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THE PETERITE Vol. XXXVIII

FEBRUARY.

N, , . 311

1946

EDITORIAL. It is gratifying to observe that the end of hostilities has given an almost instantaneous filip to the activities of the Old Peterite Club. It was found possible to hold a Dinner and Meeting in London, in November, the first since the beginning of the war. A full report will be found elsewhere in our pages. We would draw attention, too, to the proposal to found an Old Peterite Masonic Lodge. The suggestion should be widely welcomed, and we hope that the project will go forward. Both the Dean of York, as Chairman of the Governors, and the Headmaster were able to attend the Dinner, and the occasion revealed the keenest enthusiasm for the School and its future among all those present. It is a commonplace that the well-being of a school depends largely on the interest which it can inspire in its Old Boys ; but, in our own case, the fact was never truer than it is to-day, when, at this turning point in the history of English Education, we have set ourselves to justify our choice of independence by a bold policy of expansion and development. The tide of our affairs is certainly at the flood, and our resolution can be strengthened beyond measure by the practical support of Old Peterites and other well-wishers. In this connection the Memorandum, printed in this issue, on our building plans and the general School policy to which they are related is of supreme importance and should be of great interest. The survey, which defines clearly the objectives at which we are aiming, is a model of succinct and direct exposition, and its publication is timely. The authorities have, we believe, shown their wisdom in choosing the present moment to make known these details of their programme for the future. We are glad to note, and doubtless most of our readers will share the view, that no expansion is contemplated beyond the limits of what may be defined as a " small " school that is, a school which can be controlled directly by the Headmaster and a central administration. Apart from the.fact that it would probably be unwise to plan too ambitiously on the basis of 'the present insistent demand for " independent " education, we should be reluctant indeed to sacrifice anything of that intimate unity which is not the least of the advantages enjoyed by schools such as ours. If aspirants for admission continue to be plentiful, let us insist on quality and not quantity. ;

The admirably-conceived building programme cannot, of course, be put into immediate effect and must conform with the development of national building as a whole. But it is bound to be costly : and we understand that a building fund is to be opened and an appeal launched when the appropriate time arrives. Already, as was recorded in our last number, it has been decided that the diningroom block would be a suitable Memorial to the Old Peterites who gave their lives in the war ; and we feel confident that, when it is appreciated that largescale rebuilding is essential to the future well-being of the School, a general appeal will meet with a ready response. One of the most satisfying features of the past term was the success of the 1st XV. A season which included victories over Ampleforth, Worksop, Giggleswick and Bradford is one of which we may justly feel proud. Shepherd, one of the most inspiring captains we have had in recent years, and Mr. J. R.

CONTENTS. Page

Editorial

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Obituary Policy in Regard to Building Testimonial to Sgt. Major D. F. Puddick

Old Peterite News ... Old Peterite Dinner and Meeting in London

Cambridge Mathematical Exhibition

Prize List, 1944, 45 ...

Valete and Salvete

School Officers

Notes and Items

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Public Schools Employment Bureau

House Notes

The Oxford Cup, 1945.46 ...

Visit of Mr. Justice Cassels ...

The Chapel ...

The Library ...

The Debating Society

The Music Society ...

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The Natural Science Society

The Art Club

A Visit to Poppleton Beet Sugar Factory

A Man's House—John Drinkwater

J.T.C. Notes ...

Shooting Fencing

Scouting

Rugby Football, 1945

The Junior School ...

Walshaw, who, as coach for the past two or three seasons, built up the team,1 Mr. Walshaw, unfortunately, was a deserve our heartiest congratulations. Though his temporary member of the Staff and left us at the end of term. teaching was confined to the Junior School, he made himself universally popular, and we shall remember him with gratitude, particularly for his services to the School rugger. The School play, presented, as usual, at the end of term, had a " run " of three nights instead of the customary two. The decision to give an additional performance, prompted largely by the growing enthusiasm for the School productions, was fully justified in the event. Packed houses witnessed excellent performances, and all concerned are to be congratulated on the admirable presentation of a difficult play on a difficult theme. "A Man's House" was generally acclaimed as perhaps the best of a long series of successful plays.

OBITUARY. PROFESSOR .HENRY DARNLEY NAYLOR.

We regret to record the death, at Keswick, on 8th December, of Professor Henry Darnley Naylor, Emeritus Professor of Classics in the University of Adelaide, South Australia. Professor Naylor - was at St. Peter's in the headmasterships of Stephenson and Handford. We quote the following from the obituary notice in The Times Born at Scarborough on 21st February, 1872, on of John Naylor, Mus.D., organist of York Minster, he was educated at St. Peter's School, York, and at Trinity College, Cambridge where he obtained a first class in the Classical Tripos in 1894, and the Walker prize in classics. In 1895 he went to Australia to take up the posts of lecturer and tutor at Ormond College, University of Melbourne, which he continued to hold until 1906, also serving as Vice-Master of Ormond during the last three years. Then for 19 years he was Professor of Classics at Adelaide. Returning to England after he gave up his •active professOrship, he devoted much of his time to work for the League of Nations Union, the first Australian branch of which he was one of. the founders. In 1929 he contested the Whitehaven Division as a Liberal, but was not successful. His publications included ' Latin and English Idiom ' (1909); ' Short Parallel Syntax' (1910); More Latin and English Idiom (1915); Horace : Odes and Epodes ' (1921), which was a study in poetic word order; and 365 short quotations from Horace with varied metrical versions' (1935). He was a frequent writer for the ' Classical Review' and ' Classical Quarterly '; and he also contributed to the ' Encyclopaedia Britannica ' of 1929. In 1898 he married Jessie Cairns (who died in 1913), eldest daughter of the late Mr. J. C. Lloyd, of Melbourne, and had a daughter. Secondly he married, in 1916, Ethel Richman, eldest daughter of the late Mr. A. McK. Wilson, of Adelaide, and had a son." A Memorial Service was held on Wednesday, the 12th December, at Crosthwaite Church, Keswick, and the casket containing his ashes was buried in the churchyard.

POLICY IN REGARD TO BUILDING. This memorandum briefly sets out the policy decided upon by the Governors in regard to numbers, new buildings, and temporary measures to be taken to ease the accommodation position until new buildings becomes permissible. 2

In reaching their conclusions on the question of numbers, the Board were influenced by the following considerations :1. In order to maintain our name and reputation as a Boarding School, the boarders should form substantially more than one-half of the Senior School. 2. The numbers in the Junior School should be arranged according to 1 above, bearing in mind that very nearly all our Senior School day boys come from the Junior School, whereas two-thirds at least of our boarders at present come to us direot to the Senior School. 3. While no one can predict the future, it is certain that the present is the favourable time for adjusting our numbers in any manner we may determine. Every vacancy we are likely to have up to the end of 1947 has already been applied for more than twice over.

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If we decide to increase our boarding side, the best way to do so is to begin with the Junior School, and, indeed., the present size of the Junior School Boarding House is uneconomic. NOTE.—Since the decisions recorded in this memorandum were made, the School has acquired a new house for the Headmaster, and accordingly in September last the Headmaster's former residence (Albany House) was converted into a second Junior School Boarding House, thus raising the number of Boarders in the Junior School from 31 to 53 last September. 5. It is felt that St. Peter's School should remain a " small," rather than become a " large " school that is, the size of the School should remain such that it can be administered under the direction of the Headmaster rather than be divided into a number of Houses which would, in effect, be administered independently. ;

In the light of the foregoing considerations the following ultimate numerical strength has been agreed upon :Senior School—Boarders 135 Junior School—Boarders 60 Day Boarders 80 '75 Day Boys 215 making a total of 350

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The Senior School Boarders are divided into three houses, which will consist of 45 each, with 10 Day Boarders added, so that the Senior School contains four houses in all, three Boarding and one Day. It is intended that as soon as possible all Day Boys in the Senior School should become full Day Boarders, but the full fruition of this plan must wait upon the provision of adequate Dining Room space. The entries for the next two years will be adjusted as far as possible to reach the above numbers by September, 1947, but it will hardly be possible to reduce the number of Day Boys by the requisite amount in less than three years. A sudden large reduction would have the effect of upsetting the balance as between the various age groups. In planning for the future Building Scheme there were three principal requisites borne in mind, namely :— (i) the necessity for immediate and progressive improvement in our boarding accommodation (ii) the urgent need, both for Boarders and Day Boys, for new Dining Room and Kitchens (iii) the improvement of our teaching facilities. ;

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There was also the necessity to bear in mind the interim period which will elapse, and which might be considerable, before our complete building scheme is finished. The following programme for rebuilding and for new buildings has accordingly been adopted, with the priority indicated :1. The Rise. Plans have been prepared and a licence sought for The Rise to be rebuilt as soon as possible, and used once more as a Boarding House (without Dining Room and Kitchens). Opportunity has been taken to plan the conversion of this building into a modern Boarding House, instead of two private houses ill-adapted for School use. 2. New Junior School Boarding House. As mentioned above, Albany House has already been taken for this purpose. A licence has been obtained to convert the out-buildings into changing rooms for the boys in the House, and the 'work is nearly completed as we go to press.

Since it is the present 3. Temporary Dining Room and Kitchen. policy of the Government that no permanent School buildings will be erecte,d for at least five years, it has been resolved that permission shall be sought to put up a temporary Dining Hall and Kitchen, in such a position as will facilitate the service of meals from the Kitchen both to the new Dining Room and the present School House. Plans for this have been approved by the Governors, and a licence sought. The provision of this temporary building would mean that the new Dining Hall (see 8 below) would be placed lower in the list than had been hoped. 4. - Extension of New Buildings. The plans provide for a selfcontained Junior School classroom block, including changing rooms, etc., an Art School where crafts can also be taught, and more commodious changing rooms and common rooms for Temple House (Senior School Day Boys). The original Library Block will be unaffected by the proposals. 5. New Music School. There are at present only very inadequate facilities for the teaching of music in the School, and it is felt that in order to keep up with educational progress, .a Music School should be among the first of our plans for better teaching accommodation. The Governors have been advised that their original plans for combining music teaching and art in one building would not be satisfactory, and accordingly the Architects have prepared plans for a separate Music School. 6. New Boarding House. This House will form the east side of the new proposed quadrangle to be built in the grounds of 17 Clifton (The The House will replace the present Manor, which, while Manor). providing valuable war-time accommodation, is quite inadequate for a Boarding House. 7. Removal and rebuilding of Squash Courts. The Squash Courts, which were badly damaged in the 1942 raid, would in any case have to be removed to a new site in order to make possible the building of the new quadrangle. It is proposed to rebuild these courts in the south-east corner of the Cricket Field.

Provision for a building to house mowers, rollers, groundsman's tools, etc., would also be included in this item. 8. New Dining Hall and Kitchens. Proposed new School Entrance and Administrative Bleck. The completion of this part of the programme,

besides giving the School an imposing Dining Hall and adequate Kitchens for every need, will also result in the following :(a) the removal of the inadequate porter's lodge and the provision of accommodation for the Head Porter at the front entrance to the School ; (b) the provision of ample and convenient office accommodation for both the Headmaster's and the Bursar's departments ; .

(c) the transfer of the Carpenter's Shop to the old Kitchen, thereby freeing the present shop for use as a much-needed additional laboratory ; (d) the general reorganisation and modernisation of 'School House and the restoration of three class rooms at present used for other than teaching purposes ; (e) a new central heating system for the whole of the School buildings as far as the Chapel and including the Science Block. The heating of these buildings is at present carried out by no fewer than four separate installations, all of which will, in any case, require considerable attention before very long. This -item in our building programme is absolutely essential to the future well-being of the School, and will result in considerable administrative economy as well as increased efficiency in all departments. It has been proposed that the new Dining Room should form the School War Memorial, at a cost of about £30,000. 9. West side of New Quadrangle, comprising extensions to Science semaster, and a closed , corridor Block, a flat for the School House Hou connecting the main corridor with the Science Block. The removal of the temporary Dining Room and Kitchen would' be necessary in order to carry out this work. 10. Modernisation of Junior School Boarding Houses, including new changing rooms and new Dining Room and Kitchen. Final plans have not yet been drawn. 11. Extension of Big Hall. This is an urgent necessity, and plans were drawn many years ago for carrying it into effect. It is felt that this particular improvement might fall to a single benefactor. For the purposes of this memorandum the cost might be put at £5,000. General. The existing buildings, particularly the old class rooms and the Science Block, need modernisation, especially to give more light and ventilation. The- various paths, roads and playing fields belonging to the School would also require some re-planning, and it is proposed that the work under this heading should be undertaken in conjunction with the general programme. A new pavilion would be built on the levelled and re-planned river fields, together with a cottage for the groundsman if this proves practicable.

TESTIMONIAL TO SERGEANT MAJOR D. F. PUDDICK. -

The fund, suggested in the last issue of " The Peterite," to give a testimonial from Old Peterites to Sgt.-Major Puddick ton his retirement after 23 years' service in the School, has now been started. It is proposed to keep this fund open until next July, to give an opportunity to contribute 4to the many O.P.'s now scattered all over the world. Subscriptions should be sent to K. H. Rhodes, St. Peter's School, York. 5

OLD PETERITE NEWS. ROLL OF HONOUR.

We print below the full list of the names of Old Peterites who gave their lives in the war, so far as they are known to us. We feel, however, that there may be omissions, and in view of the fact that a permanent memorial is contemplated, we should be grateful for any information which will enable us to make the record complete :T. D. Ambler. P. Heywood. H. D. F. Amor. J. R. Hollington. M. Biggin. B. H. W. Jackson. J. A. Brittain. P. A. Johnstone. M. J. Buckle. P. D. Johnstone. J. W. Butler. B. Lee (St. Olave's). M. Q. Carlton. R. C. Lynch. A. P. Coombe. H. A, Milburn. J. D. Croasdale. I. Mitchell. J. Dales. L. H. W. Parkin. J. B. Deas. H. C. Pextoh. S. Dodds. J. R. Rainford. A. W. Douglas. H. W. Richardson. T. B. J. Eveleigh. C. M. Robson. J. P. Farrow. J. B. Shillitoe. J. M. Ferguson. G. S. Stead (Master). F. W. Fineron. H. L. Tayldr. J. H. Foster. L. Telfor. J. H. Fothergill. J. R. Walters. J. Garnham. W. L. Walters. J. Glaves. M. A. Wellington (St. Olave's). S. M. Green. J. Williams (St. Olave's). R. T. J. Griffiths. HONOURS AND DECORATIONS.

H. G. Crawshaw (The Rise, 1915-21),- who, during his war service, gained the O.B.E. and was Mentioned in Despatches, has recently been appointed Financial Director to the Reparations Commission in Belgium. In the New Year's Honours List, Colonel A. A. Phillips has been made a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire. Lieut. G. A. W. Heppe11, R.A.C. and Parachute Regiment (Temple, 1934-38), has been awarded the Military Cross. The announcement was made in the " London Gazette " of 18th October, 1945. T/Capt. C. W. V. Kennedy, R.A. (SchOol House, 1931.34), was awarded the Cross of Valour (Polish Republic) while serving in Italy. Major E. F. Williams (1925.30) was awarded the M.B.E. for his work as 0.C., 1st Canadian Army Interrogation Pool. He went to France soon after D-day with Canadian Army H.Q. He is now on the staff of H.Q., B.A.O.R. NEW POST FOR SIR CHARLES MEDHURST.

In November last, Air Marshal Sir Charles Medhurst, K.C.B., O.B.E., M.C. (1908.14), was appointed by the Air Ministry to be Air Commander-inChief, R.A.F., Mediterranean Middle East. The appointment resulted from the fusion of Headquarters, Mediterranean Command, with Headquarters, R.A.F., Middle East, which followed the reduction of the forces in the two theatres. Air Marshal Medhurst had a distinguished and successful career during the war. He was appointed Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Middle East Command, in February, 1945. He was commandant of the R.A.F. Staff College from August, 1943, to December, 1944. He had previously served as Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Intelligence) and was an additional member of the Air Council while temporary Vice-Chief of the Air Staff. He became Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Policy) in November, 1942. 6

VICE-CHANCELLOR OF BRISTOL UNIVERSITY. Mr. P. R. Morris. C.B.E., M.A. (1913-20), has been appointed ViceChancellor of Bristol University. He took up his new post on 1st February, 1946, on relinquishing his appointment as Director General of Army Education. Mr. Morris went from St. Peter's to Trinity College, Oxford, where he graduated in the School of Modern Greats. After a period of teaching, including a lectureship in History and Classics in the Westminster Training College. London, he entered municipal education service in the county of Kent. He held the post of Assistant Director, and subsequently of Director of Education in that county. During the war he was invited to the War Office, where, as Director-General of Army Education, he was called upon to plan a comprehensive scheme of Army education with special reference to post-war conditions. This scheme is now being put into operation. In every sphere in which he has worked, Mr. Morris has acquired a high reputation, and his services have, in consequence, been much sought after as a member of a number of committees which, directly or indirectly, touch upon various phases of University work. He was created a Commander of the British Empire in 1941. ITEMS. The Rev. A. N. Hodd (1918.24) has been appointed to be Rural Dean of Retford, Southwell. •

N. W. Smithson (Temple, 1923.33), now a Major in the R.E., has obtained his A.M.I.C.E. R.E. Dodd (The Rise, 1938.43) is Captain of Oxford University Swimming Club. G. E. K. Reynolds (Temple, 1937.42) was reserve for the Cambridge XV against Oxford. P. R. G. Graham (School House, 1935.40), who plays for St. Mary's Hospital, was reserve wing-threequarter for England in the match against the New Zealand XV at Twickenham. .

R. A. Stratton (Manor, 1938.43) is playing hockey regularly for Cambridge. BIRTHS. ANTROBUS.—On 19th November, 1945, at Rupert House Nursing Home, Stone Grove, Edgware, to Grace, Ikife of Edmund Antrobus, U.S. Army— a son. BALLARD.—On 21st August, 1945, at Stroan Lodge, Dunoon, Argyll, to Betty (nee Ping), wife of Lieut.-Commander R. H. Ballard, Royal Navy— a second son (John Anthony). BOURNE.—On 15th November, 1945, at 34 Kimbolton Road, Bedford, l td Marianne, wife of P. K. Bourne—a daughter. MARRIAGES. KENNEDY—JELLYMAN.--On 25th October, 1945, at Northampton, C. W. V. Kennedy to Barbara J. Jellyman. TENDALL—ORMEROD.—On 29th December, 1945, at Wimborne Minster, Robert E. F. Tendall, son of Mr. G. F. Tendall and of the late Mrs. Tendall, and Miss A. M. (Peggy) Ormerod, Starlings, Hordle, Lymington, youngest daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. E. W. Ormerod. 7

CAMBRIDGE LETTER. To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, To those of us who have been " up " whilst the war was on, a certain change was appar,ent when we returned into residence at the beginning of last term. Cambridge was once more clothing itself in its peace-time habit. The R.A.F. no longer invade the colleges, and the Americans had almost entirely disappeared. We were informed that full colours would once more be awarded for prowess on the playing fields or on the river, that we no longer had to cram into two years what many had difficulty in doing in three, and we, noticed with a certain amount of apprehension that Senior Tutors were gradually losing their hair in attempting to cope with the vast numbers applying for entrance. The most noticeable change, however, was the return of ex-servicemen amongst us. Their numbers are, as yet, comparatively small, but there are already far too many bath chairs and crutches about for us ever to foriet the terrible price that they have had to pay to enable themselves and future generations to enjoy the. advantages which Cambridge and similar universities can still offer. Last June we said goodbye to Dench, Boulton, Jung, Ward, Bodington and Legat, and welcomed in their stead; Mountain and Eccles, who seem to have hibernated for the duration of their stay, for practically nothing has been seen or heard of them, but no doubt they exist. Of the older members, Stratton has been playing regularly for the University hockey side and has been elected to the Hawks Club. Lockwood, who will soon qualify fo{ a pension, has been seen on odd occasions in the Union, but whether he goes there with the object of drinking beer, playing ping•pong or to shout more nonsense across the floor of the house, one can never tell. Reynolds has tried really hard on the rugger field and played on occasions for the University, for which he is to be congratulated. He has also a passion for bow ties and other odd adornments. Shardlow finds that being Secretary of the Lady Margaret Boat Club takes up rather a lot of time, but he still works'hard, and his drawings in the Engineering Lab. prove very -useful to other less conscientious members. Drummond manages to while away his time doing nothing in particular and lives in a frightful room somewhere in Trinity, and our our last member, Terry, works much too hard for his health, but gets results. We cannot end this letter without extending to those of you at School, and to any O.P.'s who have been serving in the Forces and who deem Cambridge worth a visit, a very hearty welcome. We would remind you that a strong and active O.P. Club here in Cambridge can do a great deal to enhance the name and reputation of the School. Wishing the School every success. We remain as always, THE CAMBRIDGE O.P.'s.

OLD PETERITE DINNER AND MEETING IN LONDON. An Old Peterite dinner and meeting were held at the Holborn Restaurant, in London, on 14th November, and it is hoped that this revival of a pre-war custom will be the forerunner of Similar functions in London at regular intervals in the future. The function was arranged by G. M. B. Reed, to whom are due our thanks for the considerable amount of work he put into the arrangements, and our congratulations on the success of the meeting.

Forty-one Old Peterites attended, together with the Dean of York, who, as Chairman of the Governors of the School, was the principal guest, the Headmaster, Mr. S. M. Toyne and C. S. Shepherd, the preseht Head of the School. It is particularly noteworthy that representatives of almost every surviving generation were present. The Dean made a very interesting and stimulating speech, in the course of which he emphasised the ultimate dependence of a school on its Old Boys. He explained the reasons for the Governors' decision that the School should revert to Independent status, and predicted a period of prosperity for the School, with a still further and progressive advance in academic achievement. The Dean spoke of the necessity for financial support if the large-scale building schemes are to be put into operation, and especially commended the School as a suitable testamentary beneficiary. After a number of short speeches, in the course of which the Dean was warmly thanked for coming to the dinner, and for his encouraging survey, the Headmaster took the chair at the business meeting which followed. In response to many requests, the Headmaster gave a brief account of the present position of the School, with particular reference to the plans for new buildings. A memorandum was distributed, of which a summary is given elsewhere in this issue. The meeting approved the decision registered at the O.P. meeting last June that the new Dining Hall should form the School's War Memorial. It was mentioned that a general appeal was to be launched early in the New Year. The Headmaster also announced that the 1946 Commemoration would revert to peace-time dates, namely, the last week-end in July, and it was hoped that one of the principal features of the Commemoration would be a large re-union, of Old Peterites at the School. In response to many suggestions, the Headmaster undertook to try to provide accommodation in York for Old Peterites who were able to attend the Commemoration. A discussion took place on the question of membership subscriptions to the Old Peterite Club. Mr. H. L. Creer, the Treasurer of the Club, pointed out that the principal expenditure which had to be met was in respect of the School magazine. He proposed that the magazine should be sent terminally by the School to every Old Peterite, and that if the Governors of the School were willing to accept financial responsibility for this, a single life membership subscription of £5 should be instituted instead of the present system. It was pointed out by Mr. Creer and other speakers that this system would have the great advantage of ensuring that every boy on leaving School had the opportunity of becoming a life member of the Club, and the fact that each Old Boy would automatically receive a copy of the School magazine every term would, it was felt, maintain a closer bond between the School and its Old Boys. Mr. Creer also proposed that if the foregoing plan was adopted, the balance of the income of the Club, after deducting expenses, would be available for the School. This proposal was unanimously adopted by the meeting, and it was resolved to bring the resolution forward to the general meeting next July for confirmation. (Since the meeting, the Headmaster had consulted the Governors of the School, who have agreed to the scheme in principle.) Discussion ranged over many other subjects, including the question of School publicity, and it was felt by everyone present that the meeting was most successful and helpful. The following is a list of the Old Peterites who were present :— Burdon, T. H., The Grove, 1922-26. Boulton, T. B., The Rise,' 1940.43. Chapman, J. B. 0., St. Olave's and Buck, L. A., School House, 1909-13. School House, 1919 27. Buckler, F. N., St. Olave's and School •

House, 1930-42.

Lockwood, P. A., St. Olave's and School House, 1935-42. Millhouse, G., School House, 1912-13. Penty, J. R., St. Olave's and The Rise, 1935-44. Pick, M., 1902-08. Ping, W. H. Wentworth, St. Olave's and The Rise, 1932-42. Potter, F. H. (Master). Pryer, R. R. L., School House, 1937-42. Reed, G. B. M., The Grove, 1909-14. Reynolds, G. E. K., St. Olave's and Temple, 1932-42. Ringrose, P. F., School House, 194044. Rodgers, J., Dayboys, 1919-25. Scott, H. C., Dayboys, 1898-1902. Shadwell, C., School House, 1910-14. Tendall, G. F., Master, 1914-19. Thomas, H. H., School House, 1927. Thompson, A. P., The Rise, 1920-26. Waddington, F. R., 1914-15. Wall, L. J. L., School House, 1927-30.

Chapman, K. H., St: Olave's and School House, 1922-25. Chilman, H. L., School House, 190914. Crawshaw, H. G., The Rise, 1915-21. Greer, H. L., Dayboys, 1893-98. Dench, P. G. R., St. Olave's and Temple, 1932-38. Dixon, R. S., School House, 1934-38. Dobree, N. R., The Grove, 1920-26. Dodd, D. F., School House, 1928-32. Dodd, N. L., School House, 1931-35. Duffield, F. L., St. Olave's and The Rise, 1936-43. Easten, G. P., The Manor. Easten, J. A., School House. Fairweather, C. C., The Manor, 1921-22.. Gedge, J. B., Dayboys, 1916-19. Graham, P. R. G., School House, 1935-40. Harland, M. W., School House, 1912-14. Jones, F., School House, 1908-11. Killick, C. N. S., School House, 1935-39.

OLD PETERITE MASONIC LODGE. It has been suggested that an Old Peterite Masonic Lodge should be formed, and Old Peterites who would be interested in such a project are requested to write as soon as possible to Brigadier C. C. Fairweather, 33 Leeds • Road, Harrogate. Details would be discussed at a special meeting to be called as soon as the list of proposed Founders is completed.

CAMBRIDGE MATHEMATICAL EXHIBITION. J. F. Blackburn has been awarded an Open Exhibition in Mathematics at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. This success follows the gaining of a York City Major Scholarship by his remarkable result in the Midsummer Higher Certificate Examination, and we congratulate him heartily. He has our confident good wishes for the State Scholarship Examination, which he will take next July.

PRIZE LIST, 1944 45. -

In consequence of the discontinuance of " war-time " arrangements for Speech Day, the prizes for the School Year 1944.45 were presented privately by the Headmaster at the end-of-term assembly to such boys as were available to receive them. The full list of awards is as follows :Archbishop of York's Prize for Classics-J. D. Taylor-Thompson. Stephenson Greek Prize-G. Mountain. Headmaster's Prize for Latin Prose-G. Mountain. Norman Crombie Memorial Prize-P. A. Shardlow. Whytehead Memorial Prize for Divinity-R. Parker. 10

General Knowledge Prizes : Sixth Form—J. D. Eccles. Below the Sixth—G. C. I. Harker. Needham Prize for Architecture--J. C. Grove•Stephenson and D. J. Pallant. O.P. Club Reading Prizes : Senior—J. D. Taylor-Thompson. Junior—C. K. Hudson. Music Prizes : Senior—I. T. R. Welch. Junior—R. Ham. Art Prize—T. H. French. Modern Language Prize—P. B. Toyer. B.M.A. Medal for Science—J. F. Spink. Dean of York's Prize for Mathematics—J. F. Blackburn. Middle School Essay Prizes—J. S. Trewick and G. Spence. Form Prizes : IVa—C. D. Ryder. IVb—G. C. Greetham. IVc—A. L. Pavis. Shell A—R. J. Gibson. Shell B—M. A. Dawson.

VALETE AND SALVETE. VALETE (December, 1945). THE MANOR. M. J. Bealing 1944.45 (St. Olave's, 1940-44). IVc. Cadet in J.T.C. E. 0. Owen. 1943-45. Upper VI. THE RISE. P. W. Ellis. 1944-45. Vc. School Play, 1944. M. F. Flint. 1945 (St. Olave's, 1941). 1Va. W. H. Jackson. 1945 (St. Olave's, 1941). Shell. C. S. F. Robertson. 1945. Vb. TEMPLE. E. E. E. Cass. 1945 (St. Olave's, 1940). Shell. Cadet in J.T.C. J. D. Myers. 1944-45. L.VI. Cadet in J.T.C. .SALVETE (September, 1945). THE MANOR. F. Carlill (IVB), I. G. Cobham (IVA, from Junior School), M. I. Daniel (IVC, from Junior School), D. J. Hartley (Shell, from Junior School), D. H. Holmes (IVA, from Junior School), D. J. Pratt (IVA, from Junior School), D. M. A. Quirke (IVB, from Junior School), B. D. Watson (Shell), R. D. Webster (Shell), J: A. Whitehead (IVB). .

THE RISE. S. H. Amos (Shell, from Junior School), D. Dixon (Shell, from Junior School), M. F. Flint (IVA, from Junior School), W. H. Jackson (Shell, from Junior School), A. M. Kendell (IVB, from Junior School), P. G. Taylor (Shell), D. Thompson (Shell, from Junior School), E. D. Thornton (IVA), I. U. Warrington (IVA), A. Watson (Shell, from, Junior School), P. R. Whitelock (Shell). 11

SCHOOL HOUSE. P. T. Baker (IVB), H. Chatterton (IVA), G. Elliott (IVB.), J. F. N. Jackson (IVB), P. W. V. Milburn (IVA), D. P. Norwood (L.VI), J. D. Poole (Shell). R. B. Pringle (IVA), R. M. Stanley (IVA, from Junior School), R. E. Underwood (IVB), M. I. H. Unwin (IVA), B. D. C. Walker (IVB), D. J. Wilson (IVB). TEMPLE. E. E. E. Cass (Shell,• from Junior School), J. R. Dwyer (IVA, from Junior School), D. Fletcher (IVA, from Junior School), A. A. Greaves (IVA, from Junior School), C. W. D. Green (Shell), P. V, W. Gunning (Shell, from Junior School), D. Haley (Shell, from Junior School), D. L. Hourigan (IVB, from Junior School), R. I. Hunt (IVA, from Junior School), G. A. Jewitt (Shell, from Junior School), M. E. Kershaw (IVA, from Junior School), B. J. Longstaff (IVC, from Junior School), M. E. V. Marshall (Shell, from Junior School), R. C.- Marshall- (IVC, from Junior School), P. J. R. Mason (IVA, from Junior School), H. Murray (IVA, from Junior School), C. A. Neale (Shell, from Junior School), D. J. Osborne (Shell, from Junior School), G. W. Pickering (L. VI), R. G. Relton (IVC, from Junior School), R. H. Richardson (IVB, from Junior School), I. R. Riley (Shell, from Junior School), K. Varley (IVC, from Junior School), R. F. Wyman (Shell, from Junior School).

SCHOOL OFFICERS. CHRISTMAS TERM, 1945. School Monitors : Head of School and Clifton Rise—C. S. SHEPHERD. Head of Temple—E. A. K. DENISON. Head of the Manor—P. A. SPEIGHT. Head of School House—I. S. MACPHERSON. Chapel Monitor—P. GARBETT. F. P. BAKER. K. A. BOYES. W. J. CLARK. House Monitors : The Manor—F. J. CHADWICK, J. McD. L. DOOK. The Rise—J. C. M. RAYSON, P. R. SYKES, A. C. RODGER, K. W. WILSON. School House—W. J. T. FORSYTHE, P. N. H. MORETON, L. D. EDINGER, R. G. CROWTHER, P. J. SHARDLOW. Temple—P. W. WEIGHILL, V. B. GREGORY, D. HARDISTY, J. F. BLACKBURN. Captain of Rugger—C. S. SHEPHERD. Captain of Shooting--P. A. SPEIGHT. Captain of Squash—J. Mc.D. L. DOOK. C.S.M. in J.T.C.—P. W. WEIGHILL. Editors of " The Peterite ": E. A. K. DENISON, J. F. BLACKBURN, D. HARDISTY, W. J. CLARK, P. A. SPEIGHT. 12,

NOTES AND ITEMS. In connection with York's Thanksgiving Week, from 29th September to 6th October, the School held a National Savings Drive, which resulted in the collection of £2,463 10s. Od. The Group, which was started in June. 1940, closed at the end of the Christmas term, having raised the sum of £14,714 14s. 9d. during the five and a half years of its existence. In October we were visited by Lieut. Burque, of the American W.A.A.C., a school-mistress in New York in civilian life, who was studying English methods of education. She stayed at the School for a fortnight and took a great interest in all our activities. As well as learning something of our educational system, she gave us some idea of the American outlook. During the war, Lieut. Burque had been in Austria with the American Red Cross, fighting the typhus epidemic, and.she gave us some interesting information about present conditions in Germany. We must also thank Lieut. Burque for the two film shows shown on 26th and 30th November, which depicted aspects of life in America and made us realise that America has her social problems, just as we have. On 30th October the School was given a. lecture by Mr. A. Schonegrevel, of South Africa, on the British Empire and its great traditions. Mr. Schonegrevel was visiting York only for a short time, and it was. a great honour to the School that he found time to visit us. On Tuesday, 13th November, Colonel Baxter paid us another visit and gave a talk on the Indian Army, followed by a film portraying life in the Baluch Regiment. The School paid its annual visit to the Minster on Advent Sunday, 2nd December. On Tuesday, 27th November, Dr. Richards, of the. D'Arcy Exploration Co., ave us a lecture on geophysics and the methods used to find oil and extract it irom below the earth's surface. His talk was illustrated by a number of photographs taken in the Persian oilfields. .

PUBLIC SCHOOLS EMPLOYMENT BUREAU. A new office has been opened at 62 Oxford Street, London. St. Peter's School is one of the schools that subscribes to the Bureati. Boys still at School as well as Old Peterites may be placed on the Register for Employment after an interview with the Secretary, provided that they are not under 17 or over 21 years of age, but the period of time spent in war service, with the Forces or Civil Defence, or work of National Importance under the direction of the Ministry of Labour will be deducted from the actual age. No boy may be interviewed by the Secretary until he is 16 years of age, unless he has the'School Certificate.

HOUSE NOTES. THE MANOR.

Although we have not achieved much success in the field of sport, the term has, on the whole, been very enjoyable. In the semi-finals of the Senior Rugger we lost to School House, 9-3, after a very good game. School House were again' our opponents in the Junior House matches, and although we were the first .to cross their line, they proved the better side and we were beaten 16-3. Our congratulations to School House on beating us in both events. 13

The Manor was well represented in the 1st XV by Grahim, Drummond, Tomlinson, Reavley and Dook, all of whom are to be congratulated on the award of their 1st XV colours, as is P. Speight on the award of his 2nd XV colours. Congratulations also to P. A. Speight on his appointment as Head of the House ; P. Garbett on being made a School Monitor ; and to F. J. Chadwick and J. Dook on being made House Monitors.• We should like to express our thanks here to Mr. Bland, who has so kindly acted as our Assistant Housemaster throughout this term. Finally, we should like to say " goodbye " to M. Bealing, who is leaving us this term, and to wish him all success in the future. THE RISE. First we should like to congratulate our new monitors upon their appointments, especially C. S. Shepherd as Head of School and Head of the House, and F. P. Baker as School Monitor. Although we were unsuccessful in the Senior and Junior Rugger matches this term, both our teams played well. In the Senior event we lost to Temple, 9-3, after a very hard game which' was full of vigour from start to finish ; our Junior-,team also lost to Temple, 3-0, in the semi-finals, but were very unlucky to be beaten, as the whole team played splendidly against a considerably heavier side. The Rise has been well represented in the School teams. We congratulate Shepherd upon his Captaincy of School Rugger, F. P. Baker upon the award of his cap, and K. W. Wilson and A. C. Rodger on their colours ; also H. L. Dixon, J. H. Amos, P. Tate and J. C. M. Rayson on their 2nd XV colours, and J. E. Stuart on his Colts colours. We have been pleased to notice the interest shown in School and House affairs by all members of the House, and we hope it will have its due rrevoar4 next term. Finally, we cannot close without mentioning the impromptu concerts produced by Rodger and his assistants, which filled in, with great success, the empty evenings caused by the School Play. SCHOOL HOUSE. We take this opportunity to welcome to the House Mr. Howat, whom we feel sure, from our short acquaintance already, will do much to lighten Mr. Rhodes' heavy burden. There has been some re-arrangement in our accommodation this term. Middles now occupy the old Junior Common Room, the Juniors are in their new Common Room, and there is an additional study, No. 5, where previously we had housed our Senior Middles. The House matches this year were very evenly contested, and it was a hard battle for us to retain the Senior cup. The Manor we beat by 9 pts. to 3, and in the final, Temple by 8 pts. to nil. Twelve of the players this year will play next year, a fact which speaks well for the future. In the semi-final of the Junior House matches we beat the Manor by 16 pts. to 3, and all promised well, and it was very disappointing to see the same team beaten by Temple in a poorer game by 9 pts. to nil. Our representation in School teams this season has not been as great as usual, but we are a young House, and that will be put right in the fiiture. However, we do congratulate W. J. Clark •upon his Vice-Captaincy and 1st XV cap, and I. S. Macpherson upon his 1st XV cap ; T. M. A. Griffiths, P. N. H. 14

Moreton, W. T. J. Forsythe and P. J. Shardlow upon their 2nd XV colours, and also C. K. Hudson, G. A. Radford, B. Lee and D. Walter upon their Colts colours. We should like to congratulate the following upon their appointments :— I. S. Macpherson, Head of the House W. J. Clark, School Monitor and Captain of Athletics W. T. J. Forsythe, P. N. H. Moreton, L. D. Edinger, P. J. Shardlow and R. G. Crowther, House Monitors. We are not losing any of our members this term and so we look forward to the rest of the School year with high hopes of success. ;

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TEMPLE HOUSE.

The beginning of the School year found our numbers increased to 78, and so we were glad to find that three of our last year's monitors were still with us. In the realm of games we have had varied success. In the Senior Rugger we beat Rise 9-3 in the semi-finals, after a very even game.. In the final we lost to School House 8-0, and we should like to congratulate School House, on a very fine game. In the Junior Rugger we again beat Rise in the semi-finals, this time 3-0, and then went on to beat School House by 6-0 in the final. The following are to be congratulated upon their appointments :E. A. K. Denison, Head of the House and Vice-head of the School K. A. Boyes, School Monitor V. B. Gregory, D. Hardisty and J. F. Blackburn, House Monitors and P. W. Weighill, Captain of Boats. Congratulations also to:—F. N. Newdick, K. A. Boyes, D. Hardisty and E. A. K. Denison on the award of their 1st XV colours, to V. B. Gregory on his 2nd XV colours, and to P. G. Matthews on his House colours. Once again we have succeeded in retaining the Work Cup, for which we owe a great deal to G. Mountain and J. F. Blackburn, each of whom obtained a City Major Scholarship, the one in Classics and the other. in Maths. With such numbers to choose from, we feel that the future holds much in store for Temple, both in sport and work. •

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THE OXFORD CUP, 1945 - 46. The results to date are given in the following table :Points Rise Awarded Manor — 20 — Senior Rugger ... 10 Junior Rugger ... 20 Senior Rowing ... 10 Junior Rowing ... 20 Senior Cricket ••• 10 Junior Cricket ••• 20 — ... Athletics 20 Swimming ... 10 — Cross-country ... 10 Squash ... 10 Shooting (Team) ... 10 — Shooting (House Average) — Tennis 10 ... ... ... Boxing 10 ... — 10 Section Competition ...

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VISIT OF MR. JUSTICE CASSELS. The visit, on the morning of the 8th November, of the Hon. Sir James Dale Cassels was notable in that it was perhaps the first occasion when the School has been privileged to welcome a member of the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. It was the more enjoyable by its unexpectedness, for the arrangement had been made only the day before. The opportunity offered itself when His Lordship was in York on the North Eastern Circuit, and he called at the School before proceeding to the City Assizes. He was accompanied by Lady Cassels and Mr. H. E. Harrowell, the Deputy Sheriff of York. The talk which Mr. Justice Cassels gave in Hall to the assembled School was memorable. An attempt to summarise it in the short space of this note would be doomed to fail, and we can only briefly indicate its scope. We were told something of the dignity and pomp and circumstance which belong to a High Court Judge, not as an individual, but as the representative of the King's Majesty; we learned something of the history of the medieval robes which His Lordship was then wearing (the Black Cap was donned, and its significance explained): and the review of the procedure of the Assize Court, presented as it was from the angle of its presiding genius, had the additional interest of revealing something of the feelings which we knew must lie behind the mask of cold, almost inhuman detachment which is traditionally assumed by Justice. The whole intimate talk (we feel sure that Sir James himself would not have it dignified by the term " address "), liberally spiced by the special brand of legal wit which was new to most of the audience, was enlivened by humorous anecdotes and rounded off with some amusing detail of the lighter side of the life of a judge on Circuit. We expected that our distinguished guest would have, by his calling, a thorough insight into, at any rate, one aspect of human nature. But in his understanding of the collective mind of the human boy he seemed to us to be unrivalled, and from the first moment of his arrival he established an atmosphere of warm friendliness which remained throughout. Altogether, Mr. Justice Cassel's visit was one which we shall remember with delight. We were indeed grateful to him for a most enjoyable experience, and it was a great satisfaction to us to observe that he obviously enjoyed it himself.

THE CHAPEL. A Service of Remembrance was held on Sunday, 11th November, during which the Two Minutes' Silence was observed at 11 o'clock, and memorial was made of those Peterites who gave their lives in either of the two World Wars. A very large congregation attended the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols on Sunday, 16th December, when the choir kept up the high standard of singing they have shown throughout the term. The collection at this service, £11 5s. Od., was given to the Lord Mayor and Sheriff's Christmas Cheer Fund. We are very sorry that Mr. Bland has left this term, and we thank him for the great work he has done for the Chapel services as Organist and Choirmaster during•his all too"short time at the School. ,

THE LIBRARY. Librarian : L. Burgess, Esq., M.A. Monitors : E. A. K. Denison, J. F. Blackburn, K. A. Boyes, P Garbett, D. Hardisty. Thanks to the untiring energies of the Library Monitors, the Library has been kept in good order this term, but we would like to make a simple request to all users of the Library to return the books to the shelves and not to take out more books than is absolutely necessary, thus cluttering up the tables. 16

The following books have been added to the Library this term :Nouveau Petit Larousse Illustre—Ange and Gillet. World of Engineering—J. L. Dixon. Wonder of the Waves—Edward Rhein. Man in a Chemical World--A. Creasy Morrison. Man of Power—I. B. N. Evans. Chronique du Regne de Charles IX—Prosper Merimee. L'Atlantide—Pierre Benoit. Menaechini—Plautus. Abraham Lincoln—Lord Charnwood. An Introduction to Geology—Lord Charnwood. Zoological Technique—T. L. Green. Introducing Modern Poetry—W. G. Bebbington. Textbook of English Literature—Wyatt and Collins. History of Mathematics, Vols. I and II—Smith. Principles of Physical GeologyArthur Holmes. • Yorkshire County C.C. (Records) 1915 , 1928, 1936, 1937 and 1939. Teaching of Algebra—T. Percy Nunn. Ascendancy of France—H. 0. Wakeman. Contemporary Europe and Overseas—R. B. Mowat. Modern Europe—Alison Phillips. Our Parliament—S. Gordon. T.V.A. Lessons for International Application--Herman Finer.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY. President : THE HEADMASTER. Chairman : Mr. R. CALDER, M.A. Secretary : E. A. K. DENISON. Committee : C: S. SHEPHERD, P. R. SYKES, J. D. SWALE, W. S. SAMUELS, R. L. HUTCHINSON, R. T. W. McDERMID. This term, unfortunately, owing to various other arrangements, it was only possible for the Society to hold three meetings. At these meetings there was a fair attendance, but it is felt that the Debating Society could prove to be of very great value to many more boys if only they would take advantage of the facilities which it offers. The first debate of the term was on Saturday, 20th October, when E: A. K. Denison proposed that - This House approves of the use of the atomic bomb." He claimed ,that the great havoc wrought by the atomic bomb was justified by the subsequent saving of allied life. He went on to say that the use of anything was justified, which would release prisoners from the atrocities perpetrated by the Japanese. W. S. Samuels opened the opposition to the motion by condemning the atomic bomb on moral grounds. He pointed out that barbarism could not be eliminated by barbarism, and that eventually the use of the atom bomb would prove a stimulant to the Japanese hatred of the democratic powers. P. R. Sykes, speaking third, said, that all Japanese were evil, and that evil had to be eliminated in the quickest possible manner. He went on to emphasise the fact that the use of the bomb had considerably reduced the total number of casualties there would otherwise have been. R. L. Hutchinson, seconding the opposition, contended that the use of the atomic bomb was ruthless and entirely against the aims and ideals of democracy. He contended that the atomic bomb did not expedite the end of the war as much as has been suggested. The motion was carried by 15 votes to 6. 17

The second debate of the term took place on Saturday, 17th Novembe when C. S. Shepherd proposed that " This House disapproves of the presen magisterial system." He said that in most towns there are so many Justices o the Peace that they are only called upon to serve on the bench at long intervals and so become completely occupied with their own business. To rectify th .

heprosdtunivalpofstedirymag. G. R. Claybourn, opposing the motion, pointed out that magistrates are, people recommended by the Lord Lieutenant of the County, and claimed that as they are unpaid, they have no ulterior motive in becoming magistrates. He then went on to give us various statistics showing the competehce of the magisl trates and their courts. J. McD. L. Dook, seconding the proposition, claimed that magistrates were too influenced by domesticity, thus becoming too lenient and encouraging crime.; Stipendiary magistrates would check delinquency even if it would mean a slight increase in the rates. W. S. Samuels, speaking fourth, countered this by saying that an offender's first sentence should not be E0 harsh, as such treatment would embitter the delinquents and not cure them. He said that it was advisable for a magistrate to be advanced in years, as his judgment would be more mature.

The motion was carried by 18 votes to 15. The last meeting of the term was held on Saturday, 7th December, and took the form of an informal discussion on topical events. The subjects which, were discussed included the Government Vote of Censure, the Nuremburg Trials,,, the Moscow Dynamos, and Palestine. Mr. Calder wound up the proceedings by telling the strange story of Henry Brogen.

THE MUSIC SOCIETY. The Society began the term brightly with a recital on gramophone records of music from the Gilbert and Sullivan opera " The Pirates of Penzance," presented by the Rev. P. P. N. Fawcett. These musical evenings of comic opera have long been popular with the School, and their popularity is due no less to the manner in which Mr. Fawcett introduces the music than to the charm and sparkle of the music itself. All those present on this occasion are looking forward to further recitals from the same source. The following week, J. H. Amos and G. C. Greetham introduced a programme of popular classjcs. Their choice of music was agreeably varied and .made very pleasant listening. By way of an experiment, and with a view to widening the general interest of the School in our activities, the Music Society invited A. C. Rodger to present a recital of swing music. This attracted a large audience, though perhaps not as large as that which attended the Gilbert and Sullivan. Our thanks are due to all those who co-operated in arranging and producing these entertainments.

THE NATURAL SCIENCE SOCIETY. President : THE HEADMASTER. Chairman E. K. ROBINSON, Esq., B.Sc. Secretary : J. McD. L. DOOK. This term the Society has been re-invigorated, and the membership has grown to many times the original size. The first meeting opened with the election of officers for the year, and afterwards Mr. A. W. Ping gave a short talk entitled " A Walk in the Country," which was well illustrated by lantern slides. :

On 24th November, Mr. T. F. Wall gave a very able talk on " The Atomic Bomb." He mentioned the classical ideas of matter and traced the development of recent ideas, as one scientific discovery followed another; we heard of Becquerel, Mme. Curie, alpha rays, isotopes, heavy hydrogen, neutrons, plutonium, and the rest of the terms so much discussed to-day. We are sorry that Mr. Wall is leaving us, and the Science Society give him their best wishes for the future. Towards the end of term there was a desire among Senior members for the formation of a Senior Branch, and accordingly one was formed with the following officers :—Chairman : E. K. Robinson, Esq., B.Sc. ; Vice-Chairman ; G. W. Pickering Committee : W. H. Andrews (Secretary), F. J. Chadwick, R. Ham, P. Jenkins, J. H. 0. Parker, G. H. F. Reynolds. ;

THE ART CLUB.

In the course of regular weekly meetings members followed up the kind of work which most interested them. Watson painted a landscape in oils and Burgess was busy with a decorative shipping composition in the same medium. Dench coloured a modelled plaque which he had made previously. Matthews maintained his interest in portraiture, whilst Grove-Stephenson and Pickering were designing posters. March expended much time and care on the building of a model galleon.

A VISIT TO POPPLETON BEET SUGAR FACTORY.

A very interesting visit was paid by the Science Society to this factory on Monday, 10th December. A preliminary talk was given by Colonel R. B. Trollope, and a film shown describing the processes involved in the manufacture of sugar from beet. This factory uses 1,800 tons of sugar beet a day, making a total of 160,000 tons for the season. The sugar beet comes by rail and road. As each load reaches the factory, it is weighed and a sample is taken from it and put into a tin with a serial number on it, which remains with the sample until it is tested for sugar content. The nett weight of the load, which contains much soil, etc., is arrived at by taking the sample, carefully weighing it, washing the roots and re-topping them if necessary and re-weighing the whole sample. The difference in weight gives the tare which is calculated for the whole load. The percentage sugar content is calculated from the sample by means of a polarimeter. The price of the load is calculated on the percentage sugar content of the sample, which is usually between 15% and 20% When the lorry loads have been weighed they are either tipped or emptied by hand into silos. Down the centre of the silos there are flumes along which running water carries the beet to the factory. Railway wagons are emptied by means of strong water jets. Just before the beet enters the factory, a trash and stone trap removes all leaves, grass, etc., and the beet is picked up on a huge wheel and deposited into a washing machine. In the washing machine are great paddles which, together with the warm water, gradually remove all the soil before the beet reaches the other end, where it is thrown on to a travelling belt called a " picking table," on which badly topped beet, stones, horseshoes, etc., are picked out. The beet is hoisted to the top of the factory where it is mechanically re-weighed into batches of 11 tons before passing into the slicing machine. The slices are steel vats containing sets of corrugated knives that slice the beet into V-shaped strips called cossettes. The cossettes are then passed into the lower ends of the diffusers, long tilted cylinders through which hot water is passed. Inside the diffusers there are tilted vanes which rotate. Here the hot water dissolves most of the sugar from the beet. These cossettes, having had their sugar taken out, emerge from the diffuser into presses, where they are dried in rotary kilns and then bagged up for valuable cattle food. Meanwhile, the sugar solution that is obtained from one diffuser is passed into another, where it becomes more concentrated. This " thin juice," as it is 19 .

called, is passed into a measuring tank, then into tanks where it is mixed with lime. This factory has its own lime kilns, and the lime causes organic impurities to be precipitated. The next 'process is to get rid of the lime by passing carbon dioiide from the kilns through the liquid. This precipitates calcium carbonate, which is removed by passing the mixture through the filter presses. The lime sludge filtered out is caked and supplied to farmers for applying to their land. The third stage of purification of the thin juice is treating it with sulhpur dioxide gas, which bleaches the juice and reduces it to the correct pH value, usually about 7.8. The .thin . juice is little thicker than water when it has passed through the filters. To get it more concentrated it is passed into huge evaporators in which it is boiled under decreased pressure and emerges as — thick juice " containing a higher percentage of sugar. It is pumped into sugar pans operated by skilful sugar boilers, who can tell when the sugar solution is concentrated enough by taking a sample on a glass slide, which, when held up to a strong light, shows the size of the sugar crystals. The portion of sugar in beet that is non-crystallisable is called molasses. The mixture of molasses and crystalline sugar in the pans is called " massecuite." The massecuite is now passed into machines called centrifugals. These are composed of a perforated metal " basket " suspended in a metal sheath, and these are revolved at a high speed by electric power. The sugar being heavier than molasses remains on the inside of the basket, while the molasses pass through it, A curved knife removes the sugar from the sides of the basket. Molasses are used in cattle food, but to a far greater extent it is distilled into alcohol and used for a great number of purposes. The sugar crystals obtained from the centrifugals are hot and wet, and so they are passed into a great revolving drier from which they are passed into a cooler. The dry granulated sugar is then poured into 2 cwt. bags which are fastened by means of an automatic sewing-machine. These bags are stacked in huge air-conditioned stores. From the time the beet enters the factory to the moment when the sugar is put into store only fifteen to eighteen hours have elapsed. This factory manufactures about 200 tons of sugar a day, and in doing so uses 200 tons of coal and about 80 tons of limestone. This sugar supplies the weekly ration for about 10,000 people. A sugar beet crop, in addition to producing sugar, improves the soil, the tops are eaten by cattle, the dried pulp is made into cattle food, and the spent lime is used as a fertiliser. Thus nothing is wasted. •

A MAN'S HOUSE

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JOHN DRINKWATER.

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The choice of " A' Man's House' represented a departure from recent tradition, and this story of the impact of the events of the first Easter upon a rich Jewish merchant's family in Jerusalem was no easy choice. The number of characters is small compared with that of a Shakespeare play, but a successful production calls for understanding, reverence, and a level' of acting which must be high, constant and, above all, common to all the players—there is no room for individual weakness in so small a cast. Everybody, therefore, who saw this production will agree that the courage and confidence of Mr. Burgess were more than justified, and that he achieved his best production yet. From the beginning it was obvious that everything depended on whether a good Esther could be found. This blind girl, embittered by her affliction, believing no longer in the God of her fathers, cured by the Nazarene and converted to believe in Him, is a part which calls for far more than average ability. Swale's performance was an excellent one, for he brought to it confidence, sympathetic understanding and diction such as are seldom found all 20

together in a schoolboy actor. The changing moods of Esther, her blindness, her gradual change from bitter scepticism to faith—all came alike to Swale, and on his performance depended very largely the success of the whole. The other members of the cast will be the first to agree with this, and it is certainly no reflection on their performance to single out Swale. For they were all excellent. Radford must have been conscious of a special task before him in playing Salathiel, for it was his father who played it when " A Man's House " was first performed at the Malvern Festival in 1934. There is no doubt that he thoroughly upheld his family tradition. His was a dignified and. sensitive performance which depicted well the attempt of Salathiel to hold the balance between the factions of his family, in spite of his -own uncertainty as to the meaning of these remarkable events. We remember particularly his philosophical acceptance of Esther's blindness and his fatherly consideration for her—and the pathos of his farewell to his daughters' and insistence that the Nazarene was following them up the road to Bethany. From Dench we have come to expect much, and his performance as Mathias, the conservative brother of Esther, determined, in spite of his family, to save the honour, traditions—and the prosperity--of his house, was better than anything he has done so far. He acted with a vigour which alone could have conveyed Mathias' determination to the very end to shut out from his life the influence of these troublesome happenings, even though it meant sacrificing his sisters and carrying his father with him in spite of himself. Space does not allow of adequate, treatment of all, but it must be said once more that the outstanding feature of the production was that everybody was so good. Hilton, as Rachel, the other daughter of Salathiel, a convert to Christianity and in love with David, caught very well her eager enthusiasm and determination, her sympathy for Esther and her love for her father. Baker, as David, her lover and a fanatical young Christian, was most convincing, especially in his - grief at his betrayal of his master when strikes Mathias. Nathan, the old uncle, poet and devout believer in the new Messiah, lost nothing of his gentleness and dignity in Claybourn's performance, whilst by contrast, Burgess brought to young Jacob a freshness and fervour which were most attractive. Denison, as the Roman officer who falls in love with Esther, is particularly to be congratulated on the scene in which he declares his love. Barnabas, the father of David, and an official jealous of that social standing which is son has jeopardised by his outrageous behaviour, was very well depicted by Edinger, and Amos and Moreton missed nothing in their interpretation of Levi, the hard-headed merchant, Mathias' only real ally, and Isaac, the faithful steward to Salathiel. They all conveyed by their acting and their delivery a full sense of the beauty and power of Drinkwater's work. The production owed even more than usual to the beautiful setting which Mr. Fawcett designed and built. Once more he excelled himself, this time with an interior, the proportions, lines and colours of which were artistically as perfect as his ingenuity could make them. CAST.

Salathiel (A Rich Merchant of Jerusalem) Nathan (His Brother) Esther (His Elder Daughter) Rachel (His Younger Daughter) Mathias (His Son) David (Rachel's Lover) Levi (Another Merchant) Isaac (Salathiel's Steward) Jacob (A Servant) Roman Officer Barnabas (David's Fathr) Two Roman Guards Clerk 21

G. A. Radford G. R. Claybourn J. D. Swale J. C. Hilton J. D. Dench F. P. BakerJ. H. Amos •P. N. H. Moreton N. B. Burgess E. A. K. Denison L. Dl Edinger P. W. Weighill and J. E. Stuart D. E. Warren

J.T.C. NOTES. This 'term we have welcomed to the Carps, R.S.M.I. Power, M.B.E., who has • .already proved to us that he is a capable successor to C.S.M. Puddick, whose guiding presence has been greatly missed by all members of the Corps. Keen interest has been aroused in the innovation of the Company Commander's Flag, which is presented monthly to the best platoon in drill, turn out, and general efficiency. At the first presentation, held on the 30th October, Sgt. Blackburn, 7 Platoon, received the flag from the Headmaster. The Corps was inspected on the 13th November by the G.S.O. East and West Riding district, when advantage was taken of early darkness to stage a night manoeuvre, from which we learnt many valuable lessons. The 27th November saw Col. Heslop, Sub-district Commander, paying a visit to the Corps. After an inspection, at which he was favourably impressed with the turn-out, the Colonel presented to Sgt. Reynolds, 8 Platoon, the Company Flag. The band renewed its activities this term, and we must extend our grateful thanks to the instructors from the West Yorks. Regt., without whom the band could never have attained its present high standard. The general training of the Corps has been much as usual Capt. Harden has been instructing '7 Platoon in signalling, whilst 8 Platoon has been preparing for the section-leading part of Cert. A. Nos. 9 and 10 Platoons have had a series of outdoor manoeuvres and general instruction in fieldcraft, and 11 and 12 Platoons, consisting of recruits, have been ably instructed in elementary training by persevering N.C.O.'s. The following promotions took effect from the beginning of term :— To be C.S.M.—Sgt. Weighill. To be Sgts.—Cpls. Boyes and Shepherd L/Cpls. Blackburn, Clark, Reynolds, Speight, P. A. To be Cpls. L/Cpls. Baker, Chadwick, Denison, Garbett, Gregory, Haysey, Reaveley. To be L/Cpls.—Cdts. Forsythe, Hutchinson, Lennard, Macpherson, Rayson, Rignall, Rodger, Sykes, Wilson. The following promotions-took effect from the dates given :To be A/Drum Major—L/Cpl. Rodger (13/10/45). To be A/C.Q.M.S.—A/L/Cpl. Crowther (13/10/45). To be A/L/Sgts.—Cpls. Baker and Denison (17/11/45). To be A/L/Cpl.—Cdt. Dench (28/9/45). ;

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SHOOTING. This term only four matches were arranged. Of the four, one was won and the other three lost. The results were as follows :— Under " Country Life " conditions :Lost to Ampleforth, 481.465 lost to Denstone A, 566.528 beat the Boys' Training Company, Catterick, 528-466. Under " S.M.R.C." conditions :Lost to Denstone A, 702-653. Team :—P. A. Speight (capt.), J. Lennard, F. J. Chadwick, J. McD. L. Dook, P. Weighill, G. H. F. Reynolds, D. Hardisty, L. D. Edinger. ;

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FENCING. Fencing was started a year ago, purely as an " vtra," and twelve boys received instruction from R.S.M. Power. Four of these boys were left this year, and they have formed the nucleus of a flourishing fencing class, which has managed to produce a School Fencing Team of some quality, thus placing 22

it on a level with the other minor sports. Once the fencing had been well launched, Sgt.-Major Power miraculously produced complete sets of fencing equipment, including various foils, epees and sabres. The culmination of the term's work by the Fencing team was a match with the York Repertory Company, on Sunday, 9th December, in the Gymnasium. The match aroused great interest among the School, who crowded into the Gymnasium, where two planches " had been marked out, one under the supervision of Mr. Jackson, and the other under the supervision of R.S.M. Power. Unfortunately, at the last minute, two of the Repertory team were unable to attend, and they had to accept two of our beginners (Clement and Warren) as substitutes, who, although they put up a very plucky show, proved a severe handicap to the Repertory team. Results :P. A. Speight beat Douglas, Dudley, Clement and Warreq, and lost to Phillips. E. A. K. Denison beat Douglas, Dudley, Phillips, Clement and Warren. J. F. Blackburn beat Clement and Warren, and lost to Douglas, Dudley and Phillips. P. R. Sykes beat Douglas, Phillips, Clement and Warren, and lost to Dudley. F. P. •Baker beat Douglas, Phillips, Clement and Warren, and lost to Dudley. St. Peter's —19. Repertory Company-6.

SCOUTING. We record, with great pleasure, the return to the Troop of Col. K. G. Chilman, who has been in the Army since 1939. This term he has been picking up the threads with a view to resuming the control of the Junior Patrols next term. This term the Junior Patrols have taken possession of one of the huts as their own Scout Room, while the former Scout Room, which has hitherto served as the Headquarters of both Junior and Senior School Patrols, has become the home of the latter. Both rooms have been re-decorated and Patrol Corners are beginning to take shape and to be decorated according to their respective owners' taste. Owing to increased numbers, another Patrol has appeared in the Senior School. It chose to be known as the Seal Patrol, and has already established itself as a Patrol to be reckoned with. On 7th October, members of the Senior Patrols enjoyed a ten mile hike entirely across country. Starting near Whitwell we made our way to Castle Howard and then back to Kirkham, where we explored the ruins of the Abbey before catching our bus home. Once more we made a collection of toys, games, puzzles, etc., and goodsized packages of them were taken to the St. Hilda's and St. Stephen's Orphanages, and to the Children's Ward at the County Hospital, where they were received with much appreciation. On 8th December the whole Troop met together in the Senior Patrols' Scour` Roomfor an indoor Camp Fire, which proved to be one of the best that we have had. The items were all of a good standard, especially one put on by the Seal Patrol. We were pleased to welcome several of the Staff interested in Scouting, and a good number of ex-Scouts. Our heartiest congratulations are due to P.L. Frater on gaining the Bushman's Thong and Red and White All Round Cords, and to P.L. Ward on gaining the King's Scout badge. Frater's achievements are unique in the history of the Troop. •

Nineteen proficiency badges have been passed or re-passed during th term, among them were Ambulance—Secs. C. T. Groves and March, and Sc Pringle Pathfinder—P.L.'s Ward, Dawson and Warren Camper—P.L. Frater • Public Healthman—Sec. Spence Oarsman and Bird Warden—Sec. Smithson.. :

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The results of the Inter•Patrol Competitions were as follows :—Senior--, 1st Hounds, 2nd Beavers, 3rd Seals, 4th Otters Junior-1st Curlews, 2nd Wood Pigeons, 3rd Hawks, 4th Owls, 5th Peewits. ;

RUGBY FOOTBALL, 1945. RETROSPECT. An atmosphere of optimism prevails as we come to the end of the first half of our rugger season. Our list of results is not alone responsible for this mood. True, we have won the games which Old Boys are always most insistent that we should win, namely Worksop and Ampleforth, and no doubt there will be mafficking in remote corners of the earth on this account. We have also beaten Bradford for the first time, which gives us even greater satisfaction, since this team had an unbroken string of eight victories to its credit before coming to York. On the other hand, we were severely trounced by Denstone, and we failed: inexplicably, to beat Durham, when the people who work these things out said that we should have done. Yet we emerge from the term with a pleasant feeling of satisfaction. We .have seen some exhilarating rugger, and it might be of interest to examine the reasons. In the first place, whatever may be said against our 1st XV this term— and they have displayed puzzling form at times—no one can justly say tha t they were fettered by lack of ideas. If there is one outstanding defect in public school rugger it is the tendency to adopt rubberstamp tactics behind-the scrum. The onus lies with the halfbacks. To Macpherson and Graham, then, much of the credit must go for bringing colour into the game this season. But perhaps the most remarkable feature of our 1st XV has been its lively powers of recovery. They did not panic if they were down' a few points they seemed stimulated Never was this spirit more noticeable than in the Bradford match, when the game ended on a note in keeping with the best traditions of school-story rugger. ;

One of our most vexed problems this term has been possession of the ball in tight scrums. This was no fault of Wilson, the hooker, who did a good job. It was a question of fitting awkward shapes and sizes into a compact unit. In the loose, forwards have kept up a high standard of play. Shepherd's leadership has been exemplary. He never left any doubt as to who was in command and that is as it should be. ;

In other ways, he has proved himself a fine captain. Without bickering, he exacted every ounce of energy from his team. He was always cool-in an emergency. And he asked no one to do what he was not prepared to do himself. It is not surprising that we were continually being asked " Who's your scrum half ? Macpherson has improved the speed of his service from the scrum, and his elusive wriggle makes him a menace to the most tightly drawn defence. Time and again he came impudently through with the ball when we were being hard pressed. :

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Graham filled that most difficult position, stand-off half, ably. He is subiect to moods, but his kicking saved many situations, and his dropped goal against Worksop was the turning-point of the game. Of the three-quarters, Clark has set a fashion in straight running that others might follow with advantage. The best testimonial to his unselfishness lies in the five tries scored by Baker, his wing—who, incidentally, is a much improved player. Hardisty, too, has had a good term, and Boyes exploited his cut•in with great effect at times. Tomlinson, at full-back, has any amount of grit, and once he conquers his habit of being mesmerized by a bouncing ball, he will be really first-rate. He played some splendid games. It is impossible to discriminate between the forwards. Each, in his own way, contributed to the success of the team. Newdick has the true forward's relish for a scrap Drummond, Reavley and Denison put in a lot of work at close quarters ; Dook and Rodger were grand in the loose ; and no one would have known, when Griffiths played, that he was a substitute. Shepherd and Wilson have already been mentioned, both of whom showed their versatility in playing among the backs on occasions. Congratulations to Shepherd, Newdick and Clark on being selected to play in the Rosslyn Park Public School teams during the holidays. ;

TABLE OF RESULTS. 1st XV.

Saturday, 6th Oct. ... Saturday, 13th Oct. ... Saturday, 20th Oct. ... Wednesday, 31st Oct. Saturday, 10th Nov. ... Saturday, 17th Nov. ... Wednesday, 21st Nov. Saturday, 24th Nov. ...

Result. Lost Lost Won Lost Won Won Lost Won

F. 8 0 17 0 17 15 5 20

A. 14 39 0 22 0 12 9 6

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Result. Lost

A. 15

Leeds Grammar School 2nd XV ... Worksop College 2nd XV Drax 1st XV ... ... Bradford G.S. 2nd XV ... Durham School 2nd XV Ampleforth College 2nd XV ... Drax 1st XV ...

Result. Lost Lost Lost Lost Lost Lost Won

F. 3 0 3 3 0 0 23

A. 56 29 24 22 3 9 5

Result. Won Lost Lost Lost

F. 9

A. 8 14 20 8

Leeds 'Grammar School ... ... Denstone College ... Worksop College Barnard Castle School ... ... Giggleswick School Bradford Grammar School Durham School ... Ampleforth College A XV.

Wednesday, 14th Nov.

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Ripon Grammar School 2nd XV.

Saturday, 6th Oct. ... Saturday, 20th Oct. ... Wednesday, 31st Oct. Saturday, 17th Nov. ... Wednesday, 21st Nov. Saturday, 24th Nov. .t. Wednesday, 28th Nov.

Colts XV.

Saturday, 13th Oct. ... Saturday, 10th Nov. ..: Saturday, 1st Dec. ... Wednesday, 5th Dec.

Giggleswick School Colts Ampleforth College Colts Denstone College Colts Worksop Colkge Colts House Matches. Senior.

Semifinal: School House 9 noints, Manor 3 pointS. Temple 9 points, Rise 3 points. School House 8 points, Temple 0. Final : -

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Junior. Semi-final : School House 16 points, Manor 3 points. Temple 3 points, Rise 0. Temple 6 points, School House 0. Final : ST. PETER'S v. LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Played at Home, 6th October. Result : St. Peter's 8 points, Leeds 14 points. For the first match of the season the School were very evenly matched with a Leeds team, in which there were 13 of their previous year's side. The weather was fine. •

The School three-quarter.; attacked vigorously at first, and kept Leeds in their own " 25." From the " loose," Macpherson made an opening, passed to Drummond, who forced his way over for the first try, which Dook converted. The superiority of the Leeds pack in the set scrums soon began to tell, and their backs, given the ball more frequently, scored two unconverted tries, to give them a lead of six points to five at half-time. Soon after play had resumed, Clark broke away for the School and sent Hardisty over for a try, which was not converted. Leeds, however, soon regained, the lead through persistent attacks, the result of a better service from their pack. They added six points before " no-side " came. This was a good, fast three-quarter game, in which Leeds, unfortunately, had a monopoly of the hall. ST. PETER'S v. DENSTONE COLLEGE. Played at Denstone, 13th October. Result : Denstone 39 points, St. Peter's 0. Again we were favoured by good weather, but found the pitch rather peculiar. The score shows only too clearly that the School were beaten by a better side. However, the score could have been considerably lessened had threequarters tackled more resolutely and forwards worked in closer co-operation. Indeed, we might well have scored ourselves, given the chance to attack. Instead we were forced onto the defensive throughout the entire game, for the opposing forwards were able continuously to feed a very fast and heavy three-quarter line. At half-time the score was 21 points to nil. Nor did the second half bring any improvement, for when Hardisty had to leave the field with a cut hand, it was all the School could do to keep down the additional score to 18 points. Whatever the result may imply, we can at least claim to have gained much useful knowledge from the match the three-quarters to pass the ball quickly to the wings, and the forwards to " heel " cleanly and keep up with the ball in the " loose." ;

ST. PETER'S v. WORKSOP COLLEGE. Played at Home, 20th October. Result : St. Peter's 17 points, Worksop 0. The Denstone match had shown the need for a " re-shuffle " of the pack. So with the forwards reorganised, Shepherd again at wing-forward and Boyes included at centre three-quarter, we faced our most important fixture with greater confidence. 26

After 10 minutes' play the score was 9 points to nil in our favour. Baker was first to score in the corner, following a fine three-quarter movement. Dook converted. This was followed by a perfect drop-goal by Graham, an achievement rarely seen in School rugger. For the rest of this very exciting first half, play was confined to our own half, Worksop making dangerous forward rushes, but without scoring. In the second half the School three-quarters were unlucky not to score. A penalty try, awarded for afoul on Baker, when he was almost certain to score, and converted by Dook, added a further five points, and the score was completed by a try from Denison, who broke through from the " line-out." This game showed the side at its best, and a specal word must be said for two brilliant conversions by Dook, both taken from a very wide angle. ST. PETER'S v. BARNARD CASTLE SCHOOL.

Played at Barnard Castle, 31st October. Result : Barnard Castle 22 points, St. Peter's 0. Such an anti-climax to the Worksop match was unaccountable. The only explanation is that we were playing away on a strange pitch, and with an incomplete side. The 'scoring in the first half was entirely against the run of the play, for with a favourable wind, the School side attacked and kept their opponents almost continually in their own half. After half-time came a breakdown in the School defence, for whenever Barnard Castle gained possession of the ball, it happened that by the time it reached the wing they had a " man over." This was perhaps the result of allowing the opposing fly-half too much freedom of action. Although Barnard Castle had a strong team we are quite convinced that had the fixture been played on our ground the score would have been greatly changed. ST. PETER'S v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL.

Played at Giggleswick, 10th November. Result : St. Peter's 17 points, Giggleswick 0. It was a cold day, but on a pitch which resembled our own—more so than any of the other away pitches—the School played much improved football. Soon after the start of play, Baker scored for the School when the ball had passed along the entire three-quarter line. The try was not converted. This same movement was repeated with like success, Baker again scoring an unconverted try. The opening stages of the second half saw Giggleswick, helped partly by misunderstandings among the School side, attacking dangerously. They came very close to scoring. But although to a certain extent they maintained this attack, the School were able to score twice, largely due to the efforts of the halves, Macpherson and Graham, who, as a combination, played one of their best games. Clark touched down on both occasions, having received passes from, Graham and Boyes. Dook converted the latter of these. The score was completed by a good individual try by Clark. As opposed to their " showing " at Barnard Castle, the three-quarters could hardly have seemed the same players, and the forwards, frequently making dangerous rushes, got through a great amount of work. 27

ST. PETER'S v. BRADFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

Played at Home, 17th November. Result St. Peter's 15 points, Bradford 12 points. As we soon found out, Bradford, never before beaten by a St. Peter's side, were to prove formidable opponents. The School scored first, following on a three-quarter movement on the right wing, Hardisty touching down after Macpherson had made the opening. Bradford, however, soon replied, when one of their forwards broke 'away in the " loose." Then their left wing scored in the corner. Again through their speed and opportunism the Bradford forwards, keeping well up to the ball, were able to make the score nine points to three. They completed their twelve points with a further unconverted try. Although from the touch-line matters doubtless looked very grim, the team were confident that they could retrieve the situation. From the moment the whistle blew for the second half, by their inspired play they must have conveyed such an impression of confidence to the spectators. The School were awarded a free kick, and with a fine long distance kick, Dook added three points to our score. This proVe.d the turning point of the match. The School " backs," contrary to their poor display in the first half, now really took up the attack. Clark cut through the Bradford defence and was the first to score. Then Hardisty, making full use of an elusive hand-off, made a great run along the touch-line to equalise. Nobody doubted that the School would score again, and one could feel the tense expectancy of the spectators, who witnessed countless attacks of the School three-quarters, all grimly repulsed by the resolute tackling of the Bradford backs, and more especially of the full-back, who pulled Baker up on two occasions when he was within feet of scoring. The try did come at last, when least expected. From a " line-out " near the Bradford line, Rodger plunged . over beneath a' crowd of opponents. The three-quarters only came into the picture in the second half, and perhaps even then their methods were too orthodox. Macpherson, at scrumhalf, played one of his greatest games, and was a constant source of trouble to the Bradford defence. The forwards played a hard game throughout, and. ably led by Shepherd, saved the game. It was, indeed, their day. •

ST. PETER'S v. DURHAM SCHOOL.

Played at Durham, 21st November. Result : Durham 9 points, St. Peter's '5 points. Viewed from both sides, the most that can be said for this game is that it was " scrappy "; from our point of view, because our three-quarters were never given opportunity to show their attacking skill ; from the opposing point of view, because whenever their three-quarters did get the ball, the efforts to break through our defence came to nought. The play was confined mainly to our own half, and only in the closing stages of the game were the three-quarters able to develop their attack. Clark,• catching the defence on the wrong foot, scored the first try, which was converted by Graham. Durham were next to score under rather unusual circumstances. The School pack heeled the ball, were pushed over their own goal line with the ball still in their side of the scrum, and the opposing wing forward dived into our scrum to touch down for a try. Half-time came with the score 5-3 in our favour. The game continued to move now one way, now the other, until, from a penalty, the Durham scrum-half kicked a drop-goal, to give his side the lead. This lead they increased from a break through in the loose to nine points. seemed the School backs were beginning to attack No-side came just as dangerously. 28

ST. PETER'S v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE. Played at Home, 24th November. Result : St. Peter's 20 points, Ampleforth 6 points: Although we knew Ampleforth had beaten Durham, on our own pitch once more we approached this match with all confidence. Nor did that confidence fall away when Ampleforth snatched two quick opportunities, scoring on both occasions. The School team, undeterred by this six points deficit, fought back hard, especially the forwards. From a litie•out the ball was passed between several forwards, and Shepherd fought his way over for a try, which was converted by Graham. In the second half, inspired by Shepherd's example, the forwards put new life into the game, and very soon Graham, selling the dummy twice, ran through the Ampleforth defence to score a try which he himself converted. The School maintained their attack, and Macpherson, Skilfully avoiding the opposing wing forward, broke away on the blind side, beat several opponents, and sent Hardisty over for a superb try. Dook converted with a good long kick. A further try was forthcoming when Graham broke through to pass to Clark, who touched down between the posts. Graham made his third conversion. •

Individually, Shepherd, who led the pack, Rodger and Denison were the most prominent forwards. The three-quarters did not combine as well as they might have done. At full-back, Tomlinson gave a good display of sure fielding and accurate touchfinding. Upon him many of the best Ampleforth efforts were broken.

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL. The beginning of this term saw another very important step forward in the progress of St. Olave's School as the Junior School of St. Peter's. The establishment of a °second boarding house practically doubles the number of boarders and so makes a better proportion in the School. There were 53 new boys admitted for this term, 28 boarders and 25 day boys, making a total of 165 in the School. The arrangement for two .sittings for the mid-day dinner made it possible for all the boys who wished to have this meal to do so, and thus become day boarders. No less than 57 took advantage of this arrangement, and we understand they thoroughly enjoyed their meals. We should like, in these notes, to welcome very heartily Mr. and Mrs. Blunt, who have taken over St. Olave's boarding house. Unfortunately, Mr. Blunt could not stay for the whole term, as he was not released from the Army, but Mrs. Blunt " held the fort " very ably and proved herself most thoughtful for the boys in the House. Mr. and Mrs. Calder started Albany House well on its way as a Junior boarding house, and they had a very successful first term. The boys of both houses have all their meals in St. Olave's, so there is a constant ebb and flow between the houses. The return of Mr. K. G. Chilman, the first of our serving masters to come back to us, was welcomed at our first assembly of term, and Mr. Chilman took over his old position as master-in-charge of the Junior School games. It will be appreciated that it was no easy task for Mr. Chilman to learn and recognise 165 new faces, many of whom seem so very much alike ! We also welcomed Sgt.-Major Power as our new Gym. Instructor, and we may say at once that he has proved a very worthy successor to Sgt.-Major Puddick. It was obviously not practicable to hold a Gym. Display this term, but we shall hope to do so in future. 20

The Junior School Prize-giving was again held separately, but this year in the Big Hall. Most of the boys managed to squeeze into the gallery, and the whole of the seating in the Hall was occupied by parents and visitors. The Headmaster commenced the proceedings by a speech in which he referred to the general progress of St. Olave's as an integral part of St. Peter's School, and welcomed the circumstances which had made it possible to increase 'the number of boarders and so take advantage of the very large number of applications for places. He referred to the departure of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Ping from SCOlave's Boarding House, and spoke in high terms of the great care and attention Mrs. Ping had given to the personal welfare of the boys in the house during the 24 years. Mr. Ping would, he hoped, be heard and seen in the School for some time to come. In a brief resume of the work of the Junior School, Mr. Ping (on behalf of Mrs. Ping and himself) thanked the Headmaster for his generous appreciation and said that the very busy life at St. Olave's had given many compensations by residence in the beautiful house and surroundings. Mr. Ping mentioned the several scholarships and exhibitions won by boys from St. Olave's, the games and athletic successes, and referred particularly to the number of boys who had learnt to swim at School. He stressed the great importance of boys learning to swim during their early years. Mr. Ping also announced that Mr. T. R. Walshaw would be leaving St. Olave's at the end of the term. This would be regretted by all, and Mr. Ping said he was sure that parents and boys would wish to express their thanks to Mr. Walshaw for the untiring work he had done in the School for the games and other activities. The Headmaster then asked Professor J. M. Jones, Leeds University, to present the prizes and to address the boys. After handing the prizes to the individual boys (the full list is given below), Professor Jones congratulated the boys on their achievements, and he also congratulated the boys and the parents on their association with a school of such standing and tradition as St. Peter's. He referred to the continuity of the School and its work, and traced its course through some of its difficult periods. He believed that with the goodwill of parents, and the. good spirit of the boys—both in work and games—that the School would continue its great work uninterruptedly. On behalf of parents, the vote of thanks to Professor Jons was proposed by Mr. G. C. Wheway and acclaimed with applause. The whole School was given a half-term break from 1st November to 7th November (this included two V.J. days), and when we re-assembled, everybody seemed to have thoroughly enjoyed the holiday. Of the many events which crowded into the last half of the term, we should like to mention a nature study record. After the holiday, no less than 28 different kinds of wild flowers were brought in to Mr. Ping, including a cowslip gathered in a field on 5th November ! So much for the very mild autumn. The end of term came about too soon with exams, the School play, and a very crowded Hestmanden party it which farewells were said and sung to Mr. Walshaw, wishing him all success and good luck in the future. As a final word we should like to congratulate David Knowles on being chosen as the St. Olave's representative to read a lesson at the Carol Service. 30

PRIZEWINNERS. The Whytehead Memorial Prize for Scripture—R. F. Wyman. The O.P. Club Prize for Reading—R. F. Wyman and H. Golightly. Art Prize—D. Haley. Music Prize-1 J. Calder, 2 D. Rymer. Form Prizes : J VA—D. Kellett. J VB—D. Coverdale and D. Franklin. J IVA—E. Robinson. J IVB—D. A. Haxby. J III—J. B. Webster. J II—R. Priestley. J I—P. B. Wilson. Special—I. Hanham. SALVETE. Boarders.—C. J. Bevan (St. 0.), W. D. Blease (Albany), W. J. Burdass • (Albany), G. M. B. Corry (St. 0.), E. G. Dixon (St. 0.), G. E. Glasson (St. 0.), D. A. C. Heigham (Albany), D. G. Hilton (St. 0.), D. C. Holmes (Albany), W. G. Horsley (St. 0.), K. A. Howard (St. 0.), A. J. Isherwood (Albany), R. M. Johnson (St. 0.), D. W. H. McDougle (St. 0.), J. W. Megginson (St. 0.), J. W. Phillis (Albany), T. S. Priestley (Albany), G. B. Pullan (Albany); H. W. J. Rigg (Albany), T. E. Thomas (Albany), E. K. Walker (Albany), 0. C. Wetherell (Albany), P. R. White (St. 0.), M. J. Wood (Albany), T. R. M. Sheriff (Albany). J. Calder, N. M. Hodd, and P. Newton became Boarders from Day Boys. Day Boys.—D. G. Barton, J. D. Birch, I. G. Clarkson, J. W. Coates, P. Crowe, P. M. Duffield, T. A. Foy, G. W. Gears, J. M. Hamilton, J. C. M. Herring, R. M. Hick, J. M. Jagger, G. C. J. Kirk, G. D. Lambert, H. C. Marshall, A. M. Marsh, R. J. Murphy, R. S. Oloman, A. L. Pegg, G. W. Riley, P. Smith, D. A. Stabler, J. A. Stark, D. Tonks, D. M. Walker, B. B. Wennington. VALETE. J. N. Almgill, C. Abbey, D. Belchamber, D. McGarrigle. ST. OLAVE'S. The term brought considerable changes to the Junior boarding house. Under a new regime it now consisted of two houses : St. Olave's and Albany, with a total of 53 boarder's. Mr. Ping's fine drawing room became a Dining Room for the whole junior house, and the former Dining Room became the St. Olave's Common Room, where ping-pong and chess proved very popular. A senior and junior ping-pong "ladder aroused great enthusiasm, being won by McDougle and Bevan respectively. Ratcliffe, Goodburn, Knowles and Calder were appointed monitors in the House. A great deal of energy was daily expended on the roller-skating track, and with a football. In the first week of term the two houses played the first of several football matches—both rugger and soccer—and a keen though friendly rivalry was stirred. At both games, Maxwell, though small in size, showed up as a budding player of courage. Later in the term the Ampleforth College Junior XV were entertained to tea. For more sedate moments the broadcasts of " The Count of Monte Cristo " were enjoyed, and from time to time visits to the Minster and City Walls satisfied some interests. 31

The last part. of term, as usual, brought a succession of big events—the School play, School matches and Carol Service. Christmas decorating was done with gusto, chiefly by the boys, and a large Christmas tree was very kindly given by a parent—Mr. Allanson. The monitors constructed a delightful crib, which stood in the Hall, and the Common Room and Dining Room were filled with streamers. The Christmas party was a very happy occasion, and we all enjoyed entertaining the Headmaster and Mrs. Dronfield and Patrick, and the teaching staff of the Junior School. After tea and games, a conjuror mystified old and young alike with his magic. This pleasant evening rounded off the term most satisfactorily. ALBANY HOUSE.

22nd September, 1945, was a historic occasion for the 28 boarders-16 of them new to the School—whose names will be recorded as the first members of this new Junior House. After a somewhat boisterous week-end, during which we became acquainted with one another, and learned to find our way around, friendships were made, and the House entered upon the first stage of its history. The monitors, Hodd, Cawood, Tyne and Cole, soon proved their worth, and, a few weeks later, Hodd, James, Walshaw, and Cawood were congratulated upon their selection for the St. Olave's XV. Several boys, including Burdass, James, and Priestley, have done well at School, while the results of the rugger and soccer matches against St. Olave's have been fairly even. These facts all justify the belief that we have made a satisfactory start. Miss Mason's Doolittle Club has been a popular Saturday evening feature, followed on Sundays by a selection of weird noises issuing from the Drawing Room or the Common ROom, when' the choristers and others, assisted occasionally by visitors from St. Olave's, have held concerts. Simpson, a guest artist from St. Olave's, received rounds of applause for his performance at one of these. Many of us either are, or want to become, scouts or cubs, and we believe that everybody has spent some of his spare time making a glider or a model aeroplane. What else could we do when the continuation of fuel restrictions, or some other cause, interfered with our " winter warmers "? Our Christmas 'Party was an outstanding success ; after a good start at St. Olave's, we had games and a competition separately, and finally joined forces in Albany House for an entertainment by Barbo, the magician. ST. .0LAVE'S CUBS.

Much against our will, dark evenings and bad weather have driven us indoors a good deal this term. But once there, we found plenty of interesting things to do and, although there has not been quite so much star work as usual, there was no lack of useful activity in other directions. As Walshaw has gone up to the Troop, Paul Wetherell became Sixer of the Blues, and Everitt was made Pack Leader. We shall be very sorry to have to say goodbye to these two and also to Sixer D. J. Bird and Cecil Ridley, who all go to join the Scouts in January. They have been exceptionally keen members of the Pack. The only newcomers were Quickfall and McGarrigle, who both started at Dringhouses. It is disappointing that McGarrigle has to leave us again so soon, and we hope he will be able to carry on with Cubbing at his new school. Early in the term we did manage to have some outdoor meetings, including two great games of Cowboys and Indians on the Golf Course, when there was still enough undergrowth to provide good—if rather muddy—cover for the trackers. 32

Unfortunately, it was impossible to take the whole Pack for a real country expedition, but one fine Saturday in October, Akela and ten Cubs, including the Sixers and three Seconds, made a trip to Strensall. When we got off the bus near the Camp, two of the party made themselves responsible for finding the route by map and compass. On the way we found several interesting varieties of toadstool and made quite a collection of wild plants to.take back to Mr. Ping for identification. By the time we reached the Common everyone was ravenously hungry, so we collected wood and made a fire on a patch of bare ground, and round this we had tea. It was great fun afterwards disguising the place so as to leave no traces of the fire. Games and a sing-song and then the tramp back to the village ended a happy afternoon. In a soccer game against the non-Cubs, on 9th October, we had to put up a stiff fight, and the match was finally drawn, Gordon Ridley scoring one goal for us and Gears one goal for the opposing side. At indoor meetings, besides routine affairs, we had charades, an animal guessing game which brought to light some clever mimics, and a mock fire. In this everyone had to dress in the dark on hearing the alarm and assemble at the scene of action. Several Cubs " slept " so noisily that they never heard the signal) On 8th October, Miss M. Smith, the Assistant District Commissioner for Cubs, came to visit us for the first time. Akela made her promise in front of the Pack and was presented with her warrant. Afterwards Miss Smith talked to us and was invited to judge a display of models made from conkers and match boxes.. She said it was very difficult to decide whose were the best, but finally decided on the Red Six. These tiny objects were 'good practice for, in November, we had the unexpected luck to .get hold of a sack of wood, and with great enthusiasm set to work making toys. Here we must thank Mr. Hart for all the help and advice he gave us with them. The shortage of tools and paint made it difficult to finish the models as well as we should have liked, but by the end of the term there was a gay assembly, including lorries, ships and dolls' furniture. Moore, DeLittle and Rymer took these and other things we had collected to the York City General Hospital. The Matron said her small patients would be very thrilled, and invited any of the Cubs to go to visit the Children's Ward on Christmas Day. We hope the children there will get as much pleasure from playing with the toys as we did from making them. The Pack was very keen to get up a play for the end of term, but by the time we found a suitable one there was only a fortnight left to do everything. The actors worked so hard, however, that on Friday, 14th December, we were able to present a shortened version of " Dotheboys Hall " (taken by Evelyn Smith from Dickens) to the rest of St. Olave's. Mr. Nix very kindly helped us to fix up a stage complete with curtains, and Mr. Dronfield and Mr. Ping and other visitors were present at the performance. Wackford Squeers (F. Scorgie) and his wife (H. Macdonald) threw themselves into their parts with great gusto. Srnike (D. Macpherson) and the other inmates of the sorry establishment looked fittingly bedraggled and spiritless, while C. Moore as Nickleby played the well-bred and indignant young hero. There were many obvious faults in the production—not least, perhaps, its brevity—but everyone thoroughly enjoyed doing it, and it was certainly good experience. It bras whetted our appetites for bigger things. -

Below is a list of the Cubs taking part -:

DOTHEBOYS' HALL " " By Evelyn Smith. Adapted from " Nicholas Nickleby

by Charles Dickens.

CAST. Nicholas Nickleby Mr. Wackford Squeers, of Dotheboys' Hall Mrs. Squeers, his wife ... Smike Bolder Tompkins Mobbs Pupils at Dotheboys' Hall Cobbey Graymarsh Other boys

Christopher Moore Fraser Scorgie Hamish Macdonald David Macpherson David Rymer Mons Bengtsson Rupert Dodsworth James De Little Martin Wheway John Dent, Irvine Collins.

Awards in the Pack this term are as follows :2nd Star Sixer Moore. 1st Star De Little, P. Danton. Proficiency Badges Observer Sixer Moore, Second Scorgie. Team Player Sec. Scorgie, Macdonald. Gardener Sixer Everitt, Sec. Scorgie, Macdonald. House Orderly Sixer Moore. Inter-Six Points Competition Reds 187, Yellows 174, Greens 149, Blues 143. RUGGER. Owing to the very mild and dry autumn we were able to play games on all but about three half-holidays. The " high lights " were home and away matches with Ampleforth College Juniors and the House " matches. Against Ampleforth on 20th November we lost by 27 points to 3, but in the return game at York, on 29th November, lost a hard, even game by 9 points to 6. :

Spartans beat Thebans, 12-0, in the finals of the House rugger, and Thebans beat the Etruscans, 2 1, in the Junior House finals at soccer. -

In saying goodbye and good luck to Mr. J. R. Walshaw, we again thank him for all the trouble he has taken in running our games. Also our thanks go to Miss Allen and Miss Mason, and C. S. Shepherd and his two colleagues from the Senior School who have taken games when we have been short of referees.

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THE PETERITE Vol. XXXVIII

MAY, 1946

No. 312

EDITORIAL There were moments in the long nightmare of the war when the links with the years before 1939 seemed irretrievably severed. Change, of course, is inevitable and inseparable from progress, and in the march of events we have -o other wish than to take our place in the vanguard. But the restrictions and . Ice shifts and expedients imposed by the war seemed likely in their cumulative feet to obliterate for all time much that was precious to us. It Was; therefore, .nth particular pleasure that we welcomed the news that Commemoration on something like the old scale would be possible in 1946. Three days at the end of the coming term will be devoted to the festival, and we print elsewhere in this issue a provisional programme of the events. The ill-health which has necessitated the resignation of the Ven. A. C. .nd from the Archdeaconry of York will be regretted by all Peterites. For qpny years Archdeacon England, who is Vice-Chairman of the Governors, has 11 1 familiar figure to us. We have learnt to appreciate to the full his I iness, his geniality, his zest, and his unfailing interest in all which , _ned the well-being of the School. He has been one of the most pfo:..inent and active of our Governors, and in days gone by his advice and guidance on financial matters have been of particular value. We write at the moment when he is about to undergo an operation at the Purey Cust Nursing Home, and hope that when our words are in print he will be well on the way to • - ry. We hope, too (and believe), that his retirement to Levisham, near ng, will not mean his withdrawal from the affairs of St. Peter's. We deeply regret the severance of an association with one whom we all it.,.. I with so much affection and esteem. The invitation to an Old Peterite, Mr. Philip R. Morris, C.B.E., M.A., M.A. to nt the prizes at Commemoration was singularly happy and appropriate. _. .is' appointment, last February, to the Vice-Chancellorship of the University of bristol was a signal honour, and a well-deserved recognition of the reputation which he has built up by his previous services to education, notably as DirectorGeneral of Army Education in the war. We look forward with pleasure to his visit, confident that an address given by one of such experience and eminence in the educational world will have the essential quality of understanding. A valuable aspect of the Commemoration arrangements is the opportunity which will be afforded to Old Peterites to discuss their affairs at a general meeting, at which, it is hoped, a large and representative number will be present. Thr-e is n ) doubt that the incidence of the war has necessitated some revision of the/ . .ganization of the O.P. Club. Six years of war have inevitably weakened its cohesion and much could be done to strengthen the ties between the members of the Club and the present School. We have no doubt that O.P.'s are fully alive to such considerations and that the dinner and business meeting vdill produce definite results. The Easter term, to which this number refers, was remarkable for the return of most of those members of the teaching staff who had been absent on i war service. We are grateful indeed to the many ladies and gentlemen who as '' - v members of the staff gave us such valuable help in the war period. a we should never have surmounted the difficulties of the emergency. i ,,.'.. • ess to a feeling of satisfaction at seeing the masters' stalls in Chapel wea' again their old, familiar aspect—familiar at least to the most senior boys and : 'hose older members of the staff who themselves were exempt from -

CONTENTS Page 1

Editorial Commemoration, 1946 Obituary

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Old Peterite News ...

The Staff on War Service ... The School Calendar Engagement ... Valete and Salvete

School Officers

Notes and Items 11

House Notes ... The Oxford Cup, 1945 , 46 ... The Chapel ... The Library ...

The Debating Society

The Music Society ... The Art Club Chess

The Natural Science Society A Visit to the National Glass Works

School Concert

J.T.C.

Scouting

Shooting

Fencing Athletics

Rowing

Rugby Football

Squash

Boxing Cricket Fixtures, 1946 The Junior School ...

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Editorial Notices

direct war service. The latter, who bore so much of the heat and burden of the long and arduous war years, will no doubt welcome their return with relief as well as pleasure, knowing that their load will be lightened. The calls of the services depleted our staff as it was in 1939 by nearly fifty per cent., and it is highly gratifying that almost all of them are now restored to us. We would draw attention to the article in this issue which gives some brief account of their various experiences. The teaching staff, of course, has had to grow with the School and now numbers about 30, as against 17 or 18 in pre-war days. In a school of this kind generous staffing is vital. Only so can we provide the necessary variety in advanced courses and maintain a worthy standard of teaching and supervision. A notable achievement in the past term was the brilliant victory in Athletics over Ampleforth. Competitive athletic meetings are for us an innovation—our first was an improvised fixture last year, at which the honours went to Ampleforth —and so decisive a turning of the tables against a school which has treated Athletics with the seriousness it deserves for many years gave us great satisfaction. The detailed results show some excellent performances, and the wholesale breaking of records at the annual inter-house contest is another indication of the great development in this branch of School sport. The completely inadequate dining-room accommodation—inadequate, that is, for the School as it has now grown—has presented serious problems of organization for some time. We are glad, therefore, that the removal of this disability has not had to await the materialization of our building plans as a whole. A temporary, though substantial dining-hall, large enough for our needs, is to be built immediately. To reassure those who, justifiably, are suspicious of building projects in these days, we may add that the contractors are at work on the foundations as we go to press.

COMMEMORATION, 1946 As has been previously announced, plans are being made this term to resume the normal peace-time Commemoration arrangements. Since this will be the first opportunity since the war for a re-union of Old Boys at the School, every effort is being made to ensure that everyone whose address is known receives an invitation. In this connection we should welcome information regarding Old Peterites who have, for one reason or another, lost touch with the School in recent years. The programme of events, which will be sent in greater detail to all Old Peterites in due course, is as follows :— Friday, 26th July. Morning. Two-day Cricket Match, School v. Old Peterite.s, begins. (R. A. Stratton, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, is organising the O.P. side.) 5-30 p.m. Meeting of Old Peterites. (This meeting is not limited to those who are members of the O.P. Club.) .

Saturday, 27th July. 11 a.m. Speech Day and Prize Distribution by P. R. Morris, Esq., M.A.,

Vice-Chancellor of Bristol University and an Old Peterite. Cricket Match continued. Boat Races, etc. (Those Old Peterites wishing to row in one or other of the races should write to K. H. Rhodes.) Evening. Old Peterite Dinner (place and time to be arranged). Afternoon.

Sunday, 28th July. 11 a.m. Commemoration Service. (Owing to the fact that space in the

Chapel is strictly limited, it is intended that admission to this Service should be by ticket only and that tickets should only be issued to Old Peterites.) 2

OBITUARY LANCELOT ROUGIER FOSTER We regret to record the death, at his home in Sunderland, of Mr. L. R. Foster, O.B.E., on Thursday, 21st March, 1946. Mr. Foster, who was at St. Peter's in the late seventies and early eighties, was a well-known Sunderland solicitor and for 31 years, until his retirement in May, 1945, was Secretary of the Sunderland Conservative Association. He was a day-boy at School, being a native of York, where his grandfather had been Sheriff, and was admitted a solicitor in January, 1888. He became a partner in the Sunderland firm of Huntly, Foster, and Russell, and was vicepresident of the Sunderland Law Society in 1903 and president in 1915. His connection with the Sunderland Conservative Association extended over a period of more than 50 years, a devotion which was recognised by the members of the Association by the presentation of a silver tray and silver tea and coffee service on his retirement a year ago. Beginning as a voluntary worker as far back as 1892, Mr. Foster was invited to become agent for Houghton-le-Spring in 1901, and in 1913 became secretary of the Sunderland Conservative Association. In all, he conducted, as agent, eight election campaigns, in seven of which he was successful in securing the return of Conservative candidates for the Borough. In the war of 1914.18 Mr. Foster was over military age, but joined the recruiting staff, at the request of the military authorities, with the rank of captain. In the recent war he was an active member of the Sunderland Local Committee of the Ministry of Information and of many other committees engaged in various phases of the war effort. In 1938 his services had earned him the award of the O.B.E. Mr. Foster, who was 79 at the time of his death, leaves a widow and two daughters, both married. The funeral, preceded by a service at Christ Church, of which he was churchwarden for some years, took place on Saturday, 23rd

OLD PETERITE NEWS ROLL OF HONOUR T. D. Ambler. P. Heywood. H. D. F. Amor. J. R. Hollington. M. Biggin. B. H. W. Jackson. J. A. Brittain. P. A. Johnstone. M. J. Buckle. P. D. Johnstone. J. W. Butler. B. Lee (St. Olave's). M. Q. Carlton. R. C. Lynch. A. P. Coombe. H. A. Milburn. J. D. Croasdale. I. Mitchell. J. Dales. L. H. W. Parkin. J. B. Deas. H. C. Pexton. . S. Dodds. J. R. Rainford. A. W. Douglas. H. W. Richardson. T. B. J. Eveleigh. C. M. Robson. J. P. Farrow. J. B. Shillitoe. J. M. Ferguson. G. S. Stead (Master). F. W. Fineron. J. W. Stead. J. H. Foster. H. L. Taylor. J. H. Fothergill. L. Telfor. J. Garnham. J. R. Walters. J. Glaves. W. L. Walters.. S. M. Green. M. A. Wellington (St. Olave's). R. T. J. Griffiths. J. Williams (St. Olave's). The above list contains the addition of the name of John Walton Stead (School House, 1931.35), whose death in action, in Malaya, on 17th February, 1942, has , now been officially presumed. Previously he had been reported .. missing., 3

In all, the records in the possession of the School show that forty-two Old Peterites, three who were Old Olavites only, and one Master made the supreme sacrifice. May we repeat our request that any readers who may have further information will communicate with us at once ? It is important that the list should be as complete as possible. OLD PETERITE MASONIC LODGE It was mentioned in the last issue that proposals were being discussed for the formation of an Old Peterite Masonic Lodge. A number of favourable replies have already been received, and it is intended to have a meeting at an early date to discuss details and petition for a warrant. As far as can be seen at present there will be about twenty founders, and there are quite a number of applicants for membership. If any Old Peterite is interested, will he please write to Brigadier C. C. Fairweather, 23 The Crescent, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, informing him whether he would like to become (a) a founder or (b) a joining member. It is probable that the meeting to discuss details will be held at York on Commemoration Day, when it is hoped a large number of Old Peterites will be present. It would be a great help to Brigadier Fairweather if Old Peterites who are interested and who are Masons will communicate with him prior to the proposed meeting. ITEMS Mr. P. R. Morris, C.B.E., M.A. (1913.20), whose appointment as ViceChancellor of Bristol University was recorded in our last issue, has accepted the chairmanship of the provisional committee to establish a Bureau of Current Affairs sponsored by the Carnegie United Kingdom Trustees. The aim is a peace-time version of " ABCA,' the Army Bureau of Current Affairs, which would continue and extend the same kind of valuable service for the benefit of the community in general. R. A. Stratton (The Manor, 1938.43) gained his Hockey Blue at Cambridge and kept goal against Oxford in the match on Saturday, 16th March, which ended in a draw, 3-3. Stratton had already been awarded a war-time Blue for cricket, keeping wicket in last year's 'Varsity match, and we congratulate him on his double distinction. He is to organize the Old Peterite side to play against the School during the Commemoration festivities in July. It is hoped that Norman Yardley will be able to play in this match. We were glad to hear that both A. B. Sellers (the Manor, 1921.24), whose award of the O.B.E. was recorded in our issue of October last, and N. W. D. Yardley (School House, 1928.34) are expected to play regularly for Yorkshire this season. Sellers resumes duty as captain, a post in which he was conspicuously successful in pre-war county cricket ; and his appointment to the England Selection Committee is evidence of his eminence in the cricket world to-day. P. R. G. Graham (School House, 1935.40) has continued to distinguish himself at rugger for St. Mary's Hospital. He was outstanding in the triumphant progress of the St. Mary's team in the Middlesex " Seven-aside " Competition at Twickenham, which the Hospital won by defeating Cardiff, 13-3, in the final. Lt.-Commander S. G. S. Pawle, R.N.V.R. (School House, 1927.31), won the Squash Rackets Championship of Malta. The competition attracted nearly 50 entries from the Services, and Pawle went through five rounds without losing a single game. In the final he beat Lt. F. A. Nunn, R.N.V.R., by 9-4, 10-8, 9-4. It will hardly be news, though it should be recorded here, that C. M. Shadwell (1910.14) has severed his long connection with the B.B.C. and has resigned from his position as conductor of the Variety Orchestra, which he has held since 1936. The aspect of his work most familiar to the public at large has been, of course, his association with the long-lived " Itma " programme. Since April he has no longer contributed to it his ingenious musical arrangements or suffered in silence (or at best with a stuttering effort at self-defence) the 4

witticisms of the notorious governor of that very far-flung outpost of Empire, Tomtopia. We wish Mr. Shadwell good luck in his new venture. The following excerpt from a letter from the Rev. J. A. Easten (1881.90) is of great interest and should appeal particularly to Peterites who were at the School fifty and more years ago. Mr. Easten wrote to protest against an error in the list, printed in our February number, of O.P.'s who attended the dinner in London last November :—" . . . . I feel that the memory of the ' Adamites' House,' i.e., Clifton Green House, should not be wiped out without protest. I was not at the School House, as alleged, but at Clifton Green House, first under the Rev. Thomas Adams, nephew of Professor Adams, the great astronomer, then under the Rev. H. Lowther Clarke, afterwards Archbishop of Melbourne, then under the Rev. C. R. Gilbert, afterwards Headmaster of King Henry VIII's School, Coventry, and lastly under the Rev. A. E. Burton, who is still living and is Rector of Litcham, Norfolk. Gilbert was an outstanding teacher of mathematics, and one of his pupils, Thompson, was first in all England in the mathematical part of the Indian Civil Service Examination." Mr. Easten retired in April from the living of Colton, in Norfolk, and is now living at 39 Chart Lane, Reigate, Surrey. We must confess that we do not feel very contrite about the unintentional mistake in our last number, since it has inspired such interesting reminiscences. ENGAGEMENT From " The Times " of Wednesday, 8th May :— " The engagement is announced between Norman Walter Dransfield Yardley, only son of Mr. P. D. Yardley, The Grove, Royston, Barnsley. and Antonia Marguerite, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. S. Meares, Prospect House, Kilbourne, Derbyshire." OXFORD LETTER 17th March, 1946. To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, It has become increasingly apparent during the last two terms that activities in Oxford are quickly resuming their normal course. The Boat Race is once more to be rowed from Putney to Mortlake, Blues are again being awarded, and for those colleges which are fortunate enough, Bump Suppers have been restored. There has been a considerable influx of ex•servicemen into the colleges so that the Battle of Alamein provides an inexhaustible topic of conversation in many J.C.R.'s. The Old Peterites at present in the University number four, and .though no official meetings are ever held, we manage to see each other in various haunts from time to time. The following is a brief resume of our activities, as far as we dare divulge them to the public eye. R. E. Dodd appears to be working rather hard and can often be seen on his way to the Chemical Labs., chasing along the Broad on his bicycle. He is now President of the University Swimming Club, and he tells us with great relish that he intends to take the 'Varsity team to swim against Paris University in the Long Vacation. His efforts on the violin seem to have ceased recently, but among his various pastimes he finds time to sing with the Oxford Harmonic Society and to attempt " The Times " crosswords. One of his favourite haunts is Vincent's Club, where he organised an informal O.P. meeting last term. F. L. Duffield (B.N.C.) is now back in his own college after an enforced sojourn of two years in Christ Church. He has been known to do some work, at least since the war ended, but his excuse is that he has to take Finals next year. One of his occupations last term was digging up divots on the Southfields Golf Course to the accompaniment of an incessant flow of invective, directed mainly against the man who invented bunkers. He has also been playing hockey for his college, but managed to break his finger in the first game of this term and was unable to take part in " Cuppers." Other activities include singing with the Bach Choir and drinking coffee with the Conservative Association. 5

I. H. Baker (St. Edmund Hall) is up here on an Army Course until July, and has lately been seen driving lorries to the danger both of himself and the public along the Northern By-pass. He works as much (or as little) as all other Cadets, and complained to us that whilst in pursuit of his studies, his bicycle mysteriously disappeared from outside Jesus. He plays rugger for his college, arrayed in a pair of golf stockings which he wore at School. He also patronises Conservative coffee meetings, and together with Duffield he has evolved an ingenious scheme for deposing the Labour Government. Other activities seem to consist of rowing, playing squash, and arguing over the relative merits of tanks and artillery with other Cadets. Little is known of J. D. Taylor-Thompson (Balliol), but he has apparently been engaged in book-hunting in the Oxford University Press with some success. He occasionally graces the Union and the Conservatives, as well as the Balliol Music Society. His continued interest in the Classics leads us to assume that Aristotle and Plato possess some hidden charm which has hitherto escaped us.. We have not heard of any O.P.'s among the returning servicemen, but we shall be very pleased if any who do come to Oxford will get in touch with us. In conclusion, we wish the School all the best of luck in every activity. We remain, Yours faithfully, THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES. CAMBRIDGE LETTER

To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, All too soon the Lent term, that barrier between the free and easy Michaelmas term and the frenzied revision of the Easter term, has gone, and certain O.P.'s are already beginning to feel qualms at the time wasted in doing everything except work. The preceding term saw the re-institution of the peace-time " blue " replacing the " representative colour' which was awarded during the war. Towards the end of term, activity in work and sport reached a climax with the proximity of the May exams and the inter-varsity matches. While the successes of O.P.'s in the former sphere have yet to be decided, there is no doubt that R. A. Stratton deserves our heartiest congratulations for his attainments in the field of sport. Already the recipient of a war-time blue for cricket last summer, he was awarded his hockey blue last term. We take this opportunity of wishing him every success in the coming cricket season. For the rest•of us, we are content to applaud the giants in work and sport. The oldest inhabitant, Lockwood (fondly recalling days when one dressed for dinner), insists he can't work as hard as he used to do. Having graduated from the Union to the House of Commons (we don't know how he gets the tickets), he considers himself a back-bencher in the Visitors' Gallery. R. A. Stratton, in private life sharing a room with the above, reflects many of his qualities. Work is incidental to social events such as the Conservative Balls, as a certain society magazine revealed to us. G. E. K. Reynolds has worked really hard this term. After touring with the Varsity Rugby XV in France, he returned to Cambridge and retired from all activities, social and otherwise. Most people will be relieved to learn that he has strutted and fretted his hour upon the stage and will be heard no more. Shardlow (St. John's) took his crew, the Lady Margaret 1st VIII, to Chester, where they rowed to second place in the Head of the River race held there. Other O.P.'s at Cambridge are rarely seen. We can now refute the suggestion that Drummond " does nothing in particular." On several occasions he was seen whiling away his time in cinema queues. Terry, a giant of the working world, has disappeared, as has the equally elusive Ecdes. Mountain, intercepted quite by chance on the way to what he termed an engagement, refused to divulge his activities. 6

Despite remarks to the contrary, work looms large on the horizon of an undergraduate at this time of the year, but we should, nevertheless, welcome visits from O.P.'s to the University at any time. Wishing the School every success. We remain, Yours sincerely, THE CAMBRIDGE O.P.'s.

THE SCHOOL CALENDAR In response to a suggestion from Capt. R. White, R. Signals (St. Olave's and Rise, 1925.36), we are including a School Calendar with each copy of " The Peterite " sent to O.P.'s. This course has been adopted since the programme of • the term's events was not complete at the time of going to press. We hope the innovation will be appreciated.

THE STAFF ON WAR SERVICE By the middle of the Easter term four of the permanent members of the staff who had been absent on war service had returned. Col. Chilman came back to St. Olave's in September, 1945, and at various points in the early part of the Easter term Mr. Crews, Mr. Harding and Mr. Waine resumed their places in St. Peter's. By the time this issue of " The Peterite " is published, Mr. Cooper and Mr. Le Tocq will have returned to the fold, and the staff will have taken on its peace-time complexion. The moment seems opportune for some brief review of their various war-time experiences. Altogether the calls of the war took from us nine of our regular staff. As, unhappily, we had to record in " The Peterite " of September, 1942, Mr. G. S. Stead, who was Housemaster of Temple before the war, and as a Royal Air Force Reservist was called upon at the outbreak, was killed on active service in the Middle East on 22nd June, 1942. Mr. W. N. Corkhill, who was Housemaster of the Rise, was claimed by I.C.I. early in 1941, and, reluctantly, we believe, has been induced to remain in industry for the future. Of Mr. Jeffs we cannot, at the moment, speak with certainty. He left us in July, 1940, to join the Navy, and, as was recorded in our issue of June, 1942, was Mentioned in Despatches for his gallantry in the action off Cape Matapan. He is now a Lieut.-Commander, stationed at Malta, engaged on work in connection with radar, and may not be able to return to us until September next. We may count ourselves fortunate indeed that no less than six of our masters have now returned unscathed, and with their enthusiasm for the School unimpaired. Mr. K. G. Chilman, who was the first to re-appear, had been the first to leave us. He was called up on 22nd August, 1939, before hostilities had actually begun. For more than a year he commanded an anti-aircraft unit in the Humber area, until, in October, 1940, he was called upon to set up a Training Unit in mid-Wales, of which he remained Commanding Officer until its closure in 1943. Thereafter he commanded an A.A. unit in London, sited in Hyde Park for the protection of Buckingham Palace. His next appointment was with A.A. Defence Command, Exeter, in June, 1944, to cover the invasion of Normandy. His service was rounded off with some seven months in India (S.E.A.C.), with the Civil Labour Control Mission, until July, 1945, when he returned to civilian life. His military rank of Lieut.-Colonel was made substantive soon afterwards—a well-deserved recognition of his valuable service in so many responsible posts, upon which we congratulate him. Mr. Cooper, as might have been expected, chose the Navy, entering as 2nd Class Stoker in March, 1941. Within a few months—in November—he earned promotion to Acting Temporary Sub-Lieutenant, and in April of the following year joined the staff of Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Fleet, as Cypher Officer. In this capacity he spent a year and a half in Diego Suarez, Madagascar—he was promoted to temporary lieutenant in November, 1942—until, in March, 1944, 7

he was appointed Naval Liaison Officer in the French ship " D'Entrecasteaux." In September of the same year he returned to England, where he was on the staff of H.M.S. Allenby, Folkestone, an appointment which was doubtless welcome after more than two years in eastern waters. He was, however, destined before demobilization to a further spell in the East, and in August, 1945, he was in Southern India, on the staff of Commander Minesweeping, Mandapam. The value of Mr. Crew's O.T.C. experience was promptly recognized by the authorities, and almost as soon as he left us, in September, 1940, he was made Infantry Instructor of the 164th O.C.T.U., an appointment which he held for some two years with the rank of captain, until, in November, 1942, he joined the 2/5th Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters, on coastal defence. A month later he was on active service, going to North Africa with the 1st Army as rifle platoon commander. Thereafter his fortunes were bound up with the progress of the Mediterranean war. At the end of the Tunisian campaign he was promoted to Major to command a rifle company, which he took to Italy in the 46th Division, taking part in the famous Salerno landings on 9th September, 1943. Five weeks later he was wounded at the crossing of the Volturno in the advance northward. He returned to his battalion in December to join in the assault on the so-called Hitler Line, participating in the early battles around Cassino on the Garigleano River. A respite from this protracted period of fighting came when the division was ordered to M.E.F. for a rest, in March, 1944. Until July, Major Crews was engaged on Internal Security in Syria and Palestine. He returned to Italy for the opening of the attack on the - Gothic " line, and in November reached Forli in the Po Valley. His outstanding services in this phase of the advance were recognised by the award of the American Bronze Star Medal and by a Mention in Despatches. After this rigorous campaigning he was flown to Salonika, with his battalion, for Internal Security duty, and at the beginning of 1945 he finally parted from his old company for service as an Instructor at the School of Infantry in Palestine. The end of his distinguished and arduous military service came in December, 1945, when he left M.E.F. for demobilization. Mr. Harding, who followed Mr. Crews into the army a month or so later— in October, 1940—and was demobilized in February of this year, was commissioned, after his preliminary period of training, in the Royal Artillery. He spent more than three and a half years on active service in the Mediterranean theatre, in Africa, Palestine, Syria and Italy. He had the distinction of serving with the 51st (Highland) Division and taking part in the battle which history, perhaps, will appraise as the decisive turning-point of the war, the famous victory of Alamein. With Field Marshal Montgomery's forces he joined in the rapid pursuit through Cyrenaica and Tripolitania to link up in Tunis with the troops which had landed in French North Africa. From Tunis he had a further period of service in Palestine and Syria, until, in May, 1944, he was ordered to Italy, to join in the stubborn fighting which went with our laborious advance up the peninsular. The last brilliantly-conceived campaign which gave the quietus to the Gearman armies in Italy carried Lieut. Harding to Trieste, ,whence he returned in time to take his place among us soon after the beginning of the Easter term. Mr. Le Tocq, by virtue of his Territorial Army rank, was able to dispense with the usual period in the ranks and was commissioned immediately on joining, in January, 1941. After a brief refresher course he was appointed to the 70th Battalion West Yorks., a young soldiers' battalion whose role was primarily home defence. His service with this unit, with the rank of captain, lasted until July, 1943, when the battalion was disbanded. For a year following he was attached to G.H.Q., Home Forces, as G.S.O.3, until, in July, 1944, he was transferred to the Staff College, Camberley. This period ended in December, 1944, and after a very brief sojourn in Northern Ireland with the 2/8th Lancashire Fusiliers he left England in January, 1945, to H.Q., Allied Land Forces, S.E.A.C. His duties as D.A.Q.M.G. took him to India, Ceylon, and 8

finally Singapore. He was demobilized, with the rank of Major, in March, 1946, and rejoined the staff of St. Peter's at the beginning of the Summer term. Like Mr. Cooper and Mr. Jeffs, Mr. Waine, the Director of Music, preferred the sea. He joined the Navy as Ordinary Coder in September, 1940, later transferring to Seaman Branch and serving in a destroyer in the North Sea. In 1941 he was commissioned, passing out from King Alfred, and saw service in the North Atlantic in an anti-submarine trawler and later in a corvette, H.M.S. Poppy, on Russian convoys. After a long course at Portsmouth in 1941, he joined the staff of Allied Naval Commander, Expeditionary Force, subsequently being appointed to the staff of one of the Flag Officers commanding assault forces, training at Inverness, Portsmouth, and off the Normandy coast. After the invasion he was ordered, in August, 1944, to the Pacific for service with the American 7th Fleet. A period in H.M.S. Kempenfelt for operations off Sakishima Gunto ended when he was appointed to the staff of Commander-inChief, British Pacific Fleet. He was released from the Navy, as LieutenantCommander, in February, 1946. The record of the war service of the members of the staff, of which the above is necessarily a bald epitome, contains many not undistinguished features, and we may be proud of it. We are glad to see so many of them back among us. To a large number of the School they come perforce as strangers, though many of the senior boys will remember them well enough and can give assure ance of their good qualities and of the advantage which the School will enjoy by their return. The older ones among us find them little changed by the lapse of years and their varied experiences. Mr. Cooper, Mr. Crews and Mr. Harding, who went forth in single blessedness, found themselves yoke-fellows, as has been recorded in the appropriate numbers of " The Peterite." Collectively, we can congratulate them again, now that we have made the acquaintance of their wives. ,

ENGAGEMENT It is possibly unprecedented for two members of the teaching, staff to become engaged to be married to each other. The war, introducing ladies to the St. Peter's Common Room, has made it possible, however, and we have to congratulate Miss S. M. Allen and Mr. J. R. Nix, not only on their engagement, made public in the Easter holidays, but on the complete success with which they concealed their intentions from us all. The following is the formal announcement copied from " The Times " of Tuesday, 16th April, 1946 :" The engagement is announced between John, younger son of Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Nix, Chatteris, Cambs., and Sheila Mary, only daughter of Mr. S. and the late Mrs. B. Allen, West Huntington Hall, York." We understand that the marriage will take place in the summer holidays.

VALETE AND SALVETE

March. R. I. Kemble, 1VC.

VALETE (March, 1946) THE RISE SALVETE (January, 1946)

D. M. Findlay (Shell).

TEMPLE 9

SCHOOL OFFICERS EASTER TERM, 1946

School Monitors : Head of School and Clifton Rise—C. S. SHEPHERD. Head of Temple—E. A. K. DENISON. Head of the Manor—P. A. SPEIGHT. Head of School House—I. S. MACPHERSON. Chapel Monitor—P. GARBETT. W. J. CLARK. K. A. BOYES. F. P. BAKER. House Monitors :

Manor—P. J. CHADWICK, J. McD. L. DOOK, D. R. REAVLEY, J. LENNARD. The Rise—J. C. M. RAYSON, P. R. SYKES, A. C. RODGER, K. W. WILSON. School House—W. J. T. FORSYTHE, P. N. H. MORETON, L. D. EDINGER, R. G. CROWTHER, P. J. SHARDLOW. Temple—P. W. WEIGHILL, V. B. GREGORY, D. HARDISTY, J. F. BLACKBURN. Captain of Rugger—C. S. SHEPHERD. Captain of Boats—P. W. WEIGHILL. Captain of Athletics—W. J. CLARK. Captain of Squash—J. McD. L. DOOK. Captain of Shooting—P. A. SPEIGHT. Captain of Fencing—P. A. SPEIGHT. Captain of Boxing—E. A. K. DENISON. C.S.M. in J.T.C.—P. W. WEIGHILL.

Editors of " The Peterite ":

E. A. K. DENISON, W. J. CLARK, P. A. SPEIGHT, D. HARDISTY, J. F. BLACKBURN.

NOTES AND ITEMS The first lecture of the term was given on Tuesday, 12th February, by Mr. Gurney, who was in charge of a school in Singapore until the Japanese captured it. He was a civilian internee for three and a half years, and he gave us an interesting and impressive description of prison conditions, which gradually grew worse as the defeat of the Japanese came nearer. The only careers talk of this term was on the subject " Brewing as a career " on 28th February, and was given by Mr. W. D. Frost, the general manager of Tadcaster Tower Brewery, who gave us all the details of work in a brewery and answered all our questions untiringly. On Tuesday, 5th March, Mr. Guy Butler paid us a visit. Mr. Butler, as well as being an Olympic Games runner in his younger days, has done a great deal for British athletics as a coach and lecturer, and was the first to use the standards system successfully. At 4.30 Mr. Butler gave a talk on technique and training in the Gymnasium to a number of picked ' athletes," and at 6.30 in Big Hall he gave a lecture, illustrated by lantern slides and motion films of famous athletes, to the whole School, who thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. On 20th March we were visited by Captain Pulleyn-Thompson, Secretary of the Public Schools' Employment Bureau, who gave us an interesting talk on our chances of a good career. Doubtless he deliberately intended to stimulate us by emphasizing the fierceness of competition in these days. By the time he had finished, we certainly had the impression that there was very little hope in any career for anyone with less qualification than a 1st class degree!

We were glad to hear of the arrival of the School's own cine-projector (which was ordered four years ago !). Chadwick was soon taught how to operate it, and it was given a trial run, a Western thriller, enjoyed by many more than would care to admit it ! A Cinematograph Club was formed, and in future we are to have several film shows every term. The first was on Sunday, 24th March, when we were entertained by Will Hay in " Oh, Mr. Porter !", marking the beginning of what we hope will be an important and amusing part of our school life. For, rightly, the projector is to be used for recreational as well as purely educational purposes. HOUSE NOTES THE MANOR. Looking back over this term, we can say that it has been quite successful. For the first time we have won a boating cup—the 2nd Division Cup—and we should like to congratulate D. Reavley and his crew on their success. In the 1st Division we lost to Temple after a good race. In the semi-finals of the 2nd Division we beat the Rise and then went on to beat Temple. This term we again won the Squash Cup, beating the Rise 3-0 in the semi-finals and School House 3-0 in the final. As a result, D. J. Oliver was awarded his House colours for squash. Although we were not very successful in the sports, several of our members gave a good account of themselves. We were especially glad to see C. Frank win the Intermediate 100 yards and 220 yards, beating the existing School records in each event, and also J. Dook win the Senior High Jump. While on the subject of athletics we cannot fail to mention the successes of the Manor members of the School athletic team. G. Reynolds won the Mile, J. Dook tied for 1st place in the High Jump, and C. Frank won the Intermediate 100 yards and Long Jump. We would like to congratulate G. Reynolds and J. Dook on the award of their School athletic colours, and C. Frank on the award of his Colt's athletic colours. We were also glad to see G. Reynolds first home in the Cross-Country once again. Drummond and his team again won the Chess Trophy, beating both School House and Temple. We were not very successful in the boxing this year, but we should like to congratulate our boxers on the fine performances they put up, especially W. Andrews, W. Graham and J. Gibson, who won their fights in the finals. As a result, W. Andrews was awarded his House colours. Congratulations also to D. R. Reavley and J. Lennard on their appointment as House Monitors. THE RISE Although we have little material success to show for our activities in the inter-house events this term, we can safely say that in no sport did we fail to put up a good performance. Our cross-country team did not come up to expectations in spite of considerable training, but much experience was gained. On the river this term we have been unlucky—first we found that our stroke, Amos, was unable to row, and then Wilson, who took his place, was also pronounced unfit, so that both our fours were weakened. In spite of this, however, and the time lost in training through illness, both our crews put up a good fight, and Smith in particular deserves mention for the race he rowed in the senior event, although he came into the boat only a few days before the race. Four of our contestants won their bouts in the semi-finals of the Boxing, and Dodgson, although he lost his fight, is to be congratulated on his pluck and determination. In the finals, however, our only successful entrant was Smith, who fought with skill and courage to defeat a bigger opponent. 11

Perhaps our most successful results were obtained in athletics. Led by Baker, who was himself unable to run owing to a rugger injury, the whole House worked hard and our efforts were rewarded when we found we had come top in the Standards. On Sports Day, however, we were unable to hold our lead, having to rely on a few people to run all the events, but the results of the Juniors, with three records broken by Warrington and one by Thompson, augur well for the future. The Rise was also well represented in the School running team, and Shepherd is to be congratulated on the award of his athletics colours. SCHOOL HOUSE In the inter•house events this term we have done as well as we expected to do, and even better. In the boating we caused one of our surprises by beating the Rise in the First Division semi-finals, and then giving a more experienced Temple crew a very close race in the finals. Our success was mainly due to our captain and stroke, Radford, whom we congratulate on the performance. In the Second Division we were defeated easily by Temple in the semi-finals, for reasons we are not inclined to disclose here ! The cross country we won by the narrow margin of three points. This was achieved by skilful .packing—we had five runners in the first ten time. Of these, Greetham, fourth, and Sawyer, who was awarded his House running colours, are to be congratulated on fine performances. We must also mention the plucky effort of Dennis, who, having had his foot spiked at the outset, completed the course, and was counted our sixth man. Success also attended the efforts of our boxers, and we retained the cup. Macpherson, the captain, Knowlson, Wilson, Baker, and Griffiths, J. C., all fought their way into the finals and won their bouts. Parker, in the finals, and Norwood and Jackson in the semi-finals, were good losers. Promise was shown especially by Knowlson, Griffiths, J. C., and Baker. We entered the finals of the squash, having beaten Temple easily in the semi-finals, but the Manor proved too strong, and none of our strings was successful. Rather unusually for the House, we were down in points on the Athletic Standards, and on Sports Day we were unable to catch up either Temple or Rise and finished third. We were represented in the School athletics team by Clark, Macpherson, Greetham, and Walker, and congratulate Clark up his athletics colours. Nor were our chess team up to the standard of their Manor opponents, whom we congratulate on retaining the cup. The main emphasis in hobbies this term has been upon wireless sets, which • have caused no little interference. Looking back over this fullest of terms we can say that we do so with considerable satisfaction.

TEMPLE This term, it seems, we have found our feet as a House at last and had a very successful term. Although we lost the Cross-Country Plate to School House by a mere three points, and the Manor brains proved too much for us at chess, our successes in other fields have more than made up for these and other losses. Congratulations to School House on winning the boxing again and beating us at squash, too. The 1st IV succeeded in winning the Boating Cup, which returns to us after an absence of two years. Our most important successes, however, were in athletics. Templars formed nearly half the School athletics team which defeated Ampleforth so decisively, and we congratulate Haysey on the re-award of his athletics colours and Slegg on the award of his colts athletics colours.

In inter-house athletics we won the shield for the first time for several years. Thanks to the efforts of the whole House we were a close second to Rise when Standards finished. The fact that, on the last day of Standards, in response to an appeal by Mr. Moore, the House gained over 100 extra points, shows that we have developed a very real House spirit, which promises well for the future. When Green, Slegg, and Dodsworth gained first three places in the Intermediate Mile we drew level with the Rise. On Sports Day individual successes were too numerous to mention ; let it suffice to say that as well as gaining first place in eight events and two relays the Temple representatives finished in the first four in all except five events. Hearty congratulations also to the following new House colours : Haysey, Parker, Green, Slegg, Dodsworth, and Dryden. We shall still be in full force next term as no one is leaving, and thus have high hopes of completing a successful year.

THE OXFORD CUP, 1945 46 -

The results to date are given in the following table :Points Rise Awarded Manor — — 20 Senior Rugger ... — 10 -Junior Rugger ... 20 Senior Rowing ••• 10 10 Junior Rowing ... — 20 — Senior Cricket ••• — — 10 Junior Cricket ... 20 ... Athletics 20 — — ... Swimming 10 Cross-country ... — — 10 ... Squash ... 10 — Shooting (Team) 10 — Shooting (House Average) — 10 ... ... Tennis 10 ... ... Boxing 10 Section Competition ... 200

School House 20 —

— 10 —

Temple — 10 20 — — — 20 — — — — — — — —

— 10 —

THE CHAPEL The Very Rev. the Dean of York preached at Evensong on Sunday, 17th February, and the Rev. G. A. Ellison, Chaplain to the Archbishop of York, on Sunday, 24th February. On Thursday, 21st March, the following thirty-nine boys were confirmed in Chapel by the Bishop of Selby :—S. H. Amos, I. G. Cobham, D. Dixon, R. E. S. Farrar, C. W. D. Green, P. V. W. Gunning, L. R. Hain, D. Haley, G. M. Herring, T. Hobson, D. H. Holmes, D. C. Jack, J. F. N. Jackson, A. M. Kendell, P. C. Knowlson, B. J. Longstaff, R. T. W. McDermid, R. C. Marshall, P. J. R. Mason, P. W. V. Milburn, G. A. Myers, D. P. Norwood, D. J. Osborne, R. A. Relton, R. H. Richardson, I. R. Riley, M. Speight, E. D. Thornton, M. I. H. Unwin, J. C. Varley, B. D. C. Walker, I. U. Warrington, R. G. J. Washing ton, A. Watson, B. D. Watson, R. D. Webster, P. R. Whitelock, D. J. Wilrin M. Wye. 13

The Chapel Committee met on the 24th March and decided to make donations from the Collections Fund to St. Dunstan's, The S.S.M.'s Missionary work in South Africa, Dr. Barnardo's Homes, The York Boys' Club, and The R.S.P.C.A.

THE LIBRARY Librarian : L. BURGESS, Esq. Library Monitors : E. A. K. DENISON, P. GARBETT, W. J. CLARK, K. A. BOYES, D. HARDISTY, J. F. BLACKBURN. The following books have been added to the Library this term :— Presented by J. C. Lyth, Esq. History of York, 3 vols. (Victoria County History Series)—Page. History of North Riding, 2 vols. (Victoria County History Series) —Page. Presented by the Rev. J. A. Easton. Picturesque Palestine, 3 vols.—Wilson. Presented by the Venerable Archdeacon England. History of Cambridge, 2 vols.—Dyer. Poverty and Progress—Seebohm Rowntree. History of the Jews, 3 vols.—Milman. Juveral—Ed. by Mayor. Aeneid of Virgil—Ed. by Conington. History of the Church of England—H. W. Patterson. The Church in the Roman Empire—Prof. Ramsay. Also : Science at Your Service—Ed. by Bullard. Science Broadcasts—Intr. by G. I. Smith. Avril—Hillaire Belloc. Science of Everyday Life—Buskirk and Smith. The Mediterranean Lands—M. I. Newbigin. Whitaker's Almanac. 1946. The Fanaticks—W. S. Scott. British History in the 19th Century and After—Trevelyan. Imperial Commonwealth—Lord Elton.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY President : THE HEADMASTER. Chairman : Mr. R. CALDER, M.A. Secretary : E. A. K. DENISON. Committee : C. S. SHEPHERD, P. R. SYKES, J. D. SWALE, W. S. SAMUELS, R. L. HUTCHINSON, R. T. W. McDERMID. Owing to the many and varied activities of the Easter term, the meeting, of the Society were once again curtailed to three. The first meeting of the term was held on Saturday, 26th January, when R. T. W. McDermid proposed that " This House believes that there is a deterioration in the fine arts owing to a lack of appreciation by the public." Appreciation of the arts was controlled, he said, by leisure, wealth, talent, security and taste. The speaker went on to illustrate, with appropriate examples, how much the public were now lacking in those controlling factors. He ended by showing how the war had speeded the decline of the arts. 14

R. Calder, Esq., opposing the motion, compared the arts to a person, and said that there was no deterioration but that the arts were suffering from a slight illness. He stated, with examples, that the arts had never been dependent on popularity, and claimed that even though there might be a certain lack of appreciation, it remained for the test of time to say whether or not there is any deterioration in the actual work. A. C. Rodger, speaking third, used all his time in attempting to contradict some of the opposer's statements. The arts, he claimed, were dependent on popularity, and any arts were dependent on public appreciation for their very survival. C. P. Lascelles, seconding the opposition, pointed out the difficulties of judging the value of the fine arts until a considerable time had elapsed. Taking what modern-day examples he could, he showed that classical books, classical concerts and art exhibitions were sought after as never before. When put to the vote, the motion was easily defeated. The second meeting of the term was held on Saturday, 23rd February, and took the form of a Brains Trust. The Trust consisted of C. S. Shepherd, W. J. Clark, P. W. Weighill, J. McD. L. Dook and J. F. Blackburn, with E. A. K. Denison, who also took the chair, as question-master. The meeting ran its full length of an hour and a half, and even then it was unable to deal with all the questions which had been selected from the many sent in. The question-master dosed a pleasant evening's entertainment by calling for a well-deserved round of applause for the members of the Brains Trust. The third and last meeting of the term took place on Saturday, 9th March, when the speakers were restricted to people below the Sixth Form. D. J. Pallant opened the debate by proposing that " This House believes the newspapers to have a bad influence on the public." He contended that newspapers were harmful in that they were party-biased concerns revolving round politics. Propaganda and crime were too dominant, and the only remedy was a strong control of the press by a committee of all parties concerned. C. D. Ryder, opposing the motion, pointed out the beneficial side of the newspaper, such as speech-reporting and advertising. A newspaper existed, he said, for the free expression of views, and it was not the newspaper's fault that reports and articles were misjudged, but rather the reader's fault for not hearing all the views before forming an opinion. M. Speight, seconding the proposition, said that the danger of the newspaper came from political propaganda, and said that international situations had arisen in which Britain had had to explain the statements of the press. He claimed that newspaper scandal was harmful in that it gave rise to much bad feeling. J. C. Varley, speaking fourth, pointed out the great use made of the newspaper by both the police and the government. He then went on to illustrate the great pleasure and enjoyment, without any harm being done, which the majority of people derived from reading the accounts of sporting events. After being thrown open to the House, the motion was put to the vote and defeated by eight votes to seven.

THE MUSIC SOCIETY There has been a noticeable increase of interest in the activities of the Music Society this term which augurs well for the future, and which may in part be attributed to the growing enthusiasm of monitors and senior members of the School. The Society offered a fuller programme this term than it has done hitherto and aimed chiefly at variety in order to please as many people as possible. 15

I. S. Macpherson and J. Dench gave a recital of gramophone records which covered a wide range of music of all ages and of all categories. For those who prefer to participate vocally in music-making, Mrs. Baird arranged a " SingSong," which, as always, was fully appreciated. Hardisty, who was elected to the committee as a swing representative early in the term, began his duties well with a Swing Recital which captured the interest of more people than would have cared to admit it. The A Piano Recital by J. D. Swale attracted an attentive audience. programme included Beethoven's " Pathetique " Sonata and four Chapin Preludes. We are again grateful to the Rev. P. P. N. Fawcett for another delightful evening of Gilbert and Sullivan, which on this occasion took the form of a performance of a complete recording of " The Yeoman of the Guard." The term's music was admirably rounded off with an Organ Recital by the School's Director of Music, Mr. F. Waine, who has just returned to us after serving in the Royal Navy during the war. The highlights of an interesting and well-balanced programme were the " Toccata and Fugue in D minor " by Bach and " Introduction and Fugue—The 94th Psalm " by Reubke. We extend a hearty welcome to Mr. Waine, and earnestly hope that under his guidance the music of the School will go from strength to strength.

THE ART CLUB The Club continued its usual activities, and the weekly meetings were regularly attended. Work of widely varied character, including painting in oils, modelling in clay and casting in plaster, poster designing, and model building, occupied the members' time to good purpose. Amongst the most active supporters were Dench, Burgess, Carlill, Watson, Grove-Stephenson, March, and Pickering. CHESS As usual in the Easter term, a host of other activities considerably delayed the playing of the inter-house chess. In the semi-finals Manor and Temple scored decisive victories over School House and Rise respectively, but in the final Manor had a hard task to beat Temple 5-2, and we congratulate the Manor team : D. C. Drummond, P. Jenkins and F. J. Chadwick, on regaining the cup after two years.

THE NATURAL SCIENCE SOCIETY President : THE HEADMASTER. Chairman : E. K. ROBINSON, Esq., B.Sc. Vice-Chairman : G. W. PICKERING. Secretary : W. H. ANDREWS. Four exceptionally well-attended meetings have been held this term, and this alone shows that the Society has made a very welcome return after a lapse of two years. On 19th January Mr. E. K. Robinson gave a talk on " The Stars Visible in January and February," and this was well illustrated by lantern slides and diagrams of the celestial bodies. " Forestry " was the subject of a lecture by Mr. A. W. Ping, on the 16th February, and lantern slides obtained from Oxford were used. After discussing forestry as a career, Mr. Ping went on to describe the more common English trees and methods of identification. The work of the Forestry Commission was then outlined, especially the planting of conifers in the Lake District. 16

Two of our junior but ardent members, J. P. Blake and M. Speight, talked on the 2nd March about British birds ; they described about forty of the betterknown ones, showing their different characteristics, and made much use of lantern slides kindly lent by Mr. Ping. A second of these talks, with the idea of stimulating interest on subjects within the scope of the average member, was given on the 23rd March by R. J. Gibson and J. Hannon on " Fresh Water Fish." After a survey of amphibians by Gibson, Hannon spoke on actual fish, in particular salmon, trout, pike, and carp. To end the meeting a short talkie film was shown, entitled "Facts about Fish," which illustrated a few of the common varieties from all over the world. The committee formed for the running of the Junior Branch of the Science Society is as follows :—Secretary, Speight, M. (Va) ; Welch (Va), Blake (Vb), Shearsmith (Vc), Gibson (IVa), Frater (IVb), Daniell (IVc), Taylor (Shell). On 13th March, 1946, these boys paid a very interesting and enjoyable visit to the National Glass Works, York, an account of which is given elsewhere.

A VISIT TO THE NATIONAL GLASS WORKS The Committee of the Junior Science Society paid a visit to the National Glass Works in Fishergate, York, on the 13th March, 1946. A guide was provided to show the party round the factory and to explain the process of glass manufacture. The Glass Works employs about 300 personnel, who work on eight hour shifts, both during the day and the night. The main ingredients used in the manufacture of the glass are sand, The quantities used are 10 cwts. of sand, 5 cwts. of limestone, and soda. Cobalt is added to remove the green colour limestone, and 2i cwts. of soda. in the glass, which is caused by iron in the sand. Before the war the sand was imported from Belgium. During the war, however, it was brought from King's Lynn. The ingredients are mixed together and some broken glass added to help fusion. The mixture is then called batch. This batch is floated on creosote oil in the furnaces, which are heated by a flame blowing through the space above the batch. The furnaces are heated up to a temperature of 1,440 deg. C. This temperature is recorded by a pyrometer placed opposite a hole in the wall of the furnace. When the batch melts, it sinks to the bottom and is let out into a storage tank, where it is kept hot. Two furnaces are used on half-hour shifts so that the temperature of the glass is not raised too high. About 40 tons of batch are used a day. From the storage tanks the molten glass is led away to the machines. Here the glass is dropped into the moulds where it is blown and shaped. The factory only makes bottles and jars. The machines turn them out at the rate of 16 to 30 bottles a minute, and altogether the plant turns out about 1i million bottles a week. The hot bottles are led out of the machines on a revolving belt and are placed in cooling chambers about 15 yards long. They are cooled for about two hours to prevent cracking, which happens if they are cooled too quickly. This cooling process is known as annealing. The bottles pass through the chamber and cold air is blown on them. At the end of the chamber they are inspected for flaws and cracks and then placed in cardboard cartons. The imperfect bottles are broken up to mix with the batch. The full cartons are then stacked in large warehouses ready for despatch to the breweries, or wherever bottles are used. The paper shortage has caused a great many difficulties, as the bottles cannot be manufactured unless there are cartons in which to pack them. 17

The Glass Works has its own workshop where the moulds for the bottles are turned, and where repairs to the machines are carried out. A canteen is provided for the workers, where they can get a light meal when they come off work. A first-aid room is also provided where the numerous small injuries caused by splinters of glass are treated. The whole plant is very efficiently air cooled, so that even while standing a few feet away from the furnaces the great heat is not felt. The factory stands on the bank of the River Foss, which is used as a means of transport to bring in sand and oil to the Glass Works. It was a most enjoyable and instructive visit.

SCHOOL CONCERT The School Monitors are to be congratulated on their production of the School Concert, which this year combined the talents and resources of all four Houses. Our compere was Shepherd, the Head of School, and there can be little doubt that the concert owed much of its success to him. The comic interferences which his announcements proved to be were perhaps the most amusing part of the evening's entertainment. The programme consisted of sketches and musical items, and during the former it was interesting for a member of the audience to speculate as to where he had last seen that coat or where that extraordinary hat was acquired. In the first sketch, Newdick and Hardisty gave us a lesson on the correct approach to golfing, together with an interpretation of the technical language of that fascinating pastime. The sound common sense of our tutor was, however, lost upon his companion, with humorous results. " The Murderess," with Weighill as a constable and Claybourn as the tragic heroine, was dependent on the comedy of anti-climax, the deed being inflicted not upon the poor lady's husband, but upon her dog. Weighill also took part in a sketch entitled " The North-West Frontier " as a gallant army officer who " didn't get the V.C. for nothing." The musical interludes between the sketches had something to please all tastes. Haysey's " Music in the Modern Manner " was much appreciated, and there was community singing led by the monitors, and for lovers of classical music, Swale played pieces by Chopin and Brahms. Perhaps the best of the sketches was " The Rise and Fall of a Glorious Empire," which illustrated the changes which it is possible for a new sergeantmajor (let him remain anonymous) to make in the lives and customs of his men. The part of the sergeant-major was taken, with great success, by Dench, assisted by a number of young men in ill-assorted uniforms. " The Pantomime," which brought the entertainment to an end, was a modern version of Cinderella, complete with Americanisms (and even an American) and presented in verse. There can be no doubt that the concert was a success and that the School, for whom it was produced, participated whole-heartedly in the fun. Our thanks are due to all those whose hard work and ingenuity contributed to the entertainment.

J.T.C. This term has been marked by exceptional weather, and few indoor parades were necessary during the later part of the term. On the 5th February the District Commander, Maj.-General T. N. F. Wilson, D.S.O., M.C., visited the Corps, and after an inspection and march-past presented the Company Commander's Flag to Sgt. C. S. Shepherd, 9 Platoon. The District Commander was favourably impressed with the bearing on parade. 18

Field Day was to have been held on Ilkley Moor, but owing to the failure of transport at the last moment we had to revert to the Ings. During the morning the Company advanced towards Poppleton Bridge, hindered by a section of " Commandos " under Major D. K. Crews, who originated some rather unexpected situations. After reaching the bridge the Company deployed and practised battle drill till dinner time. The Corps then split into two armies, C.S.M. Weighill taking two platoons back to defend the School, and Sgt. Baker organizing the remaining four platoons into an attack company. This advanced down the river bank until ambushed near the Jetty ; after this initial setback, Sgt. Baker reorganized his platoons and developed an attack on the School from the river, the result of which was doubtful. The Annual War Office Inspection was held on Wednesday, 13th March, when Col. A. E. E. Chitty, D.S.O., Inspector of Training Corps, visited the Corps. After a short inspection he watched the platoons at work, and at the end of the morning saw a company attack which impressed him, although he agreed that the front was too small. The Colonel then delivered a short speech, in which he emphasized the importance of training corps and their valuable aid to the Army. Col. Chitty then presented the Flag to No. 11 Platoon (Sgt. Clark). No. 11 Platoon is the first recruit platoon to win. Certificate A, Part I, was held on 26th February, and Part II on 26th March. The following were successful :Part I—Cdts. Amos, Atkinson, Bainton, Booth, Broadley, Brown, Burgess, Carr, Chilton, Clement, Cochran, Dodsworth, Cross, Frank, Goode, Graham, J., Graham, W., Grainger, Green, N., Greenhalgh, Greetham, Griffiths, G., Griffiths, J., Harrison, K. G., Harrison, N. B., Herring, Kelly, McDermid, Parker, R., Ryder, C. D., Ryder, J. M., Slegg, Stuart, Sunley, Tate, Thornton, Trewick, Walker, J., Walters, Welch, Willis. Part II—Cdts. Blake, Bown, Dee, Griffiths, J., Hallas, Ham, Hardisty, Hilton, Hudson, Lascelles, Lee, Newdick, Pavis, Radford, Sawyer, Shearsmith, Simpson, Smith, G. W. The following attended courses during the holidays, and obtained satisfactory reports :At Beverley (Weapon Training)—C.S.M. Weighill, Sgt. Reynolds, Cpl. Gregory, L/Cpls. Dodgson and Rignall. At Catterick (Signals)—Sgt. Blackburn. The following promotions took effect as from the beginning of term :— To be A.L/Cpls. Cdts. Andrews, Claybourn, Dodgson, Dook, Edinger, Moreton, Shardlow, P. J., Tomlinson.

SCOUTING The activity and keenness of the Troop has been well maintained during the term. Among the Senior Patrols there has been a very welcome revival of interest in pioneering, and full advantage has been taken of those occasions when time has allowed more ambitious projects to be attempted. The second of our winter Camp Fires was held on Saturday, 17th February, and it was held on this occasion in the recently decorated Junior Scout Hut. Field Day this term was spent in the School grounds as in past years, but was marked this time by a visit from Col. Preston, the D.C., who saw the whole Group in action in their respective sections. We were very pleased to welcome him on his first appearance here since his release from the Services. He expressed himself well pleased with the keenness and work of the Group. Before passing on to to see the Junior Patrols and the Pack, he watched the Senior Patrols erect a signalling tower. After his departure the Senior Patrols cooked their dinner and then embarked on a strenuous Treasure Hunt, which is rapidly becoming a traditional event on this particular day. 19

It is with pleasure that we record that for the first time in the history of the Group we were represented at the National Scout Service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor, on 28th April. The three King's Scouts chosen to be among the ten representatives for the North Riding were T.L. D. W. Thompson and P.L.'s N. M. Ward and R. J. Frater. During the term twelve proficiency badges were passed, among them were the following :—Ambulance Man : Scts. Townshend, Amos, Jack and Groves ; Rescuer : P.L. Warren ; Interpreter : P.L. Warren and Sct. Norwood. We are pleased to add yet another name to our list of King's' t Scouts— that of P.L. D. E. Warren.

SHOOTING We have not achieved much success this term. Of the five matches shot this term, one was won and other four lost. Under " Country Life " conditions Lost to Ampleforth, 579-518. Lost to Denstone " A," 640-589. Lost to Wellington School, 601-586. Under " S.M.R.C." conditions. Lost to Denstone " A," 697-689. Beat Wellington School, 689-613. This term the Inter-School " Country Life " Competition was shot ; the result, however, will not be known till next term. Team :—P. A. Speight (Capt.), J. Lennard, F. J. Chadwick, J. McD. L. Dook, P. Weighill, G. H. F. Reynolds, A. Hardisty, I. S. Macpherson. Also shot :—L. D. Edinger.

FENCING Once again great enthusiasm has attended School fencing, which was placed on a level with other School sports by the arrangement of a School fixture. On Wednesday, 6th March, the School fencing team visited Leeds Grammar School, and credit is due both to the team and to R.S.M. Power that after only a year's instruction the team were able to win by 14 bouts to 11, and 58 points to 51. Results :P. A. Speight beat Lee, Weaver and Rowden, and lost to Watkinson and Beedham. E. A. K. Denison beat Lee, Weaver and Rowden, and lost to Watkinson and Beedham. F. P. Baker beat Watkinson, Weaver and Rowden, and lost to Lee and Beedham. P. R. Sykes beat Watkinson and Weaver, and lost to Lee, Rowden and Beedham. C. K. Hudson beat Lee, Weaver and Rowden, and lost to Watkinson and Beedham.

ATHLETICS This year's athletics season really began in the Christmas holidays, when a select band of more or less willing workers set to work, under the guidance of the groundsman, to make a high jump pit. It was an ambitious undertaking. 20

and many hours of very hard work were necessary before the pit was ready ; but now that we have it, we feel that we are a step nearer to the cinder track which we so urgently need. As far as Standards are concerned, rain, snow, and frost kept us off the track so long at the beginning that we began to wonder if it was going to be worth while—and when we did begin the weather was very cold. However, perserverance, an even greater enthusiasm than last year's, and a gradual change in the weather enabled us to derive far more enjoyment, and certainly far more benefit from Standards than ever before. The effects have already been seen this year, on Sports Day, but they will be even more apparent in a year or two. Our efforts received a great fillip when, on 5th March, we received a visit from Guy Butler, the former Cambridge and Olympic runner, who gave a general talk on Athletics to the School, and a more specialised talk and demonstration to about thirty chosen boys in the Gymnasium. We all enjoyed his talks, and were gratified to find that we are working on the right lines. We planned to repeat last year's Inter-House Relays, but our late start and the training of our School team made this impossible. The match arranged with Durham unfortunately had to be cancelled, but this year Ampleforth came to us on 27th March. It was perfect weather for athletics, and our track has never been in better condition, and as we had hoped, there were some good performances and keen finishes. Our team are to be heartily congratulated on their victory by 60 points to 45, but we must remember that in the Senior events, we were beaten, and that the individual honours went to Bamford, of Ampleforth, who gave an excellent display of speed and style in the 100 yards and the 440 yards. We look to our Juniors and Intermediates to remedy this state of affairs in the near future. As a result of this match, athletic colours were awarded to Haysey, Shepherd, Reynolds, and Dook, and for the first time Colts' colours were awarded to Frank and Slegg. For the Inter•House Athletics on the last day of term we had equally good weather, and the results of Standards, closer than ever before, promised keen competition for the championship. It soon became obvious, however, that the Temple team was too strong for their closest rivals, the Rise,.and they won deservedly easily. Some of the individual performances were very good, and there was more evidence of team running than has been seen hitherto. But even our promising athletes have still to learn the value of pace judgment and of confidence in their ability to •run their own race, and we therefore had the disappointing time of 5 mins. 25.2 secs. for the Senior Mile, when we knew that 4 mins. 55 secs. would have been a much truer reflection of the ability of those competing. Now that our performances are obviously improving, we must begin to look back and compare with those who have gone before us. Up to now the Senior records have not been in serious danger, but we are improving year after year on those set up during the last few years by Intermediates and Juniors. These records must inevitably be taken from recent years in order to make sure that the terms " Junior " and " Intermediate " have a constant meaning, i.e., that the age groups are calculated in the same way. All this does not mean that our Seniors this year have been a poor lot ; on the contrary, as a glance at their performances will show. Clark's long jump, Haysey's sprints, Reynolds' mile against Ampleforth, Shepherd's half-mile are all good, but we have some very promising young athletes in the School who must take every advantage of the experience of match athletics which the present Seniors have not had. Finally, we have further objectives ahead of us. The Public Schools have restarted their meetings at the White City, and very soon we shall expect to be well represented there. A much higher standard is necessary, however, if we are to do well, and we look to our young athletes to carry on the work which has been so well started. 21

RESULTS v. Ampleforth College, at Home, Wednesday, 27th March

Junior 100 yards : 1 Warrington (S.P.), 2 Kershaw (S.P.) and Russell (A.). Time 11.6 secs. Intermediate 100 yards : 1 Frank (S.P.), 2 Vincenti (A.), 3 Gosling (A.). Time 11 secs. Senior 100 yards : 1 Bamford (A.), 2 Haysey (S.P.), 3 Hay (A.). Time 10.6 secs. Senior High Jump : 1 Taylor (A.) and Dook (S.P.), 3 Banks (A.). Height 5 ft. 1 in. Intermediate Long Jump : 1 Frank (S.P.), 2 Dryden (S.P.), 3 Vincenti (A.). Distance 17 ft. 4+ ins. Senior Half Mile : 1 Shepherd (S.P.), 2 Schueren (A.), 3 Weighill (S.P.). Time 2 mins. 17.8 secs. Intermediate 440 yards : 1 Vincenti (A.), 2 Slegg (S.P.), 3 Dodsworth (S.P.). Time 59.2 secs. Senior 440 yards : 1 Bamford (A.), 2 Kenny (A.), 3 Boyes (S.P.). Time 54.2 secs. Senior Long Jump : 1 Clark (S.P.), 2 Haysey (S.P.) and Pernyes (A.). Distance 19 ft. 3i ins. Senior Mile : 1 Reynolds (S.P.), 2 Ryland (A.), 3 Magee (A.). Time 4 mins. 58.2 secs. Junior Relay (4 x 110 yards) : 1 St. Peter's. Time 51.8 secs. Intermediate Relay (110 x 440 x 220 x 110) : 1 St. Peter's. Time 1 min. 49.6 secs. Senior Relay (110 x 440 x 220 x 110) : 1 Ampleforth. Time 1 min. 45.2 secs. Result : St. Peter's 60 points, Ampleforth 45 points. Inter-House Athletics, Sports Day, 1st April.

Standards : Rise 200, Temple 195, School House 192, Manor 175. Senior Mile : 1 Shepherd (R.), 2 Reynolds (M.), 3 Parker (T.), 4 Dodgson Time 5 mins. 25.2 secs. (R.). Intermediate Mile : 1 Green (T.), 2 Slegg (T.), 3 Dodsworth (T.), 4 Kelly (R.). Time 5 mins. 19.2 secs. Senior 100 yards : 1 Haysey (T.), 2 Lennard (M.), 3 Hardisty (T.), 4 Clark Time 10.6 secs. (S.H.). Intermediate 100 yards : 1 Frank (M.), 2 Dryden (T.), 3 Graham (T.), Time 10.8 secs. 4 Brown (R.). Junior 100 yards : 1 Warrington (R.), 2 Kershaw (T.), 3 Baker (S.H.), Time 11.3 secs. 4 Calvert (T.). Senior High Jump : 1 Dook (M.), 2 Weighill (T.), 3 Rodger (R.) and Height 5 ft. 1+ ins. Drummond (M.). Junior Long Jump : 1 Kendell (R.), 2 Baker (S.H.), 3 Dennis (S.H.), Distance 16 ft. 7+ ins. 4 Farrar (R.). Intermediate Half Mile : 1 Green (T.), 2 Dodsworth (T.), 3 Kelly (R.), Time 2 mins. 22.6 secs. 4 Parker (S.H.). Senior Half Mile : 1 Shepherd (R.), 2 Weighill (T.), 3 Reynolds (M.), Time 2 mins. 13 secs. 4 Parker (T.). Senior 220 yards : 1 Haysey (T.), 2 Hardisty (T.), 3 Speight (M.), 4 Moreton Time 25.4 secs. (S.11.). Intermediate 220 yards : 1 Frank (M.), 2 Broadley (T.), 3 Graham (T.), Time 25.2 secs. 4 Ryder (S.H.). Junior 220 yards : 1 Warrington (R.), 2 Kershaw (T.), 3 Walter (S.H.), 4 Hawksby (T.). Time 26 secs. Senior Long Jump : 1 Clark (S.H.), 2 Dook (M.), 3 Haysey (T.), 4 Hardisty Distance 19 ft. 2+ ins. (T.). Intermediate High Jump : 1 Dryden (T.), 2 Murray (R.), 3 Ryder (S.H.), 4 Graham (T.). Height 4 ft. 5+ ins. Junior Cricket Ball : 1 Thompson (R.), 2 March (S.H.), 3 Mortimer (R.), 4 Bird (T.). Distance 72 yds. 6 ins. 22

Senior 440 yards : 1 Boyes (T.), 2 Clark (S.H.), 3 Denison (T.) and Dodgson Time 56.4 secs. (R.). Intermediate 440 yards : 1 Slegg (T.), 2 Green (T.), 3 Parker (S.H.), 4 Brown Time 57.6 secs. (R.). Junior 440 yards : 1 Warrington (R.), 2 Kendell (R.), 3 Bird (T.), 4 Dennis Time 60.4 secs. (S.H.). Intermediate Long Jump 1 Dryden (T.), 2 Frank (M.), 3 Ryder (S.H.), Distance 16 ft. 111 ins. 4 Parker (S.H.). Junior High Jump : 1 Calvert (T.), 2 Walter (S.H.), 3 Kendell (R.), 4 Baker Height 4 ft. 61 ins. (S.H.). Junior Relay (4 x 110 yards) : 1 Rise, 2 Temple, 3 School House. Time 53.4 secs. Intermediate Relay (110 x 440 x 220 x 110 yards) : 1 Temple, 2 Manor, 3 Rise. Time 1 min. 53 secs. Senior Relay (110 x 440 x 220 x 110 yards) : 1 Temple, 2 Manor, 3 School Time 1 min. 49.4 secs. House. Championship Result : Temple 3191, Rise 270, School House 234, Manor 2191. CROSS-COUNTRY

This year a slight alteration in the course brought in a little more variety— a jump across the stream at the beginning and the crossing of the equivalent of a ploughed field (the Assault Course Field under process of levelling) on the return journey. The weather was most unfavourable, drizzling rain falling during practically the entire race. With this and the further consideration that the bad weather beforehand had severely restricted training, the winning time of 22 mins. 49 secs. was as good as could have been expected. Once on to the Ings the runners divided into three distinct groups of six, four and the rest. The first six drew gradually away and came in : 1 Reynolds (Manor),. 2 Shepherd (Rise), 3 Weighill (Temple), 4 Greetham (School House), 5 Parker (Temple), 6 Drummond (Manor). This meant that the race still depended upon the packing of the rest of the teams. Next came the second group of four, all from School House. This showed good packing, but equally as good was the Temple packing in the next six places. It was now apparent that again it was a case of School House versus Temple, and in the result the House reversed the last year's result by three points. House Placings : 1 School House (55 points), 2 Temple (58 points), 3 Rise (110 points), 4 Manor (113 points).

ROWING All the 1st and 2nd division races were rowed on Wednesday, 20th March.

The weather was not ideal for rowing ; the river was slightly swollen, running with a strong current, and there was a steady wind and several showers throughout the afternoon. 1st Division Semi-finals Course : Wall End to Lendal Bridge. The first semi-final was at 2.30, between the Rise and School House. Rise won the toss and chose the far side. School House drew away about half a length after a very good start, but Rise soon caught up and were leading by three-quarter length at the diving boards. School House overhauled them on the corner and at Scarborough Bridge were leading by half a length. The swifter current on the far side brought the Rise almost level, but at the take-in School House drew away and won by a length. The other semi-final, between Manor and Temple, was rowed at 3-0. Temple won the toss and chose the far side. They started well and took a lead of a length, which they kept throughout the race, drawing away to a length and a half at the finish. 23

2nd Division Semi-finals

Course : Wall End to the Diving Boards. These followed soon after the 1st Division semi-finals, Temple rowing School House first. Having won the toss, Temple took the far side. Just after the start School House caught two crabs which put them about three lengths behind. They did their best to catch up, but could only reduce Temple's lead to two and a half lengths. Manor lost the toss to the Rise, who took the far side. The Rise had a slight lead at the beginning, but the Manor, a much heavier crew, soon caught them up and then went ahead to win by a length. As is usual in the 2nd Division races the coxing was not very good. 1st Division Final

This was rowed at 5-45. Course : Wall End to Lendal Bridge. School House won the toss and chose the far side, but the Temple crew got a good start and was soon two and a half lengths ahead. As a result of a " ten " by Temple on the corner before Scarborough Bridge, School House were able to catch up only half a length in the current under the bridge. Temple kept the lead and then increased it in the take-in to two and a half lengths. 2nd Division Final

Course : Wall End to the Diving Boards. Temple won the toss and chose the far side. In spite of the valiant efforts of the Temple boat, the weight of the Manor began to tell half-way through the course, and Manor won by two and a half lengths.

RUGBY FOOTBALL Rugger, confined to the first few weeks of the term, suffered much from unplayable conditions imposed by the weather. Only two matches could be played, of which accounts are given below. A team took part for the first time for many years in the Public Schools " Seven-a-side " Competition at the Old Deer Park in the Easter holidays. It was unfortunate that C. S. Shepherd, the captain, was prevented from playing by illness. The team lost to Mill Hill, 6-3, in the first round, and it is possible that Shepherd's presence might have turned the scales. CHARACTERS

TOMLINSON : Full-back. A young and promising player who should be really first-class with a little more experience. HARDISTY : Wing three-quarter. An awkward player to bring down. A little " stiff " as an all-round footballer, but he is improving. BOYES : Centre three-quarter. He does not possess the robust physique of the true centre, but he knows how to get the opposition on the wrong foot, and to make an opening. CLARK (Vice-Captain) : Centre three-quarter. One of the straightest and most dangerous runners the School has had for some time. Has been of invaluable service in attack and defence. BAKER : Wing three-quarter. Very good in defence. He runs strongly, but his methods of attack lack originality. GRAHAM : Fly-half. A resourceful player with real football brains. Has a tendency at present to have " off " days. MACPHERSON : Scrum-half. The best player in this position we have had for years. He has everything that a scrum-half of his age should have, except sureness of kick. 24

REAVLEY : A " tough " forward who is at his best in the loose. DOOK : A much improved player. A good dribbler and an excellent place-kick. DRUMMOND : A hard-working forward with the stamina to keep him well up with the ball. Always to the front in the loose. DENISON : He has his " off " moments, but at his best he has put in some good work. NEWDICK : A thoroughly competent and vigorous wing-forward. He is always in the thick of things. ROGER : Has developed into a really strong and dangerous forward now that he is more conversant with the game. WILSON : A useful " hooker " with plenty of grit, who has filled in a gap at three-quarters admirably on occasions. SHEPHERD (Captain) : At wing-forward he has never let up for a moment. An inspiration to the side, and a pack-leader who is not afraid to use his voice to good effect. GRIFFITHS : Developing into a very sound forward. FRANK : Wing three-quarter. Came into the side in the Easter term. A young player with speed and dash. Tackles well. RIGNALL : Played in the Easter term as a useful substitute in the centre and at back, and showed much improved form. Rather slow off the mark, but has a good eye for an opening. PUBLIC SCHOOLS " SEVEN-A-SIDE " TOURNAMENT This year, for the first time, the School sent a team to the Old Deer Park, Richmond, to compete in the Public Schools " Seven-a-side " Rugger Tournament organised by Rosslyn Park Football Club. The School were drawn against Mill Hill, a fact which immediately produced difficulties, in that their colours were exactly the same as our own. The result was that the School played in white and Mill Hill in their own colours. This and the unfortunate fact that Shepherd, Captain of Rugger, was unable to play owing to illness were the first things which went wrong. From the minute the whistle went, it was apparent that it was going to be a hard game. Although the School easily held their own in the " loose," Mill Hill were superior in the set scrum, which naturally gave them more opportunity. This was unfortunate, for among the backs they had nobody to equal us, and had we had more frequent possession of the ball, the MacphersonClark—Hardisty combination would have proved all-powerful. The game opened with much loose forward play following a perfect " scissors " movement by Clark and Macpherson, whose return pass was intercepted. Then came the first Mill Hill try following their only good threequarter movement of the game. Just before half-time Mill Hill scored a very lucky try when a forward got round on the blind side. After half-time the School, as usual, seemed to wake up, and for the rest of the game they were " on top " all the time. From a set-scrum in our own " 25 " Clark cut through, which he was able to do every time he got the ball, and raced up the field, until half-way inside their " 25 " he was caught by their winger, and so passed to Reavley, who went on to score the try Nithich Drummond failed to convert. The game was resumed and the School pressed continuously. Mill Hill produced only three more movements, all of which, however, looked dangerous, for the ball got out to the wing, who seemed to have a clear run, but every time Hardisty appeared and brought him down with some really fine tackling. This shows how unfortunate it was that the ball never reached Hardisty, who had the speed of everybody on the field. 25

The game, however, was an enjoyable one, and should prove to be a great experience for those taking part in future years. Final score : St. Peter's 3 points, Mill Hill 6 points. Team : B. Tomlinson, D. Hardisty, W. J. Clark, I. S. Macpherson, D. C. Drummond, F. N. Newdick, D. R. Reavley. Reserve : E. A. K. Denison. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. YORK R.U.F.C. Result : St. Peter's 0, York 9 points

Conditions this term differed greatly from last term. The weather has been wetter and the resulting muddy surface less favourable to three-quarter play. In no match was this more evident than in our fixture with York. From the outset the prevailing muddy conditions made the game a struggle between the opposing packs. The York pack were heavier, and in the end their superior weight began to tell, the School pack hanging on grimly to prevent a larger score. York, quick to realise their superiority forward, confined their play to forward rushes. At half-time the score was 3 points to nil. In the second half play was again confined mostly to the School half, and both the packs had a strenuous time. The School did penetrate the York " 25 " on one occasion, only to drop a pass, which mistake gave York another try. Shortly afterwards the York wing forced his way over in the corner for another try, completing their 9 points. Although beaten on points, the School team, the forwards especially, acquitted themselves well against heavier and more experienced players. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. LINTON R.A.F. Result : St. Peter's 0, Linton 13 points

Our own pitch being unfit, we were entertained at Linton. Conditions here were similar to when we played York, the only difference being a very high wind blowing straight down the pitch. Losing the toss, we had to play the first half into the wind, and this, no doubt, had something to do with the result, for in this first half the home team scored all their points. Again the game developed into a fierce struggle between the forwards, but there was more three-quarter play than in our previous match. In the second half, the School attacked steadily and kept play in their opponents' half, and although not actually scoring they came very near to doing so. We enjoyed this match more than our previous one, possibly because the forwards did not completely monopolise the play. SQUASH Squash has again been a very popular pastime this term, and there have been squash ladders in all the boarding houses. The inter-house squash matches produced some good, fast games. In the semi-finals, School House beat Temple, 2-0, Forsythe beating Denison, 3-0, and Hudson beating Boyes, 3-0. The third strings did not play. The Manor beat the Rise, 3-0, Oliver beating Sykes, 3-0, Dook beating Rayson, 3-0, and Graham beating Rodger, 3-0. In the final the Manor beat School House, 3-0. Oliver (Manor) beat Forsythe (School House), 9-1, 9-4, 9-2. Dook (Manor) beat Hudson (School House), 9-6, 9-4, 9-3. Graham (Manor) beat Macpherson (School House), 9-3, 2-9, 9-6, 9-4. 26

BOXING The number of boys wishing to take boxing this term was a great increase on previous years—perhaps too great to allow for adequate individual instruction and the polishing of style. This, possibly, was the reason why we saw rather more pluck than skill in the inter-house contest at the end of term. Once again this year the Headmaster gave permission for members of the boxing class to go to see the finals of the Northern Command competitions, on Friday, 1st March, a privilege which was much appreciated. The semi-finals of the inter-house tournament were fought on Tuesday, 26th March, when some very spirited bouts were seen. The finals were held on the following Saturday, 30th March. School House, with five bouts, retained the Boxing Cup, with Temple runners-up with four bouts. Manor (three bouts) were third, and Rise last with two bouts. As we have said, the contests revealed plenty of pluck. This was especially so in the Hall—Gibson fight and the match between Graham and Rignall ; but perhaps the best bout of the evening was the Matthews—Drummond contest. The audience was treated to an excellent display of boxing. Matthews, leading with his right, soon had Drummond puzzled and was able to keep a stronger and more experienced opponent at a safe distance. The contests were refereed by Capt. Hartnall, a visitor to whom our thanks are due, and the judges were Mr. R. F. Harding and Mr. D. K. Crews. We were glad to have our old friend Sgt.-Major Puddick with us again, acting as timekeeper. R.S.M. Power was M.C. We appreciated R.S.M. Power's efforts in procuring the new boxing ring, which was erected in the Hall for the occasion. A raised ring, properly constructed, has long been needed, and the bouts were fought with a sense of security not hitherto experienced. The details of the competition are as follows :— SEMI-FINALS FINALS Under 6 st. 7 lbs.

6 st. 7 lbs.-7 st. 7 st.-7 st. 7 lbs. 7 st. 7 lbs.-8 st.

8 st.-8 st. 7 lbs.

8 st. 7 lbs.-9 st.

9 st.-9 st. 7 lbs. 9 st. 7 lbs.-10 st. 10 st.-10 st. 7 lbs. 10 st. 7lbs.-11 st. 11 st.-11 st. 7 lbs. 11 st. 7 lbs.-12 st. 12 st.-12 st. 7 lbs. Over 12 st. 7 lbs.

Griffiths, J. C. (S.H.) beat I. Holmes, D. (M.) Griffiths, J. C. (S.H.) beat Amos, S. (R.) beat J Amos, S. (R.) Dawson (T.) Gibson (M.) beat Gibson (M.) beat Hull (T.) Norwood (S.H.) Baker (S.M.) beat Baker (S.H.) beat Green (T.), Burdass, C. (R.) Smith, G. W. (R.) beat i Jackson (S.H.) Smith, G. W. (R.) beat Greenhalgh (T.) beat Greenhalgh (T.) Burkitt (M.) J Knowlson (S.H.) beat Knowlson (S.H.) beat i Ward (T.) Mortimer (R.) Mortimer (R.) beat Thompson (M.) Wilson, D. J. (S.H.) beat Wilson, D. J. (S.H.) beat i Burgess (R.) Harrison, K. G. (T.) Harrison, K. G. (T.) beat Speight, M. (M.) J Macpherson (S.H.) beat Macpherson (S.H.) beat Dobson (M.) Dodgson (R.) Andrews (M.) beat Andrews (M). beat Parker, R. (S.H.) Kelly (R.) Matthews (T.) beat Drummond (M.) Graham (M.) beat Graham (M.) beat Rignall (R.) Denison (T.) Gregory (T.) beat Stuart (R.) Newdick (T.)—Walk-over. Boyes (T.)—Walk-over Rodger (R.)—Walk-over. 27

CRICKET FIXTURES, 1946 1st XI 2nd XI Colts XI H Wed. May 15 York C.C. ... Giggleswick ... A H Sat. May 18 Clifton C.C. Wed. May 22 C. E. Anson's XI ... H Sat. June 1 Worksop Coll. ... A Worksop Coll. H Worksop Coll. A Wed. June 5 Durham School ... A Wed. June 12 Ampleforth Coll. ... H H Giggleswick A Sat. June 15 Giggleswick School H Tues. June 18 Manchester G.S. Ampleforth Durham Wed. June 19 — Sat. June 22 Yorkshire Gentlemen H Ampleforth — Wed. June 26 — ... A Leeds G.S. Sat. June 29 Leeds G.S. ... SEMI-FINAL HOUSE MATCHES Wed. July 3 — Sat. July 6 Bradford G.S. FINAL HOUSE MATCH Wed. July 10 — Bradford G.S. A Sat. July 13 Craven Gentlemen... H Sat. July 20 Bootham School ... A Bootham ... H Fri. July 26} Olcl Peterite Sat. July 27 CAPTAIN J. C. M. RAYSON -

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THE JUNIOR SCHOOL The beginning of the Easter term seemed to come very quickly after Christmas ! Perhaps it is a usual idea in the Junior School that holidays are always too short ! Anyway, we assembled on Wednesday, 16th January, and welcomed Mr. D. A. C. Blunt, now completely released from his army duties, as Housemaster of St. Olave's, for full-time teaching and also to coach Junior School games. Four boys left at the end of last term and six new boys arrived, so our numbers were 167 on the Roll. We had not been back at School very long before seasonable weather arrived and we had a good covering of snow. The idea of Mr. Hart's illustration on the Christmas card was thoroughly carried out, and several snow fights were organised—and enjoyed. Our record of the first Lesser Celendine is rather unusual. The first specimen was brought in on 11th February, but was from the Scarborough area. A specimen from Acomb was brought in 16th February, but then followed a period of very cold Easterly winds and no more were seen until some were found in Clifton on 24th February. Many small birds found dead in various parts of York have been brought to the nature study lessons, and we have some to the conclusion that many of these birds died of wounds from air gun pellets (not fired by Olavites). On several occasions during the term Mr. Ping showed us more of his lantern slides of birds, animals and plants. We were very pleased to see quite a number of Old Boys back from service overseas who came to visit us : they seemed to think that St. Olave's is still carrying on in good style. We should conclude this note of the Easter term with a word of congratulation to ourselves and all concerned on the good health of the School. Except for a mild attack of 'flu just after we returned, the general attendance has been excellent. SALVETE (January, 1946) Day Boys. Belt, T. B., Howat, J. N. T., Howat, C. G., Reynolds, R. A. F., Watson, M. A. Boarder—Albany House. Knowles, M. J. VALET& (March, 1946) Cole, R. J., Franklin, D., Webster, J. B. 28

ST. OLAVE'S HOUSE Almost before the York mud had had time to ingrain itself in the exposed parts, our flock " got the shivers," and small subdued specimens retired to bed in batches for a three-or-four-day rest-cure after the labour of a holiday. However, after half the House was well rested, the idea ceased to appeal. Snow and ice came and boarders became the self-appointed scourges of seniors in the Rise, hunting their " betters " in large, ill-organised and easily routed war-bands—" the brave new world." This sport at last gave way, naturally, to more useful and orderly activities, and rugger and soccer were entered into with energy. Allanson, Cooke, Megginson and Buttrum in particular made real progress at rugger on the second game, whereas on the vastly superior first game our " big-shots "Ratcliff, Simpson, Goodburn, Knowles—showed the smaller fry how the game is played (or, perhaps, only how they themselves played it !). These four played in the team twice against Ampleforth, ending the season with a great home victory, 25-9 ; and last of all, Albany House were beaten 19-3, proving that in the junior house as a whole there is some excellent developing rugby talent for the St. Olave's—Albany to pass on to the senior houses. Speculation rose higher each Thursday among eighteen pyjama'ed gentlemen sitting in an eerie fire-lit circle as to who and what " Paul Temple " suspected in the pleasant gang of rogues peddling dope in the London area. Finally it turned out that the female of the species was more deadly than the male. Some ten or twelve of the House saw Donald Wolfit in " Twelfth Night " in the first week of term—a very great treat ; and later on the remainder visited " Peter Pan " at the Grand Theatre at Leeds on the kind initiative of Mlies Mason—another great day. In general, backs have been bowed from much marbles-playing, and small depressions about the grounds show the sites of such rolling matches. In the last week or two, cricket made a welcome appearance in the yard. The term was enjoyable, and work and play showed most satisfactory results. ALBANY HOUSE For a week or two in January, several boys, including some learners, spent their spare time playing chess, but after losing 4-2 against St. Olave's, most of them found that an indoor table football game was less exacting. We must thank Miss Mason for her part in arranging visits to " Twelfth Night " at the York Theatre Royal and to Peter Pan " at Leeds, as well as for her Saturday evening " Dolittle Clubs," which have remained popular. The cold weather—or perhaps it was the reappearance of bananas?— upset one or two boys, but most of those who led an active life, with regular exercise and fresh air, remained fit and well. At rugger the House was represented by Hodd, Cawood, Cole and Burdass in Junior School games, but in the house match against St. Olave's we lost 19-3, mainly because of a collapse near the end. We must play harder next time. The new changing room has been completed now, and is a very considerable improvement from all points of view, although the footbaths, washbasins and hot water supply have not yet aroused much interest in one or two junior members of the House ! RUGGER After the snow got away at the beginning we had good ground conditions for the rest of the term, and games were provided for everyone. Our two matches were against Ampleforth School Juniors XV, the first we just lost and the return game at home we won handsomely. The following have been awarded their Junior School rugger colours :— Ankers, J. T., Blincoe, P. J., Brook, J. M., Browne, F. D., Fletcher, D. I., Goodburn, M. G., Hodd, M. N., Ratcliff, K. M., Simpson, D. T., and Wall, J. D. C. In the inter-house rugger games, St. Olave's House beat Albany House, 19 points to 3, and the Day Boarders beat the Day Boys by 30 points to 9. 29

The School team was selected from Brook, Wall, Goodburn, Cawood, Knowles and James ; Fletcher, Hodd, Gunning (Captain), Blincoe, Ankers, Robinson, Browne, Simpson, Ratcliff, Hearfield and Burdass. ST. OLAVE'S CUBS

This term we have acquired the next best thing to a lair of our own in which to meet. In January the Junior Patrols offered us the use of their newly decorated hut, complete with a cheerful coke stove. This has widened the scope and pleasure of winter meetings considerably and we are most grateful to them. We were pleased to welcome three new recruits : Blease, Howard and Marsh ;• and also Hick, J. Howat, M. B. G. Johnson and Phillis who had already started Cubbing in other Packs. The New Year saw the promotion of three new Sixers : Macdonald for the Blues, Scorgie for the Reds and Dent for the Yellows, with Rymer and Maxwell becoming Red and Yellow Seconds respectively. Most of the work tackled at meetings this term has been on knots, various exercises and first aid. After much study of what to do in cases of shock and minor accidents we held one or two competitions in Sixes to put the knowledge to a practical test. Everyone seemed to know without hesitation the treatment required, but some of the methods of actually carrying it out were unorthodox to say the least ! There have been games every week, mostly in the hut, until March, when it was fine enough to get outside for some really energetic wide games, competitions and a treasure hunt. On 14th February a team of Cubs beat a team of other Olavite " under' elevens " at soccer by two goals to nil, but only after a hard fight ; the goals were scored by M. Coates and Macpherson. This was good practice for a new venture'which took place on 9th March : a match against another Pack. We played the 2nd Acomb at home and beat them by four goals to one. They had the advantage in the size of their players, but had had much less opportunity to practise than we had. Maxwell and Scorgie scored for us, and Moore is to be congratulated on his efficiency as captain. Afterwards we entertained the visitors to sausage rolls and cake and lemonade. It was a most successful and enjoyable afternoon, and we were pleased to see so many spectators. A similar fixture with Dringhouses for the following Saturday had, unfortunately, to be cancelled, owing to illness in their Pack, but it is hoped to arrange some cricket with them in the summer. When our A.D.C., Miss Smith, came to School in February to examine some would-be " Collectors," she also found time to come and inspect the Pack. She had one or two criticisms to offer, but this made her complimentary remarks on the uniforms all the more acceptable. Only a few weeks later the District Commissioner, Colonel Preston, told us that she had been awarded the Medal of Merit for her service to Cubbing, and the Pack were most disappointed not to be able to congratulate her in person. The District Commissioner's visit on 7th March was a red letter day for the Pack. He came chiefly to see the Scouts at work during Field Day, and we were very proud to have him to ourselves for half an hour in the middle of the morning. After a rousing Grand Howl he went round with each Sixer and inspected his Six. Then he and Mr. Nix kindly helped to judge a Reef Knot Relay Race. It is to be regretted that one Two-star Cub unaccountably lost his head and had at least a dozen shots at tying his knot ! We had revived some of the Jungle Dances since Christmas, so we followed the relay by the Dance of Shere Khan's Death, and discovered that it was the first time the D.C. had seen it done. 30

Just before we dispersed, Mr. Ping appeared. This was his first visit to a full Pack Meeting and we seized the opportunity to say thank you to him for all he has done to help Cubbing from behind the scenes by a loud and spontaneous Howl. We should like to congratulate the following Cubs on their awards :1st Star : Phillis, Quickfall, Saville. Proficiency Badges : Collector : De Little, Sixer Scorgie, Second D. I. W. Smith. Team Player : De Little, Macpherson, Sixer Moore. Inter-Six Points Competition : Green 99, Blue 83, Yellow 78, Reds 72. THE HESTMANDEN CLUB

We have many activities to report this term. Every Friday we held our usual lunch-hour meeting. First we welcomed Mr. Chilman as our Chairman, who succeeded Mr. Walshaw. We had many talks, which were all very interesting and were enthusiastically attended by an attentive audience. Mr. Chilman gave two talks on " Life in India." He brought with him specimens of shells from the Arakan Coast, money and insects, including locusts. Mr. Blunt gave us a talk on " Conditions in Germany, - telling a few of his experiences while he was there. Towards the latter part of the term, Mr. Hart gave a talk on " A night on a small fishing craft." An essay competition was held on this, which was won by,G. D. Lambert. We had a Brains Trust and finally a talk by Mr. Alan Ping on his experiences in Burma. We had a very jolly end-of-term party, with " eats," for which we thank the boys' parents who so generously contributed the food.

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THE PETERITE Vol. XXXV1II

OCTOBER, 1946

No. 313

EDITORIAL. To many of us the Summer Term of 1946 had a special signitficance in that, so far as our school life is concerned, it seemed to ring down the curtain on the tragedy of war. No one, of course, could be hypnotised into a belief that the carefree, piping times of peace had returned. For there is still, unfortunately, a good deal of tumult and shouting. But in the term which has just passed there was, in the smaller world of School, a decisive change of atmosphere. The wholesale return from war service of members of the Staff brought the end of many temporary shifts and expedients which had lingered on, unavoidably, long after the last shots had been fired. Above all, the revival of Commemoration on the 1939 plan seemed to signalise a real end of war-time conditions. The gathering was a notable success, and left no doubt of the wisdom of reviving, in place of the simple Speech Day, the wider festival which attracted Old Peterites to the School in large numbers. It was, indeed, gratifying to be confirmed in our hope that the incidence of six years of war, which has undermined so many of the older loyalties and destroyed so many ideals, has in no way diminished the affection of the older generations of Peterites for their School. The enthusiasm for past achievement and the satisfaction with the present prosperity of St. Peter's, which were so evident at Commemoration, encourage the belief that there will be no lack of support for our plans and aspirations for the future. Much has to be done, particularly in the extension and improvement of our buildings, if we are to maintain our pride of place in the educational world of the future. Our aims in this connection were outlined by the Headmaster on Speech Day : and by the time this issue is published, the attractive illustrated " Appeal," which sets forth our projects in detail, will have been generally circulated. The sum for which the Governors are appealing is large, but it is no more than is necessary if we are to meet adequately the insistent demands of modern educational efficiency. We are at a crisis in our fortunes comparable with that which was overcome in the past by the removal from Minster Yard to our present home. But a century has passed since then, and the buildings which could be justly described in 1845 as " the most handsome building in York, after the Minster," are very far from It is no .part of our purpose to attempt to adequate to-day. underline the message of the " Appeal." The urgency of the need and the inestimable value which would accrue from the 1

CONTENTS Editorial Obituary—Sir Frank Swettenham, G.C.M.G., C.H. St. Peter's Eighty Years Ago ... Derek George Middleton Thomas Adams Sgt.-Major Puddick Wedding—Mr. J. R. Nix and Miss S. M. Allen Commemoration, 1946 Old Peterite News Examination Results, 1946 Valete and Salvete ••. School Officers ... Notes and Items House Notes ... The Oxford Cup, 1945.46 ... The Chapel ... The Library July Music Festival The School Orchestra The Natural Science Society ... J.T.C. Scouting Shooting Cricket, 1946 Rugger Fixtures, 1946 ... Rowing, 1946 ... ... Swimming The Junior School Editorial Notices

Photographs— Sir Frank Swettenham, G.C.M.G., C.H. 1st XI, 1946 1st IV, 1946

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SIR FRANK SWETTENHAM, G.C.M.G., C.H. (St. Peter's, 1866.1868)

attainment of our objectives will be obvious from a perusal of the booklet : and we are confident that all Old Peterites and others of our friends will give generously to ensure that the future of St. Peter's shall be worthy of its long and distinguished past. Meanwhile, everything possible is being done to overcome immediate difficulties. The erection of a temporary dining hall is proceeding with what, in these days, seems commendable speed. And the acquisition of No. 24 Clifton, adjoining our other property, No. 1 St. Peter's Grove, has proved of real benefit. The two houses have been conjoined to make a highly satisfactory boarding house, which this •term will house the Manor. The original Manor premises are thus freed to become the main headquarters of the Rise, though it is still necessary to make use of dormitories in Brantwood. Even so, the new arrangement will do much to ease the situation for the members of the Rise, who have had to live uncomfortably enough since the raid of 1942. And here we may take the opportunity of expressing our good wishes to Major and Mrs. Crews, who administer the Rise from the beginning of this Christmas Term. Mr. Wiseman, who has acted as temporary housemaster for the past two years, remains to supervise Brantwood, as Major Crews' assistant, and so will not sever his connection with the house. The record of the Summer Term, which is fully told in the pages which follow, would not be complete without a reference to an event which falls outside the scope of our ordinary reporting. On the 24th July the family of the Headmaster and Mrs. Dronfield was increased to three by the birth of a second son, Michael William. The christening took place in Chapel, on Sunday, the 29th September. We offer our heartiest congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Dronfield. For the School Play, " Macbeth " has been chosen, and three performances will be given on the '12th, 113th and 14th December.

OBITUARY SIR FRANK SWETTENHAM, G.C.M.G., C.H. We regret to record the death, on 1 1 th June, 1946, at Mount Street, W., of Sir Frank Swettenham, G.C.M.G., C.H. His passing, at the advanced age of 96, severs a link with the remote past, for he was at St. Peter's from 1866 to 1868, in the Headmastership of the Rev. Richard Elwyn, and the School has lost one of the most distinguished of its sons. Sir Frank Swettenham was Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Straits Settlements from 1901 to 1904, and was universally regarded as one of the highest authorities on Malaya. The interest developed during 34 years in the Malayan Civil Service was sustained to the very end of his life, and in the early part of this year he wrote several letters to " The Times," in which he was severely critical of the proposed Malayan Union. We of the present-day St. Peter's are gratified by the knowledge that he 2

never lost his affection for his old school. Within recent months he had been in correspondence with the Headmaster, inquiring about our welfare and requesting copies of " The Peterite." His observations on his schooldays, made in his autobiography, " Footprints in Malaya " (1942), are of considerable interest, and we are happy to be able to reprint the relevant pages elsewhere in this number. The following obituary notice is reproduced from " The Times ": " Frank Athelstane Swettenham, born in 1850, fourth son of James Oldham Swettenham, of Giffield House, Derbyshire, and a younger brother of the late Sir James Alexander Swettenham, passed into the Straits Settlements Civil Service, after competitive examination, under the first scheme for cadets in 1870. He rapidly acquired an intimate knowledge of Malay and passed the final examination in that language in 1872. After holding various posts in Penang, he was sent on special missions to Perak in 1874. In that year he was present as interpreter at the signing of the Treaty of Pangkoh, the treaty which inaugurated the Residential system ' in the Malay States. Swettenham was sent to live with the Sultan of Selangor and, in December, 1874, was appointed Assistant Resident of Selangor. During 1874.75 he made several visits to Perak to help the Resident (Mr. J. W. Birch), and was in Perak when Birch was murdered at Pasir Sala.k in 1875 ; his escape from a similar fate was largely due to the advice and devotion of his companion, Raja Haji Mahmud of Selangor. After the murder, Swettenham took charge of the Residency at Bandar Bharu and was appointed Deputy Commissioner with the punitive expedition which followed. His services were mentioned in dispatches and he received the medal and clasp of the Perak Expedition. He then became successively Assistant Colonial Secretary for Native Affairs from 1876 to +1881 ; British Resident, Selangor, 1882, and British Resident, Perak, in 1889. He was Commissioner of the Straits Settlements and Malay States at the Calcutta Exhibition, 1883.84, and Executive Commissioner for the S.S. and Malay States at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition of 1886. The rapid development of the four States—Perak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Pahang—and their increasing prosperity under the Residential System was such that the Governor of the Straits found the work of dealing with four separate administrations under four separate Residents becoming too burdensome, and, in 1893, Swettenham drew up a scheme for the federation of the four States, under a Resident-General, resident in Kuala Lumpur. After nearly two years' consideration it was recommended that, if the Malay Rulers favoured the proposal, federation should be adopted. Swettenham visited the several States, explaining the scheme very fully to the Malay Rulers and the British Residents, and secured the consent and concurrence of them all. On 1st July, 1896, the four States became The Federated Malay States,' and Swettenham was appointed the first Resident-General and was made a K.C.M.G. the next year. 3

The success of the scheme was immediate and phenomenal. Capital flowed into the country, the planting of rubber was started, modern machinery was introduced for the mining of tin, and the revenue had more than doubled when Sir Frank Swettenham was finally appointed Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner for the Malay Straits in .1901. He was the first Governor of the Straits whose career had been spent entirely in the Malayan Civil Service, and his early retirement in 1904 was lamented throughout Malaya. During his 34 years' service, Sir Frank Swettenham saw the Malay States change from chaos to a high state of development. To his policy of opening the country with roads and railways—the latter with the aim to promote and contribute to a trunk line from Singapore to Burma and India—to his encouragement of European and Chinese planters and tin-miners and the opening of a first-class port for ocean-going steamers on the mainland, much of this development was due and, until the time of his departure, was all met from current revenue. As Governor he projected the Singapore Harbour improvements, introduced the currency conversion scheme to give stability to the gold value of the Straits dollar, which was completed by his successor, Sir John Anderson, and prepared the way for the bringing of the States of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis, and Trengganu under British protection. His name is perpetuated by Swettenham Wharf, at Penang, and Port Swettenham, Selangor, opened while he was Resident-General. He will be remembered not only as a great administrator and ' Empire builder,' but also as a writer of charm and merit. His book, ' British Malaya,' first published in 1906, will remain a standard work on its subject and a monument to his life's work. Other books= MalayEnglish Vocabulary ' (1880), ' Malay Sketches ' (1895), ' Unaddressed Letters' (1898), ' The Real Malaya" (1899), ' Also and Perhaps' (1912), and Arabella in Africa' (1925)--are further proof of his versatility as a writer of essays and stories. In .1942 he published his autobiography under the title of ' Footprints in Malaya.' As a ' sportsman ' himself, in the truest sense of the word, he did much towards the introduction into Malaya of cricket, football, and other British games, and, as an owner, he was one of the leading patrons of racing in Malaya. After his retirement he lost none of his interest in Malaya, his information regarding changing conditions was extraordinary, while his unique knowledge of the Malay States made him an invaluable adviser to the Colonial Office, which repeatedly sought his advice upon matters of importance up to the time of his death. He was chairman of the Royal Commission on Mauritius in 1909, and from 1915 to 1919 was joint director of the official Press Bureau, being made a Companion of Honour in 1919. His knowledge of Malaya was invaluable in other spheres. In the rubber industry he was a director and chairman of several of the leading Malayan companies. 4

Sir Frank Swettenham was one of the principal benefactors of British Malaya, who will be remembered as a real lover of the Malay countries, an expert in the language and customs of the people, and one of a band of writers who introduced Malaya to the world outside. His great vision and foresight, his keen and critical judgment, his sharp sense of humour, and his business acumen were a few of the attributes which made him such a great administrator. By those who worked under him he was always loved for his ready advice and encouragement and recognition of their services. He was a loyal friend, a brilliant conversationalist, and a charming companion. His death will be mourned by all those who knew him."

ST. PETER'S EIGHTY YEARS AGO

(The following is an extract, reprinted by permission of Messrs. Hutchinson, Ltd., from Sir Frank Swettenham's autobiography, " Footprints in Malaya.") . . . Well, I was transferred to St. Peter's School, York, under the headmastership of that highly gifted man, Mr. Richard Elwyn, formerly of Charterhouse. What a change for me ! From home, to board with about thirty boys in a master's house. From the hills, the moors and the glittering streams of Scotland, to the flat land and the deep, wide and muddy Ouse ; from a small straggling village to an ancient county town ; and from a plain stark Presbyterian church to a school chapel and a magnificent cathedral ! There were other novelties as well : groups of scarlet-coated men and more soberly garbed women riding to meets of hounds and, occasionally, strings of thoroughbreds on their way to exercise on Knavesmire. But what attracted me most were the Minster and the river ; the former for its splendour and its services, and the latter, not for its looks but as a training and racing course for rowing. Inspired by Elwyn, the school had then attained a high reputation, and, in the time I was there, hardly a week passed during which we were not given a half-holiday to celebrate the gain of some distinction at Oxford or Cambridge by a member, or former member, of the School. I went into the fourth form under Tommy Richardson and, after a year there, passed into the fifth form under Mr. Scarlett, and for divinity under the Headmaster, for all of whom I learned a great admiration, reverence and affection. I was keen about all school games, but the boats drew me to the river, and, when Robert Lesley— who later stroked the Oxford eight for three years in succession—came from Radley to board in the same house, I learned to row and to scull under his eye and coaching. Not without result, for it was a proud day for me when, as stroke of our second boat, we beat in a trial our own house's first boat, and they beat the rest of the school. My greatest joy was sculling in a covered outrigger, and, when I could do it, that was how Q spent any leisure I could get from study and classes. 5

Those years at St. Peter's seemed then, and for long afterwards, the happiest of my life. My masters were satisfied ; I had all the friends I wanted ; school life was both interesting and amusing, and I got into trouble only once. It was summer, and an open-air show was being given on a ground not far away, but invisible to anyone in our house. I had a friend called Bennett, and it occurred to us that if we got on the roof we should have a good view of the show. There were dormer windows in the top storey, and out of one of these we climbed up the slates on to the ridge ; arrived there, we made ourselves comfortable on a rug we had brought and, having an excellent view of the show ground, we enjoyed ourselves thoroughly. But not for long. A commanding voice from the window below us ordered our immediate descent, and when we had scrambled down, we found our housemaster waiting to receive us with many unkind words, and the order that we should present ourselves to the headmaster at eight o'clock the next morning to be dealt with as we deserved. It appeared that our housemaster, walking on the pathway opposite his house, just outside the school railings, had either seen us on the roof himself, or some meddlesome person had called his attention to the unusual spectacle, and the master had at once informed Mr. Elwyn and then called us in, without taking any precautions to see that we did not slip on the slates and fall into the street. The interview with the headmaster was not altogether painful. For one reason because we felt we had done nothing disgraceful, and for another because he treated us to a lecture in which he told us how pained he was to punish two boys whom he regarded " as the salt of the school." I have forgotten how many strokes of his cane we then received on our outstretched hands, but we accepted them in silence as probably deserved, and removed ourselves from the presence, more mindful of what had been said than of what had been done to us. Members of the fifth and sixth forms were allowed a great privilege. For the school generally, Bootham Bar, which stands in the city wall, was the limit beyond which no boy could go citywards. But boys in those two highest forms were allowed to pass the bar in order to attend afternoon service in the Minster, should they wish to do so. I made use of that privilege whenever I could, for the evening service, and especially the singing of the choir, was as lovely as it was impressive. I well remember the exquisite high treble voice of a boy who often sang solo parts, and the strangely thrilling notes of a counter-tenor whose local fame was such that other cathedrals— Durham and elsewhere—often borrowed his services for special occasions. We were allowed to sit in the choir stalls at the Minster, and that gave an opportunity to see and hear everything without effort and in great comfort. At these services there was always an anthem, 6

and whenever I was able to attend I thanked my good fortune for being allowed to hear such singing in surroundings with such a strong appeal.

DEREK GEORGE MIDDLETON As we go to press the distressing news has reached us of the death of Derek Middleton. Derek, who was a Lieutenant (R.N.V.R.) in command of an M.T.B., was swept overboard in a gale and lost in the waters of the English Channel. The tragedy occurred on Wednesday, the 18th September, and is the more poignant because the memory of his charming personality and his vital youth is still fresh with so many of us in the School. He left, from School House, at the end of the Summer Term of 1942, having entered in 1938. He was Captain of Tennis in his last year and gained Colours for Rugger and Shooting : and most of us will recall his excellent performances in various School Plays. There were few indeed of our activities into which he did not enter with the utmost zest. But, above all, we remember him for himself; for his charm, his unfailing sense of humour, his friendliness, and the strong personality which underlay the easy good nature of his manner—qualities which in combination made him one of the most popular figures the School has known in recent years. He was 22, and to all of us who knew him it is a bitter thing that a life of such hope and promise should be thus cut short. To his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Middleton, of Glenshiel, Graham Park Road, Gosforth, Newcastle, and to his younger brother, Trevor, who was also in School House, we tender our heartfelt sympathy.

THOMAS ADAMS

For twenty-five years " Tommy " Adams was Porter at the School, and to all Old Peterites who were at St. Peter's between 1913 and 1938 his death on 18th September will be a sad break with the past. To the nervous new boy he always gave a cheerful and encouraging welcome, while his interest in and welcome of Old Boys never failed. During these twenty-five years he performed his many and varied duties with unfailing cheerfulness and kindliness, combining the roles of porter, chauffeur, and hairdresser in the same imperturbable manner. After his retirement he fully maintained his interest in the School, and was a frequent visitor to cricket matches, always sitting in his old seat at the corner of the Pavilion. The death of his son in the raid on York, followed by the loss of his wife a year ago, were shocks from which he never recovered, and for which the sympathies of all Old Peterites went out to him. With his death the School has lost a very devoted and loyal friend. 7

SERGEANT-MAJOR PUDDICK

In appreciation of his long services a Testimonial in the shape of a cheque for £36 was presented to Sergeant-Major Puddick by some of his Old Peterite friends. Sergeant-Major Puddick would like to take this opportunity to thank those who subscribed to the testimonial.

WEDDING

Mr. J. R. Nix and Miss Sheila M. Allen were married on 23rd August, 1946, at All Saints' Church, Huntington, York. The Headmaster and several members of the Staff were present, and members of the School Scout Troop formed the choir. After the ceremony, Mr. Dronfield proposed the health of the bride and bridegroom. Among the presents received by Mr. and Mrs. Nix were a cheque from their colleagues on the Staff, a silver tea service from the School, and a clock from the Scout troop. We wish Mr. and Mrs. Nix every happiness in their future together.

COMMEMORATION, 1946 For the first time since 1939, Commemoration was held on something like the pre-war scale. The austerities of the times inevitably restricted the scope of our hospitality, but it was universally agreed that the decision of the School authorities that the time was opportune for the revival of the pre-war function was more than justified. The number of Old Peterites and friends of the School who were present at the reunion was gratifyingly large, and the general enthusiasm for the gathering both in its social and official aspects ensured that •the occasion was an unqualified success, despite weather conditions which were not the most appropriate. The programme for the three days (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, the 26th-28th July) included a cricket match and boat races between the School and Old Peterites, and despite intervals of rain, all these outdoor engagements were satisfactorily fulfilled, the School having rather the better of the bargain in a cricket match which, as a twoinnings match, was incomplete, and winning both the well-fought races on the river. The details of these events will be found under the appropriate headings elsewhere in this issue. An unadvertised item on the Saturday was a display by the J.T.C. Band, led impressively by Drum-Major A. C. Rodger. The performance, given in the discomfort of a steady drizzle, was much appreciated by a large audience, who watched from the comparative luxury of the refreshment marquee. The more strictly Old Peterite gatherings took place on the Friday. The meeting of the O.P. Club was well attended (though for future guidance we noted the general opinion that a Saturday would be a 8

more convenient day), and the obvious keenness for the well-being of the Club was translated into concrete proposals which we are confident will prove their value in the immediate future. Some details of the resolutions at this meeting are given in the O.P. News. The O.P. Dinner in the evening, held at the City Arms Hotel, was a signal success. Under the jovial and witty chairmanship of Mr. C. Paley Scott an assembly of nearly 100 Old Peterites of all school generations spent a thoroughly enjoyable evening. We were glad to find that Sir Philip Morris, the guest of honour at the Speeches on the following day, was able to join us at this less formal gathering and renew acquaintance with many who had been his schoolfellows at St. Peter's. The presence, too, of a large contingent of the School Staff was appreciated, particularly by the younger generation, who welcomed the opportunity to meet their former pastors and masters once again after the interval of war service. The health of the School was proposed by the Chairman, and the Headmaster responded to the toast. Mr. L. Burgess proposed the Old Peterite Club, and Dr. M. T. Clegg replied. The reunion was fitly concluded in Chapel on the Sunday. Holy Communion was celebrated at 8.15, and at 11 o'clock there was a Commemoration Service, when the Rev. Canon C. Patteson preached the sermon. The extension of the Chapel by the addition of what had formerly been the Vestry made possible the accommodation of what must have been the largest congregation of any School service. The beautiful floral decorations, the excellent singing of the choir, and an address which was both inspiring and apt to the occasion contributed to make the occasion memorable. SPEECHES AND PRIZE DISTRIBUTION The School Hall has long been inadequate to accommodate an audience representative of both Senior and Junior Schools, and on this occasion, by the kindness of Mr. Prendergast, the ceremony was held in the neighbouring Clifton Cinema. The mundane atmosphere of the surroundings in no way detracted from the dignity of the occasion ; and an audience which would not have been unsatisfactory to a management which had booked the most " stupendous attraction " was present to welcome Sir Philip Morris, C.B.E., Vice-Chancellor of Bristol University, who presented the prizes. It is many years since an Old Peterite has performed this office, and the invitation to Sir Philip .(The Rise, 1913.20) was singularly appropriate. His great services to education, notably as Director General of Army Education, ensured the respect of his audience, and, for our part, we were enabled to express our pride in the eminence which he has attained. The Chairman of the Governors, the Very Rev. E. Milner White, Dean of York, presided. In his opening remarks he paid a welldeserved tribute to the Headmaster and dwelt on the inestimable value of the English boarding schools, which, he claimed, were the envy of .

the world. He earnestly hoped that every English boy who could, would take advantage of them. He was followed by the Headmaster, who presented a report of our activities which was of exceptional interest, since it ranged over a period which began as far back as November, '1944, when Speech Day was last held. The Headmaster began by expressing his satisfaction that the end of hostilities had restored to us so many of the pre-war Staff, and welcomed them back after their varied and meritorious services, of which the School was justifiably proud. The war had created serious difficulties, and the emergency had even introduced ladies into the Senior School Staff. We were indeed grateful to them for their loyal and invaluable help. The absence of so many masters had inevitably thrown heavy burdens on those who remained, and Mr. Dronfield expressed his profound satisfaction that he had had Mr. K. H. Rhodes at his right hand throughout those arduous years. We were all deeply conscious of the debt which the School owed to Mr. Rhodes. He had taken over the J.T.C., undertaken the main burden of the games organization, and been the trusted adviser and confidant of both boys and Staff. The most significant event , (the Headmaster continued) since our last Speech Day had been administrative changes consequent on the new Education Act. In our own case the altered status of Direct Grant Schools had led to our choosing the course of Independence as from September, 1945. He had two comments to make on this step. Firstly he made it clear that it was not our intention to confuse liberty with licence or independence with exclusiveness. The boarding school would probably play a much larger part in the future in the national system of education, and local authorities had already shown their readiness to avail themselves of the experience of the older Public Boarding Schools. In that St. Peter's was more than willing to help, and we were in negotiation with several Authorities. Mr. Dronfield's second point referred to the policy of the School with regard to boarders. We should remain primarily a boarding school, and it was intended that boarders should continue to constitute two-thirds of the Senior School and increased to at least one-half in the Junior School. Conversely, we were well aware of the extreme value of the day-boy side, and in his opinion such a combination created an ideal school. The Headmaster had much to report on the acquisition of additional accommodation and the progress of our building programme. The purchase, in February, 1945, of St. Catherine's, utilized as the Headmaster's house, not only released Albany House for much-needed accommodation for Junior School boarders, but its extensive grounds ensured space for our ultimate expansion. No. 1 St. Peter's Grove, which we had leased since 1938, had now been purchased, and together with the adjoining property, No. 24 Clifton, had been adapted to a boarding house for the Manor. One of our greatest problems since the raid of 1942 had been the feeding of the school, and he 10

paid tribute to the catering and domestic staff for their achievements in the most trying circumstances. The problem, he hoped, was now solved. A licence had been obtained for the erection of a new temporary dining hall ; the work was well advanced, and the muchneeded accommodation should be ready by the end of the year. There were good hopes, too, that we might be able to re-build the Rise more conveniently for a boarding house. Lastly, in reference to our plans for the future, he called attention to the excellent brochure which was to be circulated as an appeal for the building fund. Turning to academic successes, Mr. Dronfield mentioned in particular J. D. Taylor-Thompson, who had gained a State Scholarship and the Senior Classical Exhibition at Balliol College, Orford ; E. Mountain who had been awarded a York City Major Scholarship, also in Classics, and J. F. Blackburn, whose City Major Scholarship had been followed up by a Mathematics Exhibition at Caius College, Cambridge. Seventeen out of our twenty-one candidates had been successful in the Higher School Certificate Examination, but the most pleasing feature of the results was that they were spread over every one of the usual VIth form subjects Classics, Modern Languages, History, English, Mathematics, and the Natural Sciences. We had continued our practice of entering all the Vth form 'boys for the School Certificate, and, of the 48 candidates, 37 had been successful. Here Mr. Dronfield disgressed to comment on the future of the School Certificate Examination. He would deplore its abolition. He agreed that it was undesirable that its passing should be the be-all and end-all of a school career, but the remedy lay with the teachers. It was also true that the exam had been diverted to purposes for which it had never been intended. But there was definitely a place for an external examination which a boy could take at the age of sixteen or thereabouts. One heard much of the boy who could not do himself justice in examinations, but it had to be remembered that one of the qualities school aimed at developing in the pupil was the ability to " sell " himself in later life. The return of members of the Music Staff had made possible a considerable development in the School Music. In this connection we were particularly appreciative of the generosity of Mr. Edward Long. The Edward Long scholars from the Minster Song School not only came to us well-grounded academically, but contributed much to the choir by their precept and example. One of them, J. D. Swale, had recently obtained Distinction in the Final Examination of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. Classes in Musical Appreciation had been started in the Senior School and were undoubtedly a valuable cultural asset. Another satisfactory feature of the curriculum had been the restoration of Economics, which was studied by members of the VIth forms—without any examination in view. Of out-of-school activities perhaps the most noteworthy aspect was the outstanding success of the Cricket XI. All school matches 11

had been won except that against Manchester Grammar School, when a few minutes had robbed us of an assured victory. This remarkable season was due in large measure to the coaching and enthusiasm of the Cricket Professional, Mr. B. B. Wilson. The Rugger season had been more than satisfactory, and an eminently successful 1st IV had achieved a culminating triumph by winning the White Rose Cup in the York City Regatta. But perhaps we derived most satisfaction from the tremendous development in Athletics, as evidenced by a resounding victory in the Spring Term over Ampleforth, a school which has concentrated on Athletics for very many years. Hockey, unfortunately, had been dropped during the war years, but the Headmaster assured us that it would certainly be restored. The problem of playing-field accommodation had been much eased by the levelling of the river fields, which should be brought into use by next summer. The J.T.C., whose strength during the war years had increased from 90 to 180, had sustained a very real loss by the retirement of S.M. Puddick after 21 years' faithful service, but we had every confidence in the unbounded energy and enthusiasm of his successor, R.S.M.I. Power. The future of the J.T.C., Mr. Dronfield explained, was the subject of discussion by the three Services, and it seemed likely that a new Training Corps would emerge to serve as pre-entry training for all three Services. It was hoped that next year that most important element in corps training, the annual camp, would be revived. In this connection the Headmaster hoped that parents would remember, in arranging their holidays, that not only the J.T.C. camp but also the Scouts' camp followed immediately on the end of term. The Scouts had been very active throughout the year, and he had every confidence that this invaluable school activity would continue to prosper. Mr. Dronfield then reviewed the various School Societies, notably the Scientific and Debating Societies, and mentioned the successful stage presentations of Shakespeare's " Julius Caesar " and John Drinkwater's " A Man's House." The latter, he thought, was by general consent, the finest production in recent years. The report then passed. to the Junior School. The number of boarders had been doubled in the past twelve months, and a reduction in day-boys had done much towards our aim of attaining a better balance in the proportions of the two types of pupil. An outstanding event in the period under review had been the retirement of Mr. and Mrs. Ping from St. Olave's. Their long and devoted service had already been recognized at the Junior School Speech Day last year. Their successors, Mr. and Mrs. Blunt, had already impressed us by their good qualities. The return of masters from service had made it possible to remedy a defect of war-time conditions. Mr. Ping, as Headmaster, has now the assistance, in the organization of games and other activities, of a staff which was concerned purely with the Junior 12

School and was not distracted by . any Senior School interests. The activities of the Junior School were many and varied, and particularly noteworthy was the success of its Cricket XI, which had emulated the success of that of the Upper School and gone through the season without defeat. In concluding this part of his review, the Headmaster expressed his satisfaction at the undoubted success which had been achieved in the difficult task of harmonising a Junior School which in one sense was a separate community, having its own functions and even its own system of discipline, with the integral whole which was Sr Peter's School. Finally, Mr. Dronfield thanked the parents for the readiness with which they had accepted the increase in fees consequent on the rising costs and independent status. The increases were inevitable, but he could assure them that every economy was and would be practised consistent with efficiency and a high standard of education. On all sides he was conscious of the spirit of loyalty and co-operation which pervaded the School. We were, he belived, a happy School, and the happiness sprang from endeavour and achievement. The distribution of the prizes (a list of the prize-winners is printed following this report) was followed by an address by Sir Philip Morris. It was an address which was impressive not only by the interest of its subject-matter, but for qualities which are less common —the even flow of its delivery, the lucidity of its expression, and the excellence of its linguistic structure. Reminiscences of St. Peter's in Sir Philip's own day before the first world war, and particularly of the early days of the Rise, were highly appreciated, and not only by the many of his own generation in the audience. He was gratified by the renewed link with the Song School and the Minster which the Edward Long Scholarships had forged, while on the question of curriculum, so much to the fore in these days of educational reform, he put a strong case for the fundamental value of English. English, he believed, would lead most surely to the revival of the Classics and the Humanities. On the more general aspects of modern education, he emphasised the importance of schools like St. Peter's maintaining contacts with schools and educational establishments of all kinds. A vote of thanks to .Sir Philip Morris, proposed by Mr. Paley Scott, who, by a remarkable exhibition of mental gymnastics, contrived to link the Venerable Bede with modern cinema entertainment, and seconded by Col. H. C. Scott, concluded the proceedings. PRIZE LIST The Archbishop of York's Prize for Classics Not awarded. ... ... D. C. Jack. Stephenson Greek Prize Headmaster's Prizes for Latin Prose : ... Not awarded. Senior ... ... D. A. Hopkins. Junior ... 13

... C. S. Shepherd. Norman Crombie Memorial Prize ... Whytehead Memorial Prizes for Divinity : J. D. Swale. Senior School • • • / E. D. Thornton. A. Cawood. Junior School I. Collins. D. H. Tate. Toyne European History Prize General Knowledge Prizes : Sixth Form Below the Sixth ... Junior School—Senior Junior Needham Prize for Architecture ... Old Peterite Club Reading Prizes : Senior School—Senior ... Junior ... Junior School—Senior ... Junior ... Music Prizes—Senior School Junior School Modern Language Prize Art Prize—Senior School Junior School ... B.M.A. Medal for Science ... Dean of York's Prize for Mathematics Middle School Essay Prize ... Oxford Cup (1945.46) Work Cup (1944.45) Hobbies Cup ...

E. A. K. Denison. D. A. Hopkins. R. D. Palframan. SP. F. Stead. C. J. Bevan. J. C. Grove-Stephensen J. D. Swale. R. J. Townshend. J. T. Ankers. A. M. Marsh. F. Carlill. D. C. Jack. J. Calder. P. K. Brown. W. J. Clark. C. Dryden. S J. D. Wall. J. Ford. • • . D. C. Drummond. • • • P. Garbett. • • • G. Spence. • .. School House. • • . Temple House. • • • P. J. Shardlow.

SCHOOL CERTIFICATE PRIZES (1945) ••• J. C. Griffiths. • • • J. C. Griffiths. • • • R. Ham. • • • R. Ham. • •• D. S. Endecott. • • • R. Ham. • • • P. Jenkins. •• • J. M. Graham. • • • R. Ham.

English

History Geography ... ... French Elementary Mathematics Additional Mathematics Chemistry

Art ... Physics

FORM PRIZES (1945-46)

Senior School M. I. H. Unwin. J. A. Whitehead. R. A. Calvert. P. G. Taylor.

IV.A. IV.B. IV.C. SHELL Junior School

• • • D. G. Hilton. • • • M. G. Goodburn. • • • G. D. Lambert. • • • A. W. Driver. • • • M. Johnson. ..• J. E. Quickfall. ... C. J. Kirk. EXAMINATION RESULTS (1945-46) Scholarships J. D. Taylor-Thompson... Senior Classical Exhibition at Balliol College, Oxford. York City Major Scholarship in Classics. G. Mountain ... Scholarship in Major York City J. F. Blackburn ... Mathematics. Mathematical Exhibition at Gonville and J. F. Blackburn ... Caius College, Cambridge. Higher Certificates-17. School Certificates-37.

J.V.A. J.V.B. J.IV.A. J.IV.B. J.III J.II. J.I.

OLD PETERITE NEWS ROLL OF HONOUR

T. D. Ambler. H. D. F. Amor. M. Biggin. J. A. Brittain. M. J. Buckle. J. W. Butler. M. Q. Carlton. A. P. Coombe. J. D. Croasdale. J. H. Dales. J. B. Deas. S. Dodds. A. W. Douglas. T. B. J. Eveleigh. J. P. Farrow. J. M. Ferguson. F. W. Fineron.

1939-1945 J. H. Foster. J. M. Fothergill. J. S. Garnham. J. Glaves. S. M. Green. R. T. J. Griffiths. P. Heywood. J. R. Hollington. B. H. W. Jackson. P. A. Johnstone. P. D. Johnstone. B. Lee. R. C. Lynch. H. A. Milburn. I. Mitchell. L. H. W. Parkin.

H. C. Pexton. E. A. Powell. J. R. Rainford. H. W. Richardson. C. M. Robson. S. P. Scott. J. B. Shillitoe. G. S. Stead (Master). J. W. Stead. H. L. Taylor. L. Telf or. J. R. Walters. W. L. Walters. G. F. Watson. M. A. Wellington. J. Williams.

HONOURS AND DISTINCTIONS R. Baldwin (1896.1903), of the British Consulate General, Beirut, was awarded the O.B.E. in the New Year's Honours List. G. A. Fisher (1896-1904) has been made K.C.M.G. P. N. B. Hale (1933.35), we learn belatedly, was Mentioned in Despatches in the New Year Honours List of 1944. Hale is in the R.A.F., and when we heard of him last, in June of this year, he was stationed at Shaibah, Persia. R. R. H. Horsley (1924.28), who is a Major in the Royal Engineers, has been awarded the M.B.E. and was Mentioned in Despatches for his services in Burma. Major Horsley found an opportunity of re-visiting the School in the summer holidays after a prolonged absence of thirteen years in the East. P. R. Morris, C.B.E., M.A. (The Rise, 1913.20), Vice-Chancellor of Bristol University, was made a Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours in June last. Colonel A. A. Phillips has been made a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire. HONOURS AND DECORATIONS GAINED BY OLD PETERITES DURING THE WAR J. C. Atkinson—D.F.C. J. N. Bamforth—British Empire Medal (Civil Division). W. B. Battrick—Mentioned in Despatches. J. Biggin—Mentioned in Despatches. Capt. J. L. Boden—Mentioned in Despatches. Col. D. W. E. Burridge—Order of the Crown of Iran (Fourth Class). P.O. D. Bushell—D.S.M. Col. H. G. Crawshaw—O.B.E., Mentioned in Despatches. G. M. Curtois—Mentioned in Despatches. Major D. K. Crews (Master)—American Bronze Star, Mentioned in Despatches. Lt. R. H. Davison, R.N.V.R.—D.S.C. J. M. Dickenson—Mentioned in Despatches. W. D. Draffan—D.S.O. Brig. C. C. Fairweather—O.B.E. Wing-Commander J. Fearne—O.B.E. P. N. B. Hale—Mentioned in Despatches. Lt. G. A. W. Heppell—M.C. F/L. P. Heywood—D.F.C. Major R. R. H. Horsley—M.B.E. and Mentioned in Despatches. E. S. Jeffs (Master)—Mentioned in Despatches. Col. C. W. V. Kennedy—Cross of Valour (Polish Republic). Lt. I. S. McKay—M.C. A. C. Mackintosh—Mentioned in Despatches. Air Marshal C. E. H. Medhurst—K.C.B. (Military Division). P. R. Morris—C.B.E. (Civil Division). 16

F/O. V. M. G. Musgrove—D.F.C. and Bar. Squadron-Leader L. H. W. Parkin—D.F.C. F/L. H. C. Pexton—D.F.L. (Posthumous). Wing-Commander R. D. Pexton—D.F.C. and A.F.C. Squadron-Leader J. S. P. Phillips—D.F.C. C. Powell—Mentioned in Despatches. S/L. J. R. Rainford—D.F.C. and Bar. F/O. K. Ramsden—D.F.C. Major A. B. Sellars—O.B.E. Brig. E. P. Sewell—C.B.E. (Military Division). Lt. J. E. Smart, R.N.V.R.—M.B.E. Major C. D. Trimmer—D.S.O. R. B. Wharldall—D.S.M. P/O. E. W. Whitney—D.F.C. Major A. R. Walton—Twice Mentioned in Despatches. R. S. F. Webber—Mentioned in Despatches. Major E. F. Williams—M.B.E. Sub.-Lieut. R. T. Wolf—D.S.C. (We should be grateful for any additions or corrections to this list.) GENERAL MEETING OF THE O.P. CLUB

At the meeting held at the School on Friday, 26th July, the following officers were elected :Joint Hon. Secretaries : H. C. Scott (3 Blake Street, York) and W. P. Anelay (54 Hobgate, York). Committee : K. H. Rhodes and R. A. Stratton (for three years), B. A. C. Gray and P. G. R. Graham (for two years), C. C. Fairweather and D. Norwood (for one year). An innovation is the appointment of a second (and comparatively youthful) secretary. It is hoped that by this means contact may be maintained with all generations of Peterites. In accordance with the established practice, members of the Committee will retire in rotation, although, of course, retiring members will be eligible for re-election. In order that these notes may be up to date and cover as wide a field as possible, may we appeal to members to send information which may reasonably be supposed to be of general interest to one or other of the Hon. Secretaries, or, alternatively, to the Editor of " The Peterite." OLD PETERITE MASONIC LODGE

The proposal to inaugurate an O.P. Masonic Lodge has met with a gratifying response. The prescribed eighteen Founder Members have already come forward, and it is hoped that the Lodge will be consecrated in February next, in York. Old Peterites who are interested and would like further information, should write to Brigadier C. C. Fairweather, 23 The Crescent, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough. 17

ITEMS The Rt. Rev. H. H. Williams, D.D. (1884.89), resigned from his appointment as Bishop of Carlisle on the 3rd April last. We congratulate our two outstanding Old Peterite cricketers, A. B. Sellers (1921.24) and N. W. D. Yardley (1928.34), on adding to their laurels in the past season. That Yorkshire again won the championship was due in large measure to Sellers' brilliant captaincy and to his consistently sound batting, which frequently saved his side when things were critical. Yardley, besides playing for the Gentlemen in the match against the Players, was further distinguished by his selection as Captain of the " England " XI in the Test Trial at Canterbury. He has our best wishes for the forthcoming Australian tour. We would add, too, our congratulations on his marriage, of which the details are given below. R. E. 'Dodd (The Rise, 4938.43) has been appointed Lecturer in Chemistry at King's College, Newcastle. ENGAGEMENTS BUTLER—CAMERON. The engagement is announced between Captain John Hermitage Butler (St. Peter's, 1933.40), Gurkha Rifles, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Butler, The Mount, York, and Patricia Joan, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Cameron, of Mount Lofty, South Australia, and Singapore. WALL—RIDDING. The engagement is announced 'between F/L. Martyn Philip Lucas Wall (St. Peter's, 1931 , 35), R.A.F.V.R., youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lucas Wall, of Gainsborough, and Mary Irene, only daughter of the Rev. William Caldicott Ridding and Mrs. Ridding, of Alvechurch, Worcs. MARRIAGES COOPER—CHALKLEY. On 13th April, 1946, at St. Andrew's Church, Totteridge, Herts., Alan Burton Cooper (St. Peter's, 1927-31), son of the late W. Burton Cooper, of Hull, and Mrs. C. D. Ellis, of Beaconsfield, to Peggy Francis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Chalkley, of North Finchley. DODD—PLAYER. On 21st September, 1946, at St. Saviour's Church, Iford, Robert Edward, B.A. (Oxon.), second son of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Dodd, of York, to Joan Ethel, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Player, of Boscombe, Bournemouth. SHERIFF—BERENDS. On 29th June, 1946, at the Garrison Church, Penang, S.E.A.C., Lt. Edward Sheriff .(St. Peter's, '1935.44), only son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Sheriff, of York, to Marcia Berends, only daughter of Mrs. F. Kershaw, of York, and Coimatore, S. India. YARDLEY—MEARES. On 1st August, 1946, Norman Walter Dransfield Yardley (St. Peter's, 1928.34), only son of Mr. P. D. Yardley, The Grove, Royston, Barnsley, to Antonia Marguerite, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. S. Meares, of Kilbourne, Derbyshire. 18

DEATHS We regret to record the deaths of the following Old Peterites :Capt. D. A. D. L. Chudleigh (Temple, 1934.35), The Leicester Regiment, lost his life in a brave attempt to rescue a German from drowning. He was serving with Counter-Intelligence in Germany. He dived sixty feet from a bridge, but in the pitch darkness of the night struck an obstruction and was killed. Our deep sympathy is extended to his father, Lt.-Col. A. C. L. Chudleigh, who has sent us the news of this catastrophe. On 9th May, 11946, Edward George Hamilton-Mack died peacefully at Orchard Bungalow, Sutton Courtenay, Berks. He was 41 and was at St. Peter's from 1918 to 1922. C. E. Henderson, (1922.24) was killed in India shortly before Christmas, 1945. He was serving as an Explosives Officer in the R.A.F., and his death, at the age of 37, was due to an accident in the disposal of ammunition. He was married and his home was at Sheffield. It has now been confirmed that Samuel Paley Scott (1926.31), whose name appeared so long in our lists of missing Old Peterites, died of dysentery at Kuala Lumpur, as a prisoner of war in Japanese hands, on the 27th July, 1942. He had been missing since January of that year, and it was not until October, 1945, that his father, Mr. C. Paley Scott, received definite news of his death. N. P. W. Viner-Brady, of Ferryside House, Riverside, Twickenham, died in August, 1945. He was, in conjunction with the late Dean of Westminster, the originator of the scheme for commemorating the Battle of Britain pilots in the chapel at Westminster. He was Honorary Treasurer of the fund opened for that purpose, and it is a matter of deep regret that he did not live to see the fulfilment of his hope. Major Walter Witten (1868.75), of Longfields, Wivelsfield Road, Haywards Heath, Sussex, died on the 2nd August, 1946. He was 87 years old, and his death occurred at The Limes Nursing Home, Ditchling, Sussex. Major Witten left instructions with his solicitors to notify the School of his demise, and we must all regret the passing of one whose affection for St. Peter's endured for so many years. OXFORD LETTER To the Editors of " The Peterite." Sirs, While the population of the University is increasing by leaps and bounds, and shortage of accommodation is now becoming a major problem, the number of O.P.'s up here is proportionately decreasing. This is a disgraceful state of affairs. Whether to regard it as merely a sign of the times or to impute it to the evil propaganda that, it must be confessed, has insinuated itself even into the oldest of public schools, we leave to your good judgment. The fact remains : last term there were four of us, next term there will be but three. We were hoping that J. M. Banister might be coming up to B.N.C. in 19

October, but we have to announce regretfully that for another year his prospects remain black ; that is to say, Mr. Bevin still requires his services in Bedlington Colliery. It is possible, however, that among the many " bearded pards " who will be returning from the Services there may be one or two O.P.'s ; if this is so, we would be glad if they would get into contact with us as soon as possible ; they should have no difficulty in finding us or hearing of our doings. If they can't get a place at any of the Colleges, let not that prove a hindrance ; the " squatters " have established a useful precedent ; in that connection, however, we refuse to disclose the whereabouts of our rooms before term starts. I. H. Baker (St. Edmund Hall) has completed his Short University Course for the Army, and so has been obliged to leave us ; wonderful to relate, after his hazardous experiences described in our last letter, he has escaped with his life and some form of degree—he himself is hazy about the details We wish him the best of success in his future career and hope that if he has less work to do in the Army than when he was up here (though that can hardly be) he will find time to call and see us occasionally. A thick mist enshrouds the doings of the other three, R. E. Dodd (Trinity), F. L. Duffield (B.N.C.) and J. D. Taylor-Thompson (Balliol), due partly to their natural reticence concerning their activities and partly to their lack of common interests. Dodd we congratulate on being President of the University Swimming Club, a post which he has held for the past two terms. A photograph of him in this capacity appeared in the magazine " Isis." When not in water, hot or cold, he can be seen gossiping outside Trinity or the Chemical Labs. : he has been known to go inside and even on occasions to remove his pipe from his mouth. Duffield has been playing cricket for a B.N.C. drinking club, taking an active part in the Gramophone Society, and frequenting the Union—though he rarely gets beyond the billiards room ; where lies the connection between these activities we do not know, but he hastens to assure us that work is his chief concern and is the factor controlling all his doings. After the end of term he enjoyed a fortnight's cycling tour in France, the immediate object of which he is unwilling to divulge ; the ultimate object was doubtless to learn some French for his finals next June. Taylor-Thompson continues to find the atmosphere of Balliol congenial to him, though he was somewhat alarmed at hearing that he would have to share rooms ; as he says, " in Balliol you never know who you'll get." His work seems to be prospering ; dark stories, however, are current concerning the doings of certain Balliol men on the last night of " eights " week, when an attack was made on the Trinity gates. He hopes that Dodd was not a witness of, or, worse, a participant in this skirmish and that the exploits of that night may be lost to posterity. 20

We conclude by congratulating you on your enterprising schemes for developing the School buildings and wishing you all success. Yours faithfully, THE OXFORD O.P.'s. CAMBRIDGE LETTER To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs, Owing to this term being the time when exams are taken, things have been rather quieter, as the majority of people have been preparing themselves for them. But in spite of this, some of us do not spend all our time at the grindstone. P. A. Lockwood ,(Emmanuel). He is the " old man " of the O.P.'s here. Activities unknown, but probably half runs his College. R. A. Stratton (Emmanuel). Supposed to have been getting up at the unearthly hour of 6 o'clock, or even before, in order to work. G. E. K. Reynolds (Emmanuel). Another mystery, but has been known to play tennis with borrowed equipment. L. Jung , (St. John's). Rarely seen, except in his own College. We suppose he must be working hard. A. J. Shardlow (St. John's). Seems to spend all of his time on the river, or on the river bank shouting at some miserable individuals in a boat. B. C. Drummond (Trinity). Not been seen at lectures for weeks. Plays cricket for Trinity Tom-Tits and also plays bowls on Trinity backs. G. Mountain (Christ's). Never been heard of or seen during the term. Doubtless he is still with us. Yours, etc. THE CAMBRIDGE O.P.':. THE SOCIETY OF YORKSHIREMEN IN LONDON We are glad to print the following letter received from the Secretary :— Victory House, Leicester Square, W.C.2. 30th May, '1946. The Editor, " The Peterite," St. Peter's School, York. Dear Sir, At a recent meeting of the Council of the Society of Yorkshiremen in London, I was asked to draw your attention to entertainments and opportunities of meeting other Yorkshire people that are provided by the Society. 21

It was felt that many of the people at present at School will be coming to London, and many of your old scholars will be already working in the capital. The Society would like to extend a welcome to all your old scholars. Further particulars can be obtained from me. Perhaps you would be good enough to insert this letter in your magazine, so that your readers will know how to get in touch with us. Yours sincerely, (Signed) T. E. VERNON, Secretary.

EXAMINATION RESULTS, 1946

Scholarships J. F. Blackburn—State Scholarship in Mathematics. K. A. Boyes—York City Major Scholarship in Mathematics. J. D. Swale—Organ Scholarship, Caius College, Cambridge. Higher School Certificate Examination The following boys were awarded Certificates :— VI Upper. J. F. Blackburn (" Distinction " in Pure Mathematics and Applied Mathematics ; " Good " in Higher Mathematics and Physics ; " Excellent " in Scholarship Pure Mathematics and Applied Mathematics) . K. A. Boyes (" Good " in Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Higher Mathematics and Physics; " Very Good " in Scholarship Pure Mathematics and Applied Mathematics) . W. J. Clark r Good " in French). E. A. K. Denison. P. Garbutt (" Good " in Pure Mathematics and Applied Mathematics ; " Very Good " in Scholarship Applied Mathematics). P. R. Sykes (" Good " in Applied Mathematics). VI Middle. J. H. Amos (" Good " in Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Physics). R. G. Crowther. J. M. L. Dook (" Good " in Applied Mathematics). D. C. Drummond. F. N. Newdick. J. H. 0. Parker 1(" Good " in English Literature). J. D. Swale r Distinction " in Music). D. H. Tate (" Good " in French). B. Tomlinson. Final Examination Associated Board, Royal Schools of Music J. D. Swale (Passed with Distinction). Entrance Examination to R.A.F. College, Cranwell I. S. Macpherson.

School Certificates The Pass is indicated by a lower case letter ; the Credit is indicated by a capital letter ; Very Good is indicated by a capital letter in bold type. 1, 2, 3 indicate Very Good, Credit or Pass in English Language. b—English Literature. c—History. d—Geography. e—Latin. g—French. h—German. i—Elementary Mathematics. j—Additional Mathematics. m—Physics - and - Chemistry. s—General Science. + after the letters g or h indicates that the candidate has passed in the Oral examination. Va. R. E. A. Atkinson-2 B c D g IM C. M. Bainton-2 BIjm R. M. Booth-1 B C G H+ i S J. A. Brough-2 BCGIS R. E. Cochrane-2 B G I JS P. J. Dennis-2 B e G+ HI JS C. D. Goode-2 B D g I Jm G. C. Greetham-2 B c d G+ I J M N. B. Harrison-2 B c D I M D. A. Hopkins-2 B E G F H+ I J S J. C. B. MacKeand-2 B e G+ HI JS J. B. Mortimer-2 B C G+ h I JS D. J. Pallant-2 B C g+ h+ I J S R. Parker-2 B c g+ I R. Presswood-1 B c D G+ I M C. D. Ryder-1 B C G+ H+ I S F. C. Slegg-2 B C e G+ H+ I j s M. ,,peig‘a--1 13 D G+ I j M D. W. Thompson-2 B g+ I j S E. G. Thompson-2 B G+ H+ I s J. C. Varley-2 B C D G+ I J M N. M. Ward-2 Bdg IM P. D. Waters-2 B c G+ I j S I. T. R. Welch-1 B C G+ H+ I S Vb N. B. Burgess-2 B c D i m C. C. Dee-3 BDIm J. A. Douthwaite-3 B D I M M. Hallas-2 BC d GI JM T. J. Holmes-2 B ciM B. Lee-3 BcDIM J. L. Simpson-2 Bdgim J. S. Trewick-1 B c G+ I m D. E. Warren-2 B d G+ I m -

C. Dryden-2 B D G+ I o L. D. Edinger-2 B Imo J. C. Grove-Stephensen-4 B C D g+ I M 0 K. G. Harrison-2 B c D g+ I JMo B. C. Lambert-2 b g I o P. G. Matthews-3 B c d i o D. J. Oliver-3 B D g+ I M o A. L. Pavis-2 B c D G+ I M o D. R. Sawyer-2 B D g+ I m o J. J. F. Walker-2 B d G+ i o Some comments may be permitted on the results given above. The work of J. F. Blackburn in his State Scholarship examination was truly remarkable in that he obtained more than 90% of the maximum mark in all his papers. The offer of an Organ Scholarship by Caius College, Cambridge, to J. D. Swale is an outstanding tribute both to himself and to the development of the School Music, and it is regrettable that he is unable to avail himself of it, as the award was conditional on his obtaining deferment from military service. We congratulate, too, I. S. Macpherson on his acceptance by Cranwell. The competition for admission to the R.A.F. College under the postwar scheme was particularly keen, and the examination was of a high standard. The detailed results of the School Certificate show a crop of " Credits " and " Very Goods," which is more than satisfactory.

VALETE AND SALVETE VALETE (July, 1946) THE MANOR P. A. Speight. 1942-46 (St. Olave's, 1939-42). Head of Manor. Middle VIB. School Cert., 1944. 1st XI, 1944-45-46. 1st XI Colours, 1944. 1st XI Cap, 4945-46. Vice-Captain of Cricket, 1946. Played for 2nd XV, 1944-45-46. 2nd XV Colours, 1945-46. Shooting Team, 1943-44-45-46. Captain of Shooting, 4944-45-46. Played for 2nd XI Hockey Team, 1943. Sgt. in J.T.C. Cert. " A," 1944. Editor of " The Peterite." P. Garbett. 1942-46. Upper VIth Maths. School Monitor. Chapel Monitor. 2nd IV Rowing Colours, 1946. Higher School Certificate, 1945-46. School Certificate, •1943. Corporal in J.T.C. Cert. " A," 1944. School Librarian. J. Lennard. 1942.46 (School House, 1942). House Monitor. Lower VIth. School Certificate, 1945. School Shooting VIII, 1944-46. Colours, 1944-46. County of Lancaster Highest Aggregate Shot, 1945. Individual Shot, 1944-45-46. 2nd XV, 1945. School Athletics Team, 1945. Cert. " A," 1945. Lance-Corporal in J.T.c. 24

D. R. Reavley. 1940-46 (St. Olave's, 1940.42 ; School House, 1942). House Monitor. Lower VIth. School Certificate, 1945. 2nd XV Colours, 1944-45. 11st XV Colours, 1945-46. Seven-a-side, 1946. Swimming Team, 1944. Corporal in J.T.C. Cert. " A," 1944. 1st Class Shot. W. H. Andrews. 1942.46 (St. Olave's, 1938-42). M.VI. Colts XI, 1944. 1st XI, 1944-46. 2nd XI Colours, 11944. 1st XI Colours, 1944-46. Junior Squash Team, 1944. Secretary of Senior Science Society, 1946. Lance-Corporal in J.T.C. Cert. " A," 1944. D. C. Drummond. 1940-46. M. VI. School Certificate, 1944. H.S.C., 1946. '1st XV, 1945-46. 2nd IV, 1946 G. H. F. Reynolds. 1943-46. M.VI Maths. School Certificate, 1944. School Athletics Team, 1945-46. Athletics Colours, 1946. Sergeant in J.T.C. War Cert. " A," 1944. School Shooting Team, i1945-46. Shooting Colours, 1946. J. P. Shearsmith. 1943.46 (St. Olave's, 193/). Vc. Cadet in J.T.C. F. C. Sunley. 1944-46. Vc. Cadet in J.T.C. Cert. " A," Part I. Colts XV, 1945. B. Tomlinson. .1943-46. VI. M. School Certificate, 1944. H.S.C., 1946. 1st XV Colours, 1945. Athletics Team, 1945. Corporal in J.T.C. Cert. " A." THE RISE C. S. Shepherd. •940.46 (St. Olave's, 1936-40). Head of School. Head of Clifton Rise. Middle VI Special. School Certificate, 1943. 1st XV,11944-45-46. 1st XV Colours, 1944-45-46. Captain of Rugger, 1945-46. Played for North of Thames Public Schools XV, 1946. 1st IV, 1945-46. 1st IV Colours, 1945-46. School Athletics Team, 1945-46. Athletics Colours, 1946. Member of Debating Society Committee. Cadet in A.T.C., 1941-43. Sergeant in J.T.C. Cert. A," 1944. F. P. Baker. 1941-46. School Monitor. VI L. School Certificate, 1945. 1st XV Colours, 1944. 1st XV Cap, 1945. Northern Public Schools XV, 1946. Athletics, 1945. Sergeant in J.T.C. Cert. " A." School Play, 1944-45. A. C. Rodger. 1942-46. House Monitor. 1st XI, 1945. 1st XI Colours and Cap, 1946. 1st XV, 1944-45-46. 1st XV Colours, 1946. School Swimming Team, 1943-44. Yorkshire Public Schools' Rugger Trials, 1946. Drum-Major in J.T.C. Cert " A." First Class Shot. H. D. Kelly. 1944-46. Vc. Colts XI, 1945-46. Colts Colours, 1945-46. 2nd XI, 1945-46. 1st XI, :1946. Cadet in J.T.C. Cert. " A," Part I, 1946. I. M. Scorgie. '1943-46. IVb. Cadet in J.T.C. 25

SCHOOL HOUSE I. S. Macpherson. 1942.46 (St. Olave's, 1936-42). School Monitor. Head of School House. Lower VI. Colts Rugger Colours, 1943. 1st XV Colours, 1944-45-46. 1st XV Cap, 1945-46. 1st XI, 1945-46. 1st XI Colours, 1946. Public Schools' Seven-a-side Competition, 1946. Shooting VIII, 1944-45-46. Shooting Colours, 1946. Athletics Team, 1946. Corporal in J.T.C. War Cert " A," 1945. School Certificate, 1945. W. J. Clark. 1941.46 (St. Olave's, 1939-41). School Monitor. Upper VI Modern. School Certificate, 1943. H.S.C., 1945-46. 1st XV, 1944-45-46. 1st XV Colours, 1944-45-46. 1st XV Cap, 1945-46. Vice-Captain of Rugger, 1945-46. North Schools v. South Schools, 1945. Seven-a-side, 1946. 1st XI, 1944-45-46. 1st XI Colours, 1945-46. 1st XI Cap, 1946. Yorkshire Public Schools v. Lancashire Public Schools, 1945. Athletics Colours, 1946. Captain of Athletics, 1946. Sergeant in J.T.C. First Class Shot. Cert. " A," 1944. Winner of Fernie Cup, 1946. Editor of " The Peterite." School Librarian. R. G. Crowther. 1942-46. House Monitor. Middle VI. School Certificate, 11944. Subsidiary H.S.C., '1945. H.S.C., 1946. Colts XI, 1945. 2nd XI, 1946. First Class Shot. Cert. " A," 1945. C.Q.M.S. in J.T.C. W. T. J. Forsythe. 1942-46. House Monitor. Vc. Colts XI, 1944. 2nd XI, 1944. 1st XI, 1945-46. 1st XI Colours, 1945-46. 2nd XV, 1944-45-46. 2nd XV Colours, 1945-46. 1st XV, 1946. Lance-Corporal in J.T.C. Cert. " A," 11945. First Class Shot. P. N. H. Moreton. 1942-46 (St. Olave's, 1939). House Monitor. Lower VI Modern. School Certificate, 1945. 2nd XV, 1.944.4546. 2nd XV Colours, '1945-46. 2nd XI, 1946. School Play, 1943-44-45. Lance-Corporal in J.T.C. Cert. " A," 1945. First Class Shot. Member of Chapel Committee. B. Lee. 1943.46 (St. Olave's, 11940-43). Vb. School Certificate, 1946. House Colours, 1945. Lance-Corporal in J.T.C. Cert. " A," 1946. Colts Rugger Colours, 1945-46. School 3rd IV, 1946. D. R. Sawyer. 1942-46. Vc. School Certificate, 1946. Cadet in J.T.C. First Class Shot. War Cert. " A." Colts XV, 1945-46. TEMPLE E. A. K. Denison. 1941.46 ,(St. Olave's, 1936-41). Upper VI Modern. School Monitor. Head of Temple. Vice-Head of School. School Certificate, 11943. H.S.C., 1945-46. 1st XV, 1945-46. 1st XV Colours, 1945-46. 2nd XI, 1946. 2nd XI Hockey, 1942. School Swimming Team, 1944. Captain of Boxing, 1946. Fencing Team, 1945-46. School Librarian. Editor of " The Peterite. Secretary of the Debating Society. Lance-Sergeant in J.T.C. Cert. " A," 1945. School Play, 1941-42-44-45. 26

K. A. Boyes. 1941-46 (St. Olave's, 1939). Upper VI Maths. School Monitor. York City Major Scholarship, 1946. H.S.C., 1945-46. School Certificate, 1943. 1st XI, 1943. 1st XI, Colours, 1945-46. 1st XI Cap, 1946. 11st XV Colours, 1945-46. School Athletics Team, 1946. Sergeant in J.T.C. Cert. " A," 1944. Library Monitor. J. F. Blackburn. 1936.46 (St. Olave's, 1936-41). Upper VI Maths. House Monitor. School Certificate, 1943. H.S.C., 1945. State Scholarship in Maths., 1946. Open Exhibition, Caius College, Cambridge. York City Major Scholarship, 1945. 2nd XI, 1946. Fencing Team, .1945-46. School Librarian. Editor of " The Peterite." Sergeant in J.T.C. Cert. " A," 1945. V. B. Gregory. 1939.46 (St. Olave's, 1939-41). Middle VI Science. House Monitor. School Certificate, 1944. 1st IV, 1946. 1st IV Colours, 1946. 2nd XV, 1945-46. 2nd XV Colours, 1945-46. School Swimming Team, 1942-43-44. Corporal in J.T.C. Band. Cert. " A," 1944. P. W. Weighill. 1941.46 (St. Olave's, 1939-41). House Monitor. Lower VI. School Certificate, 1945. 1st IV, 1945-46. 1st IV Colours, 1945-46. Captain of Boats, 1946. 2nd XV, 1945. School Shooting VIII, School Athletics Team, 1945-46. 1944-45-46. Shooting Colours, 1946. School Play, 1943-46. C.S.M. in J.T.C. Cert. " A," 1943. I. W. T. Haysey. 1941-46 (St. Olave's, 1939-41). M. VI. School Certificate, 1945. Athletics Team, 1945-46. Athletics Colours, 1945-46. Corporal in J.T.C. G. Gamlin. 1944-46. IVb. Cadet in J.T.C. G. Hull. 11945.46 (St. Olave's, 1943). IVc. Vc. School 1942.46 , (St. Olave's, 1940-42). B. C. Lambert. Certificate, 1945. R. C. Marshall. 1946 (St. Olave's, 1943-46). IVb. Cadet in J.T.C. J. C. Grove-Stephensen. 1943-46. Vc. School Certificate, 1946. Needham Prize for Architecture, 1945-46. J. D. Swale. 1943-46. M. VI. School Certificate, 1944. H.S.C., 1946. Distinction in Final Examination Royal Schools of Music, 1946. Organ Scholarship, Caius College, Cambridge, 1946. School Play, 1945-46. Hon. Secretary of Music Society. Cadet in J.T.C. Cert. " A," 1945. D. W. Thompson. 1943.46 (St. Olave's, 1939-43). Va. School Certificate, 1946. King's Scout, .1945.

J. M. Tomlinson. Shell. C. R. Stead. Shell. M. S. Rayner. IVc.

SALVETE (May, 1946) MANOR RISE TEMPLE 27

SCHOOL OFFICERS SUMMER TERM, 1946 School Monitors : Head of School and Clifton Rise—C. S. SHEPHERD. Head of Temple House—E. A. K. DENISON. Head of the Manor—P. A. SPEIGHT. Head of School House—I. S. MACPHERSON. Chapel Monitor—P. GARBETT. F. P. BAKER. K. A. BOYES. W. J. CLARK. Games Captains : Cricket—J. C. M. RAYSON. Boats—P. W. WEIGHILL. Shooting—P. A. SPEIGHT. Tennis—J. McD. L. DOOK. C.S.M. in J.T.C.—P. W. WEIGHILL. House Monitors : The Manor—J. McD. L. DOOK, F. J. CHADWICK, D. R. REAVLEY, J. LENNARD. The Rise—J. C. M. RAYSON, P. R. SYKES, A. C. RODGER, K. W. WILSON. School House—W. J. T. FORSYTHE, P. N. H. MORETON, L. D. EDINGER, P. J. SHARDLOW, R. G. CROWTHER. Temple House—P. W. WEIGHILL, V. B. GREGORY, D. HARDISTY, J. F. BLACKBURN. Editors of " The Peterite ": E. A. K. DENISON, W. J. CLARK, J. F. BLACKBURN, P. A. SPEIGHT, D. HARDISTY.

NOTES AND ITEMS Squadron Leader Horton paid a visit to the School on 17th May and gave a talk to the Senior forms on the future of Cranwell and the R.A.F., and how to gain a permanent commission in the peace-time force. Mr. H. V. Moore, our Senior Modern Languages Master, paid a visit to Paris during the Easter holidays, and on 13th May he told the School his impressions of, and his experiences in, the city, liberated after five years of German occupation. 28

Together with the rest of the nation, the School celebrated Victory on 8th June with a whole holiday. The new cinematograph has already proved its value as entertainment. The following films have been shown to the School this term : " 49th Parallel," " Stormy Weather," " Old Bones of the River." At the end of the term, Shepherd, as Head of the School, presented Mr. Nix and Miss Allen with a silver tea service on the occasion of their engagement, as a token of the School's gratitude and best wishes for the future. On Monday, 29th July, the last day of term, the Headmaster gave a dinner for the 1st XI at the Dawnay Arms, Shipton, a fitting conclusion to the most successful cricket season for many years.

HOUSE NOTES THE MANOR

On the whole the term has been quite a successful one, and we came very near to winning the Oxford Cup. Unfortunately we were unsuccessful in both the Senior and Junior Cricket. In the Senior Cricket we reached the final, v. the Rise, but were beaten. Dook was unable to play, and we can safely claim that had he been there, it might have been a very different result. In the semi-finals of the 2nd XI Cricket we were beaten by Temple. However, we succeeded in retaining the Tennis Cup, and as a result, R. Dobson and B. Tomlinson were awarded their house colours. For the third year in succession we have won the Team Shooting Cup, and we have also retained the House Average. J. Lennard is to be congratulated on winning the Best Individual Shot Cup, also for the third year in succession. Congratulations to P. A. Speight on being appointed ViceCaptain of Cricket ; to Dook on the award of his 1st XI Cap ; to Oliver and Andrews on the re-award of their 1st XI Colours ; to Lennard, Chadwick and Dook on the re-award of their Shooting Colours, and to Reynolds on the award of his Shooting Colours. Congratulations also to Garbett, Drummond and Graham on the award of their 2nd IV Colours, and to Chadwick, Dobson, Hutchinson and M. Speight on the award of their 2nd XI Colours. As usual, at the end of the Summer Term, many of our members depart, and to the eight who are leaving us this term we wish every good fortune in the future. THE RISE

With victories in the Senior Cricket and the Swimming Sports, we can feel that the past term has given us some reward for our efforts during the year. 29

We managed to beat Temple fairly easily in the semi-finals of the Senior Cricket, but as was expected we met stiffer opposition from Manor in the finals. After a promising start by our opening batsmen, who took the score to 28, Manor took several wickets very cheaply, and only a very fine innings of 32 by Mortimer pulled us out of the depths. Dee also deserves mention for staying at the wicket with Mortimer during the worst -period. Eventually we were all out for 85, and it was obvious that our success now depended upon our bowlers, Rodger and Kelly ; and assisted by good fielding they exceeded our expectations by getting the Manor out for 56. For their share in our victory, Mortimer and Kelly were awarded their House Colours. Once again we have retained the Kazerooni Cup, thus proving that winning it last year was no flash in the pan, although we had to rely on a few people to swim in all the events. But they all rose to their task, and although our position looked weak at one time, our team persevered, and our performances in the relays assured us of success. Rodger, the captain, Smith and Kelly deserve special mention for their efforts. Our inexperienced tennis team played well to beat School House, and they gained valuable experience in losing to Manor. Our Junior cricket team failed to come up to expectations. We have been well represented in the School teams this term, and we must congratulate Rayson on his captaincy of such a highly successful team, Rodger upon his 1st XI Cap, and Dixon upon his 2nd XI Colours. We also congratulate Shepherd on the award of his 1st IV Colours and Sykes on his 2nd IV Colours. When we assemble again next term we shall meet in new surroundings, as our studies and common rooms, and some of our changing rooms and dormitories are being moved to No. 17 Clifton, the present site of the Manor. Our connection with the present Rise is not being completely severed, as four of our dormitories remain there, with the changing room accommodation, and when the Rise is re-built we expect to return again. We shall no longer have any dormitories in School House, and the new accommodation will certainly be a great improvement on our present rather cramped quarters. The only thing that we shall miss is " yard-cricket," which will be as much a loss to the boaters as the cricketers ! Another change next year will be that Mr. and Mrs. Wiseman will no longer be in charge of the House, although, fortunately, they are not leaving us altogether, since Mr. Wiseman is remaining as assistant housemaster, and will continue to reside in the present Rise buildings. In token of our gratitude and appreciation of their services, they were presented with 30

an inscribed silver salver. In this connection we would like to welcome Mr. and Mrs. Crews, who are taking the place of Mr. and Mrs. Wiseman, and to wish them the best of luck in their task. Finally, we have to say farewell to Shepherd, Baker, Rodger and Kelly, who are leaving us this term—they have all done good work for the Rise, and our best wishes for their future go with them. TEMPLE

As yet another year passes, Temple are still unable to announce their success in gaining the Oxford Cup. This year, however, they were nearer to it than they had been for many a long year, and finished second, only 10 points behind School House. So once again Temple has proved its amazing ability as " runners up," finishing second in the Oxford Cup, as already mentioned, in the Junior Cricket, in the Team Shooting, and in the Swimming. In passing, however, we should like to congratulate these teams on the performances they put up, and as far as the Swimming was concerned it was the old story of Gregory and Dench having no-one to support them. In the Senior Cricket, as was expected, we bowed our heads before the all-conquering Rise, whom we congratulate, but our congratulations are also due to Dawson for his very plucky innings. We were not completely eclipsed in the sphere of cricket, however, for here we recorded our only success of the term, by gaining the League Cricket for the second year in succession, and in this Dodsworth, the captain, and all his team are to be congratulated. We prefer to forget the Tennis and the Section Competition, but apart from those unfortunate incidents, Temple has reason to congratulate itself on a satisfactory conclusion to a reasonably successful year. Congratulations to K. A. Boyes on the re-award of his 1st XI Colours and the award of his 1st XI Cap ; to P. W. Weighill on his appointment as Captain of Boats ; to D. Hardisty on the re-award of his 1st IV Colours ; to V. B. Gregory on the award of his 1st IV Colours ; to P. W. Weighill and D. Hardisty on their Shooting Colours ; and to C. Dryden on his 2nd XI Colours. Congratulations are also due to Longstaff on winning the Best Recruit Shooting Cup. Once again the end of a school year brings its farewells. We say " goodbye " to Denison, Head of the House, whose work and efforts, so ably supported by those other monitors who are leavingBoyes, Weighill, Gregory and Blackburn—have given the House such a successful year. To them and to others who are leaving we extend our best wishes for the future, while leaving the management of the House in the capable hands of Hardisty. 31

THE OXFORD CUP, 1945-46 The results are given in the following table :— Points

School Awarded Manor Rise House Temple

•• • Senior Rugger •• • Junior Rugger •• . Senior Rowing ..• Junior Rowing •• • Senior Cricket ..• Junior Cricket •• • ... Athletics ..• ... Swimming •• • Cross-country .• • ... Squash •.• ... Shooting (Team) Shooting (House Average) • .. .• • ... Tennis .• • ... Boxing •• • Section Competition ...

20 10 20 10 20 10 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 200

—

— 10

— — 20 —

— — — 10 10 :10 10 —

— — — — — —

20 —

— 10 20 — — — 20

10 10

— — —

THE CHAPEL During the Summer Term we had the pleasure of visits from the Rev. E. G. Moreton, Vicar of St. James', Scarborough, and the Rev. K. J. Till, Staff Chaplain, Northern Command, who preached on Sundays, 12th May and 16th June. Returning to pre-war practice, the Commemoration Service was held on the last Sunday of term, 28th July. This service, at which the Rev. Canon C. Patteson was the preacher, was most impressive, and ended with the Te Deum sung by the choir and the whole school to the setting of Stanford in B flat. We are grateful to all who brought flowers, and to the ladies who did a wonderful work in decorating the Chapel for this occasion. A week or so before the end of term the Vestry was removed from the Chapel, both greatly improving the appearance of the building and providing much-needed additional seating space. At the Commemoration Service there was probably one of the largest congregations the Chapel ever has held. The choir has again done excellent work throughout the year, and well deserved their " outing " to Scarborough on 24th July, which from all reports they thoroughly enjoyed. 32

Our thanks and good wishes for the future go to those who have done much voluntary work for the Chapel and its services, and are leaving this term : P. Garbett, Chapel Monitor ; P. N. H. Moreton, C. S. Shepherd and P. A. Speight, Servers ; J. D. Swale, who has done so much for the Chapel music, both in the choir and at the organ. At their last meeting, the Chapel Committee made donations from the Collections Fund to the York County Hospital, the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, and the R.S.P.C.A. They also decided to put aside a sum each year to form a fund from which to buy new furnishings for the Chapel as opportunities arise.

THE LIBRARY Librarian : L. BURGESS, Esq. Library Monitors : E. A. K. DENISON, P. GARBETT, W. J. CLARK, K. A. BOYES, D. HARDISTY, J. F. BLACKBURN. Stocktaking was once again successfully completed before the end of the term. The number of missing books is, however, alarmingly large, and it is felt that borrowers should take more trouble to ensure that an official record is made of the books that they take out. The following books have been added to the Library this term : Poverty and Progress—S. Rowntree. The Church in the Roman Empire—Ramsay. History of Cambridge, 2 Vols.—Dyer. Aeneid of Virgil—Ed. Conington. Juvenal—Mayor. History of the Jews—Milman. Barnado of Stepney—A. E. Williams. Debussy—Edward Lochspeirer. Tchaikovsky—Edward Evans. Handel—Abdy Williams. Essays in Musical Analysis, 3 Vols.—D. F. Tovey. The Englishman's Country—Ed. by W. J. Turner. Palestine—Land of Promise—W. C. Lowdermilk. The New Malaya and You—H. B. E. Hake. English Literature in the Earlier 17th Century—D. Bush. Footsteps in Malaya—Sir Frank Swettenham. Who's Who, 4946.

