GOSSOP.—Occasionally bowled well, but was far too inclined to bowl short. Could improve in the field, where he must learn to keep wide awake. G. W. RUSSELL.—Played some good innings for the 2nd XI, but was disappointing for the 1st XI. A stock bowler with little guile. Slow in the field. R. C. LYNCH.—Played some very plucky innings, and should develop into a useful cricketer. Keen, but rather slow in the field. K. J. JARVIS.—Bowled an enormous off-break with considerable success late in the season, and could maintain a length. A lamentable field.
164 M. B. Marwood, R. S. Dixon, J. L. Boden, R. M. Deas, D. W. Watson, and H. P. Cole also played for the eleven during the season. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL CRICKET CLUB, 1936. Captain—N. A. Newman.
Hon. Sec.—C. A. Smart.
FIRST XI.—FIXTURES. Opponents. Gr'nd. Result. School. Opponents. Date. 1936. 163 185 for 5 dec. Home Won Thur., May 21. Staff XI Home Drawn 201 for 6 dec. 93 for 8 Sat., „ 23. Bootham School Home Cancelled—Rain „ 30. Durham School Sat., Home Cancelled—Rain Wed., June 3. Worksop School 106 for 2. 101 Home Lost „ 6. Giggleswick Sch Sat., 229 Home Lost 96 Wed., „ 10. Catterick Garr 85 123 Sat., „ 20. Leeds Grammar Sch. Away Won 106 133 Away Won Sat., „ 27. Ampleforth Coll 184 132 Home Lost Sat., July 4. M.C.C. Wed., „ 8. Yorkshire Gentlemen Home Drawn 172 for 7 dec. 95 for 9 Home Abandoned—Rain „ 15. Craven Gentlemen Wed., Home Lost 202 288 for 6 dec. Sat., „ 25. Old Peterites
SCHOOL v. STAFF XI. Played on the School Ground, Thursday, May 24th. Won by 22 Runs. The first match of the season was, as usual, against the Staff XI, which was strengthened this year by the inclusion of G. S. Stead, Esq., and H. A. Wrenn, Esq. The School won the toss and batted on a perfect wicket before Smart was clean bowled by Mr. Wrenn. Graham left at 56, and things did not look too bright for the School, but Newman and Lockwood, batting confidently, took the score well past the 100 for the next wicket. Finally, Newman declared at 185 for 5, giving the Staff a sporting chance of getting the runs. Mr. G. S. Stead and Mr. R. M. Cooper opened the Staff innings and took the score to 30 before Mr. Cooper was caught and bowled by Lockwood. Mr. Toyne came in first wicket down,. and with Mr. Stead soon made it evident that there would be a close finish. In a very short time they had the 100 up and never really looked like coming out until Mr. Stead made his first mistake and was well caught by P. C. Campbell off Watson. Mr. K. G. Chilman and Mr. Barnby both left at the same total, however, and again the match swung round in the School's favour. When Mr. Toyne was bowled by Lockwood for a faultless 59 the Staff collapsed and were all out for 163, the School winning by 22 runs.
165 Scores SCHOOL. N. A. Nevvrnan c and b Stead 59 12 C A Smart, b 'Wrenn G. E. L. Graham c and b Elton 11 K. Lockwood, not out 54 M. B. Marwood, b Elton 13 J. B. Dixon, b Stead 1 R. S. Dixon, not out 13 Extras—B, 12; LB, 10 22 J. L. Boden, D. W. Watson, J. V. Reed and P. C. Campbell did not bat. Total (5 wkts.)
STAFF XI. G. S. Stead, c Campbell b Watson 37 R. M. Cooper, c and b Lockwood 14 59 S. M. Toyne, b Lockwood K. G. Chilman, c Lockwood b 0 Ne-vvman 0 F. H Barnby, b Newman 13 K H. Rhodes, b Reed 10 H A. Wrenn, not out W. N. Corkhill, b Lockwood 0 J. H. Stevenson, c Boden b 0 Lockwood 2 J. S. Cooper, run out 2 C. Elton. run out 26 Extras—B, 17; LB, 9
185
163
Total
BOWLING. O. M. N. A. Newman 10 1 K. Lockwood 15 4 P. C. Campbell 4 0 M. B. Marwood 5 0 1 D. W. Watson 3 1 0 J. V. Reed J. B. Dixon 3 1
R. W. 43 2 33 4 20 0 20 0 3 1 12 1 3 0
SCHOOL v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL. Played on the School Ground, Saturday, May 23rd. Drawn. The 1st XI began their School matches with a drawn match against Bootham. Newman won the toss and decided to bat first on a fast wicket. The School were soon in difficulties, losing Smart and Graham for 20, but again Newman and Lockwood changed the situation, and, both batting confidently, soon had 100 runs up. Lockwood left at 101, having made a very sound 39, but Newman went on, never missing opportunities to score and giving no chances, to a brilliant century and finally declaring, still unbeaten, at 201 for 6. Bootham began their innings disastrously, losing A. B. Bibby before a run was scored, and their captain, T. H. Scott, at 7. Lamb and Geffrey carried the score to 33 when further disasters followed, and 8 wickets were down for 56 runs. P. Wragge and J. Hetherton, however, took no chances, and both batting slowly but solidly played out time and raised the total to 93 for 8.
166 Scores :SCHOOL. 108 N. A. Newman, not out 7 C. A. Smart, b Wigham G. E. L. Graham, lbw Wigham_ 4 K. Lockwood, b Hetherton 39 M. B. Marwood, c Wragge b Hetherton 19 J. B. Dixon, c Corder b Hetherton 0 19 R S. Dixon, b Wigham 2 D. W. Watson, not out Extras—B, 1; LB, 2 3
Total (6 wkts.)
201
V. L. F. Davin, J. L Boden, and
BOOTH AM A. B. Bibby, st Smart b Newman 0 G. B. Lamb, c Boden b Campbell 21 T. H. Scott, lbw Lockwood 4 M. Geffrey, c Lockwood b Campbell 21 J. Eades, st Smart b New'rnan 2 M. J. Wigham, c Newman b Marwood 5 P. Wragge, not out 25 P. Edmundson, c J. Dixon h Lockwood 1 P. Corder, c Graham b Lockwood 0 J. Hetherton, not out 10 Extras—B, 3; W,1 4 Total (8 wkts.) N. Clark did not bat.
93
P. C. Campbell did not bat.
BOWLING. 0. M. R. W. 17 8 23 2 N. A. Newman 9 1 48 3 K. Lockwood 2 8 3 12 P. C. Campbell 1 2 1 M. B. Marwood 3 1 5 0 D. W. Watson 3
SCHOOL v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL. Played on the School Ground, on Saturday, June 6th. Lost by 8 Wickets. The School were unfortunate to be without C. A. Smart in their match with Giggleswick, as he had damaged his hand, but R. S. Dixon made a very good substitute, and although he failed in his batting kept wicket exceedingly well. Newman again won the toss and decided to bat first on a dead wicket. Once again the School made a bad start, losing 3 wickets for 13, and half the side were out for 22 at lunch. After lunch, however, J. B. Dixon and Davin proceeded to show exactly how weak the Giggleswick attack really was, and, both batting forcefully, made an excellent stand taking the score to 91 before Dixon cut one hard at Marshall, the Giggleswick captain, who made a very good catch. After this another and final collapse followed, Davin being given out l.b.w. for a very useful 34, and the whole side were out for 101. Giggleswick soon made it apparent that they were in no hurry and were going to take no risks, for, after losing E. S. Ainley at 12, Foden and D. A. Ainley batted very slowly, but very soundly,
167 to take the score past the School's total without further loss. Foden was out at 106 for a good 47, and D. A. Ainley was unbeaten at 55, Gigg-leswick thus winning a disappointing match by 8 wickets. Scores
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SCHOOL. R S. Dixon, c Sarsby 2 N. A. Newman, lbw (n) Raffan 4 G. E. L. Graham, b Foden 0 K. Lockwood, c Moorby b Raffan 14 M. B. Marwood, c Cox b Ainley 1 J. B. Dixon, c Marshall b Terry 27 V L. F. Davin, lbw Foden 34 J. L. Boden, c E. Ainley b D Ainley 6 R. M. Deas, ht. wkt. b D. Ainley 2 P. C. Campbell, not out 1 H. Cole, c Marshall 1 Extras-13, 8; LB, 0; W, 1 9 Total
101
GIGGLESWICK. E. S. Ainley, c and b Lockwood 2 D. A. Ainley, not out 55 R. E. Foden, c Newman b Lockwood 47
Extras—LB, 2
2
Total (for 2 wkts.)
106
BOWIANG. O. M. R. W.' .N. A. Newman 14 2 29 K. Lockwood 16.5 4 35 2 M. B. Marwood 4 0 10 P. C. Campbell 7 2 9 H. Cole 4 13 J. B. Dixon 3 8 —
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SCHOOL v. CATTERICK GARRISON. Played on the School Ground, on Wednesday, June 10th. Lost by 7 Wickets. Again Newman won the toss and the School batted first, and were soon in difficulties. Newman was given out 1.b.w. with only 3 runs on the board, and 3 runs later Smart was caught behind the wicket off a rising ball from Cole. Marwood was out at 8, and Lockwood bowled by a beautiful ball from Cole at 9. Then R. S. Dixon and Davin took the score to 41 before Davin was bowled. R. S. Dixon was the only- batsman who showed any confidence, and scored 35, the whole side being out for 96. Catterick also had a disastrous start, losing Ormiston with only 2 runs on the board, and three wickets were down for 59, but Major Bonavia and Sgt r Holden took the score well past the School total without further loss. The rest of the side, however, showed little resistance and were all out for 229, of which Major Bonavia contributed an unbeaten 134. The School lost by 7 wickets.
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Scores :—
SCHOOL. N. A. Newman, lbw Cole 2 C. A. Smart, c Winnington b Cole 2 K. Lockwood, b Cole 4 M. B. Marwood, b Cole 0 R. S. Dixon, b Cole 35 V. L. F. Davin b Cole 14 G. E. L. Graham, b Cole 0 P. C. Campbell, c Cole, b De Las Casas 9 J. L. Boden, b Holden 10 R. M. Deas, not out 7 H. P. Cole, lbw Holden 1 Extras—B, 10; LB, 1; NB, 1 12 Total
96
CATTERICK GARRISON Lt. Ormiston, c Campbell b Newman 1 Major Bonavia, not out 134 C.Q.M.S. Carpenter, b Marwood 14 Lt. Cole, c Davin b Marwood 7 Sgt. Holden, c Davin b Lockwood 39 Lt. De Las Casas, c and b Lockwood 10 Lt. Beutller, lbw Lockwood 1 Capt. Hearfield, b Lockwood 0 Lt. Hammersly, b Lockwood 0 Lt. Winnington, b Lockwood 2 I. A. Campbell, not out 7 Extras—B, 12; LB, 2 14 Total
BOWLING. O. M. N. A. Newman 14 4 K. Lockwood 14 3 P. C. Campbell 7 0 M. B. Marwood 4 0 H. Cole 4 0
229
R. W. 46 1 72 6 44 0 16 2 37 0
SCHOOL v. LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL Played on the Leeds Ground, on Saturday, June 20th. Won by 38 runs. Newman continued his unbroken sequence of winning the toss and decided to bat first. Smart was caught at short-leg before a run was on the board, but Newman and Lockwood took the score to 43 before Newman was out for a very forceful 27. Three more quick wickets fell and half the side were out for 59, but Lockwood was still in, and batting very confidently, at last found someone to stay in with him in Graham, the pair of them adding 50 runs for the next wicket, when Graham was out for a good 22. Lockwood was very unlucky to be out when he was caught at short-leg off a ball that " cocked up," but he had made a very good 61. No one else looked like staying and all the side were out for 123. Leeds were therefore left with the comparatively easy task of getting 124 runs in `z hours, but they never looked like succeeding. Three wickets were down for 11, and finally the whole side were out for 85. Newman, Lockwood, and P. C. Cmpbell all bowled very steadily and the batsmen never seemed comfortable against any of them. The School won by 38 runs.
169 Scores :SCHOOL.
N. A. Newman, c McLeod b Warburton C. A. Smart, c Wadsworth b Warburton K. Lockwood, c Wright b Wadsworth J. B. Dixon, b Warburton V. L. F. Davin, b Warburton R. S. Dixon, b Warburton G. E. L. Graham, c Wright b Lambert E. R. Gossop, c Wright b Warburton J. L. Boden, b Wadsworth P. C. Campbell, not out D. W. Watson, b Wadsworth Extras—B, 4 Total
27 0 61 0 0 3 22 4 1 1 0 4 123
LEEDS G.S. T. McLeod, c Gossop b Lockwood 1 M. Bromley, b Newman 6 P. Wright, b Newman 3 A. Carter, b Campbell 7 E. Webster, b Lockwood 26 D. Warburton, run out 3 R. Kite, c Watson b Campbell... 6 S. Maude, lbw Lockwood 0 W. Holton, c Campbell b Newman 1 P. Wadsworth, c Campbell, Lockwood 28 K. Lambert, not out 4 Extras-0 0
Total
BOWLING. 0. M. N. A. Newman 12 5 K. Lockwood 14.1 6 P. C. Campbell 7 2
85
R. W. 24 3 36 4 25 2
SCHOOL v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE. Played on the School Ground, Saturday, June 27th. Won by 3 Wickets. The original fixture was dated for June 13th, at Ampleforth, where the School scored 50 for no wickets before rain intervened. Ampleforth won the toss and decided to bat, but they were soon in difficulties and lost their first three wickets for 11 runs. Redfern and Wells, however, took the score to 44 before Redfern was rather unfortunately out by stepping on his wicket. Dalglish then joined Wells, and the pair took the score to 57 before Wells was caught in the slips by Newman off Campbell. Then two more quick wickets fell, and Ampleforth were 67 for 6 at lunch. Upon resuming Dalglish and Cardwell made an attempt to pull things together, but Lockwood completely beat Cardwell at 81 and caught and bowled Considine at the same total, the whole side eventually being out for 106. Lockwood had bowled amazingly well throughout the innings and well deserved his final analysis. The School started even more disastrously than Ampleforth, losing Newman with only 1 run on the board, and then Davin was run out by a very good piece of fielding by Ampleforth with the score at 38. J. B. Dixon and Lockwood, however, made a very good stand and carried the score to 74 before Dixon was well caught by Garbett, square cutting Homer. R. S. Dixon was
170 clean bowled by Dalglish one run later, and things were going badly for the School. Lockwood, however, was still there, batting confidently, when joined by Smart ; the pair took the score to 101 before Lockwood was very well caught by Fairhurst. Graham, then joined Smart and the Ampleforth total was passed without further loss. After tea the School finished the innings and were all out for 133, Smart carrying his bat for 28. Scores :— SCHOOL. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE.
7 H. Garbett, b Lockwood 4 H. Mounsey, lbw, b Lockwood T. E. Redfern, hit W, b 5 Lockwood P. J. Wells, c Newman b 29 Lockwood D. R. Dalglish, lbw, b Lockwood 31 Lord Mauchline, c Graham b 1 Gossop P. Hayward-Farmer, lbw, b 0 Gossop 11 R. Cardwell, b Lockwood 0 B. Considine c b Lockwood M. E. Horner, not out D. J. Fairhurst, lbw, b Lockwood 1 8 Leg Byes Total
106
N. A. Newman, c Considine b Oa Dalglish 10 V. L. F. Davin, run out K. Lockwood, c Fairhurst b 48, Dalglish J. B. Dixon, c Garbett b Horner 22 28 C. A. Smart, not out G. E. L. Graham, c Wells b 4Horner 1 G. W. Russell, b Dalglish P. C. Campbell, c Considine b 10 Horner R. C. Lynch; c Wells b Dalglish 0 0 E. R. Gossop, b Dalglish 20 E'xtras Total
133
BOWLING. O. M. R. W.
N. A. Newman K. Lockwood P. C. Campbell E. R. Gossop R C. Lynch
13 19 6 5 2
4 41 4 48 1 5 3 3 0 5
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SCHOOL v. M.C.C. Played on the School Ground, Saturday, July 4th. Lost by 52 Runs. The M.C.C. won the toss and lost Fairservice with the score at 7. Major Whitcombe then joined Anson and the pair took the score to 45 before Major Whitcombe was neatly caught by Davin off Newman. With the score at 71 Alderson, who was batting very safely, was brilliantly run out by Graham, who fielded a hard shot at cover point and caught the batsmen both out of their ground. Just after this Anson was clean bowled by Newman, and the next two wickets fell quickly leaving the score at 93 for 6After this, however, Compton and A. Sellers, the father of the Yorkshire captain, proceeded to pull things together and added 40 runs in very quick time before Sellers was bowled by Lockwood_ Finally the whole side were out for 184.
171 The School started badly once more, losing Davin with the
total at 6, but Lockwood and Newman took it along slowly to 41
before Newman was caught and bowled by Fairservice. J. B. Dixon left at 55, and Smart was out l.b.w. (N) to Fairservice at 61. Lockwood was then clean bowled by Kaye, and half the side were out for 63. G. E. Graham was the only other batsman to show any resistance, but was well caught by Anson after scoring a quick 27. Finally the whole side were out for 132. Scores :— M.C.C. SCHOOL.
Fairservice, b Newman 4 C. E. Anson, b Newman 29 Maj. P. S. Whitcombe, c Davin b Newman 17 W. H. R. Alderson, run out 23 M. A. C. P. Kaye, c Gossop b Lockwood 5 B. M. Toyne, c and b Lockwood '5 A. Sellers, b Lockwood 22 Compton, c Campbell b Lockwood 47 J. M. Dawson, c Smart b Lockwood 4 J. Elmhirst, not out 5 Powell, run out 19 Extras—B, 1; LB, 3 4 Total
N. A. Newman, c and b Fairservice 23 V. L. F. Davin, lbw Whitcombe 5 K. Lockwood, Is Kaye 25 J. B. Dixon, c Elmhirst b Fairservice 8 C. A. Smart, lbw (N) Fairservice 2 R. S. Dixon, b Kaye 4 G. E. L. Graham, c Anson b Elmhirst 27 G. W. Russell, run out 7 P. C. Campbell, st Toyne b Elmhirst 10 R. Lynch, not out 5 E. Gossop, c sub b Kaye 11 Extras—NB, 5 5
Total 184 BOWLING. 0. M. R. W. N. A. Newman 20 3 59 3 K. Lockwood 30.1 9 76 5 P. C. Campbell 6 0 16 — E. R. Gossop 5 0 29 —
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SCHOOL v. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN. Played on the School Ground, Wednesday, July 8th. Drawn. The School won the toss and for the first time this mason made an excellent start, Newman and Smart carrying the score .along quite quickly until, with the total at 90, Smart was unfortunate in dislodging a bail with his heel while pulling Elmhirst round to leg. Newman was then clean bowled by Dodds at the same total; Russell left at 94, and Lockwood was out at 95, then 'Graham left, and half the side were out for 100. J. B. Dixon and P. C. Campbell made an effort to pull things together and took the score on to 130 before Dixon was bowled by Dodds. Campbell, however, was batting well, and eventually found a partner in R. Lynch, the pair taking the score to 172 before Newman declared. The Yorkshire Gentlemen lost their first six wickets for 50 runs and never really looked like winning the match, Anson being
172 the only batsman ever to look like staying. When he left at 76 the side again collapsed, and it was left to J. Elmhirst and C. D. Trimmer to play out 20 minutes for time, which they succeeded in doing. Result—Draw :—School, 172 for 7. Yorkshire Gentlemen, 95 for 9. SCHOOL. C. A. Smart, hit vvicket, b Elmhirst 30 N. A. Newman, b Dodds 50 K. Lockwood, c Ogley b Eanhirst 3 13 J. B. Dixon, b Dodds 0 G. W. Russell, b Dodds G. E. L. Graham, lbw Dodds .... 4 39 P. C. Campbell, not out E. Gossop, c Ogley b Dodds 1 R. Lynch, not out 16 Extras—B, 14; LB, 2 16 —
YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN C. E. Anson, lbw (N) b Jarvis... 29 J. E. A. Blatherwick, lbw, b 3 Newman Maj. P. S. Whitcombe, b 2 Lockwood 6 S. Dodds, b Lockwood R. Ogley, b Lockwod 5 Capt. J. H. Exhalay, run out._ 6 H B. Elliot, lbw, Lockwood 0 0 C. D. Trimmer, not out Capt. Howlett, c Newman b Lockwood 14 W. J. White, b Jarvis 4 1 J. Elmhirst, not out Extras—B, 20; LB, 4; W, 1 25
Total (7 wkts. dec.) 172 J. L. Boden, K. J. Jarvis did not bat. Total (9 wkts.) BOWLING. O. M. R. W. 3 22 1 N. A. Newman 13 21 6 34 K. Lockwood 5 5 2 6 P. C. Campbell 2 J. Jarvis 4 2 8 K.
95
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SCHOOL v. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN. Played on School Ground, Wednesday, July 15th. Abandoned. The annual match against Craven Gentlemen was abandoned after one hour's play before lunch in which the Craven Gentlemen lost two wickets for 32 runs. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN R. C. D. Crane, c Campbell b Lockwood J. M. Pearson, c Davin b Jarvis C. R. Cardale, not out E J. H. Dixon, not out Total (for 2 wkts.)
0 25 7 0 32
SCHOOL v. OLD PETERITES. Played on the School Ground, on Saturday, July 25th. Lost by 86 Runs. The Old Peterites were unfortunate in having to turn out this year without the help of Yardley, who was assisting Yorkshire in
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their match against Sussex at Leeds. Nevertheless, they fielded a very strong side and were soon showing that they meant to win. After winning the toss they started badly by losing Pickersgill before a run was scored, and when only two runs were up on the board another wicket fell. R. Ogley and S. Dodds, however, after a cautious half hour in which Ogley was twice missed, proceeded to score runs at a merry pace and took the score well into the hundred before S. Dodds was out. But Ogley went on to score a brilliant 90 before he was finally caught. Early missed catches had proved expensive. After his dismissal a collapse seemed imminent, but Mr. Chilman was in one of his brightest moods and began to treat the School bowling with very little respect. He soon 'rattled up' a glorious 127 not out, when he declared the innings closed at 288 for 6 wickets. Newman and Smart opened the School's innings and the former began to score runs at a very quick pace before he was caught on the boundary at 60. Lockwood then joined Smart and this pair took the score on to 120, but Smart was out to the last ball before tea, well bowled by Pickersgill. After tea Davin went out with Lockwood, and these two added 20 more runs before Lockwood was out after a very sound innings. J. B. Dixon joined Davin and then disaster started. First of all Davin was run out and then Graham, owing entirely to misunderstanding through bad calling. The School side were shaken ; they collapsed and were all out for 202, giving the Old Peterites the victory by 86 runs. OLD PETERITES. C. C. Fairweather, lbw 1 Lockwood 0 E. R. Pickersgill, b Newman R. Ogley, c Davin, b Lockwood 90 18 S. Dodds, lbw Lockwood J. W. Stead, c Dixon b 18 Lockwood 127 K. G. Chilman, not out P. N. Baines, c Lynch b 6 Lockwood 9 R. P. WarM, not out 9 Extras—B, 18; LB, 1 J. D. Burrows, D. McLean did not bat. Total (for 6 Wrkts. dec.)
288
SCHOOL. N. A. Newman, c Burrows b Pickersgill 45 C A Smart, b Pickersgill 17 K. Lockwood, b Ogley 4 V. L. F. Davin, c Pickersgill b Ogley 45 J. B. Dixon, c Chilman b Ogley 15 G. E. L. Graham, run out 7 P. C. Campbell, b Dodds 1 G. W. Russell, c Stead b Ogley 0 R. C. Lynch, run out 1 E. R. Gossop, not out 0 K. J. Jarvis, lbw Ogley 0 Extras—B, 13; NB, 4 17 Total
BOWLING. 0. M. R. W. N. A. Newman 14 1 48 1 K. Lockwood 22 5 104 5 K. J. Jarvis 4 0 50 — 9 0 54 — P. C. Campbell 2 0 13 — E. R. Gossop
202
174 1st XI BATTING AVERAGES. Times Highest Runs. Innings. Not out. Score. 10 2 108* N. A. Newman 346 61 282 9 1 K. Lockwood 0 45 V. L. F. Davin 108 6 71 39* P. C. Campbell 9 2 30 C. A. Smart 117 16* 22 2 R. Lynch 4 27 86 8 0 J. B. Dixon 27 9 0 G. E. L. Graham 79 5 1 11 16 E. R. Gossop 8 4 0 7 G. W. Russell 0 1 0 0 K. J. Jarvis The following also Batted :— 1 35 76 7 R. S. Dixon 9 2 1 7* R. M. Deas 0 19 33 4 M. B. Marwood 0 17 3 10 J. L. Boden 1 2 2 2* D. W. Watson 2 2 0 1 H. P. Cole -
K. Lockwood E. R. Gossop N. A. Newman K. J. Jarvis P. C. Campbell J. B. Dixon
1st XI BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Maidens. Runs. 162 42 416 12 3 45 127 31 335 8 2 58 59 14 187 1 11 6
Wkts. 41 2 13 2 5 0
Average. 43.25 35.25 18.00 17.75 16.7 11.00 10.75 8.'77 4.00 2.00 —
12.80 9.00 8.25 5.60 2.00 1.00 Aver. 12.1 22.5 25.7 29 37.4 —
* Not out. Matches Won, 3. Drawn, 2. Lost, 4.
The matches against Durham School on May 30th and against Worksop College on June 3rd were both cancelled owing to rain.
2nd XI MATCHES. Ground. Result. School. Opp. 99 for 8 91 Away. Sat., May 23.—v. Bootham 2nd XI Won 125 177 Away. Sat., June 6.—v. Giggleswick 2nd XI Lost Home. Sat., June 20.—v. Leeds Grammar School 41 Won 128 2nd XI 164 152 for 6 Home. Wed.,June 24.—v. Eccentrics C.C. Won Away. Sat., July 15.—v. Richmond Grammar* School 1 st XI Match abandoned 190 for 4
2nd XI v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL 2nd XI Played at Bootham, on Saturday, May 23rd, 1936. Winning the toss, Bootham decided to bat on a wicket which was hard and showed a tendency to crumble. Their collapse was immediate, and the first three overs saw the fall of two Bootham wickets. This state of affairs continued with the result that the School dismissed Bootham in an hour and a half for 91 runs. F. A. Rowlands, however, batted well for Bootham, scoring 42 runs which included seven 4's. Cole and Reed bowled well for the
175 School, the latter maintaining a good length throughout his fifteen overs, six of which were maidens. R. M. Deas and W. G. Barnby opened for the School, and at first scoring was very slow. After the interval, however, the pace was increased by Deas and Carlton who eventually scored 32 and 19 respectively. Although a collapse seemed imminent when 6 School wickets fell for 57, the situation was saved by G. W. Russell, who scored 30, and so passed the Bootham total. Scores : — BOOTHAM 2nd XI. Brown, b Reed Roy, c Russell, b Cole Buttleworth, c Lynch b Cole Holliday, c Lynch b Reed Crockatt, c Gossop b Reed Livesey, b Gossop Rawlinson, b Gossop Matheson, c and b Cole Dixon, b Cole Rowlands, not out Anderson, b Cole Extras—LB, 5
Total
2 2 7 1
3
0 14 8 7 42 0 5
91
2nd XI. R. M. Deas, c Rowlands b Roy... 32 W. G. Barnby, b Roy 1 J. V. Reed, st Crockatt, b Anderson 2 M. Q. Carlton, c Crockatt b Anderson 19 E. Gossop, c Halliday b Anderson 0 T. F. Cameron, b Anderson 3 R. Lynch, c Halliday b Anderson 6 G. W. Russell, not out 30 A. T. H. Wright, b Anderson 0 I. S. McKay, not out 6 Extras 0 H. P. Cole did not bat. Total (for 8 wkts.)
BOWLING. 0. M. J. V. Reed 14 6 H. P. Cole 12 5 E. Gossop 6 1 G. W. Russell 3 0
99
R. W. 36 3 27 5 13 2 0 19
2nd XI y. GIGGLESWICK 2nd XI. Played at Giggleswick, on Saturday, June 6th, 1936. Watson lost the toss and Giggleswick chose to bat on a dry wicket. Opening the bowling for the School, Watson maintained a good length, and wickets fell cheaply in the early stages, for when the Giggleswick total reached 24 three wickets fell without any additional score. R. M. Sharp and T. T. Romans, however, strengthened the situation towards the close of their innings by 29 and 28 respectively, and when McKay had taken the last two Giggleswick wickets the total had reached 177. The School commenced rather weakly, three wickets falling for a mere 10 runs. Gossop batted well in his innings of 41 runs, which included seven 4's and a six. I. A. Campbell scored a useful 27i, but the fall of his wicket saw the end of play with the School total at 125.
176. Scores :— GIGGLESWICK 2nd XI. B. H. Penrose, c Lynch b Reed... 11 D. C. Chadwick, b Watson 3 J. Everett, lbw Watson 50 J. Sellers, b Watson 0 A. R. Wales, b Watson 1 D. W. Crabtree, b Watson 0 R. M. Sharp, c Cameron b Watson 29 G. Hargreaves, b Ping 14 T. T. Romans, lbw McKay 28 W. J. Edington, c Campbell b McKay 22 R. West, not out 1 Extras—B, 14; LB, 4 18 Total
177
2nd XI. W. G. Bamby, b Sharpe D. H. Cameron, c Hargreaves b Sharpe G. W. Russell, b Penrose D. Lynch, c Edington b Penrose E. Gossop, b Sharpe D. W. Watson, run out J. V. Reed, b Penrose I. S. McKay, c Everett b Crabtree A. W. Ping, b Penrose I. A. Campbell, c Romans b Everett K. J. Jarvis, not out Extras—B, 19; LB, 1
5 4 0 2 41 6 10 0 9 25 4 20 125
Total
BOWLING. O. M. R. W.
D. W. Watson J. V. Reed E. Gossop K. J. Jarvis A. W. Ping G. W. Russell I. S. McKay
13 4 13 3 5 1 0 3 7 0 0 3 1.3 0
31 45 24 17 22 18 2
6 1 0 0 1 0 2
2nd XI v. LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL 2nd XI. Played at Home, on Saturday, June 20th, 1936. Deas won the toss and decided to bat on a firm wicket. J. V. Reed and R. Lynch opened for the School and soon started scoring with rapidity. Of a total of 33, Reed scored 21 when his wicket fell to Daykin. Although the succeeding batsman failed to score, the total was increased by I. A. Campbell who scored 18, R. M. Deas with 20, and G. W. Russell, who added 18 in quick style. The School's total of 128 was reached in 11 hours. Leeds Grammar School opened their innings with careful batting, but in the ninth over Stead, who was top scorer with 15 run's, fell to Reed. From this period wickets fell quickly, four members of their team failing to score. The side was eventually dismissed for 41 runs, 6 of their wickets falling to Reed for a mere 10 runs. Leeds were unfortunate, inasmuch as they were one man short.
177 Scores :— 2nd XI. R. Lynch, b Spence 15 J. V. Reed, b Daykin 21 T. F. Cameron, lbw Walker 0 I. A. Campbell, lbw Daykin 18 L. W. Bennett, b Altman 6 R. M. Deas, b Altman 20 H. A. Hobson run out 12 G. W. Russell', b Walker 18 G. H. Briggs, run out 1 K. J. Jarvis, not out 6 H. P. Cole, c Sellers b Walker.... 5 Extras—B, 4; LB, 1; W, 1 6 •
Total
128
LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL 2nd XI. 2 Spence, c Cameron b Cole 15 Stead, lbw Reed Altman, c Deas b Cole 0 0 Daykin, b Reed 2 Dodsen, b Reed 4 Thornton, b Reed 0 Sellers, c Lynch, b Reed 0 Forty, b Reed 6 Denton, c Hobson b Jarvis Walker, not out 4 7 Extras—B, 7 Total
41
BOWLING. O. M. R. W. J. V. Reed 11 4 10 6 H. P. Cole 7 2 16 2 K. J. Jarvis 4 2 8 1
2nd XI v. ECCENTRICS C.C. Played at Home, on Wednesday, June 24th, 1936. Winning the toss, the Eccentrics, who fielded a strong 12-aside team for their annual match, chose to bat on a wicket which was firm. In spite of a collapse early in the innings, the position was made more secure by a stand between G. S. Stead, Esq., and R. NI. Cooper, Esq. G. S. Stead, Esq., scored 77 runs in varied style, of which his forcing shots through the covers were the outstanding features. R. M. Cooper, Esq., scored 38 quick runs and made some powerful hits. Mr. Stead was still at the wicket when the side declared at the interval for 152 runs for 6 wickets. H. P. Cole and K. J. Jarvis took the wickets between them, and J. V. Reed managed to keep the runs down in the later stages of the innings through constant good length bowling. ) J. V. Reed and R. Lynch opened for the School, both batting with confidence until the latter's wicket fell after he had scored a quick 20. A few overs later Reed was dismissed for 23 after the total had reached 80. The three succeeding batsmen were dismissed for 20 runs, but Bennett added a useful 27 in as many minutes. At this period the game had the appearance of being a draw, but the situation was saved by further quick scoring by Russell, who scored 31, and Ping, with 21. The Eccentrics' total was equalled with four wickets in hand, and the side eventually dismissed for 164. Miss Featherstone kindly provided a delightful tea at Clifton Rise during the interval.
178
Scores :— ECCENTRICS C.C. Rev. F. H. Barnby, c Campbell b Jarvis R. S. Dixon, b Cole J. L. Boden, lbw Jarvis G. S. Stead, Esq., not out R M. Cooper, Esq., lbw Jarvis H A. Milburn, run out H. A. Wrenn, Esq., lbw Cole K. H. Rhodes, Esq., not out Extras—B, 2; NB, 1
0 19 1 77 38 4 9 1 3
W. N. Corkhill, Esq., J. H. Stevenson, Esq., Butler, and M. S. Douglas did not bat.
Total (for 6 wkts.)
2nd XI. J. V. Reed, b R. M. Cooper, Esq. 23 R. Lynch, b H. A. Wrenn, Esq. 20 I. A. Campbell, run out 6 H. A. Hobson, c and b R. M. Cooper, Esq. 7 R. M. Deas, b Douglas 2 L. W. Bennett, lbw G. S. Stead, Esq. 27 G. \V. Russell, b Douglas 31 A. \V. Ping, st Dixon b Rev. F. H. Barnby 21 T. F. Cameron, run out 2 G. H. Briggs, c and b Butler 8 K. J. Jarvis, c, Boden b G. S. Stead, Esq. 0 H. P. Cole, not out 0 Extras—B, 11; LB, 5; W. 1 17
152
Total
BOWLING.
J. V. Reed K. J. Jarvis H. P. Cole G. W. Russell A. C. Ping
0. M. 13 4 10 1 8 1 4 0 2 0
164
R. W. 26 0 41 3 31 2 19 0 23 0
2nd XI v. RICHMOND GRAMMAR SCHOOL 1st XI. Played at Richmond, on Wednesday, July 15th, 1936. A new fixture for the 2nd XI was arranged with Richmond Grammar School. Deas failed to win the toss, and the Grammar School chose to bat upon a wicket which had had rain for most of the morning. As a result, the School's bowlers, most of whom were slow, found it impossible to turn the ball effectively, so that Richmond had little difficulty in securing 190 runs for the loss of only 4 wickets, when rain made further play impossible. 2nd XI AVERAGES. BATTING.
NAME. G. W. Russell R. M. Deas I. A. Campbell J. V. Reed R. Lynch K. J. Jarvis T. F. Cameron
No. of Innings. 4 3 3 4 4 3 4
Times Highest not out. Score. 1 31 0 32 0 25 0 2.3 0 20 2 6 0 4
Total Runs. 79 54 49 56 43 10 9
Aver. 26.33 18.00 16.33 14.00 10.75 10.00 2.25
Also Batted :—D. W. Watson; W. G. Barnby ; M. Q. Carlton ; E. Gossop; A. T. H. Wright; I. S. McKay; A. W. C Pine.
179 2nd XI BOWLING ANALYSIS. NAME. D. W. Watson J. V. Reed II. P. Cole K. J. Jarvis Also Bowled:— I. S. McKay E. Gossop R. M. Deas G. W. Russell A. W. Ping J. H. Butler J. L. Boden
°vers. 13 68 33 17
Maidens. 4 21 9 3
Runs. 31 161 121 66
Wkts. 6 15 9 4
Aver. 5.17 10.73 13.33 16.5
1.3 11 4 13 9 4 7
0 2 I 0 0 0 0
2 37 28 56 45 17 27
2 2 1 0 1 0 0
1.0 18.5 28 —
45
— —
COLTS CRICKET. The Colts, not always uncomplainingly, get the worst of the deal every summer; at the beginning of the season they must perforce give way to the needs of those above and be chivvied from wicket to wicket, and then when individuals begin to emerge from the crowd they are eagerly snatched off by 2nd and even the 1st X I. But perhaps that is just what is wanted. We were disappointed that our match with Ampleforth had to be cancelled because we were hoping to show a little better cricket than was displayed at Worksop and at Bootham. At Worksop we were on a strange ground and we were definitely beaten by a better side, but with initiative we might have scored more runs. It is no use being afraid to hit bad bowling hard. But our fielding and bowling at Worksop was very pleasingand was earnest of better things to come. At Bootham the Colts were just foolish and let themselves be rattled out by one spin bowler. Of the games during the term little need be said except that the weather was cruel, and yet in spite of this there were some splendid individual innings. The scores were :— St. Peter's Colts, 85. Worksop Colts, 88 for 6. St. Peter's Colts, 59. Bootham School Colts, 76. The following played for the Colts XI. :— R. S. Dixon (Capt.), R. Lynch, G. W. Russell, H. A. S. Hobson, E. R. Gossop, H. A. Milburn, L. Bennett, J. V. Reed, J. H. Butler, W. Briggs, and A. C. W. Ping. HOUSE CRICKET MATCHES. Winners. 2nd Round.
ist Round. School House Day Boys
School House Clifton Rise
Clifton Rise
180 Lockwood won the toss and put the House in on a drying wicket. None of the House batsmen were very successful against Lockwood and Gossop, but R. S. Dixon and G. W. Russell enabled them to reach the total of 60, Lockwood taking 6 for 23. Against some steady House bowling the Day Boys fared badly, only Lockwood looked like staying, and their innings closed for only 50 runs. Jarvis took 5 wickets for 28 runs and was well supported by J. B. Dixon and Boden. In the final Newman and Cameron opened the Rise innings against Jarvis and Dixon, on a dead wicket. Newman scdred 25 very rapidly. After his departure 3 Rise wickets fell for 20 runs, but a last wicket partnership took the total from 78 to 109. The School House met with an early setback, losing their first three wickets for only 17 runs. Reed kept down the runs while Newman took the wickets. Graham showed some promise of making runs, but he gave an easy catch when he had only made 14. Rain interrupted the House innings twice, but a stubborn last wicket partnership between Deas and Jarvis, lasting for half an hour, failed to bring victory to the House. Scores :CLIFTON RISE. 25 N. A. Newman, b Jarvis 1 T. F. Cameron, b Jarvis 12 J. V. Reed, lbw, b Russell J. H. Butler, b Jarvis P. C. Campbell, c Graham b 18 Jarvis W. G. Barnby, lbw, b Russell.... 4 2 A. W. Douglas, b Jarvis 11 P. G. Stephenson, run out 2 M. Douglas, b Jarvis 11 A. J. Morris, not out R. White, c Graham, b Dixon, J.B. 14 9 Extras—B, 9 Total N. A. Newman J. V. Reed M. Douglas
109
SCHOOL HOUSE. C. A. Smart, b Newman 0 V. L. F. Davin, lbw, b Newman.. 14 J. B. Dixon, c Stephenson b Reed 1 R. S. Dixon, b Newman 7 G. E. L. Graham, c Morris b Newman 14 G. W. Russell, c Cameron b Reed 1 R. M. Deas, not out 15 H. A. Millburn, lbw, b Newman.. 3 K. J. Jarvis, b Douglas, M. 5 1 J. M. Rucklidge, run out J. L. Boden, lbw, b Newman 0 Extras—B, 3; LB, 1 4 Total
BOWLING.
6 for 30 2 for 26 1 for 0
K. J. Jarvis G. W. Russell J. B. Dixon
65 6 for 54 2 for 14 1 for 22
*Rowing. It had seemed, previous to the start of the Summer term, that the Boat Club would experience a particularly brilliant season : two 1st IV Colours of powerful physique and three 2nd IV Colours, two 3rd IV "caps" and a surplus Stroke of experience, only prevented from stroking the 1935 2nd IV by illness, together with two coxes of last year's two " fours," would appear to present a powerful nucleus for race-winning crews.
181 But operation, past and potential, disorganised all the School Crews : Douglas was prevented from rowing until after York Regatta, owing to an operation for cartilage; Eastwood, the remaining School Colour, was unable to row at all owing to the presence of a " live " appendix. Further, White was unable to row at Tyne Regatta, owing to an Army Exam. Labouring under these disadvantages, great credit is due to Mr. Ping and Mr. Rhodes for turning out crews which acquitted themselves well : a 2nd IV victory over Nottingham, easy victories over Leeds University 1Vlaiden crews, good races in York Regatta, a splendid winning of the Ladies' Plate at Tyne Regatta, a great victory over York City VIII—are satisfying results for such handicapped crews. The season opened with the annual fixture against Nottingham High School, away, on June 1st. A glorious June day, keen racing, the hospitality accorded to our crews—all contrived an excellent substitute for a routine day. The course, from the suspension bridge to a point below the ferry, was rather shorter than the Regatta course. After a trial spin in the boats, which were as strange to our opponents as to ourselves, the 2nd IVs raced off first : the School were on the ferry, or slightly inferior, side. After an even race, in which the School led from the start, the 2nd IV won by a length-and-a-half, Moffatt taking his crew in hard, and stroking with good judgment throughout. In their race the 1st IV had the better side of the river ; St. Peter's, being taken slightly unawares at the start, Nottingham got an early lead of a length. The School settled down, and before and under the second bridge they reduced their rivals' lead by half-a-length, but after that they had shot their bolt and rather "cracked " to lose by one length. Nottingham deserved their victory : they were a heavy crew, and had three Colours of the 1935 boat. After a day's interval the first two School crews rowed Leeds University Maiden Crews, a new fixture. The 1st IV rowed first on the Railway side of the river, and, taking the lead at the start, won comfortably by an eventual three lengths. The 2nd IV, on the boathouse side, started fiercely—gaining a length in the first few strokes—to win by some eleven lengths, in fast time. '
Crews rowed against Nottingham and Leeds :— 1st IV—R. White (Bow), R. S. Bickle (2), J. M. Dickenson (3), L. L. Lupton (Stroke), G. E. Shepherd (Cox) 2nd IV—C. Biscombe (Bow), A. D. Barnsdale (3), J. A. F. Amor (2), A. H. Moffatt (Stroke), T. W. L. Walters (Cox). After these two events it was decided to change Lupton and Bickle round in the lst IV, since both were Strokes of experience, and the experiment was amply justified in the event.
182 York Regatta was held on June 20th, and both the 1st and 2nd IVs were entered for the Regatta Cup, while the 3rd IV were in for the " John Gibbs " Cup. The 2nd IV rowed Leeds University, who won the cup by defeating Bradford in the final. After a poor start, and a great effort at Marygate, the School lost by three-quarters of a length. The 1st IV had a thrilling encounter with Bradford : after a very level start Bradford led by a couple of feet until York City Boathouse, when Bickle, supported by his crew, put on a spurt and took a foot's lead, which was maintained until Marygate. At the " take in " Bradford's weight told and they were able to "make" Lendal one third of a length ahead of the School crew. The 3rd IV rowed a St. John's crew, and, after a ding dong struggle they lost by the narrow margin of half a length, despite a plucky spurt at Marygate by Heywood. Thus though none of the School crews won, yet there was no disgrace, and with Douglas and Eastwood it is possible that all three races might have been transmuted into victories. York Regatta Crews : 1st IV— R. White (Bow), (2) I. L. Lupton, (3) J. M. Dickenson, R. S. Bickle (Stroke), G. E. Shepherd (Cox). 2nd IV— C. Biscomb (Bow), (2) A. D. Barnsdale, (3) J. A. F. Amor, A. H. Moffatt (Stroke), T. W. Walters (Cox). 3rd IV— J. S. Phillips (Bow), (2) E. Antrobus, (3) D. Lund,. P. Heywood (Stroke), J. A. Dent (Cox). Owing to the re-inforcement of the 1st IV by Douglas, and the absence of White owing to an exam, a fresh crew was made up to. represent the School in the annual friendly fixtures with Durham and Oundle Schools ; Douglas rowed at No. 2 instead of Lupton, and Amor at bow instead of White. This IV also successfully contested the Ladies' Plate at Tyne Regatta, a trophy which had been held by the School in 1934. The unofficial fixtures against Durham and Oundle were rowed off in the 1st Division clinkers (the School in the latter and their opponents in a light ship). Under such conditions we did well to hold Durham to a length and Oundle to three-quarters of a length after one minute's rowing. TYNE REGATTA. On the 4th of July, the Boat Club sent a crew to Tyne to compete in the Ladies' Plate at Tyne Regatta. The crew was without White, its original bow, and still without Eastwood, though Douglas was at last fit enough to row at No. 2. The weather was calm, but rain threatened all the while, and the events, starting 20 minutes late, finished a good hour after the stated time.
183 The School, who drew a bye in the first round, met Tyne R.C. in their first race. At the start, the School drew away slightly, but Tyne drew up and ahead at the halfway post. Here the School spurted and crept up to win by a bare half length. It was a good race all the way, and was in doubt until the last 60 yards. The second race was a replica of the first, rowed against a Durham City crew, who were an excellent and heavy combination. We again led at the start, lost in the middle, spurted, and won by a half length. It was a hard race, and, like the first, exciting up to the final stretch. In the final we rowed one of the Durham School crews. They had won two easy races, and looked a capable crew. We obtained a very poor start and lost a length, but from then onwards drew up and ahead to win by of a length. It was an interesting final to three interesting races, and the School are to be congratulated on winning the Ladies' Plate Challenge Cup. They were rowing, in the first two races, against crews heavier than themselves, and crews who knew how to use their weig-ht correctly. Only their spurts after being down allowed the School crew to win, and they deserve congratulations on their keenness and combination during training which allowed them to row so well in the Regatta itself. A word of praise, however, should be given to Cox. His encouragement, if unorthodox, was certainly inspiring, and his methods of steering were as wily and subtle as any ever cultivated in that cunning breed of Coxes. Crew—(Bow) J. A. F. Amor, (2) A. W. Douglas, (3) J. M. Dickenson, (Stroke) R. S. Bickle, (Cox) G. E. Shepherd.
1st VIII v. YORK CITY. The annual Eight race took place on Tuesday, 21st July, in the evening. There was a strong current on the Railway side of the river, and the School were lucky enough to get that side by winning the toss. From the start York City Eight took the lead, and (lad got a length before the diving boards, which they increased to a length and a half at York City Boathouse. The School supporters' hopes had become a little damped by now, and competent critics were of the opinion that the leeway could not be made up, current or no current. But here Bickle staged a magnificent recovery : the School had reduced their opponents' lead to three-quarters of a length at Scarborough Bridge, and, after a great struggle, themselves took the lead at St. John's Boathouse. In the last few strokes the School increased their lead from half a length to threequarters. The race thus was as thrilling as usual, and perhaps provided more changes of fortune than usual. It would be idle to deny that the current came to the rescue of the School at the decisive moment, but it would be equally foolish to deny that
184 Bickle stroked so as to exploit that current to its maximum advantage, which, after all, is the purpose of stroking. The VIII is to be congratulated on defeating its old rivals for the seventh successive year. 1st VIII—C. Biscomb, I. L. Lupton, R. White, A. D. Barnsdale, J. M. Dickenson, A. W. Douglas, J. A. F. Amor, R. S. Sickle. O.P. RACES. On July 25th, the first two School crews rowed two O.P. crews. The O.P. 1st IV was exceptionally heavy and strong, and, with practice, would have made a remarkable crew. As it was, with both crews rowing in centre-seated boats, kindly lent by the York City Boat Club, a good race was expected. The O.P. crew drew away at the start, and were half a length ahead at Love Lane. Here the School put on one of their famous spurts, and drew level, " took her in," and won by half a length. CREWSO.P.—(Bow), J. Biggin, (2) M. H. Seed, (3) M. P. L. Wall, (Stroke) C. H. Vasey, (Cox) M. Biggin. School—(Bow) R. White, (2) A. W. Douglas, (3) J. M. Dickenson, (Stroke) R. S. Bickle, (Cox) G. E. Shepherd. The 2nd race was not so close as a mishap occurred in the O.P. boat. The School, however, were rowing excellently, and won by 4 lengths. CREWSO.P.—(Bow) A. B. Cooper, (2) N. L. Dodd, (3) D. F. Dodd .
(Stroke)W.Hans,(CoxMBig.
School—(Bow) C. Biscomb, (2) A. D. Barnsdale, (3) J. A. F. Amor, (Stroke) I. L. Lupton, (Cox) T. W. Walters. ROWING CHARACTERS. 1st FOUR. (Bow) R. WHITE.—Almost invariably a neat oar with clean bladework, and can be relied on to do a fair share of work. A most useful bow. (2) A. W. DOUGLAS (Capt. of Boats).—Was most unfortunate that an accident prevented his rowing in the early part of the term. Having started, he improved tremendously in style and effective -work with continued practice, and was a tower of strength to the crew.
180 (2) I. L. LUPTON.—Puts a tremendous amount of work and power behind his blade when rowing at stroke or at 2. Develops an uncomfortable-looking- attitude at the end of the stroke which tends to spoil his bladework and finish. J. M. DICKENSON.—Rather an exponent of the style which allows the body to work unconsciously in a way which appears to shorten his swing. Pretty effective for all that. (Stroke) R. S. BICKLE.—Deserves all congratulation for the way in which he can 'stick to it,' and even work up his crew to a terrific spurt when in a losing position, to win by a sufficient margin. A born stroke. (3)
<Cox) G. E. SHEPHERD.—A first class cox for a race : encourages the crew and steers a splendid course. Fully deserves his colours. Has fits of deafness (as usual with coxes), particularly when turning or manceuvering the boat. 2nd FOUR. (Bow) C. BISCOMB.—A very neat oar who made the most of his weight. Maintained his form even when pressed. (2) A. D. BARNSDALE.—Has shown greatly improved form. His weight has been of great use, and, although heavy-handed in practice, he raced very effectively. '(3)
J. A. F. AMOR.—A very useful and hard-working oar whether at bow or 3. Gets a good beginning and keeps it to the finish.
(Stroke) A. H. MOFFATT.—A very dashing and spirited stroke who gave life and balance to his crew. Had some tendency to be heavy-handed. (Cox) W. M. WALTERS.—Tolerably safe and able to steer a good course. 3rd FOUR. (Bow) J. S. P. PHILLIPS.—Worked hard and keenly. Was rather stiff and unbalanced, but did effective work. (2) E. ANTROBUS.—Hard-working and enthusiastic. Improved considerably during the season, and eventually learnt to keep time. (3)
D. LUND.—An oarsman of great power, but amazingly stiff. Raced well and put in a lot of work.
(Stroke) P. HEYWOOD.—As a stroke he posseses length and dash, but still needs rather more balance. With more experience he should be useful. (Cox) J. A. DENT.—Tolerably safe and able to steer a good course.
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Cennts. In spite of the adverse weather conditions during the term there has been a great deal of tennis, and a record number joined the club. The need for an additional court was met, a new grass one being opened by the Headmaster early in the term. There have been five tennis matches of which the School have won two. Details are below. School tennis colours were innovated and awarded to the three strings after their match with the Grasshoppers T.C. A singles tournament was arranged, in the final of which M. Hollway beat J. L. Boden after a very good match. A doubles ladder was instituted, which promoted keenness. The first three School strings maintained their position at the head of the ladder. At the beginning of the term R. M. Deas was appointed Hon. Secretary, and J. H. Stevenson, Esq., kindly consented to continue as Hon. Treasurer. Thanks are due to F. Smith, Esq., for coaching the School team. The effect of his work was shown by the School's victories at the end of the term. SCHOOL v. THE STAFF. (Played at Home on Thursday, June 11th, 1936.) Result : Lost 8-1. The opening of the new grass court was marked by a match between the School and the Staff. The latter turned out a strong team which had little difficulty in gaining every match, with one exception. S. M. Toyne, Esq., and G. S. Stead, Esq., the Staff's first string won all their three matches with a total loss of only nine games. R. M. Cooper, Esq., and H. A. Wrenn, Esq., were also undefeated, while J. H. Stevenson, Esq., and J. S. Cooper, Esq., lost only one match—to C. A. Smart and N. A. Newman, the School second strings. It was more than apparent that the failure of the School was due to lack of experience. RESULTS— R. M. Deas and M. Hollwaylost to S. M. Toyne, Esq., and G. S. Stead, Esq., 1-6, 2-6. lost to R. M. Cooper, Esq., and H. A. Wrenn, Esq., 4-6, 9-11. lost to J. S. Cooper, Esq., and J. H. Stevenson, Esq., 6-2, 4-6, 3-6.
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lost to S. M. Toyne, Esq., and G. S. Stead, Esq., 2-6, 1-6. lost to R. M. Cooper, Esq., and H. A. Wrenn, Esq., 5--7, 2-6. beat J. S. Cooper, Esq., and J. H . Stevenson, Esq., 7-5, 6-3. G. E. L. Graham and S. P. H. Rylatt— lost to S. M. Toyne, Esq., and G. S. Stead, Esq., 2-6, 1-6. lost to R. M. Cooper, Esq., and H . A. Wrenn, Esq., 5-7, 4-6. lost to J. S. Cooper, Esq., and J. H. Stevenson, Esq., 2--6, 6-49.
SCHOOL v. L. & N.E.R. (Played at Home, on Tuesday, June 16th, 1936.) Result : Lost 7-2. The School failed to beat the L. & N.E.R. on the School courts although their play was slightly improved compared with their previous match. The two it-latches g-ained by the School were won by R. M. Deas and M. Hollway, the School's first string, and by N. A. Newman and C. A. Smart, the second string. RESULTS— R. M. Deas and M. Hollway— lost to C. L. Cuthbert and H. Mellor, 4-6, 4-6. lost to J. R. Sadler and C. Ord, 4-6, 2-6. beat R. Masterman and C. Dransfield, 6 1, 6 1. N. A. Newman and C. A. Smart— lost to C. L. Cuthbert and H. Mellor, 1-6, 0-6. lost to J. R. Sadler and C. Ord, 6--5, 4-6, 3-6. beat R. Masterman and C. Dransfield, 6-5, 6--3. G. E. L. Graham and J. L. Boden— lost to C. L. Cuthbert and H. Mellor, 4-6, 0--6. lost to J. R. Sadler and C. Ord, 3-6, 1-6. lost to R. Masterman and C. Dransfield, 6--4, 5-6, 3-6. SCHOOL v. ACOMB HARD COURT T.C. (Played on Thursday, July 16th, 1936.) Result : Won 5--4. Although the School first and second strings were not up to the form of their previous match the team played well on the whole. 'The outstanding feature was the vast improvement in the third string—G. E. L. Graham and S. P. H. Rylatt. But for their victory over Acomb's second string the result of the whole match would have been reversed. Deas and Hollway failed to combine in their first match, but improved in the two later matches, which they won in straight sets. N. A. Newman and C. A. Smart were not on their usual form, and only defeated the Acomb second string, in -which they played keen tennis.
188 RESULTS— R. M. Deas and M. Hollwaylost to Dransfield and Ellis, 5-6, 2-6. beat Marsham and Hornsey, 6-0, 6-3. beat Crowther and Pinder, 6-3, 6-5. N. A. Newman and C. A. Smart— lost to Dransfield and Ellis, 3-6, 1-6. beat Hornsey and Marsham, 6-2, 6-1. lost to Crowther and Pinder, 3-6, 2-6. G. E. L. Graham and S. P. H. Rylattlost to Dransfield and Ellis, 6-4, 4-6, 2-6. beat Marsham and Hornsey, 6 4, 6-2. beat Crowther and Pinder, 6-4, 6-4. SCHOOL v. THE GRASSHOPPERS. (Played at Dringhouses, on Tuesday, July 14th, 1936.) Result : Won 6-3. A good victory over The Grasshoppers was the outcome of the concentrated practice and coaching of the team during the previous three weeks. R. M. Deas and M. Hollway played keen tennis throughout the evening, winning all their three matches. N. A. Newman and C. A. Smart also played well, and lost only to R. Bushell and W. L. Firth, while somewhat erratic play by G. E. L. Graham and S. P. H. Rylatt in their first two matches was made up for by their good victory over H. Hanking and J. A. Shaftoe, the Grasshoppers' third string. The outstanding improvement of the whole of the School team was due to the acquisition of confidence and a better knowledge of correct court position. RESULTS— R. M. Deas and M. Hollwaybeat R. Bushell and W. L. Firth, 6-4, 6-2. beat A. W. Birch and C. B. Mein, 6-8, 4-6, 7-5. beat H. Hanking and J. A. Shaftoe, 6-2, 6-4. N. A. Newman and C. A. Smart— lost to R. Bushell and W. L. Firth, 2-6, 0-6. beat A. W. Birch and C. B. Mein, 6-4, 0-6, 6-3. beat H. Hanking and J. A. Shaftoe, 6-3, 6-3. G. E. L. Graham and S. P. H. Rylattlost to R. Bushell and W. L. Firth, 0-6, 2-6. lost to A. W. Birch and C. B. Mein., 2-6, 3—e. beat H. Hanking and J. A. Shaftoe, 6-4, 6-5.
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Zwimming. Swimming- Sports, Summer Term, 1936. 25th July. The heats this year were held at odd times on very cold days, owing to the press of events, but despite the weather only a few were deterred, and quite a large number of entries were forthcoming. For the finals, however, the weather changed, and quite the brightest sunshine seen for some time greeted the swimmers. The Rise this year practically " walked " away with everything, winning the Cup by a large margin, only one first place and two seconds being gained by the School House. A surprise victory was gained by C. J. Lynch (Day Boys) over N. L. Colbeck (School House) for the second place in the Senior Speed, the first place being taken by D. Lund (Rise). After the events, Mr. K. H. Rhodes' diving squad gave a very sound display of trick diving. EVENTS— (1) SENIOR SPEED— (1) D. Lund (Rise). (2) C. J. Lynch (Day Boys). (2) JUNIOR SPEED— (1) J. A. Butler (Rise). (3) SENIOR BREAST-STROKE— (1) J. M. Dickenson (Rise). (2) D. Barnsdale (Rise). (4) JUNIOR BREAST-STROKE— (1) A. W. C. Ping (Rise). {5) SENIOR BACK-STROKE— (1) D. Barnsdale (Rise). (2) H. Amor (Day Boys). (6) JUNIOR BACK-STROKE— (1) J. A. Butler (Rise). (7) SENIOR PLUNGE— (1) H. C. B. Addison (School House). (2) D. Lund (Rise). (8) JUNIOR PLUNGE— (1) A. W. C. Ping (Rise). (8) SENIOR DIVE— (1) D. Lund (Rise). (2) N. L. Colbeck (School House). (10) JUNIOR DIVE— (1) J. Banford (Day Boys).
191 (11) OBSTACLE RACE— (1) D. Lund (Rise). (2) A. W. Douglas (Rise). (12) RELAY RACE— (1) Rise. (2) School House.
%quasi) Vachets. THE DRYSDALE CUP. The Junior Amateur Squash Rackets Competition for the Drysdale Cup was held at the Royal Automobile Club from April 20th to April 27th, 1936. The School was represented by J. W. Stead (captain last year), M. Hollway (captain this year), K. J. Jarvis, and V. L. F. Davin. Stead and Jarvis had drawn byes into the second round, and Hollway received a walk over, so only Davin was playing on the first day. He was beaten by G. P. Wildish (Malvern), 9-2, 6-9, 0-9, 1-9. Starting splendidly, Davin soon found his touch, while Wildish was unsteady. But the latter soon recovered, and though Davin made a fight in the second game he only scored one ace in the last two. He was very careless with many of his shots. On the second day Stead was beaten by D. M. Beadle (Christ Church, Oxford), 10-8, 2-9, 2-9, 9-7, 3-9. This was one of the best matches of the day. " Stead had the better touch for the drop and angle stroke ; Beadle kept the better length and relied mainly on persistent return and placing for his aces. Beadle lost a close first game which was set at eight-all, but won the next two fairly easily. Stead, who had abandoned his drop shots in the last two games, made more use of them in the fourth, which he won to square the match at two games all. In the fifth, however, he put some of these shots too low and misjudged some angle shots. Disheartened by these mistakes he tried to play Beadle at Beadle's own game of harder hitting with the inevitable result." Hollway beat J. D. W. Millar (late Lancing), 5-9, 5-9, 9-1, 9-8, 9-1, after a great struggle. " Both showed a good knowledge of the game and a mastery of many strokes. Millar won the first two games, but took a good deal out of himself in the process and took matters easily in the third, which went to Hollway with the loss of only a single ace. The struggle came in the fourth game, which ran level to eight-all, when Hollway chose sudden death,' and made his point. This made the score two games all. and Hollway, lasting the better, easily won the fifth for the match."
192 Jarvis was beaten by P. Sherrard (Stowe), 0--9, 0--9, 2-9. Though unfortunate in meeting an ultimate finalist, Jarvis played very badly, completely failed to get going, and made many mistakes The match was soon over. Thus the School was left with only one representative. In the third round Hollway beat J. G. Beach (Blundell's), 9-3, 2-9, 9--4, 9-2. " Beach put up one of the best performances of the day against Hollway, an older and stronger opponent. Beach has a very nice touch and a good command of the angle and drop shot, and up to the end of the second game looked quite a likely winner. After that he tired slightly against Hollway's superior pace and faster stroke, but he should make a very fine player in a year or iwo with added strength and experience." Hollway had now reached the last eight, but was beaten in the fourth round by J. M. Connaughton (Oratory), 10--8, 2-9, 1-9, 9-3, 4-9. " This match was the closest and best of the day. Both played a delightfully varied game of angle and drop shots, combined with length hitting down the side walls. Their footwork was excellent, and they took as much exercise getting out of each other's way as they did in getting to the ball, the true squash rackets spirit. Connaughton owed his success to his superior volleying and his ability to make the ball hug the side walls more closely than his opponent was able to do. His wristwork, especially on the forehand stroke, was really good. The play took a very curious course. Connaughton led at 6-0 in the first game, but Hollway made a splendid recovery, overhauled him at seven-all, and, many hands later, won the game at 10-8. In the next two games Connaughton made hardly a mistake, his opponent many, but in the fourth game the roles were reversed. After some very close play and long rallies at the beginning of the deciding game, Hollway weakened, and the finish of the match was spoilt by him hitting three very easy shots in succession on to the tin." The Cup was won by C. M. Butler (Lancing), who beat P. Sherrard (Stowe) in the final, 6-9, 9-4, 9-7, 2-9, 9-2. (Accounts from " The Times.") NOTES. During the season 1935-6, the School played 6 matches, winning 4 and losing 2. 14 sets were won, against eight by opposing- sides. Two School ladders were run during the season, one open, and one under 15. The first three in the open ladder were M. Hollway, N. A. Newman, G. E. L. Graham, while C. A. Smart and R. M. Deas considerably improved their positions. At the top of the Junior ladder finished I. A. S. Thompson, a very promising player
1.93 who has unfortunately left, H. Tankard, and T. F. Cameron. Others to show to good advantage were P. R. G. Graham, H. A. Milburn, and J. I. Sleight. None of the School players in the Northern handicap went very far, being knocked out in the first or second rounds. However, Davin only just lost to P. G. Barber, playing very well, and Hollway got two games from F. Smith. The Northern Open was won by N. W. D. Yardley, who beat W. H. L. Gordon in the final, 6-9, 9-2, 9-3, 9-5. S. G. S. Pawle, another Old Peterite, won the handicap from —5, beating P. G. Barber (-3), 7-9, 9-3, 2-9, 9-1, 9-3. The only member of the team left for the 1936-7 season will be G. E. L. Graham. Aspirants for the team seem to include T. D. Ambler, who must learn to get started more quickly, for he is very slow about the court ; V. L. F. Davin, who is careless with many of his shots ; D. W. Watson, who sometimes plays well ; and j. M. Rucklidge, who was disappointing last season, but should improve. All these must learn that shots will only come through continual practice, and that ability to retrieve is the best foundation for improvement.
0.C.C. 'Hews. Last term was one of immense activity, starting with the annual inspection, and ending with Camp. As not many had ever been to Camp before, information had to be obtained and circulated as quickly as possible. The General Inspection was held on June 2nd, and the march past was carried out in column of route. The Inspecting Officer, Colonel H. A. R. Aubrey, O.B.E., M.C., Commanding the 146th Infantry Brigade, ordered the Junior N.C.O.s, under Corporal Deas, to drill cadets, which was discharged with sufficient precision and smartness. The Colonel emphasised " the need of standing by the country at a time of crisis as they did in 1914." The O.T.C., he said, was in deadly earnest, and he stressed the vital significance of the Territorial Army. His report was most satisfactory. Later in the term, the Section Shooting Competition was won by Corporal Deas and Section No. 5. The Section Drill was won by Lance-Corporal Weatherill in Command of No. 2 Section. The Band put in the usual amount of hard work, and was unlucky to lose Drum-Major Watson owing to a broken arm : his place was filled by C. A. Smart. The Guard for Camp was again capably prepared by Sergeant-Instructor Puddick.
194 Major V. A. H. Daley, M.C., Depot West Yorkshire Regiment, gave a lecture on the new organisation of the mechanised army, and illustrated his talk by lantern slides, which were most interesting. We would like to thank Captain Rooth for his helpful information and aid during the rehearsals for the Inspection, and also for his interesting talk and tour of the Barracks, attended by all N.C.O.s. This year the Corps went to Rushmoor Camp, which was a welcome change from Strensall. Though the weather was not too kind, we had a really good time, and have been given to understand that the Confidential Report on us to the War Office was a matter for just pride, particularly as so few of us had had any previous experience of Camp life and Field Training. We formed three platoons of a composite company formed by Marlborough and ourselves, and commanded by Capt. Sykes. Our battalion was under the command of Capt. S. Forster, Coldstream Guards, who singled us out for various important jobs ; and—may we say " as usual—we won the Guard Competition. The following promotions were made for particularly good work in Camp :— Cadet P. C. Campbell to be L.-Cpl. L.-Cpl. G. E. L. Graham to be Corporal. L.-Cpl. J. L. Boden to be Corporal. Corporal R. M. Deas to be Sergeant. Corporal F. F. Weatherill to.be Sergeant. The following past members of the School 0.T.C. have been gazetted 2nd Lieutenants :— Rhodes, B. V., Fifth Green Howards, 4th December, 1935. Brittain, J. A., Oundle School o.T.C., 27th March, 1936. Macintosh, A. C., R.A.S.C., 4th July, 1936. Dowson, R. F., 24th London Regt., 3rd June, 1936. 0.T.C. CAMP. RUSHMOOR CAMP, ALDERSHOT, 1936 Last term's 0.T.C. Camp was in some ways unpleasant, and in others, enjoyable. The fact that only 3 days were suitable for extensive manwuvres may be taken by some as unpleasant, but to the majority it was a relief. Those who had endured the rigorous training of the 1935 Strensall Camp looked upon the rain as a Soldier's Friend,' and bore its more unpleasant points happily. However, the few parades we did obtain were interesting, and to the N.C.O.s, instructive. Defence appeared to be our speciality, and when we, as 'C' Company (strengthened by a Marlborough College Platoon in the absence of Radley) had to defend an area almost impregnable to infantry attack, we doubted if any attack, however brilliant, could have moved us from that comfortable and secure position.
195 The last parade was rather a disappointment, for we had expected a large manoeuvre by Battalion, in which we hoped to let of an abundance of blanks, and to come back tired but content. Instead, the unfit nature of the ground cancelled that, as it had cancelled night operations, and we had to work a rearguard scheme along a distant road. Though a disappointment at first, the scheme and its execution improved with time and employed the contingent the whole morning. As the sun came out the atmosphere brightened, and despite the fact that our only smoke bomb would not ignite, our solo war was most enjoyable. And so ended Camp. If the weather had permitted, Rushmoor would have wearied us as well as interested us, and we would have learnt much and groaned much, but we would have enjoyed it immensely, for the feeling of weary greatness which fills the cadet on his return from a hard parade is a mixture of self-praise and pity, and, for a brief moment, places him among the world's greater men. Once his puttees are off, however, he forgets his majestic calling and takes a languid interest in his fellow members of The Great Unwashed. If they have not the honour of being from his own contingent he despises them, and if they have, he tolerates them. But Rushmoor and its rain had one advantage ; the coolness of the weather allowed a happier atmosphere to surround the contingents themselves, and tempers were not so easily frayed. Thus Rushmoor Camp was enjoyable if not exciting. On the last day, after the morning's manoeuvres, we had a friendly game of rugger against King's School, Bruton. The game itself was very enjoyable, being fast though scrappy, and thankfully short. The School team won 6-0, both tries being scored in the latter half. Both teams were tired and thirsty at the end, and an ice cream seller, who had patiently and wisely studied our form, reaped a substantial reward for his forty minutes' wait. We hope King 's Bruton will be at our camp next year for a return match.
%booting. There were no shooting matches last term owing to the fact that the majority of suitable schools were practising for Bisley. Incidentally, there is strong feeling that the School should train a team for the Ashburton Shield, and it seems rather surprising that this has not been done before, when we realise that there is an excellent open-air range available at Strensall. Let us hope that in two or three years' time the School will appear at Bisley. The " falling-plate " competition was introduced by SergeantMajor Puddick last term with considerable success. The competition is a knock-out one. Two sets of plates (2 ins. square) are set
196 up, and the first to knock down all his opponent's plates goes through to the next round. The following won prizes— lst--I. A. Campbell. 2nd—V. L. F. Davin. Runners-up—R. W. White and J. A. Russell. Best Recruit—R. C. Lynch. Three competitions were run in conjunction with the annual course. The first was on the first three practices; the second on the last two practices ; and the third on the complete course. Teams of four were drawn after every-one had fired. The following won prizes1st Competition—E. Antrobus, J. M. Dickenson, A. H. Moffatt, C. A. Smart. 2nd Competition—P. C. Campbell, R. M. Deas, K. J. Jarvis, E. H. Tankard. 3rd Competition—I. A. Campbell, J. M. Dickenson, J. B. Dixon, G. E. L. Graham. C. Biscomb won a special cup for the most improved shot since last year. The best shot among the recruits, who fire off sandbags, was P. R. G. Graham, who scored 108. The cup for Best Individual Shot in the Corps was won for the School House by J. A. Russell with a score of 107. INTER-HOUSE SHOOTING. The competition for the Inter-House Shooting Cup took place on Tuesday, July 14th, in the afternoon. 480.
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The School House shot next and won the Cup again by obtaining an aggregate of 403. The Day Boys shot third andscored 244. Details of scores :— CLIF'TON RISE. SCHOOL HOUSE.
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football fixtures, 1936. 1st XV. Vice-Captain—A. W. Douglas. Captain—K. Lockwood. Horne. Oct. 10. North Ribblesdale Home, 14. York Nomads 17. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders Home. 24. Durham School Away. 31. Leeds Grammar School Home. Nov. 7. Giggleswick School Home. 11. Denstone College Leeds. 14. York Home. 21. Mount St. Mary's College Home. 28. Worksop College Away. Dec. 5. Headingley A Home. 9. Yorkshire Wanderers Home. 12. Ampleforth College Away. 15. Old Peterites Home. 2nd XV. Home. Oct. 24. York `B' 28. Drax Grammar School lst XV Home. 31. Leeds Grammar School 2nd XV Away. Nov. 4. Ripon School 1st XV Away. 7. Giggleswick School 2nd XV Away. 14. York 'A' Home. 18. Drax Grammar School 1st XV Away. 28. Worksop College 2nd XV Home. Dec. 12. Ampleforth College 2nd XV Home. COLTS XV. Home. Oct. 17. Giggleswick School Away. Nov. 10. Ampleforth College Away. 26, Leeds Grammar School Dec. 2. Worksop College Home. „ „
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198 The waters of the Ouse Are troubled by the storm ; The tempests lash the crews And leave them far from warm. Do the icy tempests pause? Do the oarsmen ask them why? So we row without a cause 'Neath the bleak, grey sky. The rain is on our lips We do not row for prize ! But the storm the water whips, And the wave leaps to the skies Where the winds arise and splash it Over all the toiling crews. And we row because we like it (?) On the sooty Ouse.
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Corresponbence. To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, I would like to take this opportunity of thanking R. S. Stead, Esq., for his invaluable coaching of the 1st XI last term ; also H. A. Wrenn, Esq., and R. M. Cooper, Esq., for coaching the 2nd XI and Colts XI respectively. I should also like to thank Elton for giving the 1st and 2nd XI's practice in fast bowling, and Roberts for preparing such excellent wickets ; and W. N. Corkhill, Esq., for his keenness in organising the Leagues. Finally, I should like to thank Mrs. Toyne for arranging such splendid teas for the teams. I am, Yours faithfully, N. A. NEWMAN, Captain of Cricket. To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, May I take the opportunity offered by your pages to convey the Boating Club's gratitude to Mr. Rhodes and to Mr. Ping. Despite the appalling weather, both of them coached crews, and appeared to enjoy it. Our success on the Tyne was entirely due to our uninterrupted outings and sound training. I would also like to thank Mrs. Ping for the excellent supper which she gave the first crew after the Tyne Regatta. I am, Yours faithfully, A. W. DOUGLAS, Capt. of Boats.
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The new arrangement for issuing " The Peterite " at the beginning of each term should leave us with plenty of time to relate the full doings of the present term. Yet when we met to consider what events were worthy of record in the Junior School, we felt that the term had been rather uneventful for us. We certainly welcomed a larg-er number of new boys this term, which made the total number in St. Olave's as many as we have ever had, and we all quickly settled down to the usual routine of the Summer Term. Did we say usual '? This is not quite correct, because the weather was so unlike Summer term weather that bathing was either impossible or not in the least enjoyable until well into June. Mr. J. S. Cooper and Mr. H. A. Wrenn have taken quite a number of boys for swimming lessons, and several boys who could not swim a stroke have been able to swim breadths quite successfully. The following boys have passed the School Swimming test {100 yards) this term :—G. A. Calder, N. A. Chudleigh, P. Dench, R. E. Dodd, G. Denby, F. H. Hillyard, J. M. Inglis, G. Long, R. Miller, P. Morey, A. G. Reynolds, A. T. Seville, R. N. Shields. On Whit Monday we had a whole holiday--an innovation much appreciated by most of the Day Boys, some, of course, would have preferred to be at school ! The Boarders enjoyed the usual Outing, and after having had a trek through woods and heathlands found the welcome 'bus, which, most unexpectedly, happened to be within a short distance of the 'usual' farm, where we again enjoyed a splendid tea. A good many tales could be told about this outing concerning wrong turnings, ambushes, and lost pennies, but space forbids. We heartily congratulate F. F. Steele on winning the St. Olave's Scholarship to St. Peter's, and also B. K. Denison on winning a Scholarship to Rydal School. We are getting quite acclimatized to our surroundings, and there is no doubt that the New Buildings give us much more room than we ever had before. We shall be very glad when the new Playgrolind is fit for use; at present our shoes simply g-et full of ashes ! Crazes of the usual varieties have kept going, especially aeroplanes and gliders, but it was unfortunate they would keep going amongst Mr. Ping's beans and carrots. The Scouts held their Annual Camp at Aldby Park after examinations were over. A full account will appear under Scout News, but we may say that the Camp was as successful and enjoyable as ever, in spite of the fact that the weather was not too kind.
200 Towards the end of term we felt more and more that this was to be Mr. Toyne's last term with us : we wish him all good luck and we hope he will remember 'the boys of St. Olave's' by the silver blotter, which was presented by F. F. Steele on behalf of the Junior School, on the last morning of Term.
%t. elave's Queries. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Who ate the most eggs on Whit Monday? How many animals are there in the Zoo? Is the Fish quicker in the water than out of it? Who is the best gardener in St. Olave's? What monster is that in the Playground? It doesn't really matter, does it? Which bicycle skids the most? Or the best? Who really makes the biggest noise? VALETE. (April, 1936.)
K. T. Powell. A. I). Gilderdale. VALETE. (July, 1936.) F. F. Steele (to)) se).bwr isoYs K. C. Matthews (to D. Boys). K. M. Ramsden (to Rise). H. Wellburn (to D. Boys). P. A. Lockwood (to S.H.). J. M. Inglis (to D. Boys). R. N. Shields. A. J. Doherty (to D. Boys). D. Harrison. F. H. Hillyard (to 1,),—/iikeips).Rist W. H. W. Ping. G. A. W. Heppell (to D. Boys). B. K. Denison. R. W. Wright (to D. Boys). R. 0. Morris. E. 0. Waudby (to D. Boys). L. Turton. G. Cave (to D. Boys). B. Herbert. N. A. C. Chudleigh (to 1t=s)R 1sE T. Lambert. A. A. Short (to D. Iloyo).RISE. R. Thompson. E. P. Bulmer (to D. Boys). SALVETE. (May, 1936.) N. D. L. Crowe (St. 0.). B. Child (St. 0.). D. Harrison (St. 0.). P. B. Legat (St. 0.). K. A. Warren (St. 0.).
L. D. Edinger (D.B.). G. B. Procter (D.B.). P. R. Procter (D.B.). C. S. Shepherd (D.B.). J. F. Spink (D.B.).
201 SALVETE. (Sept., 1936.) W. Amos (D.B.). S. H. Beetham (St. O.). N. T. Barnes (D.B.). F. L. Duffield (St. O.). M. D. Dunn (D.B.). J. Blackburn (D.B.). G. H. Oxtoby (D.B.). G. G. Eastwood (D.B.). N. Snowdon (D.B.). A. G. R. Fiat (D.B.). P. E. Hannon (D.B.). R. Genet (D.B.). R. Hyde (D.B.). J. H. Gray (D.B.). M. T. Lewis (D.B.). \ C. B. Kay (D.B.). R. L. Murray (D.B.). K. G. Owen (D.B.). I. P. Scott (D.B.). R. D. Scott (D.B.). J. G. Sykes (D.B.). P. R. Sykes (D.B.). G. B. Pearson (D.B.). D. H. Sim (D.B.). M. A. Lynch (D.B.).
%t. Chive's erichet. It is a remarkable fact that although it has been such a wet summer we have only had two half holidays on which it was too wet actually to play cricket. We have had 4 games in progress each Tuesday and Thursday, except on match days. The Senior game plays on the edge of the 1st XI pitch when not having net practice; the 2nd game below the Squash Courts ; the third game in " the Bay," and the Juniors near the Wall at the bottom of the Cricket Field. On Tuesday, May 26th, we played Terrington Hall, at York, and, after making 117 for 5, declared. Terrington replied with 57 runs. Buckler with 53, and Wright (ma.) 33, were our chief scorers ; Pulleyn 4 for 14, and Bulmer 2 for 9, took the bowling honours. Clifton House, Harrogate, we replaSred at York, on June 4th, Our opponents made 36. In this and we declared at 62 for 9. game Cole scored a useful 22 and Lockwood took five wickets for 9. Our next visitors were St. Bede's, Hornsea, on June 9th ; against them we suffered our first defeat. We scored 60 to their 112. Denison (ma.) was top scorer for St. Olave's with 16 not out. Strachan, for St. Bede's, scored a very useful not out innings ot 75, while Rix and Carmichael bowled unchanged through our innings. In our return match with Clifton House School, at Harrogate, on June 16th, we made 69 for 7, to which score they replied with only 12 runs. Pulleyn took 5 for 5 and Lockwood 3 for 3. At Terrington, on June 25th, we scored 67 to our opponents' 45.
202 Our last match was on July 14th against the Fathers' XI, which we lost by 118 to 78. The following played for the 1st XI :—Steele (ma.) (Capt.), Wright (ma.) (Vice-Capt.), Buckler, Lockwood, Denison (ma.), Pulleyn, Bulmer (ma.), Cole, Denison (mi.), Scholey, Matthews, also Calder and Ramsden.
%cout 111cws. ST. PETER'S JUNIOR TROOP. The Scouts again went into Camp at Aldby Park, Buttercrambe, near Stamford Bridge, by kind permission of Colonel Darley. Although it was horribly wet most of the time we were there, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and had grand experience in cooking and Scouting under slight difficulties. The day we went into Camp, July 16th, was luckily fine, so we were able to pitch the tents on dry ground, and the following Tuesday, July 21st, was also fine, which enabled us to strike camp in comfort and pack the tentage in a dry state. On the Saturday we organised a treasure hunt and tea for the Cubs, who came over to see us with Mr. Cooper. In the evening we had " Camp Fire," at which the new Scouts who had passed their tenderfoot tests were sworn in. Sunday afternoon was Visitors' Day, and we very much appreciated the grand " turn out." On Monday evening we had our annual Regatta from Stamford Bridge to Buttercrambe Mill, hiring 8 or 9 craft in all. The following attended Camp :Hawks. Peewits. Woodpigeons. Curlews. Belchamber. I nglis. Buckler. Pulleyn. Matthews. Ramsden. Steele (ma.). Cave. Cole. Shields. Scholey. Morey. Lockwood. Wright (mi.). Denby. Child. Seville. Stratton (ma.). A.S.M.—J. S. Cooper, Esq. G.S.M.—K. G. Chilman, Esq.
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Cub tReport. Much useful work has been done this term, and the following have gained their 1st stars—Penty (ma.), Davis, Ruddock (mi.), Dench, Gowlett, Wellburn (mi.), and Stratton (mi.). The Six competition was won by the Blue Six after a great struggle since the Red Six was only one point behind. This narrow victory was largely due to some stalwart pulling in the tug-of-war and a brilliant innings in the triangular cricket match. On "'Tuesday, July 1st, through the kind permission of Mr. Wellburn, we went for our outing in his wood, beyond Skelton. The weather was fine and tea, especially the eggs boiled on the spot, was much appreciated. There was one unfortunate accident when Penty (ma.), owing to a misundertanding with a rabbit hole, fell and broke his arm.Luckily we were able to manufacture a splint (out of someone's treasured box), and we could tie all the proper knots, so the patient was soon made comfortable. On Saturday, July 19th, ten of us were kindly entertained by the Scouts at their Camp in Aldby Park. After a treasure hunt we tested the qualities of a home-made raft with such thoroughness that the Big Wolf became totally submerged in the turbid waters of the River Derwent. When it was time to go, nine of us forced our way into the interior of the Big Wolf's luxurious new car and returned to York without further excitement.
Contemporaries. We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following contemporaries, apologising for any inadvertent omissions :— " The Ampleforth Journal," " The Avtists' Rifles' Gazette " (5), " The Babulal Jaiswal High School Magazine, Murzapur " (2), " The Brighton College Magazine," " The Cranleighan," " Danensis," " Denstonian," " The Dolphin," " The Dovorian," " The Dunelmian," " The Eagle," " The Eastbournian," " The Framlinghamian," " The Giggleswick Chronicle," " The Haileyburian," " The Journal of the Honourable Artillery Company," " The Hurst Johnian," " The Hymerian," " The Johnian," " The Leodiensian," " The Limit," The Malvernian " (2), "The Monktonian," " The Nottinghamian," " The Ousel " (2), " The Pocklingtonian," " The Reptonian," " St. Bees School Magazine," The St. Peter's College (Adelaide) Magazine," " The " Scardeburgian," " The Sedberghian," " The Stoneyhurst Magazine," " The Worksopian."
ROYAL (DICK) VETERINARY COLLEGE, EDINBURGH. (Affiliated to the University of Edinburgh)
Principal0. CHARNOCK BRADLEY, M.D., D.Sc., F.R.C.Y.S.
After attendance on complete courses of instruction in this College, students may proceed to the Examinations for the Diploma of Membership of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (M.R.C.V.S.) for the Diploma in Veterinary State Medicine (D.V.S.M.) and for the Diploma in Tropical Veterinary Medicine (D.T.V.M.) granted by the University of Edinburgh. Students of the College may also present themselves for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Veterinary Science conferred by the University of Edinburgh. The College being recognised as a Central Institution under the Education (Scotland) Act, 1908, students are eligible for Bursaries granted by the Education Committees in Scotland. A copy of the College Calendar, containing particulars of Scholarships, Fellowships, etc., may be obtained on application to A. C. DOULL, C.A., Secretary and Treasurer.
The Peterite. Vol. XXVIII
JANUARY, 1937.
No. 284
Editorial. Among the chief creations of last term were the committees. Where business had been transacted before by dictators, it is now regulated by a democratic committee. There is a Sports Committee and an Entertainment Committee, both brilliant creations which work excellently, but so far there has been no Editorial Committee. We would welcome a broadminded enquiry into the insufficiency of original contributions, or the lack of inspiration among the Editors, who still think a great deal, but with results which are either hackneyed or woolly. Last term, however, supplied a compact mass of material worthy of description. We could put an ocean of ink on a mountain of paper, and still have plenty to write about it. But as we doubt the effect produced by such a construction we will be brief. The most important innovation last term were those brilliant mid-morning displays of physical jerks. They were excellent, except that the artistic and graceful attitudes adopted by the majority of the participants made it appear a most difficult art. There were rumours that an Old Peterite who stood watching murmured something about " tough " ; this, coming from an Old Boy, is the pinnacle of praise. Last term's football was a rather disheartening start to a new period ; but there are two things to be remembered about last term's team and season. First, that at least five of the team were colts ; and second, that, excepting a possible four matches, all the matches might have been victories. Though this may appear a rather sweeping statement, confirmation of it should be found in the accounts of the matches. The football field has been seriously jeopardised by buildings on the " Pyrenees," and last term we thought we might have to find a new pitch, as we were playing on someone's prospective back-garden. The builders, however,
Contents. Page
... Editorial Oxford Letter Cambridge Letter Old Peterite News O.P. Hockey ... Deaths Marriage School Officers Valete and Salvete Chapel Music Library Theatricals, Christmas, 1936 The Saturday Society Solemn Thoughts ... A Tale with a Moral ... The Scientific Society Notes and Items O.T.C. News ... ... Shooting Football, 1936 Hockey Fixtures, 1937 ... Correspondence The Junior School ... Scout News ... Contemporaries
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212 lived up to their trade reputation, and were late in finishing their work. There is now no River Cat, and the Avenue is joined by an embankment to a road running across the top of the " Pyrenees," parallel with the touch line. The introduction last term of the Saturday Society was very welcome, and the majority of the entertainments were excellent. When the committee has learnt to select what Miss Lejeune calls good " box-office," then the School may expect even better entertainment. Despite last term's various changes, the School soon settled down to more work, and, we fear, to less games. If only the increase in work could be maintained beside the old high standard of games, an even greater step forward would be taken. However, we must look forward rather than back, for this is the Spring Term when we also must show forth a renewed life and a new zeal.
Oxforo Letter.
The Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs. The first term of the Academic year is undoubtedly the most uneventful and easy-going of the three, and time glides by almost unnoticed. Schools, for some unfortunates, still lurk at a comfortable distance in the future, and the various sporting events which invariably mark the passing of time are also yet to come. " Cuppers " and " Toggers " occupy the Hilary Term; Eights Week, Schools and Commemoration have their places in the Trinity Term. The Michaelmas Term is merely marked by the arrival of a host of freshmen who invade the Union and all the political clubs. Everyone is familiar with the details of Lord Nuffield's offer to Oxford University, described in the decree of acceptance as one of " unexampled munificence," but it must be regarded, not as an impulsive gesture of goodwill, rather as a culminating effort to bring to maturity a great scheme which was conceived seven years ago, embracing the development of the Radcliffe Infirmary and the WingfieldMorris Orthopaedic Hospital. The University is once again training eight men to row against (with, or after, as you wish) a similar number from Cambridge. We hope they will justify the confidence imposed in them by the remaining four thousand five hundred odd undergraduate members of the University.
213 At the end of last term we lost only one member, J. E. C. Hill, who has left Oxford for Cardiff University. We were glad to welcome I. L. Lupton, our only recruit. Of D. B. Kingston, our veteran member, we have seen nothing. His refusals to attend O.P. meetings unless they are held on Saturdays indicate that he still thrives, in spite of the strain of running St. John's. R. C. Barras (Lincoln) still haunts Norham Gardens and the Union Dining-rooms. We know little of his activities, although he makes great efforts to attend O.P. meetings. W. Toulmin (B.N.C.) stroked his College Coxless Four and Long Distance Crew, and has rowed in a trial Eight. He expounds the mysteries of Lacrosse to unsuspecting freshmen and runs half a car! J. M. Atkinson (B.N.C.) is said to have dined in every College Hall, and hopes to repeat the performance in the near future. Although he plays rugger and hockey, he gets through an amazing amount of work. J. P. Farrow (Hertford) assists the Hertford 2nd VIII; sometimes we think it is the other seven who are assisting him. He writes a record number of essays, but still finds time for an occasional Balliol Concert. C. H. Vasey (Lincoln) appears to reside in the Labs. He rowed bow in his College Coxless Four and plays Lacrosse and Ping-pong. He can never be found in his rooms at any hour, but will provide excellent meals if notified a week in advance. M. P. L. Wall (Hertford) rowed in the College Long Distance Crew, but complains bitterly of the many hours taken up by this exacting sport. The Hertford Organ is still intact ! I. L. Lupton (Worcester) obtained a Fresher's Rugger Trial, but deserted the field for the river. He has been struggling with Pass Mods ; we wish him luck. Wishing the School every success, Yours, etc., THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES.
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eambribge letter. To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, We must once again begin this letter with a grave warning. The membership of the Club is gradually becoming smaller, and we, the few remaining members, have now a deep understanding of the feelings of the Ten Little Nigger Boys. We fail to understand why everyone should wish to go to the " other university," and we suspect outside influences. However, the damage is not quite irreparable, and we must hope that this grave warning will have an effect. The following are the Faithful Few :— J. N. Emery (St. John's) is still here, but has now graduated and has passed on to the Research Department. N. W. D. Yardley (St. John's) is playing brilliant hockey and hopes to help to defeat Oxford this term. Under his captaincy the squash team defeated Oxford by 5 matches to love. H. E. T. Summers (Queens') may be seen either chasing a hockey ball or cutting up queer animals in the Zoological Department. L. A. Little (Sidney Sussex) spends most of his time drinking tea with Clarence.
R. W. Moore (Sidney Sussex) does a 10 mile run before breakfast and studies Geolo gY• N. A. Huddleston (Trinity) may be seen at odd moments inspecting the numerous new buildings and criticising them in a seemingly expert manner. R. S. Bickle—our only new member for two years. Living in the wilds of Newnham, he is rather elusive, but visits civilisation periodically to be initiated into the mysteries of Mineralogy. Wishing the School every success, We are, Yours sincerely, THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITES.
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peterite 'news. N. W. D. Yardley has received his Yorkshire County Cricket cap. He captained Cambridge in the Inter-Varsity Squash match, and beat his opponent, the Oxford captain, 3-0. R. Ogley, W. A. Clarke, R. P. Warin and N. W. D. Yardley have all been playing for the Yorkshire Hockey XI. J. E. Priestley has met with an unfortunate accident while riding a horse ; we hope that he will make a speedy recovery, and we wish him the best of luck. We were glad to see so many Old Peterites playing for the Headingley "A" team when they played the School. Basil Radford is to be congratulated on his success in " The Astonished Ostrich," now being played at the Duke of York's Theatre in London.
lbockey. The O.P. Hockey XI will again take part in the Scarborough Hockey Festival, March 26th-29th. Those wishing to play are asked to write to D. Norwood, 106 Knightlow Road, Harborne, Birmingham, giving the dates on which they will be able to play, and the positions (in order of preference) in which they would like to appear. Immediate replies are required.
Deaths.
ALFRED ROBERT STEPHENSON died at Folkestone on the 6th of August, 1936, aged 73. He was at the School from 1874-1880. WILLIAM NEWTON STEPHENSON died at New Plymouth, New Zealand, on the 17th of May, 1936, aged 70. He was at the School from 1875-1882. Both Alfred Robert Stephenson and William Newton Stephenson were nephews of the Rev. H. M. Stephenson, who was at that time Headmaster of St. Peter's School. Alfred Robert Stephenson gave the panelling in the Stephenson Room in memory of the Rev. H. M. Stephenson, and he also gave generously to the Library when these rooms were built in 1927, the thirteenth hundred anniversary of the School's foundation.
216 HENRY NINIAN EVELEGH FRISBY died on the 25th of September, 1936, from injuries received in an aeroplane accident at Doncaster on August 31st. He was in his 21st year, and had only recently been commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in The Manchester Regiment, stationed at Strensall.
Marriage.
METCALFE—HILL. On December 12th, 1936, Richard Hood Metcalfe, M.D., F.R.C.S., elder son of the late Dr. A. W. Metcalfe and Mrs. Metcalfe, of York, to Isobel Russell Hill, M.A., M.B., only daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. Hill, of Glasgow.
Zcboot Officers.
WINTER TERM, 1936. Monitors— A. W. DOUGLAS (Head of Clifton Rise). G. E. L. GRAHAM (Head of School House). K. LOCKWOOD (Head of Temple House). D. W. WATSON. J. M. DICKENSON. B. J. EASTWOOD. Captain of Rugger—K. LOCKWOOD. Vice-Captain of Rugger—A. W. DOUGLAS. C.S.M. of O.T.C.—A. W. DOUGLAS. Hon. Secretary of Shooting—J. M. DICKENSON. Captain of Squash—G. E. L. GRAHAM. Editors of " The Peterite "A. W. DOUGLAS. J. M. DICKENSON. D. W. WATSON. B. J. EASTWOOD.
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SCHOOL HOUSE. B. J. Eastwood. 1933-36. VIth Classical. School Monitor. Played for 2nd XV, 1933-34. 2nd XV Colours, 1934. Played for 1st XV, 1935. 1st XV Colours, 1935. Rowed in 1st IV, 1935. 2nd IV Colours, 1935. 1st IV Colours, 1935. Member of " The Curtain." Certificate " A." Sergeant in O.T.C. Editor of " The Peterite."
217 M. B. Marwood. 1932-36. VIth Classical. House Monitor. Played for 2nd XV, 1934, 1935. 2nd XV Colours, 1934. Played for 1st XV, 1935, 1936. 1st XV Colours, 1936. Played for 2nd XI, 1934, 1935. Played for 1st XI, 1935, 1936. 2nd XI Colours, 1935. Played for 2nd Hockey XI, 1933. Played for 1st Hockey XI, 1934, 1935, 1936. Yorkshire Public School Boys' Hockey Trial, 1934. Sergeant in O.T.C. Member of " The Curtain." Certificate " A." A. H. Moffatt. 1934-6. VIth Modern. House Monitor. Rowed in 3rd IV, 1935. Rowed in 2nd IV, 1936. 2nd IV Colours, 1936. Played for 2nd XV, 1935. 2nd XV Colours, 1936. Played for 1st XV, 1936. 1st XV Colours, 1936. Member of " The Curtain." L/Cpl. in O.T.C. R. G. H. Whitworth. 1934-36. VIth Classical. Played for 2nd XV, 1936. Cadet in O.T.C. P. Heywood, 1934-36. Al. Played for 1st XV, 1936. 2nd XV Colours, 1936. Rowed for 3rd IV, 1936. Cadet in O.T.C. E. H. Tankard. 1934-36. Al. Played for 1st XV, 1936. Colours for 1st XV, 1936. Cadet in O.T.C. S. M. Green. 1934-36. Al. A. M. S. Walker. 1933-36. A2. Cadet in O.T.C. W. L. Walters. 1934-36. A2. Coxed 2nd IV, 1935-36. Colours, 1935. Cadet in O.T.C. R. S. Currie. 1934-36. B. Played for 2nd XV, 1936. Coxed 3rd IV, 1934. Cadet in O.T.C. G. Green. 1936. U. VALETE.
CLIFTON RISE. A. W. Douglas. 1931-36. VIth Classical. Head of Clifton Rise, 1934. Head of the School, 1935-6. Played for 2nd XV, 1933-34. 2nd XV Colours, 1934. Played for 1st XV, 1934-35. 1st XV Colours, 1935-36. Vice-Captain Rugby, 1936-37. Played for Northumberland Public Schoolboys XV, 1935. Rowed for 3rd IV, 1934. Rowed for 1st IV, 1935. 1st IV Colours, 1935. Captain of Boats, 1936. Member of " The Curtain." Certificate " A." C.S.M. in O.T.C. Editor of " The Peterite."
218 D. W. Watson. 1931-36. VIth Modern. School Monitor. Played for 2nd XI, 1934-35-36. 2nd XI Colours, 1935. Played for 1st XI, 1936. Played for 1st Hockey XI, 1935. 1st Hockey XI Colours, 1935. Hon. Secretary, 1936. Played for 2nd XV, 1934. 2nd XV Colours, 1934. Played for 1st XV, 1935. 1st XV Colours, 1935. BandSergeant in O.T.C. Editor of " The Peterite." J. V. Reed. 1935-36. Al. Played for 2nd XI, 1935. 2nd XI Colours, 1936. Played for 1st XI, 1936. Played for 2nd XV, 1936. J. D. Horsley. 1934-36. A2. Cadet in O.T.C. J. C. Houghton. 1934-36. A2. 3rd IV rox, 1935. H. Toulson. 1934-36. B. Played for 2nd XV, 1935. 2nd XV Colours, 1935. Played for 1st XV, 1935-36. 1st XV Colours, 1935. Cadet in O.T.C. VALETE.
TEMPLE HOUSE.
K. Lockwood. 1930-36. VIth Classical. School Monitor. Head of Temple House. Played for 2nd XI, 1933. Played for 1st XI, 1934-35-36. 2nd XI Colours, 1934. 1st XI Colours, 1935. Played for 2nd XV, 1933. 2nd XV Colours, 1933. Played for 1st XV, 1933-34-35-36. 1st XV Colours, 1934. Played for Yorkshire Public Schoolboys' XV, 1934-35-36. Captain of Rugger, 1936-37. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1936. Hockey Colours, 1936. L/Cpl. in O.T.C. C. H. Cheong. 1931-36. VIth Modern. House Monitor. ' Played for 2nd XV, 1935. 2nd XV Colours, 1935. A. Webster. 1933-36. VIth Classical. W. B. Battrick. 1933-36. VIth Modern. Cadet in O.T.C. A. E. R. Cobham. 1936. C. SALVETE. H. D. Revill, School House.
Cbapel. CHRISTMAS TERM. Sept. 27. XVIth S. after Trinity.-The Rev. the Hon. E. Lyttleton, D.D. (formerly Headmaster of Eton).
219 Oct. 4. XVIIth S. after Trinity.—The Rev. F. H. Barnby. 11. XVIIIth S. after Trinity.—The Rev. P. Wansey, M.A. (Chaplain of St. John's College, York). 18. XIXth S. after Trinity, St. Luke.—The Rev. H. J. Welch, M.A. (Principal of St. John's College, York). 25. XXth S. after Trinity.—The Ven. the Archdeacon of York. Nov. 1. XXIst S. after Trinity, All Saints'.—The Rev. C. K. Thacker, M.A. (Chaplain of Denstone College). 8. XXIInd S. after Trinity.—The Headmaster. 15. XXIIIrd S. after Trinity.—The Rev. F. H. Barnby. 22. XXIVth S. after Trinity.—The Rev. P. J. Shaw, M.A. (Rector of All Saints', York). 29. Ist S. in Advent.—Evensong in York Minster at 4 p.m.—The Very Rev. the Dean of York. Dec. 6. IInd S. in Advent.—The Rev. A. E. C. Thornhill, M.A. (Chaplain of Hertford College, Oxford) . 13. IIIrd S. in Advent.—Carol Service (collection in aid of York County Hospital). If
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(BUSK. Last term a new system was introduced, by which Mr. Sykes gave voluntary Organ Recitals each Sunday night after Evensong, instead of the usual two Sundays devoted to sacred music. This proved to be quite popular, and last term's programme included some very different types of music, from folk songs to movements from symphonies. Perhaps some of the most popular pieces were Purcell's " Trumpet Voluntaries," Karg-Elert's " Claire de Lune," the Allegretto movement from Haydn's Military Symphony, the two Highland Folk Tunes, " Pomp and Circumstance," and the Choral Prelude " Rhosymedre " by Vaughan Williams. It is hoped that we may have more of these, and that other masterpieces may be heard this term. The following is a list of the works played last term:— Sept. 27. XVIth S. after Trinity. Chorale Prelude—" Jesu, joy of man's desiring ... Bach " Trumpet Voluntaries " Purcell Oct. 4. XVIIth S. after Trinity. " Pavane " Byrd Pastorale in F Bach " Marching Song " Hoist
220 Oct. 11. XVIIIth S. after Trinity. Prelude and Fugue in F major Bach Allegretto (from Symphony in G, " The Military ") Haydn
"Claire de Lune " Karg Elect Oct. 18. XIXth S. after Trinity, St. Luke. Air from " Berenice " Handel March from " Joshua " Handel Chorale Prelude, " Rhosymedre " Vaughan Williams Oct. 25. XXth S. after Trinity. Sonata No. 2 in C minor Mendelssohn Nov. 1. XXIst S. after Trinity, All Saints'. Prelude and " Angels' Farewell " " The Dream of Gerontius ") Elgar Chorale Prelude, " Ye boundless realms of Joy " ...Parry Nov. 8. XXIInd S. after Trinity. " Elegy " Parry Folk Tunes—" The Land of the Leal " (Highland) " The Road to the Isles (Highland) March, " Pomp and Circumstance No. 4 " Elgar Nov. 15. XXIIIrd S. after Trinity. Prelude and Fugue in D minor Bach Chorale Prelude, " Sleepers, Wake " Bach " Solemn Melody " Walford Davies Nov. 22. XXIVth S. after Trinity. Folk Tune, " Greensleeves " (Old English) Chorale Prelude, " Veni, Emmanuel " Bairstow Finale from Second Organ Concerto Handel Dec. 6. IInd S. in Advent. Pastoral Symphony (" Messiah ") Handel Chorale Prelude, " In dulci jubilo " Bach Three Short Fantasias on Old Carols Rupert Erlebach Dec. 13. IIIrd S. in Advent. Carol Service. We had our usual Carol Service on the last Sunday of term. The carols included some old ones and several new ones, requested by various people. The most popular of the new carols was the one asked for by the Headmaster, Franz Gruber's " Silent Night "; the trebles singing the first two verses in a most pleasing manner. It was a most successful night, and the choir deserve to be congratulated on their performance, and considering the short time they had had for practice, the singing was quite up to standard. The Service paper is reprinted to show the order of the Service and the carols sung. -
221 ST. PETER'S SCHOOL CHAPEL. CAROL SERVICE. Sunday, December 12th, 1936, at 6 p.m. Processional Hymn—S.P. 435 (vv. 1-4), " Once in Royal David's City." " 0 Lord, open Thou our lips." CAROLS. Walford Davies Choir—" 0 Little Town of Bethlehem Old Lorraine Full—" Shepherds in the field abiding " First Lesson—St. Luke II, 15-20. CAROLS. Franz Gruber Choir—" Silent Night " Old German Choir—" Come, rock the cradle for him " Old Dutch Choir—" King Jesus hath a garden " Congregation—" God rest you merry, gentlemen " Old London
Richard Terry Choir—" So blyssid be the time " Old English Choir—" I saw three ships " Old English Congregation—" The first Nowell " Second Lesson—St. Matthew II, 1-12 CAROLS. Old English Choir—" King Herod and the Cock " Old English Choir—" Good King Wenceslas (Tenor Solo—B. J. Eastwood ; Treble Solo—F. N. Buckler) Full—" Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Morning " Hymn 59 Collection in aid of the York County Hospital. Hymn 52, v. i only Doxology—" 0 come all ye faithful " An Evening Prayer of Alcuin. The Blessing. Old Yorkshire Recessional—" Wassail Song "
Cbe /Library. Librarian—Rev. F. H. Barnby. Assistant Librarians—
A. W. Douglas, J. M. Dickenson, G. E. L. Graham, K. Lockwood, D. W. Watson. The following books have recently been added:— A. 37g.—The Island of Sheep : by John Buchan. A. 190b.—Rome's Gift: by Alfred Tresidder Sheppard. G. III 57b.—More Poems : by A. E. Housman. H. III 26.—The Spanish Tragedy, 1930-36: by E. Allison Peers.
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Ebeatricals, Christmas, 1936. " LABURNUM GROVE " A Comedy in Three Acts by J. B. PRIESTLEY. DRAMATIS PERSON]E. J. C. Atkinson Elsie Radfern J. M. Rucklidge Mrs. (Lucy) Baxley M. B. Marwood Bernard Baxley J. M. Dickenson George Radfern D. W. Watson Harold Russ H. A. S. Hobson Joe Fletten R. S. Dixon Mrs. (Dorothy) Radfern B. J. Eastwood Inspector Stack M. S. Douglas Sergeant Morris Producer: K. H. Rhodes, Esq. Stage Carpenter and Electrician : A. E. Schofield. For the first time for many years the cast of the Christmas Play consisted entirely of boys, and Mr. Rhodes, the Producer, should be warmly thanked and congratulated on the success which in every way they made of it. Though in its denouement the play becomes a thriller, it is really a study in characterisation and the hum-drum life of a London suburb, a fact which was grasped and well portrayed throughout. To an audience unaccustomed to women's parts being taken by boys, it was only natural that these should be the first interest. J. C. Atkinson made a particularly bright young thing, whose only difficulty seemed to be to produce the necessary tears when the situation demanded them. J. M. Rucklidge provided an admirable contrast in the hardboiled wife of a globe-trotting ne'er-do-well, M. B. Marwood, who made an almost likeable character of the impecunious loafer home from the East, where " men are men " ; but we wonder whether he ever wants to see a banana again. J. M. Dickenson played the important part of George Radfern, on whom the whole play hung. He carried it through excellently, giving a realistic impression of a man more than twice his years leading a sensational life in the most unsensational circumstances. D. W. Watson, as the too prudent lover, was adequate in a thankless part, and H. A. S. Hobson was equally at home either as the gardener's companion or the forger's accomplice. R. S. Dixon, really motherly, was probably at his best as the reluctant hostess.
223 B. J. Eastwood, a suave inspector, perhaps concealed the iron hand a little too completely under the velvet glove, though this was possibly in itself a menace to garrulous wives. M. S. Douglas provided a welcome anti-climax in the form of the conventional stage policeman. The scenery and lighting was, as usual, excellently carried out by Schofield.
Che %aturbav fbociety. 'Oct. 17. Films.
„ 24. Wallace Cunningham, the Versatile Entertainer. „ 31. Films. Nov. 7. Rev. Chancellor F. Harrison on " York Minster." „ 14. The Osiris Players, " Hamlet." „ 21. Edward Broadhead, " Living Literature." „ 28. G. 0. Walters, " Flight in the Stratosphere." Dec. 5. Chung Loo, " Chinese Mysteries." „ 12. Films. Last term saw the formation of a new society, " The Saturday Society," so called because its meetings are held on Saturday evenings. This was formed to provide members with a variety of entertainments throughout the term. The membership fees enable the Society to be self-supporting. Short accounts of the evenings follow. OCTOBER 17th. A series of short films was shown dealing with educational topics. After two films, portraying the beauties of Canterbury and Ludlow, two interesting items followed. The first of these was " The building of a big liner," and the other, " Propeller making." The former showed the various stages of construction in a large vessel from the laying down of the keel to the fitting of her luxurious appointments. The latter film threw considerable light on a comparatively unknown trade of which most of the work has to be done by hand. OCTOBER 24th. The entertainment was provided by Mr. Wallace Cunningham, who truly lived up to his name of the versatile entertainer. After giving us some war songs and musichall turns of twenty years ago he proceeded to give us a demonstration of his whistling powers. By whistling he reproduced the effects and noises of a piccolo so well that it was hard to believe he was not playing one. The " piece de resistance " followed, when he became a ventriloquist, and his talks with his hidden Yorkshire friend, Joe, were in themselves funny, and were more so because Joe refused
224 to stay in the same place for more than a few minutes. At times when Joe was on the roof or in the piano or underneath the stage we had doubts as to whether he would come back. A truly amusingly clever display of ventriloquism treated in a different manner. OCTOBER 31st. We saw a film of Tom Walls, entitled " Just Smith " Unfortunately, the acoustics of the Hall were unsuitable for the sound apparatus, but apart from that it was quite an entertaining evening. NOVEMBER 7th. The Rev. Chancellor Harrison very kindly came down and gave a talk on " York Minster." His talk was illustrated with lantern slides showing the beauties of window designs and illuminated manuscripts. He gave a short account of the Minster's early history and then of its gradual development into the beautiful and awe-inspiring building it is to-day. NOVEMBER 14th. A performance of " Hamlet " was given by the Osiris Players, a touring company with an all-female cast. Considering their difficulties, the male parts were very successfully portrayed, and although a long play, our knowledge was enhanced by the details which were brought out by the actors, and which are missed when reading the play. NOVEMBER 21st. Mr. Edward Broadhead came to give a show of what he called " Living Literature." After some stories and witty serials he made himself up and brought to life some very well-known and immortal characters : Dickens' " Micawber " and " Uriah Heap " from " David Copperfield," and " Old Grandfather Smallweed " from " Bleak House." His manner was most interesting, and parts of his discourses were amusingly and cleverly acted. NOVEMBER 28th. Mr. G. 0. Walters gave a talk on " Flights in the Stratosphere," illustrating it with slides, Professor Piccard's flight was discussed at great length, and the recent R.A.F. flight was also mentioned. The talk could have been made more interesting if the lecturer had known more about his subject; as it was the talk degenerated to a series of isolated facts and dates. The slides showed different types of balloons and various instruments used ; if these had been more varied they would have been interesting to the " airminded " members of the Society.
225 DECEMBER 5th. A display of conjuring tricks was given by Chung Loo, the usual type of party conjuror, and his tricks were simple rather than clever and puzzling mysteries. DECEMBER 12th. A series of short films of the type seen at any cinema were shown, and were on the whole a success, but it must be realised that the contrast between amateur cinemas and the reproduction of sound and film at a super cinema is so great that the intrinsic interest of the film itself will have to be exceptional to atone for the poor quality of sound and screen reproduction, which, unfortunately, seems to be our lot in the Hall. We should like to thank Mr. Corkhill for the great amount of trouble and care he has taken to arrange these Saturday evening entertainments. It is most difficult to know what shows are like merely from advertisements, and we can safely say that for the most part he picked well last term.
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ON FILLING UP B. OF E. FORMS 8c S. AND 7 S. The Board of Education (Heaven bless their little hearts!) Are athirst for information Re the Sciences and Arts. You are learning (or not learning) In this old and famous School, And the sort of grant you're earning, And the scholarships that you'll Achieve (perhaps) at College, And your age, and size, and shape, And the various kinds of knowledge You are trying to escape. Are you C. of E. or Muslim? Are you diligent or slack? And—what really seems to puzzle 'em— Are your parents white or black? Have you had the mumps and measles ? Are your collars soft or stiff ? Do you work with slates or easels ? Have you passed the School Certif.? All about your little selves Is thus filed for registration In the pigeon-holes and shelves At the Board of Education.
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El rate with a Moral. Three wise men sat in a study, and two of them were talking politics. The first was a Communist; the second was a Fascist ; and the third, who did not know what he was, poked the fire thoughtfully with a toasting fork. The Communist had condescended. " Gentlemen," he said, " this is serious." The gentlemen agreed. " Very serious," said the Fascist. " Awful, I should think," mumbled the unknown. The Communist was alarmed at this universal peacefulness. " Take Africa," he said, " thousands of native chiefs beating their Tom-toms to ' Tiger Rag,' and thousands of monkeys playing bumble-puppy with coconuts. Think of it, thousands of 'em, and all playing with coconuts. Then take us ; not a coconut between us and no gramophone to play ' Tiger Rag.' Serious ; something must be done about it." The Fascist absently raised his right arm. " Quite," he said, and brought it to his side, " but you'll not do it." The unknown said nothing. Anyway he hated coconuts. He picked up a piece of paper and began to fold it into an aeroplane. " Take China," barked the Fascist, " what a time they have! Thousands of pounds spent on strikes and fights and things. And we have not a bean among us; can't fight either, against the rules." . He kicked the poker viciously, and grunted as it fell on his shin. " Yes," said the Communist, " China. All that money wasted on fighting. Why don't they grow rice, or something? " " Sound idea," growled the Fascist, and to make himself more clear he added, " Sound idea." The unknown smiled to himself. He knew why they did not grow rice ; nobody liked it. His aeroplane was nearly finished. A pause came here for the Communist knew he had forgotten something. He remembered.
227 " And what are the British Government doing about it ? Nothing, absolutely nothing. What we need is action, gentlemen, action. What is the use of a dawdling British Constitution ? " The Fascist had been dreaming of tin helmets, mass parades, waving flags and beautiful street fights. The last two words struck a cord in his memory. He opened one eye. " The Leith police," he said, " dismisseth us. Must have action," and waved a sleepy foot in the direction of the poker. The unknown stood up slowly. His aeroplane was finished. " Action .. . dismisses us ?" he asked. " Certainly." After two minutes, peace reigned in the study. Its only occupant thoughtfully poked the fire.
trbe %ctenttftc Zoctetv. The activities of the Society this term have been practically nil, as it has suffered from a complaint in the School, which has been widespread and prevalent this term, " No time for anything." A meeting was held at the beginning of the term, at which Mr. Ping presided, and the officers for the new year were elected ; they were as follows:— President—The Headmaster. Vice-Presidents-
J. H. Stevenson, Esq.; W. N. Corkhill, Esq.; K. G. Chilman, Esq.; D. W. Watson. Hon. Treasurer—A. W. Ping, Esq. Hon. Secretary—J. M. Dickenson. Curator of the Museum—G. E. L. Graham. Rise Representative—J. M. Dickenson. School House Representative—B. J. Eastwood. Temple House Representative—J. A. Ware. After this, Mr. Ping went on to say that as there was every likelihood of the term being very busy, it would be a good plan to let the Society lie dormant until more time was on hand. The Society has not met since, but it is hoped that in future there will be more activity.
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'Rotes anb Stems. We congratulate V. L. F. Davin, A. C. W. Ping, M. S.. Hall, A. H. Moffatt, E. H. Tankard, J. A. Wright, G. P. G. Stephenson, P. Heywood, R. N. Rimmer, T. F. Cameron, H. D. F. Amor, W. G. Barnby, J. M. Dickenson, H. A. S. Hobson, R. S. Dixon, on receiving their 2nd XV colours, and M. B. Marwood, V. L. F. Davin, A. H. Moffatt, J. T. Harding, A. C. W. Ping, M. S. Hall, E. H. Tankard on being awarded their 1st XV colours. The School congratulate Mr. R. M. Cooper and Miss D. Turner on their engagement. On December 4th a party from the Senior School had the pleasure of going to St. John's College, York, and seeing a performance of " Dr. Faustus." Earlier in the term a party went to the Rowntree's Theatre to see one of Shakespeare's lesser known plays, " Troilus and Cressida," performed by York Settlement Community Players. Mr. W. N. Corkhill has been appointed House Tutor at the Rise. The Day Boys have ceased to be known as such, and are now known as Temple House. Mr. P. H. Sykes has been appointed House Master, and together with Mr. Smith, will look after the interests of Temple House. We were very sorry to see the announcement of the death of Mr. G. C. MacLaurin, a former master at this School. He was killed in Spain while fighting for the Spanish Government. Mr. MacLaurin held a temporary appointment here during the summer term of 1935. A party went to the L.N.E.R. Institute on December 9th to witness a boxing contest between the Army and the L.N.E.R. The result was a draw, six fights all. J. M. Dickenson and B. J. Eastwood were appointed Editors of " The Peterite." Last term saw the foundation of a new society, known as the Saturday Society. The object of this Society is to provide entertainment for its members every Saturday night. On November 7th the VIth form had the pleasure of being personally conducted round parts of York Minster by the Rev. Chancellor F. Harrison. Many interesting and generally unknown facts were told them in a most interesting way.
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C.E.C. Last term the O.T.C. itself appeared smaller than it had done for many years, but the large influx of recruits predicts a fairly large contingent for next Summer Term's camp. Regular training was often disintegrated by the preparation of the Certificate "A" class, though minor manoeuvres and even a scheme were fitted in to make the parades more interesting. Flying Officer G. S. Stead joined the Corps last term, and was in charge of No. 2 Platoon. A systematic series of lectures were given during the term to Nos. 1 and 2 Platoons by Capt. Sykes, Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Stead. All were very instructive, and as some dealt with the theories of extensive manoeuvring, they should be of great value to the Corps next camp. The recruits, under Sergeant-Major Puddick, put in some sound training both in the Gym. and outside it. Their numbers are much higher than those of last year, which is very satisfying. On Tuesday, 15th December, a detachment of the Corps attended the Proclamation Ceremony of George VI. Although the kits had to be re-issued, a day's feverish cleaning and pressing turned us out smart and efficient. A large number of Cadets took Certificate "A" Practical last term, and the following were successful :—W. G. Barnby, J. T. Brockbank, R. Bower, R. P. Cole, P. B. Cockburn, R. S. Currie, V. L. F. Davin, J. A. Dent, R. S. Dixon, E. R. Gossop, J. T. Harding, K. Lockwood, I. S. McKay, A. H. Moffatt, J. V. Reed, J. M. Rucklidge, S. P. H. Rylatt, D. H. Shaftoe, G. E. Shepherd, D. A. Smith, A. M. S. Walker, J. A. Ware, W. L. Walters, E. W. Whitney, J. A. Wright. Sergeant Dickenson was last term promoted to C.Q.M.S., while Corporal Graham, Corporal Eastwood and Corporal Marwood were promoted to Sergeants. ROLL OF N.C.O.'s. C.S.M.—A. W. Douglas. C.Q.M.S.—J. M. Dickenson. Sergeants—D. W. Watson, G. E. L. Graham, B. J. Eastwood, M. B. Marwood. Lance Corporals—J. T. Harding, K. Lockwood, A. H. Moffatt, J. T. Brockbank.
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Owing to an alteration in the Empire Course, it was: necessary for everyone to shoot the course again last term. The alteration in the course is that the 10 rounds rapid has been omitted, reducing the possible score to 80. There were no shooting matches last term, chiefly because it would have been very difficult to raise a team with time to get sufficient practice to shoot against other schools. But we hope to have one or two matches this term. We are also going down to the " 30-yard " range at the Barracks regularly this term, when all members of the O.T.C. will shoot with ball ammunition; it is hoped that this will be popular, and that soon we may be able to go and shoot on the excellent open-air range at Strensall. And perhaps when this becomes a regular feature we may be able to send a strong team down to Bisley to win the Ashburton Shield ; but for this we must wait patiently. A competition was run in conjunction with the shooting of the new course. Teams of four were drawn after everyone had shot. To obtain improvement in the shooting, marksmen were allowed to shoot as many times as they liked, and the number in brackets after the names show which of their entries is the one referred to. The following won prizes:1st Prize. 57 B. J. Eastwood (3) ... 68 B. J. Eastwood (4) ... 68 R. N. Rimmer (11) ... 52 R. N. Rimmer (13) ... 245 2nd Prize. ... E. H. Tankard (1) ... C. J. Lynch (2) M. B. Marwood (8) ... M. I. H. Sproulle (5) ...
52. 58 59 55 234
3rd Prize. A. C. W. Ping (2) ... J. A. Wright (3) ... E. W. Whitney (1) ... G. E. Shepherd (3) ...
45 64 53 52 214
231 The highest individual score was made by R. S. Dixon, who scored 78, and was presented with a cup for such competent shooting. A competition was also held for the new recruits. They shot at the " 200," " 500 " and " snap " targets, using rests. The total thus being 55. Prizes were won by the following:51 ... 1st---J. M. Inglis 46 2nd—K. E. Marriott ... 39 3rd—R. W. Wright ... 39 4th—R. Earle ...
football, 1936. Captain—K. LOCKWOOD.
Vice-Captain—A. W. DOUGLAS
1st XV. Date. Sat., Oct. 10. Wed., Oct. 14. Sat., Oct. 17. Sat., Oct. 24. Sat., Oct. 31. Sat., Nov. 7. Wed., Nov. 11. Sat., Nov. 14. Sat., Nov. 21. Sat., Nov. 28. Sat., Dec. 5. Wed., Dec. 9. Sat., Dec. 12. Thur., Dec. 17.
Opponents. North Ribblesdale York Nomads ... Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders Durham School Leeds Grammar School Giggleswick School ... Denstone College York .. Mount St. Mary's College Worksop College Headingley "A" Yorkshire Wanderers Ampleforth College ... Old Peterites
Result. Ground. ... Home Lost 3-33 ... Home Scratched ••• ••• • •• ••• • ••
Home Away Home Home Leeds Home Home Away Home Home Away Home
Draw 6-6 Lost 5-11 Lost 8-11 Won 12-7 Lost 0-16 Lost 0-12 Lost 6-12 Lost 3-11 Lost 3-8 Scratched Scratched Lost 3-8
football 'Retrospect. Judged by results the past season was the most unsuccessful the School has experienced for a very long time; it coincided with the youngest team the School has put on the field for many years, the former fact being the direct consequence of the latter. During recent years it has been part of the policy adopted not to play a Colt in the first team even when he was considered to be the best player for the position Many a promising player in all branches of sport has been spoilt by being pushed forward before he was ready. Circum-
232 stances last term, however, necessitated no fewer than four Colts being played in the 1st XV pack. We had, therefore, an exceptionally light set of forwards, and our backs saw extremely little of the ball. It was doubly unfortunate for us that some of the other School sides such as Worksop and Leeds Grammar School should field their heaviest pack for many seasons, and it is greatly to the credit of these young forwards that we had a very close game with both these schools; our performance at Worksop being the best we have put up on their ground for several seasons. Although only one match was won, they were all, with two exceptions, very close affairs, and the highest credit must go to the whole team for their fighting spirit and unfailing enthusiasm, to the backs for their splendid defence, to the forwards for manfully sticking to their task when all the odds were against them. The back division, with Lockwood, Douglas, Graham and Marwood forming a dangerous quartette, was the liveliest we have had since the very good team of four seasons ago, and it was extremely unfortunate that they got little opportunity to exercise their skill in attack. Lockwood was a tower of strength at full-back, and he materially added to the strength of the attack by coming into the threequarter line whenever it was safe to do so. Graham, too, got through a tremendous amount of hard work, and his play was an object lesson in showing what could be done by getting in amongst the opposing backs as quickly as possible and taking advantage of a dropped pass or any other mistake on their part. The forwards, although usually beaten in the tight, improved in the loose as the season went on, particularly in the close rushes, but they never developed the art of wheeling to quite the same extent as some of our packs have done in previous years. Toulson and Hall showed up well in the loose, and Ping had a very successful and promising first season. There was a tendency throughout the season for some of the forwards to hang about outside the loose scrums instead of getting into them. No pack, least of all a light one, can afford to have more than one forward standing outside the scrummage. One pleasing feature of the past season was the fact that we have at last appeared to have got rid of our old fault of being slow starters. We made bad starts against Durham and Leeds, both of which probably cost us the match, but the tendency was less in evidence in comparison with recent teams.
233 To turn to the 2nd XV, their dismal record and the high number of points scored against them speak for themselves. With the first team being so young it followed that several members of the reserve team were absurdly immature for senior football, while others showed very little conception of the game, and were only there for lack of better material. Even with regard to these facts and the quality of the opposition, such teams as Drax Grammar School and York " A," both of which were exceptionally strong, the tackling of the second team, or more often the absence of it, and the lack of spirit shown were deplorable. Nevertheless, there were members of it, notably the halfbacks, A. T. H. Wright and Milburn, who showed that they were natural Rugger players, and who should be useful once they have added a few more years and a few more stone. The complete records of the teams were:— Points.
1st XV 2nd XV
P. 11 8
W. 1 1
L. 9 7
D. 1 0
F. 49 13
A. 135 202
1st xv. Characters. K. LOCKWOOD (Capt.). Full-back. A brilliant fielder and a sound tackler. His kicking was variable ; sometimes it was very good, at others it could have been better if he had come out from the touch-line to get a better angle. He has a first-class football brain, but like many good tacticians his tactics were on occasion inexplicable. A. W. DOUGLAS (Vice-Capt.). Wing three-quarter. A whole-hearted member of the team. A very powerful and fast runner who was very difficult to tackle when he " got going." He still loses many tries by attempting to take his passes with one hand. G. E. L. GRAHAM. Centre three-quarter. A greatly improved three-quarter who got througn a tremendous amount of work. An excellent defensive player and a fine opportunist who was ever ready to take advantage of a mistake on the part of the opposition. H. TOULSON. Forward. As an open-side wing-forward he proved a very useful spoiler and got through a great deal of hard work. A good tackler.
234 M. B. MARWOOD. Stand-off half. A fly-half with a very safe pair of hands and a good kick. His defence has greatly improved since last season. With his physique and speed might try to cut through a little more. V. L. F. DAVIN. Centre three-quarter. A very much improved player, particularly in his defensive work. Not yet quite certain of the right moment to pass to his wing, but it should come with experience. J. T. HARDING. Forward. A hard-working and conscientious forward who was most at home in the tight work. Rather slow in the loose. A. H. MOFFATT. Forward. A very keen, hard-working forward. Very useful in the line-out and a good dribbler. A. C. W. PING. Forward. An exceptionally promising young forward with a fine physique and speed, who showed astonishing strength at times. A very good tackler. M. S. HALL. Forward. A very good forward in the loose rushes, but he does not do sufficient hard work in the tight. E. H. TANKARD. Forward. A useful forward in the tight and a good tackler. Seldom showed up in the loose. J. A. WRIGHT. Scrum-half. With practically no experience of the position, he filled it with great credit, but he is too slow as yet at getting the ball away. Very plucky at going down on the ball, but his tackling was frequently under suspicion. T. F. CAMERON. Wing three-quarter. A very promising young player who is still rather immature for 1st XV football, but he should be good some day, as he has two great assets, weight and speed. H. A. S. HOBSON. Forward. Really too small and young for 1st XV football, he showed great pluck and keenness and was the most successful hooker tried. H. D. F. AMOR. Forward. A young forward who came on tremendously during the second half of the term. Very good in the line-out.
235 1St XV. SCHOOL v. NORTH RIBBLESDALE. Played at Home on Saturday, October 10th. Result : Lost, 3-33. The School started ix rather a gloomy style by being well beaten by a heavier North Ribblesdale team. However, it must be said that they were the youngest team the School has produced for many years, and also they were deprived of the services of D. W. Watson and B. J. Eastwood, two old colours. The game started with disaster for the School, as North Ribblesdale scored a runaway try from an intercepted pass on their own twenty-five line. In the tight scrums it was soon evident that they were much too light, and consequently heeled the ball seldom throughout the game. H. Toulson played a useful and energetic game, backing up well. K. Lockwood gave a display of his usually brilliant kicking, but his position as scrum-half did not seem to suit his play. A. W. Douglas was not given many opportunities to show his abilities, but in one or two spurts looked very dangerous. The three-quarters as a whole made a mistake in not being up in defence as quickly as they should have been. G. E. L. Graham set a good example in tackling, but it did not seem to be followed. R. N. Rimmer played a very creditable game at full-back, this being his first game for the XV. In the first half play was confined to the home team's half, and Henderson, the former London Scottish player, dropped a beautiful goal; this was followed by various other tries, most of which were unconverted, scored by the visitors. At half-time the score was 18-0. In the second half the forwards showed definitely more bustle, and although the School could not stop the scoring against them, they scored themselves after a dribbling rush by the forwards ; Moffatt managed to dribble over the line and touch down. J. T. Harding's titanic efforts at leading the forwards were unfortunately not backed up, for the School would have scored more often if they had backed up. The final whistle went with the score 33-3 to North Ribblesdale. Team :—R. N. Rimmer ; A. W. Douglas, G. E. L. Graham, V. L. F. Davin, T. F. Cameron; M. B. Marwood, K. Lockwood ; A. C. Ping, H. Toulson, M. S. Douglas, E. H. Tankard, J. T. Harding, M. S. Hall, A. H. Moffatt, P. Heywood.
236 SCHOOL v. QUEEN'S OWN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS. Played at Home on Saturday, October 17th. Result : Draw, 6-6. This game was played at a lively pace, the School being at slight disadvantage in the forwards, who were somewhat lighter than their opponents, although they held their own very well. The Camerons took the play into the School half, but Douglas picked up and ran along the touch line to the Camerons' "25" before being tackled. During the resulting loose scrum a penalty was awarded the School, which was converted by Lockwood. Soon after the kick, Marwood intercepted a pass and cut through to the opposing " 25." The Camerons again made a dribbling rush up the field, and began to look dangerous ; however, Lockwood cleared with a good touch kick. The Camerons were very lively in the loose, and broke through with their rushes on several occasions, yet on the whole the School forwards dealt with their opponents very well, Hall and Toulson being outstanding in dribbling and falling. Just before half-time the home territory was invaded, and after a series of short rushes and loose scrums Lieut. Munro went over right in the corner for the Camerons. Play remained in mid-field until Marwood kicked into touch down the left wing. At this stage the ball was not coming from the scrum quite so easily as was necessary. Halftime came with the score at three all. In the second half Douglas in determined fashion made for the line after a loose scrum in the School half, only to be brought down inches away from it. Bad luck came to Graham, who cut through beautifully, only to have the ball knocked out of his hands under the posts. The School pack played inspired rugger in this period of tension and kept hammering away at the opposite try line; finally they scored a good try after a fast dribbling movement by Toulson and Tankard, Douglas touching down. Lockwood failed to convert. The Camerons rushed the ball down to the School try line, and their fly-half went through on the blind side, missing a try by running into touch. However, one of their forwards broke through and was tackled in vain by Lynch right on the line, bringing the score equal. By now the superior weight in the visitors' pack was beginning to tell, although heeling in the tight was good by the School.
237 Lockwood's kicking and tackling were very good ; Douglas and Graham tackled and handled well, being unlucky not to score further; Marwood, at fly-half, played a great game, kicking and handling with confidence. Team :—K. Lockwood ; A. W. Douglas, G. E. L. Graham, V. L. F. Davin, C. J. Lynch ; M. B. Marwood, J. A. Wright ; A. C. W. Ping, P. Heywood, J. T. Harding, A. H. Moffatt, E. H. Tankard, H. Toulson, G. P. G. Stephenson, M. S. Hall. SCHOOL v. DURHAM SCHOOL. Played at Durham on Saturday, October 24th. Result : Lost, 5-11. A report in the " Yorkshire Post " stated that this match was one of the finest between two school sides which the writer had seen for many years. Everything pointed to a fast, open game, for the ground was dry and a cross wind favoured neither side. Durham had the heavier forwards, but owing to the clever hooking of Heywood, it was not until the closing stages of the game that they gained the upper hand in the set scrums. In the open Durham were faster and more lively, with Parker and Gilbertson doing particularly good work. At half-back, St. Peter's were also at a disadvantage, and their opponents were through once or twice before the visitors realized they had the ball. If it had not been for Lockwood's good tackling, the half-time score would have been much more in Durham's favour. However, in attack, the York three-quarters always looked dangerous, especially Douglas, who was the fastest and most determined runner on the field ; a feature of the game was the magnificent way in which Grant tackled him time after time when a try seemed certain. Marwood, at fly-half, improved as the game went on, and his work in the second half, when the visitors set up tremendous pressure, deserved greater reward. In the centre, Graham handled beautifully and made several neat openings, while Lockwood linked up with his "threes" most effectively at times. Durham were better in the first half, and within ten minutes they took the lead. From a scrum inside the York "25" Bucknall cut through for a try, which Buttle converted. Lockwood's powerful and well-judged kicking repeatedly gave St. Peter's a footing in the Durham half, but woefully slow passing by their three-quarters ruined any chance of
238 an equalizing try. Half-hearted tackling by the York right centre and wing led to two more tries for the home side, and immediately after the second, half-time came. The second half was magnificent. Although Durham were getting more of the ball, St. Peter's played with far more confidence and determination than before. The School backs were not afraid to throw the ball about, and time after time Marwood broke through to send Graham and Douglas tearing away on the left wing. But always there was Grant waiting to bring off a crashing tackle, and try as they would, St. Peter's could not break through that wonderful defence. Then, as a loose scrum broke up in the Durham " 25," Marwood saw his chance, and snapping up a pass he cut through to touch down between the posts. Lockwood converted. With five minutes to go, Durham set up a determined counter-attack, but both packs were battling in mid-field when "no-side" came. Team :—K. Lockwood ; J. T. Brockbank, V. L. F. Davin, `G. E. L. Graham, A. W. Douglas ; M. B. Marwood, J. A. Wright; J. T. Harding, P. Heywood, A. C. W. Ping, H. Tankard, A. H. Moffatt, H. Toulson, G. P. G. Stephenson, M. S. Hall. SCHOOL v. LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Played at Home on Saturday, October 31st. Result: Lost, 8-11. Conditions were favourable for this match, which proved to be very exciting from beginning to end. It is probably true to say that had the School had another stone per man in the scrum we should certainly have won, but as it was, our young and light pack were pushed off the ball time after time, and were run to a standstill by the end of the game. The School "threes" were definitely superior both in attack and defence, marked improvement being shown in the way the Leeds backs were given no space in which to manoeuvre. Throughout the game the visitors kept the ball amongst the forwards, and by sheer weight wore their opponents down. They scored in the first half after some scrumming on the home try line near the corner, but this was not converted. Play proceeded just inside the visitors' half, when a penalty was awarded against them, Lockwood kicking a fine goal from near the 10 yards line.
239 Leeds scored again in the same manner as before, pushing the School forwards over the line and touching down ; this was converted by Morley. Thus half-time came with the score at 8-3. Then began the real struggle, with both sides playing to their utmost; H. Toulson and A. C. W. Ping were noticeable by the way in which they dealt with anybody likely to break through. Toulson harassed the fly-half with much success. J. T. Harding also put in any amount of useful hard work. The School "threes" always looked dangerous when in possession, and after many attempts, Douglas at last cut through and made a glorious run down the field to score under the posts, this try being converted by Lockwood. After this, Leeds made a most determined counter attack ; they were inches from the School line on many occasions, and only by superb tackling by G. E. L. Graham and K. Lockwood was the situation saved. M. B. Marwood also helped with useful touch-kicking; indeed, he played a very plucky and determined game. At last, however, the Leeds forwards proved too much for the School, and went over for an unconverted try in the corner, making the score 11-8. Team :—K. Lockwood ; A. W. Douglas, G. E. L. Graham, V. L. F. Davin, R. N. Rimmer ; M. B. Marwood, J. A. Wright; A. C. W. Ping, P. Heywood, J. T. Harding, A. H. Moffatt, E. H. Tankard, H. Toulson, G. P. G. Stephenson, M. S. Hall. SCHOOL v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL. Played at Home on Saturday November 7th. Result : Won, 12-7. The XV gained their first victory of the season. The score by no means represents the game, for although winning by so close a margin the School was superior in every part of the game to Giggleswick, but was unable to put the finishing touches to many clever movements. Unfortunately, in the first half, the team, and particularly the forwards, were rather sleepy, and so many opportunities for scoring were lost. Except towards the end of the game when the School forwards really did exert themselves, they heeled the ball with monstrous regularity both in the tight and in the loose. In the latter on more occasions than one the ball was at their feet, but they allowed themselves to be pushed
240 off it, thus handicapping the three-quarters, who had to be continually on the defensive. Lockwood here showed his brilliance again by saving many awkward situations with his long kicks to touch. The Giggleswick forwards started the game with a fast and bustling pace, but the School kept in their opponents' half. Again and again the School worked the ball up into the Giggleswick " 25," only to lose it in the loose. The few three-quarter movements that occurred were carried out with a surety that should have meant more tries than were actually scored. Just before half-time the School passed the ball along the line to Douglas, who was unfortunate in not scoring by being in touch just on the line. From the throwin that followed, after a fierce struggle, A. C. W. Ping dived through to score the first try. Lockwood failed to convert, and at half-time the score stood at 3-0 in the School's favour. After half-time the School forwards, realizing that such a small score was by no means a sure victory, began to play a fast and bustling game, and gave their three-quarters more of the ball. These, in their turn, showed their superiority over the Giggleswick backs by taking the ball away into the opposing " 25." Douglas on the wing played a very good game, and more than once was brought down inches from the line. From one of these passing movements, Douglas cut through and passed inside to M. S. Hall, who took the ball over the line. Giggleswick retaliated and worked the ball up into the School " 25," where, being awarded a penalty, Davidson, with a magnificent kick, converted it. Soon after the kick-off the forwards for the first time showed a fine display of what they could do, and by good backing up reached the Giggleswick line. From a tight scrum J. A. Wright received the ball, and running round the scrum used an opening in the defence to score under the posts. Again Giggleswick rallied for a final effort, and after a fast passing movement Sansby dropped a goal with a fine kick. It was now nearly time, but just before the final whistle the School three-quarters produced one of their best movements in running and passing the ball cleanly along the line ; Lockwood came up from full-back and received the ball and gave a well-timed pass to Graham, who was unmarked, as the defence was concentrated on the wing. Graham, who had only a few yards to run, had no difficulty in scoring.
241 The second-half was an exhibition of what both forwards and three-quarters of the School can do when both have fully worked up and exerted themselves to the utmost. On the defensive the tackling of the "threes" was sure and clean, while the forwards were apt to let a man run through them. However, the forwards played a faster and deadlier game in this half, giving their backs more opportunities of showing their abilities. Team :—K. Lockwood ; A. W. Douglas, G. E. L. Graham, V. L. F. Davin, R. N. Rimmer ; M. B. Marwood, J. A. Wright; J. T. Harding, P. Heywood, A. C. W. Ping, E. H. Tankard, A. H. Moffatt, H. Toulson, G. P. G. Stephenson, M. S. Hall. SCHOOL v. DENSTONE COLLEGE. Played at Leeds on Wednesday, November 11th. Result : Lost, 0-16. Conditions were not good for this game, and the ball was very slippery, making good handling impossible : thus most of the play was confined to the forwards, where Denstone had advantage both in weight and experience. Nevertheless, the School forwards played a plucky and spirited game, defending against heavy odds. The threequarters had an off-day, and lacked their usual power of attack, although their defence was good, and they dribbled intelligently at times ; the School had a fine example in Lockwood, who played brilliantly, fielding, kicking and tackling so well that without him the score would have been much higher against the School. From the start Denstone pressed, and only hard tackling almost on the line prevented them from scoring ; Marwood showed Innes that this year the latter was up against an entirely different proposition. The Denstone fly-half was less dangerous than had been expected, although he kicked very well. After hard pressure a forward broke through and scored, but the kick failed. Then followed a period of play in mid-field, when the three-quarters saw rather more of the ball, and at times the Denstone defence was sorely tried ; passing on both sides was bad, however. Play continued fairly even, until after a fast three-quarter movement, the Denstone right wing ran over in the corner: Lockwood made a vain effort to tackle, but received a kick on the head. A very good kick by J. M. Campbell converted the try, bringing the score to 8-0 at half-time.
242 In the second half play swung to both ends of the field alternately, the School pack working very hard. Near the Denstone line the School were awarded a penalty for offside ; however, the position was far out, and Lockwood's kick failed. The heavy Denstone pack began to tell at last, and time after time they carried the ball right down the field with quick dribbling movements : Lemon and Campbell were prominent among them. But try as they might, the defence of the School sent them back into mid-field once more, and the three-quarters really got moving once, with the result that Douglas was pulled down only a few yards from the line. Denstone dribbled up the field again, and this time three of their forwards broke through and dived over the line to score an unconverted try ; shortly after this, Innes cut through and scored under the posts, the kick by Campbell bringing the score to 16-0. Team :—K. Lockwood ; A. W. Douglas, G. E. L. Graham, V. L. F. Davin, R. N. Rimmer ; M. B. Marwood, J. A. Wright; H. Toulson, G. P. G. Stephenson, M. S. Hall, A. H. Moffatt, E. H. Tankard, J. T. Harding, P. Heywood, A. C. W. Ping. SCHOOL v. YORK. Played at Home on Saturday, November 14th. Result : Lost, 0-12. Very wet and muddy conditions rather spoiled this game, which resolved itself into a hard fight between the forwards, where the club side had the advantage in weight and experience. At first the School heeled the ball fairly often, sending the School backs off at once, much credit being due to Marwood for his clever handling of such a sticky ball. On one or two occasions Douglas made good progress on the left wing, but bad luck prevented him and Graham from actually scoring. The School continued to press, and then play swung to the other end of the field after a rush by the York forwards. Then the visitors were awarded a penalty for offside in a fairly easy position, and the kick was successful, so that at half-time the score was 3-0 in their favour. In the second half York did much more of the attacking, and although Douglas was again and again on the offensive, most of the play remained in the School half.
243 The School forwards were now definitely getting too little of the ball in both set and loose scrums, so that the York three-quarters were constantly attacking ; the defence of the School backs was good, however, and Graham particularly excelled in the way he constantly brought his. man down and several times other men besides his own. Eventually York scored after a strong run by several of the backs, but the try was not converted. The game continued as before, the School making ground sometimes through Marwood's kicking. The forwards were tired, however, and before no-side went two more tries had been scored by the energetic York forwards. Team:—K. Lockwood; A. W. Douglas, G. E. L. Graham, V. L. F. Davin, W. G. Barnby ; M. B. Marwood, J. A. Wright; G. P. G. Stephenson, M. S. Hall, H. Toulson, R. S. Dixon, E. H. Tankard, J. T. Harding, A. C. W. Ping, A. H. Moffatt. SCHOOL v. MOUNT ST. MARY'S COLLEGE. Played at Home on Saturday, November 21st. Result : Lost, 6-12. The School team was most disappointing during this game. After the first ten minutes they allowed themselves to be beaten by a definitely inferior team. The efforts of the visitors were gradually increased, due to the excellent example set by their captain at fly-half. in the first few minutes of the game the School started splendidly by scoring in the corner through Douglas, Lockwood coming up and combining with his three-quarters. Thereafter the School seemed to collapse, and instead of heeling the ball and playing their hitherto bustling game, the boot was on the other leg, and the Mount backs improved so much so that a try was scored by their left wing in the first half. The score at half-time was 3-3. The Mount continued to improve in the second half, and a penalty was awarded near the School goal for off-side, which was successful. Soon after this Lockwood again combined with the " threes," and leaving a man over, Douglas was able to score in the corner; Lockwood was unfortunately injured in this movement, so that A. C. W. Ping was placed at full-back. The forwards on both sides were tiring, but the Mount were definitely having things much their own way, and scored a try after a scrum near the School line.
244 Then came another blow for the School, for Wright lobbed a pass to Marwood, and the Mount stand-off cut in and intercepted, to race along the touch-line and score an unconverted try. So that when the final whistle went the School had lost by a margin of six points and were disappointing after the promise shown before. Team :—K. Lockwood ; A. W. Douglas, G. E. L. Graham, V. L. F. Davin, T. F. Cameron ; M. B. Marwood, J. A. Wright; J. T. Harding, H. A. S. Hobson, A. C. W. Ping, E. H. Tankard, A H. Moffatt, M. S. Hall, H. Toulson, G. P. G. Stephenson. SCHOOL v. WORKSOP COLLEGE. Played at Worksop on Saturday, November 28th. Result: Lost, 3-11. The ground, as usual, was very hard after the customary rich turf at York, but this only served to make the game faster and more interesting. Worksop at once attacked, and it was soon evident that their forwards were both heavy and useful ; another feature which was to prevail in striking fashion throughout the game was the tackling of the School backs, especially Graham, who smothered his man every time. The Worksop forwards were not getting the ball in the scrums as often as they should, and Hobson met with marked success as hooker for the School. Play became exciting near the St. Peter's line, but both Lockwood and Marwood kicked usefully, gaining much ground. After some time there was a score for Worksop after a scrum near the try-line. The game now developed into a really fine struggle for supremacy: it was a great day for the School side, who put up their best performance this season. Everybody played with such determination that it was a good sight after so many disappointing games. The School three-quarters were definitely on top of their form, whilst the Worksop backs repeatedly fumbled and made many mistakes. Both Lockwood and Davies, the full-backs, kicked and fielded with sound confidence, and both fly-halves, Marwood and Rhodes, were effective in their different methods. Amongst the forwards, Toulson and Amor were good on the School side; Teale, Kingston and Barber being outstanding for Worksop. Shortly before half-time Graham and Davin dribbled up the field after a dropped pass by a Worksop back, and Graham managed to touch down in the corner after a great
245 dash for the ball: the kick failed. Worksop attacked once more, but met with no success, the School defence being too strong. Half-time came with the score 3-3, and the School had held their own remarkably well. In the second half the game continued on much the same lines, and some tense moments followed when Worksop pressed very hard, but were only prevented from scoring by superb tackling. Rhodes, at stand-off for Worksop, repeatedly made much ground when he kicked far into touch from the far side of the field. Then came a penalty awarded to Worksop in the centre of the field, which was successful. The School refused to be downhearted however, and fought back with spirit, only to be driven back by relentless touch-kicking; the forwards were standing up to the pace very well, and due credit must be paid to them for keeping their opponents comparatively subdued. The Worksop , successfully, Baird crossing the line in a position which enabled the try to be converted. Thus the score stood at 11-3 after a really hard-fought match. It was a glorious defeat for the School. Team :—K. Lockwood ; A. W. Douglas, G. E. L. Graham, V. L. F. Davin, T. F. Cameron; M. B. Marwood, J. A. Wright ; H. D. F. Amor, H. A. S. Hobson, J. T. Harding, A. H. Moffatt, H Tankard, G. P. G. Stephenson, M. S. Hall, H. Toulson. SCHOOL v. HEADINGLEY " A." Played at York on Saturday, December 5th. Result : Lost, 3-8. This match was one of the most exciting of the season, holding the interest of the spectators from start to finish. The School side played remarkably well ; the forwards were getting a fair share of the ball in both tight and loose scrummages, and also were useful in open play. Douglas was the outstanding three-quarter, running very strongly on the left wing, but all the backs played well, Marwood's kicking being specially good. After the kick-off the game was very even, neither side gaining very much ground. Two Old Peterites were amongst the visiting forwards, D. McLean and L. Atkinson, who put in a good deal of work. Both sides continued to make little headway, and some really good play was seen. The backs of both sides handled and tackled well, being well fed by their packs.
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246 However, first blood came to the School, for Douglas received the ball on the wing and ran along the touch-line, passing man after man, until he was tackled about ten yards from the try-line. He threw the ball clear and Graham, who was following up, dribbled the ball over the line and touched down. Immediately after this came a reverse, for the Headingley fly-half cut through from fairly near the School line and scored under the posts, the try being converted. The game continued on much the same lines, but Headingley scored again, this time an unconverted try, after a good passing movement by the three-quarters. Thus halftime came with the score 8-3 in the visitors' favour. The keen play during the second half is emphasized by there being no score. The School as a team played really well, and the forwards put up a very good show, with more life, perhaps, than they had shown hitherto this term. The final whistle sounded as the teams were still fighting hard in the middle of the field. Team :—K. Lockwood ; A. W. Douglas, G. E. L. Graham, V. L. F. Davin, T. F. Cameron; M. B. Marwood, J. A. Wright; J. T. Harding, A. H. Moffatt, H. Toulson, A. C. W. Ping, H. A. S. Hobson, E. H. Tankard, M. S. Hall, H. D. F. Amor. SCHOOL v. OLD PETERITES. Played at Home on Thursday, December 17th. Result: Lost, 3-8. This surely must have been one of the worst Old Boys' matches seen for a very long time. An incomplete O.P. team, a horrible day, and a ground exceptionally heavy underfoot perhaps tended to make poor football, but the first half of this game was indeed abysmal. The School ought easily to have overcome the opposition and scored many points, but they seemed to be sluggish and unable to do anything right. Luckily the second half was better, and one or two good movements were seen, but even these scarcely atoned for the first half. J. W. Stead was always dangerous at fly-half for the Old Boys, and eventually scored one of their tries, whilst Shaftoe and Pexton were prominent amongst the forwards. The final score was Old Peterites 8 points, School 3 points. Teams :—School : K. Lockwood; A. W. Douglas, G. E. L. Graham, V. L. F. Davin, T. F. Cameron; M. B. Marwood, J. A. Wright; J. T. Harding, A. H. Moffatt, H. Toulson, A. C. W. Ping, H. A. S. Hobson, E. H. Tankard, H. D. F. Amor, R. S. Dixon. Old Peterites : K. G. Chilman ; D. Lund, R. N. Rimmer, J. D. Davison, C. H. Vasey ; J. W. Stead (Captain), P. C. Campbell; A. A. Shaftoe, R. S. Dickson, T. Corner, M. P. L. Wall, J. Pexton, I. L. Lupton, P. S. Atkinson, R. Brooks.
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Result. Ground. Opponents. 8-3 ... Home Won York "B" Drax Grammar School 1st XV Home Lost 0-42 Leeds Grammar School 2nd XV Away Lost 0-21 ... Away Lost 5-20 Ripon School 1st XV ... Away Lost 0-15 Giggleswick School 2nd XV ... Home Lost 0-52 ... York "A" Drax Grammar School 1st XV Away Lost 0-38 Worksop College 2nd XV ... Home Lost 0-11 Ampleforth College 2nd XV ... Home Scratched
2nd XV v. YORK " B." Played at 'Home on Saturday, October 24th. Result : Won 8-3. As usual, this being the first match, it turned out to be a very scrappy game made even worse by the unorthodox tactics of the York forwards. The visitors started off with two men short, and the School forwards finding they were early able to heel the ball were rather apt to take things too easily. However, the School remained in the visitors' half, and although several opportunities were missed through poor handling by the centres, Cameron finally touched down near the corner. Just before half-time the School three-quarters again broke through, and Douglas, who was backing up well all the game, scored between the posts, Rimmer converting. After half-time York, with their full team, became more dangerous, and were pressing most of the time. The School pack seemed unable to take the ball away, and a fly-hack in the School "25" by one of York's forwards gave them an unconverted try. The School never looked dangerous during this half and several movements were spoiled by indecision and bad handling in the three-quarters. In this half the forwards improved, but on the whole they were rather scattered, and did not keep well together. Final score 8-3 to the School. Team:—R. N. Rimmer; W. G. Barnby, T. F. Cameron, J. V. Reed, R. C. Lynch ; A. T. H. Wright, H. A. Milburn ; R. G. Whitworth, R. S. Dixon, H. D. F. Amor, J. M. Dickenson (Capt.), I. S. McKay, M. S. Douglas, S. P. M. Rylott, R. S. Currie.
248 2nd XV v. DRAX G.S. XV. Played at Home on Wednesday, October 28th. Result: Lost, 0-42. Although there were several changes in the team for this match, the 2nd XV were completely outplayed by a heavier and very much more experienced team. The School kicked off with the help of a slight wind, and for a short time the home team had quite a lot of the ball, the pack heeling better in the tight than in the loose. The score opened through the opponents obtaining a free kick outside the School "25" ; this was followed by a good "drop kick" by Drax's fast and very skilful fly-half. Throughout the game he was the most dangerous player, and he continued to run through despite special marking precautions. As the result shows the School were well beaten, and very rarely looked like scoring. The tackling throughout the side, with one or two exceptions, was very poor, and many tries might have been saved by better marking and harder tackling amongst the backs. Team:—R. N. Rimmer ; W. G. Barnby, T. F. Cameron, C. J. Lynch, J. T. Brockbank ; A. T. H. Wright, H. A. Milburn; J. H. Butler, R. S. Dixon, H. D. F. Amor, J. M. Dickenson (Capt.), R. G. Whitworth, M. S. Douglas, J. V. Reed, R. T. Griffiths. 2nd XV v. LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL 2nd XV. Played at Leeds on Saturday, October 31st. Result: Lost, 0-21. At first the School played uphill. The opposing forwards were heavy, effective and unorthodox, doing a lot of kicking ahead. This practice defeated the School's forwards, who played a sound, but losing game against a heavier and faster pack. In the three-quarters the Leeds team had a definite advantage. They were fast and big, and overawed the School's defence, which was at times most weak. Only Barnby at full-back did himself justice in defence, and as full-back he brought off some excellent tackles. However, the School held them for the first half, the score at half-time being 6-0. But after a short period of attack by the School forwards, the School's defence collapsed, and the opposing "threes" ran through. Team:—W. G. Barnby; J. T. Brockbank, T. F. Cameron, C. J. Lynch, R. C. Lynch ; A. T. H. Wright, H. A. Milburn ; J. H. Butler, R. S. Dixon, H. D. F. Amor, J. M. Dickenson (Capt.), R. G. Whitworth, M. S. Douglas, J. V. Reed, R. T. Griffiths.
249 2nd XV v. RIPON GRAMMAR SCHOOL 1st XV. Played at Ripon on Wednesday, November 4th. Result : Lost, 5-20. The School side had been strengthened by R. N. Rimmer on the right wing and G. P. G. Stephenson and M. S. Hall in the forwards. The School played a much sounder game than before, and were unlucky to lose by the large margin they did. J. A. Wright had replaced Milburn at scrum-half, and though he gave a slightly slower service he was more sound. The forwards played a good game, though their opponents were heavy and effective. The backs, however, were still weak in defence, though both Barnby and Rimmer did all they could with some fine tackling. The score at half-time was 11 5, after a cross kick by Reed, from which Rimmer scored and kicked the goal. After a short burst after half-time the School defence again deteriorated, and the Ripon "threes" ran through, making the final score 20-5 when "no-side" went. Team :—W. G. Barnby; R. N. Rimmer, T. F. Cameron, J. V. Reed, C. J. Lynch ; A. T. H. Wright, J. A. Wright; M. S. Hall, R. S. Dixon, H. D. F. Amor, J. M. Dickenson (Capt.), R. G. Whitworth, M. S. Douglas, G. P. G. Stephenson, R. T. Griffiths. -
2nd XV v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL 2nd XV. Played at Giggleswick on Saturday, November 7th. Result: Lost, 0-15. This game was somewhat spoiled by the wet condition of the ground and the inclemency of the weather. The School had two tries scored against them before they began to wake up and get into their stride. And for the last part of the first half the School forwards attacked vigorously, and it looked as if we might be able to break through their strong defence. Just before half-time Giggleswick scored again through a mistake in the centre. Throughout the game the forwards, who were playing against a very much heavier pack, had many good rushes and held their own in the set scrums. However, the defence of the whole side was exceptionally weak, with the notable exception of Barnby at full-back. There seemed to be a complete inability at hard, low tackling and falling on the
250 ball. As a result of these weaknesses in defence, Giggleswick were able to score several tries towards the end of the game, and only once or twice, after good forward rushes, were we able to reach their " 25." With a few exceptions the team was very poor, and it was obvious that some changes would have to be made before the next match. Team:—W. G. Barnby; C. J. Lynch, J. V. Reed, T. F. Cameron, J. T. Brockbank; A. T. H. Wright, H. A. Milburn ; J. H. Butler, R. S. Dixon, H. D. F. Amor, J. M. Dickenson (Capt.), R. G. Whitworth, M. S. Douglas, S. P. H. Rylatt, R. T. Griffiths. 2nd XV v. YORK " A." Played at Home on Saturday, November 14th. Result: Lost, 0-52. From the beginning of the game it was obvious that we were up against a very much heavier, faster and altogether more skilful side. Our forwards, who were approximately the same people as went to Giggleswick, were at times good, but worked under great difficulties against heavy men. The three-quarter line had been slightly altered: Brockbank replaced Barnby, and Atkinson came in the place of Reed, who went back into the pack. This new line showed a marked improvement both in attack and defence, but tackling was still bad in parts. We were twice awarded free kicks; both these were well kicked by Rimmer, who was unlucky in failing to convert either of them. The whole team stuck to it very well against such an extraordinary strong opposition, and were unlucky to lose by so many. Team:—R. N. Rimmer; C. J. Lynch, T. F. Cameron, J. C. Atkinson, J. T. Brockbank; A. T. H. Wright, H. A. Milburn; J. H. Butler, H. A. S. Hobson, H. D. F. Amor, J. M. Dickenson (Capt.), R. G. Whitworth, M. S. Douglas, J. V. Reed, R. T. Griffiths. 2nd XV v. DRAX GRAMMAR SCHOOL 1st XV. Played at Drax on Wednesday, November 18th. Result: Lost, 0-38. For our return match against Drax the team was slightly different from the one that had played before. They were unfortunate in losing Dickenson, who had pulled a cartilage in the previous practice; in his absence the team was strengthened and captained by Moffatt. The threequarters were changed in that Lynch was, replaced by Barnby.
251 For the first half we played with the wind, but although we had more of the ball from the tight scrums, the threequarters did not kick nearly enough. And despite the plucky tackling of Cameron, Barnby and Rimmer the ball was seldom out of our half. At times there were spasms of brilliance in the forwards, but at other times our defence was weak, and by half-time we had 20 points against us. For the first part of the second half the School vastly improved, but soon we lagged, the defence still had their spasms of weakness, Rimmer not playing so well as before, owing to a severe kick on the head. By "no-side" our opponents had piled up a score of 38 points, and we had still been unable to penetrate their defence. Team :—R. N. Rimmer; W. G. Barnby, T. F. Cameron, J. C. Atkinson, J. T. Brockbank; A. T. H. Wright, J. A. Wright ; J. H. Butler, H. A. S. Hobson, H. D. F. Amor, A. H. Moffatt (Capt.), R. G. Whitworth, M. S. Douglas, C. J. Lynch, R. T. Griffiths. 2nd XV v. WORKSOP COLLEGE 2nd XV. Played at York on Saturday, November 28th. Result: Lost, 0-11. The team was again slightly altered for this match : C. J. Lynch went back to the wing from the forwards, and Brockbank moved to the centre. The forwards were very different: they were without Dickenson, who was still unable to play, and Dent, Couldwell and Currie were tried in the place of Amor, who was playing for the 1st XV, Rylott and Whitworth. The School started off in excellent form, and it was a long time before there was any score, both teams being good in defence. The forwards, although at times they were apt to be rather slow at following up, played a very sound game. The tackling by the three-quarters had improved a great deal since the last match, and altogether they showed much more confidence. Worksop scored once in the first half through a clever piece of running by their fly-half. In the second half the School kept up their good form, and only two tries were scored against them, both through the really good attacking powers of Worksop. It was easily the 2nd XV's best match, and the team are to be congratulated on playing so well against a very much heavier and faster side. Team :—R. N. Rimmer; C. J. Lynch, J. C. Atkinson, J. T. Brockbank, W. G. Barnby; A. T. H. Wright, H. A. Milburn; J. H. Butler, R. S. Dixon (Capt.), J. A. Dent, J. M. Couldwell, R. S. Currie, M. S. Douglas, J. V. Reed, R. T. Griffiths.
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Lost 2. Won 1. Played 3. Won 17—G v. Giggleswick Colts ... Lost 0-21 v. Leeds Grammar School Colts ... Lost 0-19 v. Worksop Colts The Colts XV, after a promising start, had rather a disappointing season. The demands of the 1st and 2nd XV's told heavily on them, with the result that it was difficult to get together a representative XV for practice. This led to a rather noticeable failure to combine. Perhaps the greatest handicap was the inability to find any real centre-threequarters ; those who played in that position were really fly-halves or wing-threequarters who found some difficulty in finding their right position in the centre of the field. In general the attack looked more promising than the defence, but a failure to finish off movements meant an inability to score—or in some cases a score to the other side. The defence was variable. In the Leeds match, for instance, it was unreliable in the first half, but very dogged in the second. The forwards did some good work in the loose and in the line-out, but were not enough together and did not bind tightly enough in the set scrums. There is plenty of promising material both among the forwards and the backs, but at present there is a lack of experience and not enough determination either in attack or defence. At full-back, Barnby tackled excellently throughout, but was apt too often to be caught with the ball. On the wings, Bulmer and Brockbank showed speed and some dash in attack, but were not sound in defence. In the centre, Atkinson saved and tackled pluckily when he was in position, but both Lynch and Sleight were rather " out of their depth." Wright at fly-half was always dangerous and hard-working in attack, but it is essential for him to improve his defence. At scrum-half, Milburn played a useful and courageous game. Of the forwards the best were Amor, Butler and Douglas, although the last must learn to push as well as wing, while Robson did well when he came in to take Hobson's place as hooker. Individually all the forwards played well at times, but they never really combined into a pack. To sum up, the Giggleswick match looked promising; the forwards got the ball and the backs did something with it. The Leeds match, in spite of the score, 0-21, was not bad, as the score was made up of 3 goals and 2 penalties ; in the second half there was no score except a penalty goal, and there was some determination in the defence. The
253 Worksop match was the most disappointing, for although we were up against a good team, the defence was poor and the opportunities to attack were missed. The teams were :v. Giggleswick : W. G. Barnby; J. T. Brockbank, J. C. Atkinson, T. F. Cameron, E. P. Bulmer ; A. T. H. Wright, H. A. Milburn; J. H. Butler, H. A. S. Hobson, H. D. F. Amor, R. G. H. Whitworth, J. V. Reed, M. S. Douglas, E. Hodgson, R. T. J. Griffiths. v. Leeds G.S.: W. G. Barnby; J. T. Brockbank, J. C. Atkinson, R. C. Lynch, E. P. Bulmer; A. T. H. Wright, H. A. Milburn; J. H. Butler, M. C. Robson, H. D. F. Amor, J. V. Reed, J. Couldwell, M. S. Douglas, R. G. H. Whitworth, R. T. J. Griffiths. v. Worksop: W. G. Barnby; J. T. Brockbank, J. C. Atkinson, J. I. Sleight, E. P. Bulmer ; A. T. H. Wright, H. A. Milburn ; J. H. Butler, M. C. Robson, E. Hodgson, J. V. Reed, J. Couldwell, M. S. Douglas, A. C. W. Ping, R. T. J. Griffiths. 1130CheY. FIXTURES, EASTER TERM, 1937. Sat., Jan. 30. Leeds Corinthians Sat., Feb. 6. Ben Rhydding Sat., Feb. 13. Leeds University Wed., Feb. 17. Hull University Wed., Feb. 24. Styx Sat., Feb. 27. Scarborough Sat., Mar. 6. Worksop College Sat., Mar. 13. Hull Sat., Mar. 20. Doncaster Wed., Mar. 24. Old Peterites
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PROSPECTS, 1937. With G. E. L. Graham as captain we shall not lack a leading forward with dash and neat stickwork, but of last year's team the only other member left is A. T. H. Wright, another forward. Thus there will be an immense amount of work to do to make a team to keep up our fine record at Hockey. It will be seen that our first match is due to be played on January 30th ; normally we should have at least
254 a fortnight to practice before our first match, but this year, owing to unavoidable rearrangement of fixtures, we have to play Leeds Corinthians, one of the strongest of our opponents, very early in the term. We must work hard to make a team as quickly as possible, and hope that last year's " middles " have developed and will show last year's keenness to learn.
Cortes ponbence. To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, May I take this opportunity of thanking Mr. Stevenson for his able coaching of the 1st and 2nd XV's this term. The achievements of the teams are entirely due to his tireless efforts, and we hope that the better displays of so young and inexperienced a XV have been gratifying to him. I would like also to thank Mr. Rhodes for all the hard work he puts in to produce an efficient Colts XV, and Mr. Stead and Mr. Wrenn for their handling of the more junior rugger. I should like also to thank Mrs. Price for the excellent teas she so kindly provided the teams. Yours faithfully, K. LOCKWOOD, Captain of Rugger. We have received the following letter from South Africa, and we hope it will be of interest to any Old Peterites in that part of the Empire:— PUBLIC SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN. Letters should be addressed to the Honorary Secretary, Major H Mill Colman (Bedford), P.O. BOX 2002, or the Honorary Treasurer, DURBAN. L. R. Russell, Esq. (Brighton). The Editors, " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, I wish to solicit your help in passing on information to the Old Boys of your School and also to the boys of the School who may be contemplating leaving the Old Country when they have completed their schooling.
255 There is in existence an Empire chain of Public Schools Associations which lay themselves out to try to help old public school men. The members of these associations have first hand knowledge of conditions, climate, prospects, business and professions in those parts of the Commonwealth where they exist, but feel that they are not called on as often as they might be to assist with this knowledge. The reason is, I think, that the schools are not aware of the existence of these associations. I cannot give you detailed particulars of any other than the South African organisation. This consists of a Headquarters branch in Durban, with major branches in Capetown and Port Elizabeth, whilst there are district representatives in East London, Johannesburg, Rhodesia, Zululand and Basutoland. I would ask you to publish this letter in your School Magazine in the hopes that it may catch the eye of any of your Old Boys resident in South Africa, or in Australia, New Zealand or Canada, where equally active organisations are operating. I can assure them that should they take the trouble to make contact they will have a very warm welcome, and will find, we hope, the Associations helpful both in a social and a practical way. We feel that the results will be beneficial both to them and to us, since by increasing our membership, which to-day stands at 400, we strengthen the chain which we hope will in time develop into a unified Empire Public Schools Association. Unfortunately I have not been able to get in touch with the Canadian Association, but I understand that their headquarters are in Vancouver. The names of those organisations known to me and the addresses of their Hon. Secretaries will be found attached, and I hope they will prove of interest and value to the Old Boys of your School. Yours faithfully, H. MILL COLMAN, Hon. Secretary, South Africa. EMPIRE CHAIN OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS ASSOCIATIONS. SOUTH AFRICA. The Public Schools Association of Great Britain. Branches: Durban: P.O. Box 2002, Durban, Natal, S. Africa. Cape Town: P.O. Box 1072, Cape Town, Cape Province, S. Africa. Port Elizabeth : P.O. Box 199, Port Elizabeth, E. Province, S. Africa.
256 Representatives : Johannesburg, Pietermaritzburg, Salisbury, Bulawayo. Bombay, Calcutta. New York. Basutoland, Zululand, St. Helena. AUSTRALIA. The English Public Schools Association. Headquarters : Box 3505, R.R., G.P.O., Sydney, Australia. NEW ZEALAND. The English Public Schools Club. Headquarters : Yorkshire House, Shortland Street, Auckland, C.1., N.Z. CANADA. Address unknown. EAST AFRICA. The East African Association of Public Schools of Great Britain. Headquarters: Box 363, Nairobi, Kenya Colony. GREAT BRITAIN. Reciprocity with the Public Schools Club, 61 Curzon Street, London, W.1.
the 3untor In these days when so many events are claimed as "records," St. Olave's must keep up with the times ! We started the new school year at the beginning of a new regime with a record number of boys on the roll of the Junior School—ninety-six boys in all, of whom twenty-six were new boys. Some Old Boys may well ask, " However does the Junior School manage with all those boys ? " Our answer is, " Come and see the New Buildings with the much greater accommodation that we now have compared with the old schoolroom across the road." The work of the term has been carried through in a satisfactory manner, and we are very glad to say that we have been able to hold the Ninth Annual Gymnastic Display in the Gymnasium, followed (in the Big Hall) by a short play in French, entitled " L'Horloge du Chef de Gare." A very pleasant innovation was introduced when Mr. and Mrs. Price kindly invited the large company of parents and friends to afternoon tea in the School House Dining Hall.
257 Sergt.-Major Puddick was warmly congratulated by Mr. Price at the conclusion of the Gym. Display, and we should like to record here that it was no small achievement to get all the boys—including such a number of new boys—to reach the standard they showed in the graded physical exercises. The French Play was very bright and pleasing, all the cast showed great keenness, reflecting the painstaking work put in by the producers, Mr. K. H. Rhodes and Mr. J. S. Cooper. Crazes have been pursued—as usual—with much gusto during the term : paper aeroplanes lasted the longest it seemed, and provided interest and amusement to onlookers as well as to the owners. The 5th of November was remembered as usual by a good display of fireworks, and we afterwards went to view the bonfire on Clifton Green, which blazed more successfully than usual as it was a fairly dry evening. The dancing class held on Saturday evenings, under Miss Cowper's able instruction, has been very successful and well attended, finishing up with a most enjoyable evening at the Academy in Stonegate on December 12th. Finally, we have all worked hard at the School examinations, and are now looking forward to our wellearned Christmas holidays.
GYMNASTIC DISPLAY. Wednesday, December 2nd, 1936. PROGRAMME. Forms J. IV, V. VI Marching Song Forms J. I and J. II Drill Form J. III Drill Pianoforte Solos...B. Anderson, A. Battrick, Peter Hort Form J. IV Drill Songs—" Oh, no John " and " Billy Boy " Forms J. I, J. II and J. III Forms J. V and J. VI 7. Drill INTERVAL FOR TEA. A Short Play in French—" L'Horloge du Chef du Gare " 8. " GOD SAVE THE KING."
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258 " L'HORLOGE DU CHEF DU GARE." Scene—Une petite ville de province. The Speaker: R. FIAT. Characters in order of their appearance. J. A. Denison Le Chef de Gare A. Battrick be Pharmacien P. L. Hodgson Pere Thomas M. Le Maire A. T. Seville P. J. Morey be Charcutier W. B. Anderson Mathilde La Bouchere C. A. F. Cookson G. W. Denby Pere Camus G. Long Ier Gentilhomme Furtif A. Broadhurst 2nd Gentilhomme Furtif F. N. Buckler Joseph P. L. Hort La Bergere Le Mouton J. R. Scholey W. R. Child Yvonne G. E. K. Reynolds be Cantonnier G. D. Smith Ier Garde Forestier 2nd Garde Forestier H. C. Belchamber La Foule : R. A. Stratton, D. Cole, D. H. Wright, J. G. Wilberforce, H. A. Thompson, R. E. Dodd. Les Enfants : A. E. R. Buckle, D. P. Lynch, R. Hyde, W. P. Anelay, A. P. A. Craft, K. G. Owen, R. H. Fryer, N. D. L. Crowe, P. R. Sykes, J. H. Gray, W. A. Stratton, I. S. Macpherson, W. B. H. Churchill. STORY OF THE PLAY. In a little provincial town we hear from the stationmaster that someone has stolen the station clock. The sack which contains this clock is mixed up with that of the hero, Joseph. Consequently, they arrest Joseph, but the mayor says that he will pardon him if he will marry his ugly daughter, Yvonne. Joseph adores his fiancee, Mathilde, but, after a mental struggle, he agrees to this marriage. He is saved by the appearance of the real thieves, who areonly men sent to repair the clock. To lessen the mayor's disappointment the station-master agrees to marry the ugly daughter. SALVETE, January, 1937. D. M. Hart (St. 0.). F. J. Bramwell (D.B.). J. L. Collinson (D.B.). A. L. Wyman (D.B.). J. B. Firth (D.B.). A. Newton-Rhodes.
259 P. Arnold-Croft. J. D. Gowlett.
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JUNIOR SCHOOL GAMES. This term we had 90 odd boys to cater for, so were able to run four full games every Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, before colds began to take their usual toll. On Tuesdays these games were taken by Messrs. Chilman, Corkhill, Stevenson and J. S. Cooper, and on Thursdays by Messrs. Chilman, Corkhill, Smith and Cooper, to whom we offer our many thanks. Our first match was against Clifton House, Harrogate, at York, on October 22nd, whom we beat by 16 goals to nil, 10 of which were shot by our centre-forward, Broadhurst. A week later we played the Minster. Choir Boys, and drew, 3 goals each, after leading 2-0 at half-time. On November 5th we met Terrington Hall School at York, and were successful by 11 goals to nil. The remaining matches, unfortunately, had to be cancelled owing to our being in quarantine for a single case of mumps. The following represented the School in matches, which were refereed by Mr. F. Smith :—Belchamber (Captain), Buckler (Vice-Captain), Pulleyn, Broadhurst, Wilberforce, Stratton (ma), Cole, Scholey, Anderson, Steele and Murray; also Seville, who replaced Murray in the last match.
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ST. PETER'S JUNIOR SCHOOL TROOP. We welcome the following new members to the School Troop:— Curlews—Miller, Ruddock (mi.), Gledhill. Woodpigeons—Beetham, Ruddock (ma.), Oxtoby. Peewits—Dench, Hey. Hawks—Warren, Cookson, Wharldall. The leaders of the above Patrols are Pulleyn, Buckler, Morey and Belchainber. Test work and inter-Patrol games have taken up most of our time.
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Cub 'Report. This term has been an eventful one, since, on December 10th, the Big Wolf was given his warrant by the District Commissioner for Cubs. After taking the Scouters' Promise in front of the Pack he was formally invested and the Pack was inspected. The Commissioner gave us a few words of advice, but was, unfortunately, unable to stay for the whole of the meeting. The Pack is slightly smaller this term, owing to so many of the Cubs going up to the Scouts. However, we welcome Anelay, Crowe, Gray and Denison as new members, and hope they will soon have their first stars. The Sixers are Wellburn, Andrew, Taylor and Gowlett. The last was Senior Sixer and did much useful work in helping the Big Wolf. Work has progressed well, and we hope to have two or three second star Cubs by the end of the year. We also hope that all will get their first stars, but there are still far too many who are unable to skip and tie knots which don't stay tied for ever or come to pieces in their hands. We have played several new games requiring energy and skill, and the competition between the sixes has been very keen. Needle threading proved most difficult, but we hope to become really expert in time. On the last meeting of the term we had the usual treasure hunt. This was very nearly spoilt by the floods, which covered about half the clues, but a new course was quickly devised and the Blue Six unearthed the booty under Mr. Ping's coke heap.
Contemporaries.
We acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of the following contemporaries, apologising for any inadvertent omissions :—" The Ampleforth Journal," " The Artists' Rifles Gazette " (2), " The Babul Jaiswal High School Magazine," " The Brighton College Magazine," " The Cranleighan," " Danensis," " Denstonian," " The Dovorian," " The Dunelmian," " The Haileyburian," " The Giggleswick Chronicle," " The Journal of the Royal Artillery Company," " The Hymerian," " The Johnian," " The Leodiensien," " The Malvernian," " The Monktonian," " The Nottinghamian," " The Ousel," " The Reptonian," " St. Bees School Magazine," " The St. Peter's College (Adelaide) Magazine," " The Sedberghian," " The Stoneyhurst Magazine," " The Worksopian."
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THE PETERITE Vol. XXIX
MAY, 1937.
No. 285
EDITORIAL. It often happens that things are not what they seem. Sir Walter Raleigh, imprisoned in the Tower of London, was busy working at the second part of his gigantic " History of the World," when all of a sudden a fierce argument arose beneath his window. He clambered upon a bench, and through the window of his cell, he listened and watched. The next day a friend came to visit him and they discussed the incident of the day before. To Sir Walter Raleigh's great mental distress, his friend, who had been present at the affair, contradicted him on every point. Realizing the impossibility of recording events accurately, even when seen, Sir Walter said no more, but turning to the second part of his History he tore it up and put it in the fire. Now Sir Walter Raleigh was a wise and a just man. The Editors of " The Peterite," speaking for the School, offer a sincere farewell to Mr. and Mrs. Price; they have been with us but a short time, but, nevertheless, they have done much for us, and in thanking them, we wish them the best of luck in the future. We welcome Mr. Dronfield, our new Headmaster, who comes to us from Worksop College, old but friendly rivals of ours. We assure our new Headmaster of the support of the School in every way, and we look forward, under his guidance, to building up St. Peter's even to surpass its fame and name in the past. It is a truism that a school is judged by its old boys, but there is more in it than that. The old boys of a school are often asked about the school, and therefore they are its greatest distributors of information ; they must not be like the immoral goose who didn't look after his propaganda. Old Peterites, we hope, will continue to keep in touch with the School, because only thus can they really know what they are recommending. It is natural to imagine the School just as it was when they were there, but change is a sign of vigour, and changes have occurred, and we hope they will continue to occur. Whilst Old Peterites will find that there remains all that was best in their day, they will also find that much that is very good, besides new buildings, has also 1
CONTENTS. Editorial Oxford Letter Cambridge Letter .. Old Peterite Hockey ... Old Peterite Squash ... Old Peterite News ... Marriages, Births, Deaths School Officers Valete and Salvete Chapel Music The Library ... The Saturday Society The Scientific Society House Notes ... ... Notes and Items Winter Term, 1878 ... O.T.C. News and Report Hockey Rowing Football Squash Rackets Cross Country The Sports ... Boxing Gymnasium ... Cricket Correspondence The Junior School ... Scout and Cub News Contemporaries Editorial Notices
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been introduced. We look forward to a really good turn out of Old Boys on O.P. Day this term. The many events of an Easter Term went on as well as they could under the appalling climatic conditions with which we were beset from the very beginning of last term. And even when we say that hockey players had to choose between the deep and the shallow ends, and that the hardiest rowing men were heard to complain, we have not conveyed a true idea of the horrors which descended upon us. No epithet we can think of could fully describe the ways in which we were soaked, frozen and blown over during the first half of the term. It was mainly these combined torments of nature which were responsible for the influenza epidemic which took its grip on us after we had been back about a fortnight. It is several years since we experienced an epidemic of any type during an Easter Term, but we are glad to report that this consisted of a very mild form of 'flu. Nevertheless, most people were away from regular routine for nearly a fortnight, and quite obviously all games were badly disorganised: both the Cross Country and the Rugger were postponed to later dates, and it was quite impossible for the different House crews to do any serious training when so many were absent. But extra work made up for the time lost, and everyone soon settled down again to the ordinary routine. The Hockey team suffered disappointment when several matches were cancelled because of the ground being unfit, not only here but elsewhere. Although young and inexperienced, there were some very promising members in the team, and it was a great shame that we were deprived of a full chance of gaining experience in matches. We can only hope that next year, when many of them will still be here, they will have a better opportunity to show their worth and keep up the excellent reputation gained in previous years. The one time of the day when one could rely on the weather being fine was at 10-30, when it invariably stopped snowing so that we could have our daily physical jerks. There was a new introduction in these last term, when each display finished with a so-called run round the Tuck Shop or down to the Baths. The former of these gave members of the staff a chance of inspecting more closely the different colourings and designs of the shirts which were the subject of so much talk two terms ago. However, this run was abolished shortly before the end of the term, much to the joy of its participants. 9
In the second term of its existence the Saturday Society provided us with some very fine entertainment, and we hope that it will be able to keep up such a good series in future terms. Detailed accounts of the entertainments appear elsewhere, and it will be seen from these what an improvement was made on the previous term. The inter-House events last term were played of with the usual keenness, and, like the other national sporting events of last term, they produced some surprising and hard fought results. The School House managed to retain the Rugger, Rowing and Hockey and lost the Cross Country to Temple, and 2nd division Rowing to Rise. The Rise lost the Boxing to School House and Temple, who tied. Temple House gained the first five places in the Mile and the Cross Country, and we feel that this must be a record. The heats for the sports took place on the last Saturday of term, but owing to considerable rain over the week-end the finals were postponed to the beginning of this term. Now we have started on the Summer Term we look forward to all its joys : the Cricket matches, the Regattas, the Eccentrics and Boaters' matches, the various river events, Commemoration Days and finally Camp and the Summer Holidays. And so on this pleasing note we end, and leave .you to read the more interesting pages of our worthy magazine.
OXFORD LETTER.
OXFORD. March, 1937.
Dear Sirs, It will be many years before March, 1937, is forgotten on the Isis towpath. The Oxford crew has vindicated its thirteen defeats and won the Boat Race in a most convincing style. The most important consequence, however, is that this great event is a race once more, and Cambridge will not have to look elsewhere for suitable opposition, as was suggested in the Press last year. This term has seen the launching of the University Appeal for money for a number of great projects, including the maintenance of the enlarged Bodleian Library and the building of new Laboratories for Physical Chemistry, Physics and Geology. The cost of the alterations and extensions of the Library will amount to about £1,050,000 ; more than half of this has been most generously given by the Rockefeller Foundation. 3
Work on the site of the new Broad Street building has been in progress since the beginning of the year, and all the houses and shops between Messrs. Blackwell's, Trinity Gardens and Parks Road have disappeared, but the new structure will not be completed until 1940. Another important change in the architecture of the City will be realised shortly in Beaumont Street, where a new theatre is to take the place of the old Playhouse in Woodstock Road. The political clubs have been fairly busy. The Labour Club was honoured by a visit from Sir Stafford Cripps, has collected large amounts of food and money for Spain, and has held a memorial meeting to John Cornford and Geoffrey Maclaurin. In connection with this latter, an energetic campaign has been carried out to finance an ambulance unit in Spain. The Conservative Club have been addressed by Sir Henry Page-Croft and the Rt. Hon. Oliver Stanley. Weingartner and the London Philharmonic Orchestra gave the last subscription concert of the season in the New Theatre in the last week of term. It is sufficient to say that several hundred people had to be turned away from the doors. Considerable surprise was felt at the first O.P. Meeting of the term when it was revealed that our semi-permanent member, D. B. Kingston, had been married since . last November. We wish him and his wife every happiness. We should like to take the opportunity of congratulating N. W. D. Yardley on once again representing Cambridge at Hockey and Squash, although we could wish that he were not quite so thorough in his methods. And so to our members : D. B. Kingston (St. John's) has nobly attended both meetings this term. He has been very useful to the Dinner Committee, since he claims to have a " pull " with the local printers. We believe he is contemplating a move in the near future. R. C. Barrass (St. Stephen's House) is still thriving in Norham Gardens. We believe he has to attend six services a day, and takes lessons in voice-production. His other activities are obscure. W. Toulmin (B.N.C.) is working very hard, and has only once been seen on the river. He plays Rugger and Lacrosse occasionally. J. M. Atkinson (B.N.C.) is usually to be found playing Patience, and is trying to form a University Bridge Club. He plays Rugger regularly for Oxford Nomads, but still gets through an abnormal amount of work. 4
J. P. Farrow (Hertford) rowed enthusiastically and with some success in the College 2nd Torpid in the interval between severe bouts of 'flu and measles. He has taken to heart the preservation of Oxfordshire's footpaths, but has received little support as yet from his College. C. H. Vasey (Lincoln) always seems to " have an essay " when an O.P. Meeting is arranged, but he usually looks in for " five minutes." He stroked the Lincoln crew in " Toggers," but after all, one man can't make bumps by himself, can he? M. P. L. Wall (Hertford) stroked Hertford 2nd crew in " Toggers," but great hopes of success were dashed when the crew hit the O.U.B.C. raft. He prefers sculling, in spite of a few unpleasant moments under Magdalen Bridge during the floods. I. L. Lupton (Worcester) is a keen supporter of the " Keep Fit " campaign, and rowed in the Worcester 2nd crew. He never visits a cinema more than once a day, in view of an appointment in the Schools at the end of the term. His manner of dress can only be described as peculiar. We remain, Yours sincerely, THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES.
CAMBRIDGE LETTER.
To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, It is with something akin to relief that we begin this letter by a word of congratulation to our Sister University on a well-deserved Boat Race victory. With the coming of the sun, Cambridge has turned from a drab and cheerless town to a magic city of green and gold, of gleaming white old masonry and mellow old Norfolk brick" Earth hath not anything to show more fair." How could Wordsworth, living within sight of the Backs, have written such a statement of mere London? Even the busmen, rather than desecrate the glorious streets with their hideous roaring, have come out on strike; long may the strike continue. We can wish our fellow men few greater joys than that it should spread to the whole of England's green and pleasant land " Domine, defende nos Contra hos motores bos." There is a gentle spirit in the air which soothes even the Trip-fevered brain, and tempers the regrets of those who .
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must shortly take their leave of Cambridge and go out into the sordid world ; they have at least lived. So it is with genuine regret that we see others pass from St. Peter's to the realms of business without sojourning awhile in the greatest of Universities ; can they ever know what they have missed ? We hope for their sake that their loss will be concealed from them, else we fear for their reason. With the term so new, all things are still before us, and of our members there is little beyond the usual scandal to report. Of Bickle we know next to nothing, for, like the majority of Queens' men, he lives in outer darkness ; he may work—we would put nothing beyond him. John Emery claims to be writing a thesis on two typewriters at once, but he only does this in secret, and in public, when not supporting pacifist motions at the Union, he still motorcycles rapidly from point to point in the town for no apparent reason. Huddlestone, on the other hand, walks, achieving the same general result in a less hectic manner. (Whether he really walks, on the other hand, is open to question ; we are not feeling very literal just now.) Dr. Little is burdened with exams, in which we wish him luck; it would be a great pity if his unique bedside manner were to be lost to the world. Dick Moore also has exams in the offing, which we fear may divert his energies from more worthy things ; he has not yet been seen on the river, but we are certain that he will be before the term is out. Summers, that other man of mystery from Queens', is known to have read a paper to his college scientific society on a subject of which we are sure he knew nothing ; traffic with the Devil is suspected—it is terribly difficult to keep these young scientists straight. Last, but by no means least, Norman Yardley is Secretary of University Work, and so finds little time for cricket. (Or is it the other way about—we cannot tell; in any case he is a great man.) Like all John's men he is highly respectable. So fare you well ; but ere you decide to plunge straight from the little world of school into the great and noisome world of Big Business, pause awhile and consider whether three years at Cambridge are not worth all the business in the world. There are those who say that education at a University is a waste of time and of money; but they have not been to Cambridge. We pity them; there is no reasoning with those whose minds are sealed. Yours sincerely, THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITES. 6
OLD PETERITE HOCKEY. Once again the Old Peterites took part in the Easter Festival at Scarborough, and spent a very enjoyable weekend there. From the point of view of results, the team was not so successful as last year, but this was chiefly due to a combination of unfortunate circumstances mostly connected with the weather, which had the result of robbing us of some of our most valuable players. Mr. Norwood, the team manager, was, unfortunately, not able to be present, but B. W. Jackson did some valiant work as his deputy.
OLD PETERITES 3 goals, CESTRIANS 1 goal. This, the first match of the Festival, was, alas, the best.
The Old Peterites had a full side out and got together immediately. Though the Cestrians did most of the attacking in the first half they seldom looked like scoring, the Old Boys' defence being very sound. Warin and Cooper scored goals for the O.P.'s before half-time, the second one being the result of a very good movement. Though perhaps lucky to have a two goals lead at this stage the Old Peterites were attacking for long periods in the second half, and were definitely the better team ; they were quicker onto the ball and more direct in their methods than the Cestrians, but only one more goal was scored, a brilliant back-handed shot by Warin. Davis, who had been moved to centre-forward at half-time scored the Cestrians' goal. In the Old Peterites, K. G. Chilman was very good in goal, Ogley was outstanding in a sound defence, and Cooper, Warin and Smith were a dangerous trio in the forward line. Team :—K. G. Chilman ; J. M. Atkinson, N. W. Smithson ; B. W. Jackson, R. Ogley, E. Harrop ; P. S. Atkinson, R. M. Cooper, R. P. WarM, F. Smith, J. Haigh.
OLD PETERITES 1 goal, SCARBORIANS 5 goals. One of the unfortunate circumstances mentioned above was the early date of Easter, for owing to this, Chilman, Cooper and Smith had to return to York. But even allowing for their absence and for the fact that the match had to be played on the Racecourse—a much worse ground than the Cricket Field—the Old Peterites showed disappointing form, particularly in the forwards. The Scarborians started off at a fast pace and scored three goals in the first twenty minutes before the Old Peterites had settled down. After this the Old Peterites rallied, and attacked strongly, forcing a series of corners. The forwards, however, showed little penetration, only Warin being at all dangerous, and before 7
half-time the Scarborians scored again after a quick breakaway. In the second half the Old Peterites had more of the play, but again were weak in the circle. Each side scored once, Warin's goal for the Old Peterites being a reward for a lot of hard work throughout the game. The Scarborians' goals were scored by Brooker (4) and Harris. Team :—J. Oakley ; J. M. Atkinson, N. W. Smithson ; E. Harrop, R. Ogley, B. W. Jackson ; K. Lockwood, W. Elliott, R. P. Warin, J. Haigh, M. B. Marwood.
OLD PETERITES 2 goals, OLD BOWDONIANS 3 goals.
The weather caused the time for this game to be altered from 4-15 p.m. to 11-15 a.m., and consequently the York contingent were again absent, as also were one or two more. Two forwards were borrowed from the Clodhoppers, and also a goalkeeper. The game was a very close one and either team might have won, but the Old Bowdonians' defence was just a little steadier than the Old Peterites'. The Old Peterites were the first to attack and were the better side in the first half. Bayliss and Elliott formed a dangerous left wing, and their swift raids were always dangerous. Bond, who played in Warin's place until the latter arrived, scored the Old Peterites' first goal, and a clever shot by Elliott resulted in the second. Gilbody scored for the Old Bowdonians, and at half-time the score was 2-1. In the second half the Old Bowdonians gradually improved, and they eventually took the lead with goals by the brothers Gilbody. The Old Peterites attacked desperately towards the end, and Warin, Elliott and Bayliss always looked dangerous, but the Old Bowdonians' defence held out. Team :—A. Goley ; J. M. Atkinson, N. W. Smithson ; E. Harrop, R. Ogley, B. W. Jackson ; T. Bayliss (sub.), W. Elliott, R. P. Warin, A. N. Other, C. Wellington.
OLD PETERITE SQUASH RACKETS. (By a Special Correspondent.) After our triumphant debut in the Londonderry Cup Competition of 1935-6, our ignominious defeat at the hands of the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, in the second round —the Old Peterites drew a bye in the first round—of this season's event came as an unpleasant anticlimax. As it was pointed out in " The Peterite '' when commenting on the narrow defeat by Eton in last year's semifinal, St. Peter's—to have any chance of making really good 8
progress in an Old Boys' competition—must be given full and unselfish support by all their players of any real class. The failure of one of our County players to turn out against Eton cost us that particular match ; but this season the situation was much more serious, and we were obliged to take the court against Dartmouth, at the United Services Club on January 29th with a deplorably weak team. Yardley came up from Cambridge, Pawle from Leeds, and Gray from Manchester, but two of our best players who were living in London declined invitations for most inadequate reasons ; Henry Burrows did not play, and David Burrows, who had given such a brilliant display against C. W. C. Packe in the memorable Eton match, was unable to make the journey from Leicester. So, with Pawle striking an off-day, the " tail " of the team began after Yardley, who gained our only victory at the expense of Lt. G. S. Salt. Turning to the actual match, one cannot but observe that it seemed distinctly unfair for the Old Peterites to have to play at the United Services Club, where the courts possess several features which favour the home team. Nominally, of course, this was a neutral court, but as Salt, Shaw and Sanderson—the first three Dartmouth strings—all happen to represent the United Services Club in Bath Club Cup matches, they held a big initial advantage. Yardley gave his usual graceful exhibition of stroke play, and dropped only as many points as he chose after a level first game with Salt. Pawle was never happy, however, and though he led 7-1 in the first game, he was unable to " put the ball away " on the slow court, while he could do nothing right with his " drops." In the ordinary course of events he would be expected to beat Commander Shaw with the greatest ease only a week or two before he had taken more points off D. I. Burnett than anyone but Snell, the winner, in the South of England Championship—but except for an inspired rally in the third game, which he won to love, he was always fighting a losing battle. Shaw, a very fit man, lobbed cleverly, and kept an accurate length in the rallies, while he retrieved with heartbreaking persistence. Gray was up against formidable opposition in Lt.Commander Sanderson, and he, too, struck an off-day, hitting a tremendous amount of fairly simple returns onto the tin. Sanderson took full advantage of his mistakes, and making some neat drop shots he lost only 13 points in the match. When Dobree led 2-1 against Lt. Fordham it seemed just possible that St. Peter's might pull the match out of the fire, but he suddenly lost his touch, and nothing went right for him in the last two games. If he experi-
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mented less when in a leading position he would win much more often. So Dartmouth had already won when Baker went into the court with the Navy Rugger forward, Hammond, and the latter completed their triumph with another comfortable victory. Baker ran himself to a standstill by the end of the second game, and scored only one more point. The results were:— N. W. D. Yardley beat Lt. G. S. Salt (Dartmouth), 9-7, 9-2, 9-3. S. G. S. Pawle lost to Commander R. J. Shaw (Dartmouth), 7-9, 3-9, 9-0, 3-9. B. A. C. Gray lost to Lt.-Commander I. C. M. Sanderson (Dartmouth), 6-9, 5-9, 2-9. N. R. Dobree lost to Lt. J. H. Fordham (Dartmouth), 7-9, 9-0, 9-3, 3-9, 4-9. R. C. Baker lost to Lt. R. J. L. Hammond (Dartmouth), 2-9, 9-6, 0-9, 1-9. It is to be hoped that next season will see a re-birth of the enthusiasm and loyalty to the Club which marked its initial year of match play. We have a number of decidedly useful players—if only they will turn out—and a side consisting of, say, Yardley, H. S. Burrows, J. D. Burrows, Pawle and R. G. Bullen could hardly fail to do well in the Cup. Besides these there are A. V. Mackintosh, Gray, T. B. Bridges and several others who have considerable match experience. Again tribute must be paid to the keen and efficient work of our Hon. Secretary, B. A. C. Gray, who has throughout had to work under most disheartening conditions. He arranged one tour in the Manchester district which had at the last minute to be cancelled because several players withdrew from the side, but fortunately fixtures with Lancing Old Boys, Woodford and Hendon Police College were carried out with happier results.
OLD PETERITE NEWS. NOTICES TO OLD PETERITES. THE O.P. CRICKET MATCH, SATURDAY, JULY 24th. Will all those who would like to play, please send their names to K. G. Chilman, Esq. THE O.P. BOAT RACES, SATURDAY, JULY 24th. Will all those who would like to row please send their names to K. H. Rhodes, Esq. Congratulations to N. W. D. Yardley on again representing Cambridge at Hockey against Oxford. We hear 10
he showed some clever stick-work and was unlucky not to score an opportunist goal from a high pass. From " The London Gazette " :— " Second-Lieutenant J. B. Deas, Durham Light Infantry (Supplementary Reserve of Officers), to be Second-Lieutenant, East Yorkshire Regiment." " J. S. Mandle to be Second-Lieutenant, 39th (Lancashire Fusiliers) Anti-Aircraft Battalion. From the Northern Command Orders, 3/4/37. " J. W. Garbutt to be Second-Lieutenant, 50th Division Signals." " H. Johnston to be Second-Lieutenant, 47th (Durham Light Infantry) Anti-Aircraft Battalion."
MARRIAGES, BIRTHS, DEATHS. MARRIAGES. HEMSLEY—CROSTHWAITE. Dr. Frederick Robert Willis Hemsley, of Harrogate, to Miss Margot Crosthwaite, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Crosthwaite, of The Grange Hotel, Harrogate, at St. Wilfrid's Church, Harrogate. ELLIOT SMITH—WILLIAMSON. On Saturday, April 10th, 1937, at St. Columba's, Pont Street, by the Rev. I. R. Gillan, Arthur Elliot Smith, F.R.C.S., elder son of the late Sir Grafton Elliot Smith and Lady Elliot Smith, of London, to Nancy Elizabeth, daughter of the late Mr. J. W. Williamson and Mrs. Williamson, of Egypt and Cyprus. DEATH. We regret to announce the death of Norman Boocock, 0.P., who died in London on December 28th, 1936.
SCHOOL OFFICERS.
EASTER TERM, 1937. Monitors : G. E. L. GRAHAM (Head of School House). J. M. DICKENSON (Head of Clifton Rise). J. T. BROCKBANK, (Head of Temple House). Captain of Hockey: G. E. L. GRAHAM. Captain of Boats : J. M. DICKENSON. Hon. Secretary of Shooting: J. M. DICKENSON. Captain of Squash : G. E. L. GRAHAM. C.S.M. in O.T.C.: J. M. DICKENSON. Editors of " The Peterite " : G. E. L. GRAHAM. J. M. DICKENSON. S. P. H. RYLATT. P. B. COCKBURN. C. J. LYNCH. 11
VALETE AND SALVETE. VALETE. CLIFTON RISE. J. M. Dickenson. 1932-37. VIth Modern. School Monitor. Head of Clifton Rise. Rowed for 2nd IV, 1935. 2nd IV Colours, 1935. Rowed for 1st IV, 1936. 1st IV Colours, 1936. Captain of Boats, 1937. Played for 2nd XV, 1935-36. 2nd XV Colours, 1936. Shooting Team, 1934-35-36-37. Shooting Colours, 1935. Captain of Shooting, 1936-37. Hon. Secretary of the Scientific Society. Certificate " A." C.S.M. in O.T.C. Member of " The Curtain." Editor of " The Peterite." D. H. Shaftoe. 1934-37. Al. Cadet in O.T.C. SCHOOL HOUSE. R. S. Derry. 1936-37. C Form. Cadet in O.T.C. TEMPLE HOUSE. I. Mitchell. 1933-37. VIth Modern. Cadet in O.T.C. SALVETE. SCHOOL HOUSE.
M. W. Sproulle. D. R. Mackintosh. J. R. Scholey (from Junior School). CLIFTON RISE. R. Fiat (from Junior School). TEMPLE HOUSE. K. C. Brown. E. A. Shearston.
CHAPEL. EASTER TERM, 1937. Jan. 24. Septuagesima.—The Headmaster. 31. Sexagesima.—Rev. F. H. Hamby. Feb. 7. Quinquagesima.—Rev. F. M. Windley, M.A., Vicar of St. Olave's, York. „ 14. 1st S. in Lent.—The Very Rev. the Dean of York. 21. 2nd S. in Lent.—Rev. Canon W. S. M. Coombs, Vicar of Sutton-on-Forest. „ 28. 3rd S. in Lent.—Rev. E. S. N. Bulmer, M.A., Rector of St. Maurice's, York. Mar. 7. 4th S. in Lent.—The Ven. A. C. England, M.A., Archdeacon of York. 9,
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Mar. 14. 5th S. in Lent.—Rev. E. K. Mules, M.A., Chaplain of Berkhampstead School. „ 21. Palm Sunday.-11 a.m., Confirmation by His Grace the Lord Archbishop of York. „ 28. Easter Day.—Rev. F. H. Barnby. April 4. 1st S. after Easter.—Rev. F. H. Barnby. CONFIRMATION. His Grace the Lord Archbishop of York attended the School Chapel on March 21st and confirmed about thirty members of the School.