JULY MUSIC FESTIVAL

The July Music Festival was an experimental series of lunch-time concerts arranged by Mr. Waine. The four concerts each lasted 30 to 40 minutes, and the attendance justified the care taken in producing them. Over 60 people were present at the earlier concerts, increasing to nearly 120 at the last, which took place at a more generally convenient time. 33

The concert on Monday, 15th July, was a Two Piano Recital given by Mrs. Baird and Mr. Waine. Their programme included such popular arrangements as " Sheep may safely graze," by J. S. Bach, the romance from " Eine Kleine Nachtmusick," by Mozart, " The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba," by Handel, and Chopin's Waltz in D flat. Arenski's Waltz from the Suite for two pianos was an interesting example of a composition originally written in the twopiano idiom. At the second concert, on '17th July, the School had a guest artist in Flying Officer Moorsom, who played the A minor Sonata of Handel and also joined Mr. Stevens in a performance of Bach's beautiful Concerto for two violins in D minor. On 19th July we welcomed yet another artist who has helped the School many times before. This was Mrs. Procter, who played the 'cello in Haydn's Trio in G, the work which contains the famous Gipsy Rondo. The performers in the trio were Mr. Waine (piano), Mr. Stevens (violin) and Mrs. Procter (('cello). The programme included the most famous of all 'cello solos, " Le Cygne," by SaintSiens, and ended with the slow movement and scherzo from Mendelssohn's Trio in D minor. The final concert (22nd July) was given entirely by members of the School and the Staff. A small male voice choir was called into being to take part in this concert, and gave two groups of part-songs, including " All creatures now are merry minded " (Bennet), " Now is the month of maying " (Morley), and, in a lighter vein, " The Three Chafers " (Truhn), and an arrangement of " On Ilkla Moor." Mr. Stevens played the viola at this concert, and with Mrs. Stevens at the Piano gave a performance of a Viola Sonata by Grazioli, one of the lesser-known contemporaries of Mozart and Beethoven. Mr. Howat made his debut at St. Peter's as a clarinetist, when he joined Mr. and Mrs. Stevens in Mozart's Trio for clarinet, viola and piano. The remaining items included Brahm's " Edward " Ballad, played by J. D. Swale, and an aria from " Solomon " (Handel), sung by C. Greetham. Our thanks are due to all those, both inside and outside the School, who contributed to make these concerts successful.

THE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA We hope to launch the School Orchestra, which is now being formed, at concert during the first term of 1947. Two things have helped to get the orchestra under way. First, the generosity of Mr. Edward Long, who has given a considerable sum of money for the purchase of musical instruments. Thanks to him we have increased the number of instruments owned by the 34

School, and now possess 21 stringed instruments, from a giant double bass down to tiny three-quarter size violins in use in the Junior School, as well as some fine wind instruments. Second, the formation last term of instrument classes, in which, to encourage string players, boys are taught on loaned instruments for one year free of charge. In spite of Mr. Long's generosity, however, there still remains to be filled gaps in our collection of orchestral instruments. Not only are prices high in the open market, but some instruments are virtually unobtainable, new or second-hand. There may be Old Peterites or other friends of the School who possess musical instruments which they no longer require : if so, it is hoped they will consider presenting them to the School. We still need at least one low pitch Bochm flute and clarinet, one French horn, two oboes and two bassoons to complete the orchestra, apart from instruments (high or low pitch) for beginners to practise on, and additional stringed instruments which will also be very welcome.

THE NATURAL SCIENCE SOCIETY

President : THE HEADMASTER. Chairman : E. K. ROBINSON, Esq., M.A. Vice-Chairman : G. W. PICKERING. Secretary : W. H. ANDREWS. The Science Society is continuing the progress which developed at the beginning of the year, and although the attendance has been rather less than before, the meetings have been well supported. This term's programme opened on 1'1th May with a talk by MacKeand and Cross on " Radio," open to the whole School. MacKeand spoke first about wireless receivers, and traced their development from early crystal sets to modern television sets. Cross then dwelt on transmitters, describing the construction of various types, both valve and crystal. The senior branch has come to life this term, and two meetings have been held. On 25th May, Ham gave a well-thought-out talk on "The Weather," illustrating his points with various photographs. A sound film, " The Story of a Disturbance," was also shown. Pickering gave a similar talk on the " Moon " a month later, and used a large collection of lantern slides. The junior section still flourishes. On 11th June, Booth, assisted by Presswood, expounded on " Jet Propulsion "; he first gave us the history of jet propulsion, from Hero's Aeolipile to Frank Whittle, the modern inventor. A comparison of the efforts of various countries was also given, and details of flying bombs and V2 rockets ; to end, Booth described various modern jet models and equipment. Carr and Goode gave a talk entitled " British Animals " on 13th July. Carr dwelt mainly on the larger animals, including wild deer, 35

and compared in detail the wild cat with the domestic cat, while Goode spoke about otters, stoats, weasels and moles, and made a special mention of squirrels. Altogether we may say that the Society has had a most successful year, starting from scratch and now having five well-attended meetings per term.

J.T.C. As is usual in the Summer Term, a full programme of training was not able to be carried out, but the first half of the term was quite busy. On Sunday, 19th May, the Corps, headed by the band, marched to the Minster for an Empire Youth service ; this was the first time for several years that the band had paraded through York, and they made an impressive show. Field Day was held on 4th June, and the Corps split into two armies. One, under Major Le Tocq, travelled to Ilkley, and the other, under Major D. K. Crews, travelled to Menston. The two armies were then directed to Thimblestones, in the middle of Ilkley Moor, by wireless, working over a range of eight miles, and at about 2 p.m. a battle ensued. The outcome was, as usual, rather uncertain, but Major Crews held a very good position, being able to see Major Le Tocq and his army advancing over desolate moorland for a good distance. After the battle a march of two miles brought us back to the lorries, which had motored round to near the scene of operations. The only flag presentation of the term took place on 5th July, when Capt. Rhodes complimented Sgt. Shepherd (9 Platoon) on a very good standard of efficiency. At the same time, Capt. Rhodes said farewell to the Corps, he took over the work at the outbreak of war, and has not only maintained, but greatly improved its standard. We all heartily thank Capt. Rhodes for his untiring efforts, and assure him that they have not passed unnoticed. The Fernie Cup has this term been won by the School House Section, under Sgt. Clark. The competition was held on 22nd July, and up to the last event the result was in doubt, but Sgt. Clark and his men pulled away on Weapon Training to win by a narrow margin from the Manor section under Sgt. Speight. The band has worked extremely hard this term, often having four parades a week, and, under the able instruction of Cpl. George (West Yorks. Regt.), have learnt many new tunes and movements. A demonstration of these was given after the O.P. cricket match on the last Saturday of term, and it was generally agreed among the many spectators that a high standard had been attained. 36

The following promotions are dated 24/7/46 :To be Sgt. : Cpl. Chadwick. To be Cpl. : L/Cpls. Lennard, Forsythe, Dodgson, Sykes, Rayson, Rignall, Macpherson, Edinger, IDook, Hutchinson, Dench, Claybourn, Moreton, Andrews, Shardlow, P. J., Wilson, Tomlinson. To be L/Cpls. Cdts. Dixon, Dobson, Radford, Pallant, Sawyer, Smith, Bown, Ringrose, Griffiths, T., Hudson, Newdick, Simpson, Oliver, Hardisty, Lee, Mathews, Lees.

SCOUTING

Once more the Summer Term has proved to have been a full one in spite of much unfavourable weather. This interfered with plans for week-end camps on more than one occasion, though it gave many of us valuable experience in wet weather camping. However, it is consoling to recollect that the Troop has put in more nights at camp this year than before. Early in the term the Troop entered a team for the Scoutcraft Competition open to Troops in the York and District Local Association. The competition was based on the training required for the 1st Class badge, and was consequently wide in its scope. After an exciting contest we succeeded in winning and became the first holders of the Thompson Cup. It was a happy coincidence that Coun. W. Thompson, who gave the cup to the Local Association, should present it to his son, T.L. D. Thompson, the leader of our team. On Tuesday, 4th June, the Senior Patrols spent a day in the country. Patrols set out independently in the morning in search of plaster casts, foregathering at Dunnington to have lunch at our weekend camp site. After lunch we played games in the woods until forced to return to School by persistent rain. This year we held our Summer Camp at Coneysthorpe. It was a new site to us, and proved to be a very suitable one in every way. It is to be regretted that more Scouts do not avail themselves of this annual camp—twenty-four out of sixty Scouts cannot be regarded as a satisfactory attendance. We were pleased to see so many parents and friends on Visitors' Day, and the Headmaster and other members of the Staff during the week. We were fortunate once more to have the help of Edinger, and offer our thanks to him for his invaluable assistance. This term's Senior Inter-Patrol Competition was won by the Otter Patrol, who thereby won the Inter-Patrol Shield for the year. On 23rd August eight Scouts and four Cubs formed a Guard of Honour at the wedding of Mr. J. Nix with Miss S. M. Allen, at Huntington Church. The Troop had previously presented them with a clock as a wedding present. We have to congratulate T.L. D. Thompson on gaining the Bushman's Thong, and P.L.'s N. Ward and D. Warren on qualifying for their Green and Yellow All-round Cords. Seven proficiency badges were gained during the term. 37

SHOOTING Shooting this term has been confined chiefly to the firing of the annual classification course. In the inter-house shooting competitions. the Team Shooting Cup was won by the Manor with a sore of 206 out of a possible 240 ; Temple were second with 198 ; School House third with 191 ; followed by the Rise with 186. The Manor also won the House Average Cup with an average of 47.3. J. Lennard won the Best Individual Shot Cup for the third year in succession, with a score of 69 out of a possible 70, and B. J. Longstaff won the Best Recruit Shot Cup.

CRICKET, 1946 RETROSPECT. Over a period of many years past, perhaps only the season of 1941 can compare with the successes the 1st XI have achieved this season. This success has been due very largely to patient teambuilding in the two previous seasons, for the groundwork of this team was founded as long ago as 1944, when drastic measures were undertaken which in normal circumstances should never have been necessary. A great season indeed it has been, as a summary of results clearly shows, and we extend our heartiest congratulations to the 1st XI and in particular to Rayson, their captain. Despite the burden of maintaining their unbeaten record in school matches and the strain which it naturally entailed, the side always seemed to be getting great pleasure from their cricket. A quick study of the summary of results clearly indicates where the strength of the team lay. The fact that nine teams were decisively dismissed for totals of less than one hundred runs is a remarkable achievement, and great credit goes to the bowlers, backed up by some fine fielding. Only one school scored as many as a hundred runs against us. This was Durham School, whom we visited without two of our most aggressive bowlers. There was always grand variety in the bowling, and the attack at times was quite devastating, for we have only to recall such a match as that against Ampleforth. What a harvest the bowlers did reap that day ! Clark and Rodger were the stock opening bowlers with the new ball (when we were lucky enough to have one), the former with his fast in-swingers to a leg-trap, and the latter with the swing in the opposite direction. Then would invariably follow Dook or Boyes, both leg-break merchants with a difference, with Andrews always ready in reserve with his off-spinners. And the bowling would always be ably handled by Rayson, who seldom gave any batsman time to settle down. 38 .

[1 halo.: Speed.

Mr. R. F. Harding.

W. J. Forsythe.

Mr. B. B. Wilson (Coach). C. K. Hudson. W. H. Andrews. K. A. Boyes. A. C. Rodger. J. McD. L. Dook. J. C. M. Rayson (Capt.).

For the first month or so there were great prospects that the side's batting would be equally strong (and how truly great a side it would have been if this had been so), but this promise just failed to materialise, and far too often we had our qualms and anxious moments. Nearly always some member or other of the team came to the rescue, but undoubtedly the weakness of the batting lay in the complete absence of a sound No. 3 and No. 4 to follow on the good work invariably started by Rayson and Speight, with the result that once one wicket fell, it usually meant that three or four wickets were down in quick succession, and the lower half of the batting order shivered in their boots in the pavilion. Why this should have been so, especially when the side were meeting with success upon success, is quite incomprehensible, but nevertheless it was. a fact which every responsible member of the side must be quick to rectify. All would do well to remember that if bowlers are allowed to get on top, life will become very difficult for the batsmen, also that every ball should be treated strictly on its merits. Thus the batting was often struggling, whereas the bowling was always master of the situation and was well encouraged by the fielding of the whole side. Such glorious catches were held, both close in on the bat and in the out-field, that bowlers could not help feeling that they were getting the full support of the side, and seldom were their efforts in vain. We hope to have four of the team, including our captain, returning to help us next year, and in the meantime we are so glad to hear that many members of the side will be enjoying some holiday cricket. Rayson captains a Yorkshire Federation side on tour in Sussex, and he and Speight are playing for the Yorkshire Public Schools v. the Lancashire Public Schools at Old Trafford in August. Dook also was invited to play for the Rest v. the Southern Public Schools at Lords, but regrettably had to decline the invitation owing to an injury. Of our other XI's we have no outstanding successes to report. The 2nd XI, we feel, have all too often had to sit and watch cricket instead of playing it themselves, but we hope to be able to remedy this next year. The Colts XI have shown some encouraging results. There are some very promising cricketers in this part of the School. The Leagues have had their interminable series of matches, with many exciting finishes, especially when the scorers failed to agree, but next year for the earlier part of the term we intend to institute a series of graded games, in which each boy will have an opportunity of promotion or otherwise according to his individual success and ability. A word of thanks must be extended to Mr. Wallbank for the part he too has played in the School cricket. His efforts have 'been untiring, and we have never seen the cricket square and out-field looking in such fine condition. Cricket is for all, not for just those who succeed, and it is to be hoped that the enthusiasm shown in the School will grow from strength to strength. 39

1st XI CHARACTERS 'j-J. C. M. RAYSON (Capt.). 1944-45-46. Although he has never quite topped the scores expected of him, making only one fifty throughout the season, yet he has been most consistent with the bat, and has always played his part admirably in taking the shine off the ball. He himself may have been disappointed by his batting performances, but only because he sets himself a very high standard, whereas fortune has seldom been his lot. He has all the shots in the bag, and a great future may well lie ahead of him. If other opening batsmen can be relied upon, he would do well to bat first wicket next season. He has set a fine example in the field. Influenced, perhaps, by his responsibilities as captain he has fielded mid-off sometimes, instead of at cover-point, where he is far more at home and more effective. *tP. A. SPEIGHT i(Vice-Capt.). 1944-45-46. A cheerful and confident opening batsman who has consistently tired out the opposing opening bowlers. What he lacks in power, he has amply made up for in concentration, and he well deserves his position at the head of the batting averages. A most reliable fielder and a very safe catch. Latterly he has also proved that he is to be reckoned with as a slow, off-spin, change bowler. 11-J. McD. L. DOOK. 1944-45-46. A fine all-rounder and a greathearted cricketer. Some of his innings with the bat have been stirring indeed, and it is always a source of disappointment to the spectators if he is not successful. Even though he is somewhat unorthodox at times, he relies upon his quick eye, a fine pair of wrists, and complete self-confidence. He has been giving much thought to his bowling—mainly leg spinners—and from his experimenting he has obviously derived much pleasure. A glorious fielder, especially standing close in on the bat. *i.W. J. CLARK. 1945-46. A really good opening bowler with a lovely action. Bowling fast in-swingers with packed leg trap, a type of bowling seldom encountered by schoolboys, he was always successful and well deserves the bowling honours for the season. As a left-handed batsman he never realised his own potentialities. To think that he only scored 38 runs throughout the season, when one saw him playing some masterful strokes in the nets, is really a crying shame, and his failure can only be attributed to his lack of confidence. However, we forgive him all for his bowling successes. A very safe fielder. -*-f.A. C. RODGER. 1946. With the aid of his height and windmill action he has proved a most effective bowler with a great heart. His accuracy, both in length and direction, improved enormously, and with the gift of a pronounced very late swing from leg he 40

was always amongst the wickets. As a batsman he was a true follower of the long-handle school, but he seldom knew where the ball was in relation to the arc described by his bat. A good out-fielder with a bullet-like throw-in. *tK. A. BOYES. 1945-46. A bowler of very great possibilities, who is capable of bowling the unplayable ball, whatever the class of cricket. At present he is too temperamental to do himself justice on all occasions, and he has been a disappointment in this respect. He can also bat really well, as was ultimately proved in the O.P. match, but previous to this he had seldom shown his true form. A good fielder at all times. fW. H. ANDREWS. 11944-45-46. A slow, off-spin bowler who, owing to the success of other bowlers, hardly had a fair chance to prove his ability. That he can spin the ball there is no doubt, but his inaccuracy in length was his weakness. On more than one occasion he proved how invaluable he was as a No. 10 stonewaller. His fielding has improved, but he is still somewhat slow. tW. J. FORSYTHE. 1945-46. Undoubtedly a fine hitter, but failed to use his judgment effectively and has more than once needlessly thrown away his wicket. Although erring at times in the field, he has upheld the high standard of fielding set up by the side. 1946. First and foremost a glorious fielder, K. HUDSON. second to none. With a little more speed next year he will set a fine example to all others. Great things are still expected of his batting. Nervousness and over-keenness have let him down this year, and the remedy rests largely in his own hands. The natural ability, the knowledge, and the keen eye are all present, and he has the making of a fine cricketer. fD. J. OLIVER. '1946. As wicket-keeper of the side he has done his job very effectively and very cheerfully. This season's experience will have been of invaluable assistance to him for next year, and he should then have remedied one or two of his faults, such as taking his eye off the ball when the 'batsman has a " dip." He must also learn to use his judgment more wisely before appealing to the umpires. He is developing into a very useful batsman, and next season he should meet with the success of which he has hitherto shown only the promise. There is no reason why he should not become an opening batsman. I. S. MACPHERSON. 1946. Came into the side at the peak of his form, so it would now appear, for his successes were short and sweet. He was called upon to fulfil a difficult role, that of helping to fill up the gap in the side's batting order at No. 3 or No. 4, a task of which he was never wholly capable. His fielding at all times has been keen, and he has justified his position. * Cap. t Colour. 41

SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1st XI Ground. Result. School. Opponents. 79 147 for 6 Home Won (dec.) 182 186 for 2 ••• Home Won Clifton C.C. ... 18th May. 100 for 5 97 ••• Home Lost Clifton C.C. ... 25th May. 90 112 •.• Away Won Worksop College 1st June. 158 159 for 6 ••• Away Won Durham School 5th June. 30 75 Ampleforth College ••• Home Won 12th June. 61 62 for 4 Giggleswick School ••• Home Won 15th June. 85 ••• Home Drawn 83 for 4 18th June. Manchester G.S. Yorkshire Gentlemen ••• Home Drawn 147 for 8 231 for 9 22nd June. (dec.) 70 172 for 6 Away Won 29th June. Leeds G.S. ... (dec.) 79 104 Home Won 6th July. Bradford G.S. ... 118 for 8 170 Home Drawn Craven Gentlemen 13th July. 85 140 Away \Von Bootham School 20th July. Away Drawn 86 for 8 200 for 8 T. Hobson's XI 24th July. (dec.) 72 150 Home Drawn 26.27th July. Old Peterite XI 2nd innings 21 for 1 Played 15. Won 9. Lost 1. Drawn 5. Date. 15th May.

Opponents. ... York C.C.

Date. 1st June 15th June. 19th June. 29th June. 20th July.

Ground. Result. School. Opponents. Opponents. 127 for 9 135 ... Home Drawn Worksop College 98 for 5 96 Giggleswick School ... Away Lost Ampleforth College ... Away Cancelled. ... Home Drawn 111 for 3 59 for 1 Leeds G.S. (dec.) 79 for 7 72 ... Home Lost Bootham School

Date. 18th May. 1st June. 19th June. 26th June. 13th July.

Opponents. Giggleswick School Worksop College Durham School Ampleforth College Bradford G.S. ...

2nd XI

Colts XI Ground. Result. School. Opponents. 83 82 Away Lost 53 58 for 8 Away Won 53 58 Home Won 98 98 Home Tie 50 for 6 Away Drawn 76 for 7 (dec.)

Senior House Matches Semi-finals. Manor beat School House. Manor 108, School House 58. Rise beat Temple. Rise 40 for 1, Temple 39. Rise beat Manor. Rise 89, Manor 52. Finals.

Junior House Matches Semi-finals. Temple beat Manor. School House beat Rise. School House beat Temple. Finals.

SCHOOL MATCHES St. Peter's School v. York C.C. Played at Home, 15th May, 1946. Result : Won. St. Peter's 147 for 6 (declared)—York C.C. 79 St. Peter's Rayson, c. and b. Wood Speight, b. Jacques ... Oliver, b. Houseman ... Clark, b. Lund ... Rignall, b. Lund Dook, not out ... Hudson, 1.b.w., b. Jacques Forsythe, not out ...

••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••

Boyes, Andrews and Rodger did not bat Extras ...

16 57 8 4 0 34 7 2 19

York C.C. Kay, E., c. Oliver, b. Clark ... Hobson, T., b. Boyes ... Houseman, b. Rodger ... Storey, b. Clark ... Yeoman, c. Rodger, b. Andrews ... ... Wood, b. Andrews Richardson, R., c. Clark, b. Boyes ... Jacques, not out ... Sawkill, b. Boyes Lund, J., b. Dook Lund, R., absent Extras ...

24 11 18 1 3 4 4 7 1 0 0 6

...

Total for 6 wickets (dec.) 147

Total

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 —— — — — — 51 72 95 95 103 127

Fall of Wickets : 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10

•

29 52 53 58 65 70 76 78 79 79 Bowling Analysis : St. Peter's York C.C. W. M. R. 0. M. R. W. 0. 10 2 9 6 15 1 50 2 Clark Jacques 38 1 1 7 15 — Rodger Yeoman 5 1 11 2 3 — Lund 11 3 27 2 Andrews 7 3 3 — 2 9 1 Boyes Wood 6 1 2 — 7 Dook Houseman ... 7 3 19 1 1 8 — Richardson, R. 3 St. Peter's School v. Clifton C.C.

Played at Home, 18th May, 1946. Result : Won.

St. Peter's 186 for 2—Clifton C.C. 182.

Clifton C.C. Hornshaw, 1.b.w., b. Rodger ... Pulleyn, J., c. Oliver, b. Rodger Broadhurst, c. Hudson, b. Dook Harrison, c. Boyes, b. Andrews ... Roberts, b. Dook Winn, c. Speight, b. Rodger ... Taylor, c. Speight, b. Boyes ... ... Rose, 1.b.w., b. Boyes ... Hudson, 1.b.w., b. Rodger Pulleyn, not out Pearson, b. Clark Extras Total Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

St. Peter's Rayson, run out ... Speight, not out ... Oliver, c. Roberts, b. Harrison Dook, not out ...

24 9 15 55 4 31 8 14

Clark, Forsythe, Rignall, Hudson, Boyes, Andrews and Rodger did not bat

1 4

Extras

...

Total for 2 wickets

... 182 9

39 67 4 62

Fall of Wickets :

34 35 83 98 108 119 155 158 181 182 43

... 186

Bowling Analysis : St. Peter's 0. M. R. W. 3.6 0.6 18 Roberts 4 10 2 38 Broadhurst 12 — 72 2 Pulleyn 7 — 33 2 Harrison 2 — 17 1

Clark Rodger Boyes Dook Andrews

Clifton C.C. 0. M. 12 6 1 9 1 15 3

R. 46 35 35 55

St. Peter's School v. Clifton C.C.

Played at Home, 25th May, 1946. Result : Lost. St. Peter's 97—Clifton C.C. 100 for 5. St. Peter's

Clifton C.C.

Rayson, c. Broadhurst, b. Blackburn Speight, c. and b. Blackburn ... Oliver, 1.b.w., b. Blackburn ... Clark, c. Harrison, b. Roberts ... Rignall, l.b.w., b. Roberts Dook, std. Edwards, b. Roberts Hudson, l.b.w., b. Harrison ... Boyes, c. Blackburn, b. Pulleyn ... Forsythe, b. Pulleyn Andrews, b. Pulleyn Rodger, not out ... Extras ... Total 1

... Fall of Wickets : 4 5 6 7 8

16 24 1 0 0 14

11 12 6 1 9 3

Hornshaw, b. Rodger ... Julleyn, J., b. Clark Broadhurst, run out Harrison, b. Rodger Roberts, not out ... Edwards, b. Clark Winn, not out ...

•• • .•• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••

Taylor, Ledley, Pulleyn Blackburn did not bat

and

Extras

11 16 0 17 53 0

...

Total for 5 wickets

...

100

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5

9 10

19 40 41 42 45 63 76 84 88 97 Bowling Analysis : Clifton C.C. 0. M. R. W. Harrison 10 3 24 1 Clark Blackburn 10 3 31 3 Rodger Roberts 8 3 14 3 Andrews 4 — Broadhurst 12 — Dook Pulleyn 4 — 13 3 Boyes

5 17 19 35 93 St. Peter's 0. M. 7 1 10 1 4 — 2 1 1 —

R. 22 37 22 9 7

W. 2 2

St. Peter's School v. Worksop College.

Played at Worksop, 1st June, 1946. Result : Won. St. Peter's 112—Worksop 90. Rayson won the toss and decided to bat on a very soft wicket. The opening pair were soon separated, and except for a bright innings of 20 by Hudson, the next five wickets fell cheaply, with only 49 runs on the board, and at lunch the score stood at 64 for 8. After lunch, Dook came to the rescue, and gallantly supported by Andrews, took the score to 112, when Andrews was bowled. The last wicket fell immediately, and when the innings closed, Dook was 57 not out. 44

The Worksop innings opened in no less an exciting manner, for with his first ball, Clark bowled the Worksop Captain. At the tea interval the score stood at 75 for 5, but after tea the remaining wickets fell quickly, and the innings closed at 90. St. Peter's

Worksop

Rayson, b. Gaunt Speight, c. Rowntree, b. Wilson Hudson, l.b.w., b. Wilson ... Rignall, 1.b.w., b. Garbutt Dook, not out ... ••• Oliver, I.b.w., b. Gaunt ... Clark, l.b.w., b. Garbutt Boyes, b. Garbutt Forsythe, b. Wilson Andrews, b. Wilson Rodger, b. Wilson Extras ... Total

9 9 20 1 57 0 1 8 1 5 0 1

...

112

Clark, b. Clark ... Sumrie, c. Rayson, b. Dook Kirkbridge, c. Speight, b. Rodger Gaunt, c. Rignall, b. Dook Brumfitt, b. Clark ... ••• Wilson, c. and b. Dook ••• Stout, c. Oliver, b. Clark ••• Outram, 1.b.w., b. Clark ... Garbutt, b. Dook Rowntree, l.b.w., b. Dook ••• Gibson, not out ... ••• Extras ... •••

0 31 13 22 9 5 8 1

...

Total

Fall of Wickets : 1

12 38 39 43 46 49 63 64 112 112

Fall of Wickets : 4 5 6 7 8

9 10

0 13 49 68 73 84 89 90 90 90

Bowling Analysis : Gaunt Garbutt Gibson Wilson

Worksop 0. M. 11 3 14 3 6 — 8.6 4

R. 38 35 22 16

W. 2 3 — 5

Clark Rodger Dook Andrews Boyes

St. Peter's 0. M. 19.1 5.1 3 1 24 8 2 — 4 1

R. 19 15 29 15 12

W. 4 1

St. Peter's School v. Durham School.

Played at Durham, 5th June, 1946. Result : Won. St. Peter's '159 for 6—Durham 158. Even without Speight, Clark and Boyes, all absent because of exams., the School met with success. Durham won the toss and batted first. Wickets fell steadily, and only R. Smithson, who scored 109, met with any success. The innings closed at 158. After a promising start, Rayson and Dook took the School score to 107, when Rayson was caught, having scored 52. The score stood at '133 for 4, when Dook was also caught after scoring 52. Oliver and Forsythe then took the score past that of Durham, and the final score was 159 for 6. 45

Durham

St. Peter's

Smithson, T., c. Dook, b. Rodger 10 1 Renshaw, b. Kelly ... 109 Smithson, R., b. Dook Sidgwick, l.b.w., b. Andrews ... 1 Brooks, c. Macpherson, b. Andrews 0 Craven, c. Rignall, b. Dook ... 6 Paterson, c. Macpherson, b. Dook 16 8 Cox, c. Dook, b. Rayson 0 Familton, b. Rayson Jones, c. Rodger, b. Andrews ... 2 Nelson, not out ... 0 5 Extras ...

Rayson, c. Brooks, b. Paterson ... 52 ... 6 Macpherson, b. Familton 2 Hudson, c. Paterson, b. Familton 52 Dook, c. Nelson, b. Paterson 18 ... Rignall, b. Brooks 0 Speight, M., b. Paterson ... 13 Oliver, not out ... 13 Forsythe, not out

... 158

Total Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

2 27 32 36 52 111 120 120 158 158

Andrews, Rodger and Kelly did not bat Extras

... ... 159

Total for 6 wickets Fall of Wickets : 5 6 2 3 4 —————— 32 44 101 133 133 137 1

Bowling Analysis : St. Peter's 0. M. R. W.

Rodger ... 8 2 19 1 Kelly ... 1 6 1 3 Andrews ... 16.5 2.5 39 3 3 48 3 Dook ... 20 Speight, M.... 3 — 20 — Rayson ... 2 5 — 21

Paterson Familton Smithson, R. Jones Brooks

Durham 0. M.

12.6 2 1 11 3 — 4 — 3 —

R. W. 53 3 2 50 17 22 14 1

St. Peter's School v. Ampleforth College.

Played at home, 12th June,1946. Result : Won. St. Peter's 75—Ampleforth 30. The Ampleforth Captain won the toss and put the School in to bat. The opening pair had scored 35 before Speight was l.b.w. to Herdon. After Rayson's departure, soon afterwards, came one of those collapses so reminiscent of last year. Only Forsythe, who hit freely for 21, amongst the later batsmen reached double figures, and the innings closed at 75. The Ampleforth fielding was up to its usual very high standard, and Herdon, their captain, bowled well for his analysis of 5 for 16. The Ampleforth innings was even more disastrous, and was virtually a procession. Not one of their batsmen was able to stand up to the accurate bowling of Clark (4 for 10), Rodger .(3 for 6) and Dook (3 for 12). The innings closed at a paltry 30. The School fielding, always good, was at times so brilliant that it overshadowed that of Ampleforth. 46

St. Peter's Rayson, c. Campbell, b. Herdon ... Speight, l.b.w., b. Herdon Hudson, b. Herdon Dook, c. Robertson, b. Herdon Rignall, l.b.w., b. Robertson ... Oliver, c. Campbell, b. Robertson Clark, c. Wadsworth, b. Herdon Boyes, b. Fitzherbert ... Forsythe, c. Wilcox, b. Kenny ... Andrews, c. Kirwan, b. Fitzherbert Rodger, not out ...

16 13 0 9 1 3 0 5 21 0 0

Extras

Total 1

... Fall of wickets : 4 5 6 7 8

Ampleforth

Campbell, c. Hudson, b. Clark ... Reynolds, c. Oliver, b. Rodger ... Wilcox, c. Dook, b. Rodger ... Bellord, Lb.w., b. Rodger ... Hamilton-Dalrymple, l.b.w., b. Clark Herdon, c. Forsythe, b. Clark ... Kenny, c. Rayson, b. Dook ... Robertson, not out ... ... Kirwan, c. Rayson, b. Dook ... Fitzherbert, l.b.w., b. Clark ... Wadsworth, std. Oliver, b. Dook Extras ... ...

0 0 3 0

...

Total 2

35 35 36 37 41 42 51 71 75 75 1 3 Bowling Analysis : Ampleforth

... Kenny Robertson ... ... Herdon Fitzherbert ...

10 14 8 3.3

9 10

3 34 6 13 1 16 0.3 6

1 2 5 2

Fall of wickets : 4 5 6 7 8 8

9 10

8 16 20 22 23 30

St. Peter's 0. M.

Clark Rodger Dook

3 7 2 5 2 0 6 2

4 2 —

R. 10 6 12

W. 4 3 3

St. Peter's School v. Giggleswick School. Played at home, 15th June, 1946. Result : Won. St. Peter's 62 for 4—Giggleswick 61. Giggleswick won the toss and elected to bat. Their batting was only mediocre, and none of them could settle down against the accurate fast bowling of Clark (5 for 23) and Rodger (2 for 33). The innings closed at 61. The School had no difficulty in passing their total, which they did for the loss of 4 wickets. Giggleswick

St. Peter's

Blair, run out ... ... Leneghan, l.b.w., b. Clark Mitchell, c. Andrews, b. Clark ... Walker, l.b.w., b. Clark ... Nicholson, c. Rayson, b. Boyes ... Hirst, b. Rodger Kenyon, run out ... ... Falck, l.b.w., b. Clark ... Machell, not out Davidson, c. Dook, b. Clark ... Ripper, b. Rodger ••• Extras ...

1 5 23 0 13 10

Rayson, l.b.w., b. Mitchell ... Speight, b. Mitchell Hudson, b. Mitchell ... Dook, not out ... Rignall, c. and b. Mitchell Oliver, not out ...

5 2 0

Clark, Boyes, Forsythe, Andrews and Rodger did not bat

Extras

...

Total 1

Fall of wickets : 4 5 6 7 8

•••

12 25 4 18 0

•••

3 ...

Fall of wickets : 4 1 2 3

1 20 24 33 50 52 57 60 60 61

••• •• •

...

Total for 4 wickets

9 10

••• •••

Bowling Analysis : St. Peter's 0. M. R. W. ... 12 3 23 5 Mitchell ... 11.3 2.3 33 2 Davidson Falck ... 2 2 — 1

Clark Rodger Andrews Boyes

Giggleswick 0. M. ... 8.5 — ... 4 2

R. 32 6 21

W. 4

St. Peter's School v. Manchester Grammar School.

Played at home, .18th June, 1946. Result : Drawn. St. Peter's 83 for 4—Manchester G.S. 85. Owing to prolonged showers of rain, the match did not start till late in the afternoon. Manchester batted first on a wicket very favourable to 'batsmen, but all except Cocker, who scored 35, batted extremely unenterprisingly, and scored only 85 in an hour and fifty minutes. Clark 'bowled very well for his 5 wickets for 12 runs. The School went in with only 50 minutes left for play, and it soon became evident that they were out to score runs quickly. All batsmen hit freely, and the finish was most exciting. When the last ball was about to be bowled, 4 runs were needed for victory, but only a single was scored off it, so the match ended in a draw, with the School total at 83 for 4 wickets. Manchester GS. Cocker, c. Hudson, b. Clark ... Hawkard, 1.b.w., b. Clark ... Banks, c. Rodger, b. Clark Harrison, b. Dook Riley, c. Dook, b. Boyes McKinna, c. Speight, b. Andrews Glover, b. Andrews ... Howard, b. Clark Brown, b. Clark Simpson, not out Matthews, c. and b. Dook Extras ... •.. ...

Total 1

Fall of wickets : 4 5 6 7 8

St. Peter's Rayson, c. and b. Glover Speight, not out ... Hudson, l.b.w., b. Glover Dook, b. Glover Forsythe, b. Banks Rodger, not out ...

35 7

4 4 8

11 6 3

••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••

20 29 0 16 17 1

Oliver, Boyes, Macpherson, Andrews and Clark did not bat

6 0 1

Extras

...

Total for 4 wickets

...

Fall of wickets : 1 2 3 4

9 10

16 28 40 49 70 70 76 77 84 85 24 26 50 81 Bowling Analysis : St. Peter's Manchester G.S. 0. M. R. W. 0. M. 12 3 12 Clark 5 9 Glover — Rodger 3 12 Matthews 2 1 4. 6 6 Dook 24 2 7 1 Banks 7 2 14 2 Andrews 4 22 1 Boyes —

—

35 19

St. Peter's School v. The Yorkshire Gentlemen.

Played at home, 22nd June, 1946. Result : Drawn. St. Peter's 147 for 8—Yorkshire Gentlemen 231 for 9 (declared). Yorkshire Gentlemen

Campbell, c. Rignall, b. Rodger Lupton, c. Oliver, b. Rayson ... Terry, std. Oliver, b. Boyes •.• ... Ling, c. sub., b. Rodger Lipscomb, c. Oliver, b. Rodger ... North, b. Boyes ... ... ... ... ... Glossop, b. Boyes Quarrie, c. Hudson, b. Dook ••• ... ... ... Cole, not out ... Bailey, l.b.w., b. Boyes ... ... ... Gillespie, not out Elmhirst did not bat Extras ... ...

St. Peter's 27 Rayson, c. Gillespie, b. Terry ... 42 ... 22 10 Macpherson, b. Bailey ... 2 65 Hudson, std. Ling, b. Elmhirst ... 2 56 Boyes, c. and b. Gillespie 27 2 Dook, b. Terry ... 12 19 Rignall, b. Bailey 16 0 Oliver, not out ... 10 2 Greetham, b. Bailey 0 6 Forsythe, b. Bailey 18 23 Andrews and Rodger did not bat

Extras

Total for 8 wickets

Total for 9 wickets (dec.) 231 1 2 3

...

... 147

Fall of wickets : 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 ———————— 37 40 72 86 117 117 139 147

Fall of wickets : 6 7 8 9 4 5

28 38 136 149 170 170 173 202 203

Bowling Analysis : Rodger Rayson Dook Boyes

St. Peter's M. 0. 11 1

5 — 16 — 10 —

Yorkshire Gentlemen

R. W. 3 51 1 21 1 85 4 60

Bailey North Elmhirst Cole Gillespie Terry

•• • •• • •• • ••• •• • •••

0. M. R. W. 4 5 23 20 1 2 30 7 — 1 1 14 2 39 10

14 4 9 4

St. Peter's School v. Leeds Grammar School.

Played at Leeds, 29th June, 1946. Result : Won. St. Peter's .1'72 for 6 (declared)—Leeds G.S. 70. Rayson won the toss and elected to bat first on a hard wicket. The bowling was not difficult and the runs came steadily enough. With the score at 172 for 6, rain stopped play, and Rayson declared the innings closed, Speight being 60 not out. After considerable rain during the tea interval, Leeds went in with conditions distinctly in their favour. But disaster soon befell them, and only their captain, Aber, who scored 31, appeared comfortable. With the score at 70 for 5, it seemed that rain would again 49

stop play, but the last 5 wickets fell with no further addition to the total, mainly due to three good stumpings of Oliver off Dook's bowling. Dook's final analysis was 4 for 14, and Rodger also bowled very well for his 4 for 22. St. Peter's Rayson, c. Booth, b. Watkinson Speight, not out ... Macpherson, c. Lewis, b. Herlihy Oliver, b. Cotes ... Dook, b. Cotes ... Hudson, c. Bedford, b. Cotes ... Boyes, c. Bedford, b. Herlihy ... Clark, not out ...

24 60 18 11 6 8 4 9

Forysthe, Andrews and Rodger did not bat Extras ...

Leeds G.S. Bedford, b. Rodger ... ••• Lewis, c. Oliver, b. Clark Hey, c. Clark, b. Rodger ••• ••• Aber, c. Hudson, b. Boyes Kirkby, l.b.w., b. Rodger ••• Booth, std. Oliver, b. Dook Lawman, b. Rodger ... ••• Mitchell, std. Oliver, b. Dook Cotes, c. Rayson, b. Dook ••• Herlihy, std. Oliver, b. Dook Watkinson, not out ••• ... Extras ••• ...

Total for 6 wickets (dec.) 172 :

Cotes Watkinson Herlihy Hey Aber

R. 55 24 7 27 27

Fall of wickets 4 5 6 7 8

9 10

11 11 26 38 70 70 70 70 70 70

Bowling Analysis Leeds G.S. 0. M. 17 4 6 2 7 3 8 1 11 3

0 0 0 0 0

...

Total

Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 —— — — — — 29 66 113 123 146 159

6 3 7 31 4 10

W. 2 1 2

Clark Rodger Dook Boyes

St. Peter's 0. M. 7 1 9.1 2 1 4 1 1

R. 25 22 14

W. 1 4 4 1

St. Peter's School v. Bradford Grammar School. Played at home, 6th July, 1946. Result Won. St. Peter's 104—Bradford G.S. 79. :

The School batted first on a wicket, which, owing to the weather, proved quite awkward. The innings opened disastrously. But with the score at 34 for 5, Hudson and Boyes, followed by Forsythe and Andrews, by courageous batting, took the total to 104. For Bradford, Terry bowled well for his 4 for 32. The Bradford innings opened equally disastrously. Apart from Thompson (22), Newboult (12) and Wilkinson (19), no other batsman reached double figures, and the innings closed at 79. Rodger bowled exceptionally well for his 5 for 26. 50

St. Peter's Rayson, b. Terry ... Speight, c. Thompson:b.. Terry Macpherson, c. Thompson, b. Terry Oliver, c. Powell, b. Rhodes ... Dook, c. Thompson, b. Terry ... Hudson, c. Newboult, b. Powell Boyes, c. Jackson, b. Stott ... Clark, std. Longbottom, b. Stott Forsythe, b. Magson ... ... Andrews, b. Powell Rodger, not out ... Extras ...

20 4

0 6 2 22 14 0 19 11 0 6 104

Total 3

Fall of wickets : 4 5 6 '7 8

7 20 27 34 60 60 85 104 104 Bradford G.S. 0. 11

Rhodes Terry Magson Stott Powell

Bradford G.S. Thompson, c. Forsythe, b. Clark Rhodes, c. Speight, b. Clark ... Longbottom, c. Forsythe, b. Rodger Blakey, 1.b.w., b. Rodger ... Stott, b. Boyes Jackson, l.b.w., b. Boyes ... Newboult, b. Rodger ... ... ... Wilkinson, not out ... Powell, b. Rodger Magson, c. Rhodes, b. Dook Terry, hit wkt., b. Rodger Extras

13 6 5 1

1 3 1 1 —

Total

0 2

5 0 12 19

0 17

...

Fall of wickets : 4 5 6 7 8

9 10

0 13 15 29 35 47 59 61 70 79

Bowling Analysis :

R. 23 32 26 16 1

22 0

W. 1

St. Peter's 0. M. 11.6 3 11 4 4 — 4 —

Rodger Clark Boyes Dook

4 1 2 2

R. 26 10 18 8

W. 5 2 2 1

St. Peter's School v. The Craven Gentlemen.

Played at home, 13th July, 1946. Result : Drawn. St. Peter's 170—The Craven Gentlemen 118 for 8. St. Peter's Rayson, c. Henshaw, b. Kean ... ... Speight, b. Atkinson ... Macpherson, c. Fairweather, b. Moxon Oliver, c. Henshaw, b. Atkinson Dook, c. Fairweather, b. Atkinson ••• Hudson, hit wkt., b. Kean Boyes, b. Henshaw ••• Clark, b. Atkinson ••• Forsythe, b. Kean Andrews, b. Henshaw Rodger, not out ... Rignall, b. Shepherd ••• Extras ...

Craven Gentlemen Shaw, c. Clark, b. Rodger ... Sunderland, c. Hudson, b. Clark Brigg, b. Clark ... Greenwood, c. Clark, b. Rodger King, c. Hudson, b. Clark ... Crowther, c. Speight, b. Andrews Fairweather, not out ... ... Shepherd, c. Dook, b. Boyes ... Henshaw, c. Oliver, b. Clark ... Sellars, not out ... ...

15 27 8 7 14 12 25 1 10 3 2 4 42

Extras

...

Total for 8 wickets

39 62 83 83 107 145 146 157 164 10 11

0 10 12 44 54 64 109

Fall of wickets : 4 5 6 7

165

170

4 25 8 21 3 26 6

Atkinson did not bat

170

Total

Fall of wickets : 3 4 5 6 7

... 118 8

Bowling Analysis : Craven Gentlemen R. W. 0. M. Moxon 8 2 19 1 Rodger Kean 15 7 20 3 Clark Shepherd 9.6 2 17 1 Andrews Atkinson 16 2 55 4 Boyes Henshaw 3 — 17 2 Dook

St. Peter's

0. M. R. W. 8 12 4

26 44 6 8 11

3 2 1

2 4 1 1

St. Peter's School v. Bootham School.

Played at Bootham, 20th July,1946. Result : Won. St. Peter's 140---Bootham 85. The School batted first on a very easy wicket and were given a flying start by Rayson and Speight, who were soon treating the poor Bootham bowling as it deserved. This opening partnership realised 88, scored in just under an hour, when Speight, who had scored 42, was caught. Rayson was stumped immediately afterwards, for 45. After this, Clark was the only one who treated the bowling on its merits, and the rest of the team batted very unenterprisingly. The innings closed with the score at 140. After an opening partnership of 40 runs, the remaining Bootham batsmen also showed an amazing lack of enterprise. Their innings closed at 85, Kay, their captain, having batted well for his 40 runs. St. Peter's

Bootham

Rayson, std. Kay, b. Swain ••• Speight, c. Watson, b. Swain ••• ••• Hudson, b. Swain ••• Boyes, c. Swain, b. Ellis ••• Macpherson, b. Swain ... ••• Clark, c. Lester, b. Ellis ••• Dixon, c. Burton, b. Ellis •• Oliver, not out ... Forsythe, c. Ellis, b. Graham ••• Andrews, l.b.w., b. Graham ••• ••• Rodger, c. and b. Graham ••• Extras ... •

... Kay, c. Andrews, b. Boyes ... Wardell, c. Clark, b. Boyes Watson, c. Forsythe, b. Clark ... Graham, run out Bond, l.b.w., b. Clark ... ... Lester, I.b.w., b. Boyes ... Burton, c. Oliver, b. Clark KurEr, c. and b. Boyes Mowat, c. Hudson, b. Boyes ... Swain, c. Speight, b. Clark ... Ellis, not out ... Extras ...

140

Total 1 2

45 42 5 12 0 19 5 8 0 0 0 4

Fall of wickets : 4 5 6 7 8

Total

tiraham Mowat Swain Ellis

...

... Fall of wickets 4 5 6 7 8

88 88 101 101 113 121 133 133 140 140 Bootham 0. M. ... 7.3 1

40 12 1 1 0 7 7 0 7 0 0 10

9 10

40 41 48 48 58 76 76 85 85 85

Bowling Analysis : R. 27 31 36 42

W. 3

Clark Rodger Boyes

4 3

St. Peter's 0. M. 5 ... 11.1 ...

—

R. 23 23 29

W. 4 5

St. Peter's School v. T. Hobson's XI. Played at Woodhouse Grange, 24th July, 1946. Result : Drawn. St. Peter's 86 for 8—T. Hobson's XI 200 for 8 (declared). St. Peter's

T. Hobson's XI

Rayson, c. Richardson, b. Ward 12 Speight, c. Hobson, b. Ward ... 12 0 Macpherson, c. Kay, b. Ward ... 5 Boyes, std. Bedford, b. Hardcastle Hudson, c. Ward, b. Stewart ... 34 0 Clark, b. Stewart 0 ... Oliver, b. Richardson, J. Dixon, not out ... 8 9 Forsythe, c. Harding, b. Stewart 4 Andrews, not out Rodger did not bat Extras ...

60 2 24 40 21 26 4 6

Kay, retired ... Harding, b. Clark Metcalf, 1.b.w., b. Rodger Vyle, b. Boyes Bedford, c. Macpherson, b. Boyes Hardcastle, b. Clark ... Hobson, c. Rayson, b. Boyes Richardson, J., b. Boyes Richardson, c. Dixon, b. Boyes Stewart, not out ... Ward, not out ... E xtras ... ••• •••

1 1

12 3

... 86

Total for 8 wickets

Total for 8 wickets (dec.) 200 8

Fall of wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 64 134 155 175 182 188 189

21 23 24 54 65 65 66 '78

Fall of wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6

Clark Rodger Boyes Andrews Speight

St. Peter's 0. M.

Bowling Analysis :

R. 13 2 53 3 40 14 11 1 66 2 — 11 25 5

2 1 5

T. Hobson's XI 0. M. R.

... Metcalf Richardson, F. Ward Vyle Hardcastle ... ... Harding Richardson, J. Stewart ... Kay

1 5 2 5 4 6 2 5 1 5 4 — 4 2 3 6 2 1

9 12 3 3 18 18 5 11 5

W. 3 1 1 3

St. Peter's School v. Old Peterite XI.

Played at home, 26th and 27th July, 1946. Result : Drawn. St. Peter's, 1st Innings, 150—Old Peterite XI, 1st Innings, 72, 2nd Innings, 21 for 1. The O.P.'s went in first on a perfect batsman's wicket, but trouble befell them from the start, for in the first over of the match, Clark dismissed two batsmen. The situation was saved to a certain extent by Graham and Mann, who scored 24 and 16 respectively, and who took the score from 12 runs for 5 wickets to 41 runs for 6 wickets, and later by Stratton, who scored 17. The 0.P.'s were finally dismissed for 72. The School went in to bat several times during the periods between showers of rain, and they also suffered an early set-back, for the first two wickets fell for 8 runs. Then Boyes and Speight stayed 53

together and took the score to 56, when Speight was bowled in the last over of the day. During the following day's play, Boyes continued to bat well, and was finally caught in the gully, having scored a fine 73. With Boyes' departure, the innings closed, and the score stood at 150. The O.P.'s then went in for the second time, but after several downpours the match was abandoned, with the O.P.'s 2nd innings score at 21 for 1 wicket. Old Peterite XI

1st Innings Fairweather, c. Forsythe, b. Rodger 3 Caley, c. Andrews, b. Clark ... 0 Bennett, 1.b.w., b. Clark 0 Lockwood, b. Rodger ... ... 3 Broadhurst, c. Oliver, b. Clark 5 Graham, b. Boyes Mann, c. Macpherson, b. Rodger4 216 Chilman, b. Boyes 0 Stratton, std. Oliver, b. Speight 17 Sleight, not out ... 0 Cole, run out ... ... 2 Extras ... 2 Total

... 72

St. Peter's 1st Innings

Rayson, l.b.w., b. Caley ... ... 1 Speight, b. Cole ... ... ... 28 Macpherson, b. Mann ... ... 0 Boyes, c. Chilman, b. Broadhurst 73 Dook, b. Mann ... ... ... 6 Clark, c. Graham, b. Lockwood 4 Forsythe, b. Lockwood ... Hudson, l.b.w., b. Lockwood...... 121 Rodger, std. Stratton, b. Cole ... 3 Oliver, c. Stratton, b. Lockwood 13 Andrews, not out ... ... 1 Extras

...

Total

Fall of wickets, 1st Innings : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

... 150

Fall of wickets, 1st Innings : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 1 7 12 12 41 45 68 70 72 5 8 56 64 81 98 100 115 146 150 Bowling Analysis, 1st Innings St. Peter's Old Peterite XI 0. M. R. W. 0. M. R. W. Clark 7 2 18 3 Mann ••• 14 6 25 2 Rodger 9 — 36 3 Caley ••• 10 5 14 1 Boyes 3.5 1 13 2 Sleight ... 4 20 Speight 1 — 3 1 Cole 9 1 33 2 Lockwood ••• 11 1 4 45 Broadhurst . • • 2.1 — 4 1 2nd Innings Stratton, c. Macpherson, b. Rodger 4 Caley, not out ... 0 Bennett, not out ... ... 12 Fairweather, Lockwood, Broadhurst, Graham, Mann, Chilman, Sleight and Cole did not bat Extras ... Fall of wicket, 2nd Innings : Total for 1 wicket ... 21 1

Rodger Clark

Bowling Analysis, 2nd Innings : St. Peter's 0. M. R. W. ... 2 — 8 1 54

1st XI AVERAGES Batting Speight Dook Rayson Boyes Forsythe Hudson Oliver ... Macpherson Rodger ... Clark Andrews ...

No. of Innings ••• 13 ••• 13 ••• 15 ••• 10 ••• 12 ••• 14 ••• 14 8 ••8 ••• 10 ••• 8

Clark Boyes Dook Rodger Andrews

Overs ... 134.8 ... 65.5 ... 99.6 ... 124 ... 42.5

Times

Not Out 3 4

Runs Highest Score 393 67* 317 62* 52 343 73 160 2 21 110 34 128 4 90 16* 22 54 9* 5 15 1 38 19 2 25 11 * Denotes " not out."

Average 39.3 35.2 22.8 16 11 9.1 9 6.7 5 4.2 4.1

Bowling

Maidens 39 8 19 24.3 5.5

Runs 287 314 280 442 140

Wickets 39 27 22 33 9

Average 7.3 11.6 12.7 13.3 15.5

RUGGER FIXTURES, 1946 1st XV 5th Oct. Saturday, Wednesday, 9th Oct. Saturday, 12th Oct. Saturday, 19th Oct. Wednesday, 23rd Oct. Saturday, 26th Oct. Wednesday, 30th Oct. Saturday, 2nd Nov. Wednesday, 13th Nov. Saturday, 16th Nov. Wednesday, 20th Nov. Saturday, 23rd Nov. Saturday, 30th Nov. Saturday, 7th Dec. Saturday, 14th Dec.

Royal Signals O.C.T.U. Durham School ... Denstone College ... Worksop College ... "A" XV v. Ripon G.S. York R.U.F.C. Trent College ... Semi-final House Matches Giggleswick School Bradford G.S. Final House Match Leeds G.S. Ampleforth College ... Liverpool College ... Old Peterites

Home Home Home Away Home Home Away Home Away Away Away Home

2nd XV Saturday, 19th Oct. Worksop College Saturday, 26th Oct. Durham School Saturday, 9th Nov. Drax G.S. Wednesday, 13th Nov. Giggleswick School Saturday, 16th Nov. Bradford G.S. Saturday, 23rd Nov. Leeds G.S. Saturday, 30th Nov. Ampleforth College

Home Away Home Away Home Home Home

Colts XV Saturday, 12th Oct. Wednesday, 23rd Oct. Wednesday, 30th Oct. Saturday, 9th Nov. Wednesday, 13th Nov. Wednesday, 4th Dec.

••• Giggleswick School ... " Under 15 " v. Newburgh Priory School ••• Ampleforth College ... ••• ... Denstone College " Under 15" v. Newburgh Priory School ••• ... Worksop College

••• ••• ••• ••• •••

Away Home Home Away Away Home

The Old Peterite XV to play against the School on Saturday, 14th December, will be captained by P. R. G. Graham. Will all Old Peterites desirous of playing in this game please apply as soon as possible to P. R. G. Graham, Netherby Hous e , Wigan, Lancs.

ROWING, 1946 RETROSPECT

The record of the Boat Club for 1946 has been a good one : of the ten races rowed by the 1st IV, eight were won, while the 2nd IV won three out of their five races. The outstanding feature of the season was the victory of the 1st IV in the White Rose Challenge Cup in the York Regatta, held for the first time since 1940, when the School also won the White Rose Cup. Throughout the season the School IV rowed well, but perhaps their finest performance was in the semi-final of the White Rose Cup, when they defeated Durham University 2nd IV by half a length, after a magnificent struggle. In addition to the first two fours, two Junior fours took part in the Regatta, and gained valuable experience. Further, many beginners were able to receive much more regular coaching than has been possible recently. The season has not been without its difficulties, mainly connected with oars and boats. It was only owing to the kindness of York City Rowing Club in lending the School a fine boat and oars that the crew was able to enter for the White Rose Cup, and we are more than grateful to them. •

ROWING CHARACTERS 1st IV

C. S. SHEPHERD (Bow). A powerful and hard-working oarsman, who made noble efforts to cope with the peculiar difficulties of a twisting boat. He sometimes had a little difficulty in clearing the water coming forward, partly due to a slow recovery. 2. V. B. GREGORY. The one newcomer to the crew this year, he fitted in very well. In practice he tended to be short and rather stiff, but in races he always rowed his best, and got a very firm beginning. 56

[Photo.: Speed.

1st IV, 1946 (Winners of the " White Rose " Cup) V. B. Gregory (2), Mr. K. H. Rhodes, D. Hardisty (Stroke), C. S. Shepherd (Bow), G. W. J. Griffiths (Cox), P. W. Weighill (3)

3. P. W. WEIGHILL (Captain). A very sound and hard-working oarsman. He has a good, natural swing, and helped to give length and rhythm to the crew. An enthusiastic and hardworking captain and a useful coach. D. HARDISTY (Stroke). He imparted great dash and life to the crew and judged his races very well. He got a good beginning and always worked very hard. Occasionally rather round backed. Cox. G. W. J. GRIFFITHS. A very much improved cox, who has learnt to steer a good course, and who contributed a great deal to the success of the crew. 2nd N W. GRAHAM (Bow). A very powerful and effective oar. His style is rather unorthodox, but he fully pulled his weight. Very skilful in recovering from difficulties. 2. P. GARBETT. A much improved oar with a long swing and a good beginning. Very effective in races. 3. P. R. SYKES. An easy oar with a natural swing and a good recovery. Worked hard. D. C. DRUMMOND (Stroke). A very hard-working stroke. He has an awkward swing, but gave great length to the crew and always did a great deal of work himself. Cox. T. J. HOLMES. A keen and effective cox who steered satisfactory courses in the races. 3rd IV B. LEE (Bow); 2, L. D. EDINGER ; 3, F. N. NEWDICK ; G. A. RADFORD (Stroke) ; Cox, A. A. CAMFIELD. 4th IV T. M. A. GRIFFITHS (Bow) ; 2, J. D. DENCH ; 3, J. LENNARD ; G. M. DODGSON (Stroke) ; Cox, R. D. WATSON. RACES 25th May. 1st N v. Oundle, at York. There was no current, as the river was very low, and a stiff breeze made the going difficult. Winning the toss, Oundle chose the Boat House side, which afforded more shelter. The boats were level just after the start, but Oundle soon gained a lead of three feet. They increased this to well over a length round the corner before Scarborough Bridge. The School boat caught up a little after the bridge, but at the take-in Oundle drew away to win by two lengths. ,

29th May. 1st IV v. Leeds University 2nd IV, at York. 2nd IV v. Leeds University 3rd N, at York. To-day the river was in better condition for rowing than on the 25th. The wind had dropped and rain had caused a slight current. 57

The School 2nd IV and Leeds 3rd IV rowed first. Leeds won the toss and chose the far side. The School boat gained steadily from the start and, helped by the current under the bridge, won easily. After Leeds 2nd IV had replaced the fixed pins on their boat by swivels, the second race started about 3-30. The School won the toss and took the far side. Both crews started well, and the School gained a slight lead round the first corner. The boats were almost level along the straight past the School Boathouse, but the School increased their lead by a " ten " opposite York Boathouse and further by another "ten " under Scarborough Bridge. Already well ahead, the School increased their lead at the take-in and won by three and a half lengths. 1st June. 1st IV v. Nottingham High School 1st IV, at York. 2nd IV v. Nottingham High School 2nd IV, at York. Nottingham won the toss and The first crews rowed first. chose the School side of the river. The School started very well and gained a lead of half a length. They slowly increased this lead to over a length at York City Boathouse. A " ten " through Scarborough Bridge put them 3/ lengths ahead and the take-in made the lead 4 lengths.

For the 2nd's race, St. Peter's won the toss and chose the far side. Disaster befell both crews soon after the start. Although bow came off his seat the School kept a slender lead; then 3 in the Nottingham crew caught a crab which lost them three or four lengths. In spite of their plucky efforts, the Nottingham crew were unable to reduce this formidable lead, and the school increased it at the take-in to win easily. 12th June. 1st IV v. Leeds University 1st IV, at Leeds. This was rowed on the River Aire at Swillington Bridge. There was to have been a number of races, but owing to exams. and holidays, many crews were unable to attend and there were only two races, St. Peter's v. Leeds and Oundle v. Leeds. The Leeds shells were very fine and difficult to sit, but aften an outing in the morning the School crew felt more comfortable. Leeds won the toss and chose the far side. Both crews got a good start and were level to the first bend, where Leeds, on the inside, drew ahead. The School were about a length down at the Boathouse, but caught up with a " ten," gained the lead in the last furlong, and won by three-quarters of a length. Cox, who had a difficult task on such a winding river, steered very well. 13th June. 2nd IV v. Oundle " A," at York. This race took place in a heavy shower. Oundle won the toss and chose the Boathouse side. The start was level, but Oundle, a more powerful crew, drew away steadily and won easily. 58

15th June. York Regatta. This was the first Regatta held by York City R.C. since 1940, and there were a large number of entries from all over the North. St. Peter's entered 4 crews ; the 1st IV for the White Rose Challenge Cup, the 2nd IV for the York Regatta Challenge Cup, and the 3rd and 4th IV's for the John E. Gibbs Challenge Cup. The 3rd IV, which had a bye into the second round were beaten by Manchester University B.C., but the 4th IV was more successful. They too had a bye into the second round, and by beating a York City crew reached the semi-final, in which they, too, were beaten by Manchester University. The 2nd IV also met their fate in the first round at the hands of a Manchester University crew, the ultimate winners. The 1st IV was more successful in the White Rose Cup. They were drawn against a crew from King's College, Newcastle, in the preliminary round and beat them easily, and therefore met Durham University 2nd IV in the semi-final. In a very hard race, and after being a length down at York Boathouse, the School won the race by just under half a length. Meanwhile, Leeds University had beaten York City R.C. in the other semi-final. T. F. Morris, Captain of St. Peter's Boats last year, was stroking the Leeds crew. Thus we met Leeds in the final at 4-30. The two crews were level for some time, then we drew slightly ahead just before York Boathouse. On the corner one of the Leeds crew caught a crab, which put them over two lengths behind, and the School was able to win by 31 lengths. The School IV was on the Boathouse side in all three races, but cox steered so well throughout that its disadvantages were cancelled out. Tyne Regatta. On 13th July the 1st IV took part in the Regatta on the Tyne, held at King's College Boathouse. The School crew entered for the Palmer Grand Challenge Cup and was drawn against Durham University Medicals B.C. in the first round. Stroked by Hugh Brown, an O.P., they gave the crew a very good race, but lost their lead in the last furlong and were beaten by a quarter of a length. The School then met Durham A.R.C. in the semi-final ; a stronger and fresher crew, who won by over two lengths. 27th July. 1st IV v. O.P.'s. 2nd IV v. O.P.'s. Although the Old Peterites had some difficulty in forming two crews from eight oarsmen who all preferred to row stroke side, both races were very close. The 1st crews rowed first. The School led at the start and were two or three lengths ahead before Scarborough Bridge. The O.P.'s caught up very well through the bridge, but lost by a length and a quarter. The O.P. crew was : A. J. Shardlow (Bow), P. G. R. Dench (2), H. Brown f(3), T. F. Morris (Stroke), G. E. K. Reynolds (Cox).

The 2nd crews' race was even closer. The boats were almost level all the way, but the School crew won by three feet. The O.P. crew was : R. Earle (Bow), M. I. H. Sproulle (2), A. C. W. Ping (3), G. E. Shepherd (Stroke), N. L. Colbeck (Cox). SUMMARY OF RESULTS. 25th May. 1st IV v. Oundle—Lost, 2 lengths. 29th May. 1st IV v. Leeds University 2nd IV—Won, 31 lengths. 2nd IV v. Leeds University 3rd IV—Won, easily. 1st June. 1st IV v. Nottingham High School 1st IV—Won, 4 lengths. 2nd IV v. Nottingham High School 2nd IV—Won, easily. 12th June. 1st IV v. Leeds University 1st IV—Won, j length. 13th June. 2nd IV v. Oundle 2nd TV—Lost, easily. 15th June. 1st IV v. King's College B.C.—Won, easily. 1st IV v. Durham. University 2nd IV—Won, 1 length. 1st IV v. Leeds University 2nd IV—Won 31 lengths. 2nd IV v. Manchester University B.C.—Lost, 11 lengths. 3rd IV v. Manchester University B.C.—Lost 11 lengths. 4th IV v. York City R.C.—Won, 1 length. 4th IV v. Manchester University—Lost, 2 lengths. 13th July. 1st IV v. Durham University Medicals B.C.—Won, / length. 1st IV v. Durham City A.R.C. Lost, 2 lengths. 27th July. 1st IV v. Old Peterites—Won, lf lengths. 2nd IV v. Old Peterites—Won, 3 feet. —

SWIMMING It was hoped that life saving would be reintroduced to the School this year, and preparatory groundwork was begun, but the month of June came and went with scarcely a bright summer's day, with the result that sufficient practice in the water just could not be given. We hope for better fortune next year. The Swimming Sports were held as usual on the last day of the term, and many exciting finishes were witnessed by a large and enthusiastic gathering. The competition for the Kazerooni Cup was once again won by the Rise, but only after the issue was in doubt to 60

the very end of the meeting. The finest individual effort was that of C. Frank, who broke the under 16 School record for one length of the bath (25 yards) free style in 13.0 secs., a very fine achievement. House positions were:— 82 points 1. Rise 67 points 2. Temple ... 65 points 3. Manor ... 55 points 4. School House 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

Detailed Results Open Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st Gregory, 2nd Edinger, 3rd Chadwick. Time : 1 min. 34 secs. Under 15 Back-stroke-25 yds. 1st Knowlson (P. C.), 2nd Holmes (D. H.). Under 16 Plunge. 1st Frater, 2nd Varley (J. C.), 3rd Thompson (E. G.). Distance : 36 ft. 11 ins. Under 15 Free Style-50 yds. 1st Kendell, 2nd Tomlinson, 3rd Poole. Time : 37 1% secs. Under 16 Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st Frank, 2nd Kelly, 3rd Rayner. Time : 43 secs. 1st Dench, 2nd Smith (G. W.), 3rd Open Free Style-50 yds. Graham. Time : 29 secs. Under 16 Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st Kelly, 2nd Rayner, 3rd Gibson. Time : 1 min. 44% secs. Open Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st Gregory, 2nd Edinger, 3rd Lennard. Time : 39 secs. Under 15 Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st Knowlson (P. C.), 2nd Farrar, 3rd Kershaw. Time : 45% secs. Open Dive. 1st Oliver, 2nd Gregory, 3rd Edinger. Under 15 Plunge. 1st Kershaw, 2nd Poole, 3rd Cobham. Distance : 31 ft. Open Free Style-100 yds. 1st Gregory, 2nd Rodger, 3rd Oliver. Time : 1 min. 191% secs. Under 16 Free Style-50 yds. 1st Whitehead, 2nd Kelly, 3rd Varley. Time : 321 secs. Distance : 1st Atkinson, 2nd Andrews, 3rd Temple. Open Plunge. 38 ft. 5 ins. Under 15 Free Style-25 yds. 1st Kendell, 2nd Poole, 3rd Holmes (D.). Time : 16i secs. Under 16 Free Style-25 yds. 1st Frank, 2nd Murray, 3rd Eccles. Time : 13 ses. (School record). Open Free Style-25 yds. lst Dench, 2nd Smith (G.), 3rd Graham (W.). Time : 13% secs. Open Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st Rodger, 2nd Denison, 3rd Chadwick. Time : 441 secs. Under 16 Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st Frank, 2nd Varley, 3rd Murray. Time : 491 secs. Under 15 Obstacle Race-25 yds. 1st Farrar, 2nd Jackson, 3rd Hartley. Time : 25 secs. Under 15 Dive. 1st Knowlson, 2nd Farrar, 3rd Holmes (D.). 1st Dench, 2nd Rodger, 3rd Reavley. Open Back-stroke-50 yds. Time : 40% secs. Under 16 Back-stroke-50 yds. 1st Rayner, 2nd Gibson, 3rd Murray. Time : 49% secs. Under 16 Dive. 1st Kelly, 2nd Walter, 3rd Griffiths (G.). Time : 1st School House, 2nd Rise and Manor. Under 15 Relay. 1 min. 30% secs. 61

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Under 16 Relay. 1st Manor, 2nd Rise, 3rd School House. Time 1 min. 14 secs. 27. Open Relay. 1st Rise and Temple, 2nd School House and Manor. Time : 1 min. Points ... 1st— 5 pts. 2nd— 3 pts. 3rd— 1 pt. Relays ... 1st-10 pts. 2nd— 6 pts. 3rd— 2 pts.

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL Most of us regard the Summer Term as perhaps the pleasantest of the three terms in school life, that is, when we have appropriate summer weather. The month of May, and also part of June disappointed us in this respect, because, whilst we needed sweaters and pullovers for cricket most of the time, our sports practices were held in real summer weather and the actual Sports Day, on 11th July, was one of the warmest and sunniest days of the term. Term started on 1st May, and we welcomed the return of Mr. J. Scott Cooper after his service in the Royal Navy. After all his travels abroad in India and the East we feel he is likely to compete with Mr. Chilman in practical geography ! Mr. Cooper took over the control of the Cub Pack and was very soon busy helping with tests and badges. The Cubs are a very keen and flourishing branch of school life, and we are sure they learn a great many useful things. Quite early in the term the whole of Junior School were set a general knowledge paper, divided into a senior section and a junior section. R. D. Palframan obtained the most marks in the seniors. P. F. Stead and C. J. Bevan tied for top place in the juniors. These prizes were given on Speech Day. From various reports we heard that quite a few parents had to think twice to satisfy their sons' questions. So perhaps a general knowledge paper has its points in more ways than one. R. Sgt. Major Power was able to fit in boxing lessons during the first half of the term, and a large number of boys joined the classes. The boys were very keen, and we had good reports of progress in style and skill. Out of the number of boys taking lessons, thirty boys were selected to take part in a tournament of fifteen contests, held on Thursday, 27th June. The first six bouts were held on the Rugger Field, but owing to rain coming on, the ring was dismantled and put up again in the Gym., the change-over taking less than ten minutes— thanks to the many willing hands. The results of the tournament are given below, but we should like to record here our thanks to Capt. E. A. Hartell, R.A.O.C., for coming specially to referee the contests, many of which were very evenly fought. 62

Keen interest has been taken in Mr. Ping's nature study competitions, and two boys noticed and brought in very unusual specimens G. A. Wood brought specimens of the Lesser Broomrape (Orobanche minor) from Tholthorpe, and D. S. Rymer brought the beautiful Blue Pimpernel (Anagullis caerulea) from Acomb. This blue variety of the fairly common Scarlet Pimpernel is not often found in Yorkshire, according to the records. The prizewinners of the Easter holiday wild flower collections were as follows, the prizes being given at the end of term assembly :— Form Ji, 1 J. D. Birch, 2 W. D. Blease ; Form Jii, 1 J. M. Saville and P. Wetherell, 2 M. Wheway ; Form Jiii, 1 J. W. Phillis and P. K. Brown, 2 C. W. Leach. After a great deal of preliminary work by boys and staff, our Sports Day proved most enjoyable and was attended by a large number of parents and friends. The method of House competitions by obtaining standards and points for his House gives every boy in the School a chance to do something for the credit of his House, though, of course, this method limits the number who can compete in finals on the day of the sports. The Trojans won the Athletics Shield, and dessert spoons and tea spoons were given as prizes to firsts and seconds respectively. These spoons have been nicely engraved with the Cross Keys and date and, we think, form more useful prizes than little cups. The prizes and shield were presented to the winners by Mrs. Coverdale at the conclusion of the sports. Bathing started in June even before the water was warm enough to be really enjoyable, but by the end of term a very satisfactory number of boys had managed to get their toes off the bottom. Twentysix boys passed the Junior School test .(two lengths breast-stroke and one length on the back), and were awarded certificates. Here they are :—D. J. Bird, F. D. Browne, J. Cooke, D. Coverdale, J. C. Dent, M. Everitt, P. Gray, R. Hawkins, D. Heigham, D. G. Hilton, M. J. Jagger, M. Kidson, D. Laing, C. W. Leach, M. Jones, T. S. Priestley, R. D. Palframan, J. W. Phillis, J. V. Rayson, H. J. Rigg, M. G. Roe, J. B. Prendergast, D. T. Simpson, D. N. Tyne, E. Robinson, R. W. Webster. The Junior School Swimming Sports were held on Thursday, 25th July, the weather was very kind, and the afternoon was very pleasant for all. Mrs. Wood, of Doncaster, kindly presented the prizes (engraved tea spoons) to the winners, after which there was the usual grand splash by nearly the whole School. And now for the record of the real work of the term, for " work ". does go on in the Junior School in spite of all these other diversions ! We congratulate D. G. Hilton very heartily on winning the Major Boarding Scholarship to the Senior School ; J. M. Smithson on winning a second Boarding Scholarship ; and D. Coverdale on 63

winning the Dayboy Exhibition. D. Laing passed the entrance examination to Uppingham School. We congratulate also the various winners of School Prizes and Form Prizes, which were given at the Speech Day ceremony at the end of term. A very pleasing list of successes. We cannot close this general record of the Summer Term without a word of hearty congratulation to the Junior School cricket team on their splendid success, and to Mr. K. G. Chilman and Mr. B. Wilson for their coaching and help, which have produced these results. This year our team has emulated the Senior School XI and has not lost a match, although we drew on two occasions. One last word of special praise in these notes to the boys who took their part with the choir at the Commemoration Service. The Headmaster thanked them specially, and we hope they realize that what they do is a contribution to the good of the whole School. Day Boys. K. N. Harrison.

SALVETE (May, 1946)

P. F. Stead.

J. M. Walton (half term).

VALETE (July, 1946) Boarders to Senior School.

H. Allanson. W. T. Burdass. A. Cawood.

M. G. Goodburn. D. G. Hilton. N. M. Hodd.

Day Boys to Senior School. D. Coverdale. J.T. Ankers.

J. E. Annequin. A. M. Baird. J. R. Bird. J. M. Bond. J. M. Brook. J. H. Chilman

To other Schools.

A. G. Crammond. I. M. Crammond. P. Gray.

J. B. Crabtree. J. Hearfield. R. T. Oxtoby. E. Robinson. M. G. Roe. R. S. Scruton. D. A. Heigham. D. Laing.

P. James. K. M. Ratcliff. D. N. Tyne. M. W. Senior. J. M. Smithson. J. D. Wall. D. Wilson. G. A. Wood.

F. M. Lovell. C. E. Ridley.

JUNIOR SCHOOL SWIMMING SPORTS Thursday, 25th July, 1946

Two Lengths, Breast-stroke.-1 K. M. Ratcliff, 2 M. Goodburn. One Length, Free Style.-1 K. M. Ratcliff, 2 T. S. Priestley. One Length, Back-stroke.-1 K. M. Ratcliff, 2 M. Goodburn. One Length, Under 12.-1 T. S. Priestley, 2 I. Collins. Senior Drive.-1 K. M. Ratcliff, 2 D. I. Fletcher. Senior Plunge.-1 P. James (33 ft. i10 ins.), 2 J. M. Smithson. Junior Dive.-1 M. J. Wood, 2 J. De Little. 64

Junior Plunge.-1 J. De Little, 2 D. J. Bird. Beginners, Length—A. 1 D. G. Hilton, R. T. Oxtoby. B. 1 W. Leach, 2 P. Crowe. Beginners, Breadth.—A. 1 P. Wetherell, 2 D. S. Rymer. B. 1 M. N. Coates, 2 A. D. J. Wood. JUNIOR SCHOOL BOXING COMPETITIONS Thursday, 27th June, 1946

Three rounds of one minute each :J. R. Dodsworth beat A. J. Isherwood. 'G. Ridley beat 0. C. Wetherell. D. A. Macpherson beat J. H. Macdonald. I. M. Crammond beat D. E. Steele. C. E. Ridley beat J. C. Herring. G. A. Wood beat C. D. Hunter. R. D. F. Scorgie beat K. N. Harrison. M. A. Kidson beat D. T. Simpson. P. L. Wetherell beat D. A. Haxby R. Hawkins beat E. G. Dixon. J. Hearfield beat H. J. Rigg. D. J. Bird beat C. J. Moore. K. M. Ratcliff beat M. G. Goodburn. J. Calder beat J. R. Bird. E. Robinson beat J. E. Annequin. Referee : Capt. E. A. Hartell, R.A.O.C. Announcer : A. W. Ping, Esq. Judges : K. G. Chilman, Esq., and D. A. C. Blunt, Esq. Timekeeper : J. S. Cooper, Esq. Boxing Instructor : R.S.M.I. P. F. Power, M.B.E. JUNIOR SCHOOL ATHLETICS

After a fortnight of fine weather for standards, our sports were held on 12th July, a lovely day. The standards were most successful, and every fit boy in the School took part in them. Everyone was very keen, and only 20 points separated all four Houses on the day of the sports. The sports themselves were very satisfactory. The Trojans just managed to win the Athletics Shield after a struggle with the Spartans, the 1944 and 1945 holders, which lasted almost until the last race of the day. As an innovation an 880 yards was substituted for the Senior 440 yards, a hard " quarter " being considered too much of a strain for boys of that age. Two extra relays were also included, since they are great fun and help to show that athletics is just as much a team event as cricket or football. Goodburn and Wall are to be congratulated on beating the existing 220 yards and cricket ball records respectively. Coverdale's 65

long jump, too, was only a couple of inches short of the record. These three boys, together with Robinson and Steele, have been awarded their Athletics Colours. Of the middles, Rigg and Moore showed promise, whilst Macpherson, Knowles and Maxwell were the best of a good collection of juniors. Some parents were rather disappointed that their own boys were not chosen to run for their Houses, but it is quite obviously impossible for the entire School to take part in the sports. Next year an effort will be made to satisfy everyone, but it must be remembered that the sports are run primarily as a team event for the boys themselves, and not entirely for the edification of the spectators. Our thanks are due to Mr. Wallbank for marking out the field for us, to the members of the Staff and the Peterites who helped to run both the standards and the sports, and to Mrs. Coverdale, who kindly gave away the prizes at the end of the meeting. Results Standards. Trojans 200, Spartans 194, Thebans 189, Etruscans 180. Senior Events 880 Yards. 1 Wall (S.), 2 Blincoe (E.), 3 Ratcliff (Th.), 4 Ankers (S.). Time : 2 mins. 38.5 secs. 220 Yards. 1 Goodburn (T.), 2 Robinson (S.), 3 Roe (T.), 4 Calder (S.). Time : 28.7 secs. 100 Yards. 1 Goodburn (T.), 2 Robinson (S.), 3 Roe (T.), 4 Blincoe (E.). Time : 12.6 secs. 440 Yards Relay. 1 Spartans, 2 Trojans, 3 Etruscans. Time : 57 secs. High Jump. 1 Steele (E.), 2 Fletcher (Th.), 3 Wall (S.), 4 Roe (T.), Coverdale (S.) and Brook (Th.). Height : 4 ft. 1 in. Long Jump. 1 Coverdale (S.), 2 Robinson (S.), 3 Fletcher (Th.), 4 Ratcliff (Th.). Distance : 14 ft. 31 ins. Cricket Ball. 1 Wall (S.), 2 Brook (Th.), 3 Steele (E.), 4 Rayson (T.). Distance : 66 yards 7 ins. Middle Events 440 Yards. 1 Moore (T.), 2 Kidson (T.), 3 Newton (S.), 4 Walshaw (S.). Time : 74.9 secs. 220 Yards. 1 Rigg (T.), 2 Dent (S.), 3 Cashmore (E.), 4 Priestley (E.). Time : 32.3 secs. 80 Yards. 1 Rigg (T.), 2 Everitt (S.), 3 Priestley (E.), 4 Rymer (T.). Time : 11.2 secs. 440 Yards Relay. 1 Trojans, 2 Spartans, 3 Etruscans. Time : 63 secs. High Jump. 1 Hawkins (E.), 2 McDougle (T.), 3 Pullan (Th.), 4 Rusholme (S.). Height : 3 ft. 101 ins. Long Jump. 1 Cashmore (E.), 2 Everitt (S.), 3 Moore (T.), 4 Hawkins (E.). Distance : 12 ft. 6} ins. Cricket Ball. 1 McDougle (T.), 2 Walshaw (S.), 3 De Little (Th.), 4 Crammond, A. G. (T.). Distance 53 yds. 2 ft. Junior Events. 220 Yards. 1 Knowles (Th.), 2 Maxwell (Th.), 3 Scorgie (E.). Time : 34 secs. 100 Yards. 1 Macpherson (Th.), 2 Birch (T.), 3 Stabler (T.), 4 Belt (S.). Time : 14.5 secs. 66

50 Yards. 1 Maxwell (Th.), 2 Knowles (Th.), 3 Scorgie (E.), 4 Dodsworth (S.). Time : '7.2 secs. 440 Yards Relay. 1 Thebans, 2 Spartans, 3 Trojans. Time : 65.6 secs. High Jump. 1 Ridley (S.), 2 Scorgie (E.), 3 Phillis (T.), 4 Knowles (Th.). Height : 3 ft. 6 ins. Long Jump. 1 Johnson (T.), 2 Stabler (T.), 3 Maxwell (Th.), 4 Belt (S.). Distance : II ft. 3i ins. Cricket Ball. 1 Macpherson (Th.), 2 Bevan (Th.), 3 Crowe (E.), 4 Stabler (T.). Distance : 43 yds. 1 ft. Final Points 1 Trojans, 281 ; 2 Spartans, 272 ; 3 Thebans, 245 ; 4 Etruscans, 223.

CUB REPORT

In many ways this has been a successful term, but there has been a rather marked falling off in the passing of tests. This is mostly due to the fact that our new Akela has not been able to devote as much of his time as he would have liked to cubbing. Next term, when he is settled in his own home, we hope that things will be much better. A full programme has been carried out, and we have played many new games, l'Attaque being a good one. Our fire-lighting was a great success, particularly after a supply of old oil and grease from the bull-dozers on the Riverside Field had been discovered. A great blaze resulted, and luckily no-one lost his eyebrows. On 15th June we had a cricket match against Dringhouses Pack, whom we beat by 45 runs to 23. Sec. Maxwell (Capt.) and Sixer Moore made most of the runs. The refreshments were much appreciated by both sides. Unfortunately, we had no outing this term, but we may be able to arrange a party later in the year to make up for it. The result of the Inter-Six Competition was as follows :Stars and Tests Total Passed Competitions Six 491 17 321 Green 411 18 231 Yellow 40 15 25 Red 38 9 29 ... Blue Congratulations to Howat and Johnson on gaining their 11st Stars. The following have left the Cubs, and we wish them " Good Hunting ":— Pack Leader Moore. Sixers Macdonald and Dent. Seconds Smith, D., De Little, Maxwell, Collins, Harrison, Metcalfe, Wheway, Bengtsson, Wilson, Danton, G. 67

JUNIOR SCHOOL CRICKET The Junior School Cricket XI are to be warmly congratulated on their season's cricket. They have played 8 matches, winning 6 and drawing the other two. Walshaw and Hodd head the batting averages with 23.5 and 23 runs respectively. Both have played innings of over 50. Wall started off with a good 49 against Bootham School Junior XI and Annequin got 46 against Newburgh Priory. Ratcliff batted consistently with an average of 14. As regards bowling, James carried off the honours by procuring 37 wickets for an average of 4f runs each. Hodd, with 20 wickets at a cost of 5.6 runs, was a worthy runner-up. MacDougle was a " find " as a wicketkeeper and did very creditably. Most of the team are too slow in running the first run, while, in fielding, the art of picking up and throwing in quickly needs much practice. The following played for the School XI :—*Hodd (Captain), *James (Vice-Captain), *Walshaw, *Annequin, *Ratcliff, *MacDougle, *Wall, Goodburn, Knowles, D. B., Pullan, Cooke. Cawood and Bond also played. * Denotes a colour. The results of the House Shield Finals were :— 1st XI's—Trojans, 125 for 8, beat Etruscans, 124. 2nd XI's—Spartans, 46, beat Trojans, 36. 3rd XI's—Thebans, 69 for 4, beat Spartans, 21. THE " HESTMANDEN CLUB

Meetings were held fortnightly this term and were well attended. At the first meeting, Mr. J. Scott Cooper, just returned from Active Service, gave us a talk on " My Career in the Royal Navy." At the conclusion he answered many questions put to him by the audience. At the next meeting, our Chairman, Mr. K. G. Chilman, gave yet another episode of his adventures in South East Asia Command. At the following meeting we heard about Curacao and Aruba in the West Indies from his son, Peter Chilman, who is serving in the 68

Mercantile Marine on a tanker belonging to the Anglo-Saxon Oil Company. The Head of the School, C. S. Shepherd, gave us an eye-witness account of the Victory Parade in London, which he attended. This was a very interesting talk and was much appreciated by us all. At our last meeting, Mr. Le Tocq gave us an illustrated talk on " Life in Singapore," his last station abroad, and the photographs shown on the screen were of his own taking. We shall look forward with interest to seeing some more of his collection. A number of letters have been sent to and received from Capt. W. W. Rickard, of the S.S. Mountpark, which is now on its way to Australia and New Zealand with a cargo of 8,873 tons of powdered rock phosphate, in bulk, shipped from the port of Bone, in North Africa. When this cargo has been discharged, the S.S. Mountpark is to go on Time Charter for six months, trading between Australia, New Zealand, and the South Sea Islands, which should be most interesting to hear about. HOUSE NOTES St. Olave's

The cricket which self-consciously poked in its oar in March, proceeded to dominate the scene from the very start. Fools, flannelled and otherwise (and, of course, capped), capered about the yards, fields, and environs of " Olave's " to such an extent that when bedtime came it was necessary to send out into the " highways and hedges " and compel them to come in. The game filled most of the waking moments, playing or watching, and the most ardent first team supporters were junior boarders who even invaded Bootham to watch their heroes. In the junior team, Ratcliff and MacDougle won their colours and congratulations ; Goodburn, Knowles and Cooke played regularly in the team. In the sports, Goodburn did a very fine 220 yards time, setting up a record : many members of the House helped in their teams by points in the standards, and McDougle, Bevan, and Maxwell were also winners. Of course, once bathing began there was no holding junior boarders. Blue, yellow, even green, some of them looked for cold, but they loved every minute of it—with their fatheads and thick skins which nothing—cold, or knowledge for that matter—could penetrate ! However, the whole thing was fun from start to finish, 69

and we all enjoyed it. In the Swimming Sports the boarders did more than their share, and, above all, it was red-headed Ratcliff's day, and he collected the best part of a half-set of teaspoons for his mother. In form we again did well. Hilton and Goodburn won their form prizes, Collins a divinity prize, and Bevan one for general knowledge—how general only he knows. Kent also was top in his divinity exam., so maybe such things are in the air of the House, and Calder carried off a music trophy—no prize went for the penny whistle or some boarder would certainly have got it. V-day was a real " V." All but six evacuated and advanced triumphantly on their parents—the rear party seeing the lights and processions of Old York at some unheard of late hour. To satisfy juniors' sadistic instincts, a few seniors were invited to run a gauntlet of rudery from the front door the tea table on hada House tea party, one or two Sundays, and at the end of term we had when incredible quantities of food vanished in the proverbial " twinkling of an eye." After the feed, our tiny Maxwell captained a team of 1st XI and ladies against sixteen boarders led by Mr. Harding at " tip-and-run." Corry, youngest and smallest of all, had the distinction of forcing Mr. Harding to run a second run and so securing his dismissal. The great match ended in a tie, variously computed at 13 all or nil all. Finally, our lads couldn't cope with Albany at real cricket—we'll take them on at French—or paper cricket next year. Ratcliff and Allanson go up to Manor in September, Hilton to School House, Goodburn to the Rise. We are truly sorry to lose them, and wish them very good luck—they should be real assets to their Houses. D.A.C.B. Albany House The variety of Junior School events during the term provided ample opportunities for all talents, and it is a pleasure to record a satisfactory proportion of successes gained by the House both in and out of School. Five boys, all in different forms, just missed prizes on Speech Day, but two general knowledge prizes and a divinity prize were gained on the year's work. In the achievements of the Junior School cricket team, recorded elsewhere, Hodd, James and Walshaw played a conspicuous part, helping the House also to defeat St. Olave's by five wickets, while in the Athletic Sports, Rigg and J. Knowles collected several silver spoons. An interesting feature of the junior relay was that all four runners in the last lap were Albany boys. Swimming has been most popular, and Priestley, James, and Wood won their events in the sports. 70

Several boys spent rather unexpected Whitsuntide and V-day holidays at home, but others preferred co-education under masters of the Hollywood School at the Clifton before making a midnight tour of the city's illuminations. The Scouts are grateful to Mr. Chilman and Mr. Nix for taking them to camp, and the choristers probably enjoyed their trip to Scarborough almost as much as any other feature of their term's music. Comedy thrillers and Dickens have this term drawn many pairs of ears to the loudspeaker in the Common Room. We are pleased to record that the Garden Party, held indoors, was, nevertheless, a huge success, and have to mention in conclusion the presentation by Hodd, on behalf of the House, of a farewell gift to Matron, Miss Wontner-Smith, to whom we extend our sincere thanks and good wishes. We hope also that the five leavers will be successful in the Senior School.

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THE PETERITE Vol. XXXIX

FEBRUARY, 1947

No. 214

EDITORIAL It is a long time since we have known a term which has been so marred for us by tragedy and misfortune. Reassembling as we did under the shadow of the death of Archdeacon England, which we could record but briefly in our last issue, we were struck a further blow by the tragic loss of Tony Holmes, to whom we pay a tribute elsewhere in these pages. There were, too, anxious days when Stuart Macpherson, now happily quite recovered, was so critically ill. Finally, Mr. K. H. Rhodes startled us by collapsing, after refereeing a rugger match, with what proved to be a heart attack. The seizure necessitated for him complete rest and quiet, and for the greater part of the term, while he was recuperating in Scotland, we were deprived of that friendly and sympathetic influence in our daily lives which all of us, both staff and boys, have learnt to value so highly ; and which, perhaps, as the alarming episode warned us, we have too readily assumed. We were grateful, indeed, that he was able to return to us in January for the beginning of the new, term. It was good news, too, that the latest report of the medical specialist was encouraging, and he is not, as was once feared, to be condemned to a life of inactivity, which would have been so utterly uncongenial to him. Peterites of all ages will, we know, join us in wishing Mr. Rhodes a resumption of that unbroken good health which this anxious interlude interrupted so unpleasantly. In accordance with the decision reached at the meeting of the O.P. Club in July last, this and subsequent issues of The Peterite" will be distributed from the School to every Old Boy. It may, perhaps, be an appropriate moment to appeal to Old Peterites to help in developing the Old Peterite section of the magazine. In the years of war it was inevitable that our "O.P. News" was almost exclusively devoted to Service activities, war-time honours and decorations, and the tragic tale of casualties, and it is with relief that we find ourselves able to record once again more trivial, perhaps, but certainly pleasanter items of information about Old Peterites. But it must be borne in mind that these items are hard to glean. Too often the "O.P. News" has to be compiled from odd scraps of information deviously acquired. It would be much appreciated if Old Peterites would keep us posted of their doings and send us any news about themselves (or other Old Boys) which might reasonably be expected to be of interest to readers of these pages. We shall all know when an Old Peterite gains the signal distinction of captaining England's Test team—our congratulations to N. W. D. Yardley on his achievements in Australia are ,

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Editorial ... Arthur Crayke England ... Obituary—Tony James Holmes ... War Memorial and Building Appeal Birth (Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Harding) I. S. Macpherson ... R.N. Examination , (Special Entry) Old Peterite News Calendar, Easter Term, 1947 Valete and Salvete School Officers ... Lectures and Entertainments House Notes Games Committee The Oxford Cup, 11946.47 The Chapel The Carol Service The Library The Debating Society The Music Society The Science Society A Visit to York Electricity Generating Station The School Play—Macbeth ... British Ship Adoption Society ... J.T.C. Shooting Fencing Scouting Squash Chess Rugby Football, 1946 The Junior School Editorial Notices ...

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expressed elsewhere—but so often the less spectacular, but not therefore uninteresting doings of those who were our contemporaries at School can be communicated only through the pages of "The Peterite." It is for Old Peterites to make the "Old Peterite News" as universal as possible in its appeal. We were delighted to be visited at the end of the term by Commander E. S. Jeffs, the last of our Masters to return from war service. We were more delighted to learn that, despite a singularly successful career in the Navy (he was mentioned in despatches for distinguished service in the action off Cape Matapan and earned unusually rapid promotion by his valuable work in connection with radar), he had rejected the possibility of a career in the Royal Navy, and preferred to return to St. Peter's. As we write, at the beginning of the Easter Term, he has rejoined the staff and is busy picking up the threads. We are glad of his return. And it may be in place here to welcome a newcomer among us, Miss J. Munns, who comes as the Headmaster's Secretary. We hope that Miss Munns will settle happily and enjoy her life at St. Peter's.

ARTHUR CRAYKE ENGLAND By the death, on the 30th September last, of the Venerable A. C. England, late Archdeacon of York, the School lost a most valued friend and counsellor. Archdeacon England was the senior member of the Governing Body in point of service, and for many years had been Vice-Chairman of the Board; He had retired from his offices as Archdeacon and Dean and Chapter Treasurer some months previously, but was planning to continue his interest in St. Peter's School. It came as a particularly severe shock to us and to his friends when he was taken away just at the time he was settling down to enjoy a less strenuous life in his country residence at Levisham. Archdeacon England will be remembered with affection by many generations of Peterites for his frequent and helpful sermons in the School Chapel, for his regular attendance at School functions, but most of all for the personal relations he always cultivated and maintained with individual boys and masters alike. The work of Archdeacon England on the Governing Body can only be fully appreciated those who worked with him, but as Headmaster during the latter part of his Governorship I am glad to have this opportunity of testifying to the unfailing and helpful encouragement I always received from him, and of paying tribute to his remarkable grasp of our financial problems. It is not too much to say that during a critical period in the School history and fortunes we can point to Archdeacon England's faith and ability as being among the principal factors which ensured our recovery to continued prosperity. J.D. 2 .

OBITUARY TONY JAMES HOLMES We have to record with the deepest regret the tragic death of one of our schoolfellows, Tony James Holmes, after an operation in a Newcastle hospital on the 21st October, 1946. Tony was 16. He came to the Manor on its opening in 1942, and soon endeared himself to all of us by his friendly and generous disposition. He abounded in energy and was most eager at all times to give of his best at both work and play. Of his many interests none claimed his attention more than scouting, and throughout his years at the School he was a prominent and enthusiastic member of the School Troop. Dogged by ill-health as he was, he struggled bravely to success in the class-room and on the river. When illness overtook him again at the beginning of last term we knew it to be critical, but the sad news of his passing came as a grievous shock to us all. We mourn the loss of one who had won the affection of the whole School. We shall long cherish the memory of his unfailing cheerfulness, even in adversity, his unflagging enthusiasm, and his absolute sincerity. Our heartfelt sympathy is extended to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Holmes, of Sunderland, and to his brother, Digby, in their loss.

WAR MEMORIAL AND BUILDING APPEAL Since the last issue of "The Peterite," a copy of the School Appeal has been sent out to all Old Peterites whom we have been able to trace, and also to parents of boys at present in the School. The response so far has been encouraging, and we very much hope there will be universal support among our friends for the objects of the Appeal. It is proposed shortly to send copies of the Appeal to people less closely connected with the School, and further lists of subscribers will be published in future issues of "The Peterite." A start has already been made on our building programme by the provision of a temporary Dining Hall and Kitchen. The Kitchen has been provided with the most up-to-date equipment, and although it is hoped eventually to replace the Dining Hall by the larger building envisaged in the Appeal, the present building will prove fully adequate for our urgent needs at the present time. FIRST LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS (in chronological order) A. OLD PETERITES Captain White ... J. B. Moyes J. B. Gedge

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physical energy, which we have seen so ottedisplayed on the rugger field, in the boxing ring, and on the. running track, Stuart pulled through. We are glad indeed to record that his recovery has been so complete that he was not prevented from going to Cranwell in January, as he had planned, to begin his career in the R.A.F. We are sure that all the many readers of "The Peterite" who knew Stuart will be thankful for this happy issue.

R.N. EXAMINATION (SPECIAL ENTRY) SUCCESS R. M. L. Dook, who was Head of the School in the Christmas Term, is to be heartily congratulated on his success in the last examination for Royal Naval Cadetships. In the lists published by the 5

Admiralty towards the end of December he was placed second in his group (Engineering). In the light of the keen competition and the severity of an examination which is generally accepted as the most exhaustive test of schoolboy ability and personality, Dook's performance must be regarded as outstanding among recent School successes. St. Peter's is honoured by it, and we are grateful to Dook for this culminating achievement in a notable school career. We wish him well in his future in the Navy.

W e continue to receive belated news or war honours gained by Old Peterites. The following items have reached us since our last issue. Major Sydney Anderson (1916.20) was awarded the M.B.E. for gallant and distinguished service in North-West Europe in September, 1945.

Major Everard Davenport .(The Grove, 1926 - 29) joined the King's African Rifles, fought in the Abyssinian and Burma campaigns, and was Mentioned in Despatches. He is at present in South Africa, having been out of England for nine years. Lt.-Col. Walter Elliott, R.A.O.C. ,(T.A.) (The Manor, 1923.28), was Mentioned in ;Despatches in March, 1945, and later in the same year was awarded the O.B.E. During the war he served in France (1939.40) and in the last stages in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. 6

ITEMS O.P.'s continue to be prominent in games. R. C. Baker (School House, 1928.32), the Yorkshire hooker, played in the International Trial Match at Sunderland on 7th December, and A. C. W. Ping (The Rise, 1934.38) has played regularly as a forward for Yorkshire and qualified for his County Cap. P. R. G. Graham (School House, 1935.40) has played for Lancashire and was in Major Stanley's XV against Oxford in the usual pre-Twickenham match. At hockey, G. E. L. Graham (1932.37) is a member of the Cheshire team, and K. R. G. Harper ,(1939.44), who is Captain of Hockey at Durham University, has also played for Durham County. C. A. F. Cookson (The Rise, 1938.40), now at Emmanuel after war service, boxed for Cambridge University against the London Hospital.

A distinction of a novel kind has fallen to R. L. Miller (School House, 1938-43). During his service in the Navy he constructed a 7 in. replica of his last ship, H.M.S. Morpeth Castle, which subsequently he submitted to the National Model Engineering Exhibition in London, the first held since 1939. The model was awarded the bronze medallion, the second prize in its particular class, against a field of 53 exhibits. Later, at the request of the Director, who was impressed by its superb craftsmanship, Miller loaned his model to the Imperial War Museum, and it is again on exhibition in London. Many of us still recall Miller's enthusiasm for ship models during his schooldays, and this notable achievement is an interesting commentary on the value of the School hobbies competition and the keenness which it fosters.

We extend our sincere sympathy to Basil Radford (1911.15), whose prolonged illness has kept him from the cast of "Clutterbuck" at Wyndham's Theatre for some three or four months. We hope that his recovery will not be long delayed and that he will be able to take advantage of the important contract which, we understand, he has signed with J. A. Rank. The stage seems to be attracting Peterites. R. G. Langstaff (Temple, 1938.41), whose performance as Macbeth in the School play of 4941 was memorable, has joined the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and J. E. Thompson (The Rise, 1939-42), who for some time has been prominent in the amateur theatre, both as actor and producer, has at last decided to take up the stage professionally and is training with the Bradford Drama School under Esme Church. An article by Miss Phyllis Bentley in "The Yorkshire Post" on the Yorkshire Amateur Stage singled out Thompson's work with the Halifax Thespians for special mention. * * * A letter received from J. M. Dickenson (The Rise, 1932.37) tells us that he had the interesting experience of riding on the footplate 9

of the engine drawing the 9.30 a.m. train from York to Newcastle and returning the same day on the relief to the "Flying Scotsman." The point of special interest was that the engine of the Newcastle train proved to be the "St. Peter's School, York, A.D.627." Many O.P.'s will remember the interesting ceremony at York Station in 1937, when, in the presence of the Headmaster and the School, the engine was named. A replica of the nameplate hangs in the School Hall. Dickenson tells us also that he has taken up the the Army as a career and has been granted a commission in the K.O.Y.L.I., with the rank of Captain (T/Major). He is at present serving in Germany. Major N. L. Dodd (School House, 193.1-35), whom we congratulate on the birth of a daughter, as we record below, has been appointed Brigade Major of the West Riding T.A. Anti-Aircraft .Brigade. BIRTH

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Dear Sirs, More and more do we feel ourselves a voice crying in the wilderness our numbers are reduced to two. Despite our pitiful plaints in previous letters, despite our condemnation of the misguiding influences that turn the steps of O.P.'s away from this place, despite :

our appeals to the shades of Paulinus and Guy Fawkes, all is of no avail. One by one they return from their distinguished careers in His Majesty's Services, their pockets swelling with Government grants and one by one they slink off to the Fens of Cantabria. ;

So it goes on, while we remain here, steadily progressing "super antiquas vias." There is little news worthy of record concerning the doings of either F. L. Duffield (Brasenose) or J. D. Taylor Thompson (Balliol). Both have been working proportionately harder in view of impending exams, and their meetings have taken place largely in the vicinity of bookshops. On occasions they may have been seen strolling around Southfields Golf Course, not in utter nakedness and trailing clouds of dust and divots behind them ; but, for the most part, the tenor of their existence has been uninterrupted. On going to press we find that J. M. Banister and P. F. Tee are joining our select company this term. Banister has at last been released from Mr. Shinwell's employ and is now able to take up his exhibition at Brasenose that has been so long held in abeyance ; while Tee has returned to Christ Church after 21 years' sojourn in the Marines. With every wish for a prosperous 1947. Yours faithfully, THE OXFORD O.P.'s. Cambridge, December, 1946.

The Editor of "The Peterite." Dear Sir, First and foremost we must begin by wishing Mr. Rhodes a speedy and complete recovery from his unfortunate illness.

Throughout the whole of the last academic year, war-time Cambridge was dying, and having enjoyed the Michaelmas Term of 1946, we can say that now it is definitely dead and something distinctly new and a good deal more mature has taken its place. The tone of university life has been set for the next five years at least. Whether it will then revert to what it was in the "thirties," when each term was little more than a long week-end for most of the undergraduates, remains to be seen, but the odds are against it. There is, of course, a strong group who wish to get back to the Varsity life of pre-war days, but their strength lies in the fact that they are at the top of a political party, the only party which challenges Socialism in any strength. The proof of their downfall is in the words they use to address their followers "we want no policy heretics here." Meanwhile C.I.C.C.U., S.C.M., and the Liberal Party cast envious glances at Oxford. 11 :

To that background the Cambridge Old Peterites adjust their talents. There have been many suggestions that we get together and have a dinner, but the necessary requisites of such a function, good food and good drink in plenty, are nowhere to be found. We cannot, as Mr. Pickwick too often did—so it must seem to this austerity age— feed on a most sumptuous meal and after the second pint of port lean back in our chairs and beam upon our companions with "a constant succession of the blandest and most benevolent smiles" sufficient to charm any company. The dinner, we feel, can be delayed with advantage to the promised age of plenty. As a group, then, we have done nothing, but as individuals we have done much. To begin with we will take the case of Mr. Guy King-Reynolds as he is known up here. It seems that on more than one occasion his face has been illuminated with just those bland benevolent smiles referred to above, mainly directed to one particular member of the fair sex. His friends presumed, one evening, a situation and offered their congratulations, and he, being in a more than jocular mood, smiled upon them with the utmost amiability, even going so far as to propose a toast to himself. Such events, we believe, caused him more than a little embarrassment the following morning. However, between smiles he has done some work and played some rugger mainly for Emmanuel. He is to be congratulated on a Varsity trial at the beginning of term. Cookson and "Taffy" Evans are two recently returned exservicemen who have very quickly and with great ease settled down to life here. Cookson, of Emmanuel, has unfortunately, owing to a temporary leg injury, been unable to play rugger this term, but he played squash and boxed with great vigour. Evidence of the latter activity he carried around for days in the form of a distinct dark colouring round the left eye. Nevertheless, he did box for the Varsity against London Hospital and is to be congratulated. "Taffy" Evans has returned from Italy with decided views on this "pleasant, pinkish land" of his and the inhabitants thereof. His dislike of Labour economics knows no bounds, and the ways and means he employs to get into the Union to say so are limitless and unscrupulous. In the same College with Evans, that is St. John's, we find L. Jung and A. J. Shardlow. At least when we say we find Jung, we really mean that no one has ever yet found him, and there seems little likelihood that anyone will ever do so. He and his mathematical genius seem lost to the world forever. But Shardlow is active down by the river, with boats or not, we have as yet been unable to ascertain. It is in Trinity that B. C. Drummond has his rooms, and just because there is not a book to be found there, nor any writing utensils, but only dirty glasses, empty bottles, and pin-up girls, we are not misled. We know very well that he is the most hard working, conscientious young man in the whole University of Cambridge. 12

Undoubtedly G. Mountain, of Christ's, is a busier man than any, either inside or outside the University, as can be seen by observing his progress up or down Regent Street any morning of any day of the week. To return to Emmanuel we easily find the rooms of P. A. Lockwood, on whose mantlepiece a portrait of Lenin and a membership card of the Conservative Association sit side by side. He did his best to vote for Herbert Morrison at a Union debate, but the crowd won and pushed him into the wrong or the "right" lobby. Spink, also of Emmanuel, is making his second attempt to take up residence with, we hope, every prospect of success. These are the activities of the Old Peterites up here, young men who by now are thoroughly versed in the ways of Cambridge. But taken as a whole, Universitymen are living a life which is more what the men of the 'thirties hoped they were leading, in so far as the man who can turn his hand to anything, indeed the man who has turned his hand to everything, is to be found in Cambridge now ; and they are enjoying themselves and working hard, because that, as much as anything else, is precisely what they want to do. The words of Mr. Tom Griffiths, Oxford scholar and ex-Sheffield steel worker, when he writes of the ex-servicemen at Oxford, "who retrieved a civilization are now 'bent on its re-creation," may be true of that "other place," but the mood at Cambridge is different, as can be seen by the way people flock to hear Bertrand Russell quote the words of Omar Khayyam could thou and I with Fate conspire To grasp this sorry scheme of things entire,. Would not we shatter it to bits—and then Re-mould it nearer to the Heart's Desire?" And his (Russell's) reasons why he thinks the world has an excellent chance of completing its own destruction, with little or nothing to say about the re-moulding process ; or from the way scores of people attend such debating duels as those between Mountbatten and Gillie Potter at Union. There is a sincere, also desperate desire, to know and understand ; but for the re-creation of our present civilization there is only a shrug of the shoulders in face of present day destructive forces, Cambridge, to quote a current idiom, "couldn't care less." Yet, with best wishes to the School, we remain, sir, Yours faithfully, THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITES

CALENDAR, EASTER TERM, 1947 JANUARY 18 Sa. Full Term Begins. 19 Su. Second Sunday after Epiphany. 25 Sa. 10.45 a.m., Annual General Knowledge Paper. 6 p.m., Debating Society. 13

26 Su. Third Sunday after Epiphany.

6.30 p.m., Epiphany Service in York Minster. 28 Tu. 6.15 p.m., R.S P.C.A. Lecture. FEBRUARY 1 Sa. 1st XV v. Reconnaissance Training Regt. R.A.C., Home.6 p.m., Scientific Society. 2 Su. Septuagesima. Purification of B. V. M.

Preacher : The Rev. A. Knowles, British and Foreign Bible Society. 5 W. Visit of Secretary, Public Schools Employment Bureau. 8 Sa. 1st XV v. Headingly "A," Home. 9 Su. Sexagesima. Preacher : The Chaplain. 10 M. 6.15 p.m., Talk on Technical Branches of the Royal Navy. 15 Sa. 1st XV v. Royal Signals O.C.T.U., Away. 6 p.m., Debating Society.

16 Su. Quinquagesima.

Preacher : The Rev. E. H. Denyer, Vicar of St. Olave's.

19 W. Ash Wednesday.

8 a.m., Holy Communion. 1st XV v. R.A.F., Linton, Home. 20 Th. 11 a.m., Governors' Meeting. 22 Sa. 1st XV v. R.A.F., Driffield, Home. 6 p.m., Scientific Society. 23 Su. First Sunday in Lent. 25 Tu. 6.15 p.m., "Railways." Careers Talk by Mr. J. E. M. Roberts. MARCH 2 Su. Second Sunday in Lent.

Preacher : The Chaplain. 6.15 p.m., "Banking." Careers Talk by Mr. F. Seebobm. 6 Th. J.T.C. and Scout Field Day. 8 Sa. 6 p.m., Debating Society. 9 Su. Third Sunday in Lent. 10 M. 2.30 p.m., Cross-country Run. 11 Tu. 6.15 p.m., Talk on "The York Diocesan Registry" by Rev. J. S. Purvis. 13 Th. H.S.C. and S.C. Trial Exams. begin. 15 Sa. Inter-House Relay Races. 4 Tu.

16 Su. Fourth Sunday in Lent.

Preacher : The Headmaster. 17 M. 10.30 a.m., Visit of R.A.F. Liaison Officer. 19 W. Inter-House Boat Races (both Divisions). 20 Th. 11 a.m., Governors' Meeting. 12 noon, Confirmation by the Archbishop of York. 21 Fr. 2.30 p.m.. Science Exhibition Opens. 14

22 Sa. Science Exhibition (all Day). 23 Su. Passion Sunday. Preacher : The Very Rev. The Dean of York. 26 W. 5-30 p.m., Inter-House Boxing Finals. 28 Fr. 12.30 p.m., The Mile. 6 p.m., School Concert (for School only). 29 Sa. 2.15 p.m., Athletic Sports. 6 p.m., School Concert.

30 Su. Palm Sunday.

Preacher: The Chaplain. 31 M. Full Term ends at 10 a.m. Sunday Services are : Holy Communion 8-15 a.m. Matins 10.30 a.m. Evensong 6 p.m. (The dates of the Certificate A Examination and Athletic Fixtures were not available at the time of going to press.)

VALETE AND SALVETE VALETE (December, 1946) THE MANOR J. M. L. Dook. 1942.46 (Junior School, 1937). Head of School. Head of The Manor. U.VI. School Cert., 1944. H.S.C., 1946. Special Entry to R.N., 1946. Rugger Colours, 1945-46. Captain of Rugger, 1946. Cricket Colours, 1944-45-46. Cricket Cap, 1946. Played for Yorkshire Public Schools XI, 1945. Selected for North Public Schools v. South Public Schools, 1946. Athletic Colours, 1946. Shooting Colours, 1945-46. Captain of Squash, 1945-46. Captain of Tennis, 1945-46. Sgt. in J.T.C. Cert. "A," 1945. 1st Class Shot. D. J. Pallant. 1943-46. L.VI. School Cert., 1946. L/Cpl. in J.T.C. Cert. "A." School Play, 1944 and 1946. THE RISE G. R. Claybourn. 1942-46. M.VI. School Cert., 1944. Played for 2nd XV, 1946. Cpl. in J.T.C. Cert. "A," 1945. 1st Class Shot, 1944-45. School Play, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946. C. C. Dee. 1943-46. L.VI. School Cert., 1946. Cdt. in J.T.C. Cert. "A," 1946. 1st Class Shot. M. A. J. Rignall. 1943-46. VC. 2nd XV Colours, 1946. Played for 1st XV, 1946. 1st XI, 1944-45-46. 1st XI Colours, 1946. Cpl. in J.T.C. Cert. "A," 1945. 1st Class Shot. School Play, 1944 and 1946. J. L. Simpson. 1944-46. L.VI. School Cert., 1946. Played for 2nd XV, 1946. L/Cpl. in J.T.C. Cert. "A," 193E 1st Clasa Shot, 1944.45-46 15

SCHOOL HOUSE T. P. Thomas. 1944-46. VC. Cdt. in J.T.C. Cert. "A," Part I, 1946. 2nd XV, 1946. School Play, 1944. TEMPLE P. G. Matthews. 1943-46. House Monitor. L.VI. School Cert., 1946. Played for 1st XV, 1946. Cpl. in J.T.C. Cert. "A," 1945. 1st Class Shot, 1943-46. Hon. Sec. of Art Club, 1946. School Play, 1946. R. E. Cochrane. 1944.46 (Junior School, 1941). L.VI. School Cert., )1946. A. A. Greaves. 1945-46 (Junior School, 1943). VA. N. J. S. Green. 1943-46. VA. School Athletic Team. Cdt. in J.T.C. SALVETE (September, 1946) THE MANOR

J. F. W. Addey (L.VI), H. Allanson (Shell), I. S. Berg (IVB), J. M. Booth .(Shell), A. Cawood (IVB), J. G. Booth (IVC), D. S. Chadwick (IVC), R. M. Hodgson (IVA,), A. J. King (Shell), J. G. H. O'Donnell (IVA), K. M. Ratcliff (Shell), S. H. Storey (Shell), ID. T. N. Tyne (IVB). THE RISE J. E. B. Annequin (Shell), W. J. Burdass (Shell), D. Coverdale (IVA) M. G. Goodburn (IVA), R. W. Holmes (IVC), P. D. F. Jame (IVA), P. Waine (Shell). SCHOOL HOUSE J. M. Brook (IVB), G. Brooks (IVC), W. H. N. Fairweather (IVA), G. P. Gray (IVB), D. G. Hilton (IVA), N. M. Hodd (IVA), P. T. Rhead (Shell), A. N. C. Smith (Shell), J. M. Smithson (IVA). TEMPLE J. T. Ankers (IVA), A. M. Baird (Shell), J. R. Bird (IVB), J. M. Bond (Shell), J. H. Chilman (IVC), J. B Crabtree (Shell), J. Hearfield '(IVA), B. W. Mold (Shell), R. T. Oxtoby (Shell), E. Robinson 1(IVA), M. G. Roe (IVB), R. S. Scruton (Shell), M. W. Senior (IVB), J. 'D. C. Wall (Shell), D. Wilson (IVA), G. A. Wood (IVA). 16 .

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SCHOOL OFFICERS CHRISTMAS TERM, 1946 • School Monitors : Head of School and The Manor—J. M. L. DOOK. Head of The Rise—P. R. SYKES. Head of School House—L. D. EDINGER. Head of Temple—D. HARDISTY. Chapel Monitor—F. J. CHADWICK. J. C. M. RAYSON. P. J. SHARDLOW. K. W. WILSON. House Monitors : The Manor—F. R. BOWN, R. L. HUTCHINSON, R. DOBSON, W. GRAHAM. The Rise—J. H. AMOS, H. L. DIXON, D. H. TATE. School House—P. T. WADE, C. K. HUDSON, T. M. A. GRIFFITHS. Temple—F. N. NEWDICK, J. D. DENCH, P. G. MATTHEWS, J. H. 0. PARKER. Captain of Rugger—J. M. L. DOOK. Captain of Shooting—F. J. CHADWICK. Captain of Squash—J. M. L. DOOK. Captain of Fencing—P. R. SYKES. Captain of Chess—P. R. SYKES. C.S.M. in J.T.C.—F. J. CHADWICK. Editors of "The Peterite": D. HARDISTY. J. H. 0. PARKER. L. D. EDINGER. P. R. SYKES. J. C. M. RAYSON.

LECTURES AND ENTERTAINMENTS On 15th October the School was given a talk by Capt. Klossowski on the subject of Poland. He sought to point out why it is that the Polish soldiers in Britain to-day are so unwilling to return to their homeland. Capt. Klossowski is at present reading law in London, and had come especially on behalf of Gen. Ander's Army to talk to the School. He revealed that the whole government of Poland to-day is corrupt and iniquitous, and went on to give numerous tragic examples. His own son was unable to attend a university because he was not the son of a "worker," Capt. Klossowski alleged. He told us how the Pole is encouraged by the present government there to return home. Various attractive, but deceptive pamphlets are regularly sent to them.

But all of them know that to return to Poland would be in effect to sign their death warrants. We must thank Capt. Klossowski for his interesting and informative talk. He certainly made us realise how difficult life is for the Polish soldier to-day. On the evening of the.19th October we were given an enjoyable pianoforte recital by Miss Vera Henderson. Piano recitals are always popular in the School, and are looked forward to by us all. Mr. Waine had prepared some of us for the concert in his talks on Musical Appreciation. The programme followed the customary convention, and began with works by Scarlatti, which demonstrated Miss Henderson's technical ability. Then followed a virile interpretation of Brahm's Variations and Fugue on a theme by Handel. We were delighted with her playing of Chopin, the Polonaise in A being especially well received. "Scenas Infantis," by a South American composer, Octavio Pinto, followed. Miss Henderson rounded off a carefully arranged programme by playing four pieces by modern composers. The piece most enjoyed of these latter was probably the lovely work by Debussy, "La Cathedrale engloutie." On the 24th October two talks were given by Miss Lee, a member of the International Wool Secretariat, on the subject of "Wool." The former talk was given to the Sixth Forms. Miss Lee dealt with the scientific aspects of wool and its production. Few of us, even the chemists of the audience could honestly claim fully to understand Miss Lee's scholarly description of the wool molecule. Nevertheless, we enjoyed her talk, and were especially interested in her description of D.D.T., the new wonder insecticide. Lantern slides illustrating points in the talk were also shown. The second talk was given in Big Hall to the whole School and dealt with wool from a geographical, economic, and historical standpoint. We very much enjoyed the film shown after the talk, which showed something of the interesting stages both in the growth of the wool industry and the manufacture of the actual commodity itself. Only one entertainment film was shown this term, "I Thank You," starring Arthur Askey. This was on the last evening of term, and was much appreciated by the boarders present.

HOUSE NOTES THE MANOR

During the summer holidays, 1 St. Peter's Grove and 24 Clifton were converted into one well-equipped new boarding house for the Manor. There were modern showers installed which were a great improvement to the changing facilities, some armchairs were provided which added to the comfort of the House. 18

Although we had six members of the 1st XV we were unsuccessful in the Senior Rugger, and in the semi-final were beaten 6-0 by a lively School House team after a good game. We were equally unfortunate in the Junior House matches when our light team were beaten by a heavier Temple team 32-0 after a hard game. This term we welcomed Mr. Harding as our Assistant Housemaster. Dook is to be congratulated on being appointed Head of School and Captain of Rugger, Chadwick on being made Chapel Monitor, and Bown, Hutchinson, Dobson and Graham on being made House Monitors. We should also like to record our congratulations to Graham on being appointed Vice-Captain of Rugger, Dook and Graham on being awarded their Rugger Caps, and Frank, Chadwick, Oliver and Dobson their Colours. Carr is to be congratulated on the award of his Fencing Colours and Hutchinson on his 2nd XV Colours. In the field of sport we have not been very successful, but we hope to do better in the two remaining terms of this year. THE RISE At the beginning of this term the Rise was faced with the problem of adapting itself to new quarters in No. 17 Clifton. Most of us, however, were well acquainted with the difficulties presented by sleeping in one building and living in another during the day, and our experience now made things considerably easier for us. In this connection we owe a great deal to Mr. Crews, our new Housemaster, for the tremendous amount of work he put in 'before we arrived. We understand that he did most of the painting and decorating himself. A good deal of interior decoration must also have been going on in the old Rise, where we still have five of our dormitories. Something in the nature of a miracle appears to have been worked on the old senior-middles common room, which is now our new Matron's room. At this point we should like to take the opportunity of welcoming Mrs. Kimberley to the Rise. She is renewing her acquaintance with the School after the lapse of many years. As this term was the beginning of the school year we have many appointments to announce. First we congratulate Sykes on his appointment as Head of the House, and Rayson and Wilson on becoming School Monitors. Congratulations also to Amos, Dixon, and Tate, who are the new House Monitors in the Rise, and to Wilson again on his appointment as Captain of House Rugger. In the field of sport we can be more than satisfied with this term. After an absence of three years the Senior Rugger Cup has returned to its rightful place on the Rise shelf. We must admit, however, that the cup took a great deal of getting. In the semi-finals, against Temple, we drew the first match, three all, and in the replay only a fine penalty kick by Stuart tipped the scales in our favour. At halftime in the final against School House it looked as though there was 19

to be another draw, for the House, playing with the wind, had been pressing hard and yet had not quite managed to score. In the second half, however, most of the game was around the School House "twenty-five," and a piece of very quick thinking by Dixon, following a well-placed kick to touch by Stuart, managed to secure us the necessary try. In all three matches the team played excellently, and Stuart, Dodgson, and Smith, who were awarded their House Colours, all deserve special mention. Although our Junior XV played a hard game it failed to come up to expectations and was beaten by School House in the semi-finals. Dixon, Stuart, Wilson, and Amos are to be congratulated on the award of their 1st XV Colours, and D. H. Tate on the award of his 2nd XV Colours. Also we congratulate Sykes on his appointments as Captain of School Fencing and Chess. This term we say goodbye to Rignall, Claybourn, Simpson and Dee, who have all pulled their weight for the House. We shall be sorry to see them go and we wish them the best of luck in the future. SCHOOL HOUSE

Soon after the beginning of term, we were unfortunate in losing Mr. Rhodes through sudden illness, and we hope that he will be with us again next term. In the meantime Mr. Howat has been acting as Housemaster. In the rugger this term we beat the Manor 'by 6 points to nil in the semi-finals after a very good game. We lost to the Rise in the final by 3 points to nil, and we must congratulate them on their success. Our team played very well in both matches, and Ryder, Walter, McDermid and Thomas are to ibe congratulated on the award of their House Rugger Colours. We must not forget the Junior House team, however, who won the cup, and we congratulate Eccles and his team on a very good performance. We have been well represented in the various School teams this term, and we congratulate Hudson, Griffiths (T. M. A.) and Edinger on the award of their 1st XV Colours ; Ryder and Shardlow (P. J.) on their 2nd XV Colours ; and Walter and Baker on their Colts Rugger Colours. Hudson is also to be congratulated on being one of the first people to win Fencing Colours. In the School Shooting team we have been well represented, and at last after several years we have the majority of people in it, having wrested this distinction from the Manor. With Hudson, Edinger, Parker, Hannon and Knowlson all available, our hopes are high for the Team Shooting Cup in the Summer Term. 20

The Flag Competition in the J.T.C. raised little enthusiasm in the House Platoon at the beginning of term, and at one time we were 5 points behind the third place ! By half-term, however, the House realised that it was not up to its usual standard, and by a good effort brought itself up to second place. Had it done as well at the beginning of the term there would have been no doubt as to its position by the end. We cannot finish without mentioning Macpherson, our previous Head of House, who was so seriously ill, and we are glad to hear that he is very much better and will probably not have to postpone his entry into Cranwell. Lastly, we say goodbye to Thomas, who left us before the end of term. We wish him every success and thank him for his good work in the House, especially for his work and weight in the House rugger pack ! TEMPLE Once again there are nearly eighty boys in the House, and since we lost our quarters in No. 1 St. Peter's Grove, we are more crowded than ever. But work and games have gone on as usual and we can only look forward to the time when the new buildings are completed and we have plenty of room to do all we want to do. We have suffered two narrow defeats in games this term. In the Senior Rugger we met the Rise in the semi-final, and after drming 3-3, we lost 3-0. Congratulations to the Rise on beating School House, 3-0, in the final. The Junior team started well by beating • .._ o the Manor 10_2

the leadership of Sgt. Dench, after keeping the lead for the whole of I term. Table tennis has also been played enthusiastically (and daily) by many of the House, and the Senior Knock-out Competition was won by Neale. Finally, we have to say goodbye to Matthews, who is leaving this term and going into the Army ; we thank him for all he has done for the House and wish him every success in the future.

GAMES COMMITTEE At a meeting held during the Christmas Term the conditions governing the award of the Oxford Cup were reviewed and changes were made, notably in the allocation of points and in the inter-house events which are to be counted in the competition. Noteworthy innovations were the introduction of fencing and the award of points for second place in certain sports. The table given below, which includes the results to date, shows the details of the revision, except that for the current year Swimming will still carry 20 points. In 1947.48 the award will be 10 points for first place and 5 for second place. Another resolution of the Committee relates to School games. In future 2nd and Colts colours will be awarded, the recipients to sign a special Colours Book.

THE CHAPEL A special service was held on the newly-appointed Remembrance Sunday, 10th November, this year, when the Two Minutes' Silence was observed and memorial was made of those Peterites who gave their lives in either of the two World Wars. During the term we were honoured by visits from the Archbishop of York and the Bishop of Bradford, who preached at Evensong on 8th December and 24th November respectively. On Sunday, 27th September, Mr. K. P. Stewart spoke on the work of Dr. Barnardo's Homes. The Service of Nine Lessons and Carols was attended by a very large congregation on the last Sunday of term, 15th December, when both the choir and School maintained their high standard of singing, which owes much to the resumed weekly congregational practices. The collection at this Service, £12 17s. Od., was given to the Lord Mayor and Sheriff's Christmas Cheer Fund. Donations from the Chapel Collections Fund were made during the term to The Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children, The Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Families Association, and The Re-building diun of the war-destroyed St. Peter's Church, Plymouth.

THE CAROL SERVICE A Service of Nine Lessons and Carols was held in Chapel on 15th December, the last Sunday of term, at 3 p.m. It consisted of prayers drawn from collects and :Processional Hymn—"Once in Royal David's City." Carol—"Good King Wenceslas." First Lesson, read by J. Calder (Junior School). Carol—"King Jesus hath a Garden." Carol—"The Holly and the Ivy." Second Lesson, read by A. N. C. Smith (Shell). Carol—"The First Nowell." Carol—"Joseph and the Angel." Third Lesson, read by D. M. Findlay (IVth). Carol—Wither's Rocking Hymn. Hymn—"0 Little Town of Bethlehem." Fourth Lesson, read by I. U. Warrington (Vth). Carol—"In dulci jubilo." Carol—"Puer nobis." Fifth Lesson, read by F. J. Chadwick (Chapel Monitor). Carol—"Rocking." Hymn—"Hark the Herald Angels sing." Sixth Lesson, read by J. M. L. Dook (Head of the School). 23

Carol—"Christ was born on Christmas Day." Voluntary—Pastoral Symphony from "Messiah." Carol—"Shepherds in the Field Abiding." Seventh Lesson, read by Mr. L. Burgess. Carol—"We three Kings of Orient are." Eighth Lesson, read by The Headmaster. Carol—"Myn Lyking." Ninth Lesson, read by The Chaplain. Hymn—"Adeste Fideles." Voluntary—Pastoral Symphony from Christmas Oratorio. The Service followed the general outline of previous years. Musically it aimed not only at a proper balance between solo voices, choral singing in harmony, with and without organ, and the broader effects of unison singing by the whole School, but it also sought to combine just sufficient of the unfamiliar with the hymns and carols already known to us all. It was hoped thus to attain freshness without strangeness and to maintain tradition without staleness. As far as possible, each hymn and carol commented on the story told in each of the Nine Lessons. After the sixth lesson, announcing the Birth of Christ, and its appropriate carol, solo violin and organ played alone for a few moments to emphasise the great central - fact of Christianity which it is the object of the service to commemorate.

THE LIBRARY Librarian L. BURGESS, Esq. Library Monitors R. T. W. McDERMID. D. HARDISTY. F. R. BOWN. F. N. NEWDICK. D. F. RINGROSE. ID . H. TATE. The following books were added to the Library in the course of the term :— Macquis—George Millar. Clearing House—John Buchan )(Anthology). English Literature at the Close of the Middle Ages—E. K. Chambers. Rugger's an Attacking Game—Peter Lawless. Aeschyli Tragcediae Superstites, 2 vols.—G. Dindorfii. Recording Britain, Vol. 1. London's Natural History—R. S. R. Fitter. Rugger—the Man's Game—E. H. D. Sewell. Rugger—Do it this way—M. Sugden and G. Hollis. :

Ambassador on Special Mission—Viscount Templewood. Plastic Moulding—D. A. Dearle. Games and Sports in the Army, 1-946/47. Early Victorian England, 2 vols.—Edited by G. M. Young. Britain's Structure and Scenery—Dudley Stamp. Lord's—Sir Pelham Warner.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY Chairman R. CALDER, Esq., M.A. Secretary P. R. SYKES. Committee J. DOOK. F. J. CHADWICK. J. H. AMOS. J. H. 0. PARKER. C. P. LASCELLES. R. T. W. MdDERMID. W. S. SAMUELS. Four meetings of the Society were held this term. The first of these took .the form of a "Brains Trust" and proved to be enlightening and very amusing. The Trust consisted of the Rev. P. P. N. Fawcett, E. P. Piers, Esq., J. Dook, F. J. Chadwick, J. H. Amos and J. H. 0. Parker. P. R. Sykes acted as question master. From a vast selection of questions, twenty peculiarly fiendish ones were chosen and fired at the unsuspecting Brains Trust, who, however, dealt with all but two of them briskly and competently. The second and third meetings of the Society took the usual form of a debate and produced some very interesting opinions and, occasionally, some rather heated arguments. For the first of these debates the motion before the house was "That Shakespeare's age was better than Bernard Shaw's." Proposing the motion, P. Jenkins considered the aesthetic aspect of the question rather than the practical point of view. He lamented the decline of the courtly manners of the Elizabethan era and bewailed the desecration of the countryside by the many factories that had sprung into being since Shakespeare's day. Jenkins was ably seconded by J. H. Amos. W. S. Samuels, opposing the motion, spent some time minutely dissecting the proposer's speech, and concluded by pointing out the obvious advantages of a mechanical age. R. Ham seconded the opposition. After several interesting speeches from the house the motion was carried by a majority of two. The proposition for the second debate was "That International Sport is a menace to Peace and Security." As was to be expected, this produced some violent opposition from the house and also a good deal of level-headed support. Speaking for the motion were R. T. W. McDermid and P. Thomas, and against were R. L. Hutchinson and :

J. J. F. Walker, who all made well-planned speeches and were congratulated by the chairman. The motion was carried by nineteeen votes to six.

The last meeting of the term was an informal discussion at which any member was invited to make a short speech on any subject he chose. This speech was then open to criticism from the rest of the house. Several interesting topics were discussed, but space does not permit of them all being mentioned here. In conclusion, I think we may claim that this term has been yet another successful one in the long history of the Debating Society.

THE MUSIC SOCIETY This term the Music Society welcomed its Chairman, Mr. Waine, who has but recently returned from his War Service in the Royal Navy. The Society extends its best wishes to its late Honorary Secretary, J. D. Swale, who, after a valuable period of devoted service to the Society and to the music of the School in general, is now in the Army. Under the active guidance of Mr. Waine, a much longer series of Sunday Concerts was embarked on than had hitherto been found practicable. Numerous gramophone recitals, a few instrumental concerts, and lastly a sing-song of carols were presented. Perhaps the last item proved the most popular with members of the School, but all the other concerts were well attended. Indeed much more interest was shown in the Society than has been the case for some considerable time. A varied programme has been arranged for next term, with many more instrumental concerts, and it is felt that this past term's success augurs well for the future of music in the School.

THE SCIENCE SOCIETY It is with great pleasure that we welcome back to the Society Mr. D. K. Crews, M.A., and Mr. E. S. Jeffs, M.A., after periods of active service. Mr. Crews, who returned first, has already taken part in the Society's activities, and we look forward with keen anticipation to hearing what Mr. Jeffs can tell us about radar. The two sections of the Society were amalgamated at the beginning of the term and the result was at once apparent. Four meetings have beeen held, the average attendance being between 40 and 50—in spite of a subscription ! 26

On 12th October, Mr. Crews gave a talk entitled "Scientific Features of Palestine," which was illustrated by lantern slides. He gave an account of the relief of the country, recounted interesting experiences of his, and delighted his audience with his description of a camel. The flora, fauna and inhabitants were all described, and we were shown interesting souvenirs he had collected while in the army. At the conclusion of the meeting he distributed seeds of wild flowers of the Holy Land to interested members. The meeting on 2nd November took the form of a film show, open to the whole School. The films shown were "The Story of the Wheel," showing the development from pre-historic times to the present age, "The Life Cycle of the Pin Mould," "Radar," describing the use of radar for locating aircraft and for enabling planes to fly and land in fog, "Synthetic Rubber," and finally "Birds of a Village," showing close-ups of many birds. The photographs of the last film were extremely good, the songs of the birds delightful, and this film was voted afterwards to be the best of the evening. Another open meeting was held on 16th November, when a quiz was held, the in, quiz-itors being Mr. Robinson, Mr. Harris and Mr. Crews. Each House was represented by two members, one from the VIth form and one from below the VIth. All the questions had a scientific flavour and were drawn from all the branches of science. Rise and Temple were close together and led all the way, but in the last few questions Temple took the lead and won by three points ; Manor were third and School House fourth. The last meeting was an open one and was another film show. The films shown were "A Harbour goes to France," which gave us a small idea of that colossal undertaking, "Animals of the Rocky Shore," a marvellous biological film, most of the shots being taken under water, "Handle with Care," showing the manufacture of explosives, and finally "The Story of D.D.T.," voted the best of the evening. It showed how a discovery, made many years ago, was neglected and re-discovered to save thousands of lives both during and after the war.

A VISIT TO YORK ELECTRICITY GENERATING STATION On Thursday, 7th November, a party of about twenty boys from the Science Society visited' the York Electricity Generating Station. The party was taken round by two guides. We first visited the coal yard where a large scoop was at work collecting about half a ton of coal on each run. The coal was taken to a conveyor belt and emptied into shallow pans which were moving slowly towards the boilers. On the way the coal passed over a weighbridge which recorded the amount 27

of coal passing. Three boilers were in operation at a temperature of about 800 deg. C., the steam being passed through pipes round the boiler in order to superheat it. This is because a drop of water in the generators is liable to cause a dangerous accident in fact, about four years ago a drop of water, condensed in the main 20,000 kilowatt generator dropped onto the revolving plates and, due to the high speed, the blades were buckled and the sudden buckling caused the generator to break in two. The steam pipes were lagged with asbestos to prevent condensation and steam traps were in use as an extra precaution. Platinum resistance thermometers were used to measure the temperatures of the steam. Five small 6,000 kilowatt generators were in operation when we were there ; they differed from small dynamos by the fact that the magnets revolved and not the wires. We were next shown over the switchboard controlling the current to all the York areas and various other generating stations. The last place we visited was the cooling tower, which is just a tall open shaft through which there is a constant draught. Water pumped up from the River Foss trickles down over laths in the tower and is cooled down to a temperature suitable for cooling the generators. The cooling tower, of course, is not used in winter time. The total output of the Station is 35,000 kilowatts, which will be increased to 55,000 kilowatts when the large generator is repaired. :

THE SCHOOL PLAY-"MACBETH" 12th, 13th and 14th December, 1946

When we last saw "Macbeth," in December, 1941, we were at the beginning of the long uphill fight which ultimately brought the end of the war against Hitler. At that moment the situation in Europe seemed very like that of Scotland in Shakespeare's play, when "Good men's lives Expire before the flowers in their caps, Dying or ere they sicken," and many were asking "Stands Europe where it did ?" This similarity was pointed in the prologue, and the time was foreseen when the modern tyrant, too, tied as a bear to the stake, would have to fight the powers which would ultimately overwhelm him. But in 1941 that moment seemed a long way ahead, and now that we have seen its realisation, it was surely fitting to go back to the same play, and through it, to look back upon the road we have travelled. :

• Essentially, these two productions were the same, both in conception and also in excellence, and it would be wrong to try to compare them. One obvious difference must be mentioned, for whereas in 1941 the stage was open as in Shakespeare's day, this time a front curtain was used with changes of scene. It could be argued that some time was wasted between scenes, and that the 'breaks in the continuity of the play were too frequent and too long—but the beauty of the settings was adequate compensation. One particularly remembers the Witches' Cave and the prospect of blue skies and golden sunshine through the opening in the back—a prospect admirably setting off the grim and murky interior. And the clever arrangement of the Banquet Scene gave an illusion of space and numbers. Whether the actual script was the same as in 1941, only the producer knows, but we were again conscious of skilful cutting and avoidance of those passages which can be so troublesome to players and to stage-manager, whilst contributing nothing to the development of the play. As for the players, they gave the expert, polished performance which we have come to expect. Three things were outstanding in it. Firstly, we saw once more a cast in which there was no weak character. This was no performance with two or three outstanding actors working hard to cover the defects of weaker or less experienced players. It was rather the minor characters who worked hard to make even better the excellent acting of the principals. Next we admired the usual high standard of diction in every member of the cast, and particularly, if we may pick out one example from the rest, in Radford's delivery of the lines of the Prologue. And what is even rarer in such productions,, there was an appreciation of the beauty of Shakespeare's poetry. "Macbeth" abounds in lines famous for their beauty :

"There's husbandry in heaven, Their candles are all out .. ." and again

"Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to the rooky wood ; Good things of Day 'begin to droop and drowse ; Whiles Night's black agents to their preys do rouse These and so many others were given their full value, and awaiting each one eagerly, we were never once disappointed. And lastly we must applaud the smooth flow of the dialogue. Never were we conscious that a cue was awaited, answer and interruption followed naturally and swiftly in a way which spoke of parts carefully learned and rehearsed, and of enthusiasm and interest which must inevitably raise a performance above the ordinary. 29

The play ultimately stands or falls by the acting of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Dench was better than in any character he has yet portrayed—as of course he should be, for each year adds to his age and brings fresh experience and confidence. He has a fine feeling for language, and his voice was better than ever. Moreover, his understanding of the dramatic significance of Macbeth's character enabled him to convey with perfect skill and confidence the varying moods from "vaulting ambition" to guilty fear, from fierce impatience :

"The Devil damn thee black, thou cream-fac'd loon !" to the black despair which follows immediately

"I have lived long enough ; my way of life Is fall'n into the sear, the yellow leaf ." :

and the pathos of "She should have died hereafter

And that difficult meeting with Lady Macbeth at the beginning of the play was given its full dramatic weight by both Dench and Hilton. Hilton upheld his reputation with a fine performance. Lady Macbeth is no easy part to play, but there was little fault to find with this. He uses a good voice so well that we were able to overlook an occasional stiffness in his movements and gestures which would otherwise have reminded us that it was really a boy beneath the habit of this ambitious woman. In repose he was excellent, and he came perfectly through his most difficult tests—the sleepwalking and the banquet scenes. It is often argued that Banquo is a villain. As Radford portrayed him, he was not his was a kindly, dignified and gentle Banquo, as conscious as Macbeth of the implications of the Witches' prophecies, but, unlike Macbeth, determined to let things take their course, keeping "his bosom franchised and allegiance clear." Here again was a good voice beautifully used, and exploiting to the full the many good lines which Shakespeare puts into the mouth of Banquo. Radford's was a most sympathetic study. :

Addey might easily have found his lack of height a handicap, playing Macduff against a Macbeth and a Banquo both taller than he. But having feared this, we did not notice it. He was a most forceful and vigorous Macduff ,(as Shakespeare intended he should be), voice, facial expression and posture all cleverly contributing to a fine performance. Nor was poetry missing : "What all my pretty chickens and their darn At one fell swoop?" !

Claybourn played easily and naturally the difficult part of Duncan —a kindly, innocent, beloved old man, whose murder seems all the more horrible because of his gentleness. Walker, Burgess and Jenkins were effective witches, both in appearance and in voice, and even managed to extract music and poetry from gibberish otherwise so unintelligible. It is only fair to mention how well they were served by the scenic effects. Newdick, in extracting all the comedy from the Porter, supplied the relief which Shakespeare offers to an audience harrowed by the murder of Duncan. This is no easy task, since when all is said and done, the fun is essentially Elizabethan. For the rest of the players, we shall speak first of those unseen but enthusiastic guests who contributed so much to the success of the Banquet scene ; of the others we shall say nothing except that the performance was so balanced because they were so good. Excellent diction, quick cues and enthusiastic support of the principals—these were their invaluable contribution. Characters (In the order of appearance) ...

G. A. Radford Prologue J. J. F. Walker 1st Witch N. B. Burgess 2nd Witch ... P. Jenkins ... ... 3rd Witch ... G. R. Claybourn Duncan, King of Scotland ... A. M. Kendell Malcolm I Sons to Duncan i I I. U. Warrington Donalbain ... D. J. Pallant ... Lennox ... F. R. Bown ... Sergeant L. D. Edinger Ross ... ... J. D. Dench Macbeth G. A. Radford ... Banquo ... J. C. Hilton ... Lady Macbeth ... D. H. Tate ... ... Seyton R. D. Watson Fleance, son to Banquo F. N. Newdick ... Porter J. F. W. Addey ... Macduff F. N. Newdick 1st Murderer ... D. J. Pallant 2nd Murderer ... R. J. Gibson Gentlewoman ... M. Speight ... Doctor A. A. Camfield ... ... ... ... ... Messenger ... J. F. W. Addey, J. F. N. Jackson, D. P. Norwood Apparitions ... Lords, Soldiers, Attendants, etc. ... G. C. Greetham, J. F. N. Jackson, R. T. W. McDermid, P. G. Matthews, M. A. J. Rignall, J. E. Stuart, D. E. Warren, J. A. Whitehead ... P. J. Temple Trumpeter ... 31

The Play was produced by Leslie Burgess. The Setting designed and executed by P. P. Noble Fawcett, assisted by A. T. Howat, R. Hawkins, F. J. Chadwick, L. D. Edinger, M. Hallas, D. Walker. Wigs by "Bert," 46 Portnall Road, London, W.9. Make-up by Jules Marten, Rayleigh, Essex. Costumes by Messrs. S. B. Watts 6 Co., 67 Market Street, Manchester. Under the direction of F. Waine, music was played in the intervals by Mrs. A. Nairn Baird, F. Carlill, R. Ham, D. C. Jack, P. J. R. Mason, I. T. R. Welch.

BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY This term we have been very glad to renew fully our contact with a merchant ship through the British Ship Adoption Society. This contact had of necessity been broken in 1939, though the Junior School did have a happy temporary association with the Norwegian ship "Hestmanden." The policy of the British Ship Adoption Society is to attach schools to a captain rather than to a ship, and it has been a particular pleasure to resume our association with Captain W. W. Rickard, now master of S.S. "Mountpark." We would like to take this opportunity of congratulating him, though belatedly, on the award of the O.B.E. for services during the war. S.S. "Mountpark" is a new ship, having left the Clyde on her maiden voyage in June. She is a fine example of the modern British freighter, with a gross tonnage of 6,000 and a speed of 11 knots. She is well equipped to high present-day standards, and we were particularly interested to hear about the crew accommodation, with its cream and green two-berth cabins, with air conditioning, curtains and other fittings which would no doubt fill old-time shellbacks with a mixture of outward scorn and inward envy. The "Mountpark" took general cargo from the United Kingdom to Alexandria, Haifa and Beirut in June—July, and then went in ballast to Algeria. When term started and our "adoption" was resumed, she had just left Aden after re-fuelling on a voyage from Bone to Geelong with a cargo of nearly 9,000 tons of phosphates. Capt. Rickard has very kindly sent us a day by day log of this voyage, and we print some extracts below. After discharging at Geelong, the ship proceeded to Sydney for dry-docking and cleaning, which was achieved in two days, and then on to Newcastle (N.S.W.), where 2,000 tons of coal were loaded for 32

Fiji. Capt. Rickard has sent us a most interesting account of the Fiji Islands and of the ship's journey round the outports, collecting sugar. About 9,000 tons were loaded and taken to Auckland, where the ship Was still discharging on 12th December, when we last heard of her. Capt. Rickard says the next trip is to be to the Queensland coast, also for sugar, and we are likely to hear a good deal more of these waters, as the ship is on a six months' charter to a New Zealand shipping company. We are looking forward to our next mail from the ship, and send our best wishes for 1947 to Capt. Rickard, his officers and crew. Extracts from log of S.S. "Mountpark," Bone to Geelong, 23rd August, 1946, to 3rd October, 1946. (a) Indian Ocean—North of Equator (end of S.W. Monsoon). Date

Course

Dist. in miles

52'59'E

Varying

208

8.7

Noon Position Lai.

Long.

7 Sept.

10°46'N

Speed Wind in Direction and knots Force

Cloud

Remarks

S S.W.6

Nil

Rough sea and swell Shipping water fore and aft.

8 Sept.

8°14'N

57° 16'E

126°

294

12.4

S.S.W 6

Nil

Moderating.

9 Sept.

5°55'N 60° 7'E

126°

220

9.3

S.W.3

Light breeze. South swell.

10 Sept.

3°32'N 63°19'E

126°

240

10.08

S.W.3

11 Sept.

1°17'N 66° 9'E

126°

217

9.1

Variable Light and Fine and clear. ExI scattered treme visibility. Heavy S.S.W. swell

Scattered Fine and clear West swell. Visibility extreme.

(b) Indian Ocean—South of Equator (belt of S.E. Trades). 18 Sept.

13°33'S

86° 27'E

124°

214

9.0

S.E.2

Overcast

Some bright patches during forenoon. P M. heavy continuous rain with heavy dark clouds.

19 Sept.

16° 7'S

89°34'E

131°

237

9.9

Variable Overcast 2

To 7 a.m. heavy continuous rain. Showers later. P.M. heavy rain. Moderate swell.

20 Sept.

18°22'S

94'45'E

130°

226

9.6

S.E.3

Overcast

Occasional drizzle. Moderate head sea.

21 Sept.

20'18'S

95°34'E

126°

198

8.4

S.S.E.3

Moderate sea. P.M: fine and clear.

Extracts from some notes on the Fiji Islands. At Suva we shipped a little sugar and about 100 labourers for work at the outports. Left Suva on the 29th (October) to proceed round the Islands to load. As you will see from maps, these Islands are surrounded by reefs, so a pilot is carried. We go inside of the reefs for most of the distance. Nearly all the reef edges are marked with beacons, and with the sun in the right direction (behind you) it is possible to see the reefs themselves, as the water is very clear. We loaded first at Ellingtons, where there was a wharf about half the length of the ship. Here we shipped 3,000 tons in less than 48 hours, as work is continuous. From there we had about nine hours' run to Lambasa on the North side of the North island. We lay at anchor there to ship about 3,000 tons. We had great excitement one day, as the 2nd Officer hooked a shark ; all hands and the cook knocked off work to get it on board. It measured 9 ft. 4 ins. and had about 220 teeth arranged in four rows. On these Islands they have no snakes or other dangerous pests. They once had centipedes, but some time ago imported frogs ; now they have a great many of the latter but none of the former. The frogs, at least, hop out of your way and do not bite ! As far as we could see, the population of the Islands is Fijian, Chinese, Indian and White ; the Fijians and Indians being in about equal numbers. The natives appear to be a happy and contented crowd.

J.T.C. At the beginning of the term we welcomed to the Corps, Major Crews, who took over its command, thus relieving Capt. Rhodes from one of the many onerous burdens which he so willingly undertook during the war. We are glad to state, however, that Capt. Rhodes has not completely severed his connections with the Corps, as he still remains an officer attached. Shortly after the term started the Inter-Platoon Flag Competition was placed on an Inter-House basis, the Company being now divided into four House Platoons, and a Recruit Company consisting of two platoons. As was expected this innovation greatly increased the keenness of competition for the flag. The Signal Platoon has been in the capable hands of Major Piers, ably assisted by Sgt. Dyson, and much is expected of them in the Field Days of next term. The Band, after being sadly depleted in experienced bandsmen, has now regained its former high standard, thanks to the experience of Mr. Waine, who undertook its training. We should like here to record our thanks for all the hard work put in by both Major Piers and Mr. Waine in their respective spheres. 34

On Tuesday, 5th November, the examination for Certificate "A," Parts I and II, took place at School. The high percentage of successful candidates reflects well upon the efficiency of the Officers and N.C.O.'s, and all concerned are to be congratulated. The following candidates were successful :— Cert. "A," Part I—Individual.

Cdts. Bird, Burkitt, Calvert, (Dennis, Hall, Hannon, Hawksby, Knowlson, Masser, Myers, Parker, Temple, Thomas, Thompson (E. G.), Varley (J. C.), Walter, Watson (R. D.), Speight. Cert. "A," Part II—Section Leading.

Cdts. Addey, Amos (J. H.), Atkinson, Booth (R. M.), Brown, Burgess, Carr, Chilton ; Cpl. Clement Cdts. Frank, Goode ; L/Cpl. Graham (J. M.) Cdts. Graham (W.), Grainger, Greetham, Harrison (K. G.), Harrison (N.B.), Rayner, Ryder (C. D.) ; L/Cpl. Slegg ; Cdts. Tate, Walker, Waters, Welch. Towards the end of term a Map Reading Test was held, points being awarded for the flag to the winning platoon. Sgt. Sykes, with Rise Platoon, was successful, being first home with his scout. On Thursday, 5th December, a party of N.C.O.'s and post-Cert. "A" cadets paid a very interesting visit to the depot of 609 Coy. R.A.S.C. Much information was gained concerning methods of transport and the maintenance of Army vehicles. Afterwards several cadets expressed a wish that they themselves might be drafted to the R.A.S.C. on their entry of the Army. On Thursday, 12th December, the flag was presented to Sgt. Dench and Temple Platoon by Lt.-General Sir A. E. H. Christison (Bart.), K.B., K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., M.C., General Officer Commanderin-Chief, Northern Command After congratulating Sgt. Dench and his platoon, General Christison took the salute at the march past and was greatly impressed by the turn-out and bearing on parade of the contingent. He especially congratulated the Band on their performance. ;

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Throughout the term films, both training films and those of general interest, have been shown and have been greatly appreciated. Results of the term's Flag Competition :1st—Temple Platoon, 89.5 points. 2nd—School House Platoon, 85.4 points. 3rd—Rise Platoon, 81.1 points. 4th—Manor Platoon, 79.8 points. 35

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The following promotions took effect from the beginning of To be C.S.M.---F. J. Chadwick. To be Drum Major—J. C. M. Rayson. To be A/c. Q.M.S.—C. C. Clement, Cpl. School House Platoon. Sgt. L. D. Edinger ; Cpl. P. J. Shardlow ; L/Cpls. D. F. Ringrose, C. K. Hudson, G. A. Radford, T. M. A. Griffiths, E C. d'o Lees. Rise Platoon. Sgt. P. R. Sykes ; Cpls. K. W. Wilson, G. M. Dodgson, M. A. J. Rignall, G. R. Claybourn ; L/Cpls. H. L. Dixon, G. W. Smith. Temple Platoon. Sgt. J. D. Dench ; Cpl. D. Hardisty ; L/Cpls. F. N. Newdick, P. G. Matthews, A. L. Pavis. Manor Platoon. Sgt. J. M. L. Dook ; Cpl. R. L. Hutchinson ; L/Cpla. R. Dobson, D. J. Oliver, F. R. Bown, D. J. Pallant. The following promotions took effect from the dates given :17th October, 1946. To be L/Sergeant : Cpls. Hutchinson and Wilson. To be Corporal : L/Cpls. Radford and Hudson. To be L/Cpl. : Cdts. Hallas (Assistant Storeman), Welch, Graham (J. M.), Graham (W.), Slegg. 11th November, 1946. Signals Platoon : To be Cpl. i/c : L/Cpl. J. M. Graham. To be L/Cpl. 2nd i/c : Cdt. J. H. Amos. To be L/Cpl. Cdts. Tate, Chilton. 19th November, 1946. To be C.Q.M.S. : Cpl. Clement. To be L/Sgt. Cpl. D. Hardisty. To be Corporal : L/Cpls. Newdick, Matthews, Pavis, Ringrose, Oliver, Bown. To be L/Cpls. Cdts. Waters, Harrison (K. G.), Walker, Blake (Signal Storeman). :

SHOOTING This term the shooting, although not good, was better than we had hoped. Mr. Le Tocq spent the first few weeks of term trying to find a nucleus around which to build a team. In this he was fairly successful, but the time factor for practices handicapped matters. Three matches were arranged under "Country Life" conditions. Of the three, two were won and one was lost. The results were as follows St. Peter's v. Wellington—Won, 549-542. St. Peter's v. Worksop—Lost, 555-578. St. Peter's v. Dean Close—Won, 555-502. Team F. J. Chadwick, J. Dook, D. Hardisty, C. K. Hudson, L. D. Edinger, J. A. Hannon, R. Parker, P. C. Knowlson. :—

FENCING This term the most recent addition to the long list of School sports has continued to flourish, and great enthusiasm has been shown, particularly by beginners. We have experienced considerable difficulty in finding suitable times for fencing classes, and our thanks are due to R.S.M. Power for turning up at all hours of the day. At the end of the term a match was arranged between the School and York Repertory Company, a much older and more experienced team. We were unlucky in having two of our team unable to take part, but we managed to have the better of the argument. The team and the results are shown below. 1. P. R. Sykes (Captain of Fencing) ... Won 3 bouts, Lost 2 Won 3 bouts, Lost 2 2. C. K. Hudson Won 3 bouts, Lost 2 3. D. S. Carr ... Won 2 bouts, Lost 3 4. J. C. M. Rayson Won 2 bouts, Lost 3 .• 5. R. F. Wyman Result St. Peter's School 13 bouts. York Repertory Company 12 bouts. Following this match, C. K. Hudson and D. S. Carr were awatded their Fencing Colours. •

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SCOUTING The beginning of a new school year coincided with the introduction of Senior Scouts as a separate section of the movement. This has unfortunately entailed the number of patrols in the Senior School being reduced to three owing to the lack of a Scouter to run a Senior Scout section. The Hound Patrol has therefore disappeared for the time being. 37

Training for the 1st Class badge in both parts of the Troop has gone on very satisfactorily by those qualified to tackle it. There has, however, been some lack of enthusiasm among the more recently joined in working for their 2nd Class badge. It is to be hoped that this state of affairs will be remedied before long. Although activities on the Golf Course have been to some extent curtailed this term, several wide games have been played. The Senior School patrols spent an enjoyable afternoon experimenting with Scout Transporters. On Saturday, 7th December, the Troop held an enjoyable Camp Fire in the Senior School Scout Room. A collection of toys, games, books, etc., was made at the end of term and the proceeds taken to St. Stephen's Orphanage as a Christmas gift from the Troop. The result of the Junior School Inter-Patrol Competition was as follows :-1, Owls ; 2, Curlews ; 3, Peewits ; 4, Hawks ; 5, Wood Pigeons.

SQUASH At the beginning of the term F. J. Chadwick was appointed Secretary of Squash in order to give Dook, who remains Captain, more time to run the School Rugger. Chadwick's first job was the construction of a School Squash Ladder to consist of four Seniors, four Intermediates, and four Juniors from each House, selected by the House Captains. This ladder proved very successful, and great enthusiasm for the game has been evident throughout the School this term, and the standard of play has improved considerably. Particularly is this noticeable in the Junior section of the squash ladder and also in several members of the Intermediate section. This augurs well for the future, but it is now some time since our standard of squash was put to the real test of an inter-school match.

CHESS This term chess has been raised to the level of an inter-school game as distinct from an annual contest between the Houses. The School has joined the York Junior Chess League and will play one match against each other member of the League before the end of 38

next term. One of these matches has already been played against St. John's College. The team and the results were as follows :1. P. Jenkins—Adjudicated win. 2. J. C. Grove-Stephenson—Win. 3. W. S. Samuels—Lost. 4. R. Ham—Lost. 5. P. R. Sykes (Captain of Chess)—Lost. 6. D. J. Oliver—Lost. 7. K. W. Wilson—Lost. Although the score of five games to two would seem to indicate a decisive defeat, three of the losses were very close games, and the total result was quite encouraging to an inexperienced team. We were told by our opponents that we should have no difficulty with other members of the league, so we will hope for the best next term. •

RUGBY FOOTBALL, 1946 RETROSPECT

The first and more important half of our rugger season is rapidly drawing to a close as we take a breather for the Christmas holidays, and we cannot but reflect upon the varied performances of the past term, which the weather alone has managed to rival. No one would deny that the season has been lacking in successes, but we had our brighter moments ; as had the weather, which in spite of floods early in the term, provided us with glorious rugger days during October, yet nearly drove us to despair during November, culminating in the most appalling day for our match with Liverpool College, when the only bright spot in the sea of mud was the mounting score in our favour. The other result with which we were well pleased was our decisive win over Giggleswick School, a tonic of which we were in much need at the time. However, to offset these successes, in fact to nullify them completely, we did suffer three serious set-backs at the hands of Denstone, Worksop and Leeds. All three were really good sides, but three such decisive defeats in one season were too much, and we have no excuses to offer. However, we can, perhaps, quite justifiably attribute the reverses to one very evident reason. Although it seems hardly credible, the average weight of the 1st XV pack was only 10 stone 8 pounds. If statistics were available it would surely prove to be very many years since the School had a lighter scrum. The School pack this year certainly never came up against a lighter eight than themselves, and all too often it was a very different tale. It is even more surprising to note that the 2nd XV pack averaged 10 stone 39

5 pounds, yet there were no giants to be found anywhere in the School. In fact only one boy could tip the scales at 12 stone, and he, unfortunately, was more often sick than not. What was lacking in weight, one always hopes might be made up for in speed, for without one or other of these attributes it is difficult enough to gain any ascendancy on a rugger field. But here again we were too often outpaced, so that all we could rely upon was individual grit and stamina and sound team work, and it was on this basis that selection for the School XV was made. And well they did their job at times. The results of two or three matches might well have turned in our favour, and then we might have been reasonably satisfied with the term's performance. If we might be allowed to forget the landslide at Leeds, the team showed very much improving form throughout the latter half of the term. No particular department of the game was ever outstanding ; everybody had a lot to learn but all played hard and did their level best. The 2nd and "Under 16" Colts teams have little more to report in the way of successes, but wins are not everything, and much good and enjoyable rugger was played, and we noted with satisfaction the very much improved form shown by the Colts in their drawn game (8 all) with Worksop in the latter part of the term. That match alone was a promising omen for the future, for in it we saw the best tackling we have witnessed anywhere this term. May many others follow their admirable example The introduction of an "Under 15" colts game and matches should help to re-build the rugger, and the graded games throughout the School, which proved popular, though they were sadly handicapped by the worst of York weather, will also eventually help us to restore a standard of rugger more worthy of our reputation. We should not end this survey without expressing our congratulations to W. Graham on his selection as a member of the Durham County Public Schools XV for the games against the Yorkshire and the Northumberland Public Schools. :

1st XV CHARACTERS *fJ. McD. L. Dook (Captain), 1945-46. He was never sure enough of his own personal ability to be an inspiring leader. Early in the season he showed complete lack of form, but in spite of the anxiety which this caused him and not knowing whereabouts on the field he might best do himself justice, he eventually overcame his troubles and found form well worthy of his position as a second row forward. *tW. Graham (Vice-Captain), 1945-46. A powerfully built and very strong stand-off half, who has relied more upon strength than elusiveneSs to bring him success. His task has been a difficult one, owing to the limitations of the service from the scrum, and 40

it has often been difficult for him to keep clear of the scrum and get his three-quarters on the move. He possesses a fine pair of hands, and all the keenness necessary to enable him to go a long way. He may yet make a very much more dangerous centre. *ff. N. Newdick, 1945-46. Although a bit talkative, he has led the forwards ably and cheerfully. From his position at wing-forward he has always been prominent in the loose, but lacks the extra speed which would make him a real menace amongst the opposition. He has been making quite a study of the game and has shown plenty of enthusiasm. K. Hudson, 1946. Was the backbone of the three-quarters both in attack and defence, and so played the role of a five-eighths, quite an exacting task which meant playing as the first centre all the time. He was quick to learn and quick off the mark. Could always be relied upon, yet he was never brilliant. fH. L. Dixon, 1946. A good wing-forward in the open and a fine opportunist. If only he had the gift of some more weight he would'e really very good. He needs to pay a little more attention to the job of defence and to be sure of getting his man. f T. M. A. Griffiths, 1946. A keen and very hardworking forward who was always zeady for a scrap. If he stays on for another year he should do very well in his position in the middle of the back row. fj. E. Stuart, X1946. A young forward who has done very well in the second row. His good work in the line-outs was always most marked, and in the open he has the happy knack of being in the right place at the right time. He has had a good season, but before next year he needs to put on a lot more weight without losing his ability. fC. Frank, 1946. Still rather an awkward player and at present a too unbalanced runner for the rugger field, but his tackling has been fearless and beyond comparison. He must try to develop a sense of anticipation and react more quickly to changing circumstances. He must also always remember that the corner flag is his target unless otherwise cut off. D Hardisty, 1945-46. After early disappointments he found his true form on the wing and played some splendid games towards the end of the term. His tackling has been his strongest point and he proved himself a real trier. f K. W. Wilson, 1945-46. In spite of his light weight, he has stuck to his job as a hooker with determination, and when the two scrums were evenly matched for weight, he could always be relied upon to get a very fair share of the ball. A good forward with the ball at his feet. 41

tJ. H. Amos, 1946. As a prop he has shown plenty of fight and bustle, and was a hard-working forward at all times without ever being very prominent or noticeable in the loose. tF. J. Chadwick, 1946. Although of rather slender build, he did his job well as the other prop. A good forward in the loose, and particularly in the line-outs he put in a lot of hard work. tR. Dobson, 1946. Lion-hearted and prepared to go down on the ball or mix it with the opposing forwards at any time. He never lacked initiative, but disappointingly his main weakness was his service from the scrum, which he must remember is the key and first essential to a really good scrum-half. At present he needs too much time in which to serve his fly-half, and too often his body movement as he throws out the pass is mistimed. D Edinger, 1946. Never gave up trying, but unfortunately he lost all confidence in himself. The rhythm of the passing movement never became second nature to him, with the result that it all fell to pieces when under pressure. He was rather slow up in defence and never really got on top of his opposite number. fD. J. Oliver, 1946. Last but not least—the full-back. Possesses a safe pair of hands and a sound kick with either foot when he remembers to balance himself first. Still a bit slow across the field and a little at fault in positioning himself, but never gave cause for any undue alarm to the rest of the side. * Cap.

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SEASON 1946-47 2nd XV—R. M. McDermid ; *C. Dryden, G. M. 'Dodgson, M. A. J. Rignall, F. R. Bown ; G. W. Smith, *D. H. Tate ; P. G. Matthews, J. J. F. Walker, *R. L. Hutchinson, C. C. Clement, T. P. Thomas, *J. M. Ryder, *P. J. Shardlow, *J. Dench (Captain). Colts XV—D. G. Eccles ; J. M. Dodsworth, A. M. Kendell, *P. T. Baker, M. E. Kershaw ; *F. C. Slegg (Captain), *J. A. Broadley ; J. C. Varley, *D. Walter (Vice-Captain), J. A. Whitehead, C. D. Ryder, R. J. Townshend, *A. L. Pavis, T. G. Murray, E. G. Thompson. * Colours. 42

SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1 st XV

Sat., 5th Oct. Wed., 9th Oct. Sat., 12th Oct. Sat., 19th Oct. Sat., 26th Oct. Wed., 30th Oct. Wed., 13th Nov. Sat., 16th Nov. Sat., 23rd Nov. Sat., 30th Nov. Sat., 7th Dec. Sat., 14th Dec.

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Worksop College 2nd XV ... Durham School 2nd XV ... Drax G.S. 1st XV ... ... Giggleswick School 2nd XV ... Bradford G.S. 2nd XV ... Leeds G.S. 2nd XV ... ... Drax G.S. 1st XV ... ... Ampleforth College 2nd XV ...

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HOUSE MATCHES Senior. Semi-finals School House 6 points, Manor 0. Rise 3 points, Temple 0 (after replay). Rise 3 points, School House 0. Final :

Junior

Semi-finals School House 3 points, Rise 0. Temple 27 points, Manor 0. School House 3 points, Temple 0. Final :

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ST. PETER'S v. DURHAM SCHOOL Played at Home, 9th October Result St. Peter's 3 points, Durham 14 points For the first inter-school match the weather was fine and the pitch dry. At the start of the match it appeared that either side might win, and there was no score for 30 minutes until Dook scored with a penalty kick, awarded for an off-side. Two minutes later, however, Durham hit back and scored between the posts. They failed to convert and the score was three-all at half-time. During the second half the School backs were severely tested, and although their defence was good, they were not able to prevent Durham scoring another three tries, leaving them winners by 14 points to 3 Hudson and Graham played an excellent game and were unfortunate to see some movements spoiled by careless handling in the backs. This was true of both sides, especially in the first half. :

ST. PETER'S v. DENSTONE COLLEGE Played at Home, 12th October Result St. Peter's 5 points, Denstone 39 points The score shows clearly that the School were beaten, as last year, by a very much better side, but we were unlucky in having two men who were unable to play. Throughout it was a defensive game for the School, and time and again Denstone had a man over on their wing, through which they scored. Only once did the School get in a good forward rush, and from this they scored, leaving the score at half-time 17 points to 5. The second half brought no relief, and only once were the School ever near their opponent's line. Although they held Denstone off for a long time, they began to tire and no-side left Denstone easy victors. :

ST. PETER'S v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Played at Worksop, 19th October Result : Worksop 35 points, St. Peter's 0 This, the XV's first away match, was played on a very hard pitch and they never became really accustomed to it. The School scrum were pushed off the ball in almost every set scrum by a heavier pack, and consequently the Worksop backs did most of the attacking. The tackling was poor, and this, together with the accurate passing of the opposing backs, caused the School's heavy defeat. The Worksop three-quarters took advantage of many mistakes and kept their opposite men very busy. The School XV gave the impression that they could not settle down, especially in the matters of marking and tackling. ST. PETER'S v. TRENT COLLEGE Played at Trent, 30th October Result : St. Peter's 6 points, Trent 9 points Although the result of this match was better than the previous ones, the School might well have done better, and the result very different if it had been played at home. Soon after the start, Trent scored from a penalty kick, although this was soon equalled by a brilliant kick by Dook. Trent scored their first try from a kick-ahead, just before halftime, and their second soon after the re-start of play. The School side played hard during the last. half and scored their only try during it. Had the team started at the beginning to play as hard as they did during the second half, they might easily have scored then. The backs learnt from this match the necessity of keeping well up on the ball and tackling hard. ST. PETER'S v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL Played at Home, 13th November Result : St. Peter's 23 points, Giggleswick 4 points The whole team played well in this match and pressed hard from the beginning. In the first few minutes Graham broke through and passed to Newdick, who touched down. Another fine individual effort gave Graham a try under the posts soon afterwards. He converted both these tries. The next try was scored through a kick-ahead by Hardisty, leaving the score at half-time as 13 points to nil. 45

During the second half the ball kept mainly in the forwards and no try was scored for twenty minutes until Dixon, dribbling the ball, broke through, and after gathering it up scored between the posts. Dook converted another try by the forwards with a very brilliant kick. Giggleswick ended the scoring with a good drop-kick in front of the goal A special word must be said for Graham and Hudson and also Newdick in leading the forwards so well. .

ST. PETER'S v. BRADFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL Played at Bradford, 16th November Result Bradford 9 points, St. Peter's 8 points The game, played on a wet pitch, was lost, certainly not through lack of spirit or hard playing. A penalty kick, awarded to Bradford in the first two minutes, was rather a set-back, but within the next three minutes, hard playing was rewarded with a try by Hardisty and a convert 'by Dook. Another penalty kick and a try by Bradford left the score at half-time as 9 points to 5 in their favour. The only score during the second half was a good penalty kick by Dook. The three-quarters had no chance to get going and the ball kept amongst the forwards all the time. It was bad luck that the School side could not push over the Bradford line, and a great deal must be said for the Bradford forwards. The game, however, taught us much, to pass quickly and to play up on a weak full-back. Dixon, Griffiths and Stuart must have a word of praise for their invaluable support to the pack. :

ST. PETER'S v. LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL Played at Leeds, 23rd November Result Leeds G.S. 38 points, St. Peter's 3 points On a ground which was covered with water and in rain which continued throughout the game, this was obviously a forwards' game. With nine of their previous year's colours, Leeds were an excellent team and quite outclassed the School side, and a special word must be said for them in the way they handled the ball. The School forwards played very well, and brought off some excellent rushes, although they were heavily outweighted. Only once did the School backs seem near to scoring, but this chance soon went as the result of an accidental trip. By half-time the score was 14 points to nil. During the second half, Dook scored from a beautiful penalty kick from near the touch line. For the first 25 minutes the School held Leeds very well and :

then during the last 10 minutes they scored 16 points, getting through nearly every time they had possession of the'all by means of powerful forward rushes. Frank played a good game both in tackling and falling on the ball. ST. PETER'S v. LIVERPOOL COLLEGE Played at Home, 7th December Result St. Peter's 34 points, Liverpool College 0 The pitch was very wet and sticky, and this, together with a very cold wind and a bad light, made conditions rather unpleasant. However, after the first two tries, it was easy to see that the School side were definitely the better. The three-quarters handled the ball as well as they had ever done and the forwards did some very good rushes, particularly through being quick up on a loose ball. Graham scored an extremely good try ; having kicked the ball ahead he caught it, and after handing off several opponents, including the full-hack, who was right behind him, scored between the posts. By half-time the score was 16 points to nil, and during the second half the School continued to press hard and several excellent tries were scored, including one by Oliver at full-back and one by Dook. :

THE SCHOOL v. THE OLD PETERITES Saturday, 14th December Result The School 9 points, Old Peterites 8 points It is with much pleasure that we record the renewal of the match with the O.P.'s. As a result of all the time and trouble taken by P. R. G. Graham in getting the O.P. side together, the arrangements met with 100% success, and the O.P.'s fielded a complete side. It was good to see so many stalwarts of years gone by once again battling with the School side, and there were plenty of others who were there on the touch-line to witness their efforts, as everyone fought in the mud and slush in the worst possible conditions. Even so a lively and exciting game was enjoyed by all. The O.P.'s, heavier and stronger in the pack, quickly settled down, outplayed the School in the set scrums and were unlucky not to score more than an early lead of eight points, largely due to some neat work by Broadhurst at centre-threequarter. But the School rallied and Wiped off three points of their arrears by half-time. The rousing forward rushes by each side in turn from one end of the field to the other were one of the main features of the game, but the School pack gradually wore down their less-trained opponents, and five minutes from time, more by good luck than judgment, the School gained and held to the end their slender lead of one point. :

Both sides, the one quite indistinguishable from the other, came off the field smothered in mud from head to toe. We shall remember the fine display of Ken Lockwood at full-back ; the duel between Graham and Graham, both stand-off halves ; the certainty of foot by Broadhurst at centre ; and the wild moments of the O.P. pack, ably led by Douglas. O.P. team : K. Lockwood ; G. K. Reynolds, A. Broadhurst, B. Tomlinson, I. H. Baker ; P. R. G. Graham (Capt.), J. Pulleyn J. R. Penty, N. G. L. McDermid (Hooker), E. Denison, M. S. Douglas, R. L. Miller, A. Godsmark, L. Bennett, A. Duffield. ;

1st XV RUGGER FIXTURES FOR LENT TERM

Sat., 1st Feb. Recce Training Regt., R.A.C. Sat., 8th Feb. Headingley "A" ... Sat., 15th Feb. Royal Signals 0.C.T.U. Wed., 19th Feb. R.A.F., Linton ... Sat., 22nd Feb. R.A.F., Driffield

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THE JUNIOR. SCHOOL We started the first term of the new school year with another large intake of new boys 19 new boarders and 26 new day boys, though the total number of boys-177—in the Junior School was only ten above our previous highest number. Old boys will no doubt be pleased to hear that a Form Jvi has again been started. This is a form of twelve boys who no doubt will be expected to do exceptionally well, like their predecessors. One of the most important innovations in our arrangements was the allocation of two rooms in the Rise as Form Rooms for Ji and Jii. The use of these two rooms has proved a very great help, and the smallest boys of the School are now very well off, with new desks and their own rooms. Miss Mason has made the rooms very attractive with instructive pictures and diagrams. The general health of the Junior School has again been very good. We had no epidemic complaint, except a mild run of "flu" early in the term. For the first half of the term we were very fortunate in having fine games days, and we think this has been reflected in the fact that we have not lost a match either in rugger or the soccer game. Sgt.-Major Power has been able to give some boxing lessons to beginners, and we hope to hold our usual tournament next term. :

The chief event of the Junior School during the term was the Gym. or P.T. Display, which this year had to be divided between two days, thus making it possible to seat all our parents and visitors in reasonable comfort. On each day some recitations were given, and we should like to congratulate the boys who were chosen out of the many who had learnt their "pieces." The following boys recited at the Display :— First Day : John Gurney, Eden Percy, Rex Eastwood, C. R. McNeil, A. J. S. Brown and R. Collinson (together), D. M. Walker, P. G. Taylor. Second Day : P. Netherwood, E. Percy, A. Quarmby, C. R. McNeil, A. J. S. Brown and R. Collinson (together), M. Paliant, Stephen White. The programme of the Display is given below, but we would like to add that the Headmaster expressed his pleasure at the exercises done by the boys, and the keen way in which they carried them out. Only four boys were unable to take part owing to injury or absence. In the lower forms there has been quite a spate of model making by the boys, encouraged' by Miss Mason and Mr. Chilman. Some very cute working models have been on show in the form rooms. Mr. Ping has shown lantern slides on several occasions, his subjects being : Nature Study, Water Supply and A Tour in Palestine. Talking about water supply, November brought the River Ouse into almost continuous flood and our fields became water-logged. Consequently walks instead of games were the order of most half-holidays. It seems a great pity that walks as such are disliked by most boys, as they are good exercise, and can be very entertaining and usefully instructive. Then came our Junior Schbol exams., rather enjoyed by most boys, and a sure sign the end of term is approaching ! At the Carol Service in Chapel, our boys took no small part in the excellent singing of the carols, and we should also like to congratulate John Calder who, as representing the Junior School, read the first of the Nine Lessons. The Junior School "broke up" in its usual hearty fashion at 9.45 a.m. on Monday, 16th December. SALVETE Boarders. C. R. G. McNeil. P. J. Taylor. C. M. C. Burdass. S. E. Percy. A. E. Wick. J. D. Gurney. A. G. Quarmby. J. M. Grainger. J. A. Hunter. J. 0. Walton. G. D. Gardner. J. A. Jackson. P. J. Williams. G. B. Hudson. R. S. Lennard. J. B. Huzzard. D. G. Metcalf. R. A. Jackson. M. J. Quarmby. 49

Day Boys. J. Bridge. W. A. Calvert. R. I. Collinson. J. M. W. Dobson. D. Haw. P. J. Netherwood. R. W. Renwick. A. C. Stubbs. D. K. Timms. D. Tonks.

M. Butterworth. D. J. Elliott. M. Holt. R. E. L. Micklethwait. A. J. S. Brown. C. R. Clough. D. C. Dick. A. I. Harrison.

B. M. Nendick. M. R. Pallant. P. Richardson. W. Stubbs. P. G. Taylor. R. Dunwell. D. Harbottle. D. Pfluger. T. Wilkinson.

VALETE

JUNIOR SCHOOL GAMES During this Christmas Term we have had to run six games for the first time. Roughly speaking those over 11 played in the three rugger games and those under 1 ,1 in the soccer games. The four "Houses" had approximately 44 members in each, the results of the House matches were as follows :— 1st Division Semi-finals—Spartans 9 pts., Thebans 3 pts. Etruscans 18 pts., Trojans 6 pts. The Estruscans were awarded the shield as the Spartans could not field an adequate side on the day of the match. 2nd Division Semi-finals—Spartans 15 pts., Trojans 6 pts. Thebans 36 pts., Etruscans Nil In School matches we were successful in winning them all--four at rugger and one at soccer. At Ampleforth on 22nd October, we won 9 pts. to nil, and on 5th November, at Newburgh, by 17 pts. to nil. In the return matches at York we beat Newburgh 21 pts. to nil on 19th November, and beat Ampleforth, 9 pts. to 3, on 26th November. Mr. D. A. C. Blunt kindly refereed the "home" matches. We congratulate Calder, Cooke, Priestley and Steele on winning their Junior School Rugger Colours. The team was : Full-back, Steele ; Three-quarter backs, Knowles (D. B.), Calder, Hunter (C. D.) and Cooke ; Half-backs, Fletcher (Vice-Captain) and Walshaw ; Forwards, Gunning (Captain), Simpson T.), Blincoe, Rigg, Browne (F. D.), Hawkins, Priestley and Kidson—also played, Driver and Megginson. At soccer, the following represented the School (under 11) v. Clifton House School, Harrogate (under 11), whom they beat at York by 12 goals to 1 : Goal, Bevan ; Full-backs, Hanham (Captain) and Gardner ; Half-backs, Macdonald, Wick and Macpherson ; Forwards, Phillis, Scorgie, Maxwell (Vice-Captain), Burdass and Stabler.

Considering that the rainfall in York for November was recorded as the heaviest for 100 years, we were lucky in being able to fulfil all our games and fixtures and conclude by thanking all those who supervised our games. THE JUNIOR SCHOOL P.T. DISPLAY Tuesday, 3rd December, 1946 Programme Form Ji Exercises Form Jii Exercises Form Jiii Exercises :• • • Forms Ji, jib, Jul Tableaux • •• ••Recitations by Boys Exercises Form JivA Inter-Team Obstacle Race "God Save the King" Wednesday, 4th December, 1946 Programme Exercises Form JivB • •• Exercises Form JvB Recitations by Boys Exercises Form JvA Exercises Form Jvi Inter-Form Obstacle Race Final Item Presentation of P.T. Flag to the Winning Team "God Save the King" • ••

CUB REPORT This term has been successful in every way. A full and varied programme has been carried out, and a good time has been had by all. Some of us are so keen that we are actually coming back to School in the holidays for a weekly cub meeting ! Congratulations to the following on gaining stars and badges :— 2nd Star—Quickfall (G.). 1st Star—Hick (G.), Wetherell (Y.). Badges Collector—Quickfall, Saville (B.), M. Johnson (R.). Gardener—Quickf all. First Aider—Quickfall, Saville, J. Howat (G.), Scorgie (R.), Phillis (Y.), M. Johnson. There are several more stars on the way, for everyone has really lived up to the Cub motto—"Do your best"—and Akela has been kept very busy passing tests. Particular mention should be made of

Quickfall's 2nd star and three badges, also Wetherell's 1st star. The latter passed all the tests within six weeks of joining the Cubs, but had to wait for his star until he had been a Tenderpad three months. At the beginning of the term we welcomed the following new Cubs :— Coates, Baines (G.) ; Kirk, Birch, Pegg (B.) ; Thomas, Corry .(R.) ; Wetherell, R. M. Johnson, Leonard (Y.). Good hunting to Blease, Howard and Wood, who have left us. Apart from our ordinary meetings, we had a party on 7th December in the New Building. Amongst other guests we were very pleased to see Mrs. Nix and Miss Mason. The guests formed a "Spotted Six" for the afternoon, and they did very well in competitions. Very many thanks are due to all the mothers, who produced a truly remarkable spread of "big eats." After tea we had an exciting treasure hunt, eventually tracking the treasure, "a herd of elephants," to the 'Stephenson Room. On 2nd November we played Saint Chad's Pack at football and lost 2-1 after an exciting game. Their shooting and passing won them the match, but we hope to get our revenge next time. On 114th December we joined the other York packs at Saint •eorge's School for carol singing and a handicraft exhibition. Our carol, "King Jesus hath a garden," went down very well, and Hick is to be congratulated on playing the piano so well for us. We were the only pack to produce our own accompanist. We should like to thank Mr. Stevens for coaching us. During the afternoon the Lord Mayor of York accepted a sum of money earned by the Cubs for his Christmas Cheer Fund, and Scorgie led a combined Grand Howl of welcome which nearly took the roof off. Our handicrafts were fairly good, though by no means the best at the exhibition. R. M. Johnson ,collected a certificate for a drawing. Only eight certificates were given .out altogether, so it was a very good show. The result of the inter-six contest was as follows :— Tests, Stars Total. Competitions. and Badges. Six. 119 25 94 Green 55 81 26 Blue 78 30 48 Red 61 .42 Yellow 19 THE ARMADA

(The following verses, submitted by a member of the Junior School, must inevitably provoke comparisons with those of more distinguished poets on this same theme. We gladly accept the challenge and publish them ; in the hope, too, that they will stimulate others to .offer their literary efforts to "The Peterite.")

The great and proud Armada came A-sailing up the Sound, While Drake and all his comrades watched Their coming from a mound. With little ships and valiant hearts They sailed from Plymouth Ho. The Golden Hind, with Drake aboard, Went first to meet the foe. The broadsides crashed, and tempests lashed The Spaniards were aflame. Thus Drake and all his comrades won Undying praise and fame. C. Moore (JvA). JUNIOR SCHOOL HOUSE NOTES Albany House When we heard on the first day of term that floods had conveniently extended some boys' holidays it looked ominous therefore it is less wonder that there were several thoroughly wet week-ends which strained our resources, making us concentrate more than we desired upon indoor amusements. There were 37 of us this term, a new record made possible by the acquisition of another dormitory, but we soon found our bearings and began our games, scouting, and Dolittle clubs as keenly as ever. It soon became evident that of the younger boys, Wick, Phillis, Gardner, Ridley and Scorgie were prominent at soccer, and that Priestley (colours), Walshaw, Rigg and Kidson were good enough for the Junior School XV. Among the many interesting events were the grand firework display, including Isherwood's mine with serpents, the holiday on All Saints' Day—it rained again, of course !—seeing "Macbeth," hearing "The Christmas Carol," "town leave" at the end of term, the Cub concert, the camp fire and the Dolittle party. We wish to thank all the masters and Miss Mason for their interest in these activities which we have enjoyed so much. Various competitions have been won by Youll (short story), 0. Wetherell, M. Quarmby and Kidson (letter writing), Walshaw and Frost (at the party). It has been an eventful term, and no ending could have been more appropriate than the magnificent party after the Carol Service. Nobody asked to be "excused" anything—another record ! even the epicures temporarily forgot themselves. There was not a dull moment, and few quiet ones during the games after tea. Though some of us will best remember the performances of Huzzard, Taylor and Thomas in the Junior Charade, the chief impression is of the way in which everybody contributed to the enjoyment of the party, which ended in a beautiful and seasonable setting of holly, candlelight, fireglow and carols at St. Olave's. :

St. Olave's Sundry changes this term witness to our development. A new dormitory for six was opened which has yet to be named, and the House numbers 31. A monster new wonder cooker is now installed in the Kitchen (a Green's "Heatflow") and many a time and oft has it been gaped at with considerable reverence. It has eased and improved the cooking, and with a large hot cupboard it has raised the standard of food considerably. Perhaps first we should welcome Miss Dean to our family to cook for us, and then attribute to her, as well as to Mr. Green's masterpiece, the better and more varied cooking. For after all, we assume that she is the active member of the partnership with all the initiative ; yet to see the pair at work one has doubts Miss Hancock, too, we welcome as Matron (or Lady Warder to the inmates !), and she has quickly won the boys' affection and all our thanks for her constant care of the boys. In fact, all the staff, led by Elsie, deserve our thanks for their interest and assistance and co-operation. Elsie's 'birthday was hailed by us all as a big day, and she got a boisterous greeting. Our monitors this term have been Calder and Knowles, with Simpson and Buttrum newly appointed, and they have worked well. The dormitory competition has produced very desirable results in tidiness of person and possessions, and in keenness all round. In addition to a weekly shield for the winners, a cup for the term's winner is to appear in due course. The "Champs" for many weeks were "wee Hamish's" mates, but the old imps of Durham eventually won by a short head, and Calder, as monitor of that dorm., can claim credit for the result if he feels he has caused it. Calder and Cooke, Knowles and Simpson have played regularly in the Junior School XV, and Megginson has hoped each time \for a "crock" among the forwards in order to step in from touch-judging. The decorating for the end-of-term party was done with a will, and the gaiety was crowned by a big tree and by a fine Christmas crib built by "Joe" Knowles, Simpson and Jerry Knowles. Then the party. The exams. had ended and even if all the questions were unfair, all the marking inaccurate, all masters' opinions on a boy's report worthless and biased, and this travesty of justice were to arrive with the bill on Christmas Day, nothing could spoil the party ! A gargantuan feed was prepared, riotous cheers greeted the arrival of the exhibits from the Junior School staff, and, once all were wedged in, we set to. It began quickly and the pace was hot. The short distance men soon fell out—Lennard, Howard, Webster. The champing became steadier, but the pace was set by the Albany man, Palframan. The challenge was taken up by Olavites and the crowd put their money on. Eventually only Palframan and Simpson were in the field. Finally Simpson cantered home an easy winner—Floreat. After this various games were played, organised in turn by Miss Mason, Mr. Chilman and Miss Hancock, to whom we are grateful for !

the fun they provided. As a climax both households, with all present, met in the hall, lit by the tree and its candles, for a real treat given us by Mr. Waine. Every inch of space was filled and we sang carols and listened to Mr. Waine at the piano for over an hour. He called on a variety of groups to sing verses of the carols, and altogether the occasion was a homely one of complete pleasure—the loudness of the cheers showed something of the joy Mr. Waine gave us—we do thank him. Indeed, at the risk of repetition, we are very conscious of how much we owe the success of the party to the many who put such ready efforts into its preparation. A ghost story sent us to bed, glancing furtively into the corners. So we enjoyed the term and can say we were happy. A few had a day or two of "Olavitis," the complaint that no school doctor yet has found the cure for—it qualifies the carrier for two days in bed for no reason ! Webster's attack lasted from when the morning exams. began until 12.15 p.m. five days later—exams. ended that very day at 12.15 p.m.—strange, isn't it ? McDougle and Bevan won the senior and junior ping-pong ladders, Dixon and Megginson put on weight, Williams didn't ; Macdonald, Maxwell and Bevan were in a Junior School Soccer XI ; our twin "Jackos" puzzled the staff ; Everitt played a piano for hours and hours ; Corry was here all the time ; and our ten new boys settled well and are now well in the family circle. Now for more fun in the Easter Term. -

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THE PETE RITE Vol. XXXIX

MAY, 1947

EDITORIAL

No. 315

"Mr. Speaker, what hath passed in the Lower House this session?" "Seven weeks, may it please Your Majesty." This well-authenticated piece of dialogue of the spacious days of Queen Elizabeth may seem singularly inappropriate to the feverish activity of our present-day legislators; but, m statis mutandis, it may describe the Spring Term of 1947. Eleven weeks passed. Eleven cold, uncharitable weeks during which we sat in classrooms or stared from windows at snow, and snow, and again snow, and finally at the creeping catastrophe of flood-water. It must be left to statisticians and calculators (it is their age) to put it all into figures and tell us how keen the frost, how deep the snow, how devastating and unprecedented the floods. We are content to record (for posterity) eleven weeks of unspeakable weather and shivering inactivity. As for the fuel crisis—what "passed in the Lower House" and the rest of the acts of Shinwell and all that he did (and said), are they not written in the book of Hansard? Some such is our general impression of the term that has just passed. Yet, perhaps, as impressions do, it will prove fallacious on an examination of the facts. Though much of the term's programme was inevitably and disappointingly left undone, even so, much was achieved, as the following pages testify. We would select the Science Exhibition for special mention. The revival of this pre-war institution was an unqualified success. It received gratifying publicity in the Press and on the Radio and was proof, if proof were needed, that the School is fully alive to the vital importance in the modern world of this aspect of education. The Exhibition lasted three days, and involved an immense amount of preparation and organization. We were indeed grateful to Mr. E. K. Robinson and his colleagues of the Science Staff for their unflagging labours and their unsparing devotion to their cause. The many boys who took part are also to be congratulated as well on their enthusiasm and hard preliminary work as on their efficiency in demonstrating their various exhibits. It was Charles Lamb who remarked somewhat plaintively, "there is certainly a march of science: but who will beat the drum for the retreat?" He would have had no encouragement had he been able to visit the Exhibition. Another innovation was our participation in the special Epiphany Service at York Minster on Sunday, the 26th January. Some details are given in our Chapel record, and in our reference here we would 1

CONTENTS Page Editorial ... War Memorial and Building Fund Choral Scholarship to King's College, Cambridge Oxford School of Honour Moderations Cricket Week Retirement of Mr. B. J. Steel Births The Science Exhibition Old Peterite News Calendar, Summer Term, 1947 Valete and Salvete School Officers House Notes The Oxford Cup, 1946-47 ... Notes and Items ... Lectures and Entertainments The Chapel The Choir The Library The Debating Society The Musical Society The Science Society Chess Continental Holiday, Easter, 1947 J.T.C. Notes Scouting Shooting Fencing Cricket Fixtures, 1947 Hockey Squash Boxing The Junior School Editorial Notices ...

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remark only that we appreciated the distinction of playa. such a notable part in a service so dignified and impressive. We were gratified to be told that, by the verdict of competent musical critics, the School Choir had no reason to fear the inescapable comparison with that of the Minster. All of us have been impressed by the high standard of the Chapel singing in recent months, and we were pleased to find that its quality was notably proved in the peculiarly exacting environment of the Minster, which, while it gives every advantage to excellence, is no less intolerant of deficiencies. The end of the Summer Term will bring our second post-war Commemoration. The programme will follow the now traditional lines, the speeches and prize-giving (on the morning of Saturday, 26th July), the contests between School and 0.P.'s on the river and on the cricket field, the Old Peterite Dinner, and will culminate in the Commemoration Service in Chapel, on Sunday, the 27th. Our experience last year when, somewhat diffidently, we revived the festival on its pre-war scale, has reassured us that the opportunity for Old Peterites of all generations to foregather at the School has lost none of its appeal. The true essence of the occasion is this reunion of Old Peterites, and we look forward to a large and enthusiastic gathering. In these unstable days of shifting values and uncertain creeds there is much satisfaction in the abiding loyalty to the School. In passing, we may note that the Commemoration sermon will be preached by the Rev. P. P. Noble Fawcett. For many years now Mr. Fawcett has figured anonymously in the Chapel calendar as the preacher for the day, and it was a happy inspiration to invite him to give the address on this important occasion—his last Sunday as the Chaplain." Of Mr. Fawcett's departure we shall have more to say at the appropriate time. Meanwhile we shall only record the universal regret which has been aroused by his decision to retire from the office at the end of the School year. We publish in this issue a second list of subscriptions to the Building and War Memorial Fund. There has been an encouraging response to the appeal, and we are grateful to all those who have contributed so generously. A large sum indeed is required if we are to meet all the relentless demands of our numerical expansion and face the urgent challenge of present-day educational trends: but we are confident that few Old Peterites and friends of the School will be unimpressed by the brochure which explains our needs and sets out the programme of building which is essential to our future welfare. Already a new dining hall is in use and has relieved us of many administrative difficulties. The exigences of the time have restricted us to a building which, at any rate in relation to the scheme as a whole, must be called "temporary"; but it is no unworthy structure, and in its internal dignity, spaciousness, and practical convenience it has proved an invaluable addition to our accommodation. Perhaps no apology is necessary for the belated appearance of our last issue. The cause was, of course, the fuel crisis, with its

attendant ban on the publication of periodicals. Though publication was so long delayed, we were content that we were able to avoid a break in the long sequence of issues of The Peterite."

WAR MEMORIAL AND BUILDING FUND SECOND LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS (in chronological order) A. OLD PETERITES G. H. Oatoby F. N. Buckler D. Norwood P. V. Mitchell J. A. Wood E. P. Davison J. C. Close ... N. R. Burnett ... J. K. Richardson ... T. C. Rainford ... R. R. Rainford ...

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R. Scruton ... J. C. and H. C. Robson H. B. Whitby ... P. B. Legat ... R. B. Wharldall ... N. E. Wicks R. L. Connelly A. J. Darton J. C. Rodgers M. H. Seed

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B. PARENTS (PAST AND PRESENT) Mr. A. Stubbs ... Mr. F. D. Everitt Mr. and Mrs. Ham Mrs. Isaacs ... Mr. T. H. Duffield •.• Mr. G. W. Dick ... Mr. F. Browne ... ••• Mr. J. Youll ... ••• Mrs. R. A. Middleton ••• Mrs. Tate ... .•• Mr. G. Blake ... ••• ••• Mr. J. G. Ryder

£ s. d. 5 5 0 26 5 0 10 0 0 5 5 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 10 10 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 0

Group Capt. C. L. Dook Mr. J. A. Ankers Mr. and Mrs. W. ... Smithson Mr. L. Rigg ... Mr. T. L. Swale ... Mr. F. Burkitt ... Mr. J. A. Booth Mr. H. J. Smith ... Mr. E. Grainger ...

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C. GOVERNORS, STAFF, AND FRIENDS OF THE SCHOOL £ s. d. £ s. d. 1 1 0 Dr. J. A. Magnus Mr. K. H. Rhodes ••• 50 0 0 52 10 0 • •• 13 7 0 Mr. M. E. Clark ... Mrs. D. M. Bainton ••• 40 0 0 Col. W. T. C. and the Mr. E. K. Robinson 5 0 0 Misses Huffam Clifton Cricket Club ... 3 3 0 0 10 0 Miss E. D. Kenny ... ••• 2 0 0 Miss Barlow Mr. A. W. Johnson 2 2 0 ••• 5 5 0 Dr. J. I. Russell ...

The estimated gross yield from gifts under covenant has been shown in each case.

CHORAL SCHOLARSHIP TO KING'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE

G. C. Greetham has been awarded a Bass Choral Scholarship at King's College, Cambridge. The School is proud of so coveted a distinction, and we heartily congratulate both Greetham and Mr. Waine, our Director of Music. 3

OXFORD SCHOOL OF HONOUR MODERATIONS We congratulate J. D. Taylor-Thompson, who left the School in July, 1945, with the Balliol Senior Classical Exhibition, on the award of a "First" in Honour Mods. We hope that he will go on to a like success in "Greats" and achieve the rare distinction of a double "First."

CRICKET WEEK

Those of us who enjoyed the Cricket Week two years ago will be pleased to learn that a similar festival will take place at the School, after the end of the Summer Term, from Tuesday, 29th July, to Saturday, 2nd August. Invitations have been sent out to the Yorkshire Public Schools to send representatives, and a programme of trial matches with strong local sides has been arranged in order to select an XI to meet the Lancashire Public Schools in a two-day match on the 1st and 2nd August.

RETIREMENT OF MR. B. J. STEEL We are sorry to have to record the retirement, through ill-health, of Mr. B. J. Steel from his office as Head Porter. Mr. Steel had given us loyal and unsparing service since his appointment in September, 1938, and his departure was a very real loss. He took a devoted interest in all that appertained to the School, and no-one regretted the unavoidable severance of the tie with St. Peter's more than he did himself. Mrs. Steel, too, who helped so efficiently in our domestic concerns, had her niche among us, and we all appreciated to the full her unfailing and kindly help. All sections of the School sincerely regretted their departure from the Lodge at the close of the Spring Term. Presentations were made to Mr. and Mrs. Steel by the boys, the Teaching Staff, and the lady members of the Domestic Staff; and the calamity of Mr. Steel's illness, which has incapacitated him at a comparatively early stage in his working life, was generously recognized by the Governing Body. We wish them both well in the future, and hope that time and freedom from the heavy responsibilities which he shouldered so willingly will lead to an improvement in Mr. Steel's health.

BIRTHS

We record the following, with our congratulations :On 10th February, 1947, to Gundred, wife of Denys Kingwell Crews, at St. Ann's Nursing Home, Hartley Wintney, a daughter (Sarah Jane). On 15th February, 1947, at the Purey Cust Nursing Home, York, to Grace (nee Mackie), wife of Geoffrey W. Stevens, a son, Robert Anthony. 4

SCIENCE EXHIBITION A Science Exhibition was held on Friday and Saturday, 21st and 22nd March, 1947. The object was two-fold: to enable parents and friends to see the type of work done in Science in the normal School course, and to bring to the notice of boys and parents alike applications of science which cannot normally be shown in School. The opening ceremony was performed by Sir Francis W. Terry, J.P., who, on touching a switch, set off a flash and unveiled a delightfully executed display representing the chief branches of science— physics, chemistry, biology, and geography. Sir Francis said he was amazed at the comprehensive nature of the exhibition, and assured the boys that work in the scientific field is without doubt contributing to the production so urgently needed by the country at the present time. The Headmaster added that the exhibition provided definite proof that the School had settled down again to its ordinary routine after the disturbances and improvisations forced upon us by the war. The exhibition was distributed throughout twenty rooms in the Science block and main building. About eighty boys were engaged on 100 experiments, exhibits, or demonstrations. More than 300 people signed the Visitors' Book, but many came who did not leave us their signatures. Announcements were transmitted throughout the buildings by means of loudspeakers. It is impossible here to indicate the range covered by the numerous experiments and difficult to pick out even the most outstanding. Among the most popular items were in physics : liquid oxygen, high voltage experiments, colour and fluorescence, and the Wimshurst machine; in biology: the very effective display of tropical and cold water aquaria and the beating heart. The Chemistry Lab., with its interesting range of experiments from the water conjurer to explosives and artificial silk, was always crowded, whilst in the geography section much interest was shown in the voyages of S.S. "Mountpark," a ship "adopted" by the School. We are greatly indebted to friends of the School and firms in York who helped us, in particular for the exhibits concerned with the manufacture of a newspaper, railway signalling, fluorescence, plastics, paints and varnishes, and for a sound recording unit. Many people took the opportunity of making gramophone records of their voices. The exhibition received wide publicity. It was mentioned in five northern newspapers, two of which printed photographs. Reference was also made to it in the B.B.C. broadcast feature "News of the North," on the Friday evening. We can rightly claim that the exhibition was very successful. 5

OLD PETERITE NEWS ROLL OF HONOUR 1939-1945

E. A. Powell. J. H. Foster. T. D. Ambler. J. R. Rainford. J. M. Fothergill. H. D. F. Amor. H. W. Richardson. J. S. Garnham. M. Biggin. C. M. Robson. J. A. Brittain. J. Glaves. S. P. Scott. S. M. Green. M. J. Buckle. J. B. Shillitoe. R. T. J. Griffiths. J. W. Butler. G. S. Stead (Master). M. Q. Carlton. P. Heywood. J. W. Stead. J. R. Hollington. A. P. Coombe. H. L. Taylor. B. H. W. Jackson. J. D. Croasdale. L. Telfor. P. A. Johnstone. J. H. Dales. J. R. Walters. P. D. Johnstone. J. B. Deas. W. L. Walters. B. Lee. S. Dodds. G. F. Watson. R. C. Lynch. A. W. Douglas. M. A. Wellington. H. A. Milburn. B. J. Eveleigh. J. Williams. I. Mitchell. J. P. Farrow. L. H. W. Parkin. J. M. Ferguson. F. W. Fineron. H. C. Pexton. The above list accords with the School records to date. We should be grateful if readers could inform us of any omissions. HONOURS AND DISTINCTIONS 1939-1945

Major S. Anderson—M.B.E. J. C. Atkinson—D.F.C. J. N. Bamforth—British Empire Medal (Civil Division). W. B. Battrick—Mentioned in Despatches. J. Biggin—Mentioned in Despatches. Lt.-Col. J. N. Blenkin—O.B.E. Capt. J. L. Boden—Mentioned in Despatches. Col. D. W. E. Burridge—Order of the Crown of Iran (Fourth Class). P.O. D. Bushell—D.S.M. Col. H. G. Crawshaw—O.B.E., Mentioned in Despatches. G. M. Curtois—Mentioned in Despatches. Major D. K. Crews (Master)—American Bronze Star, Mentioned in Despatches. Major E. Davenport—Mentioned in Despatches. Lt. R. H. Davison, R.N.V.R.—D.S.C. Major J. M. Dickenson—Mentioned in Despatches. Major N. L. Dodd—Mentioned in Despatches. W. D. Draffan—D.S.O. Capt. B. J. Eastwood—M.B.E., Mentioned in Despatches. Lt.-Col. W. Elliott—O.B.E., Mentioned in Despatches. Brig. C. C. Fairweather—O.B.E. Wing-Commander J. Fearne—O.B.E. 6

P. N. B. Hale—Mentioned in Despatches. Lt. G. A. W. Heppell—M.C. F/L. P. Heywood—D.F.C. Major R. R. H. Horsley—M.B.E., Mentioned in Despatches. E. S. Jeffs (Master)—Mentioned in Despatches. Col. C. W. V. Kennedy—Cross of Valour (Polish Republic). Lt. I. S. McKay—M.C. A. C. Mackintosh—Mentioned in Despatches. Air Marshal C. E. H. Medhurst—K.C.B. (Military Division). P. R. Morris—C.B.E. (Civil Division). F/O. V. M. G. Musgrove—D.F.C. and Bar. Squadron-Leader L. H. W. Parkin—D.F.C. F/L. H. C. Pexton—D.F.C. (Posthumous). Wing-Commander R. D. Pexton—D.F.C., A.F.C. Squadron-Leader J. S. P. Phillips—D.F.C. C. Powell—Mentioned in Despatches. Squadron-Leader J. R. Rainford—D.F.C. and Bar F/O. K. Ramsden—D.F.C. Major A. B. Sellers—O.B.E. Brig. E. P. Sewell—C.B.E. (Military Division). Lt. J. E. Smart, R.N.V.R.—M.B.E. Major C. D. Trimmer—D.S.O. R. B. Wharldall—D.S.M. P/O. E. W. Whitney—D.F.C. Major A. R. Walton—Twice Mentioned in Despatches. R. S. F. Webber—Mentioned in Despatches. Major E. F. Williams—M.B.E. Sub-Lieut. R. T. Wolf—D.S.C. The foregoing list contains three additions since our last publication. Lt.-Col. Noel Blenkin was awarded the U.B.E. in the last New Year's Honours List. In the 1914.18 war he won the M.C. and we congratulate him heartily on this further distinction. B. J. Eastwood (School House, 1933-36), a Staff Captain (War Office), Temporary Major, was awarded the M.B.E. and Mentioned in Despatches during his service in Burma with the 14th Army and the 15th Indian Corps (R.I.A.S.C.). In March, 1945, he was wounded when he was Brigade Major of the 82nd West African Brigade. Early in the war, in December, 1940, he played for England and Wales against a combined Scotland and Ireland XV in a rugger match at Peshawar. This "international" must have been almost unique, since rugby football is rarely played in Northern India. Major N. L. Dodd, R.A. (School House, 1931.35), whose present address is H.Q., 69 A.A. Brigade (T.A.), Carlton Barracks, Claypit Lane, Leeds, was Mentioned in Despatches for service in Burma with the Royal West African Frontier Force. 7

O.P. MASONIC LODGE

The Old Peterite Lodge, the formation of which has been foreshadowed in previous issues, was consecrated on Wednesday, the 5th March, by the Most Hon. the Marquess of Zetland, K.G., P.C., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., in the Maclagan Hall of St. William's College, York. Following the consecration, the first Master, Mr. J. Dronfield, the Headmaster of the School, was installed by Sir William Crosthwaite, and his Officers duly appointed. A large and representative gathering of members of the Craft was present to witness a ceremonial whose impressiveness was enhanced by the dignity of the ancient hall in which it took place. The O.P. Lodge, which will meet on the third Wednesday in the months of March, May, June, July, October, and November, has been launched with every omen of prosperity. Any O.P.'s who may be interested should write to the Secretary, Mr. G. F. Jackson, The Manor, St. Peter's School. APPOINTMENTS

The Right Rev. Maurice Henry Harland (1912.14), Bishop Suffragan of Croydon, Vicar of Croydon, and Hon. Canon of Canterbury, has been nominated by the King for election by the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln as Bishop of Lincoln in the place of the late Right Rev. Leslie Owen. From St. Peter's he went to Exeter College, Oxford, and was ordained in 1922. He has been Bishop Suffragan and Vicar of Croydon since 1942. Sir Philip R. Morris I(The Rise, 1913-20), Vice-Chancellor of Bristol University, is one of the members of the Army Education Advisory Board recently appointed by the Secretary of State for War. N. W. D. YARDLEY

Old Peterites will take a justifiable pride in the announcement, which has been made just as we are going to press, that Norman Yardley , (1928.34) has been chosen to captain England in the first Test Match against South Africa, beginning on 7th June at Trent Bridge. St. Peter's has an enviable record in the production of internationals in sport, but the captaincy of an England Test team is indeed a rare distinction. The choice of Yardley is not, of course, unexpected. His record in the Australian tour of 1946.47 enhanced his already high reputation and marked him out as the leading English amateur. It will be well remembered that he deputised for W. R. Hammond as leader of the England XI in the last Test and earned high praise from the critics in his handling of the side. At Melbourne in the third Test he achieved the signal feat of dismissing Bradman twice and also took the wickets of Barnes and Miller. With his batting in the same match-63 and 51 not out—he contributed largely to saving the game for England and ensuring the draw which broke the melancholy series of reverses. 8

It may be of interest to quote here the comment of "The Times" on the announcement of the appointment by Group Captain A. J. Holmes, Chairman of the Selection Committee :"The choice, if generally expected, is none the less welcome. Ever- since his dayS at St. Peter's, York, and Cambridge, Yardley has been regarded as a cricketer not only of quality but also of character. He has graduated in the hard Yorkshire school, where he has had the opportunity of learning much, and during the recent tour in Australia he captained England in the last Test match with credit. He should make a virile, but not flamboyant, captain, in whom his side unquestionably will have faith. Any Test match with the sides captained by such men as A. Melville and Yardley should provide a proper game of cricket." Perhaps the last sentence of this excerpt contains the tribute which will appeal most to us. For any comparable achievement by an Old Peterite in first-class cricket we must go back to Frank Mitchell, in the early years of the century, who had the twin distinctions of captaining South Africa and also playing for England. Norman Yardley, who is 32, should have many more years of cricket, and real greatness would seem to be in store for him. ITEMS W. R. Child (School House, 1936.40), who joined the lower deck, R.N.V.R., in the war, and after service in a minesweeper and later at Trincomalee, became a Midshipman and ultimately 2nd Lieutenant, has remained in the Navy and is now Lieutenant R.N. acting as Fighter Direction Officer. He is at present on a 21 years' commission with base at Hong Kong. His address is Lt. (A) W. R. Child, H.M.S. Sussex, c/o. G.P.O., London.

The following extract from a letter sent to us towards the end of March by Lt.-Col. J. Noel Blenkin, M.C., O.B.E., from G.H.Q., Middle East Land Forces, will be of interest to many O.P.'s "I came overseas in early 1943 and since then have met O.P.'s in all parts of the world. In East Africa I met a fellow by the name of Fletcher, and in Cairo I met another O.P. by name, I think, Lancaster, and I lunched, along with Lt.-Col. Hamilton, with Brigadier and Mrs. Sewell. The Brigadier, you will remember, married Miss Betty Toyne, a daughter of a former Headmaster, Mr. S. M. Toyne. The Brigadier plays a great deal of hockey, and I have been refereeing. After my plane crash at Baghdad in December, 1945, in which I broke my back and my left leg, I fear, even if age didn't enforce it, that my playing days are over. On one occasion the Brigadier played in a hockey match in Cairo in which there were no less than four Old Peterites playing. ." * * * 9 .

We hear that W. R. Middlebrook (The Rise, 1929.32) is now a Research Fellow at Leeds University, having gained an International Wool Secretariat Fellowship. He is engaged in research into the structure of proteins. His previous work as a research chemist for the Wool Industries Research Association led directly to two patents, one for the production of unshrinkable wool and the other for the manufacture of wool with a "silky" finish.

Norman Yardley goes from distinction to distinction in English cricket. We congratulate him on his appointment to the Selection Committee for the series of tests against the South African touring side. K. R. G. Harper (1939.44) was selected to play for the English Universities v. Scottish Universities at hockey on 15th March, at Edinburgh, though the match was cancelled. A Broadhurst (Temple, 1937.41), K. Lockwood (Temple, 1930.36), and R. Hobson (The Manor, 1942.44), together with J. C. M. Rayson, the Captain of the present School XI, were all included in the team of sixteen young players of York which met the Yorkshire County XI at York in a two-day match on 30th April and 1st May. Rayson ,(30) and Broadhurst (27) were almost the only notable innings in a game which was decisively won by the County XI under the captaincy of Bowes.

D. J. Pallant (The Manor, 1943.46) has gained a Cadetship under an Army scheme which enables recruits with suitable qualifications to take a course in civil engineering to the standard of Intermediate B.Sc. and leading to the A.M.I.C.E. After a brief period of Army primary training he is now at Loughborough University College at the start of this two-year course. He was 17th in a list of 320 applicants and is to be congratulated on his success.

We are glad to learn that Basil Radford (1911.15) has recovered from the serious illness which kept him from the stage for a prolonged period of many months. He is now back in the cast of "Clutterbuck" at Wyndham's Theatre, has been heard recently "on the air," and is shortly to begin filming. It is good news that he is able to resume work as vigorously as ever, and we hope sincerely that he is permanently recovered. It appears that J. E. Thompson (The Rise, 1939.42), whom we reported in our last issue as having joined the Bradford Drama School, changed his mind at the last moment and joined the West Riding Theatre (an experimental company sponsored by the Arts Council). After graduating in small parts he met with quick success and played Larry in "They Walk Alone," with Jean Forbes Robertson as Emmy, and later Tobias in James Bridie's "Tobias and the Angel." Unfortunately for his career the Army has now claimed him—though the inevitable has happened, and instead of being posted to a unit, he is organizing entertainments at the Depot at Aldershot. 10

OBITUARY The Rev. E. W. Clarke The death occurred in April of the Rev. Ernest W. Clarke, who was at St. Peter's from 1885 to 1893. He was priest-in-charge at Dalton, Thirsk. The funeral took place on the 12th April at Kilburn, where he had been Vicar for ten years prior to his transference to Dalton a year ago. He was 72. John Cannon Robson We deeply regret to record the death of John C. Robson (The Rise, 1940-42). He was killed in a taxi accident in March when riding to the Station after being demobilised from the R.A.F. at Preston. He was 21, and is well remembered by many still in the School. We extend our sincere sympathy to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robson, of 31 Milton Street, Saltburn, and to his younger brother, H. C. Robson, who was also in the Rise. Ernest John Walton

The death has occurred at Tramore, Ireland, of a Peterite rugger player of distinction, Ernest John Walton. He went from St. Peter's to Oxford and gained a rugby "Blue" in 1900. In the following year he played for England against Wales and Ireland and was again capped against Scotland in 1902. He had been in business in Siam before his retirement to Tramore BIRTHS

DONKING.—On 24th February, 1947, at Beech Bank, Danby, Yorks., to Barbara, wife of T. Warley Donking—a daughter. HAMILTON MACK.—On 20th April, 1947, at White Lodge, Franschelei, Kapellenbosch, Belgium, to Helen (nee Collier), wife of G. H. Hamilton Mack—a daughter. MARRIAGE TROOP : MILNER-GIBSON.—On 3rd May, 1947, in New Delhi,

Group Captain C. L. Troop, Air Headquarters, India, to Tremain, widow of Lieut.-Comdr. J. W. F. Milner-Gibson, D.S.C., R.N. ENGAGEMENTS

The engagement is announced between Geo. Wm. Harding, only son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Harding, Montrose Villa, East Parade, York, and Ann, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Frankland, Heslington, York. The engagement is announced between Sub-Lt. Peter Marshall Penniston, R.N., son of the late W. A. Penniston and Mrs. Beaumont, of Nesbit Hall, Pudsey, near Leeds, and Daphne Caroline, second daughter of Sir Geoffrey and Lady Byass, of Fairmead, Duffield Park, near Slough. The engagement is announced between Guy Edwin King, elder son of Dr. and Mrs. H. E. King Reynolds, of York, and Norma, only daughter of Mrs. Russell and the late Mr. Lansdowne Russell, of Southampton and Bournemouth. 11

OXFORD LETTER Oxford. 30th April, 1947. We see no real reason why we should mention the weather during the Hilary Term at all, unless it is to signify that its ravages were felt in Oxford as severely as in the rest of this benighted land. Those of us who depended upon electricity for warmth were obliged to spend the Shinwellian periods under the shelter of centrally-heated libraries or in the warmth that blanketed the rooms of the more fortunate among us. On more than one occasion we were to be found gratefully enjoying the heat of Duffield's gas-fire and listening incredulously to his tales of the insatiable appetite for sixpences that the monster had. Games were played hardly at all. Except for the squash courts, no other field of sport was much used—though at the very beginning of the term Duffield turned out with a B.N.C. hockey team against Caius, Cambridge: through no fault of Duffield's, Caius contrived to win. Then the snows came and work seemed to be .the topic of the day_ Libraries and lecture halls were crowded to capacity as the eternal search for knowledge went on—or for those who drank not so deep from the Castalian spring (or from anywhere else), the search for something at least respectable and seemingly original to put in their essays. In this atmosphere your four representatives lived and had their being and occasionally moved too. F. L. Duffield (B.N.C.), our senior scholar, was rarely to be found very far from the above-mentioned gas-fire. His rapid approach to finals was as much a reason for this as the ice age we were experiencing. Sundays and Fridays appeared to be his days of leisure—on Saturdays he was always very hard at work on the "Telegraph - cross-word puzzle; and, if encountered on these days, he would talk with varying degrees of enthusiasm about German symbolist poets, his 330 yard tee-shot from the 18th—the tricky one, you know—and incredible bacchanalian adventures of the misty past. J. D. Taylor Thompson (Balliol), approaching the last lap of his Honour Mods., was also in studious mood during the term. Thoughtful Saturdays were spent playing squash with Tee or giving Duffield ill-rewarded advice on the solution of his crossword puzzle—where those prizes go to, we can't think: there must be some horrible mistake. From his amazing hoard of B.U.'s he produced some remarkably good cakes, the quality of which attracted us fairly regularly to his rooms. As we go to press, we hear that he has passed Honour Mods. with a first and feel sure that the School will join with us in acclaiming this academic distinction. P. F. Tee (Christ Church), up for his first term upon release from the Marines, has surprised everybody by abandoning the humanities for Spanish and French—or Romance, as they are commonly known. He has rooms at the top of an Olympian flight of 12

stairs where he awaits intrepid climbers with pots of tea and muffins to fortify them for the long descent. He can often be found about eleven o'clock in Fuller's drinking the inevitable coffee; and the steps of the Taylorian are frequently worn a little more by his busy feet. J. M. Banister (B.N.C.), also up for his first term after his service in the mines, seemed to spend his time bewailing the large amount of work his tutor expected of him. He appeared to consider that one's first term should consist of a gentle process of acclimatisation with a minimum of work. When more senior members of the University pointed out that the amount of work he was doing was in reality a "minimum" compared with what he would be doing three years hence, an unbelieving look was seen to cross his face. He went through a period of acute anxiety when the Ministry of Labour discovered he had been released by a clerical error and were many weeks regularising the matter; apparently he caused a mino(e)r upheaval in Whitehall. Upon which cheerful note we will finish this report, wishing the School the best of good fortune in all its enterprises and hoping for a new influx of its members to our select coterie. Yours faithfully, THE OXFORD O.P.'s. CAMBRIDGE LETTER

Cambridge. March, 1947.

The Editors of "The Peterite." Dear Sirs, Like the rest of the country, Cambridge suffered, during last term, at the hands of the weather and Mr. Shinwell—even the "reddest" of Socialist undergraduates turned varying shades of blue as they shivered in the bleakness of fireless rooms. For the first time almost within living memory every "Cuppers" competition was cancelled and only the hardy oarsmen broke the ice to row the Lent Bumps. Consequently it has been a term of indoor activities, with "beer and talk" as opposed to the "sherry and conversation" of Oxford forming the background. In this sphere, Old Peterites have figured in varying degrees. P. A. Lockwood, still with us, was observed at a certain dinner party, minus collar, lamenting the position of the country. He is very friendly with the Emmanuel Harvard Scholar and has certain American habits—the latest of which, a bad one, is a jeep. G. E. King Reynolds, another gentleman from Emmanuel, was to be seen every afternoon ploughing through the snow on the running track. He ran hard, but not hard enough in the University Sports. Work and his duties as President of the C.U. Geographical Society brought about his almost complete withdrawal from social life. 13

C. A. F. Cookson (Emmanuel) continues to box on occasions for the Varsity as witnessed by his difficulty in eating and talking at certain times. In private life he holds huge tea parties and has, we are told, a private source of beer and someone who darns his socks. Spink (Emmanuel) has succeeded in his record attempt to take up residence. A somewhat retiring individual, he keeps his landlady under strict control and disbelieves most things that are open to question. Borrowing Mr. Lockwood's jeep, we leave the H.Q. of Cambridge O.P.'s and visit the others scattered in outlying colleges. Passing Christ's one conjures up Mountain in the mind's eye—he's rarely seen in the flesh. He is, apparently, always looking for other O.P.'s up and down Regent Street. His attachment to this street is due to the fact that he is "hen-pecked" by his room-mate and can only remain indoors at certain times. Arrived at St. John's, we can call upon three O.P.'s. The first, Mr. Jung, we should never find. Like the Loch Ness monster, someone "saw" him once last term, but no one really believes it. A. J. Shardlow is nearly always found in the centre court of John's, deep in conversation and a "just about to row don't-you-know" air about him. No doubt he rowed in the Lent Bumps, but the authors of this letter had found a large fire to sit round on the days the Bumps were held and so were unable to witness Mr. Shardlow bullying the Lady Margaret crews to greater efforts. "Taffy" Evans is harder to find than the above. He seems to work quite hard and finds the Union and its bar conveniently near his college. Leaving St. John's we called upon the remaining three O.P.'s. All were out. Mr. Blackburn, of Caius, had not been seen by anyone, but on occasions alarming sounds from a squash court seemed to indicate that the said gentleman was taking some exercise. Drummond, of Trinity, was also absent from his room, though it bore signs of recent occupation. A queer person told us to search the picture queues, but, alas, we had some work to do. Finally we discovered that Terry (Trinity Hall) was not at home to anyone, least of all to O.P.'s. He works hard but can be seen at exercise walking briskly round the University Library. Thus you witness us, dear Sirs, separated now by circumstances, cliques and the fashions of men but united by our interest in the School and all its activities. We, in turn, humbly contribute from the life of the School as we knew it to the life of the University—be it the hard-fisted strategy of Cookson or the discussions on "Dialectical Materialism" and "Logical' Positivism" of Messrs. Lockwood and Reynolds. Once more, with best wishes to the School, we remain, Sirs, Yours faithfully, THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETER ITES. 14

SANDHURST LETTER

14th April.

To the Editors of "The Peterite." Dear Sirs, Having read for some years the Oxford and Cambridge letters published termly in "The Peterite," I am prompted to write and suggest that there should be a Sandhurst letter published, if not termly, at least yearly. Our course at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, takes 18 months, and as there is to be a regular influx of cadets every three months or so, it seems that any Old Peterite who is taking up the Army as a career will find himself here sooner or later. At the moment we have only two Old Peterites, Ian Baker (School House, 1942.45) who came to the Academy via the R.A.C., and M. G. Jones (The Manor, ' 1941.45), who came via the Royal Marines and the Royal Sussex Regt. However, we hear that two more O.P.'s are joining us in the summer, having completed their "stretch" in the ranks, and we can only hope that we are the forerunners of many more. In closing, I will only mention that I feel sure that we work, both physically and mentally, considerably harder than our contemporaries at the Universities, many of whom are still labouring under the delusion that a square is a four-sided figure (with due apologies to all returned Servicemen). Wishing the School every success in the future. Yours faithfully, M. G. JONES, O.P. (It seems likely that there will be many O.P.'s at Sandhurst in the near future, and we heartily endorse the proposal in the above letter.—Editors.)

CALENDAR, SUMMER TERM, 1947 MAY

2 Fr. Boarders Return. 3 Sa. Full Term Begins.

4 Su. Fourth Sunday after Easter.

10 Sa. Visit of Secretary, Public Schools Employment Bureau. 11 Su. Rogation Sunday.

Preacher: The Chaplain. 14 W. Colts "Under 16" XI v. Bootham School. Away.

15 Th. Ascension Day.

8.45 a.m. Special Chapel Service. 11 a.m. Governors' Meeting. 16 Fr. 2 p.m. Junior School Athletic Sports. 15

17 Sa. 1st XI v. Clifton C.C. Home. Colts "Under 15" XI v. Bootham School. Home.

i8 Su. Sunday after Ascension.

20 Tu. 6 p.m. Talk on the Royal Artillery, by Brigadier J. L. Maxwell, C.B.E., M.C. 21 W. 1st XI v. York C.C. Home. 24 Sa. Colts "Under 16" XI v. Giggleswick School. Home. 25 Su. Whitsunday. Preacher: The Headmaster. 28 W. 1st XI v. Durham School. Home. 2nd XI v. Durham School. Away. 1st and 2nd IV's v. Leeds University. Home. 31 Sa. 1st and 2nd XI's v. Worksop College. Home. Colts "Under 16" and "Under 15" XI's v. Worksop College. Away. JUNE I Su. Trinity Sunday.

3 Tu. Entrance Scholarship Examination (Senior School) (Two Days). 4 W. 1st XI v. C. E. Anson's XI. Home. 5 Th. Annual J.T.C. Inspection. 7 Sa. 1st XI v. Leeds Grammar School. Home. 2nd XI v. Leeds Grammar School. Away. 1st and 2nd IV's v. Nottingham High School. Away.

8 Su. First Sunday after Trinity.

Preacher: The Chaplain. 11 W. 1st XI v. Manchester Grammar School. Away. Colts "Under 16" XI v. Ampleforth College. Away. 1st and 2nd IV's—Leeds University "At Home." Away. 14 Sa. 1st XI v. Giggleswick School. Away. 2nd XI v. Giggleswick School. Home. Colts "Under 15" XI v. Newburgh Priory School. Home. Newark Regatta.

15 Su. Second Sunday after Trinity.

18 W. Semi-Final House Match. 19 Th. 11 a.m. Governors' Meeting. 21 Sa. 1st XI v. Yorkshire Gentlemen. Home. Colts "Under 16" XI v. Durham School. Away. York Regatta. 22

Su. Third Sunday after Trinity.

Preacher: Canon G. W. 0. Addleshaw. 23 M. Entrance Examination to Senior School (Two Days). 24 Tu. Certificate "A" Examination. 25 W. Semi-Final House Match. Colts "Under 15" XI v. Bootham School. Away. 28 Sa. 1st XI v. Ampleforth College. Away. 2nd XI v. Ampleforth College. Home. 1st and 2nd IV's v. Oundle. Away. 16

29 Su.

St. Peter's Day.

Preacher: The Chaplain. 30 M. Higher School Certificate Examination begins. JULY 2 W. Colts "Under 16" XI v. Bootham School. Home. 5 Sa. 1st XI v. Bradford Grammar School. Away. 2nd XI v. Bradford Grammar School. Home. Colts "Under 16" XI v. Bradford Grammar School. Home.

6 Su. Fifth Sunday after Trinity.

8 Tu. J.T.C. and Scout Field Day. 9 W. Final House Match. 10 Th. School Certificate Examination begins. 12 Sa. 1st XI v. Craven Gentlemen. Home. Colts "Under 16" XI v. Leeds Grammar School. Home.

13 Su. Sixth Sunday after Trinity.

17 Th. 11 a.m. Governors' Meeting. 19 Sa. 1st XI v. Bootham School. Home. 2nd XI v. Bootham School. Away. Colts "Under 15" XI v. Newburgh Priory School. Away.

20 Su. Seventh Sunday after Trinity.

Preacher: The Headmaster. 22 Tu. 3 p.m. Senior. School Swimming Sports. 23 W. 1st X1 v. T. H. Hobson's XI. Away. 2.30 p.m. Junior School Swimming Sports. 24 Th. 6 p.m. School Concert. 25 Fr. 1st XI v. Old Peterites. Home. (Two Days.) 26 Sa. 11 a.m. Speech Day and Distribution of Prizes. Afternoon:—O.P. Cricket Match (Second Day). Rowing—School v. Old Peterites.

27 Su. Eighth Sunday after Trinity.

11 a.m. Commemoration Service. Preacher: Rev. P. P. Noble Fawcett. 28 M. Full Term ends. 29 Tu.—Sa., Aug. 2. Yorkshire Public Schools Cricket Week. Sunday Services are:—Holy Communion 8.15 a.m. Matins 10.30 a.m. Evensong 6.30 p.m.

VALETE AND SALVETE

I. R. Riley. IVC.

VALETE (March, 1947) TEMPLE

SALVETE (May, 1947) THE MANOR D. A. White (Shell). P. W. Newhouse (Shell). 17

SCHOOL OFFICERS EASTER TERM, 1947 School Monitors : Head of School and The Manor—F. J. CHADWICK. Head of The Rise—P. R. SYKES. Head of School House—L. D. EDINGER. Head of Temple—D. HARDISTY. Chapel Monitor—J. C. M. RAYSON. P. J. SHARDLOW. K. W. WILSON. J. H. AMOS. House Monitors : The Manor—F. R. BOWN, R. L. HUTCHINSON, R. DOBSON, W. GRAHAM, C. FRANK. The Rise—H. L. DIXON, D. H. TATE. School House—P. T. WADE, C. K. HUDSON, T. M. A. GRIFFITHS. Temple—F. N. NEWDICK, J. D. DENCH, J. H. 0. PARKER, P. J. TEMPLE. Captain of Rugger—W. GRAHAM. Captain of Boats—D. HARDISTY. Captain of Hockey—H. L. DIXON. Captain of Athletics—C. FRANK. Captain of Squash—D. J. OLIVER. Captain of Shooting—F. J. CHADWICK. Captain of Fencing—P. R. SYKES. Captain of Boxing—F. N. NEWDICK. Captain of Chess—P. R. SYKES, C.S.M. in J.T.C.—F. J. CHADWICK. Editors of "The Peterite" : D. HARDISTY, J. H. 0. PARKER, L. D. EDINGER, P. R. SYKES, J. C. M. RAYSON.

HOUSE NOTES THE MANOR We are now settled down comfortably in our new boarding house at 24 Clifton, and work and games proceed with a will. This term we would like to welcome to the Manor, Mr. Jeffs, our new Assistant House Master, and to express our thanks to Mr. Harding for filling the gap during the Christmas Term. This term a Photographic and a Philatelic Society have been formed. Both of these are strongly supported, and it is hoped will be a continued source of interest in the future.

We were sorry to lose Dook so suddenly at the end of last term, but would like to offer him our congratulations on obtaining such excellent results in his Naval Exams. We wish every success to him in his new life at Dartmouth, and to Pallant also in his Army career. We would like to thank them both for all they have done for the House. Congratulations to Chadwick on his appointment as Head of School. Congratulations also to Graham as Captain of Rugger, Frank as House Monitor and Captain of Athletics, Oliver as Captain of Squash, and Dobson on obtaining his School Boxing Colours. We only had two inter-house events this term: the Squash and the Chess. In the semi-final of the Squash we beat the Rise. Oliver beat Sykes 3-0, Graham beat Rayson 3-0 and Dobson beat Thompson 3-1. In the final, however, School House triumphed. Oliver beat Hudson 3-0, the remaining two Manor strings lost. We would like to congratulate School House on their win after a good match. In the Chess we were more fortunate, beating School House in the semi-finals and the Rise in the final. The credit for this success largely goes to Jenkins, who has created and fostered a keenness for chess throughout the House during the last two terms. THE RISE In the games world this term the Rise has not done anything sensational, but that can truly be said of the whole School! First Rugger, then Athletics, and finally Boating have all had to be abandoned on account of the weather, and Hockey has only been played spasmodically. As a result of this the indoor games: Fencing, Boxing, Squash, and, in a lesser degree, Chess and Ping-Pong have all aroused considerable enthusiasm. With our usual luck we drew Manor for the semi-finals of the Inter-House Squash matches and were beaten by three matches to nil. Our Chess team surprised everyone, including themselves, by beating Temple easily in the semifinals and giving Manor a very good match in the final. Incidentally, we congratulate Manor on retaining the trophy. We were well represented in both the Fencing and the Boxing teams, and we congratulate all our representatives on their performances. Two knockout Ping-Pong championships were held during the term and an amazingly high standard of play was reached. H. L. Dixon and D. Thompson were the winners. Throughout the term the House has had to cope with a fuel shortage which at times became serious. This and constant snow clearing has necessitated a good deal of manual labour, which was generally accepted in the right spirit. In particular, Dixon and his gangs of "volunteers" did a very good job of work by clearing nine separate falls of snow from the quad. 19

At this point we must take the opportunity of congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Crews on the birth of their second daughter. If the second is anything like the first we are very much looking forward to meeting her. One of the little known activities of the House is a flourishing Stamp Club, which meets once a week under the direction of Mr. Crews. There are, we understand, three separate Philatelic Societies in the School at the moment. Possibly the next competitive event to be introduced will be Inter-House Philately! We are very glad to have been visited this term by several Old Risites. Incidentally, it will probably interest past members of the House to know that the editors of "The Risite" have decided to re-commence publication at the end of this school year. It was only in our last edition that we welcomed Mrs. Kimberley to the Rise as our new matron. Now we are faced with the melancholy task of saying goodbye. We are very grateful to her for all she has done for us during her brief stay of two terms and we are somewhat consoled by the fact that although she is leaving the Rise, Mrs. Kimberley is remaining with the School in the capacity of Domestic Supervisor. Also this term the School has had to say goodbye to Mr. and Mrs. Steel, who have left us several years before they intended to do so because of Mr. Steel's illness. We feel that the School will not be quite the same place without them, and we wish them the very best of luck in the future. SCHOOL HOUSE We were fortunate in starting the term with the reappearance of Mr. Rhodes after his sudden illness, and we hope he will be able to continue his very active work for both the House and the School. We must first congratulate sincerely Hudson and his team on a remarkable performance in the Inter-House Squash. Temple were beaten in the semi-finals in every game and then soon afterwards our second string retired to the San. A substitute was found and then Hudson was struck another blow, when, on the day of the finals, our third string retired, also to the San! However, the finals, against the Manor, were played none the less. Hudson lost to Oliver, not without a struggle and a good match, and then Greetham played Graham. After being 1--7 in the first game, Greetham managed to win and proceeded to win the next two games. Therefore when Dennis began to play the excitement was great. He lost the first two games and then won the third and fourth. The atmosphere was electrified as the final game began, and when, after some anxious moments, he won, great was the cheer he received, and we heartily congratulate Dennis on the award of his House Colours. It was a truly noteworthy performance by all, and we hope the cup will remain on the shelf for many years to come. 20

Hudson is also to be congratulated on the award of his Scl ool Squash Colours, and Edinger, Hannon, and Hudson on the award of their Shooting Colours. Perhaps one of the sadder moments of the term was our leaving the House dining-room, in order to occupy our place in the new one. The walls are now very bare; the pictures of the House groups have been removed and are going to be elsewhere in the House, neither do the cups reside there any longer, but thanks to Mr. Fawcett are now imposingly situated at the head of the stairs near the linen cupboard. The term has not passed without the House suffering, as we have already seen, from the misfortunes of the epidemic of 'flu, and considerable have been the numbers who left our ranks to retire to the San, or more correctly, perhaps, the Junior Common Room, which twice, together with the Junior Dorm. was turned into a sick-ward. The weather, as reported elsewhere, has stopped all the usual activities, but we cannot help but comment on the enthusiastic way in which the Quad. was cleared of snow innumerable times, to the accompaniment of much banging and scraping, and the scratch games of Hockey which took place thereon; not without considerable danger, once again, to the occupants of "3" and "4". Perhaps the reason for the House 'being up so early was the result of rising to see if the Quad. was again covered in snow, or, later in the term, to see if the floods had yet reached the Square! Although our Chess team was soundly 'beaten this term, the keenness shown in the more junior part of the House gives us great hopes for the future. Started this term, and thriving under the guidance of Mr. Howat, is a Philatelic Society. Meetings have been held every Monday, and some very interesting lectures have been given by various members. In this record we must again congratulate N. W. D. Yardley, on behalf of the House, of which he was a member, on his captaincy in the last Test match in Australia this year; we hope he will continue to do as well in future years. We must here also congratulate G. C. Greetham, who, at present still with us, has won a Choral Scholarship to Cambridge. We cannot close, however, without thanking Mr. Steel for his ever ready and valuable assistance to the House, and also Mrs. Steel for keeping us so well fed! We wish them the very best of luck in the future. TEMPLE Since the weather has been so inconsiderate this term, there is very little to report. Our hopes of retaining the Athletics Shield and the Boating Cup were dashed when the snow and the following .21

thaw caused most of the Easter Term sports to be abandoned, but we found plenty of opportunities to exert ourselves, shovelling snow. "Indoor" sport has carried on as usual. The youthful Chess team did its best, but was well beaten by the more experienced Rise team. Our Squash team lost to School House, whom we congratulate on beating the Manor in the final. Our team had to be picked from a very small number of boys, but now that facilities for Squash have improved, we hope that the younger members of the House will swell that number. Congratulations to P. J. Temple on being appointed a House Monitor, to F. N. Newdick on being appointed Captain of School Boxing, and to D. Hardisty on the re-award of his Shooting Colours. So we have come to the end of what must have been among the most inactive terms in the history of the School as regards sport (although surely no one can say he has had no time for study!), but if we are blessed with better weather it is safe to say that everything will be back to normal next term and that the pages of the next "Peterite" will be filled as usual with news of activity and success.

THE OXFORD CUP, 1946-47 Senior Rugger Junior Rugger Senior Cricket Junior Cricket ... Rowing (1st Division) Rowing (2nd Division) Athletics 1st ... 2nd ... Swimming Squash Tennis ... Shooting (Team) Boxing ... Fencing ...

Points Awarded

20 10 20 10

20 10 20 10 20 10 10 5 5 5

Manor

Rise

—

— Abandoned. Abandoned. Abandoned. Abandoned. -20 —

School House

10 —

Temple

—

— 10 —

NOTES AND ITEMS J. C. M. Rayson played for the team of the sixteen young players

of York against the Yorkshire County XI in the match played on 30th April and 1st May. This old-standing fixture, a prelude to the County's championship season, has been revived after the inevitable war-time lapse. Rayson is to be congratulated on an excellent innings of 30, the second highest score for the York team. We hope that it is an omen of a good season as Captain of Cricket. 22

D. Oliver played in the Public Schools National Squash Championship at Wimbledon in the holidays. He reached the third round, losing at that stage to Hirsh (K.C.S., Wimbledon), 1-9, 9 -4, 10-9, 9 - 6. In the first round he beat Warner (Hurstpierpoint), 9-0, 9-2, 9 -2. His opponent in the second round was Burberry (Repton), whom he defeated 9-4, 9-3, 9-4.

LECTURES AND ENTERTAINMENTS On 28th February, Mr. Filshire visited the School and gave a talk on the work of the R.S.P.C.A. Mr. Filshire not only gave us many useful hints relating to the care of domestic pets, but told us about the cruelties which thoughtless people can inflict upon animals. Foxhunting, he alleged, is a particularly cruel sport, and he deplored the furtive reintroduction of cock-fighting into Great Britain. We learnt that this vicious pastime is commonly indulged in in Northern France, where one keeper had fifty cocks in training! The sport is also to be found in parts of Northumberland, although the police are active in its suppression. He urged the abolition of spring-traps, which are capable of causing untold pain to animals, especially rabbits and hares. He told us that all too frequently dogs and cats are maimed by these traps. We are grateful to him for his interesting talk, and for the literature which was subsequently made available in the Library. Lt.-Cmdr. Bailey, R.N., addressed the School on the 10th February. His subject was "The Technical Branches of the Royal Navy." For those who may have been contemplating the Navy as a career Lt.-Cmdr. Bailey's talk was especially interesting. But, as is so frequently emphasised, it is an education to us all to hear about "the other man's job." We are most grateful for this opportunity to hear about the Navy from first-hand. The talk was followed by an exciting film, consisting of news-reel shots taken during actual actions. The intensity, danger, and excitement of the battles was admirably conveyed by the film. On the 25th February a careers talk was given to the Fifth and Sixth Forms on the subject of "Railways." The speaker was Mr. J. E. M. Roberts, Passenger Manager of the L.N.E.R. Mr. Roberts dealt very ably with his subject, but made it clear that only those who are really keen should consider the Railway as a career. Promotion, he maintained, depends solely on merit. But suitable men have the very best prospects of promotion in very fascinating work. He gave us an account of his own work with the L.N.E.R., and told us of the long hours of hard work which have to be done so that the Railways may function adequately. Perhaps the most complex task is the compilation of a time-table, which he likened to a crossword puzzle "on a grand scale." His talk may well have influenced many boys in the choice of their careers. It certainly gave us an insight into this most important branch of modern transport. 23

Mr. F. Seebohm, a Director of Barclay's Bank, talked to the Fifth and Sixth Forms on the 4th March. His subject was "Banking." Here again keenness is essential. Banking appears to be a most fascinating profession, and Mr. Seebohm showed how false are many people's notions of it. The prospects in Banking are very good for a man who is prepared to shoulder heavy responsibilities. One of the most enjoyable talks we have had was given by Rev. J. S. Purvis, M.A., the Archivist. On 11th March he spoke to the Fifth and Sixth Forms about his work at the Diocesan Registry. Those who know Mr. Purvis will realise that his fund of amusing anecdotes about life in Mediaeval and Elizabethan England is inexhaustable. He is one of those speakers who can make time fly, and we were all disappointed when he was obliged to stop. We have all savoured at least one yarn from the world of the past which Mr. Purvis is uncovering from its dust. His book which is to be published some time in the future should make most interesting reading. Especially delightful was the tale- of the boys, legend has it that they were Peterites, who played football in the Minster. We were all grateful' -to Mr. Purvis for a very humorous and amusing lecture. The last talk of the term was given by the R.A.F. Liaison Officer on 24th March. He dealt completely with the R.A.F. as a career. •ranwell is, of course, the best entry. Prospects are excellent, the salary scales comparing very favourably with those in industry and the professions. Conditions are very good, and he heartily recommended the Air Force as a career for men of action.

THE CHAPEL During the Easter Term we had visits from The Rev. A. Knowles, British and Foreign Bible Society; The Rev. E. H. Denyer, Vicar of St. Olave's; and The Very Rev. the Dean of York, who preached at Evensong on Sundays, 2nd and 16th February, and 23rd March, respectively. On Friday, 21st March, the following forty-three boys were Confirmed in Chapel by the Archbishop of York:—Senior School: H. Allanson, J. E. B. Annequin, A. M. Baird, P. T. Baker, J. M. Bond, J. G. Booth, G. Brooks, J. W. Burdass, A. Cawood, D. S. Chadwick, J. R. Dwyer, G. Elliott, D. M. Findlay, M. G. Goodburn, G. P. Gray, N. M. Hodd, R. M. Hodgson, R. W. Holmes, R. I. Hunt, P. D. F. James, M. E. Kershaw, H. Murray, R. T. Oxtoby, D. J. Pratt, D. M. A. Quirke, K. M. Ratcliff, E. Robinson, M. G. Roe, M. W. Senior, P. G. Taylor, J. N. Tomlinson, D. T. N. Tyne, K. Varley, P. Waine, J. D. C. Wall, D. Wilson, G. A. Wood; Junior School: W. A. Calvert, P. M. Duffield, D. Haw, G. W. Riley, P. G. Taylor, and B. B. Wennington. As the result of a special collection at Evensong on Sunday, 30th March, we were able to send X15 to the Lord Mayor of York for his Flood Distress Fund. 24

The Epiphany Procession with Carols. On Sunday, 26th January, the whole School was present at the Minster and took part in the most impressive Epiphany Service. The purpose of this Service is set out in its introduction as follows: "In former days Processions were Acts of Worship, not mere perambulations within a church. This service seeks to recover that older and better tradition by attaching to its movement a symbolical meaning appropriate to Epiphany, the manifestation of Christ to the Gentile world. There will be two processions, the First, moving from the East, represents the journey of the Wise Men bringing their gifts: the Second, moving from the North Transept, represents the pilgrimage of Everyman, of us all, to Bethlehem. The two processions meet, greet and unite at the West Door; and the pilgrimage continues up the central passage of the Nave to the gate of the Choir, where the new-born King is adored and the offerings made to our eternal high Priest. Lessons from the Prophets and the Gospels, alternating with the Carols, keep step with the progress." Christ's bringing of Light to the world was also symbolised in this Service, at the beginning of which the Minster was in darkness. As the two processions, with their torch-bearers, moved down the North and South aisles to the West Door the lights were gradually brought on, and by the time the combined processions had passed up the centre aisle to the Nave Altar the darkness had been turned to a blaze of light. The procession of "The Wise Men" was composed of the Minster Choir and Clergy, that of "Everyman" of the School Choir, the Head of the School carrying the Mace, two School Monitors, the Chaplain, four representatives of the Staff and the Headmaster. Six House Monitors were the torch-bearers in our procession. The unaccompanied voices of the School Choir, under the direction of Mr. Waine, were most effective in the Minster, both in the carol "The Noble Stem of Jesse," sung as the procession approached through the darkness from the North Transept, and in the antiphonal singing with the Minster Choir across the Nave, while in the hymns, the main body of the School produced a standard of congregational singing rarely heard outside a school chapel. Unlike the visits to the Minster on Advent Sunday in former years, the School was able to take a real active part in this Epiphany Service, and it is to be hoped that it will become an annual event.

THE CHOIR The highlights of the term were the visit to York Minster on Sunday, 26th January, of which an account is given above, and the Choir supper, which took place in the former School House Dining Room at 7 p.m. on Friday, 28th March. 25

After a short speech by the Headmaster, to which Mr. Waine briefly responded, a sing-song was held round the fire. Songs were sung from the Oxford Song Book, and those whom the Headmaster had earlier in the evening termed the "lay members" of the choir, Mr. Chilman, Mr. Jeffs, Mr. Calder, Mr. Howat, Mr. Piers, and Mr. Stevens, sang two unaccompanied part songs, Thomas Wood's arrangement of "Waltzing Matilda" and "The Mulligan Musketeers."

THE LIBRARY

Librarians : L. BURGESS, Esq., R. L. McDERMID, D. HARDISTY, D. H. TATE, F. R. BOWN, F. N. NEWDICK, D. F. RINGROSE. The following books have been added to the Library this term:— Industrial Record, 1919-1939. Vegetable Dyes—Ethel Mairet. Glass: The Miracle Maker—C. J. Philips. Elementary Astronomy—E. A. Beet. Footprints in Malaya—Sir Frank Swettenham (2nd copy). Discovery (Vols. 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10). Our Bird Book—Rogerson and Tunnicliffe. Masterpieces of Bird Photography—Hosking and Lowes. The British Commonwealth and Empire (Edited by W. J. Turner). Europe in the 19th and 20th Century, 1815-1939—E. Lipson. The History of Kirby Underdale—W. R. Shepherd. Normandy to the Baltic—Field-Marshal Viscount B. L. Montgomery. Operation Victory—Maj.-General Sir Francis de Guingand. The British Isles—L. Dudley Stamp and S. H. Beaver. Athletics—J. Hansen. May we, through the medium of "The Peterite," ask users of the Library to replace books on the correct shelves when they have finished using them.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY

Two full meetings of the Debating Society were held this term and both were excellent, well-attended debates. At the first meeting the house enjoyed the rare privilege of hearing the Headmaster and Mr. Burgess speaking against each other on a subject which gave them every opportunity to use all the many tricks of oratory at their command. The subject for debate was "This House approves of the principle of the closed shop." The Headmaster was the proposer and Mr. Burgess was opposing the motion. They were seconded by J. E. Stuart and J. H. Amos respectively. After a very good debate the motion was defeated by 72 votes to 16. ,

At the second meeting of the Society, Mr. L. C. Le Tocq undertook to propose that "This House urges the adoption of a system of equal pay for men and women." He was seconded by G. A. Radford and opposed by Mrs. Bainton, who was seconded by P. R. Sykes. After another very amusing and, in places, instructive debate, the motion was defeated by 39 votes to 10. Next term, as is the usual procedure, the Society will presumably lapse into obscurity in favour of outdoor occupations. However, we can confidently expect that at the beginning of the next school year the Society's activities will be renewed with just as great success.

THE MUSICAL SOCIETY This term, because of the weather and sundry other causes, there was rather less activity than had been expected. However, five recitals were presented, two of which were instrumental. We very much enjoyed an illustrated talk on "Moods in Music," given by Mr. C. P. Lovell, the Director of Music at Bootham School, and a party of pianists under the leadership of Welch and Carlin gave us a delightful evening of music for two pianos. Mr. Fawcett, Dench, and Welch gave very interesting gramophone recitals. The term, then, was far from devoid of activity. Mr. Fawcett's recitals of the works of Gilbert and Sullivan have become a traditional termly event and are enjoyed very much by members of the Society. A Choral Society was formed at the beginning of term which, together with the School Orchestra, was to have performed Stanford's "Revenge" in the School Concert. When it became necessary for the Junior School to close temporarily, it was seen that rehearsals would be adversely affected, and it was decided to postpone the performance until next term. A private performance, with the limited resources at our disposal, was, however, given on the last Thursday of term, and it showed very great promise. The Orchestra consisted of:Violins—Mr. G. W. Stevens (Leader), Greetham, Norwood, Wilson (D. J.), Daneff. Viola—Dryden. Violoncello—Mason. Flute—Elliott. Clarinets—Mr. A. T. Howat, Dennis. Trumpet—Frater. Timpani—Ham. Percussion—March, Mortimer. 27

THE SCIENCE SOCIETY Three meetings have been held this term, one of which was a film show and the others talks on "Radio" and "Out-of-gauge Loads." Visits were arranged to the Press Office and the Radar Exhibition in York. A fuller account of these is given elsewhere. Three films were shown at the first meeting on 1st February. The first depicted the use of penicillin for wounded men during the war. The stages in the discovery and preparation of the pure product were also shown. The next film showed the building up and use of a cathode ray tube. The two uses given were the cathode ray oscillograph and the apparatus used to determine the distance of electrical storms from meteorological stations. The last film described the manufacture of the Mosquito aircraft. It showed the building of the wooden structure and emphasized the great accuracy and precision in all the work. A talk entitled "Radio" was given by Mr. Harris at the meeting held on 22nd February. The talk was a description of the construction and use of certain parts of a wireless set. Various forms of these parts were passed round the audience for inspection. The last meeting, held on 13th March, consisted of a very interesting and informative talk by Mr. H. S. Wood on "Out-of-gauge Loads." Mr. Wood is an Old Peterite at present in the Engineer's Department of the L.N.E.R., York. His talk described how the Railway Company transports bulky goods and abnormal loads from one place to another, and was illustrated by many lantern slides. Mr. J. Burton, the L.N.E.R. Official Photographer, showed a film he had made of the passage through this area recently of the 130-ton stator bound for Birmingham, for which Mr. Wood was responsible. Mr. Burton also showed some recent pictures of the snowbound railway between Barnard Castle and Kirkby Stephen. Mr. Wood was bombarded with questions at the end of the lecture—a sure sign that the subject was interesting. We heartily thank both Mr. Wood and Mr. Burton for such an instructive and enjoyable evening. A VISIT TO THE YORKSHIRE HERALD PRINTING WORKS

On 27th January, 1947, eighteen members of the Science Society spent a very interesting afternoon at the Yorkshire Herald Printing Works, by kind permission of the Editor, Mr. A. Cobham. We were shown, in three groups, round the Composing Room, Processing Room, Commercial Printing Department, and the Printing Press Room. News is received from Leeds and London by creed machines. The sender types out the message on a special "typewriter" which punches holes corresponding to the morse of the letter in a strip of paper. He places this strip of paper in a machine which sends electric impulses corresponding to the holes along a wire (owned by 28

the company) to York. Here the impulses cause a machine to punch corresponding holes in another strip of paper. This is fed into a fourth machine which translates the holes back into words. This news, together with items and articles which are received from local reporters and correspondents, is passed to the editor's offices, whence they are sent to the Composing Room. Here, lines of type (which are made from a tnetal consisting of lead, tin and antimony) are made by "Linotype" machines. At each machine an operator types on a keyboard, and as he taps out the story, matrices of the letters rattle into place until a line is completed. The molten metal is then automatically poured in the matrices and a cast of the complete line in type-metal is made. After casting, an arm on the Linotype comes down and takes the matrices to the top of the machine, where a screw pushes them along to their respective compartments. Here they are deposited as the ends of the matrices are cut in a special way so that this happens. Line after line is cast until there is a whole article. Photographs are dealt with in the Processing Room. Here they are developed and printed, and the prints are photographed by a special camera on to a photographic plate placed behind a screen of wire netting with a mesh of 65 lines to the inch, forming a glass negative. The camera does not point at the photographs, but at right angles to them, the light being reflected into it by a total reflecting prism. The purpose of the screen is to break up the picture into fine dots in order to produce gradations in the final reproduction. The light provided for this camera is from two carbon arc lamps. A zinc plate, sensitised with a yellow film containing fish glue and potassium bichromate, is exposed behind the glass negative to the light from a carbon arc lamp for about ten minutes. The action of the light makes the parts corresponding to the dark parts of the original photograph resistant to the subsequent action of the acid. The yellow sensitised surface is least affected on those parts corresponding with the light parts of the photograph. This yellow film is washed off under a cold water tap and the plate is then put in a machine in which an electric motor drives paddles that splash weak nitric acid on it, thus eating away the non-resistant part of the plate, leaving the other part standing out in relief. The plate is then heated. over a gas ring. In the the Composing Room the type and photographs are fixed tightly into a metal frame known as a "forme." With a sheet of papier mache called a "flong," it is then put in a hydraulic press which, with a force of 680 tons weight, impresses the flong. Strips of cardboard are placed on any large spaces left for late news. After being in the hydraulic press, the flong acts as a mould for the next process, which consists of forcing molten type-metal against the flong to form a semi-circular block for the printing press. This is rapidly trimmed in another machine and the trimmings thrown on to moving rollers which take them back into the melting pot. 29

When two such blocks have been fitted in the printing press, and a large cylinder containing five miles of paper is in position, the printing machine is started. The printing is done with great rapidity by this powerful press, which produces 40,000 copies an hour. The noise is almost deafening. Books, magazines, advertisements, etc., are printed in a similar manner. In the case of books and magazines, large sheets are printed and then folded and cut, so that eight or sixteen pages are formed by a single sheet. These groups of eight or sixteen pages are then bound together with cotton or muslin and glue in the correct order to form the magazine or book. Mr. Cobham also told us what the newspaper company does and how it is governed. This is done by two committees of three each. "The Yorkshire Evening Press" is a Kemsley newspaper and is nonpolitical. All the news is collected by the office, but owing to the paper shortage only the most important items are printed. A collection of photographs of prominent people is kept in York and there is a reference department at Leeds. We spent one and a half hours at the Printing Works, concluding our visit in the Editor's Office, where we saw some very interesting books containing copies of the "York Courant," the local paper of a century ago. VISIT TO RADAR EXHIBITION During the term a party of Science Society members visited an exhibition of Royal Air Force radar equipment at Messrs. Leak and Thorpe's. Radar personnel were present to answer questions and to demonstrate the apparatus. Among the most interesting exhibits were Gee and I-12 S, which were to be seen working. Gee is the code word for a system by which an aircraft or ship's navigator can fix his position by taking bearings on two fixed radiolocation stations, and is rather similar to the American Loran system. 112 S was installed during the war on bombing aircraft, and by means of a rotating beam of centimetric waves a series of reflections are produced which are received and transferred to a cathode-ray tube indicator, where it shows up as a map of the surrounding countryside. There were also on display a cathode-ray oscillograph, an I.F.F. (Identification, Friend or Foe) set, and a set of valves as used in radar equipment, including a magnetron. Visitors were allowed to operate most of the apparatus, and the party took full advantage of this unique opportunity. 30

A VISIT TO COOKE, TROUGHTON & SIMMS' OPTICAL WORKS Permission to visit their Lens Factory on Friday 7th February, was kindly given by Messrs. Cooke, Troughton & Simms, and accordingly the Middle Sixth physicists made good use of this opportunity and spent a most interesting and informative afternoon. The factory was built in 1939, and during the war was engaged largely on secret work. The firm then had some 2,000 employees, but now the number has dwindled to about 800. The building is by no means void of activity, and it is in fact difficult to visualise how the other 1,200 could have been employed. The firm has another factory in York near Bishop's Hill, and yet another further away in London. The firm is well known for the exceedingly high quality of the instruments turned out. At the moment the chief products of the factory are theodolites, naval range-finders, and miscroscopes of all types, ranging from the highly developed Vickers' projection miscroscope to ordinary school miscroscopes. The factory has its own forge where the parts for the different instruments are made, but it imports all its glass both for prism and lens making. It also has its own drawing office where the plans for all the instruments are designed and drawn. The lenses and prisms, when they have been cut and moulded, are polished first of all with emery powder and then with ferric oxide, better known, perhaps, as "jewellers' rouge." During the war a new substance, cerium oxide, was used fairly extensively in place of the jewellers' rouge, but the latter is generally considered as being slightly the more efficient of the two. The size of the lenses ranged from the size of a pin-head to 3 ins. in diameter, and it was difficult to realise that the minute pieces of glass used for miscroscope objectives were indeed lenses. Objectives are corrected for chromatic and spherical aberration and the other defects common to optical instruments by a series of lenses through which the light is subsequently passed. All the products of the factory have to be labelled with the name of the firm, and there is a special machine, incorporating a pantograph, which does this. Another instrument is used for marking the degrees of a circle on horizontal discs. The temperature of the room in which the instrument is kept is constant, for any slight change in temperature of a degree or two could cause an error in the marking at the finish of a revolution. Throughout the whole factory, perhaps the most impressive thing was the accuracy with which everything was executed. Using theodolites for surveying an area almost as large as England itself, the error incurred at the end of the survey may be of the order of only a few inches and seconds of arc. Where a uniform very thin line was required for use in certain optical instruments, spiders' threads were used. Men were sent up onto the moors to collect spiders of a certain type, which, after having been 31

starved for a few days spun a very uniform thread. Another source of spiders before the war was the Cape, from which spiders were imported and the threads produced used only in the best quality instruments; now a line whose thickness is only 3/100,000 millimeter can be obtained photographically. The last room into which we were taken, the standard room, exhibited many finished products. There were research miscroscopes, school miscroscopes, theodolites, and other complicated optical instruments. The Vickers' projection microscope provoked great interest, it was originally designed by the Vickers Armstrong Company and they handed the instrument over to Cooke, Troughton & Simms for development. A heavy base makes it possible to take photographs whilst there are external vibrations which would affect an ordinary microscope. The instrument is used primarily in metallurgy, but it may also deal equally well with transparent objects. As our time drew to an end we were reluctantly dragged from the standard room, and before leaving the factory were very kindly provided with tea, after which we thanked our guides and left the factory, having had a most enjoyable afternoon. SCIENCE LECTURES During the latter part of this term a party of Middle and Lower Sixth Science Sets attended a course of lectures on "Aspects of Science" at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre. The lectures were given by professors and lecturers from the University College of Hull on the following subjects: "Light and Colour," "The Theory of Evolution," and "What is Life? A Biologist's Reply." Owing to weather conditions the final lecture, "Noises and Notes," was postponed. Altogether the lectures were enjoyed by everybody, except that certain parts were above the heads of the non-biologists.