MUSIC. ORGAN RECITALS. Mr. Sykes has continued to give us pleasing Organ Recitals after evening chapel on Sundays. These Recitals were instituted last term, and we hope that many are learning to appreciate the good music which is played. Sunday, January 24th. Handel Overture to the " Occasional Oratorio " Sunday, February 7th. Bairstow " The Hostel " Elgar " Pomp and Circumstance : No. 4 " Quilter " An Old Carol " Padraie Colum " Cradle Song " Sunday, February 21st. Bach Prelude and Fugue in E minor Mendelssohn Adagio from the first Organ Sonata Holst " Marching Song " Sunday, March 7th. Sonata in C sharp minor (First Movement) ... Beethoven Karg Elert " Clair de Lune " Handel March from " Scipio " Sunday, March 14th. Chorale Prelude, " Jesus, lead my footsteps ever "...Bach Festing " Largo," Air and two Variations Easter Sunday, March 28th. Purcell Two Trumpet Tunes and Air Handel " Largo " Beethoven " Hallelujah " (from " Mount of Olives ") Sunday, April 4th. Arensky " Basso Ostinato " Old Highland Air, " Turn ye to me " Dvorak " Largo " from " New World " Symphony 13
THE LIBRARY. Librarian : Rev. F. H. BARNBY. Assistant Librarians : J. M. DICKENSON, G. E. L. GRAHAM, S. P. H. RYLATT, J. M. RUCKLIDGE, P. B. COCKBURN. The following additions were made to the Library since the last issue of " The Peterite " :A. 69A.—Moonfleet : J. Meade Falkner. F. VIII 18A.—Commentary on Tennyson's " In Memoriam " : by A. C. Bradley. D. I. IIA.—Man and His Work: A. J. and F. D. Herbertson. Wisden's Cricketer's Almanack for 1937. B. V. 29C, D.—Yorkshire Past and Present: 2 volumes, T. Baines (presented by J. Orris). A. 87A.—Death at the President's Lodging: J. Innes.
THE SATURDAY SOCIETY. We have held eight meetings of the Saturday Society this term, and the entertainments have been much appreciated. The visit of Mr. " X," who was to talk on " Secret Service Work," was unfortunately cancelled, but the rest have filled in our Saturday evenings very pleasantly. January 27th. Archdeacon Riley, who recently travelled from Australia, gave a talk on Western Australia. He reminded us that Australians are not descended from the convicts who were originally sent out there, but from the many different white races who have settled at various times. There are also the natives, or Aboriginals, whose origin is unknown. They have, however, some splendid qualities. We were told of an instance when one of these natives, who was being escorted to gaol, saved his escort from drowning, although he himself was manacled. As Archdeacon Riley said, " I wonder if any other man would have done that." The country itself is as large as Europe without Russia, there being snow in the South and tropical forest in the North. It appears that the animals are not very wild, but kangaroos are apt to jump at motor car headlights. Many other types were mentioned, including a certain bird which flies ahead of a motor car at whatever speed it is travelling. He then went on to speak of the people who live out in the Bush. There are few roads in the interior, and children have to travel seven or eight miles to school on horseback. 14
Some are even too far away from civilisation to go to school, and so do not have the benefits of the Christian religion, but their numbers are decreasing as more schools are formed. Correspondence courses are arranged, and some of the children do very well when they go to the big cities to take examinations. Then we were told about Perth, with its wonderful river and white sea beaches : " Not dirty yellow as in England." The Australian boys and girls lead a much more open air life than we do here, because there is so much more sunshine. Pictures of typical Australian scenes and places were handed round and explained, but, unfortunately, not everybody saw them. However, we had an excellent evening's entertainment, and we could only wish more people had been there to listen. January 30th. A Lantern Lecture on " Cruelty to Animals and its Prevention " was given. It was pointed out that man should repay the animals he uses by looking after them and keeping them healthy. The horse was mentioned especially, as there are over a million in daily use in England alone. Many people are too poor or inexperienced to look after them properly, and this is where the R.S.P.C.A. can help by giving advice and tending or taking charge of the horse. We were shown, by means of slides, the various ways in which horses are found to be ill-treated. Mention was made of Tschiffely, the man who rode on horseback from Buenos Aires to New York in two years, using only two horses, which had been bought wild from an Indian. When Tschiffely arrived in New York he shipped those two faithful animals back to S. America. Work is being done by the R.S.P.C.A. to alleviate the sufferings of pit ponies and to try and prohibit their being used. From here the lecturer went on to talk about dogs and the origins of the many different breeds. Pictures of all these were shown on the screen. The various breeds of cats were shown, and we were told a few stories concerning the sagacity of that animal. Dogs and cats are just like human beings in the respect that they are sometimes ill and need treatment. This is provided in certain places by the R.S.P.C.A., where there are skilled veterinary surgeons. The work of the R.S.P.C.A. is thus doing much to prevent the unnecessary suffering to which animals are often subjected. 15
February 6th. John Wood gave a most interesting illustrated talk on " Humour and Wit." He showed us, by means of charcoal sketches, which he drew while talking, the various types of humour which have amused people from the earliest times. All the sketches he drew in a very short time, but they were amazingly lifelike and clear. Then he talked about caricatures, which were built up from a faint outline of an ordinary face. He illustrated this by sketching a faint outline of a face like Mr. Baldwin. He then put in the outstanding features, and the result was a very good picture. In time, he said, these outstanding features only are drawn and so represent Mr. Baldwin by a type of shorthand caricature. He also mentioned the characterisation of a country that used to be so popular. He drew the sausage German and the onion Spaniard. John Bull has apparently degenerated in recent years from a large fat man who dominates everybody, to a small insignificant little man. Several of the comic figures on the films, Felix, Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, were drawn. Members of the audience were then asked to suggest names of famous people, whose faces Mr. Wood drew, seemingly without any trouble at all. Dictators, politicians, famous men from history, film stars, all were portrayed expertly in a very short time. When he was asked for Don Bradman he drew his stock " get out," in the shape of a view of Bradman from behind, which was much appreciated. One of the best drawings was an excellent profile of the Duke of Windsor, which was taken away as a souvenir. So came the end of an entertainment which was different from anything we have seen or heard before, and we hope Mr. Wood will visit us again. February 13th. Captain L. Greenstreet gave us an account of Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914-1916, expedition to the Antarctic. Captain Greenstreet was the chief officer of the expedition, so we heard a first-hand description. Many slides were shown, the photography being excellent with the detail showing up very clearly. The object of the expedition was to cross the Antarctic continent and gain valuable knowledge of the physical and geological nature of the country. Two ships were used, one to carry the main party and the other to make depots on the other side of Antarctica which could be reached by the main party. 16
The " Endurance," the ship which carried Sir Ernest and his party, was strongly built of oak to withstand the enormous pressure of the ice in the south. It was reinforced with beams two feet thick and bows of solid oak sheathed in steel. Then we were told the story of a winter in the ice pack on the ship, and the breaking up of the ship by the ice, which sets up tremendous pressure, and the " Endurance," stoutly built though she was, could not endure, and gradually became a total wreck. For weeks the party tried to reach land, but the ice made it impossible, and no progress was made with the heavy boats. Eventually the pack ice broke up and Elephant Island was reached with the three boats. Then Shackleton and two companions set out and crossed the 800 miles of the worst seas in the world in an open boat to South Georgia, which they reached on the wrong side. A mountain range of about 4,000 ft. of ice and snow had to be crossed before a whaling station was reached. The men left on Elephant Island numbered twenty-two. There were two weeks' provisions and a but made of two boats. It was four and a half months before they were rescued, yet not one of them died, which was truly amazing. For a story of bravery and endurance under appalling conditions we felt this could not be surpassed, and we were sorry when the lecture came to an end. February 20th. The School were entertained by Lieut.-Colonel Harrison, D.S.O., M.C., who gave a most interesting talk on his escapes from Prisoner of War Camps in Germany during the Great War. He was a member of the 1914 Expeditionary Force and was captured by the Germans after two months' fighting. The next three years were spent in escaping from various prisons and camps in Germany and being brought back. Apparently prisoners were not shot for attempting to escape, except when they were caught breaking out of the camp. We were then shown, with the help of slides, the details of some of the escapes, and the methods used. Perhaps the most interesting escape was from the Civil Prison in Budg, which was accomplished with the help of a companion and three Russians who could not speak English. The sentry was attracted to one end of the corridor in which were the cells, while Harrison and his companion, having obtained a key, got out by the door at the other end. They were eventually recaptured when nearing the frontier, having accomplished the most difficult part of the escape. 17
On several occasions he masqueraded as a German Staff Officer, who was a very important person, not likely to be questioned. At the seventh try, Colonel Harrison and two companions escaped over the Dutch frontier and were able to travel to England, where they joined up in their original regiments. We hope to hear more of Colonel Harrison's adventures in the future.
February 27th.
Mr. Harrison Slater gave us an evening of Humorous Recitals. First he recounted an incident from " Innocents Abroad " by Mark Twain. It was about the guide who talks incessantly to a party of bored travellers, who ask stupid questions. This was very well done, the characters being aptly portrayed. Then we had an extract from the " Pickwick Papers," by Charles Dickens. The adventure was the shooting expedition, and Mr. Slater showed us the characters very well, although it was a little difficult for one man. Next came a poem, " The Crowning of Dreaming John," by John Drinkwater. This was perhaps not so much appreciated, but it was interesting, as it was a poem which we had not heard before. " The Road to Piesmarsh," by J. Thomas was the best of the recitals. It is a story of a man who asks an ancient roadmender how far it is to Piesmarsh, and cannot get an answer. The old man reminisces every time he puts his question, and the visitor becomes very exasperated. This was very amusing, the character of the old man being played excellently. Then came " The Story of a Test Match," which was not what one might be led to believe. It is a story of a grimly fought cricket match between two small boys in a backyard. Australia v. England, umpired by a kindly clergyman, who is an old Varsity blue. He might have laughed, but he was able to appreciate the seriousness of the two boys in their struggle. Lastly came " The Story of a School Report." At the end of term a boy finds an old report belonging to his father, who is boasting of what he did at school. His father sees the report, thinks it belongs to his son and reads the scandalous things written therein. His wrath grows greater and greater as he reads on, until at the end the boy manages to put in a word and informs his father of what has happened, and so the scene closes.
March 6th.
Mr. Harper Cory entertained us with a talk on " Hunting Wild Animals with a Camera." 18
He had a cinema projector and showed us pictures of the various animals in the National Parks of Canada. First came the story and picture of a Beaver's day, which is one of ceaseless activity from morn till night, building his dam or strengthening his home. We were shown how the mother beaver tells her children whether the bark of a certain tree is good to eat by making certain definite noises, which the little ones imitate. Then the Brown Bear was shown on the screen. These animals, although wild, are absolutely harmless, and we saw them wandering about buildings, climbing ladders and being fed. They appear to be very happy, and play about all day, sometimes on the golf links, where they like to pick up golf balls. Next we went by boat to the Queen Charlotte Islands on the Pacific Coast, where we saw a large colony of sea lions, who exhibited their diving and swimming ability, which makes up for their clumsiness on land. Lastly we were shown pictures of most of the animals in the Reserves, which have been formed up to protect them from hunters and so enable visitors to see them. This lecture was most cleverly given, as Harper Cory appreciates the humour of life in these parts, and tells amusing stories of his own narrow escapes from danger, We sincerely hope he will come and show us more films in the future. March 15th. Colonel T. C. Dunlop gave the Senior School a lecture on " The Defence of Britain." He said that the British Regular Army consisted of only 200,000 men, of whom a half are always abroad, policing various parts of our Empire. This is because there are no land frontiers to defend at home, the guarding of the coasts being entrusted to the Navy. The sea frontiers of the Empire must be guarded by the Navy, which must therefore have bases from which to replenish supplies of food, oil, etc. These bases must be guarded, and this is where the Army abroad is used, at Gibraltar, Malta, Singapore, Hong Kong. Our possessions must also be policed, and this takes the rest of our army abroad. India has the most, having some forty battalions amongst some three hundred millions of people. In this country of unrest, the British N.C.O. and a section of men has often stood for the King's Peace. As for the Army to defend Britain, there are only six divisions, compared with thirty-six in Germany and eightythree in Russia. But we have the Territorial Army, in whose hands is the entire responsibility for the military defence of 19
England against attack from the air. This army is recruited entirely from the people of this country, and is not a conscripted army. If the people of this country will support the Territorial Army, England will be able to form a very strong defence against invading aircraft, and will prove a very forbidding target. So we were advised by Colonel Dunlop to join the Territorial Army and help to defend our heritage from the hands of the enemy. March 20th. The School enjoyed an evening's entertainment given by Charles Duval, ventriloquist and conjuror. First of all he gave us an exhibition of ventriloquism with the aid of his partner, who was a small, very insubordinate young soldier. The ventriloquism was very good, especially while Mr. Duval was drinking a glass of water, a trick very difficult to perform. The soldier sang a song and was brought round so that we could watch the lips of the ventriloquist. Next were shown various characters portrayed with facial expression and a piece of felt only. Some of these were rather weak, but the piece of felt seemed to make so many different kinds of hats. Then we had the conjuring, which was much appreciated. Half-crowns appeared from all over the stage, and even from various people in the audience, who were most surprised. A hand of nap was played between three members of the audience, one of whom, helped by Mr. Duval, won all the tricks. This was because he knew the cards belonging to the other two players, so he played for everyone and beat himself. He gave us detailed instructions how to make cards smaller, so that they can be exchanged easily, but we didn't quite grasp the secret of the trick. Half-a-dozen razor blades were eaten and also a piece of cotton, which came out a little later with the razor blades threaded on to it. Lastly, M. Duval produced lots of silk handkerchiefs, yards of coloured streamers and whole bunches of national flags from a very small home-made microphone. March 31st. The School were entertained by Herbert Sutcliffe, who talked of many things, chiefly cricket. Even when very young he had an ambition to play for Yorkshire and England at cricket. He practised hard, was asked to play for Yorkshire, and soon had a permanent place in the team. His first century was made, during one of his 20
early partnerships with Holmes, by scoring a six when he was 94, and he said he did not think any hit had ever given him such a thrill as that one. Then we were shown some pictures taken during a voyage round the world with the 1932-33 Test team. At the Sydney Cricket Ground the " Hillites," who stand on a hill to watch the match, have often to withstand temperatures of over 100° in the shade, so they must be very keen. Several photographs of the more common batting strokes were then demonstrated with the aid of slides, and the main points impressed on us. Continuing the world tour, we saw surf bathing at Honolulu, where sharks sometimes interfere with the sport. Finally, we arrived in New York and looked up at the skyscrapers. Mr. Sutcliffe stressed the importance of sport in the lives of everybody, not only for the sake of health, but to occupy leisure time, which might be spent in ways not so beneficial. * * * The entertainments of the Saturday Society this term have been of a high standard ; they have varied in style and content and have been much appreciated by the whole School and many parents. We thank Mr. Price and Mr. Corkhill for arranging such an interesting series of evenings.
THE SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY. President: THE HEADMASTER. Vice-Presidents : J. H. STEVENSON, Esq., W. N. CORKHILL, Esq., K. G. CHILMAN, Esq. Hon. Treasurer : A. W. PING, Esq. Hon. Secretary: J. M. DICKENSON. Curator of the Museum : G. E. L. GRAHAM. Rise Representative: J. M. DICKENSON. School House Representative: J. M. RUCKLIDGE. Temple House Representative: J. A. WARE. Owing to the many activities of last term, it was found impossible to hold any meetings of the Society. However, it is hoped that some meetings will be arranged this term, and, if possible, the annual " outing."
HOUSE NOTES. SCHOOL HOUSE NOTES. House Notes for last term must first of all deal chiefly with sport. We have managed to retain the 1st Division 21
Boating, the Rugger, Hockey and Squash Cups. We also welcome the Boxing Cup back again after a year in the Rise. The 2nd Division Boating Cup has, for the first time in history, deserted the House and gone to the Rise ; the Cross Country Plate has gone to Temple House. Besides out-door sport there has also been a considerable amount of in-door sport, obtained, of course, from " Monopoly." This game, we know, has not been confined to the studies, because, on passing a certain room, 1 heard the following remark : " Drunk in charge, Matron, fined £10." The House would like to thank Mr. Rhodes for the keenness he has shown in coaching the House crews, and his efforts have been rewarded by our success in the 1st division• races. Mr. Rhodes has also presented the House with a new Ping-Pong Table, for which we are all very grateful. Our thanks are also due to Mr. Cooper for the hard work which he has put in with the Rugger and Hockey teams. The House Library, which Mr. Cooper started last term, is now a very popular institution. The following are to be congratulated on receiving their House colours last term :Rowing.—R. Bower, H. A. S. Hobson, M. Sproulle, G. D. Jefferson (cox). Hockey.—J. R. Walters. Squash.—J. M. Rucklidge, T. D. Ambler. Rugger.—S. P. H. Rylatt, R. N. Rimmer. Boxing.—V. L. F. Davin, J. T. Harding, P. R. G. Graham, H. A. Milburn, R. M. S. Parker, J. I. Sleight. Rugger.—R. S. Dixon. * * *
CLIFTON RISE NOTES. We would like to break the ice of this new column by saying what an excellent introduction we think it is, as it provides us with a chance of spreading a little news about the Rise, and after all there is nothing like truthful publicity. We are confident that as these notes become more mature they will take the place of the Editorial of this magazine in all respects except position, but what difference does that make, because no one ever reads the Editorial. Our only regret is that for an inaugurating number we have not quite such a good report as might be hoped for in future years. The 'flu epidemic struck us very badly, and at its peak we were left with but six members of the House, and many of these had coughs and colds of no small volume. However, when all our number had returned we quickly settled down again, and practice was started for the many 22
Inter-House events. To say that we had bad luck in some of these would be putting things very mildly, but we were certainly most unlucky in the Boating, Rugger and Boxing, and although this may appear rather a sweeping statement to the casual reader, reference to the accounts of the events will bear out the point. However, we really ought to be pleased to think that we can produce such effective teams and crews to compete with bigger houses, and this, we are sure, will be appreciated by all. However, the Rise made history last term when it won the 2nd Division Rowing Cup for the first time since its presentation ; and now that the cup has left the School House and come to the Rise, which after all is its proper home, as it was originally presented by an Old Risite, we hope it will remain with us for as many years as it did with the School House. Our only loss last term was the Boxing Cup, which is now being shared by the School House and Temple, but we look forward to next year, when we can have the satisfaction of winning it back from both of them. Quite naturally we played " Monopoly " at all hours of the day for the first few weeks of the term, but like all the greater men of the country we used will power and overcame its magnetic effects, and so it suffered a sad but timely fadeout into the lower portion of tuck boxes. Among the many other notable events of last term was the introduction in the Rise of an entirely new Yard Game (copyright by the Rise) consisting of a form of out-door squash played with tennis balls and hockey stick. The rules are uncertain, but appear similar to those of ordinary squash, the only difference being that you must hit the ball before it stops. Like other famous Rise innovations, this game showed no signs of disappearing in the near future, neither was there at any time a lack of competitors. We feel that we have said enough, and we would like to conclude by saying that in compiling these notes we have tried to follow a very good Rise principle, which may be defined quite simply by a well known phrase: " Quality not Quantity." We would like to congratulate the following, who received their House colours during last term :Rugger.—A. C. W. Ping, T. F. Cameron, M. S. Douglas. Boxing :—M. S. Douglas, M. J. Buckle. Rowing.—A. C. W. Ping. Hockey.—T. F. Cameron, G. P. G. Stephenson. Squash.—P. B. Cockburn. 23
TEMPLE HOUSE NOTES. We take this opportunity of welcoming Mr. Sykes as joint housemaster with Mr. Smith. Mr. Sykes joined us in the Christmas term, and since then he has been doing a lot of work in connection with the House. With our change in name, from Dayboys to Temple House, has come a change in fortunes. We have won, by an overwhelming margin, the Inter-House Cross Country Plate, gaining the first five places. Cole is to be congratulated on winning it. We understand he had been training himself for it since Christmas ! In the Mile also five Templars were the first in. Brockbank won this in 5 mins. 114/5 secs., rather faster than last year's time. For the first time in the history of the House we have a share in the Blair Cup for Boxing. We and the School House each gained five points, with Clifton Rise only one point behind. In the Boat Race, however, our luck failed. The School House 1st IV, the eventual winners, drawing the railway side of the river, were carried through Scarborough Bridge at an amazing rate, and won by one and a half lengths. We lost the Hockey to the winners of the final, the School House, the score being 1-0. Our defence was generally quite good. A. T. H. Wright, M. S. Hall, E. R. Gossop and H. P. Cole were regular members of the School Hockey XI, J. T. Brockbank finding his position in the last two matches of the season. A. T. H. Wright, M. S. Hall and E. R. Gossop are to be congratulated on being awarded their School Hockey colours. We congratulate the following new House colours :J. A. Ware, L. Telfor, E. P. S. Bulmer and F. F. Steele.
NOTES AND ITEMS. We congratulate A. T. H. Wright, J. T. Harding, M. S. Hall, E. R. Gossop and G. P. G. Stephenson on being awarded their 1st XI Hockey colours, and T. D. Ambler on receiving his School Squash colours. The VIth form attended a lecture on " Theories of the State " given by His Grace the Lord Archbishop of York at St. Laurence's Hall. G. E. L. Graham, C. J. Lynch, P. B. Cockburn and S. P. H. Rylatt were appointed Editors of " The Peterite." J. T. Brockbank, P. B. Cockburn and J. M. Rucklidge were made Assistant Librarians. Several members of the School attended Bach's " St. Matthew Passion " at York Minster on Passion Sunday. 24
G. E. Shepherd has been appointed Captain of Boats for next term. R. S. Dixon has been appointed Hon. Secretary of Shooting for next term.
WINTER TERM, 1878. Many of us have looked with both awe and mystification at the programmes which appear each year for the Christmas play. We have glanced, perhaps casually, at the list of plays previously performed by the St. Peter's Players, and we have been smitten (yes, smitten is the right word) with that formidable eye- and mouthful, " Chrononhotonthologos." We have wondered when this play was performed, what it was all about, and who acted in this piece—with so impossible a name—" Chrononhotonthologos," indeed ! Well, at last we have tracked it down. Having recently been presented with some old School theatrical programmes, we discover, to our disappointment, that it was a mere savoury or after-course which closed the entertainment after " Twelfth Night," the main dish of the evening; they seemed to go in for long programmes in those days, or perhaps the York audiences demanded more for their money. We give below the cast of both plays as they were performed here on Monday, December 16th, and Tuesday, December 17th, 1878. Perhaps it will solve the mystery of that name " Chrononhotonthologos " for some of us, and be of interest to others who remember the School in those days, or who, indeed, acted in it. ROYAL SCHOOL OF ST. PETER, YORK. AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB. The above Club will give an ENTERTAINMENT on the nights of Monday, December 16th, and Tuesday, December 17th, 1878. President: Rev. H. M. STEPHENSON. Committee : J. H. DANIEL, S. J. J. S. LE MAISTRE, H. WALKER. Honorary Secretary: G. H. WADE. Treasurer: W. H. JACKSON. 25
THE TWELFTH NIGHT or WHAT YOU WILL by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. First performed Feb. 2nd, 1602. S. J. J. S. le Maistre Orsino—Duke of Illyria Sebastian—A young gentleman, brother to Viola 0. C. Williamson Antonio—A sea-captain, friend to Sebastian ... G. H. Wade A Sea-Captain—Friend to Viola H. Walker Valentine I gentlemen attending on Duke G. H. Eyre Curio (B. G. M. Baskett Sir Toby Belch—Uncle to Olivia A. H. Wood Sir Andrew Aguecheek—Friend to Sir Tobias Belch W. H. Jackson Malvolio—Steward to Olivia Hugh Moss Fabian—Servant to Olivia J. H. Mallinson Feste—Jester to Olivia F. T. Griffith Friar G. E. Crawshaw Officer of Military Police F. H. Eadon 1st Soldier T. Moss Olivia—A rich Countess T. E. Grahame Viola—In love with the Duke C. I. H. Williamson Maria—Olivia's Gentlewoman P. B. Heaven Lords and Pages in Waiting, Sailors, Soldiers and Pedestrians.
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The Scene is laid in a city of Illyria, the Streets, the Palace, Olivia's seat, and the Sea Coast near it. CHRONONHOTONTHOLOGOS. The most Tragical Tragedy that ever was Tragedized by any Company of Tragedians. By " Honest " Harry Carey, A.D. 1734. King Chrononhotonthologos S. J. J. S. le Maistre Aldiborontiphoscophornio W. W. Garwood Rigdum—Funnidos A. H. Wood Bombardinian, a General Hugh Moss Captain of the Royal Body-Guard G. H. Wade Herald T. Moss The Fiddler Royal W. W. Hargrove The Camp Cook L. A. Ryott Doctor W. E. Brockbank Queen Fadladinida F. W. Chapman Tatlanthe, her confidante C. I. H. Williamson Lady in Waiting P. B. Heaven Lords, Pages in Waiting and Soldiers. 26
A powerful Ballet of sleep-dispellers will go through their marvellously energetic and agile performance assisted by a master of ceremonies, two cats, and a hornpipe. The Scene is laid in the Palace, the Royal Gardens, and the interior of a General's Tent in the encampment on the plains of Queerumania. The Overture, the Music between the Acts and that incidental to the TWELFTH NIGHT, with the Ballet Music in CHRONONHOTONTHOLOGOS, will be kindly rendered by Mrs. STEPHENSON, Mr. F. K. HATTERSLEY, and Mr. A. SAMPLE. Shakespeare's songs, " Come away, come away Death " and " 0 Mistress Mine," from the Twelfth Night, by Mrs. STEPHENSON. Berthold's " Cats' Duet," by Messrs. W. H. JACKSON and J. H. MALLINSON. All the Scenery used has been painted by the Amateur Scenic Artists of the School. The Dresses and Properties by SAMUEL MAY, Costumier, Bow-street, London.
O.T.C. NEWS AND REPORT.
Last term's O.T.C. programme was a larger one than is usual for an Easter Term, but at the same time it was very popular and exceedingly instructive, and we would like to take this opportunity of thanking all those who have helped in any way to make it such a success. On February 9th, E. N. Dickenson, J. D. Ambler, A. C. W. Ping and C. J. Lynch went up to the Depot of the West Yorkshire Regt. under C.S.M. Dickenson, where they took their Certificate "A" Practical exam. All four are to be congratulated on passing, and we would like to take this opportunity of thanking Lt.-Col. V. A. H. Daly, M.C., and the Officers of the Depot for entertaining them to lunch in the Officers' Mess. At the same time, we would like to extend our thanks to Col. Daly for his kindness in coming down to talk to the Corps about the new organisation and arms of the mechanized army. To make his talk more interesting he brought along with him two of the new Morris Commercial Army Trucks, and this was fully appreciated by all. Lectures to the Certificate "A" theoretical candidates were given last term by Capt. R. G. Glendining, of the West 27
Yorkshire Depot, and by Capt. P. H. Sykes. The lectures were mainly concerned with the practical advantages and disadvantages of the new organisation, and most things were covered fairly fully before the exam, the results of which will be in our next issue. Shortly before half-term we had a War Office visit, when Lieut.-Colonel the Viscount Bridgeman, M.C., of the General Staff, came down to see us. For the visit we just had our ordinary parade with No. 2 Platoon doing section drill and the recruits under the instructor; the Certificate "A" Platoon were having a lecture in the lecture room. After watching part of the parade, Viscount Bridgeman made a thorough tour of the armoury, the store-room and the Rifle Range. If we may be permitted to say it, we would like to point out that a visit or inspection of this type seems to be of much more practical value than the ordinary rehearsed annual inspection, when things are not always seen in their ordinary light. On Friday, March 5th, the Corps were given a whole holiday by the Headmaster and a very interesting day was arranged by Capt. P. H. Sykes in conjunction with the 5th Division and the War Office. We left the School after chapel and marched up to Fulford Barracks ; haversack rations were taken and rifles and pouches were left behind. To many of us the most enjoyable event was when the band and drums of the York and Lancaster Regiment met us and marched us into the Cavalry Barracks. We would like to say here how very much this was appreciated, and thank Bandmaster E. S. Evans for his kindness in parading the band for us. For the first part of our visit we were entertained by Lieut.-Colonel M. O'M Creagh, M.C., of the 15th/19th Hussars, who had arranged some very interesting demonstrations for the Corps, and we are all most grateful to him and the other officers concerned for providing such a very good show. We spent most of this time in the indoor riding " school," where recruits are taught most of their riding and jumping. From a gallery we watched a troop being drilled in various formations ; this was followed by demonstrations of different forms of jumping, and it finished with a display of training a riderless horse. It was all very instructive, and we would like to thank especially Lieut. N. A. Courage who gave a commentary on each of the various items. We then went outside and watched an expert give a demonstration of the many different uses of the sword when on horseback, and to conclude the demonstrations we saw a piece of exceedingly clever trick riding with arms crossed, a fine ending to an enjoyable and instructive visit. 28
For the rest of the day we were with the 1st Battalion of the York and Lancaster Regiment, who are commanded by Lieut.-Colonel H. E. de R. Wetherall, D.S.O., M.C., to whom we are most grateful for arranging such a thorough tour of the barracks. On arrival we were split up into small parties, each with a guide, and in this way the Corps visited and had explained to them all the different parts of the barracks, from the Cookhouse to the extraordinarily interesting Officers' Mess. Lunch time arrived and we ate our haversack rations in the Canteen, where other edibles could be purchased at will; the officers being entertained in the Officers' Mess. Last, but not least, came what was considered by many to be the most interesting and instructive—the taking part in some anti-gas drill. This took place in the miniature range, where most of the Corps were supplied with masks of the ordinary service pattern. A detailed description and demonstration of how to use the respirators was given by Capt. G. Parker, whom we would like to thank for providing such novel instruction. Just to conclude, the officers and 1st class shots of the Corps fired five rounds each at a large target while they were wearing the respirators, and some good scores were returned. So ended a tiring but instructive day, and once again we would like to thank all those who did so much towards making it so successful. Our last special parade consisted of a visit in mufti to Lumley Barracks to have some instruction given us about the guns of the 1st West Riding Battery of the Durham and West Riding Medium Brigade R.A. This was arranged by Major K. G. Chilman, and we are grateful both to him and the instructor for providing us with such an instructive afternoon. The annual inspection is on June 16th, and will be carried out by Colonel H. A. R. Aubrey, O.B.E., M.C., Commanding 146th Infantry Brigade. This year the O.T.C. will attend the camp at Strensall from July 27th to August 4th. The Brigade Commander will be Lieut.-Colonel H. E. de R. Wetherall, D.S.O., M.C., Officer Commanding 1st Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment. Last term the band put in a great deal of hard work under C.S.M. Dickenson, who had a difficult job in training an almost completely inexperienced corps of drums, while Sergt. Harding worked hard to bring the buglers up to standard, so that by camp the band should be up to its usual efficiency. We would like to thank both of them for the valuable training they have given to the band, when really they have both retired from it. 29
The following passed Certificate "A" Theoretical last term :—P. B. Cockburn, R. S. Dixon, J. T. Harding, J. M. Rucklidge, G. E. Shepherd, J. A. Ware, J. A. Wright. The following promotions took place during last term :C.Q.M.S. Dickenson was promoted to C.S.M. Sergeant Graham was promoted to C.Q.M.S. Corporal Harding was promoted to Sergeant. Cadets Cockburn, Rucklidge and Dixon were promoted to Corporals. Cadets Ping, Dent, Shepherd, Lynch, Rylatt, Davin, Brockbank, Ware and Wright were promoted to Lance Corporals. We would like here to express our thanks to Capt. A. G. Fairrie, M.B.E., of the Cameron Highlanders, for the lectures he gave to the Certificate "A" candidates during last Christmas Term, and for the other ways in which he has helped the Corps. ROLL OF N.C.O.'s. C.S.M.: J. M. Dickenson. C.Q.M.S.: G. E. L. Graham. Sergeant : J. T. Harding. Corporals : P. B. Cockburn, J. M. Rucklidge, R. S. Dixon. Lance Corporals : J. T. Brockbank, V. L. F. Davin, J. A. Dent, C. J. Lynch, A. C. W. Ping, S. R. H. Rylatt, G. E. Shepherd, J. A. Ware, J. A. Wright. SHOOTING. There was no shooting at all last term, and fixtures had to be cancelled because of the lack of time for practice. It is hoped, however, that there will be more activity at the Range this term, when there are the Inter-House and InterSection competitions.
HOCKEY. EASTER TERM, 1937. 1st XI RESULTS. Jan. 30. Leeds Corinthians H.C. ... Home • • • Scratched ... Home • • • Lost 5-7 Feb. 6. Ben Rhydding H.C. ... Home • • • Scratched „ 13. Leeds University H.C. ... Home • • • Scratched „ 17. Hull University H.C. „ 20. The Manchester Regiment Away • • • Lost 2-7 Home • • • Lost 2-5 „ 24. Styx H.C. Away . • • Scratched , 27. Scarborough H.C. Away • • • Scratched Mar. 6. Worksop College ... ... Home • • • Drn. 2-2 „ 13. Hull H.C. „ 15. "A" XI v. Bootham School... Away • • • Won 4-0 ... Away • • • Aband'ed „ 17. York H.C. ... Home • • • Aband'ed „ 20. Doncaster H.C. ... Home • • • Won 6 4 April 6. Old Peterites 30
HOCKEY RETROSPECT. We are assured by older hockey players that this has been the worst season for weather within living memory. A glance at the fixture list above will tell the tale that out of a total of thirteen matches we had to scratch or abandon no fewer than seven. It has been very disappointing, not only because we had matches scratched, but because the grounds were so consistently saturated that we could have very few practice games. Consequently the results of the season must not be looked upon too unfavourably ; allowances must be made for the lack of ordinary practice as well as match practice, and for the extreme youthfulness of the team as a whole. It must be said for the team that they kept very well together, seeing that everything militated against the formation of a team, and they played one very good game against the Styx H.C.. In this game the School were opposed by a team composed of several county and other very experienced players, and they really put up a splendid fight; that is to say, though their hockey was not of a very high standard, their determination was most praiseworthy. The team played the best hockey of the term in the last match of all when they beat the Old Peterites by six goals to four. In this match the side adapted themselves to the conditions of a sticky ground, and some of the passing movements were quite exemplary. Congratulations to the XI on closing the season with so fine a game. There are players in the team who will be most useful to the side when they have gained more experience and improved in physique, and we ought to be able to look forward to a good nucleus around which to build a team next year. A word to those " middles " and juniors who, because of the weather, suffered more than seniors : it must be realised that this was an exceptional year for unfit grounds, and it is to be hoped that next year they will get as much hockey as they wish. Furthermore, let it be remembered that there are definite signs of talent amongst the younger players, and with perseverence and the same enthusiasm they will find places in the 1st XI either next year or the year afterwards. Summary of matches :Won 2, Lost 3, Drawn 1, Scratched or Abandoned 7, Goals for 21, Goals against 25. * * * 1st XI CHARACTERS. G. E. L. GRAHAM (Captain, Centre-forward). A player who would have shown much better form had the grounds been dry. Neat with stick and a quick shot. Set the team a good example in dash and intelligence. 31
A. T. H. WRIGHT (Inside-left). Showed improvement on last season in being quicker in following up and tackling back, but was handicapped by wet grounds. J. H. HARDING (Right Back). A player who learnt the game very quickly. Seemed to have an instinct for forestalling a pass, and learnt to clear very well. E. R. GOSSOP (Right-half). A much improved played who sent across some good passes. Needs more speed and must curb a tendency to give " sticks." Positions well. M. S. HALL (Left Back). A plucky but unpolished player. Showed great dash on occasions and often cleared well, but clumsy with his stick. G. P. G. STEPHENSON (Goalkeeper). Made some good saves in the middle of the season, but rather lost his form towards the end. Must think more quickly. T. F. CAMERON (Outside-right). Will be good with more experience. Has a fine turn of speed, but must learn to do more on his own. V. L. F. DAVIN (Centre-half). Did not come up to expectations. Showed determination but apt to be rather wild, and bad at positioning himself. H. P. COLE (Left-half). A young player. Neat with his stick and good at positioning, but must learn to hit the ball harder and send across long passes to inside-right. S. P. H. RYLATT (Outside-left). Neat with his stick but lacks dash and speed. J. T. BROCKBANK (Inside-right). Came into the side late in the season, and did not get into his stride until the last match. Needs a lot more experience. Also played:— H. A. MILBURN (Inside-right). A young player who understands the game. Will be useful later when he has more speed and strength. * * * ST. PETER'S v. BEN RHYDDING. Played at St. Peter's on February 6th. Result: Lost, 5-7. This was the School's first match, and owing to the 'flu epidemic many regular members were unable to play. To strengthen the side the School team included K. G. Chilman, Esq., R. M. Cooper, Esq., and G. S. Stead, Esq. For the first twenty minutes the ground was fairly flat, but owing to its softness soon became very bumpy. The School started with a quick goal by Graham in the first few minutes and continued to do most of the attacking for about 15 minutes, but weak finishing in the circle lost at least one goal. Ben Rhydding availed themselves of their opportunities and had scored twice by half-time. In the second half Ben Rhydding broke through the School defence 32
twice very early on, and scored each time. K. G. Chilman cleared the ball to the wing, who dribbled up the field and centred, R. M. Cooper having no difficulty in scoring. Play remained in mid-field for some time until the Ben Rhydding centre-forward scored after a good passing movement. Two more goals were scored by each side during the last ten minutes—R. M. Cooper and Graham scoring for the School. The strongest part of the School side was the half-back line, where K. G. Chilman and G. S. Stead did much useful work. The full-backs, although young and inexperienced, did a lot of hard work, and Dixon proved himself a useful and courageous goalkeeper. Team :—R. S. Dixon ; R. N. Rimmer, F. F. Steele ; E. R. Gossop, K. G. Chilman, G. S. Stead ; T. F. Cameron, A. T. H. Wright, G. E. L. Graham, R. M. Cooper, S. P. H. Rylatt. * * * ST. PETER'S v. 2nd BN. THE MANCHESTER REGT. Played at Strensall on February 20th. Result: Lost, 2-7 This was the first time the School had played on a hard ground during the season, and were very often defeated by the speed at which the ball travelled. The Manchesters opened the scoring in the first few minutes with a good flick goal from a narrow angle. The School then attacked, but owing to their weakness in the circle missed a goal off a centre from Rylatt. The good stickwork of the army forwards gave them two more quick goals before the School retaliated with a good shot by Wright, which was well saved by the Manchesters' goalkeeper. Just before half-time the Army scored again—this time they went up the field passing from one wing to another until the centre-forward scored with an easy shot. Half-time came with the Manchester Regiment leading by four goals to nil. In the second half the School started with new life, and a neat passing movement between the inside forwards resulted in a goal by Graham. The Manchesters were then awarded a penalty corner from which they scored ; none of the School side seemed to make any effort to stop them ! After the bully-off the ball went to the right wing, where Cameron dribbled up and gave a gentle pass to Graham, who had no difficulty in scoring. In the last few minutes the Army side scored two more quick goals—the School by this time were tired, owing to the speed at which the game had been played. Final score, St. Peter's 2 goals, 2nd Manchesters 7 goals. Team :— R. S. Dixon ; J. T. Harding, G. H. Briggs ; E. R. Gossop, V. L. F. Davin, H. P. Cole ; T. F. Cameron, H. A. Milburn, G. E. L. Graham, A. T. H. Wright, S. P. H. Rylatt. 33
ST. PETER'S v. STYX H.C. Played at St. Peter's on February 24th. Result : Lost, 2-5. After about four or five days of sun and wind the Hockey Field looked more like a field than a mud patch, and one could walk on it without sinking in; in fact, for York the field was hard, and it was a fine day in spite of gloomy weather forecasts about snow. The School went away from the start and put up a very good fight in spite of the strong, experienced side against them. The Styx were the first scorers with two quick goals —one from a good passing movement and the other from a goal-mouth scramble. Play then went from end to end, both sides' full-backs clearing well. After a good centre from Rylatt and another goal-mouth scramble, Graham scored for the School with a flick. The Styx were then awarded a penalty corner off which R. P. Warin had no difficulty in scoring. The backs had now been running about a lot and were rather tired, and the Styx took advantage of this by attacking with long passes, until Warin, who is always in the right place, scored off a first-time shot. The School then attacked hard and managed to keep the ball in their opponents' " 25 " until they were awarded a penalty corner. Rylatt took the corner, Davin stopped it cleanly and Graham scored with a hard, clean shot. The whistle then went for half-time with the score : School 2, Styx 4. In the second half the School were determined to make up the two goals, and they played a very good game, remembering what they had been told at half-time about hard, long passes. The play was up and down the field the whole time. The School backs clearing hard and the forwards racing up the field to try to score off hard centres by Cameron and Rylatt. There was only one goal scored in the second half, and that was by the Styx after a hard tussle in the circle, and the score was 5-2 against the School when the final whistle went. Team :—G. P. G. Stephenson ; J. T. Harding, M. S. Hall ; E. R. Gossop, V. L. F. Davin, H. P. Cole ; Cameron, H. A. Milburn, G. E. L. Graham, A. T. H. Wright, S. P. H. Rylatt. * * * ST. PETER'S v. HULL H.C. Played at St. Peter's on March 13th. Result: Drawn, 2-2. The field was very wet for this match owing to much rain during the previous night, but by this time the School were accustomed to water. St. Peter's started with a rush ; the ball was moved from the centre to the wings and back to 34
Milburn, at inside-right. He centred to Graham in the circle, who scored with a first-time shot. Hull then started with a hard attack by their right wing, but Harding and Hall tackled and cleared with pleasing regularity, until the School were once more attacking. A short corner against Hull just failed to score, and gull cleared the ball to the School half. A hard shot from the Hull right wing was deflected off one of the School backs' foot and resulted in a goal for Hull. Play then went from end to end, Graham missing an easy goal, until half-time came with the score at one all. The second half started with renewed vigour on both sides. Hull did most of the attacking and only missed scoring by bad shooting: they eventually scored a goal after a scramble round the goal-mouth. The School then attacked, but their inside forwards seemed to be unable to make use of their opportunities in the circle. Another goal came to the School after a good centre from Rylatt and a second-time shot from Graham. Two more corners were awarded, but the ground being slow, Graham was unable to score. Cameron had bad luck in not scoring during the last few minutes of the game. His shot went over the cross-bar. Full-time went with the score : St. Peter's 2, Hull H.C. 2. The chief point about this match was the good tackling and clearing by the full-backs. Team :—G. P. G. Stephenson ; J. T. Harding, M. S. Hall ; E. R. Gossop, V. L. F. Davin, H. P. Cole ; T. F. Cameron, H. A. Milburn, G. E. L. Graham, A. T. H. Wright, S. P. H. Rylatt. * * * ST. PETER'S "A" XI v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL 1st XI. Played on Bootham School Ground on March 15th. Result: Won, 4-0. This match was played at Bootham on a fairly soft, uneven ground. The School side went straight into the attack but did not score owing to their weakness in the circle. The Bootham full-backs fought hard and managed to clear the ball to their forwards. However, Hall soon relieved any pressure on the School goal. The first goal for the School was scored by Brockbank, who took advantage of a scramble round the Bootham goal. Bootham then attacked, but were repelled and play remained in mid-field for the rest of this half. In the second half the School started with a quick goal by Milburn, who scored off a pass from one of the halves. After the bully, Bootham attacked, but, like the School, they were weak in the circle. The next goal was scored by Gossop, who backed up the forwards well. Just before full35
time Brockbank scored again off a through pass from Capaldi. Score : St. Peter's "A" 4, Bootham School 0. Team :—R. S. Dixon ; M. S. Hall, I. S. Mackay ; E. R. Gossop, V. L. F. Davin, H. P. Cole ; T. F. Cameron, H. A. Milburn, A. Capaldi, J. T. Brockbank, S. P. H. Rylatt. * * ST. PETER'S v. YORK H.C. Played on Bootham School'. Ground on March 17th. Result: Abandoned. This match was played on the Bootham Hockey Ground, this being the only ground in York which was not completely under water. The School were very sluggish and slow in starting, and York scored quite early on. Most of the play was in the School half, and the backs were not clearing as well as in previous matches. Another goal was scored by York just before half-time. In the second half the game was abandoned owing to a thunderstorm and bad light, which made further play quite impossible. Team :—G. P. G. Stephenson ; J. T. Harding, M. S. Hall ; E. R. Gossop, V. L. F. Davin, H. P. Cole; T. F. Cameron, G. E. L. Graham, A. Capaldi, A. T. H. Wright, S. P. H. Rylatt. * * ST. PETER'S v. DONCASTER H.C. Played at St. Peter's on March 20th. Result: Abandoned. For this match the pitch was very wet, making play almost impossible. For the most part of the game, play was very even, the ball flying from one end of the field to the other. Both sets of backs defended, effectively, although the School forwards were at times only just frustrated. Graham figured prominently in these attacks and had bad luck in not scoring. There were rather a lot of " sticks " against the School, but these were only in the first few minutes of the game, when the School seemed a trifle worried; however, this wore off and the School settled down to fight hard for a goal. This was not forthcoming, but owing to some misunderstanding the Doncaster left wing got away, and after a slight tussle in the School goal-mouth the ball was pushed into the goal. During most of the game hail had been falling with increasing force. This finally made play impossible and the match was abandoned after twenty minutes' play. 36
ST. PETER'S v. THE OLD PETERITES. Played at St. Peter's on April 6th. Result: Won, 6 4. Although it was a warm day, the ground was fairly soft and uneven. The O.P.'s opened the scoring in the first ten minutes with a goal by Yardley. The School, who had not played a game for about a week, took some time to get into their stride. By this time they had learned the importance of long, hard passes, and this soon rewarded them when Brockbank scored off a through pass by Graham. Although the O.P.'s had a fairly strong team out the School did their share of attacking, and were awarded a penalty corner from which Graham scored. The ball was moved up and down the field, but both sides' full-backs cleared well. Yardley managed to score from a very narrow angle with a flick shot, thus bringing the score up to 2 all. Just before half-time Graham scored off a hard centre from Cameron. The score at half-time was St. Peter's 3 goals, Old Peterites 2 goals. Early on in the second half the O.P.'s managed to get an equalising goal through J. S. Atkinson. From this time until just before the end the School did most of the attacking and Graham scored two quick goals, one off a centre from Cameron and the other off a centre from Rylatt. The best goal of the afternoon came when Brockbank scored with a hard first-time drive off a centre from Rylatt. Just before the final whistle Yardley, whose shots had been going rather wide scored after dribbling through the School backs to make the final score 6 4 in the School's favour. This was undoubtedly the best game the School played during the season ; they played as a team and sent out some really good long passes, and by so doing they beat an old boys' team composed of several brilliant individuals. The School forward line was at its best and a special word of praise is due to them for the way they played, and coupled with them must be mentioned the School full-backs and the goalkeeper, who stopped many dangerous attacks. Teams :—St. Peter's :—G. P. G. Stephenson ; J. T. Harding, M. S. Hall ; E. R. Gossop, V. L. F. Davin, H. P. Cole; T. F. Cameron, J. T. Brockbank, G. E. L. Graham, A. T. H. Wright, S. P. H. Rylatt. Old Peterites :—K. G. Chilman ; J. M. Atkinson, N. W. Smithson; E. A. Whitaker, R. Ogley, H. A. Butler; S. G. S. Pawle, J. S. Atkinson, B. A. C. Grey, N. W. D. Yardley, I. H. Segar. 37
INTER-HOUSE HOCKEY. The draw for the Hockey was as follows :School House v. Temple House. Winners v. Clifton Rise. The School House first played the Templars on Monday, March 22nd, but this had to be abandoned owing to snow. They finally played on Good Friday. The School House won, and beat the Rise in the final on Wednesday, March 31st. * * SCHOOL HOUSE v. TEMPLE HOUSE. Played on the Squash Court Field on March 22nd. The game started briskly, Temple House showing great dash from the start, but the School House defended well. However, there was no real power behind the School House attack, G. E. L. Graham being absent. The Temple forwards then attacked again and again and but for the skilful defence work on the part of Harding and Rimmer and some plucky saves on the part of Dixon in goal they would have scored many times. Snow was falling very fast, and as visibility was almost nil the game was abandoned till Friday. Friday, 26th March. The semi-finals were played again, as the former match had been abandoned. This time the Temple forwards were determined to get an easy victory, but they were frustrated time after time by the able defence of Harding and Rimmer. Dixon in goal made some good saves. Half-time came and there was no score. In the second half the pace was fierce, and the Templars were very determined; however, one noticed that the House forwards got a lot more of the ball than they did in the first half. About four minutes from full-time P. R. G. Graham, after a brilliant attack on the part of the House forwards, put the ball in the Temple goal-mouth. Play then became rather wild, but there was no further score. Final score : School House 1, Temple House 0. * * * RISE v. SCHOOL HOUSE. Played on the Pavilion Field on March 31st. The game was played on a very good, hard ground. The Rise started off with an attack which had not very much power behind it and the House backs had no difficulty in repulsing it. From then until half-time the ball was chiefly in the Rise half, but bad shooting and bad positioning of the House forwards resulted in no score. In the second half the House settled down to some hard work, and in a short time Graham scored with a flick goal. 38
A few minutes later Graham scored off a through pass from Milburn. The Rise then broke through the House defence and only good saving by Dixon saved a goal being scored against the House. In the last few minutes Milburn and Rylatt each scored a good goal. The Rise were playing a very inexperienced side, and they played remarkably well ; Ping and Cameron were the most outstanding players. Final score: School House 4 goals, Clifton Rise nil.
ROWING. Last term was probably one of the most difficult we have had to contend with on the river for some years. With many complete novices in the 1st division crews, and with outings on four days in the week only, the task of the coaches was not an easy one. Nevertheless, tubbing was soon started under conditions which varied from blizzards to hurricanes, accompanied most of the time by a roaring torrent in the place of our usually peaceful Ouse. The 'flu epidemic was our next setback, but after about three weeks clinkers made their appearance and serious training began. At first it seemed as if the standard of the rowing was not going to be as high as usual, but there turned out to be many " finds," and even if they tended to be light, the crews were quite up to the average by the time of the races. This was a great achievement by the coaches, and they deserve to be congratulated on producing such praiseworthy crews under such adverse conditions. 2nd division rowing also suffered from these hardships, but here again keenness and hard work combined to produce crews which showed considerable promise, and which rowed with great enthusiasm in the actual races. Apart from the ordinary rowing routine there were no outstanding events on the river last term: but from the look of some scratch crews which went out on slides we should have some rather light but effective School crews this term, and we would like to finish by wishing them the very best of luck in the various races and regattas. 1st DIVISION RACES. The draw for the races was as follows, the first-named crew taking the Station side:— School House 1 School House } School House S (21 lengths) Temple J (2 lengths) Rise The semi-final between School House and Temple was rowed on Friday, March 19th, and the final took place on the Saturday. Although the weather itself remained beautifully calm on both days, the river was very flooded, and it was its 39
exceptional rate of flow which chiefly accounted for the fast times of the races. In the semi-final, the School House, who were rowing on the Station side, got the better start and quickly gained a length's lead. The Temple crew, rowing very nicely together, then began to come up, and by the Diving Boards they were just over half a length ahead of the School House, who were sending up rather a lot of water. At the bend, Temple kept far too close into the side, which meant that they had to row through more dead water than was necessary, while the School House forged ahead on the strong current, and at Marygate Tower, with Temple just out of the dead water, they were 2 lengths up. This lead was slightly increased down the straight, and the School House passed the finish in 2 mins. 28 secs., a good 21 lengths ahead of Temple. Conditions for the final between the School House and the Rise on Saturday, March 20th, were very similar, the river remaining at about the same level. And so it was that this race was almost a repetition of the semi-final, the strong current on the Station side proving such a boon. After a delay at the start, caused by the boats drifting past the post, both crews got away quite well, the School House quickly gaining about length because of their rapid rate of striking. However, the Rise, who were rowing on the Minster side, soon got settled down to it, and rowing a long and powerful stroke they overtook the lighter boat and were still going up at the Diving Boards, where they were lengths in front of the School House. Here the Rise cox took a lesson from the previous race, and by keeping well out at the bend he avoided as much of the dead water as possible. As the Rise drew into the dead water through Scarborough Bridge, the School House put on a spurt, and helped by the current, they obtained a lead of about 11 lengths by Marygate. Both crews were now tiring, but the School House finished strongly just 2 lengths in front of the Rise in the record time of 3 mins. 12 secs after a very hard race. We would like to congratulate the School House on again winning the Inter-House Rowing Cup. Crews :School House :—M. I. H. Sproulle (bow), R. Bower (2), H. A. S. Hobson (3), G. E. Shepherd (stroke), G. D. Jefferson (cox). Rise:—J. A. Dent (bow), J. H. Butler (2), J. M. Dickenson (3), A. C. W. Ping (stroke), G. C. Brown (cox). Temple :—L. Telfor (bow), H. D. F. Amor (2), C. J. Lynch (3), J. A. Wright (stroke), E. W. Whitney (cox.). 40
2nd DIVISION RACES. The draw and results of the 2nd division races were as follows, the first-named crew in each race rowing on the Station side:— l Rise Rise 1 } Rise (3ft.) (21 lengths) School House Temple The semi-final between the Rise and the School House was rowed over the usual course on Tuesday, March 30th, and the final between the Rise and Temple took place on the following day. By the time of the races the river had returned to its normal level, so there was little or no advantage in the sides, and the weather remained quite calm, there being a slight headwind for the final which helped to steady the crews up a bit. In the semi-final between the Rise and the School House, neither crew obtained good starts, but the latter boat quickly gained a lead of about a length. The Rise then got settled down and soon overtook the School House, who were not rowing very well together, and continuing to go up they were 1 lengths ahead at Love Lane. Here the Rise crew got badly out of time, but they rallied and were 21 lengths up at the finishing post, which they passed in 2 mins. 36 secs. Despite the rough water caused by a fairly strong headwind, both crews in the final got quite good starts, and the Temple crew, rowing the faster stroke, gained about half a length's lead. The Rise crew rowing nicely together began to creep up and in between the Boathouse and Love Lane the crews were dead level, and at Love Lane the Rise were almost length ahead. Shortly after this the Temple boat went too far into mid-stream, and for several strokes the blades of the two boats were interlapping. Both crews were rowing very well indeed, and with the Temple boat coming up fast, the Rise passed the finish 3 feet in front. The time was 2 mins. 34 secs. It was a very fine finish to an exciting and hard-fought race, and we would like to take this opportunity of congratulating the Rise on winning for the first time a cup which was presented by an Old Risite. Crews :— Rise :—C. M. Robson (bow), J. M. Couldwell (2), M. S. Douglas (3), J. C. Atkinson (stroke), G. W. Scatchard (cox). Temple:—J. E. England (bow), K. E. Marriott (2), R. W. Wright (3), E. W. Whitney (stroke), J. M. Inglis (cox). School House :—S. Corner (bow), C. N. S. Killick (2), R. N. Rimmer (3), E. V. Elgey (stroke), H. D. Revill (cox) . 41
FOOTBALL. INTER-HOUSE RUGGER. This was played at the beginning of term in the usual way: Rise v. Temple House, Rise v. School House, School House v. Temple House. For the first time since this method of play was invented, each House won one match. The Rise beat Temple House. The School House beat The Rise. Temple House beat The School House. The matches were played again later on in the term, this time in the form of a " knock-out " competition. The Rise beat the Temple House in the semi-final and the School House beat the Rise in the final. INTER-HOUSE SEVEN-A-SIDE RUGGER SEMI-FINALS. CLIFTON RISE v. TEMPLE HOUSE. Played on the Grove Field on March 27th. The game started with a fairly easy try for the Rise in the first few minutes. After this the Rise showed that they were an infinitely superior team, although Temple House fought hard to get points. The Rise then scored several times before the half-time whistle went. During the second half the Temple attack was very strong, but Ping, the Rise captain, did a lot to frustrate them. The final whistle went with the score: Clifton Rise 17 points, Temple House nil. CLIFTON RISE v. SCHOOL HOUSE. Played on the Grove Field on March 29th. From the beginning both sides attacked strongly, though the Rise seemed to get into their stride more quickly than the House. After about four minutes' play of fierce forward struggle on the House try-line, Ping went over near the flag to score for the Rise. There was no further score when the half-time whistle went. The second half was much the same as the first, a dingdong battle being fought. About three minutes from the end Rimmer, intercepting a pass, ran through the Rise defence to score a magnificent try under the Rise posts. G. E. L. Graham converted it with a good kick. After a furious attack by the Rise to regain the lead the final whistle went to give School House the victory by one goal to one try. 42
SQUASH RACKETS. Last term there were only two competitions, Senior and Junior Open. The Junior Open had a very poor entry, only seven people entering for it. This shows very clearly that the enthusiasm for the game is decreasing rapidly throughout the School. Next year we hope there will be a great improvement in Squash, especially among the more Junior members. It would be a good idea if everyone bore in mind that Squash is one of the major games of the School, and that we have a very good reputation to keep up. The following are the results for the competitions :SENIOR OPEN. D. A. Smith G. W. Vero
1 f Smith (W.O.)
} Davin V. L. F. Davin Davin (3-0) (3-0) J. T. Brockbank f 1Milburn H. A. Milburn R. M. S. Parker f (3-1). J. R. Walters A. C. W. Ping
1 f Walters
J. I. Sleight 1Graham G. E. L. Graham f (3-0) J. M. Rucklidge 1Rucklidge H. A. S. Hobson f (W.O.) 1Graham E. Hodgson (3-0) P. R. G. Graham f P. B. Cockburn R. N. Rimmer
1Cockburn f (3-0)
J. T. Harding T. D. Ambler
1Ambler (W.O.)
Davin (3-0) Davin (3-2)
J } Graham (3-0)
T. D. AMBLER (3-0) (Winner)
Rucklidge (W.O.) Ambler (3-1) Ambler (3-1)
JUNIOR OPEN. H. A. Milburn W. B. A. Smyth 1Walters J. R. Walters f E. Hodgson 1Parker R. M. S. Parker f J. I. Sleight 1Sleight K. Greenwood f
}Milburn J. I. SLEIGHT (Winner) Sleight
SCHOOL v. THE MASTERS. Played on the School Courts on February 28th. In the match between T. D. Ambler and F. Smith, Esq., the latter was too clever and experienced for Ambler, with 43
the result that he generally finished off the rallies better. Mr. Smith won the first two games as he liked, but the third game was much closer, as Ambler was playing with more confidence, and he led 8-7. Mr. Smith, however, got to 8-8, and after two long rallies, he finished the match off when Ambler hit the tin. Score 9-2, 9-0, 10-8. G. E. L. Graham and G. S. Stead, Esq., had a good match, and although Mr. Stead won in straight games it was chiefly due to his retrieving and tireless running. Graham had bad luck with many of his drop shots, some of them just grazing the bar. There were many long rallies, and the stroke play of both players was of a high class. Score: 9-4, 9-4, 9-3. V. L. F. Davin gained a fine win for the School by beating R. M. Cooper, Esq., in four games. Both players hit the ball hard and to a good length, Davin winning because he was slightly the steadier player. Davin won the first game comfortably by 9-4, but Mr. Cooper won the second by 9-5, and when he led 8-2 in the third he seemed to have the game well in hand ; Davin, however, had a run of 8 points for the game. This gave him confidence, and he led 8-6 in the fourth ; Mr. Cooper, however, got up to 8 all, but Davin won the next two points for the match. Score: 9-4, 5-9, 10-8, 10-8. The match between Rucklidge and H. A. Wrenn, Esq., took an unusual course. In the first two games Rucklidge played well and won them both to love, and he seemed to be certain to win in three games. Mr. Wrenn, however, played well to win the third game, and he just failed to win the fourth, Rucklidge winning it by 9-6. Score: 9-0, 9-0, 7-9, 9-6. A. T. H. Wright had no difficulty in beating K. H. Rhodes, Esq. He was slow in starting and Mr. Rhodes took advantage of this, but Wright was in better training and lasted longer than Mr. Rhodes. Both players hit to a good length.
SCHOOL v. DEVONSHIRE HALL. Played on March 7th. The School beat Devonshire Hall in a Squash match at Leeds by two matches to one. In the top match G. E. L. Graham played H. Brearley, the Yorkshire Hockey and 2nd XI Cricket player. Brearley set a hot pace from the start, and playing a good all-round game he won the first two games fairly easily, Graham was playing quite well but took some time to get used to the court. 44
Graham, however, showed his best form this year when he won the next two games just as easily. The fifth game was very close, and although Graham led all the way, Brearley rallied well to get to 6-8. Graham then took the next two points to win a hard match. Score : 3-9, 3-9, 9-0, 9-6, 9-6. In the second match T. D. Ambler played J. Hardman, the Leeds captain ; both players hit hard to a good length and there were some very long rallies. Ambler started well and won the first game at 9-5, his opponent, however, won the next game by 9-3, and then led by 5-0 in the third. Ambler, however, produced some good angle shots and quickly got to five all, and after some long rallies he eventually won the game by 9-6. This took a good deal out of him and he lost the fourth game to love. He won the fifth game fairly easily by 9-3 and so won a close and exhausting match. Score : 9-5, 3-9, 9-6, 0-9, 9-3. V. L. F. Davin lost to H. Cooper by three games to love. All three games were long and close. The standard of play was very high, both players using drop shots and angle shots more than either of the preceding players. Davin had very bad luck not to win the second game after leading 8-6. Score: 5-9, 8-10, 6-9. SCHOOL v. OLD PETERITES. Played on the School Courts on March 14th. G. E. L. Graham lost to S. G. S. Pawle. This was a good match to watch, Pawle not winning so easily as the score suggests. Graham played well and he deserved all his points, many of them coming from his well-placed drop shots. Pawle hit very hard to a fine length, and generally finished off the rallies with some well-judged angle shots. Graham was a little careless with some of his shots, many hitting the tin ; this was partly due to lack of practice. Score : 9-5, '9-5, 9-3. T. D. Ambler lost to B. A. C. Gray. Gray started off at a good pace and won the first two games easily, his opponent being unable to find a length. However, in the third game Ambler played well, hitting the ball hard to a length and he won a close game at 10-8. The fourth was a repetition of the third game, with some very long rallies, Gray just winning it at 9-7. Score : 9-2, 9-2, 8-10, 9-7. V. L. F. Davin lost to M. Hollway. Hollway quickly went to six-love before Davin got in to score two points ; Hollway then recovered his service and ran out at 9-2. Davin, however, played well to win the second game at 9-6. 45
The third game went to Hollway at 9-5. The fourth was very exciting, both players retrieving well ; Davin actually led 7-6, but his opponent, who was the steadier player, won the game at 9-7. Score: 9-2, 6-9, 9-5, 9-7.
INTER-HOUSE SQUASH. TEMPLE HOUSE v. CLIFTON RISE (Semi-final). Played on February 19th. Temple House won by 3 matches to love. A. T. H. Wright beat T. F. Cameron after a long game in which Wright lasted the better. After losing the first game, in which Cameron played very well, Wright won the next at set two after a close game. Cameron, however, rather surprisingly won the next, but he had shot his bolt and Wright won the next two games easily. Score: 4-9, 10-8, 6-9, 9-1, 9-5. In the next match J. T. Brockbank beat P. B. Cockburn, but the match was closer than the score suggests. After winning the first game easily, Brockbank fell away and lost the second game. He recovered well, however, and easily won the next two for the match. Score: 9-1, 4-9, 9-4, 9-2. In the match between the third strings, the first game was fairly evenly fought out. But J. A. Ware, who was serving well, won the next two games as he liked. Score: 9-5, 9-4, 9-0. SCHOOL HOUSE v. TEMPLE HOUSE (Final). Played on February 21st. School House won by 3 matches to love. In the match between Ambler and Brockbank, the former, who is generally a slow starter, found his form at once, and set a fast pace. After having won the first two games easily, he seemed well set for the third game when he led three-love. Brockbank, however, rallied well to lead 7-5, but Ambler took the next four points for the match. Score : 9-1, 9-3, 9-7. The match between Graham and Wright went to five games before the former won. Graham started well and won the first game with ease at 9-2. In the second game, Wright led 8 4, but Graham retaliated and eventually won a close game at 10-9. Wright then played exceedingly well to win the next two games, although the fourth game was desperately fought out. Graham started off in fine style in the last 46
game and led 6-0, and although Wright fought hard, Graham had little difficulty in winning this game. Score : 9-2, 10-9, 2-9, 7-9, 9-5. In the match between the third strings, Ware started by serving three aces, but Rucklidge quickly found his touch and won a fairly easy first game. In the next two, however, Rucklidge completely dominated the play and finished an easy winner. Score: 9-5, 9-2, 9-1. Final score : School House 3 matches, Temple House nil. HOLIDAY SQUASH. T. D. Ambler played fourth string in a public schools match v. The Escorts at Ealing on January 3rd. He lost to L. Powell, 9-10, 6-9, 7-9. In the Public Schools Senior Handicap Tournament at Queen's Club on January 4th, V. L. F. Davin (owe 1) lost to M. W. Dick (Winchester) (+4), 0-9, 2-9, 3-9, in the first round. T. D. Ambler (owe 2), who received a bye into the second round, lost to D. B. Yorke-Long (Canford) (owe 1), 9-6, 4-9, 4-9, 9-3, 5-9. THE DRYSDALE CUP. T. D. Ambler is to be congratulated on his performance in the Drysdale Cup played at the R.A.C. during the Easter holidays ; he reached the semi-final round. M. Hollway and V. L. F. Davin also played well, both winning their first round matches. The cup was won by R. S. Woodward (Lancing), who beat D. G. W. Yeats-Brown (Tonbridge) 4-9, 9-7, 9-5, 9-4. The following are the scores of the St. Peter's representatives :1st Round. V. L. F. Davin beat B. H. Harris (Epsom), 9-2, 9-6, 9-0. M. Hollway beat J. R. Thompson (Tonbridge), 9-6, 9-1, 9-0. T. D. Ambler a bye. 2nd Round. M. Hollway lost to P. Sherrard (Stowe), 6-9, 5-9, 4-9. V. L. F. Davin lost to A. Aitchison (Cranleigh), 3-9, 4-9, 9-7, 2 -9. T. D. Ambler beat N. H. Rogers (late Epsom), 9-2, 10-8, 9-3. 47
3rd Round. T. D. Ambler beat I. R. Dinwiddy (Radley), 4-9, 9-5, 9-7, 10-9. Semi-final Round. T. D. Ambler lost to T. L. R. Hill (Lancing), 4-9, 5-9, 5-9.
CROSS COUNTRY. INTER-HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY PLATE. The Cross Country race, after being postponed owing to .an epidemic of influenza, was finally run on Thursday, March 25th. On the preceding day the Ings seemed to be fit for swimming only. However, by 2-30 p.m. on Thursday there were only three inches of water in the deepest pools. The favourites this year were the Templars. But the School House gave terrifying hints as to the prowess of their runners, so that at the start there was a vague fear of defeat in the minds of the Templars. Unlike previous years the race was not begun by a mad sprint down Burton Stone Lane. At the end of the Lane, Brockbank and Lynch (R. C.) were in the lead. Soon, however, the indefatigable Cole came to the fore. At the Kissing Gate the runners were already well thinned out, Bulmer and Amor, of Temple House, both keeping up with Cole. Rimmer and Rylatt, of the School House, were running doggedly behind the knot of green zephyrs. Before the North Road had been crossed five Templars, Cole, Brockbank, Amor, Lynch (R. C.) and Bulmer, were holding the lead fairly easily, though Rimmer gave them a challenge for a while. Coming through the Ings' Gate, Brockbank was in front, but he had shot his bolt and Cole passed him, running strongly up the Scope, to finish as winner in 29 mins. 59 secs. Five Templars came in the first five places, thus constituting a new School record. We take this opportunity of thanking K. H. Rhodes, Esq., for so ably organising the race, and the rest of the staff who stood at various points in the course. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. '7.
Temple House. H. P. Cole. J. T. Brockbank 1 H. D. F. Amor S R. C. Lynch. E. P. Bulmer.
Results. School House.
R. N. Rimmer. S. P. H. Rylatt. 48
Clifton Rise.
Clifton Rise. School House. Temple House. R. Bower. 8. 9. C. J. Lynch. M. C. Robson. 10. J. Couldwell. 11. H. A. S. Hobson. 12. A. A. Short. 13. V. L. F. Davin. 14. J. A. Dent. 15. C. N. S. Killick. 16. J. M. Longley. 17. R. A. Wright. 18. 10 points 1st—Temple House ... 33 points 2nd—School House ... 49 points 3rd—Clifton Rise ...
THE SPORTS. Owing to the abominable weather it was impossible to hold the Athletic Sports on April 5th as arranged ; rain had fallen most of the preceding day and the track and jumps could not be used. The Sports will be held at the beginning of this term. The Mile had been decided on the previous Friday, and was won by J. T. Brockbank in 5 mins. 11 secs., which was quite a good time considering the appalling state of the track. K. E. Marriott was second and H. P. Cole was third..
BOXING. The Inter-House Boxing was again evenly contested,. and resulted in a draw between the School House and Temple House, who each gained five wins. The boxing was quite up to last year's standard, except for one or two fights, but this was amply made up for by the pluck and enthusiasm shown by the boxers. There was a good deal of hard punching, and, as a result, two of the bouts did not last the full three rounds. The best fights were Lynch v. Sleight, in which some clever boxing was seen ; Brockbank v. Barnby, which the latter might have won but for a weak defence; Stead v. Buckle, a very hard fought contest, in which both boxers boxed themselves to a standstill; Douglas v. Davin, the former using his left very effectively ; and Harding v. Stephenson, a very close fight indeed, which the latter might have won had not a number of his blows been delivered with the open glove. 49
We should like once more to congratulate Sgt.-Major Puddick on his able coaching of the teams, and to thank Capt. W. A. R. Ames and the judges, who so kindly officiated. Results. WEIGHTS
6 st. to 6 st. 7 lbs.
1ST ROUND
2ND ROUND
6 st. 7 lbs. K. Ramsden v. R. M. S. Parker R. M. S. Parker v. to 7 st. ...F. J. Hornby Bye ... 7 st. to 7 st. 7 lbs. 7 st. 7 lbs. to 8st. 8 st. to 8 st. 7 lbs.
WINNERS
J. M. Inglis (T) (walk over)
R. M. S. Parker (S.H.)
P. R. G. Graham} v. P. R. G. Graham (S H ) G. W. Harding G. C. Brown v. H. A. Milburn R. C. Lynch v. J. I. Sleight
8 st. 7 lbs. P. B. Cockburn v. ) J. M. Rucklidge v. J. M. Rucklidge to 9 st. Bye ... ...F. F. Steele
H. A. Milburn (S.H.) -) I-R. C. Lynch (T.)
J. M. Rucklidge (S.H.)
W. G. Barnby v. 9 st. 7 lbs. E. V. Elgey Bye ...
W. G. Barnby 1 v. J. T. Brockbank (T.) ... J. T. Brockbank
9 st. 7 lbs. R. L. Stead v. D. A. Smith to 10 st. Bye ...
R. L. Stead v. ...M. J. Buckle
R. L. Stead (T.)
J. A. Wright v. 10 st. 7 lbs. J. H. Butler Bye ...
1 J. A. Wright v. ...R. N. Rimmer
1 J. A. Wright (T.)
V. L. F. Davin v. M. S. Douglas
M. S. Douglas (R.)
9 st to
10 st. to
10 st. 7 lbs. to 11 st. 11 st. to 11 st. 7 lbs.
J. A. Dent v. S. P. H. Rylatt
A. C. W. Ping (R.) (Walk over)
11 st. 7 lbs. to 12 st. Over 12 st.
1 J. A. Dent (R.)
J. T. Harding v. 1 J. T. Harding (S.H.) G. P. G. Stephenson
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GYMNASIUM. The Gym. Competition, which has been changed from Inter-Form to Inter-House, was cancelled, owing to the fact that there have been so few times when the various Houses could be present for practice, and also because the weather caused the postponement of other more important events which had to take first place when free and fine days did appear.
CRICKET. CRICKET PROSPECTS. This season we shall have a very young, and for the most part, inexperienced side. Only two old colours, G. E. L. Graham, the captain, and V. L. F. Davin, are left from last year, but there is no reason for despondency. What the Hockey side has done in the past term the Cricket side can do in the coming one, and provided we have real keenness and a determination to uphold past traditions we shall have a successful season. We have several promising young cricketers, who will have plenty of opportunity for earning a place in the XI. The fixture list has been strengthened with new matches against Denstone College, St. Bees School, Durham Pilgrims and York Garrison. CRICKET FIXTURES. Owing to changes in the School time-table and consequent rearrangement of dates, the Cricket fixture list does not appear in this issue. Anybody who would like to have a fixture card will receive one if they send a postcard with their name and address to the master in charge of Cricket.
CORRESPONDENCE. To the Editors of " The Peterite." Sir, When a Blues Board was presented to the School some years ago by an Old Boy, I was under the impression that it was intended to bear the names of Oxford and Cambridge Blues, or those who had gained corresponding honours in sport at Sandhurst and the " Shop." I fail to see the point in inventing imaginary Blues, for though this misplaced enthusiasm certainly fills up space on the board (which may well be required before long for genuine honours) it impresses no one, and rouses much cynical amusement among visitors. 51
May I suggest that achievements in the studious pastime of Miniature Range Rifle Shooting are not eligible for inclusion on the Blues Board for two reasons—(a) there is no Blue awarded for this little known University contest, and (b) though I should be the last to belittle the value of practice on the Rifle Range in these troubled times, it is not the type of " sport " ( ?) for which the board was intended. Perhaps the instigator of this very inappropriate line on the board in the Gym. could be persuaded to erase it, and re-inscribe the honour in more suitable surroundings—say, one of the O.T.C. boards in the Big Hall. I can only assume that the Big Hall must have been the original destination of the painter, but that, in a fit of absent-mindedness, he found himself in the Gym. Having discovered plenty of scope for his art there, he must have yielded to temptation, with the hope that his misdeeds would escape the eagle eye of Yours faithfully, PERTINAX. To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, Through the medium of your pages I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. R. M. Cooper for his invaluable coaching of the 1st XI this term ; and also to Mr. Wrenn, Mr. Smith, Mr. Stead and Mr. Corkhill for showing such keenness to the Middle and " Patch " games. Finally, I would like to thank Mrs. Price for the excellent teas with which she has provided us after matches. Yours faithfully, G. E. L. GRAHAM, Captain of Hockey. To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, On behalf of all the members of the Boat Club I would like to take this opportunity of thanking Mr. Ping and Mr. Rhodes for their valuable and praiseworthy coaching of the various House crews. And if one remembers that many of the 1st division oarsmen had never rowed before, it shows the extra hard work which they had to do in order to produce crews of the usual standard. I would also like to thank Mr. Rhodes for his mending of the boats in a way which, however unorthodox, was always most successful ; a task which is :.pore arduous than many people imagine. 52
Finally, I would like to express my thanks to those masters who so kindly officiated in various capacities for the different races. Yours faithfully, J. M. DICKENSON, Captain of Boats.
THE JUNIOR SCHOOL. One of the things that has puzzled some of us this term has been the doubt about the official title of the term. In the past we have always thought of the term as the Easter Term, but recently we have seen notices on the board headed " Lent Term " and also " Spring Term." An Old Olavite who has been to a University tells us that the proper title is " Hilary Term " ! It looks as if we shall have to do something about it! Whatever name we may apply to it our past term has been full of interest and incidents. On the very first Saturday of term the Rev. F. L. Wyman kindly gave us a lantern lecture on his experiences in. Australia and Tasmania. Mr. Wyman's pictures were nearly all his own photographs, and he kept us all very quiet indeed for over an hour with stories of his life and adventures. The heavy falls of snow provided a good deal of fun until we began to get rather tired of so much snow interfering with our normal games, and then two cases of mumps put us " out of our stride " as regards any matches with other schools. However, Sergt.-Major Puddick has continued his Boxing lessons with a large number of very keen boxers, and we were able to hold a most successful Boxing Tournament on Tuesday, March 16th. The Headmaster, Mr. A. J. Price, acted as referee; Mr. J. H. Stevenson and Mr. K. G. Chilman as judges ; Mr. J. S. Cooper as timekeeper ; and Mr. A. W. Ping as announcer. The full list of contests is printed below. As Easter Sunday came very early this year we had not broken up for the holidays, but, of course, we had a halfholiday on Good Friday, and the boarders had an enjoyable afternoon in the country in the Castle Howard district. Nature study enthusiasts could make but little progress, and the prize offered for six wild flowers could not be claimed. Mr. Ping gave the whole of the Junior School two talks illustrated by lantern slides. The first was on " Pilgrim's Progress," Part I, and he had borrowed a splendid set of slides in colour which were most interesting. The second talk was entitled " A Walk in the Country," and the slides were photographs of birds, animals, trees, flowering plants and insects which one might see in the course of walks at different times of the year. 53
The heats for the Sports were held on the last Thursday of term, but owing to heavy rain the ground was too wet for the finals. We are going to hold the finals as early as possible in the Summer Term—probably at the end of the first week. And so we finish our brief account of the term's doings : in spite of the weather and a certain amount of illness it has been a good term with many interesting episodes that we cannot record here, but we should like to say how much we have enjoyed the entertainments on Saturday evenings. We only wish they could be arranged a little earlier in the evening so that the smaller boys could attend. Finally, we must record here on behalf of the Boarders and the Day Boarders at St. Olave's our very best wishes for the future to Miss C. Weatherill, who has been Matron at St. Olave's for eight years, and is now leaving to gain experience in another walk of life. We are sure that many Old Olavites will remember her attention and care in all manner of ills with much gratitude, and the present generation asked her to accept a token of remembrance and thanks in the shape of a gold wristlet watch. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
BOXING TOURNAMENT, Tuesday, March 12th. R. Fryer beat C. Shepherd. W. Amos beat L. Murray. R Miller beat J. Gledhill. G. Pearson beat L. Duffield. D. Lynch beat D. Hart. T. Reynolds beat M. Lynch. G. Denby beat J. Wilberforce. M. Steele beat I. Taylor. A. Broadhurst beat T. Cookson. J. Scholey beat G. Reynolds. D. Cole beat R. Stratton. P. Hort beat P. Morey.
Exhibition Contest. F. Buckler (St. Olave's) v. K. Ramsden (St. Peter's). ST. OLAVE'S. QUESTIONS THAT OUGHT TO BE ANSWERED!
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Can anybody play cricket with a shovel ? When is a booby-trap not a booby-trap ? Where is St. Olave's Farm ? Or is there a Menagerie? Anyway, who owns the horse-box ? And who has a Pig-sty ? Moreover, who is the owner of the Den-by-Den ? Can anybody tell who is our best Musician ? Who knows best about Pond-life? Could a person forget meal-time? Why? 54
P. L. Hodgson. J. C. Swynnerton.
VALETE. W. R. Fiat (to Rise). J. Scholey (to S.H.).
D. B. Beauman. N. K. Haugh. G. H. Dodsworth. J. McD. L. Dook. J. A. Shearston.
SALVETE. J. P. Shearsmith. J. D. Dench. W. Howard. D. G. Janes (St. 0.). G. M. Janes (St. 0.).
SCOUT AND CUB NEWS. CUB REPORT. Apart from the visit by the Earl of Buckinghamshire on Shrove Tuesday there is very little to report. We have had the usual work and games, but did not continue the Inter-Six Competition since so many Cubs were away. We have, however, started to learn semaphore, and are quite efficient up to the letter "S" if given time to think. Although several Cubs are on the verge of getting first stars, no-one has actually gained one this term. This was rather disappointing, but we intend to make up for lost time early next term. Both Andrew and Wellburn have passed most of the second star tests, and we hope that by the end of the Summer they will both have two stars on their caps.
CONTEMPORARIES. We acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of the following contemporaries, apologizing for any inadvertent omissions :—" The Ampleforth Journal," " The Artists' Rifles Gazette," " The Brighton College Magazine," " The Cantuarian," " The Cranleighan," " Danensis," " The Denstonian," " The Dovorian," " The Draxonian," " The Dunelmian," " The Eagle," " The Eastbournian," " The Haileyburian," " The Giggleswick Chronicle," " The Hymerian," " The Johnian," " The Leodiensian," " The Limit," " The Malvernian," " The Merchistonian," " The Monktonian," " The Nottinghamian," " The Ousel," " The Journal of the Royal Artillery Company," " The Journal of the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell," " The Reptonian," " St. Bees School Magazine," " St. Peter's College (Adelaide) Magazine," " The Scardeburgian," " The Sedberghian," " The Stoneyhurst Magazine," " The Worksopian." 55
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THE PETERITE Vol. XXIX
SEPTEMBER, 1937.
No. 286
EDITORIAL. Last term we welcomed Mr. J. Dronfield as our new headmaster, and after a term's association with him we are extremely confident that the future of St. Peter's will indeed be prosperous. Already an addition has been made to the School grounds by the purchase of Albany House, which next term will act as the School Sanatorium. We also understand that two new Boarding Houses are to be built in the very near future. The 1st XV Rugby pitch and the old hard tennis court have both been the scene of great activity ; the ground on the far side of the Rugger pitch being levelled, and the hedge around the Tennis court being taken up in order that a pathway could be made connecting the School with Albany House. The Headmaster's garage, which has never looked a very imposing structure, has also been demolished. All these activities have been ca-fried out with great zeal by members of the School. A further demolition is expected this term, when the rifle range will be removed elsewhere, in order that the Grove Rugger pitch may be lengthened and 1st XV matches played on it. We hear, with regret, that Mr. R. M. Cooper is leaving us to take up a post at King Edward's School, Birmingham. He has been with us for several years and has done valiant work in coaching the Hockey and Colts' Cricket elevens. He has also taken part in and helped to produce many of the School plays, and his going will be a great loss to us all. We wish him the best of luck in the future, and welcome his successor, Mr. Le Tocq, who paid us a brief visit at the end of last term. The weather, for once, has been fairly satisfactory. The customary heat wave took place during the School Certificate fortnight, but unfortunately did not extend over Commemoration Days, which were thus celebrated in cold, gloomy weather more suitable for a Winter term than a Summer one. To turn to the School's sporting activities. The School Cricket team, after a promising start—they won their first two matches against the Staff XI and Bootham School—fell away and, apart from their fine display against a strong 1
CONTENTS. Editorial Commemoration Days, 1937 Oxford Letter Cambridge Letter Old Peterite News School Officers Valete and Salvete School Certificate Results House Notes ... Chapel Music The Library ... The Scientific Society Gymnasium ... Entertainments Notes and Items Visit to France Cricket Rowing Athletic Sports Tennis Swimming O.T.C. News Shooting Football Fixtures, 1937 Correspondence The Junior School .• • Scout News ... Cub Report ... Contemporaries Editorial Notices
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M.C.C. side, have had a somewhat disappointing season. But it must be remembered that we possess the youngest Public School eleven in the North, a fact which makes us look forward confidently to a very successful season next year. The 2nd XI have, on the other hand, had a very successful season, losing but two of their matches, one of which was against a strong Eccentrics XI. Last term a fixture was arranged between the Worksop Staff XI, including the England fast bowler, K. Fames, Esq., and our own. The match was played on the School ground, and in a very exciting finish Worksop won by three wickets. The 1st IV were this year unable to compete for the Ladies' Plate at the Tyne Regatta, which they have won three times in the last four years, owing to the fact that the date of the Regatta coincided with that of Commemoration Day. Instead they successfully competed in the Tees Regatta, winning the Mason Challenge Cup. Three IV's took part in the York Regatta, one of which reached the semifinals. The School VIII rowed their annual race against York City Rowing Club. They rowed splendidly, but, after leading for most of the course were beaten on the post. Both 1V's were successful against the Old Peterites, the 1st IV winning by half-a-length and the 2nd IV by two lengths. In the Inter-House events the Rise retained both the " Fernie " and " Kazerooni " cups, the former for the section competition and the latter for the House Swimming competition, but lost the sports shield to Temple House, whilst the School House retained the House Shooting but lost the Section Shooting to Temple House. Full reports of all these activities appear in the later pages of this magazine. And so what is considered by nearly all as the most enjoyable term of the year came to an end. The first part of the term passed sedately, but this was amply compensated for by the rush which took place in the last week, into which Commemoration Days, the School Certificate and School examinations, the VIII race against York, the Inter-House Cricket and preparation for camp were crowded. But now that it is all over we really can look back and say that it has been the most enjoyable term we have experienced for some time. And on this note we take our leave. .
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COMMEMORATION DAYS, 1937. FRIDAY, JULY 23rd. Last term the Dean of York kindly consented to distribute the prizes at the Prizegiving, which took place at 8-15 p.m. on July 23rd. The platform party included the Dean of York, who, as Chairman of the Governors, presided; Mr. J. Dronfield; Capt. C. W. Whitworth; Mr. W. R. Lyth ; and Mr. H. L. Creer, Clerk to the Governors. In his report, Mr. Dronfield referred to the examinations which had taken place the previous July, in which three Higher Certificates and 20 School Certificates had been obtained. Speaking on this subject, the Headmaster said: " In these days there is an increasing tendency to judge the educational standard of a school by the number of its pupils who obtain School Certificates, and it will be our endeavour to maintain a high level of efficiency as judged by such standards, but this stage should be incidental rather than final. " There must be some minimum test for a boy's educational standard, but it was not, surely, the idea of the founders that it should dominate the whole curriculum." The Headmaster said that the necessity for passing the School Certificate had one effect. It imposed a limit on the age at which specialization might begin. One of the penalties of progress was the necessity for specialists of all kinds. " By all means let us hope that the boys of St. Peter's School will rise to the top as specialists in their chosen walk of life. Whether a boy intends to be a doctor, solicitor, or other of the learned professions, to join the services or to go into business, we are prepared to assist as much as possible within the framework of a school's curriculum. But plans have been devised whereby every such specialist will devote one-third of his week's work to a more general education designed to counteract what would otherwise be a narrowing of his outlook." It was interesting to note that industrialists unanimously agreed that no boy under the age of 17 could be considered a " public school boy " in the real sense of the word. The Headmaster appealed to parents not to take too parochial a view in seeking posts for their sons, for there were tremendous opportunities for those willing to travel. He also pointed out the danger ever present to-day in most 3
schools, that energy would be devoted solely to the production of an excellent school cricket XI, which the rest of the school would spend the whole term watching. Every endeavour, he said, would be made to ensure that this danger, if and when it came, would be averted. He ended, " Our school has had a glorious past. It may be that like all institutions it has sometimes faltered in its stride, but it is possible to sense a general feeling that we stand to-night on the threshold of a great future. We all look forward with confidence and are determined to work together to make the school we love, one of which we can continue rightly to be proud." The Dean of York then distributed the Prizes. A list of the Prize-winners appears below. In his speech the Dean spoke of the recent purchase of Albany House. He said that the Governors had viewed with concern the recent growth of houses on the N.W. frontier of the School grounds and had feared they would spread up the avenue. But in the purchase of Albany House they believed they had the key to the situation. This purchase would also enable considerable extension, since Albany House was possessed with a great deal of adjoining land. The old Sanatorium, which had always been regarded as inadequate, would be sold, and its place taken by Albany House. The Governors were already at work on even more farreaching plans, destined to make St. Peter's in the near future a nobly housed School worthy of its long tradition, and in Mr. Dronfield they felt they had the right Headmaster to carry out these plans. Captain Whitworth then rose to propose a vote of thanks to the Dean, which was seconded by Mr. Lyth. * * * PRIZE LIST. The Archbishop of York's Prize for Classics...P. B. Cockburn Whytehead Memorial Prizes for Divinity— J. T. Brockbank St. Peter's St. Olave's ... A. T. Seville, G. E. K. Reynolds, J. T. Lamb E. V. Elgey The Headmaster's Prize for Latin Prose G. H. Briggs Modern Language Prize Old Peterite Club Elocution Prizes— J. M. Rucklidge St. Peter's—Senior A. S. Clepham Junior P. Dench St. Olave's—Senior A. E. R. Buckle Junior 4
J. M. Rucklidge B.M.A. Gold Medal for Science Art Prizes (presented by Miss Turner) — R. C. Lynch, K. Johnstone, J. H. Butler St. Peter's W. B. Anderson, R. L. Miller St. Olave's J. A. Dent Form Prize—B C. N. S. Killick U C. M. Cave C K. C. Mathews Middle School—Mathematics J. Inglis, J. B. Shillitoe Science C. S. N. Killick Essay Music Prize, Junior School (presented by H M. Haigh, Esq.) A. Battrick * *
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SATURDAY, JULY 24th. In spite of the fact that the weather prior to it had been little short of a heat wave, Saturday was cold and overcast. Notwithstanding, a large crowd was present to watch the Cricket match and the Swimming Sports. In the morning both the School IV's were successful against the Old Peterites with little difficulty. In the Cricket match the 1st XI made an extremely good start, dismissing the Old Peterites for 70 runs. However, they were unable to make the runs owing to the fine bowling of G. Mann, Esq., and K. Lockwood, Esq. Full accounts of these events appear elsewhere. Miss Dorothy Turner again gave her Art Display, which was visited by a large number of people. During the tea interval displays of gymnastics were given by the gym. squads. Sgt.-Major Puddick is to be congratulated on a very creditable effort. After tea, which was taken in two large marquees, came the Swimming Sports, which were won by the Rise, who thus retained the " Kazerooni " cup. Then Mr. Rhodes' diving squad entertained, and drenched, us with their daring dives. * *
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SUNDAY, JULY 25th. For the Commemoration Day Service the Chapel was tastefully decorated with flowers. Holy Communion was celebrated at 8 a.m., and the special Commemoration Service took place at 11-30 a.m. Large congregations were present at both. At the Commemoration Service the Bishop of Whitby preached the sermon. 5
OXFORD LETTER. OXFORD. July, 1937.
To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, The Trinity Term was particularly notable for the rare occasion known as the Annual Dinner—we believe the last took place five or six years ago ! The visitors included Messrs. S. M. Toyne, K. H. Rhodes, J. S. Cooper, E. W. Gilbert, E. F. Williams, W. L. Seaborne, A. B. Cooper and J. N. Emery, who represented the Cambridge Old Peterites. We intend to hold another Dinner on approximately the same date next year, and hope that vast numbers of masters and O.P.'s will be able to come. The nerves of all living near the lower end of Broad Street have suffered considerably from the pile-driver working on the foundations of the Bodleian extension. We are told that the noise will be even worse next term and for several terms to come, when the riveters will be at work. The foundation stone was recently laid by Queen Mary, but it has since been removed until such time as the builders will be ready for it. Other changes in the architecture of the city will be seen shortly in the Parks, where the antiquated Clarendon Laboratory is to be replaced by a new structure ; in Merton Street, where several old houses are to be demolished to make room for an extension to the Schools ; and in Beaumont Street, where a new Repertory Theatre is to be built. The city was elaborately decorated with flags, bunting, standards and coloured lights for the Coronation. Many more buildings were floodlit than at the time of the Jubilee, though the success of the treatment of the different subjects is in some cases open to doubt. Magdalen Tower, St. Mary's Spire and Christ Church Hall were among the highly successful attempts. Eights Week proved more exciting than usual, the record number of 121 bumps being registered in the six days. Oriel, after being Head for four years, fell to fifth place, while New College went Head on the second night. In spite of our victory in the Boat Race, Eights' Week failed to attract any more visitors than usual. A new feature of the river this year, the forerunner of an entirely new order of things, is the boathouse built by Christ Church at the corner of the New Cut to replace their old barge. 6
Oxford's fine victory over Cambridge in the Cricket match—in spite of Yardley's heroic efforts—has left the inter-university honours fairly well divided, Cambridge having had rather more of their share than usual lately. One great event of the term was the visit of Toscanini, who gave a concert in the New Theatre in aid of the University Appeal. Had the building been twice the size, it would undoubtedly have still been full. A new figure in Oxford next year will be Dr. Heinrich Briining, an ex-Chancellor of the German Reich, who has been elected to a Fellowship and a Lectureship in Political Theory by Queen's College. Officers of the Club for next year will be : Vice-President, M. P. L. Wall; Secretary, I. L. Lupton; Treasurer, C. H. Vasey. D. B. Kingston (St. John's) was the great man behind the Dinner. His past experience in organising these functions proved invaluable. R. C. Barrass (St. Stephen's House) stoutly denies fixing the Union Jack on the summit of the Radcliffe Camera. W. Toulmin (B.N.C.) stroked B.N.C. in Eights, and was very unfortunate not to gain the much coveted pink tie of the Leander Club. His departure at the end of this term to the Persian oilfields will be a serious loss to the Club. C. H. Vasey (Lincoln) is lending a hand as a coach in the reconstruction of his College Boat Club, although he has given up rowing due to pressure of work. He is trying to forget that he rowed in the Lincoln Eight this term. J. P. Farrow (Hertford) claims that his mornings are spent in conducting intensive research work in the Radcliffe Camera. He wields a punt pole with great dexterity and may be seen in action on the " Cher " any fine afternoon. J. M. Atkinson (B.N.C.) seems to have been leading quite a normal life on, and occasionally in, the Cherwell. He claims to have swindled the Clarendon on behalf of the Oxford O.P. Club. He is a keen supporter of the newlyformed Yorkshire Society. M. P. L. Wall (Hertford) stroked his College 2nd crew in Eights to make six bumps, and also rowed in the Hertford Henley crew. He plays tennis and squash whenever the Boat Club will let him, and he has discovered the excellent scheme of working in his spare time. 7
I. L. Lupton (Worcester) was seen in the Worcester 2nd Eight in the early part of the term. He is furthering the cause of Socialism in his College as Secretary for the Labour Club. His great failing is writing blank verse on a pre-historic typewriter, but his arguments are a great feature whenever two or three are gathered together. Wishing the School every success in the future, We remain, Sirs, Your obedient servants, THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES.
CAMBRIDGE LETTER. To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, It is only fitting that we should begin this letter with a respectful welcome to Mr. Dronfield ; we wish him every success in his term as Headmaster, and we trust that it will be a period of renewed prosperity for the School. There must always be a subdued atmosphere about the close of the May term at a University; of the seven Old Peterites who have in their several ways added (we hope) lustre to Cambridge during the past three years, only three will be returning in October; the remaining four are faced with the rather discouraging prospect of trying to find work in a world which does not appear to set any great store by a University education ; we wish them the luck which they deserve, and which they will certainly need. John Emery (St. John's) is pre-occupied with the difficulties of finding honourable employment; compared with these the difficulties of geological research in Hertfordshire and of feeding 100 hungry unemployed for a month on totally inadequate funds appear quite insignificant. He concluded his University career by helping to entertain the Emperor of Abyssinia when he visited the Union, and succeeded in keeping up a conversation in rather doubtful French for several minutes. N. A. Huddlestone (Trinity), in spite of having as many interests as any man living, and more than most, appeared in good order in the Historical Tripos lists ; as a collector of curios he can have few equals, and he can stand up to a Cambridge Pawnbroker and argue a Cambridge Communist down in his own rooms. We salute him. 8
L. A. Little (Sidney) is leaving Cambridge to pursue his medical studies elsewhere; we hope that his new associates will not eat him out of house and home as the Cambridge Old Peterites have often almost succeeded in doing. Apart from excursions to Whipsnade on the pillion of a friend's motor cycle, he has been working most of the term, with occasional outbreaks of golf. We wish him luck. R. W. Moore (Sidney) could not find time to row at all, which may have something to do with the rather undistinguished career of the Sidney first May boat ; he succeeded in defeating the examiners, in spite of the distinctly unfair methods to which the latter resorted. Norman Yardley is already so notorious that we can shed but little extra light on his activities ; he continues to make indecent numbers of runs in Varsity matches, and is also a Bachelor of Arts ; we hear rumours that he intends to go on the Stock Exchange, but will refrain from making the old joke about Bulls and Bears. For the rest, we refer our readers to " The Times," " Daily Worker," etc. As for those Queen's men of mystery, Bickle and Summers, unless some more Old Peterites come up next October their doings will have to fill the next Cambridge letter; we will not cramp their style by giving away anything that might be used next term ; their fires are banked, but still they burn. So we bid you farewell ; to the School we wish every success ; to Cambridge we could wish a greater influx of Old Peterites ; we hope that in neither shall we be disappointed. Yours sincerely, THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITES.
OLD PETERITE NEWS. We extend our heartiest congratulations to H. 0. Stibbard who was awarded the Military Cross for " gallant and distinguished service in action on the N.W. Frontier of India." We also congratulate the following:— A. B. Sellars, who was selected to captain the Gentlemen v. Players at Lords. N. W. D. Yardley on his fine century for Cambridge v. Oxford, and also on being selected to represent the Gentlemen v. Players. 9
These two O.P.'s recently distinguished themselves in the Yorkshire match at Scarborough against Glamorgan. D. Lyth on winning the Northern Counties quartermile hurdles. From " The London Gazette " :— 5th Bn. Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. E. D. Ratter (late Cadet, St. Peter's School Cont. Jun. Div. O.T.C.) to be 2nd Lieut., 24th March, 1937. 4th Bn. Green Howards. M. B. Marwood (late Cadet Sergt., St. Peter's School Cont. Jun. Div. O.T.C.) to be 2nd Lieut. 4th- Bn. The Green Howards, 17th June, 1937. J. M. Dickenson to be 2nd Lieut. 12th County of London Regiment (The Rangers). S. T. Park to be 2nd Lieut. 5th Border Regiment.
* ** ENGAGEMENT. Capt. F. H. Butterfield, 1st Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, to Miss Trevor Williams, of Cairo. • ** MARRIAGES. DIXON—EVANS. On June 26th in Johannesburg, William Fortune Dixon, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Dixon, of Ware, Herts., to Edith Vera Evans, youngest daughter of Mr. T. F. Evans and the late Mrs. T. F. Evans, of Southport. The ceremony was performed in Johannesburg Cathedral Chapel by the Rev. J. C. Yates, O.P. WHARRAM—SKINNER. On July 3rd in Belfast, Matthias John Wharram, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Wharram, of Providence House, Naburn, to Kathleen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Skinner, of Belfast. * ** BIRTHS. MORRIS. On August 24th, 1937, at The Orchard, Aylesford, Kent, to Bena Green, wife of Philip R. Morris—a daughter. SCOTT. On August 20th, 1937, at 37 Newton Road, W.2., to Aileen Despard (née Kilpatrick) , wife of Walter McCausland Scott—a daughter. 10
DEATHS. We regret to have to record the death of the Rev. E. C. Owen, who was Headmaster of this School from 1900-1913. We reprint part of the obituary notice from " The Times " :— " The Rev. Edward Cunliffe Owen died suddenly at Malvern on May 24th, at the age of 68. A son of the late Mr. S. J. Owen, Student of Christ Church and Reader in Indian History at Oxford, by his marriage to Mary Ellen, daughter of Henry Sewell, first Premier of New Zealand, he was one of a large and singularly united and happy family, of whom the eldest is Mr. S. G. Owen, the great Latin scholar. He was a scholar of Haileybury and of Pembroke College, Oxford, where he obtained a second class in Moderations and a first in ' Lit. Hum.' For eight years, 1892 to 1900, he was a master at Bromsgrove School, and during that time was ordained. In 1900 he was appointed headmaster of St. Peter's School, York, and was from 1910 to 1913 Prebendary of Strensall and Canon of York."
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We regret to record the death of another prominent 0.P., and append an extract from " The Yorkshire Evening Press " :— " The death occurred on August 8th of Colonel H. P. Ditmas, aged 84, of 7 St. Mary's, York. Colonel Ditmas was the fourth son of Colonel T. Ditmas, R.A., and grandson of Colonel Harry Ditmas, formerly of the 15th East Yorkshire Regiment. He was educated at St. Peter's School, York, and the Royal Academy, Gosport (Burneys). He was commissioned first lieutenant in August, 1872, and joined the Durham Royal Garrison Artillery Special Reserve, formerly the 2nd Brigade, Northern Division R.A., in 1875-6. After serving as captain in the Royal Artillery in 1885 and 1886 he was gazetted lieutenant-colonel commanding the regiment, October, 1895, and colonel 1901. Appointed lieutenant-colonel, Royal Artillery, in 1900, he was appointed to the command of the Durham and Edinburgh Brigade R.G.A., the first British brigade of Royal Special Reserve Artillery to proceed to South Africa in the Boer War, 1900. He served in the South African War, in operation in Natal, the Transvaal and Zululand, and was commandant at the base Durban, Natal, the end of 1900. Colonel Ditmas retired in January, 1908, after 36 years' service-32 years of which he spent in one 11
regiment, and of which he was more than 12 years in command. He was mentioned in despatches and had the South African War Medal and Clasps for his services in South Africa (Natal, the Transvaal and Zululand). He was re-appointed Lieut.-Colonel on the outbreak of the Great War in August, 1914, being specially mentioned for his services. In 1912 he raised and commanded the York Battalion National Reserve until their absorption into the Army, August, 1914. Colonel Ditmas took an active part in the York Pageant, 1908-9, having clothed, armed and equipped the Armies of King and Parliament and organised the Military Display in Episode VII, and jointly with Mr. Geoffrey Jalland managed the metal workshops that produced the whole of the armour used in the Pageant. He had the honour of commanding the Guards of Honour of the British Legion on the visits of their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York and the Duke of Gloucester, and was one who welcomed Marshal Foch at York when he was elected a Comrade of the British Legion."
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We regret to record the death of another well-known 0.P., Dr. A. W. English, and append part of his obituary notice from " The Yorkshire Post " :— " Aged 72, Dr. English was the fourth son of Dr. A. W. English, of Aislaby Lodge, near Whitby. He was educated at St. Peter's School, York, and obtained his degree in London. After practising at Hull for some years, he went to Sleights, retiring in 1930, after 40 years there. His son has since carried on the practice. Dr. T. H. English was the oldest member of the Esk Fishery Association, which was formed in 1864, and he was very largely responsible for the re-introduction of the true salmon into the River Esk. His book, entitled " A Memoir of the Yorkshire Esk Fishery Association," published in 1925, traced the fisheries of the Esk from the very earliest times, opening with a record from the reign of King John. He reviewed the period when there were no salmon caught in the Esk, and the time when only sea trout and bull trout were caught. He himself landed his first bull trout from the Esk when a boy of 10. 12
As a member of the Esk (Yorkshire) Fishery Board of Conservators, he introduced into England the Kashmir system of nursery boxes in hatching salmon. For his experiments he had a specially constructed box anchored in the Esk at a spot near Grosmont. Eggs obtained from Scotland were used, and thousands of salmon were reared to improve considerably the Esk fishery. He was anxious to secure an earlier ' run ' of salmon up the river, his efforts arousing keen interest, and earning him considerable praise. He also published, five years ago, two volumes, Whitby Prints,' from his own extensive collection of old prints of the locality, and others which he had on loan. Dr. English became a North Riding magistrate in 1919. He was chairman of the Eskdaleside Conservative Association and was also area chairman of the Whitby and Eskdale Group of Conservative Associations. He gave active support to the Sleights Horticultural Society, who stage the leading flower show in the Whitby district."
We also regret to record the following deaths :Norman T. Crombie, in York, on May 25th, aged 63. Mr. Crombie was a very well known Old Peterite and solicitor, and he took a prominent part in the life of the city. Rev. Edwin Storrs-Fox, M.A., on May 15th, aged 82, formerly Rector of Snaith. Colonel W. A. White, J. P., on May 16th, aged 89. Rev. J. A. Sheal, on March 7th, at Northop, aged 84. Mr. Sheal was at the School in 1867, and was widely known in the Liverpool district and in Flintshire. He was remarkable for his mental and bodily vigour, and was known as " the Cycling Parson." At the age of 72 he rode from Flintshire to Edinburgh in two days, and two years previously he had cycled to Cambridge from Northop, about 180 miles, in one day.
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SCHOOL OFFICERS. SUMMER TERM, 1937. Monitors : G. E. L. GRAHAM (Head of School House). J. T. BROCKBANK (Head of Temple House). A. C. PING (Head of Clifton Rise). J. T. HARDING. P. B. COCKBURN. Captain of Cricket : G. E. L. GRAHAM. Hon. Secretary of Cricket: V. L. F. DAVIN. Captain of Boats : G. E. SHEPHERD. Hon. Secretary of Shooting: R. S. DIXON. Hon. Secretary of Tennis : S. P. H. RYLATT. C.S.M. in O.T.C.: G. E. L. GRAHAM. Editors of " The Peterite " : G. E. L. GRAHAM. P. B. COCKBURN. C. J. LYNCH. S. P. H. RYLATT. J. M. RUCKLIDGE.
VALETE AND SALVETE. VALETE, JULY, 1937. SCHOOL HOUSE G. E. L. Graham. 1932-37. VIth Modern. School Monitor. Head of School House. Head of School. Played for 2nd XI, 1934. 2nd XI Colours, 1934. Played for 1st XI, 1934-5-6-7. 1st XI Colours, 1936. Captain of Cricket, 1937. Played for 2nd XV, 1934. 2nd XV Colours, 1934. Played for 1st XV, 1935-6. 1st XV Colours, 1935. Played for Hockey XI, 1935-6-7. Hockey Colours, 1936. Captain of Hockey, 1937. Played for Squash team, 1936-7. Squash Colours, 1936. Captain of Squash, 1937. Certificate " A." C.S.M. in O.T.C. Editor of " The Peterite." S. P. H. Rylatt. 1934-37. VIth Modern. House Monitor. Played for 2nd XV, 1936. Played for 2nd XI, 1937. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1937. Played for School Tennis team, 1936-7. Tennis Colours, 1936. Hon. Secretary of Tennis, 1937. Certificate " A." Sergeant in O.T.C. Editor of " The Peterite." J. F. Norton. 1936-37 U. Cadet in O.T.C. 14
TEMPLE HOUSE. C. J. Lynch. 1933-37. VIth Modern. House Monitor. Played for 2nd XV, 1936. Played for 1st XV, 1936. Rowed for 1st IV, 1937. 2nd IV Colours, 1937. 1st IV Colours, 1937. Hon. Secretary of Scientific Society. L.Cpl. in O.T.C. Editor of " The Peterite." M. S. Hall. 1933-37. A2. Played for 2nd XV, 1936-7. 2nd XV Colours, 1936. Played for 1st XV, 1936-7. 1st XV Colours, 1936. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1936-7. Hockey Colours, 1937. H. D. F. Amor. 1935-37. Al. Played for 2nd XV, 1936-7. 2nd XV Colours, 1936. Played for 1st XV, 1936-7. Rowed for 1st IV, 1937. 2nd IV Colours, 1937. 1st IV Colours, 1937. H. Wellburn. 1936-37. B. CLIFTON RISE. E. N. Dickinson. 1934-37. Al. Cadet in O.T.C.
J. S. Turnell. G. H. Ogley. J. Osborne. J. H. Motum. F. N. Buckler. W. R. Child. G. W. Denby. J. P. Pulleyn. A. Battrick. G. Long. W. B. Anderson. V. M. Black. D. Cole. A. Broadhurst.
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P. L. Holt. S. H. Beetham. P. M. Steele. G. E. K. Reynolds. H. C. Belchamber. D. H. Wright. P. H. 0. Ruddock. II. A. Thompson.
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SCHOOL CERTIFICATE RESULTS. The Oxford and Cambridge Universities have published the annual list of results for the School Certificate Examination. Of 39 candidates entered by the School, 27 were successful, a percentage pass of approximately 70%. This compares favourably with the average for the Schools under the Board, which was 66%. The list of successful candidates appears below. b d g* i s o H. D. F. Amor, b d g* i s P. A. Andrew, b c d g i s J. C. Atkinson, b c d g* h* is s G. H. Briggs, g* G. C. Brown, b c d g* M. J. Buckle, b d g* i s T. F. Cameron, b c d g* s E. N. Dickinson, bcdgis R. S. Dixon, d g* i s E. R. Gossop, b c d g* i s K. Greenwood, g* s E. J. Hillyard, b g* o F. J. Hornby, b i o K. Johnston, b c H. A. Milburn, s A. C. W. Ping, b g* s R. N. Rimmer, b g* s D. T. Rumfitt, d g* i D. A. Smith, b c g* i s W. B. A. Smyth, d g i j s L. Telfor, b s G. W. Vero, b d g* i s J. A. Ware, b i E. W. Whitney, i s D. F. Wilson, b i A. T. H. Wright, and D. W. Shaftoe (external). The letters prefixed to the candidates' names indicate the subjects in which they passed with credit:— Group I. a— Scripture ; b—English ; c—History ; d—Geography. Group II. e—Latin; f—Greek ; g—French ; h— German ; q—Spanish ; r—Russian ; t—Italian; u— Hebrew ; z—Arabic ; u—Irish. Group III. i—Elementary Mathematics ; j—Additional Mathematics ; k—Physics ; 1—Chemistry ; mphysics-on-Chemistry ; s—General Science; n—Botany; y—Biology. Group IV. o—Drawing; p—Music; v—Geometrical and Mechanical Drawing; x—Handicraft. * after the letters g, h, q, r or t that the candidate has passed in the Oral examination.
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HOUSE NOTES. SCHOOL HOUSE. It was with deep regret that we learnt this term of Mr. R. M. Cooper's intention to leave us. Mr. Cooper has actually only been in the House for one year, but always during the past four years his interests have lain with the School House, and many of the House's victories may be attributed to his enthusiastic coaching. Through these pages the School House joins in wishing him the very best of luck at King Edward's School, Birmingham. The only Inter-House sports of any consequence this term were Cricket and Athletic Sports. Temple House had a bye to the final of the Cricket and the House only just beat the Rise by 1 run. The House then beat Temple House in the final : School House, 101; Temple House, 53. In the finals of the Athletic Sports the School House and Temple House had a close finish. The final result depending on the last race. We would like to congratulate Temple House on winning the Sports Shields. Once again the Rise are to be congratulated on winning the Swimming Cup, which has never been in any other House. During the term there have been many renovations in the School House, chiefly in the dormitories. " 18 " has been re-painted, and there are new beds in the Long, Incubator and " 18." Next term the Junior dormitory will be the proud possessor of numerous basins with running hot and cold water. It is on this satisfactory note that we must end this edition of School House notes. * * * CLIFTON RISE. We regret that last term very few activities took place at the Rise, with the exception of the Inter-House events. We lost the Sports Shield to Temple House, but retained the `.` Fernie " Cup for Section Drill for the third successive year. In the semi-final of the Inter-House Cricket we lost to the School House by two runs, after a very exciting match. We also retained the " Kazerooni " Cup for Swimming with little difficulty. We are sorry to hear that our Matron, Miss Warren, is leaving us after only a year's stay at the Rise. With her will go the best wishes of all Risites. Last term saw the innovation of yet another Rise yard game. This time it was a cross between Squash and Tennis, being Squash played up against the Rise wall with Tennis 17
racquet and ball. As can be imagined, this game greatly endangers the lives of all nearby windows, but we are happy to report that, as yet, no accidents have occurred. I. D. C. Morison, T. F. Cameron and J. H. Butler all played for the 1st XI last season. I. D. C. Morison, T. F. Cameron, J. H. Butler and A. C. Ping are to be congratulated on being awarded their 2nd XI Cricket Colours. We would also like to congratulate A. C. Ping and E. N. Dickinson, who were awarded their House Cricket Colours last term.
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TEMPLE HOUSE. At the beginning of last term we were all occupied in training for the postponed Sports. This general keenness which pervaded the House is much to be commended. After a very exciting Sports Day, we won the Shield by a narrow margin. J. T. Brockbank is to be congratulated on winning the " Victor Ludorum " Cup. He won the mile, the steeplechase, the half-mile and the quarter-mile. E. P. S. Bulmer also did some fine work for his House in the Junior events. H. P. Cole received his Cross-country Cup, in which event our stirring efforts will not be forgotten for "donkey's" years (at least, not if we can help it). This welcome change in our fortunes has led to the speedy erection of shelves in our new quarters to house all our trophies. Mr: Sykes suggested a Temple House Library, which idea was unanimously appraised. Many books have been obtained already and there are still a lot to come. We are justly proud that six of the House played for the 1st XI, five of these being regular members. In the Cricket House match the unexpected happened as usual. We were beaten quite easily. House and winning team photographs were started this term at the instigation of our hard-working Housemaster. This is a practice which should have been started a long time ago.
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CHAPEL. SUMMER TERM, 1937. May 9. Sunday after Ascension. Service of Dedication before the Coronation of H.M. King George VI. „ 16. Whitsunday. The Headmaster. „ 23. Trinity Sunday. Rev. J. H. Barnby. „ 30. 1st S. after Trinity. Music. June 6. 2nd S. after Trinity. Rev. A. C. B. Molony, M.A. (O.P.). „ 20. 4th S. after Trinity. Rev. Canon E. C. Hudson, M.A., Vicar of St. Lawrence's, York. July 4. 6th S. after Trinity. Rev. F. H. Barnby. „ 11. 7th S. after Trinity. The Headmaster. „ 18. 8th S. after Trinity. Rev. B. C. Molony, Headmaster of Worksop. „ 25. 9th S. after Trinity. Commemoration Service. Preacher: The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Whitby.
MUSIC. ORGAN RECITAL, SUNDAY, MAY 30th. Bach " Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring " Karg Elert " Clair de Lune " Purcell Prelude to the 100th Psalm
THE LIBRARY.
Librarian : Rev. F. H. BARNBY. Assistant Librarians : G. E. L. GRAHAM, J. T. BROCKBANK, P. B. COCKBURN, J. M. RUCKLIDGE, R. S. DIXON. The following additions have been made during the Summer term :B. I. 18A. Textbook of European Musical Instruments— F. W. Galpin. H. I. 6D. The Locomotive—Lcewy. K. V. 31. History through " The Times "—Sir James Marchant. C. III. 13A. The Newer Alchemy—Lord Rutherford. E. II. 7. France: a Companion to French Studies—Ritchie. H. I. 15. The Crowning of the Sovereign—Jocelyn Perkins. G. VI, 24A. Vita-Magistra—W. S. Senior (presented by the author). D. VI. 12F. Ascent of Nanda Devi—Tilman. C. VII. 5. Bird Book for the Pocket—Sandars. 6. Beast Book for the Pocket—Sandars. H. I. 16. Our Great Public Schools—F. A. M. Webster. 19
THE SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY. President: THE HEADMASTER. Vice-Presidents : A. W. PING, Esq., W. N. CORKHILL, Esq., J. H. STEVENSON, Esq., K. G. CHILMAN, Esq. Treasurer: A. W. PING, Esq. Hon. Secretary : C. J. LYNCH. Curator of the Museum : G. E. L. GRAHAM. Committee: Temple House Representative—J. A. WARE. School house Representative—J. T. HARDING. Clifton Rise Representative—A. C. PING. St. Olave's Representative—K. G. CHILMAN, Esq. A General Meeting of the Society was held at the beginning of the term to discuss where we should go for the Summer excursion. Skipwith Common was finally agreed upon at a Committee Meeting, and we arranged to go on June 22nd, subject to the Headmaster's approval. It was a glorious day, almost too hot! Everybody enjoyed themselves. Someone found a snake-skin and a hare was seen haring across the Common. The tea was good ; that is, what was left of it. Some " pigs " rushed in early and thoroughly " hogged " themselves. After tea, Mr. Stevenson caught some insects and fish, with which he and kindred biologists will doubtless have a dissecting orgy. Cycling was an innovation, and a suitable reduction in the subscription was made for those who chose this mode of transport. The others went by bus.
GYMNASIUM. This term there have been two gymnastic displays, which has meant more practice than usual. These gave displays on Saturday, 24th July, during the Commemoration week-end. A squad of forty boys did simple exercises to the music of the band, and they were carried out very effectively. The gym. squad gave their usual display of horsework, which proved very successful, as it always does. Congratulations are due to Serg. Major Puddick for so ably preparing these displays. 20
ENTERTAINMENTS. TUESDAY, MAY 18th. The School were permitted to go into York and see the film of the Coronation. This was much appreciated, and everyone will remember the wonderful pageantry in the streets and the solemnity of the service in the Abbey. * * * The Saturday Society, which does not function officially in the Summer term provided the School with two excellent lectures on the evenings of June 5th, when Rear-Admiral P. Macnamara gave a lecture in the Big Hall on " The Navy," and June 19th, when M. Boniakowsky gave a lantern lecture on " Poland." Both of these lectures were extremely interesting and very well attended.
NOTES AND ITEMS. We congratulate R. C. Lynch, E. R. Gossop, R. S. Dixon, H. P. Cole and H. A. S. Hobson on being awarded their 1st XI Cricket Colours, and J. M. Rucklidge, L. W. Bennet, R. N. Rimmer, J. H. Butler, T. F. Cameron, A. C. Ping, P. R. G. Graham, H. A. Milburn, J. A. Wright, E. V. Elgey, E. W. Whitney and I. D. C. Morison on being awarded their 2nd XI Colours. We would also like to congratulate R. Bower, C. J. Lynch, H. D. F. Amor and G. D. Jefferson (cox) on being awarded their School Rowing Colours, and M. I. H. Sproulle, J. C. Atkinson, L. Telfor, J. A. Dent, J. T. Harding, H. L. Taylor, M. C. Robson and J. T. Robson on being awarded their 2nd IV Colours. R. S. Dixon was made an Assistant Librarian. J. T. Harding and P. B. Cockburn were appointed School Monitors. Congratulations are also due to G. E. L. Graham on being chosen to play for the North Public Schools' XI. V. L. F. Davin has been appointed Captain of Rugger and J. T. Harding Vice-Captain for next season. J. M. Rucklidge was appointed an Editor of " The Peterite." Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. K. G. Chilman on the birth of a daughter on August 21st. 21
We also have pleasure in recording the marriage, at St. Matthew's Church, Naburn, on August 12th, of Mr. H. A. Wrenn to Miss Barbara Wharram, daughter of Mrs. Wharram and the late Mr. M. G. Wharram, of Providence House, Naburn. The bride was given away by Mr. G. Wharram, an 0.P., and Mr. F. Smith was best man. Among the presents were a silver entree dish from the Staff and a silver cigarette box from present Peterites. We wish Mr. and Mrs. Wrenn many years of happiness with us at York.
VISIT TO FRANCE. (As mentioned in the Junior School Notes of this issue, several Olavites decided to take Mr. J. S. Cooper to Paris. We assume from the receipt of the following account that they have now brought him back again.—Ed.) On the afternoon of Monday, July 26th, our party set out from York in good order, and we reached Paris without mishap at ten o'clock the next morning. The voyage from Southampton to be Havre was calm, and it was with difficulty that certain of us were roused in the early hours of the morning. During our three days in Paris we packed in as much sight-seeing as our feet could stand. On the first morning we saw the Madeleine and walked up the three hundred odd steps to the top of the Arc de Triomphe. In the afternoon we went for a trip up the Seine on one of the river steamers. The next day was a rather strenuous one. We padded round the Louvre in the morning, examining first of all the statuary. We were duly impressed with the Venus of Milo and the Winged Victory before wending our way to the picture galleries, where we fought our way through the crowd to catch a glimpse of the celebrated Mona Lisa. A trifle foot-sore we returned to lunch and then spent several hours at the Exposition. First of all we surveyed the scene from the top of the Eiffel Tower, it certainly was an attractive one. Although many of the buildings were not finished, there was more than enough to see, and, on reaching terra firma again, we decided each to take a section and to report on it at the end of an hour. By this time we had covered a lot of ground between us, so we rested at a café and sipped our drinks whilst watching an exhibition of pelota, a game rather like fives indulged in 22
by the Basques when not otherwise engaged in firing off machine-guns. The most impressive buildings were undoubtedly the pavilions of Russia and Germany, but the native section proved very interesting, and we passed some time in watching the coloured craftsmen carrying out their various trades. On the third day we saw Napoleon's Tomb and then examined the Military Museum at the Invalides, an extremely interesting place where we spent over two hours with great enjoyment. In the afternoon we went out to the Palace of Versailles and seemed to go through most of its twelve hundred rooms. The Hall of Battles, a huge room in which are pictures of all the chief French battles from the earliest times to Napoleon's great victories, was perhaps the best room. After visiting the Palace we spent some time resting in the gardens before going back to Paris. We left our pension the next morning for the sea-side. We went to Fecamp in Normandy and had a most enjoyable time bathing and inventing games on the rather pebbly beach. One evening we went to a fair and won a bottle of champagne at a side-show. We also went to the Casino, but were unable to break the bank because the only game in progress at that moment happened to be ping-pong. On Tuesday, August 3rd, we set off on our homeward journey, but were all so struck down by the heat in London that we returned to York in slightly battered condition. We had time to see Madame Tussaud's in London before returning by the Coronation Express, but the heat was so intense that it is a mystery to us why the wax figures did not melt as they stood. The Chamber of Horrors really was horrible, and the Black Hole of Calcutta would not have compared unfavourably with it. It would be difficult to single out any one item which was the most popular. One of us felt that the Exposition was not quite up to the standard of the Great Yorkshire Show, whilst another wished that the Eiffel Tower had not been quite so high. There was, however, one thing which was a constant source of joy to all of us. This was the automatic lift in the Pension at Paris. It was our great joy to press all the buttons in turn and hope for the best, until an extremely irate Frenchman told us exactly what he thought of us in the very loudest tones. Memories of that lift will linger on after much has grown dim, but we feel that the whole trip was a great success and will not easily be forgotten. 23
CRICKET. CRICKET RETROSPECT, 1937. Matches Played, 16 ; Won, 4; Lost, 8 ; Drawn, 3 ; Abandoned, 1. Regarded purely from results it was a disappointing season, but there was much in it which gives cause for hope in the future. The outstanding feature of the side was its youth and consequent lack of experience, and this undoubtedly had a big bearing on the results. There must be added to this Graham's almost total inability to win the toss, though this is all part and parcel of the game of cricket, and it is not to be thought that the toss plays as important a part in School Cricket as apparently it does in Test Matches in Australia! Lack of experience, however, does tell, and it was this probably more than anything else which caused us to suffer so many, and sometimes heavy, defeats. Picking the side was a very difficult matter, with so many possibilities but few certainties, and the selectors probably erred in making so many changes, but he is a very good cricketer who at the age of 15 or 16 can show consistently good form. Finally, we suffered severely from a complete lack of a fast bowler who could keep a consistent length on the wicket. The season started well enough, perhaps too well, for we may have become over confident, with convincing wins over the Staff and Bootham School, and a narrow one over Catterick Garrison. In fact, after playing six matches we had lost only one, to Leeds Grammar School, and in that we had cause for satisfaction in dismissing our opponents for 113 after they had been 80 for one wicket. We were only just able to play out time against Giggleswick, who ran up a total of 272 after being 105 for six wickets. There followed a very exciting match against Durham Pilgrims, when we collapsed badly after being in sight of victory, and lost by four runs. After this we struck a really bad patch, and it was not until the M.C.C. match that we showed what we really could do. In this match the whole side played really well and deserved a victory which they were not quite able to force. Finally, in the Old Peterite match, after dismissing our opponents for a mere 67 we could gather no more than 44, rather a sad ending to the season. Of individuals, mention must be made of Graham, the captain, who fielded consistently well, sometimes brilliantly, at cover-point. When he failed to pick up the ball it was due to his keenness to get a man out, but in this respect it 24
must be mentioned that the fielding of the side as a whole was bad, sometimes terrible. Individual members were good, particularly Lynch, who was very good, but far too many catches were dropped and, worse still, balls allowed to go to the boundary through the legs of a fieldsman. This is an unforgivable sin at Cricket, and until the fielding of the side approaches the standard of a few years back we shall lose many matches. Very few boys are worth their place in a school side who cannot field reasonably well. Most of the bad fielding was due to slackness. If a boy does not bowl he must not think that his turn does not come until he goes in to bat. It is his turn all the time he is in the field, and he should be constantly on the look out for saving runs and getting the other side out. Mention must also be made of Gossop, who bowled really well throughout the season. Indeed, in several matches he bowled throughout the innings, and he was the only bowler, except for Cole (who played later in the season) , who could be relied upon to keep a length. Gossop is to be congratulated on many fine performances. Had he had a fast bowler at the other end to back him up he would probably have done even better. We cannot end this without offering our sincere thanks to Mr. Cooper and Mr. Wrenn for their untiring help in coaching and unfailing advice in times of stress. * * * CHARACTERS OF THE XI. G. E. L. Graham (Captain) . Found his form with the bat in the latter half of the season and then played some very useful innings. His fielding should have been an inspiration to the side. V. L. F. Davin (Vice-Captain). Played many useful innings. A very strong leg-side bat, but he must learn to deal with the ball on the off. His fielding was generally good. E. R. Gossop. A medium slow bowler who kept a very good length and deserved all the wickets he took. A safe slip field. His batting improved, though he was unlucky in the matter of run-getting. R. C. Lynch. A very sound and correct bat, who after a good beginning fell away somewhat. A brilliant field in any position. His bowling was disappointing. R. S. Dixon. Failed to come up to expectations both as a batsman and wicket keeper. He could be relied upon to keep down byes, but his stumping and catching were not reliable. 25
H. A. S. Hobson. Played many useful innings, and proved to be a sound bat, except for a tendency to play a careless shot which often cost him his wicket. His anticipation in the field was poor, but he usually managed to stop the straight one. H. P. Cole. A slow left-arm bowler who bowled very well in the latter half of the season. He was not afraid to pitch the ball up to the batsman, and thereby took quite a lot of wickets. A sound and keen field. I. D. C. Morison. A useful bat with a good attacking shot on the off, but with a tendency to bring the bat round in a circle before striking the ball. Played several most useful innings. A fair field. A. Wright. A very keen cricketer who never lost heart J. and always gave of his best. Came into the side late in the season, but thoroughly proved his worth in all departments. L. W. Bennett. A forcing batsman who too often failed to force and paid the penalty of a weak defence. Was far too prone to hit across the flight of the ball. Not nearly keen enough in the field. R. N. Rimmer. The only bowler of more than slow medium pace on the side; he failed to find a length after the first few matches, and in consequence was expensive, but what he lacked in ability he made up in keenness. A useful dead bat. Also played for the XI :—E. V. Elgey, J. H. Butler, H. A. Milburn, J. M. Rucklidge, D. F. Whitney, P. R. Graham, T. F. Cameron, G. P. G. Stephenson.
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. STAFF XI. Played on May 19th, at Home. Result: Won by 79 Runs. Graham won the toss in the School's first match and decided to bat. The School opened badly, Mr. Wrenn taking three wickets in quick succession, Dixon bowled, Lynch l.b.w., and Graham caught by Mr. Chilman at cover-point. With the score at 15 for three, Davin and Hobson began a useful stand which produced 50 badly needed runs. Unfortunately, Hobson was eventually run out, and shortly afterwards Davin was bowled by Mr. Elton. Bennett then proceeded to attack the bowling, but having hit three boundaries and a six in fine style was caught and bowled by Mr. Stead. The score was 26
now 110 for six. Mr. Stead and Mr. Barnby bowling slow spin with impeccable length quickly disposed of the remaining batsmen, and the final score was 122, of which 22 were extras. This was a small score for a Staff match, particularly as the wicket was playing very well, and Mr. Cooper and Mr. Chilman went in to bat with a certain nonchalance. They were swiftly back in the Pavilion with the score at one run. Messrs. J. S. Cooper, Wrenn and Stead added similar amounts to the total, and the Staff were soon 10 for five, Gossop having taken four wickets and Stephenson one. The bowling was now changed to Lynch and Butler, and the Staff batting began to improve. Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Corkhill scored 11 and 10 not out respectively, and this, with extras, brought the score to 43 all out. This was a somewhat surprising feat on the part of the School, and although at this stage of the term none of the Staff had had batting practice, it was, nevertheless, a very promising tribute to Gossop's length and spin. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL. R. S. Dixon, b Mr. Wrenn R. C. Lynch, lbw, b Mr. Wrenn G. E. L. Graham, c Mr. Chilman, b Mr. Wrenn V. L. F. Davin, lbw, b Mr. Elton H. A. S. Hobson, run out L. W. Bennett, c & b Mr. Stead T. F. Cameron, b Rev. F. H. Barnby G. P. G. Stephenson, c Mr. Chilman, b Mr. Stead E. R. Gossop, c & b Mr. Stead J. H. Butler, c & b Mr. Wrenn H. P. Cole, not out Extras
2 2 4 26 26 21 9 2 2 2 4 22
Total
122
STAFF XI. R. M. Cooper, Esq., lbw, b Gossop K. G. Chilman, Esq., b Gossop J. S. Cooper, Esq., b Gossop H. A. Wrenn, Esq., b Gossop J. S. Stead, Esq., c Gossop, b Stephenson K. H. Rhodes, Esq., lbw, b Lynch J. H. Stevenson, Esq., b Butler F. Smith, Esq., b Butler Rev. F. H. Barnby, st Dixon, b Butler W. N. Corkhill, Esq., not out H. Elton, Esq., c Gossop, b R. C. Lynch Extras
0 1 1 1 1 4 11 3 0 10 3 8
Total
43
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ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL. Played on May 22nd, at Home. Result: Won by 5 Wickets. Bootham won the toss and batted. The opening batsmen, Wragge and Bibby, were soon out to Gossop with the score at 11 for two. Eades and Edmundson then played Gossop and Rimmer with more confidence, and the score rose gradually. The School bowling then changed to Lynch and Butler, and these two bowlers proceeded to dismiss the remainder of the Bootham side. At 42, Edmundson was caught and bowled by Lynch and two runs later Crockatt was I.b.w. to the same bowler. Butler bowled the next two batsmen without much alteration in the score, and then had Eades stumped by Dixon. Edmundson 20 and Eades 35 were the most successful of the Bootham batsmen, and the remaining wickets soon fell to Butler and Lynch. Full score, 89. Dixon and Lynch opened for the School, and at 22, Dixon was bowled by Crockatt, having scored 21 of that total. Lynch, Davin and Cameron all failed to reach double figures, but 18 from Graham and the same number of runs from Hobson soon brought victory within sight, and Bennett, with a quick 13 not out, left the score at 98. Result, won by five wickets. BOOTHAM SCHOOL. Wragge, lbw, b Gossop Bibby, b Gossop Eades, st Dixon, b Butler Edmundson, c & b Lynch Crockatt, lbw, b Lynch Bell, b Butler Halliday, b Butler Rawlinson, b Gossop Herbertson, lbw, b Lynch Roy, not out Scott, c Hobson, b Lynch Extras
Total
10 0 35 20 0 2 4 7 4 4 2 1 89
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL. 21 R. S. Dixon, b Crockatt R. C. Lynch, lbw, b Scott 8 4 V. L. F. Davin, st Edmundson, b Crockatt 7 T. F. Cameron, b Halliday 18 G. E. L. Graham, c Bibby, b Crockatt H. A. S. Hobson, c & b Eades 18 13 L. W. Bennett, not out Did not bat:—J. H. Butler, E. R. Gossop, H. P. Cole, R. M. Rimmer. 9 Extras Total (for 6 wickets)
28
98
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. YORK GARRISON. Played on May 26th, at Home. Result : Abandoned. This match was unfortunately abandoned owing to rain and bad light. Graham, as usual, lost the toss, and the Garrison batted. Rimmer and Gossop shared the first six wickets at a total cost of eight runs. L/Cpl. Pedlow and Capt. Craig then added 22 runs without further loss, until at 31 for six, stumps were drawn.
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Played on May 29th, at Home. Result: Lost by 41 Runs. Leeds won the toss and batted on a good wicket. McLeod and Carter opened, and at 19 the latter was caught by Lynch off Rimmer. McLeod 39 and Warburton 36 then defied opening and change bowlers alike, until at 85, when the position was beginning to look very bad for the School, the former was run out, and two runs later Warburton was caught in the slips by Gossop off Butler. Leeds then collapsed badly, and the remaining eight batsmen added only 25 runs. Butler, Lynch and Rimmer shared the wickets, and the full score was 113. Dixon kept wicket well throughout and allowed only two byes. The wicket was still easy, and after such satisfactory bowling and fielding some confident batting might have been expected from the School. Dixon and Lynch, however, were bowled by Wadsworth and Warburton without scoring, and these two bowlers, bowling unchanged, proved much too good for the School batting. At two wickets for no runs, Davin and Cameron gave the School another chance by raising the score to 37 for four, but, unfortunately, Graham was run out immediately after their departure, and Hobson failed to score. Bennett was l.b.w after scoring only five runs, and the tail could hardly be expected to provide the 70 runs required for victory. They did their best against some very good and confident bowling, and the final score was 72 all out. This was the School's first defeat of the season, and in view of the magnificent opportunity offered by the bowlers a very unsatisfactory result. 29
LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL. T. S. McLeod, run out A. Carter, c Lynch, b Rimmer D. Warburton, c Gossop, b Butler P. R. Wright, b Butler F. J. Morley, b Butler F. J. Thornton, c Bennett, b Lynch B. C. Smith, c Dixon, b Rimmer W. N. Holton, lbw, b Gossop D. G. Yorke, c Bennett, b Lynch P. N. Wadsworth, b Rimmer V. Altman, not out Extras
39 10 36 0 2 8 7 6 2 0 0 3
Total
113
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL. R. S. Dixon, b Wadsworth R. C. Lynch, b Warburton V. L. F. Davin, st Holton, b Wadsworth T. F. Cameron, b Warburton G. E. L. Graham, run out H. A. S. Hobson, b Warburton L W. Bennett, lbw, b Wadsworth J. H. Butler, b Warburton E. R. Gossop, c & b Wadsworth H. P. Cole, lbw, b Warburton R. N. Rimmer, not out Extras
0 0 27 11 3 0 5 8 8 0 0 10
Total
72
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. CATTERICK GARRISON. Played on June 2nd, at Home. Result: Won by 1 Wicket. Our opponents won the toss and batted against the bowling of Rimmer and Gossop—a combination of speed without length and length without speed, which had looked very promising at the beginning of the season, but which was already showing that the length was the more dangerous and by far the more economical. Wickets fell at an even rate during the Garrison's innings, which eventually reached the respectable total of 174. Cpl. Foster scored 68 and Major Pavey 31. Gossop took four for 37 and Dixon gave five byes. Cole, who later in the season was to prove the School's second best bowler, bowled one over, and his eighth in four matches. The School opened with Dixon and Lynch. The former was bowled after scoring five, but Lynch, playing very carefully, and in orthodox style, gradually began to make amends for previous failures. Davin and Cameron were soon out, with the score at 56 for three wickets. Hobson then joined 30
Lynch, and these two brought the score to 122, each reaching a well-deserved 50. Lynch was then run out and Hobson l.b.w. to Pedlow. Bennett followed with 22 runs before being stumped, and then the match grew exciting. Butler kept his wickets intact at one end, but at the other, Gossop, Rucklidge and Cole contributed a total of one run, and eventually, with Butler nine not out and Rimmer two not out, the School won the match with the last wicket in hand. CATTERICK GARRISON.
Major Bonavia, c & b Gossop Cpl. Foster, c Rimmer, b Butler Major Swyer, lbw, b Rimmer L/Cpl. Pedlow, c Dixon, b Rimmer Lieut. McKenzie, b Gossop Lieut. Hayles, b Gossop Cpl. Ferrier, lbw, b Gossop Sgt.-Major Adams, c Rimmer, b Butler Major Pavey, c Dixon, b Lynch Major Cameron, not out Rev. Ainsworth, b Lynch Extras
9 68 0 0 11 22 12 14 31 2 0 5
Total
174
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL. R. S. Dixon, b Swyer R. C. Lynch, run out V. L. F. Davin, c Bonavia, b Swyer T. F. Cameron, b Foster H. A. S. Hobson, lbw, b Pedlow L. W. Bennett, st. Hayles, b Pedlow J. H. Butler, not out E. R. Gossop, lbw, b Pedlow J. M. Rucklidge, run out H. P. Cole, c Bonavia, b Pedlow R. N. Rimmer, not out Extras Total (for 9 wickets)
5 56 11 3 50 22 9 0 0
1
2 16 175
* * * ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL. Played on June 5th, Away. Result: Draw. Graham again lost the toss against Giggleswick, and they batted. The score mounted slowly, owing to some good bowling by Rimmer and Gossop, until at 29, Cox was run out for 13. Nine runs later, Gossop bowled Park, and it looked as though Giggleswick would be out for a low score. But the two brothers, D. N. and E. S. Ainley, took the score up to 90 before they were separated. Then wickets fell rapidly; six were out for 105 and seven for 125. So far the School were well on top, but afterwards F. W. Cook took charge. He scored very quickly, treating our bowling with little respect. He was well supported by Sellers, Raffan and 31
Chadwick. Sellers was 1.b.w. at 208, Raffan was run out at 251 and Chadwick was run out at 271. Cook had scored 92 out of 146 runs which had been added since the fall of the seventh wicket. There was now no chance of getting the runs, but even so the School started badly. Lynch was caught at short leg without scoring, with the score at six. Dixon followed at 22, and at 23, Davin was also back in the pavilion. Cameron and Graham took the score to 47, when the former was bowled for nine, and at 42, Graham, after playing a very good innings of 16, was run out. Hobson was batting well, but at 67, Bennett was caught and bowled. Butler joined Hobson and they played very carefully, taking the score to 95 before they were separated, Hobson being caught for a useful 32. Gossop joined Butler and scored 11 quick runs, when he was out at 107. Time was flying now and Cole came in with orders to leave everything off the wicket. He scored seven when he stepped out to one just outside the off stump and gave silly point an easy catch: nine wickets down for 122. Meanwhile Butler had been playing a valiant defensive innings, and when Rimmer came in, there were over 10 minutes to go. These two managed to play out time, Butler having scored 22 and Rimmer two. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL. D. T. Cox, run out D. N. Ainley, c Dixon, b Butler D. S. Park, b Gossop E. S. Ainley, b Gossop K. Davidson, st Dixon, b Butler G. P. Roberts, b Lynch E. Moorby, st Dixon, b Butler H. J. Sellers, lbw, b Rimmer F. W. Cook, not out H. M. Raffan, run out D. N. 'Chadwick, run out Extras
13 34 3 39 12 24 0 17 92 18 12 7
Total
271
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL. R. S. Dixon, c Cook, b Raffan R. C. Lynch, c Park, b Cook V. L. F. Davin, c & b Raffan T. F. Cameron, b Cook G. E. L. Graham, run out H. A. S. Hobson, c Ainley (D. N.), b Roberts L. W. Bennett, c & b Raffan J. H. Butler, not out E. R. Gossop, c Sellers, b Raffan H. P. Cole, b Raffan R. N. Rimmer, not out Extras Total (for 9 wickets)
32
6 0 11 9 16 32 2 22 11 7 2 10 128
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. DURHAM PILGRIMS. Played on June 9th, at Home. Result: Lost by 4 Runs. The Pilgrims, having won the toss, batted first, and started very badly, Rimmer getting the first two wickets at 10 and 14. Here, however, Alderson and D. Walford took charge of the game, and the score mounted slowly to 71, when Walford was bowled for 25 by Gossop. At 94, Alderson, who had batted very well, was l.b.w. to Gossop for 56, and at 103, Winney was caught at mid-off off Rimmer. Wickets still continued to fall; at 109, Grellet was caught in the slips off Rimmer; at 110, Buxton was bowled by Gossop ; and at 121, Stanger was l.b.w. to Butler, who had been put on in place of Rimmer. All this time Fairweather had been batting patiently, snatching an occasional run or two here and there, and when Carter came they took the score to 136, when Lynch bowled Fairweather with a late inswinger. Gossop then bowled Carter and the Durham Pilgrims were all out for 142. A feature of the innings was the fine bowling of Gossop, who took four wickets for 28 runs in 21.3 overs. Set to get 143 to win, the School started off well, 31 being on the board when the first wicket fell, Dixon being caught at 16. A collapse followed, Lynch going at 34, Graham at 39, and Davin at 47. Cameron and Hobson made some attempt to stop the rot, but only Hobson succeeded. Cameron left at 64. Hobson then managed to dominate the bowling, while Bennett kept his end up, and they took the score to 93, when Bennett was l.b.w. Butler then joined Hobson, and they looked as though they could win the match, but at 123, Hobson stepped out of his crease and was stumped for a very good 56. With three wickets to fall it looked as though the School could win, but at 135 both Gossop and Cole left, and eight runs were still needed to win. Butler hit a three, but in the next over he tried to hit one to the boundary, missed, and was stumped, and the Pilgrims had won by four runs. DURHAM PILGRIMS. H. E. Bailey, c Lynch, b Rimmer W. H. R. Alderson, lbw, b Gossop H. E. Thomas, b Rimmer D. Walford, b Gossop C. C. Fairweather, b Lynch G. B. Winney, c Davin, b Rimmer R. C. Grellet, c Lynch, b Rimmer J. W. Buxton, b Gossop E. Stanger, lbw, b Butler R. B. Carter, b Gossop Rev. W. L. M. Law, not out Extras
Total
33
2 56 2 25 21 5 4 1 4 13 1 8 142
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL. R. C. Lynch, c Fairweather, b Grellet R. S. Dixon, c Alderson, b Grellet V. L. F. Davin, b Grellet G. E. L. Graham, b Law H. A. S. Hobson, st Winney, b Walford T. F. Cameron, b Law L. W. Bennett, lbw, b Stanger J. H. Butler, st Winney, b Walford E. R. Gossop, c Alderson, b Grellet H. P. Cole, c Fairweather, b Walford R. N. Rimmer, not out Extras
14 16 8 0 56 9 8 20 4 0 0 3
Total
138
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE. Played on June 12th, Away. Result : Lost by 7 wickets. Ampleforth won the toss and decided to field. The bowlers were on top of the batsmen at once, and at 10, Lynch was 1.b.w. for three, and Dixon was bowled also for three. At 22, Davin pushed one into the hands of silly-point, and at 31, G. E. L. Graham, after looking as if he would stay in for hours, was also caught. Hobson, who also made the bowling look very easy, left at 38, as did P. R. G. Graham. Bennett and Butler were now together and they took the score to 67, when Butler was caught. Bennett was out one run later, having played a very good innings, in which his off-driving was brilliant. Milburn and Gossop took the score to 76, when Gossop was bowled, and Rimmer failed to score and was caught, the final total being 77. There was not much hope of victory when the School went in to field, and Wells and Haigh hit the bowling hard and cleanly until Butler bowled Wells in his second over for 16 with the score at 26. Redfern and Haigh continued to hit the bowling, but in Butler's fourth over, Hobson caught the latter off a very hard hit at square leg. The score was now 50, but the bowling seemed to go to pieces, while Cardwell and Haigh went to 75, when Haigh was 1.b.w. to Gossop. The winning hit was made by Cardwell, but after that three more wickets fell rapidly, six being out for 98. However, Mahony set about the bowling, and the next wicket fell at 144, when Lynch had Walter caught at the wicket for 16. Sutton ably supported Mahony, and the latter reached 50 after playing a good forcing innings. However, they both left within seven runs of each other, at 178 and 185, and the last wicket fell at 192, Rimmer getting Carroll 1.b.w. 34
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL. R. S. Dixon, b Cardwell R. C. Lynch, lbw, b Homer V. L. F. Davin, c Cardwell, b Homer G. E. L. Graham, c Bertwistle, b Homer H. A. S. Hobson, c Walter, b Homer P. R. Graham, c Greenish, b Sutton L. W. Bennett, c Homer, b Sutton J. H. Butler, c Carroll, b Sutton H. A. Milburn, not out E. R. Gossop, b Cardwell R. N. Rimmer, c Wells, b Sutton Extras
3 3 4 13 11 0 21 9 3 6 0 4
Total
77
AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE. P. J. Wells, b Butler P. Haigh, lbw, b Gossop T. E. Redfern, c Hobson, b Butler R. N. Cardwell, c Davin, b Lynch J. Greenish, lbw, b Lynch A. Mahony, c Bennett, b Butler J. M. Homer, c Dixon, b Lynch C. Walter, c Dixon, b Lynch M. A. Sutton, c Bennett, b Butler M. Bertwistle, not out P. M. Carroll, lbw, b Rimmer Extras
16 19 17 35 0 57 3 16 14 4 5 6
Total
192
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ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. DENSTONE COLLEGE. Played on June 15th, at Home. Result: Lost by 126 Runs. Playing Denstone for the first time, St. Peter's had a disastrous match. Graham again lost the toss, and Denstone went in to bat. However, the School started well, Burrow giving Davin a catch at mid-off when the score was four, and at 12, Graham made a brilliant catch at cover to dismiss Innes. But from then on the batsmen had all the bowlers except Gossop at their mercy. Dickson and Jones took the score to 56, when Gossop caught and bowled Jones for 28. At 84, Dickson was bowled, also by Gossop, and at 100, Pegler was l.b.w to the same bowler. Then Watson and Deighton took charge entirely. The score mounted rapidly, and 150 was soon passed. Watson reached his 50, but at 186 he was l.b.w. for a fine 78. The Denstone captain declared at the end of the over, and the School had a formidable task in front of them. G. E. L. Graham opened the School innings, but in Innes' first over he was caught. Innes was bumping them on the 35
leg, and Davin proceeded to hit him for four boundaries, but at 17, Lynch was out and Hobson came in. Davin was playing Innes very well, while Hobson started to hit Deighton, whose first six overs had been maidens. But at 40, Davin was caught off Innes. Whitney came in and was out again at 50 without scoring, and Bennett was bowled first ball. Thus five wickets were down, but the last five wickets only added 10 runs. Hobson was caught for a useful 19 at 54, P. R. G. Graham left at 58, Butler at 60, Gossop was run out at 60, and Rimmer was caught at the same total. Dixon, who had come in the fall of the fifth wicket being two not out. DENSTONE COLLEGE. D. H. Burrow, c Davin, b Rimmer 4 R. F. K. Innes, c E. Graham, b Gossop 8 T. Dickson, b Gossop 27 M. P. Jones, c & b Gossop 28 R. M. Watson, lbw, b Butler 78 B. H. Pegler, lbw, b Gossop 5 34 J. H. G. Deighton, not out N. Spooner, not out 0 Did not bat: L. E. Richards, F. Sproston, E. R Tobias. Extras 2 Total (for 6 wickets) ST. PETER'S SCHOOL. R. C. Lynch, c Pegler, b limes G. E. L. Graham, c Jones, b Innes V. L. F. Davin, c Richards, b limes H. A. S. Hobson, c Dickson, b Pegler E. W. Whitney, lbw, b limes L. W. Bennett, b limes R. S. Dixon, not out P. R. G. Graham, c Innes, b Pegler J. H. Butler, c Imes, b Pegler E. R. Gossop, run out R. N. Rimmer, c Jones, b Pegler Extras Total
186
5 0 20 19 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 10 60
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ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. WORKSOP COLLEGE. Played on June 19th, Away. Result: Lost by 144 Runs. Graham having again lost the toss, Worksop decided to bat. Rimmer and Gossop opened the bowling. They kept the runs down well, and at 21, Gossop had Teale l.b.w. for 14. 36
Then D. Collinge took charge of the bowling and started to hit everybody who was put on to bowl except Gossop. He had his lives, being dropped in the slips off Gossop at five and again at extra-cover later. His partner also was dropped, but was at last caught at extra-cover by Whitney for 20. The score was now 71. Collinge continued to hit the bowling, while his partner kept his end going, but at the end he mistimed one from Gossop, and Lynch took a hard catch in the slips. He had scored 87 out of 138 in a very lucky innings. Colman and Evans continued the run-making until Colman gave Lynch a return catch at 162, and at 180, Walker, a big-hitter, was caught in the slips. Evans had been batting stylishly so far and he and Kingston took the score to 236, when Worksop declared. Gossop had bowled unchanged, taking five wickets for 79 runs. The fielding was terrible, many catches being dropped. Graham and Lynch opened the School innings against Rhodes and Tomkins. The score mounted slowly to 32, when Graham played outside a ball from Kingston and was J.b.w. Davin came in and hit a four and a six off the last two balls of the over, only to see Lynch bowled at 47 and to find himself l.b.w. at 51. Hobson and Whitney were not certain against Rhodes or Kingston, but they managed to take the score to 69, when Hobson ran himself out and Whitney was caught. Bennett and Dixon, still more uncertain, managed to reach 85, when the former was bowled. One run later Dixon was also bowled, and seven wickets were down for 86. Butler hit a three and was bowled at 89, Gossop was bowled for nought, P. R. G. Graham scored two singles to third man and was yorked, and Worksop had dismissed the School for a dismal total of 92. WORKSOP COLLEGE. J. B. C. Teale, lbw, b Gossop 14 D. Collinge, c Lynch, b Gossop 87 P. E. F. Rhodes, c Whitney, b Gossop 20 D. E. C. Colman, c & b Lynch 36 A. L. Evans, not out 39 W. J. P. Walker, c Lynch, b Gossop 4 G. Duke, b Gossop 18 P. A. Kingston, not out 17 Did not bat: H. F. Barker, W. S. P. Ward, J. R. M Tomkins. Extras 1 Total (for 6 wickets)
37
236
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL. R. C. Lynch, b Tomkins G. E. L. Graham, lbw, b Kingston V. L. F. Davin, lbw, b Rhodes H. A. S. Hobson, run out E. W. Whitney, c Rhodes, b Kingston L. W. Bennett, b Rhodes R. S. Dixon, b Kingston P. R. G. Graham, b Rhodes J. H. Butler, c Teale, b Rhodes E. R. Gossop, b Kingston R. N. Rimmer, not out Extras Total
17 19 10 14 7 4 11 2 3 0 1 4 92
YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN v. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL. Played on June 24th, at Escrick Park. Result: Drawn. The Gentlemen batted first, and Gossop immediately dismissed the opening batsman with a catch by Lynch. F. F. Taylor 38, Capt. J. G. Leaf and M. A. Kaye 28 then placed the Gentlemen in a useful position, and with a further 57 not out from the Hon. Capt. Frankland they were able eventually to declare at 189 for 7. Gossop, who bowled practically unchanged, took five of these wickets for 68 runs, a very sound performance. Dixon allowed no byes. Lynch and Morison, who had been doing very well with the 2nd XI, opened for the School. Lynch only reached seven, but Morison and Davin, each with 17, and Hobson, with 28 not out, put the School in a promising position. Rucklidge was also shaping well with 14 not out when stumps were drawn. Score, 107 for four. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN. R. N. N. Taylor, c Lynch, b Gossop F. F. Taylor, b Gossop Capt. J. G. Leaf, lbw, b Elgey M. A. C. P. Kaye, b Lynch Capt. G. Barker, b Gossop Hon. Capt. Frankland, not out Col. Pickthall, c & b Gossop H. B. Elliot, lbw, b Gossop G. S. Stead, not out Did not bat: Capt. Howlett and G. C. Kelly. Extras Total (for 7 wickets)
38
0 38 36 28 1 57 2 9 17 1 189
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL. R. C. Lynch, c Barker, b Pickthall 7 I. D. C. Morison b Kaye 17 V. L. F. Davin lbw, b Howlett 17 H. A. S. Hobson, not out 28 H. A. Milburn, b Kelly 5 J. M. Rucklidge, not out 14 Did not bat: R. S. Dixon, J. H. Butler, E. R. Gossop, R. N. Rimmer, E. V. Elgey. Extras 19 Total (for 4 wickets)
107
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DURHAM SCHOOL v. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL. Played on June 30th, at Durham. Result: Lost by 7 Wickets. This was perhaps the School's most disastrous match. Graham won the toss, which seems to have unsettled the School batsmen completely. Only Graham himself, with 27 and Milburn, with a cautious nine runs, offered any resistance to the Durham bowlers, of whom Forster took six wickets for 16 runs. As in previous matches, the majority of the side seemed petrified when confronted by fields in the silly mid-on and off positions, and refused to play forward and hit the ball. This may be a result of their extreme youth, and the same side in two years' time will, one hopes, force the fieldsmen into less prominent positions. In this match, however, there was a distressing lack of confidence throughout the side, which was finally dismissed for the miserable total of 58. Durham, on the other hand, showed enterprise from the outset, and with Buttle 39 and Orwin 35 not out, easily brought the score to 161 for three, of which Lynch took two wickets and Morison one. Durham then declared, and the School batted again. In this second innings, although unable to equal Durham's 161 for three, the School showed up the unworthiness of their first innings' scorce, and stumps were drawn at 108 for four, of which Hobson had scored 49. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL. I. D. C. Morison, b Orwin G. E. L. Graham, c Burchnall, b Forster V. L. F. Davin, c Buttle, b Forster R. C. Lynch, c Cunningham, b Forster H. A. S. Hobson, b Orwin R. S. Dixon, b Buttle J. M. Rucklidge, b Buttle H. A. Milburn, c Buttle, b Forster H. P. Cole, c Burchnall, b Forster E. R. Gossop, not out E. V. Elgey, b Forster Extras Total
39
2 27 3 0 4 5 0 9 0 4 0 4 58
DURHAM SCHOOL. 39 W. R. Buttle, st Dixon, b Lynch 27 A. 0. Cunningham, c Davin, b Lynch 29 D. J. M. Hall, c Hobson, b Morison —35 W. D. Orwin, not out 29 G. B. Sylvester, not out Did not bat: J. C. Sutton, I. S. Turnbull, M. L Burchnall, D. C. B. Shorter, J. Bourchier, D. R Forster. 2 Extras Total (for 3 wickets)
161
* * ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. M.C.C. Played on July 3rd, at Home. Result : Drawn. Graham won the toss and opened the School's innings with Lynch, who was bowled without scoring. Hobson was hardly more successful with 5, and the second wicket fell at 20. Davin then joined Graham, who was batting well. At lunch they were still together, and subsequently brought the score to 72, when Graham, with 42, was caught by M. A. Kaye off R. Wignall. Morison continued to support Davin, and they put on another 60 runs between them. Davin reached a well-deserved 50 when he was caught and bowled by Elmhirst, and Morison, with 27, was l.b.w. to Kaye. Dixon was soon out, but Bennett, playing very aggressive cricket against some excellent bowling, quickly increased the score. Milburn, Gossop and Cole added little in the way of runs, but the last man, Elgey, hit 14 valuable runs, including a very hearty six, and nearly stayed long enough to give Bennett his 50. As it was, the latter scored a sparkling 44, which included six boundaries and one six, and the School's innings had yielded 208 runs. This was one of the best performances against the M.C.C. in their tour, and was a just reward to the new and more enterprising spirit shown by the School batsmen. W. H. R. Alderson and C. E. Anson opened the batting for the M.C.C. against Gossop and Elgey, who had replaced Rimrner in the constant search for a fairly fast bowler. As in the past the opening fast bowler merely proved expensive, but Gossop bowled Anson with the score at 36. Alderson, who reached his 50 then continued with Wignall. Cole now replaced Elgey, so that the School's bowling was medium and slow. This proved more effective, not so much because of the type of the bowling as of the improvement in length. The second wicket fell at 85, and thereafter a wicket fell at every 40
six or seven runs. The only obstacle now was that of time, which eventually proved unsurmountable. With the score at 130 for six our opponents decided to sit on the splice, and the match ended with the M.C.C. score at 140 for eight. Cole had taken five wickets for 60 runs, and Dixon had given only one bye. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL. R. C. Lynch, b Wells-Cole G. E. L. Graham, c Kaye, b Wignall H. A. S. Hobson, b Kaye V. L. F. Davin, c & b Elmhirst I. D. C. Morison, lbw, b Kaye R. S. Dixon, c Anson, b Elmhirst L. W. Bennett, not out H. A. Milburn, lbw, b Elmhirst E. R. Gossop, b Wignall H. P. Cole, c Anson, b Elmhirst E. V. Elgey, b Wignall Extras
Total M.C.C. W. H. R. Alderson, c Hobson, b Cole C. E. Anson, b Gossop F. Wignall, c Davin, b Cole M. A. C. P. Kaye, c Lynch, b Cole D. C. Wilson, b Lynch T. M. Heaton, b Gossop J. V. Machell, c Graham, b Cole J. M. Dawson, not out H. V. Wells-Cole, c Milburn, b Cole J. Elmhirst, not out Did not bat: H. D. Swan. Extras Total (for 8 wickets)
0 42 5 50 27 4 44 2 5 0 14
15
208 50 6 34 16 5 0 16 7 3 0 3 140
* * * ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN. Played on July 8th, at Home. Result : Lost by 139 Runs. Our opponents batted first against the bowling of Elgey and Gossop. Elgey again proved expensive and was replaced by Cole. C. Rogers was bowled by Gossop, but S. Wood and P. J. Simpson took the score to 53, when there was a slight collapse. Some clever bowling by Cole brought the state of the game to four wickets for 65 runs. However, P. Hallas and S. Sellars, with 51 and 23 respectively, slowly turned the tide and raised the score to 106, when Sellars was caught by Bennett off Gossop. Up to this point the Gentlemen had been fighting rather an uphill match, but P. M. Hall proceeded to hit the bowling in all directions, and 41
one or two mistakes occurred in the field, which ruined any hope of dismissing our opponents for a moderate score. In a very short time, Hall reached his century, and with 34 runs from A. C. Green, the Gentlemen were able to declare at 296 for eight. Facing this formidable total, Graham and Lynch started very well for the School, until at 19 Lynch was caught by Hallas off White with the score at 38, and Morison was bowled without scoring. Graham scored 25 and Hobson 15, but at 62 for three a bad collapse began. Davin alone showed any scoring ability, and carried out his bat for a very sound 57. The School were all out for 157 runs. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN. S. Wood, lbw, b Gossop C. Rogers, b Cole P. J. Simpson, b 'Cole W. J. White, c Davin, b Cole P. Hallas, c Elgey, b Cole S. Sellars, c Bennett, b Gossop P. M. Hall, not out A. C. Green, b Elgey C. E. D. Crane, b Gossop R. Goodall, not out Did not bat: P. B. Cockburn. Extras
31 12 21 0 51 23 101 34 7 10
Total (for 8 wickets )
296
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL. G. E. L. Graham, c Hallas, b Hall R. C. Lynch, c Hallas, b White I. D. C. Morison, b White H. A. S. Hobson, c Green, b Hall V. L. F. Davin, not out J. A. Wright, c Green, b Crane L. W. Bennett, c Sellars, b Hallas R. S. Dixon, c Sellars, b Wood E. R. Gossop, b White E. V. Elgey, c & b White H. P. Cole, c Wood, b Crane Extras Total
8
25 19 0 15 57 7 7 8 0 0 9 10 157
* * * ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. ECCENTRICS. Played on July 10th, at Home. Result: Drawn. As St. Bees were forced to scratch their fixture with the School, S. M. Toyne, Esq., raise an Eccentric side. The Eccentrics batted first and largely owing to 64 from G. S. Stead and a 30 not out from A. C. W. Ping were able to declare at 131 for three. Messrs. Barnby, Chilman, Stevenson, Corkhill, Sykes and Elgey did not bat. 42
The wicket, which was soft from heavy rain, was now becoming difficult, and with the Masters very eager to avenge their defeat earlier in the season, the School were soon in trouble. H. A. Wrenn dismissed Graham, Lynch, Morison and Hobson in swift succession, and when Davin was stumped by S. M. Toyne off F. H. Barnby, the School were 44 for five, and it was doubtful whether the remaining batsmen could play out time. Wright, Bennett and Dixon were soon out, but Gossop, playing very steadily, scored 18 before being caught by H. A. Wrenn off G. S. Stead, and stumps were drawn with the School at 86 for nine. ECCENTRICS. 13 J. S. Cooper, Esq., b Gossop 64 G. S. Stead, Esq., c Rimmer, b Cole 18 H. A. Wrenn, Esq., c Gossop, b Lynch 30 A. C. W. Ping, not out 0 S. M. Toyne, Esq., not out Did not bat: F. H. Barnby, Esq., J. H. Stevenson, Esq., W. N. Corkhill, Esq., P. H. Sykes, Esq., E. V. Elgey, K. G. Chilman, Esq. 6 Extras Total (for 3 wickets)
131
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL. 15 G. E. L. Graham, c Ping, b H. A. Wrenn, Esq 5 R. C. Lynch, b H. A. Wrenn, Esq 4 I. D. C. Morison, c Elgey, b H. A. Wrenn, Esq 11 H. A. S. Hobson, b H. A. Wrenn, Esq V. L. F. Davin, st S. M. Toyne, Esq., b F. H 4 Barnby, Esq 1 J. A. Wright, lbw, b H. A. Wrenn, Esq 7 L. W. Bennett, lbw, b H. A. Wrenn, Esq 6 R. S. Dixon, c & b G. S. Stead, Esq E. R. Gossop, c H. A. Wrenn, Esq., b G. S. Stead, 18 Esq. 0 R. N. Rimmer, not out 1 H. P. Cole, not out 14 Extras Total (for 9 wickets)
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86
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ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. CANADIAN SCHOOLBOYS. Played on July 22nd, at Home. Result: Won by 6 Wickets. The Canadians batted first on a damp wicket, but found the bowling of Gossop too good for them. Elgey was rather expensive at the Pavilion end so Cole was put on in his place. Dixon caught both Mood and Woods off Gossop, but then Osler and Gunn took the score to 71 before Graham caught Gunn off Cole. A collapse set in, and so well did Gossop and Cole bowl that the next seven wickets only put on 19. 43
Lynch and Graham opened the School innings, but at 13 Lynch was l.b.w. Morison then joined Graham, who monopolised the bowling. He drove powerfully and scored 36 out of 56 before he was caught. Morison left four runs later, but Davin and Hobson took the score to 83 before the former was l.b.w. J. A. Wright joined Hobson and they passed the Canadians' total without trouble, and then went on to hit the bowling everywhere. Gossop batted well later on. CANADIAN SCHOOLBOYS. W. Mood, c Dixon, b Gossop J. R. Woods, c Dixon, b Gossop C. R. Osler, lbw, b Cole L. J. H. Gunn, c Graham, b Cole R. T. Suckling, run out D. M. Dewar, lbw, b Gossop J. W. Bennett, c & b Cole M. W. Douglas, lbw, b Gossop J. S. Hayes, b Cole S. S. Duggan, c Elgey, b Cole J. Peacock, not out Extras
6 14 21 25 0 2 4 1 0 2 5 10
Total
90
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL. G. E. L. Graham, c Woods, b Hayes R. C. Lynch, lbw, b Hayes I. D. C. Morison, c Osler, b Hayes H. A. S. Hobson, lbw, b Gunn V. L. F. Davin, lbw, b Dewar J. A. Wright, c Bennett, b Douglas L. W. Bennett, b Gunn R. S. Dixon, c Suckling, b Hayes E. R. Gossop, not out Did not bat: E. V. Elgey, H. P. Cole. Extras Total (for 8 wickets)
36 0 14 34 9 49 0 40 30 212
* * * ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. OLD PETERITES. Played on July 24th, at Home. Result: Lost by 26 Runs. This match produced surprisingly few runs on either side. Gossop bowled Smithson in his first over, and after Cole had replaced Rimmer, Lockwood was bowled by Cole. Ogley was bowled six runs later, and both Ruddock and E. G. Bullen left at 31. Atkinson now joined Troop, and between them they doubled the score. However, Cole had Atkinson stumped off the last ball of one over and then proceeded to complete his hat trick. Meanwhile, Troop had been playing a captain's innings, and eventually the O.P.'s were all out for 70, of which he made 25. 44
Faced by Mann and Lockwood, the School could do nothing right. Lynch went first ball, caught at silly-point, and Graham was bowled in the next over. Hobson and Morison looked like staying in, but the last ball before tea bowled Hobson. Morison left one run later at 19. Davin was caught at silly-point for one; Bennett and Wright made an unsuccessful attempt to punish the bowling, and the remaining batsmen simply threw their wickets away, so that the whole side were out for 44. O LD PETERITES. N. Ruddock, c Graham, b Cole J. L. Smithson, b Gossop K. Lockwood, b Cole P. Ogley, b Gossop F. Troop, not out E. G. Bullen, c Morison, b Cole J. M. Atkinson, st Dixon, b Cole R. M. Deas, b Cole P. W. Mann, c & b Cole — MacLean, b Gossop — Harwood, c Morison, b Cole Extras
15 0 11 1 25 0 14 0 0 2 1 1 Total
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL. G. E. L. Graham, b Mann R. C. Lynch, c Ogley, b Lockwood I. D. C. Morison, b Mann H. A. S. Hobson, b Lockwood V. L. F. Davin, c Ogley, b Lockwood J. A. Wright, c Smithson, b Mann L. W. Bennett, c MacLean, b Lockwood R. S. Dixon, b Mann E. R. Gossop, st Bullen, b Lockwood H. P. Cole, lbw, b Mann R. N. Rimmer, not out Extras Total
70 2 0 5 8 1 9 7 1 1 1 2 7 44
ST. PETER'S 2nd XI v. BOOTHAM 2nd XI. Played at Bootham on May 22nd. Result: Lost by 48 Runs. Rain was threatening when Ping lost the toss at Bootham. The School had to field, but after five minutes a heavy shower stopped play. It was soon over, but it left the wicket completely dead and gave no help to the School bowlers. Nor were the bowlers helped by the fielding, which was indeed lamentable. Catches were dropped, though Stephenson took three, and many runs were given away by 45
indifferent and careless fielding. Douglas was the School's best bowler with four for 33, and he, with Elgey and Briggs, were the only bowlers who kept the Bootham batsmen at all subdued. Bootham declared soon after tea with the score at 138 for seven. Milburn and Steele opened very slowly and never looked like making many runs. The wicket was becoming very sticky by this time, and the ball was turning quite sharply. Graham played steadily, but no-one else offered much resistance except Douglas and Marriott, the last two in, who put on 20 runs for the last wicket before Douglas was l.b.w. for a useful 17. The last wicket fell at 90, and left Bootham victorious by 48 runs. BOOTHAM 2nd XI. S. A. Richardson, c Stephenson, b Douglas R. D. Harrison, c Stephenson, b Elgey G. M. Bellis, lbw, b Stephenson J. Westwood, b Douglas D. W. Robinson, c Stephenson, b Douglas C. Hetherton, hit wicket, b Briggs B. M. Sandelson, run out F. M. Wickenden, not out Extras
27 6 34 0 13 10 32 10 6
Total (for 7) 138 ST. PETER'S 2nd XI. H. A. Milburn, c Sandelson, b Wickenden F. F. Steele, c Bellis, b Hetherton A. C. W. Ping, c Richardson, b Hetherton J. M. Rucklidge, lbw, b Hetherton E. Hodgson, st Bellis, b Wickenden P. R. G. Graham, c Robinson, b Hetherton G. Briggs, b Westwood E. V. Elgey, c Westwood, b Wickenden M. S. Douglas, lbw, b Wickenden G. P. G. Stephenson, lbw, b Hetherton K. Marriott, not out Extras
8 11 4 16 0 10 6 6 17 0 5 7
Total
90
* * * ST. PETER'S 2nd XI v. LEEDS G.S. 2nd XI. Played at Leeds on May 29th. Result : Won by 1 Wicket. Ping again lost the toss and the School had to field on a crumbling wicket. Elgey soon met with success, and five wickets fell for a mere 16 runs, of which Elgey took four and Brown the other. The School appeared to be in a good position, but success brought carelessness. Several catches were dropped, though Ping made a spectacular running 46
catch at cover-point. Douglas and Milburn bowled fairly steadily in the last half of the innings, but the Leeds total eventually reached 109, of which the last two wickets put on 55. After tea, Barnby and Steele opened for the School and were soon out. As with Leeds, wickets fell quickly, and five were down for 23, and the School seemed in a poor position. But gradually the score mounted, and with Graham playing steadily at one end, he had successively Douglas, Stephenson and Elgey as partners. Each of these partnerships brought about 20 runs. When Brown went in, 13 were wanted to win. Though Brown gave us several anxious moments he remained long enough for the School to win and for Graham to get his 50, being not out when stumps were drawn. Had the School's fielding been good, they would have been faced with a total of about 80. LEEDS G.S. 2nd XI. S. Rushton, b Elgey A. C. Philipson, b Elgey M. B. Shepherd, b Elgey T. Clarke, b Brown W. R. H. Sutton, b Elgey J. F. Daykin, b Douglas A. Horner, c Ping, b Douglas K. A. Lambert, b Milburn G. Horner, b Douglas E. A. J. Jenkins, c Elgey, b Milburn R. Sloane, not out Extras Total
ST. PETER'S 2nd XI. W. G. Barnby, b Lambert F. F. Steele, b Jenkins H. A. Milburn, c Shepherd, b Lambert A. C. Ping, lbw, b Lambert J. M. Rucklidge, c Clarke, b Jenkins P. R. G. Graham, not out S. P. H. Rylatt, b Philipson M. S. Douglas, c Lambert, b Philipson G. P. G. Stephenson, b Philipson E. V. Elgey, b Lambert K. C. Brown, not out Extras
0 7 4 0 0 7 5 8 14 24 10 31 109
0 1 2 3 10 53 3 17 7 11 2 13
Total (for 9 wickets) 122
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ST. PETER'S 2nd XI v. GIGGLESWICK 2nd XL Played at Home on June 5th. Result: Won by 42 Runs. Giggleswick won the toss and batted first on a good wicket. Runs came freely, and the score mounted steadily as the wickets fell. Only four batsmen reached double figures, but these between them totalled nearly 100 runs. Expensive catches were missed, especially when Robinson was dropped early in the game. Milburn bowled well, taking five wickets for 52 runs. Elgey, Douglas and Brown also bowled steadily. The School innings started very shakily, two wickets falling for as many runs. After the 4th wicker had fallen, Graham and Rucklidge put on 75 runs before Graham gave a chance at slip which was readily taken. Graham played a plucky innings, for he had strained a muscle and had a runner almost throughout his innings. By this time the match was won, and the remaining batsmen attempted an exhibition of hittings, which did not prove too successful. GIGGLESWICK 2nd XI. J. R. Romans, b Brown G. Hargreaves, run out J. Robson, c Morison, b Elgey C. Frank, c Steele, b Douglas W. J. Everett, st Steel, b Douglas M. Widdup, b Milburn A. R. Wales, c Sleight, b Milburn J. S. Hallam, b Milburn P. Hurst, b Milburn S. Park, st Steele, b Milburn K. L. Wilson, not out Extras
13 0 43 26 0 4 2 15 0 0 11 2
Total
116
ST. PETER'S 2nd XI. H. A. Milburn, b Hurst F. F. Steele, c Hurst, b Park I. D. C. Morison, c Hurst, b Frank P. R. G. Graham, c Wilson, b Robinson A. C. W. Ping, c Romans, b Hurst J. M. Rucklidge, c Wales, b Widdup E. Hodgson, c Frank, b Robinson M. S. Douglas, c Wilson, b Widdup E. V. Elgey, c Robinson, b Park J. I. Sleight, not out K. C. Brown, b Park
1 1 10 55 6 51 6 10 2 0 0
Total
158
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ST. PETER'S 2nd XI v. AMPLEFORTH 2nd XI. Played at Home on June 12th. Result: Won by 26 Runs. Ping won the toss and decided to bat on a firm wicket. Wright was out with score at one, but the score mounted steadily, thanks to Morison and Whitney, who were well supported by Steele, Ping, Cole and Douglas. The score was 137 for eight wickets when Ping declared, giving Ampleforth only 85 minutes to get the runs. Cole bowled very steadily, and Whitney also deserved his success. Cole eventually took four wickets for 35 runs and Whitney three wickets for 20 runs. The score was 91 for six wickets with 15 minutes to play but the last four wickets fell for 18 runs, Cole taking the last wicket with the last ball but one of the match. AMPLEFORTH 2nd XI. 0 34 19 13 13 9 2 2 4 1 7 5
G. V. Garbett, lbw, b Cole A. McManery, c Sleight, b Douglas P. Hayward-Farner, lbw, b Cole P. Coope, run out R. Campbell, c Elgey, b Whitney R. Grieve, lbw, b Cole M. Pleydell, c Sleight, b Wright P. Liddell, c Morison, b Whitney H. Neville, c Cole, b Whitney P. May, st Steele, b Cole M. Johns, not out Extras Total
ST. PETER'S 2nd XI. F. F. Steele, c Neville, b Liddell
J. A. Wright, b Neville J. D. C. Morison, c Garbett, b Coope T. F. Cameron, c Hayward-Farner, b Coope E. W. Whitney, b Coope J. M. Rucklidge, c Garbett, b Coope A. C. Ping, c May, b Johns H. P. Cole, lbw, b Johns M. S. Douglas, not out E. V. Elgey and J. I. Sleight did not bat Extras
109
14 1 26 6 42 2 9 12 12 13
Total (for 8 wickets declared) 137
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ST. PETER'S 2nd XI v. WORKSOP 2nd XI. Played at Home on June 19th. Result : Drawn. Worksop won the toss and once again the School had to field. Rain was threatening and soon interrupted play. Cole and Elgey bowled very steadily in spite of the wet ball and dead wicket. At last some improvement was apparent in the School's fielding. One expensive catch was dropped and a pair of good slips were obviously necessary. Elgey took a nice catch off his own bowling. Four wickets were down for 19, but the fielding became careless, and the fifth wicket put on 80 runs. The next four wickets fell for 20 runs, when Worksop declared. There had been a heavy shower during the tea interval, and the School was left to make 122 runs in 75 minutes. Runs came fairly quickly. Wright, Cameron and Ping all batted very well, especially Ping, who hit the ball hard. Milburn also played very well, but at the end of the last over five runs were still needed to win. The School deserved to win, for the batting was good, and any loose balls were punished. WORKSOP 2nd XI. K. Ball, c Hodgson, b Cole D. Atkinson, c Wright, b Cole L. A. Stredwick, c & b Elgey J. C. Wardill, run out P. A. Utley, c & b Cole P. Martin, c Rucklidge, b Morison R. F. Davies, c Rucklidge, b Morison F. M. Roberts, c Hodgson, b Morison H. G. Hudson, not out S. J. Merryfield and H. Archer did not bat Extras
2 8 3 22 0 62 11 0 7 6
Total (for 8 wickets declared) 121 ST. PETER'S 2nd XI. 23 4 J. A. Wright, b Wardill 23 I. D. C. Morison, not out 14 H. A. Milburn, c Ball, b Wardill 10 T. F. Cameron, b Stredwick 2 J. M. Rucklidge, c Ball, b Wardill A. C. Ping, b Martyn 32 E. Hodgson, not out 2 M. S. Douglas, E. V. Elgey, H. P. Cole did not bat Extras 3
F. F. Steele, lbw, b Wardill
Total (for 7 wickets) 117
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ST. PETER'S 2nd XI v. ECCENTRICS XI. Played at Home on June 23rd. Result : Lost by 7 Wickets. The Eccentrics fielded a team almost completely composed of masters in their annual match against the 2nd XI. Ping won the toss and decided to bat on a plumb wicket. Runs came at a fairly respectable speed against some good bowling by Mr. Wrenn and Mr. Chilman. Cameron made an excellent 33, and Wright and Milburn also batted well. With a score of 83 for five a good total was expected. But Mr. R. M. Cooper sent down some deadly bowling and took the last three wickets in one over, the score finally reaching 101. The Eccentrics started disastrously, losing Mr. Stead by an unfortunate call and Mr. Stevenson, who was well caught by Elgey off his own bowling. Mr. Chilman looked dangerous, but was well caught by Milburn at mid-off, again off Elgey's bowling, when he had made 22. After this, Mr. R. M. Cooper gave a splendid display. Any loose balls were hit very hard and the good ones were played confidently. Mr. J. S. Cooper and Mr. K. H. Rhodes also batted in a bright and breezy manner, so that the score eventually reached 167 for five wickets. ST. PETER'S 2nd XI. J. A. Wright, c Steele, b Rev. F. H. Barnby I. D. C. Morison, b Mr. Wrenn A. A. Milburn, st Steele, b Mr. Chilman T. F. Cameron, c Mr. Wrenn, b Mr. R. M. Cooper J. M. Rucklidge, b Mr. Chilman E. W. Whitney, lbw, b Mr. Stead A. C. Ping, b Mr. Stead P. B. Cockburn, b Mr. R. M. Cooper M. S. Douglas, b Mr. R. M. Cooper H. P. Cole, b Mr. R. M. Cooper E. V. Elgey, not out Extras Total
14 5 16 33 11 4 1 1 11 0 1 4 101
ECCENTRICS XI. 0 G. S. Stead, Esq., run out 0 J. H. Stevenson, Esq., c & b Elgey 22 K. G. Chilman, Esq., c Milburn, b Elgey 68 R. M. Cooper, Esq., st Cameron, b Douglas 35 J. S. Cooper, Esq., b Elgey 31 K. A. Rhodes, Esq., not out 2 F. F. Steele, not out P. H. Sykes, Esq., W. N. Corkhill, Esq., H. A Wrenn, Esq., F. H. Barnby, Esq., did not bat 9 Extras Total (for 5 wickets) 167
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2nd XI AVERAGES.
BATTING.
Times Highest Innings Not Out Innings
Runs
1. Graham, P. R. G. 118 2. Whitney ... 48 3. Cameron ... 53 4. Douglas ... 69 ... 100 5. Rucklidge 6. Wright, J. A. ... 38 7. Milburn 50 8. Morison 45 9. Ping 55 10. Elgey 20 11. Steele 31
3 2 3 6 6 3 5 4 6 4 5
BOWLING.
1. Whitney 2. Brown, K. C. 3. Douglas 4. Cole ... 5. Elgey ... 6. Milburn 7. Morison 8. Wright, J. A. 9. Stephenson
... •. • •• • •• • .. • •. • ...
Overs
Maidens
1 0 0 2 9 0 1 0 0 1 0
55 42 33 17 51 23 23* 26 32 11 14
Runs
Wickets
Aver.
59.0 24.0 17.7 17.3 16.7 12.7 12.5 11.3 9.2 6.7 6.2
Aver.
8 29 3 9.7 0 14 22 2 11.0 4 37 10 12.3 123 3 102 29.5 5 7 14.6 64 21 156 10 15.6 111 26 0 7 15.9 9.5 0 58 3 19.3 7 1 1 27 27.0 2 12 1 34 34.0 * * * COLTS' XI MATCHES. ST. PETER'S COLTS v. WORKSOP COLLEGE COLTS. Played at Home on June 30th. Result : Lost by 102 Runs. Worksop Colts batted first and the School Colts met with immediate success, as four Worksop wickets were down for 40 runs, but a fine innings by Boyle soon put a different face on the situation, and Worksop eventually reached 167. St. Peter's Colts fared badly against some accurate and deadly bowling by Boyle, who took six for four; they were all out for 65, only L. W. Bennett offering any resistance. WORKSOP COLTS. Naismith, b Douglas Brooker, c Cameron, b Brown (K. C.) Setcole, c Butler, b Brown Buchanan, c Brown, b Douglas Bradshaw, c Scholey, b Butler Coulthurst, c Cameron, b Douglas Norman, c Bennett, b Butler Hoyle, run out Nicol, b Butler Fergusson, st Cameron, b Douglas Caldecott, not out Extras Total
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9 1 15 0 20 0 14 58 18 11 9 12 167
ST. PETER'S COLTS. F. F. Steele, c Naismith, b Norman G. C. Brown, b Coulthurst L. W. Bennett, b Royle T. F. Cameron, c & b Royle P. R. G. Graham, b Royle J. H. Butler, b Royle E. Hodgson, lbw, b Royle M. S. Douglas, c Coulthurst, b Buchanan R. W. Wright, b Buchanan J. R. Scholey, b Royle K. C. Brown, not out Extras Total
2 6 21 3 0 4 0 6 0 10 13 65
* * * — ST. PETER'S COLTS v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL COLTS. Played at Home on July 7th. Result: Won by 12 Runs. This was a very low scoring game which the Colts just managed to win. Against some very uneven bowling the team got themselves out for the poor score of 87, only Cameron and Graham stayed for any length of time and took advantage of the many loose balls. Bootham Colts started well, and Seville and Harrison put on 30 for the first wicket, but when these two were out little opposition was encountered, except from the stalwart Bellerby, who had also bowled well. ST. PETER'S COLTS. G. C. Brown, b Gripper R. W. Wright, b Gripper H. A. Milburn, c Lund, b Bellerby T. F. Cameron, c Gripper, b Wilkinson P. R. G. Graham, c Seville, b Hetherton E. Hodgson, b Harrison F. F. Steele, b Hetherton M. S. Douglas, lbw, b Bellerby J. H. Butler, run out K. C. Brown, c Wilkinson, b Gripper G. P. G. Stephenson, not out Extras
Total BOOTHAM COLTS. Harrison, c Graham, b Brown Seville, b Stephenson Lund, b Brown Phillips, b Brown Mackieth, st Cameron, b Butler Crockett, st Cameron, b Butler Bellerby, not out Smith, run out Hetherton, lbw, b Milburn Wilkinson, st Cameron, b Milburn Gripper, c Hodgson, b Douglas Extras
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3 1 2 32 23 7 2 5 1 2 3 1 84 21 11 1 9 9 0 11 1 8 0 1 6
Total
72
ST. PETER'S COLTS v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE COLTS. Played at Ampleforth on July 10th. Result: Abandoned. Batting first on a wet wicket the Schbol CO 7:3 made an excellent start, they scored 68 for one wicket in between the showers, but play was finally abandoned owing to heavy rain. ST. PETER'S COLTS. H. A. Milburn, not out G. C. Brown, b Kilpatrick P. R. G. Graham, nct out Extras
36 2 24 6
Total (for 1 wicket) 68 T. F. Cameron, E. Hodgson, J. H. Butler, R. W. Wright, M. Douglas, J. R. Scholey, K. C. Brown, J. I. Sleight did not bat.
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INTER-HOUSE CRICKET.
The draw for the Inter-House Cricket was as follows:— School House "1 v. v. The Rise Temple House The match of the School House v. the Rise was very thrilling. The School House batted first and were all out for 63. Then the Rise were all out for 61. SCHOOL HOUSE. H. A. Milburn, b Cameron R. S. Dixon, b Cameron V. L. F. Davin, lbw, b Stephenson H. A. L. Hobson, c Dickinson, b Cameron P. R. G. Graham, b Cameron J. M. Rucklidge, c & b Cameron E. Hodgson, c Morison, b Cameron J. R. Scholey, c Brown, b Cameron E. V. Elgey, c Cockburn, b Douglas R. W. Rimmer, c Cameron, b Butler J. I. Sleight, not out Extras
1 9 8 6 2 9 1 11 11 0 0 3
Total
63
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THE RISE. W. G. Barnby, b Rimmer I. D. C. Morison, st Dixon, b Milburn J. H. Butler, c Dixon, b Elgey P. B. Cockburn, b Milburn T. F. Cameron, st Dixon, b Milburn A. C. Ping, run out M. S. Douglas, b Rimmer G. P. G. Stephenson, c & b Sleight E. N. Dickinson, c & b Milburn G. A. Ramsden, b Rimmer G. C. Brown, not out Extras Total
6 3 18 0 2 0 14 7 6 2 0 3 61
CRICKET FINAL. The final of the Inter-House Cricket was eventually won by the School House. The first effort being rained off. The School House won the toss and batted on a soft wicket. SCHOOL HOUSE. G. E. L. Graham, c Briggs, b Gossop H. A. Milburn, c. Steele, b Gossop M. A. S. Hobson, c & b Lynch ' V. L. F. Davin, c Steele, b .Gossop P. R. G. Graham, c Brown, b Wright R. S. Dixon, b Gossop J. M. Rucklidge, b Wright E. V. Elgey, b Gossop E. Hodgson, b Gossop J. I. Sleight, c Lynch, b Gossop R. N. Rimmer, not out Extras Total TEMPLE HOUSE. J. A. Wright, b Milburn R. C. Lynch, c Graham, b Milburn L. W. Bennett, c & b Rimmer F. F. Steele, b Rimmer E. R. Gossop, b Milburn I. S. McKay, b Milburn E. W. Whitney, b Milburn H. P. Cole, b Milburn G. H. Briggs, b Milburn M. S. Hall, st Dixon, b Milburn K. C. Brown, not out Extras
101 3 18 7 5 0 0 0 5 11 0 3 2
Total
55
4 16 21 12 11 3 8 1 7 0 16 2
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ROWING. As there were no 1st or 2nd IV Colours left from last year, or any 3rd IV " caps," it appeared that we should have an almost helpless set of crews. Far from being helpless, the crews were remarkably successful. G. E. Shepherd, with last year's 1st IV Coxing Colours, was appointed Captain of Boats and stroked the 1st IV. Mr. Ping and Mr. Rhodes are to be congratulated on their superb coaching of the several crews. A 1st IV victory over Nottingham High School, a good attempt by the 3rd IV at York Regatta, a splendid capture of the Mason Challenge Cup at Tees Regatta and an exciting VIII race are fine tributes to their inspiring efforts. The first fixture was against Nottingham High School at home on June 12th. It was not too warm, and the weather was about the best it can be for boating. The 1st IV's raced first, or at least started first. Just before York City Boathouse, Nottingham, who were half a length in the lead, suffered a series of mishaps, the result of which was the complete immersion of their boat. It was decided to race them again when they had changed. The 2nd IV's now raced, and although Atkinson tried his best with a spurt between the bridges it was of no avail, and our opponents won by two lengths. When it is remembered that each of the winning crew weighed two stone heavier than any of our 2nd IV, it will be realised that this was no mean effort. The 1st IV's were ready to race again within half an hour. The School drew to race on the slightly inferior Station side of the river. Nottingham were a length in the lead at Scarborough Bridge. However, Shepherd, with a magnificent spurt, caught them up, and about thirty yards from the end the School were two feet in front. Here the time of the Nottingham crew became rather ragged and we drew ahead to win by half a length. This was a triumph indeed, for our inexperienced crew against their old 1st and 2nd IV Colours. Last year's new fixture with Leeds University Maiden Crews was partially cancelled. A crew arrived to race against the 2nd IV. This was a good race from beginning to end, first one crew and then the other taking the lead. Our opponents finished the winners by a length.
YORK REGATTA. York Regatta was held on June 19th. The weather was dreadful, for it rained continuously. The 1st IV was entered for the Regatta Cup, and the 2nd and 3rd IV's for the John E. Gibb Challenge Cup. 56
The 2nd IV raced an Agecroft R.C. crew, who eventually won the final. Our opponents took the lead from the start and were a length in front at the first bridge. This lead was momentarily reduced to half a length by a spurt from Atkinson; but he had shot his bolt and the School lost by a length. The 3rd IV were drawn to race against a Leeds University crew. The School got a good start, were three lengths in the lead at Scarborough Bridge and increased this to win by four lengths. Their next race was against a Manchester University crew. This was a thrilling race from start to finish. The result was in the balance until the very end, where the School forged ahead to win by half a length. In the semi-final the 3rd IV raced York City R.C. Maiden Four. This too was an exciting race, the crews being level as far as Marygate. Although Taylor tried hard to keep up, the School was beaten by half a length. The 1st IV were drawn to race Oundle B.C. in the Junior Fours. Our opponents got a good lead at the start and were four lengths ahead at Scarborough Bridge. Between the bridges, Shepherd managed to reduce the lead to three lengths, by which margin we finally lost. Oundle B.C. eventually won the final by three lengths, so this was not a bad show by any means. Crews : 1st IV—C. J. Lynch (bow), R. Bower (2), H. D. F. Amor (3) , G. E. Shepherd (stroke), G. D. Jefferson (cox) 2nd IV—J. A. Dent (bow), L. Telfor (2), M. G. Sproulle (3) , J. C. Atkinson (stroke) , J. M. Inglis (cox). 3rd IV—J. T. Brockbank (bow) , M. C. Robson (2), J. T. Harding (3), H. L. Taylor (stroke), T. A. Cato (cox) In the midst of all the excitement of York Regatta, two new clinkers arrived. These are not yet paid for, and the Boat Club will not refuse any offer towards their purchase, however small or big. We can assure any doubting benefactor that his money would not be wasted, for these boats are really good. .
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TEES REGATTA, JULY 10th. For the first time, the Boat Club sent the 1st IV to Stockton-on-Tees to compete for the Mason Challenge Bowl at Tees Regatta. Our first race was against Tynemouth B.C. 57
The School gained slightly at the start, but were soon three lengths in the rear, because of a wretched motor that got in the way. Undaunted by this bad luck, we " gave her tens " and had reduced the lead to two lengths at Victoria Bridge. The School continued to gain, and at the " take in " succeeded in passing Tynemouth, to win by quarter of a length. In the final, the School were drawn to race against Tees A.R.C. Both crews got quite good starts, but at the end of half a minute Tees had drawn away by half a length. The School soon caught up. Now followed a yelling match between the coxes, each one striving to get the centre of the river, where the current was strongest. Jefferson eventually won, but not before oars had clashed. By Victoria Bridge we were a length ahead, and we increased this lead to win by the good margin of two lengths. Ours was a wily cox.
1st VIII v. YORK CITY. The annual fixture took place on Wednesday, July 21st. From the very beginning this was an exciting race. Both crews got good starts and first one and then the other crew would take the lead. Past the L.N.E.R. diving boards, through Scarborough Bridge and beyond Marygate, the boats were level. Our opponents' "take her in" was better than ours however, and the School lost by the extremely narrow margin of eight feet. The School did not seem to be able to make their usual spurt at the end, although Shepherd put the stroke up well. We had won for the seven preceding years, and next year we mean to beat them again. 1st VIII—M. I. Sproulle, M. C. Robson, J. T. Harding, J. C. Atkinson, C. J. Lynch, R. Bower, H. D. F. Amor, G. E. Shepherd, G. D. Jefferson (cox). O.P. RACES. On July 24th the first two School crews rowed two O.P. crews. The new centre-seated clinkers were used, and praise of these was far from lacking. The O.P. 1st IV were all heavy and experienced oarsmen. The School on the far side of the river were half a length behind after the first twenty strokes, but we soon caught up and passed the L.N.E.R. diving boards -three-quarters of a length ahead. Crews : O.P.—J. M. Dickenson (bow), N. B. Corner (2), M. P. L. Wall (3), C. H. Vasey (stroke), A. Boy (cox). School—C. J. Lynch (bow), R. Bower (2), H. D. F. Amor (3) , G. E. Shepherd (stroke), G. D. Jefferson (cox). 5$
In the 2nd IV's race a mishap occurred in the O.P. boat opposite the Boathouse. It was decided to race again, starting from the Boathouse. The School took the lead quite soon and slowly drew farther away to win by two lengths. In both O.P. crews T. A. Cato was the cox, as no O.P. cox was forthcoming. CrewsO.P.—R. S. Currie (bow), J. P. Farrow (2), D. Lund (3), N. L. Colbeck (stroke) , A. Boy (cox). School—J. A. Dent (bow) , L. Telfor (2), M. I. • Sproulle (3), J. C. Atkinson (stroke), J. M. Inglis (cox).
1st FOUR CHARACTERS. C. J. Lynch (bow) . A very hard-working though rather stiff oarsman. He improved considerably during the term and now swings almost straight. 2. R. Bower. A much improved oar, who rows his best in races. His weight and length have been very useful, but he needs to remember not to shorten his swing. 3. H. D. F. Amor. A very useful (if sometimes pessimistic) oar. He combines his slidework and body work very well and invariably backed up Stroke in all his efforts. G. E. Shepherd (stroke) . In spite of his lack of weight, he has proved himself an excellent stroke. He has given life and length to the crew and showed very good judgment in timing his spurts in races. A hard-working and keen captain. G. D. Jefferson (cox) . A cox of great determination, who had a good idea of the right course to take and who stuck to it. Stone deaf ! 2nd FOUR CHARACTERS. J. A. Dent (bow) . A hard-working and very keen oar, who was rather handicapped by his shortness. Needs to learn more slide control. 2. L. Telfor. Showed a good deal of improvement during the term. Is rather inclined to rush forward in his anxiety to do more work. Is very stiff in the ankles. 3. M. I. H. Sproulle. A useful oar with an awkward finish. He does a tremendous amount of work and rows his best in races. Tries to do too much with his arms. 59
J. C. Atkinson (stroke). Was rather inexperienced at the beginning of the term, but settled down well. He gives his crew plenty of life and works himself very hard, but he needs rather more steadiness forward and a quicker recovery. J. M. Inglis (cox). A keen and efficient cox, with a genius for misunderstanding the coach. Stone deaf. 3rd FOUR CHARACTERS. J. T. Brockbank (bow). During the early part of the term was very unsteady and variable, and was constantly " getting it in the neck." Later, he settled down to be a very useful oar and a hard worker, and was more or less in time. M. C. Robson. Another very unsteady and a round2. back person, but who put all he knew into pulling a good blade. Improved greatly during training. 3. J. T. Harding. Too chatty by half in the boat ! Put a valuable amount of weight behind his blade and carried it through, even though his swing was at times a bit crooked. H. L. Taylor (stroke). The crew owed a good deal of their success to the length that stroke gave them. Has a natural swing and he made full use of it. Was apt to be too hurried forward at times, but when told of a fault he tried to correct it. T. A. Cato (cox). Coxed very well, though the coach was not sure what he would do next. Successfully avoided swimmers—by a miracle. Deafer than any stone.
ATHLETIC SPORTS. MAY 8th, 1937. The Sports, which had been postponed from the Easter Term because of the abominable weather, were held last term on May 8th. Remarkable to relate, it was a marvellous day and seldom did a cloud appear. If some of the times of the races seem rather poor, it must be remembered that it had rained quite heavily on the previous day. J. T. Brockbank is to be congratulated on his being Victor Ludorum. T. F. Cameron and E. P. S. Bulmer also ran well, the latter in the Junior events. 60
After the races, Mrs. Graham kindly consented to give away the prizes, and she herself accepted a small gift from the Sports Committee. Temple House won the Athletic Sports Shield by a very narrow margin. Everybody now moved towards the Gymnasium and had a very enjoyable tea. We feel we must congratulate Mr. Rhodes for so efficiently organising the Sports and keeping the events so well to schedule. A word of thanks is due also to Mr. Wrenn, Mr. J. S. Cooper and other members of the Staff who coached and helped in various ways.
RESULTS. St. Olave's (Junior School). 60 yards-1, Hart ; 2, Spink. 80 yards-1, Snowden; 2, Wellburn. 100 yards-1, Fiat; 2, Belchamber. Long Jump (Junior)-1, Hart ; 2, Garth. High Jump (Junior)-1, Pearson; 2, Churchill. Long Jump (Senior)-1, Fiat; 2, Belchamber. High Jump (Senior) -1, Buckler; 2, Cookson. Steeplechase (Junior) -1, Garth ; 2, Harper. Steeplechase (Senior)-1, Broadhurst; 2, Cole. Quarter Mile-1, Reynolds ; 2, Broadhurst. Senior School. Under 15. 100 yards-1, Killick; 2, Bulmer. Long Jump-1, Bennett; 2, Wilson. High Jump-1, Wilson ; 2, Killick. 220 yards-1, Bulmer; 2, Bennett. Quarter Mile-1, Bulmer; 2, Revill. Half Mile-1, Bulmer; 2, Killick. Under 16. 100 yards-1, Cameron; 2, Smith. Long Jump-1, Butler; 2, Ping. High Jump-1, Smith ; 2, Amor. 220 yards-1, Ping; 2, Cameron. Quarter Mile-1, Ping; 2, Douglas. Half Mile-1, Marriott ; 2, Amor. Steeplechase-1, Amor; 2, Lynch. Inter-House Relay-1, Clifton Rise; 2, Temple House. Open Events. Putting the Weight-1, Stephenson ; 2, Ping. Long Jump-1, Graham (G. E. L.) ; 2, Elgey. High Jump-1, Barnby and Bower (tied). 61
100 yards-1, Cameron ; 2, Graham (G. E. L.). 10 4/5 secs. 220 yards-1, Cameron ; 2, Graham (G. E. L.) . 25 2/5 secs. Quarter Mile-1, Brockbank; 2, Rimmer. 59 4/5 secs. Half Mile-1, Brockbank ; 2, Bower. 2 mins. 21 secs. Mile-1, Brockbank; 2, Marriott; 3, Cole. 5 mins. 11 secs. Steeplechase-1, Brockbank; 2, Cole. Inter-House Relay-1, School House ; 2, Clifton Rise. Inter-House Tug-of-War—School House. Old Peterite Race-1, P. N. Baines, Esq.; 2, W. W. Powell, Esq. Athletic Sports Shield—Temple House. Victor Ludorum—J. T. Brockbank.
TENNIS. The other court in front of the New Buildings was put into use this term, so there are now three grass courts. Two tournaments were organised, an Open and an Under 16. Unfortunately the " Under 16 " tournament could not be finished. The " Open " tournament finished with V. L. F. Davin and S. P. H. Rylatt in the final, but this was not played owing to shortage of time. There was only one Tennis match this term, against the Staff, who won easily by eight matches to nil, one match being unplayed. The School team lacked experience, but there were some good games.