CHESS

A great deal of chess has been played this term both by the team and other members of the School. Unfortunately we have not achieved a victory in any one of the five matches we have played so far in the York League, although we have twice been beaten by the narrow margin of °four games to three. But we have gained experience, and we have some individual successes to record. P. Jenkins, our first board, has won three games out of five, and J. C. M. Rayson, playing sixth board with a chess set of almost surrealistic design which only he understands perfectly, has lost one game. R. Ham and P. R. Sykes have each won one game and drawn another, and D. J. Oliver and W. S. Samuels have each won one game. In the semi-finals of the Inter-House Chess, Manor beat School House by three games to two and the Rise beat Temple by four games to one. In the finals the Manor beat the Rise. 32

CONTINENTAL HOLIDAY, EASTER, 1947 It seemed to be quite in the order of things to see a St. Peter's cap boarding the Paris train on the docks at Calais: for one reason, of course, we had been cheerily hailed by the wearer of it not half an hour before: and in any case we stood too near in time to the term just ended, and brown caps and crossed keys were still part of the warp and texture of our existence. For had we not a bare hour after final assembly stolen quietly out of York, guiltily conscious that we were leaving a doomed city (floods!) in a doomed country (economics!) ? These latter considerations were soon to be, if not entirely dissipated, at least set in perspective by a closer acquaintance with France. The devastation round the docks at Calais was of an order such as we had never seen anywhere in England. Within a radius. of more than half a mile from the port, scarcely one stone stood upon another: the authorities were housed in wooden hutments: the roads were but rough tracks through the rubble worn by other vehicles: the railway lines had, of course, obviously been repaired, but for ought else, only the gaunt walls of a burnt-out church towered above the pulverised waste like Roman ruins in the sands of North Africa: here, indeed, was the wilderness: we were little disposed to call it peace also. This scene of destruction was repeated in nearly every town of note on the outward journey—Abbeville, Rouen, Evreux, Vendome, Poitiers, and Tours: whereas in England the damage is widespread, in France it is much more concentrated, and large sections of the towns appear to be unaffected. I made enquiries in several places as to what stage of the war had brought the havoc, and in most cases the answer was 1940: Tours had had a second patch of devastation made in 1944. In contrast, the many miles of countryside we passed through seemed not to have changed at all: there were no signs of mechanisation on the land: teams of three horses—one was always white—were the order of the day for ploughing: and Spring was late in coming to Northern France too: for the roadsides were as dead as they had been in England: as we approached Bordeaux, cereals gave place to vines, and leaves were appearing on the trees. South of Bordeaux we met the fine weather and drove through the hundred miles of pine woods of the Landes under a cloudless sky that was to be our lot for the next ten days. Late that afternoon—Easter Saturday— we crossed into Spain. We had been received everywhere in France with a friendliness that clearly transcended the formal courtesies of hotel-keepers. By Spaniards, also, we were received with friendliness and with great interest: for Spain, too, is anxious to foster the tourist trade and has set up publicity and information centres in all the main towns. The end of the journey came on Easter Monday evening

when we arrived in Madrid, where we stayed for the next thirteen days. In Madrid—surely with its bright lights the gayest capital in Europe to-day—we found all the outward scars of the civil war healed: considerable development is actually taking place here, as in many other urban areas of Spain: main streets are being extended and factories are being built: for instance, Spain is now making her own cloth and even exporting it: but on the barren, sunbaked plateaux of Castile and Aragon little new is to be seen, except improvements to the main roads: oxen, mules, and even donkeys are used for ploughing, and many of the ploughs are wooden ones made to the pattern that Virgil described two thousand years ago. Politically, there is not a deal of useful comment to make: everyone seemed normally content, the police were not unduly in evidence, and compared with fifteen years ago there seemed less abject poverty: certainly there were fewer beggars, and the urchins who turned their monotonous whine upon us outside a cafe in Avila were quite well dressed: we saw plenty of pro-Franco slogans on the walls, and on our last night in Madrid a slogan to the effect that the United Nations will swallow i'ranco. Troops were garrisoned in every town we visited—San Sebastian, Burgos, Toledo, Avila, Segovia, Saragossa, and Barcelona—but there was nothing in the nature of a Fascist salute and no arrogance in their bearing. Undoubtedly civil liberties as we know them in England do not exist in Spain in entirety: on the other hand competent observers on the spot declare that the alternative to the firm hand is anarchy. Of conditions in general on the continent as they affected us, I would say the following: accommodation is easy to obtain in both France and Spain and is not dear: meals a la carte can be very expensive, and it is always advisable to ask for the "table d'hote," which even so works out at more than the regulation 5/- meal in England: wines were plentiful in both countries, rather expensive in France, much cheaper in Spain: coffee, real coffee was inexplicably scare in France, and consequently very expensive. Ration cards for food are given to visitors in both countries, but we were only twice asked to surrender any—for bread in France. The main roads in France—particularly south of Paris—were very good indeed: the main roads in Spain were beautifully engineered, but on the whole the surfaces were poor: of petrol, adequate supplies were available in France on coupons, and cost about 3/41 per gallon: in Spain, petrol is unrationed and cost 3/- per gallon. We returned home with a deeper sense of confidence in the goodwill and common sense of the ordinary citizen both here and abroad. He may be poor, but he was at least honest: contrary to the alarming warnings we received, no one attempted to take a rise out of us and no one stole anything. The pity of it is that his commonsense is not translated into international economics and his goodwill 34

into international politics. The mad rush for exports—so obvious on the docks of Bordeaux—when compared with the prevailing austerity within, makes nonsense of the first, and the Moscow Conference heavily underlined the futility of the latter. F.J.W.

J.T.C. NOTES

At the beginning of the term the stores were moved, the Coy. Office going down to the former kitchen and the Signal Stores to an adjoining cellar. In the first week of term it was decided to award points for the Flag Competition, the House Shooting Average, and the Section Competition, these points to be counted towards the Fernie Cup, which is now a separate cup not counted towards the Oxford Cup. Owing to the weather the work of the Signals Platoon has been confined to indoor practice. The Field Day afforded valuable experience and the Platoon acquitted itself well, for after some "technical hitches" at first, communications were maintained for the rest of the day. Next term the Platoon hopes to set up and operate the "19" set which has been kindly loaned by the Northern Command Signals Stores. The Band this term has not progressed as well as it might have done. Indeed, the enthusiasm of both members and prospective members has left much to be desired, and much more keenness must be shown if the Band is to regain its former standard. Several instructional films have been shown, one an excellent film on map reading and a film for the N.C.O.'s on how to instruct recruits. The Corps has now been completely equipped with service rifles and greatcoats, which latter have been appreciated greatly on the few outdoor parades of the term. The chief event of the term was, of course, the Field Day. This was run on the lines of an internal security exercise. Temple Platoon, under the command of "Mufti" ‘Dench, were terrorists engaged in sabotage operations in the York area. The remainder of the Corps: Rise, Manor and School House Platoons, with the Signals Platoon attached, under the command of C.S.M. Chadwick, made up the military force engaged in quelling the uprisings. The exercise was carried out within a ten miles radius of York, and various incidents were investigated and quelled by patrols of the Security Force. The main disturbances were at Beningbro', where Sgt. Sykes and two sections of his Platoon captured several terrorists, and on the Ings, where Sgt. Edinger with his platoon, while searching for a hidden ammunition dump, encountered a large terrorist force. "Mufti" Dench's lieutenants, "Khaki" Hardisty and "Imshee" Newdick were captured by this party, but later escaped from custody. A report of a terrorist H.Q. at Stamford Bridge proved, on investigation by Sgt. Hutchinson and his Platoon, to be false. 35

The exercise concluded at Sutton-on-Forest, where Dench and his saboteurs were surrounded and wiped out. "Mufti" Dench himself first penetrated the lines of the Security Force, destroyed their H.Q., killing C.S.M. Chadwick, and then committed suicide by taking poison, dying a hero's death! Thus the day was a great success, enjoyed by all. Owing to the appalling weather conditions, the Cert. "A" programme and the General Inspection have been postponed till next term. Promotions.

Sgt. Hutchinson to be Manor Platoon Sergeant. Cpl. Radford to be Recruits "B" Platoon Sergeant.

SCOUTING

Outdoor activities during the past term have been considerably restricted by the severe weather. Nor has indoor scouting been at its best, for it has been virtually impossible to estimate at all accurately the number of Scouts likely to be absent at any one meeting through illness. This has made programme planning rather complicated as a result, involving last minute alterations all too often. The Junior Patrols have put in a good deal of valuable effort on second class tests, of which the full benefit has yet to be felt. It was unfortunate that their term was curtailed, though scouting for the dayboys continued till the end. The Senior Patrols were pleased to welcome Mr. H. Jeffs to many of their meetings, and are grateful to him for his help and interest. The usual Easter Term Field Day was held early in March. The climatic conditions did not prevent us from cooking and consuming the best cooked dinner since this event became a regular feature of this particular Field Day. The other traditional item on this occasion—the Treasure Hunt—was held and won, more by good luck than by good judgment, by the Seals. All patrols completed the course and the finish was very close. The afternoon was spent in a most instructive and interesting visit to York City Fire Station. Here we were shown in detail the working of the various firefighting appliances from the largest motor pump to a domestic fire extinguisher. The latter we were able to use in practice. We also enjoyed sliding down the polished metal pole from the firemen's quarters on the first floor. Our visit concluded with a glimpse of the "nerve centre" of the Fire Station, where the location of all appliances and firemen on duty are recorded' visually. We are grateful to the authorities for such an enjoyable afternoon. When the floods receded after the thaw, a number of the Dayboy Scouts spent some busy hours in the early part of the holidays helping flood victims to salvage their belongings and to clean up and dry out their homes. Their efforts were much appreciated by those who received their help. 36

The Annual Summer Camp this year will again be held at Coneysthorpe and will run from Tuesday, 29th July, until Tuesday, 5th August. The attendance at last year's camp was disappointing to those who give up energy and a week of the holidays for it. It must be realised that camping is an essential part of Scout training and a valuable experience for any boy. It is to be hoped, therefore, that every effort will be made by parents and Scouts to see that the most is made of the opportunity to spend a week in camp.

SHOOTING

This term, owing to changing of the rules of the "Country Life" competition, the team had to shoot with Mossberg rifles instead of S.M.L.E.'s. This was a great drawback, as we had no Mossbergs, and if R.S.M. Power had not come to our rescue by arranging a loan we should be without them yet. There were three Inter-School matches, the results being as f ollows:— St. Peter's v. Liverpool College—Won, 538-524. St. Peter's v. Durham School—Lost, 530-555. St. Peter's v. Ampleforth College—Lost, 543-663. We also competed for the "Country Life" competition, but the results are not yet known. The team for this term was:— F. J. Chadwick •(Capt.), D. Hardisty, C. K. Hudson, L. D. Edinger, J. A. Hannon, P. C. Knowlson, R. Parker, M. Speight, Reserve—C. Frank. J. Dench gave fire orders in the "County Life" competition. Besides the Inter-School matches, R.S.M. Power made it possible for the recruits to use the Colliergate range, and encouraged them in every possible way. This has been invaluable, as we are looking out for a future team to enter for the Ashburton in 1948.

FENCING

Partly because the snow and floods have rendered outdoor games impossible this •term, Fencing has progressed very well indeed. A match was eventually arranged with Leeds Grammar School, whom we beat last year, and once again our team was successful. A list of the team and the results is shown below:— P. R. Sykes ... Won 5 Lost 0 C. K. Hudson ... Won 4 Lost 1 D. J. Carr ... Won 0 Lost 5 J. C. M. Rayson ... Won 3 Lost 2 G. A. Radford ... ... Won 2 ... Lost 3 Total: St. Peter's 14 bouts, Leeds G.S. 11 bouts. It is proposed to arrange a Fencing Demonstration and the InterHouse Fencing Matches early next term. 37

CRICKET FIXTURES, 1947

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K. Lockwood, of 40 Heslington Road, York, will organise the O.P. side to play the School XI on the 25th and 26th July. He will be pleased to hear from any O.P.'s who desire to play.

HOCKEY After too long an interval, due to the war, hockey has been reintroduced into the School. Enthusiasm was high at the beginning of term, but the weather did its worst to dampen our spirits, though it finally relented, and many games were enjoyed towards the end of term. The history of the season has been one long battle with the elements, for the only available place for games was the Quadrangle, and consequently after every snowfall, shovelling parties had to be organised. At the end of two days' labour it was generally possible to organise a game, but invariably it snowed the following night, and so the battle was renewed. To encourage us in our toils we were entertained to two very interesting lectures, both of which were well attended. The first was by Mr. Chilman, an "O.P.” hockey international, who gave us a general talk on the game and supplied us with many hints from his experiences. Then Mr. Harper, a few weeks later, found time from his position of Secretary of the York Hockey Club, to visit us. Armed with numerous charts and diagrams he talked to us as "beginners," as most of us were, and he told us, also, how hockey was organised in Great Britain. 38

At the end of term seven-a-side House matches were arranged to lend colour to the games. In a hard fought duel Rise beat Temple by six goals to two, which is not a true reflection of the play, and School House scored an easy victory over Manor by eleven goals to three. Unfortunately the Rise versus School House final had to be cancelled. Though of necessity no 1st XI matches could be arranged, we hope to resume Inter-School matches next season, and if the improvement and keenness shown this term continue, we should be able to give a creditable account of ourselves.

SQUASH As a result of Dook's departure, D. J. Oliver was elected Captain of School Squash and a full programme of events was carried through. There has been much enthusiasm for the game throughout the School, particularly amongst the junior half, where there are several promising players. Open and junior knock-out competitions were arranged early in the term. These proved to be a great success and many hard games were played. D. J. Oliver beat C. K. Hudson, 9-1, 9-1, 9-1, in the final of the Open Championship. In the final of the Junior Championship, W. H. N. Fairweather beat P. J. Dennis, 9-3, 9-5, 7-9, 6-9, 10-8, after a very close game. In the Inter-House Squash, School House was drawn against Temple and Manor against Rise. As was expected, School House and Manor won their respective matches. The details are:— School House v. Temple. C. K. Hudson (S.H.) beat J. H. 0. Parker (T.), 9-2, 9-1, 9-3. R. Parker (S.H.) beat J. D. Dench (T.), 9 1, 9 1, 9 1. W. H. N. Fairweather (S.H.) beat N. M. Ward (T.), 10-8, 9-1, 9-1. Manor v. Rise. D. J. Oliver (M.) beat P. R. Sykes (R.), 9-1, 9-1, 9-1. W. Graham (M.) beat J. C. M. Rayson (R.), 9-2, 9-0, 9-7. R. Dobson (M.) beat D. Thompson (R.), 8-10, 9-4, 9-2, 9-7. In the final of the Inter-House Squash, Manor were very unexpectedly beaten by School House. Manor v. School House. D. J. Oliver (M.) beat C. K. Hudson (S.H.), 9-1, 10-8, 9-7. G. C. Greetham (S.H.) beat W. Graham (M.), 11 9, 9-1, 9-7. P. J. Dennis (S.H.) beat J. F. W. Addey (M.), 9-11, 3-9 9-4, 9-6, 9-5. It is some time since the School played any Squash matches. This term, however, because of the bad weather, most sports had to -

be abandoned and Squash has come to the fore. It is pleasing to note that the School won two of the four fixtures that were played, and Oliver and Hudson are to be congratulated on the award of their colours. 19th March. School v. Northern Command Headquarters. Result: School won. D. J. Oliver beat Lt.-Col. Harvey, 9-7, 11-9, 10-8. C. K. Hudson beat Capt. Crawford, 10-8, 7-9, 9-3, 9-5 W. Graham lost to Maj. Longlands, 7-9, 0-9, 2-9. 23rd March. School v. Mr. 0. R. Yeoman's Team of O.P.'s. Result: School lost. D. J. Oliver lost to H. Denby, 9-2, 5-9, 6-9, 6-9. W. Graham lost to P. Gale, 1-9, 4-9, 5-9. J. F. W. Addey lost to 0. R. Yeomans, 2-9, 2-9, 2-9. 29th March. School v. York Railway Institute.

Result: School won. D. J. Oliver beat B. Wilson, 9-4, 8-10, 3-9, 9-3, 9-2. C. K. Hudson beat V. Fletcher, 9-2, 7-9, 9-3, 9-5. G. C. Greetham lost to K. Coussins, 9-7, 6-9, 9-5, 1-8, 3-9. P. R. Sykes beat D. Fletcher, 10-8, 9-11, 9--6, 9-6. P. J. Dennis lost to H. Neilson, 9-5, 3-9, 8-10, 0-9.

30th March. School v. Northern Command Headquarters. Result: School lost. D. J. Oliver lost to Lt.-Col. Harvey, 9-2, 6-9, 7-9,

3-9 C. K. Hudson beat Maj. Longlands, 4-9, 9-7, 10-8, 1-9, 10-9. P. R. Sykes lost to Capt. Crawford, 4-9, 3-9, 9-6, 5-9. .

BOXING The exceptionally bad weather which we have experienced this term has in no way hampered the boxing in the School, and the boxers were able to go ahead with their training without any interference. The boxing classes started in the first week of term, and the keenness of the boxers was shown by the fact that they attended four or five periods every week. In order to improve the standard of the boxing we decided to reintroduce Inter-School Boxing in preference to House Boxing. R.S.M. Power started intensive training with P.T., done in heavy fencing jackets, and roadwork when the weather permitted. The Headmaster gave permission for the class to attend a boxing tournament at the Railway Gymnasium on 19th March between the Northern Command and the L.N.E.R., from which we all gained valuable lessons. 40

A boxing match was arranged against Leeds Grammar School, and took place on Wednesday, 26th March. Leeds Grammar School was unable to find an opponent for our featherweight, G. W. Smith, and our middleweight, R. Parker, was unable to box because of illness. At the weigh-in before lunch on the day of the match we found that P. C. Knowlson was below weight, so J. M. Ryder ably took his place as the third string welterweight. The contests were refereed by Captain M. B. Brown, R.A.C., from Catterick, to whom our thanks are due, and the judges were Mr. Hare, of Leeds Grammar School, and Mr. R. F. Harding. We were pleased to have Sgt.-Major D. F. Puddick with us again acting as timekeeper. R.S.M. Power was M.C. The match took place in the Hall before a large audience, which saw nine bouts of higher standard than the House matches of previous years. The Leeds team was more experienced than our team of novices, as was shown by the score, which was 17 points to 10, but many of the bouts were very close. The team is to be congratulated on showing pluck and keenness, and with the experience gained this term, we hope to meet with more success next year. Special mention must be made of G. M. Dodgson and R. Dobson, who were awarded their Boxing Colours, Dodgson being the only member of our team who won his bout. The programme of the match was as follows:— Leeds Grammar School—Red. St. Peter's School—Green. Red Green Bout 1—Welterweight (3rd String). Dove v. J. M. Ryder Bout 2—Flyweight (2nd String). Wayne v. J. Hearfield Bout 3—Light Heavyweight (2nd String). B. R. Shaw v. T. G. Murray Bout 4—Welterweight (2nd String). P. Stubbs v. R. Dobson Bout 5—Flyweight (1st String). Brooke v. T. C. Willis Bout 6--Bantamweight. Duncan v. R. J. Gibson Bout 7—Lightweight. E. D. Butterworth v. G. M. Dodgson Bout 8—Welterweight (x st String). Norton v. F. N. Newdick (Capt.) Bout 9—Light Heavyweight (1st String). P. H. Thompson (Capt.) v. J. E. Stuart All contests—Two rounds of mins., One round of 2 mins. 41

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL Easter Term, 1947! Mr. Ping says (and he should know) that this has been the worst and most difficult term for a quarter of a century. We started off all right when term began on 18th January, and actually several Winter Aconites in flower were brought to School on 23rd January, making us think that Spring was almost with us. But then Winter descended on us and on the whole country, continuing until after the middle of March. Illnesses also fell upon the Junior School to such an extent that on 4th March the School had to be closed down and the boarders returned home. Considerable joy, of course, at the extra holiday. School opened again for those boys who were well enough to attend on 17th March until the normal breaking up day. So it has indeed been a very broken term. Scarcely any football, and we even got tired of snowballing. Sledging has been very enjoyable, and there was a highlight one day when we got Mr. Ping on to a sledge and it went too fast for him. What a crash! Some of our nature study observations have been sad because of the number of birds found dead, killed by the cold or starvation. But several very interesting and uncommon birds have been brought in by boys. Notably a Bittern found by Simpson in a field near Wetherby, and also a Woodcock, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Brambling by other boys. The first coltsfoot in flower was brought on 21st March, and the first lesser Celandine on 26th March. These were found by R. J. De Little, who was duly rewarded. Several boys helped very enthusiastically in the Science Exhibition with the Junior School exhibit of fifteen specimen twigs of local forest trees. Lambert and Fry were specially good in giving explanations to visitors. A special examination for entry to the Junior School was held on 1 1 th March. Over forty boys attended for the exam, hoping to enter the School next September. Our number on the roll for this term was 178.

R. D. Beckitt.

SALVETE March, 1947 (Both Dayboys.) G. C. Sanderson. VALETE

March, 1947 to Hong Kong.) A. Calvert. (Returned W.

WOLF CUB REPORT During the Christmas holidays we kept up the weekly meetings for the Dayboys. This experiment was quite a success in spite of the long and losing battles with the stove in the Scout Hut. There can certainly be smoke without fire! Although the term was broken up by illness, there is a most satisfactory list of tests and badges passed. No fewer than eight House orderly badges were gained, most of them during the enforced holiday in March. It is to be hoped that the passing of the badge was of mutual benefit to both cub and household. We tried out several new games, and our semaphore is improving steadily. The following are to be congratulated:2nd Star—Saville and Johnson. 1st Star—Kirk, Pegg, Dodsworth and Marsh. Badges—Toymaker, Homecraft, Team Player and House Orderly: Quickfall. House Orderly: Saville, J. Howat, Hick, Coates, Pegg, Johnson and Kirk. In the competition, Blue Six beat Green by one point after a truly Homeric struggle. Earlier in the term, Blues were leading quite comfortably, but Quickfall's four badges put Green ahead. By some very hard work in the last week, however, Marsh managed to put the Blues once more in the lead, and a Green success in a beangrowing competition was not quite sufficient for them to repeat last term's victory. It must be remembered that the other two Sixes are composed largely of Boarders and that they were more handicapped by absence than the Blues and Greens. We welcome to the Pack, Stubbs (Blue) from Dringhouses, Harrison (Yellow) from Clifton, and C. Howat (Red). J. Howat (2nd, Green Six) and Phillis (Sixer, Yellow Six) have left us, and we wish them good hunting in the Scouts. The day after we broke up we had a grand treasure hunt. It was a miserable morning, so only five appeared at the start, but it cleared up in the afternoon and, with the help of our old Pack Leader, C. Moore, now in the Scouts, Akela had us careering all over Clifton before the treasure was unearthed in a flower bed down St. Peter's Grove. We were almost too weak to use the spade which happened to be close at hand Albany House.

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isolated, sympathetically attended and visited by harassed sisters, matrons, nurses and others; or if you rejoice at an early finish to a term which has scarcely even started in earnest; if you really relish such an existence, you've had a super, or even a wizard term. But if you prefer to go home feeling that you've done the odd spot of work, have played some good games, or have kept fit, you will draw a veil over much of the Easter Term, 1947, and swear a solemn oath that you will redouble your efforts next term. You will try to forget the time when you rose to boiling-point, died in the night and were resuscitated in the Infirmary. You will try to forgive the unidentified jokers who stealthily planted a packet of assorted germs healthy and active enough to defy the combined efforts of Jack Frost and the Clerk of the Weather. You will, however, remember Mr. Walshaw's generous gift of table tennis equipment; the Epiphany Service; the talk on the history and the architecture of the Minster; that Yardley is a splendid Test Captain—he won the toss and gained us a holiday; and that you were excited by "Beau Geste" and fascinated by "The Time Machine." St. Olave's. At the end of last term we looked forward to fun. Of course if your idea of fun is two months of ice, frost, snow, winds, wet, chicken-pox, flu, and others, then, in the words of the R.A.F. "we had it"—lots of it; every day, from morning till night. Only three babies—Percy, Grainger, and Metcalf—did not have anything, and only Howard avoided chicken-pox—we managed to get rid of that nuisance for all other parents, so we do apologise to Mr. and Mrs. Howard—we did our best. Finally, nearly all the adults acquired chicken-pox, too, and since the weather made it impossible to get really fit, the boarders went home early in March, as disappointed as could be. With great regret we said goodbye to Miss Hancock. She has done great work in her short stay and has matroned about like anything. This term in all the illness she has been splendid. We are very sorry to lose her, and we wish her well. We owe great thanks, too, to Mrs. Jeffs, who nursed our sick for some weeks. Her efficiency, calmness, and cheer were like a tonic, and we give her our thanks and good wishes. Sir A. P. Herbert has told us that English is a language always growing, and adding to itself from its experiences. Our term has produced a new phrase of insult, "You blebby spot"—born from the particular plague we've had. It is not "nice," but on occasion, satisfying and expressive. In fact, without much difficulty we have adapted the eternal thoughts and words of Shakespeare to modern 44

use almost every day at bedtime (see Macbeth 5, i): "Out blebby spot! Out, I say!—one, two: why 'tis time to isolate: the san is murky! Fie, my boy, fie! An Olavite and infectious? What need we fear who ." knows it. .

The Monitors have worked well this term, and those who have been about enjoyed the snow for a time, but it was too much of a good thing and lost its attraction. The marble season was as badly hit as league football and hardly ever began; the serious effect of this will be seen, it is feared, in next season's standard of play. Jimmy Horsley built squadrons of cotton-reel tanks, and these advanced on each other across the Common-room floor in wide deploy for battle—slow, ponderous, Churchillian in their movements. When the story of the finance of these squadrons and their construction is told, it may be able to quote Mr. Churchill:—"Never was so much owed by so many" to one boy. It is a tale of ingenuity and of "sealed lips," unsurpassed.

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THE PETERITE Vol. XXXIX

OCTOBER, 1947

No. 316

EDITORIAL In our comments here we have made it a rule to abjure all reference to the vagaries of the weather, believing it true that such talk is the Englishman's last line of defence, whence if he is driven, "the rest is silence." But in our last number we capitulated. The impact of the winter's rages in the Easter Term was too powerful to be ignored. We complained; and it would be ungracious not to balance the account by a tribute to the summer which has just passed—an `.amende honorable' if ever there was one. From the early days of July throughout the long summer holiday the sun gave its unsullied best. None but those 'with memories long enough to embrace the Coronation year of 1911 can recall a comparable sequence of days of hot sun and unclouded skies. Never before, perhaps, had we realised the importance of rain in the natural order of things. In the end we welcomed the time when at last :"The thirsty earth soaked up the rain And drank, and gaped, and drank again." It was a return to normality, at any rate in one aspect of our lives. The sunshine was all that was needed to ensure the success df the Commemoration festivities which closed the term. It would have guaranteed, too, our enjoyment of the Public Schools' cricket festival which we had planned for the week following and which so many of us were anticipating with pleasure. The cancellation at the last moment, for reasons quite beyond our control, was indeed unfortunate. Of Commemoration it is unnecessary to speak here since there is a full report elsewhere in this issue. We would refer only to a point which transpired in the Headmaster's review, at the Speech Day ceremony, of our plans for the future development of the School. It has been decided, we learned, that the enlarged and reconstructed Big Hall is to be our 'War 'Memorial instead of the new 'Dining Hall projected in the general plan for the rebuilding of the School. The change, approved by the Governing Body and the Old Peterite Club, is obviously desirable and is, indeed, dictated by circumstances, as a note on a later page explains. But, 'practical considerations apart, we would all of us agree that no more fitting Memorial could be contemplated than what will be tantamount to a new assembly hall. Big Hall is the focal point of our school life, and we would not blink the fact that the present room, sufficient and not undistinguished perhaps by nineteenth century standards, is now inadequate to our needs and unworthy of our reputation. The plans, which are daily available to all of us, envisage a Hall which will meet every requirement

CONTENTS Editorial ... The Reverend P. P. Noble Fawcett Canon C. Patteson ... ... ... Births The School War Memorial ... Commemoration, 1947 ... Old Peterite News ... ... Calendar, Christmas Term, 1947 •.. Examination Results, 1947 ... Valete and Salvete ... ... School Officers ... ... House Notes The Oxford Cup, 1946.47 ... The School Arms ... The Chapel ... ... The School Concert The Music Society ... The Library ... ... ... The Natural Science Society The Art Club ... ... British Ship Adoption Society Vox Populi ... J.T.C. Notes Scouting Shooting Tennis ... Cricket, 1947 ... Rugger Fixtures, 1947 Rowing ... Swimming ... ... The Junior School ... Editorial Notices ...

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and at the same time be impressive and dignified in its proportions and construction. We need scarcely emphasise the abiding value of surroundings which are dignified and aesthetically satisfying. All must approve of a decision which makes our Memorial to the Old Peterites who gave their lives that part of the School which, above all, will have an ennobling and enduring influence on the mind and spirit of the generations who follow after. In the matter of building we may be well satisfied that so much has already been achieved despite the restrictions and difficulties of the times, and we are grateful for the energy and determination which have refused to be baulked by the recurrent obstacles to progress. Not least do we appreciate the driving-force of the Headmaster. Since our last issue important additions and alterations have been made to the Lodge. The reconstruction has much improved its amenities as a dwelling-house, and the changes in design will add considerably to its usefulness as our administrative outpost on the main road. By the time these lines are read we hope that 'Sgt.-Major Power will be comfortably installed. The rebuilding of the war-damaged Rise is now well begun, and we are optimistic enough to hope that the time is not distant when the Rise, which has endured much inconvenience and disruption since 1942, will once again be united in its own premises. The new boarding-house, which Phoenix-like is rising from the ashes of the old, is admirably 'planned and will be a vast improvement on the original building, which, beloved though it was by Risites of days gone by, was singularly ill-suited to its purpose. The departure of the Rev. P. P. N. Fawcett at the end of the Summer Term was deeply, regretted by all of us, and we are glad to be able to print in the following pages a tribute to him by the Headmaster. The office of Chaplain, which Mr. Fawcett held, is of supreme importance to the spiritual well-being and thus to the whole life of the School. Any change in its tenancy must be regarded as momentous, and we are happy indeed to be able to welcome, as Mr. Fawcett's successor, one so eminent and experienced as Canon C. Patteson. Finally may we offer our best wishes to Mr. Collier, who comes to us in the Christmas Term as Art Master.

THE REVEREND P. P. NOBLE FAWCETT As is mentioned in the Editorial, the School bade farewell at the end of last term to Mr. Fawcett, who had .been School Chaplain since September, 1939. While I had known for some years that he felt the time was coming when he should leave School work for other fields, we had become so accustomed to looking upon Mr. Fawcett as a permanent resident that his departure came as something of a shock. The major portion of Mr. Fawcett's Chaplaincy coincided with the war period, which, while making his tasks more difficult, provided many opportunities for him to show the considerable versatility of his

abilities. Besides acting as Father in •9d andpersonal friend to the boys who passed through the School during those years, he bore willingly and efficiently a large part of the burdens resulting from the many extra duties whioh fell on those responsible for the well-being of the School. His complete disregard for all but the welfare of the School during and after the raid of 1942 will long be remembered, and I have many reasons :for being grateful to him for shouldering so many of the burdens which should have been mine during the war period. Mr. Fawcett's great interest in the general life of the School, particularly the School plays, music and rowing—to say nothing of his skill as a craftsman—are so familiar as not to need emphasis, and it is rather in the little and unobtrusive acts of personal kindness and general helpfulness that we shall miss him. It was a matter of special regret to us all that Mr. Fawcett had to go to hospital for yet another operation in August, be we are delighted to know that the operation has been entirely successful, and that he is now in better health than for some years past. He is, we are sure, conscious of the great esteem in which he is held by us all, and, we hope, encouraged by our affection and good wishes. J.D.

CANON C. PATTESON

We welcome to the School this term our new Chaplain in the person of Canon C. Patteson. Canon Patteson is well known to the School, especially since he came to York in 1943 to become Vicar of St. 'Sampson's, Acting Secretary of the Diocesan Board of Finance, and Secretary of the Diocesan Appeal. 'He also was one of the representatives of the Dean and Chapter on the Board of Governors of the School until his appointment as Chaplain early in the year. Canon Patteson was for a considerable time In-College Housemaster at Marlborough and came North in 1937 to be Vicar and Rural Dean of Scarborough until 1943. He has recently been appointed by the Archbishop to be Rural Dean of York and has been Canon and Prebend of Riccall in York Minster since 1939. He thus brings to the School a wealth of experience which is rare, if not unique, in a School Chaplain.

BIRTHS

We record the following with our congratulations :— WAINE.—On 29th July, 1947, in Purey Cust Nursing Home, York, to Beryl, wife of Frederic Waine, a son. LE TOCQ.—On 30th August, 1947, to Edith, wife of L. C. Le Tocq, a son, (Martin Charles Laine). COOPER.—On 18th September, 1947, at 7, 'St. Peter's Grove, York, to Jenifer (nee Baker), wife of J. S. Cooper, a daughter (Philippa Mary).

THE SCHOOL WAR MEMORIAL will be remembered that this item is included in our new building scheme and that it was intended to make the new Dining Hall the School Memorial. The Governors of the School, however, decided that, in the light of recent developments and of prospective building difficulties, it would be advisable to make the proposed extensions to Big Hall the War Memorial. They were actuated in their decision by two principal considerations: first, that the provision of the permanent Dining Hall and Kitchen Block would probably have to be 'postponed for a long period of time, especially having regard to the fact that the temporary Dining Hall has for the present satisfied our urgent needs in this direction; and second, that a less costly project would be more likely to meet with immediate success. The Big Hall already contains part of the Memorial to the 1914.18 War in the form of the new Balcony, and indeed the plans for further alterations and embellishment include the complete scheme which was formulated at that time. At the Old Peterite Club Meeting held during Commemoration last term the Governors' proposal was unanimously adopted, and it is hoped that all Old Peterites who have not already done so will support the Memorial Fund to the 'best of their ability. The full scheme includes the extension of the Big Hall further into the playground on the south side of the School, the provision of a first-class stage, orchestra pit, green room, etc., an extension to the Balcony, the provision of an 'Entrance Hall under the Balcony and the consequent removal of the right-of-way through the Hall. It is also intended to provide new seating and to proceed with the original scheme of oak panelling. It is not possible to estimate with any accuracy the cost of this work, but for a sum of some, £10,000 a Hall could be provided which would be a worthy 'War Memorial and a noble and useful addition to the School's amenities. It

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COMMEMORATION, 1947 (Thursday, 24th July—Sunday, 27th July) The perfect weather which we have enjoyed during the latter part of this summer began early enough to ensure the unqualified success of our second post-war Commemoration., and the long programme of festivities was carried through not merely without hindrance but with the positive advantage of benign, unbroken sunshine. In particular we enjoyed this relish to the two days of splendid cricket between the School XI and the strong and representative O.P. side. 'A well-fought game, in which fortune fluctuated as it should, so that the interest was kept very much alive until late in the afternoon of the second day, ended finally in a well-deserved victory by the School—an appropriate culmination to a most successful season. We were pleased to welcome Norman Yardley on the first day, and our only regret was that the start of the Test Match at Headingley on the following day prevented him from taking part in the game. His presentation of an autographed bat to the Captain of Cricket was a gesture which was much appreciated. Detailed accounts of the O.P. Cricket Match and the Rowing and Shooting Matches between the School and O.P. teams will be found in their appropriate places elsewhere in this issue.. We need say no more here than express our appreciation. of the keenness and zest which the O.P.'s brought to their contests. An innovation in the programme for this year was the School Concert, given in Big !Hall on Thursday, the 24th July, which is fully reported on another page, and which inaugurated Commemoration most successfully. Our congratulations go to all who worked so hard to make the experiment so well worthy of the occasion. The more strictly Old Peterite gatherings were the annual O.P. Club meeting on Friday afternoon and the dinner at Betty's Cafe in York in the evening of the same day. Both were well attended. 5

The business meeting produced much lively and fruitful discussion and was convincing evidence of the virility of the O.P. Club and the invaluable contribution which it can make to the well-being of the School. The dinner, under the expert Chairmanship of Mr. Dronfield, was the friendly and harmonious gathering which is was designed to be. Toasts to the O.P. Club and the School, given by the Headmaster and Mr. S. M. Toyne in the light and humorous vein appropriate to the after-dinner mood, were the extent of the set speeches; though impromptu observations were called for with considerable gusto. In particular, the presence of K. H. Rhodes, so obviously recovered from his disquieting illness of a year ago, was so universally acclaimed, not only by his contemporaries at School but as well by the many generations of Peterites who have known him as a master, that he could do no other than make a suitable acknowledgment. A list of those present at the dinner is printed in the Old Peterite News. It was gratifying to 'find that Commemoration had attracted so many Peterites of all ages. We would mention especially Mr. S. M. Toyne, the former headmaster, who was with us throughout, and whose visit gave so much satisfaction to the many representatives of his regime; and the Rev. J. A. Easten, one of the oldest of Old Peterites whose loyalty and zest for School affairs increases with the passing of the years. The re-union was fittingly concluded in Chapel on the Sunday. Holy Communion at 8.15 a.m. was followed at 11-0 a.m. by the Commemoration Service, when the Rev. P. P. Noble Fawcett preached one of the most apt and effective sermons we have had on this or any similar occasion. To the present members of the School Mr. Fawcett's address, the last of the many which, as School Chaplain, he has given to us in the past eight years, was an inspiration which will not readily be forgotten. The following is the programme for the four days :— THURSDAY, 24th JULY. ,6 0 p.m. School Concert (in Big Hall). FRIDAY, 25th JULY. 11 30 a.m. School v. Old Peterites Cricket Match. 4 30 p.m. Tea. 5 0 p.m. Old Peterite Club Meeting in Big Hall. 7 30 p.m. Old Peterite Dinner. SATURDAY, 26th JULY. 11 0 a.m. SPEECH DAY & DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES by Air Marshal Sir Charles 'Medhurst, K.C.B., O.B.E., MC. (School House 1908-1914). 2 30 p.m. Cricket Match 1(continued). Boat Races and Shooting Match v. Old Peterites. 4 30 p.m. Tea. (The afternoon and evening were kept free from formal functions, so that Old Boys may see more of us and one another.) 6

SUNDAY, 27th JULY. 8 '15 a.m. Holy Communion. 11 0 a.m. COMMEMORATION SERVICE. Preacher: Rev. P. P. Noble Fawcett, M.A. SPEECHES AND PRIZE DISTRIBUTION Once again the ceremony took place in the conveniently situated Clifton Cinema, thanks to the kindness of Mr. Prendergast. This solution of the accommodation problem is, we think, highly to be commended. Few, if any Schools in the country possess a hall sufficiently large to accommodate the audience which ought to have the opportunity of being present at the annual review of activities and achievement. Indeed, a hall of the required dimensions would normally be redundant. Yet the devices of excluding some section of those most concerned or of relaying the speeches elsewhere have little to recommend them. Boys, parents, old boys, and all interested in the School should: 'be present, and it was gratifying to have a "packed house" to welcome our guest of honour, Air Marshal Sir Charles Medhurst, K.C.B., O.B.E., M.C. (School House, 1908-1914). We are proud of Sir Charles' rise to eminence in the Royal Air Force—readers of the "Peterite" will be familiar with the record of his distinguished service in the war—and we were pleased that he found it possible to accept the invitation to revisit his old School. The Chairman of the Governors, the Very Rev. E. Milner White, Dean of York, presided and opened' the proceedings by calling upon the Headmaster, to whom he paid a richly-deserved tribute, to present his report. Mr. Dronfield began by reviewing the material advantages which had accrued in the past year; the acquisition of the new dining hall, with its modern, conveniently-placed kitchens, which had vastly increased our efficiency, and the levelling, draining and resowing of the extensive river playing fields whose availability had helped so much with the organisation of the School games. It was good news, too, that the licence had now been obtained for rebuilding the war-damaged Rise, and it was hoped that by next summer we should enjoy the use of a modern, well-equipped boarding-house in place of the old pre-raid building which, if it was much beloved, had been singularly ill-suited to its purpose. The completion of the dining room—a temporary structure in theory—had necessitated a change in the building programme. The permanent dining hall, which was to have been our School War Memorial, must now be relegated to a late stage in our programme, and it was suggested—and the Old Boys had given their approval—that an enlarged and refurnished Big Hall should instead be the Memorial. In this connection the Headmaster referred to the Appeal which had been circulated for our building fund. Large capital expenditure 7

could not, of course, be met out of revenue, and the success of the scheme must inevitably depend on benefactions. He could not conceive, he said, "a more worth-while object than the preservation of schools like our own, which by. the experience and traditions of centuries should exert an ever-increasing influence on present and future educational trends." Turning to matters of general policy, on the difficult question of selecting candidates for admission to the School, Mr. Dronfield affirmed that the guiding principle must be that applicants should show evidence that they are likely to benefit from the type of education given at St. Peter's and that their parents should be determined that they should make the fullest use of the opportunities offered and remain at the School until the normal leaving age of eighteen. In these days we were not justified in accepting boys below the minimum standard of scholastic attainment. at was, too, important to realise that St. Peter's was essentially a boarding school, and it was fundamental that day-boys should conform to the same rules as boarders. It was gratifying that so many parents were ready to take advantage of the day-boarder system—a system which would, indeed, be compulsory when the required accommodation was available. This led the Headmaster to some comments on the new obligation on Local Authorities to provide special places in boarding schools. There were serious difficulties, he felt, and he hoped earnestly that in their selection it would be borne in mind that the 'boarding school is intended, not to take the place of a negative or bad environment, but rather to enrich a good home influence. Commenting on the adverse effect on careers of the two years' compulsory service, Mr. Dronfield deplored that so little account was taken of the value of serious J.T.C. training in schools such as ours. The Certificate "A" examination had been reduced to so low a standard that it was almost worthless, and the properly trained cadet learned, in his two years' service, little more than he already knew. The system as it was provided neither interest nor incentive and only involved a boy in two years' comparative inaction. In the result, then, it was all the more important for boys to choose their careers and clear away preliminary examinations before leaving school. Turning to the work of the class-room the Headmaster noted that our successes in the year under review were spread over all subjects in a normal curriculum. He found particular satisfaction in the Cambridge Music 'Scholarships won by Swale and Greetham, which were the direct fruit of the generosity of Mr. A. E. Long, an Old Peterite who had founded music scholarships to St. Peter's from the Minster Song School. On the question of the future of external Public Examinations, he welcomed the trend towards a revision of the existing system instead of the complete abolition recommended by extremists. Our own policy would be to limit the number of subjects taken in the School Certificate Examination and at the same time to

widen the boys' general education by including in the curriculum studies freed from the trammels of an examination syllabus. In the Junior School the experiment of a J.VI form which catered for boys academically advanced but unfitted by age and physique for transfer to the Senior School had been a success and would continue. Our representation at the Universities (Mr. Dronfield continued), as also at 'Sandhurst, Cranwell, and in the Royal Navy, continued to increase. He made special mention of J. D. Taylor-Thompson's First Class in Classical Moderations at Oxford and J. M. iDook's success in being placed second in the Engineering branch of the Royal Navy Special Entry Examination. The Headmaster surveyed in some detail our non-classroom activities—Music, which, with the Chapel choir as its mainspring, had made the most marked strides during the past year, the J.T.C., Shooting, the Scouts, and the School dramatic productions. Worthy of special comment was the Science Exhibition, a revival which, thanks to the enthusiasm and hard work of Mr. Robinson and the Science Staff, was an unqualified success, and which it is hoped to hold triennially. Games, too, were reviewed, and the Headmaster singled out our resounding Cricket victories over our traditional foes, Ampleforth, Durham, and Worksop. The century of J. C. M. Rayson, the Captain of Cricket, against the Yorkshire Gentlemen, and M. Speight's eight wickets of the Craven Gentlemen for sixteen runs in seven ovens, were remarkable performances in a notable season. In conclusion, Mr. Dronfield expressed his gratitude for the unstinting support he had received on all sides. If he could report a year of success and progress, the fact was in large measure due to the confidence of the Governors, the devoted service of the Staff, Teaching and Administrative alike, and the loyal co-operation of the School Monitors and the the rank and file of the School. The distribution of the prizes (we print a list of the prize-winners and scholarship successes following this report) was followed by Air Marshal Sir Charles Medhurst's address. Sir Charles expressed his pleasure at renewing his acquaintance with St. Peter's and meeting so many of his old friends and contemporaries. 'He was glad to find the School so flourishing and alive, and determined to grasp the opportunities offered by the times. at was, he recalled, 33 years since, for the sixth and last time, he himself had sat in 'Big Hall watching the procession of boys going up to receive prizes. Nothing had changed. There was .the same shy diffidence and pride in those who had won prizes; the same expressions of boredom (and perhaps guilt) on the faces of those who had not. It was 33 years, too, since the St. Peter's O.T.C. went to camp for the first time. In that July of 1914, he said, those who went to that camp little realised that in some ten days the country would be launched on the first World War; and that, in four years' time, many of them 9

would never return to St. Peter's again. And those who did return little thought that a second World War would have to be fought for something we believed we had finished in 1918. As we looked backward at a more mature age, Sir Charles continued, we realised how carefree were the years we spent at School. Though at the time the cares of the world might seem to lie heavily, our troubles were really trivial and their remedies straightforward. Always in the background there was someone to whom we could turn for guidance and help. But there came a day, when we left school and had no one to turn to; when we must rely on ourselves; when success or failure depended on our own qualities. Hard work was the first and only key to success; hard work, without regard to the clock; and a sense of humour which enabled one to take reverses with a smile. He deplored the tendency to speak of Britain as decadent, a third-rate power. Our traditional British qualities might be tired and a little dimmed. But they were there—the spirit of adventure, the quiet confidence in ourselves, the readiness to take risks—and they would assuredly pull us through. Speaking in particular to the older boys, those who might, perhaps, be wondering what to do with their lives, Sir Charles stressed the potentialities of the vast spaces in our Empire which were waiting to be developed. He urged them to look not only at the map of England. There were places where enterprise and vigour were not shackled by the restrictions which, unfortunately, we had to bear to-day. His message to the boys was work, first and formost; and keep alive the spirit of adventure. "Above all," he said, " see that you do for your children what we have tried to do for ours. It had not been entirely our fault that we have been plunged into two disastrous wars. Let us make a world in which wars will not come about again." A vote of thanks to Sir Charles Medhurst, proposed by Mr. Noel Terry, and seconded by Mr. Basil Radford, was endorsed with enthusiasm. We had indeed been inspired by an address to which a bald epitome must inevitably fail to do justice. Sir Charles spoke to us with directness, humour, and a warm and sincere humanity. Above all, his speech revealed that rare yet vital quality, an understanding of the mind of his audience. Many of us felt that the policy of inviting distinguished Old Peterites to such gatherings had much to recommend it.

PRIZE LIST

Norman Crombie Memorial Prize ... F. J. Chadwick. Stephenson Greek Prize ... ... D. C. Jack. Headmaster's Prize for Latin Prose ... ... M. I. H. Unwin Whytehead Memorial Prizes for Divinity : Senior School ... ... R. T. W. McDermid. D. M. Findlay. Junior School ... ••• D. A. Hamby. D. M. Walker. 10

Toyne European History Prize

JJ. C. Griffiths. N. B. Burgess. D. P. Norwood. C. K. Hudson.

...

Dean of York's Prize for Mathematics B.M.A. Medal for Science ... ... Old Peterite Club Reading Prizes : Senior School—VIth Form Below VIth Junior School—Senior ... Junior ... Modern Languages Prize ... Middle School Essay Prize ... Music Prizes—Senior •School ... Junior School ... Art Prizes— Senior School ... Junior School ... General Knowledge Prizes : Senior School ...

•• • P. R. Sykes. — J. D. bench. •• • D. B. Knowles. •• • A. M. Marsh. • . • D. Hardisty. •• • J. M. Smithson. • • • D. C. Jack. P. J. R. Mason. J. Calder. C. R. G. McNeil. R. M. Greenhalgh. J. B. Rayson. R. A. F. Reynolds. ID. H. Tate. D. Richardson. B. Meredith. P. F. Danton. D. H. Holmes. The Manor. Temple House. Temple House.

Junior School ... Hobbies Cup ... Oxford Cup ... Work Cup ... J. T. C. Flag ...

... ...

SCHOOL CERTIFICATE PRIZES (1946) English •• • I. T. R. Welch. History •• • J. A. Brough. Geography •• • J. C. Grove-Stephensen. French •• • I. T. R. Welch. Latin •• • D. A. Hopkins. German ... ... •. • F. C. Slegg. Elementary Mathematics •• • M. Speight. Additional Mathematics •• • P. J. Dennis. Physics ... ... •• • M. Speight. Chemistry ... •• • K. G. Harrison. General Science •• • J. C. B. MacKeand. Art •• • J. C. Grove-Stephensen. •

FORM PRIZES (1946 47) Senior School ... ... D. G. Hilton. ••• ... I. S. Berg. ... ... J. G. Booth. ••• ... ... C. R. Stead. -

IV.A. ... IV.B. ... N.C. ... SHELL...

Junior School

J.VI. J.V.A. J.V.B. J.IV.A. J.IV.B.

J.III. J. II. J I.

...

D. A. Haxby. J. You11. T. A. Foy. G. D. Lambert. I. W. F. Hanham. P. G. Taylor. T. A. Bradford. D. M. Walker. A. J. S. Brown. D. G. Barton. P. J. Netherwood.

OLD PETERITE NEWS ROLL OF HONOUR 1939-1945

H. C. Pexton. J. H. Foster. T. D. Ambler. E. A. Powell. J. M. F,othergill. H. D. F. Amor. J. R. Rainford. J. S. Garnham. M. Biggin. H. W. Richardson. J. A. Brittain. J. Mayes. C. M. Robson. M. J. Buckle. S. M. Green. S. P. Scott. R. T. J. Griffiths. J. W. Butler. J. B. Shillitoe. M. Q. Carlton. P. Heywood. G. S. Stead (Master). J. R. Hollington. A. P. Coombe. J. W. Stead. B. H. W. Jackson. J. D. Croasdale. H. L. Taylor. P. A. Johnstone. J. H. Dales. L. Telfor. P. D. Johnstone. J. B. Deas. J. R. Walters. B. Lee. S. Dodds. W. L. Walters. A. W. Douglas. R. C. Lynch. G. F. Watson. H. A. Milburn. T. B. J. Eveleigh. M. A. Wellington. I. Mitchell. J. P. Farrow. J. Williams. A. J. Morris. J. M. Ferguson. L. H. W. Parkin. F. W. Fineron. The above list contains the addition of the names of Arthur James Morris (School House, 1934.1930, who, we regret to learn, died on 30th April, 1943, while serving as a lieutenant in the 7th Battalion, the Manchester Regiment; and of W. H. H. Hanks (Temple, 1918.35), a Flight Lieutenant, Coastal Command, who was posted as missing, in April, 1945, from operations ove•the •Skaggerak and Kattegat. '

HONOURS AND DISTINCTIONS 1939-1945

Major S. Anderson—M.B.E. J. C. Atkinson—D.F.C. L. Atkinson—M.C. J. N. Bamforth--British Empire Medal (Civil Division). W. B. Battrick—Mentioned in Despatches. J. Biggin—Mentioned in Despatches.

Lt.-Col. J. N. Blenkin—O.B.E. Capt. J. L. Boden—Mentioned in Despatches. Col. D. W. E. Burridge—Ordor of the Crown of Iran (Fourth Class). P.O. D. Bushell- 4D.S.M. Col. H. G. Crawshaw—O.B.E., Mentioned in Despatches. G. M. Curtois—Mentioned in Despatches. Major D. K. Crews (Master)American Bronze Star, Mentioned in Despatches. Major E. Davenport—Mentioned in Despatches. Lt. R. H. Davison, R.N.V.R.—D.S.C. Major J. M. Dickenson—Mentioned in Despatches. Major N. L. Dodd—Mentioned in Despatches. W. D. (Draffan—D.S.O. Capt. B. J. Eastwood—iM.B.E., Mentioned in Despatches. Lt.-Col. W. Elliott—O.B.E., Mentioned in Despatches. Brig. C. C. Fairweather—O.B.E. Wing-Commander J. Fearne—O.B.E. P. N. B. Hale—Mentioned in Despatches. Lt. G. A. W. Heppell—M.C. F/L. P. Heywood—D.F.C. Major R. R. H. Horsley—M.B.E., Mentioned in Despatches. E. S. Jeffs (Master)—Mentioned in Despatches. Col. C. W. V. Kennedy—Cross of Valour (Polish Republic). T. J. Lewis—Mentioned in Despatches. Lt. I. S. McKay—M.C. A. C. Mackintosh—Mentioned in Despatches. Air Marshal C. E. H. Medhurst—K.C.B. (Military Division). P. R. Morris—C.B.E. (Civil Division). F/O. V. M. G. Musgrove—D.F.C. and Bar. Squadron-Leader L. H. W. Parkin—D.F.C. F/L. 11. C. Pexton—D.F.C. (Posthumous). Wing-Commander R. D. Pexton—D.F.C., A.F.C.. Wing-Commander J. S. P. Phillips—D.F.C. J. B. Pickersgill—Mentioned in Despatches. C. Powell—Mentioned in Despatches. Squadron-Leader J. R. Rainford—D.F.C. and Bar. F/0. K. Ramsden—D.F.C. Major A. B. Sellers—O.B.E. Brig. E. P. Sewell—C.B.E. (Military Division). Lt. J. E. Smart, R.N.V.R.—M.B.E. Major C. D. Trimmer—D.S.O. R. B. Wharldall—D.S.M. P/O. E. W. Whitney—D.F.C. Major A. R. Walton—Twice Mentioned in Despatches. R. S. F. Webber—Mentioned in Despatches. Major E. F. Williams—M.B.E. Major M. H. Wilson—Twice Mentioned in Despatches. Sub-Lieut. R. T. Wolf—D.S.C.

The above record of Honours and Distinctions gained during the war includes four new names added since the last publication. L. Atkinson (School House, 192'7.34) was awarded the M.C. in 1945. The following were Mentioned in Despatches—T. J. Lewis (left, 1926), for services in West Africa, J. B. Pickersgill (1926.28), and Major M. H. Wilson (1927-30) (twice). OBITUARY Peter Young We regret .to record the death, in August last, of Peter Young (left December, 1924) who was killed in an air crash near Santiago. The following tribute has been sent to us by a contemporary Old Peterite "The tragic death of Peter Young in an air crash near Santiago, Chile, in August, robs the School of a distinguished old boy and me of one of my dearest friends. Throughout our school life we paralleled each other year by year and later at Oxford, when Young was at S. Edmund Hall, we saw a lot of each other. On coming down, Young joined Dunlop& as a trainee. Later he served them in various parts of the world and at the time of his death, at the age of 41, he was in charge of their South American operations. Integrity, modesty and real courage were his outstanding _qualities. I recall one time just before the outbreak of war, when we were holidaying together in Venice, he tackled Marshal Balbo, who was staying at our Hotel, on the folly. of Italy becoming too closely allied to German expansionary policy. But for this accident I believe Peter Young might well have become one of our great commercial figures. There was nothing flamboyant in his personality, but he combined in a remarkable degree realism with deep idealism. To this was allied a tenacity which would have been notable even in a born Yorkshireman."

Dr. Herbert William Allan, O.B.E.

J.R.

We regret to record the death, on 27th August, 1947, at Wells, Somerset, of Dr. Herbert 'William Allan, O.B.E., B.A., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. He was born in '1869 in York, of which he was an hereditary Freeman, and was at St. Peter's from .1883 to 1888 as a boarder. Though handicapped by a deformity of one foot, he distinguished himself at cricket and rugger, 'becoming Captain of both. From School he gained a mathematical scholarship to Caius College, Cambridge, and afterwards went to Guy's Hospital, where he obtained his medical degrees in '1897. At Cambridge he played rugger and rowed till he seriously damaged his heart. Nevertheless, he overcame this disability too, and became in later life a keen golfer and used to walk or cycle many miles on his rounds in the Mendips before the days of cars or when snow made them useless. After a short time as assistant at Shepton Mallet he began to practise in a partnership of three at Wells about 1900. During the

1914-18 War he did splendid work at the Cedars Red Cross Hospital, for which he was awarded the O.B.E.; for most of the time he worked single-handed owing to the war service of one and the sudden death of the other partner. He was Medical Officer for the City of Wells and at the Public Assistance Institution there. He retired a few years ago owing to failing health and never recovered from the loss of his wife in April, 1946. He was a great "character," noted for his outspokenness and dry humour, and remained an ardent Yorkshireman and Old Peterite to the end; and he had many devoted friends amongst his patients, colleagues and others in Somerset.

COMMEMORATION It was gratifying that so many Old Peterites were able to return to the School for Commemoration at the end of the Summer Term. Almost every generation was represented, from the eager youth whose memories of the VIth form must be very green indeed to old stagers like W. S. Douglas and the Rev. J. A. Easten, whose reminiscences go far into the dim past. The presence of Mr. and Mrs. Toyne gave a special flavour to the occasion to the many of middle years who were present. Sir Charles Medhurst, too, who discharged his important Speech Day function with a charm and good sense which all appreciated, must have derived much satisfaction from the number of O.P.'s of his own day whose acquaintance he was able to renew. The O.P. Club General Meeting was enthusiastic, both to strengthen the bonds of unity among members and to promote the welfare of the present School. No doubt the resolutions passed will be communicated to O.P.'s in general in due course, either by circular or through the medium of these pages. It is not the purpose of this paragraph to report fully on Commemoration (an account will be found elsewhere), but we print below a list of those present at the dinner at Betty's Cafe as being of special interest to O.P.'s. An attendance of nearly one hundred was eminently satisfactory.

OLD PETERITE DINNER, 25th JULY, 1947 Andrew, K. Andrew, P. A. Bagshaw, S. B. Bach, P. F.

Atkinson, J. M. Anelay, W. P. Battrick, A. Black, V. M. Brown, H. Camm, J. P. Clegg, M. T. Cooper, A. B. Crews, D. K. Denby, C. P. Dodd, N. L. Drummond, B. G. Fawcett, P. P. N.

Battrick, W. B. Blackurn, W. D. Burgess, L. Cave, G. M. Colbeck, N. L. Cooper, J. S. Crombie, G. P. Denby, J. H. Douglas, W. S. Easten, J. A. Fearne, J. 15

Beetham, S. H. Blenkin, J. N. Butler, H. A. Chilman, K.. G. Cole, D. Greer, H. L. Dee, C. C. Dodd, D. F. Dronfield, J. Fairweather, C. C. Frost, J. R.

Garth, R. M. Gossop, E. R. Hanson, J. A. Hillyard, F. H. Jackson, G. F. Knowlson, D. Long, A. E. Ogilvie, D. G. Ping, A. W. Ringrose, P. F. Ruddock, G. F. Scott, H. C. Shepherd, D. 0. Smith, G. D. Sproulle, M. I. H. Toyne, S. M. Wilson, G.

Gedge, J. B. Gedge, H. F. S. Gray, B. A. C. Gray, R. V. C. Harding, R. F. Hillyard, E. J. Hobson, R. Hodd, H. N. Jeffs, E. S. Judge, H. W. Lambert, B. C. Lambert, R. F. Moore, H. V. Morris, T. F. Pattinson, J. L. Penty, P. Ping, W. H. W. Rignall, M. J. Rhodes, K. H. Rodger, A. C. Ruddock, P. H. 0. Rymer, A. S. Scott, W. McC. Sewell, E. P. Simpson, J. L. Sleight, J. I. Smithson, N. W. Speight, P. A. Tocq, L. C. Le. Todd, S. A. Weighill, P. W. Whitney, E. W. Wright, P. J. •

ITEMS R. C. Baker (School House, 1928-32) is Captain of Headingley for the coming rugger season. * * * Sir Philip Morris (The Rise, 1913-20), Vice-Chancellor of Bristol University, acted as Chairman of the Secondary Schools Examination Council in the absence on Government Service of Sir Maurice Holmes. The Council has recently Made a unanimous report to the Minister of Education on the vexed question of the future of the Higher and School Certificate Examinations. * * * We have heard from Major R. White (1925.36), Royal Signals. He has been in Canada since the beginning of May on a tour of duty with the Canadian Army, which he expects to last two years. His address is Royal Canadian School of Signals, Kingston, Ontario. Incidentally we congratulate him on his engagement, a notice of which appears under the appropriate heading. * * * Another letter comes from Major G. A. Lofthouse, T.D. It is : His address may be of interest. (1914.16), in Germany. Maintenance Branch, Z.E.C.O., C.C.G., Likbecke, 60 H.Q., C.C.G., B.A.O.R.

ENGAGEMENTS The engagement is announced between Hugh Frederick, elder son of Dr. F. Whalley, C.B.E., D.S.O., T.D., and Mrs. Whalley, of Shaw House, Shaw Lane, • Leeds 6, and Annette Mary, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brooks, of Lyncroft, Ilkley, Yorkshire. The engagement is announced between Major Robert White, Royal Signals, son of Brigadier W. White, C.B.E., and Mrs. W. White, of Ham House, Thrupp, Stroud, and Margaret Rita (Peggy), younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Palmer, of Nottingham and Bournemouth.

The engagement is announced between Flight Lieutenant Leslie Charles Hatt, R.A.F.V.R., only son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hatt, of Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, and Junior Commander Carol Pamela Coates, A.T.S. (F.A.N.Y.), only daughter of the late Mr. Donald Coates, of Kirdford, Sussex, and of Mrs. Donald Coates, of Benson, Oxfordshire. MARRIAGES

BUTLER : CAMERON.—On 19th March, 1947, at All Saints' Church, Coonoor, Major John Hermitage Butler, 7th Gurkha Rifles, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Price Butler, 140 The Mount, York, to Patricia Joan, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Cameron, Hampton, Coonoor, S. India. CAVE : GAIES.-11th July, 1946, at All Saints' Church, Melbourne, Australia, Captain Gordon M. Cave, only son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Morgan Cave, "Chimneys," Muncaster, York, to Sonia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Gales, of Tasmania. TROOP : MILNER-GIBSON.—On 3rd May, 1947, in New Delhi, Group Captain C. L. Troop, Air Headquarters, India, to Tremain, widow of Lieut.•Comdr. J. W. F. Milner-Gibson, D.S.C., R.N. BIRTHS

SPROULLE.—On 13th March, 1947, at Princess Royal Nursing Home, Huddersfield, to Margaret (nee Nean), wife of M. I. H. Sproulle, a son, Anthony. WOODCOCK.-2nd July, 1947, at Bradley Lane Nursing Home, Huddersfield, to Nancy (nee Sykes), wife of Brian W. Woodcock, a daughter. YARDLEY.—On 24th May, 1947, at The Grove, Royston, Yorks., to Antonia (nee Meares), wife of N. W. D. Yardley, a daughter.

OXFORD LETTER Oxford. Dear Sirs, Trinity Term here has a flavour peculiarly its own. It's not easy to describe in words. You can feel the change that's been at work during the vac. as soon as you arrive back in College. Nature has transformed the snows and floods of a rigorous winter, the grim, gaunt aspect of the pinnacles and buttresses into a bright, glowing scene that throws the buildings into pleasant relief and overshadows the terraces with verdant chestnuts. Then you mount the hard stone staircase and enter your room; the old inscrutable desk confronts you, and you gaze at it with mixed feelings Of fondness and repugnance. The thought of work when the very elements are conspiring to force you away ! Herein is the essence of Trinity Term's uniqueness. For so many it is a term of incessant toil—probably the hardest they've ever done in their lives; round the corner there lie hidden the cruel wiles of a sadistic Examination Board, to be submitted to their view in a few weeks' time. Yet the sun is high in the heavens, and the fields and rivers are bathed in the warmth of summer; away with those weighty tomes and crown the fevered brow with garlands! Off to Fuller's for

coffee or to the Parks to meet a few old cronies and, incidentally, watch the 'Varsity Eleven. Here indeed is a narcotic for the man who is writhing under the torture of impending finals; he sneaks off from his room with the look of a truant Olavite and, once away from view, roundly curses Mr. Ping's equivalent and settles down to enjoy a few lethal hours of cricket. Then: "One more over, and it must be the last!" But at the end of the over Donnelly is a few off his century, and he couldn't possible rob him of his support; or a brawny giant has come in, and he feels it's his duty to protect the weaker sex on the boundary. Fate smiles ironically, and laughs openly when he returns to his laden desk. And •the river—how the goddess of the Examination Schools must rejoice over her destined victims during Eights Week! Probably none of them take part in the races, and few have any desire at all to watch; but each one is firmly convinced that without his gaudy presence the morale of the College crew must needs evaporate, and—more important—the ladies will pine away on the 'barge. So he spends weeks pruning and trimming a moustache, if relatives and circumstances permit the planting thereof, and hours donning his most outrageous scarf and blazer in such a way that all the colours can be seen at once. The while the goddess quaffs her aperitif and prepares herself for the feast. At last the weeks of suspense are over; the voice of the Clerk of the •Schools is heard in the land; and the sombre, funereal procession of black gowns and white ties wends its way down the High to the scene of its martyrdom. Such is the stage whereon we have strutted and fretted our month or two; and if too much has been said of the stage and too little space left for the players, it is because the players have little to say for themselves. All, like good O.P.'s, have progressed over ancient paths, and "Kept the noiseless tenor of their way." Duffield has in very truth been a noiseless tenor in his way: his activities in the back benches of the Bach choir—together with most of his other activities—have been subordinated to the call of Racine and Schiller; and in the way we've described, he's been undergoing the excruciating agony of preparing for finals in the midst of a sweltering summer. The result of his travail is an honours degree in Modern Languages; we congratulate him heartily and wish him the best of luck as he enters the wide world and leaves the sheltering aegis of B.N.C. Banister remains in that College to keep the flag flying or the lamp lit—whichever metaphor Duffield prefers. For his weekly essay he draws on his unfailing muse and faithfully reports the tutor's reactions to his two companions, Taylor Thompson of .Balliol and Tee of Christ Church, needless to say, fortifying them first with a hot cup of tea. All three have been greatly sobered by the sight of Duffield's sufferings and the knowledge that a similar fate awaits them in two years' time.

Rumours are current that one or two more O.P.'s are joining our number next term; the names of J. A. Denison and P. Robson have been surreptitiously bandied about; and we trust that if they or any others are daring to be so original as to avoid the other place, they will speedily make themselves known to us. We remain, Sirs, Yours faithfully, THE OXFORD O.P.'s. CAMBRIDGE LETTER To the Editors of "The Peterite." Cambridge. Dear Sirs, Apart from the visit of the King and Queen to Trinity, no event of outstanding interest took place this term. Whilst the river, the tennis courts, and Fenners claimed their supporters, the minds of all were largely pre-occupied with preparation for the exams. (taken in oppressive heat!) and by the controversy in the "Varsity," centring round the tidiness, or otherwise, of the dress of undergraduates. We say "au revoir" to those of our members who are leaving this term. C. A. F. Cookson (Emmanuel) has returned after illness. Takes tea regularly with :Spink. P. A. Lockwood (Emmanuel). His jeep may be seen any day standing outside Fenners. Also figures prominently in his College team. J. F. tSpink (Emmanuel) has at last succeeded in coming into (official) residence. Takes tea with Cookson. G. E. K. Reynolds (Emmanuel). Achieved almost front page news in the "Varsity" !by the report of his engagement. We wish him luck. Evans ('St. John's). A mystery. Has not been seen this term. Presumably working hard. L. Jung (St. John's). Another mystery. Still leads the life of a hermit. A. J. Shardlow (St. John's). As President of Lady Margaret Boat Club is an extremely busy man. A. H. Terry (Trinity Hall). His sole interests seem to be music and work. Has been known to venture out of College. J. F. Blackburn (Caius). Divides his time between umpiring for the Caius XI, playing billiards, and searching the bookshops for a mysterious "girl in brown." G. Mountain (Christ's). Claims that his "bedder" is psychic. Plays cricket and shove-ha'penny. Yours, etc., THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITES. 19

SANDHURST LETTER.

Sandhurst, 10th July, 1947. The Editors of "The Peterite." Dear Sirs, The Sandhurst Ball approaches. From. Old College comes the sound of moving cannons and jubilant voices It is time, indeed, for us to give you a glimpse of our activities during the past term. The summer half has been extremely full, and the new Juniors, in particular, have found life rather hard. Yet, amidst this activity, we find the customs, traditions and spirit of Sandhurst fast reappearing. This term has seen the revival of the Champion Company, the Ball, Guest Nights, the Cranwell Match, and, during the Recess, an R.M.A. Ski Club visit to Austria. Three Old Peterites joined us in May, and Stuart Macpherson came up with the Cranwell Cricket Team a few weeks ago. I. H. Baker (Marne) has been endeavouring to pull a hearty oar but complains that ski-ing is bound to upset one's general aptitude for the sport. On the rugger field, we are pleased to say, his activities have been reasonably normal and he represented the "A" XV when weather permitted. Has been seen carrying out leather inspections late into the night, but assures us that they were "absolutely vital, don't-you-know." Hopes to enter the Gunners. M. G. B. Jones (Gaza) continues to be found deep in conversation over vast quantities of coffee in the Jesus. Has unique theories on the effective use of Marines in the attack. Plays a good deal of cricket and squash and is a prominent member of the Debating Society. Together with Ian Baker, has distinct views on American, influence in the modern world, and orated with great gesticulation and vigour to the house on the subject early in the term. Royal 'Sussex. F. P. Baker (Marne) has fenced epee for the Academy, but this activity, he tells us, is only a sideline. We hear that his room still rather resembles the Rise 'Study of his year, with all its mysterious trophies and weapons. However, he assures us that his sword-stick is used very rarely! We wish him all the best for his trip to Bulgaria. Irish Guards. P. W. Weighill (Waterloo) is our only member in the Old College. Apparently rows with distinction—in which VIII, exactly, we 'haven't quite discovered. Represented his Company in the 2 miles. Waterloo, surprisingly enough, emerged as Champion Company. Royal Artillery. E. 0. Owen (Somme) is an adept with the slide rule (a truly great advantage) and considers that it is vitally essential to life. Is rather elusive, but can be found in the Jesus on most occasions. Wishing the School every success during the coming year. Yours faithfully, THE SANDHURST OLD PETERITES. 20

CALENDAR, CHRISTMAS TERM, 1947 SEPTEMBER 19 Fr. Boarders Return. 20 Sa. Full Term begins. 21 Su.

St. Matthew.

Preacher: The Headmaster. 25 Th. 1:1 a.m. Governors' Meeting.

28 Su. Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity.

Preacher: The Chaplain.

29 M.

St. Michael and All Angels.

OCTOBER 4 Sa. 1st XV v. Headingley "A" XV. Home. Colts "Under 15" XV v. Boys' Signal Squadron, Catterick. Home. 6 p.m. Debating Society. 5 Su. Harvest Thanksgiving. Preacher: The Chaplain. 8 W. "A" XV v. Ripon Grammar School. Away. .ro Fr. St. Paulinus. 1,1 Sa. '1st XV v. York R.U.F.C. Home. 6 p.m. Recital by Mr. Leon Goossens. 12

Su. Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity.

Preacher: The Chaplain. 15 W. 1st XV v. Durham School. Away. 2nd XV v. Drax Grammar 'School 1st XV. Home. 16 Th. 4'1 a.m. Governors' Meeting. 18 Sa. St. Luke.

1st XV v. Liverpool College. Away. Colts "Under 1.6" XV v. Giggleswick School. Home. 6 p.m. Science Society.

19 Su. Twentieth Sunday after Trinity.

Preacher: The Dean of York. 20 M. Visit of Secretary of P.S.E.B. 22 W. 2nd XV v. Ampleforth College. Home. 24 Fr. 6 p.m. Two Piano Recital by Mr. Francis Jackson and Mr. Waine. 25 Sa. 1st XV v. Denstone College. Away. 2nd XV v. Durham School. Home. Colts "Under 16" XV v. iDenstone College. Home. 6 p.m. Debating Society. 26 Su. Twenty - first Sunday after Trinity. Preacher: The Chaplain. 28 Tu. St. Simon and St. Jude. 29 W. 1st XV v. Trent College. Home. Colts "Under 15" XV v. Newburgh Priory School. Away. 31 Fr. 6 p.m. Musical Society's Orchestral Concert.

r Sa. All Saints' Day.

NOVEMBER

8.45 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral). 2nd XV v. Rishworth School 1st XV. Away. Colts "Under 16" XV v. Boys' Signal Squadron, Catterick. Away. 6 p.m. Science Society.

2 Su. Twenty -second Sunday after Trinity. Preacher: The Chaplain. 5 W. Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents Exhibition. Open for one week. 8 Sa. '1st XV v. Bradford Grammar School. Home. 2nd XV v. Bradford Grammar School. Away. 6 p.m. Debating Society. 9 Su. Twenty -third Sunday after Trinity.

Preacher: Bishop Hubbard. 12 W. Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents Exhibition. Closes. 1st and 2nd XV's v. Worksop College. Home. Colts "Under 16" and "Under 14" XV's v. Worksop College. Away. 15 Sa. 1st XV v. Leeds Grammar School. Home. 2nd XV v. Leeds Grammar School. Away. 6 p.m. Science Society. 16 Su. Twenty- fourth Sunday after Trinity.

Preacher: The Chaplain.

18 Tu. Certificate "A" Examination. 19 W. Semi-final House Match.

20 Th. 11 a.m. Governors' Meeting. 22 Sa. 1st XV v. Giggleswick School. Away. 2nd XV v. Giggleswick School. Home. Colts "Under 16" XV v. Ample-forth College. Home. 6 p.m. Music Society.

23 Su. Sunday next before Advent.

Preacher: The Chaplain. 26 W. ,lst XV v. Ampleforth College. Home. 27 Th. J.T.C. and Scout Field Day. 29 Sa. Semi-final House Match. 6 p.m. Debating Society. 3o Su. First Sunday in Advent. Preacher: The Chaplain. After Evensong: Christmas Music from "The Messiah." 2 Tu. St. Andrew.

DECEMBER

3 W. 2nd XV v. Drax Grammar School 1st XV. Away. Colts "Under 15" XV v. Newburgh Priory School. Home. 6 Sa. Final House Match. 6 p.m. Science Society.

7 Su. Second Sunday in Advent. Preacher: The Headmaster. 10 W. 1st XV v. Old Peterites. Home. ip.m. Dress Rehearsal of School Play. (School only). 11 Th. 12 W. Performance of School Play at 7 p.m. each evening. 13 Sa. 14 Su. Third Sunday in Advent. 3 p.m. Carol Service. 15 M. Full Term ends. 18 Th. 11 a.m. Governors' Meeting. Sunday Services are:—Holy Communion 8-15 a.m. Matins 10.30 a.m. Evensong 6.0 p.m.

EXAMINATION RESULTS, 1947 Higher School Certificate Examination The following boys were awarded Certificates :— VI Upper. J. IL Amos ("Good" in Pure Mathematics and Applied MathematiCs; "Very Good" in Scholarship Pure Mathematics). F. N. Newdick. J. H. 0. Parker ("Good" in English; "Very Good" in Scholarship English). P. R. Sykes ("Good" in Pure Mathematics and Applied Mathematics). ID. H. Tate ("Good" in History and French; "Very Good" in Scholarship French). VI Middle. F. J. Chadwick. R. Dobson ("Good" in Pure Mathematics and Physics). W. Graham. J. C. Griffiths ("Good" in History). R. Ham ("Good" in Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Physics). D. Hardisty ("Good" in French). C. K. Hudson. R. L. Hutchinson ("Good" in Pure Mathematics). P. Jenkins ("Good" in Physics and Chemistry). R. T. W. McDermid- ("Good" in History). D. P. Norwood ("Good" in Pure. Mathematics). G. W. Pickering ("Good" in Physics). J. C. M. Rayson. D. F. Ringrose. W. S. Samuels ("Good" in History). K. W. Wilson ("Good" in Chemistry).

School Certificates The Pass is indicated by a lower case letter; the Credit is indicated by a capital letter; Very Good is indicated by a capital letter in bold type. 1, 2, 3 indicate Very Good, Credit or Pass in English Language. b—English Literature. c—♦ istory. d—Geography. e—Latin. f—Greek. g—Fre.fch. 41—German. i—Elementary Mathematics. m—Physics-and-Chemistry. s—General Science. o Art. + after the letters g or h indicates that the candidate has passed in the Oral examination. Va. E. G. Brown-2 B g+ I S H. Chatterton—b c E G I D. Fletcher-2 Bc Ef GIs D.C. Jack-2BCEFGIS M. E. Kershaw-2 BG ,Is P. J. R. Mason-2 B c E f G+ I s P. W. V. Milburn-2 B G+ h+ I S R. B. Pringle-2 b e G+ I E. D. Thornton-3 BC g R. J. Townshend-2 B e G+ h+ I s M. I. 'H. Unwin-2 B C E G± H± I R. D. Watson-2 B cgIs Vb. P. T. Baker-2 BCDe g--1- I M G. W. Bird-2 BcDim J. P. Blake-3 B cDIM J. A. Broadley-2 B c D G+ I M F. Carlill-2 BDEGIM D. S.Carr-2 B DGiM J. D. Dench-2 B d G+ I M G. M. Dodgson-2 B C D G+ I M J. A. Douthwaite-2 BcDg IM R. J. Frater-2 B CD EgIM G. W. J. Griffiths-3 BC DIM T. M. A. Griffiths-3 BcDg IM C. T. Groves-3 BD e G I M L. R. Haill-2 Bc DIM J. A. R. Hannon-2 BC DGIm G. M. Herring-2 B D G I M J. F. N. Jackson-3 B d g I A. M. Kende11-2 BCDGi P. C. Knowlson-2 BCD Im D. Richardson-3 B c D i G+ I M J. A. Whitehead-2 B P. R. Whitelock-2 B c d g I D. J. Wilson-2 B c D g+ M

Vc.

R. A. Calvert-2 BC DIM o A. A. Camfield-3 bc d m o G. J. Chilton-2 B c G+ i m o M. I. Daniel-3 Bcimo J. M. Dodsworth-3 B c D I o R. G. Emmett-3 Bc dIm C. Frank---b DiMo R. M. Greenhalgh-3 b C Di o D. Hall-2 BcdIm0 E. C. d'O. Lees-2 B C d IMo B. J. Longstaff-2 b dgi G. A. Radford-2 B D G+ o J. M. Ryder-3 BCDIMo G. Spence-2 BcD Io J. E. Stuart-3 Bcgm P. J. Temple-3 B g I o K. Varley-3 B c I m P. T. Wade-3 B c d i o T. C. Willis-3 bcio Scholarships and Awards J. H. 0. Parker has been awarded the Abbott Scholarship in Modern Languages at Oxford. J. H. Amos was successful for the entry in September, 1947, of Naval Cadets, special entry (Electrical Branch).

VALETE AND SALVETE

VALETE (July, 1947) THE MANOR F. J. Chadwick. 1942-47. Head of School. Head of Manor. Middle VIth. School Cert., 1945. H.S.C., 1947. Played for 1st XV, Colours 1946-47. 2nd XI Colours, 4945-6-7. Shooting Team, 1943-44-45-46-47. Shooting Colours, '1945-46-47. Captain of Shooting, 1946-47. Colts Swimming Team, '1943-44. Member of Chapel Committee. Member of Debating Society Committee. Secretary of Games Committee. C.S.M. in J.T.C. Cert. "A," 1945. First Class Shot. F. R. Bown. 1942-47. Middle VI. House Monitor. School Certificate, 1945. Colts XV, 1943. 2nd XV, 1946. 2nd XI, 1945-46-47. 2nd XI Colours, 1945. School Librarian.. Cert. "A," 1946. First Class Shot. Corporal in J.T.C. School Play, 1946. R. Dobson. 1943-47 (Junior School, 1940). House Monitor. M. VI. School Certificate, 1945. H.S.C., 1947. 1st XV, 1946.47, Colours. 2nd XI, 1946.47, Colours. Boxing Team, 1947, Colours.

R. L- Hutchinson, 1943.47 (Junior School, 1939-43). Middle VI. House Monitor. School Certificate, 1945. 1H.S.C., 1947. Colts Cricket Colours, 1945. Played for 1st XI, 1947. 1st XI Colours, 1947. 2nd XV Colours, 1946-47. Cert. "A," 1945. Sergeant in J.T.C. First Class Shot. D. J. Oliver. 1943.47 (Junior School, 1941). House Monitor. 1st XI School Certificate, 1945. 1st XV Colours, 1946-47. Vice-Captain of Cricket, Colours, 194546-47, Cap, '1947. 1947. Public Schools' Trials, 1947. Squash Colours, 1947. Captain of Squash, 1947. Played in Public Schools' Championship, 1947. Swimming Team, 1944. Tennis VI, 1947. Corporal in J.T.C. Cert. "A," 1945. School Certificate, 1947. Cadet in D. S. Carr. 1944-47. VB. J.T.C. Cert. "A." School L. VI. 1943.47 (St. Olave's, 1938). J. F. J. Walker. 2nd XV, 1946-47. School Play, 1946. Certificate, 1946. Lance-Corporal in J.T.C. Cert. "A," 1946. THE RISE Head of Clifton Rise. U. VI (Maths.). P. R. 'Sykes. 1942-47. School Certificate, 1943. H.S.C., 194546-47. 2nd IV Colours, 1945-46. 1st IV Colours, 1947. School Fencing Team, 1945-46. Captain of Fencing, 1946-47. Captain of Tennis, 1947. Captain of Chess, 1946-47. School Squash Team, 1947. School Cert. "T," 1947. Swimming Team, 1945. Cert. "A," '1944. School Play, 1942, 44. First Class Shot. Sergeant in J.T.C. Secretary of Debating Society. Editor of the "Peterite." 1942-47. School Monitor. Chapel Monitor. J. C. M. Rayson. M. VI Science. School Certificate, 1944. H.S.C., 1947. let XI Colours, 1944-45-46-47. 1st XI Cap, 1945. Vice-Captain of Cricket, 1945. Captain of Cricket, 1946-47. Played for Yorkshire Public Schools v. Lancashire Public Schools, 1945-46. Captain of Yorkshire "under 18" Team v. Sussex, 1946. Picked for Yorkshire Colts' Trial Game, 1946. Colts XV, 1944-45. 2nd XV, 1.945-46-47. Colours, 1945-46. School Fencing Team, '1946-47. Sergeant in. J.T.C. Cert. "A," 1945. First Class Shot. Editor of the "Peterite." J. H. Amos. 1942.47 (Junior School, '1939-42). School Monitor. School Certificate, '1944. H.S.C., 1946-47. Upper VI Maths. Colts XV, 1944-45. 2nd XV, 1945-46. 2nd XV Colours, 1945-46. 1st XV, 1946-47. 1st XV Colours, 1946-47. School Athletics Team, 1945. Secretary of Musical Society. Debating Society Committee. Cert. "A," 1946. Lance-Corporal in J.T.C. School Play, 1942-44-45. School M. VI. 'School Monitor. 1942-47. K. W. Wilson. HS.C., 1947. Colts XV, 1947-43. Colts Certificate, 1944. 1st XV 2nd XV Colours, 1944-45. XV Colours, 11943-44. Colours, 1945-46-47. Lance-Sergeant in J.T.C. Cert. "A," 1945.

H. L. Dixon. 1942-471(Junior 'School, 1941-42). Middle VI Modern.

House Monitor. School Certificate, 1945. 2nd XI Hockey, 1942-43. Captain of Hockey, 1946-47. 2nd XV Colours, 1945-46. '1st XV Colours, 1946-47. 2nd XI Colours, 1944-45-46. 1st XI Colours, 1946-47. Member of Chapel Committee. Cert. "A," 1945. First Class Shot. Corporal in J.T.C. D. H. Tate. 1942.47 (Junior School, 1941). House Monitor. Upper VI Modern. School Certificate, '1944. H.S.C., 1946-47. 2nd XV Colours, 19451-46-47. 1st XV, 1946. 2nd IV, 1947. 2nd VIII, 1947. School Librarian. Corporal in J.T.C. Cert. "A," 1946. First Class Shot. School Play, 1942-44-45-46. G. M. Dodgson. 194'3.47 (Junior School, 1941). House Monitor. V'b. 2nd XV, 1946-47. 2nd IV, 1947. 2nd IV Colours, 1947. School Athletic Team, 1945-46. School Boxing Team, 1947. School Boxing Colours, 1947. Corporal in J.T.C. Cert. "A," 1945. First Class Shot. J. P. Blake. 1943-47. VB. School Certificate, 1947. LanceCorporal in J.T.C. Cert. "A," 1946. First Class Shot. G. J. Chilton. 1944-47. Vc. School Certificate, 1947. LanceCorporal in J.T.C. Cert. "A," 1946. T. G. Murray. 1944-47. Vc. Rowed for 2nd VIII. School Boxing Team, 1947. Cadet in J.T.C. Cert. "A," 1947. First Class Shot.

SCHOOL HOUSE L. D. Edinger. .1942-47 (Junior School, 1936). School Monitor. Head of 'School House. Lower VI. School Certificate, 1946. 2nd IV Coxing. Colours, 1943. 1st IV Coxing Colours, 1944. 2nd IV Colours, 1947. 1st VIII, 1947. Colts Swimming Team, 1943. Colts Rugger Colours, 1944-45. 2nd XV, 1945-46. 1st XV Colours, 1946-47. Shooting VIII, 1946-47. Colours, 1947. Sergeant in J.T.C. Cert. "A," 1945. 'School Play, 1943-44-45-46. Editor of "The Peterite." P. J. )Shardlow. .1942-47. School Monitor. Middle VI. School Certificate, 1945. 1st XV, 1946-47. 2nd XV Colours, 1945-46-47. 2nd VIII, 1946-47. Winner of Hobbies Cup, 1946. Corporal in J.T.C. Cert. "A," 194 5. First Class 'Shot. C. K. Hudson. 1943-47. 'House Monitor. Middle VI Science. School Certificate, 1945. H.S.C., 1947. Colts Rugger Colours, 1945-46. .1st XV, 1946-47. 1st XV Colours, 1946-47. 1st XI, 1944-45-46-47. 1st XI Colours, '1946-47. Squash Colours, 1947. Fencing Colours, 1946-47. Shooting VIII, 1946-47. Shooting Colours, 1946-47. School Tennis Team, 1947. Corporal in J.T.C. Cert. "A," 1945. First Class Shot. Member of Games Committee. Member of Chapel Committee. B.M.A. Medal for Science, 1947. P. T. Wade. .1942-47. Vc. House Monitor. School Certificate, 1947. Cadet in J.T.C. Cert. "A," 1947. First Class Shot. .

D. S. Endecott. 1942-47 (Junior School, 1940) Middle VI. School Certificate, 1945. Cert. "A," 1945. Cadet in J.T.C. School Play, 1944. G. C. Greetham. 1944-47. Lower VI. School Certificate, 1946. Choral Scholarship, King's College, Cambridge, '1947 1st XI, 1947. .1st XI Colours, '1947. 2nd XV, 1945-46. School Athletics Team, 1946. School Play, 11946. Cadet in J.T.C. Cert. "A," 1946. M. Hallas. 1943-47. L. VI. School Certificate, 19451-46. Corporal in J.T.C. Cert. "A," 1946. J. C. Hilton. 1942-47. Vc. Cadet in J.T.C. Cert. "A," 1945. School Play, '1942-43-44-45-46. E. C. d'O. Lees. '1943-47. Vc. School Certificate, 1947. 2nd IV, 1947. 1st VIII, 1947. 2nd IV Colours, 1947. Lance-Corporal in J.T.C. Cert. "IA," 1945. Cert. "T," 1946. First Class Shot. R. T. W. McDermid. 1943.47 ,(Junior School, 1937). Middle. VI Modern. School Certificate, 1945. H.S.C., 1947. 2nd XV, 1945-46-47. 1st XV, 1946-47. School Librarian, 1946. Member of Debating Society Committee, 1946-47. Cadet in J.T.C. Cert. "A," 1947. School Play, 1946. D. F. Ringrose. 1943-47. Middle VI E. School Certificate, 1945. H.S.C., 1947. 2nd XV, 1946. School Librarian. Corporal in J.T.C. Cert. "A," 1945. First Class Shot. .

TEMPLE D. Hardisty. 1942.47 (St. Olave's, 1940). Middle VI Modern. Head of Temple. .School Certificate, 1944. School Monitor. 1st XV Colours, H.S.C., 1947. Colts XV Colours, 1944-45. 1945-46-47. Represented School in Seven-a-side Tournament, Rosslyn Park, 1946. 1st IV, 1945-46-47. 1st VIII, 1947. 1st Shooting IV Colours, 1945-46-47. Captain of Boats, 1947. Athletics VIII, 1944-45-46-47. Shooting Colours, 1946-47. Team, 1945. Editor of "The Peterite." School Librarian. Musical Society Committee, 1945-46. Cert. "A," 194.6. First Class Shot. Drum-Major in J.T.C. J. D. Dench. 1942.47 (St. Olave's, 1937). Vb. House Monitor. 2nd XV, 1946. 2nd XV Colours, 1946. 1st IV, 1947. 1st IV Colours, 1947. 1st VIII, 1947. Swimming Team, 1943-44. Musical Society Committee. Cert. "A," 1945. 1st Class Shot. Sergeant in J.T.C. School Play, 1942-43-44-45-46. J. H. 0. Parker. 1944-47. House Monitor. Upper VI Modern. Abbott Scholarship in French, Oxford H.S.C., 1946-47. Athletics Team, 1945-46. Editor of "The University, 1947. Debating Society Peterite." Science Society Committee. Committee. Cadet in J.T.C. Cert. "A," 1947. P. S. Temple. '1942.47 (St. Olave's, 1940). House Monitor. Vc. School Certificate, .1947. 3rd TV, 2nd VIII, 1947. Bugle-Major in J.T.C. Cert. "A," 1947. First Class Shot. School Play, 194.6.

J. M. Dodsworth. 1943-47. Vc. School Certificate, 1947. Cadet in J.T.C. Cert. "A," First Class Shot. J. D. Hartley. 1942.47 (Junior School, 1940). M. VI. School Certificate, 1945. C. A. Neale. 1945.47 (Junior School, 1943). Shell. Cadet in J.T.C. C. P. Lascelles. 1942.47 (Junior School, 1940). M. VI. School Certificate, 1945. Cadet in J.T.C. Cert. "A." G. W. Pickering. 1945-47. VI M. M. S. Rayner. 1946-47. IVb. Cadet in J.T.C. Cert. "A." First Class Shot. G. Spence. 1944-47 .(Junior School, 1941). Vc. Recruit in J.T.C. I. T. R. Welch. '1944-47. L. VI. 'School Certificate, 1946. LanceCorporal in J.T.C. Cert. "A," 1946. Librarian Music Society. Music for School Play, 1945-46.

P. W. Newhouse. Shell.

SALVETE (May, 1947) THE MANOR

D. A. White. Shell. (January, 1947) The following, who entered in. January, 1947, were inadvertently omitted in our last issue. They are given here for purposes of record:The Rise : I. S. Bishop (Shell)'; S. Daneff (Na); M. W. Sanderson (Shell).

SCHOOL OFFICERS SUMMER TERM, 1947 School Monitors : Head of School and The Manor—F. J. CHADWICK. Head of The Rise—P. R. SYKES. Head of 'School House—L. D. EDINGER. Head of Temple—D. HARDISTY. Chapel Monitor—J. C. M. RAYSON. P. J. SHARDLOW. K. W. WILSON. J. H. AMOS. House Monitors : The Manor—F. R. BOWN, R. L. 'HUTCHINSON, R. DOBSON, W. GRAHAM, C. PRANK, D. J. OLIVER. The Rise—IH. L. DIXON, D. H. TATE, J. E. STUART, G. M. DODGSON. School House—P. T. WADE, C. K. HUDSON, T. M. A. GRIFFITHS. Temple—F. N. NEWDICK, J. D. DENCH, J. H. 0. PARKER, P. J. TEMPLE. 29

Captain of Cricket—J. C. M. RAY'SON. Captain of Boats—D. HARDISTY. Captain of Shooting—F. J. CHADWICK. Captain of Tennis—P. R. SYKES. Captain of Fencing—P. R. SYKES. C.S.M. of J.T.C.—F. J. CHADWICK. Editors of "The Peterite" : ID. HARDISTY, J. H. 0. PARKER, L. D. EDINGER, P. R. 'SYKES, J. C. M. RAYSON.

HOUSE NOTES THE MANOR This term proved the most successful of the year, from the athletic point of view, culminating in the winning of the Oxford Cup. In the Senior Cricket, having dismissed the Rise for 116, good batting by Dobson and Oliver gave victory by eight wickets in the semi-final. The final against School House was won comfortably, thanks to good bowling by Graham. In the Junior games, having beaten Temple in the semi-final, we lost to School House. The Tennis Cup was retained by easy victories over the Rise and School House, Dobson and Hutchinson being undefeated in the two matches. The Shooting resulted in an. unexpected win over School House. The Swimming Sports assumed exceptional interest, as victory would ensure us the Oxford Cup. The team rose to the occasion and won well, outstanding performances being those of Ratcliff, unbeaten in all his events, and of the Senior and Junior Relay teams. Congratulations to Oliver, Vice-Captain of School Cricket; Speight, Cricket Cap; Speight, 'Graham, and Hutchinson, Cricket Colours; and to the following on the award of House Colours :— Speight and Bown for Cricket, Whitehead for Swimming, Hutchinson for Tennis, and Chadwick for Shooting. The House produced many good exhibits for the Hobbies Cup, and our congratulations go to Holmes, who was adjudged the winner. The Photographic Society has been very active, and we thank Mr. O'Donnell for his instructive talk on architectural subjects and still life, illustrated by beautiful examples of his own work. The newly formed House Library has proved a great success, due in no small way to the zeal of Bown. After the examinations, the Senior members of the House decorated some of the studies, effecting a welcome improvement.

THE RISE To write the House notes for the last term of the School Year is always a melancholy and rather difficult task, but for us, this time, the difficulty is accentuated by the necessity of reporting our comparative failure in the recent inter-house events. To the best of our knowledge there have been some seven of these and in only one of them, the Fencing, have we been successful. Our 1st XI was unexpectedly beaten by the Manor in the semifinals and our Junior XI suffered a similar fate. Despite the efforts of our Tennis team, who were mainly more energetic than skilful, we gained only two matches against the Manor, who had little difficulty in retaining the Cup. It is some time since we had a Shooting team in the Rise that could be certain. of hitting the target and, as usual, we did not achieve anything very much in the team of four competition. In the Swimming Sports our team put up a really splendid fight and Kendell, who was awarded his House Colours, deserves to be specially congratulated. Unfortunately, however, Manor drew away towards the end and won fairly comfortably. In the competition for the "Feniie Cup," which followed about an hour after the Swimming Sports, there was a very close finish, and School House, whom we congratulate on a very fine show, beat us by two points. Despite the had luck or management of our teams we have several individual successes to record. First we congratulate Rayson on scoring the first century for the School since 1936—a magnificent effort. Next, congratulations to Sykes on the award of his 1st IV Colours, to Dixon on the award of his 1st XI Colours and to Dodgson on the award of his 2nd IV Colours. We notice with pleasure the names of several Risites on the School prize list and we should like to congratulate all concerned, particularly D. H. Tate on winning the VIth Form General Knowledge prize. It is our pleasant duty at this point to welcome our new Matron, Miss Appleyard, to the Rise. She has now been with us for one term and we hope she will stay for many more. For the latter half of the term we have been, watching with interest the rebuilding of our original Clifton Rise. We learn with rather mixed feelings that, in the course of the digging operations, several skeletons and other relics had been brought to light. However, we were quickly assured that the skeletons were not those of Risites, but of Romans ! As usual at the end of the Summer Term we have to say good-bye to a considerable percentage of our members. All the Monitors, except Stuart ,(whom, with Dodgson, we congratulate on their recent

appointments as House Monitors), are leaving, as are several of the older Seniors and Middles. We wish them all the very best of luck in the future and we hope that they will follow the examples of many other Old Risites and re-visit us frequently. SCHOOL HOUSE The end of the School Year has again been reached and in retrospect we find we have certainly not disgraced ourselves, although we have lost the Oxford Cup to the Manor, whom we heartily congratulate. The result of the Cup depended upon the winner of the Kazerooni Cup, and though we failed to win we came a good second, being only nine points behind the Manor. This is the nearest we have been to winning this Cup for some years and we congratulate the team on such a brilliant effort, especially R. J. Frater, who 'broke the School Record for the Senior Plunge by some feet and is to be congratulated on the award of his 'House Colours. In the Cricket events of the term, C. K. Hudson played extremely well, making 85 in the semi-final of the Senior match against Temple, and 53 out of 79 in the final against the Manor, to whom we lost. The Junior team managed to retain the Cup; W. H. N. Fairweather making 80 in the final against the Manor, and ID. Walter taking several wickets. J. A. Hannon is to be congratulated on winning the Individual Shot with 68 out of 70, over three runners-up with 67 each. Unfortunately the House team failed to come up to our expectations and lost to .the Manor. In the Inter-House Tennis, although our Captain, C. K. Hudson, was unable to play, we beat Temple easily in the semi-finals. In the final, the House team put up a good fight against a very much stronger Manor one. Our first string, C. K. Hudson and L. D. Edinger, although losing to their opponents' second string, fought hard against their first string and lost the final set, '12.14! The Fernie Cup has once again been won by the House, and L. D. Edinger and his section are to be congratulated on a brilliant turn-out and performance against a good Temple Section, who were a close second. The House Fencing team won in the semi-finals but, unfortunately, lost to the Rise in the finals by five bouts to four, and we congratulate the Rise on their success.

Once again we have been well represented in the School teams and congratulate C. K. Hudson on the re-award of his 1st XI Colours; G. C. 'Greetham, R. Parker and P. T. Baker on their 1st XI Colours; G. W. J. Griffiths on the re-award of his 1st IV Coxing Colours; T. M. A. Griffiths on his 1st IV Colours; L. D. Edinger and E. C. d'O. Lees on their 2nd IV Colours. All these boaters also rowed in the 1st VIII. R. D. 'Watson is also congratulated on the award of his 2nd IV Coxing Colours. Lastly, we must say good-bye to those who are leaving us and thank them for all the good work they have done for the House. We wish them every success for the future.

TEMPLE As far as games are concerned, this has been an unsuccessful term for Temple. We lost 'Senior and Junior Cricket, and the Tennis, to School House; the Fencing to the Rise, and were left well behind in the Swimming, in spite of Dench's fine performances. But however unfortunate the House has been in games, it is still superior in work and military matters. Two of the three major awards on Speech Day went to Temple. One was the Work Cup, which seems to be a 'permanent possession of ours, for it looks as though we shall win it yet again this year. While on the subject of work, we offer heartiest congratulations to J. H. 0. Parker, who has been awarded an Abbott Scholarship in French at Oxford. By .taking second place in the "Fernie Cup" Competition for drill, Temple Platoon made sure of winning the Flag awarded for the year's work in the J.T.C. Congratulations to: D. 1Hardisty on the re-award, and J. D. Dench on the award, of '1st IV Colours; C. Dryden on 1st XI Colours; F. N. Newdick on 2nd IV Colours; R. I. Hunt on winning the Recruits' Shooting Cup; and last but not least, J. ID. Dench on breaking three School Swimming records in the sports. At.

The School Concert at the end of term was a great success and several Templars contributed to that success, Welch and Mason deserving special mention. In conclusion, let us wish those who are leaving the best of luck in their future careers, military or otherwise; and to those who are staying we express a hope that the House will rise to further successes; but on looking round at next year's House, we know that it will.

THE OXFORD CUP, 194647 The Inter-House Competition was won by the Manor. It was unfortunate that the severe winter caused the abandonment of almost all events of the Easter Term, but none the less the rivalry was keen, and the issue remained in doubt until the conclusion of the Swimming Sports at the end of the School Year. The detailed results were as follows School Points House Temple Awarded Manor Rise 20 — 20 • •• Senior Rugger — 10 ..• 10 Junior Rugger ••• 20 20 — Senior Cricket — — 10 10 ••• ... Junior Cricket Abandoned. .• • 20 Rowing '(1st Division) Abandoned. •.. '10 Rowing , (2nd Division) 20 Abandoned. ••• Athletics 1st ... ••• 10 Abandoned. 2nd ... ••• 10 10 — Swimming 1st 5 5 ... 2nd 10 — 10 ••• ... Squash 10 — — •• • 10 ... Tennis 5 5 — ... Shooting (Team) Abandoned. ... 5 ... Boxing 5 5 ... ... Fencing Total

... 170

ITEMS D. Hardisty, Head of Temple, was selected for the signal distinction of presentation to the Queen on the occasion of Her Majesty's visit to the City of York for the Minden Day celebrations. It was unfortunate that circumstances deprived him of the honour at the last moment, but we do not doubt that his disappointment was mitigated by the consolatory letter which Her Majesty was good enough to send him. Gratitude to Mr. Fawcett, whose departure from the School is referred to elsewhere, was expressed by presents from both boys and Staff; from the School a car radio outfit, and from his colleagues of the Masters' Common Room, cut-glass decanters and a travelling case. * * * We congratulate J. C. M. Rayson, the Captain of Cricket, on the gift of an autographed cricket bat by N. W. D. Yardley. The presentation was made by Yardley on the first day of the Old Peterite match, when the Captain of England was present only, as it were, as 34

twelfth man, since the Headingley Test Match began the next day. The presentation was a fitting climax to Rayson's distinguished career in School Cricket and we wish him all success in the future.

It has long been realised that the environment of the School was a likely site for the discovery of Roman antiquities, since the Roman road north from Eboracum passed through it. It was not, then, entirely a surprise that the excavations in connection with the rebuilding of the Rise revealed a quantity of fragments of Roman pottery and human skeleton remains. The hopes of a second Mildenhall hoard had less basis in history and were not realised. * * Visit of the Rev. J. W. de Graft Johnson The School was fortunate in being able to hear at first hand some details of West Africa from a native of the Gold Coast, the Rev. J. W. de Graft Johnson. Mr. Johnson had taken a London B.A. in Mathematics and was a teacher in an African school, but, after deciding to enter the Methodist Ministry, came to England to study Theology at Cambridge, and has taken his B.D. here. Mrs. Johnson also came to England to qualify as a teacher and to learn as much as possible about our hospitals. Their intention is to be missionaries among their own people. Mr. Johnson came to School on Thursday, 26th June, and spoke to the VIth forms on the history of missionary enterprise in the Gold Coast. In addition he gave to the geographers of the VIth details about his native country and interested two forms of the Junior School with his anecdotes. So impressed were many boys that they asked if Mr. Johnson could not pay another visit to St. Peter's. Accordingly, he came a second time, on Monday, 7th July, and interested a large audience by describing the life of the boys in the large, well-known boarding school for boys at Achimota, and other details of the life of the natives of the Gold Coast. Numerous questions were asked at all of his talks, which were enlivened by touches of humour. By the time this appears in print, Mr. Johnson will be back in his native home. We heartily thank him for coming to St. Peter's and wish him success in his work. H.e proposes to return to England in 6 years' time to take his Ph.D.

THE SCHOOL ARMS The beautiful shield so long associated with the School, and so familiar to many generations of Peterites, is identical with the arms of the Dean and Chapter of York; and its use by the School commemorates the fact that the School has been throughout the centuries the Minster Grammar School. The shield, as used by the School, is accompanied

by a scroll bearing the motto, "Super antiquas vias," and upon the red ground, or field, of the shield are three charges: two crossed keys, one of gold and the other of iron, surmounted by a golden. coronetted cap of a tall, conical form, having a small cross at its apex; and is described in heraldic 'blazonry in these words: Gules. Two keys in saltire, argent and or. In chief, a cap of St. Peter, or. The keys are appropriate to the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St. Peter, as being symbolical of the words spoken by our Lord to His disciple Simon Peter: "And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates, of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." (St. Matthew, XVI, 18 and 19). The third charge, the cap of St. Peter, has been the subject of some discussion, partly because in many old representations of the shield the cap has been deliberately defaced. This has led to some doubt about its proper. shape, and it has, at times, been mistaken for a mitre. Fortunately, there remain two early representations which clearly show the original form of this cap. Firstly, there is the seal of Robert Waldby, Archbishop of York, A.D. 1397, which is preserved in the Yorkshire Philosophical Society's Museum, and which has on the obverse the Archbishop's official arms, and on the reverse or counterseal, a shield bearing the device which he had adopted, that is, the cross-keys and the conical coronetted cap surmounted by a small cross. Secondly, there is a carving on the great door of the South Transept, showing the cross-keys and a similar cap, probably of the time of Archbishop Kemp, 1426-1454. Dean Purey-Cust, in the course of a thorough discussion of the origin and form of the cap, after citing the abovementioned representations together with other evidence, stated that: "This seems to indicate that there was a special head-dress assigned to St. Peter from the earliest times, and recognised on mediaeval seals as appropriate to 'him Of course, when the Bishop of Rome asserted his claim to be considered the successor to St. Peter, this cap, as well as other insignia associated with the apostle, were appropriated by him. In 1299.1303, a second crown was added by Boniface VIII; and in 1362.1370, a third crown by Pope Urban V. These three crowns are said to represent (1) spiritual authority, (2) kingly authority, (3) universal sovereignty. These constitute what is called the Tiara, which is the recognised emblem of the papacy; and this would account for the shields being defaced in the Minster at the time of the Reformation, when the simple cap of 1St. Peter was either mistaken for the Tiara, or had already become perverted into it. Archbishop Waldiby seems to have been the first Archbishop of York to use these devices. His predecessors, so far as we can judge from 36

THE SEAL OF ARCHBISHOP WALDBY, A.D. 1397.

The Seal, which is 21 inches in diameter, has two sides, of which the above is the reverse or counter-seal. The Latin inscription, in Gothic characters, is translated 'The Seal of Robert, Archbishop of York, Primate of England, and Lord of Hexham.' (Photo. by F. W. Staveley fi one a plaster east made by R. L. Ha,1 from eke original seal,)

the seals which are extant, used on their seals, according to the custom of their days, figures of themselves." ("The Heraldry of York Minster," volume H, 1896, p. 378). There has been some argument also about the keys, as to whether they should be of gold, or one of gold and the other of silver, or iron; for old representations in stained glass may be found to support both claims. Apparently, the chief written testimony in support of the two metals is to be found in Milton's poem "Lycidas" (1i637), where he describes the figure of St. Peter, bearing his emblems: "Last came, and last did go, The pilot of the Galilean lake; Two massy keys he bore of metals twain (The golden opes, the iron shuts amain), He shook his mitred locks, and stern bespake:" No doubt Milton had in mind some old tradition when he described the keys as being "of metals twain," but it is hard to say now what was the source of his inspiration. The lines seem to convey the idea that the golden key opens the gates of Heaven to the righteous souls, and the iron key locks them forever against the wicked. The words "mitred locks," in the last line of the quotation refers to the claim previously mentioned, that St. Peter was the first Bishop of Rome. R.L.H.

THE CHAPEL On Sunday, 22nd June, Canon G. W. 0. Addleshaw made his first visit to the School and preached at Evensong. M. I. Daniel, P. T. Littlewood, J. D. Stanley and. S. H. Storey, who were ill at the time of the Confirmation in the Easter Term, were Confirmed by the Archbishop in his private chapel at Bishopthorpe Palace on .6th June. There was a very large congregation at the Commemoration Service, held on the last Sunday of term, 27th July, when the singing of the Choir and School, especially in the Te Deum, was again most impressive. The preacher was the Rev. P. P. Noble Fawcett. The collection at this Service, which amounted to £22 2s. 6d., was for the School War Memorial Fund. We are grateful to all who brought flowers and to the ladies who used them to such good effect in decorating the Chapel for this Service. Our thanks and good wishes for the future go to the Chapel Monitor, J. C. M. Rayson, the Servers and members of the Choir who left at the end of the School Year, and have done much voluntary work for the Chapel and its Services. The large number of regular Communicants, especially from among the Senior members of the School, has been most encouraging this year.

At their last meeting of the year the Chapel Committee made donations from the Collections Fund to York County Hospital, York Boys' Club, the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, St. Dunstan's, Dr. Barnardo's Homes and the Universities Mission to Central Africa. As a result of the Chapel collections, £93 has been distributed among various good causes during this year. CHAPEL MUSIC The division of the choir a year ago into two self-supporting halves, each with trebles, altos, tenors and basses, bore fruit when it was decided to attempt Parry's "I was glad when they said unto me." This fine eight-part anthem was composed specially for the Coronation of King Edward VII, and has remained part of the standard repertory of church and cathedral choirs ever since. Short, vital, and apt in. the character of its words and music, it fitted into the Commemoration Service perfectly, setting a standard for the singing of School and Choir at that particular service and for the years to come. Cast on the same general lines as last year, the music of the service was successful in letting the abilities of School and Choir find full expression, both excelling in their own particular sphere until C. S. Lang's arrangement of Stanford's Te Deum in B flat set a musical crown on the service and the Chapel music for the year. During the term, new music sung in Chapel included Mr. Waine's adaptation of Sir George Dyson's "Praise," a version for School and Choir of Noble's Evening Service in B minor, sung on St. Peter's Day, and commemorating both our patron Saint and the visit to York of the composer, Dr. T. Tertius Noble, formerly organist of York Minster and now over eighty years old. The Choir sang Stanford's Evening Service in C for the first time, repeating it later on. The repetition was worth while. The Choir enjoyed an outing to Scarborough on Tuesday, 1st July. Two motor coaches, Decani in one, Cantoris in the other, left Clifton soon after morning Chapel. A day, varied by putting, tennis, boating and bathing was capped by a first rate tea skilfully organised by Mrs. Kendell.

THE SCHOOL CONCERT

The School Concert, the first to be given on a large scale since before the war, took place in Big Hall on Thursday, 24th July, at 6 p.m. This performance had been postponed from last term. It comprised works for the newly founded School Orchestra, for the newly founded Choral Society, and for individual instrumentlists and singers. Of an orchestra of 29 (not counting the four extra percussion brought in for "Carmen"), '17 were from School and Staff and 12 were amateurs and professionals, many of whom had given up much time on Sunday evenings for rehearsals during the term. Our thanks are due to these ladies and gentlemen. By their help, not only was the final performance better than it would otherwise have been,

but also the younger members of .the orchestra profited greatly from playing side by side with musicians of orchestral experience. The Choral Society grew in numbers and enthusiasm during the term and finally exceeded the number that had been estimated would join. A large contingent from the Junior School comprised the majority of the trebles. All the soloists were from the School, except Miss Mary Davies, who brought her knowledge and experience to bear on the exacting role of "Carmen." The platform in Big (Hall was extended so as to carry the augmented orchestra and the grand piano. The chorus sat in tiers on a complicated arrangement of benches, tables, forms, and chairs, ingeniously and apparently securely assembled for the occasion in the bay window. The School attended the Dress Rehearsal in the afternoon, and a large audience of parents and friends was present in the evening.

PROGRAMME Miss Mary Davies. School. Orchestra. School Choral Society. Leader: Mr. G. W. Stevens. Accompanist: Mrs. A. Nairn Baird. Conductor: Mr. F. Waine. THE NATIONAL ANTHEM Part I. Haydn Menuetto from Symphony (No. 11) in Major (Military) Ford "'Since first I saw your face" Madrigal Boyce Movements from Sonata for two violins, cello, and piano Largo—Fuga Violins: G. C. Greetham and D. P. Norwood Cello: P. J. R. Mason Piano: F. Carlin "Clair de lune" Debussy Piano Solo R. Ham Sullivan Madrigal from "The Mikado" "Brightly dawns our wedding day" Valse in B minor Chopin Piano Solo J. H. Amos Schubert "The Trout" Lieder "To Music" "Whither?" Miss Mary Davies Romanze from Concerto in D minor i(K-4645) Mozart for piano and orchestra Solo piano—I. T. R. Welch INTERVAL 39

Part II. Selections from "Carmen" NI Overture (ii) Chorus: "When the guard comes" (iii) Carmen and Chorus: Habanera (iv) Carmen and. Chorus: Gipsy Song (v) Don Jose: Flower Song (vi) smugglers' Chorus (vii) Carmen: Card Song (viii) Escamillo and Chorus: Toreador's Song Carmen: Miss Mary Davies Don Jose: Mr. E. P. Piers Escamillo: G. A. Radford

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We are indebted to the "Yorkshire Evening Press" for permission to print the following excerpt from the article by their music critic, Mr. Reginald Rose. "The choice of music and its performance were admirable. Outstanding was the Romance from Mozart's Concerto in. D minor, K-446, in which the pianist was I. T. R. Welch, who played with considerable artistry and restraint, as did the orchestra. Two other pianists, R. Ham and J. H. Amos, played with the right understanding, and two movements from a sonata by Boyce, played by G. C. Greetham, D. P. Norwood, P. J. R. Mason, and F. Carlill, went well after a rather nervous start. The augmented orchestra played with confidence and good intonation. The exigent 'Flower Song' was successfully interpreted by E. P. Piers, and the famous 'Toreador's Song' had a good exponent in G. A. Radford. The choral singing was splendid in quality of tone, balance, and general efficiency, though the tone of the excellent trebles was lost by their position on the stage."

THE MUSIC SOCIETY Officers for the year 1947-48 Chairman: F. WAINE, Esq., M.A., B.Mus. Hon. Secretary: C. DRYDEN. Hon. Librarian: B. W. MOLD. House Representatives: Manor—E. G. Thompson, F. Carlill, J. F. W. Addey. Rise—R. M. Booth, •S. Daneff, J. U. Burdass. School House—R. Ham, P. J. Dennis, D. P. Norwood. Temple—D. C. Jack, P. J. R. Mason. Contemporary Music Representative: J. F. W. Addey.

THE LIBRARY Librarians : L. BURGESS, Esq. R. L. McDERMID, D. HARDISTY, ID. H. TATE, F. R. GOWN, F. N. NEWDICK, D. F. RINGROSE. The following books have been added to the Library :Presented by A. E. Long, Esq. Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art (Ed. Cairns and Walker). Presented by Mrs. Kendell. Groves' Dictionary of Music and Musicians (5 Vols., Ed. H. C. Colles) Presented by A. Cooper, Esq. The Liturgy—Baiby. Forty Days in the Desert—W. H. Bartlett. The Land of Egypt—W. H. Bartlett. Oriental History—John Eadie. Autobiography of Lutfullah—E. B. Eastwick. Macaulay's Essays. Other additions. British Adventure—Edited by W. J. Turner. Recording Britain .(Vol. II). Europe—C. A. Alington. Statesmen and Sea Power—Richmond. The Promenade Ticket—A. H. Sidgewick. Test Cricket Cavalcade, 1877-1946—E. L. Roberts. Yorkshire Rugby Football Union: "In Memoriam, 1914-1919." Flaubert and Madame Bovary—Francis Steegmuller. .

THE NATURAL SCIENCE SOCIETY NATURAL HISTORY BRANCH During the first meeting the Committee was elected by popular vote. It was arranged that each House should have a representative, and a Committee, under the Chairmanship of Mr. Crews, was formed as follows :R. J. GIBSON, Secretary (Manor). N. B. HARRISON, Vice-Secretary , (Manor). PRESSWOOD (Rise). WARREN (School House). WILSON (Temple). It was decided by vote that there should not be a termly subscription, but that members should pay small amounts as funds were needed. 41

The first demonstration, on 12th June, was given by R. J. Sh,ardlow and R. J. Gibson on pike, perch and roach fishing. The demonstration lasted about an hour, and was given near Fulford Hall, nearly opposite Bishopthorpe. On 2:1st June Mr. Wagstaffe, of the Yorkshire Museum, gave us a talk and demonstration on Taxidermi. He gave us a most interesting and instructive talk and he skinned a jackdaw for our inspection. On 5th July Mr. Vear, a member of the Yorkshire Natural History Society, gave us a talk on Ornithology, illustrated 'by lantern slides made from photographs taken by 'himself. Many of the slides were coloured, and Mr. Vear had some remarkable slides of birds which he had tamed, feeding from his hand. On 12th July a few members of the Society paid a visit in the evening to some tropical aquaria in Huntington Road, owned by Mr. Soderberg. In the house he had, three three-foot tanks containing most tropical community fish, including a male fighting fish, an angel fish, and mosaic and three-spot gouramis. The top tank had only young fish, including 86 green swordtails about ten weeks old. In the garage he had three two-foot tanks containing more young fish. Mr. 'Soderberg had other smaller tanks not in use. Outside he had five ponds in which he mostly bred daphnia (water-fleas) for the fish. On 19th July Mr. Robinson and Griffiths gave a talk and demonstration on bees and bee-keeping. 'Mr. Robinson showed us the three types of bees in the hive, the queen, the drones, and the workers. He told us the life history of the bee and most of their interesting ways. Griffiths told us about the keeping of bees, how to look after them in summer and winter, how to collect the honey, how to collect swarms and how to mix them. We were then shown two film strips about the talk.

THE ART CLUB

Despite the fact that the Summer Term is not the term for indoor activities the Art Club has flourished this term. Interest in many subjects has been great, and 'heraldry, sketching, and painting were probably the most popular. Several boys made some very decorative model shields, while others preferred to sketch from life and paint. Plaster-casts were made from clay models, and many other hobbies were pursued. Several new members have been enrolled and we hope next term to have many more and to increase the range of our activities.

BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY

The School's adopted ship, S.S. "Mountpark," completed her charter to a New Zealand company in June. (During this charter she 42

made four voyages from Fiji and one from Townsville to Auckland, all with sugar, three cargoes representing a considerable proportion of New Zealand's requirements for the year. On completion of the charter she loaded wool at Auckland and Napier, a total of 27,000 bales or 3,600 tons, and left the latter port for the United Kingdom on 27th June. The homeward voyage is via Panama, and Curacao (for oiling), and is due to take 45 days. On its arrival home, the "Mountpark" will have completed a round-the-world voyage for her maiden trip, which began from the Clyde in June, 1946.

VOX POPULI There is this about tidying-up. One makes discoveries. The other day I discovered, by casting a casual glance at an old newspaper lining the bottom of a drawer, the remarkable assertion that the average man speaks 216,000 words in the course of a single day. !A statistician had, after calculation, made the assertion. "The Times" had recorded it. I ceased tidying-up to pursue the matter. 216,000 words, as "The Times" pointed out in an entertaining leading article, corresponds roughly with a Dickens novel, and the writer of the article professed himself a little sceptical of the accuracy of the statistician's calculation; though he was sufficiently on the spot not to deny himself the opportunity afforded by this astonishing revelation to write an entertaining leading article. (As everybody knows, "The Times" usually has one leading article in light vein, to offset the solemn grandeur of the other leading articles, which are invariably wellinformed, carefully reasoned, penetrating, and incredibly pompous. This particular leading article is always considered entertaining, especially by letter-writers, who know perfectly well that flattery is a sure key to the heart of the Old Lady, of Printing House Square, and thus to a place in her correspondence column.) * On this matter one is inclined to agree with "The Times"—if it is not taking a liberty. Two hundred thousand words per diem does seem, in transatlantic language, to be spilling a bibful. And one's first instinct is to invite the statistician to prove himself by publicly reading "Martin Chuzzlewit," say, in the course of a waking (and certainly working) day. Except that the test would be unfair. It takes far longer, of course, to invite a person to "terminate his singularly inapposite observations," which is five words, polysyllabic, and Dickens,- than to call upon someone to "put a sock in it," which is langue du jour, monosyllabic, but still five words. * For the entertaining leading article in question the curious (or distrustful) reader is referred to the issue of the 8th September, 1943—or he can have a look at the bottom of my drawer. 1. See Pickwick Papers, if you can find the place.

But setting aside the argument from Dickens, which is demonstrably fallacious, one can still agree with "The Times" that this statistician, who is demonstrably an odd fish, has presented thinkers with a hard saying. It is to be noted that it is the average man who is credited with this phenomenal verbosity. What of the garrulous man? And what (obviously) of the average woman? But the statistical gentleman, shrinking perhaps from seeming to draw a long bow, has nothing to tell us of the achievements of the average woman. And, of course, it is only fair to judge him by what he has said. What he implies 'by what he has said is like what the soldier said—it is not evidence. liars, and statistics. It has been stated that there are liars, d That is against two hundred thousand words a day. On the other hand, there is the dictum "credo quia impossibile." That is in favour of two hundred thousand words a day. Since, then, the question is so nicely balanced, it may be advisable to rest content with a general conclusion, viz.—that Man, the 'forked radish, the featherless biped, the dumb ox lowing for provender of wages, salaries, and interest-oncapital, so far from being dumb, is, in fact, exceedingly loquacious. The idea that human beings are like Isaiah's watchmen, "they are all ignorant, they are dumb dogs, they cannot bark," and that their chief concern is what (according to Shakespeare) King Henry V said it was, to "get them to rest, crammed with distressful bread"—this idea is erroneous. It is obvious that man's chief concern is to talk. He talks, in fact, like the very Dickens. It is all very intriguing. For the curious paradox occurs at once that the average man, who talks so much and chatters away to the extent (perhaps) of two hundred thousand words a day, could not write so many words expressive of coherent, original thought in a lifetime. Ask the average man for a verbal answer, and you will get it. Ask him to put it in writing, and you will never get it. The average man will chew the butt-end of his pen and tell you (viva voce) that he does not know what to say. It this is reasonably true of the average man, it is true without any qualification whatever of the average boy. For example, the fourth form at . But why elaborate the point? MUNICEPS.

J.T.C. NOTES This has been a very busy term for the J.T.C. The first part was fully taken up in preparation for Certificate "A" Examination and the Annual General Inspection. The Inspection was carried out by Major A. A. G. Power, The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment, on 4th June. The Inspection parade went off very well and as a result of everyone's co-operation and enthusiasm the Contingent received a very satisfactory report from the War Office. 44

On 24th June we had the Certificate. "A" Examination. In Part I 43 out of 44 candidates passed, and in Part II 3.1 out of 3'3 passed. This was a very satisfactory result. A number of Certificates "T" were also awarded as a result of Technical courses attended in the holidays. On 245th June there was a Recruit Passing-out Parade. Sgt. Radford and Sgt. Wilson had worked hard throughout the year, and they were rewarded with a high standard of cadet to pass on to the House Platoons. Cadets Ward and O'Donnell passed out as the best two recruits of the year. Field Day was held on 8th July. It was held in the beautiful country around Rievaulx Abbey. For the exercise this hilly country represented the hills of Northern Greece, time December, 1944. A band of E.L.A.S. irregulars, remnants of the Army of the National Liberation Front, had refused to obey the surrender order, and were holding out in the difficult mountainous country. Manor Platoon fulfilled the 'role of the guerillas very well indeed. C.S.M. Chadwick, who was in command, spared no efforts to make his Platoon resemble the real thing. Sgt. Edinger, in charge of the three British Platoons, had a very difficult task in rounding them up. He was forced to cross a river to start with, a hazardous operation, carried out rather halfheartedly by Temple Platoon. In the midst of the crossing the enemy attacked and were speedily repulsed by a brilliant dash by School House Platoon, who waded through the river and scaled the heights on the opposite bank. It was a wonderful sight to watch, equal to any Commando raid. Rise Platoon had previously forded the river further up, and, keenly supported by an assault section, secured good positions on the far bank. Owing to the close nature of the country the next phase went very slowly, and it was not until late in the afternoon that "Colonel Von Chad" was finally brought to battle near his hide-out H.Q. Everyone was very, relieved to see the transport and have a welcome ice cream before setting off for the journey home. Apart from the topical interest of the exercise, many very useful lessons were learnt, control by N.C.O.'s being the most outstanding. Cpl. Dodgson, L/Cpl. Smith, L/Sgt. Radford, 1L/Cpl. Slegg and. L/Cpl. Graham were specially congratulated by the umpires for their good work The Signal Platoon, working in very difficult country, acquitted themselves admirably. The term ended with the "Fernie Cup Competition. This year it was organised under new conditions and won, in a very keen competition, by School House Platoon, under the command of Sgt. Edinger. With the "Fernie Cup" going to School House, Temple Platoon won the Flag Competition by a clear margin. '1st. Temple Platoon-47 points. 2nd. School House Platoon-30i points. 3rd. Rise Platoon-2'7i points. 4th. Manor Platoon-15 points. 45

The Flag is now only to be competed for once a year and the point system embraces every aspect of J.T.C. training. In spite of this full programme time was found for Signalling, the Band, the Intelligence 'Section, and Classification Shooting. Colonel Pye, D.S.O., O.B.E., Commandant of the Midland Brigade Training Centre at Strensall, visited the Unit and presented the Shooting prizes, the best individual shot being Cadet Hannon. The J.T.C. is indebted to our "civilian gentlemen attached" who have given such valuable help throughout the term. J.T.C. N.C.O.'s (Summer Term, 1947) C.S.M. F. J. Chadwick. Drum-Major D. Hardisty. C.Q.M.S. C. C. Clement. Storeman, Cpl. M. Haiku. School House Platoon Rise Platoon Platoon Commander: Platoon Commander: Sgt. L. ID Edinger Sgt. P. R. Sykes. Platoon L/Sergeant: Platoon L/Sergeant: L/Sgt. P. J. Shardlow. L/Sgt. J. C. M. Rayson. Section Commanders: Section Commanders: Cpl. D. F. Ringrose. Cpl. G. M. Dodgson. Cpl. C. K. Hudson. Cpl. G. W. Smith. L/Cpl. T. Griffiths. Cpl. H. L. Dixon. 2nd i/c Sections: 2nd i/c Sections: L/Cpl. B. Waters. Cpl. D. H. Tate. L/Cpl. E. C. d'O. Lees. L/Cpl. J. P. Blake. L/Cpl. J. H. Amos. Manor Platoon Temple Platoon Platoon Commander: Section Commanders: Sgt. R. L. Hutchinson. Sgt. J. D. Dench. Platoon L/Sergeant: Platoon L/Sergeant: L/Sgt. D. Hardisty. Section Commanders: Platoon Commander: Cpl. R. Dobson. Cpl. F. N. Newdick. Cpl. D. J. Oliver. Cpl. F. C. Slegg. Cpl. F. R. Bown. Cpl. A. L. Pavis. 2nd i/c Sections: 2nd i/c Sections: L/Cpl. W. Graham. L/Cpl. I. T. R. Welch. L/Cpl. J. Walker. L/Cpl. G. M. Graham. Signal Platoon L/Cpl. K. G. Harrison. Platoon Commander: Storeman: Cpl. D. H. Tate. L/Cpl. J. P. Blake. N.C.O.'s. N.C.O.'s i/c Recruits: L/Cpl. J. H. Amos. L/Sgt. G. A. Radford. L/Cpl. G. J. Chilton. L/Sgt. K. W. Wilson. -

SCOUTING Camping and training for camp have formed the major part of our activities this term. Tent-pitching, firelighting, construction of camp kitchens, etc., have all figured in one or more of the weekly meetings of the Troop. Week-end camps were held at Dunnington and these once more provided valuable practice for the week's camp, which was again held at Coneysthorpe. This camp was enjoyed by all who attended it, but these were still too few. A fifty per cent attendance cannot be regarded as a satisfactory proportion of the Troop on these occasions. The weather was superb until the last day or two, when it turned rather showery. Among our activities were wide games, nature rambles, bathing, a night game, and the passing of many 1st and 2nd Class Tests. Many useful gadgets were constructed, including a most effective shower bath. The weather deprived us of a Camp Fire on the last night, but an enjoyable impromptu sing-song was held instead. An original feature of this camp was the changing from Double B.S.T. to Single B.S.T. for the week. This made it easier for some to go to sleep at night and to light the fire in the mbrning. On 8th July a Field Day was held. The Senior School Patrols went out to Dunnington and spent the morning in a contest intended to develop ideas in the construction of camp kitchens. The later part of the day was marred by a heavy rainstorm which ruined our hopes of a wide game in the wood. The Inter-Patrol Competition for the term was won by the Otters. This gave them the Shield for the third consecutive year—a highly creditable performance. The Seals were a close second, and the Beavers third. In the Junior School the result of the term's competition was: 1st Curlews, 2nd Hawks, 3rd Peewits, 4th Owls, 5th Wood Pigeons. P.L. S. H. Amos and Sec. Goodburn are to be congratulated on gaining the 1st Class Badge.

SHOOTING Shooting this term has been confined chiefly to the firing of the annual classification course, and with very few exceptions every member of the J.T.C. has been exercised. The following awards were made on the classification scores: Best Individual Shot—J. A. Hannon. Best Recruit Shot—R. J. Hunt. The Inter-House Shooting Competion was held on 21st July, and resulted in a win for Manor, with School House second. 47

TENNIS The enthusiasm that the School has shewn. for tennis this term has been even greater than ever. Three of our four grass courts have been constantly in use, and the weather was fairly kind so a great deal of play has been. possible. The results of this were that the standard of play in the House matches was higher than usual and several keen matches were played in the Senior Doubles Championships, which were eventually won by Sykes and Rayson. A Junior Knock-out Competition was also arranged but, owing to the pressure of other events at the end of term, it had to be abandoned. In a match against the Staff, the School were successful by a margin of six matches to three. The Inter-House Competition was won by the Manor, who defeated School House in the final.

CRICKET, 1947 RETROSPECT

With the successes of the 1946 season still fresh in our minds, and with so many of that successful School side now no longer in our midst, we could hardly hope for such a match-winning season. J. MoD. L. Dook had left us during the School year and so very largely the mantle of responsibility rested on the shoulders of Rayson alone, supported by two other old colours, Oliver and Hudson. It was evident 'from the start that the weakness of the side would lie in the bowling, unless some fresh and hitherto unforeseen talent could be found, and our hopes were more than somewhat raised by the early form shown by Graham and Dryden, who quickly established themselves as the two stock opening bowlers. Both stuck to their jobs well until (alas!) we witnessed an orgy of long-hops and full-tosses, sufficient to encourage, any novice, which seemed to unsettle and undermine the confidence of the whole side. Without the admirable bowling of Speight we should have floundered long ago, but as it was we finished the season not really knowing how good a side or how bad a side we were Undoubtedly, for one reason or another, we had the satisfaction of beating convincingly one or two school sides probably quite as good as our own and yet on more than one occasion we must have given other teams similar satisfaction. The '1st XI was inconsistent and erratic in the extreme; their form became quite unpredictable. Two of the finest individual performances of the season were those of Rayson and Speight. Rayson's century against the Yorkshire Gentlemen was a fitting climax to his impressive School Cricket career. It was the first hundred in a School match since Newman's in 1936, and an innings well worthy of the honour it has brought him. Equally impressive was Speight's remarkable bowling achievement against the Craven Gentlemen. When all looked lost for the School, which in no way made the batsmen over-confident, Speight suddenly turned defeat into victory by bowling seven overs in which he took eight 48

N. W. D. Yardley (St. Peter's, 1928.34) presenting an autographed hat to J. C. M. Rayson, Captain of Cricket, 1947.

wickets for 1.6 runs. Four of these wickets were bowled, two caught, one caught and bowled, and one l.b.w., and if the truth were known, two of the runs scored off him were overthrows. The standard of fielding has been good (and well it should be with the cricket ground in its •present condition), but never was it up to the highest standards set by the ;1st XI of last season. For the other teams, matches •have been more numerous than ever before, as a result of the opening of the new cricket square on the Wightman field beyond the boathouse, which now enables us to play two "home" fixtures on the same day. This is a boon to all our younger cricketers, of whom there are many, and whose interest and enthusiasm for the game is unflagging. 1st XI CHARACTERS *f-J. C. M. RAYSON (Capt.). 1944-4546-47. Although handicapped by so much being expected of him, 'for a 'batsman of such class he was rather disappointing, except when he made some of his most notable scores. His fault probably lay in overcaution, but he is a delightful batsman to watch when at the top of his 'form. He always took command of his team ably in the field, and his own fielding was a fine example to the rest of the team. *tD. J. OLIVER •(Vice-Capt.). '1946-47. A safe and reliable wicketkeeper, although he is too prone to use his pads. He lacked confidence in batting, and all his ability shown in the nets was wasted. *fM. SPEIGHT. 1947. The find of the season. An aggressive batsman who will have to beware, though, that his tendency to make all his scoring strokes to leg doesn't become an obsession. He took great delight in fighting his leg-breaks most effectively, and started to toy with the top-spinner and googly. K. tc HUDSON. 1946-47. Impetuosity or lack of concentration were usually the cause of his downfall. A really good fielder at cover-point or in the out-field. tH. L. DIXON. 1947. Has played a valuable part as opening batsman, but he would always 'be tempted to nibble at the good length ball outside the off stump. He is not naturally a good fielder but he has made every effort. fC. :DRYDEN. 1947. A most promising all-rounder who should improve considerably next year. On the whole he was the steadiest of the bowlers, without ever being very aggressive, and he amply showed his worth as a batsman towards the end of the season. GRAHAM. 1947. An uncouth player, who would probably have preferred a game more akin to baseball than cricket. He bowled well at the start of the season but lost his form all too soon. A good fielder with a large pair df hands. 49

tG. C. GRE'ETHAM. .1947. His methods have not been very graceful, but he has made some very valuable contributions to the side as a batsman, and has shown ever-increasing determination to strike at the ball. A particularly good fielder at gully. tit. PARKER. 1947. A promising batsman. He will probably revert to wicket-keeping next year, having done a good job in the field this year. tR. L. HUTCHINSON. 1947. A painstaking 'batsman, who watches the ball carefully, but for one of such stature he should have hit the ball very much harder, and would have scored many more runs 4 he had done so. t.P. T. BAKER. 1947. A young player, who won his position in the team through his ability to hit the loose ball. A keen fielder, who has improved a great deal * Cap. f Colour. SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1st XI

Date. 17th May. 21st May.

Opponents. Clifton C.C. York C.C.

Date. 28th May. 31st May. 7th June. 14th June. 28th June. 5th July.

Opponents. Ground. Durham School ... Away Worksop College ... Home Leeds Grammar School Away Giggleswick School Home Ampleforth College Home Bradford G.S. Home

19th July.

Bootham School

Ground. Result. School. Opponents. Home Lost '71 73 for 3 Home Drawn 117 for 4 164 for 6 (dec.) Durham School Home Won 140 '79 28th May. Worksop College Home Won 16$ 31st May. 63 C. E. Anson's XI 4th June. Home Drawn 145 for 8 102 for 7 (dec.) Leeds Grammar School Home Lost 7th June. 57 199 11th June. Manchester G.S. Away Lost 71 280 for 8 (dec.) 14th June. Giggleswick School Away Abandoned — 95 for 8 21st June. Yorkshire Gentlemen Home Drawn 165 for 9 89 for 5 (dec.) Ampleforth College Away Won 137 59 28th June. Away Won 5th July. Bradford G.S. 211 for 9 106 (dec.) 12th July. Craven Gentlemen Home Won 94 46 19th July. Home Lost Bootham School 58 60 for 3 T. H. Hobson's XI Away Lost 23rd July. 167 for 6 170 for 4 (dec.) 25.26th July. Old Peterite XI Home Won 254 for 6 141 (dec.) 134 for 3 198 (dec.) Played 15, Won 6, Lost 5, Drawn 3, Abandoned 1.

2nd XI

Away

Result. School. Opponents. Won 171 108 Won 76 60 Lost 55 56 for 4 Abandoned — Lost 26 28 for 1 Drawn 108 for 9 182 fort (Dec.) Lost 22 23 for 3

14th May. 24th May. 31st May.

Under Sixteen Colts XI Ground. Result. Opponents. Away Won Bootham School Home Won Giggleswick School Away Drawn Worksop College

11th June.

Ampleforth College

Away

Drawn

21st June. 2nd July.

Durham School Bootham School

Away Home

Lost Drawn

5th July.

Bradford G.S. ...

Home

Won

Date.

School. Opponents. 27 35 83 94 53 for 9 128 for 8 (Dec.) 127 for 8 139 for 5 (Dec.) 107 for 5 105 55 for 7 125 for 9 (Dec.) 71 90

Under Fifteen Colts XI Ground. Result. School. Opponents. Opponents. Date. 60 94 ... Away Won Bootham School 17th May. 48 for 3 47 ... Away Lost Worksop College 31st May. 45 53 14th June. Newburgh Priory School Home Won 97 133 for 6 ... Away Won Bootham School 25th June. (Dec.) 41 113 Newburgh Priory School Awav Won 19th July. Senior House Matches School House 206, Temple 87. Semi-finals. School House beat Temple. Rise 111, Manor 114 for 2 wickets. Manor beat Rise. Manor beat School House. School House 79, Manor 156. Finals. Junior House MatChes Semi-finals. Manor, 184, beat Rise, 90. School House, 69 for 5, beat Temple, 68. School House, 148, beat Manor, 54. Finals. 1st XI AVERAGES Batting

Rayson Speight, M. Baker Oliver Greetham Hudson Parker Dixon Dryden Hutchinson ... Graham, W.

Times No. of Runs Not out Innings 443 1 •• • 15 327 1 •.• 13 57 4 7 ... 179 3 •• • 13 172 1 •• • 13 146 2 •• • 13 113 1 •• • 10 160 0 .• • 14 85 4 •• • 12 128 0 •• • 15 36 - 2 •• • 11 * Denotes "not out."

Highest Score 100* 72* 39* 53* 55 40* 28 29 55* 39 14

Average 31.64 27.2 19.0 17.9 14.3 13.27 12.5 11.43 10.62 8.53 4.0

Wickets 50 32

Average 10.76 15.26

21.04

Bowling Speight, M. ... ... Dryden ... Hudson Graham, W.

Overs ... 145 ... 166 ... 64 ... 61

Maidens 18 44 9 28

Runs 538 487 195 484

19.5

St. Peter's School 1st XI v Clifton C.C. Played at home, Saturday, 17th May, 1947. Result: Clifton C.C. won by 7 wickets. CLIFTON C.C.

St. Peter's

Rayson, b. Harrison Dobson, b. Harrison Dixon, b. Harrison Hudson, b. Harrison Oliver, b. Roberts Hutchinson, run out ... Speight, c. Milne, b. Pulleyn Greetham, st. Edwards, b. Pulleyn Dryden, run out Graham, b. Pulleyn Frank, not out ... Extras

Hornshaw, c. Speight, b. Graham 10 Milne, c. Oliver, b. Graham ... 0 Harrison, c. Hutchinson, b. Dryden 3 Broadhurst, not out ... 351 21 Roberts, not out

9 1 8 3 15 17

4 4 5

Extras

... 71

Total 1

...

Total for 3 wickets

Fall of Wickets: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

0 13 17 20 25 34 58 63 63 71 Bowling Analysis : Clifton C.C. 0. M. W. R. A.

... 73

Fall of Wickets: 1 2 3 4 ———— 1 14 14 — St. Peter's 0. M. W. R.

Graham Harrison ... 7 3 4 8 6 — 2 32 16 2 Blackburn ... 8 Dryden ... 5 1 1 23 23 5 0 8 — Roberts ... 9 — Speight ... 3 — — 11 — 1 31 32 Pulleyn, J. R. 8 2 6.3 Hutchinson 2 1— 3 19 3— Roberts bowled 1 no ball. St. Peter's School 1st XI v. York "Wednesday XI" Played at home, Wednesday, 21st May, 1947. Result: Drawn. St. Peter's

York

... 19 Rayson, l.b.w., b. R. Lund Sanders, b. Dryden 9 Dobson, b. Jacques ... ••• Houseman, b. Dryden ... 27 Dixon, c. Sawkill, b. Jacques ... ... Kay. E., b. Speight Hutchinson, b. R. Lund ... ••• Hobson, c. Hutchinson, b. ... ... Graham 55 Oliver, not out ... ... • • • 14 Hudson, not out ... Wood, b. Dryden 22 ... Lund, H., not out Dryden, Greetham, 8 Speight, Richardson, b. Graham ... Graham and Frank did not 6 ... ... Sawkill, not out bat Jacques, Quarmby and Lund, R. did not bat. 4 Extras ... Extras ... Total for 4 wickets ...

Total for 6 wickets (dec.) ... 164

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 ———— 1 8 15 59

Fall of Wickets : 5 6 1 2 3 4 16 37 88 104 136 157 52

6 7 16 41 40

... 117

Bowling Analysis :

St. Peter's

0. M. W. ... 11 3 2 ... 13 3

Graham Dryden Hutchinson ... 3 — Hudson 6— Speight 3— Frank 2 1 —

R. A. 45 22.5 Jacques 58 19.3 Lund, R. 21 Quarmby 21 Houseman 13 13 Wood 2

York M. W. R. A. 14 6 2 27 13.5 12 3 2 21 10.5 9 — — 31 3 — — 12 3 — — 20 0.

St. Peter's School 1st XI v. Durham School 1st XI.

Played at home, Wednesday, 28th May, 1947. Result: The School won by 61 runs. The School were sent in to bat on a very easy-paced wicket, and opened disastrously, Dixon being out with the score only 2. Rayson and Hutchinson took the score to 65 before Rayson was stumped for 43. After Oliver had been out, 'Hudson and Hutchinson stayed until lunch time, when the score was 120 for 4. After lunch a collapse followed, through no fault of the bowlers, who were far from consistent, and the School innings closed for only 140. Hutchinson, fifth out at 129, had batted very soundly for 39. The Durham innings also opened badly and indeed the batsmen fared badly against accurate and hostile bowling. Only Smithson (the Captain), who, missed in the slips at 0, went on to score 28, and Sidgwick, who played an innings of great length (li hours for 10), deserve mention; and the final score only totalled 79. St. Peters Rayson, st. Nelson, b. Thompson Dixon, c. Scott, b. Jones Hutchinson, c. Bell, b. Thompson Oliver, l.b.w., b. Thompson ... Hudson, b. Smithson ... Speight, l.b.w., b. Smithson ... Greetham, st. Nelson, b. Thompson Dobson, b. Smithson Dennis, st Nelson, b. Thompson Graham, not out ... Dryden, st. Nelson, b. Thompson Extras Total 1

2 3

Durham Renshaw, b. Dryden ... 0 Bell, l.b.w., b. Dryden ... 39 Smithson, c. Greetham, b. Speight 6 Sidgwick, retired hurt ... 27 Craven, c. Speight, b. Hudson ... 13 Parker, st. Oliver, b. Speight Mitcheson, l.b.w., Speight 0 Scott, 1.b.w., Dryden ... 2 Nelson, c. Graham, b. Dryden ... 4 Jones, b. Graham 3 Thompson, not out 0 3 Extras ... 43

... 140 Fall of Wickets : 4 5 6 7 8

Total

... Fall of Wickets : 4 5 6 7 8

9 28 10 1 3 8 6 5 4 4

9 10

2 65 76 115 129 131 131 135 137 140 1 30 41 42 45 55 65 73 73 — Bowling Analysis : Durham St. Peter's 0. M. W. R. A. 0. M. W. R. A. Craven 9 — — 27 Graham ... 11 3 1 16 16 Jones 10 1 1 27 27 Dryden ... 15 3 4 28 7 Smithson 10 3 27 9 Hudson ... 10 5 1 5 5 Thompson ... 18 2 6 56 9.3 Speight ... 8 1 3 26 8.6 —

513

St. Peter's School 1st XI v. Worksop College 1st XL

Played at home, Saturday, 3'lst May, 1947. Result: The. School won by 1105 runs. Again the School were sent in. to bat on a wicket which did not help the bowlers, 'but Rayson was soon out with only 7 runs scored. Dixon and Hutchinson were still together at lunch time and after lunch took the score to 43, when Hutchinson was bowled for a useful 20. Two quick wickets fell, but 'Speight and Dixon took the score to 110 for 5 before Dixon was stumped for a well-played 29. Speight continued to attack the bowling and reached his half-century in very short time. He was eventually caught for a very good 68, made mostly on the leg side, his hook shot being especially prominent. The School thus scored 168, and after a tiring afternoon in the blazing sun, Worksop had to bat for about 20 minutes before tea. At tea the score was 12 for 2 wickets down, and after tea the innings became a procession, only Atkinson, who hit bravely, reaching double figures; and the score only reached 63. The School bowling was excellent and Speight (4 for 10) and Dryden (3 for 13) deserve special mention. St. Peter's Rayson, c. Bradley b. Wilson Hutchinson, b. Garbutt ... Dixon, st. Bradley, b. Hall Dobson, c. Soame, b. Wilson Hudson, c. Sumrie, b. Wilson Speight, c. Wall, b. Garbutt Greetham, c. Gibson, b. Hall ••• Dennis, b. Hall ... Graham, c. Atkinson, b. Wall Dryden, c. Gibson, b. Wall Chadwick, not out Extras ... •••

Total

... 168

Total

1 2 3

Worksop ... ... 6 7 Sumrie, b. Dryden ... 1 ... 20 Butler, retired hurt 4 29 Wilson, c. Graham, b. Dryden ... 7 5 Gibson, c. Greetham, b. Dryden ... 0 ... ... 11 Hall, run out 8 68 Tidmarsh, 1.b.w., b. Graham 5 1 Garbutt, c. and b. Speight 17 1 Atkinson, not out ... 14 Wall, c. Graham, b. Speight ... 3 0 Soame, st. Chadwick, b. Speight 0 4 Bradley, c. Graham, b. Speight ... 0 12 8 Extras ... ... ...

Fall of Wickets : 4 5 6 7 8

... 63

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

9 10

11 12 12 27 39 44 59 59 63

7 43 48 62 110 127 129 153 161 168

—

Bowling Analysis : St. Peter's Worksop 0. M. W. R. A. 0. M. W. R. A. 6 2 1 10 10 Graham 2 49 26 4 ... 21 Garbutt 4.3 3 13 9 3 Dryden 3 45 15 9 ... 22 Wilson 6 1 — 14 Hudson ... 10 2 — 25 — Gibson 3 — 4 10 2.5 1.5 Speight 2 3 2 ... 3 Wall 3 38 12.6 Hutchinson ... 1 — — 4 ... 4 — Hall Garbutt bowled 3 no balls.

S. Peter's School 1st XI v. C. E. Anson's XI.

Played at home, Wednesday, 4th June, 1947. Result: Drawn. St. Peter's Rayson, b. Beaumont ... Hutchinson, c. Lobley, D., b. Lewis Dixon, b. Lund ... Oliver, c. Beaumont, b. Craven ... Hudson, b. Craven Speight, not out Parker, b. Beaumont ... Graham, c. Beaumont, b. Craven Greetham, b. Craven ... Chadwick and Dryden did not bat Extras

...

C. E. Anson's XI Lobley, D., c. Greetham, b. Rayson 33 6 Walker, c. Greetham, b. Graham 0 10 Lund, c. Speight, b. Graham ... 9 3 Lobley, H., b. Hudson ... 35 0 Thomas, c. Speight, b. Dryden ... 1 72 Parkin, D., b. Speight ... 6 11 Parkin, W., l.b.w., b. Dryden ... 1 1 Beaumont, not out ... ... 9 2 Craven, not out ... 1 Lewis and Anson, C. E., did not bat 7 Extras ... 33

Total for 8 wickets (dec.) ... 145 Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Total for 7 wickets

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

17 37 46 46 80 141 143 145

1 23 79 83 85 it9 100

... 102

Bowling Analysis : C. E. Anson's XI 0. M. W. Lewis ... 10 2 1 Lund ... 18 4 1 Craven ... 14 3 4 Beaumont ... 7 — 2

R. A. 26 26 Graham 54 54 Dryden 34 8.5 Hudson 24 12 Rayson Speight

St. Peter's 0. M. W. R. A. ... 12 — 2 37 18.5 ... 11 4 2 17 8.5 ... 3 — 1 19 19 1 14 14 ... 4 — 1 7 7 ... 2 —

St. Peter's School 1st XI v. Leeds Grammar School 1st XI.

Played at home, Saturday, 7th June, 1947. Result: Leeds won by 142 runs. Leeds batted first on an easy wicket and at lunch, when the score was only 23 for 2 wickets, the policy of sending in Leeds appeared to be working well. After lunch, however, the. School bowlers lost all length and direction, and the batsmen, especially Lewis (the Leeds Captain), took advantage of very loose bowling. The Leeds innings eventually closed for 199, Lewis having hit very well for 72, including 13 fours. Extras contributed 29, in which there were five boundary byes. Unfortunately, Oliver, our regular wicket-keeper, was not keeping in the match. 55

With only two hours to bat, the School had only faint hopes of a win, but after the previous batting performances, no-one thought that the batting would fail as it did. Only Oliver got double figures and played well for 20 out of 57. Watkinson, though keeping a good length—and nothing more—returned the excellent figures of 6 for 14 in nine overs. Leeds G.S. Severn, l.b.w., b. Hudson ••• ... Sussex, b. Dryden Watkinson, c. Graham, b. Speight Lewis, c. Rayson, b. Graham ... Cotes, c. and b. Hudson Barnes, run out ... Morley, c. and b. Graham Weaver, c. Oliver, b. Graham ... Parkinson, c. Speight, b. Dryden Howard, b. Graham Whimster, not out Extras ...

St. Peter's Rayson, b. Cotes ... Hutchinson, b. Watkinson Dixon, b. Watkinson Oliver, b. Whimster Hudson, c. and b. Watkinson Speight, l.b.w., b. Watkinson Parker, c. Parkinson, b. Watkinson Greetham, l.b.w., b. Cotes ... Graham, l.b.w., b. Watkinson Chadwick, c. Parkinson, b. Cotes Dryden, not out Extras ...

9 2 17 72 27 2 7 13 9 9 3 29

Fall of Wickets : 7 8 4 5 6

12 22 114 114 119 140 154 178 184 199

7 9 7 4

...

Total

... 199

Total

7 1 0 20

Fall of Wickets : 4 5 6 7 8

9 10

11 11 23 41 53 57 57

Bowling Analysis : Leeds G.S. 0. M. W. R.

St. Peter's 0. M. W. R. A. 28 11 4 43 10.75 Graham 2 42 21 24 14 Dryden 12 3 2 27 13.5 Hudson 1 58 58 ... 15 4 Speight Speight bowled 1 wide

2 3 22 ... 10 Cotes 6 14 5 Watkinson ... 9 ... 3 — — 13 Lewis 7 1 Whimster ... 3 — Lewis bowled 1 wide

A. 7.3 2.3 7

St. Peter's School 1st XI v. Manchester Grammar School 1st XL

Played at Manchester, Wednesday, 11th June, 1947. Result: Manchester won by 209 runs. Manchester won the toss and batted on a wicket which, though natural, gave no help to the bowlers. The bowling, as in the Leeds match, was very 'loose, and no one could be relied on to bowl two consecutive good balls. Runs came very quickly and Harrison (Captain), Glover, and Simpson all scored good half centuries, Glover, perhaps, batting most attractively. The innings was declared closed at 280 for 8 and at tea the School score was 33 for 3, Dobson and Oliver 56

(and very nearly Hudson) being out in the -last over before tea. After tea wickets fell very quickly and the final score was only 71. Glover, 5 for 18, and McKinna, 5 for 25, did all the damage and bowled well throughout. St. Peter's

Manchester G.S. Hawkard, c. Oliver, b. Dryden ... Clayton, c. Greetham, b. Rayson Harrison, c. Greetham, b. Speight Glover, c. Hudson, b. Speight Terry, st. Oliver, b. Speight Simpson, c. Rayson, b. Speight McKinna, l.b.w., b. Sneight Pearce, st. Oliver, b. Speight ••• Worthington, no out ... Howard, not out ... Matthews did not bat

13 12 63 65 8 59 12 8 12 8

Extras

Rayson, c. McKinna, b. Glover ... 21 2 Hutchinson, c. Clayton, b. GloVer 6 ... Dobson, b. Glover 0 Oliver, l.b.w., b. Glover Hudson, c. Worthington, b. McKinna 4 0 ••• Speight, l.b.w., b. Glover ..• 15 Greetham, b. McKinna 0 ••• Parker, l.b.w., b. McKinna 2 Graham, b. McKinna ••• 10 ... Baker, not out ••• 0 Dryden, 1.b.w., b. McKinna Extras ••• • • • 11

Fall of Wickets : 6 7 1 2 3 4

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

19 59 165 165 188 210 264

19 33 33 34 34 38 38 42 63 71

Bowling Analysis : Graham Dryden Hudson Rayson Speight

... 71

Total

Total for 8 wickets (dec.) ... 280

St. Peter's 0. M. W. R. A.

Glover Matthews McKinna Simpson

... 15 2 — ... 17 1 1

57 — 71 71 30 — ... 3 — 1 17 17 ... 18 — 6 85 14.16 Speight bowled 1 wide

Manchester G.S. 0. M. W. R.

12 5 5 18 4 2 — 11 9 3 5 25 2 — -- 6

A. 3.6 5

St. Peter's School 1st XI v. Giggleswick 1st XI.

Played at Giggleswick, Saturday, 14th June, 1947. Result: Match abandoned owing to rain. The wicket was very, soft and rain fell during most of the Giggleswick innings, which was finally abandoned with the score at 95 for 8. With conditions entirely in their favour the batsmen showed little skill or enterprise and at one time the score was 63 for 8. Further heavy rain fell, and the ball became too slippery to hold. After a spirited display by the 15 year olds (Davidson (28 not out) and Scale, who defended stubbornly for 4 not out, the match was abandoned.

Giggleswick 0 Kenyan, c. Speight, b. Graham ... 22 Helliwell, I.b.w., b. Speight 2 Blair, c. Hudson, b. Graham ... 8 Mitchell, b. Graham ... 7 Nicholson, b. Speight ... 0 Leneghan, c. Graham, b. Speight ... 14 ... Jameson, b. Graham 4 Bowden, c. Parker, b. Speight ... ... ... 28 Davidson, not out 4 Scales, not out ... ... ... ... 6 ... ... ... Extras ... 95

Total for 8 wickets

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 14 22 38 40 51 62 63 Bowling Analysis : St. Peter's 0. M. W.

4 1 4— 4 2

... 14 ... 12 ... 10

Graham Dryden Speight

R. A. 45 11.25 23 — 21 5.25

St. Peter's School 1st XI v. Yorkshire Gentlemen. Played at St. Peter's, Saturday, 21st June. Result: Drawn. Rain stopped play. Yorkshire Gentlemen

St. Peter's

... 33 100 Gillespie, l.b.w., b. Hudson ••• Rayson, not out ... 0 ... 2 Becket, b. Dryden Hutchinson, b. Holderness ... 22 Terry, l.b.w., Graham ... ... 12 ... Dixon, b. Terry 2 Cumming, c. Greetham, b. Graham 4 Oliver, c. Cumming, b. Bailey ... ... 0 Holderness, not out ... ... 34 ... Hudson, b. Bailey 0 3 Gossop, c. Greetham, b. Hudson ... Speight, 1.b.w., b. Terry ... Greetham, st. Cumming, b. Terry 17 North, not out ... ••• 0 ... ... Parker, b. Terry 1 Quarrie, Ambler, Cole, and Bailey ... Baker, l.b.w., b. Holderness did not bat ... 0 ... Graham, b. Terry 6 ... ••• Dryden, not out ... E xtras ... ..• ••• ••• 12 Extras Total for 5 wickets

Total for 9 wickets (dec.) ... 165 1

Fall of Wickets : 7 4 5 6

Rain stopped play

7 51 58 64 73 113 113 128 129 58

... 89

Bowling Analysis : St. Peter's Yorkshire Gentlemen 0. M. W. R. A. 0. M. W. R. A. ... 10 2 2 29 15.5 Holderness ... 19 6 2 35 1'7.5 Graham 1 17 17 1 2— Dryden ... 6 Gillespie 5— ... 4 Gossop ... 3 — — 14 — ... 6 — — 31 Speight 2 7 3.5 Bailey ... 9 ... 3— 2 2 17 8.5 Hudson Terry ... 19 1 5 69 13.8 Graham bowled 2 wldes North ... 2 — — 14 — North bowled 1 no ball

St. Peter's School 1st XI v. Ampleforth College 1st XL

Played at Ampleforth, Saturday, 28th June, 1947. Result: The School won 'by 78 runs. The School won the toss and batted on a very soft wicket and the score rose steadily, against very consistent bowling, to 44, before Dixon was caught at short-leg for a sound 21. After lunch two quick wickets fell, and then Rayson and Hudson took the score to 90, when both were out, Hudson having hit well for 25 and Rayson having shown sound defence and the ability to hit any loose bowling in scoring 37. Parker, who scored a good 27, was the only other batsman to meet with any success, the innings closing for 137. The wicket had dried out considerably when Ampleforth went in, and after the "speed merchants" had done their work well, Speight turned the ball an amazing amount, beating the batsmen time after time. Wickets fell quickly and Ampleforth could score only 59. Speight had the figures 4 for 11, of which a four should have been only a single, the ball going through mid-wicket's legs. St. Peter's Rayson, l.b.w., Fitzherbert Dixon, c. Wilcox, b. Fitzherbert Hutchinson, c. Wilcox, b. Kenny Oliver, c. and b. Kenny Hudson, c. Dick, b. Fitzherbert Speight, b. Robertson ... Greetham, l.b.w., b. Kenny Parker, b. Kenny Graham, c. Bruce, b. Kenny Baker, not out ... Dryden, c. Bruce, b. Kenny Extras ... Total 1

Ampleforth Robertson, b. Graham ... Wilcox, b. Dryden ... Sheahan, l.b.w., b. Dryden Kenny, st. Oliver, b. Speight Kirwan, b. Graham ... Murphy, 1.b.w., b. Speight Reynolds, l.b.w., b. Speight Fitzherbert, b. Graham Bruce, b. Speight Dick, 1.b.w., b. Graham Wadsworth, not out ... Extras ...

37 21 1 0 25 11 4 27 1 0 0 10

Total

... 137 Fall of Wickets : 4 5 6 7 8

44 46 46 90 91 103 116 124 137 137

Fall of Wickets : 4 5 6 7 8

••• ••• .•• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••

13 2 0 21 4 0 2 8 0 0 2 7

...

9 10

11 12 40 42 42 46 50 50 52 59

Bowling Analysis St. Peter's Ampleforth 0. M. W. R. A. 0. M. W. R. A. 4 26 6.5 ... 11 — 6 49 8.16 Graham 7 ... 21 Kenny 2 15 7.5 1 ... 3 Dryden 1 29 29 5 Robertson ... 17 4 11 2.75 2 '7 Speight 3 12 4 6 Fitzherbert ... 11 Graham, Dryden and Speight each 3 — 33 — ... 13 Bruce bowled 1 wide Bruce bowled 1 wide :

St. Peter's School 1st XI v. Bradford Grammar School 1st XI. Played at Bradford, Saturday, 5th July, 1947. Result: The School won by 1105 runs. The feature of this match was a last wicket partnership of 91 runs. The •School, after a bad start, lost wickets steadily, and only Hutchinson (31) and Parker (29), had been successful. With the score at 120 and the last man in, the innings looked almost over. Dryden and Baker, and especially the former, thought otherwise, and treated the spectators to a display of very good forcing batsmanship. Dryden, who had previously scored 6 ducks in a row, always ready to drive anything pitched up, scored a brilliant 55 not out, and Baker, who concentrated on the pull, a good 39 not out, and the innings was declared closed at 211 for 9. Bradford had to go in for 15 minutes before tea, and lost two quick wickets. After tea wickets fell steadily, and the innings ended with the score at 106. A word must be said of Oliver's wicket-keeping. He claimed 4 victims, and though he conceded 9 byes, this was due mainly to a few very loose balls. Bradford GS. Chester, b. Dryden ... Pearson, l.b.w., b. Dryden Waterhouse, c. Oliver, b. Graham Newbould, 1.b.w., b. Hodd Wilkinson, c. Oliver, b. Dryden Appleton, at. Oliver, b. Speight Terry, l.b.w., b. Speight ••• Powell, l.b.w., b. Hodd • •• ... Knowles, b. Speight Mugglestone, st. Oliver, b. Speight Hird, not out ••• Extras ..• •• • • •• •••

St. Peter's 0 Rayson, c. Wilkinson, b. Hird 6 ... ••. Dixon, b. Hird Hutchinson, 1.b.w., b. Terry ... 31 ... 14 Oliver, 1.b.w., b. Terry ... 4 Speight, c. Wilkinson, b. Terry 28 Parker, b. Terry Greetham, c. Newbould, b. Hird 19 ... 39 •.. Baker, not out ... 4 Graham, b. Hird 2 Hodd, b. Hird 55 Dryden, not out ... 9 Extras ... .• •

... 106

Total

Total for 9 wickets (dec.) ... 211

Fall of Wickets :

Fall of Wickets : 4 5 6 7 8

2 16 32 36 77 108 108 112 120

6 30 50 68 69 87 93 93 106

2 7 0 30 14 12 1 16 0 5 7 12

Bowling Analysis :

Bradford G.S. 0. M. W. R. A.

St. Peter's 0. M. W. R. A.

Hird ... 24 6 5 65 13 Graham ... 4 — 1 17 17 Terry ... 30 10 4 65 16.25 Dryden ... 9 — 3 29 9.6 Knowles ... 13 4 — 46 — Speight ... 15 4 4 24 6.5 2 24 12 Pearson ... 4 1 — 12 — ... 9 1 Hodd Powell ... 2 — — 14 — Speight bowled 2 wides Terry and Pearson each bowled 1 wide St. Peter's School 1st XI v. Craven Gentlemen C.C.

Played at home, Saturday, 12th July, 1947. Result: The School won by 48 runs. St. Peter's

Rayson, b. Mason Dixon, b. Moxon Hutchinson, b. Moxon ... Hudson, b. Mason Speight, l.b.w., b. King ... Oliver, b. Moxon Greetham, not out ... Parker, b. Dawson Dryden, b. Henshaw Baker, b. Mason Graham, b. Moxon Extras .

... 94

Total 1

Craven Gentlemen

0 King b. Sneight ... ... ... 19 2 Day, b. Dryden ... ... 13 ... ... ... 0 1 Hodgson, b. Speight 0 English, c. Parker, b. Speight ... 2 ••• 35 Wilkinson, 1.b.w., b. Speight ... 1 0 Hinton, b. Speight ... 4 ... ... ••• 27 Shaw c. and b. Speight ... 1 ... ••• 11 Henshaw, b. Speight ... ••• 0 ... ••• 0 ••• 17 Dawson, b. Dryden 0 Mason, c. Oliver, b. Speight ••• 0 0 Moxon, not out ... ... ••• 0 1 Extras ... ... ••• 6

Fall of Wickets : 4 5 6 7 8 7

9 10

Fall of Wickets : 4 5 6 7 8

9 10

31 31 35 40 44 46 46 46 46 46

11 40 57 80 91 94

Craven Gentlemen

... 46

Total

Bowling Analysis :

0. M. W. R. A.

Graham Dryden Speight

••• 14 8 3 21 7 Mason 4 29 7.25 Moxon ••• 14 3 King ••• 5 1 1 19 19 Hodgson ••• 3 — — '7 — Dawson ••• 3 — 1 9 9 Henshaw ••• 2 1 1 $ 8

St. Peter's 0. M. W. R.

A. ... 3 — — 7 — 2 17 8.5 ... 10 3 1 8 16 2 '7 Dryden bowled 1 wide

St. Peter's School 1st XI v. Bootham 1st XI.

Played at home, Saturday, 19th July, 1947. Result: Bootham won by 7 wickets. The School won the toss and batted on a plumb wicket. Three 1.1b.w. decisions in the first lour wickets gave the School a very bad start, from which they never recovered, and only 58 runs could be scored. Bootham soon hit off the necessary score, Lester hitting very freely. 61

St. Peter's Rayson, l.b.w., b. Mowat Dixon, l.b.w., b. Mowat Hutchinson, b. Graham Hudson, l.b.w., b. Mowat Speight, c. Ellis, b. Nolan Greetham, b. Nolan ... Oliver, c. leake, b. Graham Parker, b. Graham ... Dryden, 1.b.w., b. Graham Baker, b. Nolan ... Graham, not out ... E xtras ... •••

5 6 0 14 15 6 1 2 0 7 0 2

Total

...

Fall of Wickets : 4 5 6 7 8

9 10

Bootham Leake, st. Oliver, b. Speight Wardell, l.b.w., b. Speight Kay, b. Dryden ... Lester, not out ... Graham, not out

• ••

11 11 15 17 6

...

• •• • •• • •• • ••

Extras Total for 3 wickets

13 19 27 48 49 51 51 51 5'7 Bowling Analysis • Bootham 0. M. W. R. A. Graham 4 21 5.25 ... 11 5 Graham Dryden 2 3 27 9 ... 7 Mowat Speight 3 8 2.6 1 ... 4 Nolan 8

Fall of Wickets 1 2 3 — — — 2 37 37

St. Peter's 0. M. W. 5 — — 4 1 10 2 6 --

... .

16 17 27

A. 17 13.5

St. Peter's School 1st XI v. T. H. Hobson's XL

Played at Woodhouse, Wednesday, 23rd July, .1947. Result: T. H. 'Hobson's XI won by 6 wickets St. Peter's Rayson, c. Harding, b. Kay, A. Dixon, c. Kay, N., b. Kay, A. ... Hutchinson, b. Kay, A. ... Greetham, c. Bedford, b. Kay, A. Speight, c. Storey, b. Moore ... Oliver, not out ... Parker, b. Moore Dryden, not out ... Extras••• •••

34 1'7 0 0 58 31 5 7 15

Total for 6 wickets (dec.) ... 167

T. H. Hobson's XI K. Moore, retired ... W. A. Kay, b. Speight ... ... A. Storey, not out E. V. Bedford, c. Frank, b. Dryden N. Kay, c. Graham, b. Speight R. F. Harding, not out ... Extras

Total for 4 wickets

40 75 24 9 0 26 2

... 178

Fall of Wickets : 5 6 1 2 3 4 — — — — — — 42 56 56 63 140 158 Bowling Analysis : T. H. Hobson's XI 0. M. W. R. A. Graham 1 2 45 22.5 ... 12 Moore Dryden 4 36 9 2 ... 13 Kay Speight 1 17 17 2 Harding Frank — 22 Bedford 6 — — 16 Ward 2 — — 16 Storey

St. Peter's 0. M. W. R. 7 1 — 29 8 — 1 37 11 — 2 92 1 — 18 6

A. 37 46

St. Peter's School 1st XI v. The Old Peterites' XI.

Played at home, Friday and Saturday, 25th and 26th July, 1947. The School batted first and the spectators were treated to bright cricket both by the batsmen. and the fielding side. Three half-centuries in one match is a record probably unprecedented in the School. Rayson 60, which included 2 sixes and 8 fours, Greetham, 55, and Oliver 53 not out, were the successful batsmen. The innings was declared at 254 for 6 wickets, and the 0.P.'s were sent in. Speight, whom w•e all remember from last year, batted very soundly for 34 and Ogley hit brilliantly in scoring 63, including 3 sixes and 6 fours, and these were the only innings of note in la total of 141. On the Saturday, in order to ensure a full day's cricket, the School batted again. Rayson scored his second half-century in the match and batted very well for a total of 90 out of 134 for 3, scored in 1 hour and 40 minutes. The School declared a second time and left the O.P. side 2 hours and 40 minutes in which to score 247. A very good opening partnership of 94 by Speight and Hobson gave the O.P.'s a flying start, and with half the runs scored in less than half the time they were in a good winning position. Speight was caught at '172, being fifth out for an individual score of 86—a very good innings indeed— and the innings eventually closed at 198, 49 short, with 20 minutes left. Everyone agreed that there had been two days of very entertaining cricket. Old Peterite XI

St. Peter's

1st Innings

1st Innings .

Rayson, c. Frost, b. Ogley .. Dixon, c. Wright, b. Mann .. Hutchinson, 1.b.w., b. Mann • Hudson, b. Mann Speight, c. Newman, b. Ogley .. Greetham, st. Wright, b. Frost .. Oliver, not out ... ... •• • Parker, not out ... •. . Extras

60 4 5 14 33 55 53 22 8

Speight, c. Rayson, •b. Dryden ... Hobson, b. Dryden ... Pulleyn, st. Oliver, b. Speight Ogley, c. Dryden, b. Speight Lockwood, b. Dryden ... McScott, b. Dryden ... Newman, c. Baker, b. Speight Frost, 1.b.w., b. Dryden Sewell, b. Speight Mann, b. Dryden Wright, not out ... Extras ...

Total for 6 wickets (dec.) ... 254

Fall of Wickets: 2 3 4 5 6

0 0 0

... 141

Total

34 2 1 63 18 13 4 4

Fall of Wickets : 4 5 6 7

5 10 102 102 115 130 134 135 141

11 33 65 101 120 212

Bowling Analysis, 1st Innings : St. Peter's Old Peterite XI A. 0. M. W. R. A. 0. M. W. R. 2 —25 ... 6 Graham 3 54 18 2 17 Mann 6 64 10.6 1 ... 17 Dryden 27 3 12 Newman 4 46 11.5 1 11 Speight 29 4 12 Sewell 1 1 27 27 7 Frost 2 64 32 5 18 Ogley 25 Lockwood •-• 4 — Old Peterite XI St. Peter's 2nd Innings 2nd Innings Speight, c. Hutchinson, b. Speight 86 ... 90 Rayson, c. Speight, b. Frost Hobson, c. Speight, b. Hudson ... 52 ... 27 Dixon, c. and b. Speight 11 Ogley, c. Oliver, b. Speight 1 Hutchinson, c. and b. Ogley 2 ... ••• 9 Wright, b. Hudson Hudson, not out Lockwood, c. Dixon, b. Speight 15 0 ... Baker, not out Newman, c. Speight, b. Hudson 10 10 Pulleyn, l.b.w., b. Speight 6 McScott, c. Greetham, b. Speight 0 Frost, st. Oliver, b. Speight 0 ••• ..• Sleight, not out ... 0 7 Extras ... Extras .•• Total for 3 wickets

Total

... 134

... 198

Fall of Wickets : 8 7 3 4 5 6 2 1 — — — — — — 94 126 129 152 172 182 192 192 10 9 — — 192 198

Fall of Wickets : 3 1 2 74 103 132

Bowling Analysis, 2nd Innings : St. Peter's Old Peterite XI 0. M. W. A. 0. M. W. R. 1 — ... 12 Graham ... 5 — — 21 Mann 4 — ... 7 Dryden 3 1 29 29 ... 14 Ogley 6 3 ... 21 Speight 1 — 11 ... 7 Newman 4 ... 17 — Hudson Lockwood ... 3 — — 26 1 25 25 1 Speight ... 5 1 13 13 .-.. 4 — Frost

R. 50 16 60 72

A. 10 18

RUGGER FIXTURES, 1947 1st XV Headingley "A" 4th Oct. Saturday, 11th Oct. York R.U.F.C. Saturday, Wednesday, 15th Oct. Durham School 18th Oct. Liverpool College Saturday, 25th Oct. Denstone College Saturday, Wednesday, 29th Oct. Trent College ... Saturday, 8th Nov. Bradford Grammar School ... Wednesday, 12th Nov. Worksop College Saturday, 15th Nov. Leeds Grammar School Wednesday, 19th Nov. Semi-final House Match

Home Home Away Away Away Home Home Home Home

Saturday, 22nd Nov. Giggleswick School ... Wednesday, 26th Nov. Ampleforth College ... Saturday, 29th Nov. Semi-final House Match Saturday, 6th Dec. Final House Match Wednesday, 10th Dec. Old Peterites

... Away ... Home

2nd XV Wednesday, 15th Oct. Drax Grammar School 1st XV Wednesday, 22nd Oct. Ampleforth College ... Saturday, 25th Oct. Durham School ... Saturday 1st Nov. Rishworth School 1st XV Saturday, 8th Nov. Bradford Grammar School Wednesday, 12th Nov. Worksop College ... Saturday, 15th Nov. Leeds Grammar School Saturday, 22nd Nov. Giggleswick School ... Wednesday. 3rd Dec. Drax Grammar School 1st XV

••• Home • •• Home ... Home ••• Away ••• Away •• • Home ••• Away ••• Home ••• Away

"A" XV Wednesday, 8th Oct. Ripon Grammar School

... Away

"Under Sixteen" Colts XV Saturday, 18th Oct. Giggleswick School ... ... Saturday, 25th Oct. Denstone College ... ... Saturday, 1st Nov. Boys' Signal Squadron, Catterick Wednesday, 12th Nov. Worksop College ... ... Saturday, 22nd Nov. Ampleforth College ...

Home Home Away Away Home

"Under Fifteen" Colts XV Saturday, 4th Oct. Boys' Signal Squadron, Catterick Wednesday, 29th Oct. Newburgh Priory School Wednesday, 12th Nov. Worksop College ... Wednesday, 3rd Dec. Newburgh Priory School

... Home ... Away ... Away ... Home

O.P. Match. Any O.P.'s wishing to play should communicate with J. R. Penty, at "Westfield," Acomb, York.

ROWING

Rowing this year started at something of a disadvantage, as the weather during the Easter Term had prevented any activity at all on the river, and the preliminary training of the House races had been lost. Accordingly in May we had to start from scratch. In addition there were considerable material difficulties to cope with; with only one pair tub, elementary instruction for beginners was necessarily slow, while the shortage of oars, which were unobtainable, limited activities in fours. Coaching, too, presented difficulties; with Mr. Rhodes "hors de combat" except for tubbing, the brunt of the coaching fell on Mr. Howat and on members of the First Four. On the other hand, it was found possible to repair our "fine" boat, "Sally," and the First Four was able to use their own boat for the first time since she had been damaged in the raid in 1942. By the end of the season, too, one new set of oars had arrived from Tims. 65

In spite of the various difficulties there was considerable activity on the river throughout the term. The First and Second Fours had a full programme, while four fours took part in York Regatta. For the first time the School visited Newark Regatta, thanks to the generosity of Mr. Shardlow, who entertained the crews with magnificent hospitality. Mention, too, must be made of the revival of the "Eights Race" against York City Rowing Club, an event which had lapsed since 1939. On this occasion each club produced two eights, which was an innovation which we hope to keep up. ROWING CHARACTERS 1st IV Stroke. D. H. HARDISTY. An able and enthusiastic Captain. His form as Stroke of the boat fell off but recovered again in the practice in eights. 3. P. R. 'SYKES. Though a powerful oar he rarely pulled his full weight and was inclined to be slow into the water. 2. J. D. DENCH. A keen oar with a tendency to over-exertion. Bow. T. M. A. GRIFFITH:S. He fulfilled the position of Bow admirably and kept up his form through the whole season. Cox. G. W. J. GRIFFITHS. After the first races his judgment was always sound and he gave his crew the encouragement it needed. 2nd IV Stroke. G. M. DODGSON. Though lacking in racing experience at the beginning of the season he soon proved himself to be a worthy Stroke with a good sense of rhythm. 3. F. N. NEWDICK. A powerful oar with the virtue of quickness into the water. 2. L. D. EDINGER. A reliable oar with plenty of length, though inclined to rush forward during moments of stress. Bow. E. C. d'O. LEES. Having mastered the change from stroke side to bow side he proved to be a strong and steady member of the boat. Cox. R. D. 'WATSON. He maintained his equanimity at all times and learned to steer good courses even over strange water.

RACES 7th June. Nottingham High School, at Nottingham. Both races were rowed in strakes. The 1st IV's rowed first, and, having lost the toss, the School were on the outside of the slight bend. Nottingham started badly and the School were soon half a length Ahead; they increased their lead to over a length with two "tens."

After passing under Trent Bridge both crews had to alter course to avoid a motor launch in the middle of the river, but the result was never in doubt; the School won by two lengths. Newdick won the toss for the School 2nd crew and chose the inside of the bend. They were unable to row in the boat they practised in, because a stretcher had 'broken, and were no doubt hindered by this. The race was similar to- the first one, with the crews reversed. Edinger had trouble with his oar throughout the race, and in spite of a gallant effort just past the bridge, the School lost by one and a half lengths. 14th June. Newark Regatta.

This was a well-organised and successful regatta, in spite of a continual downpour of rain the whole of the afternoon. The two crews were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Shardlow, who looked after us in a very efficient and generous manner, and to whom we are most grateful. Tate rowed at two for the 2nd IV on this occasion, since Edinger was taking an examination. In the Junior Fours, the '1st IV met a strong crew from Nottingham Union B.C. in the first round, and was beaten by a length. The School crew started badly and in spite of a good spurt were unable to catch up. The 2nd IV met with a little more success in the Maiden Fours. In the first round they met a crew from Newark R.C. and beat them in a good race by two lengths. They lost to University College, Nottingham, in the second round by one and a half lengths. Wednesday, 18th June. Leeds University B.C.

There were to have been two races; the School 1st IV v. Leeds 2nd IV, and the 2nd IV v. Leeds 3rd N. The University 2nd crew were unable to travel at the last minute, however, so the only race was that between the School 2nd crew and Leeds 3rd crew. Leeds won the toss and chose the Station side. The start was fairly close, but by working very hard the School was leading by a quarter of a length at the diving boards. Helped by the current under Scarborough Bridge and the rather sharp turn the School Cox made round the bend, Leeds were able to take the lead and finished a length ahead. York Regatta.

This year York Regatta was held on 21st June and there was a record entry of over 70 crews and scullers from all parts of the Country. The School entered four crews as usual, the 1st N for the White Rose Challenge Cup for Junior-Senior Fours, the 2nd IV for the Regatta Challenge Cup for Junior Fours, and the 3rd and 4th N's for the John. E. Gibbs' Challenge Cup for Maiden Fours. In the Maiden Fours, the 4th N was beaten in the first round by a York City crew. The 3rd lIV was more successful, beating 67

Bradford A.P.C. in the first round, but they lost in the second round to another York City crew, stroked by Wood, which eventually won the Cup. The 2nd crew also won in the first round, beating St. John's College B.C. by three lengths, and lost in the second to yet another York City crew. The 1st crew started off well by beating John o' Gaunt R.C. in the first round of the White Rose. They then met Leeds University ill the semi-final; after the School had led to Scarborough Bridge, the boats were level until the last few yards of the race, when Leeds drew ahead to win by a yard. 28th June. Oundle School, at Oundle.

Both races were rowed at Tansor, two miles from Oundle, over a five and a half furlong course. While paddling up to the course, Hardisty had some difficulty with the slide, so it was changed with one from another boat. The School won the toss and chose the far side, although there was no advantage, the course being a straight one. The start was level but, after about twenty strokes, Stroke's seat jammed, his front-stop not being big enough for the new seat. The crews had to back and wait until a new front-stop had been fixed. Then the race was re-started. The School were slightly down at the start, but succeeded in drawing level soon afterwards. The boats were level about 4 furlongs but then Oundle drew ahead with a splendid "ten." At the take-in, the School caught up a little but lost by one length. After the slides had been changed back, the 2nd crews rowed. This race was similar to the first one, except that Oundle kept slightly ahead of the School boat from the start. They drew ahead after about four furlongs and won by a length and a half. Wednesday, 23rd July. 1st and 2nd VM's v. York City R.C.

This was a memorable occa%ion, for it is about ten years since the School Boat Club raced in eights; and the venture was a very successful one, for although both crews were beaten, they rowed two fine races against older and more experienced crews. The 2nd VIII's rowed first, at about 6.30 p.m. The School crew had the choice of sides, and chose the Station side, while the City crew had choice of boats. 'Starting from Wall End, the School gained a few feet at the start, but about half way down the course, the City drew away with a good "ten," and were soon a length up. The School fought back, however, catching up slightly with a "ten" under the bridge and spurting well from Marygate to Lendal, but lost by a length. 68

The 1st crews rowed over a mile course, from near the Ings gate. The School were still on Station side, for the City crew chose to stay on the Boathouse side. The School started very well indeed, and were still leading at Love Lane, when the oars of the School Stroke and six crossed with those of the City Bow and three. After this the City crew took the lead with two first-class "tens," one on the corner and one at the Boathouse steps, and they were nearly a length ahead. The School reduced their lead to three-quarters of a length with a "ten" under Scarborough Bridge, and starting the take-in just below the bridge, were still catching up slowly when the race finished, with the School nearly half a length down. School v. Old Peterites. As part of the Commemoration Day activities there were the usual races between the School and the Old Peterites. This year it was found possible to raise three O.P. crews, although it was necessary to ro\v one substitute from the School, T. G. Murray, as one bashful O.P., who was due to row, did not disclose his identity until the races were safely over. There was some delay at the start, owing to the difficulty in sorting out the crews and persuading those who normally rowed on stroke side to attempt bow side for a change. One hero, in fact, had to row on bow side for the first time in his life. The First Four got off in comparatively good time, and a good race ensued. The Old Boys held on well until Scarborough Bridge, but there they faltered, only to come on again at the finish, losing by just over a length. After a somewhat protracted interval, the second race came down and turned out to be the Third Four. In this race the School proved to be rather steadier than the 0.P.'s and managed to win by two lengths. The last race, after another interval, provided the closest race of the day. The O.P.'s hung on well and made a great spurt at the end, to lose by just over half a length. The Old Peterite crews were : V. B. Gregory (Bow); 2, A. J. Shardlow; '3, T. F. Morris; H. Brown (Stroke) ; N. L. Colbeck (Cox). M. I. H. Sproulle (Bow); 2, E. W. Whitney; 3, G. M. Cave; P. G. R. Dench (Stroke); J. McN. Inglis (Cox). P. B. Toyer (Bow); 2, W. 'H. W. Ping; 3, T. G. Murray; (Cox). D. C. 'Drummond (Stroke); J. McN.

SWIMMING Certainly it would seem that reluctance to swim grows as one gains seniority in the School, or shall we say one reaches the age of discretion! A Junior takes the plunge without thought, in the best tradition of the 'Junior School; a Middle thinks twice about it; but a 69

Senior has long since made up his mind. However, with more favourable weather prevailing for the greater part of term, many involuntary bathes were taken by Seniors and Juniors alike, and an enjoyable term of swimming was rounded off with a most attractive Swimming Sports programme during the last week of term. The most notable and praiseworthy performances were the convincing School records set up by J. D. Dench 13) and R. J. Frater. The warm conditions favoured both contestants, who were able to give of their best. Dench is a real stylist and makes the crawl look all too easy, whereas Frater is a picture of buoyancy in the water, plunging on and on. The "Kazerooni" Cup was won by the Manor, the points being as follows 89 points 1. Manor ... 80 points 2. School House 62 points 3. Rise 39 points 4. Temple ...

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

Detailed Results Under 16 Free Style-50 yds. 1st, Kendell, 2nd Jackson, 3rd Cobham. Time: 36 secs. Open Back-stroke-50 yds. 1st Smith, G. W., 2nd Rayner, 3rd Gibson. Time: 45 secs. Under 15 Dive. 1st, Holmes, D. H., 2nd Smith, A. N. C., 3rd Goodburn. Under 15 Back-stroke-25 yds. 1st Goodburn, 2nd Smithson, 3rd Holmes, D. H. Time: 25 secs. Open Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st Edinger, 2nd Chadwick, 3rd Parker, J. H. Time: 1 min. 32% secs. Under 16 Plunge. 1st Kendell, 2nd Cobham, 3rd Jackson. Distance: 35 ft. 6i ins. Under 15 Free Style-50 yds. 1st Ratcliff, 2nd Goodburn, 3rd Smith, A. N. Time: 39% secs. Under 16 Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st Knowlson, 2nd Farrar, 3rd Cobham. Time: No recording. Open Free Style-100 yds. 1st Dench, J. D., 2nd Whitehead, 3rd Smith, G. W. Time: 68% secs. (School Record.) Open Free Style-25 yds. 1st Dench, J. D., 2nd Frank, 3rd Smith, G. W. Time: 12% secs. (School Record.) Under 16 Free Style-25 yds. 1st Kendell, 2nd Townshend, 3rd Jackson. Time: 16% secs. Under 15 Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st Kershaw, 2nd Booth, J. M., 3rd Underwood. Time: 44% secs. Open Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st Edinger, 2nd Chadwick, 3rd Parker, J. H. Time: 38% secs. Open Free Style-50 yds. 1st Dench, J. D., 2nd Whitehead, 3rd Murray. Time: 28 secs. (School Record.) Under 16 Dive. 1st Knowlson, 2nd Hartley, 3rd Daneff. Open Plunge. 1st Frater, R. J., 2nd Bown, 3rd Smith, G. W. Distance: 51 ft. 11 ins. (School Record.) Under 16 Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st Knowlson and Daneff, 3rd Hartley. Time: 45% secs. Open Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st Frank, 2nd Edinger, 3rd Atkinson. Time: 44% secs. 70

19. Under 16 Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st Kendell, 2nd Jackson, 3rd Townshend. Time: 52% secs. 20. Under 15 Ostade Race-25 yds. 1st Tomlinson, 2nd Kershaw, 3rd Coverdale. Time: 23 secs. 21. Under 15 Free Style-25 yds. 1st Ratcliff, 2nd Smith, A. N. C., 3rd Bishop. Time: 16 secs. 22. Under 16 Back•stroke-50 yds. 1st Knowlson, 2nd Townshend, 3rd Daneff. Time: 50% secs. 23. Under 15 Plunge. 1st Booth, J. M., 2nd Smithson, 3rd Kershaw. Distance: 35 ft. 8 ins. 24. Open Dive. 1st Oliver, 2nd Edinger, 3rd Dench, J. D. 25. Under 15 Relay—(4 x 25 yds.). 1st Manor, 2nd School House, 3rd Rise. Time: 1 min. 17% secs. 26. Under 16 Relay—(4 x 25 yds.). 1st Rise, 2nd School House, 3rd Manor. Time: 1 min. 9 secs. 27. Open Relay—(4 x 25 yds.). 1st Manor, 2nd School House, 3rd Temple. Time: 57% secs. Points ... Relays ...

1st— 5 pts. 1st-10 pts.

2nd— 3 pts. 2nd— 6 pts.

3rd— 1 pt. 3rd— 2 pts.

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL We started the Summer Term with great hopes for a good term in every way after such a disappointing Easter Term, and our hopes have been very well fulfilled, as the Junior School has had a most successful term. We feel that we have more than "kept our end up" in work, cricket, sports, and swimming. Only three new boys were accepted for this term, making our total on the roll 179. The decision had been made that our Athletic Sports would be held early in the term, and we were again fortunate in having a lovely fine day on Friday, 16th May. A large gathering of parents and friends enjoyed the pleasant afternoon. Mr. Chilman and Mr. Cooper had all the details exceedingly well organised and, with thanks to the co-operation of all the helpers, everything went off in a first-rate manner. The Spartans won the House Shield by a narrow margin after close competition. Mrs. W. B. Steele (mother of the Captain of Athletics) presented the prizes, which were suitably engraved spoons. Dessert spoons for first prizes, tea spoons for second prizes. A good deal of interest and discussion was created when the whole Junior School did a General Knowledge examination paper. B. Meredith i(j.vi) was placed first in the Senior, and P. Danton (J.iii) first in the Junior division.

News about our Cricket matches will 'be found elsewhere, but we must heartily congratulate Peter Walshaw (Captain of Cricket) and the team on having such a successful season with such exciting finishes in several matches. Mr. Chilman and Mr. Wilson are also to be congratulated on their successful coaching. Just before half term J. Eric Smith was taken ill with a very bad attack of appendicitis. He had a very serious time in hospital, and now, at the end of term, we would like to record how pleased we are that he has safely recovered. In the Scholarship examination to the Senior School, J. Youll won the Boarder's Scholarship and A. N. Gunning the Day Boy's Scholarship. R. D. Palframan and F. D. Browne gained Exhibitions. J. Calder passed the Common Entrance examination, to Durham School. Thanks very largely to the encouragement given by SergeantMajor Power, progress in Swimming has been very much better; no less than thirty boys in the Junior School passed the School Swimming Test this term. This is many more than ever before, though there are still some of our "big" boys who can't manage the test even yet. The following are those who passed :—J. H. Baines, J. Calder, M. N. Coates, P. Crowe, J. S. Frost, H. ,Golightly, I. Hanham, J. C. Herring, G. B. Hudson, C. ID. Hunter, D. Haxby, J. Jackson, R. Jackson, M. Johnson, D. Kellett, D. McDougle, J. H. Macdonald, G. Ridley, J. M. 'Saville, T. R. Sheriff, D. M. Walker, P. M. Walshaw, J. M. Walton, J. 0. Walton, P. R. White, S. J. White, J. Whittaker, A. E. Wick, A. D. J. Wood, M. J. Wood. Our Swimming Sports were held on Thursday, 24th July. A little rain fell during the afternoon, but not sufficient to spoil our day. The results are given below. Mrs. Rigg, who had just arrived from India, and whose son won several prizes, very kindly presented the spoons and beakers. The usual "big splash" of all-in followed the presentation. We feel that record should be made here of the work put in by the Junior School members of the Choir. They have added materially to the splendid singing in the Chapel under. he direction of Mr. Waine. We are very glad they had such a nice day for the Choir outing at Scarborough. At our "break-up" Assembly on Saturday, 26th July, special Nature Study prizes were presented to J. Gurney ('Form J.i), A. Quarmiby (Form J.ii) and C. J. Bevan (Form J.iii). The Headmaster announced that Mr. Fawcett and Mr. Hart would be leaving this term. This news was received with much regret, and special cheers were given as good wishes for their future. The Junior School then moved across to the Clifton. Cinema for the Prizegiving and Speech 'Day ceremony, which completed the term as far as we were concerned. 72 -

JUNIOR SCHOOL SWIMMING SPORTS Two Lengths, Breast-stroke.----1 Collins, 2 Everitt. One Length, Free Style.-1 Rigg, 2 Priestley. One Length, Back-stroke.-1 Jagger, 2 Jones and Rigg. One Length, Under 12.-1 Wood, M. J., 2 'Scorgie and De Little. Senior Dive.-11 Jagger, 2 Wood, M. J. Senior Plunge.-1 Rigg, 2 Whittaker (35 ft. 10 ins.). Junior Dive.=1 ,Scorgie, 2 Ridley. Junior Plunge.—I Pegg, 2 Ridley (28 ft. 4 ins.). Beginners, Length.-1 White, P. R., 2 Hudson. Beginners, Breadth.-1 Huzzard, 2 Burdass, C. M. G. D. J. 'Oldman.

SALVETE (May, 1947) E. S. Portlock. E. H. N. Turner.

VALETE (July, 1947) To Senior School. F. D. Browne, P. J. Blincoe, A. P. Buttrum, I. G. Clarkson, J. D. Cooke, G. Danton, E. G. Dixon, A. W. Driver, P. M. Duffield, D. I. Fletcher, J. IS. Frost, G. W. Gears, A. N. W. Gunning, R. Hawkins, D. A. 1Haxby, M. J. Hollis, C. D. Hunter, H. H. Hunter, J. M. Jagger, D. Knowles, G. D. Lambert, D. W. H. MdDougle, B. Meredith, R. J. Murphy, J. B. Nicholson, R. D. Palframan, J. B. Prendergast, M. R. Pallant, J. V. Rayson, H. W. J. Rigg, G. W. Riley, D. T. Simpson, J. E. Smith, D. Steele, P. M. Walshaw, B. B. Wennington, S. J. White, J. Whittaker, J. J. Youll. To other Schools4 A. J. S. Brown, T. B. Belt, J. Calder, B. H. Cashmore, M. G. B. Johnson, M. W. J. Jones, M. J. Knowles, J. W. Phillis. JUNIOR SCHOOL ATHLETICS Standards and 'Sports Day were held early in the term this year so as not to interfere with cricket. In many ways this was a good idea, but we were not so lucky with the weather and standards were rather rushed. Anyone, however, who wished to have two attempts at each event was able to do so. The Middle 440 yards and the Junior 100 yards were deleted from the programme, and on. Sports Day three consolation races were included, so that every boy in the School could run if he wished to do so. At the end of standards the score was:—Etruscans 200, Thebans 198, Trojans 196 and Spartans 176, but the last named did exceedingly well on Sports Day and caught up their opponents. Before the start of the relays any of the Houses might have won, and the result was in doubt until the finish of the last race. The final scores were, Spartans 256, Thebans 252, Trojans 250 and Etruscans 248. 73

Blincoe is to be congratulated on .setting up a new record for the 880 yards in the very good time of 2 mins. 33 secs. He took the lead from the start and ran a very well-judged race. After the sports, Mrs. Steele, mother of the Captain of Athletics, very kindly presented the Shield and prizes. We should like to thank all those who helped both during standards and on Sports Day, and particularly 'Mr. Wallbank for his work in preparing the track. The following is a list of results :Senior Events

Time: 60.1 secs. Relay. 1 Etruscans, 2 Spartans, 3 Thebans, 4 Trojans. 880 Yards. 1 Blincoe (E.), 2 Gears (Th.), 3 Nicholson (S.), 4 Pallant (Th.). Time: 2 mins. 33 secs. 220 Yards. 1 Steele (E.), 2 Hawkins (E.), 3 Knowles (S.), 4 Driver (S.). Time: 31.9 secs. 100 Yards. 1 Fletcher (Th.), 2 Knowles (S.), 3 Lambert (Th.), 4 Calder (S.). Time: 13.5 secs. Long Jump. 1 Lambert (Th.), 2 Fletcher (Th.), 3 Hawkins (E.), 4 Calder (S.). Distance: 13 ft. 11 ins. High Jump. 1 Steele (E.), 2 Rusholme (S.), 3 Hawkins (E.), 4 Fletcher (Th.). Height: 4 ft. 1 Steele (E.), 2 Blincoe (E.), 3 Rigg (Tr.), 4 Rayson (Tr.). Cricket Ball. Distance: 63 yds. 1 ft. 8 ins.

Middle Events (under 12 years 3 months) Time: 63.8 secs. Relay. 1 Trojans, 2 Thebans, 3 Spartans, 4 Etruscans. 220 Yards. 1 Moore (Tr.), 2 Dent (S.), 3 Dunwell (Th.), 4 Smith (E.). Time: 32.4 secs. 80 Yards. 1 Dent (S.), 2 Moore (Tr.), 3 Maxwell (Th.), 4 Oliver (Tr.). 11.3 secs. Long Jump. 1 Butterworth (S.), 2 Knowles, M. (Th.), 3 Moore (Tr.), 4 Dunwell (Th.). Distance: 12 ft. 3 ins. High Jump. 1 Dent (S.), 2 Stead (S.), 3 Walton (Th.) and Dunwell (Th.) Height: 3 ft 9 ins. Cricket Ball. 1 DeLittle (Th.), 2 'Butterworth (S.), 3 Coates, M. (E.), 4 Stead (S.). Distance: 49 yds. 1 ft. 6 tins. Junior Events (under 11 years) Relay. 1 Spartans, 2 Trojans, 3 Thebans, 4 Etruscans. Time: 67.6 secs. 220 Yards. 1 Ridley (S.), 2 Burdass (Tr.), 3 Dodsworth (S.), 4 Stubbs, A. (E.). Time: 34 secs. 50 Yards. 1 Ridley (S.), 2 Macpherson (Th.), 3 Burdass (Tr.), 4 Grainger (Tr.). 7.3 secs. Long Jump. 1 Macpherson (Th.), 2 Dobson (Tr.), 3 Netherwood (Tr.), 4 Coates, J. (E.). Distance: 11 ft. ins. High Jump. 1 Ridley (S.), 2 Isherwood (Tr.), 3 Renwick (S.), 4 Thomas (E.). Height: 3 ft. 7 ins. Cricket Ball. 1 Burdass (Tr.), 2 Percy (S.), 3 Crowe (E.), 4 Huzzard (Th.). Coates, J. (E.). Distance: 11 ft. in. Consolation Races Senior. 1 Wennington, 2 Cooke. Middle. 1 Gardner, 2 Wick. Junior. 1 Sanderson, 2 Stubbs, W.

JUNIOR SCHOOL CRICKET

At the very 'beginning of term we concentrated on the School Sports for the first three half-holidays so that we could have the rest of the term free for Cricket, and this arrangement fitted in admirably. Our record ofi1st XI matches is as follows :—played 8, won 4, drawn 2, and lost 2. Of these we drew to Newburgh Priory at home on 20th May and beat them away on 26th June. The first game against Bootham Juniors we won, but lost the return on our ground. Against Terrington away we won by a run 61 ,60, and in the return match fared better, 91 for 6 to 83. We drew with Ampleforth College Juniors at home, and lost our last game with them on 17th July. On this occasion we took a 2,nd XI along as well, who won quite comfortably by 91-39. The Colts XI (under '13) won their home and away fixtures with Clifton House School, Harrogate. Throughout the season we have had 6 games and a net going each half-holiday when possible. Mr. Ben Wilson, the School Cricket Coach, has taken every boy at Nets from Form J.ivb upwards and several of the Colts from the lower half of the School. House Shield matches have been played, with each House turning out a 1st, 2nd and 3rd XI. The winners were the Thebans, who beat the Trojans in the final 'by 102 runs to 10. Junior School Cricket Colours were awarded to J. S. Frost, A. N. W. 'Gunning, G. B. Pullan and H. W. J. Rigg. The following comprised the School 1st XI :—P. Walshaw (Captain), D. IvIoDougle (Vice-Captain), G. Pullan, J. Frost, J. Youll, A. Gunning, D. Knowles, H. Rigg, F. Browne, 'D. Fletcher, J. Cooke. Also played: D. Steele, W. Maxwell, A. Driver, J. Nicholson and M. Everitt.

CUB REPORT

Once more we have to report a most successful term, and a very full programme was carried out. The following have gained stars and badges :— First Star—Birch, Thomas. Second Star—Hick, Pegg, Wetherell. Badges—House Orderly—Wetherell, Dodsworth. Athlete Dodsworth, Johnson, Kirk. Collector—Marsh. Gardener—Johnson. Observer—Johnson, Wetherell. Guide—Coates, Hick, Johnson, Pegg, Quickfall, Saville. This is most satisfactory, but no fewer than eleven of the the old hands are leaving, and we must have some more first star cubs quickly if we are to keep up our present high standard. Next term we shall start with no two star cubs and only four with one star, but there are several on the point of gaining a star.

The following boys joined the pack this term :— CoHinson, 'Huzzard, Renwick (Yellow), Isherwood (Green), Bridge , (Red). We wish "good hunting" in the Scouts to the leavers, who are :— Marsh, Pegg, Saville '(Blue), Baines, Hick, Macpherson, Quickfall +(Green), Dodsworth, Johnson (Red), Harrison, Wetherell (Yellow). The inter-six competition was again a very near thing, but Blue Six managed to hold on to a small lead and again won. The final scores were :—Blue 132, Red '129, Green 109, Yellow 99. On 31st May a small party competed in some' olf Cub sports held on the Knavesmire. A good time was'had by all, but we only collected two points after an exhausting afternoon, Birch and Hick being responsible. Akela, however, got a good start in the race for Old Wolves, and overtook several lady cubmasters many years his junior who were given an unfair start! Congratulations to 3rd Acomb on their victory. Next time we must make more effort and give them a run for their money. We had two cricket matches. On 21st June we proved too strong for 2nd Acomb and 'beat them by 120 runs to 6. Macpherson and Huzzard both made 30 not out and Wetherall took 8i wickets. On 5th July we meant to play Lord Mayor's Own, but there was a mistake in the date of the fixture, so we took on the spec4ators instead and were handsomely beaten by them. They made 66, and we could only knock up 41 in reply, Huzzard collecting a very good 25. On 15th July we had our outing to Dunnington. A band of cyclists under Akela and a bus party under Scouts Buttrum and Moore converged on Haggwood, where we had a stupendous treasure hunt and got very hot. After tea we played crawling games, and we had a very good afternoon indeed. On '19th July there was a sixers and seconds outing for all the packs in York, but only three of our cubs were able to come. A good and exhausting afternoon was spent at Heslington. HOUSE NOTES Albany House

All but one of our boys came out of hibernation or convalescence on 2nd May, obviously determined to make up for lost time and to prove that the experiences of the previous term had not impaired their energies. The more enthusiastic ones rendered useful, if not spontaneous, service to the community by picking dandelions during the settling-down period leading up to the Athletic Sports, in which Ridley was one of the most successful competitors. 76

Cricket soon captured our complete attention, sometimes to the detriment of everything else; one or two of us could not even sleep for talking or thinking about it. Exciting matches were played with pencil and paper, stockings, coat-hangers, marbles, ping-pong and beach balls. Walshaw, Frost, Pullan, Rigg and Youll sometimes performed notable feats for the Junior School XI, and at the end of term the House 1st and 2nd XI's easily defeated St. Olave's, who, however, at the time were apparently 'preoccupied with visions of what they intend to do in the rugger match next' term. The presence of Yardley at the O.P.'s watch was the high-light of the term for many of us. Most boys made good use of •the swimming bath. Rigg, Wood and Priestley again did well in the sports; Scorgie appeared to be in everything, as usual; Huzzard took the eye for his performance in the beginners' event. Youll established himself as the brains of the House by his success in the Scholarship and in while Palframan gained an Exhibition to St. Peter's. Several boys attended the School Concert to see what J. Howat, Nicholson, Scorgie and Walton were doing in the Choral Society, and declared themselves satisfied. The end of term festivities included an enjoyable garden party and fancy-dress cricket match. Seven boys leave us this term: Youll, 'Nicholson, Rigg and Palframan .(to Manor); Walshaw and Frost (to School House); and Kidson (to Australia) . They have distinguished themselves in various ways in Albany House and we shall be interested in following their future careers. St. Olave's Much fitter looking youngsters came back this term after the holiday, keen and eager to get on with things and once more wield a cricket bat. Very soon the weather went to the other extreme and gave us a week or two of very great heat, and the greatest joy of the whole year—bathing—began considerably earlier than last year. We all splashed and jumped and dived and swam to our heart's content. Collins, White and Everitt won prizes at the Swimming Sports near the end of term; Maxwell came on so much, that from being a shy beginner, he now uses the top board. Calder also has made equal progress. In cricket, McDougle, Cooke, Maxwell, Knowles and Everitt have played in the team on several occasions and Cooke was awarded his Colours. The dormitory competition continues to keep up the standard in all things, "Durham," the seniors, winning it for the term, though they were 'by no means top every week. Calder, as monitor of that dormitory, deserves credit, whereas Knowles, who had to cope with "Lincoln," the junior dormitory, did a difficult task creditably. 77 .

Taken all round the term has been most happy and successful. Work and play have been pursued hard by most boys, and Calder and McNeil did very well to win the two Junior School Music prizes, and D. Knowles won the reading prize: unfortunately we had no form prize winners. Simpson deserves praise for his efforts in the Scholarship examination. Although unsuccessful he did a very pleasing set of papers, showing very great improvement.. We are losing our four monitors—Calder, Knowles, Simpson and Buttrum—this term, and we all wish them well. They have steadily improved and been a constant help in the House, and it is sad to lose them. "Terry" Knowles, White, McDougle and Cooke also go, unfortunately, but we hope we see them from time to time—good luck to them all_ We welcomed 'Miss Rush to the House this term as Matron, and the good results of her presence have been marked in the appearance of the boys. Finally we had a picnic tea for all, in the hot sun, and then a very riotous game of tip-and-run to round it all off. So the year ends, a time of looking back and looking forward, a sad time, perhaps, but we are glad to have had with us all those who have been here. They have all done the House good and helped to foster the spirit of pride that we associate with the true "Olavite"—a name now only belonging to the 3'1 of us in this 'House, but it is a title we are proud of, and we shall not forget our family of the past year.

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THE PETERITE Vol. XL

FEBRUARY, 1948

EDITORIAL

No. 317

It is becoming more and more evident that the independent Public Schools, relying as they do on their own financial resources, must be prepared to voyage in waters which will be seriously troubled by the nation's economic difficulties. The barometer is by no means "set fair". and if schools like our own are to continue to make their individual and distinctive contribution to the education of the country, they will have to solve difficult questions of ways and means. The departure from tradition in the recent appointment to the Rugby headmastership, whatever side one may take in the controversy it has aroused, underlines the urgency of the practical problems facing the Public Schools. One by one independent schools have been forced by the inescapable logic of rising costs to increase their fees. But such a remedy cannot be applied indefinitely. It must, if repeated, inevitably defeat its own end. The point of "diminishing returns", when larger fees would be offset by a decline in the numbers of those willing and able to pay them, will clearly be quickly reached. And when to the increasing difficulty of balancing revenue and expenditure is added the urgent need of capital expenditure on building and equipment, the importance of wise planning and financial administration becomes obvious. For such reasons as these we at St. Peter's must feel grateful indeed for the opportune bequest of £7.500 from the Executors of the late Mr. G. J. Wolstenholme, details of which are given in a note following this Editorial. Such generous benefactions can be of inestimable help in these days. No less encouraging is the widespread support for the War Memorial and Building Fund, which has grown steadily since the appeal was first launched some eighteen months ago. On the response to this appeal our future security and development must obviously in large measure depend. We have no reason to feel other than highly gratified : but it is equally clear that uncertainty will diminish proportionately to the rapidity of the fund's growth. To those responsible for the financial administration of the School the old tag "bis dat qui cito dat" must have a very real significance. Just as the nation is happy which has no history, so we must consider satisfactory the School term which calls for no editorial comment. There is little to be said of the Christmas Term save that

CONTENTS PAGE

Editorial Wolstenholme Benefactions ... War Memorial and Building Fund ... Presentation of U.S. Bronze Star to Major Crews Births ... Old Peterite News ... Calendar, Easter Term, 1948 Valete and Salvete School Officers Notes and Items House Notes ... Games Committee and Oxford Cup, 1947-48 The School Play, 1947 Article : "Brither Scots" The Chapel ... The Music Society ... ... The Film Society Road 'Safety Exhibition Verse ... The Library ... The Debating Society The Science Society ... British Ship Adoption Society Article : "China Bound" J.T.C. Notes ... Scouting Shooting Fencing Squash Chess Rugby Football Hockey Fixtures The Junior School Editorial Notices

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"CIESAR'S FRIEND", 1947

it moved smoothly and successfully through the full and varied programme which is reported in the pages which follow. As usual, the culmination of our activities was the School Play, which, despite the producer's gloomy forebodings (one might almost add again "as usual" !) and a serious last-minute threat from illness, proved in the event one of our most successful productions and was enthusiastically received by large audiences. We would congratulate those concerned on the choice of the play. It is no easy matter to find plays which fulfil all our requirements and are worthy interludes in the Shakespeare sequence. "Cxsar's Friend", by Campbell Dixon and Dermot Morrah, is a play of real quality and significance. It has much in common with Drinkwater's "A Man's House", which we presented in 1945. and, like that play, had the additional advantage of being less wellknown that it deserves to be. A nice judgment in the selection of our School Plays has been the corner stone on which our theatrical success has been built, and, though we realise that annually the task must become increasingly difficult, we hope that the same discernment will not be wanting in the future. The observant may notice that with this number we enter upon our fortieth volume. "The Peterite" is growing old, though, we hope. not tired. In something less than a year it will reach its loth anniversary, for the magazine has been published in an unbroken series since December, 1878, a sequence which even the two major wars did not interrupt. The complete set of bound volumes of "The Peterite" since that date is not the least valuable possession of the School Library. We would not claim that this longevity in a school periodical is a "record" (indeed we imagine that it is not); but at least we can derive satisfaction and inspiration from this continued virility.

WOLSTENHOLME BENEFACTIONS It will be recalled that in 1945 the School was given the option by the late Mr. G. J. Wolstenholme to purchase his house for the sum of £ i,000. This valuable property was thus acquired at a nominal cost through this generous provision of Mr. Wolstenholme's will and was equivalent to a gift of at least £2,500. The acquisition of this property secured the School boundary on the only side from which there appeared to be any danger. The Trustees of Mr. Wolstenholme's estate have now allocated to St. Peter's School a further £7,500. This money is to be used to finance the re-building of The Rise Boarding House in so far as this cost is not covered by the War Damage Commission, and any balance „remaining is to be applied to the general purposes of our Building 'Appeal. In order to commemorate this munificent further benefaction of Mr. Wolstenholme's estate, the name "Wolstenholme" will for the future be given to one of our Senior Foundation Scholarships. 2

WAR MEMORIAL AND BUILDING FUND FOURTH LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS (in chronological order) A.—OLD PETERITES £ s. d. Mr. E. D. McKinney ... to to o Mr. R. C. Baker Mr. D. H. Denholm ... 5 0 o Mr. N. W. Smithson Mr. H. F. S. Gedge Mr. C. Paley Scott, K.C. (2nd donation) Mr. W. Anelay ... ... 127 5 o Mt. B. A. C. Gray ... to 0 0

£ s. d. 5 o 0 5o 0 0 127 5 0 63 12 6

B. —PARENTS (PAST AND PRESENT) £. s. d.

£ s. d. ... too 0 0 Mrs. M. E. Sheriff ... 5o 0 o Mrs. J. Kendell ... 5 0 0 Mr. and Mrs. A. Cobham 11 1 o Mr. R. Parker ... ... Mrs. E. E. Watson ... 5 5 o Mr. A. W. Richardson ... 5 5 0 ... 15 15 0 Mr. C. H. A. Eastwood 2 2 o Mr. O. H. Griffiths Mr. J. Youll ... 182 0 0 Mr. J. R. Shardlow ... ... 5 0 o

C. — GOVERNORS. STAFF, AND FRIENDS OF THE SCHOOL • s. d. Exors. of the late Mrs. Mr. and Miss Pollard ... ... 25 o o Miss M. M. Mason M. B. Douglas

s. d. o to 0 o to o

The estimated gross yield from gifts under covenant has been shown in each case.

PRESENTATION OF U.S. BRONZE STAR TO MAJOR DENYS K. CREWS We experienced a thrill of justifiable pride when the explanation of Major Crews' absence from School on Tuesday, the 25th November, was provided by the daily press. Major Crews had that day been presented with the Bronze Star Medal by the United States Military Attache, Major-General Clayton L. Bissell, at the American Ambassador's residence in London. The award was a recognition of what General Bissell described as "an heroic achievement against the enemy in Italy". The official citation is as follows :"Moving forward to attack a position previously thought to be abandoned by the enemy, Major Crews and his men suddenly were attacked by a strong enemy force, and, though under intense enemy fire, he succeeded in manoeuvring his men in such a manner as to partially nullify this threat. Having the strength of his force depleted by this initial engagement, he quickly contacted an adjacent unit and, outlining a plan of battle, succeeded in continuing the attacks and thoroughly routing the enemy. 3

By his brilliant appreciation and rapid summation of a dangerous situation, and by his marked leadership and tactical ability, he succeeded not only in defeating a strong enemy force, but in making possible a continued advance of his own and other units." Major Crews became a Master at St. Peter's in 1938. He joined the army in 1940, serving in the 5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, with the ist Army in Africa. Later he was transferred to Italy, where he was attached to the American Army. He returned to us in February, 1946, to become Housemaster of The Rise in September.

BIRTHS HARRIS.—On 22nd June, 1947, in Holgate Nursing Home, York, to Margaret, wife of P. L. Harris, a son (Timothy Charles Caldecott). COLLIER.—On i6th October, 1947, at Purey Cust Nursing Home, to Mary (née Clacy), wife of A. G. Collier, a daughter (Mary Wendy). BALLARD.—On 29th October, 1947, at "Brae", Simonstown Road, Fish Hock, Cape Province, South Africa, to Betty (nee Ping), wife of Lieut.-Cdr. R. H. Ballard, R.N., a third son (George Stephen).

OLD PETERITE NEWS OLD PETERITE SQUASH It is welcome news that the O.P. Squash Club has been revived. An auspicious beginning has been made with the success of the team competing in the first post-war revival of the Londonderry Cup Competition, open to Public Schools' Old Boys' teams. In the second round the O.P. team comfortably beat Westminster, and in the third round meet either Shrewsbury or St. Paul's. The detailed results of the match against Westminster are as follows :— ST. PETER'S N. W. D. Yardley S. G. S. Pawle J. Biggin J. T. Brockbank C. K. Hudson

WESTMINSTER beat P. A. Jesse ! (9—r, 9-1, 9-4). beat J. Trebucq (9-2, 9—o, 9-2). beat G. D. Harvey (9-7, 9-3, 9-4). beat A. F. Taylor (9-3, 9—t, 9-4). beat M. W. Thompson (6 9, 9-4, 9-5, 9-1). '

Any O.P.'s who play squash are invited to write to B. A. C. Gray, South Grange, Ryton-on-Tyne.

ITEMS Two Old Peterites have been appointed to the recently reconstructed B.B.C. General Advisory Council, whose chairman is Lord Halifax. They are Sir Philip Morris (1914-20) and John Rodgers (1919-25).

T. H. Raw (1924-29) has been appointed Station Superintendent of B.O.A.C.'s new flying boat base at Vaaldam, near Johannesburg, South Africa. Many O.P.'s will be interested to hear news of Miss J. G. Weller, who taught at the School during the 1914-18 war and for many years afterwards. She is still enjoying retirement at Dorset House, Heacham, King's Lynn, and continues to take an interest in the School. Recently she has done much useful work in her neighbourhood teaching English to members of a Polish camp. F. F. Steele (The Rise, 1936-41), a former Head of the School, has played hockey for Yorkshire and has been mentioned as a candidate for the North of England side. His selection, however, was ruled out by his departure for Uganda, on the 23rd December, to take up his work in the Colonial Service. His brother, P. M. Steele (The Rise, 1939-43), played centre-half for the B.A.O.R. Hockey XI on •their tour of 13th-21st December They beat B.A.F.O. in Germany, 4—I; in England they beat R.M.A. Sandhurst, 9—o, and drew with the Combined Services, 4-4. Their only defeat was at the hands of the Army, 0-3.

At the annual general meeting of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club on 28th January, it was announced that a testimonial of £roo to A. B. Sellers (1921-24) as a memento of his faithful service to the Club. A. C. Rodger (The Rise, 1942-46) played forward for R.M.A. Sandhurst XV against Cranwell. I. S. Macpherson (School House, 1942-46) was kept out of the R.A.F. College team by an injury sustained earlier in the season and was linesman.

We have received the following note on the doings of Kenneth Greenwood (1935-39), which may be of interest to his contemporaries. He is now in Turkey, as second-in-command of the electrical side of a Metropolitan-Vickers unit working on a scheme which embraces the erection of a power station, three sub-stations, and the electrification of coal mines. He has be en on the Outside Erection Staff of "Metro-Vick" since 1943, when he took a First Class in Electrical Engineering at London University. During a period on Tyneside he worked on H.M. ships, including the "Vanguard", installing electrically-controlled A.A. guns.

Ina recently-received letter, L. J. L. Wall inquires about the proposal made at the O.P. Club meeting in July last, to circulate a list of members' addresses. We are glad to be able to state that such a list is in course of preparation and will be sent to O.P.'s very shortly. 5

OBITUARY HENRY BRANDRETH GREEVES St. Peter's has sustained a severe loss by the recent death of the Rev. Henry Brandreth Greeves. He was at the School, under the Rev. G. T. Handford, from 1890 to x896. His games record was notable. He won the half mile and the mile and played for the XV and the cricket XI. In music, which he studied under Dr. Naylor, he was outstanding, playing regularly at York Minster in the School holidays : and at the age of 18, in the period between leaving School and going up to Cambridge, he held the appointment of Deputy Organist at the Minster under Dr. Tertius Noble. He proceeded to Peterhouse, Cambridge, as an organ scholar. He was Captain of the Boat Club and stroked the fastest boat Peterhouse has ever put on the Cam. He gained four oars. Besides rowing, he found time to play both rugger and cricket for his college, and in the vacations played for Headingley and the Yorkshire Cantabs. Destined for the Church, he went from Cambridge to the Theological College of the Leeds Clergy School. In his early days he held curacies at Brighouse and Escrick, and was a Minor Canon of Newcastle Cathedral. His subsequent livings included Ferndale, Denaby Main, and Hackness, and he was finally Rector of Walkington. For twelve years he was Rural Dean of Beverley, and he was a Governor of St. John's College, York. All who knew him appreciated his keen sense of humour, his personal charm, and his deep understanding of his fellow men. The varied aspects of a fine character made him equally at home with his humblest parishioners or at a shooting party, at a meeting of rural deans, or on the banks of the Cam. Splendidly representative of the finer type of "sporting parson" which is now almost extinct, he expressed himself most truly, perhaps, at a Commemoration Festival in the days when he was Vicar of Ferndale. He ,made 97 not out for the Old Peterites and on the following day preached an inspiring St. Peter's Day sermon. To his son, John Greeves, both an Old Olavite and an Old Peterite, and to the other members of his family we extend our deep sympathy.

ENGAGEMENTS J. B. GEDGE AND MISS M. S. JENNINGS The engagement is announced, and the marriage will shortly take place in London, between John Bernard, second son of the late Rev. H. T. S. Gedge, of York, and of Mrs. Gedge, of i 31 Worcester Road, Droitwich, and Muirne Sarsfield, second daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jennings, of Brookfield, Cork. [1916-19.] 6

CAPTAIN P. B. COCKBURN AND MRS. B. KEMPE-ROBERTS A marriage has been arranged, and will take place quietly, between Captain Peter Bernard Cockburn, Royal Signals, only son of Brigadier A. A. Cockburn, C.B.E., and Mrs. Cockburn, of Victoria Park, Manchester, and Betty, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Woods, of Lympne, Kent. [1934-381

MARRIAGES At All Saints' Church, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Yorkshire, on 4th March, 1947, Roland Croft Baker, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Croft Baker, of Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, to Pamela, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Denby, of Sherburn-in-Elmet, Yorkshire. j1928-32.] On 1st September, 1947, at the Church of St. Maughold, Ramsey, I.O.M., Richard F. Bussell to Gundrede Mary, eldest daughter of Sir T.. C. O'Brien, Bart., and Lady O'Brien, of Ramsey, I.O.M. The marriage took place on 6th September, 1947, at St. Olave's Church, York, between Guy Edwin King, eldest son of Dr. H. E. King and Mrs. Reynolds, of York, and Norma, only daughter of the late Mr. Lansdowne Russell and of Mrs. Russell, of Bournemouth and Southampton. [1937-42.]

BIRTHS INGLIS.—On 6th September, 1947, at The Purey Cust Nursing Home, York, to Irene, wife of James McNaught Inglis, M.B., Ch.B., D.A., R.A.F.V.R., a son (Timothy Christopher). (1936-401 ROB.—On 15th January, 1948, at 27 Ferncroft Avenue, Hampstead, to Mary (nee Beazley), wife of C. G. Rob, M.C., M.Chir., F.R.C.S., a daughter. WALL.—On 7th September, 1 947, to Mary (nee Ridding), wife of M. P. L. Wall, M.A., of Tomlin House, St. Bees, Cumberland, a daughter (Gillian Barbara). [1931-35.] PEACOCK.—On 1st December, 1947, to Peggy, wife of M. H. Peacock, a son. [1921-25.]

AN APPEAL OLD PETERITES ! WHY FEED THE MOTHS? In recent years the supply of 1st XI cricket colours to members of the School team has become non-existent, so much so that junior members of the School hardly know what the School's representative colours are, and manufacturers inform us that orders cannot be contemplated. It would be much appreciated if all Old Boys, who are in possession of such colours, would consider whether sentimental attachment to them has not outrun its span in life and whether these once-treasured possessions could not be put to much better use by a member of the present School team.

At present, one and only one 1st XI blazer and cap are in our possession, which it is intended shall be worn by the School captain, measurements permitting, and in addition one fielding cap, handed down in successive years, which will be worn by the vice-captain. Cannot Old Peterites help us to provide suitable attire for all the 1st XI from a pool which will be held at the School for teams in each successive year? All such contributions would be gratefully acknowledged by the School and well cared for, whether sent as a gift or on indefinite loan. All the above equally applies to hockey colours. UNIVERSITY AND SANDHURST LETTERS

OXFORD,

December, 1947. The Editors, "The Peterite," Dear Sirs, Michaelmas, 1947, is already a thing of the past, eight weeks in so many diaries, and by the time this reaches print, we, the Oxford O.P.'s, will be shivering through Hilary, 1948, wishing we had done a little more work in the Christmas vac. We shall be remembering the rainy, miserable days of November, and wishing it was just half as warm now. We shall be remembering that one bar of our electric fire was enough then, and wishing we had some coal to help out the two bars we rashly have on at the moment .. . But our duty is to record, not to prophesy. This term we have been seven in number, consisting of three newcomers (more or less), three who consider themselves oldstagers, and Duffield. F. L. Duffield (still at Brasenose) deserves a category of his own. Having bade him a fond farewell at the end of last term, we were taken somewhat aback to see him roll up with a mountain of luggage and a quizzical expression a few days after the beginning of this. His explanation—that he couldn't find any other University in Europe worthy of his patronage—was accepted with reserve. That he was heard, having fallen asleep over his coffee one morning, muttering something which sounded like, "Control of Engagements Order .. . Nuts to Isaacs," may have had some bearing on the case. He is telling everyone that he is reading for a B.Litt. If this is so, it appears that a huge daily consumption of coffee and regular exercise round the Union billiards tables are essential pre-requisites of this degree. Any kind of work in the first two or three terms is evidently banned. J. D. Taylor-Thompson (Balliol), next in seniority, has, as becomes a Greats man, been working hard. He has been frequently seen cycling down the High from his new digs in Cowley Road, presumably in the direction of wherever one goes to read Homer in Oxford. 8

He gained for himself a reputation for professorial absent-mindedness by writing to Banister saying he would be delighted to come to tea on a certain Thursday, and then turning up on Friday, and wondering why there wasn't much cake left. This provided Banister with a funny story which lasted him the rest of the term. P. F. Tee (Christ Church), we were glad to note, had moved to a room one storey down from the ridiculous heights he had occupied previously. Most of the O.P.'s have had tea with him during the term, but otherwise he has not been seen much. He is believed to have been working, but someone said there was a lady in the case. Someone else reliably denied this. J. M. Banister (Brasenose) was not often seen in public places, though he was never known to refuse an invitation to tea with anyone. He has hardly got over the fact that he has to do as much in a week for his tutor as he did in days of yore for the Minister of Fuel and Power. He hotly refutes those who suggest that this is not very much. The newcomers (or in the case of Hey and McDermid, the returned wanderers) are all ex-servicemen. Someone with a taste for figures has estimated that 0.P.'s now at Oxford are costing a benevolent Ministry of Education rather more than £,1,500 a year. We trust it is not being wasted. R. T. Hey (New College) has returned from the jungles of Malaya to take up residence in a concrete but in one of the New College quads. Here he wrote long essays for his eminent tutor, Lord David Cecil. As a form of relaxation he took up squash, smashed an expensive racquet, and took up table-tennis. The racquets are cheaper to replace, he explains. N. G. L. R. McDermid (St. Edmund Hall) is back after some years in the Navy. He was seen at the beginning of the term at an occasional lecture, but the fact that he had to take an exam at the end of the term probably accounts for his later disappearance. He is believed to have played some rugger. J. A. Denison (Worcester) is up reading History. Worcester has been described as a college near Oxford, and this is perhaps the reason why Denison has not been often seen in the city itself. He was present at the foot-the-ball match which brightened the landscape early in the term and the pages of "Picture Post" a week later, and has been heard complaining of the difficulty of acquiring books. When seen in the Broad or the Cornmarket, he has invariably recognised us with a cryptic wink. With this account of our activities, we must now take our leave. Wishing the School every success in the New Year, and trusting that it will continue to send, as it has always done, its outstanding members to join us here, we remain, Yours very sincerely, THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES. 9

CAMBRIDGE.

January, 1948. The Editors, "The Peterite." Dear Sirs, Cambridge, that garden of great intellects, has, in some respects, changed but little since Wordsworth so memorably described it. The "gowns grave, or gaudy, doctors, students, streets, courts, cloisters, flocks of churches, gateways, towers" still remain, but the present day student, sometimes a bearded exserviceman, perhaps married, often, alas, disabled, can hardly be placed in the category of "poor, simple schoolboys, now hung round with honour and importance." The 1948 undergraduate, then, can be more suitably likened to • those scholars of Renaissance times who "led in abstemiousness a quiet life" and it would be fairer to speak of our Cambridge O.P.'s, too, as "loyal students, faithful to their books" rather than as "half-and-half idlers, hardy recusants, and honest dunces." D. Anderson (School House and Sidney Sussex) reads Agriculture and plays hockey and squash regularly. His attitude to life may be summed up, perhaps, by the motto resting on his mantelpiece, proclaiming to all of melancholy aspect that "happiness, like toffee, is best home-made." G. Long (Temple and Emmanuel) finds modern languages too absorbing to allow other activities to encroach upon his time. "Drink," he says, "is my only relaxation." G. Mountain (Temple and Christ's) finds his main preoccupation in investigating the authenticity of a ghost, the spirit of a B.B.C. announcer who murdered his wife and who is said to inhabit his rooms .. . with him ! P. F. Ringrose (School House and Clare) reads Law and, by all reports, is working very hard. He occasionally "talks shop" with other ex-naval types. J. F. Spink (School House and Emmanuel) possesses "a calm resolve of mind, firmly addressed • to puissant efforts" though, nevertheless, he enjoys "the odd party, you know." J. D. Ward (Temple and St. John's), "a man of business and expense," also reads Law—why, he doesn't exactly know, but he is evidently taking it very seriously. "Labor omnia vincit Improbus". . . ! ! IO

A Cambridge O.P. dinner is to be held this term, and it is hoped that this will become a regular feature. Yours faithfully, •

THE CAMBRIDGE OLD

PETERITES

LEEDS UNIVERSITY UNION, The Editors, "The Peterite." Dear Sirs, With the advent of the Sandhurst letter among the pages of "The Peterite" we have at last been galvanised into action, the result of which you now see before you. Our numbers have increased since last session, two having gone down and four having come up. J. Scholey has now gone down with a Medical Degree, and P. Simpson, we hear, has also left us. Our four newcomers are Andrews, Black, and T. G. Robson, (and one more—name unknown). Thanks to the inadequate communications in the University we have been unable to contact Messrs. Moore, Robson and Black. Andrews, after a year's practical farming, has joined us to take his Agriculture Degree. He was surprised to find his knowledge hardly sufficient for the December exams, and now claims to be working. He manages to keep his social activities surrounded by mystery. F. D. Godsmark, who is now our oldest inhabitant, informs us that he has forsaken the three "W's" (we presume only temporarily) in order to work for a Mental (sorry—we mean Dental) exam. T. F. Morris claims to be working for znd M.B., but is frequently heard deploring the standard of University rowing, with Shepherd, and anyone else willing to listen. Spends his vac. assiduously cultivating a growth on the mandible (chin to you !). G. E. Shepherd returned a year last September from the Forces. Spends most of the week giving himself electric shocks and at the week-ends retains his connection with the Black Watch by visiting Edinburgh (we hear that there is some other attraction). Often to be seen energetically running along the river bank, trying to make coxes hear him. Wears a balmoral ! B. Tomlinson has managed to pass his I st M.B. and is now occasionally seen in the dissecting room savagely hacking at a body with a blunt scalpel. We believe he has been seen "tripping a light fantastic" at various social gatherings in the Union. Appears to have retired from the sporting field. Finally, we wish the School every success during the year, and we hope to see some new recruits to our ranks in September. Yours sincerely, THE II

LEEDS OLD PETERITES.

ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY SANDHURST.

The Editors, "The Peterite." Dear Sirs, It is with some elation that we sit down to write the Sandhurst letter at the beginning of 1948, as in the last year our number has risen to eight sturdy O.P.'s, and so we feel it will be some time before the Regular Army will be able to forget St. Peter's, York. Who knows, perhaps in a few years time they will even be saying that the Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of St. Peter's. The last term was the longest any of us have ever experienced, lasting from August to December, but with the thought of Christmas leave to urge us on, we managed to reach the end of the term without any cases of homicide, suicide, or really serious mental disarrangement. I. H. Baker (Normandy) is •to be congratulated on becoming one of the first S.U.O.'s (Senior Under Officers) of the new Sandhurst. Those O.P.'s who remember him in the J.T.C. will understand this. He has become rather an elusive fellow, but we are told he has not grown out of the unhealthy habit of talking before breakfast. He can still be seen to some advantage tearing up the wing on the rugger field as if the whole of the Worksop team was after him, and his quiet, modulated voice is often heard in the F.G.S. protesting at having to pay aid. for a sausage roll. R.A. M. G. Jones (Rhine) can generally be found outside his Company Commander's Office. We also caught glimpses of him on the hockey field and slinking down to the squash courts, and has been noticed setting off at week-ends armed with his golf clubs. Whether he ever plays golf, we cannot tell. He came out of hibernation long enough to do a turn in Victory College Concert, 'but only because he was under the impression Mr. Rank was in the audience. Royal Sussex. P. W. Weighill (Waterloo), a reasonably old hand, who disheartens others by insisting on singing in his cold bath. On two occasions has been seen in the ring ! Enjoys making frequent trips up to London, but refuses to divulge the nature of his visits. Claims to have solved many problems of advanced atomic warfare, without the aid of a "commission". R.A. F. P. Baker (Marne). We see very little of Baker, but we often used to watch a neat figure with a walking stick hurrying up the corridor after last period on Saturday morning. This we identified towards the end of term as F. P. Baker. He fences regularly for the Academy, and also plays rugger. He lives in some remote part of the New Buildings we have never yet been able to locate. R.A. E. O. Owen (Somme) was seen to his best advantage at a Young Conservative Dance held some way outside the grounds towards the middle of last term. Seemed in the best of spirits. 12

Was also reported seen in P.T. kit down by the Lake, at a time when the Lake was devoid of water. Judging by his gestures he also fishes. R.T.R. A. C. Rodger (Waterloo) arrived here in August, and has since played regularly for the Academy 1st XV. After much persuasion he "volunteered" for boxing. Congratulations to him on winning his weight. He also did a very amusing turn with a performing flea at the Old College Concert. His brown sports coat seems to be lasting very well. H.L.I. G. H. F. Reynolds (Dettingen) also arrived in August and is rarely seen except in the fraternal company of Weighill. Usually found in his room in a state of despondency; the reason, he says, is being continually on the verge of bankruptcy. Occasionally seen disappearing over "the heath" on a cross country treasure hunt. R.A. M. Rignall (Ypres) is so elusive that we didn't even know he was here until a figure came and borrowed a cigarette from us one morning. Still we hear he is well known in his own Company, plays rugger and gets on wonderfully with the R.S.M. Still has that "Rise" look about him. Green Howarth. Wishing the School every success for 1948, we remain, Yours faithfully, THE SANDHURST 0.P.'s. CORRESPONDENCE CENTRAL DOOARS TEA ESTATE, PANA COSTI P.O., BHUTAN, N. INDIA, lith December, 1947.

The Editors, "The Peterite." Sirs, I have been thinking (having plenty of time for that exercise) that it would be a good idea to re-design the O.P. tie, when cloth rationing and such like restricting orders are repealed by our good and provident Government. At present we have two O.P. blazers; one a coat of many colours and the other dark blue with the 'School crest on the breast pocket. Would not a more restrained tie to match the latter be preferable to the present gaudy affair which matches the former? I cast no aspersions on the "gaudy affair," •but it is, surely, more suited for wear at cricket matches, for example, than for ordinary use. I do wear a tie out here during the cold weather, so I'm not speaking out of place. Best wishes to the School. Yours faithfully, A. W. PING. /3

CALENDAR, EASTER TERM, 1948 JANUARY Mon. Boarders return. i3 Tues. Full Term begins. 15 Thurs. i i a.m. Governors' Meeting. 17 Sat. 6 p.m. Science Society. r8 Sun. 2nd Sunday after Epiphany. 6-3o p.m. Epiphany Procession in York Minster. 6 p.m. Debating Society. 24 Sat. 25 Sun. Septuagesima. Preacher : The Chaplain. 26 Mon. Conversion of St. Paul. 6 p.m. Science Sociey. 3x Sat. FEBRUARY Sexagesima. r Sun. Preacher : Canon T. H. Tardrew. Purification B.V.M. 2 Mon. 6 p.m. Debating Society. 7 Sat. Quinquagesima. 8 Sun. Preacher : The Bishop of Whitby. z z Wed. Ash Wednesday. 8 a.m. Holy Communion. 1i-45 a.m. Morning Service. 1st XI v. Scarborough H.C. Home. 14 Sat. 6 p.m. Science Society. rst Sunday in Lent. z5 Sun. 8-45 a.m. Holy Communion (Sung). Preacher (Evensong): The Chaplain. 18 Wed. 1st XI v. Midland Bde. T.C., Strensall. Home. 19 Thurs. x x a.m. Governors' Meeting. 6 p.m. Illustrated Talk on "Appreciation of Architecture" by Mr. 20 Fri. G. G. Barnett, D.A. (Edin.). 1st XI v. York H.C. Home. 21 Sat. 6 p.m. Debating Society. 2nd Sunday in Lent. 22 Sun. Preacher : The Chaplain. 24 Tues. St. Matthias. 25 Wed. 1st XI v. Bootham School. Home. 1st XI v. Worksop College. Away. 28 Sat. 6 p.m. Science Society. 29 Sun. 3rd Sunday in Lent. Preacher : The Chaplain. MARCH Mon. 2-3o p.m. Cross-country Run. 3 Wed. ist XI v. H.M.S. Ceres (Wetherby). Away. 1st XI v. Rowntree's H.C. Home. 6 Sat. 6 p.m. Debating Society. 4th Sunday in Lent. 7 Sun. Preacher : The Chaplain. to Wed. 1st XI v. R.A.F., Linton. Home. t Thurs. H.S.C. and S.C. Trial Examinations begin. 1st XI v. University College, Hull. Home. 13 Sat. 6 p.m. Science Society. Passion Sunday. /4 Sun. Preacher : The Chaplain. x7 Wed. Inter-House Boat Races (both divisions). 18 Thurs. 12 noon. Confirmation by the Bishop of Selby. 12

19 Fri.

11 a.m. Governors' Meeting. Certificate A Examination. Athletics v. Ampleforth College. Away. 6 p.m. Debating Society.

Sat.

Sun. Palm Sunday.

8-45 a.m. Holy Communion (Sung). Preacher (Evensong): The Headmaster. 22 Mon. 6 p.m. School Concert. (School performance at 2-3o p.m.) 23 Tues. 2-3o p.m. Athletic Sports. 24 Wed. Term ends. Sunday Services, except where otherwise stated, are :—Holy Communion, 8.1 5 a.m. Matins, ro-3o a.m. Evensong and Sermon, 6 p.m.

VALETE AND SALVETE VALETE (December, 1947) THE MANOR J. Burkitt. 1 944- 47. VC. Cadet in J.T.C. Cert. "A". R. M. Greenhalgh. 1 943-47. VI L. School Certificate, 1947. Member of Chess Team. Fencing Team. Cadet in J.T.C. Cert. "A". School Play, 1 947. THE RISE G. W. Smith. 1943-47. VC. House Monitor. 2nd XV Colours, 1 947. Captain of 2nd XV, 1947. Played for 1st XV, 1947. Boxing Team, 1947. 2nd VIII and 3rd IV, 1947. Sgt. in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1946. D. Hall. 1 944 - 47. VI L. School Cert., 1947. Played for 2nd XV and "A" XV, 1947. Chess Team, 1946-47. Cadet in J.T.C. Cert. "A", Pt. I,

1946.

SCHOOL HOUSE W. S. Samuels. 1 943 - 47 (Junior School, 194o). VI U. House Monitor. School Cert., 1945. Higher School Cert., 1947. Member of Chess Team, 1946-47. Cadet in J.T.C. Cert. "A". School Play, 1 943-44• J. D. Stanley. 1 944- 47 (Junior School, 1939). VC. TEMPLE D. Richardson. 1 944- 47 (Junior School, 1942). VI L. School Cert., 1 947. Cadet in J.T.C. R. H. Richardson. 1945-47 (Junior School, 1944). VC.

SALVETE (September, 1947) THE MANOR A. C. Barker (IVC), R. B. Hudson (IVB), C. D. Hunter (IVC), J. B. Nicholson (Shell), R. D. Palframan (IVA), M. R. Pallant (IVB), J. M. Raylor (Shell), H. W. J. Rigg (IVA), E. W. Stead (IVC), J. J. Youll (IVA). THE RISE A. P. Buttrum (IVA), F. D. Browne (IVC), E. G. Dixon (IVA), A. N. W. Gunning (IVA), R. Hawkins (IVB), D. A. Haxby (IVA), M. J. Hollis (Shell), R. J. Kelsey (IVB), D. B. Knowles (IVA), M. C. M. Lochore (Shell), M. B. Markus (IVA), W. B. Powell (VA), J. V. Rayson (Shell), H. P. G. Shaw (IVA), D. T. Simpson (IVB).

SCHOOL HOUSE J. D. Cooke (Shell), A. W. Driver (IVA), D. I. Fletcher (IVB), J. S. Frost (IVB), G. W. Gears (IVC), A. Gray (IVC), R. H. Jackson (IVC), P. S. Lumby (Shell), D. W. H. McDougle (Shell), M. S. Milne (Shell), C. V. Roberts (IVA), A. R. Royle (L.VI), L. E. Shenker (IVB), P. McL. Walshaw (IVB). TEMPLE P. J. Blincoe (Shell), I. G. Clarkson (IVA), G. Danton de Rouffignac (IVB), J. B. Drew (IVB), P. M. Duffield (IVA), H. H. Hunter (Shell), J. M. Jagger (IVC), G. D. Lambert (IVA), B. Meredith (IVA), R. J. Murphy (IVB), J. B. Prendergast (Shell), G. W. Riley (IVA), J. E. Smith (Shell), D. E. B. Steele (IVB), H. K. Trundell (Shell), B. B. Wennington (IVB), S. J. White (IVA), J. Whittaker (IVB).

SCHOOL OFFICERS

CHRISTMAS TERM, 1947 SCHOOL MONITORS :

Head of School and The Manor—W. GRAHAM. Head of The Rise—J. E. STUART. Head of School House—T. M. A. GRIFFITHS. Head of Temple—F. N. NEWDICK. Chapel Monitor—C. DRYDEN. C. FRANK. G. A. RADFORD. M. SPEIGHT. HOUSE MONITORS : The Manor—C. C. CLEMENT, N. B. HARRISON. The Rise—R. E. A. ATKINSON, E. G. BROWN, A. A. CAMFIELD, G. W. SMITH. School House—R. HAM, R. PARKER, W. S. SAMUELS, R. E. THORNTON. Temple—J. M. GRAHAM, K. G. HARRISON, A. L. PAVIS, C. D. RYDER, F. C. SLEGG. Captain of Rugger—W. GRAHAM. Captain of Shooting—J. A. HANNON. Captain of Squash—R. PARKER. Captain of Fencing—G. A. RADFORD. C.S.M. in J.T.C.—F. N. NEWDICK. EDITORS OF "THE PETERITE" : W. GRAHAM, N. B. BURGESS, J. C. GRIFFITHS, C. D. RYDER, M. I. H. UNWIN.

NOTES AND ITEMS

As a fitting tribute to the standard of play reached by three "Caps" of the School 1st XV, W. Graham, J. E. Stuart, and T. M. A. Griffiths were chosen to play for the Durham P.S. v. Yorkshire P.S. in the holidays. Many of us will regret that they were not on the winning side on this occasion, but Graham, as captain of the Durham team, fully compensated for this defeat by an effective victory over the Northumberland P.S. by 22 points-3, of which Graham alone scored 14 points. Griffiths also, we learn, played a storming game in this match, and Stuart was first reserve. 16

J. A. Hannon entered for the Latymer Club Public Schools' Handicap Competition, and succeeded in reaching the third round. Although gaining a walk-over in the second round, he beat J. M. Merriman, of Sherborne (receive 3), in the first round by 9-5, to-9, 95, and went down fighting to C. H. Benbow, of Bradfield (receive 1), by to-8, 4—g, 6—g, 6—g in the third round. We congratulate K. G. Harrison, of Temple, on his complete recovery from infantile paralysis. He is now in the convalescent stage, and we are all glad to be assured that we shall have him back among us in the Easter Term. On Monday, loth October, the School received a visit from Captain Pulleyn-Thompson, the Secretary of the Public Schools' Employment Bureau. We thank him for a most interesting talk of a general nature in which he outlined the best approach to some of the more popular careers. His short talk contained a great deal of information helpful in the choice of a career. After his talk he interviewed several boys individually. A Film Society was formed this term under the chairmanship of Mr. Wiseman. Its activities are recorded in detail elsewhere. The School enjoyed a whole holiday on the day of the Royal Wedding. Boarders were allowed exeats from after breakfast until supper, after which Noel Coward's film, "This Happy Breed", was shown in Big Hall.

HOUSE NOTES THE MANOR As always this term, we returned to see many old faces gone and new ones in their places. There is little wonder that all members or the House are turning slightly grey after the gruelling ordeal of three House match replays with School House. Those on the touchline were actually in a worse position than those on the field and wore away many sets of nails. In the first encounter the game finished as an 8-8 draw. Playing a week later we once more drew, o—o, after a period of extra time. Finally, playing the next day, the game ran very evenly until two minutes from the end, with the score 6-6, School House managed to score a try, giving them a lead which proved sufficient for victory. The lightness and fragility of the team may well account for the inability to pull off the victory after playing gruelling rugger on two successive days. Those with foresight may look upon the House's rugger with confidence for the future, after seeing such talent as came to light in these games. 17

School House went on to win the cup, and we look with pride on having given them what must have been some of the toughest opposition ever encountered by any team in its efforts for the cup. Congratulations, House, well done! As a result of the House matches, C. C. Clement and E. G. Thompson were awarded their House Colours for outstanding play. Finally, we should like to congratulate the following on their appointments :W. Graham, Head of School and The Manor, also Captain of Rugger. C. Frank, School Monitor and Captain of Athletics. M. Speight, School Monitor, Captain of Cricket and Hockey. C. C. Clement and N. B. Harrison, House Monitors.

THE RISE With the beginning of a new School Year we should like to congratulate Stuart on being appointed Head of the House, and Smith, Atkinson, Camfield and Brown on being made House Monitors. In the realm of sport, this term has not been a successful one for The Rise. In the semi-final of the senior rugger we were beaten by Temple, r r—o. after a hard game. The Junior House match proved to be a different matter; in the semi-final we trounced a much bigger School House team, the score being 25-3, but, unfortunately, in the final, the Temple team overpowered our young team, more by weight than by skill, and emerged the winners by 8 o. —

Our representation in School teams this season has not been so great as usual. However, we do congratulate Stuart on 'being awarded his 1st XV Cap and Kendell on his 1st XV Colours, also Smith on captaining the 2nd XV and being awarded his znd XV Colours. Although we have not been successful on the playing field, we can feel satisfied with our efforts in the classroom, as at the end of term we find ourselves with a comfortable lead in the Work Cup Competition. Among the many House activities, this term, the most popular amongst the junior members of the House has been the Stamp Club. Besides this the Library has become rather more popular than usual. At the end of term the captains for next term's games were appointed, we wish them the best of luck and hope that they will not be hindered by a recurrence of last year's bad weather. The following Old Boys visited us during the term :—Thompson, Claybourne, Dodgson, Wilson, Blake, Dixon, Chilton and Rayson. We were very interested to hear from them about life in various branches of the Services. We hope to see more Old Risites next term. 18

Finally, we have to say goodbye to Smith, who, unfortunately, could not stay for the rest of the year because of his military service; we wish him the very best of luck in the future. Hall, who also is leaving, must be congratulated on passing his exam into the R.A.F., where we hope he will meet with every success.

SCHOOL HOUSE Once again we have come to the beginning of a new School Year and must first of all congratulate the various members of the House on their new appointments : T. M. A. Griffiths, Head of the House; G. A. Radford, School Monitor; R. Ham, R. E. Thornton, R. Parker and W. S. Samuels, House Monitors. The House has started the year with a surprising success by winning the Inter-House Work Cup for the first time in its history, largely owing to the success of last term's examination candidates. This term we have had no little success on the rugger field. Playing three games against The Manor in the semi-final before finally gaining a well-deserved victory, beating them by 3 points. The Manor proved themselves worthy opponents and had a stronger three-quarter line, although we were definitely superior in the scrum, even though we had one of our 1st XV Colours missing. The scores were 8-8, o—o, 6-3. In the final we had another close game with Temple, who on occasion proved themselves very formidable under Newdick's inspiring leadership. But by good play throughout the team, and especially by Pringle, the full-back, we managed to cope with the situation and, after being down 3—o, we succeeded in winning 6-3. Here again Temple had a superior three-quarter line, although they were not allowed to operate, and we had a stronger scrum despite the absence of two of our 1st XV Colours. Both these gaps were admirably filled by two substitutes. The following were awarded their House Colours for rugger : R. Parker, R. B. Pringle, J. F. N. Jackson, P. J. Baker, P. C. Knowlson, R. Ham, and G. W. J. Griffiths. In the Junior House matches we were unsuccessful, although we had a much larger team, and we must congratulate The Rise on their victory, beating us 23-3. Once more we were well represented in School teams, and congratulate T. M. A. Griffiths on the award of his 1st XV Cap and re-award of his Colours; R. Parker on his Cap and Colours; G. A. Radford, T. M. Ryder, P. J. Baker, and D. Walter on their 1st XV Colours; also D. G. Eccles on his 2nd XV Colours, J. F. N. Jackson and P. C Knowlson on their Colts Colours.

TEMPLE If our luck had held a little longer we might have been able to

boast of having won both the senior and junior rugger this term. In the junior rugger we had a very strong team which beat The ig

Manor in the semi-final. In the final we found four of the team, including the captain, Kershaw, were unable to play, but the team played a very good game against The Rise, winning by 8 points to nil. In the senior rugger we again fielded a strong team which beat The Rise in the semi-final without over-exertion, but again several of our team were indisposed when the final arrived. We played School House in the final, their team having played together on three occasions, and though we had rather more of the game than our opponents, we managed to score only one try from a forward rush. The final score was 6-3 to School House, whom we heartily congratulate. Congratulations to : F. N. Newdick, Vice-captain of School Rugger, on the award of his 1st XV Cap; to Dryden, Slegg, Ryder, and Broadley, on the award of their 1st XV Colours • to J. C. Varley, znd XV Colours; to Townshend and Kershaw, Colts XV Colours; and to Pavis, Ryder, Graham, Broadley, J. C. Varley, and Townshend. House Colours. We should state here that K. G. Harrison received his House Colours last term, as this was omitted in the last issue of "The Peterite". The School Play was a great success, and the Templars who contributed to that success were F. N. Newdick, as Judas, G. W. Bird, Hunt, Hearfield, and Riley. We were very pleased to see K. G. Harrison, when he returned to visit us towards the end of term. We congratulate him on his remarkable recovery, and hope he will be permanently back at School next term.

GAMES COMMITTEE AND OXFORD CUP, 1947-48 Only one meeting was held during the Christmas Term, at which the condition of the School cups was brought under review. As a result, the following recommendations were made and the matters put in hand (i) Two cups, the Squash and 2nd Division Rowing, to be scrapped on account of their battered and irreparable condition due to war damage. (ii) Two of three old School challenge cups to replace the two cups mentioned above, and the third to be used as a Cricket Fielding Cup. [These cups were originally won by the brothers H. W. Griffith (1868-69) and A. H. Griffith (1872), and have been given back to the School by the former's daughter, for which gift we are most grateful.] (iii) Engraving on all cups to be brought up to date. ,

(iv) The "Victor Ludorum" Cup, now defunct as such, should now be suitably engraved as the Tennis Cup, but its past history is to be perpetuated. In addition to the above business, it was recommended that the records on the panels in the Gym. should be brought up to date. It will also be noted in the table given below that the SubCommittee for the Oxford Cup have elected that the cross-country should be recognised as an event in addition to and apart from athletics. Points have also been allocated for hockey.

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The following table indicates the system on which points are awarded and gives the results to the end of the Christmas Term, 1947 :—

Senior Rugger ... Junior Rugger ... Senior Cricket ... Junior Cricket ... Senior Hockey ... Junior Hockey ... Rowing (1st Division) Rowing (2nd Division) Athletics, 1st ... Athletics, 2nd ... Cross-country, 1st Cross-country, 2nd Swimming, 1st ... Swimming, 2 nd ... Squash ... ... Tennis ... ... Shooting (Team) ... Boxing ... ... Fencing ...

Points School Awarded Manor Rise House Temple • •• 20 — — 20

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10 5 so 5 to to 5 5 5

THE SCHOOL PLAY, 1947 "CAESAR'S FRIEND" Casting a School play must always be difficult. A boy acts in several plays and then the time for him, to leave the School has come, and for the producer, the task of building up personnel for the near future is a continuous one. This year we were badly hit, and "Cmsar's Friend" seemed a difficult choice with so little proved talent at the disposal of the producer. But, as usual, the difficulties were completely overcome. As in "A Man's House", which we saw in 1945, the theme of "Cwsar's Friend" is the first Easter in Jerusalem. But whereas Drinkwater dealt with the repercussions of the Crucifixion on in,

dividuals in Jerusalem, we now had a convincing and carefully worked-out political explanation of the betrayal of Our Lord by Judas. Against a background of Roman occupation, the play shows the quarrels between the various sections of the Jews, all of whom are united in their fear of the "hedge-preacher" from Galilee. Judas, impatient at the delay in the realisation of his dreams, and believing blindly in his Master's omnipotence, seeks to force His hand by betraying Him to Caiaphas and then waits confidently for the 'legion of angels to come and blast away the enemies of the Messiah. It is the only way to persuade the people to rise and sweep the Romans into the sea. And it is because he realizes that the real enemy is not so much the Romans as the Jewish politicians, that he returns to curse Caiaphas and then hangs himself. Three characters—Judas, Caiaphas and Pilate—were outstanding in the School performance—as indeed they must be if it is to be a success. For complete and sympathetic understanding of the play and their part in it, there is nothing to choose between Newdick, Radford and Addey—the only distinction is perhaps that Radford gave the more confident performance. For the essence of the character of Caiaphas is surely confidence— confidence that his is the only solution to the problem and that he alone can carry it out. We saw this confidence in his handling of Judas, in his treatment of his fellow-members of the Sanhedrin, and in his defeat of Pontius Pilate. And behind it all there was the confidence that he was doing his duty to God and to his people. Radford appreciated all this to the full and was suave, bullying, cunning, uncompromising, cynical and ironical as the occasion demanded. Voice and gesture were perfectly fitted to the mood, and this was perhaps Radford's best performance. The character of Pilate is by contrast full of uncertainty and hesitation, and Addey struck a fine balance between the confidence of the Governor, with the Roman Army at his back, and the uncertainty of a "civil servant . . . trying to civilize races that don't want our brand of civilization," and fearful lest authority should wantonly interrupt his work of "bringing law into wild countries and water into deserts" before he has done his share. This is the side of him which Caiaphas exploits so successfully. But this was not the whole Pilate, and Addey was no "Jesting Pilate" when he cried at the end of the play : "What is Truth?" Knowing that he had forsaken Truth for the paths of safety. His insistence throughout the play on a unity transcending political and patriotic conceptions, which could be brought into being at any moment by the appearance of a new God, could never have been understood by Caiaphas—"Couldn't there be a religion that would unite the world instead of dividing it," he says. Addey conveyed admirably this side of Pilate's character, and a good voice and a pleasing stage presence helped to make this a fine and sympathetic performance. 22

Newdick brought to his portrayal of Judas an equally fine understanding and the passion of a zealot. Vividly he showed us the simple faith which made Judas sure that God would never allow his betrayal of Jesus to have the consequences which Caiaphas intended, and the urgent patriotism which desired above all things to see the Jews arise against those Romans who forbade him freedom in his own land. And finally the disillusionment and despair which led him to hang himself. Newdick's was the most exhausting task of all, and he never flagged for a moment. His scene with Mary was perhaps somewhat unconvincing, but both Newdick and O'Donnell made the best of. a difficult task set by the authors—for although the dramatic purpose of the scene is quite clear, one felt that the situation was unreal. Indeed, O'Donnell's virtue is that he managed somehow to put conviction and character into such unconvincing material. There can be no doubt that his delightful voice helped him in his task. Procula, the wife of Pilate, sharing his doubts and his hopes, was played with dignity and charm by Gibson. Here again was thorough understanding of the implications of the character, and a most intelligent interpretation. Her Maid of Honour, Marcella, young and haughty, bemoaning her isolation from the excitements of Rome, and the young officer, Lucius, were well played by Pallant and Kendell. And before we leave the Roman characters we must not forget Balbus and his soldiers. Balbus, who has "no doubts, no fears, no problems that the drill-book won't solve", and who believes that the reading of History does a soldier harm, was very real. Bird made him so honest and so unimaginative. And so it was with the other soldiers, and we remember with particular joy the Decurion's report : "One fisherman, one assistant fisherman". Lastly, the other Jewish characters. Annas, a former High Priest, retired, "leaving the business to his son-in-law", was well acted by Jackson, who really did laugh at the religion which had made him fat and rich. If Annas cared more for the delights of the table than for the finer points of theology, Gamalial knew his Leviticus better than his Falernian, and Norwood left us in no doubt about his bigotry and his sincere hatred for revolutionary teachings. With the experience they gained from this play, Jackson and Norwood will be valuable in future performances. Joseph of Arimathma, sincere, cultured and dignified, was most sympathetically depicted by Speight. He has a good voice and presence, and acted with admirable restraint. If Frater showed us an unfamiliar picture of Peter, it was not his fault, for he acted well the mild and cautious Peter of the play, whose only raison d'être was as a foil to the stormy and impetuous Judas. 2

Of minor characters there were many, all deserving mention, for they played their parts with unusual skill and obvious enjoyment. The crowd scenes were as good as ever, and the play would have lost much without them. As for the stage, Mr. Howat and his assistants showed that there is to be no lowering of previous high standards, and their efforts were fully appreciated. In conclusion, a word should be said about the topical nature of the choice of play. Last year we saw "Macbeth" pointing to the tragic legacy of an ambitious tyrant; this year we have a picture of the Holy Land torn with civil strife and cruelty masquerading under the name of patriotism; we wonder in what direction we shall be pointed next year?