SCHOOL v. STAFF (Lost 8-0). S. P. H. Rylatt and G. E. L. Graham lost to F. Smith, Esq., and J. H. Stevenson, Esq., 0-6, 6-4, 1-6. Lost to J. S. Cooper, Esq., and R. M. Cooper, Esq., 2-6, 4-6. V. L. F. Davin and A. C. W. Ping lost to G. S. Stead, Esq., and H. A. Wrenn, Esq., 3-6, 1-6. Lost to F. Smith, Esq., and J. H. Stevenson, Esq., 6-3, 3-6, 2-6. Lost to J. S. Cooper, Esq., and R. M. Cooper, Esq., 3-6, 6-3, 4-6. 62
T. D. Ambler and J. A. Wright lost to G. S. Stead, Esq., and H. A. Wrenn, Esq., 1-6, 2-6. Lost to F. Smith, Esq., and J. H. Stevenson, Esq., 1-6, 0-6. Lost to J. S. Cooper, Esq., and R. M. Cooper, Esq., 4-6, 3-6. Capauldi Andrew Ping Davin
OPEN TOU RNAMENT. 1 1 Andrew 6-3, 4-6, 9-7 Davin 6-0, 6-3 1 Davin 6-1, 6-2 Ambler 1-6, 6-3, 7-5
Smythe Ambler Brockbank
Ware 7-5, 8-6
Ware Rylatt Hall
1 Rylatt S 6-2, 6-2
Briggs Rucklidge
Briggs S 6-1, 6-1
Davin 6-0, 6-4
Rylatt 6-4, 6-0
Rylatt 6-4, 6-1
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SWIMMING. SWIMMING SPORTS, SUMMER TERM, 1937. Owing to the pressure of events the heats for the Swimming were held at extremely odd times. The weather was rather cool, but once in a while we did catch a glimpse of the sun. Many finals were held before the official day, July 24th. However, those who came on that day were not disappointed. The two closest races were the O.P. Speed and Senior Speed. In both of these it was only a matter of inches between the first and second. After the events, Mr. Rhodes' crazy divers gave an exhibition of peculiar dives, which were applauded by all, even by those who got rather wet. This year it was decided to make the points for the Senior events 3 and 2, and for the Junior events 2 and 1. 63
Thus, with the Inter-House Relay points 4 and 2, the Rise retained the " Kazerooni " Cup for Swimming by an easy margin:— Clifton Rise-28 points. Temple House-15 points. School House-8 points. EVENTS. (1) Senior Plunge. (1) D. A. Smith (School House). (2) J. H. Butler (Rise). (2) Junior Plunge. (1) J. H. Butler (Rise). (2) J. S. Garnham (School House). (3) Senior Dive. (1) R. C. Lynch (Temple). (2) J. H. Butler (Rise). (4) Junior Dive. (1) J. H. Butler (Rise). (2) G. W. Vero (School House). (5) Senior Dive. (1) J. H. Butler (Rise). (2) C. J. Lynch (Temple). (6) Junior Speed. (1) J. H. Butler (Rise). (2) K. Greenwood (School House). (7) O.P. Breast-stroke. (1) D. W. Watson. (2) M. P. L. Wall. (8) Senior Breast-stroke. (1) A. C. Ping (Rise). (2) M. S. Douglas (Rise). (9) Junior Breast-stroke. (1) I. D. C. Morison (Rise). (2) R. W. Wright (Temple). (10) O.P. Speed. (1) D. Lund. (2) C. H. Vasey. (11) Senior Back-stroke. (1) J. H. Butler (Rise). (2) G. W. Scatchard (Rise). (12) Junior Back-stroke. (1) H. D. F. Amor (Temple) (2) J. B. Shillitoe (Rise). (13) Obstacle Race. (1) C. J. Lynch (Temple). (2) R. Bower (School House). (14) Relay Race. (1) Temple House. (2) Clifton Rise. 64
O.T.C. NEWS. Last term the General Inspection took place on June 16th. The Inspecting Officer was Colonel H. A. R. Aubrey, O.B.E., M.C., Commanding the 146th Infantry Brigade. After the general salute and march past, the senior cadets were instructed to drill sections and detail arms drill. Later the N.C.O.'s were examined in sand table exercises by the Inspecting Officer. Colonel Aubrey, who also inspected the contingent last year, again gave the corps a very satisfactory report. After the General Inspection, parades were devoted to practising for the section drill competition. This year saw a change in this and the section shooting competitions. In each case an average for the whole of each House was taken, the House with the highest average winning, whereas in previous years the best sections have won. The Rise retained the Drill Cup by a narrow margin, and Temple House won the Shooting with little difficulty. The Band has been putting in a great deal of hard work in preparation for camp, and has now reached its usual high standard. So also have the guard under the able instruction of Sergeant-Major Puddick. During the course of the term, Captain P. H. Sykes took the N.C.O.'s into the country for some tactical exercises. These expeditions were extremely enjoyable and instructive, and we should like to thank Captain Sykes for giving us this tuition in his spare time. The following promotions were made during the course of last term:C.Q.M.S. Graham was promoted to C.S.M. Sergeant Harding was promoted to C.Q.M.S. Corporals Cockburn and Dixon, and Lance-Corporals Rylatt and Wright were promoted to Sergeants. Lance-Corporals Ping, Brockbank and Shepherd were promoted to Corporals. Cadets Smith and Whitney were promoted to LanceCorporals. ROLL OF N.C.O.'s. C.S.M.: G. E. L. Graham. C.Q.S.M. : J. T. Harding. Sergeants : P. B. Cockburn, R. S. Dixon, S. P. H. Rylatt, J. A. Wright. Corporals : J. M. Rucklidge, A. C. Ping, J. T. Brockbank, G. E. Shepherd. Lance-Corporals : D. Smith, Whitney. 65
EXTRACT FROM REPORT RECEIVED FROM WAR OFFICE ON THE O.T.C., ST. PETER'S SCHOOL, JULY, 1937. The contingent was steady on Drill. Satisfactory. parade. March past in fours was good. Handling of arms : good. Battle formation was carried out well. Weapon Training. Very satisfactory. Cadets tested showed keenness and good general elementary knowledge. Instruction was given with confidence by cadet noncommissioned officers. Tactical Training. Cadet non-commissioned officers were tested in a sand table scheme. It was clear that they have been instructed on sound lines. Unfortunately there is no ground near the School suitable for teaching manoeuvre. Post-Certificate "A" Training. Cadets with Certificate "A" have been trained in the country and on the sand table in platoon and section exercises with the assistance of an officer from the Dep8t, West Yorkshire Regiment. Discipline. Very good. Cadets worked quietly and showed keenness in all their work. Turn Out. Very satisfactory. It would be an improvement if in future the same type of boot was purchased for all cadets. Clothing was in very good condition.
O.T.C. CAMP, STRENSALL, 1937. This year the contingent in conjunction with Rossall formed No. 1 Company of No. 4 Battalion, commanded by Major J. V. Barber, of the Green Howards. The weather was really splendid, the sun shining every day, and it was lucky for us that none of the training areas was very far from the camp. The parades progressed from platoon to brigade training. A large amount of new knowledge had to be acquired this year owing to the new organisation adopted by the Army. Several demonstrations were given, the best of which was that of the 15th/19th Hussars, who demonstrated the action taken when their leading troop is held up. For the brigade training the R.A.F. co-operated, taking photographs of cadets both in column of route and deployed into sections. We were informed that if these photographs were a success they would be handed round for inspection. However, they were not, but we understood that they will be posted to contingents sometime this term. The R.A.F. then gave us a very interesting display. 66
On Saturday night we took part in the Night Operations, which were partly spoilt by a mist which rendered the attackers invisible in spite of the numerous Verey lights fired by the defenders. On Sunday, of course, there was the Church Parade, at which the cadets were inspected by General Sir Alexander Wardrop. This was followed in the afternoon by the Sports, at which we were pleased to see many parents and friends. On Monday the finals of the Newstead Cup for Boxing, originally presented for Sports, took place, and we are pleased to report that we were joint runners-up with Repton and Hymers, gaining four points, one point behind the winners, Stoneyhurst. Two of our three entries, J. T. Brockbank and R. C. Lynch, won their weights, and are to be congratulated on very fine performances. And so a most enjoyable camp came to an end, and we should like to mention here that we left it with the assurance that Northerners can at least cook better than Southerners, for which we are truly thankful, and that Colonel Wetheral and the York and Lancaster Regiment certainly know how to run an O.T.C. camp. The following promotions were made during camp:Lance-Corporal V. L. F. Davin was promoted to Corporal. Cadet D. A. Smith was promoted to Lance-Corporal.
SHOOTING.
The annual course was shot off last term under the able direction of Sgt.-Major Puddick and R. S. Dixon. There was an unusually low number of entries for the competitions run in conjunction with the annual course, and it is hoped that more enthusiasm will be shown next year. The results of the competition were as follows :— 1st Competition. Snap Shooting and Grouping. Winners—R. Bowen and R. N. Rimmer, 70, and R. W. Wright and M. I. H. Sproulle, 70. 2nd Competition. 200 yards and 300 yards. Winners—M. I. H. Sproulle, H. A. Milburn, R. W. Wright. 3rd Competition. All Four Practices. Winners—R. S. Dixon, R. N. Rimmer, E. W. Whitney, K. Marriot, 223. 2nd—G. W. Vero, A. C. Ping, R. Bower, M. I. H. Sproulle. No Shooting matches took place last term, owing to lack of time. However, it is hoped that some will be arranged next term. 67
The Inter-House Shooting was won by the School House with an excellent aggregate of 267 out of 320. 65 ... R. S. Dixon ... 66 R. N. Rimmer 66 R. Bower ... 70 M. I. H. Sproulle Total
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Temple House were second with an aggregate of 205, but won the Section Shooting Cup with an average of 41. The Individual Shot Cup was won by R. N. Rimmer (School House) with a score of 64.
FOOTBALL FIXTURES, 1937. 1st XV.
Vice-Captain—J. T. Harding. Captain—V. L. F. Davin. Home Oct. 9. York and Lancaster Regiment Home „ 16. Cameron Highlanders Home „ 23. Durham School Home „ 30. Headingley "A" Away Nov. 6. Giggleswick School Leeds „ 10. Denstone College Home „ 13. York Away „ 20. Mount St. Mary's College Home „ 25. Trent College Home 27. Worksop College Home Dec. 4. Ampleforth College „ 8. Yorkshire Wanderers Away „ 11. Leeds Grammar School Home Old Peterites 2nd XV. Home Oct. 20. Drax Grammar School 1st XV Home „ 23. York "B" Home Nov. 3. Ripon Grammar School 1st XV Home „ 6. Giggleswick School 2nd XV Home „ 13. York "A" Away „ 17. Drax Grammar School 1st XV Away „ 27. Worksop College 2nd XV Away Dec. 4. Ampleforth College 2nd XV Home „ 11. Leeds Grammar School 2nd XV COLTS XV. Away Oct. 16. Giggleswick School Nov. 24. Ampleforth College Home Dec. 1. Worksop College Away 68
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To the. Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, I would like to thank G. S. Stead, Esq., H. A. Wrenn, Esq., and R. M. Cooper, Esq., for their enthusiastic coaching of the various Cricket XI's. I am also grateful to W. N. Corkhill, Esq., for so ably organising the League Cricket, to Roberts for his excellent wickets, and to Elton for giving the 1st and 2nd XI's practice in fast bowling. Finally, I should like to thank Mrs. Baird for her splendid teas. Yours faithfully, G. E. L. GRAHAM, Captain of Cricket. To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, I should like to take this opportunity of conveying the Boating Club's gratitude to Mr. Rhodes and Mr. Ping for their excellent coaching on the river. Our success at Tees was due only to our uninterrupted outings and sound training. I should also like to thank Mrs. Ping for the delightful supper she gave the 1st Four. Yours faithfully, G. E. SHEPHERD, Captain of Boats. To the Editors of " The Peterite." BOAT CLUB APPEAL. It has become essential for the School Boat Club to have two new clinker boats. The last two clinker fours were got second-hand in 1924 and now, after much gallant service, are rapidly getting beyond repair. Two new boats have been obtained at the cost of £100, and the School is temporarily advancing the money to the Boat Club. But we have undertaken to raise as much as possible of this sum by subscription. We are therefore appealing to all Old Peterites and to all those who would like to see St. Peter's rowing kept up to its high standard, to contribute, however little (or much), to a New Boat Fund. Subscriptions should be sent to K. H. Rhodes, Esq., Esq. St. Peter's School, or to A. W. Ping, St. Olave's, Clifton, Up to July 30th, £53 12s. 6d. has been subscribed, and we should like to take this opportunity of thanking all who have so generously contributed. Yours sincerely, KENNETH H. RHODES. A. WENTWORTH PING. 69
THE JUNIOR SCHOOL. A great many things have happened this term, more than is usual even in a Summer term, so that when looking back the term seems to have been a very long one, and we shall have to try to record events in something like proper order. 14'irst and foremost we welcomed Mr. J. Dronfield as the new Headmaster of St. Peter's, and we have liked to see him at our fortnightly mark reading regularly during the term. We also welcomed nine new boys, and these brought the number of boys in St. Olave's to 106—the first time the Junior School has exceeded a hundred boys. We have gathered that Mr. Ping says this is " the limit " For the East holidays, Forms JI, JII and JIII had been set a holiday task to collect fifteen wild flowers and press them for competition. Some very nice and carefully arranged collections were handed in, and the prize winners were : JI— (i) R. Hyde, (ii) J. Bramwell ; JII—(i) J. F. Blackburn, (ii) J. Gray and P. R. Sykes ; JIII—(i) E. Denison, (ii) R. Buckle. Owing to the illness of Mr. P. H. Sykes at the beginning of term, Mrs. Baird took all the Junior School singing lessons, and we would like to say how very much we enjoyed her entertaining and interesting methods of teaching us to breathe properly and open our mouths. Then we had a most unusual break in the term by having the Coronation holiday, which amounted to practically three days off School. In spite of rather poor weather, everybody managed to enjoy himself thoroughly. And then immediately after this came the Whit-Monday outing for the boarders, when, after a ramble in the woods, the usual huge tea was consumed at The Farm. We were pleased to have Mr. Dronfield with us on this occasion, and we hope he enjoyed his tea as much as we did. After this the School settled down to the routine of regular work with all the special events occurring from time to time, such as our Cricket matches, Cycling Picnics, York Regatta, the Scientific Society Outing to Skipwith, etc., all of which were enjoyable and exciting at the time, though we cannot write full details here. We heartily congratulate A. Battrick on winning the St. Olave's. Scholarship to St. Peter's—thus following his brother's example, and also H. C. Belchamber on winning an Exhibition to St. Peter's. Congratulations also to the Form Prize winners, whose names are given below. 70
Our own School examinations were held a fortnight before the end of term so that Mr. Chilman and the Scouts could go to the Scout Camp, which was again held in Aldby Park, near Stamford Bridge, by the kind permission of Colonel G. Darley. A full account of this appears in the Scout news, but we would like to comment on the splendid weather they were fortunate in having whilst in Camp. The number of visitors on the Sunday afternoon would be almost a record. Then came our Swimming Sports, which were held on Wednesday, July 21st, a fine, but rather dull, afternoon. The following were the prize winners, and the prizes were presented by Mrs. Reynolds :— 2 Lengths Breast-stroke only. 1, G. Long ; 2, P. J. Morey. 1 Length Speed. 1, G. Long; 2, J. G. Gledhill. 1 Length Boys under 12. 1, J. G. Gledhill ; 2, A. G. Reynolds. Dive. 1, F. N. Buckler; 2, R. E. Dodd. Plunge. 1, P. J. Morey; 2, D. Cole. 1 Length Beginners. 1, J. Penty ; 2, W. Stratton. 1 Breadth Beginners. 1, K. Andrews ; 2, D. Beauman. 1 Length Consolation Race. 1, R Miller; 2, D. Hart. During the term the following boys have passed the School Swimming test-100 yards:— D. M. Hart, F. R. Fox, G. B. Pearson, J. R. Penty, J. P. Pulleyn, W. A. Stratton, E. Sheriff, I. Taylor. Well, the 1,001 other things that we should like to write about our term's doings will have to be left out, we have had a jolly good term and we hope that all Olavites will have a jolly good holiday, and we shall expect that the boys who have gone to France with Mr. J. S. Cooper will tell us all about it in the next issue of " The Peterite." 71
JUNIOR SCHOOL FORM PRIZE WINNERS. Form JI—R. Hyde. Form JII—P. B. Legat. Form JIII—F. L. Duffield. Form JIV—A. H. Terry. Form JV—C. A. F. Cookson. Form JVI—A. Battrick. Form JV Maths.—F. N. Goode. Form JVI Essay—G. Long. SALVETE (SUMMER TERM). D. B. Beauman. J. M. Dook. N. K. Haugh. J. D. Dench. W. W. Howard. G. H. Dodsworth. D. G. Janes. G. Janes. J. A. Shearston. J. P. Shearsmith.
SALVETE (CHRISTMAS TERM). A. M. Claybourn (St. 0.). J. R. N. Denning. J. S. H. Lodge (St. 0.). G. Cottom. J. E. Thompson (St. 0.). R. Dawson. M. Norwood (St. 0.). B. Harnby. R. L. D. Davidge. A. Gaze. D. R. Burnie. H. Walker. J. E. Taylor. G. Wilson. VALETE. F. N. Buckler (to S.H.). A. Battrick (to Temple). W. R. Child (to S.H.). A. Broadhurst (to Temple). G. W. Denby (to S.H.). W. B. Anderson (to Temple). J. P. Pulleyn (to S.H.). V. M. Black (to Temple). S. H. Beetham (to Rise). G. Long (to Temple). P. L. Hort (to Rise). J. H. Gray. H. C. Belchamber (to Rise). W. B. Churchill. D. Cole (to Rise). J. G. Wilberforce. G. E. K. Reynolds (to Rise). W. W. Howard. D. H. Wright (to Rise). A. T. Seville. P. H. 0. Ruddock (to Rise). P. J. Morey. H. A. Thompson (to Rise). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
SUMMER TERM QUERIES? Have we a pet mosquito? Is anyone ever up a Gum Tree ? Who is the bug-juice king? Were the pits ever a paying proposition ? Who holds the trick-riding record ? 72
6. Was the time-keeper's watch ever correct? 7. What is the true story of the Crow's Nest? 8. Did the Colonel ever repeat himself ? 9. What was the strong-man act? 10. And did the Mill really stop? ST. OLAVE'S SCHOOL'S GAMES. We have had a very enjoyable and successful season with the following results :—won 4, drawn 1, lost 1. Owing to the Coronation being held in the early part of the term we did not have our first match until June 8th, and in consequence we had plenty of time for Nets and three or four practice games before selecting the XI to represent the School. In the first match our opponents were St. Bede's, Hornsea, whom we played on their ground. The result was a win for us by 103 runs to 13. Pulleyn 37 and Cole 23 making the majority of runs, and Denison five for nine, with Pulleyn four for four, taking the bowling honours. On June 10th we played the Fathers' XI, whom we beat by 135 for six-103. Buckler scored a very useful 69 not out and Dodd 22 not out in this match. In our home and away fixtures with Clifton House School, Harrogate, we gained victories of 143 for two-68 and 103 for seven-45. In the first game, Cole, 66 not out, and Buckler, 51, were chief scorers, and in the return game, Belchamber scored a very useful 48 runs. We played Worksop Preparatory School, a new fixture, on June 24th at York, and drew a good game by 144 for five•to 96 for five (Cole 62 and Pulleyn 24), but in the return game a week later at Worksop we got well beaten by 36 runs to 114, where we found both the bowling and the wicket much faster than anything we had so far met this term. Unfortunately, our fixtures with Terrington had to be cancelled, owing to their being in quarantine for some malady. This term we have had four full games in progress on Tuesdays and Thursdays except on match days, when the two Junior games have played on the Squash Court Field pitches at the same time as the eleven has occupied the centre. Our thanks are sincerely given to all the Staff, who have spent much time in superintending our games. The following represented the School in matches :Buckler (Captain), Pulleyn (Vice-Captain), Battrick, Belchamber, Broadhurst, Child, Cole, Dodd, Denison (ma.), Seville, Steel ; also played, Wilberforce and Anderson. 73
SCOUT NEWS. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL JUNIOR TROOP. After the visit and inspection last term by the Duke of Buckinghamshire with the County Commissioner, the next item of note to record was our attendance as a Troop at the Great Yorkshire Centenary Agricultural Show on July 13th, where the boys acted as " runners " from the various judges to the Awards Room. We were employed on the opening day from 9-0 a.m. to 6-0 p.m., and attended on the third day from 2-0 to 6-0 p.m., but there was not much actual work to do on that day. Parades this term have mostly been taken up with 2nd class test work and preparation for Camp. The second class badge has been awarded to the following Scouts :—Belchamber, Buckler, Cole, Morey, Seville and Stratton. We went into Camp at Aldby Park, near Stamford Bridge, from July 16th to 20th, and had a most enjoyable time, thanks to the kindness of Colonel barley, who gave us permission to camp in his grounds. Below is the list of the Troop in their respective patrols:— Hawks. Peewits. Woodpigeons. Curlews. Belchamber. Morey. Buckler. Pulleyn. Seville. Stratton. Denby. Cole. Wright. Dench. Be etham. Child. Cookson. Warren. Hey. Miller. Wharldall. The results of the Inter-Patrol competitions held at Haxby during the term and at Camp are :— 1st--Woodpigeons. 2nd—Peewits. 3rd—Curlews. 4th—Hawks.
CUB REPORT. There has been the usual hive of activity over Cub matters this term, and we welcome the following new members :—J. G. Sykes, Inglis and Macpherson. The Blue Six has won the Inter-Six competition after some thrilling contests. Much useful work has been done, including tent pitching. One Cub was nearly put back in the bag with the tent, but the bulge was luckily noticed in time. 74
On June 15th we had our outing to Skelton, and an enjoyable time was had by all. There were luckily no casualities this year apart from the totally inexplicable loss of two highly nutricious pieces of chocolate. We should like to thank Mr. Wellburn very much for the loan of his wood and Mr. Penty for the thoughtful provision of eggs. On July 17th, seventeen of us visited the Scouts at Aldby Park, and many thanks are due to them for laying a trail, whose twists and turns were only unravelled with difficulty by the unerring noses of certain members of the Blue Six. On both these trips our private coach was aided by Mr. Ping's limousine in carrying us hither and thither. We are grateful for this extra transport.
CONTEMPORARIES. We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following contemporaries, and apologise for any omissions:— " The Monktonian," " The Giggleswick Chronicle," " Danensis," " The Malvernian," " The Dolphin Magazine," " The St. Peter's College Magazine " (Adelaide), " The Birkonian," " Cranleighan," " The Sedberghian," " St. Bees School Magazine," "The Eastbournian," "The Haileyburian," " The Framlinghamian," " The Dovorian," " The Merchistonian," " The Ampleforth Journal," " The Denstonian," " The Artists' Rifles Gazette," " The Journal of the Honourable Artillery Company," " The Leodiensian," " The Reptonian," " The Nottinghamian," " The Ousel," " The Stoneyhurst Magazine," " The Worksopian," " The Draxonian," " The Scardeburgian," " The Eagle," " The Hurst Johnian."
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THE PETERITE Vol. XXX
JANUARY, 1938.
No. 287
EDITORIAL. Last term again passed sedately and ended on a festive note with the School Carol Service and the presentation of the School Play, " The Crooked Billet," both of which were as usual a great success. However, one occurrence of importance which may have a great effect on the future of the School took place last term. Thas was the recommendation by the City Council that the question " whether the lane running for 300 yards from Clifton Methodist Church through the grounds of St. Peter's School should be closed," should be placed before the next Quarter Sessions. The motion was passed by 31 votes to 9. This path has for a long time hindered the development of the School grounds, which it cuts into two, and it is to be hoped that the motion will be passed by the Quarter Sessions. We regret to report that two of the present staff are leaving us. Mr. F. Smith is leaving us to take up an appointment on the educational staff attached to the R.A.F. Mr. Smith has been with us for five years, and has done a great deal towards the coaching of the School Hockey and Tennis teams. We wish him the best of luck in the future. Miss Dorothy Turner is also leaving us, owing to her marriage to Mr. R. M. Cooper, who was formerly a member of the School staff. The marriage took place at Leeds on December 22nd. The School Chaplain officiated, whilst Mr. P. H. Sykes (the School Organist) played during the service. We wish them both every happiness for the future. As regards sport, the School XV has not had a very successful season, although they put up some very good shows, notably against Ampleforth and Headingley " A," and our forwards have been described as one of the best packs in the North of England. Owing to the extreme youth of the team, we look forward to a more successful season next year. In Squash, the School has been more successful, the School team winning four matches and losing two.
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Oxford Letter
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Cambridge Letter
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Old Peterite News
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School Officers
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Valete and Salvete
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Chapel
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Music
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Library
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House Notes ...
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The School Play
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The Saturday Society
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The Debating Society
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The Scientific Society
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Notes and Items
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Editorial
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The Norman T. Crombie Prize
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O.T.C. News ...
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Rugby Football, 1937
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Hockey Fixtures, 1938
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Cricket Averages, 1937
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Squash Retrospect
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Correspondence
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The Junior School
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Scout News ...
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Contemporaries
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Editorial Notices
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Shanghai
In the Inter-House Rugger, which this year was played during the Christmas term, the Rise defeated the School House in the semi-final, 6-3, in a rousing game which lasted 30 minutes. Unfortunately, there was a severe frost overnight which rendered the ground unplayable, and the final will have to be played this term. And so looking forward to a term full of activities, including the Inter-House Rugger, Hockey, Boating, Squash, Boxing and Running, we take our bow and leave you to the other pages of this magazine.
OXFORD LETTER. OXFORD. December, 1937.
To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, Before we go any further we would like to remind you that in 1937, Oxford has won the Rowing, Rugby and Cricket, etc. The number of O.P.'s at Oxford remains constant. We have said goodbye to W. Toulmin, who is now engaged and has gone to Persia. His place has been taken by G. E. L. Graham, to whom we extend a hearty welcome. D. B. Kingston (Bursar of St. John's) is to be congratulated upon the birth of a daughter. R. C. Barras (Lincoln) has been unfortunate in missing his Final Church Exams. M. P. L. Wall (Hertford) has now recovered from his recent operation to the extent of growing a moustache, and is now playing Squash very seriously. J. M. Atkinson (B.N.C.). We congratulate him on winning the prize for the best history collation in his College. We understand there was a cash bonus attached. C. H. Vasey (Lincoln) is certain to be doing more work than anybody else and is receiving considerable coaching at Squash. J. P. Farrow (Hertford) is not so certain to be working, but occasionally plays the piano. I. L. Lupton (Worcester) has a bicycle and plays Rugby for his College 1st XV. Dresses well. 2
G. E. L. Graham (B.N.C.) appears to have got off the mark for a successful Oxford career. He gained his Freshers' Trials for Hockey and scored three goals in his final trial. He has played for the University Hockey XI and regularly turns out for B.N.C. He has also coped successfully with a Biology Exam. We are beginning to think of N. W. D. Yardley more in the light of a colonial than a Cantab, but we congratulate him heartily on several fine innings for Lord Tennyson's team in India and also on his excellent fielding. Wishing the School every success, THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES.
CAMBRIDGE LETTER. CAMBRIDGE. December, 1937.
The Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, We are compelled to start this letter by repeating the warning that unless we receive reinforcements rapidly the prophecy of " The Ten Little Nigger Boys " will be only too well fulfilled. For a change, Cambridge has been very kind providing us with weather that was more like that of an Easter term, the punts on the " Backs " being fairly popular for the first week or so of term; then for the last week we were treated to'so cold a spell of weather that we gladly went down from a Cambridge covered with snow. A few words must be said of those members of ours who have had to go down from Cambridge for good. No longer will we be entertained with stories of Clarence, the skeleton eating Moore's tea, or of twenty-five mile walks with fearsome motor bikes, or are these things so far in the past that they are inevitably muddled in our memory ? Now for the faithful few who remain. H. E. T. Summers (Queen's) has not been with us this term, but we believe that he will have finished serving his sentence in time for next term. N. W. D. Yardley (John's) also has not been seen this term, but little need be said about this, as his banishment 3
to sunnier climes has received much publicity already; we wish him luck. R. S. Bickle (Queen's), our only member in residence this term, and since there was no one else to spy on his activities, they must necessarily remain unknown. Wishing the School every success in the New Year. We remain, Yours sincerely, THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITES.
OLD PETERITE NEWS. N. W. D. Yardley was asked to play in Lord Tennyson's XI on its tour of India. He has also been appointed captain of the Cambridge Cricket XI for next season. We congratulate him. * * * The Editors have received a letter from the English Public Schools' Association of New South Wales, stating that their Club Rooms will always be open to any member of the O.P. Club. The Club premises are at Warwick Building, Hamilton Street, Sydney. * * * A plan to plant a row of trees along the S.E. boundary of the School grounds has been started in order to screen the somewhat ugly-looking buildings on that side. The total cost is £28, of which £17 2s. Od. has already been given by three O.P.'s, J. C. Rodgers (£10), F. W. B. Pacey (15) and A. G. Moore (2 gns.). Any further contributions will be gratefully received. * * * F. R. W. Hemsley, M.B., Ch.B., Leeds, has been appointed an Honorary Demonstrator in Anatomy at Leeds University. * * * Surg. Lieut. B. R. Alderson has been transferred from H.M.S. Glorious to Home Waters. We hope to see him occasionally. * * * From " The London Gazette " :63rd (Northumbrian) A.A. Bde.—Richard Maxwell Deas (late Cadet Sgt., St. Peter's School, Cont. Jun. Div., 0.T.C.) to be 2nd/Lieut.-6th November, 1937. 4
W. Toulmin has been appointed to the administrative staff of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company at Abadan. * * * We are glad to hear that J. H. Collinson, Esq., who until recently was in the Purey Cust Nursing Home, is now well on the road to recovery. * * * THE LONDONDERRY CUP. The Old Peterites were defeated in the first round of the Londonderry Squash Rackets Cup by the Lancing Old Boys at the Kensington Country Club, London, by five events to love. They were, of course, greatly handicapped by the absence of N. W. D. Yardley, who is playing Cricket in India, H. S. Burrows, the Yorkshire champion, and J. D. Burrows. The best and most exciting match was that between the fifth strings, G. S. Panchaud (Lancing Old Boys) and M. Hollway (Old Peterites), and Hollway deserved every credit for putting up a magnificent fight against so good a player as Panchaud. Hollway showed great pace about the court and a good power of return. In his curiously stiff style he played a well-varied game, hitting the ball very hard at times, and playing a great many excellent drop-shots. There was practically nothing in it when the fifth game started. Hollway, playing at his best, got to 7-4 and looked well on the way to victory, but he then lapsed into some errors and allowed Panchaud to catch him at 7-7. Panchaud led 8-7, but Hollway, running magnificently, made it 8-8. Many hands were played before Panchaud at last went out. at i n____Q mi.:,.....s_a__ , , hour. D
errors. B. A. C. Gray was badly handicapped by the return of an old knee injury in the first game against C. M. Butler, who was good enough to play in the Amateur Championship. Considering the circumstances, Gray can be congratulated on running Butler to 10-9 in the third game. R. S. Woodward was generally too clever for N. B. Dobree, though the latter made the third game go to 9-8. 5
Results :— D. I. Bosanquet (L.) beat S. G. S. Pawle, 9-6,. 9-4, 9-6. W. 0. Lane (L.) beat A. V. Mackintosh, 6-9, 9-3, 9-4, 9-1. C. M. Butler (L.) beat B. A. C. Gray, 9-6, 9-2, 10-9. R. S. Woodward (L.) beat N. B. Dobree, 9-2, 9-3, 9-8. G. S. Panchaud (L.) beat M. Hollway, 4-9, 9-4, 8-10, 9-5, 10-8. * * * Will all Old Boys who wish to play in the Old Peterite Hockey match v. the School on Wednesday, March 30th, at 2-30 p.m., write to K. G. Chilman, Esq., as early as possible, but not later than March 20th, 1938. ALSO Will all O.P.'s who wish to play for the O.P. side in the Scarborough Hockey Festival, which takes place during the Easter week-end, let K. G. Chilman, Esq., know as soon as possible, when further details as to hotel tariff, times and venue of games will be sent them.
ENGAGEMENT. The engagement is announced between V. W. G. Musgrove, of the Kassala Cotton Company, Sudan, son of the late J. J. R. Musgrove and Mrs. Musgrove, of York, and. Joan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Banks, of Burnt Green. WorePg+Prsh ire.
COOPER—TURNER. On December 22nd, 1937, at St. Edmund's Church, Roundhay, Leeds, by the Rev. F. H. Barnby, Chaplain of St. Peter's School, York, assisted by the Vicar (the Rev. A. C. Vodden), Richard Mark, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. William Cooper, 15 Clifton Avenue, Finchley, to Dorothy, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Turner, 16 Gledhow Avenue, Leeds. Organist, P. H. Sykes, Esq. Groomsmen, K. H. Rhodes, Esq., and G. S. Stead, Esq. 6
GEDGE—LEA. On October 16th, 1937, at Bombay Cathedral, Henry Francis Sydney, eldest son of the Rev. H. T. S. and Mrs. Gedge, of Foxholes Rectory, E. Yorks., to Eleanor Catherine, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Lea, 6 The Drive, Wimbledon. LUPTON—PRINCE. On October 2nd, 1937, at St. Saviour's Church, Maida Vale, London, Donald Gordon Lupton to Marjorie Joyce Prince.
BIRTH EVELEIGH. On October 16th, 1937, at Bury, to Betty (née Herbert), wife of T. B. J. Eveleigh, XX, The Lancashire Fusiliers—a son. DEATHS. JOHN ERIC BLACKBURN. On November 5th, aged 25, from injuries received in a motor car accident at Sale. J. E. Blackburn was studying dentistry at Manchester University, where he was President of the Men's Union and one of the original members of the Boat Club. REV. A. C. CLARKE. In December. For some years Vicar of Elvington, and previously a missionary in India. The Rev. A. C. Clarke was a prominent 0.P., a regular preacher in the School Chapel, and a keen supporter of the School games. GEORGE YELD, M.A. In December, aged 57.. A well-known schoolmaster and Rugby football player. Represented Leicestershire and the Midland Counties. E. R. SHEEPSHANKS. Old Peterites—and especially cricketing O.P's.—of five to ten years ago will have read with deep regret of the death of E. R. Sheepshanks near Teruel, in Spain, on the last day of 1937, when representing Reuter's at the seat of the civil war. He appeared several times with the M.C.C. side against the School, and the impression he made, and the popularity he gained, may be judged from the fact that he had gathered to himself a nickname. " Is the Sheeper playing? Good we shall have some fun." And we did. More than once he made runs, but, even if he didn't, there was always his fielding. We recall the black hair streaming in the wind, the insolent ease with which a hard drive was stopped or a difficult catch secured. In particular, there was one acrobatic effort at long-off, which cut short a possible century by R. Ogley, and ended—if memory is not at fault7
in something like a complete somersault. He was always in the game, and represented very completely what amateur cricket stands for in English life. A vivid personality, and a very happy memory. W. H. LEGAT (1867-69). Died on November 24th, aged 84. Mr. Legat was Head of Legat & Co., Manufacturing Chemists, of Bolton, and has a grandson, a boarder at St. Olave's.
SCHOOL OFFICERS. WINTER TERM, 1937. Monitors : J. T. HARDING (Head of School House). J. T. BROCKBANK (Head of Temple House). A. C. W. PING (Head of Clifton Rise). P. B. COCKBURN. V. L. F. DAVIN. Captain of Rugger—V. L. F. DAVIN. Vice-Captain of Rugger—J. T. HARDING. C.S.M. in O.T.C.—J. T. HARDING. Hon. Secretary of Shooting—R. S. DIXON. Captain of Squash—T. D. AMBLER. Editors of " The Peterite " : J. M. RUCKLIDGE. P. B. COCKBURN. T. F. CAMERON. J. A. WRIGHT. E. V. ELGEY.
VALETE AND SALVETE. VALETE. SCHOOL HOUSE. R. S. Dixon. 1934-37. Lower VIth Modern. House Monitor. Played for 2nd XV, 1936. 2nd XV Colours, 1936. Played for 1st XV, 1936-37. 1st XV Colours, 1937. Played for 2nd XI, 1936. 2nd XI Colours, 1936. Played for 1st XI, 1936-37. 1st XI Colours, 1937. Played for Hockey XI, 1937. Shooting VIII, 1935-36-37. Shooting Colours, 1936. Hon. Secretary of Shooting, 1937. Certificate " A." Sergeant in O.T.C. T. D. Ambler. Al. House Monitor. Played for 2nd XV, 1937. 2nd XV Colours, 1937. Played for 1st XV, 1937. Played for Tennis Team, 1937. Played for Squash Team, 1936-37. Captain of Squash, 1937. Member of the Debating Society Committee. Cadet in O.T.C. 8
H. A. S. Hobson. 1936-37. Al. Played for 2nd XV, 1936. 2nd XV Colours, 1936. Played for 1st XV, 1936-37. 1st XV Colours, 1937. Played for 2nd XI, 1936. 2nd XI Colours, 1936. Played for 1st XI, 1936-37. 1st XI Colours, 1937. Cadet in O.T.C.
CLIFTON RISE. J. A. Dent. 1934-37. A2. House Monitor. Played for 2nd XV, 1936-37. Rowed for 2nd IV, 1937. 2nd IV Colours, 1937. L/Cpl. in O.T.C. W. G. Barnby. 1934-37. Al. House Monitor. Played for 2nd XV, 1936-37. 2nd XV Colours, 1936. Played for 1st XV, 1936-37. Played for 2nd XI, 1936-37. Cadet in O.T.C. J. C. Atkinson. 1936-37. Lower VIth Modern. Played for 2nd XV, 1936-37. 2nd XV Colours, 1937. Played for 1st XV, 1937. Rowed for 2nd IV, 1937. 2nd IV Colours, 1937. Cadet in O.T.C. TEMPLE HOUSE. E. R. Gossop. 1933-37. Lower VIth Modern. House Monitor. Played for 2nd XI, 1935-36. 2nd XI Colours, 1936. Played for 1st XI, 1936-37. 1st XI Colours, 1937. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1936-37. 1st XI Hockey Colours, 1937. J. Banford. 1934-37. Al.
J. P. Caley.
SALVETE. SCHOOL HOUSE.
CHAPEL. CHRISTMAS TERM, 1937. Sept. 26. XVIIIth S. after Trinity. The Headmaster. Oct. 3. XIXth S. after Trinity. 10-30 a.m. The Rev. Preb. T. A. Moxon (Headmaster of Denstone College). „ 10. XXth S. after Trinity. The Rev. J. W. Welch, M.A. (Principal of St. John's College, York). „ 17. XXIst S. after Trinity. Community Singing in York Minster at 8 p.m. „ 24. XXIInd S. after Trinity. The Rev. H. N. Hodd, M.A. (Vicar of Emmanuel Church, Leeds), O.P. „ 31. XXIIIrd S. after Trinity. The Rev. F. H. Barnby. 9
Nov. 7. XXIVth S. after Trinity. R. G. Routh, Esq., D.Litt. (formerly Headmaster of Bromsgrove). „ 14. XXVth S. after Trinity. The Rev. H. C. Geipel (Vicar of Sewerby). „ 21. XXVIth S. after Trinity. The Rev. Angelo Raine, M.A. (Vicar of All Saints', Pavement, York). „ 28. 1st S. in Advent. Evensong in York Minster at 4 p.m. Dec. 5. 2nd S. in Advent. The Rev. F. H. Barnby. 12. 3rd S. in Advent. The Headmaster. 19. 4th S. in Advent. Carol Service (collection in aid of the Lord Mayor's Christmas Cheer Fund). 5!
MUSIC. Throughout the term, Mr. Sykes has kindly continued to give us a series of Organ Recitals after Evensong on Sundays. This system was instituted a few terms ago, and has proved quite popular During the first half of the term, Mr. Sykes concentrated, on playing Handel, and each programme contained at least one of his works. Perhaps the best and most popular of these was the Organ Concerto in B flat. Later, however, he played mainly Christmas music, consisting of Pastorales and Fantasias on Carols. On the last Sunday of term we had the usual Carol Service, which was well attended. The singing was very good, and the choir are to be congratulated on the high standard attained. The service paper is reproduced to show the order of the service and the carols sung. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL CHAPEL. CAROL SERVICE. Sunday, December 18th, 1937, at 6 p.m. Processional Hymn— S. of P. 435 (vv. 1-4), " Once in Royal David's City " " 0 Lord, open Thou our lips." Choir—" 0 Little Town of Bethlehem " Walford Davies Full—" Shepherds in the field abiding " Old Lorraine First Lesson, St. Luke II, 8-20. Choir—The Coventry Carol Old English Choir—" I saw three ships " Old English Second Lesson, Isaiah IX, vv. 2, 6 and 7. Choir—" The Holly and the Ivy " Old Gloucestershire Choir—" King Jesus hath a garden " Old Dutch Congregation—" God rest you merry, gentlemen " Old London 10
Third Lesson, St. Matthew II, vv. 1-12. Hopkins Choir—" We three Kings of Orient are " Old English Choir—" Good King Wenceslas " Full—" Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Morning " S. of P., Hymn 59 Fourth Lesson, St. John I, vv. 1-14. Old English Full—" The first Nowell " Collection in aid of the Lord Mayor of York's Christmas Cheer Fund. Doxology—" 0 come all ye faithful " S. of P., Hymn 52 (v. 1 only) An Evening Prayer of Alcuin. The Blessing. Old Yorkshire Recessional—" Wassail Song " A welcome innovation this term was the Choir Supper given in the School House by the Headmaster and Mrs. Baird on the last Thursday of term, which was followed by a sing-song.
LIBRARY. Librarian : Rev. F. H. BARNBY. Assistant Librarians : P. B. COCKBURN, J. T. BROCKBANK, J. A. WRIGHT, J. M. RUCKLIDGE, R. S. DIXON. The following books have been added to the Library during the Winter term :— A. 87B. The Stranger Prince—M. Irwin. 87C. Royal Flush—M. Irwin. 87D. The Proud Servant—M. Irwin. G. VI. 26. Service of Our Lives—Stanley Baldwin. 27. Britain and the Beast—edited by C. WilliamsEllis. M. I. 1. Notre Dame—Victor Hugo. 2. L'Atlantide—Pierre Benoit. 3. Chronique de Charles IX—Prosper Merimee. 4. Le Lys Rouge—Anatole France. 5. Madame Bovary—Gustave Flaubert. 6, 6A. Michael Strogoff (2 volumes) —Jules Verne. M. II. 1.—Comedy in Germany (18th century)—B. AikenSneath (presented by J. C. Rodgers (0.P.) ) . I. 9A, B. Intermediate Geography (2 volumes) —L. D. D. Stamp. H. VIII. 13A. Augustus—John Buchan (Lord Tweedsmuir) . K. IV. 8C. Trade in the Eastern Seas—C. Northcote Parkinson (O.P.). 11
D. IV. 10E. Australian Summer—Neville Cardus. C. I. 6. Mathematics for the Million—L. Hogben. D. VI. 12G. Everest: The Unfinished Adventure—H. Ruttledge.
HOUSE NOTES. SCHOOL HOUSE. In opening these notes we should like to take the opportunity of welcoming Mr. Le Tocq, whose interest in shooting will be a great asset to the School. While on this note we would like to express our regret that Matron is leaving us in order to take up a post at the Sanatorium. Yet another indoor sport has been introduced by the House. In the evenings a well-known organist's form-room has been used as a billiard-room, and we are expecting a " national " cap for this game in the near future. Several of the studies are rapidly being converted into aviaries, and already boast canaries, Java sparrows and other rare species. We congratulate the Rise on knocking us out of the Inter-House Rugby Competition this term by 6 points to 3 after extra time, in a very hard-fought game. Congratulations to H. A. Milburn, R. S. Dixon and H. A. S. Hobson on being awarded their 1st XV Rugby Colours ; to T. D. Ambler his 2nd XV Colours. Finally, we should like to wish Mr. R. M. Cooper the best of luck in his new role as a married man. CLIFTON RISE. It was with deep regret that we learnt last term that Mr. J. H. Stevenson had resigned from the Housemastership of The Rise. Mr. Stevenson has done a great deal for The Rise in the few years that he has been with us, and under him we have seen the foundation of the Old Peterite Club and the starting of an embellishment fund. We should like here to express our deep appreciation of what he has done for us, and our hope that he will visit us frequently in the future. In Mr. Corkhill we know we have a worthy successor, and we feel confident that he will carry on the noble work of Mr. Stevenson. We also learnt of another departure, that of Miss Macgregor, the Matron, who is leaving us in order to get married. We wish her the best of luck in the future. 12
To turn to sport, in which very little happened last term. In the semi-final of the House Rugger we defeated the School House, the holders, 6-3, in what must have been one of the best seven-a-side games seen at the School for several years. Unfortunately, the final against Temple could not be played, owing to the ground being unfit. We hope to play them this term. Owing to the lack of House sport, no House Colours were awarded last term. We heartily congratulate M. S. Douglas, T. F. Cameron and G. P. G. Stephenson on being awarded their 1st XV Colours, and M. S. Douglas, P. B. Cockburn, J. H. Butler, J. C. Atkinson, C. M. Robson, I. D. C. Morison and J. M. Couldwell on being awarded their 2nd XV Colours.
TEMPLE HOUSE. As usual, during the Christmas term, there has been little or no opportunity for us to add to our laurels in InterHouse events. Even the seven-a-side Rugby, which this year was to have been played this term, had to be cancelled, or, we hope, postponed until next term, owing to a frost which made the final between us and The Rise impossible. However, Temple House was well represented in the School teams, R. C. Lynch, A. T. H. Wright, J. T. Brockbank, K. C. Brown, G. E. Briggs, I. S. McKay and J. A. Wright all having played for the 1st XV. The first four were regular members of the XV, and R. C. Lynch is to be congratulated on gaining his 1st XV Colours. Regular members of the 2nd XV included I. S. McKay, P. Andrew, E. W. Whitney and J. A. Wright, and we congratulate I. S. McKay on being awarded his 2nd XV Colours. L. W. Bennett and E. P. Bulmer also played for the 2nd XV. Thanks to the energy of Mr. and Mrs. Sykes and the committee appointed at the end of last term, the House Library came into operation this term, and despite the startling memories of several members of the House, the committee reported " all present and correct " at the end of term. We have at last had our House photographs framed and hung in the Common-room, and although as yet there are only four of these, they have induced a subtle and satisfactory change in the atmosphere of the room. Another welcome innovation was the provision of electric lighting in the senior studies. 13
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We must end by congratulating our former Housemaster, Mr. Smith, on his engagement, and wish him many years of happiness in the new post to which he is going at the beginning of next term.
THE SCHOOL PLAY. " The Crooked Billet " was given by the St. Peter's Players on Saturday and Monday, December 18th and 20th, 1937. For a cast of young actors without much experience it proved very suitable. The story of secret service men at grips with a gang of crooks gave scope for rapid and exciting action, repeated ups and downs of fortune and a succession of thrilling surprises. Such a play demands, above all, the quality of speed in the actors. They came through this test with flying colours. The action was never allowed to drag, the dialogue was kept crisp, and the complete absence of hitches and loose ends was proof of careful rehearsal and resourceful stage management. Another point where young actors often fail—and many older ones, too, on the modern stage—is audibility. One famous dramatic critic dips his pen in vitriol almost weekly to bewail the cult of the inaudible on the London stage. The modern actor, he says, thinks it a crime to be heard beyond the third row of stalls. And so it is pleasant to record that on this occasion most of the actors could be distinctly followed from the back row of the gallery : and this was particularly true of the character whose words it was most important to hear, Guy Merrow. And so to the individual performances. R. S. Dixon, as Guy Merrow, was entirely at ease, and gave a quiet, incisive, level-headed rendering of his lines, which 'impressed on the audience that here was the cool and efficient secret service man who could cope with any emergency. This quiet incisiveness was especially noticeable in Act I, and was there especially valuable, because it struck at once the note on which the character was to be played. Guy Merrow was well supported by Sir William Easton (J. M. Rucklidge) and his daughter, Joan (P. R. G. Graham), both of whom were the more effective because they spoke and moved with restraint. Joan, especially, never seemed to be speaking much above a whisper, yet every word told. As the " Doctor," the villain of the piece, P. B. Cockburn registered scorn, brutality and boastfulness with a gusto that carried conviction: a pleasing study in venom. J. C. Atkinson, as Philip Easton, looked 14
and sounded the young man just down from the University. But we found it hard to believe that he had boxed for his University: he looked just a thought too elegant. H. A. Milburn was a spirited Potman, and H. A. S. Hobson, as one of the gang of " toughs," had imported a most convincing Chicago accent at very short notice. Mrs. Wimple, landlady of " The Crooked Billet," is apparently an ample and motherly old dear. But appearances are deceptive, and G. P. G. Stephenson succeeded in being both spacious and specious. R. N. Rimmer and M. S. Douglas, two more gangsters, simply oozed toughness, just as if it came natural: while R. C. Lynch, as a Police Inspector, was no more simple and stupid than a stage policeman is expected to be. The setting—the half-timbered inn parlour—was a triumph of ingenuity and economy of space. And it must be recorded that the pistols went off, and the bomb didn't, with unfailing regularity. " THE CROOKED BILLET " By Dion Titheradge. CHARACTERS (in order of appearance). " Slick " Palzer H. A. S. Hobson Sir William Easton J. M. Rucklidge Rodgers R. N. Rimmer Currall M. S. Douglas Mrs. Wimple G. P. G. Stephenson Alf (the Potman) H. A. Milburn Philip Easton J. C. Atkinson Joan Easton P. R. G. Graham Guy Merrow R. S. Dixon The Doctor P. B. Cockburn Inspector Hitching R. C. Lynch The action of all three acts takes place in the parlour of a small village inn in Kent, called " The Crooked Billet," and is continuous. Play Produced by K. H. Rhodes, Esq. Stage Carpenters and Electricians : A. E. Schofield and G. Emmel. During the intervals an orchestra played under the direction of P. H. Sykes, Esq. 15
THE SATURDAY SOCIETY. The Saturday Society, which was temporarily suspended during the Summer, has been continued this term. We have had a number of interesting and amusing entertainments, short accounts of which follow. September 25th. The School were entertained by Mr. Dwight Long, who gave us a very interesting lantern lecture on his travels round the world in a ketch. He set out from Seattle in 1934 in his boat, which he named the " Idle Hour." After sailing for about six months, he ran into bad weather, and was forced to put into harbour in New Zealand to have the boat repaired. After a short time the boat was ready, and he set off across the Indian Ocean. At Colombo, however, Timi, a fifteen year old Tahitan boy who had been his companion throughout the journey, died from pneumonia; his loss was greatly felt. Continuing through the Suez Canal, he reached the Mediterranean Sea, where he was delayed by the presence of mine-infested areas; these, however, were avoided without mishap. He finally reached London in the Summer of 1937, and anchored in the shadow of the Houses of Parliament. The slides were very good indeed, some excellent ones being shown of the East Indies and New Zealand. October 9th. Mr. Herbert Milton, who has performed many times at Maskelyne's Theatre, gave us an entertainment of " Magic Extraordinary." He gave a very clever exhibition of conjuring, one of his tricks being to borrow a bank note (Mr. Corkhill very conveniently obliged) and, after tucking it carefully away in his pocket, to produce it finally from a wallet, hermetically sealed by twenty rubber bands. He ended his programme by showing us some very puzzling card tricks, carried out with the help of two members of the audience.
October 19th. A rugger film was shown in the place of a lecture on " Life Saving " by Captain J. D. Daintree, which, unfortunately, had to be cancelled. Some of the leading players of to-day showed us how the game should be played, and demonstrated, in slow motion, some useful tactical movements, including the " scissors " and the reverse pass. 16
The film was very interesting and contained some valuable advice for both backs and forwards. October 23rd. The School had the pleasure of a return visit of Mr. Selwyn Driver, who gave us an amusing evening's entertainment. His programme consisted of a mixture of humorous songs at the piano, and amusing stories in which the Scotsman and the American played a prominent part. He ended by giving an interpretation of a typical scene during a village concert, with the village parson in charge of affairs. November 6th. We were given an interesting lecture on the " Secrets, Hazards and Humours of Modern British Mountain Climbing," by Mr. Stanley Watson, who is universally acknowledged as one of the world's greatest cragsmen. He related his experiences of mountain climbing in the Lake District, Wales and Scotland, illustrating his lecture with many excellent slides. He revealed the methods practised by modern cragsmen, enabling them to overcome seemingly impossible obstacles, but emphasized that the real essential of climbing lay in the perfect co-ordination of brain and muscle. November 20th. Mr. Edward Broadhead visited us once more, and gave another of his interesting lectures on " Living Literature." He commenced his programme by reciting an extract from Victor Hugo's " Les Miserables." This was followed by " A Change of Treatment," an amusing seafaring story by W. W. Jacobs. Then, by clever make-up, he succeeded in bringing to life three of Dickens' characters: the pompous " Sergeant Buzfuz," who figured in the Bardell-Pickwick law suit; " Barnaby Rudge," the mad boy; and " Trotty Veck," the old ticket-porter in " The Chimes."
December 4th.
Mr. Stanley Bell gave us an excellent variety entertainment. He began with some short humorous stories, followed by some clever conjuring tricks. He then entertained us for a short time with some songs at the piano, and ended by giving an amusing interpretation of a typical melodrama, in which he proved himself to be a quickchange artist, taking the parts of the hero, the heroine, the villain, the village squire, and the country yokel. 17
THE DEBATING SOCIETY. The Headmaster announced at the beginning of the term that it had been decided to inaugurate a School Debating Society, and a General Meeting was held on Monday, October 11th, at which the following officers were appointed:— President: The Headmaster. Chairman : L. C. be Tocq, Esq. Resolutions were passed that the Committee for the term consist of P. B. Cockburn, J. T. Harding, A. C. Ping and T. D. Ambler, and that the Committee perform the duties of Secretary by arrangement among its members. The first meeting of the Society was held on Saturday, October 16th, the subject of the debate being that " The Practical Joke is the Highest Form of Humour." The motion was proposed by J. M. Rucklidge, whose main points were that to be successful a practical joke must have ingenuity, and, furthermore, the victim must have a sense of humour. R. S. Dixon, opposing the motion, deprecated the practical joke as the product of a childish mind, and stressed the fact that they are dangerous in that they may cause permanent harm to the victim. The motion was seconded by Mr. J. S. Cooper, and the opposition by M. S. Douglas, after which the motion was thrown open to the house. The Rev. F. H. Barnby, in his speech, pointed out that to be successful, a practical joke must not play upon the weaknesses of the victim, for in that there is an element of cruelty, but rather upon the weaknesses of the perpetrator. After the summing up by the opposer and the proposer, the motion was put to the vote and was defeated by 4 votes. to 14. The next meeting, which was very well attended, was held on Saturday, 13th November. The chairman called on the Headmaster to propose that " The German claim to the restoration of her colonies should receive sympathetic consideration." The Headmaster pointed out that there were two ways of governing a colony; that which gets what it can from the colony, and that which does what it can for the colony. Though the German type might be the former, that was irrelevant, for unless at least a partial restoration was carried out, the injustice of punishing a younger generation of Germans for the mistakes of their ancestors, would inevitably lead to war. 18
Banford was then called upon to oppose the motion, his main points being that the natives, happy at present, would be mobilized and crushed. In addition, Japan, also in need of colonies, would immediately clamour for colonial rights in northern Australia, and Italy would demand the cession of Malta. He finished by saying that in his opinion, colonies should not be given to Germany, until she had proved herself worthy of them. Parker, seconding the motion, suggested that world peace might be obtained by giving colonies in return for a promise to stop rearmament. The opposition was seconded by Mr. Rhodes, who maintained that if colonies were returned they would be used as recruiting grounds, and so bring the world a step nearer to war. The debate was then thrown open to the house, speeches in opposition being made by Mr. Ping and Mr. Pollard, while J. H. Butler supported the motion. After the Headmaster and Banford had made their final speeches, the motion was put to the vote, and was defeated by 33 votes to 7. As a variation from the conventional form of debate, a mock trial was held as the final meeting of the Society. The plaintiff, R. S. Dixon, sought £15,000 damages, and an injunction restraining him from all future criticism of Mirfield, his home town, against R. N. Rimmer, the defendant. The chairman, L. C. le Tocq, Esq., took the part of judge, the counsel for the plaintiff being J. T. Brockbank, and the counsel for the defendant being H. A. Milburn.
THE SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY. CHRISTMAS TERM, 1937. President: THE HEADMASTER. Vice-Presidents : A. W. PING, Esq., W. N. CORKHILL, Esq., J. H. STEVENSON, Esq., K. G. CHILMAN, Esq. Treasurer: A. W. PING, Esq. Hon. Secretary : A. C. PING. Curator of the Museum: D. R. MACKINTOSH. School House Representative: J. M. RUCKLIDGE. Clifton Rise Representative: A. C. PING. Temple House Representative : J. A. WRIGHT. St. Olave's Representative : K. G. CHILMAN, Esq. 19
A General Meeting of the Society was held at the beginning of term to arrange the meetings of the Society and to elect members. The programme was elucidated by Mr. Ping. On Saturday, October 2nd, Mr. Ping gave an interesting half-hour lecture on " What is a Toadstool," accompanied by some excellent slides. He told us how to distinguish the edible types from the poisonous ones, but we do not feel sufficiently certain about them to risk eating them. Afterwards the members went down into the Physics Laboratory where an excellent collection of toadstools and fungi of all kinds was laid out on the benches. Mr. W. G. Bramley, who had accompanied Mr. Ping on the expedition, named all the different specimens, explaining in what surroundings they were found and whether they were edible or not. Most of them looked " not," and we should not like to have eaten them. The attendance was poor, only about twenty members being present. This is most probably due to the increasingly good wireless programmes which seem, unfortunately, to exert a stronger attraction than science. In time we hope to educate even the classicists. On Saturday, October 30th, Captain Kettle, the wellknown photographer, gave an extremely interesting lecture on " Colour Photography. He illustrated it with an excellent selection of slides, mainly showing what new colours have been obtained by the new colour process. There were numerous views of Scarborough taken on Mr. Kettle's miniature camera. After the lecture, Mr. Ping proposed a cordial vote of thanks to Mr. Kettle, which was immediately seconded by the whole meeting. Once again there was a rather disappointing attendance. On Saturday, November 27th, J. M. Rucklidge was to have given a demonstration of " Unusual Scientific Experiments." He was unfortunately debarred from being present, but Mr. Corkhill kindly agreed to give it. The experiments were very unusual and greatly appreciated by a large and interested audience. At the end, Mr. Ping proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Corkhill, which was enthusiastically seconded.
NOTES AND ITEMS. The School attended Evensong as usual on the First Sunday in Advent in York Minster, and, in addition, attended a Community Singing Service at 8 p.m. on Sunday,. October 17th. 20
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We congratulate R. C. Lynch, T. F. Cameron, H. A. Milburn, G. P. G. Stevenson, M. S. Douglas, R. S. Dixon and H. A. S. Hobson on being awarded their 1st XV Colours, and H. A. Butler, J. T. Brockbank, K. C. Brown, A. T. H. Wright, E. V. Elgey, P. R. G. Graham, I. D. C. Morrison, I. S. McKay, T. D. Ambler, M. C. Robson, I. M. Couldwell, J. C. Atkinson, M. S. Douglas, R. C. Lynch and P. B. Cockburn on being awarded their 2nd XV Colours. Congratulations to J. T. Harding on being appointed Head of the School, and to V. L. F. Davin on being appointed a School Monitor. J. T. Harding is also to be congratulated on being appointed Captain of Hockey for next term, and also A. T. H. Wright on being made Vice-Captain. T. F. Cameron, J. A. Wright and E. V. Elgey have been made Editors of " The Peterite," and J. A. Wright has been made an Assistant Librarian. The School has joined the Ship Adoption Society, which exists to maintain contact between merchant vessels and schools. A merchant ship is allotted to each school that joins, and the school is kept informed of its movements, cargoes, adventures, etc. The captain and officers keep up a correspondence with the school, and the scheme has proved so popular that there is a long waiting list of schools, and no ship has yet been allotted to St. Peter's. The scheme should prove an easy and pleasant way of adding to our geographical and general knowledge. On November 12th the French VI form attended a performance of Moliere's " Le Malade Imaginaire," given by the Modern Language Association. Mr. P. K. Bourne, a former master, whose engagement to Miss M. M. Toyne was announced last Summer, has been appointed to the staff of Stowe. Mr. F. Smith, whose engagement to Miss B. Cockburn, daughter of Colonel and Mrs. A. Cockburn, of York, was announced this term, has been appointed Education Officer at No. 5 R.A.F. Station, Seeland, Chester, and has already taken up his duties there. We extend a hearty welcome to Mr. H. M. Pollard, B.A., who is with us from Wadham College, Oxford, during the Christmas and Easter terms of this year. We are informed that the " Memoirs of Canon E. C. Owen," by friends, with portraits, price 1/-, is now available. 21
Copies may be obtained from Miss A. O'B. Owen, 5 Bradmore Road, Oxford, or from the Editors of " The Peterite." The following additional candidates are to be congratulated on obtaining their School Certificates in the Oxford and Cambridge Examination, December, 1937 :Bower, R., Harding, J. T., Hobson, H. A. S., Robson, C. M., Shepherd, G. E., Whitney, E. W. (with Matriculation exemption). This makes a final total of 36 successful candidates in 1937 out of 39 entries.
THE NORMAN T. CROMBIE PRIZE. Mr. Ian Crombie, son of the late Norman T. Crombie, has endowed the School with a fund from which an annual prize will be awarded " to the boy amongst those leaving who, in the opinion of the Headmaster, has had the greatest influence for good in the School." It is unnecessary for us to dwell on the merits of a gift which must surely come to be the most coveted of the prizes available to Peterites, but we commend to the School the following account of the achievements of the O.P. to whose memory this prize is dedicated. Mr. Cromloie held a high place for many years among the advocates practising in police courts and county courts in York and the smaller towns in the surrounding area. Often he was called upon to appear in cases much further afield. Although he was a man of considerable eloquence and a highly skilled pleader, he was none the less a painstaking lawyer who never neglected a minor detail in his case and who was always prepared to devote the greatest number of hours possible to preparation and to research where necessary. It was often said by people in the legal profession that if Mr. Crombie had been called to the Bar instead of remaining a solicitor he would have become one of the most famous advocates in the country. • He undertook much work under the poor persons' rules and took many cases into court on behalf of people who could not afford to pay lawyers' fees.
He was :a Notary Public, of which there were only three
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as chairman of the Court of Referees. Among the Secretaryships which he held were those of the John Allan Charity and the Winterscale Charity. Deeply interested in the Merchant Adventurers' Company, one of York's two surviving medieval trade guilds, he was for some years its secretary. He was a keen member of York Rotary Club and was at one time chairman of its Fellowship Committee. A very witty man, he was an ideal after-dinner speaker. He was a keen horticulturist who gave the Grand Yorkshire Flower Show and Gala devoted service for many years. Latterly he was chairman of the Committee. Mr. Crombie lived at Haverford, Clifton Scope, a beautiful house overlooking the Ouse, and regularly attended Clifton Church, which he served as churchwarden for many years. In his youth he was a keen Rugby Union player who got his game for York. When the York Rugby League club, the professional successor to the York Rugby Union club of his day, reached the cup final at Wembley in 1931, he went to the match and had with him his old amber and black jersey. He also) played hockey for York for some years. Rowing and cycling were other sports which interested him. As a tribute to the life of Mr. Crombie and as a pointer to the prize commemorating it, we cannot do better than quote the words of Mr. J. F. Glew, the Presiding Magistrate at York City Police Court, at the time of Mr. Crombie's death. Mr. Glew said they met under a cloud. They had lost from their midst one of their most prominent advocates who practised in that court. Those who had been associated with Mr. Crombie in that court and in other spheres had always recognised his genial temperament, his kindly disposition and his desire to do everything he possibly could for those around him. No matter with whom he was dealing, whether it was his opponents or those whom he represented, Mr. Crombie's one desire was to play the game, to be fair and honest, and to try to ascertain the truth. Mr. Crombie was a great personality. The many and varied activities with which he associated himself were probably known to all in court. In connection with the Gala and in Masonic work, Mr. Crombie took a very active part, and those associated with 23
him felt they had lost a sincere friend. They tendered to the members of his family their sincere condolence. But there was a brighter side to it, for by his character and ability, Mr. Crombie had taught them—at least he hoped so—a lesson. Mr. Crombie was faithful to his God. He attended regularly his church. By conviction he was a deeply religious man, and his religion always came out in his practical daily work. With him it was not only a Sunday's work but a seven days' task. The city would feel his loss, but his memory would ever remain with them. He had left behind him a character and a life of work which it would be well for them to try and emulate. That court would miss Mr. Crombie very much. At the same time they would always have a happy remembrance of one with whom it had been a pleasure to be associated in all that Mr. Crombie had undertaken in many ways, and they could take something from his life that would be of help to them in the future in carrying out their daily work.
SHANGHAI. [C. H. Cheong, who left the School last year to pursue his studies in Shanghai, was evacuated from that city shortly after the opening of hostilities. In view of his experiences there, we confess a certain admiration for the oriental calm and detachment with which this article is written.—Ed.] Shangai—the adventurer's paradise, and the sixth city of the world is situated on the banks of the Whangpoo river. The traveller's first glimpse of Shanghai is the magnificent Bund, one of the largest in the world. The buildings are the most modern to be seen in Shanghai and their tops seem to be trying to pierce the clouds. It is here, on the Bund, where all the main business offices are situated. From the Bund the streets branch off into the centre of the city itself, the greatest street of these being Nanking Road, or the Great White Way of Shanghai, as it is called. Nanking Road is the main shopping centre in Shanghai and the stores and shops are open all day and every day, including Sunday. What surprises most strangers in Shanghai is the immense numbers of cabarets. Shanghai believes in dancing her troubles away, and there are over two hundred cabarets. alone in Shanghai. 24
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Nowadays the modern Chinese is almost completely westernized, and he has abandoned the traditional gown and slippers, and now dresses in true western style and speaks with an undisputed American accent, but this is not at all surprising, as most of the business concerns in Shanghai are American. In Nanking Road, the shopping centre, every day is a sale day, and each shop hangs out a huge banner with Chinese characters on it, telling everyone that there is a sale there. Thus all the year round, Shanghai seems to be in a state of celebration, as these banners are rarely taken down. And at night the stores seem to have a special celebration, as all of them have neon lighting and various coloured bulbs all over the building. In fact, Shanghai at night is one of the brightest scenes one could imagine. As for recreation, apart from cinemas and cabarets, there are three gorgeous parks, the most popular of which is Jessfield Park, as it is the most beautiful and has more attractions for the lover of flora and fauna than the other parks, which are more for sport. Transport in Shanghai consists mainly of modern buses and electric cars, and, for the fresh air lover, rickshaws. The roads are wide and good for driving, yet accidents caused by reckless driving are quite frequent, and the police cannot be blamed as they are most efficient. They are divided into three divisions : the British, the Chinese and the Sikhs. A policeman's lot in Shanghai is very dangerous, as armed robbers thrive there and many policemen have been killed whilst carrying out their duty. A robber's lot is easier than in England, as in Shanghai there are different Settlements, and each has its own police, so if a robber crosses from one Settlement to another, he is quite safe. There are three main divisions in Shanghai: the International Settlement, the French Concession and the Japanese Concession. Each Settlement has its own communities and ideas, and if one wishes to cycle from one Settlement to another a special licence has to be obtained. But in spite of all this modern surrounding, the Chinese are still very superstitious and old customs still prevail. In the midst of huge modern stores, one sees small shops where joss sticks and joss money is bought. Joss money is silvery paper shaped like cones which is burnt over the grave of the dead man. This ceremony is supposed to pay the gods for the journey the soul has to make to get to heaven. To a stranger all this seems odd, but it is still a 25
firm belief amongst all Chinese that this burning of " money " does really pay the gods. And another thing that one notices is that in every Chinese house there is a screen in front of the door which is supposed to be a preventative against the entrance of devils who only travel in straight lines. Another superstition is the cause of the familiar turned-up edges of the roof at each corner. When I enquired about this, I was told that devils slide down the edges of the roof and enter the house through the windows, and so if the corners are turned up the devil just shoots up into the air again and is thus baffled ! And through the ages those superstitions have existed. And so as one sees modern Shanghai, one must also remember that the old mystery of Mother China is still alive there. C. H. CHEONG.
O.T.C. NEWS. Owing to the large number of officers in comparison with the size of the contingent, 2nd Lieut. J. H. Stevenson resigned from the O.T.C. We are all extremely sorry to lose him, for he has been with us for several years and has done a great deal for the O.T.C. in general. Last term saw the splitting up of the contingent into four platoons. These platoons were as follows:— No. 1 Platoon, consisting of those taking Certificate "A" Theoretical. No. 2 Platoon, consisting of those taking Certificate "A" Practical. No. 3 Platoon, consisting of those taking Certificate "A" Practical next year. No. 4 Platoon, consisting of Recruits. No. 1 Platoon have attended some very interesting lectures, including one by Major Chilman on the air defence of the Territorial Army, and were pleased to know that in two years' time York will be equipped with an up-to-date anti-aircraft gun. No. 2 Platoon, for the first half of the term, practised for the Certificate "A" Practical, and in the latter half have attended lectures by Mr. Le Tocq on map reading. No. 3 Platoon have in the first half of the term been practising drill and weapon training, and in the latter half have attended lectures on the organisation of the army by Capt. P. H. Sykes, and have been taken in sand table exercises. The recruits have been taught the fundamental principles of weapon training by Sgt.-Major Puddick. 26
The results of the Certificate "A" Theoretical examination held last term have not yet come through, and will be published in our next issue. The following promotions were made last term :— C.Q.M.S. J. T. Harding was promoted to C.S.M. Sergeant P. B. Cockburn was promoted to C.Q.M.S. * * * STRENSALL CAMP. Drill.—Good. Field Work.—On the whole satisfactory, but the Section Commands are rather lacking in control in the field. The contingent as a whole improved during camp, and with more practice in the field would be very good. General Turn Out.—Good. The contingent was always well turned out. Camp Lines.—Very good. General Remarks.—A keen, well organized contingent. * * * SHOOTING. Shooting last term was held up considerably by the removal of the range to the far end of the old 1st XV Rugger pitch. However, the new range became available soon after half-term and a competition organised by Sgt.-Major Puddick was held. The winning team was :R. S. Dixon ... 68 J. S. Garnham ... 66 R. Wright ... ... 54 J. T. Brockbank ... 46 Total
Runners up :J. A. Wright G. E. Shepherd R. N. Rimmer J. McN. Inglis
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Total ... 226 The highest individual score was made by Whitney (71) and the Recruits' Cup was won by D. H. Wright. Practice began for the " Country Life " Public Schools' Competition, and it is hoped to enter a School VIII for this competition in March. Several promising scores have been recorded, the following having scored over 70 out of a possible 85: Wright (J. A.), Whitney, Bower and Shepherd. 27
RUGBY FOOTBALL, 1937. RUGGER RETROSPECT. It must be many seasons since the School failed to win a single match, and regarded in that light it might be classified as a thoroughly unsatisfactory season. A moment's reflection, however, brings certain facts to light. First, the average age of the side was 16 years 2 months (slightly higher than the maximum age of a colts' side) '• secondly, many of our opponents produced an older team and a higher standard of play than they had been accustomed to for several years ; thirdly, the scarcity of backs with match experience necessitated considerable experimenting, experimenting which should bear considerable fruit during the next few years. We started the season with only three colours, and, owing to injuries, on very few occasions were they all able to turn out. During the course of the term we managed to produce a pack of forwards which must rank as one of the best the School has had in recent years, and which several well-known critics considered to be one of the finest Public School packs in the North or Midlands, a pack which would have probably gladdened the hearts of those players of bygone days who bewail the lost art of forward play, a pack shoving over the ball, wheeling and clearing their line with well-controlled rushes. It would be invidious in such an eight to mention anyone as being particularly good, better to say that all were good. In the most successful packs, few players stand out above the others, and it is the forward who is least seen who is often most useful. Behind the scrum we were not so fortunately placed. Only Davin remained as a regular member of last year's side (and he was out of the game for a large part of the term through injury), and Cameron who had played occasionally on the wing. Eventually a back division emerged which showed that in Cameron at full-back and Milburn at scrum-half we had two players well up to the highest standards in these positions. The main problem at the beginning of the term was to find a suitable fly-half, and several were tried before A. T. H. Wright was finally decided upon. He occupied the position with great credit, taking the ball on the move, and no reflection can be cast on him for the ineptitude of the threequarter line. This proved to be the greatest weakness of the team. Admittedly they had little or no experience (one of them had never played the game before the present season), but even so they did not appear to make the most 28
of their speed, or to appreciate the value of straight running. Too often were they prone to hand the ball on to someone else without making any ground, and consequently achieving nothing. Special credit must go to Lynch, whose reliable and brilliant tackling was one of the features of the season. The 2nd XV showed variable form. On occasions they were quite good, and had they always produced the resolution shown in some of their matches their record might have been very much better. Cockburn, McKay and Ambler in the forwards, and J. A. Wright, Atkinson, Rimmer and Elgey in the backs, all of whom played for the 1st XV on occasion, were particularly outstanding. Points P. W. L. D. F. A. 1st XV ... 11 0 11 0 20 197 2nd XV ... 8 2 6 0 60 158 * * 1st XV CHARACTERS. V. L. F. Davin (Captain). Centre three-quarter. Had rather an unhappy season. Took some little time to settle down at the beginning, and just as he began to strike his best form, he injured his ankle, an injury which kept him out of the game for most of the term. J. T. Harding (Vice-Captain). Forward. A hard-working and enthusiastic member of the side with a good knowledge of sound forward play. A. C. W. Ping. Forward. Has fine speed and physique, which make him a difficult player to stop. A good, solid worker, but thinks rather slowly as yet. T. F. Cameron. Full-back. With only two months' experience of the position he looks like becoming a firstclass full-back. A brilliant fielder, a powerful kicker, and a sound tackler; positional play extraordinarily good for one so inexperienced. M. S. Douglas. A very good forward in the loose, especially in clearing rushes. Must learn to pack better and use his weight in the scrums. Good in the line-out. R. C. Lynch. Wing three-quarter. The finest tackler in the side ; one who could always be relied upon to " tie up " his opposite number. Always went hard for the line in attack, but handicapped by lack of size and speed. H. A. Milburn. Scrum-half. A very well-equipped scrumhalf with a definite football brain and any amount of pluck. Should go far in the game. 29
R. S. Dixon. Forward. A whole-hearted leader who could be relied upon to play his hardest every minute of the match. P. G. Stephenson. Forward. A greatly improved forG. ward who made full use of his vast bulk. Did some clever touch-kicking from line-outs at times. A. S. Hobson. Forward. A very successful hooker who H. got through a great deal of hard work in other phases of the game. J. H. Wright. Stand-off-half. Improved tremendously A. throughout the term. Elusive in attack, while his tackling improved considerably, although not always reliable. Gets up on his opposite number very quickly, sometimes too quickly, thus leaving a big gap in the defence. H. Butler. Forward. A young forward with a good J. knowledge of scrummaging. Came on a lot during the second half of the term, and should be very useful next season. Good in the line-out. M. C. Robson. Forward. Another young forward who scrummaged well in the front row, and who was a very useful reserve hooker. K. C. Brown. Centre three-quarter. A very young and promising three-quarter with no previous experience of the game. Should be useful in future years. J. T. Brockbank. Wing three-quarter. Showing more resolution both in attack and defence than he did last year, should be a useful member of the side next season. Still too inclined to run back into the scrum instead of going for the corner flag. * * * SCHOOL v. YORK AND LANCASTER REGT. Result—Lost: School 3, York and Lancs. 10. Played at Home, Saturday, October 9th. The School were unable to field their strongest team in the opening match of the season, as Harding and Ping were temporarily out of action. Packing seven forwards, the defence was strengthened by a roving five-eighth outside the scrum. The Regiment kicked off and found a good touch, with a dummy, in the School " 25." There they stayed for some time, but play was scrappy and the backs saw little of the ball. The School fought back well, owing to the liveliness .
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of the pack in the loose. Pedlow narrowly missed the mark with a penalty shot, and on several occasions the Regiment came near to scoring. The School launched a promising attack just before half-time, but the forwards heeled the ball raggedly, giving the " threes " little chance of combining effectively. Thus at half-time there had been no scoring. The second half had not been in progress for long when another Army attack came. This time it was successful, for from a scrum a centre three-quarter broke through and passed to Pedlow, who had no difficulty in racing in underneath the posts. This try was converted. Some time later, Pedlow again scored by intercepting a pass. This also was easily turned into a goal to give the York and Lancs. a lead of 10 points. Further misfortune hit the School when Davin went off with a badly bruised leg. The forwards continued to play well in the loose, but the speed and weight of the opposition prevented them from dominating the game. With five minutes to no-side, Rimmer intercepted a loose pass and after a thrilling run scored under the posts. A questionable decision concerning the kick at goal prevented the conversion. This ended the scoring, leaving the York and Lancs. winners by 10-3. Milburn played well at scrum-half, but the other backs never looked dangerous. The forwards, however, did very well under the leadership of Dixon. Team :—G. H. Briggs ; J. T. Brockbank, T. F. Cameron, R. N. Rimmer, R. C. Lynch ; W. G. Barnby ; V. L. F. Davin, H. A. Milburn, J. H. Butler, R. M. Robson, H. A. S. Hobson, J. A. Wright, G. P. G. Stephenson, R. S. Dixon, M. S. Douglas. * * *
SCHOOL v. THE KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS. Result—Lost : School 3, K.O.S.B.'s 24. Played at Home, October 16th. There were several changes in the team for this match. Ping came in for Barnby at five-eighth and Elgey at fullback for Briggs. Davin and Cameron changed places. The only change in the lively pack was Cockburn for Hobson, who was crocked. The Borderers kicked off against a fresh breeze and at once began to attack. Their forwards took the ball well into the School " 25," and after some inaccurate play they heeled quickly to set their backs going. A lapse by the defence allowed Anderson to cut through and score an 31
unconverted try half way out. This made the School wake up, and they fought back strongly. After some mid-field play a mistake by one of the Borderers backs resulted in the ball going loose. Stephenson, keeping well up with the play, pounced on it and, running with determination rather than velocity, scored a good try. The kick went wide. The visitors soon took the lead again when Anderson gathered the ball near the half-way line and raced round the School backs to score under the sticks. The kick failed. Before half-time the Army pack again overwhelmed that of the School, and the assault ended when a forward dived over in the corner for another unconverted try. In the second half the Borderers had what wind there was, and their heavy pack got the better of the School, who packed only seven men, though lighter man to man. The play was even for some time, but the School " threes lacked penetration and the wings never had a scoring chance. The Borderers' backs, however, were very lively, and it came as no surprise when Anderson broke through and scored under the posts. The conversion of this made it 14-3, a bad position for the School. After this the sting seemed to go out of the pack, and ground was gained mainly by defensive kicking. Mid-way through this half, a forward forced his way over for another try, which was converted. This seemed to put life into the pack, and they rushed up the field in fine style, only to see the backs waste their chances. After a short time the Army were attacking again, and a forward booted ahead, and just got the touch down. The kick was successful. Thus the Borderers ran. out winners by 24-3, leaving the myth of the British Army's invincibility unshattered. The forwards, of whom Stephenson and Douglas were the best, could not hold a heavier pack, and consequently " threes " were unable to get going as they wanted. Team :—E. V. Elgey ; J. T. Brockbank, V. L. F. Davin, R. N. Rimmer, R. C. Lynch ; A. C. W. Ping; T. F. Cameron, H. A. Milburn; J. H. Butler, R. S. Dixon, R. M. Robson, J. A. Wright, G. P. G. Stephenson, P. B. Cockburn, M. S. Douglas. * * *
SCHOOL v. DURHAM SCHOOL. Result—Lost: School 0, Durham 35. Played at Home, October 23rd. The School were able to field a complete team in this match. Barnby came in at full-back, Atkinson at centre 32
and two forwards, Hobson and Ambler, displaced Cockburn and Wright. Ping went back into the pack and the School went onto the field with the idea of making it a forward game. The School kicked off towards Clifton. The Durham forwards heeled from a scrum and immediately their backs showed their worth by taking play into the home " 25." After only six minutes' play, Durham initiated a movement on the blind side which led to a score half-way out. This was unconverted. The School fought back, but the clever Durham backs prevented a serious offensive. Half-way through this half, Durham scored again. A passing movement gave the right wing a chance to run in and score in a good position. This was easily converted. Twice after this, before half-time, the School defence was pierced, and each time the goal was kicked, to give Durham an invincible lead of 18 points. Just before the interval the School set up a strong attack, and Stephenson very nearly forced his way over in the corner. The defence was too good for the School backs, who could not give their wings a scoring chance. In the second half the School fared little better, and were kept on the defensive for most of the time. A Durham forward forced his way over near the corner after five minutes' play, and almost immediately afterwards the School " threes " started to juggle with the ball on their own line with fatal results. With a lead of 24 points, Durham played very confidently, and nothing that the School did was of any avail. For some time the game was even, but Durham were so superior forward, that they were able to dictate the game. From a scrum near the touch line, Durham brought their wing over to make the extra man, and the ball went along the line for the other wing to score a neat try. At this point Barnby went off with an injured hip. Atkinson dropped back from centre and the School finished the game with only three " threes." It was not surprising, therefore, that Durham scored twice more in the last few minutes. Bucknell ran over for the last one in fine style, though the defence was non-existent. Durham owed their crushing victory to the superiority of their forwards, who gave Bucknell, at outside half, a constant flow of passes with which to start movements. Team :—W. G. Barnby; J. T. Brockbank, T. F. Cameron, J. C. Atkinson, R. C. Lynch ; V. L. F. Davin, H. A. Milburn ; R. S. Dixon, H. A. S. Hobson, J. H. Butler, J. T. Harding, G. P. G. Stephenson, M. S. Douglas, A. C. W. Ping, T. D. Ambler. 33
SCHOOL v. HEADINGLEY " A." Result—Lost: School 6, Headingley "A" 8. Played at Home, October 30th. With the exception of Ping the School were at full strength, though several changes were made from the team which played Durham. Cameron went to full-back, A. T. H. Wright to fly-half, Rimmer for Atkinson at centre and Brown for Brockbank on the wing. J. A. Wright came in at wing forward and Robson deputised for Ping. Headingley kicked off but could gain no advantage, and the School settled down at once to some hard scrummaging. Though beaten in the tight they were very lively in the loose and more than held their own there. The defence of the backs, too, showed considerable improvement. It came as no surprise when after a quarter of an hour's play the School scored. The Headingley defence made a mistake and Davin nipped in and rushed the ball over the line near the corner. This seemed to rouse Headingley, and their forwards began to show much more dash. Aided by some foolish mistakes they worked the ball into the School " 25." From a touch throw, an unmarked man broke loose, and when confronted by the back, passed to a colleague to score half-way out. Thus half-time came with the teams level. Until now the game had been played in semi-darkness, but on the re-start it began to rain heavily. Despite the trying conditions the game lost none of its interest. Headingley did more attacking, but the School defence was good. Davin and Rimmer relieved the pressure with several good kicks. In the thirteenth minute, however, a Headingley forward went away with the ball at his feet, and after being temporarily held up, got over for a try, which was converted. This was a blow, for to score at least twice in order to win was a hard task. The School set about the task in workmanlike style and soon had their adversaries on the defensive. But to break through proved an impossible feat. With ten minutes to go, Cameron placed a penalty goal to decrease the lead to two points. The School did not get near the Headingley line again, and no-side came with the score 8-6 in favour of the visitors. The display given by the School was much better than in the Durham match. The forwards, especially Harding and Douglas, were very good. The " threes " were on to their men more quickly and generally showed more dash. Team :—T. F. Cameron ; K. C. Brown, R. N. Rimmer, V. L. F. Davin, R. C. Lynch; A. T. H. Wright, H. A. Milburn; R. S. Dixon, H. A. S. Hobson, J. H. Butler, G. P. G. Stephenson, R. M. Robson, M. S. Douglas, J. T. Harding, J. A. Wright. 34
SCHOOL v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL. Result—Lost : School 0, Giggleswick 18. Played Away, Saturday, October 6th. For the defeat in this match the School have only themselves to blame, for had they displayed the dash of the Headingley match they would have overpowered their lighter opponents. In the first ten At the start the School did well. minutes they heeled well from the tight. The backs went away several times and showed that they were fairly frisky. In defence too they forced their opponents to pass hurriedly and inaccurately. But alas, they flattered to deceive. Giggleswick settled down and began to attack. The left wing broke loose and kicked over Cameron's head, but the ball was scrambled away. Some good kicks by Davin relieved the pressure, but the Giggleswick scrum-half broke away and had he passed accurately nothing could have prevented a try. The School gave away too many free kicks. From one of these a shot hit the upright. Another lapse by the defence allowed a half to break clean through, and this time he passed well and a try was scored and converted. It was now the School's turn to attack. A run by Davin made a good position and then for some unaccountable reason someone fly-kicked, and that was the end of that. Just on half-time a penalty kick at goal went wide. In the second half, Davin went into the pack with an injured ankle and Ping emerged to take his place. Play was fairly even for some time. The School saw little of the ball in the set scrums, but the Giggleswick " threes " lacked penetration. This state of equilibrium did not last for long, because from a scrum almost on the School line a forward dribbled over to score. It was unconverted. Five minutes later a similar situation arose. Again a forward fell over the line with the ball for a converted try. This managed to arouse the School from their senile attitude, but most of the work was done individually. The Giggleswick backs, though lacking guile and speed were allowed too much scope. The last try which they scored should have been prevented. The right wing ran well, and when challenged, passed inside to his centre, who romped past all School opposition. Near the close of the game the School set up a hot attack : Ping nearly got over, and from the loose scrum following, Stephenson also narrowly failed to score. No-side, however, came during another period of defence. Team :—T. F. Cameron ; R. C. Brown, V. L. F. Davin, R. N. Rimmer, R. C. Lynch ; A. T. H. Wright, H. A. Milburn ; 35
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R. S. Dixon, H. A. S. Hobson, J. H. Butler, G. P. G. Stephenson, A. C. W. Ping, P. B. Cockburn, J. T. Harding, M. S. Douglas. * * * SCHOOL v. DENSTONE COLLEGE. Result—Lost: School 0, Denstone 29. Played Away, November 10th. The School went to Denstone with an unfamiliar looking three-quarter line because of Davin's injury. Brown went inside with Ping and Elgey came in on the wing. This was unfortunate, because Denstone's power was in their backs. Denstone kicked off and from a scrum in the School half, the ball was whipped along the line to Rankin, who ran in for a try half-way out. The School recovered magnificently from this set-back, which would have taken the spirit out of many sides. The forwards smashed up many moves in their infancy by speedy breaking-up and ruthless tackling. The School improved as the game wore on. They heeled the ball in the tight, but, unfortunately, the backs were outclassed. The School were often on the defensive, but they kept Denstone at bay until five minutes to half-time. This time the wing ran down the touch-line and passed inside to Innes, who scored half-way out. The kick failed. Back came the School pack to dominate the game until the interval. The second half saw a transformed Denstone. From the kick-off they came away with a rush, and a perfect three-quarter movement resulted in a converted try by the left wing. A little later another try was conceded from another dazzling piece of play. The School tried to keep the ball close and starve the Denstone " threes." This was only temporarily successful, for the ball was very lively on the dry ground. Innes, at centre, was in sparkling form, and the School defence, though it tried hard, could not harass the scoring power of the opposition. Another try came, was converted, and so in a very short space of time the Denstone score had shot from 6 to 21 by sheer brilliance. The School fought back, and Milburn repeatedly gained ground with his kicks to touch. Despite this last effort, two more tries were scored, one on the right wing and one by a good cut-through by Innes. For the School, all the forwards played as forwards were meant to play, getting the ball in the tight. Harding and Douglas were the best on the field. The inexperienced backs were too often bewildered, but Ping and Lynch tackled hard at all times.
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Team :—T. F. Cameron ; E. V. Elgey, K. C. Brown, A. C. W. Ping, R. C. Lynch ; A. T. H. Wright, H. A. Milburn; J. H. Butler, H. A. S. Hobson, C. M. Robson, R. S. Dixon, G. P. G. Stephenson, J. T. Harding, J. A. Wright, M. S. Douglas. * * * SCHOOL v. YORK. Result—Lost: School 0, York 6. Played at Home, November 13th. With one exception the School fielded the team which had played so pluckily against Denstone earlier in the week. York kicked off towards Clifton. At first neither set of forwards could claim any superiority, and the opening minutes were dull. The York halves persisted in keeping the ball close, while the School backs made no headway against a determined defence. At last York consented to open up the game and got to within five yards of the School line. Another scramble followed, and only after five minutes was the ball finally cleared by Douglas. York's back division had been rather inaccurate, but they settled down. In the sixteenth minute a centre broke through and whipped it out to Robson, who raced over half-way out. The School pack woke up. From that point they began to show more dash, and York were rattled by it. For some time the School pressed, but the " threes " lacked penetration in the centre. Another York movement nearly led to a try, but the wing was brought down when in full flight. The second half was very thrilling, but it started with the injury of Harding, who left the field. The preliminary skirmishes of the first half led to a real battle between the backs. The School pack of seven lived up to its reputation, and Douglas, Stephenson and Dixon were always up with the ball. Though York took up the initiative, good smother tackles by Ping in the centre stopped them as often as not. A good combined movement executed by Lynch, Douglas and Stephenson nearly made a try, but the ball was knocked on. A run and a cross-kick by a York player threatened danger, but though the bounce of the ball gave it to a York forward, he was safely put to the ground. Just when no further score seemed likely, Barton again ran well to score in the corner. Nor was this the end of the thrills, because a York man booted it over the School back's head and just missed the touch-down. And so it ended ; York winning by 6-0. The School's play augured well for the future, for besides the liveliness of the pack, the defence of the " threes," especially Lynch and Ping, was very good. 37
Milburn had a good game at inside half and got through a lot of work. Team :—T. F. Cameron ; R. C. Lynch, A. C. W. Ping, J. C. Atkinson, K. C. Brown; A. T. H. Wright, H A Milburn; J. H. Butler, H. A. S. Hobson, C. M. Robson, R. S. Dixon, G. P. G. Stephenson, J. T. Harding, J. A. Wright, M. S. Douglas.
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SCHOOL v. MOUNT ST. MARY'S. Result—Lost : School 0, Mount St. Mary's 11. Played Away, November 20th. The School team remained unchanged, except at lockforward, where McKay was introduced. The absence of Davin at centre was felt, as there was a lack of thrust there. At the start, the School did well, heeling several times from the tight. Advantage was taken of a loose ball and they were nearly over from a rush. The " threes " had no finishing power, though moving tolerably well. Mount worked their way back, and in turn their backs showed little originality. It became apparent that the School could win if they didn't make any mistakes and that opportunism would win the day. Eventually a bad pass was intercepted by a home centre and a lapse by the School defence let him career down the field with a man on either side of him. He chose to pass to his wing, who scored. It was converted with a superb kick. Before the School could recover, Mount had notched another. A forward picked up and was allowed too much scope to run and pass to the wing, who ran in. A much harder kick hit the upright. To be eight points down at this point was bad, but ineffectively as the backs were playing, hope still remained with the forwards, of whom Stephenson, Harding and Douglas battled nobly. Nothing further happened in this half. The second half began with a fierce attack by Mount, who were all over. the School. It was kept up until they heeled quickly from a loose scrum and the left wing crossed over in the corner. The St. Peter's process of awakening to face facts has stood the test of time, and after this they played well. The forwards with Harding always to the fore more than held their opponents. Particularly fine was the tackling of Ping and Brown in the centre. The former broke through well on one occasion, but Brockbank was tackled by the 38
back when clear of the Mount defence. Mount came back and nearly got over again in the corner: the School were saved by a tackle by Brockbank on the line. Here a scrum was formed which collapsed over the line, but the referee did not commit himself and gave a " 25." The final whistle went with another pile of forwards on the School line. In the second half the School pack played well, and Harding, Dixon, Stephenson and Douglas were outstanding. The backs, however, were sadly lacking in ideas. Team :—T. F. Cameron ; J. T. Brockbank, A. C. W. Ping, K. C. Brown, R. C. Lynch ; A. T. H. Wright, H. A. Milburn; J. H. Butler, H. A. S. Hobson, M. C. Robson, G. P. G. Stephenson, R. S. Dixon, J. T. Harding, I. S. McKay, M. S. Douglas. * * * SCHOOL v. TRENT COLLEGE. Result—Lost: School 5, Trent 14. Played at Home, November 25th. A day ideal for Rugger greeted Trent on their first visit to St. Peter's, and as it turned out, the game was worthy of the occasion. Trent kicked off, but before they could settle down, the School forwards bustled them. A quick heel came from the first scrum and set the " threes " going smoothly. During the first ten minutes the School attacked incessantly. It came as no surprise when Harding broke loose and passed to Ping, who fought his way over for a try. It was converted by Cameron. This was very encouraging, as the Trent backs had not seen the ball up to the score. They all but scored two minutes later, however, when Charles kicked ahead, only to kick it dead with the line at his mercy. The lead was reduced by a fine penalty goal, and was lost later when the Trent outside half cut through and scored a converted try. The School's forward superiority was evident when Milburn and Wright were able to ply the " threes " with the ball. The latter played astonishingly badly, lacking all the qualities of attacking players. Their movements only tired the pack, who could have won the match by themselves if carefully nursed. Trent increased their lead before half-time by a try in the corner. The second half was a succession of School attacks, but they just could not score. The forwards played magnificently in the loose as well as the tight, and did more than was asked of them. Harding, Ping, Douglas and 39
Robson were outstanding. Only the ineptitude of the " threes " prevented the Trent defence from being riddled. A major incident occurred when Charles broke away by intercepting a pass on his own line. He kicked ahead on being challenged, and seemed certain to score, when out of the blue came Brockbank to shepherd the ball over the dead ball line. Back on the attack again, the School all but scored when Stephenson just failed to catch a cross-kick which fell inches short of the posts. Just before no-side a movement by Trent led to a try in the left-hand corner. With their forward mastery the School should have won by several points, particularly as Milburn played a brilliant game at inside half. After the game Hobson and Stephenson were awarded their colours. Team :—T. F. Cameron ; W. G. Barnby, J. T. Brockbank, K. C. Brown, R. C. Lynch ; A. T. H. Wright, H. A. Milburn ; J. H. Butler, H. A. S. Hobson, C. M. Robson, G. P. G. Stephenson, R. S. Dixon, J. T. Harding, A. C. W. Ping, M. S. Douglas. * * * SCHOOL v. WORKSOP COLLEGE. Result—Lost: School 0, Worksop 37. Played at Home, November 27th. For the first time since the Armistice Day of 1936 the School had an unaltered team in the field. It was up against a very heavy side, both fore and aft, which looked as though it would knock the stuffing out of most school teams. The start was hopeful enough ; a quick heel sent the three-quarters away in fine style. Gradually Worksop came back, but their play was rather ragged for a time. After some mid-field play a penalty was awarded against the School in much the same place as one on the previous Thursday. Rhodes kicked a magnificent goal. The effect was the same also. Within ten minutes two tries were scored, both of which were from breaks through. They were converted. The forwards continued to show enthusiasm and dash, and kept play in the middle of the field. Worksop were penalised many times for scrumming offences. Several attacking cross-kicks were executed, but they led nowhere. Worksop went further ahead when Knox, at inside half, ran round the blind-side and scored. Halftime came with the School 16 points down. With this huge lead Worksop played very confidently in the second half. The forwards of both sides gave away nothing, and the School pack must be congratulated on the 40
way it stuck to • its job. The next try was an excellent effort by Pinkney, who gathered the ball on the School " 25," and came back through the forwards, beating everyone, to score near the flag. Worksop heeled regularly in the set scrums—they were much heavier and packed like sardines—and the School three-quarter defence was really much better than it would appear on paper. Lynch and Brown tackled superbly, while there was no better defensive forward than Ping, who saved the line repeatedly by quick breaking-up. Worksop tries came at regular intervals during this half. Three of the four tries were converted, giving them a final total of 37 points. All the outsides were brilliant, and the forwards made their task easier, though we understand that the School pack made the Worksop pack work harder than against any other team this season. Team :—T. F. Cameron; W. G. Barnby, J. T. Brockbank, K. C. Brown, R. C. Lynch ; A. T. H. Wright, H. A. Milburn; J. H. Butler, H. A. S. Hobson, C. M. Robson, G. P. G. Stephenson, R. S. Dixon, J. T. Harding, A. C. W. Ping, M. S. Douglas. * * * SCHOOL v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE. Result—Lost : School 3, Ampleforth 5. Played at Home, December 5th. Long before the start it was obvious that an open game was going to be impossible, and that all hope would centre in the pack, which had emerged so successfully from previous matches. It was very cold when the teams took the field, but the rain stopped when Wright kicked off. From the word go the School forwards harassed their opponents, and the first ten minutes showed them in good form. Davin played the right game by kicking instead of passing, and with a bit more luck they would have scored. Ampleforth retaliated with some grand forward dribbles (which really were dribbles), but they, too, lacked finishing power. After seventeen minutes' play, Milburn slipped past his man and dived over on the blind-side. Almost immediately afterwards an Ampleforth centre kicked diagonally ahead. The wing came up, caught the ball with the help of a lucky bounce, and was over beneath the posts without a finger being laid on him. It was easily converted. Slowly all thought of back play was abandoned, and the " threes " of both sides concentrated on keeping warm. Until the interval the forwards engaged one another in close combat. 41
The second half was begun in a snowstorm, and before long the field was a blanket of white. Movements requiring the handling of the ball were impossible : only twice did anyone with the ball look like making progress. Ampleforth missed a penalty kick at goal from the touch-line, and for a moment it looked as though they might score when the ball went loose. With a quarter of an hour to go, play was taken to the School's left touch-line, and there it remained to the end, with neither side looking like scoring. Ping and Stephenson were prominent in the dribbles, while Harding played a fine defensive game. All the forwards realised that it was more profitable to push hard than to perish in the cold. Thus Ampleforth won by two points after having slightly less of the game territorially. Team :—T. F. Cameron ; J. T. Brockbank, V. L. F. Davin, K. C. Brown, R. C. Lynch ; A. T. H. Wright, H. A. Milburn; J. H. Butler, H. A. S. Hobson, C. M. Robson, G. P. G. Stephenson, R. S. Dixon, J. T. Harding, A. C. W. Ping, M. S. Douglas.
2nd XV MATCHES. 2nd XV v. DRAX G.S. XV. Result—Lost : 2nd XV 0, Drax 28. Played at Drax on October 20th. From the kick-off Drax pressed hard and kept the play well inside the School half. The School broke away twice and swept the play into the Drax " 25," but were forced back each time by the superior weight of the home forwards. Drax continued to press until half-time, when four tries had been scored, three of which were converted. There was a marked improvement in the School's play during the second half, but the Drax forwards were much heavier and generally succeeded in getting the ball, both in the tight and in the loose. Nevertheless, Drax scored after ten minutes' play, after which the School made three determined efforts and were unlucky not to score. Drax once more rushed the ball away and were rewarded with a try. Just before the end, Drax were awarded a penalty in the School " 25," but the kick went wide. Ping and Cameron were disappointing among the backs, but Atkinson and K. C. Brown played well. Ambler and J. A. Wright were prominent in the forwards, but the falling was poor throughout the team. Elgey got in some 42
good tackles, but, lacking experience, sometimes failed to get his man. Team :—E. V. Elgey; E. P. Bulmer, J. C. Atkinson, A. C. W. Ping, K. C. Brown; T. F. Cameron, I. D. C. Morison; J. M. Couldwell, J. M. Rucklidge, J. A. Dent, T. D. Ambler, I. S. McKay, J. A. Wright, L. W. Bennett, R. N. Rimmer.
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2nd XV v. YORK " B." Result—Lost: 2nd XV 3, York " B " 19. Played at Bishopthorpe on October 23rd. Cockburn won the toss and York kicked off. From the first scrum York got the ball, but it did not go far along their line before Rimmer, taking advantage of a dropped pass, dribbled over the York line to score the School's only try. Bulmer failed with the kick. York then pressed hard and scored from a scrum on the School " 25." The kick was successful. The School continued to have the upper hand in the backs, except at fly-half, where A. T. H. Wright was often outwitted by a clever player, but the forwards gave away a stone per man. A forward rush gave York their second try after twenty-five minutes' play. The School fought back hard, and Rimmer had an excellent drop-kick at goal which grazed the underside of the cross-bar. In the second half play was even until the York backs began to use the blind side, and in this way they scored three more tries, of which one was converted. J. A. Wright and McKay were prominent in the pack and Elgey played well at full-back. Team:—E. V. Elgey; E. P. Bulmer, P. R. Graham, R. N. Rimmer, K. C. Brown; A. T. H. Wright, I. D. C. Brown; J. M. Couldwell, J. M. Rucklidge, C. M. Robson, I. S. McKay, L. W. Bennett, J. A. Wright, J. A. Dent, P. B. Cockburn.
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Ripon scored between the posts, and the kick was successful. There was no further score until half-time. In the second half the School pressed hard, and shortly after the interval, Ambler scored near the corner. Elgey just failed to convert, the ball hitting the crossbar. The School owed this try to good backing up by the forwards, Soon afterwards, Brockbank got over the line, but was just knocked over so as to strike the corner flag. Just before full-time the School was awarded a penalty near the Ripon posts, which Elgey converted. Elgey kicked and tackled well, and Graham made good use of his few opportunities. Cockburn, Ambler and McKay were prominent in the forwards, and Killick tackled excellently on the wing. Team :—E. V. Elgey; E. P. Bulmer, P. R. Graham, J. T. Brockbank, C. N. Killick; I. D. C. Morison, J. A. Wright; J. M. Couldwell, C. M. Robson, J. M. Rucklidge, I. S. McKay, T. D. Ambler, P. B. Cockburn, L. W. Bennett, E. W. Whitney.
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2nd XV v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL 2nd XV. Result—Won : 2nd XV 25, Giggleswick 0. Played at Home on November 6th. The School won the toss and Giggleswick kicked off against a slight drizzle. For the first ten minutes, play was fairly even, until Brockbank dashed through to score the School's first try. The kick failed. Robson was hooking splendidly and was getting the ball from nearly every scrum. Play then settled down in the Giggleswick half, and soon Brockbank ran round the opposing full-back to score a second unconverted try. Although the School pressed hard, half-time came with the score six—nil in the School's favour. In the second half the School scored five tries, two of which were converted. Brockbank scored three and Atkinson and Bulmer one each. Atkinson's try was converted by Elgey and Brockbank's last by Ambler. Elgey was prominent at full-back, kicking very well. McKay and J. A. Wright were outstanding in a hard-working pack. Team:—E. V. Elgey; E. P. Bulmer, J. T. Brockbank, J. C. Atkinson, C. N. S. Killick ; P. R. Graham, I. D. C. Graham; J. M. Couldwell, C. M. Robson, T. D. Ambler, I. S. McKay, J. M. Rucklidge, L. W. Bennett, J. A. Wright. 44
2nd XV v. YORK " B." Result—Won : 2nd XV 9, York " B " 6. Played at Bishopthorpe on November 13th. In the early stages of the game, York were penalised near their own line and Elgey put the School three points ahead with a neat kick. The play consisted mainly of ragged forward rushes, but it improved towards half-time. Bulmer and Rimmer were both sent over the line after good threequarter movements. The School pack combined better than the York one, and although York pressed hard the score at half-time was 9-0 in the School's favour. In the second half York attacked strongly and the School appeared to ease up. The School was penalised under the posts, and Shaf toe converted for York. Soon afterwards the York left wing snapped up a pass and dashed over the line to score an unconverted try. This set-back stiffened the School's defence and they held their lead until the final whistle went. Elgey kicked well at full-back and Barnby and Bulmer tackled very well on the wings. Cockburn and Ambler did useful work in the forwards. Team:—E. V. Elgey; E. P. Bulmer, R. N. Rimmer, G. H. Briggs, W. G. Barnby; P. R. G. Graham, I. D. C. Morison; E. W. Whitney, J. M. Rucklidge, J. M. Couldwell, T. D. Ambler, I. S. McKay, P. B. Cockburn, R. Bower, M. I. H. Sproulle.
* * * 2nd XV v. DRAX G.S. 1st XV. Result—Lost: 2nd XV 12, Drax 18. Played at Home on November 17th. Cockburn won the toss and Drax were set to face a strong breeze. Drax pressed from the kick-off and after five minutes scored through an interception. The kick was successful. Drax again pressed, but the School forwards took the ball up the field for Rimmer to score in the corner. Elgey failed with the kick. Ten minutes later, Atkinson ran up to the Drax line and touched down a loose ball, Elgey hitting the cross-bar with his kick. Just before half-time Rimmer ran over to touch down between the posts. Shortly after the interval, Barnby ran half the length of the field to score. During the next ten minutes play was fairly, even until the School were penalised inside the School " 25." Shortly afterwards, Davin was injured, and this 45
seemed to break up the School's defence, Drax scoring two converted tries before the finish. Team :— E. V. Elgey; R. N. Rimmer, V. L. F. Davin, J. C. Atkinson, W. G. Barnby; I. D. C. Morison, J. A. Wright; E. W. Whitney, M. I. H. Sproulle, J. M. Couldwell, I. S. McKay, T. D. Ambler, P. B. Cockburn, R. Bower, J. M. Rucklidge. * * *
2nd XV v. WORKSOP 2nd XV. Result—Lost : 2nd XV 5, Worksop 22. Played Away on November 27th. The School had a very disorganised three-quarter line for this match. Elgey came up to the wing and Cockburn and Ambler, usually forwards, became three-quarters. Shortly after the start the opposing left centre broke through and scored a converted try. The School backs improved and their tackling became splendid. The opposing forwards were too heavy for the School's pack and broke through twice to score. The School fought back and scored through Morison after a long run and kick ahead in the second half. Elgey converted. Brown showed promise at full-back. Team :—G. C. Brown ; E. V. Elgey, P. B. Cockburn, J. C. Atkinson, T. D. Ambler; I. D. C. Morison, J. A. Wright; E. W. Whitney, M. I. H. Sproulle, J. M. Couldwell, P. A. Andrew, I. S. McKay, J. T. H. Hunter, R. Bower, J. M. Rucklidge.
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2nd XV v. AMPLEFORTH 2nd XV. Result—Lost : 2nd XV 0, Ampleforth 59. Played Away on December 4th. The game was played in a, heavy snowstorm, the ground being three inches deep in snow. From the start it was clear that the School were up against a much heavier and more powerful team. The opposing fly-half was the danger point in the Ampleforth attack and their three-quarters ran through very much as they pleased, the School's tackling being very weak indeed. Team :—G. C. Brown; E. V. Elgey, J. C. Atkinson, R. N. Rimmer, W. G. Barnby; I. D. C. Morison, J. A. Wright; E. W. Whitney, M. I. H. Sproulle, J. M. Couldwell, I. S. McKay, T. D. Ambler, P. B. Cockburn, R. Bower, J. T. H. Hunter. 46
HOCKEY FIXTURES, 1938. Sat., Feb. 5th. Ben Rhydding Sat., Feb. 12th. Leeds University Wed., Feb. 16th. Hull University Sat., Feb. 19th. Worksop College ... Wed., Feb. 23rd. Styx ... Sat., Feb. 26th. Scarborough ... Wed., Mar. 2nd. Bootham School Wed., Mar. 9th. York ... ... ... ... Sat., Mar. 12th. Hull ... Wed., Mar. 16th. Clodhoppers ... Sat., Mar. 19th. A XI v. Ashville College Sat., Mar. 26th. Leeds Corinthians ... Wed., Mar. 30th. Old Peterites ...
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CRICKET AVERAGES, 1937. BATTING. 22.1 H. A. S. Hobson •• • 16 1 56 331 57* 262 17.5 V. L. F. Davin •.• 16 1 4 0 49 66 16.5 J. A. Wright ... 15.7 0 42 220 G. E. L. Graham •• • 14 13.4 L. W. Bennett 2 44* 161 •.. 14 0 27 69 9.9 7 I. D. C. Morison 136 8.5 ..• 16 0 56 R. C. Lynch ... 8.3 40* 99 ••• 14 2 E. R. Gossop ... 6.4 21 90 ... 15 1 ... R. S. Dixon 3.5 7 2* 7 9 R. N. Rimmer 9 23 2.9 ... 10 2 ... H. P. Cole Also batted :-T. F. Cameron, 6-0-11-48 ; J. H. Butler, 8--2-22*-74; E. V. Elgey, 3-0-14-14; P. R. G. Graham, 3-0-3-5; H. A. Milburn, 4-1-9--19; J. M. Rucklidge, 3-1-14 *-14 ; G. P. G. Stephenson, 1-0-2-2 ; E. W. Whitney, 2-0-7-7.
BOWLING. 13.18 22 22 290 ... 93.5 H. P. Cole ... 15.20 49 97 745 ... 319.3 E. R. Gossop 17.00 20 4 340 ... 76.5 J. H. Butler 22 21.04 25 463 ... 132.5 R. C. Lynch 26.87 15 15 403 ... 115.4 R. N. Rimmer Also bowled :-E. V. Elgey, 37-7-155-2 ; V. L. F. Davin, 1-0-12-0 ; H. A. Milburn, 3-0-16-0; I. D. C. Morison, 3-0-27-1; G. P. G. Stephenson, 7--3-7-1; J. A. Wright, 4-0-26-0. 47
SQUASH RETROSPECT. The School have had a successful start to the season, having won four matches and losing two, both to strong club sides. The School were without their second string, V. L. F. Davin, for several matches, but his place was ably filled by P. R. G. Graham. T. D. Ambler, the captain, has shown good form for the most part, but he has had several lapses, notably against F. Smith, Esq., in the Staff match. On the other hand, he gave M. Hollway an excellent game in the Buxton match. V. L. F. Davin has also played some good Squash, particularly against J. Hardman in the Devonshire Hall match. J. M. Rucklidge, the third string, has been very consistent throughout the term, and he finished well in extending the Harrogate third string to 8-10 in the fifth game. P. R. G. Graham and A. T. H. Wright also showed promise, and it is to be hoped that they will sustain their efforts. The standard of play amongst the rest of the School is rather low, and only J. R. Walters appears to have much idea of the game. The School will be represented in the Queen's Club Competition by V. L. F. Davin and J. R. Walters.
SQUASH. CHRISTMAS TERM, 1937. School v. F. Smith, Esq.'s Team. Sunday, October 10th.
The School were without their second string, V. L. F. Davin, who was injured. In the first match, T. D. Ambler met the former Yorkshire player, F. Smith. Mr. Smith was was too clever and experienced for Ambler, who was not on his best form. There were several long rallies with good stroke play, but they nearly always ended with one player or the other hitting the tin. J. M. Rucklidge played well to beat a former School player, D. Maclean, in three straight games. Rucklidge retrieved well, and he was always far too steady for Maclean, who did not appear to be on his best form. Rucklidge, after winning the first game 9-5, won the second to love, and although his opponent played better in the third game he was not able to recover. 48
P. R. Graham came in as a reserve for Davin and played J. R. Walters, also a last minute selection. Graham showed promising form in winning in four games after a hardhitting match. Scores:— T. D. Ambler (School) lost to F. Smith, Esq., 2-9, 5-9, 4-9. J. M. Rucklidge (School) beat D. Maclean, Esq., 9-5, 9-0, 9-5. P. R. Graham (School) beat J. R. Walters, 9-7, 5-9, 9-4, 9-3. School v. Devonshire Hall. Sunday, October 31st. T. D. Ambler played some good Squash to beat K. H. Champlin in three games. The first game was very even, Ambler winning it 10-8, but he then improved and only conceded 5 points in the next two games. V. L. F. Davin had a close and exciting game with the Hall second string, J. Hardman. Both players hit hard and there were many long rallies. Davin was the steadier player, though Hardman retrieved and rallied in a very strenuous manner, and this just carried him to victory in the fifth game. J. M. Rucklidge had an easy victory over A. N. Reid, who never seemed' to get going. Rucklidge made few mistakes and generally finished off the rallies better than his opponent. Scores: T. D. Ambler (School) beat K. H. Champlin, 10-8, 9-3, 9-2. V. L. F. Davin (School) beat J. Hardman, 9-7, 2-9, 9-5, 4-9, 9-4. J. M. Rucklidge (School) beat A. N. Reid, 9-1, 9-0, 9-4.
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The School sustained their first defeat of the season, but were without their second string, V. L. F. Davin, who was indisposed. T. D. Ambler lost to M. Hollway, a former School captain, after a close and exciting match. Ambler played extremely well against an opponent who has had considerable experience in club play, and this turned the scale in Hollway's favour. Both players used drop and angle shots effectively and there were many long rallies. 49
J. M. Rucklidge lost to R. Faulkner, another experienced player. The first two games were very close, and Rucklidge reached game ball first in each of them. Faulkner used the drop very effectively, and this enabled him to win the third game fairly easily. P. R. Graham put up a good show against C. R. Yeomans, although he was beaten in three games. He lost the first game to love, but the second game was very close. Yeomans won) the third game fairly easily, his opponent showing signs of fatigue. Scores :— T. D. Ambler (School) lost to M. Hollway, 9-10, 7-9. 9-7, 4-9. J. M. Rucklidge (School) lost to R. Faulkner, 9-10, 8-10, 4-9. P. R. Graham (School) lost to C. R. Yeomans, 0-9, 9-10, 3-9. After the match Rucklidge was awarded his colours. School v. Leeds G.S. Sunday, November 21st. The School played Leeds G.S. after a lapse of three years. The School were without their second string, V. L. F. Davin, once more. T. D. Ambler beat R. H. Haworth in straight games in a good match. The first two games were close, but Ambler won the third more easily. He used the drop shot more effectively than his opponent, who tended to rely on hard hitting. J. M. Rucklidge had an excellent match with D. Warburton, whom he beat in four close games. Both players hit hard, and there were many long rallies, owing to the fine retrieving of both players. Rucklidge used the drop effectively on occasion, but relied chiefly on keeping to a length. P. R. Graham beat J. Dakin in a close five game match. Graham did well to win the first two games, especially after being led 8-2 in the second. He then lost the next two games but won the fifth to love. Scores :— T. D. Ambler (School) beat R. H. Haworth, 9-7, 9-7, 9-5. J. M. Rucklidge (School) beat D. Warburton, 9-6, 7-9, 9-7, 9-7. P. R. Graham (School) beat J. Dakin, 9-3, 10-8, 3-9, 7-9, 9-0. 50
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School v. Harrogate S.R.C. Sunday, December 19th. Played away. The School lost to Harrogate S.R.C. by two matches to one. The match was played in the St. George Hotel courts, as those of the Sports Club were under water. T. D. Ambler played well to beat Dr. G. B. Robinson in a five-game match. The School player used the drop and angle shots well, and he won the first game easily. He then lost the next two, but won the last pair quite easily, dropping only one point. V. L. F. Davin lost to F. Parkinson, Esq., after a fourgame match. Parkinson hit very hard, and this seemed to upset Davin, who was unable to find a satisfactory length. He played well, however, to win the second game.
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J. M. Rucklidge lost to K. J. Jarvis, Esq., after the closest match of the afternoon. Rucklidge played well, his retrieving being of a very high standard. The final game was finely fought out, and Rucklidge had match-point at 8-6, but Jarvis then made a great effort and won the game, after 10 changes in hand, at 10-8. Scores :— T. D. Ambler (School) beat Dr. G. B . Robinson, 9-2, 6-9, 7-9, 9-0, 9-1. V. L. F. Davin (School) lost to F. Parkinson, Esq., 8-10, 9-4, 7-9, 4-9. J. M. Rucklidge (School) lost to K. J. Jarvis, Esq., 9-4, 7-9, 9-7, 7-9, 8-10.
CORRESPONDENCE. THE BRITISH SPORTS LETTER. 2 Copthall Buildings, London, E.C.2. December, 1937.
Dear Sir, I should be grateful if you could bring to the notice of your readers my new publication, " The British Sports Letter," the first number of which appeared on December 1st. In " The British Sports Letter " I will aim to give my subscribers, week by week, a topical, clear and detailed picture of games at home. Secondly, there will be a wide selection of Results so that they may follow regularly the activities of their particular Universities, Schools and Clubs. Thirdly, there will be a weekly-revised list of Coming Events—designed primarily to assist subscribers in fixing their Leaves. Fourthly, a Book Section will keep subscribers informed of the publication of all new sporting books, with a "potted" review of each. The subscription will be one guinea a year. I shall be pleased to send a specimen letter to anyone who may be interested on application to me at the above address. Thanking you, Sir, for allowing me a little of your valuable time, I am, Yours very truly, E. W. SWANTON. 52
St. Peter's School, York.
To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, In spite of the unusual lack of success this season, Mr. Stevenson has given us untiring coaching, for which I am deeply grateful. Thanks are also due to Mr. Rhodes for his excellent coaching of the Colts, while the Junior game has shown considerable promise under the combined supervision of Messrs. Stead, Smith and Wrenn. Our enjoyment of the matches has been greatly increased by the teas which have been so kindly supplied by Mrs. Baird. Yours faithfully, V. L. F. DAVIN, Captain of Rugger.. St. Peter's School, York.
To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, The success of the Squash matches is partly due to the splendid teas which have been so kindly provided by Mrs. Baird, whom I should like to thank. Yours faithfully, T. D. AMBLER, Captain : Squash Rackets.
THE JUNIOR SCHOOL. The Christmas term is usually thought to be a long one, but so many things happen that the term actually appears to go very quickly. This term has been just like that! An interesting and exciting event for all the boys of the Junior School was the day of the visit of Their Majesties the King and Queen to York. We were given a special place to stand on the mound of Clifford's Tower (old boys will not know that the huge gaol wall has been taken down), and after rather a long wait we had an excellent view of the Queen—who, we feel sure, waved her hand to us, but the King was looking the other way. We gave a hearty cheer and then threaded our way through the crowds back to the School. Some of us, however, were small enough and ubiquitous enough to find our way to the Mansion 53
House, where we had another good view of the Royal party and of the ceremonial by the soldiers. In this account of the term we must mention the wonderfully fine Autumn weather which we had for our games days almost up to the end of November. Mr. Ping showed us a bunch of beautiful dahlia blooms he cut from the garden on November 13th. The Senior School, of course, found the hard, dry ground very unsuitable for playing Rugger, but we were able to have excellent games of Soccer on practically every one of our half-holidays. The various preparations for our Annual Gym. Display occupied our attention after half-term, but we were rather upset when a case of measles occurred, and we were doubtful as to how far the infection would spread. Fortunately, quite the majority of boys had already had measles and all these kept clear from any second attack. The Gym. Display was held on Wednesday, December 8th, and all but about a dozen boys were able to take part in it. In a short speech at the end of the Drill, the Headmaster said he was very pleased indeed with the work done by the boys, and that he was particularly impressed by the fact that all the boys did their bit and not just a special class. Sgt.-Major Puddick was heartily congratulated on his work and the choice of the graduated exercises. Parents and visitors were then invited to afternoon tea, which was provided in the New Building, and afterwards to the French Play which had been specially written and produced by Mr. K. H. Rhodes and Mr. J. S. Cooper. We were very pleased to welcome such a large number of parents and friends to our " show," an event which was first started in December, 1927. Towards the end of term we learnt that we were to lose Miss D. Turner, our Art Mistress, as she was to be married to Mr. R. M. Cooper—who was formerly a master on the staff of St. Peter's. Miss Turner has been with us for five years, and has helped many Olavites in many ways : we felt that she must have some mark of appreciation from St. Olave's for all she has done, and so at a special gathering of the Junior School on December 15th, John Denison (Head Boy of the School) presented a silver salver suitably inscribed. Of the many other doings of the term we may say that they would fill all the pages of " The Peterite " if they were written, and so we must omit detailed mention of the lectures and entertainments we attended, and of the earth work and demolitions we helped with, or of the crazes, clay 54
oven and paper aeroplanes, the snowballing and sledging, and we must take our leave of Christmas Term, 1937, with the hope that the Junior School will continue to flourish in work and in play no less successfully in the New Year.
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ST. OLAVE'S GYMNASTIC DISPLAY. Wednesday, December 8th, 1937. PROGRAMME. Song—" Where the bee sucks " Boys of Forms JIII and JIV Forms JI and JII Drill Form JIII Drill Songs— i " The Traction Engine " Forms JI and JII ii " The Huntsmen " Form JIV Drill Selected Boys Recitations Forms JV and JVI Drill INTERVAL FOR TEA. A Short Play in French ... Boys from Forms JV and JVI L'ASSASSINAT DU SULTAN OU LE CORPS DANS LE COFFRE-FORT. " God Save the King."
L'ASSASSINAT DU SULTAN OU LE CORPS DANS LE COFFRE-FORT. The Speaker: A. H. Terry. Characters in order of their appearance. La Princesse Haidee C. A. F. Cookson La Princesse Fatima R. E. Dodd Le Sultan d'Aboukir P. G. R. Dench Emile ConspirW. H. Wellburn Eustace ateurs J. K. Andrew Abdul, Vizir du Sultan G. D. Smith La Sultane d'Aboukir N. T. Barnes Une Vieille Bonne R. A. Stratton Ignace, Amant de la Princesse Haidee W. Amos 9 Un Assassin Un Detective J. A. Denison F. N. Goode Un Commis Voyageur R. T. Hey Une Dame 55
Tin Gendarme G. F. Ruddock Le President de la Republique Frangaise J. R. Penty Le General Feu-de-Joie P. M. Steele La Foule M. J. Dunn, R. L. Murray, D. L. Pryer, A. H. Terry et R. B. Wharldall Directeur de Musique : P. H. Sykes, Esq. Robes par Mrs. A. W. Ping. Souris blanches par F. N. Goode. Bombe par Messrs. Krupp, Dusseldorf. Parasol du Sultan par H. A. Milburn. STORY OF THE PLAY. The exiled Sultan of Aboukir, surrounded by his -enemies, awaits the help of the French at Marseilles. His daughter, Haidee, is just ready to run off with Ignace, a window-cleaner, when the Sultan is struck down by an unknown assassin. Two other plotters hide the body in order to escape suspicion, and the mystery is cleared up by the detective. All ends happily, as you are going to see.
G. F. Langdon. R. T. W. McDermid. J. R. Taylor. J. D. Davis. F. N. Goode. C. B. Kay.
SALVETE.
VALETE.
ST. OLAVE'S SCHOOL GAMES. During the greater part of this term we ran four games each half-holiday, but later the bad weather made some of the School pitches unplayable, and two games and a walk across country became the order of the day. We had two matches only, the first against Clifton House, Harrogate on Thursday, October 14th, whom we beat at York by 5 goals to nil. The outstanding feature of Our this match was the goalkeeping of our opponents. second match, again at York, was against Terrington Hall School on November 4th, and we won 4 goals to 1 on this occasion. 56
The following boys represented St. Olave's :—R. A. Stratton (Captain), Steele (Vice-Captain), Claybourn, Murray, R. D. Scott, Cookson, Dodd, J. A. Denison, Harnby, Garth and Hart. Walker played in place of Garth, who was ill, in the second match. In future the Senior game will play Rugger both of the Winter terms.
SCOUT NEWS. ST. PETER'S JUNIOR -TROOP. At the beginning of term we devoted all our Scout time in helping to clear the garden of Albany House of trees and shrubs. Some we chopped down and others we pulled up by the roots after loosening the surrounding soil. We had a magnificent tidying up bonfire one day towards the end of October, which was like " the burning fiery furnace " to approach. We again collected and distributed old toys, books, etc., to some poor York children just after term ended. Patrol Leader Dench and Scouts Wharldall and Wilson accompanied the Scoutmaster to the new Water Lane Estate and Huntington Road, where the gifts were much appreciated.
CUB REPORT. We welcome the following new members to the Pack:— Yellow Six : R. Sykes and Shearsmith Blue Six : G. Janes, Edinger and Firth. Red Six: D. Janes, J. Dench and Sim. Of these, both D. and G. Janes had already their first stars, and we hope that the others will quickly follow in their footsteps. Legat obtained his first star this term and is the Red Sixer. W. Stratton and E. Denison are in command of the Blue and Yellow Sixes respectively. The Yellow and Red Sixes tied in the Inter-Six competition with seventeen points each, and the Blue Six was three points behind. 57
I We have had the usual games and practices this term and finished off a full programme with a Treasure Hunt. The course was a tricky one, and even the last clue did not immediately reveal the whereabouts of the swag. Each clue contained one letter of the final message, " In the Baths." When this had been deciphered we were able to collect the treasure, an edible one, as usual.
CONTEMPORARIES. We acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of the following contemporaries, and apologise for any omissions: " The Ousel " (2), " The Dunelmian," " The Journal of the Royal Air Force College," " The Ampleforth Journal," " The Artists' Rifles Gazette " (2), " Ashville Magazine," " The Dovorian," " The Leodensian," " The Johnian," " The Sedberghian," " The Malvernian," " Cranleighan," " The Reptonian," " The Eagle," " St. Bees School Magazine," " The Scardeburgian," " The Haileyburian," " The Hymerian," " The Eastbournian," " The Giggleswick Chronicle," " The Dolphin Magazine," " The Merchistonian," " The Monktonian," " Danensis," " The Worksopian," " The Framlinghamian," " The Brighton College Magazine," " The Denstonian," " The Nottinghamian," " The Stoneyhurst Magazine," " The St. Peter's College (Adelaide) Magazine."
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MAY, 1938
No. 288
EDITORIAL. The most extraordinary aspect of last term was the weather, which for once was really good. We have been accustomed in the Editorials for the Easter Term to tell tales of rain, sleet, snow and gales. Such was not the case last term, for we experienced Summer-like weather throughout, and it was this as much as anything else which made the term so enjoyable. The term ended with a flourish, in the form of the School Sports, at which we were pleased to see a large number of parents and friends. More improvements are bei4 made in the School grounds, the bank on the North touchline of the 1st XV Rugger field being partly removed to enlarge the pitch. Two tennis courts are also being constructed in the grounds of Albany House. Last term we said goodbye to Mr. H. M. Pollard, who, after a stay of two terms with us, is returning to Wadham College, Oxford, to complete his Diploma in Education. We wish him every success, and express the hope that he will visit us again in the future. There were also two additions to the staff, Mr. D. K. Crews taking up the post of Biology Master and Miss M. D. Hall succeeding Miss D. Turner as Art Mistress. We hope they will have a long and prosperous stay with us. To turn to the School's sporting activities. The Hockey XI has had a successful season, some very fine form being shown, notably against Leeds University, whom we defeated 3-2 on their own ground, and Leeds Corinthians, who were defeated 6-1. Amazing to relate, no Hockey matches were cancelled owing to the state of the ground. An almost unprecedented occurrence. Unfortunately, once again Worksop had to cancel their fixture with us, owing to infection at Worksop. The team ended the season with five wins, four losses and two draws to their credit. Last term a Boxing match was arranged with Newcastle, Royal Grammar School, which was held in the School Gymnasium on March 24th. The result was a win for Newcastle by six bouts to five. With two exceptions all the bouts were very evenly contested, the School winning most of the heavier weights. 1
CONTENTS. ... Editorial ... Oxford Letter O.P. News and Announcements George Yeld, M.A. Valete and Salvete School Officers Chapel Music ... Library The Saturday Society The Debating Society The Scientific Society ... House Notes ... Notes and Items ... The Five Million Club S.S. Grangepark Cricket Tour, India O.T.C. News ... Shooting Hockey Rowing ... Football Squash Rackets The Cross Country Inter-House Sports ... Boxing Cricket Fixtures Senior Scouts ••• Correspondence The Junior School Boxing ... Football St. Olave's Trip to France St. Olave's Library ... Cub Report ... ... ... ... ... Contemporaries Examination for Scholarships and Exhibitions, ... ... 1938
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The School Sports were held on Monday, March 28th, the weather being rather overcast. The School House won the Sports Shield with 41 points, Temple House being second with 391 points, J. T. Brockbank being Victor Ludorum. And so, in order that you may read more fully of these events, we take our bow. * * * It was with deep regret that we learnt also of the departure of Lt.-Col. H. A. Cape, D.S.O., who has filled with distinction the office of Bursar since it was first created in 1936. We feel that the School is losing the services of a staunch friend, but we know we are not losing the friend. However, there will remain a permanent record of him— his gift of animal heads, which now adorn the walls of Big Hall. We wish him the best of luck for the future. The Editors have received the following letter from Colonel Cape:— Thorganby Hall,
York.
21st March, 1938.
Dear Sirs, May I, through your journal, express to all Peterites my great regret at leaving. My connection with the School has not been a long one, but it has been of sufficient length for me to have seen and admired the wonderful " esprit d'ecole " and loyalty amongst masters, boys, and all connected with the School. Though I wish the School every prosperity, this wish would appear almost superfluous, as I am convinced that for the future success is assured, and from now onwards the outlook is brighter than ever before. Yours sincerely, H. A. CAPE. The Editors, " The Peterite," St. Peter's School, York. * * * We congratulate Mr. P. H. Sykes on taking over the proprietorship of the Greenhow Preparatory School at Saltburn-on-Sea. Mr. Sykes joined the School staff in September, 1921. In addition to his teaching duties, he has been the School Organist and Music Master, and for the last three years has commanded the O.T.C. During the past two years he has been Housemaster of Temple House. We hope that Mr. and Mrs. Sykes will have a happy and successful life at Saltburn, and trust that they will not altogether sever their connection with all their friends at St. Peter's. 2
OXFORD LETTER. Dear Sirs, We positively refuse to say anything whatever in this letter about Toggers, Cuppers, Schools, Building Plans or the weather. These time dis-honoured topics of former Oxford letters chill our delicate marrow-cords with their appallingly sordid realism. If we cannot inject Peterites with the charm of Oxford we are content to be silent. In the constantly re-iterated apologies of former stony hearted extroverts writing this letter, for the " uneventfulness " of the term, we do not propose to join. That " uneventfulness " is Oxford's chiefest charm, despite the desperate efforts of the Yellow Press and Mr. Keith Bryant to " hot us up." We believe that Oxford has nothing to apologise for, saving only the grotesque sartorial taste of some undergraduates that dictates their wearing on all occasions enormous, and proportionately hideous, multicoloured scarves. For them, of course, there can be neither hope nor atonement. We confess ourselves quite abysmally ignorant of all Oxonian events, except those suitable for regaling over dinner.
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However, we can tell you nothing of the stirring events which are apparently happening in this city all un-beknown to us, yet we can assure potential Oxford hedonists (of whom we hope there are many) that the eclairs in Stuart's retain their pristine quality, that Ellison's still provide excellent coffee, that Walter's still have a selection of charming cravattes, that the Playhouse is to be re-built in Beaumont Street. And so, despite the periodic descents from the metropolis of tedious politicians telling us What Ought To Be Done, we can still say that all is well with Oxford. From the general, then, Vo the particular (if we could translate this into Latin, Greek or French, we would) :D. B. Kingston (Bursar of St. John's) sees as-in-a= glass-darkly fame and fortune approaching. More we cannot say, but we are keeping him under observation. Presumably he is not content to bask in the reflected glory of his six-month old daughter's adventures in the English language. R. C. Barras (Lincoln) is as charming, harming and disarming as ever. The Club is confident that he will trounce the Church examiners this time.
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M. P. L. Wall (Hertford). We sent Mr. Wall a card asking for a resume of his life during the term, and received this in return:— General activities : mainly work. Social activities : nil. Amusements : nil. We are despatching a decontamination squad at the beginning of next term. J. M. Atkinson (Brazenose) still does all things in moderation. The hard work which we have learnt to associate with him, seems, however, to be creating a man of iron. We hope he will stay up for a fourth year, if only to see the somewhat more laisser-faire Atkinson resurrected. The man of iron, however, still suffers occasionally from colds and the better known bronchial disorders. C. H. Vasey (Lincoln) . From the more human visage he presents, we are sure he must have ceased . to raw. If only we can persuade him to abandon the muse .of Science we feel sure he would be absolutely :charming. J. P. Farrow (Hertford) replied to our circular asking for account of term's activities : " Work without hope draws Nectar in a sieve." If we did not already know that he chortled over Beachcomber in the still watches of the night, this alone would have convinced us that he was a man of intellect. I. L. Lupton (Worcester) reads Macaulay, Beverley Nichols and Beachcomber. Says that the three best things said about life were said by Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde and Lupton. Retains his old affection for bowties, creme-de-menthe, the small-hours and Simone Simon. Denies that he is about to have his face lifted. G. E. L. Graham (Brazenose) wore an Austrian tan with becoming savoir-faire at the beginning of the term. We eagerly await the appearance of a Checko-Slovakian tan next term, or at any rate something a little more Entente in origin. We endeavoured to elicit from him the . precise frontiers of his athletic, intellectual and emotional achievements for the term. He said he had done nothing, other than take the second half of his First M.B. Since he has not been seen in any of the haunts frequented by Fanatics, Escapists or Neurotics it can only be assumed that he lives the life of a healthy, happy, sane Oxford .undergraduate. 4
.Wishing the School every success (we were delighted to
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We remain, Sincerely yours, THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES.
O.P. NOTES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. O.P. SQUASH. Old Peterites were very prominent in the North of England Championships held at Harrogate on March 21st to 25th: T. D. Ambler and K. J. Jarvis were both knocked out in the first round, but showed promise in extending more experienced players to produce their best form. S. G. S. Pawle reached the semi-final, but was beaten by R. S. Rennie after a close three-game match. ' N. W. D. Yardley had little difficulty in beating Rennie, 9-3, 9-2, 9-1, thus winning the Championship for the sixth time in succession, a record hitherto unparalleled, in spite of his lack of practice, owing to having been with Lord Tennyson's Cricket Team in India. In the Plate Competition for competitors who are knocked out in the first round, T. D. Ambler beat K. J. Jarvis in the final by three games to two. *
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Congratulations to A. B. Sellars on being appointed a member of the Test Selection Committee. * * * The Rev. M. H. Harland, O.P., who was ; recently instituted to the vicarage of St. ,Mary, Windermere, has been appointed Rural Dean of Ambleside. * * * Extract from York " Evening Press." Major D. W. E. Burridge, who has been gazetted Lieut.Colonel at the age of 36, must be one of the youngest Colonels in the British Army. He is to succeed Lieut.-Colonel J. E. Rusby as Officer Commanding the 146th (West Riding) Field Ambulance. The son of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Burridge,, of New Walk Terrace, York, Colonel Burridge married a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Miles, of The Avenue, Clifti:ni, York. Educated at St. Peter's School; York, he waA one of the original members of the O.T.C. formed at that School After graduating at Leeds University, he joined' the 5th West Yorkshire Regiment (Territorials); York, and held commission rank. 5
On qualifying as a doctor he transferred to the 6th Northern Hygiene Company and became medical officer to , Field Ambulance. During the past seven years he has practised in Horsforth as a doctor. He is well known in York. * *
Extract from " London Gazette." 43rd (D.W.R.) A.A. Bn. Brian William Woodcock
(Lt. Cadet, St. Peter's School Contingent, Jun. Div., O.T.C.) to be 2nd Lieut. February 16th, 1938. From the Royal Military Academy, Royal Corps of Signals. R. White to be 2nd Lieut. January 27th, 1938. * * * Extract from. Northern Command Orders. (Territorial Army.) The King has been graciously pleased to confer the Efficiency Decoration upon the undermentioned officers:— Royal Artillery, 62nd (Northumbrian) A.A. Bde. Maj. K. G. Chilman. *
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N. W. Smithson and P. G. T. Ward (St. Olave's) have both had successful seasons with their respective Hockey teams. Smithson is captain of the Imperial College of Science (London University) XI and Ward of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. They were at St. Olave's together, and, as a result, the two sides have met for the first time this year.
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Those who wish, or are willing, to row for the Old Peterites against the School on Saturday, July 23rd, at 11-45 a.m., are asked to send their names to K. H. Rhodes, Esq., St. Peter's School, as early as possible.
* * * OLD PETERITE CLUB.
The new badge for the Old Peterite blazer, to be worn on a plain blue blazer (not on the striped blazer), is now ready, and may be obtained by members of the Old Peterite Club from K. H. Rhodes, Esq., St. Peter's School. The price is 10/6, and applicants' are asked to send money with their applications. For the present it has been decided to keep to plain buttons. 6
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O.P. CRICKET. Those wishing to play in the O.P. Cricket match v. the School on Saturday, July 23rd, are asked to send their names to K. G. Chilman, Esq., not later than July 1st. * * * N.B. TO ALL O.P.'s. The Editors of " The Peterite " being from 16 to 17 years of age, are not generally in very close contact with the activities of the O.P.'s. They feel, however, that the O.P. News could be greatly developed and made of far greater interest to Old Boys, and would welcome accounts or newspaper cuttings of any successes, appointments, whereabouts, marriages, births, etc., from those concerned, or, in the case of O.P.'s abroad, from their friends at home. [The Editors.] * * * MARRIAGE. MUSGROVE—BANKS.—On April 20th, 1938, at Cofton Hackett, by the Rev. J. C. Rowson, V. W. G. Musgrove, of Kassala Cotton Co., Sudan, to Joan Banks, Barnt Green, Worcestershire. OBITUARY. CLARKE.—On December 18th, 1937, very suddenly, Arthur Cecil Clarke, O.P., 1880-88. Foundation Scholar and School Exhibitioner. Obtained a Classical Scholarship at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Took his B.A. degree, 1st Div., 2nd Class (Classical Tripos), in 1891, and his M.A. some years later, 1895). For some time held a mastership at Leeds Grammar School, and later went out to India under the Church Missionary Society, where he was Principal of the C.M.S. College, Amritsar. On being sent home after 25 years' service, ,owing to ill health, he held livings at Costock, Leicestershire, and for 11 years at Elvington, near York. In .October last he was presented with the living of Finningham, Suffolk. He had a great love for his old school, and delighted in meeting at Old Boys' dinners, friends and acquaintances of his school days. VELD.—On March 'lth, 1938, at Oundle, Ndrthants., of pneumonia, Edmund Emilius Yeld, beloved' husband of Mary Walie Yeld, and youngest son of George Yeld, late of St. Peter's School, York, aged 51. VELD.—On April 2nd, 1938, at Orleton, Gerrards CrosS, George Yeld, late of St. Peter's School, York, aged 93. 7
GEORGE YELD, M.A. The death of George Yeld, at the age of 94, must have awakened many memories among the scores of Old Peterites who had profited by his vigorous teaching. He joined the staff at the age of 23 in 1867, fresh from a distinguished academic career at Oxford, whence he had succeeded Matthew Arnold as a winner of the Newdigate Prize. A long succession of visitors to the Christmas plays will always associate him with those performances, and it was a great grief to him when they were abolished in 1901. I remember his youthful enthusiasm when he heard they were to be revived in 1913 by the production of Marlowe's " Dr. Faustus." Mr. Yeld had been accustomed to write a prologue recounting the chief events of the year—he had a facile turn for rhyme which displayed itself in his last poem, which was composed at the age of 74, just after the war, and may still be of interest to those who remember the varied activities of the School in those strenuous years. I quote half-a-dozen lines recounting the horticultural efforts of the School, and illustrating the playful nature of the verse:— "We've gardened and we've harvested, we've dug and bent our backs, What Virgil's `joyful crops' involved, we've learned in pulling flax ; Potatoes of the highest class—home-grown—have fed our needs, Lettuce and beet have been a treat and our surpassing " swedes " Just gave a hint of Charles the Twelfth, which brought to mind the play We played in eighteen sixty-eight and play again to-day." Mr. Yeld had just celebrated his jubilee at the School, but he had in no way lost his zest for everything at the School. He had the punctilious and iron-bound sense of duty of the old Victorian schoolmaster—he never missed attendance at Chapel or Cricket match, and his unfailing loyalty and love of St. Peter's allowed him to subordinate his natural conservatism and to give wholehearted support to the pressing changes and reforms of which the School stood in need. He even admitted the necessity of destroying eight trees to allow the first extension of the Cricket ground. Two , were left—one by the Pavilion and one by the far fence, and from that tree he watched the Cricket and the Hockey until he finally retired. Mr. Yeld was a fine example of physical fitness. At York he did his daily walk so that he might climb his Alpirie' 8
peak every year with Dr. Tempest Anderson. He loved his flowers—for years he won his prize with his irises at the Yorkshire Gala, and he contributed' articles annually to horticultural and mountaineering papers. He was for many years editor of the " Alpine Journal." To Peterites, however, his memory will be most dear for his love of Shakespeare, which he instilled into them, and for the booming voice, which thundered against the miscreant who failed to appreciate the importance of Latin grammar on the one hand and the British Empire on the other. He never forgot a fact or a face, and long after he had ceased to attend Old Peterite dinners, stories of " Old George Yeld " would circulate, and any reference to him in the after-dinner speeches would make " the welkin ring." A certain contentment with environment prevented; his aspiring to the position of a headmaster in the earlier part of his career, and possibly the simplicity of his character would have been antagonistic to the complexities which such a position would' have involved. As it was, he payed a fine part, and everyone—boy, master and parent—who met him gained something from the " grand old man of St. Peter's." S.M.T.
VALETE AND SALVETE. VALETE. CLIFTON RISE. H. P. Cole. 1934-38. A2. Played for 2nd' XI, 1936-37. 2nd XI Colours, 1936. Played for 1st XI, 1936-37. 1st XI Colours, 1937. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1936. Cadet in O.T.C. M. J. Buckle. 1935-38. VIth Commercial. Cadet in O.T.C. A. G. R. Fiat. 1937-38. B2. D. H. Wright. 1935-38. B2. Cadet in O.T.C. SCHOOL HOUSE. S. Corner. 1936-38. VIth Modern. Cadet in O.T.C. •
SALVETE. SCHOOL HOUSE. D. G. Middleton. Boarder. CLIFTON RISE. P. V. Mitchell. Boarder. W. H. W. Ping. Boarder. D. E. Brown. Day Boarder. TEMPLE HOUSE. D. Shepherd (from St. Olave's. 9
SCHOOL OFFICERS. EASTER TERM, 1938. Monitors: J. T. HARDING (Head of School House). J. T. BROCKBANK (Head of Temple House). A. C. W. PING (Head of Clifton Rise). P. B. COCKBURN. V. L. F. DAVIN. J. A. WRIGHT. Captain of Hockey: J. T. HARDING. Captain of. Boats: G. E. SHEPHERD. Hon. Secretary of Shooting: R. S. DIXON. Captain of Squash: V. L. F. DAVIN. C.S.M. in O.T.C.: J. T. HARDING. Editors of " The Peterite ": P. B. COCKBURN. J. M. RUCKLIDGE. J. A. WRIGHT. T. F. CAMERON. E. V. ELGEY.
CHAPEL. EASTER TERM, 1938. Jan. 23. 3rd S. after Epiphany. The Rev. F. H. Barnby. Feb. 13. Septuagesima. The Rev. Canon A. R. Lee (Rector of Holy Trinity, Micklegate, York). , 27. Quinquagesima. The Rev. F. H. Barnby. Mar. 6. 1st S. in Lent. The Rev. A. Clifford Wilson. 13. 2nd S. in Lent. The Rev. P. P. N. Fawcett, M.A. (Chaplain of St. Cuthbert's College, Worksop). 20. 3rd S. in Lent. The Headmaster. 23. 12 noon. Confirmation by His Grace the Archbishop of 'York. 27. 4th S. in Lent. The Rev. F. H. Barnby. CONFIRMATION. About thirty members of the School were confirmed by His Grace the Archbishop of York on March 23rd.
MUSIC. Mr. Sykes has kindly continued to play a series of Organ Recitals after Evensong during the term. The music was well varied, some of the most popular pieces being Purcell's " Trumpet Voluntaries," the Minuets of Bach, " Pomp and Circumstance" by agar, and the highland tune, " Road to the Isles." 10
LIBRARY. Librarian: Rev. F. H. BARNBY. Assistant Librarians : P. B. COCKBURN, J. T. BROCKBANK, J. A. WRIGHT, J. M. RUCKLIDGE, R. S. DIXON. The following additions to the Library were made during the Easter term:— G. VI. 28. Ends and Means—Aldous Huxley. M. I. 7. Le Mysterieux Numero Un—Anthony Armstrong. 8. be Train Bleu—Agatha Christie. 9. Les Sept Cadrans—Agatha Christie. 10. Un Meurtre a L'Universite—Q. Patrick. 11. Double Crime Sur La Ligne Maginot—Pierre Nord. 12. be Diable au College—Sintair and Steeman. 13. Le Crime du Siècle—Freeman Wills Croft. 14. La Faute de Mr. Pottermack—R. Austin Freeman. 15. Un Trio Tragique—R. Austin Freeman. 16. Le Pyjama Rouge—Willis Kent. 17. La Mort a Cheval—Ellery Queen. B. V. 38. Place Names of the East Riding of Yorkshire and York—A. H. Smith. H. I. 17. The Navy—Admiral Sir Herbert Richmond. Wisden's Cricketer's Almanack for 1938.
THE SATURDAY SOCIETY. The Saturday Society has been continued this term, and the
five meetings have been held. Short accounts of entertainments follow.
January 22nd. An interesting Lantern Lecture on " Soaring and Gliding " was given by Miss Naomi Heron-Maxwell, a well-
known authority. She dealt with the subject mainly from the beginner's point of view, but stressed the importance of the study of prevailing weather conditions and air currents, relating how misfortune had befallen many experienced flyers through the neglect of this essential. The slides were very good indeed, some excellent ones being shown of many of the well-known gliding centres of the country. A film was to have been shown, but this was unfortunately prevented, owing to a technical fault.
February 5th.
Sir Curtis Lampson, who has made a number of 'expeditions to North and West Africa, gave us a very 11
interesting Lantern Lecture on " Secrets of the Sahara." He recalled a number of thrilling and amusing incidents during his travels, and related the characteristics, customs and conditions of the tribes with which he came into contact. He told of the primitive Siwans with their beautiful gardens, the warlike Tuaregs, and the Senusi, who are without a faith and have absolutely no mercy on any traveller who has the misfortune to fall into their hands. He ended his talk by telling of the bubonic plague which was raging in West Africa, describing the remarkable progress made by science to combat this terrible disease. February 19th.
The School had the pleasure of a return visit of Lieut.Colonel Harrison, who gave another of his most interesting talks on his escapes from German prison camps and his adventures with his two companions, Cartwright and Templar. The details of escape were explained with the help of a number of slides, and some of the methods adopted to defeat the guards were extremely humorous. They sometimes succeeded in escaping as far as the frontier, only to be recaptured there and sent back to the prison at Magdeburg or Torgau, and it says much for their patience that they never gave way to despair. Their perseverance was finally rewarded, for after three years' captivity, Colonel Harrison and his companions succeeded in escaping across the border to their respective regiments. March 5th.
The School enjoyed an evening's entertainment given by Ernest Sewell, a well-known conjuror and ventriloquist. First of all he gave us a clever display of conjuring with the help of two young accomplices from the audience, and this was very much appreciated. Cards were made to pass from pocket to pocket and coins were produced from all parts of the stage. Then we had the ventriloquism, performed with the aid of a dummy, which carried on a clever and amusing conversation with one of the accomplices. This was followed by some clever paper tricks, in which trees and ladders were constructed merely by rolling up and tearing sheets of coloured paper. The programme ended with a marionette show, which proved very popular. An Arctic explorer, a lighthouse keeper and a general appeared in turn, and their antics were extremely amusing. 12
March 19th. We were given a Lantern Lecture on " Coronation " by the Rev. Jocelyn Perkins, who has taken part in the last three Coronations. He described in the fullest detail the quaint old ceremonies and incidents, both solemn and humorous, the transformation of the Abbey, the music, the regalia, and the Coronation Service itself. His collection of lantern slides showing the Coronations of Edward VII and George V were brought up to date by a number of pictures illustrating the memorable events of May 12th, 1937, on which occasion he stood only a few feet from the King's chair. The entertainments of the Saturday Society this term have been much appreciated by the whole School, and we would like to take this opportunity of thanking Mr. Corkhill for the care he has taken to arrange such interesting programmes.
THE DEBATING SOCIETY. Two debates were held this term, both of which were quite well attended, and on the last Saturday of term a Spelling Bee was held between the Staff and the School Monitors. On Saturday, January 29th, the motion before the House was " That International Sport promotes International Illfeeling." Before the debate opened the Committee was censured for failing to produce the Minutes Book for the second successive time. R. S. Dixon was elected as member of the Committee in succession to T. D. Ambler, who left last term. In proposing the motion, E. V. Elgey quoted several recent examples in international sport which have led to strained feelings, and also stressed the fact that excited crowds were too prone to allow their enthusiasm to run away with them. J. H. Butler, in opposing the motion, showed that a good sportsman does not allow his temper to carry him away, even in the white-heat of enthusiasm which is so often produced by sport. He also laid stress on the fact that as international sport has been going on for something like thirty years, and is still as popular as ever, he could see no reason for it producing bad feelings. Mr. H. A. Wrenn, in seconding the motion, gave a speech which was more witty than to the point. He suggested that 13
international sport was so wrapped up in propaganda we would do well to be out of it. E. W. Whitney, for the opposition, pointed out that international relations can hardly be seriously affected by the result of a game, and that all games and sports are meant, and generally succeed, to be a means whereby men and women can work off their surplus energy and excitement. The Debate was then thrown open to the House and two or three members spoke. After Butler and Elgey had summed up, the count was taken, resulting in the defeat of the motion by 16 votes to 4. On Saturday, 26th February, the motion before the House was " That Mr. Chamberlain is deserving of all support in his attitude towards Italy." Before the debate opened, R. S. Dixon was acquitted from the censure passed on him at the previous meeting as a member of the Committee, as he was elected only five minutes before the censure was proposed. A. C. W. Ping took the Chair, as Mr. L. C. Le Tocq • was the proposer. In proposing, Mr. Le Tocq stated that the problem was whether Britain should begin talks with Italy or wait until Mussolini gave us some proof of Italy's good intentions. He showed by various arguments that the first alternative was the only means of reaching some valuable agreement with Italy, which everyone will agree is important. If the second were adopted, Mr. Le Tocq showed that Britain would probably remain without treaties which were so important for her. P. B. Cockburn stated, on the other hand, that the best policy was quite obvious, meaning, no doubt, the second, and that it required little demonstration. Italy had seldom kept her treaties in the past, and it seemed there was little chance of her doing so in the future. This he exemplified by the non-withdrawal of volunteers in Spain. J. A. Wright, seconding the motion, gave the trading side of our Italian relations, with particular reference to the Suez Canal and our position in Egypt, Palestine and the Near East in general. As J. T. Harding, who was to have seconded the opposition, was unavoidably absent, the debate was thrown open to the House, and three members spoke all to good effect. The motion was carried by 20 votes to 4.
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On Saturday, 26th March, by way of a change, a Spelling Bee was held in the Big Hall between the Staff and the School Monitors. The teams were:— Staff : Rev. F. H. Barnby, K. H. Rhodes, Esq., A. C. Ping, Esq., J. S. Cooper, Esq., H. A. Wrenn, Esq., and H. M. Pollard, Esq. Monitors : J. T. Harding, J. T. Brockbank, A. C. W. Ping, P. B. Cockburn, V. L. F. Davin and J. A. Wright. As was expected, the Bee proved very amusing, and aroused sundry comments from the audience. The Staff were handicapped by having to spell another word each, which hardly seemed fair, since when each side had spelt four words each, the scores were level, each team having made seven mistakes. In the extra round, both Mr. Rhodes and Mr. Cooper fell over " sorrel." J. T. Harding and Rev. F. H. Barnby were the only competitors who had a clean slate at the end.
THE SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY. President : THE HEADMASTER. Vice-Presidents : A. W. PING, Esq., W. N. CORKHILL, Esq., J. H. STEVENSON, Esq., K. G. CHILMAN, Esq., G. S. STEAD, Esq. Treasurer: A. W. PING, Esq. Honorary Secretary: J. A. WRIGHT. Curator of Museum : D. R. MACKINTOSH. House Representatives : School House: J. M. RUCKLIDGE. Temple House: J. T. BROCKBANK. Clifton Rise: A. C. W. PING. Unfortunately for the Society, very few Saturday nights indeed are left for our use after the dates of the various meetings of the Saturday Society and the Debating Society have been arranged. However, Mr. Ping obtained the Headmaster's permission for members of the Scientific Society to attend a lecture on a Wednesday night in the Tempest Anderson Hall. Here a large number of Peterites heard a very interesting lecture on " Some Birds of the Yorkshire Moors." The lecture was illustrated by some magnificent slides, and the unusual perch of one bird at least gave us a hint as to how a bird-watcher whiles away the time during which he is waiting to take a photograph. As this lecture was really 15
for the benefit of the York Field Naturalists Society, we must thank Mr. Ping for inviting us to attend. On the only Saturday night available, Mr. Ping gave a very interesting lecture entitled " How the Water gets into the Tap." This was illustrated by some very good slides, some of which he had made himself, and some of which he had obtained from the Metropolitan Water Board. This lecture did not receive anything like the support which it deserved, and we can only surmise that radio fans are subject to a disease which was formerly supposed to be peculiar to golfers. They still keep on listening, even though the programmes are bad. However, the prospect of the expedition next term will, we feel sure, bring the Society up to its former numbers.
HOUSE NOTES. SCHOOL HOUSE. We had no sooner made the acquaintance of our new matron, Mrs. Gough, than she unfortunately contracted bronchitis. We sincerely hope she has fully regained her health. In the meantime the post was ably filled by Miss Gilpin at short notice. We must congratulate Temple House on beating us at Boating and Hockey. However, we avenged ourselves to no small degree in the Boxing and Squash. We have had five regular members of the School Hockey XI in the House this term, and we congratulate V. L. F. Davin on being awarded his School Hockey Colours and J. S. Garnham on his House Hockey Colours. Congratulations are also due to J. T. Harding on being chosen to play for Durham County P.S. XV v. Yorkshire in the Easter holidays. To turn to a lighter vein, Billiards is increasing in popularity throughout the House, chiefly due to the introduction of a larger table. We are hoping to get a table of our own in the near future. The Model Railway Club continues to progress by leaps and bounds ; this progress is largely due to Mr. Rhodes, who presented sundry rolling stock. We have noticed with much satisfaction that the exterior of the House is being re-painted. We close in the hope that next term will be as enjoyable as this term has been. 16
CLIFTON RISE. Our first duty is to welcome Mr. D. K. Crews as assistant housemaster and Miss Mason as matron. We hope they have now settled down and feel quite at home at the Rise. As regards sport, we defeated Temple House 16-0 in the final of the Inter-House Rugger, and by two matches to one in the semi-final of the Inter-House Squash, only to be beaten in the final by the School House. This term saw the innovation of carpentry and hobby rooms, and we are hoping that some results of the labour partaken of therein will be forthcoming. Yard Hockey again flourished for the greater part of the term, play being at times even fiercer than usual, but happily no serious accidents took place. We congratulate G. P. G. Stephenson and T. F. Cameron on being awarded their School Hockey Colours, the former's being re-awarded, and also C. M. Robson on gaining his House Colours. TEMPLE HOUSE. We must open the account of this term's activities by welcoming Mr. Stead, who we learn is to become our assistant housemaster. We are all confident that his influence will soon be reflected in our Hockey and Cricket elevens. Looking back on what is always the most crowded term of the year, we have every reason to be satisfied with the results of the various Inter-House competitions. As usual, the Cross-country was the first event of the term, the start being at 4-15 p.m. on Tuesday, 8th February. We retained the Oxford Plate by occupying first, third, fourth, fifth, eighth and ninth places. We congratulate Brockbank on winning once more, and Stead, Brown and J. A. Wright on being awarded their Running Colours. In the Inter-House Hockey, we drew a bye into the final, in which we met the School House. In a very evenly contested game we eventually won by one goal to nil, Lynch scoring for us about 15 minutes before the end. In the First Division Boating we again drew the bye. In the final we rowed against School House I, drawing the School side of the river. An account of the race will be found elsewhere. It will suffice if we say that we won the Cup for the first time since 1932. Congratulations to E. W. Whitney, R. L. Stead and R. W. Wright on obtaining their House Rowing Colours, and Inglis on obtaining his Coxing 17
Colours. In addition, our second crew won the Second Division Cup for the first time since it was presented. As this is the first time we have been in possession of both Boating Cups we would like to thank Mr. Ping for his invaluable coaching of both our crews. After reciting suen a list of successes, we feel bound to mention that we lost the Boxing Cup and the Sports Shield to the School House, the latter by a very narrow margin of points. Incidentally, we congratulate Brockbank on the Victor Ludorum. Finally, we are glad to say that our chances for the Oxford Cup are brighter than they have been for several years.
NOTES AND ITEMS. We congratulate the following on being awarded the School Hockey Colours :—G. P. G. Stephenson (re-awarded), G. H. Briggs, T. F. Cameron, V. L. F. Davin, I. S. McKay. We also congratulate J. A. Wright on being appointed a School Monitor, R. S. Dixon on being appointed Captain of Cricket, and V. L. F. Davin on being appointed Captain of Squash and Vice-captain of Cricket. It was decided last term to re-award 1st Colours each season, with the exception of Captains and Vice-captains of games. Senior members of the School attended a Mass Meeting for Men held at the Theatre Royal on January 30th, at which the Archbishop of York spoke on " Faith and Freedom." Members of the School also attended a programme of French films arranged by the York Film Institute Society on March 12th, at the Picture House. The VIth Science Set and School Certificate candidates attended a lecture on " The Magic and Mystery of Colour," delivered by Mr. E. G. Savage, C.B., on March 10th, at the Joseph Rowntree Hall. A trip to Austria was arranged for the Easter holidays, but unfortunately it had to be cancelled, owing to the state of international affairs at the time. Rugby. T. F. Cameron and A. C. Ping represented Yorkshire Public Schools v. Durham, and J. T. Harding played for the latter side. Yorkshire won by 24 points to 9. After the match Harding and Ping were selected to play against Wales at Pontypridd. 18
Hockey. A. T. H. Wright, G. H. Briggs, R. C. Lynch, J. T. Brockbank and T. F. Cameron were selected to play in the Yorkshire Public Schools Hockey Trial, and subsequently Wright, Brockbank and Briggs were chosen to play for the Yorkshire Public Schools v. A Yorkshire XI captained by K. G. Chilman, Esq. Both matches were played on St. Peter's ground, and the Yorkshire XI beat the Schools by 5 goals to nil.
THE FIVE MILLION CLUB. This term has seen the beginning of a society new to the. School known as the Five Million Club. It is affiliated to the National Playing Fields' Association. The object of the Club is to bring to the notice of everyone that there are at least 5,000,000 boys and girls in this country who have no playground near to their homes. It is by paying the small sum of id. per week that we can help to provide the N.P.F.A. with sufficient money to purchase land and equipment wherever they are needed. It is of interest to note here that out of approximately 9,000,000 children in England and Wales, at least 5,000,000 still are forced, through unfortunate circumstances, to use the streets as their playground. If the Club proves the success it should, the Five Million Club will, in a few years time, be changed to the Four Million Club and so on until all those less fortunate members of our community have playing fields within easy reach of their homes. D. K. CREWS, Hon. Secretary.
S.S. " GRANGEPARK." Early this term the School was put in contact, through the British Ship Adoption Society, with the S.S. " Grangepark," a general trader belonging to a Scottish Company, Messrs. S. & S. Denholm, of Greenock. The " Grangepark " is a ship of 5,132 tons gross registered tonnage and of 3,172 tons nett registered tonnage. Ships are generally described by their gross tonnage, which is estimated from the internal measurements of the ship, 100 cubic feet equalling one registered ton, but dues are paid on the nett tonnage, i.e., the gross tonnage less the space occupied by captain and crew's quarters, engines, stores, etc. It is interesting to note that the dues for using the Suez and Panama Canals are about 7/- per nett ton, so it costs over £1,100 for the " Grangepark " to use the Suez Canal.
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The " Grangepark " has the usual wireless equipment and directional finding apparatus for use in foggy and obscure weather. At the time of her " adoption " she was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Saigon, in French Indo-China, and was actually in the Red Sea. This voyage lasted from January 14th to February 19th—a period of thirty-seven days. At the time of writing she is at Saigon loading rice for the Mediterranean, though we do not know yet for which port. A packet of letters from any boys who wished to write was forwarded in February, but, of course, there has not been time for replies to be received. Enquiries were sent to the Master, Captain W. W. Rickard, to the First and Second Officers, the Chief Engineer and the Wireless Operator, and replies are being anxiously awaited. We have hopes, too, that some day the " Grangepark " will come to one of the Humber ports, so that we may have a chance of meeting our correspondents and of seeing the ship herself.
CRICKET TOUR IN INDIA. From the day on which Lord Tennyson's team left England, on October 13th, the trip was full of interest. The voyage was like all voyages apparently are—a succession of deck-games and competitions during the day, while the entertainments at night were varied with dancing, cinemas, race-meetings, scavenger hunts, etc. As we drew into Ballard Pier, Bombay, on October 25th, the first thing to strike us was the complete inability of the ordinary Indian to do anything without shouting and making a terrific noise. These fellows, known as " Coolies," look very thin and weak, but appear to have no difficulty in carrying a large cabin trunk on the head. The fact that the Indian is a great lover of noise was emphasised when we got into cars to go to the hotel. We soon realised that brakes to the driver were a secondary consideration, his sole idea was to blow the horn continually. During our tour we visited many native states ; this was the most interesting and on the whole the most enjoyable experience of the tour, because there was always entertainment out the ordinary planned for us. We visited Baroda, Jannagar, Portsander and Patiala. At these places one sees India as it really is, and their hospitality is simply marvellous. 20
Baroda was our first match of the trip, and, unfortunately, a very short one, because it didn't allow any time to do all the things our host had hoped to do for us—this was chiefly to be shoots of various kinds. However, we did see a simply amazing display of wealth, including such things as the ordinary sized cannon of olden days in solid gold. Also at his palace he had many jewels, including one necklace which alone was worth £750,000. One evening while in Baroda we were entertained by a wonderful collection of performing parrots, who did the most amazing things. Our next visit to a native state was to Jannagar as the guests of the Jam Saheb, who, as all keen cricketers know, is the nephew of the great Ranji. The present Jam Saheb, although not such a great performer, is very keen, and is doing a great deal for Indian Cricket. Here our host was very anxious to give us shooting of every description in the small time we had there. Actually, practically everything we did was done in one hectic day. Following a banquet, which finished well after midnight, we rose at 4-30, and after a quick breakfast motored about 40 miles, arriving at our destination just as dawn broke. We were now to start buck shooting, which is a terrific thrill. In this case one shoots from a car, and the ground is on the whole quite flat. The cars are driven about until an animal is seen, then the chase begins. These animals can run at anything up to 50 m.p.h., so one can imagine the thrill of chasing them over roughish ground sometimes approaching 60 m.p.h., yet at the same time trying to steady onself for a shot, and we soon discovered it was not a very easy task to hit them. Unfortunately we had to be back by 10-30 to play Cricket. However, as we were soon defeated, play ended about 3 p.m., and immediately we set off for about a 70 mile drive to a house owned by our host in the hills. That night we were all fortunate enough to see a panther. Lord Tennyson was the one to whom the honour was given of having the shot. Unfortunately his shot went wide, and how he missed remained a source of worry to him for many days to follow. Our trip to Portsander was only for one night, being a break in our journey from Jannagar to Bombay. The next and last native state we visited was that of the Rajah of Patiala. It was with great regret that we learned of his death shortly after our return. He was also a great lover of Cricket, and together with the Jam Saheb has probably done more for Indian Cricket than anybody. However, the Tuvraj of Patiala, who succeeds him will, I think, be extremely popular, for he is also a keen cricketer, and has successfully represented India on several occasions. Here we
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also met with great hospitality, and had fresh experiences, e.g., one day we rode to the Cricket Ground on elephants and returned on camels. It is such little things which being out of the ordinary live in one's memory. Also here we had our only elephant shoot of the trip. Six elephants were placed about 100 yards apart with beaters in between plodding through the jungle. We rode on the elephants and just shot at anything that popped up—chiefly wild pig, partridge, rabbits and buck. There is seating accommodation for four on the elephant in a small carriage, the two in the front seat being armed—one with a shot gun and the other with a rifle. To say we did not enjoy ourselves at other places apart from these would be quite untrue. Wherever we went the Europeans were simply marvellous, and we were invited to one continual stream of parties. The other places which appealed to us most were Bombay, Calcutta, Madras and Lahore. In these places we remained for longer periods than the customary two or three days : thus we made friends there and also we got relief from travelling for a short time. Travelling was undoubtedly the great drawback of the trip, with journeys of 48 hours or so, and these not being in the greatest of comfort were rather apt to try one's nerves. The actual carriages were quite good, being a fourberth sleeper, each with its own small bath-room. There is only one corridor train in India, known as " The Deccan Queen," which runs from Bombay to Poona. What really made the travelling so bad was the sand and dirt which penetrated the carriages and the lack of food which was fit to eat, also the slowness of the trains, which crawl along and stop regularly about every half hour. As regards the Cricket, well, we managed to win the unofficial test matches by 3-2, these being four-day matches. As cricketers, the Indians are extremely good when they are on top, but they do seem to give up the ghost rather early if things are going badly. They have, however, some very good players out there, and if only they could patch up their religious quarrels and other petty differences they would undoubtedly be a much more difficult proposition to tackle. We sailed from Bombay on February 19th, after spending an extremely enjoyable and interesting four months in India. We returned by the same ship, the " Viceroy of India," and both were extremely pleasant voyages with calls at Marseilles and Port Said only going out, and Aden, Port Suez, Port Said, Malta and Marseilles 22
on the return. What impressed us all when we docked at Tilbury was the extreme quietness as though nothing was happening in great contrast to the noise and shouting on our arrival in Bombay. N.W.D.Y.
O.T.C. NEWS. Last term was not very eventful for the School O.T.C., with the exception of the Certificate "A" candidates, who sat for the examination during the first week in March, and attended a cloth demonstration given by Colonel Wetherall the previous week at Fulford Barracks. Taking advantage of the fine weather, Nos. 2 and 3 Platoons did a lot of outdoor work, practising arms drill and marching. The end of term saw several full-dress parades in preparation for Military Sunday, which the contingent attended at York Minster on the first Sunday of this term. The band has been putting in a good deal of practice, especially the drums, who are now well up to their usual standard of efficiency. The bugles also have done remarkably well, considering their lack of experience. This year the contingent will attend camp at Tweesledown, Aldershot, from July 26th to August 3rd. V. L. F. Davin and I. S. McKay both passed Certificate "A" during the Christmas term. Cadet I. S. McKay was promoted to Lance-Corporal.
SHOOTING. Practising for the " Country Life " Competition was continued this term, and two postal matches were fired. The first was against The Leys School, Cambridge, and was lost by 607 to 551. School team:— Group. Rapid. Snap. Total. R. S. Dixon ... ... 10 39 25 74 R. C. Lynch ... ... 5 48 5 58 E. W. Whitney ... ... 10 44 25 79 J. A. Wright ... ... 5 49 25 79 R. W. Wright ... ... 5 41 25 71 R. Bower ... ... 5 45 10 60 G. C. Shepherd ..• ... 2 39 10 51 M. I. Sproulle ... ... 10 44 25 79 551 23
" Country Life " and a postal match against Elizabeth College, Guernsey, were fired concurrently. The result of the former has not yet been published, the latter was lost by 554 to 521. The School team was weakened through illness. The " Country Life " total, with the landscape target, was 623. Plans have been made for open-range shooting to begin next term at Strensall.
HOCKEY. HOCKEY RESTROSPECT, 1938. Matches Played, 12 ; Won, 5 ; Lost, 5 ; Drawn, 2. I think it would be true to say that we have had a very successful Hockey season, although judged on results alone perhaps that is rather high praise. But results are not everything. The chief aim of the captain must be to build up the best possible side, and this in a very short season— though we have been incredibly lucky with the weather this year—is no easy task, and calls for considerable experimenting. But this year I am confident that that task has been accomplished most successfully, and that the final side proved itself a very good one by winning the last two matches in two successive days in no uncertain manner. It is easy to say that had we had that side for earlier matches we should have won at least three more matches, as I feel sure we should, but it is not nearly so easy to foresee that side, and it is to the credit of the captain and coach that such a good side ultimately materialised. We started the season with five members of last year's side available and several others who had played in one or more matches. Our chief difficulty was in finding a left-half and a centre and inside forward. For some time we persisted with Steele at left-half, though he is really a full-back, but he proved rather slow, though very neat with his stick and a good tackler. Ultimately, Rimmer, who improved enormously during the season, filled that position and filled it with credit. He realised his limitations and listened to advice given him and profited by it. Others may well follow that example. The forward positions were not so easy to fill. Except for Milburn no one seemed to be able to shoot hard enough or often enough, and changes had to be made rather often, too often perhaps. It was only when Milburn broke his 24
thumb immediately after the Scarborough match that Brockbank was tried at centre-forward, A. T. H. Wright moving to inside-left, and it was soon clear that this was undoubtedly Brockbank's correct position. As he gained confidence his play improved, and- at the end of the season he was playing very well indeed. Graham at inside-right and Milburn, when he had recovered from his broken thumb, at inside-left, backed him up ably, and put through many good passes, while the two wings, Lynch left and Cameron right, centred so hard and so often that we wondered sometimes where they got them all from! It was very unfortunate that A. T. H. Wright completely lost his form, but that may happen to anybody, and I feel sure he will be playing as well as ever next year. At half-back we were fortunate in finding Briggs to occupy the centre position so well. His positional play was really good, and he knew how to combine attack with defence, the hall mark of a good half-back. Davin, who played in that position last year, moved to right-half, as he was not really strong enough to last in the centre. At right-half it was quite another story. Once he had become accustomed to the position he played better and better, and at the end of the season was as good a wing-half as I have seen. Harding, the captain, and McKay were a very sound combination at back, the former in particular playing very well indeed throughout the season. Time and again he came through with the ball to beat the opposing forwards and could generally be relied upon to clear hard. Stephenson in goal was nearly always very safe, and if he didn't stop the ball he stopped the man very effectively! Our thanks are due to Mr. K. G. Chilman for his really expert coaching, to Mr. Stead for assisting him, and to Mr. Wrenn, who spent so much of his time coaching the lower games. CHARACTERS OF THE XI. * This season's Colour. f Old Colour. T. HARDING (captain), 1937-38. Full-back. A very sound player who gave confidence to his side and led them splendidly. Tackled and cleared hard. f A. T. H. WRIGHT (vice-captain), 1936-37-38. Inside-left. A neat player with his stick, he lacked dash and the ability to score goals. 25
f G. P. G. STEPHENSON, 1937-38. Goalkeeper. A most determined goalkeeper, who could kick well and stop almost anything. *T. F. CAMERON, 1937-38. Outside-right. A very fast wing who consistently beat his half and put across many fine centres. A dangerous shot whenever he was in the circle. *V. L. F. DAVIN, 1937-38. Right-half. One of the most improved players on the side. With a beautiful eye he could stop the ball on both sides of his body, and when he had settled down was seldom caught out of position. *G. H. BRIGGS, 1938. Centre-half. A tireless worker who combined sound defence with a fine sense of attack, keeping his forwards plied with passes. A most useful player on any side. *I. S. McKAY, 1938. Left-back. Learned a lot about back play from his captain and profited by it. Was inclined to miss the first time clearance, but tackled well. When he can hit the ball really hard he will be a most competent player. H. A. MILBURN, 1938. Inside-left. A very hard working player with a good shot until he broke his thumb. Fed his wing and centre well, but was too inclined to pass to the wing when near the circle. Could be relied on to tackle back. IL C. LYNCH, 1938. Outside-left. Filled a difficult position adequately, and put across some very good centres. Not quite fast enough for the position, but he made up for this by determination. P. R. G. GRAHAM, 1938. Inside-right. A very keen player with a fine idea of passing both ways. Rather slow, especially in moving the ball, but most determined. Tackled back well. J. T. BROCKBANK, 1938. Centre-forward. When he ultimately found his correct position played with increasing confidence, and at the end of the season was playing really well. His solo effort against Ashville will long be remembered. R. N. RIMMER, 1938. Left-half. A most improved player who, though rather unorthodox, played with great determination and never gave up. 26
1st XI MATCHES. SCHOOL v. BEN RHYDDING. Played at Home, Saturday, February 5th. Result—Lost: School 0, Ben Rhydding 5. With six of last year's team playing, the School gave a rather disappointing display in the first match. There is, however, a difference between playing a good club side and the next best school eleven, and there was nothing to suggest that the team would not play well with more experience. Right from the bully-off, Ben Rhydding played good, constructive hockey, and before the School defence had settled down they had scored by a cross-drive from the insideright. The School retaliated, but though Wright and Brockbank came near to scoring, the attack lacked cohesion and speed. Ben Rhydding then took charge of the game, and as often as Harding and McKay cleared, the ball was intercepted by their fast half-backs, so that the movement was started afresh. The result was that Stephenson, in goal, was often called to meet attacks at the edge of the circle, and well though he played he was unable to prevent two more goals before the interval. In the second half the School halves, and consequently the whole team, played better. Davin distributed the ball well, and got a firmer grip on the opposing centre-forward, whose dash had rewarded him earlier in the game. Despite the increased supply of the ball, the School forwards rarely looked dangerous, and no shot worth stopping came from any of the inside forwards during the whole afternoon. Individually, when away from the circle, Milburn and Wright played well, without having much luck. Ben Rhydding's fifth and final goal was scored from an extremely narrow angle by the centre-forward after a fine individual run which left the defence standing. Team :—G. P. G. Stephenson ; J. T. Harding, I. S. McKay ; G. H. Briggs, V. L. F. Davin, R. N. Rimmer; T. F. Cameron, J. T. Brockbank, A. T. H. Wright, H. A. Milburn, R. C. Lynch. SCHOOL v. LEEDS UNIVERSITY. Played Away, Saturday, February 12th. Result—Won: School 3, Leeds University 2. The only changes in the School team were in the halfback line, where Steele came in for Rimmer at left-half and Davin and Briggs changed places. 27
The match was a very interesting one, despite the fact that a gale was blowing straight down the field. In the first half the School played with the wind, but Leeds did all the attacking during the first ten minutes, and the School goal was kept intact more by luck than management. Then the forwards started a hot attack, which was checked at the edge of the circle when a Leeds defender was penalised. Briggs slipped a pass to Milburn, who shot it in first time. It must be said that this was against the run of the play, and it came as no surprise when Warin dribbled past McKay and flicked the ball past Stephenson to equalise. The School forwards retaliated, and after good approach work by Milburn and Wright, Brockbank must have scored if he had not tripped over. By this time Harding and McKay had the Leeds attack under control, with the exception of Warin. This player put them ahead before half-time with a shot which left Stephenson helpless. In the second half the School played against the wind, which seemed to have a steadying influence on the attack: the forwards at once showed aggression, and Wright would have been through had he collected a centre from Cameron. Play was very even for some time, but the School equalised through Milburn, who gathered the ball in the circle and flicked it in, under the noses of two defenders. Encouraged by this the School continued to attack, and in three minutes they had taken the lead, when the home goalkeeper kicked away a shot by Wright to Milburn, who completed a brilliant hat-trick. This roused Leeds, and with ten minutes to go they crowded on pressure, and the School were forced to defend. Good play by Harding, McKay, Davin and Briggs kept them at bay, however, and Stephenson was not tested in goal. The match was very encouraging, because the forwards played one hundred per cent. better than against Ben Rhydding, while the defence, too, was stiffened. Team :—G. P. G. Stephenson ; J. T. Harding, I. S. McKay ; V. L. F. Davin, G. H. Briggs, F. F. Steele ; T. F. Cameron, J. T. Brockbank, A. T. H. Wright, H. A. Milburn, R. C. Lynch.
SCHOOL v. 2nd BN. WEST YORKSHIRE REGT. Played at Home, Saturday, February 19th. Result—Won : School 4, West Yorkshire Regt. 0. Owing to an epidemic at Worksop our match with them, one of the high lights of the Hockey season, had to be cancelled. A game was arranged, however, with the 2nd Bn. 28
West Yorks., who reached the final of the Northern Command Hockey this year. As is usual among well trained military sides, they started the game at a rollicking pace in direct contrast to the School, who seem to have developed a habit of beginning badly. Harding and McKay weathered the storm, and with their very first attack the School scored when Graham followed up a shot by Wright, which the goalkeeper could only partially save. The School were forced back on the defensive again, and the swift play of the West Yorkshire forwards made gaps in the School defence. The shooting was bad, however, although Stephenson was forced to concede two corners in quick succession with magnificent saves. Despite their limited opportunities, the School added two more goals before half-time by Milburn, who drove in a pass of Wright's, and - by Wright himself from a penalty corner. This lead should have been increased immediately after the resumption of play when Wright missed an open goal from a centre by Cameron. The army did their best to score after this, but even when the mass defence of Davin, Briggs, Steele, Harding and McKay was penetrated, they found Stephenson on the top of his form in goal. Despite this the School goal had some miraculous escapes, notably when Stephenson was out of position, and it was left to Harding to clear the ball off the goal-line in the face of three forwards. Wright made up for his previous error by shooting a fourth goal after some good play by Milburn and Lynch, but the forward line as a whole missed many opportunities of scoring, considering the good support given by Davin and Briggs. The game ended with a vigorous School attack which forced two short corners inside a minute, the second for a wilful kick by a back at Wright's shot, which would have scored. Team :—G. P. G. Stephenson ; J. T. Harding, I. S. McKay ; V. L. F. Davin, G. H. Briggs, F. F. Steele; T. F. Cameron, P. G. R. Graham, A. T. H. Wright, H. A. Milburn, R. C. Lynch.
SCHOOL v. STYX. Played at Home, Wednesday, February 23rd. Result—Lost: School 0, Styx 6. Having heard that the School had a reasonably good side this year, Styx decided not to risk the loss of their 29
reputation, for they sent over a strong side, including Reginald Ogley; Petty, of Doncaster; Pickersgill and Sarjeant, of Scarborough. From the start it was obvious that the Styx forwards were going to be dangerous, for they kept play in the School "25" for about five minutes. Then the School fought back, only to have their spasmodic attacks frustrated. After 13 minutes, Styx took the lead, when the Ben Rhydding centre flicked a centre from the right past Stephenson. This was increased soon after. Harding and Davin made some good clearances, but the insides were too well covered to make use of the occasional centres from Lynch and Cameron. Wright and Milburn each had shots well saved. Harding and McKay were unable to check the Styx forwards, and Pickersgill flicked a third goal from a narrow angle, while a shot saved by Stephenson was pushed in for a fourth just before half-time. In the second half the School showed much more dash, and were unlucky not to score at least twice. Before this improvement, however, Pickersgill had netted another from close range to make the score 5-0. Immediately after, Milburn passed to Wright, whose long through pass to Cameron was taken but saved. The ball was centred again, and Wright nearly scored. An unseen back-sticks by a Styx back prevented Cameron from scoring with the goalkeeper beaten. Styx then embarked on another long period of attacking, during which Ogley, who had moved from back to inside-forward, was prominent. Just before time, Styx scored their sixth and final goal through Petty and Ogley. In a last minute attempt to score, Wright went through the middle, but was checked on the edge of the circle by the goalkeeper, who was forced to fall on to the ground to make his save. Team :—G. P. G. Stephenson; J. T. Harding, I. S. McKay; V. L. F. Davin, G. H. Briggs, F. F. Steele ; T. F. Cameron, P. G. R. Graham, A. T. H. Wright, H. A. Milburn, R. C. Lynch.
SCHOOL v. SCARBOROUGH. Played Away, Saturday, February 25th. Result—Draw: School 3, Scarborough 3. After the defeat against a powerful Styx side, the School were anxious to get back to their winning ways. Ideas of a big win were crushed without mercy, however, within five minutes of the start, during which time the crisp passing 30
of the Scarborough forwards had led to two goals. Even though they were well scored, a defence slightly quicker in all departments could have prevented them. Harding and McKay then began to get a grip on the game, and the School attack showed some good movements. Wright and Milburn had shots well saved, while Cameron missed an open goal by slipping on the treacherous surface. It was left to Graham to open the scoring with a good crossdrive just when the movement appeared to have been covered by the defence. The School continued to have the better of the game, due mainly to some good clearances by Davin, Harding and Steele. One bombardment by the School forwards forced the goalkeeper to concede a penalty-bully, but this golden opportunity to score was wasted. In the second half, Scarborough held the upper hand, and only some fine defensive play by Harding and Briggs, together with an astonishing amount of fortune, prevented the addition of about three goals. The School drew level, against the run of the play, when Cameron shot in a through pass from Wright, but immediately afterwards the lead went again to Scarborough. The thought of being beaten at the post after wiping out a two-goal deficit spurred the School on, and with Davin, Briggs and Steele feeding the forwards well, an equaliser seemed only a matter of time. It did not come until three minutes from time, however, when Milburn finished off a good afternoon's work by flicking the ball in, after a movement by Wright and Lynch had broken down. Team :—G. P. G. Stephenson; J. T. Harding, I. S. McKay; V. L. F. Davin, G. H. Briggs, F. F. Steele; T. F. Cameron, P. G. R. Graham, A. T. H. Wright, H. A. Milburn, R. C. Lynch.
SCHOOL v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL. Played at Home, Wednesday, March 2nd. Result—Draw: School 2, Bootham 2. Milburn, who had been showing good form during the season, was injured, and was replaced by Cockburn at centreforward, while Wright moved over to inside-left. This was not the cause of the sluggish display given by the School forwards during the first half, for Cockburn played well. The truth of the matter was that the Bootham defence was too fast on the ball for the School attack. 31
The School began well, Briggs and Davin plying the forwards with passes. The ineptitude of the forwards allowed Bootham to settle down, and though they played Hockey of a more rural nature, their forwards gave the School goal some narrow squeaks, and Harding and McKay had to play very well to keep them at bay. Bootham took the lead after 21 minutes from a brilliant shot from a narrow angle. This put more life into the School attack and Graham scrambled a goal immediately after. The scores remained level until after half-time, when Lynch put the School ahead. He cut in, and when he encountered the goalkeeper, he put in a shot of high trajectory over his head, which dropped into the net. The School pressed more after this, and forced the whole of the Bootham team into their own circle to defend desperately. The game then became open again and Bootham worked down the field. McKay conceded a corner, and from the hit Bootham equalised. Harding tried to rally his forces, but the vigorous defence of Bootham was enough to combat the wiles of Wright and Graham, though the former nearly scored from a penalty corner just before time. Team :—G. P. G. Stephenson ; J. T. Harding, I. S. McKay ; V. L. F. Davin, G. H. Briggs, F. F. Steele ; T. F. Cameron, P. G. R. Graham, P. B. Cockburn, A. T. H. Wright, R. C. Lynch.
SCHOOL v. YORK. Played at Home, Wednesday, March 9th. Result—Lost: School 2, York 5. There was one change in the team, Brockbank coming in for Cockburn at centre-forward. York started off at a fast pace, and with any luck they would have been two up within ten minutes, because the speed of Ruddock on the wing beat the School defence time and time again. The School attack lacked cohesion, but Brockbank and Wright nearly scored by individual efforts. It came as a surprise, therefore, when Wright opened the scoring with a beautiful shot, after a corner. York were not to be denied, however, and they continued to press, scoring two goals in quick succession to take the lead. Efforts to equalise before half-time were initiated by Davin and Briggs, but were all quickly smothered by Elliot. 32
York went further ahead on the restart after some good work by Ruddock on the right wing. Play was very even for some time, and it seemed that York were beginning to tire on the very hard surface. This was substantiated when Brockbank shot in a centre from Cameron. The School pressed very hard to equalise, and commanded the game. Harding and McKay frustrated the York attacks well. The School fell away again with a quarter of an hour to go, and York increased their lead by Brockbank (n.). Wright and Graham tried hard to break through the defence again but Elliot, who was playing a very good game, stopped them. Just before time York scored a fifth goal, to give them a rather flattering victory. Team :—G. P. G. Stephenson; J. T. Harding, I. S. McKay; V. L. F. Davin, G. H. Briggs, F. F. Steele ; T. E. Cameron, P. R. G. Graham, J. T. Brockbank, A. T. H. Wright, R. C. Lynch.
SCHOOL v. HULL. Played at Home, Saturday, March 12th. Result—Lost : School 1, Hull 3. A hot and sultry day seemed to announce that Summer was " icumen in." The field was very bumpy, owing to the shortage of rain in the previous month. These two factors must have affected the play, for never did it rise above mediocrity. Both sides 'began by misjudging the pace of the field, but Hull settled down first and began to dictate the course of the game. Curiously enough it was from a breakaway that they scored ; a misunderstanding between McKay and Harding allowed a Hull inside to dart through and shoot, giving Stephenson no chance. After five minutes the School drew level. The ball went down the right and the Hull defence was drawn out of position. Cameron pushed it across to Wright, unmarked, on the edge of the circle, who scored with a beautiful shot. Lynch had the ball in the net after a breakaway started by Davin, but the ball was deflected off Brockbank's stick from an offside position. It was thought that Hull would crack in the heat during the second half, but in point of fact they lasted better than the School. 33
Davin and Briggs gave the forwards several opportunities of scoring, but the latter were slow on the ball, though Wright and Brockbank showed occasional signs of dash. During the closing minutes, Hull attacked hard, and despite some stout defending by Harding they took the lead, and soon afterwards scored a third to set the seal on the School's fate. Team :—G. P. G. Stephenson; J. T. Harding, I. S. McKay; V. L. F. Davin, G. H. Briggs, R. N. Rimmer; T. F. Cameron, P. G. R. Graham, J. T. Brockbank, A. T. H. Wright, R. C. Lynch.
SCHOOL v. CLODHOPPERS. Played at Home, Wednesday, March 16th. Result—Lost : School 3, Clodhoppers 4. After their disappointing display against Hull, the School showed much more dash against the Clodhoppers, and with a bit of luck they might have won. Play was even at first, though the School could not penetrate the sound Clodhopper defence. The visiting attack was disjointed, however, and even when presented with open goals the inside forwards shot tamely. The School took the lead when Rimmer sent Lynch away on the left. The latter centred hard and Cameron, who had cut inside, shot the ball in from close range. Clodhoppers equalised within five minutes (when Morwood converted a centre from the lft. During this half it had been dark, and light rain had made the surface wet. Clodhoppers continued to press, and with twenty minutes to go the School were losing 3-1. Brockbank reduced this lead by a fluke; Wright's shot was stopped, but the ball came back to Graham, whose drive went in off Brockbank's stick. Encouraged by this the School began to play better and equalised when Cameron shot his second goal after Wright's shot had rebounded off the goalkeeper's pads. With Harding and Briggs playing well in mid-field it seemed as though the School were going to force a win, but just five minutes from time Morwood shot the ball in wide of Stephenson's right leg to give the Clodhoppers the victory. Team :—G. P. G. Stephenson; J. T. Harding, I. S. McKay; V. L. F. Davin, F. F. Steele, R. N. Rimmer ; T. F. Cameron, P. G. R. Graham, J. T. Brockbank, A. T. H. Wright, R. C. Lynch. 34
SCHOOL "A" XI v. ASHVILLE COLLEGE. Played at Home, Saturday, March 19th. Result—Won: School "A" 3, Ashville 2. There were three changes in the team which turned out against Clodhoppers. Garnham came in goal for Stephenson, and Bennett on the wing instead of Cameron, while Milburn came back to the team after three weeks for Wright at inside-left. The turf was bone dry, and at first the speed of the ball was hard to gauge. Ashville settled down first however and took the lead in the seventeenth minute, when the left wing beat Davin and Harding, and after drawing McKay, centred for his inside to bang it in past Garnham. This roused the School, who began to attack hard, and soon Brockbank had equalised from a scramble in the circle. The pendulum swung over in favour of Ashville again, and after Garnham had been tested several times the left wing scored. Both sides were now playing better Hockey, and the re-shuffled School forward line began to combine well. Oddly enough it was from a brilliant individual effort by Brockbank that the School drew level ; picking up the ball in mid-field he beat both backs and the goalkeeper to put it into an empty goal. After this the play was even, and for ten minutes it was anybody's game. The stubborn defence of Harding and McKay checked the Ashville attacks repeatedly, and it seemed purely a question of whether the School forwards could score. It was answered six minutes from time when Bennett ran down the right and passed inside to Graham, whose shot went in wide of the goalkeeper, thus giving the School the victory by the odd goal in five. Team :—J. S. Garnham ; J. T. Harding, I. S. McKay; V. L. F. Davin, G. H. Briggs, R. N. Rimmer ; L. W. Bennett, P. R. G. Graham, J. T. Brockbank, H. A. Milburn, R. C. Lynch. SCHOOL v. OLD PETERITES. Played at Home, Friday, March 25th. Result—Won : School 5, Old Peterites 4. The conditions were perfect for this annual fixture ; the pitch was flat after the previous night's rain and the ominous clouds of the morning had drifted away to leave a clear sky. 35
At first the School played very carelessly, and in midfield were slower on the ball than the Old Peterites. It was therefore against the run of the play when Graham (P.) shot in after a bad clearance by a back. The Old Peterites soon drew level when Graham (G.) dashed through the middle, catching McKay and Harding on their wrong legs and Stephenson on his back. This last position was obtained by a hurried retreat into goal. Graham (G.) scored again from a pass by Tyson four minutes later. Brockbank equalised for the School after twenty minutes' play, when he beat both Atkinson and Smithson and put in a shot which was deflected off Mr. Chilman's stick. The game was being played at a good speed by now and fortunes varied from minute to minute. Within four minutes the Old Peterites had regained the lead, through Graham, and had lost it again when Brockbank scored, after Cameron had beaten Ogley and Atkinson. In the second half Mr. Chilman was replaced in goal by Sellars, who always seems anxious to conquer new spheres of life. The School went ahead soon when Cameron, after beating Atkinson, passed to Brockbank, who shot it in. After some more even play, Graham scored yet another goal to make it four all. The School countered this by getting a fifth ; Brockbank made a good dribble but was checked in the circle. Cameron followed up, however, and tapped the ball into the net. The School continued to press, but found unexpected opposition in Sellars, who, while not paying much attention to the rules, turned his prowess as a cover-point to good account when stopping shots. The Old Peterites made many efforts to draw level in the last five minutes, notably when Mr. Chilman sent a terrific shot over the bar, but Harding and McKay retained the upper hand to allow the School to scrape home by the odd goal in nine. Team :—G. P. G. Stephenson; J. T. Harding; I. S. McKay; V. L. F. Davin, G. H. Briggs, R. N. Rimmer ; T. F. Cameron, P. G. R. Graham, J. T. Brockbank, H. A. Milburn, R. C. Lynch.
SCHOOL v. LEEDS CORINTHIANS. Played at Home, Saturday, March 26th. Result—Won : School 6, Leeds Corinthians 1 The School wound up the Hockey season in convincing style by beating Leeds Corinthians 6-1 after a fast and interesting game. 36
Leeds had to start with nine men, but they so completely held the School and made such promising attacks that the worst was feared when the whole eleven should arrive. A dramatic change came over the School, however, and in the sixteenth minute they scored twice. Cameron scored the first from a narrow angle after a mêlée in the Leeds goalmouth. The second was a Hockey coach's dream goal. Right from the bully the ball went to Briggs, who hit it first time to the right, where Cameron centred for Brockbank to score from close in. A third came five minutes later when Cameron cut inside to take Milburn's pass, and flicked the ball through. All through this half Harding and Davin had been playing very well to keep the Leeds forwards quiet, and did even better during the second, when the School attack was subdued for long periods. The speed and dash of Milburn, Brockbank and Cameron was rewarded again when Milburn scored with a strong shot off Cameron's centre, while Graham made the opening for Brockbank's second goal. Leeds fought back very well and with ten minutes to go they scored their only goal. Encouraged by this, they made Stephenson bring off two good saves before they fell away again to allow Cameron to score after Brockbank had veered over to the left. Thus with fourteen goals in three matches the reorganised attack fully justified itself, and allowed a record season (as far as the weather is concerned) to end on a happy note. Team :—G. P. G. Stephenson ; J. T. Harding, I. S. McKay ; V. L. F. Davin, G. H. Briggs, R. N. Rimmer ; T. F. Cameron, P. G. R. Graham, J. T. Brockbank, H. A. Milburn, R. C. Lynch.
INTER-HOUSE HOCKEY. The draw for the House Hockey was as follows :— Rise School House
1School House (1-0) ) Temple Temple (1-0) It was generally expected that the Rise team, which included five boaters would be taught a lesson in the playing of the more delicate sport by the house. This was far from being the case, and only the solid defence of Harding and Dixon, together with a freak goal by Graham shortly after 37
half-time pulled them through. The first half was played at a fast pace with the Rise looking the more dangerous, but Garnham saved shots from Cockburn and Cameron. The House played better later on when Davin and Rimmer provided opportunities for their forwards, which were not accepted. In the last ten minutes the Rise tried desperately to equalise, and Cockburn shot just wide with Garnham beaten. A similar margin enabled Temple to beat the House in the final. Territorially, play was even in the first half, but the House goal had some miraculous escapes; a shot by Wright hit the upright with Garnham beaten, while Lynch had a drive put just outside off the goalkeeper's pads. Graham was the only House forward to show signs of dash, and the Temple goal was never in great danger. Temple went ahead just after the interval, when Lynch put in a pass by Wright. The House redoubled their efforts, but their inexperienced attack could not take advantage of Davin's passes, and only once were McKay and Briggs in any trouble, when it was left to Johnson to clear a shot from Graham with the goalkeeper beaten. The losers may console themselves by asking when a side last conceded one goal in two games and yet lost the Hockey trophy.
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ROWING.
Quite the most surprising feature of last term's rowing was the excellence of the weather, which interfered with practice on so few occasions that we might almost be justified in asking, " Is this a record ? " For the first time the Inter-House events were rowed on sliding seats, the first division crews using the new centreseated " clinkers." To counteract this, the course was lengthened, so that it is now from the Boat House to Lendal Bridge, instead of from Love Lane. The draw for the First Division races was as follows :— School House I Rise I Temple I The semi-final was rowed on Thursday, March 10th, the river being at its best level, but unfortunately a rather gusty 38
wind tended to make rowing difficult. The School House got away to a very good start, and were soon nearly a length up, but the Rise, now rowing well together, gradually made up what they had lost, until at Marygate Tower they were leading by a canvas. However, the School House increased the rate of striking to such good effect that they passed the Rise almost on the post, to win by 4 ft. The final was rowed in perfect conditions on Friday, March 11th. Both crews got away to a good start, but Temple I, rowing a longer stroke, gradually drew away until at Scarborough Bridge they were leading by just over a length. Down the straight School House I made another fine effort, but were unable to make up the lost distance, so that Temple I passed the post half a length in front. The Second Division races were rowed on the 25th and 26th March. In the semi-finals, Temple II beat School House III by three lengths, and School House II beat Rise II by two lengths. In the final, Temple II built up a long lead of some three lengths, and although at the finish the School House crew were coming up fast, they were unable to make up the last half length. Results:— Temple II School House III Temple II Temple II Rise II School House II j School House II The crews rowing in both divisions were School House I—Bow, Hobson ; 2, Sproulle; 3, Bower; Stroke, Shepherd ; Cox, Jefferson. Temple I—Bow, Wright (R.) ; 2, Whitney; 3, Stead; Stroke, Wright (J. A.) ; Cox, Inglis. Rise I—Bow, Robson ; 2, Butler; 3, Ping; Stroke, Taylor; Cox, Scatchard. Temple II—Bow, Brown (K.) ; 2, Cave ; 3, England; Stroke, Bulmer; Cox, Heppell. School House II—Bow, Hunter; 2, Corner, 3, Hodgson; Stroke, Elgey; Cox, Sproulle. Rise II—Bow, Brown; 2, Caldwell; 3, Douglas; Stroke, Morrison; Cox, Scatchard. School House III—Bow, Revill; 2, Cato; 3, Killick; Stroke, Earle; Cox, Denby. 39
INTER-HOUSE RUGBY. The semi-final of the seven-a-sides was played on the last Friday of the Christmas term. The Rise beat the School House by two tries (6 points) to one try (3 points) on a quagmire, which three hours before had been covered by sheet ice. It will be remembered as a great game, not merely because of the hardness of the play, but because the scores were level for 25 minutes—an eternity in seven-a-sides. Ping opened the scoring for the Rise after a strong run by Barnby in the first half, but Milburn dribbled over to equalise soon after the interval. Both sides made frantic efforts to score before " noside," but extra time was necessary. But not before the teams had changed over again, and yet again, did victory go to the Rise when Stephenson dived over after a dribble by Douglas. Davin, Harding and Milburn were the best of the School House team. The final had to be postponed until the next term, when the Rise beat Temple by two goals, two tries (16 points) to nil. The score flattered the Rise, as they were superior only in finishing power. Bright play by Wright, Lynch and Brockbank shook the Rise, who defended during the first five minutes, but a break through by Cameron for a try opened the scoring. Before half-time further tries had been scored by Stephenson and Ping. Temple tried desperately hard to score in the second half, but Ping and Stephenson enabled the Rise to recover. From a loose scrum, Cameron cut in to score a final try, which was magnificently converted by Douglas.
SQUASH RACKETS. SQUASH RETROSPECT. This term there were only two matches, both of which were lost. Against Devonshire Hall we might have won if J. M. Rucklidge had been able to play, but the O.P.'s brought over a very strong team. The Open and Handicap Competitions were both won by J. M. Rucklidge, while the Junior Competition was won by J. R. Walters, who is improving rapidly. School House won the Inter-House Competition, beating the Rise 3-0 in the final. The Rise beat Temple House 2-1 in the semi-final. 40
The standard of play among the Senior members of the School seems to have improved greatly during the past season, but the Junior members do not take much interest in the game. If the School is going to keep up its reputation in future years, this fact must be altered. V. L. F. Davin was beaten in the 3rd round of the Queen's Club Tournament at Christmas. He had a handicap of owe 4. The School will be represented in the Drysdale Cup by V. L. F. Davin, while T. D. Ambler and G. E. L. Graham, both former members of the School, have entered.
SQUASH MATCHES. SCHOOL v. DEVONSHIRE HALL. Sunday, 6th March. The School team was without its second string, J. M. Rucldidge, for the return match at Leeds, and just lost a close match. V. L. F. Davin retrieved very well against J. Hardman, and this enabled him to win a close match after losing the first game. P. R. G. Graham had an off day against K. H. Champlin, who had little difficulty in beating the School player in straight games. A. T. H. Wright played well against D. Dunbar, especially in the second game, but the Devonshire Hall player proved too strong for him. T. F. Cameron showed great promise in beating W. Dougall in four games. The School player retrieved well and made some very pretty shots down the side wall. J. T. Brockbank played well, but was beaten by C. Constantinedes, who retrieved everything. Scores :— V. L. F. Davin (School) beat J. Hardman, 7-9, 9-6, 10-9, 9-6. P. R. G. Graham (School) lost to K. H. Champlin, 3-9, 3-9, 3-9. A. T. H. Wright (School) lost to D. Dunbar, 5-9, 9-3, 2-9, 8-10. T. F. Cameron (School) beat W. Dougall, 9-0, 9-5, 7-9, 9-7. J. T. Brockbank (School) lost to C. Constantinedes, 8-10, 1-9, 3-9. 41
SCHOOL v. OLD PETERITES. Sunday, 13th March. The Old Peterites brought over a very strong team to play the School, including such players as Yardley, Pawle and Bridges, and it was no great surprise to see the School defeated by four matches to one. Despite lack of practice, N. W. D. Yardley, who had just returned from his Indian Cricket tour, gave his usual brilliant display to beat the School Captain, and Davin did very well to win 12 points in the set, retrieving splendidly and lasting the severe pace to the end. The School second string, J. M. Rucklidge, could only score one point against S. G. S. Pawle, who is an experienced club player, but put up a much better fight than such a onesided score would suggest. In addition to retrieving pluckily he made one or two nice length shots down the right-hand wall. Bridges was off form against T. F. Cameron, but his greater pace about the court brought him a win in straight games. A. B. Sellers, the Yorkshire Cricket captain, had an entertaining match with P. R. G. Graham. Sellers has played little Squash until this season, but he uses his wrist well and hits the ball hard and cleanly. He did well to take the fourth game for the match after being led 8-4. The fifth match brought the O.P.'s only defeat, but as W. D. Draffan, who played Cricket at Lords in 1931, has played no Squash for four years and only came in at the last minute to make up the side, he did very well to take the first two games to " game-ball all." Scores :— V. L. F. Davin (School) lost to N. W. D. Yardley, 6-9, 3-9, 3-9. J. M. Rucklidge (School) lost to S. G. S. Pawle, 1-9, 0-9, 0-9. T. F. Cameron (School) lost to T. B. Bridges, 5-9, 2-9, 2-9. P. R. G. Graham (School) lost to A. B. Sellers, 3-9, 9-5, 6-9, 8-10. A. T. H. Wright (School) beat W. D. Draffan, 10-8, 10-9, 9-3. 42
INTER-HOUSE SQUASH. CLIFTON RISE v. TEMPLE HOUSE.
Played on Sunday, 20th March. Result—Clifton Rise won by two matches to one. Cameron beat Wright (A. T. H.) in three good games, the second being very close. Cameron relied mainly on hitting to a length and good retrieving, whereas Wright did some excellent drop shots, but showed some carelessness in easy returns. Neither player used the angle shots to any great advantage. Brockbank beat Cockburn in four games after losing the first. Both players played well, and there was some very good retrieving, but Brockbank proved the steadier player and Cockburn tended to hit too hard, with a consequent lack of accuracy. Ping beat Wright (J. A.) in the deciding match in four games. He, too, lost the first game, but improved considerably as the match went on, only dropping one point in the last two games. Scores :T. F. Cameron (R.) beat A. T. H. Wright, 9-3, 10-8, 9-3. P. B. Cockburn (R.) lost to J. T. Brockbank, 10-8, 6-9, 4-9, 7-9. A. C. W. Ping (R.) beat J. A. Wright, 6-9, 9-6, 9-0, 9-1.
* * * SCHOOL HOUSE v. CLIFTON RISE.
Played on Sunday, 27th March. Result—School House won by three matches to none. Davin was in brilliant form against Cameron and had little difficulty in winning in straight games. Davin made some very pretty drop and angle shots, often producing them from good returns by Cameron, who retrieved well. Rucklidge, too, played well to beat Cockburn in three games. Cockburn played well, but missed many easy returns and got many difficult shots back. Rucklidge played good tactical Squash and succeeded in catching his opponent out of position many times. The third string match between Walters and Ping was closer, and Walters won in four games. He was on top for 43
the first two games, but Ping improved considerably to win the third game, and just failed to win the fourth. Scores:— V. L. F. Davin (S.H.) beat T. F. Cameron, 9-4, 9-3, 9-1. J. M. Rucklidge (S.H.) beat P. B. Cockburn, 9-1, 9-1, 9-4. J. R. Walters (S.H.) beat A. C. W. Ping, 9-0, 9-7, 8-10, 9-7.
OPEN SQUASH COMPETITION. D. Scholey A_ Wright J. A. Wright f (3-0) M. I. H. Sproulle R. C. Lynch. )Rucklidge J. M. Ruckildge f (3-0) G. W. Vero J. I. Sleight
Rucklidge (3-0)
Rucklidge (3-2)
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T. F. Cameron )Wright A. T. H. Wright f (W.O.)
Davin (W.O.)
J. Hodgson Hodgson D. R. Mackintosh f (3-1)
Davin (3-0)
V. L. F. Davin }Davin D. A. Smith (3-0) J. R. Walters 1Walters A. C. W. Ping f (3-1)
R. N. Rimmer }Rimmer S. Corner (3-0) J. H. Butler 1Butler H. A. S. Hobson f (3-0) Greenwood
Rucklidge (3-0)
1 Graham (3-1)
C. N. S. Killick )Graham P. R. G. Graham f (W.O.) W. B. Smyth )Harding J. T. Harding f (3-0)
Rucklidge (3-0)
Graham (3-0)
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Greenwood (W.O.)
P. B. Cockburn 1 Brockbank J. T. Brockbank f (3-1)
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Brockbank (W.O.) Brockbank (3-0)
HANDICAP SQUASH COMPETITION. Brockbank Harding
(—I )1Brockbank (-1 ) f (3-1 )
Scholey Smith
( + 2) 1Scholey (Scr.)f (3-0)
Milburn Lynch
(-1 ) -I. Lynch (+2)f (W.0.)
Inglis Hodgson
( + 3) 1Hodgson (3-0) ( + 1) f
Revill Rucklidge
( + 5) 1Rucklidge (-6)1 (3-0)
Cato Ping
( + 2)1 Ping (—I) f (3-0)
Parker Cockburn
( + 1 )1Cockburn (—1 ) f (3-0)
Jefferson (+5 I Sp roulle Sproulle ( +4)f (3-1)
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Brockbank (3-0) Brockbank (3-0)
} Lynch (3-1) Rucklidge (3-2) Rucklidge (3-0) Rucklidge (3-0) Cockburn (3-0)
} Sproulle (3-2)
Vero (Scr.) 1Clephzn (9-1) Clephan ( + 3)f
Butler ( + 2) 1Butler Wright Rimmer ( + 3)f (3- 0) Wright, A. T.H.H (-3) 1 (3-0)
Rucklidge (3-2)
}Wright (W.0.)
Cameron Sleight
(-1) 1Cameron ( +1)1 (W.O.)
Shepherd Walters
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THE CROSS-COUNTRY. The Cross-country this year was run on Tuesday, 8th February. Competitors appreciated the fact that for once the going across the Ings was firm and almost dry. There 45
was a slight alteration in the course, the tape across Bootham and the consequent dislocation of the traffic being avoided by cutting out the section of the course from the Scope to the School gates. Instead, the runners finished along the river bank and over the playing fields, via the new gate, the actual finish being in the Bay. Brockbank went ahead from the start, closely followed by two other members of his team, Lynch and Bulmer. Then came Robson (Rise) and a group of School House and Temple runners. With the exception of Bulmer, who lost several places owing to difficulty in crossing a marshy patch, this order was maintained across Bootham Stray and down to the Aerodrome. Crossing the North Road, the leaders were Brockbank, Lynch, Robson, Brown, Bulmer, Bower and Davin. By now Brockbank was well out of reach of his nearest rivals, and he won easily in 28 minutes 34 seconds. Robson, who had followed the disconcerting tactics of keeping just on Lynch's heels all the way across the Ings, passed him finally,• to come a good second. However, the issue was settled when it was seen that the next three places were filled by a trio of Temple runners, Lynch, Bulmer and Brown (K. C.). Altogether a very fine race, and we congratulate Brockbank and Temple House on their victory. * * * INTER-HOUSE CROSS-COUNTRY PLATE, 1938. Place. School House. Temple House. Rise. Place. Brockbank 1 1 Robson 2 2 Lynch 3 3 Bulmer 4 4 Brown, K. C. 5 5 6 Bower 6 7 Davin 7 8 8 Wright, J. A. 9 9 Stead 10 Hunter 10 11 Motum 11 12 Fiat 12 13 Shillitoe 13 14 Short 14 15 15 Scatchard 16 Wright, R. A. 16 17) Hobson 17 18( Killick. 18 Points 34 41 13 Time: 28 mins. 34 secs. N.B.—The first four of each team count in the result. 46
INTER-HOUSE SPORTS. The Athletic Sports were held on Monday, March 28th. On the previous Thursday, Bulmer won the mile from Brockbank, last year's winner, after the latter had led until sixty yards from home. The ground was hard and the going fast, but good times were prevented by a fresh wind coming from the Northwest. Brockbank atoned for his failure in the mile by putting up the best performance of the day to win the quarter in 56.6 seconds. This, together with successes in the half-mile and steeplechase, enabled him to win the Victor Ludorum from Cameron, who won both sprints and was second in the quarter. Smith won the high jump in graceful and effortless style from Bower, last year's winner, and Rimmer won the long jump, although his success seemed to come more from resolution than talent. In the Junior events, Bulmer was outstanding, and with times which made the " open " runners appear very moderate, he won both sprints, the quarter, the half and the steeplechase. The actual scoring was interesting. At first Temple and the School House raced level with the Rise well behind. The Rise recovered and Temple were left nine points behind the School House with two races to be run. Temple secured all three points in the Junior steeplechase, and with all six in the Senior could tie. Ironically enough, it was Robson of the Rise who thwarted this Temple rally by coming second to Brockbank. Thus the School House won the shield with 412 points, two ahead of Temple with 391, while the Rise were last with 29. RESULTS. 1. 100 yds. (Open)-1, Cameron (Rise) ; 2, Smith (School House) ; 3, Davin (School House). 11.5 secs. 2. 100 yds. (under 16)-1, Killick (S.H.) ; 2, Brown (K. C.) (Temple). 11.5 secs. 3. 100 yds. (under 15)-1, Bulmer (T.) ; 2, Belchamber (R.). 12 secs. 4. St. Olave's High Jump-1, Cookson ; 2, Dodd. 3 ft. 9 in. 47
5. High Jump (under 15)-1, Buckler (S.H.) ; 2, Walters (S.H.). 4 ft. 2 in. 6. Half-mile (Open)-1, Brockbank (Tv) ; 2, Rimmer (S.H.) ; 3, Bower (S.H.). 2 mins. 17.5 secs. 7. Half-mile (under 16)-1, Brown (K. C.) (T.) ; 2, Hunter (S.H.). 2 mins. 34 secs. 8. Half-mile (under 15)-1, Bulmer (T.) ; 2, Broadhurst (T.). 2 mins. 28.4 secs. 1 min. 9. St. Olave's 440 yds.-1, Cookson ; 2, Garth. 12.5 secs. 10. High Jump (Open)-1, Smith (S.H.) ; 2, Bower (S.H.) ; 3, Davin (S.H.). 5 ft. 1 in. 11. Long Jump (under 16)-1, Killick (S.H.) ; 2, Wilson (T). 16 ft. 5 in. St. Olave's Long Jump (under 114-)-1, Hart; 2, J. 12. Dench. 13. Quarter-mile (open)-1, Brockbank (T.) ; 2, Cameron (R.) ; 3, Bower (S.H.). 56.6 secs. Quarter-mile (under 16)-1, Brown (K. C.) (T.) ; 2, 14. Killick (S.H.). 60.1 secs. 15. Quarter-mile (under 15)-1, Bulmer (T.) ; 2, Belchamber (R.). 59.4 secs. Putting the Weight-1, Ping (R.) ; 2, Harding (S.H.) ; 16. 3, Stephenson (R.). 29 ft. 9 in. 17. St. Olave's 100 yds.-1, Dench ; 2, Cookson. 18. St. Olave's 80 yds. (under 12)---1, Hart; 2, Prior. 19. St. Olave's 60 yds. (under 104-)-1, Spink ; 2, Norwood. 20. 220 yds. (open)-1, Cameron (R.) ; 2, Ping (R) ; 3, Davin (S. H.). 26.5 secs. 21. 220 yds. (under 16)-1, Killick (S.H.) ; 2, Bennett (T.). 27.5 secs. 22. 220 yds. (under 15)-1, Bulmer (T.) ; 2, Revill (S.H.). 26.5 secs. 23. Long Jump (open)-1, Rimmer (S.H.) ; 2, Butler (R.) ; 3, Elgey (S.H.). 17 ft. 4 in. 24. Long Jump (under 15)-1, Belchamber (R.) ; 2, Revill (S.H.) . 15 ft. 91 in. 25. St. Olave's Inter-House Relay-1, Boarders ; 2, Dayboys. 26. Inter-House Relay (under 16)-1, Temple; 2, School House. 27. Inter-House Relay (Open) —1, Rise, 2, School House. 48
28. High Jump (under 16)-1, Sleight and Wilson. 29. St. Olave's Steeplechase (under 114)-1, Fryer; 2, Jones (G.). 30. St. Olave's Steeplechase (over 114)-1, Cookson; 2, Garth. 31. Steeplechase (under 16)-1, Bulmer (T.) ; 2, Wilson (T.). 32. Steeplechase (open)-1, Brockbank (T.) ; 2, Robson (R.) ; 3, Lynch (T.). 1. 2. 3. 4.
Events decided before Sports Day. The Mile-1, Bulmer (T.) ; 2, Brockbank (T.) ; 3, Robson (R.). 5 mins. 7 secs. Tug-of-War-1, School House. St. Olave's Long Jump (over 114)-1, Dawson; 2, Miller. St. Olave's High Jump (under 114,-,)-1, Fryer; 2, Lynch (D.).
INTER-HOUSE BOXING. The heats of the Inter-House Boxing took place on Monday, 7th March. They provided some exciting contests, the best being between Reynolds and Ramsden. The finals were held on Saturday, 12th March, at 6-0 p.m., and resulted in a win for the School House, who won 6 fights, the Rise 4 and Temple House 3. There were some very close and hardfought contests, outstanding fights, as regards closeness and skill, being those between Inglis and Buckler, Cole and Parker, and Butler and Davin. We were all glad to find that this year a Boxing fixture versus Newcastle Royal Grammar School had been arranged. This took place at St. Peter's on Wednesday, 23rd March. Taking into consideration the fact that we have comparatively few people from whom to choose a team, we consider that only losing by 6 fights to 5 was a very creditable performance. In the first two fights Broadhurst and Buckler both fought very close contests with opponents who had an advantage in reach. In the fourth contest Parker boxed skilfully and confidently to beat Sweet (R.G.S.). 49
The fight between Lynch and Smith (D.), the Newcastle captain, was probably the best of the series, and Lynch, boxing above his weight, did well to win. In the heavier weights, Brockbank, Douglas and Stephenson are all to be congratulated on winning close contests. * * *
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CRICKET FIXTURES, 1938. 1st XI. Denstone College Sat. May 21st ... Thur. May 26th Staff XI Sat. May 28th Bootham School Wed. June 8th Durham Pilgrims Sat. June 11th Worksop College ... Wed. June 15th Leeds Grammar School Giggleswick School ... Sat. June 18th Sat. June 25th Yorkshire Gentlemen Wed. June 29th Durham School ... ... ... Sat. July 2nd M.C.C. Wed. July 6th Ampleforth College ... Sat. July 9th Catterick Garrison ... Wed. July 20th Craven Gentlemen ... Old Peterites Sat. July 23rd ••• ,
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Home Wed. May 25th Eccentrics XI ... Home Sat. May 28th Bootham School 2nd XI ... Away Sat. June 11th Worksop College 2nd XI Wed. June 15th Leeds Grammar School 2nd XI ... Home ... Away Sat. June 18th Giggleswick School 2nd XI Away Wed. June 22nd Richmond School ... Away Sat. June 25th Ampleforth College 2nd XI
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Home Ampleforth College Colts ... Wed. June 1st ... Away ... Wed. June 29th Worksop College Colts Bootham School Colts—to be arranged
SENIOR SCOUTS. We began this term under rather difficult circumstances. Our but by the river had been maliciously broken down during the vacation and the small number of things we had accumulated had been stolen. We were fortunate, however, in having for our use this term a very spacious two-roomed loft over the garages near the Sanatorium. Much of our time has been taken up with the removal and storage of the remains of the old hut, together with the carting and sawing of many logs, which have provided useful furniture. Several newcomers have passed their tenderfoot, and others have passed various second class tests, signalling has proved by far the most popular. It is unfortunate that some of our number do not support us as often as they might. Next term we hope to have meetings more regularly, and a week-end camp as a fit preparation for the one in the Summer.
CORRESPONDENCE.
March, 1938.
To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, I wish in this letter to complain about boaters having to roll the School Hockey and Cricket fields. I quite agree that they should be rolled, because the School matches and games are very important, but why should boaters have to participate in this rolling? We never see any cricketers or 52
hockeyites sweeping out our Boat House or digging mud from the steps. Moreover, why should certain members of the House 1st division crews have to roll twice per week and • members of the House Hockey XI's once per week? Surely this is a mistake. The members of the House Hockey and Cricket teams should roll twice and Boaters once per week. It would, of course, be better if Boaters did not roll at all, or as the Boaters roll that members of the House and School XI's should clean out the Boat House. Wishing the School every success at Hockey and Cricket, I am, dear Sirs, A " BOATER."
THE JUNIOR SCHOOL. The question is often asked, " Who writes the notes about St. Olave's and the Junior School ? " And the answer is never very readily forthcoming! Perhaps because it is as well that inquisitive people should sometimes be left guessing. Let it be said, however, that the task of writing about St. Olave's for this term is a very pleasant one, partly because we have no serious illness or epidemic to record, and partly because it has been a very good term and the weather has been enjoyably abnormal (so says A.W.P.). In fact, on several occasions doubts were raised concerning the accuracy of Mr. Chilman's maximum and minimum thermometer, or, shall we say, on the readings taken by his observers ! The minimum readings in 24 hours have several times not been below 60° during the month of March. Very shortly after the beginning of term, viz., on Tuesday evening, January 25th, we saw the marvellous display of the Northern Lights or the Aurora Borealis. When we came out of Prep the streams of light like searchlights attracted our attention, and then we saw the red coloured patches of light streaming from West to East. It was a very thrilling sight. A great feature of the term has been the striking changes brought about by the opening out of the ground between Albany House (the new Sanatorium) and the " Top Grove Field." Quite wonderful levelling operations have been carried out, soil has been moved from " here to there," the privet hedge which enclosed Mr. Ping's bottom garden 53
has disappeared (also the " greens "), and finally a miniature railway line was laid across the Rugger Field, and two trucks provided for us to push backwards and forwards. Oh, yes, we have had terrific fun with Mr. Cooper (sometimes) as foreman-in-chief. We claim that our " fun " did move large amounts of soil though ! Roller skating has been a very popular craze again this term. We are very short of sufficient concrete surface to get as much run as we should like. Mr. Ping has hinted that he might get us another piece done with concrete—so we are hoping! The Easter term is the Boxing term of the year, and about 20 boys have taken special instruction in Boxing with Sergt.-Major Puddick. It was quite a new idea for us to have a Boxing match with another school, but the match against Terrington Hall School was a very successful one for us, when on Thursday, March 3rd, out of seven contests we won five. Mr. T. B. Littlewood, Headmaster of Terrington School, and Mr. J. H. Stevenson were the judges and ex Sergt.-Major Neill was the referee. We also had our own Boxing Tournament, which took place on Tuesday, March 22nd. The results of the eleven contests are given below. We may say that all the boys stood up to their opponents very well indeed, and gave a very creditable performance. The test of the individual boy's confidence is shown not only in the actual boxing, but also in doing so before the large number of spectators. On this occasion Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Crews were the judges, and Dr. I. G. Macpherson was the referee. There does not seem to be a great deal to say about the work of the School as we do not have examinations this term. The great thing is that work has gone on without any serious break. We were very pleased indeed to hear of the success of two Old Olavites, Mr. Kenneth Harrison, who has recently
been elected a Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, and Mr. Jack Scholey, who since leaving St. Peter's has successfully passed all his medical examinations without a single failure, and has now passed his Final to become a fully qualified doctor. We also congratulate a present scholar, J. G. W. Gledhill, who has won a Challenge Cup for Swimming against all corners of his age at the York City Baths. 54
So now our record of the term must be brought to a close. We apologise for many omissions of incidents and happenings which might have been included, the blame must be put down against those recorders who have failed to record ! We look forward to all the pleasant doings of the coming Summer term.
SALVETE. Easter Term. I. Burnie. Day Boarder. G. F. Langdon. Day Boarder. J. D. Taylor Thompson. Dayboy. Summer Term. J. F. Morris. Boarder. S. Toyne. Boarder. St. G. D. Toyne. Boarder. D. Naylor. Boarder. P. McD. Steele and J. Dook have become Boarder& VALETE. D. 0. Shepherd (to Senior School). D. B. Beauman. J. B. Firth. R. Hyde.
BOXING. ST. OLAVE'S v. TERRINGTON. Legat (St. 0.) lost to Waller (T.). E. Denison (St. 0.) beat McKay (T.) . M. Lynch (St. 0.) beat Gordon (T.). Hart (St. 0.) beat Hartley (T.). Amos (St. 0.) lost to Rayner (T.) . Cookson (St. 0.) beat Brydon (T.). J. Denison (St. 0.) beat Channon (T.). 55
ST. OLAVE'S BOXING TOURNAMENT. G. Janes beat G. Dench. L. Edinger beat M. Wyndham. M. Norwood beat C. Shepherd. P. Legat beat H. Fryer. E. Denison beat J. Thompson. D. Hart beat D. Lynch. W. Amos beat R. Murray. L. Taylor beat G. Pearson. R. Miller beat N. Snowdon. J. Denison beat M. Steele. R. Stratton beat T. Cookson.
GAMES. Once again the time has come round to set pen to paper and say a few words about the Junior School Games. As we mentioned last term the Senior Game was to play Rugger in future during both the Winter terms. Mr. Crews was in charge of the Junior School Rugger, and was greatly helped by Mr. Cooper when he could be spared from taking a Soccer game. The three Soccer games were taken by Mr. Chilman, Mr. Sykes, Mr. Pollard and Miss Weatherill. Mr. Sykes and Miss Weatherill having one afternoon a week only. We did not get much time for organised sports practice this year, as the two half-holidays previous to the heats were taken up by the Rugger match v. St. Bede's and the School Boxing Tournament. An account of the Sports finalists will be found elsewhere. ST. OLAVE'S RUGGER. After a lapse of two seasons St. Olave's Rugger started again with renewed energy. Many who had never played the game before took it up most enthusiastically, with the result we had a very keen, but rather inexperienced side. Our first match was against Terrington Hall at home. Considering that it was the first time that many of the side 56
had played in a Rugger match, they did remarkably well in winning by 8 points to 3. The winning try was scored by Cookson, who made a wild dash from the half-way line. Stratton converted. The return match with Terrington ended in a draw, 6-6 ; it was a keenly contested game, but St. Olave's never seemed to accustom themselves to the Terrington pitch. Cookson scored the first try, having crossed the line once before but unfortunately did not touch down. Stratton brought the score to six with a really remarkable penalty from the touchline. Our last match was against St. Bede's, Hornsea. It was an exciting game, but the tackling was very weak, enabling St. Bede's to break through and collect 35 points against St. Olave's 12. Cookson scored one of his usual tries, Denison and Steele each scored one, both were the results of a forward rush, well backed up by the other forwards. The last try was scored by Warren, a quick heel on the half-way line gave him the ball, and cutting through neatly he ran very hard to score a little too far from the posts for Stratton to convert. We were very disappointed in not being able to play Worksop, but we will look forward eagerly to next season. The following represented St. Olave's :— Miller ; Cookson, Pearson, Hart, Garth ; Reynolds, Warren; Stratton (captain), Denison, Taylor, Dench, Sheriff, Steele, Snowdon, Penty. D.K.C. ST. OLAVE'S TRIP TO FRANCE. Yet another invasion of France was carried out during the holidays. A party of six, led by Mr. Cooper and Mr. Le Tocq, got in at Calais on March 29th and succeeded in re-entering England some eleven days later. The weather was remarkably fine, with the exception of one afternoon, and Paris was " done " in three days with enjoyment and thoroughness. One afternoon was spent at Versailles, where the palace was inspected, followed by an informal outing on the lake. Before a large crowd three of the fleetest vessels were hired, and manoeuvres of an intricate nature were carried out without serious or fatal accident. After exhausting the joys of the capital we migrated to Vinzier, a mountain village above the Lake of Geneva. From 57
there we entered Switzerland, visiting Montreux and the very interesting Chateau of Chinon. One afternoon was spent in climbing a mountain over 4,000 feet high, and we were lucky to see a golden eagle at close quarters. Unfortunately this excursion partly coincided with the one period of rain during the trip, and we were literally soaked to the skin. For the next two days our sopping clothes made access to every stove in the house a matter of some difficulty, but no pneumonia was caught. We also spent a whole day visiting the Gorges du Diable, a picturesque spot over five miles from Vinzier. We walked there and back and spent some eight hours in the open air. Since we went up hill and down dale we were quite ready for bed that night. When not engaged in excursions we spent most of our time by a mountain stream and constructed a barrier across it. We also tried to bring into this country some young Christmas trees, but these were mercilessly confiscated by the customs authorities and burnt in the furnace of a Southern Railway engine. We escaped deportation by the skin of our teeth, and can look back on this holiday as a highly successful one. ST. OLAVE'S LIBRARY. In order to replace the reading of the more lurid penny and twopenny adventure magazines which have been so popular in the past, St. Olave's has now its own library. This was started at the beginning of the term by Mr. Cooper, and now contains nearly two hundred books. Since each book has been taken out on an average twice this term, the librarians have been kept very busy. The library is open on three mornings a week, and there are two librarians for each day. They are J. Denison, Bulmer, Steele, Duffield, Boocock and W. Stratton. Should anyone have any old books which are taking up valuable space in the attic we shall ( ?) gratefully find them a happy home.
CUB REPORT. Much useful work has been done this term, and we hope to have a record number of boys with their first stars by the end of the Summer. Second star work has also continued well, and we ought to have one or two really efficient Cubs 58
with both stars. P. Penty has gained his first star at last, but there are one or two old-stagers who are still unable to look a skipping rope in the face without displaying their remarkable ability for tying up their legs in a confusion of knots. The Blue Six won the Inter-Six Competition easily from the Red Six. Yellow were two points behind the latter and so last term's positions were reversed.
CONTEMPORARIES. The editors acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following magazines, and apologise for omissions:—" The ,Johnian " (2), " The Journal of Hellenic Studies," " The Artists' Rifles Gazette " (2), " The Journal of the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell," Bootham Journal," " The Pocklingtonian," " The Ashville Magazine," " The Denstonian," " The Ousel " (2), " The Magazine of St. Peter's College (Adelaide)," " The Leodiensian," " The Sedberghian," " The Reptonian," "The Ampleforth Journal," "The Haileyburian," " The Brighton College Magazine," " The Dunelmian," " The Cantuarian," " The Cranleighan," " Danensis," " The Dovorian," " The Draxonian," " The Eagle," " The Eastbournian," " The Giggleswick Chronicle." " The Merchistonian," " The Hymerian," " The Johnian," " The Hymerian," " The Limit," " The Malvernian," " The Monktonian," " The Nottinghamian," " St. Bees School Magazine," " The Scardeburgian," " The Stoneyhurst Magazine," " The Worksopian."
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ST. PETER'S SCHOOL, YORK. EXAMINATION FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND EXHIBITIONS, 1938. An Examination will be held on June 7th and 8th for the award of Scholarships and Exhibitions. Candidates may be examined either at their Preparatory Schools, when supervision is guaranteed, or at St. Peter's School. The limit of age is under 14 on June 1st, 1938. The Scholarships and Exhibitions available for award in one or other of these Examinations are as follows:— One Foundation Scholarship value £60, and three of £35 to £45. Three Exhibitions value £15—£20 each. Three Day Boy Scholarships of £15—£20 each. Two of the Scholarships are reserved, other things being equal, for sons of the Clergy or Officers of H.M. Forces. Papers will be set as follows :A. Obligatory. (1) English Grammar and Composition. (2) Elementary Mathematics (Mathematics I). (3) English History and Geography. (A large choice of questions will be given, so that a boy is not required to concentrate on any special period or country.) (4) Latin Grammar and Translation. (5) French Grammar and Translation. B. Optional. (6) More Advanced Mathematics (Mathematics II). (7) Latin Composition. (8) French Composition. (9) Greek Translation, Grammar and Sentences. (10) Science. Candidates are expected to offer one or more of the optional subjects. An outstanding performance in one of these papers will receive greater credit than mediocre performances in several. A few sets of papers set in recent Examinations are available, and may be had on application to the Headmaster. The Entry Form, obtainable on application, together with Birth Certificate, should be returned to the Headmaster before May 21st for the Examination in June. ,
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SEPTEMBER, 1938
No. 289
EDITORIAL. Once again we come to the beginning of another school year, and as we look back upon the year which has just passed we cannot help realising how, in that year, the School has progressed and expanded. All the houses have been redecorated, and, to some extent, refitted, and the need for more boarding houses is becoming increasingly apparent. We are pleased to see that under the go-ahead policy which the Governors have adopted this need is to be dealt with. A plan for a new pavilion has been posted, and a very imposing pavilion it will be, including, as it does, a dininghall and a School shop, in which School clothes will be sold. The improvements to the 1st XV Rugger pitch were completed last term, and with the grass having been cut frequently the pitch is in excellent trim. Last term we said good-bye to Mr. J. H. Stevenson, Mr. F. H. Roberts and Mr. T. Adams. Mr. Stevenson, who is leaving us to take up a post at Ellesmere College, has for the past six years coached the rugger team. We should like to express our thanks for the services he has rendered the School in that and many other ways. Messrs. Roberts and Adams will, of course, be remembered by practically all Old Peterites, having served the School for nearly a quarter of a century. The former has been entirely responsible for, the present cricket square, for when he came it was non-existent, whilst the latter has rendered valuable service as head porter. We wish them both the very best of luck and happiness in the future. We extend a hearty welcome to Mr. Harding, Mr. Bendall and Mr. Jeffs. Mr. Harding, who suceeds Mr. Stevenson as coach to the 1st XV, is an Oxford Rugby Blue. His position is centre three-quarter, and his coaching should do much to improve the standard of three-quarter play which last season was the chief weakness of the 1st XV. Mr. Harding, having taken a course in the new Swedish drill, will also take gymnasium. Mr. Bendall who comes from St. Bees School is also a rugger coach, having coached the St. Bees XV for the last eleven years, and, judging by the standard of rugby St. Bees has produced, he also should do 1
CONTENTS. Editorial ... Commemoration Days, 1938 Cambridge Letter ... Old Peterite News ... St. Peter's School Appeal Fund School Officers ... Valete and Salvete School Certificate Results House Notes ... Chapel Library ... Scientific Society The Curtain ... The Hobby Cup S.S. Holmpark Games Committee Mr. Yeld Cricket ••• Rowing Tennis Swimming O.T.C. News Shooting ... Football Fixtures, 1938 Correspondence The Junior School Scout News ... Cub Report ... Contemporaries Editorial Notices
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much for the School Rugger. Mr. Jeffs, a senior scholar of Christ's College, Cambridge, will take up the post of Assistant Science Master. To turn to sport. The Cricket XI has met with varying sucess. They had one spell during which they beat Worksop College, Giggleswick, and Leeds Grammar School, but for the rest of the season they were mostly disappointing. At the beginning of the season it appeared that we should have a strong batting side, but as often happens in cricket, it was our bowlers who usually won the matches. It was at rowing that the School were most successful. Two cups were won, the 2nd IV winning the Ladies Plate at the Tyne Regatta, a cup which the 1st IV won two years ago, and the 3rd IV won the Mason Challenge Cup at Tees Regatta, which was won by the 1st IV last year. Nottingham High School were defeated away by both 1st and 2nd crews, whilst the 2nd and 3rd IV's defeated Leeds University 3rd and 4th IV's respectively. Detailed accounts of these events will be found elsewhere. Unfortunately the VIII race against York City could not be arranged this year. And so on the threshold of a term which has every prospect of being most successful at work and games, and a year which promises to outshine its predecessor, we take our leave with the hope that you will find the rest of this magazine worthy of your attention.
COMMEMORATION DAYS, 1938. FRIDAY, JULY 22nd. This year Sir Bedford L. Dorman, Chairman of the North Riding Educational Committee, kindly consented to distribute the prizes, at 8-15 p.m. on July 22nd. The Dean of York, Dr. H. N. Bate, presided. Mr. Dronfield in his speech said that good progress was being made with the forward policy which tihe Governors had adopted. The refitting of the boarding( houses would be finished before the beginning of next term. They would now have to provide a new boarding house, as next term the existing houses would be completely full, which was a very encouraging position when embarking on schemes of extension. 2
The actual manner of these extensions was under discussion. The financial side had been considerably eased by Mr. Riley Smith's gift of £10,000. He felt he could not adequately express the School's gratitude for the gift and for Mr. Riley Smith's interest in the School. Speaking on careers, the Headmaster said it was now looked upon as one of the major duties of a headmaster to advise a boy concerning careers. This was probably due to the complexity of the problem compared with pre-war days. Mr. Dronfield then dealt with the successes of the School in games, referring to the success of the O.T.C. who last year received at the annual inspection the best report for many years. The Dean of York said that though many extensions had been made in the past there were many still to come. On all sides there was healthy reconstruction and the happiest symptoms of a strong and steady increase in the number of pupils, which meant an increasing understanding on the part of the general public of the things which were being carried forward. The Governors faced the future with more than hope— with a strong, enthusiastic confidence in their belief in the School, and they had a very special reason for that belief in the personality of the Headmaster. There was much ahead of them that was going to build up the School more and more into the place to which it belonged in the education of that part of the country. Sir Bedford Dorman said he was interested to learn that the future was full of promise and that the School was making real efforts to adapt itself still further to modern times, and to bring its buildings and curriculum up to date. Sir Bedford said we were living in times of great mechanical changes and it was perhaps true that we had got ahead in such changes more quickly than we were able to digest. We had not adapted ourselves to our mechanical improvements and that, he thought, was where the younger generation would play their part in the future. It was, therefore, up to the boys of the future to endeavour to adapt these mechanical improvements in such a way that they would help the world and not be source of menace. With that adjustment should come an increase in the feelings of kindness, sympathy and understanding. It was perfectly certain that unless they were able to appreciate the views held by the people, wars and trouble would continue. S
PRIZE LIST. The Dean of York's Prize for Mathematics...J. M. Rucklidge The Whytehead Memorial Prizes for Divinity— St. Peter's K. Greenwood P. G. Dench St. Olave's The Headmaster's Prizes for Latin Prose— Sixth Form E. V. Elgey A. J. Doherty Below the Sixth H. A. Milburn The Toyne History Prize Old Peterite Club Reading Prizes— J M. Rucklidge St. Peter's—Senior J M. Inglis Junior J A. Denison St. Olave's—Senior E. A. K. Denison Junior J T. Harding The Norman T. Crombie Memorial Prize K. Mathews Modern Language Prize G. H. Briggs B.M.A. Medal for Science Art Prizes— St. Peter's • W. Porter, J. M. Couldwell C. A. F. Cookson St. Olave's V. L. F. Davin General Knowledge Prize Music Prizes— D. A. Smith St. Peter's St. Olave's (Presented by Mr. H. M. Haigh) ..R. L. Miller D. G. Middleton Form Prizes—Languages B1 J R. Scholey B2 G. E. K. Reynolds Middle School—Essay S. J. 'Purnell Mathematics R. E. Dodd Science
SATURDAY, JULY 23rd. Fortunately the weather was fine. The School teams began the day well, both the 1st and 2nd IV's defeating the Old Peterites. However the Old Peterites gained their revenge by defeating the 1st XI. We were extremely glad to see the large number of Old Peterites who visited us. It is a long time since we have seen so many of them together. During the tea interval the Gym Squad, under Sgt-Major Puddick, gave a display which was enhanced by the introduction of two clowns who, if anything, did their job too thoroughly. After the match the swimming sports 4
were held. The result was another victory for Clifton Rise. As a finale Mr. Rhodes' diving squad gave a display, but this year were not quite so successful at drowning the spectators. Throughout the day there were several displays of interest to be seen, art display in the art room, a display of • maps, etc., in the Geography room and a model railway in the Hobby room. SUNDAY, JULY 24th. The Chapel was tastefully decorated with flowers. Holy Communion was celebrated at 8 a.m., and the Commemoration Service was held at 11 a.m. The Sermon was by the Very Rev. the Dean of York, and the collection was in aid of the Scholarship Fund for the sons of Clergy. The Hymns sung were " Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven," " Immortal, Invisible, God only wise," and " For all the Saints who from their labours rest."
CAMBRIDGE LETTER. Cambridge, August, 1938.
To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, This last May term Cambridge has had its fair share of good weather, and was only spoilt by the thoughts of Trips and work; though for most the former materialised without the latter. We wish that the cricket match with Oxford could have been completed to the finish it deserved. It was with regret that we learned of the retirement of Adams and Roberts, and we would' like to take this opportunity of giving them our thanks and good wishes for the future. It is certain that the School will not feel the same to us when we return to it without them. H. E. T. Summers (Queen's) says that during last term he has been working at a lot of pointless things, and he could occasionally be seen playing squash. He has now departed from Cambridge into the wide world, and we wish him luck. N. W. D. Yardley (John's), came up for last term, as far as we can find out, just to play cricket, which he did with success ; we congratulate him on the honour of being reserve for England against Australia. 5
R. S. Bickle (Queen's) will be our only member up next year, and so will have no one to spy on his activities. He is reported to have spoken at the Union last term, in support of a motion preferring the public house to the public school. Wishing the School every success in the coming year. We are Yours sincerely THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITES.
OLD PETERITE NEWS. We heartily congratulate N. W. D. Yardley on being chosen 12th man for England in the 1st and 2nd Test matches, on captaining Cambridge C.C., and on his fine innings for the Gentlemen v. The Players. We also congratulate A. B. Sellars on being appointed a member of the Test Selection Committee, and on his 82 not out against Lancashire.. In King George the Sixth's first birthday honours list Mr. Lancelot Rougier Foster, of Sunderland, was awarded the O.B.E. Mr. Foster has been in political and public work for 40 years. He is a native and Freeman of York, his grandfather being a former Sheriff of York. N. A. Newman, since leaving School two years ago, has been playing cricket regularly for Northumberland and was recently selceted to accompany them on tour and against Lancashire 2nd XI. D. Lyth represented the Northern Counties v. Combined Universities at Manchester, on May 28th, anti also Yorkshire in the British Games at the White City. Extract from " Gazette of India," No. 7, New Delhi, Saturday, February 12th, 1938. DEFENCE DEPARTMENT. Part B. (Army Branch). Not. No. 121. Personal Staff. His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief is pleased to make the following appointment on His Excellency's personal staff, with effect from 8th December, 1938 :— To be Hony. Aide-de-CampMajor (Hony. Lt.-Col.) A. A. Phillips, V.D., N.W.Ry. Bn., A.F. (I), Vice Lt.-Col. (Hony. Col.) C.B. Rubie, C.B.E., E.D., Garachi Corps, A.F. (I), vacated. 6
Extract from " Gazette of India," No. 18, dated April 30th, 1938. DEFENCE DEPARTMENT. Not. No. 388. The following promotions are made:— AUXILIARY FORCE, INDIA. THE NORTH WESTERN RY. BN . Dated 2nd April, 1938. Major to be Lt.-Col. Hony. Lt.-Col. A. A. Phillips, V.D. From the " London Gazette." TERRITORIAL ARMY. 67th (S. Midland) Fd. Bde. Hugh Charles Brittain Addison (late Cadet, St. Peters' School O.T.C.) to be 2nd Lieut. 1st March, 1938. 62nd (Northumbrian) A.A. Bde. William James Batt (late Cadet, St. Peter's School O.T.C.) to be 2nd Lieut. 18th May, 1938. 5th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment. Leslie Francis Oddy Stansfield (late Cadet L.-Cpl., St. Peters' School O.T.C.) to be 2nd Lieut. 25th May, 1938. 49th (West Yorkshire Regiment) A.A. Bn. Terence Bryce Bridges (late Cadet, St. Peters' School O.T.C. to be 2nd Lieut. 4th June, 1938. 62nd (Northumbrian) A.A. Bde. Frederick Ford Weatherill (late Cadet Sgt., St. Peters' School O.T.C.) to be 2nd Lieut. 2nd July, 1938. ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. Frederick Robert Willis Hemsley, M.B. (late Cadet Cpl., St. Peter's School O.T.C.) to be 2nd Lieut. 13th July, 1938. Captain E. P. Sewell, S. Wales Bord., has been nominated by the War Office to the Staff College, Cambrley, for the course beginning in 1939.
UNIVERSITY HONOURS. We congratulate the following :— J. E. C. Hill, Assistant Lecturer in Modern Constitutional History at Cardiff University, has been appointed a Fellow and Tutor of Balliol College, Oxford. Oxford. J. P. Farrow. Class II in Modern Greats. J. M. Atkinson. Class II in History. M. P. L. Wall. Class III in Natural Science 7
Cambridge. R. S. Bickle. Class III in Natural Science Tripos. Part I. Sheffield. G. C. Smith. B.Eng. Hons.
E. E. Gilbert dealt with the growth of inland and seaside health resorts in a paper to the Geographical Section of the recent meeting of the British Association.
MARRIAGE. CAMERON—JAMIESON. July 23rd, 1938, at St. Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, Donald Maxwell, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cameron, Raisbeck Lodge, York, to Elizabeth Robertson, twin daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John Jamieson, 34 Albany Street, Edinburgh. BIRTH. WHARRAM. On June 6th, at Tilmire, Crockey Hill, Yorks., to Monica (née Reed), wife of George W. Wharram—a son. ENGAGEMENT. Dr. G. B. ROBINSON and Miss J. Portlock. The engagement is announced of Dr. Gerald Barcroft Robinson, younger son of Dr. and Mrs. G. C. Robinson, of Woodside, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, to Joy Portlock, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Portlock, of 35 South Terrace, Littlehampton, Sussex, and Sao Paulo, Brazil. DEATHS. BRIG.-GEN. 0. C. WILLIAMSON. OSWALD. Brigadier-General Oswald Charles Williamson Oswald, C.B., C.M.G., who died on August 25th at the age of 74, was the representative through his mother Marion, granddaughter of Charles Harrison, of Ripon, who married the daughter of William Estcourt, of Bremilham, of the family of Estcourt, of Pinkney Park, in Wiltshire. He was educated at St. Peter's School, York, and at Woolwich, and became a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery in 1883. He served in several expeditions in Burma between 1887 and 1889, and in expeditions in Waziristan, 1894, Chitral, 1895, and elsewhere on the North-West Frontier from 1897 to 1898 and in the South African War in 1901. In 1914 he 8
was colonel, and during the Great War, in which he was made C.B. in 1917 and C.M.G. in 1918, served on the West Front, in Macedonia, and in Palestine, where he was G.O.C. at the Kantara base on the Suez Canal in 1919 and B.A.R.A., Egypt and Palastine in the following year, when he retired. He was an Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy and a member of the Third Class of the Egyptian Order of the Nile. He married in 1908 Margaret, daughter of Mr. William Carson, of Carnalea House, Co. Down, and is survived by her and by his son and three daughters. WADE. At South Moor House, Abingdon, on August 27th, Armigel Wade, the fourth son of the late Rev. G. F. and Mrs. Wade, St. Lawrence Vicarage, York.
OLD PETERITES v. OLD WORKSOPIANS. This match was the first against the Old Worksopians, and was played on the School ground, on July 24th. The game attracted considerable interest and many Old Peterites and friends watched an enjoyable afternoon's cricket. Elliott won the toss and decided to bat on what appeared to be a very easy paced wicket. At first the bowling of the Old Worksopians was good, but after the shine had gone off the ball, runs came very quickly. Altogether the O.P.s batted for 1 hour 55 minutes, and the feature of the innings was a splendid stand by Newman and Ogley of 132 runs for the third wicket. Newman's 64 was made in very easy style and included ten 4's. Ogley batted well for a very hard hit 100, which included ten 4's and three 6's. The innings was declared at 237 for five wickets. Given 2 hours 20 minutes in which to get these runs the Old Worksopians were slow at first and soon found themselves behind the clock. Shillito and Walker contributed a useful 43 and 48 respectively, both were missed before reaching double figures. The bowling of Pickergill for the O.P.s was really first class, making the ball turn very quickly at times, his six wickets costing 56 runs. N.B.—A return fixture at Worksop is being arranged for Whit Sunday of next year. Any O.P. wishing to play should send his name to K. G. Chilman, Esq.
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OLD PETERITES. 64 N. A. Newman, c Merryweather, b Kilner 0 E. Graham, b Taylor 24 C. C. Fairweather, c & b Barton 100 R. Ogley, c Dunning. b Etches 19 K. Lockwood. c Walker, b Etches 15 W. Elliott (Capt.) not out Did not bat:—R. Pickersgill, J. R. Taylor, A. W Mackintosh, R. J. Quarrie, J. W. Stead. 15 Extras Total (for 5 wickets) OLD WORSOPIANS. D. M. Dunning, b Pickersgill K. Barton, lbw, b Elliott L. Shillito, b Pickersgill F. G. Taylor, b Pickersgill T. R. Walker, c Fairweather, b Pickersgill K. Kilner, b Pickersgill H. P. Robson, b Pickersgill G. Etches, c Quarrie, b Elliott P. McKenzie, not out J. Merryweather, not out Did not bat:—L. Taylor (Capt.) Extras Total (for 8 wickets)
237 35 1 43 5 48 0 4 28 6 1 0 175
The Editors wish to thank several O.P.s who in answer to recent requests have sent information of their whereabouts, distinctions, marriages, etc., and, in short, any of the hundred-and-one details which their own contemporaries are always interested to hear. The Editors also hope that as many O.P.s as possible will make use of the enclosed card to send some account of their present activities, professional or otherwise.
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL APPEAL FUND. The aim of the fund is to raise £10,000 to be treated as a capital fund for expenditure in the near future. This will provide for a new pavilion, including changing rooms with showers, a tuck shop, a School shop, where all school clothing and O.P. colours, etc., may be purchased, and a large dining room. The present pavilion is to be moved to the playing field near the river, and this field is to be fenced and laid out, so as to provide a cricket ground, a cinder running track and two rugger pitches. 10
Finally, in order to enlarge the present cricket ground, the squash courts are to be moved and rebuilt and the bank is to be removed on which the present cricket pavilion now stands. The Headmaster will be glad to send a detailed memorandum and explanation of the scheme to any O.P. who wishes to support the Appeal and has not yet received such information. Subscriptions to date are as follows :— £ s. d. W. R. Lyth, Esq. ... ... 100 0 0 The Very Rev. the Dean of York 22 1 0 C. Paley Scott, Esq., K.C. 70 0 0 The Head Master ... ... 70 0 0 H. L. Creer, Esq., J.P. ... ... 70 0 0 B. H. Pickering, Esq. ... ... 1 1 0 Rev. A. I. Hopkins ... ... 7 7 0 A. P. Troughton, Esq. .... ... 2 2 0 F. T. Penty, Esq. ... .. 70 0 0 Cecil H. Cobb, Esq. ... ... 5 0 0 A. Harding, Esq. ... 5 0 0 Rear Admiral N. F. Roy 8 0 0 Messrs. Penty & Thompson 70 0 0 M. H. T. Roy, Esq. ... 1 0 0 J. M. Dickenson, Esq. ... 10 10 0 G. E. L. Graham, Esq. ... 5 0 0 S. II. Yeld, Esq. 1 1 0 Lt.-Col. C. J. Daniel ... 5 0 0 Lt.-Col. A. A. Cockburn 5 5 0 H. A. Wrenn, Esq. ... 7 7 0 J. B. Gedge, Esq. ... 7 7 0 Lt.-Col. H. C. Scott ... 70 0 0
SCHOOL OFFICERS. SUMMER TERM, 1938. Monitors : J. T. HARDING (Head of School House). J. T. BROCKBANK (Head of Temple House). A. C. W. PING (Head of Clifton Rise). P. B. COCKBURN. V. L. F. DAVIN. J. A. WRIGHT. R. S. DIXON. 11
Captain of Cricket: R. S. DIXON. Vice-Captain of Cricket: V. L. F. DAVIN. Captain of Boats : G. E. SHEPHERD. Hon. Secretary of Shooting: R. S. DIXON. Hon. Secretary of Tennis : A. C. W. PING. C.S.M. in O.T.C.: J. T. HARDING. Editors of " The Peterite ": P. B. COCKBURN. J. M. RUCKLIDGE. J. A. 'WRIGHT. T. F. CAMERON. E. V. ELGEY.
VALETE AND SALVETE. VALETE. J. T. Harding. 1933-38. Upper VIth Modern. School Monitor. Head of School House. Head of School. Played for 2nd XV, 1935. 2nd XV Colours, 1935. Played for 1st XV, 1936-7-8. 1st XV Colours, 1936. Vice-Captain of Rugger, 1937. Played for Durham County Public Schools XV, 1936-7-8. Played for Yorkshire Public Schools XV, 1936-7-8. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1937-8. Colours, 1937. Captain of Hockey, 1938. Played for Yorkshire Public Schools Hockey X1, 1937. Rowed for 3rd IV, 1937. Rowed for 2nd IV, 1938. Colours, 1937. Members of in Debating Society Committee. Certificated O.T.C. V. L. F. Davin. 1934-38. Upper VIth Modern. School Monitor. Played for 2nd XI, 1935. 2nd XI Colours, 1936. Played for 1st XI, 1936-7-8. 1st XI Colours, 1937. Vice-Captain of Cricket, 1937-8. Played for 2nd XV, 1935-6. 2nd XV Colours, 1936. Played for 1st XV, 1936-7-8. 1st XV Colours, 1936-7. Captain of Rugger, 1937. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1937-8. Hockey Colours, 1938. Played for Squash Team, 1936-7-8. Squash Colours, 1937. Captain of Squash, 1938. Played for Tennis Team, 1936-7. Certificate A." Corporal in O.T.C. R. S. Dixon. 1934-38. Lower VIth Modern. School Monitor. Played for 2nd XV, 1936-7. 2nd XV Colours, 1936. Played for 1st XV, 1936-7-8. 1st XV Colours, 1937. Played for 2nd XI, 1936. 2nd XI Colours, 1936. Played for 1st XI, 1936-7-8. 1st XI Colours, 1937-8. Captain of Cricket, 1938. Played for 12
Hockey XI, 1937. Shooting VIII, 1935-6-7-8. Shooting Colours, 1936. Hon. Secretary of Shooting, 1937-8. Member of Debating Society Committee. Hon. Secretary of " The Curtain." Certificate " A." Sergeant in O.T.C. R. H. Rimmer. 1935-38. Lower VIth Modern. House Monitor. Played for 2nd XV, 1936-7. 2nd XV Colours, 1936. Played for 1st XV, 1936-7. Played for 1st XI, 1937-8. 2nd XI Colours, 1937. Played for a Yorkshire Public Schoolboys XI, 1937. 1st XI Colours, 1938. Played for Hockey XI, 1937-8. Best Individual Shot, 1937. Shooting VIII, 1938. R. Bower. 1935-38. Lower VIth Modern. Rowed for 1st IV, 1937-8. 2nd IV Colours, 1937. 1st IV Colours, 1937-8. Rowed for 1st VIII, 1937. Played for 2nd XV, 1937. Shooting VIII, 1938. Cadet in O.T.C. M. I. H. Sproulle. 1935-38. Al. Rowed for 2nd IV, 1937-8. 2nd IV Colours, 1937. Rowed for 1st VIII, 1937. Played for 2nd XV, 1937. Shooting VIII, 1938. Cadet in O.T.C. E. V. Elgey. 1936-38. Upper VIth Classical. Played for 2nd XV, 1937. Played for 1st XV, 1937. 2nd XV Colours, 1937. Played for 2nd XI, 1937-8. Played for 1st XI, 1937. 2nd XI Colours, 1937. Played for a Yorkshire Public Schoolboys XI, 1937. Hon. Secretary of Games Committee. Cadet in O.T.C. Editor of " The Peterite." D. A. Smith. 1935-38. Lower VIth Modern. Certificate " A." L.-Cpl. in O.T.C. TEMPLE HOUSE. J. A. Wright. 1933-38. Upper VIth Modern. School Monitor. Played for 1st XV, 1936-7-8. 2nd XV Colours, 1936. Played for 2nd XI, 1937. 2nd XI Colours, 1937. Played for 1st XI, 1937-8. 1st XI Colours, 1938. Shooting VIII, 1937-8. Shooting Colours, 1938. Tennis Team, 1937. Hon. Secretary of Scientific Society. School Librarian. Certificate " A." Sergeant in O.T.C. Editor of " The Peterite." I. S. Mackay. 1933-38. Al. House Monitor. Played for 2nd XV, 1937-8. 2nd XV Colours, 1938. Played for 1st XV, 1938. Played for 2nd XI, 1938. 2nd XI Colours, 1938. Played for Hockey XI, 1938. Hockey Colours, 1938. Certificate " A." L.-Cpl. in O.T.C. 18
E. W. Whitney. 1933-38. Lower VIth Modern. House Monitor. Played for 2nd XV, 1938. Played for 2nd XI, 1937. 2nd XI Colours, 1937. Played for 1st XI, 1937. Rowed for 1st IV, 1938. 2nd IV, Colours, 1938. 1st IV Colours, 1938. Shooting VIII, 1938. Certificate " A." L.-Cpl. in O.T.C. A. T. H. Wright. 1934-38. Lower VIth Modern. Played for 2nd XI, 1936. Played for 2nd XV, 1936-7. 2nd XV Colours, 1937. Played for 1st XV, 1937-8. Played for Hockey XI, 1936-7-8. Hockey Colours, 1937. ViceCaptain of Hockey, 1938. Played for Yorkshire Public Schoolboys Hockey XI, 1938. Played for Squash Team, 1937-8. G. H. Briggs. 1933-38. Upper VIth Modern. Played for 2nd XV, 1937-8. Played for 1st XV, 1937-8. Played for Hockey XI, 1937-8. Hockey Colours, 1938. Played for Yorkshire Public Schoolboys Hockey XI, 1938. Played for 2nd XI, 1935-6-7. CLIFTON RISE. G. Scatchard. 1936-38. Al. Cadet in O.T.C. SALVETE. SCHOOL HOUSE. D. E. Byass. Boarder. D. Anderson. Boarder. R. S. F. Webber. Boarder. K. H. Hanson. Boarder. M. M. Barker. Boarder. G. M. C. Donaldson. Boarder. P. F. Cheesewright. Boarder. R. J. McKinlay. Boarder. R. A. Stratton (from St. Olave's). Boarder. R. L. Miller (from St. Olave's). Boarder. CLIFTON RISE. W. G. Huntley. Boarder. J. G. Blakey. Boarder. D. C. Thompson. Boarder. A. C. Brown. Boarder. J. R. Frost. Boarder. B. Rodwell. Boarder. W. E. Veitch. Boarder. A. M. Claybourn (from St. Olave's). Boarder. C. A. F. Cookson (from St. Olave's). Boarder. K. A. Warren (from St. Olave's). Boarder. 14
TEMPLE HOUSE.
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W. Amos (City Scholar). Day Boy. N. T. Barnes (City Scholar). Day Boy. M. J. Dunn (City Scholar). Day Boy. G. H. Oxtoby (City Scholar). Day Boy. P. G. R. Dench. Day Boy. J. A. Denison. Day Boy. R. T. Hey. Day Boy. A. H. Terry. Day Boy. R. B. Wharldall. Day Boy. A. L. Wyman. Day Boy. N. M. Oudney. Day Boy. R. M. Chappell. Day Boy. —Grice. Day Boy. J. G. Holt. Day Boy. J. R. Marley. Day Boy. E. Taylor. Day Boarder. R. E. Dodd. Day Boarder. R. D. Scott. Day Boarder. Ruddock (ii). Day Boarder. J. R. Penty. Day Boarder. G. D. Smith. Day Boarder. T. R. Dresser. Day Boarder. R. L. Murray. Day Boarder.
SCHOOL AWARDS, SUMMER TERM. Foundation Scholarships.—M. M. Barker (Field Place,
New Milton), R. H. Hanson (Jun. Sch., Cranleigh), G. McC. Donaldson (Rock Lodge Sch., Roker, Sunderland), D. Anderson (Carney Hall, Grange-over-Sands). Exhibitions.—C. A. F. Cookson (St. Peter's Jun.), C. L. Gale (Newcastle G.S.), A. C. Brown (St. Bede's, Hornsea). Head Master's Exhibition.—J. R. Frost (St. Bede's, Hornsea). Day School Scholarships.—A. H. Terry, R. E. Dodd, J. A. Denison (St. Peters' Jun).
OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL CERTIFICATE RESULTS.
The following candidates were successful in the July examinations :—A. Battrick, L. W. Bennett, R. Bower, A. Broadhurst, J. A. Cato, A. S. Clephan, A. J. Doherty, M. S. Harding, G. A. W. Heppell, E. Hodgson, J. H. T. Hunter, J. McN. Inglis, G. D. Jefferson, G. Long. I. S. McKay, K. C. Matthews, J H. Motum, R. M. S. Parker, G. A. Ramsden, H. D. Revill, C. M. Robson, J. B. Shillitoe, D. A. Smith, F. F. Steele, H. L. Taylor, D. F.. Wilson. 15
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HOUSE NOTES.
SCHOOL HOUSE. We tender our congratulations to Temple House on winning the Oxford Cup for the first time in their existence. However, we have started the new year well by beating Temple House in the final of the Cricket Cup after a very exciting and hard-fought game. As a contrast we must add that we have had the captains of all major School games residing in the House this year. We must congratulate•R. N. Rimmer and H. A. Milburn on being awarded their 1st XI Colours, F. N. Buckler, J. P. Pulleyn, E. Hodgson on being awarded their 2nd XI Colours, and G. E. Shepherd on being awarded his Shooting Colours. J. H. T. Hunter won the Hobbys Cup with a magnificent model of a galleon. This is the first year of the competition. H. D. Revill and R. Earle tied for second place. We are sorry that Miss Gilpin is leaving us at the end of this term, and we wish her every success in the future. CLIFTON RISE. First we should like to tender our heartiest congratulations to Mr. Corkill on his marriage, which took place during the Summer holidays, and welcome Mrs. Corkill to the Rise. We must bid adieu to our matron, Miss Mason, who is leaving us to take up a position as mistress at St. Olave's. We wish her the best of luck at her new post, and express the hope that she will visit us frequently in the future. We welcome Miss Johnson, who comes to us from Terrington Hall. The end of term brought a great deal of battering and noise to the Rise, for the Senior and Junior Middle Comnion Rooms were fitted with new lockers. During the holidays the rooms were also re-decorated. In the Inter-House events we lost the Fernie Cup, having won it for the last three years, to Temple House, but retained the Kazerooni Cup for Swimming, mainly due to the fine performance of S. H. Butler. We congratulate the following: T. F. Cameron on being awarded his School Cricket Colours ; C. M. Robson on being awarded his School Rowing Colours ; P. B. Cockburn, M. S. Douglas, and G. C. Brown on being awarded their 2nd XI Colours. 16
TEMPLE HOUSE.
During the Easter holidays Mr. Sykes left us to take over the Headmastership of Glenhow Preparatory School, at Saltburn. During the time in which he was our Housemaster, his enthusiasm did much to make Temple House a success at both work and games, and we hope that his stay in Saltburn will be long and prosperous. At the same time we must welcome Mr. Stead, and regard it as a good omen that in his first term as our Housemaster we managed to win the Oxford Cup. Next term Mr. and Mrs. Stead are taking over a house opposite the School, part of which will be used as a dining-room for any members of the House who wish to stay at School for lunch. Already quite a number have become enthusiastic supporters of this scheme. This term a Temple House section, under L.-Cpl. Whitney, won the Section Competition, and, in addition, we won both the Section Shooting and the Team Shooting Cups. R. W. Wright is to be congratulated on winning the Individual Shot Cup. In the Inter-House Cricket we met the Rise in the semi-final, and after scoring exactly one hundred, dismissed the Rise for 42. We congratulate the School House on winning a very close final, their score being 133 and ours 116. A notable feature of the game was the absence of the usual stonewalling. And so we conclude our account of a very successful term.
CHAPEL. SUMMER TERM, 1938. May 1. 2nd S. after Easter. Military Sunday. Service in York Minster at 10-15 a.m. 8. 3rd S. after Easter. The Headmaster. 1 „ 15. 4th S. after Easter. The Rev. F. H. Barnby. „ 22. 5th S. after Easter. The Ven. the Archdeacon of York. „ 29. Sunday after Ascension. The Rev. L. R. McDermid, Vicar of St. Thomas', York. June 5. Whitsunday. The Rev. H. R. Wilson, M.A., Chamberlain of York Minster. 12. Trinity Sunday. The Rev. J. W. Lamb, Vicar ft of Heworth. 19. 1st S. after Trinity. The Rev. Marchant )7 Pearson, M.A., Rector of St. Paul's, St. Leonard's-on-Sea. „ 26. 2nd S. after Trinity. The Rev. C. C. Bell, M.A., Canon and Precentor of York Minster. 17
July 10. 4th S. after Trinity. The Rev. F. H. Barnby. „ 23. 6th S. after Trinity. Commemoration Service. Preacher: The Very Rev. the Dean of York. Collection in aid of the Exhibition Fund for Sons of the Clergy.
LIBRARY. Librarian : Rev. F. H. BARNBY. Assistant Librarians : P. B. COCKBURN, J. M. RUCKLIDGE, R.S. DIXON. The following books have been added to the Library during the Summer term :C. III. 7A. The Evolution of Physics—A. Einstein and L. Infeld. G. VII. 41. News of England—Beverley Nichols. E. VIII. 51. The Historical Background of the Bible— J. N. Schofield. E. V. 25. *Greek Verbs—W. Veitch. E. VI. 28. *The Electra of Euripides—G. Murray. E. VI. 29. *Poetics of Aristotle—S. H. Butcher. E. VII. 24. *Livy IV—H. M. Stephenson. E. VII. 25. *Life and Letters of Cicero—G. E. Jeans. E. VII. 26. *Sallust--A. W. Pollard. E. VII. 27. *Minor Works of Tacitus—A. J. Church and W. J. Broadribb K. VII. 3C. Introductory History of England, Vol. IC. R. L. Fletcher. K. VI. 29. Henry the Seventh—J. Gardner. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—E. C. Brewer.
THE SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY. President: THE HEADMASTER. Vice-Presidents : A. W. PING, Esq., W. N. CORKHILL, Esq., J. H. STEVENSON, Esq., G. S. STEAD, Esq., K. G. CHILMAN, Esq. Treasurer: A. W. PING, Esq. Honorary Secretary: J. A. WRIGHT. Curator of Museum : D. R. MACKINTOSH. House Representatives : School House: L. VERO. Temple House : J. T. BROCKBANK. Clifton Rise : A. C. PING. Soon after the beginning of the term a general meeting of the Society was held in the Lecture Theatre, at which arrangements for the annual expedition were discussed. 18
Public opinion seemed to be divided between Hawnby and Lake Gormire as a centre, but as Gormire was unavailable and Hawnby rather far for what must necessarily be an afternoon journey, Mr. Ping suggested Kilburn and the White Horse district. This suggestion was immediately adopted. Consequently, on July 4th, about 25 members of the Society left the School armed with cameras and other apparatus, and travelled by bus to Kilburn. There they enjoyed themselves in divers fashions, some Scientific, others not so Scientific. Later in the afternoon everyone converged on The Byland Abbey Inn, and there found tea awaiting them. Fortunately the afternoon was fine, but just as the buses set of on the return journey the rain began to fall heavily. Too late, however, to spoil a very enjoyable day.
GYMNASIUM.
As usual during the Summer term, the Gym Squad has practised two nights a week when this was possible, and on Saturday, 23rd July, during the Commemoration week-end, they gave, as usual, a very efficient display Of horsework. This year Serg.-Maj or Puddick included M. and D. Lynch in the squad as clowns, and these two, combined with an amusing exhibition of ground work by the rest, made the display even more than usually effective. Congratulations to Serg. Major Puddick, who is giving up the Gymnasium this term, and many thanks from his past and present Gym Squads.
THE CURTAIN.
This term has seen the revival of one of the most, enjoyable societies of the School, viz. The Curtain, after a lapse of two years. Two meeting have been held, on June 12th and July 17th. At the first meeting, the play " Bird in Hand " by John Drinkwater was read, and, although having a somewhat vague moral, was very much enjoyed by all present. K. H. Rhodes, Esq., was appointed Hon. Treasurer and R. S. Dixon, Hon. Secretary, both unanimously. At the second meeting three very popular one-act plays were read, " The Boy comes Home " by A. A. Milne, " The Grand Clam's Diamond " by Allan Norkhouse, and " Thread o' Scarlet " by J. J. Bell. Some of those present knew these plays, but this fact in no way detracted from the enjoyment of the evening. Mr. Rhodes kindly supplied refreshments at both meetings, and the editors would like to take this opportunity of thanking him very much for reviving a Society so instructive and at the same time so interesting. 19
THE HOBBY CUP, 1938. The Hobby Cup presented by Mr. R. M. Cooper was competed for for the first time. This year it was decided that the Cup should be awarded to the best individual effort, but in the future points will probably be awarded for each model and the house with most points will win the Cup. There was a good entry this year and the various entries ranged from paintings to mechanical cars and model ships. It was very hard to come to any final decision, there being three possible winners after a process of elimination. After a great deal of thought it was decided to award the Cup to J. T. H. Hunter, who had made an excellent model of an old sailing ship. Congratulations are due to Hunter on a praiseworthy effort, but we feel that all the other entrants should not be disappointed but should try again next year. We are deeply grateful to Engineer Commander F. H. Jefferson for judging the entries. Entries. The Cup was awarded to J. T. Hunter who had built a scale model of the Arabella, the ship used in the production of " Captain Blood." The ship was built of balsam wood and the rigging though intricate was excellently done. H. D. Revill and R. Earle tied for second place, the judge being unable to decide between four model aeroplanes, two flying models and two solid models. The flying models were a Gloster Gladiator and a Hawker Hurricane. The solid models were the China Clipper and a Blackburn Bluebird. Earle's car was true to life, having an accurate steering gear and differential, three gears and a reverse. The stamp collections were very good although they could have been set out in a more attractive way. Shillitoe entered two albums each of about £50 value, whilst Parker entered a good collection of British Colonials. Other entries were a wooden galleon by Taylor, some paintings by Lynch and some advertising posters.
S.S. " HOLMPARK." At the beginning of this term the School left the " Grangepark " and transferred with Captain Richard to his new ship, the " Holmpark." This is a newer ship than the " Grangepark," having been built by Lithgows, of Port Glasgow, in 1927. 20
When " adopted " by the school she was at South Shields being overhauled after a 45,000 mile voyage, during which she ran aground near Nagasaki. When repairs were completed she went to Antwerp and loaded fertilizer for Alexandria. The voyage, which was without incident, lasted a fortnight. Then, after a delay of eight days to unload cargo, the " Holmpark " proceeded light for Karachi to load bagged wheat for home ports. Our first mail was sent from Alexandria, and proved a most interesting one. Extracts from some of the letters are printed below. * * Last voyage was the most interesting trip I have made in the way of ports of call and the distance sailed. We left Cardiff on the 26th May, 1937, bound for Texas, U.S.A. We loaded scrap iron in three ports, Texas City, Port Arthur and Beaumont. Then we went through the Panama Canal to Kobe and Osaka, Japan, where we discharged our cargo. From Osaka we sailed for Miiki to bunker, but on the voyage we ran into a typhoon off the coast of Japan. The night after the weather was beautiful and to celebrate or otherwise the ship stranded when we were forty miles from Miike. . . After being ashore for nine hours we managed to float the ship again and, by good luck, there was only one small hole in the bottom. That was the only apparent serious damage but we had to spend three weeks in dry dock in Nagasaki and another three weeks in dry dock in South Shields as a result of the stranding. It was quite an expensive item of the trip, even if it did not endanger any of our lives. After leaving dry dock we sailed for Miike, bunkered and sailed for British Columbia. J. Johnston, Esq., 2nd Mate.
* * * I expect from your question about what the men do at sea that you are like many others and imagine that there is nothing to do once the ship gets to sea. Well, you will realise that the firemen work, and work hard, as thirty tons of coal have to be shifted each day, and then it has to be shifted into the fires; also the fires have to be cleaned and the ashes dumped. The sailors have to steer the ship and keep a lookout at night and then, during the day, they have to work at keeping the ship in condition. There is a saying that women's work is never done, but really this applies to a ship, for there is always work to be done. The cook, in addition to cooking for thirty eight men, has to make all 21
the bread, so he has a boy to assist him; he is not an idle man. We carry no idlers and there is plenty of work for all aboard ship. Nowadays, owing to the new scale of working hours, the men have some leisure and so the work just has to slide till we get it done. Even so, many jobs have to be done by shore labour when we are in port. Captain Richard. * * * Your question about going to the rescue of another ship brings to my mind our recent event when we picked up part of the crew of the British S.S. "Quarrington Court." This ship sank in the Red Sea about two hundred miles from Suez. We were in touch with her by wireless all day but did not arrive alongside till 6 p.m., when it was getting dark. We were asked to stand by as they expected the ship to sink. At about 7-20 p.m. we picked up the captain and eighteen of the crew, the remainder being taken aboard another ship, an Italian motor vessel. We remained standing by and the "Quarrington Court " sank at 11 p.m. Then we proceeded to Suez and there landed the men whom we had picked up. All the men had lost their effects, but otherwise were none the worse for what had happened. The " Quarrington Court " was a larger vessel than this and she carried 11,000 tons of cargo. She was on a voyage to Baltimore with a cargo of ore and jute. The cause of the sinking was that a large pipe, known as the inlet pipe, burst and the valve, for the same reason, could not be closed. The weather at the time was moderate and so had nothing to do with the sinking of the ship. Also, on our last voyage when bound to Saigon, we picked up some men. We were in the Straits of Malacca and, when about ten miles from Malacca, we found four men clinging to the wreckage of their small boat. These men were Malays, so we could not understand them very well, but, as far as we could gather, they had been in the water two days. They certainly seemed mighty pleased when we picked them up ! We took them to Saigon and turned them over to the British Consul to be sent home. They were quite all right when they left the ship. Captain Richard. * * * I am interested to learn that you hope to become a ship's surgeon; that, of course, will be on passenger ships, as ships of this class do not carry a doctor. I have to do all that is necessary in that line and so am quite used to fixing up sick sailors. 22
As regards points during my day on the ship, usually it is something like this in fine weather—sights of the sun at 8-0 a.m., then breakfast, during the forenoon generally moving about the ship and various inspections, noon take the sun, then dinner, afternoon read or write letters or some work as the fancy takes me. Tea at 5-0 p.m., then the evening attending to the navigation of the ship or listening to the wireless. In bad weather things are different, as during fog, I am on the bridge all the time, so the longer the fog lasts the worse luck for me. In port, of course, I have to go ashore a good deal on the ship's business. Nearly all the other members of the crew work in regular watches when at sea.
GAMES COMMITTEE. The Games Committee was re-constituted at the end of the Easter term, after a lapse of some considerable time, to deal with the general organisation of games and sports during term. There have been three meetings to date, and some of the more important proposals which were approved by the Committee are recorded below. It was decided that, as there would be a greater number of boys in the various houses in the future, it would be profitable for each house to have two teams in the Cricket, Rugger, and Hockey competitions, with a view of encouraging the younger members ; and that Cricket and Hockey should each consist of two XI's, while the first Rugger team should be a ZV, and the second a XIII. The scale of points for the Oxford Cup was revised, and the new list, which comes into force in September, 1938, is as follows : 20 points each for: 1st XV Rugger, 1st XI Cricket, 1st XI Hockey, and 1st IV Boating. 15 points each for: Athletic Sports, Boxing and Cross Country. 10 points each for: 2nd XIII Rugger, 2nd XI Cricket, 2nd XI Hockey, 2nd IV Boating, Squash, Section Competition, Shooting (team of four), Swimming, Shooting (house average). 5 points each for: Hobby Cup, Individual Shooting, Individual Squash. As points for work towards the Oxford Cup were divided solely among the winners of prizes, the need was felt for it to be made more general, and, accordingly, it was agreed that a Work Cup should be instituted for this purpose. 23
With regard to Colours, it was decided that, in future, a Tudor Crown should be added to the Cross-keys for all purposes of sport as far as practicable; also that the 2nd XI fielding cap should have no Cross-keys. It was also agreed that, in Rugger, Cricket, Hockey and Boating, the whole team should receive their Colours at the end of the season, except in exceptional cases. A suggestion for the institution of a Colour Book, in which anyone who is awarded his colours may sign his name, was approved by the Committee.
MR. YELD.
To the Editor, " The Peterite."
July 1st, 1938. Dear Sir, My school contemporaries of the " naughty nineties " say that I must send you our tribute to Mr. Yeld's memory, because I have more time than they have. That means going back nearly fifty years, for it was in 1889 that I left the austerity of Mr. Freeman's " Form II " and rose to the dignity of Form III which Mr. Yeld then took. Many like myself owe to Mr. Yeld our awakening to the beauty of the English tongue and of English literature. He made us learn passages of poetry by heart, and I can recall the zest with which he would recite the old Welsh war song:" The mountain sheep are sweeter, But the valley sheep are fatter, We therefore deem it meeter To carry off the latter." And, by the way, does anyone now read Scott's " Lady of the Lake " ? As boys we loved it. Geography was a dull subject in those) days, but in Mr. Yeld's form, with steamers and trade routes, it became quite interesting. I was only in his form for a short time and it was in the wider school life that I met him afterwards, where he was a popular and prominent figure. Probably old boys remember him best in connection with " the theatricals." In 1893 Hugh Moss, an Peterite, who was a well-known London actor-manager, came to help Mr. Yeld with the production of the " Merchant of Venice " and an excellent performance was given. (I notice that there was a reference in the epilogue to the " Climber's Guide to the Cogne Mountains " which Mr. Yeld, in conjunction with Mr. A. B. Coolidge, edited in that year). 24
In 1894 we did " A Midsummer Night's Dream," and a feature of the play which must have given Mr. Yeld great pleasure was that the cast included all his four sons, who acquitted themselves very well. In 1895 the play was the " Taming of the Shrew," and the dramatic critic in the " Peterite," himself an old actor, describes the admiration with which he noticed between the acts Mr. Yeld struggling with " horrific mountains and impossible ruins." But that was typical of Mr. Yeld. Perhaps the " nineties " were the happiest years for him. His own boys were just growing up, and George, who was one of the best goal kicks (for a boy) that I have ever seen, was playing for the 1st XV in 1896. Mr. Yeld followed the fortunes of the team with enthusiasm and his voice was to be heard at every game cheering the players. I left at the end of that year but I can still see his tall athletic figure as he strode to and fro between his house and the school, and I can hear his resonant voice as he talked to us. Since those days I have often met old boys, who expressed forcible opinions as to one or other of the masters of that time. But I never met one who did not speak with warm hearted appreciation of Mr. Yeld. I am, Yours very truly, F. PORTER FAUSSET. 3 New Square, Lincoln's Inn.
CRICKET RETROSPECT, 1938. Cricket is notoriously an incalculable game and this season has proved no exception, in fact our XI proved to be even more incalculable than usual. We started the season with eight of last year's XI back as well as several others who had played on various occasions for the 1st, but we had lost the two bowlers who, last year, could be relied on to keep runs down and take wickets. We felt with some confidence that our batting was going to be strong, numbers 9 and 10 being quite capable of making runs, but we were horribly nervous about our bowling which looked thin and not very varied. We decided that there was no one who was certain to keep a good length consistently, though there were several who might do so occasionally, but we were lucky in having two leg break bowlers, a great asset to any side and even more so to a school side. Our aim then appeared to be to make heaps of runs and hope that our opponents • 25
would help to get themselves out. But perhaps we had forgotten when we came to all these conclusions what a curious game cricket is. However that may be, our batsmen failed repeatedly to make runs or even modest scores and our bowlers rose nobly to the occasion over and over again, in fact it was only right at the end of the season that the bowling tired and we found it increasingly difficult to get our opponents out. To this tribute to the bowling must be added an even greater tribute to the fielding which was largely responsible for our opponents' small scores and our bowlers' successes. It was nearly always good and generally very good—at times even brilliant, and in this respect at any rate the season must be accounted a successful one. For the past two seasons we have reiterated our assertion that a side cannot be successful unless its fielding in good, in which department of the game everyone can make himself efficient if not good, and we have deplored the, at times, bad fielding we have had to witness. Perhaps our words have borne fruit, perhaps we were lucky in having several naturally good fieldsmen in the side, but whatever the reason we can with satisfaction repeat that our fielding seldom left anything to be desired. Special credit is due to Milburn for his work at cover point in particular in running people out, and to Bennett for his brilliance at silly mid-off, though all the rest, with the possible exception of two, did very well indeed. Of the bowlers Wright kept the best length for long stretches and could generally be relied on to keep one end going. Rimmer, with a shortened run, nearly always bowled well with the new ball, but couldn't keep it up for long and was seldom successful when put on again. Butler found it difficult to keep a length but when he did his leg breaks were always dangerous as he could turn the ball on any wicket. Lynch, Milburn and Douglas all bowled well at times though the last two were not given much opportunity. Several times Wright and Butler, an ideal combination, managed to rout the opposition. The batting was very disappointing. Several members of the side played some extremely useful innings, but there was no one, with the possible exception of Davin, who could generally be relied upon to ,stay in. It was a curious fact that as a rule the batsmen got out when apparently set, probably due to inexperience, and yet nine of the side showed at one time or another that they were capable of making runs, and making them well. Certainly the weather was to blame to some extent, as we were constantly playing 26
on different paced wickets, but a good batsman should overcome this, and we undoubtedly had some good batsmen in the side. This we hope will be forcibly proved next year. We were very fortunate in having in Dixon a Captain who though not always sound in his placing of the field, never despaired and refused to admit defeat until it was an accomplished fact. To him must go chief credit for our defeat of Giggleswick when all seemed lost at tea. At that time our opponents had 55 runs on the board for the loss of 2 wickets in reply to our total of 89. After tea, however, he inspired his side by his own confidence and cheerfulness and proceeded to kill the opposition for a further 15 runs, I think kill is really the only possible word to use. Dixon was always ready and willing to take advice and ask for it and we are grateful to him for a happy and by no means unsuccessful season. CHARACTERS OF THE XI. R. S. Dixon (Captain). 1937-38. A sound and attacking wicket-keeper. His batting was disappointing, though he played one or two very useful innings. The whole eleven responded very well to his admirable leadership. V. L. F. Davin (Vice-Captain). 1936-37-38. His defence had greatly improved on last year, though his attacking shots were rather less in evidence. Played some good innings, but was inclined to get out when well set. R. C. Lynch. 1937-38. A very useful opening bat and bowler and a brilliant field, though his bowling suffered from lack of length. A most promising all round cricketer. J. A. Wright. 1937-38. Bowled consistently well, seldom failing to keep a good length, and was able to turn the ball and make it lift. At times flighted the ball well. A useful bat with few attacking shots. L. W. Bennett. 1937-38. A most promising bat with, however, a bad habit of making careless shots at most inopportune moments. With a little more steadiness should make a lot of runs. A brilliant field close to the bat. H. A. Milburn. 1938. With the exception of one fine innings was rather disappointing as a bat, but will undoubtedly make runs with more experience. Fielded beautifully at cover point, as several batsmen found to their cost. 27
R. N. Rimmer. 1937-38. A fast bowler whose first spell was nearly always accurate and dangerous. A tiring run prevented him from bowling accurately for long. A sound field. J. H. Butler. 1938. A slow leg break bowler who was always dangerous when he kept a length. Should learn to attack the off stump more, and keep the ball well up to the batsman. T. F. Cameron. 1938. A promising bat who failed to come up to expectations. Had some lovely attacking shots but very poor defence. A good fielder in the deep. Bowled at the beginning of the season but couldn't find a length. I. D. C. Morison. 1937-38. A disappointing bat until the end of the season. A bad uplift frequently caused his early dismissal, but he always went for the bowling in a refreshing way. A slow field. M. S. Douglas. 1938. A slow left-hand bowler who was given few opportunities. Was inclined to bowl too short with too little finger spin. A rustic bat. His ground fielding was bad, though he could usually be relied on to hold catches.
SCHOOL 1st XI v. DENSTONE COLLEGE.
Played at Denstone, Saturday, May 21st. Result: Lost. School 147; Denstone 150 for 4. Lynch and Milburn opened the School innings against the fast-medium attack of Deighton and Burrow. There was a trace of moisture on the wicket but neither batsman was in trouble until Milburn got in front of a straight one from Deighton, after putting great endeavour into four runs. Wright was in and out again, but Lynch and Davin took the score to 53 very slowly before the latter was caught at silly mid-on off Burrow. The same bowler also clean bowled Dixon, making the score 55 for 4, on an easy wicket. Before lunch Lynch was out after a very patient 41 and the interval score was 91 for 5. Bennett and Cameron scored freely afterwards, adding 42 more in under half an hour, but when Bennett was out the tail waved so feebly that 147 for 6 was soon 147 all out. Denstone went in with the comparatively easy task of making 148 in three and a half hours. That they won before the tea interval was not due to their all-round batting superiority, but to the individual brilliance of Burrow, who in making 108 not out in 80 minutes hit a six and 19 fours. 28
The start was promising enough, for Rimmer, though bowling an uncertain length, took Hensman's leg stump at 15. No further success came untill Gandy was smartly stumped and then again when the same fate befell Roberts. By now the match was nearly over, but Wright got a richly deserved wicket at 135 when he dismissed Richards lbw. In the meantime Burrow had been hitting all and sundry for fours. The School ground fielding was very good all through the innings and despite the rate of scoring nothing was given away. SCHOOL. R. L. Lynch, lbw, b Burrow H. A. Milburn, lbw, b Deighton J. A. Wright, b Deighton V. L. F. Davin, c Hensman, b Burrow R. S. Dixon, b Burrow T. F. Cameron, b Burrow L. W. Bennett, b Burrow I. D. C. Morison, c Watson, b Deighton J. H. Butler, run out M. S. Douglas, not out R. N. Rimmer, st Cunningham, b Burrow Extras (11 b, 2 lb)
41 4 0 20 2 19 42 6 0 0 0 13
Total
147
DENSTONE. D. H. Burrow, not out M. G. Hensman, b Rimmer H. B. Gandy, st Dixon, b Milburn C. P. Roberts, st Dixon, b Butler R. L. Richards, lbw, b Wright R. M. Watson, not out Extras (4 b, 1 lb)
108 2 21 4 0 10 5 150
Total (for 4 wickets)
J. H. Deighton D. H. Burrow C. P. Roberts M. G. Hensman D. Ogden
DENSTONE. M. 0. 17 3 23.1 6 4 6 2 0 5 1
R. 39 65 2 7 15
W. 3 6 0 0 0
Av. 13.00 10.80 —
R. N. Rimmer T. F. Cameron J. A. Wright R. C. Lynch H. A. Milburn J. H. Butler
SCHOOL. M. 0. 0 5 0 6 2 10 3 0 0 2 0 3
R. 24 22 35 15 25 24
W. 1 0 1 0 1 1
Av. 24.00 — 35.00 — 25.00 24.00
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SCHOOL 1st XI v. THE STAFF. Played at Home, Thursday, May 26th. Result : Lost. The Staff, 145 ; School, 114. For the first time in eighteen years the Staff beat the School, after a very interesting match. Before lunch Mr. Chilman smote five fours, two of which were nearly sixes, in the first two overs. Then, as if doubting the driving power of his bat, he sent for a heavier weapon. He was eventually caught off Butler at 35. Cockburn was soon out, and Mr. Cooper was yorked by Cameron after a bright, if unorthodox, 16. By lunch four wickets were down. Lynch beat and bowled Mr. Stead with an outswinger in his first over after the resumption, and after Milburn had made short work of Mr. Rhodes, Mr. Crews and Mr. le Tocq, eight were out for 85. Mr. Wrenn and Elgey, however, put on 54, more by good luck than good management, so that the innings closed with the unexpectedly large total of 145. The School started disastrously and Mr. Stead had Lynch and Wright safely back in the pavilion for 2 runs. Milburn and Davin made heavy weather of the bowling and by tea the score was 11, leaving 135 for serious contemplation afterwards. Dixon soon joined Davin and the score rose to 48 before Dixon was bowled by Mr. Wrenn. Davin was out some little time afterwards after a good 32. 63 for 6 was bad going, but the idea of a crisis did not enter the heads of Bennett or Ping, who hit merrily, Bennett exploiting his beautiful drives, and Ping his brassey shot over mid-on's head. The innings closed at 114 when Mr. Corkhill took a nicely judged catch from Douglas. Mr. Stead with 6 for 69 and Mr. Wrenn with 4 for 36 bowled almost unchanged throughout the innings. THE STAFF. K. G. Chilman, Esq., c Douglas, b Butler P. B. Cockburn, c Milburn, b Cameron J. S. Cooper, Esq., b Cameron G. S. Stead, Esq., b Lynch W. N. Corkhill, Esq., st Dixon, b Lynch H. A. Wrenn, Esq., c Lynch, b Wright K. H. Rhodes, Esq., b Milburn D. K. Crews, Esq., b Milburn L. C. le Tocq, Esq., st Dixon, b Milburn E. V. Elgey, lbw, b Douglas R. N. Rimmer, not out Extras (2 b)
28 8 16 15 1 25 6 6 0 38 0 2
Total
145
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SCHOOL. H. A. Milburn, lbw, b Wrenn R. C. Lynch, c 'Cooper, b Stead J. A. Wright, b Stead V. L. F. Davin, c Stead, b Wrenn R. S. Dixon, b Wrenn T. F. Cameron, c & b Stead L. W. Bennett, lbw, b Wrenn A. C. W. Ping, b Stead J. H. Butler, not out I. D. C. Morison, c Wrenn, b Stead M. S. Douglas, c Corkhill, b Stead Extras (8 b, 21b)
4 0 1 32 14 2 22 21
6 0 4 10
114
Total
T. F. Cameron J. H. Butler H. A. Milburn R. C. Lynch M. S. Douglas J. A. Wright
SCHOOL. 0. M. 6 5 7 7 4.5 4
0 2 2 1 0 0
THE STAFF. M. 0.
H. A. Wrenn, Esq. ... 18 17 G. S. Stead, Esq. 1 J. S. Cooper, Esq.
5 3 1
R. 34 30 18 23 20 18
W. 2 1 3 2 1 1
Av. 17.00 30.00 6.00 11.50 20.00 18.00
R. 36 69 0
W. 4 6 0
Av. 9.00 11.50
SCHOOL 1st XI v. DURHAM PILGRIMS. Played at Home, Wednesday, June 8th. Result: Draw. Durham Pilgrims, 211 for 7; School, 162 for 6. Weather which induced even the most pessimistic of fieldsmen to discard their sweaters in the pavillion, a wicket which gave bowlers no encouragement and a late start, combined together to form a draw, after a spate of scoring. After a bright start Proud was out to a good catch by Douglas in the gully at 31. Wright came on for Rimmer and bowled both Wood and Doggart with peaches. When Alderson came in the complexion of the game changed, and he and Grellet added 103 for the sixth wicket before the latter was bowled. Alderson was in fine form and from the start dealt mainly in fours. In the last 20 minutes of the innings the School rather lost control in the field and the Pilgrims were able to declare at 211 for 7, Alderson being stumped for 124 with the last ball. Wright with 4 for 30 was the best bowler. 31
Lynch and Milburn gave the School an excellent start with a stand of 111. Lynch played very prettily until he was bowled for 34. Milburn scored very fast and hit Doggart square time and again for threes and fours. Bennett hit his wicket at 114, and when Milburn played on at 130, after a fine 71, an unexpected collapse had come about. Both Dixon and Davin played lively if brief knocks, but Wright decided that caution was needed and so with 15 minutes left 80 runs were needed with four wickets to fall. To fill in the time Wright and Cameron indulged in some sprightly running between the wickets before Cameron was caught at 162. DURHAM PILGRIMS.
E. L. Proud, c Douglas, b Cameron C. C. Fairweather, b Lynch G. B. Wood, b Wright N. A. Doggart, b Wright W. H. R. Alderson, st Dixon, b Wright A. Briggs, b Lynch R. C. Grellet, b Wright R. B. Carter, not out Extras (3b, 6 nb) Total (for 7 wickets dec.)
22 6 16 1 124 7 24 2 9 211
J. B. Graham, W. L H. Law and C. Treakman did not bat.
SCHOOL. R. C. Lynch, b Wood H. A. Milburn, b Doggart L. W. Bennett, hit wicket, b Grellet V. L. F. Davin, b Grellet J. A. Wright, not out R. S. Dixon, b Doggart T. F. Cameron, c Briggs, b Grellet Extras (7 b, 6 lb)
Total (for 6 wickets)
34 71 3 11 17 10 3 13 162
A. C. W. Ping, J. H. Butler, M. S. Douglas and R. N. Rimmer did not bat. SCHOOL Av. M. R. W. 0. 9 1 40 0 — R. N. Rimmer 0 50 1 50.00 8 T. F. Cameron 7.50 10.5 4 30 4 J. A. Wright 2 17.00 7 0 34 R. C. Lynch 26 0 — 3 0 J. H. Butler 22 0 4 1 M. S. Douglas Cameron bowled 6 no-balls. DURHAM PILGRIMS. Av. 0. M. R. W. 2 26.50 19 3 53 N. A. Doggart 10.67 14 3 32 3 R. C. Grellet 2 0 16 0 — R. B. Carter 25 0 — 7 0 W. L. M. Law 23.00 23 1 4 0 G. B. Wood
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SCHOOL 1st XI v. WORKSOP COLLEGE. Played at Home, Saturday, June 11th. Result: Won by 66 runs. School, 117; Worksop, 51. On winning the toss Dixon decided to bat on a slow and easy wicket, which, it was hoped, would be a "sticky dog " by the afternoon. After a promising beginning Milburn edged one from Rhodes to slip and was caught. At 23 Lynch was taken at short leg, and then the wickets of Bennett and Wright fell very quickly to make the score 26 for four. Dixon and Davin made a fine recovery, playing carefully but clouting loose balls very hard. Just when everything seemed serene, Davin was caught at the wicket from a very bad ball, off which he sought to knock the leather. Dixon continued confidently after lunch, taking a goodly six off Buchanan, but he was out by a piece of desperately bad luck when a bit of his bat flew off without warning and hit the wicket. That was at 99, and after Rimmer had beaten a couple of fours, and Douglas one, the innings closed at 117. The Worksop innings was little short of sensational, and the whole team was put well and truly through the hoop in 80 minutes for 51. At 9 Rimmer clean bowled Barker, and at the same total Teale was beautifully caught one handed by Bennett low down at silly mid-off. Milburn took a difficult catch to dismiss Dudley, and a further two wickets fell quickly, making the score-board read 26 for five. The next two batsmen were somewhat perturbed by this and attempted to hit Rimmer recklessly, but they only tried once, for Ping took two sizzling catches close in. Rimmer who had bowled uncommonly well was given a rest, and though the remaining batsmen played with more sobriety it was only a matter of time. As it was, everything was over by tea, leaving the rest of the day for fun and games. SCHOOL. R. C. Lynch, c Rhodes, b Royle H. A. Milburn, c Teale, b Rhodes L. W. Bennett, c Stredwick, b Buchanan V. L. F. Davin, c Evans, b Wardill J. A. Wright, lbw, b Buchanan R. S. Dixon, hit wicket, b Rhodes T. F. Cameron, b Rhodes A. C. W. Ping, c Nichol, b Tomkins J. H. Butler, lbw, b Tomkins M. S. Douglas, c Teale, b Rhodes R. N. Rimmer, not out Extras (8 b, 2 nb)
10 30 0 32 0 4 3 4 10 10
Total
117
33
9
5
WORKSOP. 6 3 11 2 1 6 9 0 5 6
J. B. C. Teale, c Bennett, b Lynch H. F. Barker, b Rimmer J. Dudley, c Milburn, b Rimmer A. L. Evans, b Rimmer J. C. Wardill, b Lynch L. A. Stredwick, c Ping, b Rimmer T. G. Royle, st Dixon, b Butler P. E. F. Rhodes, c Ping, b Rimmer A. D. Nichol, not out G. C. Buchanan, lbw, b Lynch J. R. M. Tomkins, c 'Cameron, b Wright Extras (1 b, 1 w)
0
2 51
Total WORKSOP. P. E. F. Rhodes J. R. M. Tomkins T. G. Royle A. A. Stredwick G. C. Buchanan J. C. Wardill
R. N. Rimmer R. C. Lynch J. H. Butler J. A. Wright Lynch bowled 1 wide.
0. 15 12.3 6 1 5 1
M. 1 1 3 0 1 0
SCHOOL. M. 0. 2 9 1 9 1 5 5.2 2
R. 46 24 15 3
W.
2
1
17
R. 20 17 8 4
4 2
1
0 2
W. 5 3 1
1
Av. 11.50 12.00 15.00 — 8.50 2.00
Av. 4.00 6.30 8.00 4.00
SCHOOL 1st XI v. LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Played Away, Wednesday, June 15th. Result: Won. Leeds G.S., 95; School, 96 for 9. Leeds won the toss and decided to bat upon a spongy wicket. The first two wickets fell quickly to Lynch, who made the batsmen play too soon and give easy catches. After a confident start Warburton was l.b.w. to Rimmer for seven, and when Smith was beautifully run out by Milburn from cover, the School were well on top. Thornton came to their rescue, and with Holton, added 42 for the fifth wicket. When Thornton played forward and was caught behind the wicket the score was 90 for seven, but Wright and Butler dealt so effectively with the tail that the innings closed at 95. The fielding all through had been excellent, and no real chances were missed. 34
The School had ten minutes batting before the interval, or, to put it more correctly, Leeds had ten minutes of bowling. They made use of this by obtaining the wicket of Milburn at six. After lunch Lynch and Bennett set about their task in correct style, and though not completely at ease, they took the score to 67 before Lynch was caught in the gully. Davin was uncomfortable but remained there until 87, and from this point it seemed only a matter of a couple of boundaries to win the match. An unaccountable collapse occured, and strange to relate, only stubborn resistance on the part of Rimmer and Butler, the last-wicket pair, enabled the School to pull the match out of the fire. First of all Wright hit his wicket while in the act of ignoring an off-ball, then Dixon was bowled by Warburton, Bennett was run out, Cameron was caught at the wicket, and finally Ping was bowled, five wickets having added 6 runs. It was left to Rimmer to glance Daykin to leg twice and win the match. It must be recorded that Rimmer's glide has never looked more lovely than when two were wanted to win. LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL. A. Carter, c & b Lynch B. C. Smith, run out M. B. P. Shepherd, c Morison, b Lynch D. Warburton, lbw, b Rimmer F. J. Thornton, c Dixon, b Wright W. M. Holton, b Butler P. V. Wadsworth, run out K. A. S. Lambert, c Cameron, b Butler F. J. Daykin, b Wright A. C. Phillipson, c & b Butler J. Whitehead, not out Extras (3 b) Total
4 6 1 7 46 17 10 0
0 1 0
3 95
SCHOOL. R. C. Lynch, c Phillipson, b Daykin H. A. Milburn, lbw, b Warburton I. D. C. Morison, b Warburton L. W. Bennett, run out V. L. F. Davin, c Wadsworth, b Daykin J. A. Wright, hit wicket, b Daykin R. S. Dixon, b Warburton T. F. Cameron, c Holton, b Warburton A. C. W. Ping, b Daykin J. H. Butler, not out R. N. Rimmer, not out Extras (9 b, 21b) Total (for 9 wickets)
35
24 1 6 42 5 0 0
1
0
3 3 11 96
SCHOOL R. N. Rimmer R. C. Lynch J. H. Butler J. A. Wright Warburton Wadsworth Phillipson Daykin Whitehead
0. M. 7 0 7 0 7 1 6.4 0 LEEDS. 0. M. 16 6 5 0 3 0 12 1 4 0
R. 21 28 26 17
W. 1 2 3 2
Av. 21.00 14.00 8.60 8.50
R. 17 21 14 23 10
W. 4 0 0 4 0
Av. 4.25 5.60
SCHOOL 1st XI v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL. Played at Home, Saturday, June 18th. Result: Won. School, 89; Giggleswick, 70. The School innings started at 12-29, leaving half an hour's play before lunch. The batting was very uninspired and five of the first six overs were maidens. In Moorby's third over both, Milburn and Bennett were beaten and bowled by inswingers. Davin and Lynch improved matters slightly before lunch only to be out soon after it. Davin was unlucky in being caught and bowled off the edge when attempting a leg glance. Raffan, the bowler, was getting life off the pitch and caused both Dixon and Wright to hang out hopeful but sadly misdirected bats to him. 49 for six was hardly good enough, but Morison and Cameron attacked the slow and Ping showed rather guileless deliveries of Galloway. appreciation of this by hitting a big six off him, and so the total of 89 was more than at one time seemed likely. The Giggleswick innings opened quietly and confidently, with the result that Butler and Wright soon displaced Lynch and Rimmer, who were completely innocuous. The two wickets which fell before tea went to Butler, but by the interval the score was 55, only 35 short of victory. Afterwards there was some sensational cricket; Wright bowled Moorby almost immediately and at 65 four wickets fell during the course of five deliveries. Frank swiped at Butler and was caught at deep square-leg, Wilson was caught at the wicket, Park was run out and finally Lynch took a good catch to dismiss Galloway. Then Rusins spooned up an easy catch to Davin (67 for eight). Three runs later a silly run was attempted to cover-point and Milburn threw in beautifully to run out Hallam, and when Romans played forward to Butler and missed a scintillating recovery was complete. 36
SCHOOL. R. C. Lynch, b Moorby H. A. Milburn, b Moorby L. W. Bennett, b Moorby V. L. F. Davin, c & b Raffan J. A. Wright, c Romans, b Raffan R. S. Dixon, b Raffan I. D. C. Morison, c Moorby, b Galloway T. F. Cameron, b Frank A. C. W. Ping, c Park, b Raffan J. H. Butler, b Moorby R. N. Rimmer, not out Extras (6 b, 51b, 2 nb)
7 0 0 15 9 0 16 14 10 5 0 13
Total
89
GIGGLESWICK. D. N. Ainley, c Dixon, b Butler P. J. Taylor, c Rimmer, b Butler W. M. S. Frank, c Cameron, b Butler E. Moorby, b Wright D. S. Park, run out K. L. Wilson, c Dixon, b Wright J. Rusins, c Davin, b Butler J. E. Galloway, c Lynch, b Wright J. S. Hallam, run out T. F. Romans, st Dixon, b Butler H. M. Raffan, not out Extras (1 b, 1 nb)
19 24 15 4 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 2
Total GIGGLESWICK. R. 0. M. 18 10.3 6 E. Moorby 5 12 11 H. M. Raffan 2 13 K. L. Wilson 5 1 11 6 W. M. S. Frank 2 22 8 J. S. Galloway SCHOOL. M. R. 0. 25 5 0 R. N. Rimmer 8 3 1 R. C. Lynch 9.1 1 22 J. H. Butler 13 8 1 J. A. Wright Butler bowled 1 no-ball.
70 W. 4 4 0 1 1
Av. 4.50 3.00 — 11.00 22.00
W. 0 0 5 3
Av. — 4.40 4.33
SCHOOL 1st XI v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL. Played at Bootham, Wednesday, June 22nd. Result: Draw. School, 13 for none. The School were again dogged by bad luck in their attempt to play this fixture. The original date found itself in the middle of a wet week and on this occasion there was time for three mis-directed overs with a wet ball before it was obvious that there could be no further play. 37
SCHOOL. R. C. Lynch, not out H. A. Milburn, not out Total (for no wickets)
2 11 13
L. W. Bennett, V. L. F. Davin, J. A. Wright, R S. Dixon, I. D. C. Morison, T. F. Cameron, M. S. Douglas, J. H. Butler and R. N. Rimmer did not bat. BOOTHAM. 0. M. R. W. Av. J. J. Eades 2 0 8 0 — P. J. Halliday 1 0 5 0
SCHOOL 1st XI v. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN. Played at Home, Saturday, June 25th. Result: Draw. Yorkshire Gentlemen, 164 for six ; School, 125 for four. With a chilly wind and an overcast sky the weather maintained the best traditions of an English summer during this match, which has rarely been brought to a definite conclusion in recent years. Beckett and Terry opened the visitor's innings and paid Rimmer and Lynch no more respect than was their due. Wright and Butler were soon drawn up to bowl, but Terry hit the former for two sixes in one over, one of which went rattling into the door of the science block. At last, after a stand of 108, Beckett was caught, and Terry quickly followed him after having scored 82. The School attack was switched about considerably but at 140 for two, Rimmer and Lynch came on again. Rimmer clean bowled Dawson, but Lynch was the more successful, taking three wickets in 16 balls for 17. At ten past four Yorkshire Gentlemen declared at 164 for six. Milburn and Lynch opened quietly in the face of a steady attack, but at 31 Milburn was bowled. Bennett did his best to enliven the proceedings but was caught in the gully while carving at an off-ball. Davin was plainly 1.b.w. in the next over with the score at 61, and 12 runs later Morison was caught. During all this Lynch had been plodding along very nicely for ones and twos. Wright, too, decided that defensive tactics offered the best means of survival, with the result that the last hour saw the addition of 52 runs instead of the 104 needed for victory. By six o'clock it was obvious what the result would be and at sixthirty it was remarked that "there has never been a drawnerer.' " 38
YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN. M. G. Beckett, c Bennett, b Milburn P. N. L. Terry, c Butler, b Douglas A. W. B. Becker, c Bennett, b Lynch A. Dawson, b Rimmer R. G. M. Quarrie, not out T. C. Palmer, b Lynch W. Austin, b Lynch Extras (9 b, 21b, 1 w) Total (for 6 wickets) SCHOOL. R. C. Lynch, not out H. A. Milburn, b Austin L. W. Bennett, c Austin, b Wood V. L. F. Davin, lbw, b Austin I. D. C. Morison, c Beckett, b Austin J. A. Wright, not out Extras (20 b) Total (for 4 wickets)
25 82 23 10 0 0 13 12 164 56 8 11 1 8 18 20 125
R. S. Dixon, T. F. Cameron, M. S. Douglas, J. H. Butler and R. N. Rimmer did not bat. SCHOOL. 0. M. R. W. Av. R. N. Rimmer 9 1 25 1 25.00 R. C. Lynch 6.4 0 36 3 12.00 J. A. Wright 6 1 26 0 — J. H. Butler 6 1 24 0 — H. A. Milburn 3 0 13 1 13.00 T. F. Cameron 5 0 11 0 — M. S. Douglas 3 0 17 1 17.00 YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN. 0. M. R W. Av. M. G. Becker 8 2 11 0 — W. Austin 15 2 37 3 12.30 S. W. Wood 13 1 35 1 35.00 T. C. Palmer 6 1 22 0 —
SCHOOL 1st XI v. DURHAM SCHOOL. Played at Home, Wednesday, June 29th. Result: Lost. School, 60; Durham, 175 for five. On winning the toss, the School batted first on a moist and rather slow wicket. Milburn and Lynch started shakily against the outswingers of Orwin and it came as no surprise when Milburn was caught for two. Bennett was unluckily bowled in the next over off his pads, but when Morison was beaten to the wide by a ball from Greensword which came in with his arm the prospect of a big score looked very unhealthy. Wright 39
and Lynch added 11 runs before the latter was run out. Dixon didn't last long, but Wright and Cameron were together at lunch. The scoreboard had a sad appearance, and had registered only 26 for the loss of five wickets. When play was resumed Greensword took the wickets of Cameron, Douglas and Wright without much ado, but out of the blue came Davin from his examination. He and Butler put on 19 for the ninth wicket, but if Butler had used a little imagination against the over-pitched deliveries of Cunningham the stand would have been bigger. As it was, Butler got in front of a straight one, was l.b.w, and innings closed at 2-45 for 60. The School attack began well, Lynch getting Cunningham's wicket, and Rimmer bowling Orwin for 19 runs. Hall and Greensword played very cautiously but at 39 Wright induced Greensword to send up a catch to silly mid-on where Bennett made no mistake with it. Burchnall, too, pursued defensive tactics, but gradually the bowling was mastered, and Durham went sailing past the School total just in time for tea. Afterwards play was continued, and the School attack underwent a severe battering, during the course of which, Hall completed a fine century. SCHOOL. R. C. Lynch, run out H A. Milburn, c Burchnall, b Orwin L. W. Bennett, b Greensword I. D. C. Morison, b Greensword J. A. Wright, b Greensword R. S. Dixon, b Greensword T. F. Cameron, c and b Greensword M. S. Douglas, b Greensword J. H. Butler, lbw, b Forster V. L. F. Davin, not out R. N. Rimmer, b Orwin Extras (5 b, 31b, 5 wb) Total DURHAM. W. Greensword, c Bennett, b Wright A. D. Cunningham, c Davin, b Lynch W. D. Orwin, b Rimmer D. J. N. Hall, c Cameron, b Butler M. L. Burchnall, b Wright D. R. Fosster, not out D. C. B. Shorter, run out Extras (4 b) .
Total (for 5 wickets)
8 2 0 0 12 0 8 0 8 8 1 13 60 13 6 9 104 32 7 0 4 175
R. Girdwood, A. L. Chicken, J. C. V. Sutton and S. H. Salmon did not bat.
40
DURHAM.
W. D. Orwin W. Greensword D. C. B. Shorter A. D. Cunningham R. D. Forster
0. 10.2 13 2 2 2
M. 4 1 1 0 0
R. 11 24 1 4 7
W. 2 6 0 0 1
Av. 5.50 4.00 — — 7.00
R. 35 22 30 43 10 19 12
W. 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
Av. 35.00 22.00 15.00 43.00
Greensword bowled 3 no-balls and Forster 2 no-balls. SCHOOL.
R. N. Rimmer R. C. Lynch J. A. Wright J. H. Butler M. S. Douglas H. A. Milburn T. F. Cameron
0. 9 11 11.4 7 2 3 2
M. 0 3 5 0 0 0 0
SCHOOL 1st XI v. M.C.C., Played at Home, Saturday, July 2nd. Result : Lost. M.C.C., 185 ; School, 18. Having dismissed what appeared to be a disgustingly good batting side for 185 on a slow and easy-paced wicket, the School threw away their chances of victory by spooning up dolly catches to an array of silly short-legs. Jones and Anson opened for the M.C.C. as though they were going to bat for ever. After 38 easy runs had been made, however, Butler found the edge of Jones' bat to give Rimmer a catch in the gully, and two balls later Henry was caught at silly mid-off. Vaulkhard, deceived by the manner in which the opening pair had played Rimmer, leaned forward to a good length ball and was bowled. Anson, himself, was soon out and the score was 50 for four. Garthwaite decided to apply force to the situation but in trying to hit Butler onto the golf course he was well taken by Lynch at long-on. After lunch G. H. Dixon played very attractively first of all with Dawson and then with Alderson who—"mirabile dictu "—failed to score. At 132 Bennett caught Wignall beautifully, but Watkins played such forcing cricket that the innings closed at 185, of which Dixon made 68. The School fielding was excellent and Bennett was especially good, taking four catches, as well as a fierce off-drive on the chest. The School innings was pathetic, and the only reason for calling it batting was for the sake of definition. At one Lynch was brilliantly caught at first silly short-leg by Dixon and two runs later Milburn was bowled by an off-break from 41
Wignall. Wright and Cockburn were the only players to look the bowling in the face and they added 9 for the third wicket. The remaining seven batsmen mustered one run, off the inside of the bat, and Dixon was persuaded to take three more catches, before the whole team was disposed of for 18. M.C.C. R. K. Jones, c Rimmer, b Butler C. E. Anson, c Wright, b Rimmer D. P. Henry, c Bennett, b Butler P. Vaulkhard, b Rimmer G. H. Dixon, b Rimmer C. C. Garthwaite, c Lynch, b Butler J. M. Dawson, c Bennett, b Wright W. H. R. Alderson, c Bennett, b Wright Wignall, c Bennett, b Milburn Beet, lbw, b Wright Watkins, not out Extras (1b)
19 28 0 1 68 5 22 0 8 12 21 1
Total
185
SCHOOL. R. C. Lynch, c Dixon, b Garthwaite H. A. Milburn, b Wignall J. A. Wright, c Dixon, b Garthwaite P. B. Cockburn, c Watkins, b Garthwaite L. W. Bennett, c Anson, b Wignall I. D. C. Morison, b Garthwaite T. F. Cameron, c Dixon, b Garthwaite R. S. Dixon, c Vaulkhard, b Wignall A. C. W. Ping, c Jones, b Garthwaite J. H. Butler, c Dixon, b Wignall R. N. Rimmer, not out
0 1 11 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total
18
SCHOOL R. N. Rimmer R. C. Lynch J. H. Butler J. A. Wright H. A. Milburn C. C. Garthwaite Wignall.
M. 0. 9.3 0 0 5 12 0 1 12 4 0 M.C.C. 0. M. 8.3 4 4 8
R. 50 24 45 43 22
W. 3 0 3 3 1
Av. 16.60 — 15.00 14.30 22.00
R. 13 5
W. 6 4
Av. 2.18 1.25
SCHOOL 1st XI v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE. Played at Home, Wednesday, July 6th. Result: Lost. Ampleforth, 169; School, 87. Dixon won the toss and decided to field, being influenced no doubt by the inability of the early School batsmen to bat before lunch. 42
The School started very well. Smith was run out by Milburn from cover-point, and Walter was 1.b.w. to Rimmer before the score was 20. Garbett and Farmer played the School opening attack easily, but with the introduction of Wright from the pavilion end, Garbett was tempted to hit across a straight one, and was bowled. Butler came on at the other end bowling double hops and good length legbreaks with wicket-taking inaccuracy and six wickets were down for 106. Farmer had been hitting very hard for his 55 which included two huge sixes, but in attempting another big hit he was caught at mid-off by Rimmer after Wright had partially stopped the ball. At lunch the score was 124 for eight, but the remaining batsmen played with such rectitude that 45 more runs were added before the innings closed. The School fielding was erratic. In the very first over of the School innings Milburn was caught at short-leg. Lynch and Wright proceeded to defend as though every ball were a demon, until Wright was 1.b.w. for two runs, half an hour after his entrance. Bennett condescended to hit the ball hard, but both he and Lynch were out in quick succession to Sutton. Dixon at once attacked the bowling and tea was taken without further shocks. Immediately afterwards Morison was bowled, and when Dixon gave Sutton a return catch at 58, chances of victory became slender, and the School were fighting a losing battle. It is true that Douglas twice slashed Munro through the covers for 4 and three, but this was only a passing fancy, and the School were all out for 87, leaving Sutton with the flattering analysis of six for 24. AMPLEFORTH. 1 22 4 55 5 11 2 36 7 10 6 10
E. A. V. Smith, run out G. V. Garbett, b Wright C. Walter, lbw, b Rimmer P. Farmer, c Rimmer, b Wright R. N. Cardwell, c & b Butler A. M. Hahony, c Douglas, b Butler M. A. Sutton, b Butler J. Greenish, b Wright J. Munro, lbw, b Wright J. M. Horner, run out P. Liddell, not out Extras (6 b, 41b) Total
43
169
SCHOOL. R. C. Lynch, c Cardwell, b Sutton H. A. Milburn, c Smith, b Cardwell J. A. Wright, lbw, b Munro L. W. Bennett, b Sutton R. S. Dixon, c & b Sutton I. D. C. Morison, b Sutton T. F. Cameron, c Garbett, b Munro A. C. W. Ping, c Cardwell, b Sutton M. S. Douglas, b Sutton J. H. Butler, not out R. N. Rimmer, b Munro Extras (13 b, 11b, 1 nb)
12 0 2 13 11 4 13 6 9 2 0
15
Total
87
SCHOOL R. N. Rimmer R. C. Lynch J. H. Butler J. A. Wright
0. 5 9 12 16
M. 0 3 2 4
R. N. Cardwell J. Munro P. Liddell M. A. Sutton
AMPLEFORTH. 0. M. 8 5 9.4 4 8 0 9 1
R. 16 29 57 57
W. 1 0 3 4
Av. 16.00 — 19.00 14.25
R. 3 17 28 24
W. 1 3 0
Av. 3.00 5.60
6
—
4.00
SCHOOL 1st XI v. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN. Played at Home, Wednesday, July 20th. Result: Lost. School, 161 for six (dec.) ; Craven Gentlemen, 168 for three. In a high-scoring match Craven Gentlemen just beat the School with seven wickets in hand at two minutes to seven. Lynch opened with Wright and Milburn was placed number three, but Wright was bowled in the first over and to all intents and purposes the usual pair were opening the innings. Lynch lunged forward in Carrington's second over and was stumped, but this bad beginning worried neither Milburn nor Davin who paid little respect to the erratic Carrington. At 30 Milburn was stumped; Bennett followed and began to hit fluently though once or twice luckily. Davin was caught in the deep, but Dixon immediately showed his strokes. Just before tea Pearson, the wicket-keeper, decided that he would like to bowl, and got Dixon with a fast length-ball. 44
Soon after tea Cameron was run-out with the score at 105, but Bennett and Morison played as they wished with a very depleted attack and Dixon was able to declare at 5-10 with 161 for six, of which Bennett was responsible for 72a fine knock. Simpson and Carrington began confidently, but Simpson, the more aggressive of the two, was bowled by Rimmer in his fifth over. White displayed some beautiful cover shots and had scored 47 out of 64 when at 88 he was brilliantly held at silly mid-off by Morison off Rimmer in the first over of his second spell. Two balls later Rimmer took a low return catch to dismiss Pearson (88 for three) and chances of a surprise win loomed large. But this was all the success the School was to know, and attacking cricket by Carrington and Jackson aided and abetted by two useless " sillies," who could have spent a more profitable time on the boundary to save fours, just succeeded in winning with two minutes to spare. SCHOOL. R. C. Lynch, st Pearson, b Carrington J. A. Wright, b White H. A. Milburn, st Pearson, b Carrington V. L. F. Davin, c Carrington, b Jackson L. W. Bennett, not out R. S. Dixon, c Simpson, b Pearson T. F. Cameron, run out I. D. C. Morison, not out Extras (9 b, 21b)
2 0 13 20 72 13 5 25 11
Total (for 6 wickets dec.) CRAVEN GENTLEMEN. J. W. Carrington, not out E. Simpson, b Rimmer H. J. White, c Morison, b Rimmer J. M. Pearson, c & b Rimmer E. H. Jackson, not out Extras (2 b, 1 lb)
68 16 47 0 34 3
Total (for 3 wickets) CRAVEN GENTLEMEN.
M. 0. 5 14 H. J. White 0 12 J. W. Carrington 1 9 E. H. Jackson 1 J. M. Pearson .... ........ 9 SCHOOL. M. 0. 1 11 R. N. Rimmer 2 7 R. C. Lynch 0 7 J. A. Wright 0 5 J. H. Butler 0 3 H. A. Milburn 0 3 M. S. Douglas 0 1 T. F. Cameron .
45
161
168
R. 35 56 35 24
W. 1 2 1 1
Av. 35.00 28.00 35.00 24.00
R. 41 19 40 28 20 14 3
W. 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Av. 13.66 — — — —
SCHOOL 1st XI v. OLD PETERITES.
Played at Home, Saturday, July 23rd. Result: Lost. School, 149; Old Peterites, 166 for four. In the annual match against the Old Peterites the School were well and truly beaten in a game which, if it did not show the team at its best, provided more than adequate entertainment for the large number of spectators who had come over for the Commemoration week-end. The School batted first and put on 29 before Lynch played back to a half-volley and was bowled. Milburn batted briskly but both he and Wright fell to the wiles of Cole. Davin, too, did not last long, being caught by Fairweather. During the last 15 minutes before lunch Dixon hit with refreshing vigour, but he was very lucky to be missed at mid-off. He was not lucky for long afterwards, however, for he played too early to Lockwood's second ball and was easily caught. When Bennett left the score was 81 for six, but it was increased to 105 before Morison played half-heartedly at one of Ogley's novelties and cocked up a catch. Cameron and Douglas scored easily from an ever-changing attack and added 32, but the innings closed at 149, a total which should have been more, but might very well have been less. In the quarter of an hour before tea, Lynch dismissed Stead and Graham very quickly but the interval came with Lockwood and Ogley still in possession. Afterwards the batsmen slaughtered the bowling, though the tussle with the horse that Wright, Lynch and Butler had, as members of the Gym Squad, during the tea interval could scarcely have improved the quality of their lengths. Lockwood progressed by cover shots and pulls, nine of which reached the boundary, and Ogley, though comparatively slow to start with, finished with four sixes to his credit. Altogether the pair added 138 in 58 minutes. Ogley was well caught by Butler off a hot drive for 80, and with the last ball of the day Lockwood, more in friendliness than anything else it seemed, chopped the ball to Lynch at first slip. SCHOOL. J. A. Wright, lbw, b Cole R. C. Lynch, b Lockwood H. A. Milburn, c Rix, b Cole V. L. F. Davin, c Fairweather, b Cole L. W. Bennett, c Cole, b Lockwood R. S. Dixon, c Fairweather, b Lockwood T. F. Cameron, b Fairweather I. D. C. Morison, c Graham, b Ogley M. S. Douglas, b Lockwood J. H. Butler, lbw, b McLean R. N. Rimmer, not out Extras (6 b, 41b, 1 w, 1 nb)
20 8 17 6 10 10 31 9 18 7 1 12
Total
149
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OLD PETERITES. J. W. Stead, c Butler, b Lynch G. E. L. Graham, b Lynch R. Ogley, c Butler, b Wright K. Lockwood, c Lynch, b Wright N. A. Newman, not out
2 5 80 72 7
Total (for 4 wickets)
166
OLD PETERITES. 0. M. R. W. Av. N. A. Newman 4 0 11 0 K. Lockwood 16 6 28 4 7.00 L. M. Rix 3 0 20 0 H. P. Cole 5 0 12 3 4.00 A. V. Mackintosh 5 0 23 0 R. Ogley 6 2 19 1 19.00 G. E. L. Graham 3 0 9 0 C. C. Fairweather 2 0 14 1 14.00 D. McLean .5 0 1 1 1.00 Newman bowled a wide and Cole a no-ball. SCHOOL 0. M. R. W. Av. R. N. Rimmer 7 1 34 0 R. C. Lynch 4 1 17 2 8.50 J. H. Butler 5 0 34 0 J. A. Wright 6 0 53 2 27.50 H. A. Milburn 2 0 20 0 M. S. Douglas 2 0 8 0
1st XI AVERAGES, 1938. BATTING. Not Highest Inns. Out Runs Inns. L. W. Bennett 11 1 212 72* R. C. Lynch 12 1 197 56* V. L. F. Davin 10 1 148 32 H. A. Milburn 12 0 126 71 J. A. Wright 12 2 90 20 T. F. Cameron 11 0 96 31 R. S. Dixon 11 0 92 32 I. D. C. Morison 10 1 75 25* M. S. Douglas 6 1 39 18 A. C. Ping 6 0 41 21 J. H. Butler 9 2 39 8 R. N. Rimmer 8 5 15 10* Also batted:-P. B. Cockburn, 1, 0, 5, 5, 5. * Denotes " not out." BOWLING.
J. A. Wright R. C. Lynch J. H. Butler R. N. Rimmer H. A. Milburn T. F. Cameron M. S. Douglas
0. 103.3 78.4 79.1 80.3 24 28 18.5
M. 20 12 8 6 2 0 1
47
R. 366 272 367 331 137 132 91
W. 23 15 18 16 5 3 2
Av. 21.20 17.90 16.44 10.50 9.00 8.72 8.36 8.33 7.80 6.83 5.57 5.00
Av. 15.47 18.10 20.30 20.60 27.40 44.00 45.50
SCHOOL 2nd XI v. ECCENTRICS C.C. Played at Home on Saturday, June 4th. Result: Lost by four runs. In their annual match against the 2nd XI, the Eccentrics fielded a team which was very nearly as strong as the Staff XI which had previously beaten the School 1st XI. Cockburn lost the toss and the 2nd XI were sent out to field. Elgey and Brown, K. C., opened the bowling and soon met with success. Mr. Chilman looked dangerous for a time, but was well caught by Morison at deep square-leg off Elgey, with the total at 22. A collapse followed and half the wickets were down for 24, but Mr. Stead played very well and was well supported by Mr. Rhodes. Nevertheless the ninth wicket fell at 78, but Mr. Stead proceeded to "nurse " Steele in a delightful manner and this partnership yielded 27 valuable runs, of which Steele scored two, Mr. Stead being undefeated at the end with 54. Mr. R. M. Cooper and Mr. Wrenn opened the attack, and the former was on deadly form, taking three wickets in his first four overs for no runs. Gradually, however, the bowlers were worn down, but in spite of that, wickets fell regularly and the last fell with the 2nd XI eight runs behind. Elgey hit the ball hard for his 20, but the remainder of the batsmen were rather shaky.
ECCENTRICS. K. G. Chilman, Esq., c Morison, b Elgey L. C. Le Tog, Esq., run out J. S. 'Cooper, Esq., lbw, b Elgey H. A. Wrenn, Esq., b Brown, K. C. R. M. Cooper, Esq., lbw, b Brown, K. C. R. S. Dixon, b Brown, K. C. G. S. Stead, Esq., not out K. H. Rhodes, Esq., c Elgey, b Sleight W. N. Corkhill, Esq., lbw, b Sleight F. N. Buckler, c Graham, b Sleight F. F. Steele, run out Extras
13 3 0 8 0 0 54 13 1 0 2 11
Total
105
48
SCHOOL 2nd XI. P. B. Cockburn, b R. M. Cooper, Esq 7 G. C. Brown, b R. M. Cooper, Esq 1 I. D. C. Morison, c R. M. Cooper, Esq., b H. A Wrenn, Esq. 9 P. R. G. Graham, b R. M. Cooper, Esq 2 J. M. Rucklidge, b W. N. Corkhill, Esq 12 E. Hodgson, b H. A. Wrenn, Esq 10 I. S. McKay, c & b H. A. Wrenn, Esq 7 E. V. Elgey, b H. A. Wrenn, Esq 20 J. M. Pulleyn, not out 7 K. C. Brown, b H. A. Wrenn, Esq 5 J. I. Sleight, b H. A. Wrenn, Esq 1 Extras 15 Total
E. V. Elgey K. C. Brown I. D. C. Morison J. I. Sleight I. S. McKay
0. 7 8 3 6 2
M. 0 1 0 0 0
R. 21 21 21 26 5
97 W. 2 3 0 3 0
Av. 10.50 7.00 — 8.70 —
SCHOOL 2nd XI v. WORKSOP 2nd XI, Played at Worksop on Saturday, June 11th. Result: Won by two runs. Worksop won the toss and elected to field. They soon met with success and wickets fell with disconcerting frequency and seven were down with 34 runs on the board. Cockburn batted well for 17 and Morison was on the top of his form. Buckler kept his end up very well, leaving Morison to score the runs, which he did in no uncertain manner, and Brown, K.C., hit very hard for a valuable 23 runs. The innings finally closed at 115, of which Morison had made 56 not out. The Worksop innings opened in semi-darkness and Brown, K. C., soon had the batsmen in difficulties, ably supported by Elgey and McKay. Nine wickets were down for 70, and the match seemed over, but the last two Worksop batsmen batted very soundly to put on 43 runs, Dixon being run out while attempting the 114th run. Brown, K. C., was the most successful bowler, having an analysis of four for 20.
49
SCHOOL 2nd XI. P. B. Cockburn, b Caldecott G. C. Brown, b Caldecott I. D. C. Morison, not out P. R. G. Graham, b Utley E. Hodgson, b Caldecott E. V. Elgey, lbw, b Utley I. S. McKay, b Caldecott J. M. Pulleyn, c Bradshaw, b Hunting F. N. Buckler, c Dixon, b Roberts K. C. Brown, run out J. I. Sleight, c & b Dixon Extras
17 0 56 3 1 0 1 0 5 23 2 7
Total
115
WORKSOP 2nd XI. J. E. G. Sootheran, b Elgey K. M. Hunting, b Brown, K. C. F. M. Roberts, lbw, b Brown, K. C. H. E. Bradshaw, b Brown, K. C. P. A. Utley, b McKay R. F. Davies, b Brown, K. C. J. Sedcole, c Hodgson, b Elgey P. L. Sanders-Griffiths, lbw, b McKay R. D. G. Caldecott, st Hodgson, b Pulleyn D. L. Atkinson, not out J. F. Dixon, run out Extras
5 2 0 3 20 10 5 0 14 21 25 8
Total
113
E. V. Elgey K. C. Brown J. I. Sleight I. S. McKay J. M. Pulleyn G. C. Brown
0. 14 11 7 3 7 1
M. 3 2 1 0 1 0
R. 25 20 22 11 25 2
W. 2 4 0 2 1 0
Av. t 12.50 5.00 — 5.50 25.00 —
SCHOOL 2nd XI v. LEEDS G.S. 2nd XL Played at Home on Wednesday, June 15th. Result: Drawn. Cockburn won the toss and, having decided to bat, proceeded to give his team a splendid example by scoring an excellent 69. He hit the many loose balls outside the offstump very hard, whereas the other batsmen tended to regard long hops and half volleys with suspicion. No one else met with such success, but Graham and Buckler also played steadily. Cockburn declared at tea, when seven wickets were down for 143. 50
From the start it was clear that Leeds had not the slightest intention of going for the runs, and when six were down for 49, the batsmen sat on the splice so hard that all interest in the game died. The last three-quarters of an hour provided a dozen runs. Bowling changes were tried, but not another wicket fell until stumps were drawn at 6-30 p.m. SCHOOL 2nd XI. P. B. Cockburn, b Rushton P. R. G. Graham, b Homer, G. F. N. Buckler, run out J. M. Rucklidge, b Homer, G. G. C. Brown, b Grant E. Hodgson, b Homer, G. I. S. McKay, c Wood, b Homer, G. E. V. .ulgey, not out J. M. Pulleyn, not out K. C. Brown and J. I. Sleight did not bat. Extras
69 8 12 20 0 1 1 12 4 16
Total (for 7 wickets)
143
3
LEEDS G.S. 2nd XI. S. Rushton, lbw, b Elgey D. Altman, c Hodgson, b Elgey P. Singleton, lbw, b Brown, K. C. F. Scargill, c Pulleyn, b McKay D. G. D. Yorke, c Hodgson, b McKay D. Grant, run out A. Homer, not out E. A. Jenkins, not out G. Homer, G. C. Wood and E. Batt did not bat. Extras
E. V. Elgey K. C. Brown I. S. McKay J. I. Sleight J. P. Pulleyn G. C. Brown P. B. Cockburn
1 5 0 13 24 1 7 15 10
Total (for 6 wickets)
76
W. 2 1 2 0 0 0 0
Av. 6.00 17.00 7.50 — — — —
0. 9 12 8 3 2 2 4
51
M. 4 3 2 0 1 0 3
R. 12 17 15 10 4 6 2
SCHOOL 2nd XI v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL 2nd XI.
Played at Giggleswick on Saturday, June 18th. Result : Drawn. Cockburn lost the toss and Giggleswick decided to bat on an easy-paced wicket. Brown, K. C., took a quick wicket, but the earlier batsmen treated the School bowlers with contempt, Elgey in particular receiving some heavy punishment. McKay was more successful later in the innings, and, had he been helped by good outfielding, his analysis would have been considerably improved. Rain, which had been threatening the whole time, came down quite heavily just before tea. The start after tea had to be delayed some twenty minutes. After ten minutes batting the 'Giggleswick Captain made a sporting declaration, leaving the School 75 minutes in which to score 148 runs, a by no means difficult task on the now soaked wicket. Cockburn opened very vigourously, taking 16 runs in one over off Combe, and finally being caught for 20. Graham and Buckler batted very steadily, making 21 and 35 respectively. Brown, G. C. batted well, being undefeated at the close with 26, but stumps were drawn with the score 124 for three wickets, in spite of some fine hitting by Rucklidge in the closing overs. GIGGLESWICK 2nd XI. 0 R. Edwards, b Brown, K. C. 18 W. Harrison, b McKay 40 J. Robinson, c Brown, K. C., b McKay 53 M. Murgatroyd, not out 9 W. H. Sellers, lbw, b Brown, G. C 15 F. H. L. Barber, c Hodgson, b Brown, K. C. H. W. Knight, not out 5 R. S. Park, P. G. Clemence, P. A. Tauerner and J. G. Combe did not bat. 7 Extras Total (for 5 wickets dec.)
147
SCHOOL 2nd XI. 20 P. B. Cockburn, c & b Park 21 P. R. Graham, b Sellers 35 F. N. Buckler, c Clemence, b Combe 26 G. C. Brown, not out 21 J. M. Rucklidge, not out E. Hodgson, I. S. McKay, E. V. Elgey, J. P Pulleyn, K. C. Brown and J. I. Sleight did not bat 1 Extras Total (for 3 wickets) E. V. Elgey K. C. Brown I. S. McKay G. C. Brown J. I. Sleight
0. 15 9.4 7 4 2
52
M. 3 3 0 0 0
R. 56 31 29 15 9
W. 0 2 2 1 0
124 Av. — 15.50 14.50 15.00
SCHOOL 2nd XI v. RICHMOND G.S. 1st XI. Played at Richmond on Wednesday, June 22nd. Result : Match abandoned. Cockburn lost the toss and Richmond batted on a wet wicket. Rain soon began to fall, and shortly after the start, there came twenty minutes break. Fielding was almost impossible on the treacherous uneven surface. Elgey bowled steadily, and McKay kept up a good length although he only got one wicket. With the score 110 for five wickets, rain came down so heavily that all hope of further play was abandoned. RICHMOND G.S. 1st XI. P. Pendlebury, b Elgey 18 A. B. Harrison, b Elgey 4 F. H. Pedley, b Elgey 39 F. Whittingham, c Hodgson, b Elgey 12 J. Calvert, b McKay 3 P. Squires, not out 9 R. H. White, not out 11 J. Sanderson, R. D. Bell, D. Atkinson and J Broadley did not bat. Extras 14 Total (for 5 wickets) E. V. Elgey K. C. Brown I. S. McKay G. C. Brown
110
0. M. R. W. Av. 14 1 44 4 11.00 5 0 22 0 — 3 22 1 22.00 9 — 0 8 0 1
SCHOOL 2nd XI v. AMPLEFORTH. Result : Lost by eight wickets. Played at Ampleforth. Cockburn won the toss and batted in a gale. Some good medium-fast bowling by May soon had the opening pair in trouble. Wickets continued to fall fairly rapidly at one end, while Graham, playing very carefully, held the other. Ping hit well in a brief innings and Hodgson shaped extremely well and drove three good off boundaries before being bowled by May. Three batsmen had themselves quite unnecessarily stumped, and Graham carried his bat for 28, the total score being only 86. Ampleforth had no difficulty in getting the runs, although the fine innings of Haigh, P., which decided the issue, included some missed chances in the early stages. 53
SCHOOL 2nd XI. P. B. Cockburn, b May P. R. Graham, not out F. N. Buckler, b May A. C. Ping, b Jefferson G. C. Brown, st Birtwhistle, b Haigh J. M. Rucklidge, lbw, b Haigh E. Hodgson, b May I. S. McKay, b May E. V. Elgey, st Birtwhistle, b Grieve J. P. Pulleyn, st Birtwhistle, b Grieve Extras Total
6 28 1 15 2 0 19 2 0 0 12 86
AMPLEFORTH 2nd XI. Parker, not out 23 MacManing, c Hodgson, b Brown, K. C. 0 P. Haigh, lbw, b Brown, G. C. 73 A. Haigh, not out 1 Cockrane, Barton, May, Mansel-Pleyddi, Birtwhistle and Jefferson did not bat. Extras 6 Total (for 2 wickets)
103
COLTS' XI MATCHES. The Colts played three matches. The first against Bootham away was lost by 112 to 117 runs, largely owing to bad management of the bowling, which enabled our opponents last pair to put on nearly 50 runs. The second match v. Ampleforth, at home, was spoilt by rain, which interrupted the game when it was in a very interesting position. Ampleforth, batting first, were all out for 77, and the School were 54 for seven (Pulleyn 23). At Worksop, the Colts reached the sound total of 155 for eight before declaring, of which Cole, D. scored a very good 76. There seemed to be good prospects of victory, but each team batted better than it bowled and stumps were drawn with Worksop 110 for six. The following represented the Colts :—Steele, F. F. (Capt.), Brown, K. C., Broadhurst, Buckler, Cole, D., Matthews, Middleton, Pulleyn, Scholey, Turnell, Bellchamber and Bulmer. INTER-HOUSE CRICKET. Semi-final: Temple, 98; The Rise, 43. The semi-final of the Inter-House Cricket was played on July 16th and 17th, though the second day's play was only for the sake of completion, as Temple with 98 runs on the board and the scalps of seven Risites, were almost assured of victory. 54
Before lunch Lynch and Wright opened for Temple in a mood of passive resistance against a steady, if not hostile, attack. Their downfall came just before the interval when Lynch hit half-heartedly at Butler to be caught at squareleg, and when Wright was l.b.w. to Brown, G. C. Afterwards Whitney hit freely, but played on at 61. The Temple batting then collapsed before Butler who, in a fine spell, took five for 11. His last victim, Bennett, had played well for his 19, most of which were scored in the midst of destruction. Wright, A. T. H. and Matthews added 14 for the last wicket before Morison threw out Matthews from cover-point. Butler bowled excellently for his six wickets, while Brown frequently had the batsmen in trouble with sharply turning off-spinners. The Rise fielding was for most of the time good, though on rather flirtatious terms with run-outs and overthrows. Morison and Cockburn opened for the Rise, but were soon out to Wright with 13 on the board. Cameron and Ping were very slow and their batting suggested that the rest of the week was to be devoted entirely to cricket. Ping went at 23 but his place was filled adequately by Butler. At 4-5 p.m. and 36 for three the Rise seemed to have won their way to what would probably be an easier wicket on the morrow. But Lynch and Wright had other ideas and after claiming the extra 15 minutes turned the game round leaving The Rise struggling with 39 for seven at the close. There was much speculation as to what surprises Ramsden and Brown would spring upon us in the true manner of House Matches, but the game frittered out undramatically in the hands of Wright, J. A. and Brown, K. C. Wright ended with the formidable analysis of six for 21. TEMPLE HOUSE. J. A. Wright, lbw, b Brown, G. 'C. R. C. Lynch, c Cameron, b Butler E. W. Whitney, b Brown, G. C. L. W. Bennett, b Butler I. S. McKay, b Butler G. H. Briggs, c Coombe, b Butler K. C. Brown, st Steele, b Butler A. G. Broadhurst, b Brown, G. C. P. A. Andrew, c Ramsden, b Butler A. T. H. Wright, not out K. Matthews, run out Extras (1 b, 1. nb)
17 22 11 19 5 0 2 1 5 5 9 2 Total
55
98
THE RISE. I. D. C. Morison, c Broadhurst, b Wright, J. A. P. B. Cockburn, c Lynch, b Wright, J. A. T. F. Cameron, lbw, b Lynch A. C. W. Ping, c Matthews, b Wright, J. A. J. H. Butler, c Bennett, b Lynch M. S. Douglas, c Bennett, b Wright, J. A. G. A. Ramsden, b Brown, K. C. D. Cole, b Wright, J. A. G. C. Brown, b Wright, J. A. F. F. Steele, c McKay, b Brown, K. C. A. P. Coombe, not out Extras (3 b, 1 lb) Total
7 3 9 8 5 0 1 1 5 0 0 4 43
THE RISE. T. F. Cameron M. S. Douglas J. H. Butler G. C. Brown P. B. Cockburn
0. 5 8.3 15 12 2
M. 0 1 2 4 0.
R. 15 15 47 17 3
W. 0
Av.
6 3 0
7.83 5.60
—
K. C. Brown J. A. Wright R. C. Lynch
0. 9 17.5 7
M. 2 7 4
R. 11 21 5
W. 2 6 2
Av. 5.50 3.50 2.50
Cockburn bowled 1 no-ball. TEMPLE HOUSE.
0
—
CRICKET FINAL. Final: School House, 133 ; Temple House, 116. The final of the Inter-House Cricket was played on Friday, July 22nd, and was won by the School House after experiencing a little more trouble in dismissing the supposedly unsolid middle of Temple's batting than would at sight have seemed necessary. The House batted first and through a militant display by Hodgson, who twice crashed sixes into the pavilion, and the good defence of Graham, 47 were recorded for the first wicket. Wright, however, had Graham caught, bowled Davin with a yorker, and then Hodgson with a venomous shooter. Dixon collected 12 in his bright and breezy style but was bowled at 70. Buckler hit freely, too, for 13, but Milburn was not in good form and was brilliantly held by Lynch at slip in his first real attempt to score. Thus the game had quickly turned from 47 for 0 to 87 for six. With the advent of Rucklidge and Elgey some entertaining though agricultural hitting was seen. 14 runs were hit by Elgey off Wright in one over, but McKay bowled each of them and very soon the innings closed on the characteristic note produced by Rimmer's leg glance. 56
Temple suffered an early shock when Lynch was bowled for four, but by 30, Whitney had presented Rimmer with a caught and bowled, and Wright, in attempting a hook, had hit against the spin with the resultant popping of an easy catch to silly mid-o.n McKay was bowled at 36 for four, but Bennett heeded not the crisis and punished Milburn. He tried once too often and Rucklidge at long-on took a very difficult catch. 59 for five is often 75 all out in House matches, but K. C. Brown batted with such amazing and admirable rectitude, supported by Briggs, who made 13, and the rest of the tail, each of whom made about half a dozen, that Temple swelled their score to 116. Milburn's leg-breaks of high trajectory won the day, however, and the House obtained a victory which had always appeared to be theirs from the time Wright was out. SCHOOL HOUSE. P. R. G. Graham, c Lynch, b Wright E. Hodgson, b Wright V. L. F. Davin, b Wright R. S. Dixon, b Lynch H. A. Milburn, c Lynch, b McKay F. N. Buckler, b Wright J. M. Rucklidge, b McKay E. V. Elgey, b McKay J. P. Pulleyn, b Brown R. N. Rimmer, not out J. R. Scholey, c Lynch, b McKay Extras (13 b)
9 43 0 12 0 13 20 18
0
3 2 13
Total
133
TEMPLE HOUSE. J. A. Wright, c Elgey, b Milburn R. C. Lynch, b Rimmer E. W. Wright, c & b Rimmer L. W. Bennett, c Rucklidge, b Milburn I. S. McKay, b Rimmer G. H. Briggs, b Milburn K. C. Brown, not out A. Broadhurst, c Graham, b Milburn P. A. Andrew, c Graham, b Milburn A. T. H. Wright, b Milburn K. Matthews, b Elgey Extras (4 b, 11b)
K. C. Brown J. A. Wright R. C. Lynch I. S. McKay R. N. Rimmer H. A. Milburn E. V. Elgey
13 4 12 24 1 13 24 2 6 7 5 5
Total TEMPLE HOUSE. M. R. W. 0.
8 1 26 13 4 48 31 6 1 7.4 2 15 SCHOOL HOUSE. M. R. 0. 1 36 11 0 62 14 13 3.1 0
57
116
1 4 1 4
Av. 26.00 12.00 31.00 3.75
W. 3 6 1
Av. 12.00 10.30 13.00
ROWING. Details of our successes in the various events we have entered for this term are recorded fully below, but we feel that some general explanation about the crews will show more clearly what our successes have really been. At the beginning of the term we had two colours who were not eligible to row in what the rowing world calls ' maiden events, because of their success in winning a cup at Stockton-on Tees Regatta last year. After careful consideration we decided that from the point of view of style in rowing it would be helpful and desirable once again to coach a crew able to row in the light ship. After our successes with the first and second crews in beating Nottingham High School, at Nottingham, we immediately put the first crew into " Sally " and this crew trained for the White Rose Challenge Cup at York Regatta. We feel that although the crew was not successful in winning a race the experience of rowing in a light ship and the attainment of the style and standard of rowing is beneficial to the crew and well worth the experience. This first crew also rowed at Durham Regatta and after winning one race lost by a narrow margin to a crew from Leeds University—a crew which had improved very considerably since the time when they were beaten in a friendly race at York prior to the Regatta. The successes of our second and third crews in winning cups at the Tyne Regatta and Stockton-on-Tees Regatta in the maiden events has been due almost entirely to the keen and hard working spirit shown by those crews and they are to be congratulated most heartily on the successes which bring two Challenge Cups to the School in one year. In a review of our rowing activities for the term we must not forget to make mention of the fourth, fifth and sixth crews who have, shall we say, ploughed the waters with no hope of reward. They must remember that with any luck their time will come another year. '
1st FOUR CHARACTERS. C. M. Robson (bow). A very hard-working and dashing oar. At present rather lacking in balance and length, but with more experience in a fine boat and more weight should be useful. 2. E. W. Whitney. A very neat oar with a natural swing. He lacks weight but uses what he has to the best advantage. 3. R. Bower. Has improved steadily and is beginning to make good use of his length. Has backed up Stroke well. 58
G. E. Shepherd (stroke). With his added experience he has proved an admirable stroke. He is very hardworking himself and has given length and life to the crew. G. D. Jefferson (cox). A reliable and efficient cox, and well worth his weight.
2nd FOUR CHARACTERS. J. T. Brockbank (bow). As an oarsman he has improved very considerably on last year, and may be described as a very neat bow, doing a useful amount of work. Generally likes to lie down and have a complete rest after a bit of work. 2. M. I. H. Sproulle. It may be said that ' two' helped to keep the spirits of the crew going as he frequently had some (in) appropriate remark to show that he still had some breath left. However, in spite of being late on stroke he helped the boat along very usefully. 3 J. T. Harding. The readiness with which ' three ' was always eager to do more work must be recorded as a feature of the crew. Two courses in one afternoon was just 'nothing.' A mainstay to the crew in both weight and strength. H. L. Taylor (stroke). A very successful stroke. He has length, and excerises considerable judgement in giving a spurt at the right moment. J. M. Inglis (cox). Has continued his course as a cox who can be relied on to steer well and to give encouragement to the crew. 3rd FOUR CHARACTERS. J. H. T. Hunter (bow). Developed into quite a stylish bow oar. His finish improved in practice and he got a good length. 2. J. B. Shillitoe. A little erratic with his slide, and his body style should improve. Worked hard and made use of his length. 3. R. W. Wright. Another hard worker though rather awkward at times with his finish. Backed Stroke up very well. R. L. Stead (stroke). With no experience as stroke he was tried at the beginning of term, and learnt to stroke the crew with great determination. Improved in every way during practice. M. W. Sproulle (cox). Gained much more confidence with experience during the term, and at Stockton Regatta he coxed with much skill and judgment. 59
HEAD OF THE RIVER OUSE CHAMPIONSHIP, MAY 21st. The 1st IV were in the " Fine " Boats division, and the 2nd and 3rd IV's in the " Clinker " division. Owing to a misunderstanding, the championship was held a week earlier than had been intimated, thus seriously interfering with practice. The 1st IV got away to a good start and rowed strongly, but lacked sufficient weight to pass any of the crews ahead, although they drew away from the clinker division. They finished in 9 minutes 24 2/5 seconds, which was good time under the circumstances, to become fourth. The 2nd IV also started strongly and succeeded in passing one crew, and drew up to another, to finish in 9 minutes 48 seconds in third place in this division. The 3rd IV put up an excellent show, finishing in only 1 2/5 seconds behind the 2nd IV. They passed the same crew as that passed by the 2nd IV and were 1/5 second behind St. John's 1st. finally being placed fifth. NOTTINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL, MAY 25th., The two 1st IV's visited Nottingham in their annual match against the High School and both were successful. The School 1st IV had a poor start and were soon length down. They soon settled down, however, and the deficit was turned into a lead of a length. The. Nottingham boat then became ragged and at the finish the School had a lead of two and a half lengths. From the start the 2nd IV went into the lead and halfway saw them ahead by a length and a half. The Nottingham crew then spurted and gained a length, but this put new life into the 2nd IV who rowed very strongly at the finish to win by three lengths. LEEDS UNIVERSITY, JUNE. The 2nd IV rowed the University 3rd IV and the 3rd IV the University 4th IV, at home, in perfect weather. In the first race, the School had a moderate start and the University gained a quarter of a length. The 2nd IV settled down well and the crews were very evenly matched as far as Scarborough Bridge, when there were only inches between them. They went ahead, however, and at Marygate the University boat suffered a mishap and the 2nd IV then went on to win easily by three lengths. 60
The 3rd IV had a somewhat easier race, leading right from the start. Half-way there was daylight between the boats and although Leeds rowed strongly the School went up to win by two lengths.
YORK REGATTA, JUNE 18th. The School entered three crews this year, the 1st IV in the White Rose Cup for Junior-Senior Fours, the 2nd IV in the Regatta Cup for Junior Fours and the 3rd IV in the John E. Gibbs Challenge Cup for Maiden Fours. The 1st IV had a bye into the semi-final, when they had to row Durham School 2nd IV. The School had a poor start and Durham went up by a length. Shepherd stroked very well, but, in spite of this, Durham added half a length to their lead, to win a race much closer than the margin would suggest. The 2nd IV had a very exciting race to lose rather unluckily by some three feet. They were drawn to row a York City crew. Both crews had good starts and the School were just behind by the bend, where the School were prevented from taking the advantage by a motor-launch. Through Scarborough Bridge the School spurted, but rough water from another launch made them unsteady and York City drew ahead by half a length. Taylor took the crew in very well and at the finish, with the School going up, York City were just ahead by the margin mentioned above. The 3rd IV were drawn to meet a Hull Kingston crew. The School led from the start, but by Scarborough Bridge the crews were nearly level. Then the 3rd IV went gradually ahead to win a good race by three quarters of a length. In the next round, the 3rd IV met York City 4th IV. Both crews started well, but York City went up gradually to lead by a length at Scarborough Bridge. The 3rd IV rowed very strongly, but in vain, and York went on to win by a length and a half.
TYNE REGATTA, JULY 9th. The 2nd IV were entered for the Ladies' Plate, an event
for Maiden Fours. The 1st IV were unable to enter owing to examinations which occupied one member of the crew. Conditions were far from ideal, there being a cold wind blowing, but the rain was kind and kept away. 61
In the first round the School were drawn to row Tynemouth " A," reputedly a strong crew, who had to scratch through illness. The School rowed over the course and were fortunate to do so, as they were using strange boats. In the second round the School rowed South Shields " B." The School had a poor start and lost a length, but determined rowing brought the 2nd IV up and a spirited take-in gave them a win by a quarter of a length. The 2nd's next victim was a King's College crew whom they beat by half a length. King's College snatched a slender lead at the start and retained it as far as the enclosure, only to be beaten in the final twenty yards by another energetic take-in. In the final they met Berwick, who had beaten a Tees crew fairly easily. Berwick lead practically the whole way, at one period by a length and a half, but this lead was diminished by some fine stroking by Taylor and they just caught Berwick on the post. In the excitement the stewards raised two flags, indicating a dead-heat. This caused some consternation in the 2nd IV, but the explanation was that the two flags had become entangled, and raising one also raised the other. The 2nd IV thus won an event which was won in 1934 and 1936 by the School's IVs. A noticeable feature of the 2nd IV's races was the narrow margin by which they won— never more than half a length.
DURHAM REGATTA, JUNE 22nd. The 1st IV were entered for the Lady Anne Lambton Plate in the first round of which they rowed King's College B.C. The School made a somewhat ragged start and King's College drew ahead, but the 1st IV came up to lead by a length some hundred and fifty yards from the finishing post, when the boat unfortunately fouled a marking buoy. This caused only a slight delay, and the School finally won by half a length. The School had the advantage of the bend in this race, but in the next, when they rowed Leeds University B.C., they were on the outside. Both crews got away to good starts, and were level for some time, but finally the advantage of the bend made itself felt, and Leeds went up to win by a length, in spite of a good piece of stroking by Shepherd. TEES REGATTA, JULY 16th. The 3rd IV were entered for the Mason Challenge Cup for maiden crews, and had a bye into the semi-final, when they rowed a Tees 13 ' crew. The weather was not 62
encouraging for oarsmen, there being a breeze with heavy rain the whole time. In their first race the School's crew had a shaky start and lost ground, but finally went ahead to win by a canvas. In the final the 3rd IV met Tees A.' Both crews had good starts, although Tees A' went up slightly, but the 3rd IV overtook them gradually, and, in spite of a slight mishap in the boat, they finally won a good race by half a length, so winning the cup for the second year in succession for the School.
THE SCHOOL AGAINST THE OLD PETERITES. The Old Boys managed to collect a very good crew to race the 1st IV, but nevertheless the School got away to a good start and were leading by about three-quarters of a length at the Boat House, when bow of the O.P. crew caught a " crab," so we decided to restart. In the re-row the O.P.'s were now well together and gave us a very good and close race, .which the School won by half a length. The 3rd IV rowed against a rather weak crew who, however, put up a very good show but could not quite keep up the pace set by the School crew who went on to win by a length or more.
TENNIS. This year the School took advantage of the Public Schools L.T.A. Coaching Scheme and the services of a professional coach were obtained for the last six weeks of the term. A. C. W. Ping was appointed Secretary for Tennis and he and Mr. Wrenn arranged the coaching so that 34 boys received either three or four lessons of individual instruction. The Coach was very satisfied with the general level of attainment and found many boys very promising. The coaching was free to any boy in the Senior School who is keen on tennis, and there was a very good response. The courts suffered severely from the drought and then heavy rain at the end of term made them unplayable at times. No matches were played and the only team to visit the School were greeted with a heavy downpour on their arrival. Two new courts have been laid down in the gardens of Albany House and next year it is hoped to continue the coaching and to institute a strong list of fixtures against other Public Schools, which are members of the L.T.A. 63
SWIMMING. SWIMMING SPORTS, SUMMER TERM, 1937. (1) Senior Plunge. (1) J. H. Butler (Rise). (2) R. Bower (School House). (2) Junior Plunge. (1) J. R. Scholey (School House). (2) G. Long (Temple). (3) Senior Dive. (1) R. C. Lynch (Temple). (2) J. H. Butler (Rise). (4) Junior Dive. (1) F. N. Buckler (School House). (2) G. Long (Temple). (5) Senior Free Style. (1) J. H. Butler (Rise). (2) R. C. Lynch (Temple) (6) Junior Free Style. (1) G. Long (Temple). (2) F. N. Buckler (School House). (7) Senior Breast-stroke. (1) A. C. Ping (Rise). (2) J. B. Shillitoe (Rise). (8) Junior Breast-stroke. (1) H. D. Revill (School House). (2) H. Ping (Rise). ,(9) Senior Back-stroke. (1) J. H. Butler (Rise). (2) G. W. Scatchard (Rise). (10) Junior Back-stroke. (1) G. Long (Temple). (2) H. D. Revill (School House). (11) O.P. Race. (1) C. J. Lynch. (2) D. Lund. (12) Obstacle Race. (1) Bower (School House). (2) J. H. Butler (Rise). (13) Relay Race. (1) Temple House. (2) Clifton Rise. The Rise had little difficulty in retaining the " Kanzerooni " Cup for Swimming:— Clifton Rise-22 points. Temple House-13 points. School House-10 points. 64
O.T.C. NEWS. Two days after the School's return the contingent attended Military Sunday at York Minster. The marching to and from the Minster was excellent, and we gather that the march past was also good. The band, in view of the fact that it had had no practice since the preceeding term, deserves congratulations on a very creditable performance. Last term the prades were changed to Monday afternoons and Friday mornings, thus allowing a whole afternoon a -week to practice for the General Inspection. The contingent was inspected on June 9th by Brigadier L. S. Daly, D.S.O., O.B.E., of the 147th Infantry Brigade. After the General salute and march past the N.C.O.s were tested in field drill and tacatical excercises. The inspection over, practice for the Inter-House section competition began in earnest. Owing to rain the competition had to be held indoors. The winning section was that of L/Cpl. Whitney (Temple House), with L/Cpl. J. H. Butler's (Clifton Rise) and Cpl. J. M. Rucklidge's (School House) joint runners up. Throughout the term the contingent paraded under the new organisation, that is to say, in three ranks and with three sections to a platoon, sections being in single file behind their section leader. J. T. Brockbank, A. C. Ping, J. H. Butler, J. B. Shillitoe and S. Corner all passed Certificate A " Theoretical last term. The following promotions took place last term:— Cadet J. H. Butler was promoted to Lance-Corporal. Cadet J. B. Shillitoe was promoted to Lance-Corporal. Cadet M. S. Douglas was promoted to Lance-Corporal.
EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORT ON THE GENERAL INSPECTION. Drill. Excellent in every way. The march past in
fours was the best the Inspecting Officer has seen by any contingent. Weapon Training. Satisfactory. Tactical Training. A very creditable exhibition of the new field drill was given. Technical Training. A most efficient and smartly turned out bugle band was on parade. Their playing and marching did them the greatest credit. 65
Turn Out. Very good indeed. General Remarks. The Inspecting Officer was very much impressed with this contingent. It undoubtedly fulfils the objects of the O.T.C., and should produce a large number of the right type of leaders if required.
O.T.C. CAMP, 1938. The contingent attended camp at Tweseldown, Aldershot, on July 26th, leaving the School at about 9 a.m. and reaching camp about 4 p.m. The marching to the station was good and once in the station the band gave us their well known version of " The Campbells " which literally nearly brought the house down. The contingent, much to their surprise, were lustily cheered by a crowd of holidaymakers waiting for their trains. In conjunction with Ley's School we formed a company of " B " Batallion under Major Catt, whose " Batallion, Shun !" will be remembered for years to come. The weather throughout was excellent. The parades, although unusually long, sometimes lasting five and a half hours, no doubt greatly increased the knowledge of the contingent. These parades usually took the form of a demonstration. The camp, run by the Guards, was very well laid out, and, even more important, the " N.A.A.F.I." was not overcrowded. The guard, unfortunately, was not called upon until the last night, and these only took part in a swagger stick parade. We were very pleased indeed to see Mr. Stevenson, who came down to say good-bye to the contingent. We gathered he is taking up his commission again in the Ellesmere College O.T.C. The sports were not of the serious type, being designed rather to please the spectators. However, there were a large number of entries from the contingent. We also entered for the seven-a-side soccer and were beaten in the semi-final by Highgate, the eventual winners. Play at times was humorous, one of our players on one occasion bringing down the opposing goalkeeper with a beautiful Rugby tackle. And so it was a happy, if tired, contingent which left Aldershot camp on the morning of August 3rd. 66
SHOOTING. SUMMER TERM. Shooting this term has taken another step forward. Every Thursday a few selected people went to Strensall and had some practice on the open ranges with the .303 rifle. At first the standard was rather low but gradually improved. It is hoped that the School will send a team to Bisley next year. These trips to the ranges were enjoyed by everyone concerned, and even though we did have to do our own marking we managed to derive a good deal of enjoyment from doing so. Thanks are due to Mr. Le Tocq, Mr. Rhodes, Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Cooper who, at great risk to their property, supplied the necessary transport. Miniature Range shooting has progressed considerably and the results of the annual competition were as follows. 1st Competition. Grouping and Snap Shooting. Winners—R. S. Dixon, E. W. Whitney and R. W. Wright. 2nd Competition. 200 yards and 500 yards. Winners—R. N. Rimmer, E. A. Shearston, J. M. Inglis and R. Earle. 3rd Competition. Whole Practice. Winners—R. S. Dixon, F. W. Whitney, R. N. Rimmer and H. D. Reull. 2nd—D. Cole, J. M. Inglis, G. E. Shepherd and G. D. Jefferson. Individual Shot—R. W. Wright. Best Recruit—D. Cole. The position of the School in the Country Life Competition was 41st out of 63 entries. Although this seems low, crnsidering that it is the first time that the School has competed, it is quite a satisfactory result. A number of fixtures have been arranged, for the Winter and Easter terms, with the following schools :— Denstone College, Worksop College, King Edward's, Birmingham, Durham, Ampleforth, Leeds G.S., It is hoped that a few more will be added to this list later. 67
The VIII had one match this term against the Depot, which was won by 17 points. St. Peter's. Depot. R. S. Dixon 65 Sgt. Storey 57 J. A. Wright 75 Sgt. Ryder 72 G. E. Shepherd 71 Sgt. Purvis 79 F. W. Whitney 67 Sgt. Fulscher 73 R. Bower Pte. Nichols 69 56 R. W. Wright 66 Pte. Stevens 61 J. M. Inglis 65 Pte. Duxberry 66 M. I. H. Sproulle 71 Pte. Dodds 68 549
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FOOTBALL FIXTURES, 1938. 1st XV. Oct. 1. Catterick Garrison 8. York and Lancaster Regiment PI „ 15. Durham School „ 19. K.O.Y.L.I. „ 26. Denstone College „ 29. Headingly "A" Nov. 5. Giggleswick School „ 12. York 19. Mount St. Mary's College „ 24. Trent College „ 26. Worksop College Dec. 3. Ampleforth College „ 7. Yorkshire Wanderers „ 10. Leeds Grammar School „ 19. Old Peterites
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CORRESPONDENCE. To the Editor of "The Peterite." T. Adams and F. W. Roberts wish to thank all who so kindly subscribed to the Testimonial on their Retirement which they both appreciate very much. With all good wishes and good luck to the old School in the future. Again many thanks. Yours Sincerely, T. Adams, Head Porter. F. W. Roberts, Professional and Groundsman.
THE JUNIOR SCHOOL. We always look forward to the Summer Term as a term when there is always " something doing " and when one exciting event is usually quickly followed by another. This term has been no exception to the rule although some of us perhaps feel a trifle overworked—particularly JVI! The fact is that the whole of JVI were put in to take the St. Peter's Scholarships examination, and for some of us it was rather a trial! We heartily congratulate H. Terry and R. E. Dodd on their success in winning Scholarships; and C. A. F. Cookson and J. A. Denison on winning Exhibitions. We also congratulate J. G. Gledhill on passing the entrance examination to Giggleswick School. At the very beginning of term we missed Mr. P. H. Sykes who has taken the Headmastership of Glenhow Preparatory School at Saltburn. We wish him every success in his own school. Whit-Monday was, as usual, a half-holiday for us— plus the last two morning periods which the boarders occupied in getting ready for the famous Whit-Monday outing. This year the whole party of boys and Mr. Cooper disembarked at the foot of Brandsby Bank and after a walk of about a mile climbed the scarpment by a steep cart track. Rather to the surprise of the leaders of the party they were ambushed and " bombed " near the top by Mr. Ping, who had concealed himself behind a little gorse bush !! The bombing, however, did not prevent the whole party going on in full force to the " usual " farm, where the usual enormous tea was disposed of in the usual short space of time. 69
Billy Stratton, Geoffrey James and P. Leget won the Wild Flower prizes offered by Mrs. Ping for the best collections gathered on the outing. The full record of our games will be found elsewhere, but we feel we must congratulate our St. Olave's team on their good play, particularly against the strong side of Fathers. We would also like to express our congratulations and thanks to Mr. Chilman on his coaching of the team. Only a very few of our games days were spoilt by weather, but on one of the days when rain made it impossible to play Mr. Ping arranged for a party of boys to visit the Kirk collection of " Bygones " at the Old Prison Museum, near Clifford's Tower. It really is a wonderful collection of implements, utensils, weapons and ornaments used by our ancestors, and is well worth a visit. When the water was warm enough for swimming we found the Baths splendidly renovated, the paint work being in pale green instead of white. We liked this colour much better. The following boys passed the School swimming test (100 yards) during the term :—E. Denison, P. Dodd, D. Janes, G. Janes, C. Shepherd, G. D. Smith, M. Steele, H. Terry, K. Warren. Mr. Cooper and Mr. Wrenn spent many arduous hours in teaching hosts of Olavites to gain sufficient confidence to " let themselves go " in the water, and their efforts showed many successes at the Swimming Sports. Concerning the many other events and incidents of the term, we feel we cannot write at length but we must not omit the mention of the building of " dens " and " storehouses " with the pile of bricks in the playground : of the " lay out in the little wood : of the many games in and out of the buildings when sometimes the slight noise was not altogether appreciated in other quarters. Towards the end of term we learnt with many regrets that Miss E. Weatherill, who has been with us for some seven years, is taking a post in Harrogate. We wish her the best of luck and hope that the little clock which Peter Shearsmith presented on behalf of the School will keep good time. We also had to say good-bye to Mr. J. H. Stevenson who is leaving St. Peter's for another post. He also takes with him a little token of our remembrance, and we wish him every success in his new appointment. And so the term came to the last day, when Mr. Dronfield presented the Form Prizes and we broke up for our Summer Holidays with (we hope) full intentions of following the advice to be Anti Litter Louts. 70
WHIT-MONDAY OUTING. We set off in the bus for Stillington at about 1-30 p.m. Everybody was feeling in a, bright mood, for there was constant singing in the bus, till we reached our destination. Here we disembarked, and started a tramp up a country lane, till, branching off left, we started to climb a hill leading to a quarry. (All the time some of the younger boys were collecting wild flowers, because the person who got most flowers won a prize, kindly given by Mrs. Ping). After that we climbed the sides of the quarry into a pine wood, where we had a good fight with pine cones. Janes lost his camera in the wood, and some of us went back and tried to find it, but were unfortunately chased out. When we had rested we marched on to the 'bus, which was to take us to our next " port of call." On the way, whilst marching through a pine wood, I found a sparrow hawk's nest, with two young ones in. Soon after, we reached the 'bus, which took us for about four miles to a wood near Gilling, where the trees were being felled. Some of us rigged up a sea-saw. Three sat on each end, and we spent an enjoyable half an hour. After that we walked to the farm for tea, and it was a scrumptious feed. Two boiled eggs each, cream cakes, sponge cakes, currant bread, tarts, etc. After tea we ragged each other on the hay, as well as playing games on it. Some of us went to Gilling Woods to have a last ramble before going home. Then the fatal time came, when we had to return home, and, amidst great cheering, we left the farm, and sang all the way home. W. A. Stratton won the wild flower competition, and won a 1/- bar of chocolate as a prize. We all heartily thank Mr. and Mrs. Ping for a lovely time and tea. P. M. Steele, JV. ST. OLAVE'S CRICKET. I think we can say that we have had a very successful season for the team, and many good games for the remainder of the School. On half-holidays we have had four games going each day except when there has been a match. On these occasions two junior games were in progress below the Squash Court, while the team or their opponents occupied the centre of the field. 71
To record our matches, the School opened the season on May 17th, with an away match with Terrington Hall, whom we beat by 88 runs to 29. Taylor and Steele were the chief scorers with 20 and 18 respectively, while Denison (ma.) and Steele shared the wickets with 5 each. At home, against New College, Harrogate, we avoided a good beating by the skin of our teeth, Cookson playing a very valuable innings when stumps were falling fast. Our opponents made 144 for 9 to our 43, but they declared rather too late. In the return match they had their revenge and beat us 112 to 56. We had a good match with Worksop Juniors, at York, on a rain sodden pitch. We got 88 for five declared, and they had scored 52 for six when time was up. Against the Fathers' XI, on June 14th, we knocked up 63 to their 66, a very exciting match. We won the remaining matches as follows :May 24th, Clifton House, at Harrogate, won, 114 for seven-30 ; June 21st, Terrington, at York, won, 88 35 ; June 30th, Glenhow, at Saltburn-by-Sea, won, 116 for five-49. The following players represented the School :— Denison (ma.) Captain, Steele (Vice-Captain), Dodd (ma.), Stratton (ma.), Cookson, Bulmer, Taylor, Hart, Garth, Murray and Miller; also played, Claybourne and Buckle.
ST. OLAVE'S LIBRARY. The library has continued to flourish this term and there have been many additions to the stock of books. The following have kindly presented books—Mrs. Baird, Miss Weatherill and Mr. N. W. Smithson, O.P. ST. OLAVE'S FORM PRIZE WINNERS. Form JVI—H. Terry, Form JV—J. K. Andrew. Form JIV—F. R. Fox. Form JIII—E. A. K. Denison. Form JII—F. J. Bramwell. Form JI—P. Shearsmith.. Essay Prize (presented by K. H. Rhodes, Esq.)P. Dench Natural History Prize (presented by A. W. Ping, Esq.)-1. J. Blackburn ; 2. E. Denison. 72
ST. OLAVE'S SWIMMING SPORTS. JULY 21st, 1938. Two Lengths Open (breast-stroke). 1, R. E. Dodd ; 2, P. Dench. One Length Open (speed) . 1, J. G. Gledhill ; 2, R. E. Dodd. One Length (under 12). 1, D. L. Pryer; 2, I. Taylor. Open Dive. 1, J. Denison and J. Gledhill; 2, R. E. Dodd. Open Plunge. 1, G. B. Pearson ; 2, P. Dench. Junior Dive. 1, M. Lynch ; 2, P. Dodd. Beginners One Length. 1, M. Dunn ; 2, P. Chilman. Beginners One Breadth. 1, D. R. Burnie ; 2, D. Sim. Consolation Prize, One Length. 1, M. Norwood ; 2, P. Dodd.
SALVETE. M. Fawcett. J. W. Baker.
Boarders. G. M. Smith. C. J. Price.
J. R. W. Baker. R. F. Lambert. W. H. Andrew. R. F. Wyman. G. Gibson. W. J. D. Dickinson.
Day Boys. H. Cadell. A. Smith (City Scholar). S. Forshaw (City Scholar). J. D. Ward (City Scholar). G. Mountain (City Scholar). F. Garbutt (City Scholar). 73
VALETE. Boarders. A. E. R. Buckle. C. A. F. Cookson R. Stratton (to Sen. Sch.). (to Sen. Sch.). A. L. Miller (to Sen. Sch.). K. A. Warren (to Sen. Sch.). A. M. Claybourne (to Sen. Sch.). Day Boys. D. R. Burnie. A. H. Terry (to Sen. Sch.). I. Burnie. W. Amos (to Sen. Sch.). J. G. Sykes. M. J. Dunn (to Sen. Sch.). J. T. Lamb. G. H. Oxtoby (to Sen. Sch.). J. G. W. Gledhill. J. R. Penty (to Sen. Sch.). M. P. Wyndham. G. F. Ruddock (to Sen. Sch.). F. R. Fox. R. D. Scotts (to Sen Sch.). N. T. Barnes (to Sen. Sch.). R. B. Wharldall P. G. R. Dench (to Sen. Sch.). (to Sen. Sch.). J. A Denison (to Sen Sch.). A. L. Wyman (to Sen. Sch.). R. E. Dodd (to Sen. Sch.). R. L. Murray (to Sen. Sch.). R. T. Hey (to Sen. Sch.). T. R. Dresser to Sen Sch.). G. D. Smith (to Sen. Sch.).
SCOUT NEWS. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL JUNIOR TROOP. By kind permission of Colonel barley we held our annual camp at Aldby Park, Buttercrambe, Nr. Stamford Bridge, from Friday, July 15th (St. Swithin's Day) to Tuesday, July 19th. The following three Patrols attended:— Curlews. Dench (ma.). Miller. Wharldall. Duffield. Reynolds. Taylor.
Woodpigeons. Cookson. Hey. Buckle. Penty (ma.). Thompson. Harnby.
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Peewits. Stratton (ma.). Warren. Gledhill. Wilson. Hart. Sheriff.
It rained according to custom on the Friday and so we were " housed " in the saddle room and loft of the stables of the Hall, where we made ourselves very comfortable. Had it not been for Colonel Darley's kindness we could not have stayed in camp the first night as it pelted down all the afternoon and night. Saturday was a glorious day, bright hot sunshine with a drying wind, so we were able to pitch the camp on a comparatively dry site just after noon. On the Sunday morning we cycled over to Bossall and attended Church there, and in the afternoon entertained a number of visitors, Sunday afternoon, between 3-0 and 6-0 p.m., being set apart.as " Visitors Day." Monday was a full day with our usual Regatta on the Derwent at Stamford Bridge, from 6-9-30, followed by Camp Fire and Sing-Song. On the Tuesday morning we struck canvas and cleared up, followed by a bathe at the Mill Weir. After lunch we played games and the main party left by bikes about 4-0 p.m. after a most enjoyable week-end. We were very indebted to Mr. Penty for transporting kit to and from Camp in his two ton lorry which enabled us to get all aboard without trouble. SCOUTS. We have had a very successful term, particularly so as we were able to have our annual camp. This was the first camp at which we had been together as a troop, and it proved to be a great success. We went to Aldby Park, Buttercrambe, a perfect camp site, and were favoured with remarkably good weather. The journey to and from camp was made partly on foot and partly on bicycle, the greater part of the materials being taken on the trek-cart. Much good work was done while in camp, and the patrols showed great keeness in the inter-patrol competition which was won by the Hounds patrol, by a very narrow margin. We all enjoyed ourselves very much and look forward to the next camp. Parades have been very well attended throughout the term and we have had some very instructive and amusing games. Many second class tests have been passed, but it must be remembered that first class tests need a good deal of work before they can be passed, next term there will be many opportunities for these more difficult tests. 75
CUB REPORT. This term has again been a successful one and much useful work has been done. We welcome Haugh and Langdon to the Pack and congratulate J. Dench, Dook, Edinger and Macpherson on gaining their first stars. As usual, there has not been time to do much second star work but many have passed several second star tests. The Blue six again won the inter-six sompetition after a hard struggle, and beat the Red six by the narrow margin of half a point. On the whole year Blue gained 53 points, Red 52 and Yellow 45. On the 7th of July we had our usual outing to Mr. Wellburn's wood and once more we thank him very much for letting us go there. We must again thank Mrs. Penty for the eggs which she sent us, one of which was mysteriously found in the Big Wolf's pocket some time afterwards. Most fortunately it was hard boiled. It was an extremely wet day and the combined efforts of petrol and bad language only just managed to get the fire going. However, a good time was enjoyed by all and the clues of the treasure hunt were just decipherable in spite of the rain. Owing to the deluge during the first half of the Scout Camp we were unable to visit Aldby Park.
CONTEMPORARIES. The editors acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following publications, and apologise for any omissions :" The Reptonian " (2), " The Babu Lal Jaiswal High School Magazine," " The Haileyburian " (2), " The Leodiensian," " The Ashville Magazine," " The Artists' Riffles Gazette " (2), " The Denstonian," " The Ousel," " The Johnian," " The Bootham Journal," " The Brighton College Magazine," " The Sedberghian," " The Malvernian," " The Merchistonian," " The Stoneyhurst Magazine," " The Ampleforth Journal," " The Limit," " The Birkonian," " The Monktonian," " The Giggleswick Chronicle," " Danensis," " The Dolphin Magazine," " The St. Peter's College Magazine " (Adelaide), " Cranleighan," " St. Bees School Magazine," " The Eastbournian," " The Haileyburian," " The Framlinghamian," " The Dovorian," " The Journal of the Honourable Artillery Company," " The Nottinghamian," " The Worksopian," " The Draxonian," " The Scardeburgian," " The Eagle," " The Hurst Johnian." 76
EDITORIAL NOTICES. " The Peterite " is the magazine of St. Peter's School, York, and is conducted by the boys. The Editors solicit literary contributions and general correspondence from past and present Peterites. No notice can be taken of anonymous correspondence. Contributors may, if they prefer it, send their name in a separate envelope, which will not be opened unless the contribution is accepted. Where the contributor's name is not intended for publication, his " nom-de-plume " should be enclosed as well. All articles should be written on one side of the paper only. The subscription to " The Peterite " is 3s. Od. per annum, payable in advance, i.e., before the issue of the first number of the year (January) Members of the O.P. Club to which the subscription is £1 per annum, receive " The Peterite " gratuitously. .
" The Peterite " is published three times a year, at the beginning of each term. If any members of the O.P. Club should not receive their numbers of " The Peterite," the Editors would be obliged if notice could be sent at once to Lt.-Col. H. C. Scott, Secretary of the O.P. Club, 1 Clifton Green, York. the Editors of " The Peterite " are P. B. Cockburn, J. M. Rucklidge, T. F. Cameron, E. V. Elgey, J. H. Wright. The Editors of " The Peterite " will be glad to supply any past numbers which they may have to those desiring them, at the price of 6d. per copy. Applications for advertising space to be made to The Bursar, St. Peter's School, York. 77
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THE PETERITE Vol. XXXI
JANUARY, 1939
No. 290
EDITORIAL. Although last term opened under the dark shadow of war, it ended on a very happy note. First and foremost we were greatly pleased to learn of our Headmaster, Mr. Dronfield's, engagement to Dr. S. M. R. Williams, of York County Hospital. The whole School joins us in wishing them both a most happy and prosperous future at St. Peter's. Then came the School Play and Carol Service, both of which were, as usual, a great success. We feel we must particularly congratulate the St. Peter's Players on their excellent production of " Journey's End." It was a great pity that so small an audience was present at the last performance owing to the terribly bad weather. It was, however, with deep regret that we learnt of the illness of the Rev. F. H. Barnby at the end of last term. It is a very rare occurrence for Mr. Barnby to absent himself from School owing to ill-health, and we were all very surprised to hear of his illness. We are looking forward to seeing him again this term. We bid a reluctant good-bye to Mr. Bellwood, who has returned to Cambridge to continue his studies, and welcome in his stead Mr. O'Hare, of Oriel College, Oxford. The School passed through the September crisis very calmly, and was prepared for any emergency. Some very good exercise was obtained by digging trenches, whilst gasproof chambers were prepared in the cellars. All members of the School were fitted for gas masks, but fortunately it was not necessary to issue them. But now let us turn to a more cheery subject, that of Rugger. The School XV had what one might term a satisfactory season. Showing rather varying form, they won four matches and drew two. The matches against Durham, Giggleswick and Headingley " A " remain uppermost in one's mind. At the close of the season four members of the fifteen were chosen to play in the Yorkshire Public Schoolboys' trial at Leeds. With the possibility of H. A. Milburn remaining for two more seasons there should be little fear for the future. 1
CONTENTS. ... Editorial Old Peterite News ... St. Peter's School Appeal Fund School Officers Valete and Salvete Chapel Music Library House Notes ... The School Play The Curtain ... The Debating Society The Scientific Society The Saturday Society Games Committee ... The Five Million Club Scout News ... Notes and Items S.S. Holmpark Sailflying Tidworth Tattoo, 1938 A.R.P. ... Ostmark O.T.C. News ... Rugby Football, 1938 Hockey Fixtures, 1939 The Junior School ... ... Contemporaries
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The Squash team played but one squash match, which was lost, two matches being cancelled by our opponents. Fortunately there is a strong list of fixtures for this term, for match experience is an absolute essential in a good squash player. And so we end this editorial on the threshold of 1939 with a feeling of hope and confidence, hoping that it will be a year free from cares and anxiety, confident that it will be a year as happy and successful as its predecessor.
OLD PETERITE NEWS. O.P. DINNER. The London O.P. Dinner was revived this year and was held at Frascati's on the night of the Oxford and Cambridge Rugby match on Dec. 6th. It is hoped that it will become an annual event in future. The toast of the School was proposed by Mr. N. Ker Lindsay, and Mr. John Dronfield, the Headmaster, and Mr. S. M. Toyne, the late Headmaster, responded. There were also present:—Mr. N. Buck, Mr. R. G. Bullen, Mr. H. Lee Chilman, Mr. P. H. Colley, Mr. R. C. Cooper, Mr. H. G. Crawshaw, Mr. J. Dickenson, Mr. J. B. Dixon, Mr. R. Dixon, Mr. N. R. Dobree, Lieut. G. P. Eastern, R.N., Mr. J. B. Gedge, Mr. B. A. C. Gray, Mr. Noel HalliwellSutcliffe, Mr. H. Hannam, Dr. R. H. Metcalf, Mr. R. Millhouse, Mr. R. Ogley, Mr. Basil Radford, Mr. J. Reed, Mr. K. H. Rhodes, Mr. John Rodgers, Mr. J. H. Sargeant, Mr. C. E. Scholefield, Mr. J. Scholefield, Mr. Charles Shadwell, Mr. J. C. Stainthorpe, Mr. R. E. F. Tendall, Mr. H. Turner, Mr. H. L. Waddington, Mr. H. L. Walker, Mr. E. K. Wood, Mr. W. Yeoman. N. W. D. Yardley has represented England in the Test Match against South Africa at Johannesburg. * * * B. H. Pickering has been appointed General Manager of the Denaby, Cadeby and Maltby Collieries. He has been President of the Midland Institute of Mining Engineers. * * * W. H. Grindrod, M.A. (Oxon.) (1879-85), having retired from the joint Headmastership of Sandringham School, Southport, in 1920 to live at Wem, Shropshire, has recently been acting as Member of the Urban Council and School Manager. 2
C. G. Rob, M.B., B.Chir. (Cantab.) , of Catton Hall, Thirsk, House Surgeon at St. Thomas' Hospital, S.E.1, has been appointed R.M.O., Acton Hospital, W.3. * * * N. L. Hood (1880-88), M.A., M.D., B.Ch. (Cantab.), retired in 1936, after 35 years as Honorary Surgeon, York County Hospital, with rank of Hon. Consulting Surgeon. In 1902-3 he was captain Yorkshire County Hockey team and has also assisted St. Thomas' Hospital in winning interHospital Rugby and Tennis cups. Rev. A. I. Hopkins (1880-88), M.A. (Cantab.) , having held curacies in Melanesia and at Towfield Heath, has retired and is now living at Westcliff House, Bournemouth.
* * * J. N. Bamforth, O.P., sometime Postmaster of Merton College, Oxford, has been called to the Bar at Gray's Inn. He passed his Bar Final with honours in October, 1938. He is in charge of personnel research at the C.W.S., Manchester. *
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John Rodgers, O.P., has been elected a Governor of St. Dunstan's College, London. Among his other appointments, Mr. Rodgers is Chairman of the British Market Research Bureau, Ltd., and a Director of J. Walter Thompson, Co., Ltd., which has offices in 23 countries. * * * William Damm, O.P., is Managing Director of the Danish Civil Aviation Company. His address is Det Danske Luftfartselskab, A.S., Vesterbrogade 2, Copenhagen, Denmark. * We congratulate R. Ogley on being chosen to represent Yorkshire at hockey. He filled the right back position. V. L. F. Davin has passed the Army Entrance Examination to Sandhurst. We congratulate him. G. E. L. Graham has been playing regularly for Oxford at hockey. N. J. L. Brockbank was one of the successful candidates .at the Law Society's Final Examination. 3
Nominal roll of ex-cadets of St. Peter's School, York, Contingent O.T.C., who have been appointed to commissions in the T.A. or S.R. of 0.:— Date of Name. Unit. appointment. Woodcock, B. W. 43rd (D. of W. Regt.) A.A. Bn. R.E. (T.A.) 16.2.1938 Addison, H. C. B. 67th. (S. Midland) Fd. Bde. R.A. (T.A.) 1.3.1938 Buttimer, W. J. 62nd (N'umbrian) A.A. Bde. R.A. (T.A.) 18.5.1938 Stansfield, L. F. H. 0. 5th Bn. West Yorkshire Regt. (T.A.) 28.5.1938 From the London Gazette " :— Regular Army. W. Yorks. R. Lieut. C. D. Trimmer to be captain. Territorial Army. 54th (C. of Lond.) A. A. Bde. Thomas Norman Boddy, late Cadet St. Peter's School, York, contingent, to be 2nd/Lieut., 1st October, 1938. 4th Bn. K.O.Y.L.I. James Litton, late Cadet St. Peter's School, York, to be 2nd/Lieut., 23rd November, 1938. * * Flying Officer C. L. Troop (Captain, Duke of Wellington's Regiment) has been promoted to the rank of Flight Lieutenant. * * J. S. P. Phillips, Commissioned Pilot Officer, 608 (F) Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force, has completed his training and was awarded " Wings " in August, 1938. * * * T. N. Boddy has been appointed 2nd Lieutenant with the 13th Light A.A. Brigade, Territorial Army. *
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A. Mackintosh, who is the North London Area Manager for Charrington's, the coal distributors, has been promoted to be Captain in a mechanical transport unit of the Royal Army Service Corps, Territorial Forces, Midland Division, attached to the Air Force. O.P. SQUASH. In the North of England Squash Rackets Handicap, at Harrogate, S. G. S. Pawle was runner-up, beating another O.P., J. Biggin, 3-1 in the semi-final, and in the previous round beating the Yorkshire Champion, H. S. Burrows, who 4
I■ -• was giving one point, by 3-0. Other O.P.'s competing were T. B. Bridges, T. D. Ambler, M. Hollway, K. J. Jarvis and D. Lund. H. S. Burrows won the Yorkshire Championship for the third year, beating J. W. Willows (Sheffield) in the final at Halifax by 3-1. An O.P. team beat St. Mary's Hospital by 3 events to 2 in a match on the hospital courts. A. V. Mackintosh (O.P.) lost to W. R. May, 4-9, 5-9, 9-10. L. C. Hatt (O.P.) beat G. Warden, 4-9, 9-6, 7-9, 9-6, 9-4. R. Ogley (O.P.) beat G. Percy, 7-9, 6-9, 9-4, 9-7, 9-3. N. R. Dobree (O.P.) lost to C. W. Coplans, 6-9, 9-7, 8-9, 4-9. B. A. C. Gray (O.P.) beat G. W. Harris, 9-2, 9-3, 9-5. The Editors wish to thank the numerous O.P.s who have sent news of themselves and other O.P.s, and have thus increased the interest of the O.P. News column. It is hoped that other O.P.s will continue the good work. The Editors would also be grateful to receive informative articles on travel, professions, hobbies, etc., from O.P.s which would interest present Peterites, and in this connection respectfully draw the attention of O.P.s to the excellent article on " Sailflying " in this issue by S. R. Sproule. Will all those who wish to play Hockey for the Old Peterites against the School on Wednesday, March 29th, please apply to Mr. K. G: Chilman at the School as soon as possible. To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, At the end of last term, it was necessary to cancel the Old Peterite Rugger match v. the School. This was partly owing to the state of the ground, but was also owing to the fact that there had been only six applications on the part of Old Boys to play. We should like to take this opportunity to point out to Old Boys that teams can only be raised if they will apply, in good time, for places in the various teams, and that the teams should not have to be raised by invitation. The dates of the various fixtures (cricket, rowing, rugger, hockey) are published in " The Peterite," and names should be sent in to K. G. Chilman. 5
As regards the rugger, Monday appears to be an inconvenient day, and in future it is hoped to fix the Old Peterite match on a Wednesday or a Saturday. In that case, it is hoped that Old Boys will be able to spare a day from club rugger to play against the School. Yours faithfully, K. G. CHILMAN, K. H. RHODES. MARRIAGE. SEABORNE—COX. On March 30th, 1937, at St. Nicholas' Church, Newbury, by the Rector, Canon W. L. Cooper, William Lionel Seaborne to Helena May, youngest daughter of Mr. R. B. Cox and the late Mrs. Cox, of Denstone. BIRTH. TURNER. On September 14th, 1938, at St. Mary's Nursing Home, to Kathleen, wife of Hugh Grant Turner, son. ENGAGEMENTS. WILLIAM TOULMIN (South Iran), second son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Toulmin, Hexham, Northumberland, and Margaret Clarisse, younger daughter of the late Christopher Walter Hayes and Mrs. Hayes, Coombe Dingle, Bristol. DR. GERALD BARCROFT ROBINSON, younger son of Dr. and Mrs. G. C. Robinson, of Woodside, Knaresborough, to Joy Portlock, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Portlock, of 35 South Terrace, Littlehampton, Sussex, and Sao Paulo, Brazil. OBITUARY. CAPTAIN DIGBY HUFFAM, M.C. We regret to announce the death of the above, who died suddenly in his rooms at Richmond, Surrey, on 7th October. He was educated at St. Olave's School, York, and at St. Peter's, 1884-94. After leaving St. Peter's he was in California and British Columbia, and on the outbreak of the Boer War he came home and joined the Yorkshire Yeomanry, and as a sergeant saw much service in South Africa. In the Great War he joined the Public School Boys' Battalion, but soon received a commission in the R.E.s, as he was an engineer and manager of the London Office of Adams Hydraulics, Ltd., of York. He served throughout the War in France, was mentioned in despatches and received the M.C. He had three brothers who also served in the War, also two nephews, all of whom are Old Peterites. He was not married and belonged to an old York family. 6
APPEAL FUND. We publish below the second list of donations to the above, and this, together with the list published in our previous issue, brings the total amount given and promised under covenant to approximately £1,050. In order to complete the urgently required improvements to our grounds, enumerated in the original appeal, a sum of not less than £5,000 is needed, and it is confidently hoped that this sum will be forthcoming by the united efforts of all our Old Boys and other friends. Some disappointment has been expressed by Old Peterites at the prospective demolition of the present Pavilion on the grounds that, though it is inadequate to fill the demands made upon it, it might be preserved as a worthy part of the School's buildings. The Headmaster wishes us to state that it has now been decided to retain this building for use as a Tuck Shop and Tea Room, but since it is architecturally and economically undesirable to enlarge the present Pavilion, the new one will, it is hoped, still be erected on the site originally chosen. A start has been made on the laying out of the River Fields, where, among other amenities, a quarter-mile cinder track will be constructed during the present year. £ s. d. P. Coombe, Esq. ... 5 0 0 L. F. Leversedge, Esq. ... 5 5 0 M. S. Hodgson, Esq. ... 5 0 0 C. 0. Grindrod, Esq. ... 70 0 0 H. G. Turner, Esq. ... 5 5 0 ... G. C. Lee, Esq. ... 0 10 0 F. A. Milburn, Esq. ... 5 5 0 Rev. F. H. Barnby ... 50 0 0 L. C. Le Tocq, Esq. ... 7 7 0 Clifton Cricket Club ... 22 1 0 D. G. Ogilvie, Esq. ... 5 0 0 R. F. Harding, Esq. ... 7 7 0 K. H. Rhodes, Esq. ... 14 14 0 7 7 0 D. K. Crews, Esq. ... ... 12 7 0 J. S. Cooper, Esq. ... 2 2 0 Miss Mason ... 7 7 0 H. F. S. Gedge, Esq. ... 2 2 0 T. W. P. Cadell, Esq. 3 3 0 John Rodgers, Esq. 2 2 0 A. S. Rymer, Esq. 7
SCHOOL OFFICERS. XMAS TERM, 1938. A. C. W. PING (Head of School, Head of Clifton Rise). Monitors : J. T. BROCKBANK (Head of Temple House). P. B. COCKBURN. J. M. RUCKLIDGE (Head of School House). M. S. DOUGLAS. G. E. SHEPHERD. Captain of Rugger—H. A MILBURN. Vice-Captain of Rugger—M. S. DOUGLAS. C.S.M. in O.T.C.—P. B. COCKBURN. Hon. Sec. of Shooting—G. E. SHEPHERD. Captain of Squash—J. M. RUCKLIDGE. Editors of " The Peterite " : P. B. COCKBURN. C. M. ROBSON. T. F. CAMERON. G. VERO. P. A. ANDREW. L. W. BENNETT.
VALETE. CLIFTON RISE. A. C. W. Ping. 1934-38. Upper VIth Modern. School Monitor. Head of Clifton Rise. Head of School. Played for 2nd XV, 1935-36. 2nd XV Colours„ 1936. Played for 1st XV, 1936-7-8-9. 1st XV Colours, 1936. 1st XV Cap, 1938. Played for Yorkshire Public Schoolboys' XV, 1937-38. Played for 2nd XI, 1935-6-7-8. 2nd XI Colours, 1937. Played for 1st XI, 1938. Played for School Tennis Team, 1937-38. Captain of Tennis, 1938. School Librarian. Member of Debating Society Committee. Certificate " A." Sergeant in O.T.C. P. B. Cockburn. 1934-38. Upper VIth Classical. School Monitor. Played for 2nd XI, 1937-38. 2nd XI Colours, 1938. Played for 1st XI, 1938. Played for 2nd XV, 1937-38. 2nd XV Colours, 1937. Played for 1st XV, 1937-8-9. 1st XV Colours, 1938. 1st XV Cap, 1938. Played for Hockey XI, 1938. Played for School Squash Team, 1938. School Librarian. Member of Debating Society Committee. Member of " The Curtain." Certificate " A." C.S.M. in O.T.C. Editor of " The Peterite." 8
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CHAPEL.
MICHAELMAS TERM, 1938. Sept. 25. XVth Sunday after Trinity. Oct. 2. XVIth Sunday after Trinity. York Minster Thanksgiving Service: 9. XVIIth Sunday after Trinity. Rev. F. H. Barnby. 16. XVIIIth Sunday after Trinity. The Headmaster. 23. XIXth Sunday after Trinity. Rev. Chancellor F. Harrison, Canon Residentiary of York Minster. Nov. 6. XXIst Sunday after Trinity. Rev. F. L. Wyman, Vicar of St. Barnabas, York. 13. XXIInd Sunday after Trinity. Rev. A. E. Twidle, Vicar of Acomb. 20. XXIIIrd Sunday after Trinity. Rev. D. A. Scott, Vicar of Shipton. „ 27. 1st Sunday in Advent. Evensong in York Minster. Dec. 4. 2nd Sunday in Advent. Rev. F. H. Barnby. „ 11. 3rd Sunday in Advent. The Headmaster. „ 18. 4th Sunday in Advent. Carol Service. Collection in aid of the Lord Mayor's Christmas Cheer Fund.
MUSIC. On the last Sunday of term the Carol Service was held as usual, and was very well attended, many Old Peterites being present. The Rev. F. H. Barnby was unable to take the Service, but the Dean of York kindly filled the position. 9
The singing was very good. The choir and Mrs. Baird are to be congratulated on the high standard attained, and the hard work of all concerned was fully appreciated. The service paper is reproduced below to show the order of the service and the carols sung. CAROL SERVICE. Sunday; 18th December, 1938. Processional Hymn—" Adeste Fideles," S. of P. 52, vv. 1, 2 and 6. The Lord's Prayer. Collect for the Annunciation. Collect for Christmas Eve. Carol—Carol for Christmas Eve. 1st Lesson, Genesis iii, 8-15. Carol—" This Endris Night." 2nd Lesson, Genesis xxii, 15-18. Carol—" Puer Nobis." 3rd Lesson, Isaiah ix, 2, 6 and 7. Walford Davies Carol—" 0 Little Town of Bethlehem " 4th Lesson, Micah v, 2-4. Dutch Carol Carols—" King Jesus Hath a Garden " " It came upon the Midnight Clear " S. of P. 273, vv. 1-3. 5th Lesson, St. Luke i, 26-33 and 38. Carol—" Shepherds in the Fields Abiding "...French Melody 6th Lesson, St. Luke ii, 1-7. Gloucestershire Carols—" The Holly and the Ivy " " Good King Wenceslas." 7th Lesson, St. Luke ii, 8-16. Carol—" The First Nowell." 8th Lesson, St. Mathew ii, 1-3 and 7-11. Carols—" We Three Kings of Orient are." " While Shepherds Watched," S. of P. 56. 9th Lesson, St. John i, 1-14. Carol—" God rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen," omit vv. 2 and 4 Traditional Blessing. Old Yorkshire Recessional—" Wassail Song " Bach Voluntaries—" In dulci Jubilo " Bach Prelude and Fugue in D Minor 10
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LIBRARY. Librarian : Rev. F. H. BARNBY. Assistant Librarians : J. T. BROCKBANK, A. C. PING, P. B. COCKBURN, 1 M. RUCKLIDGE, M. S. DOUGLAS, G. E. SHEPHERD. The following books have been added to the Library uring the Winter term :▪ 87E. Hamlet Revenge : Michael Innes. 91B. Unfinished Journey : J. Jones (presented by J. S. Cooper, Esq.). 185A. Katrina: S. Salminen (presented by J. S. Cooper, Esq.) I VI. 2B. Arabia Felix: Bertram Thomas (presented by J. S. Cooper, Esq.). I. 27A. Britain and the Beast: Edited by C. Williams Ellis (presented by J. S. Cooper, Esq.). I [. I. 18. Zaharoff, the Armament Ring: R. Newan (presented by J. S. Cooper, Esq.). M. II. 2. Modern German : Eggeling. Short Stories, 1st Series: Eggeling. 3. Short Stories, 2nd Series : Eggeling. F VII. 22B. Count Belisarius : Robert Graves. C III. 77. Murder in the Cathedral: T. S. Eliot. I 87F. Lament for a Maker: Michael Innes. I V. 28A. A York Miscellany : I. P. Pressly. C I. 6A. Science for the Citizen : L. Hogben. I VI. 1211. Blank on the Map: Eric Shipton. F V. 16B, 16C. The Iliad of Homer (2 vols.) : F. A. Paley. VII. 42. The Responsible Citizen : Cair. 43. Physical Education : Jacks. 44. Our Spoken Language: Lloyd James. 45. The Geography behind History. I I. 16A. Old Public Schools of England: J. C. Rodgers, O.P. (presented by the author). .
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EYKAEIAOY TA IS2ZOMENA EUCLID'S QUAE SUPERSUNT OMNIA. In the School Library is a folio bearing the above title, published in 1703, and maybe it is the only copy now in existence. Immediately under the above heading on the first page comes the following:— Ex Recensione Davidis Gregorii, M.D., Astronomiae Professoris Saviliani and R.S.S., Oxoniae, E. Theatro Sheldoniano, Ann. Dom. MDCIII. 11
Below that is a woodcut of the Theatre and a picture•of a female seated and wearing a helmet; by her side are a shield, on which is depicted a gorgon's head and a spear. Around her, but on the ground, a book with a chaplet of oak leaves and a wand with wings on the top and entwined with two serpents. Then, a reminder of the days of press censorship, " Imprimatur Guil Delaune Vice-Can. Oxon. Junii 3, 1703." Then comes on the following page a dedication to Reverendo Viro S.T.P. (sanctae Theologiae professor) Aedis Christi Oxoniensis et Synode Provinciae Cantuariensis Inferiores Domils Prolocutor Dignissimo, Tibi: omnibus officiis Omnique Cultu devotissimus David Gregory. Then comes a long Praefatis in Latin. This is succeeded by an Elenchus Operum setting out the titles of the subject matters set out in the book. They are Elementorum Libri XV, Data cum Praefatione Marini, Introductis Harmonica, Sectio Cononis, Phoenomina Optica, Catoptica, De Divisionibus Liber and De Levi et Ponderoso Fragmentum. All through the book are numerous geometrical figures usually in the centre of the pages and the letterpress is set out in Greek and in Latin each in a separate column alongside the illustration. The Greek script is not quite the same as in the modern textbooks of the Universities and takes time to be able to read it easily. The subject of Harmony should be put down as a subject for a degree course in Music. The School must be congratulated on having this book, as it is rare. There may be another copy in the Oxford Library and perhaps in the library of some continental university. It may be the only copy now in existence. A. E. Chapman (1869-1875). •
HOUSE NOTES. SCHOOL HOUSE. Our first and most pleasant duty is to welcome our new matron, Mrs. Frost. We hope her stay with us will be long and pleasant. We congratulate the Rise on beating us in the InterHouse Rugger, 35-0, although our defeat was not altogether unexpected, as they had ten regular members of the 1st XV. Unfortunately, the junior Inter-House Rugger 12
matches were cancelled, owing to wet grounds, and we were, we hope, robbed of victory. It seems to be doubtful whether they are to be played next term or not. We congratulate J. T. Hunter, P. R. Graham, R. M. S. Parker and E. Hodgson on their 2nd XV colours ; Hunter, Graham and Parker on their 1st XV colours ; and R. Earle on his School Shooting colours. We were very pleased to have once again what used to be Mr. Sykes' room as a room in which members of the House can indulge in somewhat noisy pastimes, and we hope to have it again next term. There is some talk of having a half-size billiard table in there, bought with the pennies so steadily and generously given to the House by certain of its members.
CLIFTON RISE. In the opinion of most Risites, the Rise last term experienced its most successful term for many years. Ten Risites, six of whom were capped, were regular members of the 1st XV, whilst twelve played for the School at some time or other. Consequently we had little difficulty in winning the Inter-House Rugger Cup. We did so without conceding a try and scoring over 60 points in the two games. Unfortunately the Junior Rugger had to be cancelled, thus preventing us from completing the double. The embellishment fund was in great prominence last term, for a billiards table, a table tennis table, and a wireless set were purchased. The billiards table in particular has proved very popular amongst the exclusive members permitted to use it. We should like to congratulate the following:— M. S. Douglas, A. C. W. Ping, G. P. G. Stephenson, J. H. Butler, C. M. Robson, P. B. Cockburn, on being awarded their 1st XV Caps and Colours ; T. F. Cameron, G. C. Brown, S. B. Shillitoe, J. M. Couldwell on gaining their 1st XV Colours ; G. C. Brown and S. B. Shillitoe, who were awarded their House Colours last term.