CHARACTERS (In the order of their appearance) Judas (a Man of Kerioth) F. N. Newdick Joseph Caiaphas (High Priest) G. A. Radford Malthus (Servant to Caiaphas) R. I. Hunt Annas (Father-in-law to Caiaphas and formerly High Priest)...J. F. N. Jackson Gamaliel (an Eminent Pharisee) D. P. Norwood Joseph of Arimathma (a Member of the Sanhedrin) M. Speight A Roman Sentr l A. A. Camfield A Roman Soldier (Soldiers of the Tenth Legion) D. Thompson A Decurion JJJ I. U. Warrington Peter (a Galilean Fisherman) R. J. Frater Marcus Horatius Balbus (Commandant of the Roman Garrison) ... G. W. Bird Sextus Pontius Pilate (Roman Governor of Judaea) J. F. W. Addey Mary (a Woman of Magdala) J. G. H. O'Donnell Damon (a Greek Slave of Pilate) R. M. Greenhalgh Claudia Procula (Wife of Pilate) R. J. Gibson Marcella (a Maid of Honour to Procula) M. R. Pallant Lucius Licinius Cotta (a Young Officer of Pilate's Staff) A. M. Kendell Soldiers : G. W. J. Griffiths, J. M. Ryder, R. J! Shardlow, R. D. Watson, M. Wye Jews : S. Daneff, R. E. S. Farrar, J. Hearfield, N. M. Hodd, D. B. Knowles, D. J. Pratt, A. W. Riley, R. E. Underwood, R. E. A. Atkinson, R. M. Booth, E. G. Brown, J. C. Griffiths, D. A. Hopkins, J. B. Mortimer, G.. W. Smith, D. E. Warren

As a postscript to the foregoing critique of "Caesar's Friend", the following excerpt from a letter received by Mr. Burgess from Mr. Norman Hoult, the producer of the York Repertory Company, may be of interest :"May I congratulate you most heartily and most sincerely? I was amazed at the acting ability and real feeling shown by one and all : the whole performance was delightful and thrilling for me. I loved the spirit and zest of it all, and the understanding of the play and the characters. .. May I pay tribute to all concerned, without exception." .

Coming from one of great experience in the professional theatre, Mr. Hoult's words are of especial value and will no doubt greatly encourage all members of the cast.

BRITHER SCOTS The Scots are a monumental nation. Doubtless most people from North of the Tweed will agree with the observation. But I should hasten to add that I mean merely that the Scots are a nation given to monuments. Anyone familiar with the country knows that no opportunity for the erection of a monument to a famous man (woman or child), a famous victory (or defeat), or a link with History (however slender) is overlooked. The one exception, which proves the rule, is the complete contempt of the Scots for Adam Smith, a native of Kirkaldy, but closely associated with Edinburgh, whom Edinburgh ignores almost entirely. Personally I think the explanation lies in the narrow patriotism of the Scots. Adam Smith carelessly wrote about the "Wealth of Nations", and not about the wealth of the Scottish Nation. It may be replied that other nations expose themselves to this charge of "monumentalism" (a new word suggested by "bi-metallism", "associated"—see below—with Adam Smith). But the difference is that most peoples restrict their monuments to cities. I have no objection to Edinburgh and Glasgow being littered with memorials. pity squares and streets are the proper places for statues and things of that sort, and I agree that old houses should be preserved, however odoriferous and unhygienic they may be. I am no vandal, and I have every respect for History. But the Scots carry their enthusiasm much further afield, far from their towns and cities, into their lovely country. No hill, or mountain, or glen but has its cairn or obelisk; no bridge, or cottage, or wayside inn but has its tablet of stone or bronze. I am thinking particularly of the Border Country, for it is not long since I returned from going to and fro and walking up and down in it. The secret is the word "associations", which the Scots apply with great skill. You will be aware (I hope) that the Border Country is also the Scott and Burns Country—or should it be Burns and Scott? Whatever place or feature you may turn up in your guide book, you will find that your guide book has something to say about Burns or Scott. If it has not, it gets over the difficulty by the words "Scott associations", or "Burns associations", as the case may be. Actually the handbooks could be simplified by printing on their maps, across the whole area from Dumfries to St. Abb's Head, "Scott and/or Burns Associations", instead of repeating themselves ad nauseam. However, repetition is the most effective form of advertising, and it undoubtedly succeeded with me. I was not in the least surprised to find myself reading on a steam-roller "SCOTT-AND-BURNSASSOCIATIONS COUNTY COUNCIL". Actually, on closer inspection, it proved to be "KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL", which is nearly as long.

This is the sort of thing I mean. I quote from the guide book "Pretty loch where first steamboat was launched. Robert Burns on board" (tablet on tree recording the latter fact). "i8th century bridge over Tweed, designed by Smeaton" (tablet on bridge commemorating Burns' first entry into England). "Here Burns wrote Timis, Braw Lads 0' Calla Water' " (bust of the Bard, with "Braw, Braw Lads" inscribed on the pedestal). "Modern house incorporating room in which 'gay pleasures ran riot as bumpers ran o'er', the scenes of the drinking bout celebrated by Burns in 'The Whistle' " (no tablet, but room viewable by permission of the owner). "Cottage built on the site of an inn where Bums is said to have written the lines '0 Willie Brewed A Peck 0' Maut' " (tablet on wall of cottage perpetuating the allegation). You see what I mean by associations? A mere Englishman would be content to record the place of a poet's birth or death, or, possibly, the residence where he produced his big hit and leave it at that. Not so with Rabbie Burns. The spot where every line occurred to him has its memorial; his every action is commemorated by a tablet, a pillar, or a statue. Note the above—"modern house, incorporating room, etc."; "cottage built on the site where Burns is said to have written ." And Sir Walter Scott runs Burns pretty close in the subtlety of associations. Each of his five residences in Edinburgh is recorded, not to mention his birthplace in Guthrie Street. Galashiels allots him three tablets, one of them particularly patriotic. It is "over Old Bank associated with the Bard's financial crises". In one or two places the abodes of the novelist's relations (in default, presumably, of more direct associations) are duly recorded. Needless to say, there no Law (conical hill), Haugh (alluvial plain), or Scaur (precipitous bank) which is not very closely associated with one or other of the novels. Other celebrities are rather crowded out in the Burns and/or Scott Country. The Ettrick Shepherd doesn't do so badly. Do you know him? His tablets are around Ettrick and St. Mary's Loch. Mungo Park gets an odd obelisk, and James Thomson has a tablet or two about Ednam, where he was born. In fact, he can't grumble, since his works "do not necessarily reflect native scenes". He wrote "Rule, Britannia", the Braw Lad ! (not North Britannia, mark you). Henry Scott Riddell, author of "Scotland Yet", has a cottage and a hill-top at Teviothead, and, of course, Thomas Carlyle is a hot favourite in Dumfries-shire. But on the whole the Scott-Bums (BurnsScott) combination is supreme. My one regret is that I never saw "the meeting-place of Burns and Scott". (A tablet only; but what a tablet ! The Braw, Braw Lads ! ! The wee, sleekit. !) After a day or two in the Border Country I ceased trying to find anything else. The burning question at each place was the nature and quality of the Associations. The system I adopted was to ask at the inn or hotel as soon as I arrived. Invariably I got detailed information, supplemented by quotations and authentic references. :

Only once did the method fail. It was at a small wayside inn. "There's nae Wally Scott hereaboot," was the reply to my leading question about the Great Unknown. "And Rabbie Burns?" I asked, anxiously. "I ken nowt o' him. There's Tammy Burns, the blacksmith, but he's deid lang syne, puir mon." I was in a fever of excitement. Then a chill thought struck me. "You are a real Scot?" I asked, suspiciously. "Aye, mon ." he began, but I did not listen. Instead I shook him heartily by the hand. .

He shall have a tablet all to himself. Nay, an obelisk, if I can afford it. -MUNICEPS.

THE CHAPEL On the basis of the services of Holy Communion with Hymns held on Ascension Day and All Saints' Day, a fully choral celebration of Holy Communion was instituted on All Saints' Day at 8-45 a.m., and this was repeated at the same hour on the First Sunday in Advent. Celebrations of Holy Communion on two week-days each week have also been started. Normally these celebrations are on Tuesdays and Thursdays, unless a Saint's Day causes some alteration. These week-day celebra tions have been justified, though one would like to see a larger number of boys using them. The customary Carol Service was held on the last Sunday of term, and the collection for the Lord Mayor's Christmas Cheer Fund amounted to £,I5 575. 2d.—the largest yet recorded. Visiting preachers during the term were the Dean of York and Bishop Hubbard, to both of whom our grateful thanks are due. A special word of thanks is due to the Servers—their regularity and punctuality were almost without fault during the whole term. In October a number of boys began attending classes of preparation for Confirmation, and most of them will be presented to the Bishop of Selby on Thursday, 18th March.

CHAPEL CHOIR As is usual at the beginning of the school year, the Choir suffered in the early part of the term from the departure of many of last term's leaders. Nevertheless, much ground was covered during the term and an unusually large number of fresh works was attempted. The Venite and Te Deum made their re-appearance at Sunday Matins. Dr. Maurice Greene's anthem, "Thou visitest the earth", 2

was sung at Evensong on the day of the Harvest Thanksgiving. Stanford's Communion Seryice in B flat was first produced on All Saints' Day and repeated on the first 'Sunday in Advent. This service is the equivalent of about six anthems of average length, and resulted in there being fewer anthems and settings at Evensong on Sundays than usual. After Evensong on Advent Sunday the Chapel Choir was joined by members of the Choral Society and others, re-named "The Augmented Choir" and proceeded to sing some numbers from the Christmas music from Handel's "Messiah". Starting a little unsteadily with "And the glory of the Lord", the Choir found its feet in "Glory to God" and led the School firmly into the broader melodies of the Hallelujah Chorus with which the evening concluded. C. U. Burdass and D. A. White sang recitatives and J. G. H. O'Donnell sang "Come unto Him". Miss Alice Knight, Mus.B., came straight from playing the continuo for Bach's "Sleepers, wake" at York Minster to play the organ for us, thus allowing Mr. Waine to come into Chapel to conduct. CAROLS The most memorable part of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols held in Chapel on Sunday, i4th December, at 3 &clock, was the singing of the School. During the term the School had tackled some fairly difficult music in Stanford's Communion Service in B flat and the Hallelujah Chorus. When it came to singing "Wenceslas", "Puer nobis" and "Shepherds in the Field abiding", to name only a few of the congregational carols, this previous discipline bore good fruit, and the result was fine, vivid singing, which was as inspiring as it was musically satisfying. The Choir did not miss its opportunities,. singing "Ding-dong, merrily on high" and "Behold the great Creator" to the tune "This endris nyght" with the right feeling for their mood. The experiment was tried of singing the first two verses of the processional hymn, "Once in Royal David's city", unaccompanied. A solo treble in the distance was succeeded by the whole Choir singing in harmony as the procession entered Chapel. In the third verse the organ brought in the whole congregation, dead in tune and with splendid effect. Of many favourites perhaps the greatest was Vaughan Williams' setting of Wither's "Rocking Hymn", delightful in its simple contrast and blend of solo voice, chorus and organ.

THE MUSIC SOCIETY

During the Christmas Term the Musical Society was very active, especially in providing the series of weekly gramophone recitals given every Friday lunch-hour by members of the Committee. These proved to be very popular and were generally well attended. Other outstanding items, viz., an oboe recital by Leon Goossens, the WaineJackson piano recital, the Musical Society's concert, and an organ 28

recital by Alan Wicks, are dealt with in other articles. It is hoped that the Society's programme for next term will be as successful and as much appreciated as the one which has just been concluded. The School purchased, during the summer holidays, a first-class record player and amplifier. This has been widely used, not only by Mr. Waine's appreciation classes, but by the Musical Society and by the Film Society. Two small parties visited rehearsals for the Leeds Festival in Leeds Town Hall and heard Verdi's "Requiem" and Walton's "Belshazzar's Feast".

MUSICAL SOCIETY CONCERT The Musical Society gave an informal concert at 6 o'clock on Friday evening, 3tst October, and provided an enjoyable evening to itself and the rest of the School. The School Orchestra, playing for the first time without outside "stiffening", set the ball rolling with a spirited, but at times, perhaps, unbalanced, rendering of a little Minuet and Trio by Schubert. For this performance Mr. Stevens had written some special third violin parts, which, as Mr. Waine indicated in his opening remarks, made the orchestra into something very special, most orchestras being content with merely first and second violins. Solos were played by D. P. Norwood (violin), P. J. R. Mason ('cello), D. C. Jack, R. Ham and F. Carlill (piano), and P. J. Dennis, who used the experience he has gained from learning the clarinet to play two pieces on the recorder, with a delightful feeling for phrasing. The Glee Singers, D. A. White, J. G. H. O'Donnell, B. W. Mold, D. Thompson, E. G. Thompson and C. Dryden, sang "He that hath a pleasant face", by J. L. Hatton, and the orchestra wound up the first part of the programme with Haydn's celebrated "Ox" minuet. After a short interval, the remaining part of the programme was spent in community singing, which was enjoyed by all.

MR. LEON GOOSSENS The School was delightfully entertained for an hour on Saturday, th October, by Mr. Leon Goossens, the famous oboe recitalist. Treating the whole subject of the oboe, its history, its technique, and its literature, with breezy informality, he proceeded to captivate our ears with an agreeable selection of pieces from the i7th century to the present day. For sheer beauty of execution, this recital would be hard to beat. His phrasing was perfect ! there was not one false note; tunes we knew seemed to gain a new 'beauty by his interpretation. It was an evening that will not speedily be forgotten. Mr. Waine accompanied on the piano. 29

MR. FRANCIS JACKSON AND MR. F. WAINE In welcoming Mr. Francis Jackson, the newly-appointed Organist of York Minster, to St. Peter's, Mr. Waine recalled that the organist of the Minster had not visited St. Peter's in his musical capacity, since Sir Edward Bairstow re-opened the Chapel organ in 1932. He and Mr. Jackson then proceeded to give an enjoyable two piano recital. The programme was built round Brahms's St. Anthony Variations, an original work for two pianos. Before it a fine, rousing introductory group by Bach, comprising a Gigue in C and two numbers arranged by each of the performers, started the programme. The delightful and charming scherzo by Mendelssohn in E minor ("The Fairy Trumpets") ended the first part. After the interval the St. Anthony Variations seemed surprisingly agreeable in spite of their musical complexity, and worked up finely to the splendid Passacaglia at the end. The last two items in the programme were frankly light-hearted, the Braziliera of Milhaud "fairly bringing the house down". The last item was Guy Warrack's "Straussmadchen" waltz. We are very grateful to Mr. Jackson for so kindly giving us the pleasure of hearing him in this recital.

MR. ALAN WICKS On Saturday evening, 22nd November, at 6 p.m., the sub-organist of the Minster, Mr. Alan Wicks, B.A., A.R.C.O., gave an organ recital in the Chapel. Mr. Wicks started with a Concerto in F by Handel, a cheerful work in four movements, in which he secured variety of registration by keeping the reed stops till the finale. After two quiet minuets by Handel, came a Concerto in G by J. S. Bach, based on a Violin Concerto by Vivaldi. It is renowned for the fact that in it the player is required to play chords with his feet ! Cesar Franck's Prelude, Fugue and Variation, was played with a touch of rubato which added lustre to this delightful work. We missed the pedal reeds which are really demanded by Gigout in his Toccata— a typical piece of i 9th century French organ music written for the big organs in the lofty Paris Churches—and we enjoyed the quiet contrasting Pieds en l'air by Warlock which followed. The Grand Choeur by Guilmant ended a programme which was well balanced and of the right length. We are very grateful to Mr. Wicks for coming and playing to us. There was a large audience. 30

THE FILM SOCIETY Films play so prominent a part in the modern world of entertainment and are offered in the commercial cinemas in such multiplicity that a school need make scant apology for attempting to inculcate in its members a degree of selectivity in the matter of their picture-going. With this in view, a Film Society was formed at the beginning of the term, and its meetings on various Sunday evenings have been very well attended. Nothing very ambitious has as yet been attempted : trains have not yet run diagonally across our screen (that is a dig at the highbrows, not at our very competent team of film-projectionists !), and the technical jargon of "montage" and "camera-angles" is still a closed book to us. But the Society has been introduced to the work of good film-directors, and the presentation of the films has been prefaced by a short talk briefly outlining the career of the particular director and pointing out in advance one or two instances where effective use has been made of either camera or sound in the telling of the story. In this way it is hoped that members will be encouraged to watch their pictures critically, will realise that a good film is something more than a mere photograph of events, and will begin to appreciate good craftsmanship in film-making.

ROAD SAFETY EXHIBITION Do you know the safe braking distances of your car at various speeds? Do you understand fully how to maintain your cycle? These and similar questions were answered by the exhibition organised at the School by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents from Wednesday, 5th, to Wednesday, 12th November, 1947. The equipment, which arrived in a massive pantechnicon and trailer, was rapidly unpacked and assembled in the School Gymnasium by the technical staff of the Exhibition, assisted by a number of senior boys of the School. The exhibits included illuminated diagrams and synchrophones illustrating various aspects of the highway code, a working model of automatically operated traffic lights, and a model of a modern road junction. The most popular exhibits were, however, two motor "trainers". The senior motor reaction tester enabled the would-be driver to acquire skill in meeting typical road situations. The "Miles" trainer enabled the pupil to drive for twelve miles on a moving picture road shown on a screen in front of the driver. All of these exhibits contributed towards achieving the primary aim of the Exhibition, which was to demonstrate that road safety could only be obtained by the co-operation of every road user, of motorists, * cyclists and pedestrians alike. The Exhibition was staged for the benefit of all the schools in York, and parties of boys and girls from eight other schools arrived

throughout the week during the mornings and early afternoons. Boys of the School carried out their inspection by forms during the latter part of each afternoon and also during the one week-end for which the Exhibition was open. The evening of the first day was reserved for the staff and monitors. Visits were also paid by the Chairman of the City of York Education Committee, the Chief Education Officer, and the Assistant Chief Constable, York City Police, to whom the active co-operation of police personnel was due. The following boys assisted in running the Exhibition : Radford, Camfield, Smith (G. W.), Hall, Burkitt, Clement, Harrison (N. B.), and Goode, and the general success of the Exhibition can in large measure be attributed to their energy and demonstrating ability. E.S.J.

VERSE IMPRESSION FROM "ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT" by E. M. RDMARQUE Seventy-six ! Seventy-six of them All battered, torn and lean They march under the burning sun. Whitewashed walls they pass on their way Muddy streets with scattered hay, Dead horses with glassy eyes, Filthy dogs in pigsties Looking for food, and finding none, And dying on the road alone. And somewhere far away The thundering guns kill their prey.

FUTURE Along the dark and gloomy corridors of future Vainly tried I to perceive a glimpse of what fate held out for me. Nothing but a blurr of uncertainty. Future gives no hints. How often have I thought —Oh if I only knew .. But no, all is dark. Is future's path a destiny that goes according to a plan— or is it unarranged—just chance— an accidental pattern? .

S. DANEFF.

THE LIBRARY Librarian: L. BURGESS,

ESQ.

Library Monitors:

M. I. H. UNWIN, F. C. SLEGG, C. D. RYDER, R. HAM, D. P. NORWOOD, J. C. GRIFFITHS.

Mrs. Carey F. Knyvett kindly presented the following books to the Library this term : Goethes Werke in so volumes. Schillers Werke in 10 volumes.

The following books have been added to the Library : Statesmen and Sea Power—Richmonit. The New Europe—Fitzgerald. Australia—Griffith Taylor. Canada—Griffith Taylor. Cricketer's Almanack, 1947—Wisden. Soviet Land—Gray. History of St. Peter's School—Raine. Modern German Literature—Bithell. The Screwtape Letters—Lewis. Beyond Personality—Lewis. Broadcast Talks—Lewis. Christian Behaviour—Lewis. The Claims of the Church of England—Garbett. Organic Chemistry—Fieser and Fieser. The Londoner's England—Ed. Alan Bott. Physical Chemistry—Mee. The Mirror of Music, 2 vols.—Scholes. Practical Chemistry—Lambert and Muir. The Theory of Heat—Preston. A Text Book of Physics—Grimsehl.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY Chairman: L. C. LE TOCQ, Esq. Secretary: J. B. MORTIMER. Committee:

W. GRAHAM, F. N. NEWDICK, J. E. STUART, G. A. RADFORD, M. SPEIGHT, W. S. SAMUELS, J. M. GRAHAM.

After the first meeting of the Society it was decided that the "Big Hall" would be a more suitable place to hold the debates, with the speakers on the stage. A meeting was held there and proved very successful; later, however, the meetings again had to be held in VC because the Hall was needed for the School Play. The practice was introduced of members of the Committee acting as chairmen. The first meeting of term was held on Saturday, 4th October, and, as is usual at the beginning of a school year, started with an apology for the loss of the minutes book. The motion before the house was "That this House considers it regrettable that the abolition of the death penalty has not been included in the proposed revision of the penal code". 33

The speakers for the proposition were Mr. Wiseman, seconded by J. C. Griffiths, and for the opposition, Stuart, seconded by Mortimer. The chief points made by the proposition were that capital punishment was merely the law of the jungle, that many European countries had removed the penalty with great success, and that the death penalty was only the use of terror to prevent murder. The opposition argued that if the penalty were removed there would be an increase in murder and that those who thought the punishment too harsh were merely "sympathetic sentimentalists". When the debate was thrown open to the house, speeches were made by Burgess, Addey, Samuels, Graham, Radford, Jackson, Wilson, Chatterton and Newdick. The motion was carried by 42 votes to 22. The next meeting was held on Saturday, 25th October, at 6 p.m. The motion was "That this House considers emigration at the present time undesirable". Mr. Crews, seconded by Addey, proposed the motion, and Samuels, seconded by Speight, opposed it. The chief arguments put forward in favour of the motion were that we must stay to repay the debt we owe to those who had suffered during the war, that there were quite sufficient people in the colonies already, that we had not reached our optimum population, and that our former prosperity had been based upon an increasing population. The opposition emphasised that the population of Great Britain was too large for her resources, and that therefore to emigrate was not unpatriotic but would do the country a service, that there was a great deal of land in the colonies waiting to be developed, and that Britain would need assistance from the colonies in her crisis. The debate was then thrown open to the house, and speeches were made by Burgess, Griffiths, Mortimer, Waters, Chatterton and Mason. The motion was defeated by 27 votes to 35. At the next meeting of the Society, which was held on Saturday, 8th November, at 6 p.m., the motion before the house was "That this house considers the present crisis moral rather than economic". The speakers were the Chaplain and Graham for the proposition, and Mr. Le Tocq and Ryder for the opposition. The chief point made by the proposition was that the country was not working hard enough because of the lack of a driving motive, while the opposition contended that our central problem was the dollar balance and that our crisis was not primarily due to underproduction. The debate was then thrown open to the house and speeches were made by Addey, Mason, Radford, Storey, Markus, Kelsey and Tyne. The motion was carried by 54 votes to 18. 34

The last meeting of term was held on Saturday, 29th November, at 6 p.m. The motion before the house was "That this house considers that British Broadcasting needs the stimulus of competition". An apology was made for the absence of Wilson, and Radford was asked to speak twice for the proposition; the speakers for the opposition were Mr. Jeffs and N. Burgess. It was claimed by the proposers that with competition we would get a higher standard of programmes and also the technicians and artists would receive improved salaries. The opposition argued that the B.B.C. is a public service and gives an unbiased view of all great events, and that it is progressive and does not need stimulus. The debate was then thrown open to the house, and speeches were made by the Chaplain, Griffiths, Speight, Chatterton, Mason, Berg, Mr. Le Tocq and Thornton. The motion was lost by 26 votes to 33.

THE SCIENCE SOCIETY

The opening meeting on 18th October was addressed, appropriately, by one of our own chairmen, Mr. Ping. His talk, illustrated by lantern slides taken by himself, was entitled, "Mushrooms and Toadstools". He described several edible and inedible 'fungi, and showed that much good food in the fields is wasted, thanks to people's ignorance or prejudice. Fungi are some of Nature's scavengers and do much good in helping dead matter to decay, thus providing food for succeeding plants and animals. We were fortunate to be addressed on 1st November by Mr. Forsyth. of the British Forestry Commission on "Forest Trees". He explained that a forester must be part historian, part botanist, part ecologist, part entomologist and part artist. The history of past plant life on this planet was traced from the algae, through the mosses and ferns to the flowering plants. Some of the marvellous mechanisms connected with seed dispersal were described. He showed that insects, bacteria and viruses were not the only enemies of trees. In the list must be included sheep and man himself, at times, and Mr. Forsyth quoted instances of rivers being made unnavigable because of the felling of trees. He described a recent, and very interesting line of research. A hole was bored more than 3o feet deep into a peat bog. Pollen grains are different for different plants and vigorously resist decay. By examining the pollen grains at different depths, it is possible to trace back the history of a peat bog many tens of thousands of years. Land once fertile, and on which grew luxuriant vegetation, gave way to grasses when the trees were killed by animals or felled by man, and finally ended up as bog. The lecturer answered the objection so often made against the Forestry Commission of planting so many conifers, by saying that such afforestation only took place where the soil was poor and totally 35

unsuitable for planting any other sort of vegetation. The forester was alive to the aesthetic aspect of his job and, where possible, planted deciduous trees along roadsides. We are greatly indebted to Mr. Forsyth for coming to talk to us and also to Mr. Portlock for introducing him to us. Five films were screened at the meeting on t5th November The first film was to mark the 5oth anniversary of the discovery of the electron by Sir J. J. Thomson in 1897. Then followed films on "Vitamins", "The Common Cold", "Submarine Cables" and "Blood Transfusion", the two latter being voted the most popular of the evening. The last meeting of the term, on 6th December, took the form of a quiz. The quiz-masters were Mr. Crews (who was also chairman), Mr. Harris, Mr. Jeffs, and Mr. Le Tocq, who asked questions, of as practical a nature as possible, on their own particular subjects. Two boys, one over 15 and one under 15, from each House competed. Speight and Storey represented Manor; Presswood and Markus, The Rise; Warren and Smithsbn, School House; and Cross and Mackeand, Temple. After a re-count, School House and Temple tied for first place. Manor was third and Rise fourth. The meeting was thoroughly enjoyed by all and concluded a term of very interesting meetings. An enjoyable and instructive visit was made during the term to the Waterworks, an account of which is given below.

A VISIT TO THE YORK WATERWORKS On 25th November some Science Society members visited the Leeman Road Waterworks. The water is first pumped from the river throtigh an inlet protected by a steel grid to stop large pieces of refuse from floating in. The raw water is pumped into one of several 2,000,000 gallon outdoor tanks, where is remains for 25 hours, and receives chemical treatment. Activated carbon is added to absorb gases, etc., responsible for objectionable tastes. Aluminium sulphate is added to precipitate the colloidal matter. Chlorine, measured by a special instrument in another building, is, added to destroy bacteria. The water is now clearer but still contains some dirt particles, which are removed in the rapid filters for coarse matter and then in the slow sand filters. Fine sand is brought from Leighton Buzzard in Buckinghamshire. The rapid filters are arranged in a row up one side of a building and are fairly tall concrete tanks with a gravel and sand filter bed. The water is pumped into them and percolates through the filter by gravity. When the loss of head on filtration due to the sand becomes more than 5 feet (water gauge), the filter is clogging and must be cleaned. Compressed air at 5 lb./sq. in. is brown through jets in the bottom of the tank, which agitates the sand grains and loosens the dirt, causing the whole sand bed to rise 18 in. above the tank bottom.

This lasts about three minutes, and about 500 cu. ft. of air are used. The dirt is washed out by "reversal of flow", or the pumping of water through the bed and over the spillway to waste, contrary to the normal filtering current. It takes about to minutes to wash a filter. The water, after passing through the rapid filters now goes outside to the large area of slow sand filter beds which filter at about t/4oth of the rate and have about 20,000 sq. yards of area. Growth of algae is permitted in these tanks, and these have a beneficial effect on the water, hence the alternative name of "biological filters". Cleaning is accomplished, when necessary, by removing the sand manually and treating in small lots. We next saw the chlorination plant, which was composed of three small regulating machines, working front cylinders of the gas. The chlorine is added in accurately measured amounts and dissolves in the water, leaving a slight excess for safety after dealing with bacteria. The river water is treated when it first enters the works and also the finished water leaving for the city. We were shown round another plant adjoining the first, built in 1937 and featuring a piece of apparatus called a clarifier instead of the 25-hour-standing tank. This is a circular tank into which river water, after treatment with the Usual chemicals, enters, at a tangent to the wall, with the result that as it swirls round, the solid matter is quickly precipitated. The cleaning is done by means of a central motor-driven paddle which stirs up the dirt for washing. The advantage lies in quicker operation. The whole tank is some 5o feet across. The pressure up to the water tower on a high site in the city is maintained by pumps, and the circulation between processes is also maintained by pumping, so we were interested to see the Pump House, with oil engine and electric units deliverying 3,000 to 5,000 gallons per hour each. This Waterworks supplies, on the average, 41 gallons per person per day to the population of York.

BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY

It has been with the greatest regret that we have heard of the death of Capt. W. W. Rickard, O.B.E., on 1st December, 1947, at his home at Chipping Sodbury. Since 1938, when the School first joined the British Ship Adoption Society, we had been associated with him and his ships, the "Grangepark", "Holmpark" and "Mountpark". He had been at sea for 44 years, serving in the R.N.R. during the first world war, and since 1919 with Messrs. J. and J. Denholm, of Glasgow, owners of the various ships we have -adopted". During the second world war he took part in the landings in North Africa, Sicily and Normandy, and was awarded the O.B.E. in 1944. Though he was only a pen acquaintance of the School, Capt. Rickard always took a very keen interest in the liaison with his ship,

and many are the accounts and photographs of foreign ports that he has sent us. He was always delighted to meet any request for information, and we feel that the School has lost an old and valued friend. We have not as yet learned what new ship the Society will allot to us. The "Mountpark" docked at Hull in August with a cargo of wool from Auckland and Napier, and Capt. Rickard at once relinquished command on medical advice. Since then we have had no adopted ship.

CHINA BOUND This is a brief summary of some of the impressions gained of the cities and countries on the seaplane air route from England to Hong Kong and the subsequent sea voyage to Shanghai, undertaken in October, 1947, by an O.P. We took off on a mild, grey October mid-morning in a Hythe Seaplane from Poole Harbour in Dorset. There were 19 passengers and a crew of five. Owing to a faulty port engine we had started late, and consequently our first stop was Marignon Airport, near Marseilles, instead of Augusta, in Sicily. We were soon over the Channel and as we passed above the broken clouds we were greeted by the sun and blue sky. Nearing the French coast the clouds dispersed and we passed almost directly over the remains of the famous Mulberry Harbour and the semi-circle of sunken vessels used as a breakwater on D-day and subsequent assault and supply landings. At 7,00o ft. the devastation of Caen and the surrounding locality was clearly still visible. The cathedral stood out like a single decayed jagged tooth. Also outstanding was the wooded area of that locality, densely pitted with bomb-craters as a result of the pattern bombing on the Colombelle Iron Works and the preparation of the Falaise Gap squeeze in 1944. The straightness of France's first class roads resembled a white tape pulled taut across a map. We touched down at Marignon Airport at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and after half an hour with the French Customs we were driven by bus inland about 16 miles to Aix, which is on the main road from Lyons to Marseilles. There we were accommodated in an excellent hotel called Le Roy Rene. On the airfield there were two of the much-used Junker passenger craft, now utilised by a French airline. The bus ride to Aix traversed a Mediterranean agricultural region, the peasants being swarthy and squat. We saw only one working tractor but many horse ploughing teams on the route. Isolated, and on a lonely stretch of road, was a small signpost pointing to "U.S. Army Cemetery".

In the hotel we had tea, made with the tea bag and therefore indescribably weak. We changed a little of the sterling we were allowed to take out of England with us, and proceeded to have a walk around the township. Aix is famous for its hot spring, and this has become the centre of the town and is portrayed to the public in the form of a most ornamental and large fountain. The main street was wide, with tramcars running in the centre of the road. Here there was little light as there are trees on either side of the road, which also caused a profusion of flies. In spite of this, however, sitting in the open-air cafes having a glass of French wine was most pleasant. We returned for dinner at the hotel, had a bath and went to bed, since we were breakfasting at 4 o'clock in the morning. The next day we were skimming off the water at 6-3o on our way to Augusta, where we were to lunch. Our course crossed N. Sardinia, and just prior to Augusta we passed the summit of Mt. Etna, looking immense and remote above the clouds. Half an hour later we touched down in Augusta Harbour quite close to Italy's fastest warship. Her speed was of no avail, however, in the late war, and she now lies in the centre of the bay immobilised, with a skeleton crew. For lunch we had spaghetti, some excellent chianti, a twenty-minute snooze in a beautifully kept Sicilian garden, and then back again to our craft, bound for Cairo and the Nile. Struggling, overcrowded Cairo was a blaze of lights that evening as we descended on to the river between the two lanes of green lights mounted on buoys. After a brief visit to the customs we were given a room each on a houseboat only a few yards from our craft. We were discouraged from going into the city owing to the prevailing cholera epidemic. We were away again at 8-3o sharp in the morning, flying Eastwards, soon crossing the Suez Canal over Ismalia. As we left Cairo we spotted the Pyramids beneath, small in comparison with the historical fame they have acquired. The West coast of the Persian Gulf was crossed 3+ hours later after an eye-aching journey over the barren and dazzling deserts of Transjordan and Iraq. The plane turned South-East, parallel with the Saudi Arabian coast in the direction of Bahrein Island, our night halt. It was difficult to realise that this coastline was being coaxed into becoming one of the largest and most important oil producing areas in the world, to date. Bahrein is populated mostly by Arabs. There are two islands, connected by a stone-built causeway. When we arrived it was isolated from the mainland owing to the cholera epidemic in Arabia. Although intensely hot out-of-doors, we were accommodated in the town itself in a most modern air-conditioned rest house with a bath, electricity, and all comforts. The islands were used as an air base during the war, as many ships sailed up the Gulf to Basra to unload their cargoes, which were fed to U.S.S.R. via Basra, Teheran and beyond. In the old days it was a slave market of some note. 39

The next evening we arrived at Karachi after an eight hour flight over the Indian Ocean, and parallel with the Southern coast of Iran and Pakistan. The plane and passengers were sprayed with D.D.T. as a precaution against cholera, and we were taken ashore by launch and quartered for the night. At dinner we were served by the customary turbaned bearers, one of whom was wearing a long service N.W. frontier medal. We wondered what his feelings at the withdrawal of the British Raj might be; the night was cool but muggy, and several passengers said they were unable to sleep owing to the croaking of the toads on the marshy lands thereabouts, brought out of their earthy retreats by the Monsoon. At five next morning we were bound for Calcutta and were soon over the mainland, going East on our longest transland trip of the flight. g,000 ft. below the vast Indian plain stretched out like an immense multi-coloured patchwork quilt, irregular in design and varying in colour from green to sandy-brown, being interspersed with some jet black denoting a newly-ploughed field, and a sombre-grey twisting slash signifying a dried up stony wadi or river-bed. Approaching Calcutta the terrain became more and more emerald green, irrigation being directed to the terraced paddy-field. We touched down after lunch on the Hugli River, upstream of the massive steel Howra Bridge. It is not uncommon to see corpses floating seawards caught in the swirling currents of the Hugli. Because of their religious beliefs, Hindus deposit their-dead into the river. Again we were driven to an hotel, The Great Eastern, in the centre of the city. Before the war few Indian guests were to be seen in this hotel; now, owing to the newly-acquired Dominion Status, both Indians and foreigners mix freely there. We had chosen a bad period to visit Calcutta, it being a five day holiday, commencing with the "Pu-jas" festival. In consequence, the city was a seething mass of singing, shouting, drum-beating citizens. Police were armed with rifles in case of religious rioting. The noise soon drove us to our hotel rooms, where we slept fitfully until 4 o'clock in the morning, when we were awakened in preparation for a hop to Rangoon and Bangkok. We had partaken of an excellent "Bombay Curry" that night and felt a little guilty, having heard strong rumours of another rice famine this year. It was another early start, and as we flew seawards we studied the Ganges Delta, twisting and interwoven like a pitful of snakes. On the port side, later that morning, we were able to see the hills of the Arakan, scene of bitter and protracted fighting during the Burma campaign. We crossed the coast, flying over a continuous belt of beautiful lush green paddy fields, and after four hours spotted Rangoon, situated at the junction of the Irrawadi and Rangoon rivers. In circling before landing, war-time bomb damage on the docks was still most apparent, but both rivers were full of busy craft of all 4°

shapes and sizes. As we descended we passed close to the celebrated Golden Pagoda, called the Schwe Dagon, which towers above all other buildings. We lost some passengers here, one, a geologist occupied in mapping Burmese territory, and a lady flying out to join her soldier husband. By now all passengers had become well acquainted. At my table there was a retired captain R.N. studying Japanese whaling methods, a British Government representative, and, like myself, the four member was a business man going out to China to join his firm. The remainder of the passengers were similarly assorted except for a lady in transit to Australia. By three that afternoon we had arrived at our hotel in Bangkok. Thus we had time to study this modern and well laid-out city together with some of the 500 ornate and colourful Buddhist temples, some of which were erected during the time of Anna (of Anna and the King of Siam fame). Our hotel was excellent, and being a Saturday night, it had arranged a dinner-dance to which most of the European and American residents came. We had the dinner, but soon went upstairs to bed. Walking around the pagodas had tired us all out. At noon next day we were over the China Sea, and my copassenger, the captain, pointed down below to a straight white line in the ocean stretching as far to port and starboard as we could see. He said it was the spawning ground for fish of that locality at that time of the year. The spawn showed up as clearly as a white dividing line on a main English road. Hong Kong was reached at four in the afternoon, and here I might add that for every eight hours flying Eastwards we put our clocks forward two hours. As a rule we flew eight hours out of 24 hours. Hong Kong, partly British-controlled free port, immediately strikes one as industrious and well organised and on its way to full recovery from the effects of the war. The Chinese seem cheerful and willing to work. The city itself is modern and orderly. The shops are full of the goods now being exported by Britain and the U.S., and at night they are lighted on the pre-war London scale. After five days in a comfortable hotel, relishing the ample food and contemplating the goods in the shops, but being unable to buy owing to sterling restrictions in Britain, I caught a Dutch passenger vessel to Shanghai. It was a pleasant four-day trip in company with only five other Europeans. Smugglers were found on board and dealt with, but this apparently is a common occurrence organised on a very large scale and is caused by the import restrictions in China, and which, in turn, is due to inflation. Again, on landing in Shanghai, no longer an international settlement, as pre-war, one found the Chinese cheerful and willing. 41

Chinese national currency was practically worthless, one penny being the equivalent of i,000 Chinese dollars. The situation is still unstable. European bachelor quarters cost three million dollars a month, roughly 12 pounds in English sterling, at the time of writing. In spite of the depression caused by this state of affairs, it is a bustling, happy, sprawling port, possibly the largest in the East, and with every opportunity, once the war in the North has ceased, of becoming as vital to world trade as it was ten years ago. M. S. DOUGLAS, O.P.

J.T.C. NOTES The School J.T.C. is now affiliated to the Midland Brigade Training Centre at Strensall. This took place at the beginning of term, and Major J. C. Temple, of the Sherwood Foresters, who has been appointed to act as liaison officer, has visited the contingent several times during the term. The Band has progressed favourably this term , under the direction n awarded their of Mr. Waine, several of the buglers having bee bugle badge. The Signal Platoon started the term with new conditions, ensuring that those who joined must serve for at least one year. By this means Mr. Piers is able to instruct a year's course without any disturbances, and real headway has been made. Cpl. Harrison, N. B., L/Cpl. Jenkins, L/Cpl. Cross and Cadets Berg, Groves, R. C., Littlewood, March, and Poole are to be congratulated on passing the Signal Classification Test. This is the first time this has been attempted in the J.T.C., and these people will have the singular distinction of wearing a brilliantly coloured badge, depicting crossed semaphore flags. The Intelligence Section have had a most interesting term. We are indebted to Mr. Jeffs for the trouble he took in arranging a most instructive set of lectures on "Naval Topics". Next term we hope he will continue them, and we understand we may have the services of another war-time Naval Officer, Mr. Waine, to give us some practical work in navigation. • The drill and smartness on parade have been greatly improved this term by the Army N.C.O.'s who came from Strensall. This was particularly noticeable in the recruits, who were very keen to learn. The N.C.O.'s from Strensall also instructed Certificate "A" candidates, but the examination has been postponed until the end of next term. On i6th October, Mr. Chilman gained permission for the recruits to go to Lumley Barracks to see and have a talk on a modern heavy A.A. gun. 42

On 2t st October, Major Gofton-Salmond, O.B.E., Brigade Major, Local Brigade H.Q., Territorial Army Airborne Division, gave us a very interesting talk entitled "Airborne Forces". On 13th November the contingent went on a route march around the Clifton area. Major Temple, who watched us at several points on the march, was very impressed by the enthusiasm and high standard of marching shown by everyone. He was particularly impressed by the Band, and stated that their turn-out was very good indeed. The object of the Field Day, which was held on 27th November, was to give everyone the opportunity of firing or watching fired the main infantry weapons. The weather, however, stopped this programme, and the "wet-weather" programme was brought into operation at short notice. Each Platoon, together with its recruit squad, was transported to a different activity. One went to our miniature range to fire .22 Mosberg rifles, another went to Fulford Barracks' 3o yards range to fire their own .303 service rifles, another went to Lumley Barracks to have a lecture on A.A. guns, and the fourth went to Strensall Camp M.T. Sheds for a lecture and demonstration on tanks by the Yorkshire Hussars. The Platoons then interchanged activities in a cyclic order until each Platoon had completed the full programme. The rain stopped in the afternoon, so we borrowed a 2 in. mortar and a supply of flares and smoke bombs, and at 4 o'clock we had our own mortar and verey pistol display on the Clifton Ings after all. The result of the miniature range shoot was as follows : Average.

12.7 pts. 1 2.4 pts. 12.2 pts. to.' pts.

1st—Manor 2nd—School House 3rd—Rise

4t.h—Temple The result of the .303 shoot was as follows :

Average. 1st—Manor 2nd—School House 3rd—Temple 4th—Rise

... ...

15 pts. is pts. 7.5 pts. 6.3 pts.

The last uniform parade of the term took the form of an interPlatoon competition. There was an inspection and a march past for the Platoons and a special competition for the recruit squads. The result of the competition was as follows :— ist—Rise Platoon, Comd. Sgt. Stuart. 2nd—School House Platoon. 3rd—Temple Platoon. 4th—Manor Platoon.

Throughout the term we have had an excellent series of training films on map reading which have proved of great instructional value. Finally, we wish to thank all those who have assisted us so generously throughout the term. 43

SCOUTING

The past term would have been notable for the large number of meetings that we were able to hold out of doors, if for no other reason. This has enabled the Troop to do a much greater amount of valuable practical training than is usually the case at this time of the year. The Senior Patrols learnt to use a block and tackle early in the term and were not long in applying it to the construction of a monkey bridge. They also had practice in tree felling and other pioneering activities. The Junior Patrols put in a good deal of practice in firelighting, and cooking porridge and twists. They have made excellent headway during the term with their znd Class Tests. Given similar enthusiasm next term, many should easily acquire their end Class badge. Field Day for the Senior Patrols was marked by very inclement weather. The day was spent in working off various items in the Inter-Patrol Competition, which had been unavoidably held up. The day concluded with a "pre-Christmas" party which provided, we are led to believe, an enjoyable ending to the day. So we come to the last Saturday of term, which provided a most fitting conclusion to a good term's scouting. In the afternoon parties of Scouts delivered packages of books to the Children's Wards at the City General Hospital and at the York County Hospital. Other parties took a large carton of games, toys, etc., to the St. Stephen's and St. Hilda's Orphanages. This is the fifth successive year that our Christmas good turn has taken this form, and it is gratifying to record that on this occasion a larger quantity of books and toys were collected together than in any previous year. In this connection we are grateful for the valuable additional help that was forthcoming from the Pack. These gifts all safely delivered, the Troop gathered together in the evening for a Christmas Camp Fire. Many old favourites were sung, and we enjoyed good items from the Beavers, Owls and Hawks.

SHOOTING

This term there has been a marked increase in the number of boys shooting, with the result that, for the first time in the School's history, we have been able to shoot a 2nd VIII. Some .303 shooting has taken place at Fulford Barracks on the 3o yards range, where the teams have gained some valuable experience. Four 1st VIII fixtures have been shot this term, and although the results do not appear particularly good, each score surpasses the highest score reached last season. 1st VIII results under "Country Life" conditions : Lost to Ampleforth College, 631-592. Lost to Dean Close School, 604-592. Lost to Ampleforth College, 623-608. Beat Worksop College, 597-620.

Team : J. A. Hannon (Capt.), R. Parker, M. Speight, C. Frank, G. E. Grainger, R. D. Watson, G. W. J. Griffiths, A. M. Baird. The 2nd VIII had one match under "Country Life" conditions. Result : Lost to Ampleforth College 2nd VIII, 592

516.

Team : P. C. Knowlson P. Jenkins, J. U. Burdass, N. B. Harrison, D. A. Hopkins, J. A. Douthwaite, G. M. Herring, D. Walter.

FENCING The fencing for this term has been rather handicapped by the more important rugger. However, a certain body of enthusiasts have managed to get some extra fencing during the evenings, and the R.M.S.I. is still wearing the bruises inflicted by our first sabre bouts, especially from one member who goes on the assumption that the bigger the swing the more effective it is. We had a very enjoyable evening fighting an Army team of Instructors and fighting it out to the last under strange rules from three real experts. We finally lost, 36-37, and Amos is to be congratulated on a fine performance.

SQUASH Once again we began the term under the handicap of having only one court.' This solitary court was therefore always in great demand, and boys were unable to play as many games as they would have liked to have done. Mr. Harding has been coaching a number of players, and consequently the standard of play is improving a great deal. A School squash ladder was started at half-term, comprising senior, intermediate and junior sections. The junior ladder, although many were unable to play at the beginning of term, has gone on at a steady pace. Enthusiasm in the senior ladder is a very encouraging pointer for next term, when we hope to have several fixtures.

CHESS During the past term great enthusiasm has been shown throughout the School for Chess. So much so that it is difficult to select a representative team with the wealth of talent at hand. This year's actual results show a marked improvement on last season's, consequent on a higher standard of play all round. Jenkins, our first board, in particular, has shown his ability to change apparently unavoidable defeat into a victory on more than ryne occasion, and has not lost a game. The other members of the 45

team have also played well, Goode (2nd), Samuels (3rd), Greenhalgh (4th), Mackeand (5th) and Daneff (7th) having only lost one game

each.

Wed., 22nd Oct. School v. Archbishop Holgate's School—Won 4-3. Wed., 29th Oct. School v. Bootham School—Won 5-2. Wed., i2th Nov. School v. Nunthorpe Grammar School—Won 6--t. Wed., 26th Nov. School v. St. John's College—Won 5-2.

Next term it is hoped to play return matches with the above teams and an additional fixture at Clifton Hospital.

RUGBY FOOTBALL, 1947 RETROSPECT A quick glance at the summary of results would give quite an erroneous impression of the state of the School rugger, but a more detailed survey will show that there is just cause to be well satisfied with many of the results, that an improvement has been made on the previous season, and that there are good grounds for great expectations in the future. With seven losses, two drawn games and only three wins to their credit, the 1st XV might be said to have had a poor season, but they have, nevertheless, set a fine example and have laid the foundations for a greatly improved standard of rugger throughout the School. So many of their matches have been close, even closer than the bare results suggest, and this, in the face of persistent injuries throughout the season, has been greatly to their credit. One has only to recall the match with Worksop College, generally accepted as one of the best school teams of the year, and remember that the School were leading by 8 points to 5 half-way through the second half and that their opponents were only able to regain the lead when the School had a forward off the field, and finally only able to increase their lead with a dropped goal. The team did, of course, like all teams, have its bad patches and "off" days, and we had no doubts in our own minds (and our opponents might well have thought the same) that we ought to have won by comfortable margins both drawn matches, which would have brought the tally of wins and losses for the season to a more even score, but as the totalling of points suggests,- ir3o "for" and r47 "against", there was little discrepancy between the two. The strength of the side undoubtedly lay in the hard and sound tackling of all the team, and the dash and opportunism of the back-row forwards, Newdick, Griffiths and Parker, in the loose. Time and again it was gratifying to watch the opposing three-quarter line lose ground when in possession of the ball as a result of their endeavours to penetrate the School line, and then as often as not a forward would be on the spot, ready to take advantage of any mistakes and turn defence into attack. These, however, were tactics which were not likely to bring us victory against good teams.

The weaknesses of the XV were the slow heeling from set and loose scrums alike, and the general lack of speed amongst all the back division. It would be as well at this juncture to remind all our readers, who aspire to 1st XV colours in the future, that the first essential of a half-back or three-quarter is speed "off the mark" and the ability to use that speed on a rugger field. Practice can play a large part in the development of this great asset, without which the game is very difficult. In spite of the stout-hearted efforts of the 1st XV, greatest encouragement can be taken not only from the general enthusiasm for rugger shown throughout the School, but more in particular from the successes of the two colts' teams, from which it is always expected that the nucleus of school teams in the ensuing years will be drawn. For the first time, the Junior Colts team has been limited to the age of "under 42", an age-grouping which was found to be highly advantageous for many reasons, and it was this team that won through with an unbeaten record against opponents often limited to the age of "under 15". The Senior Colts team also showed invincible form towards the end of the term when winning against Worksop and Ampleforth, and undoubtedly there are some most promising young players in these two teams. Congratulations to all who contributed to these successes, and let us hope that their efforts and successes will be renewed from the outset next year in the more senior teams ! Most of the rules in "Why the whistle went" are known; a sound knowledge of the game has been put to the test; and now practice, determination, and a love of the game will surely bring their reward.

1st XV CHARACTERS * tW. Graham (Captain), 1945-46-47. Centre three-quarter. Possesses all

the qualities to make a first-class rugger player, with the exception of speed, which he can yet develop. His own personal feelings and temperament have, however, too readily dictated the mode of his play, and are tending to ruin what might be a most promising future. He has been an able captain and has a sound knowledge of the game. *tF. N. Newdick (Vice-Captain), 1945-46-47. Wing-forward. A great opportunist on his day. Sounder in attack than in defence, in which he lacks the speed to get to grips with the opposing stand-off half. A good leader of the forwards, and with a little more self-confidence in his own ability he would have been first class. letT. M. A. Griffiths, 1946-47. Middle back-row forward. A grand forward in all departments of the game, he has put his heart and soul into some rousing matches. He obviously enjoys every moment of the play, and with more mature and developed physique he should go a long way, given the opportunity. *U. E. Stuart, 1946-47. A very keen and robust second-row forward, particularly good in the line-outs. He has had a very good season and has been one of the mainstays of the pack. Falls on the ball well and often prominent in the open. *tR. Parker, 1947. A very good loose forward who quickly came into prominence after winning no team honours in the previous year. Strong, fast and resourceful, and a very good dribbler.

}C. Dryden, 1947. A hard-working centre three-quarter and particularly reliable in defence. He still requires too much space and time in which to receive and give a pass, and to counteract this weakness he tended to slow his pace in an attempt to gain more room. .1. C. Frank, i946-47. A fast left-wing three-quarter who seldom showed his paces. Certainly a very good tackler when he gives his mind to it, but he still has a warped idea that it is his job to knock his opposing number about. Perhaps his temperament is more suited to that required of a forward. tG. A. Radford, 1947. Provided solidity to the pack in the second row. His efforts were sometimes rather spasmodic, but he had much weight to carry around, and he used it to good effect on many occasions. f F. C. Slegg, 1947. A stand-off half of slender build who will have profited immeasurably by the experiences of the season. He needs, above all, to develop his kicking power in each foot, an essential attainment for a. proficient fly-half. JP. T. Baker, 1947. A keen and plucky player who won his position in the team on the right-wing through his tackling alone. He showed good judgment with the short kick ahead, but he lacks the speed to follow up with good effect. It is hoped that he will gain much speed before next year. J. A. Broadley, 1947. A stocky and plucky scrum-half. Although still slow with his service from the scrum, with patience and practice he should make an admirable partner with his fly-half next year. f A. M. Kendell, 1947. In his position at full-back he has shown plenty of pluck and determination, but his sense of positioning and anticipation have been sadly at fault, with the result that all too often he has attempted to achieve at full speed the almost impossible task of gathering cleanly the rolling and bouncing ball. His kicking has developed with each foot, but it still needs much concentrated practice. tC. D. Ryder, 1947. A useful front-row forward and reserve hooker, although he needs to show more fire and sustained effort. If he is with us next year, with greater development he should be a great asset to the pack. tJ. M. Ryder, 1947. Played some of his best games early in the season, but he did not develop as might have been hoped. Probably he is more at home as a wing-forward, but he has had to fit into the team as a prop. j'D. Walter, 1947. A young hooker who, although handicapped by injury fully deserves his place in the team. He shows plenty of determination and should develop into a really good forward next year. * Cap. f Colour.

SEASON 1947-48 2nd XV.—*D. G. Eccles; R. A. Calvert, A. A. Camfield, J. M. Graham, P. J. Dennis; M. Speight, *G. W. Smith (Capt.); *J. C. Varley, N. B. Burgess, E. G. Grainger, *J. A. Whitehead, C. C. Clements, *E. G. Thompson, R. Ham, J. U. Burdass. COLTS XV.—R. B. Pringle; R. E. S. Farrar, M. G. Goodburn, *M. E. Kershaw, J. D. C. Wall; D. Thompson, *J. F. N. Jackson (Capt.); M. I. H. Unwin, P. J. Blincoe, P. W. V. Milburn H. M. Ratcliff, D. J. Hartley, D. J. Wilson, *R. J. Townshend, *P. C. Knowlson. * Colours. JUNIOR COLTS XV.—R. M . Hodgson (Capt.); P. J. Blincoe, D. S. Chadwick, J. N. Tomlinson, D. B. Steele; D. I. Fletcher, D. B. Knowles; J. Hearfield, D. T. Simpson, F. D. Browne, A. N. W. Gunning, H. W. J. Rigg, J. T. Ankers, E. Robinson, D. Wilson.

SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1ST XV

Sat., 4th Oct. Headingley "A" Sat., i 1 th Oct. York R.U.F.C. ... Wed., 15th Oct. Durham School Sat., 18th Oct. Liverpool College Sat., 25th Oct. Denstone College Wed., 29th Oct. Trent College ... Sat., 8th Nov. Bradford G.S. ... Wed., 12th Nov. Worksop College Sat., 15th Nov. Leeds G.S. ... Sat., 22nd Nov. Giggleswick School Wed., 26th Nov. Ampleforth College Wed., Toth Dec. Old Peterites ...

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"A" XV Wed., 8th Oct. Ripon G.S. 2ND XV Wed., 15th Oct. Drax G.S. 1st XV ... Wed., 22nd Oct. Ampleforth College ... Sat., 25th Oct. Durham School ... Sat., 1st Nov. Rishworth School 1st XV Sat., 8th Nov. Bradford G.S. ... Wed., 12th Nov. Worksop College Sat., 15th Nov. Leeds G.S. ... Sat., 22nd Nov. Giggleswick School Wed., 3rd Dec. Drax G.S. 1st XV

COLTS XV ... Sat., 18th Oct. Giggleswick School ... ... Sat., 25th Oct. Denstone College Sat., 1st Nov. Boys' Signal Sqdn., Catterick ... Wed., 12th Nov. Worksop College ... Sat., 22nd Nov. Ampleforth College JUNIOR COLTS XV Sat., 4th Oct. Boys' Signal Sqdn., Catterick Sat., 18th Oct. Fyling Hall, Whitby ... Wed., 29th Oct. Newburgh Priory School Wed., 12th Nov. Worksop College– Wed., 3rd Dec. Newburgh Priory School .

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SENIOR HOUSE MATCHES Semi-finals. Temple beat Rise by I I pts. to o. School House v. Manor. 1st Attempt-8 all. 2nd Attempt—o all (after to minutes' extra time). 3rd Attempt—School House won by g pts. to 6. School House beat Temple by 6 pts. to 3. Final. JUNIOR HOUSE MATCHES Semi-finals. Temple beat Manor by 21 pts. to 3. Rise beat School House by 23 pts. to 3. Temple beat Rise by 8 pts. to o. Final.

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SCHOOL MATCHES SCHOOL v. DURHAM SCHOOL Played on Wednesday, x5th October. Result : Lost, 14 11. The first School match of the season found the School playing on foreign ground and evenly matched. Nevertheless, by orthodox passing, helped by a good service from the scrum by the halves, the Durham back division succeeded in putting their side ahead by i goal and 2 tries to nil at half-time. Confidence was restored in the School team after the interval, when Baker dribbled over for a try near the posts, Graham converted. Another quick try followed when Ryder, C. D., caught the ball in the line-out and bullocked his way over near the corner flag. This try was unconverted. The scores were level when Graham kicked a penalty goal from 40 yards. The game continued at a hot pace and only accurate kicking by the Durham fly-half prevented another score. Thanks to poor marking in the School back division, the Durham three's had a man over, resulting in a score. The School back division lacked thrust and missed a number of good opportunities by poorly-timed passes; not encouraging for the pack, who worked hard. -

SCHOOL v. LIVERPOOL COLLEGE Played on Saturday, 18th October. Result : Draw, 9-9. Playing away against the weakest opposition met with this term, the School made a very unimpressive showing. There was no cohesion among the backs and the forward play was without determination. The explanation may have been that Newdick had to be taken out of the pack to play scrum-half instead of Broadley, who was injured and out of the side. Also during the game Parker was most unfortunate in breaking a bone in his hand, whilst Baker injured his leg. Shortly after the kick-off, Baker kicked ahead and over the line, but unfortunately Parker, who touched down, had come from an off-side position. The standard of play up to half-time may be judged from the score, 3 penalty goals for the School, whilst Liverpool were 3 points down, having scored x try and i penalty goal. The low standard of play continued throughout the second-half, and it was only in the final minutes, that their scrum-half made a break on the blind side, scoring near the corner flag. SCHOOL v. DENSTONE COLLEGE Played on Saturday, 25th October. Result : Lost, 23-3. Within the first five minutes the School went ahead with a try by •Graham, the ball having gone along the three-quarter line to Frank, who gave a reverse pass after making much ground, for the score to be made near the corner flag. This lead was short-lived, 50

however, Denstone replying with two quick goals. Dryden, playing

at outside-centre for this game, was a sound bulwark in the School's defence and was responsible for breaking up many of the opposition's movements with some devastating tackling. After the interval both sides played good open rugger, with the School forwards backing up well, especially J. M. Ryder, who was always ready to take a pass. Newdick, always on the ball, was all but over the line on a number of occasions. Territorially the School were having 'the best of the game, but unsound tackling by the wing-men allowed another two easy tries, so obviously against the run of play. The ith's formation adopted for this game proved a great success and the teamwork was admirable. Newdick's inspiration in the forwards kept the pack together as never before this year. Although the Denstone pack was heavier, the School forwards gave a very good account of themselves, gaining possession regularly, even from set scrums. SCHOOL v. TRENT COLLEGE Played on Wednesday, 2gth October. Result : Won, 24-3. Encountering wet conditions for the first time this term, the School over-ran their opponents by the use of superior tactics. Slegg's kicking, both in attack and defence, was brilliant. The first try came after he had kicked ahead, Dryden following up hard, gathered the ball and passed to Graham, who was also backing up, and he raced over for a try. Slegg followed this by running straight through the opposition, scoring the most individualistic try this year. Graham scored another try for the School, and Trent replied just before halftime. The success of the School team was due entirely to the close combination between forwards and backs. Newdick, as well as being individually outstanding in the pack, gave an exhibition of leadership which will long be remembered. Stuart, in the line-out, and Griffiths in both the open and loose, gave outstanding performances in the pack. Newdick scored a fine opportunist try when he intercepted a ball from the opposing scrum-half. Stuart scored from a well-controlled forward rush, and Dryden scored yet another try when he gathered a kick by Slegg to cross the line well out. Graham converted the last three tries. SCHOOL v. BRADFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL Played on Saturday, 8th November Result : Draw, 8-8. The first half saw little aggressive play, but the defence, and the tackling in particular, was of a very high standard. The School forwards played hard but with little effect, and for the first time this term did not dictate play in the line-outs. In the tight also the forwards had less of the ball than their opponents. This, however, was countered by the backs, whose sound tackling brought all their 4-t

efforts to naught. Frank was always prominent in breaking up all such movements by very hard tackling. The School forwards, however, dominated all loose play, in which Newdick and Griffiths were outstanding in making storming foot rushes down the field. In the second half the ball was passed about more, and soon Baker went over for a try, which was unconverted. Soon after this a forward movement resulted in another try, which was converted, giving the School what should have been a clear lead. However, this was not so. Soon the Bradford backs, who were getting a liberal supply of the ball from all set-scrums, started to kick ahead out of sheer desperation, finding the defence otherwise impregnable. Unfortunately on two occasions these tactics proved successful. Advantage being taken of lucky bounces, the full-back was beaten to the touch down, one of these tries being converted. At this point the game closed, leaving a drawn game. SCHOOL v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Played on Wednesday, 12th November. Result : Lost, 14-8. Unbeaten by any School side this year, Worksop were expected to work hard to preserve their record, and they did not fall short of our expectations. They were a well-balanced side with active three-quarters and hard-working forwards. The backs would have broken through any weaker defence than our own, in which Dryden and Baker excelled with hard, sure tackling. Shortly after the kick-off Worksop gained a lucky lead by their wing three-quarter gathering a bouncing ball whilst travelling at top speed. Soon after this the School suffered a setback by having Graham injured, as a result of which he moved to the wing, where he played as a passenger for the rest of the game. The first half continued with fast open play, Worksop having much more of the ball than the School, but try as they could there was no way through the School defence. After half-time the School forwards took command in the loose, with Parker and Newdick to the fore. Although being pushed off the ball in set-scrums, Walter's hooking, superb at times, gained possession for the School. From one loose scrum Parker gathered the ball and went over for a try. Worksop retaliated, and for the next period the School were pegged down in their own "25". Eventually a score came to them when one of their centres dropped a goal. With great spirit and determination the forwards carried play towards the Worksop line in a series of foot rushes. Once inside their "25" the forwards heeled to give Slegg the ball. He made a brilliant solo run through the opposition without a hand being laid upon him. This was converted, giving the School the lead for the first time. 52

The lead lasted until a few minutes before the end, when the ball was kicked over the School's goal-line and a Worksop back was first to gain the touch-down, giving them the lead, which they held until the end. SCHOOL v LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL Played on Saturday, i5th November. Result : Lost, r 1-3. Playing without Graham, Stuart and Radford, the School gave a spirited performance. Once more the forwards held their opponents well in check in the loose, but were beaten, for a time at least, in the line-out. From a loose scrum on the Leeds "25" line, Newdick and Parker broke away with the ball at their feet and dribbled over for a try near the posts, this was unconverted. Throughout the whole game the Leeds halves were responsible for starting many deft and clever moves, but they developed into nothing else but exhibitions of orthodox passing and very good defensive play by the School backs. However, before half-time Leeds managed to score one try, which was converted, and so gained the lead. Soon after the resumption of play, Baker had to leave the field, suffering from concussion. This was a great loss at this point in the game, because Parker, who was outstanding in the pack, had to be put in the three-line. His loss was soon apparent in the scrum, for the Leeds pack began getting the ball from the majority of set scrums, which had been very even up to this point. A further six points were added to their score before the end of play, giving them a comfortable victory, a result which we might well have seen altered had we finished with a full side on the field. SCHOOL v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL Played on Saturday, 22nd November. Result : Won, 22-14. Because of unfavourable conditions prevailing at Giggleswick, a last minute switch brought them to York, where conditions were more suitable. The game opened at a fast pace, and the School Went ahead with a penalty goal by Graham from the "5-yard" line. Giggleswick regained the lead with a drop-goal by their fly-half, whose combination with his partner was very sound. The School forwards gradually gained mastery in the line-outs, and from one on the half-way line Stuart gained possession of the ball and broke through. Backed up by the rest of the pack, an inter-passing movement developed which overwhelmed the defence, and Newdick finally went over for the try. The forwards continued to play well in the loose; Griffiths was always to be seen leading rushes down the field. Whilst making a rush on the Giggleswick line the forwards were momentarily checked and heeled to Stuart, who went over for a try, Graham converting. 53

After half-time Giggleswick played hard, their fly-half kicking another fine drop-goal and a penalty. This put them on equal terms with the School and they went ahead with a try from an intercepted pass. School fought back, Graham turning defence into attack by gathering the ball near his own line and running into the opponents "25". Here School stayed. and Parker dribbled over for a try. Graham missed the kick, but made amends soon after by kicking a fine penalty goal from the "so" line, putting the School in a leading position. This lead was increased when Graham kicked ahead over the opposing three-quarters, caught the ball and raced over for a try. He converted this himself. This gave the School a good lead, which they held until the end, Giggleswick never being given any chance of recovery. From the spectators' point of view this was probably the most interesting game of the term. Not only was the play open, but excitement was abundant, the lead having changed hands four times during the match. '

SCHOOL v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE Played on Wednesday, 26th November. Result : Lost, I 1-6. This will be remembered as a battle between two very good packs of forwards. The Ampleforth forwards on the one hand were heavy and gained possession mostly from set scrums and line-outs, whilst the School pack, with Stuart and Parker outstanding, were masters in the loose. The only score in the first half came when Ampleforth gained possession from a set scrum, their wing three-quarter received the ball, raced round our wing and touched down near the corner flag. Sound marking by the School backs. avoided any further score in the first half. This sound tackling and keen marking continued in the second half. As on previous occasions the opposing three-quarter line resorted to kicking ahead in order to penetrate the School's defence. The backs in numerous games have found themselves unable to combat this move, and today proved no exception; and Ampleforth managed to get two easy tries, one of which was converted. Not in any way deterred by the points deficit, the School fought back and were soon rewarded with a penalty goal by Graham. Imbued with fresh spirit, the always hard-working forwards put in an extra effort, and it was not long before Parker fought his way over after a most devastating rush by the entire pack. The School's efforts were always hampered by incessant and accurate touch kicking by the Ampleforth backs; outstanding in this defensive was their full-back, who undoubtedly saved his side from a drawn game, if not defeat, during the closing minutes. When the final whistle did go, the unanimous wish of the whole team was, "Oh for another ten minutes."

HOCKEY FIXTURE LIST Sat., 14th Feb. Wed., r8th Feb. Sat., 2ISt Feb. Wed., 23th Feb. Sat., 28th Feb. Wed., 3rd Mar. Sat., 6th Mar. Wed., loth Mar. Sat., r3th Mar.

SEASON 1947-4 8 Scarborough H.C. ... Midland Bde. T.C. ... York H.C. ... ... ... Bootham School Worksop School .. H.M.S. Ceres (Wetherby) ... Rowntree's H.C. ... R.A.F., Linton University College, Hull

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL

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After the exceptionally fine summer and holiday it was perhaps to be expected that we all assembled in good trim for the Christmas Term, and writing at its conclusion we can say that we have had a very satisfactory and successful term. Once again we had a very large iincoming of new boys, no less than fifty-five, making our total in the Junior School 188. Some of our Old Boys will no doubt gasp and think this is a very unwieldy number, but let us assure them that we manage very well, and with the extra accommodation that has been allotted to us, we do not seem at all overcrowded. We welcomed Mr. Collier as the new Art Master, and we like his ideas for the re-arrangement of the Art Room—it is quite an innovation. The weather continued good for our games days, and rugger was played keenly and enthusiastically by the first three games, whilst the lower games played soccer. Quite a variety of specimens have been brought to the nature study lessons and aroused much interest. The specimens included a water-hen, a sparrow-hawk, a golden plover, a stoat and various kinds of mice and voles. Two boys were successful in capturing a clouded yellow butterfly, each on the School grounds. We do not remember having seen any of these butterflies on our fields before. Mr. Ping has shown lantern slides on several occasions, a special time being one day at the end of term when he produced some oldfashioned movable slides. Appently he only shows these old slides when we are to be entertained. We certainly had a good laugh. The Gym. Display was—of necessity—again held on two days, Thursday, 4th, and Friday, 5th December. The programmes are given below, but we would like firstly to say that Sgt.-Major Power again trained the forms to put on a really "good show", and secondly to record the names and congratulate the selected boys who gave recitations. Miss Mason and Mr. Blunt selected the boys from the forms which had learnt "pieces". On the first day P. Bellwood and D. Hanham from J.i, and P. Netherwood, A. Quarmby and R. Collinson from J.iii recited. On the second day R. Clough, A. q. 55

Hall, T. Huzzard, D. Huger and E. Turner from J.ii, T. S. Priestley, C. Moore, P. G. Taylor and M. J. Wood from J.va and J.vi recited. Several of the pieces were actually composed by boys in the School and showed much thought and talent. After this we had our end of term exams, the House Parties and the School Play. This year there was a special performance on the last Saturday morning of term. Our numbers seemed to take up more room in Big Hall than had been expected ! But we all got in and enjoyed the play very much. At the School Carol Service on the last Sunday of term, Andrew Marsh was chosen to read the first lesson as the representative of the Junior School, and we congratulate him on his clear and distinct reading. And so ended the Christmas Term, which somehow this year seemed unaccountably short !

PHYSICAL TRAINING DISPLAY PROGRAMME THURSDAY, 4.TH DECEMBER, 1 947, AT 2-15 P.M. I Song—"England" by Sir Hubert Parry ... Boys from J.iii, J. ivb and J.vb 2. Exercises Form J.i Form J.iii 3. Exercises Form J.ivb 4. Exercises Selected boys 5. Recitations Form J.vb 6. Exercises Teams from J.vb 7. Obstacle Race Presentation of Shield to the Winning Team God Save the King FRIDAY, 5TH DECEMBER, 1 947, AT 2-15 P.M. 1. Song—"England" by Sir Hubert Parry ... Boys from J.iva, J.va and J.vi Form J.ii 2. Exercises Form J.iva 3- Exercises Selected boys 4 Recitations Forms J.va and J.vi 5. Exercises Teams from J.va and J.vi 6. Competitive Obstacle Race Presentation of Shield to the Winning Team God Save the King

SAL-VETE Christmas Term, 1947 J. Baddeley (St. 0.), D. M. Beaton (A.H.), K. Brown (A.H.), R. J. Catchpole (St. 0.), C. Charlesworth (A.H.), F. W. Hardy (A.H.), B. N. Jackson (A.H.), J. R. Jenkinson (St. 0.), T. A. W. Kettlewell (St. 0.), C. H. Lewis (A.H.), G. F. B. Mitchell (A.H.), C. C. Porteous (St. 0.), C. W. R. Roy (St. 0.). DAY BOYS.-R. B. Atkinson, I. L. Barton, P. L. Bellwood, A. Bloomfield, M. Bolton, T. H. Bosworth, R. G. Bough, P. H. C. Burn, A. B. Bryce, J. Claydon, P. A. Crane, N. J. Dick, A. G. Hall, F. D. Hanham, W. B. n, Hawkins, P. M. Hewson, A. P. Hopwood, J. L. Hyde, R. N. fohnso C. W. Jose, R. V. King, M. J. R. Loadman, N. J. Magson, D. C. Mayson, A. J. Mallinson, P. A. Morris, J. D. Morrison, C. J. Quickfall, J. M. Robinson, J. G. R. Romary, N. R. Seaton, R. Shanks, D. Sherry, A. E. Simpson, J. M. Sparham, R. M. Stork, M. Veal, C. J. Vyle, A. G. D. Staines, F. F. Watson, W. V. Waugh, J. M. Welch. BOARDERS.-M.

VALETE Christmas Term, 1947 B. Cony, A. J. Mallinson.

JUNIOR SCHOOL GAMES As last year, we again have run six games each half-holiday. Our numbers this term being up to 188. The three senior games have played rugger and the junior ones soccer. Each House has 47 members and each House turned out two rugger teams and one soccer for the House Shield matches, the results of which arc given below : Semi-final Matches. st Teams. Spartans 20 pts., Etruscans 22 pts. Trojans 3 pts., Thebans 27 pts. 2nd Teams. Spartans 6 pts., Etruscans 3 pts. Trojans 3 pts., Thebans 15 pts. 3rd Teams. Spartans 2 goals, Etruscans nil. Trojans 4 goals, Thebans 3 goals. Final Matches. 1st Teams. Thebans 44 pts., Etruscans nil. 2nd Teams. Thebans 6 pts., Spartans 3 pts. 3rd Teams. Trojans 2 goals, Spartans s goal.

As regards School matches, we played three and lost them all. On 14th October, v. Newburgh Priory School, at York, we lost by 42 pts. to 5. In the return game at Newburgh Priory on i tth November the score was 38 pts. to nil. The third and last match, v. Drax Grammar School, a week later, at York, we fared little better. The score was 34 pts. to nil. Our team was on the small side this year, and lacked both speed and weight against their opponents. The following played for the School : *Priestley (captain), *Pullan (vice-captain), *Kidson, Megginson, Everitt, Moore, Maxwell, De Little, Dent, Wood, M. J. Burdass, Herring, Stead, Scorgie and Ridley. Also played : Haw. Welsh and Walton, J. O. * Denotes a "Colour".

WOLF CUB REPORT We welcome the following new Cubs to the Pack : Blue Six—Marshall, Oldman, Pfluger. Yellow Six—Hall, Quickfall. Green Six—Elliott, Gurney, Netherwood, Quarmby. Red Six—Beaton, Sanderson, Turner.

This term has, as usual, been a full one. Apart from the usual work and games, we have had four football matches with other Packs. Although we managed to win only one of these games, they were all

most enjoyable. Huzzard (captain), Isherwood, Renwick and Kirk were the only Cubs playing in all four matches, but the teamwork was mainly good, except that a keen desire to be near the ball at all costs tended to upset the normal positioning ! The results were : 25th Oct. v. Treasurer's House Pack 15th Nov. v. Heworth Pack 22nd Nov. v. Clifton Pack 29th Nov. v. Saint Chad's Pack ...

Away ... Lost 0-3 Home ... Lost 1-2 Home ... Won 3-2 (after extra time) Home ... Lost

On 6th December we had our Christmas Party in the New Building. Once more the mothers produced a groaning board of "big eats", and we should like to thank them all. Mrs. Kirk, in particular, must be mentioned for her great kindness in providing so many ices. We hope that the subsequent absence from School of the Blue Sixer was in no way connected with his mother's generosity. The inevitable treasure hunt took place with even more noise than usual—it is to be regretted that one of the clues led the Pack through a room where some of the Senior School were trying to do prep. This year the Pack has contributed to the collection of toys made by the Scouts for the Hospital. On the last Saturday of term a representative assisted in taking the collection round. The results of the Inter-Six Competition for the term are as follows : 1st—Blue, 152. 2nd—Yellow, 148. 3rd—Green, 130. 4th—Red, 129.

The following are to be congratulated on gaining stars and badges : st Star—Bridge, Collinson, Hall, Howat, Leonard, Oldman, Quickfall, Renwick, Stubbs. 2nd Star and Leaping Wolf Badge—Coates, Kirk. Collector Badge—Bridge, Quickfall, Renwick. Teamplayer Badge—Kirk, Thomas.

This is a most encouraging start to the year, and we should soon have a large number of Leaping Wolves. The new badge is the only one which Wolf Cubs may continue to wear when they go up to the Scouts; it is to be regarded as a prize worth winning, although there are other badges to be won when this is gained.

ALBANY HOUSE Eight vacant places were filled by new boys, each of whom soon made himself conspicuous in one way or another. After a somewhat uneventful start, life became much more exciting : the holiday on All Saints' Day was followed by a magnificent bonfire and fireworks display, and from then on there were few dull moments. We hear that in the Dolittle Club, as popular as ever, acting became one of the main features. Another week-end activity was the Scrapers' Union, which, together with the Hitters and Bangers,

held several meetings. In the Workshop, newly started this term, some boys practised such hobbies as painting and modelling, and we hope for further developments, although it is regrettable that the carelessness of a few damped the ardour of those whose labour was undone. Turning to games, we congratulate Priestley upon being captain of Junior School rugger, as well as upon his performance in the House match, which we won by 26-9; Pullan and Ridley were also conspicuous in this game, although we were also impressed by Maxwell, who scored three tries for the enemy in about as many minutes. At the end of term the monitors were responsible for sending a gift to the B.B.C. Children's Hour Appeal by Wilfred Pickles. Kitson made , a farewell presentation to Matron, Miss Jean Halford, whose careful attention, kindness and consideration have meant so much to us all. Miss Halford, incidentally, produced a substantial cake for the occasion. Everyone enjoyed the Christmas Party : the only difference of opinion was whether the tea or the entertainment was the better. Barbo's magic was uncanny; Mr. Bell's family, Tommy, Elsie and little Arnold, astounded us with their knowledge of our inside lives; Tommy's "tears" were most affecting; and Arnold became very friendly with Patricia before the end. Miss Mason kindly organised a competition, and her prizes were won by Newton and Mitchell. Finally, we thank St. Olave's for inviting us once more to join them in their carol singing. ST. OLAVE'S The term began in what seemed like summer, and the August heat was only just past, so for a while occasional cricket bats were seen. But this did not last long. We welcomed ten new boys to our midst, and they have settled well and are quickly getting proud of their title of "Olavite". Our monitors are Everitt, Maxwell, Megginson and Horsley, and they are living up to the standards expected of them in that position, and being a great help. We are represented on the XV by Everitt, Maxwell, Megginson, and in the choir by Everitt and two of the new boys, "Bish" Baddeley and Jenkinson; and since several others are in the augmented choir and doing well in music, we can claim to be taking a full part in those most important cultural pursuits. Half-term coincided with Guy Fawkes' Day so we had a bit of jollity to mark the occasion. We had a fine bonfire, which, after a very slow start, became a veritable burning, fiery furnace. After this there were fireworks for over an hour provided by many generous parents, who gave us all great joy. Mr. Everitt enjoyed helping to 59

let them off as he was one of those kind donors. After this we had gingerbread and coffee, and then a sing-song in the hall, at which Mr. Waine gave us the first of our two musical treats of the term. So after much fun we entered on the second half of term. This was marked in the House by the opening at long last of a Hobbies Room, reasonably equipped with a treadle fret-saw, a few tools, wood, and so on, and a vice very kindly given by Mr. Butterworth. It has been very popular, several fine flying models, pipe-racks and other Christmas presents have been made in it. It has given many boys a chance to develop their creative faculties, and it is a pleasure to watch them at it. As weeks passed the time came round for the Christmas tree to arrive and decorations to go up, and our usual Christmas Crib to appear in the hall. All of these made the House homely and gay, as it should be near Christmas. For the party our cook and the whole domestic staff deserve praise for great efforts to give the boys the very things they like most on this occasion. The Junior School staff were received by their hosts in a delighted way (if that is the correct word), and we set to and polished off one of the finest spreads imaginable of sandwiches, trifle, jelly, mince pies, cake, Christmas cake and so on. After games, we enjoyed an entertainment by a conjuror and ventriloquist which was great fun, very skilful and personal. Finally, after the Carol Service, we had another occasion on the last evening. In candle and Christmas tree light we sang carols in the hall all together with the added pleasure of having several of our boys' parents to share it all with us, and so again we have to thank Mr. Waine for this delightful and happy ending to the term. After it was over a contented household retired to bed to prepare for the next day's excitements.

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THE PETERITE Vol. XL

MAY, 1948

No. 318

EDITORIAL It is perhaps inevitable that Editorial comment, written as it is on the eve of going to press, must have the Janus quality of looking both ways—backwards over the term which has passed and forward to the term on which we are just embarking. The past term, because of the early occurrence of Easter, was one of the briefest we have known and barely extended into an eleventh week. But its shortness in no way restricted the activities usually associated with this period of the School Year. Indeed, more was achieved than heretofore, since to the customary term's programme were added the School Concert and the four House entertainments, which, incidentally, though informal and purely "domestic" occasions, proved a welcome revival. The official Concert was a notable success. We have come to assume the excellence of the School singing; but considered as a whole the Concert was markedly better than the initial venture, held last year in July, and fully justified the belief that in course of time a high standard of orchestral and instrumental music can also be attained. The corollary to the early Easter holiday is a long Summer Term, one of the longest on record. Commemoration is, of course, the most ed, the important function in the calendar of the term, and is, inde culmination of the School Year. The programme will be similar to that of the two preceding post-war festivals. The Bishop of Brechin will preach the Commemoration Sermon on Sunday, the 25th July, and the prizes will be distributed by the Provost of King's College, Cambridge. One so eminent in the academic world as Dr. Sheppard will add lustre to the list of distinguished guests whom we have been privileged to welcome at our Speech Days, and we look forward to his visit with great pleasure. The continued expansion of the School has made necessary the creation of an additional boarding house which will be launched in September under the housemastership of Mr. R. F. Harding. 'The Grove' will occupy No. 17 Clifton, to be vacated by the Rise when the modernisation of their original home in the Avenue is completed. There will thus be four boarding houses, and it is proposed that the complement of each shall be approximately 5o boys. Many will applaud the choice of name for the new house. 'The Grove', of course, is a revival, since a house so styled existed until 1935, when its premises became St. Olave's, the present Junior School boarding house. We are able to publish in this issue the text of a letter written in 1697 to the Archbishop of York concerning the endowments of the

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School at that time. The letter has recently been discovered in the archives of Bishopthorpe Palace and, though it makes no very momentous addition to our knowledge of the School's history, sheds some interesting sidelights on the situation of the School in the reign of William III and clarifies some of the facts already known to us. The unexpected appearance of this document—little, if any, documentary evidence has been added to that available to the Rev. Angelo Raine when he compiled his History of St. Peter's, published in 1926—encourages the hope that the records of Bishopthorpe, the Minster Act Books, or other unclassified documentary material which the City of York possesses in plenty may yet fill some of the many gaps in the School's long history and resolve some of the tantalising questions which have hitherto remained unanswered. The institution of a Schools' J.T.C. Camp on the lines of the prewar O.T.C. camps is welcome and brings back happy memories of the days when "going to camp" followed automatically on the end of the Summer Term. The cricket fixture list, too, has taken on something of its old flavour, and we look forward with zest to a programme which includes, in addition to the School matches, visits by the M.C.C., Yorkshire Gentlemen, the Southgate C.C., and the Craven Gentlemen.

BIRTH THE HEADMASTER AND MRS DRONFIELD We have to record the birth to the Headmaster and Mrs. Dronfield of their fourth child, a daughter. 'Barbara Elizabeth' was born on the roth May, and we are delighted that we are able to offer promptly our heartiest congratulations.

MR. H. V. MOORE'S APPOINTMENT Mr. H. V. Moore, Senior Modern Languages Master and Housemaster of Temple, has been appointed Headmaster of Almondbury Grammar School, Huddersfield. Mr. Moore takes up his new position in September of this year. We congratulate him on his appointment.

MR. K. H. RHODES Mr. Rhodes is relinquishing the Housemastership of School House at the end of the present term, and will become Housemaster of Temple House in September. There will be later opportunities for placing on record Mr. Rhodes' long and unique service to School House, but it is felt that our readers will appreciate this preliminary notice. 2

OLD PETERITE NEWS COMMEMORATION Commemoration will be held at the School on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, the 23rd-25th July. The programme will include the usual cricket and rowing matches against the School, and the O.P. Club meeting and dinner, which will probably be on Friday, 23rd July. Full details will, of course, be sent with the invitations, which may indeed have reached O.P.s by the time this number is in circulation. All who came to either of the last two years' gatherings will agree that the revival of the festival on its pre-war scale has been a notable success. The function in 1947 was particularly enjoyable and was the occasion of a most representative assembly of Old Peterites of every generation. It is hoped, therefore, that every effort will be made to keep up this standard and that all O.P.s who can possibly do so will attend, assured, as by past experiences they may well be, of a most enjoyable re-union.

O.P. CRICKET XI Any Old Peterite who wishes to play in the two day cricket match against the School on Friday and Saturday, 23rd and 24th July, should apply to P. A. Shardlow, at High Park, Ebberston, Scarborough.

"ENGLISH RIVERS" By John Rodgers (Batsford, 1948) Readers of "The Peterite" in particular will welcome this new book by John Rodgers (St. Peter's, 5919-1925). "English Rivers" is his third contribution to the well-known Batsford "English Heritage" series, his two preceding books being "English Public Schools" and "The English Woodland". In itself the Batsford imprint is a sufficient guarantee of excellence, but even in such distinguished company "English Rivers" is in many respects notable. It is perhaps remarkable that, in view of the importance and singular beauty of our rivers, surprisingly little has been written about them. A glance at the endpapers of the book, whereon excellent maps reproduce the amazing network of natural waterways covering our country, reminds us how great an influence the English rivers have had on our character and history. Yet hitherto no attempt has been made to write of them collectively. It is this deficiency which John Rodgers sets out to make good. And he has succeeded excellently. If with this work he has explored a virgin country, we venture to think that there are few others who could be better qualified for the task or who could have carried it out in a manner so completely satisfying. 3

We note that a reviewer has asserted that this is not a guide book. But in a sense it is. It is the perfect guide book. Written in an easy, direct, unaffected style which makes the reading of it a pleasure, the book surveys our rivers in all their aspects—from the geographical, historical, and commercial, as well as from the purely scenic viewpoint. Further, there is, at any rate to the writer of this note, a wholly delightful emphasis on the literary associations of our rivers. The quotations from such master travellers of our countryside as George Borrow, Defoe, and Cobbett, the links with some of the most notable works of fiction, and the illumination of the theme by the poetry of Milton, Wordsworth, A. E. Housman, and many another are in every instance felicitous. Trite quotation is easy enough and, in books of this kind, so often clumsily misused that its effect is irritating. But in "English Rivers" the literary allusion has an inevitable rightness which not infrequently adds something to our appreciation of the passages themselves. One does not need the evidence of the extraordinarily full bibliography printed at the end of the book to be convinced that John Rodgers has probed his subject to the bottom. He writes throughout with a confident certainty which can only spring from a thorough knowledge of and affection for his theme. He is no less sure of himself in writing of the remote and little-known headwaters of the Tees than in his treatment of the majestic and much-described estuary of the Thames. Such a book, of course, cries aloud for adequate illustration, and, as is to be presumed in a Batsford publication, the demand is met excellently. There are some 16o illustrations, which include, besides a host of photographs admirably chosen to exemplify not merely the scenic beauty of our rivers but also their utilitarian aspects, reproductions of old paintings and prints, and four plates in colour. The reproductions of well-known masterpieces by Turner, Cotrnan, Canaletto, Gainsborough and others are an attractive feature. We congratulate John Rodgers on a book that is worthwhile and which should be widely appreciated. "English Rivers", we believe, will greatly enhance the reputation which he has earned by his previous books.

BRIGADIER L. E. CUTFORTH, O.B.E., R.A.O.C. We have received from an O.P. correspondent some details of the distinguished army career of Brig. L. E. Cutforth (St. Peter's, 19121917). Our correspondent writes that "Cutforth is not one who seeks publicity, but I do feel that his record should be known, as without doubt it adds considerable credit to our old School." We gladly print some extracts from his letter. "In the first World War he served in the R.F.C. and after the war transferred to the R.A. as a regular, and at a later date to the R.A.O.C. During World War II I had the great fortune of serving under Brigadier Cutforth on two occasions. The first was when he was 4

Deputy Director Ordnance Services, 8 Corps, when he was responsible for all ordnance services to this the first armoured corps formed. The second time was when he was D.D.O.S., 21 Army Group. In this latter appointment there is no doubt that he made a great name for the R.A.O.C. as well as for himself. He was responsible for the buildup of all ordnance services for 21 Army Group—the planning and the final execution during active operations of the great offensive of 1 944-45. When the war ended he remained with the B.A.O.R. as Director Ordnance Services. He has now been recalled to the War Office as D.D.O.S. (Ops.). In the course of the war he rose in rank from Major to Brigadier. He was twice Mentioned in Despatches and was awarded the O.B.E. in 1944." We are grateful to our correspondent for the information printed above. It would have been unfortunate if "The Peterite," which in the course of the war endeavoured to make its record of Old Peterite war-service as complete as possible, had omitted all mention of so distinguished a career.

AN APOLOGY In the last issue of "The Peterite" we announced the birth of a daughter to C. G. Rob (1923-29). We regret that the announcement, like the report of Mark Twain's death, was "grossly exaggerated." Rob, in fact, has no daughter, as he himself has confirmed to us in a letter. We regret the error and hasten to correct it, agreeing with him that as he "is still unmarried it is just as well to be strictly accurate." The mistake arose from the fact that Rob has a cousin, also C. G. Rob and also a surgeon (but of Oundle and not St. Peter's), to whom the announcement, which we culled from the "Times", actually applied. The confusion was perhaps pardonable, but none the less we apologise. Some O.P.s may be interested to hear of C. G. Rob. He writes to us from Winterton Emergency Hospital, Sedgefield, Stockton-on-Tees, where he is Resident Orthopaedic Surgeon. His home address is Catton Hall, Thirsk. ITEMS S. G. S. Pawle (1927-31) won the third annual open Squash Championship of the Isle of Wight by beating R. G. Forbes Bassett in the final, 9-5, 9-4, ro-8. In the semi-final round he beat P. B. Brotchie, g-6, ro-8, 3-9, 5-9, ro-8. Sir Philip Morris (1913-2o) has been appointed Chairman of the Secondary School Examination Council upon the resignation of Sir Maurice Holmes. He was previously Vice-Chairman. In the light of the imminent changes in the examination system, and the Council's part in them, the importance of this appointment needs no comment. 5

OBITUARY We deeply regret to record the death of Robin M. T. Goodwin (School House, 1943-45). He died following an operation. He was 19, and is well remembered by many still in the School. We offer our sincere sympathy to his parents in their loss.

BIRTHS COOPER.—On 17th March, 1948, to Peggy (nee Chalkley), wife of Alan Burton Cooper (School House, 1927-31), a son (Graham Burton). GRAHAM.—On 1st February, 1948, at the Liverpool Maternity Hospital, to Nansi (nee Davies), wife of Dr. Earlam Graham, 198 Beech Hill Avenue, Wigan, a daughter (Jane). [1932-37.] HODGSON.—On 8th May, 1948, to Gwyneth (nee Bowles), wife of T. C. B. Hodgson, 2 Kensington Road, Morecambe, Lancs., a daughter.

MARRIAGE WILLIAMS—RICHARDS. On 3oth August, 1947, at Accra, Gold Coast, Charles Fisher Williams, of 7 Sussex Square, Brighton, to Pamela Richards, of Hampstead. [Left 1928.]

ENGAGEMENTS CAPTAIN B. J. EASTWOOD AND MISS D. BINGLEY The engagement is announced between Captain Boris J. Eastwood, M.B.E., R.A.S.C., eldest son of the late Mr. W. C. Eastwood and of Mrs. R. Moisenco-Eastwood, of London, and Formby, Lancashire, and Doris (Billie), younger daughter of Mr. G. W. Bingley and of the late Mrs. Bingley, of Hendon. DR. P. R. G. GRAHAM AND MISS M. C. GUINNESS The engagement is announced between Pieter Robert Geoffrey, the younger son of Dr. and Mrs. C. L. Graham, Netherby House, Wigan, and Mary Carol, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Guinness, Huyton Fold, Adlington, Lancashire. [1935-40.] SQUADRON LEADER J. A. WRIGHT AND MISS T. M. FORSTER The engagement is announced between James Alan, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Wright, of York, and Teresa Mary, daughter of the late Mr. E. F. C. Forster and Mrs. Forster, of Easterfield. Driffield, Yorkshire. [1933-38.] 6

OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE LETTERS OXFORD, I 4t11 April, 1948. To : The Editors, "The Peterite." Dear Sirs, We would first like to draw attention to the fact that our numerical strength at the moment is greater than it has been for very many years —it is perhaps a record—for with the arrival of Peter Robson and Peter Andrew we now number nine. It seems that Oxford is at last beginning to claim its equitable proportion of O.P.s and no longer is there such a drift towards "the Other Place." We hope that this state of affairs will continue, and that many O.P.s will see fit to join us in the near future. Perhaps the most notable event of the term for us was the informal dinner which we held in the last week. The matter had been under consideration for some time past, and we thought that now our numbers really warranted such a gathering. Besides being a pleasant social evening it served as an introduction to our recently arrived members, whom several of us had not yet met. We hope to continue the practice each term. John Denison (Worcester) by now firmly established in the ways of Oxford life—he has an opinion on everything—took the head of the table at the dinner with an air of authority, and his handling of the waiter was something to be admired. When complimented on this he explained nonchalantly that he had acquired plenty of experience while serving in Egypt during the war. We hope that he is as familiar with his history text books as he is with the wine list. The presence of Peter Andrew (Keble) gave to the company a certain flavour of moderation, inspired by age and experience. We regret to say that we discovered very little about his pursuits, but it is known that he is a mathematician and appears to be the only O.P. here not reading the humanities. Our oldest inhabitant, Lyndon Duffield (B.N.C.) is still with us after more than four years. He now speaks with the dignified air of a man with a degree, and occasionally tends to look with scorn upon us poor undergraduates. We understand his B. Litt. thesis on some obscure German poet is progressing and the outline of it has already been submitted to his supervisor. In his leisure moments he acts as joint librarian at the German Seminar library, and has developed a taste for shove ha'penny. In the latter capacity he has appeared for an unofficial B.N.C. team against the House. Presumably he thinks that as a quarter Blue can be awarded for tiddlywinks, his prowess also may be rewarded. 7

Derek Taylor-Thompson (Balliol), who is treading the leisurely path towards Greats, has rarely been seen this term. However, some of us know to our cost that he has played squash with considerable dash, and we expect to see him playing a storming game of tennis in the summer. We heard that Mick Bannister (B.N.C.) had been offered a room in College, but refused. Can this refusal be attributed to the fact that his rooms are in close proximity to a hostel for female occupational therapists, where he has been known to go to social evenings, or does he desire to be free from the distractions of college life to commune with Chaucer, Shakespeare and Milton? After being something of an enigma throughout the Michaelmas Term, when rooms had been allotted him, and we were hourly expecting his arrival, Peter Robson (B.N.C.) finally put in an appearance this term. He has returned from service in the Navy to read German and French, and is frequently seen disappearing into the German library, probably looking for the librarian absent taking his morning coffee. Norman McDermid (St. Edmund Hall) has spent a lot of time playing rugger, and also, to judge from his appearance, eating. Never have we seen him tooking so robust and healthy, and if the old saying "mens sana in corpore sano" is to be believed, his work must indeed have prospered during the term. To Robert Hey (New College) we are indebted for the organisation of the dinner. The promptitude with which he stepped forward when the matter was raised was remarkable, and so, may we add, was the organisation. We were rather puzzled by the disappearance of several notes he was supposed to have sent; but all was well in the end, and we are very grateful to him. Peter Tee (Christ Church) has also indulged in some rugger, and paid a visit to Sandhurst, but was unable to find any member of the strong O.P. military contingent. We regret we shall no longer be able to have tea with him in his palatial rooms at Christ Church as we hear he is moving into digs at the end of this term. Finally we would like to raise the question of liaison between the universities and Sandhurst. During the term A. G. K. Reynolds came over from Cambridge, and we were interested to have a first-hand account of activities over there. An inter-Varsity O.P. squash match was suggested, but it is questionable whether the standard of play would warrant such a contest. However, we would welcome any contact with O.P.s at the other universities or at military establishments. Wishing the School all the best for the Summer Term, We remain, Yours very sincerely, THE OXFORD

O.P.s.

CAMBRIDGE.

May, 1948. To : The Editors, "The Peterite." Dear Sirs, Last term we re-inaugurated our annual Cambridge Old Peterite dinner on 27th February, when we were honoured by the presence of Mr. Burgess, representing the School. After the dinner we adjourned to Ringrose's room, where we enjoyed a pleasantly reminiscent evening together. Shortly after the beginning of term A. G. Reynolds (Emmanuel), newly demobbed from the Navy, unexpectedly joined us to read Russian. We congratulate him on representing the University in a boxing tournament against St. Paul's School. His fellow collegians, G. Long and J. F. Spink, rarely make an appearance outside their college walls, though Long was seen at the Granta Ball. G. Mountain (Christ's) "does nothing in particular and does it very well." On fine days he is to be found slowly hoeing the Fellows' garden, reading Shakespeare aloud ! J. D. Anderson (Sidney Sussex) is another cloistered hermit : we gather, however, that he takes an active part in college games. Our law students, J. D. Ward (St. John's) and P. F. Ringrose (Clare) work hard and occasionally play squash together. Many will have noticed the photograph of Ward, somewhat socially minded, in a recent issue of a well-known magazine ! With best wishes to the School, we remain, Yours, etc., THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITES.

SANDHURST LETTER R.M.A. SANDHURST, May, 1948. The beginning of term in January found us looking down the lists of names of the new intake, but, alas, no familiar ones could be found. However, we were gratified to hear that several Peterites had either taken or are sitting for the necessary entrance examinations to Sandhurst. May we wish them the best of luck? We are hoping to see them next term. Present O.P.s at Sandhurst are :Baker, F. P. What a change it would be if we saw him without a trilby and an ebony walking stick. His fencing abilities have brought him the well-earned appointment of Vice-Captain of Academy fencing.

Dear Sir,

Baker I. H. We seem to see him rarely, but his duties as Senior icer of the Champion Company must keep him pretty busy. Under Off Even his sporting activities are becoming sadly neglected. Still, graduation day isn't far off. Jones, M. G. Not only O.P.s but most cadets who know him were astounded one day to see him in riding breeches. We are now eagerly waiting for the great day when we actually see him on one of these unpunctual quadrupeds. By the stripe on his arm promotion seems to have come his way. Owen, E.O. I'm afraid we just can't find him anywhere in The Academy, but we have been told by his room-mate that his scientific brain has formulated a solution to the basic and commercial petrol problem. He certainly shouldn't be in the army. Reynolds, G. H. F. Occasionally seen dashing out of the Staff College gates with ice skates over his shoulder. We are beginning to think that the ice must hold other attractions. He ran the two miles in the inter-company sports, but says his running days are over. Rignall, M. A. J. It must be more than a coincidence that he's always out of cigarettes when we meet him on his way to work. Strangely enough, hockey seems to have been his chief sporting activity. We are hoping he'll be able to distinguish himself on the cricket field later on in the term. Rodger, A. C. Delights in telling unsuspecting cadets of his hairraising experiences in odd parts of the country. He takes part in most of the "gentler" sports, such as putting the shot, boxing and bayonet fencing. Congratulations upon his promotion. Weighill, P. W. He has an even fresher complexion than usual when he's exchanging York scandal with Reynolds. His haunts seem to have changed from London to Reading. Academy rowing seems to be the cause. He bayonet fenced for the Academy against Cranwell • earlier in the term. Finally, we would like to send our best wishes to all O.P.s and to the School. Yours sincerely, THE SANDHURST Q.P.S.

CALENDAR, SUMMER TERM, 1948 26 Mon. Boarders return. 27 Tues. Full Term begins. 2

Sun.

APRIL MAY

Rogation Sunday.

Preacher : The Headmaster. 3 Mon. 11-3o a.m. Talk on "Outward Bound Sea School."

6 Thurs. Ascension Day. 8-45 a.m. Holy Communion (Sung). I0

Sun. Sunday after Ascension.

Preacher : The Chaplain.

16 Sun. Whit-Sunday. i7 Mon.

Preacher : The Chaplain. Whit-Monday.

2-15 p.m. Junior School Athletic Sports. 19 Wed. Ist XI v. York C.C. Home. 20 Thurs. I r a.m. Governors' Meeting. 22 Sat. I st XI v. Clifton C.C. Home. 1st and 2nd IVs v. St. John's College. Home. 23 Sun. Trinity Sunday. Preacher : The Rev. P. J. Lamb, Principal of St. John's College. 26 Wed. 1st and 2nd IVs v. Leeds University. Home. 28 Fri. Visit of Secretary, Public Schools Employment Bureau. 29 Sat. 1st XI v. Worksop College. Away. 1st and 2nd IVs v. Durham School. Away. 3o Sun. 1st Sunday after Trinity. Preacher : The Chaplain. JUNE Tues. Annual J.T.C. Inspection. 2 Wed. 1st XI v. Durham School. Away. 5 Sat. 1st XI v. Giggleswick School. Home. 6 Sun. 2nd Sunday after Trinity. Preacher : The Chaplain. 8 Tues. Entrance Scholarship Examination to Senior School (Two days). 9 Wed. 1st XI v. Manchester Grammar School. Home. 10 Thurs. Certificate "A" Examination. Fri. Art Exhibitions, "Design for Living" and "Design for Commerce." (One week.) 12 Sat. 1st XI v. Ampleforth College. Home. 1st and 2nd IVs at Newark Regatta. Away. 13 Sun. 3rd Sunday after Trinity. Preacher : The Dean of York. 14 Mon. Semi-Final House Match. 17 Thurs. I I a.m. Governors' Meeting. 19 Sat. 1st XI v. Yorkshire Gentlemen. Home. 1st and 2nd IVs at York Regatta.

ao Sun. 4th Sunday after Trinity.

Preacher : The Bishop of Bradford. Mon. Entrance Examination to Senior School (Two days). 1st XI v. M.C.C. Home. 22 Tues. J.T.C. and Scout Field Day. 23 Wed. 1st XI v. Southgate C.C. Home. 24 Thurs. H.S.C. Examination begins. 1st XI v. Bradford Grammar School. Home. 26 Sat. st and 2nd IVs v. Nottingham High School. Home. 5th Sunday after Trinity. 27 Sun. Preacher : The Chaplain. 28 Mon. Semi-Final House Match. 21

29 Tues. St. Peter.

8-45 a.m. Holy Communion (Sung).

3 Sat. 4 Sun.

JULY 1st XI v. Leeds Grammar School. Away.

6th Sunday after Trinity.

Preacher : The Archdeacon of Cleveland. 5 Mon. Final House Match. II

9 Fri. 10 Sat. rr Sun.

School Certificate Examination begins. 1st XI v. Craven Gentlemen. Home. 7th Sunday after Trinity. Preacher : The Chaplain. 15 Thurs. 11 a.m. Governors' Meeting. 17 Sat. 1st XI v. Bootham School. Away. i8 Sun. 8th Sunday after Trinity. Preacher : The Headmaster. 21 Wed. Ist XI v. T. H. Hobson's XI. Away. 22 Thurs. 2-3o p.m. Junior School Swimming Sports. 1st XI v. Old Peterites. Home. (Two days). 23 Fri. I1 a.m. Speech Day and Distribution of Prizes by the Provost of 24 Sat. King's College, Cambridge. Afternoon :—O.P. Cricket Match. (Second day). Rowing—School v. Old Peterites. 25 Sun. St. James. I I a.m. Commemoration Service. Preacher : Bishop of Brechin. 26 Mon. 2-3o p.m. Senior School Swimming Sports. Full Term ends. 27 Tues. Boarders depart. J.T.C. Camp begins. An Art Exhibition of the work of the School will be on view during Commemoration Week-end. Normal Sunday Services :—Holy Communion, 8 a.m. Junior School Service, 10-30 a.m. Evensong and Sermon, 6-3o p.m.

VALETE (March, 1948) SCHOOL HOUSE R. E. Thornton. 1 943 - 48 . VC. House Monitor. Fencing Team, 1947. Corporal in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1947. Ist Class Shot. TEMPLE J. A. Douthwaite. 1943-48. VIL. School Cert., 1 947.

SCHOOL OFFICERS EASTER TERM, 1948 SCHOOL MONITORS :

HOUSE MONITORS :

The Manor—C. C. CLEMENT, N. B. HARRISON. The Rise—R. E. A. ATKINSON, E. G. BROWN, A. A. CAMFIELD, N. B. BURGESS, J. B. MORTIMER. School House—R. HAM, R. PARKER, R. E. THORNTON, P. D. WATERS. Temple—J. M. GRAHAM, K. G. HARRISON, A. L. PAVIS, C. D. RYDER, F. C. SLEGG. Captain of Hockey—M. SPEIGHT. Captain of Boats—T. M. A. GRIFFITHS. Captain of Athletics—C. FRANK. Captain of Shooting—J. A. HANNON. Captain of Squash—R. PARKER. Captain of Fencing—G. A. RADFORD. C.S.M. in 7.T.C.—F. N. NEWDICK.

HOUSE NOTES THE MANOR Our success in games this term may only be called satisfactory, although we won the major event of the term—the House Hockey. We are pleased to be able to report that the Cup which has stood on our shelves for the last four or five years, in default of a competition, is now rightfully ours, and may it long remain so ! Speight is to be congratulated on captaining the School Hockey XI, and Graham on the award of his 1st XI Colours. For their parts in the winning of the inter-house hockey, N. B. Harrison and R. M. Hodgson were awarded House Colours. This year there was welcome enthusiasm for cross-country running. The House team trained regularly, but unfortunately, because of age and other factors, we were unable to do better than wooden spoon standard. Next year , well, we will wait and see ! Whilst talking about athletics we would like to say how sorry we were that Frank was unable to take part in any athletics this term, either for the School or for the House, because of a hockey injury. His absence was felt in our athletics team, although Speight, assisted by Graham, did well in the Seniors. If any brickbats are to be thrown, may they be directed at a halfhearted few who did not fully pull their weight in Standards. It is they who are to be thanked for our finishing last of the House averages. In the inter-house chess, our team, ably led by Jenkins, check-mated their way to victory for the third successive year. We were beaten by very little in the semi-finals of the inter-house boating, a loss we may put down to the inexperience of our crew, but then, as we won the s time, we feel as though the hockey, which was an alternative at thi amends were made for our failure. For the second year in succession we lost the squash cup to School House after having played our way into the final, a failure for which we must blame the absence of the "squash habit" in the House, a lapse of which Old Manorites will be 1

very sorry to hear. We do feel, however, that there are a number of up and coming champions lower down in the House who will redeem our good name in this field before very long. "There are fairies at the bottom of our garden", or so it appeared when the "Manor Corps de Ballet" was practising for their production a "Sylvia" in the House Concert. The Manor's show, we take pride in reporting, was a success, thanks to the hard work of all connected with the House. Miss Booth's help was particularly valuable, and it was with great regret that we had to say goodbye to her at the end of term on her leaving us to take up a post elsewhere. We wish her good luck.

THE RISE When we returned from the Christmas holidays, the House had hopes of redeeming its setbacks of the previous term. This, however, was not to be. We lost all the inter-house events. We did, however, have our compensations; Goodburn and Thornton came first and second, respectively, in the cross-country. Goodburn is also to be congratulated on winning the intermediate mile and half mile. Kendell won the senior mile and half mile. Our representation in the School teams has been much better this term, and the following are to be congratulated on being awarded Colours : Stuart for hockey; Grainger for shooting; Amos for fencing; and Goodburn for Colts athletics. Goodburn and Thornton are to be congratulated on the award of their House Colours. A squash ladder was started during the term and was eventually won by Thornton, who received a book on squash from Mr. Crews as a prize. In the House Concert, Booth, Grainger, Washington, Warrington, and Brown played the characters in the one-act play, "The Monkey's Paw," and all gave creditable performances. Everyone in the House contributed to make the concert a success and thoroughly enjoyed the refreshments kindly arranged by Mrs. Crews and Matron afterwards. Burgess and Mortimer are to be congratulated on being made House Monitors. The following old Risites visited us during the term :—Rayson, Sykes, Blake, Dixon, Morris, T.F., Shepherd and Simpson. We hope to see more of them next term at the Commemoration week-end. Finally, we are sorry to say good-bye to our Matron, Miss Appleyard. We wish her luck in the future and hope that she will soon visit us.

SCHOOL HOUSE We have been very unfortunate in the absence of Mr. Rhodes for a portion of the term, through a recurrence of his old illness. But in the meantime the House continued to run smoothly, thanks to Mr. Howatt. '4

This term House Concerts were resumed, and we were perhaps unfortunate in having to do the first one; but we think that it was produced very successfully under the capable management of Mr. Rhodes, Mr. Howatt and Radford, and that we set a high standard for all the other Houses to attain. Whether they did is a matter of varying opinion ! Once again we were successful in winning the inter-house crosscountry, and in this connection we congratulate Hannon, Unwin and Wilson on the award of their House Running Colours. In the inter-house hockey match we were not so fortunate, losing to the Manor, which proved a stronger side. Parker, our goalkeeper and Captain, was unfortunately absent. We congratulate the Manor on winning this event. In the inter-house squash we beat the Rise in the semi-finals by three matches to nil and went on to beat the Manor in the final by the same margin. The House scored a terrific success in the rowing this term, winning both senior and junior races. This double success has not been recorded since 1941, and it was School House which achieved it then. In the semi-finals of the senior competition we beat Temple quite comfortably, despite a slight accident whereby we were blown across the river so that our stroke's oar hit Temple's bow, thus losing us nearly two lengths. We caught Temple up by Scarborough Bridge and finished two and a half lengths ahead. In the final we beat the Rise by approximately ten lengths. We just gained all the way after going up a length in the start. The House second four beat the Manor in the semi-finals, and met Temple in the final. They were thought to be a more formidable crew, but apart from leading at the start they did nothing to impress. The House boat caught them up within twenty strokes and rowed steadily home to win by four lengths. D. G. Eccles was awarded his House Rowing Colours and B. D. C. Walker was awarded his House Coxing Colours. They are both to be congratulated on their success, as are R. Parker and P. T. Baker on the award of their 1st XI Hockey Colours.

TEMPLE The first important event in our term was the House Concert, and we were delighted by its apparent success. In this connection we must congratulate Newdick, who compered the show, especially on his rendering of "I'm the Factotum." In sport this term our success was not so marked. 15

With a team including only one permanent member of the 1st XI, we beat the Rise 2—o in the semi-finals of the hockey, but lost to a much stronger and more experienced Manor team in the final, 5-2. Dryden perhaps deserves special mention in a team in which everyone pulled their weight. In the semi-final of the squash we lost to the Manor 3—o. In the boating we had the misfortune to be drawn against School House in the semi-final, to whom we lost by a length, and who beat the other finalists (the Rise) comfortably. The junior four, after beating the Rise, lost, once more to School House, in the final.

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Our cross-country team failed to come up to expectations (we came third), but after gaining a lead on standards we won the Athletics Shield comfortably on Sports Day, 66 points ahead of the Rise, who were second. Kershaw, who broke the intermediate long-jump record, and Blincoe, who broke the junior 220 yards record, are particularly to be congratulated. Congratulations also to Dryden on the award of his 1st XI Hockey Colours, to Newdick, Fencing Colours, to Slegg, Athletics Colours, and to Kershaw, Colts Athletic Colours and House Colours.

OXFORD CUP, 1947-48 The following table indicates the system on which points are awarded and gives the results to the end of the Easter Term, 1948 :Points

Awarded Manor Rise Senior Rugger Junior Rugger Senior Cricket ... Junior Cricket ... Senior Hockey ... Junior Hockey ... Rowing (1st Division) Rowing (and Division) ... Athletics, 1st ... Athletics, 2nd Cross-country, 1st Cross-country, and Swimming, 1st ... Swimming, 2nd ... Squash ... ... .. Tennis Shooting (Team) ... ... ... Boxing Fencing

... 20 ... to •.. 20 • • • to ... 20 • • • to ... 20 • • • to ... 20 ... to • • • to ... 5 ... to ... 5 to • • • 10 ... 5 ... 5 ... 5

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School House Temple 20

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— — —

20 IO —

— — — —

— — — — — — — — —

No Competition.

— to to — — 5 — — — — — to — — — — No Competition. — —

— to — — — — — 20

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THE CHAPEL

On Thursday, 18th March, the following boys were confirmed by the Lord Bishop of Selby in the School Chapel :A. C. Barker, J. R. Bird, I. S. Bishop, P. J. Blincoe, F. D. Browne,

D. Coverdale, J. B. Crabtree, M. J. F. Everitt, J. S. Frost, G. W. Gears, M. J. Hollis, R. B. Hudson, C. D. Hunter, M. C. M. Lochore, N. E. V. Marshall, M. S. Milne, R. J. Murphy, P. W. Newhouse, J. B. Nicholson, R. D. Palframan, M. R. Pallant, J. D. Poole, W. B. Powell, J. M. Raylor, J. V. Rayson, P. J. Rhead, H. W. J. Rigg, M. W. Sanderson, D. T. Simpson, A. N. C. Smith, J. M. Smithson, E. W. Stead, P. McL. Walshaw, J. J. You11.

All those who were confirmed made their first Communion on Palm Sunday at the Sung Celebration at 8-45 a.m. An experiment was tried during Lent of having an entirely voluntary Service on Thursday evenings at 8-5 p.m. The Service took the form of Compline with an address on some aspect of Prayer. The attendance was most encouraging, as was the number who attended the week-day Celebrations of Holy Communion during Lent. Among our visiting preachers during the term were The Bishop of Whitby and Canon T. H. Tardrew, whose visits were very much appreciated. Mention must also be made of the Epiphany Procession with Carols in York Minster on the Second Sunday after the Epiphany (18th January), when the School's Choir and representatives formed the Procession of Everyman in what is a very beautiful Service.

THE CHOIR

The term started with the Choir taking its accustomed part opposite the Minster Choir in the great Epiphany Procession with Carols in the Minster. It was a service that will be remembered by many of us. Several new hymns and psalms were learnt during the term, but time was found for adding a new anthem, Haydn's motet, Insanae et vanae curae. The Choir Supper was held on Friday, I2th March, in the old School House Dining-room. After supper there was a sing-song, during which we were regaled by some humorous part-songs sung by the members of the Staff who are in the Choir, capped by the hearty singing (with actions) of "John Brown's baby" led by the Headmaster.

THE LIBRARY

Librarian: L. BURGESS, Esq., M.A. Assistant Librarians:

J. C. GRIFFITHS, R. HAM, D. P. NORWOOD,

C. D. RYDER, F. C. SLEGG, M. I. H. UNWIN.

Two gifts to the Library of special interest are to be recorded in this issue. "English Rivers," a Batsford publication, has been presented by the author, John Rodgers, an Old Peterite. Some comment on this excellent work is made elsewhere in the "Peterite."

A new book by Mr. J. B. Morrell, "The Biography of the Common Man of the City of York," has also been given to us by the author. Mr. Morrell's enthusiasm for the antiquities of York has won him a well-deserved reputation, and we are grateful indeed for his gift. We would record, too, our appreciation of the gift of £5 by Mrs. Rickard for the acquisition of books of travel or kindred interest as a memorial of her husband, Captain W. W. Rickard, O.B.E., whose death we had to record in our last issue. We are grateful indeed for her kindness, which enables us to perpetuate the School's happy association, since 1938, with Captain Rickard through the Ship Adoption Society. Despite the continued difficulty of obtaining books, there have been many additions to the Library this term. The Religious Section is rapidly increasing in size, and the growing interest in music throughout the School has resulted in the addition of several pew books to the Music Section. The revival of hockey in the School was signalised by the addition of two books to the Sports Section. There is still some laxity in restoring books to the reference shelves, and it would help considerably if books were returned to their correct places after use. The following books have been added since the last edition of "The Peterite" :Religion : Scripture and the Faith—A. G. Habert. The Christian Religion—H. Balmforth. The Christian Faith—The Very Rev. W. Matthews. Music : The Modern British Organ—Bonavia-Hunt. Chopin—Arthur Hedley. Bach—E. M. and S. Crew. Elgar—W. H. Reed. Mozart—Eric Blom. Purcell—J. A. Westrup. Economics, Geography, etc. : Economic Society—Victor Cohen. International Atlas—Phillips. Systematic Geography of World Relations—M. S. Willis. Tschiffely's Ride—A. F. Tschiffely. Oxford Replanned—Thomas Sharp. The Character of England—Edit. : E. Barker. The World of Neighbours—Edit. : A. Weidenfeld. History : The First Europe—C. Delisle Burns. English Literature : Chaucer and the Fifteenth Century—H. S. Bennett. A Treatise on the Novel—Robert Liddell. Usage and abusage—Eric Partridge. Hassan—J. E. Flecker. Milton—E. W. M. Tillyard.

Sports : Hockey for Schools—J. T. Hankinson. Hockey—D. S. Milford. Science : The Atom and its Energy—Andrade. Fiction : The Small House at Allington—Trollope. The Warden—Trollope. The American publication "Time", "Chess", and "Yorkshire Life" have been added to the periodicals taken.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY The Society has been more popular than ever this term and many people, including junior members of the School, have taken an active part in the meetings. These were again held in the Big Hall, which has proved to be a far more suitable place than VC form-room. The first meeting was held on Saturday, 24th January. The motion before the house was "That this House considers compulsory military service at the present time undesirable." The proposition, Mr. Piers, seconded by Wilson, said that conscription produced a less than half-trained body of men which soon became out of date, that one lost individuality in the Army and that conscription came at the most critical time in one's career. The proposition therefore considered conscription neither necessary nor desirable and suggested instead that voluntary reserve organisations should be encouraged. The opposition, Newdick, seconded by Jackson, had little faith in voluntary reserves and argued that discipline, leadership, fitness, and a broader outlook were gained from conscription, and that many of the terrible losses suffered in 1939 would have been saved by a large reserve trained under conscription. Speeches from the floor of the house were made by Messrs. Le Tocq, Berg, Addy, Radford, Stuart, Mason, Kelsey, Cobham and Markus. The motion was carried by 53 votes to 15. The Society met again on Saturday, 7th February, and it was decided to hold a series of short discussions instead of a full debate. The first of these was "That perversions of the truth are sometimes justifiable." Mr. Le Tocq, the only speaker, made an amusing speech in which he came to the very remarkable conclusion that lies to avoid trouble or to excuse oneself were entirely justifiable. The motion was carried by 46 votes to 53. The next subject under discussion was "That the decline in British sport refleots the decline in Britain generally." Speeches were made by Messrs. Radford, Speight, Markus, Harrison, Burgess, Newdick, Le Tocq, Kelsey, Jackson, Hilton, Holmes, Addy, Stuart, and Mortimer. .

The chief points made were , that our sport had declined through lack of food and facilities, that sport was now a business and not a recreation, and that our sport had not declined but that other countries had produced sportsmen to compete with ours. The motion was defeated by 13 votes to 46. The last motion was "That communism should be outlawed." Speeches were made by Messrs. Markus, Speight, Hilton, Radford, Mortimer, Addey, Burgess, Baker, Harrison and Le Tocq. The only argument used against the motion was that communism should not be outlawed because it was a way of thought and to forbid it would be undemocratic. Points made for the motion were that it should be outlawed as it was in itself a danger to democracy; that it should be outlawed only in cases of violence, and that as the communist party was no ordinary political one it should not be treated as such. The motion was carried by 51 votes to 5. The next meeting was held on Saturday, 21st February. The motion before the house was "That Englishmen were born free but are now in chains." The proposition, J. C. Griffiths, seconded by Hilton, said that our freedom was being impaired by the number of restrictions imposed upon us. The National Health Bill, compulsory National Service and the direction of labour were given as examples of this. Mr. L. Burgess, seconded by Markus, opposed the motion. They argued that Englishmen were never free, as only certain people enjoyed freedom at the expense of others. The employment of women in mines and of children in mills during the last century were given as examples. They also pointed out that restrictions were at the present essential to ensure reasonable liberty for all. Speeches from the house were made by Messrs. Newdick, Graham, Jackson, Wilson, Addy, Bainton, Stuart, Trewick and Speight. The motion was carried by 36 votes to 29. The last meeting of term was held on Saturday, 6th March, when the house considered the motion "That scientific discovery in the past oo years has caused more misery than happiness." Frater and Norwood proposed the motion, saying that the industrial revolution had caused much misery, that wars were becoming more and more terrible through scientific discovery, especially with the discovery of the atomic bomb, and that science had discovered many harmful drugs. The opposition, Radford, seconded by Stuart, pointed out that science was the outcome of the natural urge of the human race to better itself. Anaesthetics and the wonders of medicine, modern travel and 'the present low infant mortality rate were given as examples of the benefits of modern scientific discoveries. They also argued that man's moral weakness was the cause of the misery and not scientific discovery. 20

Speeches from the floor of the house were made by Messrs. Mason, Graham, Griffiths, Waters, Jenkins, Le Tocq, Markus, Kelsey, Mortimer and Carlill. The motion was defeated by 42 votes to 13. At the meeting W. Graham proposed that the Society should hold meetings in the Summer Term, and on being put to the vote this suggestion was carried by a large majority. The Headmaster has agreed that one or two meetings should be held.

BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY News was received at the end of term that our link with the "Mountpark" had been renewed, and the Chief Engineer, Mr. Ellis, has taken over the association which the late Captain Rickard had maintained so well since 1938. The ship was at Sydney in April and due to sail late in the month for Auckland. We are looking forward to a renewal of our correspondence with the ship next term after a lapse of several months.

THE ART GROUP The Group started work at the commencement of the Easter Term. Unfortunately a restricted membership had to be imposed to keep the members down to a maximum of twenty members, owing to the great difficulty in obtaining materials and the very limited space available in the Art Room. The activities of the Group have been divided into four categories : Sculpture, Oil Painting, Book-Binding and Pottery; all as yet still in their early stages of development. The oil painters are still working on their first canvases and suffering agonies of apprehension—although several surprises have been sprung by "colourists" Baker and J. C. Griffiths. It is to be hoped that with the kind permission of the artists some of these works may be seen by the School at the end of the term. The book-binders are making simple loose-leaf folders with quarter binding to become familiar with the technical difficulties of the craft, although Calvert has ambitiously commenced the sewing in of sections. Clouds of chips (?) and an incessant hammering are the trade marks of the sculptors; so far they have only produced the rough shapes of their creations, but next term should see a smoothing down of the rougher edges. The potters are still in what might be called the "sausage" stage, or making vessels by coiling strips of clay and so building up from a base. 21

We have had a very enjoyable term's work and are looking forward to continuing next term, when the painters are going out on excursions with Mr. Collier at week-ends in order to paint landscape "on the spot". We would like to congratulate Watson, in the painting section, on winning the York Schools' poster competition very convincingly. in spite of some specialist competition.

THE MUSICAL SOCIETY The Musical Society again played a very active part in this term's activities. The series of weekly gramophone recitals, played in Big Hall on the new amplifier, were continued with much success. This term, the presenting of recitals was not limited to members of the Committee as previously, and four recitals were presented by volunteer non-members. On Monday, gth February, the whole School saw the film of Benjamin Britten's "Instruments of the Orchestra," which was greatly enjoyed and appreciated by all. The climax of the term's activities was the presentation of the Orchestral Concert, which is dealt with elsewhere.

THE SCHOOL CONCERT, 1948 Last year, exceptionally, the School Concert was held in the Summer Term. Originally planned for the Lent Term, illness and the subsequent closing of the Junior School effectively prevented it being held in March, and it was postponed till July. This year it was given as planned on Monday, 22nd March, in Big Hall. It is unfortunate that the dimensions of Big Hall, so perfect acoustically, do not allow for the School and parents to be present in strength at any one performance. It was necessary, therefore, to hold the Concert proper, for parents and friends of the School, in the evening, and the so-called School performance was, in reality, the Dress Rehearsal. It is no disparagement of singers or players to say that as a concert the afternoon performance was unsatisfying : for one thing the programme was turned topsy-turvy; inevitably the chorus and orchestra had to be stopped and corrected; inevitably soloists had to acclimatise themselves to the Hall; inevitably, the performers, knowing it was a rehearsal, were not "tuned up" in the way they were in the evening performance. The notes that follow are a criticism of the Concert which took place at 6 p.m. As before, the first part was devoted to miscellaneous items, mostly short and with a preponderance of solos. The orchestra had grown to 33 players, of whom 19, a larger proportion than last year, were 22

members of the School and the Staff. Of the rest, a good proportion were visiting music staff, a parent, and even one grandparent of boys now in the School. Our thanks are due to these ladies and gentlemen for all the time and energy they have given to the School. The Choral Society, too, had grown into an enthusiastic body of some 63 singers, very nearly reaching the limit of the accommodation of the alcove in Big Hall. As before, all were volunteers. On this occasion the whole chorus was obviously singing for the sheer enjoyment they got from singing, though it must be allowed that much of this enjoyment was shared by the audience. It was good to see the Junior School so well represented by 26 trebles. The Concert opened with the National Anthem, followed by the lively Gavotte from Gretry's Opera "Cephalus and Procris" played by that part of the orchestra composed of boys and music staff. It was played firmly and perhaps rather more convincingly than the Country Dance from the same opera, which ended the first part. Ham followed this with Chopin's Polonaise in C sharp minor—delightful, easily flowing music which he played with growing confidence. The string quintet pieces, by an unknown composer, written when instrumental music was in its infancy, were more difficult to "bring off," and at times the balance between the five seemed variable and the intonation shaky. In contrast the two five-part madrigals of the same period of English musical history seemed ripely confident. They were composed by two of the greatest musicians of a great school and the culmination of a period. The voices of the Madrigal group blended well, their diction was clear, intonation good, and they in great measure captured the changing moods of their two numbers. P. J. Dennis, in the Minuet and Trio from Mozart's ever-fresh clarinet quintet, showed real ability. Carefully thought-out phrasing and delicate expression contributed to a satisfying performance. Carlill then played the Brahms G minor Ballad, having returned from being away sick, in order to keep to the programme. He tackled this technically gruelling piece with rare courage and success. The visiting soloist for the concert was Mr. Arthur Taylor, a pupil of the late Sir Edward Bairstow. In the first half he sang, with piano accompaniment, a short group of modern descriptive songs, capturing successfully the mood of words and music. After the interval he led the Chorus and Orchestra into the wordy battles between Elijah, Ahab (Mr. E. P. Piers) and the Priests of Baal. He sang the part of Elijah with great feeling and insight, rough and dramatic in the great scenes with Ahab and the people, restrained and earnest in the moments of entreaty before the discomfiture of the prophets of Baal and in the prayers for rain in the famous scene with the Youth (M. R. Pallant) before the final chorus. The Choral Society supported him with zest and an infectious enjoyment. From the first piercing, accusing, "Thou are Elijah," through the frenzied Baal scenes and the quiet, expressive "Cast thy 2

burden" to that final product of Mendelssohn's mature genius "Thanks be to God"—surely the greatest chorus he ever wrote and according to many critics the greatest chorus since Handel—the chorus sung with assurance, zeal, and as one man. For reasons of space, the orchestra was whittled down from Mendelssohn's original scoring. Most of the wind parts were rewritten for the occasion. Mrs. Baird filled in the missing trombone parts when they were below the compass of the trumpets (who, incidentally, had noticeably improved since last year) and other bits and pieces on the piano, besides giving support where it was required. Mr. Stevens welded the orchestra, School and visitors, into an organic whale. Mr. Waine conducted.

PROGRAMME THE NATIONAL ANTHEM PART I Gavotte

From "Cephalus and Procris"

The School Orchestra Piano Solo Polonaise in C sharp minor Op. 26, No. 1

Gretry ( 1 74 1-181 3) Chopin (1810-1849)

R. Ham String Quintet (a) Daphne

British Museum M.S. (c.1625)

Strawberry Leaves Violins: D. P. Norwood, D. J. Wilson, S. Daneff Viola: C. Dryden 'Cello: P. J. R. Mason Two Madrigals Orlando Gibbons (a) The Silver Swan (1583-1625) John Benet (b) All creatures now are merry minded (fl. 1600) The Madrigal Group : W. J. Burdass, Haxby, Hudson, O'Donnell, D. A. White, R. Hawkins, Mold, Nicholson, Pringle, D. Thompson, Dryden, Kendell, Radford Clarinet Solo W. A. Mozart Minuet and Trio from Clarinet Quintet (k581) (1756-1791) Clarinet: P. J. Dennis Mr. F. Waine Piano: (b)

Piano Solo Ballad in G. minor Op. 118, No. 3

Brahms (1833-1897)

F. Carlill Songs

"Black Stitchel" "How does the wind blow?" Arthur Taylor 24

Ivor Gurney (5830-1337) C. V. Stanford (1852-1924)

Minuet and Country Dance from "Cephalus and Procris"

Gretry (1741-1813)

The School Orchestra INTERVAL OF TEN MINUTES

PART II Part of "ELIJAH"

Felix Mendelssohn—Bartholdy

- Arthur Taylor Elijah l - Mr. E. P. Piers Ahab Obadiah The Youth - M. R. Pallant The School Choral Society and Orchestra

(1809-1847)

THE SCIENCE SOCIETY Five meetings have been held this term. The first meeting, held after supper on 24th January, consisted of a film show. "Beginnings of History" traced man's development from half a million years ago through the Old Stone Age, New Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age, to the coming of the Romans to these islands. Some specimens of flint weapons from the School Museum were passed round. A film, describing the new survey of the country and brickmaking, was also shown. On 31st January, Mr. Jeffs, assisted by Markus, gave a most A interesting and instructive talk-film show-demonstration on Radar, a subject on which he is an authority. He traced its history from 5938, when it was known as R.D.F. (Radio direction-finding) and explained the principle of Radar by analogy with echoes in sound. The time intervals involved between the transmission and reception of the wireless waves are of the order of a micro-second and are measured by the Cathode Ray Oscillograph. A film on the C.R.O, with a commentary by R. A. Watson-Watt, the father of Radar, was shown. With the help of diagrams, Mr. Jeffs explained the plan of a simple radar set and how sets are calibrated for range. He described how not only distances but bearings of objects could be obtained and how a picture of the surrounding countryside could be obtained. He concluded with a demonstration of fighter direction, aided by Markus and Cross. As messages came over the loudspeaker, giving information obtained by radar of approaching "enemy" formations, Mr. Jeffs plotted on the blackboard their approach and their interception and dispersal by fighters. So realistic was it that we felt we had been taking part in the battle ourselves. A talk and demonstration by Jenkins and Storey was given on i4th February, entitled "Dyes and Dyeing." Jenkins spoke of the history of dyes and described how the dye industry had sprung up 25

from a few natural juices to the highly intricate modern system of dye synthesis. He used atomic models to illustrate the molecules of benzine, aniline, etc. He then discussed the various chemical combinations which are responsible for colour and those which are responsible for the adhesive power of the dye, leading on to the differences between cotton and wool dyeing. A mordant must be used in order that the dye may hold fast to the material. Jenkins explained the preparation of azo dyes and of dyes used for pigments in paper and paints, samples being prepared by Storey. Finally they dyed some fabrics, methyl violet giving especially good results. The meeting was concluded with questions from members. Berg and Osborne, on 28th February, showed a film strip, with commentary, on "The World before the Coming of Man." The characteristic forms of life of the Palaeozoic, Mesozoic and Cainozoic eras, and in particular, the evolution of the horse, were described and illustrated. After a "technical hitch," the lecture was concluded by a series of cartoons of prehistoric animals drawn by Lawson Wood. The fifth and last meeting necessitated an earlier start than usual in order to crowd everything in. Gibson, who gave an "Introduction to Tropical Fish," described the setting up of a tropical aquarium. He described several fishes and their breeding habits, including the guppy, the zebra fish and the three-spot gourans. Hannon's subject was "Queer Fish," and he described the climbing perch, mud skipper, angler fish, flying fish and archer fish. Both talks were illustrated by the episcope and lantern slides. A third talk, entitled "Bricks and Brickmaking," was given by Presswood. He began with a short description of early brickmaking and continued with a description of the different types of clay, illustrated by some specimens which he passed round. He went on to talk about heating the clays and the different types of bricks, several of which were broken to point out the effects of different temperatures upon them. He described the different types of brickmaking machines, and concluded the talk, on which he had spent much time and effort, by showing pictures and slides, some in colour, which he had taken himself.

A VISIT TO A PRINTING WORKS Ten boys of the Science Society and two masters spent a very instructive and enjoyable afternoon on 2nd March, when we paid a visit to the works of Messrs. Ben. Johnson & Sons, designers, lithographers, and printers. First we were shown examples of the firm's work. We saw many sorts of illustrated catalogues, prospectuses (including one of this School), and beautiful reproductions of religious pictures. All such work is of very high quality and goes all over the world. We were then split up into two parties, one of which went first to the typographical department. The oldest kind of type, hand-set, 26

is largely dropping out of use, nowadays, as it takes too long to set individual letters. The next method we saw is much more rapid. A whole line of type is set up by an amazingly ingenious machine, known as a "linotype," which moulds the letters from molten type metal, an alloy of lead, copper and antimony. For tables of figures and statistics, monotype is used. A small machine, resembling a typewriter, punches holes on a drum of paper. This paper is used for setting the type, in a similar fashion to the way in which a perforated sheet of paper is used in a pianola for producing sounds. Lines of type are set up in a frame, called a chase. A sheet of a special material like papier mache, called a flong, is pressed against the chase, and the flong receives an impression, in reverse, of the type. The flong now acts as a mould for molten type metal, which, when set, is placed in the printing press. This smears ink over the surface of the type and prints the impression on paper. Lithography, as opposed to typography, is the printing of pictures, etc., from zinc plates upon which the design is placed photographically. The zinc plate is first given a grain by the agitation of marbles which scratch the surface. It is then covered with a thin even film of egg albumen. The photographic plate which bears an image is then placed over the zinc plate inside a vacuum case in order to ensure good contact. Strong light from an arc lamp is then allowed to fall on the zinc plate through the photographic negative. When the light strikes the zinc, the albumen hardens on to the surface, aided by the grain. men which remains unaffected is then washed off. Thus a Any albu positive image is prepared on the zinc plate. This is then damped and ink smeared over the surface. Ink does not adhere to the damp places where there is no albumen. If a piece of paper is now pressed against the zinc plate, it receives an impression of the design. A coloured object is photographed through various coloured filters, the images on the various negatives being different for each colour. These negatives are used to make zinc plates, the patterns on which therefore differ. Each zinc plate is used with the correct coloured ink and by superimposing the various coloured images, a reproduction of the original is obtained'. For ordinary work the four-colour process is employed, but for the highest quality work eight colours are used. Unfortunately, lack of time prevented us from seeing the bookbinding department. The firm is, at the moment, one of the few manufacturers of transfers, beloved of small boys, and the only manufacturers in Europe of coloured "scraps" which are popular with all children. Since products of the firm go all over the world, it is doing a great deal to earn dollars for us. We are very grateful to Mr. Bernard Johnson for arranging this visit, which we regard as a very special favour. 2

THE SCHOOL ENDOWMENT IN 1697 The letter which we print below was kindly sent to us by Mr. F. H. Woodward, Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge, who came upon it in the course of researches at Bishopthorpe Palace and realised that the Free School mentioned therein must be St. Peter's. We need make no apology for reproducing the letter (and an accompanying enclosure) in full, since any new documentary evidence bearing on the history of the School cannot fail to be of interest. We add, too, some comments of our own on the matters and persons involved, in the hope of setting the letter in perspective and clarifying its significance. LETTER FROM CUTHBERT HARRISON TO THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK AT THE HOUSE OF LORDS Acaster Selby, February ye 23rd, 1697. "May it Please Your Grace : The weighty and important concerns that engross your time for the public good might very well exempt you from a trouble of this kind, did not the advancement of charity and ye promotion of learning and piety claim a favourable access to ye same, and the rather at this time, because if this opportunity be lapsed some years will not retrieve it. I •therefore humbly crave leave to acquaint Your Grace with several lands and tenements in Knapton within ye County of Ye City of York and elsewhere being formerly appropriated to superstitious uses, were about ye third and fourth years of King Philip and Queen Mary by licence from the Crown and ye consent of the then proprietors conveyed by the heirs of the donors to the Dean and Chapter of York for the erecting of a Free School in or near the City of York to the intent that as many poor children as the revenues would extend to might there receive their maintenance and education in learning gratis till they were of ability to serve in the Ministry. This great Charity hath been long neglected and abused by leasing the land, particularly in Knapton, at a very low rent, viz. £30 per annum, whereas they really to my knowledge are of the annual value of £230 per annum and upwards, and converting the fines to the Trustees own use though it's very apparent from ye donation and letters patent that the same ought to have been let for ye most improved value and the profits thereof converted to the maintenance of as many poor children as possible : but on the contrary a competent maintenance is reserved for the Schoolmaster, and the poor are utterly defeated of the Charity. The lease being now intended to be renewed (as soon as the Dean returns to York) I could not, in compassion to the poor and in duty to Your Lordship (who is constituted ye Visitor of ye Charity) omit informing you of the abuse that you may opportunely (if your Grace should think fit) enjoin the Dean to waive renewing the lease till you have made a satisfactory 28

scrutiny into ye matter, and if Your Grace may be convinced what I write proceeds from no sinister end or malevolent design I do assure you that if the Charity be by Your Grace's intervention and prevalence fixed again upon its right basis and made to answer and serve its primary end and institution, that I will add my benevolence to the Corban by setting £50 per annum for the advancement and carrying on so good and pious a work. And if I might be so happy as to receive Your Grace's assistance and instruction in modelling and regulating the gift it would be a very extraordinary honour to, My Lord, Your Grace's Most dutiful and obedient humble servant, Cuthbert Harrison." Enclosure : "The free School whereof ye Dean and Chapter of York are Trustees was at first a Hospital endowed with the Rectory of Stillingfieet, etc., hereinafter mentioned. Queen Mary obliged the Master and Fellows thereof by Letters Patent to give and grant to the Dean and Chapter in fee all the lands, houses, and whatsoever belonged to the Hospital for the erecting a Free School and the maintenance of a Master, an Usher, and a certain number of Scholars and other Officers, the boys to be taught till they were fit to serve in the Cathedral of York or where the Bishop thought convenient. The lands were begged of King James the First as being given to a superstitious use, but at the proper cost and charges of one Mr. Moyser who had then the lease of Stillingfieet they were preserved to the School, and the King made a new grant to the Dean and Chapter which Mr. Moyser that died last had in his possession. By an inquisition taken at the Castle of York the 25th September 1667 before G. Marwood, J. Hewley Knights, etc. the Free School was found to be endowed as follows :First with the Rectory of Stillingfieet and its Rights, members and appurtenances then valued by the jury at k too per annum to be let. Dean Marsh and the Chapter let the lease of Stillingfleet to Mr. Moyser for £70, out of which they kept themselves £50 and gave to Mr. Langley, then Master, £20. Item with a farm in the Lordship of Heworth then valued by the jury at £20 per annum to be let. Item with a farm at Knapton then valued by the jury at £12 per annum to be let. Item with a Close where the Free School stood before the Civil Wars let now from year to year for £7. 10. valued then by the jury at £g but cannot now be let for more than £7 10. 29

John Gowland of Knapton renewed his lease in Dean Wicham's time, his old rent was £ 1. 13. 4. per annum. The Chapter made him take it for — years and to pay for ever £5 yearly and took noe fine When Mr. Dawson of Heworth renewed his lease his old rent was £ I. 13. 4. The Dean and Chapter likewise took no fine, but caused him to pay for ever £3. 13. 4."

* This letter of Cuthbert Harrison about the Knapton property is yet another commentary on the maladministration of the School's endowment, which began at least as early as the beginning of the seventeenth century and persisted until 1820. The practice of granting long leases of the lands and rights of the School at excessively low rentals to friends and kinsfolk of the trustees was already notorious in 1633, when Charles I, on the occasion of his visit to York, administered a rebuke to the Dean and Chapter for their abuse of their position. The reprimand, however, had no effect, and the misuse of the Trustee's powers, with the connivance of the Schoolmasters, as Cuthbert Harrison's letter and other evidence shows, continued unabated. There can be little doubt that financial difficulties thus created were largely responsible for the serious decline in the fortunes of the School in the 17th and 18th centuries. The endowments of 1667 as listed in the enclosure which the public-spirited (and beneficent) Cuthbert Harrison sent to the Archbishop were much the same as they were one hundred years before when, by the licence of Philip and Mary, the rights and properties of St. Mary's Hospital near the Horse Fair were granted to the Dean and Chapter for the benefit of the Free School. Only a "messuage in Fossgate" had disappeared, and the site of the School building demolished in the Civil War had depreciated very considerably, since "it cannot now be let for more than £7. to. o." It was one, George Marshall, by whom, in 1619, "the lands were begged of King James I as being given to a superstitious use." The motives of Mr. Moyser (his name was "Thomas") in preserving them to the School were not entirely disinterested, although he and his son, James, spent nearly t,000 of their own money in defending the title of the Dean and Chapter and securing the confirmation by James I, in 1621, of the Philip and Mary grant. For we hear that in 1644 James Moyser was holding the rectory of Stillingfleet by a lease for 3 lives at a rental which could be described as "improper"; and the Moysers, father and son, obviously had a vested interest in preserving the "status quo." How seriously the interests of the School suffered by this kind of jobbery is shown by an inquiry in 1657. In 1649 Deans and Chapters were abolished by Act of Parliament, but provision was made that all revenues or rents which "had been or ought to have been paid for the maintenance of any grammar school or scholars" should continue to be paid. The trusteeship of the School endowment in this way passed in 1653 to the York Corporation, and four years later a commission, 30

headed by one Christopher Topham, was appointed "to view the rectory of Stillingfleet and enquire after the true value of the same." They found that the true value was £.150 per annum and that the lessee was actually paying to the Rev. Christopher Wallis (who held the Headmastership from 1638 to 166o) a rent of only £23 a year. An application for a renewal of the lease was refused by the Corporation, who contended that since 2 of the 3 lives had expired a reversion of considerable value to the School could be expected reasonably soon. But with the Restoration the Dean and Chapter were once more back in the saddle, and the Moyser family came into their own. In 1661 a new lease was granted to James Moyser on the favourable terms which were revealed by the inquisition of 1667, as detailed in Cuthbert Harrison's enclosure. "G. Marwood, J. Hewley Knights, etc." rightly found that the leases to Mr. Moyser, to Mr. Dawson of Heworth, and John Gowland of Knapton were all improper and ordered their cancellation. For the Dawsons and the Gowlands had done no less well than the Moysers. Knapton had originally been leased in 1627 for 3 lives at a rent of thirty-three shillings and four pence, though it was forth £,12, and William Dawson had acquired Heworth on identical terms, though its real value was £40. Mr. Moyser, however, had all the characteristics of the Vicar of Bray and was clever enough to circumvent the order of cancellation. We learn that in the very next year, 1668, a special exception was made in the case of the lease to James Moyser, though we are not told on what grounds. Indeed the very fact that thirty years later Cuthbert Harrison was inspired to appeal to the Archbishop about Knapton shows that there was no real change of heart. The Dean and Chapter of Restoration times seem to have been a particularly hard nut to crack. The commission of 1667 also assailed them about the School premises and ordered them to obtain the approbation of the Archbishop and, before Lady Day, 1669, erect a convenient new building with the fines exacted for the lease of their property. The Archbishop, however, insisted that the Horse Fair School should be rebuilt, and his Injunction of October, 1667, instructed that "the School House in the Horse Fair, demolished in the late warrs, be re-edifyed and the fine taken for the lease of the lands belonging to the same be repayd and be imployed towards rebuilding of the same." The Dean and Chapter obeyed neither the commission nor the Archbishop. No new school was erected, the Horse Fair premises remained a ruin, and the School continued in the temporary and inadequate home in the Bedern, acquired when, in 1644, the siege of York compelled them to take refuge within the walls. Cuthbert Harrison's is thus only one of many complaints about the misuse of the endowment. His letter seems to have had some effect, for in the following year (1698), presumably at the instigation of the Archbishop, there is yet another re-valuation of the School lands. In his reference to it in his "History of St. Peter's School," Angelo 31

Raine remarks "we shall see later that in the case of Stillingfleet the School was receiving at this time a quite inadequate sum, and this was probably also the case as regards Heworth and Knapton." The newly-discovered letter proves that his conjecture was right. But it does not seem that any practical steps were taken, and it does not appear that Harrison "added his benevolence to the Corban." It was not until the 19th century that the evil was really stamped out, and by that time the School had sunk low indeed. A review of York's educational facilities in 1819 reveals that St. Peter's had only 20 boys. The other two grammar schools were in no better case. The Haughton School in Pavement had also 20 boys, and Archbishop Holgate's only 4. Fortunately the chance to improve the School's financial position occurred immediately. In March, 182o, a long lease of part of the tithes of Stillingfleet fell in. These tithes, which had brought in a yearly rental of only £,50, were now relet at £1,200 per annum. This increase in the revenues combined with the opportune appearance of a really live Headmaster in Stephen Creyke (who succeeded Grayson in 1827) undoubtedly saved St. Peter's from extinction. New premises in Minster Yard were built, and the School was at last enabled to forsake the disgraceful building in St. Andrewgate which had housed it for nearly a century. Finally the amalgamation with the Proprietary School and the entry into our present buildings in Clifton in 1844 began a new era of prosperity and progress.

VERSE SPRING WATERS AND END We glided o'er the crystal notes brightly bubbling, bursting with delight. Singing through the rainbow's twinkling mirth, gliding down the sunbeams to the moon. Falling in the water's liquid joy, rippling in the sun's sparks. The music stopped. Like the last rays of eve the tones lingered, unweaving their hands from us leaving us alone, forlorn, forsaken-hapless dreamers. 32

CENTRE POINT I sing to myself .. .

All things with the convergence of rays travelling in impatient tremor through the medium of a lens— come to me in an intense concentration. All thoughts emanate from me— beams travelling in vibrating scintillation, through the pulsating lens of the master mind. The centre of the whole am I— receiving, sending.. . The intensest point of the universe, gigantic switch of all operation. Nothing exists without me. The bird's song through the mist of dawn, the cry, the kiss, comets swishing past worlds, lost worlds, cease to exist with me. I am the world—it's for me. The world and I are a clockwork delicately intense. I am the axle of the wheel of life— by my ceasing the ceasing is universal. This table, this book, this word will end—nothing known of— thinking will not be thought— feeling not felt— knowing not known— nothing will not be nothing but only end. When I think of it—I know not why I feel a curved sickness to be now and not to be always. We are the participators of the world. Each one of us is I, through whom the world exists. S. DANEFF.

THE HOUSE CONCERTS After a lapse of several years the House Concerts were revived this term. By a set of "rules" designed to restrain the excessive enthusiasm which in the past had sometimes led to an undesirable concentration of energies on this one end, each House was permitted a fortnight in 33

which to rehearse and make its preparations. Further, the scope of the concerts was defined to the extent that a one-act play was specified for production at each concert, though "private enterprise" was untrammelled for the remainder of the programme. Any misgivings about the possible cramping effect of such control from above proved entirely groundless. All four concerts were very successful and revealed a high degree of originality and ingenuity and a thoroughness and efficiency in presentation which were highly commendable. There was no doubt that the School, to most of whom House Concerts were a novelty, thoroughly appreciated these Sunday evening diversions. Detailed observations on the separate concerts are given below.

SCHOOL HOUSE (1st February) The first of the House Concerts, revived after a lapse of six years, was given by School House, and they set a high standard for the other Houses to reach. Their first item was the House Choir, which sang several sea-shanties for us. Ham then played "Valse de la Reine" (Coleridge-Taylor). His playing was good if, at times, rather "wooden." A sketch followed entitled "King Alfred's Cakes." As usual with such sketches it bore but slight relation to historical fact. Nevertheless King Alfred, a housewife, and Dick Barton (played by P. D. Waters, R. Parker and G. Radford, respectively) presented us with an entertainment which was thoroughly amusing. P. J. Dennis then played a medley of Country Dances on his recorder. His excellent renderings were marred only by occasional hesitation with the higher notes. The House Choir again took the stage and sang several songs, including such old favourites as "The Camptown Races" and "Marching through Georgia." The one-act play, the principal item of the evening, followed after a short interval. It was that well-known "thriller," "A Thread of Scarlet," and was, on the whole, excellently produced and acted. Unwin, as •the traveller, was very good and ably supported Radford, who gave a performance which, though very good, was not perhaps up to his usual high standard. Frater, though he occasionally recited rather than acted his part, looked convincing as the innkeeper. Jackson, Norwood, and Baker completed a cast which succeeded with a difficult play. They made the most of several tense situations and the startling denouement at the end, upon which all depends, was effectively put over by Radford. Perhaps the excellence of the production can best be attested by the fact that the audience was held from beginning to end. A general criticism of the whole concert was that, good though they were, musical items featured too largely in the programme. That is, of course, a matter of opinion. 34

TEMPLE (15th February)

The first item of the Temple House Concert was a series of love songs. These songs included the war-time favourite "Lili Marlene" and "Bella, My Lovely Bella." The standard was high and showed the mark of many hours of practice. Mason, accompanied by Jack, then played a 'cello solo. The piece was "La Villageoise." The performance was good once he had got over his initial nervousness. Then followed what was universally considered the best item of the evening. Newdick "sang" "I'm the Factotum" from the "Barber of Seville." With convincing artistry he produced the facial expressions and the appropriate gestures to the accompaniment of an unseen gramophone. The illusion was so convincing that one almost came to believe that he really was singing. "Bubble and Squeak" was the amusing title of the topical sketch which followed. It was a clever parody of the Cavern Scene from "Macbeth." Hecate (Summerskill) having "briefed" the witches, the most outstanding of whom was Townsend, we were treated to a witty and amusing picture of Mr. Strachey (played by Calvert) being tormented by three aparitions, an armed housewife, a very aggressive Olavite and, finally, the gas-man. More songs followed which fully upheld the standard already established. A novelty number, "Darkies' Sunday School", was followed by a song, "Ten Little Templars", which was sung by Temple juniors. Jack then entertained us with two Chopin Preludes. This was one of the best things of the programme. After the interval Temple gave us their play, "The Man in the Bowler Hat." Throughout a very humorous, fast-moving story in which adventure at last seemed to enliven humdrum lives, a man in a bowler hat sat in the corner of the stage. It was a great surprise when we learned the identity of this mysterious gentleman. Outstanding in the play were Bird and Mason, as the bewildered couple. Newdick and Slegg, as the crooks, and Ryder as "The Man in the Bowler Hat", with Hunt and Riley, as hero and heroine, completed a cast which was at least adequate.

THE RISE (29th February) We heard much about the forthcoming Rise Concert, and we were not disappointed in our expectations. The concert opened with an amusing historical (?) sketch entitled "The Truth about Fawkes", in which Guy Fawkes, 0.P., was persuaded not to blow up the Houses of Parliament for the sake of "ye olde schoole tie." Though this was not an original production, it was well received by the audience and made a good start to the programme. The main criticism was that the players did not wait for the laughs, and much of the witty dialogue was accordingly lost to the audience. 35

Then followed three songs by the "Rise Quartet" (Booth, Thompson, Kendall, and Warrington), "Early One Morning", "Dashing Away with a Smoothing Iron", and an original version of "Old King Cole". After a rather shaky start the quartet found their voices, and the third song was greatly appreciated by the audience. The next item was a sketch in two scenes, called "Alpha and Omega". In the first scene (presumably "Alpha") we were transported back to 628 A.D. for the first School Speech Day, in which the Chairman, Headmaster, and Archbishop were very amusingly portrayed in turn by Burgess by merely changing his headgear and his chair. The second scene ("Omega") gave us an insight into St. Peter's State Controlled School in 2028 A.D., when all children will be taught by an ingenious electrical device, the "Teleteacher", here operated by State Teacher Burgess. In connection with the "Teleteacher" a word of congratulation to the back-stage people would not be out of place; the stage effects were particularly good. Stuart, introducing the programme, disclaimed all responsibility for the next item, then left us to the tender mercies of the Rise juniormiddles, who gave a representation of a broadcast of Big Bill Campbell's "Rocky Mountain Rhythm". The serious piece of the concert was "The Monkey's Paw", a play in three scenes. Grainger (as Mr. White), Booth (Mrs. White), Warrington (Herbert, their son), and Washington (Sgt-Maj. Morris) are to be congratulated on sustaining a high pitch of excitement and maintaining interest to the last. Following the interval we were treated to a full orchestra rehearsal of the "Dance Macabre", conducted by Senor Camfield. The idea of the music being provided by a gramophone record, though ostensibly by the Rise orchestra, was too much like that of Newdick's "I'm the Factotum" in the Temple concert, and this item did, in fact, make rather an anti-climax to the show. The main criticism of the production was that the interest of the audience was allowed to lapse owing to the length of time between items and scenes. On the whole, however, the Rise succeeded in producing an entertaining concert, which was enjoyed by everyone.

THE MANOR (14th March) There was a feeling in the School that the Manor, being the last House to present their concert, would be at some disadvantage. Their concert gave no such hint, for they presented us with a very good entertainment indeed. The first item was a sketch, "The July Revolution", which predicted a poor look-out for anyone unfortunate enough to become ill under the new Health Scheme. It was well done. Graham, as the "doctor", and Whitehead, as his assistant, both contributed in full to the success. Clever references to the plays of the three preceding concerts were very well received.

The second item, by the "Melodious Manorites", was a series of songs. A selection from Gilbert and Sullivan came first. The singing, if at first a little shaky, improved as the choir gained confidence. Graham sang a solo, a well-written parody of a song from "H.M.S. Pinafore", describing his school career. It was marred somewhat because occasionally the words came indistinctly. Haill and Hartley, as a housewife and a commercial traveller respectively, were responsible for the next sketch. It misfired mainly because one knew what the end was before it came. Speight then took the stage in an act entitled "A Spate of Speight". This was a clever poem introducing the names of all the masters, somewhat after the style of Dementia Wilcox in the "Sunday Despatch". It was on the whole good, though some of the puns were rather too obscure and called for excessive emphasis. In both the next two items Carlin was to have taken part, but unfortunately be became ill. Goode deputised for him in a sketch entitled "The New Mayor". Cobham, as the Mayor, Goode, as the Town Clerk, and Murray, Ratcliff and Tomlinson gave a sketch dealing with the Town Clerk's methods of subduing officious Mayors. It was rather slow and often too indistinct to rank as first class. However, this was to a large extent excusable in view of Carlill's absence. Jenkins took Carlill's place at the piano and played several pieces, including the Peer Ghynt suite. He displayed a good sense of touch. A "ballet" dance by some of the Manor seniors, led by Graham, was the best item of the whole evening. Pages would be needed to describe this act, which, to say the least, was highly amusing. Both "Choreographer" and the "Corps de Ballet" received (and deserved) enthusiastic acclamation. The play, "The Dear Departed", came after the interval. It was good and well up to the standard of the other concerts. The whole cast worked excellently, Speight, as a grandfather, and Addy, in a female role, being outstanding. We would add a special tribute to Gibson's costume and "make-up". Indeed all the Houses are to be congratulated on the ingenuity with which they overcame difficult problems of dress and "make-up".

J.T.C. NOTES The activities of the J.T.C. have been confined almost completely to Certificate "A" instruction during this term. This work was aided by several instructional films and demonstrations given by the Intelligence Section on such things as visual training and observation. On Thursday, 22nd January, Major Bogle, Royal Signals, visited the contingent. After inspecting the Signal Platoon he inspected the Signal Stores and saw a demonstration of signals training. Major Bogle said that he was very satisfied with his tour of inspection and was especially pleased to see that our Signal Platoon was very much "alive". 37

The J.T.C. are now in possession of a 6-pounder Anti-Tank Gun. which is to be used for demonstration and gunnery practice. A gun crew have been appointed and have spent most of the term trying to clean their new weapon. The Certificate "A" examination was held on Friday, igth March. The results were not as good as usual, but we understand the standard has been raised. Those who were unfortunate this term will have another opportunity in the summer.

Promotions. The following promotions took effect from the beginning of term. Cpl. Waters to L/Sgt. Cpl. Atkinson to L/Sgt. Cpl. Slegg to L/Sgt.

SCOUTING Taking advantage of the floods at the very beginning of term, the Senior School Patrols experienced another branch of pioneering by making and using rafts. Each Patrol made one of its own design and spent an enjoyable afternoon trying them out. The floods were .shortlived, however, and aquatic activities gave place to bridge building, wide games, and practice in the writing of a log of a hike. In addition good progress was made by many towards the 1st Class Badge. Finally, time was found to complete the second part of the Senior School Inter-Patrol Competition. This part was won by the Otter Patrol, who now have a lead of two points, with the third part still to be decided. The Junior School Patrols have been no less active, six completed their 2nd Class Badge and several others have made rapid strides in this direction. Two Wide Games and a Treasure Hunt were popular items in the weekly programmes. The Inter-Patrol Competition ended in a win for the Woodpigeons, followed by Hawks, Curlews, Peewits, and Owls, in that order. The Summer Camp will be held this year from Tuesday, 27th July, to Tuesday, 3rd August. A site has been secured in attractive country at Lower Askew, midway between Lastingham and Cropton, on land belonging to Mr. John Cooper, who was a member of the Junior School some years ago. It is to be hoped that all will come to camp who can possibly do so.

FENCING We have had a very good term and attendance has been excellent; instruction has been given to as many as the space and equipment at our disposal will permit. We turned out a team for the three standard weapons, foil, sabre, and epee, so we may now say that after some "up

hill" work we are now "full grown" and have won our place in the sport of the School. We held a match with the Durham University team and after some very clean fencing by Newdick, Amos, and Wyman, Newdick wrenched the victory from our opponents by winning the final point of the final bout. S. H. Amos, D. E. Warren and F. N. Newdick are to be congratulated on the award of their Fencing Colours.

SHOOTING This term there has been considerable interest in Shooting, both by juniors and seniors alike. One day a week has been devoted to the seeking out of the young talent of the School, and the efforts have not been in vain. Recruit classification was started in the latter half of the term in order to ease next term's heavy burden. This term six 1st VIII matches have been shot, of which 3 were won. The introduction of the new snap targets was welcomed by the whole team. 1st VIII results for matches shot under "Country Life" Conditions : Lost to King Edward's School, Birmingham, 588-66o. Beat Durham School, 653-527. Lost to George Watson's College, 626-6 44. Beat Monmouth School, 644-565. Beat Liverpool College, 648-603. Lost to Ampleforth College, 642-674.

The whole team were awarded their Shooting Colours. G. E. Grainger, who shot consistently well throughout the season, headed the averages for the season. As 7 members of the present VIII are staying on next year we are looking forward to next season with great optimism. Team :—J. A. Hannon (Capt.), R. Parker, G. E. Grainger, M. Speight, C. Frank, R. D. Watson, G. W. J. Griffiths and A. M. Baird. Reserve : P. C. Knowlson. We have continued the new practice of shooting a 2nd VIII, and of the two matches shot one was won. Results under "Country Life" Conditions : ,

Beat George Watson's College 2nd VIII, 608-585. Lost to Ampleforth College, 2nd VIII, 613-622.

Team :—P. C. Knowlson, D. A. Hopkins, J. A. Douthwaite, N. B. Harrison, J. U. Burdass, P. Jenkins, G. M. Herring and N. B. Burgess. Reserve : D. L. Hourigan. The Inter-School Country Life Competition was shot this term, the results of which will not be known until next term. F. N. Newdick gave the fire orders in this competition. 39

SQUASH Squash started on a keen note this term, there being 22 entries for the Junior Competition, restricted to boys under 16, and 29 in the Open Competition. These competitions progressed steadily throughout the term until the climax was reached in the last fortnight. In the Junior Competition, Fairweather and Ratcliffe reached the final, which the former won comfortably, 9—I, 9 o, 9-1. In the Open Competition, the four seeded players duly reached the semi-finals, in which J. A. Hannon beat P. J. Dennis, 3—o, and W. H. N. Fairweather beat R. Parker, 3-2. In the final Fairweather proved himself slightly better than Hannon and won, 9-4, 5-9, 9-2, 9-5. Fairweather, for his oustanding achievement in winning both competitions, was presented with a memento by the Headmaster. There were also three School matches during the term. The first, against the Staff, resulted in a win for the Staff by 3 games to 2. Mr. Harding beat P. J. Dennis, 9-3, 9-2, 9-2. Mr. Blunt beat W. H. N. Fairweather, 9-4, i o-8, 9-5. Mr. Sootheran beat R. Parker, 7-9, 9-5, 9-3, 9-6. J. A. Hannon beat Mr. Crews, 9 -3, 9-5, 9-4. R. D. Watson beat Mr. Jeffs, 9-2, 9-10, 5-9, 9-5, 9—I.

On 5th March, the School played York Railway Institute at the Railway Gym. A win by 4 games to I for the Railway Institute was not as overwhelming as the result suggests; as J. A. Hannon was absent, a reserve had to be brought in and the team re-shuffled. S. Fletcher beat R. Parker, 3—o. W. H. N. Fairweather beat K. Cousins, 3-2. H. Neilson beat R. D. Watson, 3-2. B. Wilson beat P. J. Dennis, 3—o. D. Greenwood beat E. D.rnton, ho 3—I.

In a return match on r9th March, the School had their revenge, winning by 4 games to I. W. H. N. Fairweather beat S. Fletcher, 3-2. J. A. Hannon beat K. Cousins, 3—I. B. Wilson beat R. Parker, 3—o. P. J. Dennis beat D. Greenwood, 3-2. R. D. Watson beat H. Ormiston, 3—o.

The Inter-House Squash matches were played towards the end of term. In the semi-finals, Manor beat Temple and School House beat The Rise. As was expected, in the final, the more experienced School House team beat the Manor by 3 games to nil. W. H. N. Fairweather beat W. Graham, 3—o. R. Parker beat N. B. Harrison, 3-2. J. A. Hannon beat W. Addy, 3—o.

We finish the term with great hopes for next season as it is likely all the members of the team will still be with us next year. 40

CHESS

School Matches.

We have another successful term to report. Of the 6 matches originally planned, 2 had to be cancelled owing to pressure of exams., but of the 4 played we won 3 and drew r. The details are as follows :School v. Clifton Hospital. Won 4-3. School v. Bootham School. Drawn 34-3-1. School v. Nunthorpe School. Won 5-2. School v. Clifton Hospital. Won 7-2.

At the beginning of the term we were faced with the problem of finding two players to replace Samuels and Greenhalgh, who left us last term. The choice finally fell upon Harrison and Burgess, who played at 6th and 7th boards in the first match. Harrison in particular did very well and finished at 3rd board, having won all 4 matches. Burgess finished at No. 5 with 3 wins. Other individual successes of the regular players are as follows :Jenkins (1st). Won 2. Drawn i. Goode (2nd). Won 2. Daneff (4th). Won 2. Ham (7th). Won 2.

Allanson and Shaw also played in the last two matches, the former doing very well in winning both his matches. Herring also played in the last match and won his game. The first 2 matches were most exciting; after losing the first 3 games at Clifton Hospital, the team rallied and wins from Jenkins, Daneff, Ham and Harrison gave us the victory. Against Bootham a hard match resulted in a draw—no decision being possible on the 1st board as both sides were equal. The season's results are : Played 8, Won 7, Drawn 1.

House Chess. In the semi-finals of the Inter-House Chess, School House gained a good win over Temple, Herring being the only Templar to win. The other semi-final resulted in a 4—I victory to the Manor. The Manor who, having 3 School players, were expected to win, were given an early shock by Shaw's win over Harrison. In the final Manor beat School House, 4—I, Parker of School House putting up a stiff fight to beat Berg of Manor.

ATHLETICS Last year we had no Athletics at all : the weather did not even allow us to think about a track. And so this year, when we came to standards, cross-country, and team-building, we found that Juniors had mysteriously become Seniors, and many Intermediates had never appeared as Juniors. Our promising athletes of two years ago had 41

missed an important year in their development, and this had its effect upon our Senior performances. And we found, too, that in this very short term, we had a new and serious rival in hockey, which kept some of our best Seniors occupied in School matches for a considerable amount of our three weeks. But the weather was on the whole kind to us, and we ran a full programme of Standards, and also managed, before Sports Day, to hold an informal Inter-House Relay meeting, at the end of which a Staff team was narrowly beaten after a very good race. In Standards we once more had the five age groups with which we experimented two years ago, and they obviously have considerable advantages over the old system. The number of High Standards continues to rise in a very satisfactory way, and Jackson, R. H., Fairweather, Chadwick, Blincoe, Goodburn, Unwin, Fletcher, Kershaw, Kendell, Baker and Speight were outstanding in the number of points they gained in Standards. There are still those, however, who are content with Low Standards in one or two events, and who do not realise that Standards are devised to encourage improvement of individual performances. As usual the result of Standards was very close, the House averages being Temple 9.48, School House 8.68, Rise 8.44 and Manor 8.18 points per boy. Such a result left the destination of the Athletics Shield very much in doubt. With so little time at our disposal, team-building for the Ampleforth match was very difficult, and we were pleased .to find that we had made so few mistakes in choosing our team with inadequate trials. The weather for the Ampleforth match could not have been worse, for it rained throughout the match. Nevertheless we had a most enjoyable afternoon, and the many Peterites who travelled to Ampleforth must have been delighted with the lead which our team built up in the early events. Special mention is due to Speight for his High Jump, for although he only started to "roll" this year, he developed a fine and effective style. Kershaw and Blincoe, in the Intermediate and Junior events, were outstandingly good, but once again we were well beaten in the Senior events, and Ampleforth finished comfortably in the lead, with 61 points against our 41. The lesson of our last two matches is abundantly clear : it is that whilst our Junior athletes are good, lack of practice prevents them fulfilling their promise when they become Seniors. Our middle distance runners, too, lack experience and pacejudgment, and much remains to be done if we are to produce a good Senior team. After the Ampleforth match Athletics Colours were awarded to Speight and Slegg, and Colts Colours to Kershaw. Sports Day was fine, and the track in excellent condition. From the start Temple built up a commanding lead, and it soon became obvious that for all except Templars, the main point of interest was the newly-instituted io points for the second House. After an exciting struggle, Rise beat School House by i ri points, whilst Temple, with twelve first places, including all the relays, had a lead of 67 points over 42

Rise. The performances were good on the whole, with three new records, viz. : Goodburn's 5 mins. 13.4 secs. in the Intermediate Mile; Blincoe's 25.8 secs. in the Junior 220 yards; and Kershaw's Intermediate Long Jump of 18 ft. 4 ins. It is clear that with more confidence on the board, Kershaw could develop into a very useful jumper. And we were delighted to hear that in the London Athletic Club meeting he was third in the Junior too yards. This is our first success in this meeting, which attracts the best schoolboy athletes in the country, but we hope it is the first of many.

CROSS COUNTRY, 1st MARCH, 1948 -

As usual we ran House teams of 8 with 6 to count. The weather for the race was good, but rain for the previous few days made the going rather heavy. The course was slightly different, and we started the race on the Golf Course to avoid the congestion as the runners leave the School grounds. Goodburn (R.) went away at the start, and the experts shook their heads and wondered where he would "crack". But although those behind him tried hard, he led throughout and finished a well-run race in 20 mins. 6.1 secs. He promises very well, and we hope he will do a great deal for School Athletics before he leaves us. With Thornton second, it seemed that Rise were going to win the race, but some very good packing by School House (3, 4, 6, g), cancelled out the early lead and laid the foundation for a good win. Result 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Goodburn (R.) Thornton, E. D. (R.) Hannon (S.H.) Unwin (S.H.) Slegg (T.) Wilson (S.H.)

Time: 20 mins. 6.1 secs.

House Placing :Manor

Rise I

II 12

so 19

27 Total

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7 16 18 23 -

School House 3 4 6 9 13

Tcmplc 5 8 14

— 79

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE At Ampleforth, 17th March. Junior ioo Yards: I. P. J. Blincoe (S.P.); 2. E. Robinson (S.P.); 3. T. C. Dewey (A.). Time: 11.9 secs. Intermediate ioo Yards: 1. M. E. Kershaw (S.P.); 2. ; 3. P. J. Vincent (A.). Time: 11.I secs. Senior ioo Yards: I. H. Vincenti (A.); 2. M. Speight (S.P.); 3. J. M. Graham (S.P.). Time: it secs.

Senior High Jump : 1. M. Speight (S.P.); 2. F. C. Wadsworth (A.); 3. P. T. Baker (S.P.). Height : 5 ft. ri ins. Intermediate Long Jump : r. M. E. Kershaw (S.P.); 2. P. J. Vincent (A.); 3. J. D. Wall (S.P.). Distance : 18 ft. r ins. Senior Half Mile : r. H. B. Meynell (A.); 2. G. A. Hay (A.); 3. A. M. Kendell (S.P.). Time : 2 mins. 14.8 secs. Intermediate 440 Yards : 1. P. H. Martin (A.); 2. J. W. Baker (A.); 3. M. G. Goodburn (S.P.). Time : 56.8 secs. Senior 440 Yards : t. R. F. Kirby (A.); 2. P. C. Cowper (A.); 3. F. C. Slegg (S.P.). Time: 56.1 secs. Senior Long Jump : 1. F. C. Wadsworth (A.); 2. R. Parker (S.P.); 3. W. M. Hopkins (A.). Distance : 17 ft. t ri ins. Senior Mile : 1. G. A. Hay (A.); 2. J. McEvoy (A.); 3. E. D. Thornton (S.P.). Time : 5 mins. 6.2 secs. Junior Relay (4 x fro Yards): 1st. St. Peter's (E. Robinson; D. S. Chadwick; J. N. Tomlinson; P. J. Blincoe). Time : 52.2 secs. Intermediate Relay (r ro x 440 X 220 x 1 10 Yards) : ist Ampleforth College. Time : t min. 52.9 secs. Senior Relay (t ro x 440 X 220 x Ito Yards): 1st Ampleforth College. Time : t min. 46.2 secs. Result : Ampleforth College 6i points. St. Peter's School 41 points.

INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS, 23rd MARCH, 1948 Standards : Manor 168; Rise 178; School House 184; Temple

200.

Senior Mile : t. Kendell (R.); 2. Graham, J. M. (T.); 3. Thornton, E. D. (R.); 4. Slegg (T.). Time : 5 mins. 16 secs. Inter. Mile: r. Goodburn (R.); 2. Unwin (S.H.); 3. Wilson (S.H.); 4. Ratcliff (M.). Time : 5 mins. 5335 secs. (Record). Senior too Yards : 1. Speight (M.); 2. Graham, W. (M.); 3. Graham, J. M. (T.); 4. Ryder, J. M. (S.H.). Time : 1133; secs. Inter. too Yards : 1. Kershaw (T.); 2. Thompson, D. (R.); 3. Wall (R.); 4. Elliott (S.H.). Time : r t secs. Junior too Yards : r. Roe (T.); 2. Robinson (T); 3. Tomlinson (M); 4. Frost (S.H.). Time: 52 secs. Senior High Jump : r. Speight (M.); 2. Dryden (T.); 3. Baker (S.H.); 4. Graham, J. M. (T.) and Walter (S.H.). Height : 5 ft. 2 ins. Junior Long Jump : 1. Robinson (T.); 2. Fairweather (S.H.); 3. Baird (T.); 4. Gunning, A. N. W. (R.). Distance : 16 ft. 4 ins. Inter. Half Mile : 1. Goodburn (R.); 2. Unwin (S.H.); 3. Wilson (S.H.); 4. Hodd (M.). Time : 2 mins. 205 secs. Senior Half Mile : r. Kendell (R.); 2. Whitehead (M.); 3. Parker (S.H.); 4. Bird, G. W. (T.). Time : 2 mins. 13.5 secs. Senior 220 Yards : 1. Speight (M.); 2. Slegg (T.); 3. Warrington (R.); 4. Graham, J. M. (T.). Time: 24.8 secs. Inter. 220 Yards: t. Kershaw (T.); 2. Thompson (R); 3. Goodburn (R); 4. Dwyer (T.). Time : 25.6 secs. Junior 220 Yards : t. Blincoe (T.); 2. Roe (T.); 3. Chadwick (M.); 4. Annequin (R.). Time : 25.8 secs. (Record). Senior Long Jump : I. Graham, W. (M.); 2. Dryden (T.); 3. Parker (S.H.); 4. Ryder, J. M. (S.H.). Distance : 19 ft. 4 ins.

Inter. High Jump : 1. Unwin (S.H.); 2. Brook (T.); 3. Watson (R.); 4. Allanson (M.). Height : 4 ft. 7 ins. Junior Cricket Ball : 1. Fairweather (S.H.): 2. Jagger (T); 3. Rayson (R); 4. Rigg (M.). Distance: 66 yds. 5 ins. Senior 440 Yards : i. Slegg (T.); 2. Warrington (R.); 3. Kendell (R.); 4. Baker (S.H.). Time: 57 secs. Inter. 44o Yards: I. Unwin (S.H.); 2. Goodburn (R.); 3. Elliott (S.H.); 4. Dwyer (T.). Time: 59.2 secs. Junior 440 Yards: I. Blincoe (T.); 2. Ankers (T.); 3. Annequin (R.); 4. Hodgson (M.). Time : 61.4 secs. Inter. Long Jump: 1. Kershaw (T.); 2. Wall (R.); 3. Milburn (S.H.); 4. Haley (T.). Distance: 18 ft. 4 ins. (Record). Junior High Jump: 1. Oxtoby (T.); 2. Chadwick (M.); 3. Hawkins (R.) and Jackson (S.H.). Height : 4 ft. 6 ins. Junior Relay (4 x 11o Yards): 1. Temple; 2. Manor; 3. Rise. Time: 52.2 secs. Inter. Relay (lio x 440 x 220 x I to Yards): 1. Temple; 2. Rise; 3. School House. Time : 1 min. 52.6 secs. Senior Relay (iio x 440 x 220 x I to Yards): 1. Temple; 2. Manor; 3. Rise. Time: 1 min. 48.6 secs. House Placings: 1. Temple, points. 2. Rise, 2441 points. 3. School House, 233 points. 4. Manor, 218 points.

ROWING We were very fortunate in being able to start rowing soon after the beginning of term, a factor which should do much to help School rowing next term. We have been very unfortunate in losing the help of Mr. Rhodes, whose illness prevented him from coaching during the latter half of the term. Mr. Howatt has performed a two man job excellently. This term the rowing has been vastly helped by the addition of three new sets of oars and later in the term a new tub, which, although rather late for its purpose, was better late than never. During the term each House has managed to build up two crews. The result of the Inter-House boat races are as follows :-In the semifinals the Rise rowed the Manor and won by half a length after the Manor had caught two crabs. But the Rise were also at a disadvantage having a new member in the crew for the first time. The Rise crew were :-R. E. Atkinson (bow), N. B. Burgess (2), A. M. Kendell (3), E. G. Brown (stroke), C. U. Burdass (cox). The Manor crew were :-R. T. Gibson (bow); C. C. Clement (2), D. T. Hartley (3), R. L. Haill (stroke), M. I. Daniels (Cox). The second race was between School House and Temple. School House went up at the beginning of the race, but there was such a powerful wind that the boat was blown across the river where Temple's 45

bow oar hit School House stroke's, causing a crab. Here Temple gained about two lengths, but by Scarborough Bridge the two crews were level again and School House then drew away to win by two and a half lengths. Time : 4 mins. 1935 secs. School House :—D. G. Eccles (bow), G. A. Radford (2), T. M. A. Griffiths (3), G. W. T. Griffiths (stroke), B. D. C. Walker (cox). Temple House :—N. M. Ward (bow), T. M. Graham (2), T. C. Varley (3), F. N. Newdick (stroke), G. A. Wood (cox). In the final School House beat the Rise by approximately ten lengths. They drew away at the start and kept increasing the lead all the way. The time taken was 4 min. 24 secs. In the Junior races the Rise were beaten by Temple by about I of a length. They gained this lead at the start of the race and held it throughout. Temple :—P. K. Masser (bow), R. Emmett (2), R. A. Calvert (3), M. A. Cross (stroke), K. Varley (cox). Rise :—M. G. Goodburn (bow), S. Daneff (2), D. A. Hopkins (3), R. Presswood (stroke), W. T. Burdass (cox). School House rowed the Manor and won easily, gaining all the way. They were a stronger and a better finished crew. School House :—R. C. Groves (bow), D. J. Wilson (2), R. E. Thornton (3), J. M. Ryder (stroke), T. M. Smithson (cox). Manor :—T. N. Tomlinson (bow), I. G. Cobham (2), K. M. Ratcliffe (3), T. G. Booth (stroke), D. T. N. Tyne (cox). In the final between School House and Temple, Temple went into the lead at the start, but School House overtook them in a second ten, and after that they rowed well, finally winning the race by four lengths.

CRICKET FIXTURES, 1948 Wed. May 12 Sat. „ 15 Wed. „ 19

York C.C.

Under 16 Colts Bootham School A Junior Semi-fins

2nd XI

1st XI

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Under 15 Colts

HOCKEY, 1948 The weather at the beginning of term allowed us to make an early start with our hockey programme, although the ground was rather too soft for really fast play. Progress was such that after less than a fortnight we were able to play an opening friendly game with York, who very kindly suggested the fixture on one of their free afternoons. The score in this game was r 1-2 to York, but as our team had absolutely no experience and as York had a far stronger team than any we were likely to encounter, the score was unimportant. Most unfortunately our match with York later in the term, when we were hoping to give a better account of ourselves, was cancelled because of a snow storm. The results of the season's matches are good on the whole, especially as this was our first season of hockey. There was no really spectacular play but, thanks mainly to the valuable coaching of Mr. Chilman, all members of the side were capable in their positions on the field and also all played as a team. The game was very well received when reintroduced as a major sport, and considerable promise was shown by many younger players, who should form a good nucleus for teams in future years.

1st XI HOCKEY CHARACTERS M. Speight (Captain). Inside left. A promising forward who got the ball moving well amongst his forwards—with improved stick control and more knowledge of the short passing game should be really good. W. Graham. Centre half. A very energetic player with plenty of stamina. Uses one hand too much and doesn't always find his forwards with passes. R. Parker. Goal. Times his rushes well and clears cleanly with either foot. P. T. Baker. Centre forward. Has plenty of dash and with more thrust in the circle will make a very useful forward. Must improve his stick-work, distribute the ball better, and use both hands. J. E. Stuart. Right back. A solid, useful back who must abandon his rush tactics. A strong hitter. Must learn to clear more quickly and improve his stick-work. Lacks Inside right. A hard worker, particularly in defence. C. Dryden. stick-work and experience in the game as yet. Played a useful game in the Yorkshire County Schoolboy Trial. J. C. Griffiths. Right half. Improved a lot. He stops the ball well, but is liable to leave his outside man unmarked and not to support his own wing adequately in attack. P. J. Dennis. Left half. Filled a difficult position with credit. He needs more pace and must make up for the lack of it by greater speed with his stick-work. J. F. W. Addey. Left back. Filled this position rather late in the season and at times showed distinct promise. His positional play was generally good and he can hit cleanly. Must find his forwards better with his clearances. I. U. Warrington. Outside left. Fast, and occasionally got in a good centre. Must practise his ball con trol. C. Frank. Outside right. Very fast but at present rather clumsy and uncontrolled. F. C. Slegg came into the side when Frank was injured and was a trier. Needs to improve his stick- and foot-work and must use both hands. R. B. Pringle played several good games in goal in Parker's absence. 47

SUMMARY OF RESULTS 14th Feb. Scarborough H.C. Wed., 18th Feb. Northern Command H.Q. Wed., 23th Feb. Bootham School Sat., 28th Feb. Worksop College Wed., 3rd Mar. H.M.S. "Ceres" 6th Mar. Rowntree's H.C. Sat., Wed., loth Mar. R.A.F., Linton Sat., 13th Mar. University College, Hull Sat.,

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SCHOOL v. SCARBOROUGH H.C. Played on Saturday, 14th February. Result : Draw, 2-2. From the first bully it was apparent that the School side were generally fitter and certainly as fast as their opponents. By crafty play during the first minutes, however, the Scarborough team were unlucky not to be one up when a fine ;hot chipped the post. Not to be shaken by this raid on their goal, the School soon switched play to their opponents' half, and only occasionally was there any real danger to School's goal. Any danger which did arise was almost certainly due to the particularly individualistic methods adopted by the backs, who were too inclined to dribble past an opponent before parting with the ball, a technique which proved almost fatal on more than one occasion. The forwards, on the other hand, were taking full use of all chances offered to them, and before half-time goals were scored by Baker and Dryden. Baker's goal came after Warrington sent in a glorious centre. Speight gained control of the ball and pushed it past an opposing full back, to give Baker a wonderful opportunity, of which he made full use. Dryden's goal was a more individualistic effort; taking a pass just inside his own half, he raced away down the wing, finally cutting into the circle and crashing in a shot which was unstoppable. After the interval Scarborough pressed hard and only the solid defensive play of the backs, and Parker in goal, held their attack, limiting their score to only one goal, which came from a penalty corner. School forwards came into the picture again, but after many unsuccessful efforts, the halves were caught rather too far up, giving the Scarborough forwards a clear run in and an easy goal. Thus the game finished in a draw, a result which we may regard as most satisfactory, considering the calibre of the opposition. SCHOOL v. NORTHERN COMMAND HEADQUARTERS XI Played on Wednesday, 18th February. Result : Won, 6-3. The game opened with a very quick goal by Baker which gave a very false impression of the opposition, who individually were in many ways superior to the School side and only lacking in team-work. The opposition was drawn open by long passes giving the School wings 48

opportunities to show their speed. Dryden on two occasions sent passes into the centre which Baker brilliantly converted into goals by reverse stick shots. The Army team gave the School a lesson in ball control, especially their centre half, who made many openings for his forwards by short, well directed passes. Only the slowness of the opposition's forwards in the circle and the well-timed tackling of the backs saved goals on numerous occasions. In the School's defence Graham worked hard and gave many long ground passes to his forwards. The Army forwards were rewarded, however, when they scored two quick goals, reducing the School's lead. Speight soon after this gathered a ball in midfield and dribbled his way through the opposing backs. Once in the circle he lost no time in sending in a shot which left the goalkeeper immobile—an excellent goal ! After half-time the opposition reshuffled to give their attack more penetration. With this change they became very formidable, their team-work being greatly improved. They soon added another goal and looked for a time as though they would draw level, but, unfortunately for them, an injury to their centre forward caused them to resume their former arrangement. From this point the School's attack took over once more, Baker and Speight netting two more goals, putting them in an unassailable position. This was a welldeserved victory for the School and a game in which speed and resolution told their tale against older and more experienced players. SCHOOL v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL Played on Wednesday, 25th February. Result : Won, 6-2. Showing much improved form the School team began to work like a goal-scoring machine which just refused to have a brake put on it. Playing on their own ground and showing great determination, the School were soon rewarded by a goal from Speight. Play continued fast, and it was only School's defence which prevented more than one goal being scored against us during the first half. Baker was prominent during this game and his particularly fine finishing gave the School's attack that punch which •their opponents lacked. His performances in the circle when he had the ball were true text book examples of how the ball should be hit immediately and hard. This resulted in him gaining four goals altogther, two before and two after the interval. Frank and Dryden, forming the right wing for this game, played well together. Dryden scored once from a fine centre by Frank, whose speed caused the opposition considerable trouble, but by an unfortunate fall at the beginning of the second half he was partly incapacitated. Stuart and Griffiths formed a very powerful defensive combination on the right, and it was only their sound play which kept the lively Bootham left wing in check. It was, however, from this quarter that the Bootham goals came They were the result of the defence becoming 49

over-confident and in consequence backing up their forwards too closely. If they failed to intercept one pass, the Bootham forwards were well away, with the defence wide open, and it was only hard running back to tackle which saved the situation on a number of occasions. SCHOOL v WORKSOP COLLEGE Played on Saturday, 28th February. Result : Lost, 6—o. Playing under ideal conditions School did well in the first half to escape with only one goal scored against them. The Worksop forward line worked well together, their wings sending in excellent centres which were only cleared with difficulty. Stuart's anticipation saved many unpleasant situations. The Worksop halves gave their forwards many opportunities, but the backs' tackling, and Parker in goal, brought all their efforts to naught. Towards the end of the first half the School forwards began to get themselves unplaced and unable to take passes, as happened just after the interval, when the Worksop goal was attacked. At this point the School suffered severe setbacks. Speight was injured and changed with Addey at full back; Baker was also injured and rendered ineffective. During this next five minutes and before our recovery, Worksop netted four goals, giving them a score which was out of relation to the general run of play. The game finished with Speight back in his own position and the attack directed on the Worksop goal, but try as we would there was no way of scoring. This resumption of a fixture with old rivals is most pleasing to us. We benefited and learned much about play on a fast pitch as well as the value of hard, well-directed ground passes. SCHOOL v. H.M.S. "CERES" Played on Wednesday, 3rd March. Result : Won, 2-1. After previous matches on good surfaces this pitch provided many new difficulties to overcome, the exact location of the ball at any particular moment being almost unpredictable. This factor was an advantage to the Naval personnel who were perfectly at home on the rolling surface. From the bully it was apparent that the School had the upper hand, and it was obvious that it would be only a question of time before they scored. Many fine efforts by Speight were stopped by rather dubious methods, for which a number of corners were awarded but could not be forced through the human blockade the Navy put in front of their goal. Just before the interval Speight intercepted a pass from their wing half to inside forward on the half-way line. With great dexterity 50

he dribbled through the defence and into their circle, finally sending in a shot which the goalkeeper failed to reach. Speight scored again after the interval from a short corner. This put the Navy into a fighting mood and they retaliated vigorously, making every effort to score. Their only goal came at this point. Pringle cleared a shot at goal, one of the opposition in his excitement breasted the ball down and whilst the School team stood looking appealingly at the umpire, who emulated one of his distinguished predecessors and "turned the blind eye", put the ball into the net. SCHOOL v. ROWNTREE'S H.C. Played on Saturday, 6th March. Result : Lost, 2-1. This was a game throughout which the School's defence was tried to the uttermost, but did not crumble under continual pressure. In fact, it showed how well-balanced the side is, with capable players in all positions. Rowntree's opened strongly and peppered our goal with shots; some going wide, the others being cleared by the goalkeeper and backs together, all working as a team. Only team-work prevented a score, and at half time it was a goalless draw, slightly in favour of Rowntree's, but with very little in it. After the resumption School were first to score, taking the lead. Graham took a free hit which he sent into an unmarked space in the circle, Speight anticipated this move and was soon on the ball, cracking it into the net before anyone had a chance to tackle him. School's defence held for a long time under the more vigorous efforts of Rowntree's, Who just refused to be beaten. In the meantime, however, Frank had the bad luck to be accidently tripped and, falling heavily on his leg which had previously received a hard knock, was put completely out of action. It was all he could do to walk off the field at the end of the game. Rowntree's wings, however, did prove too fast for our wing halves in the end and in quick succession sent in two passes, one of which the right inside diverted into the net, and the other, the centre forward. This was a most enjoyable and thrilling game with both sides playing as hard as they knew how. SCHOOL v. R.A.F., LINTON Played on Wednesday, loth March. Result : Won, 3-2. Unable to play on our own ground because of its use for athletics, we were greatly indebted to the R.A.F. Authorities for inviting us to play on their ground, and on entertaining us at very short notice. The ground, however, had not the best surface, and well controlled play 51

with the ball on the ground was most difficult. The ideal game for these conditions should have been with short pushed or flicked passes. But as the R.A.F.'s marking was so good and gave our forwards little scope, this method, which was tried, failed. Instead, long passes down the wings gave the wingmen an opportunity of outdistancing their older opponents with comparative ease. Warrington on one occasion raced away down the wing after a ball which he centred, and Speight put it into the net from a very difficult angle. The Air Force retaliated but Parker in goal, with some quite robust play and excellent foot clearances, saved all but one shot which they managed to scramble into the net from a poor clearance. Before the interval Baker scored another goal for the School, which put them in the lead once more. The lead was short-lived and after only a few minutes of the second half the same wing as scored the R.A.F.'s first goal took advantage of a defensive blunder by the full backs, pushing the ball into the goal well out of Parker's reach. Before the end, however, Speight scored again, giving School the lead which they held until the final whistle.

SCHOOL v. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, HULL Played on Saturday, z 3th March. Result : Won, 3-2. After the two previous games on foreign grounds it was most difficult for the School to regain their form on a fast, flat surface. The position at half time looked very black for the School since they were two goals down and really looking as though they would never score. Fortunately, by the individualism of Slegg, a good goal was scored which gave School new spirit and from this goal it was obvious that they were playing together again and back to their old form. '14 Another goal soon followed, which was due to clever interchanging of position by Slegg and Dryden, resulting in the latter scoring from a difficult angle. With the score level Hull did everything in their power to draw ahead again, but against the School's determination the reshuffling of their forward line was of no avail. Graham was prominent here in breaking up many dangerous movements, and his close marking of their centre forward made it impossible for him to get within shooting distance. When the result looked settled as a draw, Speight was able to turn to good use a long clearance by Graham which rolled towards the circle. Suddenly he dashed in and picked up the loose ball. In an instant he was in the circle and much to the dismay of the opposing goalkeeper, the ball was in the net. Thus ended a particularly good game, which was well contested and held excitement for players and onlookers alike, since, until the last moment, the issue was doubtful.

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL Old Boys who visited the School about the beginning of term had to make the crack that we were beginning uncommonly early, but the easy reply was that Easter being so early and the School breaking up on Tuesday, 23rd March, this would in any case be one of the shortest terms on record. In complete contradiction of the weather a year ago the ground has only been covered with snow once this term, and then it was such a light covering that snowballing was difficult. Some people have been pleased about this and others not so pleased ! Anyhow it has been a mild and pleasant term, and the general health of the School has been good except for a fair number of cases of mumps—a complaint which seems to pick and choose its victims haphazardly. No one form has been very seriously depleted. The whole School attended York Minster on Sunday, x 8th January, for the Epiphany Procession Service. We were all impressed with this service and with the singing, in which our own representatives in the School Choir took part. The usual rewards were paid out by Mr. Ping for the first Coltsfoot, brought in on 2oth February by J. Richardson, and for the first Lesser Celandine, brought in on 28th February by A. E. Simpson. A very interesting specimen was brought in by one of the boys resident in Dringhouses. This was a Pygmy Shrew, the smallest animal in the list of British mammals. Mr. Ping said that this was the first time he had seen this animal in the York area, though the record books say it is to be found but is very seldom noticed. Sgt.-Major Power has given instruction in Boxing to quite a large number of boys, and the Annual Tournament was arranged for Wednesday, 17th March. The Gymnasium was fixed up with a large new ring and seating for visitors. Captain E. H. Bradley, R.A.O.C., was the referee and at the close of the Tournament he spoke most enthusiastically of the skill and sporting spirit shown by the boys. The detailed programme is given below. During the last week of term Miss Mason arranged a display of original models made by boys in Forms J.i and J.ii in a Handwork Competition. Much skill and ingenuity were shown in the results— model cottages and gardens, farmsteads, lighthouses, windmills, etc. It was difficult to judge the merits of much careful work, but Mr. Collier made the following decisions :—xst Colin Quickfall, 2nd A. G. Hall, 3rd Granville Sanderson. Prizes were given at our final Assembly. The School Concert was very much enjoyed by the Junior School, who were present in force at the performance on Monday afternoon, 22nd March. 53

Of the boys who are leaving us this term, three have been with us a long time. Malcolm Kidson came as a boarder in September, 1942, and for two terms he has been Head Boy of the Junior School. He now goes with his parents to Australia. Bobbie Webster came as a boarder in September, 1943, and now goes into the Senior School. David Kellett has been a day boarder since September, 1942, and goes to the Leys School, Cambridge. We wish them all every success.

SALVETE (January, 1948) R. R. Baldwin, I. R. Dawson.

VALETE (March, 1948) R. W. Webster to Senior School. D. F. Kellett, M. A. Kidson, R. S. Lennard, R. S. Oloman to other schools.

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL BOXING TOURNAMENT Wednesday, 17th March, 1948 CONTESTS E. Turner beat T. Huzzard. 2. A. Staines beat J. Stark. 3. J. Gurney beat J. Hyde. 4. D. Macpherson beat K. Harrison. 5. T. Kettlewell beat E. Percy. 6. I. Barton beat D. Oldman. 7. P. Netherwood beat T. Bosworth. 8. M. Quarmby beat B. Nendick. 9. M. Coates beat C. Porteous. to. R. Jenkinson beat P. Hewson. 1. M. Loadman beat W. Waugh. 12. R. King beat B. Hawkins. 13. F. Scorgie beat J. Jackson. 14. D. Haw beat T. Bradford. ts. J. Bird beat R. Dunwell. x 6. G. Romary v. A. Hall. (fight stopped owing to injury) 17. F. Hanham beat R. Catchpole. t.

Referee: Capt. E. H. Bradley, R.A.O.C. Timekeeper: J. Nix, Esq.

Announcer: A. W. Ping, Esq.

Judges: K. G. Chilman, Esq. D. A. Blunt, Esq. Instructor: R.S.M. P. F. Power, M.B.E.

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL CROSS-COUNTRY As well as the regular rugby and soccer games, as an experiment this term we have had unofficial Inter-House cross-country races. There were often days when the grounds were unfit, and the walks and ordinary runs soon became rather tedious. On three separate afternoons there were "League" matches, one House running against another, and on a fourth afternoon a grand championship was held. Everyone who was fit took part, and the first eight in each House counted. The results were as follows :— THE LEAGUE Spartans —Seniors 3, Middles z, Juniors 2. Total 6 wins. Trojans —Seniors 1, Middies 3, Juniors 2. Total 6 wins. Thebans —Seniors 2, Middles 2, Juniors 1. Total 5 wins. Etruscans—Seniors o, Middles o, Juniors 1. Total i win. THE CHAMPIONSHIP Seniors-1. Spartans 77; 2. Thebans 117; 3. Etruscans 187; 4. Trojans 190. Middles—s. Trojans 94; 2. Spartans 133; 3. Thebans 141; 4. Etruscans 210. Juniors—s. Trojans 7o; 2. Etruscans 82; 3. Spartans 116; 4. Thebans 5 54•

The individual champions, none of whom was defeated throughout the season, were :Seniors—Moore (Trojans). Middles—Dodsworth (Spartans). Juniors—I. Barton (Spartans).

WOLF CUB REPORT The following changes in the Pack took place :Left—Coates (Green Sixer), Thomas (Red Sixer), Leonard (Yellow). New Members—Burn K. Brown (Red).

(Blue), Morris (Yellow), Romary (Green),

We welcome the latter and wish "good hunting" to the former in the Scouts. We have had a most successful term and must congratulate all star and badge winners who are mentioned below. It is a pity that no new second stars were gained, but there are several Cubs well on the way and we hope to have at least three new second stars in our next report. 55

st Star—Pfluger, Huzzard, Isherwood, Netherwood, Quarmby, Elliott. Badges : Collector—Oldman, Kirk, Quickfall, Leonard, Coates, Netherwood, Elliott. House Orderly—Pfluger, Leonard, Netherwood, Bridge, Quarmb). Artist—Quarmby. Guide—Thomas. Team Player—Huzzard.

The Inter-Six Competition was very close until the last fortnight, when the Green Six managed to shoot right ahead. Final scores were :— Green 158, Yellow 124, Red 104, Blue 96. The last meeting of the term was taken up with the usual treasure hunt, which was so complicated that the treasure had vanished utterly before the arrival of the winning Six. Fortunately the "thief" turned out to be Mr. Power, and he returned the treasure chest to the rightful owners. Holiday meetings were somewhat upset by Akela's mumps, but three were held and a good time was had by all.

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No. 319

EDITORIAL Not the least enjoyable feature of Commemoration at the close of the term chronicled in this issue of The Peterite was the fact that it introduced us to the delightful and inspiring personality of Dr. J. T. Sheppard. The Provost of King's came to St. Peter's primarily to distribute the prizes and to give the traditional Speech Day address. How memorably he performed this duty is recorded elsewhere in these pages; and few will dispute our verdict that his consummate artistry will not easily be surpassed. But he was truly our guest in a sense which far transcended the narrow limits of this formal occasion at the Clifton Cinema. When the official business of the morning was over he remained with us, and in the freer atmosphere of the afternoon cricket match saw to it that he got to know St. Peter's School. The eagerness and obvious pleasure with which he chatted to one and another member of the School broke down all restraint, and many are the boys—juniors and seniors alike—and members of the Staff who will treasure the memory of his great personal charm and the encouragement of his conversation. In the truest sense he was with us for Commemoration, and we were delighted that he could stay to its culmination and make one of the congregation which filled the Chapel for the Service on the Sunday morning. Our last glimpse of Dr. Sheppard was as he said a personal "good-bye" to monitors and others at the Chapel door, and we feel sure that only the inexorableness of railway time-tables restrained him from shaking hands with every boy in the School. We are grateful for the unique experience of meeting the Provost of King's. We hope—and believe—that Dr. Sheppard's recollections of his visit to St. Peter's will be no less pleasant. The Christmas Term, upon which we shall be embarked by the time this number is circulated, will see many changes in our organization. The continued increase in our numbers has necessitated the creation of a fourth boarding-house, the Grove, and we take this opportunity of offering our best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Harding as its Housemaster and Housemistress. The development has been made possible by the completion of the re-building of the war-damaged Rise. After more than six years of exile and dispersion the Rise have at last returned home. The sojourn in the wilderness may have been long and at times uncomfortable. But the magnificent new premises which they now occupy atone for much. In retrospect one cannot but feel that in this matter, at any rate, the incendiary bombs

CONTENTS

Editorial ... Mr. H. V. Moore Mrs. A. N. Baird Mr. K. H. Rhodes ... War Memorial and Building Fund ... Commemoration, 1948 Old Peterite News ... Calendar, Christmas Term, 5948 Examination Results, 1948 ... Valete and Salvete School Officer's House Notes ... Oxford Cup, 1947-48 Notes and Items The Chapel The Choir The Library British Ship Adoption Society The Art Group The Musical Society ... House Competitions in Music The Science Society ... A School Poll ... J.T.C. Notes ... Scouting Shooting ... Cricket, 5948 ... Rugger Fixtures, 1948 The Boat Club ... Swimming The Junior School ... Editorial Notices

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of 1942 were a disguised blessing. From the ashes of the old has arisen a new Rise which, by wise planning and skilful adaptation, comes near to perfection as a boarding-house. That the new House was ready for occupation at the beginning of term, when to so many of us the likelihood seemed remote, is a tribute to the drive and unremitting zeal of the Headmaster, who has given himself unsparingly to this one end. Our thanks, too, must be recorded to Mr. and Mrs. Crews, who sacrificed so much of their holiday and laboured unceasingly to complete the furnishing and final arrangments before term began. Comment was made in the last number of The Peterite on the retirement of Mr. Rhodes from the Housemastership of School House. Mr. Jeffs takes his place, and we wish him a happy and successful regime. Other changes in personnel are the departure of Mr. H. V. Moore and Mrs. A. N. Baird, to whom we express our appreciation in subsequent pages. Mr. Moore's place on the Modern Languages Staff is filled by Mr. Day, of Jesus College, Cambridge. We extend to Mr. Day a hearty welcome to St. Peter's, as we do to Mr. P. Penniston (O.P.), who returns to us as a member of the Junior School Staff. Elsewhere in this issue we publish a "School Poll". Such censuses of public opinion are perhaps not always reliable, and the cynical may be inclined to discount the value of the findings in this particular instance on the grounds that boys cannot be the judges of what is good for them. Even so, the results are not uninteresting, and we congratulate the two boys responsible on their enterprise and thoroughness. The School authorities may be encouraged by the fact that the verdict of the majority on most of the questions raised was that things are all right as they are.

MR. H. V. MOORE Mr. H. V. Moore has been appointed the Headmaster of Almondbury Grammar School and left us at the end of last term to take up the duties connected with his new appointment. Mr. Moore succeeded Mr. H. A. Wrenn here in 1940 as Senior Modern Language Master,' and since 1942 he has also been Housemaster of Temple House. The loss to the School is a severe one, but we congratulate Mr. Moore on his deserved promotion and tender him our grateful thanks for the untiring energy with which he has devoted himself to the well-being of the School.. His influence both as Senior Modern Language Master and as Housemaster was considerable, and those who are succeeding him will benefit by his example and achievements. We would also like to take this opportunity of saying goodbye to Mrs. Moore, whose constant support has been of great assistance to her husband in his work, particularly as a Housemaster. 2

MRS. A. N. BAIRD It was with great regret that we all said goodbye to Mrs. Baird at the end of last term. Mrs. Baird came to St. Peter's School in April, 1937, and from the very moment of her arrival she has devoted the whole of her energies and interests to her work for the welfare of the School. After acting for a time as hostess to the Headmaster and caterer for School House, Mrs. Baird took over the direction of the School music when Mr. Sykes left. She ably carried on the musical traditions of the School, and her infectious enthusiasm for everything she did was a very valuable asset to the School, particularly during the war years. Many boys who have passed through the School during those years will testify to the help and encouragement they received from Mrs. Baird, and, indeed, the present healthy state of the music of the School is very largely due to her. The good wishes of us all go with Mrs. Baird to China, where she has gone to join her married son, and her many friends in the School and City hope she will find time to re-visit this country in the not too distant future.

MR. K. H. RHODES At the close of term a presentation was made to Mr. Rhodes, on behalf of past and present members of School House and others who wished to express their appreciation of his long and unsparing service as Housemaster. We gladly print below a letter from Mr. Rhodes : "The Editors of The Peterite. Dear Sirs, May I, through your columns, express my very sincere thanks and appreciation to all those who contributed to present me with such a magnificent wireless set, on my retirement from the School House. It will be a constant source of enjoyment to me, and a constant reminder of many old friends. Yours faithfully, KENNETH H. RHODES."

WAR MEMORIAL AND BUILDING FUND FIFTH LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS (in Chronological Order) A.—OLD PETERITES Mr. H. F. S. Gedge Mr. J. A. Hanson

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C.—GOVERNORS, STAFF AND FRIENDS OF THE SCHOOL Mr. J. F. G. Sootheran ... ... Mr. C. Myton Miss P. I. Meaby Messrs. Montague Burton,

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COMMEMORATION, 1948 (Friday, 23rd July—Sunday, 25th July) Once again the Commemoration reunion was favoured by ideal weather. The success of the gathering can best be judged, perhaps, from a view of the cricket field and its surroundings on the Saturday afternoon, and the spectacle of a large crowd enjoying the sunshine, some excellent cricket, and the social amenities which are the essential kernel of the proceedings was gratifying evidence that there is no weakening of the appeal which the occasion has both for Old Peterites and the parents of present boys. The programme followed the lines which have become usual since the war. In the cricket match the Old Peterite XI reversed the verdict of 1947, and by a magnificent effort in the fourth innings forced a victory when defeat, or at best a draw, seemed likely. The School, however, proved too good on the river. The details of the cricket and the rowing will be found in their appropriate pages in this issue; and accounts of the O.P. Club Meeting and the very successful Dinner held at Betty's Cafe are given in the "O.P. News". An innovation which was much appreciated by our visitors was an exhibition in Big Hall illustrating the art of the School. On Sunday the reunion was fittingly brought to a close in Chapel. A celebration of Holy Communion at 8-o a.m. was followed at II-o a.m. by the Commemoration Service, when a large congregation, limited only by the capacity of the Chapel, heard an inspiring address by the Bishop of Brechin. The following is the programme for the three days :FRIDAY, 23rd JULY. 11 30 a.m. School v. Old Peterites Cricket Match begins. 5 0 p.m. Old Peterite Club Meeting. 7 30 p.m. Old Peterite Dinner.

SATURDAY, 24th JULY. 11 0 a.m. Speech Day and Distribution of Prizes by Dr. J. T. Sheppard. M.B.E., Provost of King's College, Cambridge. 2 30 p.m. Cricket Match (continued). Boat Races, School v. Old Peterites. 4 30 p.m. Tea. SUNDAY, 25th JULY. 8 0 a.m. Holy Communion. 11 0 a.m. Commemoration Service. Preacher : The Bishop of Brechin.

SPEECHES AND PRIZE DISTRIBUTION The distribution of prizes by Dr. J. T. Sheppard, M.B.E., Provost of King's College, Cambridge, took place in the Clifton Cinema. A large gathering of parents and friends, in addition to the members of the School, filled the hall, and the Dean of York, who, as Chairman of the Governors, presided, was supported on the platform by the Lord Mayor of York and members of the Governing Body. The proceedings began, as usual, with the Headmaster's report. Mr. Dronfield gave us his customary masterly survey of our activities and progress through the year, and in view of the importance of this annual stocktaking we make no apology for the extended summary which follows. In his introductory remarks welcoming Dr. Sheppard and the parents who were present, the Headmaster commented on the increasing number of Old Peteries who were in the category of parents of present boys. It was a gratifying sign. Old Peterites could not show greater confidence in us than by entrusting to us their sons' education. He passed at once to a subject which is of considerable importance at the moment—building and its inevitable concomitant of finance. The re-building of the Rise boarding house was nearing completion and the premises would be ready for occupation in September. Our next two designs were a new Junior School classroom and changing-room block and the enlargement and modernisation of the Science block. It was hoped to begin these two projects, or at least the first of them, before this time next year. As to the proposal for enlarging the existing hall into a Memorial Assembly Hall—it had been unanimously agreed by the Old Peterites and the Governors that the School War Memorial should take this form—the Governors had decided on the principles governing the scheme and detailed plans were being prepared. He hoped that the appeal for funds would be generously supported. So far the appeal had yielded £16,000. This included an unexpected and welcome donation of £7,500 from the estate of the late Mr. Wolstenholme. By the special request of the Trustees this sum would be used to supplement the war damage payment in financing the re-building and furnishing of the new Rise. Numerically, Mr. Dronfield reported, the School was flourishing. In pursuance of our long-term policy boarders and day-boarders would be increased next term by the creation of a new boarding-house, 5

to be called The Grove, a name which revived that of a former House which had been closed in x935. The Headmaster passed to some observations on the authorisation by the 1944 Education Act of special places in independent boarding schools. St. Peter's was always ready to consider such applications, and he was glad to announce that an arrangement had been made with the East Riding Authority providing for three such special places. It was difficult for Local Authorities to select boys for these places, and in the country as a whole such boarding places had not been widely taken up, but he hoped that as time went on the demand for them would increase. Turning to things academic, Mr. Dronfield could report steady progress and results in the School and Higher Certificate examinations which were entirely satisfactory. In the Higher Certificate a noteworthy feature was the variety of subjects taken, evidence that in the advanced work the School had no undue bias towards any particular branch of learning. It was, too, the policy of the School that VIth form work should not be confined to the narrow field of examination subjects. In furtherance of this it was intended that in the next School year a VIth form boy would spend one-third of his working week on subjects outside his specialist curriculum. The VIth form was not primarily for vocational training. While we were aware of our responsibilities in assisting boys to a career, our principal aim was to turn them out mentally equipped for those intellectual pursuits which do so much to make a full and happy life. In a brief digression on the important issues raised by the recent report of the Secondary Schools Examination Council on the future of external examinations, the Headmaster welcomed the recommendations as throwing the responsibility for a boy's curriculum on the School and giving some relief from the shackles of examination requirements. At the same time he approved the retention of external subject examinations, though he saw unsatisfactory aspects of raising the minimum age for taking the examination. The whole question, however, was too technical to discuss in detail, and in any case the full effect of the proposals could not be gauged until the University matriculation requirements were known. Reverting to the School curriculum the Headmaster referred to the great advance which had been made in the past year in music and art. So far from regarding these subjects as mere "frills" we were trying to ensure that every boy left school with some appreciation of the wide fields of enjoyment which both music and art could provide. The advance in music was manifest in the School Concert at the end of the Easter Term and in the institution of the inter-House Music Contests which were recently judged by Dr. W. M. McKie, the organist of Westminster Abbey. It was our aim to introduce boys to as much first-class music as possible by recitals of the works of great composers 6

on the School amplifier : but above all to encourage actual performance. For that reason the School had bought orchestral instruments for loan to beginners and increased its collection of pianos. In art much had been done apart from the class teaching. The Art Group had a large and enthusiastic membership, and among new activities were pottery, bookbinding, and sculpture. The later part of the Headmaster's review was devoted to activities out of School, and he commented on the Natural History Society, the Debating Society, the successful production of "Caesar's Friend" by the Dramatic Society in December, the House concerts in the Easter Term, and the newly-formed Cycling Safety League. He explained the scheme for a Combined Cadet Force which next term would supplant the J.T.C. Under this scheme a boy at the end of a period of basic training would continue with specialist instruction in either the Army or Naval section. We hoped ultimately to form an R.A.F. section so that selection would be possible from all three Services. The change would in no way affect the training in leadership which had been one of the primary functions of the J.T.C. A notable event in the J.T.C. year had been the visit of General Sir William Slim, who inspected the contingent and gave the boys a most inspiring address. For the first time since before the war we were sending a contingent to the annual J.T.C. camp in August. The School shooting had steadily improved, as was evidenced by the fact that of the J.T.C. contingent 47% were rated as First Class Shots, an improvement of to% on the previous year. A second School VIII capable of holding its own in inter-School matches had become possible. The First VIII had been placed 7th in the "Country Life" Public Schools Competition out of 39 entries. Keenness for the Scouts and Cubs was undiminished. The Cubs had won the Willsdon Trophy for Athletics, and the Scout Troop had regained the Thompson Cup in the Scoutcraft Competition organised by the York and District Association. The fact that more than two-thirds of the Troop would attend the forthcoming Scout Camp was proof of the great enthusiasm for Scouting.' In his review of the games the Headmaster mentioned that three members of the 1st XV, W. Graham, T. M. A. Griffiths, and Stuart, played for the Yorkshire Public Schools in matches against the Durham and Northumberland Schools. The Cricket XI—a very young one— after a shaky start had developed into one of the best teams in recent years. Wins were recorded against Worksop, Giggleswick, Ampleforth, Leeds Grammar School, and Bootham, and, in addition, against two club sides, Southgate C.C. and the Yorkshire Gentlemen, the latter being dismissed for 31 runs. Much of the success of the XI was due to the keenness and astute leadership of the captain, M. Speight, himself an outstanding all-rounder. Enthusiasm for Squash was greater 7

than ever, and it was worthy of mention that Parker and Fairweather had reached the third round in the Public Schools Squash Doubles Competition at Surbiton. As usual, Athletic Sports had been held successfully by both Junior and Senior Schools, and after a five years' lapse due to the war conditions hockey had been revived. In an excellent inaugural season the 1st XI had won five of the eight matches played. Fencing, too, had made great strides and had given an opportunity for a wider range of boys to represent the School. They were to be especially congratulated on a victory over Durham University in a match in all three weapons. Outstanding, perhaps, in the School games had been the success of the rowing. The Boat Club, numbering fifty-five members, produced crews which compared very favourably with any in recent years. The first boat, rowing in very good company, had won eight out of its twelve races, and the second boat four out of nine. The third boat, usually almost unheard of, had covered itself with glory and won nine out of ten races. Interest had been maintained, especially among those not in representative fours, by the institution of a School Regatta from which only the first four were excluded. In this, four boats rowed in the senior division and six in the junior. Mr. Dronfield pointed out that there was no need for him to dwell expressly on the Junior School. Much of what he had said applied as much to the Junior School as to the Senior School. We were one School and the point of transfer to the Senior School was not of great academic importance, since the curriculum was continuous. But even so, we maintained, as far as was possible, a separate Junior School staff directly concerned, under the enthusiastic guidance of Mr. Ping, with the well-being of the younger boys. Dwelling on personal matters the Headmaster referred to the transfer of Mr. Rhodes to the Housemastership of Temple after twenty-three years' devoted service to School House; to Mr. H. V. Moore's appointment to the Headmastership of Almondbury Grammar School; and the imminent departure of Mrs. Baird to take up a new life in China. He expressed our pleasure at the "promotion" of Canon Patteson from the Governing Body to the School Chaplaincy and bore witness to the great help his enthusiasm and sincerity were to the boys of the School. Finally, in concluding his review of a year which had been as happy as it had been successful, he expressed his appreciation of the devotion of all who served the School in any capacity and the spirit of the boys themselves, who, after all, were the School. He realized that to be the figurehead and spokesman for that School was both a great pleasure and a great responsibility. Following the Headmaster's report the Chairman of the Governors, the Very Rev. E. Milner White, introduced our distinguished visitor, the Provost of King's College, Cambridge, who was to distribute the 8

prizes. The duty, he said, was singularly pleasant, since for twentynine years he had worked under Dr. Sheppard, first as the Senior Fellow and subsequently as the Provost. As a subordinate—he hoped a good subordinate—the Dean felt that he had learnt from him, as so many hundreds of young men and Fellows of Cambridge had learnt, what education really was—a matter of the whole man and not the mere inculcation of knowledge. We had with us a great authority on real education. From his own knowledge of what was being done in the School the Dean felt that he could assure the Provost that we at St. Peter's were educationally through and through on the right lines. After the prizegiving (a full list of the prizewinners is appended) Dr. Sheppard gave an address which was probably unique in the experience of all who were privileged to hear it. It has often been said that Speech Day orations present one of the toughest of all nuts to the public speaker and that there is no technique which has not become, through lapse of time and repetition, trite and threadbare. Possibly some of those present, who have been at many speech days, believed confidently that they were proof against any surprises. If so, they must have recanted. All of us, from the most junior boys to the most case-hardened members of the Staff, were conscious of a new and enriching experience. Dr. Sheppard's talk—the word "address" has a flavour of pompous formality which, we are sure, he himself would have been the first to repudiate—was a sheer delight. From the moment when he settled himself comfortably on the table from which he had just dispensed prize-books he established his own peculiar atmosphere of engaging intimacy which at once banished solemnity without forfeiting one iota of authority. And throughout, to the last "digression"—there had to be a last—with which, appropriately, he ended, he held his hearers spellbound with a consummate skill which was worthy of the most notable artists of the theatre. Yet there was no superficiality or fleeting emotional significance in what he had to say to us. We were left at the end with a sure conviction that we had heard profound truth born of a ripe experience. The informality and delicious wit never obscured or detracted from the great wisdom with which Dr. Sheppard examined the vital educational problems of the day and enlarged upon the great opportunities opened up by recent reforms, if only we approached them courageously and with flexible and humane minds. To "report" Dr. Sheppard would be to invite calamity. Any résumé would inevitably be the shadow of the shadow of a dream, and the attempt will not be made. Those who heard him were fortunate indeed. A vote of thanks to Dr. Sheppard, ably moved by Sir John Dunnington Jefferson, brought to an end a Speech Day which will remain memorable. 9

PRIZE LIST W. Graham Norman Crombie Memorial Prize D. C. Jack Archbishop of York's Prize for Classics Dean of York's Prizes for Latin Prose : - D. C. Jack VIth Form - D. G. Hilton Below VIth - D. A. Haxby Stephenson Greek Prize Whytehead Memorial Prizes for Divinity : - J. M. Herring Senior School—VIth Form - J. J. Youll Below VIth J B. M. Nendick Junior School - 1 R. J. Shanks - J. F. N. Addey Toyne European History Prize - D. P. Norwood The Headmaster's Prize for Mathematics P. Jenkins B.M.A. Medal for Science Needham Prizes for Architecture : R. D. Watson Senior C. W. D. Green Junior Jack Brittain Memorial Prize for Middle School Essay S. J. White Old Peterite Club Reading Prizes : M. Speight Senior School—VIth Form - R. I. Hunt Below VIth f A. M. Marsh Junior School—Senior - 1 A. G. D. Staines - D. J. Oldman Junior - C. D. Ryder Modern Languages Prize - F. Carlill Music Prizes—Senior School P. McL. Walshaw - M. A. Butterworth Junior School D. Pfluger - J. Rayson Art Prizes—Senior School J D. I. W. Smith Junior School t D. G. Barton General Knowledge Prizes : D. C. Griffiths Senior School—VIth Form D. T. N. Tyne Below VIth D. K. Timms Junior School—Senior A. G. Quarmby Junior I. G. Cobham Sykes Memorial Prize for Divinity F. Carlill Hobbies Cup The Rise Fernie Cup School House Oxford Cup School House Work Cup -

SCHOOL CERTIFICATE PRIZES (1947) - J. A. Whitehead - P. T. Baker - T. M. A. Griffiths - D. C. Jack - M. I. H. Unwin - M. I. H. Unwin - M. I. H. Unwin - M. I. H. Unwin - F. Carlill - P. W. V. Milburn - D. Hall.

English History Geography Greek Latin French German Mathematics Physics and Chemistry General Science Art 10

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IVA. IVB. IVC. SHELL

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J.VI. J.VA. J.VB.

J.IVA. J.IVB. J.III. J.II. J.I.

- J. J. You11 - D. T. Simpson - F. D. Browne - P. C. Newhouse - T. A. Foy - P. G. Taylor - E. K. Walker R. J. Shanks - A. E. Simpson - D. J. Oldman - C. R. Clough - C. W. Jose -

OLD PETERITE NEWS COMMEMORATION Once again a large number of Old Peterites re-visited the School for Commemoration. Both the O.P. Club Annual Meeting on the Friday afternoon and the Dinner the same evning were very well attended; though inevitably the muster of O.P.'s reached its maximum on the Saturday afternoon, when they had the satisfaction of seeing the Old Boys' XI beat the School in a well-fought cricket match, which was alive and full of interest to the end of the day. The Headmaster presided at the O.P. Club Meeting, at which some lively discussion manifested the continued cohesion of O.P.'s and their enthusiasm for the well-being of the School. The following resume of the business transacted has been supplied by the Hon. Secretary, Col. H. C. Scott. The Officers were re-elected with the addition of Sir P. A. Morris as a Vice-President. It was decided that the Committee be asked to meet at an early date to consider extending the activities of the Club and should meet once each term, on Sports Day, at Commemoration, and the School Play. The War Memorial was discussed, and it was decided that a Memorial Book should form part of the general Memorial. A SubCommittee consisting of Messrs. Hodd, Lewis, Chilman, Penniston, and Rhodes was asked to report on this. It was suggested that a Second Team Cricket Match might be arranged at Commemoration. The Dinner was held at Betty's Cafe as the year before. There was an attendance of eighty-two. Under the expert and genial chairmanship of the Headmaster a most enjoyable evening was spent. The II

health of the School was proposed by H. C. Fairweather and responded to by Mr. Dronfield. The gathering provided a suitable occasion for O.P.'s, particularly those who were in School House, to express their gratitude to Mr. K. H. Rhodes for his devoted service to the House during twenty-three years. The affection of School House O.P.'s for Mr. Rhodes and their regret that circumstances had made it necessary for him to give up his Housemastership were voiced by J. M. Rucklidge. All present were well aware how deeply Mr. Rhodes felt the severance of this tie, and the toast of his health was drank with sympathy and sincerity. The following is a list of those who were present at the Dinner :

Anderson, D. Andrew, P. A. Andrews, W. H. Anelay, W. P. Banister, M. Battrick, A. Battrick, W. B. Beetham, S. H. Black, V. M. Border, A. P. Broadhurst, A. Brown, H. Burgess, L. Burnett, N. R. Butler, J. H. Camm, J. P. Chilman, K. G. Clegg, M. T. Cookson, C. A. F. Creer, H. L. Cooper, J. S. Crombie, G. P. De Little, R. G. Dee, C. C. Denison, J. A. Dodd, N. R. Douglas, F. H. Douglas, W. S.

Dronfield, J. (Headmaster). Easten, J. A. Eccles, J. D. Fairweather, C. C. Gossop, E. R. Gray, R. V. C. Harding, R. F. Harnby, F. B. Hillyard, E. J. Hillyard, F. H. Hobson, R. Hodd, H. N. Houghton, C. C. Huntley, W. G. Jackson, G. F. Jeffs, E. S. Jones, M. G. Knowlson, D. W. Le Tocq, L. C. Lewis, T. J. Long, A. E. Moore, H. V. Mountain, G. Murray, R. L. Norris, G. C. Oliver, D. J. Pattinson, J. L.

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Ping, A. W. Ping, W. H. W. Reynolds, G. E. K. Rhodes, K. H. Rignall, M. A. J. Ringrose, D. F. Ringrose, P. F. Rucklidge, J. M. Ruddock, G. F. Rumfitt, D. T. Saville, J. Scott, H. C. Shardlow, P. A. Shepherd, C. S. Sheriff, E. Simpson, J. L. Smith, G. D. Smithson, N. W. Stanley, J. D. Taylor-Thompson, D. Tee, P. F. Thompson, D. W. Thompson, H. A. Walls, J. P. G. Walton, A. R. Weighill, P. W. Wharldall, R. B. Wright, P. J.

LONDON DINNER, 1948 Arrangements have been made to hold a London Dinner, and we have been asked by the Committee to publish the following particulars :Date : Wednesday, loth November. Time : 7 for 7-3o p.m. Place : De Hems Restaurant, II Macclesfield Street, W.I. Dress : Dinner jacket, lounge suit or uniform. Cost of Tickets : i6/- each, including sherry, beer, soft drinks and tips. 12

Guests : Each Old Peterite may apply for a ticket for one male guest, which will be issued only if space is available. The room holds 6o persons. Chairman : The Bishop of Lincoln has consented to be Chairman. Short Speeches : A number of Old Peterites representing various walks of life have been asked to speak for not more than five minutes each. Application for Tickets : 16/- to be sent to J. B. Gedge, 55 Glenalmond House, Manor Fields, Putney, S.W.I5. Any Old Peterites residing in London will be welcome even if not yet members of the Old Peterite Club. Will Old Peterites knowing the addresses of other Old Peterites living in London, who are not in the present List of Members, please send the addresses to J. B. Gedge. S. S. PAWLE, J. B. GEDGE, J. C. RODGERS, London Committee. ITEMS O.P.'s will be interested in the publication of The Scandinavians in History, by Mr. S. M. Toyne, who was Headmaster of the School from 1913 to 1937. The book is designed primarily for history students, for whom it will supply a real need, for there is justice in Mr. Toyne's claim that the references to the Scandinavians in our histories are "meagre and disconnected". Professor G. M. Trevelyan, who contributes a foreword to the work, writes : "We are all aware of our kinship to them (the Scandinavian peoples), our debt to them in the remote past, and our likeness to them in the present. We are indeed blood of their blood and bone of their bone. . . . The interest of the book is that it tells a long story, going down the ages, of people very like ourselves but living under different geographical conditions. It is at once so like to and so different from British history." The Scandinavians in History (Demy 8vo, 352 pages, with 8 plates and 4 maps, bibliography and index) is published by Edward Arnold and Co. at 18s. We hear that J. C. M. Rayson (The Rise, 1942-47), who captained the School XI in 1946 and 1947, has had a most successful cricket season playing for the D.C.L.I. In the ten matches he played he amassed 616 runs, with an average of 77. His best scores were 146 and 103 not out. G. C. Greetham (School House, 1944-47), who gained his 1st XI colours in 1947, played in the same team and had an average of 35. It is satisfactory that the St. Peter's pair contributed more than half the runs scored by the D.C.L.I. in the course of the season. 13

J. E. Thompson (The Rise, 1937-42), now released from military service, is unshaken in his determination to make the stage his career. He is Assistant Stage Manager to the new Company of Four revue, "Oranges and Lemons". The revue, the cast of which includes Elizabeth Welsh, Diana Churchill, and Max Adrian, is at present in rehearsal, and after a four weeks' provincial tour should reach London at the beginning of December. OBITUARY JOHN LEE BODEN Peterites must have read with deep regret the reports in the Press of the tragic death at the hands of terrorists in Malaya of John Lee Boden (School House, 1931-36). He was in the leading jeep of a column which ran into an ambush while taking a relief party to Sembrong estate, near Layang, which had been attacked by 300 guerrillas. In the words of an eyewitness, "Without thought for his own safety, Mr. Boden rushed towards the insurgents intent on silencing their Bren guns, but he was cut down by a burst of automatic fire." John Boden was working at Gutherie's scientific experimental station at Chemara Plantations, in Layang, Central Johore. He had joined the plantation in March, 1947. During the war he served with the 111th Brigade in the second Burma expedition of the Chindits in 1944. He belonged to the 1st Cameronians, and by the end of the war had the rank of Major. The eldest son of Mr. J. Boden, of Ben Rhydding, Ilkley, he was 3o and unmarried. DR. NOEL LOCKWOOD HOOD We regret to record the death, on 16th August, of Dr. Noel Lockwood Hood at his home, Howe Hill, Acomb, York. He was 77. The son of the late Dr. William Hood, he was one of the earliest pupils of St. Olave's School when it occupied premises in Marygate and before it was directly associated with St. Peter's. He won the Hey Scholarship to St. Peter's and entered the School in 1889. From St. Peter's he went to Cambridge with a Mathematics Scholarship. Widely known in local medical circles, Dr. Hood was in practice in York for many years, and for 35 years, until his retirement in 1933, was hon. surgeon to the York County Hospital. He was then elected consulting surgeon. Prior to practising in York he had been on the medical staff of the Sussex County Hospital at Brighton and resident physician to the Brompton Chest Hospital, London. An excellent all-round sportsman, Dr. Hood played hockey for Yorkshire and had captained the York team. He was a keen tennis 14

player, and at rugger played for the York Club. As an enthusiastic climber he travelled widely on the continent and was elected to the Alpine Club in 1909. He went regularly to St. Moritz for winter sports, chiefly "riding the Cresta" and ski-ing. He obtained the N.S.A. bronze medals for figure and speed skating. Dr. Hood was chairman of the York Waterworks Company until a year ago, when he resigned the post, though he remained a director. He was also chairman of the Linton Lock Navigation Committee and a member of the Court of Governors of Bootham Park Mental Hospital. During the last war he did much good work as medical recruit examiner in York and as medical referee for fire-watching appeals and pension adjustments. He leaves a widow and four daughters, to whom we offer our sincere condolences. CHARLES EDWARD HENDERSON We learned belatedly and with regret that Charles Edward Henderson (Day Boy, 1922-24) lost his life in December, 1945. He held the rank of Flying Officer and was killed in India while engaged on bomb-disposal work. May we take this opportunity of reminding readers that it would be helpful if we could be notified of any names which should be added to our record of O.P.'s who gave their lives in the war. The last list, complete so far as we are aware, was published in The Peterite of October, 1947. BIRTHS SHERIFF.—On 8th May, 1948, at Nunthorpe Nursing Home, York, to Marcia, wife of Edward Sheriff, a son (Edward Gaylord Berends. [Temple, 1940-44.] STIBBARD.—On 11th July, 1948, at The Park, Ogbourne, to Helen (nee Poole), wife of Major H. 0. Stibbard, a son. [Left 5928.] MARRIAGES MILLER—WEBSTER. On 31st May, 1948, at St. Matthew's Church, Rastrick, Robert Leslie Miller to Margaret Joyce Webster. [School House, 1938-42.] MORRIS—WHELDRICK. On 3rd July, 1948, at Selby Abbey, Gordon R. Morris to Joyce Mary Wheldrick. [The Rise, 1 939 -4 1 .] SLEIGHT—HENDERSON. On 5th April, 5948, at Alston Parish Church, Cumberland, John Irving Sleight, of 21a South Street, South Cliff, Scarborough, to Lorna Henderson, of Alston. [School House, 1935-40.] 15

THE OXFORD LETTER OXFORD.

September, 1948.

The Editors, The Peterite.

Dear Sirs, Once again another Trinity Term has passed with all its festivities and less congenial activities. This year, however, no O.P.'s have trodden "the Primrose Path" towards the lower end of the "High". During the first four weeks we were blessed with fine weather, and several of us could be seen both in and on the "Cher". But the weather broke on the Sunday of Eights Week and thereafter we experienced a miserable existence. Many were the activities which the weather curtailed, but none more than the many extremely fine outdoor College dramatic productions, at which even a "duffel-coat" provided but meagre protection. We have again numbered nine this term, but expect to increase once more at Michaelmas, when we shall extend a welcome to G. C. Norris and E. A. K. Denison, who are going to reside at Worcester and B.N.C. respectively. Oxford caters for all tastes and opinions, and O.P.'s, between them, seem to have sampled many branches of what is offered. F. L. Duffield (B.N.C.) has once more announced his retirement from the strenuous life of Oxford and his intention to seek recuperation in a Northern University. J. D. Taylor-Thompson (Balliol) still cycles past the Examination Schools each morning without showing any nervousness. Has challenged most O.P.'s to a game of tennis, but has not been known to carry the matter further. P. F. Tee (Christ Church) has vacated his luxurious rooms in "Peck" quad for digs, the position of which has not yet been located. This removal has deprived the remainder of us of a convenient tea retreat. We believe that he does some work, but also understand that he has other interests. J. M. Banister (B.N.C.) still resides somewhere '"on the road to Marston" and can occasionally be seen pedalling an extremely ancient bicycle in the direction of his College. R. T. Hey (New College) for all we know may have returned to the jungles of Malaya. No doubt he finds Beowulf a more inspiring companion than his fellow O.P.'s. J. A. Denison is becoming mellowed by Oxford life—even from such a great distance as Worcester.

P. A. Andrew (Keble), being a scientist, works longer hours than most of us. Has been seen leaving a photographer's with a hockey photograph, so we have at least discovered how Hilary was got through. P. Robson (B.N.C.) since returning in January has enveloped himself in a cloak of mystery, and we feel sure that he must hold an important position in the Oxford underworld. Resides in a Nissen but in the vicinity of the S.T.C. Headquarters. N. G. L. R. McDermid (St. Edmund Hall) has visited several Oxfordshire villages with the Teddy Bears Cricket Club. Could also be seen in a "Rugger VIII", which, however, was eliminated before Eights because of its spider-like progress. If any other O.P.'s come into residence we hope that they will speedily make themselves known to us. Wishing the School all the best in the coming year. We remain, Yours very sincerely, THE OXFORD 0.P.'s. THE CAMBRIDGE LETTER CAMBRIDGE.

October, 1948. The Editors, The Peterite. Dear Sirs, As your correspondents once again prepare for their sojourn of fifty-nine nights it is with varied memories that they review the past months. Some of us last saw our colleges in the rays of an early morning June sun which seemed to laugh at the assorted groups as they slowly dragged themselves away from the scenes of revelry. Those of the May Balls are happy memories. For others the overwhelming thought is of the examination rooms and that agonizing wait for the class lists. For two of us at least life at Cambridge seems all too recent .. . the Long Vacation Term having ended but seven weeks ago. The month of June was, indeed, a fitting climax to the year. The Queen's visit began the celebrations, and the pageantry of May Week reached its height when Field Marshal Smuts was installed as Chancellor amidst a gathering as eminent as had been seen in Cambridge for many a year. And then came the annual festivities . .. the Madrigals beneath King's Bridge, the college concerts, the May Races; everything leading towards the climax of the college balls. And finally there are the memories of seeing other dim-eyed revellers wending homeward through the market-place at mid-day, clad still in "tails" and bow ties. r7

But the month of October seems not to allow too many reminiscences of the long June days. There is a call to action. No longer can one contemplate the Australians on the cricket field; the river has ceased to lure us up to Grantchester; gone are the bathers in Byron's Pool; empty the tea gardens. Instead the rugger fields spring to life, Fenners is encircled by enthusiasts vainly trying to rid themselves of those surplus pounds, the punts on the river give way to the eights. Nor does this urge fail to inspire us with a certain amount of verve for work. A new academic year means a fresh start .. . no need to bewail past months of inactivity. Against this background the Cambridge O.P.'s return to find their complement maintained, though somewhat changed. G. Long (Emmanuel) left at the end of term, but not before he threw a highly entertaining farewell party. And with Long we say goodbye to G. Mountain (Christ's), whom we now bequeath to the Oxford O.P.'s with all his psychic powers, trusting that his flare for tea parties may still prevail whatever other changes come his way. Your representatives at Emmanuel will, we hear, not be diminished, for report has it that G. Wilson will be taking up his residence there. We also welcome most heartily W. J. Clark, who will compare the almost Chinese serenity of Clare to the beauty he maintains he has left behind in Japan. D. Anderson (Sidney Sussex), formerly reputed to be reading Agriculture, is now found to be, amongst other things, an Economist. He has maintained his old prowess on the cricket field, and his activities in white flannels often lead him onto the tennis courts. The squash courts also resound to his merciless hitting. A. G. Reynolds (Emmanuel) has played quite a lot of tennis. We wonder whether, after his residence in a foreign university during the vacation, he will still be as keen on his Newnham tea parties, from which no-one has hitherto been able to dissuade him. Nevertheless, he finds time to work hard at Russian. P. F. Ringrose (Clare) has played squash and tennis regularly. He was seen punting up to Grantchester in a highly sunburnt state and seemed equally warm when frequenting the highland dancing at the Strathspey Society. Finds that Law entails far more work than he originally anticipated. J. F. Spink (Emmanuel). It is believed that the exams, rather disrupted his social activities. Claims by now to have become an expert beagle, but is less certain about his engineering capabilities. Perhaps his abode will in future be in closer proximity to the centre of the town. J. D. Ward (St. John's). A great squash enthusiast who played unceasingly throughout the summer when not punting up the Granta for tea. Dabbles most successfully in the intricacies of cookery. Wishes he could transfer his squash enthusiasm to Law. 18

After this brief summary of the activities of the Cambridge O.P.'s let us, before concluding, congratulate everyone concerned on the arrangements made for a most enjoyable School Commemoration. We also hope to be present at the O.P. Dinner in London. With our best wishes to the School as it begins another year. Yours sincerely, THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITES. SANDHURST LETTER ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY, SANDHURST. October, 1948.

Dear O.P.'s, On 14th July, to the strains of "Auld Lang Syne", the first cadets to become regular officers from Sandhurst since the war marched up the steps of the Grand Entrance followed by the Adjutant on his white horse. Amongst these was I. H. Baker, who has been posted to the Royal Artillery. For the rest of us, we have again been disappointed by not having any more O.P.'s to swell our ranks from yet another intake, and we fear our contingent here will be entirely extinct by Christmas. The O.P.'s at present are as follows :F. P. Baker. He hasn't changed much since his Rise days, except that he is rather elusive these days and we no longer see his sword stick, which used to be his pride and joy at School. Congratulations on being appointed Captain of Academy Fencing. M. G. Jones. Has taken a fancy to wearing an amazing hat which resembles a very moth-eaten sombrero, but he is quite unshaken by our rude remarks. The rest of his Manor clothes are wearing well. E. 0. Owen. He is the worst case of human hibernation we have come across, and the only time we caught up with him was down at the bank one evening. All he had to say to us was, " Roll on October," or words to that effect. Is obviously counting the days to graduation ! G. H. F. Reynolds. Appears to be working hard this term, but can be found in the Academy Club during leisure times polishing up his table tennis or watching plays on the television set. Too expensive to do anything else he says. M. A. J. Rignall. Has at last decided to grow a moustache, so he tells us, but we were not quite sure what it was, since it refuses to grow in the middle. Was quite a lively figure on the cricket field last term. A. C. Rodger. He seems to have run out of tall stories these days, so we are anxiously awaiting new developments. We are hoping he will shine in the rugger team this year as he did last. I9

P. W. Weighill. Last but by no means least, he has suddenly developed the craze for playing tennis at six in the morning. The work has obviously been too great a strain for him, poor fellow. He still manages to gossip, though. Finally, we wish all O.P.'s and present members of the School the best of luck for the future. Yours very sincerely, SANDHURST O.P.'s.

CALENDAR, CHRISTMAS TERM, 1948 SEPTEMBER Full Term begins. Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity. Preacher : The Headmaster. 6 p.m. Science Society (Talk on Colour Photography by Mr. T. H. 25 Sat. Mason). 26 Sun. Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity. Preacher : The Chaplain. OCTOBER 6 p.m. Talk on Missionary Work abroad by the Rev. S. I. Kale. 1 Fri. 1st XV v. Headingley `A' XV. Home. 2 Sat. Colts Under 141 XV v. Boys' Signal Squadron, Harrogate. Away. 6 p.m. Debating Society. Harvest Thanksgiving. 3 Sun. Preacher : The Chaplain. 6 Wed. 2nd XV v. Rishworth School 1st XV. Home. 1st XV v. York R.U.F.C. Home. 9 Sat. Under 16 XV v. Boys' Signal Squadron, Harrogate. Home. 6 p.m. Science Society. St. Paulinus. 10 Sun. 8-30 a.m. Holy Communion (Sung). Preacher at Evensong : The Chaplain. 13 Wed. 2nd and Colts under 141 XVs v. Drax Grammar School 1st and Under 14i. XVs. Away. 16 Sat. Colts Under 141 XV c. Newburgh Priory School. Home. 6 p.m. Debating Society. 17 Sun. Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity. Preacher : The Chaplain. 20 Wed. 1st XV v. Durham School. Home. 2nd XV v. Durham School. Away. 2-30 p.m. Lecture Recital by Miss Guelda Waller (Junior School 22 Fri. only). 23 Sat. 2nd and Colts Under 16 XVs v. Giggleswick School. Away. 6 p.m. Science Society. 24 Sun. Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity. Preacher : Bishop Hubbard. 27 Wed. 1st XV v. Trent College. Away. Colts Under 141 XV v. Fyling Hall. Home. 1st XV v. Denstone College. Home. 30 Sat. Colts Under 16 XV v. Ampleforth College. Away. 6 p.m. Debating Society. 31 Sun. Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity. Preacher : The Chaplain. 18 Sat. 19 Sun.

NOVEMBER 1 Mon. All Saints' Day. 8-45 a.m. Holy Communion (Sung). 2 Tues. Film on Atomic Physics. 3 Wed. 'A' XV v. Ripon Grammar School. Home. 6 p.m. Lecture, "Background to Vitamins", by Mr. H. B. Sear. 5 Fri. M.P.S. 1st and 2nd XVs v. Bradford Grammar School. Home. 6 Sat. 6 p.m. Science Society. 7 Sun. Remembrance Sunday. 10-30 a.m. Special Service. Preacher at Evensong : Rev. R. R. Beckitt (Missions to Seamen). 10 Wed. 1st and 2nd XVs v. Worksop College. Away. Colts Under 16 and Under 14f XVs v. Worksop College. Home. 1st XV v. Leeds Grammar School. Away. 13 Sat. 2nd XV v. Leeds Grammar School. Home. 6 p.m. Lecture Recital by Mr. Bernard Shore. 14 Sun. Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity. Preacher : The Chaplain. 17 Wed. Colts Under 16 XV v. Durham School. Home. 20 Sat. 1st XV v. Giggleswick School. Home. 6 p.m. Debating Society. 21 Sun. Sunday next before Advent. Preacher : The Dean of York. 24 Wed. First Round House Match. 27 Sat. 1st XV v. Ampleforth College. Away. 2nd XV v. Ampleforth College. Home. Colts Under 16 XV v. Harrogate R.F.C. Colts XV. Home. 6 p.m. Science Society. 28 Sun. First Sunday in Advent. 8-30 a.m. Holy Communion (Sung). Preacher at Evensong : The Chaplain. DECEMBER 1 Wed. Semi-final House Match. 4 Sat. Semi-final House Match. 6 p.m. Debating Society. 5 Sun. Second Sunday in Advent. Preacher : The Headmaster. 8 Wed. Final House Match. 1st XV v. Old Peterites. 11 Sat. 6 p.m. Science Society. 12 Sun. Third Sunday in Advent. 3 p.m. Carol Service. 14 Tues. Full Term ends. Normal Sunday Services are :—Holy Communion, 8 a.m. Junior School Service, 11 a.m. Evensong and Sermon, 6 p.m.

EXAMINATION RESULTS, 1948

The following boys were awarded Certificates :HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION UPPER VI. R. Ham ("Good" in Pure Mathematics and Applied Mathematics; "Very Good" in Scholarship Applied Mathematics). P. Jenkins ("Good" in Physics and Chemistry; "Very Good" in Scholarship Chemistry). D. P. Norwood ("Distinction" in Pure Mathematics; "Very Good" in Scholarship Pure Mathematics). 21

MIDDLE VI. R. E. A. Atkinson. M. A. Cross. P. J. Dennis. C. D. Goode. K. G. Harrison. D. A. Hopkins. J. C. B. Mackeand. R. Presswood. C. D. Ryder ("Good" in French). M. Speight. E. G. Thompson. J. C. Varley ("Good" in Chemistry).

SCHOOL CERTIFICATES The Pass is indicated by a lower case letter; the Credit is indicated by a capital letter; Very Good is indicated by a capital letter in italic type. 1, 2, 3 indicate Very Good, Credit or Pass in English Language. b—English Literature. c—History. d—Geography. e--Latin. f—Greek. j—Additional i—Elementary Mathematics. h—German. g—French. Mathematics. s—General Science. o—Art. + after the letters g or h indicates that the candidate has passed in the Oral examination. VA.

J. T. Ankers-1 d e G+ H+ I S.

J. U. Burdass-2 d G+ I S. I. G. Cobham-1 D E G+ 11+ I S. S. C. Daneff-2 D G+ 11+ I S. J. R. Dwyer-2 D G+ H+ I S. R. E. S. Farrar-2 D G I J S. D. M. Findlay-2 D G+ H+ I J S. R. J. Gibson-2 D E G+ h+ I S. J. Hearfield-2 D e G I S. D. G. Hilton-1 D E F G+ I J S. H. Murray-2 D G I J S. W. B. Powell-2 D e G+ H+ I J S. D. J. Pratt-2 d e G+ i S. E. Robinson-2 D E g+ I J S. J. M. Smithson-2 D E G+ I j S. R. M. Stanley-2 DEGI S. Va.

I. S. Berg-2 B C G+ I J S. J. M. Booth-2 B C i S. W. J. Burdass-2 B c I S. G. Elliott-2 B c G+ I s. D. Haley-2 B d g+ i S. R. M. Hodgson-2 B D G I S. G. R. A. March-2 BcgIj S. M. W. Senior-2 B d G+ i s. A. N. C. Smith-2 BdGI S. D. Walter-2 B C g+ I S. I. U. Warrington-1 B C G+ h+ i S. R. G. J. Washington-2 B D G+ I j. G. A. Wood-2 B D g+ I S. M. Wye-3 Bc gi S. 22

Vc.

S. H. Amos-2 bdis o. J. G. Booth-2 BDGIJS o. J. M. Brook-2 BDis o. J. H. Chilman-1 B D g S o. M. I. Daniel-2 B cgIS 0. R. C. Groves-3 b c I j S o. D. L. Hourigan-2 B D S o. J. D. Poole-2 b d i S. R. A. Relton-3 bdis o. D. T. N. Tyne- 2BDiS o. K. Varley-2 B c g+ / J S o. T. C. Willis-2 B g+ i s o. R. F. Wyman-1 B G+ s 0.

ST. PETER'S SCHOLARSHIPS, 1948 K. Smith (Ascham House, Gosforth, Newcastle-on-Tyne). B. Markus (Senior School). WOLSTENHOLME-M. J. Quarmby (Junior School). OTHER BOARDING SCHOLARSHIPS-P. Newton (Junior School). G. B. Pullan (Junior School). HEY (FOR DAY BOYS)-T. A. Foy (Junior School). RILEY-SMITH-C. FOUNDATION-M.

VALETE AND SALVETE VALETE (JULY, 1948). THE MANOR W. Graham. 1943-48. Head of School. Head of The Manor. Upper VI Medical. School Cert., 1945. H.S.C., 1947. Played for 1st XV, 1944-45. Colours, 1945-46-47-48. Cap, 1946-47-48. Captain, 1947-48. Played for Durham County Public Schools XV, 1946-47-48. Captain, 1947-48. 1st XI Colours, 1947-48. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1947-48. Vice-captain. Rowed for 2nd IV and Colours, 1945-46. Squash Team, 1946-47. Athletics Team, 1946. Editor of The Peterite. Sgt. in J.T.C. Cert. "A". First Class Shot. M. Speight. 1945-48. VIM. School Monitor. School Cert., 1946. H.S.C., Captain of Cricket, 1948. 1st XI Cricket Colours, 1947. 1948. Captain of Hockey, 1948. 2nd XV, 1947. Member of Shooting Team, 1947. Shooting Colours, 1948. Athletics Colours, 1948. Sergeant in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1946-47. School Play, 1946-47. C. C. Clement. 1944-48. VIM. House Monitor. Played for Colts XV, 1945. "A" XV, 1946-47. 2nd XV, 1946-47. 1st XV, 1947. 3rd IV and 1st VIII, 1948. 2nd IV Colours. Rowed for 1st IV, 1948. C.Q.M.S. in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1946. "Crossed Swords", A.S.P.T., Aldershot. N. B. Harrison. 1943-48. VIM. House Monitor. School Cert., 1946. Played for 2nd XI Cricket. Shot for 2nd VIII. Sergeant in J.T.C. Cert. "A". First Class Shot. J. F. W. Addey. 1946-48. Middle VI. 1st XI Hockey, 1948. Played for School Squash Team, 1947. Corporal in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1947. School Play, 1947 and 1948. H. Allanson. 1946-48 (Junior School, 1943). IVc. Chess Team. Cadet in J.T.C. L. R. Haill. 1944-48. L.VIB. School Cert., 1947. Cadet in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1948. First Class Shot. R. B. Hudson. 1947-48. IVB. Cadet in J.T.C.

THE RISE

J. E. Stuart. 1943-48 (St. Olave's, 1941-43). L.VI. Head of The Rise,

1947-48. School Cert., 1947. Played for Colts XV, 1945. Colts XV Colours, 1945. 1st XV, 1946-47-48. Colours, 1946-47-48. Cap, 1947-48. Played Rugger for Durham P.S. v. Yorkshire P.S., 1948. Played Hockey for 1st XI, 1948. Colours, 1948. Played Cicket for 2nd XI, 1947-48. Captain, 1948. Captain of Tennis, 1948. Boxing Team, 1947. Athletics Team, 1948. Sergeant in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1947. School Play, 1944-45-46. R. E. A. Atkinson. 1943-48 (Junior School, 1941). M.VI. House Monitor. School Certificate, 1946. H.S.C., 1948. 3rd IV, 1948. 2nd VIII, 1948. 2nd IV Colours, 1948. Played for 2nd XV, 1947. Lance-Sergeant in J.T.C. Cert. "A". First Class Shot. A. A. Caulfield. 1942-46. L.VI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1947. Played for Colts XV, 1946. Played for 2nd XV, 1947. Played for 1st XV, 1947. 2nd XI Cricket, 1947-48. Coxed 3rd IV, 1946. Athletics Team, 1948. Lance-Corporal in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1948. First Class Shot. School Play, 1944-46-47. C. U. Burdass. 1944-48 (Junior School, 1942). Vs. Played for Colts Under 16 XI, 1947. Cadet in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1948. D. Dixon. 1947-48 (Junior School, 1943). Vc. Cadet in J.T.C. G. E. Grainger. 1943-48. Vc. 2nd XV, 1947. Shooting VIII, 1947-48. Colours, 1947-48. Corporal in J.T.C. Cert. "A". First Class Shot. R. W. Holmes. 1946-48. IVc. Cadet in J.T.C. R. Presswood. 1944-48. VIM. School Cert., 1946. H.S.C., 1948. Cadet in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1948. R. G. Washington. 1944-48 (Junior School, 1941). VB. School Cert., 1948. Played for Colts XV, 1947. Cadet in J.T.C. Cert. "A". First Class Shot. SCHOOL HOUSE T. M. A. Griffiths. 1943-48. Head of House. L.VI. Played for 1st XV, 1945-46-47-48. 1st XV Colours, 1946-47-48. 1st XV Cap, 1947-48. 2nd XV Colours, 1945-46. Played for Colts XV, 1943-44-45. Colts Colours, 1944-45. Played for Durham Public Schools at Rugger. 1st IV Colours, 1947-48. Captain of Boats, 1948. 1st VIII, 1947-48. LanceSergeant in J.T.C. Cert. "A". G. A. Radford. 1943-48. L.VI. School Cert. 1st XV Colours, 1947-48. Colts XV Colours, 1944-45. 1st IV Colours, 1948. 1st VIII, 1948. Yorkshire County VIII, 1948. Sergeant in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1946. Captain of Fencing, 1948. School Play, 1943-47. Secretary of the Games Committee. First Class Shot. R. Ham. 1943-48 (St. Olave's, 1939-43). U.VI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1945. H.S.C., 1947-48. Chess Team. Colts XV, 1945. 2nd XV, 1947. Lance-Corporal in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1946. First Class Shot. J. M. Ryder. 1944-48. L.VI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1947. 1st XV Colours, 1947-48. 2nd XV Colours, 1946-47. Played for Colts, 1945-46. 4th IV, 1948. Athletics Team, 1946-48. Boxing Team, 1946. LanceCorporal in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1947. First Class Shot. P. D. Waters. 1944-48. L.VI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1946. 2nd VIII, 1948. Lance-Sergeant in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1946. First Class Shot. A. Gray. 1947-48. IVc. Cadet in J.T.C. W. E. Warren. 1944-48. M.VI. School Cert., 1946. Played for 2nd Hockey XI, 1948. School Fencing Team, 1947-48. Fencing Colours, 1948. Shot for 2nd Shooting VIII, 1948. Fenced in Public Schools Foils and Sabre Championships, 1948. School Play, 1944-45-46-47. Cert. "A", 1948. First Class Shot. Corporal in J.T.C.

TEMPLE F. N. Newdick. 1942-48 (St. Olave's, 1940). U.VI. School Monitor. Head of Temple. Vice-Head of School. School Cert., 1944. H.S.C., 1946-47. Captain of Colts XV, 1944. 2nd XV Colours, 1944. Captain of "A" XV, 1945. 1st XV Colours, 1945-46-47. 1st XV Cap, 1946-47. Vice-Captain 1st XV, 1947. Represented School in Seven-a-side Tournament, Rosslyn Park, 1946. 2nd IV Colours, 1947. 1st IV Colours, 1948. Rowed for Yorkshire VIII, York, 1948. Captain of Boxing, 1947-48. Athletics Team, 1944. Fencing Colours, 1948. Librarian, 1947. School Play, 1946-47. C.S.M. in J.T.C. First Class Shot. Cert. "A", 1946. C. Dryden. 1945-48. Chapel Monitor. M.VI Science. School Cert., 1946. Colts XI Colours, 1945. 2nd XI Colours, 1946. 1st XI Colours, 1947-48; Cap, 1948. 2nd XV Colours, 1946-47. 1st XV Colours, 1947-48. 1st XI Hockey Colours, 1948. Athletics Team, 1946. Lance-Sergeant in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1948. Secretary of Musical Society. House Monitor. M.VI. 1943-48 (St. Olave's, 1941). A. L. Pavis. School Cert., 1946. Colts XV, 1946. Colours, 1946. Played for 2nd XV, 1947. Played for 2nd XI Hockey, 1948. Sergeant in J.T.C. Cert. "A", 1946. Cert. "T", 1947. J. A. Broadley. 1944-48 (Junior School, 1942). L.VI. School Cert., 1946. D. Haley. 1945-48 (Junior School, 1942). VB. G. B. Hawksby. 1944-48 (Junior School, 1942). Vc. G. A. Jewitt. 1945-48 (Junior School, 1943). Vc.

SALVETE (MAY, 1948) THE MANOR

H. C. P. Spencer (Shell). J. B. Weightman (IVB). SCHOOL HOUSE C. D. King (IVs). R. W. Webster (Shell).

SCHOOL OFFICERS SUMMER TERM, 1948 SCHOOL MONITORS :

Head of School and The Manor-W. GRAHAM. Head of Temple House-F. N. NEWDICK. Head of School House-T. M. A. GRIFFITHS. Head of The Rise-J. E. STUART. Chapel Monitor-C. DRYDEN. G. A. RADFORD. C. FRANK. M. SPEIGHT. R. PARKER. GAMES CAPTAINS :

Cricket-M. SPEIGHT. Boats-T. M. A. GRIFFITHS. Shooting-J. A. HANNON. Fencing-G. A. RADFORD. C.S.M. in J.T.C.-F. N. NEWDICK.

HOUSE MONITORS :

The Manor—C. C. CLEMENT, N. B. HARRISON. The Rise—R. E. A. ATKINSON, A. A. CAMFIELD, E. G. BROWN, N. B.

BURGESS, J. B. MORTIMER.