TEMPLE HOUSE. During the holidays, Mr. and Mrs. Stead settled in to their new house in St. Peter's Grove, so that this term we were able to have meals at School for the first time. Those who have made use of this privilege agree that it is a great asset to the House, and we look forward to next term, when we hope to have another room to be used as a reading room.
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To turn to sport, we would congratulate the Rise on beating us in the final of the Rugger. In the School teams we have been well represented. R. C. Lynch, J. T. Brockbank, K. C. Brown, E. N. Dickinson, J. G. Holt and R. M. Chappell have all played for the 1st XV, the first three being regular members until half-term. Unfortunately, in the House match, Brockbank and Brown sustained injuries which prevented their playing Rugger again this term. We congratulate R. C. Lynch on being awarded his Rugget cap, and E. N. Dickinson on his House and 2nd XV colours. Regular members of the 2nd XV included E. N. Dickinson, P. A. Andrew and J. G. Holt, while R. M. Chappell, R. W. Wright, E. P. Bulmer and F. J. Hornby also played on occasions. This term an innovation in the House has been a billiard table (famous for its remarkable cushions), and judging by the longer hours spent by boys at School, it has met with approval.
THE SCHOOL PLAY. " JOURNEY'S END by R. C. SHERRIFF. This year the St. Peter's Players gave three performances instead of the customary two, on Friday, Saturday and Monday, the 16th, 17th and 19th of December. The play, too, differed from those produced in recent years. " Journey's End," by R. C. Sherriff, is a more serious play, which depends for its effectiveness entirely on atmosphere and on character acting rather than on incident. Its tragic tensity is skilfully relieved by the characters of Trotter and Mason, but, throughout, the atmosphere of tension must be present, and it is no small achievement on the part of boys who did not have even second-hand experience of the War to have caught and to have kept that atmosphere. That they succeeded in doing so was perhaps mainly due to the fact that each one of the actors seemed to get right inside his part, and so was able to act completely naturally. The acting throughout was good, and improved considerably as each performance succeeded the other; above all, everyone managed to make himself heard. The entire play takes place in a dug-out in the British trenches at St. Quentin on the eve of the big German attack in March, 1918. It is comparatively devoid of incident except for the raid scene and the final attack, and centres round the character of Captain Stanhope, a fine company commander, whose nerves are almost at breaking point from the intolerable strain, and who has been driven to whiskey as the only possible relief. 14
As Stanhope, P. B. Cockburn brilliantly fulfilled a very difficult part, which required a repeated change of temper. He brought to it sincerity, understanding and restraint; he moved well, an important accomplishment on a small stage, and sufficiently brought out the contrast between the harsher and softer sides of his character. His performance was a fine bit of acting. In the character of Osborne, T. F. Cameron acted as an admirable foil to Stanhope, bringing obvious sincerity and assurance to the part. He fully displayed the level headedness and kindliness which earns for him the nickname of " Uncle " and wins for him the sympathy of the audience. To his sympathetic understanding of the part he added a clear and pleasing speaking voice. P. R. G. Graham brought to the part of Raleigh a complete naturalness as the young officer just out from school, showing just the right enthusiasm and bewilderment and bringing out excellently the pathos in his quarrel with Stanhope and in the final scene. C. M. Robson, as Trotter, the ranker officer, brought the light relief to the play, and did it well. He acted the part with relish, but refrained from making the easy mistake of overacting it, and fully emphasised the essential genuineness of Trotter. As Hibbert, the shirker, J. M. Rucklidge had a very hard part to play, and he played it very well indeed, especially in the difficult scene with Stanhope. I. D. C. Morison, as Captain Hardy, was completely at ease as a typical British officer, assuming a convincing air of nonchalance. The character of Mason, the Cockney cook, was excellently played by H. A. Milburn, who produced his innumerable meals and cups of tea and coffee with commendable regularity and cheerfulness. M. S. Douglas was a firm, yet not unsympathetic Colonel, just sufficiently stupid and anxious to please the Brigadier. J. H. Butler, as the C.S.M., proved to be an efficient soldier who knew that orders were orders—and that whiskey was whiskey. In the part of the German prisoner, Vero gave a convincing display of fear combined with dignity. E. Hodgson and J. Couldwell, as the two orderlies, were smart and efficient, and provided an excellent contrast. A play such as " Journey's End " depends a great deal not only on the actors and on what happens on the stage, but also on the setting and on the off-stage effects, and a 15
special word of praise must be added for those responsible ; to Messrs. Schofield and Emmel for the staging and lighting effects, and to Messrs. Bellwood and Jeffs, J. B. Shillitoe and F. N. Buckler for the noise effects. Their task was by no means easy, and their success did a great deal to contribute to the general success of the play, which was due to the combined team work of the whole cast, both on the stage and behind the scenes.
" JOURNEY'S END " by R. C. SHERRIFF. Characters (in order of their appearance) Captain Hardy I. D. C. Morison Lieutenant Osborne T. F. Cameron Private Mason H. A. Milburn Lance Corporal Broughton E. Hodgson 2nd Lieutenant Raleigh P. R. G. Graham Captain Stanhope P. B. Cockburn 2nd Lieutenant Trotter C. M. Robson 2nd Lieutenant Hibbert J. M. Rucklidge The Company Sergeant-Major J. H. Butler The Colonel M. S. Douglas A German Soldier G. W. Vero The scene is laid in a Dug-out in the British trenches before St. Quentin, March, 1918. Produced by K. H. Rhodes, Esq. Effects : R. Bellwood, Esq., E. S. Jeffs, Esq., J. B. Shillitoe and F. N. Buckler. Stage Carpenters and Electricians : A. E. Schofield and G. Emmel. During the intervals an Orchestra played under the direction of Mrs. Baird.
THE CURTAIN. After a lapse of two years The Curtain was revived in the middle of last summer. This term two meetings were held. On October 16th we packed ourselves into Mr. Rhodes' room and read " Journey's End," by R. C. Sherriff—a seasonable theme. The plot was easy to follow, and the climax was appreciated by everyone, despite an obvious unfamiliarity with support line dug-outs. 16
r For the second meeting of the term our thanks are due to Mr. Barnby, who invited us to his room in Albany House to read " Androcles and the Lion," by George Bernard Shaw. Suffice it to say that everybody was amused. Between the acts Mr. Barnby very kindly provided The Curtain with a supper of the first order.
THE DEBATING SOCIETY.
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Before the actual debate there was an election in order to fill two vacant places on the Committee. T. H. Butler and J. M. Rucklidge were elected. The chairman then called upon Mr. A. W. Ping to propose the motion that " The British proposals for the settlement of Czechoslovakia are disgraceful." He suggested that if matters had been dealt with in a, different manner many years ago, this country would not be in such an unfortunate position now. If Britain's statesmen had shown an aggressive front, instead of talking nonsense about impracticable ideas, war would not have been imminent at the present time. In reply, H. A. Milburn said that Mr. Chamberlain's energies were directed towards trying to wipe out a disgrace, i.e., the " Treaty of Versailles." He stated that through this Germany was ruined economically and internally, and it was impossible for the country to exist under such conditions. He then concluded by saying that there was no disgrace in trying to remedy an action disgraceful in itself. J. H. Butler, seconding the motion, said that Germany should have been put under Allied rule and so made it impossible for her to rise to power again. He also added that it was disgraceful that Britain, who is allied to France, had let her down. C. M. Robson, who was seconding the opposition, made the point that Hitler's position is not absolutely supported in Germany, and he must keep on doing things spectacular and decisive in order to hold his position. The debate was then thrown open to the house, and Mr. Rhodes rose to give his views. He said that Mr. Chamberlain was trying his best to avert war, and there was no disgrace in applying common-sense reasoning which eliminated war. Mr. Ping, in summing up, said that Mr. Chamberlain's action was brave, but the proposals themselves were disgraceful. 17
Milburn, in summing up for the opposition, said it was better to do something for peace instead of making actions which would certainly lead to war. A vote was then taken, and the motion defeated by 40 votes to 7.
Meeting held on October 22nd, 1938. The meeting was opened by the minutes being read and signed. The chairman then called upon Motum to propose the motion, " That air travel is as safe as any other means of transport." He emphasised the fact that the Post Office sends a great percentage of mails by air, and it must be influenced by the factor of safety as much as that of speed. He said that all air crashes were reported in the papers, but the actual percentage of deaths in the air was very low in comparison to the road. Further, he said that the aeroplane was in its infancy, and that the car and the train had already passed this stage. Stephenson, in opposing the motion, claimed that air travel was always bound to be more hazardous than any other form of travel by the nature of the element. Fogs and air-pockets and storms were all common phenomena in air and were the nightmare of all pilots. Revell, in seconding the motion, refuted Stephenson's statements about the dangers of air travel, and showed that a plane was equipped with all the instruments known to science for combatting the various obstacles to safe flying. Further, he claimed that a plane was safer in a storm than a ship, since it had greater speed and mobility, and so could fly away from or over the storm. G. C. Brown, seconding the opposer, emphasised the weather factor in flying, and said that flying, being only in its infancy, was necessarily still unsuitable for safe transport. The debate was then thrown open to the House, and there were many speakers, most of whom seemed to know a little about the subject. A vote was taken, and the motion was carried by 19 votes to 18.
Meeting held 5th November. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved, and then Mr. Crews proposed the motion of " Too much Law." He commenced by saying that a strict upbringing led to excesses when the restrictions imposed in earlier life were withdrawn. He went on to say that all laws, which had 18
become obsolete, served only to benefit unscrupulous lawyers. Even the police, he said, are realising that there are too many petty restrictions and that severity is not as good as gentleness. He substantiated this statement by the trial and success of the " courtesy cops." J. T. Brockbank, opposing the motion, made a speech which, though flowing, was intricate and fallacious. Briefly, he stated that one must think Law has or has not faults. In the first case, more laws must be made to remedy the faults, and so there is not too much law. In the second case, there cannot be too much of it. A. C. W. Ping, seconding the proposer, gave a series of examples of how every Briton is surrounded by nonsensical regulations. He quoted the facts that one must go thirsty after 10 p.m., and that cooked food cannot be bought on Sundays. G. T. Jefferson made a vehement speech attacking football pools and betting. He stated that the only method of stamping out these evils, which had gained so strong a hold on the working class, was further legislation. The debate was then thrown open to the House, and after many interesting speeches the vote was 18 to 8 against the motion.
THE SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY. President: THE HEADMASTER. Vice-Presidents : W. H. CORKHILL, Esq., K. G. CHILMAN, Esq., A. W. PING, Esq., E. S. JEFFS, Esq. Hon. Treasurer: A. W. PING, Esq. Hon. Secretary : J. M. RUCKLIDGE. School House Representative: G. E. SHEPHERD. Rise Representative: T. F. CAMERON. Temple House Representative: P. A. ANDREW. The first meeting of the Society was held on Saturday, 8th October, to discuss the business of the Society and also to witness a lecture on " X " rays by Mr. Jeffs. There was, we are pleased to note, quite a large attendance On Saturday, 5th November, at 6-20 p.m., Mr. L. C. Le Tocq gave a lecture entitled " A Survey of Guernsey." He accompanied his lecture with a series of hand-drawn maps, and also a number of photographic views of Guernsey. These were projected by means of our new epidiascope.
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After the lecture the audience was allowed to scrutinise several exhibits which were examples of the rock structure of Guernsey. Mr. Le Tocq's lecture was followed with a short speech by Mr. Ping about the total eclipse of the moon due on Monday, 7th November. Mr. Ping also showed three slides of an earlier eclipse. We regret to say that the audience was deplorably small for such an interesting lecture. On Saturday, 3rd December, Mr. D. K. Crews gave a lecture entitled " Mysteries of the Ocean." He gave us a detailed description of everything that is known about the depths of the seas. He accompanied his lecture with a number of pictures of the types of fish seen by the two men who descended in the " Bathyscophere " several years ago. These pictures were projected, using the epidiascope. Some of the fish were extremely wonderful, for they had luminous patches all over them and carried long tentacles with luminous bulbs at their ends. They use these to attract smaller fish to them. As there is no vegetation at these great depths the fish have to live on one another. We heartily thank Mr. Crews for an extremely interesting lecture. Owing to the number of evenings taken up by the Saturday and Debating Societies, there have only been three meetings of the Scientific Society this term.
THE SATURDAY SOCIETY. Saturday, 1st October. The School was entertained by Mr. Wingate Kirk, who gave an exhibition of conjuring and ventriloquism. He had for a helper a very life-like doll in a page's uniform. In one of his more interesting acts, he described the creations of a butler by means of a coloured folded paper pattern. This butler was a very ingenious man, as whenever his master asked for anything, he used to produce it at a moment's notice. With a few deft movements of his fingers, Mr. Wingate Kirk conjured up these articles as they were mentioned from his pad of coloured paper. It was altogether quite an entertaining performance. Saturday, 15th October. Mr. Ernest Sewell came to entertain the School. Some of the senior boys will remember the excellent performance he gave them last year. 20
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He started off by giving us a few entertaining conjuring tricks. In one of these tricks he required an assistant. One of the boys from the senior school readily complied and stepped on to the stage. Mr. Sewell requested him to sit on an ordinary cane chair, whilst he prepared his trick. The victim sat down, but almost immediately jumped up again with an expression of acute agony. He tried another chair, with the same result, only this time he gave a short yelp as he shot up. Meanwhile, the whole audience was expressing its enjoyment with loud roars of laughter. After these varied convulsions on the victim's part, he was then coaxed to sing a song with Mr. Sewell's ventriloquist doll, which seemed to be mainly about an extraordinary plant called a " Vegetable." This was followed by an exhibition of paper tearing, in which the assistant was supposed to copy Mr. Sewell. Each started off with a large sheet of white paper. Mr. Sewell finished up with an exquisite design in paper, whilst all his assistant had to show were a few shreds of mutilated paper. The performance terminated with a stage show featuring three small marionettes. One a sailor, another a Scotsman and the last a pianist. We are pleased to say, Mr. Sewell quite exceeded our expectations. Saturday, 29th October.
On this occasion we witnessed a very fine performance of Shakespeare's " Macbeth," ably acted by the Martin Harvey Company. The play lasted from 7 to 9-10 p.m. The accompanying music was very realistic, especially in the scene where Macbeth meets the three witches. We congratulate the company on their very able use of a rather small stage. We are sorry it was not larger. Special praise is due to Stanley van Beers for his excellent portrayal of Macbeth. Incidentally, Mr. van Beers is also the Manager of the Company. We would also like to congratulate Lady Macbeth and the other players for their excellent support of the leading character. Saturday, 12th November. On this occasion Mr. Harry Pegg Carr and Mr. Lamont Kennaway entertained the School. Mr. Kennaway was the pianist, and played several rather classical pieces, which, we are afraid, were not fully appreciated by the School. Mr. Carr entertained us in between these pieces with several amusing poems and recitals. Especially one concerning three gentlemen, A, B and C, well-known to all our able mathematicians. 21
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Saturday, 26th November. Mr. John Woods, who visited the School last year, gave an interesting lecture entitled " This Modern Art." With the aid of an easel, a number of large sheets of paper and a charcoal pencil, he produced an illustrated lecture on the growth of art from dark antiquity up to the present day. He first described how the art of each civilization went through three periods : spring, summer and autumn. He pointed out that the spring of art was the period when artists were thinking of new ways to express their ideas. The summer was the period when the art was fully developed and at its best. In the autumn period the art was still very good, but people were beginning to look around for new things to paint and new methods of doing them. He terminated his lecture with a few sketches showing the type of Surrealist paintings that were being produced at the present day. One of his drawings was of a human face with an express train coming out of its forehead and a padlock for a mouth. Altogether a most fearsome looking object. Saturday, 10th December. Mr. Stanley Bell's second performance at the School proved an even greater success than his last. He did two very amusing sketches with a little conjuring in between. His first sketch was of a small boy trying out one of those machines where you put a penny in the slot, grip two handles and get an electric shock. As Mr. Bell rightly predicted, it needed no words. His next portrayal was of a village meeting to discuss what was to be done about the weather-cock on the church, as it would not go round. First the old squire got up and made a speech, then the sexton, an old nurse, Percy, the lad of the village, and last of all a concluding speech by the vicar. The net result was that the weather-cock was left unmolested. Tuesday, 25th October. Mr. Heinz-Smith gave an interesting lecture on Dr. Barnardo's Homes. He illustrated his lecture with slides, showing how the Homes were managed and the life of waifs from the moment they entered the Homes to the time when they left after having got a job, thanks to the Homes. We thank Mr. Heinz-Smith for a very interesting lecture, and sincerely hope he will visit us again. 22
Tuesday, 8th November. The School was given a talk by Archdeacon Langley, Secretary of the Church Aid Society. He described how ministers and their wives go out into the Bush miles from anywhere, establish a church and live there. Moreover, the congregation come sometimes a hundred miles just for the morning service. Due to the efforts of Archdeacon Langley and others, there is a flying doctor who at a moment's notice is enabled to fly hundreds of miles into the Bush to succour some sick settler.
GAMES COMMITTEE. The first meeting of the Games Committee this term was devoted entirely to the subject of the awarding of colours. Previously in Rugger, Hockey and Cricket when a first colour was awarded, it meant that the person had gained both a blazer and a cap. Only the best players of the side received them, and so there was no existing recognition for the person who remained on the side throughout the season, but failed to get his colours. The Committee thought this was unfair, so it decided that all the team should receive their blazer at the end of the season (except in exceptional cases), and the cap should be given as a further honour, being equivalent to the former award of colours. The following season the captain of the XV would receive both his blazer and his cap, the vice-captain would retain what he had, former caps would retain their blazers but earn their caps anew, and former blazers would retain nothing. The awarding of colours in Boating remained the same, as Mr. Rhodes pointed out that if a crew deserved colours, everyone in the boat gets them, and as one is unable to give individuals higher honours, then the cap and the blazer should be given together.
THE FIVE MILLION CLUB. I would like to take this opportunity of thanking, on behalf of the Secretary of the Club, all those who have so willingly and generously contributed, and of welcoming all new members. 23
I have recently had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Alan Hutt, the Organising Secretary, and he informed me of the very useful work the Club is doing, and hopes to do, in the way of providing playing fields for those unfortunate children who are obliged to play in the dangerous streets. Our subscriptions for the summer and autumn terms amounted to 17s. 6d. At a £1,000 per acre, this sum will buy outright, for all time, over 212 square feet of land. Each one of you, by giving the small sum of sixpence, is purchasing enough ground for one child to stand on There will be some of you reading this who have so far not joined up; there are now 137 members in the Senior School, and I hope that you non-members will make a real effort to join next term, and I am sure you will not regret the assistance you are giving to this worthy cause. D.K.C. !
SCOUT NEWS. (SENIOR SCHOOL) The activity of the Troop this term has been largely confined to the enrolling of new recruits and the resulting second class work. Owing to the large increase in our number we were obliged to form three more patrols, making a total of six in all. For some of us this term has been a very busy one; we took on the task of redecorating the loft—this included the making of a new trap-door, painting and whitewashing Incidentally, some had rather peculiar views as to what should or should not be covered with whitewash We now have electric light installed, enabling us to have much longer parades. We managed to get hold of some old cupboards, which will be most useful when we have completed some repairs that need doing to keep out the damp. Parades during the latter part of the term were well attended, particularly those in uniform. We were unfortunate with the weather, and so were unable to have many outdoor " wide " games. We finished off the term with a party. If the noise produced was any indication of our enjoyment, the evening was a great success. Finally, we must congratulate all those who have passed tests, and look forward to a useful and interesting series of meetings next term. 24 !
NOTES AND ITEMS. Congratulations to J. M. Rucklidge on winning a Scholarship in Natural Sciences at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, also to A. C. W. Ping on his success in the Preliminary Examination of Civil Engineers. The School attended a Peace Thanksgiving Service in York Minster on October 2nd, and Evensong on the first Sunday in Advent. We congratulate H. A. Milburn, A. C. W. Ping, M. S. Douglas, J. H. Butler, C. M. Robson, P. B. Cockburn, R. C. Lynch and G. P. G. Stephenson on being awarded their 1st XV caps. Also the whole 1st XV on being awarded their colours ; J. M. Rucklidge and E. N. Dickinson on being awarded their 2nd XV colours. We sympathise with K. C. Brown, for whom a promising season in the 1st XV was spoilt by injury. Congratulations to A. C. W. Ping on being appointed Head of the School, and to G. E. Shepherd on being appointed a School Monitor. T. F. Cameron is to be congratulated on being appointed Captain of Hockey for next term. P. A. Andrew, C. M. Robson, G. W. Vero and L. W. Bennett have been made Editors of " The Peterite," and G. E. Shepherd has been made an Assistant Librarian. Congratulations to H. A. Milburn, A. C. W. Ping, G. P. G. Stephenson and M. S. Douglas on being chosen to play in the Yorkshire Public Schools' Trial on Wednesday, December 21st. Congratulations to R. W. Wright and R. Earle on being awarded their Shooting colours. On Thursday, September 29th, the School went to the Odeon Theatre, where a number of G.P.O. Instructional Films were being shown. Also on Monday, December 12th, a certain number of boys were enabled to hear the "Messiah" sung by the York Musical Society at the Exhibition Buildings. Earlier on in the term about thirty boys listened to a concert in the Odeon Theatre. P. B. Cockburn has passed the Army Entrance Examination to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, his name being high in the list of successful candidates. In the Public Schools' Squash Rackets Handicap, at the Queen's Club, J. L. Brockbank was defeated in the 2nd round by T. Tuffrell (Eton) , 5-9, 6-9, 5-9, and in the Open Senior Event J. R. Walters beat G. J. Maughan (Tonbridge) , 25
7-9, 9-7, 9-7, 8-10, 9-7, but lost in the 2nd round to R. S. H. Smith (Oratory), 9-1, 9-7, 7-9, 7-9, 6-9. A. C. Ping, G. P. G. Stephenson and M. S. Douglas were selected to play for Yorkshire Public Schools v. Wales, at Harrogate, on January 7th.
S.S. HOLMPARK. The " Holmpark " arrived back from Karachi in September and discharged her cargo of wheat at Liverpool. Her next voyage, which began soon after the beginning of term, was from Cardiff to Buenos Aires with a cargo of coal. This voyage—a distance of over 6,000 miles—took twenty-six days. Unfortunately, our mail failed to reach South America in time, and did not reach the ship until she arrived at Durban late in November after a seventeen days' voyage without cargo from Buenos Aires. However, Capt. Rickard, Mr. Martin, Mr. Johnson and our other correspondents sent a most interesting mail from Durban, extracts of which are printed below. The " Holmpark " is now on her way to Manila, again with a cargo of coal, and is expected to arrive soon after Christmas. This is over four weeks' voyage, and is the longest made since we joined the ship.
THE RIVER PLATE. I see that you ask for a description of Buenos Aires, so I'll try my hand at it. To begin with, the whole country around Buenos Aires is flat, and from the roads it is only possible to see the tall buildings, so it is not interesting in that respect. We pick up the pilot 115 miles from the town, and the roads are 18 miles from the town. The town itself is quite up-to-date, and, as you know, considers itself the Paris of the South. It has many fine buildings and many splendid wide streets. It has excellent shops and many picture houses, but strange to say the most fashionable shops are in one of the narrower streets, the Floriedaprobably a survival from the old days. The docks and harbour works are quite up-to-date. Regarding the trip up to Rosario, I went there to load in the " Grangepark," and here again it can hardly be called an interesting river, as the shores are flat and it is possible to see for miles over the surrounding country; only in a few places are there slight cliffs along the river bank. About fifty miles above Buenos Aires the river becomes fairly narrow, and the bar above Buenos Aires limits the draft to 26
which ships can load up river. At the various ports on the river the grain is mostly loaded from elevators, and these are mostly placed where there is cliff. From Capt. Rickard. Durban, November, 1938. FARMING IN SWEDEN. When in Karlshamm, my pal and I managed to borrow a couple of bicycles during a week-end, so we saw a bit of country. The bikes were very heavy to drive owing to the balloon tyres, but such tyres are required, for all the main roads we were on were cobblestones. I think this method of road-building is to prevent the roads being destroyed by frost, which is very heavy during the winter in Sweden. The farms we saw in Sweden seemed to have the usual implements : ploughs, harrows, rollers, etc., much the same as at home. I cannot speak for all Sweden, but around Karlshamm for at least twelve miles the farming is no picnic. The ground is very hilly and rocky. The fields are nearly all covered with rocks and the ground is cultivated around them. The fields are usually about ten acres, and except for about two fields I saw none that had more than half an acre of clear ground. The fields looked like a sea with a large number of islands in it. The rocks were all sizes from about 20 feet high with a corresponding surface, down to one foot by three feet. Rocks smaller than the latter seemed to be removed and built into walls or thrown up into heaps out of the way. You can imagine the twists and turns made necessary by those rocks when ploughing. The farming was general, farmers growing oats, turnips and potatoes, and all farms had a plentiful supply of ducks and hens. Extract from letter from James Johnson, Esq., 2nd Officer, S.S. Holmpark. November, 1938.
Buenos Aires is the chief port on the River Plate. The latter is a shallow and uninteresting stretch of water which could be vastly improved, and would be if the country was in the hands of some European country or the U.S.A. Argentina is a country of enormous wealth. Incredible as it may seem, I know of one country which has a contract for no less than 50,000 hides a month. That is only a small part of the hide exports, and, of course, the meat which was once entirely surrounded by these hides is also exported. Ships taking five to ten thousand tons of grain each are leaving various ports in a constant stream. 27
I am better acquainted with Brazil, as I have been to every port in that marvellous country. Brazil produces over 2,000 different kinds of wood, some of which require no polish to make them shine like an exhibition radio cabinet. This ship can go 2,200 miles up the Amazon river, the average width of which is three miles. At the eastern mouth the river is 90 miles wide. I have seen the fresh water of the Amazon 150 miles out to sea. Extract from letter from F. Martin, Wireless Operator.
SAILFLYING. The other day I picked up a German handbook dealing with the sport of sailflying. The first words of the introduction were " Segelflug ist Schon "—which is the best possible way in which one can introduce the subject of this fine sport. Sailplaning has something about it which no other sport has. It seems to satisfy one's every mood in some way or another—for flying a sailplane can be peaceful ; it can be very awe-inspiring. If you are amused by pushing a file or using a wood chisel, there is plenty of scope. If you will persist in being scientific—the science of meteorology is open to you. This can be studied from a new and extremely interesting angle. The acquisition of skill and knowledge in actually flying sailplanes is a most absorbing business. Fears have to be overcome, and as in all things, it is very pleasant to look back and laugh at what one was once a little afraid of. How do you begin ? The best and quickest way of learning to fly gliders is to join a fortnight's gliding camp. These are held at most of the gliding clubs throughout the summer months, and the cost to take part, including board, is in the region of £10. If you cannot spare a whole fortnight at a time, a club can be joined in the normal way, and your training done at the week-ends. The usual entrance fee is 2 guineas and annual subscription 3 guineas. Much the best way to begin gliding, though, is to join a training camp. In the early stages continuity of instruction is most important for quick progress. At the end of a fortnight's training you will be at a stage of proficiency which would take at least six months by just flying at the week-ends. I will not try to explain how one is taught to glide, as space does not permit. It will suffice to say that one goes 28
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alone right from the start, and the process can be likened to the old game of jumping downstairs. One starts at the bottom, and gaining in skill and courage step by step, can soon launch oneself confidently from the top. As the pupil satisfies the instructor that he has reached each stage of the training successfully, he is promoted to more and more efficient machines. As a beginner is not very sure of himself, he starts his career on a glider with a poor gliding angle, and with slow response to the controls. He is thus given time to change his mind in his efforts to control the machine, and the average pupil makes good use of this feature in the design. At the end of a fortnight or six months, as the case may be, the machine you will be permitted to fly will be capable of soaring flight. That is, it will have a low sinking speed and a good gliding angle at 30 m.p.h. The sinking speed will be about 3 feet per second, and the gliding angle about 1 in 18. Your training up to this stage will have only concerned itself with gliding—that is descending flight. You will have been taught to fly at the correct speed, and to make your turns smoothly. The next step is the problem of sustained flight, that is soaring. The easiest way to explain the secret of soaring flight is this : a man starts running down a stationary escalator at a speed which gives him a vertical rate of descent of 3 feet per second. Someone starts up the escalator, and by varying the speed of it can either keep the man where he is or lift him back to the top. It will be seen, then, that all one has to do to remain aloft in a sailplane is to find an area of air that is going up faster than your machine is coming down. As long as its speed is held at 30 m.p.h. your sinking speed is at its lowest, and the gliding angle good. If you fly too fast, your sinking speed will increase, your gliding angle will be too steep, and you will come down. If you fly too slowly, your machine will stall (that is, the wings will lose their lifting properties) and you will come down too. Therefore, the machine must be flown at its most economical speed, which is generally about 30 m.p.h. Areas of rising air can be found in various places, and the first place that you will make their acquaintance will be over the brow of a hill. The hill chosen will be a range about 2 miles long, and facing the prevailing wind. Sutton Bank and the Dunstable Downs may be taken as typical soaring sites. 29
As the wind strikes the hill it is deflected over it and thus there is a belt of rising air along its brow. This rising air reaches roughly twice the height of the hill—at Dunstable the downs are about 250 feet high, and in a good breeze one can climb about 500 to 600 feet. So therefore, as long as the sailplane is patrolled along, above the brow of the hill, where the rising air is strongest, it will stay up. Many people ask if this beating back and forth along a hill top does not become boring. It does not. Some days it is rough, other days the air will be dead smooth. One generally flies in the company of several other machines, and each pilot vies with the others to be the highest. When you have made your first soaring flight and taken the " C " test—that is, a flight of 5 minutes' duration above the starting point—your career as a pilot of motorless aircraft has begun. It is now up to you to get in as many hours of flight as you can. To fly confidently and naturally, to improve your turns and, in short, to feel as much at home in the air as possible, you must fly in all strengths of winds and make flights of longer and longer duration. You must practice landing a sailplane in as small a space as possible. When you have done all this and have about 20 hours of flight behind you, you are ready for the next stage in your career. This is the art of thermal or convection soaring. When the sun shines on an area of ground which absorbs heat better than that surrounding it—for instance, a cornfield or a cluster of houses—a stream of warm air is given off. These rising currents are known to the sailplane pilot as thermals. They may be compared to the smoke rising from a chimney, and bend with the wind in the same way. They are, of course, invisible and much larger in area. These streams of warm air rise until they reach their condensation level, and there form into cumulus cloud. This level is commonly known as cloud base, and in this country the height of it varies between 2,500 and 6,000 feet. Thermals frequently seem to be given off in " bubble " form, as they occur at regular intervals of perhaps 10 to 15 minutes, from the same birthplace. The area of warm air appears to collect, detach and float away. The technique of utilising thermals for soaring flight is extremely simple. In the sailplane dashboard is a very important instrument known as a variometer. This instrument shows the rate of climb or descent of the sailplane. There are various forms of this apparatus, but the simplest and bests works in this way. A large thermos 30
bottle is connected by a rubber tube to the instrument. The instrument itself is a small oblong block of a transparent celluloid-like material called plexiglass. In this are bored two vertical holes about 3 inches long and I of an inch apart. These holes have a taper, and at the bottom and smallest end are about 1/32 of an inch in diameter. At the bottom of each long hole rests a small pip of plexiglass. The one on the left coloured green and the one on the right coloured red. The rubber tube from the thermos bottle is led to the back of the instrument, and ducts in the transparent block are arranged to give the following effect. When the sailplane rises the air in the thermos tries to escape, owing to the decreased pressure outside. It is allowed to escape, but in doing so is made to lift the small green pip in the tapering tubes—in the same way as a ping-pong ball at a shooting range. The faster the machine rises the higher goes the pip, and to read off the rate there is a scale beside the tapering holes. The instrument is calibrated from 6 inches per second to 20 feet per second. When the sailplane descends the reverse of this operation is made to happen. The pressure outside the thermos bottle is increased, and air tries to get in. To do this it has to pass the red pip on the way, and in doing so lifts it. I have gone to great lengths to describe this instrument, as its function is extremely important in thermal soaring—indeed, without it, thermal flight would be nearly impossible. When one is flying well away from the ground there is little or no immediate indication if one is rising or falling, as there is no datum near to go by. So, when you are soaring in the hill lift and the green pip begins to dance persistently in its tube, you have indication that you have flown into a thermal current. If you continue to fly on a straight course, in a second or two you will fly out of it. The obvious thing to do, therefore, is to circle. With a little .practice a sailplane pilot learns to stay in the column of rising air in this way and can detach himself from the hill lift and climb up to the cloud base. If he can blind-fly—that is fly level by using an instrument known as a bank and turn—he enters the cloud and climbs very much higher. Owing to the condensation of the moisture in the thermal current, latent heat is liberated and this tends to increase the strength of the up-current inside the cumulus cloud. Heights of 25,000 feet have been reached recently in Germany by this means. If the pilot has no blind-flying instruments, or has no knowledge of their use, he deserts his thermal which has
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borne him to the base of the cloud and departs in search of others. In this way cross-country flights of great distances can be accomplished. The world's distance record for sailplanes stands to-day at over 400 miles, and was set up by Rastorguzev in Russia. Thermal flight is the ambition of every hill soaring pilot. As long as he is a hill soarer he is confined to beating up and down above his hill, and he wants to be free to wander, instead of 500 feet high, at 5,000, where.he has a much greater range. The rising air of the hill must therefore be regarded merely as a spring-board from which he can find the thermals which can set him free. On days when there is too little wind to hill soar, or if it is blowing in the wrong direction, it will be realized that the soaring pilot has to find some other means of obtaining the initial height to look for thermals. Aeroplane towing is just becoming commonplace in this country, and as a means of getting soaring craft into the air is most successful. A 300 foot length of 3/16 in. steel cable is attached to a quick release in the aeroplane tail. The other end is attached in the same way to the nose of the sailplane. The aeroplane takes off, tows the sailplane behind it, and at 2;000 feet or so the sailplane pilot disengages his end of the tow cable and begins to study his variometer. He finds his thermal, and up and away he goes. Aeroplane towing is surprisingly easy, and a comparatively inexperienced pupil may be launched quite safely by this means. There is little to compare with the joy of thermal flying. To climb in graceful circles, in a good machine—watching the variometer as if your very life depended on it—playing a sort of blind man's buff with the column of rising air—has to be experienced to be believed. There is only the whistle of the wind for company, and only a little instrument plus your own skill in using it, to enable the flight to be prolonged. The patch of ground from which you have taken off has shrunk to the size of a postage stamp and you are rubbing shoulders with the clouds. Surely this is a thrilling enough goal for anyone with a little imagination to aim at? Why not join a gliding camp and make a start next summer? J. S. Sproule.
TIDWORTH TATTOO, 1938.
Before the commencement of the Tattoo there was a march past by men of the South African War Veterans' Association, the salute being taken by Major-General W. G. Tindsell, D.S.O., O.B.E., M.C. 32
The Tattoo itself started at 9-28 p.m., when the Tattoo trumpeters sounded " Fanfare for a Ceremonial Occasion." While this was being sounded the massed drums and fifes entered the arena and the " Retreat " was sounded. They played several popular tunes before making their exit. Next we were given the privilege of seeing a modern circus, in which some most peculiar " animals " took part: among them were elephants, whose native home is Candahar, performing horses (Mark IV) and some ponies bred in the Austin ". stud." The spectators were advised to stand between two Belisha beacons if any animal broke loose ! At 9-48 the massed bands, drums and bugles of the Southern Command made their first entry, and their magnificent uniform looked impressive under the glare of the strong searchlights. They played various selections from well-known musicians. We then witnessed a display of physical training by No. 2 R.A.F. Depot, Cardington. There were about 200 participants and not a single one of them was even out of time when doing the various exercises. It is wonderful to think that these men only joined up in May of this year (1938), and that they had not been specially picked. At 10-16 p.m. there was drill display by the Earl of Bath's Regiment (1685). The men taking part were meant to represent the 10th Foot of this regiment. The battalion was divided up into the three companies—Grenadiers, Pikemen and Musketeers, and they first of all did a little weapon training with their respective weapons. After having formed up to receive their Colonel, the battalion prepared to receive a cavalry charge, which was done in the following manner. The battalion formed a square, into which went the standards and the officers, the pikemen lowered their pikes, the grenadiers delivered their grenades, and the musketeers discharged their muskets. The battalion formed up again and, headed by the Earl of Bath, returned once more into the shades of the past. At 10-28 p.m. there was a humorous item entitled " The Bombardment of Toytown," accompanied by the Laurel and Hardy signature tune, " Fanfare Toyland." The pirate fleet entered the arena and sunk a pleasure boat, after which they commenced to bombard " defenceless " Toytown. Toytown was not defenceless, however; the Toytown navy engaged the pirates and sunk every pirate ship. Captain Hook was hanged and the other pirates were made to walk the plank. The item ended with a scene of rejoicing in Toytown, which gradually gave way to the calm of the fade-out. 33
The next item commenced at 10-41 p.m. with the second entry of the massed bands, drums and bugles of the Southern Command. A few more selections from well-known musicians were played. At 10-56 there was an item entitled " A Frontier Incident." War had broken out between the states of Gunfiro and Mechano, and the latter state was anxious for the safety of an outlying town of Tyro. A company of tanks were despatched to protect it, but as the scout tanks approached Tyro they came under heavy fire from the Gunfiros, who had captured Tyro. This necessitated bringing up the fighter tanks to quell the enemy's fire, so the scout tanks wirelessed back to the fighter tanks, who hastened to the scene and heavily bombarded Tyro. This drove the Gunfiros from Mechano's important town. At 11-5 p.m. we were once again taken into the past, when we were privileged to see the siege of Namur which began early in July and ended on the 26th August, 1695. We only witnessed the closing stages of the siege. On each flank of the arena a British battery was in action and the Ordnance Regiment were constructing chevaux de frise. All around these, turnpikes and musketeers were firing their pieces, while in the centre some musketeers were seen constructing a sap. King William III and his staff entered from the left and were followed by four companies of grenadiers and two companies of pikemen. An attack was ordered, in which two companies of musketeers and one of pikemen dashed forward under cover of artillery and musketry fire. However, this failed, and the attackers had to retreat with heavy loss. In a second attack, one company of pikemen and all the grenadiers made an assault on a breach in the wall which was made by the artillery. This was too much for the French, who at last surrendered. All William's troops drew up on either side of the road from the castle and William himself was at the end of the avenue formed by these troops. A French trumpeter sounded a call and the castle gates opened. Marshal Bouffleir followed by his staff and troops marched from the castle and surrendered with all the honours of war—colours flying, drums beating, and bullets between their teeth. As the French staff passed the English staff the officers of each raised their hats and bowed. The English colours were lowered in salute. At 11-20 there was a Lantern March and the Grand Finale. The massed bands played " The Vanished Army," 34
by Alford, and from each side of the arena there appeared strings of electric torches. They crossed the arena, wheeled round and formed a series of three circles—red and white on the flanks, red, white and blue in the centre. The bands played "The Changing of the Guard" (Flotsam and Jetsam) and the circles unwound and the lines of torches advanced. One by one the torches were extinguished and the arena was left in total darkness. Suddenly all the torches were lit and the Union Jack was seen, while the bands played " Rule, Britannia." The remaining performers entered from the back of the arena and advanced to the tunes of Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales. They grouped themselves round the flag and the bands played " Land of Hope and Glory," by Elgar. The lights were then dimmed and the Evening Hymn was sung by everyone. The trumpeters then sounded " Reveille " and the performance ended with the National Anthem. The Tattoo was wonderfully organised, and you will have been able to judge from the times I have mentioned that everything went to a strict plan. All proceeds went to Army charity. G. D. Jefferson.
A.R.P. The beginning of term coincided with the crisis, and the School found itself actively engaged in protective measures. Fortunately, the School House, Rise, St. Olave's and the Sanatorium all have excellent cellars, and under the direction of Mr. Wrenn, who had taken an anti-gas and decontamination course during the holidays, these cellars were made gasproof. A large quantity of anti-gas cloth and sandbags was purchased, and door and window frames were hastily made by the School carpenters. All windows were boarded up and sealed, and the panes themselves protected with cellophane, doors were provided with airlocks and gas curtains, chimneys and other openings were stopped with paper pulp and exterior window gratings were loosened to provide alternative exits. By this means, sufficient cellar accommodation, providing the recommended area per person, was obtained for about 200 people. In addition, trenches were dug near the Baths to provide emergency shelter in the playing fields. These were 35
supported with timber and roofed over, and should provide excellent protection against all but a direct hit. The Housemasters tested the fire-fighting squads already in existence and equipped the cellars with emergency requirements, medical supplies, etc., measured the entire School for gasmasks and finally staged a comprehensive rehearsal. Everyone was relieved when the job was done, and considerably more relieved when news of peace came from Munich. Even this relief, however, was tempered with the desire for preparedness, and permanent frames for sealing doors and windows have since been made for the cellars and stored, and the trenches are being carefully maintained.
OSTMARK. There is no doubt that many readers will be puzzled by the title of this contribution. In order to explain this, " Ostmark " is the new name for Austria introduced by Herr Hitler. After visiting this picturesque land before and after the annexation to Germany, one sees a great change in the people. Before, they were carefree and happy and said what they wished, but now their minds seem to have changed under the strict German regime. They are now a frightened people; frightened by the sign of the swastika and by soldiers, both of which can be seen everywhere. The former is displayed on cars, boats, trains, buildings, shopfronts, on the arm of every soldier and even for the love of their new sign some Austrian climbers have chipped it out of the stone face of a precipice high up in the mountains. This sign, however, does not altogether spell unhappiness. The poorer classes are better under the prosperous wing of the Fiihrer, for he has given them work in the numerous factories organised by the State. This is a very important fact, because before it became part of Germany, people had not worked for years, and the financial position of the country was very low. Although there have been many recent changes in Austria, the buildings are still standing to recall its former importance. During the last century, Vienna was the centre of a great Empire and, as a result, the rulers built magnificent palaces and laid out beautiful gardens in the centre of the city. Nowadays, these gardens are free for the public to enjoy and the palaces are empty like many 36
other large buildings in the city. Some of these are the old Embassies, which, when they were closed, sealed the conclusion of the Independence of Austria. Around Vienna there are many interesting buildings, among which is the famous monastery of Melk. This was built on a spur of land around which ran the Danube. As the Austrian people are very religious, the main altar was placed in such a position that the candles upon it could be seen by the boats on the river. This view, however, did not last very long, because the river flows so fast that it is continually changing its course. A little further away from the capital, along the vinecovered slopes of the Danube valley, there is the famous Castle Wahowe, in which Leopold of Austria imprisoned Richard, Coeur de Leon. This castle stands on the top of a hill which has precipitous sides, so the story about Blonde] singing the song outside the window can only be legendary. Another interesting story was told in the same village, describing how once it was totally submerged when the level of the river rose to a height of thirty feet. It can therefore be seen that Austria is a very interesting land for a holiday, but not a place to live in, particularly at present. C. M. Robson.
O.T.C. NEWS. One of the main points of interest last term was the inauguration of a signalling course under Mr. Jeffs. The only cadets who were permitted to take the course were those who had obtained or sat for the Certificate " A " theoretical. Naturally, unsuccessful Certificate " A " candidates will revert to the normal Certificate " A " course this term. Work for Certificate " A " is now arranged so that the larger batch of candidates will take the examination in March instead of November Last term the numbers of the Corps increased to 94. The contingent was divided into 3 platoons, No. 1 platoon was divided into 2 squads, one preparing for Certificate "A" theoretical, the other for Certificate " A " practical. Capt. Glendining having been sent out to Palestine, Capt. Woodward came in his place to take the Certificate " A " candidates in sand-table exercises. We should like to express our appreciation of all the trouble he has taken, and all the spare time he has devoted to us. No. 2 platoon have
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for the most part been undergoing a series of lectures, which would come under the heading of groundwork in preparation for Certificate " A " next year. This leaves the recruits, who, we gather from Sgt.-Major Puddick, are progressing very favourably. Band practices were, we regret to report, rather disorganised by the rearranged time table, and few practices were held. We hope that this will somehow be• remedied next term. The following promotions were made last term :— C.Q.M.S. Cockburn was promoted to C.S.M. Sergeant Rucklidge was promoted to C.Q.M.S. Corporals Shepherd and Ping were promoted to Sergeants. L.-Corporal Douglas was appointed Band Sergeant.
SHOOTING.
There has been a good deal of activity at the range during the term. Part of this is due to the new County of Lancaster Winter League which the School have joined for the first time. This means a match a week throughout the two winter terms against most of the well-known public schools. Our first match, against Merchant Taylors (Crosby), resulted in a draw; we therefore receive one point each. Merchant Taylors (Crosby). School. ... 30 Shepherd ... 30 Wright, R. W. ... ... ... 31 Cole ... 28 Revill 119
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The majority of the shooting, however, has been practising for the " Country Life," which is held next term. We have also had two postal matches on this course. The first, against King Edward's, Birmingham, was lost by 27 points. School. ... 71 57 Steele ... Cole ... 71 Revill 65 Shepherd ... 71 ... Harding 558 83 Wright, R. W. ... 82 Earle ... Inglis ... ... 58 ••... 584 King Edward's, Birmingham ... 38
The match against Leeds Grammar School resulted in a win for the School. School. Shepherd 72 Steele ... 71 Harding ... 72 Revill ... 71 Cole ... ... 76 Wright, R. W. 78 580 Earle ... ... 82 Inglis ... ... 58 Leeds Grammar School ... ... 559
RUGBY FOOTBALL, 1938. RUGGER RETROSPECT. With ten of last year's 1st XV still with us, we had every reason to expect a much more successful season, and this we can safely say we did accomplish. It was clear from the start that the material in the forwards was good, and that here would be the strength of the School side, but all the backs were very lacking in experience and technique. From the very first the team seemed to pick itself quite naturally, and throughout the season only a few changes were made, necessitated mainly through absentees or injuries, with the result that the side had the advantage of being able to play together as a team week after week. G. C. Brown soon showed that he had the makings of a very useful full-back, which brought Cameron up into the centre of the three-quarter line to add solidity, and K. C. Brown soon took up the position of fly-half, in an attempt to speed up the three-quarter line, leaving Graham to partner Cameron in the centre, with Lynch and Brockbank on the wings. This three-quarter line proved quite effective, and some most encouraging matches were played early in the season, but the back play generally was lacking in pace and confidence. Soon, however, Shillitoe began to show fine form on the wing, which resulted in the inevitable exclusion of Brockbank, and it was about this time also that Graham, with his safe pair of hands, was moved to fly-half, and Parker took the place of K. C. Brown in the centre, who was regrettably injured for the remainder of the season. This new line was sorely tested and put in some splendid defensive work, but lacked initiative in attack. The pack by this time had moulded itself from the eight best forwards available. They never really developed into 39
the first class pack one might have expected of them earlier in the season, chiefly through the lack of weight and strength in the front row, but without doubt they were the mainstay of the side. The line-out work was good, and play in the loose, both in defence and attack, was of a high standard. The side as a whole came through the season very meritoriously. With a little more speed in every department of the game, the balance of many of the matches may well have swung our way, which would have given the season real success. The future is bright, for in all probability at least eight of the team will be here next year, and again under the very capable captaincy of Milburn. The 2nd XV met with varying success, winning one very notable victory over Drax G.S. 1st XV, a victory which has not been registered for many years, and gained by a team chosen from those who had excelled in House matches. Points. A. F. L. D. W. P. 136 88 2 8 4 14 ... 1st XV 89 26 3 0 2 5 ... 2nd XV 36 59 2 0 1 3 Colts
1st XV CHARACTERS. H. A. Milburn* (Captain). Scrum-half. An extremely keen and hard-working player. His service is still a bit slow, and he has not yet acquired the skill of the reverse pass, but covering work has been invaluable, and he played some very good games towards the end of the season. M. S. Douglas* (Vice-Captain). Wing Forward. A very useful player, who lacked the speed to produce anything spectacular. Developed, through regular practice, into a very fine place-kicker, and was greatly missed when injured. A. C. W. Ping*. 2nd Row Forward. A first-rate player when roused. Probably more suited to the back row, where his speed could have been used to greater advantage, but circumstances would not allow it. His weight and strength will be greatly missed next year. G. P. G. Stephenson*. 3rd Row Forward. For one so heavily built, a surprisingly fast and agile forward. Got through an enormous amount of work both in the loose and tight, and was especially good in the line-out work and corner-flagging. 40
J. H. Butler*. 2nd Row Forward. A very sound scrummager. With a little more speed should develop into a very good forward. M. C. Robson*. Front Row Forward. A very promising forward, who, at times, can play a remarkably fine game. He possesses any amount of pluck. P. B. Cockburn*. Wing Forward. Rather slightly built and on the slow side, but was very good with his feet and followed up well. Played some of his best games early on in the season. R. C. Lynch*. Wing Three-quarter. A tower of strength in defence, and one who really put his shoulder into a tackle. Lacked the necessary speed in attack, but in defence he was always prepared to find extra work. G. C. Brown. Full-back. A very safe full-back. Always looked unperturbed, and one whom the three-quarter line could rely upon. His positioning and fielding were his strongest points, and his tackling improved tremendously. P. R. G. Graham. Fly-half. A player with a very sound sense of football. Possesses a safe pair of hands, and should develop into a very good player. Shows great keenness and pluck. J. H. T. Hunter. Front Row Forward. A young player who hooked consistently well, and never gave up hope of gaining possession of the ball. A tireless worker, and with a little more weight next year he should be really good. J. M. Couldwell. Front Row Forward. Rather a light forward, but a great trier. His packing in the tight was not all that one required, but he was very useful in the loose. T. F. Cameron. Centre Three-quarter. A player who had to adapt himself to the position and was never really at home. Had the weight and speed to carry himself through many an opposing three-quarter line, but he never seemed to realise his full capabilities. J. B. Shillitoe. Wing Three-quarter. Perhaps the find of the season. A fast player with a good swerve and hand-off. Improved tremendously in defence as the season progressed. R. M. Parker. Centre Three-quarter. A very young player who was carried through a hard season by his pluck. Showed great improvement, both in attack and defence, and should, with a little more speed, develop into a good player. * Denotes a Cap. The whole team are Colours. 41
1st XV MATCHES. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. CATTERICK GARRISON. Played at Home, Saturday, October 1st. Result—St. Peter's School 5, Catterick Garrison 14. In this, the first match of the season, the School fielded a full team, with the exception of Cameron, whose place in the centre was taken by Graham. The game started with a great deal of vigour, but was sadly lacking in skill, and the first ten minutes were spent in mid-field without reward. The first movement of any note revealed gaps in the School defence, but Brockbank brought down his man in fine style. Milburn kicked well for touch on several occasions, but the rest of the backs were rather slow and irresolute. From a scrum on the Garrison "25" line, however, the ball went quickly to Brown (K. C.), who kicked ahead in crafty fashion, but Lynch, though following up hard, was unable to complete the movement. Thus encouraged, the School forwards very nearly scored with a rush, but Catterick escaped with a " 25." Shortly after the Catterick inside-half made a very high punt ahead from a scrum well inside his own half, which bounced about among the School backs, who experienced an anxious time before the ball was finally over-kicked by an attacker and went " dead." The game then lapsed into mediocrity until half-time, at which juncture no one had either scored or looked like scoring. Immediately after the interval Morison broke through following a scrum in mid-field, but was not supported. After eight minutes' play the Garrison back division came into its own, and Hendry ran past his man strongly and scored some fifteen yards from the posts. The kick failed. This was followed by a very good movement, sending the wing over at the corner. The kick at goal failed, partly owing to the inability of the kicker to run properly to the ball because of the bank. The School wasted as little time as possible in fighting back, but their hopes were dashed when a combined movement over three-quarters the length of the field brought the deficit to 11 points. Undaunted, Brown (K. C.) kicked ahead, and with several forwards following up, the ball was forced to the line, and from the resultant scrum, Hunter dived over the line for a try, which Milburn easily converted. Even play followed, but just before " no-side," Catterick scored a final try to give them victory by 14-5. Of the backs, Milburn was the best, while Brown (K. C.) was 42
sound in defence. The wings, Lynch and Brockbank, had little to do, but Brown (G. C.) caught some nasty kicks at full-back. Douglas, Ping, Robson and Stephenson were the pick of the pack. Team :—G. C. Brown ; J. T. Brockbank, P. R. G. Graham, K. C. Brown, R. C. Lynch ; I. D. C. Morison, H. A. Milburn; J. H. Butler, J. H. T. Hunter, C. M. Robson, G. P. G. Stephenson, R. M. Chappell, M. S. Douglas, A. C. W. Ping, P. B. Cockburn.
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. MR. R. F. HARDING'S XV. Played at Home, Saturday, October 8th. Result—St. Peter's School 12, Mr. Harding's XV 10. Owing to the cancellation of the fixture with the York and Lancaster Regiment, Mr. Harding got together a scratch side, comprising ten " Tigers," as the soldiers call themselves in moments of excitement, Mr. Bendall, Mr. Stead, Mr. Crews and Mr. Wrenn. The School back division had undergone several changes since the previous Saturday: Milburn was indisposed and Morison omitted, giving rise to a new half-back combination, while Cameron came in at centre. The match, as most others with the local military, began with a prolonged period of skirmishing in mid-field, which benefited neither man nor boy. The School took up the initiative, however, when Graham found touch inside the " 25." From a loose maul the ball was whipped along to Brockbank, whose only possible policy was to run hard. This he did, and scored near the corner. The School went further ahead when Brockbank intercepted a pass in his own " 25," jinked his way past Mr. Stead and scored under the posts. The kick sadly lacked magnitude and direction. The visiting forwards were lively, but could not supply Mr. Bendall and Mr. Harding with scoring chances, though once Mr. Harding nearly scored when his kick-ahead just rolled into touch with the defence beaten. Just before halftime, Cameron kicked diagonally ahead, and taking advantage of a defensive fumble, picked up the ball and went over seven yards from the flag (9-0) . In the second half the " Tigers" forwards showed much more dash in the loose, and the School pack did very well to hold them. And then, after a quiet period, the School launched another attack. The forwards, notably Douglas and Ping, took the ball to within five yards of the line. After 43
the resultant scrum, Dickinson worked the blind-side to give Brockbank an easy try. From a narrow angle, Douglas went just wide with his kick. Within ten minutes the complexion of the game had turned completely as a result of two beautiful swerving runs by Mr. Harding, one of which he completed himself and the other of which paved the way for a try near the corner. Both these tries were converted by Rodgers in a very assured manner. Mr. Harding's XV continued to press and seemed likely to score again. That they did not, was due mainly to the forwards, together with a slice of luck. And so, when " no-side " did come, the School were still in possession of their two points lead. Team :—G. C. Brown; J. T. Brockbank, T. F. Cameron, P. R. G. Graham, R. C. Lynch ; K. C. Brown, E. N. Dickinson; J. H. Butler, J. H. T. Hunter, C. M. Robson, A. C. W. Ping, R. M. Chappell, M. S. Douglas, G. P. G. Stephenson, P. B. Cockburn. * * * ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. DURHAM SCHOOL. Played at Durham, Saturday, October 15th. Result—Durham School 3, St. Peter's School 3. With Milburn back at scrum-half, the School went to Durham with a will to erase from memory the ignominy of last year's defeat. The condition of the field was perfect, and the sun was shining when Graham kicked off down the slope. At once the School forwards began to bustle their opponents in the loose, and also to heel beautifully in the set scrums. More than once the School backs executed movements, but from a wild inside pass during one of these, Burchnall intercepted, and running strongly for forty yards, evaded Brown, and scored well out on the left—too far out for Orwin to convert. This renewed memories of the past, but the pack was not disheartened, and soon installed itself well inside the Durham half. The ball came sharply from Milburn at the base of the scrum (once or twice a little too sharply for the liking of Mr. Holmes), but the backs lacked penetrative power. In addition to this the School conceded too many penalties, which Orwin invariably dispatched with great vigour to gain forty or fifty yards. However, the School eventually did score. The pack, with Ping and Stephenson in the fore, bored its way to within striking distance: Out came the ball to Graham, who, 44
partially breaking through, passed to Cameron, who in turn passed to Brockbank. He dived over the line, just getting the touch before defenders, Brockbank, ball, corner-flag and all went in a heap into touch-in-goal. Thus elated, the School controlled play until half-time with the score 3-3. Afterwards the Durham backs came into their own, mainly owing to the thrust of Orwin and Burchnall. Continuing to dominate the scrums, the School forwards checked them, but instead of opening the game up, Milburn chose to kick and nurse his pack. This he did with commendable effect. And so it went on, until the closing stages, when the School defence was sorely tested. Orwin tried to drop a goal with no one in the immediate vicinity, and failed ; Burchnall twice executed the scissors with territorial, if not tangible success ; and once when away on his own on the right was well tackled by Brown (G. C.) . But when " no-side " came (and to prove how enjoyable the game was, it came quickly) the forwards were back rollicking in mid-field with Ping, Douglas, Stephenson and Robson leading the way. After the match, Ping was re-awarded his colours. Team :—G. C. Brown; J. T. Brockbank, T. F. Cameron, P. R. G. Graham, R. C. Lynch ; K. C. Brown, H. A Milburn ; J. H. Butler, J. H. T. Hunter, C. M. Robson, R. M. Chappell, A. C. W. Ping, M. S. Douglas, G. P. G. Stephenson, P. B. Cockburn. * * * ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY. Played at Home, Wednesday, October 19th. Result—St. Peter's School 6, K.O.Y.L.I. 8. In a match notable for hard scrummaging, yet containing few constructive movements, K.O.Y.L.I. beat the School, a goal and a penalty goal outweighing two penalty goals by 8-6. At first the School defence, which had weathered the storm so well on the previous Saturday at Durham, was rather shaky, and provided openings for a strong-running, though not exceptionally clever, three-quarter line. The fly-half made a spirited dash for 20 yards before being bottled by Douglas and Robson inches from the line. After some desperate scrimmaging the School took the ball away. The School gradually dominated the set scrums and gave the backs a liberal supply of the ball, which, it must be admitted, was wasted. 45
The soldiers retaliated with a grand rush, overcoming a temporary stoppage by Milburn to end up well inside the School " 25." Before the defence had become reorganised the ball was out along the line and a try duly recorded under the posts, followed by an easy conversion. Subsequent play was of the ding-dong nature, but the School were penalised for off-side some forty yards from the posts, from which a very fine goal was kicked. Milburn broke through on the blind-side and, not receiving any assistance, kicked ahead to the full-back, who was promptly collared inside his " 25." A scrum formed round and eventually the School were awarded a penalty three yards from the touch-line, which Douglas kicked with a brilliant shot. After half-time the School were given another penalty, this time under the posts, presenting no difficulty to Milburn. Having been raised to within two points of the K.O.Y.L.I. without apparent effort, the School were encouraged to fight harder, and for some time remained on the attack; Milburn sent out some good passes, giving Brown a lot of room, but the line lacked cohesion and was easily smothered. The three-quarter defence, however, was good, especially on the wings. The forwards continued to fight inch for inch with their heavier opponents, and in the loose, Douglas and Ping were the best on the field, but no further score resulted. Team :—G. C. Brown ; J. T. Brockbank, R. M. S. Parker, P. R. G. Graham, R. C. Lynch ; K. C. Brown, H. A. Milburn ; J. M. Couldwell, J. H. T. Hunter, C. M. Robson, J. H. Butler, A. C. W. Ping, M. S. Douglas, G. P. G. Stephenson, P. B. Cockburn. v.: * ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. DENSTONE COLLEGE. Played at Home, Wednesday, October 26th. Result St. Peter's School 0, Denstone College 6. On this, their first visit to York, Denstone beat the School by two tries, scored late in the game, to nil, after an exciting struggle between two very strong packs of forwards and two rather stolid back divisions. At the beginning it was all St. Peter's. Cameron broke through, and finding himself unsupported, kicked ahead, but the situation was saved by Deighton, who was cornerflagging faithfully. Thus established, the forwards tried their hardest to stay in the Denstone " 25," and before relief came, the defence was sorely pressed. 46
The Denstone forwards, though lighter, were every bit as lively as the School's, and got the better of the scrums, but despite Cunningham's quick and accurate passes, the centres wasted their chances with unimaginative running. The game closed up as time wore on, the forwards loosing blast and counter-blast at one another. Milburn very nearly scored by dashing after a loose ball bouncing near the Denstone centres, but near the posts he tripped up, and a defender got the touch. And so, with slices of luck, each side had maintained its defensive reputation by half-time. In the second half, fortunes continued to fluctuate with exciting frequency, and the School nearly went ahead when Cameron, intercepting in his own half, kicked ahead, only to be beaten by a fraction for the touch by Burrow. More ding-dong play followed before Butler, after a fine run, crossed the goal line, only to find himself unable to come to earth, as the whole Denstone pack had temporarily nullified gravitational force by combined effort. A scrum formed in the very corner of the field with the three-quarters aching for a quick pass, which did not arrive. Denstone fought back with a rush and the danger was averted, and in a trice they were right on the School line, due to a run by Cunningham. After some scrimmaging the ball went along the line to Gandy, who shot over the line near the corner. The School tried hard to draw level without success, and Denstone came again, and after some good backing-up Cunningham scored 25 yards out on the right. The writing was now on the wall, as but five minutes remained for play, and try as they would the School could make no impression upon an invigorated Denstone. The forwards played well with Ping, Butler, Robson and Douglas outstanding. Milburn struck an unlucky day, the three-quarters defended well, and Brown (G. C.) played coolly and well. Team :—G. C. Brown; J. T. Brockbank, T. F. Cameron, P. R. G. Graham, R. C. Lynch ; K. C. Brown, H. A. Milburn; C. M. Robson, J. H. T. Hunter, J. M. Couldwell, J. H. Butler, A. C. W. Ping, M. S. Douglas, G. P. G. Stephenson, P. B. Cockburn. * * * ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. HEADINGLEY " A." Played at Home, Saturday, October 29th. Result—St. Peter's School 3, Headingley "A" 0. The School team showed two changes from the team beaten three days before, Rucklidge coming in for Couldwell in the front row, and Shillitoe for Brockbank on the right wing. 47
Immediately, play was lively and both sets of backs executed movements without getting anywhere. The Headingley three-quarters moved quite fast, but passed rather wildly. Then followed a quiet period in mid-field ; at one scrum Milburn had to put the ball in seven times before it was heeled correctly. A good Headingley run took play into the School " 25," and after a dangerous attack a five yards scrum was given. More classical scrummaging followed before a forward rush, led by Stephenson and Ping, cleared the danger. A beautiful kick by Brown (K. C.) found touch near the line, and a forward passing movement in the course of which six members of the pack handled the ball ensued, but at halftime neither side has scored. Headingley started again with a vigorous attack. St. Lawrence was quick at outside-half and set his threequarters going well, but the School defence was dour and easily covered them. The School came again, and good backing up produced a promising movement on the right, but Lynch, who had moved over from the left wing, was tackled short of the line. Five minutes later, however, a similar movement led to a try at the same place ; Milburn ran, and passed by way of Graham to Cameron, who, handing off Crear, scored in the corner. Douglas made a good effort to convert from this narrow angle, but was just short. As time wore on it seemed rather doubtful whether this would prove the winning try, for during the closing minutes Headingley hammered away. The ball went back and forth across the field with their three-quarters. Sometimes it was a matter of inches which decided whether or no the School Maginot Line was pierced, and at other times, a matter of opinion. The forwards played heroically, and the loose scrums were like Bedlam let loose. However, no-side came with the score still 3-0, and with relief to all. Team :—G. C. Brown ; J. B. Shillitoe, T. F. Cameron, P. R. G. Graham, R. C. Lynch ; K. C. Brown, H. A Milburn ; C. M. Robson, J. H. T. Hunter, J. M. Rucklidge, J. H. Butler, A. C. W. Ping, M. S. Douglas, G. P. G. Stephenson, P. B. Cockburn. * * *
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL. Played at Home, Saturday, November 5th. Result:--St. Peter's School 40, Giggleswick 3. Despite the overwhelming margin by which 5 goals and 5 tries exceeds one solitary try, the game in mid-field was surprisingly even, and most of the School tries were scored 48
from movements initiated well outside the Giggleswick " 25," which exposed great defensive weaknesses. The game was virtually won and lost inside ten minutes, for in that short time the School had crossed their opponents' line no fewer than three times. Milburn dived over for the first after Stephenson and Douglas had worked the ball up into the " 25." Douglas converted with an excellent kick. Brown (K. C.) scored the second in the left corner after the Giggleswick pack had been hard pressed to stop a forward passing movement on the right. Brown also made the running for the third, scored by Cameron. The School were then forced on to the defensive, and after one or two breaks through by Taylor, Murgatroyd took advantage of a fumble and raced over twenty yards out. Play was even for a while and fine forward rushes, led by Robson, Ping, Stephenson and Cockburn, staved off impending danger, but once, when all seemed lost, Douglas came out of the blue to kick dead from the feet of a Giggleswickian. Just before half-time play was back in its rightful quarter, and Shillitoe, snapping up an opportunity, ran down the left wing to score in the corner. Half-time came with the School in possession of a 14 3 lead. In the second half, playing down the wind, the School ran riot, and with little ado scored four more tries in a quarter-of-an-hour. They were due to good backing up, and the scorers, Stephenson (2), Ping and Douglas, raced quite clear of the defence in each case. Douglas converted one of these with a long kick, and Milburn kicked two others from less spectacular angles. The Giggleswick pack retaliated admirably in the face of chaos, and put in some spirited rushes, in addition to serving their backs, who were not similarly disposed as regards dash, and were consequently of little danger to the School defence. Brown (K. C.) scored a brilliant try 11 minutes from time by cutting past his man on the half-way line, running to the left, and then jerking to the right, landing up between the posts. With the formality of conversion over, the score was 37-3, but just on time, Cameron kicked a loose ball from half-way and went over well out on the left to make it 40-3. Team :—G. C. Brown ; R. C. Lynch, T. F. Cameron, P. R. G. Graham, J. B. Shillito ; K. C. Brown, H. A. Milburn; C. M. Robson, J. H. T. Hunter, J. M. Couldwell, J. H. Butler, A. C. W. Ping, M. S. Douglas, G. P. G. Stephenson, P. B. Cockburn. 49
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. YORK. Played at Home, Saturday, November 12th. Result—St. Peter's School 3, York 6. Though the York match has, in recent years, been a hard and close game, there have been few in which the issue was in doubt until so late in the game, as this, when a scrambled try four minutes from time upset the equilibrium between a penalty goal and a try. York kicked off towards the School and immediately began to press. Their forwards, however, were sluggish and cumbersome, and heeled too slowly for the backs to find openings. The School pack was not lacking in spirit, and Stephenson and Ping took play down to the right corner, where a huge scrum formed almost on the line. A five yards scrum was given, but, with the inspiration gone, the danger was quickly cleared. Back in mid-field again the School conceded several penalties for scrum infringement. Lockwood was yards short with one shot at goal, and, profiting from experience, exploited the subtlety of kicking a little way along the ground and picking up again, with his next. Two School forwards, however, bristling at the thought of deception, deprived him of the ball in no uncertain manner. Two minutes later, York broke through the middle and scored beneath the posts. The School soon drew level through Douglas, who placed a fine penalty goal from 40 yards. Close upon this a bout of passing culminated when Milburn, with several ,players backing up, kicked ahead twenty yards from the line. The ball pitched near the corner, but bounced abnormally high and was scrambled away into touch. In the second half, York had slightly more of the play, and the advantage of weight in the pack began to tell on the School. The School forwards fought well and in the loose gave nothing away. The three-quarter defence, too, was sound, and neither Barton nor Wanke was given much liberty. What opportunities came the way of the School were taken heartily; a fine run by Lynch and an inside pass on the left touch line nearly sent in Stephenson, and this was followed by a mass attack by the forwards, which York survived with the aid of a " 25." On the other hand, a dropped kick grazed the wrong side of the School upright. With but four minutes left, Shaf toe kicked the ball over the line and won the race for the touch some eight yards out. 50
In what time remained, the School pressed, but the minutes sped by too quickly, and no-side came with the score still 6-3. Team :—G. C. Brown; J. T. Brockbank, T. F. Cameron, R. C. Lynch, J. B. Shillitoe ; K. C. Brown, H. A. Milburn ; J. M. Couldwell, J. H. T. Hunter, C. M. Robson, J. H. Butler, A. C. W. Ping, M. S. Douglas, G. P. G. Stephenson, P. B. Cockburn. * * *
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. MOUNT ST. MARY'S COLLEGE. Played at Home, Saturday, November 19th. Result—St. Peter's School 3, Mount St. Mary's 3. Lacking the services of Douglas, Cockburn and Brown (K. C.) in the important positions of wing-forward and outside half, the School were considerably weakened for this match. Positional changes were many; Holt and Steele came into the back row, while Graham returned to fill Brown's place. Lynch went back to the wing, whence he came instead of Brockbank, another casualty, with Parker in the centre. The School began slowly, and the first signs of life were checked by a penalty award. Another penalty kick, adjudged to be within range, fell woefully short to Cameron, who found a good touch in the Mount half. The threequarters saw quite a bit of the ball, but failed to impress either the spectators or the Mount defence, though Shillitoe twice came near to scoring. Aided greatly by School infringements, Mount St. Mary's attacked for most of the time during the first half, but looked dangerous only when their right centre broke through. On one occasion his kick ahead presented the wing with a gift of a chance, which was promptly knocked on. No sooner had Butler and Stephenson dribbled back into midfield when a " foot-up " infringement gave away an easy penalty goal. In the second half it was a different story. The School forwards gained the ascendancy in the loose, if not in the tight, and began to live up to the reputation they acquired in the Durham match. With Ping, Stephenson, Robson and Hunter always in the fore, the pack frequently made storming raids and were unlucky on one occasion not to score, when the Mount back got the touch after a collective dribble. An equalising try seemed inevitable, and after a scrum under the posts play moved over to the left. A loose scrum 51
formed on the line. The ball stuck in the back row for a time, but eventually Milburn dived over on the blind side. The kick failed. With ten minutes remaining, the battle waxed fast and furious. The forwards rushed and the three-quarters ran and kicked, but they could not pierce the Mount defence; Graham broke through, but was outnumbered, when a pass to Stephenson might have been more productive. But, altogether, the attacks showed too little guile to beat a very alert defence, and as no one was sufficiently imprudent as to concede a penalty within goal-kicking range, the scores remained level. Of the forwards, Ping and Robson were the most prominent, though Holt and Steele made promising debuts. Shillitoe was the most dangerous of the backs. Team :—G. C. Brown ; R. C. Lynch, T. F. Cameron, R. M. S. Parker, J. B. Shillitoe ; P. R. G. Graham, H A Milburn; M. C. Robson, J. H. T. Hunter, J. M. Couldwell, J. H. Butler, A. C. W. Ping, H. G. Holt, G. P. G. Stephenson, F. F. Steele.
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ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. TRENT COLLEGE. Played Away, Thursday, November 24th. Result—Trent 11, St. Peter's School 0. this, the second away match of the season, the In School was beaten by 1 goal and 2 tries (11 points) to nil. The game began with some peculiar scrumming during which the School forwards were pushed off their feet and could only reply by wheeling, with the result of a useless maul. Trent heeled better and at once looked dangerous ; a passing movment between Scott and Hackney sent the latter over near the corner after four minutes. The School heeling suddenly improved, but the back division lacked speed and resolution. The , game was punctuated with penalties, which affected play considerably as the ground was both dry and small, and the ball, consequently, light. Play, on the whole, was scrappy, but the forwards on both sides played hard football. Ping and Stephenson were outstanding in the School pack, and Milburn kicked well to touch from the base of the scrum. Trent went further ahead when Charles, gathering a loose ball outside the School " 25," ran with astonishing determination and skill to score half-way out, a distance not beyond his goal-kicking powers. 52
In the second half, the School heeled better, and Milburn and Graham set the " threes " moving in a more determined fashion. The game stayed mostly inside the Trent half, and several opportunities came the School's way, but none were exploited to the full. The heavier Trent pack rallied, and though still beaten for possession, supplied Scott with enough of the ball to pin the School on the defensive, and, after one movement right across the field, Hackney scored in the corner. (The details of the try are left to the imagination as the writer's nose was firmly embedded in the ground at the time.) Thenceforward the School defence was severely tested, and found relief only by sterling tackling and penalty kicks. Even so, Hackney got over, only to be adjudged to be in touch. Having weathered the storm, Douglas and Hunter took the ball into the security of the Trent half, where Shillitoe made a good run down the wing, and Cockburn a dribble down the centre. But the Trent defence remained firm and and all effort was vain. Team :—G. C. Brown ; R. C. Lynch, T. F. Cameron, R. M. S. Parker ; J. B. Shillitoe ; P. R. G. Graham, H. A. Milburn ; J. M. Couldwell, J. H. T. Hunter, C. M. Robson, J. H. Butler, A. C. W. Ping, H. G. Holt, G. P. G. Stephenson, P. B. Cockburn. * * * ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. WORKSOP COLLEGE. Played Away, Saturday, November 26th. Result—Worksop 22, St. Peter's School 0. Playing with fourteen men for all but thirty seconds of the game, the School were faced with great difficulties in holding the fast Worksop backs on such a dry ground. What suspicions Brown (K. C.) had concerning his ankle were fully justified, for in the first minute it went again, demanding the withdrawal from the pack of a lot of weight, in the person of Ping. Despite this early set-back it was the School who attacked first, but Pinkney intercepted a pass and ran dangerously over half the field before being tackled into touch by Brown (G. C.). Thenceforth the Worksop " threes " showed themselves to be fast and nippy in attack, and, after a fine corkscrew run, Evans ran in on the right, conversion being effected with ease. Worksop continued to dominate the game, and went further ahead when Rhodes kicked a penalty goal from 53
thirty-five yards. The seven School forwards showed considerable dash and spirit in the loose, but in the set scrums 'weight told and Worksop heeled the more often. At half-time the score was 11-0, increased by a scrambled try in the left-hand corner. Immediately after the resumption of play Worksop came away with a rush, forcing a five-yards scrum, and Rhodes, coming in at outside-half, slipped inside the covering forwards and went clean through. Robson, Stephenson and Hunter were very lively in the loose and propelled their way to the Worksop " 25," but the School passing was too stereotyped to be of any use, and the main method of progression became the kicking of Milburn, and occasionally Graham, together with close rushes. There followed, as a result of these tactics, a slow period notable for nothing, but Rhodes kicked another penalty goal, and Worksop were in an impregnable position. The School, however, rallied strongly, but could not penetrate a sound defence. Just before time Pinkney broke through the centre and swerved round Brown to score ten yards out. The scoring was completed with Rhodes' conversion. Team :—G. C. Brown ; R. C. Lynch, T. F. Cameron, K. C. Brown, J. B. Shillitoe ; P. R. G. Graham, H. A. Milburn ; J. M. Couldwell, J. H. T. Hunter, C. M. Robson, A. C. W. Ping, J. H. Butler, J. G. Holt, G. P. G. Stephenson, P. B. Cockburn.
* * * ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE. Played Away, Saturday, December 3rd. Result—Ampleforth 15, St. Peter's School 8. At Gilling, the School lost to Ampleforth by three goals (15 points) to a goal and a penalty goal (8 points) after a fine, fast, open game. In the first half, Ampleforth played down the hill, while the School had the sun in their eyes and faced a slight breeze. After some inaccurate play around the half-way line, the Ampleforth pack came away with a dribble which was checked only five yards from the line, but a loose scrum formed round and the ball went quickly along the line, for the right centre to cross the line about fifteen yards from the left-hand corner. Sutton converted with a fine kick. The distribution of the ball in the set scrums was even, but in the line-out Douglas was prominent, giving the School backs more chances. But though Milburn threw out
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accurate passes, the " threes " were unable to break through or score. The second Ampleforth try contained an element of luck, as Brown's charged-down kick bounced with extraordinary friendliness for the forwards, who were backing up. Just on half-time the home fly-half went in on his own underneath the posts with two sharp side-steps. Both these tries were converted, giving Ampleforth a very flattering interval lead of fifteen points. The School resumed with considerably more fervour, and soon it was evident that fifteen points was not too big a total to sit upon, taking into account the gradient of the field. Several times the Ampleforth line knew fortune, but after thirteen minutes Douglas kicked a magnificent penalty goal from forty-five yards. Thus encouraged, the School renewed their efforts, and after a grand rush, Stephenson dived over between the posts, and Douglas kicked his second goal. The home side recovered from these shocks well and forced the School on to the defensive. In one nasty spell the School posts became plastered with penalty shots and drops at goal, none of which went over. The School came again. Shillitoe made a fine run down the left and the pack nearly forced its way over with a concerted rush, but no further scoring was registered. It is an interesting point that all the scoring was done by the side playing down the slope. Team :—G. C. Brown ; R. C. Lynch, T. F. Cameron, R. M. S. Parker, J. B. Shillitoe; P. R. G. Graham, H. A. Milburn; J. M. Couldwell, J. H. T. Hunter, C. M. Robson, J. H. Butler, A. C. W. Ping, M. S. Douglas, G. P. G. Stephenson, P. B. Cockburn. * * * ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. YORKSHIRE WANDERERS. Played at Home, Wednesday, December 7th. Result—St. Peter's School 0, Yorkshire Wanderers 32. In their last match before Christmas, Yorkshire Wanderers defeated the School by four goals, a penalty goal and three tries to nil, after having enjoyed an eight points' lead at the interval. The severity of the defeat was due to a rout in the last quarter-of-an-hour. The School forwards more than held their own at the outset, heeling the ball regularly to Milburn, who set the line running smoothly, but without penetration. The first Wanderers' try was snapped up by Jones on the right, and 55
the second by Lister on the left. The School defence, however, dealt adequately with orthodox passing movements, and a close struggle seemed inevitable. In the early part of the second half, the School pack played magnificently. Douglas, Ping, Stephenson and Robson excelled in the loose, and Douglas in the lines-out. This forward power seemed the only instrument of scoring. But as time wore on, the heavier Wanderers' pack assumed the command and the rout began. Their backing up was magnificent and their dribbling fast. Behind, such speedy backs as Jones, Holderness and Heaton exploited the School centre weakness to the full. Time and again Heaton broke through, providing Holderness with two tries and Jones with one. By full time the total amounted to 32 points, but the School forwards stuck to their job to the end and can in no way be blamed for such a reminder of the cricket season. Of the backs, Milburn played well, but Graham ran across the field too much. Team :—G. C. Brown; R. C. Lynch, T. F. Cameron, R. M. S. Parker, J. B. Shillitoe; P. R. G. Graham, H. A. Milburn; C. M. Robson, J. H. T. Hunter, J. M. Couldwell, J. H. Butler, A. C. W. Ping, M. S. Douglas, G. P. G. Stephenson, P. B. Cockburn. * * *
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Played Away, Saturday, December 10th. Result—Leeds G.S. 3, St. Peter's School 5. In the last match of the season, the School defeated Leeds Grammar School by a goal to a try after a very exciting finish, when the School rallied and scored a goal in the last four minutes. Leeds came away with a rush, and the first scrum was formed ten yards from the School posts. The first ten minutes were all Leeds', whose forwards were making the most of the slope. The School defence was good, and the forwards' covering excellent. Just as the School were beginning to fight back, in the form of forward rushes led by Douglas and Butler, a kick-ahead by Holdsworth was followed up, and in a race for the touch the Leeds player just beat Brown to land a try in the very corner. A School revival was due, but until after the interval, the Leeds forwards dominated proceedings. The School pack stuck in well, however, and with Milburn often finding useful touches from the scrums, the game developed into a mid-field struggle. 56 •
After half-time it was the School who pressed. Playing in this half down the slope, the forwards were much more lively, and took the initiative from Leeds, who, for a time, lapsed into mediocrity. By this time the ball was rather too much like a piece of tripe for the backs, who always frolic better with a nice dry ball, and so, by the process of elimination, a forward struggle began. Leeds came again and actually crossed the line, but were pulled back for a forward pass. After' some anxious moments on the line, Robson and Cockburn dribbled clear. As time went on, the School got more and more on top, but seemed to lack the necessary scoring power. So far, Carter, the Leeds full-back, had been a stumbling block, but with four minutes remaining his kick was charged down by Shillitoe, and Cockburn, backing up furiously, found himself high and dry with the ball at his feet about three yards from the line. Realising the responsibility and the time at his disposal, Cockburn studiously urged the ball over the line and then fell flat upon it, to place the issue beyond doubt. the task of conversion fell to Douglas, who kicked a beautiful goal from half-way out with the extremely difficult ball. Now it was Leeds who were fighting back. The forwards swept down the field in a fine rush, but were firmly checked and driven back, the whistle going for time during a School attack. Team :—G. C. Brown ; R. C. Lynch, T. F. Cameron, R. M. S. Parker, J. B. Shillitoe; P. R. G. Graham, H. A. Milburn; C. M. Robson, J. H. T. Hunter, J. M. Couldwell, J. H. Butler, A. C. W. Ping, M. S. Douglas, G. P. G. Stephenson, P. B. Cockburn.
2nd XV MATCHES. 2nd XV v. YORK " B." Result—Won: 2nd XV 3, York " B " 0. Played at Home on October 15th. Morison won the toss and the School kicked off towards Clifton. The ball, however, went straight into touch, and from the scrum-back, York heeled quickly. The ball did not pass far along the York " threes " before it was dropped, and the School forwards took the opportunity of a good rush, which brought the ball into touch in the York " 25." After this, the play remained in this half for most of the time. 57
The chief feature of the game was the loose scrums, in which neither side excelled, and it was in one of these that York were penalised on their own " 10 yard " line. Hodgson took the kick, and the ball sailed smoothly over the bar for three points—a magnificent kick. For the rest of the first half, the School " threes " were prevented from scoring by Cross, the full back, whose tackling and kicking was good. Once, however, Shillitoe broke through, only to run right over the dead ball line. In the second half, York attacked, and it was only the " unorthodox," but successful School tackling that prevented their scoring. The School pack had been very successful in the set scrums (due especially to Taylor's good hooking), so after the interval Couldwell took scrums instead of line-outs. York continued to attack, and were awarded three penalties between the posts, on about the School " 25," all in the space of seven minutes. All failed, the last due to a good jump by Steele. After this, the School pressed on by quick forward dribbles and also good dashes by Dickinson and Morison. When the final whistle went, the School were well inside the York " 25." Team :—F. J. Hornby ; C. N. S. Killick, R. M. S. Parker, J. I. Sleight, J. B. Shillitoe; I. D. C. Morison, E. N. Dickinson; J. M. Couldwell, H. Taylor, J. M. Rucklidge, P. A. Andrew, J. G. Holt, F. F. Steele, G. E. Shepherd, E. Hodgson. * * *
2nd XV v. DRAX G.S. 1st XV. Result—Lost: Drax G.S. 1st XV 39, 2nd XV 11. Played Away on October 19th. There were two changes in the team which played York on Saturday : Chappell came in for Couldwell, and Wright displaced Steele, who was unfit. Drax kicked off and found touch. For the next five minutes, play remained in the York half, until Drax were awarded a penalty on the " 25 " line. The kick failed, but a few minutes later the home " threes " broke through to score a try, which was ably converted by Womack, the Drax captain. From the kick-off, the School pressed hard, and after a quick heel from the half-way line, Shillitoe broke through to score under the corner flag. Drax scored another goal soon after, but the School equalised again with a fine try by Killick beneath the bar. Hodgson found no difficulty in converting it. Before half-time, each side scored another three points, Shillitoe scoring again for York. (Score 13-11.) 58
In the second half, the School kicked off with a renewed hope, which was very soon dashed by Womack, who scored two magnificent tries on his own, and further, converted them both. Unfortunately, he was injured some minutes later, and had to be taken off. He soon returned, however, and scored twice before the whistle went. The tackling was very poor all round, which probably accounted for such a heavy defeat. Among the backs, Shillitoe, Sleight and Morison were outstanding, while among the forwards, Rucklidge was good in the line-outs, and some good dribbles were led by Andrew and Hodgson. Team :—F. J. Hornby ; C. N. S. Killick, J. M. Walters, J. I. Sleight, J. B. Shillitoe; I. D. C. Morison, E. N. Dickinson; R. W. Wright, H. L. Taylor, J. M. Rucklidge, J. G. Holt, R. M. Chappell, P. A. Andrew, G. E. Shepherd, E. Hodgson. * * *
2nd XV v. DRAX G.S. 1st XV. Result—Won : 2nd XV 12, Drax G.S. 1st XV 11. Played at Home on November 16th. There were two changes in the team which had played away a month previously, the newcomers being Greenwood, and Belchamber. Soon after the start, Drax scored an early try under the posts, which was easily converted. Both sides then pressed hard, until Drax scored again. Soon after, however, Killick received the ball after a good three-quarter movement on the home " 25," and, running like a hare along the touchline, scored a magnificent try. Before the interval, Drax scored another unconverted try, to bring the score up to 11-3. In the next half, the School played with renewed spirits, attacking the visitors' defence with countless forward movements, and then heeling to give the backs a chance to score. The next try was scored by Killick, who just managed to touch down after a short dribble.. Although the Drax forwards heeled more often from the set scrums, their backs, especially Womack, were never allowed to get going, due to the experience learnt in the previous match. In the last ten minutes the School forwards pressed hard, and their efforts were rewarded when Dickinson carried the side to victory by scoring twice from loose scrums, on the blind side. Final score :-2nd XV 4 tries (12 points), Drax G.S. 2 tries, 1 goal (11 points). 59
Team :—A. S. Clephan ; C. N. S. Killick, R. M. S. Parker, J. I. Sleight, E. P. Bulmer; I. D. C. Morison, E. N. Dickinson; P. A. Andrew, K. Greenwood, G. E. Shepherd, J. M. Rucklidge, J. G. Holt, F. F. Steele E. Hodgson, ; H. Belchamber.
* * * 2nd XV v. YORK " B."
Result—Lost: 2nd XV 0, York 3. Played at Home on November 19th. For this match, the side was considerably weakened, as three regular players were required for the 1st XV. The game was played on a quagmire of mud, there being scarcely a blade of grass in the centre of the field. Morison won the toss and York kicked off towards Clifton. From the start, it was obvious that an open game would be impossible, for both sides found difficulty in catching the ball cleanly. Both in the scrums and line-outs, in the first half, the School forwards backed the ball more often than their opponents, but the three-quarters never took the opportunities given them. Consequently, Morison changed the tactics, and he and Dickinson made a lot of ground by some good touch-kicking. Shortly before halftime, York were penalised some forty yards from their own try line. Hodgson, however, failed to score with such a wet ball. In the next half, the School forwards pressed hard with some useful dribbles, but too long a kick enabled Richardson to pick up the ball and run through to score an unconverted try. In the last ten minutes, the School kept the ball well inside the York " 25," nearly scoring twice. Team :—A. S. Clephan ; C. N. S. Killick, J. I. Sleight, J. R. Walters, E. P. Bulmer; I. D. C. Morison, E. N. Dickinson ; J. M. Rucklidge, K. Greenwood, H. Taylor, G. E. Shepherd, R. M. Chappell, E. Hodgson, P. A. Andrew, H. Belchamber.
* * * 2nd XV v. RIPON G.S. 1st XV.
Result—Lost: Ripon G.S. 30, 2nd XV 0. Played at Ripon on November 23rd. Once again, the strength of the School team was weakened by two injuries, both of whom were forwards. Morison won the toss and decided to play with the wind, which was blowing strongly downhill. Soon after the start, Ripon scored a try beneath the posts. The kick failed against an impossible wind. The play almost throughout
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was a forwards' game, both sides making use of dribbles and rushes. At first the School forwards were superior in both the scrums and line-outs, but the opportunities resulting from good backing were never used to the best advantage by the three-quarters, who found difficulty in holding a sticky ball. Before the interval Ripon scored again twice. Score:-9-0. The School were then faced with a strong head wind. Of the seven unconverted tries scored by the home team in this half, not one was the result of a three-quarter movement, but of vigorous kicks ahead and of forward dribbles. Some of these could have been prevented if the School had fallen on the ball better. Dickinson and Morison both did some valuable work behind the scrum, making a good deal of ground by finding touch from the line-outs. In the scrum itself, all the forwards played hard, notably Steele, Rucklidge and Andrew. Team :—A. S. Clephan; C. N. S. Killick, R. M. Parker, J. I. Sleight, E. P. Bulmer; I. D. C. Morison, E. N. Dickinson; H. L. Taylor, K. Greenwood, W. B. Smyth, J. M. Rucklidge, R. W. Wright, P. A. Andrew, E. Hodgson, F. F. Steele.
COLTS XV MATCHES. COLTS XV v. WORKSOP COLLEGE COLTS XV. Played at York on October 22nd. Result—Lost: Colts XV 8, Worksop 17. The School kicked off after Parker had won the toss. The good backing up of the forwards kept the ball well inside the Worksop half, and after about a quarter of an hour, Bulmer fought his way over and touched down on the corner. Soon afterwards, Worksop equalised with an unconverted try. For the rest of the first half the game was equal and open with no further score. Soon after half-time the School were awarded a penalty almost beneath the posts on the Worksop " 25." Steele, however, failed to score. Worksop then increased their efforts and succeeded in scoring a converted try. The School, however, were not daunted, and Bulmer scored again after a magnificent run from the half-way line. Walters converted. Although the play was fairly even for the rest of the game, the visitors scored twice: once by a good drop goal by one of the centres, and again with a converted try beneath the bar. 61
Among the forwards, Bennett and Steele were outstanding, while Bulmer was magnificent on the wing. Team :—A. S. Clephan; C. N. S. Killick, J. R. Walters, R. M. S. Parker, E. P. Bulmer; P. Frost, F. N. Buckler; J. H. Motum, G. M. Cave, H. Belchamber, L. W. Bennett, R. W. Wright, W. Child, N. A. Chudleigh, F. F. Steele. * * * COLTS XV v. AMPLEFORTH COLTS. Played Away on November 2nd. Result—Ampleforth Colts 34, Colts XV 3. Ampleforth kicked off and attacked strongly. They kept the ball well inside the St. Peter's half, and eventually scored an unconverted try. Ampleforth continued to attack, and succeeded in scoring three tries and a goal before the whistle blew for half-time. The visitors, however, never gave up hope, and, shortly before the interval, Bulmer scored after a splendid run from the School " 25." The kick failed. In the second half, St. Peter's pressed hard at intervals. However, the ball did not remain for long in the " home " half, and Ampleforth repeatedly broke through the School three-quarter line. The success of the Ampleforth backs may be due partly to the bad tackling of their opponents, and partly to the fact that their more experienced pack had the better of the set scrums. Team :—A. S. Clephan; E. P. Bulmer, R. M. S. Parker, J. R. Walters, C. N. S. Killick; A. Broadhurst, F. N. Buckler; R. W. Wright, G. M. Cave, H. Belchamber, S. Garnham, L. W. V. Bennett, F. F. Steele, J. H. Heppell, W. Child. * * * COLTS XV v. GIGGLESWICK COLTS. Played at York on November 12th. Result—Won : Colts XV 25, Giggleswick 8. The School kicked off towards York against a light wind. From the start, it was obvious that it would be an open game, the play never stayed long in one part of the field. Bennett scored the first try, after following up a good dribble by Garnham, who also converted it. Giggleswick equalised ; but soon after, Bulmer scored under the flag from a quick heel. Again the visitors equalised, bringing the half-time score to 8-8. In the second half, the School had some good threequarter movements, from one of which Bulmer scored a splendid try. Bulmer scored again on the blind side from a five yards scrum. The forwards then showed more life, and 62
Child scored after dribbling over half the length of the field. Bennett converted. Killick, who scored one try, would have scored more, had it not been for the good tackling of the Giggleswick back. Brown showed promise in the centre. Team :—A. S. Clephan ; E. P. Bulmer, R. M. S. Parker, A. C. Brown, C. N. S. Killick; J. R. Walters, F. N. Buckler; R. W. Wright, G. M. Cave, H. Belchamber, J. S. Garnham, L. W. Bennett, F. F. Steele, G. A. Heppell, W. Child. * * * INTER-HOUSE RUGGER. CLIFTON RISE I v. SCHOOL HOUSE I. The semi-final of the 1st XV House Rugger was played on Wednesday, 9th NoiTember. Morison kicked off, and from the start the House t pressed hard. The Rise soon proved themselves to be the better team when Shillitoe, after receiving a pass from Ping on the half-way line, scored beneath the posts. This was repeated three times before half-time, bringing the score to 14-0. In the second half, the Rise continued to show their superiority by scoring five more tries, by Cameron (2), Ping, Stephenson and Douglas, the latter kicking two spectacular goals from the touch line. Shortly before no-side, the Rise were penalised on their own " 25," and Milburn thereby scored the only points for the House. The Rise might have scored more had their " threes " got rid of the ball sooner, but they well deserved the victory of 35-3. * * * TEMPLE HOUSE I v. CLIFTON RISE I. The final was played on Monday, 14th November. The day was perfectly fine and calm, but the ground was somewhat soft, making the scrums a little unpleasant. Cameron kicked off towards Clifton and found touch. From the line-out the Rise backs got the ball, and after a good three-quarter movement, Shillitoe scored an unconverted try by the flag. For the next ten minutes, Temple pressed hard, and they nearly scored through Bulmer, who unfortunately ran into touch close to the try line. The game was then fairly open, until the Rise pressed again shortly before the interval, and Shillitoe scored on the blind side from a five yards scrum. Douglas converted. Before halftime, the Rise scored again, bringing the score up to 13-0. In the second half, the Rise backs had more of the ball, due to the superiority of their heavier and more experienced 63
pack in both the loose and set scrums. The ball, however, was never allowed to pass far along their three-quarter line, owing to the good tackling of their opponents, especially Lynch and Brockbank. The Rise scored again through Stephenson (2) and Douglas, who backed up well. The Temple defence was considerably weakened ten minutes before no-side when first Brown, and later Brockbank, were injured. Of the forwards, Cockburn and Robson, who led many good rushes, were outstanding, while Brown fielded well at full back. Score:-3 goals, 4 tries (27 points) to nil. Rise Team :—G. C. Brown; W. E. Veitch, T. F. Cameron, A. C. Ping, J. B. Shillitoe; I. D. C. Morison, R. A. Wright; J. M. Couldwell, C. M. Robson, H. Taylor, G. P. Stephenson, J. II. Butler, P. B. Cockburn, F. F. Steele, M. S. Douglas.
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THE JUNIOR SCHOOL. We shall all remember the Christmas or Winter Term of 1938 for the succession of unusual events which happened during the term, and we must try to set down our record in what is called a chronological order. At the very beginning of the term we found a goodly number of new boys to lick into shape as Olavites, the total number of boys in the Junior School being 87. We also found a new and rather different time table of work, with Mr. R. F. Harding to take us in physical exercises instead of Sgt.-Major Puddick. We would like to thank Sgt.-Major Puddick on behalf of past and present boys in the Junior School for all the patient and untiring work he put in with us during the years he has taken our " drill." 64
Miss M. Mason also came on to the Junior School staff, and of course she had to get used to our little ways ! We are sure that most of us have learnt a good deal from her vigorous teaching. However, we were all nicely settling down together when, quite suddenly it seemed, a National Crisis appeared, and Major Chilman had to go " somewhere in Yorkshire " to look after his Anti-Aircraft Battery, whilst we helped to dig trenches near the Baths. It was a great relief when the shadow of danger passed away and the Headmaster gave us a half-holiday to prepare for regular school work again. Then for the Boarders the long-hoped for roller skating track was put down and completed. The workmen who mixed and laid the concrete were (to us) most aggravatingly slow, and even then we had to wait until the cement dried. But at last the Opening Day came Saturday, October 15th, and Mrs. Dook, who happened to be on a visit to the School, kindly cut the string to allow a ' string' of boys to make the first circuit of the track. At lunch we celebrated the opening by special toasts of fizzy drinks, provided by Mrs. Ping—Oh, they were really special ! The concrete track has proved a great source of enjoyment and exercise, and we think practically all the Boarders possessed roller skates, so that it was not possible to allow other rather envious Olavites to participate—at any rate not regularly. November 5th this year fell on the half-term Saturday, so that almost all the Boarders had their fireworks elsewhere, which was really a good thing as some of the " bangers " are becoming very dangerous amongst a crowd of bogs. Most old Olavites will remember their general interest in Nature Study of various kinds, and will recall the excitement which occurs when something unusual is seen or found in the School grounds. It will, therefore, not be difficult to picture a 12-15 p.m. episode on November 18th, when several boys came running to Mr. Ping to say they had seen " an animal " in the bushes. The animal was believed to be a rat, so Mr. Ping quickly picked up his musket, and after a bit of a " to do " shot the animal, which proved to be a weazel ! From time to time it has been very interesting to notice the various birds and animals which have visited the School grounds ; we call to mind the hedgehogs we saw last year, the covey of partridges which used to wander about the cricket pitch in August, and the solitary grouse which was caught near the Chapel. This is the first occasion we have seen a weazel. 65
Talking about visitors, we have been very pleased indeed to see quite a number of Old Boys of St. Olave's during the term, some of them bringing a wife to the scene of boyhood days. Will Old Boys please note that they are always welcome to come and see how St. Olave's is doing, and this includes fellows who were in the old Clifton Grove. There was just a little doubt whether we should be able to hold our Annual Gymnastic Display, partly owing to the different physical exercises Mr. Harding was teaching us. However, Form JIII was chosen to do their bit, and to take part in a varied programme (on page 68) of Music, Exercises and Recitations, followed by a French Play, which has now become a regular feature for the end of the Christmas term. Mr. Rhodes and Mr. Cooper again worked very hard to produce an exciting and amusing little play. We should like, here, to congratulate and thank everybody concerned for their efforts, which resulted in a very entertaining performance, and perhaps particularly we should like to mention the Percussion Bands, trained by Mrs. Baird. The small boys kept time remarkably well, and, of course, thoroughly enjoyed the novelty. As usual, there are many other items of interest to us which might be recorded in detail, but we must stop and only say that we finished up the term by having our School examinations as usual, and we very much enjoyed the School Play, " Journey's End." We all thought the acting was marvellous. At our Assembly on the last day of term, J. K. Andrew, as Head Boy of St. Olave's, congratulated Mr. Dronfield on his recent engagement, and (very nicely indeed) expressed the good wishes of the boys for future happiness. And so we now look forward to a successful New Year and wish everybody Good Luck in 1939.
JUNIOR SCHOOL GAMES. For the first time for many years the Senior Thirty or so in St. Olave's have played Rugger this term, and will do so again next term. Unfortunately, we have not had a Rugger match yet, but we hope to get one or two during the Easter term. However, we had a successful Soccer match against Terrington School, whom we beat 6-1 on their ground. It was a very keen and even game up to half-time, when the scores were level at one goal each, but during the second half we got on top and ran out comfortable winners. 66
The remainder of the School have had Soccer games on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The following represented the School in the Soccer fixture :—Price, goal ; Bulmer and Taylor, backs ; Smith, A., Steele (Capt.) and Duffield, half-backs ; Hart, Dawson, Harnby, Walker and Garth, forwards.
CUB REPORT. We welcome the following new Cubs to the Pack this term—Davidge, McDermid and Fawcett to the Yellow Six; Andrews and Taylor to the Red Six ; and Howlett to the Blue Six. We have been very busy this term in spite of the fact that there have been no new stars given. Owing to the Crisis and the French Play, the Big Wolf found it very difficult to fit in extra times for tests, but we hope to do a lot of hard work next term. In the Competition the Blue Six leads, closely followed by the Red Six. We hope that next term the Yellow Six will use its weight and catch up to the others. On the last Friday of term we broke a number of balloons and had crackers. We then attended a show at the Clifton Cinema because it was really too wet to do anything else. LA LEGION CHEZ MAGINOT. This play, the fourth of a series of light comedies, written by Mr. Cooper and produced by Mr. Rhodes, was quite as successful as any of its predecessors. The songs, owing to the able coaching of Mrs. Baird, were well sung, and the costumes were not only gay, but also definitely recognisable as French uniforms. A word must also be said for the excellence of the make-up, which converted several members of the caste into remarkable desperadoes and dagos. It was extremely difficult to find time for rehearsals, but the parts were well known and the acting was good in spite of this handicap. The pronunciation was excellent with the exception of an occasional howler, and the cast managed to impart a truly French atmosphere to the scene. It is difficult to single out any particular stars, but F. L. Duffield, as the General, and P. M. Steele, as the Sergeant, spoke clearly and with conviction. R. M. Garth, as Jerry the Mole, proved a sinister spy, and was ably abetted by 67
A. G. Reynolds and P. Boocock; all three showed courage in adversity and died most realistically. Finally, all the legionnaires proved sterling defenders of the Line, and their Lieutenant fully deserved the congratulations of his General. In short, the play was good, clean fun and should have reminded everyone that French is a living language and not evolved solely for the annoyance of the Junior School.
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PROGRAMME. Thursday, 8th December, 1938. JIII Percussion Band Performance JIV and JV Folk Songs " Admiral Benbow " " Golden Slumbers " " Mowing the Barley " J. Taylor, G. Janes, N. Haugh, Recitations R. Davidge, G. Dench Jill Physical Exercises JIV and JV Songs " The Keeper " " Over the Sea to Skye " " William IV " P. Turner, M. Fawcett, R. Wyman, Recitations G. Langdon, M. Graham JII Percussion Band Performance Adjourn to Big Hall. A Short Play in French" La Legion chez Maginot " " God Save the King " LA LEGION CHEZ MAGINOT.
Characters in order of their appearance. J. K. Andrew Le Lieutenant Dubois P. M. Steele Le Sergent Leblanc G. Wilson Wo Hung Loo G. B. Pearson Juan Fernandez F. B. Hamby Bill Sykes John Fitzwilliam Legionnaires J. D. Bulmer A. G. Reynolds Adolf Schultz W. H. Wellburn Jacob Jansen J. D. Taylor-Thompson Hiram Potts R. F. Dawson Ivan Popoffskivitch F. L. Duffield Le General Feu-de-Joie R. M. Garth Jerry le Taupe P. Boocock Mlle. d'Armentieres Directrice de Musique : Mme. Baird 68
Story of the Play. The Foreign Legion has, for some reason, been put on duty in the Maginot Line. Jerry the Mole, a famous spy, is at the moment trying to probe its innermost secrets. He is aided by two accomplices, one a soldier in the Legion, and the other a beautiful, but badly-behaved female. Owing to the cunning, audacity and general smartness of the troops, he is foiled in his dastardly plan and perishes miserably with the other enemies of France.
CONTEMPORARIES. The Editors acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following publicOons, and apologise for any omissions :The Reptoniaff, The Babu Lal Jaiswal High School Magazine, The 'Haileyburiah(The LeodiensiArf, The Ashville Magazine, The Artists' Rifles Gazette, The DenstonianV The Ousel, The Johnian, The Bootham Journal, The Brighton College Magazine, The Sedberghian, The Malvernian, The Merchistonian, The Stoneyhurst Magazine, The Ampleforth Journal, The Limit, The Birkonian, The Monktonian, The Giggles wick Chronicle, Danensis, The Dolphin Magazine, The St. Peter's College (Adelaide) Magazine, The Cranleighan, St. Bees' Magazine, The Eastbournian, The Framlinghamian, The Dovorian, The Journal of the Honourable Artillery Company, The Worksopian, The Nottinghamian, The Draxonian, The Scardeburgian, The Eagle, The Hurst Johnian, The Dunelmian, The Journal of the Royal Air Force College, The Cantnarian, The Hymerian. S., Pr TE.YeS C OU-t c&'■'(- 0 k\;
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EDITORIAL NOTICES. " The Peterite " is the magazine of St. Peter's School, York, and is conducted by the boys. The Editors solicit literary contributions and general correspondence from past and present Peterites. No notice can be taken of anonymous correspondence. Contributors may, if they prefer it, send their name in a separate envelope, which will not be opened unless the contribution is accepted. Where the contributor's name is not intended for publication, his " nom-de-plume " should be enclosed as well. All articles should be written on one side of the paper only. The subscription to " The Peterite " is 3s. Od. per annum, payable in advance, i.e., before the issue of the first number of the year (January). Members of the O.P. Club, to which the subscription is £1 per annum, receive " The Peterite " gratuitously. " The Peterite " is published three times a year, at the beginning of each term. If any members of the O.P. Club should not receive their numbers of " The Peterite," the Editors would be obliged if notice could be sent at once to Lt.-Col. H. C. Scott, Secretary of the O.P. Club, 1 Clifton Green, York. The Editors of " The Peterite " are P. B. Cockburn, T. F. Cameron, P. A. Andrew, M. C. Robson, G. W. Vero, L. W. Bennett. The Editors of " The Peterite " will be glad to supply any past numbers which they may have to those desiring them, at the price of 6d. per copy. Applications for advertising space to be made to The Bursar, St. Peter's School, York. 70
THE PETERITE Vol. XXXI
APRIL, 1939
No. 291
EDITORIAL. We feel that an Easter term is rarely devoid of incident ; into it must be packed hockey, rowing, squash and athletics and inter-house events pour thick and fast. But for several other reasons this term has been of particular interest. At the end of February it was learnt that the honour was to be bestowed upon the School of having an engine named after it, and on the afternoon of April 3rd, J. T. Brockbank, the head of the School, performed the naming ceremony in York station at the invitation of Mr. C. M. Jenkin-Jones. A pleasing feature of the end-of-term activities was the successful revival of the Science exhibition, which, together with the Geography and Art exhibitions, aroused considerable interest. Should the masters and exhibitors concerned take exception to the innocent adjective " end-of-term," we can but apologise. This term we had pleasure in welcoming Mr. O'Hare, an Education Diploma student from Oriel College, Oxford. We hope that his stay has been profitable. Although the weather curtailed sport to some degree, only one hockey match was cancelled, but here we must thank the Headmaster for allowing the team to go away to a drier ground on two occasions. The finest game of the season was played against the Harvestehude Club, of Hamburg, who beat us by three goals to two, during their short tour of some Yorkshire public schools. For the first time, athletics was taken seriously, and during the last month of term the system of standard times was in use, and definitely raised the level of attainment throughout the School. We held our first fixture against the Achilles Club, who, besides giving advice, demonstrated the discus and the javelin. The net effect of all this was to produce very much better times on Sports Day; J. B. Shillito broke the School record for the furlong and the long jump, while T. F. Cameron, second in the furlong, also beat the existing record. In conclusion, on behalf of everyone in the School, we would like to extend our congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Dronfield, and wish them many years of happiness and prosperity amongst us. 1
[" The Irish Times"
By courtesy on
MR. AND MRS. J. DRONFIELD.
OLD PETERITE NEWS. A. B. Sellars has been re-elected a member of the Test Selection Committee. * * * G. E. L. Graham has been awarded a Hockey Blue at Oxford. * * * N. W. D. Yardley recently returned with the Test Team from South Africa, after a very successful tour. * * M. S. Hodson (1918-24), Lieutenant, R.N.R., is with the Union Castle M.S.S. Co., Ltd., and is at present Chief Officer on S.S. " Rovuma." * * We were glad to hear from H. B. Whitby (1883-91), now living at Fairlie House, The Grove, Epsom. While at School, he played for the 1st XI and 1st XV, coxed the 1st IV and also rowed bow in 1891. There was no Victor Ludorum at the time or he would have won that in two successive years also. Major W. Witten left the School in 1875 to go to the Worcester Cadet Training Ship and thence to the Dundee Clipper Line, and has since been soldiering all over the world. If there are any surviving " 0.P.s " who in their time were senior boys to Major Witten and to A. E. Chapman, who left School in 1875 also, we should be very glad to have news of them. * * B. H. Pickering (1902-04) is a Justice of the Peace for the West Riding. In the Great War he was awarded the Military Cross. He is now General Manager of the Denaby, Cadeby and Maltby Collieries, President of the Midland Institute of Mining Engineers, 1937/38, and Vice-President of the Institution of Mining Engineers, 1939. * * * R. P. Warin captained a Universities Athletic Union hockey team, which recently toured and played matches against Oxford Occasionals, Cambridge Wanderers, etc. * * * J. T. Harding, who is studying to become a Mining Engineer at Durham, has been playing Rugger for the University. A. C. Ping, since leaving School at Christmas, has made frequent appearances for Headingley. 2
N. Richardson, First Officer of the Imperial Airways flying boat " Cavalier," which sank off Bermuda, is to be congratulated on his escape from the disaster. After leaving the School, he served in China in the Mercantile Marine and later joined Imperial Airways as a pilot. He took part in the long-distance experimental flight to Singapore, piloted in South Africa for two years, is a Flight Lieutenant in the R.A.F. Reserve, and is one of the few flying officers possessing all the certificates for marine navigation in addition. * ** W. D. Draffan recently scored a lot of runs in the annual cricket match between Europeans and Asiatics at Nairobi. * S. Dodd is now stationed at Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, and would be glad to hear from any O.P.s in the vicinity. * * R. Ogley has been playing hockey regularly with Mid-Surrey. * * A. V. McKintosh has been playing Soccer for the Casuals. * * A welcome visitor this term was G. Duncan Fletcher, Hon. Game Warden, Nairobi, Kenya, who has promised an article for a future issue of " The Peterite." Mr. Frank Pick, O.P., the Vice-Chairman of the London Transport Board, has been awarded the Blue Riband Cup by the Publicity Club of London, for " a signal achievement in advertising in the British Isles " for 1938. *
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Mr. Pick has held many offices in connection with art and industry, is an honorary member of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and was formerly on the publicity and other committees of the Empire Marketing Board. * ** Mr. Peter Young, O.P., who was at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, from 1925-28, is now Chief Inspector of all the Dunlop Companies in South America. ** K. G. Chilman, previously commanding the 221st Battery, has been appointed Colonel commanding the 91st A.A. Regt., R.A. • ** D. Lyth has passed his Final Solicitor's Examination. 3
J. M. Fothergill, 2nd Lieut. 1st Batt. Border Regt., has been awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous bravery in Palestine, in effecting the capture of an Arab leader. The official report read as follows:—" Considerable bravery was shown by 2nd Lieut. Fothergill in leading his section into the village, which contained an unknown number of armed rebels, who unless taken by surprise would have put up a desperate fight." * * * Nominal roll of ex-cadets of St. Peters' School (York) Contingent, O.T.C., who have been appointed to commissions in the T.A. or S.R. of O.:— Date of appointment. Unit. Name. T.B. 49th (W. Riding) Bridges. 3.6.38 A.A. Bn. R.E. (T.A.) 12.7.38 F.W.R. R.A.M.C. (T.A.) Hemsley. F.F. 62nd (NorthumWeatherill. brian) A.A. Bde. R.A. 1.7.38 (T.A.) T.N. 13th Light A.A. Boddy. 19.10.38 Bde. R.A. (T.A.) J. 4th Bn. K.O.Y.L.I. Fitton. 23.11.38 (T.A.) M.J. East Lancashire Bennion. 4.1.39 Regt. S.R. of 0. 66th Leeds Rif., Scatchard. 11.1.39 W. Yorks. Regt. * * * O.P. SQUASH. In the Londonderry Cup the 0.Ps. were defeated by Tonbridge on January 11th. S. G. Pawle recently succeeded in winning two National Squash Championships, the Irish and the French, within a fortnight, and with the exception of Amr Bey is probably the first English player to hold two such titles simultaneously. In Ireland, Pawle beat the holder, R. A. McNeile, in the semi-final by 10-8 in the fifth game after a terrific battle of 1 hours. In the final he beat last year's runner-up, W. A. Sandys, three games to love, and so became the first English holder of the title since R. W. Beadle won in 1932. The French Championship, at Cannes, provided an all O.P. final in which Pawle beat T. B. Bridges 3-0. In the semi-finals, at Cannes, Pawle defeated L. Dru, champion of the Riviera, 3-0, and Bridges beat J. C. Stewart Clarke 3-1. 4
S. G. Pawle thus holds the Silver Challenge Cup of the Irish Squash Rackets Association for one year and two cups for the French Championship, one presented by the Prince of Nepal and the other by Sir Archibald Lyle. * * * BIRTH. BURROWS. On February 18th, at Red Lodge, Knighton Rise, Leicester, to Brenda (née Lee), wife of J. D. Burrows, a son. MARRIAGES. DRONFIELD—WILLIAMS. On April 11th, at Greystones Parish Church, Co. Wicklow, John Dronfield, son of the late Mr. M. H. Dronfield and of Mrs. Dronfield, of Heather, Leicestershire, to Sheila Mary Ross Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Williams, of Greystones. The Rev. N. L. Roberts officiated, assisted by the Rev. P. P. Noble Fawcett. Among the wedding presents was a cocktail cabinet, presented by the masters and boys of the School. BOURNE—TOYNE. On April 12th, 1939, at St. Mary's Church, Ware, by the Rev. A. Lloyd Phillips, assisted by the Rev. Lewis Hake, Peter Kemp Bourne, son of Col. W. K. Bourne and Mrs. Bourne, of Hampshire, to Marianne Mease Toyne, daughter of S. M. Toyne, Esq., and Mrs. Toyne, of Little Acres, Ware, Hertfordshire. K. H. Rhodes, Esq., was best man. At the reception the wedding cake was decorated with the St. Peter's and Stowe School crests.
APPEAL FUND. The following donations have been received for the above since the publication of our last issue:— £ s. d. 1 1 0 G. H. Milner, Esq. 2 2 0 Paul Crombie, Esq. 10 10 0 P. Heywood, Esq. 10 0 0 A. E. Long, Esq. B. McCall, Esq., £1 1s. Od. per year for 7 years (Covenant) ... 10 0 0 B. A. C. Gray, Esq. •• ••• ••• This brings the total amount, either given or promised, to slightly more than £1,000. It was hoped that the building of the new pavilion could have been commenced this year, but, as yet, the response to our appeal has not been sufficient to warrant committing ourselves to this step. The uncertainties of the International situation have 5
undoubtedly caused many of us to postpone the question of anything but essential expenditure, and we wish again to express our gratitude to those friends of the School who have already subscribed. May we repeat, however, that we do hope that all friends of the School will ultimately feel able to take some part in helping to provide the amenities for which this appeal was launched. The Headmaster asks us again to state that the new pavilion will provide the accommodation at present very inadequately supplied by the existing building, and that the latter will be retained for use as tuck-shop and tea-room.
VALETE AND SALVETE.
VALETE. TEMPLE HOUSE. K. C. Matthews. 1936-39. VIth Modern. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1939. H. A. Thompson. 1937-39. IVb. Cadet in O.T.C. N. T. Barnes. 1938-39. IVa.
A. Calder. IVa.
SALVETE. TEMPLE HOUSE.
SCHOOL HOUSE. E. P. Davison. IVa.
SCHOOL OFFICERS. J. T. BROCKBANK (Head of School, Head of Temple). Monitors : J. M. RUCKLIDGE (Head of School House). M. S. DOUGLAS (Head of Clifton Rise). G. E. SHEPHERD. R. C. LYNCH. T. F. CAMERON. Captain of Boats—G. E. SHEPHERD. Captain of Hockey—T. F. CAMERON. Captain of Squash—J. M. RUCKLIDGE. Captain of Athletics—J. T. BROCKBANK. Captain of Shooting—G. E. SHEPHERD. C.S.M. in O.T.C.—J. M. RUCKLIDGE. Editors of " The Peterite " : L. W. BENNETT. T. F. CAMERON. G. W. VERO. C. M. ROBSON. G. C. BROWN. P. A. ANDREW. 6
CHAPEL. LENT TERM. Jan. 22. 3rd Sunday after Epiphany. 29. 4th Sunday after Epiphany. Rev. F. H. Barnby. Feb. 5. Septuagesima. Rev. W. H. Oldaker, Headmaster Cathedral Choir School, Oxford. 12. Sexagesima. Rev. P. N. Wansey, Chaplain, St. John's College, York. 19. Quinquagesima. 26. 1st Sunday in Lent. Rev. J. H. Shore, Organising Secretary, C.M.S., Diocese of York and Ripon. Mar. 5. 2nd Sunday in Lent. E. A. G. Marlar, Esq., Headmaster, King Edward VIth School, Lichfield. 12. 3rd Sunday in Lent. Rev. F. H. Barnby. 19. 4th Sunday in Lent. Rev. J. W. Welch, Ph.D., Principal, St. John's College, York. „ 26. 5th Sunday in Lent. The Headmaster. April 2. Sunday next before Easter. The Very Rev. the Dean of York (Palm Sunday). Mon., March 27th. 12 Noon. Confirmation by His Grace the Archbishop of York.
MUSIC. This term some boys went to the Exhibition Buildings on Wednesday, March 15th, to hear Ethel Bartlett and Rae Robertson playing duets for two pianos, which were very good. The York Musical Society then sang miscellaneous choral works, conducted by Sir Edward C. Bairstow. On Sunday, April 2nd, most of the School attended Bach's Passion Music at York Minster. The orchestra was conducted by Sir Edward C. Bairstow. The Glee Club, started in the Christmas term by Mrs. Baird, continued all this term with great success. This Club is hoped to be the foundation of the School Orchestra, which is going to be started in the near future.
LIBRARY. Librarian : Rev. F. H. BARNBY. Assistant Librarians : J. T. BROCKBANK, M. S. DOUGLAS, J. B. SHILLITOE, J. M. RUCKLIDGE, G. E. SHEPHERD, G. LONG.
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The following additions have been made to the Library since the last issue of " The Peterite " :— B. IV. 21B. Rugger Practice and Tactics : Macdonald and Idwal Rees. Sailing all Seas in the `Idle Hour ' : Dwight D. VI. 26. Long. G. VII. 25B. A Rustic Moralist : W. R. Inge. C. Present Discontents : W. R. Inge. Round about the Crooked Steeple : Evans. 46. The Babbitt Warren: Joad. 47. H. I. 19. The Life-Boat and its work: Sir J. C. Lamb. X. 1. Principles of Economics : A. Marshall. 2. Banking: Walter Leaf. K. IV. 7B. The Age of Drake : Williamson. VIII. 7. The Commonwealth of God : Lionel Curtis. H. VI. 20B. History of Wellesley's Rifles : Lt.-Col. F. H. James (presented by H. A. Butler, 0.P.) . H. I. 20. British Public School War Memorials : Kernot. E. VIII. 51A.B. Hebrew and Chaldee Concordance of the Old Testament (2 vols.) * Cruden's Concordance of the Bible.* 52. Concordance of the New Testament : 53. Bruder.* * Presented by F. C. McClellam, C.B.E. (O.P.), from the library of the late Rev. J. M. McClellam (O.P.).
HOUSE NOTES. CLIFTON RISE. We feel sure that all Risites can look back upon last term as one of great success. Our greatest achievements have been accomplished on the river, where, amidst wild enthusiasm from onlookers carrying and wearing a weird assortment of black and white mascots, both First and Second Division Rise crews, with no byes in their favour, have won, and, in the case of the First Division, by very good margins. Thus a new record is created in the history of the Rise, for on no previous occasion have they had possession of both boating cups in one year. On the other hand we should like to congratulate School House on the wonderful show they put up against us in the final of the Second Division rowing, and also express our deepest sympathies with G. E. Shepherd and J. H. T. Hunter, who were unable to row owing to illness. 8
In the Inter-House Hockey we reached the final after an exciting replay with School House, which we managed to win by the odd goal in five. The final against Temple was played in the pouring rain, and one felt, while watching the match, that the sight of water was much to irresistible to some of our boaters. We should like to take this opportunity of congratulating Temple House on their victory, and also on their success in the Cross-Country, although we should like to mention that a Risite came in first in the latter event for the first time in five years. The Model Railway Club is a very flourishing affair in the Rise these days, and improvements introduced last term include the floodlighting of the track, the construction of a model of York station and the building of a four track engine shed and cross-over. We are also glad to report that the health record of the Rise was extremely good last term, and this fact is even more creditable when one considers the weather. We congratulate T. F. Cameron, G. P. G. Stephenson and F. F. Steele on being awarded their School Hockey Caps, and also H. L. Taylor, F. F. Steele and D. Cole on the award of their House Colours. TEMPLE HOUSE. As we look back on the past term we have every reason to be satisfied. We retained the Cross-Country Plate by a large margin, and incidentally created a new record by being the first House to win it for three successive years. As at least five members of the House, who came in the first ten, will be here next year, we have every chance of winning it again. In the Hockey, in accordance with the new ruling, we received a bye into the final, in which we defeated the Rise in the pouring rain by four goals to one. This was much to be expected, for eight of the team have played for the 1st XI, five of whom were regular members. Incidentally we congratulate R. C. Lynch, J. T. Brockbank, P. A. Andrew, L. W. Bennett and H. C. Belchamber on being awarded their Hockey Colours, and Lynch his Cap. We congratulate the Rise on winning back both the rowing trophies, and the House on beating us in the final of the 2nd XI hockey matches. We congratulate the following new House Colours this term C. Belchamber (Running and Hockey), J. G. Holt (Running), and J. Denison (Hockey). 9
SCHOOL HOUSE. Our first and most pleasant task in these notes is to wish the Headmaster every possible happiness in his new role as a married man. Last term we met with varied success. Temple House beat us in the Inter-House Hockey, 3-2, after a very close and exciting match. We succeeded in beating Temple in the Junior Hockey. Our marked lack of success in the Boating world was very largely due to the enforced absence, through illness, of two of our best oars. As was expected, we beat the Rise fairly easily in the final of the Inter-House Squash. Temple House proved much too strong for us in the Athletics, but we just beat the Rise for second place, for which small measure of success all members of the House were to be congratulated, and not merely a few individual performers. We congratulate H. A. Milburn, P. R. G. Graham and J. S. Garnham on obtaining their Hockey Colours, and we rejoice to see that the sale of Highway Codes has produced a half-size billiards table in Room H. Finally, we close by hoping for some real summer weather next term, and for such success as we have enjoyed to continue to grow.
THE DEBATING SOCIETY. Meeting held on February 25th, 1938. At this meeting the chair was taken by C. M. Robson, who opened the proceedings by calling upon Mr. Le Tocq to propose the motion " That Great Britain should adopt conscription forthwith." He stated that a period of one year's service would help in no small way to build up a reserve of men with an adequate knowledge of military warfare. For the older people he suggested that A.R.P. training would act as a good substitute for conscription. He concluded by saying that the next war would come as a series of quick and heavy blows, and would leave no time for the adequate training of men in the arts of modern warfare. It was, therefore, necessary that conscription should be adopted immediately. J. H. Butler, opposing the motion, said that conscription gave no exercise to the brain and was purely for the training of the body in a physical sense. He went on to say
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that German soldiers were not renowned as good fighters, whereas the British Army, although it had many times been underrated, always managed to come out on top. I. D. C. Morison, seconding the motion, stated that conscription, if introduced, would save the country from the throes of unemployment. He went on to contradict the Honourable Opposer's statement that conscription involved only a physical training, and said that both physical and mental work were important parts of the curriculum. He concluded by saying that the average Englishman would never do anything voluntarily, and therefore the National Service scheme that had just been introduced would never be a real success. J. B. Shillitoe, seconding the opposer, stated that most of the next war would be fought in the air, and, therefore, a pure military training would be valueless. He went on to stress the importance of the O.T.C. and its value in the training of future British officers. The debate was then thrown open to the House, and many speeches were made. Mr. J. S. Cooper, speaking against the motion, said that a military training did not encourage the use of initiative, which was a valuable asset in the time of war. A vote was then taken, and the motion was defeated by 13 votes to 8.
THE SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY. President: THE HEADMASTER. Vice-Presidents: A. W. PING, Esq., W. N. CORKHILL, Esq. E. S. JEFFS, Esq., K. G. CHILMAN, Esq., D. K. Crews, Esq. Treasurer: A. W. PING, Esq. Honorary Secretary: J. M. RUCKLIDGE. House Representatives: Temple House: P. A. ANDREW. Clifton Rise: T. F. CAMERON. School House: G. E. SHEPHERD. St. Olave's: K. G. CHILMAN, Esq. For the earlier part of the term the Society has been practically dormant, only two meetings being held. The
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connection with the Saturday Society, so an account will be found elsewhere in this issue. The second was held on the 18th March. At this meeting Mr. Ping gave a lecture on British Birds. First he shewed some slides depicting seabirds, he then continued with a series of inland birds, and finished with the woodlands. The slides were a beautiful collection, and the photographer had obviously spent hours in taking some of the pictures. It was a pity that there was such a poor attendance (nine members), the slides themselves were worthy of a far larger audience. On this occasion, the other members of the Society who did not attend the lecture were preparing for the exhibition under the direction of Messrs. Corkhill, Jeffs and Crews. For the rest of the term, every minute has been spent in getting ready for the exhibition, which was held on Saturday, April 1st.
THE SCIENCE EXHIBITION. The triennial exhibition, after being postponed for three years, was held on Saturday, April 1st. It was open from 2-30-4-0 and 7-30-9-30 p.m. The number of visitors in the afternoon was not as large as was expected, but there was a considerable increase in the evening, when we were pleased to see a large number of Old Peterites. However, we were agreeably surprised to find that the photo-electric cell had registered a total of over fifteen hundred visitors. The exhibition proved to be an immense success, and this alone was ample reward for all those who had given so much of their spare time in its preparation. Quite a number of the exhibits were entirely original, while other old favourites were none the less interesting for their revival. At intervals, during the afternoon and evening, short lectures and demonstrations were given. The first was by R. M. S. Parker on Food. He explained in detail what was the food value of proteins, fats, hydrocarbonates and water, and concluded with a word about the importance of vitamins in the diet. Mr. Corkhill did some very entertaining experiments with liquid air. Before a mystified audience, he immersed in the liquid such things as a grape, a tomato, a sausage, and even a rubber ball, which, after a short time, became so 12
brittle that they could be broken into pieces with a blow from a hammer. He also soaked a cigarette and some cotton wool in the liquid, which, on ignition, gave a display similar to that of a small firework; the reason being that the greater amount of oxygen present provided easier combustion. E. N. Dickinson gave a lecture, illustrated with lantern slides, on Bournes. His first duty was to explain the meaning of the word, which to most people was unknown. He said that they were streams which only flowed occasionally, and were filled by water rising beneath them. The other demonstrations were some high voltage experiments by Mr. Jeffs, ably assisted by F. F. Steele. He showed the various effects produced by passing a current through tubes, from which the air had been evacuated in varying degrees. Finally, an X-ray bulb was shown, and afterwards, members of the audience were invited to examine their hands behind the screen. The exhibition itself was divided into the following sections :—Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Geography, and we append their reports. PHYSICS. The following Experiments were shown in the Physics Section :Experiments to illustrate the Electromagnetic Spectrum were arranged by G. E. Shepherd and K. Greenwood. The Whimshurst Machine underwent complete repair in the hands of J. H. T. Hunter and R. Earle, and was demonstrated by Hunter assisted by D. L. Pryer. The Selenium Cell, with the Electric Sign and Counter attached was designed and set up entirely by J. B. Shillitoe. The experiments with Colour were arranged and demonstrated by P. A. Andrew. The Phonodeik was set up and demonstrated by G. W. Vero and W. B. Smyth. The experiment to show the efficiency of an Electric Motor was arranged and demonstrated by J. E. England and A. Battrick. The experiment to find the Horse-Power of a Model Steam Engine was arranged and demonstrated by W. H. Ping and J. E. England. 13
The experiment to show Stationary Waves in a String was arranged by J. Inglis. The Luminous Cascade was set up entirely by J. H. Motum and A. S. Clephan. The Optical Interference Fringes were produced by F. F. Steele. The Tantalising Coin experiment was conducted by I. D. C. Morison and J. G. Holt. The experiments on Pressure and the Production of Fogs were set up and demonstrated by R. H. Hanson and D. Cole. The Obstinate Ring experiment was set up and demonstrated by W. R. Child. The Mysterious Tap was arranged entirely by D. Anderson. The Electro-Magnet was set up and demonstrated by R. L. Miller and J. D. Croasdale. Lines of Magnetic Force were shown by M. J. Dunn, K. A. Warren and A. M. Claybourn. Vacuum Tubes for the High Voltage experiments were largely arranged by F. F. Steele, who proved to be an able assistant in these demonstrations. Much of the wooden apparatus was excellently constructed to order by G. Emmel, Esq. Botanic exhibits were shown in Room F. The freshly gathered specimens of Spring wild flowers had been collected by various boys of the Junior School, and the numerous twigs of local forest trees showing the different buds were of much interest. Mr. A. W. Ping had arranged an exhibit of mosses, liverworts and lichens, freshly collected from woods near York. F. H. Hillyard had also collected specimens and was in charge of the room, and very ably explained the exhibits. A chart of the Rainfall of York during the years 1900-1938 had been very neatly prepared by J. K. Andrew. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
The Exhibits in Room F. Early Spring Wild Flowers. Collection of Twigs from Forest Trees. Specimens of living Hepaties, Mosses and Lichens. Mounted specimens from a Moss Herbarium. Lantern Slide Photographs. Rainfall Chart. 14
CHEMISTRY. We should like to thank the following and congratulate them on the work they did for the exhibition :A. C. Brown for his assiduity with the " Visitors' Book." N. T. Barnes and G. H. Oxtoby, who were prepared to extinguish a fire at any time. A. Battrick and H. D. Revill for timing the proceedings so accurately with their " Iodine Clock," and for preparing the Dental exhibit. R. E. Dodd, for his display of sodium compounds, and the distillation of coal. J. McN. Inglis, who prepared the plastics, and demonstrated the glow of phosphorus very effectively. J. H. Butler, for controlling the traffic, and providing us with many notices. D. C. Thomson for keeping the fires burning. A. P. Coombe for his reassuring proof of the efficiency of gas masks. G. W. Denby, who was prepared to explain any exhibit, and looked after several. F. F. Steele for his patient preparation of pigments and production of phosphine. J. B. Shillitoe, assisted by S. H. Beetham, for his extremely efficient manufacture of artificial silk. P. H. Ruddock, who separated mixtures in many ways. J. R. Scholey, for his energetic " oxidation." P. M. Amcotts and J. R. Penty for their interesting exhibit on " Flame," and Allotropy. J. T. Brockbank and T. F. Cameron, who " exploded " at regular intervals. BIOLOGICAL SECTION. 1. The effect of light and gravity on the growth of plants.—Inglis. 2. The effect of different soils on the growth of wheat.—Dickinson. 3. Alcohol from Potatoes.—Stephenson and Smythe. 4. Balancing organs in animals.—Brown. 5. Blood circulation in living tadpole.—Brown. 6. Incubation of chicks.—Dickinson. 7. Uncommon woods.—Morison.
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GENERAL SCIENCE SECTION. The internal combustion engine, including gears 1. and transmission.—Dench and Amos. 2. Application of the prism for lighting improvements.—Hort and Ramsden. 3. Comparison of the camera and the eye.— Belchamber. 4. Simple model electric motors.—Hey, Welburn and Donaldson. 5. Model showing the mechanism of a lift. Useful applications of the lever.—Terry. 6. Model of Wreck-raising apparatus.—Turnell and Osborne. 7. The Atomizer.—Anderson and Smith. 8. Fresh-water aquaria.—Steele and Reynolds.
THE GEOGRAPHY EXHIBITION. One of the most interesting rooms of the Science Exhibition, which was revived again this year, was the Geography room. Here, under the supervision of Mr. Le Tocq, maps and photographs of places and subjects selected by the boys were on view. One of the most interesting sections was that dealing with the voyages of " S.S. Holmpark." The School keeps in touch with this ship through the " British Ship Adoption Society," and from time to time members of the School write to the officers, and in return receive interesting accounts of the ship's ports of call. The voyages of the " Holmpark " up to the present day had been plotted on a map, and photographs, curios, stamps, and coins, which had been sent by the officers of the ship, were exhibited. Another section dealt with the British Cotton Industry. Samples of cotton from the actual plant to the finished product were exhibited, and maps and photographs showed the processes in the manufacture of cotton in the Lancashire Industry. In another corner of the room were illustrations of modern transport facilities. These consisted of a number of maps made by the boys, and on them were plotted the exact positions of ships belonging to some well-known companies, on certain dates. Similar maps depicted air routes, and famous railway services. Much work had been done in compiling these maps, as they necessitated the careful study of the newspapers from day to day. 16
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Other interesting exhibits included a number of districts selected by boys who have visited them. These were illustrated by maps and photographs. In the centre of the room were tables set out with curios, which had been gathered from different corners of the world. These were lent by members of the staff and some of the boys. One table of particular interest was set out with a typical English breakfast; to each article of food a piece of ribbon was attached, which led to its appropriate country of export on a large map of the world. A lecture on " Bournes," streams which have permanent valleys but only flow occasionally, was given in the Lecture Theatre by E. Dickinson (Lower VIth) to conclude a most interesting exhibition. THE ART EXHIBITION. An Exhibition was held in the Art Room on Saturday, 1st April, and Monday, 3rd April. This year, there was a greater variety of art displayed, and most of the credit goes to Miss Hall, for the wonderful ideas and the valuable work she put in to make the exhibition a success, as it surely was. Perhaps the most interesting section of the art was the pencil drawings, exhibited by the School Certificate forms. Among these, K. Ramsden's set of life drawings was the best. The Zoo, exhibited by the St. Olave's forms aroused a great deal of interest, and was no doubt a novel idea. J. H. Butler exhibited some very good and very interesting " Black and White " work, including a scraper board drawing of the School front, which is included in this issue. He also had a typical German poster, which seemed to arouse some ill-feeling. Cookson and Whardall introduced a new type of coloured art to the exhibition, painted on specially prepared cardboard. The former's farmyard scene appeared quite realistic, whereas Whardall's impression of a skeleton on a desert island was rather amusing. The whole exhibition was a great success, and it was extremely interesting, especially as it was representative of every form in the School. 17
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SOCIETY.
Saturday, 28th January. The School was given a very interesting lecture by Captain Lawson Smith. His subject was deep sea diving. To add colour to his lecture he brought the complete equipment of a diver with him. The first part of his lecture was occupied with the technical details of a diver's descent to the sea bed. He gave a detailed account of the number of men required to dress a diver, and the points to be watched in dressing the diver and assembling the helmet and air pipe. He then carried the helmet amongst the audience so that everyone could clearly see where the various connections were made. Details of a diver's tools then followed; these were minutely described and exhibited to the audience. The theoretical details over, he now turned to the practical side of the lecture. With the aid of four members of the senior school, he was helped into the diving-dress whilst he sat on a box. His helpers were made to carry out the correct procedure, and when dressed, with a little help, he clambered down from the stage and walked amongst the audience, so that they might view him at close quarters. After removing the heavy parts of his equipment, he filled a metal drum with water and demonstrated the cutting ability of his oxy-acetylene cutter by skilfully removing a section of the drum. Saturday, 18th February. Mr. H. E. Davis, an official of the Southern Railway, visited the School and gave an extremely descriptive talk on " Southampton Docks." His lecture was divided into three main sections. The trade and business of the docks, their progress and future improvements, and, most important of all, the part played by the railways in the running of the docks. He pointed out that the docks were completely controlled by the railways, thus ensuring that many improvements were carried out. Moreover, the slides which accompanied the lecture gave the School a very good idea of the lay-out and running of the docks. He described in great detail the new George V dry dock, which could easily receive a much larger ship than the " Queen Mary." A large majority of the slides were of the new dock, which has been constructed by draining a large piece of swampy ground. It was necessary to build a new dock because of the increasing business that Southampton has to sustain.
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The new dock is several miles long, and has lines of large sheds where the cargoes of the ships are stocked. These sheds are built on a slope, so that it is easy to transport the goods from one side of the shed, where the railway line has been constructed, down the slope to the ship in the dock. These sheds are unique as they need no pillars inside to support the roof. In the old sheds these supports have greatly inconvenienced the shifting of the cargoes in them. Saturday, 4th March. The School was to have been entertained by Mr. Wallace Cunningham, but owing to a slight indisposition he was unable to attend. Instead, Mr. Dunn entertained the School and ably filled the gap. He recited several very amusing pieces, with his own piano accompaniment. He also proved an excellent mimic. His idea of a concert pianist was also very good and raised a deal of applause. Altogether he put on an excellent show at rather short notice.
Saturday, 11th March.
This Saturday Mr. Selwyn Driver gave a humorous lecture entitled " Humour among the Nations." The lecture was quite different from the entertainment given by Mr. Selwyn Driver on his last two visits to the School. In the first place he described the different forms of humour now existing; and he gave several instances of them. One practical joker betook himself and a long piece of string to one of London's busiest streets. Arrived at a certain corner, he accosted a gentleman, and asked him to hold the end of the string as his assistant was away and he wished to do some surveying. The unsuspecting victim obligingly did so and the pseudo-surveyor disappeared round the corner, tied his end to a lamp post and walked quickly away. Other more daring jokers attired themselves as navvies, marched to a busy section of road, placed barriers round it and then commenced to dig it up. No one thought of questioning them. When they had made a large hole, they just picked up their tools and walked away. The joke was not realised till the next day.
Saturday, 25th March. Lionel King, Card King.
Mr. King gave the School a thoroughly enjoyable evening's entertainment. He started by giving a small talk on " nothing," which was very amusing and much
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appreciated. He then handed round 30 numbered slips of paper and asked the audience to write the name of some common object on each one. Mr. King called out the numbers and asked for the corresponding objects. After this he was able to tell the audience the name of the correct object when the number was called. Even at the end of the lecture he was able to repeat the list with ease. No doubt he was the envy of most of the audience because of his very retentive memory. Some extremely clever card tricks followed in which several members of the School attempted to assist. Another trick consisted of a small ball through which a string ran ; the ball being quite free to move. The object of the trick was to prevent the ball from sliding down the string. Mr. King did it with ease ; everybody else thought he could do it, but when put to the test failed miserably. I am sure that the School would appreciate another visit from him in the future. Saturday, 11th February. Commander Blair visited the School to give a lecture on " The Lonelier Isles of the South Seas." He accompanied his lecture with a series of interesting lantern slides.
GAMES COMMITTEE. This term the Games Committee decided that all Colours, including shooting and squash, should sign the Colours Book. The first meeting concluded by the decision that the winners of an event should automatically receive a bye into the final in the following year. The second meeting was again very short, and was called to discuss the decisions of the Athletic Meeting. It was decided to give five points in all events, open, under 16, and under 15, for first place, and three for second place. The steeplechase and tug-of-war was abolished, the former because of the old course crossing the new golf course, the latter because it was not taken seriously and nobody trained for it.
NOTES AND ITEMS. We congratulate J. T. Brockbank on being appointed Head of the School and on the award of his School Squash Colours. 20
We also congratulate T. F. Cameron and R. C. Lynch on being appointed School Monitors, and on the latter's appointment to be Captain of Cricket. On February 1st members of the Senior School attended a lecture on " Flying Alone Round the World," given by the Honourable Mrs. Victor Bruce at the Joseph Rowntree Hall. On the 28th of this month many of the Senior School attended a performance, held at the Theatre Royal, of " The Scarlet Pimpernel." Congratulations to T. F. Cameron, G. P. G. Stephenson, F. F. Steele and R. C. Lynch on being awarded their School Hockey Caps. Also to the whole eleven on being awarded their Colours. G. C. Brown has been appointed an Editor of " The Peterite," and J. B. Shillitoe and G. S. Long have been made Assistant Librarians. On February 24th the Senior School attended a lecture, given by Professor Newell, at Nunthorpe Secondary School, on " Anglo-American Relations." On Sunday, March 5th, a German hockey team (The Harvestehuder Sports Club) arrived at the School and stayed over the week-end with members of Temple House, who had kindly offered their services. The afternoon was spent examining the Minster, the old Walls and the many other interesting sights that York has to offer. The hockey match was played on the Monday, an account of which will be found elsewhere. On the following day they left the School for Worksop College, where they were staying for a few days, before returning to Hamburg via Hull. We congratulate R. C. Lynch on his successful application for a place in the English Public Schools' Cricket XI, which is touring Canada during the Summer holidays. Matches have already been arranged in Winnipeg, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. We congratulate T. F. Cameron on being awarded his School Squash Colours. T. F. Cameron, R. C. Lynch, F. F. Steele, J. S. Graham and H. C. Belchamber were chosen to play in the Yorkshire Public Schools' Hockey Final, held in the School grounds, on Tuesday, April 4th. Congratulations to G. P. G. Stephenson and A. C. Ping on representing the Yorkshire Public Schools against Durham during the Christmas holidays. The match against Wales, in which G. P. G. Stephenson and M. S. 21
Douglas were going to play, was postponed until Easter, and eventually took place at Otley on April 15th. Douglas and J. H. Butler represented the School. Each member of the German Sixth Form is taking a German refugee under his care during the Easter holidays and the Summer Term, and will exchange English conversation for German. A trip to Switzerland was arranged for the Easter holidays by Mr. Wrenn, but, unfortunately, the date of departure was immediately following the invasion of Albania, and on the advice of those parents with whom, at short notice, it was possible to communicate, the trip was abandoned.
THE NAMING OF LOCOMOTIVE L.N.E.R. 4818 " ST. PETER'S SCHOOL, YORK, A.D. 627." In the middle of the term it was made known that the School was to have an engine of the London and North Eastern Railway named after it. The honour was doubled by the fact that this was the first locomotive of the company to be named after a school. The ceremony took place in York station on the afternoon of April 3rd, after the athletic sports ; the engine, a Green Arrow, which was not in steam lest it should render the speakers inaudible from time to time, stood in platform six, and the naming was done from a dais, erected between platforms six and seven. Behind this were special stands for guests, who numbered nearly a thousand. The platforms were bedecked in the School Colours and flags hung from the roof. Mr. A. H. Peppercorn, mechanical engineer, under whose supervision the engine was constructed at Darlington, began the proceedings with an assurance that it would give a good account of itself and do its work well. He also invited the boys of the School to visit the works at Darlington when it could be arranged. He then handed the engine over to the General Manager, Mr. C. M. Jenkin Jones. Mr. Jenkin Jones said that the ceremony had great symbolic interest since, by the inscription, they had both " de facto " and " de jure " recognised the claim of St. 22
Peter's to be the oldest public school in the country. The problems of the older educational establishments and the older forms of transport had something in common. They were both up against favoured competition, but both being of intrinsic and vital importance, would not be allowed to go under. They both combined ancient tradition with modern outlook; they represented efficient public service and they would go forward on the right lines to their destined goal. He hoped that during its life the engine would cover two million miles and would be seen by many Old Peterites who had been unable to be present on that occasion. Mr. Jenkin Jones then invited J. T. Brockbank, the Head of the School, to name it. Brockbank said (after a fanfare of trumpets) : " I have great pleasure in naming this engine ' St. Peter's School, York, A.D. 627 '." He then smashed the bottle of champagne, hanging with ribbon in the School Colours, against the side of the engine. Mr. C. M. Stedman, the Locomotive Running Superintendent, thanked Brockbank for performing the christening ceremony, and stated that the locomotive would be stabled in York, so that Peterites would have a very good chance of seeing it. He presented Mr. J. Dronfield, the Headmaster, with a replica of the name-plate, which is to be kept at School. Mr. Dronfield, in response, said that everyone was proud of the name which York had gained on the administrative and constructional side of the railway world. He appreciated the honour done to the School in being thus associated with the railway company, and said that whatever historians might say about the age of the School, it was certainly the oldest on the L.N.E.R. He presented Driver A. Winn and Fireman A. E. Malton with silver cigarette cases inscribed with the arms and motto of the School as souvenirs of the event. The Dean of York, Dr. H. N. Bate, Chairman of the Governors of the School, also spoke in appreciation of the honour done them by the railway company, and the ceremony ended when Brockbank called for three cheers for Mr. Jenkin Jones. After the National Anthem, some of the guests and members of the School inspected the engine while the Band of the Rowntree's Cocoa Works, under the direction of Mr. G. Walker, played some appropriately light music. Tea was then taken in the Station Hotel. 23
THE GREEN ARROW, V2. The Green Arrow engine of the L.N.E.R. is the first of a new type of mixed traffic engines. The engine itself is of the non-streamline type, but the dome on the boiler is tapered down at the back and the whistle and safety valve, etc., are all enclosed. The wheel arrangement is of the 2-6-2 type—a rather uncommon sight on British railways—and the taper pattern boiler follows the design of the famous Gresley Pacifies. The length of the boiler is 17 feet between the tube plates. It has a maximum diameter of 6 feet 5 inches, and the working pressure is 220 lbs. per square inch. The engine and tender in working order weigh 135 tons 2 cwts.; the overall length is 66 feet 5k inches. The engine is fitted with three cylinders, each 18i inches in diameter, and they have a 26 inch stroke. All three cylinders drive the centre coupled axle, and, besides them, are piston valves of 9 inch diameter. The valve gear is of the type fitted to nearly 500 express locomotives on the L.N.E.R. ; the valves for the outside cylinders being operated by Walschaert's gear and the inside valve is driven through two to one and equal levers from the outside valve spindles. The standard six-wheeled tender is fitted with screwoperated water pick-up for use on long journeys, and carries seven-and-a-half tons of coal and 4,200 gallons of water. Vacuum brakes are fitted to both engine and tender, giving a brake power at the blocks equal to 67% of the weight on the braked wheels. The cab is in the form of a wedge, and safety glass windows are provided, thus enabling the crew to have an uninterrupted view of the track. The comfort of the crew is also considered and two cushioned seats are therefore provided, and, naturally, they are very popular with the men. The engine is equipped with dry-sanding apparatus to the leading coupled wheels, and steam sanding apparatus to the driving wheels. The engine is painted green in the standard L.N.E.R. passenger design, with black and white linings on the boiler, and the numbers are stencilled in gold. P. Cheesewright and H. Ping, Form IV. 24
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The " Green Arrow " class of engine on the L.N.E.R. is the most modern type of mixed passenger and freight traffic engine. The advantages of having engines that can deal with both passenger and freight traffic are obvious, more especially because on the general run of traffic, passenger traffic is heavier in the summer time and freight traffic heavier in the winter time. If there were not engines which could be used for both classes of traffic the result would be a surplus of purely freight engines in the summer and a surplus of purely passenger engines in the winter. The " Green Arrow " class of engine can, on the other hand, be used in traffic if required for 365 days a year. The engine has been designed to operate any express passenger services other than the special high speed trains, but it will also frequently be seen hauling express freight trains, including the crack express meat and fish trains which pass through each night from Scotland to London. The first engine of this class was built at Doncaster, in 1936, and was named " The Green Arrow." The associatibn of this class of engine with express freight services led to its being given this name. The " Green Arrow " service is a facility which the Railway Companies offer for the transit of any consignment of goods traffic at the request of the trader, if the latter wishes to secure a rapid transit. A small label in the shape of an arrow, coloured green, is actually fastened to the ticket of the wagon in which the consignment is travelling, and special telegrams are sent from point to point advising the operating staff that the consignment is in transit, so that it can be specially watched. M. Lattimer (L.N.E.R.).
MEET AT ST. PETER'S SCHOOL. On Thursday, 2nd March, The York and Ainsty (South) Hunt met at the School, and, by ten-thirty, there was already a large crowd of onlookers. Soon hounds arrived, and the front of the School was as fine a setting for the meet as anyone could have wished. It must be many years since horses have waited outside the School, and, although the Hunt meets at Clifton Green each year, hounds have not before been seen at St. Peter's. The pink stood out well against the grey stonework of the building and the monitors in their gowns lent even more colour to the occasion. 25
While the officials of the Hunt were having their stirrup cups, the rest of the field, amongst whom we were pleased to see Colonel Cape, was entertained by the Headmaster in the gym. When all were refreshed by the excellent fare provided, hounds moved off, and, after a visit to the gym himself, our observer was taken by car out to Rawcliffe, where he established communications with the pack. Hounds found in Rawcliffe Thorns, and the fox broke northwards from there. In spite of a flying start, our observer lost contact owing to his wrestling with the chain of a five-bar gate to facilitate the passage of certain riders.. It was not until twenty minutes later that he discovered three couple of hounds on a line of their own near Moorlands. The rest of the pack had checked, and it was unfortunate that no one was there to put them on to this line. Wigginton Strips and Moor Covert were blank, and hounds moved off to Lodge Farm Covert, where there are two earths close together. A terrier was sent down the first of these, and pushed out a fine fox which, after swerving round our observers' legs, showed suicidal tendencies by heading straight into the pack. He had been broken up almost before our observer had picked himself up,, and hounds then moved on to the second earth. From this emerged a fox which gave the best run of the day. By doubling back in a miraculous fashion through the farmyard, it gained a good start, but hounds carried the line well in spite of poor scent. After a ringing and slow hunt of 45 minutes round Rawcliffe and Moorlands, hounds were stopped west of Shipton. Passing through Shipton, unfortunately just after closing time, our observer saw hounds draw Overton Wood. As there seemed every chance of this being drawn blank, he returned home via Overton and saw a fox cross the railway line near Skelton. This was more than hounds did, and they returned to Skelton at three-thirty. Thus ended a rather poor scenting day, which was just as well for a rather exhausted observer.
NEWS FROM S.S. HOLMPARK. BUENOS AIRES. Buenos Aires is a very nice town to visit, and in October,. when we were there, the weather was almost perfect. The temperature at that time of the year is around 70 26
degrees F. during the day and about 65 degrees F. during the night. There was one shower while we were alongside discharging, but the remainder of the time the weather was fine. With a semi-tropical climate such as Buenos Aires has, gardening is a real pleasure, for almost anything will grow in a short time. This fact has been used to advantage in Buenos Aires, and around the town there is an abundant supply of parks. Between the docks and the town there is a complete separation by means of a well-laid out park. Then around the public works there are gardens, so that the surroundings of the workmen are very pleasant. Usually a sea-port is a dull place to visit around dockland, but in Buenos Aires it is a pleasure. In the town, life is like that of nearly all modern cities, but food here is much more varied, to provide for the tastes of the different races of people who live there. The town has, in addition to trams and buses, a subway service. The buses are a nuisance to those who have to walk, for there are hundreds of them, and they are all small, carrying from ten to fifteen passengers. Extract from letter from J. Johnson, Esq., 2nd Officer, S.S. Holmpark. Durban, November 26th, 1938.
DURBAN. In Durban we are again having to fight with coal-dust, for we are loading coal for the Philippines. Durban, with a population of around 80,000 whites and a large number of coloured people, is a fairly large town. The white people are a mixture of English, Scotch, Dutch and German, some of each being colonial born and others European born. In this part of the world it is the practice to have a Zulu boy as a nurse to look after the children, and, as employing these boys—who may be any age from fifteen to fifty years old, but are still called boys—costs very little, people here have nurses who could not afford them in Britain. The black boys who are working aboard the ship would cause you great fun. Nine out of every ten come aboard wrapped up in about three sacks, one for a shirt, one for a skirt, and one for a jacket. Nearly all of them have some decoration, and I will give an account of one whom I am watching, and the others are much the same. He has two rings in his ears, made of some black and white striped metal, about two inches in diameter, and the following bands of brass beads, one around his chest, one above each 27
elbow and one on each wrist. Lastly, he has two rubber bands around his ankles, made out of a motor cycle tyre minus tube. Some of those decorations are charms to keep evil spirits away, and others, I am told, are tokens of faithfulness from their sweethearts. There is a large college just outside Durban, called the Howard Davis College, erected in memory of a young engineer killed in the Great War. It is one of the most modern colleges in South Africa, specialising in engineering. Durban has quite a nice harbour with a high headland sheltering it from the sea. The S.S. Capetown Castle, a nearly new passenger steamer, is lying opposite us, so we look a poor looking ship at present. J. Johnson, Esq., 2nd Officer, S.S. Holmpark. Durban, November 26th, 1938.
STOWING CARGO. Of course, the amount of cargo varies with its bulk, so that with some cargoes we would be fully loaded with all the spaces packed and still have only 6,000 tons of cargo. This would happen with cargoes like cotton-seed, esparto grass, wool, and a number of other kinds of goods. Of course, coal does not require any attention to prevent breakages, so it is just run into the ship and trimmed into the empty spaces. The same can be said for most other cargoes in crates and in bags. The cargo which requires attention to prevent breakages is general cargo, and the general method of preventing it is to stow the heaviest cargo on the decks and the lightest on top. Then a number of kinds of goods have to be stowed in a certain way, like plate glass on the deck on its edge, barrels on their sides with the bung uppermost, and cardboard containers have to be stowed on top of all other cargo. When the holds are not full up, sometimes one end will be filled to secure cases, but in most cases the cargo is levelled off, and then, even in a heavy seaway, they will not move around. Sometimes the cargo is shored off with battens, and occasionally it is necessary to lash cargo with ropes. The latter is usually how motor cars are secured. Breakages through bad stowage and the ship rolling are not frequent, but bad handling of cargo by the stevedores may cause a large amount of damage. J. Johnson, Esq., 2nd Officer, S.S. Holmpark. Indian Ocean, 13th December, 1938. 28
LIFE AT SEA. Now a short review of the life aboard a ship. In port there is the usual work to be done, such as the sailors keeping the ship clean, the firemen cleaning boilers, the engineers attending to the necessary repairs, the apprentices assisting sailors or tallying cargo, the catering staff attending to the wants of hungry men, and the officers attending to the cargo, while the master does the ship's business. The only lazy man is the wireless operator, for, if he is a good one, his wireless equipment is in excellent order, so, after an inspection by his superintendent, he is free to do as he likes. Then the evening comes, when one officer, one engineer and a night-watchman remain aboard while the others are free to go to a cinema, a theatre, their best girl, or get drunk, as it pleases them. Then the ship leaves port and the deck and engine-room staff go on watches. There are three watches in each department, and aboard this ship there is one mate and three sailors, one engineer and three firemen on each watch, with the donkeyman and greaser assisting the engineers in the engine-room. We have a bosun and carpenter and one spare man on deck, and they work the usual 45-hour week. The catering staff has the same old job stoking up the crew instead of the boilers. When the ship is at sea our wireless operator has to keep eight-hour watch every day. He keeps his watch in four pairs of two hours each, and those parts are so arranged that he gets eight hours off, usually during the night, although sometimes it may be from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m., and others from 12 p.m. to 8 a.m. His duty, in addition to looking after the apparatus, is to send and receive messages and weather reports, receive time signals and any important navigational warnings. He also has to operate the wireless direction finder, and usually he assists the captain with ship's business, so at sea he does a lot of work, and every year it becomes a more important job. The deck department is split up into three four-hour watches, so that the chief mate has the 4 to 8 watch, the third mate the 8 to 12 watch and the second mate the 12 to 4 watch. The engineer department has the same watches with the engineers in charge in the same rotation, the 2nd, the 4th and the 3rd engineer. During the daytime, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., the sailors work around keeping the ship clean, with only one of the watch steering. When it gets dark the watch are the only ones on duty. One man is at the wheel, another is on the look-out, and the remaining member of the watch keeps the 29
galley fire going and has to be ready to do anything special which the officer of the watch requires. The captain and the chief engineer, seeing that they are the bosses, attend to ship's business, like the safe navigation of the ship. Wages, inspections, etc., are captain's business, while the chief engineer has to superintend the working in the engine-room, calculate the distance steamed by the engine, coal consumed and routine work, etc. When business is over, the captain or chief can do as they please— work, read or just act lazy. During the watches below it is left to the individual to find such means as he can to help pass away the time. Some play cards, chess or other games, others read or study, and then there is the most popular of pastimes, arguments and story-telling. J. Johnson, Esq., 2nd Officer, S.S. Holmpa•k. Indian Ocean, December, 1938. THE PHILIPPINOS. During our eighteen days in Hondagua I think that we met the entire population, and I am sure that they all visited the ship. The wireless room was a strong attraction, and my room was filled to overflowing all the time that I was on board. It reached the stage when I simply went to bed and left them to it. I lost nothing, and nothing was touched which I warned them about. I regret to say that I could not trust our own folk to that extent. In appearance these people are exactly like the Chinese, but are brown instead of yellow. The postal officials were amusing. One of our officers had a heavy package for Canada, and went to enquire the cost of postage. Many volumes were consulted and several prices given. These were rejected as being ridiculous, so a further examination would result in a different offer. The idea seemed to be to keep guessing until a satisfactory offer was made. The postmaster confided that he had never sent a letter to Canada before, and was overjoyed when we handed him a letter for posting on the China Clipper. It was his first airmail letter. All our people seem to the Philippinos to be very big, and they were amazed at the size of our fifteen year old apprentice. For some reason they consider themselves to be an inferior race, and say that they are ashamed. I failed to discover the reason for this, and none of us found out what they were ashamed of, but they were certainly most anxious to find out what we thought about them. Extract from letter from F. Martin, Esq., Wireless Telegraphist. 30
HONDAGUA. Eighteen days were spent at Hondagua, and we had the opportunity to see a good deal of the methods employed in the rice fields. Each field consists of the flat land between hills, and they therefore vary in size from an acre or so to about fifty acres. The fields are divided into " plots " about fifty by twenty-five yards, and the boundaries of these plots consist of mud walls, which keep the water in place. Between the reaping of one crop and the ploughing for the next, course grass grows in the mud, and this has to be ploughed in before planting. The ploughing is pure slavery for both man and beast. The caribou which hauls the plough sinks to its belly in the mud at every step, while the ploughman manages to keep fairly clear by leaning his weight on the plough. Even so he sometimes goes in as far as the waist. When the plot has been ploughed, it is a pool of soft, watery mud, and is ready for planting. Rice is grown from the seed in a separate bed and transplanted. When ready for transplanting it looks just like a bed of spring onions. The plants are placed in the ground in rows and each plant is about nine inches from its neighbour. The process is the same as we use for planting potatoes. The latter (or any other) similar type of vegetable will not grow in the Philippines, and the potatoes we bought were imported from the U.S.A. When fully grown and ready for harvesting, the rice looks exactly the same as a field of wheat, although it does not grow to quite the same height. The Chinese were harvesting their rice at Saigon when we reached there, after we had been watching the planting in the Philippines only a week before. Such is the difference in climate, although both places are practically in the same latitude. The Philippines export sugar, but this comes from other parts of the Archipelago. Hondagua and district grow rice, cocoanuts and timber. Cocoanut groves cover the hills round the rice fields, and each native usually owns two or three plots of rice and about an acre of cocoanut palms. Oil and copra are the chief by-products of the nuts, of which there are two kinds. One is the type we see in England (often at fair grounds), the other is quite different and is not exported except as copra and oil. Apart from shape, cocoanuts are the same as vegetable marrows to look at. When cut from the palm they are round and green, while the inside is soft and filled with clear liquid, very pleasant and cool to drink. The nuts are cut and left to dry before being stripped and baked over a fire. The Philippinos climb the tall palms with as much ease as we walk along the ground, usually removing any clothes for greater freedom of movement. If you are thirsty, a sign
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to a native boy will send him scampering up the nearest palm, and you will have all you want within a few seconds. Extract from letter from F. Martin, Esq., Wireless Telegraphist.
FAMOUS OLD PETERITES-1. GUIDO FAWKES. There have been many famous Old Peterites, but probably the most remembered is Guido Fawkes, who attended the School in the days when John Pullen was Headmaster. Guy was born in the year 1570; there are many claimants for his birth place, but the most likely of them is Stonegate, as records show that Edith Fawkes leased a house there for thirty-one years. His baptismal register can still be seen in the Church of St. Michael-le-Belfrey, near the Minster, at York. When Guy was eight years of age, his father, Edward Fawkes, died, and as he did not leave a will, all his land went to his son, who, when he came of age in 1591, sold it to a certain Anne Skipsye and a York tailor, Christopher Lumelye. Some of this land was the property on which the School now stands. The death of Edward Fawkes was an important milestone in the life of his son Guy, for his mother married a certain John Bainbridge, who was a Roman Catholic, and this meant that the Fawkes also had to become Catholics. If this change in religion had not taken place, Guy might never have taken part in the Gunpowder Plot. In 1593 he felt the spirit of adventure calling, and went to serve in the Spanish army and was present at the capture of Calais by the Archduke Albert. He continued this career and in 1601 he was in Madrid. Two years later he was sent to Philip III in company with his old schoolfellow, Christopher Wright, and the pair tried to persuade Philip to send an army to England to oppose the strict methods used by James I against the Roman Catholics. This was a failure. At the end of the same year he was informed by Thomas Winter about " a practice in general against His Majesty for the relief of the Catholic cause." This practice was the celebrated Gunpowder Plot. 32
As Guy was experienced in tunnelling, an art which he had learned while serving in Spain, he was chosen by the conspirators to force an entry, from a house close by, into the cellars of the Houses of Parliament. This task he accomplished successfully. He then placed thirty-six barrels of gunpowder in the cellars and camouflaged them with faggots. His task was in vain, however, for he was discovered on the night of November 4th, 1605; he was at once thrown into prison where he was tortured on the rack in order to make him betray his fellow conspirators. After three months of imprisonment he was tried with the other plotters at Westminster Hall, on January 27th, 1606. He was condemned to death and was executed on February 1st. Guy was a tall and athletic man with brown hair and auburn beard. His character was by no means a strong one and, although he always forced a defiant appearance, as he did before torture on the rack, he is believed to have given away all he knew during the torture. But he was faithful to all his friends, and I think that St. Peter's is quite justified in being proud of him for he aided a cause
which he thought was right.
G. D. Jefferson, Lower VIth.
WATCH AND WARD IN YORK. The term " Watch " first came into use during the reign of Edward I, when the " Watch and Ward " were appointed. In those days the gates of York were shut at night, and a man of the " Watch and Ward " was stationed at each gate to prevent any stranger passing through. The sentry who, during war time, was posted outside the camp to prevent any intruders was also termed the " watch." The origin of the name is clear, but our concern now is with the watch or police whose duty was the keeping of order in the streets. For centuries the parish was responsible, and as a parish constable could not arrest anyone outside his own parish, in a place like York, with its thirty-two parishes and four liberties, a criminal could easily escape the hands of the law. Previous to the Municipal Corporation's Act of 1835, the York magistrates appointed fifty or sixty constables, who were superintended by a police officer and two assistants. In 1835 the Reforming Act took away the powers of the parish and gave the Corporation the duty of policing the City. The Act also required the Council of each Borough to appoint a Watch Committee, consisting of the mayor and some of the Council. In turn this Watch Committee had to
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appoint Day and Night Constables. On 11th April, 1836, York's first Watch Committee was appointed ; and on the 28th of the same month this Watch Committee appointed the Police Force, which began duty on April 30th. The gaols, however, continued to be managed by the Corporation. Since the Prisons Act, 1877, prisons ceased to be under local authority. The quarterly report of the Watch Committee, in January, 1837, stated that the Force contained a Superintendent, an Inspector, a Sergeant and ten Constables. Also by this time the Metropolitan dress had been adopted, with lantern, rattle, staff and handcuffs. In these early days the discipline was not too good— there were frequent reports of constables being found drunk or absent from their beat; one was reprimanded for taking a female prisoner into a public house. For punishment they were either severely reprimanded, or their pay was reduced. At this time the Watch Committee expressed the opinion that the assembling of the police force for convivial purposes was highly objectionable. The Committee also ordered that the force be strictly prohibited from gossiping while on duty. From this it appears that the Watch Committee were becoming better aware of their responsibilities, though not before time! Previous to this, on a constable being arrested and imprisoned for an offence, it was decided not to fill the vacancy until his release—presumably his place being kept open for him. In 1851 the Watch Committee allowed members of the force to visit the Great Exhibition in London, and made grants to them for the purpose at the following rates: Inspectors, £2 ; Sergeants, 30/-; constables, 20/-. The chief constable was granted £5, but, later, an objection being made, he returned it. There seem to have been many minor rules and regulations to be observed by the constables of these times. Some such rules were Constables were directed to disperse about the city, and not walk two together; no person to be appointed a police constable unless a certificate of baptism be produced, showing his age does not exceed thirty years ; the Watch Committee directed that police constables should repair their own clothes, except when Mr. Chalk (Chief Constable) considered that repairs should be done at the city's expense. Mr. Chalk, Chief Contable, suggested that constables on night duty be supplied with a pint of hot coffee and a penny loaf at such time of the night and under such regulations as he might deem expedient; and the Watch Committee assented. 34
On 24th August, 1844, the police presented a petition, signed by ten constables, to the Watch Committee, which stated that the hours of night duty performed by the petitioners were too long and arduous considering the weather which they sometimes had to experience. This suggested dissatisfaction in the force. There had always been the greatest rivalry between the City Police Force and the Rural Police Force. But in November, 1844, they were combined under the City Superintendent. The police seem to have had difficult times during these early years, and on some occasions as many as thirty or forty special constables were enrolled in order to keep the peace, this being specially necessary at such times as Martinmas Fair, at elections, and during Chartist disturbances. In 1866 a riot occurred in the city owing to the conviction of a servant employed by the Governor of York Castle for appropriating dripping. A large crowd with a band marched to the Castle and then to the magistrate's house, where they broke the windows. The Watch Committee offered a reward of £20 for the apprehension of the ring-leaders. The police stations were in Walmgate and Micklegate Bars. A contemporary print of Walmgate Bar shows the constable's underwear hanging out to dry on the top of the Bar. In 1848 the number of police was twenty, and in 1855 the first detective sergeant was appointed. The force was naturally increasing with the growth of the population, and so, from time to time, there were various small additions to it. By 1867 it numbered forty-four men, and in 1878 sixty-eight men. There was an important innovation in 1890, when police constables were allowed to attend First Aid classes in connection with St. John Ambulance Association. York, like other towns, has its system of beats, and, in addition, there is a constable who controls the Bar Walls and is responsible for locking and unlocking them at the proper times. The aim of the police force, besides to punish crime, is to prevent it; and it exists to maintain peace and good conduct in the city. But the police have many other responsibilities. They have to regulate traffic, collect taxes, issue licences, register aliens, carry out the regulations under the Firearms Act, dispose of stray cats and dogs, return lost property to its owners, return lost children to their homes and carry out carriage inspection. Another important branch of the force is the Fire Brigade, which is under the control of the Watch Committee and manned by the city police. It consists of the chief officer, thirty-three police officers and a civilian assistant engineer. The Fire 35
Brigade not only deals with city fires, but it also attends fires within a radius of seven miles, and is frequently called out to country fires. The police force also has the duty of inspecting the weights and measures used in the city. A. J. Doherty, Lower VIth. Authorities.— Morrell and Watson. How York govLi ris itself. Notes on the first hundred years of the York City Watch Committee and Police Force, presented to the City Council, 1935. Giles MSS.
O.T.C. NOTES. The results of last term's Certificate " A " Theoretical examination were published early in term. The following candidates obtained the Certificate:— Brown, G. C., Dickinson, E. N., Graham, P. R. G., Harding, G. W., Jefferson, G. D., Vero, G. W. The following passed the Practical part of the examination, held at Fulford Barracks, on March 28th:— Cato, S. A., Clepham, A. S., Couldwell, J. M., Greenwood, K., Hunter, J. H. T., Inglis, J. McN., Milburn, H. A., Parker, R. M. S., Smyth, W. B. A., Steele, F. F., Taylor, H. L., Walters, J. R., Wilson, D. F., Wright, R. A., Wright, R. W. C.S.M.—C.Q.M.S. Rucklidge, J. M. C.Q.M.S.—Sergeant Shepherd, G. E. The following promotions have been made:— To Corporal : L.-Corporals Brockbank, J. T., Butler, J. H., Douglas, M. S., Shillitoe, J. B. To L.-Corporal: Cadets Brown, G. C., Graham, P. R. G., Harding, G. N., Dickinson, E. N., Jefferson, G. D., Vero, G. W. During the term No. 1 Platoon has been occupied chiefly with work for both parts of the Certificate " A " exam. A number of lectures were given by Capt. Woodward, of the West Yorkshire Regiment, and these proved very helpful to the candidates. Nos. 2 and 3 Platoons carried out the usual training for second and first year recruits, except that No. 2 has also done some of the elementary work for the practical part of Certificate " A." Training has benefited from the loan of a Bren gun by the York and Lancaster Regiment. 36
On March 21st, the contingent visited Fulford Barracks and saw demonstrations and exhibits arranged by the York and Lancaster Regiment. These included the use of the Bren gun, the 3 in. mortar, and demonstrations with battalion mechanised transport. Afterwards most members of the contingent were able to fire a Bren gun on the thirty yard range. For this highly interesting and instructive visit our thanks are due to Lt.-Colonel A. L. Kent-Lemon, commanding the 1st Battalion of the Regiment, and to the officers who organised the visit.
SHOOTING. There has been a considerable amount of shooting this term; every fortnight a " League Match " has been shot, and there have also been friendly matches with other public schools under " Country Life " rules. The League shooting has produced a marked improvement in standard, and of five matches, three have been won and one drawn. The only defeat in four friendly matches was against Denstone. An interesting match was that against the touring German hockey team, but they were not used to the rifle, and consequently could not be expected to do very well. League Results:—
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ATHLETICS. INTER-HOUSE CROSS-COUNTRY PLATE. The cross-country race this year was run on Monday, February 13th. The Ings, as usual, was very wet, and the going very bad. The favourites this year were the Templars, who had several of last year's runners. 37
At the beginning of the race R. W. Wright and Shillitoe set a cracking pace down Burton Stone Lane, but at Bootham Stray Bulmer, Brockbank, Lynch and Robson were to the fore. At the Aerodrome Hangars the order was the same, but at the North Road Robson had crept up to within 10 yards of Bulmer, with Brockbank and Lynch in close attendance. At the beginning of the Ings, Robson took the lead, but Brockbank was not far behind. Then the race developed into a duel across the Ings between Robson and Brockbank, each alternately taking first place. However, at the Ings. gate Brockbank fell back and Bulmer took his place, with Belchamber, who had been lying sixth, not far behind. Robson increased his lead and continued to the tape to win from Bulmer by 70 yards. Almost the entire Senior School took part, and the first twelve competitors home were as follows :— Temple House. School. Clifton Rise. 1. C. M. Robson. 2. E. P. Bulmer. 3. H. C. Belchamber. 4. J. T. Brockbank. 5. R. C. Lynch. 6. J. G. Holt. 7. E. Dickinson. 8. F. F. Steele. 9. D. Cole. 10. A. Broadhurst. 11. C. A. F. Cookson. 12. G. D. Jefferson. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. ACHILLES CLUB. This athletic meeting, though nominally a competitive fixture, was really an exhibition by the members of the Achilles Club, who were touring the North under Mr. A. G. R. Rudd, the well-known Olympic half-miler. The object of the tour was to encourage athletics in the schools visited. Coaching was given to school competitors, and they gleaned many hints from the Achilles members. Achilles were handicapped in all events but the relay-race. The programme commenced with the 100 yards, which was won by Hornsby, of Achilles, although Shillitoe led for sixty yards ; Cameron was third. An interesting display of javelin throwing by Mr. Rendall was then watched. 38
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The high jump followed, and Shillitoe, jumping 5 ft. 1 in., gave a very creditable display. Martley, doing the Eastern Cut-off, jumped 5 ft. 7 ins, but Winterton failed to clear the first jump. In the half mile, Inglis set a good pace for the first quarter mile, leaving Brockbank to carry on with CrossleyHolland in close attendance. In the sprint at the end the Achilles man beat Brockbank to the tape with a time of 2 mins. 16 secs. In the long jump, Hope-Jones, giving two feet to Shillitoe, was foiled by a very good jump by the latter of 18 ft. 11 ins. Winterton was too experienced for the School hurdlers to contend with, and Martley was second. The mile was won by Clough, of Achilles, after Bulmer had led for two laps. Still, for Achilles, however, overtook Bulmer in the third lap to gain second place. Cameron did well to win the quarter from Weathered in 59 secs. An extraordinary display of putting the weight was given by Sivertson, of Achilles, and he put 52 ft. 31 ins., although Stephenson did well to put 33 ft. in. A competition in throwing the discus was then held between three members of Achilles, and Sivertson was again successful. In the half-mile Medley Relay the longer distances proved the downfall of the School team, but K. C. Brown beat his man in the first stage.
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Clough (Achilles) Still (Achilles) Bulmer Lynch Robson
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17 ft. 52 ft. 34- ins. Sivertson (Achilles) 33 ft. z in. Stephenson 13 ft. 43 ft. Heath (Achilles) Half-mile Relay. Brown, K. C. ; Brockbank, J. T.; Bulmer, E. P.; Cameron, T. F., represented the School.
INTER-HOUSE SPORTS. This year, in order to revive interest and keenness in athletics, it was decided to introduce " standards." Before qualifying for the heats, boys had to attain a certain standard time, having three attempts at each event. Temple House gained 85 " standards," School House 83 and Rise 75. The Athletic Sports were held on Monday, April 3rd. The mile had been run previously, Brockbank winning from Bulmer, after Lynch had set a hot pace over three laps. The time was 5 mins. 6/ secs. Shillitoe won the Victor Ludorum (senior) by winning the 100 yards, the 220 yards (setting up a new School 40
record of 24-1- sees), the Long Jump (beating the School record by 61 inches) and the High Jump. Bulmer, again outstanding in the Junior events, won the Junior Victor Ludorum, some of his times comparing very favourably with the open times. The Inter-House Medley Relay was won by the Rise with Temple second. The improvement in the times returned this year is very noticeable and can be attributed to the helpful coaching of Messrs. Harding, Wrenn, Cooper and Jeffs, and the awakened interest in athletics. Temple House, with 184 points, won the Shield by a large margin from School House with 1371 points. Rise obtained 1361-, points. Results. 1. 100 Yards (Open). (1) Shillitoe (Rise), (2) Cameron (Rise), 105 secs. 2. 100 Yards (under 16). (1) Bulmer (Temple), (2) Belchamber (Temple), 115 secs. 3. 100 Yards (under 15). (1) Child (School House), (2) Dench (Temple), 12 secs. 4. Putting the Weight (under 16) (8 lbs.). (1) Chudleigh (Temple), (2) Bulmer (Temple), 33 ft. 11 ins. 5. Half-mile (Open). (1) Brockbank (Temple), (2) Lynch (Temple), 2 mins. 18 secs. 6. Half-mile (under 16). (1) Bulmer (Temple), (2) Belchamber (Temple), 2 mins. 19 secs. 7. 220 Yards (Open). (1) Shillitoe (Rise), (2) Cameron (Rise), 245 secs. 8. 220 Yards (under 15). (1) Child (School House), (2) Dench (Temple), 2745 secs. 9. Long Jump (Open). (1) Shillitoe (Rise), (2) Lynch (Temple), 19 ft. Di ins. 10. High Jump (under 15). (1) Davison (School House), (2) Brown, A. C. (Rise), 4 ft. 5 ins. Quarter-mile (under 16). 11. (1) Bulmer (Temple), (2) Revill (School House), 57 secs. 41
12. Quarter-mile (under 15). (1) Cookson (Rise), (2) Denison (Temple), 1 min. 6E secs. 13. Quarter-mile (Open). (Cup presented by the Staff.) (1) Brockbank (Temple), (2) Shillitoe (Rise), 555 secs. 14. Putting the Weight (Open) (12 pounds). (1) Stephenson (Rise), (2) Butler (Rise), 35 ft. 11-1 ins. 15. 120 Yards Hurdles (Open). (1) Graham (School House), (2) Brockbank (Temple), 18g secs. 120 Yards Hurdles (under 16). 16. (1) Belchamber (Temple), (2) Revill (School House), 18A secs. 17. 120 Yards Hurdles (under 15). (1) Child (School House), (2) Frost (Rise), 205- secs. 18. High Jump (Open). (1) Shillitoe (Rise), (2) Andrew (Temple), 5 ft. 19. Long Jump (under 16). (1) Belchamber (Temple), (2) Revill (School House), 17 ft. 71 ins. 20. Old Peterite Race. 21. Inter-House Medley Relay. (1) Rise, (2) Temple. Results of Events held previously. The Mile. (1) Brockbank (Temple), (2) Bulmer (Temple), 5 mins. 65 secs. 220 Yards (under 16). (1) Bulmer (Temple), (2) Revill (School House), 26 g secs. High Jump (under 16). (1) Belchamber (Temple), (2) Long (Temple), 4 ft. 4 ins. Half-mile (under 15). (1) Cookson (Rise), (2) Dench (Temple), 2 mins. 385 secs. Long Jump (under 15). (1) Child (School House), (2) McKinlay (Rise). Putting the Weight (under 15) (8 lbs.). (1) Child (School House), (2) McKinlay (Rise). 42
HOCKEY RETROSPECT, 1939. Play 12. Won 1, Lost 7, Drawn 4. It is difficult to write about a side which, judging by results, has done badly, but which was really a good side. The fact that seven matches were lost, and only one won, would appear to be a bad record, but, in spite of that, this year's hockey side should have been one of the strongest we have had for several years. Individually, at any rate, we had some very good players. It may be that the team work, which at times was brilliant, on the whole let us down, but we are forced more to the conclusion that perhaps one or two of the players were weak. We had six of last year's side available, and several very promising players with which to fill up the other places, but an entirely new defence had to be found. Lynch, left wing last year, was tried at centre-half, and proved to be a great success. The other four members of the forward line were left intact. Steele was the obvious choice for lefthalf, where he played several games last year, and, thanks to the fact that we had an excellent reserve goalkeeper in Garnham, Stephenson was tried at right-back. Belchamber, the other back, was one of the season's successes. He improved with every game, and was playing at the end of the season like an experienced player. As he is only 15, he should be a tower of strength in seasons to come. The halfback line was undoubtedly the strongest part of the side, their one fault, if it could be so called, being their slowness to get back if beaten. They linked up beautifully with their forwards, and gave them countless opportunities to score, and were very steady in defence, their tackling towards the end of the season being really high class. Steele was coolness personified, and Lynch played tremendously hard and never gave up trying. The forwards, frankly, were disappointing, and it is here that we lost our matches. At the end of last season, the same five, with the exception of the left wing, were playing beautifully together, but somehow this year they never really got going. Their approach work up to the circle was usually very good, but once in the circle they took far too long to shoot, and nearly always gave the opposing backs time to recover. Had the inside forwards been able to shoot as they did at the end of last season, we might have had some very different results. We were unfortunate in the weather; at the beginning of the season the grounds were impossible for practice, and throughout the season were nearly always soft; the side 43
undoubtedly played their best games on fast pitches away from home. Particular mention must be made of the match against a very strong Styx side, in which the whole School side played excellent hockey, and were congratulated by their opponents after the game, and to a visit from the Hamburg Harvestehude Hockey Club, who were playing a series of matches against schools in the North. We had a very enjoyable game against them, and thoroughly enjoyed entertaining them. We look forward to next season with some optimism, particularly if the forwards in the meantime will learn to shoot hard and often.
HOCKEY CHARACTERS, 1939. f T. F. Cameron (Captain), 1937-38-39. Right Wing. Was unfortunate in not being really fit for most of the season. At times played splendidly, centring hard and accurately, and possessed a lovely shot, which he did not use often enough. Had lost a little of last year's speed, but was still fast enough to beat his half more often than not. fG. P. G. Stephenson (Vice-Captain), 1936-37-38-39. Right Back. Last year's goalkeeper, who was not really suited to his new position. Was far too prone to have wild shots at the ball before getting it under control, due, no doubt, to the habit of first-time kicking developed when a goalkeeper. All the same he always played hard and with determination. fR. C. Lynch, 1938-39. Centre-half. A great success in a new position. Was untiring both in attack and defence, proving invaluable to the side. His one fault was a tendency to lose the opposing centre forward, who was thus given too much rope. tF. F. Steele, 1939. Left-half. Very clever with his stick and extraordinarily cool. His positioning was practically faultless, and he frequently came back and helped a harassed defence. If he was a quicker mover, would be first class.
* J. T. Brockbank, 1938-39. Centre Forward. Not as
successful as at the end of last season. Distributed the ball well and could dribble delightfully, but was too slow in the circle. Had a hard shot when given time to shoot. 44
*P. R. G. Graham, 1938-39. Inside Right. A very hardworking forward who could control the ball very well and gave his wing many beautifully-judged passes. Apt to delay his passing until robbed of the ball and rather a slow mover, particularly in the circle, but possessed of a very fine sense of the game, and should develop. *P. A. Andrew, 1939. Right-half. A greatly improved player and a real trier. Rather on the slow side, he still managed to combine attack and defence and was seldom caught out of position. Gave his forwards grand support, but must learn to hit harder and use the cross-pass. A. Milburn, 1938-39. Inside Left. His ideas on where *H. to put the ball were very sound, but he took too long to do it. Was more effective when hitting his passes than when trying to flick, as here he wasted too much time, whereas he could hit very hard. Apt to hang back too much when nearing the circle. Must shoot more quickly when opportunity arises. *J. S. Garnham, 1939. Goalkeeper. A very safe and plucky goalkeeper. Let practically nothing by him which he could reach with any part of his body, and judged his coming out of goal excellently. Kicked well. Was very unfortunate in the matter of injuries, but never wilted. *H. C. Belchamber, 1939. Left Back. An outstanding success, he became more and more reliable as the season advanced. His tackling and positioning were excellent, and if he was slow in recovering it is to his great credit that he seldom had need to do so. Could hit harder with effect. *L. W. Bennett, 1939. Left Wing. A far better player than he was last year. In this most difficult position he developed quite a sound idea of the game and learned to centre very well as a rule. His passing tended to be too square when centring from about the " twentyfive," but he nearly always hit hard. * Colours. 1- Cap. -
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. BEN RHYDDING. Played at Home, Saturday, February 4th. Result—St. Peter's School, 1 Ben Rhydding 3. In the first match of the season, the School were beaten 3-1 by Ben Rhydding, after enjoying an interval lead. As 45
the team had played together only once before, on account of the ground, the result is not as bad as it would appear. Right from the start, Ben Rhydding took command of the game, and for some time did most of the attacking. They were, however, admirably held by Stephenson, transformed from a goalkeeper, and Belchamber, a newcomer, both of whom cleared hard and often. On the other hand, last year's forward line, intact except for the outsideleft, failed to function with the expected brilliance. Nor could the blame be laid on the halves, who played well, or the ground, bumpy though it may have been. It was, therefore, slightly against the run of the play when Brockbank gave the School the lead with a bullet-drive from the edge of the circle after nineteen minutes. This did not perturb Ben Rhydding, who forced Garnham to come out of his goal several times to kick clear. The nearest thing to an equaliser was when Stephenson and Belchamber scrambled the ball out of the goal-mouth, when Garnham was on the ground. In the second half the School forwards played better and were well supported by Lynch, the centre-half. Ben Rhydding drew level after eleven minutes through Wear, who shot from the right, and not long afterwards they scored again, this time when Mason, the outside-left, drove in a partially saved shot from Knight. The School forwards then awoke and began to hammer away with unprecedented vigour; Milburn dribbled right through only to be foiled by the goalkeeper, and Bennett hit the side of the goal from a narrow angle. But there was no reward, and just when 2-1 seemed to be the final score, Knight broke away from half-way between the backs and scored. Previous to this, Knight had been well held by Lynch, who played a remarkably good game for one so unused to half-back play. Steele was cool, sometimes a little too cool, and the inside forwards, Milburn and Graham, worked hard with little in return. Team :—J. G. Garnham ; G. P. G. Stephenson, H. C. Belchamber; P. A. Andrew, R. C. Lynch, F. F. Steele T. F. Cameron, P. R. G. Graham, J. T. Brockbank, H. A. Milburn, L. W. Bennett.
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. ASHVILLE COLLEGE. Played at Harrogate, Wednesday, February 8th. Result—Ashville 0, St. Peter's School 0. With only one forward playing in his regular position, and three not playing at all, the School failed completely to 46
make openings for itself and escaped with a draw only because of the brilliance of Garnham, in goal, and the tenacity of the defenders. It must be said that the ground was so muddy that anything less than a hearty crack at the ball was doomed to failure. Ashville realised this at the start, but the School took a long time to settle down. The first chance came, however, when Brockbank went through and shot weakly as the goalkeeper advanced ; the ball trickled across the goalmouth and out of play before anyone could follow up to it. At the other end of the field, Garnham was lured out, but luckily the ball was centred directly to him from the left and he was able to clear. Garnham also saved brilliantly from the centre forward at point blank range. The rest of the first half was spent in fruitless pursuit of the muddy ball. In the second half the School should have made more of their opportunities, but the forwards were very slow to part with the ball. Naturally, on such a ground it was hard work, but it was just the day for a push between the backs for the centre forward to run after. Neither side did this, however, but clung to orthodoxy. Stephenson and Belchamber did not have any difficulty in keeping Ashville in check, and with Lynch playing remarkably well at centrehalf, the School should have won. The Ashville goalkeeper frequently came to the edge of the circle to deal with the most innocent of raids, and once was away from his goal on the right when Brockbank was in possession barely ten yards out with the most open of open goals imaginable, but in haste he blazed wide. Dickinson was unlucky with a flick shot with about two minutes remaining. Another good attack followed, but the Ashville defence remained cool until the end. Team:—J. S. Garnham; G. P. G. Stephenson, H. C. Belchamber ; P. A. Andrew, R. C. Lynch, F. F Steele; L. W. Bennett, J. R. Walters, J. T. Brockbank, E. N. Dickinson, D. Cole. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. LEEDS UNIVERSITY. Played at Home, Saturday, February 11th. Result—St. Peter's School 1, Leeds University 4. At the beginning of this game the School were outplayed by the direct hitting and clever stickwork of the Leeds players, but after conceding one goal the forwards 47
improved and drew level at half-time, only to fall away afterwards and lose by a margin of three. From the start the Leeds University halves swung the ball about, and Warin was given several chances, but the tenacity of the backs and the bumpiness of the ground prevented good shooting. Clearances were slow, however, and an attack, once started, was difficult to repel. Warin opened the scoring by running past Lynch and veering to the right past Stephenson to score with a flick. School attacks were spasmodic and lacked cohesion, and goals did not seem likely from combined play, but occasionally Brockbank put in a good dribble, and it was he who equalised on the stroke of half-time. In the second half the School were penned into their own half for long periods, due mainly to the fine positioning of the Leeds halves, who were quick to return the halfhearted clearance whence it came. That more goals were not recorded against them was due to Lynch, who displayed a lot of dash at centre-half, and Steele, whose lazy style proves sometimes rather forceful. Warin scored two more before the School really answered back, but unsustained dashes were the order of the day, and the most successful at that mode of play were Brockbank and Sleight. Just on time Holdsworth took advantage of a mishit on the left and put in the fourth goal, leaving the University supremacy undoubted. Team:—J. S. Garnham; G. P. G. Stephenson, H. C. Belchamber ; P. A. Andrew, R. C. Lynch, F. F. Steele ; J. L Sleight, J. R. Walters, J. T. Brockbank, E. N. Dickinson, n Cole.
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. YORK. Played at Home, Wednesday, February 15th. Result—St. Peter's School 1, York 1. Though still without four of the forwards, the School put up a good performance in drawing after leading at halftime, and actually should have won on the run of the play. The School forwards displayed considerably more dash than usual, and though York had most of the game earlier on, Dickinson scored from Sleight's centre after the ball had evaded the sticks of three players. Sleight contributed some useful runs down the wing, but he failed to centre soon enough. Tyson was outstanding among York's forwards, who were very slow in the circle. At half-back, too, the School 48
was quicker, and there were times in the first half when York seemed to be run off their feet. As time wore on, York improved, and after Garnham had made some fine saves, Stanley scored from a penalty corner on the left. Though each side played attractive hockey, there was little thrust shown, and defences held the upper hand after this, and the result was a sedate draw. The display given by the School was, however, much better than those against Leeds University and Ashville, especially at forward. Team :—J. S. Garnham ; G. P. G. Stephenson, H. C. Belchamber; P. A. Andrew, R. C. Lynch, F. F. Steele; J. I. Sleight, J. R. Walters, J. T. Brockbank, E. N. Dickinson, D. Cole. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL. Played Away, Saturday, February 18th. Result—Bootham School 2, St. Peter's School 4. After leading at the interval 3-0 and being four ahead with twenty minutes to go, the School fell away towards the end and allowed Bootham to score twice. From the start play was very even in mid-field, though the School halves were the quicker on to the ball. In front of goal there was no comparison between the teams, and while the reorganised School forwards scored thrice, the Bootham attack did not send in a shot. The return of Graham, Bennett and Cameron to the forwards brought about a big change, but it was Dickinson who pushed the ball through for Brockbank to run between the backs and open the scoring. This was followed by some spirited attacking culminating when Cameron drew the fullback and gave Brockbank a clear field for his second goal. The Bootham forwards played well individually, but failed completely to combine, and thus lightened the task of Stephenson and Belchamber at back. Brockbank scored a third goal in a manner similar to the first, as the ball came to him down the middle of the field. This half-time lead of three goals was perhaps a shade too much on the run of the play, but this was more than accounted for in the second half when the School attacked solidly for the first quarter-of-an-hour for a solitary goal; Cameron cut in on the right and presented Brockbank with a sitter, only for the shot to hit the goalkeeper and rebound to Graham, who scored easily. 49
Dixon rallied the Bootham forwards during the closing stages and they were transformed completely. The School defence became rattled and mis-hit its clearances, and before it knew where it was Dixon had scored two fine goals. But it was too late, and the School reassembled its wits and the match ended with neither side in the ascendancy territorially, but with everyone in mid-field committing an abnormal number of minor infringements. Team :—J. S. Garnham ; G. P. G. Stephenson, H. C. Belchamber; P. A. Andrew, R. C. Lynch, F. F. Steele; T. F. Cameron, P. R. G. Graham, J. T. Brockbank, E. N. Dickinson, L. W. Bennett. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. STYX. Played at Thirsk, Wednesday, February 22nd. Result—Styx 5, St. Peter's School 2. For the first time since the Ben Rhydding match the School turned out with its full forward line, which performed with considerable dash in the first half and might easily have scored three goals. As it was the game was level at 1-1 at that juncture, and three goals from penalty corners by the more experienced Styx forwards afterwards, settled the result. The ground was in beautiful condition, and the School quickly began to play fast hockey. Several times Lynch and Steele sent the ball between the Styx backs, who were inclined to stand square, but Brockbank was never given a chance to get in a good shot. From a corner, however, the ball was placed in front of the goal and just when complications seemed to be setting in, Brockbank nipped through and scored. At various moments thereafter fortune smiled on the Styx defenders and no further goals were added. It must not be imagined that the School had things all its own way, for the fast right wing, Holderness, was a constant menace, and Knight needed close attention near the circle. Holderness equalised close upon half-time with a shot from a narrow angle after the ball had been pushed through the middle. Curiously enough, despite the solitary win to its credit, the School has never been behind at half-time, but owes its defeats or failures to win to some irresolute play in the second half. In this game the falling away was not marked, but the goals came just the same. Let it be said that three of them came from penalty corners, which Knight hit very 50
hard. The fourth was scored by Knight following a breakaway. Stephenson and Belchamber, at back, fared very well against the Styx forwards throughout, and Matthews, playing his first game in goal, was not to be blamed for the score. With the score 1-5, the School rallied strongly, and after Milburn, Brockbank and Graham had tried shots with varying degrees of accuracy, Graham scored from close range. This game was the best that the School had played for some time, and the halves were especially good ; Lynch and Steele cleared and passed cleanly and Andrew positioned himself well. Team :—K. Matthews ; G. P. G. Stephenson, H. C. Belchamber ; P. A. Andrew, R. C. Lynch, F. F. Steele; T. F. Cameron, P. R. G. Graham, J. T. Brockbank, H. A. Milburn, L. W. Bennett. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. SCARBOROUGH. Played Away, Saturday, February 25th. Result—Scarborough 6, St. Peter's School 2. As the School ground was unfit for play, the match was played on the ground near the race-course at Scarborough. For a change, the School forwards jumped into form at the very beginning, and Scarborough were hard put to it to survive five minutes without conceding a goal ; the ball was swung about considerably, but no one could get in a shot. The game swung round, however, and Scarborough scored twice in quick succession. The School defence showed weaknesses hitherto unrevealed, and was ragged all through the first half, but this may have been due to the intensely cold wind, which prevented a sufficiently fluent grip of the stick. Brockbank reduced the lead with a finely-judged push after Graham had bored out to the right. In the second half, Scarborough scored no less than four goals, and were clearly the better side. The School play was lifeless and the approach work of the forwards slow, although greater reward than one solitary score, a good shot by Brockbank, might have been forthcoming. Scarborough first of all went to 3-1, and after Brockbank's goal took command of play to the extent of scoring three in a quarter-of-an-hour. Easily the best of the School halves and backs was Lynch, and though Andrew stack to his man well, his hitting was erratic. 51
Team:—K. Matthews; G. P. G. Stephenson, H. C. Belchamber ; P. A. Andrew, R. C. Lynch, F. F. Steele ; T. F. Cameron, P. R. G. Graham, J. T. Brockbank, H. A. Milburn, L. W. Bennett.
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. WORKSOP COLLEGE. Played at Home, Wednesday, March 1st. Result—St. Peter's School 2, Worksop 4. The School played very unconvincingly in losing to Worksop 4-2 after a goalless first half. By the interval, however, the School should have been well in the lead, but none of the inside forwards took his chances. The School opened brightly and swung the ball about before Worksop could settle down to the soft ground, but though their approach work was good, the forwards were very slow in the circle. Several times Brockbank was sent through between the backs only to be foiled by Bradshaw in goal, while Milburn and Cameron missed easy chances. The Worksop forwards were lively, and Stephenson and Belchamber cleared very slowly, and so the School goal, too, knew moments of stress, but no goals were forthcoming. In respect of goals, the second half was more interesting, for after the School had attacked with unsuccessful vigour, Knox, the Worksop outside left, dribbled through twice in quick succession and each time flicked the ball past Matthews. This lead was increased when Dudley shot a centre from Smith into the top of the net. The School rallied strongly after this; Andrew, Lynch and Steele distributed the ball well, and with a quarter-of-an-hour to go Cameron scored with a fast cross shot from the circle edge. Brockbank further reduced the lead after Graham and Cameron had interchanged positions on the right. With these successes the School hammered away at the defence, but Worksop broke clear and Matthews, in trying to save from Dudley, merely kicked the ball to the unchallenged Evans, who put the result beyond doubt. Had the School produced their second half display at the beginning, before Worksop had become accustomed to the pitch, they must surely have won. Team :—K. Matthews ; G. P. G. Stephenson, H. C. Belchamber ; P. A. Andrew, R. C. Lynch, F. F. Steele; T. F. Cameron, P. R. G. Graham, J. T. Brockbank, H. A. Milburn, L. W. Bennett. 52
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. HARVESTEHUDE, HAMBURG. Played at Home, Monday, March 6th. Result—St. Peter's School 2, Harvestehude, Hamburg 3. In an interesting fixture with the junior team of the Hamburg Harvestehude Hockey Club, who were touring some of the public schools of Yorkshire, the School were beaten by the odd goal in five after a fine, fast game. This odd goal, it may be said, was scored by Kruger, the German centre forward and captain, with two minutes to go after a severe bombardment with corners, long and short. This Hamburg team had only played one game on the softer English grounds, but they started off at a fast rate, and after Garnham had been brought out of his goal for minor considerations, Schonewalf, the manager, sent through a crashing drive from the circle edge. The School insides were put off by the continental system of defence, which ignores the man approaching the circle, but which tries to prevent a constructive pass into it. When this phase passed, there were chances in plenty, but Brockbank was never able to make fair contact, and it was Cameron, cutting in on the right, who equalised from a narrow angle. The game in mid-field was fast and furious, and the Germans, with their quick stickwork, were a constant menace, but the School defence, though it did not clear hard, was at least stubborn. The visitors regained the lead immediately after halftime, when Henckell drove the ball in from the right after a shot by Krilger on the left. There followed a long period of pressure by the School during which Brockbank brought the scores level again, but try as they would the School could not take the lead; Graham and Milburn worked hard and Andrew came out occasionally with a good cross-pass, but the German defence held out, though at times it became rattled. With five minutes left, a draw seemed an inevitable and a fitting result, but a strong rally by the Germans led to the winning goal ; Henckell put the ball across from the right to Kruger, whose shot, if not hard, was possessed of a terrific leg-break, and it spun out of Garnham's reach. Team :—J. S. Garnham ; G. P. G. Stephenson, H. C. Belchamber ; P. A. Andrew, R. C. Lynch, F. F. Steele; T. F. Cameron, P. R. G. Graham, J. T. Brockbank, H. A. Milburn, L. W. Bennett. 53
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. CLODHOPPERS H.C. Played at Home, Wednesday, March 8th. Result—St. Peter's School 2, Clodhoppers 2. There was one change in the team which played two days previously: Sleight substituting for Cameron, who was unfit. The morning opened warm and bright, and no rain having fallen for the past four days, prospects of a fast game were apparent. These were soon dashed, however, by heavy showers early in the afternoon. Nevertheless, both sides played excellent hockey on a rather soft pitch. From the start, the School attacked well, and with the halves backing up well, the forwards were fed with countless opportunities, few of which were ever utilised to their fullest advantage. When, however, they did manage to have a shot, they never succeeded in getting past Matthews, who, as reserve goalkeeper for the visitors, kept his end up remarkably well. On the rare occasions that the Clodhoppers did break away, Belchamber could usually be relied upon to break up the attack. On one occasion, however, they managed to force a short corner, after a heavy attack down the left wing. From this, Woodger put the ball into the net, without giving Garnham a chance. This gave them a goal lead, and was incidentally the second time in ten matches that the School had been behind at half-time. After the interval, the visitors had more of the ball, and attacked strongly from the right, and it was only the sound defence of Steele and Belchamber which prevented Segar from centering more often. However, after some fifteen minutes of play, a mistake by Stephenson let Rae through to give a lead of 2-0. With the livening up of the School defence, St. Peter's fought back splendidly, and with the aid of long, through passes from their halves, the forwards put in some useful movements. From a long corner, Graham opened the scoring with a lovely flick past the goalkeeper. With only five minutes to go, the home side fought desperately to equalise, and were rewarded when Sleight drove in a hard shot from the right at a narrow angle. Team :—J. S. Garnham; G. P. G. Stephenson, H. C. Belchamber; P. A. Andrew, R. C. Lynch, F. F. Steele; J. I. Sleight, P. R. G. Graham, J. T. Brockbank, H. A. Milburn, L. W. Bennett. 54
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. HULL.
Played at Home, Saturday, March 18th. Result—St. Peter's School 1, Hull 1. Despite the advantage of being able to play a full side, the School played very uninspired hockey in drawing with Hull ; the reason was partly due to the dismal conditions and partly to lack of practice. In contrast to nearly all other St. Peter's teams in all phases of sport, this year's hockey eleven always began brightly only to fade away, and here was no exception. The School hit the ball about confidently during the opening period and the forwards were a constant menace to the Hull d efence, which made up for a certain deficiency at back by the brilliance of the goalkeeper, who was frequently drawn out of goal to make astonishing saves. Brockbank, howe ver, scored with a simple shot into an open goal. The ground was very soft, and by the end of the first half, had cut up considerably, making accurate play very difficult, especially in the circles, and much good approach work by Hull was wasted. Very soon after half-time, the ball came across from the right to the unhampered Collins, who beat Garnham easily with a push shot. The School forwards were almost completely blotted o ut of the picture after this and rarely looked like scoring. Once or twice Milburn sent in hard shots from penalty corners, but these were saved with the utmost coolness and precision. It was, then, fortunate that the School defence remained steady and was always quick to the tackle if not to the hit. The last quarter-of-an-hour was completely lacking in incident, and a draw was a fitting result, since neither side howed enough initiative to be worthy of victory. Team :—J. S. Garnham ; G. P. G. Stephenson, H. C. Belchamber ; P. A. Andrew, R. C. Lynch, F. F. Steele; T. F. Cameron, P. R. G. Graham, J. T. Brockbank, H. A. Milburn, L. W. Bennett. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. LEEDS CORINTHIANS.
Played at Home, Saturday, March 25th. Result St. Peter's School 2, Leeds Corinthians 5. For this, the last club match of the season, the School were forced to remove Steele from left-half to right back in place of the absent Stephenson, with the introduction of 55
Johnston into the halves. In goal, a decision of considerable moment was taken by playing Rucklidge, who had never played there before, and whose main qualification was a good eye. Despite these changes the School began with a good deal of frisk and frolic, and, after six minutes, went ahead through Brockbank, who went through between the backs and drove the ball well to the right of the goalkeeper. The School played very confidently after this, and though Burton was occasionally dangerous near the circle, the defence was good to the extent of not conceding any goals. Rucklidge, indeed, performed most creditably, and Belchamber was sound in tackling and clearing. Midway through this half, the School crowded on a terrific pressure ; Cameron had a shot stopped brilliantly, but illegally, with the stick above the shoulder, and with any real understanding the forwards might have scored on two or three occasions. Brockbank and Milburn got in shots, and Lynch tried to go through from centre-half, but the solitary success came when Brockbank pushed through a pass from Bennett, which hit the post and hesitated before going into the net. The second half was started in much more leisurely fashion, and neither side looked like scoring. With about a quarter-of-an-hour left the School seemed certain of victory, but suddenly the Corinthians' attack began to function properly and in ten minutes had scored no fewer than five goals, four of which were due to Burton, the centre-forward, while Waite got the fifth with a brilliant flick from the left. None of these goals was the result of obvious weaknesses, but merely general dilapidation, the cause of which is unknown. There was certainly no marked lack of effort, and the School tried hard to reduce the lead, but the Leeds defence was sound and very little time remained. Team :—J. M. Rucklidge ; F. F. Steele, H. C. Belchamber; P. A. Andrew, R. C. Lynch, K. Johnston ; T. F. Cameron, P. R. G. Graham, J. T. Brockbank, H. A. Milburn, L. W. Bennett.
INTER-HOUSE HOCKEY. CLIFTON RISE I v. SCHOOL HOUSE I. Result—Rise 3, School House 2. The semi-final was replayed on Thursday, 2nd March, the first effort ending in a goalless draw. On the previous Monday, the Rise attacked time and time again, but once in the area, they seemed paralysed, and several times missed what seemed to be an open goal. 56
In the replay, the School House were the favourites, for their defence was strengthened by the return of Garnham, the School goalkeeper. The Rise started off well, attacking as before, and with the halves backing up well, kept the House defence busy in their own " 25." However, with the ground so soft and uneven, they were unable to put the ball into the net. With Pulleyn, Parker and Milburn clearing well, the House forwards put in some useful movements, and shortly before half-time were rewarded with a goal from Walters. Thus encouraged, the House renewed their efforts and once or twice gave Stephenson some uneasy moments. After about ten minutes, they were awarded a penalty bully. With the bully only some three yards from the goalmouth, it seemed as if the House would establish their lead once and for all. But no, Beetham managed to out-do Graham, and succeeded in taking the ball out of the circle. The Rise, with such a life, redoubled their efforts and attacked solidly, being rewarded with a beautiful goal from Cameron, who just seemed to have become used to his new position. Some minutes later, Cameron scored a fluke goal, which just seemed to trickle past two or three defenders. With Douglas, Steele and Robson backing up well, the Rise continued to attack, and soon Cameron relieved the tension of the Rise supporters by putting a third past Garnham. With less than five minutes to go, the House attacked hard, and although Sleight scored, they failed to equalise, losing by the odd goal in five. House Team :—J. S. Garnham; J. P. Pulleyn, K. Greenwood; R. M. Parker, H. A. Milburn, A. S. Clephan ; J. I. Sleight, J. R. Walters, F. N. Buckler, P. R. Graham, J. R. Scholey.
TEMPLE HOUSE I v. CLIFTON RISE I. Result—Temple House 4, Clifton Rise 1. The final was played on Saturday, March 4th. The morning was beautifully fine, and with the absence of any rain for four days, prospects of ideal hockey conditions were apparent. These were soon to be dashed, however, when shortly before two o'clock it started to rain steadily, and continued throughout the match. Territorially, the play in the first half was fairly even, both sides attacking well. The Temple defence was stopping and tackling well, but rarely did they clear hard enough to allow of a scientific forward movement. Brock57
bank, though, was on the top of his form, and many times dribbled half the length of the field on his own. Shortly before half-time, Temple were rewarded with a beautiful goal from Brockbank, who put the ball into the top of the net from a short corner. Matthews was given some anxious moments when Cameron and Morison, with the halves beaten, came dangerously near the circle, but owing to the unfailing tackling of Belchamber and Denison, they were never allowed to score. After the interval, Temple attacked again, but found strong opposition in the shape of Steele, at centre-half, who, time and time again, came through on his own to clear the ball hard away. Further opposition was found in the three boaters, Robson, Douglas and Butler, who, with the experience gained in the two previous games, seemed now to appreciate more fully the finer points of the game. The next goal came from Dickinson, who put the ball between Stephenson's legs from a brilliant centre from the right by Brockbank. Inside the next twenty minutes, two more had been added to their credit by Brockbank and Bennett. The Rise, however, never lost hope, and, counterattacking heavily, were rewarded with a goal from Cameron, who, beating the centre-half and backs, presented himself with an open goal. They nearly scored again, when Steele, dribbling through the defence on his own, unfortunately kicked the ball inside the circle, when there was only Matthews to beat. They might have scored more if Cole had taken advantage of Cameron's long, through passes to the right, but the former, in his endeavour to keep on side, invariably let the ball pass in front of him. Shortly before time, the Rise made another attack, and succeeded in forcing several short corners, and it was only the sound defence of Lynch, Johnston and Andrew which kept them at bay. A point to notice about this match was the very high standard of hockey it produced. The backs cleared hard, the halves backed up well, while the Temple forwards especially showed useful co-operation. Rise Team :—G. P. G. Stephenson ; J. H. Butler, S. Beetham ; C. M. Robson, F. F. Steele, M. S. Douglas ; D. Cole, I. D. C. Morison, T. F. Cameron, K. Ramsden, J. B. Shillitoe. Temple Team :—K. C. Mathews ; J. Denison, H. C. Belchamber ; K. Johnston, R. C. Lynch, P. A. Andrew; G. W. Harding, A. Broadhurst, J. T. Brockbank, E. N. Dickinson, L. W. Bennett. 58
TEMPLE HOUSE II v. CLIFTON RISE II. Result—Temple House 3, Clifton Rise 1. The semi-final of the 2nd XI House matches was played on Monday, 20th February. As the rugger had to be cancelled last term, this was the first time that the younger members of the School were given an opportunity of taking an active part in inter-House events. At first, neither side took the game seriously, but with the encouragement and advice received from the touch-line, both sides realised their responsibilities, and the game opened out a little. The Rise forwards attacked steadily, but only on rare occasions did they manage to penetrate the solid defence of Holt and Bulmer, whose hard clearing could usually be relied upon. It was on one of these occasions that Ruddock, P., leading a forward movement, went through on his own to put the ball into the net. The Temple halves were safe, but painfully slow on the ball, consequently starving their attack. However, on several occasions, Brown, K. C., and Inglis, two boaters, were seen to emerge and successfully dribble for half the length of the field, only to be robbed when within a few yards of the circle. Before half-time Doherty scored for Temple, while in the second half, Inglis scored twice, once from a short corner. Although Temple won by a reasonable margin, it may be said that they owed their victory to strength rather than skill, for their side contained no less than six boaters, whereas their opponents were all hockeyites, many of whom, particularly Ruddock, P., Cookson, and Frost, showed distinct promise and should be good in the future. Rise Team :—P. Penty ; F. H. Hillyard, R. A. Wright; A. A. Short, P. Amcotts, G. F. Ruddock; J. R. Frost, B. Rodwell, P. M. Ruddock, C. A. F. Cookson, R. Murray. SCHOOL HOUSE II v. TEMPLE IL Result—School House 3, Temple House 0. This match, having been postponed on four previous occasions, was finally played on Monday, 6th March. It was started in the afternoon before the 1st XI match with the Harvestehude H.C., but as it resulted in a draw (2-2), it was decided to replay it again the same afternoon. The standard of play was no higher than that of the previous game, although the House showed more dash than their opponents, and attacked with regularity. The Temple 59
defence managed to keep them at bay for a short time by good tackling, but their clearing was pathetically weak, and only Battrick, at right-half, seemed to have any idea of the game. At half time, the House were leading 2-0, and it was only by a supreme effort that Temple were able to force a draw with goals from Brown and Inglis. In the replay, both sides were obviously tired, but the House showed more stamina, and this enabled them, by persisent attacking, to win by 3-0. Temple Team :—R. W. Wright; J. G. Holt, E. P. Bulmer ; A. Battrick, E. A. Shearston, J. England ; A. J. Doherty, J. M. Inglis, K. C. Brown, N. M. Oudney, D. F. Wilson. House Team :—W. R. Child ; W. B. Smyth, R. H. Hanson; G. W. Vero, A. S. Clephan, J. S. Turnell ; C. N. S. Killick, J. A. Cato, R. Stratton, J. Caley, D. Anderson.
2nd XI MATCHES. 2nd XI v. BOOTHAM 2nd XI. Played at Home on 18th February. Result-2nd XI 2, Bootham 2nd XI 1. A last minute fixture produced a side which had never played together as a team previously. From the start, Bootham attacked on the left wing, but were never able to penetrate the solid defence of Johnston and Pulleyn. The visitors thereupon changed their tactics and attacked from the right and centre, which resulted in a good goal from the edge of the circle, ten minutes later. The School now counter-attacked heavily, and were soon rewarded with a penalty corner, from which Walters managed to equalise by a hard shot into the net. The game was fairly open for the remainder of the half, and only once were the School in danger, namely, when the Bootham centre forward, with both backs beaten, drew Matthews out of goal. However, he lost control of the ball and it just trickled towards the goalmouth, and it was left to Johnston to clear it. After the interval, the School renewed their attacks, and with the halves backing up well, scored again through Walters. Bootham, nothing daunted, counter-attacked, but failed to pass the home defence, who, in the shape of Greenwood, Rucklidge and Johnston, tackled well, but were rather slow in clearing. Nevertheless, when the whistle went, the School were attacking hard. 60
Team :—K. Mathews ; J. P. Pulleyn, R. M. Parker ; K. Johnston, J. M. Rucklidge, K. Greenwood ; ; J. I. Sleight, A. S. Clephan, J. R. Walters, A. Broadhurst, D. Cole.
ROWING. FIRST DIVISION. Owing to the high water and the fast stream, the first division course was altered in order to diminish the advantage gained by the crew which drew the Station side. The start was staggered at Ings Gate and the finish opposite the L.N.E.R. diving boards. The draw was as follows :School House I / S Rise I Rise I Rise I Temple I The semi-final was rowed on Thursday, March 2nd, in a very strong wind, which made rowing difficult. The Rise, having won the toss, rowed on the Station side. Both crews got good starts, but owing to the lack of coxing experience on this new course, School House dropped behind. As the Rise came into the straight they were leading by two lengths, and they increased it to pass the line five lengths ahead. The final was rowed on Friday, March 3rd, in much better conditions. The river was lower and the wind had dropped, but there was still quite a strong stream. Temple won the toss and rowed on the Station side. They did not get a good start and the Rise were soon a length up, rowing a much longer stroke. Opposite the Scope the boats became very close, the Rise taking the advantage of their lead and of their opponents' water. Temple, as they entered the straight, increased their rate of striking and gained about half-a-length, but at the Boathouse, owing to Taylor's long and steady stroke, the Rise began to draw away to win by three lengths. The crews rowing in the First Division were :Rise.—Bow, M. S. Douglas ; (2) J. H. Butler; (3) C. M. Robson ; Stroke, H. L. Taylor; Cox, K. A. Warren. School House.—Bow, J. A. Cato ; (2) G. D. Jefferson ; (3) R. Earle; Stroke, H. D. Revill ; Cox, Webber. Temple.—Bow, K. C. Brown ; (2) G. S. Holt; (3) R. W. Wright; Stroke, E. P. Bulmer ; Cox, J. McN. Inglis. 61
SECOND DIVISION ROWING. The course remained the same as in previous years, from Wall End to the L.N.E.R. diving boards. The draw was as follows :Rise III School House II School House II Rise II Rise II f Rise II Temple II The semi-final was rowed on Thursday, 16th of March, in perfect conditions except for light rain. In the first race, School House II drew the Station side and won their race from the Rise III by two lengths. In the second race the Rise II easily won from Temple II by five lengths. The final was on Friday, 17th of March, also in very good conditions. The Rise rowed on the Minster side, but were half-a-length down at the Boathouse owing to the rapid rate of striking of School House. The Rise, taking advantage of their weight, used a long and powerful stroke and slowly gained to win by one length. The crews rowing were :Rise II.—Bow, G. C. Brown; (2) I. D. P. Morison; (3) J. B. Shillitoe ; Stroke, J. M. Couldwell; Cox, A. P. Coombe. School House II.—Bow, B. Pryer; (2) R. M. Miller; (3) J. H. T. Hunter; Stroke, F. Motum ; Cox, P. Demby. Temple II.—Bow, G. M. Cave; (2) G. W. Harding; (3) J. England ; Stroke, G. Long; Cox, G. Reynolds. Rise III.—Bow, W. E. Veitch ; (2) A. C. Brown ; (3) P. L. Hort ; Stroke, H. Ping; Cox, Whitely.
SQUASH. This season proved the most successful for several years. In winning four of their seven matches, the School remained unbeaten except when playing against O.Ps. in the form of S. G. Pawle's team and Harrogate Sports Club, and against the Masters—which is at it should be. In J. T. Brockbank, who improved tremendously during the season, the School has produced its best player since N. W. D. Yardley, and J. M. Rucklidge, who was handicapped by ill-health in the middle of the term, is not far behind him. T. F. Cameron, the third player to be awarded 62
his colours, played some very good games, but is rather heavily built for squash. A serious effort has been made this season to find young players, of which the School stands badly in need, and thanks are due to those masters who have coached the leading players on the Junior ladder. * ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. HULL & E.R. Played at Hull on January 29th. Result—Won, 2-1. J. M. Rucklidge lost to T. Brown, 7-9, 9-7, 9-1, 1-9, 5-9. The first game was played at a fast pace and was surprisingly even, neither player winning two consecutive aces. Eventually it went to Brown with a drop volley. Rucklidge won the next by a similar margin after being down by 2-6, and continued well by taking the third game 9-1. Brown appeared to have tired, but he recovered well and drew level at two-all. Rucklidge played some good cross-court shots in the final game and pulled up from 1-6 to 5-6, but Brown placed two lovely drop shots out of reach and won 9-5. J. T. Brockbank beat R. Jacobs, 7-9, 9-7, 9-10, 10-9, 9-7. In five mammoth games Brockbank just scraped home 9-7 after being led 1-7 in the final game. In catching up he waded through eight consecutive match balls. All the games were closely contested, especially the fourth which hovered at 8-9 in Jacobs' favour for six hands. After the first few points, during which each player tried drop shots, play was fast and furious. T. F. Cameron had a walk-over as his opponent unfortunately failed to arrive. ** ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. THE STAFF. The School lost to the Staff 3-1 on February 5th. J. M. Rucklidge lost to G. S. Stead, Esq., 9-5, 9-10, 9-10, 7-9. Mr. Stead did not settle down in the first game, which Rucklidge took at 9-5 after leading 8-2. The second was very close. Mr. Stead did some clever drop-shots, but Rucklidge retrieved well and drew up from 3-7 to 7—all, eventually to lose 9-10. The next was similar and was 63
won by Mr. Stead, 10-9. The fourth and last game saw changes of fortune ; Rucklidge ran away to lead 5-0, chiefly by means of drops, but Mr. Stead, in two runs of 3 aces, went ahead, and after some strenuously contested points, won 9-7. J. T. Brockbank beat R. F. Harding, Esq., 9-4, 9-7, 10-8. Brockbank won the first game with less ease than 9-4 suggests. The second was very even to 4—all, but Brockbank, with 4 aces, led 8-4. Mr. Harding fought back to 8-7, but lost the next point and the game, 9-7. Mr. Harding, with delicate stroke-play, went to 6-2 in the third game, but was brought back to 6-7 after some exciting rallies. The service changed hands rapidly up to 8—all, when Brockbank took 2 aces and the match. P. R. G. Graham lost to H. A. Wrenn, Esq., 0-9, 6-9, 6-9. Mr. Wrenn ran away with the first game 9-0 by means of drop-shots to the right corner and hard cross-court drives. Graham played better in the second game and led 4-2 and 6-5 before Mr. Wrenn took command of the situation and won 9-6. Mr. Wrenn also took the last game, 9-6, when, after leading 6-2, he was never seriously challenged, though Graham occasionally brought one out of the bag. J. R. Walters lost to D. K. Crews, Esq., 6-9, 2-9, 9-2, 1-9. The first game was very close up to 5—all, never more than a single point separating the players, but Mr. Crews, with a drop-shot and a fluke, won 9-6. Mr. Crews quickly took the second 9-2, but Walters found his touch suddenly in the third game and won it very easily. Equally suddenly he lost it again, and Mr. Crews was able to take the fourth and last game for the match 9-1.
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ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. DEVONSHIRE HALL. Played at Leeds on March 5th. Result—Won 4-1. J. T. Brockbank beat E. J. Parker, 9-7, 9-0, 9-1. Parker went rapidly to 4-0 before Brockbank settled down, but each player hit cleanly and retrieved well until 7-6 to Parker, when Brockbank went out at 9-7. Brockbank was markedly superior in the second game in which Parker failed to score, and also won the last game, 9-1. 64
Play was more even than the score would suggest, but Brockbank tired Parker with shots in the forecourt and was never seriously challenged after the first game. T. F. Cameron beat J. G. Charlesworth, 8-10, 9-6, 9-5, 8-10, 9-2. Cameron planted some serves into the corner to lead 5-0, but Charlesworth pulled up to 5-4 and won the first game 10-8 after some close play. Cameron won the second and third games, 9-6 and 9-5, by playing a good length, but in the fourth game Charlesworth retrieved better and won 10-8 after being down 5-8. Charlesworth was the more tired in the final game, and Cameron increased the pace to win fairly easily at 9-2. P. R. G. Graham beat E. L. Barlow, 9-5, 9-6, 8-10, 9-6. In the first two games Graham played daintily and made Barlow run about the court, and was really worth more than the scores, 9-5, 9-6, indicate, but after leading 7-3 in the third, he allowed Barlow, at the expenditure of much energy, to draw level and win 10-8. Graham played better in the fourth game and won 9-6 after leading 8 3. J. R. Walters lost to T. E. Cooke, 5-9, 3-9, 1-9. Walters opened brightly and scored point for point up to 4—all, but Cooke improved, and, after leading 7-4, won 9-5. Cooke played a good length and wore Walters down to win the next game 9-3. Walters lost his touch completely in the third game and Cooke persevered with his length to run out at 9-1. J. H. Butler beat F. J. Williams, 10-8, 9-6, 9-4. Williams opened the game at a frightening speed, and Butler replied with some very fast drives which gained a lead of 5-1. Williams drew level at 7—all, but Butler won 10-8. Butler won the second game in similar manner, and took the third 9-4. Williams tired towards the end, and his position was not eased when Butler introduced dropshots. * * * ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. WORKSOP COLLEGE. Played at Home on March 1st. Result—Won 2-1. J. T. Brockbank beat A. L. Evans, 9-7, 7-9, 9-7, 9-7. Brockbank won the first game 9-7, after being down 5-7, lost the second by a like margin, and after a great 65
struggle regained his lead in the third. Brockbank retrieved well and hit a clean ball, but Evans used his dropshot to good effect. After the third game the match was stopped for the hockey match, but Brockbank won the fourth game, 9-7, immediately afterwards. T. F. Cameron beat F. W. Innes, 9-0, 9-4, 9-4. Cameron won the first game 9-0, before Innes had got used to the court, by playing orthodox squash. Innes improved in the second game, but lost 9-4, after leading 3-2. Innes led 4-0 in the third game, but Cameron won nine points in a row to win in straight games without really being extended. P. R. G. Graham lost to D. B. Smith, 7-9, 5-9, 9-3, 10-8, 10-8. Graham won the first two games 9-7 and 9-5 by combining delicate shots with a good length, but he played some miscontinent strokes to lose the third 9-3. Graham led 7-3 in the fourth and 8-2 in the fifth game, but failed to drive home his advantage. Smith fought hard in each of these games and won them 10-8, aided considerably by Graham's inability to serve in court and his playful manner when near the tin. * * *
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. OLD PETERITES. The School lost to a team of Old Peterites brought over by S. G. S. Pawle in a three-string match, on Tuesday, March 14th. J. M. Rucklidge lost to S. G. S Pawle, 6-9, 6-9, 4-9. Pawle went to 3-0 with consecutive aces, and when Rucklidge drew level at 4—all, he got ahead again to 7-4, to win the first game 9-6. The second game was very even up to 5—all, but Rucklidge was forced to run about the court a good deal for Pawle's hard drives, and eventually lost by a similar margin, 9-6. In the last game each player made occasional brilliant shots, but Rucklidge seemed to be out of touch, and Pawle won it 9-4. J. T. Brockbank lost to T. Bridges, 6-9, 4-9, 9-7, 10-9, 5-9. In the first two games there was little to choose between the players, and the scores, 6-9, 4-9, were a libel on Brockbank. Bridges went to 7-3 in the third game with a nice variety of strokes and seemed certain to win when Brockbank wore him down very gradually to win 9-7. In the fourth game Bridges again established a good lead of 6-2, but Brockbank retrieved magnificently to recover from 66
5-8 to 10-9 for game. Brockbank started the last game with a run of three aces, but the strain told on him and Bridges ran out at 9-5 with comparative ease. P. R. G. Graham lost to K. J. Jarvis, 3-9, 8-10, 9-6, 8-10. Jarvis played very well in the first game and won it 9-3 with some good drop-shots. Jarvis also took the second, but Graham played much better and might have won it had he not missed some easy shots. Graham was clearly the better player in the next game, when Jarvis lost control over his delicate strokes and Graham went from 4-6 to 9-6. Graham also led 8-3 in the final game, but Jarvis rallied and won it 10-8. Graham played some beautiful shots during the match, and if all his strokes were as good as his best, he would be a very good player ; but they aren't and he isn't. * * * ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. ACHILLES CLUB. The School beat Achilles Club by three matches to one after the athletic fixture in the afternoon. J. M. Rucklidge beat A. R. Patterson, 3-9, 5-9, 9-2, 9-7, 10-9. Rucklidge began in uncertain fashion and played some inaccurate shots to lose the first two games 3-9, 5-9. Patterson, who had been playing some good shots to the back of the court, was outplayed in the third game, and lost it, 9-2, after being down 7-0. He also lost the fourth, which was very close; Rucklidge hit very cleanly and went from 6-7 to 9-7 and game. The last game was closer still, and after Rucklidge had gone ahead and Patterson had caught up again, progression was made gradually from 5—all to 8—all, for Rucklidge to win the game and match 10-9. J. T. Brockbank beat P. J. Rudd, 10-8, 7-9, 7-9, 9-7, 10-8. As can be seen from the scores, this match was unbelievably close, and Brockbank's success was due to his fine retrieving. Each player hit the ball with precision throughout, and Rudd made some fine forecourt shots. In the first two games there was never more than two points difference between them, but Rudd scored four points very quickly in the third to pull up from 5-7 to 9-7. In the fourth and fifth games Rudd secured leads of 4-1 and 5-2 respectively, but Brockbank rallied and won each one for the match. 67
T. F. Cameron lost to C. W. Hope-Jones, 4-9, 9-1, 9-3, 4-9, 6-9. Hope-Jones started at a fast rate and quickly led 6-0, and though Cameron rallied, Hope-Jones won the first game 9-4. Cameron beat Hope-Jones continually with speedy cross-court drives and won the next game very easily 9-1. Hope-Jones played a little better in the third game, but lost it 3-9, only to improve suddenly and secure a 7-0 lead in the fourth. This he won 9-4, and also the last game 9-6, during which there were some very long rallies. J. H. Butler beat P. Gibson, 9-3, 9-6, 9-3. Butler, who hits with refreshing vigour, easily won the first and last games against Gibson by 9-3, but the second was much closer, even closer than the score 9-6 suggests. Butler went to 3-0, but Gibson drew level at 4—all and led 6-5. After some hard and fast rallies, Butler went ahead again and took the game 9-6 after a good deal of trouble.
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* * * ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. HARROGATE. Played at Harrogate on March 26th. Result—Lost 3-0. J. M. Rucklidge lost to K. J. Jarvis, 2-9, 1-9, 7-9. At first Rucklidge was not at home with the strange court, and Jarvis, playing some brilliant drop-shots, took the first game easily at 9-2. There were some long rallies in the second game, but Rucklidge could only muster one point, and in the third, he was losing 1-8. He rallied well, however, and went to 7-8 before Jarvis killed an easy return to win 9-7. J. T. Brockbank lost to T. D. Ambler, 7-9, 9-7, 9-2, 3-9, 7-9. Like Rucklidge, Brockbank took some time to get used to the lighting of the court, and in the first game Ambler ran away to 6-1 before the former was hitting cleanly, but after a good recovery Ambler won 9-7. Brockbank fought well in the second after being 1-4 and 2-6 down, and levelled the score. He went ahead in the third game, and, playing a fine length, won it comfortably, but Ambler recovered well to win the fourth, 9-3, with some pretty shots. In this game Brockbank seemed to tire, but the last game was very evenly contested, each player hit steadily for the corners, and, after some long rallies, Ambler won it 9-7. 68
T. F. Cameron lost to D. V. Hunt, 4-9, 6-9, 9-2, 5-9. Hunt went quickly to 6-0 in the first game, and though Cameron drew up to 3-6, Hunt played some delightful shots to win 9-4. Hunt continued to play well, and, considering that his wrist was badly hurt, played some remarkably fast drives. Cameron improved in the third game, however, and won it 9-2 with some crisp hitting. Hunt slowed the game down afterwards and led 5-0 in the fourth game by means of astutely-placed angle-shots, eventually to go out at 9-5.
SENIOR OPEN SQUASH COMPETITION. EASTER, 1939. Robson A_ Robson Parker f (3-0) Smyth
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INTER-HOUSE SQUASH. The Inter-House Squash Cup was retained by School House when they beat Clifton Rise by three matches to love, on Sunday, April 2nd. J. M. Rucklidge beat T. F. Cameron in straight games, 9-4, 9-6, 9-5 ; Rucklidge played a good length all through and brought off some nice drop-shots to win fairly easily. P. R. G. Graham and J. R. Walters won their matches against J. H. Butler and C. M. Robson, both of whom have had little experience in match play. In the semi-final, however, Butler beat L. W. Bennett by three games to one, and Robson beat G. M. Cave by a similar margin. The first strings, J. T. Brockbank and Cameron, were pressed for time and did not play since the issue was already beyond doubt. The results were :J. H. Butler (Rise) beat L. W. Bennett (Temple), 9-4, 4-9, 9-6, 9-1. C. M. Robson (Rise) beat G. M. Cave (Temple), 9-6, 3-9, 9-2, 9-7. J. M. Rucklidge (House) beat T. F. Cameron (Rise), 9-4, 9-6, 9-5. P. R. G. Graham (House) beat J. H. Butler (Rise), 9-5, 9-0, 10-8. J. R. Walters (House) beat C. M. Robson (Rise), 9-3, 9-5, 3-9, 9-4.
CRICKET FIXTURES, 1939. 1st XI. ... Thur., May 18th. Masters' XI ... Wed., May 31st. Catterick Garrison ... ... Sat., June 3rd. Bootham School Wed., June 7th. Durham Pilgrims ... ... Sat., June 10th. Worksop College Wed., June 14th. Leeds Grammar School Sat., June 17th. Giggleswick School ... Wed., June 21st. Ampleforth College ... Sat., June 24th. Yorkshire Gentlemen ... Sat., July 1st. M.C.C. Wed., July 5th. Craven Gentlemen Wed., July 12th. Durham School Sat., July 15th. Denstone College Sat., July 29th. Old Peterites ... 70
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SENIOR SCOUTS. We were very pleased to welcome to the Scouts this term several members of School House, and must congratulate them on the speed with which they have passed their preliminary tests. The term has been equally divided between wide games and badge and second class work. Classes were held for the Healthyman badge, and all those who took it must be congratulated on passing. Towards the end of term several managed to qualify for the Athlete's badge, including one or two of the younger members of the troop. The Headmaster has very kindly presented the troop with a handsome challenge shield to be competed for annually by the patrols. The result of the first year's competition will be decided at the end of next term. We have received information concerning the formation of an Air Patrol, which should appeal to the " air-minded " element in the troop. So far we have not been able to arrange any meetings owing to the awkward times. We hope to hear further details of this next term. In conclusion, we must thank all those who have assisted us this term, particularly in the wide games. 71.
THE JUNIOR SCHOOL. When these notes are written it is natural that the more recent events of the term are fresh in the minds of the writers, and perhaps also in the minds of readers. It will not, therefore, be out of place to say that the end of the Easter or Spring term, 1939, was the most disturbed and upset, owing to illness, that we remember for many years. Not that the illness was so very serious, but the Junior School has been free from epidemics for so long that when a case of chicken-pox occurred it was followed by the downfall of some fourteen boys. Then a case of whoopingcough started, to be followed by a few others. However, the term ended brightly enough, though with many gaps in the forms, and this caused the postponement of the Junior School Sports. The Headmaster has promised a special day for our sports next term, so that everybody can look forward to this event early in the Summer Term. Now to begin at the beginning of the term. We were very sorry to hear of Miss Mason's illness, which prevented her coming back at all this term. Mrs. Corkhill came in to fill the gap, and we are glad to learn that she thinks so well of us, and certainly we have enjoyed her teaching. We have also seen a good deal of Mr. O'Hare, who has also supervised some of our games very keenly and successfully. On Ash Wednesday the whole of the Junior School attended the special service in the School Chapel, and later in the term Mr. Ping arranged a lantern lecture, at which he showed a large number of lantern slides illustrating events in the New Testament. During the term we have had most of the usual crazes, e.g., roller skating on the new track, marbles, and walkingstick hockey—in which we feel sure quite a few walkingsticks belonging to fathers were spoilt ! Then came the tadpole season. We can assure our readers that the craze for watching the globes of frog spawn gradually develop and come to life is a most fascinating one. And some of us discovered that the process could be hastened by putting the jar near the warm pipes in the change room! Then comes the sad day when " somebody " gives the order that all tadpoles must be returned to the pond. 72
Continuing this topic of nature study, we must record the fact that the first Lesser Celandine this year was found (and the due reward given) on January 27th. It was a very early specimen found in a sheltered spot. Other events we must only briefly mention are:— the visit to the Theatre to see " The Scarlet Pimpernel," the cinema shows provided by J. E. Thompson in our Common Room, and the Saturday Society meetings. We enjoyed all these entertainments very much. Our annual Boxing Tournament was not as representative as usual, partly owing to the absence of several boys due to illness, but Sgt.-Major Puddick was very encouraging in his preparation for the tournament. We give details of the contests below. Although we took very little part in the Science Exhibition, which was held on the last Saturday of the term, we were very thrilled with it and the extremely interesting things we saw. Some of us look forward to the time when we shall be able to take part in a similar exhibition. And so came the last day of the term and " marks," when we all wished Mr. Dronfield a jolly good wedding on April 11th by giving him extra cheers. Quite a few of us were able to watch the Senior School Sports, and then we went to the Naming of the new L.N.E.R. engine, " St. Peter's School, York." It was a really splendid affair and the tea was gorgeous!
Day Boys. Metcalfe, J. G. Knowlson, D. W. Thompson, D. W. Weighill, R. W. Shearman, J. K. G. Wheway, R. C. Stanley, J. D. Day Boys. Lewis, M. T. Howlett, G. H. W. Bradley Williams, S.
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JUNIOR SCHOOL BOXING CONTESTS. March 23rd, 1939. Three rounds of two minutes each ; one minute interval. L. Edinger beat G. Dench. S. Forshaw beat A. Smith. E. Denison beat G. Mountain. T. Morris beat D. Ward. G. Pearson beat E. Sheriff. D. Lynch drew with M. Lynch.
CUB REPORT. In spite of the somewhat gloomy end to the term, we have done much useful work, and it looks as if we shall have a record number of stars by the end of the Summer. In the Inter-Six Competition the Blue Six is still leading, but has lost some ground in the second half of the term. We have had the usual games, and both " L'Attaque " and " Battleships and Cargo Boats " have proved as exciting as ever. We welcome the following new Cubs to the Pack:— Baker, Naylor and Cadell. The following are to be congratulated on gaining their first stars :—Shearsmith, Andrews, Davidge and Howlett. If only some of the " Old Hands " could learn to semaphore we should soon have some second stars too.
ST. OLAVE'S ATHLETICS. Owing to the various infectious ailments prevalent in the Junior School at the end of the Spring Term, the Sports will be held at the beginning of next term. This year the School is divided into three age groups—over 12, between 10/ and 12, and under 101. In each age group there are four events—high jump, long jump, steeplechase and sprint. The last is 100 yards for the over 12 group, 80 yards for the middle group and 60 yards for the under 10 group. The steeplechases are also of varying lengths according to the group. In addition to these events there is a quarter-mile, open to anyone in the School, and a relay. The latter is a quarter-mile and there are six runners in each team. 74
ST. OLAVE'S RUGGER. We started the season with a very good nucleus of last year's forwards, but very few experienced backs. We tried several experimental three-quarter lines built up round Hart, who has played exceptionally well, both on the wing and in the centre. He has a fine pair of hands and runs with determination. Steele has captained the team admirably and been most helpful with the coaching of the pack. Unfortunately, owing to illness, we were only able to play two of our arranged matches. The first was against Terrington Hall, at Terrington. It took the greater part of the first half for our side to settle down to the strange ground, and in consequence we were 14 points down at halftime. However, in the second half, playing with the wind and down hill, we managed to score four times, making the total fourteen twelve. Hart made some remarkable runs ; it was unfortunate that none of his tries was converted. The forwards played hard, in particular the younger members of the pack. Our other match was against Worksop, also away. The long bus journey proved a little too much for several members of the side. The Worksop team was far superior, and we had the greatest difficulty in trying to keep them out of our " twenty-five." Our forwards played very hard, but never managed to score, and we lost the match. Score: 36—nil. We have been unable to have any of the return matches, but we hope to have a chance to play them next season with a more experienced side. The following represented the School :—Duffield (full back) ; Pearson, Hart, Garth, Dawson (three-quarters) ; Reynolds, Lynch, M. (half-backs) ; Steele (Capt.), Tayler, Sheriff, Bulmer, Wilson, Legat, Smith, A., MacDermid, N. G. (forwards) ; also played—Norwood, James, D. and Andrew, J. K. JUNIOR TROOP SCOUT NEWS. We have had very little opportunity of outdoor work during the term, and have confined ourselves mainly to badge-work and indoor games and competitions, though these were considerably curtailed owing to many absentees. We are all looking forward very much to the " out " in scouting next term, and camp. 75
The patrols in the Troop are as follows :Curlews. Duffield (P.L.). Tayler. Hart. Legat. Lynch, D. Smith, G. M.
Wood Pigeons. Harnby (P.L.). Reynolds. Thompson. Penty. Chilman. Crowe.
Peewits. Wilson (P.L.) . Sheriff. Stratton. Morris. Lynch, M. Pearson.
CONTEMPORARIES. The Editors acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following publications, and apologise for any omissions :The Reptonian, The Babu Lal Jaiswal High School Magazine, The Haileyburian, The Leodiensian, The Ashville Magazine, The Artists' Rifles Gazette, The Denstonian, The Ousel, The Johnian, The Bootham Journal, The Brighton College Magazine, The Sedberghian, The Malvernian, The Merchistonian, The Stoneyhurst Magazine, The Ampleforth Journal, The Limit, The Monktonian, The Giggleswick Chronicle, Danensis, The Dolphin Magazine, The St. Peter's College (Adelaide) Magazine, The Cranleighan, St. Bees' Magazine, The Eastbournian, The Framlinghamian, The Dovorian, The Journal of the Honourable Artillery Company, The Worksopian, The Nottinghamian, The Draxonian, The Scardeburgian, The Eagle, The Hurst Johnian, The Dunelmian, The Journal of the Royal Air Force College, the Cantuarian, The Hymerian.
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ST. PETER'S SCHOOL, YORK. EXAMINATION FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND EXHIBITIONS, 1939. An Examination will be held on June 6th and 7th for the award of Scholarships and Exhibitions. Candidates may be examined either at their Preparatory Schools, when supervision is guaranteed, or at St. Peter's School. The limit of age is under 14 on June 1st, 1939. The Scholarships and Exhibitions available for award in one or other of these Examinations are as follows :One Foundation Scholarship value £60, and three of £35 to £45. Three Exhibitions value £15—£20 each. Three Day Boy Scholarships of ,E15—£20 each. Two of the Scholarships are reserved, other things being equal, for sons of the Clergy or Officers of H.M. Forces. Papers will be set as follows :A. Obligatory. (1) English Grammar and Composition. (2) Elementary Mathematics (Mathematics I). (3) English History and Geography. (A large choice of questions will be given, so that a boy is not required to concentrate on any special period or country.) (4) Latin Grammar and Translation. (5) French Grammar and Translation.
B. OptionaL (6) More Advanced Mathematics (Mathematics II) . (7) Latin Composition. (8) French Composition. (9) Greek Translation, Grammar and Sentences. (10) Science. Candidates are expected to offer one or more of the optional subjects. An outstanding performance in one of these papers will receive greater credit than mediocre performances in several. A few sets of papers set in recent Examinations are available, and may be had on application to the Headmaster. The Entry Form, obtainable on application, together with Birth Certificate, should be returned to the Headmaster before May 20th for the Examination in June. 77
EDITORIAL NOTICES. " The Peterite " is the magazine of St. Peter's School, York, and is conducted by the boys. The Editors solicit literary contributions and general correspondence from past and present Peterites. No notice can be taken of anonymous correspondence. Contributors may, if they prefer it, send their name in a separate envelope, which will not be opened unless the contribution is accepted. Where the contributor's name is not intended for publication, his " nom-de-plume " should be enclosed as well. All articles should be written on one side of the paper only. The subscription to " The Peterite " is 3s. Od. per annum, payable in advance, i.e., before the issue of the first number of the year (January). Members of the O.P. Club, to which the subscription is D. per annum, receive " The Peterite " gratuitously. " The Peterite " is published three times a year, at the beginning of each term. If any members of the O.P. Club should not receive their numbers of " The Peterite," the Editors would be obliged if notice could be sent at once to Lt.-Col. H. C. Scott, Secretary of the O.P. Club, 1 Clifton Green, York. The Editors of " The Peterite " are T. F. Cameron, C. M. Robson, P. A. Andrew, L. W. Bennett, G. W. Vero, G. C. Brown.
The Editors of " The Peterite " will be glad to supply any past numbers which they may have to those desiring them, at the price of 6d. per copy. Applications for advertising space to be made to The Bursar, St. Peter's School, York. 78
THE PETERITE Vol. XXXI
SEPTEMBER, 1939
No. 292
EDITORIAL. The Summer term ended with a Commemoration weekend which was an unqualified success. The prizes were presented by Mr. Frank Pick, Deputy Chairman of the London Passenger Transport Board, whose long range reminiscences of St. Peter's were both entertaining and instructive. He left with us the impression that school life has changed for the better in the last forty years. At the same ceremony, Mr. E. M. Jenkin Jones presented to J. T. Brockbank four photographs as a memento of the naming of the London and North Eastern Railway engine after the School. In June the annual O.T.C. inspection took place. The inspecting officer, Field-Marshal Sir Cyril Deverell, was well satisfied that the corps was fulfilling its duty. This year there was no camp for School O.T.C.s, but in place of this some training was done at Worksop in conjunction with Worksop College, Repton and King Edward's School, Birmingham. At the end of the term we said good-bye to Mr. F. H. Barnby, who was retiring after spending twenty-six years at the School. Mr. Barnby is a great scholar, but he did not allow his learning to isolate him from those of lesser gifts ; he made contact over a wide range with boys of all kinds, and his genius was such that he was able to exhibit the same nicety of judgment whatever the subject, whether it was a matter of Greek hexameters or the management of the Eccentric's bowling. The references concerning Mr. Barnby in the Headmaster's annual report and the prolonged applause which followed them show the extent to which his work was appreciated. We welcome the Rev. P. P. Noble Fawcett and Mr. Burgess, who are joining the staff in September. Cricket and Boating we will place, together with the weather, in a very mixed paragraph. The first eleven was capable of rising to great heights, but at awkward moments the batting would collapse and spoil everything. The first and second crews easily beat Leeds University and Nottingham High School early in the term, but at regattas, heavier 1
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opposition was always found in the lightships, and in the clinkers the eventual winners were often met in the first round. The weather for the first few weeks of term was warm and sunny, but after half-term it defied description— at least the description which could be accorded to it by a sedate editorial. The outbreak of war found the School already provided with gasproof cellars sufficient to accommodate all the boarders and with its own Fire Brigade. Since then protection against blast and splinter has been provided and trenches have been dug for the Day Boys. These are fitted with wooden frames, the sides are strengthened with galvanized iron and planking, electric lighting is installed and there is a proper drainage system.
COMMEMORATION DAY, 1939. FRIDAY, 28th JULY. Last term, Mr. Frank Pick, Vice-Chairman of the London Transport Passenger Board, kindly consented to distribute the prizes at the Prizegiving, which took place at 8-15 p.m. on July 28th. The platform party included The Very Rev. the Dean of York (Chairman of the Governors), Mr. Frank Pick, The Headmaster, Mr. W. R. Lythe, Mr. C. J. M. Jenkin Jones, The Archdeacon of York, General H. Holdich, Mr. H. L. Creer, Mr. F. Porter Tausset, The Rev. F. H. Barnby, Mr. K. H. Rhodes. Mr. Dronfield, in his report, said that good and steady progress had been made throughout the year. The boarding houses were full and future entries justified the provision of a new boarding house. At a meeting of the Board of Governors it was decided to convert Albany House, now used as the School Sanatorium into a boarding house. It now remained to build a new Sanatorium on a site already chosen. He hoped that the School's progress would not be arrested by lack of capital, and knew that the many friends of the School would take care that this did not happen. The. Headmaster then went on to speak of the work of the School during the year, and referred to the enlargement of the sixth form and the extensions in its curriculum with regard to specialization. Law lectures, he said, were being given to boys preparing for a career in Law, and he hoped that the lectures would extend to include the whole of the sixth form. He believed, he said, that we were the first Public 2
School to introduce this into the sixth form curriculum. Mr. Dronfield then dealt with the closer co-ordination of the Senior and Junior School syllabus and the excellent results produced. He proceeded to review the activities of the various School Societies and the events which had occurred related to them during the year. A School Orchestra, he hoped, would be created in the following year. The success of the School at games was then reviewed, and the Headmaster told of the revived interest in athletics, and that it was hoped that a team would be sent to compete in the Public School Sports at Stamford Bridge. He then explained the position of boys entering the Militia having passed through a School O.T.C. He made it clear that boys having obtained Certificate A in the O.T.C. would have more opportunities in the Militia than others who had not. The School, he went on to say, felt honoured that it should be the first Public School to have an L.N.E.R. locomotive named after it. He then paid tribute to Mr. Barnby, and expressed his gratitude on behalf of many generations of Peterites as well as himself for his service to the School, and personally for much freely given advice which Mr. Barnby had put at his disposal. The Dean reiterated the Headmaster's statement with regard to extensions in the School, and expressed the confidence of the Governors in the personality of the Headmaster and regret at the event of Mr. Barnby's retirement. Dr. Bate also referred to the generosity and interest in the School of Mr. W. Riley-Smith, which had been a great help and encouragement. Mr. Pick commenced his speech by saying that his views on education did not agree with those of the Board of Education, and that his experiences at school were his only claim to orations on education. He told some amusing anecdotes of his progress through the school, form by form. He regretted, he said, that he had realised only too late that education was learning how to live, not only how to make a living, and that education was a matter of germinating ideas and opening windows to new views and interests. He said it was necessary to become aware of the aims and processes of education while one was still young. Mr. W. R. Lythe, a school-fellow of Mr. Pick, moved the vote of thanks, and related a story of the latter's academic brilliance at school. 3
Mr. Jenkin Jones then presented a collection of photographs of the engine-naming ceremony which took place at the end of the Easter term, to Brockbank, with best wishes for his future at Cambridge.
PRIZE LIST. The Dean of York's Prize for Mathematics—T. F. Cameron. The Whitehead Memorial Prizes for Divinity— St. Peter's—F. F. Steele. St. Olave's—F. L. Duffield. The Headmaster's Prizes for Latin Prose— Sixth Form—G. Long. Below the Sixth—D. G. Middleton. The Toyne History Prize—H. C. Belchamber. Old Peterite Club Reading Prizes— St. Peter's Senior—J. M. Rucklidge. Junior—E. P. Davison. St. Olave's Senior—J. K. Andrew. Junior—E. A. K. Denison. The Norman T. Crombie Memorial Prize—J. T. Brockbank. Modern Language Prize—G. Long. B.M.A. Medal for Science—J. M. Rucklidge. Art Prizes— St. Peter's—J. H. Butler. St. Olave's—R. M. Garth. General Knowledge Prize—J. H. Motum. Music Prizes— St. Peter's—C. M. Robson. St. Olave's—F. ,L. Duffield. Middle School Essay Prize—E. P. Davison. Form PrizesIVA—R. H. Hanson. IVB—R. A. Stratton. Shell—D. L. Pryer. J.VI—J. K. Andrew. J.V—K. R. G. Harper. J.IV—R. F. Lambert. J.III—J. R. Baker. J.IIa—J. M. Graham. J.IIb—G. F. Langdon. J.I—W. J. 0. Dickenson. 4
SATURDAY, JULY 23rd. The weather was for the most part fine, but dull. In the Boating the 1st and 2nd IVs for the School defeated the Old Peterite crews. However, the Cricket match saw the reverse, for the Old Peterites won by seven runs. We were extremely glad to see the large number of Old Peterites who were present. After the match the Swimming Sports were held, and some very good swimming was seen. The result was a victory for the Rise. As usual, a grand finale was staged by Mr. Rhodes' and Mr. Harding's diving squad, which was more daring and reckless than ever. They almost succeeded in drowning the spectators with a series of terrific splashes which were higher than ever. An interesting display of models which were entered for the Hobbies Cup was to be seen in the Art Room throughout the day. SUNDAY, JULY 24th. The Chapel was tastefully decorated with flowers, and Holy Communion was celebrated at 8-30 a.m. A very large congregation attended the Commemoration Service at 11 a.m. The sermon was preached by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Hull, and the collection was in aid of the Scholarship Fund for sons of the Clergy. The hymns sung were " The Lord of Heaven confess," " Immortal, invisible, God only wise " and " Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven."
APPEAL FUND. The following donations have been received since our last issue, and these we record with grateful thanks. H. G. Crawshaw, Esq. H. B. Whitby, Esq. L. Attenborough, Esq. E. R. Dodd, Esq. ... I. C. Bendall, Esq. ... J. H. Daniel, Esq. ... K. Ward, Esq. ... •
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OLD PETERITE NEWS. I. L. Lupton, Worcester College, Oxford, was placed in Class III of the Final Honour School of Modern History. R. S. Bickle, Queen's, Cambridge, was placed in Class II of the Natural Sciences Tripos, Part II. J. C. Houghton, Cambridge, was placed in Class III of the History Preliminary Exam. G. P. Robinson passed his Final Medical Examination at Leeds University. K. F. Simpson passed his Final Solicitor's Examination at Leeds University. G. H. Briggs (Leeds) passed his First M.B., Parts 1, 2 and 3. D. Lyth represented Yorkshire in the 440 hurdles in the Inter-County Athletic Championship at the White City on May 29th. N. W. D. Yardley made 85 for Yorkshire v. Glamorgan, 140 not out v. Cambridge University, and centuries v. Warwickshire and Sussex. 6
J. A. Hanson has captained East Lancashire at Cricket. N. A. Newman scored 58 for Northumberland v. Yorkshire Colts. P. Cole played in the Yorkshire Colts' trial match. K. Lockwood took seven wickets for 49 against J. Hulme's side in a match played at York. V. L. F. Davin represented R.M.C., Sandhurst, at Squash. J. English, of Sleights, was chosen to fish for England in a competition between England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Lieut. J. Noel Blenkin has been appointed Captain, and will command the York National Defence Company. Major J. M. Ferguson, Indian Army, home on leave from the N.W. Frontier, visited the School recently. Lieut.-Col. H. C. Scott, T.D., formerly commanding the 5th Batt. West Yorks. Regt. (Territorials) and subsequently placed on the Reserve of Officers, has been appointed Lieut.Col. with effect from July 5th, and is commanding a group of four National Defence Companies. The Rev. N. Storrs-Fox, M.A., Vicar of Goathland, whose four sons are also O.P.s, has been appointed by the Archbishop of York to the vacant canonry of Givendale in York Minster. The Rev. W. H. G. Milnes, a former master at St. Peter's School, and more recently Chaplain of Uppingham School, has been appointed Principal of Elizabeth College, Guernsey. Since the outbreak of War K. G. Chilman has been stationed at Hull, where he is sharing the duty of Anti-Aircraft Defence Commander. ENGAGEMENTS. The engagement is announced of G. Yeoman, only son of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Yeoman, of Sheffield, to Kathleen, daughter of Mrs. F. W. Morgan and the late Mr. F. W. Morgan, of Shrewsbury. The engagement is announced of Dr. John Lawrence Wightman, only son of the late Dr. J. P. Wightman and Mrs. Wightman, of York, to Ivy, elder daughter of Lieut. A. E. Scates and the late Mrs. G. M. Scates, of London. MARRIAGE. WELLINGTON—GREEN. On July 20th, at St. Margaret's Church, Ilkley, Christopher, elder son of the Rev. and Mrs. C. Wellington, to Pauline Sinclair Green, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Green, of Ben Rhydding. 7
BIRTHS.
SUTCLIFFE. On May 29th, to Agnes, wife of N. H. Sutcliffe, a son. WARIN. On May 14th, to Kathleen, wife of J. Warin, M.D., a daughter. DIXON. On April 18th, to Edith Vera (née Evans), wife of Wm. Fortune Dixon, at Shabani, South Rhodesia, a son. OBITUARY.
DODSWORTH.—On July 12th, Ernest Ralph Dodsworth, aged 81, of St. Peter's Grove, York. Mr. Dodsworth was one of the oldest practising solicitors in the country and was twice President of the Yorkshire Law Society. He was Sheriff of York, and was largely responsible for the introduction of electric lighting into York. He also served the county as Deputy Under-Sheriff and was a member of York Diocesan Conference. REED. On June 15th, James Vincent Reed was killed while night-flying at Netheravon, Wilts. He joined the R.N. as Midshipman Air Arm in November, 1938, and after very successfully completing an intensive navigation course, was posted to Greenwich and later to Netheravon. He was to have rejoined an Air Carrier Ship in December. The School extends its sympathies to the Rev. A. J. Reed, Rector of Rise, Holderness, whose older son, also an O.P., lost his life while flying in Egypt about a year ago.
NOTICES. OLD PETERITE RUGGER MATCH.
The Old Peterite Rugger match is to be played this year before the end of the term on Wednesday, December 13th. Any Old Boys who wish to play should apply to K. G. Chilman, Esq., an.-1. :lhould not wait to be invited.
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The Editors wish to thank O.P.s who have sent news for the O.P. column of " The Peterite," and, in particular, L. W. Huffam, Esq., for his interesting account of St. Peter's School, Adelaide, and of the opportunities for Public Schoolboys in Australia. Similar articles from O.P.s would be warmly welcomed by the Editors. 8
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SCHOOL OFFICERS. SUMMER TERM, 1939. Monitors : J. T. BROCKBANK (Head of School, Head of Temple House). J. M. RUCKLIDGE (Head of School House). M. S. DOUGLAS (Head of Clifton Rise). G. E. SHEPHERD. R. C. LYNCH. T. F. CAMERON. J. H. BUTLER. Captain of Cricket—R. C. LYNCH. Captain of Boats—G. E. SHEPHERD. Hon. Secretary of Shooting—G. E. SHEPHERD. Hon. Secretary of Tennis—W. B. SMYTHE. C.S.M. in O.T.C.—J. M. RUCKLIDGE. Editors of " The Peterite ": T. F. CAMERON. P. A. ANDREW. L. W. BENNETT. C. M. ROBSON. G. W. VERO. G. C. BROWN.
VALETE AND SALVETE. VALETE. SCHOOL HOUSE. J. M. Rucklidge. 1933-39. Upper VIth Modern. School Monitor. Head of School House. Played for 2nd XV, 1938-9. Played for 1st XV, 1938-39. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1939. Played for 2nd XI, 1937-8-9. 2nd XI Colours, 1937. Played for 1st XI, 1937-9. Played for Squash Team, 1936-7-8-9. Squash Colours, 1937. Certificate " A." C.S.M. in O.T.C. G. E. Shepherd. 1933-39. Upper YIth Modern. School Monitor. Played for 2nd XV, 1938-9. Coxed 2nd IV, 1934. 2nd IV Coxing. Colours, 1934. Coxed 1st IV, 1934-5-6. 1st IV Coxing Colours, 1934. Rowed for 1st IV, 1937-8-9. 1st IV Colours, 1937. Captain of Boats, 1937-8-9. Shot for School VIII, 1937-8-9. Captain of Shooting, 1938-9. School Librarian. Certificate " A." C.Q.M.S. in O.T.C. K. Greenwood. 1935-39. Upper VIth Modern. House Monitor. Played for 2nd XV, 1938. Certificate " A." L/Cpl. in O.T.C. 9
C. N. S. Killick. 1935-39. Va. Played for 2nd XV, 1938-9. Cadet in O.T.C. W. B. A. Smyth 1935-39. Upper VIth Modern. Played for Tennis Team, 1939. Secretary of Tenhis, 1939. Cadet in O.T.C. M. W. Sproulle. 1937-39. Coxed 2nd IV, 1939. Cadet in O.T.C. CLIFTON RISE. G. P. G. Stephenson. 1935-39. Upper VIth Modern. House Monitor. Played for 2nd XV, 1936-7. 2nd XV Colours, 1936. Played for 1st XV, 1936-7-8-9. 1st XV Colours, 1937. Played for Yorkshire Public Schools XV, 1938-9. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1937-8-9. 1st XI Hockey Colours, 1937. Vice-Captain of Hockey, 1939. Played for 2nd XI, 1937-9. Played for 1st XI, 1937. Cadet in O.T.C. I. D. C. Morison. 1935-39. Lower VIth Modern. Played for 2nd XV, 1937-8-9. 2nd XV Colours, 1937. Played for 1st XV, 1938-9. Played for 2nd XI, 1937-8. 2nd XI Colours, 1937. Played for 1st XI, 1937-8-9. 1st XI Colours, 1939. 1st XI Cap, 1939. Member of " The Curtain." Cadet in O.T.C. TEMPLE HOUSE. J. T. Brockbank. 1934-39. Upper VIth Modern. School Monitor. Head of Temple House. Head of School. Played for 2nd XV, 1936-7-8. 2nd XV Colours, 1937. Played for 1st XV, 1936-7-8-9. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1937-8-9. Hockey Colours, 1939. Played for Yorkshire Public Schools Hockey XI, 1938. Rowed for 3rd IV, 1937. Rowed for 2nd IV, 1938-9. 2nd IV Colours, 1937. Rowed for 1st IV, 1939. Rowed for 1st Captain of Captain of Boxing, 1938. VIII, 1939. Athletics, 1939. Played for Tennis Team, 1939. Played Squash Colours, 1939. for Squash Team, 1937-8-9. School Librarian. Member of Debating Society Committee. Certificate " A." Sergeant in O.T.C. L. W. Bennett. 1936-39. Lower VIth Modern. House Monitor. Played for 2nd XV, 1937-8. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1939. Hockey Colours, 1939. Played for 2nd XI, 1936. 2nd XI Colours, 1937. Played for 1st XI, 1937-8-9. 1st XI Colours, 1938-9. 1st XI Cap, 1939. Played for North Public Schoolboys, 1938. Editor of " The Peterite." Cadet in O.T.C. 10
P. A. Andrew. 1934-39. Upper VIth Modern. House Monitor. Played for 2nd XV, 1937-8-9. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1939. Hockey Colours, 1939. Played for 2nd XI, 1939. Editor of ' The Peterite." Certificate " A." L/Cpl. in O.T.C. E. N. Dickinson. 1938-39. Lower VIth Modern. Played for 2nd XV, 1938. Played for 1st XV, 1938-9. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1939. Played for 2nd XI, 1939. Certificate " A." Corporal in O.T.C. K. Johnston. 1935-39. Lower VIth Modern. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1939. Coxed 2nd IV, 1939. J. G. Holt. 1938-39. Lower VIth Modern. Played for 2nd XV, 1938-9. Played for 1st XV, 1938-9. R. M. Chappell. 1938-39. Va. Played for 2nd XV, 1938-9. Played for 1st XV, 1938-9. J. E. England. 1935-39. Lower VIth Modern. Cadet in O.T.C. D. T. Rumfitt. 1935-39. Lower VIth Classical. D. F. Wilson. 1936-39. Lower VIth Classical. Cadet in O.T.C. SALVETE. SCHOOL HOUSE. D. B. H. French. H. Braun. L. W. Jefferson. D. J. G. B. Burton. P. V. Leigh. D. D. S. Evans. P. Penniston. R. T. Masser. C. J. Ruben. J. J. Barder. R. H. Walker. R. D. S. Barber. A. A. M. Tansley. D. H. Denholm. CLIFTON RISE. P. McD. Steele. G. R. Morris. D. Tayler. J. P. Corry. I. Tayler. F. D. Godsmark. J. E. Thompson. F. L. Duffield. J. A. Million. TEMPLE HOUSE. F. B. S. Harnby. J. G. T. Neville. K. R. G. Harper. 0. Honig. A. G. Reynolds. J. K. Andrew. J. D. Taylor Thompson. J. D. Bulmer. H. Walker. G. D. Cottom. W. H. Wellburn. R. F. Dawson. G. Wilson. R. M. Garth. G. C. Norris. A. Gaze. J. L. Shaw. P. E. Hannon. 11
EXAMINATION RESULTS. SCHOOL CERTIFICATE RESULTS. The following boys were successful in the July Examination of the Oxford and Cambridge Board :H. C Belchamber, V. M. Black, D. E. Brown, K. C. Brown, F. N. Buckler, G. M. Cave, C. A. F. Cookson, A. P. Coombe, J. A. Dedson, R. E. Dodd, G. W. Harding, F. H. Hillyard, D. G. Middleton, J. Osborne, R. M. S. Parker, N. Porter, R. R. L. Pryer, K. M. Ramsden, G. E. K. Reynolds, G. D. Smith, A. H. Terry, J. S. Turnell, J. R. Walters, R. W. Wright. Complete forms were entered and just over 70% were successful. The following were successful in the Higher School Certificate Examination :Andrew, P. A., Brockbank, J. T., Greenwood, K., Rucklidge, J. M., Smythe, W. B. A., Stephenson, G. P. G., and Dickinson, E N., qualified for University Entrance. The results of the School Scholarship Examination in June were as follows :ST. PETER'S SCHOOL, YORK. Foundation Scholarships.—F. D. Godsmark (Mr. J. M. Barnes, Earnseat Sch., Arnside, Westmorland) ; J. A. Million (Mr. P. H. Sykes, Glenhow Prep. Sch., Saltburn-by-the-Sea) ; C. J. Ruben (the Rev. J. E. Dobbie, Rock Lodge Sch., Roker, Sunderland) ; P. F. Tee (the Rev. W. H. Oldaker, Cathedral Choir Sch., Oxford). Exhibitions.—P. V. Leigh (Mr. W. H. Colton, Clifton House Prep. Sch., Harrogate) ; P. F. Cheesewright, (St. Peter's Sch.). Headmaster's Exhibition.—D. L. Pryer (St. Peter's Sch.). Day Scholarships.—G. D. Smith, J. K. Andrew, J. D. Taylor Thompson (St. Peter's Jun. Sch.). Day Exhibition.—J. D. Bulmer (St. Peter's Jun. Sch.).
LIBRARY.
Librarian: Rev. F. H. BARNBY. Assistant Librarians: J. T. BROCKBANK, G. E. SHEPHERD, M. S. DOUGLAS, J. M. RUCKLIDGE, G. LONG, J. B. SHILLITOE. During Mr. Barnby's long residence at the School the classical, historical and English literature sections of the 12
Library have become very extensively developed, and to him is due the credit for the undoubted quality of the Library. Last term stocktaking and recataloguing took place under the supervision of Mr. Wrenn, and a new system of withdrawing books has been devised. Thanks are due to J. B. Shillitoe, E. N. Dickenson, P. A. Andrew, G. W. Vero, E. J. Hillyard, H. L. Taylor, G. E. Shepherd and K. Johnston for so ably recataloguing the Library. A large supply of modern fiction has been ordered, and as the Librarians wish to form a new section of the Library exclusively for interests and hobbies, they would welcome suitable suggestions from the boys. Borrowers are also advised to make themselves familiar with the new system of classification and shelving, which is based on the Dewey decimal system. This is the system used by most public and large libraries throughout the country, and once the borrower becomes accustomed to it he can find his way about in any other library. Recent additions to the Library are as follows :— Additions to the " Fur, Feather and Fin Series " Homer, W. M. D. Rouse. Our Nation's Heritage, edited by J. B. Priestley. An Interpreter of England, Earl Baldwin of Bewdley. Presented by the Rev. F. H. Barnby.
CHAPEL. SUMMER TERM, 1939. May 14. 5th Sunday after Easter. „ 21. Sunday after Ascension. The Very Rev. the Archdeacon of York. „ 28. Whitsunday. Rev. F. H. Barnby. June 4. Trinity Sunday. Rev. R. Luce, M.A., Headmaster of Durham. „ 11. 1st Sunday after Trinity. „ 18. 2nd Sunday after Trinity. Rev. M. H. Harland. M.A. (O.P.), Vicar of St. Mary's, Windermere. „ 25. 3rd Sunday after Trinity. Rev. Canon A. R. Lee. Rural Dean of York.
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July 2. 4th Sunday after Trinity. 9. 5th Sunday after Trinity. Rev. Cyril Jackson. Vicar Choral of York Minster. „ 16. 6th Sunday after Trinity. Rev. F. H. Barnby. „ 23. 7th Sunday after Trinity. „ 30. 8th Sunday after Trinity. School Commemoration. 11-30 a.m., Right Rev. the Bishop of Hull. Collection in aid of Exhibition Fund for sons of the Clergy.
HOUSE NOTES. SCHOOL HOUSE.
This term has seen a new craze in the House, several doughty pioneers successfully flying hot-air balloons, which disappeared into the distance and were last seen turning over and over and vomiting forth clouds of black smoke. The House obtained a bye into the House Cricket final, but were fairly easily beaten by Clifton Rise. In the 2nd XI House matches we beat both the Rise and Temple comfortably. Congratulations to H. A. Milburn on being awarded his 1st XI cap for 1939, P. R. G. Graham his 1st XI colours, and J. I. Sleight his 2nd XI colours. Also to W. B. A. Smyth on being appointed Hon. Secretary of Tennis. Thanks to the efforts of L/Cpl. Parker and his section, we now hold the " Fernie " Cup for the Inter-House Section competition. Moreover, R. Earle has won us the Hobbies Cup for the second time in succession, with two fine models of a steam-roller and a touring car. Owing to the strenuous efforts of the juniors, the railway-room is now in a very presentable condition. CLIFTON RISE.
First, on behalf of all Risites, we should like to take this opportunity of wishing our matron, Miss Johnson, every success in Edinburgh, where she is taking up a new post. We congratulate School House on winning the Tennis Cup and the 2nd XI Cricket, but to get down to business, let us recall some of our successes in the sporting world last term. In the Inter-House Cricket we won both matches very easily, beating Temple by eight wickets in the semifinal and School House by six wickets in the final. For the sixth year in succession we retained the Kazerooni Cup for Swimming by a margin of 411 points, and last, but certainly not least, we shared the Oxford Cup with Temple House. 14
Outstanding performances by Risites last term : I. D. C. Morison's average of 96 runs in the Inter-House Cricket matches, and also his fine bowling spell of four wickets for the loss of no runs ; D. Cole with a possible score of 80 in the Inter-House Shooting competition ; and D. C. Thompson with a plunge of 45 ft. 2 ins. to beat the best Senior effort by 4 feet. We congratulate the following : J. H. Butler (ViceCaptain) and I. D. C. Morison on being awarded their School Cricket caps ; T. F. Cameron, F. F. Steele and G. C. Brown on their School Cricket colours ; C. M. Robson and M. L. Taylor on their 1st IV Rowing colours ; and K. A. Warren on receiving his first year coxing colours.
TEMPLE HOUSE.
Our chief success this term is that of partially retaining the Oxford Cup and all the Shooting trophies. After a very evenly contested fight with Clifton Rise for the former, we just managed to draw level by winning the team Shooting after the Rise had easily taken the 1st XI Cricket. With regard to Cricket, we met with but little success, for with only three members in the 1st XI our chances in the House matches were considerably decreased. However, we congratulate L. W. Bennett on being awarded his cap and K. C. Brown on his colours, and also R. C. Lynch on being chosen to represent the English Public Schoolboys against the Canadian Schoolboys at Lords. In the Rowing world we have been well represented : R. W. Wright is to be congratulated on his 1st IV colours, while regular members of the 2nd IV included J. T. Brockbank and K. Johnston (cox) E. P. Bulmer has also rowed. We retained both the Shooting trophies, winning the team event easily, and R. W. Wright was again the best individual shot, only dropping one point in the whole course. This term we say good-bye to J. T. Brockbank, who is leaving us to continue his studies at St. John's College, Cambridge. He has been at the School for eleven years, and head of the House for over two and a half, during which time we are pleased to say that Temple House has most certainly drawn level with, if not above, the other Houses in the School in regard to sport, and so, on behalf of the whole House, we wish him every success in the future. 15
NOTES AND ITEMS. We congratulate J. H. Butler on being appointed a School Monitor at the beginning of last term. On Thursday, June 15th, Captain Daintree came over to the School and gave a life saving lecture and demonstration. J. T. Brockbank kindly offered his services as the corpse. The following were successful in the Certificate "A" Exam held during the Easter term :—M. S. Douglas, G. C. Brown, P. R. G. Graham, E. N. Dickenson, J. A. Cato! The Hon. Secretary of the Five Million Club wishes to thank all those who gave so generously to this good cause, and hopes that there will be an even greater membership next term. A replica of the name plate of the locomotive " St. Peter's School, York, A.D. 627 " has been hung up in a prominent position in the School buildings. Underneath is the following inscription :—This replica of the name plate of locomotive 4818 " St. Peter's School, York, A.D. 627," was presented to the Headmaster, Mr. J. Dronfield, by the L.N.E.R. on the occasion of the naming of the locomotive on April 3rd, 1939, by the Captain of the School, J. T. Brockbank. We congratulate R. W. Wright on being awarded a badge for the highest aggregate for the School in the Lancashire Public Schools' League. Congratulations to R. C. Lynch, who played for the English Public Schoolboys against the Canadian Public Schoolboys at Lords on Saturday, July 19th. He was very successful, taking three wickets and scoring 18 not out. Several refugees from Prague who are staying in York were invited to use the School Tennis. Courts during the term. In May the Headmaster of Doncaster Grammar School invited the School to open Doncaster's new Squash Courts and to demonstrate the game to the School. Accordingly, a party consisting of Messrs. Bendall and Wrenn, and J. M. Rucklidge, J. T. Brockbank, T. F. Cameron and J. H. Butler gave demonstration games at Doncaster and instructed a dozen of their most promising players. At the invitation of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, New York, N.Y., copies of " The Peterite " are now sent for display at the Annual Convention of the Association. 16
At a meeting in London in June, the proposal to lower the playline in Squash Courts from 19 in. to 17 in. and to use a faster bowl was postponed for final decision until December. Hertfordshire, Sussex, Northamptonshire and London favoured the change, while Warwickshire, Surrey, Kent and Yorkshire opposed it. The present School Squash earn was unanimously opposed to lowering the line, and the School's two votes were therefore used against it.
THE SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY. President : THE HEADMASTER. Vice-Presidents : A. W. PING, Esq., W. N. CORKHILL, Esq., E. S. JEFFS, Esq., D. K. CREWS, Esq., K. G. CHILMAN, Esq. Hon. Treasurer : A. W. PING, Esq. House Representatives : Temple : P. A. ANDREW. Clifton Rise: T. F. CAMERON. School : G. W. VERO. St. Olave's : K. G. CHILMAN, Esq. The sole function of the Society this term was the annual expedition, which took place on St. Peter's Day, Thursday, 29th June. It was decided to re-visit Hawnby, which had proved so popular three years previously. At about 11-45 a.m., a party of some forty boys, armed with cameras, tin boxes and mysterious brown paper parcels were seen to emerge from School and embark in two luxury coaches. A halt was made shortly after Helmsley for a picnic lunch, and Hawnby was reached by 1-30 p.m. The party then dispersed in various directions in groups f two's and three's in quest of some rare botanical or oological specimen, for with such a formidable prize list, overing a wide range of scientific interest, there was scope or those only slightly scientifically inclined. At 5 p.m. everyone returned to the hotel for an excellent Yorkshire ham tea, at which we were very pleased to have with us Mr. and Mrs. Dronfield. The return journey was not uneventful, for the second oach had a slight collision in attempting to overtake a steam roller on a steep hill. Suffice it to say that the latter suffered no ill effects, and the former was just badly
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scratched. We eventually arrived back at School, just too late for first " prep," after a very enjoyable day. The prize presented by Mr. Jeffs for the most original photograph went to J. B. Shillitoe. The other prizes won were as follows :For the best collection of wild flowers, presented by Mr. Ping—F. H. Hillyard. For the rarest zoological specimen, given and judged by Mr. Crews—G. Wilson, who found a rare parasitic worm.
ST. PETER'S, ADELAIDE. S/S. Orama. 21st April, 1939.
To The Editors, " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, St. Peter's School (or College), Adelaide, South Australia. It may be of interest to your readers to hear something of the above, which I, as an Old Peterite, visited on 13th April at the invitation of one of the masters who had been visiting our Public Schools in England. It was Flower Day in Adelaide, when the streets were decorated with flowers in tubs, and many designs of fans, butterflies, school crests, etc., by the children and their friends and parents. The School was founded in 1846, and follows very much on the lines of St. Peter's, York. The Chairman is the Bishop of Adelaide, and it is managed by a Council of fourteen on Church of England lines. The Headmaster is the Rev. A. Pentreath, M.A., Magdalene College, Cambridge, and he is assisted by a staff of twenty-five, of whom five are Oxford or Cambridge men. There are 700 boys and a preparatory school of sixty boarders and 190 day boys. The School Chapel is very like St. Peter's, York, and about the same size. I saw the classrooms, memorial hall (a large building built in honour of 1,100 boys who served in the War; 200 were killed), the playing fields (69 acres with sixteen turf wickets and practice nets) , swimming bath, gymnasium, cadet corps, rowing (eight-oar boats). There is daily physical training, and special interest taken in art, music, and woodwork and model engineering. At the School Sports there are forty-four events, and they commence with a 18
March Round, followed by the National Anthem. Why not copy? Everyone was most kind, and much appreciated a visit from an O.P., York. Two of the Prefects showed me round. This is my fourth visit to my son, W. H. Huffam, O.P., in Australia, and I cannot speak too highly of it and its great patriotism. As regards the prospects and future in Australia for English Public Schoolboys, I should say there is a good opening for country doctors, clergy and schoolmasters. Life on the land for the first two or three years is hard, but there is plenty of sport, games, etc., and a lovely sunny climate. An O.T.C. training would help any boy going out to Australia, as she is very keen on her defence problems, but lacks instructors. Any boy thinking of going on the land should first go and work on an English farm for one year, and then take the Agricultural Course at Leeds or other University. He should then go and work on the land in Australia (and there are many nice families and sheep, wheat and fruit stations to go to), and then take the Agricultural Course at Australian Universities, which are not expensive, and should then be in a position to get some good appointment. My son, W.H.H., did all this, and is now Manager of an estate of 7,000 acres. Yours truly, L. W. HUFFAM, O.P. Cloughton, Scarborough.
MODEL AVIATION. There has been a great deal of controversy lately as to the heading under which to place the produ .ction of model aeroplanes. One says at once, " Why, a hobby, of course " ; but that raises a subject for much debate. Undoubtedly, it is a hobby, but as such it serves only one of its uses. For one thing, model aeronautics is an extremely important science. For were not the first mechanical aerodynes models ? And the prototype of all modern aviation —the bird—can be classed, without dispute, as a model of the magnificent air liners which daily traverse our skies. As long ago as 1500, Leonardo da Vinci,' the famous inventor, said: " The human bird shall take his first flight, filling the world with amazement, all writings with his fame, and 19
bringing eternal glory to the nest whence he sprang." He actually produced several working plans of aeroplanes, but nobody was interested ; and it was not until about 1853 that a glider was produced by George Caley, which made flights of up to forty yards. By carefully studying the flight of the bird, John Stringfellow, in 1848, first produced a steam model which flew quite consistently. From the ideas generated from these and other contemporary models, sprang the first passenger carrying machine, as a result of which we have our fine aeroplanes to-day. Viewed from the modeller's point of view, it is found to be a highly enjoyable and pleasing pastime. One rather significant fact is that an outsider, seeing an enthusiast at work, marvels at the latter's patience. Naturally, a certain amount of patience is required for such a task, but, strangely enough, from the moment when one sits down and lays out the plans to commence building, one seems to forget completely the passage of time. Everything around vanishes, and one becomes oblivious to all except the pile of Balsa wood that will soon, perhaps, be a fine duration model. " There is a pleasure in painting, which none but painters know," as Hazlitt so aptly quotes ; and the same may be applied to aero modelling. There are really three branches to the hobby. One is scale model making, another is the production and flying of " duration " models, and the third comes under the heading of " Petrol Models." Scale models are those which, as nearly as possible, resemble ordinary planes in every detail, except for the fact that they are very much smaller. Two classes of scale models are produced—flying and non-flying. The quality of non-flying models depends entirely upon the persistency and ability of the maker, and there is no limit to the amount of time one can spend in putting finishing touches to a 'plane. But it is in flying scale models that the real skill of the modeller makes itself shown. To make an ordinary duration 'plane fly well is not easy ; but to make a scale model do so is a task which requires both skill and patience. Duration modelling takes rather a different form. The main idea in this is not so much to produce a 'plane which resembles any of its " Big Brothers," as to make one which, when up in the air, will, making use of up currents of air due to " thermals," stay up over a long period. This is really the main branch of the hobby, and, perhaps, the most interesting. And here, too, we come to the part which really places the making of models above a hobby. Here it does 20
become a science—a science in which many thousands take an active part. Several times a year competitions on a large scale are held, culminating in the annual international Wakefield Trophy, and many records are set up. It is no uncommon thing for a model to disappear completely from sight, and to be found next day several miles away! Another interesting branch of model aviation, petrol models, is now becoming increasingly popular. Powered by tiny petrol engines, these 'planes put up some astounding records. They can be radio controlled, too, and in America they are used for anti-aircraft practice. A fact which few people realise is that far from being a hobby, model aviation has now grown into an immense industry. Already millions of pounds have been invested in the firms which produce the half-crown kits which are to be seen in the window of almost any sports shop. J. H. MOTUM and H. D. REVILL, Lower VIth.
THE NORTHERN COMMAND TATTOO, 1939. This year the Tattoo was held at Roundhay Park, Leeds. The Tattoo commenced with a mounted trumpeter sounding the " Assembly," and a maroon being fired. The massed bands then made their entry and played a number of quick and slow marches. They then formed mass and marched out playing. The bands were followed by the motor cyclists of the Royal Corps of Signals dressed in white overalls and red crash helmets. Owing to the recent showers they were unable to accomplish their more daring feats as the ground was in a very slippery and treacherous state. Next came the regimental display by the 2nd Bn. the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. First of all the battalion as it is to-day entered the arena and, headed by its pipers, marched round several times. Then the historic colours of the regiment entered the arena, with escorts in the dress of the following period : 1689, 1715/16, 1751/57, 1801, 1812/15, 1835, 1846/7, 1897. After trooping the colours down the lines of the battalion, the whole formed up and marched past. After the exit of the Inniskillings, "K" Battery of the Royal Horse Artillery galloped into the arena and gave a 21
demonstration of going into action. Their musical drive was cancelled, as the slippery condition of the ground made it dangerous for the horses. The Massed Bands then made their second entry playing, and performed several intricate marches and counter-marches, which included a wheel in mass formation. The Bands then halted in the centre of the arena and a section of the players sang " The Song of the Jolly Roger," accompanied by the remainder of the Bands. The sixth item was a display of physical training by recruits from the Infantry Depots of the Northern Command, accompanied with music by the Bands. The display included illuminated club swinging, the clubs used being hollow and lit with various coloured electric lights. In the dark it looked very spectacular. The next display, called " A Frontier Incident," is staged to take place somewhere on the North-West Frontier of India. It opens, showing a section of the Royal Horse Artillery supporting a detachment of British infantry against a large, well-armed force of tribesmen. The infantry, in danger of being surrounded, charge back through the enemy, followed by the Horse Artillery, who take up a fresh position in the rear. The enemy, however, renew the attack with vigour, and the small British force finds itself in a critical position. The relieving force now puts in its appearance. This force consists of tanks, infantry supported with Bren guns, and mechanised artillery. The tribesmen are driven back to their fortress, which the British force storms and captures, taking many prisoners. After the field of battle had been cleared, and the dead buried, the massed Pipe Bands marched into the arena, looking very inspiring in their gaily-coloured tartans and cloaks. The Bands consisted of both Scottish and Irish pipers, who gave a dancing display of the Highland Reel and Irish Jig simultaneously. On re-forming, the Pipers broke into a slow march, and as they passed out of the arena the woods in the distance were illuminated with countless coloured flares. The next item was an A.R.P. display by the 2nd Bn. the Wiltshire Regiment and the A.R.P. civilian personnel of Leeds. The arena is at first in darkness, when suddenly the searchlights are switched on, showing the arena transformed into a normal street scene of a town anywhere in England, the population carrying on with its normal everyday life. Air-raid warnings are heard close at hand, and 22
immediately, without panic or alarm, the police and air-raid wardens take charge. The street lights are extinguished and wardens and decontamination squads are seen hurrying to their posts. The St. John Ambulance Brigade construct a first-aid post and the A.A. guns and searchlights take up their positions. The enemy planes then appeared and dropped bombs : two were effective and a house burst into flames. They were soon driven off by the good shooting of the A.A. guns, one being brought down in flames. Meanwhile the Fire Brigade arrived, rescued the inhabitants of the burning house and put out the flames. The all clear signal was sounded and the population carried on as if nothing had happened. Following the A.R.P. demonstration came a magnificent firework display. The set piece being the united red and white rose of England and the motto " Unity is Strength." After the fireworks, detachments of the troops and recruits marched on in the darkness bearing red, white and green lanterns. After performing several evolutions, they formed a replica of the white rose of York, the red rose of Lancaster, and afterwards combined into the united rose of England. The last item, the Grand Finale, was a scene of unparalleled magnificence. All the troops and civilians who had taken part in the Tattoo, marching on in their separate units. " God Save the King " was played, and as one man the audience rose to cheer these people responsible for such a fine show. G. W. VERO, VI.
S.S. HOLMPARK. The " Holmpark " arrived at Barry during the holidays, and this gave a chance for one or two of us to visit the ship and meet some of our friends for the first time. An account of a visit to the ship appears below. The present voyage began on May 6th—almost exactly coinciding with the beginning of term—with a cargo of coal for Port Said. Gibraltar was passed on the 10th, and after over a week's encounter with an easterly gale, the ship reached Port Said. Unloading took ten days and then the " Holmpark " proceeded light to Safaja, a port belonging to the Egyptian Phosphate Company. Here phosphates were loaded for Japan, and on June 6th this part of the voyage 23
began. The next news we had was that she passed Perim on the 9th, bunkered at Sabang on the 23rd, and started discharging at Misumi on the 6th of July. SAFAJA. Safaja is on the edge of the south Egyptian desert, at the opposite end of the Gulf of Suez from the Canal. There is no harbour, and except for the mine employees nobody lives there. The mine is about 22 miles inland and employs about 500 persons, while at Safaja is the drying plant and loading elevator. Here, too, is the manager's house, as well as the post office and customs office. The postmaster is an Egyptian—Mr. Mohamed Eff Mohamed Hassan. This gentleman is responsible for many miles of telegraph line, and he keeps a semi-racing camel for the use of his linesman. The word " Semi " is Mr. Hassan's own, and serves to distinguish between the ordinary transport camel and the fast riding camel. The transport camel travels tirelessly about seven miles per hour with a heavy load, while the racing camel can gallop at thirty miles per hour. Perhaps you have read about the journey that was made by Colonel T. E. Lawrence during the last war. The racing camel used on that occasion travelled 320 miles in two days without food or water. The second officer and myself had a ride on the postmaster's camel and enjoyed it. Although the camel is said to be an uncomfortable animal to ride, I think anyone who can ride a horse will soon manage to ride a camel without discomfort. We learned a great deal about the desert men and their camels from Mr. Hassan. He told us that these men can tell at a glance the track of their own camels, even if mixed up with the tracks of a hundred others. There are no two beasts with the same track, and in this respect they resemble the finger-prints of their riders. The desert men will look at a track and say whether a camel is blind in one eye, and if so, which one is sightless. This particular camel made a fearful roaring sound while going through the complicated business of lying down, and again when unfolding its many unnecessary-looking joints to regain its feet. Phosphates are the colour of sand and as fine grained as icing sugar. We were smothered in it, and " Holmpark " was completely hidden from sight during working hours by the clouds of dust. There is no water in the district, so that the mine owners have to make all water. I used the water tanks as a shady spot to sit by, as it was impossible to stay on board in comfort owing to the heat and dust. On two occasions I went out with the Arab fisherman in his boat. 24
The sail in the cool breeze was very good and I had an awning rigged for my special benefit. I caught no fish, though. Lack of skill was responsible for that, as there were plenty of fish of all kinds in plain sight and there were plenty of bites. Looking over the ship's side in the evening we could see big fish swimming lazily about, and although about ten of us tried desperately to catch them, they are, as far as I know, still swimming. The heat encouraged many of our crew to look for beer, but the price (2/- a bottle) discouraged them again. Although there is a good deal of sand on the coast, the south Egyptian desert consists of high hills of jagged rock and is considered a very dangerous country even by the desert people themselves. At Safaja the mineowners' houses and plant are built on rock covered with small stones. Nothing grows, with the exception of two palms, which are carefully nursed and which have a waterpipe specially laid to feed them with water. The settlement is very scattered, but is roughly divided into three parts. In one section are the houses of the British officials, in the second are the houses of the Egyptian officials, such as the postmaster, customs officer and electricians, while the third is occupied by the Egyptian and Arab workers. The drying and loading plant is scattered at random along the beach. After five days' loading, " Holmpark " emerged from the dust and made her way into the Red Sea.
PORT SAID. Wintery conditions kept us company all the way from Cardiff to within two days of Port Said. On arrival we found " Hamala " just finishing and we berthed nearby, starting at once to cover ourselves with coal-dust once more. Large quantities of coal are being stored at Port Said, and when we left there were six ships hard at work discharging Welsh coal. (All British ships, I am glad to say.) Most of these ships were to load salt at Port Said for Japan, while the rest went on to Aden to load salt for the same destination. Owing to the world-wide fear of war, Egypt has been heavily hit by the lack of tourists, and many once flourishing curio shops have had to close. For that reason the number of dealers visiting the ships in the port has greatly increased. Prices have dropped and are now about a fifth of the original price, although it is just as easy to be robbed as ever. Not long ago it was impossible to walk in 25
the streets without being followed by all kinds of natives with useless things to sell. Street urchins also swelled the crowd and were so persistent that they could almost be charged—in England—with demanding money with menaces. The government have decided to put a stop to this, and we found that the police made short work of anyone who did not go away when told to do so. A good deal of begging goes on in the less important streets, and our second officer saw the police suddenly appear and round up about twenty boys who were waiting a chance to beg from the passengers of a German liner. On inquiry, it was learned that these boys are sent to gaol for a short time and then on to an industrial school where they are taught a trade. This will prove an excellent chance in life for them although they will probably not agree on that point. A good deal of German merchandise is on sale in the shops, and it is practically impossible to buy British photographic material. The Kodak film sold is made in Germany. Prices are very low, and a Zeiss camera with a " F3-5 " lens sells at £13. I believe the same camera costs £22 10s. Od. in Britain. Port Said has little to offer the sightseer, although the avenue on the beach front is very attractive, and the small botanical garden in the centre of the town is well worth visiting. During the day the streets are deserted except for mailboat passengers who may hurry ashore for an hour or two while their ship is loading mail, etc. At night there is a busy scene. The residents meet at the tables of their favourite hotel and spend an hour or two chatting and drinking iced coffee, and this is the time to see the gilly-gilly boys at work. These people are magicians, and perform the most astonishing feats of magic as they stand by your chair. Many of the tricks they do earn rounds of applause when performed on the stage in England, but these boys have to depend on their skill to deceive. One trick in particular I have tried to detect and without success. The boy asks for a large silver coin. He then places it in your palm and tells you to close your hand. You do so and are then told to open it again. On opening your hand you find that the silver coin has gone and instead there are four copper coins. These magicians are the one class of orientals who openly confess that they are out to deceive you, and they give good as well as clever entertainment, so one does not mind the lass of a few coppers. It is really value for money. " Holmpark " left Port Said in company with two Italian liners and a Blue Funnel (British) ship, but a quick passage 26
through the canal was prevented by a strong beam wind, and we were about fifteen hours on the way to Suez. —Extract from letter from F. Martin, Esq., Wireless Operator, S.S. Holmpark. Indian Ocean. June, 1939.
A VISIT TO S.S. HOLMPARK. Last holidays the Wireless Officer of S.S. Holmpark, Frank Martin, very kindly invited me to pay a visit to the ship at Barry Docks, Cardiff. An arrival at Barry we proceeded straight to the quayside, where I had my first view of the ship with which our School is so closely connected. At the time it was in a very grimy state, owing to the coal dust that had been flying through the air, but it was easy to see that the ship had once been kept wonderfully clean. On going on board I met two young Scottish apprentices who were busy helping to load food supplies and clean the brasswork. They looked a very healthy pair, and if anybody wants to become " tough," the place to go is to sea. My friend then directed me to his own special " den," the wireless room. At first I found it very difficult to make out what it was, as it was full of various baggage and other items which it is necessary to take to sea. He then explained, as well as he could in a short space of time, the various apparatus contained in his small cabin. It was very interesting to note that when at sea his chair has to be secured to the floor to stop it slipping about when he is in it. This is a new regulation. Among the countless pieces of apparatus was a special automatic alarm, which, when an S.O.S. is sent out and the wireless is not being used, rings a bell on the bridge and in the wireless cabin. I then was taken up to the bridge by my friend and he explained the apparatus up there or that should be up there. The compass, I regret to say, was not in its bowl, as it was being adjusted at the time. The chart room was the next place of interest, where I saw a modern sounding apparatus. An electrical impulse is sent to the bottom and this is deflected back to the ship and the depth is reigstered on a scale reading in fathoms. The chart room is a very business-like place, and gives one the impression of an office in an ordinary building. 27
I next went below to the refrigerator room, or should I say the refrigeration cupboard, for it had every appearance of being a large cupboard which contained carcases of meat and other perishable foodstuffs. 1 should imagine that this is about the most important part of the ship! The ward room or dining room was a beautiful room which contained a large mahogany table and several chairs made of the same kind of wood, and should be very welcome after a spell on the watch. The engine room was not, of course, omitted in my tour of the ship. After descending several iron ladders we arrived in the bowels of the ship, and I saw the massive engines of the vessel. I am not an authority on this subject so I cannot say how much pressure the boilers develop, but as far as I can remember there were six fires, which consume coal fuel. The propeller shaft runs through the whole length of the holds, but is protected from the cargo by a tunnel, through which the engineers can walk to make any necessary repairs when the time arises. By now I had seen everything of interest that there was to see, and we set off for a very much wanted tea. G. D. JEFFERSON, VI Lower.
FAMOUS OLD PETERITES-II. SIR THOMAS HERBERT. Thomas Herbert was born at a house in the Pavement quarter of York in the year 1606 and attended the School under the headmastership of William Thomas. At the age of 15 he went up to Oxford University, but under the influence of Dr. Ambrose Ackroyd, who was his mother's brother. In the year 1627 the Earl of Pembroke procured his appointment in the suite of Sir Dodmore Cotton, who had just been made Ambassador to Persia. The party set out in one of the East India Company's ships on Good Friday, 1627, and after several months they arrived on the shores of the Caspian Sea. After their interview, in which Thomas was very much impressed with the Shah's dishes of beaten gold, the party fell victims to dysentry and a servant gave Herbert a drink of strong wine, hoping to end his life and gain his possessions, but this saved his life and did not end it, as was hoped by the servant. After another lengthy voyage, he returned to England in 1629 and wrote a book 28
about his travels, which in 1634 was published under the title of " A relation of some years' travels into Africa and the great Asia, especially the territories of the Persian Monarchy, and some part of the Oriental Indies, and Isles adjacent." He did not remain at home for long, however, for in the years 1630-31 he was travelling in Europe. In 1634 he returned to England and acquired some property at Little Tinterne, in Monmouthshire, where his ten children were probably born. During the Civil War he sided with Parliament, but at the end he was in the suite of Commissioners which went to receive Charles from the hands of the Scots. From then onwards he became a fervent Royalist and his account of the last two years of " that unparalleled Prince of ever blessed memory, King Charles I.," is contained in his " Threnodia Carolina." He became Groom of the Bedchamber to Charles, who, although he noticed that Herbert was " Presbyterianly affected," liked him none the less. In his memoirs, Herbert describes a very touching scene when Charles bade farewell to his children, the little Duke of Gloucester and the Princess Elizabeth. They were given some jewels which Herbert had fetched from the King's laundress the night before, and many were the tears that were shed. The night before the execution, Herbert slept with Charles, who had about four hours' sleep. They arose at about five o'clock in the morning and the King remarked that, he had better wear an extra shirt as otherwise he might quake with cold and people would think he was frightened. " I fear not Death," he said. " Death is not terrible to me. I bless my God I am prepared." When the command came for the King to proceed to Whitehall for the execution, Bishop Juxon and Herbert were with him in his room. Charles ordered Herbert to bring his silver watch with him, and the three passed into the garden where Charles inquired the hour of the day. He took the watch into his hand, looked at it, and then said to Herbert: " Keep this in memory of me." Herbert kept it to his dying day. Herbert told Juxon that he would not go right on to the scaffold as he did not want to see violence done to so wonderful a man. Accordingly he said good-bye to Charles at the entrance to it. For his fidelity to Charles I., Charles II. made Herbert a Baronet and he resided in York Street till 1665, the time 29
of the plague, when he came to York and lived in a large house, 9, Petergate, and here he died in 1682. He was buried near his ancestors in the Church of St. Crux. So ended the life of a most worthy and honourable Peterite. G. D. JEFFERSON, VI Lower.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS CRICKET TOUR OF CANADA. After five long days on board the ship, we were all glad to arrive at Quebec. This city is almost French; it has a population of 142,000, of which 90 per cent. speak French. They were said to be much more pro-French than English, until the visit of our King and Queen. In the afternoon we were taken to see Mountmerency Falls, some ten miles from Quebec, and it was well worth the visit. They are a few feet higher than Niagara Falls. Watching these beautiful falls dropping hundreds of feet and giving off a cascade of spray nearly 100 feet high, and listening to that dull eternal roar, I was struck with the mighty power of water. The following day we set off for Montreal and arrived there about fours hours later. This city is the largest in Canada and also the gayest. It is in the province of Quebec, so there are no rules regarding the times of selling liquor; life on Sunday is the same as on weekdays, as far as night clubs and picture-houses are concerned. On Sunday we were all invited to the Royal Montreal Golf Club for lunch, and golf if we wished. The golf course is marvellous, with its greens as smooth as a billiards table. Golf can only be played in Canada from April to November, because in the winter everything is covered by many feet of snow. We played three matches here and won two. The wickets are very different, as they consist of hard soil, covered with coco-nut matting. This makes the ball come off the pitch at tremendous speed, rendering it almost impossible to play back. After five very enjoyable days in Montreal, we left for Ottawa, the capital of Canada and perhaps the most English place we visited. Immediately on arrival there, we were entertained to lunch by the local Rotary Club, and afterwards went up to Rideau Hall for a cricket practice. Here we found a cricket ground in a very English setting; it is surrounded on all sides by old rich green trees, with the 30
squire's house in the distance. This cricket ground is in front of the Governor-General's house, and it is only owing to his extreme generosity that cricket is allowed to be played on his private property. Every day after the cricket we were taken in cars to nearby little lakes to enjoy a refreshing swim in clear, tepid water. I noticed that everyone owned large, powerful cars, and asked how so many people could afford to do so. I was told that in Canada cars are taxed not by the horsepower, but by weight. A 35 h.p. car in Canada costs only about £2 a year in tax. Some nights later we set off on a two-day journey to Winnipeg. We found night travel on the trains comparatively comfortable. It is just like sleeping in bed at home for these reasons : the swaying motion of the train makes you drowsy and the noise has the opposite effect to the same degree. Winnipeg is a comparatively new town and fairly far in the wilds. As a result, the people who live there are apt to be rather rough looking. The people in this city are very proud of a power station a few miles away, which, they say, provides them with the cheapest electricity in the world. We did not actually see Lake Winnipeg as it is about 40 miles north of the town. One evening we were entertained to dinner by the Winnipeg Canoe Club. This club is very popular and has over 1,000 members. Apart from the facilities given here for canoeing, sailing and swimming, there are many tennis courts (with floodlights for playing at night) a golf course, and a large dance floor. One night some of us went out to the local amusement park and went on the roller-coaster. Without exaggeration, at one point on its run it goes absolutely sheer down 50 feet. We felt as if we were just dropping through space. We are now in Toronto, a very large flourishing town. On Sunday last we were invited for the afternoon to the Royal Canadian Yacht Club. We were taken out for a few hours in lovely yachts and given tea on board. Afterwards some of us went for a swim in the swimming pool there. We leave in the morning for New York, where we are spending three days, including one at the World's Fair. R. C. LYNCH.
CRICKET RETROSPECT, 1939. Played, 15. Won, 3. Lost, 9. Drawn, 3. The fact that struck us most forcibly about the 1939 cricket season was our inability so often to drive home a
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winning position. This was noticeable throughout the term, starting with the very first match and being still in evidence in the last match against the Old Peterites. For example, the three drawn matches were all very much in our favour, but we were unable to remove just the last one or two batsmen, and in at least two of the matches lost we declared our innings closed. And yet against this we did very well on several occasions to extricate ourselves from ugly-looking situations, notably against Durham School when we had 6 wickets down for 49 and made 111, v. Giggleswick 181 after losing 4 wickets for 21, and Ampleforth, though this was one of the matches lost after we had declared, owing to a splendid not out century by Mahoney. We certainly had a more solid side than we have had for some years, practically every member of it making most useful scores at one time or another, and it was most noticeable that our totals were much higher than they were last season, a most cheering state of affairs. The whole side played very well together and were a credit to the captaincy of Lynch, who led them splendidly. Nobody denies that he made some mistakes, least of all himself, but we all make mistakes, and it was the fact that he was the first to admit them and always tried to rectify them that made the 1939 cricket side a pleasure to coach. We all hope that he will be back with us before next summer to captain the side again, but at the time of going to press it rather looks as if that will depend on " one man," as so many other things depend at the moment. Our bowling was steady as a rule, but we had nobody who seemed capable of running through a side. On the other hand we had four bowlers who took 20 wickets or more, and who could generally be depended upon to bowl for long spells without tiring. Certainly the discovery of the season was Morison as a bowler. Until the seventh match he had never bowled before except in 2nd innings as a joke or possibly in league matches back in the dark ages, but he suddenly blossomed out as a medium-paced bowler with an occasional slower ball which often proved fatal to the batsman. He kept a splendid length and could bowl literally for hours, and with more experience he should prove to be a most useful bowler. Butler and Lynch both took a lot of wickets, but found it difficult to keep a length for long, and as a consequence proved expensive, and K. C. Brown kept a good length consistently, but was perhaps too " up and down " to take many wickets. The fielding was up to standard, which is by no means a low one, but the catching was not always very certain, 32
particularly close-in, and we must look to this next year. Lynch himself was splendid and Graham was very nearly as good, which is high praise. And so we look back to the 1939 season with regret that it is over and the feeling that it was certainly great fun if not highly successful, and we fervently hope that we shall all enjoy next year's just as much. CRICKET CHARACTERS, 1939. fR. C. Lynch (Captain). 1937-38-39. A fine all-round cricketer and captain. His batting at present lacks strength and his bowling is variable, but he will undoubtedly remedy his weaknesses, and will have gained much experience from his recent tour in Canada. fJ. H. Butler (Vice-captain). 1938-39. A most dangerous leg-break bowler who should be able to bowl for longer spells. His batting proved very useful in a crisis. He captained the side well on the occasion of Lynch's absence. A. Milburn. 1938-39. His batting, though at times slow, was very solid and consistent, and he saved the side on several occasions. His fielding was excellent, but he was too inclined to fling the ball about unnecessarily. f L. W. Bennett. 1937-38-39. His batting has improved since last year, but his defence still has too many gaps. A brilliant close-in field when awake. f I. D. C. Morison. 1937-38-39. As a bowler he was a great discovery and kept a better length than anyone. His batting has improved, but is still very shaky at the start. *T. F. Cameron. 1938-39. Again a great disappointment with the bat. He should have gone for the bowling with much more determination and thus covered up a weak defence. A good outfield, but rather slow in starting. *P. R. G. Graham. 1939. He did not come up to expectations as a bat, though he made one or two useful scores. He seemed disinclined to believe that his left leg could ever get in front of the wicket. His fielding improved enormously and was at times brilliant. *F. F. Steele. 1939. His wicket-keeping improved out of all recognition. As a bat he was a distinct success when hitting the bowling, but was far too inclined to nibble.
*K. C. Brown. 1939. He kept a very good length, but was unlucky in the matter of wickets. His batting was rather agricultural, but quite effective at times, though his defence was very weak. *G. C. Brown. 1939. At times he bowled very well indeed, but he did not use variation of pace and flight enough, and usually bowled too fast. Should become a most effective bowler. *J. M. Rucklidge. 1939. Came into the side late in the season, but was a useful bat without much style. A very fine catch in the deep. f Cap and Colours. * Colours.
CRICKET. 1st XI. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. CLIFTON. Played at Home, Saturday, May 13th. Result—St. Peter's 141 for 9 (dec.), Clifton 104 for 9. R. C. Lynch, the new captain, and H. A. Milburn opened the School innings and each saw that his first over was a maiden. In Pulleyn's second over, however, Milburn played inside an outswinger on the leg stump and was blatantly l.b.w. This brought in L. W. Bennett and the score mounted slowly, which was only natural for so early in the season, but just when runs were coming more freely, Lynch was l.b.w. and Bennett was clean bowled by Kneebone. I. D. C. Morison quickly asserted himself with a leg glance for four and so did T. F. Cameron with a cut through the gully, but after 25 had been added, Morison was bowled by Carr. Ten minutes later P. R. G. Graham followed him, when the ball glanced off his pads onto the wicket. The score then was 78 for 5 and this was soon 85 for 6, after Cameron was out for 22. Butler came and went and Douglas hit merrily before being caught deep on the onside by Hull. By then it was tea-time at 108 for 9. After tea, F. N. Buckler and J. I. Sleight added 33, until Lynch declared, leaving Clifton an hour and a half to score 142. Buckler batted quite soundly and did one fine square cut, while Sleight defended assiduously and was never above snicking a four. All this, together with a few four byes bowled in, helped the score along very well. 34
The Clifton innings began disastrously; J. Pulleyn hit wildly at Lynch and gave Milburn a skier at cover-point, while the same bowler dismissed N. Pulleyn with a goodlength straight one. Apparently this encouraged him, for he immediately placed a short leg, where Sleight held a very good catch two balls later. The Clifton batsmen showed little inclination to score, but R. J. Hull suddenly leapt out at Sleight, sent a high catch back and was caught and bowled. This brought in P. N. Taylor, who took eleven off his first over from Lynch. Sleight then produced a beautiful ball which beat and bowled Kneebone, and that was 30 for 5. Butler came on instead of Lynch, and his first over yielded 13, mostly to Taylor. C. Fisher joined in the fun but didn't quite get the pitch of a leg-break and gave an easy catch to slip. K. C. Brown then came on at the pavilion end for Sleight, who had bowled nine overs for 16 runs and two wickets. Taylor drove Brown for four immediately, but tried to pull a full toss on the leg-stump, missed it and the ball just took a bail. Butler took two more wickets and then the last pair were in with twenty-five minutes to bat in order to save the game. This they did fairly easily, once they had got the measure of Butler, who beat the bat only once in his last four overs. ST. PETER'S.
R. C. Lynch, 1.b.w., b Kneebone H. A. Milburn, 1.b.w., b Pulleyn L. W. Bennett, b Kneebone I. D. C. Morison, b Carr T. F. Cameron, b Carr P. G. R. Graham, b Carr F. N. Buckler, not out J. H. Buckler, 1.b.w., b Hodgson M. S. Douglas,. c Taylor, b Hull K. C. Brown, b Pulleyn J. I. Sleight, not out Extras (24 b, 61b, 2 nb)
Total (for 9 wickets dec.) CLIFTON. J. Pulleyn, c Milburn b Lynch R. J. Hull, c Sleight, b Lynch R. D. Winn, c and b Sleight N. Pulleyn, b Lynch P. L. Kneebone, b Sleight P. N. Taylor, b Brown (K. C.) C. Fisher, c Graham, b Butler G. Horsley, st Cameron, b Butler E. King, b Butler C. Hodgson, not out A. E. Carr, not out Extras (9 b, 1 lb) Total (for 9 wickets)
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12 0 13 11 22 8 20 1 10 0 12 32 141 0 11 5 0 3 32 11 0 2 19 11 10 104
BOWLING ANALYSIS. Clifton. 0. M. J. Pulleyn 11 5 R. J. Hull 5 1 R. L. Kneebone 5 0 P. N. Taylor 6 0 C. Hodgson 10 2 A. E. Carr 10 1 St. Peter's. 0. M. J. I. Sleight 9 0 R. C. Lynch 5 0 J. H. Butler 8 0 K. C. Brown 4 0
R. 18 16 13 26 11 26
W. 1 1 2 0 1 3
R. 16 21 44 13
W. 2 3 3 1
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v THE STAFF.
Played at Home, Thursday, May 18th. Result—The Staff 99, St. Peter's 93. Mr. G. S. Stead and Mr. L. C. le Tocq began the Staff innings at half-past twelve, but in the second over Mr. le Tocq was unfortunately run out with the score at one. R. C. Lynch and J. I. Sleight got no life from the wicket, and in the remaining twenty-five minutes to lunch the total had been pushed along to 37. Immediately afterwards Mr. Stead was bowled by Lynch with a ball that came in to the batsman. Mr. K. G. Chilman smote hither and thither, gathering 22 in ten minutes before he was caught by Graham off Lyndh. All this time Mr. I. C. Bendall had been collecting runs unobtrusively, but he took three consecutive fours off M. S. Douglas, who was then taken off in favour of K. C. Brown. Mr. R. F. Harding, who never really settled down, was beautifully caught at short leg, again off Lynch, and that was really the end, though it didn't seem so at the time, because 97 for 4 rapidly. became 99 all out. Lynch dismissed Mr. W. N. Corkhill, Mr. H. A. Wrenn, Mr. K. H. Rhodes and Mr. D. K. Crews in a spell of five wickets for two runs, while Brown had Mr. Bendall caught off a hard drive at extra cover, and got Mr. E. S. Jeffs l.b.w.. at no expense. Lynch and Milburn began very confidently, but when Milburn had made eight out of 24 a ball from Mr. Harding grazed 'his pad and he was given out l.b.w. L. W. Bennett scored in ones and twos and Lynch was going well until he forgot himself and took a rustic swipe at a straight halfvolley, missed it and was bowled. About a quarter of an hour before tea, Bennett was run out and there followed a minor collapse, during which T. F. Cameron was easily caught, at second slip and F. N. Buckler was bowled. I. D. C. Morison played resolutely and hit some fine drives, but 36
Graham was brilliantly caught low down in the gully by Mr. Harding. That was 81 for 6 and bad enough, but the very next ball J. H. Butler was l.b.w. Douglas hit Mr. Harding into the next field and tried some less successful beats, but was soon caught at mid-wicket by Mr. Stead. Morison was out, caught by Mr. Wrenn off Mr. Harding, and after Sleight had played a maiden over, Mr. Wrenn dived forward and caught Brown about an inch off the ground to end the innings at 93, giving the Staff victory by six runs. THE STAFF. Mr. L. C. le Tocq, run out Mr. G. S. Stead, b Lynch Mr. I. C. Bendall, c Sleight, b Brown Mr. K. G. Chilman, c Graham, b Lynch Mr. R. F. Harding, c Graham, b Lynch Mr. W. N. Corkhill, b Lynch Mr. H. A. Wrenn, 1.b.w., b Lynch Mr. K. H. Rhodes, b Lynch Mr. D. K. Crews, b Lynch Mr. E. S. Jeffs, l.b.w., b Brown Mr. J. S. Cooper, not out Extras (10 b, 1 lb)
0 16 41 22 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 11
Total
99
ST. PETER'S. R. C. Lynch, b Mr. Harding H. A. Milburn, l.b.w., b Mr. Harding L. W. Bennett, run out I. D. C. Morison, c Mr. Wrenn, b Mr. Harding T. F. Cameron, c Mr. Bendall, b Mr. Wrenn F. N. Buckler, b Mr. Harding P. R. G. Graham, c Mr. Harding, b Mr. Wrenn J. H. Butler, l.b.w., b Mr. Wrenn M. S. Douglas, c Mr. Stead, b Mr. Harding K. C. Brown, c Mr. Wrenn, b Mr. Harding J. I. Sleight, not out Extras (7 b, 2 lb, 1 nb) Total
22 8 16 23 0 1 4 0 9
0
0 10 93
BOWLING ANALYSIS. St. Peter's. 0. M. J. I. Sleight 5 1 R. C. Lynch 12.1 1 H. A. Milburn 1 0 M. S. Douglas 5 1 2 K. C. Brown 2 The Staff. 0. M. 17 Mr. Wrenn 5 3 Mr. Bendall 0 13.1 Mr. Harding 2
37
R. 16 39 2 30 0
W. 0 7 0 0 2
R. 26 11 47
W. 3 0 6
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. CATTERICK GARRISON. Played at Home, Wednesday, May 31st. Result----Catterick Garrison 246 for 5 (dec.), St. Peters 120. Owing to a prolific first-wicket stand, which took all the sting out of the School's play, Catterick Garrison were able to muster 246 runs in just over two hours. Fox and Loughton scored very fast in all directions and were seldom in serious difficulties. Fox reached 50 with a beautiful straight drive off Sleight and then began to hit rather recklessly, but, having been missed five times, he decided that it was his day and turned his attention to making a century. The hundred came in exactly sixty minutes, but at 132 Loughton played tentatively to the off and was caught at the wicket. Fox duly reached his hundred with some harsh drives off Milburn, but he too was taken behind the wicket on the leg-side for 109. A bright little stand between Page and Steede took the score to 201, when Sleight took his second wicket by bowling Steede for 27. Major Morkell did his best to keep the pot boiling, but was brilliantly caught and bowled by Lynch. The School knew one more success, for in the last over before tea, Major Shaw became very tangled up with Butler's leg-breaks and was bowled, making the total 246 for 5. Unfortunately the School's reply was rather weak ; 120 on a plumb wicket with little terrorism in the bowling represented a lack of purpose. Lynch started to drive immediately but at 21 Cameron tried to hook a half-volley from Page and was 1.b.w. Bennett hit a four and then played an indeterminate back shot from which the ball shot into the air to Loughton at square-leg. Lynch was playing very confidently, but at 42 he was out, and Morison quickly followed him ; the latter was caught off a stroke that deserved a better fate. Five runs later, Buckler was 1.b.w. to Loughton, and by this time the School were in a bad way. Milburn was joined by Graham, and for a time the issue was evaded ; both batsmen played slowly, and though Milburn made some nice hits to leg he spent most of the time delicately balanced on his back foot. Thirty were added in forty minutes before Graham was clean bowled by Parkinson. Butler and Douglas were soon out (91 for 8), and ten runs later Brown tried to hit Parkinson to leg and knocked off one of his bails. Sleight was very stubborn, but there was still thirty minutes' play. The existing bowlers showed little signs of dislodging either Milburn or Sleight, but Major Shaw got Milburn 1.b.w. in his first over, with the score at 120. 38
CATTERICK GARRISON. Lieut. Fox, c Cameron, b Sleight R.Q.M.S. Loughton, c Cameron, b Brown Lieut. Steede, b Sleight Sergt. Page, not out Major Morkell, c and b Lynch Major Shaw, b Butler Capt. Vulliamy, not out Extras (1 b, 3 lb, 1 wide)
109 40 27 41 16 0
8 5
Total (for 5 wickets, dec.)
246
ST. PETER'S. R. C. Lynch, c Steede b Page T. F. Cameron, l.b.w., b Page L. W. Bennett, c Loughton, b Parkinson H. A. Milburn, l.b.w., b Shaw I. D. C. Morison, c Lundie, b Page F. N. Buckler, l.b.w., b Loughton P. R. G. Graham, b Parkinson J. H. Butler, c Page, b Parkinson M. S. Douglas, b Parkinson K. C. Brown, hit wicket, b Parkinson J. I. Sleight, not out Extras (25 b, 1 lb, 1 nb, 4 wides)
24 1 4 30 0 4 13 0 0 6 7 31
Total
120
BOWLING ANALYSIS. St. Peter's. 0. M. 15 2 J. I. Sleight 9 1 R. C. Lynch M. S. Douglas 5 0 7 0 K. C. Brown 6 0 H. A Milburn 1 0 J. H. Butler Cat terick Garrison. 0. M. Lieut. Parkinson 16 9 14 Segt. Page 3 4 2 Boy Marshall R.Q.M.S. Loughton 0 2 Corpl. Lundie 0 1 Major Morkell 1 1 Major Shaw 1
R. 69 48 23 44 56 1
W. 2 1 0 1
R. 20 45 4 13 7 0 0
W. 5 3 0 1 0 0 1
0
1
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL. Played at Home, Saturday, June 3rd. Result St. Peter's 76, Bootham 193 for 6. Bootham won the toss and, though the wicket was fast and true, they decided to field. Nor was it a case of repenting at leisure for in the very first over, Gripper, bowling left arm round the wicket at medium pace, got Cameron 1.b.w. 39
Lynch and Bennett hit with freedom, and the next six scoring shots were fours, though at least two went in unsuspected directions. Both batsmen played Scott, from the pavilion end, with ease, especially Lynch, who thrives on short ball on the off. Gripper, however, dismissed Bennett at 27 and Lynch at 40. Forty for 3 was perhaps not bad enough for Milburn to employ his slow game, but with Morison's dismissal at 51, wickets began to fall right and left and apart from a drive past extra-cover by Brown, for which four were run, the innings closed at 76 without anyone raising a bat to stop it. From the ruins Gripper emerged with nine for 32 in thirteen overs, six of his victims being clean bowled. Curtis and Harrison opened the Bootham innings. The former started with a four off Sleight from somewhere round his neck and then hooked Lynch down to the Squash courts, but Harrison was bowled by an inswinger from Sleight. In the next over Lynch bowled Curtis at 17 for 2, and everyone was on his toes, at least nearly everyone. Dixon and Herbertson were uncomfortable at the start and were beaten time and time again by Sleight, but they hung on until tea, having added 30. Afterwards it was the School who hung on, but at 68 Brown caught Dixon well at slip off Lynch, but by then it was too late and Bootham passed the School total at seventeen minutes past five, with seven wickets in hand. Bootham batted on until 6.30 and hit with abandon to rub their victory in. Butler took two wickets for considerable cost, but Leyland and Lund put on 71 in thirty minutes before Morison decided that he was a fast bowler and got Leyland 1.b.w. ST. PETER'S. R. C. Lynch, l.b.w., b Gripper T. F. Cameron, l.b.w., b Gripper L. W. Bennett, b Gripper H. A. Milburn, b Gripper I. D. C. Morison, b Gripper F. N. Buckler, b Gripper P. R. G. Graham, b Turvey J. H. Butler, not out M. S. Douglas, b Gripper K. C. Brown, b Gripper J. I. Sleight, c Herbertson, b Gripper Extras (9 b, 1 lb, 1 wide) Total
27 0 8 8 3 8 2 3 0 4 2 11 76
40
BOOTHAM. R. D. Harrison, b Sleight T. S. Curtis, b Lynch N. K. Dixon, c Brown, b Lynch B. M. Herbertson, b Butler N. Hetherton, st Cameron, b Butler D. Leyland, l.b.w., b Morison D. Lund, not out D. Bellerby, not out Extras (5 b, 1 lb, 4 nb)
1 13 28 41 12 40 42 6 10
Total (for 6 wickets) BOWLING ANALYSIS. Bootham. 0. M. 13.3 1 W. A. Gripper 1 5 F. H. Scott 8 4 B. Turvey St. Peter's. 0. M. 10 0 J. I. Sleight 10 1 R. C. Lynch 7 0 J. H. Butler 10 3 K. C. Brown 3 0 H. A. Milburn 3 0 M. S. Douglas 3 0 I. D. C. Morison
193
R. 32 26 7
W. 9 0 1
R. 43 38 42 19 16 10 8
W. 1 2 2 0 0 0 1
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. DURHAM PILGRIMS. Played at Home, Wednesday, June 7th. Result—St. Peter's 192, Durham Pilgrims 149 for 8. The School were given a fairly good start by Lynch and Morison, but at 31, Walford, bowling left-arm round the wicket, dismissed Lynch and Cameron with successive deliveries. Bennett came in and began immediately to chance his arm against Doggat, whom he cut beautifully through the gully. Twice he was morally out, but Morison, who had batted quietly and well for 19, was caught by Howe off Walford. This wicket fell at 58, but the fourth wicket partnership between Bennett and Milburn was so profitable an association as to take the score to 160. Bennett played very fluently, treating Law with little respect and driving him hard on the offside, but at 87 a slower ball from Walford drew him out of the crease to be stumped. Milburn's innings was very sound, though less rampageous, and when he was out at 168, giving Walford his fifth wicket, it was just about tea-time. The obvious course to follow after tea was one of violence, but the remaining batsmen threw their wickets away very quickly without really scoring enough runs, and 41
the innings closed at 192. Howe, who had not bowled in the earlier afternoon, took the last five wickets for 14. Durham Pilgrims lost Bailey, who was l.b.w. to Sleight, at 7. Fairweather made heavy weather of the bowling and Weightman didn't seem to be hitting the ball as hard as he could, but at 34 Lynch got Weightman l.b.w., and FairDoggat and Walford weather was caught off Sleight. increased the rate of scoring and they were not very particular where they hit Butler, but Butler had his revenge and half the side were out for 71. There was, therefore, considerable justification for anticipating a win ; this increased when Graham was caught and bowled by Brown (G. E.). Howe, however, batted well for 31 before being caught at point off Lynch, and though Douglas caused little trouble, Elliott, with 24 not out, and Law managed to play out time. ST. PETER'S. R. C. Lynch, c Doggat, b Walford
I. D. C. Morison, c Howe, b Walford T. F. Cameron, l.b.w., b Walford L. W. Bennett, st Weightman, b Walford H. A Milburn, c Bailey b Walford P. R. G. Graham, st Weightman, b Howe G. C. Brown, st Weightman, b How K. E. Brown, c Graham, b Howe F. F. Steele, l.b.w., b Howe J. H. Butler, not out J. I. Sleight, st Weightman, b Howe Extras (9 b)
15 19 0 87 38 4 4 3 4 7 0 9
Total
192
DURHAM PILGRIMS.
A. Bailey, 1.b.w., b Sleight C. C. Fairweather, c Brown (K. C.), b Sleight W. Weightman, l.b.w., b Lynch N. Doggat, st Steele, b Butler D. Walford, c Sleight, b Butler C. H. A. Howe, c Bennett, b Lynch J. B. Graham, c and b Brown (G. C.) H. B. Elliott, not out M. S. Douglas, b Lynch Rev. W. L. M. Law, not out Extras (1 b, 1 lb)
5 10 19 18 14 31 13 24 7 6 2 149
Total (for 8 wickets) BOWLING ANALYSIS.
Durham Pilgrims.
Doggat
Walford Elliott Law Howe
0. 18
17 4 5 3
42
M. 4 2
0 0 0
R. 50 55 19 37 14
W. 0 5 0
0 5
Sleight Lynch Brown (K. C.) Butler Brown (G. C.)
St. Peter's. 0. 7 11 3 7
7
M. 1 1 0 0
1
R.
17 50 9 37
30
W.
2 3 2 2 1
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. WORKSOP COLLEGE. Played Away, Saturday, June 10th. Result—Worksop 236 for 6 (dec.), St. Peter's 111. The School made a good start at Worksop and in the eighty minutes' play before lunch had captured four wickets for 69 runs. At 5, Sleight bowled Buchanan with an inswinger and this caused progress to be slow. Brown (G. C.) came on for Lynch and, after bowling some goodlength balls, sent down a rank full toss which Naismith skied to deep mid-wicket. At the other end Brown (K. C.) got Wardill l.b.w. with his first ball with the score 34. Evans came in and executed some perfectly timed drives, but Woodhead scored the faster. At all events, neither batsman looked like getting out until, in the last over before lunch, Evans cut Brown (G. C.) to point, where Bennett toyed with the idea of dropping the catch but finally decided otherwise. The fun began immediately afterwards when the next batsmen, Rhodes, unleashed himself at Lynch for fours by the sightscreen. This was so little in keeping with the morning's play that Lynch took himself off for Brown (G. C.), who conceded 36 in three overs. Brown (K. C.) also came in for punishment, and, to cut a long story short, Rhodes scored 113 out of 134 in a shade over an hour. He was caught on the edge of the square-leg boundary in trying to hit one of Milburn's concoctions out of sight. In the meantime, Woodhead, the opening batsman, had reached his 50, and both he and Dudley scored freely, adding 33 before the innings closed at 236 for 6, when the former was bowled off his pads by Sleight. All through, the School fielding was very good and no obvious catches were dropped. The School innings began badly; Morison played forward to an outswinger from Rhodes in the first over and was magnificently caught at first slip, and Cameron was l.b.w. to a full toss from Royle. Bennett hit three good fours before tea, but afterwards both he and Lynch was caught in the slips off Royle. At 33 for 4, Graham joined Milburn and, when the effects of the initial assault wore off, 43
scoring was found to be easy. When 51 had been added, Graham pushed the ball to cover, hesitated and then ran, running out Milburn by feet. That was unfortunate, because Steele tried to sweep Wardill to leg and was bowled, and so did Butler, who was stumped. Then at the other end Graham was beaten and bowled by Royle, making the score 98 for 8. Sleight and Brown (G. C.) evaded the issue for some time, but the innings ended at 111. WORKSOP. G. C. Buchanan, b Sleight G. F. Woodhead, b Sleight R. W. Naismith, c Cameron, b Brown (G. C.) J. C. Wardill, 1.b.w., b Brown (K. C.) A. L. Evans, c Bennett, b Brown (G. E.) P. E. F. Rhodes, c Cameron, b Milburn E. L. Dudley, not out Extras (5 b) Total (for 6 wickets dec.)
0 63 11 4 19 113 21 5 236
ST. PETER'S. R. C. Lynch, c Rhodes, b Boyle I. D. C. Morison, c Buchanan, b Rhodes T. F. Cameron, c Buchanan, b Royle L. W. Bennett, l.b.w., b Boyle H. A. Milburn, run out P. R. G. Graham, b Boyle F. F. Steele, b Wardill J. H. Butler, st Evans, b Wardill J. I. Sleight, not out G. E. Brown, c Francis, b Wardill K. C. Brown, l.b.w., b Wardill Extras (3 b, 5 lb, 8 nb)
4 0 15 0 26 30 0 7 6 6 0 16
Total
111
BOWLING ANALYSIS. St. Peter's. Sleight Lynch Brown (G. E.) Butler Brown (K. C.) Milburn
Rhodes Boyle Buchanan Sedcole Francis Wardill
0. 12.2 16 8 2 13 3
M. 2 3 1 0 3 0
R. 40 59 51 6 51 24
W. 2 0 2 0 1 1
Worksop. 0. 11 15 3 5 3 64
M. 5 3 0 0 0 2
R. 15 16 14 22 10 17
W. 1 4 0 0 0 4
44
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Played at Home, Wednesday, June 14th. Result—Leeds G.S. 154, St. Peter's 158 for 5. Leeds Grammar School won the toss and were given less than thirty minutes' batting before lunch. The wicket was damp and neither Lynch nor Sleight obtained much help from it, but at 21 Butler bowled a very good ball to Altman and had him caught in the slips. Soon after this Smith was bowled, and after lunch, with the score 41, Butler took his third wicket by catching and bowling Lee. Holton was then joined by Carter, the Leeds captain, and a fairly rapid stand of 60 was made. Carter " carted " Butler several times to the on boundary, but Morison, bowling in a match for the first time, commanded considerable respect, and it was he who bowled Halton for 30. Brown (G. C.) dismissed Jenkins and Barratt, and that was 123 for 6., The rest of the batting was feeble, and though Carter went on to complete a good 50, the whole side was out for 154. All the last four wickets fell to Morison, whose analysis was 5 for 27. Lynch was in fine form when the School went in and had scored 17 out of 18 when Morison was l.b.w. to Fletcher. Cameron batted slowly but Lynch produced some elegant leg glances off Scott and Barratt. At 57, however, Cameron was l.b.w. to Scott. Lynch was third out at 82, after having scored 60. Bennett and Graham made little impression on the score and neither Milburn nor Butler was attacking the bowling in a manner which suggested winning the match. Then, rather suddenly, Butler straight drove the ball twice into the bay, and executed a violent shot in the direction of extra-cover, and from that moment the batsmen were on top. In the closing minutes there was considerable hurrying and scurrying in search of runs, but at three minutes to seven Milburn pulled Fletcher off his legs for three and the deed was done. LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
B. E. Smith, b Butler D. Altman, c Morison, b Butler J. 0. C. Lee, c and b Butler M. Holton, b Morison A. Carter, l.b.w., b Morison A. E. Jenkins, b Brown (G. E.) A. G. Barratt, b Brown (G. E.) D. G. B. Fletcher, st Steele, b Morison B. Scott, c Bennett, b Morison G. E. Wood, not out I. A. Smith, st Steele, b Morison Extras (6 b, 2 lb)
8 13 12 30 59 1 15 7 0 1 0 8
Total
154
45
ST. PETER'S.
R. C. Lynch, c Holton, b Barratt I. D. C. Morison, 1.b.w., b Fletcher T. F. Cameron, 1.b.w., b Scott L. W. Bennett, c Altman, b Fletcher H. A. Milburn, not out P. R. G. Graham, b Smith (I. A.) J. H. Butler, not out Extras (11 b, 4 lb, 2 nb)
60 1
7
11 28 7 27 17
Total (for 5 wickets)
158
BOWLING ANALYSIS. St. Peter's. Sleight Lynch Brown (K. C.) Butler Morison Brown (G. C.)
0. 5 9 9 8 11.5 8
M. 0 6 3 0 1 0
R. 17 14 12 41 27 34
W. 0
R. 51 25 39 17 12
W.
0 0 3 5 2
Leeds Grammar School. Fletcher Smith (I. A.) Scott Barratt Jenkins
0.
24 19 8 7 3
M. 6 8 1 1 0
2 2 0
1
0
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL. Played Away, Saturday, June 17th. Result—St. Peter's 181, Giggleswick 95. . The School began disastrously at Giggleswick and lost the wickets of Morison and Rucklidge for four runs. In addition to this, Sleight, who was sent in for his defensive qualities to survive the last few minutes before lunch, seemed so elated at his promotion that he took two swipes and, missing the second one, was bowled. Just after lunch, Bennett was bowled off his pads by a ball of the sea-serpent variety from Barber for 10, and so when Cameron joined Milburn it was high time for retrenchment. After a short break for rain, the score mounted very surely. Having adopted the simple expedient of getting to the pitch of the ball, the batsmen rendered the initial attack of spinners helpless, Milburn scoring through the covers and Cameron with straight drives. At 87, however, Cameron played a shot to the on, mistimed it, and ballooned the ball to Sellers in the gully. 46
Ten runs later, Milburn was taken behind the wicket when attempting a cut off the same bowler, Barber. Graham played one or two nice shots before being bewildered and bowled by Wilson, and Butler's only contribution was a masculine pull for four. All this added up to 115 for 8, but Steele set about the bowling, hitting a six, several that might have been sixes, and five fours in an innings of 40. He was aided by Brown (K. C.), who hit the loose balls, and steered the better ones skilfully through slips. The total thus rose rapidly to 181, the stand having realised 66 runs. Wilcock and Sellers opened the Giggleswick innings against the attack of Sleight and Brown (G. C.), but after three overs from each, Butler and Brown (K. C.) came on. Butler, in fact, took Wilcock's wicket with his second ball. Sellers was then given run out but was recalled when nearly in the pavilion. However, he failed completely to score the proverbial 50, as he was l.b.w. to Morison for 9. Brown (K. C.) bowled very steadily to give away eleven runs in nine overs, but at 53 Butler bowled Galloway. Rusins began very shakily and spooned Butler up all over the place, and he lost Stephenson, who had played well for 24, some little time later. Morison backed up his bowling with a succession of militant appeals and quickly had Taylor stumped for 1. Then Butler, who had been bowling well without much luck, took the wickets of Wilson and Barber in three deliveries to make the score 62 for 7. Rusins and Park added 27 for the next wicket before Park played one of Sleight's longer hops tamely into gulley's hands. That was nearly the end, for there was still forty minutes of play, and it remained for Rusins to give mid-off an easy catch and for Clemence to be clean-bowled to give the School victory by 86 runs. ST. PETER'S. I. D. C. Morison, c Barber, b Wilson J. M. Rucklidge, b Barber L. W. Bennett, b Barber J. I. • Sleight, b Wilson H. A. Milburn, c Clemence, b Barber T. F. Cameron, c Sellers, b Barber P. R. G. Graham, b Wilson J. H. Butler, st Clemence, b Wilson K. C. Brown, not out F. P. Steele, b Galloway G. C. Brown, b Galloway Extras (5 b, 2 lb, 2 nb) Total
0
2 10 1 39 34 13 4 29 40 0
9 181
47
GIGGLESWICK. D. Wilcock, c Morison, b Butler W. H. Sellers, 1.b.w., b Morison R. Stephenson, l.b.w., b Morison J. E. Galloway, b Butler J. Rusins, c Cameron, b Butler P. J. Taylor, st Steele, b Morison K. L. Wilson, c and b Butler F. H. L. Barber, c Graham, b Butler K. S. Park, c Bennett, b Sleight P. A. Tavernon, not out P. G. Clemence, b Sleight Extras (1 w, 3 lb, 5 nb)
8 9 24 9 21 1 1 0 12 0 1 9
Total
95
BOWLING ANALYSIS. Giggleswick. Wilson Barber Tavernon Sellers Galloway
Sleight Brown (G. C.) Brown (K. C.) Butler Morison
0. 0 20 9 3 2
M. 4 5 0 1 0
R. 59 56 42 11 6
W. 4 4 0
St. Peter's. 0. 4.1 3 9 14 13
M. 1 1 4 1 1
R. 7 6 11 30 32
W. 2 0 0
0 2
5 3
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE. Played Away, Wednesday, June 21st. Result—St. Peter's 177 for 9 (dec.), Ampleforth 180 for 6. The wicket at Ampleforth was wet and very slow when the School went in to bat, but first Morison and then Lynch was taken behind the wicket off Lidell before the total was ten. Apparently this did not satisfy the rapacious Ampleforth captain, for he made a double change in the bowling; Sutton came on with some prodigious offbreaks, and after nearly causing Cameron to play on off the oil-hole, he had him caught off the glove at slip. Milburn was very quiet, but Bennett produced some hard drives and scored fairly rapidly, until he flashed rashly at Nicholl in the last over before lunch and was caught in the covers. He had made 29. 48
Milburn and Graham helped the score along afterwards, but the latter was out at 79. Steele failed to produce any of his mightier beats and was caught by Smith off Mahoney 19 runs later. There followed, however, a very good stand between Milburn and Butler. Milburn demonstrated his peculiar hooks and cuts and completed a fine 50 after an hour and fifty minutes' batting. He was sixth out at 148. Butler and Brown (K. C.) hit at everything available, and the School were able to declare at 117 for 9 at tea. Nicholl and Grieve opened the Ampleforth innings, but Nicholl skied Lynch to Sleight at mid-wicket after hitting him for three consecutive fours. Grieve was playing much more steadily, when suddenly he allowed himself to lash at Morison, and Brown (K. C.) took a good running catch at square-leg. Mahoney was batting aggressively and well, although he was not without fortune, but at the other end Smith and Garbitt were all at sea to Butler's leg spinners and were quickly out. The fourth wicket went at 72, and when he was joined by Haigh, Mahoney scored very quickly indeed, being responsible for over 50 of the 75 which the stand produced. This rather upset the School's idea of winning, and the question was whether or not Ampleforth would make the runs required. At 149 Morison got Haigh 1.b.w.; at 153 Mahoney spooned a catch up to cover, which was dropped through a misunderstanding. HaywardFarmer was caught at extra off the next ball, but it was the wrong man to be out, and Mahoney, joined now by Sutton, scampered up and down for every run he could get to give Ampleforth victory with three minutes to spare. This very nearly coincided with his individual hundred, which included 14 fours. ST. PETER'S. R. C. Lynch, c Garbitt, b Lidell I. D. C. Morison, c Garbitt, b Lidell T. F. Cameron, c Nicholl, b Sutton L. W. Bennett, c Sutton, b Nicholl H. A. Milburn, b Kil'Patrick P. R. G. Graham, b Kil'Patrick F. F. Steele, c Smith, b Mahoney J. H. Butler, not out J. I. Sleight, b Sutton K. C. Brown, c Garbitt, b Lidell G. C. Brown, not out Extras (4 b, 2 lb, 1 w, 6 nb) Total (for 9 wickets dec.)
49
6 2 6 29 55 14 9 33 1 9 0 13 177
AMPLEFORTH. R. F. Grieve, c Brown (K. C.), b Morison D. L. Nicholl, c Sleight, b Lynch M. A. Mahoney, not out E. A. V. Smith, st Steele, b Butler G. V. Garbitt, b Butler A. H. Haigh, l.b.w., b Morison P. R. Hayward-Farmer, c Cameron, b Morison M. A. Sutton, not out Extras (7 b, 1 w) Total (for 6 wickets)
8 15 103 5 5 22 1 13 8 180
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
Ampleforth. Lidell Kil'Patrick Jhons Sutton Nicholl Mahoney
Morison Lynch Butler Sleight Brown (K. C.) Brown (G. C.)
0. 11 19 12 17 3 3
M. 5 5 4 2 1 0
R. 17 36 25 55 15 16
W.
St. Peter's. 0. 17 10 5 4 3 3
M. 1 3 0 0 0 0
R. 63 40 23 16 12 18
W.
3 2
0
2
1 1
3
1
2
0
0
0
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN. Played at Home, Saturday, June 24th. Result—Yorkshire Gentlemen 129, St. Peter's 132 for 5. C. E. Anson and Major M. G. Beckett began Yorkshire Gentlemen's innings in easy and unhampered fashion against Lynch and Morison, but when Butler came on for Lynch, Major Beckett was immediately induced to snick the ball to Morison at slip. Kendall came in and saw thirty runs added, though his own contribution was only one, and at 76 Higson was bowled by Brown (G. C.), whose offspinners were turning appreciably. This marked the beginning of a collapse in the hands of Lynch and Brown, so that 76 for 2 was quickly 95 for 7. Unfortunately, Anson was still to be dislodged, and nothing could stop his inexorable progress ; when Lynch began to tire, however, he showed great indiscretion by scoring 12 in one over. 50
He was out for 59 in a rather unfortunate way when a long hop from Brown (K. C.) went from bat to pad and thence on to the stumps. That was virtually the end, for after a short burst of aggression from North, the innings closed at 129, denoting a creditable performance by the School. A large first-wicket partnership of 96 by Lynch and Morison all but settled the issue and defied the rest of the batting to lose the game, but neither batsman was at home against Higson with the new ball. Dodds and Gossop proved less hostile, and though Gossop kept a very steady length, the runs kept coming at a brisk rate. At 96, Morison gave Kendall a return catch after scoring 41. Lynch quickly followed at 102 when he played an uppish shot to silly mid-on. Cameron and Bennett hit freely in the knowledge that the side was well placed, but Bennett played across Higson at 126 and was bowled. Milburn came in, but the fun was by no means finished, for Baylis came on and bowled high full tosses which needed swatting rather than hitting and then counter-balanced them with long hops which skimmed along the pitch. At 128, Cameron and Milburn found themselves inadvertently at the same end, and Cameron was run out. When the match was won, Baylis held a hard caught and bowled from Milburn. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN. Major M. G. Beckett, c Morison, b Butler C. E. Anson, b Brown (K. C.) J. J. A. Kendall, b Lynch T. A. Higson, b Brown (G. E.) G. A. Baylis, c Bennett, b Brown (G. C.) S. Dodds, b Lynch J. G. Troop, b Brown (G. C.) E. Baron, b Lynch P. G. Cummings, st Steele, b Brown (G. C.) E. R. Gossop, not out G. M. North, c Brown (K. C.), b Brown (G. C.) Extras (10 b, 1 lb)
14 59 1 5 12 4 0 5 15 0 3 11 129
Total ST. PETER'S. R. C. Lynch, c Anson, b Higson I. D. C. Morison, c and b Kendall T. F. Cameron, run out L. W. Bennett, b Higson H. A. Milburn, c and b Baylis P. R. G. Graham, not out Extras (19 b, 1 lb, 2 nb) Total (for 5 wickets)
51
37 41 13 13 6 0 22 132
BOWLING ANALYSIS. St. Peter's. Morison Lynch Butler Sleight Brown (G. C.) Brown (K. C.)
Higson North Gossop Dodds Kendall Baylis
M. 0 1 0 0 1 0
R. 15 49 16 8 29 1
W. 0
Yorkshire Gentlemen. 0. M. 14 3 5 0 0 6 0 3 7 4 3.4 0
R. 42 9 15 21 8 15
W. 2 0 0 0 1 1
0. 6 11 4 3 10.3 1
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v M.C.C.
3
1 0 5
1
Played at Home, Saturday, July 1st. Result—M.C.C. 248 for 8 (dec.), St. Peter's 59. The M.C.C. made a poor start against the School, losing their opening batsmen, Raper and White, for 20 runs. Major Walford and Bruce Graham allowed no further defamation before lunch or for a good time after, and it was not until the score was 85 that Butler made Bruce Graham play outside his straight one and be bowled. When Muncer came in, the light was very poor, and 16 runs later he was bowled by Brown (G. C.). Alderson joined in a rapid stand of 64 for the fifth wicket, which came to an end when he tried to loft Butler out of sight and gave Brown (G. C.) a catch at deep mid-on near the sightboard. This apparently inspired Butler, for in the next over the left-handed Dawson snicked him to slip for no reason at all and was caught by co-ordination of arm and body, and in the over after that Heaton was taken on the square-leg boundary off a long-hop. All this time, Major Walford had been standing at the other end and going well for his century, which was reached together with the 200 round about three-forty. Wignall was taken by Steele behind the wicket at 213, but, unfortunately, Major Walford slaughtered the bowling in the closing stages to enable the M.C.C. to declare at tea with 248 for 8. The School innings had a disastrous beginning, as Lynch was beaten and bowled in the first over by Major Walford; after a sharp shower of rain, Cameron was caught high up at slip off Wignall, while Bennett, Milburn and Morison were all out when the score was 18. Up to then the only thing to be said in favour of the batting was ,
that it was collapsible, but Graham and Steele applied themselves to the situation and added no fewer than 19 before Graham was caught behind the wicket off Wignall for 8. The next objector was Brown (K. C.), who was run out at 57 after making 9. Towards the end of the innings, Putner came on for Major Walford at the pavilion end and the tail-enders passed some pleasant minutes seeing which way the ball would break. The game finished shortly after six, when the School were all out for 59, and Steele with 18 not out was easily the highest scorer. M.C.C. J. R. S. Raper, c Steele, b Lynch G. H. White, c Lynch, b Butler Major G. S. Walford, not out J. Bruce Graham, b Butler Muncer, b Brown (G. C.) W. H. R. Alderson, c Brown (G. C.), b Butler J. M. Dawson, c Lynch, b Butler J. M. Heaton, c Cameron, b Butler Wignall, c Steele, b Brown (G. C.) Putner, not out Extras (5 b)
6 7 145 23 7 30 5 3 10 7 5
Total (for 8 wickets dec.)
248
ST. PETER'S. R. C. Lynch, b Walford I. D. C. Morison, b Wignall T. F. Cameron, c Walford, b Wignall L. W. Bennett, b Walford H. A. Milburn, c Heaton, b Walford P. R. G. Graham, c Heaton, b Wignall F. F. Steele, not out J. H. Butler, b Wignall K. C. Brown, run out G. C. Brown, st Heaton b Putner J. I. Sleight, c White, b Putner Extras (10 b, 1 lb)
0 6 2 0 0 8 18 3 9 0 2 11
Total
59
BOWLING ANALYSIS. St. Peter's. 0. M. 13 5 Morison 12 2 Lynch 12 2 Butler 8 3 Sleight 7 0 Brown (K. C.) 7 0 Brown (G. C.) M.C.C. 0. M. 2 8 Walford 13 4 Wignall 5.5 1 Putner
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R. 33 44 49 19 57 41
W. 0 1 5 0 0 2
R. 16 25 8
W. 3 4 2
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN. Played at Home, Wednesday, July 5th. Result—St. Peter's 136 for 8, Craven Gentlemen 144 for 8. After a torrential downpour, which held up the start of play for an hour, Lynch lost the toss and the Craven Gentlemen decided to field. Morison and Lynch opened and an early shock was experienced when Morison was l.b.w. to Charge off the first ball of the match. But Lynch and Milburn put on 31 runs before Lynch was caught in the slips off a ball which behaved very queerly. Bennett then joined Milburn and was brilliantly stumped by Sugden 13 runs later for seven. Milburn and Graham batted soundly against bowling of varied length. Milburn, however, made a nonchalant stroke at a ball on the leg stump and Wadsworth, close mid-wicket, took an easy catch. Graham got in front of a ball moving in from the off and fell l.b.w. to Shepherd for 49. Sugden was too quick behind the stumps for both Butler and Buckler, and with the score at 136 for 8, Lynch declared the innings closed. The Craven Gentlemen were obviously going all out for a win from the start, and good-length bowling by Morison and Lynch was rapidly scored off. However, Phillips hit across a ball from Lynch and was bowled. Charge went on to hit a useful 37 before being caught by Sleight on the boundary off Morison. But Green, batting in a very orthodox manner, continued, backed up by the tail to make the winning hit and 57 not out, and the Craven Gentlemen had made 144 for 8. ST. PETER'S. R. C. Lynch, c Sellars, b Shepherd I. D. C. Morison, l.b.w., b Charge H. A. Milburn, c Wadsworth, b Green L. W. Bennett, st Sugden, b Green P. R. Graham, l.b.w., b Shepherd J. H. Butler, st Sugden, b Green F. N. Buckler, st Sugden, b Shepherd F. F. Steele, c Sellars, b Shepherd K. C. Brown, not out Extras (1 lb, 3 nb)
5 0 44 7 49 1 7 2 17 4
Total (for 8 wickets)
136
G. C. Brown and J. I. Sleight did not bat.
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CRAVEN GENTLEMEN.
R. F. Charge, c Sleight, b Morison G. F. H. Phillips, b Lynch S. Green, not out C. C. Fairweather, b Morison A. N. Sugden, c Graham, b Lynch C. Shepherd, c Graham, b Sleight J. L. Croquet, st Steele, b Butler H. J. Sellars, c Brown (G. C.), b Butler P. V. Wadsworth, not out Extras (12 b)
35 6 57 1 4 2 10 8 9 12
Total (for 8 wickets)
144
D. Crane and J. H. Denison did not bat. BOWLING ANALYSIS. Craven Gentlemen. Charge Crane Shepherd Wadsworth Green Lynch Morison Butler Sleight Brown
0. 7 7 12.4 4 11 St. Peter's. 0. 7 5 6 2 4
M. 0 1 0 1 0
R. 17 25 34 15 41
W. 1 0 4 0 3
M. 0 0 0 0 0
R. 33 34 30 13 22
W. 2 2 2 1 0
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. DURHAM SCHOOL. Played Away, Wednesday, July 12th. Result—St. Peter's 111, Durham 61 for 7. The School won the toss and elected to bat on a wicket which had been rained upon earlier in the day. The quarter of an hour before lunch was successfully overcome, but in the first over after lunch, Orwin bowled Morison and got Cameron l.b.w. Bennett also was bowled by Orwin with a good ball at 25. Lynch repeatedly glanced Orwin to leg, though neither he nor Milburn looked completely happy and Orwin dismissed each in quick succession when the score was 42. Graham tried to turn Greensword to leg off his middle stump and missed it, so that it was just as well that Butler and Rucklidge began to play with the utmost sobriety. Rucklidge produced a fine cover-drive for four runs and Butler cut Orwin square, but after a break on account of rain, Rucklidge was l.b.w. to Cunningham, having made 22. Steele hit a six to the square-leg boundary and so did Brown (K. C.) to swell the total to 111. During tea it poured with rain and the start of the Durham innings was delayed by half an hour, giving 90 minutes in which to make 112 runs. The field was very 55
wet, and sawdust had to be used continuously ; despite this, the School bowling was accurate and Durham were unable to make a serious effort to go for the runs. Greensword was well taken low down at first slip off Morison at 5, and the same bowler caused Orwin to give a catch behind the wicket. Cunningham hit Lynch for eleven in three balls, but Brown (G. C.), coming on instead of Lynch, got him l.b.w. with his first ball. The situation was made more acute when Brown (G. C.) clean bowled Shorter and had Chicken caught at mid-on with a full toss. Salmon had been offering stubborn resistance until he suddenly hit across Lynch and was 1.b.w. By then there was only a quarter of an hour left and Burchnall and Kinch put up the shutters. There was little that the School could do about it, and at the close they could only claim to have had the better of a draw. ST. PETER'S. I. D. C. Morison, b Orwin R. C. Lynch, b Orwin T. F. Cameron, l.b.w., b Orwin L. W. Bennett, b Orwin H. A. Milburn, c Burchnall, b Orwin P. R. G. Graham, l.b.w., b Greensword J. H. Butler, c Burchnall, b Cunningham J. M. Rucklidge, l.b.w., b Cunningham F. F. Steele, b Shorter K. C. Brown, b Greensword G. C. Brown, not out Extras (5 b, 2 lb, 2 nb, 1 w)
7 22 0 2 6 3 22 21 9 9 0 10
Total
111
DURHAM. A. D. Cunningham, l.b.w., b Brown (G. C.) W. Greensword, c Lynch, b Morison W. D. Orwin, c Steele, b Morison S. H. Salmon, 1.b.w., b Lynch D. C. B. Shorter, b Brown (G. C.) A. L. Chicken, c Lynch, b Brown (G. C.) M. L. Burchnall, st Steele, b Butler T. P. Kinch, not out M. R. Brooker, not out Extras
22 4 5 15 8 1 4 1 1 0
Total (for 7 wickets) BOWLING ANALYSIS. Durham. 0. M. 14 5 Orwin 14 1 Greensword 8 Shorter 0 1 Ingram 0 4.1 0 Cunningham
56
61
R. 24 27 30 5 15
W. 5 • 2 1 0 2
Morison Lynch Brown (G. C.) Brown (K. C.) Butler
St. Peter's. 0. 10 9 7 3 3
M. 4 2 3 2 0
R. 12 23 8 5 13
W. 2 1 3 0 1
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. DENSTONE COLLEGE. Played at Home, Saturday, July 15th. Result—Denstone 148 for 8 (dec.), St. Peter's 103. There was a very interesting morning's play, due mainly to the collapse of Denstone's batting and to the effort of Burrow to extricate his side from a nasty position. Burrow and Simpson opened the innings, but Simpson never really knew what it was like to hit Lynch in the middle of the bat and was soon disposed of. Gandy quickly followed him at 14, while one run later Deighton and Richards were dismissed with consecutive balls by Morison. Hensman made light of the situation and hit viciously while he was in, which was not long, for he was beaten and bowled by Brown (K. C.) at 33. Haynes at once proved to be more dour, but Burrow " farmed " the bowling cleverly, playing only the balls on or near the stumps. The School, in fact, were on top. At a quarter to one, Burrow went back to Morison when he normally would have gone forward, and was caught at the wicket. Lunch was taken at 58 for 6, Haynes having batted 45 minutes for one run. Little progress had been made in the afternoon before heavy rain drove the players off the field. The wicket was very wet, but after some of the moisture had been conducted away by School House blankets, and sawdust had been sprinkled liberally, play was resumed. Before anything of prime importance could occur, however, it was tea-time. At 89, Haynes was caught in the slips off Morison, and shortly after the hundred had been recorded Blunt was 1.b.w. to Lynch. Runs gradually became easier to score and Bridges immediately installed himself with a large six off Morison; both he and Gilbert hit hard and often, enabling a declaration to be made at 148 for 8. Deighton was not long in causing consternation in the ranks by bowling Morison, and then Lynch without cost in his first three overs. In addition, Cameron was adequately dealt with by Burrow, so that three wickets were down for three. Deighton, it may be said, was bowling extremely 57
well and fast, but Milburn happened to hit one as it was passing and found himself four to the good. Bennett attacked from the start, twice hooking Deighton towards the baths and driving Hensman and Burrow when the occasion arose. His partnership with Butler added 38 for the sixth wicket. Butler played some good square cuts off Burrow, but at 79 he was caught in the gully off Deighton. Steele came in and hit a straight-driven six off Burrow, but the last three batsmen did not last long against Deighton, and the innings ended at 103, giving Denstone victory by 45 runs. DENSTONE. D. H. Burrow, c Steele, b Morison R. F. Simpson, b Lynch H. B. Gandy, b Lynch J. H. G. Deighton, c Steele, b Morison R. L. Richards, l.b.w., b Morison M. G. Hensman, b Brown (K. C.) D. Haynes, c Lynch, b Morison G. C. Blunt, l.b.w., b Lynch C. E. Gilbert, not out T. G. Bridges, not out Extras (10 b, 4 lb)
40 0 3 0 0 8 14 18 29 22 14
Total (for 8 wickets dec.) ST. PETER'S. R. C. Lynch, b Deighton I. D. C. Morison, b Deighton T. F. Cameron, b Burrow L. W. Bennett, c Gilbert, b Deighton H. A. Milburn, c Gandy, b Deighton P. R. G. Graham, l.b.w., b Hensman J. H. Butler, c Burrow, b Deighton J. M. Rucklidge, c Blunt, b Deighton F. F. Steele, not out K. C. Brown, b Deighton G. C. Brown, b Deighton Extras (13 b, 9 lb, 1 nb)
148 1 0 0 37 4 6 17 0 ,... 10 5 0 23 103
Total
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
St. Peter's.
Morison Lynch Butler Brown (K. C.) Brown (G. C.) Deighton Burrow Hensman
0.
27 19 7 6 6 Denstone. 0. 17.2 11 6
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M.
R.
10 5 0 3 0
48 29 33 8 16
M. 11 1 0
R. 24 36 20
W. 4 3
0 1 0 W. 8
1 1
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. OLD PETERITES. Played at Home, Saturday, July 29th. Result—St. Peter's 92, Old Peterites 99. The wicket was wet and the weather uncertain when the Old Peterites took the field at midday. Off the second ball Morison scooped the ball to Croskell at square-leg, and for half an hour Rucklidge and Milburn were often in difficulty. At 30, Milburn was brilliantly run out from cover-point by Lockwood, and five runs later both Bennett and Graham were out 1.b.w. to Lockwood with consecutive balls. That was bad enough, yet in the last over before lunch Cameron presented the easiest of return catches, again to Lockwood, and half the side were down for '40 runs. Butler made a fine off-drive and was then bowled by Cole for 9. While at 60, Rucklidge played well inside a ball which turned viciously and was bowled. Steele immediately skied Lockwood, causing three fielders to leap for the ball simultaneously and nearly break their necks ; Croskell emerged, ball in hand, so it was assumed that he had caught it. Buckler played quietly for 15. Brown (K. C.) hit a six and the innings closed at 92. The School started very well by dismissing Fairweather, Guanie and Croskell for 5, but Yeomans, helped by Lockwood and Pawle, pulled the game round. Yeomans was seventh out at 60. A ninth-wicket stand of 33 between Sutcliffe and Ping won the match. Sutcliffe did not bat as Sutcliffe might, and Ping can consider himself one of the luckier of players, but the needs were met and at four o'clock the match was won by two wickets. ST. PETER'S. I. D. C. Morison, c Croskell, b Cole J. M. Rucklidge, b Lockwood H. A. Milburn, run out L. W. Bennett, lb.w., b Lockwood P. R. G. Graham, 1.b.w., b Lockwood T. F. Cameron, e and b Lockwood J. H. Butler, b Cole F. N. Buckler, not out F. F. Steele, c Croskell, b Lockwood K. C. Brown, b ?airweather G. C. Brown, c Cole, b Lockwood Extras (12 b, 1 w) Total
0 17 14 4 0
5 9 15 1 12 2 13 92
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OLD PETERITES. C. C. Fairweather, b Morison D. L. Yeomans, b Brown (G. C.) A. G. Guanie, c and b Butler P. L. T. Croskell, c Steele, b Butler K. Lockwood, st Steele, b Brown (G. C.) S. G. S. Pawle, c Rucklidge, b Brown (G. C.) W. G. Wharram, b Brown (G. C.) H. Sutcliffe, c Morison, b Butler K. G. Chilman, c Brown (K. C.), b Milburn A. C. W. Ping, c Cameron, b Morison H. P. Cole, not out Extras (6 b, 3 lb) Total
Cole Lockwood Croskell Yeomans Fairweather
0 25 2 0 13 13 0 24 4 8 1 9 99
BOWLING ANALYSIS. Old Peterites. 0. M. 13 5 3 14.3 2 3 5 ( li 2 St. Peter's. 11 0
Morison Butler Brown (G. C.) ............. Brown (K. C.) Milburn
47."1 4 t 3 0
1st XI. AVERAGES.
R. 31 26 5 14 3
W. 2 6
36 21 18 9 6
2 3 4
0 0
1
0
1
BATTING. Not Total Highest Inns. Out. Rms. Score. Avge. H. A. Milburn 15 1 3(6 55 21.86 R. C. Lynch 13 0 2t45 60 18.08 L. W. Bennett 15 0 256 87 17.07 F. F. Steele 9 2 93 40 13.69 J. H. Butler 14 4 134 33* 13.40 T. R. G. Graham ... 15 1 161 49 11.50 K. C. Brown 13 2 103 29* 9.33 I. D. C. Morison .... 15 0 113 41 7.53 T. F. Cameron 14 0 90 34 6.43 .J. I. Sleight 9 4 25 12* 5.00 8 G. C. Brown 2 12 6 2.00 Also batted: F. N. Buckler, 6-2-55-20*; J. M. Rucklidge, 4-0-40-21; M. S. Douglas, 4-0-40-10. (* Denotes not out). BOWLING. 0. M. R. W. Avge. .J. H. Butler 91.2 4 386 30 12.87 I. D. C. Morison 116.5 22 308 22 14.00 G. C. Brown 67.3 7 273 19 14.32 R. C. Lynch 140 26 477 27 17.66 J. I. Sleight 70.3 10 279 12 23.25 K. C. Brown 81 20 251 9 27.89 Also bowled: H. A. Milburn, 16-0-104-2; M. S. Douglas, 13-1-63-0.
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2nd XI MATCHES. SCHOOL 2nd XI v. ECCENTRICS C.C. Played at Home on May 24th. Result—Lost by 23 runs. As is the usual custom, the Eccentrics fielded a team entirely of masters for this match, and in view of the latter's previous victory over the 1st XI, were considered the favourites. The Eccentrics started badly, Stephenson taking the first two wickets without the loss of a run. Mr. Bendall soon settled down, however, and treated himself handsomely to 49 runs, including eight 4's, before he was well caught by Brown in the deep. Wickets continued to fall steadily, the only other opposition coming from Mr. Harding, and the innings closed at 95 with Mr. Barnby remaining unbeaten. The School also made a bad start, Steele running himself out at 4 and Brown going at 9. The next four batsmen were disappointing, only scoring three runs between them, and when the seventh wicket fell, only 30 runs were recorded. An eighth wicket stand of 35 by Broadhurst and Frost partially saved the situation, but failing by a quarter-of-an-hour to play out time, the School were all out for 72. ECCENTRICS C.C. I. C. Bendall, Esq., c Brown, b Frost H. A. Wrenn, Esq., c Steele, b Stephenson E. S. Jeffs, Esq., b Stephenson D. K. Crews, Esq., c Rucklidge, b Pulleyn W. N. Corkhill, Esq., c Steele, b Pulleyn K. H. Rhodes, Esq., b Pulleyn J. S. Cooper, Esq., c Cole, b Denison L. C. Le Tocq, Esq., b Pulleyn R. F. Harding, Esq., b Frost G. S. Stead, Esq., c Pulleyn, b Frost Rev. F. H. Barnby, not out Extras (3 b, 1 lb)
49 1 5 8 21 4
Total
95
SCHOOL 2nd XI. G. C. Brown, l.b.w., b Harding F. F. Steele, run out D. Cole, c Crews, b Harding J. M. Rucklidge, b Wrenn J. R. Scholey, c Corkhill, b Harding E. N. Dickinson, l.b.w., b Bendall G. P. G. Stephenson, l.b.w., b Harding A. Broadhurst, b Wrenn J. R. Frost, b Stead J. P. Pulleyn, b Wrenn J. A. Denison, not out Extras (17 b, 3 lb)
3 4 8 2 0 1 0 17 11 4 2 20
Total
72
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BOW LING ANALYSIS. School 2nd XI. 0. M. R. G. P. G. Stephenson 5 2 15 J. P. Pulleyn 7 1 43 J. R. Frost 5 2 18 J. A. Denison 2.3 0 14
W. 2 4 3 1
Av. 7.50 10.75 6.00 14.00
Eccentrics C.C. 0. M. H. A. Wrenn, Esq. 8.3 3 R. F. Harding, Esq. 10 5 I. C. Bendall, Esq. 6 4 E. S. Jeffs, Esq. 3 0 W. N. Corkhill, Esq. 4 2 J. S. Cooper, Esq. 2 0 G. S. Stead, Esq. 3 0
W. 3 4 1 0 0 0 1
Av. 2.66 2.25 4.00 —
R. 8 10 4 12 3 6 9
9.00
SCHOOL 2nd XI v. BOOTHAM 2nd XI. Played at Bootham on June 3rd. Result—Lost by 46 runs. Rucklidge again lost the toss and the School were faced with two hours in the boiling sun. Brown and Stephenson opened the attack, and although Seville scored freely off the latter, Brown was unplayable, only giving away six runs in nine overs. At 22, Frost, replacing Stephenson, clean bowled Seville with his first ball, and soon afterwards lured Collier out of his crease to enable Steele to stump him. After a bright third wicket partnership which yielded thirty quick runs, the wickets fell regularly to Frost, Brown and Denison, Lockwood taking three good catches, and the School did well to get Bootham out for 96. A note of mention should go to Brown, who bowled 17 overs, 7 of which were maidens, and only conceded 15 runs. The School innings opened feebly, Brown was caught at mid-off from a mis-judged drive, and Steele lobbed one into the air off the edge of his bat. Cole, who appeared to be settling down after thrice cutting Dodd to the boundary, was the next victim, and so in four overs the first four batsmen were back in the pavilion with 18 runs to their credit. Just when Rucklidge and Lockwood appeared to be making a fifth wicket stand, the former ran himself out, to be followed two balls later by his partner who was given l.b.w. to Dodd. The rest of the side was disappointing, and the innings closed at 50, with Dodd and Rix sharing the wickets.
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BOOTHAM 2nd XI. P. L. Seville, b Frost J. S. Collier, st Steele, b Frost D. A. Crockatt, c Stephenson, b Brown D. M. Mackeith, c Lockwood, b Denison R. S. Fowkes, b Brown B. N. R. Rix, c Rucklidge, b Denison C. B. Barber, st Steele, b Brown G. P. Morphy, c Lockwood, b Frost M. G. Godfrey, not out G. J. Dodd, c Lockwood, b Frost A. A. Aladin, c Scholey, b Denison Extras (9 b)
19 6 20 11 5 7 2 8 5 2 2 9
Total
96
SCHOOL 2nd XI. G. C. Brown, c Crockatt, b Dodd F. F. Steele, c Dodd, b Rix A. Broadhurst, b Rix D. Cole, l.b.w., b Dodd J. M. Rucklidge, run out P. A. Lockwood, l.b.w., b Dodd J. P. Pulleyn, l.b.w., b Rix J. R. Frost, l.b.w., b Dodd J. R. Scholey, c Dodd, b Rix J. A. Denison, b Morphy G. P. G. Stephenson, not out
1 5 0 12 7
9
0 5 0
11
0
50
Total
BOWLING ANALYSIS. School 2nd XI.
M. 0. 1 5 G. P. G. Stephenson 7 17 G. C. Brown 2 8 J. R. Frost 12.4 3 J. A. Denison 2 0 J. P. Pulleyn Bootham 2nd XI. 0. M. 8 2 B. N. R. Rix 3 8 J. G. Dodd 0.5 0 G. P. Morphy
R. 14 15 14 22 22
W. 0 3 4 3 0
Av. — 5.00 3.50 7.33
R. 17 25 8
W. 4 4 1
Av. 4.25 6.25 8.00
SCHOOL 2nd XI v. WORKSOP COLLEGE 2nd XI. Played at Home on June 10th. Result—Lost by 7 wickets. Rucklidge won the toss and Buckler and Broadhurst opened, but in the first over the latter was hit in the mouth off a rising ball and had to retire hurt. Buckler was dismissed two overs later, and Cole was the next victim, being beautifully caught by Fergusson at point. Denison, at third wicket, had two lucky fours through the slips, but he soon settled down and went on to score 19. At this stage, Broadhurst returned, and scored 8 before being bowled by Caldicott, off whose ball he had been hit previously. The 63
tail was again disappointing, the last four wickets only yielding 14 runs. Worksop started slowly, only scoring five in the first nine overs. At 10, Frost replaced Denison at the Golf Course end, and in five overs claimed the only three Worksopian wickets of the day for the loss of only nine runs. Here, the visitors at first played carefully, but with the appearance of threatening clouds, realised that it was now or never, and Saunders and Stow hit out, scoring 12 boundaries in 25 minutes, to win the match with a six just as the rain settled in for the evening. SCHOOL 2nd XI. 2 F. N. Buckler, l.b.w., b Caldecott 8 A. Broadhurst, b Caldecott 8 D. Cole, c Fergusson, b Morrison 8 J. M. Rucklidge, l.b.w., b Hunting 5 P. A. Lockwood, run out 19 J. A. Denison, c Dewhirst, b Caldecott 1 J. R. Frost, c Hollingworth, b Hunting 4 M. S. Douglas, c Saunders, b Gilbert 3 J. R. Scholey, not out 5 H. Belchamber, b Marrison 4 J. P. Pulleyn, b Caldecott 7 Extras (4 b, 1 w, 2 nb) 74 Total WORKSOPP 2nd XI. 4 D. L. Atkinson, c Buckler, b Frost 2 J. P. B. Hill, l.b.w., b Frost 4 K. M. Hunting, c Broadhurst, b Frost 37 P. B. Saunders, not out 21 P. V. Stow, not out 11 Extras (10 b, 1 lb) 79 Total (for 3 wickets) B. L. Gilbert, A. J. A. Fergusson, C. C. Dewhirst, P. C. Hollingworth, R. D. G. Caldecott and J. N. Marrison did not bat. BOWLING ANALYSIS. Worksop. Av. W. M. R. 0. 6.00 4 24 10.4 3 R. D. G. Caldecott 13.5 2 27 11 3 J. M. Marrison 7.00 14 2 1 5 K. M. Hunting 2.00 1 2 2 4 B. L. Gilbert School 2nd XI. Av. W. R. 0. M. 13 0 — 8 3 M. S. Douglas 25 0 — 5 1 J. A. Denison 3 10.0 9 3 30 J. R. Frost
SCHOOL 2nd XI v. LEEDS G.S. 2nd XI. Played at Leeds on June 14th. Result—Draw. The School went in to bat on a wicket which had become considerably softened by a heavy fall of rain earlier in the 64
day. Rucklidge and Cole opened, but the latter was out for four in the first over. Rucklidge, however, played himself in slowly, scoring only 10 singles in half-an-hour, but as he was little supported by the other batsmen, whose stays at the wicket were short and never yielded more than six runs, he opened out, and proceeded to set the rest of the side a fine example of how loose balls should be hit. The tail, except for Dickinson, who remained unbeaten for 16, behaved as such, and the innings closed six short of a century. After tea, Leeds had 100 minutes in which to get the runs, and Heptonstall and Gill set a fast pace by hitting Frost and Douglas several times to the boundary. With only three wickets down and 50 minutes in hand at 51, there seemed every likelihood of them achieving their object, but Denison and Broadhurst then took command of the situation, and four more Grammarians were back in the pavilion for another 20 runs. At this stage, with 13 runs to go and the wickets falling fast, the issue was still open, but at 6-15 p.m. rain started and ruined any prospect of further play. SCHOOL 2nd XI. D. Cole, c Yorke, b Kerr-Smith J. M. Rucklidge, c Gill, b Best A. Broadhurst, c Sunderland, b Kerr-Smith F. N. Buckler, b Batt J. A. Denison, l.b.w., b Batt J. R. Frost, c Myers, b Bliss M. S. Douglas, c Nicholson, b Best E. N. Dickinson, not out J. P. Pulleyn, run out J. R. Scholey, b Kerr-Smith J. S. Turnell, run out Extras (6 b)
4 44 2 4 6 0 9 16 2 0 1 6
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94
LEEDS G.S. 2nd XI. P. R. Heptonstall, c Douglas, b Denison J. W. Sunderland, b Douglas P. J. Gill, c Cole, b Denison R. L. Myers, b Denison D. G. D. Yorke, l.b.w., b Denison J. P. Nicholson, c & b Broadhurst F. W. Hirst, l.b.w., b Broadhurst R. Best, not out G. W. Bliss, not out Extras (3 b)
19 5 17 16 14 0 7 1 0 3
Total (for 7 wickets)
82
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BOWLING ANALYSIS. Leeds G.S. R. 0. M. 19 1 9 H. S. Kerr-Smith 16 10 4 R. L. Myers 16 6 7 E. Batt 14 4 0 J. P. Nicholson 0 12 2 G. W. Bliss 11 2 5 R. Best School 2nd XI. R. 0. M. 21 8 1 M. S. Douglas 18 4 0 J. R. Frost 22 11 3 J. A. Denison 1 11 3 J. P. Pulleyn 7 5 3 A. Broadhurst
W. 3 0 2 0 1 2
Av. 6.33 — 8.00 — 12.00 5.50
W. 1 0 4 0 2
Av. 21.00 — 5.50 — 3.50
SCHOOL 2nd XI v. GIGGLESWICK 2nd XI. Played at York on June 17th. Result—Won by 37 runs. Douglas won the toss, but the School lost the first two wickets cheaply. A third wicket stand by Broadhurst and Buckler yielded 24 more runs before the former was caught and bowled low down by Combe. The next two wickets were claimed by Hallam in one over, but at No. 7 Frost kept his end up well, while Buckler did the scoring. With 7 wickets down for 69, it seemed as if we should again fail to reach a century, but Dickinson played steadily for his 17, and he and Buckler took the score to 106. At 116, Buckler was also out, being brilliantly caught by Burrows. He had played a faultless game for his 64, giving the loose balls all they deserved, while his drives were a delight to watch. The innings closed soon after with the imposing total of 128. The Giggleswick innings opened very badly, for after losing 3 wickets for one run, they were 5 for 18, Douglas claiming 2 and Frost 3. The next pair had no respect for slow bowling, and running out, they hit full tosses hard to the boundary to score 65 between them. With 8 wickets down and 40 runs behind, the visitors abandoned all thought of a win, and endeavoured to play out time, but with Denison claiming the last two wickets, the School registered their first win of the season with 5 minutes to spare. A word of praise should go to Dickinson, whose wicket-keeping was faultless, for without conceding a single bye, he was responsible for four wickets, and to Frost, who finished with the creditable analysis of 4 for 20.
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SCHOOL 2nd XI. D. Cole, c Sutcliffe, b Day J. S. Turnell, b Randle A. Broadhurst, c & b Combe F. N. Buckler, c Burrows, b Day J. A. Denison, 1.b.w., b Hallam M. S. Douglas, c Sutcliffe, b Hallam J. R. Frost, c Amende, b Hallam J. R. Scholey, c Harrison, b Randle E. N. Dickinson, c Hallam, b Day G. R. Morris, not out J. P. Pulleyn, c Hallam, b Day Extras (5 b)
0 4 15 64 0 0 6 3 17 8 6 5
Total
128
GIGGLESWICK 2nd XL J. S. Hallam, b Douglas W. Harrison, c Dickinson, b Frost W. Day, st Dickinson, b Douglas B. G. A. Burrows, c Scholey, b Frost H. F. Amende, b Frost H. W. Knight, b Douglas T. S. Taylor, c Dickinson, b Denison J. G. Combe, b Frost W. 0. Peacock, l.b.w., b Denison T. P. Randle, run out P. W. Sutcliffe, not out
0 0 1 16 1 21 44 0 8 0 0
Total
91
BOWLING ANALYSIS. Giggleswick 2nd XI.
W. Day T. P. Randle J. G. Combe J. S. Hallam T. S. Taylor M. S. Douglas J. R. Frost J. A. Denison A. Broadhurst J. P. Pulleyn
0. M. 10.4 1 10 2 7 0 12 1 1 0 School 2nd XI. 0. M. 12 3 13 5 5.5 1 5 1 1 0
R. 28 23 22 39 11
W. 4 2 1 3 0
Av. 7.00 11.50 22.00 13.00 —
R. 36 20 13 14 8
W. 3 4 2 0 0
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SCHOOL 2nd XI v. RICHMOND SCHOOL 1st XI. Played at Home on June 21st. Result—Lost by 28 runs. For a side to be all out for 19, after dismissing their opponents for 47, hardly seems creditable, yet this freak result took place at York on June 21st, when the match was decided in under two hours. 67
After Douglas had bowled his usual maiden, he clean bowled Harrison in his second over, while Frost claimed two more victims in the next few minutes. The next pair played carefully and put on 25 before Whittingham was beautifully caught by Denison at point. 36 for 4 is no County score, but it is nothing startling in 2nd XI cricket. However, Broadhurst and Denison made short work of the tail, and the whole side were out for another 11 runs, the former having the astounding analysis of 4 wickets for 4 runs ! The School innings opened lifelessly, only Buckler, who unfortunately was brilliantly caught for 8, showed any command over the bowling. The Richmond bowling was accurate, but not outstanding, and it was pathetic to see perfectly good wickets being given away by careless attempts to hit the ball on the wicket. After tea, each side had an hour's batting, the visitors scoring 120 for 6 and the School 91. RICHMOND SCHOOL 1st XI. P. J. Pendlebury, c & b Frost A. B. Harrison, b Douglas G. Swainston, b Broadhurst J. W. Sanderson, c Buckler, b Frost F. Whittingham, c Denison, b Frost R. E. Minns, c Rucklidge, b Broadhurst P. Squires, not out T. Mason, c Morris, b Broadhurst D. H. Aktinson, c & b Denison P. Henwood, c Scholey, b Denison J. W. Haynes, 1.b.w., b Broadhurst Extras (1 b, 3 w)
10 1 6 0 19 2 3 0 1 0 1 4
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47
SCHOOL 2nd XI. J. M. Rucklidge, b Atkinson J. A. Denison, b Whittingham F. N. Buckler, c Haynes, b Atkinson D. Cole, b Atkinson A. Broadhurst, c Swainston, b Atkinson M. S. Douglas, c Sanderson, b Atkinson E. N. Dickinson, b Whittingham J. R. Frost, run out J. S. Turnell, b Atkinson J. R. Scholey, not out G. R. Morris, b Whittingham Extras (1 lb, 1 w)
1 0 8 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 2
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19
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BOWLING ANALYSIS. School 2nd XI. 0. M. R. W. Av. 1 9.00 1 9 M. S. Douglas 4 4.66 3 1 14 7 J. R. Frost 8.00 2 2 16 8 J. A. Denison A. Broadhurst 4.2 1 4 4 1.00 Douglas, Frost and Broadhurst each bowled one wide. Richmond 1st XI. R. W. Av. 0. M. 3 3.66 5.2 1 11 F. Whittingham 1.00 6 6 0 5 D. H. Atkinson Atkinson bowled one wide. BATTING. Not Total Highest Inns. Out. Runs. Score. Avge. 19.50 78 64 4 0 F. N. Buckler 44 12.40 62 5 0 J. M. Rucklidge 11.33 1 34 17 4 E. N. Dickinson 7.60 19 6 1 38 J. A. Denison 44 17 7.33 6 0 A. Broadhurst 9 7.00 0 14 2 P. A. Lockwood 12 5.33 6 0 32 D. Cole 4.17 0 25 11 6 J. R. Frost 13 9 3.25 4 0 M. S. Douglas 6 3.20 0 16 5 J. P. Pulleyn 3* 2.25 6 2 9 J. R. Scholey 4 1.67 3 0 5 J. S. Turnell Also batted: H. C. Belchamber, 1-0-5-5, and G. P. G. Stephenson, 2-1-0-0. BOWLING. W. Avge. M. R. 0. 4.17 25 6 14.2 5 A. Broadhurst 6.71 13 114 17 46 J. R. Frost 12 9.33 45 10 112 J. A. Denison 5 15.80 79 32 8 M. S. Douglas 21.00 13 2 84 4 J. P. Pulleyn Also bowled: G. P. G. Stephenson, 10-3-29-2.
COLTS XI MATCHES. COLTS XI v. GIGGLESWICK COLTS. Played at Giggleswick on 27th May. Result-Won by 30 runs. Buckler won the toss and elected to bat. The opening partnership was soon broken, but when Buckler joined Lockwood, the pace became very fast, and they put on 30 in a quarter-of-an-hour. Broadhurst joined Buckler at 56 to form the biggest stand of the innings. They both went at 88, however, and the rest of the side batted poorly, and the innings closed quietly at 115. Denison and Cole opened the attack, the former clean bowling Wilson with his first ball. The School bowlers completely mastered the game, and had sent back five opponents for the loss of 14 runs. A merry innings of 15 69
was made by Fowler, but at 38, with eight wickets down, it seemed only a matter of time before victory should come. But at No. 9 a surprise came in the shape of Chapman, who punished Denison and Lockwood all round the wicket for 38 runs before the former clean bowled him. Chapman, incidentally, was given several lives, being dropped two or three times during his merry innings. The whole side were disposed of, however for 85, giving the School a lead of 30 runs. SCHOOL COLTS. P. A. Lockwood, st, b Day D. Cole, c, b Newhouse F. N. Buckler, b Day J. S. Turnell, b Wilson A. Broadhurst, c, b Taylor J. R. Walters, st, b Wilson J. R. Frost, c, b Wilson J. R. Scholey, c, b Chapman J. A. Denison, c, b Fowler G. R. Morris, c, b Taylor R. Stratton, not out Extras (14 b, 1 lb)
10 6 30 7 37 0 0 2 10 0 0 15
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115
GIGGLESWICK COLTS. P. F. Wilson, hit wicket, b Denison J. M. Newhouse, c, b Cole H. S. Taylor, c, b Denison P. Day, run out M. Fowler, c, b Lockwood R. L. Ashworth, c, b Frost A. Wood, c, b Denison G. R. Allen, b Lockwood K. C. Chapman, b Denison L. Domerod, c, b Frost P. Creswell, not out Extras (1 w, 4 b)
0 2 4 6 15 0 6 0 38 4 5 5
Total
85
COLTS XI v. AMPLEFORTH COLTS. Played at Ampleforth on June 7th. Result—Lost by 35 runs. The home side batted first on a hard and fast wicket, which did not suit our slow bowlers. However, with two wickets down for 15, prospects were good. But Bamford, at No. 4, had no respect for slow bowling, and by a solo effort put on 45 for the 3rd wicket before he was bowled by Lockwood. With only four wickets down for 95, Ampleforth showed every likelihood of making a big score, but Broad70
hurst and Lockwood dismissed the tail for 30 runs, only Codrington, who remained unbeaten for 16, showed any resistance. Lockwood, who had already distinguished himself as a bowler by taking 5 wickets for 20, now settled down, and proceeded to give a fine display of batting. Cole hit freely for 14, but Buckler was not on form. Frost ran himself out for 4, but Lockwood and Turrell added 26 for the fifth wicket. With only two wickets in hand and 40 behind, the School attempted to play out time and only failed by three minutes with the score at 87. AMPLEFORTH COLTS. H. S. Hare, b Morris B. C. David, c Cole, b Denison M. Q. Hobden, b Lockwood J. Bamford, b Lockwood J. R. Bertelsen, 1.b.w., b Frost K. E. Reynolds, b Lockwood P. Codrington, not out J. S. Leatham, b Lockwood R. T. J. Davey, c Broadhurst, b Lockwood M. Hall, b Broadhurst R. Flisher, b Broadhurst Extras (12b, 2 lb)
8 6 8 52 7 0 16 4 0 12 0 14
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127
Bowling—Lockwood, 5 for 20; Broadhurst, 2 for 0. SCHOOL COLTS. 22 P. A. Lockwood, c Codrington, b Reynolds 14 D. Cole, b Hobden 5 F. N. Buckler, b Hall 4 J. R. Frost, run out 7 A. Broadhurst, b Flisher 4 J. S. Turner, b Bamford 1 J. R. Walters, b Bamford 13 J. R. Scholey, b Hobden 2 J. A. Denison, l.b.w., b Hall 0 G. R. Morris, b Hobden 5 R. Stratton, not out 10 Extras (8 b, 2 w) Total
87
Bowling—Hobden, 3 for 28; Hall, 4 for 16; Bamford, 2 for 10.
SCHOOL COLTS v. DURHAM COLTS. Played at Home on June 28th. Result—Won by 6 wickets. Durham batted first on a moist wicket, but their innings opened catastrophically, four wickets being down to 71
Denison in three overs, without a run being scored, and against further accurate bowling, half the side were dismissed with double figures just on the board. With such a start, it was only a matter of time for the remaining wickets to fall, and in less than an hour the home side were walking back to the pavilion with 26 runs to get. Denison, who bowled six maidens out of his nine overs, finished with the astounding analysis of 6 wickets for 4 runs. The School innings opened almost as disastrously, Cole and Lockwood being out with two runs to their credit. Buckler and Broadhurst batted steadily, and took the score to 26 before the latter was easily stumped, and it was left to Turnell to score the winning hit. After tea, the School continued to bat and scored 84 for 7 wickets. DURHAM COLTS. G. Holmes, b Denison R. Russell, c Cole, b Lockwood P. Cornish, b Denison W. R. Pickering, l.b.w., b Denison R. A. Sparrow, c Stratton, b Denison W. Ingram, c Stratton, b Denison J. Waddington, b Lockwood F. Spencer, st Stratton, b Broadhurst J. R. Anderson, c & b Lockwood H. Lord, b Denison J. R. Pearson, not out Extras (4 b)
0 4 0 0 0 2 5 6 2 2 1 4 26
Total
Bowling—Denison, 6 for 4; Lockwood, 3 for 17; Broadhurst, 1 for 1. SCHOOL COLTS. P. A. Lockwood, b Ingram D. Cole, c Waddington, b Anderson J. A. Denison, l.b.w., b Sparrow F. Buckler, b Anderson A. Broadhurst, st Spencer, b Sparrow J. S. Turnell, b Anderson J. R. Frost, c Waddington, b Sparrow J. R. Scholey, not out J. Caley, not out Extras (5 b, 1 w)
0 2 4 36 5 26 1 3 1 6
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84
R. S. Stratton and D. P. Davison did not bat. Bowling—Ingram, 1 for 18; Anderson, 3 for 14; Sparrow, 3 for 19. Anderson bowled one wide.
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COLTS XI v. WORKSOP COLTS. Played at York on 12th July. Result—Lost by 6 wickets. Buckler won the toss and elected to bat. After a slow start, the School batting livened up considerably, assisted notably by Frost (17) and Broadhurst (23). But with 8 wickets down for 107, it seemed only a matter of time for the remaining wickets to fall, but Walters at No. 9 played a Marathon innings for his 61 not out, hitting hard all round the wicket, at the expense of eight Worksop bowlers, and with Caley keeping his end up well for 17, they took the score to 167 to enable Buckler to declare close on 5 p.m. With less than two hours in which to get the runs, it seemed probable that the visitors would force a draw, for when the first wicket fell after half-an-hour's play, only 27 runs were recorded. The second wicket pair, Coulthurst and O'Neill, throwing caution to the winds, decided to make a bid for victory, and by putting on 120 in 11 hours, they gave a fine display of how loose balls should be hit. For the School bowlers, instead of continuing to keep the game well in hand, literally gave it away by bowling a succession of long hops, half and full volleys chiefly on the on-side, to give the visitors a victory with 5 minutes to spare. SCHOOL COLTS. P. A. Lockwood, run out D. Cole, c Parker, b Coulthurst J. A. Denison, c Miller, b Carmichael F. N. Buckler, l.b.w., b Carmichael A. Broadhurst, b Ruston J. R. Frost, b Ruston J. S. Turnell, b Ruston J. R. Scholey, l.b.w., b Ruston J. R. Walters, not out J. P. Caley, c & b Warren Extras (6 b, 2 lb, 1 w, 7 nb) Total (for 9 wickets dec.)
10 3 7 5 23 17
0
8 61 17 16 169
R. A. Stratton did not bat. WORKSOP COLTS. K. A. Warren, b Frost J. H. Coulthurst, st Stratton, b Denison B. O'Neill, l.b.w., b Lockwood J. E. C. Hill, not out R. A. Parker, c Scholey, b Denison Extras (3 b)
10 59 77 15 4 3
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168
P. A. Thompson, J. C. Carmichael, K. Hatch, E. J. Taylor, L. A. Miller, G. W. Ruston did not bat.
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INTER-HOUSE CRICKET. Semi-final. Temple 82. The Rise 83 for 2. This match was continued for two days owing to the interference of bad light towards the end of the first day's play, at which time the Rise had scored 43 for the loss of two wickets. Temple won the toss and decided to bat. Lynch and Bennett opened, and batted steadily for some considerable time, before Bennett skied a ball from Frost to square leg and was well caught by Cameron, who had run in from the boundary. 27 runs were now on the board and the next two wickets fell cheaply for the loss of 6 runs, Morison and Brown (G. C.) claiming them. After Broadhurst had been dismissed by a fine catch by Morris at square-leg, Brown (K. C.) and Holt came in to provide a brief but bright interlude of fierce hitting. Lynch, after making 31 very valuable runs, was caught at square leg trying to turn a leg break from Douglas round the corner for four. In the hands of Butler and Morison the innings closed undramatically with the score at 82. After tea, Morison and Cole opened the innings for the Rise, but Cole was soon well caught by Wright off Brown (K. C.), who was keeping an immaculate length, his first five overs being maidens. Broadhurst was then brought on for Lynch, and in his first over claimed Cameron l.b.w. The score now stood at 23, and from then onwards both Butler and Morison batted confidently, although Morison was missed early on in his innings at mid-wicket. This later proved to be a very costly mistake. When bad light stopped play the score stood at 43 for 2, Morison having made 30. Play was resumed on the Monday on a very wet wicket, which gave little help to fast bowlers. Lynch and Brown (K. C.) opened the attack, but their labours were unrewarded and it was obvious from the state of the ground that slow bowlers might be more successful. Butler batted slowly but confidently, whereas Morison was in a more aggressive mood, and after he had passed the 50 mark, a magnificent total for an Inter-House match, he crashed a six on to the nearby golf course. The match ended with both batsmen undefeated, the score standing at 83 for 2. Throughout the innings the Temple ground fielding was excellent, although some of their returns to the wicket were rather erratic. 74
TEMPLE HOUSE. L. W. Bennett, c Cameron, b Frost R. C. Lynch, c Morris, b Douglas E. N. Dickenson, l.b.w., b Morison J. A. Denison, b Brown (G. C.) A. Broadhurst, c Morris, b Douglas Brown (K. C.), c Douglas, b Butler J. G. Holt, c Cole, b Morison R. W. Wright, b Butler N. A. C. Chudleigh, c & b Butler P. A. Andrew, b Morison K. Johnston, not out Extras (1 w, 4b)
8 31 4 0 4 11 9 5 2 3 0 5 82
Total THE RISE. I. D. C. Morison, not out D. Cole, c Wright, b Brown (K. C.) T. F. Cameron, 1.b.w., b Broadhurst J. H. Butler, not out Extras (1 lb)
60 3 6 13 1 83
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I. D. C. Morison J. H. Butler J. R. Frost G. C. Brown M. S. Douglas R. C. Lynch K. C. Brown A. Broadhurst J. A. Denison
0. M. 7 15 9 2 4 1 6 2 5 1 Temple House. 0. M. 11 1 12 7 9 1 7 —
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W. 3 3 1 1 2
Av. 6.33 9.33 11.00 8.00 5.50
R. 21 18 19 23
W. — 1 1 —
Av. — 18.00 19.00 —
INTER-HOUSE CRICKET FINAL. Final. School House 83. The Rise 93 for 4. This match was played on Wednesday, July 26th, and was noteworthy for the dramatic collapse of the first five School House wickets and the amazing recovery made afterwards by the " tail," which took the score from 8 for 5 wickets to a sum total of 83. 75
School House won the toss and elected to bat on an easy paced wicket. Rucklidge and Lockwood opened and immediately there was a collapse owing to a fine bowling feat by Morison, who, in his first four overs, claimed four wickets for the loss of one run. He clean bowled two of the batsmen and the other two fell to catches, one of which was a magnificent one-handed effort by Frost fielding at second slip. Lockwood having been, run out, five wickets were down for the loss of 8 runs. Walters now came in to partner Milburn and these two batsmen took the score up to 49. Walters, with 21 valuable runs to his credit, was then unfortunately run out owing to an indecisive call. Milburn, who had played a true captain's innings, then sent up an easy catch to point from one of Butler's leg-spinners and everyone thought that the innings was virtually over. This was not so, for Scholey and Sleight hit freely to carry the score up to 83, and it was not until Douglas came on in place of Butler that the last two wickets were taken, Douglas bowling the last two batsmen in his first over. Morison and Cole opened the innings for the Rise, and Cole had bad luck when he was caught in attempting to hit at a rank long hop from Sleight. Butler then came in to partner Morison, who, after a shaky start in which he twice propelled catches into the slips which were not accepted, went on to score 36 before he was caught at the wicket by Graham from Milburn's leg-break. This partnership had added 60 runs and Butler, batting with great ease, went on to score 34 before being caught at short fine leg by Rucklidge, who had run across from first slip. Meanwhile Steele, in trying to force the pace, was caught at extra cover, and it remained for Frost and Cameron to knock off the runs. Cameron passed the School House total of 83 with a neat late cut, and then hit two successive fours with the greatest nonchalance. The innings then closed with the score at 93 for the loss of 4 wickets, and the Rise had won the Cricket Cup by the handsome margin of 6 wickets. SCHOOL HOUSE. P. A. Lockwood, run out J. M. Rucklidge, b Morison F. N. Buckler, c Morris, b Morison H. A. Milburn, c Morison, b Butler P. R. G. Graham, c Frost, b Morison J. S. Turnell, b Morison J. R. Walters, run out J. R. Scholey, not out Caley, b Morison J. I. Sleight, b Douglas J. P. Pulleyn, b Douglas Extras (1 w, 2 b)
0 0 0 26 1 0 21 10 1 21 0 3
Total
83
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THE RISE. 36 I. D. C. Morison, c Graham, b Milburn 1 D. Cole, c Scholey, b Sleight 34 J. H. Butler, c Rucklidge, b Pulleyn 4 F. F. Steele, c Milburn, b Pulleyn 2 J. R. Frost, not out 10 T. F. Cameron, not out 6 Extras (4 b, 2 nb) Total (for 4 wickets) 93 Douglas, Brown, Stephenson, Morris and Coombe did not bat. BOWLING ANALYSIS. The Rise. 0. M. R. W. Av. 13 I. D. C. Morison 5 23 5 4.60 J. H. Butler 14 3 34 1 34.00 5 1 13 — J. R. Frost M. S. Douglas 4 3 5 2 2.50 2 — 5 — G. C. Brown School House. 0. M. R. W. Av. J. I. Sleight 8 2 25 1 25.00 12 1 31 1 H. A. Milburn 31.00 P. A. Lockwood 4 — 10 — 2 — 7 — J. R. Scholey 3 — 14 J. P. Pulleyn 2 7.00
JUNIOR HOUSE CRICKET. In the semi-final, School House beat Temple by 94 runs. School House batted first and, by combined effort rather than individual brilliance, scored 111. Middleton (19) , Killick (17), Davison (14) and Greenwood (13) were the highest scorers. The best bowler was Harding with 5 for 34, but Brockbank took 2 for 21 with spinners of doubtful origin and Bulmer 2 for 23. Temple collapsed completely and were all out for 17. Anderson, with quick leg-breaks, took 7 for 6, including a hat-trick. SCHOOL HOUSE. 8 A. S. Clephan, b Battrick 19 D. G. Middleton, c Bulmer, b Brockbank 14 E. P. Davison, b Harding 6 J. A. Cato, c Anderson, b Brockbank 17 C. S. N. Killick, b Harding 5 M. M. Banker, b Harding K. Greenwood, l.b.w., b Bulmer 13 0 R. A. Stratton, b Harding 5 D. Anderson, c Doherty, b Harding 8 G. W. Vero, b Bulmer D. J. G. B. Burton, not out 0 Extras (14 b, 1 lb, 1w) 16 Total 111 Bowling—Bulmer, 2 for 23; Battrick, 1 for 13; Harding, 5 for 34; Shearston, 0 for 5; Brockbank, 2 for 23.
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TEMPLE HOUSE. G. M. Cave, b Vero H. C. Belchamber, b Anderson J. T. Brockbank, b Cato G. W. Harding, b Anderson E. A. Shearston, c Davison, b Anderson E. N. Bulmer, b Anderson A. Battrick, b Anderson W. B. Anderson, b Anderson A. J. Doherty, b Cato G. E. K. Reynolds, c Killick, b Anderson J. M. Inglis, not out
1 2 8 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0
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17
Bowling—Vero, 1 for 7; Anderson, 7 for 6; Cato, 2 for 4.
In the final, School House beat Clifton Rise by 124 runs to 52. Middleton and Davison gave School House a good start by adding 32 for the first wicket, but here four wickets fell. Clephan swung his bat and was eighth out at 73, and Anderson hit 3 sixes to mid-wicket in a good innings of 41 not out. He and Burton added 50 for the last wicket. Ramsden had 3 wickets for 9 runs and Ruddock (G. F.) 3 for 15. The Rise batting was not very strong and apart from two hits from Wright (R. A.), one from Brown (A. C.) and one from Taylor, it had little to say for itself. Anderson again was the best bowler for School House with 5 for 11. SCHOOL HOUSE. G. Middleton, 1.b.w., b Ramsden D. E. P. Davison, c Murray, b Ruddock J. A. Cato, l.b.w., b Ruddock A. S. Clephan, run out C. S. N. Killick, b Ramsden M. M. Barker, c Hillyard, b Ruddock K. Greenwood, c & b Ramsden D. Anderson, not out G. W. Vero, b Short R. A. Stratton, b Murray D. J. G. B. Burton, run out Extras (14 b, 1 lb)
10 18 0 21 0 1 1 41 13 1 2 16 124
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Bowling—Murray, 1 for 19; Shillitoe, 0 for 33; Ruddock (G. F.), 3 for 15; Ramsden, 3 for 9; Short, 1 for 18; Dodd, 0 for 15.
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CLIFTON RISE. K. Ramsden, b Clephan Dodd, b Anderson H. L. Taylor, b Anderson A. C. Brown, run out C. M. Robson, b Cato R. A. Wright, c Vero, b Clephan A. A. Short, not out J. B. Shillitoe, c Vero, b Anderson E. J. Hillyard, b Anderson G. F. Ruddock, b Anderson Murray, c Anderson, b Clephan Extras (8 b, 4 lb, 2 w) Total
2 5 5 8 0 9 6 2 0 0 1 14 52
Bowling—Clephan, 3 for 11; Anderson, 5 for 11; Cato, 1 for 8; Vero, 0 for 5; Burton, 0 for 3.
ROWING. This year the Rowing was greatly handicapped by lack of weight among the oarsmen. G. E. Shepherd, last year's captain, and C. M. Robson, both old colours, returned with five junior oarsmen. This disallowed the 1st and 2nd IV's to enter for any maiden events. Later in the term the remaining maiden oarsmen in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd IV's were taken, but it was too late, for although they rowed very well indeed they were not ready for racing. It was surprising that in nearly every Regatta the School crew lost to the finalists and gave them the hardest race. LEEDS UNIVERSITY. The two 1st School crews went over to Leeds to row the Leeds University 2nd and 3rd IV's. After a good start the School 2nd IV took the lead, and after two " tens " in which Couldwell increased the rate of striking to " 41," he took the lead and passed the finish 21 lengths ahead. The 1st IV then took the water with a determination to do the same. Both crews got a bad start, but the School soon began to creep up, and over a longer course won by three lengths. NOTTINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL. This year the two 1st IV's rowed Nottingham at home in their annual fixture. 79
Owing to the centre-seated boats Nottingham were not at all at home, and unfortunately both boats suffered several mishaps which allowed our crews to win easily by several lengths. YORK REGATTA. The School, this year, entered four crews into York Regatta, 1st IV for White Rose, 2nd IV for Regatta Challenge Cup, 3rd IV for the " John E. Gibbs " Challenge Bowl, 4th IV for Maiden Challenge Bowl. The 1st IV drew York City R.C., and after getting a good start did not put the required number of strokes to keep level and by Scarborough Bridge they were LI- lengths down. However, with a magnificent " take-in " they regained the 1 lengths all but 3 feet. York City lost the final by a similar margin. The 2nd IV drew St. John's College 1st IV, and after keeping a steady " 40 " the whole of the short course, lost by two lengths. The 3rd IV lost the first round, but the 4th IV beat Talkin Tarn by 3 lengths, but lost by a close margin to York City R.C. DURHAM REGATTA. The first IV was drawn against King's College at Durham in the " Lady Anne Lampton " Cup. The crew got a fair start, but did not succeed in putting in as many strokes as King's College for the first half of the course, and soon were 11 lengths down. After improving for the second half of the course, they lost by 2 lengths. King's College won the final by three lengths. TEES REGATTA. The School was represented at Tees Regatta by a scratch maiden crew consisting of the maiden oarsmen in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd crews. Although they rowed very well indeed they were badly handicapped by lack of weight and lost to the finalists by 11- lengths. TYNE REGATTA. The 1st IV, with J. T. Brockbank as bow instead of C. M. Robson, who was in the maiden crew, and the Tees crew went to Tyne Regatta. After getting a good start in very bad conditions, the 1st IV were level with Berwick A.R.C. and Tees A.B.C. Unfortunately, however, half way down the course bow lost his slide which compelled him to row fixed seat. For the 80
rest of the course the crew gradually lagged behind and lost by 2 lengths. The maiden crew got a very good start against Talkin Tarn, who were soon a length down. Their weight (13 stones at) soon told in the rough water and they won by one length. Talkin Tarn won the final by 3 lengths. The crews were as follows :— 1st IV.—Bow, C. M. Robson ; (2) H. L. Taylor ; (3) R. W. Wright ; Stroke, G. E. Shepherd ; Cox, K. A. Warren. 2nd IV.—Bow, J. H. T. Hunter ; (2) J. B. Shillitoe ; (3) J. T. Brockbank ; Stroke J. M. Couldwell ; Cox, K. Johnston. 3rd IV.—Bow, J. A. Cato ; (2) E. P. Bulmer ; (3) G. M. C-ave ; Stroke, H. D. Revill ; Cox, J. Donaldson. Maiden IV.—Bow, G. M. Cave ; (2) E. P. Bulmer ; (3) C. M. Robson ; Stroke, J. M. Couldwell ; Cox, K. Johnston.
SWIMMING. SWIMMING SPORTS, SUMMER TERM, 1939. There were many innovations introduced this year for the swimming sports. The system of points was revised and it was decided that 5 and 3 points should be allotted to persons coming in first and second respectively in either a Junior or Senior event, and in the Inter-House Relay 10 points for the winning House and 5 points for the runners-up. The timing was taken and announced for each event, and it was also decided that nobody under 16 should be allowed to enter for a senior event. After the events, Mr. Rhodes' crazy divers gave an exhibition of daring dives and antics in the water which were very much appreciated by a large crowd of spectators. The Rise gained the " Kazerooni " Cup for the sixth year in succession by an overwhelming margin. Clifton Rise-73 points. Temple House-311- points. School House-221A points. Events. (1) Junior Breast-stroke (42 2/5th secs.), 2 lengths. (1) R. E. Dodd (Rise). (2) H. Ping (Rise). (2) Senior Breast-stroke (1 m. 37 3/5th secs.), 4 lengths. (1) P. Ruddock (Rise). (2) G. K. Reynolds (Temple). 81
(3) Junior Plunge (45 ft. 2 in.). (1) D. C. Thompson (Rise). (2) P. G. R. Dench (Temple). (4) Senior Dive. (1) R. A. Wright (Rise). (2) N. Porter (Temple). Senior Free-style (35 secs.), 2 lengths. (1) J. H. Butler (Rise). (2) J. R. Scholey (School House). (6) Junior Free-style (15 secs.), 1 length. (1) M. M. Barker (School House). (2) G. Long (Temple). (7) Senior Plunge (41 ft. 2 in.). (1) N. Porter (Temple). (2) J. H. Butler (Rise). (8) Junior Obstacle Race (48 1/5th secs.). (1) R. E. Dodd (Rise). (2) J. A. Denison (Temple). (9) Senior Obstacle Race (48 3/5th secs.). (1) J. H. Butler (Rise). (2) P. Ruddock (Rise). (10) Junior Dive. (1) R. E. Dodd (Rise). (2) F. N. Buckler (School House), G. Long (Temple). (11) Senior Back-stroke (50 4/5th secs.), 2 lengths. (1) P. Ruddock (Rise). (2) J. H. Butler (Rise). (12) Junior Back-stroke (43 4/5th secs.), 2 lengths. (1) G. Long (Temple). (2) R. J. McKinlay (School House). (13) Junior Breast-stroke (style). (1) R. E. Dodd (Rise). (2) H. Ping (Rise). (14) Senior Breast-stroke (style). (1) G. K. Reynolds (Temple). (2) P. Ruddock (Rise). (15) Inter-House Relay Race (1 min. 4 secs.), 4 lengths. (1) School House. (2) Clifton Rise. Teams in the Relay Race— Clifton Rise. Temple House. School House. J. H. Butler. G. Long. F. N. Buckler. G. P. G. Stephenson .P. G. R. Dench. J. R. Scholey. R. E. Dodd. G. K. Reynolds. M. M. Barker. J. B. Shillitoe. J. A. Denison. R. J. McKinlay. 82 ( 5 )
TENNIS. This season two new grass courts were available near Albany House, and it was possible for each House to have its own court and still keep some aside for matches. A professional was in attendance on three afternoons a week throughout the term, and about sixty boys availed themselves of the coaching, for which no extra charge was made, and balls were provided by the School. On the average each boy had eight half-hour lessons in tactics and stroke production. Several younger players showed very great promise and received special attention in the hope of building up a strong team two years hence. Open and Junior Tournaments took place and revealed much stronger entries this year. Matches were played at home and away against Ampleforth, and though lost, produced a higher standard of tennis than is customary from boaters and cricketers. The School was represented by •J. H. Butler (captain), T. F. Cameron, J. T. Brockbank, W. B. Smyth (Hon. Sec.), H. C. Belchamber and E. P. Bulmer.