School House—R. HAM, P. D. WATERS, J. M. RYDER. Temple House—F. C. SLEGG, C. D. RYDER, J. M. GRAHAM, A. L. PAVIS,

K. G. HARRISON.

EDITORS OF "THE PETERrTE"

W. GRAHAM, J. C. GRIFFITHS, M. I. H. UNWIN, N. B. BURGESS, C. D. RYDER.

HOUSE NOTES THE MANOR This term has provided us with opportunities for each one of us to take part in some activity or other. The first event of the term was the Junior Cricket. We won this by beating School House in the first round and Temple in the final. The first match provided us with something like an Australian Test score of well over 200, Stead made 73 of these in really expert style. The Senior competition started off well with a victory over Temple by 7 wickets, Graham, of all people, opened, and got 59 ! In the final against School House we made the mistake of trying to force the pace and were beaten by 6 wickets. This was the turning point in the Oxford Cup struggle; if we had won, the Cup would have been ours, but School House deservedly won, and we should like to congratulate them. In the tennis we played our way into the final, bringing us up against School House once more, and after a hard-fought match we won. For his part in this victory Jenkins was awarded his House Colours. After beating the much fancied Rise team in the semi-finals of the fencing we lost to the experienced School House team. Our team was ably captained by Wyman, who did very well. With the House Aggregate Shoot already won, the Team Shoot turned out to be yet another contest between ourselves and School House. Set to drop less than eight points, our team shot exceptionally well to win. The Music Competition, a new event, was an interesting interlude and gave enjoyment to a number of boys who put in a deal of practice. Unfortunately, it was not our budding Giglis' day, but we are still hopeful, because who can tell a flower from the bud ! Contrary to current opinion we did well in the Fernie Cup to beat School House for third place. Carlin, whose efforts in the Music Competition should not go by without recognition, won the Hobbies Cup with a fine copy of a Goya self-portrait. The Swimming Sports brought the term to a glorious end with ourselves amassing a record number of 120 points. For their contribution to this victory, Gibson, Ratcliff, and Booth, J. M., were awarded their House Colours. 26

The House was well represented in the XI this term, Speight being Captain, Hodd obtaining his Cap, Graham and Hodgson getting their Colours. To all those leaving the House, including Mr. Jeffs, and those going to the Grove, we wish the best of luck ! THE RISE Loking back on the past School year one can hardly call it a successful one as far as "pot-hunting" is concerned, since our only capture was the Fernie Cup, and that at the last moment when many people in the House feared a cup-less year. However, it is not always the best House that wins the cups, and in view of the promise of many of the junior members of the House, the Rise can look forward to a better future. Next term the Rise will return to the home of its forefathers. We are sure that many "Old Risites" will be more than pleased to hear that out of the ruins of the old a newer and more modern Rise has arisen. In this connection the House would like to thank everyone who has helped to house some of our members during what have been, without doubt, the most difficult years of our history. Many of our members were represented in the School teams, and the following are to be congratulated on being awarded Colours : Brown, 1st IV; Thornton, rst XI Cap; Stuart, Mortimer, and Kendell, 2nd XI; Atkinson, 2nd IV. In the classroom, Markus is to be congratulated on being awarded a Foundation Scholarship. The usual end-of-term festivities were spoilt for the House by the news of Suzanne Crews's illness, which came as a shock to everyone. We hope that she will soon recover and that on returning next term we shall find her as lively as ever. Finally, we say goodbye to those of us who are leaving the House, either to go into the Grove or elsewhere. We wish them the best of luck, and may they, wherever they go, take the spirit of the Rise with them. SCHOOL HOUSE The House has completed a most successful year by winning back the Oxford Cup from the Manor. The House Cricket XI, by their victory over the Manor, settled the final destination of the cup. Also it has put School House in possession of the three senior cups : the Rugger, Rowing and Cricket. In the semi-finals of the inter-House cricket matches School House beat the Rise by six wickets, but were not too certain about beating the Manor in the final. However, we were victorious, winning by seven wickets. In the shooting the House team made a good score, getting 232 out of 240. But, unfortunately, they were beaten by two points by the Manor. 27

Also the Manor beat us in the final of the inter-House tennis matches by one set. Congratulations to them on both these successes. The House fencing team was successful in winning the trophy. They beat Temple in the semi-finals and the Manor in the final. In the Swimming Sports the House put up a very good performance, but were beaten by our rivals, the Manor. Once again the House has been well represented in School sports, and the following are to be congratulated : T. M. A. Griffiths, Captain of Boats, 1st IV Colours; G. A. Radford, 1st IV Colours; R. Parker, Vice-Captain Cricket and Cap; D. Walter, his Cap; T. C. Griffiths, P. T. Baker, and W. H. N. Fairweather, ist XI Colours; also P. J. Dennis on his znd XI Colours. We also congratulate Parker on his appointment as Head of the Grove next term. The only event to mar a very successful term was the discovery that Mr. Rhodes has to leave the House after twenty-three years' loyal service. We wish him and Mr. Howat, who is accompanying him, the best of luck in Temple. We also wish Mr. Jeffs, who succeeds Mr. Rhodes, and the House the best of luck in the future. TEMPLE This term we had to say goodbye to Mr. H. V. Moore, who has been our Housemaster for the past six years. We greatly appreciate all he has done for the House in very difficult times, and wish him the best of luck in his new appointment. At the same time we welcome Mr. K. H. Rhodes as our new Housemaster. We feel that Mr. Rhodes' experience, and his capabilities which were so marked in his last Housemastership, will stand the House in very good stead for the future. We are unable to record any substantial success in sport this term. In the senior cricket semi-final we lost to the Manor, who also beat us in the junior final after we had beaten the Rise. The tennis we also lost to the Manor, and the fencing to School House. Our swimming team also failed to come up to the standard of former years. We were unlucky, however, not to win the Fertile Cup, losing to the Rise by the narrow margin of I points. The newly-instituted Music Competition gave scope to the musicians of the House, who are to be congratulated on winning the cup with an excellent performance. Congratulations to Newdick on the award of his 1st IV Colours, Dryden on the re-award of his 1st XI Colours, and to Graham and Ward, 2nd IV Colours. 28

OXFORD CUP, 1947-48 The following table indicates the system on which points are awarded and gives the final result :— Awarded Manor

Senior Rugger Junior Rugger Senior Cricket Junior Cricket Senior Hockey ... Junior Hockey ... Rowing (1st Division) Rowing (2nd Division) ... Athletics, 1st ... Athletics, 2nd Cross-country, 1st Cross-country, 2nd Swimming, 1st Swimming, 2nd Squash ... Tenths ... Shooting (Team) Boxing Fencing .

Rise

School chool House Temple

—

— —

to to

— to

— — No Competition. —

—

5 to 5 to to 5 5 5

— to — — 10 5

215

—

— —

— 5 10

— — — — No Competition. — 5 15

too

— — — — — — — — 30

NOTES AND ITEMS We congratulate Parker on being appointed the first Head of the newly-formed Grove House. T. M. A. Griffiths, F. N. Newdick, and G. A. Radford rowed in the Yorkshire VIII in an Inter-County Regatta held at York. The School was accorded a singular honour on Saturday, 12th June, when General Sir William Slim inspected the J.T.C. Sir William is the Commandant of the Imperial Defence College as well as Colonel of the West Yorkshire Regiment, but is perhaps better known for his achievements as Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces in S.E. Asia and as the Commander of the XIVth Army. After a march past, at which the took the salute, he gave a very inspiring address in Big Hall. The School was given whole holidays on 7th and 8th July to enable everyone to go at least once to the Royal Show. A conducted party was taken round the Show on Wednesday and an organised party went on the Thursday. 29

On Monday, 3rd May, the Secretary of "The Outward Bound Sea School" visited the School. The School, which is situated near Aberdovey, gives monthly courses in practical seamanship to older boys and young men from all walks of life, and, in addition, aims at inculcating a sense of responsibility and qualities of leadership which will be invaluable. On Friday, 4th June, we were greatly honoured by a visit from Bishop De Mel, the Assistant Bishop of Colombo. In a most entertaining talk he outlined the history of Ceylon from earliest times, through successive periods of colonization by the Portuguese, the Dutch, and finally the English, to the recent attainment of dominion status. He passed on to a brief description of the various aspects of life in Ceylon, their characteristic features and development. He also mentioned the sports of the island, which include hockey, boxing, and cricket, their achievements in the latter sport including the dismissal of Bradman for a paltry twenty. He spoke of the problems to be found in the island today and the need for relating knowledge gained from education to a moral code. He believed that Ceylon was on the threshold of the finest relationship with England ever before attained. She was very much indebted to England for the help she had received in the past and for the example which England had set. The future of the world depended on the extent to which England could colour the thought of the world with the principles of freedom and democracy.

THE CHAPEL An experiment has been tried during the Summer Term in substituting a Junior School Service at 10-30 a.m. for Matins, which was previously sung at that hour. Matins was attended by the Junior School and by those in the Senior School who had not been confirmed. In the Summer Term the latter are very few in number, and it was thought that Matins was not perhaps the most suitable service for the Junior School. The experiment has proved a success, and is to be continued. Visiting preachers during the term included the Bishop of Brechin, at Commemoration, the Bishop of Bradford, the Archdeacon of Cleveland, the Dean of York, and the Rev. P. J. Lamb, Principal of St. John's Training College—to all of whom we owe a great debt of gratitude. A special word of thanks is due to C. Dryden, who has faithfully fulfilled the duties of Chapel Monitor during the year, and to all the Servers, who have been wonderfully regular in their duties, both on Sundays and week-days. 30

Collections in Chapel during the year were :58 26 54

Christmas Term, 1947

Lent Term, 1948 Summer Term, 1948

s. d. 4 3 9 2 4 2

£138 17

Contributions made by the Chapel Committee were :— Lord Mayor of York's Christmas Cheer Fund ... School War Memorial Fund ... ... York Diocesan Appeal Imperial Cancer Research Fund ... ... .. York Boys' Club ... St. Dunstan's Universities Mission to Central Africa African Students' Welfare People's Dispensary for Sick Animals .. Church Army Chapel Furnishing Fund ... Chapel Expenses ..

£ s. d. 2 15 1 7 19 1 0 20 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 5 0 5 0 5 10 0 9 1 6

£129 14

THE CHOIR During the term the Choir has sung the following anthems :"This joyful Eastertide", "Thou wilt keep him", Wesley, "Insanae et vanae curae", Haydn, and, with the School, Mr. Waine's arrangement of Dyson's "Praise" and C. S. Lang's arrangement of Stanford's Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in B flat. The annual Choir Outing to Scarborough took place on Friday, znd July. The weather kept fine, but the prevailing temperature was so low that only a few stalwarts ventured into the icy depths of the South pool and not many more into the comparatively temperate and clear blue waters of the North pool. In spite of this lack of vigorous exercise everybody enjoyed the excellent tea, once again kindly supplied by Mrs. Kendell. Our warmest thanks are due to Mrs. Kendell for the great trouble she took to supply a tea which was as appealing to the fastidious eye as it was satisfying to the most hearty appetite present. Here follows part of an account of the Commemoration Service, kindly written for us by J. D. Swale, O.P. :— "The function of the service is best expressed in the words of the School Prayer : to yield most humble and hearty thanks for 31

mercies bestowed on us throughout many centuries. It is not surprising that the most memorable and moving moments in the service were those in which the whole congregation took part, and • particularly the singing of the hymn 'Now thank we all our God' and of the Stanford Te Deum. The Choir are to be commended on the reliable manner in which they led the congregation throughout the service and on their sound performance of the anthem `How lovely are thy dwellings' from Brahm's Requiem. The service terminated in a vigorous organ voluntary, Bach's Prelude and Fugue in D."

THE LIBRARY Librarian: L. BURGESS, EsQ., M.A. Assistant Librarians: J. C. GRIFFITHS, R. HAM, D. P. NORWOOD,

C. D. RYDER, F. C. SLEGG, M. I. H. UNWIN.

The annual stock-taking was carried out at the end of term. It revealed that some 500 volumes were missing. The figure is not so alarming as appears at first sight, for, of course, it is based on all accessions since the formation of the Library, and many books have disappeared for quite legitimate reasons. Nevertheless, there is a disturbing leakage, and the Librarians would be grateful if any books bearing the official library label which may be lying about the School could be handed in. The following books were added in the course of the term :Science and Music—Sir James Jeans. The Growth of Physical Science—Sir James Jeans. Physical Chemistry—H. C. Heys. Chemist's Pocket Book—Thomas Bailey. Physical and Chemical Constants—Kaye and Laby. Cricket Controversy—Cary. Houses—M. and A. Potter. Ordeal by Planning—John Jewkes. North America—F. G. Ashton. On Hamlet—Salvador de Madariaga. William Temple—Iremonger.

BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY The School's association with the Denholm S.S. Co.'s "Mountpark" has now been fully revived, the ship's Chief Engineer, Mr. Ellis, having taken over the correspondence formerly maintained by the late Captain Rickard. 32

The ship's present voyage may be summarised as follows Remarks

8 Sept. 15 Oct.

3 Sept., 47 11 Sept. 18 Oct.

19 Oct. 3 Nov. 6 Dec. 2 Jan. 17 Jan. 31 Jan. 29 Mar. 20 April 9 May

29 Oct. 27 Nov. 24 Dec. 17 Jan. 22 Jan. 24 Mar. 14 April 7 May —

— Load phosphates. (a) Called Aden 24 Sept. for fuel. (b) Discharge part cargo. Discharge remainder of cargo. Load wheat. Discharge wheat. Load part cargo of wheat. Complete loading wheat. Discharge wheat. Load wheat. Discharge part cargo. See note below.

Date Arrived

Casablanca Fremantle Bunbury Port Lincoln Auckland Port Pirie Port Lincoln Auckland Sydney Wellington Auckland

Hull

Date Left

Port

—

Our last news of the ship was that she had been held up for some weeks in Auckland. Apparently the Auckland dockers have objected that her hatches are too heavy to lift without mechanical assistance. The latest news we have is that she has been declared a "priority" ship, but whether this has had any effect remains to be learned. It will be noted from the above diary that it took her over seven weeks to discharge a cargo of wheat there during February and March. The ship is on charter to a New Zealand firm and is likely to be in the Australia to New Zealand trade till October. We are very grateful to Mr. Ellis for the trouble he is taking on our behalf, and are looking forward to the bulky surface mail which we understand is on its way.

THE ART GROUP The activities of the last year culminated in the Art Exhibition of Commemoration week-end, and it is to the credit of the "spare time" Art Group within the School that their work aroused the greatest interest. Several knowledgeable persons commented afterwards that the oil paintings showed an appreciation of the uses and effects of the medium not often to be found in amateur art. Carlill must be complimented on winning the Hobbies Cup with his copy in oil of a Goya self-portrait. The sketching trip to Rievaulx was an enjoyable experience. We had probably one of the finest days we have seen this year and made several line and wash sketches of the ruins and of the attractive local bridges over the river. Some of these sketches will now be worked up into finished works this coming year. Fortunately the hired Austin 12 took the seven of us there and back without incident, although there was some anxiety apparent in the back seat over its ability to get us down the very steep hill to the Abbey all in one piece. 33

This coming year considerably more art and craft work will be carried out in the time-table than previously, but any person wishing to work in the Art Room at other times will be able to do so. Most of the requests up to now have expressed the desire to paint in oils, but it should be remembered that almost any craft subject can be carried out in our present accommodation with a little ingenuity. Etching and engraving equipment are recent additions to the Art Room equipment, opening up several new fields of development in printing processes, be it Christmas cards or bookplates.

THE MUSICAL SOCIETY The Summer Term proved to be one of the busiest of the year. The Friday lunch-hour gramophone concerts were continued with great success until the approach of the examinations made it advisable for them to cease for the time being. Several lectures given by members of the Society proved very successful. Carlill gave a lively account of the organ and its evolution from a small portable affair of a few pipes to the present-day marvels of engineering and acoustic art like the organs in the Albert Hall, York Minster, and the Convention Hall, Atlantic City, reputed to be the largest organ in the world. J. F. W. Addey gave a carefully prepared and well-documented lecture with gramophone illustrations on "Contemporary Music". Arising from discussions relating to electric amplifiers and the differences between them and acoustic gramophones, an excellent lecture on "Distortion in Amplifiers", showing, by means of a cathode ray oscillograph how wave-forms change under certain conditions of amplification, was prepared and delivered by K. G. Harrison, assisted by M. Cross. RECITAL BY DR. HAROLD ROYLE AND MR. WAINE One of the warmest and sunniest evenings in the Summer Term was partly responsible for the poor attendance at Dr. Harold Royle's Song Recital. His programme was divided into three groups, interspersed with two pianoforte solos by Mr. Waine. The first group was of songs set to words by Shakespeare, proceeding from a pastiche of an earlier style by Dom Thomas Symons set to "Come away Death", through Dr. Arne and Schubert, to Rogert Quilter's setting of "It was a lover and his lass". The second group was an agreeable introduction for many people present to the Song Cycle. Each of the poems by Stevenson in Vaughan Williams's "Three Songs of Travel" breathes of the open air, and the music adorns and unifies them. 34

After Mr. Waine's playing of Debussy's "La Cathedrale engloutie", a mysterious piece with chords suggestive of mist and underwater bells, Dr. Royle concluded a most enjoyable recital with a handful of Irish and Scottish songs, of which the rough strength of Sir Frederic Cowen's Border Ballad ought to be better known. We are greatly indebted to Dr. Royle for the thought and trouble he lavished on his programme, and we all hope he will be able to come and sing to us again.

THE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA

After a term spent in rehearsing an Entr'acte from "Rosamunde" by Schubert, the Minuet and Trio from Mozart's Jupiter Symphony and the vivacious Farandole from Bizet's "L'Arlesienne", the Orchestra gave an informal concert in Big Hall at 12-15 p.m. on Wednesday, 21st July. It was noticed that the rhythm and intonation of the Orchestra has improved during the past year. The third violins are to be congratulated on not losing their place in the "Farandole", and the wind for its accuracy and good balance in the Mozart. As the programme below shows, the orchestral numbers were lightened by a pleasant variety of solos by members of the Orchestra and others. A fair-sized audience obviously enjoyed the fare put before them.

PROGRAMME 1. Entr'acte from "Rosamunde"

Schubert

THE ORCHESTRA

2. Clarinet Solo—"A Truro Maggot"

P. J. DENNIS 3, Trumpet Solo-2nd Movement from Trumpet Concerto R. J. FRATER 4. Minuet and Trio from Jupiter Symphony

Philip Browne Haydn Mozart

THE ORCHESTRA

5. Pianoforte Solo—Rondo from Sonata in C minor Op. 13 6. Violoncello Solo—"Lullaby"

Beethoven

D. C. JACK

P. J. R. MASON 7. "Farandole" from "L'Arlesienne" (2nd Suite)

Ernest Claude Bizet

THE ORCHESTRA

Conductor: MR. F. WAINE

HOUSE COMPETITIONS IN MUSIC History is ever in the making, and on Monday, 12th July, 1948, a new event of importance took place at the School—the House Competitions in Music. The programme to be submitted, and the conditions appertaining thereto were excellent; and we were indeed fortunate in securing the 35

kindly services of Dr. William McKie, M.V.O., organist of Westminster Abbey, as adjudicator. Space does not permit criticism of each item, so we will take a brief survey. Carlill is to be congratulated on his arrangement of the "Trumpet Voluntary" for violin, trumpet, and two pianos, which Manor played in a spirited and vigorous manner. Temple gave a musical performance, accompanist and 'cellist working well together. School House did well in a quartette, the work being Gavotte and Musette in D by Bach. Rise solo violin played with confidence, rhythm, and good intonation. It was unfortunate that the violinist and his accompanist were not of one mind, and the latter is to be commended for his gallant effort to retrieve the situation. As for the songs, the unaccompanied four-part song, a lovely fragment, was well sung on the whole. Rise and Manor had good trebles. The minor parts were rather weak, and in some cases inaccurate. Temple and School House each produced a large chorus, but again there was uncertainty in the minor parts. School House sang in a rather solid four-square manner, Temple more musically, but with some inaccuracies. In the last item, a unison song, each House seemed to enjoy singing the song of its choice. They were good robust songs, and on the whole well sung. Each House, in spite of certain weaknesses, produced something of promise. This is as it should be. It is the birth of a tradition—a tradition one hopes will become more and more popular, ever advancing the progress of the art of music. It is noteworthy that two of the Houses provided their own accompanists for all items, and very excellent they were. The art of accompaniment is entirely different from that of solo playing. It calls for submission, unselfishness, alertness, and complete co-operation with a fellow artist. In his summing up, Dr. McKie expressed himself as well satisfied with the results, and while pointing out weaknesses, he spoke encouragingly to the performers. We congratulate Temple on winning the first House Music Competition Cup. THE PROGRAMME The programme which follows was the result of each House's interpretation of the regulations governing the competition. These aimed at giving flexibility of choice of music and encouragement to form representative House teams, without sacrificing quality of performance to numbers taking part. The order of the programme was decided by lot before the competition.

CLASS I. INSTRUMENTAL RISE Minuet in G

Beethoven

Violin : S. Daneff. Piano : W. J. Burdass. MANOR Jeremiah Clarke (arrangement by F. Carla() Trumpet Voluntary Violin I: H. C P. Spencer and R. F. Wyman. Violin II : R. B. Hudson, A. J. King, and K. M. Ratcliffe. Trumpet : J. A. Whitehead. Pianos I and II : P. Jenkins and E. G. Thompson. TEMPLE Marcello Sonata in G (3rd and 4th movements) Cello : P. J. R. Mason. Piano : D. C. Jack. SCHOOL HOUSE Bach Gavotte and Musette in D Violin I : D. P. Norwood. Violin II : D. J. Wilson. Clarinet : P. J. Dennis. Piano : R. Ham.

CLASS II. PART SONG "Never weather-beaten sail"

ALL HOUSES Campion

CLASS III. UNISON SONG RISE AND MANOR "Land to the leeward, ho !" TEMPLE "The Fighting Temeraire" SCHOOL HOUSE "Boot, saddle, to horse and away"

Parry

F. Pascal Dyson

CLASS IV. RESERVES were not called MARKS Class Rise Manor

Temple School House

I (40) 30 35 37 36

PLACES

1. Temple. 2. School House. 3. Manor.

4. Rise.

II (30) 22 24 27 26

III (30) 26 24 27 26

Total (100) 78 83 91 88

THE SCIENCE SOCIETY A VISIT TO A PLASTICS FACTORY On 16th June, 1948, a party of boys representing the Science Society visited the Derwent Plastics Factory at Stamford Bridge, which produces thermosetting plastics. First of all we went into a small workshop where we saw mechanics making the moulds from solid steel. A block of steel was being cut by a thick circular saw enveloped in a soapy-looking liquid to reduce friction and heating, and men were polishing nearly finished moulds to an accuracy of a thousandth part of an inch. The next room contained a number of hydraulic presses which exert pressures up to 2 tons per square inch. The metal moulds, similar to those which were in preparation in the adjoining room, were opened, small pellets of powder were inserted, the moulds closed and inserted in the press. They remained under high pressures and temperatures for varying times; some lampshades were being left for two and a half minutes. Whilst in the press, the powder melted, filled the mould, chemical actions took place and an inert, strong solid was left. In some cases the pellets were pre-heated to lessen the time in the press. The substances in the powder varied, but the main constituent in such articles as wall switches and motor car junction boxes is phenol formaldehyde, and that in lampshades urea formaldehyde. For knobs of radio sets the powder was mixed to give a walnut effect. Any metal parts, in such things as switches, were placed in the moulds nd the electrically-driven before processing. Outside this room we fou hydraulic pump which supplies the oil pressure for the presses. On the top floor we saw the pellets being made from plastic powder by an automatic machine. Adjacent was a large room in which girls sat at benches finishing off the articles by filing superfluous edges, drilling holes, and polishing. It may be mentioned in conclusion that the factory turns out about 1I million mouldings a month. We are grateful to Mr. B. L. Drew for arranging this enjoyable and instructive visit and for acting as our guide. The motto of the firm could, in truth, be "multum in parvo", as we have never seen better use made of very limited space.

A SCHOOL POLL The figures printed below are authentic, and were compiled in a "gallup" poll held during the past term. The compilers make no claim to originality nor do they intend that any conclusions should be drawn from the results. The poll was held for the purpose of discovering what Peterites think on a variety of topics and with no 38

ulterior motive. It was intended that two hundred people should be interviewed, but this proved impractical, and the number was reduced by half; nevertheless the results of the poll may be taken as being fairly representative. No poll of this kind can hope to be entirely representative, for obvious reasons. The compilers would like to thank all those who co-operated so readily to make the questionnaire a success. Question I.

What is your intended career?

Undecided Law ... Business ... Engineering Medicine ... Farming ... Services ...

Question H.

•••

.• ... •

•••

... ...

20% 14% 8% 8% 8% 8% 7%

Science ... Teaching ... Accountancy Civil Service Architecture Others ...

... ... ... ... ... ...

6% 5% 4%

... ... ... ... ...

4% 4% 3% 6% 15%

2% 8%

What is your father's occupation?

Business ... Engineer ... Farmer ... Doctor ... Civil Servant

...

37% 12% 8% 6% 5%

Lawyer ... Schoolmaster Holy Orders Deceased Others

Question III. Do you live in a town or city, in a suburb or in the country? Suburb ... Country... ... Town or City ... ... Not resident in England

41% 36% 22% 1%

Question IV. Do you think that too much, too little, or about the right time is spent on (a) J.T.C., (b) School work, (c) Games, (d) Prep? Too much Too little About right Undecided J.T.C. ... 42% 3% 50% 2% School work 9% 15% 76% — Games ... 18% 33% 48% 1% Prep. ... 24% 17% 40% 1% ...

Three people were not members of the J.T.C. and eighteen people did not do prep. at School.

Question V. What is your favourite morning newspaper? Daily Mail Yorkshire Post Daily Express Times ...

... 32% ... 17% ... 15% ... 13%

Daily Telegraph ... Others ... ... Undecided ... Don't read any ...

Question VI. What is your favourite Sunday newspaper?

... 7% ... 11% ... 4% ... 1%

Sunday Express ... ... 30% Sunday Chronicle 7% The Observer ... Sunday Pictorial 6% ... 16% Sunday Times ... 14% Others 12% Sunday Dispatch ... 10% Three people did not read any paper, one person would not read one if he were paid, and one person expressed more definite views on the subject, but could come to no conclusion worth printing. .

Question VII. What is your favourite periodical? Illustrated London News Punch ... Picture Post Illustrated The Motor

3% ... ... Tatler The Wizard (Comic) ... 3% 3% ... Sphere ... ... 25% Others

25% 20% 10% 6% 5%

Question VIII. What is your favourite indoor activity? Cards ... ... 20% Reading ... Darts ... 16% ... Table Tennis :•• Model Engineering 9% Philately ... ... Radio 8% Billiards ... ... Others 7% Chess ... Undecided 5% ... ... ... Music Two people said that they were never indoors.

3% 3% ... 14% 6%

Question IX. Do you approve of corporal punishment (a) administered by anyone, (b) administered by School Monitors? Undecided

Yes

1% 1%

29% 56%

70% 43%

(a) (b)

Question X. Do you approve of personal fagging? Yes

69%

30%

Undecided 1%

Question XI. Do you approve of compulsory Chapel services? Yes

40%

57%

Undecided 3%

M.I.H.U., P.W.V.M.

J.T.C. NOTES The Summer Term again found the J.T.C. busily preparing for the Certificate "A" examination and the Annual General Inspection. While extra voluntary parades were being arranged for the Certificate "A" candidates the six-pounder gun team, the signals platoon and the band were preparing for the inspection. The first Certificate "A" examination was held on s gth March when fifty-five took Part I and forty-two took Part II. The results were by no means up to our usual standards, as only twenty-one passed Part I and only nine passed Part II. We feel, however, that these results are not a reflection on our work, but a sign that this particular examination was marked on a higher standard than usual. The Annual General Inspection on 1st June was carried out by Brigadier St. Clair-Ford, D.S.O. The weather remained fine throughout the day, and the inspecting officer was able to inspect all our various activities. In the short address after the inspection Brigadier St. Clair-Ford congratulated the contingent on the turn-out and high standard of training. 40

loth June brought another Certificate "A" examination for those who had not been so fortunate in their first attempt. Under the same examiners as before the results were much better, as no-one failed Part I, fifteen passing, and only one person failed Part II, twentyeight passing. The contingent was greatly honoured on Saturday, 12th June, when we were visited by General Sir William Slim, G•B.E., K.C.B., C.S.O., M.C., A.D.C., Colonel, The West Yorkshire Regiment. General Slim inspected the contingent on the cricket field and gave a very interesting and encouraging address in Big Hall. Field Day, on 22nd June, took the form of an organised attack on the H.Q. of a band of armed "Spivs" on Birdsall Brow. The Rise Platoon, under "Racketeer Stuart", represented the "Spivs", while the rest of the contingent under C.S.M. Newdick represented the home security force. We were unable to appreciate the grandeur of the country around Birdsall Brow as it rained heavily most of the day. This, however, did not interfere with the exercise. School House Platoon attacked the "Spivs" from the high ground, while Manor Platoon went in from the lower ground. This movement forced the "Spivs" back along the Brow. Temple Platoon should have been transported to the far side of the area to bring in an attack from the enemy's rear, but, due to a breakdown in communications, the transport never reached Temple. Manor and School House, however, completed the attack and captured "Racketeer Stuart" and his supplies of ice cream. Temple Platoon finally arrived in time to join in the enjoyment of the booty. C.S.M. Newdick was shown the weakness of his campaign a few days later when we had an open discussion on the exercise, using sand table models. The Fernie Cup competition took place on Tuesday, loth July, and was won by the Rise Platoon under the command of Sgt. Stuart. To end the term there was a new competition for the best Recruit Squad. A cup has been very kindly presented by Mr. Meadowcroft, of York, and will in future be competed for every year. The Manor Squad were the first winners. These will be the last J.T.C. notes. as next term we look forward to becoming a Combined Cadet Force. J.T.C. CAMP, GANDALE, 1948 Camp, contrary to the fears of most, was a great success. After much deliberation forty-five finally signed on for camp, the greater number coming, not surprisingly, from Temple. On the morning of 27th July the first camp contingent for nearly ten years fell-in and marched off to the station. The journey was uneventful, the train discipline being a credit to the School. On arrival at Richmond we were met by Sergeant-Major Power and the advance party, who

bundled us into awaiting transport with such speedy efficiency that we arrived at the camp before the R.A.S.C. officer in charge of the convoy had given the order to start ! The camp site was pleasantly situated in hilly, wooded country typical of Swaledale. Our lines were at the top end of the area, proudly flying the only unit flag in the camp. Our lines on the first morning must have been about the worst. It was hardly surprising as no-one had had experience of what standard was required. The Unit should be proud of the fact that three days later the name of St. Peter's appeared in daily orders as the second best lines in the whole camp. There were about fourteen hundred cadets under canvas and the rivalry was very keen. On the Saturday and Sunday there was an athletic meeting. In spite of our small number we entered for most events and L/Cpl. Warrington should be congratulated on his team's achievements. There was little opportunity for cricket, Sgt. Dryden was selected to play for the camp team in the one match that was played. We entered three for the inter-school boxing competition, which was unfortunately scratched because of the lack of competitors. There were only three ! Our seven-a-side rugger team did very well to get to the quarterfinals, where they lost very pluckily to Rugby. Perhaps our greatest success at camp was in the inter-contingent drill and marching competition. Sgt. Pavis entered with his whole platoon and put up a very good performance to finish third, equal with Repton and Trent. Fourteen schools entered. The weather was almost tropical for the first few days and it was not long before many were being treated for sunburn. The training was not hard and was interspersed with some excellent demonstrations put on by Regular Units. These included the Royal Corps of Signals, the R.E.'s with an armoured dozer, booby traps, mines and explosives, the r4th/2oth Hussars with Cromwell tanks, the 45th Field Regiment with a troop of 25-pounders, and the 8th Royal Tank Regiment with a troop of Comets, R.E.M.E., and so on. One day we had an air display and were all quite amazed by the performances of a Gloster Meteor aircraft. The highlight of the whole camp was the visit of the C.I.G.S., Field-Marshal The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. C.M.S. Newdick and Sgt. Dryden represented the School in the guard of honour. The Field Marshal appeared very interested in the School, asking after our former headmaster, Mr. Toyne. The camp broke up on 5th August, and the journey home was uneventful. It was a very happy, bronzed party that marched down Bootham into the empty School to dismiss, somewhat reluctantly, after what had been a most enjoyable camp. 42

SCOUTING

The early weeks of the term were spent in practising for the Scoutcraft Competition, which was held during the first week of June. The Troop was represented by members of both Senior School and Junior School Patrols. After an interesting competition we regained possession of the Thompson Cup. After this our thoughts and actions turned towards the more usual activities of a Summer Term—camping, inter-patrol competitions, and completing the final tests for the First Class Badge. In this latter respect we were more than usually successful, as will be seen later in this article. The week-end camps were held again at Dunnington, and we were lucky in having good weather on each occasion. The inter-patrol competition was once more won by the Otter Patrol. This patrol become the first holders of the new trophy for this competition presented to the Senior School patrols by former members of the Otter Patrol. This trophy, a camp horn, will replace the shield which was won outright by the Otter Patrol a year ago. On Field Day we went to Dunnington, where we practised building camp kitchens in the morning and played wide games in the wood in the afternoon. By a fortunate combination of circumstances, a week of hot weather and a camp site with a stream laid on for bathing, the success of the summer camp was assured from the start. In other respects, too, the site was all that the most ardent camper could desire. Our activities were many and varied, we bridged the stream, we bathed, we played wide games, both diurnal and nocturnal, we explored the country round, both upstream and downstream, we were conducted round Lastingham Church by the Vicar after Sunday Matins, we learnt something of the work behind a scientifically run dairy farm, we had our Camp Fire, and in the midst of all this we ran our camp well enough to get a Camping Certificate. Parents and friends were welcomed on Sunday afternoon in large numbers. We were pleased that so many should have made so much effort to come and see us in a spot that was rather off the beaten track. This camp, at Low Askew, near Cropton, will be remembered as one of the most enjoyable of recent years. Finally, we congratulate the following on gaining their First Class Badges : P.L.'s Ratcliffe and Bird, J. R.; Sec. Buttrum and Hunter, C. D.; Scts. Hawkins, Haxby and Markus. In addition, thirteen Proficiency Badges were won during the term.

SHOOTING

This term shooting has been confined to the annual classification shooting and inter-House team shooting. The standard of shooting was found to be considerably higher this year than in previous years, as can be seen by the fact that 47% of the boys in the J.T.C. became First Class Shots, compared with 38% last year. 43

The Individual Shot Cup was won by J. A. Hannon after a reshoot with G. W. J. Griffiths and J. A. Broadley with a score of 68 out of a possible 70. The "Under 16's" competition was won by A. M. Baird, and Findlay won the Recruits' Shooting Cup with a maximum score of 80. In the inter-House team shooting competition the Manor gained a surprise victory with the very good score of 234 out of a possible 240. School House were second, only two points behind, and the Rise were third with 221 points. The standard of shooting in the competition was exceedingly high. No fewer than five boys scored the maximum 6o points. These boys were : Speight and Frank (Manor), Hannon and Griffiths, G. W. J. (School House), and Grainger (Rise). The results of the Inter-Public Schools "Country Life" Shooting Competition were announced this term. We came seventh out of 39 schools who entered for the Class B Cup. This is a distinct improvement on last year's performance, when we came 33rd. Next year, as most of the 1st VIII are staying on, we have hopes of doing still better.

CRICKET, 1948 RETROSPECT In reviewing the activities of the past season, after the 1st XI team had been finally selected, it is not unnatural that we consider it to have been a season of team-building for the future, with a very fair measure of success achieved. On the whole it has been a good season, a very happy one, and much credit is due to our captain, M. Speight, who at all times has set an admirable example both on and off the field. Even the disappointing form shown at the start of the season, when a hundred runs on the board seemed an insuperable task, left Speight completely unruffled, confident in his own ability to win through and, undoubtedly, the corner-stone upon which others later built their confidence. His efforts seem all the more admirable when it is realised that with the bat he met with so little personal success early in the season. In the first seven innings his total had only reached 32 runs, but through sheer determination and perseverance he ended up at the top of the batting averages. Even so, Speight was one of those fortunate all-rounders who, if he did not succeed with the bat, then made doubly sure of success with the ball; and into the bargain he was always outstanding in the field. The batting at the start of the season, to which reference has already been made, was deplorably weak, but with favourable weather conditions and an abundance of practice, there was always reasonable hope for optimism. One by one batsmen found their form, and there 44

is no better way of gaining confidence than runs on the board; Walter came in to strengthen the bowling; and the fielding of the whole side improved l00%, perhaps as a result of the lessons learnt from watching the Australians in the field for one day at Trent Bridge. Finally, the team took on a completely different appearance, confident in their ability to face any likely opposition, as indeed they had when on the top of their form. Five inter-school matches out of seven were won, with Worksop, Ampleforth, Giggleswick, Leeds and Bootham included in our list of victims. The cricket was often exciting and refreshing, and it will be many a year before we again see two successive matches decided by the odd run. (We think our scorer was usually right !) And when matches are won or lost by the very closest of margins (and we always play to win), it cannot be too highly stressed how important is the skill of running between the wickets, the need to hit every bad ball as it deserves, the art of bowling a steady length, and the necessity of saving every run possible in the field by keenness, alertness, and timely anticipation. A few innovations, perhaps not original in themselves, can be accredited to the season. Under the guidance of the Games Committee we were able to witness once more the general use of cricket caps amongst our team playing members. White caps were worn by all cricket teams, to which blue ribbon could be added on the back when 2nd XI colours had been won; and blue piping, with an additional white embroidered cross-keys on a blue shield, could be worn to signify the award of i st XI colours. The scheme was universally approved, and certainly justified the many hours of tortuous argument in the "blue-print" stage. It was with pleasure also that we re-introduced the Fielding Cup, an award made to the member of the 1st XI who set the best example in fielding throughout the season, an award which was made this year without hesitation to the School Captain. Thirdly, a scheme, probably quite new to the School, but in itself evolved from Lancashire League cricket, was introduced to curtail limitless House matches, and who knows how interminable the House matches might have been this year if just such a rule had not been introduced. To be brief, the rule now ensures that the innings of the first batting side is brought to a close (temporarily suspended) after I hours or 120 runs, whichever occurs first. There may be plausible arguments condemning such a scheme, but it has undoubtedly brought new life to a House match between two unevenly matched teams, and the interest can be maintained for both winning and losing sides to the end. The only alternative (without extending the term !) would have been a drastic revision of many of our School fixtures, for the junior teams in particular, and thus a change in our policy of the last few years. Further evidence of the way in which the extension of the School fixtures for the junior teams is helping to raise the general standard 45

of cricket can best be seen from the successes of this year's znd XI. Four wins to their credit against two losses is an achievement which we would never have hoped for in the past. There is certainly some talent in this team, as there is also amongst the Colts, and there will surely be plenty of healthy competition to fill the few remaining vacancies in the 1st XI next year. 1st XI CHARACTERS *f M. SPEIGHT (Captain). 1947-48. A fine all-rounder with a very sound knowledge of the game. He became a very shrewd captain and was always on inspiring leader. If his bowling was not so dangerous as it promised to be, it was only because he was concentrating on making a success of his batting, which he was quick to realise was the more important for the success of his team. A good fielder in almost any position on the field. *f R. PARKER (Vice-Captain). 1947-48. Early in the season he showed great promise as a wicket-keeper, but as a result of loss of form and lack of confidence he wisely offered to stand down. Even if he doesn't ever revert to wicket-keeping again, except in an emergency, he will be very useful in the field with his great fists, which are capable of stopping any full-blooded drive. He had some good knocks during the season, and it was a pity to see him just fail to make the century of the season. He must remember that he is essentially a forcing bat, and any other mode of play is foreign to his nature. *f C. DRYDEN. 5947-48. A useful stock bowler without ever being a match-winner. Disappointment lay in his batting, which never developed, for he lacked confidence and never realised his capabilities and great possibilities. A good slip fielder. *f E. D. THORNTON. 1948. A very much improved bat with a sound defence who should develop well. He watches the ball carefully and has been a great asset as an opening bat. He must not allow himself to get impatient, but must learn to hit still harder the loose and over-pitched balls. His fielding has improved enormously and it would not be surprising to see him next year being used as a change bowler. *f D. WALTER. 1948. Bore the brunt of the attack and is a very useful in-swing bowler. With seven wickets for 13 runs, he was mainly responsible for Ampleforth's collapse—a fine bowling achievement. He is still a bit slow and clumsy in the field, but always keen. *f N. M. Horan. 1948. A young colt who shows very great promise both with ball and bat. At the moment he is handicapped in both by lack of stature, but time will remedy that, and he should then go from strength to strength and be a very great asset to the School cricket in the years to come. A neat and keen fielder at all times.

1948. Has done well in facing up to the difficult task of an opening bat in his first season. His two main weaknesses, which he must try to rectify quickly next year, are his persistent endeavours to nibble at and cut the ball close to the off-stump, and his desire to leg-glide the ball on the middle-and-leg. f W. GRAHAM. 1947-48. Essentially an individualist with his own ideas on the game, which were not always so successful. It was a pity that much potentiality in this player was so wasted. f P. T. BAKER. 1947-48. May be said to have had a disappointing season, but he fully deserved to reinstate himself into the team as the wicket-keeper. Last season he was brought into the side as a forcing bat, and he must remember that this is still his natural role. R. M. HODGSON. 1948. A young colt who was brought into the side late in the season for his ability in the field and his apparent lack of nerves in an emergency. tW. H. N. FAIRWEATHER. 1948. Another young colt who, with his wristy flashes with the bat, has great scoring potentialities. He has a lot to learn in defence, and he must beware of hooking the ball off his stumps. His throwing into the wicket is most effective, but he must now learn to move in on the approaching ball very much more quickly. fJ. C. GRIFFITHS.

f Colour.

* Cap.

SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1st XI Date

Opponents

... ...

Ground Result

...Home Lost ...Home Lost

19th May 22nd May

York C.C. Clifton C.C.

29th May 2nd June 5th June 9th June

Worksop College Durham School Giggleswick School Manchester G.S.

12th June 19th June

...Home Won Ampleforth College Yorkshire Gentlemen ...Home Won

21st June

M .C. C.

...Home Lost

23rd June 26th June 3rd July 10th July

Southgate C.C. Bradford G.S. Leeds G.S. Craven Gentlemen

...Home Won ...Home Lost ...Away Won ...Home Drawn

17th July

Bootham School

...Away Won

21st July

T. H. Hobson's XI

...Away

23-24 July

Old Peterite XI

...Home Lost

...Away ...Away ...Home ...Home

Won Rain Won Lost

Lost

Played 15, won 7, drawn 1, lost 7. 47

School Opponents

101 139 for 4 (dec.) 52 53 for 6 Match abandoned 123 142 194 for 7 87 (dec.) 66 78 31 148 for 5 (dec.) 112 for 9 114 for 3 (dec.) 108 109 140 139 147 150 for 7 120 for 6 102 for 4 (dec.) 51 197 for 4 (dec.) 210 for 6 111 (dec.) 144 153 201 for 5 211 for 5 (dec.) 59 54

2nd XI Opponents

Date

Ground Result

...Away Lost 29th May Worksop College ...Home Rain 2nd June Durham School ...Away Won 5th June Giggleswick School ...Away Lost 12th June Ampleforth College ...Away Won 26th June Bradford G.S. ... ...Home Won ... 3rd July Leeds G.S. ...Home Won 17th July Bootham School Under Sixteen Colts XI Date

12th May 29th May 2nd June 9th June 23rd June 26th June 7th July

Opponents

Ground Result

...Away Won Bootham School ...Home Drawn Worksop College Ampleforth College ...Home Rain ...Home Won Durham School ...Away Lost Giggleswick School ...Home Lost Bradford G.S. ... ...Home Won Bootham School

Under Fifteen Colts XI Date

Opponents

Ground Result

19th May 22nd May 29th May 12th June

Newburgh Priory School Home Drawn ...Away Won Drax G.S. ...Home Won Worksop College ...Home Drawn Bootham School

3rd July 10th July 14th July

Newburgh Priory School Away Won

Semi-finals. Final. Semi-finals. Final.

...Home Lost

Leeds G.S. Bootham School

...Away Lost

School Opponents 170 92 Match abandoned 58 74 86 59

43 for 3 30 for 1 145

29 47

School Opponents 45 96 151 72 for 8 Match abandoned 89 97 94 for 7 92 118 for 5 115 61 114 for 8 (dec.) School Opponents 33 for 7 90 45 46 for 2

68 for 8

93 for 4

112 for 8 65 for 7 (dec.) 44 71 41 for 1 40

Senior House Matches School House beat Rise. School House 127 for 4, Rise 80. Manor beat Temple. Manor 107 for 2, Temple 95. School House beat Manor. School House 56 for 3, Manor 55. Junior House Matches Manor beat School House. Manor 263, School House 86. Temple beat Rise. Temple 154, Rise 82. Manor beat Temple. Manor 61 for 8, Temple 60. 1st XI AVERAGES Batting

... M. Speight ... ... R. Parker W. H. N. Fairweather E. D. Thornton J. C. Griffiths N. M. Hodd .. W. Graham ... • • • •

• • . • •

P. T. Baker ...

C. Dryden

... D. Walter R. M. Hodgson

• • • • .

No. of Innings

Times Not Out

2 3 1

6 4

4 2

16 16 6 16 16 15 12

2 1 2

Runs 398 378 94 251 202 118 73 62 86 11

* Denotes "not out".

Highest Score

75 95 46 55 48 25* 20 23 25 3* 4*

Average

28.43 25.2 23.5 15.69 12.63 9.08 8.11 6.2 6.14 5.5 3.5

Bowling M. Speight D. Walter ... N. M. Hodd C. Dryden ... W. Graham ...

Overs

... 123 ... 165.1 ... 84 ... 145.2 ... 73.2

Maidens

17 48 5 27 17

Runs

414 436 335 419 216

Wickets

34 31 22 27 10

Average

12.18 14.06 15.23 15.52 21.6

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. YORK C.C. Played at home, i9th May, 5948. Result : Lost—St. Peter's 59, York sot. ST. PETER'S Mortimer, run out ... Griffiths, b. Jacques ... Thornton, l.b.w., b. Birrel Parker, b. Quarmby Speight, c. Bedford, b. Jacques Baker, st. Bedford, b. Quarmby Dryden, b. Jacques ... Dennis, b. Jacques Burdass, not out Hodd, b. Jacques ... Graham, b. Quarmby Extras (b. 1, I.b. 1, n.b. 1)

YORK 0 Bedford, b. Dryden ... 13 4 Kay, b. Graham 0 Randell, c. Parker, b. Graham 15 24 Richardson, T., c. Burdass, b. 8 Dryden 19 2 Sanders, b. Dryden ... 1 2 Birrel, b. Dryden 25 0 Jacques, 1.b.w., b. Hodd 4 9 Lund, c. Graham, b. Speight 13 0 Richardson, R., b. Hodd 1 7 Sawkill, st. Parker, b. Speight 2 3 Quarmby, not out 1 ... Extras (b. 7) 7 Total 59 Total ... 101 Fall of Wickets : 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

5 5 6 35 38 39 40 43 43 59 0 24 28 36 70 79 91 99 99 101 Bowling Analysis : 0. M. R. W. 0. M. R. W. Jacques ... 16 7 18 5 Graham ... 10 3 22 2 Birrel ... 8 1 19 1 Dryden ... 12 1 48 4 Quarmby 7.4 2 19 3 Hodd 22 2 Speight 2 2

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. CLIFTON C.C. Played at home, 22nd May. 1948. Result : Lost—St. Peter's 54, Clifton 539 for 4. ST. PETER'S Mortimer, c. Pulleyn (J. R.), b. Temple 1 Griffiths, b. Temple ... 19 Thornton, b. Blackburn 16 Parker, b. Temple ... ... 7 Dennis, b. Blackburn ... ... 3 Baker, c. Blackburn, b. Temple 0 Dryden, l.b.w., b. Pulleyn (J. R.) 1 Speight, b. Temple ... . 2 Burdass, l.b.w., b. Temple ... 2 Hodd, 1.b.w., b. Temple ... 1 Graham, not out 0 Extras (b. 2) . ... 2 Total ... 54

CLIFTON Wood, c. Parker, b. Graham ... 13 Rose, st. Parker, b. Speight 13 Broadhurst, not out ... 77 Hornshaw (R.), c. Mortimer, b. Speight 2 Pulleyn (J. P.), b. Hodd 14 Hornshaw (H. F.), not out ... 9 Temple, Pulleyn (J. R.), Blackburn Crosby, Edwards, did not bat. Extras (b. 8, I.b. 3) 11 Total for 4 wkts. 49

... 139

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 26 44 44 46 48 51 51 53 54 26 46 56 88

Blackburn ... Temple ... Pulleyn (J. R.)

0. M. 14 3 15.3 4 2 1

Bowling Analysis : R. W. Graham 23 2 28 7 Dryden 1 1 Speight Hodd

0. M. R. W. ... 14 1 54 1 ... 6 — 17 — ... 4 — 15 2 4 — 42 1

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Played away, 29th May, 1948. Result : Won—St. Peter's 53 for 6, Worksop 52. ST. PETER'S Mortimer, b. Wright ... ... Griffiths, b. Wall Thornton, 1.b.w., b. Gay Parker, b. Gay ... Speight, 1.b.w., b. Wright ... Baker, not out ... Dryden, c. Bradley, b. Wright ... Dennis, not out ... Burdass, Graham, Hodd did not bat. Extras (I.b. 2) ... ...

Total for 6 wkts. 1

20 20 28 28 29

Wright Wall Gay Hewitt

M. 0. 12 5 4 — 7 1 0.3 —

WORKSOP Gibson, c. Griffiths, b. Graham Butler, 1.b.w., b. Dryden ... ... Sumrie, 1.b.w., b. Graham ... Gay, b. Dryden ... Tidmarsh, c. Speight, b. Hodd ... Hewitt, st. Parker, b. Speight ... Wall, c. Parker, b. Speight ... Neary, not out ... Soulsby, st. Parker, b. Speight ... Bradley, c. Baker. b. Hodd Wright, run out ... ... Extras (w. 1)

1 1 17 5 3 12 1 11 2 53

Total• • •

Fall of Wickets : 9 10 1 2

4 9 0 4 5 0 5 9 0 14 1 1

...

4 6 17 22 23 23 33 33 50 52 Bowling Analysis : W. 0. M. R. W. R. ... 7 2 11 2 11 3 Graham ... 8 3 10 2 18 1 Dryden ... 7.5 2 14 3 21 2 Speight ... 6 1 16 2 1 — Hodd

The weather was dull at the beginning of play, so were the School's hopes of victory when they lost the toss and Worksop decided to bat. The wicket was good and easy, very much like our own, giving little help to the bowlers. With aggressive bowling, however, with fielding to match, wickets fell rapidly, and only one small "pocket of resistance" in the tail reached double figures and saved his side from complete disgrace. In this commanding position School set out to bat, considering victory to be in their pockets. Little did they know there was a hole in their pocket and victory nearly slipped through. Of the first six batsmen only Thornton showed any con50

fidence. The others were no doubt inhibited by Worksop's debacle. Eventually Baker and Dennis came together in the serious position of 6 wickets down for 29. Nobly they set about the bowling, driving and pulling the side through to victory. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL Played at home, 5th June, 1948. Result : Won—St. Peter's 142, Giggleswick 123. ST. PETER'S Thornton, 1.b.w., b. Davidson ... Griffiths, c. Kaye, b. Davidson Hodd, c. Kaye, b. Neal ... Parker, c. Atherton, b. Davidson Speight, b. Davidson ... Dennis, b. Scales Dryden, 1.b.w., b. Davidson ... Baker, b. Scales ... Mortimer, run out Graham, c. Davidson, b. Frank Burdass, not out ... Extras (b. 4, 1.b. 1) Total 1

GIGGLESWICK 0 Atherton, b. Speight 15 Frank, 1.b.w., b. Graham 12 Bowden, I.b.w., b. Dryden 18 Kaye, b. Dryden 8 Nicholson, b. Dryden ... 4 Davidson, c. Graham, b. Speight 25 Walker, b. Speight 3 Jameson, b. Speight 30 Parsons, b. Hodd 14 Neal, c. Hodd, b. Speight 8 Scales, not out ... 5 Extras (b. 5, w. 1) ... Total

... 142

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

15 4 36 0 2 26 9 9 2 10 4 6

... 123 9 10

7 55 55 57 59 94 98 108 110 123 4 27 27 48 53 59 67 107 135 142 Bowling Analysis : M. R. W. 0. 0. M. R. W. 6 1 23 1 5 Graham Davidson 22 11 51 5 Speight 16.5 2 39 1 Neal 9 2 30 1 8 — 32 2 Hodd Scales 9 1 28 16 1 Walker 1 15 — Thornton 2 5 7 3 1 Dryden 6 2 Frank 4.5 — 13

School batted first but did not take advantage of having first use of the wicket. Why this was so is probably because of lack of concentration on the part of the batsmen and their failure to punish mediocre bowling. The true calibre of this bowling could not be judged fairly on this wicket, which was absolutely dead. Even good length balls were coming off so slowly that they could be played with ease. Speight, however, for the School, with his prodigious leg breaks, could not be played, although coming off the wicket very slowly. If Giggleswick had had a bowler of this ability the result could well have been different. Mortimer was put down in the batting order for this match, and although not faultless, his innings was played with firm forcing strokes. Bowden, for Giggleswick, emulated this style and likewise he was the most successful scorer for his side. Both batsmen showed well that to attack the bowling is the only way to get runs on a dead wicket like this. 51

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. MANCHESTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL Played at home, 9th June, 1948. Result : Lost—St. Peter's 87, Manchester 194 for 7. ST. PETER'S Thornton, b. McKinna Griffiths, c. & b. McKinna Dryden, b. McKinna Parker, c. Whitworth, b. McKinna Speight, c. Crossley, b. McKinna Hodd, b. McKinna Baker, c. Pearce, b. McKinna Burdass, b. McKinna Mortimer, 1.b.w., b. McKinna Graham, b. Matthews ... Walter, not out ... Extras (b. 13, n.b. 1) ... Total

MANCHESTER Clayton, c. Baker, b. Dryden ... 95 Crosley, c. Griffiths, b. Speight ... 21 ... 27 Terry, I.b.w., b. Dryden 1 Bedford, run out 11 Card, b. Dryden ... 3 Pearce, c. Dryden, b. Speight ... ... 23 Holloway, I.b.w., b. Hodd 5 ... ... McKinna, not out Kaufmann, Whitworth, Matthews, did not bat. 8 ... Extras (b. 6, I.b. 2)

2 10 11 11 1 3 23 5 5 0 2 14

Total for 7 wkts.

... 87

... 194

Fall of Wickets :

1 2 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

9 12 28 35 41 62 74 80 83 87 45 108 114 135 146 184 194 Bowling Analysis : Matthews McKinna Kaufmann Whitworth

0. M. 0. M. R. W. 26 1 Dryden ... 17.4 2 14 3 2 18.2 7 36 9 Walter 14 2 2 — — Graham ... 5 2 ... 13 2 3 1 11 — Speight 8 1 ... Hodd

R. W. 48 3 48 11 2 49 1 30

The sun shone but it was not a bright day for St. Peter's. Manchester opened on a batsman's wicket, and using it as such, took complete possession of it for the next four hours. The fact that their rate of scoring was below fifty runs an hour shows that School's bowling was not by any means trounced. In fact, when considered, the bowling was very steady, if lacking somewhat in brilliance. But then with reasonable luck, which may always be expected in this unpredictable game of cricket, and all chances taken which were given in the field, the opposition would not have looked so formidable. McKinna, bowling for Manchester, made our batting look very small. His style is very similar to Walter's, who was introduced into our team for the first time this year, adding considerably to the School's attack. Baker was the only one to play McKinna with confidence, and it was only by trying to hit a "six" over the bowler's head that he was caught at long-on. 52

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE Played at home, 12th June, 1948. Result : Won—St. Peter's 78, Ampleforth 66. ST. PETER'S ... Thornton, b. Tate Griffiths, c. & b. Faber ... Hodd, b. Tate ... Dryden, b. Tate ... Parker, c. Ryan, b. Faber Speight, c. & b. Robertson Baker, c. Murphy, b. Tate Burdass, b. Robertson ... Mortimer, c. Wadsworth (H.), b. Graham, c. & b. Robertson Walter, not out ... Extras (b. 6, 1.b. 4) Total

...

AMPLEFORTH Robertson, c. Parker, b. Walter 17 21 30 Dick, c. Griffiths, b. Walter ... 3 2 Sheahan, c. Mortimer, b. Walter 2 0 Murphy, 1.b.w., b. Walter 3 13 ... 0 Wilcox, b. Dryden 0 9 Wadsworth, b. Walter ... 1 Faber, 1.b.w., b. Walter ... 4 9 0 Tate, c. Speight, b. Dryden 17 ... Ryan, b. Dryden 0 0 Mitchell, b. Walter 1 Fisher, not out ... 2 0 ... ... Extras 0 10 ... 66

Total

... 78

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7 19 24 29 29 39 39 63 64 66

49 54 54 59 71 71 71 75 76 78

Robertson ... Mitchell ... Wadsworth ... Tate Faber

Bowling Analysis : 0. M. R. W. Walter 10.1 4 24 3 Dryden 3 10 6 Speight 3 — 15 Graham 11 5 10 5 4 — 9 2

... ...

0. 13 9.4

M. R. 10 13 23 1 24 — 6 —

W. 7 3

Going out to bat first Griffiths and Thornton made the bowling look very easy to play, the former batting with freedom, playing many fine strokes all round the wicket, particularly through gaps in the offside field. After the opening pair, however, the "tail" was in and out again very quickly like some mid-winter swimmer doing it only for the sake of his prestige. The reason for this collapse was perhaps the good batting of the first pair giving a false impression of the powers of the Ampleforth bowling, Tate's figures of 5 wickets for io runs speak for themselves. When our opponents opened their innings the atmosphere was tense, as may well be imagined with the meagre score to back up the bowlers. School's fielding was aggressive from the outset, a great improvement on previous form. Walter proved to be an "ace" up our sleeves, bowling brilliantly and unplayably most of the time. Attempts to score off him ended disastrously for all those that were foolish enough to make them. With a very narrow margin only, the last wicket fell, much to the relief and satisfaction of both spectators and our players. 53

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN Played at home, 19th June, 1948. Result : Won—St. Peter's 148 for 5, Yorkshire Gentlemen 31. ST. PETER'S YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN Thornton, c. Beckett, b. Cumming 55 North, b. Dryden ... Griffiths, st. Renton, b. Elmhirst 20 Beckett, c. Thornton, b. Graham Dryden, st. Renton, b. Cumming 13 Hutchinson, st. Parker, b. Speight Parker, not out ... 40 Cumming, b. Dryden ... 1 Speight, c. Elmhirst, b. Bradley Bradley, b. Graham ... Baker, c. Beckett, b. Cumming 4 Riley, run, out ... Hodd, not out ... 12 Ambler, c. Parker, b. Hodd Burdass, Mortimer, Graham, Renton, hit wkt., b. Hodd Walter did not bat. Scott, c. Dryden, b. Hodd Extras (Lb. 3) ... 3 Bailey, b. Walter ... Elmhirst, not out Extras (w. 2) ... Total for 5 wkts.

Total

... 148

2 0 0 5 2 7 9 0 3 0 2

... 31

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 41 80 123 128 132 North Bradley Bailey Ambler Elmhirst Cumming

5 5 5 10 12 12 28 28 29 31 Bowling Analysis : 0. M. R. W. 0. M. R. W. 1 5 9 — Graham 6 3 4 2 1 13 Dryden 3 3 23 6 2 5 Speight 5 1 15 8 1 1 13 5 Hodd 5 9 3 8 — 40 1 Walter 2 2 1 9 1 45 3

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. M.C.C. Played at home, 21st June, 1948. Result : Lost—St. Peter's 1 12 for 9, M.C.C. 114 for 3. ST. PETER'S M.C.C. Thornton, 1.b.w., b. Ricketts 18 Beckett, c. Speight, b. Walter ... 3 Griffiths, b. Holderness 0 Doggart, b. Walter ... ... 27 Dryden, b. Holderness 6 Kaye, c. Thornton, b. Walter ... 0 Parker, c. Garthwaite, b. Lupton, not out ... ... 27 Holderness 0 Holderness, not out ... ... 56 Speight, c. Garthwaite, b. Ricketts 47 Garthwaite, Fenn, Ricketts, ElmBaker, c. Anson, b. Garthwaite 0 hirst, Anson, Terry did not bat Hodd, c. & b. Ricketts ... 9 Extras (b. 1) 1 Burdass, c. Beckett, b. Ricketts 0 Mortimer, b. Garthwaite 8 Graham, not out 8 Walter did not bat. Extras (b. 11, 1.b. 4, w. 1) 16 Total for 9 wkts.

... 112

Total for 3 wkts.

... 114

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5 17 17 70 71 87 87 99 112

18 18 31

Bowling Analysis : M. R. W. Walter 9 9 3 Dryden 4 10 — 8 Speight 2 10.2 — 30 4 Graham 11 1 45 4 2 2 — Hodd

M. R. W. 0. 48 3 11 3 7 — 28 — 19 2 2 — 9 9 0.5 —

0. 13

Holderness Kaye Garthwaite ... Ricketts Doggart

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. SOUTHGATE C.C. Played at home, 23rd June, 1948. Result : Won—St. Peter's 109, Southgate ro8. SOUTHGATE ST. PETER'S 10 18 Turner, I.b.w., b. Speight Thornton, c. Broadley, b. Wass 1 6 Glennie, 1.b.w., b. Dryden Griffiths, st. Turner, b. Wass ... 33 0 Tyler, 1.b.w., b. Walter ... Dryden, l.b.w., b. Burton 29 11 Wass, st. Parker, b. Hodd Parker, b. Wass ... ... 17 47 Miller, not out ... Speight, b. Parr ... 2 6 Broadley, c. Mortimer, b. Hodd Hodd, l.b.w., b. Wass ... 1 ... 0 Sumpter, b. Walter Baker, st. Turner, b. Wass 1 11 Parr, st. Parker, b. Hodd Burdass, b. Wass ... 3 0 Smith, c. Graham, b. Hodd Mortimer, c. Turner, b. Wass ... 2 0 Burton, 1.b.w., b. Walter Graham, b. Parr 1 2 Bennett, c. Griffiths, b. Walter Walter, not out ... ... 8 8 Extras (b. 3, 1.b. 1, w. 4) Extras (b. 4, n.b. 4) ... ... 108 ... 109 Total Total Fall of Wickets : 1

•• • •• •

• •• ••• ••• • ••

6 29 55 82 84 94 95 99 102 108

23 24 32 49 69 73 87 101 102 109 Bennett Burton Wass Sumpter Miller Parr

Bowling Analysis : M. R. W. 0. Walter 4 1 13 — 4 6 1 Dryden 8 7 Speight 20 5 46 5 1 4 — Graham 7 1 23 — Hodd 3.4 1 9 2

0. M. R. 21.1 7 37 6 2 20 8 1 18 2 6 6 6 — 19

W. 4 1 4

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. BRADFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL Played at home, 26th June, 1948. Result : Lost—St. Peter's 139, Bradford G.S. 14o. BRADFORD G.S. 15 Fox, c. Hodgson, b. Dryden.. 8 8 3 Powell, c. Fairweather, b. Speight ... 6 4 Pearson, b. Walter 33 Waterhouse, c. Fairweather, b. 16 25 Hodd ... ... 10 10 Wilkinson, b. Speight ... 25 2 King, c. Parker, b. Walter ... ... 14 28 Ripley, b. Dryden 0 0 Nettleton, b. Dryden. .. 1 Terry, l.b.w., b. Speight 36 3 Still, c. Parker, b. Speight 0 15 Knowles, not out ... 14 Extras (b. 10, 1.b. 3, n.b. 1) ••• ... 139 Total ... 140

ST. PETER'S ... Thornton, b. Powell Griffiths, c. Powell, b. Terry ... ... Dryden, c. King, b. Terry Parker, c. Knowles, b. Powell ... Speight, c. sub., b. Powell ... ••• Hodd, 1.b.w., b. Knowles ••• Hodgson, hit wkt., b. Terry .• Fairweather, b. Terry ... Burdass, run out .• Graham, l.b.w., b. Pearson Walter, not out ... ... • .• Extras (b. 15) ... Total

Fall of Wickets :

8 56 59 93 93 117 118 121 139

Nettleton Terry Powell Knowles Pearson

21 11 8 6

M. 5 8 2 1 2

21 28 33 55 61 94 94 110 139 140

Bowling Analysis : R. W. 13 — Walter 43 4 Dryden 26 3 Speight 33 1 Hodd 9 1 Graham

0. 19 14 11 6

M. 3 7 3 — —

R. 39 21 39 15 12

3 4 1

The game against Southgate on the previous Wednesday had been one packed with excitement and thrills, the decision having gone to the School by one run. When this remarkable situation had been played out we looked upon it as a cricketing experience which comes only perhaps once in a life-time; and the pitch to which excitement soared when the possibility of another finish of this nature became apparent can never be recaptured in an account of the play. Bradford had batted first and had set quite a reasonable total for the School to aim at in the time at their disposal. Parker and Speight batted well, putting runs on the board fast enough to win the match, but, as always when forcing the pace, they over-tried their luck and were both out. With the fall of these wickets and Hodd's, all looked to be over but Fairweather came in and with some lusty pulls the score progressed well and hopes rose. He batted very well considering the rapidity with which his partners came and went. Finally Walter arrived and played as fine an innings at number eleven as could be wanted; but as fate would have it Fairweather failed to connect with a yorker on the leg stump. He swung across it, hoping to win the match, and was bowled, leg stump. And it was all over. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL Played away, 3rd July, 1948. Result : Won—St. Peter's 15o for 7, Leeds G.S. 47. ST. PETER'S Thornton, c. Watkinson, b. Hufton ... ••• Hodd, b. Watkinson ••• ... Speight, b. Howard Graham, b. Hufton Parker, l.b.w., b. Watkinson • • • Dryden, l.b.w., b. Howard Griffiths, b. Howard ... Fairweather, not out ... Hodgson, not out Burdass, Walter, did not bat. Extras (b. 14, 1.b. 1, w. 1, n.b. 1) Total for 7 wkts.

LEEDS G.S. Booth, c. Dryden, b. Walter ... Watkinson, c. Graham, b. Dryden Lewis, st. Parker, b. Speight ... Metcalfe, c. Dryden, b. Walter Draper, b. Speight Butterworth, b. Walter ... Sussex, c. Parker, b. Hodd Woodbridge, b. Dryden Hufton, st. Parker, b. Hodd ... Howard, c. Thornton, b. Hodd Whimster, not out ... Extras (h. 5, 1.b. 4) ... ...

13 0 63 0 49 1 0 3 4 17

... 150

Total

8 12 14 29 23 5 5 33 2 6

... 147

2 3

1 22 27 123 128 128 146

Watkinson Howard ... Hufton Whimster Butterworth

0. 11 15 6 9 2

M. 4 1 — 3 —

Fall of Wickets : 9 10 1 2 3

8 20 41 76 83 96 114 124 136 147 Bowling Analysis : R. W. 0. M. R. W. 32 2 Walter 23 10 36 3 48 Dryden 3 11 2 28 2 26 Hodd 11 2 1 30 3 19 Speight 14 1 37 2 9 Graham — 7 2

Leeds made a shaky start, their opening batsmen never, looking confident, but Metcalfe came to the wicket and played with such assurance that it looked as though he would never be dislodged. He was, however, brilliantly caught by Dryden low down in the slips, off Walter. His stay at the wicket gave some solidarity to Leeds' batting, but after he left wickets fell regularly and rapidly, Woodbridge, a forcing left-hander, being the only batsman who looked capable of stemming a rout. School were left with enough time to score the runs if they attacked the bowling, but it was not until Parker and Speight came together that any attempt was made to do so. Howard, bowling for Leeds, was the fastest bowler encountered this season, a number of his balls rose to head height and could not be played, otherwise he gave many scoring opportunities. Parker particularly took advantage of balls on the leg, scoring most of his runs in boundaries on this side. Speight drove brilliantly on the off, punishing balls of all lengths, until his concentration lapsed momentarily and he was bowled, trying to play no particular shot to a straight ball. Two more wickets fell rapidly after Speight was dismissed, and it was left to Hodgson to make the winning hit with a glorious on drive which left no shadow of a doubt that the batting strength was far from finished. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN Played at home, loth July, 1948. Result : Drawn—St. Peter's 120 for 6, Graven Gentlemen 102 for 4. ST. PETER'S

... Thornton, b. Moxon Griffiths, c. Sunderland, b. Atkinson Hodd, c. Hodgson, b. Moxon ... Speight, not out ... Parker, c. Sunderland, b. Atkinson Dryden, l.b.w., b. Taylor Fairweather, run out ... Graham, not out Hodgson, Walter, Kendell did not bat.

Extras (l.b. 1, w. 1) ... Total for 6 wkts. dec.

CRAVEN GENTLEMEN King, b. Dryden Sunderland, b. Walter Naismith, st. Parker, b. Kendell Hodgson, b. Walter ... Crawford, not out ... ... Hinton, not out ... Sellers, Atkinson, Moxon, Taylor, Sugden did not bat. Extras (1.b. 2) ... .

14 6

34 15 2 5

Total for 4 wkts.

120

50 56 35 7 2 0 2

... 102

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 — — — — — — — — — — 21 81 92 105 43 47 55 80 112 114 Bowling Analysis : 0. M. R. W. 0. M. R. W. 2 9 — 24 Walter 2 6 23 17 Moxon 1 1 32 7 Dryden 15 — 1 5 King 3 — 24 Hodd 1 2 21 8 Taylor 2 — 11 Speight 2 44 14 1 Atkinson 1 9 1 — Kendell 1 15 — 5 Hodgson

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL Played away, i7th July, 1948. Result : Won—St. Peter's 197 for 4, Bootham 51. ST. PETER'S Thornton, 1.b.w., b. Metcalfe ... .• • Griffiths, b. Wowat Parker, c. Harrison, b. Mowat Speight, b. Mowat ••• ... Hodd, not out ... Baker, Dryden, Hodgson, Fairweather, Walter, Graham did not bat. Extras (b. 5, I.b. 4)

Total for 4 wkts. dec.

BOOTHAM 8 Harrison, 1.b.w., b. Walter 2 ... Braithwaite, run out 7 Mounsey, b. Hodd 1 Lester, c. & b. Speight 0 ... Seager, st. Baker, b. Speight Mowat, c. Speight, b. Dryden 14 ... 13 Metcalfe, b. Speight 2 Nicholl, c. Parker, b. Speight ... 0 Illingworth, b. Walter ... Nightingale, st. Baker, b. Speight 0 0 O'Brien, not out ... 4 ... ... Extras (b. 2, 1.b. 2)

18 48 95 2 25

Total

... 197

... 51

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 62 74 78 197 ... Harrison Illingworth Mowat ... Metcalfe Nightingale ... Nicholl

12 15 17 17 21 49 51 51 51 51 Bowling Analysis : 0. M. R. W. 0. M. R. W. 2 4 13 9 Walter 4 43 — 12 1 8 2 7 Dryden 1 53 — 12 5 11 2 5 Speight 3 1 41 8.5 1 4 — 15 9 Hodd 3 1 9 19 5 3 — 23 —

This will be a day remembered for the way Parker and Speight covered themselves with glory. Parker in scoring 95 registered the highest score of the year, his runs being made mainly on the off with powerful drives, shots through the covers, past point, and all manner of masterly strokes. This individual effort must not, however, be allowed to overshadow the efforts of the opening pair, particularly Griffiths, who showed that on his day he can be as attractive a bat as one could ever wish to see, and Hodd. Hodd joined Parker very early in his innings and was content to keep his end up whilst giving Parker every opportunity to take the bowling, a most difficult part to play, which he did to perfection. In the batting Bootham were never given a chance with Speight in his deadliest form, no doubt trying 58

• to atone for his batting lapse. In catching Lester off his own bowling he took the sting out of Bootham's batting. The catch was a brilliant piece of fielding, he having to dive full length and hold the ball inches from the ground when it had been driven hard in the direction of mid-off. Baker's wicket-keeping was excellent, particularly his stumping of Nightingale to close the Bootham innings. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. T. H. HOBSON'S XI Played away, 21st July, 1948. Result : Lost—St. Peter's III, T. H. Hobson's XI z 1 o for 6 wkts. ST. PETER'S Thornton, c. Kay (A.), b. Wilkin... son (G.) ... Griffiths, b. Wilkinson (G.) Parker, c. Harding, b. Wilkinson

10 10

(S.) 14 Baker, c. Kay (N.), b. Hobson (T.) 9 Speight, st. Kay (N.), b. Harding 17 ... 3 Hodd, b. Wilkinson (G.) 3 Walter, c. Kay (A.), b. Harding 0 Hodgson, b. Harding ... Graham, run out ... 20 2 Dryden, b. Kay (A.) ... 14 ... Fairweather, not out Extras (b. 9) 9 ...

T. H. HOBSON'S XI Hobson (R.), st. Baker, b. Speight Shardlow, c. Hodgson, b. Walter Harding, c. Hodd, b. Speight ... Kay (N.), c. Parker, b. Hodd ... Dennis, b. Hodd Kay (A.), not out Hobson (T. H.), c. Thornton, b. Hodd ... Wilkinson (S.), not out Wilkinson (G.), Ward, Hobson (T.) did not bat. ... Extras (b. 8)

Total for 6 wkts. dec.

... 111

Total

61 15 14 29

9 11 8

... 210

Fall of Wickets : 6 7 8 9 10 5 1 2 3 4 9 10 ——— — — — — — —— 56 92 97 151 153 175 11 22 43 45 55 59 59 76 83 111 Bowling Analysis : W. M. R. 0. M. R. W. 0. 1 50 3 15 Walter Wilkinson (G.) 12 3 2 23 — 9 — 46 Dryden Harding ... 15 2 41 3 7 1 — Graham 2 7 1 Wilkinson (S.) 5 3 52 — 9 5 1 Hodd Hobson (T.) 5 1 47 2 1 9 Kay (A.) ... Speight 5 1 15 1 Shardlow ... 2 — 11

—

SCHOOL v. O.P.'s Under the captaincy of P. A. Shardlow (1940-45), the O.P. team were bent on recapturing lost prestige, and in their endeavours the cricket was bright and well suited to the occasion. Honours were very even in the first innings, thanks to a grand innings of 75 by the School Captain, Speight, who largely contributed towards the School's lead of 9 runs. Shardlow and James Pulleyn were menacing while they stayed, and gave an object lesson on quick running between wickets, which almost rattled the School fielding, but Walter (4 for 61) and Speight (4 for 25) kept matters in check. By tea-time on the second day, the School were in a very strong position, declaring with 201 runs for 5, thus leaving the O.P.'s to score 211 runs in 21 hours. The challenge was rightly accepted, but looked 59

like failing dismally, in spite of a good knock by Bennett (67), when Pulleyn made a whirlwind 63 not out, thrashing the bowling to all parts of the ground, thus bringing victory to the O.P.'s by 5 wickets. ST. PETER'S 1st Innings Thornton, I.b.w., b. Anderson ... Griffiths, 1.b.w., b. Anderson ... ... Parker, c. Jones, b. Murray Speight, c. Wright, b. Bennett Hodd, 1.b.w., b. Broadhurst Fairweather, b. Bennett Baker, I.b.w., b. Murray lltyden, I.b.w., b. Murray Graham, I.b.w., b. Bennett Hodgson, not out Walter, b. Anderson ... Extras

1 6 3 75 24 1 5 5 16 1 1 15

... 153

Total

OLD PETERITE XI 1st Innings Lockwood, c. Speight, b. Walter ••• Bennett, I.b.w., b. Walter ••• Hobson, I.b.w., b. Speight ••• Broadhurst, b. Dryden ... ••• Shardlow, b. Speight ... Pulleyn, c. & b. Speight •... •• Rucklidge, b. Speight Anderson, c. Dryden, b. Walter ... Murray, b. Walter ... Jones, not out ... ... Wright, b. Dryden ... Extras ...

3 31

1 0 13 22 4

... 144

Total

Fall of Wickets : 9 10 1 2 3

1 4 23 7 35

5 14 31 39 99 102 109 109 109 144 5 10 12 61 70 93 106 151 152 153 Bowling Analysis, 1st Innings : W. M. R. 0. R. W. 0. M. 4 61 Walter 4 10 17 Murray 3 28 — 35 2 Dryden 11.3 3 16.3 41 3 Anderson 5 25 4 Speight 8 1 4 1 5 — Jones 20 5 1 21 3 Hodd 9 — Bennett 1 1 Graham — 4 15 1 Broadhurst 18 — Hobson 2 11 — Lockwood 1 — 2nd Innings 2nd Innings ... ... 67 Bennett, b. Walter Thornton, st. Wright, b. BroadLockwood, c. Thornton, b. Graham 30 33 hurst ... Hobson, c. Hodgson, b. Speight 18 0 Griffiths, b. Anderson ... 6 Broadhurst, c. Parker, b. Walter 56 Parker, b. Anderson ... ... 22 Shardlow, 1.b.w., b. Graham 56 Speight, not out ... 63 5 Pulleyn, not out ... Hodd, c. Wright, b. Anderson ... 1 46 Wright, not out Fairweather, b. Anderson 4 5 Extras ... Extras ... Total for 5 wkts.

Total for 5 wkts.

... 201

Fall of Wickets : 4 5 2 3 1 1 2 3 4 5 — — — — — 81 101 119 126 210 7 72 96 120 201 Bowling Analysis, 2nd Innings : M. R. 0. M. R. W. 0. Walter 12 1 65 68 4 ... 25 5 Anderson — Dryden — 42 9 6 — 29 Bennett ... Speight 11 1 56 — 39 Murray ... 8 10.2 2 44 1 Graham 3 24 Broadhurst ... 13 19 4 Shardlow ... 17 Pulleyn ... 2 60

211

W. 2 1 2

RUGGER FIXTURES, 1948 1st XV Saturday, 2nd Oct. Headingley "A" Saturday, 9th Oct. York R.U.F.C. Wednesday, 20th Oct. Durham School Wednesday, 27th Oct. Trent College ... Saturday, 30th Oct. Denstone College Saturday, 6th Nov. Bradford G.S. ... Wednesday, 10th Nov. Worksop College Saturday, 13th Nov. Leeds G.S. ... Saturday, 20th Nov. Giggleswick School Saturday, 27th Nov. Ampleforth College Saturday, 11th Dec. Old Peterites ...

2nd XV

Wednesday, 6th Oct. Rishworth School 1st XV .1. Wednesday, 13th Oct. Drax G.S. 1st XV ••• Wednesday, 20th Oct. Durham School ... Saturday, 23rd Oct. Giggleswick School • •• Saturday, 6th Nov. Bradford G.S. ... ... Wednesday, 10th Nov. Worksop College ... Saturday, 13th Nov. Leeds G.S. ... ... Saturday, 27th Nov. Ampleforth College •••

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"Under 16" Colts XV

Saturday, 9th Oct. Boys' Signal Squadron, Harrogate Saturday, 23rd Oct. Giggleswick School ... ... Saturday, 30th Oct. Ampleforth College ... Wednesday, 10th Nov. Worksop College ... Saturday, 17th Nov. Durham School ... ... Saturday, 27th Nov. Harrogate R.F.C. Colts ...

"Under 14f" Colts XV

Saturday, 2nd Oct. Boys' Signal Squadron, Harrogate Wednesday, 13th Oct. Drax G.S. ... ... ... Saturday, 16th Oct. Newburgh Priory School ... Wednesday, 27th Oct. Fyling Hall ... ... ... Wednesday, 10th Nov. Worksop College ... ...

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Senior House Matches

Saturday, 24th Nov. First Round Wednesday, 1st Dec. Semi-final Saturday, 4th Dec. Semi-final Wednesday, 8th Dec. FINAL

Any Old Boys who wish to play in the O.P. match against the School on Saturday, 11th December, should contact P. Penniston, now in residence at the School.

THE BOAT CLUB This term School rowing has shown much progress. Coaching difficulties, due to the retirement of Mr. Rhodes from his position of coach, have been overcome by using members of the first two fours to coach junior boats, thus enabling Mr. Howat to concentrate on the senior boats. 61

1 Innovations this year have been races against St. John's Training College, a visit to Chester Regatta, and the institution of a School Regatta. This last proved immensely popular and showed the keenness which exists to the very last boat. The first division was won by the boat stroked by J. M. Graham and the second by the boat stroked by M. Wye. The School Regatta will certainly be held again. The standard of rowing has been high. Both the first and third boats have had a very successful season. The second boat struck a bad patch in the middle of the term, but has proved its worth on many occasions. Whether the third boat would beat the second is still an open question, for there has been no opportunity for the second boat to reply to the challenge of the third. The material left in the Boat Club at the end of this year bodes well for School rowing next year. ST. PETER'S R.C. v. ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, 22ND MAY, 1948, AT

HOME.

1ST IV V. ST. JOHN'S 1ST IV.

The School got a good start, and by the time they had reached th Boat House were a length up. They increased this lead down th Reach, and finally won by 8 lengths. 2ND IV V. ST. JOHN'S 2ND

IV.

The School were held at the start, but they had gained a canvas when they reached the Boat House; a very fine "ten" put them a length up, and from then on down the Reach they increased the lead to 8 lengths at the finish. 3RD IV V. ST. JOHN'S 3RD IV.

The School put in a grand start and "twenty" which sent them ahead to win by 81 lengths. ST. PETER'S R.C. v. DURHAM SCHOOL, 29TH MAY, 1948, AWAY I ST IV V. DURHAM SCHOOL 1ST IV.

This race was rowed over the Grand Regatta course of to furlongs 153 yards in fine boats. Durham, who row in swivel-pin riggers, very kindly borrowed a fixed pin fine boat for us. The School drew "Easy Arch" side, which gave us the easier side of a very tricky double-arched bridge about half-way down the course. At the start the School drew away to half a length's lead, which Durham proceeded to take back, until at the five furlongs mark the two boats were running dead level. The School then had the advantage of the inside of a bend and went up a length. It was then Durham's turn to have the inside of the bend and they caught up again. With 62

one furlong to go the School were just ahead, but 5o yards from the post their "take-in" faltered and they let Durham through to win a very exciting race by 3 feet. zNin IV v. DURHAM SCHOOL 2ND IV. The race was rowed in the same boats, but over a short five furlongs course, which did not include the difficult bridge. The School were down at the start but fought hard to catch up, until with one furlong to go they caught a crab and Durham went on to win by 24 lengths. 3RD IV V. DURHAM SCHOOL 3RD IV. This was rowed over the same five furlong course, but "clinker built" strake boats were used. The School had never been in this type of boat before, but they came up to the start looking quite happy. At the start they pulled away from Durham and went on increasing their lead to win by 31 lengths. NEWARK REGATTA The 1st and 2nd IV's represented the School at this event. The ist IV were unable to obtain the use of a fine boat and so they were entered for the "Junior Fours", rowing in clinker-built boats supplied by the Committee. The znd IV, entered -for the "Maiden Fours", also rowed in clinker-built boats. The course was practically dead straight, giving perhaps a slight advantage on the enclosure side. ST. PETER'S I ST IV V. DERBY R.C. In this first heat the School were definitely the stronger crew; we pulled away at the start and won comfortably by 3 lengths. ST. PETER'S I ST IV v. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE B.C., NOTTINGHAM. At the start of this heat, the semi-finals, it looked as if it were going to be a hard race. With the start and "twenty" behind us, the boats were still running level, but a third very powerful "ten" put us into a small lead, and this we increased until at the half-way point we were half a length up. At this point the other crew seemed to falter, and a good "ten" put daylight between the boats, and the School went on to win a decisive and well rowed race by 2 lengths. ST. PETER'S I ST IV V. TRENT R.C. In the final the School met their match. Trent had a really grand start and went away at an amazing speed. They took a two length lead in the first two furlongs. From then on the School held Trent's repeated efforts to increase their lead, but they could not catch up and finished the course 2 lengths behind. The School rowed very well in this race and showed no sign of the wild and scrappy rowing -which so often happens in a losing crew. Brown is to be congratulated on the firm, decisive way in which he set the stroke throughout the day. 63

2ND IV V. ST. NEOTS R.C.

The School were lucky enough to get a "bye" in the first round and their first race was against St. Neots, who had won in the first round against Nottingham and Union B.C. The School got a good start and pulled away well; they were going very smoothly and swinging well together when they crossed the line 11 lengths ahead. 2ND IV V. NEWARK R.C.

The School crew went down slightly at the start and they gradually went on losing ground, and although they fought back hard they were not strong enough to regain the lead, and lost by II. lengths. LEEDS REGATTA, I 2TH JUNE, 1948 While the 1st and 2nd IV's were at Newark Regatta, the 3rd IV went to Leeds Regatta, where they were entered for the Maiden Fours. After beating Kingston, Hull R.C., Sir John Deane's School 1st IV, and York City R.C. Junior IV, the School met Manchester University in the final. After a rather ragged start, the crew pulled themselves together and eventually drew away to win by 3 lengths in the fastest time of the day over that course. ST. PETER'S R.C. v. LEEDS UNIVERSITY R.C., 16.171 JUNE, 1948 1ST IV V. LEEDS I ST IV.

This was rowed in fine boats, the Leeds crew using their own swivel-pinned boat. Neither side gained much on the start, but by the Boat House the School were half a length up. Half-way down the Reach a good "ten" put us a length ahead. At this point the Leeds crew seemed to get flustered and lost ground; the School went on to win by 31 lengths, time 4 mins. 56 secs. 2ND IV V. LEEDS 2ND IV.

The Leeds crew got away to a good start, but half-way down the Reach, when they were two lengths up, they caught a crab which stopped them, and the School went into the lead by one length. The Leeds crew gradually caught up, and with one furlong to go the boats were running dead level, but in the last "ten" the Leeds crew got ahead to wing by a canvas. This race was rowed in fine boats, time 4 mins. 25 secs. 3RD IV V. LEEDS 3RD IV.

The School crew got away to a good start and led all the way to win by 5 lengths. This race was rowed in clinker boats, time 4 mins. 3o secs.

4TH IV V. LEEDS 4TH IV.

The Leeds crew got a length lead at the start, but at the Boat House they caught a crab, which put the School well in the lead, which they held until between the bridges, when they caught a crab, and although they got going again quickly the Leeds crew caught up sufficiently to cross the line dead level. Rowed in clinker boats, time 4 mins. 45 secs. YORK REGATTA, 19TH JUNE, 1948 (Rowed in fine boats) 1ST IV V. JOHN O'GAUNT R.C. The School crew got away to a very good start and were a length up at the Boat House, from there on they increased their lead and won by 3 lengths. 1ST IV V. DURHAM SCHOOL 2ND IV. After a strong fight at the start the School crew were a length up at the Diving Boards and increased this lead to win by 2 lengths. 1ST IV v. YORK CITY R.C. This was an all-York final. The York crew got away with a very fast start and gained a lead of 3 lengths, the School crew fought back hard, especially between the bridges, but could not regain the lead, and lost by 2 lengths. THE YORK REGATTA CHALLENGE CUP (Rowed in clinker boats) 2ND IV V. NORTHWICH R.C. In this race the School crew gat away to a good start and won comfortably by 2 lengths. 2ND IV V. LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY R.C. The School crew were beaten, although they fought back hard, by a much stronger crew and lost by 3 lengths. 3RD IV. The 3rd IV were entered as a Junior Crew, and after beating Hatfield College, Durham, and Leeds University 3rd IV, they unfortunately met University College, Nottingham, in the semi-finals, who had not up to then had a race. After a very hard race, the School were beaten by 4 feet. JOHN E. GIBBS CHALLENGE CUP (Rowed in clinker boats) 4TH IV V. ST. CHAD'S COLLEGE R.C. The School crew got away to an enthusiastic if rather erratic start. After a series of crabs and mishaps they crossed the line to win by 5 feet. 4Tri IV v. LIVERPOOL COLLEGE R.C. The School crew worked very hard but were beaten by 31 lengths. THE WHITE ROSE CHALLENGE CUP

ST. PETER'S R.C. v. NOTTINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL, 26TH JUNE, 1948 I ST IV V. NOTTINGHAM 1ST IV.

The School got away to a very good start, which beat the Nottingham crew and went on to win by 5 lengths. This was rowed in clinker boats, time 4 mins. 13 secs. 2ND IV V. NOTTINGHAM 2ND IV.

The School were slightly down at the start, but some good "tens" put them a length in front by the Diving Boards and went on to win by 21 lengths. This was rowed in clinker boats, time 4 min. 34 secs. CHESTER REGATTA, THE WIRRAL CHALLENGE CUP

I OTH JULY,

1948

(Rowed in fine boats)

R.C. This was a very close race all the way, rowed over a course which was the best part of a mile and a quarter long, and was a good deal longer than we were accustomed to. 1ST IV V. ROYAL CHESTER

The two boats went away level at the start, but at the half-mile post the Chester crew were about a canvas in front. At the mile post, just before the bend, we were level again. A series of good "tens" put the School crew half a length up round the bend. The Chester crew caught up a little in the "take-in", but the School held on to win by 5 feet. R.C. This was the same crew that beat us in the "White Rose" at York Regatta, and once again it was an all-York final. This time we managed to hang on at the start and the York crew did not gain much advantage there, but by the half-mile post they were a length up. The School worked away solidly, and on the bend, with two furlongs to go, the boats were running level. The School, however, could not hold their advantage and the York crew went on to win by of a length. THE MAYOR OF CHESTER'S PRIZE (Rowed in clinker boats) At the last minute the crew entered by York City could not come, so the School znd IV rowed as substitutes. 1ST IV V. YORK CITY

R.C. This was a very close race again, rowed over a half-mile course. There was nothing in it the whole course until the "take-in", when the John O'Gaunt crew went ahead to win by 5 feet. • 2ND IV V. JOHN O'GAUNT

ST. PETER'S

I ST

AND 2ND VIII's v. YORK CITY, 2 I ST JULY, 1948

I ST VIII V. YORK CITY.

This year the City set us a hard task by rowing their Senior VIII against us. York City went ahead at the start, and down the "Reach" were three-quarters of a length ahead. At the Diving Boards they put daylight between the two boats. The School, however, made a grand spurt between the bridges, but finally lost by half a length. 2ND VIII V. YORK CITY 2ND VIII.

The two crews were even at the start until half-way down the "Reach" the School crew gradually drew away and increased their lead all the way down to win by 21 lengths. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. THE O.P.'s, 24TH JULY, 1948 O.P.'s 1ST IV. The race started at the Wall Bend, and from the agonised expressions both crews were suffering from too much lunch. After the start the School crew gradually drew away two lengths ahead, but they could gain no more, and although they won by this distance the 0.P.'s must be congratulated on a very fine effort. I ST IV V. THE

2ND IV v. THE O.P.'s 2ND IV. The O.P. crew had a slight mishap after the start so the race was re-started at Love Lane. The School crew took the lead and went on to win by 3 lengths. 3RD IV v. THE O.P.'s 3RD IV. The O.P.'s were obviously suffering from lack of training, and although they put up a brave battle they were eventually beaten by 5 lengths. WORCESTER REGATTA, 3 I ST JULY, 1948 The 1st IV entered for the junior event with Eccles at bow instead of Newdick. In the first round they beat Hereford, winners of junior events in several regattas, by half a length. In the semi-finals, however, they were beaten by Trent, their victors at Newark Regatta, by I length. Trent won the final race.

1st IV CHARACTERS NEWDICK, F. N. An excellent Bow with very quick beginnings and strong, lively strokes. A great asset to the boat. G. A. A heavy Two who has pulled every pound of his weight. Bladework has improved tremendously, though he still has a slight tendency to swing out.

RADFORD,

GRIFFITHS, T. M. A. An inspiring Captain of Boats, to whom is

due, to a large extent, the keenness throughout the whole Boat Club. He is a strong, determined oarsman with much improved bladework and rhythm; he has backed up Stroke and built up the racing qualities of the boat. BROWN, E. G. A Stroke with a fine sense of rhythm and first-class bladework. Though on the light side he has pulled well in comparison with the heavier crew behind him. WALKER, B. D. C. He has coxed ably and has rarely steered an unworthy course. His encouragement during races has had good effect.

SWIMMING Seldom has a worse Summer Term for swimming been experienced than this last one. Early in May our hopes were considerably raised, and the baths were hastily filled for the Whitsun week-end, the majority taking their first dip in ideal conditions. But alas, it was all too good to be true, and by mid-July the keenest of swimmers were almost driven to the depths of despair. Finally the weather atoned in some small measure, for we did have one more fine day at the end of term for the Swimming Sports. Under the circumstances, with so little encouragement, it was not surprising that the standard of swimming was not of the best, but even so eight events, mostly•intermediate and junior, were won in better times than last year, and the 5o yds. Breast Stroke race, won by J. M. Booth, was only lho of a second outside the record time. The meeting would have been a good one if only the events had been more evenly contested, but Manor House, having good entrants in all age-groups, gained a commanding lead, and it was never in doubt that they would retain the "Kazerooni" Cup for yet another year. DETAILED RESULTS 1. Under 16 Free Style-50 yds. 1st Radcliff, 2nd Goodburn, 3rd Smith. Time : 37% secs. 2. Open Back-stroke-50 yds. 1st Gibson, 2nd Poole, 3rd Burgess. Time : 44% secs. 3. Under 15 Dive. 1st Cooke, 2nd Jagger, 3rd Hudson. 4. Under 15 Back-stroke-25 yds. 1st Jagger, 2nd Webster, 3rd Lochore. Time : 23% secs. 5. Open Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st Gibson, 2nd Watson, R. D., 3rd Bainton. Time : 1 min. 37%0 secs. 6. Under 16 Plunge. 1st Booth, J. M., 2nd Smithson, 3rd Kershaw. Distance : 39 ft. 21 ins. 7. Under 15 Free Style-50 yds. 1st Rhead, 2nd Rigg, 3rd Markus. Time : 394 secs. 8. Under 16 Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st Booth, J. M., 2nd Goodburn, 3rd Frost. Time : 1 min. 37i secs.

• 9. Open Free Style-100 yds. 1st Whitehead, 2nd Atkinson, 3rd Varley, J. C. Time: 1 min. 23 1/6 secs. 10. Open Free Style-25 yds. 1st Frank, 2nd Atkinson, 3rd Eccles. Time : 13% secs. 11. Under 16 Free Style-25 yds. 1st Ratcliff, 2nd Smith, 3rd James. Time : 15% secs. 12. Under 15 Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st Chadwick, 2nd Fletcher, 3rd Haxby. Time: 47% secs. 13. Open Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st Gibson, 2nd Dryden, 3rd Watson, R. D. Time: 41 secs. 14. Open Free Style-50 yds. 1st Whitehead, 2nd Walter, 3rd Kendell. Time: 306 secs. 15. Under 16 Dive. 1st Smith, 2nd Holmes, 3rd Varley, K. 16. Open Plunge. 1st Frater, 2nd Kendell, 3rd Cobham. Distance: 46 ft. 6 ins. 17. Under 16 Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st Booth, J. M., 2nd Kershaw, 3rd Bishop. Time : 41 9A0 secs. 18. Open Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st Frank, 2nd Atkinson, 3rd Walter. Time: 46 secs. 19. Under 16 Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st Tomlinson, 2nd Smith, 3rd Goodburn. Time : 54 secs. 20. Under 15 Obstacle Race-25 yds. 1st Chadwick, 2nd Cooke, 3rd Browne. Time: 24% secs. 21. Under 15 Free Style-25 yds. 1st Rhead, 2nd Rigg, 3rd Jagger. Time : 16% secs. 22. Under 16 Back-stroke-50 yds. 1st Ratcliff, 2nd Smithson, 3rd Powell. Time: 49 secs. 23. Open Dive. 1st Walter, 2nd Dryden, 3rd Atkinson. 24. Under 15 Plunge. 1st Rhead, 2nd Whittaker, 3rd Rigg. Distance : 36 ft. 5 in. 25. Under 15 Relay—(4 x 25 yds.). 1st Manor, 2nd Temple, 3rd School House. Time: 1 min. 156 secs. 26. Under 16 Relay—t(4 x 25 yds.). 1st (Tie) Manor and School House, 3rd Temple. Time: 1 min. 23f secs. 27. Open Relay—(4 x 25 yds.). 1st Manor, 2nd School House, 3rd Rise. Time : 583 secs. 2nd-3 pts. 3rd-1 pt. ... 1st— 5 pts. Points 1st-10 pts. 2nd-6 pts. 3rd-2 pts. Relays ... 120 points Manor 86 points School House Rise 32 points Temple

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL

Old Boys of the Junior School (i.e., Old Olavites) will no doubt raise an eyebrow when we say that we are making another record this term. In fact we think we are adding a tiny bit to the History of the School. A magazine—to be called the Olavite—is being started for this term, specially to record the more intimate doings and writings of Olavites, records that very probably would not be quite in keeping with the more sedate pages of the "Peterite". However, as we have not yet seen the first issue of this proposed contribution to history, we will only say that our usual records will still continue to be published as heretofore in The Peterite. 6g

We maintained our number at 184 boys for this term, and a new scheme for dinners was successfully tried by having two sittings at St. Olave's so that all boarders and day boarders could have dinner together. The scheme worked very well. Another very useful idea was the instruction given to cyclists by officers of the Safety Cycling League, and a good many boys qualified for the proficiency badge. During the Easter holidays boys of Forms J.i, J.ii and J.iii made collections of early spring wild flowers and an unusual number of very carefully mounted collections were made. The prize winners were :—J.i : 1, C. Quickfall; 2, C. W. Jose. J.ii : r, J. Stark; 2, J. Gurney and T. Huzzard; Special Prize, D. Elliott. J.iii : r, D. J. Barton; 2, A. G. Quarmby. The full School photograph was taken early in the term, and the Panora man had the usual difficulty in getting all our crowd of small boys into place. The final result was quite good. Our Athletic Sports were held on Whit Monday, r7th May, and once again we had a very fine and pleasant afternoon, with a large number of parents and visitors. The detailed results are given elsewhere, but we should like to record how very well organized all the events were, and the keen and close competition between the Houses showed a generally even distribution of athletic talent. At the close of the Sports Mrs. H. V. Moore, the mother of our Captain of Athletics, presented the prizes (dessert spoons and tea spoons) to the winners. A good many Nature Study specimens have been brought in to School during the course of the term. Three notable and rather uncommon plants were the Trientalis, the Bird's Eye Primrose and the Musk Mallow. Mr. Ping did not have to give one sixpence this term ! Bird specimens brought to School included several rooks, jackdaws and jays, a magpie and two swifts. Also a water shrew was found just outside York. The Summer Term is always a busy term in St. Olave's for boys taking different examinations, and we should like to congratulate very warmly the boys who achieved good results in the scholarship examination to the Senior School. The Headmaster said that the results of the work of boys in J.vi were very good indeed. Awards were made as follows :—The Hey Scholarship for day boys was won by T. A. Foy. The Scholarship for boarders was won by M. J. Quarmby. Exhibitions were won by P. Newton and G. B. Pullan. D. Rymer, M. Bengtsson, C. Moore and Priestley were successful in their various entrance examinations to other schools. The Royal Show at York brought a period of considerable excitement for most of us, and the fact that the Headmaster gave us two complete days off School was an unexpected pleasure. Nearly all the boys of the Junior School spent at least one full day on the Showground and perhaps all that can be said here is that there was 70

so much to see, we couldn't possibly see it all. The memorable feature was the close view many of us had of their Majesties, the King and the Queen. On 22nd July the Annual Junior School Swimming Sports were held, and again we were favoured with a reasonably fine afternoon. Although the weather had been cool and not very encouraging for much bathing during June and July very considerable progress in learning to swim had been made by many boys. Many eliminating heats had been "swum off" before the Sports Day, and we believe the standard of swimming and diving shown by the finalists and semifinalists was pretty well up to the standard of former years. But not quite so many boys passed the School test this year, only eighteen certificates were gained. Mrs. R. G. DeLittle very kindly presented the prizes to the winners at the end of the sports, which then finished up with the "grand splash" ! During the last week of term Mr. Ping held his usual Wild Flower Identification Test in all the forms. Peter Richardson was awarded a prize for knowing the highest number. We also had a most interesting talk by Mr. Crowther, a big game hunter recently returned from Africa. He gave us a thrilling account of the methods of tracking "rogue" and other elephants. Finally we arrived at the last day of term, and after our end-ofterm assembly, mark reading and the usual cheers, we all went across to the Clifton Cinema for the prize-giving and speeches. JUNIOR SCHOOL SWIMMING SPORTS 22nd July, 1948 Two Lengths, Breast-stroke.-1 Collins, 2 Everitt. One Length, Free Style.-1 DeLittle, 2 Moore. Senior Dive-1 Moore, 2 DeLittle and M. J. Wood. Senior Plunge.-1 DeLittle (32 ft. 2 ins.), 2 Moore. One Length, Under 12.-1 Sykes, M. G., 2 Crane. Junior Dive.-1 Crane, 2 Jenkinson. Junior Plunge.--1 Percy (27 ft. 7 ins.), 2 Netherwood. One Length, Back-stroke.-1 Collins, 2 Scorgie and DeLittle. One Length, Beginners.-1 Burdass, C. M., 2 Wilson, P. B. One Breadth, Beginners.-1 Elliott, 2 Quickfall, C. Consolation Race.-1 Wood, M. J., 2 Macdonald. DAY BOY. M. G. Sykes.

SALVETE (Summer Term, 1948)

VALETE (Summer Term, 1948) BOARDERS (TO SENIOR SCHOOL).

M. A. Butterworth. M. J. Everitt. G. B. Hudson. J. A. Jackson. J. S. Megginson. G. B. Pullan.

P. F. Stead. J. 0. Walton. P. J. Williams. I. Collins. D. C. Holmes. J. A. Hunter.

R. A. Jackson. P. Newton. M. J. Quarmby. E. K. Walker. P. L. Wetherell. M. J. Wood.

DAY BOYS (TO SENIOR SCHOOL).

D. J. Bird. R. T. Clark. R. J. DeLittle. R. Dunwell. T. Foy. J. M. Hamilton. D. Haw. J. N. T. Howat. P. Richardson. To OTHER SCHOOLS. M. Bengtsson. P. K. Brown. F. D. Hanham.

P. R. Shearburn. P. G. Taylor. C. M. Ward. T. A. Bradford. M. N. Coates. J. C. Dent. J. Ford. H. A. L. Golightly.

D. G. Harbottle. J. C. M. Herring. J. M. Holt. M. B. Rusholme. D. I. W. Smith. D. K. Timms. M. A. Watson. T. Wilkinson.

K. N. Harrison. C. M. J. Moore.

T. S. Priestley. D. S. Rymer.

JUNIOR SCHOOL CRICKET We have had quite an average season, and out of eight matches played, five have been won and three lost. School colours have been awarded to M. J. F. Everitt, M. J. Wood, and W. G. A. Maxwell. All boys from J•IVB upwards have had net practice with Mr. B. B. Wilson, the School Coach. The following represented the School in matches :—G. B. Pullan (Captain), M. J. F. Everitt (Vice-Captain), M. J. Wood, W. G. A. Maxwell, T. S. Priestley, J. S. Megginson, R. G. Bough, R. J. DeLittle, D. A. Macpherson, P. F. Stead, and R. D. F. Scorgie. Also played :C. M. C. Burdass (3), C. M. J. Moore (2), D. J. Bird (I), and J. 0. Walton (I). Below is a list of the match results :Away 25th May Lost 59-83 v. Newburgh Priory Away 17th June v. Terrington School Home 22nd June v. Newburgh Priory ... Away 24th June v. Bootham School Juniors v. Drax Grammar School Juniors Away 29th June ... Home 1st July v. Bootham School Juniors ... Home 13th July v. Terrington School Home 15th July v. Drax Grammar School Juniors House Shield Final : Thebans 69, Etruscans 67.

Lost Won Won Won Won Lost Won

60-73 100 for 8-34 114 for 5-67 89-52 122-14 34-36 for 1 88 for 6-40

JUNIOR SCHOOL ATHLETIC SPORTS In spite of very indifferent weather for the fortnight before the Sports Day, a full programme of Standards was carried out. After these Standards, Trojans led the field with 200 points, a lead which they just managed to retain, though once again it all depended on the last event of the day. It was a glorious day for the sports (a fine sports day is rapidly becoming a tradition) and the general standard, especially amongst the younger members of the School, was high. Stubbs' long jump was remarkable, and Macpherson did a faster time for the 220 yards than the seniors. At the end of the meeting Mrs. Moore, mother of the Captain of Athletics, kindly presented the prizes, a number of which stayed in the family. 72

Below is a list of the results :Senior 100 yds. 1 Pullan (Th.), 2 Dent (Sp.), 3 Moore (Tr.), 4 Harbottle (Et.).

Time : 13 secs. Middle 80 yds. 1 Maxwell (Th.), 2 Hewson (Sp.), 3 Grainger (Tr.), 4 Seaton (Tr.). Time : 10.8 secs. Junior 50 yds. Pfluger (Sp.), 2 Netherwood (Tr.), 3 Turner (Et.), 4 Renwick (Sp.). Time 7.2 secs. Senior Cricket Ball. 1 DeLittle (Th.), 2 Butterworth (Sp.), 3 Stead (Sp.), 4 Wood (Th.). Distance : 63 yards 1 ft. 101 ins. Middle High Jump. 1 Ridley (Sp.), 2 Macpherson (Th.), 3 Maxwell (Th.), 4 Seaton (Tr.). Height : 3 ft. 8 ins. Junior Long Jump. 1 Stubbs, A. (Et.), 2 Barton, I (Sp.), 3 Pfluger (Sp.), 4 Sanderson (Tr.). Distance 13 ft. 7 ins. Senior High Jump. 1 Wick (Tr.), 2 Dent (Sp.), 3 Rymer (Tr.), 4 Williams (Th.). Height : 3 ft. 9 ins. Middle Long Jump. 1 Seaton (Tr.), 2 Ridley (Sp.), 3 Welsh (Th.), 4 Dobson (Tr.). Distance : 12 ft. 3k ins. Junior Cricket Ball. 1 Huzzard (Th.), 2 Stubbs (Et.), 3 Catchpole (Th.), 4 Sanderson (Tr.). Distance : 42 yards 2 ft. 1 in. Senior 880 yds. 1 Moore (Tr.), 2 Butterworth (Sp.), 3 Dunwell (Th.), 4 Priestley (Et.). Time : 2 mins. 47.2 secs. Senior 220 yds. 1 Pullan (Th.), 2 Dent (Sp.), 3 Harbottle (Et.), 4 Bough (Et.). Time : 33 secs. Middle 220 yds. 1 Macpherson (Th.), 2 Burdass (Tr.), 3 Ridley (Sp.), 4 Dodsworth (Sp.). Time : 32.2 secs. Junior 220 yds. 1 Birch (Tr.), 2 Stubbs (Et.), 3 Barton (Sp.), 4 Micklethwait (Tr.). Time : 34.8 secs. Senior Long Jump. 1 Moore (Tr.), 2 Pullan (Th.), 3 DeLittle (Th.), 4 Priestle) (Et.). Distance : 13 ft. 9k ins. Middle Cricket Ball. 1 Burdass (Tr.), 2 Jenkinson (Tr.), 3 Macpherson (Th.), 4 Percy (Sp.). Distance : 53 yards 0 ft. 7 ins. Junior High Jump. 1 Renwick (Sp.), 2 Pfluger (Sp.), 3 Hopwood (Et.), 4 Micklethwait (Tr.). Height : 3 ft. 4 ins. Junior Relay. 1 Spartans, 2 Trojans, 3 Etruscans. Time : 68 secs. Middle Relay. 1 Thebans, 2 Spartans, 3 Trojans. Time : 63.4 secs. Senior Relay. 1 Thebans, 2 Spartans, 3 Trojans. Time : 62.2 secs. Winners of Shield. Trojans, 266 points. Senior Consolation. 1 Lewis, 2 Macdonald. Middle Consolation. 1 Gardner, 2 Staines. Junior Consolation. 1 Sykes, 2 Romary.

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THE PETERITE Va. XLI

FEBRUARY, 1949

No. 320

EDITORIAL Only the broadcast from the School Chapel on Tuesday, the 26th October, broke into the normal activities of the Christmas Term as they are reviewed in the following pages. The broadcast—a "live" one—was one of the B.B.C. series "Where they Sing" in the North of England Programme, and consisted of choir and congregational singing, prefaced by a brief introduction of the School by the Headmaster. We do not propose to venture here any comments on a performance which had so vast an audience, and will content ourselves with the hope that we did justice to an important occasion. Otherwise the term was, we believe, productive of much solid work in preparation for those two institutions upon which sentence of extinction has been passed—the School and Higher Certificate Examinations. It is a chastening thought that the Midsummer Examination of 1949 will be the last conducted entirely on the traditional lines. In the following year changes, notably the muchdisputed age-limit of 16, will have been introduced, and the process of bridging the transition will have begun; and by 1951 the change will have been effected. "School Cert." and "Higher", whose bleak shadows have darkened the path of otherwise carefree schoolboys for more than forty years, will be no more. In their place we shall have 'A General Certificate of Education', with papers at 'Ordinary', `Advanced', and 'Scholarship' levels and a latitude in the choice of the subjects (or subject) in which we wish to be examined which will seem unbelievable to those accustomed to the rigid regulations of the old dispensation. How far this liberty will prove illusory and be circumscribed by the requirements of universities and professional bodies remains to be seen. At present we only see through a glass, darkly, and we must await events. But the schools, as so many other institutions in this age of rapid change, are quickly nearing an important turning point on the road. In what direction and to what goal it will lead us is a matter for speculation. What is certain is that for many of us a profound readjustment of our ideas will be necessary. However, we are becoming inured to the process. The revival of a London Old Peterite dinner, the first since 1938, is recorded elsewhere in this issue. Its success is another indication that the O.P. Club, whose activities were necessarily dormant during the war, has renewed its old vigour. In London and its environs are many of our most prominent O.P.'s, and it is good news that a 1

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Editorial War Memorial and Building Fund ... Birth ... Old Peterite News Calendar, Easter Term, 1949 Valete and Salvete School Officers Notes and Items House Notes ... The Oxford Cup, 1948-49 The Youthful Muse-1839 The Chapel ... Carol Service Broadcast Haydn's "Creation" The Library .. The Debating Society Verse The Musical Society The Science Society The Art Group British Ship Adoption Society "And so to Kenya" The C.C.F. Scouting Shooting Squash Chess Rugby Football, 1948 ... Hockey Fixtures, Easter Term, 1949 The Junior School ...

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• representative and influential London Committee has been formed. The dinner will henceforth take place annually, on the first Wednesday following the 5th November—to avoid any suggestion of celebrating the most glorious failure in Old Peterite history. We welcome to St. Peter's, Mr. E. A. Wicks, B.A., A.R.C.O., Assistant Organist of York Minster, who came to us in September last, and whose valuable services in assisting the Director of Music we have already learnt to appreciate.

WAR MEMORIAL AND BUILDING FUND SIXTH LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS (in chronological order) A.—OLD PETERITES • s. d. Mr. D. T. Rumfitt ... 13 7 3 Lt.-Col. A. R. Walton Mr. D. W. Thompson ... 10 0 0 Rev. H. Bloomfield

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BIRTH PIERS.—At York, on 25th July, 1948, to Jean, wife of Eustace Piers, a son and a daughter—William James Shute Barrington and Clare Rosamund Pennell. NIX.—On 2nd February, at the Purey Cust Nursing Home, York, to Sheila Mary (nee Allen), wife of John Nix, a son—Peter John.

OLD PETERITE NEWS COMMEMORATION, 1949 It is perhaps premature to invite attention to the Commemoration arrangements for the Summer Term; and, of course, full details will be circulated at the appropriate time. But it is interesting to note that the ceremonial part of the programme will be an entirely Old Peterite affair. The Bishop of Lincoln (M. Harland, 1912-14) will distribute the prizes on Speech Day, the 23rd July, and the Rev. H. N. Hodd (1918-24) will preach the Commemoration Sermon in Chapel on the following day, Sunday, the 24th. O.P. CLUB COMMITTEE MEETING Book of Remembrance. At a meeting of the Committee of the Old Peterite Club, held after the Old Peterite match on Saturday, 1 1 th December, it was decided to go on with the scheme for a "Book of Remembrance" for 2

those Old Peterites who lost their lives in the two World Wars. The book, modelled on that which the Rev. H. Norman Hodd, a member of the Committee, has in his parish church, is to be bound in soft brown calf, and on the front page there will be the arms of the School. The names of those who fell in the wars will follow, inscribed on vellum. The names will be in alphabetical order with the two wars combined, and will be followed by the dates at School. It is hoped that the "Book of Remembrance" will be ready by next Commemoration at the latest. The exact site for the book has not yet been decided, but it is hoped to house it either in the Chapel or in the new Big Hall when it is reconstructed. The Headmaster reported that the Governors approved the proposal and were consulting the School architects regarding a suitable stand for the book. London Old Peterites. At the same meeting it was resolved that the offer of J. B. Gedge to act as Secretary to the London Branch be gratefully accepted, and that N. W. D. Yardley, B. A. C. Gray, A. B. Cooper, and Winsley Sergeant form the London Committee. It was reported that the London Dinner is to be an annual event. Tees-side Dinner. It was reported that C. C. Fairweather was hoping to arrange an O.P. Tees-side Dinner early in the year. The suggestion was welcomed by the Committee. O.P. Tie. C. C. Fairweather also represented to the Committee that there should be an alternative O.P. tie more suitable for wear with dark suits. After discussion it was decided to invite Fairweather to produce definite proposals for submission to the Annual Meeting in July.

LONDON DINNER The London Dinner of the Old Peterite Club was held at De Hems on Wednesday, 10th November, 1948, and was so well attended that we shall have to move to a larger place next year. Please note the date for 1949—Wednesday, 9th November; and in future the first Wednesday after Guy Fawkes' Day, but never 5th November itself, as some of us are blessed with children who would not let us out tht evening because they would want us to help burn the figure of the Guy. Do they realise, we wonder, that this day commemorates a well-known, if unsuccessful, Old Peterite? The Headmaster and Kenneth Rhodes took the trouble to come up from York and both were in good form : S. M. Toyne looked none the worse for the midnight oil he must have burned in writing "The 3

Scandinavians in History". The Bishop of Lincoln (Maurice Harland) made a genial chairman and kept the speeches short so that there was plenty of time left to move around afterwards. After reading numerous apologies for absence, J. B. Gedge said that letters from abroad showed that Old Peterites now in the Services would feel rather lost when passing through London on their return to England, and offered to try and arrange for them to he put up for a night or two by O.P.'s living in or near London. (Any O.P.'s willing to be put on the list of those ready to offer accommodation please write to J. B. Gedge, 15 Glenalmond House, Manor Fields, Putney, S.W.15.) b that they may He reminded lapsed members of the Old Peterite Clu become life members by bringing up to £5 whatever subscriptions they may have paid in the past, however distant. The following are extracts from an account in the Yorkshire

Post :— "Norman Yardley, England's cricket captain and an Old Boy of St. Peter's, York, speaking at the annual London Dinner of the Old Peterite Club, called for a wider interest among University men and ex-Public School boys in the provision of playing fields and concrete wickets. The ordinary lads in English cities were very ill-served with facilities for developing any latent talents. Mr. Yardley was proposing the toast 'The School'. "Another O.P., Mr. Basil Radford, the actor, seconded Mr. Yardley's toast. The Headmaster, Mr. John Dronfield, who responded, said the School War Memorial Fund now totalled £, 16,000. "The toast of 'The Governors and Staff, Past and Present' was proposed by Mr. N. Ker Lindsay, late M.P. for Bristol, a pre-war Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of Labour. He paid a great tribute to the Rev. F. H. Barnby, late Chaplain, for his cultural influence on the life of the School. He recalled one of Mr. Barnby's themes that Germany was a source of worry to the rest of Europe, as she was the one major nation that had not come under the influence of the civilising Romans. Mr. S. M. Toyne, a former headmaster, responded. The Bishop of Lincoln (Dr. Maurice Harland), another Old Boy, presided. Dr. J. D. Ferguson, O.P., Surgeon of the Central Middlesex Hospital, also spoke. e reminded Mr. Toyne of an occasion when a prizewinning essay of his had 'to be bowdlerised before an extract could be read before Lord Lang, the Archbishop of Canterbury. "The Dinner was organised by the London Committee, consisting of John Rodgers, J. B. Gedge and S. G. S. Pawle. They are pleased that several O.P.'s have expressed willingness to join the London Committee, and hope that next year there will be an even larger attendance." 4

The following is the list of those present :— Archer, L. H. J. Brindley, D. R. Brindley, R. A. Camm, J. P. Cooper, A. B. Douglas, F. H. Dronfield, J. Fasten, J. A. Ferguson, J. D. Forsythe, W. T. J. Gedge, H. F. S. Gedge, J. B. Gray, B. A. C. Hanson, J. A. Hudson, C. K.

Hunter, 0. Jenkins, T. W. Johnson, A. N. Lees, E. C. Lincoln, Bishop of. Ker Lindsay, N. Mammatt, S. G. McCowen, J. L. Pacey, F. W. B. Pearson, G. E. Pick, M. Radford, A. B. Radford, G. A. Rhodes, K. H. Rodgers, J. C.

Samman, R. A. C. Scholefield, C. E. Scholefield, J. McCausland Scott, W. Sergeant, J. H. Sergeant, W. Sewell, E. P. Toyne, S. M. Walker, H. L. Whitby, H. B. Wildsmith, E. E. Williams, E. F. Yardley, N. W. D. Yeoman, W. G.

LONDONDERRY CUP St. Peter's School, led by Norman Yardley, gained a fine victory over Brentwood by five matches to love in the first round of the Public Schools Old Boys' Squash Racquets Championship for the Londonderry Cup, at Shepherd's Bush, London. Yardley was given a splendid match by the Essex County player, J. B. Thomas, who was forced to do a tremendous amount of running by Yardley's versatile stroke play. Yardley is not yet in full match practice, but his greater experience pulled him through in a desperately close final game. Gerald Pawle, the O.P. second string, also proved too experienced for W. Rosser and took two games to love, while J. T. Brockbank, the former Cambridge University player, won in straight games. The St. Peter's victory was completed by d. K. Hudson, a member of the St. Mary's Hospital team, and T. W. Jenkins. The Old Peterites thus qualify to meet Harrow, the cup holders, in the second round in February. Scores :N. W. D. Yardley (St. Peter's) beat J. B. Thomas 9-3, 9-6, 4-9, 10-8; G. T. S. Pawle (St. Peter's) beat W. Rosser, 9-0, 7-9, 9-5, 9-0; J. T. Brockbank (St. Peter's) beat P. Griffiths, 9-4, 9-7, 9-0; C. K. Hudson (St. Peter's) beat R. C. Vowells, 9-0, 9-3, 8-10, 9-2; T. W. Jenkins (St. Peter's) beat M. S. Neck, 9-4, 9-5, 9-2. OBITUARY JOHN WILLIAM TYNDALE McCLELLAN We regret to record the death, in December last, of John William Tyndale McClellan, C.M.G. He was at St. Peter's in the late 'seventies. For a time he ranched in Nebraska, U.S.A., and later was appointed to the Civil Service in the East African Protectorate, then under the administration of a British Agent and Consul General in Zanzibar, as High Commissioner of the East African Colony. 5

He was one of the last two of the pioneer administrators of those early days, his fellow surviving Provincial Commissioner being also an Old Peterite—Stephen Bagge-Curl. Mr. McClellan's father and his two brothers, the late Lt.-Col. H. T. M. McClellan and Frank C. McClellan, C.B.E., were also at St. Peter's.

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We congratulate C. Northcote Parkinson (1924-29), late Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, on the publication of Trade Winds by Messrs. Allen and Unwin. The book, which has an introduction by Admiral Sir William M. James, is a collection of essays by eminent authorities forming an exhaustive study of British overseas trade during the period of the French Wars, 1793-1815. C. N. Parkinson is the general editor and himself contributes excellent essays on the Port of London and on the East India trade. Trade Winds has been very well reviewed and welcomed by scholars as a valuable addition to our knowledge of the background to the Napoleonic Wars. Parkinson is now at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. * * * W. Graham (The Manor, 1943-48), who was Head of the School and Captain of the XV in the year 1947-48, has soon made his mark on the rugger field. In his first season since leaving School, in July, 1948, he has had the distinction of playing for the Durham County side. We congratulate him.

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We congratulate the following O.P.'s on passing out from Sandhurst in the course of the past year :—I. H. Baker, M. G. Jones, P. W. Weighill, F. P. Baker, E. 0. Owen, A. C. Rodger, G. H. F. Reynolds, and M. Rignall. The posting of these 0.P.'s seemed to have exhausted the St. Peter's representation at the R.M.A., but we have learnt that T. M. A. Griffiths joined Sandhurst in January, and he, we hope, will be the forerunner of a new contingent.

OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE LETTERS OXFORD. The Editors, The Peterite. Dear Sirs, Now that the Michaelmas Term is finished, and the trunks are being unpacked at home, there must be many, including several Old Peterites, who are wondering how well they kept to the good resolutions made during the long, lazy days of the summer vacation. Perhaps there are a few, and perhaps one or two of them are Old Peterites, who this term never indulged in a morning coffee, who never ventured forth after dinner at night, and who never, never crossed the threshold of licensed premises. Perhaps such people do exist, but not, we suspect, amongst the eleven gentlemen whose varied activities at Oxford are recorded below.

The past term was saddened by the tragic death of the ViceChancellor, who had, with kindly countenance, admitted most of us, at one time or another, as official undergraduate members of the University. The news of the birth of the infant Prince, however, was received with great joy, and town and gown combined to make the Monday evening quite a night. Next morning, the Proctor's Office was a popular port of call, as it was also on 6th November, when those who ventured along the Broad in academic dress could still see the remains of the considerable bonfire which had attracted so many the previous night. Apart from one week of exceptionally thick fog, which made crossing the High an even more hazardous undertaking than usual, the weather was kind to us, and the rugby, hockey, and boating enthusiasts had ample opportunity to work off surplus energy. The long-established doyen of the Oxford Old Peterites, F. L. Duffield, finally deserted us this term, but his loss was, in numbers at least, more than compensated by the arrival of d. C. Norris, E. A. K. Denison, and M. Waddingham. In consequence, we now number eleven, which must be the highest number of Oxford Old Peterites for many years. P. A. Andrew (Keble) leads an apparently cloistered life, and it would seem that he works hard. He was seen threading his way along the Cornmarket one day, and that, plus rumours of hockey playing, is all the news that we have of him. J. M. Banister (B.N.C.) still throws good tea parties in his room in a mansion on the outskirts of Oxford, which, though distant from the centre of the town, is plesantly near to a hostel housing female occupational therapists. In this respect, news of a long-concealed incident has recently come to our ears, which reveals that Banister possesses extraordinary dexterity when handling a fire extinguisher in the early hours of the morning. Nothing material was seen to be burning. E. A. K. Denison (B.N.C.) was nearly "progged" on his first day in Oxford, when he joined with many others to ensure that the Secretary of State for War would long remember his visit to Oxford. Denison denies that his enthusiasm that night was occasioned by nostalgic memories of army life. He lives in an inaccessible region of B.N.C., plays hockey and rugby, has been seen in such varied places as the Union, White's, and a Balliol lecture room, and at all times disclaims any responsibility for his elder brother. J. A. Denison (Worcester) appears to be working harder than usual, but still finds time to play rugby and hockey. He recommends Woodstock on Saturday nights. He is reported, one evening during the last week of term, to have played a particularly fine game of rugby in Beaumont Street. This event, however, is as yet unconfirmed. At all times he disclaims any responsibility for his younger brother. 7

R. J. Hey (New College) professes still to be involved in the toils of Old English, but we saw him one fine day in George Street accompanied by a very attractive young lady. We were not introduced. It would seem that he might take for his motto "Beowulf by day—lone wolf by night". N. G. L. R. McDermid (St. Edmund's Hall) was also one of those who welcomed Mr. Shinwell to Oxford. He has been seen in the High apparently on his way to a lecture, and so we presume that he too has been working. He always appears to be very healthy, but it is reported that injury has interfered with his activities as captain of his college rugby team. G. C. Norris (Worcester) has, in his first term, rocketed rapidly to the august position of secretary of Worcester College boats, despite the fact that his outings on the river have been restricted because of an injured hand. He reads history and drinks beer, and can always be recognised on a cold day by his distinguished off-white duffel coat. -

P. Robson (B.N.C.) was seen at the Presidential Debate in the Union, otherwise little else is known of his activities. He must do something, but his smiling silence, while possibly hinting at the happiness of the inner man, gives no clue to the life of the outer one. J. D. Taylor-Thompson (Balliol) presents a distinguished appearance, as becomes the only classicist amongst us, on the rare occasions that he has permitted himself to be seen this term. He seems possessed of an Olympian detachment—a great asset when seeking lunch in Oxford between noon and 2 p.m. He lives a retired life and works hard. P. F. Tee (Christ Church) is in digs in/on Rose Hill. One is tempted to quote from Romeo and Juliet so far as his address is concerned, but he seems to like living there, and so we feel that his rooms and his neighbours might well bear a little investigating. He was seen taking the rugby field one day, and leaving it just over an hour later, rather muddy, but otherwise exuding good health. M. Waddingham (Pembroke) silently and secretly joined us this term, and his presence in Oxford was not discovered for some time. Beyond the fact that he is one of us, we regret to say that we know absolutely nothing at all about him, and after reading this letter he will probably be very pleased that that is so. With out best wishes to the School for the coming year.

We remain, Yours very sincerely, THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES. 8

CAMBRIDGE,

January, 1949. Sirs, Despite the ever-increasing activity in Cambridge, the Old Peterites at the seat of learning have shrunk from publicity and their part in its life has been small. None of us have fought wild bulls on Parker's Piece, nor been beheaded at Trinity Gate, nor yet dived blazing into the icy Cam. Our numbers have, however, swollen beyond recognition, and far from the feared decline in our numbers, we now have ten O.P.'s in residence. Of our various misdeeds most can be learnt by turning to the various individuals. J. H. Amos (Emmanuel). Fresh from his life at sea he comes to read electricity. Appears to work hard and has been seen pulling an oar, starboard side of an eight, although he deplores the unseamanlike bearing of the majority of crews and coaches. D. Anderson (Sidney Sussex). Reads economics with admirable keenness, but apart from occasional sights of him swathed in the only O.P. scarf in Cambridge, his doings are as closely guarded as those behind the "Iron Curtain". W. J. Clarke (Clare). Finds little in Cambridge to compare with the beauties of Japan, despite the weeping willows on the Backs. When last seen he was considerably disfigured, having been playing rugger with some other murderous-minded and uncouth undergrads.

J. D. Eccles (Emmanuel). Another surprise arrival who appears to do little or nothing. He talks impressively of the Marshall Library and the small ration of shaving water allowed by his landlady. P. Garbett (St. John's). Another man of mystery not seen until half-way through the term, when he was observed in the dim-grey light of dawn plodding towards the Engineering Labs. He has not been seen since. A. G. Reynolds (Emmanuel). Recent black eyes and swollen lips suggest that he either indulges in low brawling or boxes for the 'Varsity —the difference is a subtle one. Talks Russian furiously, despite his inability to understand himself There is no truth in the rumour that he is on the short list for a vacant seat on the Politburo. Newnham still has a fatal fascination for him. P. F. Ringrose (Clare). Reads law avidly between furious bouts of eightsome reels and sword dances. On a recent Ski Club expedition to Italy was one of the 170 who injured themselves. He informs us that his skis kept the fire going for a few hours. Toils round Fenners mercilessly.

J. F. Spink (Emmanuel). Keeps his activities a mystery behind the portals of the Engineering Labs. He can frequently be found beneath a pile of books, of which his desk forms the foundation. J. D. Ward (St. John's). By far the best-dressed man in John's. Works hard and at infrequent intervals. A visit to his rooms in the recent cold spell revived the controversy over suspended animation. Plays squash. G. Wilson (Emmanuel). Quickly settled into his lofty eyrie at the top of an Emmanuel staircase. Leads a quiet life and threatens to turn Communist. His recent engagement came as a surprise to noone. Having thus explained our actions for the last term, it only remains to wish the School every success in the coming term and to sign ourselves Yours sincerely, THE CAMBRIDGE O.P.'s. SANDHURST LETTER ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY, SANDHURST.

December, 1948. Dear O.P.'s, As the third intake here to pass out prepared to leave, the remaining Peterites of our Sandhurst contingent realised that there were no more of us here to carry on our letter. For that reason this will be the last for only a short while, we hope, until our numbers increase. We were heartened to hear, recently, that T. M. A. Griffiths is coming to our honourable institution in January. Towards the end of October, F. P. Baker, E. 0. Owen and P. W. Weighill left us to have fun and games on Salisbury Plain with the Gunners. We were very pleased indeed to see I. S. Macpherson down here playing scrum-half for the Cranwell team, when we were beaten by them on our home ground for the first time in twenty years. We offer our hearty congratulations. Afterwards we put into practice the old saying, "Get to know your fellow servicemen", over a pint of ale ! We understand that K. G. Harper was down here playing for the Navy, but was unable to contact any O.P.'s. Almost exactly two months after the last Sovereign's parade, M. G. Jones, G. H. F. Reynolds, A. C. Rodger, and M. A. J. Rignall have passed out, and are now waiting for their postings. For the present, then, this is "au revoir" to The Peterite. With best wishes for the future to all O.P.'s, staff and present members of the School. Yours very sincerely, SANDHURST O.P.'s. 10

CALENDAR, EASTER TERM, 1949 JANUARY 14 Fri. 15 Sat.

Boarders return. Full Term begins. 6 p.m. Science Society.

16 Sun. Second Sunday after Epiphany. Preacher : The Chaplain. 20 Thurs. 11 a.m. Governors' Meeting. 6 p.m. Debating Society. 22 Sat. 23 Sun. Third Sunday after Epiphany. 6-30 p.m. Epiphany Procession in York Minster. 26 Wed. Conversion of St. Paul. 6 p.m. Science Society. 29 Sat. Fourth Sunday after Epiphany. 30 Sun. Preacher : The Archdeacon of York. FEBRUARY 2 Wed. Purification B.V.M. 1st XI v. R.A.F. Linton. Home. 1st XI v. Scarborough H.C. Home. 5 Sat. 1st Shooting VIII v. Monmouth School. 6 p.m. Debating Society. 6 Sun. Fifth Sunday after Epiphany. Preacher : The Rev. J. S. Purvis, D.Litt. 9 Wed. 1st XI v. Styx H.C. Home. 1st XI v. University College, Hull. Home. 12 Sat. 1st and 2nd VIIIs v. Victoria College, Jersey. 6 p.m. Haydn's "Creation". 13 Sun. Septuagesima. Preacher : The Dean of York. 14 Mon. 6 p.m. Mr. Lloyd Owen on "Careers Abroad". 17 Thurs. 11 a.m. Governors' Meeting. 1st XI v. York H.C. Home. 19 Sat. 1st VIII v. King Edward's School, Birmingham. 6 p.m. Debating Society. 20 Sun. Sexagesima. Preacher : The Rev. P. W. Wheeldon, O.B.E. 21 Mon. 6 p.m. Mr. J. W. Bansall on "Careers in the I.C.I." 23 Wed. St. Matthias. 1st XI v. Phcenix H.C. Away. 26 Sat. 1st and 2nd VIIIs v. Dean Close School. 6 p.m. Science Society. Mr. T. H. Mason on "Photography". 27 Sun. Quinquagesima. Preacher : The Head Master. 2-30 p.m. Orchestral Concert by York Symphony Orchestra (for Junior School). 28 Mon. 2-30 p.m. Cross-country run. MARCH 2 Wed. Ash Wednesday. 8-45 a.m. Holy Communion. 9-45 a.m. Matins. 1st XI v. Bootham School. Away. 2nd XI v. Bootham School. Home. 1st and 2nd XIs v. Ashville College, Harrogate. Away. 5 Sat. II 1st VIII v. Durham School and St. Edmund's School, Canterbury. 6 p.m. Debating Society. 11

6 Sun.

First Sunday in Lent. Preacher : The Chaplain. 9 Wed. Visit of Secretary, Public Schools Employment Bureau. 1st and 2nd XIs v. Worksop College. Home. 10 Thurs. Certificate "A" Examination. 12 Sat. 1st XI v. Trent College. Away. 1st and 2nd VIIIs v. Wellington School, Somerset. Inter-House Boat Races (1st Division). 6 p.m. Science Society. 13 Sun. Second Sunday in Lent. Preacher : The Chaplain. 14 Mon. H.S.C. and S.C. Trial Examinations. 15 Tues. 2 p.m. Junior School Entrance Examination. 17 Thurs. 11 a.m. Governors' Meeting. 18 Fri. 12 noon. Confirmation by the Archbishop of York. 19 Sat. 1st and 2nd VIIIs v. Denstone College. Inter-House Boat Races (2nd Division). 6 p.m. Debating Society. 20 Sun. Third Sunday in Lent. Preacher : The Chaplain. 25 Fri. Annunciation B.V.M. 26 Sat. 6 p.m. Science Society. 27 Sun. Fourth Sunday in Lent. Preacher : The Chaplain. 28 Mon. 2-15 p.m. Athletic Sports. 29 Tues. Boarders depart. Sunday Services are :-8-15 a.m. Holy Communion. 11 a.m. Junior School Service. 6 p.m. Evensong and Sermon.

VALETE AND SALVETE VALETE (December, 1948) THE GROVE J. U. Burdass. 1944-48 (Junior School, 1942). Transitus. School Cert., 1948. 2nd XV, 1947; 1st XV, 1948; Colours, 1948. Played for 1st XI, 1948. 1st Shooting VIII, 1948; Colours, 1948. L/Cpl. in C.C.F. Cert. "A", 1948. 1st Class Shot. H. K. Trundell. 1947-48. IVc. Cadet in C.C.F. R. D. Webster. 1945-48. Vc.

THE MANOR Cadet in C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1948.

THE RISE E. G. Brown. 1943-48. L.VI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1947. Played for 2nd XV, 1947; 1st IV and 1st VIII, 1948; 1st IV Colours, 1948. L/Sgt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A", 1947. D. A. Hopkins. 1944-48 (Junior School, 1940). U.VI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1946. H.S.C., 1948. Shot for 1st VIII, 1948. Cpl. in C.C.F. 1st Class Shot. TEMPLE N. M. Ward. 1943-48 (Junior School, 1941). L.VI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1946. Rowed in 1st VIII, 1948. 2nd IV Colours, 1948. Sgt. in C.C.F. Proficiency Badge. Cert. "A", 1947. 1st Class Shot. R. A. Relton. 1945-48 (Junior School, 1944). Transitus. Cpl. in C.C.F. Cert. "A", 1948.

SALVETE (September, 1948) THE GROVE M. N. Coates (Shell), J. C. Dent (Shell), H. S. M. Dewick (IVA), M. J. F. Everitt (IVB), T. A. Foy (IVA), H. A. L. Golightly (IVA), J. M. Hamilton (Shell), J. S. Megginson (Shell), P. Newton (IVA), G. B. Pullan (IVA), J. N. Ramsden (IVc), P. F. Stead (Shell), M. J. Wood (IVB), T. Wilkinson (Shell). THE MANOR. A. T. Booth (IVB), R. J. De Little (Shell), J. Ford (IVB), M. T. Greenwood (IVB), J. H. Hepworth (IVB), J. G. Humble (IVc), J. A. Jackson (Shell), R. A. Jackson (Shell), M. J. Quarmby (IVA), C. W. Thompson (IVB), P. J. Williams (Shell). THE RISE C. R. Ackroyd (IVc), D. H. Beachell (IVA), M. A. Butterworth (IVA), R. H. Dean (IVc), G. R. Fortune (IVc), D. H. Gudgeon (IVB), J. A. Hunter (Shell), J. C. Oldroyd (IVA), E. A. M. Reid-Smith (IVA), J. N. Roe (IVO, J. A. Sharp (Shell), D. I. W. Smith (IVA), E. K. Walker (Shell), M. A. Watson (Shell), R. D. Wheatley (IVA). SCHOOL HOUSE I. Collins (Shell), J. C. Hodgson (IVA), J. M. Holt (IVA), D. C. Holmes (IVA), J. N. T. Howat (IVA), G. B. Hudson (IVB), M. B. Rusholme (IVc), C. K. Smith (IVA), J. 0. Walton (Shell), P. H. Webster (IVA), P. R. L. Wetherell (Shell). TEMPLE D. J. Bird (IVB), T. A. Bradford (Shell), R. T. Clark (IVA), R. Dunwell (IVA), J. E. Fawcett (IVB), D. G. Harbottle (Shell), D. Haw (IVB), J. C. M. Herring (IVA), P. Richardson (Shell), P. R. Shearburn (Shell), P. Taylor (IVA), D. K. Timms (IVA), C. M. Ward (IVc).

SCHOOL OFFICERS SCHOOL MONITORS Head of School and The Manor: C. FRANK. Head of The Grove: R. PARKER. Head of School House: G. W. J. GRIFFITHS. Head of The Rise: N. B. BURGESS. Head of Temple: F. C. SLEGG. Chapel Monitor: E. G. THOMPSON. J. M. GRAHAM. J. B. MORTIMER. :

HOUSE MONITORS The Grove: C. M. BAINTON, J. A. HANNON, A. M. KENDELL, E. D. THORNTON. The Manor: F. CARLILL, R. J. GIBSON, C. D. GOODE, P. JENKINS, J. A. WHITEHEAD. The Rise: R. M. BOOTH, E. G. BROWN, D. L. HOPKINS, J. S. TREWICK. School House: P. T. BAKER, P. J. DENNIS, D. G. ECCLES, J. C. GRIFFITHS, D. WALTER. Temple: M. A. CROSS, K. G. HARRISON, C. D. RYDER, J. C. VARLEY, N. M. WARD. :

GAMES CAPTAINS :

Captain of Hockey: P. T. BAKER. Captain of Boats: G. W. J. GRIFFITHS. Captain of Athletics: C. FRANK. Captain of Shooting: J. A. HANNON. Captain of Squash: J. A. HANNON. Captain of Fencing: A. M. KENDELL. EDITORS OF "THE PETERITE" :

N. B. BURGESS, J. C. GRIFFITHS, C. D. RYDER, M. I. H. UNWIN, S. C. DANEFF.

NOTES AND ITEMS The School sent a telegram of congratulation to Princess Elizabeth on the birth of her son, the infant Prince Charles. The event was celebrated by a whole holiday on Friday, 19th November. On Tuesday, 26th October, at 6-30 p.m., a broadcast in the series "Where they Sing" was made from the School Chapel. An end-of-term party for the Boarders was held on the last evening of the term. After an excellent meal there was a film show in the Big Hall. Films on atomic physics were shown in the Big Hall on Tuesday, 2nd November. They were introduced by Mr. Robinson. On Friday, 1st October, Dr. I. S. Kale spoke to the VIth form on behalf of the Church Missionary Society. Dr. Kale spoke at length about the school of which he is headmaster, the Grammar School at Lagos, in Nigeria. The school, which was founded by the Society, is staffed and supported partially from abroad and is run on English lines. He emphasised the necessity of having Christianity as the centre point of all education. An education unrelated to Christian principles was useless, and its products did not make good citizens. Finally, he spoke of the educational problem in Africa as a whole, saying that changes in all spheres of life were leading to new habits of thought which was purely materialistic. To combat this he recommended a Christian education which would give to the African a respect for his fellow men. On Thursday, 2nd December, the Dean of York gave a talk to the VIth form on "Stained Glass". The Dean, who is probably the greatest authority on stained glass in England, is at the present time engaged in restoring the East Window in the Minster. It was about this that he chose to speak, and in particular about a series of panels depicting the creation and the Old Testament history. He illustrated his talk with numerous photographs on the epidiascope. We were all amazed at the wealth of workmanship which lies behind these panels, and in particular at the immensity of the task of restoration. We thank the Dean for a most interesting and entertaining talk. 14

HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE After a lapse of fourteen years The Grove has been re-formed, and we have pleasure in presenting the House notes for the first term in its second period of existence. The Grove is by no means a new House, and we have fine traditions in a wide field of activities which we are determined to revive. We can feel assured that we have made a good start, for The Grove has played a prominent part in the many activities of the past term. Perhaps our most marked success has been in the Work Cup Competition, in which we now hold a commanding lead. For this we have to thank the more junior members of the House; let us hope that the senior members will follow their fine example when the occasion arises. We were well represented in the School rugger teams this term, and congratulate R. Parker on his captaincy of the 1st XV, J. U. Burdass, R. B. Pringle, and A. M. Kendell on their 1st XV colours; C. M. Bainton, T. Hobson, G. R. A. March, M. I. H. Unwin, R. D. Watson, and D. J. Wilson on their 2nd XV colours; and P. J. Blincoe and R. M. Hodgson on their Colts colours. In view of this imposing list of colours, the results of our efforts in the Inter-House Rugger was rather disappointing. In the senior event we reached the final by beating The Manor, 33-3, and The Rise, 17-3, but lost to Temple in the final by 14-0. We have no cause to grumble, however, for on the day's showing we were beaten by the better team. The junior team played very well to beat School House in the semi-final by 24-0, but in the final lost to The Rise by 8-11. We also congratulate J. A. Hannon, who has again captained the shooting team, and R. Parker and J. U. Burdass on the award of their shooting colours. The following are to be congratulated on their appointments :R. Parker, Head of House and Vice-Head of the School; C. M. Bainton, A. M. Kendell, E. D. Thornton, and J. A. Hannon, House Monitors. Finally we say goodbye to Burdass and Trundell. We regret that their stay in The Grove has been so short and we wish them every success in the future. THE MANOR This term we welcome Mr. Penniston, who has joined us as Assistant Housemaster. He has shown great interest in this capacity and done much in and for the House. Frank's absence, caused by a rugger injury, was a great blow to the senior rugger of the House. The team was younger this year than

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111 is customary and even the spirited playing could not overcome the remained at 9-3, only leaping up later in the game when weight and age began to tell. The junior team lost to The Rise after a hard but rather individualistic game on our part. Both sides played well, but The Rise proved in the later stages of the game to be a stronger team, winning with a clear lead of nine points, the score being 12-3. The Work Cup came to us for the first time since The Manor was re-formed, thanks to the concentrated effort of all members of the House. The Philatelic Society continues to flourish with increasing membership and interest under the very keen supervision of M. I. Daniel and D. H. Holmes. The House Library is likewise becoming increasingly popular, and many contributions have been, and still are, being added. There has been a marked tendency among several sections of the House to improve the studies, with excellent results. The policy deserves every encouragement. Frank is to be congratulated on being appointed Head of School and House; 'E. G. Thompson on the appointment of School and Chapel Monitor; Whitehead, Goode, Gibson, Jenkins, and Carlill on being made House Monitors. We would like also to congratulate Frank and Whitehead on the award of their 1st XV colours for 1948-49, and Hartley on the award of his 2nd XV colours for 1948-49. Lastly, we say goodbye to R. D. Webster. We shall be sorry to see him go, and at the same time wish him the very best of luck in the future. THE RISE This term the House moved back into its original home on the Avenue. Everybody settled down quickly, and this was due, to a great extent, to the many hours of hard work put in by Mr. and Mrs. Crews, for which we heartily thank them. We could not attempt to describe, even in the most general terms, the changes that have been brought about, but those who knew The Rise in the old days and who have visited us since it has been re-built were greatly surprised by the tremendous changes that have been made. We are proud indeed of our new quarters. In the senior rugger the team, though achieving no great success. did not disgrace itself in losing to The Grove. The side did well to hold a much heavier and more talented Grove XV to a score of 3-0 at half-time. Soon after play re-commenced a good penalty kick by Wall made the score 3-3. Weight began to tell in the second half, and The Grove were able to fight their way through a tired, but nevertheless plucky defence. 16

The House 2nd XV played well in all three matches to bring the Junior Rugger Cup to The Rise. In the first round they beat a much-fancied Manor side, 12-3. Good tackling and fast wing forwards neutralized what might have been a dangerous Manor three-line. The semi-final against Temple produced an extremely hard-fought match, but we emerged the winners by 16 points to 8. The final against Grove was a very exciting match. An early score by The Grove upset the side, and the half-time score was 8-0 to Grove, but the forwards fought back well and the final score was 11-8 in our favour. The team's success in all matches was due largely to the excellence of the forwards and the speed and sure tackling of the captain, J. D. C. Wall. We offer our heartiest congratulations to the following on the award of colours :—M. G. Goodburn, 1st XV colours; N. B. Burgess and D. Thompson, 2nd XV colours;• J. D. C. Wall and A. N. Gunning, Colts colours; and to J. D. C. Wall, D. Thompson, and A. N. Gunning, House colours. Congratulations also to the follows on their appointments :—N. B. Burgess, Head of The Rise; J. B. Mortimer, School Monitor; R. M. Booth, J. S. Trewick, and D. A. Hopkins, House Monitors. Finally, we say goodbye to E. G. Brown and D. A. Hopkins. We thank them for all they have done for us and wish them the best of luck in their future careers. SCHOOL HOUSE We must first give a very hearty welcome to Mr. Jeffs, who has this term taken up his new appointment as our Housemaster; we hope that he will remain with us as long as Mr. Rhodes. We also welcome Mr. Day as Assistant Housemaster. G. W. J. Griffiths is to be congratulated on his appointment as Head of the House, also P. T. Baker, P. J. Dennis, D. G. Eccles, J. C. Griffiths, and D. Walter on becoming House Monitors. We would also congratulate G. W. J. Griffiths, Captain of School Boats, P. T. Baker, Captain of School Hockey, and D. Walter, Vice-Captain of School Rugger, on their appointments. Once again the House has been well represented in the School rugger fifteens. In the 1st XV, besides D. Walter, P. T. Baker gained his cap as well as the re-award of his colours, and P. C. Knowlson and J. F. N. Jackson their colours. In the 2nd XV G. W. J. Griffiths, P. J. Dennis, D. G. Eccles, C. T. Groves, and M. Wye were awarded their colours. Finally, G. W. J. Griffiths was re-awarded his School shooting colours. In the House matches we have not been so successful as we were last year. In the senior rugger we were beaten by Temple in the semi-finals, but, although the final score was 14-0, the game was hard 17

fought. We congratulate them on winning the cup. In the junior House match we were defeated by The Grove, but we would congratulate our younger and lighter side on their defence. After the match Milburn and Driver were awarded their House Junior colours for rugger. Turning to other activities, we are glad to see that so many of the House have attended the meetings of the School Debating Society, and hope that many more members of the House will take part in this very valuable activity. We are glad, too, that Elliott has found a place in the School chess team, and understand that he has made a very promising debut. A great deal of interest has been aroused in the House by the re-opening of a Model Railway Room in the Science Block. Although the room is rather small for the purpose, several enthusiastic members of the House, led by Gray, Milburn, and C. T. Groves, have taken full advantage of it. In purely domestic matters we have not been idle. The Monitors and the members of Studies 1 and 2 have re-decorated their respective studies to house some of the new furniture purchased with the House Embellishment Fund. With the Headmaster's permission we have adopted the Biology Form Room as our Quiet Room, and we would commend its use to every member of the House. At this juncture we would like to congratulate G. W. J. Griffiths on his appointment as C.S.M. of the C.C.F., and to compliment P /O. Dennis on the way he has run the House Platoon. Although we have lost the Work Cup, won by the academic achievements of the House in a previous year, we are glad to see that McDougle, King, C. K Smith, and others have already gained some points for this year's competition. We are confident that should we not be successful in regaining the cup it will not be for want o f determination and honest endeavour. We would like to conclude these notes by wishing every member of the House success in the New Year. TEMPLE This has been a truly historic term for Temple House, as it marked our first success in the final of the senior rugger, although our forerunners, the Day Boys, won the cup in 1925 ! In the semi-finals we beat School House, 14-0, in a good game, and went on to win corn; congratulate all those concerned, and hope that our success may be the first of many. In the semi-finals of the junior rugger we met The Rise and were beaten in a hard game by 16 points to 8. 18

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In view of the general interest taken in table tennis in the House, it was decided to run a competition this term, and Brook, Bond, and Birch, D. J., are to be congratulated on winning the senior, middle, and junior competitions respectively. It was also suggested by several keen philatelists that a House Stamp Club should be formed, and, under the auspices of Mr. Howat, a small but active Club is now functioning. This term we have to say goodbye to N. M. Ward, who is leaving to go into the Army, and we wish him the best of luck in the future. The House has been well represented in the rugger this season, and we offer our congratulations to Slegg, 1st XV cap; Graham, Varley, Townshend, and Kershaw, 1st XV colours; Ryder, 2nd XV captain and colours; Brook, Colts XV colours; and to Ankers, Brook, Calvert, Fletcher, Hourigan, Robinson. and N. M. Ward, House colours. The House senior rugger team was : Brook; Ward, Kershaw, Graham, Calvert; Slegg, Hourigan; Robinson, Ryder, Varley, J. C., Ankers, Fletcher. Townshend, Herring, Jagger.

THE OXFORD CUP, 1948-49 (Holders : School House) The following table indicates the system on which points are awarded and gives the points gained up to date :-

Points

Awarded Grove

Senior Rugger Junior Rugger Senior Cricket Junior Cricket Hockey ... ... Rowing (1st Division) Rowing (2nd Division) Athletics, 1st Athletics, 2nd Cross-country, 1st Cross-country, 2nd Swimming, 1st Swimming, 2nd Squash ... Tennis ... Shooting (Team) Fencing ...

• •• • • • • •• • •• • •• • •• • • •

... • • •

... • •• • ••

... ...

20 10 20 10 20 20 10 20 10 10 5 10 5 10 10 5 5

Manor

Rise

School House Temple

20 —

— — — —

— —

200

— — — — 10

—

— — — — — — 20

THE YOUTHFUL MUSE-1839

"We ought not to omit a passing notice of some poetical effusions in praise of steam, written by three pupils in St. Peter's School, Masters James Motley, Thomas Dewse, and T. C. Smyth, which were printed in the form of a small pamphlet, and distributed to the company at the breakfast. As these efforts of the youthful muse possess considerable merit, and much playful humour, we willingly transcribe such portions of each as our limits will admit, which will be found in another part of the paper." The above extract from the Yorkshire Gazette of 1st June, 1839, establishes a St. Peter's link, albeit slender, with an event which was to prove momentous in the history of York. The paragraph is culled from the Gazette's account of the ceremony which marked the opening, on the 29th May, 1839, of the first railway out of York—the York and North Midland Railway. Only the first part of the projected line had then been completed, from York to South Milford. A further year had to elapse before the whole line was in operation, from York to the hamlet of Altofts, near Normanton, where it was to link up with the North Midland, planned from Derby to Leeds. But it was a historic occasion, of more import perhaps than could have been appreciated by the little group of York worthies who first mooted the idea on the 30th December, 1833, at a meeting in Mrs. Thomlinson's hotel in Petergate ; and York celebrated it in no halfhearted fashion. The proceedings began with a breakfast at the Guildhall at 11 a.m. Thence there was a magnificent procession of the notables of the City to the temporary railway station, where 400 passengers embarked on the train and rode "with the speed of a race-horse" to South Milford, 14 miles away. All York was on holiday, flags were flying, the Minster bells ringing, cannon booming from the ships on the river, when thousands of citizens, crowded on the city walls, watched the iron horse start on its way at 1 p.m. At South Milford there was a wait of an hour or so, and the travellers were entertained by a band conveyed for this purpose in a special coach. The return journey was taken in more leisurely fashion to enable the passengers to view the moving countryside. After this hazardous adventure—the engine driver, appropriately named Nelson, touched 30 miles an hour— further sustenance was called for, and at 4-30 200 guests sat down to a grand banquet at the Guildhall, a gargantuan feast, which continued until 10 p.m. Similar entertainment was provided for the clerks, engineers, and lesser fry at the Windmill Inn. It says much for the stamina of our ancestors that even after the banquet with its endless speeches the festivities were not regarded as complete. A grand ball in the state room of the Mansion House was the next item on the programme, and the rejoicings finally ended at 4 a.m. the next day. From this small beginning sprang York's eminence in the railway world, and it is interesting to find St. Peter's indirectly associated with 20

the ceremony which marked the occasion. Apart from the "poetical effusions" of the three Peterites which were circulated at the breakfast, we notice that a notable headmaster, the Rev. Stephen Creyke, was seated at the high table at the banquet in the company of George Stephenson, who had surveyed the land and supplied the locomotives from his works at Darlington, and of the Lord Mayor, George Hudson, later to become famous, or infamous, as the Railway King, who was Chairman of the new company and had been the driving force behind the enterprise. Creyke was not actually the headmaster of St. Peter's at the time. He had retired the previous year, and the School, then housed in Minster Yard, was in the hands of the less-successful Hewson. On his resignation, Creyke had been appointed Rector of Wigginton and Archbishop's Chaplain, and in this capacity replied, in the absence of the Archbishop, to George Hudson's toast of "The Archbishop and Clergy of the Diocese". We read, too, in the Gazette, which devoted three closely-printed pages of its weekly issue to this epoch-making event in York's history, that some of the ladies were conveyed from the breakfast to the station in Tanner Row in the magnificent new omnibus of the Collegiate School in Clifton, a school which, of course, St. Peter's was destined to take over a year or two later. There may, indeed, be some connection between the importance of Stephen Creyke in the civic affairs of York and the circulation of those "efforts of the youthful muse", for it was during his regime as headmaster that the first School magazine made its appearance. The St. Peter's Journal, presumably the earliest forerunner of The Peterite, made its appearance on 3rd March, 1834, and continued for at least seven numbers, though the full duration of its life is not known. Perhaps it is not fanciful to connect the outburst of poetry with which St. Peter's heralded the new railway with the stimulus given to original composition by this first School magazine. Unlike the Yorkshire Gazette, we cannot find space to transcribe extensive portions of the effusions of Masters Motley, Dewse, and Smyth. The Gazette afforded them a whole column. But it must be confessed that modern taste might question the "considerable merit", and the "playful humour" is singularly hard to detect. And, curiously enough, the poems have remarkably little to say about railways. Thus James Motley having got his "iron monster" started in a dozen or so lines, then gets down to something with which he is less unfamiliar for a further forty or fifty. Thus. . . But caught at last he feels the chain The ponderous cars his speed restrain, And now full slow he moves, as if He felt his iron sinews stiff; He puffs, he pants, then with a roar Sets off as slow, as fast before; At last moves quicker, with a cough Puts forth his strength, and now he's off 21

After that the York and North Midland Railway has, so to speak, had it. "Through yon dark wood he takes his course," and Master Motley is launched on an elegant description of the English countryside through which, inevitably, the "half-tamed devil" (the locomotive) must pass. T. C. Smyth first bids us "Mark how the dread car, in the power of its might, Now whirls on its course, and is hid from the sight; Not the speed of the racer, the feet of the deer, Can equal the force of its mighty career." Then he gets on to something big. With prophetic eye, he . sees Commerce— "So long through the course of our prosperous isle, May it pour the bright sunshine of Fortune's sweet smile And long to Old Ebor's gray walls may it bring The tide of full wealth from a deep-flowing spring. While Commerce her bountiful harvest shall shed Where monarchs have ruled, and where heroes have bled, And soon the bright wreath of that glory restore Which blazed upon Ebor's high temples of yore." As for Thomas Dewse, he catalogues (at great length) the hackneyed themes of earlier poets and dismisses them thus— "Not these I sing, but with enraptured flight Haste to the cry of 'Railroads', 'Engines', 'Steam' : What wonders thicken on my sated sight, The magic birth of some substantial dream, Billows of smoke out-gushing black as night, The massive boat breasting the tumid stream ! Now she moves onward 'like a thing of life', Mocking the rage of elemental strife, The breath of Commerce wafting her the while—" But T. C. Smyth has said all that. Anyhow, we feel we have done enough to show that of St. Peter's in 1839, we might say, as Dr. Johnson did of Pembroke College, Oxford—"Sir, we are a nest of singing birds." L.B. Where are they in 1949?

THE CHAPEL For the first time the Junior School had its own Carol Service last term, quite separate from the Senior School. A special "Ceremony of Carols" was devised for the Junior School, and this Service was at 3 p.m. The Service provided movement and also gave an opportunity to six representatives of each Form to sing 22

the solo parts in some of the carols. Four lessons only were chosen, and these were read by representatives of J.IV, J.V, J.VI and by Mr. Ping, the master in charge of the Junior School. The Senior School Service, at 6 p.m., followed the now traditional form of "Nine Lessons and Carols". The collection at each Carol Service was given to the Lord Mayor of York's Christmas Cheer Fund, and £40 was sent to help to cheer the Christmas of some older and poorer people in York. Two special features in the decoration of the Chapel for the carols should be mentioned. Two Christmas trees, lit with electric lights, adorned the Sanctuary, and over the Chancel step was a chandelier lit by six candles. The Chapel was more than full for both our Carol Services, and there can be little doubt that the separation of the Senior and Junior School Services will be a permanent feature of our Carol Sunday.

CAROL SERVICE A large congregation, which included a number of the School Governors, assembled to hear and take part in the well-established Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols which took place on the last Sunday of term, 12th December, at 6 p.m. The Service had been slightly shortened, but most of the old favourite carols were represented and room was found for one or two that had not been heard in Chapel for some time. Of the carols sung by the congregation and choir together, "Wenceslas" was outstanding for the vigour of both soloists and for the zest of the congregation : of the carols sung by the choir alone, the veteran "In dulci jubilo" well deserved its continued place in the Service and the Coventry carol more than justified its inclusion.

BROADCAST The School took part in a broadcast, the second in the series "Where they sing", on Tuesday evening, 26th October. The programme started with one verse of the hymn "Lift up your hearts", which was followed by a short introduction of the School given by the Headmaster. The choir then sang Brahms's "How lovely are thy dwellings" and School and choir ended the broadcast with Stanford's "Te Deum" in B flat, arranged by C. S. Lang. Rehearsals started soon after the beginning of term, but we were all specially impressed by the great care and attention to detail of the B.B.C. producer and engineers who arranged the broadcast. The broadcast was heard, according to B.B.C. unofficial estimate, by 5.000,000 listeners, some of whom wrote appreciatively to the School. 23

A recording of the broadcast was made, but owing to some technical mishap to the master record, no copies have been produced, although well over a hundred members of the School signified their desire to purchase a set. The programme was introduced by Mr. Frank Wade, of the B.B.C. Mr. Wicks was at the organ, and Mr. Waine conducted.

HAYDN'S "CREATION"

On the 22nd of November the augmented choir gave a performancel of Haydn's "Creation", with Mrs. Collier (soprano) as Gabriel, Mr. Piers (tenor) as Uriel, and A. M. Kendell and P. J. R. Mason (bass) as Raphael. Whether by accident or not, the performance coincided with St. Cecilia's day, and thus had a double meaning for us. In the same way as St. Cecilia created heavenly harmony with her music, the oratorio embodies the creation of the world. The augmented choir sang remarkably well, especially in their first entrance, "And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters", in which the soft, mystic "strumming" was very effective, only to be broken up by the electrifying fortissimo C major chord on "light". The triumphant last chorus was majestic and powerful, although at times the choir was inclined to shout. But Haydn's real strong point was never in his choruses. His chief beauty lies in the airs for solo voices. It was a real pleasure to listen to Mrs. Collier's beautiful and fresh rendering of the air "With verdure clad", with its simple, lyric charm. Mr. Piers, too, sang firmly and convincingly with his agreeable tenor voice. A. M. Kendell and P. J. R. Mason were not very sure of themselves to begin with, but in the trio they regained confidence and blended with the soprano and tenor to give a polished and balanced performance. We would like to thank Mr. Waine and Mr. Wicks, too, for the amount of work they have put in to give us this first-class performance. S.D.

THE LIBRARY Librarian: L. BURGESS, EsQ. Library Monitors:

J. C. GRIFFITHS, D. P. NORWOOD, C. D. RYDER, F. C. SLEGG, M. I. H. UNWIN, J. A. WHITEHEAD.

A notable addition this term was the set of books presented to the Library in memory of the late Captain W. W. Rickard. These were— Black Lamb and Grey Falcon—West. The British Empire—Ed. Bolitho. North American Excursion—Young. The Quest—Bodley.

Another presentation of particular interest was that from Dr.

J. T. Sheppard, Provost of King's, to mark his visit to the School for

Commemoration, 1948. It consisted of works from his own pen, translations of the Greek dramatists and other books of classical interest :The "Electra" of Sophocles and the "Peace" of Aristophanes.

Euripides' "Helen". Euripides' "The Cyclops". Aeschylus, the Prophet of Greek Freedom. The Wisdom of Sophocles.

In addition to the above the following books were acquired in the course of the term :Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries—Lipson. The Scandinavians—S. M. Toyne. The Second World War (Vol. I)—Winston Churchill. Creevey—John Gore. Tudor Parish Documents—Purvis. Plato's Republic—trans. A. D. Lindsay. Flaubert and Madame Bovary—Steegmuller. Oxford Junior Encyclopedia (Vol. I). Maquis—Millar. The Robe—Douglas. Native Economics of Nigeria—Forde and Scott. The Library Atlas. A Systematic Regional Geography—Unstead. World Survey—Unstead. Contact Catalysis—Griffith. Boiler House and Power Station Chemistry—Francis. Modern Gas Turbines—Judge. The Nature of the Atom—Conn. The Wave Nature of the Electron—Conn. Rugger—Do it this Way—Sugden & Hollis. Cricket—Do it this Way—Wheatley & Parry.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY With increasing attendances the Society has fully established itself in the Big Hall for its meetings. Indeed, from a purely statistical point of view the Society would appear to have reached a degree of popularity and success unequalled in its history, the average attendance for this term's debates being comfortably over a hundred. But perhaps more encouraging still has been the increase in the number of speakers from the house, for therein lies the true indication of its success. The first meeting of the term was held on Saturday, 2nd October, when the motion was "That this House approves of voluntary euthanasia." J. F. N. Jackson, proposing the motion, said that people suffering great pain who have no prospect of recovery were quite justified in asking for a painless death. He cited several examples where great suffering could only be relieved by a voluntary and easy death. 25

Mr. Le Tocq then rose to oppose the motion. He spoke at length on the principles which might guide a man to make such a decision, and in this connection mentioned many practical difficulties which would be involved. No one in extreme pain was in a position to make such a decision. M. I. H. Unwin, who seconded the proposition, spoke of the great mental and physical suffering caused by many of the diseases for which there was no known cure, and which, he said, should be alleviated by euthanasia. Patients stimulated by drugs were not alive in the true sense of the word. M. B. Markus, seconding the opposition, said that an ill man could not make the necessary decision for euthanasia to be really voluntary. He also opposed the motion on religious grounds. The debate was then thrown open to the House, wand speeches were made by Wilson, Ryder, Chatterton, the Chaplain, Kelsey, Mr. Waine, Buttrum, Wheatley, Frater, Norwood, Graham, Berg and Powell. The motion was carried by 35 votes to 34. The second debate took place on Saturday, 16th October; the motion was "That this House would favour the abolition of hunting and coursing." The Headmaster first spoke for the proposition. He based his case on the plea of needless cruelty to the animals concerned. Blood sports encouraged a morbid curiosity which should be removed from the face of the earth. J. B. Mortimer, opposing the motion, spoke at length on the history of hunting and coursing, and on the methods employed, claiming that there was little cruelty. Foxhunting provided an effective method for keeping down foxes. C. D. Ryder then seconded the motion; he claimed that other methods of killing pests were less cruel and that the farmers and poultry-keepers themselves preferred these methods. C. M. Bainton, speaking fourth, said that the abolition of hunting and coursing was an encroachment on our freedom to enjoy sports; it was only the beginning of a movement which would in time extend to such sports as fishing and shooting. The debate was then thrown open to the House, and speeches were made by Griffiths, J. C., Chatterton, King, C. D., Unwin, Mr. Rhodes, Wheatley, Hilton, Mr. Le Tocq, and Buttrum. The motion was defeated by 64 votes to 48. The third meeting of the term was held on Saturday, 30th October, when the motion was "That modern amusements cater only for those who do not wish to think." Mr. L. B. Burgess, proposing the motion, analysed the main forms of modern amusement, claiming that they all had one thing in common—noise. Noise and clear thinking were incompatible. 26

D. C. Jack, who opposed the motion, showed that amusements were intended to supply those elements normally lacking in life. He elaborated this fundamental point by referring to the many organisations and movements which supply such amusements. N. B. Burgess seconded the motion. He emphasized some of the points made by the proposer, saying that modern entertainments provided alternatives to thought. D. J. Wilson, seconding the opposition, devoted the main body of his speech to an examination of the merits of the film in encouraging thought, saying in this connection that the film was a new art form, and to appreciate art one must think. When the debate was thrown open to the House, speeches were made by Markus, Mason, Holmes, Unwin, Jackson, Cobham, King, C. D., Daneff, Griffiths, J. C., and Frater. The motion was defeated by 69 votes to 54. The next meeting was held on Saturday, 13th November, when the motion was "That this House would approve rearmament even at the expense of economic recovery." Mr. Crews proposed the motion. He said that the world was divided into two camps : Russian communism and the Western democracies, and we must therefore re-arm to safeguard our economy. J. M. Graham, opposing the motion, said that if Britain gave a lead to the world by disarming completely, other nations would follow suit and international suspicion would disappear. We had not the wealth to re-arm before economic recovery. A. R. Royle then seconded the proposition. He said that if we had been armed in 1939 the disasters of the early years of the war would have been avoided. The Russian danger must be guarded against. P. J. R. Mason, who seconded the opposition, said that Communism must be opposed by economic prosperity and that the Russian danger rests in her suspicion of capitalist powers. This could be counteracted by a firm economic stand. The debate was then thrown open to the House and speeches were made by Jackson, Cobham, Markus, Kelsey, Reid-Smith, Frater, Jack, Hunt, Haxby, Chatterton, Berg, Powell, and Kendell. The motion was carried by 83 votes to 21. The final meeting of the term took place on Saturday, 4th December. It had been decided that a full debate should not be held, but that two short discussions should be held on subjects already debated. The first discussion revived the question of the alolition of the death penalty. N. B. Burgess spoke for the abolition and J. B. Mortimer against. The main points made for the abolition were that no one had the right to decide on such a penalty and that the countries 27

with the lowest murder rate had already abolished the death penalty. In answer to these points the opposition stated that the State had the right to decide, that other countries were no parallel, and, in addition, that the death penalty was the strongest deterrent to the worst crime—murder. The speakers from the House were Booth, Powell, Wheatley, Cobham, Baker, Markus, Beachell, Kelsey, Hunt, Unwin, Pallant, the Chaplain, and Berg. The motion was defeated by 89 votes to 9, whereas last year the motion was carried by 42 votes to 22. In the second discussion D. J. Wilson proposed "That this House considers compulsory military service at the present time inadvisable." Three main points made by the proposition were that the scheme did not promote efficiency, that it spoilt one's career and one's character. The opposition, led by J. F. N. Jackson, answered these points and recommended a larger standing army in preference to the other alternative—a large Territorial force. The speakers from the House were Unwin, Cobham, Beachell Booth, Burgess, Smithson, Markus, Bainton, and Lochore. The motion was defeated by 78 votes to 16. Last year the voting was 53 for and 15 against.

VERSE By S. Daneff THE PURIFICATION The deep ulcerations of regret and pain, set inside us the horror of a desert. To cleanse, to cut, to freeze out the old pains, and shout free our finest thoughts across the clear expanses of incandescent ice, is the aim. A glowing, ecstatic, scintillating plain, whose cool, hard arms will hold an invitation that does not know regret, the incandescent waste, whose coolness cleanses us into the purity of the keenest blade. 28

AN INCANTATION We have lost the sun, We have lost the sanctity Of black and white, We have lost the relief Of conception By dividing By parting By partly living And partly dying; We have lost the core, The solidity of earth, The muscular ties between Sun and earth; We are living And partly living And there is only Partial ecstasy; There is Incompleteness And shading No tremor Of full realisation.

THE MUSICAL SOCIETY The Winter Term has seen the continuation of the weekly gramophone recitals on Wednesdays at 12-30 p.m. in Big Hall. They have been very successful. Recitals have been arranged by :R. M. Booth and E. G. Thompson. D. P. Norwood and R. J. Frater. D. A. Haxby and R. Hawkins. M. W. Sanderson and D. C. Jack. I. S. Berg and D. J. Osborne. R. A. Jackson and R. F. Wyman. J. M. Smithson and P. McL. Walshaw.

Two Saturday evening recitals and an informal orchestral concert by the School Orchestra are reported below.

ORGAN RECITAL by MR. FREDERIC WAINE On Saturday, 6th November, Mr. Waine gave an Organ Recital entitled "Borrowed Melodies". With the exception of the first item, which was in the form of variations followed by a fugue on the theme of the chorale "Vater unser im Himmelreich", the programme consisted of chorale preludes. In his introductory remarks Mr. Waine explained how the need for these chorale preludes had been felt in 29

the Lutheran Church and how the early improvisations of organists had crystallised later into the art-form of the chorale prelude or choral improvisation which had claimed the attention of practically all the composers of organ music. There was a large audience and the programme was greatly enjoyed. PROGRAMME

Mendelssohn 1. Sonata No. 6 (Op. 65). First two movements "Vater unser im Himmelreich" (Our Father which art in heaven) 2. Chorale Preludes (i) "Martyrdom" (As pants the hart for cooling streams) C. Hubert H. Parry

(ii) "Melcombe" (New mercies each returning day, Hover around us while we pray)

7 S. Bach

3. Chorale Preludes (i) "Herzlich thut mich verlangen" (The Passion Chorale) (ii) "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" (Sleepers wake) (iii) "Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit" 4. Prelude on an old Irish Church Melody (S. Colomba) "The King of love my Shepherd is"

C. V. Stanford

5. Choral Improvisations (i) "Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir" (ii) "Nun danket alle Gott"

Karg-Elert

LECTURE RECITAL by BERNARD SHORE On the evening of Saturday, 13th November, Mr. Bernard Shore gave a lecture recital to the whole School in the Big Hall. Firstly he described the history of the viola. It was developed to its present form in 1723 by Stradivari, who is principally famed for his valuable violins. Its pitch is a fifth below that of the violin. Its tone lacks the brilliance and incisiveness of the violin, being more dark and "veiled" in quality. It is therefore less effective as a solo instrument. Until recently it was never much liked by composers, who found it too heavy and ignored it in favour of the violin and 'cello. The classical composers of the time naturally wrote for the most popular instruments, and while there is an abundance of violin and 'cello music of the time, there is none for the viola. It was not until about 1900 that the viola came into its own, mainly through the efforts of Lionel Tertis, probably the greatest viola player there has ever been. From then an increasing amount of music has been written for it by Vaughan Williams, Bax, Carse, and many 'other contemporary composers. With the exception of the Vaughan Williams pieces, the programme consisted of pieces arranged for the viola from 'cello or violin originals. 30

Mr. Shore played with great feeling and skill. The Haydn was very moving, bringing out the full tone and richness of the instrument, especially in the slower passages. The Carol by Vaughan Williams was one of the most enjoyable pieces, its liveliness giving full scope to the wide range of the viola. He was accompanied by Mr. F. Waine at the piano. The recital was generally appreciated and enjoyed. The programme was as follows :1. 2nd Movement and Finale from 'Cello Concerto in D

Haydn

2. Rondo from Haffner Serenade

Mozart

3. (a) Slavonic Dance in G minor (b) Carol (c) Christmas Dance

Dvorak Vaughan Williams Vaughan Williams

INFORMAL CONCERT The School Orchestra conducted by Mr. F. Waine gave an informal concert in Big Hall at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, 8th December. The orchestra was led by Mr. G. W. Stevens with Mr. Wicks at the piano. Solos were played by Norwood and Mason. The concert was well atended, and the work of the orchestra was much appreciated. The programme was as follows :1. Suite for Orchestra (arr. for strings by James Brown and G.W.S., with

additional wind and drum parts by F.W.) (i) Gavotte from the Fifth French Suite 3. S. Bach (1685-1750) (originally composed for keyboard instrument) (ii) Sarabande 7. S. Bach (originaly composed for violoncello solo) (iii) Simfonie to "Jephtha" G. F. Handel (1685-1759) (originally composed for string orchestra) (iv) Largo G. F. Handel (originally composed for alto voice, strings and continuo) (v) Gavotte and Musette 3. S. Bach (originally composed for violoncello solo)

2. Corvente from Sonata No. 11 in G minor Solo violin D. P. NORWOOD.

Henry Eccles (d. 1742)

3. Romance

Berthold Tours (1838-1897)

Solo violoncello P. J. R. MASON. :

4. Pomp and Circumstance No. 4 Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Pianoforte MR. E. A. WICKS. Conductor MR. F. WAINE. :

THE SCIENCE SOCIETY President: E. K. ROBINSON, EsQ., B.Sc. Hon. Secretary: R. J. GIBSON. Hon. Treasurer: M. A. CROSS.

Five meetings on varied topics were held this term. The first was on 25th September, when a lecture on photography was given by Mr. Thos. H. Mason, an exhibition of whose photographs was held at the end of the previous term. After giving some advice for taking photographs he projected on the screen some slides taken by himself, most of which were in Kodachrome. He had some very beautiful photographs, including some of the Lake District, Scotland, Knaresborough, Barnard Castle, Dartmouth, Kirkham Abbey, Torquay, and some very good ones of the "Moorlands", a pleasant garden stretch just outside York. He included several slides in which he had made mistakes, pointing them out. His last five photographs were of York itself. Questions were asked during the lecture and at the end. Mr. Robinson was in the chair. The second lecture, on 9th October, entitled "Aeronautics", was given by Mr. Harris. He described how experiments were made in wind tunnels, and went on to explain about aerofoils, the cross sections of the wing. He described how if flaps and slots are used a greater angle of attack can be obtained without the plane stalling, and by means of the epidiascope showed several graphs to illustrate lift and drag, and the angle of attack for different aerofoils. He described how a plane landed, and how planes looped the loop, went into spins, and turned by banking. He also told us about the three axes of the plane, about which it could turn by movement of the ailerons, elevators and rudder. The talk was illustrated with the epidiascope, and by a model. Questions were asked at the end. There was a large attendance, and Mr. Crews was chairman. The business meeting was held at the end of Mr. Harris' lecture. A senior, a middle, and a junior representative from each House were elected on to the Committee. The treasurer and secretary were re-elected. The third meeting was held on 23rd October. Three films were shown entitled "Roots", "Civil Engineering", and "The Story of Ceylon". The first film showed the growth of the root from the embryo. The sensitive tip could clearly be seen. The growth of the root hairs, etc., were also shown. The second film, "Civil Engineering", described the many tasks under civil engineering, and explained how a power station is built from the surveying of the site to the finished building. The third and last film, "The Story of Ceylon", was about Ceylon from early days to the present day, showing the life of the people, their religion, and their ceremonial dances. Weird Eastern music accompanied the film throughout. :

On 27th November Mr. J. E. Collins, the chief engineer at the G.P.O., gave an illustrated lecture with demonstrations entitled "Telecommunications". Mr. Pallier, his assistant, worked the epidiascope. He introduced his talk by describing how the telephone transmitter and receiver and their complications worked. With the help of pictures from the epidiascope Mr. Collins showed us both types of exchanges, and described in detail how an automatic exchange works. Mr. Collins also described frequencies and the coaxial cable. Questions were asked at the end, and Mr. Pallier, who had brought along a model automatic telephone exchange, constructed by himself, demonstrated it with two telephones. Mr. Robinson was in the chair. The last meeting of term was held on 1 1 th December, when Mr. Le Tocq gave a lecture on "Soil Erosion". We were to have had two films as well, but these did not arrive, and we appreciate Mr. Le Tocq's willingness to fill the breach so well at such short notice. He described the different types of erosion, particularly in the U.S.A., emphasised its seriousness, and explained the causes and the cures. A VISIT TO A CHOCOLATE FACTORY On 17th November a visit was paid by sixteen boys, representing the Science Society, to the Bishopthorpe Road factory of Messrs. Joseph Terry & Sons, Ltd. The arrangements were made by Mr. Noel Terry, a Governor of the School, and to him we are very grateful. The group of visitors was welcomed by the firm's chief chemist, Mr. Marston, who first of all gave us an introductory talk about the manufacture of chocolate. The firm imports cocoa beans from Africa, the West Indies, Samoa and Venezuela, where the very best beans are grown. The cocoa beans grow in red or yellow pods, which hang from the trunk of the cocoa tree. The beans are heaped up and fermented, dried, and put into sacks. Terry's blend different varieties of beans to obtain the finest flavour obtainable. In addition, vanilla pods are imported, for vanilla flavouring is the base upon which the flavour of chocolate is built. Vanilla pods are long and slim, and are fermented just like the cocoa beans. After storing, a mass of white needle crystals can be seen on the pods; this is "Vanillin". Vanillin can be made synthetically, but the firm prefers to use the natural product, as the flavour is superior to that of artificial vanillin, the former being accompanied by other flavours. The cocoa beans contain about 50 per cent fat, or "cocoa butter". This is used in the manufacture of chocolate, but as this percentage is insufficient to make good chocolate, a quantity of the beans is crushed and the fat is extracted and later on is mixed into the chocolate. After this talk, Mr. Marston took us to see the whole process for ourselves. The beans, dried and cleaned, are first roasted in gasheated hot-air oven to about 250 degrees F. The beans are then 33

cooled and husked, the residue being known as "nibs". The nibs are then ground very finely so that the cocoa butter is crushed out, and the product is a very smooth liquid, which to our untutored eyes was as smooth as possible. We had a lot to see, however, before the chefs were satisfied ! This smooth liquid is then mixed with sugar powder and refined several times in special machines, and the product is often tested microscopically to ensure its being fine enough. The superfine powder is mixed with cocoa butter and ground again in machines called "melangeurs". Finally, the liquid is mixed in a machine called a "conche" for several days until the grains are smoothed to a homogeneous texture. Our guide regretted that milk chocolate production is temporarily suspended, the firm's herds of cows giving their milk to the Milk Pool. The plain chocolate is cooled in vast ammonia refrigerators and stored in 56 lb. blocks until it is wanted. As we were to view the production of fancy chocolates, we were taken into the main block of the factory. This is half as long and half as wide as the "Queen Mary". On the roof stands the air-conditioning plant, which makes the air admitted to the block a uniform temperature of 65 degrees F. and a relative humidity of 55 per cent, which is best for the workers and the chocolate. The top floor is devoted to the making of the different centres. We saw and smelt caramels, fondants, coffee cream, almond, nut, fruit, gingers and fudges being made. Tearing ourselves away we inspected the apparatus for making glace cherries and fondant cream. This cream is really a paste of very fine crystals of sugars and glucose. In the next department the liquid centres are cast into ingenious starch moulds. Next door, we came to the covering department, where the raw chocolate is flavoured and mixed with the final amount of cocoa butter. First of all the 56 lb. blocks are melted in a large oven, and then the hot yellow fat is mixed in. The different centres are placed on conveyor belts which deposit them on a perforated drum, which ingeniously coats the bottom of the centres. Each belt then takes the centres over a super-cooled section, where the chocolate sets, and into the covering machine, which pours chocolate over them. The chocolates pass on over embossed papers, which stamp "Terry" underneath. At the same time the chocolates are ornamented on top. The belt carries the chocolates to the cooling department, where they are set in trays. When the chocolates are set they are weighed and sent to the packing department. Here certain lines of chocolate are wrapped in silver papers by an ingenious system of mechanical fingers. The chocolates are finally placed in trays at the ends of the packing lines, each tray holding one type of chocolate. The chocolates are packed in cartons by girls and women, who between them pack some 4,000 each day, each box taking only seconds to assemble. A packer takes 34

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a supply of cartons and papers and 10 oz. trays. Each tray holds the supply of chocolates for one box, each trayful being weighed. Then she packs them into boxes—papers, a layer of chocolates with or without paper cups, more shredded paper, more chocolates, a piece of chocolate-coloured paper, a guarantee, a final polish for the chocolates, the box is topped up and the price label is stuck on—all in some thirty seconds ! The girls, who do piece-work, can certainly pack boxes at a tremendous rate. Amazed by this bewildering industry, we turned to the export lines. Here the most wonderful boxes are packed; so wonderful that they are not made nowadays, the firm using large stocks built up before the war. Some of the special boxes are covered with beautiful French brocades, or ribbons; some of them are like baskets, some like nests of drawers. The very variety of these boxes made our mouths water. We left our hosts with great regret, and carried away an impression of spotless cleanliness, industrious and cheerful workers, and amazement at the wonders we had seen.

THE ART GROUP

The pottery that was commenced last year has now finally been glazed, giving us quite a unique style of St. Peter's "Chinaware". Perhaps of all craftwork, pottery is capable of giving the greatest satisfaction in pride of achievement to the practitioner. Later it may be possible to build a simple kiln somewhere in the grounds. Towards the end of term, as the weather becomes more suitable, it is hoped to arrange several "week-end" painting excursions into York to paint in oil "on the spot". One way, at least, fully to appreciate the architectural achievements with which York abounds, lies in attempting to record pictorially local scenes, with all the memory and observation concentration this demands. Also as part of future "Art Policy" it is hoped to give occasional illustrated talks concerning the history and evolution of man's creative efforts and of the important influence which previous artistic trends and thought exert upon our present day life. This term is also seeing some experiments being made in fabric printing—the "option" are printing ties ! Some of the designs give revealing insight into the artists' interests and personalities. Entries for the Needham Architecture Prize should by now be under way ! Any person who has not yet obtained his material is invited to do so as soon as possible. Now that the two basement rooms in School House are to be used as Art Rooms, especially for "out of School" work, any person wishing to take advantage of this additional "space" should let Mr. Collier know when they would wish to use the rooms. 35

BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY During the summer holidays the "Mountpark" at last left Auckland, where she had been held up by labour difficulties since 9th May. Orders were to proceed to Sydney to load flour for Britain, but the charterers exercised an option in the contract and the flour was taken to Penang instead, much, we gather, to the disappointment of the ship's company, who had expected to be home just in time for Christmas. Instead, leaving Penang on 1st December, they were back at Sydney, once more loading flour. Our latest news is that she was due to leave Sydney for Britain early in January. Some very interesting mail arrived from Mr. Ellis during the term, noteworthy being a blue print of the ship, about five feet long, which taught us much we did not know about the modern freighter. We are grateful, too, for some New Zealand papers and for answers to many queries, many of the latter having been sent by the Second Officer, Mr. Greenhough. The following extracts from Mr. Greenhough's observations may be of interest. FISHING IN NEW ZEALAND The fishing industry of New Zealand is not a very large one, and the principal catches are flounder, snapper, blue cod, and groper. The fishing boats are only small vessels and do not go very far afield, most of their work being done off the harbours. We used to see the boats going out from Auckland, and I think they usually stay away for about three days. The only figures I have to hand concerning catches are for 1930, when a total of 367,647 cwts. was landed in New Zealand. Perhaps if you have some figures of the catches at home you could draw a comparison. Shellfish are abundant in New Zealand. The principal oyster beds are in the Foveaux Strait, whilst prolific rock-oyster beds are found in the Bay of Islands. Crayfish, which are like lobsters, are popular here, and a "quick-freeze" process is now being used for exporting them to Canada and the U.S.A. There is a small whaling industry here, but it has been declining gradually in recent years and now there is only one whaling station —at Pictou, in the Marlborough Sound. Seals used to be taken until a few years ago, when it was prohibited. There are sharks in New Zealand waters, but not very many of them. They are found around the North Island, but are seldom seen in the harbours, and bathers need not have the same fears as they have in Australia. The types of shark found in New Zealand are Marko and Marlin. Big game fishermen do visit New Zealand for their sport, but I think they mostly come for tunny fish. 36

THE MAORIS The Maoris enjoy equal rights with the white people. Quite a I number are to be seen in the cities and towns, and there has been a certain amount of inter-marriage, but on no great scale. It would not be true to say that they are mostly to be found in any particular area, like Rotorua, for instance, but the greatest percentage is in the North Island. At Rotorua they maintain their own way of life and culture, which helps the tourist interest in that area. Incidentally, the Maori word for "white man" is "pakeha". The Maoris are a likable people and they have some fine songs and dances. Their carvings are really good. The museum in Auckland has the finest collection of Maori carvings in the world. I have visited there and seen some beautiful craftsmanship, one particularly fine piece is a war canoe eighty feet long with a high stern elaborately carved.

"AND SO TO KENYA" [The following account of her journey by air to Kenya by Mrs. Baird will no doubt be read with interest by her many friends among the readers of The Peterite.] In bright, breezy weather we left Croydon Airport about 9-30 a.m., due to arrive in Paris l+ hours later. However, we had to circle Paris for over an hour before we were allowed to land. An old friend met me at Le Bourget and we had dejeuner together. Loaded with magazines and good wishes, I climbed into the Dakota which was to take me to the end of my journey. We covered France pretty quickly, arriving at Marseilles; from there, skirting the Riviera, we flew round the head of Corsica, past Elba and Capri, finally landing in Rome 2+ hours late on account of had flying weather. It was lashing with rain and we had to go from tent to tent for customs and passport formalities. The passport officers seemed extremely chatty among themselves, but slow in dealing with us. However, we finally climbed into the bus, arriving at our hotel about 9-30 p.m. The hotel was most comfortable, and we had an excellent meal, getting off to bed about midnight, with the knowledge that we had to be up at 2 a.m. ! We all made it and soon were en route for the airport, where we had breakfast. We set off about 5-30 a.m. for Athens in bad flying weather, passing scores of small, barren islands in the wonderful blue sea, and in about 3+ hours were in Sunny Greece, where we re-fuelled and had cool drinks. Then on to Cairo, where we touched down about 3-30 p.m. As Egypt is at war, we were not allowed to move about the airfield unescorted. I was one of two who had an Egyptian visa and so was allowed into the city of Cairo, though they sent an escort with me for my own safety. The others, even the aircrew, were confined to the hotel, and two Italians had to spend the night at the airport under guard. They were not pleased. 37

Cairo is a fascinating city with lovely buildings and gardens and flowering shrubs. We were lodged in a really lovely hotel, outstanding for its architecture. The hotel people were most friendly, and could not do enough for us. We had dinner on a broad, rounded balcony, at small tables, overlooking dream gardens of palm trees and luscious flowers, a full moon lighting up the scene. And so to bed, each guest having his own private suite. The service was excellent, the food had to be seen to be believed after our Spartan fare. Up at 3 a.m., breakfast 4 a.m., and then to the airport, where the officers were friendly and recognised us. We left about 6-30 am for Khartoum, flying over the desert, following the course of the Nile— the Nile with its little ships—one wondered what they were all doing, whither going? It was a bad, bumpy passage. We climbed to over 12,000 feet and the plane dived and heaved like a ship in a very heavy sea. For five hours we endured this, until Khartoum, our next stop, where it was overpoweringly hot. We put down for refuelling and had cool drinks, then on again for another five hours over the desert. We were to have spent the night at Wadi Haifa, but owing to bad flying conditions, couldn't make it, so put down at Juba. Here we climbed into a truck, with forms each side, and our night luggage piled down the middle, and were soon at the hotel, run by the Sudanese railways. It was managed by an ex-Army staff captain who had served three years in the Eighth Army. He told me he was alone in the morning, but in the afternoon five plane loads landed owing to bad weather. When asked about the catering for so many unexpected guests, he said, "Oh ! I chased and killed a pig, and that's what you will all eat tonight." The dinner was adequate and well served by white-gowned, bare-footed, ebony Africans. There seemed enough for all and plenty of Player's cigarettes at 8/- per 100 ! Juba landing ground consists of flat fields—there are no runways, and after Khartoum it seemed fresh and countrified. The district abounds in game. The manager told me the lions were fairly tame. They had a pet one at the hotel called Jimmy, who, each night, was tied up to a statue. The story goes that one of the guests, returning from a merry night at a friend's bungalow, met a lion in the middle of the road. He said, "Naughty Jimmy, you should be at home," and so saying, got behind the lion and pushed it back to the hotel, where he found Jimmy tied to his statue ! Up at 4 a.m., breakfast, and we mounted our primitive lorry, and were soon back in our Dakota, on the last lap for me, and one or two others. The country rapidly became more fertile, and after about four hours' flying we touched down at Nairobi, where my son and son-in-law awaited me. My son had previously been in touch with the customs and immigration authorities, asking them not to put his mother in prison, so I was greeted in a most friendly manner, and all formalities were over in six minutes. 38

r It was good to be at the end of my journey and with the family, nd I could hardly realise that six days ago I was in York. After coffee and strawberry shortcake, we drove out 19 miles to the Brackenhurst Hotel, approximately 7,000 feet above sea level. This hotel is almost a tiny township with its picturesque houses dotted all over the beautiful grounds, each with its own lovely view. I was in the main portion, and my room gave on to a wide verandah. Each room was fitted up with h. and c., a comfortable bed, and easy chairs, and always a bowl of lovely fresh flowers. Flowers grow in great (I must profusion in the gardens, and are tended with much care. mention the wood fire we had in our rooms each night; that was a joy.) An excellent golf course adjoined the hotel, and there were good tennis courts. It seemed strange in the heart of Africa. After five days at Brackenhurst we set out for Nanyuki, via Naivasha, Gilgit and Thompson's Falls. At Naivasha we visited the Country Club after re-fuelling at the garage. There are plenty of garages in all the townships, and they do good business, as everyone is dependent on a car for covering these vast distances. We saw ostriches, herds of Thompson's gazelles—pretty creatures—several large secretary birds, and the greater buzzard or Kori Pou. The secretary bird is black and white and has sharp, razor-like scales on its long legs with which it cuts up and kills its prey. It takes off exactly like an aeroplane, running with increasing speed, then folding up its long legs or undercarriage when it is airborne. Wings outspread all the time —fascinating to watch. At Thompson's Falls we crossed the Equator, going over a small bridge, and as we retraced our steps going up to the hotel, and then back again, this made three times. We crossed the Equator again going into Nanyuki and I had crossed it during my flight to Nairobi. Since then I have crossed it six times, making eleven times in just over a week; pretty good going, I thought. The view of the Falls from the grounds of the hotel was an inspiring sight, the water running along the flat with clear intent, then dashing over the falls-287 feet—with the most wonderful rainbow effects caused by the sun on the splashing water. We gazed and gazed. The splendid sight left an ineradicable memory. On to Nanyuki. The roads were very bad in places, in others quite good, considering this is an undeveloped country. dur destination was 12 miles from Nanyuki, a most attractive place and a veritable paradise for bird-lovers—dainty little "cordon-bleus", the golden auriole in its colourful beauty, the various coloured starlings—peacock green, golden, turquoise blue—the mouse-bird, the hoopoe, and many others. The song of birds is with us all day, and as dusk falls the harsh croaking of the giant bull-frogs jars the scented air. The toto or garden boy sings a little monotonous chant as he weeds and waters, a chant on three notes, rhythmic and attractive. I have written it down. 39

One day we went for a picnic, driving mile after mile through the bush, hoping to see giraffes. We were most fortunate, and saw a large herd of these fantastic creatures, who lined up and stared at us. Some of them were 20 feet. It really was a laughable sight. When they had stared enough, they nibbled the tops of the trees, lined up and stared again. So here I am at my journey's end, for the meantime, a journey crammed full with new sights, sounds, smells and experiences, but— my thoughts are with you all at St. Peter's. Greetings to you all. MABEL BAIRD.

THE C.C.F. This term finds a great many changes in the School training corps. Like most other schools we have changed over from the Junior Training Corps to the Combined Cadet Force. The main difference from last year is that for training we are divided up into an Army section, a Naval section, a Basic Training section, and the Recruits. When a cadet has passed out from the Recruits he joins the Basic section, where he is trained for Cert. "A", Part I. Having gained Part I he may then either join the Army section and take Cert. "A", Part II, or he may join the Naval section, about which more will be said later. Apart from these four main groups there are some subsidiary groups such as the Signals, Motor Transport, and Six-pounder Gun Crew. Although the training is carried out as indicated above, threequarters of an hour per week is devoted to falling in as a company, inspections, and ceremonial drill. For these parades we go back to the old organisation of House platoons. By this means a keen sense of completion and our usual high standard of smartness are maintained. On 18th November the company ventured out in the City of York for the first time this year. We were led by the band and marched right round the city walls. We are sure that every one who saw the parade will agree that a high standard of marching was attained. The band and the recruits are to be especially congratulated on their performances. It would seem fitting at this point to mention something about the recruits. Of course, this term has been devoted to the fundamental drill movements on the parade ground, and considering that this is their first term in the C.C.F. the recruits are quite capable of taking part in a full parade. As previously mentioned a Naval section has been introduced into the C.C.F. under the command of Lieut. Jeffs, assisted by Mr. Waine. The term has been spent mainly on signalling practice with Aldis lamps, and steering instruction by Mr. Waine. The naval rig arrived near the end of term, but no uniform parade has been possible as yet. 40

At regular intervals equipment has passed into the Naval Stores to be dealt with by the Naval section supply ratings. Lastly, we would like to show our appreciation to our commanding officer, Major Crews, and his staff for all the work they must have done in reorganising our new Combined Cadet Force contingent.

SCOUTING There have been few outstanding events to record this term. None the less there has been apparent a marked increase of effort and enthusiasm, particularly among the Junior School Patrols. There has been a strong revival of interest in first aid, and twelve Scouts gained the first aid badge. Altogether fourteen proficiency badges were gained and five Scouts completed their 2nd class badge. Once again we had favourable weather for out-of-door activities, and we have been able to do a satisfactory amount of pioneering. We managed to get a good deal of fun from building transporters, an aerial runway, and on another occasion from an obstacle race. The Troop has acquired the loan of a bee hive from the local association, to whom it was presented for the use of any Scout interested in bee keeping. The hive has been taken over by J. M. Holt, who is a keen apiarist. We are pleased to record the award to our G.S.M., Mr. K. G. Chilman, of the long service emblem, marking fifteen years as a Scouter. The presentation was made by the D.C., Colonel T. Preston, at a Scouters' Meeting on 13th September. For several years at Christmas time the Group has made a collection of toys, etc., and has distributed them among the York Children's Homes and Hospitals. This year, by way of a change, we are collecting used Christmas cards and calendars in order to send them to the Andrew Davison Christmas Card Industry. This organization, manned by disabled ex-Service men, renovates the cards and sells them again in aid of the British Legion funds. The approaching end of term was celebrated by a highly successful Camp Fire. There was a full attendance of the Troop, and the items put on by the various Patrols showed much improvement on previous occasions.

SHOOTING We began the term with six of last year's VIII still with us, but, unfortunately, Frank broke an arm before our first fixture and was unable to shoot in any matches. Despite this setback the team has met with considerable success, and has won three of the four matches 41

shot. Against Worksop College the score was by no means out of the ordinary, but considerable improvement followed, and after victories over George Watson's College and Leeds Grammar School, the team made its best score of the term to defeat Ampleforth College, last year's winners of the "Country Life" Competition. The 1st VIII was *J. A. Hannon (Capt.) (average 81.75), *R. Parker (82.5), *G. W. J. Griffiths (83.0), *A. M. Baird (83.0), R. D. Watson (80.75), *J. U. Burdass (83.75),. D. M. Findlay (81.75), P. C. Knowlson (82.5). Reserve : D. A. Hopkins. * Indicates colours.

It is with regret that we have to say "Goodbye" to J. U. Burdass, who has shot very well this term, but, with the expectation of Frank's return, we are looking forward to next term's results with some optimism The 2nd VIII has shot two matches, winning one of them. In their match against Ampleforth College 2nd VIII the team scored 640, which exceeded their previous highest by 27 points. This was a fine effort, which, though not good enough to win the match, gives good promise for the future. The following formed the 2nd VIII :—D. A. Hopkins (average 81.33), G. M. Herring (79.25), C. W. D. Green (76.33), N. B. Burgess (79.33), D. L. Hourigan (80.66), R. I. Hunt (77.66), D. Walter (74.66), and W. B. Powell (73.66). Reserve : R. J. Shardlow. Results :1st VIII. St. Peter's School 640—Worksop College 669. St. Peter's School 658—George Watson's College 617. St. Peter's School 660—Leeds Grammar School 588. St. Peter's School 667—Ampleforth College 662. 2nd VIII. St. Peter's School 607—Worksop College 597. St. Peter's School 640—Ampleforth College 655.

SQUASH We returned to School to find that the floor of our one and only squash court had collapsed. As there was no hope of repairing it this term, it seemed more than likely that there would be no squash at all, for this term, at least. Fortunately, however, this was not to be, as an agreement was made between the School and the Railway Institute, by which boys could make use of the Railway Institute courts at certain times on four days in the week. Mainly because of the distance between the School and the Railway Institute (over a mile), and competition from the other sports, only a few boys have taken advantage of the facilities offered. Next fern', however, with the prospect of some School matches, it is expected, and hoped, that a greater number of boys will find time to play squash and keep the sport alive in the School. 42

CHESS During the Christmas Term five futures were arranged. Five out of seven of last year's team were still with us, and Herring, G. M., and Herring, J. C. M., were chosen to fill the vacant places. The first match of the season was against Clifton Hospital. The Hospital, who finished second in the York League last season, sent a very strong team, including a player who a few days before had obtained a draw against the Russian chess master, Znosko-Berovsky. The School team did well to lose only by the narrow margin of 41-21. Daneff and Herring, J. C. M., won; Burgess obtained a draw. On 20th October we played St. John's College, and although without Burgess, we only lost 4-3. Goode and Herring, G. A., won, and Herring, J. C. M., and Jenkins drew. The next three matches were against other York schools, and we hoped to do better in these; unfortunately, for the remaining matches our captain, Jenkins, and third board, Burgess, were unable to play. Goode took over the captaincy and did well with the depleted team to secure a draw against Nunthorpe and only to lose 5-2 against Bootham. Mention must be made of Elliot, who came in for the last two matches and won both his games. The match with Archbishop Holgate's was cancelled.

RUGBY FOOTBALL, 1948 RETROSPECT In one of the driest seasons perhaps for many years, the rugger throughout the School has made good progress, and match results compare very favourably with any within the past ten years or more. How very much we would truly like to say "Gone are the days when we mud-larked on the fields at School," but undoubtedly our playing fields are so much improved that we can now honestly say that, provided the weather is kind, we can expect to play in conditions which are conducive to good rugger. In fact it became very evident that the drier and faster the conditions the better the School teams played, whereas in mud and amidst treacherous foot-holds we were slow to adjust ourselves and always appeared more handicapped than our opponents. What a very different story it is now compared with the days when we prayed for a mud-lark, for instance when Worksop paid their annual visit. Perhaps it means that we have learnt to rely less upon the old kick-and-rush methods, but now try to play a more open, attractive and combined form of rugger. We can gain most encouragement from the fact that our strength lies not with the 1st XV alone, who normally take all the credit and glory, but with all the teams of varying age groups throughout the 43

School. All teams have won more inter-school matches than they have lost, and, with the exception of the Junior Colts XV, who started the season very shakily, the balance of points in each case is well in our favour. The 1st XV have Durham, Bradford, Worksop, and Giggleswick as their victims, their convincing win at Worksop being the first for 25 years. The 2nd XV, however, take the honours for the season, for who can remember the "stooges" gaining five wins ever before? And how near were two of their defeats ! It was the strength of this 2nd XV which brought about such healthy rivalry to fill the remaining places in the 1st XV, particularly in the forwards; and without such competition perhaps some might not have been stirred to greater activity even now. At one time a complete upheaval of the 1st XV pack seemed necessary, and the introduction of fresh blood essential, but in the end, although injuries gave one or two others an opportunity to play for the School, our earliest and first selections seemed to prove as good as any. Once the season had progressed beyond a certain stage, it is difficult if not wrong to start interfering with team-building and the spirit that grows within a real team, and so it is not altogether surprising that sometimes we are left in doubt as to whether the best XV has been finally selected. The forwards were considerably heavier than of late years, but it was by their resourcefulness in the loose rather than by their application of weight in the scrums that they made the most telling effect on their opponents. Gaining possession of the ball was not their strong point, but their covering in defence was good, and the pack certainly reached devastating form against Worksop when everyone played themselves to a standstill. The backs were very much more sure of themselves and learnt a lot as the season advanced.

1st XV CHARACTERS

* tR. Parker (Captain), 1947-48. He was never able to give his team the

inspiration they were looking for. As a robust wing-forward he showed his paces much more in attack than in defence. As a place-kicker he was most valuable in the absence of any others, but his methods were unorthodox and often led to disappointment. *tD. Walter (Vice-Captain), 1947-48. As leader of the forwards he has done an invaluable job of work. His hooking was not particularly effective, but probably he needed more assistance from behind. In the loose he is a very useful forward and keeps well up on the ball. * tF. C. Slegg, 1947-48. Stand-off half. Slight of limb and neat of foot. He has an elusive run, and has developed an eye for the occasional opening. As the term progressed so he has shown better and better form, and has set his three-quarters going well. * tP. T. Baker, 1947-48. A sound centre three-quarter, particularly good in defence. He lacked nothing in keenness and enthusiasm, but he hasn't yet learnt to spot and go for an opening. He was a tireless worker and is gaining a good knowledge of the game.

fR. J. Townshend, 1948. A grand forward when on the top of his form, but he seemed unable to sustain his earlier efforts and maintain the very great promise shown. From his position in the middle of the back row he was responsible for some splendid work in the open, but success must not lead him to adopt the unforgivable habit of standing aside and awaiting his opportunity. fJ. F. N. Jackson, 1948. A most promising scrum-half who sent out a good service from the base of the scrum. Longer and harder passes with a minimum of delay must be his aim. He has learnt and used effectively the very occasional break-away on his own. He must always be prepared to "take" it and "mix" it with the opposing forwards, the hallmark of a finished player in his position. fJ. C. Varley, 1948. A strong and well-built front-row forward who seldom ever shone, but who got through a lot of good work. His height should enable him to be more in the picture at the line-out. fM. E. Kershaw, 1948. A most promising young player with good physique and a long-striding run. His tackling is still a bit high and not yet very convincing. In his position on the wing first and foremost he must use all his speed and go for the line or corner-flag; second thoughts only must be his consideration for someone backing him up. He has already developed a good hand-off which, when combined with body swerve and varying pace, should take him a long way. fJ. M. Graham, 1948. Early promise was not fully maintained, probably because he had to move into the centre away from his more accustomed position on the wing. In defence he erred in waiting for his opponent to come the last few yards towards him, whilst in attack he always appeared cramped for space. fJ. U. Burdass, 1948. Wing-forward. Strong and "tough" but a little hesitant at times. If only he could have shown more often the splendid all-round form which he displayed against Worksop he would have been really first

rate.

fA. M. Kendell, 1947-48. Second-row forward. A well-built forward who needs a bit more "pep". It is doubtful whether he has yet found his best position in the field, but he should be learning a lot in moving from first one position to another. It was surprising how quickly he got across the field sometimes, which leads one to believe he might have done even better at "glue". f P. C. Knowlson, 1948. A hard-working front-row forward who was seldom ever very spectacular, but could always be relied upon. He is well-built and should learn to pack in the second row. tR. B. Pringle, 1948. A very sound full-back provided he is "there" in time. A fearless tackler and is 100 % safe at catching any ball within his reach. His left foot is his strongest, but he has not yet corrected the fault of allowing the ball to turn over between the time it leaves his hands and meets his boot. His A solid, good-packing front-row forward. fJ. A. Whitehead, 1948. greatest handicap was his inability to produce that little extra "fire", which would have brought his weight and strength more effectively into play. In the open he was rather slow, but he never hesitated in falling on the ball. tM. G. Goodburn, 1948. A young three-quarter who with loss of form and confidence moved from centre to the wing. He displayed a very fine "jink" early in the season, but later he always seemed to be mesmerised by the scrum and a few "bloody" noses caused him to lose confidence. There is undoubtedly a lot of good rugger in him and much natural talent, and he will have benefited from the experience of the season and done less harm than remaining with the Colts team, where he would have had too much freedom. He is always fit and keen, and has no cause to despair. * Cap. f Colours.

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2nd XV.—*D. G. Eccles; *D. Thompson, *G. W. Griffiths (Capt.), *P. J. Dennis, *M. Wye; *R. D. Watson, *G. R. A. March; *C. M. Bainton, *T. Hobson, *C. T. Groves, *C. D. Ryder, *D. J. Wilson, *D. J. Hartley, *M. I. H. Unwin, *N. B. Burgess. Colts XV.—*J. M. Brook; *P. J. Blincoe (Vice-Capt.), D. S. C. Chadwick, J. N. Tomlinson, *J. D. C. Wall (Capt.); D. I. Fletcher, *R. M. Hodgson; K. M. Ratcliff, D. T. Simpson, A. N. C. Smith, J. T. Ankers, P. W. V. Milburn, *A. N. W. Gunning, E. Robinson, F. D. Browne. * Colours. Junior Colts XV.—A. W. Driver; J. B. Weightman, E. W. Stead, R. H. Jackson, D. H. Gudgeon; G. B. Pullan (Vice-Capt.), P. McL. Walshaw; A. C. Barker, H. W. J. Rigg (Capt.), P. J. Rhead, E. G. Dixon, J. S. Megginson, R. Hawkins, J. J. Youll, R. D. Palframan.

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SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1ST

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Headingley "A" York R.U.F.C. Durham School Trent College Denstone College Bradford G.S. Worksop College ... Leeds G.S. Giggleswick School Ampleforth College Old Peterites Ripon G.S.

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Rishworth School 1st XV Drax G.S. 1st XV Durham School Giggleswick School Bradford G.S. Worksop College ... Leeds G.S. Ampleforth College

9th Oct. Sat., Sat., 23rd Oct. Sat., 30th Oct. Wed., 10th Nov. Wed., 17th Nov. Sat., 27th Nov.

COLTS XV Boys' Signal Sqdn. ... Giggleswick School ... Ampleforth College ... ... Worksop College ... Durham School Harrogate R.F.C. Colts

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SENIOR HOUSE MATCHES 1st Round. Grove beat Manor by 33 points to 3. Semi-finals. Temple beat School House by 14 points to nil. Grove beat Rise by 12 points to 3. Final. Temple beat Grove by 16 points to nil. JUNIOR HOUSE MATCHES Is mi-finals. Round. Rise beat Manor by 12 points to 3. Grove beat School House by 24 points to nil. Rise beat Temple by 16 points to 8. i nal. Rise beat Grove by 11 points to 8.

SCHOOL MATCHES SCHOOL v. DURHAM SCHOOL Played at home on Wednesday, 20th October. Result : Won, 27-5. After a rather shaky start when the Durham centre, Halder, scored an opportunist try which Trotter converted, the School showed greater enterprise in the back division and were more effective in the loose than their opponents. Durham, through obtaining possession for an appreciable part of the game from the set scrummages, were unable to make much progress once the ball reached their backs. The School tackled strongly and were always dangerous in their forward rushes. By the interval the School were well on top, leading 13-5, and there was never much doubt about the result afterwards. Tries were scored by Kershaw (2), Walter, Slegg, Baker, Graham, and Parker, who also converted three of them, to bring the final score to 27 points to 5, a successful start to the inter-school season. SCHOOL v. TRENT COLLEGE Played away on Wednesday, 27th October. Result : Lost, 8-6. This match will long be remembered as one in which misfortune followed misfortune. After a 31 hour journey the School were very slow in beginning to play as a team. Trent took advantage of this and launched attack after attack. During one of these the Trent right winger, having beaten his man, was well on the way for a certain try, but Frank, breaking quickly from the scrum, flung himself desperately at him. Both went down and the situation was saved, but at an extremely heavy price with Frank breaking his arm. This accident made the forwards realise the odds which they were up against, and for the first time in the term they started playing as a pack. The School then started attacking, and from a forward rush they were stopped about 10 yards from the Trent line. From a quick heel Jackson set Slegg going, who by dodging and side-stepping scored a try near the corner flag. This bucked our forwards up, and Trent were lucky only to be three down at half-time. Immediately after the interval Kershaw injured his leg and became a passenger on the wing. The play continued at a fast pace, but Trent drew level after a mistake by Eccles (full-back), who was slow 47

in touching down a kick-ahead by the opposing fly-half, who followed up and scored. This try was converted. The School fought back, and after a quick heel the ball passed rapidly along our line till Baker cut inwards and scored near the posts. The kick was sliced and missed. Trent attacked hard and after many attempts their winger, taking the bail very well, scored a try near the corner flag. The full-time whistle went with the School pressing hard, but unable to get over. SCHOOL v. DENSTONE COLLEGE Played at home on Saturday, 30th October. Result : Lost, 0-12. This match was played under very favourable conditions, the weather being fine and the ground dry. Despite being without four regular members of the XV the School played very well and were soon in their opponents' half, where the forwards pressed strongly and the three-quarters put in some devastating tackling, Baker being especially prominent. Pringle, playing his first game for the 1st XV, played very well at full-back, fielding the ball cleanly and kicking a good length. The only score at half-time was three points to Denstone from a penalty goal awarded against a School forward for off-side. The second half saw the Denstone team throwing the ball about well, and after a good passing movement their right wing scored in the corner. This and two more tries scored late in the game were unconverted, the final score being 12-0 to Denstone.

SCHOOL v. BRADFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL Played at home on Saturday, 6th November. Result : Won, 9-3. 111 This match marked a turning point in the 1st XV's career this year. All through the first half the School attacked hard, and despite the fact that the Bradford scrum was heavier, repeatedly gained possession from the loose and set scrums, the latter being due to some good hooking by Hobson, deputising for Walter, who was injured. The School eventually scored with a good try by Goodburn on the right wing after the ball had passed along the three line. Parker also kicked a penalty goal. In the second half Bradford attacked hard, but by good tackling they were held successfully until one of their forwards dribbled the ball over the line for a try. The School retaliated immediately and carried the game to the Bradford "25", and the lead was further increased with another penalty goal from Parker. Throughout the whole game it was obvious that the School forwards were more active, and the backs faster and more constructive.

SCHOOL v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Played away on Wednesday, 10th November. Result : Won, 11 3. On a very fast ground and under good rugger conditions the School XV played one of its best matches of the season to beat Worksop 11 points to three. -

The game started with a pressing attack by the School, but after five minutes' play the Worksop backs obtained possession of the ball from a loose scrum and made the man over for their right-winger, Holliday, to score an unconverted try in the corner. Soon, however, the School three-quarters began to show their superiority over their opponents by clever passing and forceful running. Kershaw, on the left wing, ran hard to score an unconverted try, handing-off two men in fine style. A few minutes later Parker, the School captain, picking the ball up a few yards from the line, forced his way over to make the score 6-3. In the second half the School was driven back on its own try line, and it was only through the excellent marking of the three-quarters and a really wholehearted effort by the forwards that Worksop failed to score. Soon the pack dribbled the ball to within five yards of the Worksop line. The School, now realising the great advantage they had obtained, heeled at every opportunity, and it was from one of these that the ball was passed to the fly-half, Slegg, who, seeing his man out of position, quickly swerved past him and brilliantly outwitted two opposing forwards to score near the posts. This, indeed, was one of the highlights of the match and the convertion by Parker made the result certain. No-side followed five minutes later. A great day for the School. SCHOOL v. LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL Played away on Saturday, 13th November Result : Draw, 6-6. This game, fortunately for the School, turned out to be the only mud bath of the season. It was evident from the start that the main prop of the defence and attack would be the forwards. For the first five minutes the School pressed hard, and but for a bad pass from a forward we would certainly have had a try. The ball was continually being mishandled by both sides, and from one of these dropped passes Graham forged his way through mud and players until challenged by the full-back; here, with an unmarked man on his left, he passed to his right, where Kendell immediately disappeared amongst a mass of Leeds players. Graham made up for his mistake when, on receiving the ball in one of the few three-quarter movements, he kicked ahead into a space, and by a quick follow-up he scored a try. The try was not converted. The School continued to press hard, but time after time they were driven back. On one of Leeds' few ventures into our "25" their mammoth second-row forward broke from a line-out and

scored a try near the corner. A few minutes later Leeds were awarded a penalty for a scrum infringement in front of our posts, which was converted. They were leading by 6 points to 3 at half-time. Soon after the re-start the School, after a very good forward movement, was awarded a 5 yards scrum. The second row held the ball and pushed the Leeds forwards back, they then collapsed on the hall and a try was awarded. Once again, owing to the heavy ball, the conversion was missed. Both sets of forwards were now visibly tiring, and the game gradually petered out into kick-and-rush methods. In the last few minutes Leeds attacked hard, but Pringle, the full-back, backed up by Slegg and Baker, prevented them from scoring. SCHOOL v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL Played at home on Saturday, 20th November. Result : Won, 14-0. On a fine day, with a fresh breeze blowing, the School kicked off into the wind, having lost the toss. Immediately Giggleswick were forced on to the defensive, and the School forwards were pressing hard. The School backs handled the ball extremely well, and played a fast, open game, receiving a good service from the set and loose scrums. The visitors tackled keenly and repulsed a long series of attacks engineered by Jackson, whose service was amazingly good. Giggleswick broke away a little later on the left wing, and a fine run was stopped just short of the line by a flying tackle by Graham. Bowden, the Giggleswick centre, repeatedly tried to break through, but was well marked by Baker and Slegg, and met with little success. Just before half-time, Goodburn broke away, and after dribbling, picked up and scored. Parker failed to convert. At half-time the School led by 3 points to nil. During the second half, Bowden, who previously had had no success, kicked several long touches, and forced the School back on several occasions. Suddenly Kershaw broke away on the left wing, handed-off four opponents beautifully and scored a try which Parker converted. Later Parker kicked a good penalty goal, and, after a forward rush, Townshend scored a good try. SCHOOL v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE Played away on Saturday, 27th November Result : Lost, 0-6. The match with Ampleforth College, the last of the 1st XV's school matches, was played in a dense fog which made difficult the task alike of player and spectator. The conditions were very wet, a fact which more than anything else, perhaps, contributed to the School's defeat. The opposition backs indulged in a great deal of kicking, both for touch and in the hope that Pringle would fumble, but his fielding of the slippery ball and his touch-finding were impeccable. Once Slegg broke away on the blind side and a score must have resulted if Goodburn had only gathered his pass. Twice Baker failed with kicks 50

awarded against the School for scrummage offences, then, just on half-time, Parker nearly converted a free-kick, the ball passing just outside the upright. Throughout the first half the School forwards were far more lively than the heavier Ampleforth pack, and although beaten in the tight, often heeled from the loose, whilst the backs' handling of the greasy ball was one of the features of the game.

After the re-start the School were penned in their own "25" for

a considerable time; Knowlson, Varley and Slegg were conspicuous, falling on the ball to halt the rushes of the Ampleforth forwards, who often broke through in the line-outs, whilst Baker foiled many of the

opposition movements with magnificent tackles. Just when the School appeared to be going into the attack themselves, a long kick by Campbell, the Ampleforth fly-half, slipped through Pringle's hands, and before he could recover the School were three points down; soon after, from the best three-quarter movement of the day, Ampleforth were left with a man over and scored near the corner-flag. SCHOOL v. OLD PETERITES In this match, played on Saturday, 1 1 th December, when the School was defeated 6-16, the following played for the Old Peterite XV :K. Lockwood; C. Shepherd, P. R. G. Graham, P. Penniston, A. G.

Reynolds; W. J. Clark, I. S. Macpherson; P. S. Atkinson, A. Hobson, J. E. Stuart, P. V. Leigh, D. W. Knowlson, P. A. Shardlow, E. A. K. Denison, J. Penty.

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THE JUNIOR SCHOOL

After the long summer holiday (some boys think it is too long and others that it is not long enough !) and at the beginning of a new School year, we generally seem to take a little time to settle in and get used to the various rearrangements. And we had to get the fiftythree new boys settled in, too ! There were 186 boys in the Junior School for this term. Then there was the new form room for J.I, conjured by the Headmaster out of the air-raid shelter near St. Olave's lawn. With its new windows and electrical heating it has made a most useful and compact little form room. In fact we have almost beaten a sword into a ploughshare—as one really bright person remarked. We welcomed Mr. P. Penniston to the Junior School staff. As an Old Boy of St. Peter's he already knew something about St. Olave's, but we make bold to say he knows a good deal more at the end of his first term with us ! However, we have got on very happily together, and we are grateful for what Mr. Penniston has taught us in the form room and on the rugger field. On Friday, 22nd October, the whole of the Junior School listened to a very enjoyable Musical Recital given by Miss Guelda Waller in Big Hall. Miss Waller gave a very varied programme of musical items in costume, the concluding item being "Cryes of Old London", which was loudly applauded. The service in School Chapel on Sunday mornings especially for boys of the Junior School (and their parents) has been continued, and we feel sure is greatly appreciated by all who attend. We very much enjoyed two whole holidays this term. Monday, 1st November, was All Saints' Day and also about the time of half-term, so that a very pleasant break was enjoyed by all. The second whole holiday was given by the Headmaster to celebrate the birth of a son to the Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, and we all made the best of a very pleasant day. A telegram of loyal congratulations was sent on behalf of the School, and in due course an acknowledgment was received. During the term interest has been shown in the nature study specimens brought in from time to time, not the least being varieties of edible fungi which Mr. Ping tells us he has enjoyed for breakfast. He seems to live to tell the tale, and some very few of us have been converted sufficiently to sample some of the nicer looking ones—and we also live to tell the tale ! We confess there is something in what Mr. Ping says, sometimes ! Other interesting things we have examined are :—a green woodpecker, a magpie, a mole, an enormous brown rat, and several mice. It was decided to hold our annual Gym. Display in the very last week of term after our exams were over, and we think it proved a very suitable time to have it. Two days were again occupied, Wednesday and Thursday, 8th and 9th December, and the details of the programmes are given below. 52

We congratulate all the boys who were selected to recite, especially those new boys who had gained confidence to speak up so well. The exercises were performed with the usual energy, encouraged by Sgt.-Major Power, and we ought to mention the hard work put in by the "arena party"—boys from J.Vn, who arranged the apparatus on both days. The last week also included the Boarders' House Party, which Mr. and Mrs. Blunt and Mr. and Mrs. Calder organised so successfully; the end-of-term Scout Meeting arranged by Mr. Chilman and Mr. Nix; and the remarkable and hilarious Cub Party, when Mr. Cooper seemed to have gathered together more food than even the Cubs could eat. A report of something fresh or new is becoming quite a feature in our accounts about the Junior School ! and the "Festival of Carols" arranged for and by the Junior School on Sunday afternoon, 12th December, was really something very new and original. We know it was thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated by the very large number of parents who were present. We should also say that the boys all felt they were doing something to convey the spirit of a Christmas Carol Service. Full details will be found in the special report elsewhere in The Peterite, but we may say here that the hope has been freely expressed that the beautiful and picturesque service will be continued in the future. On Monday, 13th December, after a short service in Chapel, our final assembly was held, when we broke up for the Christmas holiday in good style with the usual roof-raising cheers. SALVETE R. Baxter. L. T. Beaumont. H. B. Burnett. G. P. Burden. P. B. Clayton. J. M. Forster.

BOARDERS (ALBANY HOUSE) F. D. Jordan. M. T. Powell. M. A. Kearsley. D. Robinson. P. W. Howat. M. Ruddock. J. F. Middleton. R. F. Scales. R. W. Peacock. W. J. B. Strike.

N. W. M. Carr. P. A. Crossley. M. D. Fisk.

BOARDERS (ST. OLAVE'S) D. K. Hodd. R. M. Wheeler. D. C. Jackson. T. Watson. J. K. B. Megginson.

P. J. M. Baines. L. J. Bell. I. 0. Barry. R. N. Bradford. R. H. Brown. C. J. Carolin. P. D. Coate. T. Chilman. P. J. Dronfield. A. H. C. Gray.

P. G. Hamilton. B. A. Heap. J. K. Hick. D. R. Holt. W. House. R. M. Kirkus. D. A. A. Lamb. D. G. Macpherson. J. F. Miers. D. D. Nicolson.

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VALETE J. G. R. Romary (Day Boy).

C. J. Partridge. D. E. Rayner. C. Sawdon. C. J. Scaife. B. R. Stockton. A. 0. Sutcliffe. J. A. Whitmore. M. Willstrop. F. G. Woolgrove.

P.T. DISPLAY WEDNESDAY, 8TH DECEMBER.

PROGRAMMES

1. Exercises Form Ji 2. Exercises Forms jilt and 3. Recitations by J. K. Hick, L. T. Beaumont, C. J. Partridge, M. Veal, I. 0. Barry, J. M. Forster, C. R. Clough, A. Staines, T. Beaumont and T. Watson (together), with eight selected boys from J.vA 4. Exercises Form J.ivs 5. Basket Ball Match 6. Exercises

Teams from J.ivA and J.ivs Form J.vA

THURSDAY, 9TH DECEMBER.

1. Exercises

Form J.ii Form J.ivA 3. Recitations by P. J. Baines, P. Bellwood, F. F. Watson, P. Crossley, C. J. Quickfall, G. P. Burden, R. M. Kirkus, A. Staines, and eight selected boys from J.vA 4. Exercises Form J.va 5. Basket Ball Match Teams from J.vA and J.vit 6. Exercises Form J.vi 2.

Exercises

GAMES

The Junior School, now numbering 186 boys, was organised in six games on each half-holiday—J.ivB form and above playing rugg e and J.iiiA and below playing soccer. In spite of our numerical strength, owing to the fact that everyone was under 13 at the beginning of the School year, we were on the small side and lacked speed, in comparison with our opponents.

The results of the matches were as follows :12th Oct. v. Newburgh Priory School under 13, home—Won, 17-11 12th Oct. v. Newburgh Priory School under 12, home—Draw, 6-6 19th Oct. v. Ampleforth College Juniors, away—Lost, 0-15 2nd Nov. v. Drax Grammar School Juniors away—Draw, 3-3 9th Nov. v. Newburgh Priory School under 13 away—Lost, 6-20: 9th Nov. v. Newburgh Priory School under 12 away—Lost, 3-9' 16th Nov. v. Ampleforth College Juniors home—Lost 0-15 23r Nov. v. Drax Grammar School Juniors home—Lost, 6-9.

The following represented the School in 1st XV matches :— Sparham, Welsh, Ridley, Maxwell (Capt.), Oliver, Macpherson, Bough, Porteous, Burdass, Hanham, Gardner, Bolton, Macdonald, Scorgie, Johnson, R. N. Also played :—Clayton, Kirkus, Blease, Dodsworth, and Atkinson. 54

WOLF CUB REPORT We have, as usual, had an uproariously successful term in spite of the lack of a really good meeting place. As soon as the weather drove us indoors, we took up winter quarters in a form room. In the course of the term three Cubs gained their first stars and five their second stars, whilst nineteen badges were won. By the end of term there were six leaping wolf badges, which is most satisfactory. Many of our senior Cubs, however, will soon be going up to the Scouts, and it will not be easy to keep up this high standard. Two of our four football matches with other Packs were rained off, but we beat Clifton (2-1) and St. Chad's (2-0). On 27th November we had a very good party with the usual feast and the usual complicated treasure hunt, both of which were much enjoyed. We were pleased that the Assistant District Commissioner for Cubs was able to visit the party.

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THE PETERITE Vol. XLI

MAY, 1949

No. 321

EDITORIAL In the course of the Easter holidays the School acquired an unique relic of the days of its residence in the Horsefair, in the premises, formerly the Hospital of St. Mary, granted in 1557 by a licence of Philip and Mary. This link with the Tudor period of our history takes the form of manuscript copies of exercises over the signatures of numerous of the School's scholars. The leaves have been bound into a book between vellum covers which appear to be portions of a pre-Reformation breviary. We are indebted for this most interesting gift to Mr. G. Westland who, finding it among his possessions, commissioned his solicitors in Manchester to endeavour to trace a rightful owner or, alternatively, suggest some permanent collection to whose custody it might be entrusted. In this way the manuscript has been offered to the School 'on permanent loan, subject to the rights of the original owner, should he be discovered'. The offer has been gratefully accepted. We give elsewhere in this issue a more detailed account of the manuscript, which appears to belong to a date 1591-1595, the time of the mastership of John Pulleyn or, as is more likely, of his successor, the Rev. John Bayles. Our comments are based on a report furnished by Professor C. R. Cheney with the assistance of the authorities of the Rylands Library in Manchester. In our last number we printed, under the title of "And So to Kenya", an article by Mrs. A. Nairn Baird describing her journey to Africa. It is sad indeed that this issue must contain her obituary. All who knew her felt very deeply this swift and ruthless end to her days of retirement. We feel sure that the Memorial Service in the School Chapel, when her friend, the Bishop of Selby, gave an address which was moving in its simplicity and truth, was as she herself would have wished it. Her love for St. Peter's was very real. Calamity indeed seemed to be our lot during the term. The death of Mr. and Mrs. Howat's little son, Antony, as the result of a road accident was another grievous blow. The dangers of crossing the Clifton and Bootham stretch of York's highway to the north have been growing more and more apparent. Between Clifton Green and the Bar crossings to several Schools are involved, and the City authorities have been moved by the catastrophe to take precautionary measures. These, it is hoped, will include a pedestrian crossing and the re-siting of 'bus stops. Popular clamour has already induced the military authorities to make changes which will avoid the necessity for the routine use of this thoroughfare by army vehicles. 1

CONTENTS PAa

Editorial Mrs. Mabel Baird Mr. G. F. Jackson ... Antony Mitchell Howat Examination Successes Commemoration, 1949 War Memorial and Building Fund A Tudor School Manuscript Old Peterite News ... Calendar, Summer Term, 1949 Valete and Salvete School Officers Items House Notes ... The Oxford Cup, 1948-1949 Games Committee ... "Hitch-Hiking" in France The Chapel ... The Choir ... The Library ... The Debating Society British Ship Adoption Society Film Society ... Art Notes ... The Musical Society The Science Society Verse The C.C.F. Scouting Chess Shooting Squash Athletics and Cross-Country Cricket Fixtures, 1949 Boating Hockey, 1949 The Junior School ... .

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We would draw attention to the arrangements for Commemoration, the details of which are given below. The programme follows the customary lines, though it is noteworthy that the ceremonial part of the proceedings will be, as it were, an "all-Peterite" affair. The prizes will be distributed by the Right Rev. Maurice Harland, Bishop of Lincoln, who was at the School from 1912 to 1914; and the Rev. H. N. Hodd, who is to preach the Commemoration Sermon, is an Old Peterite who takes a very active interest in both the School and the O.P. Club. Mr. Hodd is no stranger to the Chapel pulpit, and many of us remember an address some years ago which was one of the most effective Commemoration sermons we have heard. We comment elsewhere on Mr. G. F. Jackson's departure to become one of H.M. Inspectors of Schools. His place as Housemaster of the Manor has been filled by Mr. L. C. le Tocq, who takes over at the beginning of the Summer Term. Mr. le Tocq, of course, 'has been a valued member of the Staff for many years, and there can be no doubt that the Manor will prosper under his regime. Mrs le Tocq, too, is familiar with the life of the School, for in the difficult days of the war she acted as our Domestic Supervisor with notable efficiency. We wish them both well in their new sphere. In the class-room Mr. Jackson's place will be taken by Mr. R. Bennett, M.A., Scholar and Wrangler of King's College, Cambridge, and we take this opportunity of welcoming 'him to our midst. Another newcomer to the Staff is Mr. J. M. Rucklidge, M.A., Scholar of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, who came to us towards the end of the Easter Term and reinforces the teaching of Maths. and Science. It would, perhaps, hardly be apt to welcome him to St. Peter's, since he is himself an Old Peterite, but we trust that he will be happy in his return to the School in this new capacity.

MRS. MABEL BAIRD (From the Headmaster) It was a very great shock to us all to receive the news of Mrs. Baird's death in Kenya on 8th March, coming as it did so soon after we had received cheerful letters from her giving details of her experiences in Kenya. Reference has already been made to Mrs. Baird in the Editorial and I am glad to have the opportunity of adding my own testimony to her devoted service to St Peter's School and our united sympathy with her family in their sudden bereavement. Mrs. Baird came to St. Peter's School with me in April, 1937, and since that time there has been no one on whom I have depended more, or who has been more ready to help in so many ways. Her service to the School was referred to in a note in the "Peterite" published last October, and will be fresh in the minds of our readers. It was known that Mrs. Baird's health was not very good when she 2

undertook her long journey, and knowing her as we all did, it might perhaps be that this sudden end to an active life is more merciful than the alternative of becoming a permanent invalid. We all felt at her Memorial Service that we were saying good-bye to a great lady from whose life and example we can learn a very great deal.

MR. G. F. JACK S ON (From the Headmaster) Mr. Jackson left us at the end of the last term to become one of His Majesty's Inspectors of Schools. We congratulate him on his new appointment, but at the same time we shall miss him very much in our School life. Mr. Jackson came to us from Dulwich College in January, 1941, and was consequently with us during the dark days of the war. Apart from his work as Senior Mathematical Master he entered at once into the general life of the School, and both he and Mrs. Jackson have always identified themselves with its welfare. Mr. Jackson took over the Housemastership of the Manor, a new House formed in September, 1942, and it is perhaps in this way that he was best known to parents and boys alike. During the war Mr. Jackson was in charge of the School cricket, and the success of the 1st XIs of those days, together with the general enthusiasm for the game in the School, may be attributed in very great measure to him. I would like specially to place on record the valuable assistance rendered by Mrs. Jackson from time to time in connection with the inevitable and recurrent minor crises due to domestic war-time difficulties. We hope Mr. Jackson will be happy in his new work and both he and his wife take away with them our best wishes for the future.

ANTONY MITCHELL HOWAT We record with deepest regret the death, on 4th March, 1949, of Antony Mitchell Howat, the fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Howat. Tony, who was 5 years and 10 months old, was knocked down by a car, receiving injuries which shortly afterwards proved fatal. A funeral service was held in the School Chapel. We tender our very sincere sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Howat and their family in their bereavement. 3

EXAMINATION SUCCESSES In the Civil Service Examination held in March for entry into Services, R. Parker (Royal Air Force) and R. G. Emmett (Army) both successful. We congratulate them.

COMMEMORATION, 1949 The programme will be as follows :11-30 a.m., Cricket match, School v. O.P.s, Friday, 22nd July. begins. 5-0 p.m., General Meeting of the O.P. Club. 7-30 p.m., Old Peterite Dinner. Saturday, 23rd July. 11 a.m., Speeches and Distribution of Prizes by the Right Rev. M. Harland, Bishop of Lincoln (O.P.), in the Clifton Cinema. Afternoon. Cricket match continued. Boat Races, School v. Old Peterites. Supday, 24th July. 8-15 am., Holy Communion. 11-0 a.m., Commemoration Service and Sermon by the Rev. H. N. Hodd (O.P.). Full details will be circulated to Parents and Old Peterites.

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A TUDOR SCHOOL MANUSCRIPT It has been explained in the Editorial how the manuscript with which we are here concerned came into the possession of the School and for the description which follows we have drawn mainly upon the report prepared by Professor C. R. Cheney, of Manchester University, with the assistance of the authorities of the Rylands Library. 4

The manuscript, though probably some three hundred and fifty years old, is remarkably well preserved. The outer corners of the book are inevitably "dog-eared", but the pages are perfectly clean and the writing still fresh and entirely legible. The covers are vellum leaves torn from a choir book or breviary containing plain-chant notation. The portions of the Roman Catholic Office thus preserved are (front cover) the end of Vespers and the beginning of Matins of the feast of St. Andrew and (back) a part of the Octave of St. Andrew and Vespers and the beginning of Matins of the Nativity of St. Lucy the Virgin. All follow the York rite except the part of the Octave of St. Andrew, which shows many differences from the York Breviary. Perhaps the pre-Reformation Office Book from which these leaves were taken had been left behind by the former occupants of the Hospital of St. Mary. Before the buildings were taken over by the School the premises had been allowed to fall into decay. The book itself consists of copies of Latin Verses composed by scholars of the Horsefair School. For the most part the exercises are in elegiac couplets, though there are two versions in the more ambitious Sapphic metre It is a reasonable assumption that the copies have been preserved as examples of conspicuously good work—work for which in the 20th century we should award a "merit" ! Two-thirds of the book is taken up with versions on three themes only. The topics chosen are conventional moral subjects, of which the titles are : (a) Aurum splendescens digitis attingit avarus. (b) Virtus vera nobilitas. (c) Pacis fruotus animi quies. The names of the boys subscribed to each of the three are : (a) Charles Lawson, Robert Witley, William Dickonson, John Currey. (b) John Goulton, Robert Witley, Charles Lawson, William Tessamund, William Trindall, John Grene, John Turner, John Currey, George Lemin, Halton Cheke. (c) John Gibson, William Francland, John Whiteleye, William Dickonson, John Goulton, William Tessamund, John Turner, Thomas Hutchinson, Robert Harrison, John Grene. Two of these boys can perhaps be identified. It seems likely that Halton Cheke was the son of the translator, Henry Cheke, himself the son of the famous Greek scholar, Sir John Cheke (1514-1557), who was largely responsible for the introduction of Greek to the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and was the tutor of Roger Ascham. Henry Cheke was Secretary to the Council of the North from 1581 to his death and M.P. for Boroughbridge. He resided at the offices of the Council in York, and it is a reasonable assumption that he would send his son to the Horsefair School. Tessamund, too, is a name with which we are familiar. Oswald Tessamund, a pupil of the famous 5

John Pulleyn and contemporary at the School with Guy Fawkes, was one of the four "Peterites" concerned in the Gunpowder Plot. Oswald was born in 1563, and his relation to the William Tessamund of this manuscript can only be conjectured. The remainder of the manuscript is made up of unsigned exercises on various themes, again of a moral kind (e.g., omne vitium suum habet patrocinium). Two exceptions of interest are a "carmen encomiasticon", or eulogy of the Horsefair School, which mentions John Bayles (Master from 1591 to 1596) and ends with a valediction to him—"Eboracensis nunc Gymnasiarcha Vale", and a poem "Johannes Gibson ad patrem suum". With regard to the latter it seems likely that the father of Johannes Gibson was the John Gibson, Precentor of York, 1575-1613, whose name appears in the appointments of Walter James (1575), John Pulleyn (1576) and John Bayles (1591) as Masters of the School. In the exercises on the theme "pacis fruetus animi quies", Queen Elizabeth, naturally enough, is very much to the fore, and the pieces "virtus vera nobilitas" are apparently written in praise of Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon, on the occasion of one of his departures from the city. Hastings was Lord Lieutenant of York, and, from 1572 to his death in 1595 (his bowels are buried in St. Olave's Church), was President of the North. He was brother-in-law of Lady Jane Grey and on his mother's side had some claim to the Throne. Hence two references in the exercises—"non tam quod sanguine cretus regio es" and "Nobilis Hastingus regali sanguine cretus". Other identifiable persons referred to in the manuscript are John Atkinson, notary public, mentioned in the appointments of John Pulleyne and Canon William Thomas, who succeeded Bayles in 1596 as Master; and John Thornburgh, Dean of York (elected 1589) and later Bishop of Limerick (1593), Bristol (1603), and Worcester (1617). and a chaplain in ordinary to the Queen. All the indications point to date of 1591-1595 for the manuscript. There would seem to be no reference later than 1595 and two references to Queen Elizabeth are precise :— "Elizabetha annos fertur complesse triginta Et quater [sic] tibi sit gratia Christa data." and "Jura dei servans tres annos atque triginta, Anglos custodit pace regitque viros." The 33rd and 34th years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth point to 1591-2, though it seems likely that the manuscript contains exercises composed over a number of years. The writing is in a variety of hands and indications of copying occur. Errors are rare but are to be found. L.B. 6

OLD PETERITE NEWS O.P. CLUB ANNUAL MEETING The Annual Meeting will be held at the School on Friday, 22nd July, at 5 p.m. We learn with great regret that members will be asked to accept the resignation of H. C. Scott from office after many years of loyal and helpful service as Hon. Secretary to the Club. Other items of importance will be on the agenda, and we hope that all O.P.s who can be present at Commemoration will make it their business to attend the meeting.

"THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE" The arrangements for the Book of Remembrance for those Old Peterites who fell in the two World Wars have now been completed and the work has been begun by Mr. J. N. Dowse, of Newark, and should be completed by Commemoration Day. The Book will consist of 28 vellum pages, 12 x 9 ins., bound in brown calf, with each leaf separately hinged. On the front of the book will be the Cross Keys in gold and silver, and inside A fly leaf and two title •pages, followed by the lists of the names of the fallen. In the end it was decided that it would be more suitable to keep the two wars separate. It is hoped that the list of names is complete, but some blank pages have been left in case any further information should become available.

COMMEMORATION CRICKET MATCH AND BOAT RACES Any Old Peterite who wishes to play in the two-day cricket match against the School on Friday and Saturday, 22nd and 23rd July, should apply to J. M. Rucklidge (1933-39) at the School. The boat races betwen the Old Peterites and the School will take place in the afternoon of Saturday, 23rd July. It is hoped that it will be possible to raise at least three Old Peterite crews. Would any Old Peterite who would like, or would be willing, to row, please communicate with K. H. Rhodes, St. Peter's School? Coxes will also be needed. OLD PETERITE DINNER The Old Peterite Dinner will be held at Betty's Restaurant on Friday, 22nd July. It is hoped that there will be a good turn out of all ages. It would be helpful if Old Boys would organise groups of their own contemporaries, and apply for tickets in good time. The dress will be lounge suits and the price of tickets about 7/6. 7

SQUASH THE LONDONDERRY CUP After the school's easy victory over Brentwood in the first round of the Londonderry Cup, St. Peter's came up against Harrow, the holders, and were defeated by five events to love at the Naval and Military Club. This result was only to be expected, for Harrow had three Internationals in R. M. Boustead, W. S. Jameson and M. T. Turnbull; one of the best players in the country in P. J. Phillips; and as fifth string Lord Ronaldshay, who plays for Queens Club in the Bath Club Cup and gained a blue at Cambridge. The outstanding performance for St. Peter's was that of J. T. Brockbank, who actually took the first two games off Jameson, a quarter finalist in this year's Amateur Championship, and led him 5-0 in the third—a remarkable achievement for a player who had hardly touched a racket since the Londonderry Cup match of a year before. St. Peter's reached the last four in the Londonderry Cup in the first year it was held, only going down 3-2 to Eton, who eventually won the competition, but nowadays they lack young players with first class match experience. It is to be hoped that Old Peterites who are able to play squash rackets regularly after leaving School will get in touch with B. A. C. Gray, whose enthusiasm has done so much to keep a St. Peter's team going •in this competition year after year. This season the Londonderry Cup was won for the first time by Lancing, who beat Harrow in the semi-final and Tonbridge in the final, both 3-2. It is interesting to recall that it was against Lancing that St. Peter's played the first Public School Old Boys squash match, at Ealing in the early thirties. The details of the match against Harrow are : N. W. D. Yardley lost to R. M. Boustead, 9 5, 7 9, 5 9, 5 9. —

S. G. S. Pawle lost to P. J. Phillips, 3-9, 4-9, 3-9. J. T. Brockbank lost to W. S. M. Jameson, 9-4, 10-9, 7-9, 2-9, 3-9., C. K. Hudson lost to M. T. Turnbull, 3-9, 2-9, 4-9. W. J. Oliver lost to Lord Ronaldshay, 3-9, 4-9, 3-9.

ENGLAND v. DENMARK An Old Peterite played squash rackets for England for the first time when Denmark were defeated by five events to love at Copenhagen. The England team, in order of play, was R. M. Boustead (Harrow and Surrey), P. L. Richards (Charterhouse and Leicestershire), Si G. S. Pawle (St. Peter's, York, and Herts.), D. Dugdale (Dartington Hall and Yorkshire) and H. D. Bradshaw (Rugby and Surrey) (Captain). The School might well have had two representatives, for N. W. D. Yardley was chosen to make the journey, but was unable to accept owing to business reasons. Pawle won his match against B. 0. Smitt in straight games, 9-6, 9-7, 9-3. This was the first official International match between the two countries, 8

and the England team, in addition to being made honorary life members of the Copenhagen Squash Rackets Club, were each presented with an inscribed cigarette lighter by the Danish S.R.A. Before the war International squash rackets was confined to matches against America and Scotland, but had Yardley not been so fully occupied with cricket tours he would inevitably have been St. Peter's first international player. As it is the School's only previous link with an International match was provided by Mr. S. M. Toyne, who led the first British team to America in 1924, while he was Headmaster. Yardley has played little serious squash since the war, but he showed brilliant form for the M.C.C. in the Bath Club Cup, and had much to do with his team's promotion to Division I. * O.P. LONDON COMMITTEE. Since the list of Officers in the 1949 List of Members does not include the new members of the London Committee appointed in November last, it has been thought desirable to give the full composition of this Committee. The names are : —A. B. Cooper, J. B. Gedge (Hon. Sec.), B. A. C. Gray, S. G. S. Pawle, J. C. Rodgers, J. W. Holroyd Sergeant, N. W. D. Yardley.

* THE RISE—AN APPEAL. The Rise House photographs are now being restored after their disturbance in the "blitz" of 1942, and will hang in sequence on the walls of the new building. Some of the groups, however, were badly damaged or lost, and there are several gaps in the series. It is very desirable to have a complete set from the inauguration of the House, and we should be grateful to any old Risites who would fill the gaps by sending photographs to Mr. D. K. Crews, the Housemaster. The missing groups are : 1921, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944.

* * * ITEMS. We congratulate A. S. Rymer (1916-21) on his selection as Sheriff of the City of York for the forthcoming mayoral year His election will take place on the 23rd May, when the new Lord Mayor, Mr. J. B. Morrell, enters on his year of office. Rymer is very active in civic affairs and has recently been appointed Chairman of the Committee for the York Festival of 1951. 9

A recent leading article in "The Times", discussing the Poster Exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, which was opened by the Prime Minister in April, has much praise for the influence both on the Underground posters and London Transport in general of an Old Peterite, the late Frank Pick, formerly Chairman of the L.P.T.B. "It was by choosing good print and agreeable pictorial designs for posters", "The Times" observes, "that Frank Pick first made his influence felt in the applied arts. Later his application of the same principles to all the architecture and appointments of London Transport set a new standard of order and seemliness in modern cities. . . . The transport service of to-day is the heir of a great tradition, founded by Pick, and not lived up to as fully as London deserves." This is high praise indeed, which O.P.s will appreciate. * * * Major R. White, Royal Signals (left 1936), who has been on exchange duty with the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals and has spent the past two years in Canada, returns to England from Montreal on 27th May. His contemporaries may be interested to learn his future address, which will be Ham House, Thrupp, Stroud, Gloucestershire. We record below the birth of his daughter during his stay in Canada. * * * OBITUARY. LIONEL TOWNSEND CRAWSHAW We regret to record the death, after a brief illness, of Lionel Townsend Crawshaw, on 16th March, 1949. He entered the School in January, 1878, and must have been one of the few Old Peterites who go back to the Headmastership of Stephenson. He was 80. BIRTHS. BURNETT.—On 6th March, 1949, to Kathleen, wife of N. R. Burnett (1920-23), a son (Paul Nigel Rodney). CURTOIS.—On 23rd September, 1948, at Cornwall Gardens, Singapore, to Marjorie, wife of Lt.-Col. G. M. Curtois, R.A.M.C.— a son. DICKENSON.—On 13th February, 1948, at Kuala Lumpur, Malaya, to Adele (nee Stedman), wife of Major J. M. Dickenson, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (The Rise, 1932-37), a daughter. MORRIS.—On 5th May, 1949, at the Purey Cust Nursing Home, York, to Joyce (nee Wheldric.k), wife of Gordon Morris (The Rise, 1939-41), a son. WHITE.—On 9th March, 1949, at Kingston, Ontario, to Margaret (nee Palmer), wife of Major Robert White, Royal Signals, a daughter (Elizabeth Anne). 10

CAMBRIDGE LETTER. CAMBRIDGE, April, 1949. To : The Editors of "The Peterite". Dear Sirs, As yet another •term draws relentlessly to its close the Old Peterites in residence feel the metaphorical breath of black care perched behind them on the chariot. Already several of us pursue our daily duties with a stoicism rarely seen.. The epicureanism of past terms is gone like snow upon the desert's dusty face and all are 'bewailing their lot. sont les neiges d'antan?" may well be this term's epitaph, for now, as never before, there is cast before us the horrible shadow of things to come. Even the "Granta" reflects the seriousness of our plight, for lack of humour and shortage of material are its salient points this term. Despite the emphasis on the more sordid side of our education to which we have been forced to pay attention, all has not been toil for the last eight weeks. Several of us have attempted to filch the laurels of the boat above us, and not without some success, we hear. Our dinner, alas, was cancelled. The date came too near the bumps, and our oarsmen, on being questioned as to their movements after the races, were strangely reticent, but we live in hope of a bigger and better dinner next year. It has been decided to hold it in the Michaelmas Term when matters weigh less heavily upon us. The date has been provisionally fixed as 18th November. D. Anderson (Sidney). Has been seen but infrequently, and as a result his activities are somewhat veiled. No doubt with the advent of warm weather he will shake the moth-balls from his white flannels and once more display his prowess on the cricket field. J. H. Amos (Emmanuel). His main interests this term have been on the river, where he satisfies his nautical urge in the Emmanuel 1st Boat. The rest of his days are spent in the Engineering Labs. manufacturing heat. L. T. Clarke (Clare). To the best of our knowledge is still reading Modem Languages, but may, for all we know, have returned to the peaceful serenity of Japan. J. D. Eccles (Emmanuel). Another rowing man, although he did not strain himself—never getting beyond Grassy Corner. Finds the national debt perplexing and has great difficulty with the currency problem. P. Garbett (St. John's). Rowed in Lady Margaret II and won his oar. His disappearance since the Bump Supper surprises no one. We hear that he reads Engineering but are unable to confirm •this report. 11

A. Gilmour Reynolds (Emmanuel). His recent attack of pneumonia is to be regretted, but he assures us that it had its advantages. Refused a part in the Russian production of "Boris Godunor" with some witty saying about it not being good enough. Threatens to lead the Communists in India. Provides the best tea in Cambridge but insists on talking. A tribunal is to investigate his recent photograph in a wellknown society magazine. P. F. Ringrose (Clare). Appears to have devoted his attentions to the law this term but he has been known to trip the light fantastic. Claims to work 25 hours a day. J. F. Spink (Emmanuel). A true man of mystery, and in our naivety we attribute his disappearance to work—well, what else can you do in Cambridge?

J. D. Ward (St. John's). Works hard and occasionally plays a vicious kind of squash. Claims to be able to feel the hot breath of Tripos examiners on his neck—a mere physical illusion brought about by a warm day and the extreme coldness of his rooms His efforts at cooking deserve a "cordon bleu". G. Wilson (Emmanuel). Lives a life of virtuous solitude whilst attempting to work. Laments the deplorable ignorance of scientists and bursts into tears when asked by one of them why his punctuation should be corrected in a scientific essay. With which sad thought and tragic reflection on our times we, with every best wish for the School's future for yet another term, sign ourselves. Yours sincerely, THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETER

CALENDAR, SUMMER TERM, 1949 APRIL 29 Fri. 30 Sat.

Boarders return. Full Term begins.

MAY 1 Sun. St. Philip and St. James. 8 Sun. Third Sunday after Easter. 11 Wed. 1st XI v. York C.C. Home. First Round Junior House Match. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th IVs v. Leeds University. Away. 14 Sat. Semi-final Junior House Match. 15 Sun. Fourth Sunday after Easter. 17 Tues. Junior School Athletic Sports. 18 Wed. 1st XI v. Manchester Grammar School. Away. Colts XI v. Bootham School. Away. junior Colts XI v. Newburgh Priory School. Home.

19 Thurs. 11 a.m. Governors' Meeting. 21 Sat. 1st XI v. Clifton C.C. Home. 1st, 2nd, 3rd IVs v. Durham School. Home. 22 Sun. Rogation Sunday. 23 Mon. 9-45 a.m. Talk by Dr. Iliffe of the C.M.S. 25 Wed. Colts XI v. Giggleswick School. Home.

26 Thurs. Ascension Day. 28 Sat.

29 Sun.

8-45 a.m. Holy Communion (Sung). Junior School XI v. Terrington Hall. Home. 1st and 2nd XIs v. Worksop College. Home. Colts and Junior Colts XIs v. Worksop College. Away.

Sunday after Ascension.

30 Mon. Entrance Scholarship Examination (Two days). 31 Tues. 6-15 House Music Competition. JUNE 1 Wed. 1st XI v. Durham School. Home. 2nd XI v. Durham School. Away. 2 Thurs. 1st and 2nd IVs v. Nottingham High School. Away. 4 Sat. 1st XI v. Giggleswick School. Away. 2nd XI v. Giggleswick School. Home. 5 Sun. Whit-Sunday. Preacher : The Headmaster. 7 Tues. J.S. 1st XI and under 12 XI v. Newburgh Priory School. Home. 8 Wed. 1st XI v. M.C.C. Home. Colts XI v. Durham School. Away. 10 Fri. Annual Choir Outing. 11 Sat. Junior Colts XI v. Bootham School. Home. First Round Senior House Match.

12 Sun. Trinity Sunday.

14 Tues. Junior School XI v. Terrington Hall. Away. Inspection of C.C.F. 15. Wed. 1st and Colts XIs v. Ampleforth College. Away. 2nd XI v. Ampleforth College. Home. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th IVs v. Leeds University. Home.

16 Thurs. Corpus Christi. 11 a.m. Governors' Meeting. 18 Sat.

19 Sun.

J.S. XI v. Bootham School Junior XI. Away. York Regatta. Semi-final Senior House Match.

First Sunday after Trinity.

Preacher : The Dean of York. 21 Tues. J.S. XI v. Dm.* G.S. Junior XI. Home. 22 Wed. Semi-final Senior and Junior House Matches. 23 Thurs. Higher School Certificate begins. J.S. XI v. Ampleforth Junior XI. Home. 25 Sat. 1st XI v. Bradford Grammar School. Away. 2nd and Colts XIs v. Bradford Grammar School. Home. Junior Colts XI v. Bootham School. Away. 26 Sun. Second Sunday after Trinity. Preacher : The Dean of York. 27 Mon. Common Entrance Examination and Senior Entrance Examination (Two days). 28 Tues. J.S. XIs v. Newburgh Priory School (1st XI and under 12 XI). Away.

29 Wed. St. Peter's Day.

8-15 Holy Communion (Sung). Final Junior House Match. 30 Thurs. J.S. XI v. Bootham School Juniors XI. Home.

JULY 1st XI v. Leeds Grammar School. Home. 2nd and Junior Colts XIs v. Leeds Grammar School. Away. 3 Sun. Third Sunday after Trinity. Preacher : The Dean of York. 5 Tues. J.S. XI v. Drax G.S .Junior XI. Away. 6 Wed. 1st XI v. Yorkshire Gentlemen. Home. Junior Colts XI v. Newburgh Priory School. Away. School Regatta. 7 Thurs. School Certificate begins. 1st XI v. Craven Gentlemen. Home. 9 Sat. Colts XI v. Bootham School. Home. Tyne Regatta. 10 Sun. Fourth Sunday after Trinity. 11 Mon. School Examinations begin. 12 Tues. J.S. XI v. Ampleforth Junior XI. Away. 13 Wed. Final Senior House Match. 1st XI v. Bootham School. Home. 16 Sat. 2nd XI v. Bootham School. Away. 17 Sun. Fifth Sunday after Trinity. Preacher : The Headmaster. 20 Wed. 1st XI v. T. H. Hobson's XI. Away. Junior Colts v. Drax G.S. Home. 2-30 p.m. Junior School Swimming Sports. 21 Thurs. 11 a.m. Governors Meeting. 2-30 p.m. Senior School Swimming Sports. 1st XI v. Old Peterites (Two days). Home. 22 Fri. 11 a.m. Speech Day and Distribution of Prizes by The Bishop of 23 Sat. Lincoln. Afternoon—Second day of O.P. Cricket Match. Rowing v. Old Peterites. 24 Sun. Sixth Sunday after Trinity. 8-15 a.m. Holy Communion. 11 a.m. Commemoration Service. Preacher The Rev. H. N. Hodd. 26 Mon. Full Term ends. 27 Tues. Boarders depart. C.C.F. Camp at Gandale (to 3rd August). 11 a.m. Junior School Sunday Services are —8-15 a.m. Holy Communion. Service. 6-30 p.m. Evensong. 2 Sat.

VALETE AND SALVETE VALETE (March, 1949) THE GROVE R. Parker. 1944 49. L.VI. School Monitor. Head of the Grove. School Cert., 1947. Civil Service Exam. (R.A.F.), 1949. 1st XV, 1947-49, Cap. Captain of Rugger, 1948-49. 1st XI Hockey, 1948-49'; Colours, 1948-49. 1st XI Cricket Colours, 1947; Cap, 1948; Vice-Captain of Cricket, 1948. Squash Colours, 1947-48-49; Captain of Squash, 1947-48. 1st Shooting Sgt. in Athletics team, 1948. VIII, 1946-49; Colours, 1947-48-49. 1st Class Shot. C.C.F. Cert. "A". P. F. Stead. 1948-49 (Junior School, 1946). Shell. G. A. Wood. 1946-49 (Junior School, 1944). Transitus. School Cert., 1948.