O.T.C. NEWS.
The contingent was unable to attend Military Sunday at York Minster, as the term started rather later than usual. Parades last term were changed to Tuesday afternoons and Friday mornings, giving an afternoon a week to practice for the General Inspection. The contingent was inspected on June 20th by Field-Marshal Sir Cyril J. Deverell, C.B., G.C.B. Owing to rain only the ceremonial was carried out in the open. After the inspection and the march past, No. 1 platoon was lectured on the tactical scheme they would have done in the open. The lecture was given by two senior N.C.O.'s on the blackboard and sand-table. In another form-room, No. 2 platoon was doing map reading and fiekl signals, whilst No. 3 platoon was having weapon training and arms drill in the squash courts. The inspection over, practice for the inter-house section competition began in earnest. Rain again marred the day and sections had to be tested in the squash courts and form rooms. The winning section was that of L./Cpl. Parker (School House) with Sgt. Douglas's (Clifton Rise) second, and Cpl. Dickinson's (Temple) third. 83
K. Greenwood, P. A. Andrew, J. A. Cato, R. M. S. Parker and M. S. Douglas all passed Certificate " A " Theoretical last term. The following promotions took place last term:— To Sergeant: Cpl. J. H. Butler, Cpl. J. B. Shillitoe and Cpl. M. S. Douglas. To Corporal: L./Cpl. G. W. Vero, L./Cpl. E. N. Dickinson. To Lance-Corporal: Cadet R. M. S. Parker, Cadet K. Greenwood, Cadet P. A. Andrew and Cadet J. A. Cato. Extracts from the Report on the General Inspection. Drill. The new drill was adopted with good results. The contingent was very steady on parade and marched well. Arms drill—satisfactory. Weapon Training. This was carried out in the squash courts owing to the rain. Section commanders, anxious to give correct orders, did not always see that they were carried out. Tactical Training. The scheme was carried out on the blackboard and sand-table. The Certificate " A " instructors showed sound knowledge and confidence. Satisfactory progress is Leing Technical Training. made with the signalling. Post Certificate " A " Training. The section commanders showed plenty of sound knowledge and confidence. Discipline. Very good. Turn-Out. Well turned out in all respects. General Remarks. The Inspecting Officer was very satisfied with the progress of the young officers-to-be. O.T.C. CAMP, 1939. This year there have been no official O.T.C. Camps, as the existing ones are needed to house temporarily the new Militia. Instead our contingent, together with contingents from Worksop College, Repton and King Edward's School, Birmingham, attended a voluntary camp at Worksop. The contingent, 46 strong, arrived at Worksop College on the afternoon of Monday, 31st July. Sleeping quarters consisted of one large dormitory and one smaller one. The following day began with reveille at 7.30 a.m. Breakfast and all other meals were in the large dining hall. Parades lasted from 9.15 a.m. till 2.30 p.m. Each 84
contingent was allotted its own area in which to carry out its training, and later in the mornings inter-contingent mock-battles were indulged in From 2.30 p.m. onwards cadets were left to their own devices, town leave in to Worksop being permitted. At eight o'clock each night there was a sing-song in the college's theatre,. and on Thursday night a talking picture was shown. Lights out was at ten o'clock. On Thursday all four contingents carried out combined manoeuvres in which No. 2 Platoon distinguished itself by being wiped out. One section then made a mimic charge for the benefit of a Press photographer, and wrought further confusion. The camp ended on Friday, 4th August. Thanks are due to Worksop for a very enjoyable and instructive camp.
SHOOTING. SUMMER TERM. As during last summer term, a few people went down to Strensall and had some practice on the open range with the .303 rifle. This took place usually on a Thursday afternoon. The shooting for the annual competition took place on the miniature range and resulted as follows:1st Competition. Grouping and Snap-ShootingWright, R. W., Cole, D., and Croasdale. 2nd Competition. 200 and 500 yards— Inglis, Harding, G. W., and Langstaff. The Whole Course (3rd Competition) — Shepherd, G. E., Earle, Steele, and Chudleigh. Best Individual Shot. R. W. Wright. Best Recruit. Langstaff. The Inter-House averages were taken on the whole House. Temple, 51. School House, 48.6. Rise, 46.2. Temple House won the Inter-House Competition (Teams of four). Temple—Wright, R. W. (76), Inglis (76), Harding, G. W. (72), Brockbank, J. T. (69). Total, 293. School House. Shepherd, G. E. (76), Earle (72), Revill (70), Buckler (65). Total, 283. 85
Clifton Rise. Cole (80), Robson (72), Wright, R. A. (67), Steele (64). Total, 283. The shooting VIII has had no matches this term. The School's place in the " Country Life " Shooting competition last term was twelfth out of seventy-five entries, which is an excellent result.
SENIOR SCHOOL SCOUTS. At the beginning of term, it was decided to hold the weekly parade on Tuesday after O.T.C. from 6 to 7-30 p.m., so that we could fit in a much longer uninterrupted parade. The arrangement proved very successful, but it was unfortunate that the School Certificate candidates were unable to attend many parades. In spite of much bad weather we were able to get through several tests including some first class. As we were unable to have a camp at the end of term, we took the opportunity of sending one or two pairs of 2nd class scouts off on their 1st class journeys. Although a little inexperienced, these scouts showed that they were quite capable of putting their scouting knowledge to practical use. It was a great pity that we could not have sent more. At the end of term a party of School House scouts spent a very wet week-end in Aldby Park, camping fairly near the St. Olave's Troop, but in spite of the weather they all managed to keep very cheerful and returned home none the worse for their adventure. Apart from tests and badge work we have spent some interesting parades. We attempted some bridging, and were grateful for the services of a small Cub to te4 the strength of the finished work !! We had a treasure hunt, but this proved to be rather too subtle for most. The last parade was taken up with a " Pentathlon." This included five events, varying from archery to chariot races. Many competitors made it a very amusing parade. This term concluded the first year of the Patrol competition for the challenge shield, presented by the Headmaster. Congratulations to P. L. Beetham and the rest of the Otters Patrol on being the first winners. Next term we are starting classes for the Public School Scouter's Certificate. We hope that past members of the troop and any old scouts who are interested will make use 86
of this opportunity so that they may be able to instil the high ideals of the Scout movement into others when they have left school. Finally, we must thank all those who have so generously helped to make this a succesful term.
PROVISIONAL RUGBY FIXTURE LIST. 1st XV.
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Oct. 4th. 1 One or two matches not yet definitely fixed. Oct. 7th. Oct. 14th. Durham School ... Home Oct. 18th. K.O.Y.L.I. Home Oct. 21st. Ampleforth College ... Home Oct. 25th. Denstone College Away ... Home Oct. 28th. Headingley " A " Nov. 4th. Giggleswick School ... Away Nov. 11th. York ... Home Nov. 18th. Mount St. Mary's College Away Nov. 25th. Worksop College Home ... Nov. 29th. Trent College Home Dec. 6th. Yorkshire Wanderers Home Dec. 9th. Leeds Grammar School Home Dec. 13th. Old Peterites Home 2nd XV. Away Oct. 7th. York " B " Away Oct. 18th. Drax G.S. 1st XV Home Oct. 25th. Ripon G.S. 1st XV Home Nov. 4th. Giggleswick School Away Nov. 15th. Ampleforth College Home Nov. 22nd. Drax G.S. 1st XV Away Nov. 25th. Worksop College Away Dec. 9th. Leeds G.S. •••
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THE JUNIOR SCHOOL.
The end of the Summer term brings us to the end of the School Year, and to the time when a good many boys 87
who have been in St. Olave's for several years move up into the Senior School. This year there are about 20 boys leaving us, and, of these, five have been in the Junior School quite a long time as they started in Form J1 in 1934 when we were in the old St. Olave's on the other side of the road. We wish all our leaving boys every success in the future. The term has been a very busy one, and we think very successful. We have had no illnesses to speak of, our VIth Form boys did quite well in the Scholarship examination, and our cricket team has had an excellent season in spite of the poor weather during part of the term. We should like to congratulate F. L. Duffield, J. K. Andrew, J. D. Taylor Thompson and J. D. Bulmer on winning awards in the Scholarship examination to St. Peter's. We also congratulate Mr. K. G. Chilman (coach), P. M. Steele (captain) and the St. Olave's cricket team on their very creditable results. We have heard it said that St. Olave's boys played very good cricket. The weather favoured us particularly for our annual Whit-Monday holiday and outing. The boarders again travelled by a different route, but managed to arrive at the same farm, where they enjoyed the customary huge tea, and afterwards made the usual mess of the farmer's straw stack. On the journey we were all very interested at Castle Howard lake where we saw some cygnets and heard that two had been pulled under water and eaten by a large pike. The rather curious " maze " by the roadside, near Dalby, occupied our attention for a time. The local people call it " Troytown," but the reason for this seems to us very obscure. At the end of the day Mrs. Ping gave several prizes for the keenest and most unusual Natural History specimens and observations. The swimming baths were ready quite early this term, and we had a spell of very warm weather to enjoy the dip before Prep. Mr. Harding has been very keen to teach us to swim in the P.T. periods, and many boys have made good progress. The recognised School swimming test for the Junior School is now 2 lengths breast stroke, and 1 length on the back without using hands. The following boys have passed this test and have received the Certificate:— P. Chilman, G. Cottom, P. Dodd, S. Forshaw, F. B. Harnby, G. Pearson, A. G. Reynolds, C. Shepherd, D. M. Hart, D. Janes, M. Norwood, C. Price, D. Sim, E. Sheriff, W. Stratton, I. Taylor. Interest in Natural History has been very keen during the term, and it is almost surprising what a variety of 88
objects are brought in for explanation and discussion. Perhaps not so surprising when one thinks of the number of keen little eyes on the look out! Among the more unusual specimens were a Jay, several Shrew Mice, a Grey Squirrel and a Mole. John Blackburn is to be congratulated on his very neatly arranged collection of Wild Flowers, found during the Easter holidays, for which he gained a prize, and W. Chantry had the distinction of bringing in a fairly uncommon wild flower—the Climbing Corydalis, which gained the due reward. Some few boys have been very keen on fishing during some of their spare time, though the catches have not included anything large. It has been proved, however, that Gudgeon are fit to eat ! Other interests and crazes have had their innings from time to time, e.g., paper aeroplanes, a dirt track with toy cars (at which Fawcett and " Nipper " excelled, we believe), and a mysterious " going on " in the wood which involved much hard labour and the loss of a precious hammer. After the examinations were finished the Scout Camp was held at Aldby Park again with the kind permission of Colonel Darley. The week-end proved all too short and the camp was thoroughly enjoyed. And so we must bring our record of the term to the end-of-term arrangements and School Commemoration. We were very pleased indeed to see such a good number of Day Boys at the Commemoration Service in the School Chapel, and we feel sure that the impressive service will have helped to make them realize that the Junior School is a definite part of the Royal School of St. Peter. In this connection we should like to say that the Junior School is particularly proud of the fact that two Old Olavites have been Head of St. Peter's during the course of the last year, A. C. W. Ping during the Christmas term, and J. T. Brockbank during the next two terms. May we hope that more Old Olavites will follow their good example ! ST. OLAVE'S. VALETE.
Day Boys. J. K. Andrew (to Senior School). J. D. Bulmer (to Senior School). G. D. Cottom (to Senior School). R. F. Dawson (to Senior School). 89
R. M. Garth (to Senior Sch ool). A. Gaze (to Senior School) P. E. Hannon (to Senior Sc hool). F. B. S. Harnby (to Senior School). K. R. G. Harper (to Senior School). A. G. Reynolds (to Senior School). J. D. Taylor Thompson (to Senior School). H. Walker (to Senior Scho ol). W. H. Wellburn (to Senior School). G. Wilson (to Senior Schoo I). C. P. D. Boocock. R. L. Davidge. G. B. Pearson. J. K. G. Shearman. E. Sheriff. Boarders. D. Naylor. F. L. Duffield (to Senior Sc hool). P. McD. Steele (to Senior S chool). I. Tayler (to Senior School ) J. E. Thompson (to Senior School). Day Boys. C. M. Bainton. K. A. Boyes. W. J. Clark. F. E. Dennis. R. A. Faulding. D. B. Gray. V. B. Gregory. J. N. Harrison. Boarders. J. H. Amos. S. H. Amos. R. L. Hutchinson. E. B. Lewis.
SALVETE. R. F. Harrison. T. Harrison. P. M. Gowen. R. McL. Lockwood. W. J. P. Roseigh. N. B. Burgess. F. G. Davis. R. C. Anderson. E. D. McKinney. P. A. Speight. E. G. Thompson. P. Simpson.
ST. OLAVE'S SPORTS. For the first time the Sports were held separately from those of Saint Peter's, and in the Summer term. The scheme proved most successful and will be adopted permanently. The weather was perfect and the standard of performance was very good. Hart, in particular, ran very well, but he must learn not to attempt too much. It is far better to compete in two or three events than to enter 90
for everything and finish the afternoon completely " done." It is interesting to note that both places in the senior high jump were secured by boys who attempted the Western Roll. This jump should be practiced from the start by those who wish to be really good at this event. The Relay, a quarterof-a-mile with five changes, showed that it is not speed alone which wins the race. The Day Boys won because they had practised the change-overs with care. Many yards can be gained by a really good change, as was shown on several occasions in this race. The Tug-of-war, a new event, was most entertaining, since there was always the chance that the rope might not " take the strain " as successfully as the competitors, and that the coaches might throw an apoplectic fit. We should like to thank Mrs. Dronfield very much for presenting the cups and other prizes so well at the end of the meeting. ST. OLAVE'S SPORTS, 1939. 100 Yards—Open. 1st, Hart ; 2nd, Bulmer. Time, 12 2/5th secs. 80 Yards—Under 12. 1st, M. Lynch ; 2nd Weig hill. Time, 11 secs. 60 Yards—Under 101. 1st, Cadell ; 2nd, Andrew s. Time, 8 4/5th secs. High Jump—Open. 1st, Pearson ; 2nd, Daws on. Height, 4 ft. 3 in. High Jump—Under 12. 1st, Weighill ; 2nd, Garb utt. Height, 3 ft. 10 in. High Jump—Under 101. 1st, Cadell ; 2nd, Andrew s. Height, 3 ft. 5 in. Long Jump—Open. 1st, Dawson ; 2nd, Hart. Distance, 14 ft. 5 in. Long Jump—Under 12. 1st, Smith, S. ; 2nd, Spin k. Distance, 13 ft. 61 in. Long Jump—Under 101. 1st, Edinger; 2nd, Cadel 1. Distance, 12 ft. 1 in. Cricket Ball—Open. 1st, Hart ; 2nd, Steele. Distance, 63 yds. Cricket Ball—Under 12. 1st, Barker; 2nd, Stratt on. Distance, 44 yds. Cricket Ball—Under 10. 1st, Andrews ; 2nd, book. Distance 39 yds. 91
Steeple Chase—Open. 1st, Bulmer ; 2nd, Hart. Steeple Chase—Under 12. 1st, Owen ; 2nd, G. Janes. Steeple Chase—Under 101. 1st, P. Procter ; 2nd, Andrews. Quarter Mile—Open. 1st, Hart ; 2nd, Bulmer. Time, 64 secs. Relay. Day Boys. Time, 63 secs. Tug-of-war. Day Boys, 2 pulls to 1. CUB REPORT. This has been a most successful term, both in work and in games. Three cubs gained second stars, and seven badges were awarded. This is the first time that the Pack has had either two star cubs or cubs with badges, and we hope that the good work will be kept up. We welcome Moreton to the Pack and congratulate the following on their successful efforts :— Haugh, Cadell, Taylor-1st Star. Denison, Janes, D., Janes, G.-2nd Star. Denison, Janes, D., Janes, G., Cadell, Dench, Sim— Swimmer's Badge. Dook—Team Player's Badge. The Blue Six again won the competition, beating the Yellow Six by 3 points. Over the whole year Blue gained 711 points, Red 63 and Yellow 573:. On July 4th, we had our usual outing. Owing to the entire removal of Mr. Weliburn's wood we were forced to go elsewhere, so we chartered a powerful launch which took us to Poppleton. There, after an exhausting treasure hunt, we had a heavy tea. This time each six made its own camp fire, and thus no one cub could sit on all the eggs at once. On July 22nd a fleet of magnificent automobiles took us to the camp at Aldby Park, where we were kindly entertained by the Scouts. After an interesting trail we had a terrific aeroplane race and then tea. On the way back to York we were caught in a tropical downpour, and it was a question of all hands to the pumps in the Big Wolf's car. We should like to thank Mr. Ping and Mr. Crews for their transport, and Mr. Chilman for the tea and other amusements. 92
ST. OLAVE'S SCOUT NEWS. This term there has been great activity in the Scouts of an outdoor nature. At the beginning of the term we played scouting games in the Riverside Fields near the Boathouse and Rifle Range. All passed their Tenderfoot tests and much 2nd Class work has been done together with preparation for camp, which was held at Aldby Park, near Stamford Bridge, by kind permission of Colonel Darley, from July 21st to July 25th. Our programme in detail was as follows :—On the Saturday afternoon we entertained the Cubs. A treasure hunt was organised by the Pl.'s, who laid separate trails to the " prize." The Blue Six were the first to find the treasure, and by the time the other two sixes reached the spot where it had been hidden, only the outside wrapper remained. After tea they had an aeroplane race, which proved very exciting. On Sunday morning we all hiked over to Bossal Church for the 10-30 service, and in the afternoon we held our customary " Parents' and Visitors' Afternoon." On Monday we went to Stamford Bridge and chartered a fleet of rowing boats, and spent 3 happy hours on the River Derwent. Somebody very kindly gave the Scoutmaster £1 to spend between us, and it worked out at about 1/- each. Th:s was a great surprise and thoroughly appreciated. The order of patrols for the year towards the Challenge Shield was :-1, Curlews, 62 points ; 2, Wocdpigeons, 51 points ; and 3, Peewits, 45 points.
ST. OLAVE'S SWIMMING SPORTS. The eliminating heats for the Swimming Sports were held on Wednesday afternoon, July 26th, and the Finals on the following day. We enjoyed fine weather for both days, and at the conclusion, Mrs. C. J. Tayler kindly presented the prizes to the winners. The results were as follows :— Open. 2 lengths Breast Stroke. 1, I Tayler; 2, P. M. Steele. Time, 50 secs. Under 12. 1 length Free Style. 1, A. Smith ; 2, M. Lynch. Time, 20.5 secs. 93
Beginners' Breadth (Any stroke). 1, P. Shearsmith ; 2, M. Bainton. Time, 27 secs. Open Dive. 1, E. Sheriff ; 2, M. Lynch. Open Plunge. 1, I. Tayler ; 2, A. G. Reynolds. Open, 1 Length, Free Style. 1, D. M. Hart; 2, I. Tayler. Beginners' Length, Breast Stroke. 1, T. F. Morris ; 2, J. E. Thompson. Under 11 Dive. 1, J. D. Dench ; 2, J. F. Cadell. Open, 1 Length on Back. 1, D. M. Hart ; 2, I. Tayler. Under 12, 1 Length on Back. 1, M. Smith ; E. Denison. Open, 1 Length Breast Stroke (Judged on Style). 1, P. G. Dodd ; 2, P. W. G. Chilman. ST. OLAVE'S SCHOOL CRICKET. The usual practice this term on games days has been to have four games in progress, two on the Senior School cricket field, off the square, and two on the Rugger field below the Grove. These games have been taken by Messrs. Chilman, Cooper, Crews and Jeffs, to whom we extend very many thanks for the trouble they have taken. Miss Mason also has helped considerably on many occasions with the Juniors' game, particularly on match days. We have had quite a successful season, for out of seven matches played we have won five and lost 2, our losses being against Ampleforth Juniors away, on July 17th, and against the Fathers' XI on July 6th. We had 2 victories against Terrington Hall School and Clifton House, Harrogate, and one against Worksop. The following represented the School in the majority of matches :—M. Steele (captain), Garth (vice-captain), Duffield, Bulmer, Hart, Tayler, Harnby, Andrew, Reynolds, Fryer and Dook. Also played :—Barker, Sheriff, Andrews, Lynch, D., Janes, G., Legat, Lynch, M., and Mountain. The latter 7 boys played in the last match against Clifton House School at Harrogate, on July 20th, as the majority of the regular team were taking an examination. 94
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLUB (1919) LTD. 100 Piccadilly, London, W.1. This Club was founded in 1909 with the object of establishing on inexpensive lines a rallying ground in the Metropolis for the Old Boys of our Public Schools. Since the War the premises of the Club have been at 61 Curzon Street, but owing to a road improvement scheme the Club has been forcedto move and has been fortunate in securing the premises of the late Badminton Club at 100 Piccadilly, W.1. These new premises which overlook the Green Park are in every way more conveniently situated and they hare been extensively improved and redecorated. They comprise: (1) Excellent public rooms, many of which can be used for meetings and dinners of Old Boys' Clubs and Societies. (2) Twenty-two bedrooms completely modernised, and available to members at a reasonable rate. (3) Two first class Squash Courts. (4) Dining Room, Drawing Room, etc., for use of Lady Guests and Members. SUBSCRIPTIONS. £8 8 0 Town Members ... 4 4 0 Country Members 1 1 0 Overseas Members 3 3 0 Junior Members (Age 18-25) Subscriptions may be paid half-yearly by Banker's Order, if desired. The entrance fee remains suspended until further notice. Full details and application for membership can be obtained from :— The Secretary, Public Schools Club, Ltd., 100 Piccadilly, London, W.1. Telephone: Grosvenor 3535.
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The editors acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following publications, and apologise for any omissions :" The Reptonian " (2) , " The Babu Lal Jaiswal High School Magazine," " The Haileyburian " (2), " The Leodiensian," " The Ashville Magazine," " The Artists' Rifles Gazette," (2), " The Denstonian," " The Ousel," " The Johnian," " The Bootham Journal," " The Brighton College Magazine," " The Sedberghian," " The Malvernian," " The Merchistonian," " The Stoneyhurst Magazine," " The Ampleforth Journal," " The Limit," " The Monktonian," " The Giggleswick Chronicle," " Danensis," " The Dolphin Magazine," " The St. Peter's College Magazine " (Adelaide), " Cranleighan," " St. Bees School Magazine," " The Eastbournian," " The Framlinghamian," " The Dovorian," " The Journal of the Honourable Artillery Company," " The Nottinghamian," " The Worksopian," " The Draxonian," " The Scardeburgian," " The Eagle," " The Hurst Johnian." 95
EDITORIAL NOTICES. " The Peterite " is the magazine of St. Peter's School, York and is conducted by the boys. The Editors solicit literary contributions and general , corespndfmatpresnPi. No notice can be taken of anonymous correspondence Contributors may, if they prefer it, send their name in a separate envelope, which will not be opened unless the contribution is accepted. Where the contributor's name is not intended for publication, his " nom-de-plume' should be enclosed as well. All articles should be written on one side of the paper only The subscription to " The Peterite " is 3s. Od. per annum payable in advance, i.e., before the issue of the first number of the year (January). Members of the O.P Club, to which the subscription is £1 per annum, receive " The Peterite " gratuitously. " The Peterite " is published three times a year, at the beginning of each term. If any members of the O.P. Club should not receive their numbers of " The Peterite," the Editors would be obliged if notice could be sent at once to Lt.-Col. H. C Scott, Secretary of the O.P. Club, 1 Clifton Green, York The Editors of " The Peterite " are H. A. Wrenn, Esq. T. F. Cameron, C. M. Robson, P. A. Andrew, L. W Bennett, G. W. Vero, G. C. Brown. The Editors of " The Peterite " will be glad to supply any past numbers which they may have to those desiring them, at the price of 6d. per copy. Applications for advertising space to be made to The Bursar, St. Peter's School, York. 96
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THE PETE RITE Vol. XXXII
JANUARY, 1940
No. 293
EDITORIAL. The Editor of " The Peterite," in December, 1914, made the shrewd observation that " territory must be violated and Editorials must be written." He then dismissed the war and continued with an explanation of why the First Fifteen played such putrid rugger, and why his epistle was so short; the latter part he did very nicely with brief reference to Mother Nature and her " wearisome flights." Presumably his attitude was justifiable. This time it is different: some schools were evacuated and forced to start the term later than usual, while others experienced a decrease in numbers. St. Peter's, however, found themselves in the fortunate position of being able to remain on the school premises, because of the work done by the staff during the Summer holidays, and to begin the Winter term on the advertised date. In addition to this, the School was not only stronger in numbers, but had as many boys as could conveniently be accommodated. And all through the term there have been few things with which we could associate war. We are sorry to lose Mr. K. G. Chilman to the antiaircraft defences and Mr. G. S. Stead to the Royal Air Force. To both we wish the very best of luck. We welcome to the staff L. Burgess, Esq., M.A., Rev. P. P. Noble Fawcett, C. G. Molony, Esq., M.A., and Mrs. Bainton. The First Fifteen succeeded in playing eleven matches, of which five were won and five lost. The remaining game, against the old enemy, Worksop, was drawn without any score, and was the best match of the season. As an allround team, this was the best produced by St. Peter's for some years. The term ended, as usual, with the School Carol Service, which was held in the early afternoon on account of lighting restrictions, and the School play, " The Fourth Wall," by A. A. Milne, was produced, in which the author ceases to be whimsical in favour of being slightly melodramatic. 1
In keeping with the vigour and renewed growth of our ancient School in the last few years, " The Peterite " has of late become correspondingly portly. If the present volume appears somewhat slender, we ask our readers to blame present conditions. For ourselves, we are as verbose as ever, but at present must content ourselves with recording the facts and discarding the trimmings.
OLD PETERITE NEWS. We are glad to have news from various sources of numerous O.P.s serving with H.M.'s Forces. We append their names, but are asked by the Press and Censorship Bureau to give no details regarding locality, etc., Lieut. R. White, Active M. B. Watson (Manor) . Service (Rise). G. E. Watson (Manor). A. W. Josephy, Active G. D. Nichol (Sch. H.). Service (Manor). E. V. Elgey (Sch. H.) . W. A. Clarke, Active Service C. P. Denby (Sch. H.). (Sch. H.). G. Tankard (Sch. H.). M. Deas, R.A.F. (Sch. H.). R. N. Rimmer, R.A.F. (Sch. N. L. Colbeck, Army (Sch. H.). H.). J. B. Dixon, 102nd O.C.T.U. G. K. Crisp, R.A.S.C., Sec(Sch. H.). tion A, 1st Heavy ArmJ. L. Boden, 396 Co., oured Brigade Co. (Sch. W.Y.A.A., R.E. (Sch. H.) . H.). Capt. R. C. Baker, R.A. Capt. S. Anderson (Temple). (Sch. H.). N. W. Smithson (Temple) . Capt. B. C. Baker, R.A. F. F. Weatherill (Rise). (Sch. H.). P. G. T. Ward (0.0b.) (St. J. Fitton, K.O.Y.L.I. (Sch. Olave's). H.). B. McCall (Grove). L. Atkinson, A.A. (Sch. H.). H. W. Scatchard (Rise). P. A. Johnston, R.E. (Rise). T. N. Boddy (Sch. H.). W. Buttimer (Rise). C. W. V. Kennedy, R.A. R. A. Wilkinson (Sch. H.). (Sch. H.). G. S. Pawle (Sch. H.). N. B. Corner, Tank Corps (Sch. H.). I. H. Segar, R.A. (Temple). 2nd Lieut. J. M. Dickenson J. H. Denby, R.A. (Sch. H.). (Rise). T. D. Ambler, R.A. (Sch. H.). 2nd Lieut. K. J. Jarvis, 2nd 5th West Yorks. (Sch. J. A. Russell, O.C.T.U. (Sch. H.). H.). Sgt. H. W. Richardson, M. I. H. Sproulle (Sch. H.). R.A.F. (Temple). M. Hollway, Army Pay P. W. Kirkness (Grove). Corps (Sch. H.). 2
Lieut. F. W. Fineron, Border R. S. Currie, Pilot Officer, Regt. (Temple). R.A.F. (Sch. H.). P. B. Cockburn, O.C.T.U., Royal Signals (Rise). J. Rodgers has been appointed Commercial Relations Officer at the Ministry of Information. Flying Officer J. S. P. Phillips (Sch. H.), 608 Squadron, R.A.F., has passed the Preliminary Examination of the Institute of Civil Engineers. Lieut.-Col. H. A. Cape, D.S.O. has been granted the rank of Local (Unpaid) Colonel whilst performing the duties of D.A.D.R., Northern Command. Col. Cape was formerly Bursar of St. Peter's School. S. Dodds (Temple) has been promoted to Flight Lieut., with effect from September 15th. Lieut. H. E. Barker (Sch. H.) has been promoted to the rank of Major, with charge of the new Pontefract Battery, No. 287 of the 96th Anti-Aircraft Regt. of the R.A. Basil Radford, after his achievement in " The Lady Vanishes " and other films, is now adding successfully to his laurels in the new farce, " Giving the Bride Away," at the St. Martin's. * * * We append a few extracts from a letter sent by E. Antrobus (Rise) from 2804 Hillegas Avenue, Berkeley, California. " I have been out in America for three years. I came directly to San Francisco, California. For the last eight months I have been working as a reporter on a morning paper in San Francisco. Previously to this I had worked with an insurance company. I liked the newspaper life much better, and I am looking forward to going back to it. I left the paper to go to the University because I thought I could do very much better if I had more education. The University of California has seventeen thousand students, which makes it the largest University in America. The Universities in America allow foreign students a year's advanced standing, making it possible for them to take their degree after three years instead of four years of studying. This advancement is given because Universities consider foreign students have had a better preparatory education and because three years is the usual University course given in England." 3
We have received the following news from O.P.s at Cambridge :" We have received into our bosom many budding R.A.F. officers, and with them we were glad to welcome Mr. Stead, who was here for a short time. If any O.P. happens to be stationed here, we will be only too glad to hear from him and offer him the best of our meagre hospitality. The Club's main activity this term has been a sherry party, given in honour of Basil Radford's visit to Cambridge. The party was held in King's, and was attended by Messrs. Radford and Waynne with most of the cast, including Pauline Winter (late of the York Repertory), and Old Peterites with friends. A good time was had by all, and we can thoroughly recommend " Giving the Bride Away " as a first-class farce. Of individual O.P.s, the less said the better, but for your information :J. T. Brockbank (St. John's) is never to be found in his rooms, but fame tells us that he plays a lot of squash and upholds the antiquity of St. Peter's against Canterbury's presumptions. He boasts that he has done more work than the rest of us combined. J. C. Houghton (Selwyn) sits on Conservative committees and strongly upholds all Tory policy. He was last seen at a Communist Rally wearing a Conservative tie, Requiescat in pace.' J. M. Rucklidge (Emmanuel) inhabits the remote parts of Cambridge, and has got into the bad habit of working. We are told he may be seen adorning various Cambridge squash courts." * * * The following news has been received from O.P.s at Leeds University:— R. Warin. Qualified M.B., Ch.B. in March, 1939, with 2nd class honours. Took post of House Physician at Leeds Infirmary for six months, and is now doing six months as House Surgeon. Still finds time to play Hockey regularly. W. Boyes (1932-36). Medical School. Does a great deal of work which occupies most of his time. Occasionally plays Rugger for the Medical School. G. H. Briggs (1933-38). Medical School. Likewise does some work of sorts, but also plays regularly for the University 1st XI at Hockey. G. C. Brown. Medical School. Apparently working hard. Not much has been seen of him this term. Takes a keen interest in Varsity Rugger. 4
G. E. Shepherd joined us this term in an attempt to become an engineer. Has been seen sitting in a boat, pulling gently (also member of Shooting Club). C. J. Lynch is Secretary of the Boat Club, and so has become a very civil electrical engineer. E. R. Lax. Does a great deal of work. Is a prominent member of the University 1st XI Hockey team. S. Corner. Finds engineering rather tedious, having had to start his first year over again. E. Dickinson (Agric.). Seems to find amusement in breaking up rocks armed with a hammer, apparently looking for fossils. ENGAGEMENTS. The engagement is announced between Francis Moore Beachell, younger son of Alderman Harry Beachell, J.P., and the late Mrs. Beachell, Holme Wold, Dalton Holme, Beverley, and Freda Byass, elder daughter of Mr. Digby Byass, J.P., and Mrs. Byass, Eastfield, Lund, Driffield. * * * The engagement is announced between Leslie Charles, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Le Tocq, of Mount Row, Guernsey, and Edith Mary Laine, only daughter of the late Mr. H. A. Le Patourel and Mrs. Le Patourel, of Fosse Andre, Guernsey. * * * The engagement is announced between Denis Featherstone, second son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Dodd, of Sutton Coldfield, and Emily Lavington (Ba), only daughter of the late Hugh Lindsay, of Edinburgh, and Mrs. Lindsay, of Barnet, Herts. MARRIAGES. BEACHELL—SHIPLEY. On October 19th, at St. Peter's Church, Rowley, by the Rev. D. C. Urquhart, Samuel Laverack, only son of Mr. Sam and the late Mrs. Beachell, of Beswick Hall, Driffield, to Kathleen, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Shipley, of Manor Park, Little Weighton. HICKS—CLAY.—On October 7th, at Moseley, Captain A. L. Hicks, R.E., son of the late H. Percy Hicks and Mrs. Hicks, Wyndale, Corbridge, Northumberland, to Margaret, daughter of the late Dr. E. L. Clay and Mrs. Clay, Moseley, Birmingham. 5
BIRTH. FERGUSSON. On December 16th, 1939, to Alice Alyne, wife of J. D. Fergusson, F.R.C.S., a son. JACKSON. On January 1st, 1940, at The Old Manor, Epperstone, Notts., to Elizabeth (née Addison), wife of Capt. Brian H. W. Jackson, of Thirsk, Yorkshire, a daughter. OBITUARY. Egerton Melville Hingston was the fourth son of the late Dr. Hingston, for many years Medical Superintendent of the North Riding Asylum, York. Educated at St. Peter's and Aberdeen University, he entered Parrs Bank in 1899, retiring on September 30th, 1939, after 40 years service. He was made manager during the War, and came to Cheltenham in 1922 to open the new branch of the Westminster Bank. He took a great interest in his old School, and was keenly interested in Cricket and all sports, especially Golf, at which he excelled, and he was a popular member of the Lilleybrook Golf Club. He was much respected by his colleagues and other business men in the town. * * * Mr. Robert Stanley Russell, partner in the firm of Huntly, Foster and Russell, solicitors, of John Street, Sunderland, died at his home in The Grove, aged 64, on December 6th. A native of Malton, Mr. Russell was educated at St. Peter's School, York, and originally articled to a solicitor in Malton. He practised for a time in Scarborough, and came to Wearside more than 30 years ago to join the John Street firm on the retirement of one of the partners, Mr. Errington Huntly, J.P. Mr. Russell was a member of Sunderland Law Society, and former president. He was a warden at Christ Church for many years, and connected with Sunderland Conservative Association. Mr. Russell was a keen bowler and connected with Sunderland Football and Cricket Club at Ashbrooke, where he was on the governing board. He leaves a widow, two sons and a daughter. * * * William Basil Worsfold, editor of the " Johannesburg Star " from 1904 to 1905, and the author of numerous books, many of them dealing with South Africa, died in a nursing home at East Grinstead on Tuesday, September 26th. 6
W. B. Worsfold was born on December 5th, 1858, his father being the late Rev. John Napper Worsfold, rector of Haddlesey, Yorkshire. He was educated at St. Peter's School, York, and at University College, Oxford, where he obtained a first class in Classical Moderations and a second class in " Lit. Hum." In 1887 he was called to the Bar by the Middle Temple and joined the Oxford Circuit four years later. From 1891 to 1900 he lectured on Economics and Literature for the Oxford Extension Delegates and the London Joint Board. Worsfold's writings covered a large field, but he will be best remembered for those on Africa. He was widely travelled and had the eye of a true historian. In 1887 he wrote " An Abridgment of New Zealand Statute Law," and four years later published an account of " A Visit to Java " under that title. His first book on South Africa appeared in 1895 to be followed in 1898 by another entitled " The Story of South Africa." The next year he produced a volume on Portuguese Nyasaland, and then in 1900 and 1901 respectively were published " A History of South Africa " and " The Story of Egypt." Next he devoted himself to editing " Browning's Men and Women " : he had produced in 1897 a book on the Principles of Criticism. Other works written by him before the last War included " Lord Milner's Work in South Africa, 1897-1902," " The Union of South Africa," " The Reconstruction of New Colonies Under Lord Milner " and " The Future of Egypt." "The Empire on the Anvil" was Worsfold's first volume of the War period, and was described by the late Lord Sydenham as a " very interesting and opportune book." It was the work of an enthusiast for the idea of a federated British Empire, and in the course of the book, Worsfold showed himself to be a master of the fascinating pursuit of " constitution framing." His next book was " The War and Social Reform," in 1919, and then he wrote a study of " Sir Bartle Frere," which was published in 1923. Worsfold then began to take a keen interest in the future of Palestine, and went to that country in 1925 to observe the making of the new chapter in the history of the Jews. As a result he wrote " Palestine of the Mandate," a clear and full picture of certain aspects of the administrative and economic situation of the Holy Land, a well-documented book, eminently readable even in its most technical chapters, and illustrated by the author's excellent sketches and photographs. His South African experience enabled him to draw an interesting parallel between the Chartered Company in Rhodesia and the Zionist organisation. Turning his attention to the problems in North Africa, Worsfold produced in 1930 7
" France in Tunis and Algeria." It was a remarkable combination of a good guide book and very able studies of French colonial administration. Aspect after aspect of a many-sided land was depicted clearly, completely and attractively, and the most lasting impression left by the book was that in French North Africa there was being built up a new Latin nation which was destined to play a very important part in the affairs of Europe. A delightful book was Worsfold's "Twenty Centuries of England : being the Annals of Bishop's Stortford," which was printed in 1935, and was lavishly supplied with maps, reproductions of old prints and drawings by the author which sealed his claim to be recognized as an artist also. Though not a native of Bishop's Stortford, he occupied for eight years the birthplace of Cecil Rhodes in the town. With his intimate knowledge of South Africa and its history there was perhaps no one more fitted than Worsfold to write the history of the town in which was born the man who was to become the greatest figure in that country. As well as his books, Worsfold found time to write many articles for the quarterlies and the " Encyclopaedia Britannica." He also wrote occasional letters to "The Times," and on March 26th, 1926, contributed an article on the Doullens inscriptions commemorating the entrusting of the supreme command to Foch, exactly eight years before, and recalling the circumstances in which that momentous decision was made. In 1898 he married Jessie, daughter of the late Mr. R. J. E. Symons, of Wadebridge, Cornwall. ON ACTIVE SERVICE. HOLLINGTON. Missing, believed killed, Flying Officer John R. Hollington, R.A.F., aged 21, late of St. Peter's School (1st XV), third son of Mrs. M. S. Hollington, Hazelbrook, Canford Lane, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol. EXTRACT FROM GERMAN NEWSPAPER. English Airman Buried at Husum. At Husum the English Flying Officer J. R. Hollington was buried with Military Honours at Pellworm. After the orchestra from the Reich Labour Service had played Beethoven's " Eroica," Pastor Peterson, who himself took part in the World War, spoke, saying that " We do not know the deceased whom the waves of the North Sea have carried to our coast, but we do know there are people who will grieve for him, and long for the moment when they can stand by his grave. We honour the brave soldier, even from a hostile army." To the tune of Beethoven's Funeral March the coffin was then carried to the grave. 8
SCHOOL OFFICERS. CHRISTMAS TERM, 1939. M. S. DOUGLAS (Head of School, Head of Clifton Rise) . Monitors : R. C. LYNCH (Head of Temple House). T. F. CAMERON. J. H. BUTLER. P. R. G. GRAHAM (Head of School House) . H. A. MILBURN. Captain of Rugger—H. A. MILBURN. Hon. Sec. of Rugger—M. S. DOUGLAS. C.S.M. in O.T.C.—M. S. DOUGLAS. Hon. Sec. of Shooting—R. EARLE. Hon. Sec. of Squash—T. F. CAMERON. Editors of " The Peterite " : T. F. CAMERON. C. M. ROBSON. G. W. VERO. F. F. STEELE. G. LONG.
VALETE AND SALVETE. VALETE. CLIFTON RISE. M. S. Douglas. 1935-39. Upper VIth Classical. School Monitor. Head of School. Played for 2nd XV, 1936-37. 2nd XV Colours, 1937-38. Played for 1st XV, 1936-37-38-39-40. 1st XV Colours, 1937-38-39-40. 1st XV Cap, 1937-38-39-40. Vice-Captain of Rugger, 1938-39-40. Played for Yorkshire Public Schools, 1938-39. Played for 2nd XI, 1937-38-39. 2nd XI Colours, 1938. Played for 1st XI, 1938-39. Boxing Team, 1938. School Librarian. Member of The Curtain. Certificated C.S.M. in O.T.C. G. C. Brown. 1935-39. Upper VIth Modern. 2nd XV Colours, 1937-38. 1st XV Colours, 1938-39. 2nd XI Colours, 1937-38. 1st XI Colours, 1938-39. Editor of " The Peterite." Cadet in O.T.C. Certificate " A." J. M. Couldwell. 1935-39. Vb. Played for 2nd XV, 1937-38-39. 2nd XV Colours, 1938. Played for 1st XV, 1938-39. 1st XV Colours, 1939. Rowed for 2nd IV, 1939. Cadet in O.T.C. Certificate " A." K. A. Warren. 1936-39. Shell. Coxed 1st IV, 1939. Coxing Colours, 1939. Cadet in O.T.C. 9
SCHOOL HOUSE. J. H. T. Hunter. 1936-39. Upper VIth Modern. Played for 2nd XV, 1937. Played for 1st XV, 1938. 2nd XV Colours, 1938. 1st XV Colours, 1939. Rowed for 2nd IV, 1939. Rowed for 1st VIII, 1939. Member of Games Committee. Cadet in O.T.C. Certificate " A." R. M. S. Parker. 1935-39. VIth Modern. Played for 2nd XV, 1938-39. 2nd XV Colours, 1938. Played for 1st XV, 1938-39. 1st XV Colours, 1938-39. L/Cpl. in O.T.C. Certificate " A." J. R. Walters. 1936-39. Va. Played for 2nd XV, 1938-39. Played for 2nd XI, 1938-39. Cadet in O.T.C. Certificate «A„
J. Osborne. 1937-39. Va. Cadet in O.T.C. J. R. Scholey. 1936-39. Vb. Played for 2nd XV, 1939-40. Played for 2nd XI, 1939. Cadet in O.T.C. Certificate 44
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TEMPLE HOUSE. G. W. Harding. 1935-39. Lower VIth Modern. House Monitor. Played for 2nd XV, 1939-40. 2nd XV Colours, 1939-40. Played for 1st XV, 1939-40. 1st XV Colours, 1939-40. Shooting VIII. Cpl. in O.T.C. Certificate Li
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K. C. Brown. 1937-39. Lower VIth Modern. Played for 2nd XV, 1937-38. 2nd XV Colours, 1937-38. Played for 1st XV, 1937-38-39-40. 1st XV Colours, 1939-40. 1st XV Cap, 1939-40. Played for 2nd XI, 1937-38. 2nd XI Colours, 1938. Played for 1st XI, 1939. 1st XI Colours, 1939. Cadet in O.T.C. Certificate " A." R. W. Wright. 1931-39. Lower VIth Modern. Played for 2nd XV, 1938-39. 2nd XV Colours, 1939-40. Played for 1st XV, 1939-40. Rowed for 3rd IV, 1938. 2nd IV Colours, 1939. Rowed for 1st IV, 1939. 1st IV Colours, 1939. School Shooting Team, 1938-39. Shooting Colours, 1938. Individual Shot, 1939. Hon. Sec. of Shooting, 1939. Cadet in O.T.C. Certificate " A." A. J. Doherty. 1934-39. Upper VIth Modern. Cadet in O.T.C. N. Porter. 1936-39. Vb. N. M. Oudney. 1938-39. Va. Cadet in O.T.C. J. R. Marley. 1938-39. IVb. Cadet in O.T.C. 10
T. M. J. Scott. J. E. A. Ward. G. K. Ward. T. B. Boulton. J. C. Robson. R. L. Connelly.
SALVETE. SCHOOL HOUSE. P. F. Tee. T. C. Middleton. CLIFTON RISE. T. G. Robson. TEMPLE. H. P. B. Young.
JUNIOR SCHOOL. SALVETE. Day Boys. I. W. J. Haysey, R. Passey, G. K. Taylor, C. D. Goode, J. N. Armgill, A. J. Cameron, M. G. Darley. Boarders. J. Gillgrass, B. Lee. VALETE. Day Boys. R. C. Anderson.
CHAPEL. CHRISTMAS TERM, 1939. Sept. 24. 16th Sunday after Trinity. Oct. 1. 17th Sunday after Trinity. Rev. P. P. N. Fawcett. 8. 18th Sunday after Trinity. „ 15. 19th Sunday after Trinity. The Headmaster. „ 22. 20th Sunday after Trinity. „ 29. 21st Sunday after Trinity. Rev. P. P. N. Fawcett. Nov. 5. 22nd Sunday after Trinity. „ 12. 23rd Sunday after Trinity. Rev. J. Nankivell. „ 19. 24th Sunday after Trinity. „ 26. 25th Sunday after Trinity. Rev. P. P. N. Fawcett. Dec. 3. 1st Sunday in Advent. Service in York Minster. „ 10. 2nd Sunday in Advent. „ 17. 3rd Sunday in Advent. Carol Service. Special mention must be made of the " Isle of Dogs Housing Society," about which the Rev. J. Nankivell gave us an absorbing lecture. This Society is demolishing the slum 11 11
buildings on an island, dreadfully overcrowded, in the Thames, and building new houses. They require, at present, old clothes, shoes, etc., and if anyone has any, would they please send them to :—G. R. Younger, 3 Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn, London, W.C.2. A large crate of shoes and clothing was collected by Temple House, and despatched to the Society early in the term.
THE CAROL SERVICE. On December 17th the annual Carol Service was held in the School Chapel. This year there were many more solos than previously : R. F. Harding, Esq., beginning the service as the King in " Good King Wenceslas " and M. Norwood replying very well as the Page. " King Jesus hath a Garden " was the next carol, with C. Bendall, Esq., and E. S. Jeffs, Esq., singing the solos. " In dulce jubilo " was sung very well indeed by the whole choir, and we must congratulate Mrs. Baird on her excellent arrangement. Then followed " Sleep, Holy Babe," the solo taken by C. M. Robson. Between each carol sung by the choir alone there was a short lesson. These were read by C. Crow (St. Olave's), L. W. Jefferson, E. P. Davison, P. R. G. Graham, R. C. Lynch and M. S. Douglas. The last carol with solos was " We Three Kings of Orient are," the kings taken by M. S. Douglas, J. B. Shillitoe and C. G. Molony, Esq. The service was very well attended, and on behalf of the School we thank Mrs. Baird and the choir, and congratulate them on the success of the Carol Service, Christmas, 1939.
LIBRARY. Librarian : H. A. WRENN, Esq. Assistant Librarians : E. J. HILLYARD, G. LONG, J. H. MOTUM, J. B. SHILLITOE, F. F. STEELE, H.L. TAYLOR, M. S. DOUGLAS. The Dewey System was in operation in the School Library this term, and has been an unqualified success. An important acquisition this term was the Electric Stylus 12
Pencil, which is used to print the Dewey classification numbers on the backs of the books. The printing is in gold leaf, and so is becoming to all books. Metal shelf clips for the shelf labels are another useful addition. The copy of Euclid in Greek and Latin, which is thought to be almost unique, has been handsomely re-bound in brown leather. Many other books have been re-bound. A Suggestion Book has been instituted, and all suggestions for books will be considered. So many books have been added to the Library this term that it is impossible to give a list of them here. However, a full list of them may be seen in the Library. A hundred and twenty books have been added to the Fiction section. The Rev. F. H. Barnby has presented over a hundred books, a gift which is sincerely appreciated. Books have also been presented by A. W. Ping, Esq. The books presented by Mr. Barnby fall under the following headings : Sociology, Fiction, Literature and Religion. W. Brown, Esq., has presented several books to the History and other sections. R. F. Oakes presented " Yorkshire Rugby Union Football Club " In Memoriam, 1914-18, which contains all the members of the Rugby Union who were killed in the last war.
HOUSE NOTES. TEMPLE HOUSE. We were extremely sorry at the beginning of the Christmas Term to have to say goodbye to Mr. Stead, our Housemaster, who has been called up for service with the Royal Air Force. We hope that we shall soon have him with us again. We wish to welcome Mr. Wrenn, who has taken on the duties of Housemaster in Mr. Stead's absence. We were pleased to see Lynch among us once more, some time after the beginning of the term, having braved the terrors of an Atlantic crossing. R. W. Wright had filled the post of Head of Temple in Lynch's absence, assisted by G. W. Harding, Monitor. Temple met with very little success in the House Rugger matches. The House Second XV was soundly defeated by the School House Seconds, and Temple First XV fared little better against the School House first team. However, quite a few of the Temple First XV were incapacitated and in each match the House has the satisfaction of knowing that it did its best 13
Brown (K. C.) is to be congratulated on being awarded his First XV cap. Chudleigh and Harding are to be congratulated on their First and Second XV colours, and Belchamber on his Second XV colours. Congratulations to J. McN. Inglis on becoming a House Monitor. CLIFTON RISE. First, we should like to take this opportunity of welcoming Miss Hannon to the Rise. We won the 2nd XV Rugger, beating School House by a large margin. Then, in a mud-fight, we beat School House 9-6 in the Senior Rugger, thus retaining the cup for the third year. Congratulations to School House on their magnificent fight. The Rise has been well represented in the 1st XV, again monopolising the pack with six colours and with two colours among the backs. The Rise gave a concert on November 25th, and from comments on it we gather it was a magnificent success, the highlights being the Band, the Cherubums and the masters' scene, the last bringing the house down. We congratulate the following: C. M. Robson and J. H. Butler on being re-awarded their Rugger caps, and T. F. Cameron, J. B. Shillitoe, G. R. Morris, F. F. Steele and H. L. Taylor on being awarded their School Rugger colours. THE RISE CONCERT. On Saturday, December 2nd, the Rise presented a concert to the School, which had been arranged and produced entirely by the boys. A dummy microphone was in use on the stage, through which T. F. Cameron, who was compere, announced each item. The first item on the programme was entitled " Taking Over," and Shillitoe appeared on the stage to take over his " new house." He received visits from various tradesmen, and all of these seemed to be very keen that he should have an aspidistra in his window. Twice during the performance the Rise band, consisting of Taylor, Douglas, Ramsden and Shillitoe, played a selection of the popular tunes of the day, and these were much appreciated by many of the audience. Douglas and Robson appeared in a turn in which they called themselves the " Cherubums." Both were clothed in 14
most odd attire, and by means of subtle jokes and comic actions they raised much laughter from the audience. Hort played two very fine solos on the pianoPaderewski's " Minuet in G " and Schubert's " Serenade." He is to be congratulated on a very fine effort. The last turn was probably the most popular of all, at least with the boys; the masters may have felt rather embarrassed, however. Instead of the masters teaching, they were taught by one of the boys—J. E. Thompson. Douglas, Steele, Robson, Ping, Short and Butler gave excellent imitations of some of the more prominent masters in the School, and hence the cause of the masters' probable embarrassment. Only the more prominent items of the show have been described above, but besides these a few other good performances were included in a most enjoyable show.
SCHOOL HOUSE. This term we arrived back to find that the House was fuller than ever, and it is to be hoped that this state of affairs will continue. Perhaps the black-out was one of the most important features of the term, and in order to overcome the " blues," sundry competitions were organised, and we extend our congratulations to the winners of these. Early on in the term it was decided to produce a House • play, and accordingly a performance of W. W. Jacob's play, " The Ghost of Jerry Bundler," was presented to the School on November 18th. A short account of this will be found below. In the world of sport we met with little success. Temple House 1st XV was beaten by 43 points to 0 after a gruelling battle in the mud. Our opponents were considerably depleted by injuries, and we extend our sympathies to Lynch, who was " crocked " early in the second half. After another hard-fought struggle in the mud, this time with the Rise, we were beaten by 9 points to 6, but nevertheless the whole team is to be congratulated on a very fine effort. Our 2nd XV beat Temple House by 50 points to 0, but in the final we were beaten by the Rise by 23 points to 6. May we take this opportunity of congratulating the Rise on the excellent concert that they presented to the School. 15
We must congratulate Sleight and Graham on receiving their 1st XV colours, also Graham on being awarded his cap; Hunter, Buckler and Clephan on receiving their House Rugger colours ; Earle on receiving his House colours for winning the Hobby cup ; and Clephan and Buckler on receiving their 2nd XV colours. THE SCHOOL HOUSE PLAY. On November 18th the School House gave a presentation of " The Ghost of Jerry Bundler," a one act play by W. W. Jacobs. The cast was as follows :— Hirst • •• P. R. G. Graham Dr. Leek • •• H. A. Milburn • •• Penfold ... G. W. Vero • •• Somers A. S. Clephan Beldon • •• J. H. T. Hunter Malcolm • •• J. R. Scholey George ... J. A. Cato The rest of the School greatly appreciated the performance, the only comment being that if anything it was a little too short. Mr, Rhodes is to be complimented on stage managing another successful play.
THE SCHOOL PLAY. " THE FOURTH WALL." Mr. A. A. Milne's detective story was presented by the St. Peter's Players on the 16th and 18th December, with the following cast :— Jimmy Ludgrove ... P. R. G. Graham Susan Cunningham ... D. G. Middleton Adams F. N. Buckler Edward Laverick H. A. Milburn Edward Carter • • T. F. Cameron Major Fothergill A. S. Clephan Mrs. Fulverton Fane . G. E. K. Reynolds Jane West ... • • . ... B. Rodwell Arthur Ludgrove ... G. W. Vero . P.C. Mallet ... • • . C. M. Robson " Sergeant " Mallet ... J. H. Butler Production was by Mr. K. H. Rhodes. The Rev. P. P. Noble Fawcett was responsible for stage management, and A. E. Schofield was stage carpenter and electrician. 16
The Players undoubtedly scored a success. The merit of the performances was recognised by appreciative audiences, and the quality of the acting improved progressively from the dress rehearsal (for the School a performance proper) to the final presentation on the Monday night. With the mental reservations inevitably implicit in the appraisal of the work of amateurs and schoolboys, one might have described it as an unqualified success, but this would be a poor compliment to both the actors and those responsible for production. Praise may be no less damning by its fulsomeness than by its faintness. The reputation of the Players and the valiance of their effort with " The Fourth Wall " deserve a higher standard of criticism. There were faults as well as merits in the production. The fundamental mistake was the choice of play. It is true that the times are out of joint, and there is much to be said for a mélange of murder and detection nicely covered with a pie-crust of humour. But Mr. Milne's happens to be a bad play which in places would tax the powers of the most experienced professionals. Amateurs (and schoolboys) were faced with an impossible task. Mr. Milne " gets away with it " so frequently by the sparkle of his dialogue : and in his perfect blending of the sinister with the light, airy badinage which he cannot help writing lies the secret of his success with the thriller. The Players failed signally with the veneer of humour. There was no pie-crust, and the net result was to expose the weakness of Mr. Milne as a constructive dramatist. There is no mystery in the plot. Murder is perpetrated in the first act—and satisfactorily perpetrated in that our timbers were adequately shivered. Thereafter the dramatist has the difficult job of keeping us interested in the process of detecting the perpetrators—difficult because we know all about it already. It is here that the dramatist fails, and the play drags wearily. An audience which has savoured an adroit enough murder at the close of Act I has to wait until Act III, Scene 2, before its palate is again tickled. Having tasted villainy we ask for further fare in the form of interesting developments, but instead of bread Mr. Milne gives us a particularly undigestible stone—the long-drawn presentation of the villains' alibi in Act II and the even prosier discovery of its flaw in the following scene. The latter, after nearly twenty minutes' " great argument about it and about " (and about something very much twice-boiled cabbage to the audience), was particularly trying. And when the flaw in the evidence-
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a flaw suspected by Susan's feminine intuition, and finally run to earth by Jimmy's masculine reasoning—is presented to us, it is but a poor thing compared, say, with the chronological gymnastics of " Ten-minute Alibi." Graham and Middleton wrestled manfully with a hopeless situation, and they had our sympathy. But neither the fact that the dialogue took place at midnight nor the attempt to create a semblance of movement by making the actors occupy the settee by turns could save the scene from dullness. Mr. Milne practically admits defeat by his uninspired introduction of a diversion in the form of a pause for drinks! When, at the end, the door (through the unaccountable carelessness of an otherwise intelligent criminal) swings eerily open of its own volition, he is hopelessly beaten. Our withers remain unwrung, and we are not to be fooled out of our conviction that we have been bored by a flat scene at a point when no play can afford to be boring, and flatness is unpardonable. The undeniable fact is that the dramatist has nothing whatever to tell us throughout the long " middle " of his play except that his criminals have become suspects—a necessary prelude to the conviction and arrest in the final scene, when at last our flagging interest is reawakened, and the play comes to life again by its recovery of movement. On the other hand, there was the equally obstinate fact that the play had to keep going for three acts .. . It has been necessary to dwell at some length on the play itself because its shortcomings explain why the production left us only moderately satisfied. Mr. Milne is apt to conceal the poverty of the land by the easy humour of his dialogue, and doubtless the original West End production concealed it very successfully. Not one of the St. Peter's Players proved capable of the light and shade necessary to blend the exquisite fooling which is the true Milne with the development of a sinister theme. " The Fourth Wall " demanded a nice mixture of grave and gay, the attitude of mind which turns momentarily aside from a serious matter to smile at the absurdity of a name like " Pumblechook." The actors were unable to produce the mixture, and, perforce, since the plot itself is serious, had to be grave. They used bludgeons instead of rapiers. The loss to the production was incalculable because, as has been said, without the crust the absence of real meat in the pie was only too apparent. Even so, the production revealed glimpses of talent which would have been distinctly more obvious in an easier 18
play. Cameron, in the important part of Carter, was strong and convincing. One felt confident when he was on the stage. A certain clumsiness of movement detracted from his performance, though this was probably exaggerated by his being a very large person on a very small stage. Milburn, too, as the aider and abettor in villainy, was satisfactory. Graham (Jimmy Ludgrove) marred an otherwise good piece of work by a certain nervousness of voice and gesture, though one suspects that his youthful enthusiasm came closest of all to the author's conception of a particular part. Vero, as Arthur Ludgrove, the cause of all the trouble, was not so happy, and bravely though he tried with an uncongenial part, there was no disguising the fact that he was miscast. As the country policeman (an easy, clean-cut part), Robson got his laughs with some heavy-handed humour which depended rather too much on the repetition of the same joke in a slightly—very slightly—different guise. But he should remember (as indeed should many of the cast) that slowness of enunciation is not compatible with picking up his cues smartly. Time after time he slowed up the scene in which Butler as " Sergeant Mallet," the brains (if the anatomical extravagance be permitted) of the arm of the law, interviewed the suspects capably enough. Time after time there were pauses (full-stops almost) when one said to oneself " P.C. Mallet is now about to say something funny "—probably about his tomatoes. Some day, Robson will undoubtedly play character parts well. But the time is not yet. He has much to learn in the school of experience. At present he is unaware of the distinction between an actor, who fits into a pattern, and a music-hall comedian, who has the stage to himself. The " ladies " undoubtedly " pulled it off," and, after the first inevitable shock, one was not troubled overmuch by the reversion to Elizabethan convention which is the unavoidable lot of school productions. Middleton, as Susan Cunningham, in particular did well. His acting in the last scene with Cameron was praiseworthy. This combination was one of the strongest things in the play. There were times, indeed, when the producer might have concealed the masculinity of the ladies more effectively. Middleton, for instance, in his scene with Graham, sat for long periods on a pouffe with the soles of his feet—large feet—turned towards the audience. It was particularly unfortunate because at that point the audience had little else with which to occupy its mind. The same pose, but with the
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feet upstage and so hidden, would have been immeasurably better, and similar attention to detail in the female impersonations generally would have avoided much unladylike angularity of elbows and largeness of extremities. Still, the " ladies " were good and earned symbolical bouquets no less genuine than the actual ones handed over the footlights at the last performance. Mrs. Fulverton Fame (Reynolds) was a sufficiently hopeful widow, and Rodwell, as Jane West, made the most of his opportunities, especially when (rather surprisingly) Jane leapt into prominence in the last scene. It is doubtful, one thinks, whether the author meant Jane to look quite so dissipated. One would not have been surprised had she pulled out a hypodermic and taken a shot of cocaine : and Mr. Milne's characters are usually much too nice to do that kind of thing. Clephan, as Major Fothergill, got a reasonable amount from his small part, and Revill was a satisfactory manservant. On the whole the acting was competent. Every line was clearly audible, even those which, rightly and with nice judgment, were " thrown away." The tempo was about right, and in the places where the play dragged, the responsibility was generally not the players'. Too often facial expression did not support the spoken word. Quite frequently the actors failed to convey, as good acting should convey, that they were really thinking what they were saying, and the result was a mechanical reproduction of memorised lines. Anticipation was another fault. One knew that an actor was going to refer to the waste-paper basket because quite a long time beforehand he looked to see that it was there, or that a letter would shortly be produced because a preliminary gesture had already told us so. And the value of the pause (which should last much longer than may seem reasonable to the over-eager actor) in pointing an important line was rarely exploited adequately. But when criticism has shot its bolt, the fact remains that the Players gave good, enjoyable performances; and Mr. Rhodes is to be congratulated heartily on the results of his very able production. Mr. Fawcett and Schofield, whose work was as efficient as ever, dealt with the set and the lighting in a way which left little to be desired. A little more of what, in the jargon of the professionals, is called " nonsense " would have given atmosphere to the room and created the impression that it was a place in which a particular kind of person lived, and moved, and had his being. This could have been achieved by the presence of small 20
characteristic oddments which would in no way have added to the already serious difficulties of floor-space. As it was, one felt that there was nothing on the stage which was not a " property." Mr. Ludgrove apparently never read the papers or had any correspondence other than what was concerned with the actual play, and he was painfully and impossibly tidy in his habits. When the curtain went up for Act III one thought immediately—" Ah, there is a new property, a tray with glasses. Later in the scene the actors will have a drink." This sort of obviousness, unimportant though it may seem, should be avoided. The make-up was excellent, at any rate as seen from L.B. the gallery.
THE DEBATING SOCIETY. President: THE HEADMASTER. Chairman: L. C. LE TOCQ, Esq. Committee : J. H. BUTLER, C. M. ROBSON, H. A. MILBURN, G. D. JEFFERSON. The first meeting of the Society this term was held on Saturday, October 14th. It opened with the election of Milburn and Jefferson to the Committee. A demand for the minute book brought forth an apology, which is now becoming a hardy annual, to the effect that it was missing. A vote of censure was then passed on the old committee. The Chairman then called on F. F. Steele to propose the motion that " Propaganda will win the War." Steele opened by quoting the proverb, " If you throw mud hard enough at a, wall some of it will stick," and then said that the Nazi leaders had hammered into the Germans statements like " Germany's destiny is to rule the world, Jews are creations of the devil," for so long that the Germans had now come to regard this as true. If the Germans could be made to retain their belief in these various dogmas, they would take a lot of beating. If the English propoganda could persuade the Germans that their leaders were a set of gangsters using Germany to line their pockets, the discontent, already considerable, might be fanned into a furnace, destroying Nazidom. The German propaganda to England was bad, and helps England by providing her with light relief from the B.B.C. programmes. 21
His speech was long and rambling. Milburn, who is about the best debater in the School, opened the opposition by quoting Mr. Chamberlain's statement, " deeds, not words, will win this war," and then tore to pieces some of Steele's more obscure points. Vero, supporting Steele, said that propaganda was effective only when the armies were at a deadlock, a state of affairs which seemed imminent. K. H. Rhodes, Esq., seconding the opposition, said that propaganda in the form of words would only have an effect on the weak-minded. The deciding factor, in his opinion, would be an economic blockade, not propaganda. The debate was then thrown open to the house, and several members spoke on subjects connected remotely with the motion. Steele's chief point in his summing up was that not many people seemed to have realised that bad propaganda was helping the other side to win the war. After Milburn had summed up his case a vote was taken, in which the motion was defeated by 26 votes to 10. The second meeting of the Society, held on October 25th, was opened by reading the minutes of the previous meeting. Several caustic comments on Steele's speech were made, and so Steele got up and proposed a vote of censure on the Committee for " failing to realise the genius of his speech." This was passed. This meeting was a " mystery " meeting. Ten volunteers spoke for four minutes with four minutes' preparation on previously arranged subjects. The draw for subjects was as follows :Brown—" Food Committees." L. C. Le Tocq, Esq.—" Qui s'excuse, s'accuse." J. S. Cooper, Esq.—" Ghosts." Barker—" Walking as a Pastime." Milburn—" Love." Revill—" The early bird catches the worm." Denby—" Friendships cannot be bought." Ward—" Gaudeamus igitur dum u venes sumus." Motum—" A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse." Ping—" That this sort of meeting is a good thing." The speakers found great difficulty in finding sufficient material to fill the allotted time, and all resorted to various expedients ; for example, speaking at a funereal rate or reading poetry. Mr. Cooper gave us his experience of ghosts 22
and made the best speech of the evening. Mr. Le Tocq finished up by a lecture on French grammar, and Motum steered his subject into channels of aviation. We heartily agree with the last motion, and want some more meetings of this type. The last meeting of the Society was held on December 9th. This meeting took the form of a trial, and was not very successful, due chiefly to the muddle of times in the case and the dullness of counsels' speeches. The trial was of Guy Wilkinson Denby, who was accused of the wilful robbery of valuable paintings from J. H. Butler, of Clifton Rise. The officials of the court were as follows:Judge—H. A. Milburn. Clerk of the Court—G. D. Jefferson. Usher of the Court—C. M. Robson. Counsel for Prosecution—J. A. Cato. Counsel for Defence—J. H. Motum. A jury was selected from the house, and after they had been sworn in, elected J. I. Sleight as its foreman. The case opened with Cato's description of the facts of the crime. These were badly muddled and required continuous explanation from the Judge. Various witnesses were called, sworn in, and were asked questions which still further muddled and contradicted prosecuting counsel's evidence. Denby and Milburn enlivened the proceedings considerably, Denby by showering his counsel with numerous notes, and Milburn with caustic comments to all and sundry. Motum's plea was that someone had for some unknown reason, planted the paintings in Denby's study. The evidence was so scrappy that the only possible verdict was the one returned unanimously by the Jury—Not Guilty. Thus ended a meeting which could have been really amusing and good entertainment, but was in reality a flop.
THE SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY.
President: THE HEADMASTER. Vice-Presidents : W. N. CORKHILL, Esq., D. K. CREWS, Esq., E. S. JEFFS, Esq., L. C. LE TOCQ, Esq. Hon. Treasurer: A. W. PING, Esq. Hon. Secretary: F. F. STEELE. Rise Representative : F. H. HILLYARD. House Representative: G. W. VERO. Temple Representative: J. McN. INGLIS 23
The first meeting of the Society was held on Saturday, October 21st. Its objects were twofold : firstly, to elect officials for the coming School year; secondly, to listen to a lecture by J. Inglis on " The Human Eye." The officials of the Society were duly elected ; Mr. Ping then proposed the motion that the termly subscription be discontinued, as the Society was at present incurring no expense. This motion was passed unanimously. Business over, Inglis began his lecture, admirably illustrated by slides. He divided his talk into four parts. The first part of the lecture showed how light was refracted in different ways by the various types of lenses. He also described a spherometer, an instrument used to determine quickly and accurately the power of a lens. He then passed on to the spectrum, and explained the formation of a rainbow. The second part of the lecture dealt with the anatomy of the eye, and some excellent slides were shown depicting the various muscles and nerves ; their functions were explained by likening the eye to a camera. The third part consisted of slides demonstrating the various defects of vision and their correction, and the last part showed the effects of various diseases on the eye. The second meeting of the Society was held on 4th November. Two lectures were given: one by Mr. Corkhill, who gave a practical demonstration of developing a film ; the other by Mr. Ping, who gave a lecture, illustrated by slides, on " Weather and its Ways." Mr. Corkhill first gave a short theoretical discussion: a photographic film consists of fine particles suspended in gelatine. When light falls on these grains, silver is formed at that point. The silver is then made visible by " developing " the film, i.e., immersing it in a solution of a reducing agent, which will reduce the silver bromide to silver preferentially where there is already a nucleus of silver. The negative thus produced inverts the dark and light portions of the original image. It is made permanent and stable to light by " fixing," i.e., dissolving the unchanged silver bromide in a bath of " hypo." These various operations were then carried out experimentally. Mr. Ping's lecture dealt with the various types of cloud formations, the effect of weather on the growth of trees and rainfall. 24
The third meeting of the Scientific Society was held in the lecture theatre. A lantern lecture was given by Mr. Le Tocq on " Sea Coast Birds." He dealt with three families of birds which include the more well-known species. He interposed his lecture on the slides by showing some very good specimens of the eggs of these birds. Mr. Le Tocq gave many examples of these birds from his own home, The Channel Islands, where they are known to abound in large numbers. The slides shown were all of excellent quality. That, coupled with the interesting talk, made the lecture a very well spent evening for all who are at all interested in wild birds. In thanking Mr. Le Tocq, Mr. Ping gave some of his own experiences of sea coast birds, mentioning the occurrence of two gannets, one on the Ings, and another found by F. H. Hillyard at Poppleton, in this last year. There being no further business after the lecture, the meeting was closed.
FAMOUS OLD PETERITES-III. THOMAS MORTON (1564-1659). Thomas Morton was born in the Pavement, at York, in 1564, and attended the School under the headmastership of John Pullen. At school he was noted mainly for his excellent football ability, but he was not by any means devoid of brains, for, when he went up to St. John's College, Cambridge, he became fellow of that college and obtained his degree. In 1592 he was ordained, and from then until 1598 he held the post of university lecturer of logic, and at this time he was presented to the living of Long Marston, where in 1602 he greatly distinguished himself. The plague swept the city, and in an attempt to isolate the disease the sick were placed in tents on Hob Moor ; Morton was the only clergyman who would visit the sick, and daily he used to ride in on an ass which was laden with provisions, and many were the blessings showered upon his head by the patients. His rise in the ranks of the Church was rapid, and for this he was indebted to his piety and learning, for there was hardly a man in England who was as great in learning as he. He held successively the Deaneries of Gloucester, 1606, Winchester, 1609, and the Canonry of York in 1610. Six years later he became Bishop of Chester, and in 1618, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, and finally in 1632 he reached the peak of his career when he became Bishop of 25
Durham. In this diocese his name will long be remembered, for he spent much money in doing good work for the community at large. With the advent of the Commonwealth the episcopate was abolished, and although he was promised a pension it was never paid to him, and the remainder of his life was passed in retirement. His death occurred a few months before the Restoration, and the only thing that he possessed was his chalice, which he left to the parish church that he knew so well in his boyhood—All Hallows, in the Pavement. During his life, Morton wrote many books, amongst which are the anti-Roman Catholic works, " Apologia Catholica," 1605, and " A Catholicke Appeale," 1609. Perhaps the finest example of his universal popularity occurs when he met the Presbyterian member of Parliament, Sir Christopher Yelverton. After his expulsion from the Church he set out on horseback to London in order to find a quiet place in which to die. As he rode, Sir Christopher Yelverton overtook him. He was known to Morton, but did not know him himself, and he asked the Bishop who he was. " I am that old man, the Bishop of Durham, in spite of all your votes," was the reply. On hearing this, Yelverton took the old man home and tended him as though he were his own son. Thus the life of another Old Peterite has been recorded in our magazine, and his name will be passed down in the annals of our School. G. D. Jefferson, Form VI.
S.S. HOLMPARK. When war started we had grave fears that the British Ship Adoption Society might have to abandon its work. Happily, these fears were soon allayed, though, of course, the connection with the " Holmpark " has become a little less close, as we are unable to follow her voyages, as information of her whereabouts cannot be published. The personal contacts, however, remain unimpaired. Two batches of letters from the ship arrived in September, and extracts from some of the letters are published below. During the holidays the ship had crossed from Nayoya to Vancouver Island in ballast. Ore concentrates were loaded there for the Atlantic coast of U.S.A., and we have had an interesting account, with photographs, of the mines and mill where the ore is obtained and partially refined. 26
It was while the " Holmpark " was on this voyage that war broke out, and the next news that we had was from Liverpool, where the ship had arrived after an Atlantic crossing in convoy. Since then several boys have received gifts and curios brought from the Far East by Capt. Rickard and Mr. Thompson, the Chief Engineer, while the Wireless Operator, Mr. Martin, paid us an all-too-brief visit. However, we were glad to see him, and hope he will not miss an opportunity to come again and stay longer. We are not at liberty to speak of future movements of the ship, though Capt. Rickards says he expects to be " South of the Equator " for Christmas. Our best wishes go with them. * * Extracts from Letters from Capt. W. W. Rickard, Master, S.S. Holmpark. North Pacific Ocean, August, 1939. JAPAN. Misumi. This is in the island of Kyushu and is about half-way up a gulf called the Shimabara Kaiwan. This gulf runs in an easterly direction for about twenty miles and then northerly for about the same distance. Misumi is on the eastern shore and has a narrow entrance between a hill about six hundred feet on one side and an island about 250 feet high on the other, the channel for a ship this size being less than 400 feet wide. It then widens for a stretch of about one mile, when you again pass through a short narrow channel into the main harbour. The harbour is formed by the mainland and a number of islands. There are deep water berths for a number of ships, but like nearly all ports in Japan there are practically no quay berths as we know them. Ships mostly lie at buoys and make a running moor, so nearly all loading and discharging is done to lighters or barges. Round about Misumi the mainland and islands are very hilly; within 4 mile of the ship, one hill is 1,400 feet high, and all the hills are covered with small trees or cultivated terrace fashion. So it is quite a pleasant sight after seeing nothing but sea for many days. As regards the town, this is not much of a show, not much more than a village and not very clean or tidy. Harbour works are in progress, and along the north or town side they are making a fine quay wall, but as far as I could gather, this is only for small craft. The tides in the entrance are strong, so it is necessary to wait for slack water. Apart from this it is a very pleasant place to visit. 27
Miike.
This port is on the Chimabara Kaiwan and lies north of Misumi, and is about 22 miles from that port on the eastern side of the gulf. This is entirely an artificial port; a dredged channel leads from the gulf to an outer basin, where small craft can berth, and there is also one berth with a coal elevator for large ships. Other deep water berths are being built in this basin and the basin is being enlarged. Leading from the basin are locks for the wet dock. In the dock a number of ships can be berthed, about four on the east side where the coal tips are, the other berths being for general cargo. This port is practically owned by the Mitsui Co. This is mostly a coal shipping port, and in normal times a big trade is done in bunker ships. The town of Miike is about half an hour's walk from the docks, and is much the same as other towns in Japan, that is, most of the shops and houses are built of wood and are low; high brick or stone buildings being unusual in a typical Japanese town. Miike also joins the larger town of Omhuta, there being an electric tramway between the two. Moji. Moji is on the eastern side of the Shimonoseki Strait, which is actually the western entrance to the Inland Sea, and so, of course, very much resembles a river. About the best way to describe the strait is to say that it forms a letter S ; it varies from one to two miles wide and the tides are strong. Here again the surrounding land is hilly, and Moji stands on the foot and slope of the hills. Again in this port there are few quay berths, so most ships are moored. There was much congestion while we were there, so we had to moor where the current was strong. You may have noticed us among the casualties, as when swinging one day we had the misfortune to hit a Greek with our stern; our damage was slight and there was a little to his upper works, rails, boats, etc., but nothing very serious. I did not go ashore at Moji, but this is a busy town and port, so has quite a number of good buildings, all the roads were good and the town well cared for.
Nagoya.
This is at the head of a gulf called the Iseno Umi, the harbour being about 35 miles from the entrance to the gulf. This town is on the island of Honshu. The entrance to the gulf is narrow, less than a mile, between a high island and a low point on the mainland ; from there the gulf is wide and deep, or rather of a moderate depth. Nagoya harbour is again a built harbour, being mostly dredged out of a
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swamp and low-lying ground, and a lot of reclaiming is going on. This is about the third largest town in Japan, so the port is a busy one ; there are mooring buoys for a number of ships and also some quay berths. The land near the port is fairly flat, but in anything like clear weather the hills a few miles away show up. The port is several miles from Nagoya, the run taking about half an hour by street car. Nagoya has fine, well-paved streets, with a good service of electric cars, and also several large department stores, some large and good hotels on the English and American system, and quite a number of good restaurants. Crossing the North Pacific. Well I don't think much of the North Pacific, and the person who named this ocean could not have crossed it before doing so. This is a summer crossing, and we started off too well with two days of splendid weather; then we had five days of dense fog and moderate winds ; since then we have had a mixture of moderate winds and gloomy weather, and our friend the sun seems to have deserted us for this passage, and it's a long time since we had so many overcast days. However, most of the winds have been westerly, so the old ship has bucked and rolled along at fairly good speed, our average to date being 10.3. Since leaving the coast, eleven days ago, we have seen no ships, but there are four or five other British ships of our class going across a bit ahead or astern.
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JAPANESE DRESS. Nagoya proper is five miles from the port, but there is a large town at the port called Chikko Nagoya. The latter is all Japanese, in spite of its contact with foreign ships. The ladies all wear the kimona, in fact, everyone does. The ladies wear it at all times, but the men and boys usually wear European clothes by day and change into kimonas in the evening. The women have beautiful embroidery on their's and the little girls look just like dolls. Men and boys wear plain kimonas and the usual wooden footgear. This consists of a piece of wood shaped to the sole of the foot, and having underneath two cross-pieces about an inch or an inch and a half deep. All the weight of the body is taken by the cross-pieces, thus keeping the sole off the ground. Very smart youths may have cross-pieces four inches high. This is the usual type, though there are as many styles as there are shoes in our own country. I find them quite easy to walk with and they are fine for keeping the feet dry. Wooden shoes, kimona and fan completes 29
the dress of most males, although very natty youths may wear a bright sash and a coloured headcloth. All have a fan, however, and it is an amusing sight to see the lads of the village gathered on the street corners, talking and fanning themselves with highly ornamental fans. The ladies wear a more complicated dress. There hair is very elaborately I have not arranged and has a number of combs in it. touched it, but they tell me it is kept stiff with grease. I do know that at night they have special wooden pillows to rest the head on so that the hair is not disarranged. Extract from letter from F. Martin, Esq., W/O., S.S. Holmpark. Japan, July, 1939. * * *
DISCHARGING AT MISUMI. Our phosphate was intended for the farms, and large sampans loaded it and carried it off to villages in various parts of the many inlets near. In the evening a few large sampans came alongside ready for the morning, and while mother cooked the evening rice, father and the family came on board to nod and smile. That's as far as we could get the first day. They seemed friendly, anyway, and we could hope that their fellows would prove equally so. At seven next morning (they always come in the middle of the night like that) came the gangs—practically all women. There were six women in each gang, and each gang had a boy to handle the empty tubs and to hook on the full ones. The winches were worked by men. It will seem that the women had the heavy work to do, and though they looked solid enough, such heavy and dirty work seemed hardly fit for women. The boys were fragile looking lads, and always reminded me of the egg shell porcelain made in the country. They could do the work and laughed and joked all day long, and at the end of a ten-hour day would scamper up the iron ladders from the holds, strip and leap over the side for a swim. The women, too, seemed fresh at the end of the day. Everyone carried paper fans—and used them. Sometimes when a slight delay occurred a boy or woman would ask for a cigarette, and were all bows and smiles when handed one. There was always a reward, and next morning you would get a large bunch of flowers. We each became attached to some of the gangs for no reason that I could discover, and the boy belonging to that crowd would bring flowers every day. The saloon looked like a florist's shop. Extract from letter from F. Martin, Esq., W/O., S.S. Holmpark. Japan, July, 1939. 30
MINING AT BRITANNIA BEACH, VANCOUVER ISLAND. In this case it is not one mine, but several, and to reach the entrance of any one of them it is necessary to go much further up the mountain side. There are three levels, but I have forgotten the heights and some other details, my excuse being that I expected to write about it long before this. Each shaft is driven into the mountain side in the same way as a railway tunnel, and actually becomes one, as a light railway is used to bring in, or out, miners and gear. The material dug out is—to the untrained eye—just earth and stones, but the mill sorts it all out and delivers gold, copper, iron and lead, as well as a number of byproducts—from different mines, of course. Each mine produces some of each product, but is referred to as the " goldmine " or whichever is the chief product of that particular level. Passengers and goods are taken to the various levels by rail. THE MILL.
Here the chief interest lies at the mill. The material from the mines enters at the top storey and is passed down from floor to floor. At each floor it is washed and dried and certain products extracted. The din is terrific. Huge steel drums full of rocks revolve and sort the rock into sizes. These pass into crushers, then into more drums. In order to increase the noise—and to grind the rocks into powder— these drums are half full of cast iron balls about the size of cricket balls. They do their job all right. When the drums are emptied they produce thick mud, but what wonderful mud it is Gold, a little silver, copper, iron, lead, etc., are all removed from it at lower floors. Extract from letter from F. Martin, Esq., October, 1939.
W/O., S.S. Holmpark.
THE SCHOOL IN WARTIME, 1914 AND 1939. On glancing through " The Peterite " for 1914 several interesting comparisons presented themselves. First, and perhaps not naturally, the O.T.C. seems to have been flourishing with increasing vigour. There were two full parades a week, one of which was a full dress parade during a half-holiday. Another rather interesting point which came to light was the fact that soldiers appear to have been 31
present everywhere. One form-room and the fives court were used by the Pay Corps, while the range and fields were put at the disposal of the 6th West Yorks. Regiment. Perhaps most effected by the war was the School Rugger. Apart from matches there were no senior games, as the West Yorks. used the fields, which were half under water in any case. The problem of blacking-out the School did not raise its ugly head to such an extent in 1914 as it has done in the " Second World War." It appears that the danger of air raids was so slim that the School was asked to extinguish all bright lights between the hours of 5 and 7 p.m., as it was between these hours that the likelihood of a zeppelin " coming over " was greatest. This request forms an amusing comparison with the law-enforced restriction of lights to-day. Nowhere in this copy of " The Peterite " could any reference be found to trenches or gas-and-bomb proof cellars. If such existed in 1914 no indication was given in the School magazine. Perhaps the greatest difference between the two wars is the omnipresent gas-mask. The now familiar object was in 1914 absent, of course. To revert to the O.T.C., it appears to have been even stronger in 1914 than at present. Also there was a great deal of corps activity in the way of field days. Another inconvenience which the community was spared in 1914 was the rationing of petrol. Although this is not so great a consideration for the School as for the rest of the public, it does limit our fixture list of away matches. As a direct consequence of the universal black-out the shortening of morning periods and the beginning of afternoon school twenty minutes earlier were tried this term. This was not, of course, a consideration in 1914, when black-out restrictions were less severe. Taken as a whole, the School was not particularly disturbed at the outbreak of either war. The school life goes on in the same old channels as it did in pre-war days. N. A. Chudleigh, Form V.
JOURNALISM-AND SPORT. By S. G. S. Pawle. Judging by the small number who stray from the well trodden paths of the leading professions, or who contemplate following any other than their fathers' career, there seems some justification for maintaining that the average public 32
schoolboy nowadays lacks enterprise. Of the many hundreds of Peterites known to me, I can recall only one who has chosen journalism as a career, and for that reason I am particularly glad to accept your Editors' invitation to discuss one or two aspects of a job which is often arduous, sometimes precarious, but always so intensely interesting that anyone who has ever worked on a newspaper cannot stay away from journalism for long. Any newspaper man will tell you that his life has one or two obvious drawbacks. To start with, the steady decline in the number of national and provincial newspapers increases the intensity of competition, and the journalist has not, in many cases, the security of the normal professional or commercial life. Although many papers act with great generosity in this respect, there is no universial pension scheme, and in the stress and strain of modern press work the younger man holds a big advantage—an advantage which may seem somewhat cruel to that man when he himself reaches the " not so young " stage. The hours of work are often long. When I joined Yorkshire's leading newspaper nearly nine years ago, I soon found that even as a sporting journalist one frequently started work at 9-0 a.m. and was still in the office at 11-30 p.m., the evening having been taken up with the " covering " of a big dinner or an important meeting of some major Cricket or Football organisation. On the other hand, unless one is a sub-editor, one is not generally chained to the routine of office work, and particularly on the sporting side one gets plenty of opportunity for travel all over the country—and, in the case of the national papers, further afield. A friend of mine on one London Sunday paper went to America and back for one of Joe Louis's fights which lasted, as far as I can recall, for about a couple of minutes. The space at my disposal makes it impossible to deal with more than a few points in the life of a journalist, but in view of the general interest taken in the normal games played at a public school, some observations on the routine of reporting sport may not be out of place. Many people envisage the " covering " of a Cricket or Rugger match as a leisurely occupation, involving a little casual taking of notes, which can be written up into a report when the game is over. They generally forget the time factor, which compels the reporter to begin his description for the following morning's paper long before play in a Yorkshire Cricket match, for instance, has finished. If 33
Yorkshire, for instance, are playing Gloucestershire at Bristol, upwards of a column report has to be completed not later than 7-30 p.m. and in the hands of the post office authorities for transmission by telegram to the North. So that, when play often nowadays continues till 7-0, it is necessary to start your story soon after the tea interval and write steadily with an eye to the play still proceeding, the clock, and your notes at one and the same time. If any vital change in the fortunes of the game takes place in the closing hours, the whole trend of your description may be changed, and a late hat trick by Verity may spoil an hour's patient work. Cricket fortunes fluctuate to such a remarkable degree that reporting of the game presents many traps for the unwary; on one memorable occasion a well-known writer suggested that Leicestershire were so deplorably weak that it was an insult for the Champion County to have to waste time in meeting them at all. On the same day that his report appeared, that particular match took a sudden and unpredictable turn, with the result that Leicestershire gained a crushing victory, and their supporters invaded the press box intent on lynching the unhappy writer in question. The " covering " of Football matches for evening papers and big fights (which generally take place late in the evening) for morning papers give one little chance for quiet reflection. To my mind, Rugger " takes the biscuit." One is frequently confronted by thirty players of whom one knows only one or two by sight; half-way through the game on a December afternoon they are probably so covered with mud that even the referee has his work cut out to distinguish them. And yet the hapless Rugger reporter is expected to know in an instant the scorer of a try on the opposite side of the ground, the names of everyone who handled the ball in the preceding movement, and the identity of the goal-kicker. While he is hurriedly describing the try someone is probably scoring for the opposing side in a rapid counter attack—and all the time the writer's telephonist is jogging his elbow with frantic reminder that the " Evening Express " is waiting on the line for the next batch of " copy." Small wonder that you sometimes see mistakes in sports reporting. But mistakes of that sort are excusable; one faux pas which was not so excusable was perpetrated by a certain young (very young) reporter who came up to me once on Sports Day at St. Peter's. He sought information about the results of various events. Mr. Rhodes and I supplied the 34
winners and times, which he wrote down till we came to the 100 yards. " So-and-so-10 4/5 secs.," we told him. " Oh, I won't bother about the 4/5," was his startling reply! Shades of Jesse Owens !
S. G. Pawle.
ATHLETICS. This Lent Term will once again see the outdoor activities of the School devoted largely to athletics in one form or another. As last year, the cross-country race will be held probably within the first four weeks of the term, and towards the end of the term the standard-time contests will start, to be followed by the School sports. Unfortunately a visit from the Achilles Club or any such club will be impossible this year, but it is hoped that a triangular meeting can be arranged with two other schools. Training for the cross-country race should begin right at the start of term by all those who are eligible to compete. Care should be taken to see that the training progresses by easy stages, ranging, for example, from jog-trotting and walking every quarter of the distance, then by eliminating the walking and gradually increasing the pace and distance all the time until the completed course has been covered. Each performance makes the next more easy, but by all means in training avoid running to a state of exhaustion. Much the same method of procedure should be adopted for the School sports at the end of term, but here skill is more essential in order to be really successful. Good style is most important right from the beginning, and for most of us this has to be learnt until it has become second nature, for it is style which largely accounts for the difference seen in the efforts of good and indifferent performers. The longer a thing is practised the longer it takes to forget it. Finally, to attain maximum efficiency in many of these movements, it will probably be necessary for various muscles of our bodies to be stretched by different forms of exercises, and above all, our bodies must be properly warmed up before any attempt is made. Frequent short practices are better than a few long ones, so long as the short ones are longer
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SCOUT NEWS. ST. PETER'S SENIOR SCOUTS. We started off the term with the usual meetings, but very soon were obliged to alter our times owing to the " black-out." It soon became almost impossible to meet together, so we had to have small classes for those who were able to attend. By this means we managed to get through a good deal of 1st class and 2nd class badge work. We were very grateful to Mr. Le Tocq for examining the 1st class map reading and drawing. Two meetings were taken up with firefighting and methods of escape. Several scouts were bold enough to be lowered from the Scout Loft to test out the rather risky knots of others ! The " escape " rope caused much amusement and proved to be a very easy method of escape, particularly for the athletes. For the firefighting practice a large fire was lit and then extinguished by means of chemical extinguishers. These extinguishers are very effective, but wasteful, as once they are started they continue to send out a powerful jet of water and gas until the container is empty. Several times when it was impossible to arrange a proper parade, small parties of Scouts did some very useful jobs down at the School trenches, digging, carting earth, filling sandbags, making a path, and a host of other tasks. Twice at the end of term we sent, together with St. Olave's, a party to collect the waste paper and take it to the " dump," somewhere in York, where it was sorted and despatched. We were very disappointed to hear that the " Public School Scout Certificate " had been abolished. Instead, the Senior Scouts, who had hoped to work for this, had to spend what time they had to spare on 1st class badge work, a very good training, though, for those who wish to become Rovers or even Scouters in the future. Once again we must thank all those who have so generously given us their services throughout the term.
THE FIVE MILLION CLUB. The Secretary wishes to thank all those who have generously subscribed to the Club. Now that the war is on, the Club is devoting a substantial proportion of its revenue to the provision of recreational facilities for evacuated children. The Club has already purchased large numbers of footballs, rounders sticks, tennis balls, etc., and these are to be distributed among the 250 villages where such equipment is most needed and will be most welcome. 36
NOTES AND ITEMS. Congratulations to C. M. Robson, who represented the North of England Public Schools Rugby Union team against the South of England at Twickenham on Wednesday, January 10th. At the Carol Service at the end of term, which was arranged by Mrs. Baird, the collection produced the sum of four guineas, which was sent to the Lord Mayor's and Sheriff's Xmas Cheer Fund. Alderman J. B. Inglis, J.P., presented the School with a handsome silver cup, to be known as the Work Cup, and which is held during the present year by Temple House. This year provides a double link between the School and the City of York. We respectfully congratulate Alderman R. J. Pulleyn, a parent of an O.P. and a present pupil, on becoming Lord Mayor of York, and Councillor J. H. Moore, who represents the City on the School's Board of Governors, and who is this year Sheriff of York. Only one meeting of " The Curtain " was held during the term, when " The Fourth Wall " was read. This three act play by A. A. Milne was subsequently adopted for the School play. An A.R.P. practice took place early in the term for the whole School, and places were allotted in the cellars and trenches. The Boarders have night practices from time to time. The Saturday Society has temporarily abandoned the policy of inviting professional entertainers, and to replace these, other interests have been organised together with an occasional House concert. The School attended Evensong, as usual, on the First Sunday in Advent in York Minster. We congratulate C. M. Robson, J. H. Butler, P. R. G. Graham and K. C. Brown on being awarded their 1st XV caps for the current season ; J. B. Shillitoe, R. C. Lynch, T. F. Cameron, J. I. Sleight, G. W. Harding, H. L. Taylor, F. F. Steele, N. A. C. Chudleigh and G. R. Morris on being awarded their 1st XV colours ; A. S. Clephan and F. N. Buckler on being awarded their 2nd XV colours. Congratulations to M. S. Douglas on being appointed Head of the School, and to R. C. Lynch on being appointed Head of the School for the coming term. P. R. G. Graham and H. A Milburn have been appointed School Monitors. 37
R. Earle is to be congratulated on being appointed Honorary Secretary of Shooting. F. F. Steele and G. Long were appointed Editors of " The Peterite." G. Long, E. J. Hillyard, J. B. Shillitoe and H. L. Taylor were made Assistant Librarians. The Editors of " The Peterite " were pleasantly surprised to receive a copy of another "Peterite " last term. We have long exchanged magazines with St. Peter's College, Adelaide, whose journal bears the same title. This " Peterite " was sent from St. Peter's College, Ceylon, a large and distinguished Catholic school. The school would appear to be run on traditional English Public School lines, and the school lists include Indian, French, Spanish and English names. We hope to have further news of St. Peter's College, Ceylon, in a later issue, and meanwhile send them our best wishes.
O.T.C. NEWS. This term has seen a very encouraging increase in the number of cadets, with the result that the Corps is now over a hundred strong. No. 1 platoon is composed of people who have obtained " Certificate A " and are preparing for the promotion exam. No. 2 platoon is composed of cadets bent on taking ." Certificate A " practical next term. Nos. 3 and 4 platoons are this term's recruits, who, incidentally, are making very good progress. This term, No. 1 platoon's training has been mainly schemes on the sand-table and lectures. No. 2 platoon has had alternate lectures and semi-dress parades. Nos. 3 and 4 platoons have been undergoing arms training. By order of the War Office, cadets passing " Certificate A " practical have been awarded their " Certificate A." The first six cadets in order of merit who passed their promotion exam were made lance-corporals. The following have obtained " Certificate A ":—Cadets Sleight, Milburn, Clephan, Hunter, Steele, Garnham, Cameron, Inglis, Robson, Motum, Scholey, Revill, Earle, Veitch, Scott (T.), Ramsden, Belchamber, Brown (K. C.), Cave, 'rumen, Denby, Shearston, Ogley, Pulleyn, Ruddock (P.), Hort, Ward (J.), Lynch, Taylor and Wright . (R. A.). 38
Passed Promotion Examination and promoted lancecorporal :—Cadets Clephan, Steele, Milburn, Cameron, Inglis and Robson. Other promotions :—Sgt. Douglas to C.S.M.; Sgt. Butler to C.Q.M.S.; Cpl. Vero to Sergeant; L/Cpls. Graham, Jefferson (G.D.), Harding and Cato to Corporals. There has only been one full-dress parade this term, mainly to ensure that uniforms were in good condition and well-fitting. The band has been making good progress this term, although most of the experienced drummers have left, the new recruits are remarkably efficient. The bugles have acquired six new instruments, which brings the total number up to fourteen, a very impressive array.
SHOOTING. Owing to wartime black-out arrangements, the scoring has been rather below the usual standard, but will doubtless improve when the team becomes more accustomed to the new conditions. Meanwhile, practising for the " Country Life " competition carries on. Four league matches have been shot this term, two of the results are as yet unknown. There has also been a friendly " Country Life " competition against Ampleforth. Result :—Earle, 80 ; Inglis, 76 ; Vero, 66 ; Revill, 62 ; Harding, 61; Langstaff, 69; Steele, 59; Cole, 46 ; Total, 519. Ampleforth, 602. The result of the Recruits' Shooting Competition was as follows :-1st, Morris. Then in order of precedence: Young, Hey, Amcotts, Hanson, Harper, Million, Godsmark, Blakey, Claybourn, Wyman, Anderson (W.B.), Ward (G. K.), Smith, Penniston.
RUGBY FOOTBALL, 1939. RUGGER RETROSPECT. There can be no doubt that we shall always be able to look back upon this season with extreme satisfaction. At the beginning of the term we found ourselves living in the first few weeks of the war, not knowing what times lay ahead of us, with the result that our fixture list inevitably had to undergo several changes. The realities of the blackout had to be faced, and travelling presented various difficulties, but for all this we did manage to play eleven very enjoyable matches, and the opposition encountered on the whole was about as strong as usual. Unfortunately, our fixtures with Trent College, Mount St. Mary's College, Leeds 39
Grammar School and Denstone College all had to be cancelled and, by comparing the results during the season, we were probably robbed of several victories. We naturally had our ups and downs, and in the very first match of the season the School suffered a very serious piece of ill-luck, by losing J. H. T. Hunter, as it turned out, for the remainder of the season. The absence of this old colour seemed to unsettle the pack, which for the first half of the term were a very ragged eight. It may have been that they took a long time to get fit, or it may have been due to their odd sizes and shapes, however, very suddenly they became a most formidable pack, as was clearly demonstrated in the Worksop match, and they more than held their own against all-corners for the remainder of the season from the York match onwards. The three-quarters, who were mainly old colours, also had their difficulties, principally due to one or two injuries in the line, and so little was the reserve of talent at centre three-quarter that either Cameron had to come up from full-back with the inclusion of Clephan, or else Milburn had to fill the gap, with the inclusion of Buckler at scrum-half. This latter alternative was usually adopted, but it was quite impossible for Milburn to emulate the potentialities of Brown in the centre, and as a result the three-quarter line lost much of its thrust. For a time the tackling was too high, and far too many points were scored against us, but this defect was soon remedied and the backs were able more easily to concentrate on attacking. We finally ended the season by scoring 125 points for, in comparison to 130 points against. Nothing could be much more even than this, and it might be as well to remind ourselves that twenty-seven of these points were scored against the School by a very strong Headingley side, which included no fewer than seven of their regular 1st XV side which was so successful last year. In the school matches we put up a very disappointing display when losing to Durham School, and we were confidently and eagerly awaiting the return fixture in order to avenge our defeat, but this had to be cancelled by Durham. We defeated Giggleswick in an unspectacular game, and lost to Ampleforth College by 21 points to 10. On this occasion we were up against a first-class school side, and we did well to score as many as ten points, especially when we learnt at the end of the season that Ampleforth only had 35 points scored against them throughout the season, and had lost only one match, and that by a narrow margin to Sedbergh School. 40
Unfortunately, many of the 1st XV will be leaving us this year, but we earnestly hope that they will not allow their days of Rugger at the School to be at an end. It is a great encouragement to all those who are continuing to maintain the tradition of Rugger at the School to have old boys coming down to play against them, and those of you who are leaving us this year must see to it that you form the nucleus of Old Peterite sides for years to come. Points P. W. L. D. F. A. 1st XV ... 11 5 5 1 125 130 2nd XV ... 4 0 4 0 6 132 Colts 4 1 3 0 30 69 1st XV CHARACTERS. * Denotes a cap. The whole team are colours. H. A. Milburn*. A most able captain. For a large part of the season he had to adapt himself to playing centre three-quarter instead of remaining in his accustomed position at scrum-half. Whatever task confronted him he could always be relied upon to do his utmost. If only he had had the opportunity of playing at scrum-half all the term he would probably have had a most successful season, as he had cured himself of many of his faults. M. S. Douglas* (Vice-Captain). Wing forward. Did not perhaps come up to expectations, but nevertheless a most useful member of the side. Good in the line-out, although apt to knock the ball back when hard pressed. A most valuable long-distance place-kicker, and leftfooted touch finder. C. M. Robson*. Front row forward. The live spark of the pack. A grand forward, especially in the loose, where he brought off some superb tackles. He knew how to use every ounce of his energy, and was a fine example to the pack. He will be greatly missed, and if given the opportunity he must continue with the game. J. H. Butler*. Second row forward. The sort of forward one rarely sees. He used his weight to good effect, but he lacked the necessary speed ever to be prominent. Credit is due to him for his success in leading the pack. P. R. G. Graham*. A very keen and hard-working fly-half, who could be called neither fast nor elusive, but nevertheless became the spear-head of the side's attack through his strong running and opportunism. At times 41
pernaps he might have been blamed for overdoing his kicking, but much of it was invaluable. He possessed a good pair of hands and always concentrated on getting his three-quarter line quickly off the mark. K. C. Brown*. Centre three-quarter. The most natural footballer on the side, possessing a sound sense of positioning and strong in both attack and defence. The School, however, was rarely able to benefit from his talent, as for the second season in succession he had the misfortune to be kept out of the game by injury. R. C. Lynch. A very keen and hard-working wing threequarter, who lacked, however, the necessary speed ever to be termed an attacking player. His defence was generally very sound, and in attack he had to rely mainly on kicks ahead and determined following-up, in which he showed up to good advantage. T. F. Cameron. Probably much to his relief he was able to retire to full-back, where there is no doubt he is much happier. For the last half of the term he was playing splendid Rugger, showing a sound sense of judgment and plenty of dash and courage. He lacks real stamina, which gradually he should try to rectify. J. B. Shillitoe. A strong attacking wing three-quarter, but still weak in defence, although improving. He has not yet fully acquired the art of checking his opposing fullback, but his speed and strong hand-off often brought him success. G. R. Morris. Front row forward. A solid young player who improved tremendously as the season progressed. If he starts next year where he left off this year he should be a very promising player. J. I. Sleight. A centre three-quarter who relied more upon his dash and courage than any form of cunning. He had a lot to learn at the start of the season, and he did his job well. F. F. Steele. Filled an awkward breach in the second row very well. A very good forward with the ball at his feet. With this year's experience he should be a very useful member of the side next year. N. A. C. Chudleigh. Third row forward. Managed to fit into the scrum in spite of his giraffe-like build. A most useful forward in the line-out, but he must try and throw himself about a bit more. 42
H. L. Taylor. Without being harsh, he is simply and solely a hooker, and a very good one at that. A fine striker at the ball, who could often retrieve it when lost. G. W. Harding. Wing forward. Was brought into the side late in the term owing to his sound tackling. He still has a lot to learn, but he showed his capabilities of bumping the opposition when he got into contact with them. RESULTS. 1st XV.
Sat., Oct. 7th ... Sat., Oct. 14th ... Wed., Oct. 18th ... Sat., Oct. 21st ... Sat., Oct. 28th ... Thurs., Nov. 2nd Wed., Nov. 8th ... Sat., Nov. 11th ... Sat., Nov. 18th ... Sat., Nov. 25th ... Sat., Dec. 2nd ...
F. A. ... Won 18-15 K. Lockwood's XV ... Lost 3-11 Durham School ... ... Won 20-12 K.O.Y.L.I. ... Lost 10-21 Ampleforth College York Railway Institute ... Lost 6-14 ... Won 10— 3 Giggleswick School ... Won 27— 6 Naburn Fabbers ... Won 12— 6 ... York ... Lost 8-27 Headingley ... Drew 0— 0 Worksop College ... ... Lost 11-15 St. John's College 125-130 2nd XV.
Wed., Oct. 18th ... Wed., Oct. 25th ... Wed., Nov. 15th... Wed., Nov. 22nd
Drax G.S. 1st XV Ripon G.S. 1st XV Ampleforth College Drax G.S. 1st XV
F. A. ... Lost 0-62 ... Lost 3— 8 ... Lost 0-45 ... Lost 3-17 6-132
COLTS XV. Sat., Oct. 21st ... Sat., Oct. 28th ... Sat., Nov. 11th ... Wed., Nov. 29th... Wed., Dec. 13th...
Worksop College ... Durham School ... Giggleswick School Boys' Training Co., Signals, Catterick Ampleforth College
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F. A. Lost 0-17 Won 25— 8 Lost 5-14 Scratched Lost 0-30 30-69
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1st XV CAPS. Milburn, Douglas, Robson, Butler, Brown (K. C.), Graham. 2nd XV COLOURS. All the 1st XV plus Wright (R. W.), Buckler, Clephan, Belchamber. 1st XV MATCHES. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. DURHAM SCHOOL. Played at Home, Saturday, October 7th. Result: St. Peter's 3 pts., Durham 11 pts. The School started in very lively fashion, and it seemed at first as if the pack was going to control the game. The Durham backs were quick to settle down, and Orwin and Burchnall often caused immediate danger by breaks through which generally ended by failure to pass soon enough. The School backs were neat but mechanical, and Graham's kicking was responsible for most of the ground gained. The School lapsed badly when Salmon, the Durham scrum-half was allowed to dive over and score after a loose scrum had formed about five yards short of the line near the corner. This produced a short burst of enthusiasm from the School pack, and for a while Durham were very much back on their heels ; Robson and Douglas were particularly noticeable. Durham scored again against the run of the play in a similar manner, but this time Orwin converted it. This swung the fortune of the game again, and half-time alone brought relief to the School defence. After ten minutes of the second half a forward rush by the School swept right through the Durham defence, and Robson, backing up hard, got the touch half-way out on the left. For a time it looked as though the School would draw level, but Milburn's splendid service from the scrum was wasted on the three-quarters, who, in addition to being less clever than their adversaries, were slower. The game was settled, however, by a good movement by Orwin, who veered away from Graham, clear of the winging forwards, and threw a fairly long pass to Burchnall, who had a clear run in on the right. And since that happened ten minutes from the end, the School had no reply. Team :—T. F. Cameron; J. B. Shillitoe, J. I. Sleight, W. R. Child, R. C. Lynch ; P. R. G. Graham, H. A. Milburn; C. M. Robson, H. L. Taylor, G. R. Morris, J. H. Butler, R. W. Wright, F. F. Steele, N. A. C. Chudleigh ; M. S. Douglas. 44
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE.
Played at Home, Saturday, October 14th. Result: St. Peter's 10 pts., Ampleforth 21 pts. It was a dry day and very favourable to open play. Ampleforth at once used this to their benefit, and were rarely out of the School half before some loose marking enabled their right wing to shake off two tackles and dive over in the very corner, at the same time falling unpleasantly on the corner flag. There was immediate retaliation, and when the School pack had asserted themselves well in the Ampleforth " 25," Douglas kicked a fine penalty goal from a very narrow angle. The game became fast and even, with both fly-halves tending to kick rather than set the three-quarters moving. At half-time there had been no addition to the score, but after the interval there was a spate of it. Ampleforth regained the lead with a try, which was turned into a goal, by a three-quarter movement which exposed a large gap in the defence, and went further ahead with a neatly dropped goal by Parker, the Ampleforth captain. The School then attacked, and after a complicated combined movement the ball went to Brown, who drew the defence and then sent a perfectly-timed pass to Shillitoe. whose progress to the line was never seriously impeded. The game was now in an interesting position, for having been set an example, Graham was liable to drop a goal at any minute and bring the score to 12-10, but suddenly Parker dropped another one from about the same place as his first. On top of this the School defence again broke down in the centre to give the left wing a clear run in. This, too, was converted. The School pack never gave up, and actually had much the better of the exchanges towards the end, and a quick heel and an accurate pass from Milburn enabled Graham to drop his goal from forty yards. Team :—T. F. Cameron ; R. C. Lynch, J. I. Sleight, K. C. Brown, J. B. Shillitoe ; P. R. G. Graham, H. A. Milburn ; J. E. A. Ward, H. L. Taylor, C. M. Robson, J. H. Butler, R. W. Wright, F. F. Steele, N. A. C. Chudleigh, M. S. Douglas. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL v. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL.
Played at Headingley, Thursday, November 2nd. Result: Giggleswick 3 pts., St. Peter's 10 pts. The School showed abnormal sluggishness at the beginning of this match, and were penned in their own half for quite ten minutes. They took the lead however, against 45
the run of the play, by a fine run by Shillitoe, whose speed carried him right round the defence from the half-way line to touch down near to the posts: Douglas kicked the goal. Both packs scrummed hard and were evenly matched, while the defences were superior among the outsides, so that the game was one of stalemate for long periods. At times there was some interesting play, for Sleight on three occasions beat several men before the good he had done was wasted by faulty passes, and at odd intervals the weight in the Giggleswick's centre threatened danger. Half-time was blown amid great exhortation and counter exhortation from the forwards. Giggleswick improved in the second half ; their most dangerous move was the diagonal kick into the open, which was hard to recover from because of the width of the field. This was how they scored their only try, an attacker getting his foot to the ball first and scoring too far out for the conversion of a heavy ball. Had they scored again, as they might well have done when Lynch just touched down in time behind his own line, Giggleswick would probably have won, but ten minutes from the end the School returned once more to the attack, and Shillitoe, coming round and receiving a pass on the open side, ran clean through yards of defenders to score. Douglas again converted with a fine kick. Team : T. F. Cameron ; R. C. Lynch, J. I. Sleight, H. A. Milburn, J. B. Shillitoe ; P. R. G. Graham, F. N. Buckler; C. M. Robson, H. L. Taylor, G. R. Morris, J. H. Butler, R. W. Wright, F. F. Steele, N. A. C. Chudleigh, M. S. Douglas. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. WORKSOP COLLEGE.
Played at Home, Saturday, November 25th. Result: St. Peter's 0 pts., Worksop 0 pts. There is generally much in favour of a dirty day for the Worksop match, and the game this year was not so much an illustration as a classic example. It had rained solidly for twenty-four hours and the ball was like tripe from the first bounce. At first Worksop had slightly the better of the game territorially and heeled the ball more from the tight, but Milburn was round like a flash on to his opposite number, whose hurried passes often went sadly astray. Worksop's fast back division was very orthodox and tried to feed Evans, whom Lynch marked very well on the left. 46
The School forwards were quick onto fumbles, and dribbled occasionally to near the line, but when their turn came the three-quarters were just as ineffective as their adversaries. So the game settled down to a mud-fight with nothing much happening until Evans got past Lynch and looked like causing trouble before Graham seized him by the shirt collar and flung him into touch. Possibly someone had a shot at goal at some stage, but if memory serves aright none got anywhere near. After half-time, Buchanan and Naismith embarked on a large campaign of diagonal kicking ahead, causing the anxieties of defence to fall elsewhere. The School were now playing with the breeze, and both Milburn and Graham pinned Worksop in their own half for long periods by kicking for the right hand touchline. The School pack was in fine form, Robson, Douglas and Butler being particularly lively, and a good rush was checked just short of the line. Brown had the misfortune to break his collar-bone in falling on the ball, but even with fourteen men the School pressed, and for the last ten minutes Worksop were rarely out of their twenty-five. Their defence did not give way in the least, and no-side came with no score. Team : T. F. Cameron ; R. C. Lynch, J. I. Sleight, K. C. Brown, J. B. Shillitoe ; P. R. G. Graham, H. A. Milburn ; C. M. Robson, H. L. Taylor, G. R. Morris, J. H. Butler, G. W. Harding, F. F. Steele, N. A. C. Chudleigh, M. S. Douglas. The following have represented the 2nd XV :Wright (R. W.) *, Buckler (F. N.) *, Clephan*, Belchamber*, Ward, Cato, Garnham, Taylor (D.), Pulleyn, Scholey, Short, Brown (A. C.), Broadhurst, Shearston, Evans, Child, Frost, Beetham, Wright (R. A.), Dench. * Colours. The following have represented the Colts this season:— D. Cole, C. A. F. Cookson, A. Broadhurst, A. C. Brown, J. R. Frost, F. N. Buckler, W. R. Child, G. Long, R. A. Stratton, P. R. Dench, W. E. Veitch, W. H. Ping, J. S. Turnell, P. M. Steele, J. A. Dennison, B. Rodwell, D. Taylor, R. L. Pryer, R. McKinley, G. K. Ward, R. Langstaff and J. D. Bulmer. 47
HOCKEY FIXTURES, 1940. North Riding Mental Hospital ... Away Sat., Jan. 20th. Home ... ... Clifton Sat., Jan. 27th. Home St. John's College Sat., Feb. 3rd. Home ... Sat., Feb. 10th. Southlands Away Wed., Feb. 14th. Leeds University Home ... ... York Sat., Feb. 17th. Home ... Sat., Feb. 24th. Rowntree's Away Wed., Feb. 28th. Worksop College
THE JUNIOR SCHOOL. To write an account of the doings in the Junior School now that we have come to the end of term makes us think the term has been a very long one, and yet it has gone very quickly for us. We feel it has been a very successful term because we have " put in " a complete term of work and games almost as if the country had not been under the shadow of war. A few of the boarders returned to School a week or so before the term actually started, and did Mr. Ping keep them busy or was it vice versa? Something of both, perhaps! However, on September 19th, when term started, we found that 23 new boys had joined the Junior School, and that St. Olave's was quite full of boarders so that an overflow party of the day boarders had to have their mid-day dinner at the Sanatorium. Four of our boys who had travelled abroad during the summer were unable to return, so we scarcely know whether to congratulate or condole with Derek and Geoffrey Janes and Douglas and Michael Lynch on missing the joys of our English winter! The Janes' are in Egypt and the Lynch's in Barbados. We missed Mr. Chilman (now Lt.-Colonel Chilman, T.D.), who was, of course, on duty with anti aircraft work, and we welcome Mrs. Bainton, who has very ably and successfully taken most of the forms in various subjects. Miss Mason has stirred up a good deal of interest in her Art and Handicraft lessons, and some of us have had a grand time doing clay modelling. Some of the results were no doubt wonderful, and quite a number were wonderfully good. But Miss Mason has been responsible for an entirely new departure in St. Olave's, viz., instruction in puppet making and the production of puppet shows. 48
Mr. Fawcett was also very kind and certainly very clever in making a splendid stage, with a working drop curtain for us to show and work the puppets. On the last day of term various boys gave a series of shows for the entertainment of the rest of the Junior School, and for a first effort we think the chatter and patter of the performers was very good indeed. The details of our football matches are given elsewhere, but we should like to congratulate the players in the Rugger and Soccer teams most heartily on winning all their School matches, and Mr. Cooper and Mr. Crews who coached them so well are to be congratulated, too. The outstanding feature of the term—that is, in the minds of most Olavites—was the innovation by the Headmaster in allowing a real half-term holiday. We actually " broke up " from Friday mid-day until Monday afternoon. The arrangements for journeys caused almost, if not as much excitement as at the end of term! Various crazes have had their innings in the course of the term, and the roller skating track has been well used. We think we must mention Mr. Ping's " lumbering " efforts (you will be sure to put that word in inverted commas, Mr. Editor, won't you ?). On several occasions some of us have been out with Mr. Ping to a certain wood armed with axe and saw, and having attacked fallen trees and branches, returned triumphantly with the ancient car well loaded. The last three weeks of term seemed rather a dark time, especially for the boarders, as owing to the "black-out," afternoon school finished at 3-30. However, when suitable curtains were fixed up in the Common Room those who wished to play noisy games had their chance, and those who wished to read or play quieter games came into the House. Chess proved a fairly popular game. The " black-out " caused one big disappointment for the Junior School. It was not possible to hold our annual Gym. Display or French Play which we have produced for so many years. We hope to be able to do something about it during the Easter Term. The Junior School went to see the School Play, and, as usual, were very appreciative and thought the whole performance well up to standard. This must now finish our record of the Junior School during the first term of the war. We had no epidemics and the attendance has been excellent. In point of fact, we have 49
all endeavoured to get on with School work and life as normally as possible, and after our practice air-raid warnings had taught us what to do in the event of an alarm, we left our gas masks safely in their pigeon holes. May we from the School send our very Hearty Greetings for the New Year to all Old Olavites.
ST. OLAVE'S GAMES REPORT. This term the games days have been altered to Mondays and Wednesdays, and we have had occasional voluntary games on Saturday afternoons. Since it was difficult to find sufficient opponents at Rugger, we played Terrington Hall twice and Mr. Mr. Cooper's XI once at Soccer. We had two Rugger Matches, one against the St. Peter's Juniors and one against Grilling Castle, the Ampleforth Preparatory School. The Boarders were victorious against the Day Boys at both Rugger and Soccer, but the latter had their revenge in a Cross-country Run, when they defeated a combined Boarders and Day-boarders team in spite of the fact that Hart was the first man home. We should like to thank Mrs. Stead and all those members of the staff who have taken games. They have been most helpful, especially since Mr. Chilman is away on active service. ST. OLAVE'S RUGGER. ST. OLAVE'S v. ST. PETER'S JUNIORS. We opened the season with a match against St. Peter's Juniors, a team which included several Old Olavites. The game started off very vigorously with a try for St. Peter's in the first few minutes. St. Olave's very soon replied to this with a fine drop kick by Hart. The game continued as it started, and by half-time the score had risen to 17-16 in favour of St. Olave's. It was evident after half-time that St. Peter's had decided to take the lead, and started pressing hard. The excitement among both players and spectators never wavered, and the game ended with the very equal score of 27 points to 20 for St. Peter's Juniors. ST. OLAVE'S v. GILLING CASTLE. This match proved to be even more exciting than the previous. The ground was in perfect condition, and the sun was shining. St. Olave's won the toss and chose to play 50
towards the School, and against the wind. The game was extremely fast, and very soon after the start, Hart, with one of his characteristic runs, scored for St. Olave's. Soon afterwards this was repeated. Gilling by this time had decided to play a forward game, making some very dangerous rushes. In the set scrums, Hutchinson hooked extremely well, and was supported by a very lively pack. The marking and tackling among the three-quarters was good. The game ended with a win to St. Olave's, 19-10. SOCCER. On October 21st we played Mr. Cooper's XI on the Riverside Field. Our opponents, although some of them were rather late in getting going, were a large and cunning side. Mr. Le Tocq, at back, proved a most powerful kicker, and Mr. Corkhill had obviously played the game before. Mr. Crews, at centre-forward, had many mighty, but not always well-directed efforts to cut the goal-keeper in two. At halftime we were losing, 2-1, and, with only five minutes to go, we were two goals down. However, a goal scored from a scrummage and a superb long-range shot from Hart made us level, and the game ended in a draw. The score was four all. The team played very well against superior weight, Hart, Clark and Smith (A.) being outstanding. Hart and Clark each scored two goals. Team : Norwood ; McDermid, Ward ; Fryer, Price, Andrews ; Hart (Capt.), Forshaw, Clark, Smith (A.) and Wakenshaw. On November 1st we played Terrington Hall away. Our opponents had not had much practice, and we proved much too strong for them. We won 15-2, the scorers being Clark 6, Hart 4, Smith (A.) 4 and Stratton 1. Team : Norwood ; Barker, Ward ; Andrews, Price, Stratton ; Speight, Smith (A.), Clark, Hart and Forshaw. On November 27th we had a return match against Terrington Hall, and beat them 5-0. This was a much more even game, and our opponents were unlucky not to score on more than one occasion. The score at the end of the first half was 3-0, but shortly before half-time, Clark strained his leg, and we were playing without a centre-forward for the rest of the match. The scorers were Clark 2, Boyes 2 and Hart. The team was the same as before, except that Legat took Norwood's place in goal and Boyes came in instead of Speight. 51
SCOUT REPORT. In spite of Mr. Chilman's absence we were able to carry out a full programme this term, and much useful work has been done. We should like to thank Mr. Crews for assisting Mr. Cooper in the running of the troop. Several of the " old hands " are within reach of their 2nd class badges, and all the new scouts have made good progress. We welcome the following new scouts :—Moreton, Chantry, Denison, Norwood, McKinney, Bramwell, Price, McDermid, Inglis, Speight and Gillgrass. On Saturday, November 18th, volunteers from both St. Peter's and St. Olave's did their share of collecting waste paper for the Nation. Loads were taken through York on the hand cart to a depot, and Mr. Crews assisted with his automobile. We also took another load on the last Saturday of term. We played many wide games, including a new one invented on the premises. It was christened Naval Engagement, and is much appreciated, since it entails the abduction of Hitler by armed force. The players have the choice of being anything from an aeroplane to a floating mine, and so everyone can be easily satisfied.
CUB REPORT. We welcome the following new cubs to the pack :— Radford, Wheway, Harrison, Bainton, Gowen, Graham, Harrison (R.) and Roseigh. All of the new cubs are well on the way to gaining their 1st stars, and have shown great keenness in passing their tests. Haugh and Edinger are to be congratulated on gaining their 2nd stars, and we have also gained two more proficiency badges. Edinger has got the collector's badge and Andrews has a team-player's badge. In the inter-six competition, Red have won this term and Blue are second. We have had a variety of competitions, finishing the term with a button-sewing match. Parents will probably be pleased to hear this! A wide selection of games has been played, including Naval Engagement. 52
CONTEMPORARIES. The Editors acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following publications, and apologise for any omissions:— The Reptonian, The Babu Lal Jaiswal High School Magazine, The Haileyburian, The Leodiensian, The Ashville Magazine, The Artists' Rifles Gazette, The Denstonian, The Ousel, The Johnian, The Bootham Journal, The Brighton College Magazine, The Sedberghian, The Malvernian, The Merchistonian, The Stoneyhurst Magazine, The Ampleforth Journal, The Limit, The Monktonian, The Giggleswick Chronicle, Danensis, The Dolphin Magazine, The St. Peter's College (Adelaide) Magazine, The Cranleighan, St. Bees' Magazine, The Eastbournian, The Framlinghamian, The Dovorian, The Journal of the Honourable Artillery Company, The Worksopian, The Nottinghamian, The Draxonian, The Scardeburgian, The Eagle, The Hurst Johnian, The Dunelmian, The Journal of the Royal Air Force College, The Cantnarian, The Hymerian, St. Peter's College (Ceylon).
EDITORIAL NOTICES. " The Peterite " is the magazine of St. Peter's School, York, and is conducted by the boys. The Editors solicit literary contributions and general correspondence from past and present Peterites. No notice can be taken of anonymous correspondence. Contributors may, if they prefer it, send their name in a separate envelope, which will not be opened unless the contribution is accepted. Where the contributor's name is not intended for publication, his " nom-de-plume " should be enclosed as well. All articles should be written on one side of the paper only. The subscription to " The Peterite " is 3s. Od. per annum, payable in advance, i.e., before the issue of the first number of the year (January). Members of the O.P. Club, to which the subscription is £1 per annum, receive " The Peterite " gratuitously. " The Peterite " is published three times a year, at the beginning of each term. If any members of the O.P. Club should not receive their numbers of " The Peterite," the Editors would be obliged if notice could be sent at once to Lt.-Col. H. C. Scott, Secretary of the O.P. Club, 1 Clifton Green, York. The Editors of " The Peterite " are H. A. Wrenn, Esq., T. F. Cameron, C. M. Robson, G. W. Vero, G. C. Brown, G. Long. The Editors of " The Peterite " will be glad to supply any past numbers which they may have to those desiring them, at the price of 6d. per copy. Applications for advertising space to be made to The Bursar, St. Peter's School, York. 54
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THE PETERITE Vol. XXXII
APRIL, 1940
No. 294
EDITORIAL. The past Easter Term has been at once rich in, and devoid of, incident. The familiar events, or many of them, were missing. However, other happenings which, if not so usual, are equally memorable, have compensated a little for their loss. Past chroniclers of the Easter Term have been wont to bemoan the weather, sometimes justifiably, sometimes with no more right than that claimed by every Englishman to abuse his native climate. We have read tales of allenveloping snow, of driving sleet, of drenching rain, of biting frost. Full many an editor in the recent past has lifted his voice to the heavens in protest against the unheard-of weather with which Dame Nature has seen fit to present us ; but we must go back more than forty years—to the winter of 1895, with Queen Victoria upon the throne, the streets still gas-lit, wireless unheard of, undreamed of— before we can find the history of such a winter as the one just experienced. The Great Frost came just before School began. The weather was dry, but the cold was such that to venture into the open with the ears uncovered was to place them in immediate and pressing danger of being nipped off. Pipes froze underground. The earth was like iron. The River Ouse was frozen across, so that the braver—or perhaps the more foolhardy—dared to skate upon its surface. Boaters could stand above the spots where they were wont to catch crabs. All sport was, of course, impossible. Even the boaters, who have, in the past, been compared to ducks, could do nothing when their native and erstwhile liquid element had been converted into an unyielding solid. The Hockeyites might as well have played on concrete as on the fields. Then Nature relented a little—or rather changed her mood. The frost lessened, but the snow came, covering everything, and rendering games even more impossible than before. The river, though no longer safe for pedestrian or skate traffic, was still icebound, holding up boating. So, until the thaw, organised games of the usual type were impossible. However, there was no lack of exercise. Far from it! Such a winter is rare in York, where milder
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CONTENTS. Editorial Old Peterite News Valete and Salvete School Officers The Chapel and Music The Library ... House Notes ... The Debating Society The Scientific Society Famous Old Peterites—IV The School in War, 1914-18 " The Beverleys," by Leslie Burgess ... Black Diamonds The Countryside During the Cold Spell ... Goldmining English and German Education, as seen by an Austrian In Appreciation—Of those who go down to the Sea in Ships ... Thoughts on Parade The War in the Air ... S.S. Holmpark Pre-War Tientsin ... Notes and Items O.T.C. News and Shooting Senior School Scouts Hockey, 1940 ... Rowing Squash Cricket Fixtures, 1940 The Junior School Correspondence Contemporaries Examination for Scholarships and Exhibitions, 1940 ... Editorial Notices
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A GALLANT PETERITE THE LATE FLYING OFFICER J. R. HOLLINGTON.
It was with deep regret that we announced the death of John Hollington in the last " Peterite." It occurred during a raid over Germany, in which he was taking part, last December. The School was sad to hear of his death, but proud to know he had given his life for his country. When we learned, last term, that Hollington had been mentioned in despatches
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for gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations, we were more than proud. His bravery will set a shining example to many of us. J. R. Hollington, during his short period at the School, in Temple House, from 1933 to 1935, made many friends. He played for the 2nd XV in 1934, and for the 1st XV in 1935, when he gained his School Rugby Football colours. During 1935 Hollington became a House Monitor. Soon after he left, Hollington joined the R.A.F., where he remained until his sad but glorious death.
weather usually prevails during the winter months, and so members of the School determined to enjoy it to the full. Those of us who skate brought out our rusty skates, polished them, and set off for the nearest stretch of water, there to spend many a long and enjoyable hour in a sport which, as remarked one of Mr. Pickwick's lady friends at Dingley Dell, is only to be described as " swanlike." Be this as it may, skating is a very healthy and enjoyable pastime, all the more enjoyable for the comparatively short time that we may enjoy it, and offered an almost completely adequate substitute for hockey. Many people even took their hockey sticks with them, and played a rather primitive but extraordinarily energetic type of ice-hockey. An alternative for the more gentle sport was snowballing, in which boys indulged largely. Large-scale snowfights were organised, and the combatants, changed into games clothes, were kept too busy to notice that it was cold. Altogether, the cold weather offered an enjoyable change from usual Easter Term games, but the novelty wore off after a time; skating and snow-balling began to fall, and we were all glad, at the thaw which came at halfterm, to get back to hockey and boating, which were soon in full swing. Sundry very slight epidemics made themselves a nuisance in the latter part of the term. There was no case of serious illness, but colds and influenza kept a good many of us off for one or two days, and so, to give everyone a good convalescence, the term was slightly curtailed, ending on March 21st, instead of April 2nd. This has necessitated the abandonment of the Mile, Standards, and the Athletic Sports for this year. Owing to the weather, the Cross Country also was cancelled. A corresponding length of time has been added to the beginning of the Summer Term, so that the work of the School should gain from the readjustment. At the beginning of the term it was our pleasure to welcome Mr. A. F. Halliday, from Keble College, Oxford, who spent his term of training with us. On January 27th the School had its first, and, so far, unique experience of an air raid warning. At 9-30 a.m., during the first period, the work of the School was rudely interrupted by the discordant wailing of the sirens (no longer, alas, is their song a mystery), a sound described by the authorities as a " warbling note." Work was immediately abandoned, and all members of the School retired in perfect order to their appointed places of refuge. Some unfortunate members of Temple House had ploughed their 2
way through the drifted snow to the trenches before they were recalled, somewhat damp, to be lodged in less arctic quarters. The School had had sufficient practice to be able to retire to the air raid shelters quickly and quietly. There was, of course, as we realised at the time, no danger of any aircraft penetrating to us, for the warnings meant only that enemy aircraft had been sighted off the East Coast, some fifty miles or more distant, but the " air raid " offered an interesting test of the efficiency of the " A.R.P." organisation of the School. Everyone was in the shelters in a few minutes, and was soon comfortably settled. Until 10-30 a.m., when the " all-clear " signal sounded, members of the School amused themselves by playing cards, reading, playing gramophone records (some of the " swing " discs being more than somewhat reminiscent of the air raid sirens), and other occupations. At 10-30 the School emerged from its underground retreat, and, after a very short interval, School began again as usual. It was later learned that the raiders had been no nearer than Newcastle, and had never actually crossed the coast, anyhow! However, the " raid " offered a very realistic practice. During the last war also, we read in the editorial of 1915, the School was once subjected to the indignity of taking refuge in the School cellars. The editor of the time was filled with righteous indignation at the audacity of the German Zeppelins. This " raid " was one of the many events which go to make the Easter Term, 1940, a very memorable one. We are not likely to have this experience often, if ever, again, for we are lucky in being situated in an area where the danger of air raids is almost negligible, and so do not have, like other less fortunate schools, to suffer the horrors of war in the form of evacuation. This term most members of the School have indulged in a little voluntary gardening, for, in accordance with the Government plea, we have turned a few of our " waste " plots into vegetable gardens. The work is proceeding well, and is affording considerable healthy enjoyment to all concerned. It will be continued during next term.
OLD PETERITE NEWS. Mr. Basil Radford, O.P. (School House), the well-known film actor, has been working on a film entitled " Gestapo," which deals with the nefarious activities of the Nazis. Mr. Radford has also been sharing the lead in a radio serial play entitled " Crooks' Tour." 3
J. S. McKay (Temple) has obtained a commission from the ranks through an O.C.T.U. J. A. Dent (Rise) and R. Ogley (School House) have had an interview and hope to gain commissions. A. L. Hicks, who left the School in 1929 to go to the R.M.A., and subsequently joined the Royal Engineers, is now a Captain and serving as Adjutant. C. E. H. Medhurst, recently Air-Attaché to the Embassy at Rome, has been appointed Air Commodore and Air Adviser to the War Council. T. Bridges (Rise) is now with the Army Dental Corps. G. E. L. Graham (School House) scored three out of the four goals scored by Oxford against Cambridge in this year's Hockey match at Cambridge, which resulted in a draw, 4-4. Captain C. L. Troop, Duke of Wellington's Regiment, has been appointed temporarily to the rank of Squadron Leader with effect from March 1st. K. Lockwood (Temple) is now with the East Yorkshire Regiment. B. J. Eastwood (School House) is with the R.A.S.C. H. G. Crawshaw, who holds a commission in the R.A.S.C., has been appointed to the Accountancy Branch of the Oil Control. G. W. Scatchard (Rise) is a Corporal in the R.A.S.C. Mr. C. Paley Scott, K.C. (School House), has been appointed Chairman of the North Eastern Region Advisory Committee for Aliens. R. H. Stoughton (Rise) is Professor of Horticulture at the University of Reading. Mr. Frank Pick, Vice-Chairman of the London Transport Board, has resigned his post owing to ill-health. Mr. Pick recently organised the evacuation of London school children. W. H. Huffam, O.P., son of L. W. Huffam, O.P., has joined the R.A.A.F. in Australia. Major J. P. Huffam, V.C., son-in-law of L. W. Huffam, is with the B.E.F. Colonel W. T. C. Huffam, M.C., O.B.E., who was at St. Olave's School, is with the B.E.F. O.P. news from Cambridge :J. T. Brockbank (St. John's) still plays Squash whenever he can, and is to be congratulated on his College colours. He was afflicted with deafness for a week after having German measles and now complains that everybody shouts at him. 4
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J. M. Rucklidge (Emmanuel) has moved into College and is no longer inaccessible. He plays Squash regularly and has also been awarded his colours. C. Houghton (Selwyn) has not been seen out this term, but one hears that he is actively opposing all other political movements in his capacity as Secretary of the Conservative Club. He hopes to be able to produce the Cambridge Old Peterite tie next term.
LETTER FROM LEEDS UNIVERSITY 0.P.s. This term, on the whole, has been most uneventful. The war curtailed social and athletic activities to a great extent, and the abnormal weather conditions made the usual outdoor sports, until the very end of tern, practically impossible. Exercise, consequently, took the form of skating, tobogganing, and, in the gym, fencing proved to be a popular diversion. This term has seen the Annual General Meeting of the Union, which sat for six hours debating such things as the lack of " blacking-out in the Union," " A demand that the Senate should have less control of the affairs of the Union," and lastly a demand for the installation of a bar in the Union, which if installed, as it is almost certain to be, will disturb the present tranquil atmosphere to the detriment of the Union. The only bright spark of the whole meeting was when a firework mysteriously exploded in the gallery. The University, like most other educational institutions, has suffered attacks from German Measles, some of its members still being casualties. There have been few other important activities. The University was paid an informal visit by the Chancellor, His Grace the Duke of Devonshire. The impracticability of outdoor sports gave rise to a series of Table Tennis, Snooker and Billiards Championships, in the latter of which C. J. Lynch was very successful. The inactivity of University life as a whole, this term, has made it impossible to give any glowing accounts of the activities of individual O.P.s. C. J. Lynch (Eng.) has divided his time between studies and his secretaryship of the Boating Club, and has also been seen entertaining ladies in the Union, a faculty in which he appears to be gifted. G. Shepherd (Eng.) is still a keen boater, rowing for his faculty, and has also put in some good shooting on the range. 5
S. Corner (Eng.) has once again found his engineering exams, rather difficult, and is considering taking up forestry, apparently he has found something in common with trees. G. Briggs (Med.) has been working hard for exams. and has found little time for other activities. Lax (Eng.) has been unable, due to the weather, to find an outlet for his genius as a Hockey player, and consequently most of his time has been devoted to engineering. G. R. Brown (Med.) once again appears to have been hibernating, but has obviously been working hard. We congratulate him on having passed his 1st year M.B. exams. W. Boyes (Med.) has been working hard for exams. R. Warin (Med.). Nothing has been heard of him this term, but he must nearly be a fully qualified doctor. E. Dickinson (Agri.) in common with most farmers has just cursed the weather, working for exams. in between. ENGAGEMENTS.
The engagement is announced between Reginald D'Arcy Hunter, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Austin Hunter, Chestnut Avenue, York, and Shenagh Martin, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Darling, " Longstone," Stockton Lane, York. The engagement is announced between Richard Maxwell Deas, Royal Artillery, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Charlton Deas, of Humbledon View, Sunderland, and Renee Mary Blanc, of 14 Comiston Drive, Edinburgh, elder daughter of Mr. F. E. Blanc, F.R.I.A.S., and the late Mrs. Blanc. The engagement is announced between Flight Lieut. Stephen Dodds, R.A.F., only son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Dodds, of Stockton Lane, York, and Florence Margaret, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Walter, of La Maison de Haut, St. Sampson's, Guernsey. MARRIAGES.
ALDERSON—CROSS.---On December 23rd, 1939, at St. John's Church, Newcastle, Miss Margaret Edith Cross, of the Margaret Cross School of Dancing, Newcastle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Cross, of Newcastle, and Surgeon Lieutenant Basil Roxby Alderson, Royal Navy, son of Dr. and Mrs. Wilfred E. Alderson, of Highbury, Newcastle. 6
DALTON—BEARNE.—On January 6th, 1940, at St. David's Church, Exeter, Capt. E. Llewelyn Dalton, R.A., to Jean Marion Bearne. BEACHELL—BYASS.—On March 23rd, 1940, at St. Andrew's Church, Middleton-on-the-Wolds, Francis Moore Beachell, son of Mr. Henry Beachell, Holme Wold, Dalton Holme, to Freda Byass, daughter of Mr. Digby Byass and Mrs. Byass, of Eastfield, Lund, Driffield. OGLEY—FORSTER.—On April 5th, at Conisborough Parish Church, Reginald Ogley, third son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ogley, to Sarah Isabella Forster, only daughter of Mrs. A. M. Forster and of the late Dr. James Forster. The Rev. F. H. Barnby officiated, assisted by Canon H. T. Eddershaw, Vicar of Conisborough, and also a former master of the School, and Mr. Norman W. D. Yardley was the best man. BIRTH. KIRK. On April 16th, to Olive, wife of David Kirk, a daughter. OBITUARY. We regret to record the death, on January 19th, of John Patrick de Burgh, only son of Councillor and Mrs. Harold C. de Burgh, of York. Mr. de Burgh, who was 23 years old, was an articled solicitor, and had just completed his statutory law course at Leeds University. Mr. de Burgh volunteered for the Army as an officer cadet at the outbreak of war. He had just completed his preliminary course in the West Yorkshire Training Unit and was about to go to Aldershot for his final training as an officer cadet. He had been ill for a short time. Mr. de Burgh was admitted a Freeman of York last year. We regret to record the death of the Rev. P. E. Lord, one of the original founders of the Old Peterite Club, and the first Editor of " The Peterite." The Rev. P. E. Lord died on February 9th, 1940. He was a Foundation Scholar 7
of St. Peter's from 1877-86 and a scholar of Clare College, Cambridge, where he took a Classical Tripos. He also captained the College Cricket XI in 1888. As a schoolmaster he was at Heversham Grammar School and later at St. Peter's under the Rev. G. T. Handford from 1891-98. He then spent a year at the Leeds Clergy School and was ordained by the Archbishop of York. Subsequently he was at Sheffield, King's Norton and Sutton Coldfield until, in 1913, he became Vicar of Acock's Green. He married Winifred E. M. Hingston, who was for many years Medical Superintendent of the North Riding Mental Hospital, York, and is the sister of the late E. M. Hingston, 0.P., whose death was recorded in the last issue. After his retirement the Rev. P. E. Lord and Mrs. Lord lived at Cheltenham, where he was Secretary of the Croquet Club and Secretary and Treasurer of the Cheltenham Rural Deanery S.P.G. We regret to record the death, on April 13th, 1940, at 24 Clifton, York, of John Wilfrid Proctor, second son of the late Alfred Proctor. Soon after leaving School, in the last war, Mr. Proctor was seriously wounded while serving as a Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery. Subsequently he was a solicitor in his father's office, but continued ill-health forced him to retire a few years ago. He was an enthusiastic member of the O.P. Club and Secretary of the 0.P. Dinner Club at York, and was a generous subscriber to several School activities.
VALETE AND SALVETE. VALETE. CLIFTON RISE. C. M. Robson. 1935-40. Upper VI. School Monitor. Played for 2nd XV, 1936-37. 2nd .XV Colours, 1937-38. Played for 1st XV, 1937-38-39-40. 1st XV Cap, 1938-39-40. Played for Rest of England Public Schools v. Home Counties, and North of England Public Schools v. South. Rowed for 3rd IV, 1937. 2nd IV Colours, 1937. Rowed for 1st IV, 1938-39. 1st IV Colours, 1938-39. Rowed for 1st VIII, 1937-38-39. Captain of Boats, 1940. Played for Squash Team, 1940. Member of Debating Society Committee. Member of Games Committee. Hon. Secretary of " The Curtain." Editor of " The Peterite." Certificate " A." L/Cpl. in O.T.C. 8
T. F. Cameron. 1934-39. Upper VIth Modern. School Monitor. Played for 2nd XV, 1936-37-38. 2nd XV Colours, 1936-37. Played for 1st XV, 1936-37-38-39-40. 1st XV Colours, 1937-38-39-40. 1st XV Cap, 1937-38. Played for Yorkshire Public Schools XV, 1937-38. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1937-38-39. 1st XI Colours, 1938-39. 1st XI Cap, 1938-39. Captain of Hockey, 1939. Played for 2nd XI, 1936-37. 2nd XI Colours, 1937. Played for 1st XI, 1937-38-39. 1st XI Colours, 1938-39. 1st XI Cap, 1938. Played for Squash Team, 1937-38-39. Squash Colours, 1938-39. Hon. Sec. of Squash, 1939-40. Played for Tennis Team, 1939. Hon. Sec. of " The Curtain." Member of the Games Committee. Hon. Sec. of Games Committee. Editor of " The Peterite." Certificate " A." L/Cpl. in O.T.C. .
SCHOOL HOUSE. J. I. Sleight. 1935-40. Form Vb. House Monitor. Played for 2nd XV, 1938. Played for 1st XV, 1939. 1st XV Colours. Played for Hockey XI, 1938-39. Played for 2nd XI, 1938. 2nd XI Colours. Played for 1st XI, 1939. School Boxing Team, 1938. Captain of House Boxing. Member of Games Committee. Certificate " A." Cadet in O.T.C. J. E. A. Ward. 1939-40. Va. Played for 1st XV, 1939. Cadet in O.T.C.
TEMPLE HOUSE. N. A. C. Chudleigh. Vb. Rugby Football Colours, 1939. School Certificate. Cadet in O.T.C.
SALVETE.
CLIFTON RISE. D. M. Hart (St. Olave's) . SCHOOL HOUSE. R. B. Goodman. TEMPLE HOUSE. E. Sheriff.
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SCHOOL OFFICERS. EASTER TERM, 1940. R. C. LYNCH (Head of School, Head of Temple House). Monitors : J. H. BUTLER (Head of Clifton Rise). P. R. G. GRAHAM (Head of School House). H. A. MILBURN. C. M. ROBSON. Captain of Boats—C. M. ROBSON. Captain of Hockey—R. C. LYNCH. Captain of Squash—P. R. G. GRAHAM. Secretary of Athletics—J. B. SHILLITOE. Captain of Shooting—R. EARLE. C.S.M. in 0.T.C.—J. H. BUTLER. Editors of " The Peterite " : G. W. VERO. C. M. ROBSON. F. F. STEELE. G. LONG. G. D. JEFFERSON.
CHAPEL AND MUSIC.
This year the Confirmation Service was postponed from the Easter Term to the Summer owing to the Archbishop of York being indisposed at the first date. At the beginning of the term " Evensong " was abandoned owing to the black-out, but it was continued later in the term when the light made it permissible. Owing to the infrequency of evening services the only visiting preacher during the term was Chancellor Harrison.
MUSIC. It was hoped this term to begin the School Orchestra, but the number of absentees made it impossible. Many boys wish to play clarionets, saxophones, etc., but there is no keenness shown yet towards the violin and other string instruments. Mrs. Baird hopes that next term there will be a considerable growth of enthusiasm in this direction.
LIBRARY. Librarian: H. A. WRENN, Esq. Assistant Librarians : E. J. HILLYARD, G. LONG, J. B. SHILLITOE, F. F. STEELE, J. H. MOTUM, H. L. TAYLOR, G. D. JEFFERSON. The main item of note this term has been the inclusion of several books on hobbies in the Library. There are books 10
on Aircraft, Railways, Ships, Photography, Stamp Collecting, etc. There has been a considerable demand, and few have spent much time on the Library shelves. Several fiction books have been added, a full list being appended. During the course of the term the English Literature section of the Library has been re-catalogued. The new system of numbering will be issued next term. The system of shelf numbering is gradually becoming clearer with the growth- in the number of books that have been treated with the electric stylus. When this is completed, the finding of books in the Library will be much simpler. Suggestions for additions to the Library are still welcome, but it should be realised that only books with a lasting value and a reasonably universal attraction can be purchased. The following is a list of new books that have been added to the Library :— J. A. Brendon. A Dictionary of British History. 014 H. V. Morton. In the Steps of the Master. 260 R. G. Binding. 415.6 Wir Fordern Nach Reims. Hans Hartmann. 415.5 Das Kantschlagebuch. Roberts. Heat and Thermodynamics. 540 J. A. Thompson. 550.01 Biology for Everyman, i. Presented by Dr. R. A. Dench. J. A. Thompson. 550.02 Biology for Everyman, ii. Presented by Dr. R. A. Dench. L. D. Stamp. Asia. G. S. Dickson. Railways. 703 Beal. 703.1 The Craft of Modelling Railways. Coble and Payne. 704.1 Famous Aircraft. St. J. Sprigg. 704.2 British Airways. Burgess. 704.3 Warships To-day. Cary. 704.4 Great Liners of the World. T. C. Bridges. 704.5 Great Canals. Masters. Deep Sea Diving. 711 Chesmore. Behind the Microphone. 712 Armstrong. Key to Stamp Collecting. 713 Hall. Wood and What we Make of it. 714 Horth. 101 Things for a Boy to Make. 715 Sir Robert Claremont 720.21 How to Look at Pictures. Witt. Ian Strang. 720.22 The Student's Book of Etching. Herbert Sutcliffe. 784.3 Batting. Len Harvey. Modern Boxing. 792 William Francis. Swimming. 793 The Collected Poems of John Masefield. 814 The Collected Poems of Keats. 814 11 .
Dramatic Works of Sheridan. 847 Davies. 941.61 The Early Stuarts. Clark. 941.62 The Later Stuarts. Ensor. 942.2 England, 1870-1914. Brontë. F. Wuthering Heights. The Rover. Conrad. F. Conrad. F. Secret Agent. Almayer's Folly. Conrad. F. The Citadel. Cronin. F. Defoe. F. Robinson Crusoe. MaSon. F. The Four Feathers. Sapper. F. Bulldog Drummond. F. A Yankee at the Court of King Arthur. Athletics and Training. Guy Butler. 791 Samuel Pepys' Diary. 825 820 Erewhon. Samuel Butler. 570.01 Plant Ecology. Hilda Drabble. 537.2 Electrical Inventions. A. M. Low. F The Nine Tailors. Sayers.
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HOUSE NOTES. SCHOOL HOUSE. Owing to the weather and the curtailment of term, these notes are necessarily brief. In those games which did not, however, suffer from one or other of the above, we are proud to record that all members of the House showed their customary keenness, and the results fully justified their efforts. The House Hockey 1st XI are to be congratulated on their very fine exhibition in winning the Inter-House Hockey Cup, in which we feel that Burton's magnificent yellow boots can have played no small part. The House First Boat acquitted itself admirably in the final against the Rise, and we must congratulate Motum on a really fine piece of stroking. The experts declare that the margin of defeat would have been a margin of victory in another twenty yards. Congratulations to Vero and Caley on receiving their House colours for Hockey, and Motum, Miller and Webber their House Boating colours. The following are to congratulated on playing. for the School at Hockey: Milburn, Garnham, Sleight, Caley, Buckler and Clephan.
CLIFTON RISE. As usual, the Rise have had a very successful term (excuse our self-complacency, but we're feeling pleased with 12
ourselves). We've won the Junior House Hockey and the Boating cups look as though they are fixtures on the mantelpiece. What pleases us is that so far this year we've won all the junior events ; this shows that we have the material to supply winning House teams for several years to come. From the general let us pass to the particular, as the bishop said to the actress ; or did he—he seems to have said so many things. Congratulations to C. M. Robson on being appointed Captain of Boats, F. F. Steele on his appointment as Hon. Secretary of Hockey, and J. B. Shillitoe on being made Hon. Secretary of Athletics. Congratulations to J. H. Butler on being appointed Head of House, C. M. Robson on being appointed a School Monitor, and H. L. Taylor, J. B. Shillitoe and F. F. Steele on being appointed House Monitors. The Rise has been well represented in the 1st XI: F. F. Steele, D. Cole, J. H. Butler, J. R. Frost, P. M. Steele and C. A. F. Cookson all played in one or other of the matches. We were going to produce another concert, but this will have to be postponed as term broke up so early. Yard Hockey was again the favourite recreation of the Rise, but it has deteriorated slightly because it does, at times, resemble Hockey. Finally, we should like to congratulate School House on their magnificent finishing spurt in the final of the Boating Cup, and on defeating us in the Hockey semi-final.
TEMPLE HOUSE. The Easter Term is usually an eventful one, and the one that is past has been no exception, albeit that most of the usual events could not take place. Early in the term the House was disappointed at the abandonment of the Cross Countr y, as we were all prepared to do our best to retain the Cross Country Plate. However, we hope that next year, given more clement weather, we may win this event again. R. G. Langstaff and J. WIN-. Inglis have been regular members of the Shooting Eight throughout the term, and we congratulate them on being members of so successful a Shooting team. The latter is also to be congratulated on his School Shooting colours. The only other School award in Temple House this term was to H. C. Belchamber, whom we congratulate on the award of his Hockey cap. E. P. Bulmer is to be congratulated on his appointment as a House Monitor.
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Temple was defeated in the semi-final of the Junior House Hockey, and also in the senior match. However, the teams were very young, and their enthusiasm and determination promise well for future years. We wish to congratulate R. C. Lynch on his appointment to be Captain of Hockey. In the semi-final of the First Division Boating, Temple lost to School House by two lengths. We wish to congratulate School House on their magnificent but unsuccessful attempt against the Rise in the final of this event. Owing to the curtailment of the term, Standards and the Athletic Sports had to be abandoned. This was a dis appointment, as all members of the House had been training hard, and we had hoped to retain the Sports Shield. However, the term has been by no means an unsuccessful one, and we hope that all members of Temple House will return after the holidays to pursue the many activities of the Summer Term with renewed vigour.
THE DEBATING SOCIETY. President : THE HEADMASTER. Chairman : L. C. LE TOCQ, Esq. Committee : J. H. BUTLER, C. M. ROBSON, H. A. MILBURN, G. D. JEFFERSON. The first meeting of the Society this term was held on Saturday, January 27th, 1940. To open the meeting, G. D. Jefferson asked if the votes of censure which had been passed on the Committee at various times could be raised, but his request was not granted. The Chairman called upon A. A. Short to propose the motion that " It is desirable that periods of cold weather should continue." Short's first point was that snow-fights relieved the monotonous routine of school life, as he knew from personal experience. As regards the war, Short stated that the cold weather froze the Danube and thus prevented Roumanian supplies from reaching Germany, and it provided tremendous aid for the Finns in their struggle against Russia. A. S. Clephan, opposing the motion, declared that Short's speech was absolutely lacking in truth. He pointed out that the snow was a public nuisance and that snowfights often resulted in the participants having influenza if they failed to change into dry clothes after them. J. S. Cooper, Esq., called upon by the Chairman to second the motion, divided his speech into three sections, 14
the first concerning burst pipes, the second skating, and the third the benefit derived by trade. He said that burst pipes provided scrap metal for making battleships, and that the cold weather provided an opportunity for the use of skates, with which so much exercise could be taken. As regards trade, he said that firms who manufactured such goods as woollen articles and sou'westers did a very good trade. He illustrated his points with a burst pipe, a skate and a sou'wester. A. C. Brown rose to second the opposition, and declared that the cold weather greatly increased road accidents and that as a rule only small boys enjoyed the snow, he could not see, therefore, why Mr. Cooper so much liked the cold weather. The debate was then thrown open to the House, and speeches were made by Denby, Vero, Barker, Graham, Ping and Stratton. Short and Clephan summed up for their respective cases and on a vote being taken the motion was defeated by 18 votes to 10.
MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 10th, 1940. The minutes of the last meeting were read by a member of the Committee and were approved by the Chairman. The Chairman called upon R. C. Lynch to propose the motion that " The Allies should openly intervene on behalf of Finland." Lynch said that Finland was the first country to put up any resistance to the aggressor and that by helping them we would encourage other small nations to do the same. He went on to say that Russia's defence forces were so inefficient that we need only send small quantities of men and material to our Finnish friends. G. D. Jefferson, opposing the motion, declared that it was practically impossible to send aid to Finland owing to her secluded geographical position. He said that by aiding Finland we would provide meat for German propaganda, in so much as the Germans could say that we ought to have fought the Red menace too in Spain, and in this way the neutrals may well be convinced that we were a muddleheaded nation. To close, Jefferson quoted President Kalio of Finland as saying that the Finns could fight and win their war unaided. The Chairman then called upon C. M. Robson to second the motion. Robson opened by saying that if war was declared on Russia by Great Britain, small countries such as Denmark and Sweden would be encouraged to fight with Finland as well. He concluded by saying that aid must be sent immediately so as to stop a Russian victory in the summer. 15
R. L. Pryer, seconding the opposition, said that we were unable to spare men and material as we had a war of our own with Germany. Like Jefferson, he pointed out the difficulty of transport. On the debate being thrown open to the House several interesting speeches were made. In summing up both Lynch and Jefferson repeated their main ideas. On a vote being taken the motion was carried by 20 votes to 6.
MEETING HELD ON MARCH 2nd, 1940. The minutes were first read by a member of the Committee. As Mr. Le Tocq was taking part in the debate, G. D. Jefferson took his place in the Chair. To open the debate the Chairman called upon Mr. L. Burgess to propose the motion that " The Cinema is deleterious to the nation." Mr. Burgess opened by saying why he personally disliked the cinema, and explained what utter nonsense most present day films are. He deplored the fact that such drivel could act as a drug to so many people, and came to the conclusion that this was because the education of the country was poor. Mr. Burgess declared that the American slang employed on the screen was utterly unbecoming to our English standards. One frequently heard such expressions as " That's so " and " Oh yeah," and he quoted a case in point by mentioning " A Yank at Oxford," and added, " Thank God it was at Oxford and not at Cambridge." He declared that modern films murdered all plays and books, and he even knew of people who refused to read books as they thought that they would spoil the films which made pretence of portraying the events depicted in those books. Mr. Burgess deplored the gentleman in the white coat who sings absolute drivel and plays terrible music. To end a very fine speech, Mr. Burgess tried to anticipate what his opponent might have to say. H. A. Milburn, for the opposition, declared how well Mr. Burgess had anticipated his arguments, and went on to say that at the beginning of the war, when cinemas were closed, the consumption of beer rose by some million gallons. The cinema, he said, provided cheap entertainment for the working classes and provided them with something to do on Saturday afternoons. J. H. Butler, when called upon to second the motion, said that he had very little to say, as Mr. Burgess had used' up all his arguments. He pointed out that people on the dole wasted their money by going to the cinema too often, and left their wives without sufficient house-keeping money.
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He said that women went to the cinema during times when they could be knitting socks, and the consequence was that they had to buy them instead. Mr. Le Tocq, seconding the opposition, said that the cinema provided a useful form of taxation and gave people something to do. As regards the cinema's relation to the theatre, he declared that the cinema was not so immoral as the theatre and thus, perhaps, it was just as well that the theatre was far too expensive for most people. The debate was then thrown open to the House, but owing to lack of time the number of speeches was limited. Mr. Burgess and Milburn summed up for their respective cases, and a vote was taken. The motion was defeated by 26 votes to 15. * * The debates have lately begun to lose their object and are not taken seriously enough, most people contenting themselves with hurling abuse at their rivals. People go into the debates with their minds made up as regards to voting, and however well a speaker may put forth his arguments he always stands a fair chance of losing his case. As an example of this, there is the defeat of Mr. Burgess, who undoubtedly gave one of the best speeches that the House has ever heard. He had his opponents " tied up in knots " and yet he lost. This kind of thing is all wrong, and the sooner it stops the better. [This is not Editorial Comment, but the view of a member of the Debating Society.—Ed.]
THE SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY. President: THE HEADMASTER. Vice-Presidents : W. N. CORKHILL, Esq., E. S. JEFFS, Esq., D. K. CREWS, Esq., L. C. LE TOCQ, Esq. Hon. Treasurer : A. W. PING, Esq. Hon. Secretary : F. F. STEELE. Rise Representative—F. H. HILLYARD. School House Representative—G. W. VERO. Temple House Representative—J. McN. INGLIS. On Saturday, February 2nd, several members of the Society paid a visit to the Yorkshire Museum. They were shown round the part open to the public and were then allowed to inspect several exhibits not generally on show. These exhibits consisted chiefly of rare birds. That evening F. F. Steele gave a lecture to the Society on " High Voltage Electricity." It was more in the nature 17
of a demonstration than a theoretical discussion. He started by demonstrating the passage of electricity through air and various pressures, and explained the formation of striae. He then passed on to the use of these types of tubes in signs, illustrating his explanation with the Geissler tubes. An interesting experiment was the one showing that electrons are charged particles of electricity. A stream of electrons was obtained by passing a discharge through an evacuated bulb, and on the application of an electric field the stream rotated. Then came the high-light of the evening—the Tessla coil. This coil is a piece of apparatus designed to set up very high frequency oscillations, and many beautiful effects were obtained with it. Streamers of blue sparks were obtained by bringing a finger near one of the terminals, an experiment which is quite safe because, although the discharge is of a very high voltage, there are a large number of oscillations per second. *Vacuum tubes brought near the Tessla glowed ; this is due to the ionisation of the atoms caused by the oscillations of the electric field. Steele then demonstrated the X-ray bulbs, explaining that X-rays are radiations formed by the stoppage of electrons. All the audience had various portions of their bodies X-rayed, and the evening finished with votes of thanks from Mr. Ping and Mr. Halliday. The second meeting of the Society last term was held on February 17th. We had hoped to hear a lecture given by an R.A.F. officer, but permission for the lecture could not be obtained and so Mr. Ping filled the breach by collecting a number of slides together and giving an impromptu talk ; his subjects ranged from floods in York to jokes from " Punch," and his slides included two very topical ones, showing people walking about on the frozen Ouse. On March 10th the Society was privileged to listen to a lecture given by S. H. Smith, Esq., J.P., F.Z.S. Mr. Smith is a very well-known naturalist and a keen photographer of wild life. His slides consisted almost entirely of photographs taken by himself, and some of them were outstanding, in particular the one of the salmon leaping the falls and those depicting the growth of a young cuckoo. He started by showing us a series of slides illustrating types of fish ladders, used to help fish to get upstream. The next slides were photographs of various fish taken in their natural surroundings. Mr. Smith then passed on to birds ; the life of a cuckoo was shown from the egg, through the stages of ousting the other nestlings from the nest, to the
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time when the cuckoo is much bigger than the foster parents. We were now shown how wild duck were entrapped. Decoy ducks are placed on a lake and attract wild duck ; the wild duck feed and are gradually led, by food, to a tunnel constructed of cane and branches. Here a dog, which has been specially trained, attracts their attention; their curiosity causes them to follow him, and he leads them up the tunnel, which gradually narrows, finally ending in a thin neck, through which the ducks pass into an enclosed area. Here they are killed and sent off to market. Thousands of ducks are annually killed by this method. A woodcock on its nest and a partridge with its young at various stages of growth were then shown. The different types of snares for moles and rabbits were explained to us ; we watched a badger hunt, and a most interesting lecture ended with a fine photograph of a fox off for its evening prowl. Mr. Ping called on the Secretary to propose a vote of thanks, and the meeting then closed.
FAMOUS OLD PETERITES-IV. CHARLES SHADWELL. Anybody studying the Salvete in " The Peterite " of November, 1910, will notice a name which is no doubt very familiar to them, that of C. M. W. Shadwell. Certainly they will know him as the famous B.B.C. variety orchestra conductor and will probably not trouble to think of his school days and of his earlier life, so let us go back to the beginning of his school life at St. Peter's and from there we will try to discover what kind of life he has been leading. The greater part of his life at St. Peter's was spent under the Headmastership of Canon Owen, but he also spent one term with Mr. Toyne, whom many of us know so well. The highlight of his life at School seems to have been his singing and musical ability, for he was for a long time head choir boy, and on November 26th, 1910, he sang a solo in the School Concert entitled " Nymphs and Shepherds," by Purcell. As for his musical ability, he studied the organ, piano and violin under the watchful eye of Mr. Tendall and later on under Mr. Tertius Noble at the Minster. The significance of this is obvious when one comes to consider his present day position. As regards his study at St. Peter's, Mr. Shadwell's reports were as a rule " fairly good," but there is one story of his school life that must not be omitted, for it concerns one of his misdeeds. Mr. Shadwell one day paid a visit to 19
York Empire and there he witnessed a conjuror demonstrating the way in which a glass of water can be swung round and round without the water being spilled on to the stage. On the next day Mr. Shadwell went to the Big Hall, and with a jar of ink, which he found on the stage, he tried to show his friends what the conjuror had done. He failed miserably, and instead of the ink remaining in the jar, it splashed on to the walls, which had been newly painted for Speech Day. On reporting the accident to Canon Owen he received 2,000 lines of " Virgil " to write out and his parents had to make good the damage ! On the outbreak of war in 1914 he worked for a time in the recruiting office at Fulford Barracks, York, and in April, 1915, he was commissioned to the 14th West Yorkshire Regiment, in which he eventually gained command of a company at Ripon. Whilst serving in this capacity he one day ordered his new messing officer to report to him, and much to his astonishment, Brian Storey, another Old Peterite, who is now manager of the Princes Theatre, Manchester, turned out to be this new officer. Whilst at Ripon, in 1917, Colonel Sapt put him in charge of entertainment, and with the aid of C.S.M. Filtness, another Peterite, he formed a concert party, to which he gave the name " The Very Neats." There is no information available to record the success of this venture, but judging by Mr. Shadwell's present day standards it ought to have been highly successful. After seeing service at Ypres he was invalided out of the service in 1918, when with the aid of the Officers' Association he once again took up the study of music. After conducting touring companies in many parts of the country he became musical director of Portsmouth Hippodrome. From there he went to Coventry Hippodrome and from here he broadcast for more than 250 times before becoming conductor of the B.B.C. Variety Orchestra in May, 1936. From here the story of his life is only too well known, and so let us close this account by wishing Mr. Shadwell " The Spice of Life." G. D. Jefferson, Form VI.
THE SCHOOL IN WAR, 1914-18. In the January issue of " The Peterite " there appeared an article on the School in War-time, comparing 1939 with 1914 from a study of " The Peterites " of 1914-18. Perhaps some disjointed reminiscences of someone who spent his time at School during those years may be of some interest 20
to those now at St. Peter's and may recall some memories to those who were at School during the last war. The start of the war in 1914 saw the School temporarily commandeered as a recruiting depot and training centre for " Kitchener's Army," with the not unwelcome result that the beginning of term was postponed for a week. The Big Hall and the Gym, as well as the form rooms, were turned into barrack rooms and sleeping quarters for the recruits. These at first were entirely without uniform and more or less without ideas of discipline, but in a remarkably short time they attained both " esprit de corps " and considerable smartness, in spite of their peculiar mixture of clothing— cloth caps, trilbys and bowler hats mixing freely on parade. The only uniform to be seen was that of the commanding officer—and that was Mr. Toyne's O.T.C. uniform which he had lent! Although the army had left by the time we came back to School, the whole place was still plastered with their notices and orders of the day. For a considerable portion of the war we lost the use of the Gymn and two of the form rooms (the present Geography Room and the Armoury), which were taken over by the Army Pay Corps, while the Fives Court became an army bootmakers' shop. P.T. was not abandoned, although the Sergeant Instructor attached to the O.T.C. had gone at once. We carried on in the open air on the asphalt under the inspired and vociferous instruction of Sergeant Major—later Captain—Walker. Among other things, he was a ju-jitsu expert, and was fond of showing us just " how the arm is broke in two places." The beginning of the war in 1914 saw the sudden and unexpected departure of many of the senior boys, either before the September term began or at Christmas. Many of these went brilliantly through the war—one is now Governor of Khartoum and another is Air Adviser to the War Council ; others, still very young, gave their lives. In 1914 the O.T.C. was still a very young institution in the School. It had only been started during the previous year by Mr. Toyne, with the active encouragement of Sir Herbert Plumer, who was then G.O.C. Northern Command. During the whole war the O.T.C. played a very large part in the life of the School. To start with we had a very odd assortment of rifles—long barrels, short barrels and even carbines and a few Japanese rifles, but these gradually became standardised. Mr. Toyne was in command of the O.T.C., with Mr. Barnby as Second-in-Command. Mr. Toyne was in his element in drawing up schemes and in organising field days, while Mr. Barnby was the expert on drill. There were two full-dress parades each week—with buttons cleaned 21
—and frequent extras such as musketry parades, recruit parades and band practices at 12-15. During the later part of the war there was a special course of instruction for those who were going to O.C.B.s (Officer Cadet Battalions), under the direction of an invalided officer. War Office camps were discontinued, but Mr. Toyne organised camps for a few northern schools for three years at Levisham and Huby, where we gained useful experience and had good fun. On two occasions the O.T.C. had the honour of providing the Guard of Honour when the Prime Ministers of Australia and New Zealand came to York to receive the freedom of the city. The N.C.O.s had a busy time, for not only did they train the School O.T.C., but they were also turned on to drill the local " Derby " recruits. In the evenings they could be seen putting through their drill and instructing in P.T. old gentlemen of various ages and shapes. The School SergeantMaj or—his name, incidentally, was Sergeant (minor)—soon became the terror of those whose figure and wind had long since gone. The boys had many odd jobs to do during those early war days—scrubbing floors, cleaning out the local drill hall, making beds, ringing the bells and taking round the absentee lists (Bert had departed very early to the war), but it was a useful experience, and although we probably grumbled, most of us enjoyed it. Gardening was another occupation new to some of us. Under the sometimes caustic comments of Fred Roberts we dug up a large plot of ground at the top of the Grove field (where the hard tennis court used to be later) and started a kitchen garden which was managed almost entirely by boys, and which provided much useful foodstuff. Sometimes, too, the more expert farmers went out to help in the harvest on local farms. They enjoyed it, and the harvest did not suffer much ! Generally the question of feeding, even in the early days of the war, was more acute than it has been so far during the present war. Meat was scarce and meatless days frequent. The substitutes—mainly beans—were filling at the time, but not very satisfying in the long run, while the bread and the sugar were frankly nasty. The " brown sugar " used to turn the tea purple and had large and solid lumps in it. One such lump was taken on the parade ground and after vain assaults on it with a mallet in an attempt to break it, it was put in the School Museum, where it remained until after the war—still intact. Bread and butter puddings naturally made frequent appearances, while maize was tried 22
as a substitute for rice pudding—not very successfully. However, nobody starved, although everybody grumbled, and on the whole we managed to keep very fit on it. Even during the 1914-18 period air raids were not unknown, and although there was not then the present expert knowledge of aircraft, there was considerable interest in aeroplanes and airships, especially in a tri-plane on which experiments were made at York. So much interest was shown that there had to be an arrangement after a short time with Mr. Yeld that no one should get up to look during periods, unless it was an airship; " Is it a ship? became one of the great sayings of the time. Although there were not the elaborate air raid precautions of to-day—no trenches and no sand bags—we did have air raid warnings (they were given by lowering the lights three times and then putting them out). Several times the " Zeps " came over York and dropped bombs, while one was brought down near Skelton. In event of raids we were herded in the changing rooms and stayed there for hours. Once I was sleeping peaceably on the concrete floor until the boy who was sleeping on the locker above me, rolled off on top of me. After that I left him on the floor and took to the higher level of the lockers ! However, in spite of rather changed conditions and diverse activities, the School carried on as usual, both as regards work and games. Younger masters went and older masters took their place, but the work went on. Perhaps the main difference was in the games, where the boys had to take on more and more of the organisation and coaching. But games, too, went on steadily. School matches continued, and although club fixtures tended to drop out, Army fixtures took their place. There was one memorable contest between the School and an Officers' team in a Gymkhana (of the egg and spoon variety). In the Obstacle Race one of the tasks to be performed was to crawl under tarpaulins pegged to the ground, after going through the water jump. The Officers and the Seniors achieved this safely, but before it came to the turn of the Juniors, someone (Mr. Toyne and Roberts were suspected) had put quantities of soot under the tarpaulins. It was probably very amusing for the spectators to see the competitors emerge, covered with soot and choking. I was one of the Juniors and didn't see it! Armistice Day was a memorable day at the School. The School band was privileged to announce the Armistice to York by marching through the streets playing. Naturally all work was at an end for a few days, and bonfires and excitement were general. But the most vivid memory of that day is the spontaneous service of thanksgiving which took place in the Minster. The whole nave was packed23
it was clear of chairs at that very simple and impressive service. After the Armistice came peace and the gradual return to the normal. Throughout the war St. Peter's had carried on " in the paths of her old traditions."
" THE BEVERLEYS " by LESLIE BURGESS. A father who is the little " dictator " of municipal affairs in the small town of Westbridge, a son who sees his father in a true perspective, and finds his work petty and unimportant, and a daughter who conceals under a docile and subsurvient exterior a propensity for breaking off engagements and marrying actors—such are the characters which play the main parts in Mr. Burgess's latest novel, " The Beverleys." Michael Beverley, the last member of an old dissenting family, feels no desire to follow in the steps of his fathers, who have been, for many generations, important people in the little town, and wishes to break away from the restricted world of municipal affairs and the narrow morality of his family. He is about to commit an action not at all in accordance with the Beverley tradition when an unexpected move on the part of his sister prevents him. The characters are well drawn, and whether admirable or not in themselves, have sufficient depth and background to interest the reader in their problems and the ultimate solution. Perhaps some of the most enlivening features of this novel and of an earlier novel, " Short Let," also by Mr. Burgess, are the author's digressions, which sprinkle caustic and amusing strictures, classical and modern alike, over the more serious matter of the narrative. As a cross section of life in a small country town " The Beverleys " follows the modern tradition in the theme of the strong man gradually disintegrating, but as a refreshing change, youth and progress steal the novel before the final collapse. Add to this more positive and optimistic treatment of the theme a genially sophisticated portrayal of several very lively characters and it will become quite clear why this particular editor enjoyed his influenza. Mr. Burgess's new novel has been well received in the literary columns of the Press, and it is of interest to find that our own good opinion is confirmed by the most important professional critics. Ralph Straus, in the " Sunday Times," commends it as " a lively and entertaining story 24
of life in one of those small provincial towns which (quite rightly) have a good opinion of themselves . . . Mr. Burgess has a nice sense of humour and a shrewd eye for a portrait: I found his book very much to my taste." " The Times Literary Supplement," in a lengthy notice, is equally favourable : " . .. . a straightforward story of ordinary life and practical people told so simply and effectively that the characters take clear and decisive shape and their destinies become matters of interest and concern for the reader. . .. A book to be read through in leisurely enjoyment of the story that it quietly unfolds." In these disjointed times there is much to be said for a book which affords leisurely enjoyment and one in which, to quote a comment on " The Beverleys " by Sir Hugh Walpole, " the people are all human and real—the first necessity in a novel."
BLACK DIAMONDS. One of the largest coal-mines in the Sheffield district belongs to the Nunnery Colliery, and the 600,000 tons output per annum from the concern has an extensive local sale both for domestic and commercial purposes. It was by the kindness of one of the directors of the firm that I was able to visit on two occasions the Parkgate and Silkstone surface workings and actually descend to the working-faces of the latter seam. The pit is situated within a mile and a half of the centre of the city, and the seams, extending as they do right under the streets, make it necessary to take special precautions in the method of removing the coal from the seam. The system used is known as the half and half system, which is designed to give support to the surface so that no lowering of it or damage to buildings is done. It consists in taking out the coal in levels and gates 44 yards wide, and leaving solid coal between 55 yards in width. As I was to accompany the under manager on his daily inspection of the Silkstone seam workings, it was not quite 9 a.m. when I arrived at his office, situated in the heart of the surface plant surrounded by the shaft, screens, the washery where the coal is automatically washed, the sidings connected with both the L.M.S. and L.N.E. Railways, the other offices, engineering shops and the coking plant. I soon changed into my oldest clothes which I had brought with me, and after I had been fitted up with the necessary equipment—torch, helmet and heavy stick—we made our way across the busy yard toward the lift at the pit-head. 25
A large steam engine, the working of which I was to see the next day, operates this lift on the pulley and cable system, and the descent of some 300 yards with two sides open to the wall was breath-taking in its suddenness. At the bottom of the shaft, however, we had to wait a few moments while one of the trains of coal tubs from the the face was split up, each tub being dispatched to the surface in the lift, there to be automatically tipped into the screens, where it is graded by sifting, after grading the coal is washed and is then ready for distribution—either to the surface plant for further utilisation or direct into lorries for public consumption. The tubs have a capacity of only 10 cwt., and run on a gauge of only 2 ft. 4 ins. There are, therefore, many needed to cope with the yearly output of 90,000 tons from the Silkstone seam alone. That output is one-third of the output from this section of the colliery, and the coal obtained is high quality house coal with a large demand locally. The power used underground is electricity for the pumps and haulage engines, and compressed air for small haulage engines, pneumatic picks, drills, coal cutters, etc. The power stations are placed at intervals along the main plane, and the tunnels are nearly all encumbered by either the continuous cable for the railway, which keeps rising and falling between the tracks, or by the loudly hissing compressed air and water pipes. As we rather gingerly made our way down the fairly wide main plane, dodging occasional trains, to the first workings 300 yards from the lift shaft, the air began to get noticeably warmer, and at the first power station I was advised by my guide to remove some of my outer garments. It certainly did get much hotter as we went down the slope, and my discomfort was further increased by the necessity for bending almost double in order to clear the low roof, made even lower by the wooden beams encountered every few yards. By the time we began crawling through even smaller passages, many with running water on the floor and all in complete darkness, my back was really sore and aching, and I was very glad to be able to stand up almost straight at the first working-face to be inspected. The men, as usual, were only working three at a time at the actual face, and I was able to watch them while my guide interviewed the deputy in charge of this particular section and discovered how much work was being done. This latter point is important, as each section of men is paid on its merits as a body and not individually. 26
Leaving this working-face after suggestions had been made for supporting the roof, etc., we moved, with the usual difficulty (for me at any rate), to the next, where blasting was about to take place. Blasting is not a frequent occurrence, because the miners have to pay for their own explosives. In a mine the usual method of making a small hole, padding it up, and touching it off from a distance by a spark, is followed, and after we had retired the necessary few yards round a corner, the leader of the men pressed the plunger. Rather to my surprise all that followed was a dull rumbling and the air became filled with clouds of coal-dust and the reek of cordite. As the distance from the lift shaft increases so the difficulties in the transport of the coal are intensified. In the more awkward places moving belts have to be used to carry the coal from the working-face, either directly to tubs which are attached to the continuous cable system used for haulage, or to the fewer tubs drawn to the nearest " rail-head " by pit ponies. Lads are employed to look after the ponies, and they treat them very well. After visiting many working-faces where just the normal work was in progress, I was beginning to get rather tired of crawling along permanently doubled up, and I also realised that it was somewhere near dinner-time! However, my interest revived when we reached a working-face where a compressed-air coal-cutter was in action. This machine eats horizontally into the coal by means of a revolving belt of teeth moving round a long arm some 30 ft. in length. The arm, despite its length, is quite easy to move about horizontally, although how they managed to get such a tremendous machine right up to the coal face completely defeated me. Another example of manual labour in the mine being supplemented by machinery is the pneumatic drill, already mentioned as being driven by compressed air. This drill is larger and heavier than the ordinary street drill, and is much more difficult to use, since the operator has to raise it at least horizontally and sometimes vertically before he can dig into and so loosen a piece of coal from the seam. In the area at present being worked an average section of the seam is as follows :—dirt, coal 2 ft. 6 ins., dirt 1 ft. 2 ins., and coal 2 ft. 4 ins., and the usual height of the working-face is between 5 to 6 ft. The farthest workings are over a mile away from the lift bottom, and I was very relieved to learn that we were 27
to travel back for the last half-mile on the " 2 p.m. Paddy Mail," or the train of tubs in which the men travel from the face when their shift is over. Thus, after nearly five hours underground, I once more saw the light of day at the pit-head, grateful for the experience, but thankful to be out " on top " again ! J. A. Cato, Farm VI.
THE COUNTRYSIDE DURING THE COLD SPELL. At the beginning of this year we experienced the coldest weather of this century. Records show that it was as far back as 1895 since we have had such intense frost. This has had a very serious effect in the country, the land being frozen many feet deep. Most farm work has been held up because the work that should have been done then, ploughing, was impossible. Most farmers filled up the time with hedge slashing, a job which is usually done at this time of the year when the weather is not fit for anything else. As soon as the weather became warmer the snow began to fall. The first fall was about one foot deep and in drifts. All the stock had to be brought in from the fields as they were starving from both cold and hunger. In some parts of the country sheep were buried for several weeks until found and dug out. The rabbits could not get at the grass and chewed the bark off the hawthorn stumps in the hedge bottoms instead. The wild birds suffered greatly from the snow rather than from the frost, owing to lack of foodstuffs. A word must here be said about the war on Wood Pigeons, as it was they who attacked the sprouts and kale in the fields, the only green things showing above the snow. The farmers built hideouts in their fields and shot many hundreds of these birds. They did not come in twos or threes, but in hundreds, covering the whole field and pecking at the sprout tops with their strong beaks. Two or three could be shot in a line at once. The cold weather brought the seagulls in from the coast, seeking warmer weather and food. Many were seen on the Ouse near the School, and a young Herring Gull was found by an Olavite on the Ings. One day when the snow was deep on the ground a Sparrow Hawk was seen to pounce on a Sparrow within a few feet of the house, and to carry it off in its claws. It is not often that these birds venture so near buildings. It 28
was only because the other birds were all waiting near the house for scraps which are thrown out for them, and the Hawk had to come near or go hungry. When the snow began to thaw, the water could not run away as the ground was still frozen hard. Miniature ponds were formed in the fields, and the roads became like rivers owing to the frozen drains. Now that the land has returned to normal, the early spring flowers are beginning to show through the earth. The snowdrops and aconites are in flower, and it will not be long before the celandine blooms. The birds are singing once more, and it is lovely to hear the Blackbird's evening song again after this exceptionally hard weather. F. Hillyard, Lower VI.
GOLDMINING. The first aspect to be considered is, of course, the excavation of the ore. In this mine the rock is mainly pyritic shale (shale with an addition of iron pyrites or ferrous sulphide). In this lie the main quartz, gold-bearing veins of which there are three. There are few outcroppings (rocks showing at the surface) and this renders the already hard task of ascertaining the position of the lodes, or veins, underground doubly difficult. But before approaching the modern aspect of the mine let us go back to the time of the Roman Legions and their conquest of Britain. That time is the earliest period during which the mine is known to have been worked. Evidence has been found in the pieces of pottery and coins and the shape of some adits (tunnels into the hillside). These adits are shaped like a triangle standing on its apex. The reason for this is that the narrow portion at the bottom is wide enough to allow for the feet of a man and the broad upper part is made so as to allow for the shoulders and basket of ore to move to and fro along the adit. The Romans did not employ underground work much ; their main method of excavation being quarrying. The gold vein was lying between two layers of rock, something like the ham in a sandwich. The Romans stripped off the top layer, leaving the naked gold vein exposed. With their crude methods of excavation and extraction it is surprising that the Romans could make the gold workings pay. True, their labour was almost entirely composed of slaves. Also the ancient waste rock dumps, known as " tailings," not slag heaps, which can still be seen, may contain gold which the Romans, with their crude methods of extraction, could not obtain, and which may be " pay-ore " with the modern methods. 29
So much for the Romans. After the ore has been excavated it is brought to the surface in trucks or tubs. The large, irregular shaped pieces of rock are then sent into the first of three crushing machines. This is known as the " jaw-crusher." As its name implies, it works on the lines of a jaw. The only difference being that it is the upper half that moves and not the lower. From here it passes to the " cone-crusher." This consists of a large metal cone, open at either end. In the centre is a metal rod set on an eccentric axis. This rod is turned, and in doing so scrapes along the sides of the cone and crushes the ore which is dropped in at the top. Then the ore enters the last crusher. It is the " ball-crusher." This is a large metal barrel set on a horizontal axis. The barrel is lined with steel plates. The rock is sent in at one end, and mixed with it are a hundred or so metal balls like canon balls. The barrel is revolved, and out of the other end comes the ore, by this time reduced to the fineness of cooking flour. There are two main methods of extraction from this point. The chlorine process has been done away with because of the danger. One takes advantage of the affinity existing between mercury and gold. This is the amalgam process. The finely pulverized rock is added to water, which renders it into little more than very liquid mud. This is allowed to run over copper plates coated with mercury. The mercury absorbs the gold. The mercury is periodically " combed " and the mercury evaporated, and thus the gold obtained. This, with the silver which is almost inevitably found with gold, is sent to the mint, where it is made into bullion. The other process is done by using potassium cyanide in a very weak solution. The gold, after being dissolved in this, is recovered from the " pregnant solution " by passing it over a catalystic agent, namely zinc filings, which causes the gold to be precipitated. Those are the methods employed in the mines proper. But other methods exist. Everyone has seen pictures of a man kneeling by the side of a river with a pan in his hand. Apart from the work done by the lone " mucker " a large part of the world's gold has been obtained by placer (pronounced " plasser ") mining. the gold is obtained from the beds of streams where it has been brought by the natural weathering agents. The bed is sampled with the well-known pan, and if the tests warrant it, it is worked on a large scale with sluice boxes. These are wooden troughs up to twelve feet long, fitted together so as to form a continuous waterway. At intervals wooden slats are nailed across the troughs about two inches high. These are known as " riffle bars " 30
and are used to duplicate the uneven stream bed. The gravel from the stream is sent down the sluice boxes in conjunction with water and the heavy gold sinks to the bottom and is caught by the riffle bars. This is done many times to get all the gold from the gravel. As may be seen this is a somewhat crude method and the stream has to be very rich to render it into " pay-dirt." It takes many centuries of erosion to put the gold into the river bed, but in past years the cream of the gold has been skimmed in such places as the Klondyke and California. So for many years the major part of the world's gold will be brought from mines proper. N. A. Chudleigh, Form V.
ENGLISH AND GERMAN EDUCATION, AS SEEN BY AN AUSTRIAN. In every paper we open we find long articles about coming air bombardments, the destruction of London by the air, freezing gas and other horrors. Many believe that Germany possesses special bombs filled with germs and bacilli. If this is so there is no doubt that Hitler will employ them. But in none of these papers is the slightest doubt expressed that England will win this war. Why? Because neither bombs nor aeroplanes will decide this war, but the spirit of the population. If we have the will to see it through, we will do so, and if we see it through the victory is ours. In 1918 the German army ceased fighting because the men wanted to see their wives and children, because the men could not any longer bear the thought that their wives and children were starving. So you see, we boys may be a deciding factor in this war. If we do our part in it, it will be to the advantage of the mother country, and if we make life easier for our fathers on the front they will see it through more easily than otherwise. The same thing applies also to the German youth, and therefore we have a spiritual war of our own with them, we have to show that our spirit is better than that of the German youth, and that the English principle of education—to make a gentleman and a sportsman out of a boy—triumphs over the German principle —to make a soldier and a (brainless) follower of the Fiihrer. On the first glance you might think that the Germans are better trained for the present situation than we are. We must now try to show that this is not true. At about the age of 12 or 13 at the latest the German boy is put into a uniform, learns songs about the invincibility of the German army, their right to be masters of 31
Central Europe, the criminality of the Jews and other such rot. He learns how to handle a rifle instead of learning Latin ; he reads Mein Kampf instead of reading the Bible; he studies the " Racetheory " instead of his Geography. It might be quite interesting if I give a short review of the German school system. The thing that would probably strike a British boy most of all is the age of the masters. Masters are at least 30-35 years of age, and a school with a good name will often employ none under 35. You might ask what do masters do until they are 35 ? Well, there is a type of school to which the poorer classes can send their children and at which the German equivalent of the School Certificate, the " Matura," cannot be taken. That is where masters start, and later on the Ministry for Education transfers them to the so-called gymnasiums, schools which you must have visited to be permitted to attend a university. The former are free, the latter cost 60 marks (about £3) per semester. Semester is the name for the German " term," which lasts for about 4.1 months. There are two semesters per year, and the holidays are as follows: 21 months in Summer, 10 days at Christmas, and 4-5 days at Easter. Another striking difference is between the English and German system of elementary education. A German boy usually enters his prep. school at the age of six, and stays there for about four years. At the age of 10 he, or rather his parents, have to make up their mind as to whether or not he wants to attend a university. If not he is sent to an ordinary secondary school where he receives a general education and at the same time specialises in a foreign language. If he wants to attend a university later on, he goes to a university school. There he learns the usual subjects as well as either Latin and Greek or Latin and English (or French). But above all he is taught that what the Fiihrer does is right and that he never fails. If Hitler says Russia must be annihilated, he is right; if he signs a pact of mutual assistance with her, he is right; if he says Germany's best friend is Poland, he is right; and if he invades Poland, he is right. Therefore it will be a difficult job to make the German boy believe the truth. But I think we will be able to live in peace with the coming German generation when we once succeed in telling the German youth the truth and in turning him into a decent citizen, if once his faith in the Fiihrer is destroyed and if he does not believe any longer in the invincibility of the German army, and if he sees that not all Jews are criminals and traitors, and if he sees that the truth is in the Bible and not in Mein Kampf. We know 32
this as well as the Germans do. Therefore the Germans try to educate the youth in such a way that they will never doubt anything the Ftihrer says ; for this reason the R.A.F. drops pamphlets in order to tell the German people, and especially the German youth, the true facts about the Nazi regime. The English boy does not learn politics at school. At least not directly. He is only trained how to make decisions, how to judge everything and taught how to form his own opinion. I think that everybody in this School has more or less " his " party, though, of course, he may be influenced by his parents, but whatever a (English) boy thinks, I have never heard him say that all other fellows who do not agree with him are blackguards, criminals and traitors. Despite the boys' " lack " of party education I do not think that you will find many places in the world where there is a better " esprit de corps " than in an English public school. Another advantage of the English boy is that propaganda cannot exert half as much influence on him as it can on a German boy. A great man once said : " The best kind of propaganda is the truth." The English boy knows the truth. To tell him a lie is more difficult than to tell a German boy the truth. And to tell the German boy the truth may be very deciding! In summing up, we come to the conclusion that all advantages lie on our side if we know how to use them and have the will to use them. It is always said that the future of a country lies in its youth : if this is so, then Britain need not be afraid to face the future. H. E. Braun, Form Va.
IN APPRECIATIONOF THOSE WHO GO DOWN TO THE SEA IN SHIPS. How often do we hear those cruel phrases—" Mined in the North Sea," " Sunk by Enemy Action off the East Coast." They come to our ears with an almost maddening regularity, and the toneless voice of the announcer half convinces us that he must have had some part in this cold, callous, barbarous murder. But it isn't a suggestion to say that perhaps our sympathy and sorrow are just a little superficial! Do we fully realise that without our seamen the power of our race would wane and fade ? Our Merchant Navy is the network of veins through which the heart of 33
our nation beats, and without it the greatness of this small island would wither like a rare hot-house plant deprived of its life-giving warmth. In the early hours of a bitterly cold December morning the British oil-tanker, Inverlane, drifted derelict on to the rocks off the East coast. A few hours before her hull had been shattered by the violent explosion of a magnetic mine. The sharp thrusts of the spearheads of water pierced her plating and her crew were forced to abandon ship. The oil, • which oozed out from her cracked sides, was ignited by the explosion and the seamen were compelled to swim for their lives beneath a blazing sea of oil. She was expected to founder, but by some lucky chance she kept afloat and drifted, a burnt-out wreck, on to her rocky graveyard. There the wintry seas have broken her back and split her in two, and soon only a few seared and twisted plates will remain to form a tombstone in memory of her. She was but one of five that came ashore inside four days and all within a mile of each other. Yet this poignant story serves as an everlasting reminder of how much we owe to all those who serve us on the sea. The Inverlane was probably the pride of one of the neighbouring shipyards near to where she came to rest. The pride of someone's heart in the past, but in the future a sad reminder of heroism and love. Yes! of love, for it is the love of the sea that has built our great nation. No one has been able to capture and express that great abstract virtue better than John Masefield: " I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied, And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying And the flung spray and the brown spume, and the seagulls crying." Therefore, in times of peaceful thoughts and meditation let us not forget to say a silent prayer of appreciation for the safety of those, whose love for the sea brings them face to face with such deadly perils. They are always ready to face the dangers of nature and even to die for their love of the sea, but the future holds a new weapon in its hand. The atrocities of man have made the sea-ways more perilous than ever before, so let us say " Thank you " to all those who go down to the sea in ships, because to them we owe the safety and the happiness of this dear island, which we cherish so highly. H. A. Milburn, Form VI. 34
THOUGHTS ON PARADE. ORDERS FOR WEEK ENDING TO-DAY. Tuesday (Pancake). No. 1 Ptn.—Will attend an uninteresting lecture on how to camouflage butterflies. No. 2 Ptn.—Semi-conscious, foreground guns and stickers. No. 3 Ptn.—Same as No. 4 Ptn. No. 4 Ptn.—Same as No. 3 Ptn. Unattached N.C.O.—L/Bombardier Picklepuss to make himself generally useless. Friday (Good). No. 1 Ptn.—Will practice digging trenches with a toothpick, as laid out in Infantry Section misleading ch. XXIV, para. 4, line 5, wds. 2-10, 101/202 35016: 0211-1898. No. 2 Ptn.—Will listen ( ?) to a talk by Major FlabbyCheeks upon the relief of Mafeking. Nos. 3 and 4 Ptns.—Gymns. Lecture by Gym-skols upon how not to assemble pouches (pooches), and what not to do at camp (so what ?). Unattached N.C.O.s.— L/Cpl. Messabout to messabout. L/Cpl. Faffer to aid L/Cpl. Messabout. CERTIFICATE " A." (With apologies to the War Office and anyone else who thinks he deserves them.) FOR: Infantry, R.A.F., A.R.P. Wardens, Engineers, Mountaineers, Auctioneers and anybody who wants it. SUBJECT : GENERAL TACTICS (late Indian Army). TIME ALLOWANCE : The duration of anything. N.B.—Before reading the questions, look over your neighbour's shoulder, read anything he may have written and consult the map. N.B.—No map is provided.
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QUESTION IV. Give one word which means each of the following: (a) " Quot homines, tot sententiae." (b) " Stop." (c) " Form up in a line of sections of three, at the same time forming a close column of platoons and ordering a pint of bitter." (12 dynes/unit p.) QUESTION V. Your C.O. tells you to explain the lying load. You have already explained it six times. What would you say to him ? (Cl. 35.5 ; C, 12 ; 0, 16.) Note.—Be tactful. (7/6 in the £.) QUESTION VI. What is the field signal for " enemy advancing out of sight in Rolls Royce cars " ? (dy/dx Cos 0.) Paul de Kruif.
THE WAR IN THE AIR. If it is possible that any good can come out war, then perhaps one rather interesting issue is the fact that the man in the street is becoming increasingly air minded. It is therefore not surprising that the papers are publishing details of air fights with increasing frequency; and thus we hope that anyone who reads this article will not be surprised to see a survey of the war in the air appearing in a school magazine. This survey, which is taken as far as the middle of March, embraces most of the activities of the belligerents in the air war. The much vaunted " Luftwaffe " had its first experience of warfare in the Polish campaign. The air arm was used to its fullest advantage. Almost before Poland had realised that she was at war, every known Polish aerodrome was raided and at least a fifth of the Polish Air Force wiped out. Then followed a systematic bombing of railheads, junctions, roads and bridges. The Poles fought back heroically, but their machines had to run with no maintenance, and no spares were available. The whole Polish military machine was brought to a standstill. Reserve troops could not reach the front, as the railways were submitted to continual bombing and machine-gunning. Besides this, stationary locomotives were repeatedly attacked by Messerschmitt Me 110s, which used their cannons to perforate the boilers. No anti-aircraft 37
defences existed at important points, and the German machines were able to fly to and fro at will, except for sporadic interruptions by Poles who still managed to keep their aircraft supplied with petrol and ammunition. All industrial areas suffered badly, with the result that no new machines were available. The dropping of parachute troops was also tried, the purpose being to blow up important centres. It was, however, unsuccessful. Dive bombing was first tried out on a large scale in Poland, the machines employed being Junkers Ju 87, single engine dive bombers. After a reconnaissance had been made of their target, the bombers dived down from their operating height of 10,000 ft., and when at about 3,000 ft. they released their bombs either in salvo or singly. Thus in every phase the Luftwaffe was successful in bringing to a speedy conclusion the Polish campaign. Turning to activity over Britain the most outstanding feature has been the surprisingly small scale air operations. Before the war it was generally anticipated that Germany would send waves of bombers to attack London and the big industrial centres. So far nothing has been seen of this. No doubt the much threatened mass air raids will take place. It is not Goering's kindheartedness which prevents him bombing civilians, but the fear of reprisals from R.A.F. bombers. Naval units were attacked in Scapa Flow and the Firth of Forth, four ships sustaining some damage. Enemy losses were considerable. Land bombing by the German Air Force has been confined to the Shetlands, where the casualties have been a rabbit and three sheep. Most of the planes which have crossed the British coast have been on reconnaissance, and have been mainly Heinkel He 111s, about thirty of which have been forced down, several of those shot down over the land yielding valuable information. One landing near Whitby was practically undamaged. The new short-nosed version has a maximum speed of about 290 m.p.h. The gun positions, however, are not enclosed in turrets, as in their British counterparts. While on reconnaissance the 111s have been mostly engaged in taking photographs, several of which appeared in the Press. At present only one German machine has been seen to penetrate as far inland as Lancashire, and then it was flying at a great height. This seems a poor comparison with the many R.A.F. flights over Greater Germany. 38
The reason for the scarcity of German machines over the British coast is due to alert coastal and air defences. Since the beginning of the war, fighter squadrons of the R.A.F. have shot down and destroyed about fifty enemy planes without a single loss. This seems to bear out the quality of the Hurricane and Spitfire and the effectiveness of their armament, which is a battery of eight machine guns situated in the wings. A dozen German aircraft, probably Junkers Ju 87, in the first few weeks of the war attacked units of the home fleet in the North Sea. This incident gave rise to the popular German query, " Where is the Ark Royal ? " During this engagement the enemy lost six aircraft. Since then the Luftwaffe have had to resort to attacking unarmed merchant ships (of any nationality), trawlers, drifters and lightships, to gain any measure of success. Even after these inhuman specimens of Nazi rule have gone so far, they are not content, but they have to machine-gun the men as they try to launch their lifeboats. If it were not that the enemy have attacked shipping chiefly on cloudy days, their percentage loss would have been considerably higher. The clouds enable them to approach unseen and also evade the fighters. From the fact that the Germans have only been using small numbers of aircraft for these raids, it may be concluded that they are compelled to be economical with both fuel and trained men, in preparation for a big offensive. A new phase of warfare was opened when the enemy used seaplanes to lay magnetic mines in river estuaries and shallow waters. The principal type employed for this work is the Heinkel He 115, which is one of the cleanest seaplanes yet designed and has a maximum speed of 204 m.p.h. Two magnetic mines are carried and are dropped by parachute, or alternatively the aircraft can alight on the water. But there are obvious disadvantages to this method. To revert to the R.A.F., which has been much busier than the German Air Force. From the outbreak of war the Coastal Command has been doing very valuable work in protecting and guiding convoys, attacking submarines and detecting mines, as well as giving fight to, and frequently overcoming, the enemy. The aircraft in this command consist both of landplane and flying boat designs. The large Short Sunderland flying boats have been doing wonderful work, their long range being useful for patrol over the Atlantic. The rescue of the crew of the torpedoed 39
ship " Kensington Court," the first of its kind ever made, was carried out by two of these aircraft For shorter flights Avro Ansons and Lockheed Hudsons are used. It was one of the latter type which discovered the German prison ship " Altmark." The Anson, although an old design (it has a top speed of 188 m.p.h.), has been highly successful in the destruction of U boats. Frequently these aircraft have saved ships in convoy from hitting mines, and they can be relied upon to keep lurking submarines well out of the way, as submarines cruising at periscope depth can easily be spotted from the air. It is interesting to note that not a single ship has been lost in a convoy escorted by aircraft. Another duty of the Coastal Command, which they have not yet had an opportunity of putting into practice, is to wireless back the approach of hostile bombing forces. As far as bombers are concerned, there seems to be no end to the initiative of the R.A.F. in spreading its wings over Europe. Yet there has been no land bombing by the R.A.F. All targets attacked have been on the water, except for the raid on the German seaplane base at Borkum carried out .by long range Bristol Blenheim fighters. The fighter Blenheim has far more fire power than the bomber version. The main armament is a battery of machine guns, under the centre section of the fuselage, firing forwards. Besides this there is a gun turret amidships on top of the fuselage. The R.A.F., however, have certainly not been idle, almost nightly heavy bombers have penetrated hundreds of miles into enemy territory and have indicated their presence by dropping leaflets and parachute flares. Moreover, an amazing series of aerial photos of every important part of Germany has been obtained and has had to be kept constantly up to date. The aircraft most widely used by the heavy sections of the Bomber Command are the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley and the Vickers' Wellington. The latest Whitley about which it is permissible to give performance figures is Mk. IV, which has a maximum speed of 245 m.p.h. The Wellington Mk. I when fitted with two Bristol Pegasus engines has the high top speed of 265 m.p.h. and the extremely long range of 3,240 miles in still air. Both are very well defended, as has been shown in their none too frequent encounters with the Messerschmitt Me 110s. This twin-engined aircraft has a top speed of 370 m.p.h. and a range of about 1,800 miles. Its armament consists of four machine guns and two shell-firing cannon. Two machine guns are free, being operated by a rear gunner who has no gun turret. The rest of the guns are fixed and fire forward. 40
The long range of this machine makes it suitable as an escorting fighter to protect the bombing force. The British policy of fitting power-driven gun turrets is greatly helping to prove the superiority of R.A.F. bombers over the opposing fighters. The enemy has been loth to attack British aircraft on their nightly reconnaissance trips. The reason probably being that they are anxious to keep secret the location of their batteries of heavy anti-aircraft guns, which cannot easily be moved. Very few interceptions have been made by enemy fighters. The Messerschmitt Me 109, the backbone of the German fighter force, is unsuitable for night flying on account of its extremely high landing speed. Its armament consists of two machine guns and one cannon firing through the airscrew hub. R.A.F. aircraft, mostly Whitleys, have been on Security Patrol over the German seaplane bases at Borkum, Nordeney and Sylt. The seaplanes cannot take off at night to lay their mines without a flare path, and so if any lights are being shown on the water it is the job of the Air Force to put them out. A great many reconnaissance and some bombing raids have been over the Heligoland Bight to report on the position and to attack German warships. Heligoland must be untenable as a naval base for large ships, as its defence against aircraft is difficult. The intercepting fighter forces have to fly out from the mainland, which causes delay. The same problem arose when the Shetlands had to be protected against the tip and run raids of the enemy. Fighters, however were based in the islands and seem to have acted as a deterrent to enemy bombers. Little has happened on the Western front, either on the ground or in the air. In the first few weeks of the war, British machines flew over the Siegfried Line, photographing every inch of the ground. At times they were so low down that they were mistaken for German aircraft. Thus the General Staff were able to compile a complete aerial mosaic of the Western Wall. A lot of this work was carried out by Army Co-operation Squadrons. Aircraft from these squadrons are used for artillery " spotting " as well as for observing troop movements. The types of machine used in A.C. work are Fairey Battles, Long Nose Blenheims and Westland Lysanders. The latter type was specially designed for this work. It has two fixed guns firing forward and one free gun operated by the 41
second member of the crew. One of its most striking features is the large speed range. The maximum speed is 230 m.p.h., but while spotting for the artillery it can fly at as low a speed as 45 m.p.h. This is due to the fitting of both slots and flaps. The Fairey Battle is used mainly for photographic reconnaissances and for convoying lorries up to the front. So far this war has produced no outstanding fighter pilots, such as Mannock and Bishop during the last war. However, there is one New Zealand pilot, nick-named Cobber, who has so far shot down two Dornier 17s and one Messerschmitt 109. The largest dog-fight of the war took place on November 5th, when twenty-seven mixed German fighters were attacked by nine French machines. After a hard-fought battle, the French shot down nine enemy aircraft and came away unscathed. The two types of French aircraft engaged were the Morane 406 and the Curtiss Hawk 75A. The former has a top speed of 310 m.p.h., and its armament consists of two machine guns and one shell-firing cannon. It is a very strong and manoeuvrable machine, much liked by the French pilots. The Curtiss Hawk 75A, purchased from America, has a top speed of 310 m.p.h. and is armed with six machine guns. It is believed that the French version has four machine guns and one cannon. Finally, one important point should be appended. The war has not started yet. When it does we can be sure that Germany will at least attempt large scale bombing attacks on this country, and our planes will strike back with even greater persistency. But one should not be discouraged, for our defence system is powerful enough to prevent a repetition of Poland. Motrevlock, Forms V and VI.