TEMPLE C. D. Ryder. 1943-49 (Junior School, 1941). U.VI. School MonitorSchool Cert., 1946. H.S.C., 1948. Colts XV, 1946; 2nd XV, Colours, 1948; 1st XV Colours, 1947. 2nd XI Hockey Colours, 1949. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1949. Sgt. in C.C.F. Cert "A", 1946. Cert. "T", 1947. 1st Class Shot. Library Monitor. Editor of "The Peterite". J. M. Brook. 1946-49 (Junior School, 1943). Transitus. School Cert., 1948. J. HearfieId. 1946-49 (Junior School, 1944). Transitus. School Cert., 1948. Played for Colts XV, 1948. Cadet in C.C.F.. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1949. J. A. T. Parker. 1944-49 (Junior School, 1940). Vc.

SALVETE (Jan., 1949) P. A. King. Shell.

THE RISE

SCHOOL OFFICERS SCHOOL MONITORS :

Head of School and The Manor: C. FRANK. Head of The Grove: R. PARKER. Head of School House: G. W. J. GRIFFITHS. Head of The Rise: N. B. BURGESS. Head of Temple: F. C. SLEGG. Chapel Monitor: E. G. THOMPSON. J. M. GRAHAM. J. B. MORTIMER. C. D. RYDER. HOUSE MONITORS The Grove: C. M. BAINTON, J. A. HANNON, A. M. KENDELL, E. D. THORNTON, R. J. FRATER. The Manor: F. CARLILL, R. J. GIBSON, C. D. GOODE, P. JENKINS, J. A. WHITEHEAD. The Rise: R. M. BOOTH, D. THOMPSON, J. S. TREWICK, I. U.. WARRINGTON. chool House: P. T. BAKER, P. J. DENNIS, D. G. ECCLES, J. C. GRIFFITHS, P. C. KNOWLSON, D. WALTER. emple: M. A. CROSS, K. G. HARRISON, J. C. VARLEY, R. A. CALVERT_ GAMES CAPTAINS : Captain of Hockey: P. T. BAKER. Captain of Boats: G. W. J. GRIFFITHS. Captain of Athletics: C. FRANK. Captain of Shooting: J. A. HANNON. Captain of Squash: J. A. HANNON. Captain of Fencing:' A. M. KENDELL. :

EDITORS OF "THE PETERITE" BURGESS, J. C. GRIFFITHS, C. D. RYDER, M. I. H. UNWIN, S. C. DANEFF. 15

ITEMS The only talk of the term took place on Monday, 21st February, when Mr. J. W. Bansall spoke to the School about the careers offered in the I.C.I. After a short film which showed the variety of work done at one of the biggest I.C.I. plants, Mr. Bansall passed on to the main part of his talk. He spoke at length of the many various branches of the I.C.I. and of the methods of entry, making it clear that a university degree was an essential qualification. He emphasised the extensive nature of the opportunities offered by an ever-expanding industrial concern such as was the I.C.I. We thank Mr. Bansall for a most interesting and instructive talk. On Monday, 14th February, the VIth Form attended a pre-view of the film "The Guinea Pig" at the Regal Cinema. Later in the week the rest of the School were given an opportunity to see the film. On Friday, 11th March, the whole School saw Sir Lawrence Olivier's production of "Hamlet" at the Picture House. The work of constructing a new changing-room block for th Grove began last term; the new block should be completed by n September. On Sunday, 6th March, York was featured in the B.B.C. seri "Down Your Way". On behalf of St. Peter's, M. I. H. Un ' acquitted himself extremely well in the interview with Ri Dimbleby which was part of the programme.

HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE We can now feel quite assured that the Grove has completely re-established itself in the School and, indeed, has begun to consolidate its position by winning one or two cups, the prelude, we hope, to many more. We did not win any of the major inter-house events of the term, but in both the Hockey and the Athletics we came very near. After a rather unconvincing display against the Manor, whom we beat 2-0, the Hockey team pulled themselves together to beat the Rise 4-1 in the semi-final, 'but in the final lost a very close game to School House by 2-3; we feel that we were perhaps a little unlucky but do congratulate School House on their fine performance. We gained 2nd place in the Athletics after a very dose tussle with the Rise, who, we must add, were handicapped by the loss of one of their best men on Sports Day. The result is principally due to the magnificent effort made by the House as a whole in Standards. An average of 12 points per head speaks for itself. 16

I We were not successful in either of the Rowing events; nevertheless we were not disgraced. Out of nine boaters, including a cox and four beginners, Wilson produced two crews, which, though beaten, gave very creditable performances. Our two successes were in the Squash and Cross Country. The Squash team beat Temple 3-0, and after a hard match beat School House 2-1, thus qualifying for the final, in which they beat the Manor comfortably by 3-0. Conscientious training and experience were the reasons for our victory in the Cross Country The team ran well and certainly came up to expectations. We congratulate the following on the award of their 1st XI Hockey Colours : R. M. Hodgson, R. S. Pringle, R. Parker. We also congratulate R. I. Hunt on his Shooting Colours; J. A. Hannon, R. Parker, and R. D. Watson on their Squash Colours; and M. I. H. Unwin, J. A. Hannon, E. D. Thornton, R. Parker, R. M. Hodgson, D. J. on, Wilsand P. J. Blincoe on their House Colours. Domestically, too, it has been a busy term. A House Music Society was formed at the beginning of term and meetings were held in Mr. Harding's Sitting Room on alternate Saturday evenings. In this connection we thank Mr. Harding for the use of his gramophone and Mrs. Harding for providing refreshments afterwards. A Railway Club was also formed and flourished in the earlier part of the term; many of the senior members of the House showed considerable interest in its activities. What would appear to be the first stages of a House Film Society began last term; films were shown by Prendergast in the Junior Middles' Common Room on Saturday evenings. At last the difficulties arising from cramped changing-room accommodation are to be solved. Demolition work began, with the assistance of many members of the House, last term, and we are assured that by the end of next term we shall have a fine new changing-room block. We congratulate R. J. Frater and R. D. Watson on being appointed House Monitors. We also say "goodbye" to G. A. Wood and P. F. Stead, who are leaving; we wish them success in the future. It has just come as a shock to us, at •the beginning of the Summer Term, that R. Parker has left. His position as Head of House has been taken by E. D. Thornton, to whom we wish all success. THE MANOR Mr. Harris has replaced Mr. Penniston as Assistant House Master, and we welcome him with the hope that he will have a long and enjoyable stay with us. We put in much hard training for the Cross Country, but our team was outclassed. This was largely due to the fact that it was the youngest in the field, and we feel that it is not without promise for the

future. We did, however, make an improvement in our final position in the Athletics Sports, and would like to congratulate Frank on his splendid come-back, and Raylor for gaining the maximum number of points on Standards. In the semi-final of the hockey we 'had a good match against the Grove. The score of 3-1 to the Grove gives little indication of the closeness of the game. Our defence was good, especially on the part of Osborne, playing in goal. Our main weakness lay in the fact that we showed a decided tendency to hurry our shots at the opposing goal. In the second division of the inter-house boating we lost to School House owing to an unfortunate crab, which set us back near the start of the race. The senior division, however, proved the highlight of the term. We beat the Rise in •the semi-final by a very easy win. This meant we rowed against Temple for the cup. After a very close race we managed to beat them by a length and daylight. Thus the Boating Cup came to us for the first time since The Manor was reformed in 1942. This proved a fitting conclusion to Mr. J•ckson's last term. We would like to congratulate Frank on the re-award of his Shooting Colours and Ratcliffe on the award of his 1st XI Hockey Colours for 1949; and also Hartley, Cobham, and Daniel on the award of their House Colours for Boating. We are very sorry to bid farewell to Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, who have been with the House since 1942. As a token of our appreciation of their kindly and encouraging spirit we presented them with a portable wireless and a silver salver, to which Manorites, past and present, contributed. Our best wishes go to Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, and we hope that they will find their new work and surroundings thoroughly congenial and happy. THE RISE The past term has •been for us an extremely pleasant one, though not one fraught with outward successes. First of all we would like to congratulate D. Thompson and I. U. Warrington on being made House Monitors to replace E. G. Brown and D. Hopkins, who left us last term. The House Musical Society has continued to flourish, and Sunday evening gramophone recitals have been well attended. We feel that one of the principal attractions was the refreshments which Mrs. Crews so kindly provided, and for which we thank her. The Model Railway Club was re-started this term, but its revival, after a lapse of many years, is the work of a few enthusiasts and we would like to see a more active general interest. Modelling of all sorts has continued to flourish but unfortunately side by side with the production of a large amount of "decorated firewood", which we feel is alien to the spirit in which the hobbies room was started.

The House record in sport was not one of brilliant success, but the comparative youth of our teams and the fact that they will be almost intact next year bodes well for the future. A very young Cross Country team ran well to come third, and the effort made by all, not only in the actual race, but also in the drudgery of practice and training, is deserving of the highest praise. We congratulate M. G. Goodburn on achieving the distinction of having won the Cross Country two years in succession. The Athletics team came a very close third in the School Sports, and this without the services of M. G. Goodburn, whom we had hoped would gain a considerable number of points for us. Hawkins and Markus ran extremely well and deserve especial mention. The Hockey team was not very successful and was defeated by a strong Grove side in the semi-final, but not without a hard struggle in a very fast match. In open play we played well, particularly the backs, but in the "D" the forwards lacked the experience to take advantage of their opportunities and were unable to score the necessary goals. Amos, in goal, played extremely well and by his efforts kept down the score against us. The House crews were no more successful in the inter-house boat races. A surfeit of "crabs" was our unhappy lot in both divisions, but the experience will have shown both crews that it does not do to get excited before a race Three crabs in the 1st division gave a virtual walk-over to Manor, whom we congratulate on winning the cup, and in the 2nd division a bad start and crabs did much the same for the Grove 2nd IV. A keen interest in Chess was maintained throughout the term, particularly in the junior part of the House, and our defeat at the hands of School House was as unpleasant as it was unexpected. Perhaps over-confidence led to the defeat of our two top boards, which we had expected would win. We congratulate Daneff on having completed a third season with the School Chess team. However, it is hoped that the interest in Chess will continue and will enable us to win the Chess Trophy, which has so far eluded us. Members of the House have taken an active part in various School societies such as the Debating Society, the Music Society, and the Science Society, and it is hoped that more will do so in future. Finally we must congratulate D. Thompson on the award of 1st XI Colours and S. H. Amos and I. U. Warrington on their 2nd XI Colours.

SCHOOL HOUSE The term has, on the whole, been successful; in most School affairs members of the House have played a leading part, although in the inter-house competitions we have not been so successful as appeared likely at various times. But first we would like to congratulate P. C.

Knowlson on his appointment as a House Monitor and also on the award of his Shooting Colours. Once again the House has been well represented in the School Hockey elevens. In the 1st XI, besides the Captain of Hockey, P. T. Baker, J. C. Griffiths was awarded his Colours and Cap, and P. J. Dennis, R. J. Shardlow, and A. N. C. Smith their Colours. In the 2nd XI C. T. Groves was awarded his Colours. With this foundation to build upon, the House team won the Hockey Cup, beating Temple 2-1 in a semi-final and the Grove 3-2 in the final. After the matches J. C. Griffiths, R. J. Shardlow, A. N. C. Smith and C. T. Groves were awarded their House Colours. The House team was : J. F. N. Jackson; A. N. C. Smith, C. T. Groves; J. C. Griffiths, P. J. Dennis, P. W. V. Milburn; M. Wye, R. J. Shardlow, P. T. Baker, W. H. . Fairweather, G. Elliott. In the House Boating we were not so successful as last year for we lost the 1st Division Cup to the Manor and the 2nd Division Cup to Temple, both of whom we would like to congratulate. M. Wye was awarded his House Colours for Boating and other activities after the races. G. W. J. Griffiths, the Captain of Boats, and D. J. Eccles rowed in the "A" Crew, R. C. Groves in the "B" Crew, and M. Wye in the "C" Crew which beat St. John's College. The House Squash team nearly brought off the impossible by beating a very strong Grove team. After Fairweather, whom we congratulate on winning the Senior Squash Tournament, had beaten Parker, and Dennis had lost to Hannon, Baker was just beaten 3-2 in a thrilling game with Watson. In this connection we congratulate Fairweather and Dennis on the award of their Squash Colours. At the same •time we would like to congratulate G. Elliott and his Chess team on their fine performance; after beating a strong Temple team they went on to beat the Rise and only lost •to the Manor in the final by the narrow margin of 3 games to 2. In the Annual Cross Country Race, although the team only finished fourth, Fairweather recorded a very fine idividual performance in running into fifth place. In the Athletic Standards the House, by getting an average of ten points, did better than for many years; although our average was as high as any previous winning average we could only manage to come third, two points behind The Grove. Fairweather, in gaining full points, and McDougle, in only dropping one, did extremely well and were closely followed by Baker, Milburn, Elliott, R. H. Jackson, Walton, and C. K. Smith. In the Athletic Sports, although the House team did not do very well and took the wooden spoon, several people recorded fine individual performances. We congratulate Fairweather on breaking the School Record in 'the Intermediate High Jump, R. H. Jackson on winning the Junior High Jump, and Baker, C. K. Smith, and Driver on getting places in their events. 20

This term there has been formed in the House an Amenities Committee which will deal with all matters connected with the amenities of the House. Such affairs as the Hobbies Room and the spending of the Embellishment Fund will come within its province. The Commitee will consist of the Head of the Houses and one elected representative from the Seniors, one from the Middles, and one from the Juniors. We are glad that so many members of the House have attended regularly the meetings of the Debating Society and hope that more will take their courage in both hands and deliver their maiden speech, for it is only by taking a full part that the greatest benefit can be derived from this most valuable activity. There were also members of the House in the orchestra and augmented choir which gave a performance of Haydn's "Creation" to the School and parents. During the term the hobbies room was moved from the Science Block to a situation near the C.C.F. stores. The House has purchased a most comprehensive set of tools which are now in general use in it. At the same time the Model Railway Club has laid out a new track and enthusiastic members have , been making and renovating signals, stations, and other apparatns. At an informal gathering the Head of the House presented Miss Beskow with a travelling clock, the gift of all members of the House, past and present, and a memento of the days which she spent as our Matron; we all wish her the very best of luck in her new appointment. TEMPLE This term has held for us both disappointment and success— disappointment in the Senior Boating, and success once more in the Athletics. On the whole, however, we can record a not unsuccessful term, for with another 35 points towards the Oxford Cup, we retain the lead taken in the Rugger last term. In work, too, Temple has gained the most points this term for the Work Cup. Firstly, then, we would congratulate the House Athletics team on retaining the Athletics Shield, and particularly Ankers on breaking the Intermediate Mile and Half Mile records. Our lead in points at the end of Sports Day was not perhaps as great as that of the previous year, but this, under the circumstances, we think, reflects greater credit on a hard-working team and on the remainder of the House for the support they gave to the team in Standards. In the semi-final of the Hockey, our team played well against a more experienced School House XI and were unlucky not to force a replay, the winning goal being scored in the last minutes of the game, to bring the score to 2-1 in favour of our opponents, whom we congratulate on winning the Hockey Cup. It was in the Senior Boating that the tragedy of the term occurred. Having beaten School House, who were considered our only rivals, a slip at the start of the final with The Manor gave our opponents a lead which proved just too much for us. Our honour was vindicated to 21

some extent, however, when our very good 2nd IV beat The Grove in the semi-final of the Junior Boating, and went on to win the cup from School House in the final. Good packing enabled us to fulfill our aim of second place in the Cross Country and gained a valuable 5 points for the Oxford Cup. An effort has been made to improve the standard of Squash Racquets in the House, and whilst we lost 3-0 'to The Grove in the inter-house competition this term, we hope that renewed enthusiasm for the game will bear fruit in the near future. During the term we ran a Junior and Senior Handicap Table Tennis Competition, won again by last term's winners, D. J. Bird and Brook, and also a novel "Secret Handicap" Competition, whose fortuitous nature proved 'to 'be of little concern to Brook, who once more emerged victor. Ryder, Brook, Hearfield, and Parker are leaving us this term. Appreciating what they have done for the House, we wish them the best of luck in their future careers. Congratulations to : Slegg, 1st XI Hockey Colours; Ryder, 2nd XI Hockey Colours; Slegg, Ryder, Ankers, Brook, House Hockey Colours; Slegg, Ankers, Fletcher, Brook, Hearfield, House Cross Country Colours; Graham, J. C. Varley, Cross, Calvert, House Boating Colours; K. Varley, House Coxing Colours; Slegg, Graham, Kershaw, Ankers, Robinson, Roe, House Athletics Colours.

THE OXFORD CUP, 1948-49

(Holders : School House) The following table indicates the system on which points are 'awarded and gives the points gained up to date :-

Points

Senior Rugger Junior Rugger Senior Cricket Junior Cricket Hockey • • Rowing (1st Division) Rowing (2nd Division Athletics, 1st Athletics, 2nd Cross-country, 1st Cross-country, 2nd Swimming, 1st Swimming, 2nd Squash Tennis Shooting (Team) Fencing

Awarded Grove . 20

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

10 20 10 20 20 10 20 10 10

...

... ...

10 10

200

— 10 10

Manor

Rise — 10

— 20 —

School House Temple 20

10 20 5

GAMES COMMITTEE Only one meeting has been held so far in the current School year_ As a result of this, a crest has been designed which will be worn on a 1st XV rugger jersey by all boys who have been awarded their Colours, and on the shirt by all Hockey Colours. The crest embodies the crosskeys with suitable lettering in each case, and is embroidered in chocolate for the rugger, and royal blue for the hockey.

1110

"HITCH-HIKING" IN FRANCE

Travelling abroad by the usual means is, to-day, expensive and harassing. This Easter I decided to throw all the cares of travelling away, and go "hitch-hiking". I went to France. I set out from York on Monday, 11th April, with a rucksack packed with a good supply of tinned food, a couple of blankets, and a change of clothes. "Hitching" from York to Dover was a simple matter, and I was able to cross the Channel—not without undesirable results—on the Wednesday. Calais, with all its harbour environs shattered, did not interest me very much, and so I gat a lift to Dunkerque and stayed the night in the Youth Hostel there. The damage done at Dunkerque was quite as extensive as that at Calais, and the people there, although always more than willing to help, were not exactly enthusiastic about the English. The British soldier does not seem to have left a very high reputation behind him ! It was my intent to reach Paris the next day, but it proved to be rather a difficult proposition, for lifts in France are not easy to obtain. I realised how difficult it would be for two people to "hitch" together. At ten o'clock that night I had not got any further than Arras, and I thought that Paris was out of the question. Some Frenchmen with whom I started talking saved the situation, however, by stringing themselves across the road and stopping a large lorry going to Paris. I snuggled into the spare seat and, nearly falling to sleep, I had the marvellous experience of speeding over the "routes nationales" in the middle of the night. I reached Paris about 3-0 a.m., and somehow made my way to the Youth Hostel Association's "Camp Volant", conveniently situated near "Les Invalides". Prices in Paris were high —a small glass of French beer which cost ten francs in Lille cost fortyfive in Paris—milk was very hard to get, and prices in the "patisseries" were especially high. After having a rather good time in Paris, I went on to Fontainebleau, where I stayed for two days. One striking thing about France and the French to-day is that traces of the occupation are still very easily discernible. This is very noticeable in the towns themselves, whose gutted centres are by no 23

means well on the road to reconstruction, but it is perhaps most apparent in a Frenchman's conversation. Before he has been talking five minutes he will be telling you how he was a prisoner of war, or how he was in the resistance movement; how his family suffered; or how he hates the Germans. The present hardly seemed to exist for them. After Fontainebleau, my aim was to reach Tours, but I was to be disappointed, and after passing through Orleans I had to "sleep out" in a ditch just South of Beaugency. I was amazed to find how warm and comfortable it was ! But the sight of the Loire Valley at about 5 o'clock in the morning certainly compensated for any lack of luxury I had experienced. The next day was much more fortunate, and I arrived in Tours early in the morning. The Loire flows through Tours, and its valley and neighbouring countryside were the most interesting and beautiful I passed through during my stay in France. I stayed in Tours that night and woke up next morning realising that •time was getting short, and so I decided to make for Calais as quickly as possible. Again I was rather unlucky, and I was forced to sleep in a battered car outside a transport cafe just south of Alencon, where a large oil-tanker bound for the North, was parked. I had been advised to wake up when the tanker started and ask for a lift. The plan worked, and the next morning I found myself in the large industrial city of Rouen. After looking round, I set out on the road for Boulogne. It was only with the help of two "gendarmes", who stopped a car for me, that I reached Abbeville that night. I got some I did not seem to be able to settle sleep there in a watchman's hut. down there, so I set out again on the dark and desolate road. When I I reached a transport cafe, a driver offered me a lift to Boulogne. had no time to look round the town, because my boat sailed in about two hours, and I still had to reach Calais ! However, I did reach Calais eventually—but only ten minutes before we sailed ! Yes, my holiday had been well worth while—I had seen quite a lot of France and the French—I had spoken a good deal, and, above all, I had had a good time. No, it wasn't very expensive—£2 10s.

D. J. WILSON.

THE CHAPEL The outstanding event of any Easter Term must be our Annual Confirmation. This was held on Friday, 18th March, at 12-0 noon; and the Archbishop of York honoured us by coming himself to Confirm the 53 Candidates presented to him. Those Confirmed made their first Communion on the following Sunday. We took our now accustomed part in the Epiphany Procession in York Minster on Sunday, 23rd January, and that Service seems to row more impressive and to gain in religious significance each year. 24

The School Choir and all who took part in the Procession acquitted themselves with their usual distinction. Two additions to the Chapel must be recorded. Towards the end of the Christmas Term Colonel Huffam presented us with a very beautiful Indian (Benares) Tray for use as an Alms-dish. Now that a stand has been made for it, it is in full use; and we are most grateful for a gift which fills a long-felt want. Then, too, the Candelabra (over the Chancel step), which made its first appearance at the Carol Services in December, has become our own property. Already we can hardly remember what the Chapel looked like without it. That is. surely, a proof that the candelabra is singularly fitting and appropriate. A memorial service for Mabel Baird was held in Chapel on Tuesday, 15th March, when the Bishop of Selby gave an address. Our visiting preachers have been the Dean of York, an old friend; and some new friends in the Archdeacon of York, the Rev. J. S. Purvis, D.Litt., and the Rev. P. W. Wheddon, the Archbishop's Chaplain, to all of whom we owe a debt of gratitude. A word of thanks must be given to the Servers, who have been admirably regular and prompt in their attendance : and we can note with satisfaction an increased number of Communicants on Sundays. Probably the change back to 8-15 a.m. (instead of 8-0 a.m.) has been helpful. During Lent much greater use has been made of the weekday Celebrations, but surely more use could be made of them at all times than is usually done, even if the dark mornings of winter are discouraging. The special Lent Service on Thursday evenings has been valued by quite a good number. The Religious Discussion Group has not met this term for a variety of reasons; but meetings will be resumed next term.

THE CHOIR The Choir has had a busy term. Starting with its traditional role as the voice of Everyman opposite the Minster Choir in the Epiphany Procession with Carols in the Minster, •the Choir was then re-organised and settled down to producing an anthem at most evensongs throughout the term. These were :The Carol—"Ding dong ding". "Save us, 0 Lord." Bairstow. "The Heavens are telling." Haydn. "Blessed be the God and Father." S. S. Wesley. "Ye that do your Master's will." Orlando Gibbons. "Lord for Thy tender mercies' sake." Farrant. "Bow down Thine ear." Arensky. and the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis to a setting by Noble in B minor with the School. 25

The highlight of the term was Mendelssohn's "0 for the wings of a dove" at the Memorial Service for Mrs. Baird at 12-15 p.m. on Tuesday, 15th March. With "Hear my prayer" this had been Mrs. Baird's favourite anthem, and there were many present who looked back to earlier performances under her enthusiastic direction.

THE LIBRARY Librarian: L. BURGESS, ESQ. Assistant Librarians:

J. C. GRIFFITHS, D. P. NORWOOD, C. D. RYDER, F. C. SLEGG, M. I. H. UNWIN, J. A. WHITEHEAD.

The term has seen a gradual continuation of the work of reorganising the Library. The books in the Geography, Economics, History and Travel Sections have been labelled upon the spine so that borrowers can find any particular book more easily and the Card Index for those sections brought up to date; the English Literature Section has been similarly treated and a Card Index, hitherto lacking, has been made out for it. There is still a great deal of laxity in the observance of Library rules. The Librarians are put to a great deal of unnecessary trouble by the failure of some few thoughtless borrowers to return books used in "out" periods to the shelves. In addition too many books are "borrowed", especially by Senior members of the School, without a Librarian's permission; it is this which accounts for the large number of books which fail to return every year. Despite the continued difficulty in obtaining books, the term has seen many new books added to the Library. Since the last edition of the "Peterite" the following books have been added to the Library : Geography, Economics, etc. : In Search of South Africa—H. V. Morton. Records of York Castle—Twyford and Griffiths. Europe—J. F. Unstead. History : The Scandinavians in History—S. M. Toyne. The Trade Winds—ed., C. N. Parkinson. Everyday Life in the Stone Age—C. H. B. Quennel. Everyday Life in the Bronze and Iron Ages—C. H. B. Quennel. Crusade in Europe—Gen. Eisenhower. Samuel Pepys, the Man in the Making—Arthur Bryant. Samuel Pepys, the Years of Peril. Science and Fine Arts : One Day Telleth Another—S. A. lonides. Introduction to Algebraic Geometry—J. W. Archibald. Algebra—A. Payne. German Song—Elizabeth Schumann. Chamber Music—A. H. King. The Messiah—Julian Herbage.

The Waltz—Mosco Carver. Covent Garden—D. Shawe-Taylor. The Golden Age of Vienna—Hans Gal. Literature, Reference, Religion : William Temple—F. A. Iremonger. The Diary of Samuel Pepys—ed., 0. F. Morshead. The Wooden Horse—Williams. Passage to India—Forster. Sixteen Self Sketches—Bernard Shaw. The Oxford Classical Dictionary. Whittaker's Almanack, 1949.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY Once again the Society has had a successful term. Attendances have been large and more people have been prepared to speak from the floor of the house; there is still, however, a shortage of platform speakers, a fact which became apparent towards the end of last term. Three full debates have been held and the last meeting of term was devoted to an experiment which we are assured has been a success. The first meeting of term was held on 22nd January, when Mr. Rhodes proposed "that Britain is like an old lion which has lost its teeth, and whose tail anyone may tweak". He contrasted the present situation with that of the war period and said that it was indeed lamentable. Mr. Wiseman, opposing, said that an emancipatory policy was essential for the future of the world. J. B. Mortimer seconded the proposition; he said that we commanded no respect abroad and, indeed, appeared as a minor power. J. C. Griffiths, speaking fourth, said that it was our duty to pursue a policy of self-restraint. Speeches from the House were made by Royle, Cobham, Wilson, Unwin, Chatterton, Hamilton, Wheatley, D. A. White, and Walter. The motion was carried by 60 votes to 29. The second meeting was held on 5th February, the motion being that "This House believes in ghosts". Canon Patteson, who proposed, said that there were far too many reported instances of ghosts for there to be any doubt as to their existence. Mr. Waine opposed. He divided ghosts into two classes—pure inventions and illusions. J. S. Berg, seconding the motion, stated that man could produce manifestations through the agency of his subconscious mind. 27

D. C. Jack, seconding the opposition, stated that as there was no medium of communication and expression except the body, therefore ghosts could not exist. Speeches from the House were made by Unwin, Kelsey, J. C. Griffiths, Frater, Bainton, and Jackson. The motion was carried by 63 votes to 59. At the next meeting, which was held on 19th February, Mr. Le Tocq proposed "That the composition of the House of Lords, being based on hereditary privilege, should be reformed". Hereditary privilege was out of date; instead he recommended a House of Lords composed of life Peers. M. I. H. Unwin, opposing, spoke of the beneficial influence and sense of responsibility inherent in the aristocracy. Something more than personal ability was required to make a successful second chamber. N. B. Burgess, who seconded the proposition, said that a system of hereditary privilege kept many able men out of the House of Lords. J. B. Mortimer, seconded the opposition; he explained the functions of a second chamber, saying that the House of Lords fulfilled its task admirably. Speeches were then made by D. S. Wilson, Royle, J. F. N. Jackson, Bainton, Jack, R. M. Booth, Frater, Wheatley, Carlill, Chatterton, Hamilton, Hunt, and Stanley. The motion was defeated by 71 votes to 16. The next meeting was held on 5th March. A short discussion was held, the subject being, "That music is the spice of life". D. G. Hilton, proposing, showed how universal music was, and argued that there was music to suit all tastes. D. J. Wilson, opposing, gave a most dramatic speech and came to the conclusion that "one man's meat is another man's poison". Speeches from the House were few and were made by Unwin, Ryder, Mr. Le Tocq, and Chatterton. The voting was 65 against and 9 for. After the discussion Mr. Le Tocq gave a short talk on the organisation and procedure of the House of Commons in preparation for the last debate. The final meeting of the term was held on 19th March and was in the form of an afternoon session of the House of Commons. After Question Time, when the Ministers of His Majesty's Government answered topical questions of a not very serious nature, put to them by members of the House, the main part of the session took place. 28

The Minister of Education, M. I. H. Unwin, moved the second reading of The Voluntary Subjects Extension Bill, the principles of which were :1. That a total of four options be taken by all members of the Transitus and VIth. 2. That one optional subject be taken by all members of the Vth forms for three periods per week. 3. That an additional afternoon be devoted to optional subjects for the IVth forms and Shell. In his speech he spoke of the purposes of the education offered by the Public Schools, saying that such an education aimed at producing a well-educated man with a wide range of knowledge. This could only be effected by a general education which need not interfere with examination work. J. B. Mortimer, as leader of the Opposition, said that whilst over specialisation was a danger, over generalisation was even more so. He emphasised the importance of examination results, and argued that further indulgence in optional subjects would be detrimental. Speeches were also made by Jackson, Markus, Cobham, D. J. Wilson, E. G. Thompson, Chatterton, R. M. Booth, Frater, Pringle, and Beeehall. The Bill was decisively defeated.

BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY The "Mountpark's" movements this term have consisted of but one passage—from Sydney, N.S.W., which she left on 9th January, to Liverpool, where she arrived on 9th March. The route was via Panama, and thus the voyage again took the ship around the world, for the outward trip was via Morocco and the Suez Canal, and altogether she has been away from Great Britain 18 months. Cargo (flour) was discharged at Liverpool, and the ship then went to Glasgow during the School 'holidays. There she has loaded general cargo for the Persian Gulf. Mr. Greenough, the Second Officer, has sent us an account of a passage made by the "Mountpark" from Sydney to Malaya in November, 1948, using the route inside the Great Barrier Reef. We print an extract below : "Our pilot joined us in Sydney, and we sailed from there on 5th November. Far the first three days the weather was rather unkind, and we experienced strong northerly winds with an accompanying 29

heavy swell, which made things rather uncomfortable for us; but we soon lost this, and from Sandy Cape onwards we experienced perfect weather conditions. The Great Barrier Reef is an extensive line of coral reefs stretching for nearly 1,000 miles along that coast from latitude 221°S. in a N.-Westerly direction almost to New Guinea. It is a formidable obstruction to navigation, although there are several navigable passages through it from the Coral Sea. The route we took inside the reefs is considered a tricky one, but our pilot knew these water intimately. His knowledge of the reefs was extensive and he often held our interest with little stories of how some of the reefs, islands, and bays got their names. The fine sunny weather and smooth waters made sailing very pleasant, close in amongst the numerous small islands, which gave us some very pretty scenery. The reefs were at times visible to us, but usually appeared only as differing coloured patches of water. We were picking our way through them all along the route, but the many beacons and lights and the pilot's local knowledge assured us of a safe passage. The early navigators must have had a trying time along this coast. Captain Cook was the first to make the passage, and he sailed in the "Endeavour" right to the Torres Strait without a chart— charting the coast as he went along. It was whilst making this passage that he ran the "Endeavour" on to a reef, the only occasion on all his voyages of exploration when he grounded a ship. We reached Torres Strait on 13th November, and stopped at Goods Island, where our pilot left us. A motor launch put him ashore on Thursday Island, where he would perhaps await a southbound ship or perhaps be flown back to Sydney. From Goods Island we then set of across the Timor Sea." We are glad to hear that both Mr. Ellis and Mr. Greenough are remaining with the ship for the next voyage, and are looking forward to hearing from them about their visit to the Persian Gulf.

FILM SOCIETY "Night at the Opera" was undoubtedly the most popular film of the winter series : the surrealistic antics of the Marx Brothers appeared to be precisely to the Society's liking, and the film is, by any standards, a fast-moving and entertaining one. "Mutiny on the Bounty" retained the fine sweep and spirit of adventure that it had when first issued, and by no means every film keeps, with the passing of years, its pristine virtues : it is surely one of the best produced "period" films ever made : history on the screen only too often means that the camera never gets more than six feet away from the subject in order to cut down expense 30

on sets, but in "Mutiny" at all stages the canvas was wide and the detail convincing. "The Last Chance" was a moving, not to say harrowing film and despite language difficulties, surprisingly popular : there was much beautiful Alpine and Italian scenery shewn : in particular there were camera studies of an Italian lake in the opening sequences that were quite exquisite : the cliche of the scenic postcard was avoided : a few close up shots of lakeside rushes and lapping water under moonlight achieved an air of peace that contrasted sharply with the story that was to follow : it is a great pity that the Society cannot get more films of this type. "Pride and Prejudice" is not very good Jane Austen perhaps, but none the less has much to commend it : it is well edited, transition from one sequence to another being often noticeably sharp and effective : the Lady Katherine and Mr. (sic.) Collins are also gorgeously overplayed by Edna May Oliver and Melville Cooper. Non-fiction films —documentaries, if you like—when billed, seemed, to some at any rate, formidable fare in prospect : in reality they did not go down too badly, or was it that in their applause those present were merely being kind? "Wings over Africa" turned out to be an uninspired and dated travelogue, not, however, without its points of interest; but Jill Craigie's study of post-war Plymouth, called "The Way We Live" was in a higher class altogether : it was a story told with superb economy in that there was no waste footage or padding; every shot had something to add to the effect. Flaherty's "Man of Aran". a visual tone-poem of the sea, if such a thing is possible, made some of its points rather obscurely and a careless sound track did not help. Laurel and Hardy, however, were in their best form and everybody went off to bed in a good mood. "Hue and Cry", graced by an original story, proved a pleasant, if unsensational, finale to the season : the crowd scenes were very \yell handled—(a rare virtue in British films : how tired one so soon gets of those lighted torches !) and one shot was at least reminiscent of the famous "steps" sequence in the Russian film "Potemkin" '

ART NOTES H. H. Hunter and R. N. Johnson are to be congratulated on being "hung" in the 54th Exhibition of Students' Drawings and Paintings recently held by the Royal Drawing Society in the City of London Guildhall and Art Gallery. From there the Exhibition tours all the large municipal centres. Work comes in to this Exhibition from all over the world and the standard of Exhibition is thus very high. Of the many Public Schools which "send in" to this Exhibition only Taunton, Rugby and ourselves are this year represented, but it is to be noticed that the Modern School and the County Grammar School are increasing their representation. 31

This is evidence of a changing state in Art Education. At last, Art and Craftwork are being co-ordinated, and the pupil in all types of creative work is encouraged to be an individual or "self'. Gone for ever, it is hoped, are the laborious hours spent in drawing a sprig of holly or sycamore or mastering the detailed intricacies of perspective. The aim now is to allow the imagination full scope and allow the student to create in the true sense of the word, but to create from his own observations of the things around him, from his own vision of his environment. It is when this vision, this observation, is ignored that self-expression in the abstract art form rears its ugly head. Without vision and attention to nature no true artistic creation is possible. Such was the gist of Sir Alfred Munning's speech at the recent Royal Academy Dinner, which has caused so much controversy in professional artistic circles. In School Art then, let the building, the cluster of trees, the wind swept sky, replace the holly sprig, and drawing from observation may then truly inspire the imagination, and deepen and make more acute the vision. A.G.C.

THE MUSICAL SOCIETY The weekly informal gramophone recitals have continued successfully throughout the term. They have been arranged by :E. G. Thompson and R. M. Booth. D. A. Haxby and R. Hawkins. R. J. Frater and D. P. Norwood. F. Carlill and R. Hawkins. D. A. White and M. I. H. Unwin.

Two talks were given by members of the Society on Sunday evenings. P. J. R. Mason gave an illustrated talk entitled : "Portrait of a 'Cello", on Sunday, 6th March. He dealt with it as if it were a character. After describing the parts of the 'cello, he traced its development from the Viol de Gamba, mentioning one which had eighteen strings, and another freak which had a concertina in the body. After brief reference to the chief composers for the 'cello, Casals' rendering of the last movement of Dvorak's 'Cello Concerto in B minor was played on gramophone records. The talk was very interesting and was greatly appreciated. On Sunday, 20th March, R. J. Frater gave an illustrated talk on contemporary music. He divided it into several sections, including : Folk music, dance music, opera, modern combinations of instruments, and incidental music, which included film music. The talk was illustrated by gramophone records. On Saturday, 12th March, Geoffrey Laycock gave a piano recital, which is reviewed below. 32

PIANOFORTE RECITAL At 6 pm. on Saturday, 12th March, a considerable audience gathered in Big Hall to hear a Pianoforte Recital by Geoffrey Laycock, a promising young student from 'the Royal College of Music. The applause at its conclusion showed that the recital had been popular and evoked a charming encore in an arrangement of the Passepied from Delibes' "Le Roy s'amuse". The programme was well varied, and although it lasted only 50 minutes contained examples of most of the styles in the current concert repertoke. Like many another recitalist, Mr. Laycock whetted our appetites by a piquant and sparkling performance of Scarlatti—the "Pastorale" on Tausig's arrangement. This was immediately followed by Beethoven's famous E flat major Sonata, Op. 31, No. 3, from which Saint Saens borrowed a theme for his popular two-piano variations, and which concluded the first half of the programme with its exuberant finale. After the interval Mr. Laycock boldly retraced his steps and gave us Daquin's (1694-1772) "Coucou", where the characteristic falling third of the cuckoo is charmingly developed in true harpsicord style. From there we were suddenly transported to the brilliant early part of this century for De Severac's "Musical Box", whose many tinklings we found all too short. Mr. Laycock, with his finger well on the pulse of musical taste at St. Peter's (as, indeed, at most other places of learning), concluded with a Chopin group. Honours were divided equally between the delicate embellishments of the oft-repeated bars on the Berceuse (68 times to be exact, with only slight modifications) and the scintillating study in G flat "on the black notes". We are greatly indebted to Mr. Laycock for his well-executed playing and his inspired interpretation of the works he had chosen to play to us.

HAYDN'S "CREATION" The School Orchestra and Choral Society presented parts of Haydn's "Creation" in Big Hall on Saturday, 12th February, before a mixed audience consisting of those members of the School who wished to attend, and parents and friends of the School. The lay-out of orchestra and chorus was different from last year, the orchestra being on the left and centre and the chorus on the right. This was an attempt to get a better balance between the two, but the effect, at any rate from the seats by the left door of Big Hall, was of overwhelming treble tone, the broken voices of the chorus often being obscured by both trebles and orchestra. 33

Criticism was also heard from some quarters that a work of this calibre was too ambitious for our modest resources, but except for occasional lapses the performance was creditable to the performers and enjoyable to the audience. There was some lack of cohesion in the second violins and an occasional wrong note in the heavy brass was unfortunately the more conspicuous because the brass had not the backing of a full complement of strings. The timpani also seemed unduly prominent. On the other hand the woodwind section with two flutes, clarinets and bassoons (but only one oboe) sounded remarkably complete, the bassoons especially, without undue prominence, giving depth to it. This performance invited comparison with that of last term in the School Chapel. Undoubtedly the work gains by being performed with orchestra : the chorus sounded fuller in Big Hall than in Chapel; and the soloists, Mary Collier, Arthur Taylor (who took the part previously sung by Kendell and Mason) and Eustace Piers, sounded less remote. In particular, Mary Collier's singing of "With verdure clad" seemed entirely convincing and perfectly suited to her clear voice. Arthur Taylor and Eustace Piers gave us the quality of performance we have come to expect from hearing them together in "Elijah". Our thanks are due to Mr. Collier and Mr. Howat for designing and carrying out decorations and additional lighting on the stage. Mr. Wicks, seated at a piano strategically placed on the floor of the hall, accompanied the recitatives and gave the chorus confidence. Mr. Stevens, who 'had taken the strings for many sectional practices. led the orchestra. Mr. Waine, who had trained the chorus and orchestra, conducted.

THE SCIENCE SOCIETY President: E. K. ROBINSON, Esca., B.Sc. Hon. Secretary: R. J. GIBSON. Hon. Treasurer: M. A. CROSS.

Only four meetings were held this term. The first meeting was on 15th January, Mr. Crews being in the chair, when four films were shown. The first was on "Soil Erosion" This partly man-made problem is important in many countries, especially in America, China, and India. The film dealt mainly with erosion in India and showed how it came about. The work of the villagers, advised by the forestry commission, in bringing about a cure was also shown. The second film was entitled "Silkworms to the Parachute", and showed in detail the silk industry in India. The life history and breeding of the silk moth was described. Finally the manufacture of parachutes from silk was illustrated. "The Life Cycle of Maize" was the third film. The 34

I areas in the world where maize is grown were first shown, and the full life cycle from the single seed to the full grown flowering plant was described, the growth being "speeded up". The fourth and last film was entitled "Cambridge", and showed the life at this famous old university. The second meeting was held on 29th January, when Cobham gave a lecture entitled "The Development of Printing". He showed us several ancient clay printing blocks, a printed clay tablet from the palace of Nebuohadrezzar, and some modern printing apparatus, illustrating his talk with a film strip called "Early Printing and printers". He described the evolution and principle of the modern rotary press, and explained how photographs, cartoons, football results and stop press news were printed. Questions were asked at the end. Mr. Jeffs was in the chair. On 26th February, Mr. T. H. Mason gave a lecture entitled "Photography". He gave a general talk on the art of taking good pictures and portraits, and explained how a photographer should be part optician, part chemist, part mathematician and part artist. Mr. Mason concluded his talk by describing the features of nine of his pictures which had been hung in international competitions. Mr. Ping was in the chair. Questions were asked at the end. The fourth meeting was held on Saturday, 26th February, and for this last meeting of term four people gave talks. First R. J. Frater gave a lecture entitled "Electrical sound recording". He began by describing the nature of sound, and the limited range which could be recorded, showing us what different sound waves looked like. Frater showed us a film strip on electrical recording, during which he explained the different processes, after which he answered questions. This was followed by three Rise speakers on "Aero-engines". R. M. Booth commenced with "Jet Propulsion", describing the various types of jet propulsion, fuels and engines. He gave a clear explanation of the principles of these, with the help of the epidiascope. The next lecture, on "Diesel Engines", was given by J. D. C. Wall. He described the efficient but simple working of these machines for model aeroplanes and cars. He brought one along and showed several pictures of these engines with the epidiascope. The last lecture of the evening was given by A. Watson. He described "Petrol Engines" for model planes, and how they worked He showed a number of diagrams and pictures of these engines with the help of the epidiascope All three Rise speakers were asked questions at the end. Mr. Harris was in the chair. VISIT TO A SEWAGE DISPOSAL WORKS On Wednesday, 9th March, 1949, through the courtesy of the City Engineer, Mr. Chas. J. Minter, representatives of the Science Society visited the City of York Sewage Disposal Works at Naburn. Mr. Graham, the works manager, acted as our guide. 35

The works cover about 35 acres and between 6 and 7 million gallons of sewage are treated every 24 hours. The sewage of York falls by gravity to a point below river level at Fulford, where it is screened. Sticks, wood, paper, vegetable peelings, rags and similar substances are removed, and excremental masses broken up. The liquid is then pumped 2 miles, under a pressure of 40 lbs. per square inch, through a cast iron pipe to Naburn. Here it is above river level. The sewage passes through a detritus tank, where grit settles, but it still contains finely divided particles in suspension. It is passed to one of many sedimentation tanks which hold from to 2 million gallons, and here it remains 8-10 hours. The heavier particles still remaining in the sewage fall to the bottom. (When treating sewage from industrial areas chemicals are added at this stage to assist in the precipitation of solid matter.) Let us follow the course of the liquid, now called tank effluent, from the sedimentation tanks. It still contains much solid matter in a very finely divided condition, and this has to be removed. It passes, by hydrostatic pressure, to one of several percolating filters or bacteria beds. These may be either circular or rectangular. The circular bed, about 100 feet in diameter and about 6 feet high, is filled with "medium", which may be clinker, coke, slag or stones. In the centre of the bed is a hollow vertical axis, from which four hollow arms project. The length of each arm is equal to the radius of the filter. Holes facing one way are made in the arms from which the tank effluent is forced. The arm is thus forced to rotate by jet propulsion, a small charge of liquid being given to each part of the 'bed at frequent intervals. The rectangular beds have an arrangement whereby a spraying bar is moved backwards and forwards, giving a larger charge at longer intervals. A freshly constructed bed cannot be used for several months—it has to be inoculated by nature. In the medium of both types of beds, when in use, are aerabic bacteria, which, in the presence of oxygen, break down complex organic substances present in the sewage into simpler inorganic substances, such as nitrates, phosphates and sulphates. These are stable substances and are plant foods. In addition to these bacteria, various species of fungi, algae and protozoa of many types (e.g., Vorticella) develop in the film surrounding the stones, whilst numerous small worms and insects (e.g., Psychoda) live in and on the beds. These natural agents purify the sewage. Unfortunately, however, they cause solid matter to be formed, e.g., their dead bodies and excreta. The liquid from the bacteria 'beds is allowed to settle in Humus tanks, the solids fall to the bottom and the purified liquid goes to the river. A high standard of purity of the final effluent is required and maintained in order to preserve animal and plant life in, and bordering, the river. The 'bacteria beds are self cleansing One bed we saw was constructed in 1914 and had been in use continuously since then. 36

We have followed the course of the effluent from the sedimentation tanks. What happens to the sludge, i.e., the finely divided solid matter which has settled to the bottom? It is pumped to a sludge digestion tank. There are several of these concrete tanks, each of which is 60 feet in diameter, 22 feet deep and holds 60,000 cubic feet. Here anaerobic bacteria act on the solids, liberating methane or marsh gas. No use is made of this gas at Naburn, although in other places it is used for' eating the tanks, which accelerates the digestion. In Birmingham and many other cities it is used for heating purposes in the city. During the war, it was used at Croydon for driving motor vehicles At one place in Lancashire it is used for heating air to accelerate the drying of hay. From the digestion tanks, the sludge is conveyed to drying beds. When dried it has the appearance, smell and texture of loam, and makes a good manure. It is in great demand by local farmers. Modem purification of sewage is an acceleration of processes which normally occur in nature. It is a long time since we were so impressed by the co-operation between man and nature, in this case for the disposal of something objectionable and its transformation into something useful to man. We spent a most profitable and enjoyable (though cold) afternoon, and wish to thank Mr. Graham heartily for making it so interesting.

VERSE THE EXPECTATION There is strength assembled in the dark, There is strength brooding in the stark Appearance of empty meaning. There is strength forever hidden In all, Strength forcing its own power Into waiting. Strength hidden in the innocence of the mellow, The soft, the unconscious, In the placid scene, in the apparent Inertia. Strength waiting, brooding. calling In the earth. The earth Caresses the seed of strength until the great feast Of understanding. R. S. Daneff. 37

THE C.C.F. As is usual in the Easter Term the C.C.F. Parades were devoted mainly to training for the Certificate "A" Examinations, which took place on 10th March and occupied the whole day. There were about 50 Cadets taking Part I and about 30 entered for Part II. A comparatively high standard was attained, more that three quarters of those entered passing the examination. The Recruits have made good progress during the term, as has done the Naval Section, and both appear to have settled down extremely well in the Corps. Most of the Naval Section Parades were devoted to training for the Examinations, which will be held next term. The main event of the term was the Field Day on the 24th March. The general outline of the plan was that the "army", commanded by C.S.M. Griffiths, was to ambush the Naval Section, commanded by Lieutenant Jeffs and P/0 Dennis, who were occupied in rowing their newly acquired whaler from Naburn to Clifton. As it only required six people to row the boat, there were about 15 "sailors" on the shore to attack and harass the ambushers. The Naval Section boat actually managed to row through the ambush almost without mishap, but just when it appeared to be escaping two well-directed thunderfiashes found their mark, causing havoc and "sinking" the boat. After this the rest of the day was spent in Field Drill, until the Company returned by train from Naburn Station to York This journey provided a useful opportunity of rehearsing the drill of entraining and detraining. It can be said that the Field Day was a success, for the wireless intercommunication between C.S.M. Griffiths and his platoon commanders was good, and the C.S.M. was always in control of his whole army. It is with great regret that this term we say goodbye to Lieutenant Jackson, who is leaving the School. He has been with the Corps since 1941 and has rendered great services as second-in-command. At a presentation before Field Day started he was given a silver tankard by C.S.M. Griffiths to serve as a memento of the time he has spent with the Corps.

SCOUTING The first week or two of the term was largely occupied in gathering in, sorting, and packing up used Christmas cards for renovation and re-sale by the British Legion in aid of their Funds. We did this in a small way a year ago, but this year, by dint of greater efforts and with the help of the Pack, over eight thousand cards were collected and sent off in four large cartons. Fair progress has been made in 2nd Class Tests and five of the Junior Patrols qualified for their 2nd Class Badge. Six Proficiency 38

Badges were gained and good work was done by several towards the 1st Class Badge. The second stage of the Inter-Patrol Competition in the Senior School Patrols was won by the Beavers, who thus drew level with the Otters for the start of the final stage of the competition. In the Junior School Patrols the Competition ended as follows : 1 Curlews, 2 Wood Pigeons, 3 Peewits, 4 Owls, 5 Hawks. During the Easter Holidays the first of a series of annual National "Bob-A-Job" weeks was held in aid of Scout Funds, first call on the money earned being by Imperial Headquarters. At the time of going to press only a small portion of the amount earned has been handed in, but it is clear that a very creditable total is in sight. With the approach of another Summer Term our thoughts turn towards our Summer Camp, which takes place this year from 26th July to 2nd August. A site has been chosen near to Spennithorne in Wensleydale. Though the setting is perhaps not so perfect as we enjoyed last year, we can look forward to a change of scenery and country of probably more varied interest.

CHESS The first match of the season was played at Bootham. With the exception of Jenkins, the whole team fared disastrously. The final

score was 6

Drastic changes were made for the next match, which was played at St. John's College. The School won 5-2; they were possibly inspired by a loud series of "checks" which came from Unwin at 7th board after we had lost the first two games. Against Nunthorpe the team was again victorious, winning by 44-21. In the last match, against Archbishop Holgate's, the team failed to fulfil the promise shown in the previous two matches, for after they had been given a good start, when S. C. M. Herring and Jenkins had won in the first hour, they finally lost 5-2.

House Chess.

The draw for the Inter-House Chess resulted in Temple being drawn against School House in the 1st round. Temple, who had 3 School Boards in their team, were expected to win easily, and it was a great surprise when School House won 3-2. School House showed that their success was not just luck by beating a strong Rise team (34-1-i) in the semi-final. In the other semi-final the Manor went through an anxious time before they beat the Grove team 31-11. 39

The final was delayed until nearly the end of term, and it was evident that both teams had put in considerable practice. The Manor gained the first success, but School House soon drew level again. The score reached 2-2 before the Manor finally won by 3-2. York Championship. This year the York Schoolboy Chess Championship has been revived after being allowed to lapse during the war years. The Championship is being run on a knock-out system; four boys from each of the 4 York Schools were entered for the first round, which was played on Friday, 4th March. St. Peter's representatives were Jenkins, Goode, Daneff, and Unwin. Unwin was unfortunately beaten in the 1st round after he had held the initiative for most of the game. In the second round Goode won easily but Daneff lost The game between Buller, of Bootham, and Jenkins resulted in a draw; the replay which lasted for 5 hours finally resulted in a win for Jenkins. The Semi-final draw is :Manchester (Nunthorpe) v. Jenkins (St. Peter's). Goode (St. Peter's) v. Wilson (Bootham). The semi-final and final are decided on the best of 3 games. Goode and Wilson have each won one so far in their semi-final, and the other semi-final has not yet been started.

SHOOTING The beginning of the term saw the introduction of the new "Country Life" conditions. Instead of 10 points for an inch group, 5 points are now awarded and 10 points for a half-inch group. The Rapid was made much harder by greatly reducing the size of the bull and by small snap targets being used in place of the large ones; the use of slings was, however, permitted. Taken as a whole the team did not adapt itself well to the ►ew conditions, as a glance at the match results clearly shows. Because of this the "great things" promised last term failed to materialise, and the •team found itself struggling to win a match. At times we were only narrowly beaten, but by comparing our results with those of our opponents it can be clearly seen that other schools adapted themselves much more quickly to the new conditions. We were handicapped by only having the use of two slings but there should have been a gradual improvement throughout the term, and there was not. Unfortunately Frank's arm injury persisted throughout the term, and he was only able to shoot twice, once for each of the VIIIs. Both the 1st VIII and the 2nd VIII were entered for the Country Life Competition, the latter shooting quite well, whilst the former were again disappointing. 40

1st VIII Results :1st VIII v. Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Lost, 380-384.

1st VIII v. Victoria College, Jersey. Lost, 586-598. 1st VIII v. King Edward's School, Birmingham. Lost, 586-631. 1st VIII v. Sutton Valence School. Lost, 586-596. 1st VIII v. Dean Close School. Lost, 605-623. 1st VIII v. St. Edmunds' School. Won, 605-577. 1st VIII v. Wellington School. Won, 588-547. 1st VIII v. Denstone College. Lost, 591-613.

Team and Averages :

J. A. Hannon (average 80.0), R. Parker (75.25), A. M. Baird (79.0), G. W. J. Griffiths (72.5), D. M. Findlay (75.75), R. I. Hunt (74.75), P. C. Knowlson (74.0), C. Frank (71.5).

The 2nd VIII did not meet with a great deal of success either, their results being :2nd VIII v. Victoria College, Jersey. Lost, 548-564. 2nd VIII v. Dean Close School. Lost, 571-586. 2nd VIII v. Denstone College. Won, 547-519.

The team consisted of :R. 0. Watson (Capt.) (average 67.0), D. L. Hourigan (73.5), G. M.

Herring (73.5), N. B—Burgess (69.5), P. Jenkins (69.0), C. W. D. Green (67.75), D. Walter (67.75), R. J. Shardlow (69.33).

SQUASH As the School courts were still out of repair, squash enthusiasts in the School again had to travel to the Railway Institute courts for a game. More boys than last term have made use of the facilities offered, and the two Squash Competitions aroused a keen interest in the School. In the "Open" Competition the four "seeded" players all reached the semi-finals, in which two exciting matches were played. Fairweather beat Dennis 3 games to 0, although the latter offered more stubborn opposition than the score would suggest; it was the hard accurate hitting of Fairweather which gave him his victory. In the other semi-final Hannon beat Parker by the narrow margin of 3 games to 2. Hannon won because of his better training, for Parker monopolised and won the first two games only to tail off and lose as condition began to tell. It was, however, a good match. The final was, however, very disappointing, with Fairweather, last year's winner, winning very easily. J. M. Booth won the Junior Competition by beating R. M. Hodgson 3-1 in the final. Booth, who beat his opponent through speed in the court, looked the better player on the whole, but unfortunately the standard of play in this competition was not very high, mainly through lack of practice. 41

Two School matches were played this term, the School winning one and losing the other. Against University College, Hull, we won easily by 3 matches to none. Results :Parker beat the Hull 1st String, 9-6, 6-9, 3-9, 9-3, 10-9. Hannon beat the Hull 2nd String, 9-2, 9-7, 9-2. Dennis beat the Hull 3rd String, 9-4, 9-0, 9-1.

Against the R.A.F. College, Cranwell, however, the School were up against much sterner opposition and were beaten in a good match by 3 games to 2. Results:— Fairweather beat the Cranwell 1st String, 3-2. Parker lost to the Cranwell 2nd String, 0-3. Hannon lost to the Cranwell 3rd String, 1-3. Dennis lost to the Cranwell 4th String, 1-3. Watson beat the Cranwell 5th String, 3-2.

The House matches took place at sporadic intervals during the term, the Grove eventually emerging as winners. In the first round The Grove easily beat Temple :— J. A. Hannon beat C. D. Ryder, 3-0. R. D. Watson beat K. Varley, 3-0, E. D. Thornton beat D. Wilson, 3-0.

In the semi finals The Manor unexpectedly defeated The Rise :J. M. Booth beat S. H. Amos, 3-0. -

J. G. Booth lost to R. Farrar, 3-0. K. M. Ratcliffe beat D. Thompson, 3-2.

In the other semi final The Grove just managed to beat School -

House :W. H. N. Fairweather beat R. Parker, 3-0. P. J. Dennis lost to J. A. Hannon, 1-3. P. T. Baker lost to R. D. Watson, 2-3.

In the final The Grove easily beat The Manor :J. A. Hannon beat K. M. Ratcliffe, 3-0. R. D. Watson beat J. M. Booth, 3-0.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS SQUASH Three members of the School team travelled to London during the Easter holidays to take part in the Public Schools' Squash Tournaments which were held at Surbiton. In the Singles Competition W. H. N. Fairweather reached the second round by beating C. C. Mason (Malvern) (9-2) (9-0) (9-5), but he himself was then beaten by P. Everett (George Watson's) (7-9) (8-10) (2-9). J. A. Hannon was beaten in the first round by P. T. E. Lewis-Jones (Eastbourne) (6-9) (9-10) (8-10), and J. Young (Malvern) beat R. Parker (9-3) (9-7) (9-2). The School pair (Parker and Fairweather) had a very good run in the Doubles Competition. In the first round they beat Chigney 42

and Pattinson, the Downside pair, by the odd game in five, and gave a repeat performance in the second round against Patterson and Halliwell, of Epsom. In the third round their opponents should have been the strong Eton pair, but owing to illness Eton had to scratch, thereby putting Parker and Fairweather into the semi-finals. In this game their opponents, J. Mansfield and M. J. Rivett-Carnoc, of Dartmouth, proved to be too strong for them and the School pair were beaten (3-0). The result was very satisfactory as neither Parker nor Fairweather had played doubles for twelve months.

ATHLETICS AND CROSS-COUNTRY With little more than a fortnight at the end of term allotted to Athletics, we depended for its success more than ever upon fine weather, a gamble which came off, with the result that two weeks of intensive athletic training was experienced by all. The annual fixture with Ampleforth had necessarily to be abandoned, and everyone's efforts were concentrated on Standards alone. Enthusiasm and rivalry between Houses seemed greater than ever, and no efforts were spared by the Houses in ensuring that every Tom, Dick and Harry gained as many standards as possible. Although the weather was often cold, .the track kept in very good condition, and the results were most creditable. To see a boy one day gain a low standard, then another day a medium standard in the same event, and finally a high standard when straining every limb and muscle, perhaps for the first time in his life, seemed to prove undoubtedly the enormous benefit which each boy can derive from such a system. By comparison with previous years the House averages worked out astonishingly high, a result which could only have been achieved by the intensive competition which prevailed. The Grove maintained their early lead with an average of 12.12, followed by Temple 11.73, Rise 11.2, School House 10.0, and finally The Manor with 9.53 points per boy. No less than ten boys in the School gained the maximum number of Standards possible—in Set A : Parker (G.) and Graham (T.); in Set B : Goodburn (R.) and Kershaw (T.); and in Set C : Blincoe (G), Raylor (M.), Fairweather (S.H.), Ankers (T.), Robinson (T.), and Roe (T.). Eight more boys besides fell just short of maximum points by one, and five of these were interspersed amongst the younger age groups. namely Sets D and E. 43

And so, with the feverish activities of Standards once again successfully concluded, each House approached the grand finale of Sports Day with much speculation as to the ultimate result. The Standards had clearly shown that the athletic strength of the School lay in its intermediate age group (Set C), and in such outstanding athletes as Goodburn and Kershaw. Would Parker or Kershaw break the School long jump record? Would Goodburn, who had already unofficially broken the School half-mile record, live up to expectations? Would Frank, after being off the track for 2 years, make a come-back? What could be expected of Ankers, who had already broken the School Intermediate Mile Record? These were all questions foremost in our minds; all this had yet to be proved; but one thing was beyond doubt, that as a result of the Standards, Temple House entered upon Sports Day as hot favourites to win and retain the Athletic Shield. They were only six points behind The Grove, and they had particularly strong entries in the Intermediate group, besides many other useful athletes. Thus the "prophets" and the "know-alls" speculated more on the ultimate runners-up. Would it be The Rise or The Grove? And it was not until Sports Day that this issue could be predicted. Sports Day was overcast and cold, by no means ideal for recordbreaking performances, but the wind was negligible. The track, in excellent condition, looked a picture, in spite of the severe strain to which it had been put in the past fortnight, and did great credit to Mr. Wallbank. But there was one blemish in the programme, one most regrettable omission; Goodburn was not to run, and so the hopes of The Rise gaining second place partly faded. So much had been expected of Goodburn; his running would undoubtedly have been the highlight of the meeting, and it was most sad to learn that an ankle sprained on the previous day prevented him from running. Frank, however, made his come-back all right, defeating Kershaw in both sprints, an exhibition of sheer determination and strength, but neither Parker nor Kershaw quite fulfilled expectations in the Long Jump, although Kershaw's jump of 19 feet 9 inches was one of the best Senior performances of the day. In the Intermediate group, where there was much healthy rivalry amongst so many promising individuals, three new records were established, viz. : Ankers' Half Mile in 2 mins. 17.4 secs., Blincoe's 440 yards in 57 secs., and Raylor's and Fairweather's High Jump, both at 4 ft. 104 ins. We shall have to wait another year before we shall be able to witness Goodburn's new record, without which other performances were generally good. Temple finally showed their real strength by walking away with both the Intermediate and Senior Relays, and gaining a lead of 29/ points clear of The Grove, with The Rise, in spite of being deprived of the services of Goodburn, only 9 points behind The Grove.

INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS, 28th MARCH, 1949 Standards : Manor 157; School House 165; Rise 185; Temple 194; Grove 200. Senior Mile: 1. Goodburn (R.); 2. Unwin (G.); 3. Slegg (T.); 4. Hannon (G.). Time : 4 mins. 52 secs. Inter. Mile: 1. Ankers (T.); 2. Wennington (G.); 3, Raylor (M.); 4. Robinson Time : 5 mins. 81/4 secs. (Record.) (T.). Senior 100 Yards : 1. Frank (M.); 2. Kershaw (T.); 3. J. M. Graham (T.). 4. Warrington (R.). Time : 10.9 secs. Inter. 100 Yards : 1. M. G. Roe (T.); 2. Tomlinson (M.); 3. James (R.); 4. R. M. Hodgson (G.). Time : 11.2 secs. Junior 100 Yards : 1. Markus (R.); 2. Harbottle (T.); 3. Weightman (M.); 4. Oldroyd (R.). Time : 12.2 secs. Senior High Jump:' 1. J. M. Graham (T.); 2. R. Parker (G.); 3. Unwin (G.); 4. Amos (R.). Height : 5 ft. 2* ins. Junior Long Jump : 1. Hawkins (R.); 2. Driver (S.H.); 3. Barker (M.); Distance : 16 ft. 7 ins. 4. Oldroyd (R.) and Youll (M.). Inter. Half Mile : 1. Ankers (T.); 2. Annequin (R.); 3. Wennington (G.); (Record.) Time : 2 mins. 17.4 secs. 4. Fairweather i(S.H.).

Senior Half Hile : 1. Unwin (G.); 2. Kendell (G.); 3. Wye (S.H.); 4. Varley (T.). Time : 2 mins. 15.7 secs. Senior 220 Yards : 1. Frank (M.); 2. Kershaw (T.); 3. Slegg (T.); 4. Warrington (R.).

Time: 24.6 secs.

Inter. 220 Yards : 1. M. G. Roe (T.); 2. Blincoe (G.); 8. Robinson (T.); 4. James (R.). Time : 25.5 secs. Junior 220 Yards : 1. Markus (R.); 2. Harbottle (T.); 3. E. W. Stead (M.); 4. Spencer (M.). Time: 28 secs. Senior Long Jump : 1. Kershaw (T.); 2. Parker (G.); 3. Baker (S.H.); 4. Wall (R.). Distance : 19 ft. 9 ins. Inter. High Jump : 1. Fairweather (S.H.); 2. Raylor (M.); 3. Steele (T.) and (Record.) Tomlinson (M.). Height : 4 ft. 104 ins.

Junior Cricket Ball : 1. De Little (M.); 2. R. H. Jackson (S.H.); 3. Haw (T.); Distance : 62 yds. 31- ins. 4. Coates (G.). Senior 440 Yards : 1. Slegg (T.); 2. Warrington (R.); 3. Parker (G.); 4. Whitehead (M.). Time : 56 secs. Inter. 440 Yards : 1. Blincoe (G.); 2. Ankers (T.); 3. James (R.); 4. Raylor (M.). (Record.) Time : 57 secs. Junior 440 Yards : 1. Hawkins (R.); 2. Palframan (M.); 3. Lochore (R.) and Weightman (M.). Time: 63.3 secs.

Inter. Long Jump : 1. Robinson (T.); 2. Blincoe (G.); 3. Fairweather (S.H.); 4. Chadwick (M.). Distance : 16 ft. 11 ins. Junior High Jump : 1. R. H. Jackson (S.H.); 2. Barker (M.); 3. Lochore (R.); 4. C. K. Smith (S.H.). Height : 4 ft. 54 ins. Junior Relay (4 x 110 Yards): 1. Rise; 2. Manor; 3. School House: 4. Grove and Temple. Time : 55.7 secs. Inter. Relay (110 x 440 x 220 x 110 Yards): 1. Temple; 2. Grove; 3. Manor; Time : 1 min. 53 secs. 4. School House. Senior Relay (110 x 440 x 220 x 110 Yards): 1. Temple; 2. Grove; 3. Rise; 4. Manor. Time 1 min. 47 secs. :

House Placings : 1. Temple, 2821 points. 2.

Grove, 253 points.

3. Rise, 244 points. 4.

Manor, 211 points.

School House, 195 points.

CROSS-COUNTRY, 28th FEBRUARY, 1949 In spite of heartfelt protests from some quarters, the course this year was lengthened by almost half a mile by the addition of a loop over farmland at the far end of the Ings, an attempt, if nothing else, to relieve the dreary monotony of running on the flat open wastes of the Ings alone. Preliminary training, which, amongst the many other School activities, simply had to find its own time, was little impeded by the weather, for once only did the river overflow its banks, and by the time of the race conditions had once again reverted to good. Goodburn started as favourite, and the Grove were the House favourites, and everything worked out according to form. The afternoon was bitterly cold when the runners stripped for the start on the old Golf Links, and little time was lost before the runners got off to a really fast pace, set by Unwin, followed by Goodburn. By the time the Ings was reached, Goodburn, Unwin, Fairweather, Hannon, Thornton and Wilson all began to draw ahead of the remainder, and it was these same six runners who, after interchanging their positions at different stages, finally filled the first six positions at the finish. Goodburn once again finished in very fine style with a terrific burst which left his pursuers standing and recorded the very good time of 23 mins. 43i secs. The Grove packed four runners into the first six places, a remarkable achievement, thus assuring them of success, whilst Temple unobtrusively filled four positions between 7 and 11, and gained second place. Result :— Time : 23 mins. 431 secs. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Goodburn (R.) Unwin (G.) Hannon (G.) Thornton (G.) Fairweather (S.H.) Wilson, D. J. (G.)

Slegg (T.) Ankers (T.) Ratcliff (M.) Fletcher, D. (T.) Brook (T.) Kendell (G.)

House Placing :— Total Grove

Manor

2 3 4 6 12 14

9 23 24 29i 291 32

147

Rise 1

School House

13 16 21 25 26

5 17 22 31 33 34

102

142

Temple 7 8

10 11 15 18

CRICKET FIXTURES, 1949 1 st XI

Wed. May 11 Sat. „ 14 Wed. „

York C.C.

2nd XI

Manchester G.S. A

Sat. „ 21 Clifton C.C. ... H Wed. „ 25 — Sat. 28 Worksop Coll. H Wed. June 1 Durham School H Sat. „ 4 Giggleswick Sch A Wed. „ 8 H Sat. „ 11 1st Round Sen. Wed. „ 15 Ampleforth Col A Sat. „ 18 Semi-final Sen. Wed. „ 22 Semi-final Sen. Sat. „ 25 Wed. „ 29 Sat. July 2 6 Wed. „ Sat. Wed. Sat. Wed. Fri. Sat.

'Under 16' Colts XI 1st Round Jun. Semi-final Jun. Bootham School

... H

Worksop Coll... Durham School Giggleswick Sch

H A H

House Match .. Ampleforth Col. House Match .. House Match ..

Bradford G.S.... A

Bradford G.S.

Leeds G.S. H Yorks. Gents.... H

Leeds G.S.

9 Craven Gents. H 13 Final Senior ... 16 Bootham School H 20 T.H.Hobson's A XI 221 Old Peterites 23

'Under 15' Colts XI House Match House Match A Newburgh Priory Sch.

Giggleswick Sch. H Worksop Coll.... A Durham School

Ampleforth Col. A Semi-final

House Match ... Bootham School A

Bradford G.S. H Final Junior ... Bootham School H

Worksop Coll.

H A

Bootham Sch. Jun.House Match Bootham Sch. A House Match Leeds G.S. A Newburgh Priory Schoo

Drax G.S.

BOATING The Easter Term was the second in succession during which it was possible to have an uninterrupted period of training; the river at times was down to summer level but was frequently roughened with very strong winds. Wind, however, did not deter even junior crews. The standard of House rowing was high and it was encouraging to see many junior House crews showing early promise. One result of having the Senior Division of House races a week before the Junior Division was that it became possible to race four crews against St. John's College during the last week of term. These races were an informal fixture and all four resulted in a victory by a comfortable margin, though "A" crew had to recover from being of a length down at the start, which they did very ably to win by If lengths. We regret that Mr. Macadam, who has done so much for St. John's rowing, is leaving this term and we wish him a happy future. 47

INTER-HOUSE BOAT RACES The first round of the 1st Division races between School House and Grove was rowed on Friday, 1 lth March. The House crew went ahead at the start and gained a lead of about one length after two "tens". The Grove managed to keep up until the diving boards were reached but then School House gradually drew away to win by about four lengths. The semi-finals and final were rowed on Saturday, 12th March. The first race was between Manor and Rise. In the trial courses the Manor had given the impression of being the stronger crew and in the race this proved to be true, for the Manor drew ahead at the start and when they were about a length up the Rise caught two crabs in succession, which left them about eight lengths down. The Manor went on to win easily. In the other semi-final School House were to row Temple. This proved to be the closest race of the day and most people imagined that the winner of this race would win the cup. As far as style was concerned the crews were fairly evenly matched, and although Temple were the heavier, the rhythm and style of the School House crew might have enabled them to win. Temple gained a slight lead at the start and there was not more than half a length between the two crews all the way down the reach. School House caught up round the corner, and there was only about two feet between them at York City Boat House. Going through Scarborough Bridge, however, Temple were ahead about 4 of a length and went on to win by just over one length. The final was, therefore, between Temple and Manor. At the start Temple went ahead and after about the first 30 strokes they were about 4 length up, but owing to an unfortunate occurrence in the bows they caught a large "crab". Of course Manor soon caught up and took the opportunity to establish a lead of about 3 lengths. From then onwards it was a question of whether Manor could maintain their lead. Although Temple put up a very fine effort and caught up two lengths the Manor fought very hard and managed to keep ahead to win by just over one length. 2nd Division. First Round. Friday, 17th March. Grove beat Rise by 4 lengths.

Semi finals. Saturday, 18th March. -

Temple beat Grove by I length. School House beat Manor by easily.

Final. Saturday, 18th March. Temple beat School House by 1 lengths.

HOCKEY, 1949 We had a good and enjoyable hockey season. Except for a rather vital ten days in the middle of the season, the weather was kind, and there was considerable keenness for the game among all the boys who play it. Our great handicap was lack of adequate grounds; but, despite that, most boys had a reasonable amount of hockey and got great enjoyment from their games. The arrangement and control of these games was thrown almost entirely on boys, and this was a very great advantage. A great deal can be learned by umpiring the junior games and watching other people's mistakes ! The School XI was, on the whole, a much improved side. Last year's experience was extremely valuable; but this year we were much more of a team. We were helped, of course, by playing on faster and firmer grounds, and profiting from a splendid lesson in fast hockey given us by York H.C., we improved steadily until we gained a good victory over Worksop, in the best game of the year, marred only by a lamentable failure in front of goal. Previously we had beaten Bootham on their ground, both sides playing much better than last year, and had drawn with Ashville College, Harrogate, in a snowstorm ! Thus we undertook the long, long trail to Trent with an unbeaten certificate in School matches and only one defeat in the term. That the 'better side on the day's play won at Trent there is no shadow of doubt. Trent were faster on the ball and adapted themselves much more successfully than we did to a heavy, slow ground. Indeed, but for a very fine display of goalkeeping by Pringle the score against us might have been considerably larger than 4--1. We were doubtless travel-weary, and we certainly looked it. Our only regret about our deserved defeat is that Trent have no reason to believe us when we say we can play a great deal better than that. The Second XI also thoroughly enjoyed their season. There was quite keen competition before the defence was settled, but there was a dearth of forwards and a paralysing lack of scoring-power. We must do something next year to put this right; though it seems a fairly common failing in Schools. Amos, in goal, the backs, and halves were the best part of the team, while Hodd and March showed distinct promise in the forward line.

CHARACTERS OF THE 1st XI P. T. Baker. Centre forward. A thoroughly keen and encouraging Captain, who did a great deal for School hockey. As a centre forward he lacks the ability to keep the ball really close to his stick either in dribbling or in taking passes. He can shoot quite well at times, but needs more room and more time than is normally available. He was developing a very useful flick-shot at the end of the season. J. C. Griffiths. Right half. The most improved player on the side. He lacks speed, but he tackles well, and he—more than anyone—learned to tackle at arm's length. He fed his own wing very well indeed, and improved

He was too inclined to in the use of the cross-pass to the other wing. wander into the centre of the field, but our defence owed a lot to his consistently good work. P. J. Dennis. Left half. At the start of the season he was playing very well indeed, and he uses the cross-pass well. But firmer grounds and faster hockey found out his tendency to be slow on his feet and occasionally with his stick. Always a real trier, he filled the most difficult position on the field with considerable credit. R. M. Hodgson. Inside right. A really promising young forward. He needs to develop quicker shooting ability, but his mid-field play is already good and steadily improving. He can feed his own wing and use the cross-pass, and when he learns to use the through pass as well he will be a dangerous. forward. He should be really good next year. R. J. Shardlow. Outside right. Moved from inside forward position, he improved enormously as a winger, overcoming his tendency to be clumsy. He played some excellent games, centres well, and only needs some variation in his ways of drawing a defence and centreing to be a very good outside right. F. C. Slegg. Inside left. A really hard worker who tackles back and has so helped the defence more than is generally realised. He can shoot really well on occasions, but is slow to get a quickly moving ball under control. D. Thompson. Left back. Converted from a half back, he became a really very sound and good full back. He can clear cleanly and has a most useful flick-shot. He is not easily drawn out of position, and played consistently well. R. Parker. Centre half. Last season's goal-keeper became this season's centre half. He is not really quick enough with his stick to make a good half back and he has not mastered the art of passing quickly and hard. He is a hard worker and learned the theory of defence and so helped a lot to weld the defence together. R. B. Pringle. Goal-keeper. He is very plucky and usually sound. He does not always time his running out of goal well, and when he uses his stick he causes considerable apprehension. He ended the season very well indeed and deserved his place. A. N. C. Smith. Right back. Another "conversion"—from a forward—made us a young and promising full back. He hits very cleanly and well, and at times his tackling is admirable, even if he is still inclined to tackle "on the run". He must learn not to be drawn out of position and to rcover more quickly when he has been beaten by his forward. With more speed he should be good next year. K. M. Ratcliffe. Outside left. A young player who was made into an outside left. He has many of the necessary attributes. He can centre and has a very useful flick-shot. He became inclined to dribble too much, and it is quite possible that an inside forward position would suit him better. But he was well worth his place, and his enthusiasm is infectious.

SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1ST XI Played 7. Won 4. Drawn 1. Lost 2. Wed., 2nd Feb. R.A.F., Linton. Home. Won, 3-0. Sat., 5th Feb. Scarborough. Home. Scratched. Wed., 9th Feb. Styx H.C. Home. Scratched. Sat., 19th Feb. York H.C. Home. Lost, 1-5. Wed., 24th Feb. Phoenix H.C. Home. Won, 2-1. Wed., 2nd Mar. Bootham School. Away. Won, 3-2. Sat., 5th Mar. Ashville College, Harrogate. Away. Drawn, 4-4. Wed., 9th Mar. Worksop College. Home. Won, 2-1. Sat., 12th Mar. Trent College. Away. Lost, 1-4.

2ND XI Played 4. Won 1. Drawn 1. Lost 2. Wed.. 2nd Mar. Bootham School. Home. Drawn, 1—I. 5th Mar. Ashville College, Harrogate. Away. Won, 1-0. Sat.. Wed., 9th Mar. Worksop College. Home. Lost, 2-6. Sat., 12th Mar. Trent College. Away. Lost, 1-3.

1sT XI v. R.A.F., LINTON Result : Won, 3-0. At home, Wednesday, 2nd February. With the ground in better condition than ever it was last year, the School opened their season with a well-merited win over a side from the R.A.F. Station at Linton. Perhaps because the ground was faster than usual the game in the beginning was very scrappy, with neither forward line threatening to score. But mid-way through the first half. Dennis effected a welljudged clearance which Slegg picked up and passed on to his wing, Warrington. This, the first real movement of the game, split the R.A.F. defence wide open, and when the ball was finally centred Hodgson was left with only the goalkeeper to beat and ended a good movement with a grand goal. After this goal the R.A.F. twice broke through and on one occasion were unlucky not to score when a rebound off Pringle's pads was flicked just wide of the post. Then the School scored again. Shardlow made ground on the right wing and from his centre, after Hodgson had shot unsuccessfully, Baker scored with a rather lucky reverse stick shot which the R.A.F. goalkeeper mistimed. At the beginning of the second half the R.A.F. pressed hard, and only desperate defence by Parker, whose play was a feature of the game, Groves, and Pringle prevented them from scoring. Several times the School forwards broke away only to marr their work by being penalised for off-side; from one of these breakaways, however, Baker ran the ball into the net after cleverly tricking the R.A.F. goalkeeper. The game ended with a desperate melee in the School goalmouth, from which the R.A.F. were most unlucky not to score. 1sT XI v. YORK H.C. Result : Lost, 1-5. At home, Saturday, 19th February. The match against York H.C. was only the second of the season, for previously frost and snow had made the ground unplayable; but as if to make up for its earlier inclemency the weather on the day of the match was sunny and the ground in superlative condition. Apart from a movement which started from the bully-off and ended with Baker's grand shot being saved on the goal line by a full back, York took complete charge of the game and, playing at a pace to which the School XI was unaccustomed, scored twice; the first goal was from a rebound off Pringle's pads and the second after a weak 51

clearance had been intercepted and passed inside the circle to Brockbank. Then Bellerby broke away and scored. After this goal the School suddenly became possessed of a new spirit and like a machine suddenly thrown into gear the team began to hold the York attack and even to initiate some movements of their own, from one of which Baker nearly scored after Shardlow had picked up an excellent pass from Hodgson and centred. Then, just before the half-time whistle blew, York went further ahead, scoring once again from a short corner. In the second half the School XI played like a team inspired and gave as good as they took; in point of fact, although each side scored once, the School on several occasions were only prevented by the greater experience—and luck—of the York side. Soon after the resumption Parker, who played a very good game throughout, intercepted a weak clearance, pushed it into the circle and shot an excellent goal. Then Baker broke away and after beating the goalkeeper had the mortification of seeing his shot kicked off the goal line. Slegg also nearly scored. The high standard of the opposition undoubtedly brought out the best in the School XI, who played their best game of the season; the forwards combined very well, with Baker, Hodgson, and Shardlow outstanding, the halves all had a good game, . and the backs and goalkeeper were steady under pressure. Special mention must be made of Dennis, for few schoolboys could have marked a trial cap as he did Bellerby. 1ST XI v. PHOENIX H.C. At home, Wednesday, 24th February.

Result : Won, 2-1.

With Baker and Parker absent the 1st XI were rather thrown out of gear and never approached the standard they reached against York H.C. Mortimer took Parker's place at centre half and Slegg, moving to Baker's position at centre forward, made room for Hodd, who came into the team at inside left. At half-time the School led •by a goal scored by Slegg; Griffiths had checked a Phoenix attack and slipped the :ball to Shardlow, who made ground before centring for Slegg to crack the ball into the net first time. After the interval Phoenix drew level, only for Hodgson to score an excellent goal which was to prove the winner, for soon after it was scored the final whistle went. Thompson played an exceedingly good game at back, and it was largely due to him and Griffiths that the Phoenix forwards were held in check. Hodgson and Shardlow combined well on the right wing, the former especially playing a very good game 52

1ST XI v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL. Result : Won, 3-2. Away, Wednesday, 2nd March. The first of .the School matches was played on the Bootham ground; the wet conditions and the fact that the pitch was some yards wider than that to which the team was used to combined to prevent the School ever settling down to their real form. The first goal came when Baker broke through and placed a hard shot to the side of the goalkeeper, giving him no chance to save. Later Bootham, profiting by a mistake in the School defence, equalised; at half-time the scores were level, although both goals had several narrow escapes, Baker and Slegg being particularly unlucky not to score with well-judged flicks. Immediately on the resumption Bootham broke away and scored, after their right wing had drawn the School defence out of position. This reverse put the School upon their mettle and for some time play remained in the Bootham half. Their intense pressure was rewarded when Slegg scored a goal in which all the forwards played their part, for by their swinging the ball from wing to wing the Bootham defence was split right open. Soon after the School 'had another success, when Hodgson dribbled the ball round the goalkeeper and into the net. During 'the game 'the full backs, Smith and Thompson, played very well, never becoming flustered and clearing 'clearly and quickly; the forwards also combined well, with Baker and Hodgson outstanding, and Shardlow always appearing dangerous when he had the ball. 1st. XI v. ASHVILLE COLLEGE Result : Drawn, 4-4. Away, Saturday, 5th March. A draw was the best possible result for this match, which was ruined by the weather. When the game started, although snow was lying upon the ground, it was possible to play, but by half-time the ground was so covered and it was snowing so heavily that the conditions made anything approaching real hockey impossible Ratcliffe, Slegg (twice) and Parker scored for the School. 1sT XI v. WORKSOP Result : Won, 2-1. At home, Wednesday, 9th March. The match against Worksop was played in almost perfect conditions, for the weather was fine and sunny, whilst the field was fairly fast yet not too hard. By winning this game the School avenged their defeat of the previous year, when they were beaten at Worksop. Throughout the game both sides appeared to be well matched, and it was probably ground •advantage which allowed the School to win. 53

In the first half the School took some time to settle down and had difficulty in accustoming themselves to the play of Crosby, the Worksop centre half and captain, who played an attacking game, coming far up the field behind his forwards before parting with the ball. Their right wing, Kent, was also always dangerous with his speed, and sent many fine centres across the School's goalmouth. For the School, Baker, Shardlow, and Slegg always threatened to score, whilst the full backs, Smith and Thompson, who had developed a fine understanding, and Griffiths and Parker played well. After half-time play was still even, with neither side able to score, although Baker and Hodgson narrowly missed on several occasions. Shardlow appeared the most dangerous forward when he had the ball, but unfortunately he did not see as much of it as he might have done had he been better fed. Almost mid-way through the half Slegg gained control of the ball outside the circle, and, after beating his man, deflected the ball very cleverly past the goalkeeper as he rushed out. Soon after this Worksop equalised, but nearly ten minutes from the end Baker scored what proved to be the winning goal. 1ST XI v. TRENT COLLEGE Away, Saturday, 12th March.

Result : Lost, 1-4.

The away game against Trent College was played in very wet conditions to which the School took a long time to become accustomed; 4 in addition the long three-hour bus journey did not help the team to produce their best form in the last match of the reason. From the bully-off the School attacked, and Shardlow, cutting in, narrowly missed scoring; soon after the School were •awarded a free hit on the twenty-five line, which Griffiths took and placed on to Slegg's stick for the inside left to score. Trent then attacked and were only prevented from scoring by Pringle giving away a corner. Again Trent 'attacked and scored. Soon after this Griffiths was unfortunately struck on the ankle and to all intents and purposes was a passenger for •the rest of the game. This completely disorganised the School's defence, for Trent had, in effect, an extra man in attack, and what promised to be a most even game became rather one-sided. But despite this misfortune the School did not go down without a fight. Baker, Shardlow, Thompson, and Parker in particular played extremely well and indeed the whole team battled nobly to overcome their handicap. On several occasions only desperate defensive clearances 'prevented the School forwards from scoring, and Baker, Slegg, and Hodgson all put in some very good shots. The three goals Trent scored all came as a result of their extra man, but this does not belittle their attack, which was extremely strong, their captain and inside left playing particularly fine games. 54

THE 2nd XI The 2nd XI played four matches, beating Ashville College, drawing with Bootham and losing to Trent and Worksop. Enthusiasm was very high in the •team and much promising material was found, which will be of great use in future years. I. U. Warrington, C. D. Ryder, C. T. Groves, and S. H. Amos were awarded their 2nd XI Colours. INTER HOUSE HOCKEY -

First round

Semi-finals

Manor 0 Grove 2

Rise 1 Grove 4

Final Grove

School House 2 1 Temple

School House 3

In the first round of the House Hockey Competition The Grove were drawn against The Manor. The Grove were expected to win, and win •they did—but only just The Manor put up a splendid fight and the score of 2-0 hardly reflects the run of the play. The team spirit and enthusiasm of The Manor offset the greater skill of The Grove to such an extent that the result was in doubt almost till the end, when Hodgson clinched the issue by scoring The Grove's second goal from a short corner. !

In the first semi-final School House, the eventual winners, had a very exciting game with Temple Temple's strength lay in the speed of their centre forward, Slegg, and of the wings, Graham and Kershaw, backed up by enthusiastic halves and backs. School House, with five members of the 1st XI, were a' etter balanced team. The game was very even, with School House scoring early in the game, Temple equalising in the second half, and Baker scoring the winning goal almost at the end of the game. Temple were unlucky when they had a goal over-ruled for off-side. In the other semi-final The Grove had an easy victory over The Rise by four goals to one—a vast improvement on their performance against The Manor. Their forwards, although faced by a defence stronger on paper than that of The Manor, combined excellently, Hodgson at centre forward being outstanding. Their halves were tenacious and were stronger than their backs, the only possible weakness in what was a very strong team. For The Rise, Warrington on the left wing, Thompson at full back, and Amos in goal, played good games. On paper the final had the makings of a very good game, for The Grove's strength lay in their well-balanced forward line, whilst that of School House lay in its defence, and the game fully lived up to its promise, both in excitement and skill. For ten minutes after the 55

bully-off School House were never out of The Grove half; then The Grove forwards broke away—and Norwood scored after picking up a weak clearance outside the circle Then Baker broke through and from the ensuing melee 'a penalty bully was awarded, from which he himself scored. The rest of the half was an equal struggle in which both Houses threatened to score on several occasions. Mid-way through the second half, March, a very dangerous wing, broke away and centred for Norwood to shoot his second goal and give The Grove the lead once more. Almost immediately Baker equalised, after Elliott's shot had rebounded off Pringle's pads. Excitement had now reached fever-heat as both Houses strove for the vital lead; it was the School House, however, who managed to score when Baker tapped the ball into the net from a melee in The Grove goalmouth. From that moment the game deteriorated as a spectacle, for School House, determined to retain their lead, cleared into touch on every possible occasion, and although The Grove pressed for the rest of the game— once Parker almost scored from a corner, only to have his shot stopped on the goal line 'by a full back—they did hang on to their slender lead.

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL Two items of special notice greeted us when we assembled for this term. Firstly, our numbers were just the same as last term, no boys had left and no new ones had been taken. Rather unusual ! Secondly, we regret to record that Mr. Penniston left us—we will not say that one term had been enough !—but he has accepted an attractive business appointment. We notice that he has been playing rugger for Headingley quite effectively. We must refer to the almost complete absence of winter weather during the term. There was only one very short spell with a light covering of snow, and most of us made full use of the snow while it lasted. More remarkable was the very early date of the first Lesser Celandine found in flower. Two specimens were brought in on 17th January. Mr. Ping says this is the earliest date he has recorded. By the 31st January quite a number of the early spring flowers had been found, but then some cold winds and weather in February held growths back and the extremely abnormal state of affairs in nature was stayed. The health of the boys in the Junior School has been generally very good for an Easter Term. We have had no epidemic, only a sprinkling of cases of 'flu, and most of these very quickly recovered. The visit of the York Symphony Orchestra on Sunday afternoon, 27th February, was specially •arranged for the benefit of Olavites, and we are sure they enjoyed it very much indeed. 56

Mr. Francis Jackson was the conductor, but he also gave a very clear explanation of the use of each of the instruments in the orchestra, and to our great delight each instrument was played separately in turn, and then together, to show how they blended with the full orchestra. The whole performance was greatly appreciated. On Tuesday, 8th March, we had the morning "off" for the upper forms to attend the film performance of "Hamlet", while the lower forms were entertained in other ways at School. This term is our recognised term for Boxing, and Sgt.-Major Power has been kept very busy instructing a large number of very keen Olavites. The Boxing Tournament was held on the last Wednesday of term, 23rd March, and proved the usual success. Captain Bradley, R.A.O.C., very kindly again acted as Referee, and in accordance with the new rules in Boxing we had three Judges. Details of the programme and the contests are given below. We must record a special arrangement which had to be made in the last few weeks of •the term owing to the purchase by the School of No. 12 The Avenue. Miss Mason and six boys were transferred from Albany House to form a select party to occupy the house until further detailed arrangements are made. Mr. J. M. Rucklidge, 0.P., who has joined the Staff, also took up residence in the house. Miss Mason organised a Handwork competition of models made by boys of Forms J.i and J:ii, and most of these showed a great deal of careful work—all done in spare time. The three prize winners were : 1. F. F. Watson, J.ii; 2. D. Nicolson, J.i; 3. P. Hamilton, J.ii. Their "models" were a room in a house with chairs, tables and other furniture, etc., all made to scale. The prizes were handed to the winners at our Final Assembly of the term. And so we completed another very successful Easter Term with a Chapel Service and the usual breaking up Assembly.

VALETE (March, 1949) T. H. Bosworth, J.ivB.

J. Bridge, J.iiiB.

ST. OLAVE'S BOXING TOURNAMENT Wednesday, 23rd March, 1949 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

CONTESTS P. Coate beat D. Mayson. A. J. Isherwood beat M. Willstrop. J. Loadman beat G. Sanderson. R. N. Bradford beat J. F. Middleton. L. T. Beaumont beat D. G. Macpherson. C. J. Partridge beat P. L. Bellwood. F. W. Hardy beat G. F. Mitchell. G. Ridley beat B. Heap. J. M. Forster beat R. J. Catchpole.

10. I. L. Barton beat P. B. Clayton. 11. N. J. Magson beat E. N. Turner. 12. P. Netherwood beat M. Powell. 11 13. R. D. Scorgie beat C. C. Porteus. 14. C. W. Roy beat A. L. Pegg. 15. A .E. Wick beat N. R. Seaton. 16. R. M. Kirkus beat J. A. Stark. Contests Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 were 2 rounds of 1 minute. The remainder were 3 rounds of 1 minute duration. Referee: Capt. Bradley, R.A.O.C. Judges: Lt.-Col. K. G Chilman, T.D.; D. A. C. Blunt, Esq.; J. S. Cooper, Esq, Announcer: A. W. Ping, Esq. Timekeeper: J. Nix, Esq. Instructor: Reg. Sgt.-Major P. F. Power, M.B.E.

JUNIOR SCHOOL RUGGER We congratulate W. G. A. Maxwell and D. A. Macpherson on receiving their School Colours This term football has been confined to House Practices, followed by the House Matches. In the Senior Division, after a drawn game of 8 points each, the Thebans, with a team up to full strength, beat the Trojans by la points to nil. The Middles games were won by the Spartans, who beat the Trojans by 20 points to 9. In the Soccer matches for the Juniors, the Thebans beat the Etruscans by 1 goal to nil.

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL CROSS-COUNTRY Last year's experimental Cross-Country Competition was followed up this term by an official competition for a Cross-Country Shield. This Shield is gained by the house with most points at the end of the season. The School is divided into three age groups as for Athletics. First of all, each House runs against each of the three other Houses, and one point is given for every "league" victory. Finally, there is a grand championship when all four Houses run together. Three points are given for the first team, two for the second and one for the third in each age group. Everyone fit runs and, as a general rule, eight from each team count. This means that those who are definitely not built for speed can proceed independently at their own pace without prejudicing the chances of their House. On •the other hand, it is definitely a team event, and even the slower movers can contribute to the victory of their team. The following table gives a summary of the competition :Total Juniors Middles Seniors House .

League Champ.

Spartans 1 2 Trojans Thebans 2 Etruscans 1

3 1 0 2

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WOLF CUB NOTES This term we were very pleased to have with us Mr. Coulthard, who was a most efficient Baloo. In order to reduce the long waiting list our numbers have been increased to 28, but this is the absolute maximum, and the list still remains in double figures. During the term we have gained one first star, two second stars ge. and thirteen badges, including one Leaping Wolf Bad At football we beat Dringhouses Pack 2-0, and 3rd Acomb Pack 4-1. On 4th March we took part in a Cub Show at the Garrison Theatre, Fulford, when each York Pack produced a short turn. Our contribution, a sketch, called "The Guide Badge", was well up to standard, and Beaton's unrehearsed entry on a banana skin was certainly a triumph. For the last meeting of the term we had a treasure hunt, which was much enjoyed. The Red Six won the competition this term by the narrow margin of one point. As usual, there have been holiday meetings for those who have the time to spare.

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THE PETERITE Vol. XLI

OCTOBER, 1949

No. 322

EDITORIAL The observation that we are living restlessly in days of swift and remorseless changes is a commonplace. But it is particularly true in the world of education. In schools and universities alike reforms are being initiated of which the outcome cannot be foreseen. Time alone will truly assess their value and their effects. For the Public Schools the problems of adjustment are peculiarly difficult, and the shape of things to come is not easily seen. For these reasons the Headmaster's report, which he presented at the Speech Day ceremony at the close of the Summer Term, seemed to us of more than usual interest. It was important in that a large part of his speech was devoted to a consideration of the trend of events in education in general and to an exposition of the way in which we at St. Peter's intend to adapt ourselves to the momentous innovations which are imminent. Very many among his audience must have welcomed his incisive analysis of the large questions on which public attention has long been focused and been reassured by his outline of a clear-cut policy to meet problems which the uninitiated can 'but vaguely comprehend. Perhaps some of us were only then made to appreciate fully the magnitude of the difficulties which face the Headmaster in these uncertain days and to understand something of the burden which he has to bear. This is not the place, nor, indeed, have we the authority to enlarge on this topic. All we would attempt here is to draw attention to the significance for St. Peter's of the policies which we shall pursue in the coming years. We need make no apology for printing in this issue an extensive resume of the Headmaster's speech. which, we believe, contained much that is of great importance for our future prosperity. Of the events of the coming term the most important will be the dedication, on Sunday, the 11th December, by the Archbishop of York, of the 'Memorial Book to those Old Peterites who gave their lives in the two world wars. Particulars of the Dedication •Service, which will be of special significance to Old Peterites and the relatives of the Fallen, are given as the first item in our "Old Peterite News". With this exception the events of the Christmas Term will be much as usual, and an abridged calendar of events will be found elsewhere in our pages. The close of the School Year brought the inevitable loss to us of members of the Staff. Mr. J. B. Day and Mrs. D. M. Bainton have gone, the former after but a brief stay in our midst and the latter

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Editorial ... Mrs. D. M. Bainton War Memorial and Building Fund Calendar, Christmas Term, 1949 Commemoration, 1949 ... Old Peterite News Examination Results, 1949 Valete and Salvete School Officers House Notes The Oxford Cup Notes and Items The Chapel The Choir ... The Library Article—Of Goats and Glaciers British Ship Adoption Society The Music Society ... ... The Natural History Society Article—Impressions of Edinburgh Festival C.C.F. Notes Scouting ... Shooting ... Tennis Cricket, 1949 Rugby Fixtures, 1949 Boating Swimming ... The Junior School ... S. Eden Percy

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after many years of loyal and valuable service, which is recognised in

a notice printed below. Presentations to Mrs. Bainton from both boys and Staff marked our very real regret at her departure. Mr. D. G. Cummin, B.A., of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, 'Mr. J. F. Lavender, B.A., of St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, and Mr. K. G. Coulthard, B.A., also of St. Edmund Hall, all join us for the Christmas Term, and we bid them a hearty welcome to St. Peter's. While on the subject of the Staff, we take occasion to congratulate Mr. A. W. Ping on his recovery from an operation for acute appendicitis, complicated by peritonitis. The alarming development occurred towards the end of the Summer Term, and we were glad to see him again in September as hale and hearty as ever.

MRS. D. M. BAINTON At the end of last term we said goodbye to Mrs. Bainton, who joined the St. Peter's School Staff on the outbreak of war in September, 1939. Although Mrs. Bainton came to us as a temporary member of the Staff, we were able to arrange for her to stay ten years, during which time she has given invaluable service to the School. She has been largely responsible for the teaching of History in the School, and the high standard maintained in this subject has been due to her skill and enthusiasm as a teacher. Out of the classroom Mrs. Bainton will be remembered in many different ways, not least for the leading part she played in the organisation of Harvest Camps during the war. We look upon Mrs. Bainton's sojourn with us as one of the happier by-products of the recent war, and we are united in extending to her our appreciation and thanks. J.D.

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CHRISTMAS TERM, 1949 The following are culled from the Calendar for the term :All Saints' Day (Sung Communion, 8-45 a.m.) Tues. 1st Nov.

Old Peterite London Dinner. School Certificate Examination begins. Rugby Football—School v. Old Peterites. Dedication of the Memorial Book by His Grace the Archbishop of York. Thurs. 15th Dec. 1 Performances of the School Play, "Twelve Thousand", by Bruno Frank. Fri. 16th Dec. J Sat. 17th Dec.

Wed. 9th Nov. Thurs. 1st Dec. Sat. 10th Dec. Sun. 1 1 th Dec.

COMMEMORATION, 1949 (Friday, 22nd July—Sunday, 24th July) Again we were fortunate in having good weather throughout the days of the reunion, and the usual programme was enjoyed by a large gathering in conditions which were ideal. An innovation which was a signal success was a demonstration by the C.C.F. Band, under the command of Drum-Major D. Thompson, which followed the conclusion of the cricket match between the School and the O.P. XI. The smart appearance of the band and the precision of the marching made a colourful and impressive spectacle which was warmly applauded by the onlookers. The encounters between School and 0.P.s on the cricket field and on the river are reported in their appropriate pages, and accounts of the O.P. Club Meeting and the Dinner are to be found in our O.P. section. Speech Day and the Distribution of Prizes was held again in the Clifton Cinema, and the large assembly of boys and parents and friends of the School, almost filling the commodious auditorium, testified to the interest which the ceremony arouses. The Dean of York, as Chairman of the Governors, once again presided, and was supported on the platform by the Lord Mayor of York and his Sheriff (who this year is an Old 'Peterite, A. S. Rymer (1916-21)), as well as by a large representation of the Governilog Body. For the third time in recent years we had the pleasure of welcoming as our guest of honour on the occasion a distinguished Old Peterite, this time the Right Rev. Maurice Harland, Bishop of Lincoln, who distributed the prizes. His subsequent address, enlivened by a keen sense of humour and delivered with an engaging friendliness which ensured the attention of both the boys and the older section of his audience, struck an admirable balance between anecdote and sound precept. A wide experience and a very real human sympathy combined to produce an address which was never dull and which was perhaps more helpful and inspiring than many speeches which are more consciously didactic. The Sheriff, Mr. A. S. Rymer, expressed the feelings of us all in a happily-worded vote of thanks. We are grateful to the Bishop, not 3

only for his formal appearance on the Saturday morning, but for sparing valuable time to stay with us until the end of the Commemoration Service on the Sunday. A feature of the Speech Day ceremony was the reintroduction of a Latin oration. M. I. H. Unwin, who delivered this address of welcome to the Bishop of Lincoln, is to be congratulated on a remarkable feat of memory and on the excellence of his delivery, which made the Latin periods significant to the many of his listeners who inevitably had to follow his words in the translation provided. The text of this speech is printed below. The reunion culminated with the Chapel Service on Sunday morning, when the Rev. H. N. Hadd (O.P.) preached the Commemoration Sermon. Previous experience had taught us to expect from Mr. Hodd an address singularly inspiring and apt to the occasion, and we Indeed, the whole service, impressive in its were not disappointed. simple dignity and deeply moving by the real community of spirit evoked in the large congregation, was an enriching experience. The following is the programme for the three days :FRIDAY, 22nd JULY.

11 30 a.m. Cricket match, School v. O.P.s. 5 0 p.m. General Meeting of the O.P. Club. 7 30 p.m. Old Peterite Dinner. SATURDAY, 23rd JULY. 11 0 a.m. Speeches and Distribution of Prizes by the Right Rev. M. Hatland, Bishop of Lincoln (O.P.), in the Clifton Cinema. Afternoon. Cricket match continued. Boat Races, School v. Old Peterites. SUNDAY, 24th JULY. 8 15 a.m. Holy Communion. 11 0 a.m. Commemoration Service and Sermon by the Rev. H. N. Hodd (O.P.).

THE HEADMASTER'S REPORT As usual at the Speech Day ceremony, the Headmaster reviewed the events of the year and discussed aspects of School policy. The following is a resume of his report. Mr. Dronfield began with a reference to accommodation and outlined the progress which had been made with our plans for the adequate housing of a School of 500 boys-300 in the Senior School and 200 in the Junior School. These numbers had been determined by the desire to reconcile a sufficiently varied VIth form curriculum with an administration which should be on an individual and not a mass basis. A new boarding house, the Grove, had been opened in September last. At the same time the rebuilt Rise had been brought into use and was generally acknowledged to be up-to-date in every way. This led the Headmaster to some observations on the day-boarder system, which was a feature of our organisation. The system, he was glad to find, continued to be popular with both the boys and their parents. Indeed, the day boys in general were taking full advantage 4

of the opportunities offered by our organisation as a boarding school. The academic successes of day boys and the fact that the Oxford Cup had been won by Temple House for the first time in ten years was evidence alike of the vitality of the day boys and of the enthusiasm generated by their new Housemaster, Mr. K. H. Rhodes. In the Junior School, too, changes had been necessary. The increased number of boarders and the desire to satisfy demands for the supply of meals for day boys, as well as the provision of better commonroom accommodation, had resulted in the acquisition of a new large house in the vicinity of the Junior School boarding houses. This house, and that hitherto known as Albany House, would provide the boarding premises for the Junior School, while the present St. Olave's boarding house would in future function as a dining-room and administrative block. The Junior School, as a whole, would bear the traditional name of St. Olave's. Albany House would be re-titled Wentworth House—an abiding tribute to Mr. Wentworth Ping which all connected with St. Peter's School would approve. The newlyacquired house was to be called Alcuin House. It had not yet been possible (the Headmaster continued) to proceed with the plans for enlarging Big Hall into a new War Memorial Hall. But it was hoped that circumstances would permit a beginning within a reasonable time. Meanwhile he hoped that the appeal for funds for this purpose would continue to receive support and the response be even greater. Effect had been given to the O.P. Club resolution to commemorate O.P.s who had sacrificed their lives in the two world wars in a Memorial Book. A special service would be held in the Chapel on Sunday, 11th December, when the book would be dedicated by the Archbishop of York. Mr. Dronfield then turned to a discussion of the new General Certificate of Education upon which so much public attention was focused, and outlined the way in which we proposed to deal with the problems raised by the new regulations. Commenting on the minimum age-limit of 16 (in fact it would vary between 15 years and 9 months and 16 years 9 months) for taking any part of the examination, he deplored the regulation as being inspired by other than purely educational motives. He was not particularly disturbed as to the effects of this restriction, but would have preferred that Schoolmasters be free to decide for themselves what was best for the individual boy. The new examination was concerned only with individual subjects and obviated the old necessity of passing in certain subjects or groups of subjects in order to obtain a certificate; but even so the requirements for University Matriculation and the inevitable regulations governing the award of scholarships did, in fact, impose compulsion and restrictions in the choice of subjects,- A feature which he found disturbing was the abolition of "credits" and "distinctions". It was to be deplored as tending to the lowering of educational standards and to the disappearance of any incentive to do more than satisfy 5

minimum requirements. In later life boys would meet with keen competition in their professional or business careers. It was, indeed, part of the Schoolmaster's business to accustom them to face competition from others and to adopt the right attitude to temporary failures or successes. The removal of all marks of distinction in academic achievement, Mr. Dronfield believed, might lead to an "educational go-slow movement", which would be fatal to us as a nation. Even so, our attitude to the new examination system would be to regard it as offering a great opportunity. It was true that the regulations opened the door to premature specialization, but we intended to avoid this pitfall and continue with a general education to a standard equivalent to the present School Certificate. The new age-limit would mean that the bright boy must continue in the VIth form subjects outside his specialist work, subjects in which he must in due course take an exam. It would, however, be possible to choose these additional exam. subjects so as to provide a valuable background to his specialist work. We could, in fact, see our way clear to avoid "marking time" in any subject to await the examination age and to ensure a balanced course of study throughout school life. On this question of providing at school a wide general education, the Headmaster referred to the dilemma posed by the high standards required for the winning of university scholarships. The hot-house specialist produced by the present scholarship system was not always the type which the universities really wanted and which could contribute most to the general life of a university. Yet the hard fact remained that if schools were to win scholarships, it must frequently be at the expense of general education. The problem was one which had not yet been solved. Touching on the impact of National Service on boys' careers, Mr. Dronfield recognised with pleasure that the authorities were cooperating to avoid interference with studies at school. Indeed, there were now many facilities to continue these studies even during the period of service, and boys should make the most of such opportunities. At the same time it remained true that they should ensure that they left school with a definite career in mind and all preliminary examinations completed. The subject of careers led the Headmaster to some comments on the increasing difficulty of obtaining places in the universities. Only concrete evidence that a boy was likely to obtain a good honours degree would open the door to a university career. The trend was to make the universities places of highly competitive vocational training. and there was no longer room for many of those who in the past had done so much to make the university life which older people had known. He deplored this tendency to turn our universities into mere educational factories, but felt it his duty to draw attention to what he believed to be the fact. 6

Mr. Dronfield then turned to a brief review of the achievements of the past School Year. In his references to the very satisfactory results in public examinations he mentioned in particular the recent award of an Open Bursary at St. Andrew's University to P. J. Dennis. And he felt that the fact that the number of boys in Transitus and VIth Forms, boys, that is, doing post-School Certificate work, was approximately 40% of the whole Senior School, was convincing evidence of the virility of our class-room teaching. A significant change in the curriculum had been the introduction in the past year of a system of "options", which enabled post-School Certificate boys to study subjects and topics not related to any examination, but designed solely to improve their general educational background. The idea had been extended lower down the School, and the IVths and Shell had spent one afternoon each week doing work outside the normal class-teaching. In this connection a course in York history and archaeology had proved especially valuable and had awakened a permanent interest in many of the boys in our ancient city. In discussing the Junior School, the Headmaster observed that its continued growth and prosperity had necessitated many provisions, small in themselves, but cumulative in their effect, to make the Junior School as distinct from the Senior School as was possible—or desirable, since, though the Junior School was taught largely by its own Staff, it had to be borne in mind that the curriculum must be continuous from the bottom of the Junior School to the VIth Form in the Senior School. Next year the Junior School would have a really advanced form, J.VI, small in numbers, which would work to the same syllabus as the IVth forms in the Senior School. Two out-of-school activities of St. Olave's called for special mention. There was a new magazine, "The Olavite", which was to be published twice a year. Those who had seen the first two numbers would agree that, being, as they were, largely the work of the boys themselves, they reflected great credit both on the enthusiasm of the boys and on the enterprise of the masters who had propagated such great activity. Secondly, there was the introduction of a silver cup, very generously given by Mr. D. A. Inglis, which provided the Junior School with the counterpart of the Oxford Cup in the Senior School. Throughout the whole School the various societies and activities outside the class-room had prospered during the year. Equally valuable were the smaller societies and clubs in the individual houses. It was of great importance to provide something in which each boy could usefully interest himself. If we could teach boys to use their leisure hours intelligently and profitably we should have given them something as valuable as anything they could gain from their school life. The Headmaster went on to explain something of the new Combined Cadet Force which had replaced the Junior Training Corps. The C.C.F. contained a basic section in which boys would 7

stay for about two years, until they passed their Certificate "A" examination. After that stage they did more specialised training in either the Army or the Royal Naval sections. The latter, which had "started from scratch", was already flourishing, and fourteen cadets would spend the camp period on board H.M.S. Implacable, one of our front-line Fleet Carriers. It was of interest, too, that for the first time in the School's history the inspection of the C.C.F. had been carried out by a naval officer, Vice-Admiral Sir Wilfred Patteson. The possibility of adding a R.A.F. section in the near future was being considered. The total strength of the C.C.F. was now 239, and Mr. Dronfield reaffirmed his belief that the training it offered, including the Annual Camp, gave our boys a self-reliance and self-discipline which were invaluable. Responsible Service leaders still looked to the C.C.F. for their future officers. In conclusion the Headmaster felt that he had reported on a year of real progress in what he was confident was a flourishing and happy School. If his confidence was justified—and he believed it was—it was in large measure due to the co-operation and whole-hearted support which, as Headmaster, he always received. To all, from the Governors to the smallest boy, he was grateful. PRIZE LIST Norman Crombie Memorial Prize Archbishop of York's Prize for Classics Dean of York's Prizes for Latin Prose : VIth Form Below VIth Stephenson Greek Prize Whytehead Memorial Prizes for Divinity : Senior School—VIth Form Below VIth Junior School

C. Frank D. C. Jack - M. I. H. Unwin - J. J. Youll - P. J. R. Mason

- R. I. Hunt - J. B. Weightman - r M. J. Baddeley D. Pfluger - R. J. Townshend Toyne European History Prize - D. P. Norwood The Headmaster's Prize for Mathematics J. A. Whitehead The B.M.A. Medal for Science Jack Brittain Memorial Prize for Middle School Essay G. B. Pullan Old Peterite Club Reading Prizes : - D. P. Norwood Senior School—VIth Form - D. H. Gudgeon Below VIth - M. J. Baddeley Junior School—Senior - F. F. Watson Junior - S. C. Daneff Modern Languages Prize - P. J. Dennis Physics Prize - P. Jenkins Chemistry Prize Music Prizes— - D. C. Jack Senior School—Piano Instrumental (Violin) - S. C. Daneff - J. D. Birch Junior School—Piano Instrumental (Violin) W. B. Hawkins

Art Prizes—Senior School

- C. W. D. Green ( A. G. Quarmby (Drawing) D. J. Oldman I (Modelling) - W. V. Waugh

Junior School—Senior Junior General Knowledge Prizes : Senior School—VIth Form Below VIth

- J. C. B. Mackeand - ( M. C. M. Lochore / D. Wilson - R. N. Johnson - C. R. Clough Thebans 'C. T. and R. C. Groves - School House - Temple - The Manor

Junior School—Senior Junior Junior School Games Cup Hobbies Cup Fernie Cup Oxford Cup Work Cup

SCHOOL CERTIFICATE PRIZES (1948) English History Geography Greek Latin French German Mathematics General Science Art

I. U. Warrington J. S. Berg R. E. Underwood D. G. Hilton D. G. Hilton S. C. Daneff - I. G. Cobham - H. Murray - J. M. Smithson - R. F. Wyman

FORM PRIZES (1948-1949) Senior School - J. C. Oldroyd - M. J. F. Everitt - P. J. Blincoe - E. K. Walker

IVA IVB. IVC. SHELL

Junior School -

J.VI. J.VA. J.VB. J.IVA J.IVB. J.IIIA. J.IIIB. J.II. J.I.

- j B. M. Nendick

1 R. Shanks - D. M. Walker - G. D. Gardner - P. J. Netherwood - C. W. R. Roy - C. W. Jose - W. V. Waugh - K. Brown - D. D. Nicolson

LATIN ADDRESS GIVEN AT ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 23rd JULY, 1949 By M. I. H. UNWIN (Winner of the Dean of York's Prize for Latin Prose Composition) ORATIO AD CONCILI•M SCHOLAE SANCTI PETRI ANTE DIEM DECIMUM KALENDAS AUGUSTAS MDCCGCXLIX

Salvete omnes. Mihi, ut cui propositum sit pro vobis omnibus et praecipue pro hac Schola Sancti Petri •Eboracensi virum salutare insignissimum et praeclarissimum, episcopum reverendissimum Lindi Coloniae, munus aggrediendum est et gratissimum et difficillimum. Nam quod consuetudinem orationis Latine habendae, antiquitus usitatam, renovare placuit, gaudeo. Nostra enim aetas incuriosa antiquitatis, vel quod ignorat quantum in praesentia praeteritum tempus valeat vel quod suis ipsius viribus nimis confidit, majorum instituta magis magisque neglexit nec saris compertum habet unde omnia quibus nunc gloriamur, si recte judicamus, originem ducant. Quod autem mihi, juveni indocto atque consuetudinisoratoriae imperito, apud tantam multitudinem Latino sermone eloquendum est, doleo. Sed fortasse illo me consolari licet quo se olim Ovidius—'in magnis et voluisse sat est'. Nec spes abest mihi vera confitenti plurimos vestrum, ut quibus lingua Latina inusitata sit ac paene dbsoleta, me fallere posse si quid in oratione mea vel claudico vel delinquo. Sed antequam ad rem ipsam venio, aequum est me, paucis quidem verbis sed ex animo, gratias habere uxori •tuae, feminae nobilissimae quam honoris causa nominatarn volo, quod illa te comitari dignata nostrum concilium praesentia sua illustravit et adornavit. Nunc autem mihi orationem incipienti hoc in mentem venit jucundissimum, rte, qui nunc episcopus illustrissimus, lumen et ornamentum ecclesiae Anglicae, ad nos venisti, in hac ipsa Schola nostra adhuc puerum informatum esse et institutum. Tu quoque, reverendissime et doctissime episcope, manum ferulae subduxisti; a vultu magistrorum torvo et infesto abhorruisti; nec incredibile est te, insistentem in ipsius limine Hominis (ita enim nos pueri puerili temeritate •ymnasiarchum appellare solemus), metu perculsum et tua plurima delicta animo volventem, iram futuram expectavisse. Nobis, et ipsis super antiquas vices ingredientibus, haze et talia reputantibus quantum in te documentum et exemplum ! Quanta spes futuri ! Quantum ad majora rtemptanda incitamentum ! Nec tu, labentibus annis, almae matris immemor factus es. Nonne tu auctor fuisti societatis illius Petranae apud Oxonienses quae usque ad hunc ipsum diem viribus integris floret? Nobis quidem pueris, per agros, fossas, omnia loca sordida ac squalentia quotannis laborantibus, cursu paene exanimatis, deos omnes fatumque iniquum exsecratis, menti vehementissime occurrit te et comites tuos Oxonienses patinam argenteam olim dedisse, praemium its qui, superatis omnibus rivalibus, 10

trans rus quam celerrime currant. Quin, ne recentiora omittam, cum socii Petrani cenandi causa paucis ante mensibus Londinium convenissent, ut esses arbiter bibendi invitatus inter tot et tanta negotia officii tui amplissimi ac sanctissimi libenter adesse voluist. Tempore quidem praeterito multi hujus scholae alumni et viri praeclarissimi apud nos hac die sollemni contionati sunt. Ipse memoria teneo duo veteres, ut ita dixerim, pueros praemia nobis distribuisse, unum propter artem militarem spectatum, alterum rebus scholasticis insignem. Nunc to moribus et ingenio eminens et propter pietatem egregiam electus qui Lindi Coloniae episcopatum obtineas, tertius advenisti. Quo nihil felicius, nihil nostris temporibus magis convenienter fieri potest. Nunc enim, ut nunquam antea, recto consilio et exemplis bonis opus est. Hodie enim homines sollertiae et arti suae plus aequo confisi et propter suam ipsam calliditatem audacissimam temerarii facti, machinis multifariis inventis, omnia terra, maxi, ipso denique in caelo temptant, explorant, patefaciunt. Quid dicam de atomo tandem fissa? Quid de machina illa mentem humanam imitata, quae in calculis subducendis ipsos mathematicos celeritate et diligentia superet? Nil intemptatum nostra aetas reliquit. Nec dubitari potest quin homo, non dico sapiens, sed sapientissimus, vel potius scientissimus, omnia per se ipsum posse credat. Sed quid prodest tot et talia de natura et materia rerum invenisse, si spiritus hominum et vis animae pro nihilo habentur? Si mores pereunt, negleguntur priscae virtutes; hominum vetustorum pudor et honestas contemnuntur? Si denique inter populos orbis terrarum sunt qui, subverso etiam jure divino, quo freti priores nostri omnia attingere, omnia perpeti erant parati, se religioni infestos ultro gerentes fas et nefas misceant, ipsius Dei reverentiam omnino respuant? Tu autem, reverendissime et doctissime episcope, in tanta generis humani perturbatione, cum homines timoribus et discordiis circumventi rectores bons et honestos expectant, desiderant, toto animo requirunt, illius religionis Christianae, unde praesens nobis laborantibus auxilium, semper ades validissimus propugnator ac defensor. Nec fortasse alienum est recordari Paulinum nostrum, virum sanctissimum, incolas hujus insulae efferatos ac indoctos doctrina Christiana et suis nobilissimis exemplis abhinc mile trecentos annos erudire ausum esse. Nam nescio an dignissimum videatur te scholae alumnum quam ille Paulinus fundavit parem laborem post longum intervallum suscepisse. Nunc enim eadem virtute, constantia eadem opus est. Te vero inter rectores ecclesiae nostrae conscriptum fidem praestaturum esse credimus : credimus te in tanto discrimine ita te gesturum atque omnia facturum esse ut homines curis atque miseriis jamdudum vexati, tuis exemplis, tuis consiliis confirmati divinum praesidium tandem repetant et nunc demum hoc recte percipiant, nullam esse spem salutis nisi in jure immutabili ac sempiterno omnipotentis Dei.

A TRANSLATION OF THE SPEECH Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my privilege to welcome, on behalf of all here, and particularly the members of this School of St. Peter in York, our distinguished guest, the Right Reverend the Bishop of Lincoln. My task is one of much pleasure, but of no little difficulty. It is gratifying that the institution of a Latin address, customary in times gone by, has been revived. For our own age, either because it does not appreciate the debt which the present owes to the past, or because it is over-confident in its own resources, has grown indifferent to tradition. More and more we neglect the past and fail to realise that so much on which we pride ourselves today has been built upon the achievements of our fathers. But 'there is less pleasure in the thought that I, young and unaccustomed to public speaking, must address so large an audience in the Latin tongue. But perhaps I may console myself as the poet Ovid did before me—'When high the goal, sufficient to have willed'. Nor will I disguise my hope that if I falter or make mistakes, it may pass unnoticed by many of you whose Latin is, perhaps, more than halfforgotten. But before I proceed it is fitting that I should pause to pay a brief but sincere tribute to Mrs. Harland. We are grateful that she has chosen to accompany you, Sir, and to grace and adorn our gathering with her presence. To me it is a pleasing reflection that you, 'My Lord Bishop, who come to us today a high dignitary of the English Church, were educated as a boy in this very School of ours. You also have 'withdrawn your hand from the cane'. You also have cowered before the forbidding and hostile faces of the masters. It is even possible that you have stood in terror on the threshold of The Man himself—for so, with the irreverence of boys, we style the Headmaster—turning over in your mind your manifold sins and awaiting the wrath to come. When we who now tread the ancient paths in our turn reflect upon such things as these, we must surely gain, from the inspiration of your example, hope for our future and an urge to greater effort. And as the years passed you did not forget your old School. For it was you, Sir, who founded the Society of Oxford Old Peterites, which flourishes to this day. Indeed, every year as, exhausted with the course, we toil over fields and ditches, through mud and mire, complaining bitterly of the cruelty of fate, we are reminded forcibly that it was you and your fellow Peterites at Oxford who gave the Silver Plate which is the prize for those who, overcoming all their rivals, run as quickly as possible across the country. And more recently, when the Old Peterite Club held its London Dinner a few months ago and you were invited to preside, despite the many calls of your exalted and sacred office, you readily consented. 12

In times past, many distinguished Old Peterites have addressed us on this annual occasion. I myself remember two 'Old Boys' who have distributed the prizes, one a distinguished Service Chief, the other notable in the academic world. And now you, Sir, whose character, intellect, and piety have elevated you to the Bishopric of Lincoln, come to us as a third. And how appropriately and significantly for the times in which we live. For now, as never before, we have need of wise guidance and honourable example. Today mankind, too confident in its ingenuity and skill and made reckless by its own cleverness and audacity, with its inventions of every kind has explored and revealed everything on land and sea and in the sky above. Need I mention the atom, split at long last? Or that machine, imitating the human brain, which performs calculations with more speed and accuracy than the mathematicians themselves? Our age leaves nothing unattempted. There seems little doubt that man, no longer 'holm sapiens', but man the very wise (or, as I prefer, 'very scientific') believes that he can achieve everything by his own resources alone. But what profit is there to have discovered so much about the nature of material things, if the spirit and soul of man are forgotten? If character degenerates and the ancient virtues decay? If the old qualities of humility and honour are despised and rejected? If among the peoples of the world there are those who trample underfoot that divine law which inspired our forebears to achieve all things and to endure all things, and who are openly hostile to religion, daring all unrighteousness and rejecting utterly reverence for God Himself ? But in this confusion of the world, when men are torn by conflicts and compassed about by fears and cry aloud for true and noble leadership, you, My Lord Bishop, have ever been a steadfast and valiant champion of that religion of Christ wherein only is a present help in our troubles. It is not, perhaps, inapt to recall that thirteen centuries ago our own Saint Paulinus dared to civilize the fierce and untutored folk of this island by the teachings of Christ and by his own great example. For it would seem that you, a son of the School which Paulinus himself founded, have been called to no less a task. Today there is need of a like courage and a like resolution. We believe that you, one of the chosen leaders of our Church, will keep faith in this crisis of mankind. We believe that you will neglect no means to achieve that our people, burdened so long by cares and tribulations, strengthened by your wisdom and example will seek again the protection of heaven, in the clear knowledge that there is no hope for the world save in the unchanging and eternal law of Almighty God.

OLD PETERITE NEWS "THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE" The Book of Remembrance for those Old Peterites who gave their lives in the two World Wars is to be dedicated by His Grace the Archbishop of York in the School Chapel, on Sunday, the 1 1 th of December, at 6-0 p.m. The Book, which has been designed and executed by Mr. James N. Dowse, is bound in natural calf and contains the names of those who fell in the two wars inscribed on vellum with six names to each page. It is to be kept in a special Ante-Chapel, which is to be formed from the Chapel Lobby, to the design by Mr. G. G. Pace, the Sheffield Diocesan architect and architect for the rebuilding of Llandaff Cathedral. The Service of Dedication is primarily for the School, Old Peterites, and the relations and friends of those who were killed. Anyone who wishes to be present should apply for a ticket to K. H. Rhodes, St. Peter's School, before 1st December. LT.-COL. H. C. SCOTT After serving the Old Peterite Club as Hon. Secretary for over thirty years, Lt.-Col. Scott has retired from the position. It was felt at the Annual Meeting that the Club would wish to give him some tangible recognition of his great services to the Club, and it was decided to make a start by a collection at the Old Peterite Dinner. Those members at the dinner willingly agreed, and a collection was made, but it was felt that many Old Peterites who could not be present at the dinner would like to contribute to the Testimonial. Any contributions should be sent to K. H. Rhodes, St. Peter's School.

OLD PETERITE CLUB ANNUAL MEETING The Annual Meeting of the Old Peterite Club was held at the School on Friday, 22nd July. The Headmaster took the Chair. The resignation of Lt.-Col. H. C. Scott was accepted by the Club with great regret, and a vote of thanks to him for his service to the Club for over 30 years was passed by acclamation. The meeting then elected Mr. K. H. Rhodes as Hon. Secretary. The minutes of the last meeting were read and passed, and the Hon. Treasurer submitted the accounts for the year, which were approved. Messrs. J. N. Blenkin, N. G. L. R. 'McDermid and W. P. Anelay were elected to the Committee in the places of Messrs. K. H. Rhodes, R. A. Stratton and P. R. G. Graham, whose term had expired. The other officers were re-elected. 14

Mr. J. B. Gedge informed the meeting that the London Dinner of the Club would be held on 9th November at Brown's Hotel. The Hon. Secretary informed the meeting that the Book of Remembrance for the Old Peterites who had fallen in the two wars was now ready and would be on view during Commemoration, and the Headmaster stated that the Book would be dedicated by the Archbishop of York on 11th December, at 6-0 p.m. Rule IV was amended to read £4 instead of £5. Lt.-Col. H. C. Scott was elected as a Vice-President of the Club, and also as an additional Trustee. OLD PETERITE DINNER The Annual Dinner of the Old Peterite Club was held at Betty's Restaurant on Friday, 21st July. The Bishop of Lincoln (The Rt. Rev. M. H. Harland), a Vice-President of the Club, took the Chair. The toast of the School was proposed by Mr. R. V. C. Gray, and replied to by the Headmaster, and the toast of the Club was proposed by Mr. L. Burgess and replied to by the new Hon. Secretary, Mr. K. H. Rhodes. The following members of the Club were present :— Anelay, W. P. Andrew, J. K. Atkinson, R. E. A. Bamforth, H. Battrick, A. Bean, K. C. Beetham, S. Black, V. M. Blackburn, W. D. Blenkin, J. N. Border, A. P. Brown, E. G. Burdass, C. U. Burdass J. U. Burgess, L. Burnett, N. R. Clegg, M. T. Clement, C. C. Cooper J. S. Career, H. L. Crews, D. K. Crombie, G. P. Chilman, K. G. Davison, E. P. Dean, J. Dee. C. C. Denby. C. P. Dench, P. G. R. Dronfield, J. (Headmaster). Eaten, Rev. J. A.

Fairweather, C. C. French, T. H. Frost, J. R. Garth, R. M. Gedge, J. B. Gossop, E. R. Graham, G. E. L. Gray, R. V. C. Grindrod, C. 0. Grove-Stephensen, A. C. Harland, M. H. (Bishop of Lincoln). Harding, G. W. Harding, R. F. Harnby, F. B. Harper, K. Hillyard, E. J. Hillyard, F. H. Hodd, Rev. H. N. Hopkins, D. A. Huntley, W. G. Jackson, G. F. Jeffs, E. S. judge, H. W. Knowlson, D. W. Legat, P. B. Leigh, P. V. LeTocq, L. C. Lewis, T. J. McDermid, N. J. L. R. McKinlay, R. J. 15

Miller, R. L.

Motum, J. H. Newdick, F. N. Oliver, D. J. Parker, R. Pattrick, J. H. Pattrick, H. A. Pattinson, J. L. Powell, W. W. Penty, P. R. Rhodes, K. H. Rowland, P. Rucklidge, J. M. Rumfitt, D. T. Shepherd, C. S. Sheriff, E. Simpson, J. L. Stanley, J. D. Stratton, R. A. Stuart, J. E. Sykes, P. H. Sykes, P. R. Taylor-Thompson, J. D. Thompson, D. W. Tomlinson, B. Troop, J. G. Warren, K. A. Washington, R. G. J. Wright, A. T. H. Wright, P. J.

OLD PETERITE CLUB LONDON DINNER

7 FOR 7-30 P.M., WEDNESDAY, 9TH NOVEMBER, 1949 (being the first Wednesday after Guy Fawkes' Day). BROWN'S HOTEL, Albemarle Street and Dover Street, (two entrances) W.1. Nearest Tube Station : Green Park. Dress : Lounge suits or uniform. Tickets : £,1, including drinks, from :— J. B. Gedge, Pinners Hall, E.C.2. London Wall 1551. Putney 1901.

ITEMS The appointment of Brigadier C. C. Fairweather, O.B.E., T.D.

(1921-1922), as Deputy Lieutenant for the North Riding of Yorkshire was announced on the 24th September. Fairweather began a successful military career when he was commissioned to the 50th Division Signals, Territorial Army, in 1928. He went to France in 1940 with the rank of Major and was evacuated from Dunkirk. Back in England he was appointed Chief Instructor to the 1st Signals Training Centre at Catterick. In 1941, then Lieutenant-Colonel, he was given command of the 2nd Division Signals, and went to India in the following year. As Colonel and Chief Signals Officer with the 34th Indian Corps, he joined General Wingate when the Chindits were formed. He supervised the Signals organisation, and at the end of the campaign was awarded the O.B.E. Brigadier Fairweather is now Chairman of the North Riding County Cadet Committee and Vice-Chairman of the T.A. Organisation and Supply Committee. In business he is associated with the firm of Robinson and Crosthwaite, tug owners, Middlesbrough. * * * Two O.P.s were among the principal speakers at the Conference of the Advertising Association held at Buxton in the first week in June, under 'Mr. Oliver Lyttelton's Chairmanship. They were Martin Pick (1902-08), Advertising Manager of Guinness, who spoke on Posters, and John Rodgers (1919-1925), whose talk was on Marketing. Martin Pick is a brother of the late Frank Pick (O.P.). of L.P.T.B. fame, who was Director General of the Ministry of Information during the War. John Rodgers is a Director of J. Walter Thompson, Co., Ltd., and Chairman of the British Market Research Bureau, Ltd. * * * Ian Crombie (1918-1926), a member of Bristol Round Table, has been elected Vice-President of the National Association of Round Tables. This is the first time in 21 years that the West Country has had any national representation. He will probably be the National President next year. 16

Norman Yardley (1928-1934) has written a book on cricket, to be published this autumn, price 12/6. The provisional title is "My Cricket Memories". The following is a reprint of a preliminary announcement which may interest O.P.s. "England's Cricket Captain has written one of the most entertaining books for years. A natural games player, winner while at school of some of England's most famous squash trophies, football captain, cricket captain, University cricket and hockey Blue, scorer of centuries for Cambridge, Norman Yardley swiftly rose to captain both England and (some say harder still !) Yorkshire. This book tells of Selectors' last-minute decisions at conferences which England's Captain attended. It details over-by-over tactics in Test Matches against Australia and South Africa when Yardley had to make difficult decisions on the field. It gives really intimate glimpses of cricket's greatest men, and speaks frankly of cricket's burning problems today. But the quality that marks it out from the glut of cricket books is the laughter that runs through it—a welcome antidote to Test Match grimness, illuminating players and situations and showing, for a change, that cricket has never ceased to be a game, with all the fun of a game." * * * Major G. A. Lofthouse, T.D. (1914-1916), wishes it to be known that Mrs. Lofthouse and their family will be joining him in the British Zone of Germany for an indefinite period, and that correspondence should be addressed to :c/o Messrs. Lloyds Bank, Ltd., Northgate, Darlington. * * *

OBITUARY

We regret to record the death, on the 3rd July, 1949, of Charles James Daniel (St. Peter's, 1872-1879). He was 87, and he and his brother, J. Herbert Daniel, who survives him and is now 89, must surely have been the oldest living members of the School. The late Charles James Daniel was born on 3rd November, 1861. His father was the Reverend R. Daniel, Vicar of Osbaldwick, Yorkshire; C. J. Daniel was educated at St. Peter's School and at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. On leaving Sandhurst in 1882 he joined the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Later he went to S. Africa as Adjutant of the 3rd Battalion King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, served through the Boer War and was awarded the D.S.O. From 1905 to 1916 he was Assistant to the Colonel in charge of Records at Fulwood Barracks, Preston, and in 1917 was appointed Lt.-Colonel in charge of Records there, which post he held till 1919, and for which service he was awarded the C.B.E. 17

Lt.-Col. C. J. Daniel married Agnes Margaret, daughter of Rear Admiral Thomas Saumarez, C.B., in 1891, and leaves two children— a son, Vice-Admiral Sir Charles S. Daniel, K.C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., Commandant of the Imperial Defence College; and a daughter, Mrs. C. Owtram. On retiring from the Army Lt.-Col. Daniel lived with his wife at Bath, where the latter died in 1937. For the last few years of his life he made his home with his daughter and her family at Newland Hall, Lancaster. He was a very keen sportsman, being a good shot and a useful golfer; he played a good game up to the age of 85, when he got a bad attack of shingles in the head and eye, from which he never really recovered. He suffered a great deal the last two years of his life, but was always courageous and utterly unselfish. He was a tremendous reader, 'his favourite literature being biographies and travel. He was always immensely interested in anything to do with his old School. (The Vicar of Dolphinholme, the Reverend P. Jenkins, writes of him : "The late Colonel was a man of sterling integrity, a loyal, generous, warm-hearted and sympathetic friend; a devoted churchman ever gladly willing to lend a hand in any good cause. During a long and trying illness, which preceded his death, his one consideration was to give as little trouble as possible to those whose privilege it was to minister •to his need. Never was the epitaph 'A man greatly beloved' more richly merited.").

BIRTHS BAKER.—On 11th September, 1949, at the Cottage, Sherburn-inElmet, to Pamela (nee Denby), the wife of Roland Croft Baker (School House, 1928-32), a daughter (Felicity Mary Croft). DO WSON.—On 20th July, 1949, at Kinellan Nursing Home, Beaconsfield, to Zoe (nee Stericker), wife of R. E. Dowson, a daughter. GRAHAM.—On 5th June, 1949, to Nansi (nee Davies), wife of Dr. •Earlam 'Graham (1932-37), 198 Beech Hill Avenue, Wigan, a son. LOCKWOOD.—On 3rd May, 1949, at Stockholm, to Mrs. Lockwood, wife of P. A. Lockwood (1936-42), a son (Anthony John Michael). SHERIFF.-27th September, at Nunthorpe Nursing Home, to Marcia (nee ,Berends) and Edward (1935-44), the gift of a son (Edward Graham Berends). WALL. On 22nd March, 1949, to Mrs. Wall, wife of M. P. L. Wall (1931-35), Senior Science Master of St. Bees School, twins (Christopher and Jennifer). '

MARRIAGES MASSER—RUST. On 2nd July, 1949, at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Cheam, Surrey, Ronald Thornton (1939-41), only son of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Masser, of Nottingham, to Heather, youngest daughter of 'Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Rust, of Cheam. 18

DENCH—JOHNSON. On 10th August, 1949, at Heworth Parish Church, York, Dr. Peter George Reginald Dench (1932-43), to Daphne Mary, daughter of Mrs. R. A. Johnson, of 69 Avenue General Leclerc, Chantilly, Oise. LEIGH—WRIXON. On 13th August, 1949, Peter Vance Leigh (1939-43), to Irene Wrixon. PENNI STON—PARKER. On 29th June, 1949, at Pudsey Parish Church, Peter Marshall Penniston (1939-44), to Barbara Mary Parker. RUCKLIDGE—BELL. On 25th August, at St. Mary's Church, Ambleside, by the Archdeacon of Westmorland, John Michael (1933-39), elder son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Rucklidge, Red Lion Hotel, Grasmere, to Jean Elizabeth, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Bell, Compston Road, Ambleside. '

ENGAGEMENTS

MACKINTOSH—VENUS. The engagement has been announced between Ashley (School •House, 1927-1931), second son of Dr. and Mrs. Mackintosh, of Red Gables, 199 Alexandra Road, Sunderland, and Muriel, only daughter of (the late) Mr. and Mrs. Venus, of 10 Park Avenue, North Shields, Northumberland. PENTY—WIDDICOMBE. The engagement is announced between John (The Rise, 1935-44), elder son of Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Penty, of Hillfield, Acomb, York, to Phyllis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Widdicombe, of Stockton-on-Forest. WARIN—HOLLIS. The engagement is announced between Robert WarM, M.D., M.R.C.P. (School House, 1930-33), younger son of Mr. and Mrs. P. WarM, of Tadcaster, Yorkshire, and Barbara Anne, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hollis, of Roundhay, Leeds. OXFORD LETTER OXFORD.

To : The Editors of "The Peterite". Sirs, We write this letter to you and venture to presume that you will publish it—with a confidence that may well be misplaced. It was with some concern that we remarked the omission in your May issue of our last letter. When you welcome news from 0.P.s at Leeds and Sandhurst, and will soon, no doubt, be sending special correspondents to Borstal and Brixton, we felt that this omission, if not a deed of sabotage, had some deep significance entirely hidden from us. However, we consoled ourselves, and still console ourselves, with the reflection that it must be 'but a sign of the times.* * The explanation is simple. The letter to which our Oxford correspondent refers arrived one week after we had gone to press— despite requests for its prompt delivery. He may derive comfort from the absence in this issue of a Cambridge letter—for the same reason. 19

Of Oxford in May and June, the 'Isis' paints little clearer a picture than Matthew Arnold : no wonder that we find description eludes us. A full canvas is impossible, for there are such widely divergent activities. We must be content with a few little cameos : the gailydecked college barges, the flash of the eight oars in •the sun, the crack of the pistol as a 'bump' is made, the stream of tweeds and bright dresses from Christ Church to the river and back—such is Eights Week; the funereal procession down the High, the •thousands of faces valiantly concealing their fear, the crowd gathered outside the schools at the end of each paper awaiting news of their 'next of kin'—these constitute some of the horrors of the public examinations; then, the continuous temptation of watching a day's cricket amid the trees in the Parks, the weary Union debates in the hot evening air, the uninviting darkness of one's desk on a summer afternoon when figures are lying sprawled outside on the College lawn—all these are little cameos to be woven into the texture of Trinity Term. This was the arena on which your ambassadors strutted and fretted, lived and moved and 'had their being. We must turn now to the timehonoured duty of gathering some dust from the arena to throw in your eyes. It is customary to give some account of each individual, as though some Argus-eyed agent were employed to keep secret watch on all concerned and make a report at the end of term. We do not deny that this may be done elsewhere; but the general impression conveyed is that the majority have been busy assimilating Wells' "Invisible Man". To avoid a bare recital of this nature, we shall give, first the names of all 0.P.s up last term who are known to us, then any comments that our limited knowledge can supply. Absence of comment on any individual is due, not to suppression of some appalling scandal, but to sheer ignorance. Here is the list of names : Derek Taylor Thompson (Balliol), J. M. Banister, L. A. K. Denison and Peter Robson (Brasenose), Peter Tee (Christ Church), Peter Andrew (Keble), Robert Hey (New College), M. Waddingham (Pembroke), Norman McDermid (St. Edmund Hall), John Denison and G. C. Norris ('Worcester). Banister, •McDermid, Taylor Thompson and Tee take their bows. With happy ambiguity we express a hope that they will all get the results they deserve. It is possible, of course, that they may be discovered here next term; they may even beat the record set up by Duffield, lately among us, of five years' residence. But, assuming that they fail thus to hoodwink the authorities, we bid them farewell, taking as a symbol of their presence among us and treasuring as a fond memory the last vision we had of McDermid—a perspiring, begrimed, dishevelled, but triumphant figure, one of the ill-starred crew who rashly rowed against the School at Commemoration week-end. Robson, E. A. K. Denison and Andrew also distinguished themselves. Robson spent the term in Hamburg, practising his German; he 20

has not been heard of since : we hope that he didn't say the wrong thing or travel too far East. A smiling photograph of Denison, in company with certain others, adorned a page of the "Tatler"; to avoid any misunderstanding, we hasten to announce, with the unashamed candour he would have us show, that the occasion was the Brasenose Commemoration Ball. All who are regular scrutinisers of the "Telegraph" engagements column will not need to be told the reason for Andrew's mention, but will join in our warmest congratulations. In conclusion, we direct the attention of all Oxford O.P.s, past and present, to the notice contained elsewhere in these pages about the Oxford O.P. tie. We repeat our hope that, however desert the air on which it may waste its sweetness, this letter may not, like its predecessor, be born to blush unseen. We are, Sirs, your humbled servants,

THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES.

THE OXFORD OLD Ph 1 ERITE TIE Before the war members of the Oxford O.P. Club distinguished each other by the wearing of one of two ties. A design tie, the keys of St. Peter on an Oxford Blue background, and a striped tie. Since the war it has been impossible to obtain either of these adornments. Enquiries have now, therefore, been made regarding the possibilities of their being re-issued, with the following results. The design tie, in the same material, cannot be made available, probably for several years, owing to the specialist weaving originally employed. A tie, with the same design, but more simply woven, could be manufactured at a price of 15/- per tie. The retailers, however, would need a guarantee that 6 dozen of these ties would be sold reasonably quickly, a guarantee which can hardly be given at the present moment. Arrangements have been made, however, for the striped tie—thick blue, thin white, medium brown, thin white, thick blue, etc.—to be manufactured. This tie should be obtainable from Messrs. Walters, The Turf, at •the beginning of next term, priced at about 8/-. It is hoped that Oxford O.P.s who have gone down will continue to possess, and on suitable occasions will wear, this tie.

N.G.L.R.M'D. 21

EXAMINATION RESULTS, 1949 OPEN BURSARY, ST. ANDREW'S UNIVERSITY P. J. Dennis was awarded an Open Bursary to St. Andrew's University in Science. SCHOLARSHIPS The following Scholarships have been awarded to boys on the results of the Higher School Certificate Examination. STATE SCHOLARSHIPS:

P. Jenkins. D. P. Norwood.

"RESERVE" STATE SCHOLARSHIP:

P. J. Dennis.

CITY OF YORK MAJOR SCHOLARSHIP :

J. C. B. MacKeand. J. C. Varley.

NORTH RIDING MAJOR SCHOLARSHIP :

P. Jenkins.

EAST RIDING MAJOR SCHOLARSHIP :

K. G. Harrison.

WEST RIDING MAJOR SCHOLARSHIP :

P. J. Dennis.

CITY OF YORK EXHIBITION :

M. A. Cross.

HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION The following boys were awarded Certificates :UPPER VI.

M. "A. Cross r Good" in Physics and Chemistry). P. J. Dennis ("Good" in Physics and Chemistry). C. D. Goode ("Good" in Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Physics). K. G. Harrison r("Good" in Physics and Chemistry). P. Jenkins ("Distinction" in Physics and Chemistry. "Excellent" in Scholarship Physics and "Very Good" in Scholarship Chemistry). J. C. B. MacKeand ("Good" in Physics. "Very Good" in Scholarship Physics). D. P. Norwood ("Distinction" in Pure Mathematics, "Good" in Applied Mathematics, "Excellent" in Scholarship Pure Mathematics, "Very Good" in Scholarship Applied Mathematics). J. C. Varley ,("Good" in Physics and Chemistry and "Very Good" in Scholarship Physics and Chemistry). LOWER VI. R. M. Booth ("Good" in French). J. A. Brough ("Good" in History). R. A. Calvert F. Carlill ("Good" in Music). D. Fletcher. R. J. Frater. J. M. Graham ("Good" in Physics). G. M. Herring ("Good" in Physics and Chemistry). D. C. Jack ("Good" in Greek). A. M. Kendell. M. E. Kershaw. P. J. R. Mason ("Good" in Greek). 22

P. W. V. Milburn ("Good" in French). J. B. Mortimer ("Good" in History, Geography and French). A. R. Royle ("Good" in History and Geography). F. C. Slegg ("Good" in French). E. D. Thornton. R. J. Townshend ("Good" in French). M. I. H. Unwin ("Good" in Latin and French). J. A. Whitehead ("Good" in Physics and Chemistry). D. J. Wilson ("Good" in Geography and French).

SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION The Pass is indicated by a lower case letter, the Credit is indicated by a capital letter; Very Good is indicated by a capital letter in italic type. 1, 2, 3 indicate Very Good, Credit or Pass in English Language. + after the letters g or h indicates a pass in the Oral Examination. b—English Literature. c—History. d—Geography. e—Latin. f—Greek. g—French. h—German. i—Elementary Mathematics. j—Additional Mathematics. m—Physics and Chemistry. s—Science. o—Art. VA. A. P. Buttram-2 b C i M. D. Coverdale-3 B g+ h+ i M. E. G. Dixon-2 b C e h+ i m. M. G. Goodburn-2 BD g i j M. G. P. Gray-2 B cg/ J M. D. A. Haxby-2 B C E F G±/ J M. N. M. Hodd-2 B G+ i j M. D. H. Holmes-2 B D G+ H+ S. R. I. Hunt-2 C D e G+ i s. M. B. Markus-2 BCE G H+ I M. B. Meredith-2 B c e G+ H+ I j M. R. D. Palframan—I BCE G h I J M. D. M. A. Quirke-1 B D G+ H+ I J S. G. W. Riley-2 B c E g+ I j M. D. G. Simpson-2 B D I M. S. H. Storey-2 B E G+ h+ I J M. P. G. Taylor-3 BD I J M. R. E. Underwood-2 B c D E G+ S. S. J. White-2 B E f G+ I j M. D. Wilson-2 BD e gI j M. A. N. W-Gunning-3 B C h+ i M. J. J. Youll-2 B C E F G+ 1 7 M. V s. J. R. Bird-2 B D i M. F. D. Browne-2 b c I in o. A. Cawood-2 b C I M. D. S. Chadwick-2 B c I J S o. R. Hawkins-3 b d I J M. R. J. Kelsey-3 B d I J M. A. J, King-2 bciS o. P. T. Littlewood-2 B c g+ i M o. P. K. Masser-3 BCD i o. B. W. Mould-2 b D G+ i m. J. G. H. O'Donnell-2 B D I M. D. J. Osborne-2 B C I J M. H. P. G. Shaw-3 BCIJ M. L. E. Shenker-2 b d I J M. P. V. W-Gunning-2 B C D S o. 23

ST. PETER'S SCHOLARSHIPS, 1949

RILEY-SMITH SCHOLARSHIP-A. M. Marsh (St. Peter's Junior School). FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP-J. N. T. Howat (St. Peter's School). M. Carr (Ascham House, Gosforth, OTHER BOARDING SCHOLARSHIPS-A.

Newcastle-on-Tyne). D. C. Holmes (St. Peter's School). D. N. Simmons (Glenhow, Sal tburn-bythe-Sea). HEY SCHOLARSHIP (FOR DAY BOYS). -D. K. Timms (St. Peter's School).

VALETE (July, 1949) THE GROVE C. M. Bainton. 1944-49. (St. Olave's, 1939.) Rise, 1944-48. LVI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1947. 2nd XV Colours, 1948. Played for 2nd XI, 1948. Sgt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". R. J. Frater. 1944-49. School House, 1944-48. LVI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1947. H.S.C., 1949. Musical Society Committee. School Orchestra. School Play, 1944 and 1947. Scout troop, 1944-46. King's Scout. Bushman's Thong. Represented troop at inspection by H.M. the King, Windsor Castle, 1946. A.B., Naval Section, C.C.F. Leading Seaman Exam. Cert. "A". 2nd Class Shot. J. A. Hannon. 1944-49. (St. Olave's, 1941). School House, 1944-48. LVI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1947. 2nd XI Cricket, 1946-49. Captain, 1949. Captain of Shooting, 1947-49. L/Sgt. C.C.F. Cert. "A". R. D. Watson. School House, 1944-48. L.VI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1947. 2nd XV, 1948. Colours, 1948. Coxed 4th IV, 1946; 2nd IV and 2nd VIII, 1947. 2nd IV Colours, 1947. Coxed for 1st IV, 1948. 4th IV, 19'49. School Squash Team, 1948-49. Colours, 1948-49. Shot for School, 1947-48-49. Colours, 1947-48. Capt. 2nd VIII, 1949. C.Q.M.S. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". 1st Class Shot. 1944-49. (St. Olave's, 1942). Temple, 1944-48. VC. P. K. Masser. School Cert., 1949. 2nd XI, 1949. Played for 1st XI, 1949. Cadet in C.C.F. Cert. "A". 1st Class Shot. J. B. Prendergast. 1947-49. (St. Olave's, 1943). Temple, 1947-48. IVc. Cadet in C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I. C. R. Stead. 1946-49. Rise, 1946-48. VA. THE MANOR C. Frank. 1942-49. Lower VI. Head of School and Manor. School Monitor, 1948. School Cert., 1947. Colts XV, Colours, 1945. 1st XV, Colours, 1946-47-48-49. Played East Riding Yorkshire Schoolboys XV, 1947-48. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1948. Colts Cricket XI, 1945-46. Colours, 1946. Played for 1st XI, 1947. 2nd XI, 1947-48-49. Captain of 2nd XI, 1949. School Athletics Team, 1945-46-47-48. Colts Athletics Colours, 1946. School Athletics Colours, 1947-48-49. Captain of Athletics, 194748-49. 1st Shooting VIII, 1947-48-49. Colours, 1948-49. Runner-up, Individual Shoot, 1949. Hon. Sec. Swimming, 1949. Chapel and Games Committee. Sgt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A", 1946. 1st Class Shot. C. D. Goode. 1944-49. (St. Olave's 1940). U.VI. Maths. House Monitor. School Cert., 1946. H.S.C., 1948. Played for 2nd XI, 1948-49. Colours, 1949. School Chess Team, 1946-47-48-49. School Fencing Team, 1948-49. L/Sgt. in C.C.F. Cert "A", 1946. Cert. "T", 1949.

J. A. Whitehead. 1945-49. L.VI Science. House Monitor. School Cert., 1947. H.S.C., 1949. B.M.A. medal for Science. Colts XV, 1945-47. 2nd XV, 1947-48. Colours, 1947-48. Played for "A" team, 1947-48-49. Played for 1st XV, 1947-48-49. Colours, 1948-49. Rowed for 2nd VIII, 1948. 2nd IV, 1949. Colours, 1949. Rowed for 1st IV, 1949. Athletics Team, 1948. Leading Seaman in Naval Section. Cert "A" and Lg./ Seaman Certificate. 1st Class Shot. School Play, 1947. School Orchestra, 1947-48-49. Chapel Committee. Library Monitor. A. C. Barker. 1947-49. VB. Junior Colts XV, 1948-49. Cadet in C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I. D. S. Chadwick. 1946-49. VB. School Cert., 1949. Junior Colts XV, 1947. Senior Colts XV, 1948. Cadet in C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I. A. J. King. 1946-49. VB. Cadet in C.C.F., Naval Section. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1949. 1946-49. Remove. Played for Colts XV, 15'47-48-49. J. Tomlinson. Athletics Team, 1948. Cadet in C.C.F. First Class Shot. D. T. N. Tyne. 1946-49. (St. Olave's, 1943). Transitus. School Cert., 1948. THE RISE N. B. Burgess. 1944-49. (St. Olave's, 1939-40). L.VI Head of the Rise, 1948-49. School Cert., 1946. 2nd XV, 1947-48. 2nd XV Colours, 1548. 3rd IV, 1949. 2nd IV Colours, 1949. 1st VIII, 1949. 2nd Shooting VIII, 1948-49. Shot for 1st Shooting VIII, 1949. School Chess Team, 1947-48-49. School Play, 1944-45-46. Editor of the Petcrite. Sgt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". R. M. Booth. 1943-49. (St. Olave's, 1941). L.VI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1946. H.S.C., 1949. Hon. Sec. Musical Society. Chapel Committee. Science Society Committee. L/Sgt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A", 1946. First Class Shot. School Play, 1947. J. S. Trewick. 1943-49. L.VI Science. House Monitor. School Cert., 1946. H.S.C., 1949. L/Sgt. in C.C.F. First Class Shot. P. R. Whitelock. 1945-49. L.VI. School Cert., 1947. C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I. SCHOOL HOUSE G W. J. Griffiths. 1944-49. Head of School House. Lower VI. School Cert., 19.47. 2nd IV and Colours, 1948. 2nd VIII, 1948. 1st IV and 1st VIII, 1949. Captain of Boats, 1949. 2nd IV Cox and Colours, 1945. 1st IV Cox and Colours, 1946-47. Captain of 2nd XV, 1948-49. "A" XV, 1948-49. 1st Shooting VIII, 1947-48-49. Shootiing Colours, 194748-49. C.S.M. in C.C.F., 1949. Cert. "A", 1947. 1st Class Shot. P J. Dennis. 1944-49. Upper VI. School Monitor. School Cert. 1946. H.S.C., 1949. Open Bursary St. Andrew's University. "Reserve" State Scholarship. West Riding Major Scholarship. Colts XI Colours, 1946. Played for 1st XI, 1947-48-49. 2nd XI Colours, 1948. 1st XI Colours, 1949. Hockey XI, 1948-49. Hockey Colours, 1949. Played for 1st XV, 1947-48. 2nd XV, 1947-48-49. 2nd XV Colours, 1948-49. Squash Team, 1947-48-49. Squash Colours, 1949. Tennis Team, 1949. Petty Officer in C.C.F. Cert. "A". Leading Seaman Exam. First Class Shot. D. G. Eccles. 1544-49. VB. House Monitor. Colts XV, 1945-46. 2nd XV Colours, 1947-48. Played for 1st XV, 1948. 2nd IV, 1st VIII, 1948. 2nd IV Colours, 1948. 1st IV, 1st VIII, 1949. 1st IV Colours, 1949. Cpl. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". 1st Class Shot. Recruits' Shooting Cup, 1944. C. T. Groves. 1945-49. L.VI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1947. Played for 2nd XV, 1947-48. 2nd XV, Colours, 1948-49. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1949. 2nd XI Hockey, 1948-49. Colours, 1949. Played for 2nd XI Cricket, 1948. 2nd XI, 1949. Leading Seaman. C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. I, 1948. 1st Class Shot. School Play, 1946-47. Hobbies Cup, 1949. H. Chatterton. 1945-49. L.VI. School Cert., 1947. Cadet in C.C.F. Cert. "A", Part I, 1948. Natural History Society Treasurer, 1949. Member of Science Society Committee, 1946-47. 25

J. D. Cooke. 1945-47. (St. Olave's 1942). IVc. R. J. Shardlow. 1944-49. (Junior School, 1943-44). Va. 2nd XI, 1947-50.

School Play, 1947. 2nd Hockey XI, 1948-49. Played for 1st Hockey XI, 1948-49. 2nd Shooting VIII, 1948-49-50. 1st Hockey XI, 1949-50. Colours, 1949-50. Cert. "A", 1948. 1st Class Shot, 1948-49. Leading Seaman, Naval Section of C.C.F. M. Wye. 1945-49. Transitus. School Cert., 1948. Played for Colts XV, 1945. 2nd XV, 1948. 2nd XV Colours, 1948-49. 1st VIII, 1949. 3rd IV, 1949. 2nd IV Colours, 1949-50. School Play, 1947. Leading Seaman, Naval Section C.C.F. Cert. "A", 1948. TEMPLE F. C. Slegg. 1944-49. (St. Olave's, 1942). L.VI. School Monitor. Head of Temple. School Cert., 1946 H.S.C., 1949. Colts XV, 1944-47. Colts XV Colours, 1945-47. Captain of Colts XV, 1946-47. 1st XV, 1947-49. 1st XV Colours, 1947-49. 1st XV Captain, 1948-49. Captain of "A" XV, 1947-49. 2nd XI Cricket, 1947-49. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1948. 1st XI Hockey Colours, 1949. Athletics Team, 1945-46-48. Colts Athletics Colours, 1946. School Athletics Colours, 1948. Sgt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A", 1946. 1st Class Shot. C.C.F. Proficiency Badge. Library Monitor. Member of Games Committee. J. M. Graham. 1943-49. (St. Olave's, 1938). Lower VI. School Monitor. H.S.C., 1949. School Cert., 1946. 1st XV Colours, 1948-49. Played for 1st XV, 1947-48-49. 2nd XV, 1947. Colts XV, 1946. 1st IV Colours, 1949. 2nd IV Colours, 1948. 1st VIII, 1948. Athletics team, 1945-48. Sergeant in C.C.F. Cert. "A", 1946. First Class Shot. Debating Society Committee. M. A. Cross. 1943-49. (St. Olave's, 1942). Upper VI Science. House Monitor. School Cert., 1945. H.S.C., 1948 and 1949. City of York Exhibition. 4th IV, 2nd VIII, 1948. 3rd IV, 1st VIII, 1949. 2nd IV Colours, 1949. Hon. Treasurer and Committee Member of Science Society, 1947-48-49. Corporal in C.C.F. Cert. "A", 1947. Signals Classification and Instructors' Badge, 1948. R. G. Emmett. 1944-49. (St. Olave's, 1942). House Monitor. L.VI. Civil Service Exam (Army), 1949. School Cert., 1947. 1st VIII, 1949. 4th IV, 1949. Rowed with 2nd IV, 1949. Sergeant in C.C.F. Cert. "A", 1947. 1st Class Shot. Proficiency. K. G. Harrison. 1943-49. (St. Olave's, 1941). Upper VI Science. House Monitor, 1947-49. Played for Colts XV, 1945. 2nd XI Cricket, 1947. School Cert., 1946. H.S.C., 1948 and 1949. East Riding Major Scholarship. Science Society Committee Member, 1948-49. Sgt. in C.C.F. Technical Storeman. Cert. "A", 1946. First Class Shot. J. C. Varley. 1944-49. (St. Olave's, 1942). Upper VI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1946. H.S.C., 1948 and 49. City of York Major Scholarship. Colts XV, 1946. 2nd XV Colours, 1947. 1st XV Colours, 1949. 2nd IV Colours, 1948. 1st IV Colours, 1949. 1st VIII, 1949. Sergeant in the C.C.F. Cert. "A", 1946. 1st Class Shot. J. A. Brough. 1944-49. (St. Olave's, 1941). L.VI. School Cert., 1946. H.S.C., 1949. C.C.F. Cert. "A". J. B. Crabtree. 1946-49. (St. Olave's, 1941). Remove. G. M. Herring. 1944-49. L.VI. School Cert., 1947, H.S.C., 1949. 2nd Shooting VIII, 1948-49. Shot for 1st VIII, 1949. Played for Chess Team, 1948-49. Cpl. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". 1st Class Shot. D. C. Jack. 1944-49. (St. Olave's, 1942). L.VI. School Cert., 1947. H.S.C., 1949. Cert. "A". J. C. Mackeand. 1944-49. (St. Olave's, 1941). U.VI. School Cert., 1946. H.S.C., 1948 and 1949. City Exhibition, 1949. School Chess Team, 1946-48. Captain of Temple Chess, 1946-49. D. Wilson. 1946-49. (St. Olave's, 1944). VA. School Cert., 1949 P. V. Wyatt-Gunning. 1945-49. (St. Olave's, 1942). Vc. Schol Cert., 1949. 26

SCHOOL OFFICERS SUMMER TERM, 1949

Head of The School and the Manor—C. FRANK. Head of School House—G. W. J. GRIFFITHS. Head of The Rise—N. B. BURGESS. Head of Temple—F. C. SLEGG. Head of The Grove—E. D. THORNTON. Chapel Monitor—E. THOMPSON.

J. M. GRAHAM. J. B. MORTIMER. P. J. DENNIS. GAMES CAPTAINS : Cricket—P. T. BAKER. Boats—G. W. J. GRIFFITHS Shooting—J. A. HANNON. Fencing—A. M. KENDELL Hon. Sec. Tennis—J. B. MORTIMER. C.S.M. in C.C.F.—G. W. J. GRIFFITHS HOUSE MONITORS : The Grove—A. M. KENDELL, R. J. FRATER, M. BAINTON, R. D. WATSON. The Manor—P. J. WHITEHEAD, P. A. JENKINS, C. D. GOODE, F. CARLILL. The Rise—J. S. TREWICK, R. M. BOOTH, I. V. WARRINGTON, D. THOMPSON. School House—P. T. BAKER, D. WALTER, J. C. GRIFFITHS, P. C. KNOWLESON, C. T. GROVES. Temple—K. G. HARRISON, R. J. TOWNSHEND, R. A. CALVERT, M. A. CROSS, J. C. VARLEY. EDITORS OF "THE PETERITE". N. B. BURGESS, J. C. GRIFFITHS, M. I. H. UNWIN, S. C. DANEFF.

HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE Houses of long establishment are apt to regard the completion of a term or even a year more as a matter of course than as an achievement. For them term follows term and terms merge into years with that defiant regularity found only in institutions of ancient foundation, and which lead to that time honoured opening gambit "another year has passed". The Grove, however, has not the experience of other houses and considers the completion of this, the first year, as no mean achievement. Not that the year has been a struggle, but it is the first year and a very essential stage in the House's development. At the beginning of the year the Grove consisted of several differing and sometimes conflicting elements; at this, the end of the third term, we are a House in the true sense of the word. It is in this simple fact that the real success of the year lies. We have not had the material successes for which we had hoped, but we cannot but consider ourselves a trifle unlucky to lose in the finals of three major competitions. 27

We were very surprised at the beginning of term to find that the Head of House, R. Parker, had left. It seemed a grievous blow to our hopes in the cricket and tennis. We offer our congratulations to E. D. Thornton, who succeeded as Head of House, confident that he is a worthy successor. Our record in sporting competitions has been rather disappointing this term. We were well represented in the 1st XI and congratulate E. D. Thornton on his Vice-Captaincy and N. M. Hodd, R. M. Hodgson, A. 'M. Kendell and T. Hobson on their Colours; we also congratulate J. A. Hannon on his Captaincy of the 2nd XI and his 2nd XI Colours. In the Senior Cricket we defeated Temple in the first round and found ourselves opposed by the strong School House team in the semi-finals. This would have been a very good match but for the unfortunate absence of our opponents' two main bowlers. We defeated a depleted team without much difficulty; we do, however, congratulate Hodd on scoring a fine century and on the award of his House Colours. Our defeat by Manor in the final was unaccountable, and it was not one of the brighter spots of the term; we can only leave it as "just one of those things". The Junior team were very young and must be given great credit for their victory over School House; unfortunately the Rise team proved too strong for them in the semi-finals. We were again unsuccessful in the Tennis, losing to School House after beating the Manor. It was in the Shooting competitions that we were most successful, for though we lost the team event we won the House Aggregate Cup and J. A. Hannon put up a fine performance to win the Individual Shot for the third year in succession. We had little swimming talent in the House and our failure to gain either of the first two places was no surprise. We do, however, congratulate R. J. Frater, who distinguished himself in beating his own record in the Plunge. The House boaters were again a select few; D. J. Wilson again rowed for the 2nd IV, and P. W. Newhouse is to be congratulated on his 2nd IV Coxing Colours. The commanding lead we had gained in the Work Cup was slightly reduced this term, 'but we are still well in the lead, and hope the examination results will bring us success. In the House itself domestic difficulties in connection with the changing and washing facilities dominated the first part of the term. Shortly after half-term these were considerably eased when part of the new changing room block was made available. The whole block and a new dormitory are to be completed by next term. Finally we must bid farewell to C. M. Bainton, R. J. Frater, J. A. Hannon, P. K. Masser, J. X. Prendergast, C. R. Stead, and R. D. Watson; they have all in their various ways contributed to the success of the House's first year. 28

THE MANOR This term we welcome Mr. and Mrs. Le Tocq to the Manor. The news of their appointment was received with pleasure, and we confidently hope that under their guidance the House will go from strength to strength without losing its old friendly atmosphere. Their first term with us has proved a very successful one as far as our sporting achievements are concerned, as we won the two major sports—the Cricket and the Swimming. In the Cricket we beat the Rise in the semi-finals, thus leaving ourselves with a theoretically stronger Grove team to face. A sudden collapse on their part, however, gave us a fairly easy victory. Goode, Booth, J. G. Stead, and You11 caused most worry tb the Grove. We congratulate them on the award of their House Colours. The final score was : Grove, 73; Manor, 116. Another achievement in our Cricket is the winning of the InterHouse League Cup. This, we hope, shows that the cricketing tradition is to be strongly continued in the Manor for years to come. Once again we won the Kazerooni •Cup in the Swimming Sports. We gained some 120 points. This was a true "House" effort. No swimmer was far superior to another and we heartily congratulate all who helped to bring us this victory. We would specially like, however, to congratulate C. W. Thompson on achieving a School record in the Junior Plunge. In the Shooting we were not able to obtain a higher position than third, but as we shall lose only one member from the team we have hopes that this position will be improved upon next year. We lost to Grove in the first round of the Inter-House Tennis Competition. Here, again, our team was, on the whole, younger, and even their spirited playing could not overcome a more experienced team. The Fernie Cup and Inter-House Music Competition proved that we have no budding Field Marshals nor Giglis as yet. The main reason for our position of fifth in both was, frankly, that the House did not show enough enthusiasm nor take these two competitions seriously enough. We must do better next year. After the issue of last term's "Peterite" our Chess enthusiasts demanded an apology for our omission to record the fact that in the Easter Term we won the Chess Cup for the fourth year in succession. A compromise was hurriedly reached when they were politely asked to write this article. We apologise, therefore, for our somewhat belated congratulations. We hope that our next success in this line will be faithfully and immediately reported ! In this connection we have a considerable honour to record, for Jenkins won the York Schoolboy Chess Championship. The last term of this School year justifies mention of certain facts which give a good indication that the Manor is steadily overcoming 29

the disadvantages of a war-time removal. Mainly by the efforts of some enterprising boys, sundry common-rooms and studies have been decorated, whilst others employed their knowledge of wood-work to good effect in supplementing or improving existing furniture. Much "waste" material has been usefully employed, and we hope that this will continue in the terms to follow. Lastly, we say goodbye to all who are leaving us, and we wish them good luck in their future careers. THE RISE The past term has made up to some extent for our shortcomings of the first two terms of the School year. Four cups have been won, and although these successes were to some extent off-set by the loss of the Fernie Cup to School House, whom we congratulate on winning it, we can nevertheless look back on the past term with some satisfaction, and at the same time look forward to next year, which will, we believe, bring greater conquests. The House 1st XI did not do as well as was hoped against the Manor. The first three batsmen, J. B. Mortimer, J. B. Annequin, and D. Thompson, started well and took the score to well over 100 runs. When the innings was resumed, however, J. B. Mortimer and D. Thompson were soon out, and the rest of the team, disheartened by the apparently easy way in which the Manor disposed of two of those who had scored so well in the first part of the innings, were out for the addition of a mere 51 runs. The Junior XI were much more successful and in the first match defeated Grove by 8 wickets, having dispdsed of them for only 36 runs, thanks mainly to the excellent bowling of J. B. Annequin. In the final we played the'Manor, who scored 103 runs. The Rise replied with 104 for 7, to win the Junior Cricket Cup and thus atone for our defeat in the Senior Cricket. The Fencing Cup also came to the Rise. Having defeated School House in the semi-final by 3 bouts to 2, the Rise team went on to defeat Manor by 3 to 2. Although we feel that perhaps a few of our points were won by good luck rather than good management, we, nevertheless, have good reason to be proud of our achievement. In the Tennis we were successful against Temple in the semi-finals, but lost to School House. 5 to 4, in the final. Perhaps the most disappointing performance of the Rise was in the Inter-House Swimming. Here we came only a very poor fourth, but we have, at any rate, the satisfaction of knowing that this was through no lack of effort but rather through a lack of talent, which we hope time will remedy. One of our successes of this term of Which we are extremely proud is our winning of the School Music Competition. We congratulate all those Risites who took part, and have especially to congratulate R. M. Booth, whose hard work was instrumental in enabling us to win this 30

Cup for the first time. While commenting upon the musical activities of the House we must not forget to congratulate S. C. Daneff on his effort in the School Instrumental Competition. ,

The Recruit Squad, under I. U. Warrington, tied with School House for first place in the Recruit Cup Competition, and we congratulate both I. U. Warrington and his squad on their achievement. On the other hand we lost the Fernie Cup to School House after a very keen competition. The Rise squad, under J. B. Mortimer, came third, only 1/ points behind the winners. As usual Risites have taken a full part in all School activities. J. B. Mortimer is to be congratulated on his 1st XI Colours and N. B. Burgess on his 2nd IV Colours. In particular we would mention the part played by Risites in the School Choir, the School C.C.F. Band, both at School and at Camp, and thank them for "showing the flag" so ably. This term we say goodbye to only four of our number, N. B. Burgess, J. S. Trewick, R. M. Booth and P. R. Whitelock. To these we wish the best of luck in the future and thank them for all they have done for the House.

SCHOOL HOUSE Once again the House can look back upon a successful and, more important, a happy term. Before mentioning some of these activities we would like to congratulate P. J. Dennis on his appointment as a School Monitor, and also C. T. Groves, now a House Monitor. We also congratulate P. T. Baker, Captain of Cricket, and D. Walter, Captain of Rugger, upon their appointments. As usual the House has been well represented in the realm of School Sports, and in this connection we congratulate D. Walter upon the re-award of 'his 1st XI Cap and Colours, and P. j. Dennis and W. H. N. Fairweather upon the award of their 1st XI Colours, also J. F. N. Jackson on his 2nd XI Colours. D. W. H. McDougle (Capt.), R. H. Jackson and C. D. King were members of the Junior Colts team, whilst P. McL. Walshaw, J. S. Frost and C. V. Roberts were on the Senior Colts side. Also J. F. N. Jackson, J. C. 'Griffiths, C. T. Groves, R. J. Shardlow and G. Elliott were members of the 2nd XI. We would also like to congratulate P. T. Baker upon the fine wicket-keeping which led to the award to him of the Fielding Cup. At the same time we congratulate D. G. Eccles and B. D. C. Walker (cox) on their 1st IV Colours and 'M. Wye and R. C. Groves upon the award of their 2nd IV Colours. 31

In the Inter-House competitions the House had a very chequered career during the term. We lost to the Grove in the semi-finals of both the Junior and Senior Cricket, and in the Fencing, after beating the Grove by 3 matches to 2 in the preliminary round, lost to the Rise in the semi-finals. We congratulate the Rise team upon winning the Cup. In the Swimming Sports the House team acquitted itself very well to come second to the very strong Manor team, and we would like to congratulate Walter, Rhead, Cooke and Collins on winning their events. The House did, however, win the Tennis Cup, beating the Grove 5 matches to 0, and the Rise in the final by 5 matches to 2. The House team consisted of :1st String : P. J. Dennis (Capt.) and J. C. Griffiths. 2nd String : R. J. Shardlow and P. T. Baker. 3rd String : J•. F. N. Jackson and W. H. N. Fairweather. The House has been particularly successful in the C.C.F. competitions this term, winning the Fernie Cup for the best House platoon and sharing with the Rise the first place in the Recruit Competition. We would congratulate C.S.M. G. W. J. Griffiths, Sgt. Knowlson, and the members of the House who took part for the enthusiasm which made these successes possible. To turn 'to other activities in the House; once again the Hobbies Room has been used a great deal despite the hot weather, and a practical result of this was shown when C. T. Groves and R. C. Groves won the Hobbies Cup at the end of term with some very well-made and useful furniture. G. B. Hudson also had his bookstand entered as the other House representation in the Cup. In the Music Competition, despite the enthusiasm of all concerned and the coaching of Mr. Day, the House only came third, but the very great enjoyment of all who took part, both in the part and unison songs, must have more than compensated for this. In the academic sphere we congratulate P. J. Dennis very heartily upon the award of an Open Bursary at St. Andrew's University, and also upon the award of a County Major Scholarship. We cannot bring these notes to a conclusion without extending a hearty welcome to our new Matron, Miss Hall. Her efficient ways and cheerful smile have done much to make the House run smoothly this term, and we hope that she will be with us for a long time. We had not appreciated until just before these notes went to press that Mr. Day was leaving us for a new appointment. We shall remember him not only for his great keenness for cricket and music, but also for his quiet good humour at all times amidst the trials and tribulations of an assistant housemaster. We wish him the very best luck for the future. 32

At the same time we would like to extend a very hearty welcome to his successor in the House, Mr. Cummin, and hope that his stay among us will be both long and happy. In conclusion we wish to thank all those members of the House who are leaving us this term for everything they have done for the House, and we wish them every success in the future.

TEMPLE HOUSE This term was not the gloomy one that Temple have become accustomed to in the Summer Term, with cricket, swimming, and the many minor events we seldom win looming over us. It has been wholly dominated by the Oxford Cup, while we, knowing that we stood little chance of gaining anything, watched the other Houses quickly narrowing the gap between them and us. The final triumph when the Shooting team, captained by Baird, won the Shooting Cup from the Grove team containing three of the 1st Eight, thereby making sure of the Oxford Cup, was the climax of a great effort on the part of the whole House throughout the year. To descend to routine events of the term, our Cricket teams suffered their usual fate, both losing in the semi-final. The Senior team was overwhelmed by a strong Grove team, only a dour innings by Ankers and a fine bowling performance by Fawcett relieving the general failure. A sudden batting collapse lost the Junior match with the Manor after the game had shown some signs of developing into a close one. In the Fencing and the Tennis, although we lost both in the first match, the former to the Rise, the latter to the Manor, the teams made quite a good fight, and congratulations must go to Roe and Jagger on their play in the Tennis. The other sporting events of the term are perhaps best left in decent obscurity. Several Templars received Prizes at the Speech Day at the end of term, and D. C. Jack is especially to be congratulated on winning both the Classics Prize and the Senior Music Prize for Piano. J. M. Graham and J. C. Varley are to be congratulated on their 1st IV Colours and M. A. Cross and R. A. Calvert on their 2nd IV Colours, while F. C. Slegg and J. T. Ankers played for the 2nd XI. J. T. Ankers was awarded his House Colours for Cricket. We have, as usual this term, to say goodbye to many who have done the House good service throughout the years. To all of these we would wish the best of luck, wherever they may be. 33

THE OXFORD CUP, 1948-49 The Cup was won by Temple House, with the Manor as "runnersup". The following are the detailed results :Senior Rugger Junior Rugger Senior Cricket Junior Cricket .y ... Hockey Rowing (1st Division) Rowing (2nd Division) ... Athletics, 1st Athletics, 2nd Cross-country, 1st Cross-country, 2nd Swimming, 1st Swimming, 2nd ... Squash ... Tennis Shooting (Team) ... Fencing

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NOTES AND ITEMS The visit of Mr. Justice Cassels on Monday, 27th June, will rank among the more memorable events of the School year. His Lordship arrived at the School at about ten o'clock, before proceeding to the Assize Courts, where he was to preside that day. He was met by the Headmaster, who conducted him to the Big Hall into which the whole Senior and Junior School had been packed. After being welcomed by the Headmaster, who emphasised the great honour he had bestowed upon the School in visiting it a second time, His Lordship rose to address the School. From the first word he entirely held the attention of his audience. With charm and art quite inimitable he touched upon the lighter sides of the English Legal System and some of its ancient institutions. The ancient institutions of England, he said, were unparalleled throughout the world; on their account alone there could never be a cause for shame in being English. We were all captivated by the eloquence and grace with which Judge Cassels delivered his address; so captivated that it was some time before we realised the significance of his final words. But when the Headmaster announced 'that in accordance with Mr. Justice Cassels' request there would be a holiday for the rest of the day there could have been no doubt as to the School's approval. 34

On Monday, 23rd May, Dr. I. S. Iliffe addressed the VIth Form in the Stephenson Room. Dr. Iliffe had just returned from Waziristan a mountainous region of the N.'W. Frontier, where, in connection witl -; the C.M.S., he practised as a doctor as well as acting as housemaster to the central school boarding house. He first spoke of the geography of the region, which is wholly mountainous, and then of the people themselves. The Waziris are Pathans and consequently have close racial and linguistic affinities with the neighbouring Afghans. They are a fine, vigorous mountain people, excelling in warfare. The one real blot on an otherwise admirable people is the prevalence of the blood feud, which may continue through countless generations. Though Christian teaching has done much to reduce this institution it still remains a serious barrier to missionary work. The education given at the main school, to which come boys from all over the region, aims at overcoming this problem by the imparting of Christian principles; there is every indication that it will eventually be successful. Dr. Iliffe's most interesting talk was much appreciated. * * * Thursday, 26th May, was Ascension Day, and after Choral Communion in the morning the School was granted a whole holiday. * * * We congratulate P. Jenkins, Captain of School Chess, on his fine performance in winning the York Schoolboys' Chess Championship. * * * On Monday, 4th July, the Rev. E. Lloyd Francis, of the Melanesian Mission, spoke to the School in Big Hall. He spoke of the home and customs of this negroid people who are on the whole more primitive than their immediate neighbours, the Polynesians. With the aid of the Melanesian Mission their standard of social organisation has been greatly raised, whilst they are beginning to develop their islands, which are naturally among the richest in the world. He illustrated a most entertaining talk with some excellent technicolour films depicting with great vividness these delightful tropical islands.

THE CHAPEL The greatest event in a Summer Term is, of course, the Commemoration Service; and, while the actual form of the service may change a little from time to time, the service remains inevitably very much the same. This year it seemed perhaps even more inspiring than ever, and the whole service was a worthy act of worship to Almighty God. The preacher was the Rev. H. N. Hodd, 0.P., and we thank him most warmly for his very great help. 35

Our only other visiting preacher during the term was the Dean of York, and he should not really be described as a visitor. The Dean gave us three addresses on three consecutive Sundays on the Prayer Book, in connection with the 400th anniversary of the English Prayer Books : and we are most grateful to him for coming and giving us the benefit of his deep knowledge of the subject. At the end of a School year it is customary to thank various members of the School who have had a special part in the work of the Chapel. In no formal way, however, but genuinely and generously, do we record our thanks to E. G. Thompson, Chapel Monitor, and to all the Servers. Their work has been most conscientiously and willingly done : and the record of attendance of Servers on Sundays and weekdays has been remarkably good, and we all owe them more than perhaps we realise. To the Choir, who always seem ready, under Mr. Waine's guidance, to undertake any special music we need, our thanks are also due and are gladly paid. The allocation of the Chapel Collections is made by the Chapel Committee, except only that the collections at our two Carol Services were given to the Lord Mayor of York's Christmas Cheer Fund, and that at the Commemoration Service is given to the School War Memorial Fund. The collections and allocations for the year are given below. COLLECTIONS, 1948 49 -

Balance from 1947-48 ... COLLECTIONS Christmas Term, '48 ... ... Easter Term, '49 ... Summer Term, '49 :

s. d. 11 16 3

Lord Mayor of York's Christmas Cheer Fund War Memorial School ... Fund ... Chapel Furnishing Fund ... York Boys' Club Friends of York Minster ... St. Dunstan's Universities' Mission to Central Africa ... York Diocese ... Missions to Seamen ... Clergy Orphan Corpn. ... Imperial Cancer Research Dr. Barnardo's Homes ... People's Dispensary for ... Sick Animals ... Church Army ... ... ... Melanesian Mission N.S.P.C.C. Balance in hand

81 10 5 24 19 8 57 16 10

R,176

s. d.

20 10 10 3 10

8 0 0 3 0

9 0 0 0 0

10 10 10 5 15 10

0 0 0 0 0 0

5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 2 11

0 0 0 0 5

£176

THE CHOIR The Choir sang the following anthems during the term :Carol—"This joyful Eastertide". "God liveth still"—J. S. Bach. "The Strife is o'er"—Vulpius arr. Henry Ley. "Come Holy Ghost"—Attwood. "Hymn to the Trinity"—Tchaikovsky. "Let thy merciful ears"—Weelkes. "Hear my prayer"—Mendelssohn. "0 thou the central Orb"—Charles Wood (Commemoration). and the following settings of the canticles :"Stanford in C". "Stanford in B flat" with the School. On the 10th July the opportunity of there being no sermon was taken of singing the 78th Psalm and its 73 verses. By a judicious variation in chants and divisions of the singing between the School (45 verses) and Choir (28 verses) we enjoyed the opportunity of singing this fine psalm whose only blemish (to modern taste) is its length. The Commemoration Service in its new form gave ample opportunity for School and Choir to sing new and familiar music with fervour and conviction. The Annual Choir Outing took place on Friday, 10th June. It took the normal form of a trip by motor coach to Scarborough, where a most enjoyable day was spent. No account of the day would be complete without mention of the excellent (and by now, traditional) high tea so kindly provided by Mrs. Kendell.

THE LIBRARY Chief Librarian : L. BURGESS, Esq. Assistant Librarians :

R. J. FRATER, J. C. GRIFFITHS, D. P. NORWOOD, F. C. SLEGG, M. I. H. UNWIN, J. A. WHITEHEAD.

The main task in the Library this term has been the annual stocktaking, carried out in the week before Commemoration. In addition to taking an inventory of all the books in the Library in order to find those missing a great deal of other work was done during the week. Every book in the Library was labelled upon the spine; each section in the Library has its own particular number on the decimal plan— History 900-999, Classics 400-450, etc.—and every book in each section has its own number. Thus, if a book is wanted by a borrower all he need do is look up its number in the Authors Card Index or in the Subjects Card Index, both of which are kept in the Library, and look along the appropriate shelves until he finds his book. To facilitate this, the Card Indexes were 'both brought up4o-date at the stocktaking and now contain no surplus cards. 37

The stocktaking revealed a most serious state of affairs in the number of books which have been lost from the Library during the year; in all over 80 books have been taken from the Library during the year and not returned. Doubtless many of these are in the possession of boys and will be returned in due course, but it is a most serious drain upon the Library, and a repetition of this state of affairs next year can be avoided if everyone co-operates with the librarians in adhering to the Library rule that books may only be borrowed if they are noted down in the book by a librarian. Finally, that the Library continues to grow and prosper is witnessed not only by the increasing use which the School makes of the Library, but also by the range of new books added to the Library :Systematic Reginoal Geography, Vol. II—Urstead. Civilisation on Trial—Toynbee. Anglo-Saxon England—Stenton. Roman Britain—Collingwood. Oxford Junior Encyclopaedia, Vol. III. The Autobiography of a Super Tramp—Davies. Modern Glass Working—M. C. Nokes. The Book of the Ship—Hardy. Painting as a Pastime—Churchill. Second World War, Vol. II—Churchill. A Study of History—Toynbee.

OF GOATS AND GLACIERS It was mid-day. Under the blazing sun everything was lifeless. Not a breath of air, not a sound accompanied me as I climbed the road which would lead me over the Alps and so to the Riviera. Yes, once again I found myself pursuing in France that blissful and carefree occupation—"hitch-hiking" ! I had come from Paris to just south of Lyon in one day, but I had left the RhOne valley now, and the roads did not carry nearly as much traffic. That did not worry me in the least, however, because this was the first time I hade approached the Alps and I could enjoy watching them as they slowly got nearer and nearer. I found Grenoble a modern and extremely attractive university town surrounded by the foothills of the Alps, and it was easy to appreciate why so many Frenchmen call it "le petit Paris". South of Grenoble the country became much more imposing, with numerous rugged peaks towering hundreds of feet above the road, and offering a striking contrast to the relatively flat country through which I had passed on my way from Calais. "Sleeping-out" in the Alps, with the warm nights, clear skies, the mountain scenery and a very welcome absence of mosquitoes, was more than pleasant. I was travelling with two Dutchmen at the time, which rather lessened the chances of obtaining lifts, and so, when we were offered a lift to Marseille by a Swiss car, we willingly accepted. 38

Marseille did not attract me at all. Its industries and factories, its sprawling size, together with the noise and bustle of a modern industrial town, made it seem quite out of place in the sunny South of France ! As we slowly climbed by bus to the high coastal cliffs, leaving Marseille beneath us, we caught our first glimpses of the Mediterranean, and spent the night at what is deemed to be the best Youth Hostel in France, situated in an isolated position high upon the rough coast near Cassis, looking out to sea. The next day I travelled along the Riviera, behind the immediate coastal range, through a region where the vine and olive are grown to the exclusion of practically everything else. In this district I was invited to look round a large fruit farm, and, in the customary fashion, I was given a very satisfying and pleasant drink served from a large green vessel with some sort of plant in the bottom : upon enquiring its name I was told it was absinthe! I spent an extremely pleasant night on the beach at Frejus with a vagabond poet from Sweden and a schoolteacher from Bretagne. The poet had long, fair hair, a flowing beard, corduroy trousers, and battered sandals. His ideas on everything from the origin of man to military service were the most astounding—and original— I have ever heard ! Early next morning I arrived at Cannes, and stayed at a "Camp Volant", where I met two Dutch reporters "covering" the International Film Festival, who told me that they could not see anything funny about the British film "Passport to Pimlico" ! Cannes had too much of the sea-side resort atmosphere about it to interest me very much, and so, after three days— during which time the weather broke (that was about 10th September)—I set off back for Paris. A large French car stopped for me just outside Grasse, and took me through the heart of the French Alps by Barcolonette and Briancon, where the road ascends a steep mountain side in zig-zag fashion, and where chair-pulleys and ski-huts are ubiquitous. It was dark when I got out of the car, and, feeling rather cold, I slept in a barn—with a cow-shed through one wall and the farmer's living quarters through the other. When I awoke next morning I received the surprise of my life, when, on opening my window and looking towards the peaks bordering the road, three great cold-looking glaciers met my gaze! I was near a mountain 3,983 metres above sea-level ! * * * I was completely wrong when I assumed that, having reached the Rhone Valley, I would be able to make rapid progress. It took me two days from Cannes to Lyon, but on the main Paris-Marseille road things turned out to be difficult, and I did not travel very fast. It had begun to rain at nights, so that I had to sleep under cover. One of the strangest nights I have ever passed was spent in a dirty stable upon a heap of clean straw with four goats and a score of hens to keep me 39

company ! The only interruption I had, however, occurred when I woke up to find one of the goats contentedly sampling the edge of my blanket—he did not get very far though ! * * * Eventually I did reach Paris, and after that Calais. I had been in France three weeks this time—and spent about £6—and had begun to learn something about the French way of life. * * * Stepping on shore at Dover, my mind was filled with pictures of the blue Mediterranean, palm beaches, eucalyptus trees, and blazing sunshine; then I fastened on my cape—it was beginning to drizzle D. J. WILSON. !

BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY The "Mountpark" returned to Britain during the Easter holidays, bringing a cargo of flour from Australia. This was discharged at Liverpool, and the ship then went to Glasgow to load general cargo for Persian Gulf ports. We have had a full account from Mr. Ellis and Mr. Greenough of the present voyage so far. Particularly interesting was the stowage plan for the passage from 'Glasgow to the Persian Gulf. This shows how the cargo was actually stowed in the ship, as well as the actual articles carried. These in themselves included an interesting crosssection of Britain's exports to those countries bordering on the Persian Gulf. Among the commodities, for example, were : rope, paint, earthenware, bricks, lino, tyres, paper, and corrugated sheets. Much the biggest item was equipment for the oil industry, but there were also 100 tons of coke and not a negligible amount of beer and whisky. The passage to the Gulf was uneventful, but discharging at various Persian Gulf ports (Bahrein, Kuwait, Bandar Shapur, Basra and Abadan) took over two months, and that at the hottest time of the year. Mr. Greenough's account of Bandar Shapur is sufficient to show why all were glad when the last of the cargo had been discharged and the "Mountpark" left on 26th June for Fremantle "Bandar Shapur lies in Iran, 45 miles up a narrow river called the Khor Musa, the mouth of which lies some 20 miles east of the mouth of the Shatt Al Arab. The word "Khor" is Arabic, and means "Arm of the sea". The land along this river is low, flat sand and mud, absolutely barren, and, the channel being at times narrow and difficult, a pilot's services are needed when making the passage upriver. "Bandar Shapur lies on an extensive mud flat and is the southern terminus of the trans-Persian railway. It has two jetties, which can accommodate about seven ships. The railway track runs along the jetties and cargo is discharged from the ships into trucks for transportation inland. One could hardly refer to Bandar Shapur as a town :

—it is merely a railway yard where cargoes are received for transport further north to places such as Teheran or the oil-fields. A few mud huts Where the coolies live and one or two store buildings are all there is to be seen, the rest being flat, waste land. The rate of cargo discharge is slow. "We spent 17 days in this port and found conditions very trying. The heat was intense, with maximum daily shade temperatures usually about 115° F. At night time the atmosphere never really cooled down; the mosquitoes were numerous and of a particularly large and vicious species. The hot, dry, N.W. wind that blew during the day made the heat worse, like a blast from a furnace, bringing with it sand that dried up one's throat. This wind is known as a `Shamal', and blows daily during most of the summer months over the Persian Gulf, its most steady period being from the middle of June to the middle of July, during which time it becomes quite strong. We discharged cargo here for Bandar Mashur, Ahwaz and Khorramshahr, as well as for Bandar Shapur itself, and we left on 5th June for Basra." From Fremantle the "Mountpark" took wheat to Madras and Calcutta, and, as we start the Winter Term, is returning to Fremantle. We are hoping for a further interesting account of this trip when the next ship's mail arrives.

THE MUSICAL SOCIETY Chairman : F. Waine, Esq., M.A., B.Mus., F.R.C.O., A.R.C.M. Hon. Sec. : R. M. Booth.

The Society has been active throughout the term in spite of the outdoor attractions of the summer. The weekly lunch hour gramophone recitals have continued successfully throughout the term. They have been arranged by :D. A. White and M. I. H. Unwin. R. F. Wyman and P. T. Littlewood. R. M. Booth and E. G. Thompson. M. W. Sanderson and M. C. M. Lochore. J. N. T. Howat and S. C. Daneff.

On Sunday, 19th June, after supper, Mr. Noel B. Kay presented a programme of gramophone records entitled "Signal Successes", being records he had found popular during the war when he was in the Royal Corps of Signals. It was greatly enjoyed by the rather small number of boys who attended. The House Music Competition and the July Music Festival were part of the Society's activities noticed below. On the last four Sundays of term, Mr. Waine gave a series of most interesting lecture recitals on some representative modern composers, choosing Richard Strauss, Rachmaninov, William Walton and Delius. He illustrated his remarks by selections from their works played by himself and Mr. Stevens and on gramophone records. 41

HOUSE SINGING COMPETITIONS 6-15 p.m., Friday, 3rd June, 1949, in Big Hall. With the aid of singing teams representing their respective Houses, an adjudicator in the person of Mr. Francis Jackson and a gong to sound time (in what we thought a rather pugilistic fashion), the Second House Singing Competition took place. The standard of singing was higher than last year. Once again there was a set part song and a choice of unison songs. The set song was William Paxton's "Breathe soft ye winds", whilst in the optional unison song Rise and School House chose "The Song of the Jolly Roger" by Chudleigh Candish (who also wrote the words), a blood, salt and water ballad, Grove sang Walter Scott's "Border Ballad" set to music by Frederic Cowen, rather more blood and tartan, and Manor and Temple sang "Rolling down to Rio", the words from Kipling's "Just so stories", set to music by Edward German—no blood, but plenty of salt and water and a good smattering of tropical zoology. In the Part Song the standard of all the Houses except Rise was much the same. School House had a fine bass foundation but the trebles were rather unsteady and the phrasing not clear-cut. The same applied to Grove. Manor made the mistake of having too many singers on the stage and thus upsetting the balance of the performance and creating a woolly effect. Temple, too, suffered from an overflow of singers. Rise, who won this class, put on five singers, with two trebles. The effect was clean, well-balanced and exceedingly pleasing. The second class was harder to judge. Manor and School House's unison songs lagged somewhat behind the other Houses, vttho were almost equal in standard. What seemed to tip the scales in Rise's favour was the remarkably effective and well-timed "ha-ha-ha" in their song. Booth's effort as a conductor was convincing and effective, and members of the Rise team will remember how much of a conductor's work is done before ever the concert begins. We must thank Mr. Francis Jackson for judging the Competition so carefully and meticulously, for illuminating his decisions by interesting and helpful comments, and for conducting the massed choirs in a first-rate performance of the part song at the end of the proceedings. And we must, of course, congratulate the Rise on winning the Cup. There was a large audience. S. DANEFF.

MARKS Class School House ... Grove Rise ... Manor ... Temple

...

... ... ... ... ...

I (100) 72 74 82 70 73

(100) 74 80 82 72 81

Total

Place

146 154 164 142 154

3 2= 1 5 2=

Adjudicator—Francis Jackson, Esq., Mus.B., F.R.C.O., Organist and Master of the Music, York Minster. 42

JULY MUSIC FESTIVAL This year a short Music Festival was again held during the last week of term. Heralded by a fine piece of poster work by Wyman and a clutch of photographs of B.B.C. orchestral musicians on the notice boards in Big Hall, it consisted of two concerts of Chamber Music. The First Concert was given by boys in the School. The three piano solos were of widely different character. Jenkins played a short, closely-knit movement from a Beethoven Sonata with spirit but without full realization of the effect of the resonant qualities of Big Hall. Jack ended his musical career at St. Peter's with a unified interpretation of the loosely-constructed Mozart C minor Fantasia. Smithson took us into a new world of light and shade by his interpretation of Debussy's "La Cathedrale engloutie" (played without music), a piece of melancholy falling cadences which recreated the atmosphere of loneliness and the sea and the mystery of the old Breton legend from which it sprang. Norwood, the first of the violinists, started the concert well, though perhaps a trifle gingerly, with the corrente from Henry Eccles's 11th Sonata. Wilson played W. H. Reed's "Mignonette" and showed us how charming a little piece by a great orchestral player, who was also a friend and adviser of Elgar, can be. Daneff, with Mr. Stevens, gave a spirited performance of the first movement of Bach's Double Concerto in D minor : a fine work, magnificently wrought by Bach and convincingly played on this occasion. Mason (whose intonation and tone have greatly improved) played the Defesch Siciliano with a good feeling for its lilting rhythm Ford gave us a new light on Handel's Water Music, this time arranged as a flute solo with pianoforte accompaniment. He showed a good understanding of the contrast in style between the Air and the Bourr6e.

PROGRAMME 1. Violin Solo—Corrente from Sonata No. 11 D. P. Norwood 2. Piano Solo—Scherzo from Sonata in A fiat, Op. 26 P. Jenkins 3. Violin Solo—"Mignonette" D. J. Wilson 4. Flute Solo—from "The Water Music" ,(i) Air (ii) Bourree J. Ford. 5. Piano Solo—Fantasia in C minor D. C. Jack 6. 'Cello Solo—Siciliano P. J. R. Mason 7. Piano Solo—"La Cathedrale engloutie" J. M. Smithson 8. Violin Duet-1st movement of Double Concerto S. C. Daneff, Mr. G. W. Stevens Accompanist : Mr. F. Waine

Henry Eccles Beethoven

W. H. Reed Handel

Mozart Defesch Debussy 7 S. Bach

The Second Concert was given by members of the Music Staff and friends of the School. The Concert began with the spacious first movement of the Archduke Trio by Beethoven. Two piano duets followed—Satie's satirical "morceau en forme de poire" (its pear-like form being slightly obscure !) and a March from Walton's "Duets for Children"—rather too difficult for any except rather precocious children one would think. Mr. Stevens played two viola solos—an aria by 'Porpora and "Apres un reve" by Faure. The former was the most strictly classical piece of the concert and formed a delightful contrast to the second with its minor tones and frequent use of low notes, well suited to the viola. Mrs. Collier gave us the opportunity of hearing her brilliant interpretation of one of Handel's most brilliant arias, "Let the bright Seraphim"—a wonderful experience. The finale of Faure's early quartet in C minor excitingly played by an obviously enthusiastic ensemble rounded off a most enjoyable concert. Our thanks are due to all who took part. SECOND CONCERT Beethoven 1. Piano Trio—Op. 97, in B flat (The Archduke) 1st Movement—Allegro Moderato Geoffrey Stevens, Esther Groves, Frederic Waine Erik Satie 2. Piano Duets (i) Morceau en forme de poire Walton (ii) March from "Duets for children" Frederic Waine and Allan Wicks Porpora 3. Viola Solos—(i) Aria Faure (ii) Apres un rive Geoffrey Stevens Handel 4. Soprano Solo—"Let the bright Seraphim" Mary Collier Faure 5. Piano Quartet—Op. 15 in C minor Finale—Allegro moderato Geoffrey Stevens, William Cobb, Esther Groves, Allan Wicks.

THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY President :D. K. CREWS, Eso., M.A. Hon. Secretary : R. J. GIBSON. Hon. Treasurer : H. CHATTERTON.

Six meetings were held this term. The first was on 7th May, when the usual business meeting was held. A representative was elected from each House for the Committee, a 6d. subscription was decided upon, and the term's programme was discussed. After this two films were shown. The first, "The Garden of the World", was about Kew Gardens. It was in technicolour, and the pictures of the flowers and blossom were most impressive, especially those of exotic flowers, cacti and orchids, some of which were shown opening out, the camera work ed up". The main work of Kew Gardens, behind the being "speed scenes, such as grafting wild banana plants on to cultivated banana 44

plants to make them more disease resisting, and the identification of flowers and plants from the colossal herbarium, was also described. The second film was entitled "The Conquest of the Dry Lands", and it described how the Punjab had been converted into fertile and productive land within fifty years. Irrigation had provided water for the crops and hydro-electric power had made possible industries such as cotton and steel factories. The second meeting was held on 14th May, and an excursion was made to Askham Bog, a natural swamp, the only remnant of a much larger one, which in recent years has been bought and preserved by the Yorkshire Naturalists' Trust, of which the School is a member. After Mr. Crews' introduction we split up into House groups and each group went where it wished. There was not much time to go far, and most members studied parts of the Further Jungle and Far Wood. Several things of interest were seen, including a fox and a linnet's nest containing five eggs. On 21st and 28th May, and 4th June, general meetings were not held, but all those who were keen to be actively interested, or who were interested in some aspect of Natural History, came along. Half the members stayed in the Physics laboratory, either helping Mr. Crews to re-arrange the large collection of insects, both British and foreign, which the School possesses, or helping to sort out the egg collection, while the other half went to the Biology laboratory to set up aquaria, clean the hampster's cage, etc. The last meeting of term was on 25th June, when Mr. Farnsworth, A.R.P.S., gave an illustrated lecture entitled "The technique of the Natural History Photographer". He began with a short introductory talk and went on to show a series of slides, all taken by himself, most of which were hand coloured with Japanese tints. He showed over sixty slides, mostly of birds and their nests, although a few animals, flowers, insects and reptiles were shown.

"IMPRESSIONS OF EDINBURGH AND THE FESTIVAL" Edinburgh is the ideal festival city. It is a city of marked contrast. The splendour of the New Town (of which Princes Street is worldfamous) and the squalor of the Old afford excellent opportunities for sight-seeing. The whole city is gay (even the shops are imbued with the festive spirit and gaily flout their tartans for all but Scotsmen to buy). It has been called "theatrical", and is particularly so when floodlit, and the Castle—the inevitable Castle—looking like the backcloth for a medieval pageant, overlooks the lights from the shop windows and trams of Princes Street. And it is a city of magnificent views; but, while I was there, they were blotted out by mist—the natives call it a "haar"—and the observatories on Calton Hill and in the High Street had their "visibility nil" boards out. 45

Three of the attractions of the Festival were the Ballet des Champs Elysees, from Paris, the Scottish morality play, "The Thrie Estaits", and the Glyndebourne Opera Company. I saw all three on successive nights, which gave me an opportunity of comparing their particular and contrasting merits. The Ballet des Champs Elysees is a talented young company—it was only started in 1945—in which the emphasis is on originality, and the constant search for something new—"Not to create is to stand still; not to be ahead of one's time is to fail". I was most impressed by "Les Forains", or "The Travelling Showmen", the story of a troupe of entertainers who come to a town, erect their stage and, after practising, present their show—clowns, acrobats, conjurors and all. After the show, the entertainers are unrewarded, and go sadly on their way. It is a simple but beautiful theme, which lends itself well to the ballet. From the first fanfare of trumpets I knew I was going to enjoy "The Thrie Estaits". Colourful spectacle is always a delight, and there was plenty of it in the Scottish play; comedy, too, was abundant, and was provided chiefly by the three clowns, who represented the Vices, Flattery, Deceit and Falsehood. The play was in the Scottish tongue—I bought a copy of the text afterwards—and (except for last year's Festival), had not been performed since 1554. The original, which took nine hours to perform—presumably with intervals for refreshment—had to be considerably shortened. The stage, in Elizabethan fashion, was surrounded on three sides by the audience, and all the entrances and exits were made through them. With the ,Glyndebourne Opera Company's production of "Cosi Fan Tutte", we went from partially unintelligible Scots to wholly unintelligible Italian. It was an impeccable performance, and, with Mozart's tuneful music, the fragile delicacy and artificiality of the production was pleasing to ear and eye. When I look back on my sojourn in "Auld Reekie", I recall two things in particular : first, of course, the Castle which dominates all things; and then the gay crowds of people—not only Scots, but people from every corner of the earth. For no barriers of sea or race kept anyone from the message the Edinburgh Festival speaks to the world. P. J. R. MASON.

THE C.C.F. Most of this term has been devoted to training on the parade ground as there has been no Certificate "A" Examination to prepare for. The Corps has been greatly assisted in drill by Regular N.C.O.s from the Duke of Wellington's Regiment, to whom the Corps is affiliated. Parties of Cadets and N.C.O.s went to Strensall Barracks once a week where they learnt how to drill in a rather different manner from what we have been used to. 46

The main feature of the term was the Annual General Inspection, which took place on 14th June. The whole day was devoted to this inspection, which was carried out for the first time by a Naval Officer, Vice-Admiral Sir Wilfred 'Patteson. The Admiral appeared impressed by the smartness and keenness of the Corps and particularly the Naval Section. After the inspection the Admiral saw different units of the Corps carrying out training, and he witnessed an exercise on the river by the Naval Section. The recruits have progressed very satisfactorily this term. All of them have passed out and will join their House Platoons next term. The Naval Section have had a satisfactory term and in the A.B. examination, which was held in June, everyone passed. There are 17 new recruits in the Naval Section this term who have been preparing for their examinations. The latter part of the term has been devoted to the Inter-House competitions, and the Fernie Cup was very deservedly won by School House. The Cup for the best recruit squad was won jointly by School House and the Rise.

C.C.F. CAMP, GANDALE, 1949 This year eighty went to the Annual Camp at Gandale, double the number attending last year. The authorities had been ordered to run the camp on a staggered basis. Schools came and went as they wished over a period of four weeks. We coincided with the peak period, from 26th July-3rd August, When there were well over 2,000 cadets under canvas. The experiment was not, in our opinion, a success. It was impossible to have any continuity in the training; for example, we started off our field training with a ten mile route march—hardly the best way to harden the feet for the rest of Camp ! The Band, very ably led by Drum Major Thompson, distinguished itself by leading the contingent into Camp in grand style. The Camp Commandant did us the honour of coming out and taking a salute. It was a revival of an old pre-war custom and seemed to delight a number of people. The Band also showed that it was quite capable of filling another role by marching with the column on the 10 mile route march. After the first few days it became obvious that the staggered training system was not very satisfactory, and we decided to arrange our own. We challenged Gresham's School to a battle. The weather was ideal, and judging by the amount of "blank" fired, and thunder flashes thrown, everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves, and gained experience in minor tactics. We, of course, won ! C.S.M. Griffiths mounted our guard at the Guard Competition. We were placed second—a great achievement. The Drill Competition was held on a very wet evening. Sgt. Slegg entered his own Training Platoon, and after a very keen competition was placed fifth.

We entered teams for every inter-school sports competition, and had a fair measure of success. The Athletic team of six, headed by Sgt. Graham, managed to win the Challenge Cup after some really strenuous running. In the six-a-side soccer, our Senior team, captained by Sgt. Slegg, were unfortunately knocked out in the semi-final, while the Junior team, under Cdt. Jagger, went through to the final. By far the hardest fight, however, was the semi-final of the seven-a-side rugger, when we met Leeds Grammar School. After four lots of extra time we lost by a try. We look forward to avenging this next season on our home ground. Though the general opinion was that the Camp was not quite as enjoyable as 'the previous one, eve ne entered into the spirit of things and as a Unit displayed excellent "esprit de corps". R.N. SECTION CAMP This year the R.N. Section spent its camp period on board the Fleet Aircraft Carrier "H.M.S. Implacable" at Portsmouth. As part of the Ship's Company was on summer leave, it was not possible for the ship to put to sea, but many facilities were thrown open to the R.N. Sections from the nine Public Schools which were represented, the total number of cadets present in the ship being approximately one hundred. The whole contingent was quartered in one of the Ship's Company Messes, for the cleanliness of which the cadets were entirely responsible. The School R.N. Section slung its hammocks each night in one of the after 4.5 gun casemates, and though this was regarded by some as a rather unusual "dormitory", the whole party soon settled down to naval ways. The activities organised throughout the week were many and varied. There was first a trip in the Battle Class Destroyer "H.M.S. Saintes", which was undergoing Bofors Gun Trials. This was followed by visits to a Submarine Base, an M.T.B. Base, boat work in Whalers and control of a Motor Fishing Vessel. The Aircraft Carrier itself was given a thorough inspection, including Engine Rooms, Boiler Rooms, Hangar, Compass Platform, and its Aircraft Direction equipment, including a Warning Radar Set. The whole contingent witnessed the ceremony of "Colours" each morning, and on Sunday attended a special service on board "H.M.S. Victory", Nelson's Flagship, for which the C. in C. Portsmouth was present. The camp was a great success and was enjoyed by every cadet who attended. Perhaps Leading Seaman Whitehead expressed the reason for this when he said, "We were messed as Seamen, and, as a result, entered unconsciously into the Naval spirit". Indeed, the camp represented for everyone a week of real naval life. 48

Leading Seaman Whitehead is to be congratulated on the competent way in which he took charge of the School Section, and in recognition of this he has been advanced retrospectively to Acting P.O. The whole R.N. Section is to be complimented on its smart turnout, discipline, and seamanlike behaviour at all times during the camp. It fully maintained the good traditions of the School.

SCOUTING The first business of importance this term was to collect in the money earned in the Easter holidays in "Bdb-a-Job" Week. The gross receipts amounted to £.19 Is. 5d., including a very creditable sum from the Pack. As might be expected, the jobs undertaken were extremely diverse, ranging from "cleaning out the bird cage" to "feeding the twins". We once more entered a team for the Local Association Scoutcraft Competition and succeeded in retaining the Thompson Cup for a further twelve months. As in past years the Junior School Patrols took a very full part in the competition—the Signalling team being particularly deserving of commendation on their performance, which was the result of much intensive practice. The Inter-Patrol competitions have proceeded on the usual lines; the Owls are to be congratulated on winning the Competition in the Junior School Patrols, and the Otters in the Senior School Patrols. We are pleased to record that the Headmaster has consented to become a Vice-President of the York and District Boy Scouts' Association. On 15th July the Group joined other York Scouts and Cubs in welcoming the Chief Scout on the occasion of his brief visit to the City. P.L. Haxby had the honour of being introduced to the Chief, who had a few words with him. After the Chief had inspected the lines of Scouts drawn up between Marygate Landing and the Tempest Anderson Hall, he addressed the Scouts and Cubs in turn in the Tempest Anderson Hall. It was unfortunate that the onset of rain precluded this part of the proceedings from being held outside in the Museum Gardens. We had one or two very hot week-end camps at Dunnington. We were disappointed to find that a very large part of the wood had been felled and that the site on which we had camped for so many years was covered with piles of timber. The Summer Camp took pl ce as arranged in Wensleydale. Whereas last year we were fortun e enough to have the hottest week of the summer for our camp, s year we were favoured with the coldest week. A strong easterly wind blew down the dale throughout the greater part of the camp and caught us on our less sheltered side. Owing to the inclement weather the night game had to be cancelled 49

and the Camp Fire developed into a sing-song in the marquee. Two noteworthy features of the camp were first of all the creditable manner in which the Junior School Patrols camped under their own P.L.s, and secondly the good spirit which prevailed in spite of many disappointments brought about by the adverse weather. Once again we were pleased to welcome a large number of parents and friends of those in camp on Visitors' Day. Well over sixty turned up and tested the cooks' ability to provide all with tea.

SHOOTING The Annual Classification of all members of the C.C.F. took place this term. It is pleasing to record that 84 of the 118 boys over 16 became First Class Shots, whilst 96 of the 117 boys under 16 qualified. These figures have probably never been bettered in the School's history. The Shooting Averages Competition was won by Grove, with an average of 59.22 per boy. Manor were second with 58.67. The Team Shooting Competition was, however, won by the "good all-round" Temple quartet, who scored 205 out of a possible 240 in a difficult shoot. Grove were second with 193, and the Manor were third, one point behind. School House and Rise completed the order. The Best Individual Shot Cup was again won by J. A. Hannon with the maximum of 70 after an exciting reshoot with C. Frank. The Intermediate Competition was won by H. H. Hunter with the maximum 80 after a reshoot with James, Rigg and Powell. Oldroyd won the Recruits' Shooting Cup with 78 out of a possible 80 after a reshoot with Beachell, Dewick and Gudgeon. Next term four of the present 1st VIII will still be available, thus laying the foundation of what it is hoped will be a strong and most certainly will be a young VIII. This term many of the younger members of the School have shown promise during classification, and the School is not likely to suffer from a lack of good shots in the future.

TENNIS

The weather this term has, from the point of view of the Tennis players, been really wonderful, and considering the amount of use they have been subjected to, the courts have remained in very good condition. A great deal of casual Tennis has been played this term, but the main pre-occupation has undoubtedly been the House Matches, in which School House emerged the eventual winners. In the preliminary round the Grove beat the Manor team by five matches to none and qualified to meet School House in the semi-final. Here they met their 50

Waterloo and themselves succumbed without winning a match. In the other semi-final the Rise beat Temple by a similar margin. The final was a tense struggle between a very well-balanced House team and a Rise team which was built almost entirely around their 1st strings, Mortimer and Thompson. Although this pair won their three matches—though not without a struggle—the greater solidarity of the School House team enabled them to win. A match of three strings was played against the Masters, and the School routed. The great strength of Mr. Harding and Mr. Blunt in their pairs and the solid play of Mr. Rucklidge led the Staff to win every match save one. The School's sole victory was recorded by Baker and Thornton against Mr. Rucklidge and Mr. Cooper. MASTERS. Teams. Mr. Calder and Mr. Harding-1st string. Mr. Rucklidge and Mr. Cooper-2nd string. Mr. Blunt and Mr. Crews-3rd string. SCHOOL. Mortimer and Thompson—lst string. Griffiths and Dennis-2nd string. Baker and Thornton-3rd string.

CRICKET, 1949 RETROSPECT We shall always look back on the past season and remember, above all, the wonderful weather we enjoyed on the cricket fields. Yet the records will show that no less than three 1st XI matches were cancelled without so much as a ball being bowled, the result of a sudden fall in the barometer; but the fact remains, the weather seldom left us in any doubt at all, and for weeks on end we were able to experience the same fast-paced wickets, a joy to the batsman with his eye in, but little encouragement to the bowlers, who had to be prepared to toil for hours. The more was the pity that in jus such a season both players and spectators alike had to witness a 1st XI in action which possessed plenty of talent, but which lacked A confidence both individually and collectively. Seldom did they loo a match-winning side, not even to the most impartial judges, and when such a disease is allowed to attack any side on the cricket field, then so much enjoyment is lost and so much talent wasted. Perhaps more than any other game, cricket calls for an abundance of confidence, almost to the point of cockiness, discreetly subdued. Bowlers and batsmen alike require this great asset, for what bowler is likely to succeed if he considers the batsman's defence to be impenetrable; or surely it is only the luckiest of batsmen who will survive if he is forever dreading the next delivery and the boundary seems a mile away. 51

Good prospects there were undoubtedly, and rightly so, as few School sides could claim the advantage of being able to call upon seven old Colours, including the opening pair of batsmen. Practice there was in abundance, but the batting collapsed time after time, only to be extricated on occasions by some tail-ender. Ironically enough, D. Walter, who graced any one of the last three batting positions, came out undisputed runner-up to P. T. Baker in the batting averages with nine innings to his credit, while the remainder struggled to maintain or reach double figures. No one was more disappointed than the players themselves, who never lacked keenness, but nevertheless failed to realise that their weakness was more mental than physical. The dual purpose of a bat was almost forgotten; the opposing bowlers were flattered and encouraged, and run-getting in front of the wicket became almost non-existent. However, we can and must dwell upon the brighter side of the season. We shall long remember Thornton's glorious innings in the first match of the season, when, with consummate ease, as a result of some lovely drives, he compelled W. Foord, of Yorkshire fame, to place an extra-cover into position .to keep the scoring down. In the same match we readily recall 'Hodgson's impudence in smiting the same fast bowler for two sixes, only to be bowled neck and crop a little later when attempting •to repeat the performance with a somewhat unorthodox shot. Later we witnessed the mammoth scoring in the School House v. The Grove house match, capped by Hodd's 148, while Thornton and Fairweather both just failed to reach their centuries. Baker persisted manfully in his endeavours as captain to bring confidence to the batting of the side, and some refreshing knocks were usually forthcoming from either Fairweather or Hodgson. Hodd collected his half century against Giggleswick, Fairweather against Leeds, undoubtedly a matchwinning innings; and against the Old Boys, at the close of the season, Dennis, Kendell and Walter all proved that they were potential rungetters. Already there is scarcely a player who has not been mentioned; they are all 'batsmen in the true sense of the word, and we trust they will need no more telling and convincing of the fact another year. Our opponents were let off lightly; few saw us at our real worth. The Senior Colts also'ad a rather disappointing season. Potentially a strong batting side, they never fulfilled expectations. Slow batting cost probable victories over Worksop, Bradford and Bootham : on the other hand against Durham the Colts got runs almost twice as fast as their opponents. The bowling always tended to be inaccurate and the bowlers, their task already a thankless one on hard wickets, were often discouraged by fielding lapses. It was an encouraging sign to note some improvement in the fielding in the later matches. Probably the best performance of the team was the dismissal of Ampleforth's strong batting side for 74. Unfortunately the batting, against some steady bowling, failed miserably, and in spite of a merry stand of 24 between 52

Fletcher and You11, the last pair, we were all out for 56. There are three lessons still to be mastered : first the importance of good fielding; secondly the inestimable benefits of intelligent running between the wickets; thirdly, that a bat is, save in certain circumstances, primarily a weapon of offence—a batsman's first duty is to get runs as quickly as possible, consistent with safety. 1st XI CHARACTERS (Captain). 1947-48-49. At very short notice, in the *f P. T. BAKER absence of R. Parker, he came to the rescue and shouldered the difficult task of captaining a side in a disappointing season. He is quietly efficient and enthusiastic both on and off the field. Although at times his predetermined and fixed ideas left him with little scope while on the actual field of play (and he left his bowlers sometimes ill at ease), he will have gained valuable experience for another year. He is a good wicket-keeper, for which he won the Fielding Cup, and through his powers of concentration he contributed in batting very much more than was ever expected of him. *f E. D. THORNTON (Vice-Captain). 1948-49. An opening bat who experienced an unfortunate season. His confidence early in the season was badly shaken by some ill-judged decisions by umpires being given against him, and he could never regain the promise he showed at the outset. His fielding is safe and sound, and he has a good knowledge of the game. *f D. WALTER. 1948-49. Once again proved himself the best School bowler, and, although his length and direction with his in-swingers were not always so accurate as was hoped, his 38 wickets for the season proved how menacing he could be on occasions. His batting is improving and in this, too, 'he has often played a valuable part. f N. M. Horan. 1948-49. The stylist of the team and potentially one of the best bats of the side. His favourite shot, a delight to watch, is a cover drive wide of cover point's left hand. He must resist the temptation to try to cut the ball near his off stump. In the field he is always neat and accurate, but as yet cannot cover much ground. His bowling, unaided 'by the prevailing conditions, has for the time being lost much of its spin and immaculate length. f W. H. N. FAIRWEATHER. 1948-49. None too reliable as a bat, but capable of producing his best in the greatest emergencies. If only he would learn to concentrate more, his many scoring shots could make him a menace to any bowler. His throwing to the wicket is excellent, but of little avail on account of the time he requires to get the ball into 'his possession. f P. J. DENNIS. 1949. A stock opening bowler. Tended to bowl on the short side, and always looked better in the nets than in the middle. His batting remained a mystery : he lacked confidence at the wicket, but might yet well become a good cricketer. 53

f R. M. HonosoN. 1948-49. Proved once again that he does not allow lack of form or nerves to upset his play. He relies more upon a good eye and quick reaction rather than the more orthodox form of play. He is capable of some mighty hits for one so small in stature. A good reserve wicket-keeper, and always keen and alert in the field. fj. B. MORTIMER. 1949. Opening bat. No easy role to fufil, but he showed quite promising form. Tends to nibble unnecessarily outside the off stump, but faced up to the bowling with reasonable confidence. A good short leg fielder. f A. M. KENDELL. 1949. His length and leg-spin bowling were none too reliable, but he usually managed to get the odd wickets. If only he had earlier on shown some sort of form with the bat, of which he is quite capable, much more confidence would have been placed in him. In the field he tends to get rooted to the spot. f T. HOBSON. 1949. An off-spin bowler, with a vicious whip off the pitch at times. He needs to learn the art of rhythm and relaxation, in preference to the appearance he gives of almost tying himself in knots. A great trier in the field and very dependable. f K. M. RATCLIFF. 1949. A young batsman who just made the grade. He faces up to the bowling with confidence, but at present lacks the power of concentration. He has some good scoring shots, and when his defence has imprved he should be an entertaining batsman to watch. * Cap. f Colour. SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1st XI Date 11th May

Ground Result

Opponents

School

Opponents

151 for 9 (dec.) ... Away Cancelled owing to rain 18th May Manchester G.S. 81 82 for 5 ... Home Won Clifton C.C. 21st May 100 for 9 97 ... Home Lost 28th May Worksop College 66 145 ... Home Won Durham Schol 1st June 123 for 6 121 4th June Giggleswick School ... Home Lost 201 for 5 263 for 8 ... ... Home Drawn 8th June M.C.C. (dec.) 61 64 for 6 15th June Ampleforth College ... Away Lost 198 188 ... Away Lost 25th June Bradford G.S. 114 125 ... Home Won 2nd July Leeds G.S. ... 111 for 3 110 Yorkshire Gentlemen Home Lost 6th July 101 for 6 100 Craven Gentlemen ... Home Lost 9th July ... Home Cancelled owing to rain Bootham School 16th July T. H. Hobson's XI ... Away Cancelled owing to rain 20th July 108 99 ... Home Drawn 22-23 July Old Peterite XI 170 153 for 7 Played 12, won 3, drawn 3, lost 6. York C.C.

...

Home

Drawn

145 for 7

Date 28th May 1st June 4th June 15th June 25th June 2nd July 16th July

2nd XI Opponents School Ground Result Opponents 75 63 ... Home Lost Worksop College 58 for 6 — ••• Away Abandoned Durham School Giggleswick School • • • Home Cancelled owing to rain 106 for 7 104 Ampleforth College • • • Home Lost 66 for 2 61 ••• Home Lost Bradford G.S. 113 116 for 8 ••• Away Won Leeds G.S. ••• Away Cancelled owing to rain Bootham School

18th May 25th May 28th May

... Bootham School Giggleswick School ... ... Worksop College

Away Home Away

Lost Lost Drawn

8th June

Durham School

...

Away

Won

15th June 25th June

Ampleforth College ... Bradford G.S.

Away Home

Lost Drawn

9th July

Bootham School

...

Home

Drawn

18th May

Priory Newburgh School ... • •• Worksop College Bootham School

Under 16 Colts XI 121 77 130 for 8 (dec.) 103 for 4 56 115 for 9 (dec.) 122

123 for 4 83 73 for 8 102 for 9 (dec.) 74 72 for 7 92 for 7

Under 15 Colts XI 28th May 11th June 25th June 2nd July 6th July 20th July

Won Won Drawn Won Lost

Bootham School Leeds G.S. Priroy Newburgh School (U.16) ... Drax G.S.

Won Lost

172 for 2 (dec.) 121 120 for 7 (dec.) 110 for 5 65 67 for 4 87 for 6 (dec.)

37 39 70 for 3 109 111 63 88 for 6

Senior House Matches 1st Round Grove beat Temple. Grove 121 for 3 (dec.), Temple 72. Semi-finals. Manor beat Rise. Manor 214 for 8 (dec.), Rise 160. Grove beat School House. Grove 320 for 5 (dec.), School House 227. Manor beat Grove. Manor 116, Grove 73. Final.

Junior House Matches 1st Round. Grove beat School House. Grove 80, School House 68. Semi-finals. Manor beat Temple. Manor 143, Temple 117. Rise beat Grove. Rise 42 for 2, Grove 36. Rise beat Manor. Rise 107 for 7, Manor 103. Final.

1st XI AVERAGES Batting

P. T. Baker ... ... D. Walter R. M. Hodgson

No. of Innings ... 13 ...

Times Not out 2 6 55

Runs 268 66 188

Highest Score 63* 28* 35

Average

24.36 22.0 14.46

No. of Innings

W. H. N. Fairweather 12 E. D. Thornton 13 N. M. Hodd 13 P. J. Dennis 12 J. B. Mortimer 8 K. M. Ratcliff 4 A. M. Kendell 11 T. Hobson ... 6

Times Not out

Runs

162 175 1 158 121 84 35 49 3 11 1 * Denotes "not out".

Highest Score

Average 13.5 13.46 13.17 11.0 10.5 8.75 6.13 2.2

52 59 52 43 21 21 28 4

Bowling ... D. Walter A. M. Kendell ... P. J. Dennis ... T. Hobson

Overs

... 144.5 ... 62.5 ... 125.5 ... 28.1

Runs

Maidens

449 279 388 151

27 5 22 1

Wickets Average 11.82 15.5 17.64 37.75

38 18 22 4

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. YORK C.C. Played at home, Wednesday, 11th May, 1949. Result : Drawn. YORK C.C. Bedford, c. Masser, b. Youll Lockwood, c. Baker, b. Youll Hobson, c. Baker, b. Dennis ... ... Knowles, I.b.w., b. Dennis Richardson, st. Baker, b. Kendell Houseman, c. Baker, b. Wall ... Gossop, c. Thornton, b. Kendell ... Jacques, b. Masser Sawkill, st. Baker, b. Kendell Foord not out ... Lund not out ... ... Extras

ST. PETER'S 80 Thornton, c. Lockwood, b. Foord 59 6 ... Griffiths, b. Foord 10 21 5 Hodd, c. Sawkill, b. Jacques 8 0 Baker, st. Sawkill, b. Knowles Sawkill, b. 9 Fairweather, c. 1 ... 28 Knowles ... 32 6 Hodgson, b. Foord ... 0 5 Wall, c. Richardson, b. Foord 3 ... 2 Kendell, not out 5 ... 4 Dennis, not out ... 1 Masser and Youll did not bat. 10 1 ... Extras ... ...

Total for 9 wkts. (dec.) ... 151

... 145

Total for 7 wkts.

Fall of Wickets : 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6

Fall of Wickets 6 1 2 3 4 5

14 23 23 45 119 126 133 146 146

9 62 86 90 121 121 135

Bowling Analysis St. PETER'S 0. M. R. 1 39 ... 9 Dennis 1 42 ... 9 Youll — 13 ... 5 Masser 9 — 32 Kendell ... ... 4 — 24 Wall Kendell bowled 1 wide

YORK C.C. 0. M. R. W. 63 4 1 Foord ... 19 13 2 Gossop ... 5 ... 8 2 23 Lockwood 18 1 ... 12 4 Jacques ... 5 — 19 2 Knowles Jacques bowled 1 no-ball.

W. 2 2 1 3 1 56

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. CLIFTON C.C. Played at home, Saturday, 21st May, 1949. Result : The School won by 5 wickets. ST. PETER'S 0 Thornton, 1.b.w., b. Harrison 12 Griffiths, 1.b.w., b. Lawson 28 Dennis, I.b.w., b. Harrison ... Baker, not out ... ... 7 Hodgson, b. Lawson ... 8 Jackson, b. Crosby ... 13 Hodd, not out ... 5 Kendell, Wall, Walter and Youll 2 did not bat. ... 3 Extras 0 2 1

CLIFTON C.C. Roberts, c. Baker, b. Walter Milne, c. Wall, b. Youll Harvey, c. and b. Kendell Griffiths, b. Broadhurst, c. Kendell Harrison, 1.b.w., b. Walter ... Crosby, c. Baker, b. Walter Pulleyn, st. Baker, b. Kendell Tumman, st. Baker, b. Kendell Birch, run out ... Lawson, b. Walter ... Ellis, not out ... Extras

Total for 5 wkts.

... 81

Total

0 34 9 5

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5

Fall of Wickets 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 41 45 56 56 61 71 78 78 81

...

5 2

5 6 19 30 47

Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S 0. M. R. 26 ... 9.2 1 Walter 1 8 ... 4 Dennis 1 — 10 Wall 33 ... 5 — Kendell 4 1 — Youll ... Walter bowled 1 no-ball.

CLIFTON C.C. 0. M. R. W. 2 27 ... 17.5 7 Lawson 2 25 4 ... 14 Harrison 1 2 8 6 Crosby 13 — 3 ... Ellis ...

W. 4 4 1

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. WORKSOP COLLEGE 1st XI Played at home, Saturday, 28th May, 1949. Result : Worksop won by 1 wicket. After the good displays that had been put up against York and Clifton, the School entered upon their first School match with high hopes. Baker won the toss and elected to bat upon a pitch which, whilst not unduly favouring the bowlers, was natural; but with Wright and Neary bowling well the School were soon struggling for runs, and four wickets were down for only 22 runs. But partnerships of 20 between Hodgson and Fairweather and then Dennis and Jackson, to a certain extent, pulled the game round and the innings closed at 97, a score which, though hardly respectable, was higher than at one time appeared likely. ,

When Worksop went in the School struck two quick blows. Tidmarsh and Hewitt then took the score to 41 before Griffiths broke the partnership. In his next over Griffiths dropped Tidmarsh off his own bowling, a chance which probably decided the fate of the match. After the latter's dismissal by Dennis, Hodd appeared likely to win the match for the School, and with the last man in two runs .were still required. The fielders closed in to save the single, but unfortunately Neary won the match by driving his first ball past them for four. ST. PETER'S 9 Thornton, 1.b.w., b. Hewitt ... 0 Griffiths, 1.b.w., b. Wright 0 Hodd, b. Neary 8 Baker, c. Tidmarsh, b. Hewitt ... Hodgson, c. Harrison, b. Neary 16 ... 19 Fairweather, b. Wright ... Dennis, c. Gray, b. Waddington 11 19 Jackson, b. Gray 0 Wall, 1.b.w., b. Waddington Mortimer, c. Waddington, b. 8 Hewitt Kendell, not out 3 Extras 4 ...

WORKSOP ... 3 ... Ross, run out ... 1 Wood, 1.b.w., b. Dennis ... Hewitt, st. Baker, b. Griffiths ... 13 Tidmarsh, 1.b.w., b. Dennis ... 51 Waddington, st. Baker, b. ... 4 ... Griffiths ... 3 Wright, 1.b.w., b. Hodd 9 ... Sayers, 1.b.w., b. Hodd Bridgwater, st. Baker, b. Hodd 5 ... ... 0 Gay, not out 0 Harrison, 1.b.w., b. Hodd 4 Neary, not out ... 7 Extras ...

...

Total

... 97

Total for 9 wkts.

... 100

Fall of Wickets. 1 '2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Fall of Wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

4 8 41 63 82 82 91 96 96

2 17 22 45 59 81 82 86 97

Bowling Analysis WORKSOP 0. M. R. W. 3 23 2 Wright ... 11 Neary ... 10 5 12 2 3 19 1 Gay ... ... 12 Hewitt ... 5.5 — 24 3 Waddington ... 5 — 16 2 Waddington bowled 1 no-ball.

8 9

Wall ... Dennis Kendell Hodd Griffiths

ST. PETER'S 0. M. 1 5 11 5 6 — 7.5 3 6 —

R. W. 9 2 17 19 18 4 30 2 —

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. DURHAM SCHOOL 1st XI Played at home, Wednesday, 1st June, 1949. Result The School won by 79 runs. Batting first, the School once again suffered from a bad start. Baker, however, set about retrieving the position and, whilst punishing the bad ball, presented the broadest of bats to all else. He drove and pulled his way to a very workmanlike fifty, and when he was bowled 86 runs were on the board. Jackson and Wall then played their part in a rapid scoring partnership and the innings closed at 145. Rans bowled well to take the last five wickets and to take, in all, 6 wickets for 46 runs. :

The feature of the Durham innings was without a doubt the bowling of Dennis; starting with a maiden first over in which he claimed two wickets, he bowled throughout with life and aggression. He was ably backed up by Walter and Wall, who, by taking the wicket of Mort when he appeared to be settling down, prevented the Durham batsmen fighting back. Mention must also be made of Baker's wicketkeeping, which was excellent throughout and an inspiration to the side. ST. PETER'S Thornton, I.b.w., b. Mitcalfe ... ... Dennis, b. Rang Hodd, c. Scott, b. Robinson ... ... Baker, b. Mitcalfe Hodgson, b. Mitcalfe Fairweather, c. Robinson b. Rans ... Griffiths, b. Rans Jackson, c. Mitcalfe, b. Rans ... Kendell, st. Scott, b. Rans Wall, b. Rans Walter, not out ... ... Extras

4 10 1 54 1 0 16 23 0 15 5 16

DURHAM Hallam, b. Dennis Bourn, 1.b.w., b. Dennis Perrott, 1.b.w., b. Dennis Mort, c. Baker, b. Wall Oyston, b. Walter Green, b. Walter Scott, c. Hodgson, b. Walter ... Sinailes, c. Hodgson, b. Dennis Mitcalfe, st. Baker, b. Dennis Robinson, not out Rans, run out ... Extras

3 5 0 26 5 4 10 1 5 0 1 6

...

Total

... 145

Total Fall of Wickets : 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Fall of Wickets : 4 5 6 7 8

5 6 35 55 58 84 110 114 138 145

10 23 27 58 59 61 65 66

Bowling Analysis : DURHAM 0. M. R. W. 1 ... 12 3 29 Robinson 3 ... 23 5 54 Mitcalfe 6 48 Rans . . 12.5 1 Rans bowled 2 no-balls

ST. PETER'S W. 0. M. R. 3 1 25 8 ... 12 5 ... 8 2 ... 2 — 17 — 1 2 1 ... 3

Walter Dennis Kendell Wall ... Hodd Dennis bowled 1 wide.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL 1st XI Played at home, Saturday, 4th June, 1949. Result : Giggleswick won by 4 wickets. Against Giggleswick Baker won the toss for the third time and elected to bat. After another bad start (2-1) Hodd, Baker and Fairweather pulled the side round and took the score to the respectable total of 93-5. Unfortunately, following Hodd's dismissal two more wickets fell without addition and the side were all out for 121. In making his fifty Hodd played some charming shots, in particular a series of cover drives which would have proved more fruitful but for Jameson's astute captaincy. Fairweather's innings, though less stylish, was also good. Giggleswick had 15 minutes batting before tea and in that time lost two cheap wickets. 59

After tea, however, the School bowling went to pieces, and with no one to be relied upon to bowl two consecutive balls on a length, Baker's job was not an enviable one. Kaye, Jameson and Bowden were presented with many loose balls of which they took grateful toll, and the match ended with Giggleswick knocking off the runs for the loss six wickets. GIGGLESWICK ... ... Horn, b. Dennis ... ... Parsons, b. Walter Davidson, c. Griffiths, b. Dennis Jameson, c. Griffiths, b. Hodd Wilson, run out ... ... Bowden, not out Kaye, c. Griffiths, b. Kendell ... Walker, not out ... ... ... Hearon, Ripper and Hanscombe did not bat. Extras

ST. PETER'S 0 Thornton, b. Hanscombe 0 Dennis, c. Kaye, b. Davidson • • • . • • 52 ... Hodd, b. Davidson • • • 12 Baker, 1.b.w., b. Davidson 0 Hodgson, c. and b. Davidson • • • • • • 28 Fairweather, b. Hanscombe 6 ... Griffiths, b. Walker 0 Jackson, b. Davidson ... 0 Kendell, b. Davidson ... Wall, c. Hearon, b. Hanscombe 10 0 Walter, not out ... ... 13 ... Extras Total

Total for 6 wkts.

... 121

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6

1 1 333393 111 111 111 121 121

7 11 44 73 109' 118

5 4 4 55 7 22 21 1

... 123

Bowling Analysis : GIGGLESWICK 0. M. R. W. 9 26 6 Davidson 20 13.1 5 38 3 Hanscombe 1 1 38 Walker 10 1 — 6 Ripper

Walter Dennis Kendell Wall ... Hodd Thornton

ST. PETER'S 0. M. R. 1 34 9 2 13 7 1 22 7 2 21 8 1 21 7 1 — 8

W. 1 2 1 1

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. M.C.C. Played at home, Wednesday, 8th June, 1949. Result : Drawn. The side which the M.C.C. brought to play the School was a strong one and included Raper, the Captain of the Yorkshire Minor Counties XI last season, and W. H. Sutcliffe, who has played for the County this season. Considering the quality of the opposition the School felt well satisfied when •the M.C.C. had six wickets down for 96 runs, of which Sutcliffe had got 50. Then, however, Terry and Holderness came together and scored freely in a partnership of 88. After Terry's dismissal the innings continued long enough for Holderness to complete an unbeaten century. Walter bowled exceedingly well to take five wickets, including those of Doggart, Raper and Sutcliffe, for 63 runs. 60

As if to live up to the occasion the School batting was completely different from that exhibited in the three previous matches. After a good partnership of 56 between Hodd and Thornton, Thornton and Baker settled down to put on another 74 runs. Although restrained, Thornton's innings was one of great merit in which he exhibited several good shots, notably three glorious off drives. Baker's innings was different altogether in character. Demonstrating all the shots in his ample repertoire and, excelling at the pull, he proved what an attractive bat he is to watch when he plays a natural forcing innings. ST. PETER'S M.C.C. 41 50 Thornton, l.b.w., b. Raper Sutcliffe, b. Walter 5 8 Dennis, b. Holderness Raper, I.b.w., b. Walter 21 Hodd, c. Anson, b. Holderness 23 Blount, c. Thornton, b. Hodd ... 63 Baker, not out ... 5 Jackson, c. Mortimer, b. Walter 0 ... 9 Hodgson, b. Raper ... Doggart, b. Walter b. Fairweather, c. Sutcliffe, Terry, c. Mortimer, b. Wall ... 39 16 Wood 2 Beckett, c. Baker, b. Walter ... 9 100 Griffiths, not out ... Holderness, not out Kendell, Mortimer, Ricketts, c. Griffiths, b. Dennis 17 Jackson, Wall and Walter did not bat. • •. 10 ... North, not out ... Extras ... ... • • • 44 Wood and Anson did not bat. 2 ... ... Extras ... 201 Total for 5 wkts. Total for 8 wkts. (dec.) ... 263 Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Fall of Wickets : 4 5 1 2 3

7 64 142 146 165 15 54 72 87 94 96 184 225 Bowling Analysis : M.C.C. ST. PETER'S 0. M. R. W. 0. M. R. W. 2 20 2 Holderness .• • 13 5 63 7 20 Walter 1 34 1 ... 10 Wood 1 96 2 23 Dennis 1 27 6 ... Terry 1 79 14 — Wall ... 14 5 — •.• Sutcliffe 15 — 2 -Kendell 15 1 5 ••• Ricketts 1 1 -8 Hodd 8 5 2 ... Blount 13 1 5 •• • Doggart 7 — 26 2 ... Raper

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. AMPLEFORTH COLL. 1st XI Played at Ampleforth, Wednesday, 15th June, 1949. Result : Ampleforth won by 4 wickets. In the same way as they came to the Worksop match with high hopes after the club games which had preceded it, so the team came to the Ampleforth match, and once again they were disappointed. Electing to bat upon a wicket in which the prolonged drought had made bare patches, all the batsmen with the exception of Mortimer 61

revealed a timidity and lack of decision against Tate's off-breaks, which could not but prove fatal. Mortimer alone was not afraid to hit the ball, and even he soon misjudged a half-volley and hit it into the hands of mid-on. Unfortunately Wall, who also appeared likely to score some rapid runs, was struck upon the thumb and, as we subsequently found, broke it. This was a sad loss, not only to our batting, but later in the day to our bowling, too. Ampleforth opened their innings requiring 62 runs to win. Hodgson kept wicket and Baker converted himself into an emergency opening bowler. With the score at 40 for 3 the game seemed lost and won, but Kendell suddenly struck a length and took 3 wickets for the addition of only 5 runs. The score remained at 45 for several oven, but it was too good to last and Murphy took advantage of some loose balls to score 20 runs in the last two oven, and win the match. ST. PETER'S Thornton, c. Bradley, b. Mitchell Mortimer, c. Murphy, b. Tate ... ... Hodd, c. Faber, b. Tate Baker, 1.b.w., b. Mitchell ... Fairweather, b. Tate Griffiths, c. Corbould, b. Tate Hodgson, c. Murray, b. Tate Jackson, l.b.w., b. Tate ... Kendell, l.b.w., b. Tate Wall, b. Murphy Walter, not out ... Extras ...

0 18 11 0 6 4 7 4 0 6 2 3

...

Total Fall of Wickets : 3 4 5 6 7 8

AMPLEFORTH Fisher, c. Mortimer, b. Walter ... ... Corbould, c. and b. Baker ... Dick, c. Baker, b. Walter Murphy, not out ... Tate, b. Kendell Sheahan, I.b.w., b. Kendell Vincent, st. Baker, b. Kendell Bradley, not out Wynne, Faber and Mitchell did not bat. Extras

24 31 31 36 43 49 49 52 61

...

Total for 6 wkts.

9 10

24 1 2 30 2 0 0 5

Fall of Wickets : 2 3 4 5 6

14 17 40 43 45 45

Bowling Analysis : Murphy Mitchell Tate ...

AMPLEFORTH M. 0. ... 7.1 2 2 ... 9 1 ... 11

R. 12 19 27

W. 1 2 7

Walter Baker Kendell Hodd

ST. PETER'S 0. M. 12 3 4 1 1 5 2 —

R. 25 13 15 11

W. 2 1 3 —

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. BRADFORD G.S. 1st XI Played at Bradford, Saturday, 25th June, 1949. Result : Bradford won by 10 runs. Winning the toss again, Baker gambled by sending Bradford in to bat, hoping to gain advantage from the new ball. With two men back in the pavilion and only 8 runs scored his gamble seemed to be 62

succeeding, but unfortunately the School bowlers, hindered by dropped catches, could not force home their advantage. Fox was aided and abetted by Ripley, Yewdall and Nettleton, all of whom played some strong forcing shots. Apart from Hobson the School bowling left much to be desired. Thornton and Mortimer, batting with confidence, gave the School their first real opening partnership of the season. Baker and Dennis proved what an advantage a good opening partnership is, and with some pretty stroke-play took the score to 118 before they were separated. Baker and Fairweather carried on the good work until Baker's dismissal two short of his half century. Once again together with Dennis he had been the bulwark of the side and he was out to the first chance he gave in a workmanlike innings. Unfortunately, after his dismissal a lamentable collapse took place and Griffiths alone faced the bowling, if not with confidence, with a certain measure of success, and from a winning position of 155 for 5, the School were dismissed for 188, ten runs short of Bradford's total. BRADFORD Fox, st. Baker, b. Kendell Moore, b. Walter ... King, c. Baker, b. Dennis Waterhouse, l.b.w., b. Walter ... Ripley, c. Kendell. b. Hobson ... Yewdall, c. Mortimer, b. Walter ... Powell, b. Walter Howard, c. Griffiths, b. Dennis ... ... Nettleton, b. Dennis ... ... Thornton, not out Priestley, c. Baker, b. Hobson ... Extras

Total Fall of Wickets : 8 6 7 1 2 3 4 5

ST. PETER'S Thornton, c. Thornton, b. Moore Thornton, b. c. Mortimer, ... Priestley Hodd, c. Yewdall, b. Howard ... ... Baker c. and b. Nettleton ... Dennis, c. Fox, b. Moore b: Powell, c. Fairweather, Howard ... Griffiths, not out ... c. „Nettleton, Hodgson, Priestley Kendell, c. Thornton, b. Priestley ... Walter, b. Priestley ... Hobson, b. Priestley ... Extras

57 2 0 12 38 20 12 11 24 10 1 (2)

2 3

16 8 48 33 19 20 10 1 0 2 13

... 188

Total

... 198

Fall of Wickets : 8 6 7 4 5

26 48 48 118 155 155 172 180 180 188

7 8 68 82 134 142 159 175 190 198

Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S 0. M. R. 76 2 25 Walter 2 40 12 Dennis 43 ... 10.1 — Hobson 27 7 1 ... Kendell Walter bowled 1 no-ball

BRADFORD W. 0. M. R. 42 6 ... 16 Nettleton 5 38 1 ... 13.1 Priestley 1 26 6 ... Powell 7 — 33 2 ... Moore 2 40 2 ... 13 Howard Nettleton bowled 4 no-balls.

W. 4 3 2 1

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. LEEDS G.S. 1st XI Played at home, Saturday, 2nd July, 1949. Result : The School won by 11 runs. Batting first against Leeds the School innings was once again a story of early failures and collapse. At one time the scoreboard read 11-4, then 26 6, and the School appeared likely to be dismissed for a very low total indeed. It was with the disheartening score of 26-6 on the board that Fairweather and Hodgson came together. Great credit is due to them, not only for tackling the situation, but for the way in which they tackled it. Hodgson's first ball was despatched to the boundary and his first three scoring shots were boundaries. Fairweather tackled the bowling in the same spirit and both showed up the indecision and nervousness of the earlier batsmen which had played so large a part in their failure. After Hodgson was out forcing the pace, Walter showed what grim determination can do, and starred in the unaccustomed role of a batsman. But Fairweather's innings alone gave a semblance of respectability to the total, and whilst many of his shots were good, it was his supreme confidence and lack of nerves which was most striking. Similarly in the Leeds innings one batsman, Metcalfe, shone above the others; he provided the main obstacle to the School's hope of victory, and after his dismissal by Dennis the game appeared won. Dennis and Walter both bowled extremely well to share the wickets between them and so win the game for the School. ST PETER'S Thornton, c. Powell, b. Duncan Mortimer, 1.b.w., b. Howard ... Hodd, b. Howard Baker, c. Powell, b. Duncan ... Dennis, b. Duncan ••• Fairweather, b. Howard ... Griffiths, b. Howard ••• Hodgson, b. Bennett ... Kendell, b. Duncan ... ••• Walter, not out ... ... Hobson, c. and b. Howard • . Extras ... .

LEEDS Booth, b. Dennis Duncan, 1.b.w., b. Walter Metcalfe, c. Baker, b. Dennis Bennett, b. Dennis ... Field, l.b.w., b. Walter Hufton, b. Dennis ... Woodbridge, c. Kendell, Walter Howard, b. Dennis ... Powell, c. Walter, b. Dennis Reed, l.b.w., b. Walter ... Balmforth, not out Extras ...

3 6 0 1 6 52 0 18 8 19 1 11 125

Total Fall of Wickets : 4 5 6 7 8

Total

Fall of Wickets : 4 5 6 7 8

8 8 25 2 4 2

... 114

11 11 25 26 51 85 114 125

11 18 21 66 69 82 84 110 114

•••

3 38 4 2 17

Bowling Analysis : LEEDS

ST. PETER'S

0. M. R. W. 37 4 4 ... 13 Duncan 54 5 ... 15.5 2 Howard 6— 1 5 ... ... Reed 1 14 2 — ... Bennett 3— 1 — ... Huf ton Reed bowled 1 no-ball.

0. M. R. W. 4 46 ... 16.5 1 Walter 6 33 1 ... 13 Dennis 31 — 6 — ... Hobson 2— — 1 ... Kendell Walter bowled 1 no-ball.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN Played at home, Wednesday, 6th July, 1949. Result : Yorkshire Gentlemen won by 7 wickets. ST. PETER'S ... Thornton, b. Raper Mortimer, c. Hutchinson, b. Raper ... Hodd, l.b.w., b. Lawrence Baker, l.b.w., b. Raper ... Dennis, l.b.w., b. Lawrence Fairweather, c. Lawrence, b. Raper ... b. Hodgson, c. Cumming, Hutchinson b. Cumming, c. Ratcliff, ... Gillespie Walter, b. Gillespie ... Kendell, not out Extras ... Hobson, c. Raper, b. Gillespie ...

Total

YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN 4 Ivey, c. and b. Walter 34 Raper, st. Baker, b. Kendell 14 Hutchinson, c. and b. Kendell 54 Cumming, not out ... 3 Griffiths, not out Lawrence, Gossop, Gillespie, Hutchinson and Bailey did not bat. 2 Extras

12 5 1 7 7 10 35 3 0 4 23 3

Total for 3 wkts.

... 110

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3

27 32 34 49 57 74 79 94 103 110

24 46 99

... 111

Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S

YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN 0. M. R. 44 3 ... 17 Raper 14 ... 13.2 4 Gillespie 19 1 ... 6 Lawrence 10 3 — Hutchinson ... Gillespie bowled 1 no-ball.

W. 4 3 2 1

Walter Dennis Hobson Kendell 65

... .

0. M. 5 2 8.5 —

2 — 1 6

R. W. 15 1 38 18 38 2

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN Played at home, Saturday, 9th July, 1949. Result : Craven Gentlemen won by 4 wickets. ST. PETER'S

CRAVEN GENTLEMEN

Thornton, 1.b.w., b. Hay ... 8 Mortimer, c. Walker, b. Moxon 8 Hodd, b. Sellers ... 8 Baker, b. Atkinson ... 16 Dennis, 1.b.w., b. Hodgson 1 Fairweather, c. Walker, b. Hodgson ... ... 0 Hodgson, c. Hay, b. Sellers 25 Ratcliff, c. Hay, b. Atkinson 11 Walter, not out ... ... ... 12 Kendell, b. Atkinson ... ... 1 Hobson, st. Field, b. Mathews ... 1 Extras ... ... ... ... 9

Greenish, I.b.w., b. Hobson ... 20 Mathews, c. Ratcliff, b. Walter 0 Field, St. Hodgson, b. Kendell ... 24 Fallows, c. Kendell, b. Hobson 10 Moxon, st. Hodgson, b. Kendell 27 Wildblood, c. Hodgson, b. 1 Kendell 11 Walker, not out ... 6 Hodgson, not out Sellers, Hay and Atkinson did not bat. Extras ...

Total

... 103

Total for 6 wkts.

... 101

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 44 44 62 64 91

18 22 33 40 40 73 76 89 97 100

Bowling Analysis : CRAVEN GENTLEMEN ST PETER'S 0. M. R. W. 0. M. R. W. Moxon ... 6 3 11 31 Walter 8 2 ... Hay ... ... 5 1 12 1 Dennis ... 3 1 11 — Hodgson ... 7 2 22 2 ... 9.5 1 41 3 Kendell Sellers ... 5 — 11 2 Hobson ... 5 1 16 2 Atkinson ... 10 2 26 3 Kendell bowled 1 wide. Mathews ... 2.5 — 1 9 Moxon bowled 5 no-balls.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. OLD PETERITE XI Played at home, Friday and Saturday, 22nd and 23rd July, 1949. Result : Drawn. The weather was kind for this, one of the most interesting and exciting Old Boys' matches ever. The wicket was green and fresh, Mr. Walbank's efforts of preparation having reached the peak of efficiency. School batted first, a bad start (30 for 6 at one time), a good stand of 51 for the 7th wicket, and a fine innings by Dennis being the main features. The Old Boys started badly, but Lockwood, with 46, played a typical left-handed innings with on drives the main attraction. They were all out the following morning for 108. The School's second 66

innings was an improvement, 43 being made for the 1st wicket. A semi-rot followed, till after being 78-8, the School finally reached 170. Hodgson scored 32. The O.P.s, left an hour and a quarter in order to score 162 to win, attacked the bowling from the start. When stumps were drawn only nine runs were needed. Gossop and his runner, R. Parker, did well to score 37. "Tiny" Wright, Lockwood and Rucklidge also hit mightily. The bowling on both sides was steady. D. Walter, for the School, had a match analysis of 13-105, and was swinging the ball deceptively. Lockwood (13-137) spun the ball well, although his "Chinaman" attained very high altitude now and again. In the first innings Frost bowled steady in-swingers to take 5-36. Gossop did well without his runner to howl 17 overs all told. The O.P.s fielded well considering their ages and R. H. Stratton and P. J. Wright were outstanding behind the wicket. There were other wicket-keepers also, and Oliver and Parker were quick in the field. Pulleyn, at cover point, offered to run several people out, but was unsuccessful. OLD PETERITE XI

ST. PETER'S 1st Innings. Thornton, c. Oliver, b. Frost Mortimer, b. Lockwood Fairweather, b. Lockwood Baker, 1.b.w., b. Frost ... Hodd, b. Frost ... Hodgson, c. Frost, b. Lockwood Ratcliff, c. and b. Frost Dennis, b. Lockwood ... Kendell, 1.b.w., b. Frost Walter, b. Lockwood Hobson, not out Extras ...

2 2 2 5 10 3 21 43 1 0 0 10

...

Total Fall of Wickets : 4 5 6 7 8

1st Innings. Fairweather, c. Fairweather, Walter Parker, b. Walter Oliver, c. Ratcliff, b. Walter Lockwood, I.b.w., b. Walter ... Pulleyn, b. Walter Frost, run out ... ... Wright, b. Walter Gossop, c. Ratcliff, b. Walter ... Stratton, b. Walter ... Rucklidge, not out Denby, c. Ratcliff, b. Walter Extras ...

b. ... ... ... ... ..

0 10 1 46 9 6

... ...

10 7 0 10 2 7

... 108

Total Fall of Wickets : 4 5 6 7 8

6 10 11 19 24 30 81 99 99 99

12 56 75 78 81 92 104 108

Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S

OLD PETERITE XI Frost Lockwood Gossop

0. 19.4 22 3

M. 3 6 1

R. 36 48 5

Walter Dennis Hobson Kendell Hodd

5 5

M. 0. 21.4 6 16 5 — 3 1 —

R. 52 23 15 4

Walter bowled 1 no-ball.

W. 9

OLD PETERITE XI

ST. PETER'S 2nd Innings. Thornton, c. Stratton, b. Lockwood ... Mortimer, c. Frost, b. Lockwood ... Fairweather, b. Lockwood Baker, c. Pulleyn, b. Gossop ... Hodd, b. Lockwood Hodgson, c. Frost, b. Lockwood Ratcliff, b. Lockwood Dennis, b. Lockwood Kendell, b. Lockwood ... Walter, not out ... Hobson, c. Frost, b. Gossop ... ... Extras

•••

14 21 9 12 5 32 0 0 28 28 4 17

••• ••• •••

Total

2nd Innings. ... Pulleyn, run out Parker, c. Fairweather, b. Walter Oliver, b. Walter Gossop, 1.b.w., b. Dennis Lockwood, c. Dennis, b. Kendell ... Stratton, b. Walter ..• Wright, b. Walter Rucklidge, not out Frost, not out ... Denby and Fairweather did not bat. Extras • ••

..•

... 170

Total for 7 wkts.