S.S. HOLMPARK. The " Holmpark " left this country with a cargo of coal shortly before Christmas for a destination in the Indian Ocean. The voyage was, we gather, without adventure, and a mail arrived from the ship in February, having been posted in January at a bunkering port not far from her destination. We do not know her present whereabouts, but it is unlikely that she will be home for some time. Meanwhile, we send Capt. Richard and his officers and crew our very best wishes for a safe voyage. 42
In order to avoid all risk of giving useful information, Mr. Martin has sent accounts of places he visited on previous voyages, and a fascinating description of deep sea fishing in the far north. He has made several trips on these trawlers, and his first-hand account is particularly interesting. THE RIVER AMAZON AND THE CITY OF PARA. When approaching the coast of Brazil from anywhere between north and east, during daylight, you may see ahead a thin black line stretching at right angles to your course and disappearing over the horizon in both directions. Behind this line there is a distinct change from the deep blue near the ship to a dull greyish yellow. The black line is a fringe of tree trunks, palm leaves and other debris floating at the junction of salt and fresh water. This line is sometimes several hours' journey from the land and may be two hundred miles from it. The enormous volume of water necessary to " push back " the sea water to such an extent comes from the River Amazon. This ship is able to steam up the Amazon for several days—in fact, for 2,232 miles. The average width for the whole distance is three miles, but it is very irregular. I think the narrowest part is just over a mile, but it widens in places to twenty. The banks and surrounding country are covered with dense jungle, and there are no navigation lights. The pilots have to rely on their knowledge of the country—probably the most difficult pilotage in the world. Above Para the river divides, one part going to the right past Para and the other entering the sea to the west. The island which divides the river at this point is responsible for the two " mouths." One is 100 miles wide and the other 45. The city of Para is the only important city in that part of South America. Excellent quays are built along the river bank, and five minutes' walk takes one to the central part of the city. From the river an avenue runs inland for about half a mile and the chief hotels, cafes, etc., are found on this thoroughfare. An interesting point about the avenue that all the trees are male fruit trees. That is to say, they do not bear fruit, but are evergreen and provide welcome shade all the year round. As in all countries settled by Latin races, there are elaborate gardens full of fountains and beautifully designed footpaths consisting of small tiles in different colours arranged to form a pattern. On the 43
avenue, in the centre of a garden, there is an opera house worthy of any big European city. Money is a bit of a trial in Brazil. A millreis is worth about threepence, and a tram-ride to the zoo costs 200 reis. If you change a couple of pounds -into reis you need an attendant to carry your small change. Among the shops are numbers of wood-workers who make all kinds of articles from native woods. These shops cater chiefly for foreign trade and tourists who call at the ports on their way from U.S.A. to Rio and the Argentine. Brazil produces over 2,000 different varieties of woods, some of them highly coloured, and some which have a natural " french polish " and do not need to be polished after sawing or planing. One article of this kind which sells in large numbers is a " dumb waiter." It is the figure of a page boy, standing with a small tray on the palms of his two hands. His hair is black, skin chocolate brown, jacket yellow with red buttons and collar, pants blue with yellow seams. It is a bit gaudy, but it shows to perfection the beautiful woods grown in the country, and these colours are natural, no polish or artificial colouring being used. Beaded articles and all kinds of brassware are made by the Indians. From the Amazon come an amazing assortment of highly-coloured fish, and these are sent chiefly to New York Aquarium. I bought a full-grown monkey in Para for eighteen pence. He was so small that he could sit on the edge of an empty tea-cup without knocking it over. If I pretended to be eating something he would spring on my shoulder and try with his tiny hands to force my mouth open. I grew so fond of him that I did not have the heart to take him from his native land, and so gave him to our agent's son, who promised to give him a good home. There is a large but shallow dock at Para which is used by native sailing craft. A walk round this region is well repaid if only to study the many different types of native. Before moving on, I must mention that the electric tramways are owned by an English, company, and were in operation in Para before London had. its first tram. Extract from a letter from F. Martin, Esq., W/O., S.S. Holmpark, January, 1940 DEEP-SEA FISHING. The term " deep-sea " refers to trawlers which go to Iceland and the far north, and does not include trawlers or other fishing craft which remain near the coasts of Great 44
Britain and the northern islands. The modern deep-sea trawler is a large vessel, compared even with those built ten years ago, and as the owners of these vessels believe in using the best equipment, Great Britain can claim to have the best as well as the largest fishing fleet in the world. Hull and Grimsby are the home ports for these big trawlers, and ten or twelve of them will leave each tide for one or other of the distant grounds. A similar number arrive, and within a short time the cargoes are sold and have started their train journey to various parts of the country. When leaving port the ships are heavily loaded with coal, and both fishrooms are filled with it, so that they are able to steam to distant grounds and return without having to call at foreign ports for supplies. Cape Kanin is about eighteen hundred miles' journey, and takes about 61 days' steaming, so you see that a trawler fishing on those grounds has to travel a distance of 3,600 miles just to get there and back. In addition to that must be added the distance travelled by the ship while actually fishing. Trawlers may be seen in Hull every day, loading and unloading, but for the presQnt we are interested in those loading. Any necessary repairs have to be taken in hand, and will be completed at about the same time as the loading of coal, food and crushed ice—the latter being used to preserve the fish until they can be brought to market. At the owner's office nearby a number of men are gathered in the hope of getting a job, and from among this number the mate will select his crew. When signed on they will be told at what time to be on board. All these arrangements must be completed by the time the dock gates are opened, and the vessels leave within a few minutes of each other. Trawler skippers are very familiar with the channel and will proceed to sea in thick fog. Assuming the skipper has instructions to fish for plaice at Cape Kanin or Cape Tereberski, he will run his ship across the North Sea and along the west coast of Norway till he reaches the West Fjord. Entering this wide, straight sound he runs to its eastern end, where, at the little village of Lodingen, he takes a pilot. From this point the pilot takes the vessel through the narrow passages between the mountains as far as Honingsvaag, at which point the ship is able to proceed the remaining few miles to the open sea without a pilot. This journey from Lodingen to Honingsvaag is full of interest either in summer or winter. In winter it is dark throughout the twenty-four hours, and in bad weather there is nothing to be seen. On a fine winter's night 45
it is very different. On both sides rise towering mountains, covered with snow to the water's edge. Overhead the clear sky is black, and covered with millions of glittering stars. The word " glittering " seems to be the only one to use in connection with the stars in the far north. Each one seems to claim attention, and each one contributes its share of light, until collectively there is sufficient to illuminate the snow-clad mountains, and enables travellers to find their way about without difficulty. When the sky is obscured by heavy storm clouds, the resulting blackness would put a war-time " black-out " to shame. Occasionally the vessel passes a small village tucked away in one of the tiny ledges at the foot of the mountains, and here the lights from the mountains add their share to the fairylike scene. The narrowest passage is at Tromso, the largest town in the north. Tromso is the commercial centre for a very large part of northern Norway, and is famous as the starting point for polar expeditions. Like all Norwegian towns in the north, Tromso is a lonely place during the long winter night, but in summer the whole region is transformed. The days begin to lengthen from about half an hour of light to the full twenty-four hours. Hundreds of holiday-makers flock there and the water is alive with motor-boats, private yachts and cruising liners. The latter go to North Cape especially to let their passengers see the sun shining at midnight. The landscape, too, is changed. Snow still lies deep and spotless on the summits, but the lower slopes are dark green, especially where the pine trees grow. Pine trees are a source of livelihood to the folk who live in the far north. Each year hundreds of young pines are shipped abroad to be used as Christmas trees, and it is fairly certain that a tree bought from one of London's stores came from this region. " Farming " as it is understood in the north is rather different from our idea of it. The farmer usually owns an acre or two of land, and two to six cows, according to the amount of coarse grass available for feeding. In winter these unfortunate creatures live under the owner's house, and eat fish. Fishing is, naturally, the chief industry, and a good deal of salted fish is exported. Laplanders bring furs to Tromso and they can be bought very cheaply. Purchasers of furs need to send them to be properly cured, however, if they are taking them to warmer climates. Whaling is still a profitable undertaking in season. On arrival at Honingsvaag, particularly in winter, it is easy to imagine that you have discovered a real fairyland. High mountains almost close the small harbour, and when the water has recovered from the disturbance caused 46
by your arrival, the harbour looks like a sheet of ice— perhaps mirror would be a better word, as it is possible to see the reflection of the stars in its still surface. Thousands of lights from the shore add to its beauty, while it needs only the faint sound of accordions to complete the illusion. The townsfolk take no interest in your arrival, unless you are staying or going ashore, but boys always come on board. It is impossible to arrive at any time during the twenty-four hours without seeing some of them. They come in the hope that the skipper will give them a job while fishing, and they might even persuade him to take them for a trip to Hull. Like all Scandinavians, these lads sing, and they will sing song after song just for the pleasure of entertaining you. They all speak four or five languages and are quite at home on English, German, French or Dutch trawlers. Having learnt some of it at school, they quickly learn more from those they meet in ships, but as the bulk of it has been learned from sailors, their version is a bit salty. Half an hour after leaving Honingsvaag brings the ship to the open sea, to the eastward of North Cape, which can be seen in the distance. There is still a long way to go, but even in this part of the world there is something to see. Trawlers of different nationalities and timber-laden tramps from the White Sea are passed fairly frequently, and there is always the coast-line plainly visible in the Arctic night. Life is not always so peaceful, and very severe blizzards are numerous. A black frost is almost as bad, and is much more severe than the white frosts we see at home. Calm weather is the fore-runner of black frosts, and without any warning a heavy fog seems to rise out of the water. This is no ordinary fog, either, but is like frozen air. Hot water thrown on deck will freeze before it can reach the scuppers. Ice forms everywhere, and in bad frosts it is necessary to stop the ship so that water will not be splashed on the sides, where it would freeze instantly. Even then if there is a slight breeze the wavelets soon cause a layer of ice to form, and in two or three hours it may be three feet thick and has to be chopped away. Fishing is not possible under these conditions, but black frosts seldom last more than a day. Heavy gales also add to the fisherman's burdens. Whether the conditions are good or bad, the ship eventually reaches its ground. Plaice favour sandy ground, and sea beaches are good localities, but trawling has to be done in deeper water. About thirty-five fathoms is the usual depth, and on arrival 47
at the trawling ground, the trawl is " shot " and towed for about two hours. At the end of that time the skipper will haul and see what fish there are in the trawl. If it is a poor catch a move will be made to another part of the ground or to a new one, but if good the skipper will " shoot away " and tow the. trawl along the bottom for four or six hours before hauling again. Twenty baskets of good sized fish is excellent fishing, and many men are content with much less. In good weather plaice fishing is very pleasant and an easy-going business, as there is plenty of time to clean and stow away the catch and to rest before the next one comes on board. The fishing continues night and day (whether dark or not), and if good hauls are made the ship will remain there till time to leave for home. If not she will leave after about seven days' fishing, and shoot for " rough stuff," which is the fisherman's name for cod and other less valuable fish. Perhaps two days will be spent on this ground and the ship filled. On reaching the market it may be found that the ship will land five hundred kits of plaice and two thousand kits of " rough." Such a landing may bring as much as three thousand pounds and would be described as a good trip. When cod are plentiful at Bear Island, 1,300 miles to the north, fishing is a much more strenous business. At the first haul the vessel may get six " bags " of cod for one hour's towing. The fishermen " shoot away " again and work frantically to clean and stow the catch. It is not possible to stow such a large quantity before hauling time, and the result is that another five or six " bags " are dumped on top of those still remaining from the last haul. This goes on till the decks are so full that they are " running over " and further fishing is impossible. As soon as there is room, however, over goes the trawl. With fish coming on board at that rate it is impossible for the men to rest, and they frequently work fifty or more hours without sleep or rest, and one hour will cover the time " wasted " in eating food—about ten minutes for a meal. Fish-rooms fill rapidly at this rate, and as soon as the skipper thinks there is enough on deck to complete filling he will set off for home, his decks waist deep in fish, and his men still slaving away to get them below. When the fish are cleared away, trawls are stowed and the ship washed down, and the men may rest—except those who have to go straight on watch for a six-hour stretch. As soon as everything is ship-shape, the skipper goes to bed, and that is the last anyone sees of him for forty-eight hours or more. 48
All trips are not so successful as the ones mentioned, and there are many when fishing is poor and the ship is forced to return with half a cargo. In that case she will be lucky to pay expenses. However, on the average for the year, they make a good living. Extract from letter from F. Martin, Esq., W/O., S.S. Holmpark. January, 1940.
PRE-WAR TIENTSIN. Tientsin, like all the other International Settlements in China, is divided up into sections called Concessions, in which the different nationalities in the city live. Thus there is a British Concession and a French Concession, etc. Each Concession has its own police force, and in the case of the British these are Sikhs. The city itself is no different from an ordinary town in England such as Leeds, except that Tientsin is possibly the cleaner of the two. It has parks, trams, imposing buildings and even traffic lights, although they are hand-controlled by the policeman on point duty. The main difference between the two towns is the people, and in the case of Tientsin the " Rickshaws." I daresay you have all seen pictures of them at some time or another, just a small carriage with two large wheels and a pair of shafts, and propelled by one man. They are the cheapest and easiest form of transport, although cars and bicycles are used by many. One has only to shout " Rickshaw " and they come running from every direction to obtain your fare. The Chinaman himself is a bit different from the average person's conception of him: he has no pigtail and he wears a trilby, although instead of trousers and jacket of the European he still keeps to the traditional long-sleeved robe of his ancestors. The women wear short starched trousers and little jackets of the same material, although the modern young Chinese " Miss " has taken to skirts and lipstick. Moreover, except in the case of the older women their feet are a natural size, as the custom of binding up the women's feet when they are young has now been abolished. Apart from the usual run of everyday incidents and the usual forms of amusements, there were one or two outstanding happenings. One day the presence of bandits near the city was reported, and the troops were rushed to the outskirts of the Settlement in case they came anywhere near. I remember vividly the thrill I got when I went to 49
see a section with a lewis gun entrenched about half a mile from my house, in my mind's eye I conjured up hordes of fierce-looking bandits all armed with fearsome knives. Another minor incident was when someone threw a bomb at the Japanese Embassy only a hundred yards down the road from where I lived. The Chinese, like the Americans, like a good show when they do anything. At night, for instance, everywhere is just a blaze of light, all the big stores and buildings being festooned with coloured lights and Neon signs of varying sizes and hues. The streets are thronged with shoppers, and theatre-goers in evening dress. In the winter there is skating from the middle of December till the end of February, this is continuous as the ice never melts, at times it is over a foot in thickness. All the lakes in the parks are skated on, and as the country is cut up by innumerable small creeks, it is possible to spend the day skating for miles into the surrounding countryside. In the summer the swimming-baths are always thronged as any other form of exercise is extremely hot work. G. W. Vero, Form VI.
NOTES AND ITEMS. In response to the Government's " Grow-more " campaign a School Allotment has been started. The object of this is not to supply either of the boarding houses with an endless store of vegetables, an impossible task, but merely to supplement the present quantities which have to be obtained from outside. The site chosen for the plot is down near the shooting range and will cover an area of about 300 square yards when it is completed. The plot is to consist of three sections so as to provide a rotation of crops. So far, one section is finished and is now sown with various varieties of early potatoes. The original digging was heavy going, as the land had previously been uncultivated grassland. Up to the present the enthusiasm for this valuable work has come from the Rise, but next term it it hoped that there will be many more keen gardeners who are not afraid of a bit of hard work. In spite of the War the Five Million Club continues its good work. Already many children evacuated to the country have been supplied with sports equipment. Next term we hope to increase our number of members. A further subscription has been voluntarily added to the School list on the suggestion of the Head of the School. 50
This is supported by the large majority of the School and consists of id. per boy weekly for the British Red Cross. C. M. Robson is to be congratulated on being made a School Monitor, and on his appointment to be Captain of School Boats. We congratulate R. C. Lynch on his appointment as Captain of Hockey, and J. B. Shillitoe on becoming Secretary of Athletics. P. R. G. Graham is to be congratulated on his appointment to be Secretary of Squash. D. Cole and J. McN. Inglis are to be congratulated on the award of their School Shooting Colours. G. D. Jefferson has been appointed an Editor of " The Peterite " and also a Librarian. R. C. Lynch and F. F. Steele are to be congratulated on the award of their School Hockey Caps, and J. S. Garnham, H. C. Belchamber, H. A. Milburn, F. N. Milburn and J. I. Sleight on their Hockey Colours The Editors of " The Peterite " were very pleased to receive, during the term, a copy of the magazine of the Penn Charter School, Philadelphia, U.S.A. A copy of " The Peterite " has been sent in return. We hope that the exchange of magazines between the two Schools will continue, and help to consolidate the good feelings already existing between this country and the United States of America. During the term members of the Scientific Society, led by Mr. Ping, paid an interesting and instructive visit to the Yorkshire Museum.
O.T.C. NEWS AND SHOOTING. Because of bad weather conditions this term, there have been few semi-dress parades out of doors. Every platoon in the company has had a lecture on the Bren gun by a Sergeant from Fulford Barracks, who brought a Bren gun with him for the purpose. No. 1 platoon's training has consisted mostly of lectures, in preparation for the Promotion Exam., which should have taken place this term. No. 2 platoon is composed of candidates for the practical of " Certificate A," which also should have been this term. Nos. 3 and 4 platoons, composed of recruits, have been mainly doing Arms Drill and Weapon Training in preparation for the summer term. 51
Signalling under Mr. Jeffs has been proceeding as usual, and a field telephone is in action between the Rise and School House. Apart from the telephone, the lamps have been the only means of signalling as the heliographs have been requisitioned for the Army. The band has been unable to make much headway this term owing to absentees. SHOOTING. Altogether, eight league matches have been shot off this term, and up to date, nine out of twelve league matches have been won, which says much for the skill of the Shooting VIII when one considers that several people have been away ill for part of the term. League Results:— End of Last Term. Won 116 129 Repton St. Peter's Won 118 Bromsgrove [no card] Lost 125 115 Ampleforth Won 124 127 Stowe Lost 128 114 Royal G.S. 7/ This Term. Won 119 124 Witham St. Peter's Won 119 129 Repton B. Pf Won 127 Bromsgrove [no card] Won 126 128 Uppingham ff Won 118 124 Forest School Won 120 130 Oundle A. ,, Lost 132 125 Repton t1 Won 118 126 King William's 39 Congratulations to D. Cole and J.McN. Inglis on being awarded their Shooting Colours. 9f
SENIOR SCHOOL SCOUTS. This term organised Scouting has been difficult and most of the parades have been unofficial and poorly attended. In spite of this some of the Scouts have done very useful work. The task of collecting and disposing of the School's waste paper was taken on by the Scouts, as is being done all over the country. It was a big job for the few volunteers, but was carried out without much trouble with the aid of our improvised mechanical transport! We were bewildered 52
at times by the extraordinary assortment of `junk ' that people try to pass off as waste paper, ranging from old electric light bulbs to orange peel. The inclusion of such materials makes this business of sorting an enlightening but dangerous task. Towards the end of term, when circumstances permitted, an Ambulance class was started. This will be continued next term. Some Scouts have been worried about our Summer camping. They can be reassured now as arrangements have been made provisionally for a beautiful private camp site within easy reach of the School. It is hoped that we shall be able to have more week-end camps as successful as last year's. There has been very little activity among the Senior Scouts this term. We assume that this is due to the approaching examinations which unfortunately come at a time when Scouting should be at its highest.
HOCKEY, 1940. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. WORKSOP. Result—St. Peter's School 1, Worksop 3. Played at Worksop, Wednesday, February 28th. A team, depleted by illness, lost to Worksop 1-3. Neither of the teams had had much practice and the standard of Hockey produced was surprisingly good. The game started in a drizzle with an attack by the School. Sleight took the ball down the wing and centred, but the forwards tapped it about in the circle and it was cleared. It became apparent that our forwards were beset with the same sin that has marked them for the last few years— an inability to hit hard in the circle. They can get up to the circle, but once inside they seem stricken with paralysis and, with the exception of Milburn, they pat the ball about until it is cleared. The School were doing most of the attacking, the halves, well up, hitting the ball back as soon as it was cleared, but no goal resulted. Then at last it came ; Milburn got the ball from a clearance, and, with Sleight, took the ball down the right wing. Sleight centred and Buckler was there to push it past Middleton into the goal. In the first half the Worksop attack was held by the School. Knox was making repeated efforts to beat Belchamber, but Belchamber was playing magnificently and stopped him every time. Evans was more concerned with 53
defence than attack, and so a dangerous left wing was bottled up. Just before half-time the School lost their grip. Their attacks had only met with one success and their forwards weren't combining well. Cole tended to centre too late and was usually tackled before he could part with the ball. Worksop began to feed their left, and with Evans playing well up it became a dangerous left wing. Then Hunting got the ball and had a hard shot at goal. The ball rose, hit Garnham and went into goal. Evans was playing a grand game for Worksop; he was back in defence and started most of their attacks. Within a few minutes of Worksop's first goal he sent Knox away down the wing. Knox centred, and following up Hunting's shot, put the ball into the net. The School made great efforts to score an equaliser, but the Worksop defence, with Graham playing a sound game, kept them out. Milburn put the ball into the net from just outside the circle, but nothing else resulted. Steele, who is not used to the centre-half position, was tending to give Hunting too much rope, and this, coupled with the fact that the backs were standing square, enabled Hunting to score Worksop's third goal. No side came with the School making desperate attacks on the Worksop goal. The stickwork of the School team was much better than that of Worksop, but Worksop played as a team, whereas the School team played as eleven individuals, sometimes combining in groups of two or three. Graham and Evans were the best of the Worksop team, and Belchamber played a grand game for the School. Teams :St. Peter's—J. S. Garnham ; H. A. Belchamber, J. H. Butler; R. C. Lynch, F. F. Steele, P. M. Steele ; J. I. Sleight, H. A. Milburn, F. N. Buckler, J. R. Frost, D Cole Worksop—S. A. Middleton ; P. M. Graham, H. D. Jenison ; R. W. Naismith, P. F. Stow, G. Watner-Smith ; W. B. Knox, A. L. Evans, S. J. Hunting, P. Carmichael, J. B. Millar.
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. ROYAL ENGINEERS. Played at Home, March 16th. Result—St. Peter's School 3, Royal Engineers 2. The School fielded an exceptionally young team, perhaps one of the youngest that the School has ever fielded, owing to the fact that 6 regular members of the XI were absent. 54
From the start the School were on the attack, and several times they were in their opponents' circle, but owing to some poor shooting and some fine saves by the goalkeeper, they failed to score. The Royal Engineers then made their first attacking movement and this resulted in a goal, which Garnham could hardly have hoped to have saved. The School immediately attacked again and Buckler scored an equalising goal, this being followed immediately afterwards by another goal, this time scored by Broadhurst. For the rest of the half the School were pressing for most of the time, but there were occasional rushes by the Engineers into the School circle which were all beaten off. Just before half-time Frost scored the School's third and last goal. The second half was a repetition of the first, with the School pressing for most of the time and with spasmodic rushes downfield by the Engineers, one of these resulting in their second goal. The School shooting was again poor, and in this way many scoring opportunities were wasted. Team—J. S. Garnham ; H. C. Belchamber, J. H. Butler; F. N. Buckler, A. S. Clephan, J. R. Frost; D. Cole, A. Broadhurst, T. F. Cookson, J. Caley, P. M. Steele.
SENIOR HOUSE HOCKEY. SEMI-FINAL. Result—School House 2, Rise 1. The Semi-final of the House Hockey was played Thursday, 7th March. Both teams were depleted through illness. This probably accounted for the low standard of hockey. After the first five minutes it was obvious that it was going to be a hard struggle. In the first half, the play was fairly open and the Rise did most of the attacking; their attacks lacked cohesion and never got far against Milburn and Clephan. The Rise halves dominated the game, starting attacks and breaking up attacks by School House. Neither goal was in any real danger as the forwards on both sides were the weakest parts of their teams. Frost, Sleight and Buckler provided what fireworks there were in the shape of individual efforts to score, but the defences were on top. Half-time came with no score but with the Rise doing the major part of the attacking. In the second half School House began to wake up, and for the first time in the game, Taylor, the Rise goalie, 55
touched the ball. It was in an attempt to stop a shot from Sleight, but the ball glanced off his pads and went in. The Rise now made a series of attacks in an effort to get an equaliser, and their backs and halves went right up the field. This proved to be their undoing; Sleight got the ball, hit it right down the field, went racing after it, and had scored before any of the defenders could intervene. The Rise continued to attack, but the School House defence was too good for them, only Frost proving really dangerous. School House then forced a short corner and a goal was saved by Steele, who, in the nick of time, flicked the ball clear off the goal line. A long corner followed, but Steele cleared to Shillitoe and another Rise attack started. Frost was making great efforts to score, but Garnham was playing his usual fine game and stopped all his shots. Then at last the Rise scored ; Coombe dribbled the ball into the circle and, with Garnham on the floor, put the ball into the net. Soon after this no-side was blown with School House victors by two goals to one. Milburn, Clephan, Buckler and Garnham were the best of the School House team, and for the Rise, their halves and Frost were outstanding. Teams:— School House—J. S. Garnham ; A. S. Clephan, G. W. Vero; D. J. Burton, H. A. Milburn, J. P. Caley ; J. I. Sleight, F. N. Buckler, F. B. Davison, D. G. Middleton, D. Anderson. Rise—D. Taylor; J. H. Butler, S. H. Beetham ; K. M. Ramsden, F. F. Steele, P. M. Steele; J. B. Shillito, P. L. Hort, J. R. Frost, H. L. Taylor, A. P. Coombe
SENIOR HOUSE HOCKEY. FINAL. Result—School House 6, Temple 0. The Final of the Senior House Hockey was played on 8th March. As is usual in House matches the hockey was, with the exception of that produced by a few people, rotten. On paper, School House, with their fast-moving right wing, were the potential winners, and the result, 6-0 in their favour, is a good indication of the run of the game. The game started with a series of attacks by School House, which were cleared by Lynch before they reached the circle. The play then pottered about in midfield, and it 56
began to look as though the game was going to deteriorate into a colourless affair with defences on top for both sides. We thought if School House could once get a shot at goal they would, with only boater Inglis holding the fort, score; and so when Sleight at last got into the circle and shot we were mentally registering School House's first goal ; but lo and behold, what do we see but boater Inglis saving and kicking clear with his feet in a manner worthy of a veteran goalie, a goalie who was obviously used to this sort of thing and could do it in his sleep if wanted. Soon after this, Davison scored School House's first goal after a loose maul in the circle. School House then started a series of attacks, and their forwards left one astounded by their inability to hit the ball in the circle ; centres from the right would travel across the circle and we would be treated to the sight of three School House forwards wildly waving their sticks at the ball in the vain hope of hitting it. Sleight put School House further ahead just before half-time. After half-time School House attacked almost continually, but the Temple defence was surprisingly strong, Lynch, Denison and Inglis being outstanding, and nothing much got past them. The School House attacks were engineered chiefly by Milburn and Buckler, both of whom played excellent games. Then came a spate of goals ; Milburn scored from a corner and Sleight notched another after Inglis had saved three certain goals. Sleight tended to keep too near the centre of the field for a wing, but made several good runs, and with Buckler's help at inside this wing was a continual menace to Temple. Davison finally managed to hit a centre from the right and put School House's total up to five. Temple made a few desultory attacks, but Broadhurst was their only forward who knew much hockey, and he had not enough dash for an individual effort. School House goal was in danger several times though, but Garnham and Clephan managed to clear every time. Just on time Sleight made a good run down the right wing and the School House total became six. Milburn and Buckler were outstanding for the victors ; they engineered most of the attacks and stopped a lot of Temple attacks. Sleight was dangerous on the wing and Clephan was sound at back. Lynch and Denison did stout work for Temple, but undoubtedly the man of the match was a boater—Inglis. We take off our hats to his goal-keeping. 57
JUNIOR HOUSE HOCKEY. Result—Rise 11, Temple 0. The Semi-final between the Rise and Temple was played on Friday, March 1st. The two teams contained the usual sprinkling of boaters and the game provided as high a standard of amusement as last year. The game started with a forward rush by the Rise ; their forwards made a compact bunch with the ball in the middle and by dint of kicking, barging and beating Temple shins, the ball was propelled into the circle, where Ruddock cannoned it in off one of the Temple backs. Temple then made a haphazard attack which got them as far as their own twenty-five, but the Rise, with their superior footwork, forced a corner. Temple gave Taylor approximately half-an-hour to play about with the ball, and, after hitting most of the circle into the goalmouth, he finally connected with the ball, which whistled through the Temple team and went in off Terry's head. The usual mêlées in mid-field were held, everyone hitting anything they could see. When, by an obvious effort of memory, they remembered the ball, there would be a rush of a yard or so, occasionally followed by a massive " beat," which would send the teams off in full cry after the ball (sometimes). The boater technique of dealing with the ball is classic and was well worth noting. The ball would trundle along towards the boater, watching with a smirk and an eagle eye; just as the ball is about to pass him, he jumps into action— there is a spraying of legs, a flurry of stick and arms, a slash at the ball, a miss as the ball sinks into a pot-hole or bounces over the stick, and the boater crashes onto the floor. There were occasionally some glimpses of hockey; Walker was the strong man of the Temple defence—their attack was non-existent—and Coombe made some good runs down the left wing for the Rise. Hillyard (F. H.) was invincible at back and Robson displayed his usual high standard of Rugger—finishing several classic pieces of work by gracefully sinking to his knees and bowing his face in the dust. There were some good moments—scrums in the Temple circle, boaters back-sticking, and looking up to see if the umpire had noticed, Taylor's goals from corners and Wright's third goal, when he whistled into the circle to smash the ball into the net. Scorers for the Rise were Wright (R. A.) 2, Rodwell3, Ruddock 1, Coombe 3, Taylor 2. Result—Rise 11, Temple 0. 58
JUNIOR HOUSE HOCKEY. FINAL. Result—Rise 7, School House 0. The final was played on Saturday, 2nd March, and was much the same as the semi-final. This time, however, the Rise were up against a team whose footwork was as good as, if not better than, their own. The Rise backs, however, were unbeatable ; Hillyard played a faultless game and Morris's stick was enough to strike terror into men of a sterner calibre than the youths of the School House team. Well, let us cease this frivolity and get down to brass tacks. We knew that the School House team had more system than that of Temple, and thought that they would give the Rise a shock. We were expecting a hard fought game, an even one, and for the first ten minutes or so we were not disappointed. The play wandered from twenty-five to twenty-five and back again; everyone got in everyone else's way and nothing much was done. Then Coombe got the ball and dribbled down the left wing; he centred and Ruddock was there to put the ball into the net. A little later Ruddock dribbled down the field and scored another for the Rise. The Rise were now doing most of the attacking, and just before half-time Wright scored their third goal. A boater, Taylor, set an example in hard hitting in the circle, which the School forwards might follow. Almost immediately after half-time he scored with a terrific shot. Soon after this he had another shot at goal and nearly broke the leg of a spectator who was standing next to the goal. Ruddock scored off a centre from Rodwell and Hillyard (E.) got one by waiting just inside the circle for the ball to come out of a scrum in the circle and then hitting it past Braun. Just before time Taylor got the seventh goal with another hard shot. Caley was the best of the School House team, Davison was neat with his stick in more ways than one. The Rise were all good, but Ruddock, Coombe, Wright and Hillyard (F.) were outstanding; Taylor produced some of the hardest hitting seen for some time. Rise Team :—J. R. Penty ; G. R. Morris, F. H. Hillyard ; E. J. Hillyard, C. M. Robson, C. A. F. Cookson ; B. Rodwell, H. L. Taylor, P. H. 0. Ruddock, R. A. Wright, A. P. Coombe. 59
ROWING. FIRST DIVISION. As was the case last year, the river was high and fast and the course was altered accordingly. In order to diminish the advantage gained by the crew on the Station side, the start was at the Scope and the finish was at the diving boards. The Rise, who held the cup, drew the bye, and thus School House and Temple rowed in the semi-final on March 14th. School House won the toss and chose the Station side. Soon after the start School House, who were rowing with a long and steady stroke, were a length up. Temple House, rowing very pluckily, made valiant efforts to overtake their rivals, but School House passed the post to win by 3 lengths in 2 minutes 50 seconds. The final was rowed on Friday, March 15th, between the Rise and School House. Both crews got away to good starts, but School House were half-a-length up at Wall end ; here the Rise increased their rate of striking to such good effect that they went up to lead by a length. School House now put on a fine spurt and began to overtake their rivals rapidly, but their efforts were in vain for the Rise passed the post to win by 3 feet with School House still gaining on them. Crews:Rise.—Bow, J. B. Shillitoe; (2) H. Ping; (3) C. M. Robson ; Stroke, J. H. Butler; Cox, A. P. Coombe. School House.—Bow, R. L. Miller; (2) G. D. Jefferson ; (3) R. Earle; Stroke, J. H. Motum; Cox, R. Webber. Temple House.—Bow, R. G. Langstaff; (2) J. McN. Inglis ; (3) G. Long; Stroke, E. P. Bulmer ; Cox, G. E. K. Reynolds.
SQUASH. Squash this season has suffered several severe handicaps. Firstly, the top three strings have gone up to Cambridge, and we are glad to hear good news of their Squash there. Rucklidge and Brockbank each obtained college colours in their first season at the University, and Brockbank narrowly missed selection in the Inter-Varsity match. Secondly, the blacking-out of the courts and the lack of match practice owing to travelling difficulties made the normal development of the younger players impossible. 60
Two matches were played (in each of which we were successful last year) with rather unhappy results. In each of these the top strings were unable to play owing to illness, and the rest had to play in an unusually high position. The Individual Competitions and Inter-House Matches have been left to the beginning of the Summer Term, and there will also be a match at home against Edinburgh Academy. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. WORKSOP. Played at Worksop, Wednesday, 28th February. Result—St. Peter's School 0, Worksop 3. As Graham was ill, Cave was brought in and Butler and Milburn played first and second strings respectively. It was obvious that the School team suffered from lack of practice. None of them were very sure of themselves, and several times during their games each missed the ball completely. The first game was Butler v. Evans. Butler won the toss and went to 4-0 playing easily. He then lost the service and Evans took six points in a run. The score hovered round 4-6 for several long rallies, Butler eventually gaining the service with a nice drop-shot. He got another point, but then lost the service to Evans, who won the next three points and the game 9-5. Butler was now tiring, and in the second game was missing easy shots. Evans had no trouble with this game, winning it 9-0. Evans went to 4-0 in the third game and then lost the service to Butler. Butler could only make one point though and Evans went on to win the game 9-1 and the match 3-0. The last game was remarkable for some long rallies, both playing good squash ; Evans was more skilful than Butler and kept him on the run. Milburn lost to Hall, chiefly because he was hitting too hard. Hall won the first game 9-3. He was playing on the defensive, content to wait for Milburn to make a mistake. Milburn was made to run all over the court by a cleverer player, who gave the impression that he just stood still. Milburn lost the second game 2-9 ; it was largely a repetition of the first game. In the third game Hall did most of the attacking and had a tired Milburn continually on the run. Hall won 9-3. Cave started very nervously against Buchanan, who went to 7-0. Cave then got the service and scored three points before serving out of court, a thing he did frequently, thereby losing many points. 61
Buchanan won the first game 9-3. The next game was very even though the score, 9-3 in Buchanan's favour, does not show it; Cave contested each point and played some of the nicest shots of the day. Buchanan used the corners well and also gave Cave some trouble with his service. In the last game, Cave was playing quite confidently, and it was a hard struggle until the score was 5-5. Buchanan then went ahead to win the game 9-5. Results:— J. H. Butler lost to A. L. Evans, 5-9, 0-9, 1-9. H. A. Milburn lost to E. Hall, 3-9, 2-9, 3-9. G. M. Cave lost to G. C. Buchanan, 3-9, 3-9, 5-9.
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. DEVENSHIRE HALL. Played on Sunday, March 10th. The School were without their second and third string, P. R. G. Graham and H. A. Milburn were indisposed. In the first match, J. H. Butler lost to G. H. Cooper after five very hard games. Both players hit hard and there were many long rallies. F. N. Buckler then met 0. W. Porritt, who was too clever and experienced for the School player. Although the School player played many good shots he was beaten in three straight games. R. C. Lynch lost to D. L. Cooke, who easily won in three straight games. The School player was perhaps nervous and played many careless shots when in a good position. C. M. Robson had a close and exciting game with D. T. Milthorpe, Devenshire Hall's fourth string. The School player lost the first game, but won the second to love. In the next three, however, he only managed to get one, to lose 3-2. P. L. Hort, who came in as a last minute selection, showed promising form in winning three straight games from S. Saurlaugas in a hard-hitting match. Scores :— J. H. Butler (School) lost to G. H. Cooper, 6-9, 9-10, 9-7, 10-9, 3-9. F. N. Buckler (School) lost to 0. W. Porritt, 3-9, 5-9, 7-9. R. C. Lynch (School) lost to D. L. Cooke, 0-9, 5-9, 3-9. C. M. Robson lost to D. T. Milthorpe, 5-9, 9-0, 5-9, 9-6, 1-9. P. L. Hort beat S. Saurlaugas, 9-7, 9-5, 9-2. 62
CRICKET FIXTURES, 1940. 1st XI.
Sat., May 25th. Denstone College Sat., June 1st. Ampleforth College Sat., June 8th. Worksop College Sat., June 15th. Giggleswick School Wed., July 3rd. Durham School Sat., July 6th. Cryptics C.C. ...
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Sat., June 1st. Ampleforth College Sat., June 8th. Worksop College Sat., June 15th. Giggleswick School
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Wed., June 12th. Ampleforth College Wed., July 3rd. Durham School
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THE JUNIOR SCHOOL. May we talk about the weather as an opening for our notes about the Junior School? When School started on January 16th, we had already experienced a good deal of frosty weather, but after that date we had real Artic conditions—or so it seemed. One interesting point was that the River Ouse was frozen so solidly that any number of people could walk or skate on it. Mr. Ping and Mr. Cooper made a first adventurous walk across from the boathouse steps, and then a number of Olavites were allowed on. There wasn't even a crack ! After that we had heavy falls of snow, and it lasted so long that we even tired of snowballing! Igloo building became a craze, and the playground was a regular village of igloos. It is reported that Mr. Ping couldn't find his boarders anywhere and ultimately found them all in the igloo village. We were all glad when the thaw actually came (it made several attempts) and we could see green grass once more and think of football again. It has been very disappointing not to have any matches this term, as the rugger side were distinctly promising and we had several prospective fixtures. The hockey sticks provided by Mr. Cooper were very useful and helped to give good exercise and games. Our Nature Study observations of the first signs of Spring are all very much later this year, of course. The 63
first flower of Winter Aconite was brought in on February 29th, and the first Lesser Celandine was not seen until March 15th, when the annual reward was duly paid to Peter Chilman. We ought to have mentioned the various birds seen during the severe weather, killed either by the cold or starvation. The bird population suffered greatly. [N.B.—To all Olavites. April 21st, 10-58 a.m. I have just heard a cuckoo. Any reward ?—Ed.] The Junior School put in a good term of work, although it was not found possible to hold the P.T. Display or to produce the French Play. The instruction in knitting, given by Miss Mason in the handicraft periods, was very popular, and many boys were extremely keen to produce something really useful. The Boxing Tournament was held on Wednesday, March 13th, and was a very successful function. The results of the contests are given below, but we should like to thank Dr. Macpherson and Capt. Roseigh for refereeing, and Mr. L. Burgess and R. C. Lynch for acting as judges. Sergt.-Major Puddick is to be congratulated very heartily on getting the boys, and particularly the beginners, to the degree of skill shown. Except for some cases of flu—most of which were mild cases, the health of the boys has been very good until German measles found a loophole during the last fortnight of term. Still, few boys, and we believe few parents, were sorry about the earlier end of term, and all fully appreciated being able to go home for Easter. The boarders and the day boarders would like to express their good wishes for the future to Miss F. Harrison, who is leaving St. Olave's this term. Miss Harrison has been Matron at St. Olave's for three years and has been untiring in her endeavour to look after the boys in every way. We should like to take this opportunity of thanking her for her work and care. We now look forward to a successful Summer term, when we hope to hold our Sports early in the term. It is with great regret that we have to record the death of an old boy of St. Olave's, John Williams, who will be remembered by a good many old boys. John (with his brother Arthur) was a boarder at St. Olave's from September, 1921, to the Summer Term, 1927, when he left for Leatherhead School. He became a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and was recently killed in action. 64
ST. OLAVE'S BOXING TOURNAMENT. MARCH 13th, 1940. CONTESTS. 1. S. Amos drew with J. Gibson. 2. G. Dench beat D. Sim. 3. I. Macpherson beat P. Dodd. 4. L. Edinger beat J. Amos. 5. G. Radford beat R. Hutchinson. 6. K. Taylor beat W. Roseigh. 7. J. Dook beat J. Cadell. 8. I. Haysey beat P. Weighill. 9. II. Fryer beat W. Andrews. 10. G. Mountain beat E. Denison. Seconds : D. Hart, W. Stratton, M. Smith, T. F. Morris. ST. OLAVE'S GAMES REPORT. Owing to the exceptionally poor state of the grounds, boys, staff, etc., games this term have not been very highly organised. Until half term we could only have one game of rugger, so we have had to devise other means of taking exercise. When there was snow we had both snow-fights and snow sports. When there was ice we had sliding and skating on the Ings. When it was just raining we went to the gym and played games there. We have also been for runs. and played shinty, an exciting and rather dangerous variation of hockey. Naturally, there have been many days when the day boys have had to be sent home, but there has generally been something afoot for a number of boys. On one occasion a working party added timber-hauling to the already long list of sporting activities. It was quite fun guessing what we were going to do next, but we should have preferred better weather and regular games of rugger and soccer. ST. OLAVE'S SCOUTS AND CUBS. In spite of the rather disturbed nature of the term we were able to carry out full programmes at both Scout and Cub meetings. This more than proved the usefulness of Scouts and Cubs, since it gave us something to do at a time when many were missing the regular school games. Both troop and pack are so flourishing that there are several boys waiting for a vacancy to join. This is in a way fortunate, but it cannot be helped since the number of scouters available is strictly limited, and the number of boys must be limited too. 65
SCOUTS. This term we have re-introduced the inter-patrol competition, and each week there has been a contest requiring either mental or physical exercise. In the former category may be placed the guessing of objects by touch and acting, while shinty is a good example of the latter. Peewits easily defeated their rivals, but Woodpigeons and Curlews had a good struggle for second place, the former just winning. The passing of tests has been a little disappointing, and scouts must realise that it is up to them to work on their own. We hope next term to continue with second class work, and to start on some badge work. We are sorry to lose Hart and Crowe, but hope that they will continue with scouting. CUBS. In the inter-six competition, Blue have got their revenge on Red, and beat them by two-and-a-half points. Yellow are still third, and must try to win more competitions next term. Of the many contests, smelling things was perhaps the most popular, and the pack is to be congratulated on possessing a very fine sense of smell ! It is true that the scent was hot, but such smells as cloves were picked out so quickly that the whole pack might well have only just returned from a visit to the dentist. The following are to be congratulated on gaining their first stars :—Fawcett, Bainton, J. and R. Harrison, Gowan and Langdon. This first star work took up a lot of our time, but there should be some second stars in the near future. Macpherson and Dook are going up to the Scouts next term, and we wish them the best of luck. The Blue Six will be losing both sixer and second, so it is up to those remaining to show what they can do. THE JUNIOR SCHOOL. SALVETE. Boarders. Day Boys. R. Dobson. R. A. Brindley. D. R. Reavley. D. R. Brindley. P. C. Brindley. VALETE. Boarders. Day Boys. D. M. Hart (to Rise). J. E. Taylor. N. D. L. Crowe. 66
CORRESPONDENCE. To the Editors of " The Peterite." Sir, Recently there has come into my possession a collection of lantern slides which belonged to the late Mr. Oxley Grabham, formerly the Curator of the Yorkshire Museum. While shewing some of these slides I came across some pictures of a fisherman's boat—taken probably near Bridlington or Scarborough. With the fishermen in the boat, hauling in a fish, is a boy wearing a Peterite cap. We wonder who it is ! Does this query perchance catch his eye? The photographs must have been taken some 30 or 35 years ago, and the boy must have been friendly with Mr. Oxley Grabham. Yours, etc., A. Wentworth Ping. March, 1940. Dear Sirs, We are writing this letter in order to make a few criticisms and to provide constructive ideas for your journal. In our opinion the magazine at present consists merely of a record of facts, and really, it is not worth sending them to print, for a record of events could be entered into one single book and so much valuable paper could be saved in this way. The lay-out of the magazine is poor and any original articles that do find their way into your pages start at the bottom of a page or are squashed between two paragraphs of factual matter. We suggest that drives for original articles should take place each term, and as an incentive to effort the offer of small prizes for the three best articles submitted would be an excellent idea. We do know of a case when an editorship was offered for the best original articles, and one of the writers of this letter tried for this ; the article was accepted, but no editorship was forthcoming ; we suppose that this was to be expected however. Well sirs, we hope that you will take notice of our wellmeant remarks and improve the quality of your magazine so as to make it worthy of our famous School. We are, dear sirs, " Wellwishers." 67
In answer to the above letter the Editors wish to remind the writers that the form of a school magazine is governed largely by the question of costs. They are also convinced that the majority of boys are in favour of a detailed record of events, particularly when they themselves are concerned in them. The Editors would welcome further expressions of opinion on this point. They also feel that as regards the economy of paper, the first two points of the letter are mutually contradictory. A " drive " for articles does take place each term, usually with disappointing results. No Editorship was promised for an accepted article. It was merely promised that the writing of such articles would lead to subsequent Editorship. Vacancies are always announced, and if the writer failed to apply, the Editors can hardly be blamed. There will be a vacancy for the next issue, and it is to be hoped that the omission will be remedied. Finally, in spite of their disagreement with the contents of the letter, the Editors wish to thank " Wellwishers " warmly for practising what they preach and presenting the " Peterite " with several excellent articles for the current issue.
Dear Sir, In the B.B.C. programme for the Schools—a normally rather dry production—there is one very good item, namely a lecture on the progress of the war for Senior boys. In these days when we are stuffed from two sides with conflicting propaganda, the genuine news—when it seeps through—is so difficult to find, that it becomes a Herculean task to discover the truth by ourselves. Why not then have a lecture, once a week, or once a fortnight, for the fifth and sixth forms on the War? These lectures need not only be concerned with the progress of the War and the tactics being used by the belligerent powers, but something of the economic side, which we cannot get from books or the wireless, might be gone into. The lectures might even on occasions be turned into debates on Questions of National purport, and then several sides of the case would be seen, and conclusions could be drawn much more easily. Fifth Former. 68
March, 1940. To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, Through the medium of your journal, I would like to remind all Library users of the fact that no book should be kept longer than fourteen days unless it is renewed. The present practice of keeping a book out longer than the stated period means that the number of people who can read the book during the term is considerably lessened. Certain types of books, which are used as text books may be renewed for longer periods, but only if there is not a great demand for the book. This is only possible in cases of necessity and does not apply to other types of books. It would seem that if the Library users do not rectify this matter of their own accord, the only alternative method will be to introduce a system of charging fines on books overdue. Hoping that this expedient will not be necessary. I remain, Yours sincerely, E. F. Hillyard, School Librarian.
CONTEMPORARIES. The Editors acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following publications, and apologise for any omissions :The Reptonian, The Babu Lal Paiswal High School Magazine, The Haileyburian, The Leodiensian, The Ashville Magazine, The Artists' Rifles Gazette. The Denstonian, The Ousel, The Johnian, The Bootham Journal, The Brighton College Magazine, The Sedberghian, The Malvernian, The Merchistonian, The Stoneyhurst Magazine, The Ampleforth Journal,' The Limit, The Monktonian, The Giggleswick Chronicle, Danensis, The Dolphin Magazine, The St. Peter's College (Adelaide) Magazine, The Cranleighan, St. Bees' Magazine, The Eastbournian, The Framlinghamian, The Dovorian, The Journal of the Honourable Artillery Company, The Worksopian, The Nottinghamian, The Draxonian, The Scardeburgian, The Eagle, The Hurst Johnian, The Dunelmian, The Journal of the Royal Air Force College, The Cantnarian, The Hymerian, St. Peter's College (Ceylon). 69
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL, YORK. EXAMINATION FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND EXHIBITIONS, 1940. An Examination will be held on June 4th and 5th for the award of Scholarships and Exhibitions. Candidates may be examined either at their Preparatory Schools, when supervision is guaranteed, or at St. Peter's School. The limit of age is under 14 on June 1st, 1940. The Scholarships and Exhibitions available for award in one or other of these Examinations are as follows:— One Foundation Scholarship value £60, and three of £35 to £45. Three Exhibitions value £15—£20 each. Three Day Boy Scholarships of £15—£20 each. Two of the Scholarships are reserved, other things being equal, for sons of the Clergy or Officers of H.M. Forces. Papers will be set as follows:— A. Obligatory. (1) English Grammar and Composition. (2) Elementary Mathematics (Mathematics I). (3) English History and Geography. (A large choice of questions will be given, so that a boy is not required to concentrate on any special period or country.) (4) Latin Grammar and Translation. (5) French Grammar and Translation. B. Optional. (6) More Advanced Mathematics (Mathematics II). (7) Latin Composition. (8) French Composition. (9) Greek Translation, Grammar and Sentences. (10) Science. Candidates are expected to offer one or more of the optional subjects. An outstanding performance in one of these papers will receive greater credit than mediocre performances in several. A few sets of papers set in recent Examinations are available, and may be had on application to the Headmaster. The Entry Form, obtainable on application, together with Birth Certificate, should be returned to the Headmaster before May 11th, 1940. 70
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THE PETERITE Vol. XXXII
SEPTEMBER, 1940
No. 295
EDITORIAL. It is with infinite pleasure that we again sit down to write the Editorial for " The Peterite " this term. It gives us a comfortable sense of power and authority to guide the editorial ink across the editorial paper. It lifts us out of ourselves. Imprimis, we are " we " now (0 bliss! to be first person plural instead of a paltry singular). Secundo we represdnt the power of the press (to ourselves, at any rate). We sit here and comfort ourselves with the beautiful things writers have said about the pen being mightier than the sword (utterly disregarding, of course, the things which great soldiers have also said about the sword being mightier than the pen). Sir Thomas Browne, for example, once said, " I had sooner stand in the shock of a basilisk than in the fury of a merciless pen," and this fills us with a just pride (although at the back of our mind we are annoyed at our stupidity in persisting in the thought, despite positive knowledge to the contrary, that a basilisk is a sort of long thin stone thing with four sides and a point at the top). We feel like Jove with his bundle of thunderbolts as we skim our merciless pen over the paper; we imagine lightnings flashing from our nib, thunders rolling as we turn our justly famous editorial wit against some poor mortal; and we do like to indulge ourselves a little, so bear with us, dear reader, if we seem lost in our flights of fancy. All too soon must we return to earth. The soulless are already grumbling at what they, in their condition, poor barbarians, term " waffle." Off with the motley, then, to work! A term is to be chronicled! The Summer Term is in many ways the most pleasant term of the year, and this has been no exception. Good weather has prevailed throughout most of the term, and many an enjoyable hour has been whiled away in the baths, sun-bathing and looking at the more energetically-inclined besporting themselves in the water, or watching a game of cricket in the heat of the afternoon. And, for the boaters, there has been the joy of long trips up the river, and the pleasure of an " easy " that only one who has rowed for many a long minute can know. The Summer Term then, is not like its little brother, the Easter Term, event-packed, but slower, and more dignified. Events, however, are not lacking. One outstanding event is to be reported; worthy of a new paragraph this! We will hide it from you no longer—we have won the White Rose Cup! At least, the first four have won it, but such is our joy in seeing it gazing benevolently down in all its silvery splendour, upon Big Hall, that we are quite transported. The School has never won the cup before (its full title is the White Rose Challenge Cup for Junior-Senior Fours), and we are justly proud of this year's First IV for creating boating history. We heartily congratulate them! To turn to cricket, this term marks the fiftieth anniversary of the First Eleven fixture with Ampleforth, and it was suggested that the match of half-a-century ago should be replayed, as far as possible by those who took part in the original match. Unfortunately, in present circumstances this was impracticable, though we hope that the project may be carried out in the future. 1
CONTENTS.
Editorial
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Obituary (The Rev. G. T. Handford)
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Commemoraticn, 1940
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Old Peterite News
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School Officers
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Valete and Salvete
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Examinaticn Results, 1940
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The Chapel
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The Library
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House Notes
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Notes and Items
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The Photographic Society
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Famous Old Peterites—V
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The War in the Air--II
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Mountaineering
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Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgate
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The Arising
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The Menace
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A Short History of the Iron Road ...
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The Nocturnal Alarum
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Cricket Retrospect, 1940
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Tennis and Squash
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Boating
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Swimming
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O.T.C. and Shooting
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Correspondence
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The Junior School
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Contemporaries and Editorial Notices
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Illustrations— By the School Photographic Society
Facing page 12
Winners of the White Rose Cup, 1940
Facing page 44
The School life has been remarkably little affected by the war. This term its only really unfortunate effect has been the postponement of the Annual Commemoration of St. Peter's Day. Another effect may have been noticed by those whose powers of observation are keenly developed. We are appearing in half-size print. With regard to this, Rumour has raised its ugly head (do not heed it, gentle reader) to the effect that our change of print has been occasioned not by the war, but by a secret contract with a local optician. This is utterly without foundation. Any offers from such a firm, however, will be considered if applicants will call at the back door of the editorial office, the whereabouts of which, by the way, are not fixed, but which floats about like Mahomet's coffin. It falls to our lot to say good-bye this term to several of our masters—Mr. Jeffs and Mr. Crews are being claimed by the Navy and Army respectively, and Mr. Wrenn is leaving us for fresh fields. We are sorry to lose them, very sorry indeed, and wish them the best of good luck for the future, while hoping that they will visit us often. We also take this opportunity of congratulating Mr. Le Tocq on his marriage to Miss E. M. Le Patourel, and express our best wishes for their future happiness. This term many of the senior members of the O.T.C. have joined the Local Defence Volunteers, or, as we were proud to be called by Mr. Churchill, the " Home Guard," and all are carrying out their duties with a spirit of enthusiasm and a deep desire to do something to help." Also working in the national interest, the gardeners have had the satisfaction of consuming some of their own produce, which they, and others, find excellent.
OBITUARY. THE REV. GEORGE THOMAS HANDFORD. The Rev. George Thomas Handford, whose death at Navenby Rectory was recently announced at the age of 87, was the elder son of the late Thomas Handford, of Atherstone, and the last of his branch of that family, who traced back from Sir John Handford, killed at Flodden, to Basil and Everard, only sons of Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. Henry Handford, and nephews of the Rev. G. T. Handford, who were killed in action in 1915. He married in 1879, Maria Elizabeth, daughter of the late Mr. J. H. W. Grantham. She died in 1924. He was both a scholar and a sportsman. Educated privately and at Christ's College, Cambridge, he was Eighth Classic and bracketed with his great friend, F. H. Chase, later Bishop of Ely, in the Classical Tripos. Later he took a second class in the Theological Tripos. After having been a master at Dulwich College and Uppingham School, he became headmaster of St. Peter's School, York, in 1887. In 1900 he went to Lissington, moving from there to the rectory of Navenby in 1907. In his younger days he was a keen cricketer, Alpine climber and a good shot. Among his more distinguished pupils were the Bishops of Carlisle and Southampton, Mr. Justice Acton, Mr. Paley Scott, K.C., Mr. A. E. W. Mason, and Mr. Frank Pick, Director-General of the Ministry of Information. The clergy of the two rural deaneries of Loveden and Longoboby were honoured in having him as their reader in Greek Testament, and they will always treasure a memory of brilliant translations and comments on the text. 2
COMMEMORATION, 1940. In view of present conditions, the Board of Governors and the Headmaster felt that this annual function should be abandoned, especially since the usual gathering of Old Peterites would be impossible. Should the international situation show considerable improvement in the near future, it is hoped that some alternative function might be arranged. At the final assembly of the late term, the Headmaster announced the Prize List as follows:— The Dean of York's Prize for Mathematics—F. F. Steele. Whytehead Memorial Prizes for Divinity— St. Peter's—G. Long. St. Olave's—P. Simpson. The Headmaster's Prizes for Latin Prose— Sixth Form—G. D. Jefferson. Below the Sixth—E. P. Davison. The Toyne Historty Prize—G. Long. Old Peterite Club Reading Prizes— St. Peter's. Senior—G. Long. Junior—J. K. Andrew and P. G. R. Dench. St. Olave's. Senior—P. Simpson. Junior—A. J. Cameron. The Norman T. Crombie Memorial Prize—R. C. Lynch. Modern Language Prize—G. Long. B.M.A. Medal for Science—J. McN. Inglis. Art Prizes—St. Olave's-1st, W. E. Chantry; 2nd, J. J. Walker. General Knowledge Prize—F. F. Steele. Music Prizes—St. Peter's—P. L. Hort. St. Olave's—G. J. Price. Middle School Essay Prize—R. G. Langstaffe. Form Prizes—IVa—J. D. Taylor Thompson. IVb—K. R. G. Harper. Remove—C. J. Ruben. JV—G. F. Lambert. JIV—W. J. Clark. JIII—J. Amos. JII—D. W. Thompson. J. Gibson. In a brief summary of the year's activities, the Headmaster called attention to the progressive enlargement of the Sixth Form since 1937, and especially to the fact that next term there would be a post Higher School Certificate Form working for University Scholarship and other examinations. Mr. Dronfield also gave a resume of the games and other out-ofSchool activities, and these will be found elsewhere in the magazine. He expressed the hearty good wishes of us all to Mr. Crews and Mr. Jeffs, who are leaving us for War Service. The following boys were awarded Higher School Certificates as a result of the 1940 examination:— A. Battrick—Principal Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (Pure and Applied). J. A. Cato—Principal History, Economics and French. A. S. Clephan—Principal Mathematics and Physics. R. Earle—Principal Mathematics and Physics (" Good " in Physics and Pure Mathematics). J. McN. Inglis—Principal Physics, Chemistry and Biology. G. Long—Principal History and French, Subsidiary Latin and German (" Good " in French). 3
OLD PETERITE NEWS. KILLED IN ACTION. Captain J. Browning Deas (Grove), The East Yorkshire Regiment, elder son of Mr, and Mrs. J. A. Charlton Deas, Humbledon View, Sunderland, was killed while commanding his company. He was 25 years old, and was educated at Tonstall Preparatory School, Sunderland, and at St. Peter's, York, where he was keenly interested in the O.T.C. From there he entered the Army, being gazetted in January, 1937, to The East Yorkshire Regiment, and joined it in Palestine during the disturbances. He served there for nearly a year, and was subsequently awarded the medal for his services. He returned to England with his battalion, and was then appointed adjutant of the second line of his regiment, until the outbreak of war. He was promoted captain in February last.
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REPORTED MISSING. Dodd (Temple), R.A.F. H. W. Richardson (Temple), R.A.F. J. B. Dixon (School House), R.A.C. ,/ J. C. 0. Stansfield (Temple), West Yorks. ,/b. F. Dodd (School House), Royal Warwickshire Regt.
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Dear Sir, Seeing that news of Old Peterites is called for, may I say that in 1938 I obtained an appointment in the Colonial Legal Service as an Assistant Commissioner of Lands on the Gold Coast. At present I am serving with the Gold Coast Regt. R.W.A.F.F. In passing I hope that the O.P. Club will officially inform the Editors of "The Peterite," in reply to the letter from " Wellwishers " in the current number, that, while encouraging original articles, Old Boys are particularly interested in what they call "merely a record of facts." Yours faithfully, Charles F. Williams. 4
SERVING WITH H.M. FORCES. News has been received of the following Old Peterites serving with H.M. Forces. As there must be many more whose names we have not got, we should be very glad of any information or news of serving Old Peterites, which should be sent to K. H. Rhodes, St. Peter's School. Anderson, S. Atlinson, L. Ambler, T. D. Alderson, B. R. Addison, H. C. B. Avery, P. N. Boddy, T. N. Buttimer, W. Boden, J. L. Baker, R. C. Baker, B. C. Barker, H. E. Bridges, T. B. Blenkin, J. N. Butler, H. A. Battrick, W. B. Burridge, D. W. E. Biggin, J. Bushell, D. L. Campbell, P. C. Clarke, W. A. Colbeck, N. L. Crisp, G. K. Corner, N. B. Corner, S. Currie, R. S. Cockburn, P. B. Crawshaw, H. G. Chilman, K. G. Cutforth, L. E. Coore, H. Crabtree, W. J. Cole. H. P. Chudleigh, D. A. D. L. Cheong, C. H. Cameron, D. M. Crosthwaite, R. C. H. Collins, J. D. Deas, J. B. (killed). Deas, R. M. Dickenson, J. M. Dixch, J. B. (prisoner cf war). Denby, C. P. Denby, J. H. Dodds, S. (missing). Dowson, R. E. Dodd, D. F.
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Pawle, S. G. S. Phillips, J. S. P. Ping, A. C. W. Priestley, J. G.
Fitton, J. Fineron, F. W. Fothergill, J. M. Guy, V. Gedge, J. B. Garbutt, J. W. Gosscn, E. R. Griffiths, R. T. J. Hollway, M. Hicks, A. L. Huff am, W. H. Huffam, W. T. C. Huff am, J. P. Holdsworth. R. F. Harwccd, R. H. Hollington, J. R. (killed). Josephy, A. W. Jarvis, K. J. Johnson, P. A. Jenkins, E. C. W. Kirkness, P. W. Kennedy, C. W. V. Kingston, D. B. Lockwood, K. Lyth, D. Lynch, R. C. McCall, B. McKay, J. S. Medhurst, C. E. H. Moore, C. E. T. Moore, R. W. McLean, D. Milburn, H. A. Marwood, M. B. Morrison, I. D. C.
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Quarrie, R. G. M. Richardson, H. W. (missing). Rimmer, R. N. Russell, J. A. Robinson, T. G. Radford, A. B. Smithson, N. W. Scatchard, H. W. Scatchard, G. Segar, I. H. Sproulle, M. I. H. Sellers, A. B. Sewell, E. P. Stansfield, L. F. Stansfield, J. C. 0. (missing). Stephenson, N. B. Smart, C. A. Smart, J. E. Stibbard, H. 0. Stibbard, G. D. Sproulle, J. S. Scholey, J. W. Tankard, G. Troop, C. L. Trimmer, C. D. Walton, A. R. White, R. Weatherill, F. F. Wilkinson, R. A. Ward, P. G. T. Watson, M. B. Watson, G. E. Woodcock, B. W. Wright, J. A. Yardley, N. W. D. Yates, P. M.
Denis F. Dodd joined the 8th BN. Royal Warwickshire Regt., T.A., as soon as he left School in 1932. He became a lieutenant three years later, and was called to the colours just after annual training last year, and was then a captain. He was given command of an Infantry Anti-Tank Company and went to France with this unit in January this year. During the Battle of France his Company did great damage to the German tanks, but was eventually overrun and he was then attached to Brigade H.Q. He was last seen carrying a message through Dunkirk on a motor cycle. The Red Cross report him wounded and a prisoner of war. Norman L. Dodd left St. Peter's and joined the Royal Military Academy in the summer of 1935, was commissioned into the Royal Artillery, Regular Army, in January, 1937. After a gunnery and mechanised transport course he volunteered for India. Posted to Hyderabad Sind in the summer of 1937. Served at Hyderabad until September, 1938, and then on the Frontier of Northern N.W.F.P. until war was declared. Moved with his regiment with the Indian Forces to Egypt in September, posted to the Royal Horse Artillery in November and came home on posting to new army unit as an instructor in April. Lieut. F. W. Fineron (Temple), Border Regiment, has been promoted Acting Captain, 1/5/40. A welcome visitor to the School this term was Capt. D. B. Kingston (School House), R.A.S.C., recently back from Dunkirk. I. D. C. Morrison (Rise) has recently joined the R.A.F. Ground Defence. P. B. Cockburn (Rise) has obtained a commission in the R.S. J. A. Wright (Temple) is now training as a Pilot in the R.A.F. Volunteer Reserve. S. G. S. Pawle (School House) has become a seaman, and correspondents, for whom he would be grateful, should write to him: H.M.S. Anne, c/o G.P.O., London. In this year's Wisden the " Five Cricketers of the Year " included A. B. Sellers, 0.P., Yorkshire. G. H. Briggs has passed his 1st M.B. Part W Examination at Leeds and has been awarded full University Hockey Colours. Mr. Frank Pick has been appointed Director General of the Ministry of Information. ENGAGEMENT. The engagement is announced between Lieutenant Henry Allen Butler (Terry), 1st/6th Rajputana Rifles, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Butler, 140 The Mount, York, and Mary Euthine, daughter of the late Rev. W. N. Tilley and of Mrs. A. L. Sutcliffe, St. Martin's, Malvern, Worcs. MARRIAGES. TRIMMER—GRIFFITH JONES.—On June 19th, 1940, at St. Nicholas Church, Loxley, Captain Charles Donald Trimmer, The West Yorkshire Regiment and The King's African Rifles, to Ethel Mary, elder daughter of the late Rev. W. Griffith Jones and Mrs. Griffith Jones, Loxley Manor, Warwick. WALKER—PENMAN.—On June 22nd, 1940, at St. James', Birkdale, Lancashire, Charles Henry Francis Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard S. Walker, to Marion, elder daughter of John Penman, Esq., M.B., and the late Mrs. Penman. PICKERSGILL—HUDSON.—On July 12th, 1940, at All Saints' Church, Featherstone, by the Vicar, the Rev. W. Chapman, Edwin Ronald, elder son of the late Dr. E. D. and Mrs. Pickersgill, Eversley Grange, Sherburn-in-Elmet, to Phyllis, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Hudson, The Lilacs, Featherstone. 6
LYTH-SMITH.-On July 16th, 1940, quietly at Torquay, Denis Lyth to Nancy de Lara Smith, daughter of Mrs. de Lara Smith, of Adel, Leeds. Denis Lyth, who holds the Yorkshire 100 yards title, is a Solicitor, now in training in the R.A.F. RIX-DAVIES.-On August 12th, 1940, at St. Andrew's Church, Bishopthorpe, Leonard, only son of Mr. W. E. and the late Mrs. Rix, to Evelyn Mary (Mollie), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Davies, of Biulth Wells, Breconshire. BIRTHS. ELLIOT SMITH.-On May 16th, 1940, at the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, to Nancy (née Williamson), wife of Arthur Elliot Smith, F.R.C.S, a son (Anthony Grafton). RODGERS.-On July 2nd, 1940, at South Green, Warborough, Oxford, to Betsy (Aikin-Sneath), wife of John 'Rodgers, a son.
SCHOOL OFFICERS.
SUMMER TERM, 1940. Monitors: R. C. LYNCH (Head of School, Head of Temple House). J. H. BUTLER (Head of Clifton Rise). P. R. G. GRAHAM (Head of School House). H. A. MILBURN. G. D. JEFFERSON. G. W. VERO. Captain of Boats: H. L TAYLOR. Captain of Cricket: R. C. LYNCH. Captain of Shooting: R. EARLE. Hon. Secretary of Tennis: J. H. BUTLER. C.S.M. in O.T.C.: J. H. BUTLER. Editors of " The Peterite ": G. W. VERO. F. F. STEELE. G. LONG. G. D. JEFFERSON. H. D. REVILL. J. A. CATO.
VALETE AND SALVETE.
VALETE. SCHOOL HOUSE. P. R. G. Graham. 1935-40. Lower VI. School Monitor. Head of School House. Played for 2nd XV, 1937-8. Played for 1st XV, 1938-39-40. 2nd XV Colours, 1938-39. 1st XV Colours, 1938-39-40. 1st XV Cap, 1939-40. Played for 2nd XI, 1937-38. 2nd XI Colours, 1937-38. Played for 1st XI, 1937-39-40. 1st XI Colours, 1939-40. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1939-40. 1st XI Hockey Colours, 1939-40. Yorkshire Public School Hockey Trials, 1939. Played for the Squash Team, 1937-38-39-40. Squash Colours, 1940. Hon. Sec. Squash, 1940. School Boxing Team, 1938. Member of the Curtain. School Shooting VIII. Certificate " A," 1938. Sergeant in O.T.C. H. A. Milburn. 1935-40. Upper VI Classical. School Monitor. Played for 1st XV, 1936-37. Member of 1st XV, 1937-38-39-40. 1st XV Colours, 1937-40. 1st XV Cap, 1938-40. Captain of Rugger, 1938-39-40. Played for Hockey XI, 1936. Member of Hockey XI, 1937-38-39-40. Hockey Colours, 1939-40. Hockey Cap, 1940. Played for 1st XI, 1937. Member of 1st XI Cricket, 1938-39-40. 1st XI Colours, 1939-40. 1st XI Cap, 1939. Played for Squash Team, 1939-40. Played for Tennis Team, 1939. Played for Durham County Public Schoolboys XV, 1938-39-40. Yorkshire Public Schoolboys Rugger Trial, 1939. Yorkshire Public Schoolboys Cricket Trial, 1939. Member of the Curtain. Member of Debating Society Committee. Certificate " A." Corporal in O.T.C.
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G. W. Vero. 1935-40. Upper Sixth Modern. School Monitor. Played for 1st XI, 1940. Played for 2nd XI, 1940. 2nd XI Colours. Secretary of the Games Committee. Secretary of the Photographic Society. Editor of " The Peterite." Shooting VIII. Member of the L.D.V. Certificate " A," 1938. Sergeant in O.T.C. A. S. Clephan. 1936-40. Upper VI Modern. House Monitor. Played for 2nd XV, 1938-39-40. 2nd XV Colours, 1940. Played for 1st XV, 1939-40. Played for 2nd XI, 1940. 2nd XI Colours. Played for 1st XI, 1940. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1940. School Shooting VIII, 1940. Member of the Curtain. Food Committee. Certificate " A." Corporal in O.T.C. J. A. Cato. 1936-40. Upper VI Classical. House Monitor. Played for 2nd XV, 1939. Coxed for 3rd IV, 1937. 2nd IV Ccxing Colours, 1937. Rowed for 4th IV, 1938. Rowed for 2nd IV. 2nd IV Rowing Colours, 1940. Editor of " The Peterite." First Class Shot. Certificate " A," 1938. Sergeant in O.T.C. G. D. Jefferson. 1935-40. Upper VI Classical. School Monitcr. Coxed 1st IV, 1937-38. 2nd Coxing Colours, 1937. 1st Coxing Colours, 1938. Rowed for 2nd IV, 1940. Debating Society Committee. School Librarian. Editor of " The Peterite." Certificate " A," 1938. Sergeant in O.T.C. J. H. Motum. 1937-40. Upper V Modern. Rowed for 3rd IV, 1940. School Librarian. Certificate " A." L/Corporal in O.T.C. J. S. Garnham. 1936-40. Form Vb. House Monitor. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1938-39-40. 1st XI Colours, 1939-40. 1st XI Cap, 1940. Played for 1st XV, 1939-40. Played for 2nd XV, 1939-40. Rowed for 3rd IV, 1939-40. Certificate " A," 1939. L/Corporal in O.T.C. J. S. Turnell. 1937-40. Lower VI Modern. Played for 2nd XI, 1939-40. Certificate " A." L/Corporal in O.T.C. G. H. Ogley. 1937-40. Form Vb. Certificate " A." Cadet in O.T.C. D. Croasdale. 1938-40. Form IVa. cadet in O.T.C. CLIFTON RISE. J. H. Butler. -Day Boy, St. Olave's, January, 1933. Rise, September, 1935. Left, July, 1940. School Monitor and Head of Clifton Rise. C.S.M. in O.T.C. Upper VI. Played for Hockey XI, 1939-40. Rugger Cap, 1938-39. Vice-Captain Cricket, 1939-40. Cricket Cap, 1940. Holder of several School Swimming Cups. J. B. Shillitoe. 1935-40. Upper VI Modern. House Monitor. Played for 2nd XV, 1938-39. 2nd XV Colours, 1938. • Played for 1st XV, 1938-39-40. 1st XV Colours, 1938-39. Rowed for 3rd IV, 1938. Rowed for 2nd IV, 1939. Rowed for 1st IV, 1940. 2nd IV Colours, 1940. 1st IV Colours, 1940. School Librarian. Hon. Secretary of Athletics, 1940. Certificate " A," 1937. C.Q.M.S. in O.T.C. Ramsden. 1934-40. R. A. Wright. TEMPLE HOUSE. R. C. Lynch. 1935-40. Upper VI Modern. Head of Temple House. Head of School. Played for Squash Team, 1940. Played for Hockey XI, 1938-39-40. Hockey Colours, 1939. Played in Yorkshire Public Schools Trials, 1939. Captain of Hockey, 1940. Played for 2nd XV, 1936. 2nd XV Colours, 1937. Played for 1st XV, 1937-38-39-40. 1st XV Cap, 1938-39. Played for 1st XI, 1936-37-38-39-40. 1st XI Colours, 1937-38-39-40. 1st XI Cap, 1939-40. Captain of Cricket, 1939-40. Played for English Schoolboys XI versus Canadian Schoolboys at Lords, 1939. Toured Canada with English Public Schoolboys' Cricket Team, 1939. Boxed for School, 1938. Certificate " A." L/Corporal in O.T.C. 8
J. McN. Inglis. 1932-40. Upper VI Modern. House Monitor. Coxed 2nd IV, 1937-38. 2nd IV Coxing Colours, 1938. Rowed for 3rd IV, 1940. School Shooting Team, 1937-38-39-40. School Shooting Colours, 1940. Winner of L.P.S.L. Badge, 1940. Best Individual Shot, 1940. Member of Games Committee. Member of Scientific Society Committee. Certificate " A." Corporal in O.T.C. G. M. Cave. 1934-40. Lower VI Modern. Played for 2nd XV, 1939. Rowed for Maiden IV, 1939. Rowed for 1st IV, 1940. 2nd IV Colours, 1940. 1st IV Colours, 1940. Played for Squash Team, 1940. Certificate " A." L/Corporal in O.T.C. W. B. Anderson. 1935-40. Va. Cadet in O.T.C. 0. Honig. 1939-40. Boarders. *T. F. Morris. Day Boys. *W. P. Anelay. A. P. Border. H. Brown. I. T. Braithwaite. J. Dean. P. F. Ringrose. D. S. Tompkins. Brindley. B. G. Drummond, J. T. B. Moyer.
SALVETE. CLIFTON RISE. P. Robson.
*G. J. Price.
*P. R. Penty.
*P. S. Shepherd.
SCHOOL HOUSE. J. D. Eccles. Drake-Brockman. A. J. Shardlow.
*G. M. Smith. *D. W. Knowlson. I. McL. Ormiston.
TEMPLE HOUSE. *S. Forshaw. *J. A. Smith. *R. H. Fryer. *J. F. Spink. *S. Garbut. *J. D. Ward. *G. F. Lambert. *G. Mountain. *N. G. L. R. McDermid. * From St. Olave's.
EXAMINATION RESULTS, 1940. Foundation Scholarships.-H. Brown (Mr. H. Salmon, Ascham House, Gosforth, Newcastle-on-Tyne), A. J. Shardlow (Mr. H. Borrie, Lisvane School, Scarborough), and J. D. Eccles (Brigg Grammar School, Lincolnshire). Headmaster's Exhibition.-L. W. Jeifeison (St. Peter's School, York). Day Scholarship.-K. R. G. Harper (St. Peter's School, York). Hey Exhibitions.-G. Wilson, A. G. Reynolds (St. Peter's School, York), P. R. Penty (St. Olave's School, York). Music Exhibition.-P. F. Tee (Cathedral Choir School, Oxford).
SCHOOL CERTIFICATE. Amos, W., 3, b, (d), g+, q+, s. Godsmark, F. D., 2, B, c, D, g+, i, (m). Anderson, D., 2, b d, g+, (i). Goodman, R. B., 2, (b), (c), d, g+. Anderson, W. B., I, b, g+, i, 0. Hanson, R. H., 2, b, c, d, g+. i, k, 1. Andrew, J. K., 2, b, (d), g+, I, j, (k), 1. Hey, R. T., 2, b, d, g+, q+, i, (s). Barker, M. M., 2, b, c, d, (e), g+, i, m. Hort, P. L., 3, B, 0+, a+, i, (s). Bulmer, J. D., 3, b, (d), g, I, (j), (k), 1. Oxtoby, G. H., 2, B, c, D, (g+), i, k, 1. Caley, J. P., 3, (b), o, d, (k). 1. Penty, J. R., 3, b, (c), d, (m). Corry, J. P., 3, b, (d), g+, i, k, (1). Ping, W. H. W., 2, b, (c), d, g+. Davison, E. P., 2, B, (d), e, 0+, i. (m). Pryer, D. L., 3, b, C, d, (g+), m. Denby, G. W., 2, b, c, d, g+, (k), (1). Rodwell, B., 2, b, c, d. (g+), i, (k), Dench, P. G. R.. 2, B, d, g+, q+, s. 1. Donaldson, G. Mee., 2, b, d, g+, q+, i. Short, A. A., 2, b, d, (g), 1, (k). Duffield, F. L., 2, b, d, e, 0+, Q+, i, j, Thompson, D. C., 2, b, d, (g), (m). (s). Ward, G. K., 2, b, c, d, g+, i, (k), 1. Evans, D. D. S., 2, b. (c), (d), g+, i, Webber, R. S. F., 2. B, C, d, g+, (k). (1). (m). N.B.-A Pass is shown by lower case letter within brackets, a Credit by a lower case letter, and Very Good by a capital letter. A Pass in English Language by the figure 3, and a Credit by the figure 2. b-=English. c=History, d=Geography, e=Latin. g=French, g+ -=French with Oral, q=Bpanish, o+ =Spanish with Oral, i-Elementary Mathematics, ,I=Additional Mathematics, k =Physics, I=Chemistry, m=Physics-and-Chemistry, s=Genera I Science, o---Drawing.
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THE CHAPEL. The Confirmation Service, which was postponed last term, was held on Wednesday, May 15th. The Archbishop of York conducted the ceremony. The National Day of Prayer and St. Peter's Day were the two outstanding features this term. Owing to difficulties due to the war, we have had only one visiting preacher this term. This was the Archdeacon of York. MUSIC. Three anthems were sung by the choir this term. They were:— Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring. The Lord is my Shepherd, Ps. 23. I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, Is. 61, 10. THE CHRISTENING OF THE HEADMASTER'S SON. On Sunday, June 23rd, the Headmaster's baby son was christened Patrick John by the Rev. P. P. Noble-Fawcett, the School Chaplain. His godfathers are the Rev. P. P. Noble Fawcett and A. M. Thatcher, Esq., and Dr. Christine Stacey is his godmother. The service was well attended by members of the School.
THE LIBRARY. Librarian: H. A. WRENN, Esq. Assistant Librarians: E. J. HILLYARD, G. LONG, J. H. MOTUM, J. B. SHILLITOE, F. F. STEELE, H. L. TAYLOR, G. D. JEFFERSON. During the term a considerable number of books have been presented to the Library, principally by N. A. Hudleston, Esq., K. H. Rhodes, Esq., J. S. Cooper, Esq., H. A. Wrenn, Esq., and L. C. Le Tocq, Esq., of which a part list is found below. Towards the end of the term, stocktaking was put into progress. At the same time certain sections of the Library were re-catalogued. Lastly, the lettering of the books with the gold leaf was continued. As a result of stocktaking it was found that several books had been removed from the Library without being put down in the register. This practice is contrary to the rules of the Library, and the task of retrieving of books by the librarians is made even more difficult than normally. It is hoped that in future this practice will be discontinued, and that a definite effort will be made to return books to the Library within fourteen days of their removal. The total of books in the Library has been increased by 600 volumes during the last year, and now stands at 2,600. The following books have been presented by N. A. Hudleston, Esq.:— Maximilian Robespierre. Reginald Somerset Ward. England Under the Normans and Angevins. H. W. C. Davis. The History of the Castle of York. T. P. Cooper. A Discourse of the Common Weal of the Realm of England. Shelley's Poetical Works. Japan's Place in the Modern World. E. H. Pickering. Traditions of Edinburgh. R. Chambers. The Philosophy of Descartes. A. B. Gibson. Puppets into Scotland. W. Wilkinson. The Old Clock Book. N. H. Moore. 10
N. Tialko. Passivity and Rationalisation. The Romance of Life in the Ancient World. F. A. Wright. The Six Students of St. Edmund H all. S. L. 011ard. J. H. Crabtree. Rocks and Fossils. G. K. Knight. Readings from the American Worker Wickham Stead. Hitler: Whence and Whither ? Friedrich Sieburg. Robespierre. W. R. Jaggard. Architectural Building Construction. W. Cobbett. Life and Adventures of Peter Porcupine. The following books have been added to the Library:— C. J. Gignoux. La France en Guerre. Duff Cooper. Talleyrand. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Literature. Somerville & Ross. The Irish R.M. and his Experiences. (Presented by P. G. R. Dench.) About another sixty volumes, mainly in Modern Languages and History, have been presented by Messrs. Rhodes, Le Tocq, Cooper and Wrenn, thus considerably strengthening those sections.
HOUSE NOTES. SCHOOL HOUSE. This term several members of the House, along with other members of the School, joined the L.D.V., and at regular intervals we patrolled various areas " somewhere in York." We would like to take this opportunity of thanking Mr. Rhodes for his untiring work at waking us up and providing very welcome tea and biscuits on our turn from patrol. Mr. Le Tocq was married to Miss Le Patourel in the holidays, and we would like to extend them our very best wishes for their future happiness. In the world of sport we met with a certain measure of success. In the semi-final of the inter-House cricket we beat Temple House in a very exciting game. In the final we met the Rise and soundly beat them; Graham contributed very largely to our success with a brilliant 101. We have been told by certain well-informed sources that it was the first House match century to be made since the days of Yardley. Mention must alsd be made of Anderson's masterly bowling, for he took 6 wickets for 10. Our 2nd XI, too, decisively beat the Rise in the Junior cricket final. We beat the Rise in the semi-final of the inter-House tennis, and in the final we beat Temple House easily, thus being the first House to win this cup. May we take this opportunity of congratulating G. D. Jefferson and G. W. Vero on their appointment as School Monitors, and A. S. Clephan and J. A. Cato on being made House Monitors. 'Congratulations to Cato, Anderson and Middleton (D. G.) on being awarded their House colours. We wish H. A. Milburn the very best of luck in his new duties as a member of the R.A.F., and in the future may many Nazi planes fall before his guns.
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CLIFTON RISE. Our greatest success this term has been the winning of the Oxford Cup. We shared it with Temple last year, but now, after a lapse of nine years, it rests on our mantelpiece in common with no less than nine other trophies won by the prowess and keenness of all Risites. We were hopelessly beaten in the cricket, and congratulate Graham on his fine century and the whole of the School House team on their remarkable fielding. But in place of the Cricket Cup we regained the Fernie Cup. Corporal Steele and stalwarts of No. 9 Section, through sheer hard work, marched triumphantly on and finished top by the margin of three marks. Three Rise sections in the first five is grand work. The shooting was eventually shot and went to School House, who also won the tennis. The Kazerooni Cup for swimming was also won after a keen struggle for the seventh year in succession. Outstanding performances by Risites last term: J. R. Frost headed the School bowling averages and took nine wickets in the House match; D. Cole and J. R. Frost scored possibles in the inter-House Shooting. We congratulate the following: H. L. Taylor, on being appointed Captain of Boats; J. H. Butler (Vice-Captain) and J. R. Frost, on being awarded their cricket caps; F. F. Steele and D. Cole, on being awarded their cricket colours; and J. B. Shillitoe on his 1st IV rowing colours.
TEMPLE HOUSE. This term Temple House has not been quite so successful as in previous terms. This was due, however, to the fact that the House as a whole is extremely young. Much promise and keenness was however shown, and we can hope for better things in the near future. Regular members of the first eleven have included R. C. Lynch, A. Broadhurst and J. A. Denison, while H. C. Belchamber has also played. Broadhurst and Denison are to be congratulated upon their first eleven cricket colours. With regard to boating, Temple House has been well represented this term in School crews: G. M. Cave and G. E. K. Reynolds (cox) have been regular members of the 1st IV and are to be congratulated upon their 1st IV colours. Other Templars in School crews have been Inglis, Long, Bulmer (E. P.) and Neville (cox). J. McN. Inglis and G. R. Langstaff have been consistent members of the School shooting team, and the former is to be congratulated on gaining the highest average in the School in the league shooting and upon winning the cup for the best individual shot this term. The House 1st XI was unsuccessful in their match with School House, whom we congratulate on their victory over the Rise. Temple 2nd XI met with no better fate, being defeated by the Rise. In the final of the inter-House tennis, Temple House were defeated by the School House, who had previously beaten the Rise. This term we regretfully say goodbye to R. C. Lynch, who has been Head of the House for two years, and wish him the best of luck in the R.A.F. 12
School Photographic Society.
NOTES AND ITEMS. H. L. Taylor is to be congratulated on his appointment to be Captain of Boats. Congratulations to G. D. Jefferson and G. W. Vero upon their appointment as School Monitors. Congratulations to the following:— G. M. Cave, J. B. Shillitoe, R. Earle and G. E. K. Reynolds on the award of their 1st IV colours. F. N. Buckler, H. A. Milburn and J. R. Frost on their 1st XI caps, and P. R. G. Graham, F. F. Steele, D. Cole, P. A. Lockwood, A. Broadhurst and J. A. Denison on their 1st XI colours, and G. R. Morris on his 2nd XI colours. A platoon of the Local Defence Volunteers has been formed at the School from those members of the O.T.C. who are over seventeen years of age. The School's A.R.P. trenches have been considerably improved this term by squads of boys under the direction of D. K. Crews, Esq. The School garden has grown in size this term, and promises to yield any number of vegetables in the near future. A squad of boys who were not on games each day have gone down to work on the garden, thus ensuring a regular supply of " willing " helpers. The Hobby Cup this year was won by R L Miller, of School House, his entry consisting of an entirely hand-made model of the three-masted topsail schooner " Elizabeth Bennett." As an example of the work put into it by Miller there is the steering wheel which he filed from a halfpenny. The winner is to be congratulated on such a magnificent model. The two next best entries consisted of some paintings and a ship entered by Lynch and McKinlay respectively. Several members of the VI Form visited the collection of early MSS. and printed and illuminated books arranged at York Public Library last term. Canon F. Harrison, Chancellor of York Minster and Librarian of the Dean and Chapter Library, gave an explanatory lecture on the collection.
THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. President: E. S. JEFFS, Esq. Hon. Secretary: G. W. VERO. Committee: F. F. STEELE, R. EARLE, H. A. MILBURN. This term saw the revival of the Photographic Society led by Mr. E. S. Jeffs. A general meeting was held, at which forty members were enrolled, then plans for the reorganisation of the Dark Room were discussed. With the aid of Mr. Schofield, supplies of chemicals were obtained and some new pieces of apparatus were acquired, including an excellent printing machine made by Mr. Schofield. Prices which constituted a saving of up to 300 % on shop prices were fixed for developing and printing. The Society soon gained sufficient momentum, and at the end of the term a competition was arranged for the best photograph of a School activity. The staff's generous prize of a guinea was shared by Croasdale and Ruddock (P.). It has been decided to elect Ruddock (P.) as a member of the Executive Committee, as H. A. Milburn has left us this term. 13
FAMOUS OLD PETERITES-V.
MR. FRANK PICK. Mr. Frank Pick is an appropriate character to choose for this term's edition of " The Peterite,' as he retired from the Chairmanship of the London Passenger Transport Board early in May, and has recently been appointed Director General of the Ministry of Information. He spent his time at School under the Headmastership of the Rev. G. T. Handford, but there is no available evidence as to the exact dates on which he came and left, but if we say between 1894 and 1898 we will not be far wrong. When at School he was a very quiet sort of boy, but never the less he had many friends. His main activities centred around his work, for he was very studious and carried off many prizes for a variety of subjects, ranging from chemistry to dictation. Mr. Handford often referred to him in his Prize Day speeches, and he gave particular mention to his Euclid. In the sporting world he was not so much to the fore; indeed, the only mention of his sport is that he was once in the 2nd net and he was once placed fourth in the 100 yards. On leaving School he took up his duties in the former North Eastern Railway, which is now amalgamated in the L.N.E.R. In this capacity he gained much valuable experience of railway and transport work in general, and in 1906 he went to London with Sir George Gibb. Soon after this he became Lord Ashfield's principal assistant cn the " Underground." From this time onwards Mr. Pick made rapid strides, and did much to improve conditions on the L.P.T.B. His main work, it seems, has been to brighten up the appearance of the posters and stations on the transport system, not to mention the acquirement of new offices at 55 Broadway in place of the old buildings in York Street. Many of us at School to-day will remember Mr. Pick for his speech and prize giving of 1939. Those who received prizes ought to be proud at having received them from the hands of such a distinguished gentleman. ,
THE WAR IN THE AIR-II,
A few months ago it was quite possible to sit down and record, within a very short time, all the main features of the air war for as much as three months back. Now, however, it is quite impossible to do anything like this, and the happenings of even the last week would fill a magazine. So we are compelled to confine this article to a survey of the types of machine which we will, in all probability, be seeing in the near future. Firstly, one should consider the types of machine which will supersede the Spitfire, the Hurricane, and the Messerschmitt 109. Already we have the answer to the latter in the Messerschmitt 110. This is a two-seat fighter, armed with two machine guns in the rear and two machine guns and two cannon fixed firing forwards. The Federal Aeronautical Magazine, " Les Ailes," reported over a year ago that the Westland Company had produced a twin engined fighter capable of 435 m.p.h. Swiss reports speak of a Bristol two motor fighter with a speed of 500 m.p.h. These reports have not yet been officially confirmed, but it is very likely that fast, twin engined machines will be the successors of the present ones. Everything has its disadvantage, and twin engined fighters are no exception. In gaining speed, they gain weight, and therefore lose manceuverability. Moreover, production of these planes takes longer. The distances to be covered by the bombers between their bases and their objectives has considerably lessened since the capitulation of France, with the result that fighters can now escort the bombers to and from their objectives. A good example of an escort fighter 14
can be found in the Bell XFM-1 (Airacuda), which is a low winged monoplane, with twin pusher engines, and a gun position in front of each engine nacelles, besides three other gun positions. Powered with 1,000 h.p. Allison engines, the Airacuda is said to travel at more than 300 m.p.h. It is an American machine, and, although it is doubtful whether any have yet been purchased by Britain, it is certainly an answer—if any answer is required—to the biggest farce ever produced by the Luftwaffe: the Me 110. At the beginning of the war, our main heavy bombers were the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley and the Vickers Wellington. However, before many weeks had passed, it became necessary to increase considerably their armament. Now, after nearly a year of warfare, these two machines—which have done most valuable work—are about to be replaced by faster, larger and even more heavily armed planes. Recently, one hundred and twenty Boeing YB 17's were purchased from America by us. These—which are amongst the largest bombers in the world—have four engines, five gun positions, carry a crew of six-nine, plus a very large bomb load, and yet have a top speed in the region of 250 m.p.h. Their long range (more than 3,000 miles) will enable these machines to be flown direct from America to England. As far as new British bombers are concerned, no details have yet been released, but we can be sure that the aircraft firms which produced some of the best bombers during peacetime will be exerting all their energies towards building the best bombers during wartime. The most modern of our bombers to-day is the Bristol Beaufort. It is not unlike the Blenheim in appearance, the only differences being the positions of the pilot's cockpit and the rear gun position. The speed of this machine is estimated at over 300 m.p.h. and it carries a crew of seven—a large complement for such a small plane. Besides the crew it carries a torpedo and a load of bombs. Beauforts were entirely responsible for the bombing and torpedoing of the German battleship Schaunhorst a few weeks ago. The Handley Page Hampden is another plane which should see a great deal of service. Officially classed as a fighter-bomber, it has a heavy armament of six machine guns, including one fixed for the pilot. It has a top speed of 265 m.p.h. and a range of over 2,000 miles. A most interesting feature of the last few weeks of the war has been the German experiment of using the Me 109 as a bomber. This machine, not having proved very successful as a single seater fighter, is now being used as a single seat bomber. The tactics employed by the plane seem to rely entirely in its speed. With one bomb slung beneath the fuselage, it has a top speed of 352 m.p.h.20 m.p.h. faster than the Hurricane, but 10 m.p.h. slower than the Spitfire. However, it must be remembered that the weight of the bomb will decrease its speed. Moreover, a good fighter pilot is not necessarily a good bomber pilot, and a bomber pilot would feel most uncomfortable in such a small machine. Although there is definitely something good in the slogan, " One man, one bomb," and although something is probably being done about it in this country, yet the Me 109 does not seem a very satisfactory machine for this work. There is no reason why it should prove any greater a success as a bomber than as a fighter. We have now reviewed, as far as possible, all the more important aircraft of the moment. But one must understand that it is impossible to foretell, with any accuracy, exactly what is going to happen in the next few weeks. Planes which to-day are in the front rank may to-morrow be obsolete. We hope so. But one thing is certain: there are no better machines produced in the world than by Britain, and that is one reason why we will win. By MOTREVLOCK, J. H. Motum, H. D. Revill, P. A. Lockwood. 15
MOUNTAINEERING. To the uninitiated the sport of mountaineering seems a dangerous game, but to the enthusiast it offers a means of entertainment which cannot be surpassed in any other pastime. The feeling of satisfaction which one enjoys on reaching the top of a climb cannot be described or imagined—one has actually to experience it to appreciate the supreme ecstasy which prevails. For one intending to embark upon a climbing holiday there are several points to be considered. The first is the choice of a place to go to. In England, without doubt the finest climbing grounds are to be found in the Lake District. Here the rocks are firm and safe and may be found in degrees of varying severity. Many good grounds are also to be found in North Wales and in the Scottish Highlands. The actual decision of the place to go is, of course, a matter for the individual, and many good guide books are available for his use. The second consideration is one of equipment. For the beginner very little is needed, the only essential being a pair of well-nailed boots (O.T.C. boots are ideal). The nails should consist of climbing hobs and edge nails, and should be put in by a shoemaker. This should not cost more than a shilling or two at any boot shop in a climbing area. Apart from a map, compass and ruc-sac, the only other requirement is a suit of old clothes. Stout trousers tucked into long stockings to form knee breeches, an old sports coat and a cricket shirt do the trick very effectively. Thus prepared the beginner has to make a decision. Is he going to go out with a friend and teach himself the fundamentals of climbing by means of " boulder scrambling " ? Or is he going to team up with a party of other novices under the leadership of a professional guide ? The latter course is by far the better one. By doing this the beginner will learn at first hand the " tricks of the trade." He will be taught how to use the rope and the tricks of the art of " roping down." He will learn how to make belays around rocks and the correct method of procedure upon a climb. He will also have the satisfaction of knowing that his life is in reliable hands, and that if an accident should occur—a very rare thing to happen—he is in the company of a man who is trained in mountain first aid. The only drawback to this method is that it costs a certain amount of money. The hire of a guide may cost anything up to fifteen shilling a day per head, and a guide will never take more than three people upon a single rope. The -other method—" boulder scrambling "—is a free and easy, do-as-you-like method. The climber follows a recognised track or path until he comes to the bottom of some precipice or patch of scree. At the bottom of such places there are always many large boulders about twelve cubic feet in size. These offer an infinite number of ways up and down, and each way is of varying difficulty, the chief consolation being in knowing that the maximum possible fall is only about eight feet. Having become proficient at boulder scrambling the enthusiast may then join a party of climbers led by a friend who is himself experienced in the art of mountaineering. Such parties are easily met with in hotels in climbing villages. The ground work of the art having been learnt, the climber may then come onto the more experienced art of mountaineering—I should have said previously that there is a distinction between mountaineering and rock-climbing. The latter entails the use of only certain parts of a mountain where only dry rocks are encountered, and is 16
often done in gym shoes or rope sandals. The former involves the complete ascent of a mountain by some route other than a recognised path. It may therefore entail the surpassing of bogs, water-falls, rocks, scree, and in winter, snow and ice. It is when this latter stage has been reached that the enthusiast can really call himself a climber. The use of an ice-axe, the manipulation of a frozen rope and the driving in of pitons (wall hooks) are then all within his capacity. One thing is, however, to be discouraged, and that is the attempting of a climb which is obviously—or sometimes not so obviously—difficult by a novice. Even if it seems easy to get up, remember it is always more difficult to get down without adopting a too undignified posture. Remember also that to climb alone is dangerous—always have a friend with you in case of accident. All these points regarding the danger of the sport should not, however, cause the prospective climber to drop the idea, they are all really commonsense, and the thrill of the sport is well worth the risks—which to the man who uses his head are reduced to a minimum. J. McN. INGLIS, Upper VIth.
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, GOODRAMGATE. This interesting building, formerly one of the most important of Mediaeval churches, now belongs to the united parishes of Holy Trinity, St. John del Pyke and St. Maurice. The old church of the last named parish had to be replaced in 1874, the new building becoming the chief church of the parish. Holy Trinity has become an archeological relic, but the divine services occasionally held are always well attended. This church is now a monument of Mediaeval York. In Norman times another church probably stood on the site of the present edifice. The earliest records do not go back further than the Plantagenet period, when the church was an ancient rectory, consisting of two medieties, the patronage of one belonging to the Benedictine Prior and Convent of Durham, and that of the other to the Lord Archbishop of York. In the reign of Henry III (1216-72) it was formed into one rectory, and then a, church. St. John del Pyke and St. Maurice annexed to this church, St. Maurice becoming the chief centre. There are three chantries in Holy Trinity, one dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, founded by William de Langtoft in 1315, another dedicated to St. Nicholas and St. Katherine, founded in 1323 by Elyas de Wandesford, while Robert de Howne founded a third to St. James the Apostle in 1368. The tower is very little altered, and is extremely picturesque. The roof is of the pack-saddle type, rare in England, but not uncommon in France. The Chapel of St. James projects from the south side of the nave, in the north-east corner of which there is a curious aperture, which is supposed to have been a hagioscope or squint. This is the only thing of its kind in York. The stained glass is exceptionally beautiful, the oldest remains being in the tracery of the south windows. The most interesting window is the east window—a Trinity window—containing two representations of the Holy Trinity, the date of which is 1470. There are also remains of woodwork panelling of Perpendicular date. There are traces of a rood screen on the north side of the centre aisle, opposite the pulpit and reading desk. The altar rails and reredos are Jacobean or seventeenth century work. The oak
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pulpit, reading desk and square box pews, though presenting an old appearance, do not probably precede the eighteenth century. The half-ruined belfry chamber has three old bells, on one of which is written " Jesus be Our Speed " and the date 1526. In the south choir aisle are preserved some stone coffins, with a receptacle for the head. These were found during recent excavations. The communion plate is dated about the eighteenth century. A chalice of silver, dated 1552, is now in use in St. Maurice's. Mention is made in the Chantry Survey of 1548, of a chalice belonging to the Chapel of St. James. A blue altar cloth, with sacred initials J.H.S. embroidered within a radiant circle, bears the date 1740. The registers commence in the year 1573, and from about ten years later they contain a perfect record of all baptisms, marriages and burials in the church and churchyard up to the present time. There are two interesting churchwardens' books and an old constable's book dating from the seventeenth century. There are many interesting people who have been connected with the church. In the south choir aisle there is a tomb with inscribed brass to the memory of Thomas Danby, Lord Mayor of York in 1452, and his wife, Matilda. The wills of both this Lord Mayor and his Lady are preserved in the District Registty at York. Another Lord Mayor of York, William Richardson, who held office in 1671, is buried in front of the communion rails, where his sepulchral slab may still be seen, bearing the quaint verse:— "Here lyeth Loyalty and Love, The choicest grace sent from above. One who was pious, prudent, just, The poor man's friend, in sacred dust. If in this Life perfection bee, Ask for the man, Lo! this was hee. Obiit 28 August, 1679." On ornamental wooden tablets at the west end of the north and south aisles are recorded the names of the following Lord Mayors of York:—Thomas Mosley, 1687; Robert Fairfax, 1715; James Rowe, 1749 and 1768; Richard Garland, 1767; James Meek, Senr., 1837; George Hudson, 1838 and 1839; and James Meek, Junr., 1856. The last two names are of interest, for the son of the last named gentleman was Recorder of York, while George Hudson was the celebrated ' Railway King," who once lived in College Street in the parish, and was the great promoter of that extensive railway system of which York is still a head and centre. E. P. BULMER, VI Lower.
THE ARISING.
The grey-blue of a July dawn filters in through a dormitory window " Somewhere in St. Peter's." Everything is quiet—not a bird twitters. Seven shapeless mounds on seven beds spaced at regular intervals round the room are heaving gently. An alarm clock standing on a nearby chest of drawers points to one minute to one—another minute ticks steadily away, then: Tring! tring! tri—ing! shrills through the room as the alarm gets into its stride. A mound stirs uneasily, then a tousled head appears, followed by s. hand clutching a slipper. Swish! as the slipper hurtles through the air, misses the clock, but succeeds in emptying the contents of a water-jug .
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standing on the mantlepiece all over the unfortunate occupant of the bed directly beneath it. Whereupon the said occupant leaps out of bed with a resounding yell and collapses on the floor (having been in the middle of a particularly horrific nightmare). His yells, combined with the valiantly ringing alarm succeed in waking the whole of his dormitory, and, incidentally, most of the House. We will draw a kindly veil over the next hour and proceed to No. ? post, where No. ? section has just arrived on duty and dispersed to its various positions. Let us follow Volunteers Para and Shott, whose duty it is to patrol the adjoining fields. Both are still halfasleep, and Volunteer Para has distinguished himself by falling up to his knees in a muddy ditch—his boots are squelching noisily and exuding an extremelly nauseous odour, forcing Volunteer Shott to don his respirator. Suddenly they halt and listen, something is stirring in the bushes to the right of them. With rifles at the ready they advance resolutely to the attack, the objective is reached, and in quavering tones Volunteer Shott calls on the intruder to stand forth. There is no answer—so after a whispered consultation they both draw back a few paces and then uttering awe-inspiring yells they charge the bushes with fixed bayonets. There are several frantic " Moo's " and a cow and calf burst out, knocking down Volunteer Shott, whose respirator is telescoped in the process. Having disengaged the tangled mass of wreckage from around his neck, Volunteer Shott got up, and after a short but heated speech about " Nasties " in general, allowed himself to be led back to the section post. As they are essaying the last barbed-wire fence, there is an ominous tearing sound; however, neither seems to notice it, and it is not until they again reach the post that someone notices that Volunteer Para is minus most of the lower portion of his uniform. Luckily, no more mishaps occure before the relief arrives, but on the return journey back to the School the puttees of Volunteer Shott become entangled in his bicycle wheel, and crashing into Volunteer Para he subsides in a flurry of arms and legs at the School gates. Half-an-hour later when everyone else had retired once more to bed, Volunteer Shott, a sadly dishevelled figure, can be seen extricating pieces of shattered puttee from his battered bicycle. Oh! for the life of an L.D.V.! G. W. VERO.
THE MENACE.
During the first ten months of war, St. Peter's has had to face many new menaces. Air raids, fifth column, chatterbugs, Haw-Haw satellites, black-outs, sour milk, no jam, all these have reared their ugly heads, but in vain. All, except perhaps the latter, have been dealt with by many and varied methods. However, lately, a new and insidious menace has crept into our midst. Worming its way among us like a horrible serpent, it leaves a trail of woe in its path. This is the super-pessimist. Commencing early in the year, strange new signs of unrest were observed among the multitude. Living as we do, among the horrors of war, the thoughtful began to wonder what new terror had been unleashed among us by those who reign in Berlin Soon the truth became all too apparent. Boys began listening to news bulletins! The sight that met one's eyes on approaching a wireless set around nine o'clock in the evening was enough to make the hardest break down and weep, but to describe the scene of the doleful circle of boys around it quarter of an hour later, listening to Hamburg, and nodding their heads in unison at each falsehood of the announcer would be above the powers of even Edgar Allen Poe. 19
Something was wrong! Where ? Gradually the truth began to emerge. Someone had started the dreadful creed of pessimism in the School! Acting as a leper, not only does the arch-pessimist carry the dread disease around with him, but those whom he gets in his grasp carry it on, spreading it everywhere. For a time the pessimists reigned supreme. Bodies of optimists were formed to ccmbat the menace, but if everything they prophesied did not come true, or any new advantage was gained by the enemy, they fell before the juggernaut. Then came the change. A person returned to School one day with a battered piece of metal. " That's part of a German plane shot down at Z—," he announced. Roars of laughter from the pessimists greeted this statement. " There never was one shot down there. It's propaganda! " announced one of them. " It was given to me by a friend," said the boy. More laughter from the pessimists. One of them seized the piece of metal and commenced scratching it. Abruptly he turned a sickly green and dropped it. A " neutral " picked it up and glanced at it. " Look! " he gasped. There under the tarnish scraped away by the person were revealed two words in German print: Dornier Flugzeugwerke. The pessimists teetered! Two days later another boy produced a piece of coppery-coloured metal, and stated that this was a piece of German shell, alleged to have done alarming things at the second battle of Narvik. The pessimists looked worried. " And," continued the boy, " this morning I hit this with a hammer, and instead of bending, it broke. This is no more copper than I am. It's ERSATZ! " This final revelation, that Germany was using ersatz material, proved fatal to the pessimists. They fell, and great was the fall thereof. To-day, with the flag of optimism floating proudly at our helm, we are sailing serenely into the future, awaiting with confidence any more horrors that may be loosed upon us. Moral: Don't be a pessimist. F.P., Form VI.
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE " IRON ROAD."
We are so accustomed in these days to take railways as a matter of course, like the hills, that it may be a surprise to some of us to be reminded that until a little over a century ago railways were not in existence as public carriers. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, passenger travel was still effected by means of a stage coach. Of the early history of the steam locomotive, we can deal only with a few main features. Cugnot, a French engineer, was probably the first to invent and build a steam engine. Compared with the modern steam giant, it looks rather like a Heath Robinson contraption, but as it was built in 1769 this is not surprising. Cugnot's engine only attained a speed of three miles per hour, but, at any rate, it was a beginning. Later on, Trevethick, a Cornish engineer, invented a steam carriage for use on a tramway. This locomotive is of special notice, 20
as the exhaust steam was turned up the chimney, and thus was initiated the method of obtaining forced draught for the fire, which is still an essential feature of the modern steam locomotive. During 1825 the first public railway in all history—the Stockton and Darlington Railway—was opened for traffic. George Stephenson had planned and laid the line; he designed every detail of its equipment, and built its first locomotive. This locomotive, known as " Locomotive No. 1," was only six and a half tons in weight, but it succeeded in hauling a train of thirty-eight vehicles, and attaining a speed of twelve miles per hour. About 1820, the relations between Manchester, as the great manufacturing town of the north, and Liverpool, the nearest port, had created a large traffic between the two places, and during 1821 a number of merchants drew up a scheme for the construction of a railway or a tramway between the two towns. In 1829, shortly before the line opened, a prize of £500 was offered for the locomotive which could best fulfill certain conditions that the directors had laid down. Against three competing locomotives, Stephenson's " Rocket " succeeded in fulfilling the conditions specified—and, indeed, went considerably further—and won the prize. The " Rocket " travelled at what was then the undreamt-of speed of thirty-five miles per hour. The first railway in Ireland was opened in 1834, and it ran from Dublin to Dun Laoghaire. In 1835 the Ludwigsbahn (the first German railway) was opened, and the first trains were hauled by Stephenson's locomotive " Der Adler." By 1834, railways had got a good position in carrying the nation's merchandise and passengers, and it gradually developed, until, in 1860, a four-coupled tender locomotive was made by the Stockton and Darlington Railway. This engine, with its four giant coupled driving wheels, was the standard type of British passenger engine for many years. However, in the later days of the nineteenth century, " single drivers," as they were called, were the vogue. In 1907 one of this class worked a train from York to Newcastle, a distance of 801 miles, in 80i minutes. In 1922, Sir Vincent Raven brought out his first " Pacific " engine. This engine had six coupled driving wheels, and now is the standard express engine on the London and North Eastern Railway Company. In the last four or five years both the L.M.S.R. and the L.N.E.R. have made the experiment of streamlining " Pacific " engines for their main line expresses; these engines have in all ways proved very successful, using less fuel and travelling at faster speeds. So far we have only dealt with the locomotives on the " iron road," but it is clear that in the development of railways, consideration must have been given at a very early stage to the fixing of definite standards for the dimensions of various parts of the railway system. In particular, the question of the distance apart at which the rails were to be laid was obviously a most important one. This inner distance between the rails is often called simply " the gauge " or " the standard gauge," and it came to be fixed finally for the British railways as four feet eight and one-half inches. However, there was a time when Britain was threatened with a confusion of gauges. Brunel, the famous engineer of the Great Western Railway, decided to employ a gauge of seven feet instead of the standard gauge. A great " Battle of the Gauges " followed, between the champions of the broad gauge and those of the narrow during 1850 and onwards. Brunel does not seem to have realized that the G.W.R. could not be kept apart from, and operated independently of, every other British 21
railway. With the broad gauge it was impossible to run a G.W.R. wagon or coach on any other railway system in Britain, and so " through running," or running coaches from one system to another, was barred. The adoption of the four feet eight and a half inches gauge had spread so far that to widen the narrow gauge to the broad gauge was impossible. The cost of doing so would have been prohibitive. Thus it was inevitable that ultimately Brunel's broad gauge should be contracted to the standard gauge. This conversion took in all twenty years, from 1872 to 1892. During 1893, however, through coaches could be run from Bournemouth in the south to Edinburgh in the north. In the early days of railway history, the comfort of the passengers was seldom thought of, and the ideas of passenger coaches were naturally derived from the experience of stage coaches. The design of the first coaches was very simple; the coach was merely a road vehicle adapted to run on rails. At first there were only two types or classes of passengers, the second class having to be content with uncovered wagons, but in 1862 the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway provided third class carriages on all its trains. In 1872 the old Midland Railway Company also adopted this practice, and a few years later abolished the second class. As mentioned already, passengers of a century ago were given very little thought in the matter of comfort during a journey. In the coaches there were seldom even seats, whilst steam pipes for heating were unknown. Nowadays all coaches are excellently upholstered and well sprung, a thing unknown in the early days. Whatever may be the type of coach nowadays, it consists essentially of a steel frame mounted on bogie wheels, carrying above it the enclosed body of either steel or wood, and sometimes both. Also, many of the main line expresses have corridor coaches, so that passengers may walk from their compartments to the dining and sleeping cars. As it so happens, very few sleeping cars are used in Great Britain, owing to shortness of journeys. One of the most important factors that have to be thought of in the building of a great railway system is the making of timetables, and every other operation that is connected with a large system. A very important part of making a timetable is to try to economise platform use. This is done by carefully planning the length of the platforms and the •layout of the track that communicates with them. The operation department, at larger stations, issue periodically, for the use of the railway staff, pamphlets which show: (1) from where, at what time, and at which platform each incoming train will arrive; (2) what next happens to the engine, the set of carriages and the guard; and (3) from what platform and at what time each outgoing train will depart. All this goes to the making of a timetable. The shunting of goods trains is also arranged beforehand, as far as possible. In fact, everything that can be planned ahead is so planned, and last minute decisions may be reduced to a minimum. Of course, these alterations have to be made occasionally, especially when extra trains are running, but these are easily dealt with by the highly trained station staff. It may be noted here that one of the busiest stations in England is Waterloo, on the Southern Railway. At this station, in twenty-four hours, 1,555 trains arrive and depart, whilst the total length of platform faces is 14,804 feet. 22
Thus ends a short history of the iron road, as it has been called. Nowadays, electric and turbine engines on the Continent are gradually driving steam off the rails, and even in England, electricity is beginning to come into fashion. The L.M.S.R. have made the experiment of using a turbine engine with great success. However, it is a known fact that in England, steam locomotives are still the fastest and most economical of all types of hauling engines. Also, to my mind, nothing can touch a steam express locomotive in smoothness of motion and clarity of outline. However, although steam engines are gradually disappearing, it will be many years before they are extinct. " STELECTUR " or P. F. CHEESEWRIGHT, Form Va.
THE NOCTURNAL ALARUM. The peace of perfectly sound sleep was shattered by a series of terrible thumps in the region of my stomach, and I became vaguely aware that someone was jumping on me. The intermittent whine of a nearby air-raid siren burst upon me, and someone shouted close by that there was an air-raid. Hopelessly befogged, my reeling senses slowly return. I groped about in what appeared to be the darkness of the pit. Suddenly I had an idea; I cautiously raised one eyelid, yes, it was alright, I raised the other. The bright electric light was a little confusing at first, after some moments my eyes were used to it. Vague forms were hurrying about the room, all carrying huge bundles, with gas masks, chocolate packages, monstrous sandwiches all dripping jam, and countless other things scattered in careless profusion about them. With a Herculean effort I dragged the mattress off my bed, threw in a tin of " Andrew's," my gas mask, and a slab of aged butterscotch, and joined the throng of scurrying people, who bore me off along the corridors, through dark passages, past grim figures clad in black, one of which clutched my arm and dragged me from the stream. A powerful beam of light was directed at my face, causing me to blink and moan protestingly. " Wrong cellar," a deep voice informed me, and the next moment I found myself projected into another rapidly moving rout. Down some stone stairs, through creaking doors and dusty passages, until I came to a stop in a dank, dimly-lighted chamber. Dim figures were just visible setting down their mattresses, eating sweets, and " getting comfortable." In one corner a loud conversation was in session: " I like a nice bit of Gorganzola." " You can't beat a pork pie." " I love bacon and eggs for breakfast." " There's nothing like a good mixed grill," and that lasted for nearly three hours. Next moment a very important personage came in: " I've heard twenty thuds, and five of them were quite loud." To my horror a gramophone suddenly burst into a shattering catachysm of sound. A continuous stream of the rowdiest jazz tunes assailed our ears, accompanied by the ceaseless creak of the handle as the infernal machine was wound up. After several hours of this, the very important personage returned: " All clear! " I tried to get up, but was almost immediately trampled underfoot as the next great trek started back towards the dormitories. It was with considerable relief that I at last lay down again, for the second time that night, in my own proper bed. DENBY, Vb. 23
CRICKET RETROSPECT, 1940. We have just completed cur first, and we hope our one and only war-time cricket season, and what a splendid relaxation it has been to us. Throughout the term the international situation has been moving apace; for the first few weeks of term we used to leave our evening nets at 6 o'clock to listen to the battles of Narvik on the news, until finally, during the latter half of term, we could imagine the war coming near our own doorsteps, and even the possibility of a bomb dropping on the cricket square—not without some amusement. Naturally, in such times, our fixture list was considerably reduced, perhaps to good advantage to a certain extent, and we ended the season by winning four matches and losing five. Five old members of the 1st XI returned to hold the fort; nevertheless, it appeared at the time that we would be very hard pressed. As it turned out, our anxiety was quite unfounded, for our young colts of the previous season filled the breach admirably. The side, as finally completed, consisted of no fewer than six who were colts the previous season, two of whom were still under 16. This in itself should be of considerable encouragement for the years to come. We could not therefore hope for any spectacular results, and the first job was to instil confidence into the team. This must make more difference in cricket than any other game imaginable, and it has seldom been better borne out than in the side this year. For some unaccountable reason, best known to the players themselves, the team took on a completely different aspect immediately it took to the field to play Giggleswick School, and this changed aspect remained with them for the rest of the season. It was no longer a question of " Can we save defeat ? " but rather " How much can we win by this time ? " In an effort to bring variety and pace into the bowling, Steele was experimented with as a bowler. It may be a rash move to try and convert an old wicket-keeper into a School fast bowler, but what fine physique he has got for the task, and how many times have we heard the remark " What a fine action he has got " ? Steele could certainly have been a fine fast bowler, and might still be, but his heart was not in his job, and this is probably where we erred. He was too fond of his wicket-keeping, which in its turn regrettably lapsed. The main thrust of the attack, therefore, was left on the shoulders of Lynch, Butler and Frost, and whenever we met with success, it was usually one of these three bowlers who did the damage. Our main weakness, nerhaps. was our batting—weak because it was unreliable. No individual could be trusted, but, fortunately, there were always one or two batsmen prepared to make 20 or 30 runs, but this is not enough, and we must aim at higher standards. The varying fortunes of the team, therefore, either rested on the ability of the bowlers to get the opposing side out cheaply, or the inability of our batsmen to score sufficient runs to give our bowlers a chance. The fielding of the side improved enormously as the season progressed, but it could hardly ever be termed first class. Lynch, in this department, set a magnificent example to his side, always being alert and energetic, but one cannot help feeling that the gQeral standard of fielding should be much higher before boys reach the first game, yet alone the 1st XI. The standard of colts' fielding is probably not high enough; boys at this age should surely be fully 24
accustomed to the queer tricks and habits of a bouncing off-drive, or a pull to leg, or a cut to the covers, and make their fielding appear neat and experienced. Before closing our account, we must not leave unmentioned one or two most encouraging individual successes during the season. Graham's hundred in the final House match was the first to be made by a member of the School for some time, and we hope it will only be the prelude for many others to follow. Fortune may have been on his side, but a century in any shape or form is a good effort, and we must congratulate him. Then again, the two hat-tricks achieved in the same match, v. Giggleswick Colts, by Denison and Anderson (D.), a most promising sign for the future. Lastly, the bowling successes of Frost, whose best achievements were his four wickets for three runs against Giggleswick 1st XI and his nine wickets in the final House match. CRICKET CHARACTERS, 1940. *R. C. Lynch (Captain). 1937-38-39-40. Throughout the season he has shown a quiet enthusiasm, and he has always set a splendid example to his side in the field. He is a typical all-rounder, showing aggressiveness in all that he does. As a bowler he was always in two minds, not knowing whether to bowl slow or fast, but believed in the policy of letting the worst balls take the wickets. His batting was sound, and he always looked good for a lot more runs, but at times he was impatient and often was at fault in trying to hit the wrong ball. *J. H. Butler (Vice-Captain). 1938-39-40. After an uneasy start, his bowling improved considerably, but he found it was ineffective on a slow wicket. There was little variety in his bowling, so accuracy in pitching the ball was essential for a bowler of his type. Batting has never come easily or naturally to him, but he is getting a better sense of timing the ball. *F. N. Buckler. 1940. A natural player with a quick eye. For this reason he was easily converted into a substitute wicket-keeper when Steele was required for bowling, and at other times he fielded .very well at cover-point. His batting, at times, is still very unorthodox, but he should, with patience, become a first class batsman. *J. R. Frost. 1940. Possessing a nice easy action, he has the makings of becoming a really good fast-medium bowler. He bowled exceptionally well at times, and was able to make the ball lift awkwardly off the pitch, besides having the happy knack of making the ball move away from leg off the pitch. P. R. G. Graham. 1939-40. A happy-go-lucky cricketer and a cheery member of the side. To sum him up—a keen fielder, an erratic bowler and a go-as-you-please batsman. H. A. Milburn. 1938-39-40. Had a very varied season. Striking a very bad patch of form earlier in the term, he was lowered to the 2nd XI, but he soon, however, reinstated himself in the 1st XI, where he showed better form all round. He might have been persevered with more as a slow bowler, as he certainly knew the art of flighting a ball. F. F. Steele. 1939-40. May well have ground for complaint, but he nevertheless took the experiments tried with him in the right spirit. At times he bowled far better than any analysis will show, but he was always much more impressive in the nets. As a batsman he was not a success, and far too often resembled a complete village rustic. 25
P. A. Lockwood. 1940. In spite of his handicap he was a good defensive batsman, showing a straight bat, and making a nice problem for the opposing opening bowlers. He is a bit weak on the leg side still, but with this year's experience he should be a great asset next season. D. Cole. 1940. A young player who has had little previous experience, and with whom we persevered with success. He showed a stubborn defence, although at times his batting was rather labourous. Should prove very useful next year. A. Broadhurst. 1940. A promising young all-rounder, who knows how to hit the ball surprisingly hard. He started the season rather nervously, but soon overcame this difficulty. A good fielder and a very useful slow off-spin bowler. J. A. Denison. 1940. A young colt who was not called upon to do a great deal for the side, but yet he showed great keenness. His left-arm bowling will be much more useful next year, and he should have gained considerable experience from this season.
1st XI MATCHES. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. THE STAFF. Played on 11th May. The first match of the season was, as usual, the Masters' match, and speculation ran high as to the result. Would Mr. Le Tocq get his one, would Mr. Cooper bowl up to his eccentric's standard, could we dismiss the bats for a few runs, such were the questions asked, and they were answered in a way which took some digesting. Mr. Bendall and Mr. Wrenn opened the Staff innings and were soon making merry at the expense of our bowlers. They rattled up 54 runs in half an hour, before Mr. Bendall was given out to a very doubtful l.b.w. Mr. Harding settled down at once, and the score board rattled continuously; bowler after bowler was tried, but all were treated alike. Both Mr. Harding and Mr. Wrenn completed their fifties, and at long last the partnership, after putting on 110 runs, was broken. Mr. Wrenn, to avoid a fast full-toss which he thought was going to hit him, made a wild leap to the off. He landed in front of his wicket and was smitten by the ball in a part of his anatomy which is tender and shall be nameless. The appeal for l.b.w. was upheld, and Mr. Wrenn made a blushing exit. It was grand batting, and, excepting for the writer and his team colleagues, must have been cheerful to watch. The Staff declared at tea with a total of 183 for 2. Lynch and Butler opened, and with the score at two, Mr. Bendall beat Butler. The next wicket put on 19 runs, and then there was a collapse, and the score was 27 for 4 when Steele joined Buckler. Steele hit the bowling about, perpetrating some ghastly " cow-shots," and making one late cut which he stood and admired, astounded by the stroke. Buckler at the other end played steadily and confidently, and the two looked well set when Steele was run out with the score at 81, after a stand of 54 runs. Broadhurst carried on the good work, the two of them taking the score to 114, before Broadhurst fell a victim to Mr. Rhodes' capable hands. Buckler followed a few balls later, and the tail collapsed, the side being out for 125 runs. 26
The game showed up several weaknesses in the School team, weaknesses which were to come to a head in the Ampleforth match. There was a lack of length in the bowling (with the exception of Vero), and only Buckler and Steele showed any confidence in their batting. THE STAFF. Mr. I. C. Bendall, l.b.w., b Butler Mr. H. A. Wrenn, l.b.w., b Lynch Mr. R. F. Harding, not out Mr. G. S. Stead, not out Extras (6 b, 2 lb)
35 57 81 2 8
Total (for 2 wickets declared) 183 ST. PETER'S. R. C. Lynch, I.b.w., b Mr. Wrenn J. H. Butler, b Mr. Bendall H. A. Milburn, I.b.w., b Mr. Wrenn F. N. Buckler, c and b Mr. Wrenn P. R. G. Graham, b Mr. Bendall F. F. Steele, run out A. Broadhurst, st Mr. Rhodes, b Mr. Bendall J. A. Denison, l.b.w., b Mr. Wrenn G. W. Vero, b Mr. Bendall G. R. Morris, not out J. R. Frost, b Mr. Wrenn Extras (b 29, lb 2, wides 2)
11
1
7 24 0 32 14
3
0 0 0 33 125
Total BOWLING ANALYSIS. St. Peter's. J. R. Frost R. C. Lynch G. R. Morris J. H. Butler A. Broadhurst J. A. Denison G. W. Vero
0. 4 10 4 6 5 3 5
M. 2 1 0 0 0 0 2
R. 15 52 26 33 19 12 22
W. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Av. — 52.00 — 33.00 —
R. 26 37 32 18 13
W. 5 4 0 0 0
Av. 5.20 9.25 —
The Staff. 0. H. A. Wrenn, Esq. ... 13 I. C. Bendall, Esq. ... 13 G. S. Stead, Esq. 6 3 J. S. Cooper, Esq. 2 E. S. Jeffs, Esq. 27
M. 3 2 0 0 0
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. CLIFTON. Played at Home on 18th May. Cole and Butler opened the School innings and each played a maiden over. They then began to score steadily though slowly, and it looked as though we were going to have a big stand, when, with the score at 28, Cole was l.b.w. to Kneebone. In the next over, with no addition to the score, Butler returned a catch to Blackburn. A minor collapse resulted, and for the second match in succession the first four wickets went down for less than 50 runs. With the score at 52 for 5, Buckler joined Steele, and the two of them again raised the School total to something approaching respectability. At one end, Steele hit, and at the other, Buckler stood like the Rock of Gibraltar, steady and unflurried. The tea interval wrought it's usual havoc, Steele was bowled off his pads when the stand had taken the score to 100, and Buckler was bowled an over later. The tail all made a few runs, and the innings closed at 140. The Clifton innings started disastrously. Lynch, in his first over, bowled Tummin, and Steele removed Hodgson's middle stump with a good length ball which broke back about a yard. Pulleyn and Kneebone set about the bowling and quickly raised the score to 50 before Frost bowled Kneebone. Blackburn joined Pulleyn and the score was 92 before Buckler caught the former off Steele. The second ball of Steele's next over was short, Hudson cut it, and it was going about two yards wide of Frost in gully; the next thing we saw was Frost flat on the earth with the ball clutched in his hand, the most superb catch the writer has seen in any cricket. Wickets fell regularly, and with three minutes to go the score stood at 139 for 9. Off the second ball of this last over, King hit a four to win the match for Clifton. ST. PETER'S. D. Cole, 1.b.w., b Kneebone 12 J. H. Butler, c and b Blackburn 13 R. C. Lynch, b Blackburn 13 H. A. Milburn, l.b.w., b Blackburn 6 P. R. G. Graham, c Fisher, b Blackburn 2 F. F. Steele, b King 21 F. N. Buckler, b King 19 A. Broadhurst, c Pulleyn, b Blackburn 2 J. Denison, b Blackburn 9 G. W. Vero, not out 10 J. R. Frost, c Hall, b Blackburn 6 Extras (b 21, lb 6) 27 Total CLIFTON. H. Hodgson, b Steele W. Tummen, b Lynch J. Pulleyn, c Lynch, b Milburn R. Kneebone, b Frost C. Fisher, b Frost J. Blackburn, c Buckler, b Steele L. Hudson, c Frost, b Steele H. Crosby, b Denison T. King, not out H. L. Hall, b Broadhurst R. G. Howe, not out Extras (b 3) Total 28
140 1 1 42 34 4 20 7 3 19 5 3 3 142
BOWLING ANALYSIS. Clifton. 0. M. R. H. Crosby 8 1 27 J. Pulleyn 8 2 16 J. Blackburn 141 3 42 R. Kneebone 5 0 19 T. King 5 1 9 St. Peter's. F. F. Steele 5 0 28 R. C. Lynch 3 1 25 J. R. Frost 6 0 22 G. W. Vero 4 0 28 H. A. Milburn 3 0 9 A. Broadhurst 33 0 20 J. A. Denison 3 0 7
W. 0 0 7 1 2
Av. — — 6.00 19.00 4.50
3 1 2 0 1 1 1
9.3 25.00 11.00 —
9.00 20.00 7.00
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. R. F. HARDING'S XI. Played at Home on Saturday, 25th May. Mr. Harding won the toss and Clephan and Mr. Jeffs opened their innings. Neither looked comfortable and both were soon out. Mr. Crewes contributed a masculine innings, but was caught when attempting to hit Butler. Mr. Bendall came in, and though he stayed to make 42 he was never comfortable, Steele beating him continuously. His excuse was that his eye had not been improved by lunch. Ping knocked up 14 and made one of his cracking square cuts. Mr. Harding was cheaply dismissed for 6, much to the School's relief. Belchamber and Morris both batted extremely well for their twenties. Belchamber has some very nice shots, but tends to run away to the leg. Morris plays with a very straight bat and has a powerful forcing shot through the covers which he frequently used. At tea their innings was declared with the score at 139 for 8. Butler and Cole opened confidently, but both were out within a few balls of each other. Lynch played a delightful innings; he has a lovely style, but is too impatient for a run-getter; Buckler is a good run-getting type— steady and with boundless patience. At the other end no-one stayed long, but Lynch's score increased and we had visions of a century; but, in trying to hit Mr. Bendall, the ball went off the edge of his bat into slips, where Mr. Jeffs bagged the second of his three catches. Graham made the winning hit, but the game went on, and in a terrific last-wicket stand, Frost and Broadhurst brought the total to 211. Both of them hit out and scored fast, Broadhurst making 25 and Frost an unbeaten 27. MR. HARDING'S XI. A. S. Clephan, b Lynch 11 E. S. Jeffs, Esq., c Frost, b Steele 7 D. K. Crews, Esq., c Milburn, b Butler 7 I. C. Bendall, Esq., c Lynch, b Frost 42 A. C. Ping, Esq., c Denison, b Vero 14 R. F. Harding, Esq., l.b.w., b Butler 6 H. C. Belchamber, c Graham, b Lynch 22 G. R. Morris, l.b.w., b Frost 20 E. N. Dickinson, not out 0 K. C. Brown and H. A. Wrenn did not bat. Extras (b 10) 10 Total (for 8 wickets declared) 139 29
ST. PETER'S. J. H. Butler, c Jeffs, b Harding D. Cole, st Dickinson, b Harding R. C. Lynch, c Jeffs, b Bendall H. A. Milburn, st Dickinson, b Harding F. N. Buckler, l.b.w., b Harding P. R. G. Graham, not out F. F. Steele, c Jeffs, b Bendall J. A. Denison, l.b.w., b Bendall A. Broadhurst, not out Extras (b 7, w 1)
18 17 66 2 10 12 0 4 5 8
Total (for 7 wickets)
142
BOWLING ANALYSIS. St. Peter's. R. M. 0. 41 1 12 F. F. Steele 20 4.3 0 R. C. Lynch 31 8 0 J. H. Butler 24 1 6 J. R. Frost 13 0 5 G. W. Vero R. F. Harding's XI. R. M. 0. 4 17 10 H. A. Wrenn 1 7 4 K. C. Brown 40 0 9 I. C. Bendall 3 62 11 R. F. Harding 18 2 0 G. R. Morris
W. 1 2 2 2 1
Av. 41.00 10.00 15.50 12.00 13.00
W. 0 0 2 5 0
Av. — — 20.00 12.4 —
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. AMPLEFORTH. Played at Home on Saturday, 1st June. This year's match was the fiftieth in the series and we had hoped to make it a gala match. But Hitler intervened and so it was an ordinary match, ordinary that is in the number of spectators present, but ordinary in that alone. The match itself was a catastrophe for the School, and it is long since we suffered such a defeat in a School match. There is no excuse to be made for the School; the bowlers made a point of bowling long hops or full tosses, the fielders sat back on their heels, sunk in deep thought, occasionally ambling after the ball and returning it to Buckler at a speed calculated not to hurt his hands, and the batsmen, with one or two honourable exceptions, went out to the wicket, made a few tentative shots and returned to the pavilion. Ampleforth batted first, and Garbett and Haywood-Farmer came out to face the barrage of long hops and half-volleys sent down by Messrs. Steele and Lynch. They knew what to do with this bowling, and a rapidly mounting score was the result. The bowling was changed, but the batsmen were on top, and new bowlers were hit unmercifully. The thing which impressed the writer most was the running between the wickets in that opening stand. Time and time again we registered mental run-outs, but always they got in safely. They took chances which our apologies for batsmen only dream about in their worst nightmares, and they ran, not sauntered, between the wickets. 30
The first wicket stand was broken at 93, when Garbett, after a hard-hitting innings, was caught by Broadhurst. Smith never looked comfortable, and fell to Butler. Haig came in and the game went its merry way. It was obvious our bowlers weren't going to take wickets, and we had to wait for the batsmen to make mistakes. Haywood-Farmer completed his century, a grand innings with only one or two mistakes, and looked as though he would stay there till doomsday. At 3-30, Ampleforth declared at 246 for 4. They were a first-class batting side, the best we shall meet this season, but they were made a present of runs. A league game bat could have scored off the pitiful stuff our bowlers sent down. Out of 50 overs bowled by them, only one was a maiden. The School started their innings morally defeated. Lack of confidence in the recognised bats of the side led them to believe a score of 250 odd runs was beyond them. Ampleforth set an attacking field with a ring of fielders close in, and it was up to someone to hit about and open this ring up. But until No. 10, Broadhurst, came in, no one was capable of it. The opening batsmen justified the lack of confidence, and the score went from 12 for 1 to 35 for 5 and then two more wickets fell at the same score. The only bat who had shown up at all so far was Buckler, who was going well when he was run out. Denison came in and stopped the rot; he played carefully and held his end up to the end. Broadhurst hit at the ball, occasionally connecting, as he did when he smashed, there is no other word for it, a half-volleiy for a straight six. The last three wickets fell for 51 runs, much more than half the total score, and this has been the case in all the matches so far, the bottom half of the team scoring more than the top. The last wicket fell at 86. The Ampleforth bowling was not good, the best that could be said of it was that it was steady, and it was to this bowling that we fell. The side was demoralised, whether by the size of the Ampleforth total or by lack of confidence in themselves, is difficult to decide. The display given by the team was unbelievably bad, and it is obvious that the team wants new bowlers and bats.
AMPLEFORTH. E. Haywood-Farmer, not out D. V. Garbett, c Broadhurst, b Lynch C. D. Smith, l.b.w., b Butler A. N. Haig, l.b.w., b Broadhurst J. F. Vidal, c Milburn, b Frost M. A. Sutton, not out Extras
127 59 2 28 10 14 6
Total (for 4 wickets)
246
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ST. PETER'S. J. H. Butler, c Haig, b Toynbee D. Cole, c Hobson, b Hunter-Gray R. C. Lynch, b Toynbee H. A. Milburn, c Sutton, b Hunter-Gray F. N. Buckler, run out P. R. G. Graham, l.b.w., b Hunter-Gray F. F. Steele, c Garbett, b Toynbee J. A. Denison, not out A. S. Clephan, b Hobden A. Broadhurst, b Hunter-Gray J. R. Frost, c Garbett, b Bruce Extras
8 7 0 4 12 0 0 20 5 13 0 17
Total
86
BOWLING ANALYSIS. St. Peter's.
0. 13 5 11 7 8 5 1
F. F. Steele R. C. Lynch J. A. Denison J. R. Frost J. H. Butler A. Broadhurst H. A. Milburn
M. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. 51 31 43 47 41 18 14
W. 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Av. — 31.00
R. 22 13 7 11 16
W. 3 4 1 0 1
Av. 7.3 3.25 7.00 — 16.00
Ampleforth.
L. L. Toynbee J. Hunter-Gray P. F. Hobden E. Haywood-Farmer J. Bruce
0. 8 10 3 3 2i
M. 1 5 0 1 0
—
47.00 41.00 18.00
ST. PETER'S v. AMPLEFORTH. As a matter of interest for anyone who feels that way, we append the following results of matches from 1890 to the present year. Our Sports Editor spent many weary hours delving amongst ancient and dusty " Peterites," and the results of his researches are not pleasant reading. We see that whereas we have won 17, Ampleforth have won 30. We hope that the next fourteen years will restore the balance and leave it to future generations of Petcrites to keep the balance well in our favour. The Sports Editor regrets that he can give no information about the matches played in 1914, 1915, 1922 and 1931, but he can find no records of these matches in the " Peterites " of those years. He would be grateful to any Amplefordian who would trouble to look up these matches and send the results along. Result. Ground. Ampleforth. St. Peter's. Year. Lost Away 36 and 27 for 2 1890 ... 37 and 25 Lost Home 87 ... 72 Won Home 50 ... 1891 ... 150 Lost Home 97 88 32
Year. 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940
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St. Peter's. 39 75 36 23 127 for 7 145 92 121 ... 171 97 for 9 ... 81 180 for 2 53 ... 146 ... 50 and 82 ... 36 39 ... 85 ... No Match. 44 ... 118 for 8 ... 91 97 for 7 ... 64 ... 141 No Match. 43 ... No Match. No Match. No Records. No Records. 24 for 7 134 ... 154 for 6 158 ... 179 ... 145 ... No Records. 211 104 232 137 56 ... 265 for 5 83 ... 94 ... No Records. 104 ... 106 ... No Match. 209 ... 133 ... 77 ... 87 ... 177 for 9 86 ...
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SCHOOL v. WORKSOP. Played at Home on 8th June, 1940. A grand match this, and although the School was badly beaten, they put up a good show in many ways and thoroughly enjoyed the match. In Evans the School met a cricketer who must be, if not the best, one of the best all-rounders in the Public Schools of this country; a good captain who kept his team up to scratch, a fine wicket-keeper and a first-class bat. The School batted first, and the innings started, in keeping with tradition, with a collapse. Cole and Denison opened the innings. There had been a shower and the pitch, though hard, was wet on top and tricky. In the second over of the innings, Cole didn't get far enough across to a ball which was swinging away, and was caught in slips. Lynch joined Denison, and the two seemed to be settling down when Denison marched across his wicket, and for the third time this season was l.b.w. Butler was out in the same way as Cole, and Buckler went down to a grand catch by Hunting at gully. 11 for 4 and Graham joined Lynch, who had been playing himself in. The two of them played steadily and confidently, and the score gradually rose. Evans then put on O'Neill, a slow left-hander; his first ball had Lynch tied up completely, the second was a good length ball, but Lynch, playing back, tried to cut it and hit his wicket. Next ball Morris was bowled; he quite clearly didn't know what to do and made a push forward too late to save himself. O'Neill has a curious action and flights the ball well; his first three balls were unplayable, but his bowling deteriorated and he did no more damage. With the score at 88, Hall came on, and with his first ball bowled Graham. Graham batted well for his 31; he had hit unusually hard for him, and had kept his bat straight. Caley hit the bowling about and made a most promising debut. Steele hit the half-volleys hard, but fell a victim to Hall. Hall looks a bowler who is easy to play, and he would be if played carefully. His slow leg-breaks are very tempting though, and both Caley and Steele were out perpetrating terrible cows." A last wicket stand by Broadhurst and Frost brought the score to 136 before Evans caught Frost. Broadhurst played some very nice shots, but gave us many anxious moments when he hung his bat out to balls on the off. The innings showed that the School could pull itself out of a nasty situation, but it was obvious that 136 runs was nothing like enough on a wicket which was perfect. The sun had quickly dried off the morning's shower and the wicket became a bowler's nightmare. Woodhead and Coulthourst opened the Worksop innings, and neither of them were comfortable against Steele and Lynch, Steele continually beating Woodhead. With the score at 22, Butler got Coulthourst l.b.w., and Evans joined Woodhead. In the next thirty minutes, ninety runs were added. Evans gave an exhibition of first class batting; in that half-hour our bowlers were smashed to the boundary time and time again, we became dazed by the never ending stream of fours; half-volleys, good length, anything and everything was pulled, driven or cut to the boundary. There was one over from Denison when five of the balls went to the boundary. Evans did not cross-bat (he only made one wild stroke), his runs came from drives which smashed past or through the fielders. He made one mis-hit, just after tea, when the ball flew off the edge of his bat through slips for four. 34
In the heat of that dusty afternoon our bowlers were hit, no, not hit, were smashed all over the ground until they must have been asking themselves, " Where can I put this one ? " Evans was only in difficulties once, and that was during an over from Frost, an over which would have troubled any bat, an over in which Frost bowled three consecutive " yokers." Frost, on form, has a very useful habit of bowling " yokers." Frost got Woodhead l.b.w., and Buchanan, a few balls later, made the winning hit. ST. PETER'S. D. Cole, c Francis, b Coulthourst J. A. Denison. l.b.w., b Francis R. C. Lynch, ht wkt, b O'Neill J. H. Butler, c Francis, b Coulthourst F. N. Buckler, c Hunting, b Francis P. R. G. Graham, b Hall G. R. Morris, b O'Neill J. C. Caley, st Evans, b Hall F. F. Steele, b Hall A. Broadhurst, not out J. R. Frost, c Evans, b Hall Extras (b 4, lb 11
1 2 24 1 5 31 0 19 12 29 7 5
Total
136
WORKSOP. 44 10 76 6 4
G. F. Woodhead, l.b.w., b Frost H. L. S. Coulthourst, l.b.w., b Butler A. L. Evans, not out G. C. Buchanan, not out Extras (b 4)
140
Total (for 2 wickets) BOWLING ANALYSIS. Worksop. 0. M. 1 P. T. Francis 8 3 H. L. S. Coulthourst 14 4 0 G. C. Buchanan 0 N. M. Hall 6i 9 4 G. F. Woodhead 4 1 D. W. J. O'Neill
R. 18 35 12 24 22 20
W. 2 2 0 4 0 2
Av. 9.00 12.50 — 6.00 — 10.00
St. Peter's. M. 0. 0 3 5 0 8 0 2 0 3 0
R. 7 24 46 18 41
W. 0 0 1 1 0
Av.
F. F. Steele R. C. Lynch J. R. Frost J. H. Butler J. A. Denison
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— 46.00 18.00
SCHOOL v. GIGGLESWICK. Played at Home on Saturday, 15th June. What a day this was for the School. We won the White Rose at the Regatta, the IVth boat were only beaten in the final of the Biggs' Cup and we beat Giggleswick. For the first time this season the writer can let himself go in praise of the eleven—grand batting, superb bowling and keen fielding, all played their part in the great victory. The School wcn the toss and Cole and Lockwood opened our innings. They started very shakily, and for the first three overs the bat only touched the ball once. With the score at 3, Cole was out l.b.w. Lynch joined Lockwood and the scoring speeded up, both batting steadily. Lynch was loosening up and was soon playing easily, runs flowing from his bat. Some of his shots were delightful to watch, particularly his pull, which flashed the short balls to the boundary. Lockwood hit a grand six before he was stumped for 31 runs. Milburn so far this season has been badly out of form, but to-day we saw him at his best; the Milburn cut flashed out, and he was turning balls away to leg with that lovely turn of the wrist. Lynch was well caught on the boundary for a first-class 59, and Buckler joined Milburn. He started his innings with a beautiful square cut for four, and went on, safe, never looking like getting out, to his fifty. Buckler's bat of late has not its former straightness, but this fault will be easily cured. In two years' time he will have developed into one of the best bats this School has produced. Milburn departed, caught off an attempt at a " beat," Graham and Butler each contributed something and the innings was declared at 224 for 6 wickets. The School, as I've tried to show, batted really well, and their running between wickets was much improved; it was a really hot afternoon, but the batsmen didn't spare themselves and sped between the wickets, Milburn of all people giving an admirable display of energy. Wilson and Sellars opened the Giggleswick innings to the bowling of Steele and Lynch, and Lynch, in his second over, got Sellars with the score at 6. Steele was making the ball swerve away tremendously, balls which started on the wicket ending up in the region of slips. So after two overs he changed to bowling round the wicket. His first ball swung onto the wicket, yorked Wilson and turned in to the middle stump. Giggleswick's score was 6 runs for 2 wickets when Stephenson and Taylor got together and took the score to 49 before Taylor trod on his wicket trying to hook Butler. Taylor had played an aggressive innings and looked well set and likely to prove troublesome. Steele took over keeping wicket from Buckler, and the Steele-Butler combination came into its own. It was grand to watch; Butler would pitch the ball up and the batsman would drive it for four; the next ball, looking much the same, would be loftier but a little shorter, and the drive, not so hard, would be stopped by mid-on. The next would be a little shorter still, the batsmen is sucked out of his ground but does not quite reach the ball, there is a roar from Steele and it is all over. This happened twice in consecutive overs, and it appeared that the two of them were going to account for the whole team wien Frost took a hand. 36
Frost so far has bowled three literally unplayable overs, all maidens. In his fourth over he took three wickets for no runs and his bowling analysis was as follows: 4 overs, 3 wickets, 0 runs. In his fifth over he took another wicket, but had three runs taken off him. Giggleswick collapsed completely against Frost and Butler; from 49 for 3 they went to 64 all out. Taylor played a grand innings and Stephenson took a lot of getting out. ST. PETER'S. 0 31 59 28 51 17 12 8 18
D. Cole, 1.b.w., b Ashworth P. A. Lockwood, st Sutcliffe, b Taverner R. C. Lynch, c Ashworth, b Taverner H A Milburn, c Harrison, b Denton F. N. Buckler, not out J. H. Butler, c and b Wilson P. R. G. Graham, c Ashworth, b Wilson A. Broadhurst, not out Extras (b 17, nb 1)
Total (for 6 wickets declared) 224 GIGGLESWICK. J. Wilson, b Steele H. Sellars, b Lynch J. P. Stephenson, c Milburn, b Frost P. J. Taylor, ht wicket, b Butler F. H. L. Barber, s Steele, b Butler Towler, st Steele, b Butler Harrison, b Frost B. A. M. Denton, c Lynch, b Frost Sutcliffe, c Milburn, b Frost P. T. Taverner, not out S. Ashworth, c Frost, b Butler Extras (b 4)
0 2 12 36 1 0 6 0 0 0
Total
64
3
4
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
Sellars Ashworth Wilson Taverner Barber Denton
F. F. Steele
R. C. Lynch J. H. Butler J. R. Frost
Gi ggleswick. M. 0. 2 10 1 6 0 9 0 10 4 0 0 4
R. 40 22 55 45 31 14
W. 0 1 2 2 0 1
Av. — 22.00 27.5 22.5 — 14.00
St. Peter's. M. 0. 4 8 2 6 7 0 5 4
R. 18 18 20 3
W. 1 1 4 4
Av. 18.00 18.00 5.00 .75
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ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. K.O.Y.L.I. Played at Strensall on Saturday, 29th June. Cole and Lockwood opened the School innings, but Lockwood was caught with only 12 on the board. Milburn joined Cole, and the two of them batted confidently, scoring rapidly. The bowling was changed continuously, but with no effect, until Lt. Clive was brought on. He bowled Cole when the score was 73 and ended a stand which put on 61 runs. Then came a collapse. No one could play Lt. Clive with any degree of confidence, and though runs were easily scored at the other end, the wickets went down faster than the runs should have been made. Lynch played a stylish 14, and Buckler played a solid 11 not out. He was the one bat who did not look like getting out after the opening bats went. The School were 105 for 4 and then 140 all out, Lt. Clive taking 8 wickets for 17 runs. The ball was popping badly and the K.O.Y.L.I. bats could do nothing much against the bowling. Major Beckett played a good innings and was out very unluckily. Lt. Clive carried his bat for a careful 16, but the rest collapsed. The end came when Private Bradley hit across a full-toss from Lynch and was ingloriously bowled. His remark of " Oh dear " was, we thought, a model of self-restraint for a man who has been bowled by a full-toss. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL. D. Cole, b Lt. Clive P. A. Lockwood, c and b Capt. Wood H. A. Milburn, b Lt. Clive R. C. Lynch, b Lt. Clive F. N. Buckler, not out P. R. G. Graham, b Lt. Clive J. H. Butler, c Major Beckett, b Lt. Clive A. Broadhurst, c and b Lt. Clive J. Denison, b Lt. Clive F. F. Steele, c and b Col. Wells-Cole J. R. Frost, c and b Lt. Clive Extras (b 8)
39 8 40 14 11 8 0 8 0 2 2 8 140
Total K.O.Y.L.I. Lt. Clive, not out Capt. Wood, c Broadhurst, b Frost Pte. Cowthray, l.b.w., b Frost Major Beckett, c Lynch, b Frost L/Cpl. Middleton, c Frost, b Lynch Col. Wells-Cole, b Lynch Sgt. Gough, run out Sgt. Lambert, c Lockwood, b Frost Pte. Toyne, c Lynch, b Butler Pte. Mathewman, b Butler Pte. Bradley, b Lynch Extras (b 2, lb 2)
16 1 1 11 7 5 0 2 7 3 5 4 62
Total 38
BOWLING ANALYSIS. K.O.Y.L.I. 0. 10 6 9 3 3 10
Pte. Cowthray Capt. Wood Col. Wells-Cole L/Cpl. Middleton Sgt. Gough Lt. Clive
M. 2 0 1 2 0 2
R. 32 23 38 6 16 17
W. 0 1 1 0 0 8
Av. — 23.00 38.00 -— 2.13
R. 18 20 7 11
W.
Av. — 5.00 2.33 5.5
St. Peter's. 0. 6 9 8 2
F. F. Steele J. R. Frost R. C. Lynch J. H. Butler
M. 2 0 4 0
0 4 3 2
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. C. E. ANSON'S
XI.
Played at Home on Saturday, 22nd June. Our old and very much respected opponent, Mr. Anson, brought over a team to-day and we defeated it easily. Unfortunately, Mr. Anson had hurt a finger and was unable to make the fifty which he always seems to score against us. They batted first, and our bowlers had a day out, bagging a lot of cheap wickets. The Rev. Thorpe was the only bat who proved really troublesome, and they were all out for 75. Cole and Lockwood opened the School innings and batted steadily, making the biggest opening stand of the season. Both play some nice shots, Cole cuts well and Lockwood has a strong drive, and they passed the opponents' total easily. The game continued, and Lockwood was out a few balls later. Messrs. Lynch, Milburn, Buckler and Graham tried their hands at hitting and made a complete mess of what looked liked being a mammoth score; none of them reaching double figures and most of them got ducks and two's. Cole played on steadily, and when the game finished had scored a grand 41 not out. C. E. ANSON'S XI. J. Backhouse, b Lynch H. Chambers, c Graham, b Lynch F. Grimston, b Broadhurst P. Barron, c Graham, b Lynch D. B. Parkinson, b Frost Rev. Thorpe, c Buckler, b Butler S. Warner, b Broadhurst R. Brewins, c Lynch, b Butler R. Hornshaw, c Steele, b Butler G. R. Morris, not out C. F. Anson, l.b.w., b Broadhurst Extras (b 4, lb 1)
12 8 11
0
0 15 7 4 10 0 3 5 75
Total 39
ST. PETER'S. D. Cole, not out P. A. Lockwood, not out Extras (b 1)
27 38 1
Total (for 0 wickets)
76
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
J. R. Frost R. C. Lynch J. H. Butler A. Broadhurst
St. Peter's. 0. M. 10 3 4.3 1 7 0 5.5 0
R. 25 9 25 13
W. 1 3 3 3
Av. 25.00 3.00 8.33 4.33
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. CRYPTICS C.C. Played at Home on Saturday, 6th July. The last match of the season, and a very pleasant and enjoyable match it was. Their wicket-keeper, Mr. Dawson, is one of the most amusing men we have met. Whenever one of their bowlers, who bowled remarkably steadily, sent a ball down on the leg, he would stand with his hands on his hips and subject the unfortunate person to a prolonged and piercing stare; his remarks kept everyone in fits and rendered batting impossible. The School batted first, and Lockwood was soon dismissed. Milburn made 3, but Buckler then joined Cole and the score rose. Cole went after an invaluable 19, but Graham carried on the good work. Then Buckler was bowled by a " shooter " and there was a collapse. The team this season seems to have been a mass of collapses. Butler went for 3, Belchamber hit a four, Denison was out 1.b.w. for the fourth time this season, Steele reached down the pitch and swept Elmhirst for a four and two two's, Frost made an unbeaten one, and the innings closed for 98. Graham scored a hard-hit 26 runs; he scores runs quickly these days. Anson, the old enemy, and K. W. Parkinson opened their innings, and half our total was on the board before Anson was caught off Frost after making 36 runs. Buckler fielded brilliantly at cover, taking three catches off Milburn's bowling. Milburn was bowling seriously for the first time in a School match and took four wickets. Parkinson went after a stylish 24, Whitaker made 11 and gave a difficult catch to Buckler, which was held. Dawson came in and bellowed to Hammerton at the other end, "The answer's No' unless it's a four." He turned round and said to us in explanation, " I'm too old and unhealthy to run." He made an inglorious retreat with a duck. Our total was finally passed, but the match went on for quarter of an hour, and in that time Hammerton scored 38 runs, and in so doing hit three sixes. Graham was given two overs, and in his second he bowled Simpson, a feat which astounded us. And so the season ended. A curious season with big wins and big defeats, a season for which it is difficult to account. The only explanation is that the team is as temperamental as a Hollywood film star. 40
ST. PETER'S. D. Cole, b Parkinson P. A. Lockwood, c, b Parkinson H. A. Milburn, c, b Hammerton F. N. Buckler, b Parkinson P. R. G. Graham, c, b Elmhirst J. H. Butler, b Simpson H. C. Belchamber, b Elmhirst J. A. Denison, l.b.w., b Elmhirst A. Broadhurst, c, b Simpson F. F. Steele, 1.b.w., b Simpson J. R. Frost, not out Extras (b 18)
19 3 3 13 26 3 5 0 4 8 1 18 98
Total CRYPTICS C.C. C. E. Anson, c Broadhurst, b Frost K. W. Parkinson, b Milburn J. S. D. Whitaker, c Buckler, b Milburn F. M. Hammerton, not out A. C. Dawson, c Buckler, b Milburn D. Walford, l.b.w., b Frost W. Wormald, c Buckler, b Milburn E. Simpson, not out Extras (b 1) Total (for 6 wickets) BOWLING ANALYSIS. Cryptics C.C. F. M. Hammerton D. B. Parkinson J. Elmhirst E. Simpson F. F. Steele J. H. Butler A. Broadhurst J. R. Frost H. A. Milburn
0.
M.
11 3 12 6 6 0 4 0 St. Peter's. 5 0 3 0 3 0 8 1 7 0
36 24 11 20 0 1 6 0 1 99
R.
25 16 27 12
W. 1 3 3 3
Av. 25.00 5.33 9.00 4.00
13 8 19 25 39
0 0 0 2 4
— 12.5 9.75
1st XI AVERAGES. Batting. Not Total Highest Inns. Out. Runs. Score. Avge. 7 0 187 66 R. C. Lynch 26.7 4 1 P. A. Lockwood 80 38* 26.6 F. N. Buckler 8 2 145 51* 24.2 8 1 D. Cole 117 39 16.7 A. Broadhurst 8 3 83 29* 16.6 P. R. G. Graham 8 1 91 31 13.00 H. A. Milburn 7 0 90 40 12.9 7 0 F. F. Steele 75 32 10.7 8 0 J. H. Butler 61 18 7.6 7 J. A. Denison 1 38 20* 6.33 6 1 J. R. Frost 16 7 3.2 * Denotes not out.
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Bowling. Avge. W. R. M. 0. 13.352 17 227 11 64 J. R. Frost 13.357 14 187 0 43 J. H. Butler 15.50 12 9 186 45.8 R. C. Lynch 17.80 5 89 0 21.8 A. Broadhurst 35.20 176 5 8 52 F. F. Steele 103.00 103 1 0 20 J. A. Denison Also bowled: H. A. Milburn, 11-0-62-5; G. W. Vero, 14-2-63-1. 2nd XI MATCHES. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 2nd XI v. RICHMOND G.S. 1st XI. Played at Richmond on May 29th. Result: Lost. The weather was inclined to be showery and play was, in consequence, interrupted several times. Richmond won the toss and decided to bat. Wickets fell steadily, and Richmond were all out for 132. Denison and Clephan opened for St. Peter's but were quickly despatched. Caley and Belchamber staved off a collapse when the score was 5 wickets for 37 runs, and the final total was 106. RICHMOND G.S. Whittingham, c Broadhurst, b Vero Duffield, c Denison, b Broadhurst Kirtley, v Clephan, b Denison Waggatt, b Broadhurst Robinson, run out Haynes, c Coombe, b Morris Henwood, not out Binks, l.b.w., b Broadhurst Henby, b Denison Storey, c Morris, b Milburn Hird, run out
16 7 31 2 0 5 28 1 17 9 2
Total
132
ST. PETER'S 2nd XI. Denison, l.b.w., b Whittingham Clephan, b Whittingham Broadhurst, b Haynes Milburn (Capt.), c Whittingham, b Hird Morris, b Duffield Turnell, l.b.w., b Hird Belchamber, c Storey, b Whittingham Caley, run out Pulleyn, b Haynes Vero, c Kirtley, b Haynes Coombe, not out
13 0 1 4 19 4 17 20 4 6 1
Total
106 42
BOWLING ANALYSIS. St. Peter's 2nd XI. Overs. Wickets. 3 10 Broadhurst 4 Vero 1 1 6 Milburn 2 11 Denison 2 0 Caley 3 1 Morris Richmond G.S. Wickets. Overs. 10 3 Whittingham 5 3 Haynes 5 2 Hird 1 3 Duffield 2 — Henwood
Average. 9.7 22.00 29.00 10.5 — 12.00 Average. 9.3 3.3 15.5 14.00 —
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 2nd XI v. AMPLEFORTH 2nd XI. Played at Ampleforth on Saturday, 1st June. Result: Lost. Ampleforth won the toss and went into bat. Wickets fell rapidly until the score was 70 for 8. Then a last wicket stand of 66 runs was made, bringing the Ampleforth total to 136 all out. The School innings was uneventful, except for a 29 by Morris and a 21 by Steele. Caley took 5 wickets for 29 runs. AMPLEFORTH 2nd XI. 30 Conrath, c Caley, b Vero 5 Hughes, l.b.w., b Caley 2 David, b Caley 0 Marsh, b Caley 4 Graves, b Caley 15 Cambier, l.b.w., b Pulleyn 2 Farrel, b Vero 11 Kilpatrick, c Coombe, b Pulleyn 20 Fletcher, st Belchamber, b Vero 41 MacDonald, not out 0 Hall, l.b.w., b Caley Total
136
ST. PETER'S 2nd XI. Cookson, b MacDonald Turnell, b Kilpatrick Morris, l.b.w., b Hall Caley, c Marsh, b Hall Steele, P. M., c Farrell, b Kilpatrick Belchamber, st, b Hall Anderson, D., c Hughes, b MacDonald Pulleyn, b Kilpatrick Vero (Capt.), c Cambier, b Kilpatrick Coombe, b Kilpatrick Short, not out
5 7 29 3 21 0 1 4 2 0 0
Total
77 43
BOWLING ANALYSIS. St. Peter's 2nd XI. Wickets. Overs. 8 Anderson, D. 0 15 Caley 5 8 Steele 0 8 Vero 3 4 2 Pulleyn 3 Morris 0 Ampleforth 2nd XI. Overs. Wickets. 14 5 Kilpatrick 9 MacDonald 2 5 Hall 3 2 Hughes 0
Average. —
8.4 — 6.00 10.5 — Average. 6.8 14.1
3.9 —
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 2nd XI v. GIGGLESWICK 2nd XI. Played at Giggleswick on 15th June. Result: Lost. St. Peter's won the toss and put Giggleswick in to bat. The score was 5 wickets for 79 runs when runs began to come quickly, Giggleswick being all out for 153. St. Peter's batted uncomfortably through an innings of 88, of which Cookson supplied a useful 30 and Belchamber 29 runs. GIGGLESWICK 2nd XI. 0 Parkinson, b Caley 11 Wood, c Belchamber, b Anderson 39 Grant, c Coombe, b Steele 9 Amende, c and b Pulleyn 4 Weston, b Pulleyn 5 Newhouse, c Hanson, b Vero 57 Chapman, not out 16 Petrie, c and b Morris 4 Black, b Morris 3 Ormorod, c Short, b Anderson 0 Barlow, b Anderson Total
153
ST. PETER'S 2nd XI. Cookson, b Chapman Steele, 1.b.w., b Petrie Pulleyn, c Ormond, b Petrie Caley, c Parkinson, b Newhouse Morris, b Petrie Belchamber, c Petrie, b Ormorod Hanson, b Chapman Coombe, c Amende, b Chapman Anderson, c Ormorod, b Chapman Vero, c Parkinson, b Chapman Short, not out
30 0 1 8 1 29 1 4 5 0 0
Total
88 44
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BOWLING ANALYSIS. St. Peter's 2nd XI. Wickets. Overs. 10 3 1 4 1 6 2 8 1 3 2 2 Giggleswick 2nd XI. Wickets. Overs. 1 9 3 10 5 6 1 1
Average. 9.00 23.00 24.00 24.00 20.00 3.00 Average. 28.00 8.00 4.2 4.00
COLTS XI MATCHES. ST. PETER'S COLTS XI v. AMPLEFORTH COLTS XI. Played at Home on June 12th. Result: Lost. Arnpleforth batted first, Davey and Marston, second and third wickets down respectively, contributing 128 runs to a total of 178 runs for 6 wickets. Murray, Denison and Anderson took two wickets each. For St. Peter's, Hanson was top scorer with 27, Steele and Denison being close behind with 23 and 20 respectively. Score: Ampleforth 178 for 6, St. Peter's 120. Team: J. A. Denison (Capt.), Cookson, P. V. Leigh, J. Caley, P. M. Steele, R. H. Hanson, Hart, D. Anderson, D. Burton, Murray and Denholm. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL COLTS XI v. WORKSOP COLLEGE COLTS XI. Played at Worksop on 29th June. Result: Lost. The School went into bat first and were all out for a total of 107 runs. Penniston and Battrick were top-scorers with 29 and 27 runs respectively. For Worksop, Hall scored 64 not out and Hardy 31. Hardy and Hall also took 5 and 4 wickets respectively. Worksop declared at 111 for 3 wickets. Score: Worksop 111 for 3, St. Peter's 107. Team: Cookson, Leigh, Steele, Battrick, Caley, Hanson, D. Anderson, Burton, Hart, Penniston and Denholm. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL COLTS XI v. GIGGLESWICK COLTS XI. Played at Home on 13th July. Result: Won. The School opened the batting, Denison and Cookson being the opening pair. The batting was fairly consistent and the final total all out was a reasonable 138. Except for slight opposition, Giggleswick were despatched for 73, Anderson taking 4 wickets for 12 runs, Denison 3 for 7, Frost 2 for 28 and Burton 1 for 14. Score: St. Peter's 138, Giggleswick 73. Team: Frost (Capt.), Denison, Cookson, Steele, Battrick, Hanson, Penniston, Caley, D. Anderson, Burton and Child. 45
HOUSE MATCHES. SCHOOL HOUSE v. TEMPLE. Semi-final. Played on Thursday, 4th July. The House matches are here again, and this provided its full quota of thrills; at one period of the game, to wit, when School House were 27 for 5, the writer was clutching one foot while hopping on the other and gibbering in a nervous frenzy. Lynch and Denison opened the Temple innings, and both started playing games different from their usual. Denison was playing his strokes as the ball left the bowler's hand, and was taking up his guard for the next ball while the one he should have been racking his brains over was just about to bounce, in other words he was playing his shots too soon. Lynch was full of impatience and, horror of horrors, was trying to hit. A House match should be the same sort of thing as a Yorkshire and Lancashire match at Sheffield. Grim, cautious, not a run unless it is certain that the batsmen have time enough to walk it, and as for lifting the ball in the air, sheer sacrilege. But Lynch, who should have scored 50 by careful play, was out for a paltry 5 to a grand catch on the boundary after a sort of here to-day and gone to-morrow innings. Denison collected his usual l.b.w. and Belchamber and Broadhurst got together to smack the bowling about and help the score along. After Broadhurst was bowled we got three ducks in a row, and Temple were 40 for 6. Milburn filled slips and gully with four men and then bowled on the leg. We didn't see the point of this, but assumed it was one of his theories. The remaining Templars, with the exception of Garth, gave no trouble, and the innings closed for 59. Belchamber was the only Templar to put up a show against bowling which was efficient but not good. Milburn bowled well for his five wickets and flighted the ball cunningly. The weather being as usual, it had drizzled throughout the Temple innings and now it poured. When the pouring was over, Lockwood and Clephan waded out to the wicket to open the School House innings. Neither of them looked safe, and Lockwood went at 10; at 11 Clephan was run out in an unfortunate manner, and at 12, Milburn returned a full-toss to Lynch. 12 for 3, Temple stood a chance. Buckler and Graham carried the score to 27 before Buckler was caught, and the next ball Caley edged one to Denison in slips. 27 for 5. Temple could win if only they could get rid of Graham. But Graham was obstreperous and preferred to stay; he not only stayed but did some hitting, getting a six which looked as though it came off the back of his bat. Hanson held on at the other end; the score mounted and Temple hopes fell. A single from Graham and the score was level. The next ball, Lynch bowled Hanson, and two balls later the match was won for School House with an inglorious snick through slips by Pulleyn. 46
TEMPLE. R. C. Lynch, c Graham, b Milburn J. A. Denison, 1.b2w., b Milburn H. C. Belchamber, c Milburn, b Lockwood A. Broadhurst, b Milburn E. P. Bulmer, run out J. Bulmer, c Clephan, b Milburn A. G. Reynolds, run out G. K. Reynolds, b Lockwood A. Battrick, c Hanson, b Milburn R. Garth, not out J. Hornby, st Buckler, b Lockwood Extras (w 1, b 4)
5 2 27 11 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 5
Total
59
SCHOOL HOUSE. P. A. Lockwood, b Broadhurst A. S. Clephan, run out H. A. Milburn, c and b Lynch F. N. Buckler, c J. Bulmer, b Lynch P. R. G. Graham, not out J. P. Caley, c Denison, b Lynch Hanson, b Lynch J. Pulleyn, not out Did not bat: J. H. Cato, G. W. Vero, D. Anderson Extras (b 2) Total (for 6 wickets) BOWLING ANALYSIS. School House. M. R. 0. G. W. Vero 5 1 12 13 5 25 H. A. Milburn 7 3 17 D. Anderson 2 1 P. A. Lockwood 1
R. C. Lynch A. Broadhurst
Temple. 0. M. 7 1 6 1
R. 32 26
4 4 1 12 29 0 7 1 2 60
W. 0 5 0 3
Av. —
W. 4 1
Av. 8.00 26.00
5.00 0.33
RISE v. SCHOOL HOUSE. FINAL. An interesting match this in many ways; it gave us what must be one of the highest scores ever in a House match, yet in spite of this only four players out of the twenty-two reached double figures, and it gave us our first century since, if memory serves aright, Baines rattled one up five years ago. School House won the toss and Lockwood and Clephan opened their innings. With only seven runs on the board, Short caught Clephan off Steele's bowling. A little later, Frost bowled Lockwood and then it started to rain hard. 47
On the Saturday, after two days of rain the match continued. The pitch was dead and lifeless and gave no help to the bowlers. Buckler scored rapidly, and Milburn at the other end toiled on with occasional singles. Frost couldn't find his length, but Steele was bowling a lovely length. Buckler was playing grand cricket, but after making 48 was out very unluckily. Graham came in and was dropped by Short immediately, by Cole at 10 and by Steele (F.) at 30. The next catch he gave was when he was 101, and Coombe held it. Graham and Milburn scored steadily, Graham very quickly and Milburn very slowly. At long last the partnership, after adding 71 runs, was broken; Milburn batted for 2i hours and left with the score at 148 for 4. Caley stayed while another 42 runs were added, then fell l.b.w. to Frost. After lunch, Frost bowled remarkably well on a wicket that gave him no help, taking 7 wickets for 31 runs. Steele at the other end kept the runs down and bowled steadily all through. After Caley went, no one offered much resistance, and with the last man in, Graham needed one for his century. An appeal by Steele brought everyone's heart into their mouths, but with the next ball he completed a grand century, which included 14 fours. It was by no means faultless, but it was pleasant to watch and was scored at a terrific rate. Frost bowled really well, his 27 overs were a marvellous feat, and Steele (P.) kept a grand length. The Rise innings was too bad to be true. Against good-length bowling they just went phut. With the exception of Cole and Steele (F.) no one made any real attempt at scoring. Perhaps it was because no one this term has had any practice against good length bowling, as it has been largely non-existent. School House set an attacking field, which only Steele (F.) opened up, and they got wickets off snap catches. Cole played a good innings, but lost patience and was caught trying to hit a good length ball. Frost played at the ball, stood outside his crease and was stumped. Steele hit a four off Milburn— that terrible cow-shot which somehow connects—and then was bowled, hitting miles too early at a short ball by Milburn. Last man, Short, came in, did a neat block which elicited roars of applause from the pavilion, missed the next ball and was bowled by the next, and the Rise innings ended for 40 runs. Anderson kept an unbelievable length, actually wearing a spot in the pitch by dropping on it time and time again, and Milburn bowled cleverly. BOATERS v. BAY. Played on Saturday, 21st July. After a lapse of four years, this traditional match has been revived. This year a team of boaters met and vanquished the stalwarts of the bay. The Bay won the toss and the Frost family, in the shape of Mrs. Frost and Angela, went out to face the foe. The Boaters draped themselves in artistic poses about the field at places where they thought the ball would not go, Taylor took the ball in his hands, the umpire yelled " Play " and the great struggle was on. Taylor oozed up to the wicket brought his arm over in a graceful curve 48
and the ball smote slips on the shin. The umpire signalled a wide, and Taylor, muttering under his breath, walked back to bowl. This one was straight, and Mrs. Frost played a delicate forward shot. Taylor then bowled another wide, but his next bowl, a vicious legbreak, bowled Mrs. Frost. A further Frost came in and was bowled by a ball which was unplayable. Mrs. Stead entered the arena, and with a neat late cut showed that she could bat. We were now treated to a partnership which produced 15 runs. Mrs. Stead had a terrifying pull and Angela nobly backed her up at the other end. Some amazing things happened during this partnership. Jefferson, at long stop, stopped the ball and gathered himself together to return it to Garnham. There was a terrific unleashing of energy and a mass of flying arms and legs; when the tumult and shouting had died and the dust had departed, the ball was observed to be at a height of several hundred feet moving rapidly in the direction of the seventh heaven. After a wait of a few minutes it again swam into human ken and landed with a tremendous thud just behind Jefferson. Cave, deciding that it was time that one of his fast ones ended the partnership, withdrew himself to the sight screen and rushed up to the wicket. There was a frantic waving of arms as he delivered the ball, the batsman was observed to go through the motions of a late cut, the fielders could be seen searching under bits of grass, Cave stood amazed, searching the high heavens, but the ball was nowhere to be seen. Suddenly there was an appalling crash as the sight screen splintered and from the wreckage the ball was rescued. Evans, the House match terror, was brought on, and with his first ball had Mrs. Stead caught at slip. Mrs. Stead had played one of those innings which save the side; coming in with the score at 2 for 2, she left with the score at the imposing height of 29 for 3. Mrs. Bainton was the next on the stage. At one time when she looked like being run out, she hurled her bat at Garnham, bowling him over neck and crop. Garnham had his revenge a few balls later though when he stumped her. Mr. Cooper, as he had put his solitary pad on the wrong leg, had perforce to bat with his legs crossed. This, plus the fumes from a particularly foul-smelling pipe, handicapped him to such an extent that he was bowled first ball. Returning to the pavilion he lowered the Bay flag (one of his multi-coloured scarves) to half-mast. A ring of fielders about a yard from her bat, reduced Angela to hysteria, and ended one of those strong, though not by any means silent, innings. Meanwhile, Mrs. Wrenn had developed a powerful pull to the on-side which repeatedly scattered the field. Mr. Stead had some good beats, Mr. Harding played some amazing shots with a bat one foot long, and Butler allowed himself to be bowled by a ball which bounced either four or five times, and Mrs. Wrenn carried her bat. A feature of the Boaters' team was Long's fielding. The ball evidently had a grudge against Long. If it was travelling slowly, it would trickle through his hands and make him look a fool. If it was moving fast it would smack him one on the shin or rise up and smite him under the jaw or crack the end of his fingers, but it would not come to rest in his hands. 49
The Boaters innings started well, the Boaters making hay. Cave played an amazing shot, sweeping the ball past the wicket-keeper and then had to jump over his stumps to miss them. He tried the same shot a few balls later, but forgot to jump the stumps and finished up, sitting with a dazed expression on his face in a mangled pile of stumps, bats, ball, etc. The Boaters all had the same idea of batting—shutting the eyes as the bowler rushed up and then smashing the bat through the air. Mr. Harding and Mr. Cooper, who fielded slips on the boundary, appealed for everything and anything. Another time, when Frost, at wicket, caught Earle, we were treated to the sight of the umpire, who is himself a wicket-keeper, leaping in the air, appealing vociferously, at the same time giving the unfortunate batsman out. Shillitoe was removed by a cunning piece of subterfuge. The unfortunate Long was faced with the problem of whether Mr. Stead or Mrs. Stead, who ran up to the wicket together, was going to bowl. He does not to this day know which of the two bowled him. We were treated to some amazing bowling—googlies, daisy cutters and balls which were indescribable.
BAY. Mrs. Frost, b Taylor Angela Frost, c Long, b Taylor J. R. Frost, b Taylor Mrs. Stead, c Shillito, b Evans Mrs. Bainton, st Garnham, b Cave Sister, b Cave Mr. Cooper, b Cave Mrs. Wrenn, not out Mr. Stead, l.b.w., b Cave Mr. Harding, ht. wkt., b Earle J. H. Butler, b Revill Extras (w 4, b 3, nb 1)
Total
0 10 0 21 4 0 0 9 4 3 3 8 62
BOATERS. J. S. Garnham, run out
H. L. Taylor, c Butler, b Mrs. Frost G. Cave, ht. wkt., b Mrs. Stead J. B. Shillitoe, run out R. Earle, c Frost, b Mrs. Stead R. S. F. Webber, c Frost, b Angela Frost H. D. Revill, run out G. D. Jefferson, b Mr. Stead P. L. Hart, c and b Butler G. Long, b Mr. and Mrs. Stead R. Evans, not out Extras (w 3, b 1) Total
4 9 9 15 1 6 6 8 6 0 1 4 69
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BOWLING ANALYSIS. Boaters. M. R. 0. 19 9 4 H. L. Taylor 1 16 6 G. M. Cave 8 5 1 J. B. Shillitoe 5 3 1 R. Evans 7 1 0 R. Earle 2 0 2 H. D. Revill
Mr. Stead Mr. Harding Mrs. Stead Mrs. Frost Angela Frost Mrs. Wrenn Mr. Cooper J. H. Butler
Bay. M. 0. 3 0 1 0 4.3 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 0
R. 15 2 8 15 14 3 8 3
W. 3 4 0 1 1 1
Av. 6.33 4.00 — 5.00 7.00 2.00
W. 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 1
Av. 15.00 — 2.66 7.5 14.00 — — 3.00
TENNIS. This year, despite the weather, there was a much keener interest shown in the tennis at School, and for this encouraging state of affairs we are largely indebted to Mr. A. McN. Inglis, who very kindly presented a cup to be competed for by the three Houses. With competition thus stimulated, much use has been made of the four tennis courts available, and despite the bad spell of weather just before the Inter-House matches the tennis played then was of a very high standard. Unfortunately, the weather made the completion of the Open and Junior competitions impossible—this was doubly unfortunate for there was an exceptionally large entry for both events. Early in the term practice was started for the Inter-House matches, which did not take place, however, until Sunday, July 14th, when the weather happened to be ideal. Each House had entered three strings for " doubles," and the match was played under American tournament rules with each game consisting of the best of three sets. The luck of the draw had given Temple House a bye into the final, leaving the Rise and School House to contest the semi-final. In the first series, School House won all three games, Graham and Buckler beat the Rise first string, Butler and Taylor (H. L.) (6-3, 3-6, 6-5), Veitch and Hart lost to the House second string, Milburn and Middleton (1-6, 6-5, 2-6), and their third pair, Shillitoe and Morris lost to Vero and Cato (5-6, 5-6). The Rise were more successful in the second series, for their first pair beat the House thirds easily (6-4, 6-2), and although Veitch and Hart lost to Buckler and Graham after a very hard game (5-6, 4-6), their third string unexpectedly beat Milburn and Middleton (5-6, 6-5, 6-3). The last series saw School House finally victorious, for after the third string had lost to Veitch and Hart, after a very close game (4-6, 6-5, 5-6), Buckler and Graham secured the position in the finals by beating Shillitoe and Morris (5-6, 6-5, 6-2). 51
The final of the Inter-House tennis—School House v Temple— was played after two postponements, on Saturday, July 20th, and School House, became the first holders of the Tennis Cup by winning five out of the possible nine games. Owing to Milburn having left rather hurriedly to join the R.A.F., there was a re-shuffling of partners in the House team, Vero coming in for Milburn in the second string and Clephan taking his place with Cato in the third string. Temple House were represented by Bulmer (E. P.) and Belchamber, Inglis and Lynch, and Reynolds (Ma.) and Bulmer (Mi.). The first series once more resulted in the House being three games up, Bulmer (E. P.) and Belchamber losing to Graham and Buckler (5-6, 2-6), Middleton and Vero easily beating Lynch and Inglis (6-5, 6-2), and Reynolds and Bulmer (Mi.) losing to Cato and Clephan after a close first set (5-6, 3-6). The remaining two games necessary for victory were soon secured by School House, for Graham and Buckler easily beat Lynch and Inglis (6-2, 6-1) and Vero and Middleton were equally at home against Reynolds and Bulmer, and beat them 6-2, 6-2. Thus, despite the failure of the House third string to beat Bulmer and Belchamber (3-6, 2-6), School House became the first holders of the Inter-House Tennis Cup, very kindly presented this season by A. McN. Inglis, Esq.
SQUASH. Owing to difficulties in travelling, the squash activities this term have been limited to two events. These were a match against Edinburgh Academy and the Inter-House squash. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. EDINBURGH ACADEMY. Played at York, Monday, 29th April. Result: St. Peter's School 1, Edinburgh Academy 3. The first game was Butler v. McLerman. This was an excellent game, and very close. Five games were played, and Butler succeeded in winning the lot. Lynch and Mathewson then played. This was a good, hard-hitting game, ending up in four wins for Mathewson. When Cave and Dougal started playing it became apparent after the first game that Cave was having an " off day." Dougal won all of the three games played. Milburn, playing Blair, had a very hard game indeed. The game was quite close, ending up with three wins for Blair. Results: Butler beat McLerman, 9-4, 9-4, 9-6, 10-8, 9-5. Lynch lost to Mathewson, 2-9, 1-9, 9-4, 7-9. Cave lost to Dougal, 5-9, 1-9, 1-9. Milburn lost to Blair, 6-9, 1-9, 8-10. INTER-HOUSE SQUASH. This was played in two matches, the first being Clifton Rise v. Temple. The Rise won after a hard-fought struggle, which left a match against the House to play. The first game was between Butler and Milburn. The beginning of the game was very close indeed, but Milburn's training let him down, and Butler won all of the games played. 52
Buckler, in the second game, beat Hart 3-1. This was an easy victory, especially as Buckler was at the top of his form. In the third game, Pulleyn lost to Cole, 1-3. Here again, training was the main handicap. Results: Rise v. Temple— Butler beat Lynch, 3-0. Hart beat Bulmer, 3-1. Cole lost to Cave, 1-3. Rise v. School House. Butler beat Milburn, 3-0. Hart lost to Buckler, 1-3. Cole beat Pulleyn, 3-1.
BOATING. YORK REGATTA. York was fortunate this year in being the only town to have its annual regatta, others having been cancelled owing to the war. Due to the same cause, many clubs and some colleges were unable to raise crews, and so even the York event was more than somewhat depleted. The enclosure on the Station side, and the staging from which boats usually depart had to be abandoned. Visiting crews therefore used York City boathouse, and the School used their own boathouse and boats. The system of loudspeakers along the river bank had also unfortunately to be given up. In spite of these drawbacks the Regatta was an extremely successful event, and one that will be remembered at School for many years to come. The first event of the afternoon was the First IV versus Leeds University Second IV in the White Rose Challenge Cup for JuniorSenior Fours, which resulted in an easy victory for the School, who went up at the start and gradually increased their lead to two lengths at the finish. The next School crew to row was the Fourth IV, which defeated a St. John's College crew in the heats of the John E. Gibbs' Challenge Cup for Maiden Fours. The second crew rowing in the Regatta Cup next lost to another St. John's four. The third four also rowing in the John E. Gibbs' Challenge Cup won their way into the semi-final by easily defeating a Nottingham crew. Owing to a Manchester IV having scratched, the First IV obtained a bye into the final of the White Rose. The third and fourth fours having both won their heats, had to meet one another in the semi-final of the Gibbs' Cup. The race was stubbornly contested, and resulted in a victory for the Fourth IV, an extra touch of excitement being added by two " of the Third IV catching a" " crab," this, however, was not the reason that the crew lost the race. Now came the event which will make the 1940 Regatta an extremely memorable one. The First IV met York City firsts in the final of the White Rose Cup. The School were down a little at the start, but caught up a little at York City boathouse. At Marygate the First IV took her in," and the crews rowed neck and neck for the last ten strokes, when the School went ahead to win by half a canvas. So for the first time in the School's rowing history the White Rose Cup was won by the First IV, and now reposes in Big Hall. The last event in which a School crew participated was the final of the John E. Gibbs' Cup, between the Fourth IV and Leeds University thirds, which resulted in a narrow defeat for the School. 53
SCHOOL v. LEEDS UNIVERSITY. This event took place on the Wednesday following the Regatta. The School Second IV, rowing Leeds Thirds, won their race easily by two and a half lengths, whilst the First IV did likewise, and defeated Leeds Seconds by three lengths.
SWIMMING. Thanks to the efforts of Mr. Harding, there has been a great improvement in the standard of swimming this year. A completely new feature was life saving. About forty boys competed for the Bronze Medal and only two were unsuccessful. It was hoped to have a swimming match with Durham School, but this had to be abandoned, owing to the war situation. The sports this year were a great success. Once again the Rise won the cup with the greatest of ease, with Temple second and School House third. SWIMMING SPORTS, 1940. 1. Under 16 Free Style—Two Lengths. 1st, Dodd; 2nd, Dench. Time, 33 4/5th secs. 2. Open Breast-stroke—Four Lengths. 1st, Ruddock: 2nd, Ping. Time, 1 min. 31 2/5th secs. 3. Under 15 Free Style—One Length. 1st, Hart; 2nd, Pryer. Time, 15 2/5th secs. 4. Under 16 Dive. 1st, Dodd; 2nd, Sheriff. 5. Open Free Style—Two Lengths. 1st, Butler; 2nd, Barker. Time, 31 4/5th secs. 6. Under 15 Breast-stroke—Two Lengths. 1st, Leigh; 2nd, Reynolds. Time 45 2/5th secs. 7. Open Plunge. 1st, Butler; 2nd, Cave. Distance, 37 ft. 5 ins. 8. Open Obstacle Race—Two Lengths. 1st, Lynch; 2nd, Ruddock. Time, 43 3/5th secs. 9. Under 16 Obstacle Race—One Length. 1st, Dodd; 2nd, Donaldson. Time, 22 2/5th secs. 10. Under 16 Plunge. 1st, Thompson; 2nd, Dench. Distance 46 ft. 3 ins. 11. Open Back-stroke—Two Lengths. 1st, McKinlay; 2nd, Long. Time, 40 secs. 12. Under 16 Breast-stroke—Four Lengths. 1st, Dodd; 2nd, Godsmark. Time, 1 min. 31 3/5th secs. 13. Open Dive. 1st, Lynch; 2nd, Long. 14. Under 16 Back-stroke—One Length. 1st, Dodd; 2nd, Hart. Time, 17 2/5th secs. 15. House Relay Race—Four by One Length. School House. Time, 59 2/5th secs. House Swimming Cup. The Rise, 67 points; Temple House, 31 points; School House, 29 points. 54
O.T.C. NEWS AND SHOOTING.
Training this term has been mostly in preparation for the General Inspection on June 18th. No. 1 platoon was composed of cadets with Certificate " A," No. 2 were mainly cadets who were taking Certificate " A," and Nos. 3 and 4 were last term's recruits. The following promotions were made :—Cp1s. Jefferson, Graham and Cato to be Sergeants; L/Cpls. Milburn, Steele, Clephan and Inglis to be Corporals; Cadets Motum, Taylor (H. L.), Belchamber, Earle, Revill, Cave, Lynch, Turnell, Garnham, Veitch, Ramsden and Denby to be Lance-Corporals. The above cadets passed the Promotion Exam. The following Certificate " A " candidates were successful :—Cadets Evans, Buckler, Barker, Coombe and Cole. On Friday, 26th July, the members of the O.T.C. who were in the Home Guard defended some trenches against the rest of the Corps, who were representing " Parachutists." Part of the objective was captured by " Parachutists " disguised as civilians. GENERAL INSPECTION, 1940. The Inspection this year was on Tuesday, 18th June. Fortunately the weather was fine. The Corps was inspected by the Headmaster, and after the general salute and march past, it split up into its training platoons, which proceeded with their ordinary duties. No. 1 platoon were undergoing training as instructors, No. 2 platoon were carrying out a scheme, namely the theory of taking up a defensive position, and Nos. 3 and 4 platoons, composed of first year recruits were undergoing arms drill and weapon training. Finally, the signallers, under the supervision of Mr. E. S. Jeffs, demonstrated the use of the field telephone, lamp and morse flags, by sending and receiving a message dictated by the Headmaster. After the march past the Headmaster, in a short speech, congratulated the Corps on a very fine performance, and promised a half holiday for later on in the term. INTER-HOUSE SECTION COMPETITION. This year the " Fernie " Cup passes from School House, the holders, to the Rise House. The winning section was No. 9 section, commanded by Corporal Steele. No. 9 section, commander Cpl. Steele (Rise), 119 points. No. 5 section, commander L/Cpl. Earle (School House), 116 points. No. 13 section, commander L/Cpl. Cave (Temple), 113 points. In all, 15 sections took part, which is almost a record number, 16 being the maximum number ever to take part. Points were awarded for turn-out, arms drill, weapon training and map reading. SHOOTING—SUMMER TERM. This term the Annual Course was shot off, School House being the winners of the House average. School House 52.09, Temple House 50.16, Rise 47.05. J. McN. Inglis (Temple) won the Individual Shot with a score of 79. Battrick was the best recruit with a score of 76. Four teams were entered for the Inter-House Shooting Competition, two being from School House. The Rise and School House tied with a score of 300 each. On re-shooting, School House won, scoring 305 against the Rise score of 293. Rise. School House. ... 80 Cole ... • • • 80 Earle ... ... 80 Frost ... 78 Clephan Taylor ... 70 7 74 Buckler ... 63 Ping ... ... 73 Graham 55
The winning teams in the Shooting Competition were:1st Competition. Group and Snap Shooting. 1st: Buckler, Frost, Langstaff, Ward. 2nd: Earle, Lynch, Ping, Shepherd. 2nd Competition. 200 and 500 yards. 1st: Inglis, Cave, Langstaff, Hey. 2nd: Cole, Morris, Wyman, Wellburn. 3rd Competition. Whole Course. 1st: Clephan, Cave, Langstaff, Hanson. 2nd: Milburn, Clephan, Belchamber, Calder. The Shooting VIII has only had one match this term, a " Country Life " against Ellesmere College, which was won, 617 against 583.
CORRESPONDENCE.
To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, I wish to reply, in some measure, to a criticism appended last term to the reports of the Debating Society meetings, to the effect that members entered the debate with their minds made up as to the vote they were going to cast, and that the speakers contented themselves with an exchange of abuse. An example of the bias of the house was cited—that of the debate in which a very good speech in support of a motion produced no effect upon the stony-hearted audience, who listened in oblivious silence to the silver-tongued appeals of the proposer, and then proceeded to vote for the opposition. Heartrending, but nevertheless inevitable. Bias in some direction cannot be avoided. In the case quoted, staunch supporters of the cinema listened to long tirades against this institution, but (can one blame them) were not moved. Proceeding upon the argument of the critic, if we hear plausible speeches in support of Germany, we ought to turn Nazi. This is, of course, ridiculous. As to the complaint that personal insults are hurled back and forth by the speakers, this cannot be avoided, and affords a little harmless amusement to the house, provided that it is not carried too far. On the whole, the debates are well-argued and well-conducted. Only in choice of subject can they be criticised at all. The present writer would like to suggest the choice of subjects a little more abstract, a little more philosophical in character. The present debates are almost all either political or farcical. Arguments about politics take place at every hour in every place, and the Debating Society would do well to turn from them to subjects calculated to make members forget world affairs for a short space of time. However, this letter has been written to defend, rather than to criticise the Debating Society, whose value is much appreciated by everyone. Yours sincerely, A Member of the Debating Society.
THE JUNIOR SCHOOL.
Let us say straightaway that in spite of war conditions the term has been a very successful one for us, and even though the term was longer than usual we have been busy all the time. We have had to miss one or two of our usual Summer Term activities, e.g., the Whit-Monday outing and the Scout Camp, but most of our doings have been carried on as normally as possible, and we have enjoyed a wonderful spell of fine weather which allowed everyone to get extra cricket games and practice. Nine new boys joined us this term, making a total strength of 104. 56
The Junior School Athletic Sports were held on Whit-Monday, May 13th, and we were very pleased indeed to see such a large gathering of parents on a beautifully fine day. The presentation of prizes was very kindly performed by Mrs. Anelay, the wife of an O.P. and mother of one of our senior Olavites. The full list of prize winners will be found on another page. The Swimming Baths have been in frequent use, and we are glad to hear from Mr. Harding that a good proportion of boys in the Junior School are -etting well on the way towards passing the test. The test at present is two lengths breast stroke and one length on the back. Twelve boys have passed this test during the term:—J. Barker, J. Cadell, J. Dench, E. Denison, J. Dook, L. Edinger, J. Gibson, J. Gillgrass, V. Gregory, D. Reavley, P. Simpson, M. Smith. The cricket team is to be congratulated on successfully keeping up the reputation of St. Olave's on the cricket field. There were several very exciting games and finishes. We were all very sorry that the Fathers' match could not be arranged—owing to a shortage of fathers! In the St. Peter's School scholarship examinations, P. R. Penty gained the Day Boy Scholarship from St. Olave's to St. Peter's, and we congratulate Penty very heartily on his good work. We also feel it is a considerable credit to St. Olave's, and we congratulate John Baker (Form J.IV) very warmly on winning an Open Scholarship to Christ's Hospital; he took the examination almost " in his stride " with very little special preparation, so that it was a very satisfactory and pleasing effort. The Junior School Swimming Sports were held on Wednesday, July 17th, when Mrs. K. G. Chilman very kindly made the presentation of cups and prizes to the winners. The Headmaster presented the Form Prizes at the Junior School Assembly on the last day of term, after which the Junior School " broke up " in its traditional manner. The Form Prizes winners were as follows:— Form J.I—J. Gibson. Form J.II—D. Thompson. Form J.III—J. Amos. Form J.IV—W. Clark. Form J.V—G. Lambert. VALETE. Day Boys. S. Garbut (to Temple). F. G. Davis. G. F. Lambert (to Temple). G. F. Langdon. N. G. L. R. McDermid (to N. K. Haugh. Temple). N. B. Burgess. J. A. Smith (to Temple). W. P. Anelay (to Rise). J. F. Spink (to Temple). P. R. Penty (to Rise). J. D. Ward (to Temple). P. S. Shepherd (to Rise). G. Mountain (to Temple). S. Forshaw (to Temple). R. H. Fryer (to Temple). Boarders. G. M. Smith (to School House). J. R. Baker. D. W. Knowlson (to School T. F. Morris (to Rise). House). G. J. Price (to Rise). SALVETE. Day Boys. R. McColm. E. E. E. Cass. P. Lascelles. J. S. Rymer. F. Newdick. B. C. Lambert. J. D. Hartley. D. Hardisty.
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ST. OLAVE'S ATHLETIC SPORTS, 1940. On Whit Monday we had our sports finals. On the whole the times were not quite as good as last year's, but it was a most successful meeting. Procter, for the second year in succession, won the Junior Steeplechase, and other outstanding events were the Quarter Mile and the Tug-of-war. In the latter event there was a titanic struggle between the Day Boys and the Boarders. Two of the pulls lasted well over a minute and the issue was always in doubt. After the sports, Mrs. Anelay kindly gave away the prizes. The following is the list of events and winners:Quarter Mile-1st, Fryer; 2nd, M. Smith. Time 72-5 secs. Steeplechase-1st, Fryer; 2nd, Clark; 3rd, Owen. Time 7 m. 8 secs. 100 Yards, Open-1st, Haysey; 2nd, Clark. Time 13.5 secs. High Jump, Open-1st, M. Smith; 2nd Boyes. Height 3 ft. 11i ins. Long Jump, Open-1st, Clark; 2nd, Haysey. Distance 13 ft. 7 ins. Cricket Ball, Open-1st, Fryer; 2nd, Clark. Distance 55 yds. Steeplechase, Under 12-1st, Dodsworth; 2nd, Gregory. 80 Yards, Under 12-1st, Gillgrass; 2nd, Cadell. Time 11.2 secs. High Jump, Under 12-1st, Cadell; 2nd Davidge. Height 3 ft. 8 ins. Long Jump, Under 12-1st, Cadell; 2nd, Arnott. Distance 12ft. 6 in. Cricket Ball, Under 12-1st, Andrews; 2nd, Cadell. Distance 55 yds. Steeplechase, Under 10A-1st, P. Procter; 2nd, Haugh. 60 Yards, Under 10i-1st, Graham; 2nd, Metcalfe. Time 9.2 secs. High Jump, Under 101-1st, Graham; 2nd, Haugh. Height 3ft. 5i ins. Long Jump, Under 10i-1st, Davis; 2nd, Gowen. Distance 10 ft. 2 ins. Cricket Ball, Under 10A-1st, Davis; 2nd, Roseigh. Distance 40 yds. Rely-Day Boarders: Scott, Cadell, Macpherson, Graham, Collinson, Haysey. Time 62 secs. Tug-of-war-Day Boys. 2 pulls to 1. ST. OLAVE'S SWIMMING SPORTS. On 27th July the Swimming Sports were held, and the general standard of swimming was quite good. The diving, however, was rather disappointing, chiefly because the water had previously been too cold for very much practice. Mrs. Chilman kindly presented the prizes after the sports. The following is a list of events and winners:One Length-Over 11-1st, Gregory; 2nd, M. Smith. Time 17 secs. Dive, Over 11-1st, Dench; 2nd, Norwood. Two Lengths, Breast-stroke-1st, Chilman; 2nd, Norwood. Time 51.8 secs. Plunge-1st, Norwood; 2nd, Gregory. Distance 35 ft. 1 in. One Length, Under 11-1st, Dodd; 2nd, Cadell. Time 20 secs. Dive, Under 11-1st, Dodd; 2nd, Cadell. Beginner's Length-1st, A. Smith; 2nd, Cameron. Time 31 secs. Four Lengths Relay-Day Boys (Dodd, Denison, Chilman, Gregory). Time 1 m. 22 secs. SCOUT AND CUB REPORT. This term there have been so many new scouts and cubs that there are now four patrols and four sixes. The old Hawks Patrol• has been reformed after a lapse of two years, and we have made a Green Six. There are now twenty-four members of both the troop and the pack, the maximum number possible. We have been very active this term in spite of the fact that the scout camp and the cub outing had to be cancelled owing to the war. Some of the money which would have been spent on these activities has been given to the special scout fund for refugees. Many thousands of scouts and cubs have had to face the horrors of invasion, and we hope that our 58
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