Fall of Wickets : 6 7 4 5 1 2 3 — — — — — — — 5 31 32 106 107 107 147

Fall of Wickets : 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

43 50 63 67 78 78 78 126 141 170

19 0 13 37 36 1 24 19 3

153

Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S

OLD PETERITE XI Frost ... Lockwood Gossop

0. 9 22 14

M. 2 3 2

R. 23 89 41

0. M. R. 53 1 Walter ... 10 58 — Dennis ... 11 — 28 ... 2 Hobson 13 2 — ... Kendell Kendell bowled 1 wide.

W. — 8 2

W. 4 1

RUGGER FIXTURES CHRISTMAS TERM, 1949 1st XV ... Saturday, 1st Oct. Headingley "A" Wednesday, 5th Oct. 1st Bn. Duke of Wellington Regt. ... Wednesday, 12th Oct. Durham School Saturday, 15th Oct. York R.U.F.C. Wednesday, 26th Oct. Trent College Saturday, 29th Oct. Denstone College Wednesday, 2nd Nov. "A" XV v. Ripon G.S. Saturday, 5th Nov. Bradford G.S. Wednesday, 9th Nov. Worksop College 12th Nov. Leeds G.S. Saturday, Saturday, 19th Nov. Giggleswick School ... 26th Nov. Ampleforth College ... Saturday, Saturday, 10th Dec. Old Peterites 68

• •• • ••

• ••

Home Home Away Home Home Away Away Away Home Home Away Home Home

2nd XV Wednesday, 12th Oct. Durham School Wednesday, 19th Oct. Drax G.S. 1st XV 22nd Oct. Giggleswick School Saturday, 5th Nov. Bradford G.S. Saturday, Wednesday, 9th Nov. Worksop College ... ... 12th Nov. Leeds G.S. ... Saturday, 19th Nov. Rishworth School 1st XV ... Saturday, ... 26th Nov. Ampleforth College ... Saturday,

• •• Home •• • Home • •• Home ••• Away •• • Home •• • Home •• • Away •• • Away

Under 16 Colts XV Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, Wednesday, Saturday, Saturday,

... 15th Oct. Durham School 22nd Oct. Giggleswick School 29th Oct. Ampleforth College ... ... ... 9th Nov. Worksop College 12th Nov. Army Apprentices' School, Harrogate ... 19th Nov. Harrogate R.F.C. Colts

Away Home Home Away Away Home

Under 14+ Colts XV ... ... Wednesday, 19th Oct. Drax G.S. ... 29th Oct. Fyling Hall ... Saturday, ... Wednesday, 9th Nov. Worksop College ... 19th Nov. Rishworth School Saturday, Newburgh Priory School

••-•

Home Home Away Away

Senior House Matches Wednesday, 23rd Nov. 1st Round Wednesday, 30th Nov. Semi-final Saturday, 3rd Dec. Semi-final Wednesday, 7th Dec. Final

Junior House Matches Wednesday, 2nd Nov. 1st Round Saturday, 5th Nov. Semi-final Wednesday, 16th Nov. Semi-final Monday, 28th Nov. Final

BOATING The last term has been an enjoyable one for rowing in that the weather has proved most favourable, and only on one occasion did we have to cancel the afternoon's sport owing to rain. The standard of rowing has been well maintained, especially in the middle portion of the Boat Club, a fact proved by the success of the School Regatta, in which the number of "crabs" was surely one of the lowest on record. Our junior Boats have one thing to be proud of, and that is that they are expected to practice in racing clinkers almost from the first. Many clubs have heavier and more easily balanced fours for practice, and beginners have ample opportunity of getting the feel of a boat before trying out a finer boat. 69

One most noticeable point arising from the year's rowing is that it is very necessary for our racing crews to reach the peak of their training at a particular date, for that peak can be maintained only over a short length of time. This year the 1st IV reached its peak at Newark Regatta, where they had the misfortune to get embroiled in a re-row, which according to the rules laid down by the A.R.A. for racing should never have taken place. Congratulations to the 2nd IV on their success in winning the Ladies' Presentation Challenge Cup at Tyne Regatta and to the 3rd IV on winning for the second year in succession the Vice-President's Cup at Leeds Regatta. It is with gratitude that we thank all those who have helped to make rowing a success this year, and we must not forget those who, during the Easter holidays, spent time in revarnishing some of the boats. The work of maintainance has to be carried on by the Boat Club and the more people who can lend a hand, the better the condition of the boats. Finally, we note with gratitude the amicable relations existing between ourselves and our three nearest Boat Clubs, York City, St. John's College and Leeds University.

1st IV CHARACTERS G. W. J. (Captain of Boats). As an oarsman, Griffiths probably caused most worry, for there was no more suitable candidate for 2 in the boat, but his weight was not the traditional weight for a 2. However, he proved that, even if he lacked the weight he could make up for the deficiency by his skill and hard work. As Captain he has proved most successful in spite of occasional lapses in that tricky thing—organisation !

GRIFFITHS,

ECCLES, D. G., at Bow, has been a real inspiration to the crew and he

has shown enthusiasm for boating and has rowed really well.

GRAHAM, J. M., at Stroke, was most successful in the first part of the

season and exhibited the necessary racing qualities required in a Stroke. A tendency to shorten his beginnings and lengthen his finishes rather spoiled his style during the latter half of the term.

J. 'C., at 3, has been most unvarying in style. He has maintained a high standard of rowing the whole term and he has always produced the extra amount of effort at critical moments.

VARLEY,

B. D. C. Cox. All coxes have their lapses—apparently. Walker has been no exception, but as a cox he has played his part excellently in nearly all ways. His lapses have occurred in the actual steering and there have been occasions when fears were felt for the central pillar of Scarborough Bridge !

WALKER,

1sT, 2ND, 3RD AND 4TH IVs v. LEEDS UNIVERSITY R.C., 11TH MAY. This was a disappointing day for School rowing, for Leeds University R.C. won all four races. 1ST IV V. LEEDS UNIVERSITY 1ST IV. The School crew, rowing in a finer boat than they were used to, never really settled down and were far from their best. At the start the University crew went ahead and were three lengths up after 21 furlongs. The School crew made a great effort and having begun to master the boat refused to allow the Leeds crew to increase their lead. 2ND IV V. LEEDS UNIVERSITY 3RD IV. The Leeds crew again went away at the start and had the advantage of the first bend. This enabled them to cross over and have the advantage of •the second bend also. This put the School crew about three lengths down. The 2nd IV fought back well but at the finish followed the Leeds crew 21 lengths behind. IV. The School crew started well and won the advantage of the two bends, at the three furlong mark they were about 2 lengths up and going well. Then followed a grim battle in which the University crew, by virtue of their extra weight, gradually caught and passed the School crew and won by 1 a length.

3RD IV V. LEEDS UNIVERSITY 4TH

IV. The School crew lacked both weight and experience and lost by several lengths.

4TH IV V. LEEDS UNIVERSITY 5TH

1ST, 2ND AND 3RD IVs v. DURHAM SCHOOL R.C., AT HOME, 21sT MAY, 1949. Although the School won all three races, in all fairness we feel bound to say that at that time, early in the season, Durham were far from their peak. The race between 1st IVs was rowed over six furlongs and the School, rowing a higher rate of striking, were soon up and continued to gain throughout the race and won comfortably. 2ND IV V. DURHAM SCHOOL 2ND IV. This race was much the same as the first race. Durham, still rowing at a much slower rate of striking than the School crew, were down from the start and the School crew were again easy winners. 3RD IV V. DURHAM SCHOOL 3RD IV. This race was over only 41 furlongs, but nevertheless the School crew were able to get a good lead and crossed the line several lengths in front. 71

IVs v. NOTTINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL, AWAY, 2ND JUNE, 1949. The 1st IV were away to a good start and were soon a length up. Though the Nottingham crew tried hard they were unable to make any impression and the School crew went on to win by 1 lengths. The 2nd IV gained about a length at the start and the crew, rowing well, were able to increase their lead to just over 2i lengths. 1ST AND 2ND

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL R.C. v. LEEDS UNIVERSITY R.C. 15TH JUNE, 1949. This return fixture was attended by more success than the first at Leeds. 1ST IV V. LEEDS UNIVERSITY R.C. 2ND IV. Although they had only rowed in fine boats once before the Leeds crew proved too heavy for our 1st IV. Both crews got away to a good start and at the boathouse the crews were still level. At York City boathouse Leeds began to draw ahead and a "ten" through Scarborough Bridge and a good take-in gave Leeds a win by 1 lengths. 2ND IV V. LEEDS UNIVERSITY R.C. 3RD IV. This race in clinkers over six furlongs gave St. Peter's their first win. The 2nd IV started well and, stroked well by I. Whitehead, continued to gain and won by 2 lengths. 3RD IV V LEEDS UNIVERSITY 4TH IV. The School crew were held at the start but after the initial "tens" were able to draw ahead and by York City boathouse were over a length up. They went on to win by several lengths. 4TH IV V. LEEDS UNIVERSITY 5TH IV. Rowing the same crew as on the first occasion the School crew were able to reverse the decision decisively. The crew, rowing with more style and with more power, went away at the start and finished 3 lengths up. NEWARK REGATTA R.C. The 1st IV were unfortunate at this regatta. Rowing well the School won the first race by over 1 length, but a re-row was claimed by Derby R.C. and this the School were unfortunate enough to lose by 4- length. This unfortunate occurrence has shown the importance of knowing the rules for Boat Races and the N.A.R.A. has performed a useful task in circulating them amongst the Boat Clubs. 2ND IV. The 2nd IV were more fortunate than the 1st. In the first round they drew Nottingham B.C. and won by nearly 2 lengths. In the second round they were drawn against Nottingham and Union B.C. and, despite a great effort, lost by 1f lengths. 1ST IV V. DERBY

3RD IV AT LEEDS REGATTA The 3rd IV at Leeds Regatta won, for the second year in succession, the Vice-President's Challenge Cup for maiden fours. Their first two races, against Manchester University and Northwich, were won comfortably. In the final they came up against a York City R.C. crew. The School were well away and a lead of 12 lengths enabled them to get advantage of the bends, and at the boathouse were 2 lengths up. Although York City fought back in the final 2 furlongs they were unable to destroy the 3rd IV's lead, and the School finished the winners by 1 lengths. YORK REGATTA 1st IV entered, as usual, for the White Rose Challenge Cup (rowed in fine boats) for Junior-Senior oarsmen. The School met Durham School in the first round. Durham drew away slightly on the start and at the School boathouse were just a canvas up. The position was the same at Scarborough Bridge, but on the take-in, Durham, who were rowing a slightly faster rate, increased their lead to win by 11 lengths. THE 2ND AND 3RD IVS-YORK REGATTA CHALLENGE CUP FOR JUNICR IVs. The 2nd IV beat Chester-le-Street in the first round by lengths after a good start. In the quarter-final the School, though rowing hard, were beaten by Northwich R.C. The 3rd IV were unlucky in their race against Manchester University. Bow's seat broke at the start and after a few strokes jammed altogether and was thereafter practically useless. Manchester University won by several lengths. 4TH IV---JoHN E. GIBBS CHALLENGE CUP FOR MAIDEN FOURS. The crew rowed well and worked hard. In their first race they beat York City R.C. by 2 lengths, and in the second round they raced Civil Service and won comfortably. Their third race was against York City and though the crew tried hard they were unable to produce sufficient effort in the take-in and lost by 5 lengths. TYNE REGATTA, 9TH JULY, 1949. The School entered an Eight for the Rington Challenge Bowl. The Eight beat South Shields A.R.C. in the first round and lost the final to Durham School. The School 2nd IV, however, succeeded in winning the Ladies Plate Challenge Cup, beating Tynemouth R.C., Durham City "A" and Durham School. OLD 'PETERITE RACES The O.P.s were able to float three worthy crews but despite their efforts and determination their state of practice and training could not make much impression on the School boats, all of which were the winners. 73

SWIMMING For once the opening of the baths did not cause a set-back in the weather, and seldom have the baths been more popular than during this past season. Without any specialist work being undertaken, the general standard of swimming in the School has much improved. No less than 115 boys have passed the School test of four lengths breaststroke plus 2 lengths back-stroke without the use of the hands, and our non-swimmers now total only 22, less than 8%. By the time Swimming Sports day arrived, everyone was well accustomed to the water, and the weather held out to the end. For a change, spectators were really envious of the competitors, and apart from the fact the Manor held a commanding lead in the Sports from beginning to end, it provided a most satisfying end to the term. In 12 events the times and distances recorded were better than the previous year, and apart from two Team Relay records being established, two Individual records were broken—R. J. Frater adding almost 3 ft. 6 ins. on to his previous record in the Senior Plunge, and C. W. Thompson adding a further 4 ft. to the Junior Plunge record. DETAILED RESULTS 1. Under 16 Free Style-50 yds. 1st Storey, 2nd Cooke, 3rd Newhouse. Time : 42 secs. 2. Open Back-stroke--50 yds. 1st Gibson, 2nd Poole, 3rd Goodburn. Time : 42 secs. 3. Under 15 Dive. 1st Wood, 2nd De Little, 3rd Hudson. g, 2nd Collins, 3rd Everitt. 4. Under 15 Back-stroke--25 yds. 1st Rig Time : 20% secs. 5. Open Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st Gibson, 2nd Daneff, 3rd Watson. Time : 1 min. 33% secs. 6. Under 16 Plunge. 1st Whittaker, 2nd equal Nicholson and Hawkins. Distance : 36 ft. 7. Under 15 Free-style-50 yds. 1st Rhead, 2nd De Little, 3rd Roe. Time : 37% secs. 8. Under 16 Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st Chadwick, 2nd Whittaker, 3rd Drew. Time : 1 min. 49% secs. 9. Open Free Style-100 yds. 1st Whitehead, 2nd Poole, 3rd J. Varley. Time : 1 min. 20% secs. 10. Open Free Style-25 yds. 1st Frank, 2nd equal Kendell and J. Varley. Time : 12% secs. 11. Under 16 Free Style-25 yds. 1st Jagger, 2nd Storey, 3rd Cooke. Time : 17% secs. 12. Under 15 Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st Collins, 2nd Rigg, 3rd Dent. Time : 42% secs. 13. Open Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st J. M. Booth, 2nd Daneff, 3rd Watson. Time : 40% secs. 14. Open Free Style-50 yds. 1st Whitehead, 2nd Walter, 3rd J. Varley. Time : 31 secs. 15. Under 16 Dive. 1st Cooke, 2nd Jagger, 3rd Storey. 1st Frater, 2nd Knowlson, 3rd James. Distance : 16. Open Plunge. 55 ft. 4-i ins. (School Record). 17. Under 16 Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st Chadwick, 2nd King, 3rd Knowles. Time : 45% secs. 18. Open Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st Walter, 2nd Ratcliff, 3rd Farrar. Time : 47% secs. 74

19. Under 16 Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st Hunter, 2nd Fletcher, 3rd Knowles. Time : 57% secs. 20. Under 15 Obstacle Race-25 yds. 1st Collins, 2nd Wheatley, 3rd D. G. Wood. Time : No recording. 21. Under 15 Free Style-25 yds. 1st Rhead, 2nd De Little, 3rd Roe. Time : 15 secs. 22. Under 16 Back-stroke-50 yds. 1st Jagger, 2nd Ramsden, 3rd Webster. Time : 50% secs. 23. Open Dive. 1st Walter, 2nd Daneff, 3rd Holmes. 24. Under 15 Plunge. 1st C. W. Thompson, 2nd Rhead, 3rd Roe. Distance : 43 ft. 6 in. (School Record). 25. Under 16 Relay—(4 x 25 yds.) 1st Manor, 2nd Grove, 3rd Temple. Time : 1 min. 15% secs. 26. Under 15 Relay—(4 x 25 yds.) 1st Manor, 2nd Grove, 3rd School House. Time : 1 min. 8 secs. (School Record). 27. Open Relay (4 x 25 yds.) 1st Manor, 2nd School House, 3rd Rise. Time : 55% secs. 1st— 5 pts. 2nd-3 pts. 3rd-1 pt. Award of points Relays lst-10 pts. 2nd-6 pts. 3rd-2 pts. Manor ... ... 112 points School House 70 points ... Grove 43 points ... Rise 24 points ... 21 points Temple ...

Mrs. Dronfield kindly presented the Kazerooni Cup to C. Frank, the Captain of the Manor House Swimming team.

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL S. EDEN PERCY, aged 12 It is with very great regret and sorrow that we have to record the death of one of our St. Olave's boarders by a most unfortunate accident during the summer holiday. Eden Percy came to St. Olave's in September, 1946, and had moved up the School as far as 'JIVB. An extremely friendly boy, well liked by all, we feel sure he would have become a good Peterite. We offer our deep sympathy to his parents in their very sad loss. ST. OLAVE'S We began the Summer Term on Saturday, 30th April, with a total of 187 boys—two boys having left and three new ones accepted, but at half term another new boy arrived—an emergency case one might say, so that our roll at the end of term was 188. It had been decided to hold our Athletic Sports early in the term so that the Cricket season would be interfered with as little as possible. Thus the training and the collection of points for the respective Houses made each games day a very busy afternoon for all. The weather was again very kind for our Sports Day on Tuesday, 17th May, when, thanks to the detailed preparation by Mr. Chilman and Mr. Cooper and the Staff, everything went off very smoothly. 75

Mrs. Maxwell (the mother of our Captain of Athletics) kindly and graciously presented the Prizes—the coveted spoons. On Ascension Day the Chaplain arranged a Special Service for the whole of the junior School at 11-0 a.m. It is quite surprising how much of the Chapel we occupy when we are more widely spaced than usual ! The Headmaster gave us the whole of Whit-Monday as a holiday— for which we were very grateful, and although the weather was not • quite so fine as we hoped for, we all enjoyed the break very much. Then we came back to the General Knowledge paper, some of which was very puzzling to some of us (as usual). R. N. Johnson won the prize for the upper part of the School and C. R. Clough for the lower part. Old 'Olavites will remember various records that we used to make in one way or another. We have set up a really new record this term ! No less than 46 boys passed the School Swimming Test during the term ! This very excellent performance may be put down partly to the good weather we have enjoyed, but also very largely to the keenness of Sgt.-Major Power, who, with his "nice and easy" encouragement, has done much to get boys through the test. The list of names is given below. The School got rather a shock on 7th July, when it was known that Mr. Ping had been whisked off to hospital with a sudden and severe attack of appendicitis. There seemed to be something missing by the absence of his familiar figure about the School. Writing this after the end of term, we are very glad to learn that Mr. Ping is making good progress toward complete recovery. The Swimming Sports were held on 20th July, when the weather did not favour us as much as usual. This year the Swimming Sports were brought into the series of House Competitions, points being awarded for proficiency in swimming as well as for the first three places in the various races. The Trojans won the Shield and Mrs. Pegg very kindly presented the Shield and the Prizes at the end of the Sports. Another important step forward has been made possible this term by the very generous and pleasing gift of a Sports Challenge Cup to St. Olave's by Mr. David Inglis, who is both an Old Olavite and an Old Peterite. This Cup will be awarded annually to the House that does best in the four main sporting activities, Cricket, Rugger, Athletics and Swimming. The Thebans were the first winners and Billy Maxwell received the Cup on behalf of his 'House on Speech Day. The full list of prize winners will be found elsewhere in the "Peterite". 'We offer our hearty congratulations to them all. But we should specially like to mention here A. M. Marsh, who gained a Scholarship, and M. Grainger and R. J. Shanks, who won Exhibitions to the Senior School for their work and on the results in the end of term examinations. We should also like to mention and congratulate 76

Iain Hanham on the extremely good results he obtained in the Common 'Entrance Examination, and to P. W. Howat, who gained a Choristership to Westminster Abbey Choir School. The end of term arrangements were organised and carried out by Mr. Scott Cooper, and at our Final Assembly the Headmaster read a message from Mr. Ping, in hospital. We gave the usual roof-raising cheers and then moved across to the Clifton Cinema for the Speech Day and Prizegiving proceedings. This brought to an end the events of work and play of a very full and successful term. The following boys passed the Junior School Swimming Test :— Quickfall, J. E. H. Hodd, D. K. Barton, D. G. Beaton, D. M. Bevan, C. J. Bryce, A. B. Beckitt, R. D. Bolton, M. W. Bough, R. G. Catchpole, R. J. Clayton, P. B. Clough, C. R. Crossley, P. A. Dick, D. C. Fish, M. D. Harrison, J. M. Heap, B. A. Hick, R. M.

Horsley, J. W. Howat, C. G. Huzzard, J. B. Jenkinson, J. R. Jackson, B. N. Jordan, F. D. Kearsley, M. A. Kent, M. J. Kirkus, R. M. Leonard, J. M. Magson, N. J. Marshall, H. C. Oliver, J. T. Porteous, C. C. Powell, M. T.

Ruddock, M. Seaton, N. R. Simpson, A. E. Simpson, C. B. Smith, P. Stubbs, A. C. Stubbs, W. Sanderson, G. C. Sparham, J. M. Taylor, P. J. Thomas, T. E. Watson, T. Welsh, J. M.

SALVETE DAY BOYS.

D. N. L. Beresford. R. G. Bingham.

W. G. MacKellar (half term).

H. A. G. Raley.

VALETE BOARDERS (TO SENIOR SCHOOL).

C. J. Bevan. W. D. Blease. C. M. C. Burdass. G. D. Gardner. G. E. Glasson. J. M. Grainger. W. J. Horsley.

K. A. Howard. B. N. Jackson. R. M. Johnson. M. J. Kent. C. H. Lewis. J. H. Macdonald. W. G. A. Maxwell.

DAY BOYS (TO SENIOR SCHOOL).

R. B. Atkinson J. H. Baines. A. Bloomfield. P. Crowe. M. W. Bolton. R. G. Bough. J. B. Claydon. D. C. Dick. R. N. Johnson. To OTHER SCHOOLS. L. J. Bell. D. M. Beaton. P. D. Coate. P. Danton.

B. M. Nendick. C. C. Porteous. T. R. M. Sheriff. J. M. E. Walton. A. E. Wick. P. B. Wilson.

C. W. Leach. A. M. Marsh. J. D. Metcalfe. J. T. Oliver. J. M. Rollinson. J. M. Saville. N. R. Seaton. R. J. Shanks. A. E. Simpson.

C. B. Simpson. P. Smith. J. M. Sparham. D. A. Stabler. R. M. Stark. J. M. Welsh A. D. J. Wood.

I. W. F. Hanham. J. M. Harrison. P. W. Howat. R. D. F. Scorgie.

M. J. Wheway. R. A. F. Reynolds.

JUNIOR SCHOOL GAMES We have had a very full and enjoyable season's cricket this summer. Our record from the 10 matches played reads as follows :Won 5; Lost 3; and Drawn 2. The bowling has been shared mainly by Macpherson (ViceCaptain), with an average of 5.1 runs for 42 wickets, and Baddele y , who took 32 wickets for 6.3 runs apiece. The batting average goes to Maxwell, the Captain, with 15.6 runs for 9 innings, while Huzzard, with 11.9 runs for 8 innings, and Macpherson 10.7 runs for 9 innings, ably supported him. In the House Shield Matdies—Trojan's 1st, 2nd and 3rd XIs all reached the final, but were beaten by Thebans 1st and 2nd XIs and Spartans 3rd XI in the deciding matches. The placings and points for the junior School Games Cup (kindly presented by Mr. David Inglis, 0.P.) for the year 1948-49, were as follows :— Thebans 1st 37 points Spartans 2nd 20 points Trojans 3rd 19 points Etruscans 4th 3 points

CUB REPORT After three holiday meetings and a most successful "Bob a Job" week, when the pack earned over six pounds, we soon settled down to a very busy term. We gained three first stars, one Leaping Wolf, and fifteen other badges. Since 10 out of the 12 possible kinds of proficiency badges were gained, it may be said that the training and interests of the Pack have been wide. Yellow Six were the winners of the Inter-Six Competition, the first time since 1937, if our records are correct. As they won by over 100 points, they have certainly made up for lost time. We won a cricket match against Treasurer's House Pack and came sixth out of 18 packs in the annual sports meeting on the Knavesmire. We had an outing to Dunnington, where we investigated the habits of the mythical Kangaroceros, and we held innumerable rehearsals for the Chief Scout's visit to York. Our singing, admirably led by Akela and Sixers Netherwood and Oldman, was noticed to improve considerably after these three worthies had been given the sack. The Chief Scout's visit will long be remembered, not so much for the thoroughly disgusting weather which he brought with him, but for his talk to us in the Tempest Anderson Hall. He shook hands with every two star Cub in York, and this included four members of our Pack. 78

JUNIOR SCHOOL ATHLETICS, As usual, there were Standards before the Athletic Sports. Much keenness was shown by everyone and the general level was, if anything, a little higher than last year. The following gained the maximum number of points :Seniors : 'Maxwell, Sparham and Bough. Middles : Pfluger. Juniors : Chilman and Dick, N. The Sports themselves started with all four Houses within 10 points of each other, and there was the usual keen contest. Before the start of the Relays it was obvious that Thebans should win, and they made matters sure by winning the Junior and Senior Relays. Maxwell, the Captain of Athletics, won both the 100 Yards and the Long Jump, and Johnson's High Jump was rather better than anything we 'have seen for the last two or three years. Of the Middles, Pfluger's 220 Yards was outstanding and A. Stubbs' Long Jump, though not as spectacular as last year's, was a good effort. The Middles 80 Yards was one of the closest races possible, and the judges were pleased that the remaining races presented less difficulty. The Juniors were not, perhaps, as fast as last year, but it must be remembered that the age had been lowered from 11 years to 10 years in order to balance the age groups. It is thought better to have comparatively few Juniors so that they can receive more individual attention. At the end of the meeting, Mrs. Maxwell kindly presented the Shield and Prizes. The following is a list of results :— ATHLETIC SPORTS, 17th May, 1949 Senior 100 yds. 1st Maxwell, 2nd Ridley, 3rd Sparham, 4th Oliver. Time : 13.4 secs. Middle 80 yds. 1st Barton, I., 2nd Fish, 3rd Birch, 4th Clayton. Time : 10.6 secs. Junior 50 yds. 1st Macpherson, 2nd Baldwin, 3rd Catchpole, 4th Mayson. Time : 7.6 secs. Senior Cricket Ball. 1st Burdass, 2nd Macpherson, 3rd Hewson, 4th Barton D. Distance : 56 yds. 1 ft. 11 in. Middle High Jump. 1st Pfluger, 2nd Renwick, 3rd Stark, 4th Micklethwait. Height 3 ft. 9 ins. Junior Long Jump. 1st Mitchell and Baldwin, 3rd Chilman, 4th Crossley. Distance 11 ft. Senior 880 yds. 1st Wick, 2nd Johnson, R. N., 3rd Heap, 4th Macdonald. Time : 2 mins. 41 secs. Junior Consolation. 1st Sawdon, 2nd Jose. Middle Consolation. 1st Charlesworth, 2nd Forster. Senior Consolation. 1st Jordan, 2nd Shanks. Senior Long Jump. 1st Maxwell, 2nd Wick, 3rd Staines, 4th Heap. Distance : 13 ft. 4 ins. Middle Cricket Ball. 1st Willstrop, 2nd Huzzard, 3rd Jenkinson, 4th Percy. Distance 50 yds. 1 ft. Junior High Jump. 1st Chilman, 2nd Waugh, 3rd Dick, 4th Robinson. Height 3 ft. 3 ins. Senior 220 yds. 1st Bough, 2nd Ridley, 3rd Macpherson, 4th Sparham. Time : 31.4 secs. Middle 220 yds. 1st Pfluger, 2nd Willstrop, 3rd Stark, 4th Powell. Time : 31.8 secs. 79

Junior 220 yds. 1st Ruddock, 2nd Chilman, 3rd Raley, 4th Robinson. Time : 36.2 secs. Senior High Jump. 1st Johnson, R. N., 2nd Oliver, 3rd Wick, 4th Bough. Height 4 ft. 2 ins. Middle Long Jump. 1st Stubbs, A., 2nd Clayton, 3rd Netherwood, 4th Renwick. Distance : 12 ft. 94 ins. Junior Cricket Ball. 1st Catchpole, 2nd Raley, 3rd Robinson, 4th Bellwood. Distance : 42 yds. 10 ins. Junior Relay. 1st Thebans, 2nd Etruscans, 3rd Trojans. Time : 67.4 secs. Middle Relay. 1st Spartans, 2nd Thebans, 3rd Trojans. Time : 62.4 secs. Senior Relay. 1st Thebans, 2nd Etruscans, 3rd Trojans. Time : 59 secs. Winners of Shield—Thebans 280 points.

JUNIOR SCHOOL SWIMMING SPORTS This year for the first time the Swimming Sports were held on InterHouse lines. First of all, every boy who could swim at all gained points for his House. These points ranged from one earned by the beginner who could struggle across the baths to four earned by the expert who could pass the School test. The totals were then scaled down to manageable proportions, so that each house started the sports with a certain number of points, earned for the most part by those who were not good enough to take part in the sports proper. In the sports themselves, each House produced one representative for each event, but to avoid eliminating a good performer who might possibly finish second in any event, the best second string was chosen to compete in the final. This naturally caused a rather complicated number of heats, but the experiment proved successful and valuable experience in competition was gained. The result of the Sports, held in the pouring rain on 20th July, was a clear-cut victory for Trojans, who, starting the day with 26 points, finished with 65. Spartans were 2nd with 49; Etruscans 3rd with 47; Thebans 4th with 46. The individual results were as follows :Senior 1 Length (Free Style). 1st Scorgie, 2nd Kirkus, 3rd Barton, D., 4th Bevan. Time : 19.6 secs. Junior Dive. 1st Waugh, 2nd Ruddock, 3rd Sanderson, 4th Baxter. Middle 1 Length (Free Style). 1st Isherwood, 2nd Crane, 3rd Renwick, 4th Sykes. Time : 20.8 secs. Senior Plunge. 1st Kirkus, 2nd Hick, 3rd Wick, 4th Leach. Distance : 32 ft. 2 ins. Junior 1 Length (Breast-stroke). 1st Sanderson, 2nd Waugh, 3rd Scaife, 4th Ruddock. Time : 26 secs. Middle Dive. 1st Renwick, 2nd Stubbs, A., 3rd Huzzard, 4th Jenkinson. Senior 2 Lengths (Breast-stroke). 1st Scorgie, 2nd Wick, 3rd Gardner, 4th Pegg. Time 48.4 secs. Middle Plunge. 1st Crane, 2nd Percy, 3rd Netherwood, 4th Magson. Distance: 30 ft. 2 in. Senior Dive. 1st Sheriff, 2nd Scorgie, 3rd Pegg, 4th Ridley. Relay. 1st Trojans, 2nd Spartans, ird Thebans. Time : 1 min. 10.8 secs. Events not in the Inter-House Competition. Beginners' Length. 1st Burnett. Beginners' Breadth. 1st Mayson.

At the end of the meeting the Shield and Prizes were presented by Mrs. Pegg. 80

THE PETER! [Vol. XLII

FEBRUARY, 1950

No. 323

EDITORIAL The appearance of the date 1950 on the cover of this issue, the first "Peterite" of the new year, can hardly fail to touch the imagination. Another half century has been passed in the long history of St. Peter's School; fifty more years have been lived in the enduring story of an institution, which, in the words of A. F. Leach, the great historian of our English Schools, "is older than the House of Commons, older than the Universities, older than the Lord Mayor, older than the House of Lords, older even than the Throne or the nation itself". The pedants and sticklers for accuracy insist (rightly enough for pedants and sticklers for accuracy) that another year must pass before the 20th century has run the full half of its course. But, just as the protests of their fathers, who would have it that the 20th century did not begin until 1st January, 1901, fell upon deaf ears, so today ordinary people have refused to be cheated of the emotions aroused by the magic figure, 1950. Newspapers and periodicals ushered in the new year with a spate of retrospective articles reviewing the changes which the half century has brought or turning a nostalgic glance towards the England of 1900. In the life of a School whose story goes back more than thirteen hundred years, a half century is but a short span. But for us, as for the world at large, they have been fifty years of rapid and decisive change, and the significance of the period is not to be measured by mere lapse of time. As the years have passed since the century began, the times have become increasingly critical for schools like our own. Two wars, impinging drastically on the whole life of the nation, have tested our educational institutions and challenged them to justify themselves to a new world. We should be grateful to those who have administered our affairs in the last half century so wisely. In this year 1950 St. Peter's stands where it did, proud of its independence and strong in the knowledge that it is abreast of the educational needs of the mid-twentieth century. Of our vitality today the following pages speak clearly. Among the notable events recorded we would mention particularly the moving service in Chapel when the Archbishop of York dedicated the Memorial Book, worthily housed in the new Ante-Chapel, wherein are inscribed the names of Old Peterites who fell in the two World Wars. It is satisfying that we have been able to pay our tribute to their

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL R.U.F.C. 1st XV—SEASON 1949-50

:Photo by Herbert ,)need

R. B. Pringle E. Robinson A. M. Kendell R. F. Harding, Esq. P. C. Knowlson R. A. Calvert M. I. H. Unwin J. F. N. Jackson M. E. Kershaw P. T. Baker D. Walter (Capt.) R. J. Townshend M. G. Goodburn P. J. Blineoe D. J. Hartley J. D. C. Wall

memory as soon as the difficult post-war conditions have permitted. The O.P. London Dinner, the second since the war ended, was a great success, and the enthusiasm for it is gratifying evidence that for those O.P.s who live in London and the south—among them are many of our most distinguished Old Boys—distance and the difficulty of regular contact have in no way impaired their affection for the School. To many of our readers perhaps the most satisfying feature of a full and successful term was the triumphant season enjoyed by the 1st XV. Victory in all our inter-school matches is a record of which we may well be proud, and was fittingly celebrated by a dinner given in honour of the team at the Station Hotel after term ended. The presence of the Dean of York and of Colonel H. C. Scott ViceChairman of the Governors, as well as the Headmaster, was a compliment which the members of the XV fully appreciated. We would record our congratulations to all of them here, and our thanks to Mr. R. F. Harding, whose untiring enthusiasm and expert coaching contributed so much to the success of a team which was notable for all-round excellence rather than individual brilliance. ,

The presentation of Bruno Frank's "Twelve Thousand" at the end of term was a welcome confirmation of our hopes that the omission of a School Play from the calendar of events last year was no more than an unavoidable necessity. The quality of the performances was well worthy of the high standards set by past productions, and we may feel satisfied that the break in continuity has done no damage to our acting tradition. Our dramatic performances have roots deep in the past. Most schools today have their annual plays. But St. Peter's had the idea early, and, like St. Paul's, in the 16th century formed one of those companies of boy players against which Shakespeare, the professional, inveighs in "Hamlet"—"there is, Sir, an eyrie of children, little eyases, that cry out on the top of question and are most tyrannically clapped for't". Two records exist, both in the Chamberlain's Book of York Minster. In 1575, "XXs to the Scollers of the horsefaire players". In 1585, "To John Pullen skollers wch played in the Common Hall 40s." These were top prices. "Lancashyre men players" and "E, of Worcester's players" got only 10s. Apparently at St. Peter's the play has always been the thing. Finally, to end these rather random observations, we would refer to two newcomers in our midst. Mr. A. E. R. Dodds, 'M.A., of St. Catherine's College, Cambridge, comes to us from Worksop College and joins the modern languages staff, and Major T. St. G. Carroll takes the place of Mr. W. S. Moore as Bursar. To both we extend a hearty welcome while regretting the breakdown in health which has enforced Mr. Moore's retirement. For 6 years Mr. Moore gave St. Peter's loyal and ungrudging service, which was appropriately recognised by a presentation from the School on his departure. 2

WAR MEMORIAL AND BUILDING FUND NINTH LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS (in chronological order) A.—OLD PETERITES Mr. J. H. Dewhirst Mr. H. L. Stirling Mr. T. J. Lewis

s. d. s . d. 5 0 0 1 1 0 Mr. C. A. F. Cookson ... ... 94 0 0 5 0 0 Mr. J. Saville ... ... ... 26 14 0 •

B.—PARENTS (PAST AND PRESENT) • s. d. Mr. M. W. Cross ... 2 2 0

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GOVERNORS, STAFF AND FRIENDS OF THE SCHOOL

£ s. d. • S. d. 1 1 0 Adams Hydraulics, Ltd. 15 15 0 Mr. E. G. Featherstone ... 2 0 0 Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Mrs. W. A. Walter Garnham ... 21 0 0

BIRTH HARDING.—On 19th December, 1949, at The Grove, 17 Clifton, York, to Molly (nee Dane), wife of Robert F. Harding, a daughter (Anita Sarah).

THE DEDICATION OF THE WAR MEMORIAL The Archbishop: They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.

And All shall answer: We will remember them. And then from the distance came the strains of The Last Post and Reveille, most impressively sounded by buglers and drummers of the Combined Cadet Force of the School, under Drum-Major D. Thompson. That was the climax of the Service on Sunday evening, 11th December, 1949, when the Archbishop of York dedicated the School War Memorial. The Memorial is a Shrine in the Ante-Chapel, in which is placed an illuminated and beautifully bound Roll of Honour containing the names of 77 Old Peterites who fell in the War of 1914-18, and of 54 3

Old Peterites and one Master at the School who fell in the War of 1939-45. The whole memorial, which the Archbishop described as "beautiful and striking in its simplicity", was designed by Mr. G. G. Pace. The Ante-Chapel has been entirely reconstructed. In the alcove is now a stone pedestal on which rests a glass case containing the Roll of Honour, and on the wall above a beautifully designed Cross. The wall opposite has a stone seat along its whole length, and the AnteChapel is screened from the main passage at the south-west end by an arch and a gate. The window at this end and the door at the opposite end have been re-glassed with square leaded panes, which is an enormous improvement. The whole scheme may well be described as beautiful and simple and we must congratulate the architect and the contractors (F. Shepherd and Son, of York) on this transformation. The whole service in Chapel was designed to show the same beauty and simplicity. Its central point was the dedication of the shrine by the Archbishop in the presence of the Dean of York, the Headmaster, the Chaplain, Mr. K. H. Rhodes (representing the Old Peterite Club), and E. D. Thornton (representing the School). The service ended with an address by the 'Archbishop of York. of which the following is a brief summary The Archbishop said that the bodies of those whom we were commemorating rested, in many cases, far away from home; some in unknown fields, some beneath the dust of North Africa and Mesopotamia, some in India and Burma, and some beneath the restless waters of the sea. But we thought of them as living and indeed they were living in three ways. They were living in the hearts of those who knew and loved them; and many had a secret shrine in their hearts in which was kept alive the memory of a husband, a son, or a father. Secondly they were living in the life of the nation, and thirdly they lived in another and more real way still. We who were Christians knew that death was not the end. Beyond, there was another life; and we believed that God the Father, with His infinite love for each one of His children, thought only of what was best and true and good. even though sometimes we might fail to see it. And we believed that God does for all those who have passed from this life to the next, all that love can do. And so we thought of them not as dead, but as living through Christ, who had conquered death. Sometimes in these dark and anxious days, when we still heard of wars and rumours of wars, when crisis seemed to follow crisis, people asked whether the sacrifice of those who died was worth while; whether anything was gained for us and for our nation. And some who knew no history said that war never settled anything. History showed that war might settle the fate of a country for generations or even centuries. Defeat might, for a long period, take away all freedom from a country. We knew what would have been our fate if we had :

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been defeated in this last war. All our freedom would have been taken from us; and able-bodied men would have been taken to the Continent to work as slaves for the victors. Those who lived on in this country would have almost starved; England would have lost the glory of her greatness; and we would no longer be able to make a contribution to the freedom of the world. We could, indeed, thank God that we gained the victory in these two wars, and that those who laid down their lives for us were able to give us the time to build up a new and better world. The finest and most enduring memorial we could raise was to make full use of our victory, and try to make this, our England, a better and a nobler place. In that task each one of us, young or old. must do something to help to preserve real justice and truth, honesty and freedom : and so strengthen the life of the nation. If there should come a great ordeal again, the people of this nation must be ready to show the same self-sacrifice, even unto death, in defending the great heritage which we possessed in our land.

OLD PETERITE NEWS 2/Lt. A. C. RODGER Commendation for Gallant Action in Cyprus We print below an extract from routine orders by the •Officer Commanding Cyprus District, 'Middle East Land Forces, commending the gallant action of A. C. Rodger (The Rise, 1942-46). All O.P.s and many of the present boys of the School, of whom the more senior still remember Rodger well, will be proud of this citation. Rodger, who is making the army his career, passed out from Sandhurst in December, 1948. DISTRICT ROUTINE ORDERS BY BRIGADIER A. A. CROOK, D.S.O., COMMANDING CYPRUS DISTRICT

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF 15. COMMENDATION.

10th JAN., '50.

1. The following action by the undermentioned officer is very highly commended by the District Commander for the splendid work and devotion to duty displayed in the flooded area between NICOSIA and FAMAGUSTA on 21st December, 1949. 2. A separate commendation has been forwarded to the Commander-in-Chief Middle East Land Forces, in respect of this fine action :2/Lt. A. C. RODGER (400052), R.A.S.C. On 21st December, 1949, 2/Lt. A. C. RODGER, of 695 Coy. R.A.S.C., on being informed by the Civil Police that a number of 5

civilians were in imminent danger of being drowned at a point 3 miles from Famagusta, proceeded immediately to the spot and discovered that 6 civilians were marooned in a civilian vehicle which had been swept off the road and overturned by the force of the water, which was now 3 ft. deep across the main highway and was flowing at approximately 15 m.p.h. 2/Lt. RODGER, without hesitation, entered the water with the intention of swimming out to the stranded Cypriots, but he was prevented from doing so, initially, by the Civilian Police. 2/Lt. RODGER thereupon procured a rope, one end of which he tied around his waist and the other end was held by some soldiers. He then plunged into the swift current and started to swim towards the vehicle, which was at least forty yards off the road and in the middle of the swollen riverbed. But for the rope 2/Lt. RODGER would have been swept downstream, but he slowly made his way to the vehicle and tied his end of the rope to it. With the aid of this rope 2/Lt. RODGER, eventually, managed to rescue all the civilians, by either carrying or dragging them through the water. This feat of physical endurance and determination saved the civilians from almost certain drowning. The resourcefulness, courage and devotion to duty of 2/Lt. RODGER has earned the highest praise from all quarters and has created a fine impression among the civilian population in Cyprus: by this gallant action this young officer has lived up to the highest traditions of the British Army. 3. The District Commander further directs that a record of this action be entered in the Record Sheet of the above named officer, and is reported in Part II Orders in the words of this District Routine Order. OLD PETERITE CLUB LONDON DINNER As usual the London Dinner of the Old Peterite Club was held on the first Wednesday after Guy Fawkes . Day, 9th November, at Brown's Hotel. Next year the Dinner will also be at Brown's Hotel, on Wednesday, 8th November. Fifty-seven Old Peterites and two representatives of the Press, Mr. Loveless, of "The Yorkshire Post", and Mr. Neil, of the Kemsley Press, were present. Col. H. C. Scott, IP., was in the Chair, as London O.P.s wished to do him honour on his retirement from the Honorary Secretaryship of the Club after 30 years of faithful service. 6

it was good to see O.P.s from many parts of England, and the embers of the London Committee are grateful to the Headmaster d the new Honorary Secretary of the O.P. Club, Kenneth Rhodes, r going to the trouble and expense of coming up to the Dinner. The Toast List was as follows :- Visitor of the School. The King - Proposed by Sir Godfrey Fisher, K.C.M.G. The School Response by the Headmaster. The Governors and Staff—Past and Present Proposed by Councillor A. J. A. Woodcock, M.A., M.Sc., F.R.E.S. Response by Lt.-Col. H. C. Scott, J.P. (Vice-Chairman of the Governors). The Old Peterite Club Proposed by S. M. Toyne, Esq., M.A., F.R.Hist.S. Response by C. Paley Scott, Esq., K.C. J. B. Gedge resigned as Honorary Secretary of the London Committee. In his stead was elected A. B. Cooper, 137 Longland Drive, Totteridge, N.20. Acorn 2204. Hillside 7556. Gerald Pawle and John Rodgers retired from the London Committee in rotation after 3 years' service, and under the London rules are not eligible for re-election for 12 months. To replace them and A. B. Cooper on the Committee, the following were electd :J. B. Gedge; M. Pick; C. E. Scholefield. A tentative suggestion was put forward by the London Committee that ways and means should be discussed for one or two Old Peterites to represent the Club on the Board of Governors in addition to those Old Peterites who are already on the Board. An enlargement of an Amsterdam print of the Gunpowder Plot was presented to the Headmaster on behalf of the O.P. Club by S. M. Towne, Esq. The wording below the reproduction of the print reads :"Five out of the thirteen conspirators were Old Peterites. Their names are :— Guye Fawkes—as he signed his name in 1591 when he assigned part of the land on which the School now stands. Edward Oldcorne Oswald Tessimond Christopher Wright John Wright." 7

Those present were :T. B. Boulton, 1939-43.

G. Reed. K. H. Rhodes, 1914-20. J. C. Rodgers, 1919-25. R. A. C. Samman, 1914-19. W. S. Samuels, 1940-47. H. C. Scott, 1897-01. C. Paley Scott, 1892-00. C. E. Scholefield, 1915-20. John Scholefield, 1920-25. Joshua Scholefield, 1919-24. W. L. Seaborne, 1926-31. C. W. H. Sergeant, 1912-15. J. H. Sergeant, 1913-16. E. P. Sewell, 1918-23. H. L. Stirling, 1911-13. S. M. Toyne. H. L. Walker, 1913-17. L. J. L. Wall, 1927-30. A. J. A. Woodcock. N. W. D. Yardley, 1928-34. W. G. Yeoman, 1911-16. B. R. Alderson, 1923-26. R. H. Metcalfe, 1913-18. G. R. Claybourn, 1942-46. Col. E. St. G. Kirke, 1894-00. G. Millhouse, 1909-13. H. L. Waddington, 1909-13. C. M. Shadwell, 1910-14. N. A. Buck, 1909-13.

D. E. Brown, 1938-42. J. P. Camm, 1927-31. M. T. Clegg. W. H. Colley, 1901-07. R. L. Connelly, 1939-41. A. B. Cooper, 1927-31. H. G. Crawshaw, 1915-21. F. H. Douglas, 1923-28. R. E. Dowson, 1927-29. J. Dronfield. G. P. Easten, 1923-28. J. A. Easten, 1881-90. J. D. Fergusson, 1920-27. Sir Godfrey Fisher, 1896-04. H. F. S. Gedge, 1907-18. 1. B. Gedge, 1909-19. B. A. C. Gray, 1916-22. J. A. Hanson, 1918-21. C. C. Houghton, 1925-30. C. K. Hudson, 1943-47. 0. Hunter, 1918-23. A. N. Johnson, 1918-20. Kemsley Representative. R. E. Loveless, "Yorkshire Post". J. L. McCowen, 1921-26. F. W. B. Pacey, 1921.27. S. G. S. Pawle, 1927-31. A. L. Pendlebury, 1924-27. M. Pick, 1902-08.

ITEMS Appropriately, the anthem for the Dedication Service was the work of an Old Peterite composer, Alan Gray. Alan Gray (1866-73) is the most distinguished of the Old Peterites who have made music their career. Intended for the legal profession, he studied music with Dr. Monk at the Minster, and finally took his Doctorate of Music at Cambridge three years after his Mus. Bac. He succeeded C. V. Stanford as Organist of Trinity College, Cambridge. His output of music was small but of fastidious quality. The anthem sung at the Dedication, "What are these that glow from afar", was published in 1916 and is inscribed "To the memory of the Brave".

In October, 1949, the Air Ministry announced the retirement, taking effect in March next year, of Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles E. H. Medhurst, K.B.E., O.B.E., M.C. (1908-14), the Head of the Air Force Staff, British Joint Services Mission in Washington. Sir Charles Medhurst has occupied his present post since May, 1948. He was appointed A.O.C.-in-C., Middle East Command, in 8

February, 1945, taking up a similar appointment with Mediterranean Middle East Command in the following October. Previously, he had been Commandant of the R.A.F. Staff College, from August, 1943, to December, 1944. and Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Policy) from March, 1943. In October, 1942, he was made an additional member of the Air Council while acting as Vice-Chief of the Air Staff. In February, 1940, he became R.A.F. Secretary of the Supreme War Council; in July. Director of Allied Air Co-operation, and in October, Director of Plans in the Air Ministry.

C. P. Wadsworth (1902-1904) has relinquished his appointment as consular agent for Belgium at Goole. He had held the position for 29 years, and his retirement breaks a family tradition of more than half a century, since his father had been Belgian consular agent for 25 years before him. The gratitude of the Belgian Government to C. P. Wadsworth, who incidentally is a member of the Goole Council, has been expressed by the conferment on him of several honours— the Civil Medal of the First Class (1945), the insignia of Chevalier of the Order of Leopold II (1939), and, in 1949, on his retirement, the Cross of Officer of the Order of Leopold II. p

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We have received a letter from F. C. McClellan (entered 1883) commenting on veteran O.P.s. In our last issue we had to record the death of C. J. Daniel at the age of 87; and below we print the obituary of his brother, J. H. Daniel, who would have reached his 90th birthday in March, 1950. We are glad to learn from Mr. McClellan that Stephen Bagge, O.P. (1871-1874), is still alive and has safely passed his 90th year. Stephen Bagge, who achieved distinction for his work in East 'Africa in the very early days of its development, is, so far as we can ascertain, the oldest of living Old Peterites. * * * The Old Peterite representation at Sandhurst, reduced to one— T. M. A. Griffiths—in the January of last year, has begun to grow again. C. D. Ryder entered R.M.A. at the August intake, and has been joined this January by N. B. Burgess and R. G. Emmett. OLD PETERITE HOCKEY MATCH H. L. Dixon would be pleased to have names of Old Peterites who • w ould be willing to play in the O.P. Hockey Team. His address is now Glenhow School, Saltburn-by-the-Sea. 9

OBITUARY CHARLES PALEY SCOTT, K.C. We have to record the sudden death of Charles Paley Scott, K.C., on 30th January, 1950. He was taken ill in his chambers in the Temple and admitted to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where he died the same evening. He was 68. He was at St. Peter's from 1892 to 1900. It was with very deep regret that we learned of the loss of so staunch a supporter of the School. He visited us as frequently as a busy life allowed, and last term he attended the O.P. London Dinner and was present at the Dedication Service in Chapel. His son, S. Paley Scott, also an Old Peterite, was killed on active service in 1942. The following notice is reprinted from The Times: Mr. Charles 'Paley Scott, K.C., Recorder of Leeds since 1943, was the son of the late H. V. Scott, a solicitor practising in York. Though born at York on 17th June, 1881, six generations of his family had been associated with Kingston-upon-Hull, where later he was himself to hold office. Educated at St. Peter's School, York, and King's College, Cambridge, he was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1906 and began practice on the North-Eastern Circuit. He had already begun to make his name before war broke out in 1914, but in 1917 he sacrificed his prospects and served in France in the Army until he was able to resume his professional career after demobilization in 1919. Some four years later he was appointed Recorder of Doncaster in the place of the late Edgar Meynell and held the post until he became Recorder of Kingston-upon-Hull in 1933. He had then just taken silk and had been a member of the General Council of the Bar and a Bencher of the Inner Temple for some three years. In 1943 he was appointed Recorder of Leeds and had been Chancellor of the County Palatine of Durham since 1936 and of the diocese of Bradford since 1946. He had been a member of the North-Eastern Circuit for 43 years, and, though much of his time was taken up by his judicial functions, he had a considerable reputation as an advocate, particularly in complicated commercial cases. Perhaps his greatest triumph in advocacy was his conduct of the defence in the long-drawn Tarran case at Hull. The case occupied 33 days in the Court of Summary Jurisdiction and was then transferred to a special Commission of Assize. All the defendants were found not guilty except Robert Greenwood Tarran, who was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment. He appealed and Scott appeared for him at the Court of Criminal Appeal, which allowed the appeal. 10

He married in 1912 Ruth, daughter of the late Canon S. Cooper Scott. There were three sons of the marriage. His widow and two sons survive him. JOSEPH HERBERT DANIEL We regret to record the death at Crossways, Midhurst, Sussex, on the 30th December, 1949, of Joseph Herbert Daniel, M.A., (St. Peter's, 1870-1879). He was 89, and would have attained his 90th birthday on 9th March of this year. In the "Peterite" of October. last, in an obituary notice relating to his younger brother, Lt.-Colonel C. J. Daniel, C.B.E., D.S.O., he was referred to as being probably the oldest living member of the School. He was the second son of the Rev. Robert Daniel, vicar of Osbaldwick, and Headmaster of Archbishop Holgate's School, York. He was at St. Peter's for nine years, remaining on for an extra year at the express desire of the Headmaster, the late Mr. H. M. Stephenson, who wrote to his father asking him to leave his son for a further year, and saying that "for some time past he had done more for him than a resident master would have done, and had done it better". From St. Peter's he obtained a Hastings Exhibition at Queen's College, Oxford, where he took an Honours Degree. He became Second Master at Hereford Cathedral School, and subsequently VicePrincipal of Liverpool College. He left Liverpool in 1896, to found his own school, Southcliffe, Filey, where he remained until the end of the First World War, thereafter transferring his interests to Meadowcroft, Windermere, of which he was Headmaster until 1934, when he retired. This was his life's work, and there must be many men today who can testify to the success of his achievements, and who have reason to remember with gratitude the • honest and manly principles of his teaching. He married in 1883 Charlotte Henrietta, daughter of Samuel Terry Hughes, of Sydney, Australia, and had two sons and two daughters, the latter of whom, Mrs. G. P. Watson and Mrs. R. C. Giles, survive him, and with whom he had made his home since the death of his wife in 1943. He was a keen sportsman, a good oar, and an excellent shot. He had played for the Yorkshire Gentlemen at cricket, and later for Herefordshire. He took up motoring in its comparatively early days, and continued to drive a car until he was 82. Golf, however, was his mainstay, and he was one of the Founders of the Filey Golf Club. He was also a prominent member of Ganton in the days when Harry Vardon was Professional there, and they frequently played together. He continued to play golf, and that with considerable accuracy, to within two weeks of his death. 11

He remained to the end a staunch and loyal Old Peterite, a l keenly interested in anything that concerned his old School. His epitaph might well be summed up in the words of a lette , recently received by one of his family from an old friend in Scotland, who had acted for him through the years in the successive capacities of Caddy, Beater, and Keeper :"A Gentleman, and one of great spirit." WILLIAM HENRY CROSTHWAITE We have to announce the death, at High Ham, near Taunton, of William Henry Crosthwaite, on 6th October, 1949. He was at St. Peter's from 1894 to 1902. He proceeded to Selwyn College, Cambridge, and took a degree in Mathematics. He was appointed to the Staff of the Geographical Survey of Egypt, but eventually, after doing field work in the Sudan and elsewhere, became Controller of Government Printing in Cairo. In this capacity he organised the preparation and construction of the maps for Allenby's Palestine Campaign in the first World War. When the second War broke out, he was retired and settled in England, •but after some difficulty he persuaded the Government to recognise his qualification and was put in charge of the production of maps at the Ordnance Survey. At the close of the war his department was producing maps at the rate of two million a week. Mr. Crosthwaite was the youngest of three •brothers who were at St. Peter's. A Crosthwaite (1883-1889) died some years ago, but the eldest, Mr. Robert Crosthwaite, who entered the School in 1879, is still living at Chesham Bois, Bucks. He was for nearly 30 years Headmaster of the Manchester Central High School. Their father was Bishop of Beverley and for many years took the confirmation services at the School. Mr. W. H. Crosthwaite's son was also at St. Peter's. It is with deep regret, indeed, that in this obituary we must record the severance of another link with a family Which has been associated with St. Peter's for so long. CHRISTOPHER GEORGE MARTIN We have heard with regret of the death, at Weston-super-Mare, on 29th September, 1949, of Christopher George Martin, late of Mirzapur, India. He was 46, and was at St. Olave's and then St. Peter's, leaving in 1916. He was the only grandson of the late Mr. George Yeld, who was on the Staff of St. Peter's for more than forty years and who during that long period made a deep impression on the life of the School and is still vividly remembered by many generations of Peterites. We offer our sincere sympathy to Mrs. Martin and her two daughters in the loss which has befallen them so prematurely. 12

ARCHIBALD HENRY TINDEN ROUSE The death occurred on 13th December, 1949, at Hethersett, Hassocks, Sussex, of Lieut.-Colonel 'A. H. T. Rouse, late Major 61st (L.G.O.) Pioneers, I.A. He entered St. Peter's in 1882, in Clifton Green House. DAVID ADAMSON HARKER We regret to read of the death, on 13th January, 1950, in flying operations in Borneo, of Flying Officer D. A. Harker. He was at St. Peter's (Temple House) from 1940 to 1944. He was 23, and we offer our sincere sympathy to his parents and to his younger brother, G. C. I. Harker, who was also at the School. from 1940-1945. ENGAGEMENTS ANDREW—WHITWORTH. The engagement is announced between Peter Anthony (1925-1939), elder son of Mrs. R. G. Andrew and the late Mr. H. Andrew, and Margaret Hilary, only daughter of Mrs. D. F. Whitworth and the late Mr. G. Whitworth, of Ea stbo urn e. COLBECK—BEAUMONT. The engagement is announced between Noel (School House, 1932-1936), elder son of Mr. W. H. Colbeck, of 7 Portman Crescent, Boscombe, Bournemouth, and the late Mrs. Colbeck. and Thelma, only daughter of 'Mr. John Beaumont, Westways, North Lane, Roundhay, Leeds, and of Mrs. Roper, "Gabriels", Saint Hill, East Grinstead, Sussex. BOULTON—BROWN. The engagement is announced between Thomas Babington Boulton, M.B., B.Chir., B.A. (Rise, 1939-1943), of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, and 'Helen, elder daughter of Dr. Adam Brown, O.B.E., and Mrs. Brown, of Workington, Cumberland. BRINDLEY—MUNCEY. The engagement is announced between David Richard (1940-1945), second son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brindley, of Eltham, London, to Margaret Irene, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. H. Crowson Muncey. DRYDEN—FURNESS. The engagement is announced between Colin (1945-1948), only son of Mr and 'Mrs. C. R. C. Dryden, and Sheila, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Furness, both of York. EASTWOOD—SCOTT. The engagement is announced between Major Boris James Eastwood, M.B.E., R.A.S.C., elder son of the late Mr. W. C. Eastwood, and of Mrs. Eastwood, of London. W.1, and Junior 'Commander Edith Livingstone Scott, W.R.A.C., elder daughter of the late Mr. T. Scott, and of Mrs. Scott, of 105 East Claremont Street, Edinburgh, 7. 13

GILLGRASS—FARROW. The engagement is announced between John (School House, 1941-1945), only son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. Gillgrass, 23 Otley Old Road, Leeds, 6, and Patricia, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Farrow, of 2 Monkbridge Road, Leeds, 6. RUMFITT—TOWN. The engagement is announced between David (Temple, 1930-39), only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. T. Rumfitt, of 5 St. Olave's Road, York, and June Eileen, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Town, of 41 Westminster Road, York. TEE—REES. The engagement is announced between Peter Frank (1940-1943), son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Tee, of Headingley, Leeds, and Joan Margaret, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Rees, of Tondu, Glamorgan. MARRIAGES CALEY-MOLLOY. On 28th November, 1949, at St John's Church, Ranmoor, Lt. John Prestwidge Caley, R.A.M.C. (1938-43), son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Caley, 'Whiteley Wood Road, Sheffield, to Patricia Ann Malloy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Molloy, Bingham Park Road, Sheffield. SMITH-DRAPER. On 25th June, 1949, at St. Nicholas Church, Uphill, Weston-super-Mare, George Christopher Smith (19291934), to Janet Marion Draper. BIRTHS DENBY.-15th November, 1949, at Howe Hill Nursing Home, to June (nee Whitehouse) and Philip Denby (1929-1933), a son (Premature). GRAHAM.—On 29th December, 1949, at the Christopher Home, Wigan, to Mary Carol (nee Guiness), wife of Pieter Graham, M.R.C.S. (1935-40), a son (Robin Charles Pieter). Monument Park, Wigan. STEELE.—On 14th January, 1950, at the European Hospital, Kampala, Uganda, to Angela (nee Scott), wife of Frank F. Steele (1933-41). a son. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE LETTERS OXFORD.

December, 1949. Dear Sirs, It was with mixed feelings that we returned to Oxford on an early Autumn afternoon. The Long Vac. is over and its multitude of activities recede all too quickly into the realm of the forgotten, as the 14

responsibilities and commitments of a new term loom before us. Michaelmas, 1949. yet nature seems scarcely ready for it; the sun is shining and the leaves are still green, and as we walk through the parks we almost expect to hear the steady click on the willow from the 'Varsity cricket ground—we wander down to the Cherwell, but find it deserted, though it seems only yesterday that it was thronged with craft, propelled by carefree punters with their charming passengers. But as we walk back, for it is getting dark, we notice the rugger posts are up and the Varsity hockey pitch rolled and cut, and we are reminded that though nature has not yet done with summer, Oxford is preparing for another Winter Term. This term always means a change and we bade farewell to TaylorThompson, Bannister, Tee and McDermid at the end of Trinity, and welcome as newcomers to our ranks Mountain, Parker, Rayson, and Sykes. Mountain had already been in residence in the Vac., as is the practice at Wycliffe. That the term was without event would be a gross understatement. Those who follow the sporting columns of "The Times" will know that Oxford is more than holding its own, while a glance at the press published after November the fifth, will realise that we have not lost our touch in other directions. But our purpose and duty is to keep our readers informed, with as much accuracy as the Editorial censor will permit, of the activities of its members; so with that we take our bow, and let each speak for himself. Peter Robson (B.N.C.) appears regularly and weekly in B.N.C., and pays frequent visits to the Old Bodleian. 'Has been known to take a rest from work and delights in social evenings. Teddy Denison (B.N.C.) has been working hard for Schools in Summer and boxing for the O.U. Panthers. Much of his scanty spare time is spent in the Abingdon Arms. John Rayson (B.N.C.) claims to be the first Oxford O.P. to read Agriculture, and is often to be seen returning from somewhere late on a Tuesday afternoon, with dirty boots and wearing corduroys. We hope his membership of the Plough Club is not an ill omen for his Schools when the time comes. Gave a most enjoyable 21st party. John Oxley-Parker (St. Edmund Hall) lives with Sykes and reads English. Is fond of water and has swum for the O.U. Dolphins. Robin Sykes (St. Edmund Hall), with Rayson, is frequently seen in some of the more respectable haunts of Oxford. His tea parties are famous for an outsize in crumpets, though Robson is still waiting hopefully for a long overdue invitation. Has been rowing No. 3 in the long distance VIII. Peter Andrew (Keble), with the presidency of the University Christian Union, the captaincy of College hockey, and the entertain15

ment of his fiancee, complains he has insufficient spare time for work. Has played hockey for the O.U. Occasionals. Robert Hey (New College) has been seen from a distance, but is believed to be working hard and plays squash occasionally. Has been observed with the inevitable young lady. W. S. Samuels (Wadham) is a past-master in the giving of tea parties. Is none the less eccentric and still finds a cycle a difficult machine to conquer. John Denison (Worcester) is a member of the Kingley Club, which makes a practice of dining at not too infrequent intervals. Finds his brother's rooms in Worcester a convenient place for tea. Plays rugger and squash. Gordon Norris (Worcester) frequently avoids collisions with Hey's bicycle outside Worcester. Was a member of the triumphant long distance VIII. Geoffrey Mountain (Wycliffe) is rarely seen about at times when other people are seen about. Still has an inexaustible supply of funny stories and likes being invited out to tea. May we, in closing, congratulate the 1st XV on such a successful season, and add our best wishes for the School for the coming term. We remain, Yours faithfully, THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES. CAMBRIDGE.

December, 1949.

Sirs, Our first task must be metaphorically to rend our clothing and cover ourselves with the ashes of penitence for our failure to record the Easter Term in your pages. How weak our feeble excuses appear when placed on paper; inability to write in June through sheer elation and joie-de-vivre; the thought that four months lay ahead of us : and at the end 'of that long span, with our paper still virgin white and our pens almost corroded from lack of use, the realisation came that once again time had forestalled us and we were locked without your august portals. What, then, has been the social whirl in Cambridge in the last two terms. The Easter Term saw us all—or a large number of us—at a sherry party on the second day of the Yorkshire match, when N. W. D. Yardley was our guest. This it is hoped to make an annual event for some years to come. The remainder of that term, with all its cares and tribulations, is best passed over. October saw us assembled again, but with gaps in our ranks. A. G. Reynolds had left us for warmer parts, but as yet the dancing girls promised all round for Christmas have failed to materialise. 16

J. D. Ward is now to be found wearing his nasal organ to a mere shadow of its former self whilst attempting to become steeped in the traditions of the English Law, and T. F. Spink has gone even as he came—no doubt he will be back in a few terms. The rest of the term was spent bemoaning our fate in the Varsity match, renaming the "other place" Springboxford, and once again bemoaning our fate in the Varsity match. And now, once more, shamelessly we present to you our affairs in detail. D. Anderson, (Sidney) is the most elusive of our number, and invariably appears in a hurry when seen. To the best of our knowledge he still reads Economics. J. H. Amos (Emmanuel) still has a far-away look in his eyes as he tries to make the Emma boat club ship-shape and Bristol fashion. His efforts meet with little success. J. F. Blackburn (Caius) returns to read Estate Management, having no wish to queer Einstein's pitch by anticipating his results. We hope that one day he will reveal the arcana of the Agricultural School to us. K. A. Boyes (Emmanuel) arrived to keep the Emmanuel O.P.s constant, and, as befits all scientists, works hard, being frequently seen with a large pile of books and a furrowed brow. Some strange mystery exists in his life as he insists on coming up before term to work. W. J. Clarke (Clare) claims to have improved his French by a visit to France, where for a time he worked as a park butcher. Plays rugger for Clare and finds life in general very pleasant. J. D. Eccles (Emmanuel) now reads Law and rows, the former involving him in many legal arguments, the latter resulting in legal arguments considerably less coherent. In view of the election he has published a statement that he is no relation to the M.P. P. Garbett (St. John's) still plods his weary way to th gineering Labs. and rows for Lady Maggy. Says little, but obviously thinks a lot. G. C. Greetham (King's) was given a fresher's hockey trial, but stood down for fear of embarrassing the international half-back line. We believe he sings and is by now overloaded with the blessings showered on King's men. P. F. Ringrose (Clare) reads for an L.L.B. and is almost a foreigner. The best way to his digs is to take a train to the first station and walk back. He still indulges in Highland dancing and casts a winsome eye towards the ladies. J. D. Swale (Caius) also sings, but apart from his one appearance with the Cambridge singers his deeds are shrouded in mist, which is the best way to keep them. 17

G. Wilson (Emmanuel) works hard with a classic indifference, although he has been seen letting his hair down at wild parties. He already looks like a part of Emmanuel and many say he has been there longer than they like to remember. Wishing the School every success in the coming term, We remain, Sirs, Yours sincerely, THE CAMBRIDGE O.P.s. "ACTION CIRCULAR"

We have received the following from G. W. Denby, who is in India. We reprint the correspondence without alteration and without comment—except to say that we are grateful to Denby for not keeping it to himself. We agree with him that our readers will enjoy it. MADRAS.

2nd January, 1950. The Editor, "The Peterite". Dear Sir, I enclose an original letter and two printed circulars from one Mathew—presumably an Indian Christian. Needless to say we (as agents for the B.I.S.N. Co.) replied thanking our correspondent for his kind offer but declined to accept. It occurred to me that your readers might find it as amusing as my colleagues and I did, and I offer it for publication. Yours faithfully, G. W. DENBY, O.P. 31-12-'49.

To: The Chief of the Waves, Sir,

British Steam Navigations Coy., Ltd., Headquarters.

Enclosed please find in duplicate, an Action Circular, for your mature and experienced consideration. Please be good enough to reply me about your decision in the matter. Excuse trouble. Thanks.

(Enclosure) s

Yours faithfully, P. T. MATHEW.

Sir, And these days, the air is pregnant with greetings and gaiety, peculiar to the season—the dawning of a fresh New Year. The air is clear and bouyant and it is a pleasure to witness lithesome liners fisking along the silvery waves—a pleasing sight of glistening navigation. It is supposed that the Gods once used the sea as the easiest way of transport. And now human beings are avaricious for navigation. ALWAYS ON THE WAVES has become the Slogan of Life. Really, your sea-service is a marvel; your timings are accurate and the reception everywhere homely. A tip to further popularise your service line is at hand. As an Advertising Media, I wish to travel in all your liners and in all your lines and thus hop around the globe, for a few days. At all the places of landing, I can radio-cast about your convenient and economical service line, in an airy and humourous vein. Well, will the public appreciate it? Wait and see ! The cost for you is negligible and the result highly beneficial. If you are interested in the proposal, please be good enough to discuss about the further proceedings. Request to be excused for the trouble. Thanks.

Yours glee fully, P. T. MATHEW.

EASTER TERM, 1950 The following are taken from the Calendar for the term :1st Jan. Full Term begins. Sat., Sun., 29th Jan. Epiphany. Procession in York Minster. Tues., 28th Feb. Certificate "A" Examination, Part I. Tues., 14th Mar. C.C.F. and Scout Field Day. Junior School Entrance Examination (Senior), 2 p.m. Thurs., 16th Mar. S.C. Trial Examination begins. Junior School Entrance Examination (Junior), 2 p.m. Sat., 18th Mar. Hockey, 1st XI v. Old Peterites. Thurs., 23rd Mar. 12 noon, Confirmation by the Bishop of Selby. 1st Apr. School Concert. Sat., Mon., 3rd Apr. 2-15 p.m., Athletic Sports. Full Term ends. The Sunday Services in Chapel are :— 8-15 a.m. Holy Communion. 11 a.m. Junior School Service. 6-0 p.m. Evensong. 19

EXAMINATION RESULTS OPEN EXHIBITIONS We congratulate the following on gaining awards in the Open Scholarship Examinations at Cambridge, held in December, 1949 :S. C. Daneff, Open Exhibition in Modern Languages at St. John's College,

Cambridge. P. Jenkins, Open Exhibition in Natural Sciences at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

DECEMBER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION The following boys were awarded School Certificates :I S. Bishop, A. W. Driver, M. R. Pallant, M. G. Roe, D. Thompson,

J. D. C. Wall, A. Watson, B. D. Watson, B. B. Wennington, D. A. White.

1st XV DINNER On Tuesday, 20th December, the School XV was entertained to dinner at the Royal Station Hotel by the Headmaster and Mrs. Dronfield, to celebrate the team's record in winning all its School matches during the season. The Chairman and the Vice-Chairman of the Governors (the Very Rev. the Dean of York and Lt.-Col. H. C. Scott) paid the team the compliment of attending the Dinner on behalf of the Governors. Other guests, in addition to Mr. R. F. Harding, were Mr. Crews, Mr. Lavender, Mr. Chilman and Mr. Rhodes, while Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Dodsworth represented the "Supporters' Union". 'Mr. Burgess was unfortunately prevented from attending. Team and visitors alike enjoyed an excellent meal, concluded by

a graceful gesture on the part of the Manager of the Station Hotel, in

the shape of a large cake, decorated to represent a rugger field, with two goal posts. In the subsequent speeches the Headmaster congratulated the team on its achievements, and on its excellent team spirit. D. Walter, the Captain, replied in a polished "maiden speech", expressing his gratitude to the Headmaster both for the dinner and for his unfailing support. P. T. Baker, the Vice-Captain, then proposed the health of Mr. Harding, recognising on behalf of the team the debt that they owed to him Mr. Harding replied in a speech full of veiled references, paying special tribute to the keenness of the team and of its Captain. The Dean spoke on behalf of the Governors, and Mr. Lumley Dodsworth on behalf of the spectators, who had so often braved pneumonia. The party then 'broke up, some of them to catch night trains, all agreeing that the season had maintained its high standard to the very end. 20

VALETE AND SALVETE VALETE (December, 1949) THE GROVE R. B. Pringle. 1945-49 (School House, 1945-48). L.VI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1947. 1st XV, 1948-49-50. 1st XV Colours, 1948-49-50. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1948. 1st XI Hockey, 1949. 1st XI Hockey Colours, 1949. Acting Leading Seaman in C.C.F. Cert. "A", Pt. 1, 1st Class Shot. T. Hobson. 1948-49 (1945-48, School House). Remove. Played for 1st XI, 1949. Colours, 1949. Played 1st XV, 1948. Played for 2nd XV, 1948-49. Colours, 1948-49. Played for A XV, 1948-49. Played for Hull and East Riding XV, 1948. Played for 2nd XI, 1948. Played for Colts XI, 1947. Corporal-2 i/c 6-pdr. Crew. Cert. "A", 1948. 1947-49 (Junior School, 1945) (Temple, 1947-48). B. B. Wennington. Remove. School Cert., 1949. Senior Colts Team, 1949 (Rugger). Senior Colts Colours, 1949. Cadet in C.C.F. (Basic Section). THE MANOR E. G. Thompson. 1944-49 (St. Olave's, 1939). Upper VI Modern. Head of Manor. Chapel Monitor, 1949. School Cert., 1946. Higher School Cert., 1948. Colts XV, 1946-47. 2nd XV, 1947-48, 49-50; Colours, 1947-48. Played against Old Peterites, 1947. School Choir, 1940-49. Sgt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A", 1947. 1st Class Shot. Games Committee, 1949. Musical Society Committee. Chapel Committee. M. I. Daniel. 1945-49 (St. Olave's, 1942). Transitus "E". School Cert., 1947, 1948. 3rd IV Cox, 1948. 2nd IV Colours, 1948. 2nd IV Cox, 1949. Science Society Committee, 1947. Cadet in C.C.F. R. F. Wyman. 1945-49 (St. Olave's, 1938), L.VI. School Cert., 1948. THE RISE J. V. Rayson. 1947-49 (St. Olave's, 1943). VC. Cadet in C.C.F. Choir, 1943-49. SCHOOL HOUSE J. F. N. Jackson. 1945-49. House Monitor. Lower VI. School Cert., 1947. Colts XV, 1945-47. Colts Captain, 1947. 1st XV, 1948-49. 1st XV Colours, 1948-49. 1st XV Cap, 1949. Played for Durham Public Schools XV, 1950. Colts XI Cricket, 1946-47. Colts XI Colours, 1946. 2nd XI Cricket, 1948-49. 2nd XI Colours, 1949. Played for 1st XI. School Play, 1946-47-49. Member of Debating Committee. L/Cpl. in C.C.F. 2 i/c Signals. Cert. "A". R. M. Stanley. 1945-49 (St. Olave's, 1940-45). Lower VI. School Cert., 1948. L/Cpl. in C.C.F. Coy Clerk. Cert. "A", 1949. 1st Class Shot. R. E. Underwood. 1945-49. Lower VI. School Cert., 1949. L/Cpl. Storeman in C.C.F. 1st Class Shot. School Play, 1947 and 1949. B. D. C. Walker. 1945-49. Remove. 1st IV Cox, 1948-49. L/Cpl. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". 1st Class Shot.

VALETE (September, 1949) THE GROVE C. J. Bevan (Shell A), P. G. Brooke (Shell a), C. M. C. Burdass (Shell A), D. C. Dick (Shell a), G. E. Glasson (Shell A), B. N. Jackson (Shell a), M. J. Kent (Shell A), W. G. A. Maxwell (Shell A), C. C. Porteous (Shell a), J. M. Rollinson (IVA), R. Shepherd (IVB), T. R. M. Sheriff (Shell A), P. Smith (Shell B), D. A. Stabler (Shell B), A. E. Wick (Shell B). 21

THE MANOR A. M. Carr (IVA), C. M. Dunn (IVB), P. A. Grayson (Shell B), W. J. Horsley (Shell A), R. M. Johnson (Shell A), J. H. Macdonald (Shell A), A. M. Marsh (IVA), J. D. Metcalfe (INN), J. M. Saville (Shell A), C. B. Simpson (Shell A), J. M. E. Walton (Shell A), P. B. Wilson (Shell A), A. D. J. Wood (Shell B). THE RISE M. Bolton (IVA), J. Claydon (IVA), J. M. Grainger (IVA), W. R. Ibberson (IVA), C. H. Lewis (Shell A), J. R. Moore (IVA), B. M. Nendick (IVA). SCHOOL HOUSE W. D. Blease (Shell a), M. J. Firth (Shell A), G. D. Gardner (Shell A), C. J. Griffiths (IVA), K. A. Howard (Shell B), C. W. Leach (Shell B), J. Lewis (Shell A), M. J. McCallum (IVB), R. Nelson (IVA), D. N. Simmons (IVA), R. M. Stork (Shell B), J. P. Wheatley (Shell 13), R. K. Young (Shell A). TEMPLE R. B. Atkinson (Shell A), J. H. Baines (Shell B), A. Bloomfield (IVB), R. G. Bough (IVA), P. Crowe (Shell B), D. G. S. Jesper (IVA), R. N. Johnson (Shell A), C. D. Mortimer (Shell B), J. T. Oliver (Shell B), B. Potter (Shell A), N. R. Seaton (Shell A), R. Shanks (IVA), A. E. Simpson (IVA), J. M. Sparham (IVA), J. M. Welsh (Shell A).

SCHOOL OFFICERS Christmas Term, 1949 SCHOOL MONITORS :

Head of School and The Rise: J. B. MORTIMER. Head of The Manor: E. G. THOMPSON. Head of The Grove: E. D. THORNTON. Head of School House: P. T. BAKER. Head of Temple: R. J. TOWNSHEND. Chapel Monitor: A. M. KENDELL.

J. G. GRIFFITHS. P. JENKINS. D. WALTER. HOUSE MONITORS: The Grove: G. R. A. MARCH, D. P. NORWOOD, R. B. PRINGLE, A. R.

ROYLE, M. I. H. UNWIN, D. J. WILSON.

The Manor: I. COBHAM, R. J. GIBSON, D. J. HARTLEY, D. H. HOLMES,

B. D. WATSON.

The Rise: S. C. DANEFF, R. E. S. FARRAR, D. THOMPSON, I U.

WARRINGTON.

School House: R. C. GROVES, P. C. KNOWLSON, P. W. V. MILBURN.

G. W. BIRD, R. A. CALVERT, D. FLETCHER, D. L. HOURIGAN, M. E. KERSHAW, P. J. R. MASON.

Temple:

GAMES CAPTAINS : Captain of Rugger: D. WALTER. Captain of Boats: D. J. WILSON. Captain of Hockey: J. C. GRIFFITHS. Captain of Shooting: A. M. BAIRD. Captain of Squash: E. D. THORNTON. Captain of Fencing: A. M. KENDELL.

EDITORS OF "THE PETERITE" : S. C. DANEFF, J. C. GRIFFITHS, P. J. R. MASON, M. I. H. UNWIN, D. J. WILSON.

NOTES AND ITEMS A party of senior boys acted as Stewards at the Harvest Festival Service held in the Minster on Sunday, 2nd October. After a lapse of several years the School has again become one of the member schools of the York Senior Inter Schools Society. Membership is limited to the VIth forms and Transitus; some twenty boys have joined. On Tuesday, 4th October, Colonel Mathews talked to the School about the work done by the Barnardo's Homes and associated societies. He illustrated a very interesting and instructive talk with a colour film made at the Watts Naval Training College in Norfolk. On Monday, 31st October, Mr. Chambers, the Secretary of the Public Schools Employment Bureau, spoke to the School in Big Hall on the very general subject of careers. He divided careers under three heads, government service, the professions, and business. The first two were clear-cut and he had little to say about them; about business careers, however, he spoke at length. He felt justified in taking an optimistic view of the situation as a whole. Tuesday, 1st November, was All Saints' Day and after Choral Communion in the morning the School enjoyed a whole holiday. An end-of-term party for the Boarders was held on the last evening of term. After an excellent meal there was a film show in the Big Hall. We congratulate P. T. Baker on being the first Peterite to play for the Yorkshire Public Schoolboys XV since the war; he played against Du rham and Wales. We also congratulate J. F. N. Jackson, who played for Durham Public Schoolboys. 23

HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE First and foremost we would like, on behalf of the House, to offer our congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Harding on the birth of their daughter, Anita, which took place on the last Monday of term. Earlier in the day another happy event broke a succession of lost finals; in each term of last year the House reached the final of a Senior event only to lose the all-important match. This time the team made no mistake about winning, and so the "buts" and "howevers" of previous House notes can at last be discontinued. The new changing room and dormitory block, the progress of which we have followed with great interest since demolition work began last January, was ready for occupation by the beginning of the term. The inner painting and decorating will be completed in the Christmas holidays. Once again we have been well represented in the School teams, and we congratulate A. M. Kendell on his Cap, and P. J. Blincoe, M. I. H. Unwin and R. B. Pringle on their 1st XV Colours, also R. M. Hodgson on his 2nd XV and B. B. Wennington on his Colts Colours. Although we had no outstanding individuals we were able to win the Senior Rugger Cup with a well-balanced team. In the semi-final we defeated Manor 20-0, and in the final, School House, 9-0, surprising many people by doing so. The victory may be attributed to a fine team effort and excellent spirit throughout the game. We congratulate A. M. Kendell, D. I. Fletcher, T. Hobson, G. R. A. March, D. P. Norwood, D. A. White, and B. B. Wennington on their House Colours. The Junior team, though outsized by the Manor team, played very well and held their opponents for the greater part of the game. In connection with other activities we have to record that D. J. Wilson has been appointed Captain of Boats and E. D. Thornton, Captain of Squash. We congratulate them both. R. I. Hunt and H. H. Hunter have shot regularly for the 1st VIII, and M. I. H. Unwin continues to play for the Chess team. In the House itself various activities have flourished. The House Musical Society resumed its fortnightly sessions with Norwood as Secretary, and we would like to express our gratitude to Mrs. Harding for her hospitality, especially the refreshments, which has been greatly appreciated. The House Library which, as we omitted to mention in our last notes, was started in the summer, has been enlarged, and is ably run by Royle. From time to time rumblings from the basement have proved that the Railway Club still operates, usually behind a locked door. 24

The restoration of the School squash court has given rise to an enthusiasm for Squash which is most encouraging; members of the House hold good positions in the School ladder and March has organised a House ladder which has given added interest to the enthusiasts. At long last Chess seems to have taken root, notably in the Middles' Common Room, where there always seemed to be a game in progress during the latter part of the term. Perhaps we will be able to alter the destination of the Chess Trophy next term. We only regret that the recently discovered genius of our Housemaster will not be available to clinch the matter ! We congratulate the following on their appointments :—A. M. Kendell, Chapel Monitor; and G. R. A. March, D. P. Norwood, R. B. Pringle, A. R. Royle, M. I. H. Unwin, and D. J. Wilson, House Monitors. We are sorry to lose this term, R. B. Pringle, Tim Hobson, Rayson, and Wennington; we wish them every success in the future.

THE MANOR Beginning of term found the House undergoing all the changes to be expected at the start of the School year, and in addition a great improvement in the decoration of the change rooms, showers and corridors, which had done much to improve the appearance of the House. Term ended on the same note, for the Monitors and Seniors found time during the last few days to distemper and paint their studies. The only outstanding inter-house competition this term has been the Rugger matches. The Junior team beat the Grove in the semifinal by 9-0, but in the final we lost to School House after an unfortunate injury to Spencer in the first few minutes of the game. We would like to congratulate School House on their victory. We have long felt that those playing in Junior teams have not had enough recognition for their service to the House. This term we have instituted a system of Junior House Colours for this purpose. We would like to congratulate Rigg, Nicholson, Pallant and De Little on being the first to sign this book. We lost to Grove in the semi-final of the Senior House match. The score of 19-0 gives but little indication of the play, for it was a good hard game throughout, neither team slackening their pace even when the score began to look overwhelmingly great. Socially we have been as active as the School time-table would allow The Philatelic Society continues to flourish and cooperate well with the newly-formed Gramophone Club, under the presidency of Quirke. This new club has been well supported at every meeting and lives up to its broad-minded slogan "From the Classics to Jazz". :

Another innovation has been Basket-ball, which was played amongst members of the House after evening roll-call. Later this was continued on an inter-house basis and we hope to see it once more continued after the interruption of the holidays. Chess has been very popular, especially among the Juniors. We congratulate Hartley on the award of his 1st XV Colours, and Ratcliffe upon his equally deserved 2nd XV Colours. The Manor has also made a good contribution to other aspects of School life—Gibson, Quirke and O'Donnell, all had important parts in the play, the Science Society had a "Manor" evening, with talks by Gibson, Holmes and Ford, the Debating Society has had loyal help from Cobham and Berg, while Berg is also a leading wizard in the Magical Society. Jenkins and Berg are in the School Chess team.

During the term Daniel has left to study architecture, while Wyman has taken the opportunity of a vacancy at the York School of Art. Finally we say "Goodbye" to Thompson after his one term as Head of House, and take this opportunity of wishing all three every success in the future. 1 Postcript : just after end of term news came that Jenkins had been awarded an Open Exhibition at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. This is splendid news, and we offer him our heartiest congratulations. THE RISE We returned this term to find the Rise bearing an altogether more dignified and luxurious appearance. The drive and the paths had been completed and the lawns had sprouted. The original chaos of the Rise garden had disappeared into perfect order with one small exception—the site of the proposed "Rise car-park", the surfacing of which was to be carried out by the Risites themselves. Work began one Sunday with great enthusiasm, and load after load of soil was removed. The phase, however, soon passed, and when rock was struck the enthusiasm diminished and disappeared with extraordinary rapidity Our heartiest congratulations to Daneff, who disappeared for a week during term and returned with an Exhibition to St. John's College, Cambridge. Another member of the House accompanied him—he is rumoured to have had a good time but felt the exams, had been "a bit of a nuisance". Great interest, spirit, and keenness has been shown on the rugger field throughout the term, for which a good deal of credit must be given to Goodburn. School House proved to be our stumbling block both in the Senior and Junior House matches. The first match in the Senior was a draw, 3-3, and we were narrowly defeated in the replay, 6-5, having had two grand games. 26

The Railway Club has undergone reorganisation this term and has had a great revival—a good proportion of the House being members. It has been decided that all kit must be constructed and not bought as was the practice last term. The Club has now been given the tank room for its activities and most of the term has been spent in preparing this room and in rail construction. The Stamp Club continues to meet fairly frequently under the guidance of Mr. Crews—it is shortly to change its name to the "Rise Philatelic Society". It is thought that there exists a Magicians Club in the House, but owing to the extremely secret nature of its activities no-one is quite certain. We trust it is thriving but are unable to report more than its possible existence. The Rise went home at the end of term with a feeling of satisfaction. SCHOOL HOUSE As usual at the beginning of the School year we came back to find many changes in the House, with new faces replacing the old ones in studies and common rooms; however once again everyone quickly settled down to the old routine. In the realm of Rugger we regard the term with mixed feelings; once more we were well represented in the School teams, and although the enthusiasm of our side under the leadership of Walter and Baker, the Captain and Vice-Captain of Rugger, carried us through a replayed semi-final with the Rise into the final of the Senior Rugger, there we were defeated by the Grove; however there was compensation in the Junior Competition, which we won. In this connection we would like to congratulate Milburn, Brooks and Underwood on the award of their House Colours, and Hilton, Rhead, King, McDougle, Collins and Wetherell on their Junior House Colours. A feature of the term which augurs well for the future was the enthusiasm of those younger members of the House who played in a House Junior Squash Ladder; we never had any difficulty in disposing of our Squash courts. Another interesting activity very popular in the House was our fortnightly programme of School House Proms., when a gramophone recital, usually consisting of one major work with a varying number of shorter pieces, was given in Mr. Jeffs room on Sunday night. Again the Hobbies Room has been widely used, and indeed a number of members of the House seem to have spent a large portion of their time in the bowels of the House, drilling, planing, hammering and sawing. Some of these put their talents at the disposal of the School and we are proud to record that a large proportion of the backroom boys who made such an excellent job of building the stage were members of the House. Another show in which the House was largely 27

concerned was the performance given by the Magical Society, where not only did we supply the compere but also one of the star attractions. Lastly we must bid farewell to Mr. Cumrnin, who has been our assistant Housemaster this term; we shall still see him as a member of the staff and hope that he will continue to take interest in House activities. We also bid farewell to J. F. N. Jackson, Stanley, Underwood and Walker. We wish them all happiness and success wherever their paths may lead them in the future. TEMPLE Ever since we relinquished our quarters at St. Peter's Grove we have found it difficult to accommodate our large numbers, and it has been pleasant to have had the use of the Stephenson Room as a quiet room for the greater part of the term. At last we have been reduced to the more respectable number of 60, and we are glad to be able to record that this term has seen a noticeable increase in the popularity of the indoor activities of the House. As far as table tennis has been concerned we have proved ourselves supreme, our team beating the rest of the School 6-1. In the competitions in the House, which were divided into three sections, G. W. Bird won the 1st Division, Duffield the 2nd, and Oliver the 3rd. Chess has been very popular, particularly in the lower part of the House, and we have introduced a chess ladder. We hope this enthusiasm is a good sign for the Inter-House Competition of next term. Herring and Mason are to be congratulated in gaining places in the School Chess team and the former particularly on being chosen to represent the School in the York Schoolboys Championship. In sport we have been well represented in the School teams, and congratulate Townshend and Kershaw (1st XV Caps), Robinson and Calvert (1st XV Colours), Fletcher (2nd XV) and Bough, Harbottle, Haw and Taylor (Junior Colts XV). In the House matches, however, we achieved no success. In the Senior Rugger we had a hard game with School House, and eventually lost 15-9. The only player to show his best form was Calvert, and the halves were disappointing behind a thoroughly beaten pack. As a result of the match Clarkson, Jagger, Varley, and Steele were awarded their House Colours for Rugger. Our Junior side faced a much stronger and heavier Rise team, which won 26-0. Haw, Herring, Dunwell, and Taylor became the first to receive junior House Colours, an idea we adopted this term. In the School Play, "Twelve Thousand", G. W. Bird and Townshend had parts and Mason played in the Orchestra. Finally we must not forget those Templars who obtained scholarships as a result of the examinations held last July. J. C. Varley and J. C. B. Mackeand were awarded City of York Major Scholarships, K. G. Harrison an East Riding Major Scholarship and M. A. Cross a City of York Exhibition, all of whom we heartily congratulate on theix success. 28

CHAPEL NOTES The outstanding event of the term was the visit of the Lord Archbishop to dedicate the War Memorial, and a full account of the service will be found elsewhere in this magazine. Next in importance come the Carol Services on the last Sunday of term. Following last year's precedent, the Junior School had its own "Ceremony of Carols" in the afternoon, and the Senior School's "Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols" was held at 6-0 p.m. Both services were very beautiful, and the singing in the evening, both of choir and congregation, was as good as, if not better than, ever. So popular have these services become that it was necessary to issue tickets to parents and friends of the School who wanted to come, and even the tickets had to be severely rationed. We are most grateful to our neighbouring parishes, St. Olave's and Clifton, for the loan of Cassocks and Surplices for the Junior School Service and to the Dean of York for the loan of some red candlesticks for use in the Processions. Our visiting preachers, besides the Archbishop for the dedication on llth December, have been the Dean of York and Bishop Hubbard. The Rev. P. J. Lamb, the Principal of St. John's College was to have preached at our Harvest Thanksgiving, but was prevented from coming at the last minute. We hope to have a visit from Mr. Lamb next term. Fifty-eight boys began their preparation for Confirmation early in the term; and, if all goes well, will be ready for their Confirmation and First Communion at the end of the Easter Term. The School Sung Eucharist on All Saints' Day was more beautifully done than ever before and the Servers, under the direction of A. M. Kendell, this year's Chapel Monitor, have been most regular. A summary of Chapel Collections and of contributions already sent, by the vote of the Chapel Committee, to some Charities is appended. During the term two new Priest's Albs were bought for the School and a dust cover for the Altar. :

Receipts.

CHAPEL COLLECTIONS

11th Dec. Dedication of ... War Memorial 18th Dec. Junior School Carols ... Senior School Carols All other Sundays ... Balance, 1948-49

s. d. 14

Payments.

£ s. d. Archbishop's Appeal for Country Churches ... 21 5 0 School War Memorial Fund ... 14 7 7 Earl Haig's Fund (wreath) 2 0 0 Altar supplies ... ... 2 16 5 Lord Mayor's Christmas Cheer Fund ... 15 7 10 C. of E. Children's Society 11 12 7 St. Stephen's Orphanage 11 12 7 Available for Distribution 27 10 9

23 5 2 15 7 10 50 11 10 3 0 4

...

£106 12

£106 12 29

THE CHOIR Soon after the beginning of term a consignment of surplices arrived and there is once again a surplice of correct length and girth for every cassock. We were sorry to say goodbye to E. G. Thompson. He had been in the Choir longer than anyone else. His keenness and enthusiasm for the Choir and for all the music in chapel will be greatly missed. On Sunday, 2nd October, the Choir led the singing in the Yorkshire Harvest Thanksgiving held in York Minster. It was a great privilege to take part in this impressive service. Mr. Waine accompanied the service on the organ. The following anthems have been sung this term :HARVEST THANKSGIVING. "Thou visitest the earth"—Greene. REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY.

"Nothing is here for tears"—Vaughan Williams. (with the School) DEDICATION SERVICE.

"What are these that glow from afar"—Alan Gray (OP.) ON OTHER SUNDAYS.

"For all these mercies"—Handel. "If we believe that Jesus died"—Goss. "Give us the wings of faith"—Bullock. "Thou wilt keep him"—S. S. Wesley. "Let thy merciful ears"—Weelkes. The Carol Service followed traditional lines. The congregation's part was the same as last year. "The Holly and the Ivy" returned in an arrangement by Walford Davies, and a carol not performed in Chapel previously, "Whence is that goodly fragrance", based on an old French Folk tune, made its appearance.

THE LIBRARY Librarian: L. BURGESS, EsQ.

Assistant Librarians: S. C. DANEFF, J. C. GRIFFITHS, D. G. HILTON, D. P. NORWOOD, M. I. H. UNWIN, D. J. WILSON. The main change in the organisation of the Library this term has been the imposition of a Silence Rule which enables boys to work there in peace and quiet, undisturbed by the conversation of others. This, together with the gradual ceasing of the practice of using the Library as an "out-period" room, has led to it being used more and more by senior boys as a place to work at all times. 30

It has been apparent for some time that certain of the books on the Reference shelves are in urgent need of re-binding; now at last it is possible to get books rebound and the more useful of these books have been despatched to the binders. Unfortunately, however, these books will probably be out of commission until the Summer Term. Finally, that the Library continues to prosper is witnessed not only by the increasing use which the School, and especially the Junior part of it, makes of it, but also by the range of new books added :Oxford Junior Encyclopaedia, Vol. II—Natural History. •

Eastern Approaches—Fitzroy Maclean. A Writer's Notebook—W. Somerset Maughan. Recording Britain, Vol. IV—ed. Arnold Palmer. The Mode in Costume—R. Turner Wilcox. English Art, 1307-1461—Joan Evans. History of Geographical Discovery—J. N. C. Baker. Europe—A Regional Geography—M. R. Shackleton. Physical Basis of Geography—S. W. Wooldridge and R. S. Morgan. A Key to Maps—H. S. L. Winterbotham. The Elizabethan House of Commons—J. E. Neale. William the Silent—C. V. Wedgewood. The Thirty Years War—C. V. Wedgewood. The Proms.—Thomas Russell. Opera Comique—Martin Cooper. The Orchestra—Adam Carse. Science and its Background—H. D. Anthony. Science Past and Present—F. S. Taylor.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY Constitutional reform 'has been the subject of recent conflict at Westminster. It has been the same here. The reformers have been trying to change the Society into something like a House of Commons. It all began when somebody suggested at the first meeting of the term that we should consider conducting debates in parliamentary form. (It will be remembered that the final meeting of last Easter Term was held on the lines of a session of the House of Commons.) It was decided, therefore, that the next meeting should follow a modified parliamentary procedure. The Committee then thought that the House should be given a proper opportunity of expressing their opinion on the matter by holding a short discussion at the beginning of the third meeting, when it was agreed to try the new arrangement for the rest of the term. The remarkable thing about this new procedure is that it seems very little different, except that the House now sits divided into two camps, which are supposed to glower at each other throughout the proceedings, and the speakers and the Committee sit at one long table, on which they are allowed to rest their feet if they are so inclined. 31

An more important innovation this term has been the imposition of a time limit on all speeches, and the Chairman is now armed with watch, pestle and mortar (serving as a gong), in order to see that these are properly observed. The attendance at the meetings has been good—on average from fifty to sixty The representation of the various parts of the School, however, has been very uneven. The lower forms have been well represented, and, at the top of the School, we have always had the stalwarts from the VIth. But there has been a noticeable gap in the middle of the School. This gives some cause of anxiety for the future of the House next year, and we would welcome support from those strata of the School. And so to the actual meetings—five in all. The motion for the first was that "the freedom of the Press is being abused". Mr. Wiseman, proposing, condemned the tendency of the Press to concentrate attention on items of sensational and sentimental interest, and their habit of encroaching upon the rights of individuals. Mortimer, opposing, suggested that we should not take sensationalism too seriously. The Press had a fair political representation and was not controlled by monopolies. Unwin, seconding for the proposition, showed how distortion of the truth in the Press was bringing about a decline in culture. Cobham, seconding for the opposition, claimed that the Press was not to blame for the public demand for sensationalism, and that it was regulated by certain laws. The speakers from the House were Wilson, Robinson, Markus and Berg. The motion was carried by 57 votes to 15. At the second meeting, held in modified parliamentary form, Wilson proposed that "The United Nations should insist upon the adoption of an international language". After defining a universal language as one which did not belong to any existing nation, and which was simple and easy to learn, he showed that Esperanto conformed to these requirements. An international language was indispensable for conferences and everyday use. Mr. Craven, who led for the Opposition, declared that language, since it was a living thing, could not be replaced by mechanical symbols, as in Esperanto. A universal language did not solve the problem of international relations. Real understanding could only be achieved by learning the languages of other nations. Robinson, who was making his first speech from the platform, seconded the proposition, and said that there could be no real peace without an international language. 32

Berg, seconding the opposition, suggested that an international language was inadvisable and impracticable. The speakers from the House were Powell, Townshend, Blincoe, Daneff, Markus, Unwin, Mason, Kelsey, Calvert and Royle.. The motion was lost by 28 votes to 33. A short discussion on the form in which future meetings were to be held, preceded the normal debate for the third meeting. The Secretary introduced the discussion in favour of the normal procedure and Kelsey spoke on behalf of the new form. It was eventually decided to adopt parliamentary form for the rest of the term. Royle then proposed that "Communism should be outlawed from this country". He declared that the form of communism which was the danger in this country was that inspired by Russia, and he showed how it had secured the domination of Czechoslovakia. He considered that communism was a sufficient menace in this country to justify immediate action. Griffiths spoke for the opposition in a speech which, following the tone of the Proposer's, was characterised by moderation of tone, absence of emotionalism and reliance on cool argument. Although agreeing that communism should be expurged in this country, he did not think repression the best method, but preferred to put something better in its place : religion and a proper education. Speakers from the House were Wilson, Powell, Daneff, Mortimer, Quirke, Lochore, Hilton, Haxby and Pallant. The motion was carried by 29 votes to 23. The fourth meeting took the form of three short debates. Wilson first proposed that "The House would welcome the construction of a Channel Tunnel". Among its advantages, he said, were the saving of time in trade, and the reducing of the psychological barrier between Britain and the Continent. Jackson (J. F. N.), opposing, thought the expenditure on such a scheme, especially at the present time of economic crisis, would be quite unnecessary. Speakers from the House were Beachell, Cobham, Farrar, Mason, Daneff, and Hilton. The motion was defeated by 49 votes to 6. Mr. Le Tocq then proposed that "If a thing is worth doing at all it is worth doing badly". He defined the motion as meaning that if a thing is worth doing at all, it is worth having a shot at it. We were bound to do some things in which we did not excel in order to widen our experience. Daneff spoke for the opposition and claimed that in the words of the proposition lay the root of all our present evil—the attitude of indifference. Doing a thing badly could never be defended. 33

The speakers from the House were Robinson, Berg, and Cobham. The motion was carried by 29 votes to 17. Finally, Wheatley proposed that "This House regrets the decay of local dialects". He declared that dialects were descended from a long tradition and added colour and individuality to our language. For the opposition, Cobham held that the standardisation of English was a good thing, since it eliminated the misunderstanding of words, which often led to the misunderstanding of people. The speakers from the House were Mr. Le Tocq, Farrar, Berg, Jackson, and Kelsey. The motion was carried by 45 votes to 7. The motion for the last debate of the Christmas Term was that "This House wishes it were sitting at Christmas, four hundred years ago". Mr. K. H. Rhodes, after whetting the appetite of the House with descriptions of the food and drink of four hundred years ago, pointed out that it was a time of leisure, in which men had time for thought and contemplation. His final point was that the government interfered less with the lives of individuals. Jackson, who opposed, declared that the state of the sixteenth century was chaotic and immoral. Today we had the benefits of scientific progress, and the right spirit of goodwill prevailed. Hilton, seconding for the proposition, said that the sixteenth century was an age of spirit and individuality; science had brought about a decline in our character. Kershaw, who made a very promising maiden speech from the platform in seconding for the opposition, pointed out that 1549' was a time of intolerance and cruelty, and that since then conditions had- improved. There was a tendency to idealise history. The speakers from the House were Cobham, Robinson, Townshend, Mason, Nendick (a first speech—we hope for more), Unwin, Calvert, Wilson, Daneff, and Kelsey. This debate proved the most successful of the term, and speeches reached a pleasing standard of wit mixed with common sense, even if history was treated with imagination rather than scholarly precision by some of the speakers. The House expressed its dissatisfaction with the times by carrying the motion (31 to 19).

THE SCHOOL PLAY, 1949 Two special difficulties must have confronted both the producer and the players in this year's School play, "Twelve Thousand", by Bruno Frank. There had been no School play in 1948, and therefore there were few boys available who had acted before from whom to 34

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choose; and this meant not only the lack of the necessary experience which makes such a difference to actors, but also a rather curious and unexpected absence of enthusiasm about the play in the School generally. Tradition of this kind dies quickly; and since this year's play had only a small cast, few boys were actually and actively involved in the production. Moreover the play itself contained little dramatic action; and a play which is in itself full of dramatic incident is always easier for inexperienced actors. This does not mean that the choice of this play was not a good choice; indeed in many ways it was admirable. There is only one female part, there is an absence of love interest, and the period costumes, which boys wear admirably, were a help. Again "Twelve Thousand" has a good historical background, accurately sketched in. Indeed it was a major triumph for all concerned that the play entirely held the attention of the audience, despite these various handicaps and this was due to Mr. Burgess' admirable production, and to the excellence of the diction of all the players. Every word was easily audible everywhere in the Hall, and that without any strain on the part of the audience. :

Perhaps the play lacks a dramatic climax and has a rather weak final curtain. But set against the background of any one of the numerous petty states of Germany in the 18th century the resolution of Piderit, unexpectedly reprieved from "the wheel", and of his two peasant brothers, Martin and Karl, to seek in an America which was just about to assert its Independence the freedom which they could not find in a small and autocratic German State is an entirely good conclusion. Generally speaking it was noticeable that while the diction was admirably clear, there was a failure to alter the tempo of speech or to use more than a very limited range of voice. This is perhaps too largely a matter of experience to expect it generally from boys still at school. But the absence of these features of good acting tended to make the speech rhythm of the actors monotonous, and to handicap them considerably in expressing varying emotions. Piderit is a case in point. Kendell has a good voice, of much greater compass than he showed us, and spoke his lines quite admirably. He was an entirely satisfactory confidential secretary in the first two acts. But when in the third act his treachery is discovered and—since he knows the law----he realises that a certain and appalling death awaits him, he was not nearly so good. A complete change of tempo and of pitch was needed to start with, and it was not forthcoming. Even in the first two acts there was opportunity for this same difference in 'his dealings with the Prince or the Prime Minister on one hand and with his peasant brothers on the other. But Kendell has a good stage presence and his performance was, on the whole, admirable. 35

Townshend and Jackson, as the two peasant brothers who fear conscription as mercenaries to fight England's war against America, had not a great deal to do, though their contribution to the plot is important. They played their small parts with sincerity and conviction. Townshend was too inclined to shuffle from foot to foot, but his speaking was excellent and he has some variation of time and tone. Jackson did not speak so well, but (with some previous experience two years ago to help him) had the better stage presence and knew how and when to stand still. Gibson's Prime Minister was a good piece of acting. At first, and indeed all through, it was difficult to realise that it was Gibson on the stage; and that means that he had succeeded in getting inside his part. He knew how to handle the Prince, and was quick to see how a sudden and necessary reversal of policy, due to the action of the King of Prussia, could be turned to the ultimate advantage of his Prince and of the people. This was a good, sound performance; and Gibson is to be congratulated. He was a reliable Prime Minister, and a reliable member of the cast. Quirke's Faucitt was one of the outstanding performances. There was much in his interpretation of the supposed superiority of the representative of England : and one could understand both England's suspicion of the German state, founded on previous experience of negotiations, and the equally clear dislike of the Germans for so standoffish a representative of King George III. Quirke had the dignity of the part admirably gauged, and was certainly convincing. A bigger range of voice and a greater change of tempo, already mentioned in general terms, would have made this an even better performance. Bird's Prince was essentially his own interpretation. There was little here of the cynical autocrat who has such contempt for his people's walfare and such concern for his own that he regards all men in the state as cannon fodder to be sold at the highest possible price to the highest bidder. Bird's playing was consistent within its own somewhat unsubtle limits; and his enjoyment of his Prime Minister's suggestions for making good his financial loss when his schemes were shattered was obvious and rang true. O'Donnell's Baroness was the second outstanding performance. It is no easy task for a boy adequately to portray a character like the Prince's favourite, elevated from the peasantry to a position of influence at Court. If there was something of the commonness of the peasant-Baroness missing that is entirely to the actor's credit. O'Donnell was well inside his part throughout, and his courage and especially the way he held his head were really admirable, and he managed his voice very well. He has a very good musical voice, and a fine sense of rhythm; and he is to be congratulated on a very good piece of acting. Warrington's Prussian Colonel, a somewhat colourless part, was well spoken, and his entry at the end of Act 2 was effectively done. The part doesn't give much scope to an actor, but Warrington did what could be done to make it dramatically effective. 36

The setting, designed by Mr. Howat was extremely good and beautifully executed. The semi-circular room looked original, but its value is somewhat doubtful. It seemed to compel the producer to place his Secretary's desk somewhat too central, and to handicap some of the grouping when most of the characters were on the stage together. But with that small reservation there can be nothing but praise for all those responsible for the setting, the lighting, the effects and the stage management. The small orchestra, entirely composed of boys, under jerkin's direction, played admirably the incidental music from "Le Roi s'amuse" by Delibes. A word must be added to record our debt to Mr. Burgess for his usual admirable production. If all his players responded with enthusiasm to his demand for hard work, they would be the first to admit that their endeavours would have been of little avail without Mr. Burgess' expert direction. We are accustomed to the various stages of hope, despondency, and despair from which the producer suffers during the rehearsal period. If this year we had little hope held out to us, and despondency and even despair predominated, the result was, also as usual, more than ordinarily good, and well up to the high standard which Mr. Burgess has always set for our School Plays. C.P. "TWELVE THOUSAND" CHARACTERS (In the order of their appearance) PIDERIT, Confidential Secretary to the Prince ... A. M. KENDELL MARTIN R. J. TOWNSHEND Peasants. His brothers J. F. N. JACKSON KARL TREYSA, The Prime Minister R. J. GIBSON. FAUCITT, Envoy of H.M. George III, King of England D. M. A. QUIRKE THE PRINCE ... THE BARONESS OF SPANGENBURG,

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G. W. BIRD

J. G. H. O'DONNELL I. U. WARRINGTON

SCENE The Secretary's room in a summer pavilion of a German ducal palace TIME The epoch of the American Revolution ACT ONE - Monday afternoon ACT Two - Friday, early evening ACT THREE - Saturday morning -

THE PLAY PRODUCED BY LESLIE BURGESS

The Setting designed and executed by A. T. Howat, assisted by Mr. R. Hawkins, R. C. Groves, R. E. Underwood, H. Murray, P. W, Newhouse, R. Hawkins, G. Brooks, J. N. T. Howat. Interval music. Le Rol S'amuse, by Leo Delibes, played by members of the School Orchestra, under the direction of P. Jenkins. S. C. DANEFF, D. P. NORWOOD Violins Violoncello P. J. R. MASON Flute J. FORD Piano P. JENKINS 37 :

BARCLAYS BANK MALE VOICE CHOIR (Saturday, 22nd October, 1949) Each year Barclay's Bank Male Voice Choir visit a Public School and give a concert. We were fortunate that this year they came to York. They coupled the concert they gave in Big Hall with a recital of Sacred 'Music in the Minster after evensong. Punctually at 8 o'clock the conductor, Harold Barnes, who is a member of the Bank staff, a Licenciate of the Royal Academy of Music, a church organist and a former chorister of Exeter Cathedral, entered. Immediately the auditorium lights were lowered and the Choir rose to sing William Byrd's great canon "Non nobis, Domine". From the first note it was obvious that the musicianship of the Choir was as perfect as their organization. The firmness of attack, the phrasing, the balance between the voices, the stirring climax, of colossal volume yet without trace of harshness, all showed us that we were being privileged to 'hear a performance of the highest order. There is not a large amount of music available for male-voice ensembles, but the programme-builder contrived to find the best and to present it in a well programme. He found room for serious Part Songs and Glees, traditional English and Scots tunes, Negro Spirituals and Sea Shanties and a good sprinkling of humorous songs, which justified their inclusion by the stingo with which they were delivered and the enthusiasm with which they were received. It was an achievement, too, that of a programme of twenty numbers only a quarter were "arrangements", though it was interesting to find among these the work of the Choir's first conductor, the late Mr. H. Pierce. It is not easy to select numbers for special mention amongst such excellence. The rich full tone given to the modal Agincourt Song was, as a member of the School said afterwards, like an organ with all its stops out, and thrilling it was to hear. The haunting tender melody of "Ca' the Yowes" was expressively sung by the soloist and exquisitely accompanied by the Choir, for whom it had been specially arranged. We were particularly struck by the tone-colour of Stanford's "Blue Bird". This atmospheric piece, quite unlike Stanford's better-known extrovert music, was originally written for mixed voices and has always seemed to depend for its mysterious effect on the entry of the sopranos with the soft, 'held note "blue" at the end of the lines. Our enjoyment of this arrangement was on quite a different plane, and it might be possible to compare the original and the arrangement with painting : the mixed voice choir's tone corresponding to the delicate, shadowy, misty blues of a Corot landscape, the male voice tone corresponding to the richer, thicker, exotic indigos of a Gauguin. 38

Just as, on the stage, it is more difficult to "bring off" a comedy than a tragedy, so choral societies very often founder on the rocks of a humorous song. Not so this choir. Frederick Bridge's witty setting of Dicken's immortal words about a notorious highwayman (with York connections) was originally aimed at his old colleague and friend Dr. E. H. Turpin, one time secretary of the staid Royal College of Organists The words and music wear well, and the brilliant performance brought out the best in both, deserving the encore the School demanded. Of Herbert Hughes's Parodies, the imitation of Czerny perhaps begins to lose some of its point, as nowadays young pianists, unlike their forefathers, are no longer expected to grind out his five-finger exercises for hours a day. So, for the young generation, the joke scarcely survives. But Dr. Foster's florid Handelian sequences delighted us all, as they would surely have delighted Handel himself. Cecil Forsyth's "Old King Cole", which has as a sub-title the ancient Greek "Moderation in all things", was a roaring success. Written in the days before the radio (which nowadays most families seem to leave switched on all day), it showed the wretched old King's discomfort at his all-too-keen fiddlers' merciless habit of grinding out string trios while he worked and played and ate and wanted to be quiet. Here the members of the choir, as usual, made every word clear (and the words are important) hut, for the only time in the evening, allowed themselves, deliberately, to sing a few notes out of tune (as other fiddlers have been known to play, accidentally !) and we all sympathised with the King's violent solution to his troubles. This was also encored. The School took part in the programme. 'We were invited to join the Choir on "The Road to the Isles" (this would have been easier if the house lights had not been extinguished), in some of the shanties, and in Parry's "Jerusalem". The Choir had two short rests during which we did our best to entertain them. In the first the School Choral Society, singing from the gallery, gave a delicate performance of a couple of 'Part Songs, thus allowing us to compare the fresh timbre of trebles with the maturity of the altos and tenors on the platform. In the second, tiie School, accompanied by Mr. Wicks on the piano, gave a hearty rendering of a couple of unison songs that had been practised for the occasion. Looking back on the concert, outstanding was the perfect drill and team-work of the Choir. Every member knew the music (more than one sang the whole programme from memory) and was able to give his whole attention to the conductor, starting and stopping precisely with the conductor's right hand, rising to a burning fortissimo or dying dawn to a smouldering pianissimo at the slightest indication of his left hand. This Choir, we felt, sang with its whole body and soul, and the effect on the audience was marked. We have been given a new 39

standard for our efforts. Asked beforehand about the concert, many members of the School would have said they wished they could have spent the evening in some other way. Asked afterwards, the same were unanimous in praise. This enthusiasm was fittingly voiced in a short speech at the end of the concert in which the Headmaster thanked the Choir for visiting us, and for the magnificent evening's music they had provided. The programme is given below. CONCERT BY BARCLAYS BANK MALE VOICE CHOIR

(70 voices) Hon. Conductor HAROLD BARNES At the piano DEAN BROWN Grace Before Music—"Non nobis Domine" Byrd 1. Part Song—"Music when soft voices die" Bairstow 2. English Tunes (a) "The Agincourt Song" (circa. 1415) am A. S. Warrell (b) "Drink to me only with thine eyes" arr. Elliott Button Solo: F. A. HELSDON 3. Glee—"The cloud-capt Towers" Stevens 4. Part Song—"Bold Turpin" Frederick Bridge 5. Scots Tunes (a) "Ca' the Yowes" arr. Vaughan Williams Baritone Solo: ARTHUR WILLIAMS (b) "The Road to the Isles" arr. Kennedy-Fraser 6. Part Songs (a) "Never weather-beaten Sail" Campian (b) "Breathe soft, ye winds" Paxton :

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7. Part Song—"The Herald" 8. Part Song—"The Blue Bird" 9. "Jubilee" Tunes (Spirituals) (a) "Swing low, sweet chariot" Solo: ARTHUR WILLIAMS (b) "Steal away" (c) "Zion's Children" 10. Sailor Shanties Shantyman: ERNEST BOOTH (a) "The Rio Grande" (b) "Shenandoah" (c) "A-Rovin' 11. Unison Songs (a) "Land to the leeward, ho !" (b) "Border Ballad"

Edgar Stanford, arr. H. Pierce

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Parry Cowen

12. Parodies (Studies in Imitation) (a) "There was a Crooked Man"—after Czerny (b) "Doctor Foster"—after Handel Herbert Hughes 13. Variations from the Nursery Rhyme "Old King Cole" Forsyth (Wherein is inculcated a Moral A1HAEN AT' AN) 14. "Jerusalem" Parry :

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

THE MUSIC SOCIETY BEETHOVEN At the mid-term meeting of the Music Society, on the 19th of November, a talk on Beethoven was given by D. H. Holmes. Considering the vastness of the subject, Holmes managed to convey a fairly wide idea of Beethoven's life work to those attending. This he did •by dividing the talk into two parts : one biographical and the other musical. On the whole the biographical section was more successful than the musical one, partly because of the original and ingenious way in which he prepared a diagram of Beethoven's life on the blackboard. He wrote down side by side the important dates of his life, the corresponding compositions, his illnesses, variations in salary, and his love affairs—a very vivid way of presenting a biography. One would have welcomed an additional heading dealing with Beethoven's important contemporaries. He explained the diagram with a generous sprinkling of anecdotes out of the composer's life. The second part of the talk could be criticised for the light way in which he passed over the more important aspects of Beethoven's work. Nevertheless he played several extracts out of Beethoven's major works, amongst which were the Leonora III overture, the Violin Concerto, and the Fifth Symphony. Despite some understandable omissions this talk provided one of the most entertaining and instructive sessions of the Music Society.

CAROL CONCERT A Carol Concert was held in IVa classroom on the evening of Saturday, 10th December. It was a revival of a similar concert held three years ago. The revival and direction of the concert was entirely due to Mason, to whom much credit must be given. The choir consisted of :— treble Butterworth and Potter alto Haxby tenor Fawcett and White, D. A bass Hawkins and Mason On the whole the choir was well balanced, and the singing was of an extremely high standard considering that nearly all the carols were sung unaccompanied. The concert began with a prologue in the form of the "Wassail Song". This was followed by a short talk given by Mason in which he traced the origin and history of the carol, A series of "Medieval" carols were then sung. The audience joined in with several of these and also with two popular carols at the end of the concert specially put in for their 'benefit. It was most enjoyable and it was a pity that the attendance was so small; no doubt this was affected by the "picture" leave. ,

PROGRAMME 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Prologue : "Wassail Song." Short talk on the origin and history of the carol. "Past three o'clock." "Lullay my liking." "Wither's Rocking Hymn." "Masters in this Hall" (choir and audience). "So Blyssid be the Tyme." "Rocking." "As Joseph was a-walking." "God rest you Merry" (choir and audience). Two popular carols for the audience to sing.

THE SCIENCE SOCIETY President: E. K. ROBINSON, ESQ., B.Sc. Hon. Secretary: R. J. GIBSON. Hon. Treasurer: H. MURRAY.

Four meetings were held this term. At the first, the business meeting, the Secretary, Treasurer and Committee were elected. On 8th October Mr. Harris gave a lecture and demonstration on "Wireless Valves". He began by giving an elementary description of the electric current in a circuit and went on to explain the basis of the wireless valve, in which electrons are discharged from the cathode to the anode in an evacuated space. Illustrating his talk with the epidiascope, worked by Poole, he described the construction of the diode, the full-wave single valve rectifier, the filter circuit device for smoothing out the fluctuations, the triode with the molybdenum wire grid, graphs of the anode current and grid voltage, and the triode as an amplifier. Here Mr. Harris described the mathematics of the circuit, and went on to explain the simple oscillator, the automatic grid bias, the screen-grid valve or tetrode, and the pentode. Mr. Harris had also some apparatus on the bench, including an oscillator board, which he demonstrated. Questions were asked at the end. Mr. Jeffs was in the chair. The third meeting was held on 22nd October, when Mr. Rucklidge gave a lecture entitled, "Radio Countermeasures". He did not deal with radio for intercommunications, but for aeroplanes finding their location. At the beginning of the war the Germans relied almost entirely on finding their position by means of taking bearings of two radio beacons, which sent out high frequency waves interspersed with morse. There were about twenty beacons interspersed over Europe, and the Germans had about eight or ten working each night. We could jam these beacons by sending out the same wave frequency, 42

and to prevent this the Germans used to alter the wavelengths. They did not do it very intelligently however, as instead of doing it haphazardly, they altered it every 15 nights. To counteract the tendency of a jamming transmitter to "drift" the G.P.O. suggested receiving what a German beacon transmitted, sending it along by an underground cable to a transmitter about 5 miles away, amplifying it and re-transmitting it. To prevent the jamming transmitter affecting the receiver the receiver aerial received in all ways but one. This system was known as 'Meacon (mask Beacon). The Germans realised after a time that this was not satisfactory and they used next what they called "Knichebein". This consisted of two beams of very high frequency, crossing over the target, the pilot navigating. The Germans first used "Knichebein" on the night of the Coventry raid which was a particularly accurate one. The Germans always switched their transmitters on 3 or 4 hours before the planes left the ground and gave us ample warning for the "target for tonight". For this we used straight-forward jamming, which could not 'be detected in Germany. 'Many interested questions were asked at the end and Mr. Rucklidge explained why German radio stations faded out when aircraft approached, how the dummy towns, known as starfish sites, were made, etc. Mr. Rucklidge made a difficult subject very clear and interesting, and it was a pity more members were not present to appreciate his excellent lecture. Mr. Robinson was in the chair. The last meeting of term was 'held on 3rd December, when the evening was devoted to the Manor, from which three representatives gave lectures. J. Ford gave the first talk on "Bee-keeping". He began by describing the types of 'bee in the hive; the queen, the worker and drone, and explained their duties. He next showed us the layout of the hive and told us about the various difficulties, including swarming. Ford illustrated his talk with various apparatus he had brought along, including a lecturer's hive, sections, and frames, a queen cell, a smoker, and queen cages for sending queen bees by post. He finished his talk with a film strip, the lantern being worked by Mr. Robinson. The next talk was given by D. H. Holmes. He divided his talk into two parts : (i) on the camera and film, and (2) on film making. By means of his own camera, and apparatus, and by diagrams, he explained the camera design and shutter working, and why a film appeared continuous. He described how a film should be made and showed us as an example the script of a film he had made. He stressed as a final point that films are a means of self-expression and therefore required the director's whole skill and personality. The last talk of the evening was given by R. J. Gibson, on "Fishes". He based 'his talk on the film shown at the end. The photography itself was good but the commentary poor, so he first described the various fishes to be shown in the picture and their habits. He illustrated his talk by means of the epidiascope, worked by Mr. Crews, who was also the chairman. Mr. Robinson worked the film projector. Unfortunately 43

there was very little time for questions, and all three lecturers would have preferred more time. However, there was a large attendance and the meeting was enjoyed by all. During the term a committe meeting was held, and it was decided that the committee should be elected by housemasters and not by members.

THE FILM SOCIETY The Film Society met three times during the Christmas Term. Films of topical interest, including art films, usually supported the main feature, and the technicians gave a professional-like atmosphere to the meetings with their intricate and varied lighting, and swishing curtains ! The President of the Society, Mr. Wiseman, introduced each film by pointing out its merits and demerits, and the points to be borne in mind while watching it. Helped by these brief introductions, the Society have become much more critical of what they see, and more aware of the great capabilities of this new art form. The first film shown was "Marie Louise", made by the Zurich Studios in 1940. Describing the story of a little French girl, evacuated to Switzerland, the film displayed many of the virtues of the best French films, simplicity and a certain directness of approach and above all a full realisation of the scenic values of the Swiss mountains; it had been made by brains rather than by money. In "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town", a Frank Capra film of 1936, starring Gary Cooper, we meet what can best be described as a modern fairy story : certainly if one did not take its economics or its administration of justice too seriously, the film was most enjoyable : the part of Mr. Deeds fitted Gary Cooper like a glove : the direction was always first-rate and often witty, and the final court scene is surely now one of the main classics of the screen, remarkable alike for its sweep and power. In "The Shop Around the Corner" the Society made its first acquaintance with the work of the late Ernst Lubitsch : the film is entirely a contrived and manufactured one as the whole film was shot on sets, and in so far as it concentrated upon a small cast in restricted surroundings invited comparison with Hitchcock's post-war attempt to translate the stage play, "Rope" on to the screen : if it did so invite comparisons, then it must be said that Lubitsch had been much the more successful : so successful in fact that one was not conscious of the limitations that the director had imposed upon himself of its type, then the film merited very high marks : but there did seem little reason why the locale should be supposed to be Budapest. On Saturday, 5th November, Mr. Saville very kindly showed to the Society eight of the ten best amateur films of the year and a :

most enjoyable evening it proved to be : one or two of the films were possibly rather slow in pace, notably "Yachting Holiday", but in general it was most encouraging to see what could be done, even without the vast technical resources of the professional film studios. "The Blaenau-Festiniog Railway" was a well-chosen subject; for it was obviously an out-of-door film and the result was as satisfying to see as it must have been to make The Society is already indebted to Mr. Saville for the efficiency with which he procures the required films. His kindly forethought in bringing this programme at a time when the commercial cinemas were out of bounds, was particularly appreciated.

"GUNPOWDER PLOT" The presentation to the School by the London Old Peterites of a reproduction of the famous Amsterdam print of the Gunpowder Plot conspirators has revived interest in the close association between St. Peter's and the ill-starred attempt of 1605 to blow up the Parliament House. Perhaps the time is opportune to recall what is known of Guy Fawkes and his fellow Peterites who were concerned in this "glorious failure". Fawkes himself was born in 1570 at York, probably in Stonegate. It would seem that by birth he was a Protestant, since his father, Edward Fawkes, was a notary and advocate in the Consistory Court, a position which could hardly have been held by any other than a proved Protestant. But his father died when Guy was nine years old, and 'his mother, Edith Fawkes. remarried shortly after. Her second husband was Dionis Bainbridge, of Scotton, who was Roman Catholic, and under his influence Guy and his three sisters grew up. Scotton and its neighbourhood seems to have been a hot-bed of Romanism. There lived near by, for instance, the Percy family, one of whom, Thomas Percy, was prominent in the 5th November conspiracy. Thomas married Martha Wright, sister of John and Christopher Wright, both Old Peterites and contemporaries of Guy Fawkes at School, and, like him, active in the Plot. Fawkes and John and Christopher Wright are depicted and named on the Amsterdam print; but there were two other Peterite conspirators who do not appear on the group. They are Oswald Tessimund and Edward Oldcorne. The former, after a vain attempt to rouse the country after the failure of the Plot, escaped to Flanders. He was, in fact, the only one of the five Peterite conspirators who did not forfeit his life. Fawkes himself, of course, was executed, with Thomas Winter, as the ringleaders of the Plot, in January, 1606. John and Christopher Wright had already been killed at Holbeach on 8th November, 1605, and Oldcorne, though he concealed his complicity in the conspiracy by his fortitude on the rack, was ultimately, in April, 1606, executed at Worcester for fomenting Romanism in the district. 45

Thus of the thirteen men concerned in Gunpowder Plot five were Peterites. The conclusion that the School itself was at that time a nursery of Papists seems hard to resist. The School had, of course, been refounded by Philip and Mary in 1557 for the express purpose of educating boys in the Roman Catholic faith, and it seemed that the intention persisted long after the accession of Elizabeth and the consequent reversion to Protestantism. John Fletcher, who became Master about 1565, was certainly a Romanist. In 1574 he was removed from his post and suffered imprisonment for twenty years. His successor, William James, reigned for less than a year. Perhaps his religious views were no more satisfactory. Certainly the celebrated John Pullen, who followed him, was called upon to sign an additional clause in the deed of appointment, subscribing to the articles of the Synod of 1562, and, in taking an oath of loyalty to Elizabeth, renouncing all foreign and usurped power. Pullen was a vigorous and notable Headmaster who ruled the School for 15 years (15751590); and he must have done much to mould the characters and religious beliefs of those five pupils of his, Fawkes, the brothers Wright, Tessimund and Oldcorne, who afterwards risked all for the Roman Catholic faith. It is scarcely credible that Pullen himself was not a Papist at heart, despite his apparent acceptance of Protestantism. The appointment of his successor, John Bayles "for so long as he shall behave himself" is perhaps significant, as though the Dean and Chapter were taking no chances. And there is some uncertainty about the end of Pullen's mastership. He is said to have died in 1590, yet three years later we read of "Jahn Pullen, alias Old Master, and John Oldcorne" as suspected Jesuits in Yorkshire. Finally we would emphasise that the connection between Guy Fawkes and the site of the present School is the merest coincidence. In 1591 Fawkes came of age and became master of the property of his deceased father, who, though a lawyer, had died intestate. Guy at once sold up, to provide the wherewithal to seek service in the Spanish Army engaged in Flanders. Amongst the properties disposed of were a "farmehollde and several feilldes" in Clifton, which were conveyed to one Anne Skipseye. To these "several feilldes" in Clifton St. Peter's School came in 1844, when it exchanged its premises near the Minster, now the Choir School, for its present home. L.B.

BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY During the summer holidays and all through this term the "Mountpark" has been engaged on the transport of wheat and flour from Australia to India. Details of the passages are :Early July : Persian Gulf to Fremantle. 31st July to 14th Sept. : Fremantle and Bunbury to Madras and Calcutta and back, calling Colombo for fuel. 46

Late Sept. to 18th Nov. : Fremantle and Bunbury and back to Adelaide. 6th Dec. : Left Adelaide for Colombo, where due 24th December. We have had some interesting information about the Indian ports from Mr. Ellis. but we gather that this particular run is not very popular with the ship's company, at any rate when Calcutta is included. They had particularly bad luck on the second visit, having to wait a week for a •ooghly pilot just at a time when the city was disturbed •by riots and when the cleansing department had gone on strike. Calcutta never strikes the visitor as a clean city and even in normal times garbage seems to be left about the streets to some extent; and it does not require much imagination to visualise the state of things when normal collecting comes to a standstill in tropical temperatures. Colombo, however, has many advantages. and we hope the ship's company had a pleasant Christmas there. .

C.C.F. NOTES Now that the R.N. Section is working very efficiently as a separate entity, it has become evident that the House Platoon organisation is no longer practical and has been dropped. It was obvious when we changed from J.T.C. to C.C.F. that this change would have to be made. The new organisation, though in some ways similar to the old training platoons, will form the framework for a complete threeService contingent. There will be the normal H.Q. Staff, Recruits, Basic Section (the and Army Sections. The • former Cert. 'A' Pt. I Candidates), R.N. Army Section will comprise the Signals, the 6 pdr. Gun crew, the Cert. `A' Part II Class and will also supply N.C.O. Instructors for the Recruits and Basic Sections. We hope to form the R.A.F. Section next term; already Mr. Cummin and L /Sgt. Walter are making preliminary arrangements. The Stores have for a long time been most inadequate, and we were delighted to see the foundations laid for the new hut. We hope to be installed in the new H.Q. and Stores next term. Training has been very active this term and it has been generally agreed that the weekly Friday training conferences have been most helpful, enabling the N.C.O's in charge of Sections to take a fuller interest in the planning of the training programmes. The Signals had some interesting contacts on the 12 Set, and training has progressed satisfactorily. The R.N. Section have been very busy preparing for their coming exams , and have joined in with the remainder of the Contingent on several full Drill Parades. 47

SCOUTING

We were pleased to welcome Mr. Bennett to the Group this term in the capacity of A.S.M. He has taken over the leadership of the Senior School Patrols. These patrols are now in the eighth year of their existence and we hope that they will continue to thrive for many more years under his guidance. Good progress has been made by the Troop with training for the 1st Class Badge both by Senior and Junior School Patrols. Four 2nd Class Badges have been gained and five Proficiency Badges. On the last Friday evening of term the whole Troop met for a Christmas Camp Fire. The standard of items provided by some of the Patrols was unusually good. There was a very good turnout and an enjoyable evening was passed. The Junior School Patrols and the Pack combined in collecting together a very creditable number of books and toys, etc., which were duly delivered as a Christmas present from the Group to the children of the St. Stephen's and St. Hilda's Homes. Plans have been laid for collecting used Christmas Cards after Christmas. The Group is aiming at a total of 10,000 this year, which is 2,000 more than were collected a year ago.

SHOOTING

This has been a disappointing term for two reasons—cancellation of matches and our own lack of form. We had a good list of fixtures for the term, but a number of our opponents had to cancel, usually because their rifles were out of order. We receive these cancellations with feelings of sympathy mixed with trepidation—a kind of dentist's waiting-room attitude—for our own Mossbergs are one by one coming to grief, and it is with something of relief that we close the range door after each shoot, still able to say, "Ah, well, the Light One is still all right". Perhaps it will hold out till "Country Life" itself, next term. The other disappointing feature of the term's shooting has been the inconsistency shewn by members of the team. We only once succeeded in finding all eight shooting up to normal form on the same occasion. It is difficult to account for this, and hardly anyone has been immune. One thing is certain, and that is that an Eight cannot carry a personal score under 70 and still hope to have a good total. One pleasing aspect of the term has been the amount of interest and ability shown by newcomers to the range, some of whom have found a place in the Second VIII. Match results :— 1st VIII. St. Peter's 603—Worksop College 599. Won. St. Peter's 569—Ampleforth College 615. Lost. Wellington School 508. Won. St. Peter's 581—Rossall School 617. Lost. St. Peter's 573—St. Edmund's School, Canterbury 591. Lost. Denstone College 555. Won.

2nd VIII. St. Peter's 531—Ampleforth College 569. Lost. 48

"THOSE LITTLE WINDOWS" The usherette shows you to your seat. You make yourself comfortable and settle down for a two or three hour programme But have you ever wondered what goes on behind those little observation windows at the back of the cinema—and the window from which that ever-agitating beam of light emerges merely as a pinpoint? The other day I decided to find out what really does happen behind those windows. After introducing myself to the manager of a local cinema. I was taken up a flight of steps, and shown into the projection room, where I was handed over to the chief operator. Tidiness—nothing lying about—not a speck of dust anywhere— 10. everything clean and bright—I had the impression of efficiency. It was an oblong place, with plenty of room to move about. The doors were made of steel, and the concrete floor had been newly painted green. When I entered they were showing advertisement slides from a simple lantern-slide type of apparatus. The chief operator took this opportunity to show me round. There were two projectors, and they did not look half as complicated as I had expected. The most noticeable item on the projector consists of a large hollow cylinder of about two feet diameter, raised from the ground by iron supports sunk into the concrete floor. The operator, opening the side of this cylinder, explained that it was the arc lamp. It surprised me to see a sort of chimney leading from this cylinder to the open-air. This serves to get rid of the blue fumes coming from eighteen-inch coils or rods— which last about 110 minutes each. At the front end of the cylinder comes the actual projecting mechanism, arranged in vertical form. At the top—about six feet from the ground—appears the loaded spool, and below that comes a whole lot of intricate mechanism for both vision and sound. About a foot from the floor, and below all this mechanism, there is the take-in spool. "All right, I'm finished now," said the operator attending to the slide-projector. "Right you are, we can start right away." The- chief operator broke off his explanations. There was a lot to do. Movement. Another operator turned down a switch in the wall, and the curtains closed on the last slide. A lever pulled down : the house lights gradually dimmed. The motor of the projector was whirring. A shield removed from in front of the lens. Lights in the "O.K., let's go." Plug pulled out of projection room turned off. the control panel : the gramophone stopped. A lever on the side of the projector knocked down. The whirring increased, and at the same time the great beam suddenly shot out across the cinema onto the "J. Arthur Rank presents." The curtains were folds of the curtain. opened. The show had begun ! 49

As well as the two loud speakers behind the screen, we had another smaller one on the wall behind the projectors. The operator, who was now standing at the control panel, adjusting the sound while the credit titles were being shown, could thus hear the sound track exactly as the audience would hear it. Each spool lasted eighteen minutes, and when a spool was nearing its end, the supervising operator, who had been left alone during the running of the film, rung a bell, which brought the other operators— two in this case—back into the room. The change-over from one spool to another is rather interesting. An operator stood by each machine. They both watched the top right-hand corner of the film. About twenty frames from the end of the spool a little circle appeared. That was a cautionary signal. and they each laid their hand on the levers they were going to operate. Nine frames from the end, another circle appeared. The operator on the machine in motion immediately pulled a rod. Simultaneously one shield uncovered the lens of the loaded projector, while another shield covered the lens of the finishing projector. The other operator, at exactly the same time as the shields were changed, started his projector. By this method beams from each projector are not thrown onto the screen at the same time. The whole operation took less than a second. I stayed for about an hour watching the film, and the routine which the shirt-sleeved operators carry out deftly and quietly. The next time I am shown to my seat, as the house lights begin to dim, my mind's eye will be able to take me behind those little observation windows at the back of the cinema. D. J. WILSON.

SQUASH Judging by the look of determination on the faces of the jostling crowd which daily surrounded the Games Notice Board, as everybody tried to book a squash court, enthusiasm for the game can hardly be said to have flagged during the last term. Mr. Rucklidge took over from Mr. Harding as master in change, and it was arranged for the solitary School Squash Court to be shared by Houses in rota, on a daily basis. The School, however, was not handicapped by only having one court on the premises, and the Railway Institute must be thanked for putting three extra squash courts at the disposal of the rest of the School during the afternoons. Response to two squash ladders—one Senior, and one undersixteen—started soon after the beginning of term, was disappointing. This, it is believed, however, does not signify anything, since arranging courts at convenient times was often not a little difficult, and keenness for squash, instead of falling off, was as great as ever. 50

In a match between the School and the Staff, played at the end of term, the School won by three games to two. The results were :Mr. Harding beat Fairweather, 9-3, 9-2, 9-4. Mr. Rucklidge beat Thornton, 9-0, 9-0, 9-4. Baker beat Mr. Crews, 9-7, 9-2, 9-6. Watson beat Mr. Jeffs, 9-6, 5-9, 10-9, 9-3. Ratcliffe beat Mr. Cummin, 9-4, 9-1, 9-2.

HOCKEY FIXTURES, 1950 FIRST ELEVEN Opponents Date Sat., 11 th Feb. Scarborough H.C. Wed., 15th Feb. Styx H.C. ... Sat., 18th Feb. York H.C. ... Sat., 25th Feb. Phoenix H.C. ... Wed., 1st Mar. Bootham School ... ... Sat., 4th Mar. Ashville College, Harrogate Wed., 8th Mar. Worksop College ... ... Sat., 11th Mar. Trent College ... Sat., 18th Mar. Old Peterites ... ...

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SECOND ELEVEN Wed., 1st Mar. Bootham School ... ... Sat., 4th Mar. Ashville College, Harrogate ... Wed., 8th Mar. Worksop College ... Sat., 11th Mar. Trent College ... ...

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HOUSE MATCHES Wed., 1st Feb. First Round Fri., 3rd Feb. Semi-final 4th Feb. Semi-final Sat., Mon., 13th Feb. Final

RUGBY FOOTBALL, 1949 RETROSPECT Before launching out to tell the tale of the most successful rugger season the School has ever experienced, it might perhaps be as well to reflect for a moment on previous seasons; for successes such as we have enjoyed this term are not only the result of one season's good work, but surely also of the foundations which have been laid in the past.

Season 1948 ended up on a cheerful note. All the School teams had generally begun to show the upper hand. The 2nd XV had taken the honours for the season by winning five of their matches (previously an unheard of performance), whilst the Colts had won convincingly four out of their five matches. These facts alone gave us much encouragement, and there were other pointers which become all the 51

more evident as we look back even further. The Senior Colts team of 1947, of which ten members are now 1st XV Colours, showed very greatly improved form as the season progressed, ending finally in the defeat of the Ampleforth Colts by 25 points to 3. That same season also produced an undefeated Junior Colts team, and season 1946 saw the introduction of these few Junior matches, now surely a proved success. All these factors, coupled, of 'course, with the fact that nine old Colours remained to do service once again, provided the School this year with plenty of talent and experience. Although no confident forecasts were ever made—always a rash proceeding—yet from the very outset, even after the Senior game left the field after its first practice, there were reasons for high hopes, and it was astonishing how accurately it was possible even then to foretell the final selection of the 1st XV. Good reserves there were in plenty, for evidence of which one has only to glance at the excellent 2nd XV results, but 15 players immediately seemed to mould themselves into a well-balanced, promising team. Good fortune also played its fair share, for injuries were few, and a very limited number of changes had to be made. For seven out of the eight inter-school matches the 1st XV remained completely unchanged. The back division ended the season positionally as it had begun, while only one switch was necessary amongst the forwards when a new player was introduced. Seldom ever could a School XV have been easier to mould, and seldom ever could one have looked for a better spirit than that which pervaded this team under the splendid leadership of D. 'Walter as Captain and leader of the forwards, and P. T. Baker as Vice-Captain and in charge of the backs. The beauty of it all was, the more success came their way, the less did they allow themselves to become over-confident. The forwards looked bigger than usual, and it is hard even now to believe that their average weight was only 11 stone 5 pounds, whereas in 1946 we were bemoaning the fact that the average weight of the 1st XV pack was only 10 stone 8j. pounds. They were a hard-working bunch; well able to match themselves against any of their opponents, and they realised above all else that they must supply their backs with the ball. In no particular phase of the game did they specialise, although probably their line-out work was as good as any, and their short inter-passing movements very impressive. The backs were undoubtedly the match-winning factor of the side. Jackson at scrum-half and Goodburn at stand-off, with Baker and Kershaw at the centres, were sooner or later too much for most opponents, and their handling of the slippery ball on occasions was quite remarkable. Two of these players have since brought honour to the School by being selected and playing for their respective County Schoolboy XVs. P. T. Baker played for the Yorkshire Schoolboys against the Durham and Welsh Schoolboys, and J. F. N. Jackson played for Durham against Northumberland, Yorkshire and Cumber52

land. (We would also like to record here our pleasure and add our congratulations on learning that T. H. Hobson, 2nd XV hooker, was selected to play in the Yorkshire Schoolboys Final trial, by which time many others of the School 1st XV had already fallen by the way-side.) The whole side combined admirably, and a match-winning factor as much as anything was their splendid team spirit; and to their Captain must go the credit for this. They would never admit defeat. Against Denstone, Bradford and Giggleswick there were occasions when the School were behind on points. There were many anxious moments, but every time their spirit prevailed, and their enthusiasm never flagged. Never was this more pronounced than in the grand encounter with Denstone, a most memorable match for the School, when after a ding-dong battle a winning lead was finally regained with one player off the field. This match above all showed the team at their very best. Thus the season was brought to a most successful conclusion. All eight school matches had been won, no mean achievement at the best of times, and certainly not against such worthy opponents as we now have. Such a record has never previously been achieved in the School's history, and we are proud to know that in rugger circles we have taken a place of high-standing and are ranked as one of the seven best schools in the country this season. 1st XV CHARACTERS *tD. WALTER (Captain), 1947-48-49. No praise could be too high for the way

in which he has fulfilled his duties as Captain both on and off the field. Much of his success has been due to his admirable leadership, enthusiasm and keenness during practices. After adopting a new technique he was a much improved hooker, and he seldom called in vain for the assistance of the pack behind him. *.t P. T. BAKER (Vice-Captain), 1947-48-49. Centre three-quarter. A very much improved player in all departments of the game, and he is now equipped with plenty of knowledge and experience. Has developed a most elusive jink and is very difficult to tackle. His kicking is still a little weak and his tackling is often rather delayed and would appear unconvincing. *tit J. TOWNSHEND, 1948-49. A hard-working loose forward, but he just lacks that little bit of extra speed which would make him a real menace. Very sound in defence and always very keen. 4 9M. E. KERSHAW, 1948-49. A centre three-quarter, although perhaps more suited to the wing. A hard-working player with a very powerful hand-off. He is a strong kicker, but he doesn't yet use it to the best effect. He must try to improve his efficiency by taking fewer paces and less time over receiving and giving a pass. A most promising player. * .t,J. F. N. JACKSON, 1948-49. A first-class school scrum-half, when he really put his mind to it. He developed the occasional break-away from the base of the scrum to very good effect, and his work behind the pack was at its best in the most difficult conditions. 49.A. M. KENDELL, 1947-48-49. A well-built middle back-row forward, who has now found his best position. He is particularly sound in defence, and often saved many a crisis. Very useful in the line-out. 4 9P. C. KNOWLSON, 1948-49. A solid and weighty loose-head prop. He packs well and, although a hard-working forward, he is rather ponderous in the open. 53

tP. J. BLINCOE, 1949. Left-wing three-quarter. He always goes very hard,

but he has neither weight, excessive speed, nor elusiveness to evade the average tackler. His defence is excellent, but in attack he was often left standing when his partner in the centre made a break or bunched up too much. Always very keen, thirsting for work, and fit. tD. J. HARTLEY, 1949. Undoubtedly a very much better prop than wingforward. A good solid packer, tough, and makes a good barrier. He requires an abundance of exercise before he is fit, and is then capable of a surprising turn of speed. .1. M. I. H. Utiwni, 1949. Second-row forward, who packed well with his partner. A line-out specialist, although at this art he was at his best early in the season. .1.E. ROBINSON, 1949. Another six-footer and more. He packed well in the second row and got through a lot of work in this difficult position. tit. B. PRINGLE, 1948-49. Full-back. Unhappily he didn't have the best of seasons. His positioning, fielding and kicking became very uncertain, but his tackling and falling on the ball were good. tR. A. CALVERT, 1949. Right-winger. Few opportunities came his way, but he has learnt to go hard for the line. His defensive play is sound, but he is himself what might be termed a rather ungainly or unbalanced player. C. WALL, 1949. Young and rather inexperienced at present. He was tJ. D. not accustomed to his position at wing-forward, and he never could quite make out how he could best apply his speed from this position. He must also learn to shove more in the set scrums and break away quicker. -1. Colours. *Cap.

SEASON 1949-50 2nd XV.—G. R. A. March (Capt.),* J. B. Mortimer (Vice-Capt.),* T. Hobson,* D. J. Wilson * D. Thompson,* E. G. Thompson,* R. M. Hodgson,* urn,* A. N. C. Smith,* G. Brooks,* L U. Warrington.* P. W. V. Milb K. M. Ratcliffe,* E. D. Thornton, R. E. S. Farrar, D. Fletcher. Colts XV.—A. N. W. Gunning (Capt.),* D. G. Hilton,* D. B. Knowles,* B. B. Wennington,* A. W. Driver, M. R. Pallant, E. W. Stead, C. D. King, G. B. Pullan, R. Hawkins, P. J. Rhead, H. Rigg, M. C. H. Lochore, D. B. Nicholson, J. B. Weightman. * Colours. Junior Colts XV.—R. J. De Little (Capt.), W. G. A. Maxwell, J. S. Megginson, N. M. Coates, D. Haw, R. K. Young, J. C. Oldroyd, E. A. H. Reid-Smith, P. J. Taylor, G. B. Hudson, M. V. Bolton, P. Richardson, R. G. Bough, D. G. Harbottle, C. M. C. Burdass. SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1ST XV 1st Oct. Sat., Wed., 5th Oct. Wed., 12th Oct. Sat., 15th Oct. Wed., 26th Oct. Sat., 29th Oct. 5th Nov. Sat., Wed., 9th Nov. Sat., 12th Nov. Sat., 19th Nov. Sat., 26th Nov. Sat., 10th Dec.

... ... Headingley "A" 1st Bn. Duke of Wellington's • •• Durham School • •• York R.U.F.C. • •• Trent College •• • Denstone College • •• Bradford G.S. • •• Worksop College ••• Leeds G.S. Giggleswick School Ampleforth College Old Peterites 54

A. R esult F. 14 Home Lost 6 Home Lost 0 11 6 5 Away Won 3 14 Home Lost 3 Home Won 15 14 Away Won 16 6 Away Won 8 12 0 Home Won Home Won 19 0 Away Won 9 8 0 Home Won 5 Cancelled owing to snow.

"A" XV Wed., 2nd Nov.

Home Home Home Away Home Home Away Away

Won 27 Won 11 Won 39 21 Won Lost 3 3 Drawn Lost 0 Lost 3

6 8 5 3 10 3 11 9

COLTS XV Durham School ... Giggleswick School ... Ampleforth College ... Worksop College ... ... Army Apprentices, Harrogate Harrogate R.F.C. Colts ...

Away Home Home Away Away Home

Won 19 Drawn 3 Drawn 3 Lost 0 Cancelled. Lost 0

9 3 3 12

JUNIOR COLTS XV Drax G.S. Fyling Hall ... Worksop College Rishworth School

Home Home Away Away

Lost Lost Lost Won

22 9 23 6

Ripon G.S.

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Wed., 12th Oct. Wed., 19th Oct. Sat., 22nd Oct. Sat., 5th Nov. Wed., 9th Nov. Sat., 12th Nov. Sat., 19th Nov. Sat., 26th Nov.

Durham School ••• Drax G.S. 1st XV ... • •• Giggleswick School ... ••• Bradford G.S. Worksop College ... ••• Leeds G.S. • •• Rishworth School 1st XV ••• Ampleforth College ... • ••

Sat., 15th Oct. Sat., 22nd Oct. Sat., 29th Oct. Wed., 9th Nov. Sat., 12th Nov. Sat., 19th Nov. Wed., 19th Oct. Sat., 29th Oct. Wed., 9th Nov. Sat., 19th Nov.

Result Lost

2ND XV

0 3 5 13

SENIOR HOUSE MATCHES 1st Round. School House beat Rise by 6 points to 5, after replay. Semi-finals. Grove beat Manor by 20 points to nil. School House beat Temple by 15 points to 9. Final. Grove beat School House by 9 points to nil. JUNIOR HOUSE MATCHES 1st Round. Rise beat Temple by 26 points to nil. Semi-finals. Manor beat Grove by 9 points to nil. School House beat Rise by 6 points to 3. Final. School House beat Manor by 6 points to 3.

SCHOOL v. OLD PETERITES In this match, which was due to have been played on Saturday, 10th December, but was cancelled owing to snow, the Old Peterites lo, would have been represented by the following team :K. Lockwood; C. Frank, C. A. F. Cookson, P. Ringrose, I. H. Baker; W. J. Clark, J. Denison; W. A. Andrews, R. Hobson, E. A. K. Denison, R. L. Miller, P. V. Leigh, J. Shaftoe, J. R. Penty, C. S. Shepherd (Capt.).

As Colin Shepherd was deprived of the opportunity of captaining this team, he has kindly consented to organise and captain the side once again next season.

IHOUSE RUGGER SENIOR RUGGER. The Senior Rugger Cup was won this year by the Grove, who defeated School House in the final by 9 points to 0. The Grove had .

had an easy passage into the final, defeating the Manor by 20 points to nil. Although the 'Manor were defeated so heavily the score does not perhaps give a fair picture of the run of the play. School House on the other hand had a hard fight to reach the final. They were involved in two hard matches against the Rise in the first round, the first being drawn 0-0, and the second being won 6-5. As the scores suggest, both games were very closely contested and in different circumstances the Rise might easily have won; their strength lay in their pack, which played very well indeed and made up for the failings of a rather disappointing three-quarter line. 'Against Temple in the semi-final School House had an easier victory though the standard of play was perhaps not as 'high as that of the first-round matches. The final was expected to be a very closely-contested game, but as it turned out the Grove on that day were much superior to School House. The foundation of their success was their pack, inspiringly led by Kendell, which outplayed the School House forwards in the loose. The Grove were also stronger at half and fully deserved their victory.

TEAMS MANOR. Osborne; Pallant, Weightman, Hunter, Raylor; Stead, Gibson; Quirke, Rigg, Nicholson; Palframan, Cawood; Thompson, E. G., Hartley, Ratcliffe.

RISE.

Farrar; James, Wall, Thompson, D., Warrington; Goodburn, Knowles; Watson, Simpson, Annequin; Taylor, Daneff; Gunning, Lochore, Mortimer. SCHOOL HOUSE. Driver; Griffiths, J. C., Baker, King, C. D., MacDougle; Fairweather, Walshaw; Smith, A. N. C., Walter, Brooks; Milburn, Underwood; Hilton, Rhead, Knowlson. TEMPLE. Steele; Roe, Kershaw, Calvert, Clarkson; Jagger, Hourigan; Ankers, Varley, Mold; Robinson, Fletcher, D.; White, S. J., Marshall, Townshend. GROVE. Pringle; Pullan, Hodgson, Blincoe, White, D. A.; Fletcher, D. I., March; Norwood, Hobson, Wilson; Unwin, Royle; Wennington, Kendell, Thornton.

JUNIOR HOUSE RUGGER. The Junior House Rugger Cup was won by School House, who defeated the Manor in the final by 6 points to 3. School House in their semi-final had a hard game with the Rise, but their superior team play enabled them to win, the Rise relying too much on one or two outstanding players. The Manor, in their two games, had very easy games against young Temple and 'Grove teams. In the final, however, School House were able to hold their formidable three-quarter line and their superiority in the scrum won them the game. 56

TEAMS GROVE. Everitt; Wilkinson, Dent, Maxwell, Murphy; Pullan Wood; Whittaker, Coates, Megginson; Ramsden, Hunter; Burdass, Wennington, Gears. MANOR. Storey; Pallant, Weightman, Spencer, Jackson, R.; Stead, Greenwood; Rigg, De Little, Thompson; Jackson, J., Hepworth; Youll, Palframan, Digg, De Little, Thompson; Jackson, J., Hepworth; Youll, Palframan, Nicholson. RISE. Bolton; Kelsey, Knowles, Doe, Oldroyd; Gunning, Reid-Smith; Dixon, Haxby, Lewis; Gudgeon, Shaw; Hawkins, Lochore. SCHOOL HOUSE. Webster; McDougle, King, Driver, Jackson, R. H.; Walshaw, Stenter; Collins, Rhead, Wetherell; Hudson, Hodgson; Smith, Holmes, Hilton. TEMPLE. Sparham; Bradford, Haw, Clarkson, Dunwell; Bough, Welsh; Timms, Taylor, Harbottle; Ward, Herring; Bird, Richardson, Seaton.

SCHOOL MATCHES SCHOOL v. DURHAM SCHOOL Result : Won, 6-5. Played at Durham, 12th October, 1949. The match against Durham, the first inter-school match of the season, was played away under excellent conditions; rain had softened the pitch, yet it was not muddy, and although the sky was cloudy, the light wind brought no rain. Durham kicked off into the wind and immediately attacked, but Baker broke through to relieve the pressure. Then from a scrum on the Durham 25 line came the first try; the ball passed right along the three-quarter line and then back inside to Goodburn, who raced round the blind side to score. The conversion failed, but the School attacked again and Baker broke through to give Kershaw an easy run to score. Once more the kick failed, but sustained pressure should have brought a score on several occasions and the half ended with everyone a little disappointed. The second half began, as had the first, with a strong attack by Durham and clearance by Baker. Once again Durham attacked, and their forwards, playing very hard, pushed the ball over and scored far out. A magnificent conversion followed. From the kick-off the School attacked and almost scored but unfortunately Baker was injured when he was nearly through. He had to go off and when he returned after a few minutes was very dazed. In another forward rush 'Pringle was caught in possession and also injured, and although he also returned, limping, only judicious kicking by Kershaw and Jackson, who played well throughout the game, and the hard work done by the forwards, and in particular, Unwin and Robinson. saved the side until the final whistle and allowed the School to record their first victory at Durham since 1896. 57

SCHOOL v. TRENT COLLEGE Played at home on Wednesday, 26th October. Result : Won, 15— The School entered their first inter-school match to be played at home with high hopes, for a fortnight previously they had defeated Durham at Durham. Nor were those hopes disappointed for Trent were decisively defeated. Playing with the wind in the first half the School were soon pressing on the Trent line, without reward for some time, however. Then, after about a quarter of an hour, Baker broke through and passed to Hartley, who in turn passed to Calvert, who scored well out near the touchline; the attempt at conversion failed, as did the rest during the match. Soon afterwards Baker broke through again and scored himself in a similar position. Trent, however, fought back, and it was some time before Baker, again evading his opposing centre, broke through and passed to Kershaw, who handing off and running hard, scored. Almost on half-time Jackson scored the fourth try when he broke away on the blind side from a five-yards scrum. During the second half the School were forced more upon the defensive, for Trent, with the help of the wind, continually made long touches down the field. Midway through the half, however, the ball came right along the three-quarter line to Blincoe, who ran round his opposing wing to score a grand try near the corner-flag. Almost at the end of the game Armstrong, who previously had narrowly missed with a penalty kick, kicked a penalty goal to record Trent's only score. SCHOOL v. DENSTONE COLLEGE Played at Denstone, 29th October. Result Won, 16-14. Our first victory against Denstone since the fixture was started in 1934 was scored in a game as fast and exciting as the final score suggests : the lead changed hands no less than four times. The conditions were good; the ground being quite damp enough to give the forwards opportunity for dribbling, though the ball was not at times dry enough to avoid the occasional faulty pass or "knockon". The complete absence of wind must have been a great help to Wall, who secured seven of our sixteen points by his place-kicking. After the four-hour bus journey the School lacked their usual vigour at the start and little effort was made to stop the Denstone Captain opening the scoring with a fine try on the left wing after five minutes' play. This three-point disadvantage gave us the required incentive, and while harassing the Denstone defence on their own line we were awarded a penalty under the posts and Wall had no difficulty in securing the three points offered. For the rest of the first half the ball passed from end to end at great speed. Some plucky tackling by Pringle prevented Denstone scoring on more than one occasion, and great perserverance was shown by the forwards, ably led by an inspired Walter, in dribbling the ball away from our line. :

Half-time came with Denstone in the lead, 6-3, after they had secured another three points from a penalty goal. Taking advantage of the rest, the School entered the second half with renewed spirit and swamped the Denstone defence. Soon the untiring efforts of the forwards were rewarded by a try from Townshend, ably supported by the rest of the pack; this try was converted by Wall, putting us two points in the lead. This lead was soon further increased to 11-6 when Kershaw, handing off strongly, broke through in the centre to put Baker over for another try. Just at this point, when we looked like amassing an even greater score, Goodburn at fly-half was injured and had to retire. Reorganisation necessarily followed and Wall left the scrum and Baker went to fly-half. It was now Denstone's turn to do the attacking and our seven-man scrum was scarcely able to hold them. Their repeated attacks began to tell upon our defence and with a penalty goal, soon followed by a goal, they once more took the lead, 14-11. The School then proved themselves superior, if not in numbers, then in the pressure of their attacks. Repeated attempts were made by our backs to break through the Denstone defence, always checked frantically before they reached the line. Kershaw and Jackson, in particular, came very near to scoring. Then, just two minutes before the final whistle, a fine solo run by Baker deceived the harassed Denstone defence and brought us a magnificent three points, to which Wall added a rather shaky two more, thus turning a fine display of perseverance by a depleted side into victory. SCHOOL v. BRADFORD G.S. Result Won, 8-6. Played away on Saturday, 5th November. :

Going to Bradford for the fourth School match of the season, the 1st XV managed to beat Bradford in an even and exciting game, no mean feat as Bradford had won convincingly their eight previous games. The first half opened with a shock for the School when Coverdale, the Bradford left-wing. receiving the ball following a scrum on our "25", ran round Calvert to score between the posts; the try, however, was unconverted. But the School hit back and soon carried the ball into the Bradford half, where Jackson broke away on the blind side and passed to Wall, who scored and converted. Fast end to end play threatened both lines, but there was no further score until half-time; once Goodburn broke through only to be tackled by the full-back, and on another occasion Blincoe caught and tackled Coverdale after Pringle had misjudged the bounce of a kick-ahead. Early in the second half Kershaw pounced upon a loose ball and instituted the best try of the match; after handing off two forwards he passed to Knowlson, who drew the full-back before passing to 59

Blincoe, who scored. The School almost scored again in a similar manner when Baker broke through and passed to Knowlson; however, this time Hartley was tackled within a few yards of the line. Soon after this Ripley kicked a magnificent penalty goal for Bradford from almost on the half-way line. Bradford then pressed hard and were awarded a scrum on the School try line, but Walter hooked the ball and the pack broke away to carry the ball to the half-way line and save the day, for the final whistle blew soon afterwards. SCHOOL v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Played at home on Wednesday, 9th November. Result : Won, 12-0. This match, played under extremely wet and slippery conditions, was a very hard game and proved beyond doubt the merit of the School pack; outplayed at first by the Worksop forwards, they fought back magnificently to equality and finally superiority. Had they not done so the three-quarters could not have received enough of the ball to win the match by so convincing a score. The game opened with a shock for Worksop, for within a few minutes of the start Baker burst his way through to score a fine individualist try. Not deterred by this Worksop pressed hard and for ten minutes were hardly out of the home "25". A fine kick by Goodburn, however, relieved the pressure and our second try followed soon after; Jackson threw a beautiful reverse pass, Baker beat two men and passed to Kershaw, who handing-off strongly ran for the line and scored well out. Again Worksop carried the ball almost onto our line and just before half-time only a timely touch-down by Kendell saved a score. Playing with the wind in the second half, the School pack, with Knowlson, Hartley and Unwin prominent, rushed the ball into the Worksop half. There, from a tight scrum, the ball was quickly passed to Kershaw, who broke through and with Baker and Blincoe in support sold a dummy to the full-back and scored. Again, perhaps excusably in the conditions, the try was unconverted. Good touch-finding by Goodburn, Kershaw and Jackson kept the ball in the Worksop half, although the Worksop pack fought hard. Almost on time, however, Townshcnd scored an opportunist try when he seized a ball which rolled loose from the scrum and forced his way over. This win was a very fine team victory, for the forwards, up against a very fine pack, played hard and secured a fair share of the ball for their three-quarters, who were immeasurably superior to the Worksop backs; their handling of the slippery ball deserves special mention and contributed a great deal to our victory. SCHOOL v. LEEDS G.S. Result : Won, 19-0. Played at home on Saturday, 12th November. Against Leeds the 1st XV played one of their best games of the season; the weather was vile throughout the match with drizzle and a 60

r biting wind, and the ground underfoot treacherous and slippery. Nevertheless the three-quarters and the halves in particular handled the ball impeccably, whilst the forwards completely outplayed the heavy Leeds pack. Almost immediately after the kick-off Goodburn cut through from a scrum on the 25 line and scored a try, which Wall converted. Leeds then swept play momentarily into our half but Kershaw, with a fine free-kick, drove them back into their own "25". Several times the forwards threatened to rush the ball over the line but the next incident occurred when Goodburn broke through only to be brought down by a magnificent tackle into touch by the Leeds full-back; but from this touch Knowlson threw himself over the line for a try. Playing with the wind in the second half the School from the very first pressed hard; first Blincoe then Kershaw were tackled as they were on the point of scoring, and once Robinson stopped for an imaginary whistle when within a foot of the line. For ten minutes play hovered on the Leeds line until their forwards finally carried the ball away. Then Goodburn repeated his try in the first half by cutting behind the full-back and scoring, making the score 11-0. Soon after this, from a five-yards scrum, Jackson scored on the blind side. Then Kershaw broke through but was tackled as he approached the line. Just before the final whistle the ball ran loose almost under the Leeds posts and Unwin pounced on it and crossed the line for a try which Wall converted, to make the final score in a very good match 19-0. SCHOOL v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL Result : Won, 9-8. Played away on Saturday, 19th November. After the long bus journey, the 1st XV, in their game against Giggleswick, did not put up their usual performance; in fact they came within an ace of losing a very exciting game almost on the final whistle. In the first few minutes of the game Giggleswick almost scored when Baker had to race back to pick up and clear a fly-hack from a forward; again soon afterwards Blincoe saved the situation when the Giggleswick fly-half broke through by crash-tackling him into touch. Nevertheless it was the fly-half who opened the scoring by kicking ahead over Pringle's head and touching down; Davidson converted the try. The School forwards then rapidly rushed the ball into the Giggleswick half, where Wall kicked a penalty goal awarded for offside. Almost immediately afterwards Goodburn almost scored when he broke through, only to be tackled when nearing the line. Then, from a scrum, the ball went to Baker, who deceived his opposing centre to score an unconverted try. In the second half play fluctuated from end to end with alarming rapidity and on several occasions the School came near to scoring;

once Kershaw handed off two men but with Blincoe unmarked outside him was unable to pass before he was tackled. Soon after a forward rush led by Walter carried the ball from our line well into the opposing half. There, from a set scrum, the ball passed rapidly down the line, Baker beat his man and passed to Kershaw, who, running strongly, crossed over the line for an unconverted try, making the score 9-5. 'At this Giggleswick attacked with renewed vigour; Kershaw fell on the ball and before he could extricate himself from the scrum the •ball passed down the Giggleswick line, who, with a man over, scored half-way out. In a deathly silence Davidson placed the ball and kicked, but failed to convert the try to the relief of the School, for within a few minutes the final whistle blew. SCHOOL v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE Played at home on Saturday, 26th November. 'Result : Won, 5-0. On the game against Ampleforth, the last of the season, depended whether the 1st XV made School history by winning all their interschool matches or not; and so naturally both sides were keyed up to the utmost. This, together with Ampleforth's concentration on defence to avoid defeat, perhaps spoiled the game as a spectacle, yet nevertheless it was an interesting and exciting game. Ampleforth almost opened the scoring in the first few minutes when an attempt at a dropped goal by Cox just fell wide of the posts. That was their last chance of scoring for some time, however, as the School swept onto their line and for almost a quarter of an hour pressed continuously. A score must have resulted had not the passing of our three-quarters for once been at fault; Baker alone appeared capable of giving and receiving a good pass. Once he cut through only to see his final pass knocked-on within a yard of the line; on another occasion Goodburn broke through only to be tackled within a few yards of the line. Ampleforth gradually fought back, however. until a kick-ahead by Tate •beat Pringle, upon whom Ampleforth appeared to be playing, but Goodburn won the race for the touchdown. Yet on several occasions only fine defensive tackling thwarted our three-quarters. The story of the second half was much the same as the first the School three-quarters were unable to break through a very solid Ampleforth defence, whilst when Ampleforth received the ball they relied largely upon finding long touches in defence or on kicking ahead in attack. Once they nearly scored in this manner but Baker raced back to gather the ball and make touch far up the field. Usually, however, Pringle gathered the ball safely and made long touches. Then a forward rush led by Walter, Robinson, Townshend and Wall carried the ball into the Ampleforth half; from a set scrum the ball went rapidly to Baker, who eluded his man with a side-step, raced across the field with ineffectual hands clutching him, evaded a :

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despairing tackle by the full-back whom he had beaten for speed, and scored under the posts, a try which Wall converted. For the rest of the half the School flung themselves against the Ampleforth line only to be repulsed again and again, and the final whistle went to end an exciting game which the 1st XV deservedly but only just won.

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL As it is the first term of the School year we usually start the Christmas Term with a whole lot of new boys, and for this term we had sixty-two new boys. Old Olavites may wonder where we put them all, but they may be assured that we all do fit in—and quite comfortably, too. You see, the Headmaster managed to find us another new form room. This was for JIIIB, a form of twenty boys taken separately from JIIIA. The new form room was made out of part of the old but formerly used as a "Den", and, having been very nicely painted and arranged, proved a very useful room. Our top form, JVI, has its own place in the Tower room, except for some of their periods when they join with IVA in the Senior School. Anyway, we were all arranged very comfortably for the term and things worked out very well. We were pleased to see 'Mr. Ping back again and apparently quite his old strong self—also in good voice !

From the very first day of term, "conkers" were in full swing as usual in the autumn, and the craze lasted until the conkers were finished and well and truly scattered all over the place. Old Boys will well remember about all this—in fact we noticed Old Olavites in the Senior School looking on with quite a superior air On 12th October we had a most interesting Lantern Lecture entitled "At Home with Wild Nature", by Mr. John Kearton, the well-known naturalist. The pictures he showed and the anecdotes he told were very fascinating and amusing. He also entertained us very much by •his imitations of various bird songs and calls. Many nature study specimens have been brought in for us to see during the term. The reporters for the "Olavite" have taken a full list of them, but we can mention here that a very uncommon bird was sent to Mr. Ping from Scotland. This was a Chough, a bird of the Crow family, but with its bright red beak and red legs it was a very interesting bird to see. During the term we also examined a Heron, a Wood-Pigeon, a Robin and a Blue Tit. Our Annual P.T. Display was held on two separate days, Wednesday, 30th November, and Thursday, 1st December. The programme for each day is given below, 'but the entire Display was given up to the P.T. exercises this year. We hope to arrange a Concert !

during the Easter Term at which recitations will be given instead of being mixed up with P.T. After this we concentrated on the term examinations and the end of term arrangements, but we should mention the fact that we had a light fall of snow on 10th December. This gave us a good opportunity of having some good snowball fights, but we were sorry not to be able to watch the Old Peterites play the School. The Junior School "Ceremony of Carols", held in the Chapel on Sunday, 18th December, attracted a very large number of parents, and was greatly enjoyed and appreciated. The term closed with the usual enjoyable House Parties arranged by Mr. and Mrs. Blunt, Mr. and Mrs. Calder and Miss Mason. On Monday, 19th December, we held our special end of term Service in the Chapel, followed 'by the Final Assembly and the breaking up Cheers. JUNIOR SCHOOL BOARDING HOUSES Considerable changes in the boarding house arrangements took place during the summer holidays. Conditions are much improved thereby for the boarders, and the day-boarders benefit too by the more satisfactory arrangements for dinner. A new house in the Avenue was purchased and converted into a boarding house for thirty boys, with the new name of Alcuin House. The house formerly known as Albany House is now called Wentworth House (to perpetuate Mr. Ping's long association with, and service to, the School), and St. Olave's House keeps its old name. The houses keep the same personnel. Albany House boys moved into Alcuin House, and the 30 boys there are reinforced by 11 juniors resident in St. Olave's under the immediate charge of 'Miss Mason. The 31 'boys in St. Olave's last year all moved to Wentworth House, and with new boys are now up to a strength of 40. In 'St. Olave's the first floor is residential for the 11 boys and staff, including a common room for the boys; the ground floor is occupied by three dining rooms. Each boarding house has its own room, and with smaller tables and more space, conditions are much better. Wit the extra space and the third room all boys desiring dinner at Schoo may now sit down together instead of in a double sitting as befo the change. In the boarding houses also, by fewer boys in one place or by extra common rooms and dormitories, a much more comfortable lif is lived, and washing and bathing accommodation is increased as well., Altogether the improvements are well worth while. 64

SALVETE (September, 1949) To WENTWORTH HOUSE R. D. Burdass, R. T. Burdon, J. C. Cooke, B. W. Craven, D. I. Donaldson, R. A. Field, J. R. Fletcher, W. Gilbson, D. B. Irvin, J. J. Knapton, J. Maxwell, N. A. Napier, D. R. Procter, D. C. Parry, J. G. Spink, M. P. Stanton, T. G. Tomlinson, P. R. Webster, C. D. M. Wood, M. M. Wood. To ALCULN HOUSE F. N. Parkin, G. D. Parkin. To ST. OLAVE'S HOUSE F. H. Dimmey, M. L. Elliott, R. C. Hopkinson, A. B. Nel, J. J. Rhodes, D. I. Stones, R. H. Sykes, M. C. M. Thorpe. DAY BOYS

A. D. Baker, A. D. Best, P. E. Bulmer, T. C. Carter, D. E. Coulson, R. E. Crowe, I. R. Fairweather, J. D. Fox, M. P. Giddings, J. M. Holroyd, P. S. Jesper, M. Kay, R. Leach, J. R. Loadman, A. Mathieson, D. S. Moat, J. A. Newitt, A. J. North, J. R. Peverley, D. S. Robertson, J. N. Russell, E. C. Sedman, D. L. Slade, R. S. Smyth, D. T. Sparham, D Storey, R. H. Thorp, M. Welsh, C. P. White, D. Wilkinson, C. J. Woolley, H. C. Wright.

ST. OLAVE'S ANNUAL P.T. DISPLAY WEDNESDAY, 30TH NOVEMBER THURSDAY,

1ST DECEMBER

PROGRAMME

Wednseday

1. Exercises by Form J.ii. 2. Exercises by Form J.iiiA. 3. Basket Ball Match, J.iiiA v. J.iiis.

4. Short Interval. 5. Exercises by Form J.ivB. 6. Exercises by Form J.vs.

Thursday 1. Exercises by Form J.i. 2. Exercises by Form J.iiis. 3. Basket Ball Match, J.vA v. J.vs. 4. Short Interval. 5. Exercises by Form J.ivA. 6. Exercises by Forms J.vA, and J.vi.

JUNIOR SCHOOL GAMES This season we have had to arrange games for 194 boys and in consequence on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons seven games have been organised. The three senior games have been rugger for those of the "11 years and over" age group. The four Junior games have been soccer for those below this age. We have had a very enjoyable season and much talent has come to light. Of the six matches played, three have been won, two lost, and one drawn—below are recorded the details of these matches :— 25th Oct. 3rd Nov. 8th Nov. 17th Nov. 22nd Nov. 6th Dec.

v. Newburgh Priory. Home. Won. 21-0. v. Ampleforth College Juniors. Away. Lost. 3-9. v. Drax G.S. Juniors. Home. Won. 17-3. v. Newburgh Priory. Away. Won. 15-3. v. Ampleforth College Juniors. Home. Draw. 3-3. v. Drax G.S. Juniors. Away. Lost. 3-12. 65

The following boys represented the Junior School :— Carr, *Ridley, Dodsworth, *Clayton, Dobson, *Macpherson, D. A. (Cap

Powell, Barton, D. G., Walker, Staines, *Kettlewell, Wetherell, *Kirk Taylor, P. J., Willstrop. Also played :—Roy, Jenkinson, Huzzard, Renwick. * Denotes Colour.

WOLF CUB REPORT The usual uproar in this department took place throughout the term, although our place of meeting changed with such bewildering frequency that no-one quite knew who would be disturbed next. Whilst the good weather held we met in the open, and then alternated betwen the gym. and various form rooms. In the course of the term one second star, two first stars and eleven badges were gained. The Inter-Six Competition was won easily by the Red Six with 177 points, Yellow being second and Blue and Green tying for last place. Apart from the routine meetings, we played two football matches. We beat 3rd Acomb 1-0, but the second game, against our old rivals, Clifton, was abandoned after twenty minutes. By the time that the rain had penetrated all the referee's defences he packed us off home in a cowardly manner. Our party, on 10th December, was run on traditional lines. The food was too plenteous even for us and the treasure hunt in the dark was the most noisy and dangerous half hour which we have had since the same event last year. Luckily, we bounced off all projecting parts of the building without doing damage to ourselves or to the fabric. On 17th December we took part in a handicraft competition. Our twenty-eight cubs produced a paltry seven exhibits, and only two cubs deigned to accompany Akela to the seat of judgment. The rest of the Pack missed a good laugh when Akela had to spin to the assembled company a yarn which he had forgotten to prepare. They also missed seeing a very good collection of drawings, models and handwork. We gained two certificates, one second and one third prize, out of the eighteen which were given. This was more than deserved, as we had supported the show so badly.

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THE PETERITE Vol. XL II

JUNE, 1950

No. 324

EDITORIAL The coming term will see the fifth post-war Commemoration, and only a small proportion of the boys now in the School will be able to recall the make-shift substitute to which we were restricted by the exigencies of the war years. Our annual gathering then consisted of a brief ceremony of speeches and prize-giving on an afternoon in the Christmas Term, before an audience of parents whose composition and numbers were strictly defined by the difficulties of travel in those dark, depressing days. That seems long ago, and by now we are habituated to the fuller and more satisfying conception of Commemoration as a reunion and a congregation of all those—boys, parents, and Old Peterites—who have the interest and well-being of the School at heart. To us in the School there can be no more welcome guests than O.P.'s of all generations, since their presence is the best possible testimony to the enduring vitality of St. Peter's. We hope, therefore, that they will gather in large numbers to renew old contacts and to join us in welcoming the Earl of Scarbrough, whose presence at Speech Day we shall regard as a signal honour. The arrangements for the three days follow the usual plan, and a detailed programme will be found elsewhere in these pages. New ground was broken in the early part of the Easter holidays with the visit of a party of boys of varying ages to Paris. The experiment was a great success, and much is owed to the two members of the staff who organised and conducted the tour. To embark on so arduous and exacting an undertaking immediately after the rigours of the term argues a commendable public spirit. The diary of the tour, published in this issue, shows that little was left unseen that ought to have been seen. To suffer the extremes of misery on the homeward crossing, as we understand one of the two gentlemen concerned did (with many another), seems a poor reward. Had the culmination been that which is invariably anticipated by those in the throes of "mal de mer", he would indeed have been butchered to make a schoolboys' holiday. We notice from the diary that after educational excursions, to the Louvre or Versailles, the boys not infrequently sought relaxation in the evening at the cinema. "Caelurn non animum mutant qui trans mare currunt." We congratulate D. J. Wilson, one of our Editorial staff, on his successful venture into commercial journalism. We reprint in this number an article by him which was recently accepted and prominently featured in one of the York papers. Perhaps he has been

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Editorial ... War Memorial and Building Fund Births and Engagement Examination Results ... Commemoration, 1950 ... ... Old Peterite News An Encounter with a Python Valete and Salvete School Officers ... ... House Notes The Oxford Cup, 1949-50 ... The Chapel The Choir Antiquarian Items ... The Library The Debating Society ... British Ship Adoption Society ... The Film Society "Morning Departure" School Concert ... The Musical Society Art Notes The Science Society Visit to Paris C.C.F. Notes Scouting ... Shooting ... Squash ... Fencing ... ... Chess Athletics and Cross Country ... Rugby Football, 1949—An Omission Cricket Fixtures, 1950 ... The Boat Club ... Hockey, 1950 ... The Junior School

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BIRTHS HOWAT.—On 15th April, 1950, at 7 St. Peter's Grove, to Olga and Tudor Howat, a son, Richard Antony. CREWS.—On 8th May, 1950, at The Purey Gust Nursing Home, York, to Gundred (nee Waller), wife of Denys K. Crews, a son.

ANNIVERSARY We congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Burgess on their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary, which they celebrated on 14th April, 1950.

ENGAGEMENT The engagement was announced on 20th May, between Allan Edward Russell, younger son of the late Mr. J. G. Dodds and Mrs. A. C. Dodds, of 14 Hereford Road, Southsea, and Mary Pattinson, twin daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Johnson, of 23 Duchy Road, Harrogate.

EXAMINATION RESULTS OPEN EXHIBITION AT OXFORD We congratulate D. P. Norwood on the award, in March last, of an Open Exhibition in Mathematics at Hertford College, Oxford.

CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION In the February examination D. M. A. Quirke (Army), D. J. Osborne (Army), and D. Walter (R.A.F.) were successful. At the time of going to Press only D. M. A. Quirke has been before the subsequent Selection Board. He was successful and will enter R.M.A.x

COMMEMORATION, 1950 The programme will be as follows : Friday, 28th July. Cricket Match, School v. O.P.s, begins. O.P. Dinner and Annual General Meeting of the O.P. Club. 2

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Saturday, 29th July. 11 a.m. : Speeches and Distribution of Prizes by the Earl of Scarbrough in the Clifton Cinema. Afternoon : Cricket Match continued. Boat Races, School v. Old Peterites. Sunday, 30th July. 8-15 a.m. : Holy Communion. 11 a.m. : Commemoration Service and Sermon by the Bishop of Knaresborough. Full details will be circulated to parents and Old Peterites.

OLD PETERITE NEWS COMMEMORATION Commemoration will be held this year on the 28th, 29th and 30th July, when the Earl of Scarbrough will be the School's guest of honour. An outline of the programme for the three days is given above, and further details will be sent to O.P.s in due course. The O.P. Dinner and the Annual General Meeting of the Club will be held on the Friday, the 28th. We would stress the importance of a large attendance at the Annual Meeting. Only on this occasion in the year can the Committee and the Head Master have an opportunity of ascertaining the views of O.P.s in general on matters affecting the well-begin of both the Club and the School. We hope that as many O.P.s as possible of those able to come to Commemoration will make a special effort to be present at the meeting. There will be the usual Cricket Match (Friday and Saturday, 28th and 29th July) against the School, and any O.P.s who would like to play for the Old Boys' XI should apply to David Anderson, Rokeby, 10 Brampton Road, Bramhall, Stockport, Cheshire. It is hoped to arrange for three O.P. Fours to row against the School, on Saturday, the 29th. K. H. Rhodes, at the School, would be glad to hear of any who would like to take part. Coxes, of course, will be wanted.

O.P. LONDON DINNER The London Dinner is fixed for Wednesday, 8th November, at Brown's Hotel. Applications for tickets and further information should be made to A. B. Cooper, 137 Longland Drive, Totteridge, London, N.20.

M.B.E. FOR A. C. RODGER We published in our last issue the details of the commendation, by the O.C. Cyprus District, Middle East Land Forces, of the courage and devotion to duty of 2nd Lieut. A. C. Rodger (The Rise, 1942-46) in rescuing six civilians from drowning during the floods in Cyprus in December last. We are glad to record that Rodger's gallant action has been recognised by the award of the M.B.E. The announcement 3

appears in the Gazette of 1 1 th April, in which his "superhuman feat of physical endurance and determination" is cited. Rodger went to Cyprus in August, 1949, after serving with the Berlin Air Lift. ITEMS Stuart Macpherson (1942-46), who passed out of Cranwell in December last and is a Pilot Officer stationed at Leeming, played for the R.A.F. XV as scrum-half against the French Air Force in Paris on Easter Saturday. The French won 6 0. Macpherson played regularly for Cranwell and was awarded his colours.

* * We congratulate John Rodgers (1919-25) on being, as far as we know, the only O.P. member of the present House of Commons. He was elected as Conservative Member for Sevenoaks in the recent General Election. How far this happy result was forwarded by a fanciful picture drawn by Norman Yardley, speaking on his behalf, of England's Test Cricket under a Ministry of Sport, must be considered doubtful. It certainly elicited a devastating (and, we fear, obvious) retort from Mr. Emmanuel Shinwell. Incidentally, we noticed that in the brief biographical sketches which The Times published of the Members of the new House of Commons, Rodgers was described as having been educated in France. We do not know the source of The Times information or the duration of John Rodgers' period in France, but we do hope that in six years St. Peter's inculcated a sufficiency of education not to be entirely eradicated by a sojourn on the Continent. * * * We go to Press just as Norman Yardley's book, Cricket Campaigns, has appeared in the book shops. We are not able to offer any comments, since we have not had the opportunity of more than a cursory glance. But we would take occasion to congratulate him on its publication and on the highly eulogistic notices which have already appeared, in the daily Press. He may be assured that his book will be widely read by Peterites and Old Peterites. He has presented a copy to the School Library. * * * A. S. Rymer (1916-21) has had a notable period of office as Sheriff of York, which, by the time these notes appear, will have expired. Among the many noteworthy events of his year we would mention his flying visit to New York, in company with the Lord Mayor, in the interests of the York Festival of 1951. Rymer will, of course, continue his chairmanship of the Festival Committee, and we who are in touch with York affairs are conscious of the good work he is doing in this capacity. * * * Pat Walls (1940-44) is now at Dar-es-Salaam in the service of the Tanganyika Cotton Co., which he joined after completing his war 4

service. We print elsewhere an account, sent by his mother, of an encounter he had with a python, which has many interesting features. * * * We are more than pleased to have letters from those whom we can only describe as "Very Old Peterites". A letter from the Rev. G. B. Bardsley (entered September, 1879), "a day-boy some seventy years ago", as he describes himself, is evidence of an enduring interest in the School (and The Peterite) which we find very gratifying. Mr. Bardsley, who writes from the Homes of St. Barnabas, Lingfield, Surrey (the address may be of interest to any surviving contemporary who may chance to see this), encloses some verses he has written. We gladly print them below. They have the great merit of sincerity and if their adherence to the rules of scansion and the conventions of versification strike the modern mind as old-fashioned, let the modern mind think it over REMINISCENCE I stood on the walls of old Ebor at the close of a summer's day, Watching the slanting sunbeams on her timeworn Minster play. They kissed each painted window and touched each sombre side, Till he blushed 'neath their caresses with an answering glow of pride. I watched the silvered river into the city creep, As loath to hasten onward to her tryst with the hoary deep, Skirting the verdant gardens where the ruined Abbey stands, Roofless now and crumbling as left by despoiling hands. Thy old time walls once echoed the tramp of the legions' feet; And have not Ouse's deep waters mirrored the Norseman's fleet? Whilst centuries in their passing have set their mark on thee, With many an ancient building to spell out thy history. Time with its many changes has caused me afar to roam, But my heart in its quietest moments returns to my boyhood's home. G. B. BARDSLEY. OBITUARY THE REV. WALTER NOEL HILL We regret to record the death at Helmsley, on 19th December, 1949, of Walter Noel Hill. He entered St. Peter's in January, 1891. He held the livings of Reighton with Speeton (1917-29) and Bugthorpe (1929-35). Ill-health enforced his retirement, which he spent first at Pocklington and finally, from 1946, at Helmsley. He was 73. :

DR. GEOFFREY WILLIAMSON ETCHES The sudden death of Geoffrey Williamson Etches, at the age of 42, on 20th November, 1949, was a tragedy which must have been grievously felt by his wife and three children. He was at St. Peter's from 1917 to 1922. Both his father (also a doctor) and his grandfather were at St. Peter's, and it is expected that his only son will join the School in September next. For 18 years he had been in practice at Wombwell and was highly regarded by his colleagues in the profession. 5

THOMAS TURTON PETERSON SHERWOOD The death of T. T. P. Sherwood occurred at Cyprus Street, Wakefield, in January, 1950. He was at St. Peter's from 1895 to 1900. He had been in business in Wakefield for 50 years as an auctioneer and valuer and was a prominent member of the City Council. He was keenly interested in the theatre and managed the Wakefield Opera House. He had been prominent in Yorkshire Rugby and played for the Castleford and Wakefield R.U. Clubs. In 1901 he gained his county cap, playing three-quarter for Yorkshire. Later he became a member of the Committee of Wakefield Trinity and was vice-chairman in 1921. He leaves a widow and one son. SIR RICHARD CLIFFORD TUTE The death occurred suddenly and unexpectedly of Sir Richard Tute (St. Peter's, 1889-93) at the Victoria Club, St. Helier, Jersey, on 27th February, 1950. He had but recently returned from the Bahamas, where, from 1932 to 1939, he had been Chief Justice. He was the inventor of the Tute ranging protractor for artillery. BIRTH MILLER—On 10th May, 1950, at Kenilworth, Blackburn Road, Brighouse, to Margaret Joyce (nee Webster), wife of R. L. Miller, a daughter, Carolyn Leslie. [1935-43.] MARRIAGES EASTWOOD—SCOTT.—On 24th February, 1950, in London, Major Boris James Eastwood, M.B.E., R.A.S.C., of London, W.1, to Junior Comd. Edith Livingstone Scott, W.R.A.C., of 105 East Claremont Street, Edinburgh, 7. [1930-36.] DODGSON—DAVISON.--On 24th May, Gilbert Michael Dodgson, of London, to Miss Mary Catherine Alicia Davison, of Eastfield, Dringhouses, York. [1941-47.]

OLD PETERITE SQUARES AND TIES The St. Peter's School Shop ask us to draw the attention of O.P.s to the fact that O.P. squares and ties can be supplied at 15/- and 5/ respectively, and will be sent on receipt of the price, plus 3d. posta Orders should be addressed to A. T. Howat, at the School. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE LETTERS OXFORD. May, 19 5

Dear Sirs, The Hilary Term is perhaps more harassing than any other; emerges from the aftermath of Christmas and the New Year w i startling rapidity; the undergraduate greets it with jaundiced eye, b before he can utter a word in protest he is plunged into a spate

activities. The rowing men perform the contortions known as Torpids, or - Toggers" in the vernacular, whilst the inter-college knock-out competitions, or "Cappers", are played off by their respective partisans with no little enthusiasm. Those with Schools looming ahead in June gaze out of their windows at the rain, which usually falls in truly Mancunian proportions, and return to their books secure in the knowledge that there is little to seduce them from their self-imposed shells. We feel it incumbent on us to refute a recent article in the press purporting to explain why Cambridge had been more successful in the Boat Race for the past few years. It was based on the extraordinary argument that Cambridge men, predominantly scientists, were more active than those at Oxford, the majority of whom read the Arts, and were ipso facto distinctly idle. This is obviously part of some dark plot engineered by "the other place" to discredit us, and should be treated with hearty contempt. Various O.P.s have attempted to erect an "Iron Curtain" between their dubious activities and our enquiries. However, a modicum of information has been elicited from them and is presented for your disapproval. Teddy Denison (B.N.C.) has once more transferred his abode. Claims to have spent the term completely immersed in Law. Muttered a few dark hints about a "break-out" in the last week. John Rayson (B.N.C.) has been working on the theory that if he satisfies his tutor this term he will be able to play cricket without let or hindrance next term. John Oxley-Parker (St. Edmund Hall) plays a recorder with the University Musical Society and a "hot" piano in the Junior Common Room. Robin Sykes (St. Edmund Hall) was dismayed to find himself in a boat just before Torpids, having proclaimed his intention of turning his back on the river. Robert Hey (New College) is taking Schools next term and lurks indoors with a huge pile of books, thereby betraying commendable seriousness of purpose. W. S. Samuels (Wadham) has been observed, on a sunny day, carrying an umbrella through one of the less salubrious districts of the town. John Denison (Worcester) escaped without a scratch when the taxi in which he was returning to his lodgings after a Bump supper crashed and turned over. Geoffrey Mountain (Wycliffe Hall) played hockey for the Hall. An authority on the ancient Universities and the City of Birmingham. M. R. Waddingham (Pembroke) seems to frequent trains, is taking Schools this summer. Peter Andrew (Keble) captained his College hockey team. Spends his time in the laboratories following the pleasant occupation of glassblowing.

Peter Robson (B.N.C.) has been hiding his light under a bushel, but is known to frequent the river bank occasionally, weather permitting. Gordon Norris (Worcester) plays squash with brutal abandon, secure in the knowledge that his own private rules of the game will bewilder his opponent. Claims to have given up rowing in favour of work; the latter part of the claim is to be doubted. May we close by wishing the School every success on the cricket field and on the river during the coming term. We remain, Yours sincerely, THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES. CAMBRIDGE. May, 1950.

Dear Sirs, Another term has slipped away and scarce been recognised in its passing. Winter, with its occasional sunny days, has yielded to Spring, with its sporadic showers—all too soon to be overtaken by Summer, with its perpetual downpour. The sharp click of a ball neatly steered between first and second slip has replaced the dull thud of boot against wet leather, and restrained applause, the frenzied cheering. Only the dim spectre of examinations looms up ahead of us to mar our idyllic life, but then still further on can be seen May Week, with its balls, the Bumps, and all those days when we can look back on what has gone, with exams. once again too far ahead to be deemed worthy of consideration. But this is a record of Lent Term. O.Ps remain, as ever, undistinguished among the celebrities and notorieties of the University, and yet they act like "leaven", unseen yet creeping into every corner of that "cosmos" which is the versity. Uni In strange places they are to be found, often doing still stranger things, yet all the time acquiring an education as opposed to the mere amassing of knowledge. Our roving reporter attempts to tail them all and his censored report is here presented. D. Anderson (Sidney) appears adept at self-concealment. Possibly only the cricket season draws him from his hibernation, and we shall see him again among the "flannelled fools". J. H. Amos (Emmanuel) now has an oar with which to decorate his room. No doubt in the bleak mid-winter he will wish to bum it, the while wishing they had saved the boat for a colder day. J. F. Blackburn (Caius) was last seen at 8-15 a.m. in the Market Place stating he was going on an agricultural tour. He has agitated for the removal of the University farm to the Backs. K. A. Boyes (Emmanuel) still retains his initial keenness for work, though he has evinced a desire to play cricket. 8

W. J. Clarke (Clare) had a successful rugger season, but lives near the University library. A visit to him concerning his activities may damage our reputations. J. D. Eccles (Emmanuel)' has discovered that if the law is to be made retrospective he stands in an awkward position. P. Garbett (St. John's) basks in the reflected glory of the Varsity boat, though he finds it rather a shock that the college has two boats of blues and trial caps. G. C. Greetham (King's) upholds our reputation for keeping in the social whirl. There is no truth in the rumour that he and Clarke are indulging in trench warfare. King's are laying new drains. P. F. Ringrose (Clare) still inhabits the wilds of Cambridgeshire and the Squire law library. Discovers that under no pretext can he stay up another year. J. D. Swale (Caius) still hides himself behind an iron curtain, but one day we hope to see him. G. Wilson (Emmanuel) ploughs through a pile of work and is rarely seen. Claims that cynicism and apathy present the best approach to tripos and quotes Catullus. Wishing the School every success in the coming term, We remain, Sirs, Yours sincerely, THE CAMBRIDGE O.P.s.

AN ENCOUNTER WITH A PYTHON [The following account of an experience of Pat. Walls (1940-1944) in Dar-es-Salaam has been forwarded to us by his mother, Mrs. M. Walls. We think this extraordinary incident will interest our readers. On the evening of the 23rd January, Patrick took his small dog, Ruff, for his usual run along the beach at Oyster Bay. As dogs do, the little fellow ran up and down the shallow bank, which is covered with undergrowth. Hearing a sharp crack like the falling of a cocoanut, Pat looked up and saw a 14 foot python constricting his dog. He rushed up and, grabbing hold of the reptile's tail, hung on hoping it would release his pet. It didn't; so grimly hanging on, he dragged the python into the sea and was amazed to see it swim into deep water with its prey and disappear. Thinking it would drown, he waited, and eventually saw the dog's white tail appear. Making a grab at it he quickly let go, as the head of the python came up very much alive. Thinking the reptile might attack him, he retired to a safe distance. In a little while he saw the snake crawl out of the sea ten yards away and the body of the dog float away. In the belief that the python would take time to recover, Pat rushed home, a mile away, for his gun, and returning, found the snake still there. He had great pleasure in despatching a dangerous pest and avenging the death of his dog. 9

VALETE AND SALVETE VALETE (April, 1950) THE GROVE D. A. White. 1947-50 (the Manor 1947-48). Remove. School Cert., 1949. 2nd XI Hockey, 1950. Played for 2nd XV, 1949. Played for Colts XI, 1949. A.B. in C.C.F. Member of Musical Society Committee. THE MANOR D. J. Osborne. 1945-50 (Junior School, 1942). House Monitor. Transitus. School Cert., 1949. Civil Service Exam. (Army), 1950. 2nd VIII, 1948, 49, 50. Fencing team, 1948, 49, 50. C.C.F. (Naval Section). Cert. 'A', 1948. THE RISE S. C. Daneff (1947-1950). UVI Modern. House Monitor. School Cert., 1948. Open Exhibition in Modern Languages, St. John's College, Cambridge. Chess Team, 1947, 48, 49. School Play, 1947. Library Monitor. Editor 'The Peterite'. Musical Society Committee. Debating Society Committee. Corporal in C.C.F. Cert. 'A', 1949. First Class Shot. SCHOOL HOUSE J. C. Griffiths. 1944-50. UVI Modern. School Monitor. School Cert., 1945. H.S.C., 1947. Colts Cricket Colours, 1946. 2nd XI, 1947. 1st XI Colours, 1948. Played for 1st XI, 1949. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1948. Colours and Cap, 1949. Captain of Hockey, 1950. Sgt. in C.C.F. Cert. 'A', 1947. 1st Class Shot. School Play, 1947. Debating Society Committee. Played for Chess Team, 1949. School Librarian. Editor of "The Peterite". D. Walter. 1945-50 (Junior School, 1943). L.VI. School Monitor. School Cert., 1948. Civil Service Exam. (R.A.F.), 1950. Colts XV, 194447. Colours, 1945, 46, 47. Vice-Captain, 1946-47. 1st XV Colours, 1947-48-49. Cap, 1948-49. Captain of Rugby, 1949. Colts XI, 1947-48. Colours, 1948. 1st XI Cap, 1948-49. Athletics Team, 1946. Played for 2nd XI Hockey, 1947. Shot for 1st VIII, 1949-50. F/Sgt. in R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. Cert. 'A'. 1st Class Shot. J. S. Frost. 1947-50 (Junior School, 1943). Remove. "

TEMPLE A. M. Baird. 1946-50 (Junior School, 1943). Vc. Captain of Shooting, 1949-50. R. S. Scruton. 1946-50 (Junior School, 1942). Vc.

SALVE D. C. Pattison (Shell A).

(January, 1950) THE GROVE

SCHOOL OFFICERS SCHOOL MONITORS : Head of School and The Rise : J. B. MORTIMER. Head of the Grove : E. D. THORNTON. Head of School House : P. T. BAKER. Head of Temple : R. J. TOWNSHEND. Head of The Manor : P. JENKINS. Chapel Monitor : A. M. KENDELL. D. WALTER. J. C. GRIFFITHS. R. A. CALVERT. 10

HOUSE MONITORS :

G. R. A. MARCH, D. P. NORWOOD, M. I. H. UNWIN, D. J. WILSON, The Manor : I. COBHAM, R. J. GIBSON, D. J. HARTLEY, D. H. HOLMES, D. J. OSBORNE, D. M. A. QUIRKE, B. D. WATSON. The Rise: S. H. AMOS, S. C. DANEFF, R. E. S. FARRAR, P. G. TAYLOR, D. THOMPSON, I. U. WARRINGTON. School House: R. C. GROVES, P. C. KNOWLSON, P. W. V. MILBURN, T. C. WILLIS. Temple : G. W. BIRD, D. FLETCHER, D. L. HOURIGAN, M. E. KERSHAW, P. J. R. MASON. The Grove :

EDITORS OF "THE PETERITE" S. C. DANEFF, J. C. GRIFFITHS, P. J. R. MASON, M. I. H. UNWIN, D. J. WILSON.

HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE The Grove returned this term to changing-rooms "all bright and glittering in the smokeless air", paint having been well applied during the Christmas holidays. The term was started full of confidence in all fields of activity, but we did not come up to our expectations. Firstly we were beaten on the hockey field in the semi-final by a Manor team which on paper compared unfavourably with our own. On the river bad luck dogged us. From a heavy, experienced, and much favoured crew, first by the loss of Unwin, who had a grumbling appendix, and then by the loss of Wilson, our Captain, we were reduced to a mere shadow of our original strength. Nevertheless, March and White having finished hockey, stepped into the breach, and in the first round of the Senior Division we defeated Temple, who again had an unfortunate accident, but lost to Rise in the semi-final. In the Junior Division we lost to a very strong Temple crew in the semi-final. Squash was played with keenness by the House at large, though our team lost 3-0 to School House in the semi-final of the inter-House competition. Wood is to be congratulated on winning the Junior Squash Competition, and Maxwell for making it exclusively a Grove final. The Cross-Country Plate we easily retained. Hard training and scientific running produced the desired results. Athletics, however, were not so satisfactory. We gained second place in standards, but on Sports Day slipped gracefully down to fourth place. Gears is to be congratulated on winning a good intermediate mile for us, and was unlucky not to repeat 'his success in the half-mile. The Grove reached the final of the chess, beating Temple and the "invincible" Manor on the way. We lost to School House, for we 11•

lacked strong lower boards. Fencing prospered, however, and after defeating Temple in the first round, Rise by a narrow margin in the semi-final, we beat School 'House in the final to bring home the cup to our shelf for the first time. The Junior part of the House, after a poor first fortnight, put their backs into it, and attained several places in the ensuing fortnightly orders. Their efforts, plus those of Norwood, brought Grove to the top of the Work Cup for the Easter Term. Congratulations! House activities have flourished again this term. Hammerings and splintering sounds have been heard coming from the Hobbies Room, buried in the deep, dark subterranean quarters of the house. Gliders and model aeroplanes have been in evidence, and have decorated the cricket field on Sundays and free afternoons. The Music Society has continued with the alternate Saturday evening sessions. We thank Mr. Harding for the use of his gramophone, and Mrs. Harding for providing post-entertainment refreshments. The Model Railway Club has diminished in size this term, owing to lack of room for the rolling stock and extension lines. Rollinson and Smith, P., however, kept the mighty monsters rolling without the major disasters experienced by their nationalised big brothers. Congratulations to R. M. Hodgson, N. M. Hodd, E. D. Thornton and G. R. March on the award of their 1st XI Hockey Colours, and to D. P. Norwood and D. A. White on their 2nd XI Colours.

Special congratulations to D. P. Norwood on his Exhibition to Hertford College, Oxford, to N. M. Hodd for playing for the Yorkshire Schools' Hockey XI, and to H. H. Hunter for his excellent performance in the Country Life Shooting Competition. We are sorry to lose D. A. White who has now, after several false starts, finally disappeared. He was an able contributor to the House teams, and we wish him good luck in the future. 41110 THE MANOR Beginning of term saw the new Reading Room a reality and the new Hobbies Room allotted, though not yet equipped. It was, however, only a fortnight or thereabouts before the latter was fitted out with benches and tools, these last being bought out of the Embellishment Fund. Both rooms have been in constant use and much appreciated. We try to run them as "rooms without rules", trusting that a tradition of proper treatment will arise, and this policy bids fair to be highly successful. Making of models of hydroplanes and aircraft for fitting with internal combustion engines has been the favourite use of the Hobbies Room. Owing to lack of local facilities, the builders of hydroplanes try out their products elsewhere and the House has not been able to judge results. We are assured, however, that they are phenomenal. As for the aircraft, rumour says that one crashed very 12

early in its maiden flight, but the others have apparently not taken the air yet. All enquiries are met with the reply that the engines must be run in first. This seems to be a long, noisy, smelly, and quite enthralling process. At end of term a meeting of the House Embellishment Fund Committee decided to spend the available funds on House Photographs and periodicals for the Reading Room, on pictures for the Common Rooms, and on books for the House Library. On the games side the array of cups has dwindled rather, for enthusiasm cannot carry one all the way. Ratcliff has played regularly for the hockey 1st XI and was awarded his Colours, while the Manor provided the 2nd XI half-back line (J. G. and J. M. Booth and Watson). Watson has been awarded his Squash Colours, and Rigg, finding his shooting form early in term, secured his 1st VIII Colours. House Colours have been awarded to Watson and Raylor (hockey), Holmes and Greenwood (athletics) and Junior Colours to De Little (athletics). Term has not been without its successes on the academic side, for Pallant and Watson secured their School Certificates at the Christmas Examination, while Quirke and Osborne are to be congratulated on passing the written examination, the first hurdle on the route to Sandhurst. We are sorry to say good-bye to Osborne, who leaves this term. He takes our best wishes with him. .

THE RISE Amos and Taylor were appointed House Monitors at the beginning of term and are to be congratulated. We were very sorry, however, to lose Daneff at the end of term but we offer him our very best wishes for the future and hope to hear of him shortly in the Cambridge letter. Together with all Old Risites we extend our heartiest congratulations to 2nd Lieut. A. C. Rodger, R.A.S.C. (Rise, 1942-46), for his gallant action in Cyprus reported in the last issue of "The .Peterite", and for which we now learn he has since been awarded the M.B.E. With regard to sport, this term has been one of the most successful the Rise has had for very many years. Not only were the three major trophies carried off, but 65 points were gained towards the Oxford Cup. First of all came the cross-country, in which we were beaten into second place by a very strong Grove team in spite of the gallant efforts of the whole of the team, especially Goodburn, who won for the third successive year. Our first victory came in the hockey, in which a young team, playing well together under the able leadership of Thompson, beat the Manor in the final and won the cup. In this connection we 13

should like to congratulate Thompson, Mortimer and Gunning upon the award of their 1st XI Hockey Colours. In winning the Boating Cup the Rise achieved a possibly unexpected, but none the less well-merited victory. This was in no small measure due to the wisdom and enthusiasm of Daneff, who, confident in the rowing ability of the crew, wisely insisted upon a controlled start, and in this way we beat Grove in the semi-finals and School House in the final, both of which were excellent races. If the win on the river was unexpected, this was by no means true of the athletics, because from the first day of standards the determination of the whole House to win was very clear. The value of these preliminary efforts was shown on Sports Day when the Rise achieved a place in every single event on the programme and the record total of 316 points was amassed. It is perhaps invidious to mention individuals where the best efforts of the whole House were so obviously concerted, but Goodburn's half-mile and Wall's long jump were outstanding. Rarely can any House have appeared so united as the Rise in the winning of the Athletic Shield under Warrington's leadership. We should like to congratulate the following on the award of their House Colours during the term : Farrar, James, Annequin, Amos, Warrington, Daneff and Hawkins; also Haxby on the award of his Junior House Colours. Although not an event of the Easter Term we feel we cannot end without extending our heartiest congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Crews upon the birth, on 8th May, of a son. SCHOOL HOUSE We would first of all welcome Mr. Dodds as our new Assistant Housemaster. Besides helping to coach the squash and hockey teams this term, he has taken a great interest in all matters concerning the House. We hope his stay with us will be a happy one. In the field of sport we have met with some success, by winning the Squash Rackets Cup, and reaching the finals in both rowing divisions and in the fencing. As regards athletic standards, considering that several promising runners were prevented from participating by injury or illness, the final average was quite satisfactory. For their part in the various 'House sports D. W. H. McDougle, R. C. Groves and D. G. Hilton were awarded their House Colours, and L. E. Shenker his Junior House Colours. The House was well represented this term in School sport. In this connection we would congratulate J. C. Griffiths on his appointment as Captain of Hockey, Baker on the re-award of his Hockey Cap, A. N. C. Smith on the award of his Cap, and Fairweather for gaining his 2nd XI Colours. Knowlson and Fairweather are also to be congratulated on the re-award of their Shooting and Squash Colours respectively, and Baker for the award of his Squash Colours. 14

A notable success this term has been the winning of the Chess Trophy. This has been largely due to the energy and enthusiasm of Elliott, whom, with the remainder of the chess team, we would congratulate for their succession of convincing wins in the chess competition. This term we have to congratulate P. C. Knowlson on his appointment of School Monitor, and T. C. Willis on being awarded his House Monitorship. Though considerable use has been made of the Hobbies Room, it is felt that there are many members of the House who would find great benefit by taking up a lasting hobby. Such hobbies not only form an absorbing pastime for leisure hours, but they have great recreational value. We would thank Brooks for the time he has spent in supervising the Hobbies Room. Finally we have to say good-bye to D. Walter, J. C. Griffiths and J. S. Frost. We thank them for all they have done for the House while they were at School, and wish them every success in the future. TEMPLE During the Easter Term there always seems to be some inter-house event taking place, and although quite a few opportunities of showing our prowess in such things as squash and fencing came our way, we were unable to use them to advantage. The enthusiasm for table tennis in the House did not in any way diminish, and once again we organised a competition, in which players were given a secret handicap which differed for each game. We congratulate Oxtoby on being the winner. Chess also was popular, and a similar competition was arranged, although this time the handicap was given according to ability. Herring, who seemed unperturbed by his various handicaps, was the winner. The squash enthusiasts were not to be left out of it, and they organised both a senior and junior competition. The winners were Varley (senior) and Ward (junior). We appeared to have the fates against us in our sporting activities. An unfortunate accident in the cross-country and regrettable misfortune in the senior boating prevented our achieving success in those events. The second crew, however, are to be congratulated on retaining the Second Division Cup for the second year. Once again the whole House played its most vital part in the athletics standards, but the team, however, were unable to keep the Shield for another year. Finally we must congratulate Hourigan, Dwyer, Oxtoby (cross-country) and Roe (athletics) on the award of their House Colours, and Harbottle on the award of his Junior House Colours. 15

THE OXFORD CUP, 1949-50

(Holders : TEMPLE HOUSE) The following table indicates the system on which points are awarded and gives the points gained up to date. Points Awarded

Senior Rugger ... Junior Rugger ... Senior Cricket ... Junior Cricket .... Hockey ... ... Rowing (1st Division) ... Rowing (2nd Division) Athletics, 1st ... ... Athletics, 2nd ... ... Cross-country, 1st •• • Cross-country, 2nd ... Swimming, 1st ... •• • Swimming, 2nd ... Squash ... •• • Tennis ... ... •• • Shooting (Team) ... Fencing ... ...

20 10 20 10 20 20 10 20 10 10 5 10 5 10 10 5 5

200

Grove 20 — — — — — — — — 10 — — — — — — 5 — 35 —

Manor — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Rise — — — — 20 20 — 20 —

School House Temple — 10 — — — — — — —

5 —

— —

— — — — — 65 —

10 — — — — 20 —

— — — — — — 10 10

— — — 20 —

THE CHAPEL The big event of the Easter Term is always the School Confirmation. The Bishop of Selby came on Thursday, 23rd March, and confirmed the following boys :R. B. Atkinson, J. H. Baines, C. J. Bevan, W. D. Blease, M. W. Bolton, R. G. Bough, P. G. Brooke, J. B. Claydon, R. T. Clark, A. I. Collins, J. C. Dent, M. J. Firth, G. D. Gardner, G. E. Glanon, J. 11f, Grainger, C. J. Griffiths, R. Hawkins, D. K. Hodd, J. C. Hodgson, D. C. Holmes, J. A. Hunter, J. R. Jenkinson, D G. S. Jesper, R. M. Johnson, R. N. Johnson, F. D. Jordan, C. H. Lewis, J. Lewis, J. H. Macdonald, W. G. A. Maxwell, R. Nelson, J. C. Oldroyd, A. L. Pegg, C. C. Porteous, J. E. M. Quickfall, P. Richardson, R. F. Scales, N. R. Seaton, R. J. Shanks, J. A. Sharp, P. R. Shearburn, T. R. M. Sheriff, D. N. Simmons, C. B. Simpson, J. M. Sparham, D. A. Stabler, E. K. Walker, J. M. E. Walton, 0. C. Wetherell, J. P. Wheatley, T. Wilkinson, P. B. Wilson, A. D. J. Wood.

Five boys who had nearly finished their preparation were prevented by sickness from being confirmed; and a special Confirmation will be arranged for them early in the Summer Term. Those who were confirmed made their first Communion on Palm Sunday. The other major event of the term has been the entire removal from all seats, except the choir stalls, of the old, long wooden kneelers. Some of them were still covered with material in a distressingly had and dirty condition, and some were just plain wood. In their place individual rubber kneelers have been provided : and as soon as boys 16

have got accustomed to the change the new arrangement will be found greatly superior to the old. Cleanliness is, at any rate, assured : the new kneelers can be washed. Special Lent Services were held each Thursday afternoon in the Chapel at 6-0 p.m. Possibly the time was not the most convenient : but the attendance, though justifying the holding of these services, was never as big as might reasonably have been expected. CHAPEL FUND Receipts. Balance from Christmas Term ... Collections in Chapel ...

£ s.

27 10 32 15

9 4

Expenditure. Bible Reading Fellowship S.P.C.K., Confirmation Books ... ... Candles and Wafers J. G. Ford & Son, Altar Wine ... ... S.P.C.K., Palm Crosses Balance

£60

£ s. d. 1 15 0 6 0 3 15

0 5

4 10

0 6

17 43

4 11 1 2

£60

N.B.—There is a grant for Expenses of £10 from the School still to come. There is therefore £53 Is. 2d. to carry forward for distribution by the Chapel Committee.

THE CHOIR Once again the Choir led the procession of Everyman at the Service of Epiphany Processions and Carols in York Minster, at 6-30 p.m., on Sunday, 29th January. The service, remarkable in its simplicity, followed the now traditional form, with the procession representing the Wise Men, headed by the Minster Choir, advancing westwards down the south aisle and the procession of Everyman down the north aisle, the two meeting and uniting at the great West Door before turning eastwards up the Nave. The following anthems were sung for the first time in Chapel during the term :O Lord the maker of all thing—Mundy. Thou knowest, Lord—Purcell. The king of love—Bairstow. Jesu, grant me this I pray—Gibbons-Bairstow. And the following, which have been heard previously :Lord for thy tender mercies' sake—Farrant. Insanae et vanae curae—Haydn. ["O Lord the maker of all thing", now generally considered to be by Mundy, was forme* ascribed by such eminent scholars as Aldrich

and Boyce, to none other than King Henry VIII.] 17

The School learnt and sang with the Choir Walmisley's Evening Service in D minor in C. S. Lang's arrangement. The Choir Supper took place at 7-0 p.m. on Wednesday, 15th March, in the old School House Dining Room. It was a great disappointment to those who enjoyed an evening which started with an excellent supper, continued with some part songs sung by the "lay members" of the Choir, and concluded with some hearty mass singing, that the Headmaster was at the last moment prevented from attending, as were some members of the Choir for various reasons.

ANTIQUARIAN ITEMS The Rev. Angelo Raine, the author of the History of St. Peter's School, has recently put at our disposal new material bearing on the School's past. Some of these items may be of interest to readers of The Peterite. In his History Mr. Raine comments (p. 105) on a letter of Laurence

Sterne dissuading the Rev. John Blake, who was Headmaster of the i School from 1757 to 1784, from marrying a certain Margaret Ash, of York. The lady, Sterne warned him, was a scheming fortune-hunter. Blake, we are told, took the advice and did not marry Margaret Ash. Instead he married a Miss Place. An entry in a Precedent Book of the Dean and Chapter has now given us the sequel to this marriage. From this it would seem that the Rev. John Blake was an indifferent husband, and that Margaret Ash was to be congratulated on her escape :"Ann, wife of the Rev. John Blake, clerk, of the parish of St. Michael Belfrey, against her husband. On 20 February, 1769, she, then Ann Place, and John Blake were married in the Church of Holy Trinity, Goodramgate, by the Rev. Edward Place. They have a girl and two boys and lived in the parish of St. Saviour's. In 1774, on a misunderstanding, he insisted on her leaving his home, which she was obliged to do. John Blake says that, instead of sending her away, on 7 February, 1774, when he was absent, she sent for a coach and without his knowledge or consent left the house, taking her 3 children, 3 servants, and leaving the doors unlocked and windows open, went to the George Inn [Coney Street] and since has lodged in one place and another. Mrs. Blake's witness says that for months together, day after day, Mr. Blake's behaviour was violently abusive and threatening, knocking one of her children down, vapouring, and shaking a stick over his wife's head the day before she left. He introduced a bullying fellow into the house, bade him to seek out the blunderbuss, and talked on swords and fire-arms so much that it affrighted his wife so that she durst not stay. He has sent her a guinea a week, which is too little."

As we know, in 1828, the School was removed from St. Andrew's, where it had been accommodated for nearly a century, and a new building was planned on the site of the old Deanery. Until the new premises (now the Song School) were ready, a temporary schoolroom was found in a house in Minster Yard adjoining the Old Residence. The quartering of boisterous schoolboys in the peaceful precincts of the Minster was viewed with misgivings by the York Gazette, which has this to say about it in its issue of 19th July, 1828 :"The Grammar School in St. Andrewgate Churchyard is to be removed into the 'Minster Yard. The Rev. Mr. Grayson, the Master, having handsomely resigned, the Rev. Mr. Creyke has been appointed Master in his stead and has already entered into the Old Residence in the Minster Yard. Mr. Nokes' room, adjoining the Old Residence, is to be the School Room. We do not exactly approve of converting the close of a Cathedral into the site of a school. Stillness and quiet ought to reign in the vicinity of such buildings. The beautiful painted glass in the windows may be exposed to risk, and the venerable matrons who reside in the confines of the Minster Yard will be in danger of being pushed or upset in their daily passage to and from church in the course of the sport of the schoolboys." The following letter, preserved in the original York Journal for 11th February, 1758-59, shows that the St. Peter's acting tradition, which can be traced back to the reign of Elizabeth and the Mastership of John Pullen, was still vigorous in the 18th century :"Sir If you please to insert the following lines in your Tuesday's

Mercury I shall think myself your obliged servant : —

`To the Rev. John Blake and Mr. Barber upon their Scholars acting Cato and Julius Cmsar. As to the Artist Trees obsequious grow, Some forming lovely Shade, some stately Show, So Youth is modelled by the Teacher's Art To act a Catiline's or Cato's part; Thanks then to you, kind Sirs, by whom we're taught How Brutus acted and how Cato thought.' " TRANSFER OF THE SCHOOL TO THE CORPORATION OF YORK BY OLIVER CROMWELL Easily the most notable discovery is the ordinance of the Lord Protector of 1654 vesting the administration of the School in the Mayor and Corporation in view of the abolition of the Dean and Chapter. At the time Mr. Raine published his History, the Act was presumed lost, like so many others of the Commonwealth period. 19

It has now come to light among the York City MSS. (E.30 Register of Orders. Decrees. fo . 159), and since it has not been printed before, we give it in full :"An ordinance touching the Minster of York and the Schoole called Peters Schoole. Whereas heretofore there were diverse lands, tenements and hereditaments setled and placed in the late Deane and Chapter of Yorke for the meyntenance and preservation of a greate Church within the Cittie of Yorke, commonly called the Minster of Yorke, which said lands, tenements and hereditaments were commonly called fabric rents, and were nor otherwise in the said Deane and Chapter then in trust for the disposition and employment aforsaid, and the same might be letten and disposed of then to under tenants and otherwise for that purpose. And where as alsoe there was anciently in or neere the said Cittie of York a schoole, commonly called St. Peters Schoole, the regulation whereof in appointing the Schoole Master and Usher also was formerly comitted unto and placed in the said Deane and Chapter; but now the said Deane and Chapter being abolished and there being for the present noe persons trusted with the care and preservation of the said Church nor the said revenue belonging thereto comonly called the fabrick rents, nor with the care and preservation of the said Schoole, nor the revenues thereof, so that both the one and the other will fall to ruyne and distruction unles some tymely provision be made herein;—It is ordeyned by his Highness the Lord Protector, with the advice and consent of his Counsell, that all the revenues of what nature or qualitie soever the same were or are or in what manner soever settled or disposed formerly appointed for the sustentation of the said Church and which formerly were in the said Deane and Chapter as aforsaid not yet sold for valuable consideration, and the possessions of the said Schoole and the regulation thereof to be vested and setled in and shall be and are hereby ordeined and declared to be in the possession and seisin of the Maior of the Citty of York and his successors forever. And the said Maior and Comonalty and Aldermen of the said Cittie or any seaven of them, whereof the Maior for the tyme being to be allways one, are hereby authorized and shall have full power and authority to make leases and otherwise lett or dispose of the said lands, tenements and hereditaments, comonly called fabrick rents, and of the possessions belonging to the said Schoole as aforsaid, to all intents and purposes as the said Deane and Chapter might have done before their abolition as aforesaid, and that such leases and disposition of the said respective lands and possessions shall be as good and effectuall in law as if the same had beene formerly made by the said Deane and Chapter but upon the same trusts respectively touching the said fabric rents and the possessions of the said Schoole to whiche the saide Deane and Chapter were lyeable and the said Major, 20

Comonalty and Aldermen for the tyme being and their successors or any seaven of them as aforsaid are alsoe impowred to place and displace as occasion shall be the said Schoolmaister and Usher and to manage, take care of and dispose of the said Schools and schollers in such manner as the said Deane and Chapter formerly might have done. Hen. Scobell, Clerk of the Counsell. Passed the 14th day of July, 1654." L.B.

THE LIBRARY Librarian: L. BURGESS, Esq. Library Monitors: S. C. DANEFF, D. G. HILTON, A. M. KENDELL, D. P. NORWOOD, M. I. H. UNWIN, D. J. WILSON.

In spite of continued notices on the Library notice boards and also in these notes, thoughtless borrowers are still causing a great deal of unnecessary trouble to the Library Monitors by not returning books used for reference to the shelves, or, alternatively, by not putting a book back where they found it. As it does not appear to create sufficient interest, it has been decided to discontinue Hansard. Quite a number of new books have been added to the French section. The full list of books added to the Library during the term is as follows :A Writer's Notebook—W. Somerset Maugham. A History of Geographical Discovery and Exploration—J. N. L. Baker. Achievements of Modern Science—A. D. Merriman. Lessing—H. B. Garland. Seven Short Stories—ed. H. J. Chaytor. Quinze Contes—Maupassant. Pecheur d'Islande—Loti. Le Mare Au Diable—George Sand. Tartarin de Tarascon—Daudet. L'Attaque du Moulin—Bond. Manon Lescant—Prevost. Contes—France. Le Pere Goriot—Balzac. Madame Bovary—Plaubert. Lettres de Mon Moulin—Daudet. Woodwork in York—J. B. Morrell. Rommell—Desmond Young. The Kon Tiki Expedition—Thor Heyerdahl. Maupassant—Francis Steegmuller. Letters of Jane Welsh Carlyle. Cricket Campaign—Norman Yardley (presented by the author).

Yorkshire—Kilburn.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY Of the two changes we made last term in the conduct of proceedings, the imposition of a time-limit on speeches has proved successful, as may be deduced from the number of speakers from the floor, which has noticeably increased. The new seating arrangement, however, has not been as successful as had been expected, and when the stage of Big Hall had been divested of its theatrical trappings, and we were able to return there for our meetings, we reverted at the same time to the old arrangement. Four meetings have been held this term. We began the second half of the twentieth century on a dismal note, when R. J. Townshend rose to propose that "This House feels that the next fifty years will be even more miserable than the last". From an economic point of view, he considered that the world food situation was becoming more serious, with populations increasing and resources being slowly exhausted, while, on the political side, the nations of the world were marshalling their strength in a new armaments race for a war which was unavoidable and which would prove disastrous for Britain. Mr. Piers then rose to dispose the gloom from the House. He said we could not be sure what the future held in store for us. It was entirely a matter of opinion. He thought the future would be no worse than the years we had already experienced. War was not impossible, but the scientific weapons which we had acquired would not be used. Moreover, our economic and social conditions would improve. M. E. Kershaw, seconding the proposition, also considered the future from an economic point of view. We were dependent upon the United States for aid, and there was a serious danger of inflation. P. Jenkins, in a maiden speech, thought that improvement was concurrent with progress, and was therefore inevitable. He illustrated his point with examples of medical and scientific benefits. The debate on being thrown open to the House proved to be a rather one-sided discussion on the respective merits of an optimistic and pessimistic view of life, the Proposition being accused of pessimism and despair. The prevailing opinion was that the future would be what we made it. The motion was lost by 34 votes to 2. The second meeting fell on the day after the results of the General Election had been declared. Consequently, J. C. Griffiths, with a handful of ardent supporters behind him, faced the crowded opposition benches to propose that "This House regrets that the General Election did not result in a clear-cut majority for Labour", and bravely appealed to the House to preserve an open mind during the debate. Considering that the real issue lay between nationalisation and free enterprise, he denied that nationalisation was inefficient, and defended 22

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its expenditure on the grounds that it was part of a long-term policy. He suggested that the Conservatives wanted to see a certain number of unemployed, and he referred to the fairness of the Income Tax. J. B. Mortimer, opposing, refuted the suggestion that the Conservatives wanted unemployment. No party wanted it. He declared that under private enterprise it would have been impossible for the industries taken over by the Government to run at a loss. He then referred to the incompetence of the Labour leaders, who were, in his opinion, not qualified to govern the country. R. J. Townshend, seconding the proposition, pointed out that it was necessary for the State to finance certain national concerns, such as the railways. He suggested that it was a fallacy that America would prefer to co-operate with a Conservative rather than a Socialist government. M. I. H. Unwin, speaking second for the opposition, traced the roots of Socialism, and showed that Karl Marx had based his doctrine on the false assumptions that Socialism was the only alternative to laissez-faire liberalism, and that Capitalism was necessarily evil. The speakers from the floor were Cobham, Hunt, Berg, Hamilton, Hodgson, Robinson, Quarmby, Gibson, Mr. Crews and Calvert. The motion was lost by 6 votes to 57. The motion for the third meeting was in a lighter vein, D. J. Wilson proposing that "This House deplores the tyranny of convention". Convention tended to make us slaves, and in its service we were blinded to the true nature of things. It also clamped down upon originality and character, and was the cause of much of the drabness of the present day. Mr. Le Tocq, opening the case for the opposition, said that there were three great props of our lives, religion, the law, and convention. Convention was an essential support of the other two, and together they regulated every part of our daily lives, and it was certainly not a tyrant, but rather our servant. D. L. Hourigan, in a maiden speech, considered the question from the point of view of manners and dress, showing how convention was often impracticable. D. A. Haxby, also in his maiden speech, declared that convention was sensible, useful and necessary, and made for the smooth running of our lives. Among the main points from the floor of the House was that while convention was the natural product of civilisation, it often prevented us from thinking for ourselves, and was behind the times. The motion was carried by 18 votes to 10. The final meeting was perhaps the best of the term. The motion was that "This House would welcome the restoration to the Courts of 23

the power to order flogging", and many interesting points were raised from the platform and the floor. Mr. Jeffs, proposing, in a quiet and carefully-prepared speech, showed how the conclusion of the Cadogan Committee to abolish flogging had been reached at a time when crimes of violence were at a low ebb, whereas the actual abolition had been introduced when crime was at its worst level. Crimes had, moreover, increased in brutality, and the reintroduction of flogging was absolutely necessary. D. G. Hilton, opposing, in his best speech so far, declared that to resort to flogging was only to admit inability to deal properly with a criminal. The aim of punishment was to reach the root causes of the crime, and thus to reform the criminal. The prison system was designed to discipline a man's character. Referring to the Cadogan Report, he said that it proved that flogging was not an effective deterrent. P. W. V. Milburn, seconding the proposition, in a maiden speech, expressed doubt as to whether a criminal comes out of prison a better man. M. I. H. Unwin, seconding the opposition, pointed out that we should not aim to avenge but to deter. It was our duty to prevent crimes from occurring. Among the many points of interest made from the floor, it was stated that a criminal was a bully and a coward, and would therefore be deterred by the fear of corporal punishment, and on the other hand that no man was by nature a criminal, but was only so because of his environment, and that a return to the use of flogging would be an undesirable and retrograde step. One or two speakers favoured a combination of the two methods of punishment. The motion was carried by 23 votes to 8.

P.J.R.M'

BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY It is almost exactly a year since the "Mountpark" left Great Britain on her present voyage, and apart from the outward passage via the Persian 'Gulf to Australia, she has been engaged ever since in carrying wheat and flour from Australia to India. We recollect that before the War our previous adopted ship, the "Holmpark", occasionally loaded wheat at Karachi for Western Europe, and no doubt the change reflects the growth of India's population in the last ten years, turning the country on balance from a wheat exporting to a wheat importing area. It would be interesting to know the ultimate destination of the wheat discharged by the "Mountpark" at Madras, Vizagapatan, Calcutta and Bombay, all of which are in rice consuming areas. 24

Christmas was spent in Colombo, and was followed by passages to Fremantle (arrived 6th February) in ballast, and to Bombay (arrived 24th February) with wheat. The ship then proceeded back to Australia, having been engaged on a six months' time charter by a New Zealand firm. After dry-docking at Sydney, she proceeded to Newcastle, N.S.W., arriving there on 6th April, and that is the latest news at the time of writing. It seems likely that until October or thereabouts she will be engaged in those waters serving New Zealand's needs in bulk imports such as sugar, coal and wheat.

THE FILM SOCIETY Deanna Durbin's "That Certain Age" came nowhere near the standard of "A Hundred Men and a Girl"—which was one of the first films the Society showed. The story was weak and a little absurd. No opportunities were lost when it came to singing, however ! Even so, if it was taken in the right spirit it was quite enjoyable. Close your eyes for a moment, and then open them again. And there you were, back in the gay 1920's. On the screen, Charlie Chaplin with his vivacious antics; below the screen, a hard-working pianist, extemporising; in the hall a continuous uproar of laughter. "The Shopwalker' and "Easy Street" were the films shown. The speed of the story-telling, without dialogue and with the minimum of captions, conciseness, and absolute economy of expression impressed everyone, while Mr. Wick's interpretation of the cinema pianist was most authentic. "The Lost World", during which Mr. Waine was pianist, interested everybody, especially in its portrayal of the brontosaurus and the pterodactyl. This film dispelled all ideas about silent films being crude or gauche. In the next programme a number of miscellaneous films were shown. Three French films on rock climbing, ski-ing and cave exploration failed to hold the interest. Except for the first—in which there were some excellent shots of mountain scenery—these films lacked "drive"; they had no unifying idea running through them, and altogether the direction lacked imagination and ingenuity. "The Iron Road" described a journey from King's Cross to Edinburgh as it would be seen from the engine-driver's cab. The atmosphere of the railway was caught and the film was pleasantly satisfying. "A Message from Canterbury", with the commentary spoken by Archbishop Temple, ended this programme. "The Marx. Brothers Go West" set even the highbrows of the Society rocking with laughter. And instead of sneering in disgust when a train came off the rails, took three wide circuits in open country, and then came chugging back onto the rails again, they laughed even louder. D.J.W. 25

"MORNING DEPARTURE"

Dawn had broken about half an hour ago. It was five o'clock. Only the continuous throbbing from the engines broke the silence which lay over the river and sleeping York. A clear sky, a gentle but nipping breeze, rippling water—a hideous and deafening shriek tore the silence, and the peaceful illusion vanished. The captain released his hold on the tug's buzzer. The throbbing of the engines increased, the bows swung round to point downstream, the vessel moved forward. The journey had begun. I was standing by the skipper on the bridge of a tug bound for Hull, and as we passed through Skeldergate Bridge, the reason for that rending shriek became apparent when the bows of a powerless barge nosed their way into the Ouse from the small tributary, the Foss. We stopped and took her in tow. She was empty, and was going to Hull to load up with fibre for furniture-making. It seems that by far the greater part of the Ouse trade comes from Hull, since the only noteworthy cargo from York is cocoa residue. Hull sends a whole lot of goods upstream, including cocoa-beans, sugar, flour, wood, tinned milk, glue, and custom's surplus. It felt good to be up at that time of the morning. The fresh and 1 invigorating air 'brushing past the cheeks, the rising sun resting on the horizon, the rabbits and hares scampering away, the heron standing in the water, the 'budding willows—how pleasant ! how satisfying ! It took us half an hour to get through Naburn Locks, and from there the river is tidal. By starting off early, we had caught the helpful ebb tide. Just below Naburn, I saw two men walking along the bank , and pulling a boat, laden with nets, through the water. "They're the . salmon fishers", the captain explained. "They've most likely been working all night. You see, they catch the salmon by dragging their net against the incoming tide, and the tide's always changing, so you see they're for ever on the go." There was a glinting in the bottom of the boat. So Old Man Ouse keeps salmon, does he ! At 7-30 a.m. Selby was springing to life—mill girls were making their way to work, barges were being unloaded, and the sound of hammers resounded from the shipyards where some of the finest trawlers in the world are built. After we had safely passed through the two bridges with the funnel lowered, the barge was firmly lashed onto the tug's port quarter, and in that position she did not need anybody to steer her. Time passed quickly as I chatted to the crew. The tug carried a skipper, a mate, and an engineer, and the barge was managed by two other men. Like all barge people, they all got on very well together, they were good humoured, and really enjoyed their work--they like their job best of all when summer comes—and they appreciate it, too; as one of them said, "Some people would give thousands to come down 26

this river in summer-time". Most of them had been on the barges ever since they left school, and were following in their fathers' footsteps. One of them had turned bargee after serving through both World 'Wars in the Merchant Navy. The skipper—a vigorous, wellknit man, a little on the small side, about thirty, had left the barges when war broke out to serve in the Royal Navy, where he rose to be a Petty Officer. Their company was lively and pleasant. After Goole, the river widens out. To see a large expanse of clear and shining water gradually darken, and then change into land is a little awe-inspiring for the uninitiated ! The helmsman kept his eyes on the sighting-posts which are placed alternately on either bank, and the tug zig-zagged its way down the ever widening stream. Below the confluence of the Ouse and the Trent it becomes so wide that the navigable channel has to be marked with buoys, and it is here that the Whitton Sands begin, and ships often go aground here. Because the sands are constantly shifting, the channel changes almost day to day, and the buoys have to be re-moored accordingly. Although high tide had begun to come in about eleven the sounding-pole recorded a depth of only nine to ten feet as we passed these Sands. About 11-30 a.m. we passed the first barge we had seen going upstream, and then we passed another, and another. Soon we could see a whole procession of tugs and heavily-laden barges stretching right to the horizon, and diminishing into little tiny blobs. Obedient to the mighty stream, and not daring to ignore the gracious assistance of its incoming tide, there they were, meekly chugging upstream, one after another, as they headed for Goole, York, Leeds, Lincoln, Newark, and even as far as Nottingham and Tamworth. Approaching Hull, we kept to the Yorkshire side of the river, and here the stream was nearly four miles across. On a windy day the water becomes very rough, making barge navigation difficult. All of a sudden it began to snow, and I hurried to take refuge in the living quarters of the tug, which are found right aft. They consisted of a room about two yards square, complete with a very hot cooking stove, three bunks, cupboards, a wireless, a carpet, and a whole lot of little gadgets. It would, indeed, be difficult to find such a small and compact place more cosy or comfortable than this. Soon we were approaching the Fish Dock, the first of Hull's eight miles of docks. They were all full of shipping, and the shouting of men, the movement of tugs, the swinging of the cranes, the shunting of trucks, the bumping of cargo, and the hurrying of scores of dockers, presented a picture of intense activity. As the tug reached King George V Dock—which was the barge's destination—I climbed onto the barge, for it was at this point that the tug let loose, and allowed us to drift into the dock through the lock channel. We tied up to the quay, and climbed ashore. The time was one o'clock—eight hours from York. 27

The sides of great ocean liners towered up from the quayside— grain elevators were spurting wheat into the holds of barges—pit props, fruit, wool, iron, and many other commodities were being unloaded. The wire hawser holding a bundle of pit props slipped in mid-air, the pit-props fell onto the quay, into the water, onto the deck of the ship, onto the roofs of a couple of railway vans—what a din ! Everybody stopped what they were doing and looked. They could not help being attracted by a sound like that—even on Hull Docks, Hull, Britain's third port—Britain's most important fishing port—the largest dock in the North. Would they have been attracted by the shriek of a tug's buzzer? D. J. WILSON.* *The above article, by a member of the VIth Form, was accepted for publication by the 'Yorkshire Herald' and is reproduced here by permission of the Editor.

SCHOOL CONCERT The School Concert, presented on the Saturday before the end of term, was universally acclaimed a success. Character and individuality were given to the concert by a certain liveliness, a gusto, and a pleasing confidence. "Songs of the Fleet", by Stanford, opened the programme. Perhaps this choice was a little ambitious, since the varying moods and the musical descriptive passages demand delicate interpretation. The soloist, Tom Moore, the orchestra, and the chorus all performed well individually, but the effect as a whole lacked unity and blend. Once or twice, Mr. 'Moore seemed to find it a little difficult to make his voice felt above the chorus and orchestra. Yet "Song of the Fleet" possessed much appeal, and they proved to contrast pleasantly with the rest of the programme. In the Harty suite from Handel's "Water Music", the orchestra displayed its command of greatly varying tone, and range. There was confidence in the disciplined vigour of the more boisterous pieces, and in the careful restraint, and full-length bowing of the quieter passages. This selection proved popular, and everybody enjoyed it. In the second half of the Concert the Third Part of the "Messiah" was presented in its entirety. This choice was original, for this part of the "Messiah" is often neglected, although "I know that my Redeemer liveth"—in which Mary Collier's singing filled many people with great pleasure—is well known. Indeed, such movements as "Thanks be to God", "If God be for us", and "0, Death, Where is thy sting?" are very rarely performed. Not only did the inclusion of these movements have great interest value, but they revealed themselves as works of 28

beauty, and of great content. The soprano aria, "If God Be For Us"—which was exquisitely sung by Mary Collier, accompanied by the violin obbligato—carries the mind effortlessly from its materialistic plane to one of aesthetic conception. Mary Cobb, contralto, with 'Eustace Piers, tenor, combined clearness of diction with personal interpretation, to give a charming rendering of "0 Death, 'Where is thy sting?" Tom Moore used his voice to the best advantage when he sang "The Trumpet Shall Sound"—including the second part—with clearness and convincing vigour. Conrad Martin won many admirers by his brilliant playing of the Trumpet obbligato. In the final choruses of the concert, especially the "Amen Chorus", the Choral Society excelled themselves in confident singing, and fine co-ordination with the orchestra. They were well-drilled, and their phrasing created a sharp effect. The School is very grateful to all those ladies and gentlemen who enlarged the ranks of the orchestra, and who gave up their spare time to attend rehearsals. Once again, it is largely owing to the influence, and meticulous musicianship of Mr. Waine, that this year's School Concert could be truly acclaimed a success. D.J.W.

THE MUSICAL SOCIETY The weekly gramophone recitals in Big Hall have been continued with varying success. The policy of having "one-composer" programmes has been continued. Programmes were presented as follows :— 9th February. P. Jenkins. 16th February. J. N. T. Howat. 23rd February. D. P. Norwood. F. D. Browne and M. B. Markus. 2nd March. 9th March. D. A. White. 16th March. D. A. 'Haxby and R. Hawkins. 23rd March. G. B. Pullan and H. S. M. Dewick. There have been three week-end meetings of the Society, a concert by the music staff, an illustrated talk on J. S. Bach by S. C. Daneff, and a "record roundabout" of programmes of mostly modern popular music which was attended by a large audience on the last Sunday night of term. Each House was invited to produce about 20 minutes' worth of entertainment, and after much applause it was decided that the School House programme, arranged by Collins and Hodgson, was the most popular and the Rise programme, arranged by a committee under the chairmanship of Mr. Crews, the best produced. Accounts of the Music Staff Concert and Daneff's talk appear below. 29

BACH To celebrate the bi-centenary of Johann Sebastian Bach's death, S. C. Daneff gave an illustrated talk upon the composer's life and music to the Music Society on 18th March. Daneff did not go over the composer's life in any great detail; instead he gave us an insight into Bath's musical development. He consigned each phase of his life to its musical counterpart and each section was illustrated with splendid recordings of the composer's music—the organ Toccata and Fugue in D minor, the Violin Concerto in E major. and the first movement from the third Brandenburg Concerto. The full maturity of Bach's genius was illustrated by an excerpt from the St. Mathew Passion. Although one would have welcomed more detail, particularly concerning Bach's life, Daneff's talk was both enlightening and interesting, and was enjoyed by all. D.H.H. MUSIC STAFF CONCERT The Music Room was filled to capacity when, at 6-0 p.m. on 4th February, the Music Staff presented a lively and attractive selection of dance tunes. The pieces were chosen with a view to illustrating the development of this particular kind of music through the centuries. Mr. Waine started the programme with a slow-moving and peaceful piano solo, called "Scour Monique", by Couperin—a violent contrast with what was to follow. Two Sonatas, by Scarlatti, for two pianos, played by Mr. Waine and Mr. Wicks, were followed by three tunes for violin, with Mr. Stevens—"Admiral's Galliard", arranged by 'Moffat; "Siciliano" and "Rigaudon", by Kreisler; and "Sicilienne", by Paradis. The double-stopping, contrast, and sprightliness in these pieces could not fail to arouse the imagination. The audience was well satisfied by both "Fetes", for two pianos, by Debussy, and the two violin pieces, "Piece en forme d'Habanera", by Ravel, and "Nos. 1 and 3 of Four Romantic Pieces", by Dvorak. Some very characteristic tunes by Chopin, "Three Mazurkas" and "Polonaise in A flat", were played as piano solos by Mr. Waine. The two pianos rounded off an extremely pleasant concert in fine style, with three pieces which proved very popular. A selection from "The Blue Danube" transported everyone on to some romantic Viennese verandah; Jamaican Rumba, by Arthur Benjamin, did not quite come up to expectations, seeming rather aimless; but "Country Gardens", by P. A. Grainger, which, by demand, was played twice, greatly attracted the audience, and remained in everybody's mind as the highlight of the evening. D. J.W. 30

ART NOTES In this year's 55th Exhibition of School Art by the Royal Drawing Society of London, showing now at the London Guildhall, awards were made to the School as follows :J. M. Grainger—Highly Commended. J. M. Graham—Highly Commended. G. B. Hudson—Highly Commended. R. M. Johnson—Book Prize Certificate, R.D.S. K. M. Ratcliffe—Highly Commended. E. W. Stead—Highly Commended. P. Stead—Highly Commended.

The Exhibition is remarkable for the great variety of work to be seen, variety in both subject and technique, from the highly imaginative wanderings of the eight year old, to the more laboured representational work of the adolescent. The outstanding exhibit is without a doubt "The building of a Cathedral" by D. F. Clayton, of Rugby School.

A.G.C.

THE SCIENCE SOCIETY Four meetings were held this term, the first on 21st January. As usual, for the first meeting a film show was held. The first film, entitled "Valley of the Tennessee", showed how through the ignorance of the first pioneers, soil erosion was aggravated and many of the inhabitants were reduced to homelessness or poverty. Great dams have been built, new methods of farming tried out, co-operative use of machinery has been developed, and we were shown how a gigantic piece of national planning has become an unquestioned success in practice. The second film was called "Transatlantic Airport", and showed how the airport at Prestwick, Scotland, became a meeting-point of world air mutes during the war. The last film, entitled "Life on the Western Marshes", showed the measures taken by "Ducks Unlimited" to protect North America's wild ducks and geese from the dangers which threaten them in their breeding grounds among the Western Marshes of Canada. The film also dealt with the preservation of moose, beaver, musquash, the Canadian goose and cedar waxwing. This last film was voted the best, and "The Valley of the Tennessee" the next best. Mr. Robinson was in the chair. The next meeting was held on Saturday, 11th February, School House being responsible for the evening. Mr. Jeffs was in the chair. The first lecture was given by D. Hilton on "Aspects of Astronomy". By taking us for a ride in an imaginary rocket, he described the Moon. Venus, Mercury, the Sun, Neptune and Pluto. Also he explained a theory of the formation of the planets and the asteroids. He illustrated his talk with pictures from the epidiascope. Next, J. D. Poole gave a lecture on "Television". He began by describing how the picture on the screen is composed of light and dark spots, similar to 31

a newspaper photograph, and by means of the epidiascope and a cathode ray tube he explained how a transmitting tube and a receiver work. The last lecture of the evening was given by J. M. Smithson on "Brewing". The main principle is the fermentation of sugar by yeast to produce alcohol, carbon dioxide, and a small amount of subsidiary products. Smithson described in detail how this was done from barley. As beer is 913/4 water, the quality of the water plays a large part. The next meeting was held on 4th March, when P. Jenkins gave a lecture on "Explosives". He divided his lecture into five parts : (1) the classification of explosives, (2) the history of explosives, (3) their development from coal, cellulose, fats and oils, (4) the structure of the shell and cartridge, and (5) substances allied to explosives. For the first part he described how the bang is caused by the liberation of energy, usually heat energy from an exothermic reaction, and he set off two specimens of gunpowder to show how the first went up at once, and would have exploded in a confined space, whilst the second just fizzled away slowly, and would have been useless as an explosive. He also set off a mixture of magnesium powder and potassium perchlorate, which ignited with a blinding flash. He went on to describe the various types of explosives. For his second section he described how the purity of gunpowder improved from the 13th century, and traced the evolution of cheddite, L.O.X. explosives, nitroglycerine, dynamite, and blasting gelatine. 'Jenkins described how from coal was manufactured coal gas, and the coal tar from which came toluene and phenol. These are purified and nitrated. Jenkins exploded some T.N.'P. tri-nitro phenol, or picric acid, with a little red lead. He next described the manufacture of gun-cotton, and burnt and exploded some. Also he described how nitro-glycerine is made. In his fourth section he described the composition of a sports cartridge, and a shell. In his fifth and last section, on allied substances to explosive reactions, he demonstrated these pyrotechnical compositions with potassium permanganate and glycerine, and red and green flares of stromlium nitrate and barium chlorate. Questions were asked at the end, and a few more explosives made on request. There was a large attendance, and Mr. Harris was in the chair. For the last meeting of term, on 18th March, four lectures were given. The first three were on "Psychology", and the last on a device for taking short exposure photographs. The first lecture was given by I. S. Berg, who spoke on the psychology advocated by Freud. Psychology is the study of the relation between the human mind and the brain. The human personality is like an ice-berg, a small part being above the surface (consciousness) and the main much larger part being below the surface (the unconscious). The purpose of psychoanalysis is to explore these unconscious elements. Freud likened the human mind to a house, decent people living in the small part of the house above ground, and disreputable folk (the unconscious) occupying 32

the lower part, a large cellar. Berg described selfish desires, the censor, a complex, mental energy or libido, and the practical usefulness of psychologists, and how Freud explained religion, art, ethics, science, etc., as brought about by instincts. S. H. Storey put forward Adler's theory. Adler was at first a disciple of Freud, but later disagreed. He differed on two main points : (1) The mind is divided into three parts and not two—the conscious; the sub-conscious, which holds the memories which can be called up at will; and the unconscious, which holds the forgotten memories. (2) Libido or mental energy. Storey explained a complex and how it is caused, and how an over compensation develops. The next lecture was given by D. J. Pratt, who described Jung's theory. Jung was at first a follower of Freud, but later disagreed with his views, and he felt Freud did not give a sufficient explanation for a nervous or mental illness. He was of the opinion that these illnesses are fundamentally caused by the failure of the mental energy, or libido, to meet some situation. Pratt mainly described the different types of classification of temperaments and finshed by describing the practical usefulness of knowing to what type one belongs. In these lectures the speakers are to be congratulated in putting a difficult subject in an amusing and interesting way. It is seldom that there is such sympathetic co-operation between speaker and audience as was shown during these talks. The last lecture of the evening was given by J. G. H. O'Donnell, who demonstrated and explained a device for taking photographs in 1/3000th of a second, and illuminating the subject at the same time. The advantage of the flash tube is that it need not be replaced for a long time. The apparatus is capable of taking 10,000 photographs and is yet light enough to be carried by hand. O'Donnell passed round photographs taken with the apparatus. Everyone was given a chance of trying the flash apparatus. Accompanied by a flash from O'Donnell's apparatus, Poole took two photographs of the audience. Mr. Robinson was in the chair.

A VISIT TO A HOSPITAL A party of 16 boys of the School Science Society visited the York City Hospital on 29th March. Our first call was on Dr. Ashwin, the radiologist. He described the discovery of X-rays, their production and uses, and explained the evolution of the X-ray tube. A modern tube is water cooled, has a revolving anode and as much as 55,000 volts is applied to it. He showed us some of the hospital's X-ray apparatus which ranged from a small portable set to a very large set incorporating a special photographic arrangement. The anxsthetic department was our next call, where Dr. Porter, the anxsthetist, explained his work. He showed us the older type of 33

equipment as well as the more modern apparatus. The latter incorporated the use of oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide, which gases were bubbled through either chloroform or ether. He explained that many patients preferred to have their anaesthetic injected into the vein rather than go through the masking procedure, the reason being their fear of suffocation. We watched the doctor mix a solution of a modern anxsthetic, pentathol, and inject it into a patient who was wheeled in, prior to his entering the operating theatre. It was remarkable to see the patient drop off to sleep in about 10 seconds. From the anaesthetic room we wended our way along the spacious, spotlessly clean corridors to the pathologist's laboratory. Here Dr. Cameron told us about the transfusion, classification and storage of blood. One of our number submitted to a blood test, the comparatively simple operation of piercing the ear lobe and taking two drops of blood, which were added each to a drop of serum. The blood group is found by seeing with which serum the blood coagulates. In the laboratory, too, we spent some time inspecting cultures of various moulds and bacteria which were being grown in an incubator. During our visit in the laboratory we went back, one by one, to the operating theatre and peeped in from the doorway. What impressed one most here was the quiet efficiency, and almost nonchalance, with which it was conducted. We went from the pathologist's laboratory to a medical ward, where Dr. Yuill gave us the history of a patient who was recovering from pneumonia, and showed us X-ray photographs of his lungs at various stages in his illness. She described vividly the battles which are fought in our bodies between the defenders, the white blood cells, and any invading bacteria. We were then conducted to a surgical ward containing patients with bone injuries, and here Dr. Marshall provided several fine examples of the surgeon's art in restoring to use broken limbs and bones. In a theatre ante-room Dr. Marshall allowed us to inspect his imposing array of surgeon's tools, ranging from drills to saws and chisels. He showed us, too, a new type of metal screw which is used to keep bones in place and mend certain types of fracture. Below the theatre is the gas bank, where the gas cylinders for the anaesthetic apparatus are kept. Here, too, we saw the air-conditioning plant. Finally, the Matron very kindly provided us with a most excellent tea, which was appreciated by all. During this time Dr. Marshall answered numerous questions. Our thanks are due to the various doctors who so kindly gave us their time and willingly explained things to us. Especial thanks are due to 'Mr. Marshall, the Medical Superintendent, for accompanying us and for arranging a most interesting and enjoyable visit which will be long remembered. 34

VISIT TO PARIS Few boys can have packed more new experiences into the first week of the Easter holiday than the thirty-one boys who went to Paris. They were across the Channel before many of their friends at school had reached their homes; and when they returned a week later they felt they had been away for months, and their minds were filled with memories of France. Most had never been abroad before, while some did not even know their London. Yet the boy who stepped round the corner at Victoria for his first glimpse of the Underground was soon at home in the Paris Metro; and he was better acquainted with Notre Dame than with Westminster Abbey. The programme was a strenuous one, as the diary of the visit will show. TUESDAY, 5TH APRIL. Excitement at the very start. An urgent call from British Railways brings the party rushing to the station; it had been booked on an earlier train than expected. All goes well. since the train leaves late; but there is another change of plan at Victoria. There are strikes at Dieppe and we are diverted via Folkestone-Boulogne. We are initiated into the vicissitudes of foreign travel and are no longer surprised when "Boulogne" turns out to be Calais Maritime. After some delay we find our arrival is not unexpected and the journey to Paris proceeds smoothly. We notice the strangeness of the landscape, the many derelict factories, and the want of paint. Some boys try to calculate the speed of the train with watch and map. Mr. Le Tocq points out the abundance of mistletoe on the trees. (Mr. Craven, ignorant townsman, had taken it for crows' nests.) We arrive at our hotel in the evening, eat a welcome meal, and settle down for the night. The journey has taken about 17 hours. WEDNESDAY. In the morning by Metro to the Eiffel Tower for a general view of Paris. In the afternoon we explore the Ile de la Cite, the Sainte-Chapelle and Notre Dame. We climb the towers and see the huge bell, "Marie Therese". It is still swung by human agency, by men driving four great pedals while clinging perilously to a horizontal bar. Cinema in the evening. THURSDAY. To the Louvre. All too brief a visit for many of the boys. Some prefer the copy of "Mona Lisa" to the original. One youngster thinks she "looks as though she has just pulled a fast one". We are joined at lunch by Oldroyd's pen-friend from Rouen, with his father and brother. In the afternoon to the 'Manufacture des Gobelins to see the craftsmen at work on their looms, making Gobelins, Beauvais. and La Savonnerie tapestries. They weave about a square metre of this beautiful work in the course of a year. FRIDAY. An excursion by coach to Fontainebleau provides a welcome rest for tired feet. We pass the aerodrome at Orly, and 35

the artists' studios at Barbizon, and are shown the spot where "The Angelus" was painted. Then to a beauty-spot in the forest, the Chaos d' Aspremont, where most boys would be content to remain for the rest of the day chasing lizards among the rocks. We visit the magnificent Palace after lunch, admire the Gobelins tapestries in their proper setting, then sit in the sun watching the huge carp in the pond. To the cinema in the evening, where we hear the Marx brothers wisecracking in French ! SATURDAY. We devote the morning to shopping. In the afternoon a strenuous round of visits : the Pantheon, the Jardin du Luxembourg, and Les Invalides. SUNDAY. Holy Communion at the Embassy Church, filled to overflowing. A hasty breakfast in a nearby cafe before keeping our appointment at the Chamber of Deputies at 10 a.m. We are shown the Chamber, the Lobbies, the study and apartments of the Speaker. A very interesting visit, and the boys fire questions at the guide. We spend the afternoon in the Bois de Boulogne. Some go rowing on the lake. MONDAY. By coach to Versailles via the Renault works, Sevres, ire the and the racing stud of M. Boussac. We visit the Palace, adm formal French gardens, but have no time to see the Trianon. We spend the afternoon down the river in a "bateau-mouche". A cinema show again in the evening. TUESDAY. We return home via Dieppe-Newhaven. A very rough crossing amid unforgettable scenes of misery. Mr. Le Tocq and Wheatley are flung headlong by a breaking wave, and several passengers are injured. We are glad to disembark and pursue our way home. We arrive in York in the small hours of the morning. So we spent our eight days' holiday. And any time during that period you might have seen us moving along the boulevards, Mr. Craven up in front with his map, Mr. Le Tocq's tall figure serenely dominating the main body, and those active sheepdogs, Osborne and Cobham, barking at the heels of the laggards behind. It was, on the whole, a manageable flock. The sensible behaviour of all the party and the sense of responsibility of the older members helped the visit to run very smoothly. The party, however, was particularly indebted to Mr. Le Tocq, whose careful staff work and wise guidance assured from the beginning the success of the holiday. We were fortunate, too, in finding a comfortable hotel and an excellent restaurant, with an understanding and good-humoured "garcon". Besides providing an enjoyable holiday, the visit was of undoubted educational value. 'Some were eager to air their French, while others were perhaps rather slow to do so. But all were bound to make some additions to their "passive", if not to their "active", vocabulary. And 36

then to absorb the sights and sounds of a foreign city, to break the ice of insularity and take one's first steps in foreign travel is always an education in itself. One boy is reported to have said he had discovered that monitors are, after all, human. Perhaps that alone was worth going all the way to Paris to learn. Below we give some brief impressions by boys who were of the party. FONTAINEBLEAU We set off on our trip to Fontainebleau at 10 o'clock on a beautiful morning. Our first stop was at the little village of Barbizon. The guide, who had travelled with us in the 'bus, informed us, in tones reminiscent of Mr. Max Bacon, that this was the birthplace of the famous Barbizon school of painters. We visited the little grocer's shop where such artists as Corot, Rousseau, and Millet had decorated, with their paintings, even the panels on the cupboard doors. We moved on through the vast Forest of Fontainebleau, and after lunching in the town, went to visit the Palace. Of all the many beautiful buildings we had visited, none could compare with its magnificence and its splendour. It is, of course, in an excellent state of preservation, and everything is lavish to an extreme. We were fortunate in having a guide with an amazing wealth of knowledge about the Palace, and as we passed from room to room, it was astonishing to listen to his flow of information on everything from clocks to carpets. Each room in the huge palace is devoted to some particular royal personage, and is richly decorated with the various furnishings of his or her period. In addition, the monograms of the owners of the room are to be found worked into the motifs on the woodwork, carpets, and tapestries. Every room has the air of being lived in, and, indeed, it would have caused little surprise had, say, Napoleon been sitting at the Abdication Table surrounded by his generals. I cannot use adequate superlatives to describe the magnificent furnishings and their craftsmanship. The colouring of the beautiful hand-worked tapestries and carpets would put Hollywood's "glorious technicolor" in the shade. Every ceiling is different, and is always a little more magnificent than the last. Each is devoted to one of the Roman deities and is accordingly decorated with symbolic paintings. The woodwork is some of the finest of its kind, and serves as yet another proof that the craftsmanship in this age of mass production can never even compare with that of our predecessors. I shall always treasure the memory of that day, when I travelled back through the centuries to the lavishness that was, and is, the Palace of Fontainebleau. D. J. HILTON. 37

THE EIFFEL TOWER The Eiffel Tower is 300 metres or 892 feet high. If you wish to have a quick glance at Paris, the best thing to do it to take a pair of binoculars to the top. Its construction was begun on the 28th of January, 1887. To get to the top, you have to pay 300 francs, which is about 6/-. Most of the party went up the first stage together. There are four lifts, each of which takes you up part of the way. There are four platforms, including the summit platform, on which are small shops and refreshment bars, for those who feel like having a snack or buying souvenirs. My stomach turned round and round till I reached the second stage, then I felt better. The worst experience is when you get out of one of the lifts on to the platform. There is a gap between the platform and the lift and if you looked down you could see very small human beings walking about on the ground hundreds of feet below you.. Although I cannot recommend this for people who cannot bear heights, I thought it was an experience that I will never forget. M. T. GREENWOOD. THE CHANNEL CROSSING Leaning out of the carriage window of a French train, we caught our first glimpse of Dieppe harbour. The train stopped on the quay alongside the steamer, S.S. "Worthing". Soon we were aboard, and, after stowing away our luggage, we watched the preparations for sailing. We went down to the dining saloon, and, by the time we had finished our second course, we were out of harbour. The sea became very rough, and it was not long before several of our party departed to convenient places. When we climbed on deck we were greeted by many pale faces. Our spirits were soon damped, however, when a large wave swept over the side, knocking some of us onto the deck, including one of the masters, the other being absent, for reasons best known to himself. Wet, and a little depressed, we listened to the chorus of the Salvation Army. We now realised the unpleasantness of "mal de mer", and when we reached Newhaven we were very glad to be on "terra firma" once more. R. D. WHEATLEY.

C.C.F. NOTES The C.C.F. is now operating as a complete combined service unit, with the three sections, R.N., Army and R.A.F., at full strength. The last stage in building up our newest section, the R.A.F. Section, was completed on 28th February after the satisfactory result of the Certificate "A", Part I, Examniation; 67 passed out of 89 entered.

The Recruits have continued their training under the enthusiastic leadership of Sgt. March, who has concentrated on a varied programme. In future we shall record our section activities separately, though it must be emphasised that we are still one unit and are a combined force in the fullest sense. We have even managed to produce a drill satisfactory to all three services !

THE ARMY SECTION Training this term has been confined to the Examination Syllabus. The regular N.C.O.s from the 1st Bn. The Duke of Wellington's Regiment completed their excellent course on the Bren, culminating in a shoot of the weapon on the range at Strensall. The early part of the tactical work was done mainly in the new sand-model training room in the hut, and seemed to arouse some lively discussions. Field Day was devoted entirely to training and the present Section had their first real T.E.W.T. on an interesting piece of ground on Strensall Common. This was followed by the exercise using a full platoon at battle strength. The use of a most effective new smoke generator gave the noisy scene quite a realistic touch. The Basic Section watched. The hard work put in was not in vain as there was only one failure out of the 18 who entered for the examination. The Signal Section came out in force on the Field Day and contributed largely to the success of the Recruit and Basic Exercise. We were delighted to see Mr. Harris out with the unit for his first field day. The Gun Crew have continued their training with the Regular Officer, and are to start on a larger gun next term. A 25 pounder field gun has arrived to replace the 6 pounder anti-tank gun.

R.N. SECTION During the Easter Term training was mainly in preparation for the Petty Officer and Leading Seaman Examinations in March. Of the three cadets who entered for the P.O. Examination, one, A.B. Green, was successful in the written part, and the practical test is still to come. Of the nineteen cadets who entered for the Leading Seaman Examination only four were successful; A.B.s •Gray and Poole (of whom the former has still to take the practical test) and O.S. Hilton and Murray. Though the percentage of passes was by no means inferior to that obtained by other schools, it is still far short of the standard required. The R.N. Examinations are undoubtedly difficult, but so many cadets from the School almost reached the pass mark, that it is considered that a little extra endeavour would have greatly improved the final result. 39

Towards the end of the term, eleven recruits joined the R.N. Section, bringing the total strength to thirty-six. The Field Day produced a welcome break from the usual routine. During the forenoon the 1st Whaler's Crew took the Whaler to a point half a mile beyond the Jetty, where the whole Section carried out useful boat drill and signalling practice. After an interval for lunch at Nether Poppleton, a combined operations exercise was carried out at Overton Wood, some five miles from York, upstream. The boat was then pulled back, by a series of different crews, to the Scope, and it was not until 18-15 hrs. that the Section finally dismissed at the School. Under the able leadership of A/P.O. Wilson, assisted by Leading Seaman Gibson, the R.N. Section has always maintained a high standard of discipline and smartness on parade. O.S. 'Murray is to be specially commended for the efficient way he has organised the R.N. Stores. O.S. Hilton has also been of great assistance in his capacity as Divisional Office Writer. R.A•F. SECTION The Section which now numbers over thirty cadets is affiliated to the R.A.F. Station at Linton-on-Ouse, to which several successful visits have been made for flying and ground training. Some cadets have visited the aerodrome during the holidays, and have flown in a dual-control Meteor. Future training will be based on the new C.C.F. syllabus which has been drafted by Headquarters, Reserve Command, R.A.F.

SCOUTING The recently acquired Scout Room—a one-time "Olavite den"— has been re-decorated by the Senior School patrols, and now looks most attractive. Much time and care were lavished on the work, and both Otters and Beavers are to be commended upon the successful results. Towards the end of term Otters and Beavers spent a day hiking in twos and threes in the Sheriff Hutton-Buttercrambe area. Logs were kept and some very interesting notes were handed in at the end. In the Easter holidays another day's hiking was enjoyed further afield round Hovingham. During the Christmas holidays the Group once more worked hard collecting used Christmas cards on behalf of the British Legion, and succeeded in obtaining just over double last year's quantity, an estimated total for this year of 17,000 cards. At the time of writing the results of the annual "Bob a Job" week are coming in and point to a much bigger total even than a year ago. These results, coupled with the unusually large collection of toys and books collected for the 40

Christmas Good Turn, are deserving of note. They represent the work of the Group as a whole, the joint effort of Pack and Troop, and reflect a very strong co-operative spirit and a live Group. At the same time the general standard of training is being maintained at a satisfactory level. Many of the Otter and Beaver patrols are approaching the final tests for the 1st Class badge, and five members of the Junior School Patrols have completed their 2nd Class Badge tests during the term. Eight members of the Junior School Patrols have been attending a course of six lectures on Firefighting, organised for Scouts by the York City Fire Service. At the conclusion of the course all of them passed the necessary tests for the Firefighter Badge.

SHOOTING After a rather shaky start the 1st VIII settled down to make some of its best scores since the introduction of the new "Country Life" rules in January, 1949, and out of a full programme of seven matches we managed to win four. Unfortunately there have been no 2nd VIII matches this term, as, after last term's scores, it was deemed better to concentrate on training of the 1st VIII. It is also necessary to husband our remainingMossbergs as far as possible. Four members of the 2nd VIII, however, were tried in the 1st VIII, and two were remarkably successful. In fact they retained their places and on several occasions shot better than some of the "old hands". "Country Life" conditions were again slightly altered this term— an extra five points are now awarded for a half-inch group on the snap target, bringing the possible individual score up to 90. This was universally welcomed as it gave one a much better chance of getting the "bogey" score, which we set ourselves, of 75, i.e., the score which must be attained before a shoot can be considered satisfactory. The 1st VIII was entered for the annual "Country Life" competition, and the scores in the Snap and the Landscape were quite good. H. H. Hunter's personal score of 89 was exceeded by only 2 competitors in the whole competition. In the final placing we were 18th out of over 100 entrants, the highest we have achieved since competing in Division A. 1st VIII results :St. Peter's 579—Rossall School, 575. Won. George Watson's College, 642. Lost. St. Peter's 627—King Edward's School, 628. Lost. St. Peter's 587—St. Bartholomews' Grammar School, 624. Lost. St. Peter's 627—St. Edmund's School, Cantebury, 584. Won. St. Peter's 633—Victoria College, 607. Won. St. Peter's 625—Trent College, 571. Won.

Team and averages :A. M. Baird (Capt.) (average 79.22), D. M. Findlay (81.50), P. C. Knowlson (77.80), C. W. D. Green (72.50), J. Rigg (81.20), J. R. Bird (77.60), H. H. Hunter (74.00), D. L. Hourigan (70.89). Also shot :—D. Walter, R. I. Hunt, J. R. Dwyer and D. J. Osborne.

SQUASH This term witnessed keenness throughout the School for this, the only game not dependent upon the weather. Several promising young players have sprung into prominence, and the occurrence of a fair number of School matches has raised the general keenness among senior members of the School. The Senior and Junior competitions were run in an orderly fashion, all competitors keeping well within the specified dates. Fairweather won the Senior, and M. J. Wood the Junior competition. The House Matches resulted in School House easily beating the Grove in the final, thus re-capturing the cup after a year's absence. School matches this term were played against the Staff, Cranwell, University College, Hull, and the Old Peterites. The Cranwell match deserves special mention, for it is the first Squash away match in living memory, and can be attributed to Mr. Rucklidge's vigorous efforts on behalf of the team. The School again beat the Staff in a closely contested match early in the term. J. M. Rucklidge, Esq., lost to W. H. N. Fairweather,-9-10, 6-9, 9-2, 9-7, 9-6. R. F. Harding, Esq., beat E. D. Thornton, 9-3, 9-1, 9-3. A. E. R. Dodds, Esq., beat P. T. Baker, 9-2, 9-6, 9-2. D. K. Crews, Esq., lost to B. D. Watson, 9-4, 9-3, 9-2. E. S. Jeffs, Esq., lost to A. M. Kendell, 9-4, 9-5, 9-6.

School won by 3-2. On 22nd March the School played a match against Hull University College, who were beaten rather easily. W. H. N. Fairweather beat Hull first string, 9-2, 9-6, 9-6. P. T. Baker beat Hull second string, 9-0, 9-4, 9-6. E. D. Thornton beat Hull third string, 0-9, 9-2, 6-9, 9-5, 10-9.. B. D. Watson beat Hull fourth string, 9-6, 10-8, 9-7. K. M. Ratcliff beat Hull fifth string, 9-4, 9-0, 9-3.

School won by 5-0. Then, on 25th March, the School team went to the R.A.F. College, Cranwell, where they came up against much stiffer opposition. Cranwell were unable to field all their first five strings but had their 1st, 3rd and 5th strings of their regular team playing. The School was beaten 4-1. The result might well have been different as both. Watson and Thornton were in winning positions.

Watson and Kendell playing 4th and 5th strings played first, the latter being well beaten 3-1. Watson, however, after losing the first game won the next two to lead 2-1 and was well up in points in the fourth game but could not press home the advantage, finally losing 10-9. In the last game Watson was in a similar position but again failed to win the decisive points. Fairweather and Baker, the 1st and 2nd strings, played nextFairweather had a comfortable win 3-1 to give the School their only victory. Baker was well beaten 3-1 after a hard match in which he was unlucky to break his racquet. In the last match Thornton won the first two games, 10-9, 9-5, and then lost the third game, 9-3. In the fourth game, however, the score at one point was 8-2 in Thornton's favour, but after remaining at 8-2 for several minutes, the score gradually swung in his opponent's favour, Thornton being unable to press home the commanding lead. The last game proved an easy win for the Cranwell 3rd string, so that the final score was Cranwell College 4, School 1. Cranwell first string lost to W. H. N. Fairweather, 9-0, 9-6, 10-9._ Cranwell second string beat P. T. Baker, 9-4, 2-9, 9-6, 9-7. Cranwell third string beat E. D. Thornton, 9-10, 5-9, 9-3, 10-8,. 9-5. Cranwell Fourth string beat B. D. Watson, 9-5, 6-9, 4-9, 10-9,. 9-7. Cranwell fifth string beat A. M. Kendell, 9-0, 9-4, 6-9, 9-6.

On 31st March the School played a match against an Old Peterite side organised by Oliver. The match, however, consisted of only four strings, and the School won 3-1. W. H. N. Fairweather beat J. M. Rucklidge, 9-6, 8-10, 6-9„. 9-7, 9-6. E. D. Thornton lost to D. J. Oliver, 9-4, 10-9, 10-8 B. D. Watson beat V. M. Gregory, 9-3, 9-0, 9-0,. A. M. Kendell beat R. Dobson, 9-5, 9-0, 9-4.

W. H. N. Fairweather was re-awarded his School Squash Colours for 1949-50. P. T. Baker, B. D. Watson and A. M. Kendell were awarded their School Squash Colours for 1949-50. Details of the Inter-House Squash Matches are as follows :1st Round. Manor beat the Rise, 3-0 (4th and 5th strings did

not play). Semi-finals. School House beat Manor, 5-0. Grove beat Temple, 3-0 (4th and 5th strings di& not play).

In the final School House beat the Grove 3 1. W. H. N. Fairweather beat E. D. Thornton, 3-2. -

P. T. Baker beat A. M. Kendell, 3-0. J. C. Griffiths beat M. J. Wood, 3-0. G. Elliott lost to G. R. March, 3-1. P. C. Knowlson and A. R. Royle did not play. 43

FENCING Fencing, having passed through a "Dark Ages" period, is finally crystallising into a compact group of enthusiasts. This term has witnessed the House Matches, the cup being won by Grove. The standard of fencing in these matches was far better than last year's, and augurs well for the future. There is still, however, a lack of good competent judges. Those who are chosen should realise more acutely their great responsibility. This year's beginners are blossoming out under Sgt. Major Power's tuition. They are very keen and should form a good team in the near future. The lack of School fencing matches has been noticeable this year. It is to be hoped that in the Summer Term they will be more plentiful, without, of course, interfering with the cricket. Lessons and practices during the Summer Term will be after 8-30 p.m. every day except Saturdays and Sundays. There will also be the regular weekly lesson on Sundays at 11-15 a.m. HOUSE MATCH RESULTS.

1st Round. Grove beat Temple, 3-1.

1st Semi-final. School House beat Manor, 3-2. 2nd Semi-final. Grove beat Rise, 3-2. Final. Grove beat School House, 3-0.

CHESS During the past term four School Matches were played : more were arranged but had to be abandoned owing to illness. The first match, played against Nunthorpe G.S., was lost by 5-2. The Nunthorpe team was strong and obviously well trained—they have since won the York Minor League Cup. The The second match, against Bootham, was drawn by match finished on an exciting note, Berg making a difficult mate to win his game. Against Archbishop Holgate's we won by 5-2. This was the last match played in the Christmas Term. We only played one match in the Easter Term—it was against Worksop College. The match, which we hope will become a regular fixture, was keenly fought and ended in a win, 5-1. Of the team, 'Herring (2nd board) is to be complimented on winning all four games. Season's results :—Flayed 4, Won 2, Drawn 1, Lost 1. HOUSE CHESS The draw for the Inter-House Chess Trophy was :1st Round. Grove v. Manor. Semi-finals. Grove or Manor v. Temple. Rise v. School House. 44

in the 1st round. They also The Grove beat the Manor by went on to beat Temple in the semi-final. The other semi-final was easily won by School House. The final, between Grove and School House, resulted in a 3-0 victory for School House.

ATHLETICS AND CROSS-COUNTRY In spite of many other rival activities, the standards system was again embarked upon and successfully concluded in the last 21- weeks of term. After the painful process of getting into condition had been overcome, enormous benefit was derived by scores of boys from this system, and once again the general standard and enthusiasm shown were most heartening. Since last year a few adjustments had been made in the standard times and measurements, in some cases a levelling up and in others a levelling down, but the overall effect was bound to be negligible. The Rise achieved incredible results, amassing no less than 609 standards at an average of 12.96 per boy, and thus gained a commanding lead in points before Sports Day. Individuals who excelled by gaining maximum points were :—in Set A : Goodburn (R.); in Set B : Roe (T.), Raylor (M.), Fairweather (S.H.), and Nicholson (M.); in Set C : Hawkins (R.); in Set D : Reid-Smith (R.); and in Set E : Maxwell (G.). Seven more boys failed by only one point to reach the maximum, and amongst these the Rise were again well represented. On Sports Day the only innovation was the raising of the Intermediate age limit from "Under 16' to "Under 16r. This was the result of a Games Committee meeting earlier in the year, and undoubtedly the extension of a further 6 months on to this age-group considerably relieved the strain which had previously been experienced by all Houses. The superiority of the Rise, well represented in all events, became all the more pronounced as the meeting progressed, for they gained 10 first places and almost succeeded in winning all 3 relay races. The highlight of the meeting, however, was the breaking of 3 past records. Conditions were not favourable for outstanding performances, for the wind was blustery, the track was heavy, and, although for the most part the rain held off, it was distinctly cold. All the more credit, then, must go to the 3 boys, Goodburn, Wall and De Little, who broke the records on such an afternoon, and they are to be congratulated on their fine achievements. M. G. Goodburn's 'Half-mile (Senior) in 2 mins. 9.6 secs. beat by .9 sec. the previous record set up by P. F. Ringrose in 1944, and Ringrose was the first to congratulate him. It was a solo effort entirely; there were no pace-makers, only the clock to give him 45

'guidance, and it was achieved only as the result of enthusiastic training. We look forward with keen interest to his progress in the Public Schools' Sports at the end of April. J. D. C. Wall's Long Jump (Senior) of 19 ft. I li ins. broke by 1 inch the previous record set up by J. B. Shillitoe in 1939. Again this was only achieved by continuous practice, and it is a record which he may well better next year. Lastly, R. J. De Little's Throwing of the Cricket Ball (Junior) a distance of 73 yds. 2 ft., directly into the face of the wind, was no less an achievement and was better by 1 yd. 18 in. than the previous record set up by D. Thompson in 1946. The Rise gained an overwhelming lead, being 81 points ahead of their nearest rivals, Temple House, and already it would appear that they are destined to win the Athletic Shield for at least a few more years. The meeting was brought to a close when Mrs. Kershaw kindly presented the Athletic Shield to the Captain of the Rise.

INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS, 3rd April, 1950 'Standards : Rise 200; Grove 173; Temple 172; Manor 171, School House 163. Senior Mile : 1. Goodburn (R.); 2. Ankers (T.); 3. Ratcliff (M.); 4. White (G.). Time : 4 mins. 55.7 secs. Inter Mile : 1. Gears 1(G.); 2. Lochore (R.); 3. Greenwood (M.); 4. Nicholson (M.). Time : 5 mins. 17 secs. Senior 100 Yards : 1. Kershaw (T.); 2. Roe (T.); 3. Warrington (R.); 4. Ratcliff (M.). Time 11.0 secs. Inter 100 Yards : 1. Wyatt-Gunning (R.); 2. Stead (M.); 3. Markus ,(R.); 4. Weightman (M.). Time 11.8 secs. Junior 100 Yards : 1. Harbottle (T.); 2. Oldroyd (R.); 3. Maxwell (G.); 4. R. N. Johnson (T.). Time : 12.2 secs. Senior High Jump : 1. Amos (R.); 2. Fairweather (S.H.); 3. Osborne (M.) and Oxtoby (T.). Height : 5 ft. 21 ins. Junior Long Jump : 1. Smith ,(R.); 2. Sparham (T.); 3. Oldroyd (R.); 4. R. N. Johnson (T.). Distance : 15 ft. 1 ins. Inter Half Mile : 1. Greenwood (M.); 2. Gears (G.); 3. Lochore (R.); 4. Kelsey (R.). Time : 2 mins. 26.3 secs. Senior Half Mile : 1. Goodburn (R.); 2. Ankers (T.); 3. White (G.); 4. Kendell (G.). Time : 2 mins. 9.6 secs. (Record). "Senior 220 Yards : 1. Kershaw (T.); 2. Roe (T.); 3. Warrington (R.); 4. Blincoe (G.); Time : 24.8 secs. Inter 220 Yards : 1. Wyatt-Gunning (R.); 2. Weightman (M.); 3. Markus (R.); 4. Driver (S.H.). Time : 26.6 secs. junior 220 Yards : 1. Harbottle (T.); 2. Gudgeon (R.); 3. Atkinson (T.); 4. Booth (M.). Time : 27.3 secs. Senior Long Jump : 1. Wall (R.); 2. Kershaw 1(T.); 3. Ratcliff (M.); 4. Watson (R.). Distance : 19 ft. 11 ins. (Record). Inter High Jump : 1. Jackson (S.H.); 2. Stead (M.) and Nicholson (M.); 4. Lochore (R.) and Hunter (G.). Height : 4 ft. 711 ins. Junior Cricket Ball : 1. De Little (M.); 2. Reid-Smith (R.); 3. Beachell (R.); 4. Coates ,(G.). Distance : 73 yds. 2 ft. (Record). Inter 440 Yards : 1. Nicholson (M.); 2. Hawkins (R.); 3. King (S.H.); 4. Driver (S.H.). Time : 60.8 secs. 46

Junior 440 Yards : 1. Wheatley (R.); 2. Atkinson (T.); 3. Gudgeon (R.); 4. Ford (M.). Time : 62.8 secs. Senior 440 Yards : 1. Goodburn (R.); 2. Blincoe (G.); 3. Warrington (R.); 4. Roe ,(T.). Time: 54.5 secs. Inter Long Jump : 1. Wyatt-Gunning (R.); 2. Stead (M.); 3. Hawkins (R.); 4. Driver (S.H.). Distance : 17 ft. 84 ins. Junior High Jump : 1. Walton (S.H.); 2. Firth (S.H.); 3. Reid-Smith (R.); 4. Smith (R.). Height 4 ft. 44 ins. Junior Relay (4 x 110 Yards): 1. Rise; 2. Temple; 3. Grove; 4. Manor. Time 54.8 secs. Inter Relay (110 x 440 x 220 x 110 Yards) : 1. Rise; 2. Manor; 3. Grove; 4. School House. Time : 1 min. 58.1 secs. Senior Relay (110 x 440 x 220 x 110 Yards) 1. Temple; 2. Rise; 3. Grove; 4. Manor. Time : 1 min. 44.7 secs. House Placings : 1. Rise 3164 points. 2. Temple 2354 points. 3. Manor 2224 points. 4. Grove 2044 points. 5. School House 186 points. :

CROSS-COUNTRY, 27th Nbruary, 1950 Over exactly the same course as last year, and in spite of much wishful-thinking on the part of some competitors that the event would be cancelled, the annual cross-country race was duly held in conditions which were neither too trying or exacting for the competitors, nor too perishing for the gloating spectators. The ground was heavy and wet after recent floods, but it was sunny and bright overhead. M. G. Goodburn started again as an undisputed favourite, for M. I. H. Unwin, last year's runner-up, regrettably was not fit enough to compete seriously, and the Grove were the favourites for the CrossCountry Plate. There were no surprises in store; Goodburn led the field from beginning to end, and cantered home unchallenged in the very creditable time of 23 mins. 54.6 secs., only 12 seconds outside last year's time. The Grove duly filled six of the first fourteen places, and it only remained to calculate second place and receive news of sundry stragglers. N. M. Hodd ran extremely well to share 2nd place with E. D. Thornton, as did D. H. Holmes to fill 6th place, and many others well worthy of mention. D. Fletcher regrettably stumbled and fell on the outward journey, but one or two others could not find so plausible an excuse for straggling home or failing to finish at all Result :Time : 23 mins. 54.6 secs. 1. Goodburn (R.); 2. Hodd (G.) and Thornton (G.); 4. Ankers ,(T.); 5. Wilson (G.); 6. Holmes (M.); 7. Ratcliff (M.); 8. Kendell (G.); 9. Raylor (M.); 10. Unwin (G.); 11. Hourigan (T.); 12. Simpson (R.). 47

House Placings Grove 2k 2}

Rise 1 12 16 18 19 21

School House

Manor 6 7 9 31 32 33k

Temple 4 11 13 17 26 27

Total 42

118i

171

5 8

22 23 24 29 36

RUGBY FOOTBALL, 1949—AN OMISSION 1st XV CHARACTERS We apologise to M. G. Goodburn for failing, by a very regrettable oversight, to include his name amongst the characters of last term's most successful Rugger XV. We now endeavour to make amends :* -FM. G. GOODBURN, 1948-49. Stand-off half. Played a most prominent part in the success of the three-quarter line. He is always keen and fit, and shows unbounding energy and enthusiasm. He settled very quickly to his new position and was most unselfish. His kicking still lacks power, for he is seldom properly balanced at the time, but he runs well with the ball and is developing an eye for an opening. In defence he tends to hold back and prefers to let someone else draw his opposite number, while he himself covers his own three-quarter line—a dangerous practice unless very ably supported by his own wing-forwards.

CRICKET FIXTURES, 1950 1st XI 2nd XI 'Under 18' Colts XI Wed. May 17 York C.C. ... H Durham School H s at. „ 20 Clifton C.C. ... — Wed. „ 24 1st Round Jun. Sat . „ 27 Worksop Coll. A Worksop Coll.... A Worksop Coll.... H Wed. „ 31 Durham School A Durham School H Giggleswick Sch. A Sat. June 3 Giggleswick Sch H Giggleswick Sch. A Bootham Sch. A Wed. „ 7 Sat. „ 10 Semi-finals Junio Wed. „ 14 Ampleforth Col H Ampleforth Col. A Ampleforth Col. H Sat. „ 17 1st Round Seni or House Match ... Wed. „ 21 Yorks. Gent. ... H — Sat. „ 24 Bradford G.S.... H Bradford G.S. A Bradford G.S. H Wed. „ 28 R.A.F. Linton H Bootham School H Sat. July A Leeds G.S. 1 Leeds G.S. H Wed. „ 5 Semi-finals Sem or House Matches Sat. 8 Craven Gents. H Wed. 12 Final Junior Ho use Sat. 15 Bootham School A Bootham School H Wed. Wed.

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19 Final Senior ... 28 T. H. Hobson's A XI 28} Old Peterites H 29

House Match ...

'Under 15' Colts XI Bootham Sch. House Match Worksop Coll.

House Matches

Bootham Sch. Bras G.S.

Leeds G.S. Match Pocklington School

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THE BOAT CLUB "It's over the towpath !" "Nearly normal, now." "Just below the top step." We must forgive the dear old river, however, for this rather drawn-out session of fun and games which it played with members of the Boat Club, because it finally took pity, and allowed us to settle down to a most enjoyable term of boating. Illness and injury proved more of a handicap than usual : training time was lost, and crews seemed to vary from week to week. The Grove crew, for example, at the time of the races, contained two men who had only just begun to boat, since two stalwarts were irretrievably "crocked". As usual in the Easter Term, style was just a little rough, but rthe general appearance and a great deal of enthusiasm promise well for next term. The House Races were full of excitement and colour. In the preliminary round of the Senior Division—which was rowed off a couple of days before the other races—The Grove came up against Temple. Temple were hot favourites. At the start they went ahead. At the diving board, Grove were rowing well together about half a length behind. At York City Boat House, Temple, one and a half lengths ahead, were rowing very steadily. A grating of oars against concrete made itself heard above the shouting. Temple had run into the bank. Grove pulled ahead. In spite of a noble attempt to save the situation on the part of Temple, Grove finished two lengths ahead of them. "Get Rise rattled, and then it's in the bag" was the universal advice given to the Grove crew. The Rise machine, however, refused to be in the least troubled. The Grove were ahead at the start, but they soon started to tail the Rise, about a length behind. The Rise had drawn the Railway side, and from Scarborough Bridge they drew ahead to win by a couple of lengths. The race between Manor and School House was exciting. After a poor start by Manor, School House went into the lead, and gradually pulled away until, at York City Boathouse, they were one and a half lengths ahead. Then it happened. Gibson, the Manor stroke, started taking his boat in. Slowly, but surely, the distance between the two boats lessened. All eyes were glued on Manor's bow. At every stroke it went ahead. Between the bridges, both crews were racing canvass to canvass. But School House managed to keep ahead and just won, looking very tired, by three feet. In the final, then, School House met Rise. It was a good race. At the diving board both crews were level. As they were passing York City Boathouse, however, School House became a little ragged, and Rise gradually drew ahead to win by three lengths. In the preliminary round of the Junior Division School House beat Manor—who became a little flustered—by two lengths. 49

In the semi-finals School House again rowed well and vanquished Rise. Temple, after beating a Grove scratch crew—which rowed surprisingly well—were well matched by the steady School House crew. Temple won, however, by half a length. The crews were as follows :SENIOR DIVISION.

Grove :—Whittaker, March, Newhouse, Kendell; Foy. Manor :—Hunter, Cobham, Hartley, Gibson; Humble. Rise :—James, Daneff, Hawkins, Goodburn; Haxby. School House :—Hilton, Brooks, Groves, Knowlson; Shenker. Temple :—Hourigan, Green, Calvert, Fletcher; Bird. JUNIOR DIVISION. Grove :—Everitt, Ramsden, Golightly, White; Foy. Manor :—Pallant, Weightman, Quirke, Thompson; Jackson, R. A. Rise —Powell, Simpson, Lochore, Knowles; Sharpe. School House —Rhead, Frost, Collins, Smithson; Shenker. Temple :—Dwyer, Marshall, Robinson, Bird; Bradford. :

HOCKEY, 1950 We had a disappointing Hockey Season. A year ago we won two and drew one of our four inter-school matches; and six members of that side were available again this year. So our prospects seemed good : and early practice games and the match against York H.C. (though we lost decisively after leading 1-0 at half-time) seemed to confirm the impression that we should develop into a good side. The weather, on which we depend so terribly, has been rather unkind, and we have had less hockey than in 1949. This year in our inter-school matches we lost to Bootham (1-3) and to Worksop (2-5), winning only against Ashville College. Harrogate, on our own ground (2-1). When we begin to look for reasons for this lack of success, several facts stand out clearly. Only against Ashville College had we a full side available. Baker was not playing against Bootham, nor Hodgson against Worksop and though it is not suggested that their presence would have turned the scale, we get so little practice that it is very difficult to adapt ourselves to enforced last minute changes. :

Again, Hodgson—our best forward last year—has unfortunately never been really fit this term : and though he 'has played whenever available with that determination we expect from him, he has never played as well as he did last year, and our attack has suffered accordingly. So an attack which was expected to score goals has never realised our hopes. In defence, too, a weakness began to appear. It was due to a combination of three factors. None of these factors by itself would have worried us overmuch, but added together they made a gap in 50

our defensive system. Firstly, Thompson was seldom at his best. The very success of his House XI was the real trouble here. For his House, Thompson, quite rightly, adopted a wandering role. While still nominally a left back, he was here, there and everywhere : and consequently when playing for, the School 'he found it hard to curb his nomadic tendencies. Secondly, Smith at right back was too inclined to 'be drawn out towards his opposing wing man, and the defence in the centre became somewhat disorganised and depended on Griffiths at centre-half. Griffiths was certainly correct to take the responsibility of playing centre-half on himself. But, thirdly, he was inclined to be drawn or to dribble too far upfield, and his lack of pace made a quick recovery impossible. Add these three factors together, and the cause of a gap in the middle of our defence becomes clear. All three Bootham goals came through this gap : the Ashville College goal did so : and the fourth and vital Worksop goal did the same. Hockey at St. Peter's is almost invariably handicapped by slow grounds, and a really fast ground at Worksop is always liable to disturb us badly. This is an inevitable handicap to us, and nothing can be done to alter it. This year too the Wightman field was actually flooded; and so it became difficult to get enough boys enough hockey. If therefore little is said here about School Hockey in general, it is only because the weather is responsible for a rather serious reduction in the number of games any particular boy got. But the first reason for playing any game is to enjoy it : and we hope and believe that a good many boys got a good deal of enjoyment out of their hockey this term. This seems specially true of the Second XI, who won two of their three matches, and always played as if they enjoyed the game, and some of the team, who will be with us next year, should be much more useful to the School because of this year's experience.

CHARACTERS OF THE HOCKEY XI J. C. Griffiths. Owing to his lack of speed he was always a little over-placed at centre half. But he often played very well and never failed for lack of effort, and much of his passing was very good. As a captain he took an enormous amount of trouble over all the hockey in the School; and always had his own ideas. P. T. Baker. He improved greatly as a centre forward, had pace and dash and at times shot very well. He is still inclined to let the ball go koo far off his stick when dribbling, which makes him easier to tackle than he should be. He was not fed with the through pass as often as he should have been, or he would have been more dangerous still to the other side. At times he was inclined to overdo his dribbling. A. N. C. Smith. A good hockey player and the mainstay of our defence. If he had a little more speed, and was not so easily drawn out of position by an opposing wing forward, he would be a really good full back. He has played consistently well, and the other defenders owe much to his solidity.

D. Thompson. Never quite fulfilled his last year's promise, and indeed at times he did not play as well as in 1949. He must keep his place and mark his opposing inside much more closely. Heavy grounds handicapped him, because his flick-shot in dangerous situations is very good, and is clearly more effective on a fast ground. J. B. Mortimer. A very consistent player. He marked his man well in defence, and in attack he knows how to use the cross pass from left half to inside right. Perhaps he was inclined to overdo this pass and to neglect feeding his own wing. His reverse stick work looks awkward but is very effective. N. M. Hodd. The most improved forward on the side. He worked very hard and was splendid in tackling back to help his own defence. He was better at passing to his right than to his left, and might have made more use of his own outside left. The forwards owe a lot to Hodd's untiring and unselfish work. R. M. Hodgson. He has not really been fit during the term, and missed several matches. Almost entirely owing to this, he never played up to his last year's form; and seemed to lack that extra "snap" in his play which made him such a good forward a year ago. But whether in form or out of it, he always plays "all out" for the whole time. We hope very much he will be back to his best form next year. E. D. Thornton. He worked tremendously hard at right half, marked his man well and never gave in even when he seemed to be defeated. He is curiously clumsy at times with his stick, especially when compelled to use the reverse stick shot. He is not so good in attack as in defence, but he was well worth his place in the side. G. R. A. March. He improved as an outside right with every game he played; and at the end of the season was fast becoming a really good outside right. He knows how to vary his tactics, but is inclined at times to hang on to the ball too long and to want to do a little too much "on his own". A very valuable member of the side. K. M. Ratcliff. At times he was a most dangerous attacking outside left; and his centres, when he is in form, are splendid. But he was not consistent, and wanted better passes and more of them than he usually received. He is potentially as good a hockey player as anyone on the side, but never quite realised his possibilities. A. N. Wyatt-Gunning. Except in the second half of one match he has played well in a thankless position. He times his coming out of goal well, and his kicking improved considerably. He has pluck and determination and the right temperament for a goalkeeper.

SUMMARY OF MATCHES 1st XI Home Sat., 1 1 th Feb. v. Scarborough H.C. Home Wed., 15th Feb. v. Styx H.C. Away Sat., 18th Feb. v. York H.C. Home Sat., 25th Feb. v. Phoenix H.C. Away Wed., 1st Mar. v. Bootham School. 4th Mar. v. Ashville College, Harrogate. Home Sat., Away Wed., 8th Mar. v. Worksop College. Home Sat., I I th Mar. v. Trent College. Home Sat., 18th Mar. v. Old Peterites. 52

Scratched Lost 1-8 Lost 1-6 Scratched Lost 1-3 Won 2-1 Lost 2-5 Scratched Lost 3-4

2nd XI Wed., 1st Mar. Sat., 4th Mar. Wed., 8th Mar. Sat., 1 1 th Mar.

v. Bootham School. v. Ashville College, Harrogate. v. Worksop College. v. Trent College.

Won 4-1 Won 2-0 Lost 1-6 Scratched

Away Home Away Home

INTER HOUSE HOCKEY -

1st Round Semi-final

Final

Rise v. Temple Manor v. Grove Rise v. School House Rise v. Manor

Result

Rise 4-2 Manor 2-1 Rise 1-0 Rise 2-1

1st XI MATCHES, 1950 SCHOOL v. STYX H.C. Lost, 1-8. Played at home on 15th January This match was of considerable help in getting the School team together. The defence was severely tested by a fast, experienced attack, and in the second half of the game was giving quite a good account of itself. Our forwards did not have much of the ball, perhaps because of insufficient playing back by the inside forwards. But the one goal scored by the School was a model of co-operation, and showed distinct promise. A quick pass from Baker at centre-forward gave an opening to Hodgson, who, at inside right, had moved up to just the right position to score without hesitation. Although . the defeat was heavy, it was no discredit to the School defence, considering the lack of previous playing opportunities. Thompson, at left back, played a very sound game, while among the forwards, Baker was always ready to make the most of any chance of an opening. SCHOOL v. YORK H.C. Played at Acomb on 18th February. Lost, 1-5. We were grateful to the York Club Secretary for transferring this match to the York ground as the School ground was unfit. There was a marked improvement in the School's work as a team, and at half time the score deservedly stood at 1-0 in favour of the School, Baker, at centre forward, having gone through to make a quick shot. Special mention should be made of the greater efforts of the inside forwards, particularly Hodd at inside left, to get back and help in defence. In general the forward line showed promise of developing into a useful attacking force, but opportunities were frequently lost by the failure of the wings to position themselves in anticipation of passes. On the whole the defence worked well, particularly the two full backs, Smith and Thompson, of whom the latter had the harder task. Amos, in goal, played a very good game. 53

Changes in the York forward line quickly had their effect in the second half, and in spite of one or two strong attempts by the School forwards to get through again, all the scoring was from the York side. The main criticism of the School's play was a tendency to try to keep the ball too long, when quicker and more varied passing might have enabled them to break through York's defence. SCHOOL v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL Lost, 1-3. Played away on . 1st March. In the first half the School were definitely the superior side in all departments of the game. The wing half backs, Thornton and Mortimer, playing especially well for the defence, while Hodd and March were the prominent forwards. It was from March that the School scored its only goal; gathering the ball near the Bootham twenty-five line, he cut into the circle to beat the goalkeeper with a good hard shot. The second half of the game was completely different. Bootham soon scored from a mistake by one of the School full backs. At this stage it was noticeable that the School forward line seemed to have lost its cohesion, and the defence its previous tight grip on the game. Two more goals were scored by Bootham. Both were good orthodox movements which split the School defence wide open. Smith saved the School many times by his sure hard hitting at full back. The result was a clear and well-deserved victory for Bootham. SCHOOL v. ASHVILLE COLLEGE, HARROGATE Played at home on 4th March. Won, 2-1. From the start of the game the School presed strongly, and for the first ten minutes play was in the Ashville half of the ground. But the School did not score, and a good movement, initiated by the Ashville centre half, ended with a very fine shot by their centre forward. The School, however, maintained the attack, and from two short corners Baker very nearly scored. Eventually Ratcliffe, moving in from the left wing, scored with a powerful shot. In the second half the School gradually attained complete ascendancy over the game, and it was from a hard shot by Hodgson that March managed to score from the rebound, thus making the score 2-1 in favour of the School. To all who watched it was obvious that, but for the brilliance of the Ashville goalkeeper, the School would have scored again. His was a splendid display, and his confidence and brilliant saves were admirable. The score remained at 2-1, though when the final whistle went, Ashville were beginning to press strongly once more. ,

1st XI v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Lost, 2-5. Played at Worksop on 8th March. The pitch was very good and much faster than any the team had played on previously. Consequently, they took some time to settle down. Worksop scored two goals early, but the School rallied well and equalised before half-time with goals by Fairweather and Baker : the latter also had a very good shot stopped on the goal-line by a full back. In the second half the lively Worksop forwards, supported by a very sound half back line, in which Harrison was outstanding at left half, found too many gaps in the School defence and scored three times in about a quarter of an hour. The School kept going well and March and Baker were often dangerous. Thornton played a very sound game in defence, while Griffiths worked untiringly. This was a very enjoyable game in which the School was by no means outplayed, but Worksop undoubtedly deserved their victory. SCHOOL v. OLD PETERITES Lost, 3-4. Played at home on 18th March. We were very glad to welcome an Old Peterite side, and we thank H. L. Dixon for undertaking the task of organising it. Some Old Peterites travelled very long distances in order to play. The standard of hockey in this match was good on both sides. The School forwards had the best of the game in the first half when they were showing excellent ability at quick passing. The second goal resulted from a notable movement; Baker took the ball away from the centre and passed to Hodd, inside left, who put across a pass right on to Hodgson's stick, and the latter, at inside right, lost no time in scoring. The other two goals for the School were scored by Baker and Hodd. The weakness of the School was mainly in the circle; not only did several shots go wide of the goal, but there was often a tendency to lose good shooting opportunities. For the Old Peterites Steele played an outstanding game at centre half, and Anderson and Harper on the right of the forward line were a constant menace to the School defence, which was, however, usually sound, 'Mortimer and Thompson, at left half and left full back respectively, doing very well against strong attacks. Gunning, in goal, was given a great deal to do, and played an outstanding game. It is hoped that this Old Peterite match will become a regular hockey fixture.

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL St. Olave's has been really quite fortunate this term because we have been able to carry out all the things that had been planned. Quite often the Easter Term is upset or spoilt by one or other of the 55

infectious diseases that attack small boys about this time of the year. But apart from a number of cases of 'flu, which in most cases only took boys off school for a few days, we have kept going very satisfactorily. Our "Magnum opus" for the term, as published in the School Calendar of Events, was the "Junior School Concert". When this was produced on Saturday, 4th March, the variety of items—musical and otherwise, pleased and entertained the very large audience of parents hugely. The full programme is given below, but we must mention the two little plays, "Le Docteur Choufleur et le Docteur Perlier" and the scenes from "A Midsummer Night's Dream". The first one being something of a thriller and all spoken in French, kept everybody's keen attention interpreting the very fluent dialogue amongst the actors, and the second play "brought the house down" several times at the "Yorkshire" performance of Bottom's part by R. M. Kirkus. The whole Concert was very well done, and most enjoyable, and great credit is due to the members of the Staff who took so much trouble in preparing and coaching the boys. At the close Mr. Geoffrey Staines spoke a few words in appreciation of the whole performance. Our Nature Study notes for this term are far too numerous to print in full in the "Peterite" and we must refer readers to the "Olavite" for the full record. But following usual custom, the reward given by Mr. Ping for the first Lesser Celandine was this year claimed by two boys, R. A. Field and D. R. 'Procter, who each brought a Celandine in flower from the School fields on 27th February. This was not a very early date considering the general mildness of the season. A Coltsfoot in flower was brought in on 20th February. Considerable interest was aroused 'by the capture of a live mole when the river was in flood. The mole had taken refuge on a piece of wood near the boathouse. When placed on a box of earth, the rapidity with which it disappeared from view was very remarkable. An injured heron, and a sick black-headed gull were found on the Ings during the term, but in spite of Mr. Crews' great efforts as a bird doctor, both birds died. We must refer to a few other items very briefly. During the Christmas holidays quite a number of Olavites helped the York Repertory Company in the production of "Toad of Toad Hall" by taking the parts of various small animals. They did very well. We should like to congratulate two boys who have gained good successes in their Music examinations. W. B. Hawkins, who has been taking violin lessons with 'Mr. Stevens, has passed the Grade VI examination of the Royal College of Music with Merit. M. Dobson has passed the Grade II examination in the Theory of Music. 56

Congratulations to the Spartans, who have won the House Rugger Shield this year against very keen competition. Finally we mention the Boxing Tournament held on Friday, 31st March, when no less than sixteen pairs were arranged by Sgt.-Major Power, and the rounds were keenly contested. Several of the results were so close that a bare point had to decide the winner. The programme is given below. In closing this brief account of the term we should like to refer to the Junior School Service in the School Chapel on Palm Sunday, the last Sunday of term. At this Service the Chaplain gave each boy a Palm-leaf Cross before his Address, and we feel sure the boys of the Junior School appreciated this thoughtful token of the Day. ST. OLAVE'S SCHOOL CONCERT PROGRAMME UNISON SONGS. Form JIII ... "When icicles hang by the wall" Forms JV and JVI "Cargoes" 1. R. M. Hick

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RECITATIONS.

"Incident from the French Camp" 2. R. Beckitt ... "Meg Merrilies" 3. D. Elliott, T. Carter and D. Lamb "Ed and Sid and Bernard" 4. D. C. Jackson "The Ramsbottoms" 5. B. Heap "Tommy" Piano Solo F. F. Watson Violin Solo C. J. Partridge Piano Solo M. M. Wood Violin Solo E. Turner Piano Solo M. J. Baddeley

George Dyson Martin Shaw

(Browning) (Keats) (Macduff) (Kipling)

INSTRUMENTAL ITEMS. "Prelude in F"

J. S. Bach

"Hornpipe from Water Music"

Handel

"Tarantella"

Stephen Heller

"Minuet"

Handel

"Knight Rupert"

Schumann

MASKED CHARACTERS. Introduced by D. C. Jackson. Porky Boy Hiawatha Captain Hook Little Woman ... Ghost The Devil An Olavite

M. Sykes J. Quickfall D. A. Macpherson C. Jose M. Veal G. Ridley T. Kettlewell 57

A PLAY. Form JVA presents "Le Docteur Choufleur et le Docteur Perlier." A Comedy in Three Scenes in French by Mr. J. S. Cooper. Characters in order of their appearance. P. J. Netherwood Le Docteur Choufler D. J. Oldman I nfirmiere C. J. Vyle Une jeune fille D. G. Metcalf Sa mere ... T. E. Thomas Sa tante ... R. W. Renwick Le Docteur Perlier M. Willstrop Un ivrogne D. G. Barton ler Gangster R. I. Collinson 2me Gangster 0. C. Wetherell 3me Gangster C. G. Howat 4me Gangster ... G. C. J. Kirk Funf P. M. Hewson ler Agent de Police R. V. King ... 2nd Agent de Police A. G. Quarmby Prompter and Chief Understudy .

The play, produced by Mr. K. H. Rhodes, deals with three of the doctors' patient, a young lady with a large mouth, a ganster with two bullets in his interior and a mysterious drunkard. The mouth is cured, the bullets areextracted and all who deserve it live happily ever after. SHORT INTERVAL. UNISON SONGS. Form JI Form JII

"The Tree in the Wood" "The Plough Boy"

Form JIV

"Let the Bright Seraphim"

Traditional

Shield' arr. B. Britten Handel

JUNIOR RECITATIONS "Winter and Spring" M. C. Thorpe "My Dog" D. Beresford "The Scarecrow" R. E. Crowe "Sneezles" H. C. Wright "Wander-Thirst" P. Dronfield "Tim, an Irish Terrier" F. F. Watson "England, Country of My Heart's Desire" T. Chilman ... "The West Wind" D. C. Parry

Anon. E. Lewis. M. Franklin_ A. A. MilneG. Gould W. M. Letts. E. V. Lucas. J. Masefield.

INSTRUMENTAL ITEMS Violin Solo W. B. Hawkins Piano Solo R. M. Hick

"A Pastoral" (a) (b)

Study in F. "Post Haste" 58

W. T. Hurlsto

Stephen Hel William Alw

Two SCENES FROM A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM William Shakespeare. Theseus, Duke of Athens ... A. Staines Hippolyta, His Wife ... R. Jenkinson Philostrate, Master of Revels C. Roy Quince, a Carpenter ... F. Jordan Snug, a Joiner ... R. Scales ... Bottom, a Weaver ... R. Kirkus Flute, a Bellows-mender M. Baddeley Snout, a Tinker ... W. Stubbs Starveling, a Tailor ... C. Clough Scene 1—Quince's House Scene 2—The Palace GOD SAVE THE KING. BOXING TOURNAMENT, 31st March, 1950 RESULTS. R. M. Wheeler beat P. A. Crossley. A. D. Baker beat E. M. H. Turner. D. Storey beat R. S. Smyth. G. F. Mitchell beat A. G. Hall. M. A. Kearsley beat P. B. Clayton. C. Sawdon beat P. Bellwood. P. E. Bulmer beat D. R. Holt. R. W. Peacock beat M. Elliott. M. T. Powell beat I. L. Barton. D. C. Parry beat J. R. Maxwell. M. Ruddock beat A. Mathieson. J. D. Gurney beat J. D. Morrison. A. P. Hopwood beat M. Welsh. D. A. Macpherson beat M. Willstrop. T. B. Huzzard beat J. M. Forster. R. M. Kirkus beat R. Eastwood. Judges: D. K. Crews, Esq., K. G. Chilman, Esq., J. S. Cooper, Esq., D. A. C. Blunt, Esq. Announcer: A. W. Ping, Esq. Timekeeper: J. Nix, Esq., Instructor: R.S.M., P. F. Power. J. A. Noyes, JIIIA. A. H. Sneesby, JIVB. A. H. C. Gray. A. Mathieson. M. A. Kearsley.

SALVETE VALETE

JUNIOR SCHOOL FOOTBALL The first half of the term has been taken up with practising for and playing off the Inter-House Football Shield Competition. The Spartans eventually won both the Senior and Junior events by beating the Trojans by 9 points to 3 in the Senior games and against the Trojans again by 12 goals to nil in the Junior event.

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL CROSS-COUNTRY Both a League and a Championship were run on the same lines as last year. The results, however, were very much closer. In the Leagues. Thebans, Spartans and Trojans each had five victories, so 59

on the day of the Championship it was almost impossible to predict the eventual winners of the Shield. The Junior Championship was won by Thebans, who took the lead with 8 points, Spartans being 2nd with 7 points. The Middle Championship, however, reversed the order, for Spartans won, giving them a total of 10 points, whilst Thebans could only gain 1 point for third place. It was thought that the Senior Championship would be a struggle between Spartans and Trojans. Spartans had several star runners, but they had been unexpectedly beaten in the League by the good packing of Trojans. As a matter of fact they tied—but only for second place. Thebans sprang a surprise and won convincingly. Their runners were 5th, 8th, 10th, 1 1 th, 14th, 18th, 22nd and 23rd, which shows that a good team can beat a mixture of experts and weaker brethren. Heap (Etruscans), 'Mathieson (Trojans) and Macpherson (Thebans) were unbeaten throughout the season in the Senior, Middle and Junior •events respectively. The following is a table of results :-

Seniors House. League. 1 Thebans Spartans 2 3 Trojans Etruscans 0

Champ. 3 lf 11 0

Middles League. Champ. 1 1 1 3 0 2 2 2

Juniors League. Champ. 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 1

Totatl.

12 11i 71 5

WOLF CUB NOTES After three holiday meetings we soon got into our stride and carried out the usual uproarious programme. The numbers remain at 28, and our waiting list is at last decreasing. We have been pleased to see Mr. Coulthard at some of our meetings; next term we hope to see more of him. In the course of the term one 2nd Star, three 1st Stars and 6 Badges (3 House Orderlies, 1 Collector, 1 Team Player and 1 Athlete) were gained. The Inter-Six Competition was won by Yellows, who overtook Greens in the last fortnight to finish strongly. At the last meeting of term we had a kind of treasure hunt, in which each of six had to perform 12 "Labours of Hercules" under the orders of a Scout slave-driver. This was most exciting and all four sixes finished within three minutes of each other after a fast and furious forty minutes. Our only outside activity has been a football competition. We had a bye in the first round, beat 2nd Acomb 4-1 in the second round, and lost convincingly to Southlands 0-5 in the semi-final. Southlands went on to win the Cup, and some of our team cheered them on at the final. 60 ,

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OCTOBER, 1950

EDITORIAL

No. 325

Strangers to the School, conscious of the claim of St. Peter's to be the oldest Public School in England, are apt to be surprised when they are informed that the facade of our buildings fronting on Clifton is 4 little more than a century old. That, of course, is the fact; and it is likely that six years ago, had it not been wartime, we should have marked, by some celebration, the centenary of the removal of the School, in the summer of 1844, to the present site. And at that time the building to which we transferred, erected originally for the Proprietary School, to the design of a Mr. Harper, was scarcely six years old. (In passing, it is interesting to recall that the Clifton site was a third choice. Others were explored in Trinity Gardens, the present Priory Street, and in Bearparks Garden, where the Exhibition Buildings now stand; and, but for the accident of their rejection, St. Peter's might possibly have been housed today within the City wall.) It was boasted by the Chairman of the new Proprietary School in 1838 that the building would be "the handsomest in York after the Minster", and, although the claim may be extravagant in a city so richly endowed with noble buildings, we can readily agree that our dignified front, with its impressive main door, has its place among the architectural features of York. It was, therefore, with something akin to dismay that we heard at Speech Day that the architects had reported that the familiar front elevation of the School was becoming unsafe and that some dismantling and consequent rebuilding seemed inevitable. Reconstruction in stone would cost, we were told, some £50,000 (in 1838 its building cost was £3,200, and in 1844 it was transferred to the Dean and Chapter for £4,100 !), and it is obvious that the use of more modest brick must be envisaged in any restoration. We hope sincerely that any such drastic step will be postponed as long as possible. For over a century the front of St. Peter's has been a familiar feature of York not unappreciated by its citizens, and we venture to think that its transformation into something less aesthetically satisfying would be regretted as much by the general public as by those intimately connected with the School. To all Peterites now living the original stone façade is the symbol of their School, and the image of its slender, graceful towers flanking the great door admitting to Big Hall is the recollection which most readily occurs to their minds. Extensions to the colleges of Oxford and Cambridge (for instance) have shown us that dignified and not unworthy buildings can be done in brick, but there can be no doubt that the loss of our stone front would be irreparable to Old Peterites. 1

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Editorial ... Marriages ... Commemoration, 1950 Old Peterite News Examination Results Valete and Salvetc School Officers ... House Notes •• The Oxford Cup, 1949-50 The Chapel The Choir The Library The Curia ••• British Ship Adoption Society ... Article : 'Smile, Smile, Smile' ... The Musical Society ... Royal School of Church Music ... Bach's Magnificat House Music Competition Visit of York Minster Choir Natural History Society ... C.C.F. Notes Scouting Shooting Cricket, 1950 Rowing Swimming The Junior School Frontispiece—Inspection 'March-past' •

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We know, of course, that these considerations are present in the minds of the Governing Body, with whom any decision must rest, and we are confident that they will not be stampeded into precipitate action. It is hoped that what would indeed be an evil day can be postponed for some time, and we would plead earnestly that no means of preserving the fabric as it stands, or with the least possible modification, will be neglected before commitment to a wholesale rebuilding which would be unwelcome to the people of York, and to Old Peterites nothing less than a tragedy. The disturbed international situation has had its repercussions on our Staff. Mr. A. L. R. Dodds, who was on the regular reserve of officers, was recalled to the Army in the summer holidays, and when these lines appear will have embarked for Korea. There is consolation in the thought that at the time we write the campaign has developed unexpectedly in favour of the United Nations and that the end of hostilities will not, in all probability, be long delayed. Nevertheless we sympathise with Mr. Dodds in this second interruption to his career. Although he joined us only in January last, he had already made his mark as a valuable member of the Staff, both in the classroom and on the playing field, and gained the affection of his colleagues. His wedding, hastened by the sudden eventuality, was attended by the Headmaster and many of his colleagues. We wish him happiness and a safe and speedy return to our midst. Mr. Dodds' place as modern languages master has been taken by Mr. G. H. Henderson, M.A., of St. Catherine's College, Cambridge. Other newcomers are Mr. C. E. Field, B.A., Leeds, and Miss N. Gypson, N.F.F., who join the Staff of the Junior School, and Miss Binns, who is part-time Art Mistress. We welcome them all to St. Peter's and hope that they will be happy among us.

MARRIAGES COULTHARD—WHITE. On 2nd August, 1950, at Dringhouses Church, York, Keith G. Coulthard to Margaret J. White. DODDS—JOHNSON. On 13th September, 1950, at St. Peter's Church, Harrogate, Allan Edward Russell Dodds to Mary Pattinson Johnson, twin daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Johnson, of 23 Duchy Road, Harrogate.

COMMEMORATION, 1950 (Friday, 28th July—Sunday, 30th July) Once again we were fortunate in the essential concomitant of favourable weather throughout the three days of Commemoration, and we were able to carry through all our outdoor programme without interruption. Accounts of the rowing and cricket will be found else2

where in this issue, and the purely O.P. functions, the Dinner and the Annual General Meeting of the Club, have their appropriate place in our Old Peterite News. It is, perhaps, worthy of comment that in the encounters on the river between School and O.P. crews the Old Boys had the better of the argument. In recent years the reverse has usually been the case, but since the war ended there has been a large increase in the number of Peterites at the Universities who have been able to continue their rowing career without interruption, and the tide has inevitably turned. This year the School crews were not contending merely with four men (and a cox) in a boat, but with experienced oarsmen, in practice and (in some cases) in training. The usual display by the C.C.F. Band, under Drum Major Thompson, rounded off an enjoyable afternoon's cricket on the Saturday. The ceremonial on this occasion was enlarged to include contingents of the Naval and R.A.F. sections, and the parading of all three Services for the sounding of the Retreat and the Naval Ceremony of Sunset was an impressive ending to a memorable day. Our guest at the Clifton Cinema for the Prize Distribution was the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Scarbrough, K.G., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E. There was the usual large gathering, presided over by the Dean of York, who was supported on the platform by the Lord Mayor of York and the Sheriff and members of the Governing Body. The Earl of Scarbrough, inspired, as he told us, by his recollections of the most popular speaker of his own schooldays—a gentleman who fainted at an early stage in the proceedings—placed brevity as the first essential in Speech Day addresses. But if a sound instinct warned him of the very real danger of trying the patience of a schoolboy audience too high, his long experience in public life enabled him to convey within the brief limits which he set himself a wealth of wisdom and sound precept. His emphasis on the vital importance of Freedom, Tolerance, and Honesty in the world today has indeed been underlined since by the unpleasant developments in Korea and the growing tension in the international situation. These three qualities Lord Scarbrough deemed the essence of the English character, and in the last analysis they constitute our strongest defence against the Communist ideal, which is their very negation. For his inspiring and apt address the Earl of Scarbrough was thanked by County Alderman B. Wilson, whose appreciative remarks were warmly endorsed by the audience. Once again an effective feature of the Speech Day ceremony was the address of welcome to our distinguished guest, excellently delivered by M. I. H. Unwin, as the winner of the Dean of York's prize for Latin Prose Composition, at the beginning of the proceedings. The oration is printed below, with an English translation. For the Commemoration Service on the Sunday morning the Chapel was tastefully decorated with flowers, and we must record our thanks to Mrs. Dronfield and the many ladies who assisted her. Their devoted efforts contributed much to make the Chapel worthy of the 3

occasion and added to the beauty of the Service. A memorable Commemoration address was given by the Bishop of Knaresborough, and the Service as a whole, impressive and deeply moving in its simplicity, was an enriching experience to the large congregation. The following is the programme for the three days :— FRIDAY, 28th JULY. 10 0 a.m. Cricket Match, School v. Old Peterites. 5 15 p.m. Old Peterite Club Annual Meeting. 7 30 p.m. Old Peterite Dinner. SATURDAY, 29th JULY. 11 0 a.m. Speeches and Presentation of Prizes by the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Scarbrough, K.G., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E. Afternoon. Cricket Match continued; Boat Races, School v. Old Peterites. SUNDAY, 30th JULY. 8 15 a.m. Holy Communion. 11 0 a.m. Commemoration Service and Sermon by the Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of Knaresborough.

THE HEADMASTER'S REPORT In the course of the Speech Day ceremony the Headmaster gave the customary review of the events of the year and discussed various aspects of School policy. The following is a résumé of his report. Mr. Dronfield began by commenting on the outlook for the Public Schools. Of their value to the nation there could be no doubt. It was beyond question that on the whole they had used their independence throughout the centuries to establish an unchallenged leadership in education in its widest sense. The evidence was the continued overwhelming demand for places, despite the fact that so many people were feeling the economic blizzard arising from increasing costs and decreasing capital. Indeed, the threat to the survival of the Public Schools was economic and certainly not educational. In this connection the Governors of St. Peter's were very much alive to the importance of keeping expenditure down to the minimum consistent with the highest standards of education. The recent increase of fees was regrettable but inevitable, and he could assure parents, upon whom this additional burden fell, that no Governing Body could work harder to ensure that the fees were kept within reasonable bounds. He hoped confidently that no further revision would be necessary in the foreseeable future. The Headmaster turned next to problems of accommodation. The plans for enlarging the Junior School boarding accommodation, outlined a year ago, had been carried out, and the two reconstituted Houses, Wentworth and Alcuin, were providing the boys with much more space and better amenities than had been possible before. The experiment of housing the youngest Alcuin boys in St. Olave's, under the direct charge of Miss Mason, had proved so successful that it would become a permanent feature of the organisation. Our remaining 4

difficulty in the Junior School domestic arrangements was beyond our control, since we had been unable to obtain a Icence for the necessary extension of the kitchen facilities. The staff had coped magnificently and their success could be measured by the fact that no difficulties were apparent to the boys. In the Senior School, he could report the completion of the Grove changing rooms and the provision of an additional dormitory. The whole scheme, it was hoped, would soon be completed so that the Grove would accommodate its full complement of 45 boarders. The Ante-Chapel, constructed as a shrine for the Memorial Book commemorating the Old Boys who gave their lives in the two World Wars, had been dedicated by the Archbishop of York last December at a Service which was memorable by its simplicity and dignity. In our future building we should concentrate, the Headmaster said, on the very necessary provision of more and better classroom space. Our immediate objective was the building of at least part of the projected Junior School Classroom Block. The expedient of temporary accommodation was wasteful economically, and it was quite practicable to erect the ground floor with the hope of adding the remainder at a later date. The enlargement of Big Hall into the Memorial Hall was also very much in mind. Touching on the financing of these extensions, Mr. Dronfield hoped that in due course the great majority of Old Peterites would have contributed to the Fund, which was, of course, still open. The subject of building led to the unwelcome report of the Architects that the familiar front elevation of the School might soon become unsafe and that some dismantling might be inevitable. Since the cost—some £50,000—of rebuilding the front in stone was prohibitive, we had to envisage the construction of a new front more economically, a prospect which, he feared, would come as a shock to the many to whom the existing elevation was the most familiar symbol of St. Peter's. The Headmaster prefaced his review of matters academic with a consideration of the effect of the examination age limit, which operated in this and future years. He was convinced, in common with most headmasters, that this age limit, which depended on dates of birth and in practice varied from 15 years 10 months to 16 years 10 months, was wholly undesirable, and, despite the plea that it would prevent early 100% specialisation (if schools chose to adopt that practice), operated very much to the detriment of cleverer boys. Despite the fact that hitherto age has not been a prime consideration in deciding when a boy shall take the School Certificate Examination (though we have not ignored it in our placings), 100% specialisation has never been our practice. In the VIth Form at least one third of a boy's time is devoted to non-specialist general studies with no examination in view, a system to which we attach great importance. This year, with the operation of the age limit, eighteen boys will be debarred from taking the S.C. Examination. Most of them must pass into the VIth Form 5

and be forced to continue at least three subjects to examination level in addition to their specialist studies. The regulation, as it stands, makes no difference to the progress of the average boy, but the special needs of these younger and cleverer boys seem to have been completely overlooked. In our existing curriculum (Mr. Dronfield continued) opportunity was offered in the VIth Forms, and elsewhere, for optional courses in Music, Art, Civics, and the like, which would, he believed, arouse a permanent interest in these subjects. And it was our aim at some time in a boy's career to include a course of study on the City of York and its many historical and architectural treasures, a course whic'i would inculcate in our boys something of their eventual civic responsibilities. The examination results for the past year showed successes in a wide variety of subjects, both in scholarships and in the large number of "Goods" obtained by candidates taking the Higher Certificate examination for the first time. The Headmaster deplored the fact that under the regulations governing the new General Certificate of Education it would be recorded only that a boy had passed or failed, and all marks of distinction or differentiation would be abolished. Despite this continuation of the now-popular process "levelling down", we at St. Peter's should continue to encourage the competitive spirit, since it was our task to prepare them for a competitive world, and to teach them to wear with humility the laurels of temporary success, or to face set-backs in the right spirit of determination to succeed in the future. In dealing with the problem of the impact of military service on boys' careers, Mr. Dronfield explained that he was inclined to advise the course approved by most of the Oxford and Cambridge Colleges, that military service be done between school and university; though no hard and fast rule could be laid down since the factors in individual cases varied considerably. On the question of careers in general, parents would be interested in the re-organisation of the Public Schools' Appointments Bureau with representatives of business firm; on its advisory council. There was much evidence that business firms were looking more and more for boys of eighteen who had had opportunities at school of acquiring powers of leadership and the ability to shoulder responsibi.ity. A training on broad academic line, was an excellent preparation. Lastly, before turning to out-of-school activities, the Headmaster dwelt on the continued progress and development of the Junior School. Our policy remained to make this department a separate entity under its own Staff, while at the same time ensuring by a careful co-ordination of the work that transition to the Senior School should be a social rather than educational event. The re-introduction of a small advanced form at the top of the Junior School, whence boys could pass straight into the Senior School Vth Forms, had been eminently successful. 6

In his review of events outside the classroom Mr. Dronfield mentioned the production of "Twelve Thousand", another magnificent success in the sequence of School plays, and the re-introduction, in the Easter Term, of a Junior School Concert, a most successful venture, which gave scope to a very large number of boys, who thus gained the valuable experience of learning to open their mouths in public. Similarly the popular Debating Society in the Senior School afforded an opportunity to older boys to gain confidence in public speaking and to become familiar with the details of debating procedure. It was, of course, impossible to comment on the activities of all our School Societies, but he could not pass over the flourishing Science Society, whose triennial Exhibition would be held in the Easter Term, and the Music Society, in which the enthusiasm of masters and senior boys had been infectious. Two outstanding musical events of the year had been the singing by the Choir, at the service of dedication of the Memorial Shrine, of the anthem by Alan Gray, an Old Peterite, "What are these that glow from afar" (the original manuscript, loaned by Trinity College, Cambridge, was on view in the School Library); and the singing of Bach's "Magnificat" in Chapel to mark the bicentenary of the composer's death. The general enthusiasm for music had found an outlet in the successful Inter-House Music Competition for a cu? presented by Colonel Cape. In games, the year under review had been outstandingly successful. Under the splendid leadership of the Captain, D. Walter, the Rugger XV had played its usual eight School matches and won them all. The weather had not permitted us exactly to repeat this remarkable_ achievement at Cricket, none the less the XI, enthusiastically captained by P. T. Baker, had the signal distinction of an unbeaten record in School games. The Colts XI deserved a special word of praise for their victorious season; and, if we could affirm that Cricket at St. Peter's was in a very healthy state, much credit was due to our coach, Mr. B. B. Wilson, who, coming to us eight years ago, when most of our younger masters were on active service, initiated a policy of beginning at the bottom of the School which is bearing fruit today. The flourishing condition of our Rugger and Cricket must be a source of justifiable pride and satisfaction alike to Mr. Chilman, who has done so much for the Junior School, and to Mr. Harding, our Games Master. The Headmaster turned last to the C.C.F., which plays so important a part in our School life in these troubled days. Our Cadet Force had the distinction of being one of the few in the country operating all three sections, Navy, Army and Air Force. Many of our boys took up one or another of the Services as a permanent career; and in the ordinary National Service the possession of one of the Proficiency Certificates would open the door to the Army or Air Force and ensure a boy a choice of Branch. The R.A.F. Section was still in its infancy and there had not been time for Cadets to take the Proficiency

examination; but the choice of R. A. Calvert, who has been awarded a Cadetship at Cranwell, as one of the contingent of Cadets to visit the U.S.A. and Canada, under the reciprocal visits scheme, is a matter for congratulation. There are now opportunities for the annual summer camps, and at last year's camp our contingent won the cup, presented for the first time, for an Inter-School Athletics Competition. The Annual Inspection, this year taken by Brigadier Lipscomb, had produced a first-class report. For the healthy state of the C.C.F., which provided a training and discipline not easily obtained in any other way, a great debt was owed to those masters who took voluntary commissions and readily gave their time and energies; and special thanks were owed to our O.C., Major Crews, for the constant exercise of his fertile imagination in getting the very best out of his force. The Headmaster concluded by paying a tribute to all, from the Chairman of the Governors downwards, whose ungrudging support had made possible a report which was so gratifying and which the audience received with enthusiastic acclamation. PRIZE LIST

Norman Crombie Memorial Prize Archbishop of York's Prize for Classics Dean of York's Prize for Latin Prose: VIth Form Below VIth Stephenson Greek Prize Whytehead Memorial Prizes for Divinity Senior School—VIth Form Below VIth Junior School—Senior

J. B. Mortimer J. J. Youll

M. I. H. Unwin C. K. Smith C. K. Smith

Junior

Toyne European History Prize The Headmaster's Prize for Mathematics The B.M.A. Medal for Science The Needham Prizes for Architecture

A. R. Royle E. A. M. Reid-Smith M. G. Sykes K. Brown D. N. L. Beresford A. R. Royle D. G. Hilton R. J. Gibson J. N. Ramsden A. Watson B. M. Nendick

Jack Brittain Memorial Prize for Middle School Essay Old Peterite Club Reading Prizes : Senior School—VIth Form - I. G. Cobham Below VIth - C. M. Dunn Junior School—Senior - D. J. Oldman Junior - P. L. Bellwood Modern Languages Prize D. J. Wilson Physics Prize P. Jenkins Chemistry Prize J. M. Smithson Music Prizes Senior School—Piano - P. Jenkins Instrumental (Violin) - D. P. Norwood Junior School—Piano - R. M. Hick Instrumental (Violin) - E. H. N. Turner :

Art Prizes :

Senior School Junior School -

J. G. H. O'Donnell R. M. Hick J. N. Russell

General Knowledge Prizes : Senior School—VIth Form Below VIth Junior School—Senior Junior Junior School Games Cup Hobbies Cup Fernie Cup Work Cup -

- J. C. Griffiths R. D. Wheatley A. G. Quarmby P. L. Bellwood Spartans R. A. Calvert The Rise Temple

SCHOOL CERTIFICATE PRIZES English French German History Art Physics and Chemistry Elementary Mathematics Additional Mathematics Latin Greek Geography General Science -

(1949) R. D. Palframan - S. H. Storey - M. B. Markus - M. B. Markus - P. K. Masser - D. A. Haxby - D. A. Haxby - J. J. Youll - J. J. Youll - J. J. Youll - R. E. Underwood - R. E. Underwood

FORM PRIZES (1949-1950) Senior School IVA. IVB. Shell A. Shell B.

- B. M. Nendick D. J. Bird & D. Haw R. N. Johnson - P. G. Brooke -

Junior School J.VI. J.VA. J.VB. J.IVA. J.IVB. J.IIIA. J.IIIB. J.II. 11. T.I.

- D. M. Walker - P. G. Netherwood - B. A. Heap - C. W. Jose M. G. Sykes - G. F. Mitchell - R. R. Baldwin - H. C. Wright A. D. Best -

LATIN ADDRESS GIVEN AT ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 29th JULY, 1950 By M. I. H. UNWIN (Winner of the Dean of York's Prize for Latin Prose Composition) ORATIO AD CONCILIUM SCHOLAE SANCTI PETRI ANTE DIEM QUARTUM KALENDAS AUGUSTAS MDCCCCL

Salvete omnes. Credo equidem omnibus volentibus fore si, quoad ejus facere possum, virum saluto praeclarissimum, nobilissimum comitem hujus regni Scarburianum, et tibi gratias ago quod inter tot et tanta negotia nostro concilio adesse voluisti. Mihi autem quid de te et tuis amplissimis honoribus dicendum sit reputanti vehementissime occurrit quantae me circumsistant difficultates. Quid prodest apud hos bene scientes tua maxima in civitatem merita per seriem recitare? Quis enim ignorat te ab ipsis civibus nostris inter Senatores electum et in publicis consiliis et in rebus administrandis summam laudem meruisse? Nec non in ultimis Indis, quae gens olim nostri imperii florentissima pars quasi gemma splendidissima in corona regia fulgebat, nunc autem, vindicata libertate, splendore illo suis ipsius dissemsionibus paullum contaminato, suas res populariter administrare discit—nonne tu, inquam, procurator urbis inter maximas Indorum delectus ita te gessisti ut rex poster te summis honoribus dignari vellet, haud ignarus, credo, quantum debere tur tibi et tui similibus quod populum ilium, barbarum olim et artium bonarum omnino expertem, exemplis honestis erudivissetis et per imperium vestrum mite et prudens artem rerum liberaliter administrandi praecepissetis. Quid dicam de tua militari virtute ac peritia? Ne omnino praetermittam, mentionem facere velim te in priore bello adversus Germanos gesto turmis equitum praefectus mira fortitudine in Gallia propugnavisse, vectum scilicet equo et non, ut nunc, cum homines, illud Varronianum* imitati, equites vocare solent quod equum non habent, machina quadam fuliginosa atque oleum redolenti in hostem illatum. Neque in secundo bello patriae defuisti, quippe qui, jam rude donatus, evocatus ad munera belli te promptissimum praeberes. Sed fugaces labuntur anni. Tibi nobilitato et in alium locum translato non eadem munera. Nunc ut in nostro comitatu omnia prospere curentur totum animum intendis. Omnis quidem regio, cujus caput est urbs nostra Eboracum (dico enim), ut illa Gallia Caesariana, in tres partes divisa est, quibus homines, mira etymologia usi, nomen `cursibus' indiderunt. Quod ei quae ad solis occasum spectat tu, ut legatus regis et custos rotulorum, praefectus es, nihil felicius, nihil nobis beneficentius fieri potuit. Omnibus enim nota est diligentia tua, probati mores, ingenium ac prudentia experta. Unde originem ducis, ibi amor tuus et studium. * `lucus a non lucendo'.

Quod si propter tanta et talia beneficia summis laudibus oneratus es, certe non est fortunae tuae. Hodie enim plurimum valet illud Juvenalis, 'Stemmata quid faciunt . . 2f Immo nostra aetas hominis vulgaris saeculum haud absurde appellata est. Plus quidem incommodi habet quod illustrissimo loco ortus originem ducis a majoribus qui trecentos ferme annos inter nobilissimos et Britannorum et Hibernorum ordines ascripti sunt. Tu vero in nullum opificum collegium ascitus es; nunquam, credo, laboravisti vel in metallis vel in domibus aedificandis (nam quod inter eos sensu speculativo artem aedificandi edoctos summum honorem attigisti nihil fortasse ad rem) : non tu, inquam, ut nobilissimo patre natus idcirco honorem ab aequalibus nostris facile expectares. Res quidem multo alia est. Fortunae tuae, titulis, tot majorum imaginibus fortiter obsistere, superare vulgi suspiciones, quibus injuria est sanguine longo censeri, `hoc opus, hic labor est4 Ut omnes cives, et praecipue Eboracensei nostri, te laudent, ament, extollant, nonne propter tuos ipsius mores et ingenium singulare effecisti? Sed ne te et hos audientes taedeat eloquendi finem facio. Hoc solum addiderim, me magnopere gaudere quod mihi adhuc juveni et quasi in ipso limine vitae stanti te virum jam operibus et spatio temporis probatum meis sententiis ornare licuit. Te igitur alumnum illius collegii Etonae, praeclarissimae, ut constat, inter scholas nostras, ego pro hac Schola Sancti Petri Eboracensi, consensu omnium facile antiquissima, nunc saluto. Fama est ducem insignissimum Britannicum Gallorum dictatorem, Napoleonem dico, proelio vincere Etoniensibus campis edoctum esse; nobis quoque gloriari licet quod in campis Petranis didicit alumnus noster et ab Australianis et (horresco referens) Indis Occidentalibus in certamine pilae fuste verberandae superari. Sed haec fortasse jocosiora quam quae perorationi conveniant. Nos quidem non sine gloria ac laude hominum profecimus, dum per longa simos honores saecula super antiquas vias ingredimur; tuos cum amplis et maxima in rempublicam merita contemplamur, quis dubitare potest quin sempiterna sit laude atque in perpetuum floreat Etona. A TRANSLATION OF THE SPEECH I feel that I shall have the approval of all of you, if I welcome our distinguished guest, the Right Honourable the Earl of Scarbrough, and convey to him, as far as I am able, our thanks for consenting to come to us today, despite the many important calls on his time. When, however, I reflect on what should be said of one of such high distinction, I am very conscious of the difficulties which beset me. Before an audience familiar with your great services to our country, f Juvenal, Satires viii, I. $ V ergil, Aeneid VI.

there would seem little need to dilate on them in detail. All here arc aware of your record as a Member of Parliament (elected indeed by our own citizens of York) and of your achievements both in the debates of our legislature and in administrative office. Again in distant India, a country once a most flourishing part of our empire and described indeed as the brightest jewel of the crown, though now, the brightness a little tarnished perhaps by dissension, it has claimed its independence and is learning to administer its own affairs democratically—in India, as the Governor of one of its most important cities [Bombay] your services were such as to earn high honour from His Majesty the King, understanding as he does, the great debt owed to you and those like you, who by their honourable example have educated a people once barbarous and ignorant of the arts of civilization, and taught them, by their own benevolent and prudent rule, the principles of democratic government. I should, perhaps, touch briefly on your military career and your prowess in arms, and recall that in the first world war you fought valiantly in France as a cavalry officer—mounted, one imagines, on a horse, and not, as in these days when, on the principle of lucus a non lucendo, we call them cavalry because they haven't a horse, transported into battle by a grimy mechanical contrivance stinking of oil. Nor in the second war did you fail your country. Called from retirement you readily shouldered again the burden of military service. But inevitably the years slip by. Now that you have succeeded to your title and have been translated to 'another place', the sphere of your activities is changed. Today your energies are devoted to the welfare of our own county. That region, of which our city of York is (I dare to say it) the capital, is divided, like all Gaul in the days of Caesar, into three parts, which, by a curious nomenclature, are styled `Ridings'. That His Majesty has been pleased to appoint you Lord Lieutenant and Keeper of the Rolls of the West Riding is our great good fortune. For all of us know well your devotion to your responsibilities, your high character, and your proven wisdom and foresight. We know that your affections and your enthusiasm are for your own county. And I would suggest that, if your great services have been rewarded with high honours, this is in no way due to the accident of your exalted birth. Today there is especial force in the words of the poet Juvenal, .' Aptly indeed has our age been `Of what avail is a family tree. called the Day of the Common Man. Your high rank and ancestors who have been for some three hundred years of the peerages of England and Ireland must be something of a handicap. You are a member of no trades union; you have worked in no mine; you have laid no brick; and that you have attained the highest distinction among those who practise the mason's craft in a speculative sense is nothing to the purpose. From the men of today you cannot, I suggest, command honour merely because you are your father's son. The boot, .

indeed, is on the other foot. To struggle courageously against your high birth, your titles, and the portraits of your ancestors, and to overcome the suspicions of the Common Man, to whom long lineage is a personal affront, 'that you must toil and strive to do'. If you have gained the respect and honour of your fellow-countrymen and especially our people of York, it is because of your own sterling character and your own outstanding ability. But I shall weary you, Sir, and indeed my audience, and I must bring my speech to an end. I would add only this, that it is a great pleasure to me, a young man on the threshold of life, to pay my tribute to one whose work has been proved by the test of time. And so to you, a son of Eton, by common consent the most renowned of our schools, I, on behalf of St. Peter's of York, by far the oldest of all, give greeting. We are told that England's most distinguished general overthrew Napoleon and won the battle of Waterloo on the playing fields of Eton. We too can boast that on the playing fields of St. Peter's one of our number, in a contest of beating a ball with a piece of wood, against Australians and (alas) West Indians, learned— to be defeated. But I must be serious at the close of my speech. We indeed, while through the long centuries we have trodden the ancient ways, have gone forward not without glory. When, Sir, we regard your high honours and your great services to the state, can we doubt that the glory of Eton is assured and that she will flourish for all time?

OLD PETERITE NEWS THE OLD PETERITE DINNER The Annual Dinner of the Old Peterite Club was held on Friday, 28th July, at "Betty's Restaurant". After the Dinner a Presentation of a Chiming Westminster Clock was made to Lt.-Col. H. C. Scott in grateful remembrance of his thirty years' service to the Club as Hon. Secretary. The presentation was made on behalf of the Club by the Hon. Secretary (Mr. K. H. Rhodes), and Lt.-Col. Scott replied with an entertaining speech, filled with sparkling reminiscences of the "highlights" of his long period of office. The toast of the School was proposed by the Rev. H. N. Hodd and replied to by the Headmaster. The toast of the Club was proposed by Mr. E. S. Jeffs and responded to by Mr. A. B. Cooper. The following were present :— Anelay, W. P. Atkinson, J. M. Atkinson, P. S. Atkinson, R. E. A. Black, V. M. Brown, H. Beetham, S. H. Burgess, N. B.

Burgess, L. Battrick, A. Burnett, N. R. Burdass, C. U. Burdass, J. U. Bown, F. R. Blenkin, J. N. Border, A. P. 13

Chadwick, F. J. Carlill, F. Chantry, W. Clegg, M. T. Crombie, G. N. P. Crews, D. K. Cooper, A. B. Daniel, I.

Dodd, R. E. Dixon, H. L. Dean, J. Dook, J. McL. Dee, C. C. Emmett, R. G. Easten, J. A. Fairweather, C. C. Frank, C. Garth, R. M. Gray, R. V. C. Grindrod, C. 0. Goode, C. D. Grove-Stephensen, J. C. Gossop, E. R. Harrison, N. B. Hudson, C. K. Hutchinson, R. L. Huntley, W. G. Harding, R. F. Hardisty, D. Hillyard, E. J. Hillyard, F. H. Hearfield, J. Harper, K. R. G. Hannon, J. A. Hodd, H. N. Hanson, J. A.

Harnby, F. B. S. Jeffs, E. S. Knowlson, D. W. Lewis, T. J. Leigh, P. V. Lee, B. Miller, R. L. McDermid, N. G. L. R. McDermid, R. T. W. Matthews, P. G. Newdick, F. N. Norwood, D. Oxtoby, G. H. Parker, R. Pattinson, J. L. Penty, J. R. Powell, W. W. Ping, A. W. Rayson, J. C. M. Rumfitt, D. T. Roy, M. T. Robson, H. C. Rhodes, K. H. Ringrose, P. F. Rucklidge, J. M. Saville, J. Sykes, P. H. Sykes, P. R.

Smith, G. D. Stuart, J. E. Sedman, F. P. Scott, H. C. Shepherd. C. S. Stanley, R. M. Stanley, J. D. Smith, G. W. Short, A. A. Sheriff, E. Simpson, J. L. Steele, P. M. Stratton, W. A. Tate, D. H. Thompson, D. W. Troop, J. G. Whitelock, P. R. Watson, R. D. Wright, A. T. H. Wilson, K. W. Walter, D. Wade, P. T. Wilson, D. Watson, A. Whitehead, J. A. The Headmaster. The Head of the School (J. B. Mortimer)

THE OLD PETERITE CLUB The 59th Annual General Meeting of the Old Peterite Club was held at the School on Friday, 28th July. A motion that retiring members of the Committee should not be eligible for re-election until a period of one year had elapsed was fully debated and eventually rejected. Brigadier C. C. Fairweather was elected a Vice-President of the Club. The Rev. H. N. Hodd and P. F. Ringrose were elected to the Committee in the place of Brigadier C. C. Fairweather and D. Norwood, who retired in rotation. The suggestion that the Club should be represented on the Governing Body was discussed at length and a resolution to this effect was carried nem. con. The Headmaster undertook to convey the terms of this resolution to the Governors as soon as possible. The institution of an alternative Old Peterite tie, more suitable for wear with a dark suit, was discussed and approved by the Meeting. The accounts of the previous year were submitted and approved.

THE OLD PETERITE LONDON DINNER As announced in our last issue the London Dinner will be held on Wednesday, 8th November, at Brown's Hotel. Information may be obtained from A. B. Cooper, 137 Longland Drive, Totteridge, London, N.20. 14

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In the course of the summer holidays H. B. Greenwood (Day Boy, 1908-14) visited the School after a prolonged absence from England. For some 25 years he has lived in California. His address is 372 San Salvador St., San Jose, 12, California. * * * G. F. Tendall, well remembered by many O.P.s as a notable master at the School, is living at the Villa Marie Francois, 5 rue du Lac, Cannes, A.M., France. He acts as organist at the English Church, and Mrs. Tendall sings in the choir. This news we have gleaned from J. B. Gedge, who called on Mr. and Mrs. Tendall in the course of a holiday on the Riviera. We are asked to convey an invitation from Mr. and Mrs. Tendall to any O.P.s who may be in or near Cannes to stay with them for a few nights 'if due notice is given'. They send greetings to O.P. friends, from whom they would welcome letters. In a recent letter Mr. Tendall expresses his appreciation of "The Peterite" and congratulates "all who contribute to make it the live and interesting publication which it is today". * * * E. A. G. Harrop (Temple, 1926-33) has been appointed Assistant Traffic Superintendent, Headquarters, Nairobi, East African Railways and Harbours. He has been associated with railways since he left School, when he joined the L.N.E.R., North Eastern Area. After service in district and headquarters offices he was selected for special training in 1939. After war service (he was a Captain in the Royal Engineers) he held an appointment with the Railways Branch, Transport Division, Germany, and was concerned with rail and inter-zonal movements in the Berlin area. At the time of his new appointment, in March this year, he was stationed at Wuppertal as Railways Branch representative. * * * We congratulate Lt.-Col. Noel Blenkin, M.O. (1901-06), on the award of the T.D.; and Captain C. J. Lynch (1933-37), 1st Dorset Regiment, on qualifying for entrance to the Staff College by the War Office Examination held in February, 1950. * * * John Saville (1914-19) appears as a Justice of the Peace for York in the list of new magistrates published on 18th September, 1950. He takes an active part in the life of the City, and is Vice-Chairman, York Executive Council, National Health Service, Chairman of York Boys' Club, and a member of the 'Merchant Adventurers' Company. * * * Major S. Anderson (1911-21) has retired after 30 years' service in the Territorial Army. For 28 years he served with No. 213 Medium Battery of the 54th Medium Brigade, York, and for the last two years commanded "P" Battery, Harrogate. On his retirement he received presentations both from the Officers and the Other Ranks of his Company, as well as from his old York Battery. 15

We congratulate G. A. Radford (1939-48), who, following his father's footsteps, is making a career on the stage, on his debut in the West End. He has a part in "Reluctant Heroes", which, at the time of writing, is playing at the Whitehall Theatre.

O.P. BADGES, TIES, ETC. We are asked to publish that the following are available at the School Shop :O.P. ties ... 5/6 O.P. squares ... ... 15/0.P. blazer badges in silver and gold ... 21/They may be obtained at the above prices, plus 3d. for postage, from Mr. A. T. Howat, at the School. OBITUARY We are sorry to record the death, in September, of J. H. Hilton Robinson (1897-99) at his home, Foulsyke, Loweswater, Cockermouth, Cumberland. He was a member of the O.P. Club and maintained an undiminished interest in the School. We regret very much the severance of another link with nineteenth century Peterites. SILVER WEDDING We congratulate Mr. and Mrs. D. Norwood (School House, 1909-18) on the celebration of their Silver Wedding on 15th August. They were married 25 years ago at Kirk Michael, I.O.M. ENGAGEMENTS The engagement is announced between Richard Guy, only son of 'Mr. and Mrs. F. Bryan Crowther, of The Knowles, Fixby, Huddersfield, and Ann, youngest daughter of 'Mr. and Mrs. Leslie H. Stott, of Parkleigh, Queen's Road, Oldham. [School House, 1942-46.] The engagement is announced of Trevor, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Middleton, of Graham Park Road, Gosforth, and Anne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Waugh, of Westfield Drive, Gosforth. [School House, 1940-44.] MARRIAGES BUCKLER—NORTHCOTT. On 26th August, at Emmanuel Church, Plymouth, Lieut. Frederic Noel Buckler, R.N., to Constance Mary Northcott. [School House, 1930-42.] JAQUES—WILSON. On 1st August, 1950, at St. Columba's Church of Scotland, Knightsbridge, by the Rev. R. F. V. Scott, D.D., Stanley H. Jaques, of Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancs., and of Manila, Philippines, to Sarah (Sadie) Wilson, of Dromara, County Down, Ireland, Member of H.'M. Foreign Service. [School House, 1928-36.] 16

NORWOOD—WHITTELL. On 17th August, Michael Norwood, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Norwood, to Marjorie Whittell. [School House, 1937-44.] SMITH—DUCK. On 27th May, at St. Stephen's Church, Acomb, York, G. Dennis Smith to Margaret Duck. [The Rise, 1935-42.] BIRTHS TOMPKINS.—On 17th July, at the Alexandra Nursing Home, Plymouth, to Gabrielle (nee Trinkler), wife of Douglas Tompkins, a daughter (Marion). [1940-41.] WRIGHT.—On 24th September, at the Purey Cust Nursing Home, York, to Patricia (nee Bellerby), wife of Alan T. H. Wright, a son (Richard Michael Alan). [1932-38.] OXFORD LU1 1 bR (We regret that at the time of going to press no corresponding communication has been received from Cambridge.) OXFORD. October, 1950. Dear Sirs, It is always a little difficult at the end of a long, and possibly chequered, summer vacation to recapture something of the spirit of the Oxford Trinity Term. At any time it would be almost impossible to describe adequately the atmosphere of unhurried, open-air enjoyment, mingled, for some unfortunates, with a brief period of sharp anxiety in the Examination Schools; but now, at the start of a new and very different term, the task appears unapproachable. The character of versity seems to have changed whilst we have been of the whole Uni away, as if it had put on some thin grey cloak as protection from the rigours of the winter ahead. The Cherwell looks cold and rather sad beneath the rain, and only a nest of empty, neglected-looking punts, lying behind Magdalen, serve to remind us that, not so very long ago, the same river was thronged with carefree people bent on wasting yet another day. The photographers' windows still display groups of weary but very happy revellers on their way home after one of the many Commem. Balls; but it is somehow hard to believe that it was in this same city, and less than four months ago, that we danced till 6 a.m. However, the winter terms are not without their lighter side (even if the next Eights Week is not until May, '51) and there is a purposeful expression in the eyes of the solid-looking individuals in rugger kit, who have replaced their quieter colleagues in white flannels. Before we present the meagre facts which we have succeeded in extracting from some of the O.P.s who were in residence here last term, may we offer two rather more reliable pieces of information which may be of interest to some of the Oxford O.P.s? 17

First, despite the gloomy announcement appearing above the impressive array of initials, N.G.L.R.McD., in the October, '49, issue of "The Peterite", it is now possible to obtain Oxford O.P. ties and squares from Walters, 10 The Turl, Oxford. These are the genuine article—gold keys on an Oxford blue ground. Second, it is proposed to hold an Oxford O.P. Dinner on Saturday, 4th November, which the Headmaster has promised to attend. If there are any past members of the School and the University who would like to attend, will they please get into touch with P. R. Sykes, at St. Edmund Hall, before 26th October. Several O.P.s have quite succeeded in avoiding or ignoring all requests for information. We presume they were with us last term. In the faint hope of shaming them into some semblance of activity, we place their names and Colleges at the head of the list :Robert Hey (New College). M. R. Waddingham (Pembroke). Geoffrey Mountain (Wycliffe Hall). Peter Robson (B.N.C.). G. C. Norris (Worcester). A little more is known of the activities of the following :J. H. Oxley-Parker (St. Edmund Hall) managed to play his recorder, learn to punt, and swim for the Dolphins despite the threat of an examination to be taken at the end of term. W. S. Samuels (Wadham) seems to have become hopelessly involved with amateur dramatics. Was seen leading a horse off the stage in a Wadham production of "Much Ado about Nothing". Peter Andrew (Keble) enjoyed what he himself described as "the easiest term I'm ever likely to have". Was frequently seen watching cricket in the parks, playing tennis on the Keble courts, and drifting lazily up and down the Cherwell. John Denison (Worcester) claims to have been working. Played a form of cricket with the Worcester Rustics C.C. and a prominent part in the Worcester Commem. Ball. Having achieved a History degree, is now going down to make soap. E. A. K. Denison (B.N.C.) also claims to have been working, and has certainly achieved a "2nd", somehow. Was Secretary of the B.N.C. Hornets C.C., an office demanding a person of almost limitless capacity—for alcohol ! Organised an exceptionally enjoyable evening for some of the Oxford O.P.s and N. W. D. Yardley. J. C. M. Rayson (B.N.C.) appears to have averaged seven hours cricket per day. Was elected a member of the Authentics at an early stage. • Cheerfully admits having done no work at all. Joined heartily in the St. Edmund Hall Commem. Ball. P. R. Sykes (St. Edmund Hall) played quite serious tennis for S.E.H. and very light-hearted cricket for the Teddy Bears C.C. Became a fair hand with a punt towards the end of term. Worked very hard on Tuesdays. 18

EXAMINATION RESULTS SCHOLARSHIPS CITY OF YORK MAJOR SCHOLARSHIP :

M. E. Kershaw (French and History).

NORTH RIDING MAJOR SCHOLARSHIP :

A. E. Royle (History and Geography).

EAST LANCASHIRE COUNTY MAJOR SCHOLARSHIP : M. I. H. Unwin (Latin and French).

HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION The following boys were awarded Certificates :UPPER VI. R. A. Calvert ("Good" in Applied Mathematics and Physics). D. Fletcher. A. M. Kendell ("Good" in Geography). M. E. Kershaw ("Good" in French). P. J. R. Mason ("Good" in Latin). P. W. V. Milburn ("Good" in French). J. B. Mortimer ("Good" in History and French). A. R. Royle ("Good" in History and Geography). E. D. Thornton ("Good" in Pure Mathematics and Physics). R. J. Townshend ("Good" in History and Geography). M. I. H. Unwin ("Good" in Latin and French). D. J. Wilson ("Good" in Geography and French). LOWER VI. J. T. Ankers ("Good" in French). P. T. Baker ("Good" in Pure Mathematics). I. S. Berg ("Good" in Physics and Chemistry). J. G. Booth ("Good" in Chemistry). J. M. Booth ("Good" in Chemistry). I. G. Cobham. G. Elliott. R. E. S. Farrar ("Good" in Pure Mathematics). D. M. Findlay. D. G. Hilton ("Good" in Pure Mathematics and Physics). D. H. Holmes. R. I. Hunt. H. Murray. J. D. Poole ("Good" in Chemistry). W. B. Powell ("Good" in French and German). D. J. Pratt ("Good" in Latin and French). E. Robinson. M. W. Senior ("Distinction" in Geography, "Good" in History). J. M. Smithson ("Good" in Chemistry). V. K. Varley ("Good" in Applied Mathematics).

VA.

Vs.

A. P. Buttrum-2 B c e F G -F I. E. G. Dixon-2 B C E G+ H i j. P. M. Duffield-2 B G I M. M. J. F. Everitt-2 B D G+ I M. D. I. Fletcher-1 B C g+ I M. T. A. Foy-2 B D e G+ I. M. T. Greenwood-3 B g+ i M. C. D. King-2 BD Ghi j. D. B. Knowles-1 B C e f G-F I. G. D. Lambert-1 B G I m. R. J. Murphy-2 B d G h+ I. P. Newton-2 B D e G+ H+ i j. G. B. Pullan-2 B D e G+ I J. H. W. J. Rigg-1 B e G+ I M. C. V. Roberts-2 BceG I. C. K. Smith-2 B E F G+ I. J. B. Weightman-1 B D e G+ H I J. J. E. B. Annequin-2 B c g o. P. J. Blincoe-3 Bdis o. F. D. Browne-2 B D I S 0. C. D. Hunter-3 B I j S o. R. H. Jackson-2 B G+ s o. M. C. M. Lochore-2 B C S 0. N. E. V. Marshall,---2 B D I S o. P. W. Newhouse-3 B I S o. J. N. Ramsden-3 B D S 0. K. M. Ratcliff-3 b D i s 0. D. E. B. Steele-2 bdiS o. P. McL. Walshaw-2 B g+ I S. B. D. Watson-2 B c I 0.

ST. PETER'S SCHOLARSHIPS, 1950 Penman (Ascham House, Gosforth, Newcastleon-Tyne). WOLSTENHOLME SCHOLARSHIP- E. Davey (St. Hugh's, Woodhall Spa). FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS-C. S. Elston (Ascham House, Gosforth, Newcastleon-Tyne). J. B. Claydon (St. Peter's School). OTHER BOARDING SCHOLARSHIPS-J. R. Jenkinson (St. Peter's Junior School). J. E. H. Quickfall (St. Peter's Junior School). HEY SCHOLARSHIP (FOR DAY Bovs)—D. M. Walker (St. Peter's Junior School).

RILEY-SMITH SCHOLARSHIP-R.

VALETE AND SALVETE VALETE (July, 1950) THE GROVE

E. D. Thornton. 1945-50. (Rise, 1945-48). School Monitor. Head of Grove.

U.VI Maths. School Cert., 1947. H.S.C., 1949 and 50. 2nd XI Cricket, 1947. 1st XI, 1948-49-50. Colours and Cap, 1948-49-50. Vice-captain, 1949-50. Played for 2nd XI Hockey, 1948. 2nd XI, 1949. 1st XI, 1950. Colours, 1950. Played for 2nd XV, 1948-49. 2nd XV, 1949-50. `A' XV, 1949-50. Played for Squash Team, 1947-48. Squash Colours, 1949-50. Secretary of Squash, 1949-50. Athletics Team, 1948. Games Committee. Founder-member of Curia. L/Sgt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". 20

A. M. Kendell. 1945-50. (St Olave's, 1943.) (Rise, 1945-48.) School Monitor. Chapel Monitor. U.VI Modern. School Cert., 1947. H.S.C., 1949 and 50. Colts XV, 1945-46-47. 2nd XV, 1947. 'A' XV, 1947. 1st XV, 1947-48-49-50. Colours, 1947-48-49-50. Cap, 1949-50. Colts XI, Cricket, 1946-47. 2nd XI Cricket, 1948-50. Colours, 1948. Played for 1st XI, 1948-49-50. Colours, 1949. Athletics Team, 1946-48. Squash Team, 1949-50. Colours, 1950. Captain of Fencing, 1948-49-50. 2nd VIII, Shooting, 1949. School Play, 1945-46-47-49. Secretary of Games Committee. Secretary of Chapel Committee. Founder-member of the Curia. School Choir. Choral Society. Library Monitor. S.S.M. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". 1st Class Shot. G. R. A. March. 1945-50. (School House, 1945-48). L.VI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1948. 2nd XV and Colours, 1948-49. Captain, 2nd XV, 1949-50. Captain, 'A' XV, 1949-50. 2nd XI Hockey, 1949. 1st XI Hockey and Colours, 1950. School Orchestra, 1946. Sgt. in the C.C.F. Cert. "A". 1st Class Shot. Prof. Badge, Sigs. Class. D. P. Norwood. 1945-50. (School House, 1945-48). Upper VI Mathematics. House Monitor. H.S.C., 1947-49. State Scholarship, 1949. Open Exhibition in Mathematics to Hertford College, Oxford, 1950. Played for Colts XV, 1947. 2nd XI Hockey and Colours, 1950. School Play, 1946-47. School Orchestra, 1946-50. Hon. Secretary of the Musical Society Committee. Founder-member of the Curia. Library Monitor. Leading Seaman in R.N. Section of C.C.F. Leading Seaman Exam. First Class Shot. Proficiency Badge. A. R. Royle. 1947-50. (School House, 1947-48). Upper VI Modern. House Monitor. H.S.C., 1949. N.R. Major Scholarship, 1950. School Tennis Team, 1950. Member of the Chapel Committee. Founder-member of the Curia. C.Q.M.S. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". M. I. H. Unwin. 1945-50. U.VI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1947. H.S.C., 1949. H.S.C. and East Lancs. County Major Scholarship, 1950. 1st XV Colours, 1949. Hon. Sec. Debating Society. Library Monitor. Editor of "The Peterite". D. J. Wilson. 1945-50. (School House, 1945-48). (Junior School, 1943). Upper VI Modern. House Monitor. S.C., 1948. H.S.C., 1949 and 50. Junior Colts, 1946. Senior Colts, 1947. 2nd XV, 1948-49. Colours, 1948. 2nd IV, 1948-49. Colours, 1948. 1st IV, 1950. 1st VIII, 1950. Captain of Boats, 1950. Debating Society Committee. Musical Society Committee. Games Committee. Founder-member of Curia. Member of School Orchestra. Library Monitor. Editor of "The Peterite". Cert. "A". P.O. i/c R.N. Section, C.C.F. 1st Class Shot. R. I. Hunt. 1945-50. (St. Olave's, 1943). (Temple, 1945-48). L.VI. School Cert., 1949. H.S.C., 1950. Shot for 1st VIII, 1948-49-50. Colours, 1948-49. School Play, 1947. Cpl. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". 1st Class Shot. P. W. Newhouse. 1947-50. (Manor, 1947-48). VC. School Cert., 1950. 4th IV Cox and 2nd IV Cox. Colours, 1949. 4th IV, 1950. Cdt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot. Signals Classification. THE MANOR P. Jenkins. 1943-50. (St. Olave's, 1941). U.VI Science. School Monitor. Head of Manor. School Cert., 1945. H.S.C., 1947. State Scholarship, 1949. North Riding Major Scholarship, 1949. Exhibition to Emanuel College, Cambridge, 1949. B.M.A. Medal for Science, 1948. Chess Team, 1946-47-48-49-50. Captain School Chess, 1947-48-49-50. York Schoolboy Chess Championship, 1948-49. 2nd VIII (Shooting), 1947-48-49-50. Shot for 1st VIII. School Play, 1946, 1949. School Orchestra, 1950. Sgt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". Classified Signaller. 1st Class Shot. R. J. Gibson. 1944-50. (St. Olave's, 1938). L.VI Science. House Monitor. School Cert., 1948. B.M.A. Medal for Science. 3rd IV, 1949. 2nd IV Colours, 1949. 1st VIII, 1949-50. 1st IV Colours, 1950. Boxing Team, 1947. School Play, 1946-47-49. Secretary of Science and Natural History 21

Societies. Member of Curia. Ldg/S. and 2nd i/c R.N. Section. Leading Seaman Exam. Cert "A". Proficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. D. J. Hartley. 1945-50. (St. Olave's, 1944). Vc. House Monitor. Junior Colts XV, 1945-46. Senior Colts XV, 1946-47-48. 2nd XV, 1948-49. Colours, 1948-49. 'A' XV, 1948-49. 1st XV, 1949-50. Colours, 1949-50. 4th IV, 1948-49. 2nd VIII, 1948-49. 2nd IV, 1950. Colours, 1950. 1st VIII, 1950. Games Committee. Sgt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". Proficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. D. M. A. Quirke. 1945-50. (St. Olave's, 1941). Transitus. House Monitor. School Cert., 1949. Civil Service Exam. (Army), 1950. School Play, 1949. L/Sgt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". Proficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. B. D. Watson. 1945-50. Transitus. House Monitor. School Cert., 1949. 2nd XI Hockey, 1950. Colours, 1950. School Squash Team, 1949-50. Colours, 1949-50. Cdt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot. I. S. Berg. 1946-50. LVI. School Cert., 1948. H.S.C., 1950. School Chess Team, 1949-50. Science Society Committee, 1946-50. Debating Society Committee, 1949-50. Founder-member of Curia. L/Cpl. in C.C.F. Signals Classification. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot. J. G. Booth. 1946-50. LVI. School Cert., 1948. H.S.C., 1950. 2nd XI Hockey, 1949-50. Colts XI, 1948. 2nd XI Colours, 1950. A.B. in C.C.F. Cert. "A", Part I. Leading Seaman Exam. 1st Class Shot. D. H. Holmes. 1945-50. (Junior School, 1942). LVI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1949. H.S.C., 1950. A.B. in C.C.F. Cert. "A", Part I. J. G. H. O'Donnell, 1946-50 LVI. School Cert., 1949. School Play, 1947, 1949. Library Monitor. Cert., "A", Part I. A.B., 1949. Ldg/Seaman, 1949 M. R. Pallant. 1947-50. •(St. Olave's, 1943). Transitus. School Cert., 1949. Colts XV, 1949-50. School Play, 1947. Choir, 1947-49. Cdt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". Signals Classification. D. J. Pratt. 1945-50.•(St. Olave's, 1944). LVI. School Cert., 1948. H.S.C., 1950. School Play, 1947. K. M. Ratcliff. 1946-50. (St. Olave's, 1944). Vc. School Cert., 1950. Colts XV, 1947-48-49. 2nd XV, 1949-50. Colours, 1949-50. 'A' XV, 1949-50. 1st XI Hockey, 1949-50. Colours, 1949-50. Colts XI, 1947-48. Colours, 1948. 1st XI, 1949-50. Colours, 1949-50. Played for Squash Team, 1949-50. Cdt. in C.C.F. (Army Section). Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot. E. W. Stead. 1947-50. Remove. Colts XV, 1948-49-50. Colts XI, 1948-4950. 2nd XI Colours, 1950. Played for 1st XI, 1950. Chapel Committee. Cdt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A", Part I. THE RISE J. B. Mortimer. 1944-50. (St. Olave's, 1941). Head of School. Head of Rise. School Monitor. Upper VI Modern. School Cert., 1946. H.S.C., 1949 and 50. Colts XI, 1945-46-47. Colours, 1945 and 1947. Captain of Colts XI, 1947. 2nd XI, 1948. 2nd XI Colours, 1948. Played for 1st XI, 1945-48-49-50. Colours, 1949-50. Cap, 1950. 2nd XI Hockey, 1949. Colours, 1949. 1st XI, Hockey, 1949-50. Colours, 1950. 2nd XV, 1949-50. Colours, 1949-50. Captained Yorks. Public Schools' Cricket XI v. Craven Gentlemen, 1950. Played in Yorkshire Public Schools' Hockey Trial, 1950. School Tennis Team, 1949-50. Secretary of Tennis, 1949-50. School Fencing Team (Sabre), 1950. Debating Society Committee. Secretary of Debating Society. Secretary of Games Committee, 1949. Member of Games Committee, 1950. School Play, 1944, 1947. Founder-member and Chairman of the Curia. C.S.M. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". 1st Class Shot. I. U. Warrington. 1945-50. School Monitor. LVI. School Cert., 1948. 2nd XV Colours, 1949-50. 'A' XV, 1949-50. Captain, 2nd XI Hockey, 1949. Colours, 1949. 1st XI Hockey, 1948. Athletics Team, 1946-48. Founder-member of the Curia. Games Committee. Chapel Committee. 22

School Play, 1946-47-49. School Choir, 1949-50. Sgt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". 1st Class Shot. S. H. Amos. 1945-50. (St. Olave's, 1939). House Monitor. Lower VI Science. School Cert., 1948. School Fencing Team, 1948-49-50. Colours, 1948. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1950. 2nd XI Hockey, 1943-50. Colours, 1949. Captain, 1950. Science Society Committee. Natural History Society Committee. L/Sgt. in C.C.F. (Army Section). Cert. "A". 1st Class Shot. R. E. S. Farrar. 1945-50. Lower VI. House Monitor. School Cert, 1948. H.S.C., 1950. Played for Junior Colts XV, 1946. Colts XV, 1947. 2nd XV, 1949. 'A' XV, 1949. Played for Colts Cricket XI, 1947. Member of Curia. School Play, 1947. Leading Seaman in C.C.F. Cert. "A", Part I. Leading Seaman Exam. 1st Class Shot. Proficiency Badge. D. Thompson. 1945-50. (St. Olave's, 1943). Transitus. House Monitor. School Cert., 1949. Colts XI, 1946-47-48. Colours, 19'47. Played for Colts XV, 1948. 2nd XI Cricket, 1949-50. Captain and Colours, 1950. 2nd XV, 1949-50. Colours, 1949-50. Played for 2nd XI Hockey, 1948. 1st XI Hockey, 1949-50. Colours, 1949-50. School Athletics Team, 1947. 'A' XV, 1949. Played for 1st XV. School Tennis Team (1st String), 1949-50. School Play, 1947. School Choir. Drum Major of C.C.F. Band. Cert. "A". M. W. Sanderson. 1947-50 Vc. R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot. P. Waine. 1946-50. Remove. Cdt. in C.C.F. Band. Cert. "A", Part I. A. Watson. 1945-50. (St. Olave's, 1941). Transitus. School Cert., 1949. Cpl. in R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A". J. D. C. Wall. 1946-50. (Junior School, 1942). Remove. 1st XI Colours, 1950. 1st XV Colours, 1949. Cpl. (R.A.F.) in C.C.F. SCHOOL HOUSE P. T. Baker. 1945-50. Lower VI Mathematics. Head of School House. School Cert., 1947. H.S.C., 1950. Played for Colts XI, 1946-47. Capt. of Colts XI, 1947. 1st XI Colours, 1947-48-49-50. Capt. of Cricket, 1949-50. 1st XI Hockey Colours, 1948-49-50. Capt. of Hockey, 1949. s XV, 1945-46-47. Colours, 1946-47. Vice-Capt., 1950. Played for Colt 1st XV Colours, 1947-48-49-50. 1st XV Cap, 1948-49-50. ViceLeeds and District Public Schools XV. Capt. of Rugger, 1949-50. Capt. Played for Yorkshire Public Schools XV against Durham Schools and Welsh Schools, 1950. School Athletics Team, 1946-48. Squash Team nder-member of Curia. Colours, 1949-50. Fencing Team, 1950. Fou Choral Society, 1947-48. Games Committee. Cert. "A". 1st Class Shot. Sgt. in C.C.F. G. Brooks. 1946-50. Vc. House Monitor. 2nd XV Colours, 1949-50. 'A' XV, 1949-50. 3rd IV, 1950. 1st VIII, 1950. School Play, 1949. Armoury Cpl. in C.C.F. 1st Class Shot. Cert. "A" Bugle Badge. R. C. Groves. 1945-50. House Monitor. LVI. School Cert., 1948. 2nd IV. P. W. V. Milburn. 1945-50. Upper VI Modern. House Monitor. Foundation Scholarship, 1945. School Cert., 1947. H.S.C., 1949-50. Entrance Examination, Worcester College, Oxford, 1950. Foundermember of Curia. Chapel Committee. Choral Society, 1950. Colts XV, 1947-48-49. 2nd XV, 1949-50. Colours, 1949-50. 'A' XV, 1949-50. Played for Sunderland Public Schoolboys' XV, 1949-50. Ldg/Seaman in C.C.F. Cert. "A", Part I, 1947. Leading Seaman Exam., 1949. T. C. Willis. 1944-50. (St. Olave's, 1942). LVI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1947. School Boxing Team, 1947. Sec. of Magical Club. Armoury Sgt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". Proficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. W. D. Blease. 1949-50. (St. Olave's, 1945). Shell B. Cdt. in C.C.F. G. Elliott. 1945-50. L.VI. S.C., 1948. H.S.C., 1950.

P. T. Littlewood. 1944-50. Transitus. S.C., 1949. L. E. Shenker. 1947-50. Transitus. 3rd IV Cox, 1950. School Cert., 1949 Cadet in C.C.F. P. McL. Walshaw. 1947-50. (St. Olave's, 1942). Vc. School Cert., 1950. Colts XI, 1948-49-50. Captain of Colts XI, 1950. Colours, 1950. Played for Colts XV, 1949. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot. TEMPLE R. J. Townshend. 1945-50. U.VI Modern. School Monitor. Head of Temple. School Cert., 1947. H.S.C., 1949 and 50 Played for Junior Colts XV, 1946-47. Colts XV, 1946-47-48. Colours, 1947-48. `A' XV, 1948-49. 1st XV, 1948-49-50. Colours, 1948-49-50. Cap, 1949-50. Played for 2nd XI Hockey, 1949. Founder-member of Curia. Games Committee, 1949-50. School Play, 1949. L/Sgt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". Proficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. R. A. Calvert. 1945-50. (St. Olave's, 1940). U.VI Mathematics. School Monitor. School Cert., 1947. H.S.C., 1949 and 50 Entry to Cranwell, 1950. 2nd XV, 1947-48-49. 1st XV, 1949-50. Colours, 1949-50. 4th IV, 1948. 2nd IV, 1949. Colours, 1949. 1st IV, 1950. Colours, 1950. 1st VIII, 1950. Hobbies Cup, 1950. Founder-member of Curia. F/Sgt. i/c R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A". Proficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. G. W. Bird. 1945-50. (St. Olave's, 1943). L.VI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1947. Played for 2nd XV, 1948. School Play, 1947, 1949. Flight-Sgt. in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A". Proficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. D. L. Hourigan. 1945-50. (St. Olave's, 1941). L.VI Science. House Monitor. School Cert., 1948. 2nd VIII (Shooting), 1949. 1st VIII, 1950. Colours, 1950. 3rd IV and 4th IV, 1949. 1st IV Colours, 1950. 1st VIII, 1950. Debating Society Committee. L/Sgt. in C.C.F. Cert. "A". 1st Class Shot. P. J. R. Mason. 1945-50. (Junior School, 1943). U.VI. House Monitor. School Cert., 1947. H.S.C., 1949 and 50. Secretary of the Debating Society. Musical Society Committee. Chapel Committee. School Choir. School Orchestra. Chess Team, 1949. Secretary and Founder-member of the Curia. Editor of "The Peterite". I. G. Clarkson. 1947-50. (St. Olave's, 1945). Vc. Played for Senior Colts XV, 1949. Cdt. in C.C.F. (Basic Section). C. W. D. Green. 1945-50. Vc. 2nd VIII, 1947-48. 1st VIII (Shooting), 1949-50. Colours, 1950. Cert. "A". P/O Exam. Leading Seaman in C.C.F. 1st Class Shot. G. D. Lambert. 1947-50. (St. Olave's, 1945). Vs. School Cert., 1950. B. W. Mold. 1946-50. Transitus. School Cert., 1949. Edward Long Entrance Scholarship. Civil Service Exam. for Army, 1950. Member of the Choir. Cdt. in C.C.F. D. E. B. Steele. 1947-50. (St. Olave's, 1942). Vc. Junior Colts XV, 1947. Cadet in C.C.F. (R.A.F. Section). Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. K. Varley. 1945-50. (Junior School, 1943) L.VI. School Cert., 1948. H.S.C., 1950. 1st XI Colours, 1950.

SALVETE (May, 1950) THE RISE J. R. U. Leishman (Shell A), E. I. Moore (Shell A). SCHOOL HOUSE C. C. S. Chapman (Shell A), P. J. French (Shell A), M. R. Leonard (Shell A).

J. Crossley (Shell a).

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SCHOOL OFFICERS SUMMER TERM, 1950 SCHOOL MONITORS :

Head of School and The Rise—J. B. MORTIMER. Head of The Grove—E. D. THORNTON. Head of School House—P. T. BAKER. Head of The Manor—P. JENKINS. Head of Temple—R. J. TOWNSHEND. Chapel Monitor—A. M. KENDELL.

R. A. CALVERT. P. C. KNOWLSON. I. U. WARRINGTON. HOUSE MONITORS : The Grove—G. R. A. MARCH, D. P. NORWOOD, A. R. ROYLE, M. I. H. UNWIN, D. J. WILSON. The Manor—J. M. BOOTH, I. G. COBHAM, R. J. GIBSON, D. J. HARTLEY, D. H. HOLMES, D. M. A. QUIRKE, B. D. WATSON. The Rise— R. E. S. FARRAR, M. G. GOODBURN, P. G. TAYLOR, D. THOMPSON. School House—G. BROOKS, R. C. GROVES, P. W. V. MILBURN, A. N. C. SMITH, T. C. WILLIS. Temple—G. W. BIRD, D. FLETCHER, D L. HOURIGAN, M. E. KERSHAW, P. J. R. MASON. GAMES CAPTAINS : Cricket—P. T. BAKER. Boating—D. J. WILSON. Shooting—D. M. FINDLAY Squash—E. D. THORNTON. Fencing—A. M. KENDELL. EDITORS OF "THE PETERITE". S. C. DANEFF, P. J. R. MASON, M. I. H. UNWIN, D. J. WILSON.

HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE We returned this term perhaps a little apprehensive of our chances both in the classroom and on the games field, and few expected the successful term that was in store. Not only did we almost succeed in overtaking the "invincible" lead that the Rise had established in the Oxford Cup, but also our exam. results were, to say the least, outstanding. All our School Certificate candidates were successful, and the H.S.C. results were almost as good. On the strength of the latter, Royle and Unwin were awarded County 'Major Scholarships. Congratulations ! We can perhaps claim that on the games field one run or even one stray shot deprived us of winning the Oxford Cup outright, as we tied both the final of the Junior Cricket and the Shooting, only to lose both the replays.

The semi-final of the Senior Cricket saw us drawn against the Rise, the favourites, but in spite of the failure of our "stars" we managed to win after some very anxious moments. The final was perhaps rather an anti-climax as we beat School House quite easily by seven wickets. In the tennis we won the cup, beating the Rise, School House and the Manor, but it taught us not to slacken up before the game was won. Everything depended on the Swimming Sports as to whether the Rise or ourselves won or shared the Oxford Cup, but in spite of putting almost everything we had into the water, we failed to gain second place, but as the Rise also failed, the Oxford Cup was shared. In spite of plenty of practice and enthusiasm we failed to distinguish ourselves in the Music Competition. As we were saturated with Sergeants and the like in the C.C.F. we were quite confident that we would gain the Fernie Cup, but we had to be content with third place. Our recruits, however, played their part, and won their own Squad Cup. We also retained the House Aggregate Cup, and Wick is to be congratulated on winning the Recruits' Shooting Cup. Congratulations to E. D. Thornton, who was again Vice-Captain of the 1st XI, and N. M. Hodd and R.M. Hodgson on gaining their 1st XI cap and colours respectively. Hodd should be especially congratulated on the many fine innings he played for the school. G. B. Pullan and M. J. Wood were both awarded their Colts Colours, and Pullan and A. R. Royle gained their House Colours. Finally, perhaps the saddest aspect of the term was the thought that we were losing so many of our number. We thank them all most sincerely for everything they have done for the House, and wish them every success in the future.

THE MANOR

It has been a term of ups and downs for the Manor with, perhaps, rather more ups than downs. From the cup-winning point of view we have little to boast of, but that, after all, is but one aspect of a term's activities. The Senior and League Cricket Cups have left our shelves for temporary abode elsewhere. The former we did have hopes of retaining, but after a preliminary triumph over Temple, we were ushered out by School House, who produced two youthful prodigies, a bowler and a batsman, and so secured victory in an exciting finish. Over our league cricket performance we draw, hastily, a kindly veil. Tennis saw us in the final, but here it was the Grove who proved too strong and dashed our hopes. Swimming remains our chief strength, and we retained the cup without great difficulty. Two achievements in particular are pleasing to mention : Thompson's school record in the intermediate plunge (which incidentally beat the senior record as well, and earned him his House Colours), and the record set up by the intermediate relay team, 26

all the more meritorious because a substitute was included. This augurs well for the future. Somewhat unexpectedly, we secured the team Shooting Cup, after a tie with the Grove. The whole team was well up to form, and Rigg did not drop a point in either shoot—a feat rewarded with House Colours. Among the other "ups" to be mentioned are a pleasing number of prizes—classics, reading, physics, and the B.M.A. Medal among the main school prizes, and sundry lesser ones as well. At the moment we are leading in the Work Cup, and it would be highly satisfactory if it could be brought to our now rather empty shelves. The Music Competition saw us in what, alas, seems to be our customary position, but the new-style Fernie Cup aroused much keenness in the House, and from last in 1949 we rose to second this year. The senior part of the House is being sadly depleted as thirteen boys are leaving this term. They are listed elsewhere in this issue. We offer them our best wishes and hope they will call to see us when in York again. THE RISE It is possible, without any shadow of doubt, to congratulate ourselves on being a truly "all-round" House. We have in the course of this term won both the Music and Fernie Cups, two entirely different activities. We congratulate Thompson on bringing the house singing up to such a high standard in the short time available. In the Fernie Cup, which this year took on a slightly different aspect, in that it laid more stress on the practical side of our C.C.F. life, we again showed them how it's done. Of the three items presented to us, one was to transport a box of ammunition across an imaginary river with as little apparatus as possible, so the Rise "strong men" simply lifted a rope on to their shoulders and across it went ! The nicest remark about this feat was made by the adjudicator, who said, "the boys in `E' squad certainly showed you how". The term has, however, not been without its disappointments—after the great efforts of the Easter term, the Oxford Cup, with the Cricket and Tennis still to come, looked well within our grasp. But we were too optimistic, and in the senior cricket we met defeat after a very plucky innings by Gunning and good bowling by James. Our Juniors once again showed their 'guts' by a great rally when, the opposing side needing only twelve to win, and with five wickets in hand, they took four wickets for only eight runs, only to be beaten by the last wicket pair. By winning the Senior Cricket and Tennis, the Grove were now drawing with us for the coveted Oxford Cup, with the finals of the Junior Cricket and Shooting still to come. The Grove were finally defeated in both, so we finished the term having tied with them for the honour of being 'cock' House. In connection with sport, 27

Mortimer is to be congratulated on the award of his 1st XI cap,

Wall and Annequin on their 1st XI Colours, Thompson, Gunning and James on their 2nd XI Colours, Haxby on his 1st Coxing Colours,

and Goodburn and Hawkins on their 2nd Boating Colours. We also congratulate Goodburn and Wall on being made House Monitors. Once again, as at the end of every school year, we are sorry to say goodbye to so many of our number; we wish them luck in the future and hope they will look us up in the not too distant future. It was also with great regret that we had to say goodbye to Mr. Wiseman, who has been a friend of so many who have passed through, and those who are still in, the Rise, especially to that certain 'after lunch' crowd more affectionately known by the Sheriff himself as his posse; we wish him and his wife the best of luck in the future. We are looking forward, however, to seeing Mr. Cummin next term, so until then, as the American Commentator would say, "we reluctantly say farewell".

SCHOOL HOUSE

Yet another year has gone by, and although the House can make no claims to brilliance, none can doubt that it has been a successful year in all spheres of activity. At the beginning of the term two new monitors were created, Smith, A. N. 'C., and 'Brooks, both of whom are to be congratulated on their appointments. In the cricketing world, P. T. Baker is to be complimented on his successful captaincy of the School 1st XI, and also on his award of tfie Fielding Cup. W. H. N. Fairweather did extremely well in scoring over 300 runs to win his Cap. Walshaw ably captained a most successful Colts XI, and, with MacDougle and Jackson, is to be congratulated on the award of Colts Colours. A very young House Senior Cricket team, after beating a strong Manor side in the semi-final, fell in the final before an experienced Grove team. In the Junior event, very nearly the same side were victorious over Temple, Rise and Grove, and carried off the Cup after a most exciting final, which was replayed after a tie. In this connection, Walshaw, Jackson and King are to be congratulated on the award of their House Colours; also Webster, P. H., Hodgson, Holmes and French on their Junior House Colours. We were not idle in other fields. Knowlson is to be congratulated on his 2nd IV Colours, and Groves, Brooks, Smithson and Hilton also represented School crews. The House maintained what is fast becoming a tradition in gaining 2nd place in the Swimming Sports, and very fine performances were given by Simmons and McCallum, who both established new School records. The House Shooting team did not come up to expectations although some very fine shooting on the part of Knowlson and Baker resulted in their sharing the Individual Shooting Cup. 28

The Tennis team tried hard but were outclassed by the Grove, who went on to win the Cup. In the academic world, Hilton, Smithson, and Smith, C. K., well deserved their Prizes on Speech Day. It was pleasing to note the keenness of some members of the House in presenting entries for the Hobbies Cup, and although only two could go forward (those of Groves and Willis), the standard was high and shows that our leisure hours are not wasted. It is to be hoped that the House will continue to take advantage of the Hobbies Room in the future. Finally, as is usual at the end of the year, many are leaving us, and to them all we would express our thanks for all they have done for the House, and wish them every success in the future. TEMPLE Our sporting activities during the past term have been, on the whole, unspectacular. The strong Boating tradition of the House, however, was upheld by the good oarsmanship of Calvert and Hourigan in the 1st Boat. Varley helped to raise the low prestige of our Cricket by gaining a place in the successful School 1st XI. Ankers had no enviable task in selecting a House Cricket team, yet although we sustained a defeat at the hands of Manor, a creditable stand by Varley and Townshend made it less heavy than we had perhaps feared. This setback was, however, partially redeemed by the League Cricket team, who regained the League Cup without a single defeat. A general improvement in the standard of Tennis was evident throughout the House, especially in the House team, which lost to Manor by only one set. Indoor activities present a brighter picture. A large and enthusiastic number of Templars reached a high standard in the Musical Competition, thanks to the training of Mason. Enthusiasm, however, failed before the experience of a far smaller Rise choir, and we were adjudged one point inferior. The Hobbies Cup was won by Calvert, who entered an oscillograph. We must also offer our congratulations to Calvert on his admission to Cranwell, and being selected to make a trip to Canada along with other Air Cadets. Roe has gained a Flying Scholarship and is now a qualified pilot. We hope that these successes will not give the impression that all Templars have their heads in the clouds. Our House notes would not be complete without some mention of the good results of examinations. Many Templars were awarded either Higher School Certificates, or School Certificates. Senior's distinction in Geography is specially worthy of mention. Kershaw was awarded a York City Exhibition. To those who are leaving we offer our thanks and our best wishes for the future. 29

THE OXFORD CUP, 1949-50 The Cup was won jointly by The Grove and The Rise. The following are the detailed results :— Senior Rugger Junior Rugger Senior Cricket Junior Cricket Hockey Rowing (1st Division) Rowing (2nd Division) Athletics, 1st Athletics, 2nd Cross-country, 1st Cross-country, 2nd Swimming, 1st Swimming, 2nd Squash Tennis Shooting (Team) Fencing

Points Awarded Grove

• •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• •••

20 10 20 10 20 20 10 20 10 10 5 10 5 10 10 5 5

200

Manor

Rise

School House

20 20 20

10 10

20 10 10 10 5

Temple

5 5 10

5 15

THE CHAPEL Bishop Hubbard came to the School on Thursday, 8th June, and confirmed the following, who had been unable through illness to be presented in the Easter term : A. P. Buttrum, M. J. McCallum, D. K. Timms and R. K. Young. We are most grateful to the Bishop for coming, and for the memorable address he gave the boys. Other visiting preachers this term have been Canon F. Harrison, Canon T. H. Tardrew, the Revd. J. A. P. Kent and the Dean of York. Our sincere thanks are due to all of them, and on the occasion of the Dean's visit we welcomed in Chapel some visitors from Upper Canada College, Toronto, who were spending a week-end in York. The climax of every summer term is Commemoration, and the Service was an inspiration, as indeed it always is. We welcomed as our preacher the Bishop of Knaresborough, and are most grateful to him for coming. It is gratifying to be able to record a further increase in the number of Communicants. In fact never before have we had so many Communicants in one term. We had two particularly inspiring Sung Communions on Ascension Day and on St. Peter's Day, and increased familiarity with and appreciation of Merbecke is clear to see. It would 30

be good to see greater use made of the normal week-day Celebrations, though we have never lacked our quota of Communicants. The habit of making one's Communion at least occasionally on a week-day, and especially on Saints' Days, is much worth acquiring and can be most easily acquired when young. A great debt is owed to the Chapel Monitor and to the Servers. Without their regular help the worship of God in our School Chapel would surely lack something in dignity : and the object of all we do, from beginning to end, is to offer to God the very best of which we are capable—for nothing less can ever be worthy of Him. CHAPEL ACCOUNTS, 1949-50 Expenditure. Receipts.

s. d. Balance from 1948-49 ... 3 0 4 COLLECTIONS 103 12 5 Christmas Term ... 32 15 4 Easter Term 64 12 11 Summer Term ... 10 0 0 Grant from School

Earl Haig's Fund (wreath) ... Altar Supplies ... Confirmation Manuals ... Friends of York Minster War Memorial School

£214

Lord Mayor of York's Christmas Cheer Fund C. of E. Children's Society St. Stephen's Orphanage Parish Churches Restora... ... tion Fund Training of Ordinands ... Diocese of York York Boys' Club ... St. Dunstan's Universities' Mission to Central Africa ... Missions to Seamen Imperial Cancer Research ... Fund ... N.S.P.C.C. People's Dispensary for Sick Animals ... Preachers' expenses Cheque Book Balance in hand

s. d. 2 0 0 12 15 7 7 15 0 3 3 0 32

15 7 10 11 12 7 11 12 7 21 5 20 10 10 0 10 0 10 0

0 8 0 0 0

10 10

0 0

10 5

0 0

0 10 5 5 1

0 0 0 8

£214

THE CHOIR The Choir followed the custom of former years and on 20th June visited Scarborough for the annual outing. Once again the weather was kind to us, once again Mrs. Kendell put on a wonderful tea. The treat was greatly appreciated by all. We are sorry to lose many old members of the Choir, including Kendell. Their long and loyal service contributed in no small way to the successful work of the Choir. We are also sorry to say good-bye to Mr. Piers. Mr. Piers had an extensive knowledge of 31

church music and an instinct for what was appropriate, coupled with a tenor voice which he always used with refinement and understanding whether as a soloist or in chorus. He will be greatly missed. The following anthems were sung during the term :This joyful Eastertide. The strife is o'er—Vuipius. Come Holy Ghost—Attwood. Hymn to the Trinity—Tchaikovsky. Give us the wings of faith—Bullock. 0 Thou the central orb of righteous love—Charles Wood. I was glad—C. H. H. Parry.

THE LIBRARY Librarian: L. BURGESS, Esq. Library Monitors:

D. G. Hilton, D. M. Kendell, G. H. O'Donnell, D. P. Norwood, M. I. H. Unwin, D. J. Wilson. This term has seen the inauguration in the Library of a small museum, consisting of a large showcase divided into three sections. In the first is a collection of coins, mostly late 18th century, although the oldest dates back to 1657, presented by the Rev. H. Bloomfield. The second section contains a small but diverse collection of ceramics, including a fragment from the Tomb of Kings, at Thebes; and in the third section there is a display of papers relating to the School, which include a "merit book" of the Elizabethan School. Some were presented by R. Crosthwaite, Esq., and included in the selection, most of which is dated around 1880, is the imposition card used in those days—a fearful collection of dates, known as a 'Tommy Card'. To turn to the Library itself, the main task has been the annual stock-taking, which was carried out in the week preceding Commemoration. There was a great deal of work to be done, and in addition to the usual checking it was found necessary to revise the Card Indices, since many discrepancies had arisen. It was also discovered that many books did not bear the School label upon the cover, and the laborious task of rectifying this omission was begun; unfortunately, time did not allow for its completion, but it is hoped that this will be effected in the coming term. It was pleasing to note a considerable decrease in the number of books officially 'reported missing'. The School are asked to co-operate further, so that next year there will be no losses, and it is also hoped that fuller co-operation be given to the librarians with regard to reference books. It would save them much unnecessary trouble if these books were returned to the shelves immediately after use, and not left littered around the library in an untidy fashion. 32

Finally, that the Library continues to grow and prosper is shown by the increasing use which the School makes of the Library, and by the addition of the following range of new books :The Second World War, Vol. III (2 copies)—Churchill. Rommel—Young. Oxford Junior Encyclopaedia, Vol. IX. Christianity and History—Butterfield. A History and Political Geography of Europe—Pounds. The English Revolution, 1603-1714—Jones. The Pacific Basin—Wood and McBride. Introduction to Practical Organic Chemistry—Maun and Saunders. Recent Advances in Physical and Inorganic Chemistry—Stewart and Wilson. Sound—Mee. Science since 1500—Pledge. The Concerto—Culshaw. J. S. Bach, Vols. I and II—Schweitzer. History of Yorkshire County Cricket, 1924-49—Kilburn. The Young Cricketer—ed. John St. John. Cricket Campaigns—Yardley. Farewell to Cricket—Bradman.

THE CURIA It is with mixed enthusiasm and reserve that we publish this first report of a new School Society which is yet in its infancy. We feel, however, that some record of our activities will be of interest, and will perhaps dispel some of the possible misconceptions about us. We must first of all make is clear that we are not in any way a secret society. This misconception has possibly arisen from the fact that membership is by election, and is therefore competitive; but any member of the sixth form may ask to be considered at any time, and there is nothing secret about our activities. Our aim is to further the interests of culture and the intellectual arts by discussions, play readings, talks by invited speakers and visits to places of interest outside the School. In the past term we tried to do one of each of those things. For our first meeting we invited Mr. Geoffrey Staines, the Director of Productions at the Theatre Royal, to talk to us on theatrical production. Introducing amusing anecdotes from his wide experience of production, he expounded with feeling the problems of the producer of plays. Afterwards he answered questions put to him. We heartily thank Mr. Staines for a most enjoyable and successful first meeting. Our second function was a reading of Shaw's "Pygmalion". Play reading always affords plenty of good entertainment, and "Pygmalion" proved the right choice. We hope this will be the first of many such readings. Our two discussions were conducted quite informally, and they seemed a very successful way of obtaining the freest possible exchange of ideas, and we were able to tackle topics which could not come within the scope of the Debating Society. For our last function—for 33

it cannot be called a meeting—we visited the Theatre Royal, at the kind invitation of Mr. Staines, to see a performance from behind the scenes, and were shown round the set, workshops and dressing rooms, where we spoke to one or two of the Company. Our thanks for such an interesting afternoon are due to Mr. Staines and the Stage Managers.

P.J.R.M.

BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY The "Mountpark" has, all this term, been on charter to a New Zealand firm, but delays in Australian and New Zealand ports are bad, and the ship has in consequence travelled surprisingly little in the last three months. On arrival from Bombay about Easter, the ship dry-docked in Sydney. Mr Ellis tells us that the dry-dock is called Cockatoo and is on an island which was one of the prisons used in the days of convict settlement. From Sydney the ship went to Newcastle (N.S.W.) and loaded a part cargo, mostly of steel and telegraph poles. Further cargo was loaded at Port Kembla, the port for Wollongong, where there is a big steel plant. Loading was then completed at Sydney : machinery, tea, beer, spirits, railway sleepers, acids, and even seven big tubs of goldfish—about 250 fish per tub. Apparently aquaria are popular in New Zealand. This mixed cargo was discharged at four New Zealand ports : Lyttleton, Dunedin (where 30 days were spent discharging 3,000 tons of cargo), Bluff and Timaru. Of Lyttleton, Mr. Ellis writes, "it is a nice place at the foot of very high mountains, from the top of which there is a beautiful view of the Canterbury Plains and Christchurch. I was very interested in the path taken by the first pioneers to view the Canterbury Plains 100 years ago. The path is still preserved, and at the top is a small shelter marked 'They Passed this Way' ". Bluff, in the extreme south of S. Island, Mr. Ellis tells us, "is a great place for oysters, and we could get sacks of them for nothing. They trawl for them off Stewart Island. Some, they say, are flown to U.S.A.". From Timaru the ship proceeded to Lyttleton, where she arrived on 27th July, and is due to go to Wellington for fuel, before proceeding to Sydney with a small cargo of 1,200 tons of wool, soft wood, tinned fish, etc. In the Birthday Honours List we were more than delighted to read that Mr. Ellis had been made an 'M.B.E. We have sent, and repeat here, our hearty congratulations on this recognition of his long and honourable service in the Merchant Navy. 34

SMILE, SMILE, SMILE (A Note on Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.) "Words, words, words", was the reply of Hamlet, when Polonius (as he would) enquired of him what he read. And Hamlet, whose mind was turned to deeds, spoke contemptuously. Yet none understood better than Shakespeare himself the power of words. He is, indeed, the supreme word-master of all time. This is true, whether he is considered as a poet or a playwright. It is not intended here to attempt to add anything to all that has been written about his poetry. This note is concerned merely with the dramatic value which Shakespeare could extract from words; or, more precisely, from one word in one of his plays—the word "smile" in Julius Caesar. This word "smile" can be as versatile in its significance as any in our language. In its expressiveness it resembles that which it represents. For smiles, in their infinite variety, can reflect almost the whole gamut of human emotions : they can give silent revelation of almost all the niceties of man's thought. There are smiles of disdain, of contempt, of amusement, of happiness, of content; there is the bitter smile, the foolish smile, the ingratiating smile, the ironic smile, the wry smile; the smile malevolent, the smile sardonic, the smile incredulous—the catalogue would have no end. Probably no noun in our language is so comfortably receptive of epithet and qualification, as the pages of our novels testify. And "smile", the word itself, with its initial sibilant and its long open vowel sound closed by an expressive liquid, lends itself to such varied inflexion that it can be made to convey to the ear much of the significance of the visual original. The trained actor, who, it must be supposed, can modulate speech with more refinement than most of us, should make effective play with that expressive monosyllable. Indeed, `smile' is not one word, but many. Hamlet, telling us that "one may smile, and smile and be a villain" scarcely uses the same word as the photographer who adjures us to "Smile, please !". And so to Julius Caesar. A careful reading of the play can hardly fail to convince that Shakespeare deliberately intended to exploit to the full the dramatic possibilities of 'smile' and its equally expressive derivative 'smiling'. The words recur with a frequency and significance which cannot be accidental. After all, it was a play about men who smiled and were villains—or you may take it that way, if, as you surely must, you see Brutus as an insufferable prig, Cassius as a man eaten up with jealousy and ambition, and Casca as a stupid thug. For there is no "hero" to be found among the conspirators perhaps none in the whole play, unless it be Antony, that "plain, blunt man that loved his friend". :

It is by his smile, or, rather, by his reluctance to smile, that Cassius' character is established almost at the beginning :— 35

". .. he loves no plays As thou dost, Antony; he hears no music : Seldom he smiles and smiles in such a sort As if he mocked himself to smile at anything." .

There it is : the pale, grudging smile, the supercilious, contemptuous curl of the lips, the watery, insincere smile of the man who is convinced of his own superiority, and whose nature has been warped by his all-consuming jealousy of Rome's "one only man". Thus early in the play, 'smile', repeated and reiterated, is established. To use a word which Shakespeare, the practical man of the theatre, would have appreciated, the idea is well and truly "plugged". That Shakespeare meant in performance to make play with the `smile' motif is surely obvious from the scene between Caesar and Decius Brutus in Caesar's house (act II, ii). Caesar has just yielded to Calpurnia's entreaties and has consented, "for her humour" (and his own secret apprehensions) to stay away from the Senate House. To Decius, come to fetch him, he alleges Calpurnia's ill-omened dream :— "She dreamt tonight she saw my statue, Which like a fountain with an hundred spouts Did run pure blood, and many lusty Romans Came smiling and did bathe their hands in it

What kind of smiles were on the faces of those lusty Romans as they wallowed in the blood of the hated tyrant? They would be gloating, malevolent smiles, and Caesar, recounting this dream which foretold what actually came to pass, was meant to say as much by intonation and inflexion. Decius, however, is resourceful, and he replies at once with an interpretation of the vision which flatters Caesar's vanity :"This dream is all amiss interpreted; It was a vision fair and fortunate : Your statue spouting blood in many pipes, In which so many smiling Romans bathed, Signifies that from you great Rome shall suck ." Reviving blood . . .

How differently the actor who plays Decius must speak his `smiling' His Romans will wear happy, contented smiles, the smiles of men who are basking in the sunshine of Caesar's benevolent despotism. In their rendering of the one word 'smiling' the actors can concentrate the whole essence of the two interpretations of Calpurnia's dream. And Shakespeare means them to do so. The different rhythm of the two relevant lines cries aloud for the different inflexion of the voice. 36

Decius, with his flattering picture of happily-smiling Romans, was taking the only course open to Conspiracy. Three or four pages earlier in the text (a few hours in the action), Brutus has laid it down that Conspiracy cannot find 'a cavern dark enough to mask its monstrous visage,' but must "Hide it in smiles and affability." There, says Shakespeare, we must have the assumed smile, the false smile that hides treachery. And, after Decius, he brings in the other conspirators, all falsely smiling, to escort Caesar to the Senate House, ending the scene in an atmosphere of universal smiles and affability. Treachery, of course, did not achieve the desired end. Julius Caesar was mighty yet. His spirit came hot from hell and let slip the dogs of war. Antony, over the body of his friend, foretold smiles of a different sort :"Domestic fury and fierce civil strife Shall cumber all the parts of Italy; Blood and destruction shall be so in use, And dreadful objects so familiar That mothers shall but smile when they behold Their infants quartered with the hands of war; All pity choked with custom of fell deeds." What a fearful smile is there : the dazed, twisted smile of women numbed with suffering, and gazing upon horror with crazed eyes. The certainty with which Shakespeare pointed the development of his plot and emphasised the essential features of his characters by the subtle introduction of the word 'smile' is indeed notable. There is, again, that moment of suspense before the assassination when the enigmatic remark of Popilius, "I wish your enterprise today may thrive", startles Cassius. He fears prevention. The moment is dramatic. Popilius makes to Caesar . . . . but—"he talks not of their purposes" :"For, look, he smiles, and Caesar doth not change." Shakespeare relieves the tension with the smile that is the commonplace of everyday intercourse, a smile which precludes conversation of serious moment. There was a time, too, when Romans were watching events, wondering which way the scales would fall. It is signalised thus by Octavius in his talk with Antony after the proscriptions :— . For we are at the stake, And bay'd about with many enemies; And some that smile have in their hearts, I fear, Millions of mischiefs." It is again the false smile; though this time it hides, not conspiracy, but the irresolution of men who would keep a foot in both camps. 66

It is surely not fanciful to suppose that Shakespeare meant his actors to interpret to his audiences all these various aspects of this many-sided word 'smile'. He uses it again, and most significantly, at the supreme moment of the parting of Brutus and Cassius before the battle :"For ever and for ever farewell, Cassius ! If we do meet again, why, we shall smile; If not, why then this parting was well made." So Brutus. And Cassius, in reply :"For ever and for ever farewell, Brutus ! If we do meet again, we'll smile indeed; If not, 'tis true this parting was well made." The almost exact repetition is remarkable; and a reading of the lines leaves little doubt that there is a deliberate, purposeful emphasis of the word "smile". One cannot help feeling that Brutus' smile would have a touch of smug self-satisfaction; the smile of one who had "set death in one eye and honour in the other" and looked on both indifferently—in the confident hope that virtue would be rewarded. And Cassius' smile (the very modification of his line suggests this) would surely be tinged with triumphant malice. But it was not to be. They never smiled again. The scales were tipped in favour of Antony, who was given to good honest laughter. He had the last laugh, as Trebonius, with unconscious irony, predicted, when the question of his killing was debated by the conspirators :For he will live and laugh at this hereafter." Perhaps Shakespeare did not like smiles, which may mean anything, but preferred open-hearted laughter? And if you are not convinced by this theory of Shakespeare's use of a "theme word", try it for yourself with 'Macbeth' and the word `sleep'. L.B.

THE MUSICAL SOCIETY D. G. Hilton has been appointed Secretary for next year. The weekly gramophone recitals were discontinued for the summer, but the following musical events took place during the term. House Singing Competitions—Tuesday, 27th June. Recital of English Cathedral Music by the Choir of York Minster—Wednesday, 5th July. Talk on "Stringed Instruments" by D. P. Norwood and D. J. Wilson—Saturday, 22nd July. Musical Society Concert—Thursday, 27th July. Bach Bicentenary—(i) Magnificat in D in Chapel, Monday, 24th July. (ii) Organ Recital of his works—Friday, 28th July. 38

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We are indebted to the 'Master and Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge, for the loan of the original manuscript of Alan Gray's anthem "What are these that glow from afar", and to Messrs. Novello and Co., Ltd., for the loan of the original manuscript of Parry's "I was glad", which were shown in the Library at Commemoration. "STRINGED INSTRUMENTS" D. P. Norwood and D. J. Wilson gave an interesting and wellinformed talk on Stringed Instruments to a small but appreciative audience on Saturday evening, 22nd July. Norwood sketched the history of the stringed instruments of the orchestra and described their construction, capabilities and limitations. His talk was followed by a lively discussion on the methods of tuning violins, and there was an erudite argument about "temperament", as applied to tuning. Wilson showed that the strings have always been the backbone of the symphony orchestra and he played several records to demonstrate this not always obvious point. The fine weather and other interests out of doors contributed to making the audience very small. The talk was repeated on the following Tuesday to the Shells. MUSICAL SOCIETY CONCERT Thursday, 27th July, 1950 The concert coincided with the showing of the School Art Exhibition, and the decoration of the Big Hall provided a setting reminiscent of the lunch-time concerts at the National Gallery. D. J. Wilson opened the programme with Handel's delightful minuet from "Samson". His intonation was not always faultless, but his expression and bowing were good, and he made the best use of an excellent vibrato. The violin solo was followed by a Schubert Impromptu, played by Shepherd, who was brought in at very short notice to deputise for Ford, who was absent. He acquitted himself well, and gave a convincing performance. The third work was Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata, and, with each movement played by a different pianist, it was interesting to compare techniques. P. Jenkins made the most of the startling contrasts of the first movement; M. G. Goodburn followed with the slow movement, playing with plenty of expression except when his attention was wholly taken up with technical matters. It was a brave attempt, but in places lacked light and shade. Mr. Waine rattled off the Rondo and managed to make of it a more convincing movement than it really is. Haydn's Serenade, the signature tune of "Music in Miniature", was played by D. P. Norwood, leader of the School Orchestra. It was interesting comparing his performance with Wilson's. His intonation was excellent and his notes accurate, but as he does not play with vibrato his tone by comparison was lifeless. 39

He was followed by the highlight of the concert, in the opinion of many—Schubert's Scherzo in B flat, played most artistically by Atkinson. This piece obviously delighted the audience. In contrast, Mason followed with two Shakespearian songs by Quilter, both sung with great conviction. His words were clear, and his voice very pleasant to the ear—a good performance. Finally, Smithson rounded off a varied programme with Chopin's stirring and ever-popular Polonaise in A. Playing without music, he survived a shaky start to give a bold, vigorous rendering of this piece. D.G.H. ORGAN RECITAL 28th July, 1950

Mr. Waine started this recital, given within an hour or two of the exact bicentenary of the death of John Sebastian Bach, with the wellknown Prelude in C minor. This work is normally associated with a comparatively immature fugue, but on this occasion the fugue was omitted. The movement from the trio sonata in E flat was registered in the "baroque" style in which the mutation stops of the organ are predominant. If Bach's name is associated in most peoples' minds with the perfection of the musical form known as Fugue, he is for the organist indissolubly associated with the Chorale Prelude. In the three which followed, Mr. Waine indicated the amazing diversity of style that Bach employed in his numerous Chorale Preludes. The Fugue in E flat (St. Anne), so called from the chance similarity of its subject with the tune of that name which is sung to "0 God our Help in Ages Past", and the Toccata in F were the two remaining Bach works in the programme. Before the Toccata in F, however, Mr. Waine played Liszt's eloquent and musical tribute to the memory of one of the greatest names in music, the prelude and fugue on the notes B.A.C.H. ROYAL SCHOOL OF CHURCH MUSIC Cathedral Course, 9th-23rd August, 1950 For the last few years it has been the custom of the Royal School of Church Music to organise a course for members of affiliated choirs (St. Peter's is affiliated) for a fortnight in August and supply fully choral services in a Cathedral during the regular choir's holidays. This year, for the first time, the course was held in York. The 72 members of the choir, drawn from public school and parish church choirs, were somehow squeezed into School House, dormitories, common rooms and the sanatorium being pressed into service. They fed in the old School House dining room, rehearsed in the old Geography Room and were directed by their choirmaster, Mr. Edred J. Wright, from—the Headmaster's Office ! Dr. Edgar P. Brice, Director of Music of Brentwood School, acted as House Master. 40

The Dean of York came to St. Peter's on the first day to welcome the boys to York. He arranged for all the doors in the Minster metaphorically to be open to them, taking several parties round the Minster himself. A large party climbed the West towers to see the belfry and Big Peter. In York, by kind permission of the Lord Mayor, another party visited the Mansion House, where they saw the State Rooms and inspected the Mansion House Plate. On this occasion they were welcomed by the Lady Mayoress in the unavoidable absence of the Lord Mayor. Evensong was broadcast from the Minster on Tuesday, 22nd, and that evening an enjoyable concert (the second of the course) rounded off a fortnight of hard work (Sundays, for instance, saw the choir attending two rehearsals in the Chapter House of the Minster, each of over an hour's duration, and singing three services). At the end Mr. Wright made a short speech thanking the Headmaster and domestic staff of St. Peter's for the warm welcome the members of the course had had at St. Peter's, and Canon Patteson for celebrating Holy Communion in Chapel both Sundays. Mr. Waine, who was present in liaison as well as a musical capacity, responded, in the absence of the Headmaster. Two members of the Chapel Choir, P. J. R. Mason and D. A. Haxby, attended the course.

BACH'S MAGNIFICAT 1950 is, of course, the bicentenary of J. S. Bach's death, and in what better way could the School commemorate it than by making history? Towards the end of the term, the School Choir, with Mary Collier, under the direction of 'Mr. Waine, presented, it is believed for the first time in the history of York, Bach's 'Magnificat in D. Bach's Magnificat presents difficulties, it is agreed, but the confidence, understanding and expression which typified its performance by the School Choir completely concealed them. Mr. Waine prefaced the recital by a compact and interesting résumé of Bach's life, and pointed out that his music has always been in vogue from the time of Mendelssohn. The choruses, portraying various moods, were sung with clearness of diction and telling expression. By reason of the music scoring, the trebles had to be split into two parts, and therefore it was largely owing to the lack of numbers that their execution wavered a little, but they blended well in the choruses. All the soloists had successes. Mary Collier and Eustace Piers, performing with obvious feeling, suited the moods exactly; clearness and control were perhaps the qualities which made D. A. Haxby's alto solo so pleasing; P. J. R. Mason in his singing of "Quia fecit mihi magna . . ." gave evidence of a remarkably expressive voice capable of a wide range of tone, 41

though it was a pity he had not more volume. Mr. Wicks played the complicated organ accompaniment, and Miss Alice Knight was at the piano.

D.J.W.

HOUSE MUSIC COMPETITION The whole school assembled in the Big Hall on Tuesday, 27th June, to hear the annual Music Competition, which was ajudicated this year by Father Austin Rennick, from Ampleforth College. "Sleep, wayward thought", by Dowland, was the Part Song which all Houses had to sing, but for the Unison Song they could choose from "The Onset", "Waltzing 'Matilda", and "The Old Superb". Those Houses which could sing the Part Song unaccompanied were given credit. Before he announced the result, Father Austin commented on the performances of the individual Houses and reviewed the singing as a whole. After Father Austin announced the result, Colonel Cape, who has given the Cup to the School, after making an amusing and interesting speech, in which he urged those who were leaving the School not to abandon their music, presented it to Thompson, the conductor of the Rise singers. The Headmaster, bringing the evening to a close, said how pleased he was to notice that the standard of singing had improved considerably on last year, and that so many more people were taking part in the Competition. He thanked Colonel Cape for presenting the Cup, and Father Austin for adjudicating. The marks are appended. The order of singing was decided by lot. MARKS Place Class I Class II Total

Grove Manor Rise ... School House Temple ...

(100) 76 64 84 82 88

(100) 70 76 90 80 85

146 140 174 162 173

4 5 1 3 2

D.J.W. VISIT OF YORK MINSTER CHOIR On 5th July the Minster Choir gave a recital in our Chapel of English Cathedral Music. The opening was on a bright note, with three works of Byrd and Gibbons, in which the melody is taken up by all the voices in turn, in the contrapuntal style of music. In these, all the leads were firm and well punched out. The next item was a longer work of Boyce, comprising solo recitatives and quartets, as well as full choruses. From the back of the Chapel the quieter middle section seemed a little colourless and tended to drag. The ending, however, was exuberant, the choir enjoying their Hallelujahs thoroughly. 42

Perhaps the most memorable section of the programme was the three Motets, which were rich with the fullness and vigour of Stanford's music. Outstanding was the lively "Ccelos Ascendit Hodie", for two choirs, its magnificent finish coming like a dazzling beam of bright sunlight. In this the trebles excelled themselves. An interlude followed, in which Mr. Jackson played the lively Scherzo in A flat of Sir Edward Bairstow (Mr. Jackson's predecessor at the Minster). If the third section was the most enjoyable, the last was certainly the most interesting. "What are these" might to a certain extent be called our anthem. It is written by an Old Peterite, and the School Choir sang it at the Service of Dedication of the War Memorial. But the Minster have a claim on it, too. Alan Gray was born in the shadow of the Minster and the Minster Choir have recorded the work for the British Council. Polish and artistic phrasing characterised a fine performance, the main feature of which was, perhaps, the excellent tone of the treble voices. The second work in this section was the conductor's own anthem_ Quite different from the other works, being written in a freer idiom, it possessed dramatic and poetic strength, and was sung with expressive feeling for music. A thrilling performance of Vaughan-Williams' dynamic "Antiphon" (from the 5 Mystical Songs) brought the programme to a close. Mr. Jackson, at the piano, and Mr. Wicks, at the organ, are to be congratulated on their complete unanimity in a fascinating arrangement of the accompaniment. We would like to thank all those who made this stimulating and enjoyable evening possible. Programme 1. (a) (b)

...

Haec dies This is the record of John

Byrd

(1542-1623),

Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

... (c) Sing joyfully ... 2. I have surely built Thee an House

... ...

3. Three Latin Motets Op. 38

C. V. Stanford'

(i) Justorum animae. (ii) Ccelos ascendit hodie. (iii) Beati quorum via. Scherzo in A flat ...

E. C. Bairstow.

Solo Organ : —FRANCIS JACKSON ... Hymn 308. Tune "Laudate Dominum"

C. H. H. Parry-

Byrd° Boyce

(1710-1779)

(1852-1924)

(1874-1946)

(1848-1918)

5. (a) What are these (b) (c)

How bright these glorious spirits shine Antiphon (from 5 Mystical Songs)

... Alan Gray (1855-1935) Francis Jackson R. Vaughan-Williams (1872)

P.J.R.M.

THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY President: D. K. CREWS, Esq., M.A. Hon. Secretary: R. J. GIBSON.

The first meeting was an informal one and was held on 13th May, in the Rise Garden, when the Committee was elected and the programme suggested for the term. On Mr. Crews' suggestion it was decided to have official meetings once a fortnight, and on alternate Saturdays to hold informal meetings, when members would set themselves some task to perform, and this programme was more or less adhered to. Only the formal meetings will be described here. On the alternate Saturdays members did such tasks as : organising the school egg collection, attending to the aquaria and animals, looking for a bumble bees' nest to set up an observational bee-hive, etc. A membership fee of 3d. was decided upon, membership cards being given out later. On 20th May a visit was made to the gulleries at Skipwith Common, permission kindly being given by Mr. Claude Thompson. They are situated south of the village, and a distance of over ten miles from the School. Over forty members went. The majority went by bicycle, and set off from School at 4-45 p.m., but even so, many were late back. The journey took about an hour. On arrival bicycles were left in some derelict R.A.F. huts, and the party split into groups. The gulleries consisted of two fairly large marshy ponds. It had rained hard the two previous nights and the going was very wet. Besides the black-headed gulls and their nests, there were seen also a teal's nest with eggs, a whitethroat's nest and egg, wood-pigeons' nests and a jay. Mallards were seen and a young teal was caught. Many rabbits were seen in the drier parts of the common. Other objects of interest were also found. On 27th May a small exhibition was held of the various things obtained from Skipwith Common at the previous meeting in conjunction with some of the exhibits in the lab. Members afterwards split into sections to dissect frogs, etc. On 3rd June an excursion was made to Askham Bog. We started at 5-15 p.m., so we had about one and a half hours there. Having arrived, we split up into parties. Mr. Crews described how Askham 44

Bog was protected under the Yorkshire Naturalists' Trust, of which the School is a life member, and is closed to the public. Those who had been before went off with their own parties; 14 went off with Bird, J. R., to look for the Royal fern. Those who had not been to the bog before remained with Mr. Crews, who explained the history of the place—how it is the only remnant of a much larger bog in the Vale of York and is partly the result of glaciation in late Pleistocene times. Several interesting specimens were found. Seven clumps of Royal fern were found, a grey squirrel was seen, an old wren's nest was brought back, and a wood-pigeon's nest with eggs was found; also some water-fleas were netted for the school fishes. On 1st July the meeting was held on the Ings, the party meeting near Ings gate and carrying on to near the jetty. From the top of a haystack we received details of the competition, a prize being offered for the best or most interesting exhibit found within a 500 yards radius of the haystack. The party had to re-assemble at the haystack at 7 o'clock. Mr. Crews remained aloft with field glasses. The most interesting specimens found, by popular vote, were brought by Patterson and Brooks, who had found a thrush's nest with a broken egg in it, and caught some small fish fry from the river, and a meadow brown and ladybird and ladybird larvae. The prize, a book on British birds, published by the Ministry of Agriculture, and suitably inscribed, was given to Patterson. Many varieties of flowers were found. De Little and Dunn arrived too late for the judging, having found a skylark's nest, empty, quite near to the stack, some tansy beetles and some flowers. On 8th July a general meeting was not held, but there was an unorganised forage for exhibits for the vivarium. Members set off in their own time, most of them to Strensall Common to look for snakes and lizards. Several interesting finds were made, but no snakes seen, and although some lizards were seen, none was caught. De Little and Dunn caught a long-tailed field mouse, which is still thriving in the laboratory. On 22nd July a visit was made to the York Natural History Museum. As Mr. Wagstaffe has left, Mr. Wentworth kindly opened the Museum for us and accompanied us. We were very impressed with the collection of fossils, insects, birds, fishes, and animals. Mr. Wentworth also took us into the students' room, where we saw the two great auks, an extinct bird, of which only five specimens exist in England, and we also saw the Ellis collection of beetles, the best of its kind in England. We were amazed at the minute labelling of these thousands of beetles. This was the last meeting of term, and apart from the small attendance, a most satisfactory and interesting one. 45

C.C.F. NOTES COMBINED CADET FORCE Major D. K. Crews. ... Officer Commanding ... Officers:— Lieut. (Sp.) E. S. Jeffs, R.N.V.R.—i/c R.N. Section. Sub-Lieut. (Sp.) F. Waine, R.N.V.R. Capt. E. P. Piers—i/c Basic Section. Capt. L. C. Le Tocq—i/c Shooting. F/Lt. D. G. Cummin—i/c R.A.F. Section. P/O P. L. Harris—i/c Signals Section. R.S.M.I. P. F. Power, M.B.E. Sergeant Instructor ... N.C.O.'s:— H.Q. C.S.M. Mortimer. C.Q.M.S. Royle. N.C.O. i/c Shooting, Cpl. Baird. Coy. Clerk, L/Cpl. Stanley. Armourer Sgt., L/Sgt. Willis. R.N. Sec. Supply Rtg., 0/Sea. Murray. R.N. Sec. Writer, 0/Sea. Hilton. Signal Storeman, L/Cpl. Littlewood.

R.N. Section N.C.O. i/c—A/P.O. Wilson. i/c Ldg. Smn. Class—Ldg. Smn. Gibson. i/c A.B. Class—A/A.B. Holmes, D. H.

Army Section N.C.O. i/c—S.S.M. Unwin. Training Platoon:Pl. Comd., Sgt. Kershaw (2 i/c). Sec. Comds., Cpl. Hartley, Cpl. Quirke, Cpl. Hunt. Sec. 2 i/c's, L/Cpl. Walker, L/Cpl. Hodd, L/Cpl. Brook:. 6-pdr. Gun Crew:N.C.O. i/c., L/Sgt. Jenkins. 2 i/c Cpl. Hobson.

Signal Section N.C.O. i/c., L/Sgt. Cobham. 2 i/c., L/Cpl. Jackson, J. F. N. Basic Section N.C.O. i/c., S.S.M. Kendell. Trg. Pl. Comds:Sgt. Knowlson (2 i/c), Sgt. Warrington, Sgt. Baker. 2 i/c's, L/Sgt. Griffiths, L/Sgt. Thornton, L/Sgt. Jenkins.

Recruits N.C.O. i/c., Sgt. March. Squad. Comds:— L/Sgt. Thompson, D., L/Sgt. Hourigan. Asst. Instr. N.C.O.'s:— Cpl. Townshend, Cpl. Bird, G. W., Cpl. Fletcher, Cpl. Anker: N.C.O. i/c Band, Drum Major Thompson, D.

R.A.F. Section N.C.O. i/c F/Sgt. Calvert. 2 i/c., Sgt. Bird. 46

An extract from the weekly orders published on the 20th of May read : "The re-organisation of the Unit to a C.C.F. is now complete". We understand that there are very few units in the country that have all three Service Sections in full operation. Almost before the term had started the Unit supplied a representative detachment to take part in the first full-scale military, or, as it is now called, Victory Parade, held in the Minster. After the service there was a march past and the standard that this small detachment set was extremely high. The O.C. received a personal letter from Major-General C. M. F. White, G.O.C. Catterick District, adding his congratulations to those of the Commander-in-Chief, General Balfour, on the loyal and efficient support given by all Cadets on parade. The first part of the term was occupied in preparing for the Annual General Inspection. As this was the first Inspection with all three Service Sections present, considerable planning was necessary to ensure that everything went off smoothly. There were three inspecting officers. The General Inspecting Officer, Brigadier Lipscomb, from Catterick District; Commander Collett, R.N., Chairman of the J.C.E. at the War Office, and Group Captain McIntyre, from H.Q. 64 Group. The weather was fortunately fine and everyone appeared to enjoy one of the most successful Annual Inspections held for some years. We publish this short extract from the Inspection Report to show that the efforts of all ranks were not in vain. General Inspecting Officer : "A Unit as good as this has little to hide and everything to show. It was a pleasure to inspect it." R.N. Inspecting Officer : "One of the keenest and most efficiently run Naval Sections I have seen." R.A.F. Inspecting Officer : "This School has a strong, flourishing and efficient Air Section." After the Inspection, training continued and preparations were made for Camp. On 22nd July the Recruit "Passing-Out" Parade was held. This examination is now quite difficult, and a number failed to reach the "pass" mark enabling them to enter the Basic Section next term. Then the following week came the Fernie Cup Competition. Owing to the fact that the distribution of the three Service Sections throughout the Houses is quite arbitrary, we were obliged to alter the conditions this year. Each House submitted a squad, dressed in denim overalls, to compete in three competitions. The first was to test leadership and action in emergency, the second organising ability, and the last, ingenuity. The spectators appeared to enjoy the competitors' performance, especially their varied efforts at getting a heavy load across an imaginary river in the shortest possible time, with very limited equipment. We were very grateful to the two judges, The Command Secretary, Northern Command, and a regular R.A.F. Officer from Linton Aerodrome. Rise squad was first, followed by Manor, Grove, Temple and School House. 47

The last general activity to report, apart from the three camps, which are reviewed separately, was the Band Display followed by the Naval Ceremony of "Sunset" at the conclusion of Speech Day. Each Section supplied a small guard, and the Band, for the last time under the direction of its enthusiastic Drum-Major, Thompson, performed some intricate counter-marching, finishing opposite the flagstaff. Here two members of the R.N. Section sounded the "Still", and, while the Band played the "Retreat", the Colours were lowered. CAPTAIN E. P. PIERS The C.C.F. Notes would not be complete without an expression of thanks of the whole Unit to Capt. Piers for his keen service with the C.C.F. He was for a time in charge of the Signal Platoon, where his experience during the war was most valuable. He then took over the Basic Section and, together with S.M. Kende11, soon had the training running very smoothly. We shall miss him very much. The weekly training conference will be dull without him.

R.N. SECTION During the Summer Term parades have been spent largely in preparation for examinations, for the General Inspection and for camp at the end of term. With regard to examinations, Ldg./Smn. C. W. D. Green has been the first Cadet in the School to pass the Petty Officer Examination, and he is to be complimented on this achievement. In the Leading Seaman Examination six Cadets out of 15 were successful, and this percentage compares favourably with the results from other schools. This term the development of the R.N. Section has been carried a stage further in that almost the whole responsibility for organising and running the Section has now been taken over by the Cadets themselves. The following list indicates the organisation this term :— i/c R.N. Section ... A/P.O. Wilson. 2 i/c R.N. Section, i/c Training ... Ldg. Smn. Gibson. i/c Boat ... A/Ldg. Smn. Groves. i/c Basic Section (Naval Squad) ... Ldg. Smn. Norwood. R.N. Instructors—Ldg. Smn Class Ldg. Smn. O'Donnell. Ldg. Smn. Milburn. A.B. Class ...S Ldg. Smn. Green. R.N. Supply Rating ... A.B. Murray. R.N. Divisional Officer Writer ... A.B. Hilton. P.O. Wilson is to be congratulated on the smart turn-out of the R.N. Section during the term, especially during the Inspection; and Ldg. Smn. Gibson for his enthusiasm in organising the training. Ldg. Smn. Norwood has put in some good work with the Basic Section (Naval Squad), and Ldg. Smn. O'Donnell has been of great assistance in the Naval Signalling Examinations during the term. A.B.s Murray 48

and Hilton received a special commendation from the Naval Inspecting Officer regarding the efficient way in which they were running the Supply, and the Divisional side, respectively. The following members of the R.N. Section have been accepted for the R.N.V.R. :— R. J. Gibson—Humber Division. J. G. H. O'Donnell—Humber Division. P. W. V. Milburn—Tyne Division. A letter has already been received from Gibson, who has carried out his three weeks' pre-national service training in H.M.S. Vanguard, and he reports very favourably on the training received, stating that there seems to be good chances of commissions for cadets from public schools who join the R.N.V.R. O'Donnell also had a satisfactory period of training in H.M.S. Duke of York, but apparently the general facilities on board were not of such a high standard as those in Vanguard. In spite of the difficulty of entry into the R.N. for National Servicemen, the complement of the R.N. Section has steadily increased, being 33 during the term. It is felt that there is a real keenness throughout the whole Section and a vitality in which is reflected the true spirit of the Royal Navy.

R.N. Camp This year the R.N. Camp was held at Portsmouth in the Battle Class Destroyer, H.M.S. Cadiz, in which our own R.N. Section was joined by five cadets from Northampton Grammar School. The journey from York to Portsmouth was conducted very smoothly, and many observers will recall the impressive way P.O. Wilson marched the R.N. Section right through Waterloo Station. On arrival at the ship, hammocks and bedding were issued, after which the cadets settled down to a welcome hot supper. The cadets were assigned to the Boys' and Seamen's messes, along with the ship's company, and though there were some misgivings at first over this arrangement, the organisation proved a very satisfactory one. The members of the ship's company were, from the start, most ready to help the cadets, who thereby gained first-hand experience of the way things are done in the Navy. After fully exploring H.M.S. Cadiz, the R.N. Section paid visits of inspection to other ships in the Dockyard, and also various "Navy Day" Displays Trips were organised to H.M.S. Excellent, the Gunnery School; to H.M.S. Dolphin, the Submarine Base; and to H.M.S. Hornet, the M.T.B`. Base. On the Sunday included in the week, the cadets attended a service held in Nelson's Flagship, H.M.S. Victory, at which the C. in C. Portsmouth, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Algernon Willis, was present. Later the same day a trip was made by boat to Ryde in the Isle of Wight. Some motor boat work and 49

sailing was carried out towards the end of the camp On almost every day the cadets joined the ship's company in "part of ship" work, and m this and other ways helped to repay the ship's company for its hospitality. It was agreed by all who attended that the Camp was a most successful one. P.O. Wilson invariably showed initiative and resourcefulness, and the Leading hands were not slow to take responsibility. The discipline of the whole Section was excellent, and its smartness and bearing was at all times a credit to the School. THE ARMY SECTION Training in Signals, 25-pdr. Gun Crew, and the Training Platoon continued throughout the term. Both the Gun Crew and Training Platoon put on good demonstrations for the Annual Inspection. The Signals Platoon has been very active. During the year they have introduced a system of training by three classes —elementary, classification, and post-classification (instructors). This proved most successful as was shown by the results of the Command Classification Examination-16 of the 17 candidates passed. Extrasyllabus work included instruction on the School transmitter, for we intend to have all Signallers proficient in advanced training. The Signal Platoon wishes to record its thanks to Flying Officer Harris for all the enthusiastic work which he has done to build up and train the Section in the past year. The Army Section is still supplying most of the Administrative and Instructor N.C.O.s for the Recruits, Basic Section, and Contingent H.Q. The time is not far off, however, when we shall receive competition in this monopoly, so leadership training must continue to take top priority. The Gun Crew have had the 25-pounder out several times, and now that the new drill has been mastered it is hoped that some of the Crew will take the new R.A. Proficiency Certificate next term. C.C.F. Camp, Poulton This summer the Army Section of the C.C.F. spent their Annual Camp at Poulton, Cheshire. This was new ground, for all those who had been to previous camps had been to Gandale. The Corps was divided into two sections, Senior members, who had passed Cert. 'A', Part I, and Juniors, consisting of the remainder. Both sections had interesting and instructive training programmes taken by Officer Cadets from the nearby Eaton Hall O.C.T.U. The Sergeant-Major saw we were not lacking in anything we required, while Major Crews was always about, joining in the various activities. Night exercises were popular as they always are, and on Sunday we had a march-past in which we excelled ourselves. The food was excellent and the transport arrangements to Chester were most adequate, enabling many of us to visit this pleasant old city. 50

We were delighted to have the services of R. G. Emmett, now an Officer Cadet at Sandhurst. He acted as officer in charge of the Junior Platoon and generally saw to our welfare. It was generally agreed that our first visit to Western Command was a great success and a very welcome change. ROYAL AIR FORCE SECTION With numbers rising to 35, the training programme was arranged as far as possible in two Flights. By the time of the General Inspection the Section could be said to have become a real unit, with all cadets at least in R.A.F. uniform. Those who undertook instructional work are to be congratulated; F/Sgt. Calvert and Cpl. Hodgson in Navigation; Sgt. Bird and Cpl. Roe in Internal Combustion Engines; and L/Cdt. Danton in Safety Equipment. The success of last term's activities was greatly assisted by the efficiency and enthusiasm of F/Sgt. Calvert, who, we were pleased and proud to know, was selected from the many C.C.F. and A.T.C. applicants to go on a "reciprocal visit" to Canada. We wish him every success as a Cadet at Cranwell and as a future Officer of the R.A.F. D. Walton will also be starting his Cranwell career at the same time, and we wish him well. F /Sgt. Roe brings credit to the Section by his selection for a Flying Scholarship, and by the time of going to press he should have flown "solo", and we hope he will do well both in this training and in his efforts to enter Cranwell. Flying during the term eventually included every cadet, though the earlier policy was to carry out some longer cross-country flights for navigational training with the object of forming a group of potential instructors. Flying in the immediate future is likely to be considerably restricted, but every endeavour will be made to arrange it when possible. Summer Camp, Cranwell Most of those who went to Camp found it somewhat strenuous at first, perhaps because of the heat and the long distances to be covered at Cranwell, usually on foot. The organisation involved in providing so intensive a programme for so many schools was remarkable, and it would seem that the general opinion considered it a very superior camp. The variety of interesting activities, apart from dual flying in Prentices and Harvards, included a trip around the Wash in R.A.F. motor launches, a talk on the R.A.F. Antarctic Expedition by the recently returned officer in charge, S/Ldr. Walford, and some novel ideas in swimming competitions. 51

F /Sgt. Bird was N.C.O. in charge, as F /Sgt. Calvert was away in Canada. This term cadets will be taking Proficiency Examinations for the first time, and the future organisation of the Section will depend to a considerable extent on the results.

SCOUTING During the National "Bob-a-Job" Week this year the Group earned the satisfactory sum of £34 8s. 9d., nearly double last year's total, in aid of Headquarters and Local Association Funds. The jobs undertaken were, as in the past, extremely diverse. Scout A. D. Baker worked so assiduously for his employer that he was rewarded on York Military Sunday by a place at the Saluting Base and an invitation to the Reception at the Mansion House after the March Past. This summer, week-end camps took the form of Scouts camping in pairs at Dunnington. This scheme proved highly popular and provided an opportunity of developing powers of self-reliance and independence. Furthermore, valuable experience was gained of a type of camping that might be of value in years to come. These camps were subject to frequent visits by Scouters and were only attended by those who had been to at least one summer camp. Once again the routine training and activities of the Troop have gone forward with enthusiasm. We congratulate P.L. Taylor and Sec. Claydon on gaining the First Class badge. Twenty-four Proficiency badges were gained during the term—a very creditable total. The Senior School Patrols enjoyed a successful hike on Field Day in the region of Nun Monkton and Linton-on-Ouse. We are grateful to Mr. John Ramsden (O.P.) for providing us with an excellent site for our Summer Camp at Myton-on-Swale. In a week of comparatively good weather two parties hiked to Fountains Abbey, and another party to see the Roman remains at Aldborough and Three Arrows at Boroughbridge; an exciting cricket match was lost by one run to Myton Cricket Club; wide games by day and one by night were enjoyed; and over 60 parents and friends were welcomed on Visitors' Day. We look forward to returning to Myton again in a few years' time.

SHOOTING The term has been one of intense activity at the Range, with Mossberg practices on Mondays, Classification on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and C.C.F. practices on Fridays. 52

The whole C.C.F., except for a dozen or so individuals, has fired the Classification course. The state of our Mossbergs necessitated the use of the Lee-Enfields with open sights, and consequently the number of First Class and "qualified" shots has fallen. Mossberg practices were devoted partly to keeping surviving remnants of the VIII in practice, and partly to the discovery and coaching of new talent. This met with some successes, though we do not yet see quite where our next year's team is coming from. This, however, is an annual complaint, and annually our fears prove more or less unfounded. Four members of last year's VIII will be staying on. The House Team Shooting Competition provided much interest. Temple, with a team consisting entirely of 1st VIII shots, started hot favourites and shot consistently well, only to be overtaken by the Grove and Manor, who found their top form and tied for first place. In the tie shoot the Manor maintained their form and won the Cup. Other awards during the term :Individual Shot (highest score in Classification) : P. C. Knowlson and P. T. Baker, tied. Best Shot, 15-16 age group : P. Richardson. Recruit Cup : A. E. Wick and J. H. Macdonald. Wick won the tie shoot. Aggregate Cup (highest average per boy in Classification) : The Grove.

CRICKET

1950

RETROSPECT With eight old Colours still on call, it was very evident that, provided memories of 1949 were not recalled by the batsmen, our chances of fielding a strong School team were very good; and, indeed, our hopes were not unfounded, for the spate of run-getting in this very wet season was quite remarkable. Competition for a place in the team was very healthy, for many young Colts of the previous season were knocking at the door, and two of them, Youll and Annequin, immediately played themselves into the team. Annequin was the first to find form with the bat, and was followed soon afterwards by Hodd, Fairweather, and Baker, and there were probably more runs scored this season than for many seasons past. Youll quickly proved himself a most dangerous bowler, and fully filled the gap left by D. Walter from the previous season. Baker, as Captain, had gained inestimable experience from the previous year's lessons; in fact the team quickly took shape. One weak link alone seemed to be evident; there was an obvious lack of sound supporting bowling 53

after the opening pair, and in particular a leg break bowler seemed to be the one important omission. As soon as Mortimer was "found" with his steady, flighted off-spin breaks, the position was eased considerably, and Varley eventually fulfilled the role of a left-arm leg-spin bowler. Our fixture list remained the same as in previous seasons, with the exception of the omission of our annual match with Manchester G.S., which reluctantly we felt obliged to drop because of the distance to be travelled. Many of our club opponents came to the School represented by strong sides, knowing full well the reputation which our XIs are acquiring for themselves, and the strongest of these visiting teams was probably that of the Yorkshire Gentlemen, who by no means had matters all their own way. The M.C.C. team also adopted the old practice of sending up two professionals from Lord's to "bolster morale", and it was to this team alone that the School XI lost, though we cannot help still feeling that their defeat on this occasion was due to their own stupidity. The Bradford G.S. team visited us with an unbeaten record, but a quick glance at the result of this drawn match clearly shows how convincing the School's win would have been if rain had not seriously cut down the hours of play. Some of our staunchest supporters in the "Bay" and around the pavilion were very prone to censure the team for not going "all-out" for a win, whatever the cost, in some of our drawn matches. This criticism was clearly most marked in our matches with two club sides, the Yorkshire Gentlemen and Craven Gentlemen. Forcing the pace at cricket needs considerable experience, and is only likely to meet with success with a team which is well on top, or when an individual batsman is well set. Especially is this true when competing with men, who know best how to neutralise such aggression, and have all the experience at their command. Is it not, perhaps, also in the School's favour to recall that the M.C.C. took 3 hours 5 minutes to amass their 221 runs before declaring, and leaving the School 2i hours? And similarly the Yorkshire Gentlemen took a little more than half the time available for play. Harsh treatment, indeed, against schoolboys ! The School XI was undoubtedly a good one. The batting was generally very reliable, and nearly always someone contributed a half century. It must here not pass unrecorded that E. W. Stead scored a century for the 2nd XI, but a place could still not be found for him in the 1st XI. Outstanding amongst some admirable bowling performances were the hat-tricks by Youll and Wall, an event for which we have had to wait many seasons. Finally, most impressive of all, was the team's high standard of fielding throughout the season. Bowlers were admirably supported; the field looked aggressive; and everyone was obviously enjoying themselves. 54

We can without reserve confidently say that our fields and pitches have never looked better, in spite of unceasing play, and we are very indebted to Mr. Wallbank (Charles) and his helpers for their tireless energy. Our pavilion has been given a well-earned fresh coat of paint, so deftly applied by our skilful scorer D. P. Norwood and his mate, D. Thompson, and everything is set fair for our most promising young Colts in the ensuing years.

1st XI CHARACTERS *1'

P. T. BAKER (Captain). 1947-48-49-50. Once again he has done a splendid

job as captain, both on and off the field. He has shown a sound sense of judgement, and his positioning of the field has been most thoughtful. Little does he realise what a good wicket-keeper he has been, and he would be so well advised to forget his bowling and continue with his job behind the wicket. As a batsman his style is still rather cramped, but he watches the ball well on to the bat. le tE. D. THORNTON (Vice-Captain). 1948-49-50. As an opening bat he made some useful contributions to the team early in the season, when the team were building up their confidence, but most regrettably he lost confidence himself. He was desperately keen, but suffered the tortures of spending a large part of the season being off form. t N. M. Horan. 1948-49-50. This season he played some of those innings of 41 which we knew he was capable, when runs pour off the bat with immeasurable ease to all parts of the field. He has all the right shots in the bag, and he must not be tempted to introduce others which are far more audacious than wise. His fielding is very neat and is speeding up, and his bowling is not to be despised. *t.T. J. YouLL. 1950. A very useful opening bowler. He uses his full height of more than six feet, and on his day he is most dangerous. Occasionally he moves the ball off the wicket from leg, but usually his most damaging delivery is the in-swinger, which is sometimes made to dip very late. He might be accused still of not attacking the wicket enough, but this will come with experience, and he must not be tempted to try to bowl too fast. His fielding is still rather slow, but he is a very much better batsman than he has ever been given credit for. *fJ. B. MORTIMER. 1949-50. A good all-rounder. He flights his slow offspinners well, and is not frightened of being 'carted'. His massive hands will stop anything coming their way and he can be relied upon to field well anywhere On the field. His 90 not out against the Craven Gentlemen (top score of the season), showed his capabilities as a batsman, although he was not so consistently successful with the bat as was to be hoped. W. H. N. FAIRWEATHER. 1948-49-50. His batting has greatly improved since last year, although he tends to be unnecessarily wild and thoughtless at times. He has now developed a very useful cover drive, although his foot is not quite "there". His fielding at cover is speeding up and it should become first rate. U. D. C. WALL. 1950. An opening bowler who worked hard for his wickets. His action is low and uneconomical, but he throws his all into it. His usual method of batting is with the long handle, and he is as rustic as ever. tK. M. RATCLIFF. 1949-50. Quite a capable batsman, but he lacked the powers of concentration or judgement. He accepted countless catches at forward short-leg off Mortimer's bowling, although he was in danger of his life sometimes in this position when taking his eyes off the ball. 55

1950. He played himself into the team early B. ANNEQUIN. in the season with some admirable innings, in which his cover driving was most conspicuous. On the leg side his play was weak, but he watches the ball well when on his wicket, with his eyes well over the bat. Later his judgement seemed to fail him and he either selected the wrong ball to punish or never got his foot across to it. His fielding at present is an embarrassment to any captain. M. HODGSON. 1948-49-50. His technique of batting depends largely on his confidence, which was most elusive this year. He gave the impression that he might strike form at any time, but success seldom came his way. He has shown an increasing unnecessary tendency to become 'airborne' when attempting to stop the ball in the field, although it must be admitted that he will throw himself headlong for a last desperate effort to save a boundary. VARLEY. 1950. Left-arm slow spin bowler. He battled well for the last position in the XI and fully justified his selection. One might wish to see the ball spun a bit more, and bowled with a more consistent length, nevertheless, his better balls always called for a good measure of respect. His fielding has improved enormously, and on the few occasions when he was called upon to bat, he appeared quite fearless. Colour. * Cap.

11. E.

2nd XI *D. Thompson (Capt.). *A. M. Kendell. *E. W. Stead. *P. D. F. James. *A. N. Wyatt-Gunning. *J. G. Booth. *J. T. Ankers. J. M. Booth. D. I. Fletcher. J. M. Raylor. S. J. White.

Colts XI (Under 16). *P. McL. Walshaw (Capt.). *D. W. M. McDougle. *D. H. Beachell. *M. J. Wood. *G. B. Pullan. *R. H. Jackson. *H. W. J. Rigg. D. H. Gudgeon. R. J. De Little. E. A. M. Reid-Smith. P. H. Webster. * Colours

Junior Colts XI (Under 15). W. G. A. Maxwell (Capt.). C. M. C. Burdass. R. G. Bough. P. J. French. D. C. Holmes. T. Wilkinson. C. H. Lewis. A. T. Booth. P. Crowe. R. N. Johnson. M. J. Firth.

SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1st XI

Date 17th May 20th May 27th May 31st May 3rd June 7th June 14th June 21st June 24th June 1st July 8th July

School Opponents Ground Result 127 103 for 8 Drawn Home Cancelled through rain. 134 Away Drawn Away 48 100 Won 60 230 for 3 Home Won (dec.) 221 for 8 163 ... Home Lost M.C.C. ... (dec.) 145 198 Ampleforth College ... Home Won 109 for 4 161 for 9 Yorkshire Gentlemen Home Drawn (dec.) 128 95 for 2 Home Drawn Bradford G.S. 128 209 Away Won Leeds G.S. ... 132 for 5 170 for 5 Home Drawn Craven Gentlemen (dec.)

Opponents York C.C. ... Clifton C.C. ... Worksop College Durham School Giggleswick School

Home

Date

Ground Result

Opponents

Away Drawn Away Won Home Drawn

15th July Bootham School 26th July T. H. Hobson's XI 28-29 July Old Peterite XI

School Opponents

162 120 for 7 146 177 138 139 for 9 (dec.) 132 for 9 175 for 7 (dec.)

Played 13, won 5, drawn 7, lost 1.

2nd XI

68 for 4 184 for 8 (dec.) 148 139 146

27th May 31st May

Worksop College Durham School

... ...

Away Home

Drawn Won

3rd June 14th June 24th June 1st July 15th July

Giggleswick School ... Ampleforth College ... Bradford G.S. Leeds G.S. ... Bootham School

Away Away Away Home Home

Won Lost Drawn Drawn Won

17th May 27th May 31st May 3rd June

... Durham School ... Worksop College Giggleswick School ... ... Bootham School

Home Home Away Away

Won Drawn Won Won

14th June 24th June

Ampleforth College ... Bradford G.S.

Home Home

Won Drawn

28th June

Bootham School

Home

Won

20th May 27th May 21st June 28th June 8th July

Bootham School Worksop College Bootham School ... Drax G.S. Leeds G.S. ...

Away Home Home Away Home

Won Drawn Won Won Drawn

148 32 for 5 35 for 2 103 69 for 7

15th July

Pocklington School ...

Away

Drawn

80 for 7

1st Round. Semi-finals.

School House beat Temple. School House 19 for 0, Temple 18. Grove beat Manor. Grove 48 for 4, Manor 46. School House beat Rise. School House 89 for 9, Rise 85. Grove tied with School House. Grove 99, School House 99. School House beat Grove. School House 91 for 8, Grove 88.

147

210 for 4

Under 16 Colts XI 111 45 for 1 104 for 5 144 for 7 (dec.) 95 for 5 125 for 4 (dec.) 34 for 2

Under 15 Colts XI

29 61 140 for 8 57 for 3 69 for 6 122

40 103 99 93 86 for 8 33

90 — 34 57 116 for 8 (dec.) 126

Junior House Matches

Final. Replay.

Senior House Matches 1st Round. Manor beat Temple. Manor 114 for 4, Temple 81. Semi-finals. School House beat Manor. School House 92 for 7, Manor 91. Grove beat Rise. Grove 140, Rise 120. Grove beat School House. Grove 146 for 3, School House 145. 57

1st XI AVERAGES Batting N. M. Hodd W. H. N. Fairweather P. T. Baker ... J. B. Mortimer J. E. B. Annequin K. M. Ratcliff ... J. J. Youll E. D. Thornton J. D. C. Wall R. M. Hodgson K. Varley

No. of Innings

Times Not out

13 13 12 10 13 10 8 13 9 7 4

2 2 2 2 1 2 4

Runs

347 304 263 185 233 154 40 125 44 4 52 17 1 * Denotes "not out".

Highest Score

Average

82 52 58* 90* 66 36* 11 27 19* 23 8

31.55 27.64 26.30 23.13 19.42 19.25 10.00 9.62 8.80 7.43 5.67

Bowling J. J. Youll

... J. D. C. Wall ... K. Varley J. B. Mortimer N. M. Hodd

Overs

Maidens

Runs

Wickets

Average

199.2 120.4 69.4 82.5 18.5

64 38 8 8 —

426 317 293 386 75

48 22 17 22 2

8.87 14.41 17.24 17.55 37.50

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. YORK C.C. Played at home, Wednesday, 17th May, 1950. Result : Drawn. YORK C.C. E. V. Bedford, c. and b. Wall ... K. Lockwood, b. Wall ... R. Hornshaw, 1.b.w., b. Youll ... E. Sanders, c. Baker, b. Wall ... T. A. Jacques, c. Hodd, b. Wall H. Lund, b. Youll J. Lund, run out F. Richardson, c. Fairweather b. Youll ... J. Wright, b. Youll R. Sawkill, c. Ratcliff, b. Youll E. W. Stead, not out ... Extras

Total for 8 wkts

... 127

Total 1

ST. PETER'S ... 15 E. D. Thornton, b. Sanders 7 ... 55 0 J. E. B. Annequin, not out 1 13 N. M. Hodd, b. Richardson ... 48 P. T. Baker, c. Hornshaw, b. 13 ... Lockwood 7 10 W. H. N. Fairweather, c. H. ... 4 Lund, b. Lockwood ... 3 0 ... K. M. Ratcliff, b. Jacques 0 3 R. M. Hodgson, b. Lockwood ... 0 A. M. Kendell, st. Sawkill, b. 0 ... Lockwood 26 1 ... J. D. C. Wall, b. Jacques 8 ... 10 ... J. J. Youll, not out 2 P. D. F. James, did not bat. 4 ... ... Extras

Fall of Wickets : 4 5 6 7 8

Fall of Wickets : 2 3 4 5 6 7

... 103 .

28 29 77 87 88 89 89 90

0 13 35 54 87 87 90 93 96 127 58

Bowling Analysis : You11 Wall ... James Kendell

ST. PETER'S M. O. 5 16.5 2 12 7 1 1 3

R. 31 33 45 16

YORK C.C. M. O. 3 12 Jacques 5 11 Richardson 7 — Sanders — 8 Lockwood

W. 5 4 — —

R. 13 15 37 34

W. 2 1 1

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. WORKSOP COLLEGE 1st XI. Played at Worksop, Saturday, 27th May, 1950. Result : Abandoned owing to rain. ST. PETER'S WORKSOP 4 Did not bat. Team:M. R. G. Ross, 1.b.w., b. James 4 E. D. Thornton, J. E. B. Annequin, J. W. Jags, c. Ratcliff, b. Youll 44 N. M. Hodd, P. T. Baker, W. H. N. S. K. Waddington, run out 2 Fairweather, J. B. Mortimer, K. M. R. S. Wood, c. Ratcliff, b. James D. T. Forbes, c. Baker, b. Youll 18 Ratcliff, A. M. Kendell, J. J. Youll, E. W. Stead, P. D. F. James. C. G. Howland, c. Mortimer, b. 0 Kendell ... 20 J. C. Wright, b. Kendell I. G. Harrison, c. Mortimer, b. 2 Kendell 4 ... G. A. Cooke, b. Youll ... 14 R. D. E. Brunton, not out C. D. Robinson, c. Fairweather, ... 19 b. Kendell 3 Extras ... Total

... 134

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5 11 13 68 69 75 79 94 102 134 Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S O. M. R. W. 3 10 53 ... 22 Youll 11 28 2 ... 17 James 1 44 4 ... 14.5 Kendell Hodd Kendell bowled 1 wide.

Worksop won the toss and elected to bat. The School gained an early advantage by taking three quick wickets. The bowling of Youll and James kept the batsmen quiet, and Worksop scored only 13 for the loss of three wickets in 44 minutes. Then, however, a fourth wicket partnership rescued Worksop. Waddington and Forbes took the score to 40, when lunch was taken. After lunch a few quick runs were given away and then the School regained the initiative with four wickets for the addition of only 11 runs. The fourth wicket partnership yielded 55 runs in 46 minutes, and Waddington batted confidently, if not perfectly, for his 44 runs. The School were further baulked by a last wicket partnership of 32. The bowling, in which the absence of Wall through illness was noticeable, was well backed up by brilliant 59

fielding, and catches by Ratcliff and Mortimer gave evidence that the slip fielding cradle is paying dividends ! The rain started even before the School were back in the pavilion at the end of the Worksop innings, and although tea was taken immediately in the hope that the rain might stop, there was never any prospect of the School being able to bat. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. DURHAM SCHOOL 1st XI. Played at Durham, Wednesday, 31st May, 1950. Result : The School won by 52 runs. ST. PETER'S E. D. Thornton, c. Mitcalfe, b. Bourn J. E. B. Annequin, c. Mort, b. Rans N. M. Hodd, c. Bradley, b. Mitcalfe P. T. Baker, c. and b. Rans ... J. B. Mortimer, c. and b. Mitcalfe W. H. N. Fairweather, b. Mit-

calfe

K. M. Ratcliff, 1.b.w., b. Rans A. M. Kendell, I.b.w., b. Mitcalfe J. D. C. Wall, run out J. J. Youll, b. Mitcalfe P. D. F. James, not out Extras ...

Total

•••

DURHAM 0 J. Bradley, b. Youll 25 D. I. Mort, run out ... 28 T. Bourn, c. Baker, b. Wall ... 2 6 G. A. Tiffin, c. Thornton, b. Wall 0 T. G. Smailes, c. Mortimer, b. 1 16 Youll 13 B. D. Perrott, c. Mortimer, b. 7 Wall 21 0 ... T. P. Mitcalfe, b. Wall 6 2 D. R. Priestley, c. Hodd, b. James 0 9 W. H. W. Swales, b. Wall ... 1 1 J. Calder, not out 2 J. M. Rans, c. Mortimer, b. Hodd 0 3 0 Extras ... 0 5 •••

• • •

... 100

Total

... 48

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

21 32 62 62 78 95 98 99 100 100

0 7 7 8 38 40 47 47 47 48

Mitcalfe Priestley Swales Rans Bourn

DURHAM 0. M. 4 16.1 3 2 8 1 17 4 4 —

Bowling Analysis :

ST. PETER'S R. W. 0. M. R. W_ Youll ... 8 4 8 29 5 2 7 6 5 1 — Wall ... 10 1 21 — 16 James 3 2 ... 3 — 14 — 29 3 Kendell 1 15 Hodd 1.4 — 1 1 ... Kendell bowled 1 wide.

On winning the toss, Baker decided to bat on a wicket that looked as though it would become worse in the afternoon. The School batted slowly at first but appeared to be building up a good score, thanks to some solid batting by Thornton. Hodd and Baker put on 30 runs in a bright partnership, but both were out at the same score, the latter just before and the former just after the lunch interval. A forceful innings by Mortimer and some good support by Ratcliff helped the School to a reasonable total on such a wicket. The running between the wickets was, as usual, not very sure. 60

When the Durham innings started with the fall of four wickets for eight runs, it appeared as though our opponents would be well and truly routed. Then, in consecutive overs by James and Kendell, the score rose by 25 runs. Then the opening batsman, who had scored 21 of these runs, ran himself out in Kendell's next over. Wall returned to the attack and took three quick wickets. At the tea interval Durham were 47 for eight. Hodd and James soon finished off the innings afterwards. The bowling figures show only too well that the School depends almost entirely on the two opening bowlers to bear the main task of the bowling. The fielding was good, but not up to the standard of the Worksop match. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL 1st XI Played at home, Saturday, 3rd June, 1950. Result : The School won by 170 runs. ST. PETER'S E. D. Thornton, 1.b.w., b. ... 27 Hickson J. E. B. Annequin, c. Morris, b. ... 66 ... Harrison ... 69 N. M. Hodd, not out ... P. T. Baker, c. Briggs, b. Hickson 8 W. H. N. Fairweather, not out 39 J. B. Mortimer, K. M. Ratcliff, A. M. Kendell, J. D. C. Wall, J. J. Youll, P. D. F. James did not bat. 21 Extras ... Total for 3 wkts. (dec.)

GIGGLESWICK ... 4 J. P. Thornber, b. Youll M. J. Hartley, c. Baker, b. Youll 21 ... B. Horn, l.b.w., b. Youll 5 ... 14 B. Parsons, b. Wall ... T. D. Wilson, c. Hodd, b. Youll 0 ... 0 S. J. Hanscombe, b. Youll L. T. Hickson, c. Hodd, b. Wall 2 6 J. A. Hartley, b. James ... 3 D. L. Harrison, c. and b. Youll ... 3 ... C. Morris, not out 0 G. A. Briggs, c. Ratcliff, b. Youll ... ... ... ... 2 Extras Total

230

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 — — — 69 142 153

... 60

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

4 28 37 37 37 47 54 54 60 60 Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S GIGGLESWICK R. W. W. O. M. R. O. M. 11 7 Youll 7.5 3 Hanscombe 12 4 22 8 6 5 2 Briggs 18 5 56 Wall 1 ... 4 — 21 Wilson 8 — 40 James 6 — 40 2 17 Hickson Kendell .. 3 4 Parsons 3 — 35 — Hodd .. 2 16 1 Harrison 7 2 ... Hanscombe bowled 2 no-balls.

Baker did great service by winning the toss on a perfect wicket, and it was not long before the School batsmen made the fielders chase the ball all over the field. A very sound opening partnership realised 69 runs in 52 minutes, a welcome high rate of scoring. Hodd came in to face a quarter of an hour before lunch. In that time Annequin had rattled up his 50 and the 100 had been passed. Annequin was out half an hour after lunch. Some very chancy strokes and some bad ,

running marred his innings. Baker was soon out, but then Hodd and Fairweather really set about the bowling, putting on 77 in 33 minutes. Hodd batted with the natural excellence which we come to expect from him. After his 50 last year, Giggleswick must be wondering what he will do next year ! Of course, it must be admitted that both the bowling and fielding were the worst the School had encountered this year so far. In these respects, the School set an example to their opponents. The opening bowlers again did the damage, Youll bowling remarkably well. In his last complete over he performed the rare feat in school cricket of taking a "hat trick". Rarely can the difference between two sides have been shown in more marked fashion. ST PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. M.C.C. Played at home, Wednesday, 7th June, 1950. Result : M.C.C. won by 58 runs. ST. PETER'S M.C.C.

21 E. D. Thornton b. Terry 1 J. E. B. Annequin, b. Doggart 4 N. M. Hodd, b. Doggart ... ... 32 P. T. Baker, run out W. H. N. Fairweather, c. de ... 52 Brett, b. Doggart 1 J. B. Mortimer, c. and b. Bowden ... 25 K. M. Ratcliff, run out ... E. W. Stead, c. North, b. Terry 8 6 ... ... J. J. Youll, b. Terry 0 J. D. C. Wall, not out ... 3 P. D. F. James, b. Ashmore 10 Extras ...

N. A. Doggart, I.b.w., b. Youll ... 50 Prouton, R. 0., c. Thornton, b. ... 75 ... Mortimer ... 59 P. N. L. Terry, not out ... W. A. Lupton, c. Mortimer, b. 5 James ... 11 E. S. de Brett, b. Wall J. Y. H. Bowden, c. and b. 0 ... Mortimer 0 C. J. Myburgh, 1.b.w., b. Youll11 0 J. N. Jory, b. Youll 4 G. M. North, b. Youll 4 Ashmore, N. S., not out C. E. Anson, did not bat 13 ... Extras

1 2

Fall of Wickets : 5 6 3 4

... 163

Total

221

Total for 8 wkts. (dec.)

Fall of Wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 :

6 14 53 111 116 130 142 158 160 163 89 152 160 196 197 198 198 206 Bowling Analysis M.C.C. ST. PETER'S W. 0. M. R. 0. M. R. W. 11 2 24 Myburgh 7 43 4 20 Youll 3 4 34 12 Doggart 1 1 59 16 Wall 1 5.4 — 15 1 Ashmore 26 3 13 James — 39 3 8 Terry 2 — 12 — Thornton 1 1 30 9 Bowden 2 — 12 — Hodd 11 1 3 2 Jory 1 56 ... 12 Mortimer Doggart bowled 1 wide. Thornton bowled 3 wides. :

An interesting feature of the match was that the M.C.C. reverted to the pre-war custom of sending two professionals from Lord's to play. The 'M.C.C. Captain, on winning the toss, decided to bat. Doggart and Prouton put on a very good opening stand of 89 runs in 66 minutes. Doggart played a beautiful forcing innings. His partner 62

went on to make 75 in more subdued fashion before being well caught by Thornton. Thereafter a collapse occurred, apart from Terry, who used his feet very well in an attractive innings. In a match which has traditionally become a bowler's nightmare, Youll can consider his analysis very satisfying. Mortimer also bowled well, keeping a very good length. The School went in, needing 222 runs to win in two and a half hours. After the early loss of two wickets, Thornton and Baker put on a useful stand, and then Baker and Fairweather put on some quick runs before Baker was unfortunately run out just when he seemed well set. These two had put the School well in front of the clock, the 100 going up after 73 minutes. Fairweather, although rather fortunate, batted very well indeed and made his 50 in 59 minutes. After he left only Ratcliff batted confidently, and the School were all out with only two more balls to play before stumps were drawn. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. AMPLEFORTH COLL. 1st XI Played at home, Wednesday, 14th June, 1950. Result : The School won by 53 runs.

ST. PETER'S E. D. Thornton, 1.b.w., b. Tarleton ... J. E. B. Annequin, b. Tarleton N. M. Hodd, b. Tate ... P. T. Baker, 1.b.w., b. Tarleton W. H. N. Fairweather, c. Tate ... b. Mitchell J. B. Mortimer, st. Hattrell, b. Tate K. M. Ratcliff, c. Mitchell, b. Tarleton J. D. C. Wall, st. Hattrell, b. Tate ... . R. M. Hodgson, c. Bradley, b. Tate J. J. Youll, not out ... P. D. F. James, b. Tate ... Extras ... ...

...

Total 1

2 3

AMPLEFORTH M. J. Tate, b. Youll 0 1 M. Fisher, b. Youll . 0 1 M. Tarleton, 1.b.w., b. Youll ... 19 82 S. Bradley, 1.b.w., b. Youll ... 9 0 J. G. Faber, c. Ratcliff, b. Mortimer ... . 8 50 P. A. Mitchell, b. Youll ... 9 M. Corbould, hit wkt., b. 12 Mortimer ... 18 P. Vincent, not out ... ... 47 16 M. Hattrell, st. Baker, b. James 9 O. Wynne, b. Thornton 15 4 C. Clapham, 1.b.w., b. Youll 5 Extras ... . 6 10 0 0

... 198 Fall of Wickets : 4 5 6 7 8

Total 1

... 145 Fall of Wickets: 4 5 6 7 8

5 14 14 113 163 176 180 198 198 198 0 9 19 30 45 46 81 110 139 145 Bowling Analysis : AMPLEFORTH ST. PETER'S O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Mitchell 16 62 2 1 Youll ... 19.4 10 35 6 Tarleton ••• 12 35 4 3 Wall ... 14 6 27 — Tate ••• 12.4 42 2 5 James ... 10 3 22 1 Corbould ••• 14 — Mortimer ... 11 2 33 2 Clapham ••• 6 18 — Ratcliff ... 1 — 8 — Faber ••• 2 5 — Hodd ... 2 — 11 — Thornton ... 1 — 3 1 Wall bowled 1 wide. 63

Baker won the toss and chose first innings. The ball lifted sharply off the pitch and Tarleton, a 15 year old of whom the School will see a lot, bowled to such effect that after his first two overs the School had three wickets down. Then Hodd and Fairweather produced one of their face-saving stands, putting on 99 in an hour. Fairweather was at times lucky, but Hodd played a superb innings. The later batsmen tried to hit up some quick runs and succeeded in putting up the highest score for some years in this match. In their efforts most of them fell to Tate, who was lucky to be bowling when the batsmen were hitting. The Ampleforth innings fell into two phases. Before tea Youll caused considerable trouble to the early batsmen, and his first two spells of six overs each yielded 2 for 7 and 2 for 9. When six wickets were down for 46 immediately after tea, it seemed as though the match was practically over. However, after tea the School bowling and fielding fell to pieces and Vincent was able to produce a magnificent innings. In the end the School were fortunate to finish the match as there was an element of luck in the dismissals of both Corbould and Hattrell, and the rain was beginning to fall even as the School left the field, 15 minutes before the scheduled finish.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN Played at home, Wednesday, 21st June, 1950. Result Drawn. :

YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN N. A. Doggart, c. Hodgson, b. Varley J. C. M. Rayson, b. Varley J. R. S. Raper, c. Mortimer, b. Varley P. N. L. Terry, l.b.w., b. Wall ... D. W. Gillespie, c. Youll, b. Wall ... M. A. C. P. Kaye, b. Wall R. M. Hutchinson, c. Ratcliff, b.

37 13

Total for 9 wkts. (dec.) Fall of Wickets 6 7 4 5 :

... N. M. Hodd, b. Kaye ... ... P. T. Baker, not out ... W. H. N. Fairweather, c. Kaye, b. Holderness ... J. B. Mortimer, not out ... K. M. Ratcliff, R. M. Hodgson, J. D. C. Wall, J. J. Youll and K. Varley did not bat. Extras ...

8 35 19 7

...

Wall

P. G. Cumming, st. Baker, b. Youll C. J. Myburgh, c. Baker, b. Wall G. Holderness, not out ... ... H. J. Bailey, not out Extras ...

ST. PETER'S D. Thornton, I.b.w., b. Gillespie J. E. B. Annequin, c. Rayson, b. E.

11 0 15 4 12

... 161

Fall of Wickets 1 2 3 4 — — — 17 46 63 101

—

33 47 66 108 119 119 124 124 150 64

39 10 20 23 4

109

Total for 4 wkts. :

Youll Wall Mortimer Varley

ST. PETER'S O. M. 2 12 2 12 7 — 1 7

Bowling Analysis : YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN O. M. R. W. R. W. 1 28 1 8 ... 30 1 Gillespie — 20 1 ... 7 Kaye 47 5 — 23 1 ... 8 Terry 33 — 3 2 — Myburgh ... 4 39 3 14 — 5 9 Bailey ... 1 10 2 6 Holderness ... Gillespie bowled 1 no-ball.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. BRADFORD G.S. 1st XI Played at home, Saturday, 24th June, 1950. Result : Abandoned owing to rain. BRADFORD ... A. S. Fox, b. Youll G. W. Moore, c. Ratcliff, b. ... Mortimer J. D. Waterhouse, b. Youll W. G. Ripley, b. Youll ... A. C. Tetlow, run out ... W. L. Simpson, c. Hodd, b. ... Mortimer J. C. Driver, c. Youll, b. ... Mortimer W. G. Methuen, l.b.w., b. ... Mortimer B. Petyt, c. Youll, b. Mortimer ... K. D. Robinson, b. Wall C. E. Heighton, not out Extras ...

ST. PETER'S 13 E. D. Thornton, c. Moore, b. ... 14 Petyt 8 J. E. B. Annequin, c. Fox, b. 44 Petyt 6 ... 29 N. M. Hodd, not out ... 7 4 W. H. N. Fairweather, not out 6 P. T. Baker, J. B. Mortimer, K. M. Ratcliff, R. M. Hodgson 13 J. D. C. Wall, J. J. Youll and K. Varley did not bat 15 2 Extras ... 4 29 14 4 11 Total for 2 wkts.

128

Total

Fall of Wickets : 2 1

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

20 26 33 39 41 62 71 78 118 128 Bowling Analysis : Youll Wall Mortimer Varley

ST. PETER'S O. M. 7 20 4 12.2 3 11 3 —

... 95

R. W. 39 3 27 1 43 5 8 —

Petyt Robinson Heighton Moore

BRADFORD O. M. 2 14 2 9 1 4 1.2 —

46 28 12 7

W. 2

A fine early morning turned into a dull day and rain fell almost continuously from 10-30 a.m. until 2-0 p.m. Play eventually started at 2-15 p.m. The Bradford Captain won the toss and decided to bat. The School bowling was very steady, especially that of Youll and Mortimer, and this was backed up by excellent fielding. After an hour's play the score was 48 for five and it looked as though the loss of two hours would not matter. But then there was an annoying repetition of the after-tea period against Ampleforth. The bowlers 65

would not bowl at the stumps and the fielding slackened. The one fact that did emerge during the innings was that the discovery of Mortimer as a spin bowler had proved a complete success. All the catches were difficult and each was well taken. The School made a good effort to get the runs. Annequin started as he left off in the last match, and Hodd and Fairweather put on some quick runs before a heavy shower made further play impossible with 25 minutes left. The School thus scored a moral victory, but had only themselves to blame in not pressing home the advantage earlier. They could have scored a victory. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. LEEDS G.S. 1st XI Played at Leeds, Saturday, 1st July, 1950. Result : The School won by 81 runs. ST. PETER'S J. B. Mortimer, I.b.w., b. Atkinson ... J. E. B. Annequin, b. Boyd ... N. M. Hodd, c. and b. Atkinson P. T. Baker, not out ... W. H. N. Fairweather, b. Duncan E. D. Thornton, b. Boyd ... K. M. Ratcliff, b. Boyd R. M. Hodgson, c. and b. Balmforth ... J. D. C. Wall, b. Boyd ... J. J. Youll, I.b.w., b. Duncan K. Varley, b. Atkinson ... Extras ... Total

LEEDS A. D. Booth, b. Wall ... 0 29 J. D. Hardaker, b. Wall ... 5 0 T. A. Balmforth, c. Ratcliff, b. 49 Mortimer ... ... 72 58 S. G. Metcalfe, c. Ratcliff, b. 11 Mortimer ... ... 8 0 J. G. Raybould, l.b.w., b. Youll 11 8 D. C. Duncan, b. Youll 10 D. G. Whilesmith, run out 3 23 D. L. Wright, c. Ratcliff, b. 0 Mortimer ... 1 11 J. Boyd, b. Youll 1 8 D. B. Hufton, not out ... 1 12 K. S. Atkinson, b. Mortimer 0 Extras ... 16

... 209

Total

... 128

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

4 59 89 102 103 119 152 153 190 209

1 21 47 71 110 117 125 126 128 128

Balmforth Boyd Hufton Atkinson Duncan

Bowling Analysis : LEEDS 0. M. R. W. 10 1 38 Youll 16 2 45 4 Wall 5 — 29 Mortimer 12.2 — 42 3 Varley 14 2 43 2

ST. PETER'S 0. M. ... 15 5 ... 12 4

R. W. 30 3 35 2 34 4 13 —

Baker won the toss and decided to bat in the School's attempt to maintain their unbeaten inter-school record. After an early shock, Mortimer and Hodd took part in a quick-scoring partnership of 55. Hodd went on to make 49, but his innings was not as chanceless as 66

usual. Afterwards Baker batted slowly at first but with great confidence. Scarcely a ball beat him, and he was mainly responsible for the score reaching the 200 mark. Hodgson hit out in a bright partnership, and Youll and Varley batted well at the end of the innings. The Leeds innings was dominated by a great innings by Balmforth, who was on the field for all but nine balls of the match. He always used his feet to the bowlers and hit very hard towards the end of his innings. In fact all the early batsmen used their feet, but the rest of the innings passed without much batting ability being apparent. The bowlers seemed to bowl in spasms. Wall took the early wickets, then Youll took the middle out of the innings, and Mortimer finished it off. All three bowled well to their field and were, as usual, well supported by the fielding. Varley was clearly troubled by having to bowl at a left-hander and had a disastrous over.

ST PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN Played at home, Saturday, 8th July, 1950. Result : Drawn. ST. PETER'S J. B. Mortimer, not out ... ... 90 J. E. B. Annequin, c. Sunderland, b. Atkinson ... 1 N. M. Hodd, b. Gibson ... 16 P. T. Baker, b. Atkinson ... 9 W. H. N. Fairweather, b. King 6 E. D. Thornton, run out 6 K. M. Ratcliff, not out ... ... 4 R. M. Hodgson, J. J. Youll, K. Varley and P. D. F. James did not bat. Extras ...

CRAVEN GENTLEMEN E. W. King, c. Ratcliff, b. James 10 0 ... J. Foster, b. James ... 103 ... R. Moore, not out ... 21 J. Gibson, l.b.w., b. Youll 0 G. J. Sellers, b. Youll 31 C. E. Clarke, b. James ... C. B. Atkinson, M. Dean, J. H. Sunderland, E. Wildblood, and C. S. Moxon did not bat. 5 Extras ... ...

Total for 5 wkts. (dec.)

170

Total for 5 wkts.

Fall of Wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 — — — — — 4 21 94 94 170

Fall of Wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 — — — — — 2 53 79 100 123

Bowling Analysis ST. PETER'S CRAVEN GENTLEMEN O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. 2 35 2 Moxon 12 14 6 17 11.4 2 72 3 Atkinson 19 2 71 2 5 — 33 — King 9 2 23 1 1 25 6 Gibson 4 — 19 1 :

Youll James Mortimer Varley

... 132

—

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL 1st XI Played at Bootham, Saturday, 15th July, 1950. Result Abandoned owing to rain. :

BOOTHAM J. R. Harrison, c. Mortimer, b. Varley M. W. Flowers, 1.b.w., b. Youll R. H. Baker, 1.b.w., b. Youll R. C. Copeman, 1.b.w., b. Youll J. P. Barwick, b. Youll T. T. Seddon, l.b.w., b. Varley M. A. Bodin, c. Baker, b. Youll J. W. Kay, hit wkt., b. Hodd I. M. Brill, c. Thornton, b. Youll A. J. Yelloly, c. Baker, b. Varley G. E. W. Fullerton, not out ... Extras Total

ST. PETER'S J. B. Mortimer, 1.b.w., b. Seddon 0 36 E. D. Thornton, l.b.w., b. Yelloly 0 0 N. M. Hodd, b. Bodin ... 27 5 P. T. Baker, b. Yelloly ... 5 4 W. H. N. Fairweather, c. Barwick, b. Bodin 4 29 7 J. E. B. Annequin, c. Barwick, b. Yelloly ... 3 13 61 K. M. Ratcliff, not out ... 36 9 R. M. Hodgson, b. Seddon ... 9 14 J. D. C. Wall, not out ... ... 7 7 J. J. Youll and K. Varley did 2 not bat. Extras ... Total for 7 wkts.

... 162

... 120

Fall of Wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Fall of Wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 7 11 15 38 69 77 111 145 162

0 0 10 54 61 71 94

Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S Youll Wall Varley Mortimer Hodd

0. M.

5 21 9 4 24 3 3 — 7.1 —

R. 47 12 68

W. 6

Seddon Yelloly

Bodin

Baker

Brill

BOOTHAM 0. M. R. W.

... 8 ... 12 ...

6.1

1 2 1

36 45 30

2 3 2

... 1 — 3 — Bodin bowled 2 no-balls.

In the School's last inter-school match, Baker won the toss and sent Bootham in to bat. This policy met with immediate success, as four wickets were soon down for 15 runs, Youll having taken them all for eight runs. Then Harrison, who had not yet scored, and Seddon stopped a complete rout. Indeed the later batsmen showed far more confidence and staged a complete recovery. Kay batted with increasing confidence as his innings progressed, and was out in a very unfortunate manner. Again it was obvious that the School relied a great deal on Youll's bowling. The School innings started disastrously and three wickets were soon down. Hodd and Fairweather then hit out in a bright partnership, being partcularly severe on the bowling of Yelloly. The great strength 68

of the School's batting was shown up well in this match in that later batsmen made some runs when it was absolutely necessary that the School should not lose wickets too quickly. Ratcliff batted very well, hitting the loose balls very hard. Wall showed that he can keep his end up and with Youll and Varley to come in and only a quarter of an hour to play, the match was a certain draw even before the rain came. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XII v. T. H. HOBSON'S XII Played at Woodhouse Grange, Wednesday, 26th July, 1950. Result : The School won by 31 runs. ST. PETER'S E. D. Thornton, b. Wilkinson ... J. B. Mortimer, c. Harding, b. Hobson, T. ... E. W. Stead, b. Lawrence ... N. M. Hodd, c. Parker, b. Lawrence ... P. T. Baker, st. Kay, b. Lawrence W. H. N. Fairweather, st. Kay, b. Harding ... J. E. B. Annequin, st. Kay, b. Lawrence ... K. M. Ratcliff, b. Richardson, F. R. M. Hodgson, st. Kay, b. Lawrence ... J. D. C. Wall, c. Kay, b. Richardson, F. J. J. Youll, st Kay, b. Lawrence K. Varley, not out Extras ...

T. H. HOBSON'S XII Hobson, c. Ratcliff, b. Mortimer ... N. Kay, c. Mortimer, b. Wall ... C. Kay, b. Youll J. Richardson, c. Stead, b. Mortimer H. Houseman, st. Baker, b. Varley T. H. Hobson, c. Ratcliff, b. Mortimer ... G. Parker, c. Thornton, b. Varley R. F. Harding, st. Baker, b. Varley S. Lawrence, c. Ratcliff, b. Mortimer ... G. Wilkinson, c. Baker, b. Varley T. Hobson, b. Varley F. Richardson, not out ... Extras ...

13 13

39 57 8 5 27 7 1 1 0 6

Total

... 177

Fall of Wickets : 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

0 23 43 78 94 121 156 164 165 177 177

29 20 7 4 20 4 8 9

3 15

Total

... 146

Fall of Wickets : 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

6 53 73 88 89 97 102 121 135 135 146

Bowling Analysis: T. H. HOBSON'S XII O. M. R.

Wilkinson ... Richardson, F. Hobson, T. ... Lawrence ... Parker ... Harding ... Houseman ...

6 10 5 22.1 4 5 6

2 1 1 4 — 1 —

8 25 30 66 13 14 15

ST. PETER'S W.

1 2 1 6 — 1

Youll 9 30 Wall 3 19 Varley 12.4 2 43 Mortimer 8 2 31 Hodd ... 2 — 8 Youll bowled 1 wide. —

—

1 1 5 4

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 1st XI v. OLD PETERITE XI Played at home, Friday and Sat urday, 28th and 29th July, 1950. Result : Drawn. ST. PETER'S 1st Innings. J. B. Mortimer, b. Dook E. D. Thornton, b. Lockwood N. M. Hodd, b. Lockwood ... P. T. Baker, b. Dook W. H. N. Fairweather, c. Ruck... lidge, b. Lockwood ... ... K. M. Ratcliff, b. Anderson J. E. B. Annequin, b. Dook R. M. Hodgson, c. Rayson, b. Lockwood .. ... K. Varley, b. Lockwood J. D. C. Wall, not out J. J. Youll, not out Extras ...

OLD PETERITE XI 1st Innings. J. C. M. Rayson, c. Ratcliff, b. 13 ... Mortimer 0 K. Lockwood, b. Youll ... 2 D. Cole, b. Youll J. P. Pulleyn, st. Baker, b. Varley 20 P. M. Steele, c. Baker, b. 4 ... Mortimer D. J. Oliver, c. Baker, b. Varley 25 J. M. Rucklidge, c. Hodd, b. 26 Varley J. M. Dook, I.b.w., b. Wall ... 35 H. L. Dixon, c. Varley, b. ... 3 ... Mortimer 7 J. E. Stuart, st. Baker, b. Varley 1 D. Anderson, not out ... ... 2 Extras ... ... 138 Total Fall of Wickets : 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

37 15 1 2 3 10 2 15

... 139

Total for 9 wkts. (dec.) Fall of Wickets : 6 7 2 3 4 5

14 1 0 39

3 6 30 98 102 103 106 124 128 5 11 24 28 44 79 102 113 136 138 Bowling Analysis : OLD PETERITE XI ST. PETER'S R. W. W. 0. M. R. 0. M. 5 3 50 11 2 Lockwood ... 18.1 6 1 Youll ... 12 5 15 1 14 1 Anderson 5.2 1 Wall 3 37 3 ... 13 46 3 Dook 9 1 Mortimer 1 6 ... 3 4 Steele 65 10 — Varley 16 — ... 4 — Rayson Dook and Rayson each bowled 1 wide. ST. PETER'S 2nd Innings. OLD PETERITE XI 2nd Innings 1 J. B. Mortimer, 1.b.w., b. Dook J. C. M. Rayson, c. Hodgson, b. ... 21 E. D. Thornton, 1.b.w., b. ... Mortimer ... 14 ... Anderson D. J. Oliver, c. Ratcliff, b. Youll 17 2 N. M. Hodd, c. Oliver, b. D. Cole, c. Annequin, b. Varley ... 5 ... Lockwood J. M. Dook, c. Varley, b. 9 ... P. T. Baker, b. Dook ... 28 ... Mortimer W. H. N. Fairweather, b. Steele 37 0 P. M. Steele, b. Youll 4 K. M. Ratcliff, b. Lockwood ... 14 D. Anderson, b. Varley J. E. B. Annequin, c. Oliver, b. J. M. Rucklidge, c. Baker, b. 11 9 Anderson ... 1 R. M. Hodgson, b. Lockwood ... ... 56 ... J. E. Stuart, not out K. Varley, 1.b.w., b. Dook ... 28 K. Lockwood, not out ... ... 19 J. D. C. Wall, not out ... H. L. Dixon and J. P. Pulleyn 10 J. J. Youll, not out did not bat. 5 10 ... Extras Extras ... ... 132 Total for 9 wkts. 175 Total for 7 wkts. (dec.) Fall of Wickets : Fall of Wickets :

31 45 49 49 79 82 107

12 32 42 61 92 95 99 109

Bowling Analysis : OLD PETERITE XI ST. PETER'S O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. 60 3 2 Lockwood ... 14 3 3 23 ... 10 Youl i 3 3 27 ... 12 Dook 1 33 — ... 7 Wall 12 2 2 8 2 Anderson ... 8 — 47 Mortimer ... — 20 -... 3 Rayson — 51 2 ... 7 Varley 8 1 — ... 4 Steele ... 1 — 11 — Hodd Lockwood and Rayson each bowled Mortimer bowled 1 no-ball. 1 wide.

Baker lost the toss and the Old Peterites batted first in a match which culminated in an exciting finish, in spite of rain on the first day. The O.P.s made a great bid for victory. A similar effort last year was unsuccessful, but only just. The supposed wealth of batting in the O.P. side disappointed us, and only hard hitting by Pulleyn, Oliver, Rucklidge, and Dook, made the score as reasonable as it eventually was. Youll was suffering from a stiff neck and could not bowl for long before retiring from the field. So it was left to the slow bowlers to take the wickets, at no small cost. The main feature of the School's reply was a partnership of 68 between Baker and Fairweather. Baker declared when the O.P. total had been passed, a feat which did not seem possible at the fall of the seventh wicket. In their second innings, the O.P.s went all out for quick runs and scored at the rate of 100 runs an hour. Dook once again hit out with considerable effect and Stuart and Lockwood put on 68 in half an hour. In the School's second innings only Fairweather stayed for any length of time, and it was left to Wall and Youll to play out the last. 20 minutes, which they did without resorting to blocking tactics.

RUGGER FIXTURES CHRISTMAS TERM, 1950 1st XV Saturday, Saturday, Wednesday, Saturday, Saturday, Wednesday, Saturday, Wednesday, Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, Wednesday, Saturday,

30th Sept. 7th Oct. 11th Oct. 14th Oct. 21st Oct. 25th Oct. 28th Oct. 1st Nov. llth Nov. 18th Nov. 25th Nov. 29th Nov. 9th Dec.

... Headingley `A' Duke of Wellington's Durham School York R.U.F.C. ... Bradford G.S. ... Trent College ... Denstone College `A' XV v. Ripon G.S. ... ... Leeds G.S. Giggleswick School ... Ampleforth College ... ... Worksop College Old Peterites -

•• • •• • •• • .•• •• •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• .

Home Home Home Home Home Away Home Home Away Home Away Away Home

2nd XV Wednesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, Wednesday, Saturday, Wednesday,

11th Oct. 18th Oct. 21st Oct. 28th Oct. 11th Nov. 22nd Nov. 25th Nov. 29th Nov.

Durham School ... Drax G.S. 1st XV ... Bradford G.S. Giggleswick School ... Leeds G.S. Rishworth School 1st XV Ampleforth College ... Worksop College

Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, Wednesday,

14th Oct. 28th Oct. 4th Nov. I 1 th Nov. 18th Nov. 29th Nov.

Durham School Giggleswick School ... Ampleforth College ... Army Apprentices' School, Harrogate Harrogate R.F.C. Colts ... Worksop College ...

Saturday, Wednesday, Saturday, Wednesday, Wednesday,

7th Oct. 18th Oct. 4th Nov. 22nd Nov. 29th Nov.

Pocklington School ... Drax G.S. Fyling Hall ... Rishworth School ... Worksop College ..

Wednesday, Saturday, Saturday, Wednesday,

15th Nov. 2nd Dec. 2nd Dec. 6th Dec.

1st Round Semi-final Semi-final Final

Wednesday, Wednesday, Wednesday, Wednesday,

25th Oct. 1st Nov. 1st Nov. 8th Nov.

1st Round Semi-final Semi-final Final

Away Away Home Away Away Home Home Away

Under 16 Colts XV Home Away Away Home Home Home

Under 144 Colts XV -

Away Away Home Home Home

Senior House Matches

Junior House Matches

OLD PETERITE XV v. THE SCHOOL Saturday, 9th December, 2-30 p.m. Old Peterites no doubt will remember that last year's match was cancelled owing to snow. Colin Shepherd has kindly agreed to organise and captain the side again this season, so would all Old Boys desiring to play please contact him at Dringhouses Manor York.

ROWING The season of 1950 will not be remembered as one of the best seasons for the Boat Club, inasmuch as the two cups held from the previous year were neither of them retained. However, the members of the School Fours can legitimately regard the year with satisfaction, 72

for on two occasions a crew was within two feet or so of winning a cup, the 1st IV just failing to gain the White Rose Cup at York Regatta, and 'A' crew almost winning the Ladies Plate Challenge Cup at Tyne Regatta. The School Regatta was a great success and congratulations are due to Thompson's crew and Danton's crew for their wins in the two divisions. One of the noteworthy events of the term was the arrival of the two new clinker fours, ordered fourteen months previously from Tims of Oxford. These new boats—the first new ones for ten years—will ensure much greater opportunities for practice, and will allow a sl:ght increase in the membership of the Boat Club. It is not general)/ realised that constant attention must be paid to boats in continual use, and wear and tear is considerable. Repairs are necessary almost every day and the older a boat gets the more repairs are needed. There is always a devoted band of boaters ready to give up free time to boat maintenance and they deserve the gratitude of the whole Boat Club. The second noteworthy event was the lengthening of the boathouse landing stage by sinking more piles and laying two more steps, thus increasing the length of the staging by ten yards. This will enable two boats (or three at a pinch) to load and unload simultaneously and again increase the efficiency of the Boat Club. The third event leading to the greater efficiency of the Boat Club was the addition of Mr. J. F. Lavender to the coaching staff. Mr. Lavender has proved himself a worthy coach and also, praise be, a useful man with hammer and nails, or rather with screwdriver and varnish brush, and his assistance over repairs and maintenance has been much appreciated. Our relations with local clubs have continued to be on the usual high standard of friendliness. Unfortunately we find it difficult to arrange a fixture with St. John's College owing to our House Races and their yearly exams, but next year we must try to hold a fixture. 1st IV CHARACTERS Stroke : D. J. WILSON (Captain). Much of his ugly style has been eradicated and he has led his crew with commendable courage. 3 : R. A. CALVERT. His long legs have always been a problem, but he has developed a strong if not beautiful style and pulled his weight well. 2 : R. J. GIBSON. A very steady oarsman. His beginnings have always been a strong point and he possessed real style. Bow : D. L. Hourigan. Also a stylish oar with plenty of length for a Bow man. 73

ST PETER'S SCHOOL v. DURHAM SCHOOL Mackintoshes, gum-boots, heavy clouds and a muddy towpath hardly showed to advantage the picturesque surroundings on the River Wear at Durham. The School and Durham School shared the river with Durham University, who were holding their invitation races, and as a result the course was quite clear of pleasure boats. The 3rd IV—rowing in strake boats over four furlongs—had only been out as a crew twice, and, although they rowed rhythmically and "well-together", they would have to have been exceptional to beat a crew which had been together for some four months. They lost at the start; and gradually Durham drew away to win by four lengths. The second crew rowed in fine boats over four furlongs. They gained at the start, and were still rowing at "40" half way along the course, when Durham were striking about "34". It was rather a pity that cox was deceived by the pronounced bay in the straight part of the course, for on realising his mistake he swerved out towards midstream and upset the balance and confidence of the boat. From then the style became a little scrappy and flurried, and Durham gradually drew ahead to win by three lengths. The 1st IV had to do about three miles of paddling before their race owing to a breakage in their borrowed boat and a return to the boathouse for another, and much finer boat, and at the start the cream of their energy had disappeared. For about the first three strokes both boats were level, but from that point Durham gradually drew away. The rate of striking in both boats was about the same—about 38 to begin with, and 32 for the greater part of the course, with a "take-in" at about 36. The School lost the toss, and had the "Easy Arch" side of the river. The Durham crew had been practising together for four or five months, whereas the School crew had been together barely three weeks. The School rowed very well; they kept the balance quite steady; they worked as a crew, and they controlled their slides well. The much greater average weight of the Durham crew, combined with the fact that they were supposed to be the best crew Durham had produced since the war, meant that, although the School rowed most satisfactorily, Durham won by six lengths. Their time was 6 mins. 41 secs. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. NOTTINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL Nottingham High School are used to much heavier clinkers than those in which they rowed at York this year—the new fours. The 1st IV took the lead at the start, but Nottingham held them very closely until Love Lane. From there the School boat gradually drew away to win by seven lengths. The 2nd IV, after one of the best starts of the season, soon took the lead. They won by eight lengths.

LEEDS REGATTA, 10th June. The three School IVs which took part were not at their best on this occasion, and though they had some good racing did not achieve any solid success. ST. PETER'S v. LEEDS UNIVERSITY, 14th June. These races, regarded by Leeds University as training races for York Regatta, were won by the School. Our 1st IV rowed Leeds 3rd IV, our 2nd their 4th and our 3rd their 5th, and we left no doubt that we had been off colour on the previous Saturday at Leeds Regatta, for the three races were won by useful margins. One result was to whet the 1st IV's appetite for their races in the White Rose Event at York Regatta, in which Leeds University 2nd IV was one of the entries. YORK REGATTA, 17th June. To most school boaters, this Regatta was full of interest and excitment. The weather, being overcast, brought fewer people from their homes than last year, but strong and enthusiastic Peterite support was very much in evidence. The first IV rowing, of course, in their fine boat, Sally, had two very hard races in the Junior-Senior Fours Division (White Rose). In their first race, against York City, the School took a canvas lead, but this was painfully wrenched from them by the time the crews had reached Love Lane. The School were rowing on the railway side, and, in spite of a slack current there, they pulled ahead at Scarborough Bridge. At the beginning of the "take-in", the School were only a canvas ahead, but very gradually they drew away to win by threequarters of a length. In the final against Leeds University, what applied to the School crew in the first race, applied to the University in the second. The School were "up" at the start, but outside York City Boathouse the School, again rowing on the railway side, began to be overhauled, perhaps on the acount of a slight misjudgement on the part of the cox who steered a little too wide. The School's "take-in" started at Marygate. Soon both boats were rowing level, with every stroke one boat would go ahead of the other. If the school could take a stroke immediately before the gun fired, they would win. Leeds seemed to be tiring. The bows were still overtaking each other at every stroke. The gun fired. It so happened that the last stroke of the race came from the Leeds boat and the School lost by three feet ! The 2nd IV acquitted themselves very honourably in the Junior Fours Event. In their first race against University College, Durham, spectators thought their cox was seeing four or fives banks instead of two, for he was swerving violently, and his crew were consequently being beaten. The poor cox, however, laid quite a legitimate claim in 75

faulty rudder mechanism. At Scarborough Bridge the School crew were losing by a length, and then by a supreme effort, preferring brute force to style, they gradually crawled up to the other crew and beat them by half a length. In the final they were beaten in a very hard race by Northwich, by a distance of half a length. In the John E. Gibbs Challenge Cup, the third four were beaten by a much stronger and experienced crew by three lengths—it was this crew which finally won the cup. The School, however, rowed stylishly and looked impressive. The fourth boat, entered for the same event, rowed well to beat Manchester University in the first round, but they were defeated in the second. In this race, the 4th IV showed, that although they are very light, they had a good sense of rhythm and control. SCHOOL REGATTA, 8th July. Once again the School held its own regatta in which all the crews in the Boat Club, after having practised together for some time, took part. The keenness and enthusiasm of the crews made all events real successes and promised well for next year. Perhaps the biggest surprise of all was I crew's victories over all the other crews in the Junior Division. The winning crews of the two divisions were :SENIOR DIVISION. B Crew : Weightman, Smith, A. N. C., Quirke, Thompson. JUNIOR DIVISION.

I Crew : Jackson, Humble, Herring, Danton.

TYNE REGATTA, 15th July. An overcast sky, drizzling rain and choppy water hardly seemed to harmonize with the leisurely and pleasant atmosphere of this Regatta. The School VIII, which had been prevented from having a really sufficient number of practice outings, beat Tyne A.R.C. in the first heat. When the time came for the final, however, and the crews ventured out of the boathouse, their hands well pushed down into their pockets, the weather had very much worsened. The sky dark, the rain incessant. . . the wind easterly and the tide running out—and the School on the roungh north side. "What would the water be like above the bridge?" Our worst fears soon loomed up as realities. The School VIII, rowing on the north side of the buoys, seemed constantly menaced by the relentless waves crashing against the sides. And, now and again, the blanket of spray and the wall of waves which surrounded the boat would permit a fleeting glimpse of our opponents, Durham School, way over on the other side under the shelter of the south bank, peacefully progressing and gradually drawing away from us. They won by three lengths, but after the School eight had packed away all its soaking kit, they realised that they had had a most useful experience. 76

"X" crew, which will in all probability be next year's 1st IV, set out to retain the Ladies Plate Challenge Cup. In the first round, they beat South Shields easily. In the final, while well in the lead, one member of the crew caught a bad crab and lost several lengths. The crew made a marvellous effort to regain the lead. At the "take-in" the School crew was pushing its bows nearer and nearer to its opponent ! They seemed certain of victory, but the loudspeaker announced "The last race was won by Tyne A.R.C. by 2 feet". EIGHTS RACE v. YORK CITY, 26th July. Both crews did good starts, but York City put themselves in the lead by about a canvas. The School gave two "tens". They were level. For two whole furlongs the bows were vying with each other. For two whole furlongs the boats were level. At their boathouse, the York City eight raised their rate of striking. The School crew, on the railway side, were a canvas behind at Scarborough Bridge. At Marygate, York still had a lead of a couple of feet. Then the School started their "take-in". Where the energy came from will remain a mystery for ever, for those who felt like stopping at York City Boathouse and taking refreshment were suddenly endowed with amazing strength. The strokes of the "take-in"—which was at about "35"—were long and hard. Gradually the School crept up. Just before everybody seized on the idea of going on strike, the cox shouted Eas .. y Oars ! The School had won by two feet. OLD PETERITES v. THE SCHOOL A most successful Regatta between the Old Peterites and the School was held on the Saturday of Commemoration, 29th July. No less than five crews of Old Peterites either volunteered or were pressed into service, and even then there was material for at least a sixth crew, willing, if not anxious, to row. The veteran of the Regatta was Mr. E. A. Newhouse, who had coxed the School Crew in 1919, and whose son was rowing for one (or rather for two, as he came in as a substitute) of the School crews. The O.P. crews were slightly scratch as there had been no opportunity of practice, and the crews had to be made up as the Old Peterites arrived one by one, after trying to get lunch at the Station Hotel, which had proved a lengthy business. The School crews, too, were a little disorganised as both Goodburn and Robinson were unable to row. The races themselves provided plenty of incident, and ample opportunity for chivalry on the part of the School 1st crew, who, when comfortably in the lead, stopped rowing when the O.P. crew suffered a slight mishap. Unluckily for the School crew it was they who had the slight mishap right at the end of the course, which enabled the O.P.s to win by a narrow margin. The 2nd crew of the O.P.s also managed to win, while in the race between the 3rd Crews it was the O.P.s who suffered from misfortune when they were in the lead, so 77

that the School won the race. The School also won the race between the 4th Crews, leaving the score at two races each. In the final race between the 5th Crews, disaster overtook the School just before the York City bend, when a slide broke. The crews returned to the start and set off again, and again the same thing happened at the same place. As it was now getting late and as the O.P.s in both half races had had a comfortable lead, they claimed a moral victory over the School, and so claimed to have won the rubber. The Crews were :OLD PETERITES.

1st Crew.—F. N. Newdick (bow), D. Hardisty (2), P. Garbett (3), J. H. Amos (Str.). Cox, M. I. Daniel. 2nd Crew.—C. S. Shepherd J(bow), J. D. Dench (2), P. R. Sykes (3), D. Tate (Str.). Cox, D. B. Knowles. 3rd Crew.—N. B. Burgess (bow), T. M. A. Griffiths (2), J. C. Varley (3), D. C. Drummond (Str.). Cox, E. A. Newhouse. 4th Crew.—R. E. A. Atkinson (bow), R. G. Emmett (2), E. C. d'O. Lees (3), J. A. Whitehead (Str.). Cox, M. I. Daniel. 5th Crew.—R. E. Dodd (bow), R. D. Watson (2), A. P. Border (3), H. Brown ,(Str.). Cox, J. D. Eccles (chosen by lot).

SCHOOL CREWS.

1st Crew.—D. L. Hourigan (bow), R. J. Gibson (2), R. A. Calvert (3), D. J. Wilson (Str.). Cox, D. A. Haxby. 2nd Crew.—R. C. Groves (bow), P. W. Newhouse (2), D. J. Hartley (3), P. C. Knowlson (Str.). Cox, T. A. Foy. 3rd Crew.—R. Hawkins (bow), G. Brooks (2), J. Whittaker (3), J. M. Smithson (Str.). Cox, L. E. Shenker. 4th Crew.—D. G. Hilton ,(bow), J. R. Dwyer (2), N. E. V. Marshall (3), P. C. Newhouse (Str.). Cox, J. A. Jackson. 5th Crew.—J. B. Weightman (bow), D. A. Quirke (2), A. N. C. Smith (3), C. W. Thompson (Str.). Cox, P. R. Shearburn.

SWIMMING

By comparison with previous years, it is again evident that more and more boys are reaching a useful standard of swimming. 132 boys have passed their school test (4 lengths breast-stroke, plus 2 lengths back-stroke without the use of hands), and this represents an increase of 17 on last year. The number of non-swimmers is now down to 18, 4 fewer than last year, and a new test of 4 lengths, made for the benefit of boaters, has also been passed by a further 63 boys. The Swimming Sports at the end of term once again emphasised the Manor House superiority in this sport, with School House a moderate second. The Senior times and distances were clearly below standard—no fewer than 4 similar Intermediate events being accomplished in better times. Outstanding achievements included 4 new records by Intermediate and Junior Competitors. The Manor Intermediate relay team beat the record previously held by the Rise since 1947, and C. W. Thompson plunged the remarkable distance of 56 ft. 10 inches in the Intermediate event, beating by 10 ft. 7 inches the previous record held

by D. C. Thompson since 1940. In the Junior events, D. N. Simmons set up a new record in the 50 yds. breast-stroke, and M. J. McCallum a new record for the 25 yds. back-stroke. DETAILED RESULTS 1. Under 16i Free Style-50 yds. 1st P. J. Rhead, 2nd R. J. De Little, 3rd M. N. Coates. Time : 34% secs. 2. Open Back-stroke-50 yds. 1st P. C. Knowlson, 2nd R. J. Gibson, 3rd J. N. Ramsden. Time : 40% secs. 3. Under 15 Dive. 1st R. G. Bough, 2nd M. J. Wood, 3rd M. J. Firth. 4. Under 15 Back-stroke-25 yds. 1st M. J. McCallum, 2nd J. G. Humble, 3rd Leishman. Time : 18% secs. (School Record). 5. Open Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st R. J. Gibson, 2nd R. T. Oxtoby, 3rd M. G. Goodburn. Time : 1 min. 30% secs. 6. Under 16i Plunge. 1st C. W. Thompson, 2nd J. Whittaker, 3rd R. Hawkins. Distance 56 ft. 10 in. (School Record.) 7. Under 15 Free Style-50 yds. 1st M. J. McCallum, 2nd A. E. Wick, 3rd C. M. Dunn. Time : 39 secs. 8. Under 16i Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st H. W. J. Rigg, 2nd J. B. Drew, 3rd J. N. Roe. Time : 1 min 35% secs. 9. Open Free Style-100 yds. 1st A. M. Kendell, 2nd K. M. Ratcliff, 3rd R. E. S. Farrar. Time : 1 min. 29% secs. 10. Open Free Style-25 yds. 1st K. M. Ratcliff, 2nd A. M. Kendell, 3rd J. D. Poole. Time : 15% secs. 11. Under 16i Free Style-25 yds. 1st R. J. De Little, 2nd P. J. Rhead, 3rd M. N. Coates. Time : 14% secs. 12. Under 15 Free Style-25 yds. 1st C. M. Dunn, 2nd A. E. Wick, 3rd J. O. Walton. Time : 161 secs. 13. Open Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st J. M. Booth, 2nd J. N. Ramsden, 3rd P. C. Knowlson. Time : 39% secs. 14. Open Free Style-50 yds. 1st A. M. Kendell, 2nd K. M. Ratcliff,. 3rd J. D. Poole. Time : 35% secs. 15. Under 16-i Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st J. B. Drew, 2nd J. A. Jackson, 3rd I Collins. Time: 43% secs. 16. Under 15 Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st D. N. Simmons, 2nd W. R. Ibberson, 3rd M. J. Wood. Time : 39% secs. (School Record.) 17. Under 161 Dive. 1st R. J. De Little, 2nd G. B. Hudson, 3rd (equal) M. N. Coates and E. A. M. Reid-Smith. 18. Open Plunge. 1st J. M. Booth, 2nd W. B. Powell, 3rd A. M. Kendell. Distance: 41 ft. 5 in. 19. Open Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st R. J. Gibson, 2nd A. N. C. Smith, 3rd R. E. S. Farrar. Time : 46 secs. 20. Under 16i Obstacle Race--50 yds. 1st P. J. Rhead, 2nd C. W. Thompson, 3rd J. N. Roe. Time: 44% secs. 21. Under 15 Obstacle Race-25 yds. 1st J. G. Humble, 2nd M. J. Firth, 3rd W. R. Ibberson. Time : 22% secs. 22. Under 16i Back Stroke-50 yds. 1st M. J. F. Everitt, 2nd I. Collins, 3rd J. B. Weightman. Time: 46% secs. 23. Open Dive. 1st A. N. C. Smith, 2nd D. J. Hartley, 3rd R. M. Hodgson. 24. Under 15 Plunge. 1st Leonard, 2nd B. N. Jackson, 3rd A. E. Simpson. Distance : 39 ft. 84 in. 25. Under 16 Relay—,(4 x 25 yds.). 1st Manor, 2nd School House, 3rd Grove. Time : 1 min. 2% secs. (School Record.) 26. Under 15 Relay—(4 x 25 yds.). 1st School House, 2nd Manor, 3rd Grove. Time : 1 min. 12% secs. 27. Open Relay—(4 x 25 yds.). 1st Manor, 2nd Grove, 3rd School House. Time : 1 min. 4% secs.

Award of points Relays ... Manor School House Grove ... Temple Rise ...

... 1st— 5 pts. ... 1st-10 pts.

2nd-3 pts. 3rd-1 pt. 2nd-6 pts. 3rd-2 pts. ... 107 points. 79 points. 52i points. 17 points. 141 points.

Mrs. Kendell kindly presented the Kazerooni Cup to R. J. Gibson, the •Captain of the Manor House Swimming Team.

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL It is a great pleasure to be able to record once again that St. Olave's School has had a very successful Summer Term, with our numbers standing at the nice figure of 194. The boys—with the few exceptions we don't write about—have worked very well indeed, and some have achieved most praiseworthy results, vide the School Prize List. Keenness has been shown in games and sports (as usual), and what is very pleasing, a record number of boys passed the school swimming test. No less than 44 Certificates were presented by the Headmaster at the end of term. Also, we have had no epidemic diseases or serious illness. In our account of the term's doings we must record our considerable successes in the Scholarship examinations. From our Form J.VI, D. M. Walker gained the highest scholarship to the Senior School : J. E. H. Quickfall also gained a scholarship and M. J. Baddeley and J. R. Jenkinson gained Exhibitions. J. M. Leonard gained a scholarship award at Bedford School. From Form J.VA, D. G. Barton gained a Day Boy Exhibition, and R. M. Hick passed Grade V with Merit in the Royal School of Music exam. for pianoforte. These successes were not attained without hard work, and we do heartily congratulate all the winners. Mention must also be made of the keenness shown 'by the boys in the lower forms for making Wild Flower collections during the Easter holidays. Many of the collections were extremely neat and well done. The First Prize winners were :— J.IIIA, P. Dronfield. J.IIIB, D. Rayner, J.II, K. Hick. J.I, F. H. Dimmey. Going back to the early part of the term, our Athletic Sports were held on Whit Monday, 29th May. The weather was kind, and an unusually large number of parents and friends spent an enjoyable afternoon watching the enthusiastic activities of our small boys in the various events. The arrangements and the organisation by Mr. Chilman, Mr. Scott Cooper, and others of the staff, worked without a hitch. Mrs. Macpherson (the mother of our Captain of Athletics) presented the Prizes (dessert and teaspoons) when the sports were finished. 80

We congratulate the Cricket team on a very successful season, losing only two matches against other schools. The Inter-House Cricket Shield was won by the Thebans after some very keen and exciting games. The Games Challenge Cup (to be held by the House which has done the best during the year in all Sports, and presented to the School by Mr. David Inglis, O.O. and O.P.), was won by the Spartans. Our Annual Swimming Sports were held during the last week of term, and many of the finishes were very close indeed. The diving was particularly good this year. The prizes were presented to the winners by Mrs. Kirkus. And so we finished the term in good style. On the last Saturday of the term, the Chaplain conducted our own special service in Chapel, and after our breaking-up Assembly we all went across the road and seemed to occupy a very considerable portion of the Clifton Cinema at the Speech Day proceedings. SALVETE DAY BOY.

A. W. Raylor.

To SENIOR SCHOOL. M. J. Baddeley. D. G. Barton. R. D. Beckitt. J. D. Birch. A. B. Bryce. N. W. M. Carr. J. W. Coates. J. M. W. Dobson. J. R. Dodsworth. C. R. Eastwood. A. I. Harrison. W. B. Hawkins. B.A. Heap. P. M. Hewson. To OTHER SCHOOLS. D. J. Elliott. J. M. Leonard.

VALETE R. M. Hick. C. G. Howat. A. J. Isherwood. J. R. Jenkinson. F. D. Jordan. T. A. W. Kettlewell. R. V. King. R. M. Kirkus. D. A. A. Lamb. W. G. MacKellar. C. R. G McNeil. D. A. Macpherson. A. L. Pegg. E. S. Portlock.

J. E. H. Quickfall. G. Ridley. R. F. Scales. D. Sherry. A. G. D. Staines. W. J. B. Strike. P. J. Taylor. T. E. Thomas. C. J. Vyle. D. M. Walker. O. C. Wetherell. M. Wilstrop.

D. S. Robertson.

M. M. Wood.

W. V. Waugh.

JUNIOR SCHOOL GAMES The season has been noteworthy for two reasons, firstly, that we have run eight games every half-day, and secondly, on only two occasions have games had to be put off for bad weather conditions. Of the nine matches played, we won 5, lost 2, and drew 2. In the Inter-House Cricket 'Matches Thebans beat the Spartans. M. J. Baddeley and J B. Huzzard are to be congratulated on winning their 1st XI Cricket Colours. The following represented the Junior School in 1st XI matches :D. A. Macpherson (Capt.), M. J. Baddeley (Vice-Capt.), J. B. Huzzard, P. B. Clayton, F. W. Hardy, M. Willstrop, G. Ridley, J. R. Jenkinson, J. E. H. Quickfall, M. T. Powell, P. M. Hewsonalso played N. W. 'M. Carr (3) and O. C. Wetherell (3). .

Huzzard and Macpherson headed the batting averages with figures of 19.3 and 15.2 runs for 9 innings, while Baddeley and Macpherson, with 29 wickets for 5.89 runs and 21 wickets for 6.26 runs respectively, headed the bowling. Willstrop did well in taking 13 wickets for 5.84 runs per wicket. Points awarded towards the "House Challenge Cup" for the season 1949-50 are given below :— ...

Cross-Country ... Athletics ... Cricket ...

... ... ...

Rugger

Swimming

The bans

Spartans

— 10 — 10 2

10 5 3 10 3 — 3

Trojans

3 2 —

Etruscans

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JUNIOR SCHOOL SWIMMING SPORTS The Swimming Sports were on the same lines as last year, the only

difference being the insertion of a consolation race for those not in House teams who had passed their School Test. Everyone capable of swimming was therefore catered for. Before the start of the sports, Trojans had established a lead of three points from Spartans, and it soon became obvious that these two Houses would finish close together and well ahead of the others. Before the relay, Trojans had a lead of only one point, but they won the relay comfortably whilst Spartans were unplaced. It is interesting to note that the general standard of swimming has improved enormously since the introduction of points for the width, length and school test. At the time of the sports there were only 39 non-swimmers, whilst 21 had passed the width, 44 the length and 88 the test. In the sports themselves, the diving was far better than last year and the plunges, both won by last year's winners, were better tooKirkus's by ten feet and Crane's by five. The Middle one length was a good five seconds faster but Parry is exceptionally fast. It is a pity that the stop-watch failed in the Senior one length, for Isherwood appeared to be moving well, and a comparison of times would have been interesting. After the sports Mrs. Kirkus kindly presented the Shield and the individual spoons.

Senior 1 Length Free Style-1st Isherwood, 2nd Kirkus, 3rd Barton, D., 4th Heap. Time: Not taken. Senior 2 Lengths Breast-stroke—lst Macpherson, 2nd Renwick, 3rd Barton, D., 4th Beckitt. Time: 49 secs. Senior Dive-1st Ridley, 2nd Heap, 3rd Stubbs, A., 4th Magson. Senior Plunge-1st Kirkus, 2nd Barton, D., 3rd Willstrop, 4th Walker. Distance : 41 ft. 114 ins. 82

Middle 1 Length Free Style-1st Parry, 2nd Crane, 3rd Fish, 4th Waugh. Time : 15.6 secs. Middle Dive-1st Ruddock, 2nd Parry, 3rd Bellwood, 4th Waugh. Middle Plunge-1st Crane, 2nd Collinson, 3rd Quickfall, C., 4th Mitchell. Distance : 35 ft. 8ins. Junior 1 Length Free Style-1st Gibson, 2nd Stanton, 3rd Scaife, 4th Beaumont. Time : 20 secs. Junior Dive-1st Gibson, 2nd Burdon, 3rd Webster, 4th Stanton. Relay-1st Trojans, 2nd Thebans, 3rd Etruscans. Time : 58.5 secs. Winners of Shield—Trojans. Consolation Race—Stubbs, W. Beginners' Length—Hyde. Beginners' Breadth—Elliott, M.

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Although rather more upset than usual by bad weather, standards were completed, and a somewhat higher level of achievement than the average was attained. The following obtained maximum points :Seniors—D. A. Macpherson, I. Barton, Pfluger, Ridley and Heap. Middles—Fish and Bulmer. Juniors—D. G. Macpherson, Knapton, Baldwin and Hopkinson. After the standards, only three points separated Spartans, Etruscans and Trojans, whilst Thebans with 185 points were only 15 behind the leaders. Partly owing to D. A. Macpherson's injury on Sports Day, they never managed to make up the deficit, although their Juniors did very well. Sports Day on 29th May dawned stormy, and it was only the howling gale of wind which kept off the rain. A gust blew over and smashed the scoring board before the sports had even started, and many of Mr. Blunt's announcements were swept away unheard. It is not surprising that times were not fast, for the sprints and finishes of the longer races were run dead into the wind. The racing was most exciting, particularly the duel between Dodsworth and Heap in the 880 yards. A word of praise must be given to D. G. Macpherson, whose time for the Junior 220 yards was one second faster than the hard-fought Middle race at that distance. It soon became apparent that the Spartan Seniors were building up a winning lead, and Spartans finished the day a clear 20 points ahead of Etruscans, their nearest rivals. At the end of the meeting prizes were presented by Mrs. Macpherson, the mother of the Captain of Athletics. JUNIOR SCHOOL ATHLETIC SPORTS, 29th May, 1950 SENIORS 880 yds. 1st Dodsworth (Sp.), 2nd Heap (Et.), 3rd Beckitt (Tr.), 4th Barton, L. (Sp.). Time : 2 min. 45.6 secs. 220 yds. 1st Ridley (Sp.), 2nd Pfluger (Sp.), 3rd Clayton (Th.), 4th Birch (Tr.). Time: 30.4 secs. 100 yds. 1st Pfluger (Sp.), 2nd Staines (Et.), 3rd Clayton (Th.), 4th Kay (Et.). Time : 13.6 secs. High Jump. 1st Ridley (Sp.), 2nd Barton, D. (Sp.), 3rd Hawkins (Th.) and Heap (Et.). Height: 4 ft. Long Jump. 1st Ridley (Sp.), 2nd Clayton (Th.), 3rd Heap (Et.), 4th Stubbs, A. (Et.). Distance : 13 ft. 3 in.

Cricket Ball. 1st Barton, D. (Sp.), 2nd Huzzard (Th.), 3rd Jenkinson (TO, 4th Hewson (Sp.). Distance 57 yds. 2 ft. 4 ins. Relay. 1st Spartans, 2nd Etruscans, 3rd Thebans. Time: 1 min. 2 secs. MIDDLES 220 yds. 1st Robinson (Sp.), 2nd Bulmer (Et.), 3rd Parry (Tr.), 4th Morrison (Sp.). Time: 35 secs. 80 yds. 1st Fish (Sp.), 2nd Turner (Et.), 3rd Charlesworth (Tr.), 4th Gurney (Et.). 11.8 secs. High Jump. 1st Sanderson (Tr.), 2nd Fish (Sp.), 3rd Miers (Th.), 4th Hopwood (Et.). Height 3 ft. 8 ins. Long Jump. 1st Fish (Sp.), 2nd Gurney (Et.), 3rd Jackson (Sp.), 4th Bulmer (Et.). Distance: 12 ft. 5 ins. Cricket Ball. 1st Catchpole (Th.), 2nd Whitmore (Et.), 3rd Hall (Sp.), 4th Netherwood (Tr.). Distance: 53 yds. 54 ins. Relay. 1st Etruscans, 2nd Thebans, 3rd Spartans. Time 1 min. 5.4 secs. :

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220 yds. 1st Macpherson (Th.), 2nd Baldwin (Et.), 3rd Burdon (Th.), 4th Crossley (Tr.). Time : 34 secs. 50 yds. 1st Hopkinson (Et.), 2nd Sawdon (Th.), 3rd Rhodes (Sp.), 4th Thorpe (Th.). Time : 8.2 secs. High Jump. 1st Hopkinson (Et.), 2nd Russell (Tr.), 3rd Bradford (Sp.), 4th Stanton (Th.). Height 3 ft. 6 ins. Long Jump. 1st Macpherson (Th.), 2nd Baldwin (E.), 3rd Sawdon (Th.), 4th Dronfield (Sp.). Distance 11 ft. 4 ins. Cricket Ball. 1st Hopkinson (Et.), 2nd Baldwin (Et.), 3rd Craven (Tr.), 4th Maxwell (Sp.). Distance 40 yds. 10 ins. Relay. 1st Thebans, 2nd Spartans, 3rd Trojans. Time : 1 min. 9.4 secs. Winners of Shield. 1st Spartans, 287 points; 2nd Etruscans, 2654 points. CONSOLATION RACES Senior. 1st Hardy, 2nd Sparham. Middle. 1st Newitt, 2nd Ruddock. Junior. 1st Parkin, G., 2nd Peacock. :

WOLF CUB REPORT

No holiday meetings were held, but during the holidays we had our annual "Bob a Job" week. A variety of jobs produced the sum of £.14 3s. 4d., which easily surpassed last year's effort. This is mainly due to more work being done rather than the increased cost of labour. During the term no second stars were gained, but six cubs won their first stars and nine badges were given. This lack of two-star cubs will have a bad effect on the badge question if something is not done about it quickly. The strength of the pack remains at 28, though the waiting list has grown smaller, and it is hoped that we shall not start next term with more than 24, as a large batch is leaving. Apart from the usual programme, in which the Yellow Six again proved victorious, we attended the Cub Sports on the Knavesmire, played one cricket match and had our outing to Dunnington. We were third in the sports, our most successful competitor being Mayson, who is now the undisputed Egg and Spoon Champion of York. Southlands inflicted a severe defeat on us at cricket, beating us by five wickets. We were perhaps a little unlucky, but the better side won. The outing involved a surprise attack by Northern Koreans, a lot of scratched legs and the dastardly theft of a bottle which caused someone acute distress. 84

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